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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
Sunday Thentricals.

Topeka, Dec. 27.-Judge Hazen de-
cided that he had no jurisdiction to is
sue an injunction TO prevent the city
authorities from interfering with the
Sunday theatrical performances.
L. NJ. Crawford secured temporary
restraining order to arevent the city
authorities from arresting him or any
members of any company playing at
the Crawford theater on Sunday, and
from making any attempt to stop such
performances. Judge Hazen heard the
arguments some time ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
Travelling Libraries.

Topeka, Dec. 23.-No department OF
the state government has ever shown
such rapid development as the travel
ing library. cit was established in 1898
by the State Federation Of WoInen's
Clubs and started out with 5000 vol
umes. all donated. The women pre-
sented the possibilities Of the enter
prise to the legislature in 1899, and it
passed a law making it a state institu-
ton, and provided for commission to
manage il. The legislature now ap-
prcpriatss money to maintain it
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
An 8 Per Cent Raise.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. e7.-The Besse-
mer Coke company, which Is the second
largest independent coke producing in
teresti in the Conuellsville coking region,
has notified it's employees tlat an adj
vance of per cent in wages at all the
plants Ct the company woul1 become
effective January l. The adj rance APP
plies to the wages OF 5, 900 mer~
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
A Eaka Lottery.

Washington, Dec. e5.-Having been
informed by the consul of Costa Rica
in New orleanA that lottery located
at Garlic. Cost4 RIGA, has been adver-
tised by means o: circulars as being
established there, the Costa Rican le-
cation deems it proper to state that no
such lottery exists in any part Of that
country. Instructions have been given
to the consuls - Costa Rica in the
United States bring this matter to
the attention of proper authorities and
to properly warn the public
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
Distributed His Leuaey.

Benjamin w. Gist, well-to-do Ne
braska farmer, recently received q
legacy of $4,000 and was so exas-
perated by the opportunities Of rela-
tives that he finally drew his wealth
from a bank in gold and distributed
$50 pieces among the poor. When he
met school children or old men and
women in the streets. he gave them
pieces. Sometimes when he found a
crowd assembled he sowed the pieces
broadcast. His one desire was to get
rid of the $4,000 He succeeded in
giving it all away and says he is well
pleased.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
Hunted Down and Killed.

Pennington, Iowa, Dec. e7.-After
lingering three days in agony. City
Marshal r. e. Coulter and Justice of
the Peace A. E. Musgrave, who were
shot on the street here by George Still
well, are dead of their wounds. Still
well shot Coulter and Musgrave be-
cause Musgrave issued an order for his
arrest and Coulter attempted to serve.
A mob then hunted Stillwen> and
killed him
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
carnenie,s eenerous Offer.

According to the statement OF Wal
ter Damrosch. leader Of the celebrated
Philharmonic orchestra, Andrew Car
negie offered to give 100000 to per-
petuate that organization If others
would subscribe as much. so as to
make the permanent fund 100000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01

ade and we shall certainly take care
that as little inconvenience and trCn-
BILE as possible shall be caused by it
to neutral trade.
"Of course, we have not the slight
est intention to make any terrific bal
acquisitions in Venezuela. In that e.
spect the United States government
has months ago received from us ex-
plantations of a positive character. We
are thankful to the United States gov
eminent for the trouble that it takes
to bring about settlement by arbit
tration. We think that fair arrange,
ment might be come to in that way"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
1he Growth of Larue cities.

During the nineteenth century Lon
don grew from a city of $4,000 peo-
pie to one of $500, 000-that is, in
creased eight fold. New York in
creased from 10000 to 100000
nearly sixty fold. London is now in
creasing II per cent in decade, and
New York IS per cent or twice as
fast If this rate should hold good
for fifty years more. New York would
have over 100000 population and
be - million ahead Of London.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01

the Monroe doctrine was intended or
threatened by the German govern.
ments scheme for collecting her
claims from Venezuela.
1t has developed that the position OF
the French government for her claims
against Venezuela prior to 1899, be.
cause of settlement that has been
agreed upon between the two coun.
tries, has not only appealed to the
Washington authorities but il NAV
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
May Succeed DIaz.

Mexico City, Dec. 27.-General Ber-
nando Reyes, minister of war has
resigned. This is considered a move
of far reaching political importance
and leaves Senior. Limantour, minister
of fin nce alone in the race fo1' the
president of the republic to succeed )iaz.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
Cornell un,x.rsitx Rsri,..r.

Ithaca, n. Y, Dec 29.-The Cornell
University Register is ready for dis
tributiun. The book shows that the
total number of students in attendance
is 2,96s, gain of 176 over last year.
This year there are $50 professors, in
structors, ETC., being an increase in the
teaching staff of 80. Forty-six states
and sixteen foreign countries are
represented in the student body.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01

President Roosevelt practically
agreed to act as arbitrator of the Ven
ezuela dispute when he sent word to
the European countries concerned say
ing that he was unwilling to act as
arbitrator, but would do so if they in
sisted upon 1t. They did insist upon
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01


THOSE STEEL RANG. MaN.-Judge
II. L. Alden, of KANSAS City, Kas., filed
brief in the supreme court attacking
the validity of the peddIers' license law
passed two years ago.. One of his
clients, W. A. Jarvis, a steel range ped
der, was fined in Ness county recently
for refusing to take out license.
THREsHINe observation-disclosures
tive Watkins, of Reno county, will try
to put a law through the legislature TO
compel threshing machine owners to
employ competent men to run their
threshing engines
WANT GREATER PowERs.-Tbe state
board of health will endeavor t.. secure
action by the legislature to plafe water
and sewer systems under their control.
They will also ask for an appropriation
for meteorological laboratory in Kan
sas University.
DYING Boy CoNFEssEs. = Sixteen
years ago Vert w. Walton, then an
editor at Clay Center, was killed by an
overturned engine upon which he was
riding. A boy on his deathbed has
confessed that he and another boy
caused the accident.
Took MORPHINE TABLETs-Earl Hol-
lingsworth, son of Monroe Hollings-
worth, took morphine tablets and died
in half an hour. He had been at Sa-'
lima for two or three days and came
into barber shop ut solomon feeling
badly. He took several tablets quickly
and died. He was aged 90 years.
SUMNER COUNTY POULTRY SHOW
The county association held success
full exhibition at Wellington. 1t was
the ninth annual show of the associa-
ton and the displays were the best
ever offered.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01

21O acres adjoining Wichita. He offers
to the city, for the purpose of boring
for oil, gas or salt, and would give the
choice of the ten acres to be selected
for the city. The deed is to be de-
posted in a bank. If either oil, gas or
salt was found, he would turn the deed
over to the city; if nothing was found
the deed would revert to him. In case
the drillers decided to choose ten acres
in the center of the land, he would give
public highway.
A New Vor1Ne MAcHISE.-Ex-Stat
Treasurer Hcffiebower owns half in
terest in voting machine invented by
a young man at Olathe. He supplied
the money with which the young man
paid for his experiments. Last week
Mr.. Hefflebower sent a representative
to Boston to close with an offer made
for his share in the invention.
WANT MORE JURISDICTION. = The
board of railroad commissioners recon-
mends that all interurban electric lines
and all telegraph companies be placed
under the jurisdiction OF the board.
MEMBER OF KANSAS LEGISLATURE
Sylvanus II. Stevens, for the past TWEEN
ty-one years chief inspector of fiaxseed
on the Chicago board of trade. is dead
from Bright's disease. Mr. Stevens
was well known throughout the west.
He was member of the Kansas legis-
lature in 1878 and 1876.
NEW CRY HALL-Manhattan will
soon have one The contract for its
erection has just been let to Smith &
Cornell, contractors, there. Outside of
heating and furnishings the building
will cost S., 900.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
Second Day.

Charlotte, N. c., Dec. 10.-Rev. Living
ston Johnston this morning read the most
splendid report of the State Mission
Board that has ever been offered. A
total OF $82,3 68.38 has been contributed to
the different objects of be~nevolence OF
the convention. One hundred and twenty
one State and aSSOciatlOnal missionaries
have labOred in the State. They have
supplied 1913 churches and Out-statlons
and are building SO churches. The wo-
men this year contributed to missions
$11, 1922. 80 through their societies.
The orphanage interests were discussed
in a most hopeful strain. More than
twenty buildings are on the campus and
four more are to be built this year.
Manager Boone says legacles and funds
are promised hat will build a dozen other
buildings within the next three or four
years. Within eight years the plant has
increased from S25, coo to $500 900. The
money accruing from the Simmons es-
ate already amounts to $4,000, and it
is not fully administered.
A resolution was passed by an en-
thusiastic vote urging the trustees to Sc
cure, if possible, the retention of Archi-
bald Johnson, editor of Charity and Chill
dTen in the State.
II q LAilC T1,GO hto ~
offered for a library building at the Or
phanage provided a like amount could
be raised from other sources.
\ collection was taken to have a por-
trait of Martin Ross put in the chapel
at Wake Forest. President Poteat, of Fur
man University, made a thrilling speech
on ministerial education.
DR.. Sampey secured a thousand dollar
collection for Louisville Seminary. The
students committee on the Durham monu-
ment are ready for its erection, having
$3.50 in hand.
The constitution of the body was amend
ed to require election of officers by bal
lot. The old ministers relief board re-
ported 50, 024 .06 and thirty-one benef!-
Charles. DR.. Flippo, of Philadelphia, rep
%resenting the American Baptist Publica-
ton Society, delivered an excellent address
before the convention. This has increased
in attendance today and there is now
quite a large and representative body
present.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
MASSEE WOULD
MUZZLE THE PRESS
The Government Must Lay Its Strong Arm Upon
the Editors to Correct Abuses,
He Declares.

$26, 300 have been expended in State mis-
siOns; for foreign mission ST. 500 have
been raised; for home missions $500;
for the orphanage $4,000; for education
something over 81 900, making altogether
about $50 900.
The WOman'S Missionary Society,
which stimulates among women interest
in missions, will show a marvellous growth
Of its work. Miss Fannie E. S. Heck, Of
Raleigh, is president.
The trustees of the Baptist Female
University at Raleigh will report a most
prosperous year for that institution. They
will show that the debt has been re-
duced from $42, 600 to l $500, and that
Dr.. Vann's proposition to raise $4,000
has secured $500. improvements and
needs of the institution will be noted.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
TO FIGHT THE SEAB0ARD MERGER
Mrs. Spencer Of Georgia. Asks For
Receiver For r. & G. R. R..

An interesting suit has recently '..
brought in the Superior Court of #a.
county. 1t is the case Of Mrs. L.a .
Spencer against the Raleigh a.d CAST
Railroad Company, and tho Seaho.rt AL.
Line Railway. Mrs, Spencer ra-".# 81.
Georgia, and IS the owner of .ae .
stock Of the Raleigh and Castor kH.-"
Company now outstanding. At th. u
ing OF the stockholders OF The i...
and Castor Railroad Company #H
Raleigh in May 101, she filed 81 Ir.
against the merger OF the roads y.
now constitute the Seaboard AIR a.
as she was not satisfied with the I'-
of the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
pany in respect to the merger. r..
seven shares of stock in the company al.
is the only stakeholder who oggt.
merger.
The object of the suit, in winch ..
plant will be shortly filed. I- 20 oh
the merger and consolidation vg.t
as she is concerned, and 10 a-#. .".
accounting of the separate Tec.'
disbursements Of the Ra.etgh an" '
Railroad Company, Of which #1"
a s~tockholder, and for a recc..a' .
corporation.
Mrs. Spencer is represented ny
Twiggs and oliver. Of S~aFaH-"".
Judge Thos. A. Jones, Of AaH......
Messrs. Busbee, of this city.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15

Charlotte, n. c., Dec. IA startling
sensation was prung in the Baptist State
Convention here today when Rev. j. c.
Massee, of Raleigh, declared that the
day would come when the license of the
editors Of the daily papers must be cur
tailed. He asserted that editors We're
welding too much power and influence
over the popular mind, and declared hat
it would be necessary for the govern
ment to lay the powerful arm of the
law on the press to repress abuses.
1t was this same gentleman, Rev. J. c.
Massee, one time a resident of Ohio,
who created a sensation in Raj
eigh a few months ago by declaring from
his pulpit in the Tabernacle Baptist
church that the negroes did not receive
proper treatment in the South.
His words here today produced imme-
date and intense excitement. He had
not taken his seat before ministers and
delegates from all parts Of the floor were
cla1noring for recognition.
The char recognized Rev. Dr.. H. W.
Battle, pastor of the First Baptist church
OF Greensboro, who protested against the
utterance OF Mr.. Massee. He spoke earn
estly and declared tina the liberty and
freedom Of the press was essential to civil
and religious liberty.
IF the government shoul ever at
tempt to throttle the press said Dr..
Battle, the Baptists of North Carolina
would thunder a protest that would shake
America to it's foundation"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
Third Day.

Charlotte, n. c., Dec. 1.-THE Baptist
Convention assembled this morning in the
third days session, and devotional exer-
cises were led by Rev. Josiah Crudup. A
telegram of good cheer was received from
the North Carolina ministers at the sem
mary, also a letter from the venerable
DR.. Skinner. An appropriate replies was
sent to each.
The voice of the convention on State
Missions was for enlargement.
Secretary Johnston answering a charge
to the contrary, said that by far the
largest proportion of State Mission mon
ey went to rural fields.
Drs. Tyree, of Raleigh, and Frost, of
Nashville, spoke of the hopeful work and
prospects OF the Southern Baptist Sun
day School Board.
Rev. Walter Galley, OF Chicago, spoke or
this matter in the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union, and Il committee was APP
pointed on the same.
The report on Wake Forest provoked
enthusiastic discussion. 1t was reported
as in a most prosperous and hopeful con
ditlOn. A resolution was introduced
p~ledging the convention to support the
trustees in an effort to equip and endow
the college more perfectly. Two large
new buildings are contemplated.
The next convention will be held at
Elizabeth City, and DR.. Lynch, of Wake
Forest, will preach the Introductory ser
mon.
REPORT OF MISSION BOARD.
The salient points of the report made
yesterday by Rev. L. Johnston, before
the convention, follow:
ReporG of most gracious meetings have
come from every quarter, indeed this
has been a year notable for great REVEALS.
AS to financial contributions this year
leads all previous years. For all pur-
poses of benevolence $50, 56S. 3S have been
contributed, exceeding last year by $4,000
The Baptist Female University reports
an attendance of $50 pupils and a plant
valued at $3.50, 600. Wake Forest reports
an enrolment of 800 students. The Or
phanage reports a plant worth $4,000
and three hundred children under it's care
During the year several small associa'
lions have consolidated and some new
ones have been formed. There are now
fifty-nine in the State.
We have one hundred and three State
missionaries and nineteen associations
missionaries working within the bounds
o. the State. There are missionaries II
thirty-nine of the %ffty-nine associations
Following is a breif summary OF The
work done by the missionaries during tn
past year.
II Number of sermons preached S112
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
Booker and Bassett in Rhyme.

Everybody talks about
Booker. The Wilson New. ln t.
of a play by the Mammoth Mar.
strels, prints several verses "a.
from which this IS taken:
I'm the good old summer time
In the good old summer t.1"
Now Bassett offered 20 walk 9-
And said he would resign.
Two dear old men from wilson
And voted mighty fine
To put him with old WasnIaE..'
In the good old summer time.
The News says: we Civ.
Louie's song for the benefit OF
present. The unaninous an.
applause shows clearly 10" t'
people stand, on the Basse-t -
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
STATE NEWSPAPERS
In North Carolina 297 Is the sg~-,.
With 642.502 as the Cir.
CuIafion.
Culafi0n.

From the office OF tle Comm
Labor and Printing There va.
yesterday a summary showing 81.
Der OF newspapers published a s#.,a.
their circulation. polite. .-l
ton.
This shows that in North Care
are POI papers, with q er.# ia.
of-''o- copies = the hElF'. Ht..
ninc morning daihes OF the ~.a..
IN circulation the tWcutg.aae e
dailies by 1924. The dr4s., z...
are as follows:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
POLITICS, DENoMINATIoE. ET.

Democratic, 1856; Republican. le. fa.
pendent, 30; Populist, Q. Baptist. g..
Methodist, ?: Christian, 2. Norag.a.
Protestant Episcopal. 3. Prc,bye,r.a .
Primitive Baptist. I; Free VIII BAR. t r.
Methodist Protestant. /. Catholic. I. H.
ligious. s; w. G. r. L. 2; Trade. 2 ...
pendent Democratic, IL; Eluaaton. ~.
Literary. 6; Medical, .; Agriculture. f..
Industrial, 3; Athletic. J.. Textile. g.
Almanac, g; Truck, j; Educatnaa. ..'
Industrial, /: Lutheran, /; IuIrreal..'
Republican, j; Lumber. J., FFtu.aH. D.
Home and Farm, /; Masonic. ]. H..-..
3; Labor, 2; Reformed Church, l. ttu
Z; Industrial and ImmigIatlau. s. AZ.
yertislng. /; l. o. O. f, /. Ne..a.
Episcopal, /; Episcopal, /; Phl'aat.Fau"
/; A.. NJ. E. Zion, /. Total. 297.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
Revolution IMMINENT

A sure sign Of approaching pew.
serious trouble in your system
ness. sleeplessness, or -tol-a0"
Electric Bitters viii quickly t.-.-3-.
troublesome causes. !. never
tone the stomach, regulate -
and Bowels, stimulate the b'
clarity the blood. Run do"a ~,
benefit particularly and all the
tending aches vanish under ~
and thorough effectiveness. h.-..
tiers is only SOC, and that rs ...
it don't give perfect satisfaction. IT,
anteed by all Druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15

Tomorrow morning Rev. Livingstone
Johnson, secretary, will present the re-
port Of the Board of Missions. This wilt
he the best report ever presented to
the convention, both in work lone and
money raised. During the past year 101
missionaries have been employed and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15

men and women to dedicate themselves
II mission work. His address was mast
erly as usual.
DR.. wiilingham said that the mission
hospitals are called by the natives of
China The Jesus Station" There Is no
conflict etween religion and science. The
highest knowledge is TO know the works
OF God, and 10 do his will.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15
A STORM is AROUSED

Ministers and Delegates From all Over
the Hall are On Their Feet Clam
oring for Recognition. Dr.. Battle
Declares the Freedom of the Press
Essential to Civil and Religious
Liberty. Baptists Would Thunder
Protest Against Its Gagging.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-15

A political demonstration by t'.
is synonymous with a street
pulled off under the. auspices ~
party.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
Chanoe and Fashion.

Once upon a time there was a man
who was not much given to clubs or
to evenings with friends, because his
wife knew what was best for him to
do, and he also knew what was best,
after he had heard from her. She
was good dresser and good ad-
dresser, and the addresses left over
from home she took to the meetings
of several clubs, where her costumes
engendered a great deal Of envy, par
ticularly her shirt waists, that were
numerous and striking. When her
husband saw her put on new shirt
waist he knew that he would be at
home alone that evening, and realized
that wives have been euancipated.
Moral-The shirt waist is going out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
BRAIN FOOD NONSENSE.

Another ridiculous food fad has
been branded by the most competent
authorities. They have dispelled the
silly notion that one kind of food is
needed for brain, another for mus
cles, and still another for bones A
correct diet will not only nourish Il
particular part of the body, but it
will sustain every other part. Yet,
however good your food may be, it's
nutriment is destroyed by indiges-
ton or dyspepsia. You must prepare
for their appearance or prevent their
coming by taking regular doses of
Green's August Flower, the favortte
medicine OF the healthy millions. A
few doses aids digestion, stimulates
the liver to healthy action, purifiea
the blood and makes you feel buoy
ant and vigorous. You can get Dir
G. G. Green's reliable remedies at j
\. Coles Drug Store