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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
You'll Enjoy "Monte Cristo"

Millions have followed the for
tunes of Edmond Dantes, until he
startled the world as "Monte Girls
to" but the interest of all who have
seen the play is hardly less keen
than the eagerness .of those who
have not 1t is hard for a play
goer to imagine the effect of the
revelation of "Monte Cristo" upon
persons in the audience who have
never seen it. If there be any such
in this community, they will have
a chance to see the play at the
Phelps Opera House, tomorrow
evening, when Fred G. Conrad's
widely-known production of the ver-
sion arranged by Eugene Moore will
be presented. Mr.. Moore, who is
one of the best Edmond Dantes liv-
ing. prepared his adoption with
great care to introduce all the best
of the story, that would be practi
cal and effective on the stage. The
company has been receiving excel
lent notices.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
Magic Lantern
FOR THE BOY OR GIRL

Any boy or girl who will secure
eight new subscribers for The Kan
sas City Weekly Journal, at 25c a
year each, making a total of two
dollars, and send the full amount to-
gether with the names to US, we will
mail to his or her address beauti-
ful Magic Lantern with SO views.
Any boy or girl can use it. Just
stretch a white sheet on the wall and
you can have all kinds of fun Full
directions fer use is sent with the
lantern.
Any boy or girl can secure eight
new subscribers in short time and
get this Beautiful Magic Lantern.
Send for samples for canvassing.
Send all money by post Office
money order or draft.
Address,,
The KANSAS Cry Journal
Kansas City, Mo,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
Col. Stevens Honored

At the recent session of the sover-
eign grand lodge of Odd Fellows at
Denver, our townsman, Col. 0. R.
Stevens, was again honored.
This time he received the degree
known as the Grand Decoration of
Chivalry, which degree is only con-
ferred for special meritorious SER
vices and this was recommended by
General M. A. Raney, and said rec
ommendation was approved by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge.
Col. Stevens is the youngest man
to ever receive this degree and he
also enjoys the distinction of being
the youngest Department Com
mander in the world.
Mrs. Stevens was elected Supreme
Chaplain of the order of Ladies
Militant. This is new order which
includes the relatives of members of
the Militant branch.
Thus was Kansas and the city of
Meade honored.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
Miles Mention

Much wheat is being drilled In.
That put in before the rain on Sep
tember 18th, is up and looking well.
Asa Ford and Virgil Keltner are
home from Barton county.
The wind storm a week ago blew
things around in a lively fashion.
Sheds, chicken coops and shed roofs
executed various stunts. The buggy
in which were Mr.. Barragree, wife
and babies was overturned but no
one seriously hurt. An automobile
endeavofing to make the Cimarron
crossing ahead of the storm was
'.stuck" and soon inundated by ris-
ing water. The machine was pulled
outsby horses and after cleaning out
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
Mrs. Gorfnan Entertains
President

From Plains Journal
Mrs. A. F. Gorman's pleasant
home was the scene of most pleas
ant and enjoyable party, last Mon
day afternoon, when she entertained
in honor of Mrs. 0. T. Wilson, who
leaves soon for her winter home in
New York. The guests played
whist, and at four O'Clock a dainty
luncheon was served.
Those present were: Mrs. G. L.
Smith, of Colorado Springs, Mes
DANES Boehler, Walters and Stamp
er, and Misses Jenkins and Fulling-
ton, of Meade, and Mesdames Will
son, Collingwood, w. Ray Edwards,
Don T. Edwards, Elliott, Duncan,
Nicholson, Hughan, Baughman, and
Miss Carder, of Plains.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08

on Kansas soil. Whether or not it
is of more or as much value as the
present wheat grown may be deter
mined by the crop grown this winter
and threshed next summer. Certain
it is that mo farmer will seed a por-
tion of his farm to this new wheat
without knowing as much about it.
as the grain men who furnish it are
able to tell him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
Free Lecture

Rev. Chas. A. Mitchell will lee
ture on physical culture, social pur-
ity and hygiene, at the Baptist
church, Monday night, October IL,
at 8 O'Clock.
No admission charged.
Central Holiness Uaivers;ty,
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Dec. 10, 'o7
To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that listened
twice to addresses delivered by Prof.
Charles a. Mitchell on social purity
l heartily commend his work. His
addresses are chaste and clean and
yet faithful to the themes he dis
cussess The pupils in our school
and the parents in our community
were profoundly impressed by his
words. Yours,
A. M. HILLS,
President
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
Wins First Money

From Plains Journal
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that ]. w. King, of
the firm of King & Prather, took
first prize for tying a COW, at the
fair in Elk City, Oklahoma. Billy
tied his cow in 48 seconds, winning
the money by II seconds. The
worlds champion roper was in this
contest but he couldn't win. The
question that is now being asked is:
"What would he do if he had a lit
tie practice?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
School Fair

The School Fair, October 23-24,
is to raise money to buy piano fol
the school house. Following is the
executive committee which has been
appointed:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mrs. Backe, Amusement department.
MIR. Bunch, Refreshment department.
Mr., Bunyard, Souvenirs and Toys.
Mrs. F. Fuhr, sale of useful articles.
MIR. Marshall, entertainment of guests.
MIR. Stevens, museum.
c. S. Rulburt, advertising.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
some FARMERS WILL SON II
But they Know as much as The
Grain men will Know
GRAIN COMPANY STICKS UP FOR It

Some time ago t. ]. Tcmpler,
president of the Kansas Grain COM
pany, undertook to distribute a new
seed wheat, called "Miracle wheat"
to1a few farmers throughout Kansas,
at the different stations of the Kan
sas Grain company, with the idea
that better seed would be found, re-
sulting in larger yield OF wheat.
Mr.. Templer acted as an agent of
the j. Rosenbaum Gram company
of Chicago, owners of the. Terminal
Elevator company, one of the larg
est grain concerns in the country.
Arrangements had been made with
a very few farmers to plant this seed
when Kansas City paper printed an
interview with F. D. Coburn, secre-
tary of the Kansas state board of
agriculture, which quoted the secre
tary as saying that the wheat was
fake and that it would grade about
No. a; that it didn't look like milling
wheat at all, etc.
MIR. Templer at once notified his
agents not to distribute any of the
seed until the matter was looked into
more carefully. Since then he has
taken it up with the grain company
at Chicago and a communication
from that company to Mr.. Tetnpler
states that an effort has been made,
but without much success, to ascer-
tain Mr.. Coburn's reasons fof max
ing statements that the wheat was
not what it should be. The grain
company stated that the only reply
it could get from Mr.. Coburn was
that he had not said the wheat was
"fake" and that he had not stated,
as the Kansas City paper hadquoted
him, that the wheat was ..sold for
So pound"
The Chicago grain company has
sent all of these facts to Mr.. Temp
ler, together with a laboratory test
of the milling qualities of the wheat
and Templer is sending copies of
this correspondence and of the la
boratory tests to all of the stations
of the company with the instructions
TO his agents that every farmer who
is interested should know everything
about the wheat that he ( Templer)
knew.
The grain company through Mr..
Templer IS anxious to get better
quality of seed wheat, knowing that
every farmer wants the same thing.
There is no profit in the distribution
s of the seed for Mr.. Templer nor will
there be. A number OF farmers over
Kansas will SOW this seed but they
will do it with as full a knowledge
of the seed as Templer hasbeen able
to learn for himself.
The interview of MIR. Coburn stat
ed that the wheat was of very pos r
quality and he advised against $
use. Mr. CoDurn had a great deal
of experience with the culture of
wheat and should know what he is
talking about. However the Kan
sas Grain company has all faith in
the men who are distributing the
seed from Chicago.
Doubtless lots of this wheat will
be sown and test OF it viii be made
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
Football Game

The foot ball season will be open
ed in this city next Saturday, with a
good swift game between the Meade
and Liberal High School teams.
There is strong rivalry existing
between these teams, and as both
aggregations are being well trained,
it is safe to say that it will be warm
ly contested game.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
the sand proceeded on its way, wiser
concerning the Cimanon.

the sand proceeded on its way, wiser
concerning the CimaTon.
A dance was given in the new
stor. building at Miles Tuesday
evening. There will be another
dance at Frank Dow's Friday the
9th, inst.
Simon Howe left Wednesday for
Texas to briug home $50 head of
steers for feeding.
Miss Anna Busing has been ab-
sent from school this week on ac-
count of sickness.
Fred Robert is visiting his mother
at Artesian, N. M.
A large grey wolf is reported to
have been seen short distance
north of Mr.. Rhodes this week.
Mrs. Maple is carrying the mail
between Uneeda and Miles.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
French Dry Cleaning

We are now located one block
west of the National Hotel, Our
plan is the most modern and up-to-
date, and We would be pleased to
have your patronage in the way of
cleaning mems or ladies clothing.
Respectfully,
". S, SULLIVAN.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-08

For plastering and cement work
call on A. JACK ByRNs, for lowest
prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26

which remnants Of undertaking had oeeh SUI
to keep out the cold. My first thought "ds w
to waste nv time the place, but deciueo ~
find out who lived there. A very proIane anu ui0
reputable old came to the door Every o'iei
word was an oath. Three young chlldreh an iooh
ing like imbeciles stood and gazed at me a
Young wife a foreigner evidently. lay SICK aoeu
Without ceremony I ushered into the leu
room and explained my proposition TO my sur
rrse the woman, who evidently had great Iiliu
erce over the old man. sad promptly IN broken
English An. must have telephone every
bodv have telephone now The contract was
signed on the spot, and lest l have Suspicion
that the family might not good pay the money
was offered me for the first quarters Dill.
Every good rural canvasser discovers that the
appeal 10 pride is strong incentive 10 tdhe
the service The argument is constantly used tIidI
such and such town five miles or ten miles away
has very large number OF subscribers TINS place
therefore which has only half as many, VIII heeo
to get hustle on if is be regarded as up ana
coming Influenced by this plea people VIII some
times put in telephones saying explicitly that they
intend to keep them only year Yet once the
telephon. habit is formed and they become thor
oughy educated" the phrase is, they seldom
backslideI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
HUNTING IN GERMANY,
Income from Game Licenses Etc. Reaches
a Tremendous Figure Annually.

In submitting the following statistics concerning
the community and national income derived from
game ana game preserves Consul George Nicolas
lift. of Annaber reports that the laws and ethics
of the chase, well the best methods of nre-
serving game important parts of the crlrricu-
lnm of every forestry school and academy In the
empire:
Recent statistics. gathered and compiled from t,.
several German states and other official sources
give an interesting view of the chase as national
asset. There issued every year in GERMANY
100000 annual hunting permits; $50 permits for
shorter periods. and $4,000 free permits to game
keepers. foresters etc. This means that 500 600
men-one in every hundred of the populat ion-go
hunting occasionally. While the price of hunting
permits In the different German states varies from
81 30 to SIS 25 the average is about SO 70 The
German devotees of the chase thus pay in round
figures s1.50000o annually into the state treasures
for hunting licenses.
The annual kill is approximately. IS, 900 900
pounds. of which A 900 900 pounds are game with
market value of S6.5O0,00e Most of this is veni-
son, wild boar. rabbit, grouse quail etc These
large figures, but considered in connection with
the fact that the annual consumption of meat by
the German people is ZOO. 10000 pounds the
tor r in the meat supply of the nation.
CASH va S P Ph lGr adg and the
the largest item when the chase is viewed from
fof eaae. is Still rger TBe Paid eh
tire area o. the empire is more or less game
part OF which some one is paying annual
] forest
preserve. where sometimes larger game is found
only the farms which surround every VIII
iage and offer nothing better than rabbits and
quail
The average price for yearly leases of game pre-
serves is about 5 cents and the 1875 900
acres OF German area thus bring in from this
source more than $4,000. 900 year The greater
part of this sum is paid directly into the
muntty treasures, and is thence. directly
rectiy, distributed for the benefit of the people
interested.
Any estimate of the economic value of the chase
would be incomplete which in addition TO the items
OF direct income mentioned. did not take into
tnfar Sftct
as the manufacture of arms and ammunition and
otner hunting paraphernalla, game bags. hunting
outfits etc, for IL is the fashion here In
uniform e., hunting jacket. jaeger hat leg
g1ngs, game bag and belt Considering these in
cidentals. II Is estimated that the chase means
annually the distribution OF about $50 SOC 006 more
or less. directly among all the people of Germany
Consular Reports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
HOW COIN "SWEATERS" WORK.

Closely allied to the making of counterfeit coins
and usually combined with that nefarious trade is
what is known as sweating which requires con-
siderable skill to accomplish successfully. rubber
mould is used, into which a gold coin be sweat
ed" is introduced. and held with a clip.
Copper wires having been adjusted the coin is
immersed in bath of cyanide of potassium and an
electric battery set going. The action of the cleo
tricty upon the coin in the acid uniformly sweats"
the metal-that is to say, causes much of II to
become detached This process Is gone through
with large number of coins, and the gold deposit
thus obtained is extracted from the acid
1t Is for the purpose of detecting the existence of
such reduced coins that bankers weigh gold coins
in balance, and If is in the scale it will inn
medately be shown by the indica tor. The light
coin is then taken out. and. whatever the short
age" represents. that the customer will
have make up be fined"
But. all things considered sweating is but a
poor business says II. L. Adam. in his interesting
book. The Story of Crime" and evidently it is
thought by the criminal fraternity, for 1t has
dwndled to mere nothing. In 1911 in the annual
report of the Master of the Mint the official chem
list stated that during the year ne had had only
two soveregns submitted to him which had under
gone the process of sweating sovereign
weighs 23274H grains, and the limit of In the
weight is OF of a grain. from which II may readily
be gathered that sweating cannot be & very
lucrative business.-TH-G:t1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26

service on Sunday afternoon at O'Clock in the
Church OF the Incarnation
The officers of the 9th Regiment will hold their
annual dinner al the Hotel Hamilton on Saturday
night. Among the guests viii he Generals Roe ana
Smith, Rear Admiral Goodrich L 5. n; the Jap
anese Consul General and Lieutenant Colonel sam
uel E. Allen L. s. \. The regiment VIII hoid
games in the armory Tuesday night. Lieutenant
l.. L. Thompson of the 18th Company has passed
the examining board Another silver band has
authorized the staff OF the state color for
service at the West Battery mow the Aquarium
from May 23 June % 1913. On May - a tablet
will be erected on the building d 18th street and
University Place to mark the headquarters Of the
regiment a the outbreak OF the Civil War The
regiment. which mustered into the United
States service for three years the SD New York
Volunteers took part in tWonty-eight battles and
lost 65l men in killed and wounded
Lieutenant Joseph / Berry. Of the I'd Battery.
was appointed adjutaut the staf OF Major David
Wilson. commanding the battalion OF field artil-
lery and not Lieutenant William b. Short of the
LIST Battery. as has been stated. The latter has
been appointed ordnance officer on the staff Of
Major Wilson.
Company 6 Of the list Regiment has elected
Sergeant H. L Davidson a first lieutenant The
review Of the regiment will be held Saturday
night by General II. :. Hawkins, l. 5. A The
dual athletic meet between Companies X and
by the former with score of % to 81
The field manpuvres Pine Plains. y. y in
which the army the.national guard viii Jointly
take part. viii be held between June - and -.
The organizations from New York that viii par
ticipate Squadrons and {, Troops b and u.
the LIST Battery of field artillery the Sd Regi-
mont
The 18th Regiment. under command of Colonel
Dyer. viii parade for divine service on Sunday
afternoon in ST. Patricks Cathedral The assembly
al the armory will he I o'clock.
Captain Frank o. Sauvau and Joseph Cipollari
of the sth Regiment. who failed pass the exam
lining board for lieutenant colonel and aior re-
spectively will remain duty with the regiment
as captains. Another election for field officers may
be held There is no truth in the rumor that OK
Major Robert Edwards will become a candidate for
the lieutenant coonccy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
MORAL DANGERS
OF STREET PLAY
ENGLISH NOTELIST SUG-
GESTS REMEDY.
Use Public School Buildings and
Organise Recreation-LondOn
Child Gamblers.
By Mrs. Humphry Ward.

Tbeye are two sides to pay-the making coIlrlV-
ing willing side and the cooperative SIDE III
the first the child is the king OF lis Worlu' eAe
inc IFS tiny will on all that is smaller and 1eeper
than it In the second. it is learning to give anu
take to Weld that it may get. to obey that II may
triumph The first is the earliest A chlo VINO
&c dressing undressing schooling, pettlng' ouiy-
n, its dolls is all the time sharpening Its own
personality strengthening its own sense OF power
7 saw an amusing instance of this in my own
srandchd few weeks ago | took her q large
doll which was supposed TO stand On Its feet- bu.
the doll was topheavy, the weight or her hedu
pulled her down and she constantly Tell over. n
friend standing by said laughing The dolls got
too much brains Mary. Mary ifhlheuiaielS
straightened herself on her two strong legs, and
with glance of contempt at the doll said with
indescribable jubilation I've got no brains can
stand" The differences were rather topsy-tur'S'
but the triumph complete
So much for the development of personality. Next
comes as we all know. the discipline OF persohal-
itv-and here Il is that all combined and co-opera-
tive play is so Invaluable But no need TO owen
upon this. 1t has been condensed In that saying
which at any rate we all like to attribute to the
Duke of Wellington. to the playing fields OF
Eton There is nothing that the rlcher classes
value so much this aspect of play for their
children. We all know what 1t means for charac-
ter for physical development. for health OF nina
and body The children of the rich are now, per-
haps overdone with toys overdone with games
Here have % guard against excess and eXaS-
geration But the children of the poor have stlli
TO enter on their heritage of play And here
! think one may say that America has led the
way Your vacation schools, your organized play
grounds have been teaching all-yourselyes first.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
THE "HELLO" MAN
FEEDS THE PIGS
THUS WINS FAVOR or
FARMERS WIFE.
Then It's Easy to Persuade Her
She Needs a Telephone, and
Husband Agrees.

In all that has been written about the retildl NO
bic expansion of rural telephone lines Whch mas
taken place in the last decade very little mas
heen said regarding the humble canvasser whose
energetic efforts have been largely responsible TOT
bringing the jewellers in the most isolated places
into communication with the outside world
Everybody knows that the telephone, when useu
30 be the luxury of few city people. mas become
almost as necessary to the modern farmer as the
moving machine reaper and other up-to-date ma
chinery which he Everybody has read OF
sections of the United States where nearly every
farmhouse is connected with every other and where
tercourse.
Valuable as the telephone unquestionably is TO
the farmer, il often needs patience and diplomacy
20 convince him that by paying the charges MADE
for farm line service he viii be sure TO get his
money back. Canvassers in the cities have to be
men capable presenting their propositions quick
ly clearly. incisivey. The business man decides,
often almost In flash, whether he wants TO in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
WINNING OVER THE WIFE.

a special type Of rural canyasser has. in fact.
been developed. The men who succeed in farm line
soliciting do so by the exercise of extraordinary
gained a remarkable record in the first years of
where the rural development has been marked
as anywhere in the United States explains his
due largely 10 the recognition of TWO
conditions-one the almost inVariabe opposition at
the outset of the farmers wife; the other the
Willingness of the man who has already subscribed
20 dc missionary work among his neghbors.
TO overcome the good lady's antaEonsm, says
he is a prime consideration She is very likely
to be the head Of the family. find.
Why. i have rocked cradles put d whole fam
:ly Of children 10 bed cleared away supper dishes
imagine to get on the right side Of the farm
ers wife You might suppose that she would vel
come the installation q telephone and she is as
g fact. generally very glad have it it is
ofIentimes. indeed, she will insist its being
taken out when the man. for reasons Of economy,
feels that they must dispense with it.
But in adopting innovations are natura lly
conservative. and the thought of agreeing spend
what seems 10 he a considerable sum annually for
telephone service appalls her. The husband is much
reader TO see where the money will come back.
has been directly proved that the convenience pays
Even after her initial opposition has been
She is likely balk at the signing of the contract.
A always fears there may be some hidden
danger in putting ones name to piece Of paper