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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
CHAPTER VII.

We arrived at the group Of ruins
which formed the goal of our walk
in good time, although the others
were there ahead of us and were Just
spreading a cloth and taking things
out of the automobile which had met
them there, as we came up.
Hurry up, slow coaches!" called
Agatha First cheerily, "er we won't
leave you anything to eat!"
Lend me a hand with this cloth,
Vincent" was Terhune's request,
and fell to with a will and had the
thing right in jiffy.
And maybe 1t wasn't good fun sit
ting there on a lot Of jolly boulders
and clumps of rock that had col.
lected with great pains and arranged
at intervals about the cloth, grinning
at each other across its goodly array
of picnic dainties.
Dearest is a famous hand at plan
ming that sort of thing. We had
camped upon a small rise in the mid
die of an open space where great oak
trees cut us off from sight of the road
on the one hand, and broad meadows
and wooded slopes fell away toward
Hartsmere stream on the other; the
latter streaking the green of 1t all
with silver a field or two away.
Close at hand the ruined chapel or
convent which we had come to see
piled itself in picturesque confusion.
and we had reached that point in our
merry-making when we were simply
content to gaze alphabetically upon it
and listen uncomprehendingly to
Freer recite it's history with never
tagging accuracy and zeal.
He knows everything, that chap!
And is disgustingly ready to give
everybody else the benefit of his
learning at all times.
Agatha First was sitting near him
tho not making any attempt to dis
guise her indifference to his pedantic
discourse, while Arch and Agatha
Sixth. am glad to say, were carry
ing on a whispered conversation to-
gether on the other side Of the cloth.
Dearest and l sat together, of course,
at one end of the square, and as
said to her In low tone so that the
others could not hear l thought Arch
was playing up to the part she and !
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
The Fishhawk's Warning.

1.-THE fishhawk tells us when the shad
begin to run up the river" said a
Gloucester fisherman. I'VE have learn
ed that it isn't much use to cast nets,
no matter how mild the weather may
be, until Mr.. Fishhawk swoops down
on us.
when he comes sailing up the bay
we know it's time to get to work.
Lots of farmers down Jersey would
never think to start planting until the
fishhawks come. don't believe they
have ever been later than April IL,
though. They work their way up the
coast from Florida and the other
southern waters early in March, when
the fish begin to come north. They
follow the big schools of herring, as
a rule, because the herring swim close
together, and the hawk has easy pick
ing. The shad follow the herring, and
when the fishhawk comes we know the
shad are not far behind. Fishing Ga
zette.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
Content to Gaze Alphabetically Upon IT.

mobile coat! Did you ever, Freddy,
did you ever!" And she held 1t up
and looked 1t over from collar to coat
tail as If It were enchanted and
could tell us more than our own eyes
could gather.
YES" I said, 'the very same!"
Then 1t must have been Terhune!"
Beyond a Doubt" | answered
thoughtfully. But isn't 1t too queer!
In the first place l didn't know he
could handle a machine. and in the
second, where did he get 1t from.
BY Jove!"
And why does he have to meet
Agatha First in secret that way?"
wondered my wife as we left the cas-
tie and started for the scene of the
picnic by series of short cuts the
others did not know.
But all our marvelling brought us
no enlightment, only the conclusion on
Dearest's part that she would consult
Mrs. Chiltern on the subject as soon
as an opportunity presented itself.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

Statistics are always more or less
interesting and especially is this true
of those statistics based upon the fig.
ures now being given out by census
estimators and the government census
bureau, says the Manchester Union,
Aside from speculations as to the pos
sible growth of one municipality or
another, 1t is interesting to note the
status Of the native-born American in
connection with the birth and death
rates and even a most casual investi.
CATION will disclose figures little short
Of alarming. According to the .esti-
mates Of competent authorities the
population Of the United States should
be found this year to be in the vlcini-
ty Of 100000 souls. Deduct from
this the immense flood of immigration
which, since 1900, has closely approx
mated 100000, and the increase in
population meanwhile to have been
something like 100000, as far as ma
tive-born Americans are concerned.
This is an increase Of but six per
cent. over the figures of the former
decade, as against 81 per cent. for
that Just preceding. Thus It is seen
that the rate Of internal increase has
fallen off fully fifty per cent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

I threw my panama on a chair in dis
gust.
Its In the closet" she replied;
third shelf. put 1t there myself
Though what you want with that old
thing when you have boxes and
boxes full of good hats can't Inn
aginei"
Nothing like being comfortable!"
shouted, as l ran up the broad stairs
outside the door three steps at a
time.
Dearest was all ready and waiting
when came down again. but didn't
need to speak to inform her that
something had happened. She saw It
by my face.
What Is 1t, Wilfred?" she asked.
You look as If you'd seen ghost"
81 have!" / answered, "or some
thing quite as startling! say,
Agatha, what do you think l found in
old Arch's closet?"
Your hat, Just as told you you
would What else?" But knew she
knew didn't mean that.
why, nothing more nor less than
loud checked automobile coat, or
duster!" replied In measured
tones. Now, what do you think Of
that7"
Not like the coat you saw hang
ing over the back of the machine in
the woods?" expostulated Dearest,
aghast. Not that coat, Wilfred?"
THE very same, or its twin broth
err" told her. Come, now, isn't that
go!" But my wife was out of the
door and half way up to the third
floor by that time.
I've got to see!" she cried back
to me, and l went up after her, al
though l knew 1t wouldn't be any use
her seeing it, since she had not seen
the one in the automobile.
1T surely Isl" she exclaimed as I
stood by her side. "A checked auto
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
SWELLING THE HOTEL BILL
Hotel Keepers Method Of Taxing
Traveller Had at Least the
Method of Novelty.

One of the things which help swell
the travellers expenses, both in this
country and abroad, is the extra" It
may or may not be charged in the bill,
but 1t Is sure to be paid for. Proba-
bly, even the most generous traveller,
however, will have some sympathy for
the gentleman in the following story
who was made to pay literally for a
certain annoying privilege.
During his stay at the hotel the
weather had been very hot.
Charles" said the landlord to the
clerk who was making out the bill to-
be presented to the departing guest,
have you noticed that the gentleman
in number seven has consulted the
thermometer on the piazza at least ten
times every morning during his stay
here?"
Charles replied that he had.
WELL" said the landlord, charge
him the price of one dinner a day for
the use of the thermometer" youths
Companion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
BUILDING THE PANAMA GATES
THEY WILL BE LARGEST IN THE
WORLD.
There VIII Be 46 Pairs 90 Feet High
65 Feet Wide and Seven
Thick.

Pittsburg, Pa-The largest gates in
the world are being built in Pittsburg
for the Panama canal. Any one Of
the 46 pairs will be as high as the
usual six-story business building and
each will be 65 feet wide steel to
be used In their construction will
weigh 10000 tons, or more than eight
times as much as was used to build
the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The cost will be $5,500,000. The
builders the McClintic- Marshall Steel
Construction company, half Of
whose Independent plant here has
been given over entirely to the gate
contract. OF the 10000 tons of steel
required the heavies single places
will weigh about Is tons. There will
be the base Orders, which are seven
feet long and which will be placed
much like the first floor Orders of a
skyscraper. The series of Orders
above them will range from three and
eight-tenths feet apart near the bot
tom to five feet apart at the top, and
over the skeleton structure, forming a
sheathing, water tight armor plate will
be bolted, similar to the clapboards on
a house. The thickness of the plates
Will range from an inch at the base to
seven-sixteenths of an inch at the top
The weight of single gate will be
about 600 tons, and the dimensions
are n to so feet high, 60 to IS feet
wide and seven feet thick.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

We are beginning to hear stories
about mistakes In the census. Down
east an old maid, in a moment Of irri.
tation. gave to the enumerator the
name, age and color of her tomcat,
and the cats description has gone to
Washington to be included in the cen.
sus alongside the Adamses and
Quincys. Out in Indiana a sensitive
woman has hanged herself because she
misinformed the census man, as to
the company with which her husband
is connected. II every bit of misinfor.
nation which gets into the census
should lead to somebody's death, how
busy the undertakers would bel And
II Uncle Sam does include a few tom.
cats in his totals, nobody need com.
plain except those who do not like
cats.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When a Baby.

If parents realized the fact that cof-
fee contains drug-cdfeine-which IL.
especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before giving
the babies coffee to drink.
when l was a child in my moth
er's arms and first began to nibble
things at the table, mother used to-
give me sips Of coffee. AS my parents
used coffee exclusively at meals Il
never knew there was anything to
drink but coffee and water.
"And so / contracted the coffee
habit early. I remember when quite
young the continual use Of coffee so
affected my parents that they tried
roasting wheat and barley, then
ground 1t In the coffee-mill, as a sub
stitute for coffee.
But 1t did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. That was
long before Postum was ever heard
Of. l continued to use coffee until Il
was ~, and when 1 got into Office
work, began to have nervous SPELLS
Especially after breakfast 1 was so
nervous Lcould scarcely attend to my
correspondence.
"At night, after having coffee forI
supper, could hardly sleep, and on
rising in the morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me to try
Postum My wife and I did not like
It at first, but later when boiled good
and strong 1t was flne. Now we would
not give up Postum for the best coffee
we ever tasted.
II can now get good sleep, am free
from nervousness and headaches. I
recommend Postum to all coffee drink
ers."
Read 1.-THE Road to weIlvnle," in
pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above IetterP A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full Of human
interest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
DAKOTA DIVORCE NOT VALID
Judge Stafford at Washington Refused
to Recognize a Decree Received
There.

Washington, D. C.-Justice Wei
dell Stafford, of the equity court here
decided that South Dakota divorces
were not valid in the District of Co.
lumbia. The case was that of Milton
E. Davis, who went to South Dakota
and obtained divorce from his wife,
Anna D. Davis, on December 23, 1907.
Mrs. Davis, ignoring the South Da-
kota divorce brought suit for an abb
solute divorce with alimony before
the district courts. In the meantime
Davis had married again and the first
wife is naming his present wife as
the correspondent.
Justice Stafford announced his in
tention of granting the divorce.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
What About HIM

The talk had gone back and fro, and
the youthful socialist had been an
nouncing that no man ought to get his
living by cheating, and we all listened
to him, and agreed that it was dread
full when men and women did not tell
the truth, but tried to make their liv-
ing by deceiving people. Millionaires,
landowners, financiers, we sacrificed
all Of them who cheat the public. mo.
one should make living by decep-i
tion," said the young man. Then a
quiet voice from a woman came from
the corner of the sofa, what about
the conjurer?" Chronicle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
AN EASILY CONQUERED DISEASE

When cholera was last in Europe,
nothing very definite had been learned
as to its real nature. II was still re-
garded as a contagious disease, which
was-and of any disease still is-the
same thing as confessing ignorance as
to how its infection passes from the
sick to the well, and against 1t there
could be used only general measures
of sanitation and isolation. Even
these were enough to keep the raw
ages of the epidemic, except In few
special centers OF filth and ignorance,
within limits small indeed In compari-
son with the dreadful mortality that
used to follow the appearance OF
cholera anywhere. Now the malady Is
among those most thoroughly under
stood. and though not much progress
has been made as to the curing Of vic
tins once stricken, the Infection agent
and the avenues of infection have
been found, and the latter can all be
be easily and effectively closed to any
body who knows and will use few
simple measures of prevention, says
the New York Times He who eats
and drinks nothing that has not been
subjected for some time, at least, to
the heat at which water boils-and
nothing that has been contaminated
between consumption and the applica-
tion Of the heat-will not have the
cholera, even though people are dying
of 1t all around him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

The octopus is creature OF more
or less dreadful reputation. And now
a gentleman who modestly describes
himself as "a genius and an inventor
comes forward In a letter to Major
General Wood, chief of staff Of the
army, proposing to put the octopus
idea into effect as method of destroy
ing an enemy's warships. He says he
can construct a diving boat with
wings or extensions on the octopus
principle. In battle the boat would
dive under an opposing vessel, come
up underneath, wrap the wings around
the craft, octopus fashion, and then
sink again, carrying down the ship and
drowning all hands. 1t seems delight
fully, not to say tragically, simple.
But the probability is that the scheme
is much more likely to go up than
the invention is to take warships
down.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
PLANS FOR LARGER BATTLESHIPS
Naval Experts Believe the Next Built
Should Be of at Least $4,000
Tons.

Washington, D. C.-Plan for big.
ger battle ships with heavier armor
will be presented to congress at the
forthcoming session by Secretary
Meyer when the question of the naval
building program is taken up for con-
sideration.
Naval experts have practically
agreed that the new type of ship-of
which congress will be asked to au.
thorize the building Of two-will be
larger and heavier than the 27OOO-ton
ships now under construction. The
tonnage limit will be increased to at
least $4,000 and probably $4,000 when
the plans are matured.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
CHAPTER VI.-Continued.


"Our marriage" / corrected.
Naturally" she said indulgently
and laughed. But l We always ad-
mired her." she went on; shes so
big and strong and has such ire
mendous vital force. I'm a little sur
prised that any one Of such an open
character could develop into such a
plotter. It's all so frightfully under
hand somehow. Why can't she come
and tell me frankly all about It.,
whatever 1t Isl"
Perhaps Mrs. Chiltern could throw
some light on the subject" l sug-
gested.
81 shouldn't wonder at ALL" ex-
claimed Dearest. Agatha First
stayed much longer with her than
Agatha Sixth did l shall telephone
her in the morning. What a smart
little boy 1t is, to be sure, to think of
that" And l was more than paid
for my happy thought by a pair Of
exquisite arms about my neck.
81 wonder what they'll have to say
for themselves when they come in?"
/ said as we were going down to the
drawing-room little later.
20, they won't come in together"
said my wife; that would be too
much Of a give away" And just then
we perceived Agatha First standing
at the foot of the staircase waiting
for us. She was alone, as Dearest
had prophesied she would be.
Hello" she greeted us composed
ly. "Was 1t nice party? Did you
miss me?" And although l couldn't
help thinking there was new beau
ty about the girl in the unusual bril-
lance of her dark eyes and the deep
err glow of her color as she stood
there, / thought such cheek deserved
q cropper.
"Rippin!" l said, before Dearest
could answer But where have you
been? l thought you were supposed
to be on the sick list today" But
she didn't seem bit embarrassed. 81
was" she replied. II didn't really
feel like going way over to North
bury with you, but l thought little
outing would do my head good, so
went for a stroll"
81 see!" l said, and thought with
indignation of the scene in the woods
even as l noticed that the young lady
did not wear the pongee auto coat
she had worn then. Left 1t in the
machine, probably, to prevent sus-
picion!" l thought to myself, while
Dearest said sweetly: That's NICE
dear; I'm glad you felt like going
Run along now and get ready for
dinner. It's almost eight"
1t was what we called between our
selves 1.-THE Incident of the Checked
Coat" that really decided my wife
to consult Mrs. Chiltern about Aga
tina First's strange behavior.
The morning was fine and we had
planned to take our guests to see
some interesting ruins not quite ~
miles away, where an automobile was
to meet us at noontime with luncheon.
Dearest had been delayed with
making arrangements for our picnic,
and the others, the inevitable Freer,
Arch and the two Agathas, had start
ed slowly on ahead.
We could hear their voices in the
gardens below our windows as she
hurriedly got into some walking
things. l had Of course waited for
her.
81 don't know but I'll go up into
Terhune's ROOM" l said, when had
finished lacing her long boots, "and
see If can't find that old fishing hat
Of mine l used to sport last summer.
think saw it up there. hate to be
70 dressy on tramp like this!" And
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
II Sounded Hopeful.

A young man who was not particu-
larly entertaining was monopolizing
the attention of a pretty debutante
with lot of embarrassing converse.
ton.
Now, my brother" he remarked in
the course of a dissertation on his
family, lis Just the opposite of me in
every respect. Do you know my
brotherT
NO" the debutante replied demure-
ly. but l should like to.'-Human
Life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
A Cotton Exposition In Waco,

Waco, Texas.-The cotton exposi.
ton will be opened here November
5, to continue for 16 days. The staple
in it's different stages from the time
it is picked until it is manufactured,
together with cotton products and the
machinery used in raising and manu-
featuring it will be exhibited.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

The British are putting the letters
''U. S. A." on mail intended for Union
Of South America. But the matter
presents no problem except in theory.
Mail so addressed will naturally be
sent to these United States of Ameri.
ca, and people writing to United South
Africa who want their friends to get
their letters will spell 1t out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
No Parrots in this Addition.

Topeka, Kansas.-One of Topeka's
new residence additions has placed a
ban on parrots. NO person can buy a
building site in the addition unless he
agrees not to keep parrot in the
house. This restriction is even made
a part of the deed to the property.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
Duke of Veraaua Is Dead.

Madrid, Spain.-The Duke of Vera
qua, a descendant of Christopher
Columbus and former minister of ma
rine, died here. He was born in 1887.
He visited the United States in 1893
on the occasion Of the Columbus cele-
braton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
More Births In France.

Faris, France.-During the first half
og 1910, it is officially announced, the
births in France exceeded the deaths
by 21,1S9. During the year 1909 the
deaths exceeded the births by 2S,2Oa
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

A New Jersey court has ruled that
a man must be sober to be entitled to
secure a marriage license in that
state. Most Of the middle-aged bach
elors will contend that it is useless to
expect sober men to apply for mar
rage licenses.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

Preserving mediocrity is much more
respectable, and unspeakably more
useful than talented inconsistency
DR.. Hamilton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

That observation which is called
knowledge of the world will be found
much more frequent to make men cun-
ming than good.-Dr. Johnson.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

Human targets seem to be quite the
rage for amateur marksmen these
days
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03
LAWLER ISDEFENDANT.
C. P. Connolly Brings Suit for SANDER
Against the Assistant At
torney General.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 28.-
Christopher P. Connolly, a lawyer of
Montana and New York and a writer
for the magazines, has filed suit in the
supreme court Of the District Of Column
bia to recover $4,000 damages for al
legged SANDER from Oscar Lawler, as
sistant attorney general for the interior
department.
legal proceedings growing out of the Bal
linger-Pinchot inquiry.
The basis of the action is the testi-
mony alleged to have been given by Mr..
Lawler May II before the Ballinger-
Pinchot joint committee, wherein Mr..
LAWYER is alleged to have referred to
Mr. Connolly and others as 'despicable
scoundrels who would stoop to any
depths of degradation"
He is further alleged to have testified
that "a man named Connolly stood on
the deck of the steamship Republic just
before it went down and trampled down
women and children in an attempt to get
to q lifebOat."