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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
HUGHES MAKES SUGGESTION.
Thinks II Fully Settles Railroad Rate
Question.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 11.-Colonel w.
E. Hughes, president of the Cont
mental Trust Company, who, presided
over the sessions of the interstate
commerce law convention, recently
held in Chicago, arrived in the city
from st. Louis. Colonel Hughes was
unable to continue his journey to
Washington. owing to a severe cold.
but sent to President Roosevelt and
to the executive committee of the
interstate commerce law association
the following suggestion:
Il have but one suggestion to make
that we ask an addition to existing
laws giving power to the interstate
commerce commission, when rate
has been challenged and, after full
hearing. found by the commission I'M
reasonable, unjust or discriminative,
that this rate be by the committee at
once suspended, and the railroad re-
quired under the full penalties of the
act to within ten days substitute an
other rate. to be first approved by the
commission. This leaves the rate
making powers with the railroads,
gives us all we ask for and, in my
opinion, meets fully all constitutional
and legal objections raised
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
The New Governors Altitude or
Prohibition.
NO DIcTATIoN BY CONGRESS.
New Governor Says He viii Vote for
Prohibition, But Doesn't Want
Congress to Force 1t on the Ierri.
tory.

Washington, Dec. 20. = Captain
Frank Frantz, who was recently
nominated by the president to be gov
ernor of Oklahoma, issued a formal
statement Directing to the incorpora-
ton in the measure providing state
hood for Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory of a prohibition clause. He says
that majority of the people of both
territories is opposed to any attempt
by congress to settle the liquor ques.
ton.
Many prominent people in both
territories" said Captain Frantz, ARE
in favor of prohibition, but they OBJ
ject to congress inserting a prohibi-
ton clause in the organic act erect
ing state. The majority, of the peo-
pie of the two territories appear to
be largely in favor of asking congress
to leave this whole matter to the peo-
pie for settlement. that being. right
they think ought to be theirs. A
strong argument now being used by
a good many prohibitionists is that.
if congress forces, this upon the peo-
pie it will have the effect of preju-
dieing them against prohibition, and
they viii repudiate it at the first-.op-
portunity." -. .
The Republican national committee
man and the Republican state chair
man of the Indian Territory and many
other prominent men of both terri
tories have in the last few weeks in
formed the president and members OF
congress that the people are utterly
opposed to having prohibition forced
upon them by congress.
A statehood bill. identical with the
Hamilton committee bill in the house
was introduced by Senator Beveridge
in the senate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
Tells of Geological Surveys Reclaim
,ation Work = Congressional Dele
gate Recommended for Alaska -
Land Subject to. Homestead.

Washington, Dec. IL. - Secretary
Hitchcock, in his report for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1905, transmit
ted to congress by the president, de-
p1ores the advanced average age of
the employees of the interior depart
ment at Washington, and suggests
that it be Oslerized by the. passage of
law providing for their retirement
from duty under suitable conditions.
He draws this conclusion from
various censures,s of the department,
of which he says:
On July 1, 1903, the number of en-
ployes of the department in washing
ton aggregated 4,166, of which num-
Der 1853 were between so and 80 years
of age, and SO, 60 years and over.
The total number of employees of the
department on the first day of July,
1905, was 4,0S2. The most recent GEN.
sus among the bureaus and Offices of
the department is that taken in the
pension office, which shows a total of
1,634 employees. OF this number there
are SIG over 60 years of age, the aver
age age of all being 80 years and 3
months .a-ss- ~
The public land service was a. rev
enue producer during the last fiscal
year, and left in the treasury, after
paying :all expenses, net surplus of
S5,029, 422.03. There were disposed
of during the fiscal year public lands
aggregating 17,056,622.27 acres, classi-
fed as follows: Cash sales,
1,646,G51.57; miscellaneous entries,
embracing homesteads. land war
rants, scrip locations. state selections,
swamp lands. railroad and wagon road
selections. Indian allotments, etc.,
1882, 424.01 acres, and Indian lands,
77,546.G9 acres, showing an increase
of 650,S00.32 acres as compared with
the aggregate disposals for the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
There yet remains a considerable
|, area of Incorporated and unreserv-
ed public lands in Kansas and Mis-
souri, and the territories. surveyed,
and most of it subject to homestead
entry Missouri has 149,039 acres;
Kansas, 942 ,S43; Oklahoma, 1882
The lands of. the Indian Territory, all
reserved, amount to $50 acres.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
COUNT WHITE GIVES UP.
Sends His Resignation But Emperor
Refuses 10 Accept.

Hardin, Manchuria, Dec. 11.-lvia
Warsaw.) - Many officers; are being
killed by rebellious troops. Reserve
officers are not permitted; to return
home. All messages from iManchuria
are censored.
Berlin. - A dispatch to 1.-THE Berlin
Tageblatt from st. Petersburg. dated
recently, received here bye way of
Eydtknhnen. East Prussia, says
Premier Witte has given his resigna-
ton to the Emperor who refused to
accept it.
A dispatch to the Berlin Lokal An
zeiger from LODI, Russian Poland,
says the soldiers in the barracks
there are excited and are holding
meetings and discussing the situa-
tor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
Korean Prince III.

Washington. Dec. II. Prince Min
Yum Eng Tchan, the former minister
of Korea to France, who has come to
this country to try to influence the
American government in favor of his
country and to protest against the
protectorate by Japan over Korea. has
not yet visited the state department
or taken any steps to have an inter
view with Secretary Root. He is still
in his apartment in the Arlington no.
tel in this city and too i'll to receive
any callers. His indispositiaIf is
mostly caused by the sudden shock
he received when informed of the
death of his brother.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14

Every housekeeper should know that
n 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
all other Cold Water Starches are put
up in Z-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
no puts in Defiance. He knows that
Defiance Starch has printed on every
package in large letters and figures
'16 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, 1905-12-14
WOMAN IS HANGED.
Maintained Her SiocIal indifference
10 the end.

Windsor, VT, Dec. 11.-Without a
tremor and without a word, Mrs.
Mary. Mabel Rogers marched to her
death on they gallows at the state
prison here and paid the penalty for
numbering her husband, Marcus Rog-
ers, at Bennington, on August 13,
1902. To all appearances Mrs. Rog-
ers was the. calmest person in the
chamber of death. She faced her end
with the same stoical Indifference
that had marked her demeanor ever
since her arrest. more than three
years ago.
Greatly to the relief of those Off
Gals who were assisting in executing
the sentence. Mary Rogers last hour
was remarkably free from narrowing
incidents. 1t had been feared that the
woman's wonderful nerve would de-
sert her at the final moment, and that
she would be carried to the scaffold
in a state of collapse. Instead, Mrs.
Rogers met death bravely.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn. Mass, February 9th, 1919, COM
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For many years she taught school, and
during her career as q teacher she be
came known as woman of an alert
and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above all.
she was possessed with wonderfully
sympathetic nature.
In 1S43 she married Isaac Pinkham.
a builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and daugh-
ter.
In those good old-fashioned days few
drugs were used in medicines; people
relied upon natures remedies, roofs
and herbs. which are to-day recognized
as more potent and efIicacious in con-
trolling diseases than any combination
of drugs.
Mrs. Pinkham from her youth took a
deep interest in medicine, in botany
the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics, and power over dis
ease; she believed that as nature
SO beautifully provides food for the
body SO she also provides medicine for
the ills and Weaknesses of the body,
in the roots and herbs of the field,
and as wife, mother and sympathetic
friend, she often made use Of her
knowledge of roots and herbs in pre-
pairing medicines for her family and
friends.
Knowing of so much suffering among
her sex, after much study and re-
search, Mrs. Pinkham: believed that
the diseases of women have com
mon cause, and she. set to work to
find a COMPTON remedy-not at that
time as a source of profit but simply
that she might aid the suffering.
How her 3fforts have en'rewaftied
the women of the. world know to-day
In 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity was too
much for the large real estate inter
ests of the Pinkham family, as this
class of business suffered most from
this fearful depression, so when the
Centennial year dawned it found their
property swept away.
AT this point the history of Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound com
mences:
The three sons and daughter, with
their mother. combined forces to re
store the family fortune. They re
solved to give to the world the vege
table compound that Mrs. Pinkhan
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
Went Libraries Open Late.

There is a growing demand in New
York City that the public libraries be
kept open after 8 o'clock at night.
so that those whose days are filled
with work can have access to. books
more than: two hours out of every
twenty-four. The: system under which
the two main reference libraries, the
Astor and Lenox. and the thirty-four
circulating branches in Manhattan;
the Bronx and Richmond are pow
conducted makes practically inacces-
sible to the great mass of workers
the 100000 volumes of these two main
libraries. =
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
When Your Grocer Says

he does not have Defiance Starch. you
may be sure he is afraid to keep it I'M
til his stock of Il OF. packages are
sold Defiance Starch is not only bet
ter than any other Cold Water Starch
but contains 16 OF. to the package and
sells for same money as IL OF. brands
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14

had so often made from roots and
herbs for such of her women neigh
bors and friends who were sick and
ailing. Its success in those cases had
been wonderful-its fame had spread,
and calls were coming from miles
around for this efficacious vegetable
compound
They had no money, and little
credit. Their first laboratory was the
kitchen, where roots and herbs were
STEPPED on the stove, gradually filling
d gross of bottles. Then came the
question OF selling it, for always be-
fore they had given it away free.
They hired a job printer to run on
some pamphlets setting forth the mer-
its of the medicine, now called Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
and these pamphlets were distributed
by the Pinkham sons in Boston, New
York and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties of
the medicine were, to great extent.
self-advertising. for whoever used it
recommended it to others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by mbined efforts. the
family had saved enough money to
commence newspaper advertising on a
small scale. and from that time the
growth and success of the enterprise
was assured, until to-day Lydia E.
Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound
have become household words every
where, and thousands of pounds of
roots and herbs are used annually in
making this great remedy for woman's
ills
Although Lydia E. Pinkham passed
to her reward some years ago. the per
petuation of her great work was
guarded by her foresight.
During her long and eventful expert
ence she was ever methodical in her
work and was careful to preserve a
record of every case that came to her
attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there were MISUNDERSTANDING
careful study. and the details, ipcluo-
ing symptoms, treatment and results.
were recorded for future reference,
and to-day these records, together with
thousands made since, are available to
| sick women the world over, and repre-
sent a vast collaboration of informa-
| ton regarding the treatment of wom-
ans ills which, for authenticity and
accuracy, can hardly be eQualed in any
library in the world.
, Another act of foresight on the part
of Lydia E. Pinkham was to see that
! some one Of her family was trained to
| carry -on her work, and with that end
in view, for years before her death,
had as her chief assistant her daugh-
ter-in-law, the present Mrs. Pinkham.
Therefore. under the guidance and
careful training of Lydia E. Pinkham.
and vast experience of her own.
covering twenty-five years, the present
Mrs Pinkham is exceptionally well
equipped to advise sick women. which
she is always glad to do free of
| charge.
The record of Lydia E. Pinkhams
| Vegetable Compound, made of simple
herbs and roots, is a proud and peer
less one. 1t is a record of constant
conquest over the obstinate ills of
women, greater than that of any other
| one medicine of its kind in the world,
and will ever stand as monument to
that noble woman whose name its
| hears
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
INSPIRED to Run.

Il went to church last Sunday
morning, and as l sat listening to the
beautiful music my soul was lifted up
and it was revealed to me that my
candidacy was ::-'divinely inspired"
This is the announcement of Judge
Dewey Intention to run independ
entity for mayor of Boston. There
seems to BE. .tepdency for self-nomi-
nation to go mad.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
U. S. MARSHAL FIRED. &C..
President Removes Him for. Failing to
Do His Duty.

Washington, Lee. II. : The presi-
dent has summarily removed from
office United States Marshal T. R.
Matthews of the district of Nebraska
for alleged misconduct in connection
with the case of Richards and Com
stock, who were recently convicted
in that state of Illegally fencing the
public domain. %!The sentence of the
court was that the defendants should
remain in the custodysof the United
States marshal for sssix hours. The
president has information that Mat
to the custody of their counsel
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
BURTON is BARRED.
Will Have nothing to Do as Senator
But Draw the Salary,

Washington, Dec 1.-THE leading
senators have decided to express fully
condemnation of the convicted mem
bers of their body. The senate COM
mittee on committees will not make
any mention of Burton's name in it's
report, refusing to assign him to any
place, no matter how Insignificant.
AS a result Senator Burton will be
completely effaced. so far as any pow.
err as senator are concerned. He is
barred from the floor. and may not
show his face in committees Having
no committee poste, he will have no
Office. rooms in the capitol. In fact,
his sole function as senator will con-
.sist in drawing the $4,000 salary of
the office
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
4wHeEL CHAIR evANesLIsT.r
Or. Daniel shepardson is Dead at His
Home in Honolulu.


Home in Honolulu.
Rev. Dr. Daniel Shepardson wide
ly known as the Wheel Chair Evan
gelist," is dead in Honolulu. Several
months ago he sus tanned a fracture of
one of his legs. both of which for
many years bad been paralyzed, and
he never fully recovered from the in
jury He was born in Ohio thirty-six
years ago. Before he was % he had
won the degree of Phi. D. at Yale, and
after travel abroad, a theological
course and several years teaching of
Hebrew, Arabic and the English Bible
in the American Institute of Sacred
Literature. he entered the ministry
He had been preaching only a few
months When he suffered paralysis of
his linus. For nine years. he had
been preaching and teaching from onS
end of the United States to the 9TH
er. and he caRe. to be regarded as
one of the foremost exhorters of the
day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
Morocco City Slave Market.

In Marrakesh Morocco City the
slave market is held three times a
week in the two hours that precede
the setting of the sun and the closing
of the city gates. The market place
is an open space of bare, dry ground
hemmed in with. walls and with a
ruinous arcade stretching along the
center The wealthy patrons seat
themselves on the. ground and the
auctioneer; after. prayer to Allah,
marches his wares round and round
the Enclosure, receiving bids as he
goes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
DEATH ENDS CASE.
Senator Mitchell Had Just Paid $3.50
for Printing :Record.

Washington, Dec. IL. : The case
against Senator Mitchell which had
been! appealed to the supreme court
of the United States will abate by
reason of his death He had just
paid $3.50 to the clerk of the court for
the printing of the record in the case,
but as the work had not been order
ed the money will be refunded to his
estate
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
ACQUIRING Suitable Rank.

Alan tombstone, British minister to
Denmark, and Arthur James Herbert,
British minister to Norway. both of
whom married Americans. have been
promoted to the rank of knight COM
mander of the Victorian order Mr..
Pinchot of New York. Mr.. Herbert
married Helen A. Gammell of Provi.
dence, R. l.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
"HAPPIEsT DAY OF HIS LlFE.'

San Quentin, Cal, Dec. 11.-Wal
ter Warner, aged 20 years, was hang
ed in the state prison here for the
murder of Marie Tomaya at Santa
Barbara on June 10, 1904.
To Warden Tompskins he said
This is the habpiest day of my life. ;.
He was smiling when the black cap
was drawn over his head. He kick.
ed off his slippers. remarking that he
would not die with his boots on"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
Mrs. chadwick coIlapsed.

Cleveland, Dec. 6.-Mrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick collapsed as she was about
to testify in the federal bankruptcy
court. She was revived. with diff
Guilty. This was her first appearance
outside of the prison for some months.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
TOGO TO BRING HIS SHIPS.

San Francisco, Dec. 4. = Minister
Griscom. Americas diplomatic repre-
sentative at Toxic, who arrived here
recently, :. confirmed the report that
Admiral Togo proposes to visit
foreign waters. He says that the ad-
miral informed him of his Intention
to- take a japanese fleet to. England
and the United States next year.
Admiral Togo proposes; to go via the
Seuz canal, but is undecided as to
what route he will take in returning
home.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
Squire. Is Not 1alkino.

New York, Dec. I. - Herbert G
Squires, who recently resigned as
American minister to Cuba. arrived
here recently from Havana. He re-
fused to talk regarding his retire
ment- Mr.. Squires will return to
Havana Decepber tt6 to settle his af-
fairs. :. = - y
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14

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, 1905-12-14

lar. Soon after | began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills l passed several gravel
stones. l got well and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good and
strong. apd..my general health better"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
FREE SEED DISTRIBUTION.
Quota Apportioned to Kansas
Amounts to Nearly 10000. { i.


Amounts to Nearly 10000. E
Washington, Dec IL. = Uncle Sam
has commenced the greatest free
seed distribution ever made in the
history of the country Five tons of
vegetable, field and flower seeds. as
well as plants and bulbs, aggregating
nearly forty million packages, will be
sent out to the people of the country
for the mere asking.
The quota apportioned to the Kan
sas delegation in congress amounts to
nearly 10000 packages. .,--at
Each member of the senate and
house has at his disposal $4,000 pack
ages of Vegetable seed, 800 of flower,
80 packages of lawn grass seed, 20
boxes of bulbs, 10 packages contain
ing fifteen strawberry plants each, 8
packages containing eight grape
vines
The distribution will be made :, in
Kansas between March 1 and April
80. .rt
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
Soldiers Narrow Escane,

Augustin Poole, a veteran trainer,
who fought in the Crimea in 1886,
was thrown into a burial trench
while wounded after the battle; of
Tchernaya, but made a slight mover
lment that was noticed and was pulled
out again, died in England the other
day. He lived just fifty years after
his first funeral
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14

and how to cure
them. Mrs. w. G.
Davis of Groesbeck.
Texas, says: Back
aches hurt me so |
could hardly stand.
Spells Of dizziness
and sick headaches
were frequent and
the action of th5
kidneys was irregll.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
A Great Monarch.

Weather than any brother sover-
eign; master of legions, which num-
Der over a million; lord of more than
one-sixth of the surface of the globe,
with subjects of many colors and
races, amounting to over one hundred
and twenty million souls, the Gar of
all the Russias will not be invincible
his regular breakfast diet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
For Irrigation Tax.

Washington, Dec. II. - Congress
man Reeder will introduce bill i'm
posing a special yearly tax of 10 cents
an acre on all land irrigated. By the
governments projects for the plant
ing of trees on watersheds around re
servoirs and along bitches the pur-
pose is to hold the rainfall and pre-
vent erOSiOnS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14
Reform Crusade

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. IL. = A COM
mittee of fifty prominent citizens has
been formed here by preachers and
reformers ito start a reform crusade
The movement is non-political in
character and aims to GUST the pres
ent gang control