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Meade County news., 1916-07-06

July 1st was the end of the
automobile tag year, and it is
now the duty of all owners OF
automobiles and motor cycles to
made application for a new
license.
The law regarding this fea-
ure is we'll understood, there
fore there will be no excuse Tor
those who violate It.
The tags this year are black
with the nun ber and the letters
Kan" in white. Have a tag
answering to this description on
your car within reasonable
time and thus avoid accounting
to state spotter and maybe pay
ing fine tor your negligence.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

A mum Der of soldier trains,
machine guns, and equipment
have passed through Meade dur
ing the past ten days, enroute to
the border. The Massachus'
etts troops were the first to pass
through, and those from other
states have since followed. All
trains passing through have
been greeted by large mum bers
of patriotic Meade people. 1t is
the hope that war with Mexico
may be averted; that these young
men, the pride of our country.
may return to their homes un-
harmed When a tram load of
these young men pass, the h~r'
rors of war come home more
forcibly than ever. Young men
in the prime of life, and from
the best homes in our land, 60
ing, pethaps never to return, or
If they do, perhaps with broken
health or an empty sleeve. To
you who urge war, who condemn
President Wilson for his Mex
ican policy, how many sons or
brothers have you to send to
Mexico to fell in battle, to die in
prison, or be shot at the com
mand of the blood.thirsty Car
rama?
True, there isn't man in the
United States who would hesi
tate to answer his country's call
if necessary, but let US hope
that the hand of Providence may
point out a settlement other than
by bloodshed.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06
Increase In Pensions

Washington, July 5.-The low.
er House of Congress last week
passed a bill for the benefit of
the widows Of Civil War Veter.
ana. It provides n substantial
increase in the pensions of such
widows. The friends of the
measure believe that it will be
passed by the Senate and will
soon become law, as there was
not vote againstitin the House.
Congressman Shouse of the,
Seventh Kansas District took an
active part in the framing of this
Legislation and getting it through
Congress. The Washington
correspondence of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer told recently of his
connection with it in the follow
ing dispatch to his paper.
Largely through the efforts
of Representative Jouett Shouse
of Kansas a bill that will benefit
materially the windows of Civil
War veterans has been reported
favorably to the House of Repre-
sentatives. AS mem ber of the
com mittee Oh Invalid Pensions
Representative Shouse urged
favorable action on the measure,
and since its report he has con-
ferred with Speaker Champ
Clark on the subject of getting
early consideration in the House.
Speaker Clark is of the opinion it
will be possible to get the bill up
for passage at an early date.
The bill as it has been re-
com amended by the Com mittee
PROVIDES for an increase of So a
month in the present pension OF
SIP month to widows of Civil
War veterans, making the new
pension $40 month in case the
widows have reached the age OF
20 years. Another section of the
bill gives pensions to widows OF
Civil War veterans who have
married again and whose second
husbands have died. Under ex-
listing law, widow who draws a
pension loses the pension as soon
as she marries again, and If the
second hus band dies or she is
divorced from him the pension
which she was entitled to origin.
ally is not allowed her again. In
some cases the widow of one
Civil War veteran marries an.
other old soldier, thereby losing
her pension. If the second vet
eran dies, the pension is not re-
Meade County news., 1916-07-06
Married

Mr.. Albert Smith, of this city
and Miss Ruth Dinwiddie. Of
Hutcbinson,we united in ma
rage Sunday, July 2ud, at En-
glewood, Kansas, Rev. o. c,
Kintner, of that place officiating.
Mr. Smith is a mem Der of the
firm of Smith & Snyder, and is
highly respected by our people
The bride is an esteemable
young lady and in every way
qualified to make an ideal help
mate.
The News extends congratu
laticns.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06
NUMBER 81.


In a meeting of the pastors
and a committee of laymen on
Monday evening IT was decided
to arrange for a union meeting
of all the churches on Sunday
evenings during the summer
months. The first meeting will
be held on the Court house lava
next Sunday evening. One Of
the local pastors will preach and
take their turn during the sum.
mer. This is not a new thing at
all as tits beng doueall over the
country and Meade does not
want to be behind the times. 1t
is to be hoped that this arrange
meut will be made each summer
and thus add to the spiritual in-
terest of all the churches. We
hope to see record crowd on
the opening evening.
Prof. Holms will have charge
of the music and he is anxious to
organize big chorus and good
orchestra as it is hoped to make
good music one of the leading
features of these meetings.
Committe.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

One lS size watch, Silv.rine
cast, open face, Elgin move ment
Lost somewhere on the streets
of Meade, or between Meade and
the slaughter house, sometime
the first of this week. The
watch was the property of A. o.
Rosenberg and was highly priz.
ed by him for the reason that it
was his fathers. Finder will
do Bert a favor by returning
the same to him.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

Mrs. Frank Bogue and child
rem, who have been visiting Mrs.
May E. Murphy for the past
two weeks, left to-day for the
south part of the county where
they will visit Mrs. Bogue's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. Rhodes
before returning to their home
in Newton, Kansas.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

FOR EXCHANGE: On ac-
count of poor health, will ex-
change elegant modern store
building, with mems furnishing
stock and fixtures, for farm land
Value $40, 200. Address: Farley,
344O Southport Ave.s Chicago,
Meade County news., 1916-07-06


newed. The bill now pending
will correct all such unfair dis.
examinations. 1t will entitle a
woman twice widowed to the
pension she had after the death
of her first husband"
Before the com mittee finally
agreed on the pension bill as it
now stands there we're some
stormy sessions, but Represent
atIve Sbouse fought hard and
consistently for the principles
of the bill"
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

Mrs. Marion White and little
son, of Bronaugh. Missouri, ar.
rived in Meade last Sunday for
an extended stay with Mrs.
Whites brother, r. F. Todd, of
this city.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

Mrs. ]. D. WehrlN and son, of
Boulder, Colo, arrived in Meade
Tuesday, for few'weeks stay
at The News home.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

Mrs. John Elliott and daugh-
ter, Madge, left this week for a
two weeks stay with relativessiD
Newton, Kansas.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

Harvest is on in full blast and
the wheat is turning out better
than was an first expected. !.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

A large number of Meade peo-
pie attended the races at Dodge
City The 4th.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06
Notes From Topeka

=
ested 10 the matter of the candi!
dacy of Senator VIM. H. Thomp
son, for place on the Supreme
Bench of the United States to fill
the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of Mr.. Hughes. ItIs sa'd
that several mem bers of the
Kansas Supreme Court have en-
dorsed him, along with promi.
nent members of the Kansas bar,
Recognizing his pre3emineot fit
ness for the place coupled with
the factthat since the death of
of David Brewer, the great Miss
ippi vallev has been without a
Representative on the Supreme
Bench. The only thing that will
work against Senator Thomp-
sons appointment, seemingly, is
the fact of the closeness of the
division, politically, of the SEN
ate at present. 1t is generally
conceded that should the Senator
be appointed that Charles Scott,
of lola, would fill out the Sc ma
tors unexpired term. No doubt
if it weren't for the loss of a
Democratic S nator at this critl-
cal time, Senator Thompson's
chances would be first class.
From an ordinary citizen to an
Associate justice of the United
States Supreme Court in less
than two decades is going some,
even greater than jack rabbit
speed.
On Tuesday of last week, on
passing down Kansas Avenue,
looking in one of thefashlonable
cafes at the noon lunch hour,
Comfortably seated sat table
were three gentlemen who were
oblivious to all else on this mum
dane sphere, except thems lives.
By special arrangements Capt.
Joe Waters, Col, p. H. Caney,
and Dept. Commander Painter
met for lunch. For more than
an hour a flow of witty stories of
early time men of Kansas, the
rise and fall ofpoliticians, stories
of Kansas authors, Sol Miller,
Dan Anthony, Gene Waseand on
down to those of later days.
From dinner they repaired 10
Capt. Waters Office and were
joined by Major Harvey where
they proceeded to carry the war
into Mexico closing the happy
intellectual feast by the recita'
ton of some of Capt. Joe's origi-
nal poems. Before the ad djourn-
ment an invitation to six clock
dinner at the home of Capt. Wat.
ers in the near future was ac-
cepted by all present.
Saturday forenoon Battery D,
of the Massachusetts National
Guard marched up from the c..
R. l. & P. Railroad yards and
formed on the State House
grounds at the south side of
the Capitol building. 1t was
noticed that they were without a
flag. Someone in Memorial Hall
called the attention of the De
partment Commander to the fact
when he and the A. A. G. at once
sent over fine silk flag belong
ing to the Department. The
band quickly began playing, "a
Hot Time" and they began the
return march north to the rail
road station amid the cheers of
loyal people who gathered to
greet them. The flag was re-
turned to Headquarters.
The great American bird flap
ped its wings in all the cities and
parks on the 4th. Silver tongued
orators GRATED, the atmosphere
was full of patriotism for one
day at least.
Harvest is on in full blast and
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

F. S. Sullivan went to Topeka
Monday.
Meade County news., 1916-07-06

H. E. Hoon has purchased a
Maxwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

ficuIt kind of honesty-the refusal to deceive ones self.
 But the novel of course is not ex- clusively Sue; closely in touch with her life and it's problems stand four very different men. There is Jacob Zanin, the Russian Jew, an idealist who sincerely believed that ''the individual must be freed from conformity and (as he saw iD it's attendant hypocrisy by breaking the yoke of the home.' Zanin himself had never had a home. Then there were the three "Seventh-story Men," so called because they lived together on the sev- enth floor of an old apartment house on Washington Square; lily Lowe, the phi landerer; Henry Bates, who wrote book reviews, knew Gork personally, and was called "the Worm,1 and Peter Ericsson Mann, publicly known as Eric Mann, a playwright, an egotist, and a bit of a ge- nius On this latter parsonage. "a typical New Yorker, born in Iowa." one is ten pted to dwell at length, but it would not be quite fair to do so, because the revelation of his character, which grad ually comes to the reader, forms so inn portant a part of MT. Merwins novel, IL is really brilliant piece of work, this gradual, little by little revelation, one not to be marred by any betraying word or hint Peter it is who is the author of that play called "The Truffler,'' be- gun in one of the early chapters of the very end, which has so much to do with the cruX of the story.
 'The Purifiers" ranks with MT Mer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

our sister nations, torn by the wrath giving of their little, as greatly as mill lionaires contribute of their wealth to the comfort of those who are poor and across the ocean; I see a great love born in the hearts of men for their fellow creatures-a love that knits the nations into a closer bond, even while the red hand of war tears at the heart of the world and seeks to drag asunder and cast away the ties of human brother hood.
 see a great, splendid peace spring ing into very life over the dead honor of the ruthless war god; I see his king
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

dom of hate and violence laid waste as it has laid waste the peaceful places of the world; I see a new nation rising from his fallen dreams; I see his scater crimes avenge themselves in the strength and unity they bring into life among the nations of the world who band together in the Christmas spirit, which is the spirit of mans brotherhood blessedly working for the greater good
 And among the blessed ones in this time of stress and strife, I see the sad ness of the world, the wounds of the world, the haunting horror of war for gotten for happy hours under the spell of the world-beloved legend of the Christi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

touch of the Christmas legend that seems to belong to our own heart-some little meaning that we cherish lovingly, seldom speak of, often forget, but that glows warmly within us, when life gives us a silent, lonely hour
 As for my humble self-I like to re- member that the great gift that came to the world on the first Christmas was heralded by a star in the east; a won derful star that led to His cradle, not Kings, and the high souls of earth, but poor shepherds folding their fiocks on Chaldean hills.
 When I look out of my own happy Christmas heart and see so many many children of earth grown old and sad with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

--- = ~- TOT FEEBLE D. D. 3y Il teorge H. Doran Co.,,
 r,hFis Ne -ork.
 va IrND Cat is one of the most
 Ar writers have today; he is
 npch il le public eye as any --4 s Anarica l besides having two
 5 eN b0l the market, Local
 ~- -..- 4.Ss.e D. D." he has a couple of plays on Broadway and a scenario" in the movies" which are attracting tremendous attention.
 MT. Cobb is primarily AmeGSsas fore most humorist; he is clean and whole 1udicrous way of elaborating on theme even ever so small and making it into a dandy good story.
 Local Color is a. collection of short stories, including such titles as The Field of Honor" tThe Smart Aleck," ," Persona au Gratin,' First Corin- thians,' "Enter the Villain and "Blacker Than Sin'
 There is nothing to laugh at in the story, '"rhe Field of Honor;" it is se- ricus and appealing. and is told with won derful tenderness and beautiful restraint.
 ''Blacker Than Sim will make your hair stand on end if you happen to read 1t at night all by yourself; it has a haunt" in it worse than a mere ghost and meas ures a return for evil that may well sat- isfy the most ferocious judge. The sus- pense is admirably maintained and the climax extremely effective.
 But there are other tales that will make you laugh heartily the engaging portrait of the Smart Aleck and the story called First Corinthians" among them. And for pure drama turn to "En- ter the Villain It may not, as MT. Cobb does not hesitate to deplore, pos sess moral. But it is a breathlessly interesting bit of work, crowded with the stuff that life is made of. The truth that MT. Cobb is a master in the art of telling a story is born in upon you more forcibly than before in this par tcular collection. There is not one with out excellence; as for the local color, it is drawn from many sources, and 1t seenls equally vivid whether it belongs in tho trenches in France or in such a thriving city as that of Anneburg, some miles south of the Mason and Dixon line, where the diverting incidents that go to the making of Persona au Gratin'' take place.
 The other book "Fibble D. D. tells the story of a gentle and inoffensive young prig; pr. Fibble is not of this world, worldly.
 He is born to be imposed upon, be it by the strenuous young of our day or the bewilGering feminine. His story is di- vided into three parts, in which the first shows him engaged with a group ot young gentlemen ranging in age from to 15 years, as mentor, guide and friend in a camping-out expedition that had certain disastrous results, particularly for Dr. Fibble. It is he who tells us the story. employing for the purpose flow ing and ornate style that adds greatly to the effect of the narration.
 In the second part of the book the doc tor tells, in an open letter addressed to One Sitting in a High Place, and en- titled, .Elsewhere in France of trou-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
1.-THE TRUFFLERS"

By Samuel Merwin. Illustrated by Frank
 Snapp. The Bobbs- Merrill Co.,, Pub
 fishers, Indianapolis.
 In Sue Wilde, the heroine of The Truf- flers" MT. Merwin has presented with sympathy and with understanding fine type of the modern girl who revols and seeks freedom, welcomes with young, whole hearted enthusiasm doctrines which seem to her embodied truth, makes of them relgion--and presently discovers that there is often great gulf between fact and theory. that there IS sometimes "a lot of bunk in this free dom theory" that the majority of the really admirable men and women aren't worried. about their liberty" while with the others it is very often ''all words. Sue has a conscience: she has been hon est in her beliefs, and when she finds out that for her at least it is impos sible to put into practice 'the kind of freedom" she has been talking about, she makes sincere and determined ef- fort to find herself. In this attempt she turns to the other extreme, only to realize that suppression and denial have their dangers, too that the new spirit of freedom has contribution~to make quite as valuable as the Puritan tradition. She is both a type and an individual vivid. ardent, plucky creature. enthusias- tic, spirited, honest with that most diff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
A Notre Dame Lady's Appeal

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 Mrs M. Summers. Box R. Notre Dame Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
WAR AND LAUGHTER ,
By James Oppenheim. The Century C

By James Oppenheim. The Century com pany publishers, 353 Fifth avenue New York
 A new volume of poems by this. well
 known pioneer of the free verse move
 ment, whose Songs for the New Age" have been called by the Boston Transcript "a milestone in our poetic progress" ''War and Laughter is an expression of the conflict and exultation of exist
 ence, series of direct reactions from life written mostly in the free polyrhythmic style of which the author is an ac- knowledged master, the guiding idea be- ing that laughter in the end will be the salvation of the world The book also contains the psycho-analysis of a strangely sardonic personality, an andy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
THE WAY OF THE HOUSE OF SAN
 TIA CLAUS"

By Frances Hodgson Burnett. Harper
 Brothers, publishers, New York.
 ''The Way of the House of Santa Claus" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is one of the prettest of the many pretty Christmas books of thIs season.
 It is profusely illustrated in gay col ors and contains a charming little story with each illustration and deals with al; the attractive themes which relate to Christmas and the holiday spirit
 Nobody writes with greater charm than Mrs. Burnett, her novels and her stories being always charmingly told and wheth- CT for children or 'grown-ups' they are always readable and interesting.
 "The Way of the House of Santa Claus will delight everybody for it is one of those rarely beautiful Christmas books which everybody will prize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

Cap" David Goes Seeking the Way to Christmas and Finds the Flagman,' "The Locked Out Fairy Again Leads the Way and David Hears of a Christmas Prom se' and St. Bridget"
 The stories are each very original in their way and little David, who listens and learns, is the type of child who is lovable and attractive and every little boy will be a little David when it comes to enjoying 'This Way to Christmas"
 It is a most unusual and attractive hood for little folk, this new volume by the author of Little Lord Fauntle- roy" The illustrations are large and in simple and brilliant coloring. A ideal hol- iday gift
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
THE SHORT CUT.

By Jackson Gregory Dodd, Mead & Co.,
 publishers, New York.
 The two Shandon boys, Arthur and Wayne, own a ranch which includes a mountain lake and small river, Ar thur is killed and as he lad quareled violently with his brother the night be- fore, suspicion is directed toward Wayne. Financial complications, real old-fash- toned williams, great horse race in which Wayne comes out victor, and last but not least, the beautiful Wanda, the daugh- ter of the capitalist of the section, all go to make up as thrilling and enter taining a romance as can be imagined. Purely American in theme, optimistic in point of view, with the characters bold ly drawn for either good or evil, and with the women the clean, honest, straightforward creatures that we know them to be, "The Short Cut is a great book of vivid pictures and on great subject