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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-02

"The Pirates crazy about me, isn't
she?" Mcknight said to the closing
door. Then he swung around and held
out his hand.
"By Jove," he said, I've been lay
ing you out all day, lilies on the door
bell, black gloves, everything. If you
had had the sense of mosquito in a
snowstorm, you would have telephoned
me-"
II never even thought of it." was
filled with remorse. Upon my word,
Rich, / hadn't an idea beyond getting
away from that place. II you had
seen what / saw"
Mcknight stopped me. "Seen It!
Why, you lunatic, I've been digging
for you all day in the ruins. I've
lunched and dined on horrors. Give
me something to rinse them down,
Lollie."
He had fished the key of the eel
larette from it's hiding place in my
shoe bag and was mixing himself what
he called Bernard Shaw-a founda-
ton of brandy and soda, with little
of everything else in sight to give it
snap. Now that l saw him clearly, he
looked weary and grimy. ! hated to
tell him what l knew he was waiting
to hear, but there was no use wading
in by inches. / ducked and got 1t
over.
"The notes are gone, Rich," l said,
as quietly as could. In spite of him
self his face fell.
"I-of course l expected it," he
said "But-Mrs. Klopton said over
the telephone that you had brought
home a grip and | hoped-well, Lord
knows we ought not to complain.
You're here, damaged, but here" He
lifted his glass. Happy days, old
man.
IF you will give me that black bot
tie and teaspoon, I'll drink that in
arnica, or whatever the stuff is;
Rich-the notes were gone before the
wreck"
He wheeled and stared at me, the
bottle in his hand. Lost, strayed or
stolen?" he queried with forced light
ness.
Stolen, although l believe the theft
was incidental to something else"
Mrs. Klopton came in at that mo-
ment, with an egg-nog in her hand.
She glanced at the clock, and, with
out addressing any one in particular,
she intimated that it was time for self
respecting folks to be at home in bed.
Mcknight, who could never resist a
fling at her back, spoke to me in a
stage whisper.
"Ts she talking still? or again?" he
asked, just before the door closed.
There was a seconds indecision with
the knob, then, judging discretion the
better part, ,Mrss,Klopton went away.
CONTINUED ON LAST PAGE
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-02


The queer goings-on, however,
proved to be slightly disappointing. 1t
seemed that after | left on Friday
night, light was seen fitting fitfully
through the empty house next door.
Euphemia had seen it first and called
Mrs Klopton. Together they had
watched it breathlessly until it disap-
peared on the lower floor.
you should have been a writer of
ghost stories,", I said, giving my pill
lows thump. "And so it was fit
ting flitfully!"
That's what it was doing" she re-
iterated, Fitting fiitfully-I mean fit
ting fitfully-how you do throw one
out, Mr. Lawrence! And what's more,
1t came again!"
"Oh, come now, Mrs. Klopton," /
objected, GHOSTS are like lightning;
they never strike twice in the same
night That is only worth half cup
Of beef tea"
you may ask Euphemia," she re-
torted with dignity. Not more than
an hour after, there was light there
again. We saw it through the chinks
of the shutters. Only-this time it be-
gan at the lower floor and climbed
you oughtn't to tell ghost stories
at night" came Meningitis voice from
the doorway. Really, Mrs. Klopton,
I'm amazed at you. You old duffer!
I've got to thank you for the worst
day of my life
Mrs. Klopton gulped. Then realiz.
ing that the "old duffer" was meant
for me, she took her empty cup and
went out muttering.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-02
Another Large Elevator.

H. H. Butler has begun the
erection of large elevator with
a daily capacity of $500 bushels
of grain. This elevator will be
fitted up with the very latest de-
vices for weighing, cleaning, car
ring, unloading from car and
loading on to wagons as well as
for cleaning and grading grain.
Meade has already a reputa-
ton as the best grain market in
the southwest and this addition
to the capacity of the town to
handle and store grain will great
ly enhance it's value to the farm
ers as market town.
Mr.. Butler has handled grain
for years and will be a good
buyer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-02
Melancholy Days For Standard

(From LaFollette's Magazine.)
We sometimes find it pro6ta-
BILE to read little circular that
is issued monthly by the Nation
al City bank of New York, the
head of the Standard Oil's great
dominating financial system.
There is tone of finality and
authoritiveness about this little
circular. Sometime, as in the
case of the postal savings bank
bill, it is the only source of light
upon the real system purposes
that are hidden in the forms of
congressional legislation. In a
sense it is an official reflector of
s US t m sentiment-especially
Standard Oil sentiment.
The May number of this cir
cular is just received. 1t has an
unaccustomed, doleful tone-this
May circular. This unwonted
mood is induced by the condi-
ton of affairs in congress. The
state of things at Washington is
plainly unsatisfactory to Stand
ard Oil and the system. Meas
ures of legislation, of which the
commerce court bill is 'first,
both in point of urgency and i'm
portance"-says Standard OIL
are in the very doldrums of stag
nation and disquieting uncer-
tainty. insurgency is rife in
both branches. The senate is
not running on it's accustomed
Aldrich-made schedule. An d
the house is likewise uncertain
in it's movements. Legislation
that the system wants passed,
per program, is made the sub
iect of consideration, scruting
and discussion in both houses.
GOLD cENTERs DISTURBED"
Says the Standard Oil circular:
"The old centers of control in
both houses have been disturbed,
so that it is no longer possible to
reach agreements as to what
shall and what shall not be
done, and to fix an appropriate
time for final ad journment.
There is no man now. in either
senate or house, who can pre-
dict safely the form in which
any given bill will be passed, or
the time at which it will go
through"
What is the system to do, if
this state of affairs is long pro-
tracted, for a straight tip" on
legislation? What indeed?
These are doleful days.
BRIBERY IN FIVE STATES.
J Bribery in st. Louis, bribery
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-02
CHAPTER XII.
The Name of Sullivan.

! had my arm done up temporarily
in Baltimore and took the next train
home. / was pretty far gone when l
stumbled out of cab almost into the
scandalized arms Of Mrs. Klopton. In
Is minutes / was in bed with that
good woman piling on blankets and
blistering me in unprotected places
with hot-water bottles. And In an
hour l had had Whit Of chloroform
and DR.. Williams had set the broken
bone.
dropped asleep then, waking in
the late twilight to a realization that
l was at home again, without the pa
pers that meant conviction for Andy
Bronson, with charge Of murder
hanging over my head, and with some
thing more than an impression of the
girl my best friend was in love with,
a girl moreover who was almost as
great an enigma as the crime itself.
"And I'm no hand at guessing rid
dies" l groaned half aloud. Mrs.
Klopton came over promptly and put
a cold cloth on my forehead.
"Euphemia," she said to some one
outside the door, telephone the doc.
tor that he is still rambling, but that
he has switched from green ribbons
to riddles"
There's nothing the matter with
me, Mrs Klopton," / rebelled. Twas
only thinking out loud. Confound that
cloth; it's trickling all over mel" l
gave it fling, and heard it land with
a soggy thud on the floor
Thinking out loud is delirium," !"
Mrs. Klopton said imperturbably. "A
fresh cloth, Euphemia"
This time she held 1t on with firm
pressure that l was too weak to re-
sist. expostulated feebly that was
drowning, which she also laid to my
mental exaltation. and then l finally
dropped into damp sleep. 1t was
probably midnight when reused
again. / had been dreaming Of the
wreck, and 1t was inexpressibly COM
forting to feel the stability Of my bed,
and to realize the equal stability Of
Mrs. Klopton, who sat, fully attired,
by the night light, reading Science
and Health.
Does that book say anything about
opening the windows on a hot nightf'
suggested, when l had got my bear
ings.
She put it down Immediately and
came over to me. II there is one
time when Mrs. Klopton is chastened
-&&zzc 1t is the only one-it is when
she reads Science and Health. 81
don't like to open the shutters, Mr..
Lawrence" she explained. mot since
the night you went away"
But, pressed further, she refused to
explain. "The doctor said you were
not to be excited" she persisted.
Here's your beef tea"
Not a drop until you tell me-"
said grimly. Besides, you know very
we'll there's nothing the matter with
me. This arm of mine is only a false
belief" sat up gingerly. Now
why don't you open that Window
Mrs. Klopton succumbed. Because
there are queer goings-on in that house
next door," she said. IF you will take
the beef tea, Mr.. Lawrence, ! will tell
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-02

| HOW IL is bribery III Illinois.
AS rash appearing upon the
skin indicates an unhealthy con-
dition within; so these disclosur-
es of civic corruption bespeak
the disease that infests the body
polite.
We now know what this di-
sease is. Doctors of political
science call it special privilege.
1t appears when government is
contaminated with the virus of
big business.
Does street railway want an
unlimited franchise? Then buy
it from the men whom the peo-
pie have entrusted with cutody
of public rights.
Does a trust want the tariff
boosted skyward? Then send
it's man Friday to congress to
vote with the men Fridays of the
other trusts, pave his way to
the capitol with gold.
Thus does the disease mani
fest itself If anything is need
ed for businessmen, coal, rail-
roads, franchises, laws what
not2-buy it! Money must be
spent that more money may be
earned.
Judge Lindsey in his book,
"The Beast" diagnoses this
national ailment. So does Will
liam Allen White in "a Certain
Rich Man" Lincoln Steffens,
and others, have described it's
manifestations. **
The people of Illinois should
not lose sight of this If the ex-
posture of political corruption has
any good purpose at all, it is
that of making furthur corrup-
tion impossible. And when it
is made plain to. the voters that
commercialized politics means
dishonest politics, then they will
take government out of the
hands of the business interests.
MORE CONFESSIONS PREDICTED.
Within week after the Chica-
go Tribune uncovered this mess
in Illinois, three members of the
legislature confessed to the
grand jury that they received
part of the bribe money said to
have been used to buy the demo-
cratic votes to elect Lorimer to
the senate. At this writing more
confessions are officially pre-
dIcted.
Enough has been brought out
thus far to show beyond ques-
ton that the baleful shadow of
the money power was cast over
the Illinois legislature at the last
session. Whether or not Sena-
tor Lorimer owes his election to
this influence, as the sworn con-
fessions of legislators would in
dicate, isa matter to be deter.
mined by the furthur process of
the law. In throwing light upon
this, SenatorLorimer should be
the first to lend his assistance to
the grand jury. His personal
honor is involved, but more than
this is involved the good name
of great commonwealth and
the integrity of its legislature.
1t is his duty to himself, to the
United States senate and to the
people of Illinois to insist upon a
thorough-going investigation.
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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-02
Popular VS.. Delegated Gov
ernment" In Oregon.

The Senate was so much IN
terested in speech recently de-
livered by Senator Bourne on
the government of Oregon, un-
der its recent reform laws, that
by vote OF the Senate the speech
was ordered printed as a gov
ernment pamphlet for free dis
tributiou.
Popular VS.. Delegated Gov
ernment" is the title of the Ore
gon Senator's address. which
describes the various improve
ments which Oregon has apopt-
ed to bring government more
directly home to the people.
The different steps in this pro-
gress are the Australian ballot,
the individual registration of
voters, the direct primary, the
initiative and referendum, the
corrupt practices act, the popu-
lar vote for the u. S. Senator,
the publicity pamplet act and
the recall.
The first three of these pro-
gressive political measures are
in force in Kansas and need not
be described. Senator Bourne's
description of the others is in
structive.
BY the initiative and referen-
dun the direct primary law was
secured, as well as the prohibi-
tion of free passes, the first car
rying by majority of between
8 and 4 to l, and the second by
approximately the same major
ity. At the same time, a meas
ure requiring railroads to give
public officials free Transports
ton was voted down by major
ity of more than 2 to l. Indi.
eating how t h referendum
works, and the discrimination
of the voters IN passing upon
them, was given in 1908, when a
bill increasing the fixed appro-
priation of the State University
from $4,000 to $125,0O0 was
adopted, while bill appropriate
ing 100000 for armories was
voted down. In the same cleo
ton the recall of State officials
was adopted by nearly 2 to l.
The same year, 1908, after the
Legislature had defeated the
corrupt practice act, 1t was sub
mitted to the people under the
"initiatlve," +" and was adopted by
a majority of $4,000 in $4,000
votes cast. In reply to a ques-
ton from Senator LaFollette
Senator Bourne stated that from
Is to so per cent of the register
ed voters vote on referendum is
sues.
The publicity pamphlet act is
something entirely original with
Oregon, so far as we know. 1t
was adopted by the people on re-
ferendum after the legislature
refused to pass it. The act pro-
vides for the publication of a
political pamphlet during cam
paigns by the Secretary of State
and he is required to mail copy
of it to every registered voter in
the State, the pamphlet contain
ing a short declaration or plat
form OF every State candidate,
setting forth the principles or
ideas he favored, and any other
matter he cares to present, and
on the other hand, opponents of
any candidate may present in
the pamphlet any arguments
they may have to urge against
him, provided they sign the
charges, and subject to the libel
law of the State.
Every candidate must pay for
at least one page in this political
pamphlet, at rate of $40 for the
lowest and 500 for the highest
office, and any candidate may
fill not more than three other
pages, at 500 a page; but each
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RACK NUMBERS CAN BE HAD] FREE
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Watch for Sale Day ad.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-03
The Good Dam News

Herald the people of the city yer-
the Of
of country approved for construction
Elephant the Rio Grande valley
fir
condemned land
the passed
few weeks administration
in
workon
of
The pOOrhOuse evidently has terOrs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-03

YOU HAVE BEEN EATING ONIONS
onion fine shall never touch these lips
of mine
IF a man can get overcome by taking
an onion to induce sleep-and can get
away with the excuse. which is more
impOrtaRt-then what's TO prevent man
telling the Judge that he got in that
condition taking a potato as an eve
opener IN the morning? I suppose if a
fellow were arrested for flirting while
under the influence of potatoes he could
be called potato smasher-' What?
This case looks like the old canteen
abolition again The total abstainers
took away the red, red porterhOuse.
the comparatively innocuous sirloin
the soldering but not excitative pork
chop. and as a result the first victim
got off tile reservation over into one
OF those hOnkatonks outside the lines
and there tanked up ostentatiously on
onion The onion habitue is lost 20
all shame He knows he cannot quietly
dmbibe raw or fried and then conceal
his breath with a Glove. He knows that
when he goes home, keeping his equf-
librium perfectly and limiting his con-
versation TO yes and no for safety
when the door IS opened there will be
one sniff, and then the accusation, You
have been onioningP
With no chance of concealing his
double life the onion bibber pIunges
more frequently might almost say he
punges' from the word pungent his EN-
plOyer refusing to keep him because
his associates complain his breath
smells like an apartment house air
shaft at dinner time
The time comes whe the ordinary
domestic onion no longer lights him
all up as of yere, and he tries to salts
~ MS cravings with scallions. leelxs
and eventually with garlic. Then he
finds his acquaintance ~ducking ND side
streets rather than meet him. and he
realizes that 1t is all true. that the
onion Is a mOcker and strong breath
Is raging that the onion stinZeth like
an asp and biteth like an adder. Not
meaning like hungry bookkeeper.
either.
It's great vegetarian age There's
VIZ Burbank for instance, offering his
latest graft the spineless cactus. as the
finest little substitute for beefsteak.
Like all substitutions in the football
1lction, this one would save the game.
70 say nothing of the domestic cattle.
Think of Charles Dickens. who an
pealed to the stomach first and thA
heart afterward. writing a story in
which his characters grew jovial over a
Juicy splneless cactus steak. washed
down with quaffs OF musty onion. On
second consideration don't think of II.
Of course, Mr. Burbank means we'll
out ne Is not well informed as to the
correct progress of a formal dinner. He
evidently intends the cactus TO he the
entree when everyone knows ~ sbonId
De IN the desert Joke if Won feel
Strong However TO resume our tenn
peranee lecture on Down With Onion.
might say after reading that onions
are responsible I now can understand
one temperance poem that puzzled me"
asked Friend Wife.
The Tear on the Barroorn Floor"
said the Tired Business Man.
Copyright 1910. by the New York
Evening Telegram New York Hera1d
company All rights reserved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-03
WORK Of CHARITY
ASSOCIATION FOR
MONTH
Splendid Showing is Made
In the Distribution of
Assistance.

FOLLOWING is summary of relief work
done by the Woman's charity for one
month:
Number of families aided with food
and clothing, 81. Total number OF per-
sons 244.
Among these We're: Widows, %; or
phans, 6; single women, a.; men. 4;
boys, 1
Nationalities represented: American.
German, Arabian, Russian, Mexican and
groceries to the value of s45.1O; flour
- oNn the storeroOm. $3.50; coffee from
ee Storeroom, $2-95; free meat orders,
90. bread tickets. So: garments given.
I1o, Shoes given Is pair; 1 hat. / cap.
par nose, quilt 1 blanket: lunch,
EMS l stove, $3.50; half bolt cloth.
SpooI thread, SO IL cents; half bolt
49,. 90 Il cents; ha:f day machine
one woman, so cents; nights
80 sLoO; interviews in office So;
f. une outside. so; letters written,
go n secured for men, 4; work Sc
Gil oi women, 4; work secured for
g -, o. transportation, .; seven pints
% mix given daily to invaIids: canvass
t 80 over wagon; oil cloth; cot: fuel for
three families, $500; cooking utensils
% The he committee in charge is composed
Ga - j. A Dick. Mrs. s. ]. Larkin
william H. Burgess.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-03
The Poor Dog

yx according officials straw ami
naIon
it: but soon
the order muzzng order to kill the
unmuzzled
The muzze
anything have
fhns until
kill indication that the
Muzze
lection to the public bother and torment to the
Owners the the
offto
pound violate humanity the
Dogs
be tagged
should be willing
for usele
nave almost
uing
killed ascertain for
certainty rabie ralye
Santa postOfIces
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-03

W. all means. said the BOSS
wife with extraordinary
graciousness
The Boss could scarcely believe his
| ears He had been on his best behavior
for a week. He had brought home VIC
| lets or candy every day. In a moment
| of conversational expansiveness he had
even gone so far as to admit that there
might be something in that votes for
women" proposition, after ALL
Yet even after these careful prepare
| lions he had approached the subject OF
the Annual Banquet with fear and
trembling. And that was her answer,
What was the meaning of it? What
dark purpose lurked beneath the SEM
blance of amiability? Ordinarily when
he announced that he would not be al
home for dinner, the lady developed
every ailment, short of leprosy. that
might work upon his conjugal sympa-
thies and keep him by her side.
Perhaps she had misunderstood him.
He decided TO state his case again.
L said 1 was going to our Annual
Banquet this evening and that you
needn't sit up for me-" he observed.
Yes, dear" cooed his wife, even
more sweetly than before. I'm so glad
you're going to have a little relaxation
and amusement You work so hard. I'll
go and lay out your things"
puzzled frown furrowed the Boss's
classic forehead as his spouse tripped
blithely away.
What could be the matter with her?
Where were the tears and tantrums of
yesterday?
The Boss was a conservative mana
man with the proper respect for order
and tradition In the first year of
their marriage his wife, on a memorable
occasion, had locked the front door and
1< ko Of u 70
prevent his attending a club dinner
This was as il should be. It filled the
accepted formula of jealous wifehood
and at the same time added zest TO the
evenings festivities when finally he
reached them.
As a matter Of fact nothing more seri-
Gus had happened than the printing Of
a newspaper sentence by his wifes ia
vorite oracle:
Never Oppose Your Husband In Any
thing You, Dislike. The Surest Way TO
Stop Him Is to Encourage Him.
So while a wife of matchless meek
ness put the studs in one of his evening
shirts he grew more and more mysti-
fled and uncomfortable. Nevertheless.
the Boss felt that such wifely devotion
must be rewarded.
You know. dear, I'm in charge of all
the arrangements and I can't afford to
take chances. So I'll turn all nv glasses
down Goodby''
The Boss's wife sighed as she turned
from the door back into the empty
apartment She was lonesome. and, 1t
must be confessed. slightly afraid.
Moreover. she wanted very much to at
tend a concert 10 which the Boss had
invited her the following afternoon. But
she knew. through long experience with
post prandfal phenomena, he would beg.
off on the plea of not feeling well or
ptomaine poisoning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-03
(From The Herald of this date, 1866
. e rs Ago
ENROLMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TOTALS 1926 SCHOLARS

Last nights special meeting of the
city council was called for the purpose
freceiving the report of the special
auditing committee composed of E. L.
Shackelford, L. II. Davis and n. Stock
err They stated that they had found
the system employed in the city assess
or's office all that could be expected
but found the manner OF conductin the
tffi-e of city clerk should be remed.e ed
hv the use of indexes. They also recon-
mended the purchase of books for the
police department.
The chief of police was reported to
be s1OO.5O short and he stated that he
collected his fines in small amounts.
and the shortage would be made up as
soon as he could enforce these cOllec-
lions.
The flyer on the Southern Pacific
was half an hour late last night owing
TO the fact that the diner left the rails
near Strauss station There was no one
injured and no damage done beyond
the breaking Of a few dishes
Operations at the artesian well will
be resumed tomorrow
The confederate veterans of John C.
Brown camp met last night and re-
elected their old officers.
The McGinty band had very salts
factory practice last night
The Corralitos company will, on
March s, commence the shipment of
2IO0 head OF cattle
]. Fisher Satterthwaite has sold to
Henry f. Smith of Philadelphia, all of
the Satterthwaite addition and also his
land in the Campbell addition for $3.50