The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-12-30
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Hunters are said to be having BIZ
time just now throughout the state "A
the present time. Small game /
abundant.
Mrs. Adam Moses, a Kickapoo who's
Indian name was Wah-was-mo-qua
died on the reservation near Horton
the other day.
An exchange says the only wonder
about the fast mail up to date is that
big freight train has not come up be
hind it and smashed it.
A young lady in Liberal dropped hei
pocketboolS in the llindling the Other
day. The SIS in bills went up in smoke
but she saved the ST. which was in
silver.
The congressional committee on riv-
ers and harbors has put an item OF
5000 in tie appropriation bill for
improving the Missouri river at Atch-
son and Leavenworth.
The stay-at-tent vote among the col
ored boys of Kansas in Cuba is sutfi-
cient indication that the American cit
izen when his vote is going to be mi
croscopically counted, prefers not to
vote
The most intelligent witness that
has appeared in the Collins murder
case so far is girl of twilight com
plexion named Kitty Smothers. The
ablest lawyer in the case couldn't rat
tie her.
The Kansas jack-rabbit goes to Par
Is; that is, the skin of him does, and
comes back an electric seal. This is
not so inappropriate. A jack-rabbit is
not as fast as electricity, but he is the
next thing to it.
The business of the Hutchinson and
Southern railway in Oklahoma has in
creased so much that two new trains,
a passenger and freight, will be add
ed to the service. Medford is now the
southern terminus.
1t is understood that the fast mail
contract between the government and
the Santa Fe has not been renewed for
the coming year and that the early
morning mail train will be discontin-
ued The fast mail has been very
unlucly train ever since it was inau-
gurated about year ago 1t has been
in number of bad wrecks and has
been very expensive service for the
company in other respects. The mail
runs between Kansas City and New
ton, leaving Kansas City at o'clock
in the morning and returning about
10 D. m. The train is of much benefit
to the Kansas City and Topeka morn
ing papers.
A disagreeable cold in the head can
be greatly relieved in one night by the
following precaution: Have hot water
convenient at the side of your bed;
take g, good-sized piece of old flannel
and dip it in the water as hot as can be
borne, and lay on your nose and fore
head. A large Turkish towel over
this will help retain the heat. Leave
the towel on while renewing the hot
water, and the longer the cloths are
NE1,oY cANt1,tr
sleep finally comes bind flannel band
age over the upper part of the nose
and forehead all night, and you will
be surprised at the change in your feel
ings and appearance the next day. If
you are not better remain indoors next
day, with lighter band over your
forehead, being careful not to expose
yourself to draughts in the meantime.
An effort is being made by the peo-
pie living along the north fork of the
Central Branch to have the towns on
that line served by star route as it is
claimed that the mails would be de-
livered more promptly than by the
present railway mail service.
BY the death of a relative last week
a Smith county young man fell heir
to quarter section of land within
three miles of Marshalltown, Ia, a
house and lot in town, and 800 in
coin and the first thing he did was to
get married.
There is always lot as trouble
in selecting Christmas presents.
Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, and also DR.. D. E. Salmon, Chief |
of the United States Bureau of Animal
Industry, have each promised Secretary
Coburn that If exigcneies of the public
service will at all permit of their be-
ing away from Washington at that
time, they will be present and make
addresses at the forthcoming meeting
january 11-13) of the Kansas State
Board of Agriculture.
A man from the Indian territory
drove into Emporia the other day with
a wagon load of hickory nuts.
Paul Kern, of Sumner county, is a