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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24

Some people do not like cats. That
IL up to them-probably they have a
reason. Other people don't like dogs,
and such also may be looked upon
with charity. The other day, we are
told, dog with broken chain came
back to its Pittsburg home carrying
In his mouth the trousers and cap Of
his 12-year-old master. The dumb brute
thus attempted to notify the parents
that the boy had been drowned SO
the father Of the family followed the
dog back to the Allegheny river,
where he found the rest of his sons
olothing-and the rest Of that dogs
broken chain! The dog had not freed
himself from that chain In time to res
que the boy, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. But the strong link, snapped
In twain, showed that the brute had
tried, superhumanly, to do so. That
dog had not been In time to drag his
little master out of the water-but the
half of that little masters clothing in
the dogs teeth showed how sincere
the struggle had been. Some people
do not like cats. Others do not like
dogs. But there are are animals
for instance, dogs-that are likeable.
They may not succeed in being hui
man-but they try!
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
THE cHlLDREN'S HEALTH

In observing the physical character
Istics of her children, the careful moth
er soon learns that health is depend
emit on the regularity Of the bowels
When the bowels become clogged with
the stomach's refuse, loss Of appetite
restlessness. irritability, and similA
evidences of disorder are soon appars
ent. Keep the bowels regular and 0
healthy, happy child is assured.
At the first sign of constipation the
mother should administer a mild laxa-
tive to carry off the congested waste
from the stomach that is fermenting
and forcing poisonous gases into the
system. A simple compound Of laxa-
tive herbs with pepsin is highly recon-
mended as being very mild, yet posi-
dive, In its action, teaspoonful at
bedtime usually serving to bring an
easy, thorough, natural movement
next morning. This compound In
known as DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
and Is sold by druggists everywhere
for 50c a bottle. A larger bottle, put
up especially for the family medicine
chest, costs one dollar.
The use Of salts and violent purga-
tives and dathartics should be avoid
ed. They are too harsh and drastic.
tending to upset the entire system.
Write to DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 203 West
ST., Monticello, ILL.,, for trial bottle
Of his Syrup Pepsin, If you have never
used 1t. He will be glad to send u
without any expense to you. Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
MAINE HEN HOUSE
is ADVANTAGEOUS
Feature of Structure Is Closet
Form for Protection in Cold
Weather.

In the curtain-front type Of poultry
house used at the Maine experiment
station. feature of the original plan
on which considerable stress was laid
was the canvas curtain front of the
roosts This curtain, together with
the back wall of the house and the
dropping board under the roost,
formed closet in which the birds
were shut up at night during cold
weather.
When the curtain-front house was
first devised, it was thought es-
sential to provide such a closet to
conserve the body heat of the birds
during the cold nights when the tenn
perature might be well below zero.
Experience has shown, however, that
this was mistake. Actual test shows
that the roostlng closet is of no ad.
vantage, even In such a severe climate
as that of Orono.
On the contrary, the birds certain
ly thrive better without the roost cur,
tain than with 1t. 1t has been gen.
eral observation among users of the
curtain-front type of house that when
the roost curtains are used the birds
are particularly susceptible to colds
1t is not hard to understand why this
should be so. The air in the roosting
closet when it is opened in the morn
Ing is plainly bad. The fact that 1t is
warm in no way offsets physiological.
ly the evils of its lack of oxygen and
excess Of carbon dioxide, ammoniacal
vapors, and other exhalations from
the bodies Of the birds.
For some time past it has been felt
that the roosting closet was at least
unnecessary, If not in fact a positive
evil Consequently the time of begin.
ming to close the roost curtain in the
fall has been each year longer de-
layed. Finally, in the fall of 1910, II
was decided not to use these curtains
at all during the winter Consequent.
or spiked to the roof, as the case
might be. The winter of 1901 was
severe one. On several occasions
the temperature dropped to 30 de-
grees below zero. During the wintef
the mortality was exceptionally low
and the egg production exceptionally
high.
In view of this experience the sta
ton has decided to discontinue the
use of the roost curtain. 1t would
seem to be generally undesirable, OF
at least unnecessary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
CBy JOHN r MoHLER.)

tuberculosis in the human family
has been lessening materially during
the past Is years, but reports from
the various meat-packing centers of
the country fail to show the same
encouraging condition regarding tu-
berculosis in hogs during the same
space of time. 1t must be admitted
that reports have come from several
localities during the past four years
showing a decrease in the number of
tuberculosis swine sent to market, but
review of the collective records of
the country at large shows an in
crease rather than decrease in the
number of swine affected by this. dis
ease.
The small amount of money re-
CURED to begin hog raising and the
quick returns on the capital invested
make this industry an attractive one
to the small farmer. The hog will
make a pound of gain on less feed
than most live stock, and will prob
ably utilize waste food products of
every variety if properly prepared for
him. AS tuberculosis in this species
Is chiefly acquired by indigestion, the
significance of the latter statement is
obvious.
The vitality of hogs or their powers
of resistance to disease are necessari-
ly lowered by the unnatural condi-
lions which frequently obtain in hog
raising, namely, the forced feeding for
fattening and the small feeding pens
In vogue in certain districts. When
the enormous growth of hog is con-
sidered, when it is realized that in
the short space of or 10 months its
development is frequently $50 to 300
pounds-a proportionate increase of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
He Knew.

"'Where there's a will there's .
way" AYERS Taylor Holmes, appear
ing in The Million. 1.-THE way, how
ever, varies, as in the case Of GER
tain pickpocket, who was convicted
and promptly fined.
"The lawyer of the pickpocket took
the fine imposed upon his client very
much to heart.
Twenty-Five dollars' he expostu-
lated. Your honor, where is this poor,
unfortunate man to get $25?'
"His honor did not know, or If he
did he refrained from saying SO, but
the prisoner was less discreet.
"'Just let me out of here for ten or
fifteen minutes, he said, and III
show your Young's Magazine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24

An old man arrested in Cincinnati
on the charge of vagrancy told the
Judge when his case came to trial
that he had a business which enabled
him to make living. What is it?'
asked the Judge, and the old fellow
answered, bleaching sparrows." Then
he explained. He gaid he was in the
habit of catching sparrows and paint
1ng them with peroxide OF hydrogen.
which changed the color Of their
feathers, so that he was able to sell
them for canary birds. Perhaps he is
not the only man in the world who is
capable Of this villainy. 1t may be
wise for everyone purchasing canaries
to adopt the precaYtion of hearing
them sing before paying for them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
colonsl,a Trust prnnran,

Col. Roosevelt denies that his trust
program was formulated by men inter
ested in trusts, but the country has a
distinct remembrance of the time
when George w. Perkins announced
his retirement from the firm OF ]. P.
Morgan & Co. and outlined plan for
the regulation of trusts in all essen
tials like the Roosevelt plan. 1t was
while the colonel's administration was
framing up the notorious Standard Oil
dissolution"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
That Invisible Empire.

1.-THE transaction itself and the
whole alliance between Mr.. Penrose
Ind Mr.. Archbold and Mr.. Penrose's
actions in connection Herewith are a
startling example of the workings of
that invisible empire to whose reign
we intend to put an end"
That invisible empire in which Mr..
Roosevelt aud Mr. Hartman worked!
That invisible empire which included
Mr.. Roosevelt and George w. Perkins
Of the harvester trust and ''the Nor
gan interests that have been SO
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24

Kidney beans we have all heard Of;
kidney feet" seem to be peculiar to
Pittsburg, says the New York Sun.
"A physician there says Pittsburg Is
more blessed, or cursed, with them
than any other town. Pittsburg men
are flatfooted. We suppose the in.
habitants of that city find 1t hard to
stagger along under the weight of all
the things that are said of poor Pitts.
burg, and the burden breaks down
the arches of their insteps.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
Joke on HIs cIerIcaI Brother.

Two brothers named Chalmers, one
a minister and the other physician,
lived together in western town. One
day man called at the house and
asked for Mr.. Chalmers. The physi-
clan, who answered the door, replied:
II am he"
you've changed considerably since
I last heard you preach" said the
man, who appeared greatly aston
ished.
"Oh, It's my brother you want to
see; he breaches and l practice"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
A Bull Moose KILLING.

A party formed to further one mans
ambitions cannot survive that mans
efeat-Baltimor American.
Well put, and which Is to say that
some undertaken will have the Job Of
putting away the remains of a bull
moose after November 5.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
Cherries Stand ACE Well.

: The fourth year after a cherry orch
ard is planted it will begin to bear
and by the time the orchard is ten t.
twelve years old 1t Is safe to say we
can pick from three to four crates Of
cherries off each tree. For the next
ten or twelve years they arc equal b
gold mine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24

In the news columns Of the pa
pers appears story about Massa-
chusetts girl who carried live liz
ard in her stomach for long time,
and reading the dispatch reminds US
that this is the first time that
story has been printed this season.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24

A Chicago minister says there are
not enough husbands to go around,
and that old maids are heroines. But
the name of this champion of abused
spinsterhood will be lost when the
name of its traducer is still alive
enough to be anathema, for such Ia
the way of the world.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24

The "pushmobile," which has taken
possession of Chicago all at once, is
an ingenious device whereby boy
with an old pair of roller skates can
make them cover 30 times as much
space as heretofore on the cement
sidewalks.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
End Of Famous Vessel.

The Fox, the vessel in which the
late Sir Leopold McClintock made his
discovery Of the fate of Sir John
Franklin and his companions, has been
wrecked on the Greenland coast. In
recent years she has been employed
by the Danish Greenland authorities
on coastal trips.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24

The, half-sister Of an English duke
is to appear as q dsncefih New York
The peerage has certainly fallen or
hard times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24

friendly to us!" That invisible en-
pire in which Mr.. Roosevelt and VIII.
lam Nelson Cromwell and the Panama
crowd worked We know all about
that invisible empire.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
Always the Way.

do you think woman can keep
a secret?"
mo; she always tries to syndicate
lt-"-Judge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-24
Rural Fate.

sims never made a big hit He
Just ploughed his way along"
What narrowing life!"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
THINK ALLEN IS
BUT ONE OF GANG
POLICE ARE WORKING ON THE
- .-. 4.- ,.,. ..,s..
THEORY COUNTERFEITER Is
NOT ALONE.

/. Captain .McMahon paid a second
visit Yesterday afternoon TO j. Il.
Allen. fIfty-fiVe years old, whom he
arrested Saturday morning ON a
charge Of passing spurious coin.
Allen reiterated his confession OF
the day before. and again named the
man who he alleges manufactured the
counterfeit money. The name of this
man has not been divulged.
1t was stated through reliable
sources yesterday that a we'll or
saniZed gang OF counterfeiters has
been working nots thousand mites
from Richmond, and that the den
occupied By them is operated by. a.
welf known ex-FirEinia convict, who
"a few years ago completed "a long
term in the State penitentiary But
Amen made no mention of the ex-
convict's name in his alleged con-
fession. though he did divulge to
Captain McMahon the name Of the
man who had manufactured the coun-
terfeit money in his presence.
When the case comes app for hear
ing in Police court this morning, the
police will endeayor to have 1t con-
tinued for ten days so that the United
States secret service bureau may have
time in which to begin an investi-
cation.
Alien admitted that he had passed
two spurious dollars. and. four more
OF the worthless dollars were dis
covered In his possession when he
was searched in the Second police
station.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02

vote in the light of the object on
raised by their white friends Their
original idea was that white people
would not object in a case where a
city government primary was con-
cerned, and where party lines play no
part
Court Labor Vote Today.
1t Is expected that most If not all
of the candidates will take advantage
of the Labor Day celebration today to
mingie with the labor vote at the fair
grounds, aud II is possible that one
or more of them viii address the
crowd. though there is no speechmak-
ing on the program. However. It will
De too good an opportunity for per-
sonai campaigning for the candidates
to miss
Interest in the campaign grows as
1t nears the finish and the probability
Is that the primary will bring out a
record vote
Thus far the campaign has been
free from personalities and cond!ict-
ed on n high plane, and there are no
indications that it will descend be-
low that level The man who can
pick the winning five out OF the sew
enteen Is indeed an astute politician,
and there is not likely To be promis-
cuons betting on the outcome.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
CHARLIE LAIRD
WEDS SECRETLY
NORTH CAROLINA COT
TON BROKER SURPRISES
NEW YORK FRIENDS.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.--Friends OF
Charles C. Laird, wealthy plantation
owner OF Haw River. n. G.. grand
son of former Governor Holt. Of North
Carolina and present member Of the
New York cotton Exchange were sur
prised to hear today that he had been
secretly and mysteriously married at
O'clock Saturday morning In Ho-
boken, n. j.
The name of the bride Is not known
but she is said to be charming young
divorce, OF Atlanta. Ga. Friends OF
Laird said. that he had introduced her
az n party IN q Broadway restaurant
a Few nights ago az Mrs. Hayden. ~
The wedding party went to the
home of Registrar Tucker. in Hobo
ken, in an automobile. and reused
that officIal to obtain a license. Reg
istrar Tucker was not at home today
and Deputy Colyin. although he adj
n,itteA Il call from the Laird party.
refused 10 show the records.
Charlie" Laird is one Of the most
popular members Of the Cotton Ex-
change. He has been living at the
Hotel Imperial
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
WILL
HANDLE LIVE MAIL
CHICKENS. RABBITS AND vEGE.
TABLE PRODUCTS COME YIN.
DER NEW LAW
DER NEW LAW.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sept L.
Urban users of the new parcels post
system TO be started January LIST. are
likely to get noisy mail when the de-
livery begins Of live chickens. rabbits
and other country products by mail.
Fresh eggs and country butter VIII
also be handled through the parcels
post.
This il no dream Of cheaper cost
Of living, bnt will be a reality under
the new law, which Is designed to put
the producer into direct communica-
ton with the consumer.
General farm and garden produce
comes under the law: the government
will not only carry these things, but
an indemnity will be provided for
their loss or damage in transit A
c. o. ID. system will be novel fea-
ture OF the parcels post, which will
be a great convenience to farmers and
merchants.
Poultry dealers are especially in
terested in the parcels post and have
flooded the department with statistics
showing how eggs and chickens may
be handled and carried. One OF the
particular features or this trade will
be the day old chicks around the
holiday seasons.
The committee preparing the par
GELS delivery systems are in daily seq
sion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
ANGRY BRITISHER
ROARING FOR WAR

" LONDON. Sept: 1.7@The Daily Mail
this morning prints on the editorial
page a two column article by Norman
Angel directed at me tinted States
for. passing the Panama canal bill.
The article bears the heading why
Net Fight and -enrnerates FIVE rea-
sons for war with Germany. Then 1t
adds:
"A world power greater than Ger
many and in a position to do us far
more grievous harm with it's large
navy has according to the general
English view done all these things or
the American equivalent for them
during the last decade or so. OF
course the power In question Is the
Emitted States. bat we have not gone
TO war. We shall not go to war We
are not even thinking OF war. and it
is not because blood is thicker than
water. for when blood was good deal
thicker than 1t now is, when Ameri-
cas- blood was really English blood,
then we went to war not once but
twice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
TITLE GIRL MAKES
BRAVE LIFE FIGHT

Though desperately injured by the
Grident Saturday morning when she
54raG run down in front of her home
nv q Clay street car. little Pauline
I Egtelle Gregory. the two and half
zTNar old daughter of w. n. Greg
A39fy. 400 North Seventh street, is still
46Oidiug her own in the Virginia hos
8Dttal. and may recover Mother and
&4Afher of the little tot are in con-
miami attendance and the greatest in
EE4rest in the case is being manifested
III this attending nurses and physi-
SLAMS
$ Pauline attempted To cross the
kQtreet to a confectionery on the OPP
$poeate corner to make penny pur-
Srhase when the heavy car numbered
zNuwu upon -ftef.-Pla4mates In the
#n&reet screamed a warning, but she
&4td not hear them, and was caught
Beneath the forward truck Of the car.
Her father helped the car crew 10
s1Ark the heavy machine up and pun
Che little girl out. Mrs. Gregory
was Frustrated. and had 10 be at
sfesasied by a physician.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
THINK HE'S WANTED
IN FREDERICKSBURG

Sam Jackson. colored, was arrest
ed yesterday afternoon on suspicion
of being very badly wanted man
in fredericksburg. He was picked
up on the street by Bicycle Police
man l.. \. Clarke. After being taken
into the Second station it was found
that he was suffering from a bullet
wound in his right jaw. The wound
had never been treated, but the negro
seemed to suffer little Inconvenience
from the presence the bullet.
Captain Mcmahon notified Chief of
Police Robertson, of Fredericksburg,
that the man had been arrested
here, and Chief Robertson telegraph
ed back that Jackson was wanted
there, though he did not say on what
charge Jackson said he was shot
white attempting TO ride on a freight
train.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
Fails TO THROW Lighi.


Following is the summary of the
Bulletins inquiry:
Inquiry among those who remem-
Der the circumstances of the MAX
ing of the flag mentioned above has
elected the Information that two flags
were purchased with fund raised
by Mrs. NJ A. Reynolds, of this
place. and that both flags were paint
ed by Mr.. Samuel Hoffman, a cousin
of the stephen Hoffman mentioned
above. These flags were presented to
the Rifle Grays,F 7. NJ. Boweyr,
captain, and the Bedford Light ar
company named Bedford Dragons
ever left Bedford that those who re-
| member the circumstances know OF.
Mrs. Roland Euford, then Miss
Sarah Eell, had the honor of pre-
senting the flag which went to Cap
tain Boweyr's company, the presenta-
| ton speech being made by James i.
Johnson. Mrs. Buford afterwards
asked Mrs. Reynolds what had be-
come of the this flag. and was told
that 1t had been lost.
The other fng was presented to
Captain Jordan's company by Miss
Charlotte Crenshaw, who afterwards
married James o. HensIey
few days later Colonel Graves
wrote Governor Ellyson, settling the
question beyond all dispute. Cover
nor Ellyson will now bend his efforts
/ toward establishing the identity of
the other flags held by the State OF
New Jersey.
/ Colonel Graves Letter.
! Colonel Graves letter to Governor
Ellyson follows:
yinton, Va. August "a, 1912.
/ Lieutenant Governor j. Taylor Ely
son:
Dear Sir-Haying noticed in The
Richmond Eirsinian that Mr.. Edwin
Hoffman. Of Bedford City, has writ
ften to YOU relative to a flag that Is
now In the possession of the State OF
New Jersey that has the legend,
Bedford Dragons" and that you
| think the survivors of this old COM
pany are entitled to the flag | write
| to inform you that / am one of the
survivors OF the old company. and
there are twenty-five or thirty MEM
herS still liking haze a l-nf the
old company. 1t was organized at
Davis Mills on the Southside of Bed
ford county. before the war. and left
Davis Mills the 27th day of May 1861,
| for the seat Of war and was mus stored
into service in Iynchburg by Genera
]. A. Early and MAS AFTERWARDS
known as Company F. Second Virginia
cavalry. The first captain was James
Wilson. He resigned In August. 1861,
on account of his health. and I was
/ elected as captain OF the company,
and reelected at the reorganization
in 1862. and was afterwards pro-
| NOTED to major OF the regiment and
later to lieutenant-c colonel ] win
appreciate your vsfur hfe services if
| you WITT be tustrunrntef In having
| the flag returned to me for the sur
vivors Of my old company -
Yours very truly,--
Copy. w. r. GRAVES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
RETURNS HOME TO
LEARN OF FIRE

!. Especial 10 The Richmond yirginian.)
rARMNfTI.E, VA, September L.
When Mayor II. Il. Barrow returned
home this morning from trip to
the mountains. news awaited him OF
a disastrous fire a. fetvs Hours be7ore.
About half past twelve last night.
some passersby noticed smoke Is
suing from barn on the mayors
premises, and before the fire depart
ment could reach the place. this build
ing, as we'll as a stable Just across
the lane. was eareloped in flames.
The mayor lost his faposie buggy
horse and pair of dray horses. be-
sides a number Of vehicles and other
irlplements. 6,piniop here Ia divided
M 10 whether or not the origin Of
the are was tncsndiary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
MEMORIAL SERVICE
TO GENERAL ROOTH

LONDON. September l-Impres-
sive memorial services In honor Of
the late General Booth were held at
all the Salvation Army citadeis IN
London today and In several outlying
towns where practically all the in
habitants paid tribute 10 the memory
of the great evangelist. General
tsramweli Booth conducted the SER
vice at Congress hall. clapton, which
was also attended by EvanKeline
Booth. COMMANDER of salvation Army
In America. and Mrs. Booth He'll
berg, commander Of the army III
Denmark