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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-09

BAPTIST-Servceso on the first and second Sun
days of each month at usual hours. Sunday
school at ; p. m. each Sunday.
REV j. NJ. ROBINSON Pastor
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-09

We solicit your threshing in
the vicinity of Fowler and will be
ready to do you first class job
in due time.
SMITH & BURFoRD,
Fowler Kansas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-09

EPwoRTH LEAGUE-Meet every Sunday at
7:3O p. m. at NJ f. church.
LULU FIcK President
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-09

CATHOLIC-Services IN the third Sunday of
each month. at 10 j. IN.
REV. J. A. LESEHAN, Pastor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-09

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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-09

EVERGREEN SCHOOL HOUSE Preaching
services every two weeks at 7:3O p. m. Sunday
School every Sunday at 10 a m. Junior League
every Sundyy at II ]. m.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-09

p. E. o. SISTERHooD-Meet ON alternatcSat.
urday nights of each month at Masonic hail.
ABBIE E. BoDLE. President
AIDA ELLIOTT. Vice President
MABEL. CASrEEcs. Treasurer.
SABA JENKINS. Rec. Secy.
MAGGIE MARTIN, Cor. Sec'y
ETNA DALGARN, chaplain.
JENNIE KEssLER. Journalist.
NELLIE BoEHLER. Guard.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-09

METHODIST-Servicese Su day at IL a. m.
and 7:3O p. m. Prayer meeting Zach Wednesday
evening. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
REV. VIM. REAcE, Pastor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
BookWorm Verses.

I had a batch of novels on my table yes
terday;
Most of them bound in yellow-just the
sort to throw away.
l showed them to my bookworm and T
said. Pray have SOME lunch"
Il don't care if / do aid he: Il feel
just like a MUNICH"
What is there or the bill Of fare? ?" he
asked as he sat down.
THE books most widely read to-day"
said |, lin all the town"
$50 sit We down. good bookworm. eat
away and merry be;
And If l don't return by six pray wait not
up for me-"
And then 1 left my bookworm to enjoy
the fresh-cooked food
With which the writing caterers regale
the multitude.
I stayed away till seven, and returning
then to him
l found that he had gone to bed. but in
the twilight dim
1 caught a glimpse of writing there upon
my plotting pad
The writing of my bookworm and for
him it wasn't bad.
He said: Beloved master, I do hope Won,
won't be vexed;
I've eaten all the margins. but I cannot
go the text"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
SENT THE WRONG SAINT.
Austrian Empress BIundered in Her
Choice of Gift.

Austrian Empress Blundered In Her
Choice of Gift.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
during their recent visit to Ireland,
were shown at Maynooth college a
silver s%tatuette of st. George and the
dragon and rich church vestments
presented to the college by the late
empress Of Austria. There is a cur
ious story regarding the presentation
in question. Caught in heavy rain
one day while hunting in Kildare. the
empress sought refuge at Maynooth,
and grateful for her kindly reception
there, the president having wrapped
her in his own zimarra while her
drenched garments were drying, be-
gan to think how to requite the hos
pitality she had received. Her graft
tude took the form of a silver statu-
cite, which duly reached the college
authorities. Great, however, was
their CONSERVATION when it turned out
to be a statue of the patron saint of
England. What was st. George to
Maynooth, or Maynooth to ST. George?
The poor saint was promptly bundled
into a cupboard, whence he was ex-
tracted the other day for the inspec-
ton of England's king. The empress,
apprised of the mistake she had made.
considered how to make cmends, and
the vestments, embroidered with gold
en- shamrocks. were afterward sent
from Vienna as a peace Offering.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
An Old Soldiers Experience

Dennard, Ark, Sept. 7th.-Mr. E. u
Hicks, merchant Of this place, bad
written for publication an account d
a personal experience, which is verb
interesting.
IL am an old Federal soldier
writes MI. Hicks, ''and shortly after
the close Of the war | was taken sick.
| had aches and pains all over me,
auttering of the heart and stomach
trouble. l just simply was never Z
moment without pain. | could not
sleep at night, and | was always tired
and f~earfully weak.
II took medicine all the time, but
for a long time l was more dead than
alive. Altogether | suffered for ovei
twenty years, and | believe | would
have been suffering yet, or in my
grave, if l had not read of Dodd's hlG
uey Pills.
Il got an almanac which told me O
this remedy, and | bought some OF IL
| started with three pills a day, Du
increased the does to six pills a day.
had not used many till my pains W
gan to disappear. ! kept on and nov
l can sleep and eat as well as ever
could, and | feel like a new man, VIII
no pains or aches left. =.
81 will always recommend DOuu
Kidney Pills, for they are a Wohaeflu
remedy"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11

wild ride into the enemy's country?
You don't even know whether Miss
Harrison wishes to see you-whether
she did not agree when her father dis
missed you so unceremoniously."
mo, MOI" William i~mpetuously re-
torted. Florence has been deceived
forced; she has not received any of my
letters, as l have not had a single line
from her. Her father was always OPP
posed to our engagement; we fairly
extorted his consent. He gave 1t re-
l%uctantly. and promptly availed him
self of the excuse afforded by the war
to recall his promise"
John Maxwell shrugged his Shout
ders.
well, you can hardly blame him!
He, a secessionist and slave-baron, and
you with your humanistic ideas! You
harmonize like fire and water, and you
we're always a thorn in the flesh OF his
nephew, the charming Edward. You
stole from under his very eyes the
wife on whom he had set his heart.
He'll never forgive you. Conditions
were imposed at the outbreak of the
WARP"
"Yes-shameful ones! I was to deny
my convictions, desert and betray the
cause | serve and fight in the ranks of
the enemy against our army. l reject
ed the dishonorable demand as it de-
served"
With the most reckless bluntness to
the millionaire and future father-in-
law. The Harrisons really are not so
very much to blame. You would be
an extremely troublesome son-in-law.
| should have considered the matter a
little. Where a bride and a fortune
are at stake"
you would have practiced treason?
John, don't make yourself worse than
you are. Even you would have been
incapable of it."
"Who talks of treason! You merely
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
A 1rue Socialist

Johnnie" quoth the Socialist ,,A
tor to his ten-year-old son. "did !,
sell that old iron today" 1
Eyes, pa"
"Well, what did you get for it~
Five dollars"
That's good" and the silver.foo,.
orator OF the hoodlums rubbed \
hands joyfully. Give it to me"
Give it to you, pa? Why, | have.
got it all. Here's your share-ope 4
lar"
"My share, you young r~eprobst,
What do you mean?" roared the .d,
cate of plumber.
well, I'll tell you, pa. Me and n,
mic an some other fellows formed
society, you know, for making thin
equal. You see, we heard you spe
once, and eve since we've believed
dividing things equally, so we Just
vided up that S."
AS the two returned from the vc
shed Johnnie was very thoughtful Al
be walked with a painful limp.
PA" he said at last, these he
ideas amt menat to apply to us
guess. They're only for other peor
who have money, amt they?"
And then the fathers heart v
glad, for he knew that his son wou
make a true Socialist. - Brook
Eagle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
CHAPTER l.
A Soldiers Honor

The rays of the MONDAY sun were
beating down with the scorching glow
known only to the South. In the hot,
Q'1ya-.sg air every object seemed
STEPPED in .adiant light, and even the
forest f0rded no GOODNESS, for it, too,
was per,aded by the sultry atmos-
phere, and beneath the huge trees the
burning breath of noon was still felt.
Under m of these trees, whose
branches, heavy with foliage, extend
ed a long distance, two young men had
hung themselves on the ground, appa-
rently for a short rest.
Both wore the uniform of the Union
army, one being a lieutenant and the
other a surgeon. The latter, who had
q slender figure somewhat below the
middle height, expressive features and
dark hair. lay in a comfortable atti-
tude on the turf, listening calmly to
his companion, who had started up and
was pacing hurriedly to and fro. The
powerful form, thick, fair hair and blue
eyes Enthusiastically revealed German
ancestry: but a cloud Swallowed the
frank, youthful face, and the voice
trembled with passionate emotion.
Il must go, cost what it may. Since
] knew that Harrison and his daughter
were on the plantation. l have had no
rest. Say what you please, John, l arl
going!"
my dear William, you are on the
v OF doing a very foolish thing" said
the surgeon, without changing his com
Portable position. II advise you, as a
friend, to drop it; the affair may be
your death"
What do / care for that! Certainty
] Will have at any cost. A brisk ride
will bring me there in two hours. and
I can return before sunset. I'll venture
1t at any peril"
"And risk a bullet through your
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
Wanted to Obey Literally.

While DR.. Theobald Smith was a
lecturer on bacteriology in the Medi.
cal Department Of the Columbian uni.
versity a boy came to him with a mes.
sage from a relative, who was visit.
ing In Washington. When the bow
saw the doctor he put the note back
in his pocket, saying: Its another
DR.. Smith the note is for"
Let me see the name on the en-.
velope," said the doctor curiously
That is my name. The note is for
me-"
"But l was told" replied the how
to give it to the bald DR.. Smith"
"Oh, you got turned around a little
on the name, that's ALL" replied the
doctor, reaching for the note.
But it took considerable argument
to convince the boy that the was
the right man.-New York Times.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
A BOARD BILL SQUARED.
How an Unworthy New Yorker Avoid
ed Embarrassment.

co TTdSST
Magistrate Scott went down to the
shore one day this week, and on his
return he had a story, as follows:
There was a tin-horn gambler from
New York stopping at n OF the sec
ond rate hotels with his wife and little
girl. Business had been dull with
him and he was way behind in his
board bill. The landlady was getting
nervous for business was dull with
her, too, and the house was not hall
full. One day just before the Inner
hour one of those slick-looking articles
in a white high hat and long buster,
who poses as a doctor, but whose real
game is poker, came into the caravan
sary and went up to the o OF the
gambler.
"Tn ten minutes he came down
again with a face as long as an Irish
hotel bill. He sought out the ~landlady
and in a solemn voice told her it was
his painful duty to inform her that the
little girl in No. AZ was going to have
a bad case of smallpox.
"The landlady was business to the
backbone. She took out a ten-dollar
bill, pressed it in the doctors hand
and said: Doctor, you can get those
people out Of my house-You know
it would ruin me if it were known"
"'Well,' said the DOCTOR slowly,
they'd have to go tomorrow, anyhow.
III get them out, but you must lock
that room just as soon as they are
gone, and allow no n to enter it,
THE scheme worked to a charm,
and the gambler and his side partner,
the DOCTOR occupied the same seat
in the smoker that evening when the
train pulled out for New York.-Phila.
delphia Daily Telegraph.
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needed to have remained passive and
not fought at all. either for or against
the Union; that would have been the
wisest course"
And a cowardly, pitiful one into
n bargain! Am I alone to lag be-
hind, when every one springs to arms?
Let us drop the subject. Our views
on this point are very widely sun
dered."
They are on all points," said Max
well, dryly. Il stick to it-this visit
to the plantation is as useless as it is
dangerous. but / don't flatter myself
In the least with the hope Of OBTAINING
you. You'll have your own way under
all circumstances"
"Of course, l shall. I'm going to he
colonel at once to ask for leave of
absence. Will you accompany lne?"
The young surgeon sighed. He was
probably loath to resign his comfort
able resting place, yet he rose slowly.
II wish Colonel Burney would put
you under arrest for three days, in
stead OF giving you leave of absence"
he said. emphatically. But unfortu-
nately, you are a favorite, and besides,
it's an established fact that, il a man
wants to commit a folloy, everybody
hastens to help him. So let us go!"
The regiment to which the young
men belonged was stationed IN the
next village. After severe battles and
arduous marches a short respite had
been granted, but the men were to
move in a few days. Constant hustle
pervaded the usually quiet hamlet and
was specially noticeable around the
colonePs quarters. When Roland aai
Maxwell entered, they found several
officers there. The commander him.
self, a man advanced in years, with a
grave but kindly face, stood among a
group of his subordinates, apparently
discussing something with them.
II am glad you have come. doctor!"
he said to the surgeon. 9" was Just
going to send for you. Lieutenant
Davis has reported that two Of his men
are Ill. and the symptoms appear very
grave: he fears fever. and begs to have
medical assistance as soon as possible.
You will ride ove to the outposts."
,"I'll go at once" replied Maxwell.
IT hope 1t will prove q false alarm, as
has happened several times. but we'll
soon ascertain"
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WILL YOU ACC OMPANY ME?"

brain. You have probably forgotten
that we are engaged in a war and that
It In desertion for an officer to be alb
sent from his regiment without leave.
Court-martials are sometimes disagree
able In such cases, and it would be un-
fortunate IL Lieutenant Roland should
60 out of the world by lynch-iaw."
The sarcasm OF these words succeed
ID in producing an impression where
sensible arguments might have failed.
William Roland started and answered
more quietly:
what fancy have you taken into
your head? OF course, I don't mean to
20 without leave. The colonel will not
refuse 1t: we are doing nothing here.
I must see and speak to Florence once
more, even though I hazard my life to
do I'll"
"You lovers are always ready to risk
your lives" said the young surgeon,
carelessly. "Your feelings are forever
ct the boiling point. A strange con
dillon Of affairs. Let me feel your
Pulse!"
cease this jesting!" cried William,
furiously. Cant you curb your spirit
OF mockery even here? But how could
expect sympathy or appreciation
from you where affairs of the heart
are concerned"
"From the heartless American!" re-
tortsd John. "Of course, heart and
feeling are the prerogatives of the Ger
man. You have taken out a patent on
them, and consider yourselves actually
insulted II other people claim a little
Of the article. too. Here we are back
again at the old point of dispute, over
which we wrangled sufficiently as boys
tho honor Of our different nationali-
Ties"
I'm which you usually came OF
worst"
Yes; you had an abominable way OF
cudgeling German supremacy into me;
and az you were the stronger. ! gen.
orally yielded to your palpable argyll
ment&. But when there was anything
which required brains and reflection,
John Maxwell was summoned. Then
you submitted to my authority. and. at
the utmost, appeared on the scene
when there was a drubbing to be given.
Don't look 20 gloomy, Will; let US dis
euss the matter sensibly. What do
you really expect to accomplish by this
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
WHEN MEN MISS SUCCESS,
Idleness and Incompetency Keep tho
Business Novice Down.

Idleness and Incompetency Keep tho
Business Novice Down.
Walter p. Phillips, the founder of
the national newsgathering corpora
ton known as the United Press, and
the inventor of Phillips. Geographic
code, a typical, energetic American,
who has put many young men in the
newsgathering business, believes that
the cause of failure everywhere among
young business beginners lies In ~
competence. Nine-tenths Of the youues
men who are struggling for a name
and place in the world are unified
for the callings they have picked out
for themselves. Besides an unlimited
supply of energy and whole-hearted-
ness in the work before him, the sue
cessful man Of the future must know
his business from A to z. The next
greatest drawback to success is idle
ness. Nothing worth while is accom-
plished without work, and plenty of
it. Things do not happen without a
cause. and behind every great life
there are years of concentrated energy
and tireless industry. Idleness will
make any man a failure; intelligent
work will land any man among the
successful. 1t is all SO simple and SO
trite that one hesitates to put the fact
down in cold blood, and yet how few
men recognize or, recognizing, live up
to the axiom, that labor conquers all
things! Idleness and the conscious
ness of incompetency should make any
man ashamed Of himself and drive
him to do something that is worth the
doing. 1t is within the grasp of every
one to learn some n thing that will
yield both pleasure and profit. Sue
cess comes only to those who seek 1t.
The young man who is really In
earnest will not have to be advised
how to succeed. He may learn much
by studying the failures of others,
however, and he will always find, after
a survey Of the great legion OF the I'm
successful. that two causes have
brought them to their present misery
-idleness and incompetency.-Satur.
day Evening Post.
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Came Down Grab Fashion.

F. Norton Goddard, the conquelo'
Of New York's policy evil, told al Wv
recent dinner given in his honor ~
the Savoy hotel an odd story OF a NAV
servant.
"This maid" he said, mad !u'
come over from the old country an'
she was very green. Everything sns
did proclaimed her greenness' ow
Of her habits was always TO cou'
down stairs backward. -.
81 assure you it was a FUNNY slsA.
to see her descending a stan0''
slowly IL that way. Her hand gra'p~
the balustrade for safety ana eva.
little while she looked around "
how much further she had to 60
"'Why do you come down s' aa
backward. Kathleen some one a'A''
her. .,..
Sure, SIR she answered, tl'.
the way we always came down . ~,
in the ship comm over Isn't
fashion in America ?'"-Boston ro'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
A leprosy Patrol.

II hawaiian government emn1ov,
agents who travel all over ~ =.
amos looking for indications of lon.
rosy IN remote places. B~anisbmant
SO dreadful that frequently The
Oh a ieper will keep him
secreted for a year or two hefora
s'y IS made. A person who is
supposed to have the disease is sent
&c the receiving station in Hnno,,,,,
wnere ne is examined by five medioa;
sAperts' II "a leper" be the verdict
money position, influence. ace ~
sona. cannon change the decree which
sends the patient to Moloka,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
How to Be Successful.

"And wat asked the LeAlne
street father, would you advise -..h
to teach my boy that he may oe.~
and prosperous in his wiser ua, ~,
WELL" said the sage OF rfa
square, "if you want him to get un
sonably rich, I'd suggest a a.,.
either in running an ice plant u
teel bank MISUNDERSTANDING.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11

The most important trade with the
Chinese is that of the Yangtse river,
which drains the largest and most pro
ductive are of China. The position
Of the United States in this trade ia
shown by a consular report, which
gives the percentage of business of
the various nations: British, 51.2;
German, IFS; Japanese, 10; Ameri-
can, 1.6.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11

Certainly. I am especially anxious
to have reliable information concern
ing the nature of the disease. The
outbreak Of an epidemic would be ex-
tremely inconvenient Just now. When
do you expect to be back?"
"In three hours, if necessary. But l
had intended to ask leave of absence
until evening on account of another
matter, which I should like to attend
to at the same time"
"Of course, if o WISH" said Bur-
ney, a~bsently. "Only send me some
good news"
"The best in my power. At any rate,
there is no time to lose. l will go at
once"
The colonel nodded assent, and the
other officers now joined in the con-
versation. The subject was discussed
in all its bearings. If these cases were
really the first in an impending cpl
demic, the matter was very serious.
At last Maxwell took his leave; but,
in the act of going, approached his
friend, who was standing silently at
the window.
do you still persist in your re-
solver" he asked, under his breath.
Certainly. AS soon as l get my
leave | shall ride over"
And perhaps be shot on the way!
Good luck to you!"
Thanks for the kind WISH" said
fulfilled"
Hardly. Men who, like you, are
forever butting their heads against a
wall, generally have uncommonly good
fortune. Where the rest of us crack
our skulls, they push the stone apart.
Farewell, Will"
He left the room. Doctor Maxwell
did mo- spoil his friend by pretty
speeches; that was evident. He took
leave of the young officer who might
perhaps be shot on the way" as care
lessly as if there was nothing in pros
pect save an ordinary ride. William
scarcely needed it; his mind was filed
with other thoughts, and he availed
himself of the first pause in the con-
v%ersation to approach the colonel and
request a brief private interview.
Burney opened the door Of a small
room adjoining, and the two men en-
tered.
well, Lieutenant Roland, have you
anything important to ask" said the
colonel, when they were alone.
81 merely wished to request a short
leave of absence" replied the young
man, with apparent calmness. There
is a family matter to be arranged
which is of the utmost Importance to
me-"
And which you can arrange while
on the march?"
f. cat least | hope so. I intend to visit
relatives who live on a plantation only
a few miles from here. 1 have just
learned that l was in their immediate
neighborhood."
The request was not singular, and
was easily granted, yet something in
Lie young HdH 5 lace the
colonel's attention, and he inquired:
What is the name of the plantation
you desire to visit?"
William hesitated a moment, then
slowly answered:
"Springfeld."
Burney started.
springfield? That is beyond our
outposts. Are you not aware that it is
in the enemy's country?"
81 know it."
And yet you wish to go there? It
won't do. l cannot permit it."
II took a similar and far more dan
gerous ride a week ago on staff duty"
replied William.
THAT was in the service; duty re-
CURED it: but this is a private affair,
and I cannot permit one of my officers
to risk his life for such a matter. No.
Lieutenant Roland"
(TO be continued.)
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-11
A SickIy Joke.

What is your husbands doo"
allopath or Homeopathic" IN.
II don't know. My husband Coz
him his biographer." %,
What does he NEAR by that' .,,
well, the doctor is at WORN ~
his life."-Philadelphia Press