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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
More Operators on Strike.

Los Angeles. Cal, Aug. 81. = The
union telegraphers employed by Fred
Dorr & Co., brokers. were ordered
out today because the company re-
fused to sign the union scale. The
strike was ordered pursuant to the
order of President Small Three
operators are employed in the local
office of the brokerage firms. Two of
the three men are expected to refuse
to work any longer. although but one
of them was ordered to strike Dorr
& Co. have operators on their leased
wire at San Francisco. Salt Lake,
Denver. Butte and other points be-
tween here and Chicago, and it is
stated that several of these men
went out today in sympathy with the
union. There are two leased wires
of brokers in Los Angeles. the COM
pany controlling the only one having
signed the union scale.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
IS DEAD 50 INJURED
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
AMONG THE VICTIMS.
2 ELECTRIC TRAINS TELESCopED
Crews Misconstrue Telephone Orders
on an Illinois Interurban Railway
Passenger Cars Crash Into Freight
While Rounding a. Sharp curce.

Nation, H., Aug. 31.-Fifteen per
sons were killed and about fifty in
jured in head-on collision between
an interurban express train consist
ing of motor car and trailer, and
a traction car on the Nation and
Charleston electric line at 1920
o'clock this morning. The crash oc-
CURED on a sharp curve one mile
west of Charleston, ILL., A confusion
of orders received over the telephone
is said to have been the cause of the
accident. The cars approached each
other at a high rate of speed and the
impact was so terrific that the motor
car and trailer were telescoped by
the traction car. There was no
warning and few passengers had
time to escape by jumping. The pas
sengers, nearly all of whom were en-
route to the Coles county fair at
Charleston, were crushed or MANNED
where they sat in their seats. Some
of them who escaped and who were
able to speak say the scene at the
wreck was grewsome. The dead and
dying were jammed together in
mass Women were shrieking with
pain and children were crying for
mothers who were thought to be
among the dead
when the news of the wreck
reached Nation special cars were
hurried to the scene and the dead
and injured were brought to the
morgue and hospita1 here. Some of
the injured are in a critical condition
and there is little hope for their re
covery.
Medical aid was summoned from
this city, but in the meantime doc
tors and others had hurried from
Charleston, mile from the scene of
the disaster. The dead and injured
were extracted from the broken mass
of timbers and seats. First aid was
given the manned and bruised and
the dead were laid alongside the
track. The victims could not be TAX
en- to Charleston because the track
was blocked in that direction, and
consequently they were brought 70
this city.
The line on which the disaster hap
pened is but twelve miles long. run
ming between Mattoon and Charles
ton. ILL.,, and has but a single track.
Telephones are placed every few
miles at which orders are transmit
ted to the conductors and motormen
of the cars passing over the road. A
misunderstanding of one of these
telephone orders is said to have
caused the disaster today.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
CHILDREN TORTURED.
Girl Had Running Sores from Eczema
Boy Tortured by Poison Oak
Both Cured by Cuticura.

Last year, after having my little
girl treated by very prominent ply
stefan for an obstinate case of eczema,
l resorted to the Cuticura Remedies.
and was so well pleased with the al
most instantaneous relief afforded that
we discarded the physicians prescrip-
ton and relied entirely on the Cuti-
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Gu
ticura Pills. When we commenced
with the Cuticura Remedies her feet
and limbs were covered with running
sores. In about six weeks we had her
completely well, and there has been
no recurrence of the trouble.
In July of this year little boy in
our family poisoned his hands and
arms with poison oak, and in twenty
four hours his hands and arms were a
mass of torturing sores. We used
only the Cuticura Remedies, and in
about three weeks his hands and arms
healed up. Mrs. Lizzie Vincent Thomas,
Fairmont, Walden's Ridge Tenn, Oct.
IL 1907
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
He HAD 10 HAVE FRUIT.
Grapes Beyond His Purse, Boy took
Humble Substitute.

James Wilson, the secretary Of agri-
culture, was discussing in Washington
the aid which his department gives
the American farmer. He pointed
out the benefit that had been derived
from the introduction of darum wheat.
of the wheat-testing machine, and of
the method of extracting potash from
granite.
I'm fact" said Mr.. Wilson, smiling.
81 believe that eventually our finest
products will be cheap enough to be
within the reach of all. Then the
story of the boy and the dollhouse
grapes will be as dead and antiquated
as the theater hat stories of the past.
This boyle was a bootblack-
entered grocer's store one day. and,
pointing to some superb grapes, said:
'Wot's the price O. them there,
mister?'
lone dollar a pound, my lad the
clerk replied.
"A look of anguish passed over the
boys face. and he said, hastily:
"'Then give us a cents worth O
carrots. I'm dead nuts on fruit"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05

There seems to be no end to the
misfortunes attending the French
navy, particularly as regards the
Toulon station. The latest mishap was
a fire on the battleship Hoche, which
proved SO serious, threatening to
reach the magazine and destroy the
vessel, that she was sunk to extin-
guish the flames. From the beginning
Of the year to the present time there
have been 20 more or less notable &C.
currences in the French navy. The
worst was the explosion on the bat
tleship lena while lying at her dock
at Toulon, when over a hundred lives
were lost. Other casualties include
the total wreck of the cruisers Jean
Bart and Chanzy, the loss of several
submarine boats and torpedo destroy
ers, damages by collision while ma
neuvering and so on. 1t looks as
though an able-bodied hoodoo is work
ing overtime making trouble for
French ships and sailors.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
MOI lnE lime TO STOP.
Manager Saw the Possibilities In the
Situation.

Jim tombstone, the famous base
ball umpire, said recently in New
York that baseball crowds were far
kinder to umpires than they used
to be.
This is true of theater crowds,
too said Mr. tombstone. "Why, with
provincial touring companies IN the
past, maltreatment was regularly ex-
pected. In fact, the companies prof
tied by it in more ways than one.
81 know of company that was
playing The Broken Vow in Paint
Rock, one night stand. The audi
ence didn't like The Broken Vow and
eggs, cabbages and potatoes rained
upon the stage.
Still the play went on. The hero
raved through his endless speeches,
lodging an onion or baseball every
other minute, and pretty sore from
those missiles that he hadn't been
able to dodge.
"But finally a gallery auditor in
paroxysm of rage and scorn hurled a
heavy boot, and the actor, thoroughly
alarmed. started to retreat.
Keep on playing, you fool Kissed
the manager from the wings. as he
hooked in the boot with an umbrella
Keep on till we get the other one"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
FEET OUT.
She Had Curious Habits.

When a person has to keep the feet
out from under cover during the cold
est nights in winter because of the
heat and prickly sensation, it is time
that coffee, which causes the trouble,
be left off.
There is no end to the nervous con-
ditions that coffee will produce. 1t
shows in one way in one person and in
another way in another. In this case
the lady lived in S. Oak. She says:
81 have had to lie awake half the
night with my feet and limbs out of
the bed on the coolest nights, and felt
afraid to sleep for fear of catching
cold. / had been troubled for years
with twitching and jerking of the
lower limbs, and for most of the time
have been unable to go to church or to
lectures because of that awful feeling
that | must keep on the move.
When it was brought to my atten-
ton that coffee caused so many ner-
vous diseases, concluded to drop
coffee and take Postum Food Coffee to
see if my trouble was caused by coffee
drinking.
q only drank one cup of coffee for
breakfast but that was enough to do
the business for me- When / quit it
my troubles disappeared in an almost
miraculous way. Now have no more
of the jerking and twitching and can
sleep with any amount of bedding over
me and sleep all night, in sound. peace
full rest.
Postum Food Coffee is absolutely
worth its weight in gold to me-
There's a Reason" Read the little
health classic, THE Road to Well.
viils," In pkss-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05

NEWS
Performing a Useful Mission.
KANSAS.

Performing a Useful Mission.
The Society for Psychical Research
has lately exposed certain pseudo
spiritualistic manifestations at Wind
sor, Nova Scotia The whole town had
been stirred by the singular behavior
Of material things. Boxes and barrels
were moved, chairs were rocked, and
smaller objects flew through the air
with extraordinary force. Upon hear
ing Of this, Prof. Hyslop dispatched
his assistant, Mr.. Darlington, to the
scene. to investigate the report. The
latter, who is something of wizard
himself, proved, as Prof. Hyslop says,
that all the alleged phenomena at
Windsor which excited public notice
were frauds pure and simple" Great
pains had been taken by those who
perpetrated the tricks to escape detec-
ton. A mysterious hogshead, which
was said to roll about the streets on
its own motion and give forth oracu-
lar utterances, was found to have been
propelled by two young Nova SEQ
tians, while the voice was that of
boy who was concealed within.
Strings had been attached to chairs,
and secret openings made in walls and
doors. A grocer was found to have
been ringleader in producing the
phenomena, having thrown apples,
broken eggs and moved packing
cases. It is good thing to have de-
ceptions of this kind discovered, de-
clares the New York Post. Among
other things, it helps to give Prof.
Hyslop's society a standing in the
community and another reason for ex-
istence.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Grumblers.

Grumblers who have fallen, into the
habit Of complaining about their real
or imaginary troubles are nuisances
to those who associate with them. The
business man who is ever grumbling
and growing about things makes a
blue atmosphere about him. There is
no good in grumbling. Grumbling is
an evidence that you are looking at
the world through blue glasses; that
you haven't the proper estimate of
other people. Grumbling is an adver-
tisement to the world that you are
not success, says New York Weekly.
Grumbling won't help things a bit.
The more you indulge yourself in
grumbling the quicker you form the
habit. and it becomes so fixed upon
you that later on you find it almost
impossible to shake it on.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Schwab is Optimistic.

New York, New York.-Charles NJ.
Schwab is optimistic over the steel
and iron situation. He sees no reason
for encouragement, much less pessim-
ism. He said in an interview that his
optimism was based on the observa-
ton that during the 80 years in which
he has been identified with the steel
and iron business there has been a
constant increase in that business al
most year by year, and therefore
there will be no stoppage now.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Sure to Have One

Lincoln Steffens, in an address on
municipal politics, said in Chicago Of
a certain city:
THAT city is as notorious for its
rottenness as the town of Pebbles is
notorious for another characteristic.
Here is an incident that will give
you an idea of the reputation of Peb-
bles.
"On a train one day a man rushed
into car, held up his hand for atten-
ton, and shouted excitedly:
Anybody here who belongs to
Pebbles?'
"'Aye; I do said small, dry old
fellow calmly.
Then said the other, lend US yer
corkscrew.'
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
THE QUEBEC BRIDGE FALLS
Ninety Workmen Went Into the
River with Wreckage.
Structure Had Been Seven Years
Building-Was to be Longest Span
In The World.

Quebec, Quebec. "A section of
the new bridge across the st. Law
renee river five miles below this city
collapsed late Thursday carrying
scores of bridge workmen and me-
chanics into the water 1t is estimat-
ed that the loss of life is at least 60
ard may exceed that number by 20.
The bridge was about a mile and a
half in length and half of it from the
south shore to midstream, crumpled
up and dropped into the water. Nine
ty men were at work on this section of
structure and the whistle had blown
at $50 for the men to quit work for
the day when there came grinding
sound from the bridge midstream.
The men turned to see what had hap
pened and an instant later the cry went
up, The bridge is falling" The men
made rush shoreward but the dis
lance was too great for them to
escape. The fallen section of the
bridge dragged others arter it, the
swapping Orders and cables booming
like a crash of artillery. Terror lent
fleetness to the feet of the frightened
workmen as they sped shoreward, but
only few of them reached safety be-
fore the last piece of iron work
on the south shore was dragged
into the river Near the shore the
wreckage of the bridge did not go
below the surface of the water and
eight workmen who remained above
water were rescued and taken to the
hospital at Lewis.
The Quebec bridge was begun about
seven years ago and it was to be fin
ished in 1909. Subsidies had been
granted by the federal and provincial
governments and the city of Quebec,
anu the estimate cost of the work was
$4,000. 900.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
70 LOST LIVES.
Accurate Number Drowned at Quebec
Announced.

Quebec, Aug. 81. - Although "a
hours has elapsed since the Quebec
bridge crashed into the ST. Lawrence
the three score of bridge workers are
still held in the mesh-work of debris
at the bottom of the river. A roll
call held this afternoon confirmed the
early estimates of the loss of life.
Seventy-nine men failed to answer to
their names and were not among the
injured at the Lewis hospital. Fiji
teen bodies lie at the morgue await
ing the result of the coroner's in
quest. OF the total of 20 dead or
missing sixteen were skilled Ameri-
can mechanics. Some of the bodies
of the unfortunate men can be seen
below the surface of the water tight
ly wedged in an ineXtricable net work
of steel, where it is utterly impossi-
BILE to reach them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Iowa State Fair Damaged.

Des Moines, Iowa-A windstorm
struck the Iowa state fair grounds
here early Thursday morning caus-
ing damage estimated at 100000.
A live wire was blown against the
Knabenshue airship and captive bal
loon, setting fire to them and totally
destroying both. The big tent of the
International Harvester company was
blown down and the exhibit ruined by
heavy rain and fire.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Cal for the Warshins.

New York, N. Y.-Orders for &c.
along the route of the battleship
fleet from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast were reported Thursday to have
been given to four New York coal
firms by the government. 1t was
stated that $4,000 tons of coal will
be needed to carry the fleet to the
Pacific and five shipments to ports
where the warships will call are al
ready under way.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Time to Fly.

The trust magnate leaped up from
the banquet table and made dive
for his 100-mile-an-hour automobile.
Hold on" cried the astonished
postmaster. Wont you wait for US
to serve the dessert?"
NO." replied the nervous magnate;
81 just saw a suspicious face loom up
at the window. The next thing served
will be a process"
And telling his chauffeur to put on
full speed the wealthy fugitive headed
for the next state.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Fish Closes Like a Clam.

New York, Aug. 81. = President
Harahan's statement respecting his
relations to Stuyvesant Fish was
shown the latter gentleman today
and he was asked if he desired to
make any reply He said:
1.-THE Harahan incident was closed
when l left the Illinois Central Office
on Wednesday What he may now
see fit to give out after his return to
Chicago does not interest me. nor
will it lead me to break the silence
which | have maintained"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Born, Not Worn.

Little Margaret's grandmother had
written for photograph of her name
sake, the baby" For material rea-
sons it was advisable that the little
girl should appear as well dressed as
possible, and cousins new open-work
dress was borrowed for the occasion.
On being arrayed for the picture Mar
garet rushed to her father. crying:
"Oh, father, just look! These amt
worn holes; they is born holes. "-Har-
per's.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Must Wait Awhile.

Oyster Bay. N. Y. Aug. 31.-By au-
thority of President Roosevelt.
james R. Garfield. secretary of the
interior, announced today that no
other effort will be made by the ad-
ministration toward bringing up
again in congress the question of the
joint statehood of Arizona and New
Mexico The verdict of the people
recently expressed in these terri
tories will be accepted by the press-
dent as final Mr.. Garfield said.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Kansas City Entertains Taft,

Kansas City, Missouri Secretary
of War Taft was the guest of
Kansas City Tuesday night. After an
automobile ride and dinner, Mr.. Taft
was given a public reception in the
parlors of the Baltimore hotel where
thousands greeted the candidate for
the presidency.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Japs Decorate President FaIIieres

Paris, France.-The Japanese am
bassador, NJ. Kurino, Thursday, in be-
ly bestowed the Order of the Chrysan-
themum upon President Fallieres, who
came to Paris from Rambouillet espe-
cially for the occasion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05

San Francisco, California.-Since
June Is, nine cases of bubonic plague
have been discovered here and seven
deaths have occurred. The federal
authorities have sent a marine hos
pital surgeon here and coasting YES
sells are being inspected by quaran-
tine officers. The health officers say
there is no cause for alarm.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Plunged into Thresher.

West Union. Ohio, Aug. 51.-James
Wilson, aged SO years. of Cherry
Fork. was ground to death today in
thrashing mhcaine on the farm Of
John McGovney near this town.
Wilson, when oiling machinery of
the separator. slipped and plunged
headlong into the mouth of the ma
chine. He was drawn into the
knives in a twinkling and moment
later his body had been distributed
through the separator. He is sur
vived by a widow
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
ASK PRESIDENTS HELP.
Striking Photographers Will Send Him
Petitions-The Companies Have
Wire Troubles.

New York, n. Y.-An appeal is to
be made to President Roosevelt by the
leaders of the telegraphers' union to
take some action looking to a tArmina-
ton of the present telegraph strike
1t is the plan, according to an an
nouncement made Wednesday, to first
have the appeal signed By representa-
tive business men and then to forward
it with the signatures to the president
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Competition for Standard.

New OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have
been completed for the organiza-
ton of a s5O,OOO,OOO American syn
dictate, according to announcement
published Monday, which plans to
develop several million acres of oil
lands in Mexico.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05

Must Open Dead Cars. = The
railroad commissioners have issued
a notice to the Pullman Sleeping Car
Company in Kansas to open all of
its cars going through Kansas, so
that if the remainder of the train is
crowded the passengers can find
seats in the Pullmans. The order
was made on motion of Commission
er Frank Ryan. 81 have frequently
noticed" said Ryan, dead sleepers
attached to loaded passenger trains.
Passengers were standing in the
regular day coaches, while the Pull
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Pointed Conversation.

Jack. / am going away"
Going away. Madge?"
Yes, going away. But before I go
1 have something to say to you
Something to say to me, little
wife,
Yes. something to say to you. Don't
send me any poker stories in lieu of
the weekly remittance. That'n be
about ALL"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Ten Years for Murder.

St Joseph. Missouri.-Wesley Chris
TOPPER, a youth who killed Charles L.
Stanley, commercial traveller, March
30 last, was sentenced to ten years
in the penitentiary by a jury Thurs
day Christopher assaulted a woman
in an alley and when Stanley went to
her rescue the boy shot him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05

Chicago, IHinois.-Criminal prose
cution of railroad telegraph operators
who, out of sympathy with the strik-
ing commercial men, are causing ex-
tensive trouble on the wires, is threat
ened by officials of the telegraph com
panies.
Superintendent Cook of the Western
Union company declared Wednesday
that detective would be placed in
every office in the country. if the in
reference with the wires assumed
such proportions as to make that
course necessary. The Western Union
controls the wires on practically every
railroad in the country and its COM
mercial business. in many instances
goes through the railroad offices.
Since the beginning of the strike it
IS said that trouble with the wires has
caused more Inconvenience than has
the lack of operators.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Arithmetic.

Tommy-Pop, a mans wife is his
better half, isn't she?
Tommy's Pcp-So we are told, my
son.
Then if man marries twice there
isn't anything left of him, is there?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
That forestry is GROWING IN imnor

That forestry is growing in impor.
lance is evident from the care given
the matter in educational institutions
and the number of persons taking this
course of instruction. 1t is announced
from Washington that no less than 35
young men who have just graduated
from American schols of forestry have
entered the government service. They
come from Yale, Harvard, Michigan,
Nebraska and other universities and
colleges. The cause is one to which
talent and skill may well be devoted.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Central American Peace Assured.

City of Mexico, MeXico.-It is an
nounced here that peace in Central
America is now assured through the
Intervention of the initial States and
Mexico. Formal statements giving
details will probably be issued within
I few days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05

A man In Paterson. N. J., was killed
and his family badly injured by an au.
tomobile accident. Paterson is discov.
ering that there are more dangerous
things than anarchists running at
large
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Farmer Dead of Hydrophobia.

Nevada, Missouri. D. Calhoun,
whose home was north of Ne
vada, died at his home Tuesday morn
ing of hydrophobia which he contract
ed while caring for calf which was
afflicted with the disease.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-05
Mad Ma, a Murderer.

Decatur, ILL.,. Adg. 31.-Dr Janon,
who made his home with A A. Dun
can, of Lintner, today attacked the
12-year-old son of Duncan and cut
the boys thro2t so he will die. jan
on then shot himself, dying instantly.
He was insane