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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
A Prayer Ten. Centuries Old.

Among The documents AID manu-
scripts taken By the Pelliot mission Of
France from cave In Chinese Turkes-
tan, where they had lain during ten
centuries, is = curious manuscript re-
corded BY the French Academy Of Sci
ences. The manuscript is In one Of the
Oldest known Hebrew texts. II is q
prayer formed Of passages taken from
the Psalms and from the prophets,
written in beautiful square Hebrew,
with very rudlmentary system Of vO-
calization.
Evidently the manuscript was car
ried on the person Of the man who
owned II. Hebrew scholars believe that
the document dates from the eighth or
ninth century of the Christian era, and
that 1t belonged to a pious Jewish mer-
chant Of Arabia. No such paper was
known in Arabia in either the eighth
or ninth century, therefore It Is sup
posed that the manuscript was tran
scribed for its owner when he was in
China. where such paper was to be
Weekly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
Fer sleepIessness

Lack OF proper ventilation often
causes sleeplessness. Many Ills Of
mankind have been blamed on the
"draught" and while. to mothers. 1t
seems a bad policy to bring up child
with the draughtof-air fear always
present in mind, It IL not advisable to
sleep with the air blowing directly
oyer ths. body. But there should be
plenty Of air in the room. Wear .
nightcap. II you are afraid Of a cold
in the head, and place = screen in
front Of the window. That will pro-
tect the body and yet allow free cur
rent Of air through the room. II you
arc sleepless. iii the lungs with fresh
air, breathe deeply and rhythmically,
and soon you will fall asleep. A cup
Of hot milk and long. deep breaths
Of fresh air are better sleep inducers
than drugs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
Novel Way to Raise Money.

ITO raise considerable amount Of
money with very little trouble is to
form a story chain, for a winter" says
Martha Landon, in Woman's Home
Companion.
"A group Of ten women meet at the
home of one Of them on an afternoon
and one reads aloud story, some
thing worth listening to. like The
Toy Shop" or The Man Without Q
Country" or any of the best short sto.
RES; then tea is served and perhaps
there is a little music. Each person
present pays an admission fee OF rs
cents. In turn each Of the ten guests
give similar tea at her home and the
same programme is followed, and each
Of these guests gives tea; when this
has been done three or four times the
chain comes to an end. but the treas
ury is filled"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
SPARE MINUTE FOR THE EYES
Netting Gives Eyes Such Complies
Rest as Habit Of Closing Them
Occasionally.

} II you will spare a minute every
half hour to the eyes they may BE-
spared to you many years In conse-
Quence.
A well-known oculist declares moth
ing gives the eyes such complete rest
as the habit Of closing them OCCASION
ally for minute or too. In threat
ened cases Of eyestrain he has some
times advised no other cure and the
patient has recovered his normal
sight.
Where one uses the eyes constant
ly. especially for close work. as thu
woman who does fine sewing. en-
broidery or painting, the relief to eyes
of lifting them from the work and
closing them while one slowly counts
twenty-five cannot be overestimated.
Another rest is to change the point
OF vision from time to time. Look
away from what you are doing anA
gaze blankly into space. Do not at
tempt to concentrate on anything,
merely look out of the window or into
a distant corner of the room.
Do not begrudge the time for this
eye resting. It is the best sort of in
vestment you can make and will not
take half as much time or money ~
visits to the oculist.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
HAPPINESS IN IDEAL STATE
Il IL Relative Thing, Depending on In
Vlronment, Previous Conditions
and Status Of Mind.

Happiness is the supreme object Of
man largely, we may suppose. because
1t is an ideal state, which few beings
have attained except for short periods
in their existence. Perhaps this Is be-
cause happiness 10 relative thing,
depending on environment, previous
conditions, and the status of the indi-
Vidual's mind. Just as to the man who
has been out In the winters cold q
room In which the temperature is so
degrees will seem warm, so one who
has been buffeted about in the battle
with the world, beaten down at every
turn, will find much happiness in q
status which to another would be SUI
preme unhappiness.
Happiness depends on ones train
ing, and still more on the natural tend
encies of person. One man finds
delight to books, in earnest study all
his life; another finds Joy in the open.
communlng with nature. One holding
money before him rs the great goal
obtains comparative happiness in OBJ
tanning 1t. Another finds in the love
Of wife and children even greater hap
piness. albeit he have but the
simple means Of living. Ingersoll
would rather have been the poor peas.
ant toiling in his rocky fields for bread
than Napoleon with all his glory,
Caesar would rather have been frst
10 q little Iberian village than second
at Rome Woolsey, after long life
spent In the service Of his king, died
regretting that he had not served God
with half the zeal he had served hi1
earthly master.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
INTRODUCTION ANNOYED HER
Hauahty Little Miss Shows Her Re-
sentiment When Presented to q !
Terrier.


There 10 a little East End girl, stin
under six, who reaches the limit in the
matter Of sensitiveness. Likewise,
she has her points In respect to dead
gameness. She was taken out to Lake
wood about week ago to spend q
few days with her aunt, The little
Miss played around in front of her
aunt's place for awhile. Then her
aunt let playful young terrier into
the yard. saying to the child:
This is your little four-footed cou-I
sin"
Five minutes later the aunt returned
to the front yard to call the kid into
the house, but she wasn't anywhere
to be seen The fox terrier was play
ing alone. There was scramblingI
hunt for the child, and all kinds Of
alarm. but the little girl didn't turn
up. The aunt hustled to town. The
little girl was home with her mother
She had walked right to the car for
town as soon as the fcx terrier pup
was presented to her.
why didn't youFstay at aunty's?~
her mother asked her in surprise.
she introduced me to dog!" re-
piled the naughty little person.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
THREAD USED BY SURGEONS
Time Has Proven That catgut 10
Only Material for Buried
Suture.
earthly masteI

When Lister first advocated the en1-
ployment of catgut as a material for
ligatures, numerous writer's pointed
out the objections, both theoretical
and practical, to the use Of this sub
stance. But time has seen change
and many surgeons at the present
time maintain that the only suitable
material for a buried suture is cat
gut, and that silk should never be
employed except for skin sutures
In this, as In so many other points.
the surgeon Is greater than the detail.
II is certain that millions Of silk SUI
lures have been inserted In the deep
tissue. and have not cut their way
out, for II suture does make It's way
to the surface 1t is probably always
because 1t was septic.
The attempt to find n ligature or
suture perfect in every way has
caused surgeons to employ many diff
ferent substances. Metallic sutures
for a time received much support.
though they are rarely seen now.
Animal tibrss Of various kinds. such
as kangaroo tendons and threads OF
the aorta Of the OF. have been praised
by some surgeons. and one surgeon
claimed that perfection was to be
found in fibres obtained from the liga-
mentumnuchae Of the narwhRl II IL
fortunate that the medical world has
not fallen in with this latter recon-
: mendation, for It 10 to be feared that
the supply would fall far short of the
demand.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30

A meeting of the committee ap'
pointed to work up county fair
was held Saturday night. AT this
meeting it was decided to not or
ganize company and sell stock,
but to hold fair along the lines of
last year on larger scale. 1t is
the intention to make it the biggest
thing ever attempted in Meade
county, and will extend over three
DAYS. The exact date will soon be
announced and at an early date pre-
MUM lists will be printed and dis.
tributed. The following officers
and committees were named;
Bob Campbell, President.
H. G. Marshall, Secretary.
Tom Johnson, Treasurer.
E. w. Fletcher, Assistant Treas.
The following township vice presi-
dents were chosen:
H. N. Holderman, Meade Center.
Will Sourbeer, Crooked Creek.
A. B.. Roberts, Fowler.
E. l.. Sweet, Logan.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
Fair Officers and
Committees Named
Indications Are That Everything will Be
on Big Scale
Date Will Soon be Announced
Township Vice President Designated For Each Township
to Keep the Matter Before the Public

Capt. w. M. Painter, Sand Creek.
A. ]. Padcn, Odee.
John Roberts, Cimarron.
Steve Combs, Plains.
Ed Dahmer, Mertilla.
leo P. McMeel was given charge
of concessions.
F. Fuhr and ]. B. Miller commit
tee on advertising.
1t is proposed to solicit contribu-
tons from anyone desiring to assist
in the enterprise and to charge a
small fee to different attractions to
to meet the expenses, and while the
fair is in session to organize COM
pany to conduct a fair along regu-
lar lines the following year. A
bumper crop is expected from our
present outlook and it is thought
that a stronger company could be
organized at that time than now.
The farmers are requested to be-
gin now and have stock and pro.
duce ready for exhibition, and lend
all possible assistance to the enter
prise.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
No Chance for Leak.

Huntington Wilson, assistant secre-
tary of state, is a great admirer Of Jim
Smithers, chief of the telegraph corps
at the White House, who handles all
confidential kilograms sent by the
president concerning affairs Of state or
politics.
One day he was asked what the
chances were Of Smithers ever letting
any of the oficial secrets leak out
Il think II anybody suggested that"
he replied, "Smithers would smither
him to smitheresns. Sunday
Magazine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30

sfording him great satisfaction as he
sat one afternoon on log In the
woods near the golf links. He seemed
to be expecting some one, for he kept
his eye on the path that led to the
town. At the glimmer of a pink dress
ne sprang forward.
Dearest" he cried to Mary Ar
mitage, taking her hands,
"Oh, Billy, bad newsl Father is
coming to- take me home" she ex-
claimed almost tearfully.
Jerusalem! and my dad arrives
this evening to make sure of my d.
ploma,"
What shall we do. Billy?"
He kissed her again as an aid to
thought After time he announced:
We'll, guess your father has forced
my hand. Mary, we'll be married this
afternoon and get ahead of the game"
This afternoon! Oh. couldn't"
she faltered
Billy looked at her sternly and de-
manded: do you want to be thrown
to the Lyon?"
mo, no. But don't you have to get
banns or something before"
"A license, you mean? Certainly. I
thought we might need one in hur-
ry. so here 1t Is" He waved paper
before her eyes.
Now, Mary, I'll have my machine
at the crossroads in fifteen minutes.
In fifteen more we'll be In Wilton
looking for an accommodating minis
ter. Brace up, dear. Everything will
be all right as soon as we are mar
ried."
One hour later the deed was done,
and Mr.. and Mrs William Lamb were
dashins down the main street Of VIII
ton, lodging trolley ears, vehicles and
pedestrians, The bridegroom was In
toxicated with happiness. This was
truly a Joy ride with the only girl,
now his, sitting beside him. At the
sharp turn by the railroad station,
where travellers for Athens take the
trolley. he nearly ran down two elder
ly gentlemen, who cast wrathful
glances at the speeding automobile.
why. hello, Sonny?" yelled the
-stouter man, in voice like a mega
phone.
Billy stopped. well, If there isn't
the governor he cried joyfully. Hop
in, dad. didn't expect you so early"
Father" gasped Mary in a fright
ened voice to the thin. elderly gentle
man. At that word William Lamb
knew that crisis was approaching
In his affairs.
The fathers climbed into the auto
mobile and sat each by his child. The
chauffeur drove the machine at pace
pleasing to elderly parents but his
mind was racing at seventy-mile
gait. His father opened the converse
ton. "Armitage and | are very old
friends" he remarked. II stumbled
on him coming up here"
Dad" said Billy. confidentially as
man to man. you've always been
good to me and you mustn't so back
on me this time"
What scrape are you in now" In
quired his experienced father.
Miss Armitage and l were married
about an hour ago. That's all"
Mr.. Lamb faced about toward the
father and daughter behind him and
reared: "Armitage, what do you think
these young idiots did this afternoonl
Ran away and got married."
Mary turned pale and shrank into
the corner of the seat. Her father
looked at her without a word, his
stern face becoming red, then purple,
with suppressed emotion. Suddenly he
seized her trembling arm. How dare
you. Mary Armitage!" he cried. burst.
ing with laughter. How dare you
run away and marry the man had
~
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30

Merely an Exceptlon,

A man in Massachusetts, aged fifty
two, has been sent to the workhouse
because woman, aged seventy, com
planned that he kissed her. And yet
Benjamin Franklin said that old wom-
en- were so grateful for little atten-
lions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-03-30
Side Liqhts on History.

James Watt was perfecting his
steam engine. 4 want to see the
wheels go round" he said. The en-
CINE went to the scrap pile long ago,
but those words will live through the
ages.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-28
.COTCH FEELS IN
BEST OF SHAPE.
CHAMPION WRESTLER is READY
FOR HIS GO With ALEC NUN \.
ROE AT KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 27.-Frank
Gotch, champion wrestler OF the world
and Alec Munroe. the British title
holder, will meet tonight in Convens
ton hall in this city In q finish matchg!
Two falls out Of three will decide thu
contest ,ss
The Iowa wrestltr has announced
that the match will be his fnal ap.1
pearance before the public to defend
his title. "
Both Wrestlers today said that they
were in prime condition. Gotch an;
nounced that he felt In trim to wrestle
all night but added that he did not
expect to find 1t necessary. Munroe:
has stated that he will return to Eng
land shortly after this tilt no matter
what Its outcome. He said today there
was just one other American he would
like to meetDr B. r. Roller, whose
shoulders he would guarantee to put
on the mat six times in an hour
Ticket sales for the match have.
been enormous and q record breaking
crowd is expected. Jim Asbel. Gotch's
trainer will meet Wallace in pre-.
liminary to the big bout.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-28
TOMMY MURPHY
HAS CLOSE SHAVE

New York. Dec 27.--Tommy Murphy
gave Joe Bedell worse beating than
Knockout Brown gave him In their
scheduled ten round bout last night at
the Royale Athletic club, Brooklyn.
but Joe nearly ended Tomniys fight
ing career in the second round when
he floored Murphy twice with punches
to the jaw.
Only, Murphy's ring generalship
saved him in this session. After the
second round Tommy displayed all his
old time cleverness and hooked blows
to the face with such force that they
Jared Joe's head back.
In the second round Bedell had his
only chance. Murphy started the round
b. landing a left hook to the jaw a
,nix-up followed, and, as they were
coming out Of 1t, Joe swung his right
and left to the jaw, flooring Tommy.
He got up quickly and Bedell floored
him again with another right to the,
jaw Tommy got up and saved himself
by clinching.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-28
Markets Of the World
Us !
WHEAT PRICES
SWING UPWARD.
INcEssANT ARGENTINE RAINS
AND REPORTS OF CROP DAM
AGE AFFECT MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. 27.--Incessant rains in
the Argentine and additional reports of
crop damage in that country gave the
price of wheat today an upward swing.
One authority at Buenos Aires declared
the prospect was for only an average
yield and accordingly had reduced q
previous estimated 100000 bushels.
Furthermore, Liverpool dispatches
said that offerings from South Amer
ica were becoming scarce and thtt
British quotations were buiuishly at
fected also by unfavorable weather In
Europe and bysa decrease in the
European visible supply. Opening fig
tres here were ~ to &c higher. May
started at 9SA to sS1s and rose to
9S%c.
The strength OF wheat helped corn.
At the outset. however. the market
was somewhat depressed owing to tho
colder weather and expected enlarge
ment of receipts. May opened UNI
changed to Nc lower at 631s to 63 V
and rallied to 63k @63%c.
Covering by December shorts kept
the market on the upgrade. The close
was Arm with May 80 Nc net higher
at 64@s4hc.
Oats were swayed by the course Of
other grains. A majority OF pit traders
took the buying side May started un-
changed to x of at 46h to 464s and
then rose to 46Hc.
Provisions felt the upward tendency
of cereal prices and at the yards initial
sales were 21x @5c lower to &c higher,
with May SIC to $16.05 for pork, $9.42h
to $9.42k @945 for lard and 1886 to
$S.67h for ribs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-28
GOTCH WILL BACK
YOUSIFF MAHMOUT

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Champion Frank
Gotch last night wired Matchmaker
Joe Corey OF the Empire A. c. that
Yousiff Mabmout would be matched
with the minner of the Pedersen-C Coo
rdeli bout at the coliseum New Years
night. GCtch Is accepted as an auth
GRITTY on the probable mat work OF Ma
hrnout, inasmuch as he and Emil
Klank have the Turk under contract,
and the champion often has expressed
himself as willing to back him against
any OF the foreign wrestlers In an
elimination bout The champion also
wired from Kansas City that he would
cancel engagements. and put in week
with Mahmout training the latter for
the match.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-28
title BUSINESS
IN STOCK MARKET
PRICE MOVEMENTS iNcoksE.
ouENTlAL IN OPENING
TRANSACTIONS TODAY

Nsw York. Dec. 27.-Price move
nnAnts among the standard STOCKS
were inconsequential In the opening
transactions. Trade was light and tne
changes were almost equally olvloeu
between small losses and adVances'
Some Of the less prominent ls Nsar
moved more widely. International Mer,
.cantilA marine preferred rose !, ana
Missouri Pacific Y Allis Cn maj ~
preferred lost y. :s =
M Pricas sc railroad stocks favored a
lower level but there was better mar
ket FOR various specialties Amalsa-
mated copper rose anu In.e ,..s'
tional Mercantile 2. Business was I'M
tied and fluctuattons were naIlow ,,,
Native orders but the market generally
sdi1played little interest in the speclai
movements and remained IN state Q.
inattontion. Lehigh Valley shoWeu
soIne life and went up to 1851 IN snovt
order. Other coalers remained slugglsn
and there was q decline Of Two Polm ,,.
in Central Railroad Of New Jersey. I ~.
copper stocks were IN favor, espeo. .s..a,
Utah which rose point. Some revNai
n interest in the Goulds group Dene,
nttad Denver and Rio Grande preferred
i ana Missouri Pacific ~. Rock lsiana
nreferred improved / mternationaA
harvester became weak ana 500 IA
below yesterdays close.
IA further advance followed, SHOTS
scranbling TO buy az a result OF rear
that rust might become general m tne
important southern parts OF the Ar
re11tina me close was steady at ~ lot
May, net gain Of u.
Speculatipn became heavy IN tone
aSain ia the late afternoon with par
ticular pressure against Union Pacinc.
Reactions from the best figures ran
from half point to point ana most
81 the important stocks ruled peloW
yesterdays close. -.
The market closed heavy. There was
more animation In the final hour tnan'
IN any other period Of the day TN, Lne
pressure converging on the usual lead-
ers. union Pacific, Reading, U: 8. steel.
canadian Pacific and American Smelt-
ing sold q point below yesterdays CLOS
ir9. Lehieh Valley reacted two points
and the early gains IN the copper
stocks and other specialties were either
cancelled Or largely reduced. The
readiness with which prices gave way
under pressure encouraged short sell-
Ing. e 6st;t HFt>s 49, - 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-28
KAUFMAN WANTS TO
KNOCK OUT PALZER

New York, Dec 27.--A Kaufman,
the former Californian blacksmith, said
yesterday that he was. In first class
condition for his ten round bout with
AL Palzer at the National A. G. Thurs.
day night. Kaufman counts on stop
ping Palzer early In the contest, SO
that he can demand return match
with Jim Flynn, who knocked him out
several months ago. In Placer. Kalli-
man will meet one Of the gamest and
toughest heayyweights in the ring.
Palzer has championship aspirations
and considers Kaufman one of the OBJ
stacles he must overcome to get a
match with Johnson for the champion
ship Of the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-28
News.
NED WOULD help
RAISE FINANCES
Willy ONE OFFERS TO BRING HIS
BROTHER TOM. "A GREAT
SINGER, 70 oTTUMWA.

4 Will Ottumwa fans appreciate grand
opera? II not will they delight to the
extent Of admission fee to hear irish
folk songs? These two questions are
in the mind Of Manager Ned Egan OF
the Ottumwa. baseball club, who con-
templates bringing his brother Tom 10
Ottumwa' for a concert for the bene-
At Of the Ottumwa clrJ.
Boss Ned and his bride are now In
New York, having arrived there De-
cember 81 from England where they
spent some time with, Tom, who is Q
member of the Italian Grand Opera
Co., now playing tour Of the big
houses In England and Ireland. Tom
E4an who Is known In the old country
as "Tomasa Egani,'' is a noted tenor
singer, having created furOre among
the music lovers of England and Ire
land by great talent Toms book
ings call for him to remain IN Eng
land during the month of January, 81.
ter which he Will be ct liberty 70 MI
any engagements made for him by
brother Ned, who has arranged 70
manage his tour in America the
plan is to tour the eight cities OF the
Central association II assurance 10
given that the fans will patronfze the
venture Manager Egan Is positive
that music lovers will not fail to hear
his brother, hut he realizes that those
who appreciate grand opera singing
are in the minority. The fans here
have read OF the reception rendered
Ere Their Tom in certain cities In Eng
land and Ireland, and from these were
assured that the talents Of the singer
are OF an exceptional high standard.
The only question Is whether the
bugs who thoroughly understand the
language Of the ball field will be able
ito savvy the grand opera lingo:
Manager Ned believes that Ameri-
cans would appreciate the work OF his
brother in the same enthusiastic man
ner that folks across the pond have.
and he il anxious to ascertain II there
are any bugs in Ottumwa Of the same
view. Speak up fans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-28
KENNEDY AND CARL
MORRIS MEET TONIGHT

New York, Dec. 27.-Atsthe Empire
A.. C. tonight Carl Morris, the Okla
homa giant. and Tom Kennedy, New
York's candidate for the heavyweight
honors, meet In q ten round bout. Nor
ris is reported in the pink Of condt-
ton and showing vast improvement
over his shape the night Jim Flynn
trimmed him some months ago.
Kennedy has cleverness and . good
head, punch and the power to assim-
ilate punishment. He hasn't the wal
lop to put good, strong man Ike
Morris to sleep with one slug, but ne
q wallop that inch by inch wears q
man down.
The bout will staged in . 24-fcot
ring, which will give Kennedy all the
opportunity he wants to show how
shifty he Is on his feet. Morris IS
and says he 10 stronger than
ever.