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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
WORTH REMEMBERING.

There are three entirely different
kinds of ingredients used in making
the three different varieties of baking
powders on the market, yiz:-O Min
eral-Acid or Alum, (2) Bone-Acid or
Phosphate, and 90 Cream of Tartar
made from grapes. 1t is important,
from the standpoint of health. to
know something about these ingredi-
ents, and which kind is used in your
baking powder
% Mineral-Acid, or Alum, is made
from a kind of clay. This is mixed
with diluted oil of vitr!ol and from
which is alum. Alum is cheap; costs
about two cents a pound. and baking
powder made with this Mineral-Acid
sells from 10 to 25c. pound.
(2) Bone-Acid. or Phosphate, is the
basis of phosphate baking powders
and the process is fully described in
the patents issued to large manufac.
turer of phosphate powder. The U.
S. Patent ONCE Report gives full
and exact description, but the follow
ing extract is enough:
Burned bones, after being ground.
are put into freshly diluted oil of Wit
riol and with continual stirring and
in the following proportion" etc.
From this Bone-Acid phosphate bak.
ing powders are made; such powders
sell from 20 to 80 cents a pound.
(3) Cream of Tartar exists in all
ripe grapes, and flows with the juice
from the press In the manufacture OF
wine. After the wine is drawn of the
tartar is scraped from the cask, boil
ed with water, and crystals Of Cream
of Tartar, white and very pure, sepa.
rate and are collected. 1t differs In
no respect from the form in which II
originally existed in the grape. Cream
Of Tartar, then, while the most expen
sive, is the only ingredient that
should be used in baking powder tc
act upon the soda, as its wholesome
ness is beyond question. Cream OF
Tartar baking powders sell at about
40 to so cents a pound.
Such are the facts, and every one.
careful of the health of the family,
should remember this rule:-Bakins
powders selling from 10 to rs cents
pound are made of Mineral-Acids;
those selling from 20 to 80 cents OF
Bone-Acid: and those from 40 to 90
cents of Cream Of Tartar made from
grapes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
NapoIeon's Designs on Morocco.

Before Napoleon III, emperor Of
France, became interested in the
Mexican empire project he had plan
in mind for certain mysterious mill
tary operations in Morocco. A writ
er says: 1.-The German agent of a
firm of Liege gunsmiths used to go
at dead of night to private door in
the Rue st. Honore, press button
and be received in secret by Louis
Napoleon himself. The German was
to secure arms to the order Of Ma
poleon, but all was to be secret. Pay
ment was to be made through Swiss
banking house, as part Of the capital
of a railway in the Grisons. But it all
came to nothing Mexico claimed
the horizon and the German and his
guns were forgotten and the secret OF
it all is still to seek. -
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
Back at Work AGAIN.

Buffalo, n. Y, May 22nd.-(Spe-
ciaD-Crippled by Kidney Disease till
he could not stand on his feet for the
hours required at his trade, F. R.
Mclean. 80 East Ferry St, this city,
had to quit work entirely. Now he's
back at work again and he does not
hesitate to give the credit to Dodds
Kidney Pills.
Yes" Mr.. Mclean says Il was too
bad. 1 had to quit. could not stand
on my feet for the necessary hours.
1t was Kidney Disease 1 had. and a
friend advised me to try Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. did so and after using
six boxes am completely cured and
am working as steadily as before
was sick. l recommend Dodd's Pills
to any one afflicted with Kidney trcu-
BILE"
There is no form of Kidney Disease
Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure
They always cure Bright's Disease.
the most most advanced and deadly
stage of Kidney Disease
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

Great events always set the poets
% rhyming. They tune up their hearts
and Tyres, and couplets, sonnets, bal
Iads-every form of poetic expression
Is made to lend itself to the pen of the
rhymester. Some of these poems in
spired by great public events are very
good and some very bad when subject
ed to the highest literary test. Some
Of the worst outlive the best. The
most iingling rhymes often catch the
popular fancy, while the lofty note
struck by the really great singer is I'M
needed or soon forgotten, says writ
or in the Boston Herald.
We have not in all of our American
history more thrilling events than
some of those which gave rise to
many of our war poems, and the cir
cumstances under which some of
these songs and poems were written
AGA much to their value and interest.
Poetry is usually the child of enthu-
siasm, but some of our war poetry was
born of trial and sorrow.
OF all the songs born of our great
civil war, none have appealed alike to
the North and the South as have
poems written when the smoke of bat
tie had died away, the dead had been
buried, the conflict ended and good
men and women were trying to unite
the triumphant North and the defeat
ed South. The fires of hatred had not
ceased to burn when the camp fires
died out. Men and women in both
the North and the South were count
ing the cost of the four years strug-
gle, and that cost included so many
graves that it was hard for either
party to forgive and forget.
A little band of women in Column
bus, Miss, did not know that they
were pouring a few drops of oil on
the troubled waters when in the
spring Of 1867 they decorated the
graves of the boys who had worn the
blue and the boys who had worn the
gray lying in the cemetery near the
town. The New York Tribune the
next day contained this dispatch:
"The women of Columbus, Miss, ami
mated by nobler sentiments than are
many of their sisters, have shown
themselves impartial in their offerings
to the memory of the dead. They
strewed flowers alike on the graves of
the Confederate and the Federal SOL
diers."
The Blue and the Gray"
It is not to be wondered at that this
beautiful incident suggested poem
to one in whom there was the spirit
of true poetry. Francis Miles Finch,
whose home was in Ithaca, N. Y, read
the dispatch and was impressed by the
fact that the incident indicated that
the South was holding out friendly
hand, and that there should be some
response to it. His beautiful poem,
The Blue and the Gray" was his own
personal response to this friendly
overture.
Mr. Finch, then a lawyer Of about
40 years of age, had no poetical aspi-
rations, but he felt that he would like
to have at least this one poem pub
lished; therefore he sent it to the
Atlantic Monthly in Boston, and it
appeared in this magazine in Septem-
Der of the year 1867. The poem made
little impression at first, but finally
the newspapers began to copy it, and
objections to its sentim ent began to be
heard by soldiers in the North, and
there were a number of poetical ere
plies" to 1t.
The poem became the subject of
| newspaper editorials, and there was a
good deal of scathing criticism that
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
Calumet
Baking
Powder
Health
Economy
Torture of the Boot. ;,

AS late as in the seventeenth cen.
fury and in such civilized and adj
vanced countries as Scotland. Spain.
Germany and France, the barbarous
instrument known as the boot -
was commonly used to extract infor-
nation from reluctant witnesses, or
to extort confessions from accused
persons. Sometimes the boot was
made of iron and heated to an I'M
bearable degree on the foot of the
helpless victim. In his novel, Old
Morality, Sir Walter Scott alludes
to it as made of this metal But in
those rough times four stout planks
hastily nailed together often sufficed
for the purpose. Between the side
of the case and the leg of the per-
son it was desired to torture wedges
were inserted and hammered in. The
result was excruciating agony.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
EMS HEARTS

tween its troubled lines l saw that
Sherman's boys were overwhelming
everything, and hurrying to the coast.
At last 1 discovered they had taken
Savannah.
A vivid picture of the marvellous
march formed itself in my mind one
night while 1 was walking up and
down the prison pen trying to keep
from freezing. The idea to celebrate
1t with poem came to me; it all
seemed so romantic, so picturesque, SO
heroic. When daylight come my. two
comrades went out beside little fire
to prepare out scanty breakfast /
remained in the tent on our little pile
of straw, with my old army blanket
over me, and wrote the song called
'Sherman's March to the Sea- Short.
ly 1 took it out to my comrades, by
the fire, and read it to them. A
stranger prisoner standing by the fire
asked me to let him take it to his
quarters to copy. l gave it to him
and in day or so forgot all about it.
1T happened there was a splendid
glee club among the prisoners; they
also had violins and flutes They were
allowed to sing every afternoon on the
steps of the little prison hospital.
They made delightful music for us
prisoners, and hundreds of the citi-
zens besides, crowded on top of the
walls to hear the Yankees sing. What
was my surprise one afternoon to hear
Major Isett, the leader of the club,
tell the assembled crowd they were to
sing song about Sherman! Greater
still my surprise when the words OF
my own poem were being cheered by
a thousand voices. The stranger off.
Ger, who had borrowed the poem mat
morning, turned out to be Lieut.. Rock.
well. He was a musician and a mem
Der of the club, and had, without my
knowledge, written music to my
verses.
How they were cheered that after
noon! and how their unknown author.
spite Of himself, was dragged up on tc
the platform, and all of a sudden
transformed into a prison hero! The
song was now sung daily by every
body in the prison. One day Lieut.
Tower, an officer with an artificial
leg, was exchanged, and in the hol
low of his wooden limb he carried my
song to the Union army. There, too
1t became the rage, and by the time
the war was over simply millions OF
copies had been printed. Thirteen
music houses issued it, all but one
without authority, and that one munif
icently rewarded me by sending me
SIS greenback.
Shortly l escaped from the prison
Sherman's army later came to Colum
bia, and when the city fell was Sc
creted there in negro cabin. Gen
Sherman himself sent for me and
showed his appreciation of the song
by giving me a position on ibis staff
Later he sent me through the lines to
Grant and the President, to carry to
them and to the country the first news
of his great success in the Carolinas.
"This song has the enduring fame
of having given its name for all time
to the most romantic and brilliant
campaign of the civil war-"Sher-
man March to the Sea- ,"
"Our camp fires shone bright on the
mountains
That frowned on the river below;
While we stood by our guns in the morn
ing,
And eagerly watched for the foe
When a rider came out from the dark
ness
That hung over mountain and tree,
And shouted, Boys up, and be ready,
For Sherman will march to the sea-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

fundamental principle is loyalty to
the government. 1t is a bulwark
against treason, and everything else
that menaces the welfare, prosperity
and safety of the nation.
The creation of an intelligent citi-
Eenship and the establishment of in
situations necessary to the preserva.
ton and perpetuation of our republic
an form of government lie in the de-
velopment and extension Of our public
schools
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

Social order. exalted views of life
and appreciation of our privileges, and
the promise of our future as a nation
are secured by an intelligent and care
full use of our opportunities.
These things the Grand Army of the
Republic seeks to secure and foster
No greater service can be rendered to
our country than to promote and es
tablish her interests in the welfare
intelligence and high moral quality o.
her people.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

Don't wait till tomorrow, but clean
house to-day, with Dr. Caldwelrs Qax-
ative) Syrup Pepsin. OF course we
mean your house of flesh and bone
your body. This is the best house you
own, and should get the most care.
Yet most people neglect it in a
dreadful manner. AS a result, stom-
ach, liver and bowels soon get out of
order, and cause great pain, distress
and dangerous internal diseases. The
only safe, sure cure is DR.. Caldwells
Syrup Pepsin, 1t clears out all causes
of sickness, cures constipation and in
digestion, cleans house, and makes
You well. Try it. Sold by all drug
gists at SOC and $100. Money back
If it fails.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
CT he Old Soldier"

The old soldier. veteran of the civil
war, is living epistle. known and
read of all men, His presence
among us is reminder of the war.
an inspiration to duty, living ex-
ponent and illustration of patriotism.
The Grand Army of the Republic
is made up of the honorably dis
charged Union soldiers. None others
are eligible to membership in It, 1t
Is uon-sectarian and non-partisan,
politically. srEanisation. and yet its
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
SIGNS ANTI-LYNcHINe BILL.
cowardIy or Dishonest Sheriff to Lose
Their Offices.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 1S.-Governor
Deneen signed forty bills. One of the
most important of these was the anti
mob law, introduced by Edward
Green, colored member from the
First district, Cook county. 1t pro-
vides for vacation by proclamation of
the sheriff's Office when that official
allows a prisoner to be taken from
him and Iynched, and provides a fine
Of 1000 for participation in lynch
ing mob.
Another bill provides for local OPP
ton in cities and towns.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
From an Awful Skin Humor-
Scratched Till Blood Ran
Wasted to Skeleton
Speedily Cured by
Cuticura.

When three months old my boy
broke out with an itching, watery
rash all over his body, and he would
scratch till the blood ran. We tried
nearly everything. but he grew worse.
wasting to a skeleton, and we feared
he would die. He slept only when
in our arms. The first application OF
Cuticura soothed him so that he slept
in his cradle for the first time in many
weeks. One set of Cuticura made a
complete and permanent cure
(Signed) Mrs. NJ. G. Maitland, Jasper,
Ontario"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
Experts Not Fooled.

DIR. Wiley has printed an article on
Deception in Beverages. - You
could never fool an old mountaineer
on one of 'em. If the drink doesn't
smoke and sizz as it goes down, he
knows it has been adalterated with
water or some other miserable truck
Denver Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

St. Petersburg, May 16.-The No
vosti says it has received private in
formation to the effect that during
the rioting sixten persons were kill
ed at Zhitomir. ten at Trojanoff and
one at Zoungari and that about one
hundred were wounded. The bodies
of the killed, according to these adj
vices were terribly mutilated, in many
cases being unrecognizable.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
Noted Eton Man.

Mr. Austen Leigh, an authority Oh
all matters pertaining to Elton, has
discovered that Thomas Lynch. one
Of the signers Of the Declaration Of
Indenendence. was an Etonian.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

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 all other Cold Water.
Starches are put up in y -pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you
q 12-oz- package it is because he has
Q 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 let
tiers and figures "16 ozs." Demand De-
fance and save much time and money
and the annoyance Of the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

The rumor that Russell Sage was
seized with violent coughing spell
the other day and coughed up $780,
0eG for foreign missions is untrue
Uncle Russelrs lungs are perfectly
sound. He recently, however, gave a
large sum of money to the school
from which his devoted wife was grad
uated, so many years ago."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

Modern surgery has now advanced
to the point where the human stomach
provisions continues to increase. we
may soon expect to hear of a new fad.
The United States government win
now undertake the establishment of
bull-frog hatchery. Evidently believes
if these must be croakers it is just as
well to control the market.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
still Have Reserve.

Kansas City, May 1S.-The relief
committee appointed to receive sub
scriptions for tornado sufferers to-
day sent $4,000 to Snyder, Oklahoma,
and 81 900 to Marquette, Kansas. The
committee still has $1,000 in reserve.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

Secretary Taft has approved a rec
ommendation made by Gen. Chaffee
for a new bayonet which is six inches
longer than the old weapon. With the
new bayonet it will be possible to
stick an enemy six inches sooner than
heretofore.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

Word comes from London that the
new countess of Rosslyn, who was
Miss Anna Robinson. an American
actress. has settled $4,000 a year on
her husband, without conditions.
Which has the better reason to feel
satisfaction with the bargain?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

A college professor has just been
held up by two dashing girl highway
men," 1t was a novel experience, no
doubt, but how much more satisfac-
tory if he could have held up at least
one of the dainty banditsi
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

The fact that only sixty-five stories
out of 10000 were found to be worth
purchasing by periodical that made
liberal prize offer is evidence that lit
erary genius isn't universal, even in
these days when everybody writes for
publication.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
Formic Acid for Malaria.

P. Howard Williams, writing in
praise of formic acid as cure for
malaria, says it is an old Matabele
remedy. The Matabeles get it by eat
ing spiders. Mr.. Williams says that
when he had malaria in Matabele-
land a dose of two spiders cured him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

A German court has decided that
poker should not be ranked among
the gambling games. Perhaps the
judge had played a game once with
some American and discovered that
he hadn't any chance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

An official report on assertions in
the American navy says that of an en-
listed force of 90,O66 men only 1O.7
per cent deserted. only" 1917 per
cent seems rather large.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
Undreamed-of Extravaoance

I'VE asked our wife the other
day, writes the editor of the Hick-
DRY Ridge Mfssourian. :. if she thought
she could dress herself on $65 q year.
and she turned pale and asked Us II
some rich uncle had died and left US
an immense fortune -
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
rHE MODERN FARMER.
How He Lives. as Compared With
Fifty Years Ago.

he farming life of
to-day, as con-
trasted with that
of fifty years ago.
is a paradise of
comfort and con-
venience. T b Q
lonely loghouse,
remote from mar
ket and devoid of
advantages that a
half cycle Of time
has made possible.
would scarcely ap-
peal to the pres
ent day farmer.
The twentieth
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
undreamed.of Extraxaaanee

1--WE asked our wife the other
day. writes the editor of the Hick-
DRY Ridge Missourian, al IL she thought
she could dress herself on $65 year,
and she turned pale and asked us if
some rich uncle had died and left US
an immense fortune.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
TO A POLISH MERCHANT.
General Kuroki Acknowledges Recep-
ton of Rare Coins.

Canton, O., May 1S.-Sol Torron-
ski, a Polish merchant of this city,
has received letter from General
Kuroki Accompanying the letter
were two shoulder straps taken from
Russians. One is a blue strap from
an officer of the Third Siberian regi-
ment and the other a red strap from a
Second st. Petersburg regiment man.
In his letter General Kuroki thanks
Mr. Torronski for several rare Polish
coins sent, and declares he will keep
them as long as he lives, in memory
of Poland. A late photograph of
the general was inclosed in the let
for
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

MEMS hearts, says DR.. Hills, ARE
filled with a longing for something
better and finer" but why call atten-
ton to it unless you can suggest way
to get salaries raised?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
Killed suspected Soy.

Mitau, Courland. Russia. May IL
During a demonstration here crowd
attacked and killed man who was
suspected of being police spy. The
demonstrators. who carried red flags,
we're dispersed By cossacks.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

Connecticut judge has decided that
women can't tell whether a man is
drunk or not. Don't try it on your
wife or this decision will be promptly
reversed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
ceneraI in British Army.

London, May 1s.-It is officially an
nounced that King Edward has APP
pointed King Alfonso of Spain a gen.
eral in the British army. The ap-
pointment dates from May II, the
birthday of the Spanish king.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
confiscated by Prize Court.

Nagasaki, May Is. The Dutch
steamer Wilhelmina. captured by
Japanese torpedo boat destroyer while
on her way to vladivostok with Car
diff coal. has been declared confiscat-
ed by the prize court at Sasebo.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

A woman's club up in New Jersey
Is to discuss the question: why are
we poor?" Principally for the lack of
a bank account, many of us will an
swer
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

A New York man is suing two wom-
en- for wagers which they lost. He
ought to have known that woman is
never in earnest when she bets, ex-
cept when she wins.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25
Noted Elton Man

Mr.. Austen Leigh, an authority on
all matters pertaining to Elton, has
discovered that Thomas Lynch, one
of the signers of the Declaration Of
independence, was an Etonian.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

The Savannah Press considers the
political situation in Georgia "promis-
ing enough The politician who will
not promise enough" is the rarest
thing on earth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

The fact that West Virginia edi-
tor has refused a position in the con-
sular service just shows how wise a
man can be and yet fail to achieve
fame.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance Starch
is taking the place of all others.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

We don't observe any indication in
the news from Philadelphia that all
those fervent prayers for the anchor
alton of the mayor have been an
swered yet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

No chromos or cheap premiums, but
a better quality and one-third more
of Defiance Starch for the same price
of other starches.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

1t will be noticed that Edward At
kinson was too wise to say that every
woman could be made TO dress on sos
a year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-25

The thing to do with great wealth
is to spiritualize it, we are told.
Trouble in this Office is to material
ize it.