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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-12

1t is recommended unless otherwise ordered
by the committeeman, that the primaries to
elect delegates to the said county convention be
held on Saturday, May 20, 1899. at the usual
voting place in each precinct in the county at
the hour of o'clock p. m.
By order of the Republican county central
committee.
SETH G. WELLS, r. N.ALLEN,
Secretary pro tenn. Chairman.
Erie, Kan, May 8, 1899.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-12

Hughes u Owens have the finest
assortment nf calicos ever shown in
Rest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-12
WANTED.

One hundred bushels OF katfir corn
Chanute Milling Co.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-12

Spray Your Trees.
London Purple, Paris Green, Blue
Vitriol at low prices at Wilder's.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-12
Republican County Convention.

A delegate convention of the Republicans of
court house in Erie, Kansas, Monday, May ~,
1899, at 10 80 o'clock a. m, for the purpose OF
electing 20 delegates and 20 alternates to the
18th judicial District Convention which will be
held at Chanute, Kansas, June Is, 1899, for the
purpose of placing IN nomination candidate
for Judge of the 7th Judicial District.
The basis of representation in said county
convention will be one delegate for each 20 votes
or major fraction thereof cast for Geo, A. Clark,
Secretary of State, in 1898, and under said APP
portionment the several townships. precincts
and wards will be entitled to the following rep
resentation in said county convention:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
CHE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

There was not n public library in the
United States.
Almost all the furniture was i'm
rCglyd from England.
An old copper mine in Connecticut
was used rs prison.
There was only one ha; factory. and
4 at Uadc cooked hats.
Every gentleman were Il queue, and
Powdered his hair.
Crockery plates were objected TO be-
cause they dulIed the knives.
Virginia contained fifth OF the
whole population Of the country.
\ nan who jeercd at the preacher or
criticised the sermon was fined.
\ gentleman bowing to lady always
scraped his foot on the ground.
Two stage coaches bore all the travel
between New York and Boston.
4 day laborer considered himself
well paid with two shillings day.
When man had enough tea, he
placed his spoon across his cup to indi-
cate that he wanted no more.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
NOTES FOR SHEPHERDS.

II may be laid down as a rule that
sheep never gain anything as long as
they are fed where their feed gets
mussed with filth.
Sheep are al-round weed eaters.
When the dew is on. scatter litt!a salt
of burdocl ard many other weeds. and
they will trim them nicely
Have you cut up nice lot of bright
fodder for the sheep? 1t will be n nice
change for them when the snow comes,
even though there be plenty Of good
hay.
Sheep more than any of our domestic
animals require a variety of foods. and
they will not long relish or do as well
upon any single grain or course food
as they will If given variety.
There is good deal of complaint
from some quarters about lambs dying
from stomach and intestinal worms.
The wonder tha, co.nes always to our
mind is this; Do they have all the salt
they will eat?
The breeder who is wise will cnll his
flock Of breeding ewes closely from year
to year. Where such cn,ling does not
receive constant and careful attention
there win he unsatisfactory results,
more especially at the lamLirg season.
Western Plowrlr.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
DITS OF MISCELLANY.

The distance from the farthest point
of solar discovery TO the pole itself is
460 miles.
At army weddings it is the custom
now for the bride to cut the wedding
cake with her fathers sword.
The civil population of Gibraltar
amounts TO 10, 100, to which is 10 be
added garrison of about AGO men.
The result of the typhoid epidemic at
Maidstone, England, last year, was
ISIS cases in population Of $4,000 and
l3O deaths.
\ Swiss law compels every newly
married couple to plant trees shortly
after the ceremony of marriage. The
pine and the weeping willow alone are
prescribed.
Life insurance companies reject about
three-fourths of the applicants who
have been gynnasts, because it has been
found that most of them have strained
their hearts by excessive exercise.
The athletes of Greece. in ancient
times, when training for physical con-
tests. were fed on new cheese. figs and
boiled grain. Their drink was warm
water, and they were not allowed to eat
meat.
There are over 200 brands of wine pro-
duced in France. but not more than n
dozen or fifteen are known to people in
America. More wine is drunk in Eng
land than in France, and London is the
greatest wine market in the world.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
WINGS AND FEATHERS.

Geese in migrating often travel over
6,OO0 miles.
The eyes of birds that fly by night are
generally about double the size of those
of day birds.
Among the many mysteries Of bird
migration is the fact that oversee jour
neys are generally conducted in the
darkness and invariably against head
wind.
Ornithologists tell us that, when
feeding, the stride of the ostrich is
from 20 to 90 inches; when walking,
but not feeding, &c inches; and when
terrified, 11h to IA feet, or at the rate
of about 25 miles an hour.
IIumming birds are numerous and
pugnacious in Minora, one of the Phil
ippnes. A hunter one day strayed of
from his comrades. but soon they were
alarmed by hearing his cries for help.
They found that hundreds of humming
birds had attacked him and wounded
him in various parts of the neck and
face, from which the blood was freely
flowing,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
PoAb<S5z1e&:E: 2
>;bF\pp0vthENT.
BASIS OF STATE AID.
The Principal Points of the Questton
as Summed W ~ the l.. A. w.
Highway Committee.

That highways should be built and
maintained by those who live along
them Is an ancient doctrine. but an un-
just one. Fifty years ago Macaulay
described how unfairly the practice
operated in the seventeenth century;
how toll roads succeeded it and, finally.
free turnpikes. But in this country we
have only recently begun to see it's in
justice, and 10 realize that the relative
ly sparsely-settled country, with its
comparatively small amount OF taxable
property, cannot equitably shoulder
the burden OF constructing ard main
tanning the major part of the highways
of the country for the use OF every
body.
This subject is treated by a. B.
Choate. of the l.. A. W. highway com
mittee, in circular No. 81 of the Gov
ernment Office of Road Inquiry. on
State Aid" "After years of agita-
tion," he says. and condemnation of
the farmers for failure TO build good
country roads, the agitators have dis
covered that they have been trying to
work an injustice upon the farmers.
The mistake was not in demanding
good roads. but in asking the farmers
to build good country roads without
taxing city property to help pay for
them"
Equality of taxation is familiar
principle, yet nothing could be more
unequal than to tax farm property
alone for the construction OF roads
which ultimately benefit the entire
community. In the newer states the
taxable property is more nearly equal
ly divided between town and country:
but in the older ones the preponder-
ance is greatly ia towns and cities, in
New York the proportion being about
six to one.
"The bearing which this fact has. -.
says Mr.. Choaie, upon the question of
state aid for buiid,ug country wagon
roads is very apparent. for. If the farm
ers are required to pay taxes on their
proportioualely very snail amount OF
property to improve the long stretches
OF country roads. whilr the city people
pay only enough tHNea ON their great
wealth to improve The roads within TIE
city limits. it will be necessary that the
road taxes levied upon the farm rrop-
erty shall be very much heavier Ia pro-
portion to the value Of hat property,
and the principle OF equal taxation Will
be violated.
"Thc business men in the cities have
learned that it is To their interest TO
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
Scene In Portugal at the BIO Perto vineyarda

NEAR VALE DE xENTTI1 wuE11 rH1Y A1E DUMPED
NAsHtNa vAT3 TO n rRopDxM ToR Po1f VINE
The rugged with projecting sh,.
containing large quantity ron make to wagons
hence s carried treading as
they I'D large enough for twenty person.
tread cng music furnished by the proprietor
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
Legumes in Feeding Rations.

The Storrs experiment station Of
Connecticut, basing the statem0nt on
many trials in that state, says that the
legumes, such as clovers, peas. soy
beans, etc. should be more largely
grown and more largely used in max
ing up feeding rations. The larger the
proportion OF these nitrogenous coarse
folders used in the ration the less will
be the quantity Of concentrated nitro
genous grain feeds which need to
be purchased and used. In other
words. the more these leguminous crops
are grown and used the cheaper will! be
the ration fed. II the best results are
desired,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
TIE sw1HB PLAGUE.


During the past two years the depart
ment Of agriculture has conducted e
series of experiments in the use Of q
serum as q remedy for hogs affected ty
cholera or swine plague. The expert
,nents were conducted by DR.. ID. L. Sal
mon. chief OF the bureau OF animal in
dustry. and the results were eminently
satisfactory, proving that the dreaded
disease can be successfully treated easi-
ly aud inexpensively. The losses suf-
fered by the farmers Of the United
States annually from hog cholera ag-
Rregate an enormous sum. In Iowa
alone. during 1896, II is estimated that
the hog raisers lost through the ravages
Of the disease $15.000,OO0. The depart
ment Of agriculture conducted expert
ments in Page county. H., the results
showing loss of only 20 per cent. of
the affected droves. This year the ex-
reriments have been extensive and far
reaching. The bureau treated S22 hogs.
or these, 10 head died; the numb.r
saved being 81 out Of every 100. The
animals comprised II droves, and Of
these six droves lost only one hog each.
On the other hand. 1907 hogs in other
droves were served and not subjected
to the serum treatment. OF these. $40
died. showing loss of 79.s hogs out Of
every 100. The cholera serum is pro-
cured by keeping apart for treatment
an animal-a horse or a cow-and in
Jecting into its blood n small amount Of
the blood of cholera diseased hog
This will sicken the subject, but he will
recover: when another dose will be ad-
ministered, and so on for time. until
finally his blood becomes so impreg-
mated us to render him practically
cholera proof. Then his blood is let
and the clot drawn off. leaving the thin
yellowsh portion. which is the serum.
This is used to inject the diseased hogs.
and operates TO render them likewise
cholera proof, or even cures them Of
he disease.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
AssurinR n stendx Income.

The man who keeps cattle, sheep and
hogs, and breeds his work mares regu-
l1rly. has his business so arranged that
money is coming in at all seasons. His
cattle and wool go. to market in the
spring and early summer, and his hogs
and mutton sheep go in the fall and
winter. II prices are not best for ALL
they are sure to be good for one thing
or another. His corn and hay are all
fed, and he still has his wheat to sell
for cash His income comes to hIm at
such times that he has no use for the
money lender, and he has no notes to
nneet or interest to pay.-Grenge Bulle-
In.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
A PRESENT FOR MY LADY.

A novelty in ladies' rings is circlet
entirely encrusted with gems.
In neck watch chains those studded
with diamonds or rubies are popular.
Ladies' card cases with gold corners
and miniature paintings are gaining in
favor.
A very pretty ring for ladies has a
row Of five diamonds set in marquise
style.
Some fashionable lace pins are enam-
eled 10 represent fourIobed clover
leaf with a small fly in one corner.
Avery pretty watch is in the shape of
June bug with enameled wings. A
pressure on the head opens the wings,
disclosing che dial.-Jrwelers' Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
Roads Paved with Cork.

A material in which cork figures
largely is said to be excellent for pave.
ments. According TO the Carriage
Monthly, "the ideal road of the future
will be of cork. The bricks are CON-
posed mainly of bitumen and cork,
which, mixed with certain other mate
rials and subjected to pressure. forms
a durable, practically noiseless, non'
absorbent and perfectly sanitary pave.
ment. The material being Of an elastic
nature and nonslippery. gives secure
foothold to horses in all sorts of wealth
q. The cork bricks are also applicable
10 stables and stable yards"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16

have better country roads.
The whole state is interested in the
improvement of all the roads, and since
the city people are insisting that they
shall be improved, it would be fair TO
levy tax ON city property as well as
country property for the improvement
of country roads. This is what is meant
not undertake to conduct the country
district schools, but it does say that,
if any school district shall run school
of certain character a certain num-
Der of months in the year, it will con-
tribute TO the expense. The state aid
proposition, then, is an application to
building country roads, of the practice
now in operation for running country
schools
Summing up the principal points,
Mr.. Choate finds that:
/. All taxes should be equal.
2. Taxing farm property to improve
all country roads, and city property TO
improve city roads only, results in un-
equal taxation.
,. City people desire to have country
roads improved; equal and just taxa
ton requires that they contribute to-
ward the expense.
4. State aid simply requires all bene-
flied property owners TO contribute to
the expense of road Improvements that
benefit them.
5. State aid for road building is the
same in principle as state aid for pub
lie schools.
6. State aid is not new experiment
in road building, but has proved sue
cessful in New Jersey, Massachusetts,
and elsewhere,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
RIGHT UP TO DATE.

b Cheviot skirts with panel effects.
Velours Jackets embroidered in jet.
Checked chevio,s for rouyh-wear
suits.
Cross-striped and corded evening
gnuzes.
Separate bowknots In Jet. braid and
hce.
Long cloth ulsters. plain and fur
trimmed.
Colored failles for gowns and combi-
nations.
Velvet head bows for theater and ball
wear.
Hair bows in Alsatian style with bril-
liant ornaments.
White tafreta waists that are mass
Of fine tucking.
Velvet toques with fur edging and
quilts as trimming.
Cheap striped silks for fancy wrap
pers and tea-jackets.
New jabot and scarf ties in muslin,
lisse. lace and chiffon.
Ermine capes with colored velvet
rutiles edged with mink fur.
Velvet evening c!oaks with deep chif-
fon ruflles edged with fur.
Ladss' gloves modelled after mems
heavy walking gloves.
Silk petticoats having ruflles trimmed
with chiffon ruching.
Black satin with brilliant cardinal or
cherry stripes for dresses.
Scalloped effects IN lace inserting,
dress trimmings a"d tunic eGges.-Dry
Goods Economist.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
, Cure for yeryou. zacaIaches.

For eight wears suffered rom costiDation ana
severe headache, The be',dache usually lasting
ed me temporarily. bit left too had an effect
Since began taking Celery King have grtilR
improved in health, seldom Ur Dever have head
ache have gained IN flesh, and feel decided!
well -MRs. l.. :. HATCH Temple, \. II. CcIeI!
ENG Tor The Nerves Liver and Kidney j. sold
IN 5lc. and csc. packages ov w. ". Herman
Troxe,il!c; Nidd'eswarfh & Ulsh, Mcclure; H.
A. Ebright, Aline.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
BARN WITH LOTS OF LOFT ROOM.

give almost another story's capacity
to the barn, making it possible to use
nearly the whole of the lower floor tor
stock. With u silo ana the root cellar
that will be found in the basement it
will be possible to carry large stock
on the fodder that can be stored be-
meath the roofs. There are many con-
veniences about double barn, and
when one is to be built the form here
given will prove an excellent one TO fol-
low-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
Comrades. ARltentiOn,

served from 62 to "a, and was wounded May
10, 1864, In the Battle OF the wilderness.
would like TO have my comrades know what
Celery King has done for me. In 1890 my old
complaint, chronic dlarraNOca. came back. The
doctors could not stop IT, but Celery King has
cured me. anal am once more enjoying life -
FRANK BEEHLER. OwOsso. Mich. (Co. +, i9ih y.
\. V. L). Celery King for the Nerves, Liver nd
and Kidneys is sold IN soc. and csc. packages bv
w. ii. Herman. Troxeleille; Middeswarth Il
Ulsh, Mcclure; II. A. Ebright. Aline.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16
DOUBLE FhR-T BARN.
a Great AMOUNT Of AyaiI2b,c Loft
Room IL Snid 20 re It's His-
tia=UiS'irS FcGturc.

The accompanying illustration shows
n plan for a barn with double drivcways
in which the distinguishing feature is
the great amount of loft room. Four
gables added to the main roof space
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-16

AFFIXED SFELK,
the Pioneer wine grower of New Jersey whose po-
Burgundy rivals the world, imported the Port Crd;
years ago. and planted vineyards in the Passac Vail, y
Passa;c county. New Jersey identical to that OF
Speers New Jersey Vineyards
situated in the Passac valley below the
grapes ced to the winery the Passac
mashed between rollers made of rubber which do
and made into
These grand wines Of Speer that have mowed favor the
of rpening the choicest this
only be obtained by paying price that higher than
from vineyards Mr. Speer deems necessary healthy
wine that be allowed in wood get rid of
part with this object he keeps his
umgad cellars and frequently racks before bong offering
sale The reputation of Speers valuable medicinal
family wine extends around the world
s3"Grocers and Druggists speer Wines and Brandy.
Evening journal., 1899-11-29
EDITORIAL COMMENT.


Cuba is we'll off as she Is, and she be-
gins to recognize the fact.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The people Of the South and Of the
whole United States have long ago
made up their minds that "the flag will
not come down. baltimore Herald.
Mr.. Tillman might at least study Mr..
Hogg, of Texas, and learn to be pro-
fame amiably and picturesquely.-.
Washington Star.
Dreyfus and Guerin seem to have
been forgotten already. If they lived
in America they would be just about
entering upon a lecture season.-To-
peka State Journal.
The next Republican National Con-
vention should be held at Philadelphia
There is no plausible reason why IL
should not be held there-fine hotel ac-
hospitable people and
very easy to reach from any state by
rail or water.-Galeton Semi-Weekly
Dispatch.
If this administration were suddenly
called up to uphold the Monroe doc
trine, as President Cleveland did In
Venezuela, its pretensions would be tn,
laughing stock of both Europe ant
America. This is what imperialism
has done for this government-COlum
bus press-Post.
Evening journal., 1899-11-29
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS

Leaving Washington every Monday,
and Friday at 10.45 p. m,
via Southern Railway, New Tourist
Sleepers, personally conducted, go
through TO San Francisco without
change of cars. conductors OF porters.
The route is through Atlanta, Mont
gomery. New Orleans, Houston, SAN
Antonio. New Mexico Arizona and
Southern California. The cars are the
very latest pattern of Pullman Tourist
d(h'saciwi oinrrfDbestJ wdl AIDES
Sleepers. brentwood finish high-back
seats, sixteen sections. supplied with
linen, etc, same as standard sleepers,
lighted with Pintsch gas. wide yesti-
bule. double sash, roller curtains. lava
tory and smoking room for gentlemen
and two retiring rooms for ladies.
Three and one-half days to Mexico and
Arizona, four days TO Los Angeles and
five days TO San Francisco. The Tour
list Car fare is less than via any other
route, saving from S25 to $50 for the
trip. Charles L. Hopkins, District
Passenger Agent. Southern Railway
No. S2S Chestnut street. Philadelphia
will be pleased 10 furnish all informa
tion.
Evening journal., 1899-11-29

the inspection Of meats and meat pro-
ducts for export, and last week the fact
was made public that Germany had
ONE to the conclusion that our inspec-
tions are satisfactory. This win open
up a broader market for our packers in
that country, and if all Of our products
were treated with the same high stand
ards that are applied to meats there
would be no disposition on the part of
foreign buyers to suspect our consign-
ments.
If the senatorial committee can Sc
cure the legislation thus outlined and
it can be enforced, people will get what
they pay for, and poisonous or injuri-
GUS adulterants will be banished from
the dining table
Evening journal., 1899-11-29
rnn wEArHrR-

New York Herald's Forecast.-The
Canadian disturbance causing local
rain near its track is now i'm the St.
Lawrence Valley, whence it viii move
east.
A fall OF temperature in its rear will
sensibly affect only the Northern parts
of this section. A storm in Manitoba,
accompanied by some rain and snow
win advance southeastwardly, reach
ing by tomorrow morning the lower
lake region, and probably causing rain
or snow in the Hudson Valley Thurs
day night.
In the Middle States and New Eng
land, to-day, fair to partly cloudy
weather and light to fresh to south
westerly and westerly winds will pre-
vail, with nearly stationary, followed
In the northern districts by slowly fall
ing temperature.
On Thursday, fair TO partly cloudy
weather will prevail, with fresh west
erly to southerly winds and nearly sta
tionary temperature, followed by rain
or snow in the lake region, and possi-
bly, at night as far south as New Jer-
sey.
On Friday, clearing and colder, pre-
ceded by rain or snow on the coasts.
European steamers now sailing will
have mostly fair weather, with fresh
sOuthwesterly breezes, to the Banks.
Forecast for Wednesday and Thurs
day.-Icastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. fair Wednesday am probably
Thursday; fresh sOuthwesterly winds.
Delaware and Maryland: Fair
weather, with moderate temperature
Wednesday and Thursday; fresh
southwesterly winds.