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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
COULD READ THE SIGNS.
Little German Knew Well the Mar
rage Was at Hand.

a little elderly German who keeps a
stationer's shop amuses himself by
making up stories about his customers
and telling them to his family.
Dat young lady who has de pink
cheeks, she be married soon, l t'ink, -
he announced one night.
Now, my Carl, you know nottings
Of her whateffer, is it not so?" and his
wife looked severe.
1T is like dis" said the stationer
solemnly: Il observe, and l know. At
first she buys paper and envelopes de
same; later she buy twice as more pa
per, and den five times as more paper
as envelopes. So | know she is be-
trothed. And to-day she buy only
one-half dozen envelopes and five
times as more paper; and when 1 tell
her she get dem cheaper If she buy
many, she say, I have no need of
more, tank you;' so l know de friend
he comes soon and so comes de mar
riage on quickly."-Youth's Compan-
ion
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
RESENT PACKERS ACTION.
Live Stock Commissioner Firms Re-
fuse to Sell Stock Subject to
Post Mortem Inspection.

Kansas City Mo. The live
stock commission merchants in Kan
sas City decided Thursday on a plan
of opposition to the packers post
norton inspection order, Armour,
Morris & Co., Swift & Co., the
National Packing company and
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger notified
the commission men recently that be-
ginning Monday, May 81, they would
refuse to purchase COWS or heifers
except subject to examination after
killing, with the understanding that
if condemned because of a diseased
condition of the meat, the settlement
for the carcasses was to be made on
the packers valuation. The order is
to take effect in Kansas City, Chi
cago, st. Louis, Omaha and st.
Joseph.
The commission merchants here
met at the stock yards exchange
Thursday and adopted a resolution
that they will sell no cows and heif-
ers to the packers under the terms of
the new order. A roll call of the
commission firms doing business at
the stock yards was read and every
firm was represented. None voted
against the resolution In addition
the live stock dealers have advised
their customers to ship no fat cows
or heifeTs for the first few days
next week
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
WORK oF.TRuE GENIUS.
6lvers' lngeniousIy Balted Trap Was
Worthy of Success.

Rivers was sitting at his desk, with
an unfinished page of manuscript be-
fore him, deeply absorbed in thought.
Brooks entered the room
What's the matter, old chap"
asked Brooks.
Rivers looked up with a heavy
smile.
Il am struggling with a conun-
drum" he said.
Lets have it."
ut isn't finished yet"
How far have you got?"
"All I've written is the answer:
One IS planked shad, and the other
is a plaided shank. I've got to have
question for it,
That's easy. All you need is some
thing Scotch, isn't it?"
by George," exclaimed Rivers,
grabbing his hat. 81 believe you're
right. Thanks. dear boy! I'll make
It hot scotch"
Brooks glared at him, but he took
him out.-Chicago Tribune.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Endorsed Anti.saIoon LEAGUE.

Columbus, Ohio. - Following two
hours of exciting debate, which, at
times became acrimonious, the Pres
byterian general assembly Wednes
day adopted without dissenting vote
resolutions declaring that the per-
manent committee on temperance
should not embark upon or isterfere
in political work and endorsing the
American Anti-Saloon League as a
safe, sane and effective organization
in the advancement of temperance"
The assembly pledged to the league
the fullest cooperation consistent
with the constitution of the church"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
SAHARA GROWING DRYER.
French Observer Says the Gases Are
Shrinking and Will Disappear. ~

c. F. Gautier, French explorer, is
authority for the statement that the
Sahara is continuously becoming drier
to such an extent that the GASES are
perceptibly drying up and will disap-
pear altogether in a relatively short
time. He quotes historic records and
physical signs to show that springs
were at one time more plentiful than
now, and that the extent of the
patches where vegetation flourishes
were much greater even so to 100
years ago.
AS the climate of the region has I'M
dergone no change in perhaps thou
sands Of years, he believes that the
disappearance of the water must be
due to purely mechanical causes. He
considers that it is due to the con-
tinual advance of the great sand
masses to the north, thus forming an
impenetrable barrier against the wa
tershed of the Atlas mountains.-N. Y.
SIM
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
REVISION AVID An ONCE.
National Manufacturers Association
FaVors Tariff Reform and More
Reciprocity at Once.


New York. = The National As
ISOLATION of Manufacturers of the
United States went on record Wednes-
day as in favor of a revision of the
tariff at the earliest opportunity and
the negotiation of more reciprocity.
The committee based its recommends
tons on a poll of the three thousand
total number replying SO per cent de-
clared for immediate revision while 20
per cent expressed hands Off senti-
mnet. Eight per cent believed that
the time for revision had not arrived
and the other II per cent expressed
Indifference.
The mass of resolutions adopted by
the association on this the closing day
of it's convention, included indorse--
ment of the open shop, Industrial edu-
cation, the improvement of the consul
lar service, commentator of the ma
tional river and harbor congress and
opposition to all illegal combinations.
OF this President Van Cleave said:
I'VE shall endeavor to assist in edu-
eating the public in industrial right
eousness. We shall be just as ready to
oppose unlawful acts by combinations
of capital as those of combinations
of labor. We are opposed to all forms
of industrial oppression. And, if any,
body undertakes to compel any one to
submit to such oppression we shall
endeavor to assist the party so as
sailed. We shall in particular endea-
vor to sustain public officials who try
to enforce the laws
The association selected James w.
Van Cleave of st. Louis president
and F. H. Stillman of New York
treasurer. The convention closed
Wednesday night with banquet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Mrs. Mckinley Stricken.

Canton, o. - After a consultation
Thursday afternoon at the Mckinley
home DR.. E. o. Portman, the family
physician of Mrs. Mckinley and DR..
J. E. Eyman, superintendent of the
Massillon state hospital, and a ply
sician of wide reputation, a state
ment was issued that Mrs. Mckinley
could not long survive the attack of
apopleXy from which she is suffering.
The doctors say, however that they
think dissolution will not come for a
day or two. Mrs. Mckinley was in
a comatose condition Thursday night
and it is stated that there are no
grounds for hope of a better turn.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
SAW NEGRO OLDIERS SHOOT
Editor of Newspaper at Brownsville,
Tex, Describes the Raid.
He Saw One Man Killed and Was
Himself Slightly Wounded
tive They Were Soldiers.

Washington. = Pauline S. Precia-
do, editor of Mexican newspaper in
Brownsville, Tex, and an eye witness
to the shooting of Frank Natous, the
only man killed in the affray there,
was on the stand Tuesday before the
senate committee on military affairs.
Dramatically telling his story in
Spanish and having it interpreted for
the committee, the testimony easily
proved to be the most important Of
fered during the present hearing
When the shooting begon Preciado
was sitting in the court in the rear OF
Tillman's saloon. According to his
story Mr.. Crixwell, who conducts
saloon across the street from Till
mans place, rushed in excitedly and
reported that the negroes were out"
The doors to Tillman's saloon were
Immediately closed and barred and
Natous, the bartender, started across
the court to bar the gate which con-
nected the court with the alley. Pre-
ciado followed, but before he had
emerged from the saloon into the
court he saw five or six negro soldiers
in uniform enter the gate. They
fired several shots and Natuous threw
up his arms and exclaiming in Span
ish, ooh God" fell on his back. He
was killed instantly. Another bullet
grazed Preciado's hand and it bled
profusely. Still another bullet passed
through Preciado's coat and vest near
the left breast pocket and broke his
glasses which were in a case in the
pocket.
down the alley, shooting as they went.
He swcre positively that the men
were negro soldiers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Ono Redeemina Feature.

A youthful New York artist recently
invited a friend to dinner in her stu
do. AS the bachelor maids skill was
greater in mixing colors than in ca
tering to grosser tastes, the dinner
was something to gnash ones teeth at
and upon. The roast chicken was
tough, the potatoes were underdone,
the pineapple salad was pithy. In an
guish of mind, the young hostess sank
to the depths Of apologizing.
THE dinner was delightful, assure
you," said her guest, charming WON.
on who would cheerfully have perish
ed at the stake rather than utter a
tactless word: 81 have rarely tasted
such tender gravy"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Gates Inspects Tulsa Property

Tulsa. - John w. Gates, the noted
Wall street plunger and son, Charles
l.. Gates, and party of ten New York
ers, were in Tulsa Friday night, en-
route to Beaumont, Texas, where the
annual meeting of the Texas company
takes place on May %. Gates and
party inspected the interests of the
Texas company here Friday. The
Texas company of which Gates is the
principal owner is building pipe line
from Tulsa to the gulf. Gates denied
all connections with the Standard Oil
company.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
ONCE THE PATH WAS SMOOTH.
Discard That Old Adase About the
Course of True Love.

A remarkable wedding has lately
taken place at Naples, remarkable be-
cause of the extreme youth and alert
ness of the happy couple. When &C.
lestino Giordano, aged Is, with Gicelia
Nappi, his chosen bride, went to the
registry Office to be married, the COM
missioner was very loath to perform
the ceremony, for the pair had not
reached the age limit prescribed by
theScivil code. The young folks had
evidently expected to have to over
come difficulties to their union, for
while the commissioner was hesitat-
ing as to what he should do, they
sprang a surprise on him and settled
the matter by producing a royal de-
cree of dispensation, which they had
obtained direct from the king. This
being proved genuine the children
were Joined to wedlock in the pres
ence of their parents and large gath
ering of interested spectators.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
TAINTED Money" No New Thing.


Nay, nay, nay!' said the arch
bishop, waving white, jeweled hand
as the chief began to divulge some of
his larger plans. Tell me not of thy
wicked schemes, Thy methods I must
condemn utterly, but if thou bringest
me the money, well, can at least see
to it that it be not used for bad pur-
poses. And speaking of money, we
need for the walls of the apse hun
dred bags of gold. Dost think thou
couldst manage it?'
"'Ay.' said the Gentle Robber, and
that night he despoiled nine men,
killing three that resisted longest, for
he was a great lover of holy church,
and devout believer, nor could she
ask of him any service that he would
not perform. THE Gentle Robber,"
in McClures.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
PALE, WEAK PEOPLE
MADE STRONG AND ENERGETIC
BY DR.. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS.
General Breakdown Caused by Defi-
cient Blood Quickly Corrected by
This Tonic Remedy.

cient Blood Quickly Corrected by
This Tonic Remedy.
A feeling of general weakness, poor
appetite, loss of breath after the slight
est exercise and broken sleep are some
of the symptoms of general debility.
You may think that they have no relation
to each other and that you will worry
along, hoping all the time to feel better
soon. This is a mistake, for every one
of the symptoms is caused by bad blood,
which must be made pure and new
before health will be restored again. A
tonic treatment is necessary and for this
purpose there is no better remedy than
DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Mr.. J. G. Havey, of 95 Willow St.,
Chelsea, Mass, says: 81 was sick for q
number of years from general debility
and indigestion. was never free from
stomach trouble and my nerves were so
shattered that the least excitement I'M
fitted me for any serious work. My
sleep was restless on account of terrible
pains in the small of my back. These
pains would sometimes last for a month
or two. ysight grew weak, there SEEM
ing to be blur constantly before my
eyes. couldn't concentrate my mind
on my work, and the attempt to do so
completely exhausted me.
81 was finally forced to give up
position I had held for twenty-eight
years. After trying several medicines
without help, I read of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills and gave them a trial. They
made me feel so much better and so
much stronger that started in business
for myself here in Chelsea. have
never had a return of my former sick
ness and cheerfully recommend DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills as an excellent nerve
and blood tonic"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have long
been recognized as an excellent tonic
remedy in cases of Indigestion and gen.
eral debility, where the stomach and
other organs of the body are weakened
and disordered simply through lack of
proper nourishment. They have also
been especially successful in curing
anamia, rheumatism, after effects of the
grip and fevers.
A pamphlet on Diseases of the
Blood" and copy of our diet book will
be sent free on request to anyone inter-
ested.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on receipt
of price, 80 cents per box, six boxes for
$3.50, by the DIR. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
BABY ITcHED TERRIBLY.
Face and Neck Covered with Infiamed
Skin-Doctors No AvaiI-Cured
by Cuticura Remedies.

my baby's face and neck were COW
cred with itching skin similar to ecze-
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
year. 1 took her to number of doc
tors, and also to different colleges, to
no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss G..
l did not use it at first, as had tried
so many other remedies without any
favorable results. At last tried Cuti-
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and to my
surprise noticed an improvement
After using three boxes of the Cuti-
cura Ointment, together with the Soap
and Pills, am pleased to say she is
altogether a different child and the
picture of health. Mrs. A. C. Brestlin,
III N. Lincoln St, Chicago, ILL.,, Oct
20 and 80, 1906"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Not So Iona.

There was so much ceremony con-
nected with a church cornerstone lay
ing in New York city a few weeks ago
that the moving picture machine man
felt warranted to take a couple Of
miles of photographs.
These pictures proved to be very
good, and large crowds were delight
ed with the exact reproduction of the
dedicatory exercises
Il like the moving pictures better
than l did the original service" con-
fessed a prominent member of the
congregation.
you do" gasped a devout elder.
I'm surely panied to hear you say so.
Why should you prefer the pictures?"
Because the picture man." an
swered the prominent member, pleas
antly, "cut out all the sermons"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
sunsbin. tn. Great oisinfectsnt.

Let plenty of sunshine into your
house. Sunshine is the greatest OF dis
infectants. 1t will also discourage
bugs" of all kinds, great and small.
No room is fit to inhabit if the sun
doesn't shine full into it for couple
of hours daily. Carpets and hangings?
Yes, of course it Will fade them. II
you value your carpets and hang
ings more than the health of
yourself and family by all means keep
out the sun.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

Tho man was near starving to
death. The world owed him a living
and he was trying to collect. He &C.
costed the world thus: You see, ma
ture is pressing me for what owe her
and so 1 ask you to square up what
you owe me-" The world laughed:
you pay the debt of nature first and
then I'll come across. kansas City
Times
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Her AnSNaH.

Now, children" said the kindergar-
ten teacher, 81 have explained to you
low many trees give US food, in the
way of fruit, and in other ways. You
remember that l said man taps the
maple trees to get maple strip.
Where does the tapioca come from,
them" Il guess" said Olive. after
a pause, that you tap the oaks, don't
you?"-Judge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
MarshaIs Annoy Diplomats.

Washington. - Just what the state
department can do to relieve mem
bers of the diplomatic corps, who
possess automobiles from vexation
when they make an excursion into
Maryland, has become a question of
importance, but regarding which no
path of procedure seems open. Sew
eral diplomats have been halted by
the town marshal at Glen Echo, sub
urb of Washington, and escaped &C
tual arrest only after elaborate ex-
plantations as to their identity and i'm
munity.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
One Hundred Years Aao,

Gen. Zebulon Pike was discovering
the peak that bears his name. The
reason why l know I'm the first white
man that ever saw it." he said, lis
that it hasn't got any patent medicine
signs on it, Regretting that he
couldn't spare the time to stop and dis
cover the gold that lay hidden all
around him, he took a parting look at
the snowy summit of the peak and re-
sumed his toilsome march
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
His Eavorite Descent.

But why don't you care to take
children?" asked the lady who was
hunting for fiat. Because they take
up too much room in the elevator"
grumbled the despotical janitor.
We'll, my little boy won't use the
elevator. Will that satisfy your"
No; if he don't use the elevator he
will scratch up the steps every time
he comes down" But he won't come
down the steps," What? He won't
come down the steps?" mo; he will
slide down the banisters."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Baptists United.

Norfolk, Va. - The Baptist conven-
ton of North America, with the Bap-
fist hosts of North and South, East
and West, united Wednesday in ma
tional assembly after their separation
following disagreements on the negro
and other ante-bellum questions more
than half a century ago. Their first
annual session convened at the James
town exposition Wednesday with be-
tween 1000 and 5000 delegates in at
tendance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
A Counter Irrltant.

"Have you made arrangements to
prevent fraud in the election?" mo"
answered Senator Sorghum; Il
couldn't quite manage that. But I've
done the next best thing to defeat the
opposition's iniquity. I've made ar
engagements that'll make their fraud so
insignificant by comparison that 1t
won't be noticed"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
"Whlskers,n

"Whiskers" was a word formerly
used to designate the hair on the up
per lip. Scott more than once speaks
Of "whiskers on the upper lip" and so
does Defoe in Robinson Crusoe."
Johnson defined a "whisker" as the
hair growing on the upper lip or cheek
unshaven; a mustachio." 1t seems to
have taken it's name from a fancied
resemblance to a small brush, to
"whisk" properly meaning to sweep,
and "whisker" having been par
ticular kind of feather brush-also, in
the slang of former time, a switch
or rod. In the seventeenth century a
"whisker" signified among other
things a brazen lie, q "whopper."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
To Control Farm Products.

St. Louis. The details became
known Wednesday of an organization
that has been in progress of forma-
ton for several months, to control the
price of farm products. The organiza-
ton is known as the st. Louis equity
exchange and its leading promoters
are Rev. J. T. Tuohy, a Catholic
priest, George w. Wicllline and Owen
Miller. Headquarters have been es-
tablished in Indianapolis and there
are unions in fourteen states.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Starch, like everything else, is be-

Starch, like everything else, is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market rs years
ago are very different and inferior to
est discovery-Defiance Starch-all in
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us. gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
No lime for Extras.

Tiny Sister crushing into big SIS
ter's ROOM PLEASE hurry, Lulu; Mr..
White is downstairs. Lulu very
grandly, while she dabs her face with
the powder puff-Very well, dear; I'll
be down. Tiny Sister (nervously)-
please don't wait to straightforward
Home Companion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
THE NEW INSURANCE AGENT.
He Comes In With the New laW-Paui
Morton on His Opportunity.

The new insurance law of the State
of New York has opened up promis-
ing field for both men and women
with brains and energy in the sale of
life insurance. The law now provides
standard forms of policies, each Of
which practically bears the hall mark
Of the State of New York, and this new
order of things has established the
sale of life insurance on correct
basis.
The prohibition against rebating and
extravagant allowances to agents has
driven out of the business the old
type of insurance agent, who in many
cases virtually bought business, with
large rebates, instead of selling it.
His place is being taken by profess
sors, lawyers, school teachers of both
sexes, and others, who find that being
a life insurance agent under the new
system offers greater reward than
their previous vocations. The law has
reduced commissions but all Of the
commission now goes to the agent.
Life insurance is something that
everyone needs and under the pres
ent system its sale is being conducted
with becoming dignity and propriety.
Paul Morton, president Of the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society. has taken
the lead in building up an agency or
ganization that is in keeping with the
demands of public sentiment. and the
standard he has set for his company.
He saws. eve want new agents both
men and women, but none except en-
ergetic, able and truthful people need
apply. For such there is a splendid
opportunity"
Mr. Morton's policy of injecting new
and vigorous blood into the agency
force of the Society is meeting with
success in all parts of the country.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

No "Vindication" Intended.

Washington. An official state
ment was made at the Department of
Justice Friday regarding the assign
ment of David P. Dyer, jr., to go to
Europe and receive the surrender of
Charles F. Grotefend, formerly pay
ing teller of the Washington National
bank, of st. Louis 1t says that Dyer's
designation for the work was made
wholly without the knowledge of the
president or the attorney general, and
when it became evident from news
paper publications that an effort was
being made to give the appointment
the character of a 'vindication" to
young Dyer, the Department of JUS
tice took steps to terminate his con-
nection with the service.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Sunday school Convention Ends,

Rome, Italy-The fifth information,
al Sunday school convention end
ed Thursday evening after a speech
by the Rev. B. D. Tyler of Minnesota.
Over a thousand delegates to the con-
vention visited the Colosseum in the
afternoon.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

That an article may be good as well
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
is proven by the extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch, each package con-
tanning one-third more Starch than
can be had of any other brand for the
same money.