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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
A NEW TRUST PROBE.
A Bill in Equity Calls for an Account
ing from the American Sugar
Refining Company.

Trenton, New Jersey.-A bill in
equity which calls upon the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company to give
an account of its business for the
past four years was filed before Chan
cellor Magic Friday on behalf of Geo.
H. Earle, Jr., receiver of the Pennsyl-
vania sugar refining company of Phil
adelphia. The suit, it is said, is the
only one of the kind ever filed in
this country and the step taken by
the receiver of the Pennsylvania. COM
pany may be the means of opening an
entire new field for investigating
trusts. The suit is separate from that
for S3O,O00,000 damages which Earle
instituted against the American SUI
gar Refining company in New York.
Earle holds that in procuring the
controlling interest in the pennsyl-
vania company in 1908, the American
company became a trustee for the
concern, and is responsible to it for
an accounting although the American
company never operated the Pennsyl-
vania company's plant.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
The Tell Tale Mice

eff you want to tell whether or not
the man you are talking to is telling
the truth don't look him in the eyes"
said Denver bank teller to some
friends. at is the voice, when you
don't look at the eyes, that tells you
whether the other fellow is lying. We
use the system frequently in the bank.
A man will come in to tell US some
business tale We look at his feet or
his hands or his knees, but never in
his eyes. If he's telling the truth his
voice will be firm and straightforward,
and the absence of your gaze in his
eyes will not affect it. But if he's
lying he'll be confused by your ac-
ton, and his voice will tremble; he'll
hem and haw, and clear his throat.
You may rest assured then that he's
stringing you
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Bird InteIIinence

It is a moot question whether birds
suddenly recover from fright or sham
death to effect their escape when cap
tured. A man living in one of the
houses in Park Row, London, is the
possessor of a fine old Persian tabby
cat, which not infrequently makes a
raid on Hyde park and returns home
with fat prize. The other day one
of the maids met puss climbing leis-
urely upstairs with a sparrow in his
mouth. He was making the peculiar
muffled "mowwow'' that meant heres
fun" The birds head dangled Imply.
its eyes were half shut, one wing
was trailing and feathers were miss
ing from its tail. The owner of the
house and the cat happened to come
downstairs at the time, and the maid
drew his attention to puss and the
bird. The maid stopped to take the
bird in her hand, when it suddenly
shot up and flew straight out of an
open window. 1t had evidently not
been hurt by the cat, which was so
angry that it tried 10 jump out of the
window, too.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Medieval Leisure.

The women of the sixteenth century
and earlier times had easier lives
than those of our generation. To be
sure, there are hundred labor-saving
devices to-day which were unknown to
them. But in at least two important
respects they had the advantage over
their descendants. They waged no
conflict against dirt, such as we carry
on from morning till night. The
Elizabethan had no prejudice against
garbage in his front yard, vermin in
his bedroom, decaying rushes on the
floor Of his banquet hall, or soiled
lace on his sleeves. The strength of
arm and spirit which now goes to
keeping clean was left to the medieval
lady for other tasks. Moreover, al
though her clothing was gorgeous
rich with embroidery and lace and
heavy with jewels-it was not subject
to rapid changes Of fashion. The cut
OF sleeve or the hang of skirt was
settled for five years rather than for
five months. Life was free then from
the modern terror Of looking like a
last years ragbag." If cleanliness and
fashion should suddenly go out of
business. says Youths Companion,
what an air of leisure would spread
over the world feminine, until some
other tyrants should arise to take the
place of those dethronedi
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Mirrors as Detectives.

at is not solely to please the lady
patrons" said an interior decorator,
that mirrors so abound in shops
They serve another and a more impor-
tant purpose, They detect shoplifters
'If you should study the various
watchers in the employ of big retail
stores, you would find that they don't
watch the patrons directly. They
watch their reflections in the mirrors.
t'Of course, their watching, done
that way, is unperceived. The shop
litter glances at the watcher, sees
that his back is to her, and secretes
a pair of silk stockings in her blouse.
ALAS, the next moment she feels
an unfriendly and terrifying tap on
the shoulder, and the watcher, who
has caught her by the mirrors aid,
bids her sternly to accompany him to
the Office"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
MONDAY UNIVERSAL WASH DAY.
Recognized as Such Over Almost All
the World.

Why does nearly all the civilized
world wash clothes on Monday? What
has Monday to do with washing? 1t
was originally the moons day and
was sacred to the queen of night.
l read in a schoolboy's history that
the Pilgrims landed on Monday and
the good women Immediately set
about washing the clothes that had
been soiled on the trip over. We
might judge from that alleged fact
that no washing was done ABOARD
ship; yet the finest place for such
necessary work of sanitation and
blessedness is out at sea where there
is plenty of water and nearly al
ways a drying wind
The voyage of the little Mayfiower
lasted 63 days, l believe, and as near
ly as we can now reckon the landing
was made at Plymouth Rock on a
Monday, though some historians in
sist on Friday. 1t must have been
vile and filthy vessel on arrival, with
102 passengers and crew going over
two months without washing their
linen. Linen? What did they wear
in 1920? Can you realize how big
was the Mayfiower? A miserable lit
tie bark of 100 tons Capt John
Smith, or $50 tons (according to
Bradford
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
FRIEND IN NEED REWARDED.
Picnic Party, Helped Out of Dilemma,
UngratefuI to No Purpose.


A big picnic wagon, loaded with a
dozen men, numerous hampers and
baskets of eatables and several kegs
of beer, was moving south on Troost
avenue just after midnight Sunday
morning, says the Kansas City Times.
1t was raining in torrents. They
were beyond the city limits when the
sleepy horses drew the wagon to the
side of the street into a rut and it
toppled over. The hampers, baskets,
kegs, and merry party were piled into
a heap without injury to anything ex-
cept few pies and sandwiches. The
horses stopped and the merry party
held council to determine how to
right the overturned vehicle.
Just then the good samaritan ap-
peared. He lived across the street.
The picnickers appealed to him for
help. He harnessed his team, pro-
cured long chain and after a long
pull in the mud and rain succeeded
In drawing the wagon from the ditch
and righting it. He helped the once
merry party load their impedimenta
and then suggested compensation.
"What?" the party cried in chorus.
Il think the time of myself and
team is worth something. here in the
middle of rainy night" the samari-
tan said.
60 to grass" is free translation
OF the picnickers' individual and col
lective replies as they clambered into
their wagon and drove away.
The samaritan thought great deal
and said few things. Then he saw
a key of beer lying in the ditch which
had been overlooked by its owners,
Virtue is it's own reward" he
quoted, and added, But the key OF
beer will help some"
He fastened chain about the keg
and hitching his team to it drove to
his barn.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
THE NEW YORK LIFE's PROGRAM
Economy, Publicity and the Paramount
Interest of PoIicyholders.,

President Kingsley, of the New
York Life Insurance Company, says,
in an address to the policyholders,
that his plan of administration in
wolves these points:
First: Strict economy; second,
the widest, fairest and fullest public
ity; third, the continuance of the New
York Life as worldwide institution;
fourth, such an amount of new bust
ness under the law as we can secure
while practicing intelligent economy,
and enforcing the idea that the inter-
est of the policy-holder is paramount"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
A Dangerous Pest.

4 It sometimes happens in human life
that man who has lived for years in
peaceable IL not amicable relations
with his neighbors is suddenly re-
vealed as great criminal, whose pres
ence has been constant menace to all
about him, and whose sins include
tragedies which had long been mys-
teries. Some such revelation as this
has been made about the common do
mestic rat, not suddenly, perhaps, but
with a slow and certain piling up of
evidence, until now the biological sur
vey of the United States government
has indicted the sly gray criminal in
a special pamphlet. The first foreign
rat to reach these shores was the Eu-
ropean black rat, which came over
nearly 300 years ago. The common
rat Of to-day is the brown or Norway
rat. He reached America about ITS,
and has multiplied so rapidly that he
has almost entirely driven out his
black predecessor. There is also a
third species, known as the roof, or
Aexandrian rat Of Egypt. This rat is
good sailor, and so is found mostly
in seacoast cities. The brown rat is
pronounced to be the worst mann
malian pest in existence. No statis-
tics are available for America, but in
Denmark this rat is estimated to
work 100000 worth of destruction
every year; and in the United States
one rat to every horse, cow, sheep and
hog-a conservative estimate-would
do 100000, 900 worth of damage in a
year. Rats destroy eggs and young
poultry. pigeons. game birds and song
birds. In cities they enter stores and
warehouses, and destroy laces, car
pets, silks and woolens. They gnaw
through lead pipe, and so flood build
ings with water. They eat away the
insulation of electric wires, and thus
cause fires. They are prolific sources
OF the spread Of contagious diseases.
They breed so fast that a single pair,
IL they and their descendants were
unmolested for three years, would be
represented at the end of that time by
more than 100000 individuals. The
bulletin of the biological survey is is
sued especially for farmers and others
whose premises are infested with
rats. 1t gives the best methods Of
poisoning them-the rats-descyibes
the most effective traps, and gives
other information which makes It an
important aid In the elimination of
what has truly been called "a world
pest"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Lonq-pistance PhototeIeoraphv.

Berlin, Germany.-Most successful
experiments in long-distance photo
teleghaphy were carried out Wednes-
day night by Professor Stern from
Munich to Berlin. For the purpose
the government loaned a direct wire
apparatus, which was operated with
out a hitch. Photographs of Emperor
William, the crown prince and Profess
sor Stern were received here over the
wire, faultlessly developed. The ex-
periments will be continued next week
from Berlin to Munich.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08

For OIL at Garden City. A syndi-
pate of men, backed by ample capt.
lal from the Kansas oil fields, have
been taking oil and gas leases on
farms near Garden City and will
spend $4,000 at once in prospecting
for oil and gas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Too Much Exposure.

Elsie is a laundress of color. She
is well past youth, wears a parental
smile and sports single front tooth
of much prominence. Recently she
missed one of her visits to a patron,
and when she next put in an appear
ance she was suffering from a bad
cold. When asked how she took such
a serious cold she said:
During the recent festivities our
club gave a ball. The gentleman
what's paying attention to me is very
particular, so had to go in full even
ing dress, and I had to leave off
a few pieces, and it got me-"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
To Construct largest Tunnel

Paris, France.-The minister of pub
lie works has approved the project of
the department of bridges and roads
for the construction of canal to con-
meet the valley of the Rhine with the
port of Marseilles. The project in
wolves a tunnel seven kilometers in
length at a cost of s6,900,000. This
tunnel measured by the amount of dirt
excavated will be the largest in the
world
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Ramesis IL Was a Fraud.

London, England Psychologists
claim that they have discovered that
Rameses II was fraud and that he
is not entitled to the appellation of
Great which historians have CIV
en- him. Recent explorations, it is stat
ed, have developed the fact that the
many temples and monuments bear
ing his name, and therefore suppos-
eddy his work, existed a thousand
years before him. The explorers be-
lieve the king was vain and caused
his name to be cut everywhere.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08

Extraordinary discoveries were re-
Gently made at Toulouse, Saintes,
Agen, Bordeaux and other towns in
the south and southwest of France, of
the wholesale adulteration of flour. A
considerable number of the inhabi-
tants of Condom have for many weeks
been suffering from gastric disorders
and serious stomach complaints. The
doctors sought for the cause of this
curious epidemic, and attributed it to
bread. The bakers, by way of show
ing their good faith, supplied samples
Of the bread the patients had eaten.
1t was found to be heavily adulterated
with tale, mineral which is generally
found in rough, brittle crystals, which
can be sliced with a knife. Other
samples contained large quantities of
marble dust and sulphate of baryta.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Productivity of the Hen.

'How many eggs is a hen wound
up to lay during the term of her nat
ural life, do you SUPPOSED" said the
man who has Investigated. mo idea,
Ell? Well, sir, good, healthy hen
not speaking of any particular star
breed, but just hen-a good, healthy
hen does not fulfill her destiny until
she has turned out 600 eggs-50
dozen. That's what nature has fitted
up a hen to do in the way of eggs, and
she gives her eight years to do it in. !"
WASHINGTON Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Rushing Supplies to Philippines.

San Francisco, Calif.-Large guam
titles of merchandise, ammunition and
supplies of every description for use
of the army in the Philippines are
being forwarded to the islands. With
in the next few days four transports
the Logan, Warren, Crook and Buford
will sail for their destination loaded
to their full capacity with military
stores. In addition they will carry g.
900 men of the Twenty-siXth and
Twenty-ninth infantry and casuals, be-
sides number of prominent officers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Murdered by Moroccan Tribesman.

Tangier, Morocco.-On the pretext
that they were displeased with the
harbor works, three tribes, Wednes-
day raided Casablanca, one of the
chief seaports of Morocco and mas
sacred the native guards and seven
Europeans The other Europeans in
the city, together with number of
Jews, took refuge on a German ship,
which has arrived here. The French
cruiser Gallilee sailed for Casablanca
Wednesday night
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Germans Raise Horses in Kentuck

Berlin, Ger = The German gov
eminent is about to send a number
of full-blooded Trakhenr stations
from the royal breeding farms near
the Russian frontier to the stock farm
at Fields Place within the Kentucky
blue grass region, which was leased
some time ago by the government for
the purpose of breeding cavalry
horses for the German army.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
ALittle Debt for Husband.

A four-year-old tot invited three
older playmates into an ice cream sa-
loon, where she magnificently ordered
four plates of cream. When the de-
lectable food had been eaten she calm
ly proceeded to walk out of the place
without paying for it. The proprietor
stopped her. Looking up into his
face in the most innocent manner in
the world, she lisped:
Il amt got any money, sir. I'll pay
you when I'm married"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Failed to Settle Strike.

Denver, Colo. = Negotiations look
ing to a settlement of the strike of
local switchmen and yardmen of the
Colorado and Southern railroad came
to an end Friday afternoon when two
propositions from each side were re-
iected
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
sarah,s Name it Not There.

Paris, France. = The Associated
Press learns from an authoritative
source that the name of Sarah Bern
hardt, in spite of the reports that
have been current for year or more,
is not to be included in the forthcom-
ing list of new members of the Legion
of Honor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Not Apnreeiated.

do you keep anything from your
wife,"
We'll" answered Mr.. Meekton. 81
try to tell her everything. But she
finds my conversation so dull that she
generally goes to sleep before I am
half through"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Ieavenworth Pioneer Dead.

Leavenworth, Kan.-Hubert Knipe,
a resident of Leavenworth since 1856,
and prominent in business and poll
tics for many years, died in Denver
Wednesday night where he had gone
for his health
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
District DenseIy Populated.

The District of Columbia has. the
greatest population a square mile of
any section of this country. The fig
ures are slightly more than 1899. In
Alaska there is only one person to
ten square miles. Rhode Island is
second to Washington, with 407 per-
sons a square mile
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
The PhjIippine Election,

Manila = The independence fac
lions who united in the campaign
under the name of nationalist, appear
to have won the general election of
delegates to the first Philippine as
sembly, held throughout the islands
Tuesday
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Britt Wins in 20 Rounds.

San Francisco, Calif.-Jimmy Britt
fought mastery battle with Battling
Nelson Wednesday night winning the
decision at the end of the goth round
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Gold Medals for Enlisted men.

Chicago, Illinois.-Corporal G. F.
Hunt, 18th infantry, and Sergeant w.
T. Hawkins. Fourth infantry, won the
gold medals for enlisted men in the
rifle competition of the Northern di
vision of the army at Fort Sheridan
which ended Thursday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
A duluth, Mimi, Blaze.

Duluth, Minnesota. = Fire, which
caused loss of $4,000 broke out
Friday in the buildings occupied by
the Burgess Electric company, Melin
& Co., and the Christie Lithographing
company on West First street.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08

The woman's first husband was a coal
HEAVIER and her father janitor in a
tenement house, and the Belgians say
that they will not submit to the occu-
pancy Of the throne by one of low
origin. 1t will surprise the outside
world to learn that anyone lower than
Leopold is to be found in that coun-
try.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
COINAGE for july.

Washington, D. C.-The monthly
statement of the director of the mint
shows the coinage executed at the
minis of the United States during
July, 1907, to have aggregated s7,457,-
900 as follows: Gold, 5000 900; sill
yer, $3.50, 900; minor coins, $107, 600
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08

Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
try it for both not and cold starching,
and If you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost,
return it and your grocer will give you
back your money.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
More Honors for Americans.

Oxford, Eng.-The examiners in
the finals of the classical school have
awarded honors to three Americans
holdings Rhodes scholarships. R. H.
Coon, of Nebraska, wins fourth class
honorS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Kansas Convict Killed.

Leavenworth, Kansas. = Herbert
Tucker, a convict from Edwards
county, Kansas, was killed in the
state penitentiary Thursday morning
by falling from a ladder. His wife
and mother live in Wichita
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08

Starch, like everything else, is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market 25 years
ago are very different and inferior to
est Observation-Disclosures Starch-all in
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient. in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Soldier Killed by Lightning.

Leavenworth, Kansas.-Herbert P
Quandt, first class private. Company
NJ, engineers, was struck by lightning
at 4:30 O'Clock Thursday afternoon
at the target range at Fort Leaven-
worth and killed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
NAV Settle Their Differences

Pittsburg, Pa. = An effort was
made Friday to settle the differences
between the miners and operators
which threatened to cause a strike OF
the $4,000 miners in this district
Thursday
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Much Money for Travel.

New York city's surface, elevated
and subway railroad system receives
a daily average of one and one-quar-
ter cent from each inhabitant of the
city.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08

The Mckinley monument was planned
and executed under the direction of a
commission of prominent men, at a
cost of $4,000. Gov. Charles E.
Hughes, with his military staff, will
take part in the ceremonies and Presi-
dent Roosevelt and former President
Grover Cleveland have been invited to
attend and speak. Military parades
will be a feature of the occasion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
New Lawyer for Thaw,

New York, N. Y.-Martin w. Lit
Teton OF Brooklyn, has been selected
by Harry K Thaw to conduct Thaw's
next trial on a charge of killing Stan
ford White.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
kinn Of Amman confined.

Paris, France.-The king of AMMAN
has been interned in his palace at
Hue and regency has been establish
ed. The kings mental condition is
growing worse
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
threatened Strike Averted.

st. Paul, Minn.-A settlement of
difficulties has been affected with the
union car men of the Northern Pacific
railway thereby averting the threat
ened strike of 5000 men.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08
Gen. Powell Dead.

St. Paul, MINI. = Brigadier Cen
eral Charles Francisc Powell, U. S.
A., retired, died at the home of ais
brother in this city Tuesday, aged GO
years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08

Belgium is said to be agitated by
the report that King Leopold is to
marry a woman of common ante
cedents in order to make their two
year-old son an heir to the throne.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08

Bernard Shaw says he can write all
around Shakespeare, but he hasn't the
nerve to claim that he can equal the
literary effort of the able gentleman
who wrote the declaration of indie.
pendence.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-08

The sex OF the American Eagle is
the subject of spirited and interest
ing dispute. but we think it is easy of
determination. She is a female. un-
doubtly. Otherwise she wouldn't
scream"