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Meade County news., 1915-08-19
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In the safe. To this day l cannot tell
why. owed nothing to those despica.
BILE thieves. Craig least Of all"
Craig. net him over there. PUN.
meled him."
Il didn't act like a man. Some day
comfortable fortune would fall to the
lot Of each Of US. But l took eight
thousand, lost it, and came whining to
you. You don't belong to this petty
age, Paul. You ought to have been a
fellow of the round table" Arthur
smiled wanly. ITO throw your life
away like that, for a brother who
wasn't fit to lace your shoes! If you
had written you would have learned
that everything was smoothed over.
The Andes people dropped the matter
entirely. You loved the mother far
better than l."
"And she must never know" quietly.
do you mean that?"
II always mean everything | say,
Arty. Can't you see the uselessness of
telling her now? She has gone all
these years with the belief that am a
thief. A thief, Arty, l, who never stole
anything save farmers apples. They
would have called you a defaulter;
that's because you had access to the
safe, whereas l had none" Arthur
WINGED. 81 don't propose to disillusion
the mother. am strong enough to go
away without seeing her; and God
knows how my heart yearns, and my
ears and eyes and arms"
Warrington reached mechanically
for the portrait in the silver frame,
but Arthur stayed his hand.
mo, Paul; that is mine"
Warrington dropped his hand, puz-
zled. 81 was not going to destroy it,"
ironically.
mo; but in a sense you have de-
stroyed me. Compensation. What
trifling thought most of US give that
word! The law of compensation. For
ten years Elsa has been the flower O.
the corn for me-. She almost loved me,
And one day she sees you; and in that
one day all that l had gained was lost
and all that you had lost was gained
The law of compensation. Sometimes
we escape retribution, but never the
law Of compensation. Some months
ago she wrote me letter. She was
always direct. 1t was just letter"
A pause. Arthur gazed steadily al
the portrait, while Warrington twist
ed his yellow beard.
"The ways of mothers are mysteri
ous," said the latter, finally. He won
dered if Arthur would confess to the
blacker deed, or have it forced from
him. He would wait and see. "The
father and the mother weren't happy
Money. There's the wedge. It's in
every life somewhere. A marriage Of
convenience is an unwise thing. When
we were born the mother turned to us
Meade County news., 1915-08-19
Rubber Armor PLATED

II the present war has proved any
thing it has proved the inadequacy OF
the protection afforded by armor plate
covering the underwater vital parts
of a ship. The armor does not extend
sufficiently far below the water line
to assure complete protection when
the vessel is rolling, and in this re-
spect a suggestion put forward by
writer in Popular Science Siftings
might be worth serious consideration.
Describing an experiment made in
1860 on the recoiling strength of -ub-
ber, he says that piece of rubber
two inches thick and foot square
was placed under a steam hammer
and a six.inch round shot was placed
OF It. The hammer fell with tremen-
dous force and broke the shot to
pieces, the rubber remaining elastic
and unimpaired. Results from great
explosive force on rubber flooring and
buffers have shown that beyond fusing
by heat the rubber remained unin-
iured, SO apparently rubber would
make a ship more shot-proof than ar
nor plate.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19
CATCHING UP WITH CHINA
Western World Has Adopted System
Long Popular In Great Empire
Of the Orient.

Gradually, very gradually, civiliza.
ton is catching up with the Chinese.
The University of California has
established new professionalism Of
keeping people well. Those who adopt
this calling will go into the world and
earn fat fees by not letting folks fall
i'll. Sickness will mean starvation to
the practitioners; a healthy populace
will make them rich.
In China the doctors have never
looked to the sick for business Only
while their patients we're we'll could
the physicians charge for services
rendered. When patron fell Ill the
doctors income shrunk; when recov-
cred the convalescent resumed feeling
his medical adviser.
1t is a good scheme, evidently, or
we o. the wiser world would not have
taken up with it after having so many
thousands of years to investigate its
workings. In time, perhaps, all the
wisdom Of the Celestials will become
ours by adoption.-St. Joseph Gazette.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Nil. ana slower still she followed Az
thurs footsteps.
Il wasn't quite brave enough" he
said, when she found him. They love
And love nae well, mother. for l am
the broken man."
She pressed his head against her
heart. my boy!" But her glance was
leveled at the amber.tinted window
through which she had come.
To Warrington, Elsa was a little,
thinner, and of color there was none;
but her eyes shone with all the splen-
dor of the oriental stars at which he,
had so often gazed with mute inquiry.
"Galahad!" she said, and smiled.
well. what have you to say?"
Il? In Gods name, what can say
but that love your
well, say it, and stop the ache in
my heart! Say it, and make me for
get the weary eighteen thousand miles
l have journeyed to find you! Say 1t.
and hold me close for I am tired!
Listen!" she whispered. lifting
her head from his shoulder
From out the stiffness of the sum-
mer night came jarring note, the
eternal protest of Rajah.
THE END.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19
RAID KANSAS BANK
Seven Men Rob Institution at
Maple Hill and Escape
With $4,000.
HELD THE CITIZENS At BAY
Dense Fog Aided Bandits In Getting
Away After Many Shots
Had Been Fired.

Seven men held the entire town OF
Maple Hill at bay early the other
morning, robbed the Maple Hill State
Bank of nearly $4,000 and escaped in
a fog. Maple Hill is in Wabaunsee
County, twenty-one miles west OF To-
peka Sheriffs of three counties had
posses hunting over the territory
within fifteen miles of Maple Hill but
had not discovered trace Of the rob-
bers. Some carriage tracks leading
east from the town are the only
tracks which the sheriffs' forces have
been able to find as pointing to the
way the men escaped.
A hundred men stood within one
hundred feet of the bank building and
listened to seven charges of. nitro
glycerin explode in the bank and did
not dare attack the robbers. The rob-
hers walked out of the bank and
disappeared in the fog.
Fifteen of twenty shots were fired
by the robbers, a few by the citizens
of the town. ]. d. Weaver, cashier
of the bank, sat in the window of his
home, less than one hundred feet
away and heard the explosions but
was unable to attempt to drive off
the robbers.
The robbers entered the bank
through window. They appeared to
be amateurs, as it required seven
charges of explosive to break open the
safe. The nitro-glycerin was first
placed on the floor in front of the
safe and the big door partly opened.
Then other charges were put into the
door until the safe was almost COM
pletely wrecked.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

up aH idea Of marrying Elsa Chef
wood"
1T will be easy to obey that Are
you playing with me. Pau?"
"Playing?" echoed Warrington.
"Yes. Do you mean to sit there and
tell me that you don't know why /
shall never marry herr"
Arthur read the truth in his broth.
er's eyes. He smiled weakly, the
anger gone. Same old blind duffer
you always were. l wrote an answer
to her letter. In that letter told her
|. the truth"
"You did that"
Il am your brother, Paul. couldn't
be cad as well as thief. Yes, told
her. l told her more, what you never
knew. l let Craig believe that l was
you, Paul. wore your clothes, your
scarfpins, your hats. In that l was a
black villain. God! What a hell
lived in. Ah, mother!" Arthur
dropped his head upon his arms again.
Paul. my son!"
1t was Warrington's chair that top
pied over. Framed in the portieres
stood his mother. white-haired, pale
but as beautiful as Of old.
Il am sorry. l had hoped to get
away without you knowing"
"Why"
"Oh, because there wasn't any use Of
my coming at all. I'd passed out Of
your life, and l should have stayed
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

out. Don't worry. I've got everything
mapped out There's a train at mid
night"
Arthur stood up. Mother, am the
guilty man. l was the thief. All these
years I've let you believe that Paul
had taken the money. :"
Yes, yes!" she interrupted. never
taking her eyes off this other son. 81
heard everything behind these cur
tains. You were going away, Paul,
without seeing me?"
what was the use of stirring up old
matters? OF bringing confusion into
this house?" He did not look at her.
He could not tell her that he now
knew what had drawn him hither,
that all along he had deceived him
self.
Paul, my son, l have been wicked
woman"
why. mother. you mustn't talk like
that!"
Wicked! My son, my silent, kind
ly, chivalric boy, will you forgive your
mother? Your unnatural mother?"
He caught her before her knees
touched the floor; and, ah! how hun
grily her arms wound about him.
Whats the use of lying?" he cried
brokenly. "My mother! | wanted to
hear your voice and feel your arms.
You don't know how l have always
loved you. 1t was long time, very
long time. Perhaps / was to be
blamed. l was proud, and kept away
from you. Don't cry. There, there!
can go away now, happy" Over his
mothers shoulders, now moving with
silent stabbing sobs, he held out his
hand to his brother. Presently, above
the two bowed heads, Warrington's
own rose, transfigured with happiness.
The hall door opened and closed, but
none of them regarded 1t.
BY and by the mother stood away,
but within arms length. How big and
strong you have grown, Paul."
IN heart, too, mother" added Ar.
thur. "Old Galahad!"
"You must never leave us again,
Paul. Promise"
MAY l always come back?"
"Always!" And she took his hand
and pressed 1t tightly against her
cheek. Always! All, your poor blind
mother!"
always to come back! I
am going to China in a little while, to
take up the work have always loved.
the building of bridges"
"And am going, tool" 1t was Elsa,
at her journeys end.
Jealous love is keen of eye. There
was death in Arthur's heart, but he
smiled at her. After all, what was
more logical than that she should ap-
pear at this moment? Why sip the
cup when 1t might be drained at once,
over with and done with?
"Elsa!" said the mother, holding
Warrington's hand in closer grasp.
"Yes, mother. All. why did you not
tell me all?"
Arthur walked to the long window
that opened out upon the garden.
There, for a moment. he paused, then
passed from the room.
go to him. mother" said Elsa. WISE
ly and with pity.
The mother hesitated, pulled by the
old and the new love. by the fear that
the new-found coulo be hers but lit
tie WhiiA Slowly she let Paul's hand
Meade County news., 1915-08-19
KANsANs GROWING RICHER
Live Stock and Wheat Boost Personal
Property Valuations in the
State $S2, 2,4o9, ,oo5.

Increased valuations of live stock
and grain largely were responsible for
the increase in the personal property
valuation of the state from $525,364,-
439 in 1914, to $6O7,773,444 this year,
according to a report Just issued from
the office of the state tax commission.
Possibly because of the European
war, 1t is pointed out, values OF all
horses in Kansas increased from $69.46
a head in 1914 to $74.28 this year. AS
SCISSORS this year found 2,393,427 head
of cattle in the state, with an average
value of S36.58, as compared to last
years returns of 1,974,672, with an
average value of $33.41. In 1914 Kan
sas had 242.979 mules, with an aver
age value OF $90.S0. This years re-
turns showed 274,S26, with an average
value of $89.23.
The report asserts that March l, the
date of assessment, Kansas had stored
2l,596,624 bushels of wheat, valued at
$26, 500; S,019,191 bushels of oats,
worth $3,427,192, and 20,865,892 bush
els of corn, valued at $12,612,499 On
the same date of the previous year
there were in Kansas bins, 6,329, 82S
bushels of wheat, valued at S4,635,672;
4,264,291 bushels of oats, worth ST.
615,41G, and 4,205,O72 bushels of corn,
valued at $3,144,208. Wheat this year
was assessed at $1.21 bushel, the re-
port asserts, as against 73 cents a
bushel last year. Oats was listed in
the assessors returns at 43 cents this
year and 9S cents last year, while
corn both years was assessed at GO
cents a bushel
The number of automobiles and
pianos in the state was materially in
creased in the last year, while the re-
port shows that a smaller number OF
watches and dogs were assessed. The
report also indicates that the value OF
the poultry in the state has been in.
creased in the last year more than
81 100000 to total of $4,099,0S1.
Kansas corporations reduced their
capitalization, according to the report,
from SAL III, ,O93 in 1914 to $2O,593, ,421.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Up to the time we were six or seven
there was no distinction in her love for
us. But on the day the father set his
choice upon me, she set hers upon you.
You'll never know how | suffered as a
boy, when I saw the distance growing
wider and wider with the years. Per-
haps the father understood, for he was
always kind and gentle to me. l ex-
pect to return to China shortly. The
Andes has taken me back. Sounds
like a fairy tale; eh? l shall never re-
turn here. But did you know who Elsa
Chetwood was?"
mot until that letter came"
Neither of them heard the faint
gasp which came from behind the
portieres dividing the study and the
living room. The gasp had followed
the invisible knife-thrusts of these con-
fidences. The woman behind those
portieres swayed and caught blindly
at the jamb With cruel vividness she
saw in this terrible moment all that to
which she had never given more than
a passing thought No reproaches;
only simple declaration of what had
burned in this boys heart. And she
had almost forgotten this son A
species Of paralysis laid hold OF her.
leaving her for the time incapable of
movement.
She heard the deep voice Of this
other son say: Lots a kinks In Me.
There is only one law khat l shall lay
down for you. Arty. You must SiVe
Meade County news., 1915-08-19
Poor Memory,

my wife will pay ten cents car
fare to ride downtown and save three
cents at a bargain sale." said the
young married man.
You nave nothing to worry about"
replied the old M. NJ, until she
learns to forget about the spool Of
silk she started out to get and buys
. 0ae hat ipSLSAA"
Meade County news., 1915-08-19
FAvORS UNIFORM GAS RATE
Judge FIannelly Of independence Sug-
gests Price of 80 Cents for Kansas
and Missouri.

A suggestion that the Kansas Pub
lie Utilities Commission reconsider
their recent ruling increasing the
price of natural gas in Kansas from
20 to 28 cents. was made by Judge T.
j. Flannelly in the Montgomery coun-
ty district court. Judge Flannelly's
suggestion came after hearing sew
eral hours of arguments between
Fred S. Jackson and H. o. Castor, at
torneys for the utilities commission,
and T. S. Salathiel and o. p. Ergen-
briSht, attorneys for the Kansas Nat
ural Gas receivers, on the motion to
quash summons filed by the commits
sion.
The motion was the answer of the
commission to the recent restraining
order issued by Judge Flannelly pre-
venting the commission from putting
into effect their recent order of g.
cent increase. Judge Flannelly point
ed out the unfairness of the recent or
der of the commission in that 1t orders
Scent increase in the price of the
natural gas furnished by the Kansas
Natural Gas Company, providing a
similar increase can be obtained from
the Missouri State Utilities Commits
sion. 1t is Judge Flannelly's conten-
tion that such an order is unfair as it
will increase the gas rate from q to
30 cents in Kansas City, Mo-, while in
Kansas City, Kas., and other Kansas
cities it will be raised from rs to %
cents.
1t was Judge Flannelly's suggestion
that a general price of 80 cents be or
dered by the commission and that the
Missouri Utilities Commission be
asked to make similar order, thus
making the price of gas the same in
the two states.
Boy Saved Two from River.-Clyde
Lucas, IL years old, saved his father,
Frederick Lucas, and Miss Ila Knight
from drowning in the Marias des
Cygnes river the other night. The
Lucas family of Ottawa and Miss
knight of Clyde, were bathing in the
stream and Miss Knight stepped into
a deep hole. In her struggles she
strangled Frederick Lucas and both
went under The boy then 'dived and
brought the girl to the shore, and the
lads father swan out safely.
X X X
Tramp Saves a Train.-A tramp
walking along the Grand Island Rail
road tracks between Morrill, and Sa-
betha saw a culvert collapse after a
heavy freight train had passed over it.
He tagged an approaching passenger
train, preventing a wreck, according
to the officials.
Choked to Death by Door.-The T.
year-old son of Mack Shinliver. living
four miles from Medicine Lodge
crawled into a door that swung up
ward in the chicken house and knock
ed the prop away that held the dool
up. The door fell across his neck anG
he was choked to death.
4 X +
Two Killed in Auto Smash. - Mrs
William Kornbaum and daughter, Miss
Elenore, were instantly killed at Han
over when the automobile in which
they were riding collided with s.
Joseph G Grand Island passenger
train No. 8. DR.. Chambers, who was
driving the car, was badly injured
but probably will recover.
X X X
Robbed by Harvest Hands.-Har
vest hands held up j. Schultz and rob
bed him of three $40 bills and IS bill
recently at Harper. Schultz was pain
fully beaten. One arrest was made.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19
BIG PIPE ORGAN FOR SCHOOL

AS a tribute to community music
which the Fort Hays Kansas Normal
school is bringing to Western Kansas
the new Sheridan coliseum, for which
the last legislature appropriated $780,
900, is to contain a 1000 pipe organ
obtained as a gift from the alumni
and friends of the normal school.
The idea of helping establish bands,
choruses and orchestras in the COM
munities of Western Kansas, which
Prof II. e. Malloy, head Of the depart
ment of music, inaugurated last Octo-
ber has so taken hold of the people
that $4,000 has already been pledged
toward the pipe organ.
x X X
Wylie w. Cook to Seek office.-Wy-
lie w. Cook, deputy state treasurer of
Kansas and former banker and chief
of police of Kansas City, Kas., an
nounced at Parsons that he will be a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for state treasurer at the next
election, to succeed Earl Akers.
X X X
Man Struck by Cow May Die.-A
toss of her head by pedigreed Jersey
COW may cost Albert Knopple of Col
ony his life. Knopple was grooming
the animal for the Allen County Fair.
In striking at flies, which were an
noying her. the COW struck Knopple
across the forehead, fracturing the
skull.
Chest Crushed by Mares KICK
Frank Stone, farmer 40 years old,
sustained a crushed chest, eight ribs
being broken, when mettlesome prize
winning mare kicked him during
parade of prize animals at the annual
farm products and stock show at Par
sons.
Aged Woman Dies.-Mrs. Hannah
Combs, of Williamsburg, S3 years old,
is dead at her home there. She had
lived there about thirty years.
X X X
Riley County to Work Roads.-Riley
county will observe Governor Cap
per's proclamation and the roads will
be worked August Is and 10. The
work will be in charge of the Manhat-
tan Motor Club, which is endeavoring
to get the entire county lined up for
the two days.
r X X
"Community" at Norway.-Norway
township has purchased the old school
building and some lots on Main street
and the building will be moved to the
lots and used as a township commun-
ity building. This is the first town
ship to start a movement of this kind
in this county.
Pioneer Woman Dies.-Mrs. Clara
Hutchinson Fay, n years old, resi-.
dent of Kansas since 1860 and grand.
mother of Prof. Willard Wattles OF
the University of Kansas, is dead at
Wichita Mrs. Fay came to Kansas
from New York when bride.
X X
Accidentally Shoots Wlfe.-When
j. E. Horn, living south of Brenner
struck at rat with his rifle the other
day, the gun was discharged. The
bullet struck Horns wife in the abdo
men. She is now in hospital in St
Joseph.
X X X
Slashed Two Harvest Hands, -
David Pojosich, an Austrian, slashet
Edward Morris and Nels Christensen
harvest hands, at Lucas, in quarre
following card game. Both men are
at the point Of death. The Austrian
has escaped.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Robbed by Harvest Hands.-Har-
vest hands held up ]. Schultz and rob-
bed him of three $40 bills and IS bill
recently at Harper. Schultz was pain
fully beaten. One arrest was made.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

sIashed Two Harvest Hands. =
David Pojosich, an Austrian, slashed
Edward Morris and Nels Christensen,
harvest hands, at Lucas, in quarrel
following a card game. Both men are
at the point of death. The Austrian
has escaped.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Two Killed in Auto Smash. - Mrs.
William Kornbaum and daughter, Miss
Elenore, were instantly killed at Han
over when the automobile in which
they were riding collided with s..
Joseph G. Grand Island passenger
train No. 8. DR.. Chambers, who was
driving the car, was badly injured,
but probably will recover.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Accidentally Shoots Wlfe.-When
j. E. Horn, living south of Brenner,
struck at rat with his rifle the other
day, the gun was discharged. The
bullet struck Horns wife in the abdo-
men. She is now in hospital in st.
Joseph.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Pioneer Woman Dles.-Mrs. Clara
Hutchinson Fay, n years old, resi-
dent of Kansas since 1860 and grand
mother of Prof. Willard Wattles of
the University of Kansas, is dead at
Wichita. Mrs. Fay came to Kansas
from New York when bride.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Wylie w. Cook to Seek oftice.-Wy-
lie w. Cook, deputy state treasurer of
Kansas and former banker and chief
of police of Kansas City, Kas., an
nounced at Parsons that he will be a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for state treasurer at the next
election, to succeed Earl Akers.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Community" at Norway.-Norway
township has purchased the old school
building and some lots on Main street
and the building will be moved to the
lots and used as a township commun-
ity building. This is the first town
ship to start movement of this kind
in this county.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Chest Crushed by Mares KICK
Frank Stone, a farmer 40 years old,
sustained a crushed chest, eight ribs
being broken, when a mettlesome prize
winning mare kicked him during
parade of prize animals at the annual
farm products and stock show at Par
sons.
Meade County news., 1915-08-19

Man Struck by Cow May Die.-A
toss of her head by pedigreed Jersey
COW may cost Albert Knopple of Col
ony his life. Knopple was grooming
the animal for the Allen County Fair.
In striking at flies, which were an
noying her, the COW struck Knopple
across the forehead, fracturing the
skull.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-08-31
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NOTICE OF EXECUTORS SALE OF
AEAl RaTATR

The undersigned executor Of the last
will OF Mary MCGUIRE, deceased, here
by gives notice that, by virtue OF the
power by the said will conferred, he
will. at the hour Of q: 80 p. N. of the
10th day OF September, 1915, at 1922
North 9 street. In sthe city Of Rich
mond, Wayne county, Indiana, offer
for sale at public sale. all the interest
cf said decedent in and to the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit: Lots
numbered 9 and 10 in that part of the
city OF Richmond, Wayne county, Indi-
ana, laid out by Abijah Moffit and
known as Abijah Motifs second addi-
ton, said lots being known on the plat
OF the said addition by said numbers.
Said sale will be made subject to the
approval of the Wayne circuit court,
for not less than two-thirds of the full
appraised value of said real estate, and
upon the following terms and condi-
tions:
At least one-third Of the purchase
money cash in hand, the balance in
two equal installments, payable in not
to exceed 8 and Is months, evidenced
by notes OF the purchaser, bearing six
per cent interest from date, waving
relief, providing attorneys fees and
secured by mortgage on the real es-
tate sold. Purchaser may pay all
cash.
RAYMOND G. KELLEY, Executor.
l0.17-24-3l)