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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
REVIEW OF TRADE
Little Decrease Is Seen In Distribution
OF Merchandise.
CROP OUTLOOK is VERY BRIGHT.
Reports Of Railway Earnings For July
Show Only Small Loss, As Com
pared With The Same Period Last
Year.

New York. July 25.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Encouraging factors predominant.
Little definite increase is seen in
the distribution of merchandise, but
developments of the past week prom
Use better things in the near future,
the most important influence for good
being brighter crop prospects. For
the present the best news comes from
the large cities, where warm weather
has stimulated retail trade in light
weight fabrics. Jobbers report that
orders from agricultural communities
are much better than from manufac-
turing centers. There are still many
complaints of slow collections. In
the principal manufacturing branches
there is still much idle machinery
especially at cotton mills and iron
plants, while most window glass pro-
ducers will not resume until Septem-
Der.
Reports of railway earnings for July
so far show only a small loss of Is
per cent, as compared with the same
period last year
1t is gratifying to note in dispatches
from iron and steel making centers
that the decline in quotations has
ceased and consumers are making in
quiries which promise to result in
considerable business. Hides were
strengthened by the packing house
difficulty, particularly July saltings, of
which the supply is small.
Failures of the week number 213
in the United States. against 191 last
year; and 20 in Canada, compared
with 10 year ago.
Bradstreet's review says:
Good progress by most concerns
strengthens the more favorable fall
trade. following the present season of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE LADIES.
The Defiance Starch Co. will give
25 ladies a round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies in
each of the following states: Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri, who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from
ten-cent, 16-ounce package of Def
ance cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed
to and received by the Defiance
Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before Sep
TENDER 1st, 1904. October and Novem-
Der will be the best Tontns to visit
the Exposition. Remember that Def
ance is the only starch put up 16 o.
"a full pound) to the package. You
get one-third more starch for the
same money than of any other kind,
and Defiance never sticks to the iron.
The tickets to the Exposition will be
sent by registered mail September
5th. Starch for sale by all dealers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
AN ALPHABETICAL PHOTOGRAPH.
One Woman's Eloquent Word Painting
of Her Husband

One Woman's Eloquent Word Painting
of Her Husband.
This woman composed the follow
ing vocabulary to express the charac-
ter of a husband, from her own expe-
rience, and which proves how copious
our language is on that article: He is,
said she, an abhorred, abominable,
acrimonious, angry, arrogant, austere,
awkward, barbarous, bitter, clustering,
boisterous, boorish, brawling, brutal,
bullying, capricious, captious, careless,
choleric, churlish, clamorous, contu-
melious, Grabbed, cross, currish, de-
testable, disagreeable, discontented,
disgusting, dismal, dreadful, drowsy,
dry, dull, envious, execrable, fastidi-
Gus, fierce, fretful, froward, frumpish,
furious, grating, gross, growing, gruff,
grumbling, hard-hearted, hasty, hate
full, hectoring, horrid, huffish, humor-
some, illiberal, ill-natured, implacable,
inattentive, incorrigle, infiexible, inju-
r1ous, insolvent, intractable, irascible,
ireful, jealous, keen, loathsome, magot-
ty, malevolent, malicious, malignant,
Numbering, mischievous, morose,
murmuring, nauseous, nefarious, negli-
gent, noisy, obstinate, obstreperous,
odious, offensive, opinionated, oppres-
sive, outrageous, overbearing, passion
ate, peevish, pervicacious, perverse,
perplexing, pettish, petulant, plaguy,
quarrelsome, queasy, queer, raging,
restless, rigid, rigorous, roaring, rough,
rude, rugged, saucy, savage, severe,
sharp, shocking, sluggish, snappish,
snarling, sneaking, sour, spiteful, sple-
netic, squeamish, stern, stubborn,
stupid, sulky, sullen, surly, suspicious,
tantalizing, tart, teasing, terrible,
testy, tiresome, tormenting, touchy,
treacherous, troublesome, turbulent,
tyrannical, uncomfortable, unpleasant,
unsuitable, uppish, vexatious, violent,
virulent, waspish, worrying, wrangling,
wrathful, yelping dog in a manger,
who neither eats himself nor will let
others eat.-From the leaf of a book
published in 1910.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

comparative quiet and inactivity.
Among the industries quietness and
even dullness is still the feature, but
rather more is doing in the leather
trade, foreshadowing later develop
ments in the shoe business, and the
production of iron and steel is being
steadily curtailed, with a resulting
'firmer tone in pig iron prices. Several
basic industries still show little tend
ency to revive. Notable among these
is soft coal mining, which is very
much depressed, and it is to be noted
that demand for anthracite coal is not
so active as heretofore.
Railway earnings finished the fiscal
year much better than earlier expect
ed, and it is probable they will show
the heaviest volume of gross and net
ever recorded.
Warm weather helped trade as
whole and has facilitated bargain sales,
which have been a feature at a num-
Der of the cities.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending July 81
number 100, against 2O3 last week and
1873 for the corresponding week of
last year.
In Canada failures for the week
number 10, against Is last week and
20 in this week a year ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
RACE DoNE2
Not a Bit of 1t.

A man who thought his race was
run made a food find that brought
him back to perfect health.
"One year ago l was unable to per
form any labor and in fact was told
by my physicians that they could do
nothing further for me. l was fast
sinking away, for an attack of grip
had left my stomach so weak it could
not digest any food sufficient to keep
me alive.
There l was just wasting away,
growing thinner every day and weak
er, really being snuffed out simply be-
cause 1 could not get any nourishment
from food.
Then my sister got after me to
try Grape-Nuts food which had done
much good for her and she finally per-
suaded be and although no other food
had done me the least bit of good my
stomach handled the Grape-Nuts from
the first and this food supplied the
nourishment l had needed. In three
months l was SO strong l moved from
Albany to San Francisco and now on
my three meals of Grape-Nuts and
cream every day l am strong and Wig
orous and do fifteen hours work.
81 believe the sickest person in the
world could do as l do, eat three
meals of nothing but Grape-Nuts and
cream and sool be on their feet again
in the flush of best health like me.
Not only am I in perfect physical
health again but my brain is stronger
and clearer than it ever was on the
old diet. hope you will write to the
names l send you about Grape-Nuts
for want to see my friends well and
strong.
Just think that a year ago 1 was
dying but to-day, although l am over
80 years of age most people take me
to be less than 40, and l feel just as
young as look" Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look for the little book, THE Road
to MELVILLE" in each pkg.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Territorial Democratic Convention.

Guthrie, o. T., July 20.-Next week
the territorial Democratic convention
will assemble in Oklahoma City to
nominate candidate for delegate to
congress. The preliminary campaign
is ended and the different candidates
are gathering their forces for the
final contest. 1t is claimed by pol
iticians that the convention next week
will be the biggest convention ever
held in the territory. The uncertain
ty of the outcome of the convention
will attract politicians from all over
The territory and the delegates to the
convention will be but a small part
of the crowd at Oklahoma City.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Must Consult Congress.

Washington, July 2O.-Regard-
ing the proposition that the old bat
tleship Maine be raised in Havana
harbor, Acting Secretary of the Navy
Darling has addressed letter to R.
H. F. Sewell, of New Orleans, who adj
dressed the department, stating that
he had d contract with the Cuban gov
eminent to float the wreck The act
ing secretary says that, while the de-
partment does not contemplate taking
any action regarding the wreck, it
has no power to relinquish any rights
the United States may have in it, as
only congress has power to dispose OF
public property
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

A Trip to Colorado, Utah or California
is not complete unless it embraces
the me st beautiful resorts and grand
est sc emery in Colorado, which are
found on the Colorado Midland Rail-
way, the highest standard gauge line
In the world. Exceptionally low sum-
mer round trip rates to Colorado in
terror state points, Utah, California
and the Northwest are offered by this
line. For information address Mr.. c.
H. Speers, General Passenger Agent,
Denver, Colo.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
PAPER COOKING Utensils.

In the japanese army every soldier
carries with him kettles which are
made of paper, the invention of one
Daiju. The kettle is made of ordinary
thin Japanese paper 1t is filled with
water, and then water is poured over
it. 1t is hung over the fire, and in ten
the water Is boiling. The
kettle can be used eight or ten times,
and the cost of it is about 2 cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Smiths Found Everywhere.

Some of the Smiths have got as far
away from home as China. They have
been there long enough to imbibe Or
in trade. There is a Shanghai Smith
and a Canton Smith. Smith of Shang
hal runs to art, apparently; at any
rate he is described as a maker of
fine cabinets" Smith of Canton is
probably an artist, too, in his way; he
is an auctioneer
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
President DenneIIy Orders Out All The
Employees.
A BREACH OF FAITH is CHARGED.
At Chicago 5000 Cattle Butchers Re-
ported for Work but Only Halt
Were Given Places.

Chicago, July % President Don
nelly of the Butchers Workers Union
has requested leaders of all allied
trades to order out their men in sym
pathetic strike.
The various unions that would be
affected by sympathetic strike have
already voted to walk out at the dis
erection of their leaders,
Chicago-The packing house strike
is ordered renewed in Chicago and all
other cities. Violation of the agree
ment by the packing house proprietors
is assigned as the reason. The fol-
lowing telegram was sent by President
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Ostrich Plucking.

Ostrich pucking is really not a
"plucking" but a cutting" says a
writer in Country Life in America
The ostrich is coaxed into a wedge
shaped Enclosure and a small bag
drawn over his head, which renders
him unresisting. The large plumes
are carefully cut, leaving an inch of
the quill, which in time drops out. A
few of the small feathers, when ready
to fall out, are really plucked. An
ostrich yields about fifty feathers at
a plucking
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Cause Of Church Drowsiness.

At an archidiaconal conference at
overwhelmingly England, DR..
S. Hatton sought to find a physiology
cal reason for people sleeping in
church. Although often attributed to
other causes he believed that both the
slumbering habit and the want of at
tention sometimes shown by members
of the congregation to the preachers
discourse were due to the poisoned
atmOsphere inhaled
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
TO SHOW OFF OKLAHOMA
WANTS THE BEST MELONS

Guthrie, o. T., July &c. A. Nc
Nabb, who has charge of the agricul-
tural and horticultural exhibits from
Oklahoma to the worlds fair, has
written to the secretary of the terri
torial board of agriculture that he
wants one hundred of the best water
melons grown in Oklahoma this year
and that the melons should weigh
from so to 100 pounds each. Any
melon grower who wants to send an
extra large melon should prune or
pinch off all of the melons but two,
supply plenty of water to the roots
and the vine and then watch them
grow. Mr.. McNabb also states that
a car load of Oklahoma watermelons
of prime quality is wanted at the
worlds fair on Oklahoma day, Sep
TENDER 6. Any parties having melons,
fruits, vegetables or other products
of extra fine quality which they de-
sire to have exhibited at the worlds
fair, should correspond either with
Mr.. McNabb, who may be reached by
addressing in care of the Oklahoma
worlds fair commission at st. Louis,
or with Secretary ]. B. Thoburn, of
the territorial board of agriculture
at Guthrie.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Say Wound Caused Death.

London, July 20-At the inquest at
Thurlestone, Devonshire, on the body
of F. Kent Loomis, which was found
at Warren Point, about fifteen miles
from Plymouth, doctor testified that
he believed the wounds behind the
ear were received before death.
Kingsbridge, Devonshire.-The jury
found that the deceased was Frederick
Kent Loomis and that he was found
dead in Bigbury bay, there being no
evidence to show how he met his
death.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
American Fish for ARGENTINE.

The streams of the Argentine Re-
public, South America, are to be stock
ed with rainbow trout from the hatch
cries of Colorado. The deal is being
arranged through the United States
Fish Bureau at Leadville, which has
obtained 10000 eyed eggs from the
Colorado fish and game commissioner.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
BattIeship ohio Out Of Dry Dock.
Critics Jump Kuroki.

st. Petersburg, July 25.-The mill
tary critic of the Russ thinks General
Kuroki has delayed too long to be
able to strike an effective blow at
Lao Yang where General Kuropat-
kin is now too strong.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Salvation Army In Panama.

Staff Captain ell Senior Leib, the
social superintendent of the Salvation
army of Jamaica, commissioned by
the headquarters in London, has ar
rived at Panama to arrange for the
running of cheap food and shelter de-
pots for the canal laborers and poor,
combined with efforts to raise the spir-
itual and moral tone of the men.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Stronn Guard Sent

Tangier, July 21.-The isolated resi-
dence of an Englishman named Levi
son at Bubana, two miles outside of
Tangier, was fired on Intellectually by
Moors. Mohammed ell Torres, the for
eign minister, has sent a strong guard
to protect Mr. Levison.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
The Virtue OF Patience.

"Chillun," said Uncle Rastus. OARS
a gran lesson to he learned I'm de
foolish cutworm. He gets up early
in de mo'nin' an goes 10th an eats
de little sproutin' melon vine. Eff he
had sense enough 70 stay in bed a
while longer de vine d perduce a
melon an he might eat sump'n wuff
while. Patience, chillun, am a great
1rir
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Kind To Strikers Families.

Chicago, July 21.-Bread and ice
are to be distributed by the packers
to needy families in the stock yards
district. In this way the packers are
to help the wives and children of the
strikers. The plan was announced
by Arthur F. Evans, attorney for
Swift & Co.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Labor Colonies,

The institution of labor colonies has
now been tried in Belgium for ten
years and is found a useful means of
coping with the difficulties of employ
ing the idle and the inefficient, as well
as the professional beggar and the
bad character. There are almost 5000
persons employed in the government
colonies
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Called To CHICAGO.

Peoria, ILL.,, July 19.--All of the en-
ployes of the local branch of the Cud-
ahy Packing company were called to
Chicago. The presumption is they
are to be used in the packing houses
there.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Divining Rod.

A divining rod is rod with forked
branches, usually made of witch hazel
but sometimes of iron or even of brass
and copper, and used by those that
pretend to tell where water. minerals,
and metals are under ground. Accord
ing to the superstition, the rod is
said to dip when held over the desired
SDOt
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Courts Decision.

Philadelphia, July 19.-The court
has declined to grant an injunction
restraining the mayor of Philadelphia
from interfering with the proposed
contest between Fitzsimmons and
Jack O'Brien.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and
who is reasonably satisfied with the
old. we would suggest that a trial of
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
at once. Not alone because it is guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be su-
perior to any other brand, but because
each 10c package contains 16 oZs.,
while all the other kinds contain but
IL ozs. 1t is safe to say that the lady
who once uses Defiance Starch will use
no other. Quality and quantity must
win,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Navigation Impeded.

Tien Tsin, July 25.-Lloyds agent
at New Chwang telegraphs that near
ly every steamer arriving reports see
ing mines, and that navigation will
practically cease unless steps are
taken to explode them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Income From Convict Labor.

Georgia will get s25O,OOO net out of
a recent award of convict labor. Fiji
teen hundred convicts have recently
been let out to contractors in that
state. In the states where convict
labor is so farmed out the average
bid for each convict is $225 year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Strike At Kansas City.

Kansas City, July 19.-At Armour's
200 non-union employees in the can
ming and labelling departments walked
out after receiving their salaries and
at Fowler's a number of laborers
struck
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
This Will Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, nurse in
Children's Home, New York, Cure Fever
ishness. Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders,
move and regulate the bowels and destroy
Worms. Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Fortifyinu The Town,

Vladivostok, July 25.-Work on the
Notifications is being actively pushed
and everything is in state of pre-
paredness. The troops are anxiously
awaiting the appearance of the jap
anese. Otherwise all is quiet here
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Seized Rx Russians.

Alden, July LIT is reported that
the Peninsular and Oriental COM
pany's steamer Malacca from Antwerp
for Japan has been seized in the Red
Sea by the Russian volunteer fleet
steamer st. Petersburg.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
First Payment Made.

st. Louis, July 19.-The payment of
the first 100000 installment of the
government loan of s4,600,O00 to the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition com
pany has been made by the worlds
fair
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
His Reward the Workhouse.

The village of Neumuhlen (West
phalia) boasts of a laborer who has
been working on the same farm for
seventy-eight years. He is now retir-
ing into the workhouse.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
KING Finished in Front.

After the battle of the Boyne King
James escaped to Dublin and in
formed Lady Tyrcoanel that her fell
low countrymen had run away. IF
they have SIRE" she replied, your
majesty seems to have won the race"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Get Quinine at Cost.

The inhabitants of malarious reg
ions in India can now purchase qui-
nine at practically cost price. 1t is
put up in small packages by the gov
eminent and sold at the rate of l
cent for ten grains.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Steel Replaces Hemp.

Steel is slowly but surely displacing
hemp as the material of which all
hawsers and ropes are made in the
ships of the British fleet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn7

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Swollen, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and
Bunions. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, CSC. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Aker For Governor.

Fargo, N. D., July 23.-The North
Dakota prohibition convention has
nominated H. H. Aker of Fargo for
governor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs WIN.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen. Ind Feb. 10, 1900
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
lox, which follows, proves this.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM = Last winter I
broke down suddenly and had to seek the
advice of a doctor. felt sore all over, with
a pounding in my head, and dizziness which
I had never experienced before. I had a
miserable appetite, nothing tasted good, and
gradually my health broke down completely.
The doctor said had female weakness, but,
although I took his medicine faithfully, 1
found no relief.
"After two months decided to try what
a change would do for me, and as Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was
strongly recommended to me 1 decided to
try it. Within three days 1 felt better, my
appetite returned, and 1 could sleep. In
another week was able to sit up part of
the day, and in ten days more 1 was we'll.
My strength had returned, l gained fourteen
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

Some men never discover that they
are on the wrong track until they sit
down on it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
HOw'S This

Get up with the lark, but don't dis
turb other people with your larking.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

A man should not lose his temper
oftener than once in a year, and a
politician never.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE LADIES

Kleptomaniacs draw the line at
taking hints.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
Low Prices for Relics.

Nelson's cooked hat fetched 1928
at sale and an umbrella which be-
longed to the Duke IF Wellington S42.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

One trouble with so many men is
that their upper and lower lips so
seldom meet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

What has become of the old fash
man who had been married only
once?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

There is nothing quite so sad as
the laugh that comes from phono-
graph
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

When a man is sick he has it in
for those neighbors who do not come
to see him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28
A Trip to Colorado, Utah or California

Better not be at all than not be
honest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-28

When the average person is feeling
out of sorts it is due to overeating.