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Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Electric Fact and Fancy.

The radioactive mind of Charles p.
Steinmetz does not lead him into ro-
mantle excursions dealing in q Flam-
marion or a Tesla vein with the future
of electricity. He sees ahead Of the
present development Of lighting sys-
tens and power plants an evolution
sufficiently wonderful without a
startling innovation. Here, for in
stance, is lamp which will give light
by power made as 1t is held in the
hand, and here is flashlight which
will facilitate the autobiography Of
shy forest denizens. Many are the
devices for destroying the monopoly
that night has held in the absence Of
the sun. The moving picture is to
gain from improved ways of produc-
ing and projecting the illumination.
The motorcar and the railway train
have much to gain from intensive ex.
pertinent. In the constructive era
that must come after the devils
carnival of demolition" electricity will
take a leading role. This is no time
for man to plume himself that he has
"harnessed the lightning" He has
merely begun to apprenend the poten-
tiality of the twentieth century magi.
cian.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Opposed Decimal System.

Among the most determined oppo-
uents of the decimal system was, Of
course, Herbert Spencer. Some Of his
most eloquent pamphlets were written
against it. So determined, indeed, was
he that nothing he could do to prevent
its introduction should be left undone,
that he made permanent provision
for renewing the opposition whenever
1t might be necessary. He left instruc.
tions that his famous pamphlets should
be at once reprinted, whenever there
was any serious possibility of the au.
thorities being so far lied astray" as
to contemplate the adoption of the
system. His executors are, no doubt
taking note Of the present renewed
agitation.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Raw Recruits.

Rex Beach believes that the endur-
ance of our militia on the Mexican bor-
der was strained too far.
"A prize fighter takes six weeks to
get in shape" he said, recently. "What
of the fellows who yesterday were at
the desks; who have done less than
one hundred hours of drill in the last
year. England gave her men year
of hard work before sending them
to the Flanders front. Do you think
she would send them into the Sahara
or Arabian desert with less?"
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Inv 1rIEI1 IL[EENILZL[Q6IHI1I>
EUROPE'S JOLLIEST KING

The jolliest king in all Europe is
Christian X of Denmark. He is far
removed from the Hamlet immorta-
lized by Shakespeare. Hamlet was a
morose sort of person who lost him.
self in philosophy. Christian, with the
lungs of a giant, can bawl out a music
hall ditty with all the lustiness of
Copenhagen stevedore.
Christian can pull an oar, swing
a racket jump a hurdle, sail boat,
ride a horse, empty bottle, and make
a speech. He is the most popular man
In Denmark.
The king is giant in stature. There
is joke in Copenhagen, first cracked
by Jovial Dane, that when the king
gets cold feet in December, he doesn't
begin to sneeze till May.
In his youth, the present king of
Denmark spent some time in Jutland
garrison, and made himself extremely
popular with the civil and military
functionaries by his politeness to their
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
cardni Wins Suit

After trial in the United States
District Court of Chicago, before Judge
Carpenter and federal jury, the. jury
found the American Medical Associa-
tion guilty of libeling Cardui, the wom-
ans tonic, which they had denounced
as a "nostrum."
This Is n vindication Of the medicine
and n proof that 1t has merit, which
was recognized. by jury after a trial
of three months, one of the longest
civil cases on record.
Many doctors and chemists testified
on both sides and the evidence totaled
nearly four million words.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
WOMAN HIGHLY HONORED

Catherine Waugh McCulloch OF
Evanston, ILL.,, who is one Of the pr EST
Dental electors on the Democratic
ticket in Illinois, is the first woman
so recognized In the history Of either
Of the historic parties.
She is lawyer by profession, and
was educated at Rockford college and
at the Northwestern University Law
school. Admitted to the Illinois bar In
1856, and to the Supreme court Of the
United States in 1893, she has steadily
won for herself high reputation fol
ability and character. For many yeart
she was in charge Of the legislative
work of the equal suffragists Of the
state, and legal adviser Of the national
organization.
Years ago she became a justice Of
the peace, and exercised the functi ons
Of Judge. She is much interested ID
religious and philanthropic activities,
and writes freely and powerfully.
Mrs. McCulloch, while gratified by
not In personal sense but as a rec
By women in American poHhcs.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

work and washing for eleven and I can
truthfully say Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound has been a godsend
to me for would have been in my grave
today but for it. / would tell all wo-
men suffering as / was to try your valu-
able remedy. Mrs. WIN. GREEN, SS2
S. Addison Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
There is hardly neighborhood in this
country, wherein some woman has not
found health by using this good old
fashioned root and herb remedy.
If there is anything about which you
would like special advice, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Mass.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
TINKHAM'S SIGNATURE

George Holden Tinkham is a
bachelor congressman from Boston,
noted for having the most horrible
signature in congress.
When he signs his name 1t sul'
gests the signature Of a careless hen
dashed off hastily in radish bed.
Only once in his life has Tinkham
written his name in way that madH
it even half legible. That was whe,l
he prepared a sample signature foI
the purpose of having fac-simile
made to go on his official envelope,
Tinkham worked for more than an
hour on that. And when he got
through it was no more like his regu-
lar handwriting than If he had hired
a stranger to do it for him.
Aside from his chirography, Tilk-
ham seems to be all right. There are
persons who claim to be able to read
character from handwriting. Such L
person would put Tinkham down for a
diSSiDated yePgman But he would do
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
GOOD FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN

Children love Sklnner's Macaronl
and Spaghetti because of its delicious
taste. 1t is good for them and you
can give them all they want. 1t is a
great builder of bone and muscle, and
does not make them nervous and irri-
table like meat. The most economical
and nutritious food known. Made from
the finest Durum wheat. Write Skin
ner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Nebr., for beau
tiful cook book. 1t is sent free to
mOthers.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Lost Art.

The four-year-old had just been re-
proved at the table. He continued to
talk cheerfully, though unanswered,
to father. After some minutes Of solil-
oquy he turned to mother and re-
marked:
"Your husband doesn't talk very
much this noon, does he, mother?"-
Harpers Weekly.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Yea, Verify!

Hunting for contentment," observed
the Peru philosopher, "is a good deal
like hunting for flea"
"Whats the eXplanatlon?' queried
the dense youth.
"When you get where 1t was you
find it has just left" answered the
dispenser.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Rlaht in the Solar PIexus.

He (proudly)-Me ancestors came
ovoh in the--aw-Mayfower, doncher
know.
She-Well, 1t was certainly lucky for
you that they did. Had they waited
until the present time they probably
wouldn't be permitted to land
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
WIFE TOO ILL
TO WORK
IN BED MOST OF TIME
Her Health Restored byLydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Indianapolis, Indiana. "My health
was so poor and my constitution 30 run

down thaC l could
not work. / was
thin, pale and weak,
W eig he'd but 109
pounds and was in
b ed most of the
time. ] began TAX
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege able
Compound and five
m onths la ater I
weighed 1873 pounds.
T l. III A. L1.-.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
WILL DRIFT TOWARD POLE

Capt. Robert A. Bartlett, compan-
ion of Peary on the trip when the lat
ter, with negro, reached the North
pole, announced he has pledges Of
$4,000 for a new project in the arc
tic regions. He proposes to let a ship
be frozen up in the arctic region and
then drift toward the pole across a
part of the earth never before ex-
plored.
II desire to superintend the con-
struction of a wooden vessel of about
$50 tons, especially for arctic work."
he said. eve would start in May, 1918,
northward through Bering strait; go
eastward off the northern coast of
Alaska to about 100 west longitude,
and latitude "a or rs, or even farther
north; let the vessel freeze up and
go with the ice drift through the great
unexplored arctic regions. There are
more than 100000 square miles of
unexplored territory in the Arctic
ocean. would take only eight men
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

with the trip preferably While
would take soundings gather
of
requiring the consumption of COAL will install BOnger cudeo
thus doing with the necessity of femen.
From knowledge
drift
reaching civilization again. might
the ship for five and that would with
provide The drift would
would either between Greenland Spzegn
between SpitzberGen
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as GEN
eral Tonic because il contains the we'll
known tonic properties OF QUININE and
IRON. II acts on the Liver, Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. so cents.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
HOW TO REMOVE DANDRUFF
Itching and Irritation Of tho Scalp
With Cutlcura. Trial Free.

\ On retiring lightly touch spots of dan
druff, itching and burning with Cuticura
Ointment. Next morning shampoo
thoroughly with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. These super-creamy emollients
do much to keep the scalp clean and
healthy and to promote hair growth.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

IMITATION IS sINcEREsT FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the imita-
tion has not the worth of the original.
Insist on La Creole" Hair DRESSING
it's the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price S1,O0.-AdV.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Tabloid Shakespeare.

A young friend of mine came home
from moving picture of Macbeth"
did you enjoy it?" 1 asked.
"Oh, yes" she replied carelessly,
and then added with enthusiasm: "Tm
so glad saw it, because now 1 won't
ever have to read the playw
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

the grave injustice
hurry Nothing dstresses
transportation.
Tnkham habit getting
the
necke months
then will that bright
he found the green first
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Matter Of Necessity.

"GOt chauffeur, eh / thought you
were averse to having one"
II was; but you see our cook got
married and we had to give her hus-
band job in order to keep her."
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
"YEs, I THINK sou

Most any good soap will do, but Red
Cross Ball Blue is the only blue.
Makes the greatest difference. My
clothes are a dream-snowy white.
can't use liquid blue. No, not me. Give
me Red Cross Ball Blue and Ill show
you some beautiful clothes.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
ested.

"Whnt makes you so sure the
Mexlcans are courageous and indiffer-
ent to pain?"
"Pve seen them eat chile con carne
and tamales and things Of that sort"
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
In Nearo Minstrel paYs.

Farmer-Think of it! The number
Of people nowadays who are done by
the middleman!
Grover-But just think back about
thirty years
Farmer-As to what?
GrOcer-How they used to be done
by the end man Farm Life.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

WoMAN's GROWING GLORY
is her hair. II yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change 1t In
the natural way. Price $1.00.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

THIS Is THE AGE OF YOUTH.
You will look ten years younger II you
darken your ugly. grizzly, gray hairs BY
using LA Creole" Hair Dressing. ADV
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Modern Parable.

When you can't see straight ahead
it's because you're about to turn
corner.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

wives his endness
fine dancer and stories still Juand of the demo-
cratic which
girls Midsummer He little king
but the Jutlands
showed
they paid him pretty compliment by building his BRIDE
and presenting him wedding the Marsesbog
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

But few men object to being treat
ed by n physician at bar.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

Pennsylvania will plant black cherry
trees in the state reserves to provide
food for birds.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
Real Estate Note.

Knicker-Isn't your land rather wetf
Subbubs-It is swamped by its own
efficiency.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

Japanese are said to have invented
matches that will light perfectly even
when wet.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

There Is possible market In Brit
ish East Africa for nearly every line
of American merchandise.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

Government estimates place the rice
crop from the southern states is 3d.
100000 bushels.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

President Wilson is a busy man, but
he gets fair wages.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
THOUSANDS have KIDNEY
TROUBLE and DON'T KNOW IT

Weak and unhealthy kidneys cause so
much sickness and suffering and when
through neglect or other causes. kidney
trouble is permitted to continue. serious
results may be expected.
Your other ordans may need attention.
but your kidneys should have attention
drst because their work is most important.
II you feel that your kidneys are the
cause Of your sickness or run down con-
dItion commence taking DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. the Sreat kidney. liver and
bladder remedy. because II II proves TO be
the remedy you need and your kidneys
BEGIN to improve they will help all the
other organs to health.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

Even sickness is well when 1t ends
we'll
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
PrsvaIenoy Of Kidney Disease.

Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
Of kidney disease. While kidney dis
orders are among the most common dis
eases that prevail, they are almost the
last recognized by patients. tVhO usually
content Themselves sOtth doetoyfng The
e1eefS, while the original disease con-
stantly undermines the system.
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

the honor bestowed her. not in but
OgniOn Of the >OoIance gained By American pc
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OK
CAST ORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

SPECIAL NoTEYu obtain enclosing
Dr. Klmer Bnghamton
the remarkable of medicine
valuable information,
Of
advised
Klmer Bnghamton When
Meade County news., 1916-11-02

Signature sss'. s1s Of ILzhAZzzM
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
A Trial VIII convince Anyone.

- ss'N' NVh ONNNiuSO HtySIVs
ThousandS Of people have testified
that the mild and immediate effect Of
Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver and
bladder remedy, is soon realized and that
it stands the highest for its remarkable
results in the most distressing cases.
Symptoms Of Kidney Trouble.
Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything but II you suffer from annoy
ing bladder troubles, frequently passing
water night and day, smarting or irrita.
tion in passing, brick-dust or sediment,
headache, backache, lame back, dizzi.
ness, poor digestion, sleeplessness, nerv.
business, heart disturbance due to bad
kidney trouble. skin eruptions from bad
blood, neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbago,
bloating, irritability, worn-out feeling.
lack Of ambition, may be loss Of flesh or
sallow complexion, kidney trouble in ito
worst form may be stealing upon you.
swamp-Root Is Pleasant to Take.
II you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root is what you need, You can
purchase the regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles at all drug stores.
pie size bottle Of Swamp-Root by enclosing
a., N. Y. This gives you the opportunity
cine Thqv will aleo eend vou hook ~
Meade County news., 1916-11-02
FREE HEALTH CHART

Trough RATS"BBTR:S Ess: MIs; Es sss T.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
ARGUMENT FOR METAL POSTS
Coming Into Use on Many Farms
Where Permanent Fences Are Being
Made-They Will Not Burn.

There are several good and sound
arguments for the use of metal posts,
and they are coming into use on many
farms where permanent fences are he.
ing made.
These posts can be driven, in most
cases, not needing to be set. They
do not rot, and will not burn. They
also furnish a ground connection as
a protection against lightning in case
of wire fences.
Wire fences can be grounded at
small cost of time and money, but as
4 general thing they are not. The
little work and expense needed will
usually be postponed until animals
are killed.
Fires which get beyond control, and
those set to burn out weeds and rub.
bish along the fences will not damage
either metal or concrete posts; and all
these reasons are convincing many
tibet such posts will prove more eco,
nomical than wood where wood is
hard to get and replace when through
service.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
LATEST FROM The FLOOD
DISTRICTS IN LOUISIANA
The Flood Lake ExteT"s 100 MICE
and the Width of Inundated SEQ
ton Is Sixty-FlVe Miles

New Orleans, La-Cold weather.
rain and sleet Sunday added to inc
suffering of flood refugees in Tersas
and Concordia parishes, many OF Whom
s+iII are marooned in isolated sections
with scant food supplies and only
makeshift shelter.
II is estimated that 1t will be week
at the earliest before the situat on IN
the inundated districts would be much
relieved. The water continues 10 lalI
gradually as far south as Waterproof
hut from Waterproof south rises we're
renorted in Crevasse water and back
water from the Red and Black rivers
In the flooded areas bordering on
the Black river many white farmers
are marooDed because they renamed
on their land with the HOPE or Delns
able to plant spring crops as soon as
the water receded.
In the southern part Of the flood dis
trict high water conditions have neces'
STATED temporary curtailment OF serV'
ice on gulf coast lines, according 10 an
nouncement by railroad officials.
The flooding of Louisiana parishes
has been in progress since FEBRUARY
IS, when the crevasse occurred IN the
Mississippi levee in Tensas parish
Since that time waters from the breaks
in the Mississippi, Arkansas and Al
chafalaya river levees and overtlows
from the Black. Red, Ouachita ana
Little rivers have inundated the low
lands of eleven parishes. Almost all
of Tensas and Concordia parishes are
under water, and large portions OF East
and West Carroll, Madison, franklin
Catahoula, St. Landry, R'chland, Cald
well and Ouachita parishes are mum
dated.
The flood lake extends from oppo
site Vicksburg in the north to the low
err end of Concordia parish in the
south. q distance of 100 miles or more
The width of the inundated section II
the northern part of the state is about
sixty-five miles, narrowing to abou
thirty miles in the southern end OF thu
flooded section.
The scene of greatest suffering o
flood victims and need for relief ap
parently has shifted in the last few
days from the nelghborhood OF Newell
ton and st. Joseph to the Black rive
section in Concordia and Catahoul
parishes, where many white farmer
and their families, as well as negroes
are reported in urgent need of assist
ance.
Since the floods began only 81
drownings have been reported, the vic
tins being three negroes near Newell
ton and three others near Lake Bruir
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
NOVEL INDOOR BROODER
Device Shown in Illustration Gives
Entire Satisfaction.
Front Part Is Covered With Glass, Al.
lowing Chicks to Secure Plenty Of
sunIight-Upper Portion Is
Detachable.

We have a brooder for indoor use
that is giving entire satisfaction
writes Mrs. Belle Crandall Of Hutchin'
son. Kan. in Farmers Mail and Breeze.
The floor is made Of piece Of sheet.
iron 8 feet square, in the center of
which a round hole is cut 8 inches
in diameter. A tin pan or inches
deep and of the same size as the hole
is fitted into this opening and SOL
dered all around to keep out fumes
from the lamp. This sheetiron floor
is placed in a frame OF by S-inch
boards, inches of which extend above
the floor and inches below. The
brooder stands on four substantial
legs.
A box Of grooved lumber Is made
for the lamp, 20 inches square at the
top, 10 inches at the bottom, and 10
inches deep. There is a door on one
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
CARING FOR LANDING EWES
Weak Animals Cannot Give Birth to
Vigorous Lambs-Furnsh Dry,
Comfortable Shelter.

The ewes that are to lamb in the
spring should have coed care in the
winter, SO they will come through
strong and healthy. Weak ewes can
not give birth to vigorous lambs, and
often they will die in the attempt to
give birth to their offspring.
1t becomes necessary, therefore. to
keep the ewes under good shelter In
the time of storms and bad weather,
says an Oklahoma writer in Farm
Progress. The eve that must stand
out in the snow or rain storm will get
he wool bedrabbLed and become
chilled and weakened. She should
have a dry, comfortable shelter, and
here she should stay except when the
days are bright and sunny and the
ground is firm. To turn her out on
soft fields may result disastrously, for
she may mire down and strain her
self or perish.
! The eve should be fed plenty OF
/ good clover or alfalfa hay, with the
addition of fair grain ration. 1t is
not necessary for her to grow fat, but
she must be kept in good flesh, SC
that she will be strong at Landing
time. | like oats for a feed, but g
little corn mixed with the oats is
beneficial. A straw bedding for the
sheep will be appreciated. Sheer
should not be allowed to sleep or
damp or wet ground in the winter
Their wool should be kept dry at al
times.
Keep hogs and dogs out of the sheer
pen, and when the ewes are ready t
lamb separate them from the rest o
the flock, One should have a com
Portable stall in which the eve ma.
be put to bear her lamb. Here sh
may be kept until the lamb ha
learned to suck and knows the moth
er we'll.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
INDIGESTION, GAS
Or SICK STOMACH
Time it! Pape's DiapepSin ends
ali Stomach misery in five
minutes.
m some foods YOU eat hit back

Do some foods you eat hit BACK
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause SICK
sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down: Papes
Diapepsin digests everything, leaving
nothing to sour and upset you. There
never was anything so safely quick, 80
certainly effective. No difference how
badly your stomach is diSordered you
will get happy relief in five minutes
but what pleases you most is that 1t
strengthens and regulates your stom'
ach so you can eat your faVorite foods
without fear.
You feel different as soon as 'Papea
Diapepsin" comes In contact with the
stomach-dlstress just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet. no gases no belch'
ing, no quotations of undgested food.
20 now, make the best investment
you ever made. by getting large fifty
cent case OF Papes Diapepsin from any
store. You realize in five minutes how
needless It Is to suffer from indiges.
ton, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.