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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
He Sowed the First Alfalfa.

Harrison Parkman, who introduced
alfalfa into Kansas, died at his home
at Emporia. He was Is years old. Mr..
Parkman first saw alfalfa growing in
Chile He brought seed to America
and in the late 7Os he came to Emporia
to live He sowed alfalfa seed on a
farm which he bought and the plant
prospered. 1t was slow in gaining pop
ularity in Kansas but Mr. Parkman
always insisted that it was the ideal
forage crop for Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
comb.ttino smokeI.ss Powder.

German. military authorities are ex
perimenting with a device by which
the LOCATION of troops using smokeless
powder may be easily discovered. By
this device it is proposed to survey
the landscape through pale red
glasses. The flash of smokeless pow
der appears strong in red light, while
ordinary objects are dimmed. By fur
nishing field glasses with the device
in question, which is provided with
screens of the proper tint, the position
of concealed marksmen can be de-
tected
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Queer Cause for Suicide.

Because her husband wanted to
send the family washing to the laun-
dry, instead of having it done at
home, Mrs. R. L. Clark of Chanute,
drank carbolic acid, hoping to kill her.
self. This attempt at suicide took
place while she was at the supper
table Her husband was at home.
He summoned medical assistance, and
help arrived in time to counteract
the effect TO the poison and save the
woman's life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Churchill Was Correct.

Winston Churchill (the American)
at times has rather a patronizing way
of expressing himself that CRATES on
some ears. Not long ago he was
shown some Illustrations on which an
artist was at work. one being for a
magazine. Mr.. Churchill admired
both picture and text and remarked.
81 tell you the man who wrote that
verse is all right, he will be heard
from yet" THAT is quite true" dry
ly responded the artist, his name is
John Milton and the poem L'Alle-
gro.'"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Dutch to Honor de RuYter.

The three hundredth anniversary of
Admiral de Ruyter's birth will be ap-
propriately celebrated by the Dutch
this year. To honor the memory of
the hero it has been decided to have
built a war vessel in Amsterdam, re-
producing exactly the construction
and rigging of De Ruyter's famous
ship, the Seven Provinces. The inte-
rior of the vessel will be decorated in
the style of the seventeenth century,
and is to contain an exhibition of ar
tistic and other souvenirs of the adj
miral's time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Negro Troops Riotous.

Several members of the Ninth cav
airy, negroes, stationed at Fort Leav-
enworth, while intoxicated, created
a disturbance on a Fort Leavenworth
bound electric car. They kicked all
the windows out, beat the conductor
and the motorman, locked them in
and raced with the car to Fort Leav,
enworth where the rioters were
placed in the guard house. Several
white women were on the car dur
ing the trouble and some of them
leaped off but none was injured.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
FACTS ABOUT FIGURE NINE.
Professor of the Occult Has Added a
New Wrinkle.

Mathematicians have juggled with
the mystic figures 8, and 8 for ages,
and now comes a foreign professor"
of the occult science to tell fortune
by the force in a simple numerar'-
the 9. He reminds his victims that if
they multiply any number, short of
decimal, by 8 the two figures of the
product added together will make 8.
Thus: Nine times are IS, and and
1 are 8; 8 times 8 are 81, and and 2
are 8; times are As, and and 4
are 8; 8 times 6 are 54, and and 5
are 8; times are 63, and 8 and
are 8; 9 times are 70, and and z
are 8; 9 time 8 are 81, and l and are
8. He might have added that any
number in the hundreds of thousands
multiplied by will give a product
the sum of whose digits is a multiple
of 9. Take at random-9 times 545
are 1905, the sum of which is IS, and
9 into Is goes times. Take 1852
multiplied by 8 equals 66,16S; the sum
of the digits is 81; 8 into 81 goes
) times. Oh, there is an immense
amount of fun in 9.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Pardon for orrin Beauchamp.

A Christmas pardon has been issued
by Governor E. w. Hoch to Orrln
Beauchamp of Elgin, who was serving
a sentence for criminal carelessness
in handling a revolver. The pardon
was recommended by Judge Altman,
who sentenced him, but the tears o.
Mrs. Beauchamp, who with two des-
titute children made a persona ap-
peal was the greatest factor with the
governor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

The soil of Cuba is very fruitful.
Cabbages grow so large that heads
weighing 20 pounds each are common.
All vegetables do well. Radishes are
ready for the table within from Is to
IS days otter sowing, lettuce in five
weeks after sowing. while corn pro-
duces three crops each year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Burton Is Healthy,

In a dispatch from Washington
printed in Kansas City newspapers,
it is. stated that Ex-senator ]. R.
Burton has become a physical and
mental wreck since his Incarceration
in the Ironton Jail in Missouri. State
Treasurer T. T. Kelly spent day
with Mr. Burton at the Ironton jail
recently and he states that the rumor
that Burton is breaking down is Who'll
ly false. He says he is just as strong
both physically and mentally, as he
has ever been.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

A new law is soon to go into force
in parts of Russia permitting the ma
tives to discuss politics. If they dis
cuss them as fervently, as noiselessly,
as ineffectively as some thousands of
our people do, the blessing of the law
will be. deeply disguised.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

The Breadwinners' college, a school
for those who must work for their liv-
ing, has been opened in Boston.
whether it succeeds or not will de-
pend largely upon the showing its foot
ball team is able to make.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
officers for cloud County Fair.

New officers of the Cloud county fair
association were elected as follows:
President, G. B. Van Landingham;
vice president, Harry Barton; secre-
tary, W. L.. McCarty; assistant Sec
rotary, G. C. Pierce; treasurer. w. H
L .Pepperell.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

1t seems odd to read that a young
wife has sued for divorce because her
husband wants to kiss her too much,
devoting so much time to his demon
strations of affection that he neglects
his work. That is not the usual COM
plaint
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
ono Reason for EaIIure.

The late Barney Owens. of Point
Freeze. was David Harlm type Of
character. This noted and successful
horseman had a way of saying wise
things with seasoning Of homely
numor. To conceited man who had
failed egregiously in life Ovens said
one day at Point Breeze: well, Bill,
you and 1 know how it is with some
men. They're SO busy blowing their
own horns that they can never hear
the factory whistle coaxing them to
come to work. Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
In the VANGUARD of Pioneers,

Enoch Estep, another of the van
guard of Kansas pioneers, died at
the home of his son, A. E. Estep, in
Burlingame, aged 81 years. The de-
ceased was born in Manard county,
ILL.,, and came to Kansas in February,
1855, locating at Mound City. Linn
county.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Bow Shot His Father.

Bert Miller, aged IL years, shot
his father at Harper while they were
examining an old musket. The boy
was playing with the gun when his
father said, 'blaze away. The boy
pulled the trigger and the ball en-
tered the fathers head. Death re-
suited Immediately.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
All Have Rati;ied AGREEMENT.

Madrid. = With the arrival here
Friday of the official notification
that the United States had ratified
the Algeciras convention regarding
Morocco reforms notices of ratifica-
ton from all powers concerned have
been received.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
shelIy,s Note Book. Sold.

Three note books which formerly
belonged to Shelly, the poet, contain
ing autograph manuscript, a consider
able portion of which has not been
published, was sold in London several
days ago for $4,000. The purchase is
said to have been made for an Ameri-
can and the manuscript formed part
of the library of the late Dr. Richard
Garrett, keeper of printed books of
the British museum.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
we'll Known stockman Injured.

Fred Thorne, one of the best known
cattlemen near Usage City has re-
ceived severe injuries. His horse
stumbled and crushed Mr.. Thorne's
chest, breaking also one arm and one
leg. The horse was killed by the fall
having broken its neck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
They Marry Mother and Daughter

A mother and her daughter were
married at the same hour, by the same
man in the same room at the county
court house at Kansas City. They
were Mrs. Alice Marsh of Butler, Mo-,
aged 80, and Miss Belle Marsh of High
art, Mo-, aged 20. The groom in the
first instance was William Harrington
of Columbus, Kansas, and in the sec
ond William Church of Junction City,
Kansas, both prosperous farmers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Struck Oil Near Madison.

Madison is now in the oil belt. The
Madison Drilling company brought in
a 1S0-barrel oil well at depth of q
300 feet Oil was struck at 1.1S0. but
was heavy. The oil is now $50 feet
deep in the we'll
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
The idea of putting Lincoln's Get

The idea of putting Lincoln's Get
tysburg address into the schoolhouses
is good, particularly since it can all
be included on bronze tablet within
a space of about 81 by SO inches. It
is a lesson in English, as well as a
lesson in patriotism. although Lincoln
was what is commonly called ian I'M
educated man Exchange.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Great Northern Must Show Cause.
St. Paul. = The district court has
ordered the Great Northern to show
cause why a temporary INDUCTION
should not be granted restraining the
proposed issue of s6O,OOO,OOO of stock.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Troubles of. King Peter.

Belgrade, Servia. = King Peter
signed the loan bill Thursday. 1t is
expected that Sunday will witness a
big public demonstration against this
bill which already has caused much
nolitical dissension.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Another cure for consumption has
been discovered. The remedy consists
of the juice of vegetables. Certainly
the juice of corn has made many at
least forget worse woes than consump-
ton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Gen. Hudson Imnrovinn.

Topeka. Kan = The attending ply
sicians of Gen. ]. K. Hudson, state
that his condition was trif1e i'm
proved Thursday Close relatives say
his condition furnishes hope for his
relovery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
ACCORD on CONGO Matter

Washington. Baron Moncheur.
the Belgian minister Thursday called
on Secretary Root. 1t was learned the
conference related to the Congo and
that the United States and Belgium are
in accord on the matter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Weber and Fields are talking of
joining forces again and kid" Mccoy
is going into vaudeville at $500 a
week. How can anybody continue to
worry about the condition of the
American stage?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Cant MackIin viii Recover.

Oklahoma City. - A telephone mes
sage from Fort Reno Tuesday morn
ing says there is now no doubt of the
recovery of Captain Macklin. No posi-
tive trace of his assailant has yet been
found.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Introducer of Alfalfa Dead.

Topeka, Kan. Harrison Parkman,
the man who first brought alfalfa
from South America and planted it
in the United States, died Wednes-
day at Emporia, Kan, aged 70 years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
No Information from Cuba.

Havana. = No furtrer advices have
been received here regarding the dis,
orders in Santa Clara province. The
American troops which were sent in
to the district Wednesday morning
from Camp Columbia will scout
through the province
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Mexican RewoIutionist Sentenced.

Tombstone, Ariz. - In the United
States court Thursday Thomas Espi-
nosa, a Mexican revolutionists, was
sentenced by Judge Doan to serve
two years in the territorial peniten.
tiary and pay $1,000 fine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

A former baseball pitcher who drew
salary of $4,000 a year is now max
ing $1.50 a day in a lumber camp. 1t
doesn't make much difference to him
when the season closes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
TWO Students Drowned.

Herman and Easton, students of the
deaf and dumb institution at Olathe,
were drowned while skating on the
lake adjoining that city by breaking
through the ice.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

A Chicago banker who has been
sent to the penitentiary declares that
he will come back and pay off every
cent that he owes Evidently he be-
lieYes in spreading the gospel of hope.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Young Mr.. Rockefeller gladly would
part with some of his ability to buy
rich viands if he could only purchase
a good digestion wherewith to enjoy
them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

1t is doubtless true that no man can
afford to dress poorly, but it is proba-
bly, also true that some men cannot
afford to dress as well as they habit
ually do.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
pr.n.rino for the sbriners.

City of Mexico. = Elaborate prep
arations have been made for the en-
tertainment of the Mystic Shriners
who will come from the Omitted States
TO participate in the limitations here
4 January.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

c. w. Schwab is going to have a
$15O,OOO silver gilt dinner service.
Even with that, however, he will prob
ably find it impossible to take more
than one mouthful at time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

We do not believe that George AIDE
is making more money than he knows
what to do with. Did anybody ever
make more money than he knew what
to do with?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Insurance Company.
Salinas III

Salina is to be the home of a new
life insurance company. The name or
the company is the Security Life as
sociation and the plan is unlike any
company operating in the state.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

1t is generally allowed that the late
Rain-in-the-Face is now a good Indian
whatever he was when he was en-
gagged in warwhooping.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Griscom Starts for Rome.

Rio De Janerio. Lloyd c. Griscom,
United States ambassador to Brazil,
paid his farewell visit on President
Penna Friday. He will leave here
January for Rome to become am
bassador to Italy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
A Wife SLAYER Sentenced.

John c. Moore, who shot and killed
his wife at Arkansas City, on October
81, last, has been sentenced to be
hanged after serving year in the
penitentiary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Now that Rain-in-the-Face is at last
a good Indian, probably no mention
will be made on his tombstone of the
fact that he had seven wives and
didn't live happily with any of them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

! Schumann-Heink has sprained her
voice. We wonder how it is that peo-
pie with bull voices, foghorn voices,
kindergarten voices and sawmill
voices never sprain theirs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

"What shall we do when the lobster
disappears?" anxiously inquiries the
Boston Globe. But there is no danger
that the lobster will disappear so long
as the chorus girl is on earth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

France and Germany have reached
an agreement on the Moroccan ques-
ton. 1t doesn't matter. of course,
whether the agreement is satisfactory
to Morocco or not.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Ill-gotten gains, child, are often what
the other man makes by taking advan-
tage of the opportunity you miss by
being good fellow.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
More rroons for Morocco.

Toulon. = The transport Lanive
left here Wednesday for Algiers where
she viii embark a thousand men and
zoo horses and take them to Tan
gier. Morocco.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

In order to keep out of bankruptcy
The Hague tribunal might try issuing
trading stamps.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

A Brooklyn woman committed sui
eide because she had no friends. Some
people would regard that as the finest
kind of encouragement for living on.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
A BURGLAR at Skiddy,

A burglar entered the post office
at Skiddy by taking out a pane of
glass in rear window. Nothing OF
much Va was missed except cigar
box cd Sg s18 in pennies. He
hired at the hotel and stayed
to bred paying for the same in
pennies
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
A Franklin County Shooting.

John Carson, proprietor of hotel
at Rantoul. shot and seriously injured
Benjamin Harper, young man, in a
quarrel. Harper was shot in the face
and neck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

King Alfonso is again reported to be
engaged to be married, but a good
many people will refuse to believe it
until he exhibits the license.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

There is deficit of s4,4OO,OOO in the
Dutch treasury. The dispatches do
not say whether it was stock gambling
or the ponies.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
KiIIed in Scotland CoIIision,

Dundee, Scotland. = In a rail
road collision caused by drifted snow
near Arbroath, Friday, 16 persons
were killed and more than 80 injured.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

A New York girl has had man put
in Jail because he admired her. Yet
she would probably have despised him
If he hadn't turned to look.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
ReIoian Industrial Workers.

According to 1905 figures, the total
number of the Industrial workers in
Belgium was 1,26s. 900. of which 205.-
600 we're women
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Woman Burned by Gasoline.

Mrs. T. A. Lenhard of Eureka was
probably fatally burned by a gasoline
explosion. She was building a fire
in the cook stove and confusing the
gasoline and coal oil cans, she poured
a quantity of gasoline on the fire.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

The fashionable thing is not often
the comfortable one, but very shortly
a wellsewed pair of walking gloves
will be welcome on any old plea.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03
Abilene viii Get Its New Park.

The $4,000 city park bonds issued
last spring by Abilene have been
declared legal in the district court.
insuring a park In the hear of town.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

'Hoopskirts Occupy Women at CSh-
ventions,' says newspaper headline.
1t should have been Women Occupy
Hoopskirts."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

A great many humble folk with
good appetites and little cash will not
envy Mr.. Rockefeller his legacy of dys-
pepsia.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Well, it was about time for Francis
Joseph to have mcre trouble of some
kind.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Champagne sells for $500 quart in
Colombian money, which seems al
most like giving it away.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Packing Company Increases Capital.
Springfield, III. The Cudahy
Packing company of Chicago certi-
fled to the secretary of state Friday to
an iscrease of capital stock from ST.
100000 to S12,000,00O.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Fame is that blissful state where
other people think you are as great as
you all along have considered your
self.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

Prize Fighter Fitzsimmons is going
to star in a comic opera. Furthermore,
he is to be paid for doing it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-03

How few know their own good. OF
knowing it pursue.-Juvenal-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-29
ONE BOY SHOOTS ANOTHER.

Joplin, No. Oct. 28- While hunt
ing a mile south Of this city few
days ago Louis Huffman, IL years old
shouted to John Nugent, lad Of lC
years, twill you give me leave to
shoot?'
"Don't shoot" shouted the other
boy, but scarcely we're the words out
of his mouth, according to the story
told by the boys, when Huffman pull
ed the trigger Of his rifle and the Nu-
gent lad fell over In the road mortal
ly wounded. The Huffman boy was
placed under arrest. The injured boy
and the boy arrested are of good FAM
lilies.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-10-29
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET

Special to The Daily Cheftsln.
Kansas City Stock Yards, Ocu. 28.-
Receipts of quarantine cattle have
been small since the break in prices
last week, beginning with Wednesday.
Quality of steers continue on the COM
mon order, and prices are off 25 to so
cents since a week ago, sals ra"ging
from 2.75 to SO IS, COWS y n
200 to So 80. The sitiia rf a..
proved any today, tr @ y
dull, at the low close OF lasC Ne.
Veal calves sold pretty we'll last week,
up to 1925 OH Wednesday, but $3.50
would be about the limit today. Few
orders from the east, which is the seat
of the recent trouble, either for live
stock or for dressed meats, causes ex-
treme conservatism on the part Of
buyers of killing grades. The total
supply today is only two thirds as
large as on recent Mondays, and ship
pers are advised to hold stuff back till
more settled conditions prevail.
The hog market has declined even
more than has the cattle market, be-
ginning the downward course first Of
last week and going down at the rate
of 10 to rs cents every day till Satur-
day. Top 1915, bulk Of sales so to
to S5 65.