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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
WILL NOT RESIGN
THIS IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT
MADE BY SENATOR BURTON.
SENATORS ARE IN A DILEMMA.
As a Reason For His Actions Burton
Says His Status Has not Been
Changed - Senate May Possibly
Adopt a Resolution Regarding It.

Washington, May Ex-senator BuI
ton announces that he will not re-
sign from the senate, 1t had been
hoped by some of the leaders of that
body that Mr.. Burton would relieve
the senate from the embarrassment
of taking action in his case by volun-
tarily giving up his seat. These hopes
have been shattered.
In a conference with Senator Bur-
rows, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections,
Senator Burton stated that in his
opinion his status had not been chang
ed by the Supreme courts decision.
No mandate had yet been issued to
put the sentence of the lower court
into effect. The Supreme court hav-
ing granted leave to file a petition for
rehearing, his case is still pending.
Senator Burton contends that, mas
much as the senate did not see fit
to take action when he was convict
ed in the lower court, 1t can not well
take action now until the supreme
court shall have finally disposed Of
the case.
It is almost certain that the SUI
preme court. on reconvening in Oc-
tober, will issue a mandate to the
st. Louis court to execute the SEN
tence. The senate will then be in the
humiliating position of having one
of its members in jail, unless some
way out of the situation shall be dis
covered.
1t has been suggested that the SEN
ate may possibly adopt resolution
at the present session declaring that
when the sentence of the court shall
be put into effect, on that day Senat-
or Burton shall cease to be member
of the senate.
Whether or not such a resolution
will test the constitutionality of the
question is uncertain. The commit
tee expects to give most serious con-
sideration to the whole subject be-
fore advising any particular course
Of procedure.
Early during the pres t session OF
congress Senator Bailey tried to get
an expression of opinion from the
senate on this particular question.
His efforts proved fruitless, as no
member cared to place himself on
record on the case before the supreme
court had decided it.
Now that such decision has been
rendered, Mr. Bailey may renew his
efforts to get some action in the prem
ises. The Texan is expected back
from Kentucky and If the committee
on privileges and elections has a
meeting some program of procedure
may be formulated to dispose of Mr..
Burton during the present session.
The Hale resolution may be used as
a wedge into the affair.
The committee will depend to a
great extent upon the opinions OF
Senators Knox, Foraker, Bailey, over
man and Dillingham; in the matter of
the course it will follow.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
.J0HNHENRY
IN A STREET CAR
George v. HobarD
IN A STREET CAR
BY HUGH McHUGH
George v. Hobart)
: ME- IN THE STREET CAR"

Throw me in the cellar and batten
down the matches.
I'm a wreck in the key of G nat.
I side-stepped in among bunch Of
language-heavers yesterday and ever
since I've been sitting on the ragged
edge with my feet hanging over.
1 was on my way down to Wall
street to help J. Pierpont Morgan buy
a couple of railroads and all the world
seemed as blithe and gay as a love
clinch from Laura Jean Libbey's
latest.
When climbed into the cable-car
felt like man who had mailed money
to himself the night before.
I was aces.
And then somebody blew out my
gas.
At the next corner two society fash
lights Topped in and sat next to me.
They had lot of words they wanted
to use and they started in.
The car stopped and two more of
the 400's leading ladies jumped the
hurdles and came down the aisle.
They sat on the other side Of me.
In a minute they began to bite the
dictionary.
Their efforts aroused the energies
of three women who sat opposite me,
and they proceeded to beat the Eng
lish language black and blue.
In a minute the air was so full of
talk that the grip germs had to pull
out on the platform and chew the con-
ductor.
The next one to me on my left
started in:
ooh, yes; we discharged our cook
day before yesterday, but there's an
other coming this evening, and
So
Her friend broke away and was up
and back to the center with this:
81 was coming down Broadway
this morning and l saw Julia Mar
loves leading man. I'm sure it was
him, because 1 saw the show once in
Chicago and he has the loveliest eyes
l ever looked att"
1 knew that that was my cue to
walk out, kick the motorman in the
knuckles, upset the car and send in a
fire call, but l passed it up.
just sat there and bit my nails like
the heavy villain in one of Corse Pay
toms ten, TWEEN, thir dramas.
That "loveliest eyes" speech had
me groggy.
Whenever 1 hear a woman turn on
that ''loveliest eyes" gag about an
actor 1 always feel that swift slap
from a wet dish-rag would look well
on her back hair.
Then the bunch across the aisle got
the flag.
well, you know" says the broad
lady who paid for one seat and was
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
ASHAMED OF THEIR HABIT
Clay-Eaters Of North Carolina have
Acquired a Vicious
Taste.

"The clay-eaters are hardy, but pale.
The clay is deep yellow, with q
smooth, sweet taste. something like yell
low jack molasses candy"
The ethenologist had just returned
from North Carolina, where he had been
studying the famous colony of clay
eaters.
They are all of English descent" ne
continued, "and they talk with q
marked English accent They are lit
tie ashamed Of their habit. They deny
it at first to strangers. But this shame
soon disappears.
THE clay is eaten raw, cut into round
cakes. Sometimes 1t is Dreaded, and
served with molasses or maple strip.
Sometimes, again, 1t is mixed with
sweet potatoes in pudding.
81 tried it. The taste was sickening
to me. could no more have eaten the
loathsome stun than could have eaten
plug Of chewing tobacco.
THE clay is found near the mineral
streams. They ate it first from hunger,
due to crop failures. But they eat 1t nU~
as the Chinese eat opium. because ~
have formed Q vicious tasts - ~
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

friends to the swamps by throwing
things like "svelte" at them. Tush!
1 tried to ducA the foreign tattle on
my right ano by so doing I'm next to
this on my left:
"Oh, yes; 1 think politics is just too
lovely! 1 don't know whether I'd
rather be a Democrat or a Republi-
can, but think-oh! just look at the
hat that woman has on! Isn't that
fright? Wonder if she trimmnd 1t
herself. OF course she did; you can
tell by"
I'm gasping for breath when the
broad lady across the aisle gets the
floor:
mo, indeed! I didn't have Eliza
vaccinated. Why, she's too small yet,
and don't you know my sisters hus-
bands brothers child was vaccinated
and she is younger than our Eliza, but
1 don't just care, 1 don't want"
Then the sweet girlish thing on my
1t was the finish:
Isn't that lovely? Well, as 1 was
telling you, Charlie came last night
and brought Mr.. StorecIose with him
Mr.. Storeclose is awfully nice. He
plays the mandolin just TOO sweet for
anything, and"
Me!-to the oyster beds! No male
impersonators garroting a mandolin
not any in mine!
When 1 want to take a course in
music I'll climb into a public library
Tiger Lily with one hand tied behind
him and his feet on the piano..
So I fell OF the car and crawled
home to mother.
Copyright, 1901, by G. w Dillingham; Col
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
TORTURED WITH ECZEMA.
Tremendous Itching Over Whole Body
Scratched Until Bled-Won-
derful Cure by Cuticura.

Last year 1 suffered with a tre-
mendous itching on my back, which
grew worse and worse, until it spread
over the whole body, and only my
face and hands were free. For four
months or so 1 suffered torments, and
I had to scratch, scratch, scratch, un-
til l bled. At night when l went to
bed things got worse, and had at
times to get up and scratch my body
all over, until 1 was as sore as could
be, and until 1 suffered excruciating
pains. They told me that 1 was suf-
fering from eczema. Then 1 made up
my mind that l would use the Cuti-
cura Remedies. 1 used them accord
ing to instructions, and very soon in
deed 1 was greatly relieved. l con-
tinued until well, and now am
ready to recommend the Cuticura
Remedies to any one. Mrs. Mary
Metzger, Sweetwater, Okla, June %,
1905"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

compelled by Nature to use three,
family, and so / take just five slices
Of stale bread and have a bowl OF
water ready in which I've dropped
pinch of salt Then l take a piece of
butter about the size of walnut, and
thoroughly grease the bottom of
frying-pan then beat five eggs to
froth, and"
I'm hoping the conductor will come
in and give us all a tip to take to
the timber because the cops are going
to pinch the room, but there's nothing
doing
One of the danes on my right finds
her voice and passes it around:-
"Oh, think it's perfect fright!
1 always did detest electric blue, any
way. 1t is SO unbecoming, an
then"
I've just decided that this lady
ought to make up as Swede servant
girl and play the part, when her friend
hooks in
''Oh, yes; 1 think it will look per-
fectly sweet 1t Is foulard in one
of those new neliotrope tints, made
with crepe de chine chemisette, with
a second vest peeping out on either
side Of the front over an embroidered
satin vest and cut in scallops on the
edge, finished with q null ruche of
white chiffon, and the sleeves are just
too tight for any use, and the skirt is
too long for any good, and declare
the lining is too sweet and just hate
to wear it out on the street and get it
soiled, and was going to have it made
with a tunic, and Mrs. Wigwag-
that's my brother-in-law first cousin
she had hers made to wear with
guimpes-and they are so economical!
and"
Think Of guy having to ride four
miles and get mis- forehead famed all
the while with talk about foulard and
crepe de chine and guimpesI
Wouldn't it lead you to a padded
cell?
Say! 1 was down and out-no kid
ding!
1 wanted to get up and fight the
door-tender,- but I couldn't
One of the conversationalists was
sitting on my overcoat.
felt that If L got up and called my
coat back to Papa she might lose the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Charitable PLAYER.

By some means a mother and daugh-
ter managed to gain access to Pade-
rewski's sanctum. The mother was
proud of her daughter and the daugh-
ter had aspirations. She desired Pad
arewski's opinion of her skill. Paderew-
ski listened, or appeared to, while the
mother beat time approvingly. At last,
with a final crash, the girl rose from
the stool and the mother flushed with
pleasure. Tell me-" she whispered to
the artist. tell me in confidence. What
do you think of herr" Amiably the
artist rubbed his hands together. II
think she must be very charitable.
Surely she letteth not her left hand
know what her right hand doeth."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

Balkans. Their present status is utter
ly utterly incommensurate with the
Importance of the political tumult of
which they are periodically the center.
That there seems to be just now dearth
of cable news reporting revolutionary
outbreaks on the Macedonia frontier
does not mean that Macedonia is quiet.
Private letters from the Balkans reveal
that the revolutionary spirit against
Turkey is as active as ever, but also that
the treasury of the publicity bureau of
the Macedonian revolutionary commit
tee is empty-hence there are no dis
patches.
When, in the autumn of 1908, the
cable was hot with news from Mace
donna, Prince Ferdinand again and
again importuned the powers inter-
ested to relieve him of his vassalage to
Turkey. The porte, however, proved
from more or less authentic data that
the whole Macedonian instruction was
due to Bulgaria; that filibustering ex-
petitions were fitted out in the prin-
cipality and created havoc among the
Turkish troops sent to bring tran
anu ocCullly III mdC0uOuld,
and that these expeditions were direct
ed by Bulgarian officers ION sick leave"
The powers finally got together, admin
istered rebuke to Ferdinand, and de-
vised a reform scheme which Turkey
has been more or less successfully ap-
plying to the country southwest of Bull
garia. At that time, Gen. Petroff
pledged, on behalf of his sovereign, Bull
garia's neutrality-a pledge which even
the porte admits has been kept:
I'VE want peace-above all things
peace. l give you my word of honor that
neither l nor the government nor any
political party has ever dreamed of in
cooperating Macedonia. Personally, l am
not in favor of Macedonian autonomy.
We wish only to see our kindred across
the border enjoying the security of their
lives and property. Bulgaria herself
desires peace more than any state in
Europe Peace is the only salvation for
the principality."
Ferdinand, unlike the king of Servia
and Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, is
not to the manor born. He is the young
est son of the late Prince Augustus of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess
Clementine, daughter of King Louis
Philippe of France. On the abdication
of Prince Alexander, the powers prac-
tically placed him in Sofia as a safe
man." His wife was Marie Louise, eld-
est daughter of Duke Robert of Parma.
She died in giving birth to their young
est daughter, Princess Nadejda. The con-
firmation of Ferdinand's selection by
the powers and of his election by the
local national assembly was only Sc
cured from the Porte after the most
humiliating restrictions had been
placed upon him. He must remain per-
manently in the principality and the
state of his country-religion, educa-
ton, finance, defense. industry and COM
merce-must be periodically scrutin-
lied by the ministry at the Yildiz Kiosk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
WANTS TO Be KING
PRINCE FERDINAND SEEKS IN
DEPENDENCE FOR BULGARIA
Why He Wants to Be Free from
Supervision and Control
of the Sultan of
Turkey.

Ever since Prince Ferdinand was
placed over Bulgaria by the powers he
has been filled with the ambition for
himself and the country he ruled of
wearing a crown and having his coun-
try Independent of Turkey.
The announcement from Sofia that he
has sent Premier Gen. Petrof to those
European chancelleries personally in
terested in the status of the Balkan
principality to gain their consent to the
proclamation of Bulgarian independ-
ence and the elevation of the country
to a kingdom, has awakened new inter-
est.
1t seems that this project has long
been the subject of private corre-
spondence from Sofia, where it is be-
ieved that the premier's mission will
be successful. Preparations are even
making there for the coronation of
Prince Ferdinand as king of Bulgaria
on July next, just 10 years since he
was elected reigning prince by the ma
tional assembly.
The position of Prince Ferdinand and
his government is an anomaly in the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
SIGNALS FOR BRIDAL PARIS
Which Convey Commands and Ten
der Sentiments in Public
Places.
Bride to Groom.

Bride to Groom.
One short jerk of coat-Stcp looking
at that girl!
One long jerk of coat-Oh, see the
pretty hats!
One long hug-You look perfectly
lovely to-day.
One long hand squeeze
what makes you look so cross?
One short hand squeeze-Some ones
coming!
Groom to Bride.
One short jerk of sleeve-Stop look
Ing at that man!
One long jerk of sleeve-Come on.
You don't want to see the hats.
One long hug-You look perfectly
lovely to-day.
One long hand squeeze-Honey, you
amt mad, are you?
One short hand squeeze be
goosei
Three sharp taps on wrist-Take
care, woman, take care! l will be
master in my own housei-Puck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Closed for Repairs.

A theological student was sent one
Sunday to supply vacant pulpit in
Connecticut valley town. A few days
after he received copy of the weekly
paper of that place with the following
item marked: "Rey. ---, of the
senior class of Yale seminary, supplied
the pulpit at the Congregational church
last Sunday, and the church will now
be closed three weeks for REPAIRS
School Compositions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

Unread OF her story, and the jar would
be something frie.ltful.
So I sat still and saved her life.
The one on my right must have been
the Lady President of The Hammer
Club.
She was talking about some other
girl and she didn't do a thing to the
absent one.
She said she was svelte.
I suppose that's Dago for shine.
That's the way with some women
They can't come right out and call an.
other woman a polish They have to
beat around the bush and chase their
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
IF In DOUBT
Read the Following :

At a hearing before the Committee
on Public Health, of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature, on a bill de-
signed to prevent this wholesale
dosing of the public, the following
eminent Boston physicians testified
against the healthfulness of
Rochelle Salts, and strongly recon-
mended the passage of a law which
would prohibit the sale of baking
powders which left this dangerous
drug in food.
DR.. Hartung DIR. F. B. Foster
DR.. c. o. Kepler DIR. G. M. Palmer
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
His Word Was Good, Though.

Representative John S. Williams tells
of a case tried in southern court where
counsel for the defendant endeavored
to impugn the testimony of a negro
witness. The latter regarded the law
YER with a mixed expression of aston
ishment and resentment. Then, turn
ing to the judge, he said: ''Yo' honah,
Use a pore but respectable man. Use
always behaved maseP. l amt never
been lynched an the only mule l ever
stole knocked me down an broke one
of my laigs."-Success Magazine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

Boston, May "a. - A petition more
than a mile long and bearing more
than 100000 names was sent to Gov.
Guild asking him to commute to life
Imprisonment the sentence of death
imposed upon Charles L. Tucker for
the murder of Mabel Page at Weston
in March, 1904. The signers include
sc. $50 men and 1885 women.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Eaxora a recorder of Deeds.

Washington, May 16.-The senate
acted favorably on the bill providing
for a recorder of deeds in the Usage
indian reservation at a salary of
$1,000 per annum, to be paid out of
the fees collected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
crulser CHICAGO Visits Portland.

Portland, May 26.-The cruiser Chi
cago, flagship of the Pacific squadron,
with Admiral Goodrich on board, ar
rived in this harbor to participate IA,
the Made In Oregon Exposition" be-
ing held in this city.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
a Chicken PARTY

First Chicken-Are you invited tt
the surprise party tonight?
Second Chicken-Yes. My invitation
read: please furnish salad"
First Chicken was asked to make
croquettes.-Judge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Tubes for Kansas City.

Washington, May 26.-The senate
committee on postof1ce and post
roads reported favorably the pro-
vision for the establishment of
pneumatic tube service in Kansas City
and it is expected that it will become
a law in a short time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
coIumbus Under Secret Orders.

Philadelphia, May 23.-The cruiser
Columbus sailed from the League Is
land navy yard under secret orders
with 600 marines aboard 1t is under
stood the vessel will go to Guanta-
namo, and thence to Santo Domingo.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
In session One Hour.

Kansas City, May 23.-The confer
ence of the coal miners and operators
of the southwest was in session one
hour. The operators demanded con-
cessions, the miners had none to Of
fer and the conference adjourned.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
FIGHT GOVERNMENT BANDS.
Musicians Union Prohibits Its Men,
hers From Playing in Them.

MUSICIANS OnlOn TTOuibieS TO HCth-
bers From Playing in Them.
Boston, May ga resolution pro-
hibiting any member Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians from
accepting an engagement with the
United States marine band of Wash
ington, D. c., on its tour of Europe
this summer. upon penalty of fine
not exceeding $1,000 or expulsion
from the association was unanimous
ly passed at a business session of the
federation's eleventh annual conven-
ton.
A resolution also was passed pro-
hibiting members from playing with
Indian bands on reservations which
are under the protection Of the Uni
ted States government.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Death sentence for Assault.

Jefferson City, May 24.-The state
supreme court upheld the lower
courts decision in imposing death
sentence on Edward Boteman, negro,
convicted of having criminally as
saulted Myrtle Digby. a white girl en-
ployed as a waitress at a hotel in
Aurora
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Renewine youthful JOYS.

"Jigley says he enjoys watching a
game of baseball now just as much as
he did when he was a boy"
Eyes; clever scheme of Jigley's."
whats that?"
why, he always carries into the
grandstand a piece of board with
knot hole in it, and he peeps at the
game through that" Philadelphia
Press.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
lust q Tin

Miss Country Maid was reading
in a magazine that in the city hotels :
one often sees palms about the dining
rooms. What kind of palm is the mostt
prominent?
Mr. Dineout-The waiter's.-Chicago
Daily News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Detectives in China.

The Chinese detective force Is a Sc
cret body, and the best organized il
the world. The members keep an eye
on every man, woman or child, and
in addition, watch One another
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Plenty of Room.

"Cholly is drinking too much wine
tonight, and it's all going to his
head"
He ought to be able to mold gooc
deal If that's where it goes. '-Cleve-
land Leader.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
insist on Gettine h.

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch. This is because. they
have stock on hand of other brands
containing only IL OF. in a package.
which they won't be able to sell first,
because Defiance contains 16 OF. for
the same money.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
aonanarte Reaumes Duties.

Washington, May "a. : Secretary
Bonaparte resumed his duties at the
navy department after an absence of
three weeks. due to illness
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Bum Restaurant.

Paw, what's that orchestra playing
here for?"
Money, Tommy. They couldn't pos
sibly be playing for the kind of meal
they would get here. Chicago Tri-
bune
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

The original chauffeurs, it seems,
were robbers. Which is another in
stance showing the descent of man.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

Good housekeepers use the best. That's
why they buy Red Cross Ball Blue. At
leading grocers, cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

The man VINO talks about civic
righteousness ought to keep his own
backyard clean
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar
made OF rich, mellow tobacco. Your deal
er or Lewis Factory. Peoria. III.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31
Important TO Mothers.

Examine carefully. every bottle OF CASToR1A,
safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that IL
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-31

Talking causes more regret than