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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
soYIsH MIND WAS WORKING.
Younsster on His First Sail Over the
Raging Main."

None of US ever quite forget those
days-when our years were few-of
dreaming about life on the raging
main, when the Imagination reveled
in pirates and plumber from state
ly galleons and valorous deeds done
on storm-swept decks, says writer
in the New York Times. Recollection
Of this period is, at any rate, suffi-
GENTLY vivid, so that the remark of
small boy could contribute maze
rally to the "gayety of nations,
among the passengers on one of the
excursion steamers running from
Manhattan across the harbor to
Coney Island.
The steamer made her way across
the bay, lodging tugs and ferryboats
fortunately meeting no pirate craft
The passengers, escaping gladly from
the city's heat, nibbled their sand
wiches and enjoyed the breeze. The
walters moved about the deck with
their trays. The boy, just from the
inland town, where his life so far
had been spent, sat rapt and wide
eyed If one could but know fully
the mental content" from which
sprang his words at lasti
MAJ" he cried, hoarsely, tell me
which one of 'em is the skipper!"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Buffers Stolen Fee.

The late Hon. Joseph @. Hoyt, for
merly of Boston, when lad attended
a circus and his silver watch was
stolen. The supposed thief was ar
rested, and was defended by Benja-
min F. Butler, who proved he did
not take the watch, and never was
at the circus.
During the civil war Hoyt was in
troduced to Butler at dinner at the
Aston house, in New York, and the
latter remarked: This is the first
time l have had the pleasure of meet
ing you"
"Oh, MOI" said Hoyt, who then re-
lated the circus incident.
WAS that you, Hoyt?" asked But
Ter, and, being answered in the af-
firmative, Butler laughed and said:
THAT was an awful good watch,
Hoyt. That is all got for defending
the thief"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
SALLOW FACES
Often Caused by Coffee Drinking.

How many persons realize that cot
fee so disturbs digestion that it pro
1uces muddy, yellow complexion?
A ten days trial of Postum Food
Coffee has proven means, in thou
sands of cases, of clearing up bad
compilations.
A Washn. young lady tells her expe-
rience:
"All of us-father, mother, sister
and brother-had used tea and coffee
for many years until finally we all
had stomach troubles more or less.
1--WE were all sallow and troubled
with pimples, breath bad, disagree
able taste in the mouth, and all of us
simply so many bundles of nerves.
I'VE didn't realize that coffee was
the cause of the trouble until one day
we ran out of coffee and went to Dor
row some from a neighbor. She gave
us some Postum and told us to try
that
Although we started to make it,
we all felt sure we would be sick If
we missed our strong coffee. but we
were forced to try Postum and were
surprised to find it delicious.
I'VE read the statements on the
pkg, got more and in month and
half you wouldn't have known u.s.
We were all able to digest our food
without any trouble, each ones skin
became clear, tongues cleaned of and
nerves in fine condition. We never
use anything now but Postum. There
is nothing like it" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich
Read the little book. "The Road tc
Wellyille." There's reason"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
LAUNCHED A CANNON BOOM.
Speaker of House of Representa-
tive Popular in His District and
in the State.

Danville, Ill. - 1'he conven-
ton of the Eighteenth Illinois con-
gressional district was called to order
at one o'clock and renominated Jo-
seph G. Cannon for the 18th consecu-
tive time, being the 18th nomination
by reclamation
There was the greatest enthusiasm
especially over the prospective candi-
dacy of Mr.. Cannon for president.
Mr. Cannon had not intended to launch
a boom for president at this conven-
ton, but the pressure of his supporters
was so great as to sweep away his
wishes in the matter.
Mr.. Cannon's supporters in his own
district will likely urge the state con-
vention to make similar endorsement
There seems to be little doubt that
this will be done.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Ambassador Meyers Opinion.

There has been an outbreak of bu-
bonic plague at Campos, Brazil.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
PURE FOOD FOR KANSAS.
Grocery Jobbers Assure Board of
Health They VIII Not Handle
AduItcrated Goods.

Topeka, Kansas. = All the grocery
jobbers of Kansas met DR.. j. S.
Crumbine, secretary of the state board
of health, Thursday morning and had
a long conference regarding the new
pure food rules of the board. AS a
result OF the conference the grocery
jobbers agreed to stand by the rules
of the board and not handle any stock
which the chemists of the board had
found to contain preservatives or
adulterants of any kind unless the
stock was properly labeled.
The conference was one of the most
important relating to pure food that
has been held in the state. The gro
GERS asked >Dr. Crumbine to explain
the pure food rules and after this the
jobSers as body and personally
agreed that as soon as new contracts
could be drawn they would buy no
more goods of manufacturers who
would not agree to stand by every
rule of the board. If preservatives
were necessary in any foodstuff, the
grocers will demand that the manu-
facturers label the goods to show the
kind and quantity of preservatives
and adulterants.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
GAS USED UNDER LIME kILNs.
Innovation by Connecticut Company
Is a Success.

The New England Lime company,
of Winstead, Conn, asserts that it is
the first to introduce gas as fuel for
lime burning. The method is pro-
nounced an entire success. The grow
ing scarcity of wood fuel led to the
discovery of gas as a substitute for
wood, and the company no longer con-
siders the gas method an experiment.
The efficacy and reliability of gas
have been demonstrated beyond
doubt. Had it been impossible to find
a substitute for wood said a member
of the company, it would have meant
the restriction and perhaps the total
abandonment of the business. Gas
fires are absolutely clean at all times
no clinkers and no cinders-and the
lime produced is much whittier than
that burned by wood. Gas also pro-
duces more intense heat, and conse-
quently increases the capacity of the
kilns. The daily output at the COM
pany's kilns is increased from 80 bar.
rels per kiln to 100 barrels, or total
of 700 barrels daily.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
PUTTING 1T RATHER ROUGHLY.
Leading Question Asked of MethodicaI
Writer.

There is certain writer in Boston
"a man CT remarkable versatility
who once gave friend in the publish
ing business in New York a resume
of the details of his average days
work
Il am as methodical in my work."
said the Boston writer, las any bus
mess man. My daily tasks are so di-
versified and so arranged that l am
able to afford myself considerable va
riety during the IL hours per dian
that l employ in authorship. For in
stance, from eight in the morning to
ten | do my verse; from ten to IL my
criticisms; from three to five am en-
gagged upon history of the world in
tended for perusal by children" And
so he continued to give his visitor the
whole scheme. When he had con-
cluded, the New Yorker, an exceeding
ly blunt individual, rather unkindly
inquired:
And when, sir, do you think?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
"pEN AND INK" BET WAS EASY.
Colonel AXE" Hin Quite Ready to In
crease the Amount.

Col. IKE" Hill. assistant sergeant.
alarms for the Democrats in the
house of representatives. has violent
political prejudices and at election
time is wont to back them with
money.
He got into a political discussion
In the lobby of the Hoffman house in
New York short time ago and made
an assertion that was disputed by q
man in the gathering.
Col. Ike" reached down into his
pocket, pulled out roll of money and
peeled of five 800 bills.
Il will just bet you $500 I am right"
he said.
I'll take you." said the other.
wait until get pen and ink"
A cold look came into Col 'Ike's"
eyes.
What do you want pen and ink
for?" he asked.
why, want to write a check for
$500 to cover your bet"
Col. Ike. put his money back in his
pocket.
Bring me pen and ink, too," he
said, "for If this is going to be check
bet I'll make it s5.000."-Saturday
Evening Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Some girls who think they can sing
ought to patronize correspondence
school of thought.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Army of the Philippine. Elects.

Des Moines, Iowa. The society
of the Army of the Philippines late
Wednesday afternoo elected the fol-
lowing officers: Commander-in-chie
Major General Arthur Macarthur, u. 6.
A. First senior vice commander,
Captain A. H. Crow. Pennsylvania.
First junior vice commander, Lieut.
f. l.. Hamilton, Michigan Second
junior vice commander, Earl C. Car
nahan, Kansas. Third junior vice
commander, Major General J. Frank
lin Bell, U. S. A. Fourth junior vice
commander, G. E. Wineheimer, Illi-
nois. Fifth junior vice commander,
Major Speere, Minnesota. Surgeon
general, Major w. S. Conkling, Des
Moines, Ia. Quartermaster general,
Lieut.. C. B. Lewis, Colorado. Judge
advocate general. ]. O'Donnoll, Kan
sas City, Mo. Chaplain, Rev. ]. A.
Beebe, Des Moines, Ia. Next years
meeting will be at Kansas City.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
TO VOTE MORE BONDS.
Plans to Extend Road to
the Pacific Coast.

CHI lie a go, Ill. = The Vanderbilts
have decided to throw down the gaunt-
let to the Hill and Hartman systems
and invade the territory that hitherto
has been considered by these two mag
mates to be exclusively their own.
Announcement was made Thursday
that the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road had called a meeting of stock
holders and voting bondholders for
October Is to authorize an increase in
the capital stock sufficient to make
the aggregate 200 million dollars, and
the Chicago railroad officials say this
can only have one meaning-the ex-
tension of the Northwestern system
to the Pacific coast from Lander, Wyo.,
the present terminus of the Wander
bilt system.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
DOCTOR CURED OF ECZEMA.
Maryland Physician Cures Himself
DR.. Fisher Says: "Cuticura REM
edies Possess True Merit"

''My face was afflicted with eczema
in the year 1897. used the Cuticura
Remedies, and was entirely cured. I
am practicing physician, and very
often prescribe Cuticura Resolvent
and Cuticura Soap in cases of eczema,
and they have cured where other for
mulas have failed. I am not in the
habit of endorsing patent medicines,
but when 1 find remedies possessing
true merit, such as the Cuticura Rem
edies do, 1 am broad-minded enough
to proclaim their virtues to the world
have been practicing medicine for
sixteen years, and must say I find
your Remedies A No. 1. You are at
liberty to publish this letter. G. NJ.
Fisher, NJ. D., Big Pool, Md, May "a,
1905"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

San Diego, Calf. - By deal
closed Thursday by the Santa Fe rail-
road it becomes the owner of the IA
nous San Dieguito ranch, just north of
the city, comprising 1868 acres of land.
The price paid was 100000. The
ranch is said to be used to raise
eucalyptus trees for ties for tthe future
use of the road. 1t is proposed to
plant about 600 trees each year and
as the trees are quick growers it is
figured that in 20 years the road will
be able to harvest six to eight ties to
tree and keep 10 the harvest there
after continually.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

In China and it's dependencies, with
a population of 100000 900, or rs per
cent. of the total population of the
world, rice is the principal food sup
ply. The same may be said also of
India, with it's population of 275,000,-
900, and Japan, with it's 100000. In
addition to these it is a chief article
of diet with other peoples of Asia and
Africa, whose population is estimated
at 100,000,000 The total reaches S15,-
100000, or so per cent. of the total
population of the earth.-Boston
Globe
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
wants Negro Troops Removed.

Oyster Bay, L. l. = The message
from a committee of citizens in
Brownsville, Tex, requesting that
the negro troops, who committed an
outrage there last Monday night, BIO
replaced by white soldiers, was re-
ceived by President Roosevelt Friday.
He at once referred the dispatch to
the war department with a request
that an immediate report upon the
matter be made to him. He will take
no action upon the committees re-
quest pending receipts of the report
from the war department.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

passed too frequently, and with a
burning sensation. They showed sed-
lment. 1 became discouraged, weak,
languid and depressed, so sick and
weak that l could not keep up. AS
doctors did not cure me I decided to
try Doan's Kidney Pills, and with
such success that my troubles were
NIL gone after using eight boxes, and
my strength, ambition and general
health is fine"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Chinese INGENUITY.

Many attempts have been made to
find an unfailing supply of pearls. The
Chinese, it is said, have solved in
their own way the problem of how to
make a mussel LAY" pearls. Five or
six small beads, made of mother-of-
pearl and strung together by thread,
are dropped at the proper season into
the open mouth of the shell. Two
years later the mussel, when recov-
credit is made to disgorge the beads,
distinguishable from the naturally
made pearl.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Heavy Movement of Iron Or,

The movement of Lake Superior
iron ore during the month of June was
the heaviest during the history of the
trade Nearly 100000 tons were for
warded to the lower lakes-a gain of
almost 100000 tons over the CORE
spending period last year. The total
movement this season up to the LIST
of July aggregated 11,241,5 500 tons,
compared with 1O,S14.054 tons for the
same period last year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Small Profits of Pawnshops.

Consul General George w. Roose-
welt reports that the official report OF
the Brussels pawnshop for 1905 shows
a capital employed of $3S7,1s1 and
profits made during the year of only
s4,966. The amount of loans on pawns
was $1,253,173. In 1904 the amount
loaned exceeded the amount for 1905
by about SOC, 800
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Facts About Alaska,

Alaska is an interesting region. Ii
area she is twice as large as Texas
with California thrown in, but her
resident white population numbers
only about 10000, though in summer
whites. In fur, fish and minerals she
is rich. Since her annexation she has
furnished $50,OO0,O00 of furs, 100000
900 of fish and s7O,OOO,O 900 of minerals,
chiefly gold and silver. Her output
of gold. which was 100000 in 1904,
was $16,000,000 in 1905, and will be
fully $26,000,000 in 1906.-Leslie's
Weekly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

{ o r I u re l went
through now seems
to have been al
most unbearable. 1
had back-ache, pains
in the side and
loins, dizzy spells
a n d hot, feverish
headaches. T b e T e
W ere bearing-down
pains, and the kid
new seer ms
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Webster City, Iowa. - The
Thirty-Seventh district republican
senatorial convention, in a hopeless
deadlock, adjourned to meet again in
Eagle Grove August 20. The last vote
stood exactly as did the very first
vote cast. A total of 1898 votes
have been cast during the four differ
ent sessions of the convention.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
AustraIia,s War on Rabbits.

Australia is now going to make war
on her rabbit pest scientifically, hav-
ing raised $4,000 for experiments on
Broughton island, OF Newcastle,
writes Consul Cooling. DR.. Danysz, of
Paris, will be in charge, and it is pro-
posed to infect rabbits with such con-
tagious diseases that will spread
among their kind, but do no harm to
other animals or humanity.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
IceIand's First Theater.

Iceland's first theater was founded
only in 1897 and there is only one in
the island-at Reykajavik-but + has
taken firm root The dramatic sea
son opens in October and closes at
the end of April, when large part Of
the inhabitants 60 fishing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Crude Oil Again reduced.

depende Kansas. = The
Prairie Oil & Gas company here
Wednesday announced three cent re-
duction in the price of all grades of
Western crude oil. High grade oil
now brings ~ cents and fuel 80 cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
G. A. R. ELECTS OFFICERS.
R. B. Brown of Ohio Selected as
Commandments.
All Opposition Disappeared and
Each of the Positions Was Filled
by Unanimous Vote.


Mimi apo1is. MINI. - Com
mander-in-chief R. B. Brown, Zanes-
vile, o.
Senior Vice commander, William
H. Armstrong, Indianapolis.
Junior vice commander, E. B. Fen
ton, Detroit
haplain-in-chief, Archbishop John
Ireland, st. Paul.
Surgeon-general, W. H. Johnson.
Lincoln, Neb.
These officers were elected Thurs
day at the annual meeting of the
Grand Army of the Republic. All
other officers are staff appointments
and will be announced later by the
new commander-in-chief The strong
est opponents of Mr. Brown for the
honor of being commander-in-chief
were C. G. Burton, of Missouri, and
Capt P. H Coney, of Kansas. Both
withdrew when it was seen that the
Several candidates were nominated
for senior and junior vice command
ers, but later all withdrew in favor
of Armstrong and Fenton, and both
were chosen unanimously.
Archbishop Ireland had no rivals
for the position of chaplain-in-
chief.
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The
pleted it's fortieth encampment late
Friday and adjourned to meet in Sara
toga, N. Y, in 1907.
The encampment after an exciting
debate decided that a protest
against the action of statue to
Henry Wirz should be sent to Gen.
S. D. Lee, the commander of the
Southern Veterans Association. This
action was decided upon only after
a long debate which at times became
energetic and acrimonious. The
proposition to deprecate the action
of congress in abolishing the canteen
from the old soldiers homes was laid
on the table without debate.
Just prior to the final adjournment
the new commander-in-chief, R. B.
Brown, of GAINESVILLE, O., an
nounced the following staff appoint
ments:
Adjutant General, Joseph w. O'Neal,
Of Ohio.
Quartermaster General, Charles
Burrows, of New Jersey.
Assistant Quartermaster General,
]. H Holcombe, of Philadelphia.
Chief of Staff, ]. V. Winanes, of
Ohio.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
IAN MacIaren,s successor.

The Rev. Alexander Cornell, who
succeeds to Ian Maclaren's pulpit at
Seton Park, Liverpool, has been pas
tor of Regent Square Presbyterian
church, London, since 1898. He was
born in the Scotch Highlands just 40
years ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Berlin, Germany-Mr Meyer, the
American ambassador to Russia, who
is going to Kissengen to take the
cure, says the general concensus of
opinion in st. Petersburg is that the
present lull in the revolutionary move.
ment will continue for several months.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Washington, D. c., = A dispatch
Tuesday from Gov. Gen. Ide announces
that the internal revenue collector re-
ported killed August by hostile Pula-
james, was Arthur T. Williams. His
nearest relative in this country is
Mrs. Mary E. Williams, Hillsdale,
Kan. 1t is not known whether she
is his mother or wife.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Employers Refuse Conference.

New York. The National AS
sociation of Employing Lithograph--
ers declined Thursday to grant a
conference to the national officers
of the photographers, Artists, En-
gravers' and Designers league of
America on the open shop"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
EIephants LARGE as Mastodons.

If the mammoth and the mastodon
were larger than the biggest ele-
plants of this period. the difference
was slight. Their tusks seem to have
been somewhat longer and heavier,
as rule, but their skeletons do not
Indicate that the biggest of them were
much superior in size to the late la
mented Jumbo.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Money Plenty in San Francisco

San Francisco, Calf = With mon
ey pouring in at the rate of million
dollars a day from insurance alone,
the banks of San Francisco are more
crowded with deposits than ever in
their history.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Roanoke, Virginia. Oklahoma
City, Ok, was chosen as the meeting
place for the next national conven-
ton of firemen. The convention for
this year ended Friday. The officers
elected are: James D. Mcneil, of
Fayetteville, N. c., president, and w.
C. Beamer, of Nebraska, secretary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
switzerIand's Silk Production.

Few people probably suspect the
extent to which Switzerland figures
among the silk-producing countries of
the world, which, so far as Europe is
concerned, have always been supposed
to be France and Italy. But Switzer-
land exports annually silk to the value
of about $20,000,000, nearly all going
to European countries.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
In Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT.EAsE.

A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet 10000
testimonials of cures. Sold by all
druggists, 25c. Trial package, FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
French Want New RniIdinr

Paris, France.-When the senate
and chamber of deputies meet in No
vember the government intends to ask
for an appropriation to insure the
erection of a handsome structure for
the French embassy in Washington
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
they Are United Team.ter. Nov

Chicago, Ill. = The convention of
the United Transfers of America,
the seeding faction of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters.
elected officers Tuesday and adjourned
to meet in Rochester, n Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Striking Advice.

Mrs. Anxious (mother of two mar
riageable daughters) don't
know whether to send Grace and Eth
ell to the seashore or the mountains
this summer. What do you advise?
Mrs. Knowing l would advise
Sulphur Springs for q change. Sui
phur, you know. is one of the princi-
pal requisites in matchmaking.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Emporia Pioneer Dead.

Emporia, Kansas. T.
Soden, a pioneer Kansan and one OF
the wealthiest men IN the state. died
Tuesday night at Boulder, Colo,
aged II years. He came to Kansas
in 1857 and in 1860 established the
Emporia water mills, one of the
largest in the state.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
A standard oil Dividend.

New York. Directors of the
Standard Oil company Wednesday
declared a dividend ot IS a share on
the company's stock. This compares
with a dividend of SO three mont
ago and Sc year ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Gen. Mercier in ENGLAND.

Gen. Mercier, who has fed from
Paris to England, where he hasn't
been enthusiastically received. once
delivered in the French senate an
elaborate speech on the feasibility Of
invading England.