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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
4 $500 DRESS SUIT.
Worn. by One of Our BattIeships and
Consists of Flags.

Few realize the number of flags car
ried by warship nor the cost of all
the gay bunting which flutters from
mast to mast at. holiday time. In ad-
dition to fleet communication. neces-
sary during maneuvers in home water,
says Army and Navy Life, the ship
must be equipped with an extensive
array of flags on board for various
forms of ceremonial and official occa-
SONS
This dress suit outfit of bunting con.
sists of $50 different flags the materi.
al and making of which cost just
$4,000. Each ship is entitled to new
flag equipment every three years
though owing to their constant use
a flagship will often require a new set
OF signals in about year.
A great deal more time and labor
is required to finish certain of these
flags than is generally supposed. The
presidents flag equires the longest
time of any to make, as it takes one
woman nearly whole month to COM
plete it. The life-sized eagle with out
stretched wings and other emblems
are all hand-sewed and involve the
most patient work.
The most difficult to make are the
foreign flags. This is especially true
of the South and Central American
ones.
A half dozen specially skilled hand
device sewers are continually kept on
these flags. Every battleship carries
4S foreign flags, rs feet by Is wide.
The most expensive ensign to make is
the German, which, owing to the deli
cate scrollwork of the large imperial
eagle and royal crown necessitating
delicate, slow and careful sewing,
costs $3.50.
The dragon flag of China consists of
200 separate pieces. Twelve to IA
days are ordinarily consumed in fin
ishing this flag, which costs $51.T5.
The flag of Siam with the huge
white elephant costs $5s. The Mexi-
can with its center design of large
eagle holding a serpent on its bill,
costs $3.50. The cheapest foreign flag
made is the Moorish, which costs $21.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
MEADE
=
NEWS
Alaska: the Great and Rich.
KANSAS.
MEADE. (.


Alaska's extreme breadth from east
to west is 1900 miles in an air line.
According to Prof. Guyot, recognized
authority on all geographic matters,
the Island of Attu, in Alaska, is as far
west of San Francisco as the coast of
Maine is east of that city; or, in other
words, San Francisco is the great
middle city between the extreme cas-
and west of the United States, says
Jay Monroe Latimer in Metropolitan
Magazine, fact which is very diff
cult for the eastern minds to grasp
The breadth of Alaska from north to
south is 1,400 miles, Now about the
coast line! According to the United
States coast survey the shore line of
Alaska, up and down the bays and
around the islands, measures $4,000
miles, or two and one-half times that
of the Atlantic and Pacific coast line
of the remaining portion of the United
States. The coast of Alaska, if ex
tended in straight line, would belt
the globe. Nearly 40 years ago, when
Secretary of State Seward proposed
thas the United States should pur-
chase this vast tract of land, the PEG
pie throughout the length and breadth
of the union shouted: Folly, follyi
$7,200,000 for an icebergI" Neverthe-
less, Secretary Seward was wiser than
his day and generation. He intro
duced the bill before congress; and
there after stormy and lengthy de-
bates he secured its passage, and the
United States received from Russia the
greatest of all her possessions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
FOUR SHAFTS OF HuMoR.
Pithy Remarks from One of the Fore.
most Jokesmiths.


With the truly artistic tempera-
ment the bird in the bush has scant
notion of doubling its value by chang
ing to the hand.
A has-been is man who has spent
his time with hair yigors, electric
brushes and newspaper recipes, when
he should have been winning a laurel
wreath to cover his ignominy with.
When you enter shop state just
what you want. For then the mer.
chant can go intelligently to work to
sell you something else. The great
law of commerce is to sell people
what they don't want. What they do
want will sell itself.
But, probably it is no harder to live
up to your reputation when you are
young than it will be to live it down
when you are older.-Puck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Murdered in a Box Car.

Poplar Bluffs, Mo-. H. Fowlkes.
a Donothan, Mo-, farmer, was MUIR
dered and robbed of $1,000 Wednes-
day in an Iron Mountain box car on
siding here. His head was beaten to
pulp and the car, in which his house
hold goods were being moved from
Donothan to Newberne, Tenn, was set
on fire. The crime was discovered at
3 a. m. when the fire department re-
sponded to an alarm and put out the
fire in the car. Fowlkes' wife and
children had preceded him to New
berne, and he was riding in the car
with his household goods and farm
machinery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
New Relationship.

probate court is a great place for
untangling relationships and such
things" said Judge Merle N. A Walk
err, but an entirely new relationship
new at least, as far as 1 am concern
ed-was brought out here recently.
"a case on trial rested largely on
the establishment of the fact that one
of the parties in the suit-a woman
was compelled to work out for her
living One of the witnesses testified
he knew she did so.
How do you know?' he was asked,
Give seen her.
Are you around there often?
'Well-yes-you might say So
Kind of relation of the family,
huh?'
'Well-no-and yes. I'm the mail
man. indianapolis News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Had No Use for "Joekey Pants

John Sharp Williams is extremely
careless about his dress and does not
care about fine clothes on anyone else.
In a recent campaign he offered his
services to the Democratic speakers
bureau and was sent north to help
out congressional nominee. When
he returned to headquarters and was
Piled with questions he said: Don't
you know that fellow came down to
meet me in pair of fashionable rid
ing breeches and started to go around
With me with them on. l just up and
old him that if he wanted to go to
Congress- he had better take off those
jockey pants. After he left the blamed
things off we got along all right"
Chicago Tribune.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Distinction and Difference.

In Dean Ramsay's book of anecdotes
there is one which refers to a CONVEX
sation between Scotch minister and
a sexton. The minister was stranger
to the gravemaker, and discussed with
him the doctrines of the neighboring
clergy. AS one after another was men,
toned the sexton wagged his head
gloomily, and said: He's no sound"
At last the minister-who was long
winded and rather empty preacher
mentioned his own name, and in
quired: "Mr. - now, isn't he
sound?" 100, aye" said the sexton,
with twinkle in his eye. He's a
sound"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Copper and Iron.

There has been for the last ten
years an average rate of "a tons of
iron consumed to one ton of copper.
The worlds demand for the two
metals was in the same ratio, and the
vorld's production of copper also
shows notable percentage decrease.
The production was in 1897. 4O5, $50
tons, and in 1906, 71S,36S tons, or
an average increase for ten years of
4.3 per cent, whereas between the
production of 1905, which was 639, 504
tons, and that of 1906, there was a
gain of only 1874 tons, or 2.03 per
confidence the rise in price That
iron did not sympathize in price is
due to the fact that the undeveloped
resources of iron ore and the metal
lurgical appliances for its reduction to
metal are much greater than those of
copper. Consequently iron can bear a
temporary strain better than copper.
Engineering Magazine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Banks Want Then

Washington.-Offer for the new
Panama bonds and the one-year treas
ury certificates continued to come to
The treasury Wednesday, but no of
fetal announcement was made regard
ing the amount. Reports were re-
ceived by telegraph from United
States assistant treasurers at New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston,
Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis, New
Orleans and San Francisco of the
amount of the applications for certif-
Gates received at each point The
figures were said to be satisfactory.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
His Word Not Good.

John and Jim agreed to settle a
difference by fighting it out. 1t was
understood that whoever wanted to
quit should cry "'nough!" John got
Jim down and was hammering him
soundly, when Jim cried 'nough!"
But John paid no attention to his cry
and kept on pounding him. Again and
again Jim called out 'nough! But
John paid no heed and kept busy with
his fists. A boy standing near asked:
''Why don't you let the Teller up?
He's yelled nough!"
But he's such a liar you can't be.
lieve him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Controlled Tobacco Trade.

New York-'The American Tobac.
CO company at one time controlled the
entire tobacco trade of the world with
the exception of France, Italy, Turkey
and Austro-Hungary, where the tobac-
CO trade is a government monopoly"
This statement was made Thursday by
W. H. Harris, vice president and
chairman of the board of directors of
the American Tobacco company dur
ing a hearing in the case of the United
States against the American Tobacco
company and others before United
States Commissioner Shields.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Their occupation Gone.

Chicago.-Officials OF western
roads at conference in this city
Thursday decided to dissolve the
Western Passenger agreement after
January 1 and to disband the Western
Passenger committee. The committee
was formerly an organization of much
Importance in the railroad world, it's
chief function being to regulate the
giving of free transportation to ship
pers. The operation of the Hepburn
law. however, rendered it unnecessary
to longer maintain the organization.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
The Reason.

A North Philadelphia woman who
5 locally famous for her cooking, had
some of her neighbors and friends
at her home one evening last week
% supper given in honor of nei
daughter. Everything on the table was.
admired by her guests. Among the
things that was admired most of all
vas a beautiful cake.
1T is so soft" exclaimed one of
The guests.
And so light" praised another
Pray tell US where you got the
'ecipe," from another.
Il am very glad you think it is so
soft and light" replied the hostess.
Il made it out of my own heal
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
VETERAN OF THREE WARS.
A Pioneer of Colorado and Nebraska.
Matthias Campbell, veteran of the
civil war and two Indian wars, and

a pioneer Oh Colo
RADIO, now living at
21S East Nebraska
Street, Blair, Neb.,
says: Il had such
pains in my back
for a long time that
l could not turn
in bed, and at times
there was an almost
total stonrarp Of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

People who have been sneering at
skinned milk will be Inundated to
covered mode of manufacturing from
it substance having the qualities of
celluloid and vulcanized rubber, but
which is not inf1ammable Hereafter
skinned milk will be used for max
ing "galalith," the new material, and
cream will be a mere by-product.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
A Worlds Rifle Record,

Lincoln, Neb.-AIter hitting 1906
flying blocks without a miss, Captain
A. H. Hardy Tuesday stopped his rifle
shooting demonstration. A judge had
to leave and this stopped the shoot.
Hardy was striving for a 10000 rec
ord. The worlds record was former
ly held by Topper Vein, of San An
tonic, who secured 1852.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
FREE TO OUR READERS.

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chi
cago, for 4S;page Illustrated Eye Book
and if this paper is mentioned they
will send you Free Bottle Murine for
Your Eyes. Write all about Your Eye
Trouble and their Oculists will advise
as to the proper Application of the
Murine Eye Remedies in Your Special
Case. Your Druggist will tell you that
Murine Cures Eyes. Makes Weak
Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart. Soothes
Eye Pain. Aids those Wearing
Glasses and Sells for SOC.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Private Speedway fer Autos.

In Commodore Frederick G.
2ourne's family there are half a doz-
automobile enthusiasts, and he
has decided to free himself and them
Of the restriction imposed by the
state law. He has a thousand-acre
estate at Sayville. Long Island, ov-
erlooking the South bay. On that do
main he is to build a private speed
way of several miles in length, that
will circle in and out, mp hill and
down, and here he and his friends
nav travel as furious :. pace as they
desire.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
DOCTORS IN GRAND JURY NET.
Two Indicted in Iowa for conspirac,
to Force an Independent Physi-
clan from a Surgical Case,

Waverly, lathe Bremner county
grand jury, which a few weeks ago
indicted fourteen members of the coun-
ty medical association, alleging viola
ton of the antitrust law, recently re-
ported additional indictments against
DR.. w. A. Rohlf and DR.. o. L. Chaffee
on the general ground of conspiracy.
Their alleged offense was of forcing
an independent doctor from surgi-
cal case, in which he as well as one of
the accused doctors had been en-
ployed, after he had refused to sign
the union scale.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

OTyaH Y. WI =. n Delegate.
lincoln, Neb.-W. ]. Bryan heads
the Lincoln delegation to the national
convention of the Y. NJ. c. A., which
meets in Washington. D. C. Five of
the delegates left Tuesday for the
East and Mr.. bryan will join them at
Washington. He is on the programme
for an address.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
First Since 1856.

Chicago.-A special to the Inter
Ocean from Sterling, ILL.,, Monday
night says that the United States
cutter Rambler and the tug Merrimac
steamed Ito Sterling Monday night,
being the rst boats to navigate the
Rock river since 1856. They came by
the way of the Hennepin canal, lately
completed by the federal government
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Taft Leaves vIadixcstok.

MISUNDERSTANDING Taft hae
arty left Vladivostok at o'cloc'
tuesday Afternoon for ST. Petersburg.
He was escorted to the train by a
large party Oh naval and military of
fioers and rigid precautions for his
safety were taken by order of the CIV.
ernment
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
MISSOURI PACIFIC wreek in K,nsss.

Salina, Kan.-An east bound Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train was
wrecked four miles east of here at
$3.50 O'Clock Thursday morning. Sew
eral persons were slightly injured
The wreck was caused by spreading
rails.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Exchanging courtcsies With Mexico

Exchanging Courtcsies With Mexico.
Washington.-Mexican war vessels
will be given the privilege of coaling
in American waters whenever they
desire to do so, in exchange for the
courtesy extended to this governme nt
of keeping collicrs in Magdalena Bay,
lower California, wnere the big bat.
tleships AMI the torpedo flotilla are to
rendezvous early in the spring.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Inspected Canal.

New York-Eighteen members of
the committee on appropriations of
the national house of representatives
Who have been on tour of inspection
If the Panama canal zone returned
home Wednesday on the steamer
Colon.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
They landed 2.OOO. OOO po

They landed 100000 pounds of fish
on one wharf in Boston in one day :,
More than two pounds of brain food
for each inhabitant And they had
baked beans for breakfast on the same
day What's the use, remarks the
Brooklyn Eagle, of trying to keep up
with Boston?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Not caretaker,s Fault.

In answer to a complaint made by
the town council of Camborne, Eng
land, that the caretaker of the recrea.
ton ground had allowed the grass to
grow to an inconvenient height, that
officer REPLIED that the donkey which
had formerly eaten the grass had died
Of lockjaw and he had been unable to
buy another one to take its place.
Starch, like everything else, is be
Ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market rs years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery-Defiance Starch-all in
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient. in
vented by us, gives to the Starch q
strength and smoothness never ap
preached by other brands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
SnIit the nifference-

In dog case at Felixstowe, Eng
land, one witness testified that the dog
whose loss was being sued for was
worth $125, while another swore it
vas worthless. So the judge awarded
$3.50 damages as a fair average.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

the urine. Ny wife and l have both
used Doan's Kidney Pills for what doc
tors diagnosed as advanced kidney
'roubles, and both of us have been
completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

To prevent that tired feeling On
roning day-Use Defiance Starch
;aves time-saves labor-saves annoy
lnce, will not stick to the iron. The
zig 16 OF. package for 10c, at your
grocer's.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

The prettiest girls are always the
stupidest. according to an English sci
enlist Now if this rule only worked
both ways the stupid girls would have
some consolation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
pemocrstic ccmntttee c.+bere

French Lick, Ind, = Members of
the democratic national committee be-
gan arriving here Thursday evening
to attend the meeting Friday called by
National Chairman Thomas Taggart
of Indiana
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
s.n Er.ncie.o ch,s.,

Muskosee, Ok-San Francisco
Thursday afternoon was. selected az
the city in which the Trans-Missis
sippi Commercial congress will meet
next year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
ANY ~ Year Old Girl

Gan make those delicious Lemon Choco-
lte and Custard pies as well rs the more
experienced cook if she uses '.OUR-PIE'
preparation, which is now sold by nearly
II grocers at 10 cents per package. Just
he proper ingredients in each package.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
The Sequel.
lie run DOWN"

Funny thing about Dudley. He said
he needed little whisky because he
was run down."
We'll, wasn't he run down?"
81 don't know about that, but I do
NOW he was run in."-The Catholic
Standard and Times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

Berlin.-Count Won Pueckler, the
.well-known Jew batter who at various
times has come into collision with the
law, owing to. his excessive anti-sem-
tic agitation, has been sent to an
asylum for the insane at DaIldorf.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

Geronimo is to send a message of
peace to all Indians. The day was
that when the old Apache sent out a
message it meant eternal peace to
many white men.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Ecund Dead in Ped.

Salina, Kan-O. o. Lundahl, 20
years of age, was found dead in his
bed at Assaria Wednesday. Heart dis
ease, presumably. was the cause of
his death.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
AM odd EeIlrw sa Ye.rs

Lawton, Ok.-William V. Wolfe, of
Lawton. died Monday. He was in his
9th year and had been a memDer of
the Odd Fellows So years
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

1t is strange that college students
have been found not to be ut even TO.
walters.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
To Return to Mexicn

Lincc,r. Neb.-D E. Thompson,
United States ambassador to Mexico
left Thursday for New York. He
leaves next Tuesday for Mexico. He
has spent several weeks in Lincoln at
tending to personal business.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

81 have found new route to the
POLE" says explorer Cook. But won't
he find it harder than the beaten
path?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

With the necessities of life going
up every day. it requires considerable
courage Just to live.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
switc.,men Withdraw Demand.

Chicago.-The switchmen's union
Tuesday wilddrey the demand on the
western railroads for an increase of
wages amounting to six cents an hour
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

The man with the grievance never
lacks Occur alton. although he may oo
cas;onally be short en- audience.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

with some women the idea of econo
my is to put just a wee bit less suga.
In the tea or coffee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

To know the good and prefer it is
ne secret of abiding happiness.-Dean
j,anley.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12

India rubber houses ought to make
= hit in Italy's earthquake belt.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
OLD SORES KEEP EPP oRR
BY IMPURITIES IN THE BLOOD

WI to heal is because blood is not
healthy should be- but infected with poisonous old
blood faint which has corrupted polluted the circulation Those most
usually afflicted with o sores persons who have Teac or passed mid
begun to decline and tie poisonous which have because
suggich and hereditary
hitherto
legs other of the body The Place red and testers and
the stubborn
Nothing nouleali1g
The that ressts ordinary remedies treatments good
Cd and especially IS tbs true if the trouble IS inherited
Washes salves indeed ANYTHING applied directly to the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-12-12
Natures MANAGEMENT,

There is no way, is there, to keep
wrinkles from showing?"
How can there be when wrinkles
are head-liners?"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Prison Digit School.

The Deputy Warden's school
report for December shows that
the interest in the prison night
school is still keen among the
teachers and scholars. Twelve
sessions we're held during the
month. The average attendance
was 1854, the lowest 1852, and the
highest l66. The voluntary at
tendance was lis, and 40 inmates
were compelled to attend.
During the month IA pupils
were temporarily excused from at
tending school and 4 permanently.
Nine pupils were enrolled and 4 were
discharged from the institution.
While three of the pupils were re-
ported for breach of institutional
rules, not one was reported for lack
of interest in school work.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Board Of Control.

The State Board of Control met
at the prison last Thursday. Only
two of the members were present,
namely, Messrs. Leavett and Ros-
ing, Mr.. Leavett acting chairman
in the absence of Judge Gould,
who is still in ill health. There
we're eight of the inmates called
before the board, andspply two of
this number were applicants for
parole. One of the tsformatory
transfers was ordeea discharged,
but there were no pdas51es granted
at this time.
Warden Wolfer's financial state
ment for the month of December
shows that the total receipts of the
prison were $119,855.38. The
miscellaneous receipts amounted
to $8,659.17. Of this sum So, $50. }
36 was received from convict labor
in Irvine plant; &.Oe8. 10 from con-
vict labor in shoe shop; and $780,
so from visitors fees.