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The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
More Than Devotion.

Why are YOU pawning your dress
suit?"
MY wife wants 10 take little trip"
There's devotion for you
well. the more money I can give her
the longer she can stay"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
Home Made.
Fon Puck


Miidred-Papa, I am going to make
mamma one of those 80 center-pieces that
the Womans Home Jabber says can be
made at home for % cents.
Papa remembering past yearsl-Cer-
tainly, dear Here's $40. That ought to
be enough to cover the expense.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
No Names.

Il was deeply disappointed in this ar
ticle about venomous creatures"
''Why 500"
1T is only about tarantulas and cobras
thought maybe it would mention some
women / know"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
Has IL Decided

From the HOusekeepeT.
George Vincent, Of Chautauqua fame.
has this explanation OF the delay in
passing the tariff bill Congress-" he
said. was trying 20 make up its mind
whether to do its duty by the country
or do the country By It's duty"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
An Envious Author.

He's very willing 10 decry
That fve-fOOt shelf.
1t holds no volumes written by
Himself
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

The editors OF the indianapolis News
and the New York Evening Post must
have been In breathless fear while the
colonel was taking that alrshlp trip.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
Omief EnInYn1enf-

"The plain citizens Of Plunkville are
sorter chuckling among themselves"
How now?"
Seems the Uplift Society has had a
split"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

An Indiana girl recently refused 10
marry rich foreign nobleman in order
10 wed struggling newspaper man. That
Is what makes Indiana's literary atmos-
phere so realistic
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
An Endless .JOh.

III bet l could keep a fairy godmother
busy"
"As 10 how?'
I'D have her look after my touring
car"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
In the Family.

From the Youngstown Telegram.
Fathcr-Those blood-and-thunder dime
novels seem to be passing.
Mother-Yes, from Jimmie to Jack
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

President Taft says he viii give the
railroads a square deal An6 among
other things he viii not run up any
100000 bills for transportation.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

President Hraga, Of Portugal, is not
only a poet, but he wants the women 10
vote. Evidently he intends 10 be a popu-
lar ruler
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

Well, there was az least one man,
Hoxsey. the aviator. who dared To tell the
colonel % keep quiet and quit waving
his hands at the crowd
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

From the Dallas Nevs
When a girl hasn't a piano in her home
she can always find some other excuse
for letting her mother do the homework
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
Breaking the lee.

rs there really anything in palmistry?"
you bet. II furnishes a fine excuse for
holding hands"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

a Boston pastor says that girl who
does not care about dress and nnery is
not normal girl There are precious
few abnormal ones
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

The wish is often father TO the bet.
Wall street is wagering odds against the
Roosevelt ticket.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

The season approaches for those fool
straw votes again.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

And now Caruso is defendant in A
10000 breach Of promise suit Nearer
and nearer comes the grand opera season.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

The Atlanta Constitution says: THE
colonel must speak" Must. You could
not keep him from IL.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

Philadelphia baseball magnates had 10
return $4,000 sent in for tickets for the
worlds championship series because of
lack OF room. And they do hate TO give
anything back in Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

Walter Wellman is really of az last
Bon voyage! And We take il ell back.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

Count Max Hadiek, Of the Austrian
Embassy at Mexico City, is at tie New
Willard
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

Iris" Hubbard came up from
Liberal Friday on business.
Ice delivered after May Is.
See or phone M. F. Martin.
For Sale: A good milk COW.
Inquire at MeatMarket. 3X
WANTED: $50 acres plowed.
$1.5O per acre. S. N. Rats.
Phone L. S. L. PA. 28t3
WANTED-Sod breakers. Will pay
SITS per acre. Bowen Bros, ID
miles northwest of Meade. If
.Wanted:-Men to pillow stubble
fields. See Frank Sawasteky or
Friesen & Co., Meade Kan. 1t
The Farmers Alliance gives
short time rates on grain in
stack and in granary.
S. M. Bennett Agt.
1851 mo. Fowler, Kans.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

A special dispatch to the
Hutchinson News says: "The
fears of more than a score of
men and womed who were caught
in the raid on the Narragansett
club week ago that they would
have to appear in court next
Monday as witnesses, were dis
PEELED today when Judge Nath-
an B. Lewis advised Constable
John G. Cross, the Young leader
of the raiders, not to summon
the witnesses for that date"
This is only another instance of
the favoritism shown by the
courts in cases where "the bet
ter class of society" becomes in
volved. These people were
caught in a raid on a club, and
were discovered patroniziug var
ious gambling devices. 1t would
seem to this writer that one vio-
later of the law should be shown
no more tavors than another and
these people should be accorded
the same treatment at the hands
of the law as any other gambler.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25
Christian EndeavOr

The hot summer months are
the test for the Endeavor meet
ings, but still they continue with
intense interest. Mr.. Hulburt
lead the meeting last Sunday
evening.
The older members of the
church and members of the En-
deavor Society stormed Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert with a farewell
surprise party Tuesday evening.
After playing number of games
Mr.. and Mrs. Hulburt were pre-
scented with nice set of silver
spoons and forks, which were
highly appreciated by both.
The church and the Endeavor
will certainly miss Brother and
Sister Hubert in the places they
occupied here, but wish them
well in their new locality. Bro
Their Hubert states that he will
leave for Portland, Oregon about
the middle of next week.
Everybody come to Endeavor
meeting Sunday evening.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

The Cimarron Jacksonian man
last week wrote up the death
and funeral of a Mexican laborer
in very eloquent manner. We
reprint the article elsewhere,
and believe the spirit manifested
by the good people of Cimarron,
toward a poor unfortunate
creature, worthy of the highest
praise.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

A judge of the juvenile court a
few days ago was trying a ten year
old boy charged with stealing sink
ers for fishing line. The boy
pleaded guilty, and upon being
asked why he took them, up replied
"Cos 1 wanted to go fshin'." The
judge suspended sentence and going
to a nearby shop purchased a fine
little fishing outfit and presented it
to the boy with money to pay car
fare to the place where "they wus
bitin'." Bet that judge was a boy
once.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25
at SMe Churches
NZIlIzLlIAIlTAIU
Presbyterian

Theme for next Sabbath morning
will be, "Self- sacrifice is the law of
Life".
Preaching services at II a. M,
and Sis p. m. Sunday school at 10
a m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 8 O'Clock.
The efactual fervent prayer of
righteous man availeth much" Jas.
$40.
EVERETT H. SPERow,
Minister
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25
Farmers Institute September 8.

The Meade County Farmers
Institute meets in the court room
in Meade at O'Clock on Saturday
September 3rd. The boys who
will enter the corn contest please
report at this meeting. A bread
baking contest for young ladies'
will be discussed. All interest
ed in the Institute work, (and
every farmer should be- are urg-
ed to ottdnd.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

Topeka must be pretty slow. The
officials are still talking about pass
ing an ordinance relating to sane
fourth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

]. l. Bunyard is candidate for
clerk of the district court of Beaver
county Mr., Bunyard is the right
sort and we would receive the news
of his election with pleasure. The
people OF Beaver will do we'll to
make his election unanimous.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

A Long Island man went to the
barn in the dark to get some milk
for a child. Neighbors found him
unconscious and the mule had a
dangerous look ir his eyes,.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

The story that Jessie Morrison's
"health is failing" on account of
the confinement of the penitentiary
follows too closely on the Abilene
murder to cause great howl for
her release.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

The Cottonwood Falls biplane
took fifty foot tumble during a
trial flight. The aviator now has
a claim for distinction.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25
Tot Davis is confined TO his
home with typhoid fever.

Tot Davis is confined TO his
home with typhoid fever.
]. F. Shafer has returned from
the wholesale centers where he
bought nice line of fall goods.
The wind cut several capers
Wednesday night, blowing down
a number of windmills and break
ing off several trees. The cold
wave arrived about 1870 o. m.
and if it makes very extended
visit the coal man will be more
popular than the ice man.
The members of the Baptist
church and the Epworth League
surprised C. S. Hulburt and wife
last Tuesday evening. They
did this to show their apprecia-
ton for the valuable assistance
rendered by both in the church
work during their residence in
Meade. They were presented
with a set of solid silver tea
spoons.
Homer Graves entertained the
ball team in honor of their man
ager, c. S. Hulburt, who is soon
to leave Meade. The boys very
much regret to lose Mr.. Hulburt
as he has been a most excellent
manager. The evening was
spent in games and the recalling
of the numerous victories and
few defeats which the team have
charged to their record. Re-
freshmentS we're served and the
boys all declare Homer first
class entertainer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

A five-year-old Oklahoma baby
was given an old revolver to play
with. His funeral was largely
attended.-Arkansas Valley Far
mer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

The citizens of Beaver have or
ganized Law and Order League
and offer $50 reward for conviction
of anyone violating the prohibitory
law and $a5 for conviction ofgamb-
ling.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

~ will not retire." says Uncle
Joe Cannon. He does not say,
however, 81 will not be retired"
which looks possible since Nick
Longwortb and Taft have decided
he must be Sacrificed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

At Philadelphia the other day a
passenger had leg amputated
alig:ting from a street car. The
women tainted, as usual. but the
passenger only smiled--it happened
to be cork leg.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25
Sam Ellis has built new barn

Reunion and Fall Carnival. Ev
eryone invited.
E. w. Fletcher, Q. P. Fletcher
and ]. B. Innis were among those
from Meade who attended the
Keith sale Tuesday.
Miss Nora Elliott was dowr
from Dodge City last week visit
ing her brother, Will, of the
First National Bank.
Mrs. McCrellis, at one time a
teacher in the Meade schools will
teach the primary room at Engle-
wood the ensuing term.
r. E. Whitney who is quite
we'll known here has located at
Plains. Mr.. Whitney is a sign
writer and artist of ability.
Frank Wood was up from
Liberal visiting relatives and
friends. He has accepted a posi-
ton with ]. A. Follick at Mime
ola.
Your own friends have attain
ed position, honor, cash. How?
Opens Sept. 9th. Salt City
Business college, Hutchinson,
Kansas, Box 353 P. Catalog free.
Position awaits graduates.
The Plains Journal has a SUBJ
scriber who is paid ahead to
April 1912. If all our readers
would treat us that way we
would install linotype and per-
fecting press and start a daily.
Don't hold your breath.
Hard time item from the Lib
eral News: 1.-THE public sale at
M. F. Cavanaugh's last week
amounted to So, S4S. 80 and the re-
markable feature was that cash
was paid for all except a note of
SIG. Nearly third was paid
in silver and currency"
A few of the papers are de-
manding a shorter ballot. This
may help but what is needed
really is closer attention on the
part of the elector on how to cast
the ballot. The PERCENTAGE of
spoiled ballots doesn't appear to
decrease at any great rate
Liberal News.
The News is informed that
the street from Carthage Ave-,
to the court house will soon be
filled. This we sincerely hope is
true. That unsightly mud hole
is the first thing noticed by
strangers visiting the town and
if it should lead them to think
things untrue of Meade they
could not be blamed.
]. M. Clements was making all
kinds of faces when a News re-
porter entered the store Monday
morning. Upon inquiring the
cause Jim informed us that his
wife had been in the habit of
breaking the kindling over his
head, but on this occasion she
had oversight and it was neces-
sarr for him to rustic the fire.
starting apparatus single-hand-
ed. He picked up board and
attempted to break it over his
knee, not knowing there was a
nail in it until it had penetrated
his knee, making a very painful
wound.
r. M. Clifford moved his family
and worldly goods to Meade the
first of the week and will make
his future home on a farm recent
ly acquired adjoining that city.
Mr.. Clifford has been resident
of Bucklln eight years and has
been engaged in his business,
that of house and sign painter
and paper hanger. His ability
as such may be gathered from
the fact that he has always had
work to do and often pushed and
crowded until he could scarcely
catch up with it. Mr.. and Mrs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25
Methodist

There were only los present Sum-
day school. The offering was S7.I7
Mr. Casteens class gave $4.2o
Lennie Krisle was received into
the church Sunday evening by let
tiers from the Cumberland Presby-
terian church in Mt. Deuson, Ten
nessee.
"Do thy duty, that is best,
Leave unto thy Lord the rest"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-25

Subscription, $500 per year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03

One does not always make state.
ment In order to be corroborated
Quite the contrary. 1t is often consol
ing to hear ones disparagement oi
self denied. Now and again, however
the individual receives a shock by an
unexpected agreement Well for him
ii he be as good-natured under the cir
cumstance as was Lord Heathfield
John L. w. Page tells the incident in
"Rivers of Devon"
At the time of the occurrence the
cooked hat was worn in the English
army, and Lord Heathfield fancied II
pulled well over the brows. One day
at Gibraltar he met soldier who, poor
fellow, feeling the heat, had pushed
his hat on the very back of his head
This was too much for the general
Thrusting his headgear back from the
bridge of his nose, he demanded
fiercely:
New, sir, don't 1 look like black
guard?"
"Yes, your excellency, you do" was
the unexpected reply.
His excellency was taken aback. He
stared moment, then burst into q
laugh, and passed on, remarking that
what did not become an officer was
not suitable to one of the rank and
file.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03

While preparing recently for their
examinations, the young men of a
western university voted not to shave
until after the examinations, on the
ground that growing boards would
serve to remove temptation to neglect
their work for social diversions. About
the same time the newspapers told of
the solemn decision of the young Ia
dies in another institution to enforce
a social boycott against the male stu
dents who were wearing, or coaxing
into existence, mustaches. The two
incidents illustrate the present atti-
tude OF the social world toward shaven
and unshaven men. Not that d beard
ed man Is ostracized by the world at
large, whatever may be the case in
undergraduate circles, but that clean
shaven faces among men of all ages
are now becoming the rule. 1t was not
always thus. In ancient times the
beard was the badge Of manhood, the
insignia Of dignity and authority. This
Is still true in the Jewish race; and
the strongest oath of the devout Mo-
hammedan Is ''by the beard of the
prophet" Note the long braided
boards of the kings of Assyria and
Babylon, as indicated by the sculptur-
ed images which have survived. In
those days slaves were compelled to be
smooth-shaven, and the beardless youth
was an object of scorn. In Greece and
Rome the custom varied with the pc.
riods. Most of the great Romans of
later times were beardless. In the
middle ages and In the Elizabethan
era boards were generally worn, al
though occasionally a beardless mon
arch led change In style which made
the BARRIERS happy. In Great Britain
and this country the beard was almost
unknown in the seventeenth and eight
eenth centuries. In the nineteenth CEN
tury 1t came into general favor Most
of the young men of college gradual
ing class of the fifties and sixties
wore all the beard they could raise
Then the young men took to the nous
tache, which Is now far less common.
When man accuses woman of being a
creature Of the arbitrary whims of
fashion, she may well retort by point
ing to his beard-or to the place where
1t might be.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03

day, who bee'n a search for ner
brother and sisters. They had all been
put in an orphan asylum on the death
OF their parents. and had been adopted
by families in different parts of the
state. In the course of her search,
the woman learned that a little girl
with whom she used to play when she
was small, and of whom she was very
fond, was her own sister. Her foster
parents had moved to the town in
which the family dwelt that had adopt.
ed the sister. and they lived side by
side. Whether the families knew the
girls were sisters does not appear, but
the girls were unaware of the kinship.
And now comes the delightful know.
ledge that these childhood friends
were sisters, and had known each
other for yearD-how delightful only
those who have vainly longed for init.
mate association with their own kin
can understand.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03

derins maze of tracks and switches,
and under the pattering hail of cinders
the switchman works, seemingly care
less of the perils that beset his every
footstep. Dangerous during the day,
the yards are trebly so at night and
during the winter. One seconds care
lessness, slippery footboard, an ice
covered grabiron, or even a mistaken
signal by the engineer may cause his
instant death, or, less mercifully, make
him a helpless cripple for life.
Death, or his companion, disable
ment, stares the switchman in the face
at every turn. A huge chunk of coal
may topple upon his head from an
overloaded car, pin may stick, and
In the hurried effort to right the
knuckle before the cars meet his hand
may be crushed. Unheard trains may
toss him when he rounds the end of a
string Of cars. While pulling pin on
a sharp curve to make drop" he
may be caught between the corners of
the cars and his ribs STAYED in.
Constant vigilance is the price of the
switchman's life. Occasionally even
constant vigilance" is fruitless. Death
leers at seemingly the safest moment.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03

How the government encourages
gambling in land homesteading is
shown by the Belle Fourche irriga-
ticn project in South Dakota. Here
are only 10000 acres. rendered very
valuable and Immediately productive
by irrigation, forty acres of which
with water rights cost only $1,000,
payable in ten yearly installments Yet
all claims have not been taken. Per
contra, when like amount of an In
dian reservation in Idaho was opened
under the gambling plan last year in
Idaho, there were ten claimants for
every tract, and each claimant spent
enough to pay two years installments
on a real irrigated farm, while only
one in ten got anything at all, and
what he got was not so valuable per
acre. 1t is the gambling feature of the
Indian reservation openings which at.
tracts, and not home-making oppor.
tunity on sensible business basis.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03
French Revolution Relics.

A museum is about to be inaugural
ed in the famous prison of the Con-
ciergerie, which will be peculiarly rich
in articles and papers connected with
the revolution, and especially with Ma
rie Antoinette, says the London Globe
The museum will be quartered in the
Sale des Girondins. The Marie An
toinette relics include the armchair
which she used during her long de-
tention, the lamp which illuminated
her cell, the ebony and ivory crucifix
which she kissed before leaving for
her execution, and two pictures repre-
senting the doomed queen at commun.
ion and in her cell.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03

Brother Elfaw-How am yo' son git.
tin along in his new job as a Pull.
man po'tah?
Brother Smoot-Fine, sab! Dat boy
kin make few passes and put mo-
dust on pusson dan he brushes off,
and 1t didn't take him two weeks to
learn to slam do in de way dat
nobody but railroad man kin slam
it. Yassah, Cla'ence is sho doin ele.
gant-Puck.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03
Persons at whose houses the mail is

Persons at whose houses the mail is
delivered once or more day may
answer the bell as quickly as they can; ;
nevertheless, the aggregate time which
the letter carrier loses by having to
wait for the door to be opened is con-
siderable. The Post Office Department
figures it as averaging thirty seconds
for each call, and as representing a
loss to the government of four hun
dred thousand dollars year. For this
reason the post Office appropriation bill
provides that after June 80, 1911. car
riers shall not deliver mail at any
house not provided with a suitable
mail box accessible from the outside.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03

The details of the latest Kansas City
high society" scandal, "endurin' and
after the event, plainly show that,
while money may still contrive to
make the mare go, it has not yet re-.
moved the difficulty of making silk
purses out Of porcine materials.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03
THE LIFE OF A swITCHMAN.

II May Not he Picturesque, but
There Are Few More Dangerous.
The frontier Is fast disappearing,
and the hardy pioneer who packed his
pelts or harvested his scanty crops un-
der the eye of hostile Indians is mere
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03

Another fashion note The value Of
the wings taken by Japanese poachers
OIL the protected islands Of Laysan and
Lisiansky, near Hawaii, and captured
by the United States revenue service,
reaches one hundred and twelve thou
sand dollars. They cost the lives of
three hundred thousand terms, petrels
and albatrosses.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03

ly an heroic figure in history. writes F..
G. Scoville. But the industrial from
tier and the pioneer workman will nev-
er become things of the past. The
veDturesome spirits who 100 years ago
would have pushed westward into un-
known lands have turned their
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-06-03
The Vested Interests.

"Yes, Mrs. Snoggs, 'oped as 'ow
they would get tariff reform and make
the foreigner pay, as we've got one in
our top-foor back and l amt 'ad no.
think Of him for six weeks now."-
The Taller.