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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
NEW YORK IS TO CLEAN UP
Button Inscribed "For Health and De-
cency" to Be Worn by Million
Citizens.

The campaign of the board of health
to have New York give itself whole
sale scrubbing, beginning April 1, is
to include the distribution of million
coat lapel buttons as soon as the
proper appropriations are made at
city hall.
One button will read:
For Health and Decency. Clean Up
New York City, 1913"
Another, intended for women shop
pers, will read:
I'VE Don't Deal in Dirty Stores.
Clean Up! 1913"
The general plans of the active cam
paign are held up while DR.. M. M.
Mcmillan, assistant sanitary superm-
tendent, and his assistants compute
the cost of the city's cooperation OF
the work based on their survey of tins
city. Doctor Mcmillan reported that
he has found Manhattan very dirty IN
spots, but that Brooklyn was dirty all
over-New York Evening World.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
Mischief Done by vltrlot.

Several tons OF vitriol we're spilled
over an embankment, as the result of
n collision during shunting operations
at Okehampten railway station. Devon,
England, recently. A tank containing
the acid was thrown over the embank-
ment into the road adjoining. The
liquid poured in streams down the
roadway, and flowed through field
and down gulleys to the river. where
1t killed 400 trout, many OF which
when examined were found to have
their skin peeled and bleached by the
acid. A number of dead cells we're
also found on the banks OF the river.
They had evidently jumped out OF the
water to escape the vitriol. In road
side garden which It invaded the acid
destroyed every plant 1t touched. In
the roadway dogs that touched the
flowing liquid went bowling away and
at safe distance licked their burnt
paws.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
FRIENDS HELP.
81 Paul Park Incident.

after drinking coffee for breakfast
I always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or so
a weak, nervous arrangement Of the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force would frequently
have to lie down"
Tea is Just as harmful, because IL
contains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee.
AT other times had severe head
aches; stomach finally became Affect.
ed and digestion 80 impaired that I
had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady. for many years
State President Of the w. G. T. o.
told me she had been greatly ben
Gifted by quitting coffee and using
Postum; she was troubled for years
with asthma She said it was mo-
cross to quit coffee when she found
she could have as delicious an
article as Postum.
Another lady who had been trou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years.
found immediate relief on ceasing cor
fee and using Postum. Still another
friend told me that Postum was
Godsend. her heart trouble having
been relieved after leaving or coffee
and taking On Postum.
80 many such cases came to my
notice that concluded coffee was the
cause Of my trouble and l quit and
took up Postum, l am more than
pleased to say that my days OK trou-
BILE have disappeared. l am well ana
happy
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above lettert A rev
one appears from time TO time They
are genuine. true, and fun Of hunn1
interest
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
rown PlannIno rauuht.

With rare exceptions, towns and
cities in the United States have grown
up in haphazard fashion. Little, II any.
effort is made to foresee future needs
and provide for them as cities expand.
Europe, however, ID taken town plan
ming very seriously. Last summer, for
example, course in the subject was
conducted at the Hampstead Garden
suburb, under the auspices OF the Uni
versity of London extension board.
This suburb was selected because 1t
afforded good opportunity for study
ing the results OF town planning meth
DDS. Courses OF lectures were given
by experts from the practical, legal,
engineering. surveying and public
health aspects, and on the develop
ment OF the venture In foreign coun-
tries. There we're also special lectures
on suburb planning, garden city es-
tates, the financial aspects OF the sub
ject and SO on.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
Color Value in Plants.

Color value in foliage is very i'm
portant point too often overlooked by
garden owners. Homes surrounded by
heavy masses Of dark. somber foliage
do not enjoy that cheerful, inviting
and hospitable appearance every home
should bear. Dark and heavy foliage
should be kept in the rear Of solid
background against which the brighter
and lighter parts Of the picture may
be Displayed. AS you come forward
use more bright incidentals also. in
the way Of Towering or perennials. Be
consistent and intelligent in the dispc-
sition OF your plants and the effect
cannot fail to be harmonious.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

Six hundred miles west of the main
channel of the Missouri river, the
Rocky mountains form the source Of
that great stream, which is the larg-
est and longest tributary Of the Mis-
sissippi. Paralleling these mountains
is broad plain 300 miles wide by sew
en- hundred miles long, containing 2OO,-
900 square miles Of the richest deep
fertile soil to be found in America.
The climate is glorious and healthy.
The seasons are right for the grow
ing of three-fourths Of the crops used
for the sustenance of man and beast.
This vast area, now the home of the
jack-rabbit, prairie dog, and prairie
wolves, with its eastern border dotted
with farms and cattle ranches, and
the cunning American pushing over
its broad expanse, attempting to carve
out homes, presents panorama, ap-
preciated only by those who have trav-
eled over the territory.
Here is an empire, rich in every ele-
ment, that goes to make up happy and
prosperous American homes, save only
one-water. Yet the average rain fall,
of IS inches, added to the annual
freshets of the accumulated winter
SHOWS in the mountains race down
through this country, on its way to
the sea, carrying with 1t death and de-
struction for those who live. on half
million acres of low lands. II these
flood waters could be stopped in this
semi-arid regions and used for irriga-
ton. chaos would be turned into or
der; destruction into helpfulness.
II a plan can be inaugurated to hold
these flood water, this vast territory
now containing but three people to the
square mile, and producing only rough
feed for cattle, would invite twenty
five more people to the square mile
from the crowded east; turn hun
dreds of thousands Of American con-
sumers into producers, and thus re-
duce the high cost of living.
Here is a territory comparatively
level. Whole congressional townships
can be turned into one field without
the loss of an acre. Sections of land
are so level that standing upon one
corner a man can be seen on any part
of the section. Yet the engineers
compass reveals the fact that as you
approach the mountains the increase in
elevation is seven feet to the mile.
This rise in elevation, together with
.,nfna
very rapidly the rains that fall into
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
Home bwI(|
Y Helps Y !
NEW CITY BUILDING PLAN
Rectangular Arrangement Of Streets
That Prevails In America Is Aban-
doned,ln Europe.

The rectangular arrangement Of
streets, which prevails in most Ameri-
can cities has been generally aband-
oned in Europe. So has the modifica-
ton OF 1t, by the addition of radial
avenues, of which Washington Is such
a conspicuous example. Irregularity
has been substituted for regularity, al
though there is no hard and fast rule
about it. Streets are laid out In
sweeping curves or parabolas. as In
parks or private estates. BY this
means recurring vistas of parking and
houses are secured, as well as the
maximum or light. air, and open as
poets. Even in the poorer quarters
thh plan is pursued. This has COM
pletely revolutionized the appearance
of the city.
Open spaces for parks and play
grounds are reserved at intervals
within easy walking distance OF al
most every home. These are 30
numerous that one is impelled to be
lieve they are looked upon as neces-
sary part Of city building, as neces
sary as schoolhouses or police sta
tions. These open spaces are very
varied. Some are round, others are
square; some are sunken gardens,
others suggest an Italian villa In
order that they may not obstruct
traffic. the open spaces are often to
one side OF the street. The magma
ton of the artist has been allowed
free play in the designing Of these
neighborhood parks.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

the small rivulets and hurries the
water east on its way to death and de-
struction.
1t has been amply demonstrated
that channel improvement alone, for
flood prevention, is failure; that
bikes cannot be built high enough or
strong enough to confine the waters
to their natural channel 1t Is time
to turn to something else to the con-
struction of reservoirs into which the
surplus water may be turned and from
which it may be taken for the purpose
of irrigating the dry lands and for
producing power. a universal need In
the industry of the country.
A plan now under consideration
would consist of the building of sys-
TEN of artificial lakes, beginning at
the Black hills in South Dakota, eX-
tending through the states Of Nebras-
ka, Kansas and Oklahoma, made by
the damming of the numerous streams
transversing this country and connect
these lakes by an artificial river.
Thus a food in the north could be
conveyed down this great canal, dis
tributed into the different lakes and
reservoirs thus formed. using the once
dreaded and destructive flood waters
for the service of man. The low land
farmer could then till his soil without
fear of molestation.
The dams constructed across the
several rivers. would be arranged so
as to let the water pass as needed to
regulate the channel of navigable riv-
ers. Power could also be taken for
the creating of electricity for munich
pal and commercial uses.
These artificial lakes would be
stocked with fish for the benefit of the
thousands of people who would come
to this country. AS a further proven
ton of flood waters, the borders OF
these lakes would be set to timber
adapted to this country, and while this
would assist in holding back the wa
tiers it would serve as great parks and
forest reserves.
Senator Newlands bin, Nos 1872, now
pending in the National Congress, II
passed would authorize this great in
ternal improvement and provides
ways and means for its execution.
This bill is broad and liberal, and is
not confined to localities, but is broad
enough to meet the requirements OF
all flooded districts, and especially en-
courages the prevention of floods u.s.
ing the waters for irrigation purposes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
ncattalIsv Made of use.

A big industry has grown up in
some localities in the "cattails" that
cover the swamps. These flags are
used not only for chair bottoms. but
for calking the joints of barrels and
for the manufacture Of strong. flex'
ible and waterproof paper for lining
boxes and barrels. Big paper mills
are growing up on the areas which
have been waste lands until the last
few years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
Ewes and the Brain.

With the lower animals there is a
pronounced relation between the size
of the eyes and the brain, 1t is
claimed by some recent Investigators
Even among fishes it is said the more
cunning species are those that have
large eyes, and upon investigation 1t
was found that the fish with large
eyes had larger brains than those with
small eyes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

A. NJ. Thornman, superintendent OF
schools at Cottonwood Falls, was
elected secretary of the state text
book commission. Professor Thorn
man has been engaged in school work
in Kansas for 16 years; he is grad
uate of the State university, of the
State normal, and also has taken post
graduate work in the University Of
Chicago. He is one of the most wide
ly and favorably known school men
in Kansas. W. C. Austin, state print
er, was elected president of the COM
mission. Besides effecting perman-
ent organization, the commission in
structed the secretary to begin con-
demnation proceedings for the lots
acrass the alley south of the state
printing plant, on Jackson street. A
three-story building, 90 by $50 feet,
connected with the present plant by
an archway over the alley, will be con-
structed. An additional Fl feet will
be added on the west of the present
plant, also.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
Metbod Of keeplro cheese.

Cheese wrapped in cloth previous
ly stepped in vinegar and water will
keep fresh for considerably longer
time than IL kept in the storeroom in
the ordinary way. A dry cloth should
be kept wrapped round the saturated
one, and the latter re-steeped in vim
egar and water from time to time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
I,avIno Mattino.

When laying mating, it is not al
ways necessary to cut it in order to
ut corners and alcoves. 1t may be
better to do so in very small spaces,
but often moistening the mating is
found to be better than cutting. Soft
ened thus, it can then be bent with
out breaking, and makes a neat. sub
stanfial edge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

Topeka.-The Kansas state bank
deposits increased $S,250,000 in the
last three months and are now higher
than ever before.
Charles Sawyer, state bank COM
missioner, has completed the compila-
ton of the report OF, the 90S state
banks in business when the statement
was called for, March II, and it show
ed a total of $113,742,S44.26 in de-
posits in the banks. This is an actual
increase of $4,000 in deposits since
the last statement, December 4, and
is one of the largest increases in de-
posits shown by the bank statements
for any period. The total deposits
are now nearly $4,OO0,O0O larger than
ever before.
The statement shows total loans and
discounts of $94,O36, 429.63; an in
crease of $1,600,000 in the three
months The cash and sight exchange
item shows an increase of $6,300,O00
and the re-discounts and bills pay
able by the banks have decreased
more than a million dollars.
The state banks show a surplus OF
$T,5O0,0O0 and undivided profits ex-
ceeding 100000, and the undivided
profit account was liqudated by the
banks only few weeks before the
statement was called for by the bank
commissioner, showing how the banks
have been transcating a vast amount
Of business during the early part OF
the year, time when business is us
ually quiet waiting for the spring
business to start.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
Good Polish.

To make a polish for patent leather
make a mixture Of one part Of linseed
oil and two OF cream. Mix 1t thor
oughly and apply with flannel. after
removing every particle of dust from
the shoes. Then rub the leather with
a soft cloth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, the
preacher-author, who was appointed
as member of the Topeka Civil Ser
vice Commission. has transacted his
first business. 1t was an order to
the Topeka Police that the use of to-
bacco in any form on duty would be
sufficient cause for immediate dis
charge and the use of Intoxicating
liquor on or off duty would mean dis
missal.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
He Wasn't sure.

A gentleman was sorely out Of pa
tience by some blunder Of his new
groom.
Look here" he cried, in his anger.
Fl won't have things done in this way.
Do you think I'm a fool?"
Sure sorr." said the groom, "oi
can't say. sorr. OF only came here
yesterday"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
rrsatlno Burma and scalds.

Burns and scalds should be treated
with glycerine and flour. the latter
we'll heaped over the affected part.
Then tie round linen bandage to OK
clude the air. II cotton wool is handy
it is better to use for this purpose
than linen.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
ManIfeatIY Inalncere.

why do you say that he's not sim
cere?" 81 heard him very pleasantly
tell a bill collector to call again"
Well what Of jt?" you know as
well as that down in his heart he
really hoped he wouldn't"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

Charles Sessions, secretary of state,
has found 26,247 motor cars and 4,235
motor cycles in Kansas for which he
will have to provide tags under the
Motor Car Registration Law passed
by the 1918 legislature. The esti-
mates on the number of cars were
made by the county treasurers of each
county from the official assessment
rolls and a canvass of the dealers.
The secretary of state bought the
motor car tags on basis of twenty
five thousand cars and five thousand
motor cycles. The order has already
been increased because of the pro-
spective buyers who will get their
cars within the next two months and
it is expected that by July l the total
cars in the state will be close to the
thirty thousand mark.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

The local agent of every railroad in
Kansas and of every express COM
pany is to become an officer for the
enforcement of the Kansas Prohibit
tory law and the Webb Bill which
was passed by Congress prohibiting
the shipment of liquor into any pro-
hibition state for unlawful purposes.
The Kansas railroads have sent out
the instructions to the agents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

One day teacher was having .
irst-grade class in physiology. She
asked them IL they knew that there
was burning fire in the body all of
the time. One little girl spoke up and
said: Yes em. when 1t is cold day
l can see the smoke. "-National
Monthly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
complete Rest.

Old Gentleman-"I'm afraid this
place doesn't agree with me; I've
scarcely eaten anything since I've
been here" Polite Youth-"Well.
that's all right-you came for rest,
didn't you?"-Stray Stories.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
cornered.

Tommy, this is the second time
you have asked to be let of to go tc
your grandmother's funeral" y
know It. sir, but got two grand
mothers, sir"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

Kansas banks are going to take
care of the rebuilding of the peniten'
tiary Irvine plant if it is found adj
ditional funds to the revolving fund
are needed. Already $4,000 has been
. offered the governor for immediate
use and the banks would wait for
the next legislature to get the money
back.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

The Kansas Public Utilities Com
mission has filed an intervening pc
tition with the Interstate Commerce
Commission asking for reduction in
the rates on -four from Kansas to
Arizona and points In the Southwest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

The initial steps for the purchase
of the statue of George w. Click,
former governor of Kansas to be
placed in Statuary Hall at Washington,
have been taken by the executive
council. ]. w. Orr, member of the
legislature and son-in-law of the
late governor, was delegated to visit
Washington, inspect the statues al
ready placed in the hall, and visit
sculptors in New York.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24
ONE TEXT BOOK FOR
EACH SCHOOL TERM
Novel Plan Under Consideration By
State School Commission.
NEEDED BOOKS IN ONE VOLUME
Another Proposal That is Being Con-
sidered Is to Issue the Texts in
Pamphlet Form-Either Plan
Would Save Money.

Topeka-The state textbook COM
mission. has started an investigation
of two propositions, to be settled be-
fore the commission begins the actual
publication of the common school
books for the school children of the
state.
At present each subject has its own
book, and under ordinary circumstan-
ces the publication of the state texts
would follow the present system. One
suggestion is the printing and bind
ing of all the books used in one
school term into one volume.
The present system involves the
carrying by each child of five to
seven books. The proposal is to have
the commission work out complete
course of study for two terms of each
school year, and then print single
book for each term, each book con-
tanning the work in arithmetic, gram
mar, reading, writing, history and
other subjects for that entire term.
For the second half of the year there
would be another book of the same
nature.
1t was suggested that single book
for an entire school year be printed,
but this would make the book too
large 1t is estimated that the saw
ing on binding would enable half
year book to be printed on good
paper and bound in heavy boards and
buckram for little more than a
dollar.
The other plan suggested is to
bind the schoolbooks in cloth only
and get them out in pamphlet form!
The use of board covers is expensive,
and it has been suggested that the
books could be made strong with
cloth covers to last the ordinary
child at least two years, or two
children in the same family one year
each, and the cost would be reduced
one-third on each book.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

Beginning May 1 the utilities COM
mission will require every natural
gas distributing company in Kansas
to file monthly reports of its bust
ness. These reports will show the
exact amount of gas used by each
company, what it paid for it, what
was received, the operating expenses,
and the rates.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

The snowfall in the state during the
month of March generally ranged from
to 8 inches, the State average being
"a inches. At most stations it re-
manned on the ground but few days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

The Kansas Natural Gas Company
will be required to furnish the util-
tiles commission a monthly state
ment showing the amount of gas it
takes from it's own wells, or wells
owned by subsidiary companies, the
cost of that gas at the wells, the
cost of gas purchased from other
companies or private owners at the
wells, the amount Of gas furnished
to each customer-the distributing
companies in the cities, the price it
received and the actual operating ex-
penses. The distributing companies
will make a similar report, showing
the amount of gas received from the
Kansas Natural, the cost of handling
it and the amounts received from the
sale according to the business which
used it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

The published statutes as passed,
by the last legislature will be ready
for distribution about May /. There
were 1886 acts passed, about 100 of
which became effective upon publica-
ton in the official state paper.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

Sedwick county Ieads IN motor cars
and motor cycles, reporting 1900 cars
and 200 cycles. Shawnee county is
second with 1900 cars and $50 motor
cycles. Wyandotte county, the most
populous county and the second in
wealth, has 1000 cars and 100 cycles.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-24

The Topeka State Journal has NOV
ed into its beautiful new 100000
home. The building is of steel, re-
enforced concrete. tile and terra Gotta.
Its general design was supplied by
Frank p. MacLennan, editor and own
er. There are three floors and a base.
ment.