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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24
Mistaken Idea

Nearly everyone believes that
children of the country are
stronger and healthier than
those of the city. No belief is
more widely reverenced than
that.
But the government says it is
not so. The United States Pub
lie Health Service denies it. DR..
Ezra Kimball Sprague, who has
been with that service twenty
years, writes as follows:
Country children are physic-
ally inferior to those reared in
our cities. Investigation shows
that children in rural districts
suffer decidedly more frequently
from 'malnutrition, diseases of
the lungs, heart. eyes, ears, and
from adenoids, than do city chill
dren."
What is the cause of it? Lis
ten again to Doctor Sprague !:
Many of those defects are at
tributable to insanitary sur
roundings in the little red school
house."
Another superstition gone.
The majority of us believed that
the little red school house turned
out our sturdiest young mah-
hood and womanhood, and that
without the stream of rich red
blood that poured steadily into
the cities from the country, the
city population would soon die
out. Doctor Sprague points out
that the little red school house,
with it's poor heating, draughts,
bad ventilation, wrong seating
arrangements, bad lighting and
other defects, is responsible for
many ruined lives.
Inasmuch as the children in
the rural districts soon will be in
school again, the report Of DR..
Sprague is timely. The country
schools should at least be made
sanitary before the children are
shut up in them for another win
ter.-Kansas City Times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24
Wheat Market Good

Threshing and wheat hauling
continue in this locality. We are
advised by the managers of the
elevators of our city that the car
shortage has been greatly re-
lieved within the past ten days,
and that up to the time of the
rain, the wheat raisers kept
them busy bying wheat. Since
the rain, the condition of the
roads has shortened the amount
received, though as soon as they
become a little dry, the usual
amount of hauling will be re-
sumed.
Wednesday the price paid was
$1.38 per bushel, which is con-
sidered good. No better, how
ever, than the quality of the
wheat, nearly all of which is
testing from 81 to GO pounds.
To-day. Thursday, the price
is Sl40.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24
Steam Laundry Opens

Announcement of the opening
Of the Meade Steam Laundry ON
Monday, August 28th, appears
in today's News. Mr.. o. R. Fol
lett, the owner and manager, has
had years of experience in the
laundry business, and assures us
that he is coming to Meade with
the view of staying with us, and
giving us one of the best and
most up-to-date establishments
in the west, so long as the bust
ness given him justifes same.
There is no reason why he
should not receive a generous
share of patronage, and if he
does, he will maintain for us a
business that will be a credit to
our city. Mr.. Follett comes here
from Liberal, and with his fam
lily will become our best citizens.
All he asks is an opportunity to
prove to us what he will do, in
the way of first class laundry
work. He is starting line of
business worthy of the support
of our people, and will no doubt
receive it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

DIR. Martindale is well known
among Methodists in Bucklin
and throughout southwestern
Kansas. He was district super
intendent in this territory for IL
years, journeying from east of
Pratt over all the territory far
down into Oklahoma; in fact,
one of his points of visit was
near Clayton, New Mexico. Af-
ter completing his long term of
service in the largest district in
Kansas, he retired from the ac-
tive ministry at the age of near
ly 10. He was succeeded by Rev.
Burns, and he in turn by Rev.
Dadisman, who is now in charge
of the district. All who are ac-
quainted with DIR. Martindale
will be shocked to learn of his
neaEness ITO death. - Bucklin
Banner.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

Sometime between the hours
of 11:00 p. m. Sunday and 1880
a. m. Monday, the restaurant of
Edgar Layton was broken into,
and a number of valuable arti-
cles taken. The thief entered by
way of the back window, from
which he, or they, tore the
screen and unlocked it. A watch,
two diamond rings, seven $3.50
gold pieces (taken from watch
.chalmsl, $50 pennies and a pear
handle .32 Colts revolver were
taken. The remarkable thing is
that the cash register was left
open and about eight dollars in
it not taken. The visitors went
out the back door, and left it op-
en-. The punch board, from which
the gold pieces were taken, and
the can in which the pennies
were kept, were found outside
the back door. No clue has been
found as to who the thief, or
thieves were.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24
MEADE co.
GETS RAIN
The First In Many Weeks
Will Make Feed Crop

Everyone is justly rejoicing
since the rain which came the
first of the week. The percipita-
ton was about an inch, and be-
ing unaccompanied by wind,
every drop went into the ground.
Previous to the rain, which
was the first in about six weeks,
Meade County witnessed one of
the sdriest spells we have had in
years, and the dust-weIl, if we
were not good natured we would
perhaps have all been in the
"bug house" by now; but the
rain came, the feed crop is
saved, theground is in good con-
dition for plowing, and we are
all happy.
In some parts of the county a
heavier fall has been reported,
while in others not so much, but
i'm sall just, and unjust alike, we
were all well remembered.
Strange as it may seem, with
all the dry weather and wind,
we have heard of no feed being
badly damaged, and under pres
ent conditions will easily be up
to the standard of previous
years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24
Awaits Courts Action

A man WHO gave his name as
]. S, .Bittner, and who said his
home was IN Oklahoma City,
was picked up on the streets
this morning, either suffering
from TIE effects of a sun stroke,
or,the absence Of "iope", .,-sg
He was placed in jail, awaiting
the further action Of the court.
We trust that their action will
be as speedy as possible, that
Meade county may not be bur-
dened with a board and doctor
bill for which some other county
and state should be responsible.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

Recently signs were posted lat
all main roads entering Meade,
marked, "city limits, 10 miles an
hour, city limits" yet there is
seldom a day passes but that
from one to a dozen cars may be
seen upon the streets of Meade,
running at more than twice the
speed limit. If we are going to
have "a speed limit, it seems only
right that it should be regarded,
and those who will not should be
called to account. 1t isn't after
an accident has happened, per-
haps caused by someone speed
ing, that this should be regard
ed, but before. What's the use
to lock the stable after the horse
is stolen?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24
Professional Institute

The First Meade County Pro-
fessional Institute will convene
at the High School building in
Meade next Monday, August
28th,' at 900 a. m.
The Professional Institute will
be in session five days and will
take the place of the four-week
Normal Institute, which was
held annually in Meade. Former
ly only morning sessions were
held, but with the Professional
Institute comes a slight change
in the program, and this year
there will be both a morning and
an afternoon session, with COM
petent instructors in charge of
each.
H. w. Mutt, principal of the
Dread Training School of Law
renee; J. H. Clement, superin-
tendent of the Dodge City
schools, and Miss Isabelle Bruce,
formerly instructor of music in
the Meade school, have been en-
ployed to take charge of the In
stitute.
The program consists Of lee
lures and discussions of the sub
jects in which every teacher in
the county should be interested.
A number of lectures have also
been arranged for the evening,
and these as well as those given
in the morning and afternoon,
will be of interest to the teach
ers.
The public will be welcome at
any and all sessions of the Insti-
tute.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24
Fair Booster Trip

The fair management is now
arranging for a booster trip,
same to occur either the last of
this week or the first of next,
their itinerary to include Fowler,
Missler, Plains, and some points
in the south part of the county,
not at this time decided upon.
All those who can go on the trip,
or who will furnish cars, are re-
quested to report to the manage
ment at once. The more cars,
the more interest-the more in
terest the better the fair. AS to
whether or not the whole trip
will be made in one day, we are
not advised, but if you are inter
ested, see F. Fuhr and he will in
all probability be in position to
give you full details. From the
number of cars in Meade and
surrounding communities, fifty
ought easily to be secured. A
delegation from Fowler and
from Plains will also join the
boosters. Don't wait until some
member of the Fair Association
asks you to join the party, but
20 at once and volunteer the use
Of your car. This will greatly
aid in getting q good big lot OF
interest aroused, and q pleasant,
profitable trip will be the, out
come.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

The nj. & M. Drug Co. is in
receipt of letter from the pub
fishers of the State school books,
stating that, owing to the scar
city of print paper and material
that much delay in getting books
this year may be looked for. IT
would probably be advisable for
students to get their books as
early as possible
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

We are going to have a big cir
Gus in Meade next Monday, Aug
ust the 18th, so the bills and the
advertisement elsewhere in to-
days News say. They boast of
the best troups of trained ele-
plants travelling, kangaroos di-
rect from Australia, a fine col
lection of black named African
lions, a whole herd of zebras, a
drove of Siberian camels, Cup
id" the educated pony, the larg-
est calliope in the world, and
some of the best acrobats living.
Good music will be rendered and
good order maintained. Don't
forget the date, and the big tent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

"We never miss the water un-
til the well runs dry" SO it is
said, and so it is with the ice as
well-we never miss it until the
supply is exhausted. Such was
the case from Saturday of last
week until Thursday of this. 1t
seems that none was to had at
any price. An ice famine will be
unknown in Meade, we hope,
when our own ice plant is ready
for work.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

Fuhr will loan you money,
on your farm, sell or buy your
land or write your hre insurance
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

Season Tickets without Grand Stand privileges $l0O
Season Tickets with Grand Stand privileges $l.30
Family Tickets without Grand Stand priv.
eges, admits parents and children under
Family Tickets with Grand Stand priv
eges, admits parents aud cbildrea under
13 years of ofage--------------- $3.50
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

Tickets will be on sale at the First
National Bank and the Meade State
Bank, Meade, also at Office Of Secretary
and at Phelps Opera House, at Fowler
State Bank, First National Bank, Fow-
Ter, and Plains State Bank.
R. M. PAINTER, Pres.
"'''--' FRANK FUdR. Sccy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24
MEADE COUNTY FAIR
TICKETS

The Big Meade County Fair to be held
at Meade four days. September, 5, 6, z,
and 8 will sell season tickets with or
without grandstand privileges; also
Family Tickets with or without grand
stand privileges at the following prices:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

Everyone must have the cash
in hand to get school books at.
the M. & N. Drug Co.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-24

The city reservoir is complet'
ed with the exception of the top.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-14

Sibyl, who was startllngly pale. She
seemed little enfeebled by her illness.
however, walking rather quickly at her
husbands side and not taking his arm.
The two crossed the street without ap-
pearing to see Mary and her compan-
ion, and. entering the new house, were
lost to sight. Mary gazed after them
gravely, but Bibbs. looking at Mary,
did not see them.
MARY" he said. you seem very
serious. Is anything bothering your"
mo. Blbbs," And she gave him n
bright, quick look that made him In
stantly unreasonably happy.
II know you want to 20 in" he be-
gan.
"No. I don't want to-"
81 mustn't keep you standing here,
and mustn't go in with you-but-l
| just wanted to say--I've seemed very
stupid to myself this morning. grum-
bling about SCOT and all that-whlle
all the time I-Mary, think it's been
the very happiest OF all the hours
you've given me. do. And-I don't
know just why-but It's seemed to me
that 1t was one I'd always remember
And you" he added, falterlngly, you
look $3.50 beautiful tOdayw
''It must have been the SCOT on my
cheek. Bibbs."
MARY, will you tell me somethlngT
he asked.
81 think will"
TITS something I've had a lot OF
theories about, but none OF them evei
| just hts. You used to wear furs In the
fall, but now it's so much colder, you
don't-you never wear them at all any
more. Why don't you"
Her eyes fell for a moment, and she
grew red. Then she looked up gayly
"Bibbs, II tell you the answer will
you promise not to ask any more ques
tons"
"Yes. Why did you stop wearing
themT
Because found I'd be warme
without them" She caught his hanC
quickly in her own for an instant
laughed into his eyes, and ran into tn
house.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-14

fun OF all kinds OF happy life; chill
dren, and lovers walking. and ladies'
leaning from windows all down great
lengths OF street leading TO the city
walls; and there the gates are wide
open. letting in space of green field
and cornheld In harvest; and all round
his head a great rain OF swirling au-
tumn leaves blowing from a little
walled graveyard"
"And II painted" Blbbs returned,
I'D paint lady walking In the. street
OF a great city, full OF all kinds OF up
roarious and futile llfe-chlldren being
taught only how 10 make money, and
lovers hurrying to get richer, and ladies
who'd given up trying TO wash their
windows clean, and the gates OF the
city wide open. letting in slums and
slaughter houses and freight yards
and all round this lady's head great
rain OF swirling SCOT" He paused
adding thoughtfully: "And yet l he
lleve I'm glad that SCOT got on your
cheek. II was just as IL I were your
brother-the way you gave me your
handkerchief TO rub II or for you
Still. Edith never"
"Dldn't sheT' said Mary, as h,
paused again.
"No. And L" He contented him
self with shaking his head instead o
offering more definite information
Then he realized that they were pass
ing the new house, and he sighed pro
foundly. "Mary, our walks almos
over"
She looked as blank. $50 II Is
Bibbs."
They said no more until they cam,
to her gate As they drlfted slowly {,
stop. the door of Roscoe's hous
opened, and Roscoe came out witt
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-14
CHAPTER XVII.

Mrs. Sheridan, in a wrapper. noise
lessly opened the door of her husbands s
room at daybreak the next morning,
and peered within the darkened cham
Der. At the "old" house they had
shared room, but the architect had
chosen to separate them at the new,
and they had not known how to formu-
late an objection, although to both of
them something seemed vaguely repre-
hensible In the new arrangement
Sheridan did not stir, and she was
Withdrawing her head from the aper-
ture when he spoke.
"Oh, I'm awake! Come in, II you
want to. and shut the door"
She came and sat by the bed. 81
woke up thinkln' about it," she ex-
planned. "And the more I thought
about 1t the surer got I must be
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-14

"By the way" interposed Gurney
"didn't Mrs. Sheridan tell me that
Bibbs warned you Edith would marry
Lamhorn In New York;"
Sheridan went completely TO pieces
He swore. while his wife screamed
and stopped her ears. And as he
swore he pounded the table with his
wounded hand. and when the doctor
after stormlng at him ineffectively
sprang to catch and protect that hand
Sheridan wrenched It away, tearing
the bandage. He hammered the table
till II leaped.
"Foolw he painted, choking. "If he's
shown gumption enough TO guess right
the first time In his life, it's enough
for me to begin learnln' him on. And
struggling with the doctor, he leaned
toward Blbbs, thrustlng forward his
convulsed face, which was deathly
pale. "My name amt Tracy. | tel
you" he screamed. hoarsely. "You
give in, you stubborn fool! I've had
my way with you before, and I'll have
my way with you nowG"
Bibbs' face was as white as his IA
TIERS. "No. You can't have your
way" he said. And then, obeying O
significant motion of Gurney's head, ht
went out quickly, leaving them strug
Cling.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-14
CHAPTER XVIII.

1t Is the consollng attribute OF un-
used books that tleir decorative
warmth will so often make even a
readymade library the actual Giving
room" Of family to whom the shelyed
volumes are indeed sealed. Thus 1t
was with Sheridan, who read nothing
except newspapers, business letters
and figures; who looked upon books as
he looked upon bric-a-brac or crochet
ing-when he was at home, and not
abed or eating, he was In the library.
He stood in the many-colored light
OF the stainedglas window at the far
end Of the long room, when Roscoe and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-14

right, and / knew you'd be tormentin'
yourself II you was awake, so-well,
you got plenty other troubles, but Pm
Just sure you amt goln' to have the
worry with Bibbs 1t looks like"
"You bet l ANTI" he grunted.
"Look how biddable he was about
goin' back to the works." she con-
tinued. Hes right good-hearted boy,
really, and sometimes l honestly have
to say he seems right smart, too. Now
and then he'll say something sounds
right bright. Course, most always It
doesn't, and a good deal of the time,
when he. says things, why, / have to
feel glad we haven't got company, be-
cause they'd think he didn't have any
gumptlon at all. Yet, look at the way
he did when Jim-when Jim got hurt
He took right hold o. things. And Doc
tor Gurney says he's got brains, and
you can't deny but what the doctors
right considerable OF a man. He acts
sleepy, but that's only because he's got
such a large practice-he's pretty
wide-awake kind OF man some ways
Well what he says last night abou
Bibhs-that's what got to thinkin
eout Ys1 heard him, papa; be says
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-14

whether he was insane or notl They'd
got notion he might be, from his be-
ing In a sanltarium, and Mrs. Vertrees
asked me II he was insane, the very
first day Blbbs took the daughter out
auto rldlngw She paused u moment.
looking at Mrs. Sheridan, but listening
lntently. There was no sound from
within the room.
mo" exclaimed Mrs. Sheridan.
"It's the TRUTH" Sibyl declared. loud
ly. "oh. OF course we were all crazy
about that girl at first. We we're pretty
green when we moved up here, and we
thought she'd get us ln--but II didn't
take me long to read herl Her family
were down and out whom II came to
money-and they had to- 20 after II.
one way or another, somehow /
'To I'm coNrINUEpl
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-14
CHAPTER xxvi--continued.

Old Man Sheridan has been storm.
Ing madly after hearing Of his dsueh.
ter's marriage TO Lamhorn, the profil.
gate, In New York. He is trying 70
bend tho will Of his son Blbbs.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-03
A Symbol of Health,

The Pythagorians of Ancient Greece
ate simple food, practiced temperance
and purity. AS badge they used the
five pointed star which they regarded
as symbol Of health. A red five
pointed star appears on each package
of Chamberlain'S Tablets, and still
fulfills its ancient mission as symbol
Of health. If you are troubled with
indigestion, billiousneSs, or constipa-
tion, get a package of these tablets
from your druggist. You will be sur
prised at the quick relief which they
afford. Obtainable at PAUL Drug Co.
ADV.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-03
Newspaper Situation.

The paper situation is getting
worse. Some grades of paper
have gone up 100 per cent, in a
little more than sixty days, and
many grades from SO to rs per
cent. -ana still going.
The newspapers were among
the last to feel the effects, but
now that the thing has struck
them, it has hit them like a cy-
clone. And the enormous in
crease in the price of paper is
only one item. The Review or
Reviews aptly sums up the situa-
ton:
The newspaper publisher is, in
deed, hard hit by war conditions
in many other items Of supplies
besides the basic one of paper
stock. Practically everything go
ing into the manufacture of a
daily newspaper has increased in
price from 10 to so per cent ;
inks, owing to the advance in the
cost of acids and dyes, from 300
to 5000 per cent. TYPE, owing to
the higher cost of lead, tin and
anthony; even the rubber and
felt blankets wrapped around the
press rollers add their quota to
the increased "eost of living" of
the newspaper.
The most serious feature of
the whole situation is. however,
that there is danger of a paper
famine. One of the chief factors
in the recent discontinuance of
the London Daily Standard, after
a career of sixty years, was the
higher price of paper stock and
the difficulty Of obtaining it at
all in England.-E-Town News.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-03
FRIEND, ARE YOU
DISCOURAGED?

Does everything look sort of dark and
gloomy to your Do you have the "blues2"
Does it take supreme effort for you to go
about your daily work and keep yourself
halfway cheerful?
This feeling of Encouragement, despon-
dency and gloom is the result of a slug
sish Liver. Just plain Liver trouble
makes big pile of unhappiness-makes
life look hardly worth living, sometimes.
Get your Liver in perfect working order,
by taking DIR. Thacher's Liver & Blood
Syrup, and you'll soon feel like different
person. The sun will shine brighter.
People you meet will seem more agreeable.
You'll get keen ENJOYMENT out of life.
You'll tackle your work and your food
with relish. You'll feel NTY
YEARS YOUNGER. You'll find
yourself possessed of the courage and hope
fulness of youth.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-05-03
Champion Fly-Maker.

The worlds champion artificial
fiy-maker is claimed by Miss Alice
Sherwin Coleman, of New York.
For more than a decade she has
been making flies for anglers.
Some idea of her reputation
among the disciples of Izaak
Walton may be gathered from
the fact that she and her assist
ants make $500, 900 worth of ies
for fishing enthusiasts every
year.
Miss Coleman makes 800 dir
ferent varieties of flies regularly
summer and winter, special
order bringing the number up to
1,500 varieties altogether; for
such is Miss Coleman's reputa
ton that eXacting fishermen in
the wilds of America sometimes
catch strange flies that hover
over particular streams and senC
them alive in a ventilated bottle
so that she may study and re-
produce them accurately.
1t is a curious fact that Miss
Coleman has had no training
whatever in making flies fol
fishing. She is articularly self
taught, and relied for knowledge
on few hints and some viviC
descriptions given by veteran
anglers. The rest she has hat
to work out for herself.