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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-19

H1Otci.
Ben Bolen returned from Nye las,
Monday.
The Meade Dry Goods Co. have
new ad this week,
Our Nye and Redbluff correspond.
ents make their regular visits.
/ Jack Roberts went to Hutchinson
Tuesday to take in the Fair.
| ], B. H. Hamilton, of Plains, is
advertising sale for Oct. 1.
R. c. Griggs and wife are taking
in the Hutchinson Fair this week.
Wallace Hamilton left this week
for Dalhart, Texas, where he ex-
poets to remain for the present.
Don't forget the Ribbon Sale at
Meade Dry Goods Co., Sept 90 to
80.
J. A. Elder was over from Plains
today and made this Office a pleas
ant call.
For RENT-All improved farm
near town. See County Attorney
Sullivan,
Mrs. Geo. Cobb and Mrs. w. c.
Ellis and children, of Fowler. were
visiting in Meade this week.
Losr-One 500 mile mileage book
in name of H. A. Walker. Finder
return to this Office and get reward.
Train No. I was run in three Sec
tions Wednesday. Everyone is go
ing to Texas and New Mexico.
The Rock Island Railway Co. is
having IL inch well put down near
the depot in the interest of more
water.
For SALE-One hundred tons or
more of hay and other feed together
with 900 acres of good grass. Call
at this Office.
The brick pile for the Meade State
Bank building grows larger every
day and work will be begun very
soon laying them up. l
Ladies will be pleased to know
that the Meade Dry Goods Co., is
now keeping a complete stock of
Mccall patterns on hand.
Marriage liscense issued Sept. "a
to Ray NJ. Sims, aged "a, of Paola,
Kansas, and Florence v. Haigh, |
aged 20, of Fowler, Kansas.
The election in Oklahoma last
Tuesday resulted IN. victory for
the Democratic ticket. Haskell is
elected governor by 90, 900, the con
stitutionfs adopted by 10000, also
the state wide prohibition amend
ment by 80, 900.
DR.. Gibbons, the new. resident
dentist, is located in the Masonic
building on the west side of the
squareiwhere he is prepared to do
all kinds of dental work. He also
tests eyes and fits glasses. Salts
faction guaranteed or no charge.
Englewood Tribune-Fred Tain
tor sold Jno. Kibbe the highest pric-
ed steers ever before sold in this Sec
ton, Tuesday. They were grass fed
and brought the nice sum of $4,000
per head. He also sold a bunch of
dry COWS and some veal calves to
L. D. Alexander at private terms.
The opening ball at the opera
hoase last Friday night was a sue
cess in every particular and Mr..
Phelps deserves much credit for the
manner in which it was conducted.
The hall is large and commodious
and we'll ventilated. Everyone was
well pleased and all seemed to en-
JOY the evening.
The editor of the Kingman Jour
nal got married recently and he
wrote two column about it. Well,
there is some excuse for him, it be-
his first venture and then he and his
wife are spending their honeymoon
down among the Ozarks enjoying
the beauties of nature with nothing
to mar his peace of mind. How
ever, the problem will grow more
serious as he and his advance down
the stretch of time.
Come and see the beautiful line
of cloaks at Meade Dry Goods Co.
WANrED-Iooo bushels of barley
at the red feed barn, JAMES Will
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-19
Cloak OPENING.

Wehrle's have the finest line of
Ladies', Misses, Childrens' and
Infants cloaks ever put on exhibition
in this city. The styles are the mob
biest and latest. Call and inspect
them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06
A Wise Old Doo,

A pretty anecdote Of a dog is given
to Sir G. j. T. Bunbury's Diaries and
Correspondence" 1t was told by Sir
George Napier.
When the British army was in the
south of France after the battle of
Toulouse. Sir George and several 9th
er officers visited the house of q gen
tleman who had a very fine dog, a
poodle. The dog had been trained to
receive food only when offered it by
the right hand. and the gentlemen
amused themselves with testing his
steadiness in this respect and found
that he constantly refused to take
bread from the left hand. But when
he came to Sir George. who. having
lost his right arm, of course offered the
bread with his left hand. the dog look
ed earnestly at him and accepted the
bread. Then the other officers tried to
deceive him by Disgusting themselves
SO Is to appear to have lost the right
arm, but the dogs sagacity was not
to be baffied. and he steadily refused
to take bread from the left hand ex-
cept from the one who was really one
handed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06
Getting a Furlouuh,

The old excuse for obtaining leave OF
absence, proverbial among college stu.
dents, was not unknown to the soldiers
of the civil war;, according to Major
Hamilton's account given in the South.
ern Historical Papers," Orders had
been issued from headquarters to the
effect that no furloughs would be
granted save on the occasion of Il death
in the family Of the applicant. Dali
getty, an Englishman. asked for leave
on account Of the decease of his grand
mother, and the request was approved.
Unfortunately for Dalgetty, the colo.
mel of the regiment met him before be
had a chance to get away.
II am sorry to hear of your Attic.
ton" said the kind officer. "When did
your grandmother die?"
''Thank you, colonel" replied Dalget-
ty, edging away. "She was very old
"Ah, and when did she pass away?"
"It's quite an affection" continued
Dalgetty, still on the move. 1--WE shall
miss her."
perhaps you are hard of hearing"
roared the colonel in a voice sufficient
for a brigade front. II asked you
when she died."
"She's been dead forty years, SIR"
calculated Dalgetty dismally. II can't
lie about it, but I think l ought to have
a furlough on it."
The colonel had to laugh, but he sent
the soldier back to camp. A few days
later Dalgetty got a bullet in his leg.
AS he was carried of the field he
shouted to his comrades. Shaping his
thigh:
Thirty days leave and no death in
the family"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06
Proved Hi, Case.

I'm Kansas many years ago." said q
real estate lawyer, "a man brought suit
before the squire to recover some land
that had been outrageously ilched
from him. His case was a good one,
but the other side had doctored it's wit
nesses. had wen doctored the plain
thf's witnesses, too, and up to the time
when he took the stand himself not a
jot or little Of testimony in his favor
had been recorded.
He, as o on as he was sworn, turn.
ed to the justice and said:
esquire. I brought this suit, and yet
the evidence, excepting my own, is all
against me. Now, I don't accuse any
one of lying, squire, but these witnesses
are the most mistaken lot Of fellows l
ever saw. You know me. squire. Two
years ago you sold me a boss for sound
that was as blind as a bat. I made the
deal and stuck to it. and this is the
first time I have mentioned it. When
you used to buy my grain, squire, you
stood on the scales when the empty
wagon was weighed. but never said a
word. Now. do you think I am the
Kind of a man to kick up a rumpus and
a fellow unless he has done me a
real wrong? Why, squire, If you'll re-
call that sheep speculation you and
me-
But at this point the squire, very
red in the face, hastily decided the
case in the plaintiffs Acknowledgements
natl Enquirer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06
.Eiqht FIights Up,

When the first fire company. in re-
Spouse to an alarm, reached the long
row of tenements. the fire captain at
once jumped from his engine and en-,
deavored to locate the fire. When he
had Intellectually hunted through three
or four structures for it, he deserted an
old woman sticking her head out Of a
window of the topmost floor Of an
eight story tenement a little farther up
the street.
. "Any fire up there?" he yelled, when
he had reached the pavement beneath
this building.
In answer. the old woman motioned
for him to come up.
Accordingly, the captain, with his
men Juggling their heavy hose behind
them. laboriously assembled the eight
flights and burst into the room where
the old woman was.
"Where's the ire?" demanded the
captain when no fire nor smoke be-
came visible.
"Oh. there amt none here" reptile
the old woman flashing an a trum-
pet. IT asked y up cause l couldn't
hear a word you said way down there"
Bohemian.
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people she simply changed-grew in
.,lind and in worldly knowledge. but to
me she died"
''Oh!". said Phillipa m%eaningly.
"She wanted more worlds to conquer
when she grew" | went on. "She was
no longer content with me. Instead of
my simple little girl in blue there
came a proud, ambitious woman who
demanded all the world could give
money. position, power"
"Did she get them" asked Phillipa.
"They We're offered to her."
"Why didn't she take them, them"
she said.
"That l don't know" said l.
perhaps she grew tired Of pride and
ambition" said Phillipa. Perhaps
there were times when she wanted to
be just the little girl in blue again."
81 WONDER" said musingly.
Lets have a light" said Phillipa.
Don't" said l.. 81 wonder if she did
I've want to be the little girl in blue
again"
eyes, she did" said she fatty.
l sprang to my feet and began to
pace up and down.
"Then why wasn't she?" demanded.
"Well. it was hard'- she began.
"Does sne want to be now?" l cried.
"Let's have a light" said she weakly
l ignored the suggestion.
docs she want to be now" l said.
stopping directly before her.
Don't, Tod" she said. "You
mustn't"
"she shall be if she wants to be-" |
declared.
"Thin!S of all the plans that have
been made for me. Tod. | mustn't. r.
"Drat the plans! You shall be just
what you want-just what you your
self want" said l..
felt her hand on mytsleeve. Then
she drew MI toward her.
II want to he the little girl in blue
your little girl in blue" she said, with
something like a sob.
In Il minute she was in my arms.
"She didn't die after ALL" l said ex-
ultantly.
mo. Tod. dear. They tried to kill
her, but they couldn't" she whispered.
"Now, now, please, let's have a light"
Laughing. l released her.
Gall right Let's have a light said
L. And after we've got the light let's
call in the family. There's bound to be
a big row over this, Phillipa, so let's
get it over as soon as we can"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06
: When Paul
! Came Home.
By LULU,JOHNsON
Copyrighted, 1907. by ]. G. Reed.]

Paul Westerly cast a curious glance
about the office as he took his seat al
the big fiat topped desk. Eight years
before he had stood in front OF that
same piece Of furniture while he mao
listened to Guy Masters scathing de-
nunciation of his e%ffrontery in aspiring
to the hand Of his employers daugh-
ter. Dismissal had followed the ar
raignment. and Paul had been told not
to set foot inside the place again.
Now he was to sit in Masters old
seat and control the destinies OF the
plant. The same narrowness which
had regarded the suit Of his assistant
foreman for his daughters hand as an
insult had kept Masters out OF the
print trust until too late. He had lost
the plant, and it was Paul who had
come to take charge for the new own
ers.
This was the first time he had been
in the office since his dismissal. There
was less change than he expected to
find. The carpet was a little rusty.
the desk lacked the high polish thar
once had been the standard and the
gliding Of the picture frames was a
trif1e furnished. The whole place. in
fact, bore mute testimony to those two
lean years before the obstinate Old
man had given in to the new order OF
things.
There were flowers on the desk to
make welcome the new manager. Paul
read some of the names on the cards
and smiled grimly. He could remem-
Der the time when he had been taxed
dimes and quarters for the flowers of
policy. Now he was the recipient Of
the shop blackmail.
1t was for him that the collection
had been taken up in the various de-
partments. lie touched a bell, and a
boy came in.
"Set those flowers on the side table,"
he ordered. Keep them fresh as long
as you can. Take these on this side Of
the table first that I may get my desk
in order"
Paul moved slightly back that the
boy might first clear the writing space,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06
Little Girl
In Blue.
Ry CHESTER HARRINGTON
J. Copyrighted. 1907. by Homer Sprague. I.


y copyrighted. l9of. by Homer SpraSue. T
We sat in the big. dim parlor watch.
ing the gray day come to its gray end
Dusk had made us confidential. Phil
lipa had thrice asked if | didn't want a
light and had thrice received the same
negative answer | vas loath to spoil
the condolences.
"Now. honestly, Tod" said Phillipa,
"wasn't there ever a girl in your life
who was different from the rest
wasn't there one who made you think
and feel and plan as you had never
thought or felt or planned before? In
short. Tod. at some time in your life
hasn't the girl put in an appearance?'
leaned forward eagerly.
"AIy dear Phillipa. you certainly
know
"Bosh"" snapped she. II know just
the silly speech you We're going to
make. | don't mean that boy and girl
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THE BULL WENT STRAIGHT FOR LORING.
the knot for us in no time. Shall we
turn back?" He swung his broad
shoulders around toward the village
whence they had walked.
"Nov ~vehemently protested the lady,
with an impatient stamp of her aristo-
cratic foot. "Of course not"
Every well, then" resignedly sighed
the other. "Well," continued he light
1y as the two walked briskly on. IF
you don't wish to marry me you
needn't. There are plenty others.'
eyes," agreed Miss Walbridge.
''There is Helen Swanson, for in
stance" An amused smile played
around her small mouth.
"a bean POLE" disdainfully came
from the other.
"Lottie Johnson. them" suggested
Stella, her eyes merry.
can eel" contemptuously objected
Loring.
"You are hard to please" protested
will Mamie Gridley do?" The lower
part of her face was hidden behind a
lace handkerchief, while her laughing
eyes watched the contortions on the
young mans frank. handsome face.
"Do you think l want to marry a
mountain cried Osbert. Then, with
a laugh. II I'm going to marry a finer
girl than you think"
"Who?" with assumed Indifference
c.'leried Miss Walbridge, though a jeal-
GUS pain was nibbling at her heart.
"Never mind" easily responded the
young man. "Wait until you get our
cards."
"Then your proposal to me was mere
1y d bluff" angrily flashed the maid.
Realizing, however, how much her out
burst committed her, she relapsed into
indifference. "Oh, l don't care" laugh
ed she. Marry whom you please and
when you please. You a have my
blessing"
Loring whistled for reply. They
walked on in silence. separated from
fields of gold and of emerald by barb
led wire fences. A little ahead OF
them the hard road turned abruptly; a
clump of trees filed the angle and shut
out the highway beyond. A sharp
itrotting was suddenly heard. Sup
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06
A Liqht Matter.

The little bugler wore a proud smile
as he turned out or guard for the first
time.
"Have you learned all the calls yet,
my boy?" asked the officer encourage
ingly.
NEARLY all, SIR"
"Do you know the s%ergeant's callT"
Eyes. SIR"
"Do you know the assembly,"
Eyes, sir"
"And the fire alarm?"
"N-no. sir"
Elm! Well, now what would you
found If a fire should break out?"
The bugler thought
"Er-er-lights out, I suppose" he
stammered.-London Scraps.
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IiiEN WHY WASN L SHE! l
affair of our you are always pleased
to be so %facctious about. mean
hasn't there been a real bit Of ro-
mancc?'
l pretended to think portentously.
Then l sighed.
confession is good for the soul"
said 1. ''Therefore I'll confess. Yes.
Phillipa, there was one."
81 knew It'll knew it," said Phillipa
gleefully. And you've never told me
about it in all these years." she went
on chidingly. "Well, sir, open your
heart now and disgorge the whole 70.
NANCE"
l laid my half consumed cigar in an
ash tray and settled myself comfort
ably.
81 think it was something like eight
years ago l first met her." l began.
Eight years agoy' echoed Phillipa.
"And not a word of it to me in all this
time?"
"She was very young then. AS l say,
I met her and fell in love with her"
"What was she like?" demanded
Phillipa.
"she was very beautiful. and she
was dressed in blue
Phillipa laughed. "The first is very
definite, and the second is very impor.
tant," she observed mockingly.
"She was dressed in blue" l repeat
ed sternly. "It is important. l shall
carry hat color to my grave"
"How romantic!" said she.
II fell in love with her.
$50 you said," she remarked impa-
tiently, "but what made you fall in
love with herr"
"The blue dress and her SMILE" said
I. "It was a most wonderful smile.
It opened up worlds you'd never
dreamed of. l remember when I first
saw her she seemed different from all
the other girls I'd ever seen. My heart
slipped its mornings then and there.
I could never call it my own after.
ward. 1t was hers"
Ibid she know it," asked Phillipa.
II can't say" said L. Sometimes ]
think she did. and again I think she
didn't"
"Why didn't you find out?" she de.
manded.
~ intended to in time. but l only
knew her a year when"- I paused.
when what?" said Phillipa, with a
fine disregard of grammar.
"She died." l said very softly.
"Ohv said Phillipa. and then for q
time we were silent.
II was very, very lonely after that.
Nothing was the same. There was a
great aching void in life that nothing
could fill"
"Why haven't you ever mentioned
her before?" she asked.
"Well. it's rather painful
"Of course" she said quickly. "For-
give me-"
eff the little girl in blue had lived.
Philipa," said l, II think my life
would have been very different. I
know it would have been far happier.
She was such a quiet. trusting little
soul. She knew nothing of the world,
nor of money, nor of ambition. She, !
think, was quite content with me, and
I was more than content with her"
"And you'll always be loyal to her or
to her memory" asked she.
"Always" said I emphatically.
We were silent again for a time.
"Dear little girl in blue" / MUIR
INJURED,
"T'm-Tm awfully sorry, Tod" she
said simply.
perhaps I'd better explain that she
iidn't really die" said I. ITO other
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06

The lad lifted over to a side table the
| elaborate set pieces. and as he moved
away one particularly large piece a
smaller bouquet was disclosed.
1t vas just a little cluster of pansies,
rich. velvety blossoms that reminded
him of the pansy beds at the masters
home. He caught up the flowers and
searched eagerly for a card. There
was none attached to the bunch. nor
did a search reveal a card pinned from
the stems.
|, Then with sudden memory he exam.
ined the leaves that encircled the
blooms. and his heart gave a leap, for
on the shiny green surface of one was
traced a four leaf clover and the ini-
tials IL. NJ" 1t was a little trick he
had employed in those days when he
had sent flowers to Lilith Masters.
These. then. were from her. and she
remembered him kindly, even though
he anne to take her fathers place.
He had not supposed that she was in
town. He had understood that she had
married and gone to England to live.
He had had no direct communication
with her after he had left the little
mill town to seek other employment.
A dozen times he had written her in
care of her old nurse. but no answer
had come, and at last he had given her
up.
He had supposed that she had for
gotten him entirely. but the pansies
appeared to tell another story, and it
was with a warm glow at his heart
that he went about the business of
Strengthening things up.
AS he moved from the office he could
almost see Lilith as she used to look
when she came down in the trap to
take her father home. 1t was here
that he had seen her one afternoon
when he had come to bring a message
from his foreman. He had loved her
then. though he was but sixteen and
she three years younger. Later on he
had come to know her through her in
terest in the benefit society maintained
In the factory, and eventually he had
won her love.
Then had come his declaration to her
father, his dismissal and his search for
work elsewhere. He had rapidly risen
in his new employment, and the trust
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06
Family Life In France.

Modern France is the stronghold Of
the family system. See a French fam
that matter. at home. You will never
see a gayer. livelier function. There
is such a frank and unassumed sense
of community about the whole thing.
The boys adore their mother. the girls
their father. The parents take a
whole hearted delight in their children.
and the children are SO happy and re-
spectful. 1t is a sight Of which every
Frenchman may be proud.-London
Mail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-06
Taking the Bull
by the Horns.
By BARUCH DISRAELI.
copyrighted. 1907, by P. c. Eastment.


You are incorrigible, Stella" with
contracted eyebrows said Osbert Lor.
ing.
'Do you think 500" naively returned
Miss Walbridge, lifting her soft blue
eyes innocentiy to her companion.
Most decidedly l do" cnergetically
responded the young man, driving a
pebble viciously out OF his way.
"Why am | incorrigible"" pretended
to inquire the other, with AZ adorable
shake of her fine head.
q. LAS if you didn't know" cried Os-
bert Indignantly. He stared at the
long stretch of country road without
seeing anything. Here have ! pro-
posed to YOU" he went on ~mournfully,
'let me see, six times
only six, Osbcrt:" interrupted the
other, with a sweet ripple.
There you go again" ruefully
laughed Loring. Turning his hazel
brown eyes toward the lady at his side,
he continued imploringly, Cant |
make you look at the matter serious
ly"
The girl laughed deliciously. Pres
emily, What is the use, Osbert, in
taking things ~scriously?' appealed she
to him. her small, straight nose wrin-
king comically. Life is SO short, you
know"
Exactly" agreed the other, with en-
thusiasm. Let us get married and
enjoy it."
THAT makes it seven times!" tri-
umphantly cried Stella and clapped
her hands for very JOY.
Osbert's firm, shaver chin was up
in the air.
eff you will marry me-" said he,
with a sigh, I'm propose to you a hun
dred times"!
Eight times" from Miss Walbridge.
They both laughed. A touring car
was tearing down the road. They
made way for the monster.
"Well. Stella" resumed the young
man, won't you? There is a minister
living half Il mile back. He can tie
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Unlucky.

Young Wife-I am unlucky! Yester-
day the beef was roasting beautifully
IN the oven. and while l ran to tell my
husband about it it burned.-MeggeD-
dorfer Batter.
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-13
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