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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
"ln the Christmas Light

Twas the Christmas time-so long ago.
When he lay in his little place,
With the curls we were kissing and low
ing so,
Falling over his face;
And this was his word. as he sighed
goodnight
Wake me up in the Christmas light"
Oh. it was ever so long ago
And yet it seems yesterday.
And his arms were necklaced round me
So
As 1 bent, to hear him say
Those last, sweet words, as he sighed
Wake me up in the Christmas light"
And now. when the Christmas comes
again,
With the lights. or shadows dim,
They say, of the tears. that fall like rain:
Its the time she thinks of him.
He is saving once more, with his last
goodnight:
Wake me up in the Christmas light.'
Frank L. Stanton in the Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Little squads of horsemen dash in
from the outside camps. wearing
white, soft, SLOUGH hats, blue or red
shirts, breaches, and spurred boots
They sing and shout merrily. and get
and return chaff with careless tree-
dom. All is noise and motion, all is
merriment and reckless freedom; for
the diggerS are out TO spend their
gold, and spend it they will, though
the heavens fall. Little brown men
and women, too, from Japan, dressed
in all their Oriental finery. jostle
their way amidst the eager crowd, the
Jap women smiling gaily as the bronz-
ed diggers toss them playful compli-
ments. A serious-faced Chinaman
now and then puts in an appearance,
his big plated straw hat long pigtail.
and saffron-colored robe looking out OF
place amidst the whirl of Australian
life The Chinaman gets no compli-
ments, he is not welcome on a gold
field, and he knows it, and, what is
more, he has no legal right there.
fact which he also knows as we'll as
his neighbors.
The sun sinks in blood-red bank
OF clouds in the West, there is a great
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
The Bethlehem Star

The Bethlehem Star! The Guiding Star
OF Old Judeah's night. 10
Has it become a faded scar
Across the orient night
The guess of Science. and the guess
OF critic, seer, and sage?
Has ii the DINNER grown, or less
For change OF cline and age?
Star of the Easti-it is not set;
Though Science scout the sky,
'Tis burning in the heaven yet.
AS bright and sure and high
As when the Shepherds saw it flame
Over Old Bethlehem.
And followed it until it came
And showed a Christ TO them
The Bethlehem Star-each mother sees
Its holy promise-light,
Believing each its destinies
Her darling's, in the night;
Believing each the little star
Is set above her son
To light her mother-hopes that are,
And shine when hers are done
The Bethlehem Star, The Guiding Sta
That hovers full and clear
Wherever babe and cradle are.
And parents watching near;
Wherever cherub lips of love
Bring tidings of great joy,
Where'er a mother bends above
Her darling first-born boy.
-Aloysius Coll in Designer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO
SUFFER
From Constipation, Bowel and Stomach
Trouble.
). What is the beginning of siclnessr

Q. What is the beginning of siclnessl
A. Constipation.
Q. What is Constitution?
A. Failure of the bowels to carry of the
waste matter which lies in the alimentary
canal where it decays and poisons the en-
tire system. Eventually the results are
death under the name of some other dis
ease. Note the deaths from typhoid fever
and appendicitis, stomach and bowel
trouble at the present time.
Q. What causes Constipation?
4. Neglect to respond to the cali of ma
ture promptly. Lack of exercise. Excess
sive brain work. Mental emotion and i'm
proper diet.
@. What are the results of neglected
Constipation?
than any other disease. 1t causes rheu-
matism, colds, fcvers, stomach, bowel.
kidney, lung and heart troubles, etc. 1t is
the one disease that starts all others.
Indigestion, dyspepsia. diarrhoea, loss OF
sleep and strength are its symptoms-piles,
appendicitis and is:uid. are caused by
Constipation. It's consequences are known
to all physicians. but few sufferers realize
their condition until it is too late. Women
become confirmed invclids as a result of
Constipation.
q. Do physicians recognize thisl
A. Yes. The first question your doctor
asks you is IRE you cOastipated? That
is the secret.
Q. Can it be curcd?
A. Yes, with proper treatment. The
common error is to resort to physics, such
as pills, salts, mineral water, castor oil, in
jections, etc, every one of which is in
furious. They weaken aud increase the
malady. You know this by yonr own ex-
pcriencc.
Q. What then should be done to cure It,
A Get bottle of Mulls Grape Tonic at
once. Mulfs Grape Tonic will positively
cure Constipation and Stomach Trouble in
the shortest space of time No other
remedy has before been known to cure
Constipation positively and permanently
Q. What is Mull's Grape Tonic! :,
A 1t is Compound with 40 per cent. of
the juice of Concord Grapes. 1t exerts a
peculiar strengthening, healing influence
upon the intestines, so that they can do
their work unaided. The process is gradual.
but sure. 1t is not physic, but it cures
Constipation, Dysentery, Stomach and
Bowel Trouble. Having rich, fruity
grape flavor, it is pleasant to take. AS
tonic it is unequalled. insuring the system
against disease. II strengthens and builds
up waste tissue.
Q. Where can Mulrs Grape Tonic be
had2
A. Your druggist sells it. The dollar
bottle contains nearly three times the so
cent size.
Good for ailing children and nursing
mothers.
A free bottle to all who have never used
it because we know it will cure you.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Too Late!

. Twas Christmas Eve. and bitter cold
The snow was falling fast;
And shivered in the blast.
He trudged along the frozen road,
A lad with yellow hair.
Who bore bundle on his back,
And hummed a merry air.
When last he trod those hills and dale:
1t was a summer day;
The birds were singing overhead.
His heart was light and gay;
His dreams We're all of sunny isles
And pillows bounding free.
And, needless of his mothers tears,
He left her for the sea
But after many a weary month
OF hardship, toll and pain.
He longed to see athwart the dusk
The lights of home again
In his accustomed place.
And at the window, best of all,
His mothers smiling face.
OF walls with holly bright.
A cozy table spread for two
With linen fresh and white.
And while the tale Of foreign lands
And stormy seas he told,
His mothers loving wrinllled hand
Upon his curls of gold.
The dizzy fakes had ceased to fall,
He strained his eyes to mark
The glimmer OF the lamp-ht panes,
But all was still and dark.
No joyous bark rang out to greet
His footsteps as of yore-
The cold white SHOWS unbroken lay
Around the silent door.
He saw upon the snowy sill
A wreath of immortelles.
And then his orphaned cry arose
Above the Christmas bells.
His mothers lonely watch was Ger,
i No more to weep or wait.
She walked in glory with the stars
He had returned too late.
-Minna Irving, in Leslies Weekly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
A Christmas Hymn

The stars were shining in Judea's Sky
And all the air was singing
Where angels, with their censers sway
ing by.
golden flight were winging.
And deep below the glory of the stars,
In humble peace reposing,
A mother sat beside the Manager bars
A tender babe disclosing.
o sweeter than Arabia's fragrant airs,
From myriad roses sweeping,
Fairer than children lisping at their
prayers.
This little babe lay sleeping.
Can this be He, the King upon His
throne,
This lowly lying stranger?
And is it thus He comes into His own,
Unsceptered. in manager?
Yea, this is He for whom We long have
yearned!
For Him bring dearest treasure,
And lay beside Him all your toll hath
earned
In overlooking measure.
Not the gold offering of older days
Or shrinking lambs oblation.
But every jewel wrought of faith and
praise,
OF love and abnegation.
Louise Morgan Sill.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Christmas

The silent skies are full of speech
For who hath ears to hear:
The winds are whispering each to each
The moon is calling to the beach.
And stars their sacred wisdom teach
OF faith and love and fear.
But once the sky the silence broke,
And song o'erflowed the earth;
The midnight air with glory shook,
And angels mortal language spoke,
When God our human nature took
In Christ, the Savior's birth.
And Christmas once is Christmas still
The gates through which He came,
And forests wild and murmuring rill,
And fruitful field and breezy hill,
And all that else the wide world fill,
Are vocal with His name.
Shall we not listen while they sing
This latest Christmas morn;
And music hear in everything.
And faithful lives in tribute bring
To the great song which greets the King
Who comes when Christ is born?
Phillips Brooks.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

eager for Quarrels; groups link arm
ih-arm and so reeiing down the cause
way. shouting. singing. capering,
laughing, ripe for fun or mischief.
Harki bell rings out. loud and high
above the din, a bell that tells that
Christmas day has COME. Hark! yet
again. A young girls voice comes
stealing sweetiy through the warm
night air, other voices join in and
blend with It. strange sounds to
catch the listening ear amidst such
surroundings:
Hark. the herald angels sing.
Glory to the newborn King.
Glory. glory. glory. glory
Glory to the newborn King.
Along the causeway comes the lit
tie band of carol singers. At their
head wandering preacher, who, with
his daughter. goes wherever the Spirit
calls him. The man carries his hat
in his hand and sings in deep BASS
that Is almost roar. The girl, with
hands folded i'll front OF her, with her
bonnet pushed back almost on to her
neck, fills the street with melody:
Glory, glory. glory. glory. .
Glory to the newborn King.
The half-dozen disciples who follow
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
The Christmas Star

4 little Star all undismayed
Stepped down the dusky ways of night;
White-footed. smiling, unafraid.
1t passed the orbs of greater light.
1t held its slender taper high,
The tiny splendors piercing far.
1t knew its time to shine was nigh;
For To- it was the Christmas Star
A little child knelt in the dark.
With clear eyes raised and lifted face,
She saw the tiny travelling spark
Move on from it's appointed place.
The tears welled so she scarce could see,
Its orb of brightness grew a bar.
Mother" she cried. cit comes to me,
1T kissed my eyes-the Christmas
Starr,
God knows that both these things are
one
The star that shines. the eye that sees.
The answer to the prayer is shown
Unto the sinner on his knees.
On the long lanes of splintered light
Descends the shining avatar:
But only tears of pure delight
Could bring the holy Christmas Star
Grace Mac Gowan Cooke, in The Sun
day Magazine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
A Christmas Carol

The earth is bare and dreary.
And cheerless is the light.
The distant hills arc cleaning.
With snow drifts fieecy white.
The summer birds are silent.
The flowers are sleeping low,
Upon the earth's warm bosom,
Safeguarded from the snow,
The dear old year is dying,
But ere 1t quite departs. 8.
With beams of golden glory
1t cheers our wistful hearts.
For hriStmas-merry Christmas
The Christians Day of Days.
A tender benediction
Upon it softly lays. tlt
Oh Christmas-merry Christmas
In spirit we go back.
To see the star that guided
The sages on its track.
To see the Baby Jesus
Upon His lowly bed.
While seraph hosts adoring.
Sang praises Ger His head
And we. in spirit kneeling,
The Babe OF Bethlehem
New born of Virgin Mother.
Adore and praise with them.
Oh. Son of God, most Holy
And yet no home so small,
But Thou. our King and Savior.
Wilt be the Guest of ALI
Oh. Christmas-merry Christmas
1t comes to make us glad.
1t comes to high and lowly,
To happy and to sad;
1t comes. with sweet insistence,
Our dropping hearts to cheer.
And touch with tender glory,
These last days of the year.
With golden rays of promise,
The hopes that chill have lain
To fuller life it quickens,
Until they bloom again.
Goodwill all hearts uniting,
We bid VeXationS cease
Then unto God be glory.
Who unto earth gives peace.
Helen Marion Burnside.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
A Song for the Season

A song for the holly bough
For the Yuletide beckons now,
And our harvest garnered sphere
Showeth the white o. the year,
Brightly the berries burn
Like the embers in the urn
OF the day ere it declines
Behind the crest of the pines.
Green-a glory of green
Are the leaves of vernal sheen,
None of their simmer lost
Under the touch of the frost.
Furnished berry and leaf
Symbol the souls belief
In the fadeless love of Him
Who stitch, in heaven, above
The saints and the seraphim
At the right of the throne of Love-
Center our faith and hope
We who yearn and grope-
In the love they typify
(Glisten the garlands nowD,
So, under the Yuletide sky,
A song for the holly bough.
Clinton Scotland in Housekeeper.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Is Disease a Crime {

Not very long ago. popular magazine
pnblished an editorial article in which
the writer asserted in substance, tnat al
disease should be regarded as crimlhal-
Certain IL is. that much OF the sichnSs~
and suffering of mankind is due to the
violation of certain of Natures Jaw
But to say that all sickness shoulq pc
regarded us criminal. must appeaI W
every reasonable individual as reaicahS
wrong
1t would be harsh. unsympatFssic.'
cruel, yes criminal. to condemn the pesT..
weak. over-worked housewife who sinSsS
under the heayy load Of household careS
and burdens. and suffers from weak
nesSes, various tdisplacSments oil peivlc
organs and other arrangements peculiar
Frequent bearing of children. with its ex,,
acting demands upon the system. conpsea
with the care, worry and labor OF rearing
large family. is often the cause. q weak
nesses. arrangements and debility wlScn aro
aggravated by the many households cares
and the hard. and never-ending work which,
the mother is called upon tn perform. Ut
Pierce. the maker Of that worio,iameo Sm m,
fls-Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription-sa9S
that one OF the greatest obstacles TO the cure
of this class of maladies Is the fact that the
DOOR over-worlled housewife can not get the
needed rest from her many household cares
and labor 10 enable her to secure tS ir3,n me
is matter of frequent experience. ne says
in his extensive practice III these cases. to-
meet with those in which his treatment fails
BY reason OF the patients inability to abstain
from hard work long enough TO be cured
With those. suffering from prolapsus. ante
version and retroycrsiOn of the uterus or
other displacement OF the womanly organs,
it is very necessary that. in addition TO TAX
ing his rFavorite Prescription they abstans
from being very much, or for long periods. on
their feet. All heavy lifting or straining o.
any kind should also be avoided. As much
outdoor air as possible. with moderate. light
exercise is also very important Let the
patient observe these rules and the "Favor-
tie Prescription will do the rest.
Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
mailing onlu Send to DR. R.V. Pierce.
Buffalo. \. Y. 81 one-cent stamps for pa
per-covered, or 81 stamps for cloth-bound-
If sick consult the Doctor, free of charge
by letter All such communications arc
held sacredly confidential.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate'
and regulate stomach. liver and bowels
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
God know!
The Christmas Feeling

1 like the Christmas Feeling that is fill
ing all the air,
That fills the streets and busy stores, and
scatters everywhere;
I like the easy manner of the people on
the street.
The bundle-laden people. and the shop
girls smiling sweet.
There's glow of warmth and splendor
in the windows everywhere.
There's a glow in peoples faces which
has lately stolen there;
And everywhere the bells ring out with
merry peal and chime.
Which makes me like the Feeling of the
happy Christmas time.
I like the Christmas Feeling; there is
nothing can compare
With the free and kindly spirit that is
spreading everywhere;
The rich, the poor. the young and old,
all catch its atmosphere.
And every heart for once is full OF good
old Christmas cheer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Holly Song

The holly is for happiness;
Hang it, hang it high,
When the holy morn We bless -
Shows its rose along the sky
The holly is for heartsome cheer;
Hang it, hang it high
While the glory OF the year
The holly is for home-side mirth;
Hang it. hang it high,
Till the dearest day of earth
Fades in shades along the sky;
Clinton Scollard-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Every housekeeper should know that
If they will buy Defiance Cold Water
Starch for laundry use they will save
not only time, because it never sticks
to the iron, but because each package
contains 16 Ozone full pound-while
al other Cold Water Starches are put
up in A-pound packages, and the price
is the same. 10 cents. Then again
because Defiance Starch is free from
all injurious chemicals. If your grocer
tries to sell you a 1907. package it
is because he has a stock on hand
which he wishes TO dispose of before
he puts in Defiance. He knows that
Defiance Starch has printed on every
package in large letters and figures
&c ozs" Demand Defiance and save
much time and money and the annoy
ance of the iron sticking. Defiance
never sticks.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

The facts seem to be that if the
Moslem world raises the green flag,
then the time has come for Islam to
wage the holy war. On the other
hand, if the Moslem world does not
raise the green flag, then the time
has not come for Islam 10 wage the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
The Star Of Bethlehem

Out of the pasts dark night
There shines one star,
Whose light
Is more than countless consultations
High in the East it CLEANS
This radiant star, IN
Whose beams
are.
Still be thy light displayed,
Oh, Bethlehem start
Nor fade rs 3
Until the circling systems no more are.
Bennett STEPHENS,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Our consul at Frankfort. Germany.
reports a new cure for cold L CON
sists of a mixture of cocaine, parane-
phrine and water. applied on cotton
to the nose. 1t is said TO arrest secre-
tions and cure the cold by several ap-
plications. Make yourselves popular
with your friends who are suffering
by telling them about il.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Christmas Folk Song

The little Jesus came to town;
The wind blew up. the wind blew DOWN
0nf in the street the wind was bold:
Now who would house him from the coidF
Then opened wide stable door.
Fair were the rushes on the floor;
Come. little Lord. here make thy bed :"
TN rose the Sheep that folded near; .
Thou Lamb of God, come. enter here.
He entered there to rush and reed,
Who was the Lamb OF Coo, 1noeeo-
The little Jesus came to town;
With OK and sheep he laid him down;
Peace TO the byre. peace to the fold,
For that they housed him from the cold!
-Lizette Woodwork Reese IN Lippin-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

A Denver bride packed her husband
in her trunk when she started on her
honeymoon. Many wives will envy
her. When woman goes travelling
she wants her husband occasionally.
but he is better out of the way, most
of the time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

A farm ''for the unemployed'' is to
be maintained in New Jersey by a
church. Alas, we fear that Prayed
Freddie and Sleepy Snigsbee will re-
quire a force of constables TO get
them there, and get any work out of
them after they arrive
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Mistletoe

Fast came the hecks of feather white
Among the laurel trees
Over The mountain; through the night.
Stirred b. the Winters breeze.
The winds Wedding anthem sing,
With cold lips all aglow.
The Snow Queen kissed her Forest King
So came the mistletoe,
Kate Masterson
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Somebody wants to know how the
custom of raising the hat to the ladies
originated. Glad to oblige. The la
dies invented it, so they would have
less trouble getting a strangle hold on
their husbands hair
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas. Holy night.
Bringing God from Heavens height, i
Turning darkness into light
Freeing man from satan's might,
ending MILLIONS on to right, tE
with thy angels ROBBED in white, 49,
with thy children's faces bright, ~ z
win thy scenes of pure delight,
Come again. thou Holy Night.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

The other day woman secured
divorce from her husband because he
would not speak to her. Now an In
diana man secures his liberty because
mis- wife was too silent. Thus is the
matrimonial balance maintained.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

If a church is "shy" on girls. it
may be justified in giving female parts
to chorus boys: but if there are any
pretty girls in the congregation, they
ought to "get busy" when they are
thus ignored
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

About 24O.cOO,OGG pairs OF shoes are
made annually in this country. and
even that number is less than is need
ed to accomplish the amount of
kicking that has 10 be done.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Samuel Smith. NJ. P. has startled
England by pronouncing the doom of
the decollete gown. But others have
rallied against the DEGREES of fashion
without realizing dividends on their
rails
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

The sultan's harem costs him SIS
100000 a year, and it is understood
that his wives dressmabers' bills are
not very large. either. The ladies must
spend most OF it on Turkish rugs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

The Russo-Japanese war is reported
to have damaged China to the extent
of s20,000,O00, and poor old China
isn't to have any share of the gate re-
ceipts either
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Persons wishing to be born with
silver spoons in their mouths had bet
ter hurry up. Owing to the rise in
silver, spoons are going to be more
expensive
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Sometimes one is almost tempted TO
wonder whether the world is really
getting better or whether he is merely
with the passage of years, getting ac-
customed to it.-Puck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

There's nothing half so swift in
life as the awakening from Loves
young dream.-New Orleans Picayune
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

OF course everybody knows why
King Peter of Servia has reason to
be thankful.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
I r

II Santa Claus could bring to me
That which would please me best,
He'd bring my boy-heart back to me
Ard place 1t in my breast
IL santa Claus would bring to me
That which my heart would brim,
I'd ask him to bring back to me ~
Ny old belief in him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Goeste Tamm is the new minister
of agriculture in Sweden, and the
whole Tamm family is rejoicing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

A man of the name of Adam has
been elected mayor of Buffalo Let
him beware of plum trees.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Andrew Carnegie is credited with
having given away $130,O00,0O0, and
there is no mortgage as yet on the
castle of Skibo.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

Among the first to find out that the
price of silver had risen were the en-
terprising gentlemen who sell silver
ware.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21

King George of Greece. it is said,
buys his wife new frock every day
Every husband would be willing to do
that, if the nation would agree TO pay
Tor it.