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The evening world., 1911-07-28
Toot lie, Home.

A GIRL who signs her letter 'R.
n w" writes:
y am engaged to be married.
while out walking I met a man | know,
who esc5ftri me home. After we ar
r'vcd at my home we stood talking on
tho .too2 My Aance saYG ! should not
base eclr this; that ! should have dis
INSECT the man on arriving home
Yrar taHcc is right, 1t is not correct
und.r any circumstances to stand talk
u. on the stopp. Either ask your
% ~ indoors or dismiss him.
80 5Nak Fer Jealous.
, GIRL wAo s!gns her letter a.. L.
f.. writes;
Il am IN love with a young man
ara Ea cols on me steadily, But he
al., calls ON other girls. My friends
trl re he only does this to make me
|J'tlu.s. what do you Think"
| INK as long as the young a Is
rot engaged to marry you he has every
r.gh, to call on az many different girls
The evening world., 1911-07-28
XXXI
(Continued.)
Between Love and Duty.

He said nothing, Her face had
become very still. almost ex-
pressionless. Rochester felt
his heart turn cold.
npnullnnu hn anld- nhnfnrn
The evening world., 1911-07-28
Tales
For the Fair
BY Helen Rowland.

@ECE upon a time there toas a young man Uho
did not haze "a bright idea for a play"
Neither did he think that he "could hare
Uritten for the md0asines IL he had only tried"
HIS sole ambition ,cas to torite a BOOK on LOVE.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09
SOME FAKES OF CHINATOWN
"Helress to Enormous Fortune" Talks
Freely Of the Way in Which Gull
llbie Tourists Are Fooled.

The "heiress to an enormous for
tune" walked out Of the dive in China
town, New York, the other night, and
stretched her arms widely. She had
scrubbed the painted lines off her face,
and had abandoned the kimono of his
trionics for the close-fitting tailor
made of Broadway. She looked like
what she is-a wise" person, but
neither degraded nor depraved. Once
she was an actress in a burlesque
show, and, because of illness, failed to
get an engagement. So she posed as
the lost heiress" in one of the side
shows put on in Chinatown for the
delectation Of gullible tourists.
ION the level" she said frankly,
over scuttle in what used to be
"Nigger Mixes" I'm glad the cops
have closed this Chinatown dump to
the come-ons. I'm a sort of an &C
tress, all right, and played my part
the best knew how. But / got mighty
tired pretending to smoke opium, and
handing out that talk about being the
daughter of wealthy parents, who had
fallen for life in the Chink village. 1t
was two-a-day for me for the past
year, and I've made money at 1t.
What's more, I've saved it. These
heather Chinese, that the yaps come
down here to see, aren't the worst in
the world. When they found / was on
the level they sure treated me white.
I'm going to take trip to Europe be-
fore | go back to work. I've got the
glitter all packed away"
mo doubt" said the man who
bought the beer, your surroundings
during the year have been unpleas-
ant"
81 didn't mind that" said the heir
ess," candidly. 81 was brought up in
an alley. What made me sick was to
see these rubes stand for the hot air
the guides shove at en- Honest,
want to get out where can see wise
people-if have to go to the island"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09
Will We Have 1t.

A prominent merchant of the
town asked us this week why we
did not agitate another sale day.
He said he thought the institu-
ton a good thing for the town
and country. We have asked the
opinion of several business men
in regard to the matter and all
seems to be of the opinion that
we should continue the sale days.
Therefore we will again take il
upon ourselves to put the propo-
sition up to the merchants and if
enough are interested to make it
a success we will be glad to con-
tribute our share of work and
money.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09
Some National Anthems.

The Portuguese will have to seek
new national anthem, for the one
hitherto In use is by no means suited
to republic. 1t was composed by an
emperor, Dom Pedro of Brazil, and,
like the British anthem, is an invoca-
ton on behalf of the sovereign. Pos
sibly the new anthem will be shorter
than the old one, which drags some
what toward the end. The length Of
most national anthems is in inverse
ratio to the size of their proprietary
countries. There are only 16 bars in
the Russian anthem, and % in Hail
Columbia" But in the Siamese an
them there are 7G bars, and tho in
habitants of San Marine require 81
bars to express their patriotic fer
vor.-London Chronicle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09
SOME DANGERS OF ARSENIC
Drug Used by Thousands Of Women to
Bleach Their Skin Is an Ao-
cumulative Poison.

you no doubt have observed the lily
white complexion of some women.
These women are sacrificing years Of
their lives for that beautiful skin by
the use of arsenic" said d. w. Duvall,
chemist of Manchester, England.
1T is a well known fact that thou
sands of women in all countries of the
world use the poison in small quanti-
ties to bleach their skin. 1t is an eff
fective means of whitening and clear
ing the complexion, but the complexion
given by its use has no permanency
unless the absorption of the drug be
continued.
Arsenic, as science has long told us,
is an accumulative poison. When one
takes 1t either by prescription for the
upbuilding of an appetite or for the
bleaching of the skin he does not feel
any i'll effects for several years. The
eject of the drug is bracing and makes
a person feel like eating. 1t also aids
the digestion. The average user of the
poison takes 1t in such small quantities
that he does not realize how much of
1t will accumulate in his system In
the course of four or five years.
Being an accumulative poison 1t
often takes that length Of time to see
the results of the drug. Then the user
may complain of not being able to con-
troll his fingers or toes. Subsequently
he loses control of his hands and arms.
Arsenical poisoning is the result
Five years ago in Manchester there
was an epidemic of paralysis. Several
thousands of persons were stricken.
Several hundred died and the medical
profession of England made thorough
investigation of the malady and traced
1t to beer. The investigators discov-
cred that the brewers were using glu-
cose in the brewing of their product,
which was found to contain a small
quantity of arsenic. This drug, i'm
bibed in small quantities in beer, had
gradually accumulated in the bodies
of thousands of persons, had impover-
ished their blood and left a great per-
centage Of them helpless. Washing
ton Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09
The Situation.
town..

The scarlet fever situation is
clearing up nicely. No new cases
have been reported since our last
issue and the authorities have
the matter completely in hand.
The restrictions will be remov-
ed in short time if no more
cases develop. If this is done
school can be resumed a week
from Monday without any dan
ger.
A special deputy health officer
was here the last of the week but
gave out nothing of Importance
and up to time of going to press
nothing has been heard from
State Health officer Crumbine.
No serious results have come
to light. all patients dnder quar-
antine getting along nicely.
1t is the general opinion that
all danger is practically over and
when the remaining guarantees
are lifted and restrictions remov-
ed everything will move along as
usual.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09
Big Business Change.

The Meade Grain & Seed Com
pany have disposed of their in
terests to E. A. Twist and he is
now in charge of the business.
Roy Reynolds, manager of the
company has spent practically
his entire life in the grain bust
ness. He was a messenger boy
in the Board of Trade while his
father held a seat on the board,
and later had a seat himself. He
bought grain in Meade county
for several years before there
was an elevator in the county. A
few years ago the Meade Grain
& Seed company, composed of
Mr.. Reynolds, Roy Twist and
Geo. B. Allen was organized and
large elevator was erected, Mr..
Reynolds having charge of the
uptown Office and Mr.. Twist
keeping things going at the ele-
vator. The firm always enjoyed
a good business and prospered.
The boys enjoyed the confidence
of everyone and it is with regret
that we see them dispose of their
interests. 1t is altogether likely
that they will engage in some
other line of business here and
continue to reside among us.
Mr.. f. A. Twist, the new
owner, has had large experience
in the grian business here and
under bis management the busi-
ness will continue to prosper.
He is known by everyone in the
country as a man OF ability and
integrity, and will give square
deal and courteous treatment to
all. He will conduct a general
grain, feed and seed business,
as did the former owners.
The News welcomes Mr., Twist
to the business circles of the
town.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09
Rats Dislike Petrol.

Rats appear to have a strong objec-
ton to petrol. Not long ago a visitor
exploring the London sewers was told
by his guide as they walked under
Long Acre and Soho that the sewers in
this neighborhood are almost entirely
free from rats. This immunity has
been noticed only since the develop
ment of the motor car industry and the
establishment of its headquarters In
SALISBURY avenue and Long Acre. A
large quantity of petrol thus finds It's
way down the drains, and this, in the
opinion of the sewer men, effectually
keeps the rats away.-London Chroni-
Gle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, the able
woman who revised the system Of the
Chicago public schools during her one
year as superintendent, and who was
in Boston recently, was asked what
she thought of the public schools Of
the Hub, and, after pause in which
she seemed to weigh her answer care
fully, she replied: THE Chicago
schools are more democratic than
those in Boston" She said she re.
garded this as an advantage, but she
would not go into details concerning
the Boston system. She pointed out,
however, that many school systems
were tending to make a great ma
chine out of the schools, and that thus
the individuality Of the pupils was
lost sight of. 81 believe" said she,
that the minimum salary Of any
school teacher should be $500 year,
and at that salary am confident that
we should have a class of women who
could cope intelligently with the ques-
ton Of individuality" She said she
would pay teachers Of cooking that
salary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION


Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Of
flee at Dodge City, Kansas, February l. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Christopher
c. Brown of Englewood, Kansas, who on
Feb. FL, 1906, made II. +. 25537, serial No
o4o5S, for FL SEX Sec. IS; NJ Neg,
Section ~, township "a, range 20, 9th p m,
has filed notice of intention to make final
FIVE year proof to establish claim 10 the land
above described before Clerk of the District
Court of Meade County Kansas, at Meade,
Kansas, on the 2Ist day of March 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses;
Ernest Kobs of Meade. Kansas; John IL.
Butler, Gilbert M. Kellogg, and Charles M.
Tucker all of Englewood, Kansas.
Not coal land H. F. Milikan, Register
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09
Case Dismissed.

The case State VS.. H. ]. Sloss
was called in Justice Sourbeer's
court Wednesday. The charge
was wilfully tearing down a quar-
antine sign. The defense de-
manded jury trial, whereupon
the state dismissed the suit. We
are informed that the prosecu-
ton will endeavor to bring the
case before the District Court.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

A. o. Rosenberg is moving
into the house with his mother
while he remodels his residence.
The present building will be
turned around and an addition
16x29 will be added. Bert will
keep on until he has as nice a
place as there IS before long.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

+. C. Roberts, State vice presi-
dent of the Anti-Horse Thief
Association is in Meade and will
organize a sub-order of that or
der here Friday night and one at
Fowler Saturday. h. II. Wor-
man has been working up the
organizations at both places and
says he has seventeen at Meade
and thirty mem ers at Fowler.
Mr.. Norman has commissioned
as state organizer, with power
to organize camps anywhere in
the state. The A. H. II. A. is
an excellent order and is very
popular wherever its value is
known.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

Mrs. h. w. Seger and daughter
Lorraine of Wauwatosa, Wiscon-
sin, will arrive Saturday for a
two-months stay with Mr.. and
Mrs. Judson Hdlburt on the
ranch. They came for a visit
and in hopes that our pure air
and bright sunshine will be bene-
fetal to their health.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

When your feet are wet and cold, and
your body chilled through and through from
exposure, take big dose Of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, battle your feet in hot
water before going to bed, and you are al
most certain to ward off a severe cold. For
sale by all dealers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

Mrs. Lizzie Love OF Pittsburg
is here spending a couple of
months with her brother, r. II.
Norman and family.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09
Horses 0|Id Mule Sole.
Five Miles Northwest of Lib
era1, Kansas, February %.

Two 1000 ID. Mares six and sew
en- years old, good ones, in foal
by registered Percheron horse.
Two 1900 ID. Mares six and seven
years old, bred to large Jack.
Two coming three year old colts,
black, large.
-Four coming four year old mules
IS to 161a hands.
Eleven coming three year old
mules Is to l64 hands.
Four coming two year old mules,
large.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

There will be mask ball at
Phelps opera house on February
22nd, given by the Meade Volun-
teer Firemen's Association.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

Every family has need of good, reliable
liniment. For sprains, bruises, soreness of
the muscles and rheumatic pains there is
none better than Chamberlain's. Sold by
al dealers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

Dutch Tea Rusk is delightful
for breakfast-its new one and
different. Berger Bros.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

+. f. Bowman ordered The
News sent to his daughter, Mrs,
Lille Ballard, at Orloff, Califor-
MIA.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

GIRL WANTED: For general
homework. Apply to Mrs. Frank
Sourbeer. 2-tf
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-09

Mrs. Judson Hulburt is NOV
ing to the ranch this week.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
THE STAGED DOORKEEPER

II see that the White Rats are goin'
to bell the MANAGERIAL cat" said the
Stage-struCk youth.
Your eyesight's keen" grunted the
stage door keeper, and maybe they'll
succeed in doin it. and. then again,
maybe they won't. The White Rats is
a strong organization. probably gettin'
its strength from its name. Me small
boy once had a pair of EN- and was
that strong that l had to make him
keep 'em in the bar'rrn.
May Do Some Good
However, their constant gnawing at
the situation may do some good, and
the managers may come to time and
give EN- what they are kickin for.
There IS one thing that the managers
have got 10 take into consideration, and
that is that the organization is grow
in, and why shouldn't 1t, with that
name? l was tellin' you that the boy
had a pair of them. Well, 1 stood for
the pair. cause they were interestin
little beasts: but somebody must have
told EN- about the RooSeveltian poll
Cies. II wasn't much mOren a month
after the couple came to live with us
that the kid called me and introduced
me to their family. They was cute lit
tie rascals, and l couldn't bear TO do
'em any har'r'rm. And before the sum-
mer was over, the original couple was
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
CHIN Nj E'S HISTORY

stop me they'd find out sumthinghe
sed.
That's awl you no, I sed. Laug
befoar you was evir born the Dak-
larashun of Independence was sled
and befoar that people dident edn
no how to make fireworks mutch ks
fire them awf. If the DeckIarashn
of Independence had never bin sisd
you mite still be ignerint Indiun
sed.
Go avn with yure old lessins, ID
Freckles Harrigin. and don't you kll
me no ignerint Indiun.
And he got so existed he let a fe
kracker go awf in his hand and TIM
blamed it avn me, and I told him e
was krazy, wich he was, and he didet
say nuthing bekaus I licked him une
and Good do II agen.
Thare wasent as mutch fun lat
Forth of July tho as thare ust to b
on akkount of awl the papers showirr
pixtures of kids beeing blew I'D an
awl and people thawt they mite mea
thare kids and woodent give thet
mutch muny for fire krackirs.
1 CESS people don't think as mutch a
the Decklarashun of Independence a.
wat they ust to, wich is a shaim an,
awt not to be aloud.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

Most kids wood like the Forth Of
July to happin evry weak pritty neer,
so they Good bern thare fingers and
make awl the noize they wantid to
evin If a cop was standing rite avn
the next payment looking at them.
But If you ask them wy the Forth
of July is celebrated, they Jest say
1 don't no, and neether they do.
CESS they Jest think its celebrated to
give them a chanse to fire awf kannin
krackirs and awl. You wood think
that going to skool and awl they
wood no the Forth Of July was the
day awl the CRATE men of this kuntry
got togethir and sined the Decklara-
shun of Independence. wici. was sutch
CRATE thing its werth making
noize about every yeer.
An Instance
Freckies Harrigan was shooting
awf fire krackers last Forth of July,
wich was about a weak ago, and l
sed, Yure making an orfull lot of
noize and awl, Freckles. but bet you
don't no wy yure doing it, awl rite,
do you.
Sure I do, sed Freckles, I'm doing it
to have fun, and II enyboddy tried to
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

great-great-grand to as fine a
swarm of young vermin as ever de-
serted a sinkin' ship.
The kid was for goin' in the busi-
hess and raisin' EN- for the market,
and 1 told him IT wasn't necessary. as
they would do the raisin' themselves
Il stood for it all that summer, but
finally had to draw the line It was
all right until l began to find 'em cud-
din in the toes of my shoes and COM
ing down town asleep in my pockets
and getting mixed up wit my pipe to-
bacCo.
Sent Them South
so, when the kid was over visitin'
his aunt, l sent the rat family south.
1t was long, damp proceeding, but
successful.
But, as I was about to say, the
White Rats is a strong organization
and is inclined to increase. Nearly
every vodevil performer in the country
belongs. But they are maxim a mis-
take, if they don't take the dime mu-
scum freaks"
''Why?" asked the stage-struck
youth.
Say" said the S. D. K, didn't you
ever notice the similarity in the eyes
and hair CT the albinos to the original
white rats? They might make the or
ganization stronger
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

aside or missed the broadening infiu-
ence of love and marriage.
And love and marriage have the one
gateway-the MAN.
And yet you girls, In your hearts
conscious that you too crave the best
for yourselves, set up that silly. cheap,
little barrier of seX-pride.
With a blithering idiocy that makes
one want to crack your silly head with
a ruler to try to knock some breadth
of comprehension into 1t, you do not
prepare for the career which you all
want. Yes; you do. Nature has some
sense, if you have not. She MAKES
you want what is good for her work!
Then you, with your mothers help. learn
the piano and painting and how to
wear your clothes, all to appeal to the
ears and the eyes Of MAN. And. after
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
SHE HOLDS IT UP TO THE
MAN QUESTION

you have caught him with the trap
of your superficial attractions. you
complain because you have no time
to keep up your accomplishments!
How can you have time to play the
piano when, like a short-sighted child,
you never learned to do THE WORK
WITHOUT WHICH NO HUMAN CAN
EXIST with neatness, lack of worry
and dispatch.
And you girls idealize about what q
man should be. Let me tell you. men
would be a good deal more and better
If you MADE YOURSELVES AS DE-
SIRABLE AS YOU THINK YOU ARE.
Deliberate Neglect
1t maddens me to see how women.
the high priestesses Of the place that is
positively the ONLY ESSENTIAL
PLACE TO THE WELFARE OF HU-
MANITY, the HOME, deliberately ne
glect to learn how to RUN THE IN
STITUTION. If you girls would learn
that thoroughly, applying and perfect
Ing all the wonderful advantages OF
modern invention in your work, you
would indeed have your hands upon
the lever that moves the world. Rock
ing the cradle is merely one Of the
VI youT pOSslDle power.
Girls, this MAN QUESTION Is so
certainly the WOMAN QUESTION that
1t is time for YOU to take a reef in
your folly Of catering to the worst in
the masculine makeup IL you want to
secure the BEST FOR YOURSELVES.
am glad you all NAGGED me into
discussing it. From a full heart and
head not unversed in the ways OF
the world, which are the ways OF the
men and women in it, have spoken.
1 have honestly written-as I have In
every line Of mine you have read-what
believed was for the good of my own
precious sex, the WOMEN! GOD
BLESS 'EMi
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

he dies. No wonder he wears a seven
and a-half hat.
Look in this cash drawer. Did you
ever see so many pennies in one place
in your life? The boss ordered 'em
straight from the mint, and there's
more when these give out. There's
three stages to the process.
Stage No. /: Customer comes in. buys
and gets about ten pennies in her
change. Stage No. 2: Customer walks
out the door and sees the new chew
ing gum slot machine staring her in
the face before she's had time to dump
the pennies in her pocketbook Stage
No. 8: Customer slips a couple of the
pennies in the slot. to get rid of them,
and develops a taste for our special
brand Of gum.
Bad, what?
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

that speeding train. And he had never
seen her. He had never even seen her
picture. They had been betrothed
through a matrimonial agency that
gave no guarantees, and, though her
letters. had been perfectly sweet, the
man with the sombrero had no knowl-
edge of her personal attractions. She
might be a peach. She might be the
limit.
Toot! loot! The train pulled into
the station. Two\ passengers alighted.
One was a peach, a dream, an oh-you-
kid. The other was the limit. Her
clothes didn't even At her. The cow
boy breathed hard and trembled. What
should he do, run for his life, or take
a chance on the peach? Slowly he ap-
preached the waiting young women.
The Washington times., 1911-07-09

sist him real the he worked
Five word for the little words
all tha Fisher
No wonder the authors can't resist the temptation dictate thou
sand short words their senographers before instead
to the empty stomach and chevn their
holders for three days and then the world couple
time
The Faster the Richer
As it is Belle they their puin'
twenyh rattle chapters
the girl the wigg her fingers
time they their mouths O they
don't long words and the short
times they think the pubshers stand for
It's they the knack of Some of devote the
whole book little between
heroine The o
let each
the last ends with him drawing her. unressn him
It's wonderful Belle how diff then" work
they good at it all KNOWN that each
they them. Yes, Belle thinl
we'll have have big financial before
classic ter'ture drops down from the
The Washington times., 1911-07-09
The Peach Or The
Limit; Or, Which?

The bracing western air famed his
bronzed cheek as he waited for the
train. He was in cowhide boots, a wide
sombrero and a peculiar predicament
The girl he was to marry was On