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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10
Chickens to Rent

To illustrate the method the case OF Phila-
delpha lawyer, who has just joined the colony,
will be shown. He first bought for $500 one Of
the ten-acre lots which are a part of the tract
joining the breeding house of the
poultry farm, this tract being held by the pro.
prietor for new settlers. Having established him.
self the new colonist complied with the first
condition imposed by the poultry concern. Fol.
lowing comfort, convenience and sanitation for
the hens, the Philadelphian built four hen houses.
Then he rented 1000 hens each hen house hold
ing two hundred and fifty birds IN California.
where there are no winters, the hens lay all the
year around, although they are most prolific in
the spring. The new colonist at once began to
get results from the hens. Every day he sells
the eggs through selling system which is part
of the general plan of the farm
The rent which he pays for the laying Leghorns
is four cents out of each dozen eggs which he sells
His experience shows that each hen will earn
net 81 each year, so that his profit for the 1000
hens is $1,000.
Aside from this his tenacre tract is being plant.
ed in fruit and vegetables, the latter sustaining
him and his family, the former developing into
an ineome-producng proposition in few years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

Violette Gastin! ] knew her in a moment!
She stood there with the miserable light of the
lanterns streaming down her ruddy gold haif, her
breast heaving with mingling rage and fear-a
woman trying to defend the man she loved
against frenzed crowd
Spy! Who says he's spy" she cried. He
is my lover!"
half-drunken guardsman in bedraggled
tunic called upon those about him to shoot the
spy, but the girl brought up her hand with a
swing. and struck him across the face so that
he reeled beneath the blow.
That to you, drunken pig!" she exclaimed.
"Now. comrades, ] ask you would Violette of
Strasburg ,ove Prussian spy?'
The question was hard to answer. They loved
Violette, and her words fred them to hate the
man who had won her love. Some skunk away
and called Gastia an old fool for bringing them
on a wild goose chase; others turned threaten.
ingly to me as if they believed me to be the spy
they sought.
The issue hung in the balance; breath one way
or the other and the die was cast. Violette saw
this, too. Stepped back a pace as to better
face those about her, and hinging out her arms
wide she began to sing. Echoing down the de-
serted street, her voice seemed the nearest ap-
proach to liquid melody / had ever heard 1t
was a song of love and war of victory, but never
of defeat and as the ringing notes wandered up
and up, carrying ones thoughts beyond the
tened.
The last picture | saw of Violette will remain
with me for all time. The crowd had melted
away and to my astonishment Gastin him.
self help Mettenburg to get out of sight as quick
" as possible. The girl stood there ill the last
of the accusers had disappeared, her face radiant
and flushed with victory Then, humming to
herself the refrain of an old love song, she van.
ished through the little door of the bookshop.
An hour later chanced to come up the street
again The moon was just rising and was stream
ing over the river, and against it the cathedral
spire with its bent cross, stood like some ever
wakeful sentinel watching the Prussians' camp.
As J passed the bookshop ] saw that the door
was open and peeped in. The patriot was sit.
ting on stood with his head buried in his
hands.
went in softly and touched him on the shoul-
der and as ne looked up | closed the door be.
hind me.
"Gastin," I aid, "what have you done with
him.
lie looked at me dreamily and when he spoke
noticed that all the accustomed fire had been
crushed from his voice. All the exuberance of
manhood which, though crippled as he was, had
always been his, no longer existed
II have done nothing" he answered softly
"They must leave the city tonight-but how
II is true she loved him, but if they had told me
/ could have killed her first. He is a Prussian,
and her lover-what answer can give TO that?'
Eve should be thankful, you and /, Gastin,
that Love takes no count of war" | answered
cheerily "But can | help you?"
He did not answer, but began TO talk rapidly
TO himself in an undertone.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

daughter OF secondhand bookseller in Stras
burg. Imagine it, Mathers. The most beauti
iul woman in all France the daughter of that
wretched little bookseller round the corner. who
doesn't know how to pay his next quarters
rent"
| looked at him in amazement.
DO you know" | said slowly that if you
were caught here you would be shot at the city
walls tomorrow morning.
Il am perfectly aware of it, friend, but one
cannot win woman like that without some risk.
am here to get her out of Strasburg. take her
into our lines if need be, but to save her at
any cost. \ she'll may strike her down at any
moment We spare the cathedral but we don't
pick and choose our victims. And 1 thought
you would help"
He broke of quickly and looked around His
cars, quicker than mine had detected sound
Then for the first time ! was conscious of the
presence of third person, | saw my friend s
eyes dilate in sudden horror when he realized
that his words had been overheard The next
moment curious, deformed figure was perched
on bundle of fagots before us, his knees drawn
up under his hands and his face distorted with
the vilest look Of frenzy ! have ever seen.
so, Gastin, You acting as spy?" | asked
him.
Call it that if YOU please" he answered, his
voice under perfect control. but still keeping his
eyes fixed on the man opposite me. l watched
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10
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stopped a moment in crossing the road
to survey the crowd with the calm eye
Of the man who has brcakfasted well and is about
TO lunch better.
Five or six minutes later he was flying down
the Strand at his utmost rate Of speed, his coat
tails Tapping behind him, shouting inarticuately
and choking at intervals.
"'Erel Wots up?' said big policeman,
checking his mad career
MY watch" gasped Mr. Raglan "stolen-a
gold one. Stop thief! Stop that boyl"
On ahead almost vanished in the fog was n
small ragged boy. He was running-running
hard, and the sight aroused the polccman's off.
cal instincts, and he started in pursuit. As Mr..
Raglan ran on again he found young man run.
ming beside him.
"I saw it, tool" he panted; afraid we shall
lose him!"
The passers-by stared, stopped, turned their
heads and stared again; some made grab
at the fugitive, but he lodged their half-hearted
endeavors easily; few joined in the chase hut
gave it up ere long. Mr. Raglan set his teeth
and ran the harder; he hated being got the bet
ter Of. The principle of his life had been, "Do
others, that you may not be done by them"
Round the corner" painted the young clerk
at his heels, the policeman being of course, hope
essly distanced. They swung round to the right
into the turning indicated. Yes, there was some
thing like boy hundred yards down the street.
darting along the greasy pavement.
Shall you follow him into Drury" said the
clerk reluctantly, knowing Londoner that if
there is one thing worse than East End slum
it is West End slum.
"I'll follow him" said Mr.. Raglan between his
set teeth, "to Hades!"
On they ran. The pace was beginning to tell
on both men; the younger divided his duty to
his office and his desire to the affair out the
other seeing nothing, thinking of nothing, but
the short figure dimly seen through the yellow
haze.
Round to the left went the quarry in full cry,
and his pursuers followed with the feeling that
they were nearing their goal The street they
were now in was a narrow, mean one of dull
dirty houses and disreputable shops A few loaf
ers Of both sexes looked alphabetically at the
strangers and remarked that they was in 'urry
they was.
1t was just then that Mr.. Raglan happening to
step on a cabbagestalk, slipped, tried to recover
himself, and plunged forward heavily on hands
and knees, amidst chorus of unsympathetic
CALCULATIONS He was up in minute with the
assistance of his companion, and they started off
once more, but in moment stopped and looked
rather blankly at one another, their breath com
ing in sharp gasps and hanging visibly in the
damp air.
The boy had vanished; for the first time they
had lost sight of the object of their chase!
"These streets simply abound in courts and
entries" said the young man in a low tone He
can't be far off, and must be on this side of the
way"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10
J. THE PATRIOT

And I would never declare myself her
father, that Strasburg should not know that
she was the daughter of its crippled bookseller.
How | would have loved to have gone to the
Place Kleber and cried aloud for the city to hear
that she my daughter But now-the humil-
iations! They must get out of Strasburg some
how tonight-tonight!"
He looked up and knew l had overheard
''No, thanks" he said, as if he had suddenly
realized the question | had asked him. 'T alone
can get them out. | alone will pay the price"
| went back to my cellar, but not to sleep
The city was in silence, but perhaps the silence
only BODIED the assault for tomorrow. Yet the
possibility of great developments did not take
my thoughts from Gastin. What was he going
to dc?
Just before daybreak, unable to rest, / went
out. \ gray light was coming up from the east,
and showed me something that seemed to move
on the cathedral. | stood and watched. Some
thing that was winter than the dawn moved
slowly in the breeze, and when the light grew
stronger | could make out its shape.
Then / realized what had happened. A white
flag flew from the cathedral and huttered like
some newborn thing above the hushed city as the
daylight of the 9th of September drew on.
Presently the crowds began to throng the
streets to look at the message of peace, above
them Had General Urich caused it to be placed
there? AT all events, after his speech of yester
day it was the only way possible. Strasburg
could hold out no longer when the assault was
coming, and there were breaches in her walls al
ready She had striven for France to see, and
failed.
] made my way towards the cathedral through
the crowd. Men and women were silent, but
their faces wore an expression of contentment
which / had not seen there during the weeks of
awful suspense and knew their hearts echoed
the message Yet some hurled curses at the flag,
others at it's sight, were stung to reverence; and
beside me, Bebe, the old carrot'seler, bent her
stiffened knees and crossed herself.
Soon they told me that boat had passed down
the river and that it contained a man and wo.
man. Then only did ] detect the truth. Gastin
had hown the white hag-CSastin the patriot!
For whether it remained flying at the behest of
the people of Strasburg or not, the ull in the
firing would enable boat to pass safely down
the river
Two years afterwards I saw him again He
was carefully busting the books in his little
shop, and at first he did not recognize me-
"You are in search of a bargain, m'seur?" he
asked, as l stepped inside Here is a Tacitus
two hundred years old. You will give forty
francs for it,
Surely you wanted a hundred francs for it
two years ago, if l remember rightly" said.
He shrugged his shoulders and gave a gesture
of despair.
people wanted literature then" he said.
"Now they come to me and ask for Prussian die
tionaries." He spat upon the floor But if
starve or have to beg my bread at the cathedral
steps, they shall never get them here!"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

ter-snipe is somewhat of shock The white fore
head was little grimy and streaked with per-
spiration, and the soft cheeks were pale with the
pallor of the slum child; but nothing could di-
minish the glory OF the magnificent blue eyes and
the crop OF shining curls that showed round the
rim OF the tattered cap.
At his fathers word Bill got up and came for
ward his feet dragging in boots several sizes
too large for him. he wore no Jacket. and string
braces across his flannel shirt held up the ragged
trousers that hung in folds and wrinkles on his
small person.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

bred; thus they spoke of him about
the city. His little beady eyes glitter
ed in the wan light of a lantern held aloft by
franc-tireur, his cheeks famed with the words
of his song, and his white hair hung long be-
meath the small skullcap that crowned his head,
He thought only OF his Strasburg, stricken like
some mute suffering animal by enemy that
aimed at her vitals A shrapnel burst him
and threw a bullet that shipped off the neck of
the bottle in his hand if it had been Of
matchwood; but the words never faltered though
his throat was choked with the acrid powder
smoke.
stood and watched him, this crippled old man,
secondhand bookseller of the Rue de Kehl, pa
triot and Prussan-hater. He it was who could
persuade the sluggards of the National Guard to
90 back to their posts at the city walls when
they sat slipping their vermouth in the cabarats
No man in Strasburg had the zeal which inspir-
ed all those to whom he spoke as had old jules
Gastin. They forgot he was crippled, they for
got he was only poor bookseller in the Rue de
Kehl, for to them he was more than General
Ulrich himself
The song simmered down. The final words
were lost in the cheering of the crowd and the
bursting of shell in house some distance down
the street. The flames burned brighter in old
Gastin's cheeks, renewed fire leapt INTO his eyes,
the powder-taste in his mouth good. The
words had caught their mood, and he knew it.
GO back" he cried, holding out withered
hand which showed the bones trying TO pierce
the flesh Go back all Of you to the walls! Do
YOU want Won Werder to cat tomorows break.
fast in the Place Kleber?'
His tone changed suddenly and the harsh
words of command became almost a whisper.
''When God took me in his hand and cr,mpled
me into what I am he gave me the truest love
for France that ever lived in the heart Of
anv man. He made me a patriot I am not
the rat who skulks in a cellar Tonight | join
YOU in the breaches those Prussan devils had
made to Bastion No. 12, and the first Prussian
f Mo would sup with us shall learn musketry
!. woua cripple, Courage, my brothers; We will
eSINeantass in Kehl next Sunday"
a Gon crowd dispersed. / watched the handful
'lrthee National Guard to whom this TRADE had
Toren addressed stroll away towards the river
.fenses One man alone remained, He was
dressed in the uniform of the National Guard,
and seeing Gastin's eyes upon him he souched
up the street.
took the little bookseller by the arm and
drew him inside the shop, Instantly his ardor
vanished, and he seemed but the ordinary trades
man looking for purchasers. 1t was hard to
believe that hut moment before he had sent
hundred people singing down the street to
forget that blue line Of Prussian artillerymen
encircled them.
Gastin picked up an old volume from the count
er, and placed it in my hands
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

Sacramento, and on the line OF the Southern
Pacific railroad that runs between San Francisco
and Portland In this colony and the town of
Corning which is its centre 5000 people are v.
ing among orchards and vineyards that cover
over 10000 acres of land and on which more
than one million fruit trees are growing, The
poultry farm, the organization which is conduct.
ing the hen-renting enterprise, consists of %
900 chickens and the number is to be increas
ed to 100000 making this by far the largest
business of its kind in the world.
Al the birds on the farm are pure-blood leg.
horns, with white feathers and vivid combs, and
they are the white slaves" of the colony. The
farm rents these hens by the hundred TO the
colonists under conditions which make it posi-.
BILE for the new arrivals at Haywood to begin
at once to receive regular income upon the
number of hens rented. The hens are never
sold, only leased for term of two years. They
are then returned TO the farm, fattened and sent
TO the market fowl"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

" Ave YOU bin outer this yer court this morn
in'?' asked his parent.
"Yus, on'y few minnits when Spot there run
art" said the boy.
" Ave yer stole watch this mornin'?' contin.
ued the man, though it the most ordinary
thing in the world to ask
"Me, Me stole watch said the boy. with
a flash in his bright eyes, as he turned on Mr..
Raglan and his companion. Mr.. Raglan had
some considerable knowledge of the world and
its ways, and also. as close observer. professcd
some belief in physignomy; here was case in
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

3 stood upon the table shouting the
Marseillaise till he was hoarse. A lit
tie cramped figure, hunchback, but
the greatest patriot Strasburg had ever
bred; thus they spoke of him about
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

0N the haywood colony. California, hens
are rented as one rents house or other
4 accessories necessary to the conduct of
II home The colony is situated in the
Snnrunnn1,. N,alln,. rnrth az thn LII, ,f
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

1R. RAGLAN stood on the shelter round
the Griffn's pedestal and looked at
! the crowd. Raglan took no interest
y in Lord Mayors shows, but he had
stopped moment in crossing the road
"a enr,,c,, thn rrn,rd With The calm eve
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
a Show For The Tots

Bonhuer Bros. Dog and Pony
Show will exhibit at Meade Kansas,
Saturday October the 5th. This
show is a clean amusement enter
prise, tent show, but no circus, no
barkers, no fakirs, no shell games.
The groups of tiny trained horses,
educated goats, intelligent perform
ing dogs, race riding monkeys, trick
mules and Arab horses. with Shirley
the boy clown, and a company of
speciality comedians make'a gigantic
fai ryland for the tots. Let the
children have some real hearty en-
joyment when the show comes. &c
with them and make the tots happy
by sharing the enjoyment. Popular
prices prevail and all can afford to
go. Be on the show lot before the
show begins and see Flossie do ths
high dive from 40 foot ladder
while the ladies cornet band give:
an open air concert free to all.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
Hay So PerTon

John Stalder is paying so per ton
for No. baled alfalfa hay on
track here, So for No hay, Mr..
Stalder has made arrangements with
a Kansas City house whereby you
get your money as soon as the hay
is loaded. 1t seems that this is a
good price and it does not pay to
feed it to cattle at these figures.
John has been working on the hay
proposition for several years and
has got it so that the farmers can
get good price for it. All the
farmers should give him the prefer
ence as he has worked up the hay
market. He shipped three car:
Tuesday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
The Bank Building

The material for the Meade
State Bank building is about all on
the ground and work on same will
be begun Immediately.
This will be the finest structure
in the west when completed. 1t
will be two stories, and basement
with all modern improvements.
The officers of this institution are
all old timers and have made their
money in Meade County. They
are showing much enterprise in
putting up such fine building will
be great improvement TO the city.
The cost of this structure will be
about S12, 900.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
RINK OPENED

5 Last Saturday afternoon Manager
Phelps opened his opera house as a
skating rink. 1t was ladies day
and about fifty or sixty took advan-
tage of the privilege and put on the
rollers. Many of them were in
experienced but are learning rapid
ly. In the evening it was opened
to every one and all had an excellent
tipr. Skating is going to prove an
enjoyable pastime. Many pleasant
evenings will be spent there. Mr..
Phelps is proving very courteous
manager and looks after the comfort
of his patrons.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
Rock Island Time Table.
Coming

To the Phelps Opera House a,
Meade, Kansas, on the nights of 9TH
9th and 9th of October.
The Wolford Stock Co., support
ing Mamie Sheridan Wolford in
"The Little Minister" will present
three of the best plays on the road.
This company absolutely guarantees
itself A No. /.
We congratulate ourselves on Sc
curing this company as it plays only
in cities of 10, 900 or more. They
are only playing US to break the
jump in an overland trip to the
coast. Hoping you will appreciate
our efforts in securing this fine
troupe by your patronage I am
Yours Respectfully
H. B. PHELPS,
Manager,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
School Report

Report of first month of Mertilla
School, Dist. No. "a Meade Co.
ending September a7th. Number
of pupils enrolled, II, average at
tendance IS. Pupils neither absent
nor tardy; Floyd and Gertrude
Pennington, Daisy and Mabel Pip
pitt, Clara, Roxie and Bessie
Branstetter, Freda Stats and Jack
Mcclure.
Visitors during the month;
Misses Francis Pippitt, Mary and
Cleta Stats and Master Forest
Pennington.
LYDIA BARcER, Teacher.
WANTED-A girl at the Southern
Hotel.
Phone a4o. Meade Steam Laun-
dry for first class laundry work.
For RENT-All improved farm
near town. See County Attorney
Sullivan,
New 6x8 foot storage water
tank for sale at bargain, enquire
of A. T. BoDLE, Meade Kansas.
Fox SALE-One hundred tons OF
more of hay and other feed together
with 900 acres-ef good grass. Cal
at this Office.
Ladies will be pleased to know
that the Meade Dry Goods Co., i:
now keeping complete stock o.
Mccall patterns on hand.
| Any of our subscribers who fai
to receive their paper regular viii
confer favor upon US by calling a
this Office and reporting the same.
| The Meade Steam Laundry doe
first class work. Phone z49.
| For SALE-$3s Conover Type
writer good shape, cheap 70
cash.
Remember the Meade Stear
Laundry does first class work
Phone No. a4o.
Our fall line of cIoaks speak fo
themselves in quality and price
Come and see them. Meade DR.
Goods Co.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
a Painful Accident

Mrs. Louis Boehler met with a
very painful accident at the rink
last Saturday afternoon. With a
number of lady friends she was en-
joying the skating when she accident
ly fell and broke the bone of her
left arm at the wrist. At first it was
thought that it was only sprained
but DR.. Fee was summoned and pro-
nounced it break. She was taken
to her home Immediately where the
fracture was reduced and she is get
ting along nicely at present.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
New Restaurant

Fl. B. Phelps has sold the build
ing north of the opera house to Chas.
Wine, of Fowler, who with J. E.
Roberts Jr. wia.open up first class
restaurant in a short time. They
are putting the building in first class
repair and we have the promise of
the best restaurant ever opened in
Meade
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03

Word from Dalhart says that
Mrs. Ed Sheriff. and Mrs R. P.
Smith were both Injured in the col
lapse of the grand stand. We have
no details.
Mrs. ]. B. Hamilton. of West
Plains township died last Saturday
and was buried Monday. Her
death was caused by typhoid fever
she had only been sick for about
ten days.
Everyone who attended the skat-
ing rink are complaining of being
sore, not of the skating, but of
their hips, legs and knees as a re-
suit of the new exercise and of the
the many falls received.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
New Firm

Bunch and Dalgarn is the new
firm which will engage in the busi-
ness of harness hardware, farm i'm
pliments. buggies etc., at the build
ing formerly occupied by S. P.
Bunch. Mr.. Dalgarn is well
known in Meade having been raised
here but has been absent for the
past several years. We welcome
the new firm among our business
men.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-03
a Fine Colt

Uncle Dick Skinner has as fine
a I6 months old colt as there is in
the whole state. The colt weighs
675 pounds and is elegible to regis
ter as its mother is a standard bred
mare and was sired by Headlight
Morgan. The colt promises con-
siderable speed.