davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-07

WANTED-Sod breakers. Will pay
$I.75 per acre. Bowen Bros, ID
miles northwest of Meade. If
Any one interested in monument
al work will call on or write to the
Pratt Marble and Granite Co. Pratt.
Kansas. V. M. Gates, Magr.
Joe Dorland, clerk of the dis
trict court for Kiowa county
came in Friday for a visit with
Seth Dorland and family and r.
A. Harper and his many other
friends here.
Harry Busing came up from
Miles, Tuesday. Mrs. Busing
has been sick for a few days
but is getting better. Harry
says that the frost killed vege-
tation there about the same as
it did here. Crops along the
river are growing well. With
his ranch, store and three mail
routes coming into the Miles
postofice Mr.. Busting is a busy
young man.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-07
Methodist Notes

There was splendid class meet
ing after the preaching services Sum
day morning. More than 90 of the
congregation. remained and nearly
everyone gave an earnest testimony.
Such a meeting is great uplift and
encouragement to ALL. We have
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-07
County Diploma Examination.

The last half of the examination
for Common School Diplomas for
the south half of Meade county
will be held April 10Th, at the Stone
School house No. al, Red Bluff.
Miss Violet Marshall will preside.
This will give an opportunity to
those living in adjoining districts to
take the examination without COM
ing so far.
Matte ]. Haigh.
County Supt.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-07


J. M. Noel went over to Plains
Monday to+begin plastering John
Russell's new residence.
Ernest Black, consulting engi-
neer for the city returned to
Kansas City, on No. 2 Tuesday.
Auctioneer ]. 1. Stamper went
to Liberal Tuesday where he
will attend the farmers sale day
auction and get a few pointers.
Jake Cordes from the lower
valley was in with his wife Mon
day on a business and shopping
trip. Jake says the farmers are
getting well forward with their
spring work.
George DeCow, live stock deal
err and commission man for
Meade county will ship hogs
and cattle Saturday. George
says hog these days makes a
noise like lot of money.
Ed Feldman sold his farm
down on Stumps Aroya last
week for 100000. Ed made
500. 90 on the land which he had
bought not long ago, but whether
he has made money in the final
outcome is yet to be seen.
Frank Easton sold his farm
out on the flats south of Cdee
the other day for $4,000. If a
farmer in Meade county wishes
to have farm he must not price
it these days, for soon he will
find he has sold it and can't re-
place it for the money received.
Mr.. A. C. Fish from the north
west flats was in town Monday,
and says the wheat out there is
generally good, that the winds
have not injured it to any extent.
A few pieces of late plowed land
has blown some. The wheat is
growing well but would be much
benefited by a gentle warm rain.
| Last Friday after a scene at
the school house over which it
may be as we'll to drop the vail
of forgetfulness, in which the
principal, w. F. Clark did him
self no credit, and the school a
great deal of harm, resigned.
On Monday the board placed
Mr.. S. H. Morrow in charge for
the remainder of the term.
Henry banks brought home
with some curios, among which
are a toy alligator made of
horn, which is very life-like, a
cane of very light, hard, strong
wood susceptible of high polish
II
and a fragment of the shell rock
from which their excellent driv-
es are made in Florida, and all
that southern coast country.
Mrs. Frank Wafer entertained
in most charming manner at
her home on Thursday after
noon. At 2:30 the guests began
to arrive and from that time up
until 6 o'clock there was not a
moment that dragged. Mrs.
Wafer at first gave the ladies
dominoes and explained a new
game to them telling them that
the winner at each table would
be given an agreeable surprise.
Mr.. R. A. Harper and Mrs.
Clyde Mars were the lucky ones
and they each received a pound
box of chocolates, which of
course was divided with the
others. The hostess then pass
ed cards cut in the shape of
pansies with a lead pencil,
There we're twelve questions on
each one, the answer to be some
flower with which we are all
familiar. There we're three
ladies who answered the same
number of questions. 1t was
suggested by Mrs. Will Pressly
that the prize, a beautiful hand
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-07
La Sale Station
the Chicago Terminal
Of Rock Island Lines

is nearest the heart of the city, and
the only station in Chicago on the
elevated railroad loop.
1t is within easy walking distance
of all the principal hotels and the
business and shopping district.
1t is the newest, most commodious
and most completely equipped sta
ton in Chicago. There is ample
room.
The handsome and convenient
women's parlor with maid, nearby
telegraph and telephone booths,
baggage and parcel rooms, and a
most excellent restaurant, pat
ronized regularly by some Of
Chicago's prominent business men
these and other features make
the Rock Islands La Sale Sta
ton a model Of its kind.
On your next trip East take the
Rock Island and land in La Sale
Station-you will then know the
comfort Of wise choice Of routes.
Several fast, well-equipped daily
trains to Chicago.
Time tables and information on Request.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19

NEW YORK.-The fowl house O.
Nv the Central park ZOO was scandal
lied one day recently when some SHARP
eyed tattlers noticed the simultaneous
disappearance of Clara, one Of the
young wild gray geese recently given
to the ZOO, and Brigham Young, the
little Black Spanish game rooster
whose wild ways have deprived him OF
the countenance of the best classes In
the fowl house.
1t came out that Brigham Young and
Clara were out in the park together.
Ch1ef Keeper Snyder, who went on
their trail as soon as he heard about
their disappearance, got wind Of them
near the alligator pool. A black wing
feather by the eagle cages also
showed that B. Young had been there,
He had lost the feather trying to con-
verse with a South American condor.
Then he went on up the path, walk
ing IN manner that said that he
thought himself pretty fine fellow.
The little Wild gray goose seemed to
be extremely proud of him.,
1t was about here that the little gray
goose felt such thrill of freedom and
life that she quacked in her coarse, un-
cultured voice, and abruptly left the
earth for flight in the air.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19

g T. LOUIS.-While score of invita-
~ t1ons were on their way from Mrs
James Howe's beautiful Swiss chalet
In Webster Groves, a suburb of St.
Louis, to attend five hundred club
party and luncheon recently, Mrs.
Howe's serving maid announced her
resignation, to take effect Immediate
b.
The dire news reached the hostess
as she was dressing to receive her
guests. What's the matter?" called
Mrs. Q. Gregory Feckenstein, Mrs.
Howe's guest, from the room where
she was putting on her white lingerie
gown. Mrs. Howe told her. Mrs.
Fleckenstein, whose home Is In Chi
cago, was to be the guest of honor at
the club party. But this had not been
announced. Nor was she acquainted
with those whom she was to meet.
LET me be serving maid" she
said promptly. II think can do al
most as well as real one. Where is
my costume?" She hurried down
stairs and returned in dainty white
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
Scandal Wrecks Romance of the Zoo

B. Young tried to do that, too, but
he fell back to the ground in a moss
undignifed manner When the gray
goose came back after circle OF the
neighborhood, he expressed to her, no
doubt his grave disapproval of undue
boisterousness in a young woman COM
siderably beyond the kindergarten age.
At any rate a GOODNESS sprang up
here between the couple. They went
on down the mall until they came to
the pool Of water equipped with the
fountain mechanism that spouts up
many minute streams Of water from
the zurface Of the pool. B. Young
started to walk slowly around the low
curbing Of the pool, but Clara, the
poor, simple thing, jumped right IN
and, swimming out until she came un-
derneath the showering streams, began
Quacking as loudly as she could, flap
ping her wings in a quick, excited
way.
B. Young does not worship the con-
vention. But even he stood stock still
and glared at Clara. She caught his
eye, but did not seem to be in the
least ashamed. Whereupon he turned
away, acting as If he didn't know the
young thing cutting up in the pool.
Chief Keeper Snyder came down the
mall on the trail. On the way back to
the fowl house, Clara and B. Young re-.
fused to notice each other.
"A simple case of incompatability,~
said Snyder, but, fortunately it was
discovered early. We would prefer TO-
say nothing more just at present"
However, B. Young plans a visit to.
Reno, New, where divorces are SO cas-
lily obtained.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
Stevenson's Grandson Finds Treasure

The lad stopped digging because his
shovel had encountered an obstruc-
tion. Tested carefully the thing that
resisted proved to be metal. Then
Louis dug more furiously than ever.
In few moments he unearthed 4
metal box. And, sure enough, 1t con-
tanned treasure. Opening It hastily.
the boy found 1900 shares Of valuable
stock, deeds to city property, other
valuable papers and several emDty
ring boxes.
OF course, the boy did not realize
the value Of the property, But he knew
the papers must be worth great deal
or they would not have been nlaced
IN such a secure box. So he hastily
carried his find to his mother. whe
turned the property over. to the Dolice !
The papers belong to augustus I'm.
br1e, wealthy man whose house -.
closed and who is out Of the citv Tho
police think robbers ransacked ths
lmbrfe residence and, after takinr
money and jewelry from the ~
buried It, DAs
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
CoLd-Headed Cane Stumble

waste of time, for the process was a
tedious one
Finally 1t was arranged that he
should have 100000 in sovereigns,
and house was taken in Leman
street, Whitechapel, and there ;, q
laboratory was fitted up for his use.
The gold was placed in tanks pro-
vided for the purpose, the needed
chemicals were supplied, and the ex-
pertinent proceeded, with elaborate
precautions against larceny or fraud.
4 1.-THE man was emphatic in insisting
on two points; no one but himself
was to enter the laboratory; and he
was to be vigorously searched every
time he passed out. After many
weeks, during which his visits were
frequent, he disappeared; and when
eventually the door was forced, the
tanks which had contained the gold
were empty, and the bottles which
contained the chemicals were full.
What had become Of the 100000?
The fullest inquiry only served to
elicit proof that the man had been
searched with exemplary care, at every
visit.
"The mystery would have remained
forever unsolved If the criminal had
not himself supplied the solution of
it. In sheer bravado and pride in
his achievement, he wrote to the firm
he had swindled, telling them Of his
appreciation of the money, and of
his confidence that they would rather
lose twice as much than incur ridicule
on every exchange in Europe by
prosecution which would disclose their
folly. And then he revealed his meth
cd. Every time he left the laboratory
the gold-headed cane he carried was
packed with sovereigns"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19

NHICAGO.-The muse Of poesy was
~ invoked recently by Isadore Her.
man on behalf Of his dog Rover, who
had gotten into trouble through care
lessly inserting his teeth in the leg of
little Israel Stern. son Of ELI Stern,
neighbor.
Stern, on behalf of little Israel filed
suit In the municipal court against
Herman, asking $1,000 damages for
the punctures which Rover inflicted
on his sons leg. Herman, in response
to Stern's complaint, came back with
the following petition to the court:
Defendant denies that said dog Is
or was Of savage disposition or a
vicious temper, not even in dog days,
but, on the contrary, defendant ayers
that said Rover has always borne a
good reputation among his neighbors.
pals and associates In the community
IL which he resides for being peace.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
ELECTRICITY IS AID

from the network Of wires above the
plants. Under special conditions-as
where there is an excess of natural
electricity-it might be advisable to
use the negative, but alternating cur.
rent would be Of no use.
ITO sort out the positive and mega
tive currents from the transformer,
valves specially invented for the pur.
pose by Sir Oliver are used. Working
exactly like the valves In an ordinary
pump, they allow the current to flow
In one direction only, and prevent it's
getting back; they thus store the cleo
tricity in the field network from which
1t fixes off to the plants below.
"This field network consists of fine
iron wire, the wires being spread about
ten yards apart and 1S feet or so
above the ground. The wires are so
line that 1t is difficult to see them
even when standing Immediately be-
low them.
THE action that the electrical dis
charge has on the plants, Sir Oliver
suggests, may be considered as arti.
fetal sunshine, and as in no way ia,
king the place Of fertilizer. The rich
er the soil the larger the increase
that may be expected. With more
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
Sir Oliver Lodges System Sup
plies Artificial Sunshine.
Weighed as Business Proposition
Method Has Justified Itself and Is
Now Being Taken Up on Com
nnerc|al lineseas Practical.

London.-1n spite Of the obstinate
conservatism Of the average farmer
much has been done to carry out sil
Oliver Lodges plan of utilizing cleo
tricity for reinforcing the fertility OF
plants.
Weighed as a business proposition,
Sir Oliver Lodges system has justified
itself, and what was tentative and ex.
perimental Is now being taken up on
commercial lines as a practical auxil-
larry Of husbandry.
Lionel Lodge, who has control OF
this department Of Sir divers work,
has explained the development of the
past year or two and the hope they
afford of further progress.
Have you ever noticed what a re-
markable impulse is given to the
growth Of crops by a thunderstorm? p
asked Mr.. Lodge. "That is the effect
Of the strongly charged atmosphere,
and our object is to supply similar
stimulus Systematically.
"The growth and development Of
plants in the Arctic regions compares
favorably with that In southern coun-
tries, and yet their summer is very
short and the suns rays have to
travel in such an oblique direction
that much Of their heating power is
lost. Why is 1t, therefore, that the
plants flourish? The explanation lies
IN the strong electrical currents which
are passing from the air to the earth,
the effect of which can be seen in the
Aurora Borealis.
The electric current can be gen.
Grated either by small dynamo or
from the nearest supply companys
mains, and by means of transformer
1t is raised to the high pressure re.
CURED (about 100000 volts). The cur
rent from the transformer is more or
less alternating: that is, it is not a
steady current in one direction, but
oscillatlng first In one direction and
then In the opposite. For convenience
we call the current in one direction
positive, in the other negative. It is
the positive current that we discharge
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
A Poached Edo.

Ho was trying to read, but the other
Two occupants of the compartment
kept up such an incessant chatter that
sBtudious application had become a
practical impossibility. One of them
had black hair and the other red, and
they were discussing the forthcoming
carnival.
I'm going as Hannibal crossed the
APPS" declared the first to his red
headed companion. what are you
going as?"
His companions ran his fingers
through his flaming locks.
z can't think" he replied. 1--WE
considered Isaac Newton, G. l.. Jessop,
3 cavalier, Socrates, Bart Kennedy, ST.,
George and Tom Jones. But don't
quite like any of them. Then i've
Thought Of Hall Game, Little Itch,
Richard the First, James j."
The old man cast down his Times
angrily.
s Young man." he snapped, address.
{ Ing the red-headed gabbler, IF you
want the first prize I should advise
you to poke your head through a sheet
and call yourself a poached egg!"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
Chicago Woman Maid for Her Hostess

dress and checked serving apron
What charming maid you have"
was almost the first remark Of the,
first club member who appeared.
She's French" replied Mrs. Howe.
and she can't speak a word of Eng
lish. For that reason I'm afraid will
not be able to keep her. It's pity, for
she's so neat"
I'll be glad to take her, If you
aren't going to keep her." said the
next guest. "Only l don't know
whether l want such pretty maid
around the house. OF course, l trust
my husband"
When the party had gathered and
the maid" began serving the luncheon
some Of the guests tried their French
by essaying remarks to the maid.
"Oui madam, oui," with curtsy,
was the only reply. Again there was
q whispered series of compliments on
the graceful movements of the trim
figure.
AS the card play began the maid
retired, and few minutes later the
guest OF honor, Mrs. Fleckenstein, en-
tered the room in her party gown.
There was gasp of admlring surprise
as the maid" of a few moments be-
fore was recognized. The unconyen-
tional introduction was the preface to
pleasant acquaintance between Mrs.
Fleckenstein and the guests.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
Young Couple Learn Telegraph Code
and Mystify Girls Parents by
Rappings on Pipes.

New York. After a courtship car.
ried on by wireless telegraph and com.
municattons transmitted over steam
pipes connecting two apartments,
which resulted in an elopement and
wedding two weeks ago, when Anna
belle Rooney, nineteen years Of age,
1863 Washington avenue, the Bronx, be-
came Mrs. James Connolly, the young
people have returned to the home Of
the brides parents and have been for
given.
Connolly, who is twenty-five years
OF age, was graduated from the Clason
Point Military academy a year ago.
There he learned wireless telegraphy,
and when he returned to the place
where he boarded on the floor above
the apartment occupied by the Rooney
FAMILY, he rugged up a wireless station
on the root. Here he taught Annabelle
now to send and take messages, and
this knowledge was turned to Cupid's
account when Connolly asked Anna
oelle's parents for her hand. only to
De laughed at as q boy by her father.
Cut off from any other communica.
tlon with each other, the young lovers
exchanged messages by wireless when
#Connelly went back to the military
academy to pursue his special Marconi
studies. When he returned to his
boarding place on the floor above the
Rooney home, he and Annabelle
capped out the language Of love with
9 shears on the steam pipes
Annabelle's father and mother were
sayst'fied by the strange rappings and.
'fen these continued In the summer
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19

G AN FRANCISCO When little Louis
- Osborne. the eight-yearold son Of
Lloyd Osborne, novelist and stepson
Of Robert Louis Stevenson, armed him.
self with his midget shovel and went
out on q sand hill near his home here
to dig few days ago he had visions
Of finding treasure This is not an un.
usual thing for the lad, for he has not
heard his fathers illustrious stepfa-
ther talked about without getting
some spirit Of adventure Of the author
Of Treasure Island" fixed in his mind.
So while Louis dug he hummed ''six-
teen Men on Dead Mans Chest, 70
Ho! Ho! and Bottle OF Rum"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
Praises Traits Of His Dog in Rhvne

1ul, quiet and law-abiding canine a.
ways kind to his friends and fatthn =
20 MS master. The defendant fnrthsr
az, that the dog is a great - ho ca
Dody and is always at home At n,s eJ ;,
me following lines in the h,1 9
press the attachment the defa ,rn -,
le =, toward his dog Rover:
IKE to see little dog
), AID pat him on the head
50 prettily he wass His tai,
!, Whenever he is fed. 'at'
Some little dogs are yerv vood
. . ana some y are useful, too
NV VIZ 40 Z. you know that they vii, n,..
Wnat they are bid to DOR wa n'ne
Inc defendant therefore nra,a !,
continues the bill, that this bon - az,
court VIII spare both dog and defeps'
ant from any decree which wo,,s A -
any :. way interfere with the Ions ~ ra, =
.,onshlp heretofore existing be S ela
Inc defendant and his dog Rover er.ee1
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
Housemaid's Knee In HIoh Life.

Synovial effusion Of the knee, from
which the German empress seems to
suffer, is most painful affection and
one that too often comes to stay. Per,
sons on whom there Is considerable
nervous strain are liable to it, and
more particularly II they eat much
meat. Since the motor has come so
greatly into use In West End Paris
this complaint has become prevalent
there, for rushes about in motors
oyere4cite the nerves.
Sisters Of Charity are so subject to
synoyial effusion that a knee with a
hard swelling just below the cap on
the other side is called In the hospl.
tails e Sister Of Charity's knee what
In England is called "housemaid's
knee. London Truth.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
Lovers Court BY Wireless

& --- ~ e. n
after the steam had been turned off,
they began to wonder whether the
house was haunted. Plumbers were
called In to solve the mystery, but
they could find no explanation Of the
rappings. It might be ghosts, they al.
lowed. and they were sure 1t was not
steam.
The rappings ceased when Anna.
Delle eloped with Connolly two weeks
ago. They were married at St. Johns
Baptist church and Immediately be-
took themselves to furnished fiat
'Inese facts were learned when they
came to the Rooney home and received
q blessing.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
.c0MF0RTED THE LITTLE ONE
Soothing Touch of Ugly Deity, and
Childish Faith, Wrought Instant
Cure.

Every one knows the comfort little
people derive from a kiss on the
bruised spot, loving pat, soft and
soothing, on the bumped head. Even
folk Of greater growth are not proof
against such sympathetic alleyiations
Of their pain of body or mind A ten
der little bit of human nature is that
told by Gilbert Watson In Three Roll
Ing Stones In Japan" The author Wis
tied temple where one of the big
stone gods was supposed tc heal all
bodily hurts.
How does he work his cures?"
asked I.
"By personal contact Rub the place
you wish healed with the same hand
you have rubbed him. If we wait we
will be sure to see some one try
It."
No one came for a long time, save
one old woman, who laid a little
bunch of flowers between the feet Of
the image, in gratitude, doubtless, for
restoration from disease By and by
shrill, childish cry made US turn.
A little girl had fallen and hurt her.
self; the little knee had bruised itself
against the sharp corner of an un-
even flagstone. Tears wclled up in
her eyes and trickled down her cheeks
as the small one held up her knee for
the old woman's inspection. The rose
leaf skin was broken where the pave
ment had scratched it.
The old woman bent over the little
sufferer and whispered consolation.
The look of pain passed, and conf
tence took its place. Hand in hand,
the two crossed over to the figure Of
jkhe god. The woman clapped her
bands. uttered a prayer, stroked the
gods knee with her withered hand,
and then rubbed the little human
knee very tenderly.
The cure was effected at once: the
child smiled up at the ugly deity
gratefully, with naive affection in her
eyes. The impassive stone statue
seemed beautiful to her now. The
dear old god had kissed her knee and
made it well, so of course she loved
him, and would think of him often,
sitting there in the temple. waiting to
heal little children who had hurt
ehemselves.-Youth's Companion.