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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
WERE HEIRS 70 MILLIONS.
Death Caused By Bursted Tire Of
Their Automobile.
WHO MAY INHERIT FORTUNE.

Evereaux, France, Aug. l6-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Fair, Americans who
were related to- Mrs W. X. Wander
oilt, Jr., miss Virginia Fair, were
returning to Paris from Trouville,
when their automobile swerved and
crushed into tree, fifteen miles from
here. Both were killed. The Chauffeur
became insane rs a consequences of the
shock Charles Fair was the son of the
late Senator Fair, and was one of the
heirs to the immense estate left by
him. 1t is peculiar that the son of the
late John W. Mackay, one of Senator
Fairs partners, was also killed near
Paris few years ago by being thrown
from his horse.
The accident was evidently due to
the bursting of tire. At the time
when it occurred the auto, which was
capable of running "A miles an hour,
was going at the rate of sixty-two
miles an hour.
San Francisco.-Charles Fair has
| been enthusiastic about automobiles
ever since the machines came into use
abroad. He was one of the first to
bring automobiles to this coast, and
he owned three or four of them. He
had what was perhaps the largest and
swiftest automobile in California.
He was one of the three heirs to an
immense estate, estimated in value at
between S25 200, 600 and $40, 1000, 900.
The other two are his two sisters.
"Under the law of California, when
couple are victims of a common calam-
ity and both are between 16 and 20
years of age, and there is no evidence
as to which died first the man is pre-
sumed to have lived the longer. In
such case all the property would &c
to Mr.. Fairs relationships sisters.
son the other hand, if there is evil
dence to show that Mrs. Fair lived
longer than Charles Fair, her relations
in the east would inherit the property
| involved.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Tried to Burn q Church.

Norman, Ok, Aug. 1s.-An attempt
was made to burn the new Methodist
church at Moore, Cleveland county. A
gen tleman who lives near the church
was up at o'clock a. m. and noticed a
light in the church. He investigated,
and at once gave the alarm. The
whole town was soon on the scene and
by hard work the fire was controlled
and the building saved. Only about
500 damage was done, but it was
''touch and go" for quite while. In
designations showed that the incen-
diary had punched hole in the plaster
and filed it with paper and shavings,
which he saturated with coal oil Oil
was also spread around on the floor.
The town is pretty will satisfied as
who is the incendiary,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Got out Of the pimeultx.

Ex-Gov: O'Ferral1 of Virginia took
his little grandson down on his farm
one Sunday afternoon, after the boy
had returned from Sunday school, to
show him an astrakhan apple tree that
was nearly ready for the harvest. On
the way to the orchard the little fell
low asked:
Whom do these fields and woods
belong to, .grandpa?"
Why" said the rather matter-of-
fact grandfather, ito me-"
mo, Sir" emphatically responded
the boy, they belong to God"
The grandfather said nothing till
they reached the apple tree, when he
said:
well, my boy, whom does this tree
belong to-"
This was a poser, and for 4 mo.
ment the boy hesitated; but, casting
a longing look upon the apples, he
replied:
We'll, grandpa, the tree belongs to
God; but the apples are ours. New
York Times
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Mixed Metaphors.

A German lady in a town In Ven
tura county had daughter who was
her mothers pride, says the Los An
geles Herald. The mamma bears
somewhat of a reputation as a Mrs.
Malaprop, and is also a prosperous
merchant. On one occasion the daugn.
ter, who assists her mother in the
store, was, by dint of hard work
among relatives and friends, chosen
as queen of a street carnival to be
held in the town. Maternal pride ran
riot in the elder woman's breast. To
friend she burst forth in this &C.
static strain:
20 mein Mollie! She vas so peau-
tiful as neffer vas! Dere vas no gerrel
so beautiful as mein Molliel Und she
vas sooch a goot cook-men. gracious
she vas sooch q good cooki Und she
vas sooch a good tressmaker-O dere
vas no gerrel like mein Mollie! Und
she vas de best clerk vat 1 effer hat
in mein shtore! Unit she vas a goot
musicianer-O mein Mollie vas de
greatest gerrel vat effer vas-she vas
yust Jack of all rabbitsi"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
NOW REcoNclLED TO HIS SOB.
sam Realizes the Importance 81 Ice
Ii the Watsr cooisrs:

sam Realizes the Importance 81 Ice
III the Water cooiers:
Sam was the bright and precocious
negro boy, who; during the winter,
ushered in Senator Hanna's many Wis
itors at the Lafayette square resi-
dence. He was quick; smart, and in
teresting. and, Furthermore, was alto
gether faithful. When the Senator
left town he provided Sam with a
place in the treasury department at
S45 month, easy work, to 4 o'clock.
Sans work consisted largely in put
ting ice in the water cooler. Having
ushered the president, members of
the cabinet, and senators to Mr.. Han
mas corn-beef hash breakfast table,
the boy thought his new duties be-
meath his dignity, and protested. His
chief took him to the ONCE of AS
sistant Allies, who, at that time, was
the acting secretary of the treasury.
"Sam," said Mr.. Allies, 81 am told
that you are dissatisfied with your
work."
well, yes, sir, 1 am"
Rather count money or stamps OF
dictate letters, I suppose:"
We'll, yes, sir, l had"
Sam, the present acting secretary
of the treasury, when he was Older
than you, was working in your place
at the same pay. If you only nave tt
put ice in the cooler, put It in well
No knowing what will happen in the
future"
And Sam went cheerfully back t
his work with visions of future great
ness, aided by Senator Mark Hanna:
inf1uence.-Washington Correspond
ence st. Louis Republic.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
PUG DOG REPLACES IDA MONK"
Brooklyn Organ Grinders Innovation
Excites Comment.

Brooklyn Organ Grinders Innovation
Excites Comment.
Is the day of the organ grinders
monkey entirely gone? City ordi-
nances, S. P. c. A. influences and a
probable scarcity in the monkey mar
ket have combined to do away with
the comical little creature, which has
always been a children's favorite. The
question asked above was suggested
by an unusual sight seen on lower
Fulton street this morning, says the
Brooklyn Times. An organ grinder
with one of the old-style instruments,
which always, in the reporters boy
hood days, not so long gone by, was
accompanied by a monk" passed by
on his way to the upper residential
districts. Instead of a monkey, how
ever, he had with him a pug dog,
which he led by string. In answer
to a question by the reporter the or
gan grinder said:
"Da monk he maka da lot trooble;
da olda gal she keek, say da italian
hurta da monk, da cop he pulla me
and da monk in. l pay da lot mon
for da monk; had trooble. Da dog
he pleasa kid same da monk, no costa
mooch, no so mooch seek, no troo-
ble"
This explanation was perfectly sat
isfactory to the organ grinder, who
evidently gets as many pennies with
the dog as an attraction as he would
with monkey, but the reporter could
not refrain from thinking of Mickey
Finn, and quoting:
1T maka da monk sick; mea, too. "
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

her listener remarked.
were having an attack of NAL de
mer."
She smiled, more at his manner
than at his words.
Come on" he urged. don't you
know that sunsets are catalogued
along with time and tide? Wait for
neither man nor woman. Besides.
you ought not to cut the acquaint-
ance of waters made famous by Drake
and Cavendish."
Still she hesitated. She had prom
Used her pride to avoid his society
during this long voyage, and pride.
like Shylock, is prone to demand the
fulfillment of her bond.
You see, l don't understand Span
ish very well and will have to study
it steadily during the voyage"
Then" he interrupted her, 'T'll
! tell you what we can do. We can
practice speaking Spanish together
while we are admiring the sunset,
he laughed a little exultfngly.
Haven't you found out now that
do not intend to take no for an an
swer?"
But the sunset must be gone by
this time" she objected.
Probably it is, but there are still
the stars. Rest assured that as long
as life lasts there will always be
something of interest for US to look
at"
YES" she agreed, "the world IL in
itself a wonderful mystery"
AYE, but l meant they would be
interesting because we looked. at them
together. The world in itself may be
wonderful, but have tried it for four
days without You and found it consid
erably more of a bore than a mys
terry. Please get your coat and come
up on deck. Everybody up there is
talking sixteenth century pirates and
you know / am all gone bad on his
tory. If you do not wish to see me
cast down in the dust before my fel
lows, come and give me lesson on
the reign of Elizabeth"
And then, because this suggestion
of superiority flattered her, or because
of the over-persuasive light in his
pleasant gray eyes, the girl laughed
and unbent.
Where shall Il begin?" she asked
when they had dropped into step and
were walking comfortably beneath the
early stars.
Drake is what everybody is talk
ing" he said, happily.
She plunged into the subject with
encyclopedia exhaustiveness and car
ried the navigator from his obscure
cradle around the world to his famous
| grave.
ct is extremely pleasant, isn't It, >
her listener remarked appreciatingly
being together this way beneath the
stars? Don't you find it so?"
why, yes" she said, surprised into
a forgetfulness of that pledge to pride
A forgetfulness that permitted him
to draw her closer and speak in low
eager tones.
Goodness" exclaimed the : girl
when they strolled on deck after sup
per, what has come over the spirit
| of the sullen mans dreams7".
Heaven, L should judge, from pres
emit, appearances" replied the man
thonghtfully, f1ecking the ashes IRON
his cigar.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

The sullen man had ceased to lis
ten. The other mans words filled his
ears: BE gentle and meek and you
get despised for your pains" He
moved away with the alacrity Of hope.
He knew the number of her berth
and before night he would know more.
When she opened the door in re-
Spouse, to his knock she found him
standing upon the threshold with a
matter-of-course air.
THE sunset is fine. l want you to
come up on deck and enjoy it,
Thank you, but 1 have some study
ing to do she replied sedately.
'Oh, bother" he returned, with a
careless masterfulness that astonished
her. You have been doing nothing
but study for the last four days. l
began to think that you had gone back
on all your sea-bred principles and
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Are.Iurins Flow of water.

Arkansas City, Aug. 1s.-Prof. Car
ter and two assistants from Colorado,
are here making measurements of the
Arkansas river. The information SO
secured will be used in compiling a
report for the use of the Colorado au-
thorities in the trial of the suit brought
against that state by the attorney gen.
eral of Kansas to prevent Colorado
irrigationists from using the water in
the Arkansas river. The measure
ments taken here in the river show a
flow of so.ooo cubic feet per second.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Erenchman Would Tax Kiss...

Certain legislators in France are
talking of imposing several new taxes,
and q political opponent suggests that
they put kisses on the schedule CT the
articles to be taxed.
A statistician. he points out. has
calculated. that 1858, 407 kisses are
given in France every day, ana, If
these figures are correct, the national
treasury would receive-a large amount
annually even though only small tax
was imposed on every kisser.
He claims, however. that children
who kiss their mother should be ex-
empt from taxation, and that ten times
the ordinary tax should be imposed
on msu who kiss married women.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Salt Company at Wellington.

Wellington, Kas., Aug. 14.-Eastern
capitalists, whose local representative
is A. A. Vermillion, of Wichita, have
secured options on about 500 acres of
land near here on which they propose
to prospect for salt If the depth and
extent of the salt deposits are found
satisfactory, large evaporating works
will be constructed. The manufacture
of salt. was carried on here with success
for several years, but was finally
abandoned through inability to secure
rates from the railroads
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
John Henri Collin. Case.

Topeka, Aug. 1s.-The John Henry
Collins murder case has been set for
hearing in the supreme court on Octo-
Der 10. This is an appeal from the
Shawnee county district court in eorum
nobis proceedings to compel the state
to give Collins a new trial.
Under the oil law Collins was shut out
from an appeal because he could not
get his case prepared in time. He
brought proceedings to compel the
state to give him new trial, and Judge
Hazen rendered decision against him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Two-rhirds of Cattle Die.

Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 15.-Advices
from Nacozari, Mexico, state that con-
ditions are most serious in that section
on account of the prolonged drouth.
Mayer Shearman of the Shearman Cat
tie company says the company has lost
ca per cent of its cattle on account of
the lack of water and grass. Other
ranchers are losing in the sauie pro-
portion, and business is paralyzed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Pond Crock May Appeal.

Pond Creek, Okla, Aug. 16.-The re.
port of w. E. Cogdell, referee in the
Grant county seat removal contest in
favor of Medford, was surprise to the
citizens who had been led to believe
that the report would be against Med
ford. The citizens of Medford cele-
brated their victory by speech-making
and bonHres. Judge Beauchamp will
approve or reject the referees report.
Should he approve it. Pond Creek will
appeal the case to the Oklahoma SUI
Drelne cOurt
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Providipr for the women.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE work the
women are doing for the entertainment
and comfort of the women's Organize
tions, auxiliaries of and allied to the
Grand Army of the Republic, which
will meet in Washington at the ma
tionaf encampment the second week in
October. is on most extensive scale,
and excel anything ever before at
tempted 81 national encampment.
The plan of entertainment us now
pretty well mapped out and Orange.
nezt6 are bsing perfected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
Commercial Club Wins.

Topeka, Aug. 14.-Willis L. Moore,
chief of the weather bureau of the
Western division, has agreed to give
Topeka the same crop and weather
bulletin service that is now given Kan
sas City. This concession was brought
about through the Topeka Commercial
Club
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
TRY ONE PACKAGE.

If Defiance Starch" does not pleas6
you. return it to your dealer. If it does
you get one-third more for the safns
money. 1t will give you satisfaetioni
and will not stick to the iron:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

One man hung on the rail and sufked-
course, l wouldn't say it publicly, but
4 have always thought that there was
q good deal more, of the savage in a
woman than in the man. Look how
she admires the bloodiest kinds OF
deeds, so they be brayely done And.
she has hundred times the stoisism
that a man has. You know that Rus
kin always said If it was not for the
women there would ee- no more wars.
Now, of. course. he was inclinea to
be severe with the sex-he had SUI
fered by it--but sometimes woeder
on my soul II there is not good deal
of truth In that saying Of his"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21
ought to Be q Go,

Sue Brette-she's got a new play
for next season
Polly Pinktites-That 50? What is
it?
Sue Brette-Musical comedy in three
acts and nine dresses.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

ETC permanently cured No fits or nervousness after
I'll rst days Kline's Great Nerve Resors
err Send for FREE %. 90 trial bottle and treatise:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

Some men are of no more use Id the
world than a plot in a comic opera:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

There is something wrong with q
pie if small boy refuses second
piece.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

Even q tight-rope walker may ind
It hard to maintain his balance at q
bank.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

I \. 'sHERwIN. 2. Ct. =.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

plotting a fine mill to succeed one
: burned year ago, died last week after
a short illness. He was a prominent
Knight of Pythias and highly re-
spected-' &
C. A. Robrer, one of the instructors in
the Dickinson county high school, has
been given the position of principal of
the school for the blind at Kansas City,
Kas., and takes charge at once. He is
state university graduate and well
qualified for the position.
message from Wisconsin states that
Judge A. H. Horton is somewhat i'm
proved in condition and that he is able
= to take a little exercise each day.
The Brown county fair, G. A. R.
reunion of veterans of the first district
And d reunion of the 22nd KANSAS vol.
unteers are all to be held at Hiawatha
on August e7-29. s -.
4 A. G. Bennett, IS years old, is a
blacksmith of Norton. The other day
he won $500 by running six miles in an
hour. The actual time he used to do
the stint was Sc minutes and 10 seconds,
Since the retirement of Justice Gray,
Justice Brewer of Kansas moves up to
second place on the bench of the United
States supreme court.
Two men, by name doe Bush and A.
j. Nix, have been arrested at Paola on
the charge of robbing the postofice at
wagstaff, Miami county. The Office
was rided of S59s.
Manhattan held a special election
upon the issue of $40, 600 81 bonds to
..bnjld - feSt5- hall. The proposition
carried by majority Of 1la There
were $50 votes cast
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21

afraidt to come oudt You see, Louie,
i'd ISIS a bad bitzness, uf maging a man
say vich he ISIS, a black Republican or
a Democrat, aindt i'd? Now dare ISIS
a whole lot uf der poys vich lige to
helb oudt some friends or both uf der
tiggets, QUO as Id ISIS now Id ISIS nod
use to try because you must declaration
yourselluf to der Chudge vich tigget
you will hat. Now ven I vent in und
rechistered der Chudge hat der two
tiggets, Democratic und Republicans,
laying side by each on der table.
'Vich will you hat, Budweiser,' he set.
'Vell,' 1 set, You can gift me der Won
on der dollar side und py Chingoes
he handel me der Democratic tigget.
sd ISIS a bad bitzness nit dose two
tiggets yich a voter must mage some
choOSingS uf und dare ISIS a lod uf dem
vot don't lige to do i'd, because dey don't
want everybody to know how dey vote
ven i'd aindt none uf dare bitZnesS.
Besides dey cant go aroundt next day
und call on all uf der winners mi say,
Veil, old man, I dit all 1 could to helb
you oudt,' n maybe dey would Hge to
mage q touching for der price. Now
dey can do i'd nit only von site uf der
fence. Uf dey voted o tigget Id ISIS
a skinch dot dey could o vote for
der onder site, und dare you are. l
hin / will hat der law fixed uf some
Won will bring i'd ofer to mein house
Won tigget so We can helb our friendts
ven We habben to hat some on both
sides. During der coming legislachure
some uf our very best players will hat
a chance to monkey some more NIT dot
primary bitzness und fix Id so We can
all ged elected. IF course dare ISIS al
ways two sides on desc questions, but
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21

was impossible to arbitrate 1t. He
says President Mitchell, Of the United
Mine Workers of America, asked arbi-
tration on these points: l.. An adj
vance in wages. 2. Reduction in the
hours of labor from ten to eight hours
per day. 8. Paying for actual weight
of coal 4. Recognition of the union.
The operators refused to arbitrate,
Mr.. Justi thinks, with a proper appre-
citation of the situation, and he says
Mr.. Mitchell would have done the same
thing if the converse of the proposition
had been submitted to him, viz: 1. A
reduction of wages 2. Increase in the
hours of labor from ten to twelve
hours. 8. Enlargement of coal cars
now used. 4. Refusal to employ any
miners who are members of the United
Mine Workers of America.
Mr.. Justi says Mr.. Mitchell would
have pushed aside such a proposition
as absurd, as from such an arrange
ment no possible benefit could accrue
to the miners. The operators, he de-
clares, declined for precisely the same
reason, since they could not possibly
gain anything by arbitration.
What, then, can be offered as a sub
stitute? Perhaps Mr.. Justi and other
thinkers at the Minneapolis CONVEX
ton will hit pom one. At any rate.
much good ought to come from he
earnest, honest discussion of labor
problems by the master minds which
will make up the body.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21

Federation had made its offer of peace
full arbitration and the curt, even
brusque, refusal of the coal kings was
returned that the country realized the
situation. Naturally Senator
Hanna occupied a central position on
the stage, and he came in for his share
of praise Inc criticism. The press and
politicians differing with him skillfuIly
charged that he was playing to the
galleries. The answer of Senator Han
ma to this charge, as published in a
washington dispatch, was as follows:
Il am not a candidate for president,
and l do not expect to become a candi-
date. / want everybody to understand
this, so that / can go on with the task
assigned to me by the National Civic
Federation, without having my mo-
tives viewed with suspicion. 1 would
rather be instrumental in bringing the
employing classes and the working
classes together, SO that strikes and
other industrial disturbances would be
minimized, If not wholly abolished, and
have the credit for that achievement
placed upon my tombstone, than be
president of the United States. 1 am
convinced that If / can accomplish the
task set for me I shall be a genuine
benefactor of my country, whereas, If
l Mould be president I am not so GER
tain Of the good I could do"
Senator Hanna, be it known, has
reached that stage through experience
where he discounts what Is said of
him, good and bad, in the public press.
1t was the universality of the charge
of being insincere that caused him to
utter the foregoing words.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
TWO AMERICAN WRITER'S.


During the past month there have
passed away two American writer's,
each Of whom has made serious con-
tribution to American literature. No
one Of his contemporaries, excepting
Mark Twain alone, can be said to
have portrayed American life with the
degree Of truth to nature and true
realism which distinguished the work
of Edward Eggleston. His "Hoosier
Schoolmaster" will continue to main
tain a high place in American litera-
ture. 1t had its inception in personal
experience, n it sprung from the
mind of one who was in intimate touch
with the associations and surroundings
from which the story arose.
Such characters as BUD Means and