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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19

quest OF the missing garments and
turned to the door. To say that he
was amazed when he found 1t locked
would have most inadequately de-
scribed his emotions. Breathing deep,
he fell back step or two, and then
with all the vigor he could muster
launched himself at the door. But it
resisted him.
ITS bolted on the other side!" he
muttered, the full measure of Peg.
loe's perfidy revealing itself to his
mind. He was aghast. 1t was a plot
to discredit him. Pegloe's hospitality
had been inspired by his enemy, for
Pegloe was Fentress' tenant.
Again he attacked the door; he be.
lieved 1t might be possible to force II
from its hinges, but Pegloe had done
his work too we'll for that, and al
last, spent and breathless, the Judge
dropped down on the edge OF his bed
to consider the situation. He was
without clothes and he was a pris
oner, yet his mind rose splendidly t
meet the difficulties that beset him
His greatest activities were reserved
for what appeared to be only a sea
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19

and moved to its present site In 1862.
AS it is between % and "a feet high,
Is inches in diameter at the base, and
IL at the tip, and probably weighs
over six tons, It's manufacture at SO
early period as the fifth century par
takee somewhat of the marvellous. And
it was rendered even more Of a manu-
featuring wonder when the discovery
was made some years ago that 1t was
a solid piece of welded wrought-iron
The curious yellowish tinge of the up
per part had led to the belief that 1t
consisted of brass or bronze The weld
ing together Of such a mass of metal
in those primitive days. centuries be,
fore the era Of modern FORCES and
drop hammers, must have been a
mighty troublesome job for King Can.
dra's iron workers.
Som9 years ago Sir Alexander Cum
ningham had a rough analysis Of the
metal in the Pillar made, which finally
proved 1t to be wrought iron. Sir
Robert Hadfield, a past president of
the British Iron and Steel Institute,
recently obtained new samples Of the
column and subjected them to care
full and very thorough analysis-"the
first thorough analysis" he believes.
The result was as follows: Carbon,
O.Os; silicon, 0.046; sulphur, OOO6;
phosphorus, OLA; iron, 99.72; total
99. 1885," Plainly really excellent type
of wrought iron, says Sir Robert, and
much to be wondered at when the
date Of its manufacture is borne in
mind. The small quantity of sulphur
indicates the use Of unusually pure
fuel, probably charcoal. The absence
of manganese, an element usually
present in wrought IRON, is also of in
terest. The specific gravity of the
metal was found to be 7.S1.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19
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| son of despair. He armed himself with
a three-legged stool he had found and
| turned once more to the door, but the
stout planks stood firm under his
blows.
Unless get out OF here in time
I'm ruined mani" thought the Judge.
After this Fentress will refuse to
meet mel"
The window next engaged his at
tention. That, too, Pegloe had taken
the precaution to fasten, but single
savage blow Of the stool shattered
glass and sash and left an empty space
that framed the dawns'red glow. The
judge looked out and shook his head
obviously. 1t was twelve feet or more
to the ground, risky drop for gen.
tleman of his years and build. The
judge considered making rope OF his
bedding and lowering himself to the
ground by means Of it; he remem-
bered to have read Of captives in that
interesting French prison, the Bas-
TILE, who did this. However, an equal
ly ingenious but much more simple
use for his bedding occurred to him;
1t would form soft and yielding sub
stance on which to alight. He gath
cred 1t up into his arms, feather-tick
and all, and pushed 1t through the
window, then he wrigged out across
the ledge, feet first, and lowering him
self to the full length OF his arms,
dropped.
He landed squarely on the rolled-up
bed with jar that shook him to his
center. Almost gaily he snatched up
quilt, draping it about him after the
manner of a Roman toga, and thus
lightly habited, started across Mr..
Pegloe's truck-patch, his one thought
Boggs' and the sun. 1t would have
served no purpose to have gone home,
since his entire wardrobe, except for
the shirt on his back, was in the tav-
ern-keeper's possession, besides he
had not a moment to lose, for the sun
was peeping at him over the horizon.
Unobserved he gained the edge of
the town and the highroad that led
past Boggs' and stole fearful glance
over his shoulder. The sun was clear
of the treetops, he could even feel the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19

city lot. II you want to build on this
plan, you must have room enough to
look out in every direction.
There is another advantage In a
plan of this kind, and that is the posi-
bility Of extending 1t at the back
without interfering with the original
plan. Some houses may be enlarged
when the family increases, while 9TH
err plans cannot be altered without
tearing the whole house to pieces.
There are only six rooms In the plan
as designed, but the rooms are all
large. If an eight-room house Is want
ed in the years to come, the only thing
necessary is to add a wing at the
back similar to the one in front, and
make two rooms that can be reached
without any Objectionable features
and with no alteration in the original
pIan except the cutting Of two doors.
1t is not desirable, as a general
thing, to build a house smaller than
you really want, with the expectation
of making 1t larger afterwards; but
there are a great many different exist
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19

lifeless dust grow warm beneath his
feet; and wrapping the quilt closer
about him he broke into a labored run
Some twenty minutes later Boggs
came in sight. He experienced a mo-
ment Of doubt-doubtless Fentress
had been there and gone! 1t was a
hideous thought and the Judge
groaned. Then at the other end of the
meadow near the woods he distin-
guished several men, Fentress and his
friends beyond question The Judge
laughed aloud In spite of everything
he was keeping his engagement, he
was plucking his triumph out Of the
very dregs of failure. The Judge
threw himself over the fence, cor
ner of the quilt caught on one of the
rails; he turned to release 1t, and in
that instant two pistol shots rang out
sharply in the morning air.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19
Haste to Reimburse.

While carrying a ladder through
the crowded streets of Philadelphia
the other day big Irishman was so
unfortunate as to break a plate glass
window in shop. Immediately drop
ping his ladder, the Celt broke into a
run. But he had been seen by the
shopkeeper, who dashed after him and
caught him by the collar.
See here!" angrily exclaimed the
shopkeeper when he had regained his
breath, you have brokn my window"
Sure l have" assented the Celt.
land didn't you see me running home
to get the money to pay for it?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
| subject of building, for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is. without doubt the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 178 West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The house here illustrated Is built
on plan that many might say be-
longs to the "old SCHOOL," but 1t has
good deal to recommend 1t. Those
who appreciate plenty of light and air
like to have rooms built on this plan,
because they can have all the win
dows they want, and have them SO
placed that sunlight can penetrate into
every room.
The first houses, built when the
country was new. to white folks, were
square or nearly so. Then, as more
room was needed, they were extended
In one direction, keeping generally to
one room in width. When the limit
In this form was reached, some bright,
intelligent fellow branched off at
right angles, and built room on the
side Of his house. This must have
been considered a great innovation, as
well as a great invention; and 80 it
was, for 1t has been handed down from
one generation to the next, and we
still find the idea worth adopting.
There is no record of the original
house built Oh this plan; SO we do not
know whether 1t had an upstairs or
not; but there is good second story
to this house, and there is also a good
cellar-another feature that the origi-
nal architect didn't understand. 1t is
necessary to hike" back to those
good old times" when luxuries ap-
preached closely to what we call pri-
vations, in order to appreciate what
we now have.
We could live as the early pioneers
did, in one-room houses built with an
ak; but we should rather not do 1t
in the winter time. There are, how
ever, few principles that were work
ed into those early habitations that
we cannot get away from, and we do
not want to. One is the open-air free
dom, the light and cheerful setting Of
trees and clearing, and the open fire
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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19

Ing circumstances, and changes in
families are continually taking place.
1t Is customary, under certain condi
lions, to build house larger than
necessary, and to leave some rooms
unfinished to save expense at the time
OF building; but 1t is quite unusual to
select plan with the expectation Of
making alterations. In fact, 1t usual
ly is very undesirable to do so.
One feature about this plan that
will strike everybody favorably is the
possibility of building it for about
$1,000. In these times of advancing
prices, no one expects much of q
house for any such price. A man
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19
LOW Wages for Laoemaklnn

The handmade lace industry is ia.
portant in Belgium, but has been in,
jured by the advent OF the machine.
made product. There are about $4,000
women, mostly working women, in
East and West Flanders, peasants in
the country districts, who produce
lace valued at about $4,S25, 900 yearly
The wages Of these workers are only
20 to 80 cents a dav
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19

place, the cheerful warmth of which
still fingers in our hearts as a heri-
tage from primeval days.
AS this house Is 80 feet wide and
the projections at the roof gables are
extra, it needs considerable room. The
law has decided that you must not
hang your roof over your neighbours
ground, so 1t would be impossible to
put this house on a narrow-minded
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19

would have to manage very carefully
to get this house for that amount OF
money; but it can be done in localities
where building materials and labor
can be had at reasonable prices, and
provided the owner understands how
to take advantage Of such conditions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19
FAMOUS RELIC OF THE PAST
Iron Pillar of Delhi, Made Of Welded
Metal, Was Wrought Some 1900
Years Ago.

The famous Iron Pillar" of Delhi,
which stands in the inner courtyard Of
the "Quth" mosque, about nine miles
south of the modern city, has always
excited the interest of metallurgistG
and engineers as we'll as historians.
1t was probably made about Alb A. D.,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19

A man usually wants the preacher
to furnish Troof that what he prom
ises is going to come true, but he is
willing to tafe the glib promoters
word for II
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-19
CHAPTER XXI.
solomon,s Last MINT

II had been with no little reluctance
that Solomon Mahary accompanied
Yancy and Cavendish to Belle Plain:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-22

of the two bits of property that Gray owned
when he went into bankruptcy.
The other bit of property that Gray
owned was watch
He took pony homestead on the shot gun
and the watch, and thus kept these articles
away from his creditors.
We could hardly expect him to give up
either piece of property, but do think he
might let his creditors hunt with the shot
gun, every now and then.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-22
THOMSON, GA, AUGUST 90, 1912.
Does The Atlanta journal Want
Woodrow Wilson 10 Lose
Georgia?

w HEN, at Senoia, | made the first speech,
IN Georgia, for the Democratic nomi-
nee, l was treated to the vilest abuse by the
Smith-Gray organ.
| was ordered off the grass.
They told me, in the most insulting lam
guage, that my support would hurt Wilson,
The Atlanta Journal is the recognized
Wilson organ
When it repealed my advances, self-respect
dictated that | cease to speak for Wilson.
This.sience made the Smith Gray Journal
madden than ever; and it's language toward
me became, if possible, more savage than
before.
Does the Journal want Wilson to lose the
electoral vote of Georgia?
1t looks that way.
Consider the facts:
The Underwood men carried 1O7 counties
No one will deny that I was the leader of
the Underwood forces.
Are those Underwood men to be carried
o0er to Wilson, By aoi1d TRADES of abuse
agarest their 2e0der?
Is not unprovoked and immoderate abuse
of Watson an atfront to his friends?
And who are those friends!
An overwhelming majority of the best peo-
pie III GeOrgia-the men who reelected Joe
Brown, and carried 107 counties for Under
wood.
Is The Journal endeavorng to conciliate
these men?
No: it is trying to drive them to Roosevelt
What is the secret of all this?
The Smlth-Gray Journal wants to break
me down before 1914, the yea7. aOhe1o iSnaith
qcW HAVE to face the people phom he
Scorned, last gear
That's the cat in the meal-tub gentlemen
In the meantime, l suggest to James r.
Gray, "chiefowner of the Journal" that he
lend his shotgun to his creditors.
The open season for game is not long
way off, and Gray's creditors might pass the
fowhng piece around among themselves, and
enjoy the melancholy satisfaction of know
ing that they were allowed the use of one
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Inasmuch as tie Pope is 'sChrist, yelled in
the flesh" | wonder why. he needs have
100000 in surplus cash to put out at
interest
And the idea of an italian Christ using a
Jew, to skin the Gentiles, on compound
interest, makes me giggle, in spite of all that
| can do.
How does it strike you, Mr. Windle?
AS to old John D. Robafellow, who
profted more than he, by the Jesuitizing Of
our Supreme Court?
Ryan, Morgan and Deacon John were all
In the same boat; and the Jesuit White could
not protect Ryan's Tobacco Trust without,
at the same time, protecting Morgan's Steel
Trust, and Rockefellers Oil Trust.
Old John D. made cool $10O,OO0,0O0 by
the cynical and utterly illegal decision of our
!. S. Supreme Court; and as / have already
said, the Roman Catholic papers Dragged on
that decision, claiming it to be due to Edward
Whites education by the Jesuits.
Can Mr.. Windle tell us why the appoint
ment of White, over Harlan's head, was so
vehemently pressed by the agents of all the
Trusts?
Wasn't it because Whites decisions had
invariably been in favor Of sthe minions of
special privilege and monopoly?"
Had not Justice Harlan always decided
against "the mlnions of privilege and
monopoly?"
If Whites education by the Jesuits was the
cause of his judicial leaning toward the con-
contractors of wealth. is not that fact strong
proof of the innate dangers Of Jesuit educa-
ton?
After President Taft had signed the
PayneAldrich law, Cardinal Gibbons pub
lshed an interview favoring Taft's ce-nomi-
nation and reelection.
Cardinal Gibbons was one Of those who
brought the tremendous pressure" which
caused Taft to jump White over Harlan's
head although Harlan was a Republican,
and White was Democrat
Under the Payne-Aldrich law and the
White decision in the Trust cases, there has
been the most stupendous concentration of
wealth that ever was known III the history of
mankind
The Romanists elected Taft, and are trying
to re-elect him.
The Romanists had our highest court
Jesqltlzed, and they are gloating over that
wealth-concentrating decision.
Can Mr.. Windle, in the face of these facts.
deny that Rome is mighty agency in the
concentration of wealth?
Finally, Mr.. Windle speaks of the hber
atty Of the Roman Catholics in voting for
Protestant candidates for President
Domt they get eceU paid for IT.?
What Roman Catholic President could do
for the Pope what Cleveland, Mckinley.
Roosevelt and Taft did for them?
If Mr.. Windle were in the 10th Congress-
sional district Of Georgia, at this time, he :
could witness fine spectacle of Roman
Catholic tolerance
The 600 Romanists of the city of Augusta
have banded against their friend and fell
low-townsman, William H. Fleming, for no
other reason than that | am supporting him
for Con .
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Bethany, by Thos. E. Watson. A Romance
OF the Civil War, with vivid pen pictures of
plantation life, before the war. Price, 81 81.
postpaid. The Jeffersonian Publishing Com
pany, Thomson, Ga.
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Watson's Reply 90 Windle.
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE. J


of revenue for itself. but never once did it
oppose those laws which converted Italy into
a vast save-pen, where Roman plutocrats
lived off the product of millions of slaves.
The Roman Church itself became the
owner of immense estates and of lnnumer-
able slaves; and the lazy, lousy, filthy libidi-
nous beasts of monks lived in hideous
debauchery off the toll of these slaves. Under
another form, modern monks and priests are
rolling in luxury and vice, off the slave-worlz
of nuns, and of the slaves who are impris-
oned in those Bastiles known as the Houses
of the Good Shepherd.
There are no people on this earth who
can give holier names to more devilish places
than your modern monks and priests.
Now, let us return to Mr.. Windle's state
ment about our three money kings, Morgan,
Ryan and Rockefeller.
Mr.. Windle alleges that these three are
indifferent as to whom they rob, Baptist,
Episcopalian or Roman Catholic.
Agreed. But the question is,
Does not the Roman Catholic Hierarchy
vieqc the robbery a0ith equal Indifference?
Who gets more of Ryan's money than the
Roman priests!
They got cool million Of Ryan's loot,
when they built that fine cathedral in Rich
mond, Virginia.
In return, they allowed him chapel in his
house. and chaplain, all to himself.
They saw no harm in the way he had
robbed the Roman Catholics of New York on
his traction and subway rascalities
Even as write these lines the newspapers
are telling of the princely gift Of more than
100000 which Ryan's wife has recently
made to the Roman Catholics.
Every dollar of that money is tainted.
It came from Traction loot or Equitable
Insurance Co. loot or Tobacco Trust loot, or
Seaboard Airline Railroad loot, or Congo
Rubber-atrocities loot.
The Money Kings of today are but imitat-
ing the robber barons of the Middle Ages:
after the robbery, comes the division with the
Romanist priest.
Mr.. Windle alludes to j. P. Morgan, the
pious Episcopalan
Who is received with higher honors at the
Vatican than this robber, who with a fine,
mordaunt humor named his yacht The
C0rsQir?
If Mr.. Morgan is doing wrong in concen-
trating the wealth Of the country, why does
the Pope receive him with such extraordinary
distinction?
Some time ago, the papers said Morgan~
was trying to become the financial agent of
your Papa.
1t seems that the Rothschilds had been
lohull.g aPa money Out, ana tnaC TWO per
cent. interest was all that Papa got
Morgan, it is said, offered four per cent
Can Mr.. Windle tell us whether Papa took
his seven million dollars of surplus cash out
of Rothschild's hands, and turned it over to
Morgan?
To put 100000 out at compound interest
is, in itself, right good way to concentrate
the wealth of country.
If Mr.. Windle will take a pencil, and a
piece of paper, and figure the interest on
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-12-12

The two children sat on the edge
Of their chairs in the bleak asylum
parlor, where three holly wreaths in
the curtainless windows proclaimed
that it was Christmas. Both were
dressed in the institutional blue and
white check, and there was red
shiningness about their faces which
told of the recent and vigorous ap
plication of soap and water. Lily was
cream and roses with appealing long
dashed eyes that would have secured
her a home many times over If she
had been willing to go alone. No
enc wants to adopt boy. Even the
blonde ones were unclaimed, so what
chances had Thomas, brown as to
hair and eyes and skin, although any.
thing but somber in effect? The over.
worked Matron had reluctantly given
UP the idea Of placing" the two chill
6ren together. A desirable home had
been found for the girl with two prim
maiden ladies and little brother had
to remain behind. So the tiny folks
were TO spend their last Christmas
together with Lily's new guardians.
Sister will come every Saturday
to see Brother" said the little gil,
who accepted the coming separation
with a child's strange fatality, al
though her heart was aching.
Eyes," assented Brother noncom-
Mutually. He was less concerned with
future happiness than with the pleas
ing prospect of day in new surround
ings.
A carriage drawn by fat slug of
a horse drew up to the curbing, two
ladies got out and cautiously ascend
ed the slippery steps.
"Miss-Pr iscilla-red-headed and Miss
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." announced
Thomas, who had his own way of
characterizing people.
Tommy! Tommy Don't call them
that" walled Lily; SAY Miss Pris-
ella and Miss Matte or maybe they
won't want me-"
At this awful thought even Thomas
was abashed, so 1t was the shy little
Lily alone who slipped from her chair
and offered her hand to the two ladies
as they entered the room followed by
the Matron. Miss Priscilla shook
hands In a matter of fact way, but
Miss Matte bent to kiss the children
as she helped them on with their
wraps and gathered up the meager
parcel that contained Lily's personal
belongings.
Shall we go now, Sister," she
Ventured The dominant chord of her
existence had always tinkled soft
accompaniment TO the leitmotif of the
decisive Miss Pris.
"Yes," assented the latter positive
ly, "and we will return the boy pre-
cisely at five" she added to the Ma
tron, who had been lowering over Lily
with good-byes and admonitions.