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 Dog Collars of Jet Beads.
 Tn place of wearing strings of pearls, women at the theaters wear thick ropes made of five strings of imitation seed pearls wound twice around the collar of the dress and fastening In front with the ends of the ropes that ter minate in two full tassels of pearly strings. Another purchasable oddity is the dog collar of jet beads. Strings Of colored cut glass or jet beads are not in the fashionable position they once held, and in their place fve-string dog collar is assumed with slides of rhinestones. else at intervals two strings are caught together with q white crystal, rich red or turquoise bead, to the great enhancement of the trock with which it is worn.
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Text and Temperature in Harmony.

During the recent cold spell littls girl went to church, and, considering how near the mercury in the bulb in the inside of the church was to that on the outside of the church, had not a very pleasant time. On returning home she was asked how she had en- joyed the service. Not very much, it was so cold" What was the text?' Many are cold, but few are frozen"
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Goxsrnea by clrcumstancs..

MT. Binkley-Parson, do you con- sider "darn" a swear word? Parson Goodhue-Well 1t all depends on what you really mean when you say it.-Chi- cago News.
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An Advantara.

"Of course, Maud. you have one ad- vantage over me" And what is that, Mabel?" You can spell your name with a final e. '''-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
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California. violet plants for sale at 50cts. per hundred. A. HARPER,
 II 1724 East 9th ave.
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Entered at the Post-office at Pine Bluff, Ark, as second-class mall matter.
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aAS- ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN
 ON APPLICATION.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-13


fire. The sea was not rough. But
Admiral Dahlgrcn, from the deck OF
the flag steamer Philadelphia, saw Der
gradually sinking. and finally she
struck the ground, but the flag still
iloated above the wave In sight OF the
shipping. 1t was afterward found that
she sank from weakness through in
juries in previous service. Her plates
had been knocked loose in previous
times. So you have in nerve. and mus
Gle, and bone, and dimmed eyesight.
and difficult hearing. and shortness of
BREATH many limitations that you are
gradually going down. 1t Is the serv-
Ice OF many years ago that Is telling
on you. BE Of good cheer. We owe
you just as much as though your life
blood had gurgled through the soup
pers of the ship in the Red river ex-
petition. or as though you had gone
down with the Melville off Hatteras.
Only keep your flag flying, as did the
illustrlous Weehawllen. Good cheer.
my boys! The memory of man is poor,
and all that talk about the country
never forgetting those who fought for
1t is an untruth. 1t does forget. Wit
ness how the veterans sometimes had
to turn the hand organs on the street
to get their families n living. Witness
how ruthlessly some of them were
turned out Of Office that some bloat of
politician might take their place.
Witness the fact that there Ia not
man or woman now under forty-five
years OF age who has any full appre-
citation of the four years martyrdom
of 1861 to 1865, inclusive. But while
men may forget, God never forgets.
He remembers the swinging hammock.
He remembers the forecastle. He re-
members the frozen ropes of that Janu-
airy tempest. He remembers the ampu-
tation without sufficient ether. He re-
members the horrors of that deafening
belched on you their fury, and the
heavens glowed with ascending and de-
scending missiles of death, and your
ship quaked under the recoil of the ono
hundred FOUNDER, while all the gun
ners, according to command, stood on
tiptoe, with mouth wide open, lest the
conclusion shatter hearing or brain.
He remembers it all better than yOu
remember it, and in some shape re-
ward will be given. God is the best
of all paymasters. and for those who
do their whole duty to him and the
world, the pension awarded is an ever
lasting heaven.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-13
Enterprlsing.

Frequent Interruptions by peddlers
and agents of all sorts are naturally
looked upon by busy men with any
thing but equanimity. Over the door
of a lawyers office in Boston hangs
skull and cross-bones, and underneath
is the simple inscription: This was a
book agent" 1t is said that the hint
has been of value to many subsequent
visitors. When a man has acquired
national reputation, the unwished-for
demands upon his time assume alarm
ing proportions. The persistence of
unwelcome guests seems to recognize
no obstacle. Mark Twain once told
Rudyard Kipling an amusing story OF
one of the worst Of his prosecutors,
and Mr.. Kipling has given it to Ameri-
can readers in his recent volume,
From Sea to Sea-" Il spend" said
Mark Twain, nine months Of every
year at Hartford, and people come in
and call at all hours. The fifth man,
one day, was the only enc in the
crowd who had card of his own. He
sent up the card, Ben Koontz, Hanni-
bal, Missouri | was raised in Hanni-
bal. Ben was an old schoclmate of
mine Consequently threw the house
wide open and rushed, with both hands
cut, at big, fat, heavy man, who was
not the Ben | had known. nor any
thing like him, But It Is you, Ben
said; you've altered in the last thol-
sand years. The fat man said: We'll.
I'm not Koontz exactly, but | met him
down in Missouri and he told me to be
sure and call on you, ard he gave me
his card, and'-here he acted little
scene for my benefit. If you can wait
a minute till get out my circulars. l
am not Kcontz, exactly, but ! am tray
cling with the fullest line of lighting
rods you ever saw ! shut the door.
He was not Fen lioontz, exactly. not
my own schoolfellcw, but had shaken
him by both hands, in love, and l had
been bearded by o lightning-rod man
in my own house"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-13
CHAPTER XIX

Marguerite sat down upon a bench
in the large lobby in which she found
herself She was trembling from head
to foot. Never till this minute had
she realized the force of her own feel
ings. Long since she had come to
the conclusion that her feeling for Ber-
na-d had been merely that preference
which so many young girls mistake for
love. But this other feeling, which for
months had been steadily growing in
her heart-it had needed but the fact
of Valdane's being in danger to reveal
to her the strength which II had at
tanned. Thoughts of delirium. ampu-
tation. fever, death, came crowding
upon her Imagination. She was Obliged
to summon all her self-control to keep
from breaking down.
Presently the porter came back with
the nurse. a pretty dark-eyed young
woman. with a sympathetic face. She
looked at Marguerite kindly, but spoke
in rather a coldly authoritative man.
ner.
81 am very sorry. I daren't let Mr..
Martineau see any one without doc
tors orders. and the doctors not here
now"
''oh. but / must see hlni" Margusr-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-13
DOG DIES OF GRIEF.
Starved Himself to Death After Hi
Master Was Killed.

Starved Himself to Death After Hi
Master Was Killed.
New York Times: Ted was only /;
dog. But he was faithful and affec
Tomato animal, and he is believed t
have died of grief for the death of hii
owner, John German, Of West Hobo
ken. German worked at the Wee
hawken coal docks. When Gormai
went home at night there was Away
race between Germans four children
and Ted to see which should be thu
first to greet him. One day about twI
weeks ago German met with an acct
dent. He was crushed between tw,
coal cars, and was taken to st. Mary
hospital, Hoboken, where he died
When the body was taken home TIE,
sat at the head of the coffin, and re
fused to be driven away. When thu
body was taken to the church, Ted fol
lowed the funeral procession, waiting
patiently outside the church. Then HI
followed his master to the cemetery
He remained there when the family
went home, but returned to the hous
shortly after shutdown. Then he tool
the place he had occupied while he sa
beside the coffin. The children, who's
grief was no keener than his, tried t.
induce him to play, but he would no
leave the place he had selected. H.
also refused to eat. Various kinds o
meat were set before him, and he wa
also tempted with saucers of milk, bu
he would neither eat nor drink. o. |
Thursday night he died. and Mrs. Cor
man says he deliberately starved him
self to death through grief for tn
death Of his master. The four littl
German children placed Ted's body h
a box and buried It in the garden unde
a tree.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-13
Up TO the Mushrooms Mouth.

One of the stories of the late Victor
Cherbuliez. the French-Swiss man of
letters, illustrates finely the true spirit
of the publisher. BiIloz. the editor
of the Revue des Deux Mondes, once
had at his country house in Savoy n
numerous company of literary people.
one of whom was Cherbuliez. Cher
buliez contributed regularly. every
ether year. novel to the columns OF
the Revue, and a story of his was at
that time running In the periodical.
The guests had been out for a walk,
and had amused themselves with gath
ering mushrooms. which were cooked
for dinner. AS the company were sit
ting down, it occurred to one OF the
party that undoubtedly some of the
people who had taken part in gather
ing the mushrooms knew nothing
about them, and that there might be
poisonous fungi in the collection. This
reflection so affected the company that
all the people present, with the excep-
tion of Cherbuliez, declined to partake
of the dish. He alone attacked 1t, with
gusto. Thereupon Buloz showed sud
den and intense alarm. "Cherbuliez.
Cherbuliezl What are you about?" he
Remember that You
haven't finished your story in the Re-
vue," Greatly to his relief. the mush-
rooms turned out to be innocuous, and
the story was finished.
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the cabman the name of the hospital,
and was driven speedily tn.ller.
1t was not until she had paid and
dismissed the cabman, AID stood wait
ing for admittance. that she began to
realize what she was doing; and she
was frightened at her own boldness.
How Is Mr.. Martineau?" she in
quired, with an air of confusion. az
wanted to hear how he is?"
Which ward?" asked the porter.
Marguerite could not tell.
An accident" she tried to explain.
The gentleman was thrown out OF
cab, and brought in yesterday"
A ray Of intelligence Illuminated the
porter's face. He departed to make in
quiries.
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all over Europe. Oh, dear, how differ
ent life was u time last year-eh'
Madge"
"Oh, Mary, how Different"
Would you like to go back to those
tmes?"
NO." said Marguerite, emphatically,
81 should not"
What are you going to do this
morning?" asked Mary, after pause.
There are the bridesmaids dresses to
try on"
Eyes: and to call on Mrs. Browning,
and ask her IL she will chaperone us
for few theaters."
I'VE must take hanson to go and
see her. We will leave that till this
afternoon"
VERY we'll"
I will 90 and hunt out the address
OF this dressmaker of Mildred's,' said
Mary. "Our gowns will cost us
pretty penny, Madge."
II suppose So" said Marguerite,
rather absently. as Mary left the room,
humming lively air.
Marguerite remained seated, a far
away, thoughtful look in her eyes, as
il her mind were dwelling upon some
absent one.
II cannot go to him." she said aloud,
"and he will never come to me. Is he
in England, / wonder? Oh, where?
Never once did we meet him, all
through our travels. and now-now-
there can be no such thing as a chance
meeting, here in London"
With restless sigh she took up the
newspaper and glanced idly through
the news. Very charming she looked
as she sat there. Her dress was taste
ful-simple but costly. 1t set of her
slender figure admirably. Her face
had gained in beauty since the autumn
before. though it had somewhat lost its
khildHke roundness. and for the pres
Nnt Ii least the fun and mirthful
nofkery we're hidden away. Her win
~ in Florence-where she had mixed
IN the best society-had given her an
air Of grace and distinction. Bernard
selwyn had shown a lamentable igno-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-13
CHAPTER XVIII.

Marguerite Lilbourne and Mary Stell-
Ing sat lazily over their breakfast in
a private hotel.
1t was April-a fair, sweet spring
morning. All London was looking its
very best, and the flower sellers adorn-
ed the streets with masses OF pale
primroses and dainty Lent-lilies Mary
was reading letter, Marguerite lis
tening.
"And mother likes the house so
much" said Mary, ''and is longing for
us to come down. She hopes we shall
not stay in town more than week.
Can we get through everything in a
week, Madge?"
"Oh, think so. am longing to
see our new home"
1--WE are 80 delighted that darling
Marguerite has decided to come to u.s."
read Mary. "The society Is SO nice
here; we have had all the best people
calling already. l am sure you will
both be pleased with the garden and
tennis lawns. AS to Marguerite's
FOOIub, she uuSC CHOOSe anu IuTulSn
? them herself. The father went over
yesterday to look at Demands estate
such a noble place, he says-magnifi-
cent timber and plenty of game. The
marriage is to be on the tenth Of May.
Mildred is everything that we could
wish-most kind; but I can't help
thinking now and then how nice it
would have been If our Madge could
have been mistress of all that splen-
DOR"
Poor mother!" said Mary, break
ing off. "She will never forgive Bruno
for jilting you, Madge."
1T is a great pity" returned Mar
guerite quietly. Il forgave him long
ago."
II know you did," said Mary; "at
least you said so; but, if 1t is true, why
did you refuse that nice Mr.. Lennox at
Meet"
However, 1t doesn't matter, for 1t
seems you will have plenty of chances.
As wrote to mother, found it no
sinecure to chaperone a pretty heiress
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rance OF her latent capabilities when he
Judged her to be unfit for an elevated
position.
Suddenly, as she read, the hand
which held the paper began to trem-
BILE, her lips frightened, her color rose.
Her eyes were fixed upon short para
graph.
"A gentleman was thrown from q
hanson in the Strand last night and
seriously injured. He was taken to
Charing Cross hospital. whence 1t Is
not considered prudent to remove MIN.
Letters found on him prove him to be
Mr.. Martineau, of the firm OF Leroy
and Martineau, solicitors. London"
"Madge," said Mary, pushing open
the door at that minute, do you know
where Mr. Martineau Isl"
Marguerite started violently.
Mr.. Martineau! what-what made
you think Of him?"
We'll, l was just wondering how
you were going to be Mildred's prides-
maid unless you got your marriage
annulled?"
THAT is worth consideration" re-
turned Marguerite, gravely. Mary,
would you think me selfish II / went
off on my own account this morning?
Il have some business-do you mind
being deserted"
mot at ALL" said Mary, cheerfully.
Thank you, dear. You are quite
sure you don't mind?"
Downright certain! To begin with,
here's that letter Of mothers to an
swer. Shall I say we leave London
this week, Madge?"
"Ycs, please, dear"
Marguerite escaped. Hurrying to
her room, she surveyed herself critical
Iy from head to foot in a full-length
mirror-added touch here and there,
donned a particularly becoming he
and carefully selected gloves, then, run
ming down stairs, let herself out, and
hailed hanson.
stop at the first florists you come
to-" she said.
Having loaded herself with lilies OF
the valley and marguerites, she gave
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-13

Women do the mining in Colombia
No man with any self-respect can be
induced TO engage in that occupation.
because in Spanish times 1t was the
work OF slaves.
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Too sweet words leave a bitter tasts
The National tribune., 1899-05-18

part of the pension is determined. if the
soldier is not in branch of the National
Home, payment of one-half pension will
be made, upon a properly executed
voucher of the wife or guardian iof the
children, by the United States Pension
Agent, only after a duly executed vouche r
shall have been received from the pen
siOner." If the pensioner is in branch
of the National Home, payment will be
made by the Treasurer of the Home to the
wife or legal guardian of the children Of
the pensiOner, after having been directed
so to do by the Commissioner of Pen
sions."
REGULARS EXTRA PAY, SPANISH
WAR.-It appears that the War Depart
ment recognizes as enlistments "fOr the
war only" those enrolled on or after April
q, 1898. In view of this fact it is difficult
to understand how the Treasury Depart
ment can properly deny the extra pay
claims of those men who entered the
service before April 20, but not before
April 81. The Treasury Department
seems to have considerable trouble with
the extra pay question, but it is believed
that all claims will eventually be ad-
justed to the satisfaction of those in
tereSted.
The National tribune., 1899-05-18

! it was filed. The decision says: There
! is every reason, it seems to me, why the
| declaration in such a case should be held
| to be one under the act of June 81 1890,
whenever it can be done consistently
with the language employed. At any
! rate, the propriety OF making the claimant
| fully acquainted with her rights, before
putting her to the unnecessary expense
and delay incident to the prosecution OF
the claim under the old law, would hardly
be questioned. Anything in the nature of
| snap judgment on the part of the Gov
eminent in dealing with its defenders and
their dependents is to be carefully
avoided"
!, DEATH IN SERVICE, ACT OF JUNE
| 81, 18]O.-In the case of Susan Williams,
| widow assistant Secretary Davis, Jan.
| ~, 1899, former holding is reatfirmed
| through the absence of any law upon the
class of cases. The soldier while absent
on n pass, just after payday, was robbed
and murdered, and his body subsequently
found is a canal. His widow is not en-
titled under the general law, because his
death did not occur in pensiOnable line of
duty, and the decision holds that neither
is she entitled under the act of June 27
1890, because the soldier was not "honOr-
ably discharged from the service. Sew
eral attempts have been made to secure
additional legislation in Congress to cover
cases of this class, which are not very
numerous, but so far without success.
MINORS INDEPENDENT TITLE.-In
the case of the guardian of Pearl Biggers,
minor, it is held assistant Secretary
Davis. Feb. II, 1880 that where the
applicant is claiming as the minor child
of soldier by former wife, deceased,
conterding that the surviving widow has
never been charged with care and main
tenance of the claimant, the rejection of
the claim on the ground that the soldier
left surviving widow who is unmarried
is not responsive to the question pre-
sented, nor determinative of claimants
right" Thus the minor child in such a
case is entitled to have its claim to pen
The National tribune., 1899-05-18

ward a group of birds, they cunningly
initiate the movements OF the ostrich
stopping every now and then and direct
ing the neck of the false bird to the
ground by means OF the stick, as if the
bird were grazing. Their bows and ar
rows they carry under the right arm ready
for use, and when sufficiently near to
their quarry they throw off their dis
guiSe and quickly send a poisoned arrow
at the best cock bird.
They sometimes empty the nests of the
ostriches, and, after having taken the
eggs TO a place of safety, they return TO
the nest and cover themselves with sand,
awaiting the return OF the birds, one of
which they quickly dispatch. Although
have used tie term nest here, the place
where the ostrich deposits its eggs scarce
ly deserves this name, Tor it Is only
slight excavation in the ground, the walls
being formed of the earth which the male
bird removes from the center with its
beak. These nests contain some IL to 20
eggs. An ostrich egg is equal TO "a fowls
eggs in nouriShment, and they proved
a very valuable addition to our provisions.
The empty shells are used by the bush
men as water receptaclcS, and during the
rains they fill numbers of these eggs, and
take them to places which, after the rains,
and when the "zzama" are dried up, are
perfectly waterless; here they make an
excavation in the ground and bury
number of these eggs. Thus they proceed
from place to place, and when the dry
season arrives they are still able TO pene-
trate into the very heart Of the desert by
means Of these simple reservoirs.
In former times the ostrich was plent!-
ful all through the Cape Colony, even as
far down as the southern Seacoast, and
some 25 years ago there were still great
numbers Of these birds in Naruagualand.
White and native hunters carried on
war Of determination against them until
now the ostrich is only met with in the
most inaccessible parts of the Kalahari
Desert, near the dry riyerbedS Of the OSip
and Nossub and their smaller tributaries.
The best time TO hunt these birds-and,
in fact the only time when it is possible
to penetrate into the regions they in
habits during the latter part Of the
rainy season the rains fall in February,
March and April. During that time the
grass and bushes are at their best, and
melons abound. The ostricheS grow very
fat, and cannot run very fast in the mid
die Of the day. ] found that their average
stride, when running in the most difficult
soil OF the KalaharI Desert, is about II
feet. Taking this as a basis, we find
that the ostrich who makes about 80
strides in 10 seconds covers he ground at
the rate Of at least 20 miles per hour when
at ordinary running speed. This, OF
course, he cannot keep up for very long.
1t is much TO be regretted that this
valuable bird is growing scarcer every
year. AS it is, they have been driven
back so far into the interior that it is
very difficult TO reach them, and this
most exciting sport Of hunting the ostrich
on the vast plains OF the KaIahari Desert
will soon become a thing of the past.
THE end.)