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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03

NJ. DF FOND-LAMOTTF AND MAJOR
HARTMANN PROVE To Re STRONG
WITNESSES For DRENFI-S.

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interrupted hy the adjournment NJ the court
yesterday and was resumed TODAY The Major
who has done great service FOR the defence. re-
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
BIG CREEK.

Capt. Gibson has threshed his flax
Milfred Booe's parents of Harmony
District, were visiting him last Sun
day.
The Russell boys have some very
fine melons. The are selling most OF
them at lola.
H. N. Ellison is getting ready to
move his house and barn.
S. E. Twilley was down from lola
last week visiting friends.
The P. of A. members of this place
met last Saturday night. The P. of
A. lodge having failed, ARRANGEMENTS
were made to join the Triple Tie Or
der.
Joe Townsend was visiting at w. E.
Barnes last Sunday.
Harry Keep and Ike Boogs threshed
last week. Flax is good crop this
year.
The morning services at the Chapel
will be omitted. Rev. Hankins being
unable to fill the appointment. Prea,
ching in the evening.
Allen Blythe of Allen county was
visiting in Big Creek Sunday.
Photographers were taking views
Of residences in this vicinity the first
of the week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
POP CONVENTION
lconcluded from first page J

j. M. Allen, Henry Mills and few
others. After the love feast the con-
vention proceeded to nominations,
Nomination Of Sheriff being in order
I. f. Jockey and VIM Beamer were
placed in nomination Yockey receiv-
ing So votes and Beamer AZ. Yockey
having majority of all votes cast was
declared the nominee.
Nomination for Treasurer being
called for Dave Barnheart, H. Monta-
que and T, P. Leach were placed in
nomination. On first ballot Barn.
heart received 5votes, Montague u
and Il. P. Leach 81, Dir. Leach was
declared the nominee.
Just at this stage of the prccee dings
strange voice was heard in the rear
of the hall and it was announced in a
trcm bling voice by the democratic
conference committee that they crav-
ed an audience. Permission being
granted, the committee reported
through Its chairman, Tim Cunning
ham, that the democrats (by the grac-
ious condecenion of the pops had nomi
mated as follows:
E. P. Burris, Register Of Deeds.
Lon Smith, County Clerk.
Alva George, County Surveyor
DR.. DEMOS, Coroner.
The convention promptly Endorsed
the nominations of the democrats,
thus completing the mungrel ticket,
and adjourned.
The delegates Of the first Commiss-
Toner Distprom pity got to gethei and
organized by electing j, T, Smith,
Chairman and w. G.. James, Secretary
A conference committee was
appointed to wait on the democrats
consisting of Gus Begey, Joe Eager
and Dennis Simmons. The committee
soon reported that the democrats had
nominated a candidate whereupon
the pops proceeded to nominate can
didates. Oscar Hall of Lincoln was
placed in nomination and John Rea
of Grant. The ballot showing that
Hall had received % votes and Rea g..
Mr.. Hall was declared the nominee.
BY motion the nomination was made
unanimous and the convention
adjourned.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
URBANA.

Weather somewhat cooler. A fine
shower Sunday night.
C. R. Noble has been discharged
from the station here aud man from
Parsons put in his place.
H. G. Dryden is loading a car of
fax seed this week.
Mrs. S. Yockey, who has been visit.
Ing her mother in Montgomery coun-
ty for the past four weeks, returned
home Saturday and is quite sick at
present. Her mother came home with
her for short stay.
Ed Barton went to Chanute Satur-
day. He says he will return to St,
Louis in about a week and go to work
again about Sept, 1st.
Now the Republicans have a good
it by a large majority.
D. Stanley has located here and
hung his single to the breeze.
Mr.. Caldwell of Cherryvale was Wis
iting his son-in-law, o. Heppensteel
last week.
G. G. Yockey has new girl bao'
at his house. He is not working or
the track now, he is taking lay off
Joel M. Crowel has acquired some
more real-estate in Urbana.
Joe Greve made business trip tt
Galesburg last week.
A. p. ROser was in town last weel
on business.
Hay shipping was lively bushes
here last week.
Dave Carson is working on the sec
tion this week.
Geo. Sellman was making cider IL
Urbana Monday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
LEANNA.

The rain Sunday night settled the
dust and cooled the atmosphere.
Broom corn cutting is in full blast.
Corn Is very good.
Misses Clara Hunter and Vesta
Harmon and Messrs Tom Ingles and
Earl Hunter went to Chanute Mon
day.
Elder Rothwe filed his regular
appointment at the church Sunday
morning and evening.
Miss Mary Perry, of Humboldt, is
visiting friends here this week.
Several from this vicinity attended
the musical entertainment at War
nersburg Sunday night and report a
splendid time.
II. A. Richardson and family came
over from Savonburg to attend church
Sunday
Mrs. Ella Nooner, Of Rural, is visit
ing relatives here this week.
The ice cream social was success,
socially and financially. But we are
1 SUI lilaO OhClO w DO lOu OdhC
and cream to serve all and promise
that it will not be so another time.
Net proceeds were over s14.
We are glad to report Miss Mabel
HaYmaker improving and hope that
in short time she Will be able to be
about again. She has been brave
little girl and has borne her extreme
suffering with the greatest OF
patience,
Saturday being A. d. and Z. E.
Reeds 54th birthday it was spent as
a holiday by their relatives and few
invited friends at the home of the
latter. But as it has long been cele.
hrated in such manner we can not
call it a surprise. Those present from
a distance were Mr.. and Mrs. Greg, OF
La Harpe. Ben Perry and family
Elder Rothwell and Dock Cunning
ham and family, of Humboldt. o.
course they had sumptious dinner t
which all did ample justice and il
was day long TO he remembered by
all. And here's to The twin brothers
health, wealth. happiness aud many
more returns of the happy day.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Link Hanson
Sunday August IL. 1899. fine girl.
The Leanna Sunday school will give
its annual picnic in A. G. Afford
lgrove Thursday. August 81. All
schools are invited to attend. Don't
wait for a special invitation but re,
member you are all most cordially in
vited to come and have gUod time
By order ofSupt.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
COTTAGE CORNER.

w. H. Neyhard has a public sale
advertised for next Thursday, the "a,
inst.
The Davis.Stevens matter which
was in j. q. Farmers ]. P. court last
week was settled in manner appar-
emily satisfactory to the citizens OF
this community.
J. e. Plummer IS cutting timothy
hay.
]. W. Arthurs is talking CT having
a sale.
Bert Hunt is making hay over on
Big Creek.
E. r. Stone is about through put.
ting up hay on the Amos land.
G. S. Nation was at Erie Tuesday
on realestate business and incidentally
took in the convention Of the insists.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
KIM BALL.

A little shower fell Sunday night.
Mrs. Landsberry Is on the sick list
this week.
Harry LOOMS is up from Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. It Smith were in the
Odense vicinity Yesterday.
Mrs. Mourning spent Sunday with
her daughter. Mrs. Smith and tamil y
at Savonburg.
Mrs. e. B. Rail of Savonburg visited
friends in this vicinity last week.
Several from this place went to Erie
Tuesday to attend the ropulist con-
ventiOn,
Chester Smith returned home yes
terday from Odense where he has
been visiting relatives the past week.
VIM. Hiett and family moved their
house hold goods down to J. M. Hiett IS
last Saturday. They are going to IL
diana soon.
Opal McLeister spent Sunday with
Velma Smith.
Miss Myrtle Reed spent Sunday
with Miss Lizzie Smart.
Mrs. Emily Shidler was down at Mr..
ALT Shidler's last week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
RESI-.

Nice showers at present.
Plenty of men say that corn in this
section will be worth 20 cts.
Jack Warren has been switching in
Roper.
The delegation pulled out for Eureka
at 4 a. M, Tuesday.
Bro. Wallace made his weekly trip
to Chanute Tuesday.
Cool nights for sleep,
Will Greene was out visiting this
week from Fredonia.
Watermelon patches are visited
very often in some parts OF this COM
munity, according to reports.
Harry Colaw lost new straw hat
tie first of the week.
Farmers are CAV as they think they
are solid. We mean they think they
will have solid corn.
The E. B. club surprised one of It's
members last week by an ice cream
social. The party surprised was Miss
Magatagan. Later In the week they
also had watermelon social at Mr..
McFadden's.
The True.Blues were beat playing
ball Saturday. Not by SKILL, but by
the umpire and scoresmen.
John and Tom Greene are in town
buying coal for threshing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
SHAW.

Mrs. j. W. Liggett and little daugh-
tiers of Kansas City are visiting
friends in and around Shaw.
MI. and Mrs. Ed Cline are the par
ents of boy, born Sunday, August
18th.
Mrs. Lou Showers is reported seriou-
sly ill.
Miss Elma Taylor of Chanute was
Shaw visitor last week,
Wood Lopeman of carlton attended
church here Sunday.
Elijah Taylor and family visited
with relatives Saturday night and
Sunday.
Miss Sallie Knetzer visited with
home folks last Sunday.
]. H, Finkbeinder is building q
house for W. H. Ketchum of Odense
Ross Overbay has been on the sicE
list the past week
Rev. Foore preached an interesting
sermon to the young people Sunday
night.
Alvin Howell and Gordon Knetzel
are contemplating trip to Oregol
in the near future.
After a pleasant visit with friends
and relatives, Mrs. Julia Spears re
turned to her home in lola one day
last week.
Miss Matte Jones visited in Erie
Tuesday.
Tue party at Geo. McGoweu's last
Friday night was we'll attended and
all report good time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
Dilson County Republicans

The Republicans of Wilson county
met in convention at Fredonia last
week and nominated a good strong
ticket. A ticket that is sure to win
this fall. The resolutions adopted
were patriotic and Republican.
The following were the nominees
R. j. Rogers, register of deeds; G.. G.
Kennedy, county clerk; G. W. Skin
ner, county treasurer; Wake Whitaker
sheriff; DR.. F. NJ. Wiley, coroner; B
Dornbldser, surveyor; Jos. Risinger
commissioner.
The greatest harmony prevailed
and every delegate went home i'm
pressed with the idea Of electing {
full ticket this fall.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
RURAL.

Threshing is the order OF the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Cassingham were
visiting home folks Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s, G. Popping attended
church at Chanute Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gore were visit
ing their aunt, Mrs. M. D, McAtee,
one day last week.
Jim Lewis has been on the sick list
for several days.
DR.. R. e. Sweeney went up to Neo-
sho Falls last Sunday to accompany
his wife and children home from the
camp.neeting.
Mrs. M. d. McAtee and daughter
Mary were visiting friends In Chanute
Sunday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18

The Chanute Normal and Bust
ness College is the leading school in
this section of the country. Many
young and middle aged persons are
missing an excellent opportunity
Ten students received certificates to
teach this year. The institution has
a number of graduates. The mini
mum age last term, fourteen, the
maximum age, forty-five. Enter the
day of opening, Sept. 4, 1899.
fI ssdIdR1'sSss.@s%s'esH.W W. Elliott, Pres
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
Dropneo

Last Sunday evening John Mellin
with his wife and two brothers-in-law
went to the river north of town, The
boys were splashing around in the
water when Mr.. Mellin stepped sud.
denly into deep place and went I'M
der. His brother-in-law was immedi.
ately by his side and tried to get him
out but could not do it. He persever
ed in his efforts until exhausted an6
then swan out and waited for help
The body was finally secured ant
buried the next day in Elmwood Gem
eteryt
Mr.. Aellin was a good swimmer
He must have cramped, He had onl!
been here a few days and was fixing
to go to Thayer to work in the Goa
mines.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18

Rev. ]. NJ. Yingllng, pastor of the
Bedford Street Methodist church at
Cumberland, Nd, says: "It affords
me much pleasure to recommend
Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. I have used it
and know others who have done so. l
have never known it to fail. 1t is a
sure cure when taken in time. For
sale by all druggist.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
During the civil war, as we'll as in

During the civil war, as we'll as in
our late war with Spain, diarrhoea
was one of the most troublesome dis
eases the army had to contend with.
In MANY Instances it became chronic
and the old soldiers still suffer from
it. Mr.. David Taylor of Wind Ridge,
Greene Co.. Pa, is one of these. He
uses Chamberiain's Colo, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy ard says he
..sver found anything that would give
him such quick relief. 1t is for sale
by all druggist.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18

No one knows the unbearable tor
ture, the peculiar and agonizirg pain,
caused by Piles, unless they have suf'
ferred from them. Many believe them
incurable. This is mistake. Proper
treatment will cure them. TABLER'S
BUCKEYE PILE OINTMENT is an
infallible cure. Price, so cts: in bot
ties, tubes rs cts. G. P. Wilder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18

Where the digestion is good, and
the general powers of the system in a
healthy state, worms can find no hab-
itation in the human body. WHITES
CREAM VERMIFUGE not only des-
troys every worm, but corrects all de-
engagements of the digestive organs.
Price Is cts. G. p. Wilder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
For Bar
.fgains In

Fred Cone is in Chicago on BUSH
ness of his own.
Editor John Roe and wife are en-
Toying au outing in Colorado.
John Cone and family have moved
to Lawrence that the children may
have the benefit of better schools.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18
FOR Rent

40 acres of wheat-land. Inquire
of I. c. MANN at Chanute Lumber
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-18

The rain Sunday night settled the
dust and cooled the atmosphere.
Broom corn cutting is in full blast.
Corn Is very good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09
Cause For Tears.
Harper's Bazar.)


"Oh, Harold, do you love me-" i'm
plored the bride of a month, as her hus-
band came in from his business and
pressed his waiting wife to his manly
bosom.
We'll" said he. between kisses,
what do you infer from this opera
tom
But. Harold. do you really and truly
love me?" she demanded, eager to near
again from his lips what she had heard
many times before.
s"Yes. my darling. l love you dearly,
devotedly, increasingly, constantly, eX-
cessively. amazingly, and any other adj
verbs you happen to think of"
You are making fun of me, Harold,
and you ought not to do that" pouted
the bride.
NO. love" protested Harold, as he
squeezed her and kissed her again. Il
was merely trying to convince you that
l do really and truly love you dearly,
and dearly"
Then you do love me. Harold?"
Yes, darling"
Are you sure, Harold?'
quite certain, my precious
'Oh, I'm so happy she said, with
little sigh of contentment. Then she
asked:
DO you love me as much as you did
this morning. Harod?"
I love you twice as much. my char
mer" asseverated Harold. thinking to
make her very happy; but how little
do men know about women, His bride
looked at him sorrowfully. and de-
manded:
"Oh, Harold. why. why did you love
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

The electric speaking telephone was then
a practical certainty
In July and August. when his invention
was ready TO patent. Bells assistant Mr.
watson, became sick. and Bell himself
broke down. He went to Canada TO visit
his parents. and in the fall of 1915 drew
UP specifications for his patent. These he
gave TO Mr.. Hubbard to take to Washing
ton and file in the patent office. But ow-
ing to delays with the English patent IL
was not until Feb. 4. 1876, that the applica-
tlon was filed with the commissioner of
patents. One hour after it was filed. Eli
sha Gray of Philadelphia also filed in the
patent office caVeat warning inventors
against any attempt to patent an instru-
ment such as the telephone as he was do
ing some work looking to the transmits
sion of speech by the electric current.
Had this been filed before Bells applca-
ton, there is a possibility that he would
not have been granted a patent.
Patent No. III. 465. perhaps the most i'm
portant ever allowed by the United States
patent office, was issued on March I, 1876
TO Graham Bell for his original invention
OF an electric speaking telephone
Meanwhile Bell was at work harder
imam ever conducting his classes in Boston
ana IN trying to make such improvements
IN the telephone as suggested themselves.
lie sent the rude instruments which con-
stituted his first telephone on to the Cen
tennial exposition. which was being held
that year in Philadelphia. They were
placed in an obscure corner of the Mas
sachusetts exhibit, and attracted little or
no attention
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

Heretofore Worthless Product Waships
W0rld-A New Vessels Utilize
Gea-Distnct Advance Naval Construction Millions

A new device in warship construction
has been found, which, it is believed,
will make, the American navy, ship for
ship. the superior of any other in the
world. Curiously enough, the material
for this improvement comes. not from
our seaboard products, but from the
waste of western farms. Its value lies
in the fact that it will prevent a YES
sells fighting ability from being de-
stroyed even after she has been pierced
in dozen places.
Mr.. Lewis Nixon, formerly United
States naval constructor, and who is
now engaged in building warships for
the government at EliZabethport, N. J.,
says of the new invention:
THE value of some light substance
that will preserve the stability of light
armOred vessels by displacing water
that might enter after a projectile. has
been appreciated by naval constructors
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09
Instrument Through Which
Spoke Philadelphia

scarcely be recognized as the parent Of
the wonderfully complete instruments
used today by the great company which
bears his name. 1t is true however, that
the basic principles of the instruments
which now transmit messages amounting
into the billions annually are identically
the same as those first applied by Bell.
The remainder has been matter of evo-
luton and adaptation. of late the prin-
cipal movements have been effected along
the line of long-distance telephony until
conversations can now be carried on be-
tween stations 1900 miles apart.
How far the telephone has exceeded the
expectations of its first friends in this one
matter alone can be judged best from the
official report of Sir William Thomson
and the board of judges of the Centennial
Exposition. In it is described as well the
construction of the first telephone 1t
says:
Mr.. A. c. Bell exhibits an apparatus
by which he has achieved a result OF tran
scendant scientific interest-a transmits
sion of spoken words by electric currents
through a telegraph wire. To obtain this
result Mr.. Bell perceived that he must
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

knives. strips off the "shive,' the hard
outer portion of the stalk and the tough
fibreS that run lengthwiSe of the stem.
Only the soft inner portion is left.
From the stripping machines the
whole mass falls upon long travelling
strips of canvas. The elastic nature OF
the pith causes it to bound up and
down on the canvas until it falls off
into a receptacle prepared for IL. The
chopped-up stalks and leaves go on to
the end of the travelling curtains, where
they are dumped into cribs.
The pith goes next to the compressor,
where it is packed to about one-fOurth
its former bulk. Even then it is so
light that only about three tons can
be packed into an ordinary freight car.
The other products are carried away
for mixture into the prepared food in
which they are used.
For a new industry the cornstalk
business is remarkably active. By the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

lose. tested at the same time. failed to
come up to these requirements. and
since then the use of corn pith has been
adopted in all of our naval construc-
ton.
The cellulose is packed in the Golfer
dam space between the outer and inner
walls of the ship. A belt of it three
feet thick backs up the armor belt. eX-
tending six feet above and six feet be-
low the water line, entirely around the
vessel. Fifty tons of it is required TO
equip a vessel, of the Illinois class. and
this is computed TO equal 500 tons of
steel in adding to the defensive
strength of the ship. 1t takes about
fifteen tons of the raw material to
provide one ton of celluIose. To supply
this important feature in the construc-
ton of each of our new battleShips,
therefore. requires $50 tons of stalks,
or the product of more than 200 acres
of corn land.