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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Grocer was eettlnaI Even.

THAT was tit for tat with a ven
geance," said Walter Christie, the au-
tomobilist, apropos of a quarrel be-
tween two French chauffeurs. 1T re-
minds me of grocer 1 used to know
in Paint Rock. This grocer went over
to the jewelers. one day to get new
crystal put on his watch. The latter
as he fitted and cleaned the crystal
suddenly flushed. He bit his lip and
frowned. His hand trembled so that
he could hardly go on with his task.
Finally, handing the watch to the gro
Ger, the jeweler said in restrained
voice: Beg pardon, but didn't just
see you put a couple of rings and a
scarfpin in your pocket?"
(" Sure you did, said the grocer,
boldly. When you come to my place
aren't you always putting things in
your MOUTH"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Photographed New Island.

Tacoma, Wash. - Captain True
bridge. of the steamship Northwest
ern, brings from the north a photo
graph taken by an officer of the rev.
enue cutter Perry, of the newly formed
island which lies so miles west of
Dutch harbor, directly between the
Begoslof islands, commonly known as
Castle and Fire islands 1t made its
first appearance during June, and is
now 900 feet high, the length could
not be ascertained as the Perry could
not get close enough to make accur-
ate measurements. Clouds of steam
arise from it's summit and it is sur
rounded by boiling water.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
A WINNING START.
A Perfectly oisested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force f6f tfeypay.

Everything goes wrong if the break
pie. What you eat does harm if you
can't digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this to
be true, even of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast. She
says: z x
1.-TWO years ago contracted a very
annoying form Of Indigestion. My
stomach was in such condition that
a simple breakfast of fruit, toast and
egg gave me great distress.
81 was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such a simple diet
but finally had to give it up, and
found a great change upon a cup of
hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with
cream, for my morning meal. For
more than year have held to this
course and have not suffered except
when injudiciously varying my diet
Il have been teacher for several
years and find that my easily digested
breakfast means saving of nervous
force for the entire day My gain of
ten pounds In weight also causes me
to want to testify to the value Of
Grape-Nuts. %
"Grape-Nuts holds first rank at our
table,"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's reason" Read the little
book. THE Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
IOWA DEMOCRATS NOMINATE.
Claude r.. Porter Was Named for
Recommendations FavOrs
Tariff for Revenue Only.

Waterloo, Iowa. = The demo
cratic state convention Tuesday nom
mated a full state ticket, headed by
Claude R. Porter, of Apponoose
county, for governor, adopted plat
worm and adjourned sine die Tuesday
night
The platform favors a tariff for rev.
enue only, the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people and demands the enactment ct
such legislation as will effectually de-
stroy all trusts.
The platform expresses sympathy
with the purposes of national labor
organizations as set forth in recent
addresses by Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell and others calling on labor
to assert its political rights at the
ballot box.
A resolution was adopted pledging
to William Jenning Bryan the support
of Iowa democrats for the presidency
in 1905,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
EoreIon Born Men of Fame.

OF the 100000 Canadians engaged
in business or following professional
pursuits in the United States many
hold prominent posts. Who's Who
in America" mentions 245 Canadians.
Allowing one-eighth of those born in
Great Britain but brought up in and
therefore rightly to be credited to
Canada, the number of Canadians be.
comes 276, or ,2.3 for every 10000
Canadians in the United States. With
this may be compared the British rate
per 10000 of %, that of 81 for the
Dutch, that of IS for Swedes, and
that of 8 for native Americans (black
and white), or 10 for native white
Americans.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
KANSAS HAS MANY BANKS,
More Per Capita Than Any Stnte in
the Union Except Nebraska
Leads New York.

Topeka, Kan - Kansas has more
banks per capita than any state in
the Union except Nebraska, and only
Pennsylvania and Missouri exceed the
total number of banks in this state.
Dean w. Hisely of Fairmont college,
Wichita, has compiled a statement
showing the banking business in Kan
sas for ten years which has been fur
nished the bank commissioner. Kan
sas has total of 1886 banks, an aver
age of one bank for every 1,S46 per-
sons. Missouri has SAG banks, one for
each 1922 persons, and Pennsylvania
has ILL banks, one for each 6,179
persons Kansas has the same number
of banks as Illinois and nearly one
hundred more than New York.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
STANDARD OIL INDICTED.
The Trust Is Accused of Receiv-
ing Concessions from Railroads
Fines May Be $3SO,OOO.

Chicago, ILL., = The federal grand
jury returned an Indictment Wednes-
day afternoon against the Standard
Oil company, charging it with having
illegally received railroad rebate on
storage charges.
The indictment contains nineteen
counts, each count constituting a sep
arate charge. The true bills come
under the Elkins law, which provides
a fine of from $1,000 to $4,000 for
each violation. Under this Indictment
should the government procure con-
viction on the trial of the issue,
fine of $3SO,OO0 as a maximum under
the Elkins law may be assessed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Oyster Bay, L. l. President
Roosevelt was appealed to by the
Standard Oil company Thursday in
the matter of its controversy with
the department of the interior regard
ing oil line leases in the Indian terri
tory Former Senator James: K.
Jones, of Arkansas, representing the
company in a legal capacity and
Mr. Burnesdale, of Pittsburg, repre-
senting the company directly, were
callers at Sycamore Hill Thursday.
They arrived on the morning train
and after spending several hours with
the president, returned to New York
in an automobile. Both declined to
discuss the object of their visit.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Convenient English.

1--WE become accustomed to a
phrase" observed an educator at a
teachers convention, but when we
introduce a new one along exactly
the same lines. it startles the nearer.
"a number of ladies were seated in
a hotel parlor, and one Of them, COM
menting on a woman who was stand
ing in the hallway, said:
MRS. Lorraine seems unusually hap
by this morning
Eyes, answered a companion,
knowingly, the ladies of Newark gave
a tea in her honor yesterday. But
doesn't her husband look gloomy and
dejected?'
THAT is true admitted the first
speaker I presume the gentlemen
of Newark gave beer in his honor
last night"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

DR.. Calmette and NJ. C. Guerin, of
the Pasteur institute, of Lille, France,
have just communicated to the
French Academy of Sciences the re-
suits of experiments in vaccinating
against infection with tuberculosis
They find, says the London Times,
that if they cause a calf or kid to
swallow at As days interval two
doses of and 25 centigrams of dead
bacilli of tuberculosis, or bacilli of
weak vitality, the animal becomes
proof against infections of fresh bo-
vine tuberculosis. Human beings have
not yet been experimental on with
the virus, but it is thought that it
may prove effective.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

One of the most curious clubs on
record has recently been formed by
society women in Berlin. The prin-
cipal condition of membership is that
the applicant must be deaf. The club
has over a hundred members, who
meet regularly once a week in hand
somely furnished rooms in the Will
helmstrasse, where they converse by
means of ear trumpets and sign lam
guage and drink tea.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Cold tubs for dogs is the latest n.y.
gienic rule in Germany. 1t has been
discovered that dogs contract GER
tain affections of the skin and com
municate them to human. beings.
From this fact the necessity of clean
illness and frequent washing is de-
Quoted. Special bathing establish
ments for dogs, with specially con-
structed baths to obviate tubs or 9TH
er receptacles into which dogs OBJ
Ject to be lifted, are being built in
many towns, and are widely patron
lied. The last has just been opened
in Dresden.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
The Upton Cup Must Pay Duty

Boston, Mass. : The silver cup
offered by Sir Thomas Upton as a
yachting trophy for series of races
under the auspices Of the Boston
Yacht club Thursday was declared du-
table by the custom appraisers and
was assessed an ad valorem duty of
As per cent. The cup is valued at
81 900. The assessment was protested
but the appraisers adhered to their
decision. The matter will be adjudi-
ciated by the authorities at Washing
ION
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Dev1in Company to Pay Half.

Topeka, Kansas.-The Marceline
Mercantile company, located at Mar
celine, Mo-, will declare a dividend
at so per cent, for it's creditors Au-
gust so. This is a bankrupt company
floated by the late C. ]. Devlin. N.
H. Loomis, special referee in bank
ruptcy, states that the company will
pay in full. July there were assets
of s31, 476.73, with liabilities amount
ing to S19,450.73.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Mr.. Haldane,: the British minister
of war, has had his attention strongly
directed to the one defect in the army
system; that is, that it turns a dis
charged soldier into the world at an
age when he has lost his adaptive
ness and when without a trade he
finds himself at a great disad vantage
in competing witt. younger men.
Therefore, Mr.. Haldane has appoint
ed committee to consider the train
Ing OF the soldiers in various trades.
1t is believed that something can be
found in this way which will be bet
ter for the ex-soldier than the pres
ent system.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Emigrants SLny Land on Sunday.

Washington, D. C. = By direction
of President Roosevelt, the United
States immigration station at Ellis
island, New York, will be open for
the inspection of arriving immi-
grants next Sunday and thereafter
on Sundays. Last Sunday the sta
ton was closed by order of the de-
partment of commerce and labor, in
order that the employees might have
a rest. The result was that many
hundreds of immigrants arriving on
Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing were obliged to remain on board
their ships until Monday morning.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Nicotine hal Tohaceo,

A scientist writes: THE essential
quality for which tobacco is smoked
or chewed lies not really in the leaves
themselves, but is contained in thou
sands of hollow-knobbed hairs which
cover their surface. The vital nicotine
is garnered in these pearlike balls, but
as it is impossible to shave off these
hairs, and would be a scarcely COM
mendable achievement if it could be
undertaken, it becomes necessary to
preserve the whole foliage for COM
r,arcioI pI,rDocaS "
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
To Prosecute Kansas Trusts.

Topeka, Kansas. = Prosecu
lions are about to be commenced by
the state of Kansas against the al
legged Miller and lumber combines OF
Kansas. Already the evidence against
these alleged combines is in the hands
of the attorney general. Application
will be made at once to Judge Dana
of the district court for subpoenaes
for number of grain men to secure
additional evidence through their
books
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Toft win spenk I'm. Kansas.

Topeka, Kan. = William H. Taft,
secretary of war, has consented to
come to Kansas and to make two
speeches in the campaign. The repub-
lican state central committee has
made arrangements for Taft to speak
in Topeka a few days before election.
The other meeting probably will be
held in the west central portion of
the state.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Cope gen. The leading
feature of Wednesdays programme
at the conference of the International
League of women Suffragists was a
memorial meeting in honor of Susan
B. Anthony. Delegates from all parts
of the world eulogized the late Amer
lean reformer. 80
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

One of the big railroad companies
of the United States recently placed
in Paris a loan of S50,0O0,O0O There
are reports to the effect that another
large railroad corporation is seeking
to negotiate similar loan. The
money in both cases is for better
ments demanded by increased and in
creasing traffic, 1t does not look as
though the railroads., which are pretty
good barometers, anticipate any Sc
rious setback to the prevailing pros
perity.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

veloped into chronic case. At one
time had to use crutch and cane
to get about. My back was lame and
weak, and besides the aching, there
was distressing retention of the
kidney secretions. was in a bad
way when began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills in 1901, but the remedy
cured me, and l have been well ever
since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

The English tailor who has been
employed to make uniforms for the
American soldiers declares that the
American soldier is physically the
best soldier in the world. Even the
bandiest-shanked man in the coun-
try can get his figure praised by his
tailor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Will interest the thou
sands Of veterans
who came back from
the Civil War suffer-
ing tortures with kid
ney complaint. Capt.
Ely says: "Icontracted
kidney trouble dur
ing the Civil War,
and the occasional
attacks finally de-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

The extension of manual training
so that every boy would have an op-
portunity to fit himself for trade
would make the problem of parents
much easier of solution, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch. Boys instead of
being set at work as doors of odd Jobs.
wasting the years when they should
be qualifying themselves for work as
journeymen, should be given a chance
to prepare themselves for their life
work. The great number of youths
anxious to take advantage of the op-
portTnity offered by the Carnegie
schools proves the need.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Revelation.

=, In the midst OF his passionate declar-
alton she yawned slightly Though
with her white and jeweled hand she
attempted to conceal the movement,
it did Tot escape him. His torrent of
burning words ceased. The light died
in his eyes.
But why" he said, hoarsely, why
speak to you of love? You are heart
less-heartless Your yawn showed
it."
"Oh, Clarence she whispered, hor-
ror-str!cken, Ibid open my mouth as
wide as that?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Peasants Can't Understand.

Kiev, Rus s a. - The peasants
of GraVeff have beaten almost TO.
death NJ. Stefanduk. member of the
outlawed parliament, because he could
not explain to their satisfaction why
he returned home without obtaining
the land and liberty he had promised
Them
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Washington. D. c. A case Of
notable interest was docketed in the
supreme court of the United States
Monday. 1t was that Of w. W. Rose
of Kansas City, Kan, against thu
state of Kansas OF writ of error
from the supreme cuort
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
woman Sentenced TO Hang.

Stockton. Calf. = Mrs. Emma
lie Doux was sentenced Tuesday to be
hanged October 10 next on her con-
victfon of the murder of Albert H.
McVicar. miner with whom she had
been living as man and wife.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
A Drunken Mnn,s Crime

Now l. T: Violently in
sane from drink, Pleas Childers, one
of the best known farmers in this
section of country shot and killed
his step-daughter Monday afternoon
and fatally wounded his wife, twelve
miles northeast of here
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Mellilla, Morocco. = Beacons
were lighted Thursday night call
ing the combatants of the different
tribes to assemble. 1t is believed
that conflict with the forces of the
Sultan will occur shortly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Six sugar Rebate Indictments.

New York. AS result OF
Investigations of cases of alleged
rebating by railroads the grand jury
Friday returned six indictments.
They are said to be based on rebat-
ing on sugar.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Tulsa, 1. T. - cool west
breeze Thursday marked the close of
the most continuous summer rainfall
known in Indian territory. for years.
For eight days traffic has been serious
ly delayed. Great damage has been
done to crops. te~t~
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Not until we shall have authentic
information to the effect that the
American razor has made a place for
itself in that country shall we be-
lieve that reform has taken a real
hold on Russia.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

The theory of the 9O-pound packs
for soldiers must be the same as that
which led the old Indian courtiers to
carry heavy sticks of wood on long
journeys-to produce sense of re-
lief and refreshment when they were
thrown aside.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Cd sa. a.!The Russian Ship
ping company has decided to institute
direct steamship service with New
York. The first sailing will take place
at the end of September. The voy-
age will require % DAYS.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

A Kansas City judge has refused to
grant divorce to man on his plea
that his wife permitted him to fiirt
with her before they were married.
This judge evidently assumes that
courts were not established for the
purpose of affording relief to people
who are merely silly
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
rerritory Field Connected.

Tulsa, I. T. With the
completion of the pipe line from the
tanks west of Tulsa to the Glenn
Pool Wednesday the midconttnent
field is in direct pipe line connection
with the Standard Oil company's
eastern terminus at Tidewater, N. ].
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

An English paper thinks it would
have been brilliant thing if the
presidents daughter had married
some foreign nobleman. The lady
didn't have money enough to support
one, and she was too sensible, any
way
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Spain to Relieve strio surx,xor.

Cartagena, Spain. = The Spanish
government is organizing commit
tee to relieve the extremity of the
Sirio survivors A cabinet meeting
will be held at Madrid Wednesday U
vote urgent credits.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

French thrift is proverbial, but the
Cinnamon who work in foreign coun-
tries send home s5O,OOO,0O0 a year.
John beats Poor Richard: in under
standing the value of a penny saved.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Minsk. = The mail. train on
the Libau railroad was held up Mon
day. A band of robbers armed with
rifles ransacked the mail car and took
from every passenger half of the cash
in his pockets.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

A Cleveland woman is suing for di-
vorce because her 18-year-old husband
smokes cigarettes. She ought to have
made him show his fingers before she
married him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Springfield, Mo- : The house OF
j. L. Maxey, fifteen miles west of
here was struck by lightning early
Wednesday morning and TWO chill
dren were killed. The house caught
fire and burned to the ground.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Survivors of sirio Sail for Geno

Cartagena, Spain. : The surviv-
ors of the Italian steamer Sirio which
was wrecked August off the Hormi-
gas Islands, have been embarked on
board the Adria which proceeded for
Genoa.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Long Motor Cycle Trip.

San Francisco Calf. : Messrs.
T. ]. Mueller and George Holden, of
Cleveland, o., and Springfield, Mass,
respectively, left San Francisco Fri
day on transcontinental motor
cycle trip to New York.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Nebrasknn. Renominate Morris.

Hastings, Neb. = The repub-
licans of the Fifth Nebraska district
Wednesday evening unanimously
r.amed Geo. William Norris for re-
election to congress.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Fort Worth. Texas. : Re-
ports from floods in the territories
indicated that the damage will be
great. Conservative estimates place
the loss up to this time at $1,000
600, suffered mostly by the railroads.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Pitchfork and AK rs weapons.

Excelsior Springs, Mo. In
a fight with pitchfork and ak as wea-
.pons, R. w. Bates, road commission
er, was dangerously injured Thurs
day by S. L. Clevenger, the wealth
lest farmer in Ray county
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
wind storm mt Tulsa, 1. It.

Tulsa, Ind Ter. = A terrific
wind accompanied by severe cleo
trical storm passed over this city
Friday afternoon. Unconfirmed re-
ports say number of towns north
east suffered much damage.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

"a English paper says Russia is
one country that does not want to
fight Japan" And in this respect
Russia has company enough not to
feel lonesome.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Washington, D. C. = Word reached
here Tuesday that August Peterson,
Swedish vice consul in this city, did at
sea while returning to this country
from visit to his home in Sweden
and was buried August g.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

One thing that causes the car to
wonder about the safety of his crown
is that he never knows when he goes
to bed at night what section of his
navy is making faces at him when
he wakes in the morning.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Dreyfus went out of the army a
captain, and returns as a major.
However, not many men will delib-
erately select his means of securing
promotion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Sheet Metal Workers Elect

Indianapolis, Ind.-The national
convention of the Sheet Metal Work
ers association Friday elected Edwin
l.. Seabrook, of Camden; n. j.. pres
ident.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

Japan sayF she is keeping the door
open in Manchuria, but she admits
that her spry little traders and con-
cession-gobblers get through it first.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

In PRECEDING for denatured alcohol.
1t seems that congress has finally hit
upon liquid that presents no temp
tation in the way of popular bev-
erage
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16
Commnnder Tanner to MinneapoIi.

Washington, D. c. Corporal
James Tanner, commander-in-chief
of the G. A. R. left here Wednesday
night for Minneapolis, where he will
attend the reunion of that organiza-
ton
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-16

CauIISins Nominated at Lamar, Mo.
Lamar, Mo. = Colonel w: R.
Caulkins, of Carthage was" notni-
mated for congress by the republi-
cans of the Fifteenth district here
Thursday to succeed c. N. Shartel.