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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
I.n.r.e.. Ine,ect West poirt

West Point. n. Y. The methods
of training an American army officer
were demonstrated to General Kuroki
of the japanese army and the officers
of his staff Thursday. The Japanese
were the guests of Colonel Hugh l..
Scott, commands of the academy for
four years They watched a cavalry
drill in the riding hall, witnessed a
parade of cadets on the barracks
piazza and visited the academy build
ingS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Submerged for "a Hours.

Newport, R. l. = The submarines
Lake and Octopus were submerged
late Wednesday near the naval coal
ing station at Bradford, for their "a
hours submerged habitabilfty test.
The members of the trial board decid-
ed not to go down, but will remain
on the gunboat Hist and the subma-
rine tender Nina during the "a hours
that the submarines are under water.
There are nine men on board the
Lake and sixteen on the Octopus. At
the point where the boats went down
the water is from "a to 20 feet deep.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Ardmore, I. T., May 2O.-The Bet
tie Lyon citizenship case. involving
the rights of 1000 claimants and af-
fecting the title to property valued
at s20,0G0,0o0, was decided here to-
day by Judge Townsend in the Uni
ted States court against the claim
ant, who was seeking citizenship.
The court held that the claimant had
no power to interfere with the fed
eral government in the determine
ton of citizenship cases.
The case was appealed to the
court of appeals
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Tramp Negroes to Death

Fort Gibson. l. T.. May 2O.-At the
graduating exercises of the Fort Glib
Son colored schools here tonight a
lamp on the stage exploded, causing
a panic among the 500 negroes, men,
women and children. present. The
audience stampeded, tramping to
death three persons. Over twenty
others were seriously injured Their
names are not obtainable tonight.
The bodies of the three persons kill
ed were SO badly crushed that they
were hardly recognizable
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

President Roosevelt reads a greater
number of daily newspapers at pres
emit than he was ever known to read
before. II anything, he scans their
news pages with more avidity than
their editorial pages. The old GUS
tom Of some member of his office
force clipping from the daily papers
merely such articles as in the judg-
ment of the clipper the president may
desire to read has been abolished, at
least temporarily. and now every pa
per, whole, is laid before him imme-
diately upon its delivery to the White
House.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Relationship.

After ALL" remarked Mr.. Cumrox,
there is a certain relation between
finance and poetry"
in what way?"
In both; SO much depends on cap
italization and making things sound
right ''-Washington Star.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Nathaniel w. Voorhees,, father of
ex-Gov. Foster M. Voorhees, of New
Jersey. was delegate to the national
convention of 1860, which nominated
Lincoln for the presidency. Mr.. Voor-
hees, who is now nearly 80 years old.
believes that he and United States
Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois
are the only surviving members of
that historic gathering
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Close elections ore not uncommon
in any representative government, but
It is not often that one constituency
Is so closely divided for so long
time as the parliamentary division of
North Tyrone, in Ireland In the last
five elections, beginning with that in
1892. the total number of votes cast
has varied less than 400. The largest
majority at any election was 81, says
Youths Companion. Once it was SO
and once 40. Nine was the majority
of the Liberal candidate in 1906, and
seven of his successor at the by
election in March of this year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
telegraph Company Will Appeal.

Topeka. Kansas. - The Western
Union Telegraph company will appeal
the custer suit decided against it By
the Kansas supreme court to the SUI
preme court of the United States. No
definite announcement of the intcn-
ton of the Pullman company, which
was also ousted by the supreme court,
has been made, and nothing to indi'
cate its intention has appeared.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
sonaparte 10 Pass on Constitution.

Washington, d. c. Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte Friday received
from the Oklahoma authorities an
official copy of the constitution re-
Gently adopted by the statehood CON-
stitutional convention. 1t is under
stood that the president will ask the
attorney general for his opinion upon
a number of legal questions involved
therein
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

ST. Louis, Mo. - A coroner's
jury composed entirely of negroes.
the first jury of its character ever
summoned in ST Louis, Friday or
dered Nelson Haynes, a negro, held on
a murder charge. Haynes shot and
killed Henry Adams, negro Wednes-
day night.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
ANHeusER-suscH LOST OUT.
Receivers Ordered to Take Charge Of
Property.

Topeka, Kan. May 90 The SUI
preme court today instructed r. F.
Carver. G. w. 5whitcomb and S. H.
Allen. receivers in the former con-
fscated brewery properties cases. to
take charge of the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing Associations property in
the state. The order reads pending
further consideration By the court .
The receivers are placed under a
$4,000 bond
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
The circus Seats Gave way.

Clay City, Indiana. - During cir
Gus performance here Thursday night,
a section of seats, the supports of
which had sunk into the soft earth,
gave way, precipitating $50 persons
to the ground. About 20 people were
injured, five seriously.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

that my Homework
was becoming a bur-
den. 1 tired easily,
had no ambition and
was fading fast. Ny
complexion got yell
low and I lost over
so pounds. Ny thirst
was terrible, and
there was sugar in
the kidney secretiOnS.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

My doctor kept me on a strict diet, but
as his medicine was not helping me,
began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
They helped me at once. and soon all
traces of sugar disappeared. 1 have
regained my former weight and am
perfectly we'll"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Whales weighing hundreds of tons
sometimes rise slowly and deliberate
ly out of the water until they appear
to be dancing on the surface and then
sink slowly back. A whale has been
seen to dive over a small boat with
out touching-an estimated leap of 20
feet above the water.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

A Minneapolis man spanked his
wife. after she had kicked him out of
bed. and was sentenced to five days in
the workhouse. How. asks the Buffalo
Express can women be given more
rights when men have no rights at all?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Watch Jewels Not Costly.

A jeweler, no matter how dishonest,
would not steal the jewels in watch.
for they are valueless; they cost only
ten cents apiece. In antique watches
the jewels were often costly. In mod
ern watches they are never worth
more than SIS gross.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
v;o,.nt Eruntion of strombol,,

Messima, Sicily. = A violent erup-
ton Of the Stromboll volcano occur
red Thursday. 1t was preceded by a
tremendous defamation and followed
by explosions which. however. were
less violent
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Will Waite Until Taft Gets There.
Washington. : To accommodate
Secretary Taft the date for the as
sembly of the first Philippine legis-
lature has been fixed for the latter
mart of October
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Bank Robbers Escaped.

Shawnee. Okla. May 90. = b. w.
Franks and David McCulloupb
charged with being members of the
gang that robbed the Bank of Asher.
Okla. last Christmas of $4,000. with
another prisoner. escaped from the
county Jail here last night. The fact
nd not become known until today.
They made good their escape.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

In estimating the probable detri-
ment to the railroad business involved
in the hostility of American legisla-
lures. says the Providence Journal, it
should be remembered that most of
the proposed statutes will never be
passed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

A society has been formed in Cali
fornia to promote ideal marriages.
But unfortunately for it's success the
members will first have to secure per-
feet husbands and faultless wives, and
here again the old. old obstacles to
Utopian schemes bob up in the shape
Of original sin and human nature.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Abandons the Boat Line.

st. Louis,-Captain T. B. Sims. who
had planned to re-establish Missouri
river trade by boats, Thursday an
nounced that he had abandoned his
efforts in that direction. He gave as
reason the lack of support from
ST. Louis and Kansas City shippers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Terrorists Got the Money.

Warsaw, RUSSIA band of ter
rorists held up the city office of the
Vistula railroad on Dluga street
at 10 o'clock Friday morning and got
away with $4,000 after a severe fight
in which four persons were killed and
nine wounded.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

The report that John D. Rockefeller.
Jr., was seen walking through larry
town with bundle of stakes under
his arm oughtn't to create any excite
ment. Why, a man of his income could
afford to walk through town with a
bundle of steaks under his arm.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
ste,,,snson Formally elected.

Madison. Wis The nomination
of Isaac Stephenson By the republican
caucus Thursday night as United
States senator, was Friday formally
ratified in joint assembly. Mr.. Steph-
enson received 81 votes
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Too Much Like a Trust.

st. Paul. - Secretary of State
Schmall Friday formally denied to the
Minnesota Retail Lumber Dealers
association the right to incorpora-
tie on the grounds that its articles of
incorporation are in conflict with the
state antitrust lsIs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Saw Negroes Shooting.

Washington. Two witnesses in
the Brownsville investigation before
the Senate committee on military af-
fairs Thursday testified they saw ne
gro soldiers shooting up the Texas
town on the night of August Is.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

President Bonilla. who. when last
heard from, was fleeing, is to give bat
tie again to his enemy. Evidently he
believes in the maxim that he who
fights and runs away will live to fight
another day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Admiral Dewey is preparing to
move out of the house that was pre-
sented to him by a grateful people.
Evidently the admiral has no more
presidential ambitions and is sensible
enough to do as he pleases.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
conner's Condition Worse

Pasadena, Calf. = E. H. Con-
ger, formerly United States ambassa-
dor to Mexico. is still lowering be-
tv cen life and death at his home
here .He is growing weaker was
the official statement made Friday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
Gov. carter of Hawaii Arrives

San Francisco. Calf. = Governor
Carter of Hawaii arrived here Friday
on the steamer Sierra. He will remain
in the United States several weeks.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
EarIiest Referenee TO Iohaceo.

Tuesday, November 6 (1492).-They
met many people on the road going
home, men and women, with half
burnt weed in their hands, being the
herbs they are accustomed to smoke
Journal Of Columbus First Voyage.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

OF course, a college education costs
a good deal more now than formerly.
but Just think how much oftener and
for how much less reason the col
legians get their pictures in the pa
perS nowadays
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

y Two men have invented great fuel
savers within the last few days, but
SO far no one has come forward with
a self-running lawn mower.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

The mikado and the crown prince of
Japan are each having an album made
of photographs of all the military and
naval officers killed in the war with
Russia
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Gabrielle D'Annunzio has refused an
offer of $4,000 to deliver eight lee
lures in South America. In refusing
he wrote: Il have no wish to brave
the ocean for box of cigars"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

451 1892 Die of Plague in Six Weeks.
Simla, British India.-Government-
al returns show that the deaths from
the plague throughout India for the
six weeks ending May IL reached the
annalling total of 451 1872.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

The unpleasant thing about 1t is
that under recent weather conditions
public opinion practically compels you
to golf or admit that you are really
younger than you look.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
FIGURE II Out.

After hearing the Wayne, N. J..
board of education requires George
Fletcher to apologize to his teacher
for speaking impudently to her because
she laughed when his cat was hit with
a stone thrown by another boy
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

The story about Mr.. Fairbanks
hanging to a strap" in a New York
elevated train is an obvious fake. One
can't hang to thing one has to stoop
to reach.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Roumania is rebelling and rioting
because Russia did. Which goes again
to show that nations are merely ag-
gregations of individuals. and that
their foundation Is human nature.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

If there is anything in the report
that the cars wits are webbing the
nihilists will probably see to it that he
shall not lack excitement enough for
a brain storm or two
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
She Had Felt the lack.

A little girl rushed into her aunt's
room one afternoon all excited. and
held up hersfnger and gasped: Aunt
Berta. Aunti Berta. there's fly with
tack in hisl tail
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

A Philadelphia bricklayer fell IA
stories and wasn't badly injured. Now
watch the paragraphers write cute
things about how slowly he fell.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
ROSf0neee

Did Bulger say anything unkind Of
me when he visited you?"
Yes said the Boston girl. I'm
sorry. but he did. He called you an
epidermis. Judge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Hetty Green merely observes Of cur
rent large philanthropic gifts by rich
people that they are none OF her
business" Not in her line, in fact.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Vienna dressmakers have won a
strike for higher wages. We know
who will foot the bills.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

vigor shown by the spinsters of
Fort Dodge, Iowa, in defeating the
bachelors tax ordinance may indicate
why there are SO many unmarried
women in that. city.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

The price of gasoline has gone I'D a
cent gallon. Perhaps young John D.
is to have a larger salary than the
former superintendent of the Pecan
tico hills estate received.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

It is sometimes difficult in Central
America to tell where one war ends
and the next begins.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Japanese may land in Canada,
which has no impossible barrier sep
arating it from the United States.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Peary has been given permission by
the government 10 seek the pole once
more. His leave of absence also per.
mits him to find the pole If possible.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Ambassador White and his son are
the tallest members of the diplomatic
corps in Paris.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23
WORN TO A SKELETON.
A Wonderful Restoration Caused .
Sensation in Pennsylvania
Town.

Mrs. Charles n. Preston, of Elkland,
Pa, says: Three years ago 1 found
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-23

Undertakes to Convene June H.
The undertakers of Kansas will hold
their annual state meeting in Leav-
enworth next month. About $50 of
them are expected. as every city in
the state will be represented The
examining board of the state associa-
ton will hold examinations there
during the convention for undertake
ers who do not have state licenses.
According to the law passed by the
last legislature every undertaken
conducting his business in the state
must have license. The conven-
ton will be in session from June II
to 20
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

cleaning and the wood will not be
touched.
To clean mica in stove, take out
all the pieces, soak in vinegar a little
while and then wash in the vinegar.
A few drops of any good toilet water
in the last rinsing water gives a faint
suggestion of perfume to the hair that
is very refreshing.
Dissolve teaspoonful of turpentine
in two quarts of hot water and use
for washing glass dishes and globes.
It gives them a beautiful lustre.
Plush goods and all articles dyed
with aniline colors, which have FADED
from exposure to the sun, will look as
bright as new if sponged with chloro-
form.
An English woman writes to the
"Woman at Home" that she always
uses an alarm clock in her kitchen
to save her from Overlooking what
she may happen to have in the oven.
When drawing threads for hem
stitching of drawn work, wet small
brush and rub it over a cake OF soap
until it fathers, then scrub the threads
that you wish to pull out and 1t Is
surprising how smoothly they come
out without breaking.
Distilled water is far better than the
ordinary kind for greasy skins and all
others. An ounce of dried rose leaves
in half a pint of vinegar left to stand
on them for week, then adding rose
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

y Eaa 23sd Sizes. New Yo<k Cy
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

a good summer bathroom, where
basins, tubs, towels and soap could
always be handy. A quick bath and
rubbing and clean evening clothes
will make a man much more agree
able to himself and to others. Here
the soiled working clothes can hang
and air through the night and the eve
ming clothes through the daytime.
The law should require every wom-
an to show a certificate of her ability
to cook before she is permitted to
get married, but at the same time the
fellow she marries should be able to
show a certificate that he will keep
something in the house for her to
cook.
In preparing a roast remember that
the smaller the piece of meat the
higher should be the temperature OF
the oven, for the quicker the exterior
coagulates the more the meat juices
are prevented from drying up. With
larger roasts, however, the tempera-
ture of the oven must be modified or
the exterior of the roast will be
burned before the interior is heated
through. In broiling, this same prin-
ciple holds-an intensely hot fire is
to be desired.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01
LEGISLATION for Women.

Women have rights after all. The
New York court of appeals has just
decided that they may work as many
hours day as they please. A law on
the statute books prohibited women
from working in factories before 6 a.
m. or after 9 p. m. The court holds
it to be unconstitutional, saying that
woman is entitled to all the rights
of citizenship under the laws and one
of these rights qualities her for max
ing contracts for factory work. In
this the court rules she has equal
rights with men in the same pursuit
The law may regulate child labor, but
not woman labor.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01
Take Counsel With the Wife.

A wise man appreciates the opin-
ions of his wife. Women have diff
ferent way from men of coming to
conclusions, and women are more
often right than wrong in deciding i'm
portant questions. A friend of mine
was remarkably successful during his
wife's lifetime. But when his wife
died everything went wrong. He be-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01
Kitchen Hints.


All corks should be washed, thor
oughly dried and kept for future use.
Stew a pound of prunes with pot
roast and note the fine flavor impaired
to the meat.
Enameled ware that has become
burned or discolored may be cleaned
by rubbing with coarse salt and vine
gar.
A teaspoonful of lemon juice to
quart of water will make rice very
white and keep the grains separate
when boiled.
Salt will curdle new milk, hence
in preparing milk porridge, gravies,
etc., the salt should be added last,
after cooking.
Add a teaspoonfu1 of vinegar to
every half gallon of water in which
fish is boiled and allow sufficient water
to cover the fish.
Flour cannot be too cold for pastry
or cakes, but for bread it should be
sufficiently warm to favor the growth
of the yeast plant.
A tablespoonful of borax is an agree
able addition to the dishwater and
helps to keep the hands soft, instead
of irritating them as soda does.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

Classified advertising is the cheapest
form of advertising for those who do
not want to use big display space, or
who may have something to advertise
only once or twice. On the classified
advertising page read the announcement
how you can get your want ad free In
The Ranch one time.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01
woman,s character and powers

A womans character and powers
are finest about 40. A woman has
gained everything at 40 and lost moth
ing; she is at the full vigor of her
intellectual powers, she has acquil ed
experience and judgment, and is not
far enough away from youth to have
become unsympathetic even to its
widest vagaries.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01
How to Really Rest.

When a man comes in tired from
the field, it is temptation to sit
down in the nearest chair or lie on
the nearest lounge until he learns by
experience that this is not the best
way to rest. If room cannot be
spared for the purpose, shed or lean
to near the kitchen door would make
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

gan to lose money by making poor
shifts or sales, and finally his entire
fortune was dissipated. Neither he
nor his friends had realized that 1T
was his wife's counsel which had
made him so prosperous during his
wife's lifetime.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

The cow will appreciate it If you
will cut your clover when the heads
are about one-third brown. At that
stage you will not get quite SO much
hay in quantity, but the quality will
make up, and the COWS will turn out
more milk.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01
Hints to the Housekeeper.

In cleaning the brass around a key
hole it is almost impossible not to soil
the surrounding wood. Get piece
of cardboard about four inches square,
cut hole in it the shape of the brass
and put it over the keyhole when