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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-16

! We have forty acres of ground
which we have titled according to
Mr.. Campbell's plan. 1t has had
practically no rain on it since July.
We kept the mulch deep and that
portion just beneath the mulch has
remained so moist that it sticks to-
gether when picked up in the hand.
Next week we hope to be able to
give an account of the methods
which were used in raising some of
The best crops of the season.
O. r. Stevens and family returned
Friday from Junction City, where
they had been to attend a special
session of the Dep. Council, Patri-
archs Militant. The session was
very interesting and profitable to
that order, which is part of the l.
10. O. F., and is modelled along
military lines. One of the events
was the promotion of Col Stevens
for meritorious service to the rank
of Brigadier General The particu-
lar service for the order was in
nearly trebling the number of Can
tons of the order in this state, since
his elevation to the highest rank in
the state. which was at first that of
rIieutenant Colonel, and as the
membership increased under his
leadership to first, the rank of
colonel, and at This meeting to that
of a general. General Stevens has
worked zealously and necessarily for
the good Of the order since his ele-
yation to the head of the department
as Lieutenant Colonel, and deserves
the promotion SO hardly earned.
Beginning with I Cantons less than
two years ago he is now in com
mand of two regiments, consisting
of 20 Cantons.
After consultation with Mrs.
Haigh and Prof. Clark, of the
/ Meade high school, we have decided
for the purpose of advancing inter-
est in school work throughout the
country, to offer a prize of one dol
lar each month for the best written
essay by pupil in common school
grade. The News will pay the Sic
and publish the essay which is
awarded the prize. Mrs. Haigh and
Prof Clark have each consented to
act on d committee of three, the
third person to be selected by them.
This committee will arrange all de-
tails and rules governing this month
ly contest, and award the prize.
! The third person and the rules will
be announced as soon as the COM
mittee can act.
@. ID, Overton, who came from
4 New York state last year, and be-
gan farming south of Plains, has
/ 1900 bushels of fine wheat this sum-
/ mer. This is not a bad showing
/ for the first year, and that called a
/ dry one, for a man new to the
country. Mr.. Overton proposes to
farm on the Campbell system at
least for a part of the crop he will
seed this fall.
John w. Baughman and w. w.
Coons accompanied by couple of
! prospective investors, started to
Limon, Colorado, yesterday to look
at several sections of land owned by
Mr.. Baughman. They drove the
Winton automobile, and expect to
make the trip of 100 miles in four
days. Plains Journal
Mrs. John Werhle left Mon
dey for St. Joe, where she will
lay in her stock of fall and win
ter goods. She is combining
business and pleasure this time,
for after she has selected her
stock, she will go on to Higgins
vile and visit with sister there,
who is a sister of charity, con-
nected with the Higginsville
convent.
Charley Bennett, our old time
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-16
Insurance

S. M. Bennett Agent for The Farmers Alliance Insur-
Co. received letter in reference to losses paid
by that company, part of which we give below
'Our executive board met the 10th inst. and al
lowed losses aggregating S., 100000 am sending you
the names and amounts paid in your agency.
Martin Buck, Redbluff, Kansas, wind on house, So
S. M. Bennett Fowler, lightning livestock S16O
Henry HENSON, Odee, lightning on house So
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-16

DO You think these soft hats suit
me, my dears
why, yes, darling; nothing could
match your head better"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-16
Lunch on grounds by Baptist Ladies Aid Society
Harness, Household Goods, etc.

Harness, Household Goods,
T. On all $40, IL months time will be
CllIlO given be approved and bear per
interest from date Sums under $10 cash in hand per
discount for cash.
j. l. Stamper, Auctioneer. NJ n
L. Boeher, Clerk. IN. D. outer, OWne.T
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-16

6 head of work horses.
I mich cows, 3 to 6 years old.
2 registered Polled Angus bulls.
steam pillow outfit, % horse
power Reeves engine, double
cylinder cross compound.
l Separator.
3 16ihoe grain drills.
l 12-hoe grain drill.
l 3-section harrow.
1 Dain corn cutter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-16

1 gang, pillow.
1 cultivator.
1 mower and rake.
3 wagons,
l cord planter.
i Disc harrow.
l lister.
l feed mill.
1 header barge.
2 breaking plows.
1 turning pillow.
5 dozen chickens.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-16

Now that we have had general
rains all over the country, the ques-
ton arises as to what is the best
way 20 conserve them. Science and
practice SHOW but one way, viz
-ay providing mulch. Do not lei
our ground crust over; get on to il
with harrows or disc and keep the
surface two inches or more loose.
Do not be afraid of getting on the
ground because it is wet; as soon as
a disc or harrow viii scour Or. clean
the ground IS in proper condition
TO be worked.
The writer does not believe that
early sown winter wheat-has any
special advantage. Last year we
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BASEBALL {! ] E::.B||:||'.l!|l IL. !.
!: CARNIVAL 6 |'|||!' J N |.
ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL i. TEA :A
:. TUREs OF. sTARKNEATHERs:
DAY AT sTARl<WEATHER 0 III
TUESDAY.

One of the principal features Of
starkweather day at that place Tues-
day was baseball carnival which con
tinued throughout the day, with Gar.
ske winning more laurels than any
team in attendance. sss555
In the forenoon the White Lilies
played a game with Hampden result
ing in victory Of to- in favor Of
the White Lilies. :S q: .ssss3
In the afternoon the Garske team
defeated the Cleveland team with d
score Of 10 to o. !. L; i 5.; :. ~ sss
81 In the evening the Garske boys
crossed bats with the White Lillies
and took them into camp to the tune
Jog Is to i. s 5s~s 4 .5s:. n & :ssSi
r Besides the ball games there were
i, games and sports of various kinds and
"a dance that lasted until early morn,
/ ing Wednesday i:s3 5s= Hi sss8
] s $50
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CENSOR on. -HATHlNNG { suITs.

Bathing costume censorship revived
again for midsummer proprietiess with
Kenosha, Wis, in the lead and Chi
cago close second in the west has
for a starter these official pronounce
ments for women: mo skirts above
the knees, no tights, no mems bathing
suits; stockings without IS exception"
For men: Garments much reach
shoulders" Bar Harbor, Oyster Bay,
Palm Beach and Bullhead Creek are
yet to be heard from but yacationists
everywhere are warned that the rules
above set forth are matured restric-
tons that are likely to be adopted.
The Kenosha case was aggravated be.
cause there a thick clump Of vii lows
at the bathing beach had been used
for a dressing room by feminfne bath.
ers and when the mayor andscenmit.
tee on harbor and breakwaterSWere as:
signed to- pass on the clunlp8of viii
lows and the. other details, 1T caused
them, it is said, such an anxiety that
the censors set a high standard, fol
they felt compelled while they were
at it to look into the costumes worr
elsewhere. Fashions rule of the yea
that bathing suits shall button dowr
the back was discovered. Now, a. cen
sor is on the job. = Z W
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from Minnesota and IN sconsin
cries, and shund reds ofs Swift Pre-.
MUM hams This is Il act that ought
to setsevery farmer Al this portion off
the state to thinking and thinking.
hard we ouglh to be shipping out
eggs and poultry instead 81 shipping
them Id We ought 10 supply the.
east with choice poultr Our prai-5
ries ought to feed mile cows enough
not only to supply every n woman
and child in North Dakota with butt
ter, but car loads. 5off. - find
their way to- the eastern markets.
Every important town should have q
paying creamery, and every farmer
ought to draw 81 q nice check each
month for. his milk. Our ilessoil
which produces corn, barley, speltz
and durum wheat in such generous
quantities, ought to grow tthe finest
pork in the land. The farmers who
have a flock Of q few hundred chickens
or so, who milk q few cows. aud who
raise a number Of porkers each year
are getting rich. They DO not grow
any less bushels Of grain than their
neighbors, and ,.they are paying of
the mortgages on their farms their
farms are becoming; more fertile ~:
cry; year, and they are getting rich
Strictly fresh eggs will sell on an az
erage for twenty-five cents d dozen
in the larger cities Of the state sthe
year round, and butter Will brine
from twenty-five to thirty-hve cents
the year round, il 1t lis good The
meat markets Of the northwest neve,
become overstocked on first clas,
poultry and hogs always command /
fancy price-Minot Independent.
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(. Dropping the Curtain

" Ilr
"''No, Mr.. -Slowun, 7 said the fair pos
SCISSOR Of the square chin e must re-
spectfully decline to become your oth-5
er half" ~ .5s3 5ss
but why?" asked the astonished
young man, who had believed that he
was the favored one. s3SsEE f5
Because" replied the female sex-
tender Of the frosty digit be mani
marry must be brave and earless..3
Tonight you let out the informal lion
that you have. loved me for i've long
weary years, but have not dared men
ton it until the present meeting
! man who has no more nerve than that
would hide under the bed while his
wife went downstairs to Interview; d
burglar who was king q raid on the;
family lard therefore,, Mr.. wun,s
! T will work the piano for aS little slow
music while the curtain drops on the
1 farewell scene. You VIII and your hat
I on the usual peg OF. the hall rack.
Good evening '-London Mall. ti Ss#5
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| rendered With
farewell Reception

! Mrs. G. Fisher who goes with her
husband to locate on a claim near An
gle N, Oak, was given farewell re-
ception at the John Henley home on
Fourth street Saturday afternoon. The,
reception was rendered by the mission
airy societies Of the NJ. 3. church. Mrs.
Fisher was presented with a set Of
fine silver table spoons and a gold
sthimble as a token Of apprec iation for
her valuable services with the church
and as a mark Of the esteem in which
Eshe is held by the societies ,s:: s::!2".s
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again the tax can be removed.

again the tax can be removed @
One of the best features of the plan
is the insurance that will be given to
investors in the stock of corporations.
The government will extend it's super
vision over these corporations, and
hence they will be- subject to gov
ernmental scrutiny. Their books will
be open, and there will be no chance
to play high finance with the money.
of estates, widows, orphans and poor
people, The officers of corporations
will be on oath. Their reports will
not only be made to boards of d.
rectors, but to government officials.
Stocks cannot be juggled. assets Sc
GREETED, nor earnings falsihed. The
stockholders will have a chance to
know how their money Is being hand
led. This is the plan that is followed
in England, and it has proved highly
satisfactory. The meetings of boards
of directors there are public, and
! their proceedings are published.
Government control Of corporations
engaged in interstate commerce is a
,, necessity. 1t is bound to come. The
more progressive business men of the
country understand this, and are
anxious to have the reform made.
s., The present plan to tax corporations
! extends to all corporations, whether
engaged in interstate commerce or
not. After the deficit shall have been
met, it may be that congress will re-
move the tax and repeal the law III
so far as it may relate to corporations
not engaged in interstate business
The plan, however, offers short cut
to the end desired, which is govern
mental supervisor of interstate cor
porations, and, therefore, it should ap
peal to the progressive elements Of al
parties. The details of such supervis
ion can be worked out as experience
points the way. - :: $ss4:' =, :,
President. Taft has solved the prob
lem that confronts congress and tht
country. g His plan is simple, effective
and progressive. It disposes of pres
ent emergencies and takes step for
word toward desired reform. 4
deserves the hearty approval of con
gress, without regard to party lines
!. Grand Forks Times. ,.,
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TAFT'S REVENUE PLAN.

The plan for a tax upon the undis-
tributed net earnings of corporations
is worthy of adoption, for several
reasons. First, 1t is better than a
bond issue or an income tax, so long
as there is any question as to the
constitutionality Of an income tax.
Second, it will raise sufficient rev
enue to put the government on its
feet, and do it promptly. Third, it
will be protection and insurance to
stockholders in corporations, and pro-
tect the corporations themselves from
conflicting state laws and regula-
tons.
No one wants bond issue in order
to raise revenue. A bond issue might
play havoc with the party responsible
for it, and, in any event, it is mex
cusable when other means of raising
money are at hand.
The plan to submit the income tax
question to the states shows that a
grave doubt exists as to the power of
congress to pass an act that would
be constitutional. A very serious sit,
uation might arise if congress should
go ahead anyhow and pass an income
tax law, only to have 1t knocked out
leaving the treasury empty.
What the nation wants Is revenue
revenue and economy. Presiden,
Taft is complying with the wishes Of
the people when he works to-, that
end. He has chopped down the esti
mates for expenditures, and has sug
gested the corporation tax as a means
of raising money. If his plan be fol
lowed there will be an end to the
treasury stringency, and the govern
ment's real needs will be looked after
The practical good sense of the pres
ident's plan commends itself to The
p1lblic. 1t is a plan that will work
There is no question of doubtful va
lidity or party danger involved in it
The corporation tax may be small
and yet sufficient It needsnot be per
manent. When 1t has accomplish,
its work, the law can be repealed.
is an emergency measure: a. zpassin,
tax designed to meet a deficit, an
when conditions have become norma
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Insurance h n Adjuster !. !.
! ". Here, uIesday.

The a!djuster OF: the Northwestern,
Fire & Marine; Insurance Co. was In
Devils Lake Tuesday and with their
local agent, J. NJ. Thompson called On.
sH ls[ Thoe eastsof this city to ad.
just his loss caused by the recent hail
storm. Mr.. Thoe claimed damages Of
70 per cent, but after looking the dam
ages over the adjuster allowed him 20.
per cent, which surely showed, that
the company wish to do the right thing
with their policy holders. s1.s s:,, Y.
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The Ever.c Hanging Waist-Line. /

SEX snSt ~ atSt.s-tHSs #Ass
In the August American Magazine
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, writing an ex-
traordinary amusing and yet nforming
article on Women's clothes, says.
s Consider the mental agility 1T takes
to keep zap: with ones waist line, one
goes to bed at night Id the sweet as--
Esurance that Il viii be under The arms
Tor the next two or three months al
any rate, and aWakes to learn from
the head dimes III The morning papers IL
that the waistline III positively at the
knees. There Is abso lute1y. no use III
gnosticafing anything about Ii any
longer That the walls slime occurred at
the waist was an axiom accepted I'D
lnaue IoningIy as that the earth III.
wolves on Its axis, but Ii these days
of higher crit sJsn IL ii likely Id bs
anywhere bioweth where III ID It'll,
eth ''ssss
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FARMERS GET BUSY.

There is at. least one! industry in
the northwestern part Of the state
that is not overdone, and that is poul-
try raising. Less than half of our
farmers raise more poultry than they
need for themselves and not half of
them ever have any eggs to sell. Not
long ago, we CHANGED to stand on the
railway platform, when a. refrigerator
car was opened, and what do you
suppose was unloaded from that car?
Why cases and cases of eggs from
Minnesota, dressed chickens, butter
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fnnesota and North Dakota ano l5:5' a
veteran III the Held

Minnesota and North DaKota s1lu: 5t a
veteran III the aaeld. 81 ss3s
his tact ulness he had many any.
tines turned seeming defeat into grand l'1
victories, and by his joyial dispsos itto q
and earnest efforts inspires the dis dis.
couraged to take up the work with new &
zeal He is so widely and well known yErlS
as to preclude the necessity Of an n. IN
PRODUCTION III the northwest
The prog gram follows. q very hearty
sinyitation5is extended o$all interested
In the work Of the Sabbath School.
:5S$ Afternoon Session. .s:1 S..-s!:% ~:
q: Devotional Services. 5s g.. 81 3.
IS 100 Some Mistakes I have OBJ, Il
served in Sabbath School Work" !
~ Rev. S. R.asFerguson, D. D. Ced-,::
ar Rapids, Iowa. = - ~, &.
e :30-"Applied Psychology in the
/, d Home and IN the Sabbath School,
.85s.t sS$ Rev. C. Humble. NJ. D., Chicago
": 00--s.The Boys: How. cam + hold
+, and win them for Christi, ..5' !.
]. 5 =! Az; e Mr.. R. F, sulzer, Minneapolis
e: 30-Devotional Services. -: A., e:
800 Missionary Addresses .
!. ! .': q .'Look Upon the Fields" -.
], 1 Ri Rev. SIR. Ferguson, D. D
!. +, ." = ri s$'z sabbath School Missions
! go among the Mountaineers"
-, !, 49,: II. !. = = Rev. c. Humble, M, D
+ j. - "The Sabbath School-Why
! ~ ~ So Important Today 49,,
ifsa r.. Mr. R. F. sulzer, Minneapolis
! Gtthe evening session free will of
fering will be taken to meet the ex
penses connected with these meetings
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''(5l)(jAIN|'
.|||||E|NDS'''' :.
AMERICAS WORST DRUG HABIT
HAS. MADE GREA7 iNRo DADS u.
! WITH MORE MENNAclNe'ssI 9:ss5:;,
, { 81 :PoRTENT$TtiAN WINS 515:S

- Chicago, July 90. nroads OF the Coz
caine habit, which the Currier Com 'l N
mission has found to be the American:
curse as opium IS the curse sof China !
and hemp Of India, have suddenly & De DE-
.Veloped into a new and ominous phase
Of the race problem in the United
States, particularly in the south. .ss: r
s. Cocaine now ranks with whisky
as the chief provocative Of rape and
its consequent 1ynching bee in the
SOUTH" declares Charles W. Collins
and John Day Of the commission in a
preliminary report just published in
full by the Chicago magazine Every
day Life" They add: Already among
the tfiends' and the policemen who
have to deal with them, there Is talk
Of the new field. The phrase, with
its scom1rarcial suggestion, comes from
the dealers in: the drugs, retailers and
perhaps wholesalers also. Every
'ftend.': it should be added, Is more
than likely #to. be |. a peddler Of the
stuff, taking his commission in the
same misery that he distributes. This
new: field is among the brutalized ne
lgroes of the-south who, denied easy: &C.
:cess to liquor BY the prohibition move
ment, are turning to drugs as q substi'
tute'', RI E .S& - l..
The commission quotes from Hamp
tons magazine an article by Judge
Harris Dickson, Of Vicksburg, Miss.
who told Of a contractor who ordered
Ia pound Of cocaine, to the astonish
Ement of the salesman to whom the or
der was given, who expostulated, say
ling: '..No man on earth can possibl!
want that much cocaine" The con
ractor reiterated the order. Z, .s.s.=; Z,
+ "A man who deliberately puts CO
caine into negro is more dangerous
| than he who would sinoculate a do
with hydrophob !" commented Judg
Dickson. The deadly drug arouse
EeverY evil passion, gives the negro 81
perhuman, strength and destroys hi
isense Of tear: q Yet the steamboat ne
Igro and the levee negro will not wor
without 1t. So the Elevee contracto
makes his camp look like a cross SET
!. ton Of he'll but ne gets his dirtssmo1
z $:z.. s. 5s +
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Presbyterian Church

Sabbath, July 25th. Morning wor-
ship at11 o'clock. TIL sermon will be
preached by the Rev. B. A. Fail, the
pastor evangelist for the Presbytery Of
.Minnewaukan. r., ~.
Sabbath school at - o'clock.
Evening worship at o'clock. The
pastor will preach. !: -,
J. To these services the people are! very
cordially invited and genuine and
hearty welcome is assured. Seats al
ways free, y.5r%%n, - =, -
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~-tT
SA !. ! I !.
SCHOOL
Il. !. !. INSTITUTE
WILLIE HELD IN WESTMINSTER.
& n e. PRESBYTERIAN cHURc II. s3:.
FIG To EsDAY. WI 81

Tuesday, July 9th, there will be a
esbyterial Sabbath school institute
held in the church, conducted by Mr..
RsssSF Isulzer Of Minnea polis, the dis
trict superintendent Of Sabbath school
work There will be two sessions, an !
afternoon and an evening. The speak.
ers viii be: Rev. c, Humble, M. hi, OF
Chicago, ILL.,, Rev. S.: r.: Ferguson; b.
d, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Mr.. r.
7. sulzer The pastor Is very well
acquainted with these men and can
assure all attending most profitable
and helpful programme. ;$5
DR.. Humble lis one Of our most eff
5fecttye field workers, especially along
educational lines He gave up: a lu-
IcratiVe practice as a physician to take
up the work Of saving the children.
and training them for Christ He had
entire charge OF the Sabbath school
work OF the Presbyter church III
West Virginia, Kentucky and, Tennes-:
Isee.He recently transferred this work
to another that he might take up; the
specific work Of Sabbath school in.
tproyement.
For some years he has given much
Thought to the training OF lay workers
Flor Christian service, and has himself
become q close stud lent Of psychology
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,opIpI,o,tunit,

sFE a n
In one OF the old Greek cities there
stood long ago a stat livery trace
Of it has vanished now, but there Is
still in existence an epigram which /
gives us an excellent description of II, +
and as we read the words we can sure
" discover the lesson which those wise
old Greeks meant that the statue
should teach: to every passerby The
epigram is In the form of a scOnversa-5
ton between a traveller and the statue:
~, 'fWhat is thy name, o statue qs
II am called Opp ortunity I"
"Who made thee r. aSs3iS$]ss55
"Lysippus. h:
'Why art thou on thy toes Il 4 Fl:
ITO show that I stay but Sa moment
'tWhy hast thou wings on thy feet2
ITO show how quickly pass by. r$s
: "But why is thy hair 30 long or. thy
foreheada" II NJ.
''That men may seize me when they
meet me-" ~ $5;ES&
''Why, then, is thy head SO bald be.
hind?' .. S:s;s!
= ITO show that when II have once
passed cannot be caught. s;k#