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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Utilizing Sharks
From the Argonaut.

FTUIH tHe ATBUIdUI.
 Shark spearing Is a profitable industry in Malaysia, though attended by an ele- ment of danger and no end of excite ment. The chief value of the fish is its liver. which yields an oil that is refined in Europe and sold as cod liver oil In october the ocean sharks come into the lagoon, between the barrier reef and the atolls. to pair. At this time they can be speared in large numbers by people skilled in catching them. There are sev- eral species of these sharks and they or dinarily run from seven to 15 feet fin length. The liver of a shark of this size gives about five gallons of oil. The oil brings s7S a ton. The sharks are found in pairs and the harpooners try to kill the male first, in which case they are also able to spear the female as it does not desert it's mate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
In the Past

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 Tn the days of the old vounteer fire department, there was more quenching of thirst than quenching of conflagra- tions," said Fire Chief Kenlon of New York.
 'The volunteer firemen, I'm afraid, were a sad lot of roysterers. There's a story they tell about a fire back in '69.
 Tt was a fire at an outlying farm, and when the firemen arrived with engine and hose, the buildings were pretty we'll de- stroyed.
 "The farmer met them at the gate. He said bitterly:
 '' No use yer comin' in, boys. There haint a drop O water within two mile of us.'
 But the firemen, mindful of the usual merrymaking that accompanied every fire. pushed right on with their ap- paratus.
 Oh. that's all right, they said heart fly. We don't mind drinking 1t straight. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
servants quarters unannouncsd. svel

servants quarters unannounced, sver1 now and then. On his last periodic inI spection he found c. w. L.. Smith an
 two of the footmen in the throes Of
 close game of "craps." His presence wa unnoticed until the game was won b. the Afro-American. The czar sacrificed the imperial dignity in his eagerness t
 learn the principles of this-to Russia novel pastime. Flushed by the honor q having the master of Russia for his put pill, Smith explained the rules of "craps in the language of Georgia. The cza gave him handsome present and thanked him in English. which he speaks fiuently When his majesty returned to the draw ing room and amused the imperial fam fly and the officers of state by instruct ing them how to shoot craps" N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

search. This proved too much Tor Mrs. Anderson's scepticism, and, a few days afterward she set off for the little Lancashire village. When she got there, and her object in coming became known, several of the oldest lnhap- itants of the village volunteered in- formation and in the past few days ex- cavations have been made in the neigh borhood of The Homestead where John Bradley lived.
 Mrs. Anderson spent the last week end at her home in Gunnersbury but when seen declined to tell what pro- gress she was making toward finding the last testament of the old Coven- anter A friend. however, stated that she had great hopes of finding 1t, and described the spirit messages received by Mrs Anderson from her long-dead ancestor as most remarkable.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
GERMAN EMPEROR IS A GALLANT MAN "A Kaiser Can Wait But a
 Salad Cannot"
WEARS ARM BANGLES
War in Balkans Prevents Von Moltke's Visit to United States-Baroness Van Cochern Escapes
 From Asylum

Berlin. October 26.-(speciaL)-One of the most gallant men on earth is the Kaiser Wilhelm. An instance of his tact was narrated the other day in connection with the dinner given by the Emperor in honor of J. Pierpont Morgan and Miss Anne Morgan. The daughter of the multi-mii- lionaire was seated on tho right hand side of the autocrat of Potsdam. A dense servitor handed the salad to her over her right shoulder. His majesty saw that Miss Morgan hesitated to turn her face from him in order to help herself to the imperial dish Miss Morgan he said, "a Kaiser can wait. but salad cannot
 The Kaiser wears gold bangle on each arm-rather a feminine ornament for such a masculine personality He seems to avoid cigars, but smokes enormous cig- arettes specially made for himself and an old fashioned German pipe is one of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
ECZE MA
Also called letter. Salt Rheum. Fruritus. Mil
 Crust, Weeping Skin, etc. CA D ,rh.

Also called letter. Salt Rheum, Pruritus. Mild
 Crust, Weeping Skin. etc. ECZEMA CAN BE CURED TO STAY and whei I say cured. I mean just what I say-CU-R RE- y and not merely patched up for awhile. to -retafI worse than before Remember make this broaI statement after putting years of my time lil one disease and handling in the meantime quartd of million cases of this dreadful disease. Now. do not care what all you have used. how man doctors have told you that you could not be cured all I ask is just chance to show you that I knol what am talking about If you will write Tol DAY, I will send you FREE TRIAL of my mutl soothing. guaranteed cure that will consince ycl more In day than anyone else could h months time. If are disgusted and discouraged I dare you to give a chance to prove my claim1 By writing me today you will enjoy more real conl fort than you had thought this world holds fd you. Just try 1t and you will see am telling yo the truth
 pr. ]. E. Cannaday, 500 Park Square, sedaIIa. Md References: Third National Bank. Sedalia Mo. Could you do q better act than to send this notid
 to some poor sufferer of Eczemai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
1ASCARETS TONIGHT! F BILIOUS,
 CONSTIPATED, HEADACHY AND SICK

Turn the rascals out-the headache, biliousness, indigestion, constipation. the sick, sour stomach and foul gases turn them out tonight with Cas- carets.
 Millions of men and women take a Eascaret now and then and never know the misery caused by lazy liver. clog ged bowels or an upset stomach.
 Don't put in another day of distress wake up refreshed and feel fine. Let Gascarets cleanse and sweeten your stomach; remove the sour, undigested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

and fermented food and that misery making gas; take the excess bile from your liver and carry off the decom- posed waste matter and constipation poison from the bowels. Then you will feel great.
 A Cascaret tonight will straighten you out by morning-a 10 cent box keeps your head clear. stomach sweet, liver and bowels regular and you feel cheerful and bully for months. Don't forget the children-their little insides need a good, gentle cleansing, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

his greatest delights. The Emperor keeps four chefs-English, French. German and Italian-but his own diet is of the sim plest description. One of his favorite ar ticles of food arc the Frankfort sausages which are made daily in the imperial kitchen. Like all hard workers, tho Ger man Emperor is most abstemious. or the national beverage (beer) he never takes more than two glasses & day. Whisky he seldom touches. but sometimes has glass of Rhine wine at dinner. He may now and then drink g glass of champagne at d state banquet.
 The young Baroness Van Cochern has arrived here after escaping from the pri- vate asylum at Uccle. near Brussels, where she was imprisoned. and marrying M. Henri Bezener. who assisted in the ad- venture.
 At the time of her foroible imprison- ment the baroness, who is an orphan and a wealthy heiress. declared that her relatives were alleging that she was in- sane So as to prevent her marriage with M. Bezener. by whom they would lose control of her fortune. Shortly after her detention she succeeded In getting into communication with her lawyer, who at once brought her case before the courts at Ostend and Brussels. but despite evi. dence that she was of sound mind the medical men appointed by the judicial au. thorities refused to release the baroness,
 who, they contended. was subject to men tai crisis.
 There the matter rested until the young
 heress managed to elude her guardians
 and made her escape While the female attendant slept. she crept from her room and made her way to the gardens. Ac- complices had left all the doors unlocked, so that there was no obstacle to her prog ress once in the garden there was only
 a hedge between her and liberty. On the other side her lover and a motor car were waiting. and a moment later the baroness was travelling swiftly towards the from tier. Bezener is an ardent motorist | Field Marshall von Moltke has cause to regret the outbreak of war in the Bal kans He had planned n trip to the United | States for pleasure and in order to study | the working of the transport system so successfully applied by Brig. Gen. James /, B. Aleshire, but the turmoil in the near
 east and the vague unrest in Europe | keeps him tied to his post with the im- perial staff. Whatever Won Moltke thinks of the operations in the Balkans he keeps
 to himself. He has a staff of secretaries employed night and day noting the move ments of the belligerents on a huge map of the theatre of strife
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-22
Items from our Issue of Feb
ruarY %, 1900.

Mrs. Judd is in st. Joseph buy
ing spring goods.
Friday night was the coolest
of the season, the murcury being
? degrees below zero.
Will Shelley and Judge Bodle
have gone to housekeeping at the
home of the Judge. 1t is a strik-
ing combination of youth and old
age.
Miss Lottie Snyder is down on
her claim in Oklahoma this week,
Ben Buck and Alf Siegal are
down in Sand creek this week
looking after business
Tuesday the weather changed
to colder and began sleetlng and
showed for few hours.
Louis Boehler, court reporter
accompanied by E. f, Rieman
are attending court at Ashland
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-22
Pleasant Hill lettings.
(Too late for last week.

]. D. Franz and son John made a
business trip to Joe Pinnick's Satnr-
day.
x. B. Reimer is in Hutchinson
this week.
Mr.. H. Thompson was visiting in
this neighborhood, Friday. ---
R. w. Grubhs and Claude Drake
came home Sunday from the Crook
ed L Ranch.
Mrs. Goldie and Sylvia Ford we're
visiting with home folks Sunday.
Mrs. Sylvia Ford will remain until
Thursday,
O. ID. Beutler is absent from his
ranch this week. He was summon
ed as a jnror on the Custer-McCaul-
ey case. He was home Saturday
night and Sunday, returning to
Meade Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Franz called
on Henry Reimer, Monday.
Miss Etna Thompson was visiting
at lakeland Saturday and Sunday
Did anyonelenjoy Monday nights
rain?
Miss Zelma Riser is staying with
Mrs. Beutler this week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-22

Rev. Gillidette of Plains and
DR.. Fee of Meade are III the city
land will assist in the work OF
getting affairs in shape for the
Establishment of Cammandery
in Masonry.-Liberal News.
Mrs. Mary E. Todd, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction of
Seward county, was in Meade
Saturday on business pertaining
to her office. While in Meade
she was the guest of Mrs. May E.
Murphy.
Tuesday evening after the Re
bekah lodge had adjourned and
the members were gathered
about the stove to have a social
chat" before departing, Mr.. aud
Mrs. S. p. Bunch went into the
robing room. Nothing was
thought of their disappearance,
and within a few minutes they
re-appeared attired as George
and Martha Washington, George
bringing the cherries and Martha
the fruit. The surprise was
complete and pleasant hour
followed.
At the opening of their Quick
cash raising Sale, Friday morn
ing February 10, at 9 O'Clock, the
Stevens-Watson Mercantile Co.
gave a waist pattern to the first
fifteen ladies who came into the
store. An hour before the time
for the opening the crowd be-
gan to gather and at 9 O'Clock
large number were waiting fol
the doors to open. There was
much friendly rivalry to get II
first, and everybody had a good
time. Those who were success
full were: Mesdames Frank s
Sullivan, H. H. Williams, Johr
Elliott, S. L. Kinnison, ]. A
Grimm, ]. F. Jones, A. V. Bate
man, M. Pierce, James Smith
B. G. WATSON, Jay Ellis, R. Buis
M. F. Martin, Council King ant
I. C. Baxter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-22
North West Frog Pond
(To late for last week J

(To late for last week.
J. D. Dalgarn went to Plains Fri
day.
Mrs. Hanlon and baby visited her
daughter Edna in Fowler over Sun
day.
Henry Bassinger is working in
Meade this week.
Mrs. Ola Dalgarn visited Mrs.
Nellie Wyatt Friday.
Mr. Diapers family, Mr.. Teeter's
and family, Mr.. Kinsinger and fam
lily and Miss Haigh took dinner at
Carriers Sunday it being Mr.. Car
ter's birthday.
Mrs. Morton Griggs visited with
Mrs. Jefferson Saturday afternoon.
Dick Galliher stayed all night
with Frank Angel Saturday night.
The Bughouse boys visited with
Dorell Dalgarn Sunday.
On account of to much mud we
failed to have preaching at Jasper
Sunday.
Rev. Holtsclaw moved over in
District 62 last week.
Little Tomista Delgodo. Mexican
visited her friend, Mary Barragree,
over Tuesday night.
Mr.. Golliher and wife Sundayed
at c. Z. Strohls.
Mr.. Isaac Covalt and wife Of
Meade spent several days last week
at Mr., Golliher.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-22
From Old Mexico.
Fortuna, Feb. 9. 1912.
Miss Agnes Wehrle,
Dear Friend:


will write you
few lines about our trip. AT
dorado, where we crossed the
line, our baggage was to looked
through. The car was full to
the. roof. 1t was said that there
was not Dom for another news
paper, even the vestibules were
filled. Besides all this baggage
there we're about two hundred
people. 1t took about two hours
to make the inspection. The
train was divided into two Sec
tons and we were taken in the
second section by way of Vera
Cruise, and in coming over the
mountains we passed through
nineteen tunnels.
We stopped one day atCordova
where we saw the oranges, coffee
grape fruit and a world of beau
tiful flowers and the cape jasse-
mine, so fragrant. 1t is against
the law to carry large boquet
of them in a coach on account of
their rich fragrance being apt 10
make the travellers sick. That
night we went to Vera C-use and
saw the gulf and the large steam
ers and l went to the beach and
gathered shells. We had fish to
eat at the lunch room, nice and
fresh, too good to talk about.
Friday we came to Santa Lu-
crecia. We arrived at about
500 p. m. We stayed all day
Saturday. Sunday morning
about 9 o'clock we were in the
boats and started down the river.
The wind blew and made the
water rough and some we're
afraid, but l enjoyed it. We ar
rived at Fortuna about 3 o'clock
that day. Mrs. Dillon was there
to help greet us. We came up
to her house and have been board
ing with her since. She has a
native girl, eleven years old, who
helps her. Mrs. Dillon says she
reminds her of Topsy. We have
been having lettuce, onions, rad
ishes, and greens all week. Cab
bage and tomato vines look fine.
Balsams and Merigolds are in
bloom and some corn is in tassel.
Good bye. Give my best re-
CARDS to inquiring friends,
Your friend,
Clara Brannan.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-22
Today is Washington Birth

Today is Washington Birth
day.
Will Farrell was down from
Pratt last Saturday.
Mrs. May E. Murphy is visit
ing friends in Liberal this week.
Don Jennings, of Hutchinson,
is in Meade this week. He has
the contract for wiring the Sour
beer building.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-22
Bring us your job work.

Bring us your job work.
Sunday was an ideal day.
A. +. German was over from
Plains Wednesday.
Will Colgan in in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin on business.
Note what the Home Lumber
Company has to say this week,
Mrs. John Stalder is visiting
relatives and friends in Missouri.
Fesler Stalder left Friday for
Des Moines, Iowa, where he will
attend school.
C. C. Perry, principal of the
Mullinville schools was in Meade
Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday was busy day in
Meade and all our merchants
did nice business.
M. F. Martin returned We'd
nesday from a two-week's visit
with relatives in Ohio.
A. L. Snider, the Jasper Mer-
chant, was a business visitor in
Meade Wednesday.
w. A. Cauthers, General Man
ager of the Home Lumber &
Supply Co., is in Meade this
week.
Crowder's Clothes count. See
me B 4 U Buy. Easter bargains
for you. Dry cleaning and press
ing.
VIM. Quinn, one of the prom
inent citizens of Beaver, was in
our city one day the first of the
week.
Miss Anna Johnston spent
Saturday and Sunday in Meade,
returning to her schoolat Green's
burg Monday morning.
The condition of the roads is
somewhat improved but farmers
still experience considerable
trouble in getting to and from
town.
We heard a citizen of Meade re-
mark that you could buy ten
yards of calico cheaper at the
Stevens-Watson Mercantile Co.
sale than from Montgomery
Ward & Co. and save the freight
besides.
Mrs. George H. Beck return
ed to her home in Greensburg,
Kansas, Sunday after having
spent several days visiting her
sister. Mrs. Edward Frame.
Mrs. Beck is the wife of prom
inent lawyer of Greensburg.
Mrs. Media Hittle and sou,
have returned from Lane, Kan
sas, where they have been for
the past several weeks. Mrs.
Hittle purchased her spring
stock of millinery while away,
and will announce the date of her
spring opening later.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-22

A. T. Bodle is in Chicago this
week on business.
R. M. Painter was up from
Lakeland last Saturday.
Rev. Hill returned from Medi-
cine Lodge Saturday.
H. M. Coon was doing BUSH
ness in Meade Saturday.
Miss Genevieve McMeel was
home Saturday and Sunday.
lib. f. Cox left Monday morn
ing for Gashland, Missouri.
H. Llewe!yn Jones was called
to Fowler Monday on legal bust
ness.
The News Office has been busy
this week and last printing sale
bills.
Ben Marshall is attending to
the duties of A. 7. Bodies law
Office during his absence.
Miss Emma Walter, of Pratt
was the guest of the Misses Nc
Meel the latter part of last week.
]. G. Scott is here from North
Carolina, visiting his son, Ira.
he expects to remain for several
weeks.
Mrs. L. E. Wood returned Sat
urday from Liberal, where she
has been for the past several
weeks visiting her sons.
Mr.. Ben Moore, of Stafford,
Kansas, was in Meade few days
this week, While here he pur-
chased a Morgan colt from r..
Buis. Mr.. Stafford is a cousin
of h. A. Brannan.
Mrs. +. d. Smith returned last
Tuesday from Syracuse, Kansas
where she has been visiting her
son, Ira, and family. She re-
ports them all we'll and enjoying
life.
Don't forget that w. H. Sour
beer is advertising a public sale
for February 81; Lon Hubanks
one for the IS; and Herman and
John Boehling one for the %.
Look elsewhere in The News for
what thev have to sell.
We are informed that the Tri-
ads have arranged for game Of
basket ball with the Greensburg
high school team, the game to be
played at Greensburg, in the
near future. A very interesting.
game is looked forward to.
Auctioneet Stamper has three
public sales for the last week in
Feb. and four for the first week
in March. Jim is known as one
of the best auctioneers in Kan
sas, and sale bills in Meade
county upon which you do not
see, y. l. Stamper, Anctioneer"
are as scarce as hens teeth. He
can sellanything from rat trap
to a flying machine and get a good
price for it too.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-02-22

For summer diarrhoea in children al.
ways give Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil, and a
speedy cure is cer'sin. For sale by all
dealers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-10

bo effort as absurd. which. indeed. il
was
But no ono can help pity for the final
years of Col. Trumbo lie lived neg
lcctcd IN squalor He Was man who
was passed bv in his time. He not
only failed TO keep up with the cur.
rent progress of the country, he de.
libcratelv sought TO ignore IL. He lived
rccluso. pcnniless, supported BY a
faithful servant, who evidently saw
in him something of manhood and of
virtue that the general public couli
not discern, and so he devoted himself
faithfully TO Col. Trumbo, staying by
him, supporting him even after Trum-
DO S magnificent household effcrts had
been sold under the hammer Tor less
than one fourth OF their valuc. aud
Trumbo getting nothing out of the
sale.
His aspirations were high, but be
did not seem TO understand that they
were too high for him. His end was
moarDtul. and few can help sorrowing
for the man, who. in fnct. was rs good
us buried many wears before his death,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-10
COL. TRUMBo'S DEATH.

The death of Col. Isaac Trumoo re-
calls curious episode in Utah history.
When the struggle for Statehood was
on, Col. Trumbo took pains to impress
upon the then Presidency of the Nor
mon church that he was doing great
work in the matter Of forwarding Con
gressional action towards granting
Statehood. He took up his residence
in Washington and made continuous,
optimistic reports TO the First Presi
dency in Salt Lake as to what he was
doing and what was being accom-
plished In these reports he did not
make any particular mention of any
body else's work than his own, so that
the presidency of the church quite
naturally came 10 look upon Mr.. Trum-
DO as the chief power for Statehood,
aud the chief worker in achieving sue
cess in this effort.
Accordingly, when the matter OF L.
:. Seuatorships from Utah came up.
Col. Trumbo promptly fled his claim
upon one OF these Senatorships as
reward for his defective services in
gaining Statehood. He persuaded
President Woodruff and his eounselors
that II was nothing more than bis due
TO have their endorsement for this 20.
sition. They gave il accordingly; and
that wss Trumbo' 5 trump card in push
ing his claim, He made regular can.
yass of the State. pleading this en-
lorscmeut of his candidacy by the 6rst
presidency. as reason why leg,sla.
tors ought 70 be elected who would
support him. But Mr.. Trumbo's per.
soualiiy was such that even the en-.
dorsemeut OF the hrst presidency OF
the church could not carry him
through. lie was not man 10 impress
himself personally upon the average
legislator As desirable candidate for
a Z. :. Scnatorship, aud so his cardi.
dacy failed. But il was striking.
stirring, live event while IT was being
carried on. il afforded much merri-
ment and but little anxiety to other
candidates, who looked upon the Trum.