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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-02
The Busy Corner,
9Th and Market Space.
s.KANN,SONS&CO
DRESS GOODS.
A Bold Boast of Facts.


here than anywhere south Of
Wanamaker's-better chosen
better styles-better qualities
aud better pr ces. There are more
Dress Goods here than any other
two firms can show. Trouble is
our stock is too big. We'd rather
have few empty spaces ia the
shelves. Help US to thin it out.
We promise you pr ces that make
this invitation indeclinab'e.
Black Goods.
20 pieces Of 81 inch Black An wool Ladies'
Cloth. Worth 39c.
CSC.
10 piecesof50-inch Black All W COL Ladies'
Cloth. Worth 59c.
39c.
10 pieces of. 45-inch MOt5ir and Wool
Brocades- Worth 5ec..
39c.
g pieces Of 45-inch siik-finished Henri
ettas. Worth zee,
sec.
10 pieces OF 45-ineh Atwood HeBriettas.
WOftn OSC.p
39c.
piecesof 45-inch Atwood Clay Diagonal
Serge. Worth SOC,
acc.
8 pieces Of 5O-inch All W COL Canvas and
Diagonal Suitings. Worth 9sc.,
69c.
Z 10 pieces of 4O-ineh Atwood Imported
Tufted Novelties Worth $50,
45c.
pieces OF 5O-inch Heavy POucle Cape
Cloth. Worth 81 80.
S1.19.
pieces of 5O-inch Imported Black As
traknan CCri for Capes. Worth SI.75,
IS.
Although we have made no mention OF
our splendid assortment of very fine i'm
ported Novelties, the same rate Of Teouc-
ton holds in these gu.Dsis as with thossnTen-
tioend above.
COlOred Dress Goods.
200 pieces OF Atwood Two-t toned Mix
tnres-the biggest quantity ever shown.
Worth 35c.,
23c.
90 pieces OF 3s-inch Atwood ladies'
Cloth a IuiIline OF plain andmixed effects
Csc.
800 pieces OF 3S-inch Fancy Mixtures
hundred different styles All tLats
new and durable. Worth 5Sc,
sec.
100 piecesof 40-inch SILK "A nd " DOL Plaids,
Atwood Cancels u air CheviOts, Illuminated
Fancies. Mixed Twill COveTts, and a seOre
of other new effects. Worth 6Sc.,
45c.
100 pieces OF 45-inch Imported Poplins.
5O-inCh Canvas Suitings, 45-inch High
Quality Roman Pldlds, SIX and Wool
Novelties by the hundred. Worth 9Sc.,
CSC.
90 pieces of 45-inch Imported MOscOvinne
Henrietta, an imported novelty of great
richHess. These goods have a tleecy back
and are the new est OF the new VI % 0lstinet
shades. Worth 81. 19,
zee.
Every other piece of cOlored gOOds-the
highest Qualities included goods worth
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-16
Shaw.

Wednesday April IA, 1S97.-Link
Pysher's home was the scene of a grand
social event last Thursday night.
A social hop was the attraction OF
those who INDUCED in that kind of
sport at Mr., John Millers last Satur-
day night.
Since the balmy days of spring have
arrived, the Christian church is grow
ing in attendance, usefulness, and in
tereSt.
Attorney w. II. Nation was circu-
lating in this vicinity the fore part OF
the week, attending to business pre-
tanning to his profession.
Most of our expert fisherman say the
blank, blankety, blank fish won't bite.
The old camp meeting ground of
Shaw is a thing Of the past, but in its
place are several beautiful homes, oc-
cupied by lively, industrious and ener-
getic citizens.
Shaw does more business to the
square inch of its tertiary than any
other town in Neosho county.
Beamer g. Fanatia shipped car
load of hogs to Kansas City last Mon
day.
1t is reported that the market fol
Jacks" is better in Shaw than in any
other part of the west.
jeff Ellis recently traded his fine
span of work mules for pair OF
matched black drivers. All jeff needs
now to make life pleasant and comfor
table, is set of new harness and {
canopy top surrey.
Joe Tyler has the contract to builc
O. NJ. Knetzer's new house, which is 8
guarantee that it will be done expe
peditiously and right,
Neither at this term of The district
court nor for several previous terms
have any of the Shawites been invei
gled into any of its litigation, excep
to serve in the capacity of jurors, which
shows that we are most peacable
civil, imoral and law-abiding commu
nifty.
1t is reported that Mr.. R. H. Perry
and Miss Wagner were married las
Sunday. We have not learned the par
ticulars, but
Another pair has joinei the throng
OF those who help the world along
Their hearts and hands they now unite
In love and truth and prospects bright,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-16
Urbana.

Wednesday April IA, 1S97.-Much
corn being planted; oats and wheat
doing fine.
Sam Robertson is shipping a car load
of hogs today.
James Medley has quit the railroad
and is running the mill this week.
Elder Gillett of the U. B. church
preached h9re last Sunday at $3.50 p
m. There was large congregation.
The U. B. church held their quar-
terly conference at the Center school
house last Saturday and Sunday. They
had a very interesting and satisfac-
tory meeting.
SamIHammel has new arrival at
his house in the shape of ten pound
boy. Mother and child doing well.
Last Friday one of Sam McCoy's
little girls years old, while running
and playing, fell striking the right
arm Oh SOIlIc lldI u SuUoluuCC5 lhiiiNo
ing a very painful though not danger
Gus injury.
Ben Yockey who was drilling we'll
for the lies boys, had an accident yes
terday that will cause him some trou-
bic and delay. While drilling, piece
of stone caved in from the side of the
we'll and wedged the drill bit fast so
that he will have to drill the stone out
to get the bit loose.
A young man here dreamed that he
was hunting rats with X-Rays, and 1t
was a grand success. He could see
rats through a thick stone wall. Now
this suggests that it might be good
plan to turn the X-Rays on the Bri-
berry investigation at Topeka; it might
find the rats.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-16
Center Grove.

Wednesday April IA, 1S97.-Frank
Thuney has, returned home from St
Joseph, Mo.
Rev. Arnold preached at the school
house last Sunday,
The party at Mr.. Cochran's, Friday
night was enjoyed by all who were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Palmer of Maple
Grove visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Jay last Sunday.
The farmers of this vicinity are
about through sowing oats and flax
and some are-plantinL corn.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-16
especially anything with a monetary

especially anything with a monetary
consideration attached to it.
Almost every witness on the stand
has testified as to having been approa-
ched by"Boyd." He tried to buy votes
against the stock yards bill, the text
book bill, the antioleo bill and the
railroad bill. He always offered big
prices, but so far no witness has adj
mitted having accepted his offer or
sighting his cash. Boyd never dis
played that. His duty was to "feef'
the members and let someone else dole
out the cash.-K. c. Journal. And
thus it goes. Our "reform" friends
seem to want to go ahead and investi-
gate, and yet they don't want to find
out anything definite and when they
quit, they will be just where they be-
gun and the tax payers of Kansas will
nav the bills as usual.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-16

DR. E. B. PARK, -.
Has been very successful procuring pensions
Lindsay block, Chanute, Kansas
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-16

r A. STEVENS
u. Justice of the Peace, Notary Public,
Conveyancer and Tax Payer.
Deeds and mortgages drawn. Houses rented.
Office in /. o. +. Block up stairs, Chauute, Kan.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30

'Not that Ferguson is his name at
all!'' said George, hotly. cts Dave
Ferrall, who broke open the factory
till, three years ago, and slipped off
to Canada--only he wore a heavy
black beard then, and was dressed like
working man, and now he's mas
querading as a gentleman, with silk
hat and q smooth-shaven face. The
scoundrel! And he's married to that
Plimpton girl. They work in couples. F"
Leah hurried into the other room.
The drawer of the old Dutch cabinet
had been forced open. 1t was emptyl
She clasped both hands over her
heart.
Don't be frightened, Leah" said
Annis, rising to his feet, and nodding
encouragingly to her. 81 met your
folks up on Haddon Hill, as L came
down, and Mr.. Halliday called out to
me that he had the money with him.
He decided at the last minute that it
wasn't quite safe to leave it, with only
a slip of girl like you in the house,
and maybe villainous tramps around
like tAiis fellow" And he contempt
uously pushed discounted Ferguson
with his foot. Come cat on the
porch, Leah; 1 don't quite like to
breathe the same air with this thieving
cur. l see Billy Locke coming down
the turnpike, aud I'll get him to stop
at the constable's. Wasn't it lucky
that CHANGED to happen in just as he
was prying the old drawers open with
his jimmy?"
Leah was like her lover-she felt
that she could not draw a free breath
until the burglar was taken off by the
fussy village constable and his assist
ants in an open farm wagon.
But when the coast was clear al
last, she made an open confession OF
all her backslidings TO George Annis
indulgent ears.
you'll never want to speak to me
again?" said she, timidly, lifting her
brown eyes to his face.
Leah" said he, quietly, 81 never
loved you so dearly in all my life be-
fore. Do you know, dear, that came
here to-day to ask you to be my wife?"
And the two together, in some pic
mic fashion, cooked a dinner that
seemed to them like nectar and am
brosia, and when the old folks re-
turned ON the edge of the dust, they
were engaged.
81 sort O. thought it might happen
so, said Mrs. Halliday.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30

The Chinese are very fond Of mon
strous forms of fruits aud flowers, and
any departure from the normal form is
usually cherished and highly valued.
In their gardens they have numerous
forms of monstrous oranges-some will
produce fruit with points like fingers,
and are known as the hand orange.
Another form has long horn project
ing from the apex, and are known as
the horn orange. Another variety,
which botanists have known by the
name of Citrus aurantium distorium,
bears a fruit in the resemblance of a
cluster of sea shells. To one ignorant
of the laws of vegetable mOrphology,
these spells ofwandering from the nor
NAL type are very mysterious; but when
it is understood that all parts Of the
orange, as well as other fruits, are made
up of what would have been leaves or
branches changed so as TO constitute
the various parts of the seed and yes
sells, and that very little difference
in the degree of life energy will change
them into various different parts that
come to make up the fruit, and the
mystery in a great measure is solved.
There are few branches of botany
which give the lover of fruits aud
flowers 50 much pleasure as the study
Of morphology ogy.-Meehan's Monthly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30

The Kansas City Journal tells how
Miss Ethel Hoskinson the other day
started from Corning to Seneca to take
the examination for teachers. Reach
ing a stream which had been swollen
by the floods, her horses and buggy
were washed away. She kept her
head, however, and the horses man
aged to swim out on the other side,
ter floating quite distance down the
pam, though all the time the buggy
so far below the surface that the
br came up to her armpits. Once
the bank she drove hurriedly into
Seneca, borrowed some dry clothes
from an acquaintance, ran over to the
courthouse, took the examination, and
triumphantly bore off first-grade GER
tificate.s
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30

From a business and, indeed, many
other standpoints, one of the most i'm
portant decisions recently handed
d9wn by the U nited States Supreme
Cburt was that rendered in the case of
the United States Government against
the Bell Telephone Company, says the
New York Independent. The main
contention on the part Of the Govern
ment was that the delay of thirteen
years in granting the patent applied
for in 1877 was the doing Oh the o0m=
pany, but the court found that the
Patent Office was solely at fault. The
decision has the effect Of continuing
the control of the telephone by the
Bell Company for seventeen years
from 1891.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30

Leah's cheeks, for an instant, were
roster than any pink gown could be.
''It needs to be washed and ironed, f"
said she.
"Oh, you can manage it!' said
Flora, easily. "Good-byl must be
off. Nine o'clock, remember, at Tau
hassat Dock-and if you're not there,
Dave Ferguson Il come up after you. +"
She shook her finger laughingly at
Leah, and vanished into the darkness
Of the summer night.
Leah Linton had come to the Halli-
days ten years ago as bound girl--a
fatherless, motherless waif-big-
like a robin, with thatch of chestnut
hair overhanging her forehead, and
slim, brown feet, guiltless of shoes or
stockings, and the kindly old couple
had adopted her into their heart and
home.
Now, at eighteen, she was socially
their equal, to all intents and pur-
poses, and loved them with timid,
shrinking devotion.
But since Flora Plimpton had
crossed her orbit, that bold, dashing
girl, who was a "tryer-on" in Holt &
Hanneford's big cloak and mantle
store in New York, a disturbing ele-
ment had risen into her heart-a long
ing to see the world, to mingle with
the gay throng of whom Flora told
her, to drink a draft from the cup of
brimming, seething life that other
people drank
George Annis, the head carpenter of
the rubber works, had seemed delight
full company up to this time, but now
he appeared tame and countrifed be-
side Mr.. Dave Ferguson, black-mous-
tached and pinned, who had
deigned to cast a gracious glance upon
her rural charms.
All her little system of existence
was troubled and upset. Leah scarcely
knew why. Hitherto she had been
serenely happy, like one of the twit-
tering robins in the thieket; now
vague sense of wrong and discomfort
took possession of her as she entered
the house, drew the ponderous bolt,
and went up TO her room.
''It is quite true what Flora Plimp-
ton says" she thought, 81 never go
anywhere, or see anything"
''Who was that talking over the
gate with you last night, Leah?" Mrs.
Halliday asked, the next day, as she
helped Leah shell the peas for din
ner.
'It was Flora Plimpton.
81 wouldn't set too much store by
that girl, Leah, if was you" coun-
selled the good woman, reaching for
another handful of the emerald pods.
''The Plimptons always had a bad
name, and l never heard no good Of
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30
scIENTlFlc ANp INDUSTRIAL.

Paper betting for machinery is be-
ing made and used in Germany.
An Oshkosh wis., firm is success
fully making binding twine of marsh
hay.
Liverpool has the largest fire en-
gine in the world-equal to throwing
1900 gallons a minute and a stream
140 feet high.
The Athens check factory is to be
operated by electricity. This is the
first cotton factory in Georgia to use
electricity as a motive power.
Natural gas is fast going. j. D.
Weeks has just made report on the
supply and its decline for the National
Labor Bureau in which it appears that
the supply has fallen half in seven
years.
Fair haired people are becoming
less numerous than formerly. The an
cient Jews were a fair-haired race;
now they are, with few exceptions,
dark. So it is in lesser degree with
the Irish, among whom $50 years ago
a dark-haired person was almost un-
known.
The suggestion is advanced that
perhaps the ultimate field of acetylene
will be in the lighting of lighthouses
and on board ships. Its compactness
and the ease with which it can be
slowed away in the form of carbide
and ease of generation of the gas. to-
gether with great brilliancy, and point
to its adaptability for this purpose.
The stopping" qualities of the Lee
Metford rifle, now in use in the Brit
ish army, has been the subject Of
much comment ever since the Chitral
campaign. The bullet used was there
found of very little use in stopping
the rush of q determined body of fa-
natics. This will not be the case in
future, it is stated, as a new bullet has
been invented, the quality of which
are said to be undoubted.
A recent discovery that practical
men as we'll as scientists approve is
the complete transformation of wood
into gas. The product has a power
four times greater than that made
from bituminous coal. It's value lies
in adaptability as n motive power,
which can be applied to the produc-
ton of ceramics, in glass manufacture,
for Bessemer hearths, and like indus
tiies. Rich in carbonic oxide as it is,
the gas Is available for the IN nufac-
ture of oxalic acid and other chemi-
Gals, and, it is said, at very yonsid-
cradle saving in cost.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30

The drum rolled out, the flies
shrieked joyfully, the paddle wheels
plashed again, and the bright flags
iloated away, while Leah fled tumult-
uously back through dripping
thickets and long stretches of sun
stepped meadow.
The money! the money! 1t seemed
as if her light feet were weighted-as
if every pulsing, sunshiny second were
an hour. The money! the money!
In sight of the old house, she
stopped aghast. The west window
was wide open, its veil of climbing
Michigan roses torn rudely away, a
wooden bench drawn up close to it, as
if to serve as a step to some one who
desired to effect unlawful entrance.
From the inside she could hear vague,
muffied sounds, as if of hand-to- hand
combat, then heavy fall
"You villaini" roared a voice, so
hoarse that at first she did not recog-
nize it for George Annis, eve got you
now"
She rushed frantically in.
"George-George, what is it?" she
cried.
With a clothesline which he had
snatched from peg behind the door,
George Annis was binding the arms of
man who lay painting and pale on the
fioor-the arms Of Mr.. David Fer
guson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30

Come on, fellows, here are rockets
That will set the skies aglow,
And load OF Chinese crackers
With a heather snap and go.
Stop with all this argyfying,
Toss your balls and things away,
For I'm bent on jubilation
And on nothing else to-day.
You may tell me things are murky,
And It amt no time for fun
That there's lots of trouble brewing,
And a lot Of work undone;
But, consarn 1t all, matesl croaking
Neither makes nor saves your hay.
II my bird had been a raven,
I'd have never seen to-day.
I'd have never pulled through forests
Where the redskin only yelled.
I'd have never sot my banner
On the heights the brown bear held.
Through starvation, cold and darknes
I'd have never fought my way,
To pint, ruther reckon,
kin blow awhile to-day.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30

See where have stretched my fences,
See whore l have clared my land,
See where once the red deer her ded,
My slick, growing cities stand.
See where now my budding harvests
Nod beneath theswarm winds sway.
can tell you ! have worked, friends,
And . mean 80 take a day.
For high over cloud and tempest
My intrepid eagle flies;
Thar's no thing above my banner
But Gods blue and starry skies.
was never one for Dragging,
But I'd simply like to say,
Let rival match my record.
And I'll dine on crow to-day,
So whoop-la, hurrahl come on, boys,
Leave the granuies home to skeer.
Come, bring out your guns and rockets
For the glorious Fourth is here.
Shout and cheer, and toot and whistle,
Blow and pop, and blaze away,
Huzza to the hull creation,
For it's Uncle Sans birthday
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30

Those who are familiar with the
lines of Samuel Wilberforce,
Oh, would l We're a cassowary ON the plains
of TimbuctOo,
Where theI eat the missionary, prayer
book, Bible, hymn book, tool
Have regarded this famous city some
what as a myth. But the French
reached it about three years ago, and
it is a remarkable instance of France
out-stepping England in a race for ter
ritory. Under French influences the
city is becoming great centre of com
merce. Unfortunately the climate is
unhealthy, but vigorous steps are be-
ing taken by the French Government
10 improve its sanitary conditions.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30
TO BYLoW LAND.

My little dears, the star-lamps
Are lighted overhead
TO guide all sleepy children
From the land Of Go-to-Bed,
on a most delightful journey;
Oh, you'll all be glad to 20
10 that pleasant, pleasant country
Where the dream flowers grow
You'll find good steed waiting,
So mount and give command,
And trot away, and trot away
To By-Low Land.
You can go by Sleepy Hollow,
That's the shortest route to take
On the journey you are going,
From the plains of Wideawake.
You'll be there before you know It;
Shut your drowsy eyes, and loi
You are In the pleasant country
Where the dream-howers grow.
Your good steed's waiting for you,
SO mount and give command,
lAnd trot away, and trot away
To By-Low Land.
lEro you start upon your Journey,
Mother wants hug and kiss
From each drowsy little darling,
And she softly tells you this
She'll be lonesome when you We left her,
Though she's glad to have you go
To that pleasant, pleasant country
Where the dream-1owers grow.
Your good steed's tired of waiting.
SO mount and give command,
And trot away, and trot away
To By-Low Land.
Washington Home Magazine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-06-30
How General Polk wns KILLED.

George l.. Kilmer, in war article
headed "Rest in Scattered Urns, pub
lished in your paper to-day, makes a
statement which L feel ought to be
corrected. In speaking of the Con
federate General Polk Bishop Polk
he states that he was killed near At
lanta by a shell aimed and fired by
General Sherman. This is not true.
l was standing by the gun from which
the shot was fired that killed General
Polk, and know that General Sherman
was not present. The battery, the
name of which do not recall, was i'll
position on the left of our brigade, on
a hill overlooking valley, ON the OPP
posite side of which was another hill
covered with trees. While talking to
the sergeant in charge of one of the
guns, an officer approached and direct
ed the attention of the sergeant to
group of what appeared to be Confed
crate officers at the edge of the woods
of the hill opposite, and ordered him
to give them a shot. The sergeant
sighted his gun and fired. The result
was a great commotion and scattering.
Somebody had been hit Next morn
ing we discovered it was General Polk.
The shot struck him in the upper arm,
plowing its way through the chest,
and cutting him almost in two. This
occurred on Pine Knob, not far from
Kenesaw Mountain. On our advance
the next day visited the spot and saw
the stump of tree against which Gen
eral Polk was leaning at the time he
was shot. The tree was covered with
his blood. Laux, in the Los An
geles Times.