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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
Merely in Jest
ANOTHER DOMESTIC PROBLEM

ANOTHER DOMESIIC PhObLhM
The prospective bride and groom
(colored) were not known to the
minister, and so to perform the cere-
mony conscfentiously, he asked a lot
of questions. The man, he learned, had
come recently from the south and was
working in hotel in town where his
desired bride was waitress.
"Have you been married before" TO
the conventional black.
"Yas, sah."
'Wife living?"
"Yas, sah."
"Where is she?"
Down south, sah."
"Why doesn't she live with your"
"Well, sab, she lef' me-"
"Why did she leave you?''
Don rightly know, sab, was away
when she lef'."
And they sought another minister
Everybody's Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
ADVICE TO A WOMAN

Editor Herald: In answer to letter
in Herald today signed AUD Lang
Syne" 1 may say, if the above be a
maiden lady and her friend bach,
elor, lit is never too late to mend.
Should she be a widow and a mother,
let her refrain until she meets her ain
guide mon," who is now preparing a
place for her. l may also add that in
1.-The Aud Lang Syne' second mar
riages were unknown.
MY AIN BARNS MITHER.
Los Angeles. Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
Far and Wide
HANDsPRTNGs M LAW

A Louisville negro has been indicted
on sixty counts for stealing sixty pairs
of pants. Nevertheless, we confident
ly expect to hear some lawyer get up
in court and move the quashing Of ff-
ty-nine of the counts, avowing that the
prosecution hasn't leg to stand on
Louisville (Ky) Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
NO CHOLERA WANTED

With tie cholera getting headway in
Rome it is evident that American au-
thorities should be on the lookout. The
tariff on cholera is prohibltive and
smuggling is punishable by severe
measures and sometimes death.-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
A FOOTBALL VICTIM

Huggins-What has become of Fan
ming?
Muegins-Oh, he's laid up-a victim
of football.
Huggins-I didn't know he ever
played the game.
Muggins-He doesn't. He sprained
his larynx telling the referee how
things ought to be done.-Tlt-Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

1t can't be true that New York re-
porters were bribed at $4,000 per, be-
cause they are still at work. No re-
porter with $4,000 was ever known tc
work.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Kansas city, Mo, claims that over
$4,000 of her population lies across the
river in Kansas. Other people will
feel inclined to congratulate The peo-
pie across the river.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
WANTED TO KNOW

''Have you ever read any of my hus-
bands poetry?"
"Yes. | ha,e had that-er-yes.
ma'am."
"What do you think Of it p
MADAM, are you looking for COM
plinent for your husbands verses or
for sympathy for yourself?"-Houston
Post
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
DIDN'T HAVE TO GO

Husband who testified is an Illinois
divorce suit that he was willing to go
to Hades to get his wife now COM
plains that Hades came to him.-New
York Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

A Portland car was thrown into a
panic by a mouse, two women going
into Mysteries. This is the best argu-
ment we have yet seen for the hobble
skirt.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Isn't it about time for the local
Hearst organ To conclude Fredericks is
doomed and jump down on the Wool
wine side of the fence? Readers of
that publication have had very little
infor .ation about Woolwines import
ant exposes Of Fredericks. Need the
room for Hearst publicity.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

The campaign efforts Of Duncan Nc
Kinlay of California have been very
grateful to New Jersey Democrats,
says the New York World. 1t is get
ting so tnat when Duncan opens up
in a district the Democrats feel justi-
fed in engaging bands for the rati-
dcation parade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Senator Lodge says the people can't
punish the Republican party without
Furnishing themselves. More accurate
Iy, the people cannot punish themselves
any more than Lodges pet tariff has
done it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

DR.. Day of the San Francisco Theo-
logical seminary declares the Pacific
coast theologically hidebound. What it
needs, he intimates. is a little more
Daylight.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

A Kansas woman got a divorce be-
cause her husband had not spoken
to her in five years. But maybe the
poor man hadn't had a chance to get
a word in edgewise.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

If you want to bring hot wave,
have your wife lay out your winter
underwear. Works the same as sign
ing note makes the time pass rap
idly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
A DIG An PEssIMIsM

who'll state is a gold mine If properly
worked.-Minneapolis (Minn.) Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

John b. Moissant the aviator, assures
his wife that no one ever gets hurt
flying. In this the Irishman who had
q long fau and said it was "the stop
pln' that hurt" confirms MOissaut.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Mr.. Stimson says Taft is not wor-
rying about 1912" 1t must keep the
presidents mind fully occupied plan
ming and carrying out his series of
junketing trips.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

A Connecticut man was stezed with
a fit of laughter and can't stop. 1t is
probable that the trouble started from
reading in a paper that Willie Hearst
is a candidate for Office again.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

A Chicago man offers to sell himself
to the highest bidder. The old way is
to get elected to Office and sell your
self to the forces Of special privilege.
The old way brings the biggest re-
turns.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
GOING INTO HISTORY

Jonah emerged from the whale
"At least it was a seaside resort
without mosquitoes" he cried.
Thus we see he was disposed TO
look on the bright side.-New York
Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Maybe Chicago will now stop twit-
ting Philadelphia about the insignii-
cant matter Of population figures,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

The recent West Indian cyclone is
described as the shape of a doughnut
And about as fatal, it may be assumed
from the reports.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Nov. will tell whether it is safer
for a man in Los Angeles county to
expose wickedness and corruption than
to practice it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
PIECE WORK

Customer-What do you mean by
that sign, Shaving pessimists, 20
cents?"
Barber-That's because it takes more
time to shave man with long face.
Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Theater managers are receiving com.
plants of the towering coiffures in the
seats ahead A check room for rats is
the need of every modern playhouse.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
"UNCLE JOE" Is 10 PTKNR

Naturally, Uncle Joe won't perform
in vaudeville for $4,000 a week when
Bernhardt is getting 5000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Wellman will try again. A sensible
thing would be an overland test first,
say from Los Angeles to New York. or
vice versa.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Hitchcock is to CO." But not to the
senate from Arizona, as he thought
he had it nicely framed up to do.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Good intentions are always repeated so that
they may finally take, like vaccination.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
WHAT TIME BRINGS
The EASY MAN

Time flies, but it gets no 500
prize.-Detroit (Mich.) Free Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

After all the horrible examples of
stock watering and preachments
against it Tacome went and done it."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

man may be firm but IL he is nothing
else, he will meet nothing but obstacles
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
PUBLIC LETTER BOX


Of
but assume resD for
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

What a machine politician always
wants is the mon"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Storms of the brain are often followed by
lots OF wreckage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

When we lean to self-reproach instead Of
recrmnation towards others, we're learning
a great secret OF life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

The humble philosopher is glad that he's Iiv-
ing and all his friends not dead.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

Don't treat fellow like yourself as though
he were lots better or lots worse-theres very
little difference between sinner and saint
nowadays.-F Sunshine
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates, advertising man
ager
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
-THE HUMAN Boy"

Even if it is his privilege to sit
upon a peacock throne" ablaze with
jewels, and possess museum full of
mechanical canary birds, alarm
clocks, talking machines and bicycles,
the poor little Ahmed Mira, who
has just been created shah of Persia
at the advanced age of ~, does not
seem to think that his new, position
is very much fun. Mark Twain's
story, "The Prince and the Pauper,"
shows how, in spite of the hard
knocks and blows, the young Prince
Edward escaped a deal of worriment
owing to his exchange of costume
with the little street waif; and the
ragamuffin in his turn found that his
rat-haunted attic in the tenement
close was home more to his liking
than the palace of the splenetic and
tyrannous King Henry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
Administrator's Notice.

State of Kansas, In the Probate Court
Meade County. in and for said County
In the matter of the estate of Ephraim c.
Grigsby, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters Testar-
mentary have been granted TO the undersign-
ed, on the estate of Ephraim e. Grigsby, late
of sad County, deceased, by the Honorable,
the Probate Court of the County and State
aforesaid, dated the 24th day of February
A. d. 1910. Now, all persons having claims
against the said Estate, are hereby notified
that they must present the same to the un-
dersigned for allowance within one year from
the date of said Letters, or they may be
precluded from any benefit of such estate;
and that if such claims be not exhibited with
in three years after the date of said Letters,
they shall be forever barred.
Daniel S. Grgsby, Executor of the estate
of Ephraim c. Grigsby, Deceased.
First Published March 4 1910. a
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
Bob of the
Furnace
BY F. WILEY TURNER

Bob of the Furnace stood six feet
two in his stockings, and was well
proportional withal. There was
nothing of the long and lanky about
Bob. We in the office were wont to
say that when Bob became a furnace
hand.
1t was a treat to watch him at
his work, his sinewy frame made
him so completely master of his
business, and often at teeming time
when the metal was run into the
molds did 1 find myself within the
melting furnace. The whole scene
comes up before me as write, the
long shed full of Pickering light and
shade, the grotesque shadows of the
men flung upon the walls, the
tongues of clear flame that leapt up
from the underground fires, and the
grim form of the half-naked giant,
as (his rough figure haloed in
rudy light) he stood with legs
astride over one of the uncovered
holes, A straight-down thrust Of
the long tongs and the spluttering
crucible was lifted out of its flame
lined grave. For one moment the
man would balance it on the iron
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
PUBLICATION NOTICE

First Published January 18th 1910.
In the district court of Meade county Kansas.
K. L. Mclnteer, ct al, Plaintiffs
The Pioneer Loan & Trust
Co. corporation, ct al, Defendants.
The State of Kansas to Merit ID. Wise
man and Mrs. Merritt d. Wiseman, his wife,
and the following named persons, if living,
or if dead then the unknown heirs, execut-
ors, administrators. devisees, trustees and as
signs of such persons and each of them, to-
wit: w. II. Willis, Mrs. w. II. Willis, his
wife, Wilbert w. Muncell, Mrs. Wlbert w.
Muncell, his wife, w. D. Wiseman, and
Mrs. w. ID. Wiseman, his wife. Greeting:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that you have been sued in the district court
of Meade county, Kansas, by X, T. McInteer,
Z. c. Tawser and Roy c. Beard, as plain
tffs, and unless you answer the petition filed
in said suit, by said plaintiffs, on or before
the 18th day of March, 1910, said petition
will be taken as true and judgment will be
rendered against you and each of you accord
ingly quieting and confirming plaintiffs, title
and possession in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, o-wit: lot four (4) and
the west half WIZ of the southeast quarter
SEQ of section twenty-five (25), township
thirty 1907 south, range tweuty-six (26) west
of the 9th P. Nj. in Meade county, Kansas,
and said judgment will bar and foreclose you
and each Of you of and from any and all
right, title and interest which you or any of
you may have or claim to have in and to
said real estate or any part thereof.
Witness my hand and the official seal of
the above named court this 24th day of Janu
airy 1910. JOHN ELLIOTT,
SUTTON & VAN RIPER Clerk of Dist court
Seal Att'ys for Plaintiffs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
LAWS FOR WOMEN FARMERS.

Mrs. Emma Maddox Funck, pres
ident of the Woman's Suffrage asso-
citation of Maryland, says that in
some states where mon have secured
an eight-hour day the women and
children are employed II and IA
hours and at one-half the pay that
men receive. Only 10 out of the So
states and territories have legislation
favoring women at all, and in most
of these states it is in favor of girls
under 10 years of age, where they
are not allowed to work after ten
o'clock at night or before six o'clock
in the morning.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
PLANNING AHEAD.

"Theater parties said the pros
pective bride, "will cost about 5000
annually, flowers as much more, and
bonbons, say 800. Certainly we
can marry on 5000 year.
"And have a snug surplus" sug-
gested her dad, "for such incidentals
as grub and clothes and house rent"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
Notice for Publication

First published Feb 3, 1910
Department OF the Interior.
U. 5. Land Office at Dodge City, Kansas, Jan.
25thl9l0.
Notice is hereby given that Mary p. Bowman,
formerly Mary p. SpurgeonD OF Nye Oklahoma,
who, on Feb. 18th 1907. made Homestead Appli-
cation No. 290S1 Serial No. 059O7 for lots & ?
sec. No. Is and on January 9, 1908, made Home
stead Application No 3l097, Serial No. 072297. for
lot I, SkA, SW4 Section Z, lot 4 Section Is,
Township IS, $, Range % W Of the 9th p Merid-
ian, has filed notice of intention to make Final
Communication Proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before Clerk Of District
Court Of Meade county Kansas, at Meade, Kan
~as, on the 10th day Of March 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Henry II. Butler Of Meade Kansas
John Hall, of Coyn Oklahoma
Herman Boehling, of Redbluff Kansas
John BOehling, Of Redbluff Kansas
II. +. MILLIKAN, Register.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
Notice For Publication

First Published Feb, }, 1910.
Department Of the Interior.
U. S. Land office at Dodge City Kansas, Jan.
Is, 1909
Notice is hereby given that Abraham f.
Friesen Of Meade Kansas, who, on March 5th,
1908, made homestead entry No, $685. Serial No.
07540, for eh sell nwA seA neA swA of Section
IS, Township %, Range n, west Of the 9th p.
Meridian, has filed notice Of intention to make
Final Communication Proof. to, establish claim to
the land above described, before Clerk of the
District Court Of Meade county, Kansas, at
Meade Kansas on the 18th day Of March 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses
Henry Reimer, Of Meade Kansas
John Bartel, Of Meade Kansas
Jessie f. Mckinney, of Meade Kansas
John Williams, of Fowler Kansas
w II. f. MILLIRAN, Register
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03

floor. Then with a dizziness which
none of his mates could initiate, the
long tongs would be brought to the
horizontal, and the molten steel
would fall into the square mold with
the color and lap of new milk
poured into a churn.
There came a day when a greater
fear of Bob fell upon his mates. No
enc knew rightly the ms and outs
Of the quarrel. There was a clamor
Of fierce voices by the furnace door,
Bob'S raucous tones high above the
rest, followed by the sickening thud
Of a human head in deadly contact
with the iron cistern. Then some
enc shouted for the ambulance,
while Bob himself was escorted
from the works with three stalwart
policemen in close attendance. A
merciful coroner's jury brought in a
verdict of accidental DEATH" but
Bob was never the same man after
wards. The snarl passed out of his
voice, and rough attempt at kind
ness took its place. Moreover, when
he went to the cistern to fling water
upon the smouldering sacking with
which the furnace men protected
their legs from the heat) he looked
another way and-shuddered.
It was about a fortnight after the
inquest that l came into personal
touch with Bob. I had just locked
up the safes and was about to de-
part when who should come into the
counting house but the giant him
self.
"Mr. Benedict" he said, and his
voice was shaky, 81 want yer to be
30 kind as to do summat for me"
Then suddenly his voice trailed of
into indistinctness, his huge frame
shook like leaf, and before l could
ask a question the man had flung
his arms over the desk and was sob
bling with the unfeigned grief of q
little child.
81 want to az yer" he said, as he
became calmer, "to take five shillings
to Mrs. Jenkins" (Jenkins was the
name Of the man who was killed in
the quarrel), "and tell her it'll
P1aps come every week till her lads
Swd enew to keep t house going.
She mustn't know as it comes fro
me, or like enew she WANT hev it,
he put the money in my hands and
vas gone.
The commission was duly fulfilled
and one day / was able to bring
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
ONE BETTER.

"Sir, lend me your ears" said the
actor prisoner, dramatically.
"I'll do better than that" faceti-
ously responded the magistrate, 'I'll
give you a hearing" Baltimore
American.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
TRUE GENIUS.

Knicker-Does he make a noun
tain out of a molehill?
Bocker-Better; he can make a
beach front out of a puddle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
PROOF.

Knicker-Are you sure that was
your wife's spirit!
Henpeck = Yes; it announced
itself by knocks.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03
THE TEST.

Knicker-Didn't your son get
diploma?
Bocker-Yes, but he has to write
to the newspapers to settle his bets.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03

Everything in the field seed
line. MEADE GRAIN & SEED Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-31
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison Globe. !

From the AtchiSon Globe
An old man, like old horse. will
stand whipping.
There is no one. in the world in as good
position to make trouble as a friend.
Repentance would look better If 1t didn't
SO often take the form of an effort to
dodge the consequences.
Men agree. pretty well on one point:
They don't like the idea of some other
man spending their life insurance.
There will probably never be any nonu-
ments unveiled in memory of the man
who invented the alarm clock
We try to be reasonably patriotic, but
that extending crack in the Liberty bell
Whisky can't keep a secret. You can
always pick out drinking man, even
though he takes no more than one nip
a day.
AS a general rule, a man may believe
in his wifes love as long as she doesn't
remind him Of the better men she might
have married
The women are easily satisfied with the
looks of a poor mans bride, but, when a
rich man marries, they look at her as if
She were labeled linen and they were
trying to find some signs of cotton
The greatest wonder on earth next to
that any man who is engaged to marry
can give satisfaction to his girl and his
employer. in devotion to both. at the same
time.
The next meeting of the Lancaster Liter
airy society will be a closed session. the
question to be decided being, (which do
the people enjoy the more: A banker sent
to prison, or a preacher wandering down
crooked path like the one followed by
the Rev. Stucky?" That is too warm for
open discussion.
A distressed looking little man has been
calling at this office for several days and
, inquiring for the editor. At last he found
a reporter and said, May have a
private conference with your" The repor-
little man said: IT don't care to have
my name mentioned, but 1 indorse your
course in abusing so much visiting. My
house has been so full of visitors for sew
eral weeks, and understand more are
coming. My wife indorses your position,
| too. although she does not care to have
her name mentioned either. Keep it up,
! and you may send five marked copies to
| NV hOuSa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-31
VARIEGATED ALFALFAs

Within recent years alfalfa has
forged to the front as a forage plant
in the United States with extraordi-
nary rapidly In fact it may now be
considered one of our most important
crop plants. 1t is grown to some ex-
tent in all sections, but it is only in
the western half of the country that it
takes rank as a leading forage crop.
In most parts of the west the ordinary
alfalfa appears to be we'll adapted to
prevailing conditions, but for localities
where drouth resistance is important,
and along our northern border where
ability to stand extremes of cold is es-
sential, it has been found very desir-
able to secure improved strains
The species of alfalfa ordinarily
grown bears violet colored flowers, and
its seed pods are coiled into close
spirals. Persia was probably the orig
inal home of this species. There is,
however, another species of alfalfa
growing wild in Siberia and through
out the greater part of Europe which
bears yellow flowers and whose seed
pods are sickle shaped. The PROSTATE
stems and poor seed bearing qualities
of this species are obstacles to it's use
as a forage plant. 1t is, however, very
drouth resistant and is able to stand
very low temperature without winter
killing.
Where the yellow Powered alfalfa
grows alongside fields of ordinary al
falfa, there is a tendency for the spe-
cies to cross and produce hybrids COM
bining some of the qualities of both
species, and bearing both violet and
yellow flowers. In this way have been
naturally produced variegated varie-
ties which are better adapted to stand
extremes of cold than ordinary alfalfa.
Variegated varieties, though possessing
only 5 to 10 per cent of the yellow
| Powered parentage, are greatly super
ior for rigorous northern climates
The strains of variegated alfalfa
which have assumed greatest impor-
tance are those known as sand
lucern," Grimm alfalfa and Cana
dian alfalfa In many tests, the
variegated strains have resisted winter
killing better and have given larger
yields than ordinary alfalfa in the
northwest and Canada. The Grimm
alfalfa is grown with remarkable sue
cess in Minnesota and North Dakota
1t is thought that some variegated
strain may prove to be more success
full than ordinary alfalfa in the east
ern states, but this has not yet been
clearly demonstrated.
The United States department of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-31
~ TOLD YoU So,


sweetheart, our future is unknown;
We travel in untrodden ways;
RET love shall ever reign, my own,
IN sunlit or in Swallowed days.
but should misfortune be in store,
Or adverse winds about us blow,
forDear to utter, 1 implore,
Inc baneful words, Il told you so''
II I should place my hard-earned cash
In wildcat silver-n1ining stock.
OF buy gold-brick in moment rash.
men do not my imprudence mocki
AND when no promised twelve per cent
can 1 for my investment snow,
Inen murmur not, with harsh intent,
The baneful words Il told you SOL"
When I with frugal motive seek
To save a dreaded plumbers BILL
ana try to mend the pipes that leak,
Untutored, but with earnest will:
linen, when, perchance, they burst again,
And torrents through the ceilings flow,
Regard, I pray, nay efforts vain
And murmur not u told you so.'
Though chambermaids and cooks may
leave,
Though bank-accounts may dwindle
down,
Our joyous hearts can never grieve,
But happiness our days shall crown.
And when, life's spring o'erpast, serene,
Old age draws near with locks of snow,
A peaceful path shall ours have been,
If you forbear 81 told you SOL"
Elsie Duncan Yale in Munseys Maya
zine.