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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
NO COMMUNICATIONS
Report Says Japs Have Begun Offensive
at Mukden.
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED SOON.
Port Arthur is More Isolated Than
Ever and the Only News From
That Place Comes by the Way of
vIadivostok.

St Petersburg, Oct. 1.-The absence
of the emperor, who has gone to
Odessa, is causing even greater
dearth of official news from the front
than has been experienced heretofore
Communication with Mukden has
been practically suspended, and st.
Petersburg is therefore suffering
another period of anxiety and suspen-
sion, Just when the intimation had
been given that important develop
ments were imminent between the ar
mics of General Kuropatkin and Field
Marshal Oyama. Port Arthur is more
isolated than ever, and the only news
from that place comes by way of
Vladivostok 1t contains, however, the
hopeful intimation that the garrison
is confident of being able to hold out
until the first of the year.
1t was reported last night that Gen.
eral and Duke Nicholas Nicholae-
| vich's commission as commander Of
the Manchurian armies has been made
| out, but the statement cannot be con-
| firmed. The report was coupled with
the revival of the story that Viceroy
Alexieff will return to st. Petersburg
| and become chancellor of the en-
pire. The latter report is not credit
ed in the best informed circles, al
though it is admitted that the vice
roy will probably return if General
and Duke Nicholas is sent to the Far
East.
The only position to which he could
succeed, in the opinion of those who
believe that Alexieff still enjoys the
emperor's confidence, is that of chan
cellor.
The cruiser Oleg. which was pre-
pairing for sea at Cronstadt, broke her
cylinder while making her trial. trip
and probably six months will be re
quired to make the necessary repairs
The other ships of the Baltic squadron
are still engaged in target practice
at the fleet maneuvers at Reval.
Mr.. Berg, representing Chas. B
Flint and company, of New York, is
here, it is reported, in connection with
some business with the admiralty.
st. Petersburg,-News has been re
ceived here from Mukden to the effect
that the Japanese have at last begun
the offensive. They have captured
Da pass, and are pressing on Genera
Kuropatkin's left flank. The war of
flee is unable to confirm this officially
because Kuropatkin's dispatches are
following the emperor but the Associ
ated Press is informed by the genera
staff that all indications point to the
news being correct. 1t is believed the
Russians abandoned Da pass without
serious resistance. Several othel
passes of the Da range, eastward O
Bentsiaputze, twenty miles southeas
of Mukden, are also in the hands o
the Japanese. Kuropatkin is evident
ly drawing in his forces to the les:
mountainous country northwestward
where he may decide to give battle
In the meanwhile, sharp fighting i!
regarded as imminent southeast o
Mukden, whence the Japanese are ex
pected to deliver their main attack
the flank movement from the west be
ing of secondary importance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
PLAGUE BREAKS OUT.
Rats That Died of The Disease Found
On Board.

London, Oct. 1-Bubonic plague, it
is officially announced, has broken out
on board the steamship Bishopgate,
which arrived in the river Tyne today
from Hamburg. When the Bishopgate
was discharging her cargo from Ro-
sario, Argentina, at Hamburg recently,
a number of rats that died of the
plague were found on board. On the
arrival of the steamer at Jarrow the
boatswain was i'll and was removed to
a floating hospital. The case proved
to be undoubtedly bubonic plague.
The Bishopgate, a steamer of 1894
tons, owned by the Dowgate Steamship
company of London sailed from Rosario
on July % for Hamburg, where she
arrived on August 20. While dis
charging cargo three rats that had
apparently died of bubonic plague
were discovered and the vessel was
temporarily quarantined September G..
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
Queer Police Force.

The policemen in Hayu are paid by
results. They get capitation fees for
all the arrests they make. AS they
come from the worst class Of the pop
ulation and are under no discipline
it follows that man is very liable to
be arrested in Hayti unless he is
willing to pay the policeman more
than the capitation fee. AS this fee is
only Is cents, the price of freedom is
not prohibitive.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
FEW LIGHTNING ROD AGENTS.
They Have Almost Entirely Disap-
peared-The Cause.

DedreQ-Inc SduScs
what has become of the lightning
rod and the interesting fellow WHO
neddled these things in the old days? %
asked a writer in the New Orleans
Times-Democrat. 81 guess he has dis
onneared. too. Time was when the
r1ral sections of the country were
Allied with lightningrod agents. In
some of the states, notably in Ten
nessee. a good revenue was derived
from the privilege tax imposed on
uphtning-rod agents. But in 1895. now
about ten years ago, the report OF rev.
enue collected in that state showed
that only one agent was doing bust
ness there, and he was roaming
around in the mountains of east Ten
nessee. Of course, the alert revenue
collectors and agents may have over
looked some of the fellows engaged
in this business, bHt the chances are
that not many were missed By this
time suppose there Is not one in the
state. He has probably disappeared
altogether.
"why should the lightning rod drop
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
one on the Humoris..

81 called on charming young wild
ow not long ago." said Simeon Fo=d,
land was confronted by a strong odor
of disinfectants.
what is it?' 1 asked. Smallpox
or diphtheria?'
Neither she answered lightly.
Then: 81 take the precaution to dis
infect every little while she ex-
planned. for fear / might catch an
other husband.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
"cut It Down to a Stick"

Congressman Stephenson told this
one:
Willie Stinson, while editor of a
paper at Ashland, Wis, fell in love
with the pretty stepdaughter Of the
publisher. The old man tried in vain
to get rid of Stinson, and finally dis
charged him. Stinson went to Milwau-
kee and worked there for about three
months. The young woman explained
to all friends that the engagement was
dissolved.
Finally Stinson went back TO Ash
land by a country road on horseback.
He drove to the Congregations.
church, where the pretty stepdaugh-
ter of the publisher met Linn. Sh.
was surrounded by nlrerou girl
friends. Stinson had beeA recognized
by several people as he rode to the
church, and he was in hurry to have
the ceremony performed.
"Do you want the complete servicei
INQUIRED the minister.
Cut it down to stick" replied
Stinson in printers English The
preacher was amazed, but he under
stood, and soon the knot was tied
New York Tribune.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
To Outnumber Japs.

Rome, Oct. 3.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of Italia Militaire re-
ports that in the impending battle at
Mukden, Kuropatkin will have force
equal If not superior to that of his
enemy. He has 100000 men with 800
guns
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
out of the list of things useful? Il

out of the list of things useful? In
surance 1 suppose has had something
TO do with it. Insurance, somehow,
has made human kind more reckless
than ever before, and doubt not that
we are all more or less unconscious,y
Indifferent to dangers we would have
Stunned before the growth and de-
velopment of this now indispensable
institution. Back in an earlier time
you could find but few houses without
a rod running up from the roof at
one or both ends to catch the light
ming and conduct it to the ground.
But it is not so now. The lightning
rod has disappeared, and the agent.
too, has gone"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
Murder in First pearee.

Spokane, Wash. Sept. 27.-Rudolph
Wetter, on trial at Grangeville. Ida
no, for the Staying Of Chris Long and
John VAIN, two neighboring ranchers
has been pronounced guilty of murder
in the first degree
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
Bio Gas Well.

Fredonia, Kansas, Sept. BIB. z.
Ladow, president of the Fredonia Gas
company, which has franchises here
and at New Albany, this county, and
a private lease in Montgomery county
brought in a fifteen million foot gas
we'll
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
Advancing Near Mukden.

st. Petersburg. Sept 2s-- General
Kuropatkin reports to the car that
the Japanese are increasing their
forces at Benipudzi to the eastward of
Mukden. He says skirmishes have
occurred in the valley of Munhor riv-
er and between BENZ Putze and rail.
Way.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
New Members Council.

st. Petersburg, Oct. St is an
nounced that NJ. Zinivieff and Stitchin-
ski, formerly assistant minister's of the
interior, have been appointed members
of the council of state.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
-r,ntino Press.

Gomel, Russia, Oct. 1.-The police
have discovered another secret print
ing press from which revolutionary
proclamations have been issued. -Four
arrests were made.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06
PARKER WRITES
OF THE ISSUES
.Exha .stiYe and Able Document
Made Public by The Demo-
cratic Nominee.
|fARIFF CHANGE is PROMISED
With Victory in November the Ra-
pacity of the Trusts Will Be
Curbed by Wise Legislation.

Reciprocal Trade Treaties a Neces.
sity of the Situation-Underhand
Methods of the Administration in
Panama Denounced-Justicef for the
FiIipinos Urged-NationaI Leader
Pleads for Cooperation of All Mem
bers of the Party in the strugsIe
for Wise Legislation and Good Gov
eminent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06

Storekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality of Defiance Starch makes 1t
next to impossible to sell any other
brand
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06

Investigation will reveal that every
successful man gets down to work
early.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06


Body In Kaw.-Two fishermen
found the body of dead man in the
Kaw at Manhattan. The body was in
bad state of decomposition. He
was unknown and there was nothing
about the clothing by which he could
be identified. He was middle-aged,
wore corduroy trousers and a black
shirt. There was a large scar on the
back of his head
Hurt in Class "Scrap."-Hugh Yale
of Belleville, had his back hurt and
both legs paralyzed in the annual
class scrap" at Lawrence between
| the Freshmen and Sophomores.
Proposition carried.-At Pittsburs
the board of canvassers which has
been auditing the vote of the min
ers' recent constitutional election of
district No. IA, has completed its
work The canvass showed that ev-
cry one of the propositions voted on
at the constitutional election was car
ried by majorities ranging from $50
to 1919 votes.
| Lawrence Store cIoses.-David Pas
sons department store at Lawrence
was closed and the stock is in the
hands of the United States court, for
the benefit of the creditors.
Run Down by Train.-Mrs. Mary
Cowen, of Howard, Kans., 20 years old
while changing trains, was run down
by freight train and perhaps fatally
injured. She was on her way to visit
her son, T. ]. Cowan 1919, Locust
street, Kansas City She was taken
to the Topeka hospital.
Light for sbose.-Lindsborg is
going to have electric lights. The
Commercial club has taken hold of
the matter and is pushing it with en-
ergy and enthusiasm 1t is expected
! to have the plant established with.
in q few months
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-25

Yes. of course. But-but what does
it mean?''
He smiled at her.
I'm not surprised. Christine had
letter from him this morning l saw
the handwriting. I'm taking a very
sympathetic interest in Christine, so
/ lock at the handwriting on her let
ters. And she's been in a state of sup
pressed excitement all the morning.
I've noticed that-with a sympathetic
interest. Sibylla.'
Il think / ought to go and see her."
Not just yet, please Oh, yes, I hope
it'll be a good day for herl And it'll
be great day for your poor cid Num-
pies, won't it? 1 hope Mr.. Mumpie will
behave nicely
'oh, so do I, with my whole heart."
cried Sibylla.
m taking very sympathetic inter-
est in the Mumples also, Sibylla- Like
wise in Dora and her young man, and
Jeremy and his young woman. Oh. and
in the Raymores and Charieyi Anybody
else?''
Sibylla locked at him reprovingly,
but smile would tremble about the
corners Of her mouth.
You see. I've been thinking, over
what you said the other day" Grantley
went on With placid gravity. "and I've
made up my mind to come and tell you
whenever 1 do a decent thing or have
an honest emotion. / shan't like say
ing it at ell, but you'll like hearing it
awfully."
Some people would be serious about
il. considering-well, considering every
thing" Sibylla remarked, turning her
face away.
Yes. but then they wouldn't see you
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-25

should remodel his way Of life. But
he was not the man TO suffer a sud
den conversion under the stress of emo
ton CT of particular impression. His
unsparing clearness of vision and hon.
esty OF intellect forbade THAI.
/ shall get better when I'm too old
for anything else he told himself with
a rather bitter smile. Il suppose /
ought to thank God that the time's S
not far eff now
1t was not much of an effort in the
way of that Improbable emotion
agai-st which he had warned Christine
Fanshaw and Janet Selford; but it was
ferent view, if not Of himself. at least
OF old John Fanshaw. He decided that
he had been too hard on John: and al
the back of his mind was a notion that
ne had been rather hard on Christine,
too. In this case il seemed TO him that
he was getting off too che~ply. John
ana Christine We're paying all the bill
at least \ disproportiOnate amount
ne upshot of il all was expressed IN
his exclamation:
don't want the money. / wish tC
heaven old John wouldn't pay he
back"
He would have felt easier for little
mCre demerit in John. II is probable
though his phiiOsophising did not lead
him so far as this conclusion. that he
too, Vas a sample. and from bulk
not incOnsiderable in quantity Where
II is possible we prefer that the people
We have injured should turn out tC
have deserved injury from somebody.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-25

t. love you You know what 1 did be-
fore because 1 loved you. 1 should do
il again, I'm afraid 1 haven't learnt
the lesson"
Are you refusing the only way there
is of learning it? How have 1 learnt
all the fine lessons that I've been tell
ing your"
i've not learnt the lesson. I still
ask too much"
IF 1 give all have it'll seem enough
to you. You'll know it's all now and
it'll seem enough. All there is is enough
even for you, isn't it,"
You didn't give me all there was be-
fore
Il had theory" said Grantley. Tn
not going to have any more theories" I"
She turned to him suddenly.
"Oh, you mustn't ask-you mustn't
stand there asking, That's wrong, that
is unworthy Of you. I mustn't let you
do that"
That was the theory" GrantIey said
with a smile. THAT was just my the
ory. I'm always going to ask for what
1 want now. It's really the best way"
Were friends Grantley?" she said
imploringly.
rs that all there is? Would it seem
to you enough?"
And we've Frank You do love him
new. you know.
I'm and through you"
She made no answer again. He stood
with his eyes fixed on her for some
moments. Then he took the telegram
gently from her hand and went into
the house with it to seek Christine Fan
shaw.
He left Sibylla in a turmoil of feel
ing. That she loved him was nothing
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-25

smile-and you've an adorable smile;
and they wouldn't see the flash in your
eyes-and you've such wonderful eyes,
Sibylla.''
He delivered these statements with a
happy simplicity.
You're not imposing on me- she
said. Il know you mean it," Her
voice trembled just little. And per-
haps that's the best way to tell me-"
''On the other hand. shall become
persistent and accomplished hypocrite.
You'll never know how / grind the
faces CT the poor at the bank, nor my
inmost thoughts when Frank drops half
his food on my best waistcoat."
You're outrageous. Please stop.
Grantley."
"An right I'll talk about something
else
Il think I'd better find Christine. No,
wait a minute. If you're going to do all
these fine things what nave you plan
ned for me?"
Nothing. You're just to go on be-
ing what you can't help being-the
most adorable woman IN England"
I don't know what you mean tc DO,
but what you are doing is
Making love to you,' interposed
Grantley.
Yes. and in the most unblushing
way"
I'm doing the love making and you
are doing the"
Stop" she commanded, with a hasty
merry glance Of protest.
You ought to be used to it. I've
been doing it for q month now" he
complained
Sibylla made no answer and Grantley
lit a cigarette. When sne spoke again
she was grave and her voice was low
Don't make love to me. I'm afraid
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-25

''If what you say is true you must
pray for yourself sometimes? Pray Tor
me. too, Madame"
Yes, I'll pray for ycu the prayer I
love best: Those things which for our
unwOrthiness We dare not and for our
blindness we cannot ask = will pray
for those, for you and for me. And
because you're an cid man and have
suffered. you shall give me your bless
ing before I 60"
She knelt to receive his trembling
benedictiOn, then rose with a glad
smile on her face. she saw Mumples
standing now on the threshold Of the
room and kissed her hand to her.
The cid is done and the new Is be-
gun," she said to the OI0 man as she
pressed his hand in farewell
She walked slowly up the hill in the
peaceful dusk Lights burned in the
church; the village choir was laborious-
~ practicing an ambitious effort for
the next day. There were lights in the
windows over the pOstOff1ce; one was
open to the mild evening air and Jere-
my's Voice in a love ballad competed
enviOGsly with the chOir's more pious
strains, till il was drowned in a merry
protest of youthful shouts. When she
reached home there was a light in the
nursery and the nurse was singing
softly to the little boy. Her agitation
was past. her emotion was gentle now,
and her face peacefully radiant Her
grievances seemed small beside the old
mans suffering, her woes nothing be-
side his punishment. her return 10 life
and light so much easier than his. He
had but a remnant of life Ieft-the rest
had been demanded Of him in ransom
for his deed and the ransom had been
exacted 10 the uttermost farthing He
was pocr. though not destitute; but
she was rich Her life lay still before
her with all its meaning and it's posi-
bilities-its work and its struggles. its
successes and it's failures. the winning
Of more victories. the effort and the
resolve not to lose what had been so
hardly won. SCberly she looked for
ward to it. assessing and measuring
her strength and weakness and the
strength and weakness OF those with
whom her life was cast She had no
more of the blind and reckless conf
dence of her frsteessay; her eyes were
OPEN Her knowledge did not forbid
her soul reaching cut to the Joy that
was TO come, but ii whispered that the
JOY was not all, and that the JOY must
be fairly won. Yet she welcomed the
joy with the innate ardOr Of her mind,
exultant that now she might take it.
that now it could prove no delusiOn
because she had learnt wherein lay the
truth Of il. The clew was in her fin-
gers. The path might be rough some
times. uphill sometimes. not all in
pleasant valleys and soft beguiling
scenes; there would be arid tracts, per-
haps, and bleak uplands. Such was
the way of life; she recognized il now.
The clew was in her hand and though
she might be weary. though she might
stumble, she would not be utterly lost
or belated.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-25

and no views, no claims or pretensions,
no folly and no wisdom, either, could
prevail. All said and done, all conces-
sions made, all promises pledged, all
demands guaranteed, they all went for
little. The woman was left to depend
on the trust she had, helpless If the
trust failed her and the confidence was
misplaced If she were wrong about
herself or about the man, there was no
help for it. The love Of the woman
was. after all, and in spite of all, sur
render. Times might change, and
thoughts. and theories; this might be
right which had been wrong, and that
held wrong which had been accounted
right. The accidents varied, the es-
sence remained. The love of the woman
was surrender, because old nature
would have it so. If she gave such
love-or acknowledged it, for in truth it
was given she abandoned all the
claims, the grievances, the wrongs, all
that had been the basis of what she
had done She took Grantley on faith
again. she put herself into his hands,
again she made the great venture with
wrong once. Would she seem wrong
again?
There was a change in him; that she
believed. Was there a change, too, in
her? Unless there were she did not
dare to venture. Had all that she had
suffered, all that she had seen others
suffer. brought nothing to her? Yes,
there was something. When you loved
you must unoerstand. and. knowing
the truth, love that or leave it. You
must not make an image and love that.
then make another image and hate
that. You must love or leave the true
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-25

new; she had always loved him and she
had never loved any other man in that
fashion. The fairy ride had never been
rivaled nor repeated and she had never
lost her love for him, even when she
hated him as her great enemy. 1t had
always been there, whether its pres
ence had been priced or loathed, well
coined or feared: whether it had SEEM
ed the ore thing life held or the one
thing to escape from If life were to be
worthy. Blake had not displaced it; he
had been a refuge from it. Her case
WAS not as Christine Fanshaw's 81 any
more than her temper was the temper
of her friend. And now he came Woo
ing again and she w2s sore beset So
memory helped him, SO the unforget-
able communion of by gone love en-
forced his suit. Her heart was all for
yielding-how should It not be to the
one man whose sway it had ever own
edo He was to her mind an incompar-
able wooer-incomparable in his buoy
ant courage, in the humor that masked
his passion, in the passion which used
humor with such a conscious art feign-
ing to conceal without concealing, pre-
tending to reveal without impairing the
secrecy of those fmpenetrable sweet re-
cesses of the heart, concerning which
conjecture beats knowledge and the i'm
agination would not be trammeled by
a disclosure too unreserved. But she
feared, and, fearing, struggled. They
were friends. Friends could make
terms, bargains, treaties. arrangements
Friendship did not bar independence
absolute and unfringeu. Was that the
way with love-with the love of wo-
man for man, of wife for husband? No.
old nature came in there with her un-
changing decisive word, against which
no bargain and no terms, no theory