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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

CONSERVATION was caused all over
the English-reading world not long
ago by the report that the Valparaiso
earthquake had destroyed Juan Fer
nandez, Robinson Crusoe's island. The
terrible rumor has been denied au-
tboritatively by the secretary of the
Royal Geographical society.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
MADE THEM FORGET FEUD.
Whisky Proved Potent to Make Con-
federates Friendly.

The Kansas regiment of 'Jayhawk-
ers' had a verse name with the con-
federates than with the union troops,
and it finally became the understand
ing that so far as the "Jayhawkers"
were concerned. they would take no
prisoners. Lieut.. B. C. Sanders once
escorted some prisoners to camp in
Mississippi, ostensibly for exchange,
but reall, to discover how strong the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
HE WOULD NOT TESTIFY.
Dave MuIvane Fined Five Dollars in
Tucker Case.

lave muiVane flneo rive dollars III
Tucker Case.
Topeka, Kan. May 81. David w.
Mulvane, republican national COM
mitteeman for Kansas, has been
fined SIS and ordered committed to
the county Jail until paid for refusal
to testify in the Uncle Sam Oil Com
pany case hearing before Justice
Bollinger.
Mr.. Mulvane has made the pointed
statement that he will neither pay
the fine nor go to Jail.
Frank Monnette, ex-attorney gen.
eral of Ohio, is conducting the case
for Mr.. Tucker and he alleges that
Mr.. Mulvane is aware of the Stan
dard Oil Company's being RESPONSE
BILE for the starting of the suits
against Tucker in the federal court.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
All Misfortune,

"Pop," said Farmer Korntop's little
boy, what does it mean when you
say 'misfortunes never come singly? ="
WAL" replied Farmer Korntop.
"thet's just about the truth. First
comes a wet spell that'll Spite the to-
matoes an then comes dry spell that
spiles everything else"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Return of the Prodiaai.

81 do play in tough luck sometimes"
declared the impecunious girl. Las
night, you remember how it rained. ]
happened to be in the neighborhood
of some friends of mine whom l had
not seen since the last hard rain. L
concluded to call. Before they asked
me in they grabbed the umbrella 1
carried, hurried across the room with
it, placed it in a closet there and
locked the door on it. Thank
heaven" they cried. AT last! Our
long lost umbrella"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

An Evanston, ILL.,, minister is fixing
up marriage ceremony in which the
girl will not have to promise to obey.
That is good idea. 1t will be lots
easier for some wives to obey if they
have to when they have not promised
to do So
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
National Monunents


Count not the cost of honor to the dead,
The tribute that mighty nation paws
To those who loved her well in former
days
Means more than gratitude for glories
fed;
lmmortalized by arts immortal praise
Lives in the bronze and marble that we
raise,
To lead our sons as he our fathers led
These monuments of manhood, brave and
high,
Do more than forts or battle ships IA
keep
Our dear-bought liberty. They fortifv
The heart of youth with valor wise and
deep; '-1
They build eternal bulwarks, and COM
mand
eternal strength to guard our native
land
Henry Van Dyke in the Century
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Name the IndividuaI!

The man who assumes that he
knows all there is to know about
everything, and that nobody else
knows much about anything, is a nuis-
ance unless he keeps the opinion to
himself. American.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

Los Angeles. May 27.-Walter Eos
ter, of Minneapolis. a woman. whose
identity has not been ascertained,
and Carl Wohr, chauffeur, are lying
unconscious in a Pasadena hospital.
While riding in an automobile to-
night they were struck by Santa Fee
limited train near Pasadena.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

A minister in South Dakota was
held up by two cowboys, who tried to
force him to drink with them. He
thrashed both, and muscular Chris
tianity is now at the top notch of
popular veneration in that section.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

John d. Rockefeller Jr. is to be su-
perintendent of his fathers country
estate on the Hudson. 1t is learned
from reliable source that he will not
be compelled to live on his salary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
A PANIC AT THE CIRCUS.

A Sells-Floto Bengal Tiger Breaks
Loose During Performance.
Salt Lake City, Utah. May 81. - A
special to the Herald from Twin
Falls, Idaho, says that at the per-
Torrance of the Sells-Floto circus
there tonight Bengal tiger broke
from his cage and in his mad rush
for liberty killed a number of Shet
land ponies, fatally injuring Agar
old girl and spread CONSERVATION
among the audience. The animal
was overpowered and killed before it
had succeeded in escaping.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

The lean habit of the Kentucky
colonel is explained now that the de-
partment of agriculture has bulletined
it's dictum that fat is chiefly due to
the amount of water consumed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
About Even.

do you think an editor or an ora
tor stands the better show as can
didate?" IT'S about an even thing"
answered the cynical citizen. "One
runs the risk of writer's cramp, and
the other takes a chance on clergy
mans sore throat"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Shippers Good Idea.

Finding canal bridge too low to
allow the passage of his barge a Ger
man skipper induced 300 Grenadier
Guards from neighboring barracks to
step on board and act as ballast, thus
lowering the vessel in the water and
passing the bridge in safety
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Penaity7

Redd-I see in Germany the kaiser's
chief chauffeur must motor through
life under the imposing title of "ober-
hofwagonfuehrer."
Greene-What's the matter? Had
he been speeding?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Garden pesianed BY wordsworth.

Few people know that the poet
Wordsworth designed an elaborate
winter garden for Sir George Beau
mont, his friend, and that the garden
exists at the present day. DR.. Freder-
lex Peterson recently visited and pho
tograhped it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

hear shouts the soldiers come
To the mellow throb of the distant drum.
They come-A fragment of what they were;
The ranks scattering year by year,
For by with his olden air
Has answered the summons of Death with "Here!
1 see them waver and falter
Their blue grown shadowy gray with dust
Grown shadowy gray in years agone
Their sabers fell into shadowy rust
o. this the vision that comes to me;
I watch them trudging adown the street,
The ready soldiers that used be,
With vibrant drumming time their feet;
1 see them swinging along the way
With brave Old Glory them all;
And all the lines complete to-day
Made SO by the mystical trumpet call.
And quick and eager erect and bold
They march triumphantly through my dream
The soldier men of the day
With flags ALLOW with swords agleam.
The cannons rumble their warning note,
The muskets blaze the battles marge,
And out of the bugle's brazen throat
There shrills the terrible cry of Charged
But hold The mist that was in my eyes
Now drifts away a cloud is blown,
And the shadows fade. the skies
The silent of the wind is thrown.
And gray. and grizzled. and halt. lame,
They falter to the rounded graves
That glow to-day in the grace of fame
Beneath the flag that honor
They goa shadow of what they were;
The ranks vanishing year by year,
For one by one with his gallant air
Has answered the summons of Death with "Here!"
And they waiver and falter on,
Their blue made shadowy gray with dust
The fading host that in years agone
Bore forth the grail of the nations trust.
And into the shadows march they all
To the sign of a far-off trumpet call.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Pathos of the New Graves

The members of the Woman's Relief
corps make great feature of Memo
rial day. The pity of it all is that
there are so many new graves to dec.
crate each year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
MEETING a Deficit,

Il hear Scorcher has put heavy
mortgage on his city residence. Is he
in such trouble as that?"
Yes; he told me me had to have
an immediate cash supply for his auto
mobile fines"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

enemy was, and he spent the night
with them. He had taken along some
whisky, and under its softening influ-
ence confidential relations were estab-
liShed.
Il am ready to make friends with
any of you Yankees except those id
Jayhawkers, said a confederate Of
ficer, made mellow by the liquor.
They are set of id outlaws, and
death is too good for them
Sanders only smiled
by the way, captain, to what regi-
ment do you belong?" asked one.
Il belong to the Kansas .Jayhawk-
ers," he answered, grimly.
The confederates decided that the
whisky was too good for them to he
making individual distinctions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Good Point About the Auto.

Prospective Purchaser like the
Looks OF this automobile, but suppose
I should run over somebody and"
Salesman-"The springs are so easy,
sir, you'd scarcely be Jared at all"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

The assertion of the Topeka Jour
nal that honesty is spreading" re-
minds us that it does seem to be get
ting somewhat thin in places.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Cause of Death in Mines,

The ar pressure produced by explo-
sions often renders a miner uncon-
scious so that the afterdamp catches
and kills even when the victim was
neither burned nor near the initial
explosion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

If the automobiles wish to retain
their popularity they should be care
flu about starting to run over people
so early in the season.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

AS matter of fact, the mollycoddle
is extinct. The study now is to keep
the boys from going it too strong in
the direction of hazing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

A woman stabbed a man in the
head with knitting needle A little
painful, but in future he will be able
to knit his brows
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

Kaiser Wilhelm says his soldiers
prefer hot tea to beer. That's what
some men tell their wives.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

Annual Meeting of the Alumni Asso-
citation, Snow Hall. p. m.
Annual Banquet of School of Law,
Eldridge House, 9 p. m. (Admis-
sion by ticket.)
Wednesday, June s.
Commencement Exercises, Robinson
Gymnasium, 10 a. m.
Address, Public Virtue and Poll
tics" Janathan Prentiss Deliver
Ii. D., United States Senator from
Iowa.
Comforting Of Degrees, Chancellor
Strong.
Music by University Orchestra.
University Dinner. Robinson Gym.
nasium, / p. m. admission by
ticket)
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
SIX BIG ONES IN NET
FRISCO MILLIoNAIREs INDICTED
BY THE HALF DOZEN.
RICHES 70 BAR TO TRUE BILLS

Charge Three With Bribery to Keep
Gas Rate Up-Three Others, tn
Ruef, Alleged to Have Attempted
to Bride Fourteen Supervisors to
Get the Parkside Trolley Franchise
Granted.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
They Work Tonether

The hearing ear is always foun
close to the speaking tongue.-Emer-
son.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
MEETS DEATH IN HOTEL.
Telegraph Operator Burned in a Ken.
lucky Fire.

Somerset, KY, May 27.-The Mer
Ger hotel, at Burnside, was destroy
ed by fire early today and Miss Ber-
tina Toombs, a telephone operator
was burned to death. The telephone
exchange was located in the hotel
building and Miss Toombs was at
work at the time the fire broke out
The fire spread so rapidly she was
unable to reach the street. Thirty
guests asleep in the hotel were
akawened, and escaped uninjured.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16
CHAPTER ~.
John Carney.

John Carney.
As Mr.. Carney vas ushcred into
my private office | rOse to greet him,
and stepped from behind my desk with
outstretchcd hand; but as he raised
his face to mine | drew back in amaze.
mcnt end disgust and motloned him
to a chair with scant ceremony.
Drunk! the beast" | muttercd to
myself, as he shamblcd drowsily TO
the seat | had indicated and dropped
into 1t with a thickly uttered THANK
you"
He seemed to fall asleep for a mo.
ment, and | eyed him steadily for some
time before / could bring myself to
speak. And so the handsome, straight
forward, manly fellow OF three years
ago had sunk to this! A sodden, de.
graded wretch, unfit to associate with
pigs In a sly, and yet tho heir to a
vast estate and the sole legitimate
protector OF the sweet.faced orphan at
Carney-CrOft who awaited his coming
with the Impotence born Of love and
hope and cOnfiding trust! God help
the poor girl now, and God help the
accursed wreck that sat opposite me!
His heavy breathing wheeling In
and out of his throat; his listless,
stupid face. flushed and notified from
the effects of his exccsses; his body,
dripping with perspiration which stood
out In beads on his forehead and
glistened on his hand as II lay In tho
sunlight; and his dropping, blood.shot
eyes, now half closed and again wan
dering aimlessly about the room; all
combined To make a disgusting pic.
ture. II was with the utmost difficulty
that ! could restrain my feelings suf.
ficientDy to address him with ordinary
civility. Finally. my Judgment pre-.
vailed over my Indignation. ana ! 70
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16

she has told me everything. ] wish
merely to arrange some money affairs
with you and make my will, and |
wish to- do so at once
How much money do you need for
the present." ! asked. sarcastically.
How much money do | necd?" he
repeated, In Il bcwildcrcd tone. "Why,
! don't need any. ] have all the ready
cash that ! want. ! only want to ar.
range for the future, you know"
VERY glad to hear It," | observed
dry!y. Now, as to your will. DO you
think, Mr.. Carney. that your state Of
mind today Is such that you are quite
ready to make Il viii? Would II not
be better for you to wait a day or 80
until-er-until you have had an op-
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16
A NEW HIGH MARK 10 MADE
EVERY MONTH IN THE PORT
OF NEW YORK.
BETTER CLASS FOREIGNERS
steamship Companies Have Turned
Back 5000 Undesirable Citi.
zens During the Last
Month.

New YOrk-Thc flooding tide Of i'm
migration to American shores run
ceasclessly en- and new high.water
marks for the influx OF Europe's migra-
tory hordcs a." being recorded every
month In the port Of New York. Al.
ready the north Of May bids fair to
far Outstrip the April record, when
133,i52 immigrants poured through
the gateway Of New York into this
country. Five transatlantic liners
brought In over 5000 immigrants and
officials at Ellis island say that there
are nc signs OF cessation Of this Eu.
ropean invasion.
The well springs OF this human
stream lies principally In southern
and middle Europe. while another but
lesser current has It's sourcc I'm the
Scandinavians and Germans, Italy,
Austria, Hungary and the lower Rus.
sias now supply more than Onc.half
OF all the immigrants seeking homes
In this country. Every fourth alien
examined at Ellis island Is Italian.
while every firth newcomer is from
the Amstrias. A score of years ago
the headquarters Of foreign immigra.
tlOn were in ireland and Germany.
But now he source has entirely
changed.
"Thc character Of immigration rs In
the right direction" said Robert Wac.
horn, immigration commissioner Of
the port OF New York, "and from the
strict enforcement Of the law OF 1903,
which provides for Il fine OF 81 900 on
any steamship line for every imtni.
grant they bring. who Is found TO IL,
affected with II contagious or luatll.
some disease. there has come Il dccid.
cdly better class of immigration. Dur.
Ing the last month the steamship com.
panics turned back G.O0O would. DO
immigrants II. h" rOits of cm,nrGa.
tiOn. There Is an Improvement noted
In h mental capacity Of the present
day immigrant. ! have faith IN the
immigrant Of today. LuOk him over
and you will gee the father OF n race,
who. after they have passed through
our institutions. ma not be known
from the children OF American par
cntS."
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16
E n DAYS.
T. c. Webster Sleeping in 4 Kansas
City Hospital.

Kansas City. MOT. G. Webster,
who was taken from an castbounh
train on April 2 unconscious and re.
moved to the city hospital, has slept
constantly for the past forty days and
IL still asleep, Physicians say he IL
SUFFERING from acute mclanchOlia.
Webster Is GO years OF agc. lie
was travelling from IIorshoc Bend.
Idaho, TO Gainesville. Ga. He became
dclirious on the trip from Denver to
Kansas City and was unconscious
when he reached here. Since that
time he has been aroused sufficiently
to take nourishment, but at no time
has he been thoroughly awake. None
OF his relatives or friends have visit.
ed him since he was taken TO the hos.
pital.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16

The richest subject OF the Austrian
empcror Is the hrchduke Frederick
Marie Albert William Charles OF Tes'
chen. He inherited his vast posses
sions and enjoys them to the full.
Most imposing OF his numerous homes
IL the aibracht palace In Vienna,
which 10 a yeritablc treasure of art,
having one of the most valuable col
lections of pictures In Europe. The
e%ngravings alone number 10000 and
there are 10000 books. many OF them
very rare, besides Il collection Of a..
900 maps and plans.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16

membcred that I was the legal ad.
wiser. only, OF the house OF Carney,
and not in any way concerned with
the moral conduct Of It's head.
"You had a comfortable journey. /
hope" I remarked icily.
"As comfortable as such a Journey
can be-" he wheezed, turning his
bleary eyes toward me as he spoke.
"The conditions which made my home
coming necessary did not make my
trip enjoyable, and Travelled with the
greatest possible haste. az there are
certain matters that ] want you to ar.
range for me at once
He spoke his words with a force and
precision unusual In a man in his con.
ditlon, but he was evidently control.
ing himself to the utmost degree and,
as he talked, his face flushed In great
blotchcs. his bloOd-sho eyes seemed
almost bursting from his head, and
the pcrspiration oozcd from his body
and tricklcd in little streams down his
checks and neck.
do you wish to hear any OF the dc.
tails of your fathers death? ?" | asked
In a most matter Of fact tone.
mo. thank you." he said, with some
effort. II found a long letter from
Florence at my hotel this morning and
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16
$e TN y Z 9
LkHNCROET
sGosERX AROM OOME copXaeH7 1907 BY
6SEW 5ROW COONE
cOpTRiGHT 1907 BY
IJ7ORYPRECJ CORPORATION

am sorry to hear that Miss Weston is
i'll again, for II must add to your cares
materially, but as you have told me that
all your house servants are reliable and
trustworthy l suppose you are managing
fairly well.
! expect your brother In town to-day or
Tomorrow and he will probably stay here
over night and go on to Carney-croft the
next day. Either he or l will telegraph
you as soon as he arrives.
I thought you knew about the ghosts
or I should have written you before.
There were two large pieces OF mosquito
netting In my room which were apparent
threw them over a chair,back near the
window and they blew out during the
night n caught In the branches Of the
trees In front OF the house. ] knew that
seen them and taken them for ghosts,
but a. ! myself cav your butler pulling
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16
CHAPTER u.
Two Letters.

Ny Dear Mr.. Ware:
NY apologies for not replying to your
letter or nearly two weeks ago are weak
cned by the fact that | am now writing
to you In great distress.
MY brother VIII be here day after to-
morrow. and II has Just occurred 10 me
that ! nave made a most dreadful blunder
ana need your advice more than ever
You know, I asked Miss Weston, NV
old school friend, to cOInc here and stay
with me for "a time at least. and she did
70, UNDERSTANDING. as ! have since
learned. That Jack was AWAY and not to
She is here now and seems to me to bo
Guite III again, but the embarrassing part
sweethearts. and his going away to Hon
olulu was really due to some disagree
ment that they had nearly three Years
ago, l never knew Just what the trouble
was. AZ Annie was my dearest friend
In school and afterwards, too, 1 auite
overlooked the whole matter In my INK
war 30 nwfully alone. You remember.
merely tclegraphcd her TO come, and she
80 not even know o. fsther..s death and
Now 'she IL too III to so home again,
and Jack is coming NO sool that ! don't
know what to do. II Is a frightfuily en-
cially as there was 80 much mystery over
You SEQ, under. the circumstances, I
close the house. and come to town tor
Tho present, and. anyway. I feel that /
ought 10 stay here TN Jack comes to
keep an eye on fathers things.
Miss Weston is. ! am sure. quite too
III to he moved. and with Mrs. Remsen,
our old housekeeper. ! feel PERFECTLY safe
Please write me at once and advise me
~ my present predicament.
Very truly yours,
FLORENCE CARNEY,
~ B.. There Is n rumor that Carney
Croft Ia haunted. and some OF the village
people even go 10 far as to say that you
saw a ghost when you were here. Have
you heard anything OF this sort7 II 10
ridiculous. OF course. but 1t makes mo
nervous. y. C..
My Dear Miss Carney;
Your letter O. yesterday 10 at hand.
would not worry. u ] were you. about
probably some childish anair that thsv
hnn both forgotten Py this time.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16
e. Sa11GGMAs@yV %
o. MDSSHH55eDsa
Richest Austrian Subject

and got into the Congressional REQ
ord. His Oratory was an accident. Az
item In the sundry civil bill appropr1
ating $4,000 for a cemetery at Green.
vile was attacked. This cemetery
contains tho remains Of Andrew John
son. whom Mr.. Brownlow eulogized a.
the greatest patriot OF the civil war"
He swept tho house with unsupported
cloquence.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16
Offers Doq Collars Free,

A Scarborough (England) woman
who desired her name to remain .
secret. has instructed a local saddler
to supply dog collars to any local
persons who a show they are too
poor to buy them. The woman. who
IL q lover OF animals, has taken this
step to prevent the destruction Of dogs
under the new dog act
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16
Terrorist Plot Unearthed.

LOndOn-The Daily Telcgraph's st.
Petersburg correspondent reports tho
accidental discovery and filing Of tho
greatest terrorist plot since the great
Decembrlst conspiracy S2 years ago.
The correspondent says he has the
sensational story from two reliable
sources.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-16
Grand Duke Weds.

Yalta-Grand Duke Nicholas NchO.
laievitch was married here Sunday TO
Princess Anasthia Of Montenegro. The
wedding occurred in the palace chapel
instead Of In the Dlulbcr palace. Tho
bride, who was unattended, vas
gOwned In white satin and wore a cost.
ly diamond tiara.