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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-07-23
FARMERS.

We want your young and old
chickens Tuesday Aug 3. If.
BLooMHEART, WRIGHT & Co.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-07-23

/ want to trade FIRST class bicycle
in No. condition for good COW. l
also have mandolin to sell cheap or
trade. M. f. WILSON
42-45 Lock Box 723, Chanute, KS
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Mrs. G. ?. Dildine has been quite
sick since Sunday, but is somewhat
better now.
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Miss Nora More of Cherryvale is in
the city, the guest Of Miss Myrtle
Freeman.
We carry Mason's fruit jars.
K. @. CASH STORE. tt
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17

and nearly closed for the sale of the great
Walker tract on the laguna between Santa
Rosa and Sebastopol to the Salvation Army
LOT colonization purposes. The army will sub
divide the tract into five-acre ranches.
small mouse and stable, together with poultry
buildings, will be erected on each. Deserving
people desirous of owning homes Will be
invited to come and settle. The army will
supply all the necessities OF life until the pro-
ceeos OF the place are sufficient to support the
family thereon. After that the settlers will
repay the army in small installments extend
ing over term of years.
substance, which for want OF better
name has bee called mineral SOAP" has just
Deen discovered near Randsburg, says the
Miner OF that tlively camp. E. Bazore and j.
Bump were the men who found the strange
SUM and their claim Is located in the Summit
Distrlct. In weight and hardness the sub
stance has the consistency of soapstone, ana
varies In color from almost white 10 yeliowish
Drown 1t has salty and slight soapy taste,
ana when placed in water and rubbed pro-
ouces lather similar TO that OF soap. The
leoge where the mineral soap was found
Is about fifty feet wide and can De traced for
long distance. No analysis has yet been made,
out as soon as this is done, provided the new
substance proves 10 have any commercial value
the work of developing the ledge Will be
pusned as rapidly as possible. There IS
cnance that the stuff may be a natural COM
olnaflon OF petroleum and borax, in which
case 1t will be very valuable.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
REVENUE FROM TEA.

The proposition that a revenue of
$40 100000 be raised by placing an import
tax of 10 cents pound on tea has led to
no little discussion, and as result the
public is receiving good deal of light on
some of the inner mysteries of the tea
trade.
The removal of the duty on tea, we are
told, did not benefit the consumer par
ticle, for the selling price remains the
same as before and the quality of the tea
imported has greatly decreased. The
consumption, moreover, has declined
since the removal from 1.52 10 1.34 pounds
per CAPITA and it is argued that the de-
cline was caused by the removal of the
duties, since that action has resulted in
the importation of immense quantities of
very cheap inferior tea-''the sweepings
of the tea-houses of China, Japan and
India"
Although the consumers pay an aver
age of so cents per pound for their tea it
can be laid down in New York. according
to Robert T. Porter. for 10 cents pound.
and the average OF all grades is only 1875
cents pound. This shows that the bene-
fits of free imports do not go into the
pockets of the consumer. 1t is stated as a
wellknown fact that in countries where
tea is dutiable the average quality OF the
leaf imported is always much superior to
that brought to this country.
1t is to be noted in this connection that
the commits >ioners appointed under the
act OF Congress last March to consider the
importation of impure and unwholesome
tea has finished its labors. Sixteen stan
dards of tea have been established. and all
along the line of the various qualities, two
grades above what has form erly been ad-
mitted, will now be required. In the case
OF green teas, which, to far greater ex-
tent than black teas, have been imported
in aduiterated and spurious qualities, the
new law, if enforced, will be. it is said, a
practical exclusion to all but few grades.
There will be much protection in this
law from unwholesome teas il the exam
liners in the ports of New York, San Fran
cisco and Chicago attend to their business
properly. The proposed tax will aid in
excluding trashy teas by making it un-
profitable to import them. The tea-deal-
ers are reported to be in favor of the duty,
and it is not likely that consumers will
feel it. It must be borne in mind, more
over, that the duty Is levied purely rs an
emergency tax to meet the deficit caused
by the Democratic tariff.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
The ARTILLERY WOULD LIKE THE
STAR.
Kew York sun.


The retirement of General Wheaton for age
last Saturday will cause the promotion of q
brigadier to be major-general, and then of
some colonel OF the line to fill tie vacancy
among the hrigadiers.
Who will the fortunate colonel be? Some ar
tillery officers have urged the senior in their
arm, Colonel W. NJ. Graham, commanding the
Fifth Artillery, and there are interesting par
ticulars in the record they have made up.
Colonel Graham stands only eleventh on the
relative list of line colonels, but. as is we'll
known, selection and not seniority governs
the choice whenever star is awarded.
he Will be retired for age sooner than any OF
the ten eolonels above MIN, namely, in thir-
teen months from this time. Hence the rea-
son potent n the case of General Wheaton,
passing aim over the head of General Brooke,
would apply 10 Colonel Graham. That is, the
mis- chances, whereas his appointment would
leave any one of his ten seniors still eligible
for the star after he retires next year.
Again, the artillery has not furnished a
since the end of the Civil War. Promotion is
SO slow in the ar tillery that again and again
q senior colonel in that arm has found in
faLtry and cavalry colonies ahead of him in
relative rank, promotion having given them
the grade earlier. The result has been in
variably thus far that they have been taken
for the star and the artillery colonel has been
left.
Nevertheless it has sometimes happened
that an artillery colonel has been longer in the
service tnan other regimental commanders,
who have risen 10 be his seniors In relative
rank And the friends of Colonel Graham
point out that he is to-day the ranking colonel
in length OF service under line commissions.
He has fine war record with four brevets, in.
GLIDING that of brigadier-general
The artillery have another candidate, also
very able one and pushed strongly, in Colo
mel r. T. Frank, First Artillery. But thus far
there is no indication as to whether they will
be successful.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
PERSON AL

J. B. Hull of Eldridge is at the Cosmopoli-
tan.
DR.. E. C. Kilbourne of Seattle is at the Lick
House.
B. c. Brown of Palo Alto is at the Cosmo-
politan.
J.B. Fulton of Monterey is at the Cosmo-
politan.
A. weilheimer, merchant OF Fresno, is at
the Grand.
j. J. Hebron of Salinas registered at the
Grand last evening.
Charles C. Uren, mining man OF Grass
Valley, is at the Grand
James H. wilkins, San Rafael, is registered
at the California Hotel.
E. C. Farnsworth. lawyer of visalia, is stop
ping at the Lick House
Lloyd England, U. S. A, registered at the
California Hotel yesterday.
r. ]. r. Alden, a merchant OF Vallejo, is
guest at the Baldwin Hotel
E. S. Barney of Sutter Creek arrived in the
City and regis tered at the Palace.
F. Bernard, merchant Of Fresno, regis
tered at the Lick House yesterday.
J. H. Geysalur, a merchant of Eureka, regis
tered at the Grand Hotel yesterday.
DR.. ". H. Davis, an eminent chemist OF De-
troit, is guest at the Grand Hotel.
F. B. Hamilton, . well-known merchant Of
Cotton, is stopping at the Grand Hotel.
H. C. Nash, the librarian at Stanford Uni
versity, is guest at the California Hotel
Rev. E. F. Nicholas of Oxford University,
England, is visiting relatives in this City
O. B. Hardy, q well-known mining man OF
Carson New, registered at the Grand yester-
day.
J. n. Falls, prominent merchant Of Mem
phis, Tenn, registered at the Palace last
evening.
H. A. Schram and Jacob s. Schram, wine men
of st. Helena, registered at the Baldwin Hotel
yesterday.
C.P Huntington, president of the Southern
Pacific Company, lesves for New York to-day
via Portland. His portrait, life size. painted
by Fred Yates. is finished. and Will shortly be
placed on exhibition at Vickery's.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
DOGS IN COURT.

The fine CANNES who are to meet in the
Mechanics Pavilion on Wednesday would
doubtless be much insulted if they could
know that the United States Supreme
Court has recently decided that dogs are
not property, because they partake rather
of the nature of 'fere nature" than of USE
ful, civilized animals. tits we'll for their feel
ings that they cannot read the papers and
see that the supreme wisdom of the land
has classed them among wild beasts OF
they might raise great howl of indigna-
ton about it.
The case passed on by the court was the
suit of Louisiana man against railway
company for $500 for killing his dog. In
the decision the court said: "The very
fact that they are without the protection
OF the criminal laws shows that proper ty
in dogs is of an imperfect or qualified
nature, and that they stand as it were
between animals, 'fere nature,' in which
until subdued there is no property. and
domesticated animals in which the right
of property is complete. They are no,
considered as being upon the same plane
as horses, cattle, sheep and other domes.
tic animals, but rather in the category oi
cats. monkeys, parrots singing birds and
similar animals kept for pleasure. curiosity
or caprice. Unlike other domestic ami.
mails, they are useful neither as beasts Of
burden, for draught. nor for food"
Many an owner of valuable dog will be
inclined toquestion the wisdom of this de-
cision. To think that railway company
or any one else can destroy the lives oi
their pets and not be liaoe for damages il
exasperating. Perhaps some of those who
set most store upon their pets can console
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
MCKINLEY AND CUBA.

The expected message from the Presi-
dent on the condition of affairs In Cuba Is
the chief object of interest at the capital
| at this time. No one looks for anything
sensational or aggressive, but there is an
earnest hope that the President sees some
way of putting an end to much of the evil
that is now being wrought in Cuba and
will be able to submit to Congress a plan
for accomplishing that greatly desired re-
suit.
For some days the reports from Wash
ington have been full of rumors more or
less authentic of the facts upon which the
President would base his message and of
guessas at the conclusions he would draw
from them. These have dealt with stories
of wrong done to American residents in
the island and with the sufferings they
have undergone. 1t seems to be the gen.
eral belief in Washington that the Presi-
dent will urge Congress to take some
action for the relief of at least the Amer
ican citizens who have lost their property
during the war and who are now in many
cases destitute of the necessaries of life.
Whether he will go further and recon-
mend some inter ference or mediation on
our part to put an end to the war alto
gether is not clearly known, and it is the
uncertainty on that important point that
makes the subject one of such universal
interest.
1t is satisfactory to note that even in
this uncertainty in regard to the exact
policy the administration will urge upon
Congress no one feels the least uneasiness
or anxiety. The people have confidence
il the wisdom as well as in the patriotism
of the President and his advisers. We
have no longer an un-American admin
istration TO manage our foreign affairs.
The country therefore awaits the coming
| message with interest, but without any
symptoms OF a war scare, or any fears
that the welfare of our citizens abroad will
be sacrificed through indifference TO their
claims or through subservience to Span
| ish influences.
1t would be indeed most gratifying to
the country if the message should disclose
some means of action on our part by
| which this cruel, wasteful and useless
| war could be promptly closed. Cuba is so
| close to our shores and so much part of
our geographical system that her welfare
| cannot be wholly separated from ours.
We lose much in the way of valuable
| trade by every month of the war, and,
moreover, the continuance of the struggle
entails considerable expense upon our
Government to prevent filibusters and
| shipments of arms to the Cubans. We
have, therefore, interests in the struggle
which justify our interference if We deem
it advisable 10 do so.
The American people desire to keep the
peacs with Spain and intend to fulfill
toward her all the duties of one nation to
another, but we cannot permit the Cuban
war TO go on forever, and for that reason the
administration would find a cordial sup
port from men OF ell parties If it should
outline q policy which would promise an
end to the struggle and the independence
of Cuba.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17

themselves with considering that some
dogs are not less but more than property.
There seems much justice in the Louisiana
law that dogs 10 be recognized as property
must be placed upon the assessment rolls.
otherwise many worthless cur would
suddenly become of great value as soon as
he was killed.
The summing up of the dogs condem-
nation, They are useful neither as beasts
of burden, for draught, nor for food, has
an odd sound. for surely there is long
list of usefulnesses tesides these. What
an expression of lofty disdain and disgust
would overcome the countenance of some
In agniicent st. Bernard if lie could be
told that the Supreme Court had placed
him sin the category Of cats, monkeys
and parrots"
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
JERRY SIMPSONS NEW cHUM.
Washington Post.


Jerry Simpson and Colonel James Hamilton
Lewis of Washington State have evidently en-
tered into an alliance. Champ Clark says be
overheard the Kansas leader importuning tn e
Washington man 10 stand with him, saying:
"If you will only get up when the Republi-
cans are shouting for the regular order those
clothes of yours will attract SO much attention
that the Democrats will all vote with US
against adjournment" Lewis looked puzzled,
but not offended. He shook hands with S!mp-
son on the compact When the time came ne
carried out his part of 1t, but they didn't get
votes enough TO prevent adjournment, al
though there were more Democrats voted
against ii than usual.
Alter adjournment Richardson and some
others were talking together and aled Simp-
son over where they were, when Bell of Colo
rsdo asked him:
How is it that you and Lewis of Washing
ton are always together now? Ii there's
man in the House who doesn't look like one
of your crowd il is Lewis"
''That does seem so, Bell.' replied Simpson
gravely. THAT fellow Lewis is the strongest
com bnation / ever saw. he has been mys-
terry to me until went to cultivating him and
got close to him. He dresses like q goidbug
Republican, talks like Bryan Democrat, but
votes like middle-of- the-road PoruiIst. You
bet I'm tied TO him."
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
MEN AND WOMEN.

Paul Lndau, the well-anown, German
| novelist, playwright and newspaper cor.
| res pondent, and the present intendent, or di.
rector, of the Meiningen Theater, was recently
arrested in Athens as n spy.
The Queen of England, the Duchess of Con.
naught, the Emperor and Empress Dowager Of
| Germany the Empress Dowager of Russia, md
the Queen Regent of the Netherlands all oc.
eupy the position Of honorary colonel in the
| German army.
The Empress Eugenie, who has been residing
for nearly three months on the Riviera, leaves
| soon for Constautinople and the Black Sea,
her destination being the castle of Sugdidi, in
the Caucasus. where she Will be the guest oil
| the Princess Sugdidi, widow of Prince Achille
Murat
The Dowager Lady Churchill has been in the
depart tment of the mistress of the robes since
1854. as lady OF the bedchamber to the Queen
1t is said that the gentlemoman knows more
of the private life OF the Queen than any other
woman living, and is q most faithful keeper OF
state secrets
Three plays by Carmen Sylvia, the Queen OF
Roumania, Were recently produced at Bu-
charest and are said to have had a great and
genuine success The royal family was present,
and the Queen herself, none of whose works
had previously been produced in Roumania,
was en- Enthusiastically cheered.
The name OF Roy Prather of Excelsior
Springs, Mo-. is a new one. on the scroll OF
fame, but that it is entitled to place there
cannot be questioned in view of the fact that
its owner won out over more than 100 CON-
| petitors in pie-eating contest under the
auspices OF one Of the churches there.
| Sir George Grey, the Australian explorer and
administrator, recently celebrated his eighty.
fourth birthday. Fifty-eight years ago he was
| given up for dead while exploring the west
coast OF Australia. He lived to be Governor o.
| South Australia, OF Cap. Colony and of New
Zealand. which he administered during the
Maori rebellion. He is strong home-ruler.
| Professor Herkomer, in q recent lecture, in
| duiged in some amusing speculations as t
how the old masters would be treated in Eng.
| land to-day. Michael Angelo would be re
| garded as morose and peculiar: he would moi
| get elected to the academy as a young man
and would decline the honor in his old age
Leonardo da Vinci would be the inventor O.
| the electric light, aud would write to the
Times about himself and his critics. Ruben
would be an NJ p, and intimate with III,
mem bers of the aristocracy, and Holbeir
would be kept out of the Royal Academy OF
account of his habits
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
STORY THE PRE- IDENT ENJOYED

President Mckinley really likes to see Sen
ator Mason. Not long ago the President asked
Senator Mason to tell one of his stories, says
the Washington Star. The Senator responded
by telling story which convulsed the Presi-
dent with laughter. 1t illustrated the fact
that the pie which the President had 10 dis
tribute won't go around by q long odds. 1t
was this:
Pat Mccarthy gave dinner to which he
invited three or four OF his neighpors. Pat
had allowed his wife to cook only one ch icken
When dinner was served Pat took possession
of the carving-k knife and in most hospitable
tone said to Mrs. Dugan:
What part OF ther fowl will yez have?"
"a les if yez please" was the answer.
can what part win yez have? Would yez
loike some av ther white?" Pat inquired of
Mrs. O'Hooligan.
can leg will do me-" she answered As
each answered the part of the fowl she desired
was given her.
"What part Will yez have, Moike Walsh?"
Pat blandly inquired of his nigh Dor.
81 balaye Oh will take leg, too," said Moike,
in his most modest way, wishing to follow in
the footsteps of the rest of the company.
"Begorrs," said Pat to Mickey .'what does
yez think Ohm carving-a spioaI?"
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
RAILRoAD lsFoRMAr1oS-R. B, Livermore
NEW TO-DAY.

Go to your doctor for
advice; he is the best man
to tell you what medicine
you need. Go to your drug
gist for your medicines; he
knows more about drugs
than a dry goods man.
Stick to your doctor and
to your druggist if you are
sick man, but don't go to Jour
drnggisf for advice. If your
doctor tells you to get Scott's
Emulsion it is because he
knows it to be the remedy
in all conditions of wasting,
the one reliable, permanent
preparation.
Get scbaf you ask for.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
RE .URRECTION.

Out of the soil OF discontent
spring lilies of peace with hearts OF gold,
Out OF the night Of deep despair
The hope-white wings Of dawn unfold.
Out Of the storm and stress Of hate
The meek-eyed dove calm Is sent,
Out OF our senseless rage ana grlef
Is born st last deep convent
Out Of the wrinkied and withered husk
The germ OF life seeks warmth and light,
Out OF the noisome house OF death
The soul takes wing for its endless flight.
WILLIAM REED DUNRoY ia the Rams Hor
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
afraid to trust me with the money II ne nao
any."-Yonkers Statesman.

afraid to trust me with the money ne hau
any."-Yonkers Statesman.
"Do you know good tonic for nervous per
sons, Sim mpkins?''
mo; what want to find is good tonic for
people who have to live with them. ."-Chicago
Record.
The Rev. Dr. Tnirdly-And now, children,
Iwonder if any little boy or girl here knows
who was the best man that ever lived. An
there's hand up. Well, Johnnie, VINO was
the best man that ever lived?
Johnnie Sscondcrop Please, sir, 1t was
mammals first hus band, sfr.-Puck.
"My friend" said the well-meaning man,
s'why 90 you drink that horrible stuff when
you know the stimulant effect is only tenn
porary at best?''
81 amt lookin' for the stim'lant effect" said
the hopeless case. "Tm aimin' to git
paralyzsd. See ?"-Typographical Journal.
Family Friend-I congratulate you, my
dear friend, on the marriage of your daughter
see you are gradually getting all the girls OH
your hands
Old olivebranch-oR my hands-yes; but
the worst of it is 1 have TO keep all their hus-
bands on their feet-Tit-Bits.
Brother Jim has the bicycle face, Joe has
the bicycle hump, Sister Sue has the bicycle
leg and Tom has wheels in his head"
"Any other bicycle ailments In the family?'
"Well, papa says his poeketbook is badly
punctured. so it must be getting pneu-
matte. Truth.
"The month of May is very appropriately
named" remarked the youth to his friend.
"In what regard?"
because the weather is so unce ertain."
''How does the name May apply TO uncertain
weather."
"Well, it may be hot or it may be cold, it
may be wet or it may be ory."-Pitrsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
Excursion TO the East and Yellowstone
Park

party is now being formed TO make the tour OF
the Yellowstone Park leaving here about the 2Sth
of May. It will be in charge OF Professor j. I.
Branner OF Stanford University Rates VIII DO
very reasonable and accommodations first class.
The Yellowstone Park can justly lay claim 10 nav
Ing more natural wonders and magnihcent seen
cry within its bounds Than any other spot IN the
world and a trip there is one that will never be
forgotten. If you would ike to join the party
comm municate at once with j. f. Mcdowell STAN
ford University, T. X. Stateer, general agent
Northern Pacific Railway, 63S Market ST. s. +.