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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16

| TALLY those of white man. He looked
older than thirty, and yet, smooth
shaven and without wrinkles. he was
almost boyish. The impression of age
was based on no tangible evidence. II
came from the abstracter facts of the
man, from what he had endured and
survived, which was far beyond that
of ordinary men. He had lived naked
| and tensely, and something of all this
smoldered in his eyes, vlbrated in his
voice and seemed forever whisper
on his lips.
1t was two in the morning when the
dancers. bent on getting something TO
eat. adjourned the dancing for half an
hour. And 1t was at this moment that
Jack Kearns suggested poker. Jack
Kearns was big, bluff-featured man,
who. along with BEETLES. had made
the disastrous attempt to found a post
on the head-reaches of the Koyokuk,
far inside the Arctic circle After that
Kearns had fallen back on his posts at
Forty Mile and Sixty Mile and changed
Tue ulI0CllOu vi his NSuluISS ny SShu-
ing out to the states for a small saw
mill and a river steamer. Jack Kearns
suggested poker. French Louis, Dan
Macdonald and Hal Campbell (who
had made a strike on Moosehide), all
three of whom were not dancing be-
cause there were not girls enough to
go around, inclined to the suggestion.
They were looking for a fifth man
when Burning Daylight emerged from
the rear room, the Virgin on his arm,
the train of dancers In his wake. In
response to the hail of the poker-play-
ers, he came over to their table in the
corner
Want to sit in," sale Campbell.
"How's your luck?"
81 sure got it tonight" Burning Day
light answered with enthusiasm,
and at the same time felt the Virgin
press his arm warningly. She wanted
him for the dancing 81 sure got my
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
The Treacherous Hens.

A story which was doubtless invent
ed to illustrate the thoroughness OF
Prussian rule wherever the Prussian
black and white has established itself,
Is repeated in Il. A. Brayley Hodgett's
book, THE House of Hohenzollern."
The strict devotion to duty OF the
Prusslan disciplinarian has not al
ways contributed to his popularity.
The estimation in which he has gen.
orally been held by conquered neigh
bors is illustrated in the famous joke
about the Hanoverian farmers wife
after the annexation-andt the inquis-
itorial Prussian gendarme.
Well" the gendarme is made to
say, In truly terrible admonitory ac-
cents, ARE you all good Prussians
here? No Hanoverian nonsense, eh?"
oh" the trembling old woman re-
plies, I'VE are all good Pruussians
now--all except the hens"
THE hens? What do you meanT
roars the gendarme. smiling hidden
INSTRUMENTATION.
"Ah," says the old country wife.
they will persist in laying Hanover
Ian eggs, always white and yellow. l
cannot get they to lay black and
white Prusslan eggs. "-Youth's Com
panion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16

The waltz in the back room being
finished. the three couples. followed
by the fiddler and the pianist and
heading for the bar, caught Daylight S
eye.
Surge along. you-all!" he cried.
Surge along and name 1t. This is my
night, and it amt night that comes
frequent Surge up, you Siwashes and
Salmon-eaters. rs my night. | tell
you-all-"
"A blamed NANCY night" Charley
Bates interpolated.
You're right, my son." Burning Day
light went on, gayly. "A NANCY night,
but it's my night, you see I'm the
NANCY old he-wolf. Listen to me
howl"
And howl he did, like lone gray
timber wolf, till the Virgin thrust her
pretty fingers in her ears and shiv-
cred. A minute later she was whirled
away in his arms to the dancing floor,
where, along with three other women
and their partners, a rollicking Vir-
ginia reel was soon In progress.
Few men knew Elan Harnish by any
other name than Burning Daylight, the
name which had been given him in the
early days In the land because Of his
habit of routing his comrades out Of
their blankets with the complaint that
daylight was burning. OF the pioneers
in that far Arctic wilderness, where
all men were pioneers, he was reck-
oned among the oldest. Men like AL
Mayo and Jack McQuestion antedated
him; but they had entered the land by
crossing the Rockies from the Hudson
Bay country to the east. He. however.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
cruclbIe of Criticism.

The alchemy of public opinion in a
country where thought and speech
are free and untrammeled transmutes
many a baser metal into pure gold.
The crucible of criticism Is the final
process through which, everything and
everybody that comes before our pub
lie must pass. The least Of us Is
jealous in his right nthat regard.
We are all from Missouri when It
comes to the matter Of being shown.
And up to the degree Of sordiness
this is saving element in our life,
but, Of course. beyond that 1t would
not be.
1t Is not only right, but necessary,
that We subject untried theories, or
unknown persons to this refining cru
chile We do not give heed to anyone
who fears to submit his proposition
to the test, either Such as these get
small hearing. The people suspect
them Immediately of spuriousness, of
having a scheme which they, them
selves, do not believe in or they
would not seek to evade the common
udgment.-Omaha Bee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
RECIPES OF ANCIENT TIMES
Indian Meal Bannocks May Be Rec
ommended-Togus Loaf-For Per-
feet Milk Rising Bread.

Indian Meal Bannocks-Two cup
fuls of meal, two cupfuls of -four, a
teaspoonful Of salt, one teaspoonful Of
ginger, four teaspoonfuls OF molasses
and one teaspoonful of soda are made
into moderately stiff dough with
buttermilk or sour milk; then put in
round tins ant bake an hour.
Togus Loaf-Take one cupful of
graham -four and two cupfuls of corn
meal, salt to taste, one-half cupful Of
cooking molasses, one good table,
spoonful of sugar and two small tea
spoonfuls Of soda; mix to rather
stiff batter with either buttermilk or
sour milk. Put in pudding mold and
steam at least four hours-tive is bet
ter.
Milk Rising Bread-Take one-halr
pint of new milk and pour one quart
Of boiling water on 1t, and let stand
until cool; then stir in sifted -four un-
I'll 1t is a thick batter; beat well and
stand In a kettle of water that is
more than lukewarm. Cover closely
and set where 1t will be out of a
draft Keep the water at the same
temperature, and beat the rising"
about every half hour for the first
three hours; then cover and let stand.
and In six or seven hours 1t should be
twice its bulk. A large pitcher is ex-
cellent for this purpose. When 1t has
risen enough, pour out In bread
pan, add salt to taste and small
piece of lard, and mix in enough flour
to make dough Just the same as any
other bread dough. One Of the chief
advantages in this method of making
bread is that 1t requires very little
Rneading.-Woman's Home Com
panion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
Don't Cuff a Child.

Don't box a naughty child's ears.
Don't allow any provocation to tempt
you to strike a child on the head" is
the Injunction contained in an article
on skulls issued by the international
Hygiene Exposition at Dresden. Cor.
poral punishment Of any kind, says
the writer, is wrong, but when the
head is the point Of contact between
the angry parent and the. child the
former may easily become a murderer.
In a collection of skulls at the exposi-
ton, lent by the Wurzburg university.
there are many of children as well as
adults which show that the abnor-
mally thin skull is not unusually
found, even in otherwise normal hui
man beings, and the causes of death.
which are stated on cards attached
TO the skulls, are intended to serve as
warnings to parents, teachers and
guardians.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
QuInce Merinnuo.

Make puff paste; roll 1t into a sheet
and cut out an eighth inch square.
Then cut eight strips three-quarters of
IN inch wide and ten inches long;
bake square and strips separately.
Spread strips lightly with ounce hon
ey, lay 1t on the square, letting the
ends cross, log cabin fashion, and
cover the bottom Of the square with
ounce preserve also; then sprinkle
well with finely chopped nuts. Beat
The whites Of five eggs until very stiff,
add half a cupful OF sugar, one tea.
Ipoonful Of lemon extract and pile ir.
regularly into the paste shell. Bake
In a moderate oven until firm to the
touch.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
HIS NICKEL WELL INVESTED
Yonkers Bachelor Once Helped a,
Newsboy and Reaped His Reward
Nine Years Later.

Excuse me, mister" said a boy OF.
about fifteen years to a man at a.
Yonkers street corner, but I've lost
my money and l can't buy my papers,,
If | had nickel | could get a start
and make 80 cents before bedtime"
Although the boys clothing was
soiled and tattered, his bright eyes
and regular features made a good i'm
preston on the observant middle aged
bachelor. But he was skeptical
IF give you a nickel" said he.
you'd only spend it. probably In a
foolish way. I've had experience with
boys"
"I'll, spend 1t all right, mister, but
the money would go for papers"
The man gave the boy nickel.
Nov, I'm only lending you five
cents" was his warning as the boy
hurried away.
"All right boss" cried the boy. "I'll
give 1t back to you tomorrow on this
corner at six O'clock"
'Tll be here" said the man.
oo tuey separated. bOln kept IDelr
promises. The nickel was returned.
That was nine years ago. Now the
boy is married man of twentyfour
and he has a good position in Yonkers.
Their conditions are reversed. Owing
to illness and injury the bachelor has
been out of employment for six
months. Long ago his savings were
exhausted. Long ago he would have
been in want If friend had not found
where he lived. This friend also found
that the bachelor was in debt and pro-
vided medical assistance More than
that, he paid the bachelors board for
Is consecutive weeks and he has not
stopped yet.
What are you doing that for?' his
wife inquired
Reason enough" he replied. when
was newsboy that man helped me
when | was broke. Now, II necessary,
III go broke for him."
The friend was the former newsboy
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16

had been the pioneer over the Chilcoot
and Chilcat passes. In the spring Of
1883, twelve years before, a stripping
Of eighteen, he had crossed over the
Chilcoot with five comrades. In the
fall he had crossed back with one.
Four had persisted by mischance in the
bleak, uncharted vastness. And for
twelve years Elan Harnish had con-
tinued to grope for gold among the
shadows of the Circle Heroes are
seldom given to hero-worship, but
among those Of that land. young as he
was, he was accounted an elder hero.
In point Of time he was before them.
In point Of deed he was beyond them.
He was striking figure Of man,
of all the men in the Tivon. Soft
tanned moccasins of moose-hide, bead
ed in Indian designs, covered his feet.
His trousers were ordinary overalls,
his coat was made from a blanket.
congratulated leather mittens. lined
with wool, hung by his side They
were connected, in the Yukon fashion
by leather thong passed around the
neck and across the shoulders. On his
head was fur cap, the ear-faps raised
and the tying-cords dangling. His face.
lean and slightly long, with the sugges-
ton of hollows under the cheek bones,
seemed almost Indian. The burnt skin
and keen dark eyes contributed to this
effect, though the bronze Of the skin
and the eyes themselves were essen
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16

luck with me, but Id sooner dance
| amt hankerin' to take the money
away from you-all."
Nobody urged. They took his re.
fusal as final, and the Virgin was
pressing his arm to turn him away
In pursuit Of the supper-seekers, when
he experienced a change of heart. II
was not that he did not want to dance,
nor that he wanted to hurt her; but
that insistent pressure on his arm put
his free man-nature in revolt. The
thought In his mind was that he did
not want any woman running him.
Himself favorite with women, never
theless they did not bulk big with him.
They were toys, playthings. part Of the
relaxation from the bigger game OF
life. He met women along with the
whisky and gambling, and from obser.
walton he had found that Il war far
easier to break away from the drink
and the cards than from a woman once
the man was properly entangled. He
resisted the pull on his arm by the
mere negative. mass of him, and said:
81 sort Of feel hankering to give
you-all autter"
Tact and sympathy strove with him,
and he smiled with his eyes into the
Virgins eyes as he said:
"You-all go and get some grub.
amt hungry. And we'll dance some
more by and by. The nights young
yet Go 1t, old girl"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
Alexandria Sandwiches.

Pound four ounces Of cooked chick
IN, freed from skin, bone and gristle;
when fine, add three yolks Of hard
cooked eggs, one tablespoonful OF
grated cheese "a little French mustard
Iarragon vinegar and olive oil, just
though to moisten and season with
Ialt, pepper and dust of red pepper
Work into smooth paste and rub
through a sieve. Cut thin slices OF
white bread. butter them, spread the
paste between these, close them and
press the slices we'll together. Stamp
sut with a round cutter and serve.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16

He released his arm and thrust bel
playfully on the shoulder, at the same
time turning to the poker players.
Take off the limit and I'll go you
all.
Limits the roof" said Jack Kearns,
Once started. 1t was a quiet game,
with little or no conversation, though
all about the players the place was
a-roar. Elan Harnish had ignited the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
A Motoring Trip.

well, Binks, see you've returned
from your thousand-mile tour in New
England" said Bjones.
Yep" said Binks.
How did you find the hotels en-
route?" asked BJones.
"Hotels?" retorted Binks. We didn't
stop at any hotels. We passed all our
nights in the county jails. "-Harper's
Weekly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
onsra caramsl ErostInn.

One and one-half cups light brown
sugar, three-fourths cup thin cream
or rich milk, one-half tablespoon but
ter. one teaspoon vanilla; cook until
ball is formed when the mixture is
tried in cold water; beat until ready
to spread.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
CLEANING pecanters.

A handful of salt and a cupful OF
hnegar shaken up well in a cloudy de.
,anter will clean 1t like magic. Rinse
we'll with very hot water several times
% remove all taste Of salt.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-11-16
CTo BE coNTINUED.)

Trouble, like a dog that chases a
cat, is liable to pull up suddenly II
you turn on him and stand perfectly
still
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-23
CITY NEWS.
Read The Daily Gate City.
Fresh tomatoes at Immegart,s

.
"A white and brown pet dog was
run over on Main street this morning
early. and one of its paws badly
mashed, the wound caused, bleeding
profusely.
Last nights Burlington Gazette:
The Gazette was the recipient OF a
pleasant call from Alex tombstone,
leading citizen of Keokuk, and Mana
ger Skirvin OF The Gate City this
morning. Among the bankers here
today are two soldiers of the fif-
tieth Iowa, Captain John A. Dunlap
Of Keokuk and VIII White Of Wash
ton, OF whom local heroes of that
fighting regiment cherish very pleas
amt memories.
of interest to the present corps
at the ST. Joseph's hospital, an ex-
change says OF the demise OF a for
mer member: Sister Zitta Kloster-
mann, formerly nurse at st. Francis
hospital, passed away at st. Joseph's
hospital at Bloomington, III. She was
born In Holland, May %, 1910, and
had been sister Of the Order Of st.
Francis since 1870. She was one OF
the six sisters who founded the in
stitution at Peoria and at various
times had been in charge Of hospitals
at Keoknk, Escanaba and Blooming
ton. She had been at st. Francis hos
pital in this city for a number of
years and was held In high esteem
by a large circle of friends. The fun
eral was held in Peoria.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-23
CITY NEWS.
Corner 9Th and Main.

Passengers on Burlington train
No. 43, bound for Quincy md Keokuk,
narrowly escaped injury when the
large meter in the Laclede Gaslight
Company's station B, at Main and
Mullanphy streets, at St Louis, ex-
.ploded at SIS o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, injuring six and wrecking the
building, the loss being $4,000 The
track which the train passed over is
within 3 feet Of the meter which
exploded The train was only fifty
feet away, going north, when the
crash came. What might have hap
pened can only be surmised. Prac-
tically ~ of the debris by the force
of the explosion was thrown directly
at the railroad tracks
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11
MURDERER CASEY
HAS BECOME A
PHYSICAL WRECK
SHOWING SIGNS OF COWARDICE
AND GREAT PRECAUTIONS
ARE BEIN GTAKEN.

Following is the latest news sent
out from the capitol at Carson City
relative to the condition of murder
er Casey, who will pay the penalty
of death on the 10th inst. for his
terrible crime two years ago in
Goldfeld:
Murderer Casey has lost his nerve.
When he mounts the scaffold it may
be necessary to carry him up the
steps from the condemned chamber.
He is trembling and fearful.
The board that is used to straight
en- out the spinal column of men
who break down and can not stand
erect in the face of their fate, will
have to be used upon Casey. This
board is fitted with straps. 1t runs
from the shoulder to below the hips.
and when the straps are adjusted
to the body the victim is compelled
to stand erect. His legs may give
way but his body will remain rigid
and the guards who walk on either
side Of the condemned man as
he mounts the gallows will have
strong grip upon his arms, and
if his legs fail him and fear pos
sesses him to such an extent that
he can not walk, he will be car
ried bodily to the gallows and set
upon the trap door.
1t is the general opinion Of the
guards, who are in attendance upon
Casey, that he will be unable to
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11
ELKO MAY HAVE
ANOTHER ARSON CASE

Tuesdays Elko Independent says:
This morning Allen Cayille tele-
phoned to his father from the Mound
valley ranch that three of the stack
corrals on the ranch were discover
ed to be on fire about II O'Clock
that night and all the hay in them
between 400 and 500 tons, were
destroyed. The corrals were in a
straight line across the field, the
outside corrals being about quar-
ter of mile apart. From the re-
ports that have reached this office,
there seems to be no doubt that
the fire was the work of an in
cendiary.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11

control his nerve in any degree.
He presents pitiful appearance.
The enorimty of the fate which is
about to overtake him weighs heav-
lily upon him. 1t haunts his walk
ings hours and his sleep is broken
and enthusiastically, His nerve has
completely vanished and he is count
ing the very minutes that he has
in which to live.
He does not exhibit one single
iota of bravado. There is nothing
but the haunting dread of the here
after occupying his thoughts and
the execution of the condemned man
may be a pitiful, unsavory spectacle.
But all the horrible details Will
be hidden from the gaze of the
morbid public. Warden Baker states
that he will issue but II or 10
passes and these will be distributed
among those entitled to them and
not to persons curious to see a man
dropped through the gallows to his
death. =
Curtains will be arranged that
will shut out from the sight of
the few spectators present, the UNI
necessary details Of the execution.
The march from the death chamber
to the execution room, the ascend
ing of the thirteen steps to the
trap door through which the body
will drop, will all be shut off from
view.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11
COAST LEAGUE.

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- A.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11
MOAPA SAID TO BE
STATES TOUGHEST TOWN

From the reports in the Clark
County Review, Moapa must be
about the toughest town in the state
The Review says that recently two
mangled ferns were found on the
railroad track near Moapa within
the space of few days and that
no information as to the primary
cause of their death is available.
The circumstance, it says, is at
least open to suspicion
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11
NOVEL Fly sWATTER.

Searchlight children are showing
considerable ingenuity in the con-
struction of fly swatters. They take
piece CT wire fly netting about
four by eight inches and bind the
rough edges with a piece of cloth
and then tack the whole onto a
stick about foot long. They then
lay for the fly and, bling! there is
material for a fly funeral Bulletin.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11
WORK BEGINS ON THE
NEW NEVADA CODE

The force at the state printing
office was increased yesterday morn
ing by six compositors who were
put to work on the copy of the
codes. The state Office will be kept
busy with a large force of men
for the next three months to COM
plete this work. The book will be
one of about 1900 pages and will
be one of the most complete law
books ever turned out in any state.
Three thousand of these books will
be printed. Carson News.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11

At Vernon-Vernon 6; Sacrament
to, 1.
At San Francisco San Francisco,
I; Los Angeles, 2.
At Northumberland, /; Oak
land, 0.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11

The Tonopah Lumber company
has the largest stock of all kinds
of mining timbers and
building material; wholesale and re-
tail. Mining tlmbers a speciality.
S-9-tfI
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
, = . . . . = . = . . . Z
Standing of the Clubs.

At New York--New York, 8; De-
troit, s.
At Philadelphia Chicago, 4 Phil
adelphia, 8.
At Washington Washington, 81
st. Louis, A "
At Boston Boston, >; Cleveland,
s.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-11
DANGEROUSLY Ill.

George Watt, one of the best
known cattle and land owners of
eastern Nevada, has been taken to
California fer an operation His
condition is serious and it is feared
that he can not survive the opera
ton. He is associated with Fred
Danberg, George Wingfield and 9TH
ers in the cattle business.
The Daily Bonanza reaches the
people.
The Monroe journal., 1911-04-11

plosion. Wien he used the lash
test he found this TO lie at about 66
degrees. whereas the North Carolina
standard requires that the flash Test
be not below loo degrees. He had
previously examined the lamp burn
er and wick, and found that it was
in working order, and that the irou-
BILE was not from it. The oil was
classified as Diamond White oil Of
the Standard Oil Company, with 10
per cent. Of gasoline added 10 it.
Then DIR l.ockhart had an cxami-
nation begun. which has list ended
Il was found that the oil sold TO Mr.
c. 4. pritchard, at whose home the
explosion occurred. mad been bought
from the New Salem Cooperative
Mercantile Company at Olive Branch,
and that il bad been purchased by
that company from the Marshyllle
Drug Company which in turn had
secured il from tie Monroe tank
wagon Of the Standard Oil Com