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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04
10. F. Anniversary

The ninety-second anniversary
of l. o. o. F. was duly commem-
Grated at independence, kans.
General o. r. Stevens, Depart
u1ent Commander accompanied
by his adjutant Col. c. H. Bur-
ford left in the early morning
train Monday, for Independence
to attend the Anniversary meet
ing and the special session of
Department Council. T h e y
stopped long enough at Neodesha
to meet with the Rebekah lodge
and had a royal reception and
arrived in independence Tues
day and was there joined by Gen.
M. A. Raney, the General Com
manding the Patriarchs Militant
Army of the world, also Chief OF
Staff, Col. r. L. Ready of juno
ton City, and the Department
Commander of Missouri, Gen.
Roberts. The business OF the
Department council was trans
acted the 25th and seven candi-
dates we're elected to take the
Decoration of Chivalry and c. H.
Burford was recommended to
take the grand decoration of
Chivalry, the highest honor of
the order.
Wednesday, the 20 the grand
parade was given consisting of
three bands, one company of
Home guards and two companies
of boy scouts, five cantons, in
line and mile and quarter OF
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, and
in all making a fine review for
the grand officers.
The principal feature follow
ing the parade was the Bird
man." Simon, the Frenchman,
who flew across the English
Channel in his monoplane made
fine flight spending some IS
minutes in the air. At 7 o'clock
p. m. the Decoration of Chivalry
was conferred on the candi-
dates, before a large audience
after which they all bid adieu
hoping to meet again next year.
General Stevens returned,by way
of Coats where he spent Sunday
with his parents. Col. Burford
returned via Hutchinson where
he pushed the Patriarch Militant
branch of the order and boosted
for the Won Prosky band of
Meade and he says the chances
are good for the band to land
something good for the fair this
fall.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04

l. ON mart ana WIG vi oahu
Creek, we're in Meade on busi-
ness first of the week.
Clyde West of Bucklin, and
George Cole of Fowler, were here
Wednesday on land deal.
A. +. German was up from
Plains Wednesday and called to
set his subscription year ahead.
DR.. w. F. Fee left Wednesday
for K. c. where he will attend
a meeting of the Kansas State
Medical Society.
Mrs. ]. A. Smith, a cousin of
John Wood, who has been visit
ing John and wife returned to
her home in St. Louis, Monday.
Miss Dina Chatelain who has
been employed at the Central
Office for the past year, resigned
the position and returned home
the first of the month.
Four auto loads of Beaver citi-
zens arrived in Meade Wednes-
to attend the organization meet
ing of the Meade-Beaver electric
line. F. Corp of Hutchinson was
expected to arrive on No. | but
the train was five hours late. As
the News goes to press Wedens'
day we will be unable to get a
report of the meeting this week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04

The Meade Band which will
appear in the City Hall, April
9th is one of the best musical
organizations in this section of
the state Under the able direc-
ton of Prof. John Won Prosky,
1t has gained an eEviable reputa-
ton over the entire state, and has
besides advertising Meade, at
tracted a great deal of attention
to the southwest part of Kansas.
1t is indeed a privilege to have
such an aggregation OF musicians
as these are reputed to be, in the
city and we believe they will re-
ceive a very cordial reception
here. Furthermore their APP
pearance here will do much to
encourage the boys here who are
trying to get up a good band.
The people of the town will learn
to appreciate good band music,
and we believe the Meade boys
should have a good house to-
night-Liberal Democrat.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04

Quite a number are behind
their subscriptions. Look to
the labels and send remittance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04
A Change In Firm.

D. B. Williams has purchased
the interest of J. H. Carlile in
in the real estate firm of Carlile
& Dettinger and is now in pos
session. The firm name will be
Dettinger & Williams and the
business will be conducted at
the same stand. Dave and Char
lie will make a good team and
get their share of the deals in
dirt in Meade County.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04

The News has a form which
we print on the back of a letter
head. 1t is good town boost dope
and it will be printed at slight
increase over the regular cost of
1etterheads. 1t carries the mes
sage of live town to every per-
son to whom you write and may
influence persons to locate here.
Come in and see sample. This
stationery is used by the Com
mercial club and a number of the
larger business firms.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04

Business is picking up in the
postoffice. Postmaster Stamper
has received orders to classify
and count pieces in each class OF
mail, count number of times each
piece is handled, give average
numb Der of times each piece is
handled, time of handling and
average time of handling each
piece, make daily report scpa ate
for each class of all incoming and
outgoing mail and then month
ly report of the aggregate. If
you do not get your mail as
promptly as you think you should
do not cuss the postmaster. We
would advise the that gentleman
to purchase a carload of blank
books and several thousand lead
pencils as he has something of a
job on his hands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04

Tom Hart and wife of Sand
Creek, were in Meade on busi-
ness first of the week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04
Baptist Notes.

S. S. 10 a. m. Morning worship II a. m.
Subject, The Body of Christ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
JAYHAWKER .JOTS

The man who writes with his feet,
says the Marysville Advocate-Dcmo
crat, can toe the mark and put the
stamp of approval ON his letters
A lot of literature is copyrighted
these days, declares the Hutchinson
News. which wouldn't be swiped if left
out in the alley all night.
So refined" is the Junction city
Republic that when any Of the ladies
of that town are arrested for selling
liquor in violation of the prohibitory
law, the Republic refers to their act
as "bootlimning-
How would you like to be this girl,
asks the Manhattan Mercury: She
was engaged to an out OF town man
said to be wealthy. She gave up her
situation and the engagement was an
nOunced.s As the wedding day was ap-
preaching the man called on the girl
and shortly afterward wrote her to
call off the wedding. She objected
and threatened to bring suit for breach
of promise. TO which the man replied
that he was willing to do the right
thing and that inclosed the bride-that-
was-to-be would find check for
SIS, 000-a thousand dollars for each
time he had called after the engage
nent. And the reason he gave for
breaking off the engagement was that
he didn't like the way the girl did"
her hair!
Last Thursday a couple Of Hiawatha
citizens were invited by a stranger to
go to the hotel as he had some late
electrical appliances and other inter-
esting things he would like them to
look at, whether they desired anything
in that line or not. They went and
after looking over some heaters. pans,
baking powder, etc, the stranger pro-
duced a sample of some black looking
ground up stuff which he called ex-
tract of beer. and for which he was out
taking orders but before the gentle
man got through expatiating upon the
m erits of this article the two Hiawa-
tina citizens We're getting out of the
door not sure that they had not al
ready violated the prohibition law
Hiawatha World.
This is a true story and we can tell
you the name of the man who told
US. although we would not do it if you
were to ask During the intensely hot
weather, q man In this town was walk
ing UP his alley as he had a perfect
right to do and he overheard a couple
of ladies in conversation about the
hot weather. One woman said to her
neighbor 1T has been awfully hot to-
day. I just took off everything
side skirt and my under clothing and
my corset cover and my shoes and
just then she saw the neighbor man
coming up the alley and she stopped
off short and said to him in forcible
language, why didn't you say some
thing He said nonchalant1y, II
would if you had taken off any more
.Manlato Monitor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
TAFT WINNING THE WEST.

If President Taft entertained any
doubt as to his denomination for the
presidency when he started on this
/ second Swing around the circle the
last vestige of it has been wiped away,
writes Arty Ess in Leslie's. Republi-
can leaders in all of the states visited
thus far have assured the president
that he will have an overwhelming ma
loritv of the delegates to the 1912
convention, and that following the
convention they expect that much Of
the bitterness Of fractional strife will
be forgotten while the campaign is
being waged against the common enc
ny-the Democrats.
The president was just a little sur
prised by the frankness with which he
was told in the socalled insurgent
states Of Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska
that the delegations from those states
would be practically solid for him. The
insurgent leaders themselves made no
promises to this effect, but in private
conversation they admitted it to be
true In all of the insurgent states the
president found that local conditions,
local nbitions. and local quarrels had
much to do with the division in the
party ranks The game of politics is
being played in the middle west and
played strongly by some very astute
politicians Their ears are glued to
the ground. and they take advantage
of every little noise their keenly at
tuned hearing detects. 1t is a case OF
each man for himself and himself
alone, and the devil take the hind
most.
In Kansas, for instance, Governor
Stubs, the fre-eater. the rampant
Rooseveltian executive of the plains
wants to become United States sena-
tor. In order to accomplish that result
he is just now lying kind of low and
not saying much about anything or
anybody. And especially he isn't max
ing any pronounced utterances as to
where he stands as between Taft and
LaFolIette Governor Stubs was
mighty attentive to the president when
he was in Kansas and introduced him
to many audiences It was noticed.
however. that the governor waded into
wonderful bits Of oratory on the great
ness of Kansas and the greatness of
the United States. without saying a
whole lot about the greatness Of the
president, In one of his mad flights
Of rhetorical fireworks, Governor
Stubbs introduced Mr.. Taft as 'Presi-
dent of the greatest nation ever CON
ceived in the human BRAIN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.J
What man is when alone is what he is
A minister can't win the poor by court
ing the rich.
The more friends man has the more IL
costs him.
It's an III timed watch that causes a
man to miss his train.
Some girls would lose out even II every
year was leap year.
When an optimist loses his job he is ant
to become backslder.
Life is too short 10 waste any Of lie
worrying over other peoples amalrs.
The trouble with an easy going chan e..
that he seldoms knows when to stou
A pessimlst seldom hopes for the bc.t
for fear the unexpected VIII happen
The Etaractor only has a part b,,t H.
is apt to consider himself the whole e't,,-.
When a man shakes hands win a III
she is disappointed II he doesn't so1,e5.-,
her fingers.
4 woman seldom hears the truth e~cor,
from ner husband-and she isn't afvvnt,s,
sure of IL then. ~s9
Many a marrid man thinks he is bfs 49,,
boss because he can smoke All o,5er -. ~
house when his wife Is AWAY 10 lhe
Occasionally a man has such v-o,5se,
self-control that ne doesn't give m ~ ~
seat in "A crowded car to a prcft,, .s -,is
IL his wife IS with him. Sill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
PLURAL AND srNGUIAR.

Wen begin with a box. and the plural is
boxes, -
But the plural of OK should be oxen. not
Then one fowl is goose. but two are called
geese,
Yet the plural of mouse should never be
meese;
You may find a lone mouse NJ. q whole
lot OF mice,
But the plural of house is houses. not
hice, W
If the plural of man is always called
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called
pen?
The COW in the plural may be cows or
But a bow If repeated is never called
bine.
And the plural of vow is VOWS, not vine,
anu II speak OF foot and you show
And I give you a boot. would pair be
called beet?
If one is a tooth, and a whole set are
teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth he
called beeth?
If the singular's this and the plural is
Should the plural of kiss be nioknamed
keese?
Then, one may be that, and three would
be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never he
hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
we speak of brother and also of
But though we say mother. we never saw
Then masculine pronouns are he, his, and
him,
But imagine the feminine, She shis. and
So the English. think you all will
Is the most wonderful language you ever
Penny Pictorial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
QUAKER MEDITATIoNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record-1
Many fellow blows himself till he feels
blue.
Every football team has its backs. and
its drawbacks
The mellow hiss of the steam radiator
is heard in the land.
The EDITORS regrets are never quite so
poignant as the contributors.
The wolf sometimes comes to the door
disguised as an opportunity.
If you are going to take advice. be sure
and take only what belongs to YOU
If all things come to those who wait,
do they come quicker by tipping the
waiter?
It is quite possible for woman to keep
up with the styles and still be satisfied
with last years baby.
Everybody knows that AIethuseIah was
the Oldest man, but even the Bible is re-
ticent about the Oldest woman.
Edftor-"We ar not accepting any dia-
iect stories now" Author-+Taat ism t
dialect I'm just learning 10 use type
writer
Polly Pinktights-'The trouble with
Tottie TwinIxletoes is that sh never takes
advantage Of her opportunities Flossie
Footlites-s*I know it. Why, would you
believe it, she actually passed right
through Nevada, and never thought Of
stopping of at Reno for a divorce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
FROM OTHER DEMS
pIssENr1NG oPINIoNs.

Nobody will deny that the speech of ex-
President Roosevelt tended to lessen the
general respect for the courts so far as
the dictum of so Influential and prom
inent world figure can count. To be
sure, he declared that, while people
might say what he said would have this
effect he didn't SO intend it. That's the
very point The late Justice Harlan was
declarations in the trust cases helped
along the recall agitation very much.
Similarly, Mr. Roosevelt asserting and
with all truth that he held the Judiciary
as body in high respect, declared that
in failing in respect for some judges he
simply conceded with the opinion OF
various eminent judges, some of whom
he cited.
Note how the citations we're made.
They were references to the imperative
dissenting opinions that these judges had
presented against the actual decisions
showing where they thought their asso-
ciates had erred in judgment If those
dissenting opinions had not been given
out, there would not have been this OPP
portunity to call attention to what one
judge had said in contradiction to another
Judge. So long as what the majority OF
a final court decide upon is the interpTe
tation of the law that stands in effect the
final word. 1t should actually be the
final word, as 1T is the word conclusive.
So it comes about that the courts them
selves proverbially jealous of their repu-
tations, are the prime cause of serious
criticism of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
COurant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the AtchIson Globe.l
[From the Atchison Globe.1

L
Were you ever first to arrive at church
Tor services?
Who originated the idea that water
cress is good to eat2
A derby hat is amost tempting target to
a boy with a snowfall.
4 man has a perfect wife as long as he
IS deeply in love with her
Neither can fat man reduce mis-
weight by telling how little he eats
Would it be correct to advertise linn
burger and kindred cheeses as fresh"
One can tell how bright his prospects
are by trying to borrow money on them.
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who tucked his whiskers in his vest
Hang around hero long enough and
you are apt to learn how he won his
medal.
our notion of the meekest man is one
whose wife takes him to a suffragette
meeting.
When you get anything at half price It
is a sign the original price was a little
high.
If one insists on having his own way,
he should cultivate a taste for the life of
a hermit.
There are 50 many people who were
rescued just as they were going down
the third time.
Men never forget anything as per
sistently as they do the purchase of a bar
of shaving soap
Unofficial news may not be as correct
as the official variety, but it usually
shows more speed
If you must be superstitious. entertain
those superstitiCns that won't interfere
with your business.
When a boy begins to earn three dol
lars a week, his idea Of the apex Of af-
fluence is to get twelve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13

Surely 1t is about time for the po-
litical prophets of the country to re
wise their characterization of Kansas
as a banner "insurgent' Republican
state. The solar plexus blow delivered
the insurgents" in the special con-
gressional election in the Second dis
trict was speedily followed by another
one in the special congressional pri-
mary in the Seventh district, when one
of the lieutenants in the ranks of the
Kansas insurgency went down to de-
feat A progressive Republican OBJ
tanned the nomination. All intelligent
Republicans in Kansas are progress
sive. but they are turning the cold
shoulder to their few noisy erstwhile
brethren who are progressing to una
dulterated Socialism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAEfERON.

| Today is the sixty-first anniversary of
one of the most dearly loved men in the
whole world of letters
He left mankind at his death many
beautiful stories and essays. but perhaps
/ the best of all his legacfes was the doc
/ trine of the duty and beauty of
| happiness, which he continually
| taught in his writings Mankind
! receives the doctrine at his hands
the more willingly because he himself
lived it. And lived it, moreover, despite
tremendous obstacles of i'll health and
suffering From the very day of his BIRTH
Robert Louis Stevenson was shaclled
with i'll health. At the age of %, just as
he was peremptorily sent south for the
winter, and from then until the dav OF
his death at the age of forty-four, he was
conunually struggling to keep his health.
he last six years of his life he was
absolutely aexiled from his native land
and suffered so from Inconsistencies thar
there were times, says his biographer,
when he was even tempted to go back
to the old life and the old friends were
it only for few weeks or even a few
days. But he resisted temptation and
fought manfully to the end"
The year before he died. he himself
wrote, in a letter to a friend:
For fourteen years / have not had
days real health. have awakened sick
gone to bed weary, and have done my
work unflinchingly. L have written in
bed and out of it. written in hemorrhages,
written in sickness, written torn BY
coughing, written when my head swan
for weakness; and for so long IL seems to
me have won my wager and recovered
my glove. l am better now-and still few
are the days when | am not in some
physical Distress
And this is the manner of life that this
man endured who not only promulgated
but lived, the doctrine Of the duty OF hap
piness.
on this the anniversary of his birth.
| want to bring afresh to my readers d
few of his expressions of that doctrine
There is no duty we so much under
rate as the duty of being happy. BY be-
ing happy, we sow anonymous benefits
upon the world, which remain unknown
even to ourselves. A happy man or wo-
man is a better thing to find than a five
pound note.
There is an idea abroad among moral
people, that they should make their neigh
bors good One person 1 have to make
good myself But my duty to my neigh
Dor is much more nearly expressed by
saying I have to make him happy If /
may"
ssTo be honest, to be kind, to earn a |
little and to spend a little less; to make /
upon the whole, a family happier by his /
presence; to renOunce when that shall be |
necessary and not to be embittered; to |
keep a few friends but these without |
condition to keep friends with himself /
here is a task for all that man has of /
fortitude and delicacy-"
tThe world IS so full Of a number of /
I'm sure we should all be as happy as
kings
IF I have faltered more or less
In my great task of happiness,
If I have moved among my race
And shown glorious morning face,
If beams from happy human eyes
Have moved me not, If morning skies,
Books and my food and summer rain
Knocked on my sullen heart in vain.
Lord Thy most pointed pleasure take
And stab my spirit broad awake"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
I'D YER TESLNG TALKS

The advertiser who starts out with the
assumption that IL Is easy to fool the rao-
pie makes big mistake The average
PERSON IS both intelligent and honest. and
Is quick to detect fraud
A business that is founded on integrity
-lhat indicates In its printed word TINT
IL mad faith in the integrity OF the public
VIII win the public's confidence and re-
A friend OF mine called my attention
the other DAY to the methods that ure-
vailed III the development OF the Denuptt.
lestauraHt business here IN the east.
Mr.. bennett believed in the honesty or
the people, and from the inception of the
bennett business any one could go ia any
OF his restaurants and get a piece Of pie.
OF cup OF coffee "A glase of milk
sandwich, or some light lunch. and there
were no checks handed out by Writers
People Just went in and helped them
selves and as they went out they stopped
at the cashiers desk and said. 81 had
two chicken sandwiches. a piece OF appfs
pie and a cup OF coffee. Here is Che
friend that in all OF the years or their
existence under the control OF Mr. Den
nett their losses were less than per
cent. clearly indicating that at least %
and expect to be treated by merchants
with whom they deal as though they
were honest
Mr.. bennett prospered with his restau-
tory-but when. he reached the age or
he went into another
scheme and lost his money. That other
scheme promised tremendous profits 70
and the money that he had earned bv
was wasted-lost.
Play fair with the public. M. Adver-
you.
CTo be continued)