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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
Very Human.

F. L. Colver, president of Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly Publishing COM
pany, has a mechanical playing attach
ment for the piano at his suburban
home in Tenafiy. On recent evening
while Mr.. Colver was entertaining
some friends. it so happened that the
attachment did not operate properly.
something being wrong with the mech
anism.
What remarkable devices these new
mechanical attachments are, anyway"
remarked one of the guests. 81 declare
they seem to be almost human!"
Yes responded Mr.. Colver, as he
continued to tinker with the attach.
ment, you see. this one even has to
be coaxed to play,"-New York Times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
ARTISTS AND THEIR MODELS.
Beauty of Face and Form Are Rarely
Found Toaether.


Artists say it is curious but never
theless true that beauty of face and
form are not often found in one and
the same person. The woman who
has an ideal face frequently fails
from the standpoint of figure, so that
painters are obliged to make their
ideal figure from half a dozen models.
From one will come beautiful throat
or arm or shoulder; from another a
that the painter has to idealize his
figure-to throw into it whatever form
of fleeing expression he desires.
Once in a while his model gives him
unconscious help. The model who
posed for Church's Fairy Tale" used
to tell of having once stood before the
picture at an exhibition, listening to
the comments of enthusiastic visitors.
They commended the fanciful paint
ing, but marYeled most of all at the
wonderful look which the artist had
managed to get into the woman's face.
The model herself was able to enlight,
en- them.
"He didn't have to idealize for that
wonderful look" she said. 81 remem
Der the day it was painted. l was
wondering whether he was going tc
pay me by the day or the week"
A Photographic artist tells this little
story of a model. She was a simple
rather shallow, straightforward CIR
when not at work. When she posed
her beautiful, mobile face expressed
the most varying emotions. The artis
used to wonder if she felt one-quartel
of what her expression indicated. His
doubts were set at rest one day. Aftel
the girl had posed with an exalted as
pect that enraptured the artist hi
waited to hear her deliver some su
blime inspired thought. But she mere
ly looked up wistfully into his face
and said:
"Oh, how hungry l am"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
vuIcanized Timber in Britain.

A considerable amount of interest
has been aroused by the announce
ment of a method of so treating tim
Der as to secure even from soft wood
a largely increased toughness and
hardness. The process is described as
one of vulcanizing, comparable in
some respects with Bessemer's process
of converting iron into steel. The
treatment to which the timber is sub
jected is, roughly speaking, that of
saturation at boiling point with a So
luton of sugar, the water being after
ward evaporated- at a high tempera-
ture.
The result is to leave the pores and
interstices of the wood filled in with
solid matter, and the timber vulcan
lied, preserved and seasoned. The
nature of moderately soft wood, it is
claimed, is in this way changed to a
touch and hard substance, without
brittleness, and also without any ten
dency to split or crack. 1t is also rem
dered remarkably impervious to water.
Hard woods similarly treated derive
similar benefits. Moreover, it is
claimed that the process may be COM
pleted and timber turned out ready for
use in a few days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
Tn. Rinoino Roll of "Dixie."

The old brigades march slower now-the
boys who wore the gray
But there's life an battle spirit in host
O. them to-day.
They hear their comrades CALM from
the white tents far away,
An answer with the ringin' roll OF
'Dixie!''
They feel the old-time thrill of 1.-THE
battle plains they see
Again they charge with Jackson, an face
the fight with Lee;
An the shoutin' hills are answered by
the thunders of the sea
When they rally to the ringin' roll of
''Dixier'
The battle-fields are voiceless-once wet
with crimson rain;
Ger unknown graves of heroes wave
golden fields of grain:
But phantom forms-they leap to life,
and cheer the ranks again.
Far-answering to the ringin' roll of
''DiXie!''
Beat, drums! the old-time chorus; an
bugles, blow your best;
And wave, oh, flags they loved so well,
above each war-scarred breast!
Till they vanish down the valley to their
last. eternal rest,
Still answering to the ringin' roll of
"DixieI''
tuition
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
BOLD

St Louis. NO.. juno 22.--According
to James A. Waterworth, an insurance
expert of St Louis. the refusal OF in
surancc companies to put up money for
boodlers in the legislative session of
1899 was responsible for the passage of
the bills abolishing rating boards in.
the cities, and reinsurance.
Before entering the grand jury room
he said that the father OF a state sena-
tor came to him and suggested that he
would be good man to represent the
insurance companies during the ses'
sion. as he was an insurance agent and
was familiar with lobby work in the
capitol. His terms we're not accepted.
Shortly afterwards a bill was intro
duced abolishing the underwriting
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

seed him once when Mars Walker an
Miss Mary Rogers had dere trubble-
but OATS anuther tale. honey. Any
way, folks doan't come dis away
nights no NOAH
And so Aunt Dinah rambled on,
eager to tell other stories of the past
Carroll kept the incident in his mind
for a while. and then let it drop as a
darby superstition. He devoted him
self to the task of building up his
health, going hunting, riding to neigh
borhood fox meets, driving Martha to
dances and parties, and in other ways
filling out the routine of life in the
country. In following this social round
he found that the chase after health
can sometimes be made a cheerful &C.
cupation, especially with a girl like
Martha to help one.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
SOME LEGISLATIVE BOODLING
How Bills Are Passed Or Killed By The Use
OF Money.
REPORTED
LID BRIBERY BUSINESS

boards in the large cities This was
followed by another prohibiting coin
surance.
Then came a representative OF the
combine and demanded that $40, 900 be
presented to prevent the passage of the
bills. The companies would or could
not produce the money. The bills Were
then passed.
At the session two years sgo repeal
bills were introduced. At first the old
figure. $4,000, was demanded for
passage. This was afterward reduced
to s25, 900. The companies refused TO
produce the money and the bills were
killed in committee.
Louis B. Snow of st. Louis confirmed
part of the statement made by Mr.
| Waterworth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
80 Street Car. For 81. weeks.

Des Aoines. Ia, June 2O.-There is a
deadlock in the Dubuque street car
disturbances The street railway COM
pany refuses TO make further attempt
to move the cars until the governor
sends additional companies of militia
and the governor refuses to do more
than hold three companies in readiness
to move on minutes notice in case of
more rioting. Dubuque authorities
assure the governor that if a street car
moves it will precipitatc trouble with
which the local militia will be unable
to cope. No cars have been operated
there since the strike began six weeks
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
A.k That CitIes Stand Lo.se,.

Topeka, June 2O.-The city council
has adopted resolution asking that
the legislature at its special session
enact law to enable cities of this state
which have sustained damages from
the recent food to repair and repave
the streets and alleys and relay and re-
pair sidewalks in the flooded districts;
to meet the necessary indebtedness
therefor and to issue bonds for its pay
ment and the payment of any indebt
edness already incurred because of the
flood: all such Indebtedness to be paid
out of the general funds of such cities
and not charged against the particu-
lar properties that may be specially
affected thereby.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
Out of the Sink Hole.

Kansas City. June a2.-After trying
all other means, the Santa Fe railroad
people have decided that the only way
they can get their two big compound
locomotives out OF the sink hole at
Nineteenth and Liberty streets is to
strip them. The coupling bars between
the engines and tenders, forged steel
two inches thick and four inches across
the face. are twisted like so much PIT
per, showing the force of the fall.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

Wichita, June aa.-Graders of the
Orient Construction company have
completed the grading TO Il point with
in ten miles OF Wichita on the south
and, according to reports of men in
charge tue work is very likely to stop
ut that point until harvest is over at
least. Farmers offered big wages and
the graders, after holding off two or
three days, made break for the wheat
fields
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
May Be Shipped For Slaughter.

Topeka, June 16.-The State Live
Stock Sanitary commission has issued
an order permitting the shipment of all
cattle intended for immediate slaughter
from the counties in western Kansas
which have been qorantined on account
of Texas mango or itch. The original
quarantine order prohibited the ship
ment of cattle whether infected with
the disease or not. The new order
takes off all restraints and permits
even the shipment of infected cattle if
they are being sent to market to be
killed Immediately.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
Walking Delegate. curbed.

New York, June 16.-A statement
has been made public by a commission
of building constructors of this city,
favoring the master builders manifesto
to do away with indiscriminate strikes
called by walking delegates and sub
nit grievances to arbitration. The
walking delegate is to be used only to
see that the agreement is honestly
lived up to by the men. collect dues
and give aid to sick or distressed mem.
hars
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
Harvest R.tes Put ON a week

Topeka, June l7.-The railroads are
now employing everybody they can get
to help fix up their tracks and termi-
nails in the flooded district, and in or
der to hold the surplus labor until the
repairs are ali made they have decided
not to put in the harvest hand rate
until June %. BY that time the roads
will have their repairs made. Origin
ally the rate was fixed for June Is.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
seIieves in Woman SUFFRAGE.

Gov. Garvin of Rhode Island has
put himself on record as believer IN
woman suffrage. In a recent address
before the Rhode Island Woman Suf-
frage association he said: 81 think
woman suffrage will be adopted in
Rhode Island and in other New Eng
land states. 1t has been tried in other
states and has worked well. and soon
er or later it win prevail throughout
the Union"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

back her NAV. Miss Ellen. found her
on de fioah in de parler-ded. She
had shot herself in de corner by de
window, whar she an Mars Rob ulster
set.
"Wall, doan't jes' reckelleck, but
folks do say Mars Rob died jes' after
Anyway, he took her death mighty
hard, cause it wuz his fault, an he
ought to have made up with. her. He
ulster ride bout de country on his big
geldinA jes' like mad. One night
seed him go by heah like all de devils
wuz followin.. De mex mawnin' dey
found him by de crick, his big geldin'
standin' over him. He had shot hissef
in de heart
Il dunno. chile. but ever since den
dey say Mars Rob ride by heah when
sweethsarts OBJ de county fall out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
A specieg or slavery.

Chicago, June 17.-Sixteen strikers,
alleged to have violated an injunction
obtained by the Kellogg Switchboard
and Supply Company, were fined $40
each in Judge Holden's court.
For corporation to be compelled
to contract with a union to have in its
employ only union men" he said in his
decision, sis a species of slavery and
unlawful"
The case will be appealed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
Coperegstions to Have More Power

Lacrosse, Wis, June I9.-Thc most
important business in the English
Lutheran church of the northwest was
the adoption OF changes in the consti-
tuition and bylaws which give con-
gregations more power in settling
questions concerning their own gov
eminent where heretofore the synod
has been dictator.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

Sedaiia, Mo-, June 2o.-There ap-
pears to-be no change in the condition of
J. j. Frey, former general manager of
the Santa Fe. While some symptoms
are more favorable, others indicate
that there is little hope. Mr.. Frey
realizes that his condition is extremelv
critical and he is making a gallant
fight in assisting the physicians to save
his life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
First American BABY.

New York, June 22.-Advices from
Guam report the birth OF the first
American child on the island. 1t is
Il girl and its father is Paymaster
Ryan TIE christening was marked
by big celebration in which the en-
tire community Joined.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
Prince Peter cho.en king.

Belgrade, June IL. = Prince Peter
Kara Georgevitch was unanimously
elected king of Servia by the senate
and slSuphitina in joint session.
Geneva. June 17.-Prince Peter is
prepared to start for Belgrade immedi-
ately on the receipt of the announce
ment of his election TO the throne of
Servia.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
A Kansan a Heppner Victim.

Atchison. Kans.. June 1s.--A. @.
Giger. merchant of Heppner, Oregon,
who was one of The victims of Sunday
nights flood. vas formerly in the bank
ing business at Glasco, Kansas His
wife and two children were visiting
relatives in Atchison. Mrs. Giger has
gone TO Heppner.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
De.ert Opened To settlement.

Los Angeles, Cali, June 1s.-one
million acres of government land are
thrown open to settlement. The land
is along the line of the Santa Fe rail
road from Nogales to Mojave and is all
desert Only a half dozen applica-
tons have been received ut the local
land office.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

London. June is. - The deadlock
which has arisen between Chief Irish
Secretary Wyndham and the Irish
leader John Redmond threatens to inn
peril not only the Irish land bill, but
the existence of the government
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
RAND Cable Layinr.

Manila, June 19.-At noon on the
18th 2,407 knots of the Pacific cable
had been laid by the steady Colonia
between the Islands of Guam and Mid
way. The cable was expected to reach
Midway on the following day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

Leading citizens of st. Louis have
taken up the proposition to build
dyke OF solid masonry all along the
river front to protect the city from
future foundations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

The exchange elevator in the east
bottoms at Kansas City, is burned with
"a, 600 bushels of wheat The loss is
SIC, 900.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
Charged With Stealing SEQ, 600.

St. Thomas, Ont, June ia war
rant has been issued for the arrest OF
George Rowley, the manager. of the
suspended Elgin Loan company. He
is said to be in "a sanitarium in Michi-
gan. He is charged with stealing
$50, 600 from the company.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
j. J. Erexps--s &C.,

A thunderstorm broke over Brook
VILE Pa, which resulted in the death
OF two and injury to several others.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
fraudulent Claim Selling.

Topeka, Kan, June ia. Ii. Bur-
tbs, government land inspector of al
legged frauds in the western part. of
Kansas, in accordance with the addi-
tional homestead entries of civil war
soldiers. He says that number of
frauds have been perpetrated in Kan
sss in connection with the rights of
old soldiers who failed to homestead
100 acres of land prior to 1874.
''By the act of congress of 1874, ~
said Mr.. Burtis, ''the size of a home
stead was increased from so to 100 acres
and it was provided that all old sol
diers who had filed and proved mp on
so acres would be entitled to another
tract of land of that size. This right
is transferable, and a number of old
soldiers have sold their titles to the adj
ditional so acres of land. A number
of old soldiers who were never entitled
to the second so acres of land have
been pretending they have this right
and selling it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25
e.eord Fire Loss in Britain.

Sixty million dollars is the record
loss by fire for, year in the British
isles.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

The st. Louis cotton market says:
Wool-Unchanged Territory and
western mediums, 15@E1zc; fine me-
dunn, 13@15c; fine, 14@16.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

4E. w. Thompson, assistant general
passenger agent of the Rock Island.
leaves that position in July to enter
into insurance business.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

At Newman Grove, Neb., June 10,
between four and five inches OF rain
fell in about ten minutes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-25

The Rock Island has put back in
service local trains between Kansas
City and Chickasha, |. T.. which have
been out of service during the high
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-09
To Study Crimlnoloay.

The Russian ministers of the inter
Tor and of public instruction have APP
propriated $2j0,000 to be expended on
a criminalist institute, and for salar-
les of professors of criminOlOgy in
various universities.
There are two warning schools OF
cr,minologist in Russia. One is CON-
posed of disciples of Prof. List VIII"
teaches that crime Is the result OF so
ciai circumstances. The other is made
up Of those who believe in Lombroso's
theory that crime is due to physical
peculiarities.
Specially selected criminals will be
placed at the disposal Of representa-
tives of both schools. At the institute
in st. Petersburg, professors will H.
lustrate their lectures to students with
living criminals.
These horrible examples" will he
freed from the punitive regime and
placed wholly under the control of the
professors. New York World.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-09
Two Future Great Railroad Kings.
How the Gould Boys Are Given Practical Lessons in Their
Coming Sphere-Kinedon Declared 10 Be the Rein
carnahon of the Wizard of Wall Street"

In every telegraph Office from st.
Louis to Pueblo recently clicked the
message to railway operators, train
dispatchers and general superintend-
ents: CLEAR the track for G. j. G. spe-
cial." Through the power Of these in
itials fast freight, through passengers
and mail trains were made to wait at
lonely side tracks, and hundreds of
hurrying passengers delayed until,
with hum and a roar, the mysterious
&c. j. G.. special whirled by. From
the windows of the observation car
two boys peered out watching and lis.
tening. On the table near them a
chart was spread. Lines on this chart
extended through the United States
from the Pacific to the Atlantic oceans
and from the great lakes to the Gulf
of Mexico Occasionally one of the
boys would trace along one of these
lines and say: I'VE are here now; to-
morrow morning we will be at the
end of the road" Neither of the lads
has passed the age of boyhood. The
Oldest is 16, the youngest IA. 1t has
been impressed upon them that the
ownership and control of 1880 miles
of railroad has no elements of jest
in It,
The names of the boys are Jay and
Kingdom Gould, and with their father,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-09
Naval Service Is Not Popular,
Authorities Find Increasing Difficulty in Securing Men for
Desirable Positions Claim Made That Experts in the
Government Service Are Not Adequately Ren1unerated

An illustration of the great de-
mand for young men of technical edu-
cation and the dearth of supply Is
afforded by the recent examinations
held in New York and Chicago for ap-
pointments to the corps of civil en-
gineers of the navy.
The examinations were held stimuli
taneously, and unusual efforts were
made to attract through advertise
ments the attention of the graduates
of technical schools. Notwithstand.
ing this publicity and the inducements
held out by the navy department
only six candidates reported before
the examining board in New York
and only one candidate in Chicago.
The failure of the department to in
duce a larger number of young men
to take the examination is all the
more inexplicable when It is stated
there are now three vacancies in this
corps of the navy, and the salary to
start with is $27O0, with periodical
increase and allowances In the way
of quarters, mileage, etc, with re-
tirement on three-quarters pay at the
age of siXty-two years. Next year
three more civil engineers and sew
eral assistant civil engineers will be
needed.
The dearth of candidates for such
an attractive branch of the govern.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-09

George Gould, they travel like mon
archs of vast kingdom viewing their
possessions. The heritage of the Wiz
ard of Wall Street is theirs, and II is
not to be shirked Kingdom, the old
est, looks from the window with un.
abating interest Problems of railway
management are to him as jam tarts
to an ordinary lad. Those who know
him best say that he is the incarna-
ton of his grandfather Each jolt of
the train, every whistle of the engine,
and even the whisper of the air brake
speak to him of potential power, but
all resolving ultimately in a power
which he shall control. With unwav-
ering gaze he watches the landscape
swing by and sees it with dim unsee-
ing eyes. Someone tells him the name
of the town through which the train
rushes. Suddenly there is a rumble
like thunder, a rush of light and a
shrill whistle. The fast passenger
train is passed as 1t waits on the side
track. The boy smiles, not with the
arrogance of power, but with pride
that his name can do such things
Its all for Gould" the train huns
and throbs. From the hour of his birth
it has been instilled in him that he is
Gould, and to fulfill the part of a
Gould he must not be as other men.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-09

ment service as this naturally sug-
gests an inquiry as to the cause. The
technical schools of the country are
turning out an increasing number of
graduates each year. In fact the
pronounced drift toward the engineer
ing schools which set in ten or a
dozen years ago is being constantly
accelerated by the demands of our
great industrial development.
The difficulty of securing candi-
dates for the engineering positions in
the navy is explained by the better
opportunities and larger rewards
that await civil engineers outside the
navy. 1t is claimed that in the gov
eminent service the experts are not
adequately paid. At the same time
the naval examinations are severe
and the standards are high. As u
matter Of fact, however, the appoint
ment rests entirely with the Presi.
dent; and a candidate who stood low
in the technical examination might
be recommended for appointment
II is very evident that If the gov
eminent expects to attract young
civil engineers into the navy it will
have to compete with the great indus
trial development Of our times and
oner salaries that are adequate to
command their skill ana seryice-New
York Sun.