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Meade County news., 1915-08-26
DID WITHOUT FR|LLS
Marriage a Simple Affair in the
Early Days.
Little Chance for courtlng and Abso-
lutely No Need for the Formally
Customary In the Countries
Of Europe.

On the frontier, courtship and mar
riage are not the matters of conven-
tion or even of sentiment that they are
in long-established communities. For
example
My grandfather came to this coun-
try in 1881, writes subscriber, by
sailing vessel to New Orleans. Thence
he went up the Mississippi river to
st. Louis, and there he bought horse,
saddle and other fixin's.
He settled on the north bank of the
Missouri river about sixty miles
from st. Louis. He and cousin of
his built log cabin and began to
clear the land. They took turns doing
the outside work and the cooking.
One day, during the cousins turn at
cooking. he upset the pot into the fire,
and when my grandfather came in the
discouraged cook said to him: See
here, julius, this sort of thing won't
do any more; we must have house
keeper. One of us must get married."
well, why don't you marry, then?"
said grandfather,
mo, you are the older; you must
marry first"
That's easy said. You know that
the only family where there are girls
| old enough to marry lives 40 miles
from here. and l don't know whether
any of them will have me. We are
strangers and from foreign coun'
try, you know"
We'll. you can try, can't you?"
So the following Sunday grand
father rode 40 miles over to Squire Nc
Clenny's. The squire greeted him
cordially, for callers were always wei
come in those days.
After talking about the weather, the
crops, the hunting, and so forth, grand
father, with some embarrassment. in
troduced the subject of housekeepeT
and asked the squire If he had any OBJ
lection to his marrying one of his
daughters.
None at all" said the squire. Have
you asked the gal YETI"
"Oh, no, l only wanted your permis
sion to court her. That is what We
have to do in the old country. And
besides, l can't wait two or three
years before l marry, as they do ovel
there"
oh" said the squire, "if the gall
willin' I'll marry you right now" Ant
calling to his wife, he said: Mary
tell Elinor to come in!"
Elinor was the oldest of his twelv
children and, although not yet siN
teen, was tall. well grown and full.
developed.
When she entered he said: "ElinoI
here's man who wants to marry you
Are you willin'?"
"Oh, pa, that's rather sudden
"Well, we'll. you can talk to mi
about IL, and slep over 1t. Let mi
know in the mornin'."
The next mornin' she said Yes.
and the wedding was set for two Week
later.
Everyone within a radius Of fort.
miles and more was there.
The day after the wedding grand
father rode up to the horse block, hi
young wife got up behind him, ant
thus they went home.-Youth's Com
paniOn.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Bathing Trains for Soldiers.

All the commanders of the various
armies now fighting recognize how ex-
tremely important in every way is
cleanliness. The better the sanitary
arrangements and the cleaner that
everything is kept the less chance is
there of cholera and other diseases
spreading and causing more deaths
than do rife bullets and shells.
Special arrangements are made at
the front by the commanders Of the
allies to enable the soldiers to have
hot baths as frequently as possible.
The Germans have gone a STEP
farther though. for they are now us
ing specially constructed bathing
trains which travel as near the front
as possible.
Each train consists Of locomotive
tender, water tank car, three cars fit
ted up with hot baths, and a number
of cars fitted up with separate com
partments where the soldiers can have
cold shower baths.
The tank car contains $500 gallons
of water and each train allows so sol
diers at time to have hot bath.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Khakl-clad Women Salute.

The number of women in uniform
of various kinds has been attracting a
good deal of attention recently, and
the action of women in khaki who sa-
lutte army officers in the street has
been commented upon. 1t appears
that those who salute do so on their
own initiative and that the practice
is quite against the spirit OF the
Women's Volunteer reserve and Of the
Women's Reserve ambulance, two of
the most prominent of womens corps
The uniform of the Womens Hos
pital corps is khaki color and was SO
before the war office gave them recog
milton. The yeomanry nurses also
wear khaki and men who are back
from the front and know what both
these corps have done in Belgium and
France are SAID to pay the tribute oi
a salute to ell women in khaki. French
and Belgian oficers, in particular, are
quick to Offer this ourtesy.-LondoI
| Times.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Cool Request.

would you be kind enough to re-
turn my photograph" she wrote. Il
gave 1t to you in a moment OF girlish
folly, and have since had occasions
to regret that was 80 thoughtless in
such matters"
OF course she pictured that photo
graph framed and hung up in his
room, and was inclined to think that
he would part from 1t with deep re-
gret. Just why she wanted 1t returned
is immaterial. OF course, he had Of
Tended her in some way, and she
wished to test his love, but II is un-
necessary to inquire how.
The answer to her note came the
following day.
Il regret" It read, that i am un-
able at this late date to pick 'Ssit your
photograph. However, send you my
entire collection, numbering a little
over 500, and would request that you
return all except your own by passen-
ger train at my expense"
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Fine Scorn.

Lady" said Flooding Pete, could
you spare hungry man a meal o
victuals?"
You go away from here OF III
call my husband"
rs that there stoop pshouldered
man plowin' corn in the next field
your husband?"
Yes, II is"
Il take back what ] said. I've got
heart in me, have. If you've got
meal O. victuals for poor starvin'
man, give 1t to your husband"
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Quite a Hint.

The Guest-Your wife Is such a
handsome woman. should think
you'd be Jealous Of her.
The Host-I am. And for that rea-
son never invite any man here that
any sane woman would take fancy
to.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Homealck.

Ever since you've been in town."
said the city relative, you've been
having two or three lemon squashes
every day"
"Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel.
"a habits habit"
But you don't drink them!"
Il don't want to. am willing to
pay the money so as to get straw to
chew"
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
DISTRESSING PIMPLES
Removed by cuticura Soap and oint-
ment. Trial Free.

Smear them with the Ointment.
Wash off in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing for some minutes. Repeat on
rising and retiring. These fragrant
supercreamy emollients do much for
the skin. and do it quickly.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, !Cuticura, Dept. KY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Free Information.

Il aint had no work ter do in
more'n two year, num-"
Poor man. How have you man
aged to live?"
People have helped me, mum"
And so will l. Walk down this
road half a mile and you will come
to our county seat, where there is a
model Jail that serves better meals
than any country hotel in this part OF
the state kansas City Star.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Eound Ancient Watch

While hoeing in his garden, DR.. Ed
ward r. Noyes OF Brattleboro. VT, un-
covered a watch in solid silver case
bearing hallmark which showed that
1t was made in London in 1894. The
order for the hallmark was issued by
King George in 1862. The watch is
of peculiar design. All the metal parts
are intact except the steel. which has
rusted away.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Worth Listening To.

Those two men over there are hav,
Ing a warm argument 1t must be
about the war"
Il think not They are probably dis
cussing a subject they know some
thing about"
why so?"
Half dozen pedestrians and the
policeman on this beat seem inter
ested in what they are saying"
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
For Burns and sealds.

In case Of burns and scalds apply
Hanford's Balsam Of Myrrh and get
relief. Apply it to cool the skin and
take the fire out. Have a bottle al
ways on hand to use in case Of acci
dents. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

Women disagree with each other
many times about trivial things, but
when they have a real row it is over
a man.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Both Busy.

Where is Clarence"
He's in the house playing jack
straws"
And where is Edith"
81 dunno. She may be out sailing
the motor boat and then again, she
may be trying out her new aero
plane"
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

A catalogue of the fishes Of Maine
shows that the state has 140 species
but only rs are At to eat, and only II
are Of commercial value.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

We hear Of new uses of Hanford's
Balsam of Myrrh. In dehorning cat.
tie, light applications help to stop
bleeding, making the use of hot iron
unnecessary. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

When a millionaire dies it generally
develops that he was worth about
100000 and that he had been paying
taxes on a valuation of $4,000.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Easy Money.

ANY fishing up where you spent
your vacation?"
PLENTY. In fact, there wasn't any
thing else. All we got to eat was the
fish we caught ourselves, and they
charged us SIS week for serving it."
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

The National library in Paris con-
tains the Oldest map of the heavens,
made in China 600 B. C.. and showing
l,460 stars.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

1t is calculated that 100000 tons
of carbon, most of it in the form of
coal, is the average yearly amount
burned in large cities.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

In the sixteenth century dictionaries
were chained in the schoolhouses, as
Bibles were in the churches, by rea-
son OF their costliness and rarity.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

For genuine comfort and lasting pleas
ure use Red Cross Ball Blue on wash day
All good grocera. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

If a man doesn't have to get down
to work early he would lust as soon
do 1t.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Tired Of Him.

He-I always pay as go.
She (yawning)-I don't think you'll
ever become bankrupt.-Judge.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

There is always something coming
to us that we should like to see side
tracked.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
BELIEVE HIS MONEY A MYTH
Farmland Held For Examination After
Contracting to Spend Large Sums
in Wichita.

]. w. Cobb, a farm hand near Wich-
ita, said he fell heir to $4,000 the
other day, and started out to spend it
He bought $400 worth of mission fur
niture for bachelor apartment that
he had arranged for in family hotel
A 5000 player piano was next ac-
quired and then motor car at cost
of $4,000 was chosen. Clothing and
other personal necessities Mr.. Cobb
bought at random. The aggregate bill
would have made a noticeable dent in
the big bank roll that the young lab
orer had suddenly come into. All the
stuff was bought subject to delivery
a big story of Cobb's good luck and
liberality in merchandise splendor.
In the afternoon Cobb appeared be-
fore Probate Judge Jones and request
ed that a guardian be appointed for
him or he would blow in all his for
tune. Judge Jones felt out Cobb's
mental and financial status and or
dered him detained until a jury could
inquire into his mental balance Cobb's
employer had not heard of his hands
good fortune. He blamed the sudden
heat.
Believed Pistol Was Empty.-John
J. O'Connor, 26 years old, is dead at
Wichita as the result of shooting him
self in the head with an automatic
pistol the other night while trying to
demonstrate to his sister that the
weapon was not loaded.
X X X
Six Miners lnjured.-Six men were
injured, only one of them seriously
when a steam shovel beam weighing
eighteen thousand pounds fell at a
strip pit coal works near Minden the
other afternoon. The men were car
rying a timber and the beam missed
the men but struck the timber.
X x X
Bees in Feud at Wetmore.-Two col
onies of bees belonging to w. H. Blood
of near Wetmore, happened to swarm
on the same day and for some reason
declared war on each other. Not only
did they attack members of Blood's
family, but also the cat and chickens,
three of which died as result of their
stings.
Woman, 65, a Suicide.-Mrs Frank
Pope of Frontenac, aged Go years, shot
and killed herself in her home the
other day.
Standard Oil Dividend Declared
The Standard Oil Company of Kan
sas has declared a quarterly dividend
of 50 a share, payable September Is,
to stockholders of record on August
26.
Dies After Motor Smash.-W. e.
Thomas of Goddard. died in hospi-
tai at Wichita from a fractured skull
sustained when his motorcycle collid-
ed with a motor car one mile west of
Goddard. Mr.. Thomas was q years
old.
Gas Caused Death at Newton.-
Austin H. North, student brakeman
for the Santa Fe, was found dead the
other morning in bathtub at New
ton. He had been overcome by gas.
He came here a week ago from OF
lava, Kas.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
BUMPER CORN CROP IN SIGHT
One of the Largest Yields Ever
g. Harvested in State.

While there may have been some
loss to the wheat crop from the ex-
cessive rains in Central Kansas the
farmers say there will be the greatest
corn crop ever harvested and many of
them are beginning to wonder how
they are going to gather the crop.
The stalks are from twelve to six
teen feet high, many of them have
three ears and nearly every one has
two ears. A great majority of the
ears are out of reach of the tallest
man, many of them being ten and
twelve feet above the ground.
The ears are so long ard large that
they are bending over and hanging
down from their own weight and the
farmers say that the poorest fields
while there are fields which will make
seventy and eighty bushels and some
more.
The weight of two and three of the
large ears is bending the stalks over
and some fields are becoming a tan
gled mass of corn stalks and ears. To
drive through the fields with wagon,
it is said, will be almost an impossi-
bility without doing damage, and it
will be difficult matter to cut the
corn and get it into shocks.
Sucn a corn crop has never been
seen in this country even by the old
est inhabitant Some of the samples
of corn displayed in different towns
in Central Kansas verify the state
ments of the farmers both as to the
size of the ears and also as to the
number Of ears on the stalks. Much
of the corn is in roasting ear, it is
we'll filled to the end of the cob and
it is said it will mature without an
other drop of rain. The ground is
thoroughly soaked and the moisture
will not be taken from the ground as
1t is so we'll shaded the sun cannot
get to it to evaporate the moisture.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

One of the compensations of life IL
that man can't study himself through
q microscope.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

For mosquito bites apply Hanford's
Balsam. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
To Be Sure.

You seldom hear of man after he
enters prison"
That isn't surprising"
MOI"
Doing time is comparatively a
noiseless performance"
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

Happy is the home where Red Cross
Ball Blue is used. Sure to please. All
grocers. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26
Office Chatter.

How do you like your job?" asked
the inkwell.
ITS dirty work" replied the new
blotter. Still it's rather absorbing"
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

To stop bleeding use Hanfords Bal
sam. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

You can safely place faith in Han
ford's Balsam Of Myrrh. ADV.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

Gas Caused Death at Newton.-
Austin H. North, a student brakeman
for the Santa Fe, was found dead the
other morning in bathtub at New-
ton. He had been overcome by gas
He came here a week ago from OF
lava, Kas.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

New Bridges FOR Lyon county-I'he
Lyon County commissioners voted
$4,000 for bridge building in Lyon
County. Seven of the structures will
he township bridges and three will
be county bridges.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

Dies After Motor Smash.-W. e.
Thomas of Goddard. died in a hospi-
tai at Wichita from fractured skull
sustained when his motorcycle collid-
ed with motor car one mile west of
Goddard Mr.. Thomas was q years
old.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

Standard Oil Dividend Declared
The Standard Oil Company of Kan
sas has declared a quarterly dividend
of 81 a share, payable September Is.
to stockholders of record on August
26
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

Woman, 65, Suicide.-Mrs. Frank
Pope of Frontenac, aged Go years. shot
and killed herself in her home the
other day.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

Six Miners lnjured.-Six men were
injured, only one of them seriously
when a steam shovel beam weighing
eighteen thousand pounds fell at a
strip pit coal works near Minden the
other afternoon. The men were car
rying timber and the beam missed
the men but struck the timber.
Meade County news., 1915-08-26

Believed Pistol Was Empty.-John
J, O'Connor, 26 years old, is dead at
Wichita as the result of shooting him
self in the head with an automatic
pistol the other night while trying to
demonstrate to his sister that the
weapon was not loaded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-10
the great load of coal stored there.
Only One Spot Vulnerable


Now then, considering her great
speed and the ease with which she
could evade a submarine, together
with the fact that she could have been
sunk only by being in one spot there
is a very reasonable doubt as TO
whether she was sunk by a torpedo"
DO you think she was blown UP
from the inside, then?' he was asked.
L won't say as to that" he answer
ed.
Frantic inquiries and heartrendins
appeals for news of loved ones on the
ship kept pouring into the Cunard
office throughout the day. Women
came to ask for their brothers or hus-
bands. They walked to the desk fall
teringly and then steeled themselves
for the news Some could only pro-
nounce the first names of the men
they wanted to hear of and then burst
into hysterical weeping.
News was scarce at the office,
which was kept open unusually late
and will be kept open all day today
1t is expected that the full list of sur
vivors will be received there Sunday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-10

New York, May s.-The Cunaro
Steamship Co. tonight announced the
receipt Of the following cablegram from
Liverpool:
Up 70 midnight Queenstown ADVISES
total number Of survivors E6i, inciud-
ing 462 passengers and 1852 crew.
One hundred and forty-four bodies
recovered, of which 81 identified and %
unidentified. identified bodies comprise
e. passengers, % crew. ---
Number Of persons injured; 80 pas
sengers and l. crew."
Ut is officially stated that there were
1901 persons on board, 1851 OF these
being passengers and $50 members OF
the crew. II 764 were saved this leaves
the list Of dead at 1870
Before giving its latest advices from
Liverpool on the number Of victims OF
the Lusitania, the Cunard Co, issued
a revised list Of survivors which. how
ever, contained only q few additions.
Nothing definite was received as to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-10
GOVERNOR WALSH.
DISFAVORS TRAVE

Statement CT Governor Walsh on
Lusitania disaster:
Il am not sufficiently expert in
ternational law to venture an opini
as to whether this terrible act can
cannot be justified on the plea of ri
ltary necessity. Moreover, in this
IN International matters I belieu
to be the duty of state officials. d
private citizens generally to ref
from embarrassing the President
his advisers by hasty and hot-heS
comment.
President Wilson has abundat
earned the right to be trusted in
management of our foreign affss
ana consider that his request that
good citizens observe a genuine ~
trality applies to crises like the pr
ent even more forcibly than to y
exciting times.
trust that all citizens of Mas
cnusets will now realize that 10
periis or ocean travel under wS&'
u''lons are not to be lightly regAd
ana l hope that nothing short Of .
.uai business necessity will heresh
Tempt any Of them to risk both ts
own hves and the nations peace d
prosperity by rash exposure to Ri
SO terrible"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-10
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
SLID DOWN TO DEATH

Cork, May 9.-"From the day we sailed
we cOmplacently spoke of the possibilities
of the German menace. but no one be-
lieved it, for We scorned the idea of be-
ing torpedoed,' said F. j. Gauntlet OF
Washington, who was travelling with A.
l.. Hopkins-among the missng-and S.
NJ. Knox of Philadelphia, who was saved.
"a number of us were going over on
business. 1t was shortly after 2-prob-
ably 10 minutes past-and l was lingering
in the dining saloon chatting with my
friends, when the first explosion oc-
CURED. We knew at once what had hap
pened. Soon the ship listed perceptibly
/ shouted to the others to close the ports.
Some of us went to our berths and put
on lifebelts.
ION making our way to the deck we
were informed that there was no danger,
but the ship was gradually sinking deeper
and efforts were made to launch the
boats. Fifty or more people entered the
first boat and as it swung from the davits
it fell suddenly. think most of the &C.
cupants persisted. Other boats were
launched with the greatest difficulty.
Swinging free from one of them as it
descended, l struck out, swimming for a
piece of wreckage which / observed. On
reaching it I found it was one of the
collapsible boats, but l had to rip the
canvas with knife before | could get
it open. Another passenger climbed into
it and between US we were about to get
about 80 people out of the water. While
we were thus engaged | noticed that the
Lusitania was gradually sinking.
Women and children under the protec
ton OF men had clustered in lines on
the port side and as the ship made the
plunge down a little by the head and
heeling at an agile of nearly 80 degrees.
this little army slid down toward the
starboard side. dashing themselves
against each other as they went, unit,
they were engulfed."
Mr.. Gauntlet said that he had heard
only one explosion, and the whole trae-
edy was over in 20 minutes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-10

Augusta people. especially those who
are lovers of dancing, will have the OPP
portunity Tuesday evening at City hall
of witnessing a very clever exhibition,
when Prof. J. Frank Lees class of pu-
pills will demonstrate to the public the
difficult steps in modern dancing. From
the fact that several in the class ara
young children there is naturally great
deal of interest in awaiting the results
of the little tots performances. In ad-
dition there will be class of % couples
that will give an exhibition that no one
can afford to miss. Prof. Lee and Miss
Merriam of Brunswick will give a dem
onstration of the one-step. fox trot and
the hesitation. A concert will precede
the exhibition. Mr.. Lee is especially fort
innate in having the services of Miss
Grace Eagan at the piano. Tickets are
now on sale at Bither's drug store.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-10
MUST TAKE ACTION WITHOUT
HOURS UNNECESSARY DELAY"
Syracuse, n. Y. May g. Theodore Roosevelt tonight
gave out the following staten ent

speet demanding instant action on
our part and forbade all delay. I
can do little more than relterats
what ! thus said. When the German
decree established the war zone, ana,
of course, plainly threatened exactly
the type CT tragedy which has OCCUR
red, our government notified Ger
many that in the event Of any such
wrong doing at the expense Of our
citizens we would hold the German
government to strict accountability
1.-THE use Of this phrase strict ac
eoun.abiity,' Of course, must mean
and can only mean that action would
be taken by US without an hours un-
necessary delay. 1t was er1inently
proper to use the exact phrase tina:
was used, and having used it, our
own seif-respect demands that we
forthwith abide by it."