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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
BUNK is SATISFACTORY
FOR FEEDING PURPOSES
Nebraska Stock One Twelve Years With
Excellent F1esu1ts-Stands Strain of
Big Steers.

for the sides, letting them come flush
with the outside of the bottom and
make a mortise of the sides for the
ends to fit in. For ordinary cattle, a
bottom made of four 2x8 will usually
be wide enough but for horned cattle
or big steers, five pieces should be
used, making 1t forty inches on the
inside. To make the legs, cut them
the length wanted out of good, rough
AKA, nail them lightly to the trough
afterwards bolt them), then put the
pieces of 2x4 Zone on each side of
legs) up tight against the bottom Of
bunk, being careful to have the legs
straight. Then put on the lower pair
of 2x4 crosspieces about five inches
from the ground. Next comes the
bracing which is made Of 2x4 and put
in like the drawing. Put in the short
braces first; that is the braces be-
tween the legs, then put piece of
2xS, one foot long on top Of the lower
crosspieces for the long brace to rest
on, taking care to have them tight.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Mixed Drugs and Victim Died.

Wellington, Kan.-Robert Maple, a
merchant Of Perth, this county, was
arrested for violation of the state pure
food and drug act and upon arraign-
ment before Justice Gilmore of this
city, plead guilty and was fined $95
and costs. One week ago Maple, who
is not a registered pharmacist, but
who has been selling drugs under a
merchants permmit from the state
board which permits the sale of nom
poisonous domestic remedies, sold
farmer named Pierson two ounces of
what was supposed to be tincture of
jamaica ginger. Pierson diluted this
with pop and he and a liveryman
named Kier drank of the mixture.
Both were taken sick, Pierson dying in
a few hours, while Keir's life was saw
ed by the liberal use of antidotes
The symptoms in both cases pointed
strongly to aconite poisoning and the
coroner's investigation developed the
fact that Maple had bought some
aconite tincture in the same invoice
in which the ginger was purchased and
had probably mixed the two drugs in
putting them on his shelves. The
county attorney was at first inclined
to prosecute him for involuntary
manslaughter but as there was no evil
dence of criminal intent he was in
dicted for misdemeanor simply.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
SEED CORN SHOW IN DECEMBER.
Annual Meeting of Corn Breeders AS
ISOLATION at Same Time.

Manhattan, Kan.-Preparatio Is be-
ing made for the state corn show
which occurs at Manhattan during the
last week in December. This show is
put on by the Kansas Corn Breeders
association and is held in connection
with their annual meeting. The state
corn show has since its beginning been
the big corn show of Kansas. Humid
reds of farmers have been in attend
ance during these meetings and as
many others as possible should plan
to be present. The corn show is held
in the agricultural college buildings
and approximately $1,000 in premiums
is offered for prize samples Of corn.
Premiums are offered for the best ten
ears Of yellow, white and other varie-
ties. This show is also preliminary to
the national corn show which will &C.
cur the last of January at Columbus,
Ohio. The entries to the national corn
show must be made through the state
corn show.
Besides the corn show the annual
meeting Of the Corn Breeders associa-
ton will be held at this tine. Speak
ers of note will be secured to lecture
on corn, grain and other agricultural
subjects. Members of the assoc'a alton
and farmers interested in the i'm rove
ment of corn and farm crops should
plan early to make an exhibit and at
h. 90 -
For further information regarding
entries for exhibit and regulation in
quire of E. G. Shafer, assistant secre-
tary of the Kansas Corn Breeders as
sociation, Manhattan, Kan.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

The diamond is pure carbon and
the hardest substance in nature. 1t
burns in a temperature Of 800 cent?
grade, producing carbonic acid. All
diamonds are not equally hard, and
there is sometimes a varying degree
of hardness In different parts of a
large diamond. Some diamonds glow
in dark room; some are florescent,
appearing milky in sunlight. Dia-
monds are of many colors-pure white,
yellow, jet black, dark brown, light
cinnamon, green, blue, pink, and
orange, the diamonds of each mine
having a distinctive character. An ex-
pert can usually tell the mine by ex-
aiming the stone. Most Of the dia-
monds Of today come from the famous
Kimberley and De Beers mines. In
South Africa.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Heating Plant Not Paying Investment.

Topeka, Kan.-State Auditor ]. NJ.
Nation, who has been criticising the
state heating and lighting plant from
business standpoint ever siuce he has
been in office, has taken another rap
at it. He contends, and produces fig
ures he says proves it, that the plant
is not a paying investment for the
state; that the state could secure its
heat, light and power from private
corporation cheaper than it produces
it itself He maintains that this is
true, notwithstanding the fact that the
state gets it's coal for the cost of the
freight.
Nation says the plant costs the state
$4,000 month, and that the same or
better service has been offered for
1000 a month. Nation says the pay
roll at the heating plant is $500 a
year, that the coal consumed Is worth
$4,000 year to the state, and that
the interest on the investment
amounts to $4,000 a year. The plant
cost $4,000. He also states that it.
will take $4,000 to put the plant into
such condition that it will furnish good
service in cold weather.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
HIS RUBBERS HAD VANISHED
Consequently Man From the Country
Had Little Use for City
Methods.

The benches in the waiting rooms
at the Union depot in Kansas City are
used for other purposes than to rest
on by travellers, the Kansas City
Star enlightens us. At every midnight
the maids clean out the rooms. They
do not forget to poke under the
benches for stray bundles left by trust
ing travellers.
Sometimes, after intervals, the trav"
elers return to claim their property.
Some time ago a red cap at the depot
saw a man in linen buster, felt hat
and the manner of one who had spent
his life in secluded part Of the
Ozarks get down on his knees and
peer carefully under several Of the
benches.
Lost anything, mister?" the red cap
queried.
wall, no, sonny, not a'zactly. left
a pair of rubbers here last January
when was on the way tew Emporey.
Hain't seen nuthin' of 'em, have you?"
The red cap explained that he
hadn't, and, moreover, that the room
had been cleaned out several dozen
times since last January.
well, 1 swan" replied the traveller,
blinking and stroking his beard, the
city methods do beat me-"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
WILL HOLD COMMUNION
At THE STATE CAPITOL
MAMMOTH MEETING BY INTERNA-
TIoNAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
CONVENTION.
Permission is Granted-Thirty Years
Ago Liberals Held Big CarousaI
There When Prihibitory Law
Went Into Effect.

Topeka, Kan.-The greatest CON-
munion sercice ever held in Kansas
will be held on the state house grounds
October 16, Sunday, when the dele.
gates to the international convention
OF the Christian church will be as
sembled in Topeka. Permission has
been granted to the local management
Of the convention by the state execu'
tive council 1t is seldom that the
state house grounds are available for
any public meeting, but the council
granted a special dispensation in this
case.
The action of the council recalled to
old-timers the last big meeting held
on the state house grounds and atten-
ton was called to the contrast in the
moral tone Of the two meetings. The
last big gathering on the state house
grounds, exclusive of the carnival held
there several years ago, was the night
before the prohibitory law went into
effect thirty years ago.
1t is is estimated that ten thousand
church members will take part In the
communion service, and it is said that
almost that many took part in that
early day meeting, called to celebrate
the passing Of the saloons in Kansas.
One man called attention to the point
that the contrast in the two meetings
measures the development of the state
of Kansas in the last thirty years.
The day before the prohibitory law
went into effect the saloon keepers
and their friends decided to hold a
grand celebration and drink up all the
liquor left on hand. The notice was
sent out and there was no trouble
about a crowd. The crowd was there
before the liquor was, A special dis
pensation was secured from the state
executive council at that time the
same as now.
All the liquor in all the saloons in
Topeka was hauled to the grounds and
the carousal began. 1t was an all-night
affair, according to old-timers, and was
a disgrace to Kansas.
81 would not have been a party TO
the granting of permission for a
drunken debauch such as disgraced
the state grounds on that occasion"
said a member of the executive coun-
Gil, but this is different matter.
The Christian people desire to hold
their communion services on the
grounds. It is unlikely that there is a
building in Topeka large enough to
hold all of them. 1t is a worthy cause
and am glad to grant them the priv
ilege of worshiping on the grounds.
OF course it will chop up the sod some
but time will remedy that. The pro-
gress made in Kansas morally in the
last thirty years can just about be
measured by the contrast in the moral
tone of these two gatherings"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Corn Grain for Horses.

Corn grain when ground into meal
Is by far too concentrated to feed
alone to horses. 1t lacks fiber and
ash to insure good digestion. There
fore, when the cob can be finely
ground 1t is an advantage for the rea-
sons named. Certainly, ground corn
is better for horses than whole corn
as a saver of feed for them. The
horse cannot masticate the corn fine
enough so that the digestion gets all
the nutrients out of it, and much of it
will pass through the ailmentary canal
undlgested, yet whole corn when fed
alone is a safer feed than ground
corn. The better way to feel corn is
to grind 1t with oats, two parts oats
to one of corn, or grind the corn and
mix coarse wheat bran with it equally.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
A FOOD DRINK.
Which Brings Daily. Enjoyment.
A lady doctor writes {:

A lady doctor writes
Though busy hourly with my own
affairs, l will not deny myself the
pleasure Of taking few minutes to
tell of my enjoyment daily obtained
from my morning cup of Postum. 1t
is food beverage, not poison like
coffee.
II began to use Postum eight years
ago, not because 1 wanted to, but be-
cause coffee, which 1 dearly loved,
made my nights long weary periods to
be dreaded and uniting me for bust
ness during the day.
ION the advice of friend, 1 first
tried Postum, making It carefully as
directed on the package. AS had
always used cream and no sugar.
mixed my Postum so. 1t looked good,
was clear and fragrant, and It was q
pleasure to see the cream color 1t as
my Kentucky friend always wanted
her coffee to look-1ike a new sad
de
Then I tasted 1t critically, for I had
tried many substitutes for coffee.
was pleased. yes, satisfied, with my
Postum In taste and effect, and am
yet, being a constant user Of 1t all
these years.
II continually assure my friends and
acquaintances that they will like 1t in
place of coffee, and receive benefit
from its use. I have gained weight,
can sleep sound and am not nervous
There's Reason"
Read "The Road to Wellville" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
Ever read the above letterf 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, 1910-10-06
FIirtlnq With Fashion.

That innate tendency on the part
Of the fair consumer to flfrt with fash
ion, playing fast and loose with vari-
GUS commodities, is responsible for
the uncertainties that have prevailed
during the month. There was such a
lack of confidence as to the ultimate
acceptance of the various lines pre-
pared by distributors and consumers
that buying was somewhat minimized.
Prosperity or adversely has nothing to
do with the millinery business. Fash
ion alone makes or breaks.-Millinery
Trade Review.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Santa Fe Donates College.

Topeka, Kan.-It has been an
nounced here that President E. P.
Ripley, representing the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe Railway company,
had made a gift to the Presbyterian
Synod of New Mexico Of the Monte
yuma hotel and 1900 acres of land at
Las Vegas, N. NJ, for Presbyterian
college. The condition is stipulated
that within five years the college
must have 300 students. The Synod
has accepted the gift, which is esti'
mated to be worth $1,00O,00O. The
Monte7uma hotel has been used by the
Santa Fe as a health resort.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

Strange as It may seem to say so,
there is no best breed Of cows, chick
ems or anything else. 1t is true that
some breeds are better than others,
but when 1t comes to deciding among
the few best ones, much must be
left to individual preference and vary
ing circumstances and conditions.
When 1t comes to making a selec-
ton, It pays best to choose the breed
most prevalent in your vicinity, pro-
vided 1t is one Of the best standard
breeds. This will enable you to sell
your products to better advantage
and ship to better advantage. II your
community is known far and wide as
making specially of any certain
breed, buyers will come after them
and pay you better price II they
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

The battleship Orion, which Great
Britain launched the other day, is
1000 tons smaller than the cruiser
Lion launched few days before, and
is slower; but she will throw weight
of shot and will carry an array of tor
pedoes that will render her more dan.
gerous in a standup fight. The Orion
is declared to be the most powerful
battleship afloat But how long will
she be? Only one sure thing can be
predicted of the Orion; and that is, in
a few years she will be on the scrap
heap and still more powerful fighters
will be carrying the flag in her place.
There is no end to the race in building
battleships.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

can get enough to ship in CARROTS.
So, If you are a practical man, this
will decide your choice rather than
any fancied superiority of breeds.
The virtues Of the different breeds
balance up pretty well any way.
While Jerseys give richer milk, Hol-
stems give more of It. One breed
eats less and another makes more
beef. 1t is well to study up all the
points and then decide according to
your own needs and best judgment.
The illustration shows a Holstein
bull which won first prize at a recent
Illinois state fair. He is a good speci-
men Of the breed, large and vigorous,
with the black and white well distrib.
uted. Hv Is an excellent breeder, and
is good enough to head most any herd
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Scarcity Of Timber.

Wood is becoming scarcer and
dearer every year. AS population in
creases we shall be obliged to use
more acreage in its sustentation. The
trees will be planted again on the wa
tersheds, and dams will be built to
hold surplus water for use in times
of drought, as is done in older coun-
tries. Your rivers then will be more
serviceable in summer and less dan
gerous in the spring time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

in the fall Of the year. When winter
comes on and the pastures do not
furnish enough feed to keep them
thrifty and growing nicely I begin
feeding corn and fodder, COW peas and
clover hay and sometimes threshed
oats or sheep oats.
l believe ten sheep will eat as much
as one COW and / aim to feed accord
ingly.
l prefer to have lambs come in Feb
ruary and although 1t may require care
to save them during cold weather,
when fall comes, think l am ahead
for they go through the winter better
and make better sheep than do late
lambs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
KANSAS Bird" Also Bard"

Topeka, KAN. NJ. White, the
globe trotter from Fort Scott, passed
through Topeka on his walk around
the world. His travelling name is Bob
White, the Kansas Bird" He stopped
off here to get some credentials from
Governor Stubs. White has con-
tracted to walk around the world in
sixteen months. He is to make his
way by selling newspaper stories and
lecturing. He is not only a bird"
but also a bard" and writes poetry
while you wait.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Killed BY Collapse of Porch.

Wichita, Kan.-A. B. Richter, fore
man on the ]. H. Huntzinger residence,
was instantly killed by the collapse
of a concrete porch roof, and Frank
Hicks was so seriously injured that
his recovery is doubtful. An investi.
CATION of the wreckage shows that the
cement used In the building was made
up largely Of cinder filler and was
reinforced with light woven wire fenc-
ing only. An investigation has been
ordered and 1t is expected that Grim
inal negligence in construction work
will be charged.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
OIL FUEL IN STEEL PLANTS.

Biologists and other experts differ
as to the period that must elapse be-
fore the coal fields now actively min
ing will show signs Of exhaustion.
Vast areas of coal deposits exist in
Alaska, China and elsewhere which
remain untouched, but approximately
400 years is the lowest calculation OF
the time required to consume the coal
deposits of America and England at
the present rate of consumption. In
the meantime vast changes in the
production of power for manufacture
ing purposes are certain to take place.
Streams in all parts Of the world will
be utilized for generating electricity,
says Philadelphia Press. Problems
relating to the transmission OF the
current over long distances with a
minimum leakage are engaging the at
tention of electrical engineers. A solu-
ton will surely be forthcoming. A CEN
fury hence the smoke nuisance In
cities may not be understood, for the
simple reason that all power used In
factories and heat for domestic pur-
poses are likely to be supplied by wa
ter-generated electricity. The produc-
ton of coal has already become so ex-
pensive that experiments in the use
of oil as fuel in steamships and war
vessels have made considerable prog
ress. Relative success appears to have
attended these trials.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Killing Done in Self Defense.

Atchison, Kan.-The jury in the
trial of Charles Word, the hotel pro-
prietor who has been on trial here
for the murder of John Bush, a travel
ing man, last July, brought in verdict
of acquittal after being out fifty min
utes. Word shot Bush to death in the
dining room of a hotel here after Bush
had attacked him, been taken away,
and returned to renew the attack.
The defense held that the killing was
in self-defense.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
HIokeI HeId; First Degree Murder.

Olathe, Kan.-At the conclusion OF
his preliminary hearing here Karl f.
Bickel, the divinity student, was held
for first degree murder in connection
with the death of Miss Florence Pc
tors of Kansas City, Mo. Bickel Is
charged with causing the death Of
Miss Peters, who died in a Kansas
City, Kan, hospital Of mercurial pois-
oning after spending a night with
Bickel in an Olathe hotel.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Broom Corn Crop Large.

Wichita, Kan.-The state broom
corn crop this year is large, is the state
ment of Wichita dealers. Both the
acreage and the yield per acre is much
larger than last year. 1t is esti-
mated that the yield for western Kan
sas and Oklahoma will be between
50 900 and $4,000 tons. The extremely
large yield is due to the high prices
prevailing the last two years. The
quality Of this years crop is said to
be poorer than the average.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
End View.

reason will set level anywhere, this
feature being Of especial Importance
in the winter when the ground is
frozen. A bunk made In accordance
with this sketch requires less lumber
than any other style, says Homestead
Make the bed proper Of yellow pine
2x8 stock, using good straight 2xS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

Wellsville, Kans.-The biggest land
deal that has been made here in years
was closed when ]. A. Poindexter sold
his 1900 acre farm to ]. w. Huelle OF
Yorktown, Iowa. The consideration
was 100000, just double the amount
paid for the same farm nine years ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Master Bakers Elect Officers.

Wichita, Kan.-The Master Bakers
association of Kansas, in session here,
elected John McCool, of Leavenworth.
Kansas, president; choose Topeka in
which to meet in October, 1911, and
adjourned.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

Moissant, who, with his mechanician
weighing 1872 pounds, made an aero
plant flight near the English channel,
is a native of Chicago, but he found
that burg too slow for him, took in a
few Central American revolutions and
then beat the French at their own
game of sensational flying. He has
the real spirit of Yankee Doodle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

A New York Judge has suggested
that woman attorney, like her mas.
culine colleague, should take of her
hat when addressing the court. Per-
haps this will be met by the excuse
that a busy woman attorney has no
time to tidy her hair-and that she
looks much better in hat, anyway.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

King Manuel of Portugal has been
forced to hide in the mountains for
the purpose of keeping out of the way
of the Portuguese revolutionists. 1t
seems a shame to spoil the summer
of an absolutely inoffensive young
king In that way.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

A Chicago professor elucidates the
theory that the small fiat breeds the
bad boy. We were under the impress
sion that the main indictment was
that 1t does not breed them at all,
good or bad. Also 1t may be reflected
that bad boys were known in abun-
dance before small fats were dreamed
of.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

New York, the craziest city in the
world, chews more gum things than
any other city according to recent
statistics. Does gum-chewing go
from hand to mouth, and from mouth
to brain?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

AS barefoot dancing has been intro
duced at Newport by a fashionable
dancer, and the chief of police has or.
dered his own arrest, that resort is at
present challenging New Jersey for
the championship in unusual happen.
ings.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

With this description appear some
drawings of feed bunk which Mr.. J..
G. Price of Nebraska has used for ~
years with very satisfactory results.
He thinks 1t will stand the strain Of
big steers better than any other. This
bunk has only four legs and for that
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Not Strictly Orthodox.

Police Justice-Young man, what Is
your religion, If you have any?
Chauffeur (arrested for overspeed-
ing)-Something like Jim Bludso's,
your honor-never be passed on the
highway.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

Somebody has invented a bicycle to
run on the tops of fences. The me-
'chanism will at once appeal to many
as distinctly superior to the aero
plane.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06
Dust Baths.

II lice get too bad the hens will wal
low in anything loose, from SCOT to
manure, but they never elect either
on the first ballot.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-06

A man of few words usually says
them as If they were more.