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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Educating Awkward Sea Lions.

A half dozen slippery, shapeless
seals and sea lions fioundering about
on the stage, croaking and barking
and doing some very wonderful t1ings
besides-do not seem in the least dan
gerous or formidable, but there is
hardly any thing more painful and
serious than the bite of one of these
curious beasts. Mr. Charles Judge,
who has trained them for years, is
badly SCARED from the attacks of
these peculiar half land animals, hall
fish. The bite of the sea lien is poi
sorous; besides, it is an ugly wound
from the manner in which it is in
flicted.
Although the creature moves pain
fully and slowly on land, the motion OF
its head and neck is extremely quick
The neck seems to have an almost
elastic quality. One is surprised at its
reach. The sea lion is like bull dog
When he has caught hold he does not
let go at once, but sets mis- teeth firmly
in the flesh. Then ne twists his head
the teeth beiIg still embedded in the
flesh: and without relirquishing his
grip ne gives quick jerk. The result
is to pull out ragged piece of flesh. il
the animal mas gotten a deep hold
Lesl;e's Weekly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
HAD TOO MANY EFFECTS.
His Dramatic Appearance Was Not All
He Desired.

The citizens of Panther Hill had
turned out to man to hang Bill Hen
derson for the murder of Joe Davis.
The pair had been off in the thickets
together, and only Bill had returned.
and he had not told a straight story.
Bill had protested his innocence, but
it was no go. The barrel was about to
be kicked from under him when there
was a great hurrah up the street and
next moment the supposed murdered
man was in the midst of the crowd,
shouting:
Il am alive. I stand. before you,
Do not hang an inherent mani"
For three or four minutes the dra-
matte effect was all that could be
hoped for Then someone sung out:
Boys. we can't hang nobody fur
murder. but we kin hev sum fun with
the kuss who orter bin murdered, but
wasn't"
They got an empty pork barrel and
headed the victim" up in it and rolled
him up and down hill for a good long
hour.
He was too weak to do any talking
for several hours after they let up,
but that evening when he was asked
if he still favored dramatic effects he
sorrowfully replied:
Il don't think 1 do. 1 thought they
related to hangin's, but l find they
mean pork bar'ls, and durn my hide if
l don't let high flown language alone
arter this and know what I'm sayin'!'
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05

AS farmer the British government
does very well. 1t owns 100000 acres
of grassland and heath, not counting.
of course, the land which belongs to
the public-parks and SO forth-and
about 100000 acres of crop land
About 1000, 900 acres of the whole the
state farms itself and makes a profit
of about 100000 year out of it.
To the people who pay taxes this
means a saving of about penny-half-
penny per head ANNUALLY. Pasturing
and grazing are the best items in the
farmer account, corn standing very
low and roots pretty high.
The state has over 1000 acres of
fruit orchards, too, but these are all
leased out to tenants By the letting
of the shooting on the moors that be-
long to it the government makes an
other 10000 a year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
searchinu for xerxes, FIeet

A search is to be made for the lost
fleet of Xerxes, the ships of which
have lain at the bottom of the sea for
something like 1900 years. According
to the Athens correspondent of the
Yorkshire Observer, arrangements
have been made by which search is to
be made along the seas bed with a
newly invented marine instrument of
great power, which is named the
MICROSCOPE. By means of the same
instrument search is to be made for
the ship chartered by Pompey to con-
vey Rome art treasures which he had
seized at Athens. This ship was
wrecked in the archipelago about
1850 years ago. These researches
have been instituted as the result of
the great success achieved in recov-
ering antique treasures from wreck
age two years ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05

with a bang that Jared his teeth and
strobe to meet that absorbed couple.
"Bonjour, NJ. Paul"
"Bonjour, NJ. Zenon.'
They reached the gallery before
either spoke again and Bebe quickly
disappeared. For all his boldness,
Pauls hand shook as he rolled and
lighted a cigarette, but the thought of
his castnet steadied his nerves.
81 t'ink l come see Bebe." he an
nounced quietly.
The ."old man" snorted with aston
ished indignation.
"Sho!"
"Yas."
There was pause while the indig-
nant parent gathered his sarcastic
powers for whitening work. Them
What you got to kip wife?"
All. hal Paul's hour of triumph had
come very quietly. He tossed away
the stump of his cigarette. nipped his
mustach and arose to thrust his hands
into his pocket.
81 got a castnet, me-" he said with
subdued exultation. she's eight feet
lorg and made of sea-island." He
gave the old man a moment to take
it all in and added 81 bought das
point place last wik. Das deed all
right?"
For a long moment the old man
stared at the unfolded paper with a
reverence for the written word known
only to the .illiterate. Then the cry
ing need of action came over him and
he lunged heavily into the inner
room.
"Bebe, oh, Bebe! What for you don't
hurry with das coffee, chere?"
When the coffee-drinking was con-
cluded the odd man" went away sub
missively to feed his horse and madam
carried her cigarette to the kitchen
steps.
Paul and Bebe sat side by side in
their bide-bottom chairs, and as they
watched the moon come sailing up
over the wide, wide Gulf he told her
about his castnet,-and his love.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Indian Agents-Civn Service.

Washington, Jan. 3l.-Thcre is a
strong likelihood that the Indian
agents hereafter to be appointed will
be put in the classified service and no
appointments will be made to these
positions unless the applicant has
passed the civil service examination.
This has been recommended by Com
missioner Jones and has recently been
proposed to the president by the In
dian Rights Association and the presi-
dent is understood to favor the
suggestion and will take the Indian
agents into the classified service. The
Rights Association claims that the
backwardness of the Indians in the
matter of civilization is due to the
class of men who have been selected for
the positions of Indian agents The
commissioner practically agrees with
this view and the president is per-
suaded that the best interests of the
Indians emand that there shall be a
reform in the appointment of agents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
NIAGARA ELECTRIC PLANT.
The Niagara Falls Power Works
Struck By Lightning.
MANY FACTORIES SHUT DOWN.

Niagara Falls, Feb. Temporary
repairs at the Niagara Falls Power and
Conduit company's plant are completed
and the electrical famine along the
Niagara frontier, due to the fire, which
was started by flash of lightning, is
practically at an end. Power was sent
out from the plant for time but it
was not permanent, owing to a
short circuit, which occurred in the
power house shortly thereafter and
which burned five men, one of whom
may die. The short circuit and the
injury of the three men came as a
climax to disconcerting incidents which
had marked the day. Never before
since the establishment of Niagara
Falls power has there been delay of
such magnitude. 1t was felt directly
by thousands of people in Buffalo,
Niagara Falls, Lockport and the
Tonawandas and intermediate points.
Hundreds of factories were shut down
for the day and the street car service
was demoralized. Thousands of work
men, employed in the factories along
the river were temporarily thrown out
of employment The officials of the
power company state, however, that
the seriousness of the situation was not
SO great as was at first thought posi-
BILE. AS a matter of fact, the electrical
famine lasted nineteen hours. The
worst of it is over Charles r. Hunt
ley, vice-president of the company, said
that in few hours the necessary adj
ditional power would be obtainable.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT.
Cooperation With Gold Standard Coun-
tries And Silver Using Countries.

Cooperation With Gold Standard Coun-
tries And Silver Using Countries.
Washington, Feb. .. - President
Roosevelt sent the following message
to congress:
81 transmit herewith report from
the secretary of state, with accom-
panying notes from the Mexican am
bassador and the Chinese charge
d'affaires ad interim which seeks the
cooperation of the United States in
such measures as will tend to maintain
fixed relationship between the monies
of the gold standard countries and the
silver using countries. recommend
that the executive be given sufficient
powers to lend the support of the Uni
ted States in such manner and TO such
degree as he may deem expedient, TO
the purposes of two governments.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
FELT LIKE THIRTY CENTS.
How a Current Slang Phrase starte
on lee Tr7uete

How a Current Slang Phrase Started
on Its Travels.
The origin of slang has always been
a puzzle to philologists, but once in a
while a current phrase can be traced
to it's source. The colloquialism "To
feel like thirty cents" is apparently
nonsensical, but it is certainly the
most forceful expression of the day for
denoting anything small, mean and
contemplate in ones own sight Its
origin is thus explained by a Philadel-
in New York:
There is a vagrant law in New
York under which a person having no
visible means of support may be
placed in durance. 1t has also been
decided in that state that person
having so small a sum as thirty cents
in his possession has visible means of
support Now there is no law in New
York except the vagrant law under
which pool sellers and gamblers may
be held. Shortly after the decision just
mentioned was formulated two gam
blers were captured in raid and TAX
en- to the Tenderloin station house.
They sent for lawyer, who came and
had a talk with them. 1T will never
do to make any show of money here,
he said. Give me your rolls They
handed their wads over to him and he
gave each of them a quarter and a
nickel, with instructions to produce
the coins when he asked them to do so
in court.
When their cases were called the
lawyer got them off on the plea that
they were not Migrants, each having
the legal amount of funds in his pos
session. Just as the decision was rem
dered in favor of his clients messen-
ger entered the court and required the
lawyers presence at the Supreme
Court. He left without seeing his
clients, and they wendell their way to
the nearest saloon.
How do you feel? said one.
"1 feel like thirty cents said the
other, and probably will until / get
my roll back, or what's left of it.
And that's how that phrase was
started in it's travels. New York
Mail and Express.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
NOT BY PAN HANDLE ROUTE,
Combination is Better Than COMPETE
ton, The Key Note.


Topeka, Feb. 1.-The plan for re-
building the Santa Fe's Pecos Valley
lines, and the Panhandle division will
come to naught, for the through traffic
of the Santa Fe will not be sent
through Wichita, Wellington and Alva,
but will go west from Newton to
Hutchinson, Kinsley and Dodge City,
thence south on the proposed new line
to Liberal.
When asked whether or not the Rock
Island has secured any voice in Santa
affairs by means of purchase of stock
Mr.. Nudge said: This is something
which know nothing at all about. All
know is that at present it is the plan
to build our line south from Dodge
City, instead of making our main line
over the Panhandle as was contem-
plated"
The Santa Fc and Rock Island have
for some time been on the verge of Il
serious conflict, and the contamination
of the traffic alliance has been brought
about, it is believed, by the fear that
such conflict might result disastrously
to both roads
Coordination is better than ccmpe-
tition, has been the key to the deli
cate situation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05

"Yas, right nice.-when get him
fixed up Roof lik some. I'll split
some boards next wik. Mex fence.
too" Then under the inspiration of
her openly expressed interest. Paul
reached for hitherto undreamed of
heights.
Think mebbe paint him some day.
What color you t'ink look nicer
.Bebe rose to the emergency with
an exulting sense of power. Yellow.
Did not M. Paul think yellow very
pretty color Oui certainment; NJ.
Paul thought yellow the prettiest col
or in the world.-for house. So
they waxed quickly confidential and
walked so close together that when
the "old man" saw them coming up
the slope he said things under his
breath that it was not proper to say
ON Sunday evening.
Where was madam, his wife and
trusted ally What could she be
thinking of! He brought the front
legs Of his chair down upon the floor
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
To Explore The Blue Nile.

London, Feb. 2.-W. n. Macmillan
of ST. Louis, Mo-, leaves London for
Ads Aebda, capitol of Abyssinia,
whence, with Colonel John L. Har-
rington, British agent at the court of
King Menelilx, and Isidor Morse of
Boston, he will lead an expedition to
explore the whole course of the Blue
Nile. The object is to ascertain the
navigability of the Blue Nile as trade
Mediterranean. The Anglo Egyptian
authorities are aiding Mr.. Macmillan.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
LOW RATES TO OKLAHOMA CITY
All Railroads Make q Rate of One Fare
to the Cattlemen's Convention.

All Railroads Make Rate of One Fare
to the Cattlemen's Convention.
OKLAHOMA CITY: Announcement is
made that all the railroads within a
radius of 300 miles from Oklahoma City
have joined in uniform rate of one
fare for the round trip to those wish
ing to attend the annual convention of
the Oklahoma Live Stock association,
to be held at Oklahoma City February
10, II and IL. This rate covers all
points in Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian
Territory, Texas and Arkansas, and
extends to St Joe, Kansas City, SUI
perior, Neb., and st. Louis.
Great preparations are in progress
for this convention and thousands of
guests are expected. The churches
will look after the material comfort of
visitors The business men and local
committees have raised the sum of S10,-
900 for the entertainment of visitors
and they propose to treat them royalty;
programs are being prepared embracing
many novel features, among which viii
be artillery and cavalry drills. Rich
prizes will be given for cattle roping
and broncho busting, and these will
prabably be among the most enjoyable
features. Several excellent features
are billed for the theatres and last, but
not least, will be i grand ball to wind
up with.
Sales of cattle will be held each day
of the convention with offerings from
the best herds of thoroughbred cattle
from the older states.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05

Sunday came when he could stride
into church with a piece of paper il
his breast pocket and in his breast
the sensation of a man who. owned
the earth. AS the congregation came
struggling down the grassy path he
turned and said carelessly over his
shoulder to the boy who walked with
Bebe:
well. I buy das point place, me-.
"Sho," calculated the youth, How
much you geeve TO- him."
"Oh, l dunno. Feefty-five dollars.
mebbe"
"Sho," The boy gave place me-
chemically, and Paul walked beside
Bebe with the air OF a man enjoying
his rights.
Bebe eyed her wealthy suitor with
carefully concealed admiration.
''Das nice place you get" she re-
marked eellectedly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Keen a Diary.

In short, keeping a diary and a
casa account is a good business in
vestment of a little time and money
which otherwise you would probably
throw away. 1t is an excellent exer-
else for strengthening the memory, a
faculty liable to become atrophied by
disuse in these days of patent ready
reminders" and date book calendars.
Finally. and as an incident to these
purposes, it is a means of moral
schooling If carried. on Alright, in that
1t teaches candor not only with a
mans neighbors. but with his own
best friend-himself. = Washington
Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Teller Reelected.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 27.-After four
days in continuous session the demo-
cratic members of the legislature
secured quorum by bringing in a
sick member, and Senator Teller was
elected to succeed himself in the United
States senate. The Lieutenant gov
ernor, as presiding over the joint
session, gave Mr.. Teller certificate of
election. There were no republican
members of either house present, and
the legality of the election is not ad-
united by the republicans
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Four Minute speeches the Rule.

Topeka, Feb. 2.-This legislature is
not afraid to kill bill. There are no
weak ''noes. in it. There hasn't been
up to date speech in the house lasting
four minutes There is no oratory; it
is strictly business. The great mass of
the bills introduced are purely local
bills General legislation is scarce and
practically all that has been intro
duced has died in the committee rooms.
The legislature, briefly, is not ora
toricali not Tightly, not forbearing and
not initiative
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
binding Irvine Statement.

Topeka, Jan. 3O.-Warden Jewett is
called upon to furnish complete
statement of the operationA, receipts
and expenditures of the penitentiary
Irvine plant by February 10. The
house adopted Waggener's resolution
without debate Adams of Butler
withdrew his objections.
The schedule of items was amended
cutting out demands for names of firms
from which sisal is bought and rail-
roads bringing in shipments of raw
materials
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
McKinley's Birthday.

Washington, Jan. IS. - President
Roosevelt and party of friends left
here by special train via the Penn
sylvania railroad, for Canton, Ohio,
where they are to participate in the
celebration of the Mckinley birthday
exercises. They occupied Il special
train made of the presidents car, the
Courier, the Hungary, the New Zea-
land and the Epirus. com bination
baggage and chair car.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Bailey's Pet Bill.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-The senate
committee on commerce authorized an
adverse report on the bill creating a
port of entry at Port Arthur, but took
no action on the bill locating the port
rival. The Port Arthur bill is cham
pioned by Senator Bailey who has for
days when in the senate refused to
allow any bills to go through by
unanimous consent because of the
failure of the committee to act upon
this measure.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05

Boston, Jan. 3l.-Worlsmen exca-
waiting under State street for the new
subway have discovered about 1000
cords of hard pine timber, well pre-
served. 1t makes good fuel. AS fast
as the wood is taken out, 1t will be
given to the poor. The timbers are
what is left of an old corduroy road
that once ran from the water front, at
that time in the rear of the custom
house. is about twelve feet below
the pavement of State street, and the
timber was we'll preserved.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
coal Dealer. tn n,eet

Salina, Kans., Jan. 27-Arrange-
ments are being made for meeting at
Salina on Feb. 10, of Kansas coal deal
ers, to discuss the matter OF confisca-
ton of coal by the railroads in Kansas.
The dealers realize that the confisca-
ton of coal has reached such point
as to cause several towns to suffer for
the lack of fuel, and the dealers will
try to adopt some means to break
up the practice. Between IS and 100
coal dealers are expected to attend
this meeting.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Balloon VS.. Automobile.

English automobile enthusiasts
have formed a volunteer corps to be
used by the government in time Of
war for carrying dispatches and bring
ing into communication distant points
not reached by the railroads. OF late,
to get themselves in training, they
have organized several balloon pur-
suits In these novel chases an aero
naut starts skyward in a balloon,
carrying some dummy dispatches,
while at the same time the automo-
biles start in pursuit of the huge gas
bag on terra firma. If a good breeze
is blowing the aeronaut gives the
automobilists a lively chase; while
if he is aided with clouds in or above
which to hide himself he Keeps the
modern knight of the road guessing
as to his whereabouts. The one who
reaches him first after his descent
is declared the winner of the chase,
which is said to be much more excit-
ing than hare and hounds" or fox
HINT
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Piles of stste Renort..

Topeka, Jan. 29.-The tremendous
waste resulting from the over-issue of
state reports of all kinds must come to
an end some day. The dark corners in
state offices, the back shelves, the cell
lars of the capitol are full of hundreds
and hundreds of piles of books, of
varying periods. The thing has been
overdoDe for years.
The immense fraud seems likely to
be stopped, by the legislature at this
session on Geo. A. Clarlk's recommends
tion
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Insurance Law. Need Revision

Topeka, Feb. 2-"The insurance
laws of the state need revising badly"
said State Insurance Superintendent
Luling. ''They conflict in many
places. One session of the legislature
some law will be passed and at the
next a law directly opposite will be
passed without repeating the first law.
The insurance laws are a bundle of
contradictions from beginning to end.
The insurance committee of the leg
islature could do the state service by
revising the insurance laws"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Farmers. shipping As.ociation.

Topeka, Jan. GA call has been
issued for meeting of the Farmers
Cooperative Shipping association to be
held in this city, January 90. The
purpose is to form close arrangement
for mutual protection among the
farmers of Nebraska, Kansas and Ok
lahoma. The farmers seek the same
treatment from the railroads in the
matter of shipping that the elevator
owners have and will combine to
secure elevator sites, track loading,
or
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05
Dapar.mept RuI.. Not Law.

Salt Lake, o., Jan. ss.-Judge Mar
shall, of the U. 5. district court, sus-
tanned the demurrer of Frank Mar
tinus, who was charged with running
1000 sheep on the Fishlake forest
reserve in violation of the rules
formulated by the secretary of the
interior. Judge Marshall states that
congress has exceeded its legislative
power in empowering the secretary
of the interior to make rules, the vio-
lation of which would be criminal
art
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05

Speaker Pringle has named the three house
members OF the harvester trust investigating
ceminittee.-Hin, Of Russell; Godshalk, Of Rice,
and jerks, OF Franklin. The senate members
are Ward, Of Republic, and Allen. of Doniphan.
The committee will get down to work at once.
Bills introduced in the senate include the
following:
An act appropriating So ZOO for gymnasium
building at the state university.
An act appropriating 5000 for a geological
survey.
An act creating the position of county tr1ant
officer, TO see that all school children attend
school The act provides for punishment of
parents whose children are not sent to school.
An act changing judicial districts so that the
18th district will be composed of Usage and
Wabaunsee counties, and the 36th Of Jefferson,
Jackson and Pottawatomie counties.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-05

The joint resolution providing for local
option was choxed to death by the adoption
of a motion to r. fer it to the committee on
temperance.
The separate vote for United States senator
was strictly on party lines in each house.
The senate by vote of . to struck the
enacting clause from the bill to give suffrage
to women.