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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

Washington, D. c. - In view of
the Indifference shown by the Ameri-
can people toward contributing money
for the assistance of the sufferers
from the Valparaiso earthquake and
fire, it is probable that the president
will in short time issue another pro-
clamation calling the attention of the
people of this country to the distress
ing state of affairs in Valparaiso and
asking for contributions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
penouncinq the MonocIe.

A single eyeglass is thing in its
nature altogether monstrous and dew
iIish. The man who can put glitter
ing decoration in one eye and not in
the other is disappearing the balance
and decency of the human FORM He
is capable of wearing trouser on one
leg. or his mustache on one side OF
his face-G. K. Chesterton, in Illus
trated London News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

Milwaukee, Wis. = The big pack
ing plant of the Cudahy brothers
packing company at Cudahy, Wis, 6
miles south of Milwaukee was burning.
At 1890 o'clock Thursday night the
fire was said to be under control.
Patrick Cudahy estimates that the loss
will reach about 100000. The plant
carries an insurance of about $780,
600. One fireman was killed and sew
eral firemen are said to have been Sc
verely injured.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Nominated n Full Ticket.

New York. - In a harmonious
and enthusiastic final session in
Carnegie hall Wednesday night the
state convention of the Independence
League put into the field a straight
ticket Of state officers to be voted for
at the coming election. The dele
gates cheered for 33 minutes when
Mr.. Hearst appeared on the platform
to make brief speech of acceptance
His address aroused much enthusi-
aSm.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
a DISADVANTAGE,

DO you think our orators are as
eloquent as those of our early his
tory?"
Quite as eloquent" answered Sen
ator Sorghum. They are at a disad'
vantage owing to the fact that it is
no longer customary to force their re-
marks into esteem by putting them
into the school readers. Washington
Star.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
STUDYING NProhihition.

A special envoy has come all the
way from Finland to Kansas to study
the workings of the prohibitory law
.in this state. His name is Matti He
lenius Seppala. He called at Gov.
Hoch's office and announced that he
had come to Kansas directly from
Maine, where he investigated the re-
suits of the prohibitory law. Matti
says the Fins have a sort of local op-
ton, but that it is not satisfactory,
and he has been sent to this country
to see how Americans deal with the
liquor question.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Old Settlers Picnic.

The Old Settlers of Greenwood
county held their annual picnic at
Eureka in Riverside park. There
was large gathering of the pioneer
settlers of the county in attendance,
and many good speeches were made.
The principal address of the day was
delivered by S. G. Mead, of McPher-
son, who is the founder of the Eureka
Herald, the first newspaper published
in Kansas west of the Neosho river,
the first issue of which was sent out
July 3, 1868.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

Emporia Entertains the Odd Fellows.
The Odd Fellows celebration held
at Emporia was all that had been an
ticipated. Delegations were present
from many lodges in the Fourth con-
gressional district. Over 500 men,
bers of the order participated in
regalia in the parade. The principal
addresses were made by Past Grand
Master ALBANIAN, of Atchison, and
Rev. c. E. Schaibel, of Burlingame.
In the evening the Rebekah lodge
served a banquet to visiting sisters.
Later in the evening, a large class was
initiated. the degree work being done
by the team from Usage City lodge
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Farewell of Noted Players.

the Theater Royal in 1851, but he was
not buried at Kendall Green until May
8, 1873. Charles Kean's last appear
ance on the stage was at the Prince
of Wales theater, Liverpool, on May
20, 1867 John Kemble's farewell 20
the stage was in "Coriolanus," June
%, 1917. Mrs. Siddon's farewell was
as Lady Macbeth in 1872. Miss Cush-
mans farewell benefit was at Booths
theater, November Z, 1874
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Indian Territory Floods.

Purcell, l. T. This town is
partially under water as a result of
Tuesday nights terrific rain on the
Canadian river. which is out of its
banks. Six hundred yards of the San
ia Fe tracks was submerged when
the course of the swollen stream was
changed. The company will immedi-
ately begin the construction of new
road bed at Purcell. The precipita-
ton lasted six hours and amounted to
five inches.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

Mrs. Sarah E. Baker, wife of B. E.
Baker, of Olathe, was struck by a
northbound Atchison, Topeka & San
ia Fe freight train at a street cross
ing near her home, from the effects
of which she died an hour later, with
out regaining consciousness. No one
so far has been found who saw the
accident, but as soon as the train
passed she was discovered by the side
of the railroad track. She was II
years old.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
New PAPER for Mound VALLEY

The Mound Valley Journal is the
name of new weekly republican pa
per that will be started at Mound Val
ley. D. H. Wallingford, of Coffey-
vile, will have the editorial and bus
mess management, while R. T. Con-
derman will have charge of the me-
chanical end CT the business.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Rittshura,s Clay Products.

The clay products industry of
Pitts is one of the most important of
the city''s manufacturing industries.
The five blocks, tile and sewer pipe
burg employ between 600 and 1000
men and the annual output of the
manufactured and finished clay prod
ucts exceeds 5000 carloads.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Fire in lola smeIters,

lola, Kansas. = Fire at an ear
ly hour Tuesday destroyed works No.
1 of the Lanyon Zinc company. Two
blocks were put out of business, but
the other five will probably be re-
paired. the fire entailed a loss OF
probably $4,000, which is fully GOV.
cred by Insurance
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Baptists Do Not Cuss.

Senator Clay, of Georgia, was telling
Senator Pettus, of Alabama, about an
unfair, brcTbesting and insolent fed
eral judge III the south. HE is =, he
is -, he is" said Senator Clay, hest
tating for word. Il understand you
perfectly, senator Senator Pettus
enid. You are Baptist and your re.
iigion does not furnish the words nee
essary properly to describe such 3
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Wrote Love Notes for Males

Thomas Hardy, the novelist and
poet, used to live, when he was a
boy, with an. aunt, and he was some
times called upon to write love let
tetrs for her dairy maids to send tc
their sweethearts. Ia his novels he
has made good use of his experience
in the dairy, and his aunt was the
original Of one of his characters.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Lawrence Has Motor Car Line

The first car of the Lawrence Motor
Car line has arrived. The car will
carry 80 passengers, and more if nee
essary. 1t will operate between the
Santa Fe depot and Haskell institute.
1t is the intention of the promoter of
the line to add another car immedi-
ately, and as the patronage justifes
to add others till the entire city is
given service. The first two cars
will run to Haskell The fare will
be five cents to the eud of the Mas
ssetusetts street pavement and an
additional five cents to Haskell.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Four Mules Sold for $1,000.

Morris Pyle shipped from Emporia
four big mules to Taylorville, ILL.,,
where he has sold them to Ira D.
Sharp, of Sharpsburg, III. The big
black team weighed 300 pounds just
before they were put into the car and
the team of sorrel 2-year-olds weigh
ing $500. He received s1,7O0, or
S425 each for the four animals.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Output Pittsburq Mines.

The output of the mines of the
Pittsburg field during the past year
was 6,463,329 tons of coal, worth on
the spot $9,42O,632. This was an in
crease since 1896 of nearly 125 per
cent
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
A Seed in Her windpipe.

Nina Beveal, five years old, died
at the Salina hospital as the result
of eating watermelon and swallowing
a seed, which lodged in her wind
pipe. After vain efforts to dislodge
the seed an operation was performed,
but it was too late to save the child's
life
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
State Could Print School Books

T. A. McNeal, state printer, has
been making an investigation for the
purpose of ascertaining whether it
will be profitable for the state to
manufacture it's own text books. He
has not fully convinced himself, but
believes there would be a small profit
in the business after the first year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Court Refuses to Hold Incubator Baby

The state supreme court has re-
fused to issue an order, sought by the
attorneys for Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Bar
clay, to compel Mrs. Charlotte E.
Bleakly and the noted incubator
baby" of Illinois to remain within the
state of Kansas and the jurisdiction
of the court until the issue of the
court is finally decided
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Mutinv Leader Arrested.

w. r. Murray, one of the r1nglead-
ers of the mutiny at the site OF the
new United States penitentiary on
the afternoon of November Z, 1901,
and under indictment for murder in
the first degree for participation in
the killing of Guard John B. Wal
drupe, has been arrested at Omaha.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Rapid.

Il took girl out in my machine
yesterday. and held her hand, pro-
posed. was accepted and kissed her
three times all inside of forty-two
minutes
You ought to be put in jail for
exceeding the speed limit. Life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Private Car Lines PAY More Tax.

private Car Lines Pay Wore ak.
Private car lines will pay the state
tax aggregatins. $12,797 this year,
as compared with the s6,39292 paid
in 1905. The total valuation of all
private car line property in the state
is fixed at S2S4,3S1, as compared with
S151 ,493 in the year 1905
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

Ardmore, /. T. = Train SER
vice on the Gulf line of the Santa
Fe is badly crippled as the result of
heavy rains Tuesday which caused
washouts. Several trains were an
nullel Wednesday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Arkansas city,s COLLEGE DELEGATION.

Arkansas City will send the largest
delegation to college this year she
ever did. K. U. appears to have the
preference, with Baker second. Six
of the high school graduating class of
1906 will attend higher institutions of
learning
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

Oyster Bay, L. l. President
Roosevelt has completed the first
draft of his next annual message to
congress. 1t is his intention to put
the finishing touches en- his docu-
ment before he takes his trip to Pan
anna in November.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Worst of Trusts, He Saws.

A. Parks, of Lawrence, in a letter
To Gov. Hoch declares there is one
greater trust in Kansas than the book
trust, the oil monopoly or the harves-
ter combine, and that is the school
and church furnishing trust
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Osborne Wants p Court Hous,

SUSTTIC ""TItS : OOuIt TIOUSS'
The county commissioners of
Osborne county met in special ses-
sion and decided to submit to the
legal voters at the next general cleo
ton proposition to build a court
house. That county has been or
ganized about 35 years, and the only
court house it has had is small
frame building which at the present
time is entirely inadequate
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Missouri Pacific Takes an Appeal.

I'''SSSS'F e~'''N e1INOS uI1 1NPPN%Is
Attirneys for the Missouri Pacific
railroad have filed suits in the dis
trict court at Topeka asking that Or
ders of the board of railroad commits
sioners be reversed. The board has
in at various points along the line
and the company's attorneys contend
that the board has no right to make
such orders.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

woodstock, Ontario. : Mrs.
Mary A. Biglly, mother of Mrs. Cassie
L. Chadwick, of Cleveland, o., died
here Thursday night, aged 76 years.
She mad lived in this district nearly
all her life and was highly respected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Richman Penniless.

Returned Traveler-Mr- Richman
could draw his check for million
when 1 left. How much money has
he now?
Citizen-He hasn't any.
''Eh? VIVA. Did he fail?
mo; he died."-N. Y. Weekly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Miner. return to work.

Go1dfi cid, New. = The labor
difficulty al. Gofdfield, is settled. The
miners which have been idle for sew
aral days will resume operations Sat
urday morning. The terms of the set
tlement have not been made public.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Rock Island Train DerafIed.

Ell Reno, Okla. = Rock Island
passenger train, No. IL, southbound
was derailed near Union City Tues
day morning. None of the passengers
was hurt.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

Twelve Killed in Canadian Wreck.
Montreal, Canada.-Of Officials of the
Canadian Pacific railway say twelve
persons were killed and ten injured
in the wreck at Sudbury Wednesday
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
PEASANT. object to Being killed.

Grodno, Russia. = On the private
hunting estate of Emperor Nicholas
of Belowezh the peasants rose on
Wednesday, killed guard and beat
a sergeant of police and his assist
ant for killing a poacher.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Latest Kansas Events.
The School Land MuddIe.

Western Kansas counties are con-
siderably wrought up over the recent
decision of the supreme court holding
invalid hundreds of old forfeitures of
school land back to the state and it
is probable that some effort is 60
ing to be made to secure legislation
at the approaching session of the
legislature which will remedy what
is really a distressing situation.
When hard times overlook Western
Kansas Is years ago hundreds of set
tlehs who had purchased school lands
deserted their places. The local Of
ficials later took steps to have the
lands declared forfeited back to the
state. In most cases service of the
notices of forfeiture were faulty ac-
cording to the recent decision of
the supreme court, and in fact, there
were no forfeitures But when times
picked up and settlers began coming
into the west once more the state
again sold these lands supposed to
be forfeited Under this new de-
c1sion of the supreme court these sec
ond purchasers are practically with
out rights to the lands and the stu
alton is really alarming The first
purchasers by paying up their delin-
ounces can be restored to all their
former rights and as the lands have
greatly increased in value many of
them are doing So
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Wsbaunsee County Old Settlers Picnic

The Wabaunsee County Old Set.
tiers association held their annual
picnic at Harveyville. 1t was attended
by more than 5000 people. A ball
game and speeches were the chic.
attractions. Senator F. H. Fairfiel4
OF Alma, who had just completed fifty
years of residence in Wabaunsee coun-
ty gave an historical address.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Relief for Valparaiso.

Washington. D. C. The Red
Cross society Wednesday sent to
American Minister Hicks a re-
mittance OF $4,000 II - Se-ent {.
the earthquake sufferers at valpara
iso.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

Appealed the T. T. Kelly Case.
Attorney General C. C. Coleman has
APPEALED the case of the state of Kan
sas VS.. T. T. Kelly, state treasurer,
in which was rendered a general YER
recently heard in the Shawnee court.
dict for the treasurer, to the supreme
court. The decision of Judge Dana
in regard to the disposition of the
Oklahoma land warrants was the
feature the state objected to. In the
original suit Mr.. Kelly was charged
with an alleged shortage of funds.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
New Town Named SHOOK.

Shook, new town seven miles
south of Anthony on the Missouri
Pacific, is to have depot and stock
yards
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Oil Refinery Burns.

The power house and refinery of
the Stewart Oil company at Hum
boldt burned recently. No insur
ance. The fire was caused by heat
under the roof.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
The Age of Machinery.

VIC 14NO III lnC dSS VI "
The thinking, directing mind becomes
daily of more account, while mere
Drawn falls correspondingly in value
from day to day. That eccentric phil
osopher, Ebert Hubbard, says in one
of his essays, where a machine will
do better work than the human hand,
we prefer to let the machine do the
work"
1t has been but a few years since
the cotton gin, the spinning Jenny"
and the power loom displaced the
hand picker, me spinning wheel and
the hand loom; since the reaper and
binder, the rake and tedder, the now
ing machine took the place of the old
cradle, scythe, pitchfork and hand
rake; since the friction match SUI
perseded the flint and finder; since
the modern paint factory replaced the
slab and muller, the paint pot and
paddle.
In every case where machinery has
been introduced to replace hand labor,
the laborers have resisted the change;
and as the weavers, the sempstresses
and the farm laborers protested
against new-fangled looms, sewing ma
chimes and agricultural implements,
so in recent times compositors have
protested against type-setting ma
chimes, glass blowers against bottle
blowing machines, and painters
against ready mixed paints. And as
in the case of these short-sighted
classes of an earlier day, so with their
imitators of to-day, the protest will
be in vain. 1t is protest against civ
ilization, against the common veal,
against their own welfare.
The history of all mechanical i'm
provements shows that workmen are
the first to be benefited by them.
The invention of the sewing machine,
instead of throwing thousands of wom-
en- out OF. employment, increased the
demand to such an extent that thou
sands of women have been employed,
at better wages, for shorter hours and
easier work where hundreds before
worked in 1aborious misery to exc
out a pitiable existence. 1t was so
with spinning and weaving machin-
cry, with agricultural implements-in
fact, it is SO with every notable i'm
provement. The multiplication of
books in the last decade is a direct
result of the invention of linotype
machinery and fast presses.
The mixed paint industry, in which
carefully designed paints for house
painting are prepared on a large scale
by special machinery, is another i'm
provement of the same type. The
cheapness and general excellence OF
these products has so stimulated the
consumption of paint that the de-
-nand for the services of painters has
correspondingly multiplied. Before
the advent of these goods a well-paint-
rarity, whereas to-day an ill-painted
house is conspicuous.
Nevertheless, the painters, as a
rule, following the example set by
the weavers, the sempstresses and the
farm laborers of old, almost to a man
oppose the improvement. 1t is a real
improvement, however, and simply be-
cause of that fact the sale OF such
prod ucts has increased until during
the present year it will fall not far
short of 9O,000,000 or 100O00,000 gal
Ions.
Hindsight is always better than
foresight, and most of us who deplore
the short-sightedness of our ancestors
would do well to see that we do moi
in turn furnish terrible examples" to
our posterity.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
renee charged with Electricity.

ushville, Ind. = Three man
were killed Tuesday by coming in
.---.-Ct w. Q sarLvd w. leiico s--ar
lad been accidentally charged with
ton company
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
HiuhIy DiscoIored.

Mike-Wotcher. Bill, Where dyer
git yer black eye from?
3ill-'Ad a scrap, l did.
Mike-Hm, He could run, then?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
swiss Are Hotel Keepers.

The Swiss are the hotel keepers OF
Europe. Various Swiss syndicates are
running civilized hotels in all the
places where the multitude go.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

One reason why colonization By
Latin races has been so successful Is
that they intermarry with the natives
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Building Boom at Jetmore,

A building boom is in progress at
Jetmore and all the carpenters in town
are employed in the construction of
new residences.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

Alaska formerly belonged to Rus
STA. Perhaps the Japanese seal FISH
ermen, did not know about the sale.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20

In the roping contest at Tulsa par
ticipated in by forty experts of the
southwest, including Goldie wooten,
the famous lady rider, Dick Paris of
Claremore took the first money, tying
a steer in 81 seconds. Ten thousand
people witnessed the contest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
HOSPITAL for Insane Criminals.

HOSuTtdT TOT IhSdhe CTImIndTS.
Warden w. H. Haskell, of the Kan
sas penitentiary, is much in favor of
the board of control plan to have the
legislature establish a hospital for
the criminally insane.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Calf Spreads Texas Fever.

DR.. John B. Baker, state live stock
sanitary commissioner, has received
a report of an outbreak of Texas
fever in Sumner county. which was
caused in an odd manner A few
weeks ago, a calf with herd being
shipped through Caldwell, escaped
from the car. 1t spent its time in pas
lures adjoining the town and now Tex
as fever ticks have been found on a
number of the milk COWS used to sup
ply the town with milk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
Wood AIcohoI Kills Horse.n.n

Bob Fitchie of Pnillipsburg, driver
of pacing horse at the Forest park
track. at Ottawa, died from drinking
wood alcohol. Fitchie is supposed to
have taken the wood alcohol by mis-.
take
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-20
'WOMEN7s NEGLECT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Health Thus Lost Is Restored by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

How many women do you know who
are perfectly well and strong? We
hear every day the same story over and
over again. Il do not feel well; l am
SO tired all the time F."