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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Simple Life Natural in Japa.r.

Many of us dream of the simple
life. Some strive for 1t; few attain
It, An eminent author has said only
those with great wealth and enormous
strength can live it. With the Jap
anese this is so. The simplicity of
their daily existence has been cult
waited until it is an art. Each mans
status in society is definitely fixed.
1t is the grade in which his forefa-
theirs lived and in which his children's
children will live. There IS no striv-
ing for higher place. He is salts
fed with his position, accepts 1t as
matter of course, and makes the most
of it. Only by some overt evil act
will he drop into lower grade, and it
must be phenomenal deed or service
to the state that will raise him even
one degree higher in social rank.
This stability of position has an i'm
portant influence upon the nation. No
one wishes to appear different from
what he really is. and as conse-
quence there is no greed for wealth.
You will say this must kill ambition.
If ambition is a struggle solely for
money and position. then it does kill
ambition, but it does not kill ambi.
ton to excel in ones own craft or call
ing. The fact that Japanese
is content in his own sphere, says
the Craftsman, is the keynote of the
success of their simple life. 1t is Of
no value for him to make a false i'm
preston, so the element of show or
push is left out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18

The state of Washington has made
an advance in the line of social reform
by having arrested and indicted for
manslaughter young man who sue
ceeded in drowning some of his friends
by vigorously rocking the boat in
which he and they were taking
short water trip. This is 4 form of
homicide by means of which a great
many people have in years past been
brought to an untimely end. 1t is,
of course, a case of idiocy on the part
of the boat rocker, who always looks
upon the act as a humorous proceed
ing, but, says the Boston Herald. in
view of the past experiences the au-
thorities of the state of Washington
are no doubt justified in taking the
initiative in declaring that this form
of life taking has ceased to be toll
Grated as joke, and that those who
willfully indulge in the sport must
be held to a criminal accountability
if for any reason it results in loss
OFF life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18

They have discovered a new mic.
robe in New York and it is quite popu-
lar among actors and society women.
1t is called the chromophage, its spe-
cial function being to turn the hair
gray at a comparatively early age. The
handsome actor who has those white
hairs on his temple that the women
admire so is full of the chromophages.
Baldheaded men are immune from the
microbes. He only attacks the hair.
and man without hair need not wor-
~ about the chromophage. For years
it was thought that a process of the
blood killed the coloring matter of the
hair cells, but scalpologists in New
York combat that theory. They say
it is the chromophage. The microbe
does not like heat and for that reason
the woman who uses the curling tongs
is less likely to have gray hair than
the one who puts her hair up in pa
pers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
FOUND ANOTHER BODY.
Remains of Woman Taken from
Under n Car Wrecked Mt CHM
AKRON River September IS.

Guthrie, Okla. A special to
the State Capital from Kingfisher
says that the body of woman was
found Wednesday afternoon under the
smoking car of the Rock Island pas
senger train which went into the
Cimarron r.ver near Dover September
Is. 1t is impossible 10 learn anything
defini ely Of the identity OF the vic
tim. The body is said to be in a bad
~ decomposed condition.
That TIL. remains OF other passen-
gers will be found in the wrecked
coach when finally explored is almost
certain.
The portion of the car visible above
the surface of the river is the haunt
CT immense flocks of buzzards and
other birds of carbon. This is taken
as an indication of the presence of
dead bodies.
The mail and baggage cars have
been burned by the railroad conpa
ny, which has asked for more time
in disposing of the smoker.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
RUN DOWN FROM GRIP
Or. Williams Pink Pills Have Cured
This Form Of Debility in
Hundreds of Gases.

"Four years ago." saws Mrs. T. Nor
-isom, of No. 1929 Carson street, South
Side, Pittsburg, Pa, 81 took cold
which turned into the grip. This trouble
left me all run down. was thin, had
backache much of the time. had no APP
petite, my stomach was out Of order and
felt nervous and u:strung.
"While had the grip had doctor,
but ITeally suffered more from the con-
dition i'll which the influenza left me
than 1 did from the disease itself. felt
generally wretchcd and miserable and
the least exposure to cold would make
me worse. l couldn't seem to get any
better until began to take DIR. Williams
Pink Pills. 1 very quickly noticed
benefit after began taking them and
they restored me to good health and
strength. DIR. Williams Pink Pills are
wonderfully good medicine. Thanks
to them l am now III fine health and
have had no return of my former trouble
recommend the pills to everyone who
is ailing and take every opportunity to
let people know how good they are,
DR.. Williams Pink Pills cured Mrs.
Morrison because they actually make
good, red blood. When the blood is red
and healthy there can be no debility.
The relation between the blood and
nervous system is such that the pills
have very decided action upon the
nerves and they have cured many severe
nervous disorders, such as partial pa
ralysis, locomotor ataxia and st. Vitus'
dance, that have not yielded to ordinary
treatment. Their double action, OH tho
blood and on the nerves. makes them an
ideal tonic.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. or they will be sent by mail post
paid, on receipt of price, so cents per
box, six boxes for 81. so, by the DR.. Will
liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, NY.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
FARMER BECAME INSANE.
Kills Wife, Six Children and Ttcn
Himself.

Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. II. - Chal-
burn Mint, TIL, aged 80 years all one
of the most prCJnineii farmers Of
Cooke county, today murdered his
wife and four children. fatally injured
two other children and then commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat The
tragedy was enacted at the Mintooth
home near Newport, Tenn. 1t Is be-
lieved Mintooth became suddenly in
sane. An AK was the weapon used
for the deadly work. The wife and
children were Drained and death must
have been instantaneous. The two
children who were still alive at 10
o'clock this morning cannot recover,
their skulls having teen crushed. 1t
is regarded as miraculous that they,
too, did not die instantly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
MEADE COUNTY NEWS.
John q. wehrIe. Publisher.
Under the Yoke.

New occupations for American vom-
en- are frequently described In the
household magazines. Meantime
many women of the old world stead
lastly cling to their old tasks. trav-
eler with good eyes may see in sin
gle summer day in Belgium enough
TO make him wonder what are really
the boundaries of ''woman's sphere.
At five o'clock in the morning he may
see a red-cheeked woman, 4 rude har-
ness over her shoulders, pulling. with
a big dog for helper. a heavy cart
of vegetables three miles from garden
to market The cart holds several
bushels of potatoes, carrots, cabbages,
topped by a great bundle OF dew
sprinkled roses; and before the wom-
an and the dog trudge home with 1t
again, everything will have been sold.
Our traveller may come upon two mus
cular women transferring a load OF
coal from sidewalk to cellar shout
dering the baskets as easily as men
would do. II he fingers to watch them
finish their task, he will see girl OF
IS swing a wooden yoke over her
shoulders, and carry pail after pail
of water from the town pump. two
squares away, for the scrubbing clean
of the dusty sidewalk. Three women
toss bundles of oats upon high cart,
and themselves drag it up from the
field to the yard, where the grain is
to be threshed, and where later they
will build the straw into symmetrical
stacks. great herd of cows cluster
round the mixers in the field. and
from the group the talk and laughter
of girls mingles with the sharp whistle
of the milk in the pals. So, in the
little kingdom of Belgium-where
wages are low and taxes are high
women toll at what we have come to
consider work fit only for men, says
Youths Companion. But it must be
said that they do not look unhappy
under the yoke. Perhaps the freedom
of farm and market and street is real
ly better for their peace of mind than
the too much kitchen" which often
makes our more fortunate women
weary in body and depressed in
spirit.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
ENGLISH STEAMER BURNS AT
HONG KONG WHARF.
THE VICTIMS ARE ALL CHINESE
European Passengers Escape in Night
Clothes-Laden With SiIks-Stsam-
err Burned at 8: 10 O'clock This
Morning.
Morning.

Hong Kong, Oct IA. - The British
steamer Hankow, from Canton was
buried at $40 O'Clock this Sunday
morning while lying alongside her
wharf Hundreds of Chinese were
burned TO death and valuable cargo
was destroyed. All the European pas
sengers and crew were saved.
The Hankow, with 1000 Chinese
passengers and seven European. and
a cargo including 10000 bales of mat
ting silk md 1000 bales of waste silk,
arrived at o'clock, and was shortly
moored at the wharf.
The captain directed the chief
engineer to turn on the water through
the fire hose. This was impossible,
for in five minutes after the alarm
was given the Hankow was ablaze
fore and aft. Captain Brach warned
the passengers. who rushed down the
gangway. the ladies in their night
clothes Horrifying and cries to save
their lives were heard from the Chin
csc. Hundreds were burned to death
or jumped into the harbor and were
drowned.
The firemen made great efforts to
extinguish the flames, which leaped to
a height of over 60 feet.
The British steamer Powan. which
was berthed at the same wharf, was
towed out to save her from destruc-
ton.
Governor Nathan suggested scut-
Ting the ship, but the suggestion was
found to be impractble.
The steamer Hankow vas owned by
the China Navigation company of
London, and was built in Glasgow in
1876. The vessel was of iron, her d.
mansions being as follows: Length,
30S.5: beam. 1873; depth, 15.2 She
registered 3,073 tons. gross.
The fire was brought under control
at o'clock u. m at which time only
the shell and hull of the Hankow re-
manned. The fire fighters have al
ready recovered IS of the bodies Of
the cargo, 1000 bales of raw silk were
saved, but badly damaged by water.
One theory is that the fire was caus-
ed by the overturning of lantern by
a Chinese on board. The second the
Org was that an opium smoker acct
dentally set fire to mating. and an
other theory is that the fire was caus-
ed by the crossing of electric wires.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
COULD NOT OUTLINE POLICY
Secretary Taft Told Cubans Much
Depended Upon Themselves.
Secured Will Provisional Gov
crnment BE withdrawn.

Havana, Cuba The United
States through its peace commission
ers is not ready to announce when it
will Withdraw from the island of Gu
ba and surrender the reins of govern
ment to the Cubans, but this action
cannot be taken until the time ar
rives when fair elections are assured.
This statement was made by Gov.
Taft friday as sort of valedictory
address to the revolutionists' COM
mittee, with which the American COM
missioners dealt in inducing the RED
els to cease hostilities and negotiate
peace. The committee had a confer
ence lasting an hour with Gov. Taft,
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
and Charles E. Magoon, VINO is to
succeed Mr.. Taft as provisional gov
satisfaction with the position taken
by the provisional government.
Headed by Alfredo Zayas, the COM
mittee visited Governor Taft for the
avowed purpose of requesting him TO
declare the policy of the United States
toward Cuba and the policy of the
provisional governor concerning APP
pointments to public offices.
The Americans listened carefully to
all the representations of the commit
tee and then Governor Taft replied
pointedly that he could not outline the
policy of the United States more
clearly than was done in his proclama-
ton establishing provisional gov
eminent fer the island. He added that
as the representative of the United
States he was just as anxious to sur
render governmental affairs to the Gu
bans as the Cubans were to regain
them, but the peace commissioners
were under the responsibility to build
up conditions which would make the
Cuban government a stable one.
Governor Taft would not predict
when such a satisfactory condition
would be reached, but he said the Gu
bans themselves could hasten that
time if they were disposed to do so.
A fair and honest election on the re-
suits of which the Cuban people were
willing to abide, Governor Taft de-
clared, was necessary before the Unit
ed States would feel justified in with
drawing from the island.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
NO DAWDlING.
A Man of 70 After Finding Coffee Hurt
Him, Stopped Short.

When a man has lived to be 20 years
old with a 40-year-old habit grown to
him like knot on a tree, chances are
he'll stick to the habit till he dies.
But occasionally the spirit of youth
and determination remains in some
men to the last day of their lives.
When such men do find any habit of
life has been doing them harm, they
surprise the Oslerites by a degree of
will power that is supposed to belong
to men under 40 only.
Il had been a user of coffee until
three years ago-a period of 40 years
and an now TO-" writes a n. Oak.
man. Il was extremely nervous and
debilitated. and saw plainly that I
must make a change.
i am thankful to say I had the
nerve to quit coffee at once and take
on Postum without any dawdlifig. and
experienced no Ill effects. On the con-
trary. commenced to gain, losing nv
nervousness within two months. also
gaining strength and health otherwise.
For man of my age, | am very
well and hearty. I sometimes meet
persons who have not made their
Postum right and don't like it, int I
tell them TO boil it long enough. ana
call their attention to my looks now.
and before l used it. that seems con-
vincing.
Now, when I have writing, to do,
or long columns of figures to cast up,
feel equal TO it and can get through
my work without Ike tagged out feel
ing of old Name given by Postum
Cos: Battle Creek, Mich. Read the
book. The Read to Melville" in
pkss. There's reason"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Plan for Establishing an ASSEM-
bly, Reserve-CaII on President.

Washington, D. C. - Captain Ham,
ilton Ward, jr., the newly elected COM
manGer in chief of the United Spanish
American War Veterans, accompanied
by John Lewis Smith, the newly ell
ected adjutant general of the organiZa-
ton called on President Roosevelt
Thursday. Captain Ward talked with
the president about the proposition to
establish rifle clubs among the veter-
ans of the Spanish war and TO create
the veterans into something like an
assembly reserve-at least a nucleus
that might be used by the United
States in case of war. The question
will be taken up by Captain Ward and
his officers. The matter of closer re-
lations with the Grand Army of the
Republic also will be given careful at
tention by the new administration of
the Spanish war veterans.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
treasures for the Louvre,

Attention is called by the Travellers
Gazette to recent acquisitions by the
Louvre, notably of life size bust in
chalk, primitively colored, of the her
NIT king of the eighteenth dynasty,
Akhoumalon, or Amenophis w. one of
the strangest figures in the long line
of the Pharaohs. The bust is re-
markably fine specimen of the art of
the period, and is well preserved. Be-
sides this. there are four sepulchral
urns in blue porcelain from the tomb
of Rameses ii. In these urns was
found, besides funeral linen. certain
organic matter which is being chem
ically examined
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Revolution Not Ended

Washington, Oct. IA. - The follow
ing cablegram was received at the
navy department from Commander
Switzerland. dated at Monte Christi.
San Domingo, today:
Il regret to inform you that revolu-
tionary leaders at the last moment re-
fused to stand by the articles of agree
ment for the surrender. The revolu-
tionary leaders have massed forces of
about SEC men at a distance of fifteen
miles. and demand the most impossi-
BILE terms. The president of San Do
mingo has directed the renewal Of
hostilities."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Big Strike Is Averted.

Chicago, Oct. IA threatened tie
up of the building operations in Chi
cago was averted today at a confer
ence between members of the Build
ing Contractors league and repre-
sentatives of the Plumbers and Gas
Filters unions. The trouble came be-
cause of sympathetic strikes offered
by both the plumbers and steam fit
tiers over the right to install pneu-
matte tubing.
The contractors threatened to lock
out both plumbers and steam-ftters
unless they settled their trouble
among themselves.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Brakes Bad on Street Car.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. IA. Defec-
tive brakes on a street car of the
Brooklyn avenue and Southern depot
line early today caused an accident in
which Eugene Peronas was killed out
right and twelve others were serious
ly, injured, four of them probably ia
tally. The car plunged down a steep
hill at terrific speed, dashed into a
telegraph pole which ripped off one
of the platforms crowded with men
and women and then turned over.
Several were pinned beneath the over.
Turned car
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Territory Oil to Texas.

Tulsa, 1. T-The Guffey Petroleum
company of Beaumont, Tex, Thurs
day purchased 500 acre tank farm
mediately the storage of 100000
barrels of oil from the Tulsa field. \
loading rack has been built near the
Glenn pool and the shipment By rail
of 5000 barrels daily begins at once.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18

Havana, Cuba.-Maj. Kean, of the
medical department. said to the Asso-
ciated Press Wednesday night con
corning fever conditions in Cuba, tina
there was only one case of yellow
fever in Havana, two in Cruces and
none elewshere.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Meet Next In okIahoma City.

p Washington. D. C.-The United
Spanish American War Veterans
Wednesday elected Capt. Hamilton
Ward, of Buffalo, N. Y, commander
in-chief Oklahoma City, Ok, was
chosen as the place of holding the
annual encampment next year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Frowned Upon Free Seeds.

Rock Island, Ill. - Free distri-
button Of seeds by congress was
frowned upon in resolution adopted
Thursday. 1t recommended that mon
ey thus spent be devoted to investi-
eating agricultural methods in foreign
lands and introducing them here
through agricultural schools.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18

Starch, like everything else, is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market % years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery-Defiance Starch-all in
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Negroes File Petition.

Washington, D. c. = Representa-
tive negroes of the south, on behalf of
their race. have complained to the
interstate commerce commission of
the use by railroads Of the south of
Jim Crow" cars for interstate pas
sengers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Two Boys Are Also Charged With
Murder of Another Man.

Fresno. Cal. Oct. 14.-Quilie Helm
was tonight convicted of murder In
the first degree and recommended to
life Imprisonment. While the evil
dence against the younger boy was
strong the judiciary saved his life on
the belief that he acted on the inf1u-
ence of the older brother The MUIR
der of an old man named Jackson in
his cabin has also been traced to the
boys and they are charged with this
crime
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Southern Railway Strike Ended.

oxville, Tenn. L 4 l
Southern railway machinists and
helpers who went on strike at Coster
shops here last Monday, Friday re-
ceived orders from Washington to re-
turn to work Saturday morning They
claim to have obtained the full con-
cessions demanded, an increaIe of 25
cents per day, or 1925 for ten hours
UOrl-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18

Topeka, Kan. = Gov. Hoch issued
a proclamation Wednesday calling
special election in Cloud and Repub
lie counties for December 81 to cleo
a successor to the late Charles p
Peck, state senator from the Thirty
second district.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18

With its pigtail off and clad in
pants" and constitution, China will
not know itself. But it will make it.
self known to other folks, one of these
days. and then we will be sorry we
were not better friends with it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Petroleum LAYS DIST.

A few years ago road dust was an
almost insufferaole plague on windy
summer days in Southern California.
Now the roads are sprinkled with Pc
troleum twice year. and even an au-
tomobile raises no dust
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
separate schools Legal.

Wichita, Kan.-Judge Wilson in the
district court decided Tuesday that
the board of education has the power
under the law to establish and main
tain separate schools in Wichita. Ne
groes say that the case will be taken
to the state supreme court.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
SILVER Bring Go.11 at Mint.

WashiEgtoD. D. c. - Tb5 1-reciu
OF The mint Wednesday purchase
c00O0o ounces OF silver at COLL cent;
per fine ounce, to he distribute
among the minis. Of New Orlean-
Denver AID Philadelphia
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18

Philadelphia bacteriologist says
there are at least 10000, 100000 mi
crobes in every pair of trousers. We
wouldn't mind the microbes if we
only had some old ten-dollar bills in
our clothes to keep them from going
hungry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18

The dying sultan is said. to want a
successor who will carry out his pol
icy. He ought to be able to find one
who will carry it out-feet first.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18

There is still no doubt that the
north pole could be reached by airship
more easily than in any other way.
The only difficulty is to get. the right
lind of an airship..
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Ask for P~nam- canal Bids.

wash ngton. D. c. = Invita.i-ds
for proposals to complete the Pana-
ma canal were issued Tuessay by the
canal commission and the form CT
contract under which the work IS t,
be done was made public.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
10 More Having Mt West Point.

Washington, D. C. - Hazing has
disappeared at the United States mil
i.ary academy, according to the an
nual report of the superintendent
Brig. Gen. A L. Mills, which was
made public Wednesday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
French Parliament to Meet.

Paris, France.-The cabinet has de-
cided to convoke parliament for Oc
tober 25. The greater portion of the
session will again be devoted to the
vexed church. and state separation
question
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-18
Cure for Dyspepsia.

For headache, squeeze the Juice of
a small lemon into glass nearly full
of water; add good pinch of soda
and drink while foaming. 1t is espe-
cially good If one is dyspeptic or bill
lions