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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-05
TO DRIVE OgT MALARIA ,,,..,,...,

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTEIIBS
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle,
showing " Is simply Qunine and Iron In las teless
form, and the most effectual form. For grown
people and children, 80 cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-05
Births In the Air.

The International Congress on Ae-
rial Legislation, sitting at Geneva
Switzerland, is evolving a very de-
tailed code Of laws. One of its sug-
gested paragraphs reads: "In the
event Of birth occurring in an air
craft the pilot is to enter the event
in his log book and must notify the
fact to the authorities at the first
place at which he descends."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-09-05

lite Rank.
DO you think telephone operation
can be classed as profession?"
We'll, It certainly is calling"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20

The kidney secretions passed too
frequently, especially at night, and l
often had spells of dizziness, during
which black spots appeared before ny
eyes. | tried numerous remedies, but
got only temporary relief until l pro-
cured Doan's Kidney Pills from the
A & A Drug Co. Their effect was al
most magical. Since using this rem
edy | have enjoyed much better
health and my kidneys have done
their work properly. 1t gives me pleas
ure to confirm my former public en-
dorsement of Doan's Kidney Fills"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FOster-NIilbum Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for.the United.
States.
Remember the name-DOan sand
take no other.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20

W. w. P. Clements and Mrs. Ever
EFT Of Chicago and Seth Clements d
Memphis, Tenn, are here this week
visiting their daughter and sister,
Mrs. H. B. Chappell. The Clements
family we're early day residents OF
Great Bend and will be remembered
by many Of our older residents. They
expect to go to Phillips county in a
few days to visit George Clements
and from there to California to visit
another Sister, Mrs. Mary Potter.
John Redetzke of Route l, ClaflinA
was a caller at this office Monday
10 pay up his subscription. Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Bose Of FL
.inwocd spent Sunday here, the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Russell.
Mrs. E. c. Cole is in Coffeyville
this week visiting her daughter, Mrs..
Eldon Low.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20
MARRIED AND DIDN'T KNOW II
New Indian Agent Got Into Predlca'
ment Through Ignorance Of a
Native Custom.

On the old Rosebud Indian reserva-
ton, in South Dakota, they still
laugh over the peculiar predicament
into which new Indian agent once
got himself.
The agent, an unqualified tender.
foot" was inspecting an Indian school.
Noticing that as soon as he entered
the room every girl present brought
her hair forward over her face, he
asked the teacher to tell them to
throw it back so that he might see
their faces. But this they refused to
do, until, after much urging, one girl
did finally uncover her face.
After school was over, the agent
wondered at the strange actions of the
girl who had uncovered her face. She
followed him to his house, entered
after him, and set about getting his
dinner AS he spoke no Sioux, and
she no English, he could get no ex-
PLANTATION from her.
Finally, to his relief, the teacher
rode up. Shaking with laughter, he
asked the agent how he liked his new
wife! Then the latter understood
what he had done. In certain tribes
of the Sioux Indians all a man needs
do in order to get wife is to induce
a girl to uncover her face. The agent
had proposed in the usual way-and
been accepted.
In vain did the agent plead that he
already had wife In the east; there
was only one way to get out of it.
1t cost him the equivalent of fourteen
ponies to persuade the Indian girls
father to take her back again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20
EVENING CHAT.
By Ruth Cameron.

Did you ever pause in your enjoy
ment of some wonderful novel or alb
sorbing short story to think to your
self what a tremendous debt We all
owe to the story tellerS?
The other evening l knew at
O'Clock that l was to receive some i'm
pOrtant news at 10. How can ever
wait these three hOurs?" said to
myself; and the first hour, during
which l wandered about the house
and tried to occupy my mind with
household duties and with converse
ton, the seconds seemed like min
utes.
Finally l SAT down wit NOoF; at
first l was restless and inattentive,
but soon the great master. whose
story l was reading had laid hold
on my mind. in few moments | had
forgotten to watch the clock, and in
a few moments more it was a quar-
ter of ten, and my vigil was almost
at an end.
From how many cares, how much
Z impatience, what sorrows and what
anxieties the great story tellers free
us all; not indefinitely, of course, but
for a precious little while that makes
us able to go back and take up the
burden afreSh.
Just think of the hours Of tedious
waiting for trains and appointments
end all the rest, which the story tell
ers have beguibed in your life.
Think how absolutely uncomfortable
your days of cOnvalescence from sick
ness would have been without the
story tellers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20
Cloves Main sourc. Of Ineom..

Nine-tenths of the worlds supply
of cloves comes from the. island Of
Zanzibar, a British protectorate, on
the east coast Of Africa. The gov
eminent receives as a tax one bale
out of each five. As many as 100000
bales have been produced in season.
The industry, which has long been
the salvation Of the little island, with
its scant population, really had its be-
ginning in 1860, when an Arab plant
ed 200 shrubs. Said Burgash, sultan
of the island, saw the commercial
possibilities Of the plant and caused
cloves to be set out by his people. A
cyclone in 1872 devastated the island
and uprooted the trees, but within
short time the sultan had them re-
placed. Since then the industry has
grown steadily.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20
ALL FOR THE SAKE OF BETSY
When Col. J. J. Aston Jeopardlzed
His Yacht and Passengers
for Dog.

Some years ago Col. J. J. Aston and
his yacht Nourmahal and his son, {.
Vincent, were reported lost at sea,
the New York correspondent Of the |
Cincinnati Times-Star recalls. Every |
one got excited about it-especially |
in New York newspaper Offices. 1t
was a New York newspaper, you may !
remember, which ran this headline
over the story of the wreck of the |
Titanic: 'Col. John Jacob Astor Lost
at Sea; Two Thousand Others Also
Drowned"
The Astor part of the headline was
in very large pink letters and the
rest was comparatively modest type.
! When the Nourmahal was reported
lost the papers began to talk about
sending out searching expeditions.
The government dispatched a cruiser
to search for Astor. Now Richard
Barry tells the story of that episode
for the first time. "Astor was very
fond of his pet dog" says Barry. "The
pet dog hated the sea. The second
day out on the cruise the dog began
to nope. Astor told the captain Of
the yacht to point her nose for shore.
I'll take Betsy off and give her a
run said the master Of millions.
"They landed that day on the
! Caroline shore and Betsy got her run.
But one run wasn't enough for her.
Each day, as they voyaged south,
Betsy was taken on land to stretch
her legs. Finally they were of the
Honduras coast, and Betsy began to
howl for a frolic. The captain pro-
tested that the coast line was INSULT
GENTLY charted, and that the Nourma-
hal was in danger Of being wrecked II
he was obliged to run in too near
"No matter, said Aston. Betsy
isn't happy
$50 they put in, and shelved the
Nourmahal on rock, and every one
north of Panama became violently ex-
cited because it wasn't possible to
hear from the Astors, and it cost the
yacht owner a good many dollars to
get her of. But he didn't care. He
was fond of Betsy-and Betsy had
her run"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20
A THOROUGH TEST.
One To Convince the Most Skeptical
Great Bend Reader.

The test of time is the test that
counts.
Doan's Kidney Pills have made
their reputation by effective action.
The following case is typical.
Great Bend residents should be con-
vinced.
The testimony is confimed-the
proof complete.
Testimony like this cannot be ig-
nOred.
John MOffat, retired farmer, 1919
Heller ST., Great Bend, Kans., says:
For about three years l was afflict-
ed with kidney complaint and as time
passed my condition became worse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20
TIme.TeIIIna Made Easy.

Though comparatively few of the
natives of Turkey own watches, yet
they have an ingenious way of approx
imating the time, and some of them
hit 1t with considerable accuracy.
They locate two cardinal points of the
compass, and then, holding their
hands together In such manner that
the forefngers point upward and in
opposite directions, they observe the
shadow cast. In the morning or eve
ming at certain known hours one finger
or the other will point directly at the
sun. A comparison Of the two shad-
ows win determine the hours be-
tween.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20
Fortunate LleehtensteIn.

Liechtenstein. the smallest Of Eu-
ropes sovereign states. has a mon
arch, q parliament but no taxes and
no army. 1t is preparing to celebrate
the second century Of its indepen-
dence. Prince ] IN II. provides its
finances, and izsrsturn nOminates
three Of its Is smbers Of parlia-
ment
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20

Think of the periods of sorrow and
anxiety into which the story tellers
have brought moments of blessed dis
traction,
l know a man who sat and read
vOraciOuSly all the morning long the
day his beloved mother was to be
buried, read even to the very mo-
ment of the funeral. Some people
thought him heartless but l knew he
was far from that, and l thought him
very wise to try to put his mind on
something that would keep it from
going over and over the thought of
his loss. l doubt if he knew much of
what he read. 1t simply served to
benumb him a little and for that
blessed nrr.tGess he had the story
teller to thank.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-20
God bless the story tellers.

ITO have done things worthy to be
written" says one of the greatest of
them all, with that wonderful mo-
desty that helps to make him a be-
loved figure, lis dignity to which
no man makes any approach who has
only written things worthy to be
read"
It is very daring for me to differ
with Sir Walter Scott, and yet must
for it seems to me that in many
cases he who has written things
worthy to be read'' has conferred a
benefit ON humnity more enduring
and more widespread than that which
comes from many great deeds.
God bless the story tellers. We
could do without many wiser and
greater men more easily than without
them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
DENTISTS TO HOLD
BIG CONVENTION
State Association Will Begin It's
Annual Session at Old Point
on July g.

Dentists from every section Of Nir-
gInia are making preparations TO at
tend the forty-third annual conven-
ton OF the Virginia state Dental AS
ISOLATION, to be held a. the Chamber
liz Hotel. Old Point Comfort. July o.
10, II. The committee in charge
has prepared a program which has
been called the finest ever arranged
Tor the Dental Associations annual
gathering, and glance over the list
o speakers Will show the names Of
the best authorities the profession has
produced in this State.
While il is the avOwed desire OF the
committee TO offer on the program
such diversity of subjects that some
thing OF value Will be given TO every
practitioner in Virginia, the social
side of the meeting has been by no
means neglected. IN the entertainment
list is Included all tho outdoor recrea-
ton opportunities afforded by Old
Point in addition TO the usual recep-
tons and dances.
Indications are that Richmond will
send down a large delegation. many
Richmond dentists being on the pro-
gram for speeches or papers. Among
| the Richmond men to address the
meeting are DR.. George Il. Keesee, DR.
L. l. Simpson, Dr b. r Blackwell
/ and DR.. Richard {. Walden. IN the
effort TO give the association members
! the most recent discoveries OF the
dental profession the committee has
made arrangements for papers TO be read
! by men from outside the State. among
! whom are Dr.. Milo B. Hellman. New
! York: Dr. George r. Palmer. New York
! Dr. c. j. Ciricves Baltimore. and Dir
! Charles S. Alexander, Charlotte. y. c
The officers of the Virginia State
( Dental Association are DR.. ". ". Nose
Icy South Boston, president; DR.. w
ii. Ewaid. Norfolk FIRST vice president
Or. y. /. Stratford, Richmond. SECOND
| vice president. DE William Pitcher
! Petersburg, third vice. president: DR.
George +. keesee. richmond, recording
secretary; DR.. " b. Rudd, Richmond
assistant recording secretary: DR.. w
H. Pearson. Hampton, corresponding
secretary. and DR. William Sturgis
Norfolk. treasurer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
BOUND OVER TO
DISTRICT COUR I
Roberts Not Permitted to Paw
Nominal Fine on Preli.n-
mary Hearing.

I. y. Roberts, secretary treasurer Of
the Hcrico Distilling Company, the
plant of which was seized several days
ago for alleged irregularities by In
ternal Revenue officers. was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Melvin Flegenheimcr yesterday charged
with interfering with an officer while
discharging his duty. He is accused
IN a warrant with threatening Deputy
collector +. p. Southwark with an axe
when the latter sought to examine
several barrels which had been lamp.
cred with in violation OF the law, II
was said
Through his counsel John i Lamb
Roberts asked that he he permitted 10
pay small fine. District Attorney |.
l. Lewis contcnded that this was not
within the commissioners jurisdiction
lie pleaded that Roberts he held for
the grand jury, declaring that the
charge against him was a grave one.
The omcnse is punishable By rine of
not more than $4,000. or one year in
Jail or both
Commissioner Flcgcnheimcr held
Roberts for the next term of the Dis
tict Court and fixed his bail at 1900.
which he at once furnished. Following
his arrest Roberts was held under ST..
600 bond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
ADDRESSBY MAYOR
TO SONS OF JOvE
Of Electrical Association
Hold First Monthly
Meeting.

At the first regular monthly meet
ing yesterday of the Jovian Lunch Club.
of the Rejuvenated Sons of Jove
Mayor Richardson made an interest
ing talk on Commercial Co-Opera-
ton" While this subject is one that
can always be made the basis of an
Instructive talk, it was particularly
appropriate at this time, for o-opera-
ton" is the slogan of all Jovians.
The Mayor showed no little knowl-
edge of the electrical industry. and his
speech was productive of considera BILE
enthusiasm. He spoke of the develop
ment of electricity. touching on vari-
Gus stages of the groGth of this i'm
portant branch of science. lie pointed
out it's possibilities. showing how CO.
operation was essential to develop
these poSsibiiit es most advantageous
~
The Sons of Jove." a national cleo
trical order composed of about 1000
members, recently took in forty-hve
new members in Richmond. and with
the appointment of II. Root Palmer TO
the position of Virginia statesman. the
local members have shown renewed in
terest In the order. 4 representative
committee decided on tho Lunch Club
as a good means of bringing the mem
bers to gethcr, and the first of these
meetings was held yesterday at the
Business Mems Club. large proper
ton of the local membership was
present. representing the various
branches of Richmond's electrical In
duStry.
Those present were: II. r. Palmer,
Virginia statesman; II. w. Hall.
Julien Binford. w b. Catlctt. w. 8. p
Mayo. ]. b. Price. G. A. Tower. j. j,
Thenson, J. l. Speights. a. S. Tanner G..
T. Marchmont. V. d.. Bacigaloupo. C. S.
Bayliss, r. W. Bowry. j. b. Dunn. +.
a. Fry, /. I. Hance. Morris Hunter j.
NJ. Jewett. w. Lancaster. F.. $ Moorer,
C. v. Robinson. B. H. Smith. b. II.
storm, f. n. Steigleder, l. f. Walker.
II. -R weisiger. ]. c. Willis. r. w.
W'nfree,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
STILL FIGURE ON
THAT RIFLE RANGE
Predicted Now That L May Be
Ready for Teams by
Early Fall.

According TO a statement made oy
-Adjutant- General Sale yesterday. there
Is a slight possibility that the State
rifle range at Virginia Beach will be
ready for use BY the fan. in which
case many teams as possible Will
be sent there for practice. One delay
after another has hampercd the State
in the construction of this range until
for a time It seemed out OF the ques-
ton to open the field this season at
all.
1t was the original intention and
hope of General Sale to have the first
militia rife teams on the range by
June l. but unfortunate circumstances
blasted this hope. a late spring de-
layed the state in beginning the work
OF levelIng the ground and clearing
the camp site. and then came unex-
pected difficulties with the contractors.
But now half a dozen satisfactory
bids have been submitted. and as soon
as Governor Mann returns from Bal
timore and calls meeting OF the Mill
tary Board the successful bidder will
be picked and ordered to begin work
Immediately. Before the end OF next
week the contractor should have his
men on the range.
4 combination OF border troubles
forced the War Department to call off
the annual rife shoot at Camp Perry,
Ohio. so many Of the officers being de-
tailed for work on the Mexican border
and Cuba that only n handful are avail
able for the camp. The Virginia rifle
team will thus he deprived OF chance
to step UP another grade IN the rise
It has been making during the last
few years
II the State rife range Is completed
by fall. the team representing Vir-
ginla at Camp Perry last year will be
given practice shoot at Virginia
Reach. General Sale has his own men
at work on the range now clearing
the camp site and doing whatever
possible to hasten the completion OF
the work ~ - -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
RUSSELL COUNTY
VALUES TOO LOW
State Auditor Moore Will Present
Commissioners Books to the
Grand Jury.

Strong proof that State Auditor
Moore intends tc make the Commits
sioners OF Revenue live up TO the
standard he outlined wnen he as
sumed Office was given yesterday when
the property books OF Russell coun-
- were received and found to be at
variance with the taxable propcrty
OF That county as listed by the Fed
cral authorities.
The property values OF Russell
county. as reported by the Commits
sioncr OF Revenue. are not sat!sfac-
tory 10 this Office" said MIR Moore
yesterday. and the books will be pre-
scented TO a grand jury. with the In
formation we nave a, hand. TO be gone
over and authenticated finally. This
Is the hrst OF the property books
to fall below the standard this Of
miss the mark will be presented 70,
grand Jury investigation"
Not only do the property books OF.
Russell county show loss than half
the property attested by Federal Of
hceEs to be in Russell, but they snow
decrease In a single county of sla.-
600 in personal property alone since
last year Whether the lowering OF
property values seen By the Com
fnissioners OF Revenues mas any con.
nection with the constitutional amend
inent allowing these officers TO sue
cecd themselves Is question which
Mr. Moore prefers not to answer
To give concrete example OF the
falling OF in assessed values. the Rus
sell county books show that tho
horses o tthat county were worth on
an average OF sil7l in 1871 and only
S3'9i IN 1872. and this is county
which produces the most valuable
horses in Virginia. The lower as
sessment OF live stock IS the most
Objectionable feature OF the books.
according 10 Mr.. Moore. although there
are other assessments which do not
find favor With the State Auditor.
Clocks. while increasing in average
value from sl.23 TO S1.27 during the
last year. have decreased not!cably in
nunb
In preparing TO present these books
for grand Jury investigation, Nj.
Moore makes the announcement that
the books OF all Commissioners of Rev
enues. as they arrive in tho oifcc. VIII
be thoroughly examined. and all which
fall below standard submitted TO legal
exa mInation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
HAD No AUTHORITY
TOCOLLECT MONEY
Mrs. Partillo Arrested at Post
Office on Charge of Swindling
People.

Mrs c. a Partlllo. arrested and ac-
quilted in the Police Court more than
year ago on the charge of passing
worthless checks for small amounts.
again fell into the clutches Of the law
when she was arrested yesterday for
operating an alleged swindle. Accord
ing tic the pol!ce, she has bene visiting
Episcopalians In the West End solicit
ing funds for a church at Union Level
Mecklcnburg county, without authority
She Is said TO have obtained more than
500 in this manner.
one woman who had given her money
became suspicious. and writing 10 Union
Level. received Information that the
church had designated no one to ask
help for IL and that it was Ia an nm
usually noIrishng condition. This fact
was communicated TO Captain oil Detcc-
tiyes Mcmahon more than a week ago,
and ne detailed Detective kremsel ON
the case. Information was obtained
which Indicated that Mrs. partillo was
operating the alleged swiudlc. 7"
persons giving money she Invariably
directed that II: Dc sent to Mrs c. y
Partillo. care. GttRera* Delivery, city
Instructions were left al the post-otlcc
10 notify police headquarters when she
appeared to claim her mail.
Early yesterday morning word was
received that she had called for her
mail. She was detained on some pre-
text while Detective Sergeant Beltor
hurried 10 the post-otfice. Tie had no
difficulty In finding her and placing he!
under arrest and accompanied her to
headquarters. where she was turned
over TO Captain Mcmahon. At first she
denied thee barge against her but later
it was said, admitted II she defended
herself by saying That she was badly
~ need Of funds and knew OF no other
way by Winch TO obtain them. Shc FUR
n.shed bail 10. her appearance In the
Police Court this morning
Mrs PartiNo was acquitted OF the
charges OF passing Worthless check.
when a friend Of her family testified
fAe was probably unhalaucci lie sale
that several OF he~ close relatives had
been confined ia asy-ums
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
CARDOzA LOSES SUIT
Middle Atlantic Immigration Company
4 MArded NcrdIrt for 5000.

The jury ~ the Law and Equity
Cour, yesterday rendered a verdict OF
$500 for the plaintiff in the suit OF
the Middle Atlantic immigration Com
PAM against z. Pollard Cardoza. \
motion by the defense TO set aside the
verdict will De heard this morning.
The suit involves a tract OF lad in
Pow hatan county known as the Cooke
tract" and the plaintiff was awarded
the full amount asked for.
This is the second hearing OF the
case. and the second time that Jury
has reached a similar verdict. Orig
inally tine case vas heard before Judge
John II Ingram. who died before 1t
could he concluded II was therefore
neces i!y TO go over all the evil
dence before Judge Beverly T. Crum7
who succeeded him.