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Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Methodist

The meetings are starting out
well aud The attendance is good con-
sidering the wrat h er Brother
Thomas is preaching strong sermons
and his singing is fine We want
the hearty cooperation of all CHRIS
tians. This is great opportunity
for Meade, let US use it and we
shall see scores of people saved
Christians you must pray and work
these days.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Wit of Auoustus Thomas.

"The trouble with amateur cary
ers," said Mr.. Thomas, on one occa-
sion, 'is that the gravy so rarely
matches the wall paper" A fatuous
argument he characterized as like a
chorus girls tights, which touch avery
point and cover nothing" When Mr..
Thomas was rehearsing THE Witch
ing Hour" one OF the management
stopped the players, and, turning to
the author, remarked: II think this.
would be good place for some witty
dialogue"
Yes" replied Mr.. Thomas. "As
for in6taDce!"-channing Pollock In
The FOotliEhts--Fdrs and AM .-''
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
IS LIKE LITTLE KINGDOM
Family Life Is Wholesome Because It
Has Braclng Qualities of
Commonwealth.

The modern writer's who have sug-
gested, in more or less open man
ner, that the family is a bad institu-
tion, have generally confined them
selves to suggesting, with much sharp
ness, bitterness, or pathos, that per-
haps the family is good institution
because it is uncongenial. 1t is whole
some precisely because it contains SO
many divergencies and varieties. 1t
is, as the sentimentalists say, like a
little kingdom, and, like most other
little kingdoms, it is generally in a
state Of something resembling an
archy. It Is exactly because our
brother George is not interested in our
religious difficulties, but is Interested
in the Trocadero restaurant, that the
family has some of the bracing quail.
ties of the commonwealth. 1t is pre-
cisely because our uncle Henry does
not approve of the theatrical ambi-
tions of our sister Sarah that the fam
lily is like humanity. The men and
women who, for good reasons and bad,
revolt against the family, are, for good
reasons and bad, simply revolving
against mankind. Aunt Elizabeth is
like mankind. Papa is
is excitable. like mankind. Our young
er brother is mischievous, like man
kind. Grandpa is stupid, like the
world; he is old, like the world.-Gil-
bert Chesterton.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
nifferent Viewnoints.

Old Lady-There is one thing I no.
tice particularly about that young man
who calls TO see you. He seems to
have an Unborn instructive respect for
woman. He treats every woman as
though she were a being from a higher
sphere, to be approached only with
the utmost delicaey and Difference.
GranddaughteF lfsWeet 49, - Yea,
he's horribly bAshfIl. - -Four Leaf
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
SHERIFF,S SALE.

First published Jan. 4, 1921
BY virtue Of an Order Of Sale, issued out of
the District Court Of Meade county Kansas, ac-
tion No. 2l84 wherein A. J. Parsons and L. f.
Parsons co-partners are Plaintiffs and Maurice
b. Castor and Anna Castor, are Defendants.
will on Monday the 5th day OF Feb, 1872 at
the hour Of ten o'clock a NJ. at the front door Of
the Court House in the City Of Meade, County of
Meade and State Of Kansas, offer for sale at pub
lie auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, all the right, title and interest Of the
above named detendents in and to the following
described real property, situated in the County
OF Meade and state Of Kansas to-wit: The South
east quarter Of Section 25 in Township "a south
of Range 30 west m the 9th principal meridian.
Said property is levied upon as the property Of
the above named defendents and will be sold to
satisfy the plaintiffs claim Of $627.24 and interest
herein, and costs and accruing costs, according
to said order Of sale
Sheriff's Office, this End day Of January 1912.
Thos. Martin.
Sheriff Meade County, Kansas.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
County Commissioners
+. NJ. Paul Sr James Wilson
A. B. Roberts
Sheriff's Sale.

First published Jan. 4, 1912.
BY virtue o an order Of sale issued out Of the
District Court ol Meade county Kansas. wherein
Mary +. Thompson IS Plaintiff and Newell Wis
well and Mary Crate Wiswe are Defendants.
will ON Monday the Sth day Of Feb. 1912. At the
hours OF ten o'clock a. at the front door oi the
Court House in the City Of Meade. County NJ
Meade and state Of Kansas, offer for sale at pub
lie auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, ali the right, title and interest Of the
above named defendants in and to the following
described real property, situated in the County
OF Meade and State OF Kansas to-wit:
The east half Of the southeast quarter Of sec
tiOn ten 40 and the west half OF the south west
quarter Of section eleven M township 81. range
2S.
Said property is LEVIED upon as the property Of
the above named defendants and will be sold to
satisfy the plaintiffs claim of Ss96.0S herein.
and costs and ACQUIRING costs. according To said
order o sale
Sheriits ofice this 3rd day Of January 1912.
THoS. MARTIN.
Sheriff, Meade County, Kansas.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18

ooh, say, we'll never learn this one. I"
said the bass. Let's try over one Of
the old ones, and take this one up for
next week The people won't know
the difference, and Wen murder this
one if we try to sing it,"
"Let's!" eagerly assented the con-
tralto.
"Oh, yes, let's!" said the soprano
and the bass, in one voice.
"All right" agreed the organist.
"Pick out what you please. I've got
to go now. Let me know what you're
going to sing" He jumped into his
overcoat and departed.
"Bear!" Kissed the soprano as the
door slammed.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18

"Come on, now, if you're going to
practice" ordered the organist, bellig-
, erently. Nov, follow your music, and
all come in on the first beat" He
played the opening chords.
what on earth's the matter?" he
exclaimed, disgustedly. why don't
you come in? There are four beats,
and on the fifth every one of you
come in. Now, try again, and see if
you can count four" Again he played
the chords.
"Oh, just minute" interrupted the
soprano, What is my note? | never
can get the right pitch. Hit my note
when you play the opening chord
louder than the rest, will you?" She
beamed upon the organist.
"Now. see here!" exclaimed the or
ganist. II gave every one of you a
copy Of this thing to practice at
home. You all ought to know it like
your own names. | can't play one
note louder than another in the first
chord! Do you suppose my playing
doesn't matter at all, just SO you peo-
pie do Just as little work as you can?"
and he turned to the organ.
"Oh. we'll, if YOU don't want to be
obliging!" The sopranos voice was
scornful.
The bass and the tenor laughed.
SERVES her right" said the tenor, sot-
to voce, 'for siding with him in the
first place
"Now, one, two, three, four, sing!"
counted the organist at the top of his
lungs, as he played the chords once
more.
An awful crash of voices rent the
air. The organist flung out his hands
in dismay Now, what is the mat
ter?" he Numbered.
81 believe that was my fault" MUIR
INJURED the little contralto. 81 was
thinking this was another anthem
that I know by heart, and l started to
sing that! don't believe know this
one. ! wasn't here last Sunday. Yes,
you mailed me a copy, but / didn't
have time to go over it, Won't you
please play my part over couple of
times? Then I'll know it, and we'll
get along all right All the others
know their parts" She stepped up to
the organ confidently.
1T is now ten minutes of g." said
the organist. looking at his wtach
Just fifty minutes of our hour are up,
NJ
you suppose that l can waste the re-
naming ten minutes on you, when
we've got this whole anthem to learn?
You sit down and listen and the rest
of you get busy now!"
He Strengthened out the music and
lifted his hands to strike the first
chord.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18

When you have a cold get a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t will
soon fix you up all right and will ward off
any tendency toward pneumonia. This
remedy contains no opium or other narcotic
and may be given as confidently to a baby
as to an adult. Sold by all dealers.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
MiddIemarch Camp
No 1922 r N OF a

Meets second and fourth Thursday after
Moons Of each month in Hall over FRS
Natioeal Bank.
Alice Kimbcr, Oracle
Adah Martin, Recorder
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
X. of p


WCdUC LONyC NO z
Meets on the second and the fourth Friday
night of each month in hall over First Nat
ional Bank.
Visiting knights always welcome.
0 X Stevens, Chancellor Commander
f Sweet, X of R&S
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
at SNe Churches
zZAYOANNzzglTAT0zI0.zY
Catholic

Services the third Sunday of each
month Every one welcome.
Rev. Ge" !. Schneider, Pastor.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Canton Meade

No. 8
Meets first Friday of each month at l. o.
.. F. Hall. Visiting Chevalers welcome
Capt. j. II. Randolph, Commandant,
Gen. 0. X. Stevens, Clerk.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Rock Island Time Card

WEST BOUND
No. Passenger II:43 p. M.
No. 3 Limited 9:5S P. NJ.
No. 50 Local 2;4o p. NJ.
EAST BOUND
No. : Passenger 1916 p. NJ.
No. Limited $40 \. M.
No. 81 Local o:2S A. VI.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Webb Chapter

No. 3O4 -. Z. -.
Thursday evening on or before full moon
of each month.
Mollie Backe, w. NJ
Addie Elliott, Secretary
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Pythian Sisters

Meade Temple No 20
Meets on the first and the third Monday
nights of each monts Visiting sisters always
welcome
Tressie G. Stevens, Most Excellent Chief
Alice Watson. NJ of X & e.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
DIRECTORY.
County Officers

Sheriff Thos. Martin.
County Treasurer John f. Sweet
County Clerk Will PRESLEY
Probate Judge !. II. Randolph
Clerk of Dist. Court John Elliott
Register of Deeds w. T. Gray
County Attorney F. S. Sullivan
Co. Supt. Mrs. Matte J. Haigh
Co. Surveyor N. c. Galway
Coroner f.. A. Twist
Representative Geo. B. Cones
Judge Gorden L. Finley
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Meade Rebekah Lodge

Meets first and third Tuesday evening at
]. o. OF. Hall. Visitors always welcome.
Anna !. Twist, N. G.
Lucy Bunch, Secretary.
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Meade Council

No. 226
Sons and Daughters uf Justice meets first
aAdthird Thursday night of each month.
Visiting members welcome.
Mrs. Anna G. Wehrle, Pres.
Mrs. Belle Dettiuger, Secretary
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
6. a. X. Post
No 388

No 388
Meets On the second Saturday of each
nonthsn hall over First Natioal bank, at
200 p. m.
Frank Sourbier, p. &.
II. Buns, Adgt
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Webb Lod6e

Webb Lodge
No. 275 A. r. & A. NJ.
Stated communications Saturday evening
at s O'Clock p NJ on or before full moon
each month. All masons in good stanling
cNdiall invited to attend.
J. ii. Randolph, w. NJ.
o. Hamilton, Secretary
Meade County news., 1912-01-18
Sons of Veterans

George @ Meade Camp No OF
Meets last Wednesday night in January,
AP6i, JpIy, and ociober-
]. f. Bennett, comths6der =
F.,W. crrl, 6sHretary. i.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28

Fsrmee 1sns Ada 1 e. . -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
FATAL TO MIGRATING BIRDS. Kill Many Thousands, Which the Keepers Dispose of
 in City Markets.

A writer furnishes some striking figures concerning the havoc wrought among migrating. birds by big light houses. The lighthouse on the Pointe de Penmarch, in Brittany, France, has revolving light of 60,O00, 900 candle power. Visiting this on November 10 last year, and again on the twelfth, the observer saw tens of thousands of birds wfirling round. and. it seemed to him that the light shot out a per- feet hall of electric sparks among the migrants Next morning he was pres- ent wllilA the dead bodies were being collected They, are dispatched every day to Paris by train, and the "catch'' he was told. often comprised from 1000 to 1000 victims; one morning alone there had beeen more than 900 woodcock in the s.bag."
 On the two mornings he was pres- cock the first day, but on the second the ground was filtered with from 60o to 1,O00 victims, chiefly blackbirds. ducks. woodc0ck, thrushes and golden plovers Another offender is the light house on Belle Isle, off the south coast of Brittany. On two dark nights last November. with an east wind blowing, this light caused the death of 3,20O birds, including cur Jews, thrushes, snipe, starlings, over 100 woodcock and some sparrows and quails. Thirdly, the Filler lighthouse kills every season some 700 woOdcock
 A old sportsman of Normandy de- clares that round the lighthouse Of Barneur last November there were
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
'BARNUM KNEW
 AN ADS VALUE
When Snowman Was in Legis- lature He Gave Away
 Circus Tickets
(New Haven Union.)

Among the thousands who poured into Hartford yesterday to see the circus was Aaron Smith of East Wind- sor, who was a member of the Con-
 Psatisus Psinsss fiatn5s R sas in of T e great tent show, was g representati tive from Bridgeport. Mfr. Smith had with him complimentary ticket 70
 the performance which was held in Hartford during the 1879 legislative each of the legislators by Mir. Barnun,
 himself. The pass, which MT. Smith
 preserves as an interesting souvenir,
 bears the bold signature @ F. T..
 Barnum and that of his manager, J.
 A. Bailey. who 'later became part
 The big travelling tent show was then in it's infancy and the distribu-
 ton of tickets to the whole legislature
 was true Barhum1ike advertising
 that time Barnum was known chiefly
 as the proprietor of the American
 Museum in New York and as the suc-
 cessful manager of Jennie Lind, Tom Thumb and other indNiduaI marvelGs and performers. The show that passed
 Mcaly the same course as the one
 which was presented here 2yesterday,j exhibiting successively in WaterburysE New Haven and in other Connecticut
 cities. The great majority or Inea members of the legislature attended the circus performance here and were more than pleased with the show.
 It is not very generally remembered now that Barnum for several years took prominent part in Connecticut politics. In addition to his term in the 1879 legislature he twice ran for Con- gress from his own dlstrfct-he was then living in Bridgeport -and waged1 long political fight against the New York. New Haven & Hartford raH- road on the score of it's communication rates. He spoke a number of times and bitterly against corruption and the use of money in politics.
 Barnurn was in Hartford in 1lHS delivering speech before the legls- llatllre in favor of a bill to prevent rates. when he received a telegrsm the destruction by fire of bia American Mu4eum. He stopped dhis sneech a moment, read the tele- gram and then without sign that he had received d terrible nnancial blow, continued with his speech: The American Museum fire waaE only one ,HarntIm encountered in his life and i1e successfully recouped his losses from this disaster aa he had from alll the preceding ouess < Defeated in. his Attempt to be Barnum left active pol ifics. althpuEh throughout his li1e net had q consid Abley polaflcal lnnuence : The. atorv ; of Barnuni's dlstributioni Of passes to. his fellow 1egislators in ! sr7o snr0ves tfi6f whatever were ms political asrfr4t tons. he never Iorgot that he spssss Shovmsn ana .lfl ffnht az vertfsing p4ys ' sYe..1. E- |
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
REGULUs A ROMAN HERO.

Rsgulus 1s counted as one of t5t great heroes of the old Roman en- pire He was in command Of m amy that made an unsuccessful attempt e capture Carthage in Africa. The Car thaginians killed many of the Homauo and took the rest prisoners. Am0n4 mander. =. 5F
 Now it happened that the Rouans held several Carthaginians in c4pt5v~ ity as well, so the leaders In Carthage offered to give Regulus his freedom The. Romans were willing. but Reg ulus, the one for whom the trade vas being made, counseled otherwise. Hg advised his people to hold fast to the Carthaginians and let Carthage do tf9 worst to him, because the Carthao51s- ian captives Rome held. ReguIug oatd, were worth more than he was He died brave mans death. |.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28

Prices Greakly Reduced On Summer
 Millinery.
 ; Saturday will mark the opening of a mid-summr sale Of millinery at the parlors of Alice E. Weldon, TIT Fair f5eid avenue, which Is bound to inter- 'est every woman in the c1ty. who is pArticular about the style, individual fly Of theiA headwear. Here you will ind the laae6t, most exclusive. ax:tis- tic, in millinery. sa At the prices ad- yertised elsewhere there is just caHee for eeitba,sfaain-for adtion- for buy inx. Tfis sale will open Saturday and continue untu alter the 4th. An early selecti6n VIII ifisute large vafdety.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
GASOLINE TAKES
 ANOTHER JUMP
Standard Oil Co. Adds 3 Cent More
 to 0dst Of the Fuel
lNew York Sum-

t
 Mew York Sum-
 The price of gasolene in this neigh borhood has just taken another jump, the Standard OH Company having ad- ded one cent gallon to the cost of the fuel delivered at garages. This brings the price up to 15 cents gal lon and is the fifth advance in six months. Inasmuch as the chief item of profit to the garage keeper is the gasolene he sells and much of the rect of his charges are not really prof itable, it cannot be long now before the consumer will begin to feel the erect of these continued advances in sasoiene prices. That is if lie has not already felt them through increased bills from his garage.
 Why gaeOlene should continue to go up is not clear from anything that has been announced by the purveyors of it. but in some mysterious way the pany is supposed to have had this re- suit. Whether gasolene delivered to garages is going to cost 20 cents a gallon ere long there seems to be no way of telling. There isn't any req son why it shouldn't seemingly.
 is worry over the cost of fuel r In Emgfand just now they are trying to find out what makes petrol cost so much more under certain conditions than 1t does under others. s'Every car owner would like to know why he should have to pay Is. Cd. per gallon for his petrol when the taxi driver can be supplied at 3d. says the On- locker, "and to this question no sat- isfactory answer seems to be forth coming. The much nialigned retailer states that he only makes 8 profit of 2d. per gallon when selling the spirit at Is. 3d., which is certainly not exOrbftant, 50 1t seems clear that the big distrfbuting corporations have two very different prices for it-one for the public motor transport services and one for the private motorist
 Why, this should be nobody, seems to luow. The supply companies make no public stAtemen&I on the point and the private motorist can do nothing hut grunble and pay whatever price Is demanded. One hears that in Amer ica the price charged to the garages for the best quality spirit is only s l-2d per gallon. Why it should be nearly three tin1es aS much herewith pfo4ndeeo of further hdvancev-Fe- mains n, Irritating mystery"
 me enlo0l1er would ind here too that .soDmmhle and pay'' is the pro- gramme and that the figures quoted for America, although the above was written in June. arc not up to date.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28

and claws, stopping every little bit to listen. Finally the opening was large enough for him to get out an egg by gentle little pats. He held
 the egg in his mouth. jumped to the
 floor, rolled his prize about gently
 until he got it into poeitfoh, and then
 bumped 1t against the table leg un4il
 1t broke. Then he enjoyed his feast. 2, The writer wonders where Tom got the taste, as he is and ~h1g ancestors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
BUpD1lfG HUMORIsT.

"Jinx's daughter bids fair to become a humorist,"
 s'.That so7',
 sYes; wa1 visit1nG there last night and I told her sa1e had her mokhesSs voice and her father's 1eature4 and she as1ued mo If thought 0uicide a sin. Housten ,PoSt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
tATAL1x1Es EaGs.

Tho owner Of.a clever cat writes to
 Or Dump An1Eaa1s sthqt the pet, "a
 68eot. faf le1y, Igood% natured fellow,''s 1ng . 1o1z1hem fer esks- Sir Tom 1Q . 4ab1e watG Gaiiha arl unopened bag. = eGle. -sstsp1ng sbaek noiseless1y," NE41ee the oW0er, >Ve sGav 1lfm cAu- &leosly tenr the ba with has teeth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28

picked up in the course of four nioI 10000 birds of all sorts, including IT. life by the hundreds of liEhtho1i16 elsewhere can only be imagined
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
AN UNDESIRABLE nfPREss1oN,

"so you see no future for eoef61-. ism?'' = sz. <
 ssNone, whatever" replied sena1e Sorghum; 'sat least, not in my part< the country. As soon aS you tu1k those people about general dtsfx11r ton of wealth they take it for GKnu that you haven't any worth uo1l1 and shake you u-"-Washdnoton 0e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
Grocefy Bulletin

' n. Rolled Oats. .25c Walnut 1Eea&sA (Halvee) Ssc n. PieUess ..:.... ..6. 20c per DS ROya1 Baking Powder ID. Cans
 4Oc 8 pkg. Seeded Raislns. 26c Broken MacaroHi. x. 6c per ID Elbow Macaroni. sc per Ibs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28

E Here are many examples of the money that il to be saved by. using YOUR CREDIT Come tomorrow and open an account and you can ther buy the kind of clothing you want to wear on the FOURTH. s..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-31
Jarvis-oay.

The home of Benjamin A. Gay ~
Belfast avenue, was the scene OF q
pretty hcme wedding. Wednesday eve
ming. when his daughter. Lillian NJ
was united in marriage to Percy H.
Jarvis of this city by Rev c. q. Mosh-
er. of the Penney Memorial church
Benz. c. Gay, brother of the bride, was
beet man and Mrs. BENZ. c. Cay was
bridesmaid. Many friends of the con-
traeting parties werei attendance.
The bride wore pink silk and carried
bride roses. While the maid of honor
was very becomingly gowned in PINK
chiffon over satin.
The newly married couple, who are
very popular with their associates
were the recipients of many beautiful
presents. among which was a fine
Norris CHAIR The chair was gii'
from the employees at Nash's print
ing office, where the groom is employ
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis will make
their home in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-31
Funeral of Late Freeman c. Deering.


a large number eff neighbors ane
friends as well as members of the va
rious fraternal organizations Wlth
which he was connected attended the
funeral of the late Freeman c. Deer
ing. which was held at 1890 A. M
Wednesday, from the family residence
II South Chestnut street.
Rev. T.. w. Coons, pastor of the Win
throp Street Universalist church, Sof
ficiated and the floral tributes were
beautiful and in profusion, including
among others. roses from King co.
No. 4. L. r., X of p, bouquet oil How
ers from Queen Temple. Pythian SIS
ters: pillow from Calanthe Lodge, N
of p: square and compass from Beth
lehem Lodge, F. and A. M; bouquet
of chrysanthemums from his associates
at the state House and a bouquet OIL
from the Shaw Bus
mess College of the faculty of which
he was once a member. Gen. Charles
K. Campbell of Livermore Falls ano
Gel. Edgar ]. Brown of the Maine BIZ
gade. u. r., X. of p, were among
those in attendance from out OF town
Hhe honorary pail bearers from tho
Uniform Rank We're Gen. Charles n
Campbell, Col. T. NJ. Ware, Col. Il. III
Gardner and Capt. l.. V. clark, Whlit
the active bearers were Willis e. Swift
Ebert ID. Hayford. Frank Webbel
and l.. II. stevens. The impressive ser
vices of the Uniform Rank were per-
formed at the grave and interment was
in the family lot at Forest Grove Gem
etery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-31
Mna1H AUGUSTA.

North Augusta Grange VIII hoiu
roenlar meeting. Saturday evening"
NJ ond followed with a pie supper.
Ladies please bring pies.
cevor,I If Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph New 4
mans friends gathered at their home
Tuesday evening" for a sociai ,,iss,
the ho,,rs were passed with vocal and
instrumental music. Mrs Newman iis'a
been an invalid for several years, pue
in spite of her infirmitles she - Nels
bright and cheerful and enjoyed tHe
evening very much.