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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
Willie. We Have Missed You.

oh, Willie, is It you, dear,
Safe, safe at home?
They did not tell me true. dear;
They said you would not come.
/ heard you at the gate,
And 1t made my heart rejoice;
For / knew that welcome footstep
And that dear, familiar voice,
Making music on my ear
In the lonely midnight gloom;
oh. Willie, We have missed you,
Welcome, welcome home.
We longed to see you nightly,
But this night of all;
The fire was blazing brightly,
And the lights were in the hall
The little ones were W,
Till twas 10 o'clock ard past;
Then their eyes began " twinkle
And they've gone to sleep at last;
But they listened for your voice,
TIL they thought you'd never come;
oh. Willie, we have missed you,
Welcome, welcome home.
The days were sad without you,
The nights long and drear;
My dreams have been about you;
Oh, welcome Willie, dear'
Last night / wept and watched.
BY the moonlight's cherries ray,
Till I thought | heard your footstep.
Then / wiped my tears away;
But my heart grew sad again,
When l found you had not come;
oh. Willie, We have missed you,
Welcome, welcome home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

sighted the culprit and sent for him.
Lieutenant -" he said. after you
went away the red turned up four
times more. / prevented you from
winning four times the maximum
which you would certainly have staked.
You will draw on me for that amount.
But take my advice, do not gamble
again" The memoirs of an old Ger
man general who lived to see his last
victory at Sedan have stated as fol-
lows: 1T was the kindness of the leg
son that cured me of gaming. For me
it was better than a years imprison-
ment. New York Tribune.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
How Pat outwitted the Sentry.

A funny little story comes down tC
us with the history of the past; it IT,
ustrates the wit of an Irishman. A
certain town was under military guard
during a rebellious uprising which at
the time was sweeping through the
country, and all persons passing in or
out of the town were subject to the
annoyance of military surveillance.
The soldiers were not particular
in seizing goods, especially anything in
the way Of eatables.
An Irishman who resided in the town
received word that friend had sent
him little pig, which was being held
at the house of relative some few
miles away. Some friends offered to
wager him it was impossible to pass
the sentry lines with such a dainty
morsel, and that it would certainly be
seized. Pat thought moment, then
agreed to take their bets, refusing to
tell how he intended to accomplish the
matter.
hdIly III Tic CNChlh6 lhO oSANS'J
walking up and down saw Pat coming
along with a bag over his shoulder, and
stopped him with Halt! Who goes
there?"
Faith, my name is Patrick Rarigan,
and if yez don't know it by this time.
begorra, I'll have it changed"
Whats that you've got in the
bag?"
"Shure that's me dog. had to car
ry him that way, for he wouldn't walk
with me-"
That's a very good story, Patrick,
but I'll investigate the dog, neverthe-
less" and suiting the action to the
word, he made Patrick unite the bag,
out of which the dog jumped, and
scampered away as fast as he could go
in the direction whence he had come.
Faith, do yez see that now. Why
couldn't yez take my word for it. Now
I've got to travel all the way back after
that divil of a dog again"
Sorry, Pat, but duty, you know"
"Yis; but yer auld duty will cost me
a walk of some miles after my dog"
And away he went grumbling.
Some two hours after Pat came
trudging back with the bag slung over
his shoulder, and again the sentry
called: Halt" adding, "Ah, it is you,
Pat. l see you caught the dog"
81 did that. and now suppose yez
want me to lose him again"
Never mind, Pat, it's all right; you
can go ahead" And he entered the
town.
Now, Pat. when he reached his rela-
tive's house that morning had Dor
rowed his dog, knowing full we'll that
when released from confinement he
would Immediately return to his mas
ter. Putting the dog in the bag he set
out, fully expecting the examination
by the sentry and the result. When
he returned, as the sentry thought, to
catch the dog again, he put the pig in
the bag instead, and so successfully
passed the lines.
The next day the officers of the regi-
ment were invited to partake Of the
savory mess, and the story was told
them, upon which all had hearty
laugh, voting Pat a genius.-Harper's
Young PEOPLE.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
" RAYS Use in War.

The employment of the X ray appar-
atus in connection with photography,
and the probing for bullets to save the
lives of soldiers wounded in battle, is
the latest thing in warfare.
The British in the Tirah valley, on
the Indian frontier, have utilized Herr
Roentgen's invention with excellent re-
suits. The surgeons who operated the
x ray machine did so under great diff
culties.
The illustration here given shows a
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
give the following information:

give the following information:
immigrated to Manitoba in October,
1892, from Luverne, Rock County,
Mimi, and took land in Dominion City,
Manitoba, where now reside. have
been very successful in Manitoba, and
have more than doubled my capital
since l went to Canada. took about,
$4,000 worth of wheat, 200 bushels Of,
fax and 600 bushels of oats; do mix
ed farming. l milk as many as ten
cows. Dairying and stock raising has
paid me well. have on the farm now
A head Of cattle and IS head Of horses,
and sold during the past year, 1897,
$425 worth of fat cattle have good
buildings and comfortable house and
good stable. My children have had
better school advantages in Manitoba
than they had in Minnesota. The dis
trict schools are very thorough and
good. My son, now 16 years of age,
Is teaching the public school in our
district, and receives salary Of 1920
per year. All my children have done
well at school. I have $1,700 insur-
ance on my buildings on the farm. I
also own my personal warehouse, and
ship all my grain through it to the
railway station at Dominion City. It
Is free of debt.
have no prejudice against the state
of Minnesota, as made living and
little more while in the state, but
would not take farm as gift in
Minnesota and leave Manitoba. The
taxation in Minnesota was too great
l paid taxes on my stock and chattels7
No such taxes have ever been eXacted
in Manitoba from me, and my land
tax is about one-half or less than
it was in Minnesota. l am delighted
with my new home, and expect in O.
few years to be in circumstances that
will enable me to take life easy. Yours
very truly, S. G. MAYNES. /,
P. S.-Any person that may take ex-
ception to the foregoing letter will
kindly investigate, for l can back up
every word it contains. / am not an
immigration Agent, nor the agent Of
any corporation, but simply farmer.
S. G. HAYNES.
The above letter was written at the
request of G. w. Speers, in the state of
Minnesota, where / am at present with
my wife visiting my friends in my old
home. 1t is my intention to do what
I can to have them remove to Canada,
where l have done so well.
Having called upon Mr.. Davies of st.
Paul, Mimi, I was received with every
courtesy, and got some valuable in
formation, as we'll as literature per-
tanning to Western Canada.
SAMUEL G. HAYNES.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
How A General Was Cured of Gambling

How A General Was Cured of Gambling.
In Austria and Germany the army
laws against gaming were, and still are
very strict. When the Duchy of Ba-
den was occupied by Prussian troops
after their suppressing the insurrec-
ton of 1849 the officers quartered at
Rastadt were warned against playing
at Baden Baden. One summer evening
King (then prince Wilhelm strolled
into the gaming rooms and noticed an
officer in civilians clothes sitting at
play. He had won twce on the red,
and was about to pick up the money,
when he caught sight of the prince
watching him. Terror stricken, he sat
quiet. not daring to reach out for his
winnings. The red turned up third
and a fourth time. AS the maximum
was quickly reached, the prince touch
ed the officer on the shoulder and said.
gently, Take up your money and go,
lest one of the chiefs should find you
here Of course the soldier did not
require to be told twice. He got out
Immediately.
Two days later there was a review at
Rastadt, during which Prince Wilhelm
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
For Cleaning Stove PInn..

SCOT cannot accumulate in the elbows
of stovepipes to clog the pipe il new
arrangement is used, which is attached
to the section of the pipe nearest the ell
bow, and has perforations to admit air,
which it discharges into the elbow to
change the current of the smoke inside
the pipe and drive it around the elbow
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

A certain Kansas man has less Curl
osity, probably, than any other man in
the world; he was sick three weeks and
never asked the doctor what the trou-
BILE was.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

A woman who knows how to cook
something new occasionally and keep
things clean about the kitchen is great
er than congressman.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Most of the people who are not going'
TO war hold to the better belief thats
cowardice is really species of super,
ior intelligence.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
pon't Tobacco sui, and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full of life. nerve and vigor. take No-To-
Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong All druggists, Doc. or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New YOrk
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Never put bottle nipple into your
mouth and then into the baby's mouth.
This will often prove dangerous, it is
said.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Only 60 per cent of the enlisted men
are Americans and smaller percent
age yet are native born.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Proiectiles thrown by naval guns are
shaped much as the bullets shot by the
ordinary rifle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Some people cure stomach trouble
by dieting but the cure is worse than
the disease.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

We have four armored battle-ships-
the Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts and
Texas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

The only advantage of getting old is
that you don't have to wait until the
second table. =
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

There is at least this to the credit of
the Christian Science faith. IL has no
oyster suppers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

British soldier-surgeon taking an x
ray photo Of wounded mans chest,
the sensitive plate being placed direct
ly under the body, below the wound.
Many lives have been saved by the
wonderful machine, and it's general use
in the English army and navy is as.
sured
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Marines are the police on board ship.
Originally they were employed to pre-
vent mutiny among the sailors.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE
VETERANS.

How Pat Outwitted the Sentry--A Sure
Irish Trick That Worked Like
Charm-H0w "a General Was Cured of
Gambling.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
HE LIKES WESTERN CANADA.
Has q Good Farm, Lots OF Stock anu
Pays Little Taxes' n
Dominion City, Man., Jan. IL, 1881

A t t h y
request OF
the Immi-
6 ra Ito
d e p a r t.
m g n t or
t h e Cana
dian G o v
eminent. I,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

SAMUEL G.. HAYNES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-26

armaments for ruinous warfare and
who were continually menacing peace
and civilization"
Senor CASTELAR,, ''appreciating the val
or OF his countrymen," will predict that
the quarrel between the young and
unWarl1ke nation, and the oldest fight
Ing race In the world, will result in the
traoltlonal heroism in Spain inf1icting
severe chast1sement on the prestige
and material interests of the big Demo-
cratlc republic, whose existence and
prosperity is due to Spanish discovery
and support when America cast off the
yoke of England"
NEW YORK, April 25.-spain's dan
gers from within are becoming fully as
grave as those from without, says the
Madrid correspondent of the World
The war with the United States prom
lses to cost her the last of her colo
maj possessions in the West and East
!noles. But no one can tell what will
pe the result Of her domestic troubles,
the cabinet crisis, the dissensions
among statesmen and warriors, the In
trlgues OF the Carlists, the plotting Of
Weyier and Romero. Reblado and the
popular agitations.
All these political dangers are aggra-
vated by the financial disturbances in
Madrid and dozen principal towns
IN the provinces, marked by an alarm
Ing run on the silver reserve Of the
Bank OF Spain, a fall in the prices Of
securities of every kind, rise of ex-
changes sending the gold premium to
rs per cent.
ROME, April 25.lThe official Gazette
today published a proclamation enjoin-
Ing upon all Italian subjects strict neu-
trality during the war between the
United States and Spain
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painted black since they arrived here.
No shore leave is granted.
The cruisers, including the Vizcaya
and the Almirante Oquendo, have been
oil day coaling from the Ciudad de
Cadiz."
PORT AU PRINCE, April 25.lThe
Haytien coasting vessel, which has just
arrived here, reports having sighted,
five warships painted dark gray pass-b
ing the Mole ST. Nicolas, the western
point Of the northern part of Hayti,
on Saturday last.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press was unable to verify the state
ment made and was also unable to OBJ
tain any reliable information regarding
the nationality of the ships alleged tc
have been seen by the coaster.
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T0DAY's BULLETIN.

Page.
1-Governor Calls for Volunteers.
oticers for Regiments Named.
Cruisers Watching the Coast,
Guns Off Havana Silent.
2How to Print the Ballot,
Republican Committee Desperate.
McCardys Promises.
3-Formal Call for Troops.
Minnesota's Men Ready.
Bucktail Regiment Growing.
Battery Boys Feel Blue.
Prompt Responses to the Call.
Lee and Sigsbee Challenged.
4-Editorial.
Congress Declares War,
5-Sporting.
Millers Defeat Omaha.
Navy Bill Goes Through Senate.
Changes in the Tax Bill.
Sherman Resigns, Day Succeeds,
6-Markets.
Bar Silver. 56Ac
Cash Wheat in Chicago, s1.19%.
minneapolis Matters.
Northwest =;
Cuban Ports to Be Occupied.
Mgr. Ireland Talks to Crusaders.
&Van SAINT Hopeful.
Judge Flandrau Reminiscent
State Pays Medical Bills.
Shippers Use Canadian Ports,
World of Society.
Marriages, Births and Deaths.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-26

MADRID, April 25.-About twenty
thousand Republicans, Of all shades of
opinions, have signed an address to
Senior Castelar,, the Republican leader.
under the pretext Of congratulating
him upon his recovery from recent
sickness, but in reality Offering him
their services If he proclaims a re-
public.
Senior CASTELAR, has so far made no
reply, but his coming speech in the
cortes will, it is said, dispel the idea
that he is heading a revolution. On
the contrary, it Is said, Senior CASTELAR,
will, from patriotic motives. not oppose
the present monarchy.
Senior Castelar's speech will be a
panegyric of Spain's past greatness. It
will lament the Sudden conversion of
the United States into provokers of an
unjust war;" and will express keen
disappointment at the United States
"retroceding into the barbarism of
war, inasmuch as the Republican lead
er enthusiastically upheld the United
States as the harbingers Of universal
peace, whose grand prosperity con-
trasted with the unreasonableness of
the European powers, who maintained
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honorably prevent a conflict between
the Unified States and Snain

honorably prevent conflict between
the United States and Spain.
LONDON, April 25.-The officials of
the United States embassy fear the
United States torpedo boat Somers,
now at Falmouth, is destined to re-
main in England for some time to
come, as the neutrality proclamation
will be issued tomorrow and no con-
voy for the little craft, without which
it is impossible for her to attempt to
cross the Atlantic, has yet been Sc
cured.
LONDON, April pa dispatch to
the Daily Mail from st. Vincent Cape
Verde islands, dated Monday, saws:
Visiting the Spanish fleet has been
forbidden, and no maneuvering, target
practice or exercising whatever Is pro-
ceeding. All the ships have been
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LOYAL TO THE BOY KING
CASTELAR, WILL NOT PROCLAIM
A SPANISH REPUBLIC
Support Promised by Twenty Thou
sand Members of the Republican
Party-Spain Defines Her Posi-
ton as to the Right of Search
Dynasty In Danger From an In
ternal Explosion.

MADRID. April 25.-Senor Emilio
CASTELAR,, the Republican leader. ap-
peared today in the chamber for the
first time since 1885, and took the oath
among the Monarchists, kneeling and
with his hand on the gospels. The
other Republicans and Carlists only
gave their pledge while standing.
Senior Castelar,, after taking the oath,
wandered distractedly into the minis
terial benches, greatly amusing the
house.
Senor Romero Robledo, leader of the
Weylerite faction of the Conservatives
asked the government whether there
was cabinet crisis, whether 1t was
intended to suspend constitutional
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-26

lying in wait for her off Nantucket
shoals.
The new cruiser Topeka, slower
boat is expected off the shoals at about
Friday or Saturday, but should be able
to take care of herself without assist
ance.
NEWPORT, r. l., April 25.1The dy-
namite cruiser Vesuvius, which sailed
this morning, is believed to have gone
to Key West. She carried an extra
quantity Of projectiles. The cruiser Co
lumbia will probably sail during the
night for patrol duty.
ST. JOHNS, N. B., April 26.-It Is re-
ported here tonight, though the rumor
lacks confirmation, that a Spanish
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-26
NO SHOTS FIRED.

Spain Has Not Yet Opened on the
BIOckadfng Fleet.
LONDON, April 26.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says,
Despite the reports from America, the
forts at Havana have not opened fire
yet upon the American fleet, which has
never yet been within range The
Americans have not cut the cable to
Key West. The government is receiv-
Ing kilograms via Jamaica and Ber-
muda.
1T is pointed out by officers that the
non-delivery of the ultimatum leaves
the United States under no pledge in
respect of the reservations with regard
to Cuba"
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Congress Finally Declares War.

WASHINGTON, April 25The declaration passed by
president Is follows:
Frs-That to
and that has existed
including said and
kingdom Of
Second-That the president
directed
of
the United States the militia of the
extent necessary carry
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-26
OLD sHATTucK BOYS.

Former Students of That Institution
Do Some Drilling.
company of former Shattuck cadets met
last evening at Summit and Western avenues
and held the first drill under Dan w Hand.
1t Is the. purpose Of the Shattuck men to
gather as many old cadets as possible from
this district Minneapolis, St. Paul, Saltwater
and other towns near by, and form brigade
preparatory to enlistment
The drill last evening was up and down
Summit and Western and was witnessed by
number Of interested citizens
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rights in the peninsula and whether the

rights in the peninsula and whether the
government would close the cortes
after the budget had been voted.
Senior Sagasta, the premier, answer
ing these question in the negative, in
a highly patriotic speech that was
loudly applauded by all parties in the
chamber declared that the govern
ment, responding to public patriotism,
approved the conduct of the war a
toute outrance las a reply to insults
and aggression from America"
The Carlists, Republicans and other
factions. pledged their support To the
government Gin all measures required
to defend the honor and rights Of
SPAIN" Several deputies protested IN
the name Of the navy against 1.-The
Yankee who invented the calumn1es
respecting the explosion of the Maine" :"
The chamber then voted, amid loud
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warship has been sighted off Bay Bulls
twenty miles south of st. Johns.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Post
tomorrow will say: The Spanish fleet,
which mobilized at Cape Verde Islands,
was yesterday notified by Portugal to
leave st. Vincent"
HONG KONG, April 25.-The United
States squadron has left this port.
! The cruisers Olympia and Baltimore
sailed today. 1t Is said that Commo-
dore Dewey and United States Consul
Hunt protested that it was not neces-
sary to leave as they had not been
notified by the United States govern
ment Of the declaration Of war.
Although it is not SO stated, the Unit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-26
Will Summon the Militia and
Prepare Them for
War
NAMES OFFICERS IN COMMAND
REGIMENT FOR COL. REEVE, ONE
COL. VAN DUZEE

Lieut.. Mccoy Named as Lieutenant
Colonel for One Regiment-Capt.
Bean Becomes n Majer-Activity
at the State House When the
Word Comes That the North Star
Needed for Immediate Service
Orders Will BE Promulgated To.
day.
At last, after feverish expectancy and
weary hours Of eager waiting, Uncle
Sans valiant cry to the teeming
prairies of the mighty Westland has
sounded forth like the clarion music Of
. victory rising above the Amphyctionic
citadel, to call the sons of the North
Star State to the highest duty Of citi-
zenship.
The republic has sounded its alarm
cry to Minnesota to participate in the
triumphant uprising Of the yeomanry
of the country, which is to man the
nations heart with new hope and throw
around it a guard potent to preserve
Its honor.
Out Of the clamor Of the tmultuous
hour the calm and precipitate mandate
of the nation has come, urging it's
temperate decree, and to that mandate
as to a divine law and edict, the state
of Minnesota has made its answer and
sent across the continent the counter
sign of patriotism.
1t is now but a few hours at the
most till that pent-up passion of pa
triotic enthusiasm will burst forth In
Its unbridled magnifcence to spur on
the gallant soldier sons of Minnesota.
as they royalty pursue the glories of
the battlefield with all the ardor of the
mettled hounds Of Acteon.
In few brief hours the clash of re-
sounding arms will thrill the mute
stones of old Fort Smelling, as they re-
echo the thunderous tramp Of the bows
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-26

PROvINCETOWN, Mass, April 25.-
The ram Katahdin, assigned to this
port for defense, anchored at buoy
in the harbor at 3:01 o'clock this af-
ternoon. There was great jubilation
among the residents upon the arrival
of the Vessel.