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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
WEATHER AND NERVES.

The influence of excessive heat or
auman beings is amply demonstrated
when the country IL visited by extra
ordinary hot waves. In Legislative
and other deliberative bodies 1t leads
20 loss of temper and frequently to
he passing of the lie. Individuals who
are ordinarily even-tempered suddenly
become morose or violent The occu
pants IF public conveyances are
Bnappy in conversation and cross
There are also more suicides in warm
weather than in cold. Deeds of VIC
lence and strikes predominant in the
heated term Most of these deplor
able conditions are brought about by
the ragged state of the nerves, and
by loss OF sleep. The disgruntled are
run down in health. Many also are
oVertaxing their strength and conse
quently become nervous wrecks. says
The Boston Globe. Overindulgence In
smoking and drinking when the Their
mometer registers over 80 degrees
causes faint action Of the heart and
dizzy spells follow. The wise man OF
woman. knowing how the hot weather
can disturb their health and nerves.
study how to keep from a breakdown
They control their eating, drinking
and exercise, and keep within such
limitations that they can pass through
trying days Of heat and discomfort
with the least possible expenditure OF
vitality. They determine not to worry
and to observe the laws governing
health Those who ignore these laws
must pay a severe penalty.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
WAS TIME TO CALL A HALT
Democratic Modification of Civil Serv.
Ice Law Justified BY Acts Of
Public Servants.

The Democratic members of con-
gress have committed themselves to
modification of the civil service law
which limits tenure Of Office of gov
eminent employees to seven years.
This modification appears to have
been suggested by the results of in
vestigations of the executive depart
ments which, in round numbers, en-
ploy $4,000 people resident in Wash
ington alone. Through organization
these employees have established condi-
lions and exerted influences which
the Democrats do not believe yield to
the government the highest degree Of
efficiency. The Democrats may be
right.
There is no doubt whatever that the
Democrats have pretty good grounds
for assuming the position they have.
Even though their claims concerning
the efficiency of civil service protect
ed employees should not be wholly sus-
tanned by critical examination of serv-
ice rendered, the fact remains that
there are approximately 100000 men
and women scattered over the coun-
try who yield political service to the
administration to which they owe ap-
pointment, and to the party which se-
cured such appointment. 1t is noto-
rious that during the ante-convention
campaign just concluded there were
no more active partisans than those
holding federal office. The tendency
of civil service protection is toward
license, which, carried to extremes,
would prove mischievous in this coun-
try Even Grover Cleveland de-
nounced "pernicious activity" on the
part Of such employees.
The underlying principle of civil
service is reward for efficiency and
faithfulness in official duties. If its
protection of office holders extended
only so far, 1t would give the country
thoroughly trained, high class public
servants If its prohibitions were
more vigorously enforced there would
be less "pernicious activity" in politi-
cal affairs. But they are not. Wheth-
er 1t be the fault of the administration
or the party in power, public servants
have been becoming political bosses
to such an extent that the Democrats
have had the courage to call halt
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
The Horse Show, Hutchinson

pendent to be dishonest. After try
ing it both ways he will decide it to
be far the best lolicy to be honest.
This gives Kansas bred horses a pref
ty valuable standing in the horse
world, and Kansans will do we'll to
buy of Kansans. There will be a large
number of Kansas stables showing at
the State Fair at Hutchinson and they
will take pleasure in answering ques-
tons of farmers and stockmen who
are interested in the breeding of bet
ter horses. Farmers are learning that
it Is also better and costs no more to
raise a good one than a poor one.
There Is always a market for good
one and while it seems almost impoB-
sible to produce surplus, still by in
increasing the breeding, surplus will
be found which can be marketed to
good advantage. The State Fair at
Hutchinson is the place to see the
horse in all his glory, fixed and
groomed to show at his best. It
teaches to everyone the ideal. While
few can approach the ideal in produc-
ton, still it Is the endeavor of high
class breeders to continuously try for
it. There will be 500 horses of va
rious ages and sexes at the Hutch
inson Fair for the inspection OF the
100000 people who will attend.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

The average Individual who looks
about him. particularly the individual
who has had an opportunity to OBJ
serve to what a small class the con-
sumption of "luxuries" is restricted in
European countries, can hardly fail
20 conclude that practically our entire
population is interested. in one way or
another. In the annual importation OF
tuxuries. This Is only another way
Of saying that the standard OF living
Is, on the whole, vastly higher in this
country than anywhere In the whole
European world-that the average
American demands and receives COM
forts and conveniences which the av-
erage European can seldom hope to
gain, in brief, 1t calls attention to
an indisputable fact which the preach
ers OF discomfort among us are only
too ready and anxious to neglect. Vol
taire wittily defined "the superhuous"
as the thing so necessary" In view
Of the high standard Of living In this
country, even in dull times, the ne
cessary" may aptly be defined. for
Americans. as "a matter Of course"
the luxury as the necessity" and
"the wildly extravagant" as "the lux
urious."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

The American Bible society has
been operating 16 years and In that
time has issued 94,219,105 volumes,
says the New York Times. Nearly a
half million more bibles were sold
and given away during the last twelve
months than the year previous. The
budget Of the society for this yeal
will amount to 100000. The last re
port Of the society intimates that the
American people are not contributing
as literally as they should for the pur
pose Of disseminating the Holy Scrip
lures The demand for bibles il in
creasing instead Of diminishing and
recent statistics show that 1t Is still
the worlds best seller, However
there's lot Of dust on some family
bibles resting on the center table Of
the parlor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
Great Education to the Farmers Of the
State.

Primarily, the founders of the great
Fair at Hutchinson believed that the
Fair would tend to promote the aSri-
cultural development of the great
Southwest and believed that the Fair
located in the heart of agricultural
Kansas promoted along educational
and entertaining lines would be a
benefaction 1t has grown of course
far beyond their early dreams, but
they have been sufficiently experience
ed in business to build it bigger and
better as fast as the demands of the
people require. They have taken
the profits Of the Fair annually to
build it bigger and better for the
next year. Still, it is kept as an all
round, old-fashioned, agricultural Fair.
The products of the soil from garden,
field and orchard are growing better
and more diversified year by year. 1t
is astonishing to note the improve
ment made in the past eleven years
in respect to the production of the soil
SlOPS VI IhS 6ASdI 5OuLHWeSI. luey
are not only more diversified but
vastly improved in quality. The
prospect this year exceeds that of any
other year in the history of the state.
1t now appears that 1912 will be Kan
sas' latest year because of the splen-
did crops of every description in or
chard, farm and garden. 1t is expect
ed that every community will have
someone to represent it in some class
in the department of agriculture. 1t
is the hope of the management to far
excel any previous agricultural ex-
hibit. To this end, everyone who has
a superior product of any kind is most
respectfully asked and urged to send
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
THE WAY OUT
Change Of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl, after
falling to go through school on ac-
count of nervousness and hysteriap
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
nish her the peace Of health.
From infancy" she says, "I have
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost l finally got to the
High School, but soon had to abandon
my studies on account Of nervous pros
tration and hysteria.
my food did not agree with me,
grew thin and respondent. 1 could not
enjoy the simplest social affair for
suffered constantly from nervousness
in spite of all sorts Of medicines.
"This wretched condition continued
until l was twenty-five, when / became
interested in the letters Of those who
had cases like mine and who were get
ting we'll by eating Grape-Nuts.
1T had little faith but procured .
box and after the first dish l expe-
rienced a peculiar satisfied feeling
that had never gained from any ordi-
nary food. l slept and rested better
that night and in a few days began to
grow stronger.
81 had a new feeling and peace and
restfulness. In few weeks, to my
great Joy, the headaches and nervous
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful. l resumed my studies
and later taught ten months with ease
of course using Grape-Nuts every
day. It is now four years since l be-
gan to use Grape-Nuts, / am the mis-
tress of a happy home, and the old
weakness has never returned" Name
given by the Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
There's a reason" Read the little
book, THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterR A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

In opposing his wife's suit for sepa.
ration a Brooklyn man declared that
he furnished nat for his wife. gave
her plenty Of money to run 1t, hired
servants, did part Of the cooking him.
self. let his fatherin-law 60 over his
books to ind out his income and has
been patient and submissive hus.
band. Such woman should have her
petition dismissed II only on the
ground Of being so ignorant Of hel
own welfare as not to know when she
had q good thing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
JInaoes Must Be Satisfied.

After all the pother over battleships,
one new one is authorized, and we
hope that the jingoes will not lose
sleep that there are not two. The
most alarming thing that has come
from the naval experts is that battle
ships are no good unless they come in
sets. An odd one is great nuisance.
The most powerful ship in the world
would be a detriment unless there
were enough of her to make squad,
ron. But as the styles change radi.
tally every four Of Eve years, we
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

those which assist the farmer in max.
ing his work less burdensome
American genius Is still at work in
perfecting farm machinery and these
perfected machines will be shown
at the Kansas State Fair and occupy
acres and acres of ground. No one
can afford to miss day or two OF
study OF the exhibit of manufacturers
at this Fair. Tens of thousands of
dollars have been spent to bring this
show to its present magnitude for the
benefit OF Kansas farmers. 1t will be
an exhibition for examination and
experts will be in attendance togeth.
er with polite and affable gentlemen
to answer inquiries and demonstrate
the superiority. 1t is one Of the big
things OF the State Fair at Hutchin-
son and ladies as well as men are In
vited 10 look 1t over
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
NOT RIGHT LEADER
COLONEL RoosEVELTS RECORD
is NOT CONVINCING OF HIS
FULL SINCERITY.
TOO FRIENDLY TO PRIVILEGE
People Will Judge Him BY His Inac-
ton Concerning Tariff While Presi-
dent and viii Not Accept Lofty
Phrases of AItruism.

Mr.. Roosevelt opened his campaign
In Massachusetts with telling
speech. 1t was expressed with a good
deal more than his usual skill of
rhetoric. 1t was more than ordinarily
free from bitter and abusive personal
tiles. 1t was pretty much confined to
general appeal, and it was couched in
the spirit of lofty morality and altru-
ism which he has deliberately chosen
to adopt In the presentation of his
claims to third term. We say this
In no mood Of hypercriticism. We sim
ply note as a matter of significance
and Importance that Mr.. Roosevelt has
assumed the role of ethical and even
religious prophet and reformer, and
that he hopes thereby to attain his
personal aims.
The sentiment to which he appeals
Is of immense strength and virtue.
1t Is the saving salt of humanity. It
Is the force that has advanced the
race from its low beginnings more
than any other. So far as Mr.. Roose-
welt can persuade the public that he
Is sincere, that his aims are honestly
pursued, that his methods are intel
ligent and practical, he will unques-
tionably win support. Nor that alone,
he will deserve 1t. For It Is not to
be forgotten that in the actual situa-
ton of public affairs in this country
the sentiment of morality and altru-
ism is extraordinarily excited. 1t
takes the general form of resentment
Of the reign Of privilege. Mr.. Roosevelt
is seeking to convince the people that
he Is the embodiment of that resent
ment, and II he can convince them of
that he will have a great following;
there has been and still is a reign
Of privilege excessively oppressive,
and 1t should be, must be, and will be
ended.
Is Mr.. Roosevelt the man to ac-
complish this, to lead in 1t, even fairly
to begin 1t? We are persuaded that
he is not, The worst type of privilege
resting on legislation in this country
Is the so-called protective tariff. It is
also the most corrupt and corrupting
force in our affairs. Mr.. Roosevelt
was at the head of the government
for nearly eight years, and he did
nothing to lessen this privilege or to
abate It's evil consequences. He re-
Trained from doing anything in his
first term when it was plain that re-
sistance to the tariff extortions would
absolutely prevent his nomination.
That is fair and practical test of his
sincerity. We think that 1t will be
applied to his present proposals to
the people, and that 1t will be fatal.
His protested purpose as to the fu-
ture will hardly help him. He now
says that he is in favor of a revision
OF the tariff by noA-partisan com
mission. So Is Mr.. Taft. Each of
them contemplates a revision that
will leave the protective principle, and
the favoritism inherent in 1t, in full
force. Mr.. Roosevelt In this thing
and It is the most important thing in
sight-plainly has no intention Of end.
ing the reign Of privilege.
Most Of his first address in Massa.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

A Japanese who lives in New Yorl
has theory that gold fish of the kind
caught in Morris Canal basin can be
successfully used to kill of Jersey
mosquitoes. The fish loves the lar
vac of the stinger, declares the Jap
and will eat all he can get THU
looks like an oriental dream. The
Jersey bitter breeds in the Jersey
swamps. and there the gold fish can
not live. In fact. there is reason to
believe that nothing can kill the ami
NAL except an axe or a stroke Of
lightning. Gold FISH will never do
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
Zoo Radical for Democratic.

Mr.. Hilles is probably right in the
belief that Mr.. Roosevelt will draw
from both Of the old parties. But GER
tainly not in numbers from the Demo
cratic party. For he must be intense
in his radicalism indeed who leaves
the Democratic party at this time to
go experimenting with such a man as
Theodore Roosevelt, with his bag Of
traps and Observation-Disclosures Star.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

Bourke Cochran has come out for
Roosevelt, but our opinion is the
colonel's word mill needs no reinforce
ment. What he needs is votes and
Bourke is political scarecrow.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

A young woman in Spokane has set
typewriter record OF over 1000
words in an hour. But any thor
oughly angry woman with good,
plain working vocabulary can beat
that record in spoken words and still
have respectable margin to spare.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

should have only the more obsolete
vessels to discard If we built several
at time. We can't order super
dreadnoughts in half-dozen lots with
out bankrupting ourselves for the
production of warships that will go
out of fashion as soon as the hats Of
women.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

Prize fighting by kaleidoscope has
now been done away with, but the
heroes of the roped arena may con
tinue to use the typewriter and the
megaphone as before.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

Appropriate Trimmings.
What was that ice palace trimmed
WITH"
81 suppose 1t had handsome
frieze."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
The Iona and Short Of II.

The Long and Short Of It.
Struggling young lawyers mix
things up, don't they?"
in what way?"
"They seldom have brief career
when they run short"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

It's Class.
81 don't like this chicken-raising
for a man to go into"
why not?"
Its such a hen-pecking kind Of
business" -
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
ParadoxlcaI Effect,

ParadoxlcaI Effect.
There was so much fire in her
eyes"
There always is when she Is put
out"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12
Appropriate
yourself.

THAT angling friend of yours GER
tainly. has fitting physique"
I'm what way?"
81 noticed he has fishy eyes and o
decided catch in his voice."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-12

The Natural Inference.
While out motoring the other day, J
ran across an old friend Of NINE"
was he much hurt?"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-18
Woodrow Wilson

Over the publication of a letter of
Governor Wilson's, written before he
saw the cross of democratic Demo-
cracy in the political sky-a letter in
which he wished for something at
once dignified and effective to knock
Mr.. Bryan once and for all into a
cooked hat."-there should be rejoic-
ing in the Wilson camp of President
makers. The plutocratic origin and
motive of that exposure of mistake
of Governor Wilson's before his con-
version, 60 far to prove that the In
terests believe his conversion to be
genuine.
Naturally enough the language of
the letter is not soothing to Bryan's
friends. But those who are truly his
friends are too robust in this politics
to cry for soothing syrup. We shall
be surprised if Mr.. Bryan himself TAX
es the matter to heart, unless it leads
him to better reasons for doubling
Governor Wilson's sincerity than the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-18

letter itself. He must realize that the
unearthing of this letter by his own
unrelenting plutocratic enemies is but
part of the warfare upon what he
himself represents in American poll
tics. Standing by itself, the publ
cation of that letter is clearly an at
tempt to obstruct the progressive
movement in the Democratic party by
discrediting one of it's new and eff
fective leaders. AS Bryan has been
discredited all these years by the In
terests, so now the Interests world dis
credit Wilson. Isn't that plain upon
the face of it?
If discrediting Governor Wilson in
public opinion were not the purpose
of the publication of that letter, the
Interests would be supporting Wilson
on the faith of it. They wouldn't lose
such fine chance to put a man of
their own into the White House if
they thought him really their own.
The letter is of kind to make friends
for Governor Wilson among the very
Interests that have dug it up. But
manifestly that is neither the effect
nor the object of it's publication. The
object is to arouse enmity against
Governor Wilson among Bryans
friends, and thereby to remove him
from the list of Presidential POSSIBLE
tiles; the effect is to please the friends
of the Interests with Wilson's dis
comfiture. What, then, is the infer.
ence? What is the inevitable infer
ence when the Interests make them.
selves so solicitous for Bryan and his
friends, that they uncover an old anti
Bryan letter of Wilson's written when
the Interests thought him a friend of
theirs-as very likely he was, for he
didn't understand practical politics
then,-what in those circumstances is
the inevitable inference? Surely no
one supposes that this exposure of
Wilson's old letter is to guard Bryan
and his friends from a wolf in sleeps
clothing? A disguised wolf or two in
the Bryan sheepfold is precisely what
the Interests would like.-The Public,
Chicago.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-18

A novel French invention for rem
dering pneumatic tires puncture proof
is described in a recent issue Of LIE
Petit Havre. The expedient to which
the inventor resorts Is to insert be.
tween the inner tube and the outer
casing cloth belt upon which metal
scales are riveted.
This invention has been put to very
severe tests not only by taking an au-
tomobile equipped with the device over
long distances. but by deliberately run
ming nails and spikes into the tire. The
tests were entirely successful. the tire
appearing to be perfectly puncture
proof.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-18
Roosevelt and Hartman

Much is made of the recent conten.
ton in behalf of Mr.. Roosevelt re.
garding his relations with the late
Mr.. Hartman in connection with the
latter's rising of a Republican slush
fund for the campaign of 10000
the contention that this fund was for
the State campaign and not for the
national campaign. On the one hand
as the argument runs, the fund could
not have helped Mr.. Roosevelt, who
was the national and not the State
candidate; on the other hand, 1t is
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-18
Lake Superior Iron District.

The Mesaba iron range in Minnesota
produced in 1910. according to the
United States geological survey, 53%
per cent Of the entire iron ore produc.
ton Of the United States. The Lake
Superior district, including Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin. produced s1h
per cent Of our total iron ore produc.
ton. Figures from other countries are
not yet available for 1910. but this is
probably greater production than the
entire years output for any foreign
country.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-18
COMMITTEE TO
SELECT ENGINEER

The investigation committee, APP
pointed by Mayor Parks to probe the
Sixth street and North Aberdeen
bridges, and the contract work on
streets and sidewalks in the fill dis
trict, will meet this afternoon, when
the services of an engineer will prob
ably engaged. Owing to large amount
of work. the members of the commit
tee have been so rushed with private
business that they have been unable
to give this matter it's attention.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-18
OPENS LAW OFFICES

Ira N. Gardner, recently from Mid
dletown, N. Y, has opened law offices
at AT Finch building. Mr.. Gardner
resigned the position of justice of the
peace at Middletown to come to Alb
erdeen, to practice his profession, be-
Ing attracted to this city by the de-
scription of this country given him
by his old friend. Jay D. Crary, while
on visit last year.