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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03
Ladies Can Wear Shoe.

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, n. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03
Thirty Dav, and 500.

Topeka, July 24.-Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton was fined 500 and given 80 days
Jail sentence by Judge Hazen in the
district court for disturbing the peace
and dignity of the city by Sunday
joint raid last March. There is no
appeal, and the noted woman must
serve her sentence in prison.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03
Red Fork Oil is Fine.

Red Fork, L T., July 26'-Professor
De Barr, of the university, has made a
test of the Red Fork oil The fluid
tested 95 per cent coal oil. This is
about the best that any oil ever tested.
Professor DeBarr says the oil is of
very fine quality.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03
Enxland,, Post-Laureat..

Mr.. Alfred Austin. England's poet
laureate, is sixty-six. He was born
in 1895. and it will soon be fifty years
since, as a youth Of nineteen. he wrote
and published his first book, Ran
dolph: A Tale of Polish Grief"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03
Read tho AdrertIssment..

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get in the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable and send what they
advertise.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03

An ordinary lead for casting at sea
weighs seven to fourteen pounds, and
has at the bottom of 1t hole filled
with tallow to bring up samples Of the
sea bottom.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03

If you have not yet tried DEFIANCE
STARCH do so at once and save q of
your money. 16 ounces in one package
as against all other starches having
but ten or twelve ounces, and you will
also secure the very best starch on the
market.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03

DEFIANCE STARCH will give bet
ter satisfaction than any other brand.
1t contains Is more starch for the same
money and if not, satisfactory your
money will be refunded.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03

Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue.
Large o. package only cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03

All flesh may not be grass, but some
people are equally green.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03
Mrs winslow,s soothing syrup.

A steady job is better than half a
loaf.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03

One-half the world smiles at the
frowns of the other half.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03

For children teethlng, softens the gums reduces
aammaton, alays pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03

You can't tell from a mans clothes
how much he owes his tailor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
H. B. Boyer.
Local Forecast Official.
The Irish Terrier.

From Country Life in America.
If fault is to be found with the breed
1t lies in the direction of being a lit
tie too strenuous in care of his owners
premises, and as he has a decidedly
business look when approaching n
stranger, the latter, if not accustomed
to dogs, may not always feel safe: but
nothing can be worse than to pick I'D
a stick or stone, for that to the cog
means fight or challenge, and is more
likely to provoke an attack from al
most any high-couraged dog, whether
Irish or any other breed. A dog con-
fined in kennel-yard or on cnain is
more apt to be aggressive in this way
than one given his liberty. If possible.
the latter plan should always be adopt-
ed, and If he misbehaves with a visitor
put him on a chain as a punishment
and rate" him. He will soon learn
manners in this way, for all dogs OBJ
Ject to being chained or confined. Even
when 1t is necessary to put him on
chain do not use the ordinary short
length, but fix a wire from the kennel
to some convenient tree or building
and use chain having a snap at each
end, putting one snap, on the wire
along which it will run freely and so
give the dog room for exercise. r,alx-
ing sure that the chain is long enougb
so that he can enter his kennel and
sleep comfortably.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
AT THE THEATER

The opera The Wizard of the Nile"
will be seen for the first time in Sa-
vannah tonight. 1t had long run in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
and comes with the prestige of sue
cess. The company is headed by
John Henderson, a comedian known to
theater-goers generally, and who has
been seen several times in Savannah
The supporting company comes with a
strong Endorsement. The opera itself
is tuneful and is full of striking scenes.
1t is represented as one of the bright
est, prettiest and most sensible of all
the latest comic opera productions and
as II is given here by a company OF
reputation, with elaborate costuming
and stage effects, there can be little
doubt that it will be seen by large aud
fences. The opera will be sung here
tonight and at to-morow's matinee
and night. Regular prices will prevail
at night. For the matinee the prices
are 80 cents, and % cents for children
admission to balcony.
There is always pleasurable antici-
patton among the play-goers when the
announcement is made that Charles B.
AAtNilAOih IL " appear mere. MT. Han
ford has never yet failed to satisfy the
popular judgment of his audiences and
this is an achievement the more note
worthy because his plays have for the
most part been those which invited the
attention of the student as we'll as the
patronage of the casual amusement
seeker. Mr.. Hanford has been singu-
larly successful in not allowing pen
dantry to obscure the human interest
which exists in Shakespeare's plays for
all classes of society. He has succeed
ed by his gifts es a reader and his
magnetic personality in bringing the
centuries which lie between the pee
pie among whom Petruchio and Bene-
dick are pictured as exploiting their
humor and pungent repartee, and those
who now assemble before the foot
lights in a country which. in the Bard
of Avon's day was yet to be explored.
The Tanning of the Shrew" will be
presented at the matinee and Much
Ado About Nothing at night Seats
are now on sale. Special matinee
prices are, adults, soc; children, Csc ad-
mission to the balcony Regular
prices will prevail at night. At both
matinee and night handsome souve-
mir will be presented to every lady
holding coupon for a reserved seat.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
WOULD-BE VOTERS.
Answers Given to Registration ON
GERS Questions In Virginia

GERS questions IN virginia.
From the Richmond Dispatch.
Here are some OF the actual ques-
tons asked and answers elected from
negro applicants for registration in
Bedford county, Virginia. serving to
show the value of the understanding
clause in eliminating the ignorant vo-
tiers, and the density of the ignorance
of some:
Q.-What do you understand by the
Legislative, Executive. and Judicial
departments of our state?'
A.-Dats de difference tween de
whites an de blacks.
Q.-What is real estate?"
A.-That's county nigh Richmond
Q.-What is a male citizen who has
lived in the county one year,"
Ale is the Mayor over all of EN-.
Q.-What do you understand by this.
"All men are by nature equally free
and independent"
A.-The Governor, the Senator, and
Congress. CThis in great style and
impressment)
Q.-Whas q; the United States Navy :?
Alt is the place where they make
the money.
Q,-The same question as above to
another
A.-The navy is the President.
Q.-What do you understand by "the
ballot?"
A.-Dat's 'senlby of people de
genel sembly. This applicant acknowl-
edged that he had been coached" by
book-larnt genelman."
Q.-What is meant by after Jan. 1.
1902" -
A.-Gracious, Boss. I dunno.
Q.-What is the legislature?
Al can't reliYer dat.
Q.-What is the General Assem-
bly?"
A.-He's de man dat been off but
done come home to vote. (This one
had evidently been coached too.)
Q.-What is the General Assem-
bly?"
Allies a honest man! (The regis
trars tried hard to let him register
One aged African claimed the right
to register because ''he was soldier
in the Washington's body guard" but
he was only IS years old.
Q.-Do you think we are treating
you fairly in this registration?
Al know you, Boss: we bleeyes
you go by the book; but that's a pow
erful hard book.
Another said: You all know me
You all know l doan know, nothin'
bout no book matters: but you sne
cially do know OATS l know all bout
de pillow. de hog, and de mule. Use
been working hard for forty odd years.
and l have always knowed how to make
bread and meat plenty and some money
for taxes, and in all desc years amt
never sole my vote. OATS more dan
you kin say bout dem dedicated waller
fellers who loaf on de corners of de
streets in towns and live often what
de cooks borry from he white foxes y
A good many registered on the prop
erty qualification and seemed to think
At fair TO rule out the shiftless.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
RAIDS OF CAR ROBBERS.
Breaking Up of an Organized Gang
by Special Agents.

The railroads are making a deter
mined effort to protect themselves so
far as possible from car robbers that
have been plundering trains and de-
pots in the interior counties. The Su-
perior Court of Wilkinson county dis
posed of a lot of car robbers last week.
1t was the commencement of a series
of trials that will take place in Wiki
inson, Jones, Twiggs and Bibb coun-
ties of gang of car robbers which
has turned out to be one of the most
thoroughly organized and most sys-
temauc gangs that has even operated
In this section of the South. 1t was
composed of parties in wholesale
houses in Macon, freight handlers in
railway freight houses. and EMPLOYEES
in the yards of the roads entering ma
con and parties running stores in Ma
con and surrounding country.
For sometime the roads had been
suffering around Macon and the Cen
trail sent out a special agent to look
into the matter, and the result was the
arrest of eleven of the gang and the
recovery of thousands of dollars of
goods, to say nothing of what has been
destroyed and gotten away with.
Goods have been recovered for rhe
Central, Southern, Georgia and G. s.
and f. railways. OF the eleven men
arrested five are white men. Some
are held for running fences and some
as principals. One negro was turned
over to Jefferson county, it being
clearly shown that he had robbed a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
SUICIDES FATHER EN- ROUTE.
TrnphaEen, Who Killed Himself in
De Soto, to Be Taken to Newburg,


Drnphagen, Who Killed Himself in
De Soto, to BE Taken to NewburS,
Ny
Alfred Traphagen, the young man
who, after a bitter experience of crime
shame and humiliation. shot himself
while a guest of the De Soto, lay in
the undertaking establishment of Fox
& Weeks all of yesterday and last
night, kept there by the desire of the
suicides father, who is fastening TO
Savannah, and will reach here this
morning.
Yesterday additional facts were
learned of Traphagen's experiences in
this city, where he went under the as
sumed name of Alfred Taft. Saturday
afternoon he called at the Y. NJ. C. A.
and unburdened himself of his career
He stated that he had started from
home with $1,000, 5000 of which he had
when he reached Savannah, about
week ago. This he explained he had
spent in carousing in the Tenderloin.
He was Disguised with the life he
had led and intimated that he intended
TO turn over a new leaf. In fact he
said that he had enlisted in the army
anu was dDOul 10 De examined. he
was given the sympathy that he SEEM
ed so much to crave and also some
good advice. When he went away he
carried with him a pocket Bible.
Despite the secrecy by the proprA-
tors of the De Soto, Coroner Keller,
and even the undertakers themselves,
in regard to Traphagen and his death.
the fact that the unfortunate man left
a letter to his father. as we'll as a note
asking that he be notified, seems to
remove any suspicion that death was
brought about other than by the vic
tim himself.
Mr.. Powers explained the effort that
was made to cover up all circumstances
connected with the young man on the
ground that its publicity would hurt
the hotel An expression of incredul-
ity that matter of this sort could he
kept unknown for any length of time
was met by Mr.. Powers with the state
ment that suicides had occurred in his
house before, but had been kept from
the public.
Mr.. Watson refused to discuss the
matter at all, even to admitting that
Traphagen had killed himself. IT
don't know anything about it,"
he said, 81 wasn't there. ;"
Everything that possibly could be
done to keep the matter a secret was
done. Even the number of the room
that Trapha gan occupied when he
committed his awful deed, was erased
from the register This was done be-
cause probably not one guest out of
hundred would consent to occupy a
room filled with such gruesome asso-
Citations.
1t is known that Traphagan occupied
for some time room No. All, but the
hotel people declare that is not the
10 ~ l.
Ter bases his failure to make any re-
port of Traphagans death on the
ground that he promised he would not
do so. Not even the police were noti-
fed until yesterday, a fact that Gre
ated considerable comment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14

why, Harold, I'm surprised You
should wait until the blessing is ask
ed Il did ask mine" You did ?"
Yes; and God said, Go ahead! ~
Life,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14

safe near Barlow and some marked
money that had been in the safe was
found on him at the time of his ar
rest.
The cases tried in Wilkinson were
against VIII Johnson and Atlas
Ryle for breaking and entering cars.
Johnson was acquitted, the jury find
ing that the railway had failed to
show COnclusively that the car had
been entered in Wilkinson county. The
failure to prove the charge seemed
TO be that the seal was not broken, but
was manipulated in such a way as
that il could not be detected as has
seemed to be the case in great many
instances, and which has made it diff
ficult for the roads to detect the rob-
berries until the goods reached their
destination. The case against Ryle
resulted in conviction, he having been
found in possession of some of the stol-
en- goods a few days after the robbery
Another case was the state against
Ed Turner for shooting at another in
assault with intent to kill, for which
on being found guilty, he was sentence
ed to five years in the penitentiary.
After the arrest of some of the princi-
pals in the robbery cases the special
agent recovered lot of shoes from
the Ocmulgee river at Macon, where
tiAtS Alclu DtCil lIlOWil " utSlIOY eNl-
dence of robbery. The shoes were
said to have come from a store in Ma
con and were hauled out a. night, one
lot being thrown in the river and an
other lot left in the woods opposite
Macon. In the neigh borhood of 100
pairs were recovered from the river
and woods near Macon. In Jones and
Twiggs counties shoes, clothes, tobac-
co. hardware, cutlery and notions have
been recovered, and a lot of flour and
meat has been got away with The
roads are using every means to prose-
cute the gang, and it is understood
that there Will be several indictments
in the, various counties against parties
who have not yet been arrested, as in
the case of Ryle. who was not arrested
until an indictment had been returned,
he being the twelfth member of the
gang arrested.
Although Will Johnson was acquit-
ted In Wilkinson county he is to be
tried in some of the other counties on
other charges.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
TEAMS FOR CHARLESTON
Will Probably Be Picked From the
First Regiment

The question of a trip to Charleston
Thanksgiving Day. to participate in the
rifle contests to be held by the mill
tary of that city, was considered at the
meetings of the companies of the First
Regiment last night. The names of
about sixteen officers and men were
obtained, and these will be supple
mented by Others, who will be found
DESTROYS of taking the trip.
The Charleston military has invited
the regiment to enter one or more
teams of fifteen men each in COMPETE
ton for a prize of 800 at the 200 yards
range. Capt. Fred w. Garden, in
spector of rifle practice, will have
charge Of the team or teams that the
regiment may send. He will make fur
Their Inquiries to ascertain if additional
members aspire to the team.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
BISHOP LOST HIS WIFE.
She Quit Him and Took Their Bnb

She Quit Him and Took Their Baby.
Bishop" Maclemore. of the Angeli-
can Christian Church, is in dire dis
tress. His wife, who came home a
short time ago, after being separated
from him for several weeks, left him
again, this time taking with her their
baby.
Maclemore has telegraphed several
stations along the railroad on which
he thinks she has taken her departure,
asking the officers at those places to
meet the trains and arrest his wife
Nothing had been heard from the
missing mother and child last night,
and Maclemore was very much wor-
ried over their sudden leave-taking
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
THE WEATHER..

Morning News Barometer Oct. 10,
11:20 p. m. ............ 1898
Morning News Thermometer Oct.
IL, 11:2O p. m. ............ ........ IS
Forecast for Tuesday and Wednes-
day:
Georgia-Fair, cooler Tuesday; fresh
winds, becoming northwest; Wednes-
day fair.
Eastern Florida-Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; light to fresh south winds,
becoming variable.
Western Florida-Fair cooler Tues
day; Wednesday fair, winds becoming
north and fresh.
South Carolina-Fair and cooler Tues
day; fresh west winds; Wednesday
fair.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah:
Maximum temperature 2:30
p. m. 50 degrees
Minimum temperature 6 a.
m. ............. minimum. 63 degrees
Mean temperature .......... 70 degrees
Normal temperature ........ &c degrees
Excess of temperature ...... z degrees
Accumulated excess since
Oct. ....... ........... AZ degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. l Observation-Disclosures. 5 degrees
Rainfall .......... ............ 90 inch
Normal $50. ................ IL inch
Deficiency since Oct. ....... rs inch
Deficiency since Jan. 967 inches
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
Dist. Averages.

Remarks.-Rain, to a measurable de-
gree, has fallen in the Oklahoma,
Memphis and Little Rock districts. 1t
is warmer over Northern Georgia,
while over the Vicksburg and Little
Rock districts the minimum values
have materially increased.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time, Oct. 10, 1902 p. M,
18th meridian time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
PROPOSALS WANTED.

U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE. Tamna
Fla, Sept. 1, 1902 Sealed proposals for
building and equipping a steel hull
stern wheel, combined dredge and
snagboat will be received here until II
a. M, Oot 16, 1902, and then publicly
opened; information furnished on ap-
plication. HERBERT DEAKYNE.
Capt. Engrs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14

River Report.-The hight of the Sa-
vannah river at Augusta, at s a. m.
18th meridian time) yesterday, was
50 feet, a rise of 0.S foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin, Savannah,
Ga, for the twentyfour hours ending
at a. m, 18th meridian time, Oct. Is,
1902
Stations OF Max Min. Rain
Savannah District. Tenn Tenn. fall.
Alapaha, Ga, cloudy 70 So 90
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14

Special Texas Rainfall Reports
Brenham. Dallas, Houston, Weather.
ford, Taylor and Palestine, trace; CAL
weston, .02.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-14
The One Great Agricultural Fair
of the South This Year.
II County Agricultural Exhibits.
10 Individual Agricultural Exhibits.

And mammoth exhibit for special premiums, making
the finest aggregation of agricultural exhibits
in the South
The exhibit of agricultural implements making prac
teal demonstrations daily will be the first of the kind
ever seen in Georgia.
The Womans Department, under the management of
the State Federation of Womens Clubs, will be unususy
interesting, and every department will be complete.
Attractions the best ever at any fair. A good
circus performing twice daily, of new clean and
startling shows.
The great Temple of Music before in this
country and in itself worth many times the expense of
going to the fair.
Daily concerts by the best talent.
Atwelve-hour solid programme of education enter
talnmen fun and froc every day.
Magnificent Fireworks every night.
Ample hotel accommodations. Steam railway and
a1oc ;c L. H.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
RIPE IN YEARS.
Death Of James Ge|dard After
Passing -Four Score.

James Geldard. one of the oldest and
most respected residents OF the Black
stone valley, died at the home OF his
son-in-law, Thomas Pennington. in Mont
Vile. Conn, at o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon after an illness OF n short dura-
tion from troubles incident to old age.
He was pioneer OF cotton cloth weaving
in the Blackstone valley. starting In 60
years ago with the Lonsdale company.
He continued to follow the looms and
from the old No. 3 mill I'm Lonsdale. OF
which he was foreman. he was trans
ferred TO Ashton. being made superin-
tendent
Subsequently he was superintendent at
Berkeley and also Hebronville. Mass re-
firing 10 private life In 1883
He had amassed considerable property
and during his declining years he resided
IN the homestead on Broad street. Cum
berland.
For some time. however. or since the
death OF his wife. "a couple OF years ago.
ne was alternated I'm making his home
with his children.
Docea sed was possessed OF n sterling
character and was always looked upon
az n person OF integrity. He was a
devout and consistent member OF the
Episcopal church. and while a resident OF
Johns church. In Ionsdalo he occupied
the same position At Christ church and
also directed the singing In the Sunday
school lie was charter member or
Unity lodge of Masons OF Lonsdale, hav-
ing been affiliated with Union lodge. No.
10 OF pawtuckot. prior % the institution
~ tho former organization. The remains
will be brought TO Lonsdale for service
over same and intermcnt.
-Four sons and one daughter survive
him.