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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-26
DANIEL WEByTER'S
WARNING TO THE POOR.
Only DsmagOgues Will Try to Incite q
Contest of Money.

1 see in those vehicles which carry to
the people sentiments from high places,
plain declarations that the present con-
troversy is but strife between one part
of the community and another. | hear IL
boasted that the poor hate the rich.
know that under the cover Of the roofs
of the capital within the last twenty
four hours, among men sent here to de-
wise means for the public safety and the
public good, it has been vaunted forth as
matter of boast and triumph that one
cause existed powerful enough to sup
port everything and to defend every
thing; and that was the natural hatred
of the poor to the rich. l pronounce the
author of such sentiments to be guilty
of attempting a detestable fraud on the
community; double fraud: fraud
which is to cheat men Of their property,
and out Of the earnings Of their labor by
first cheating them out OF their under
standing.
The natural hatred of the poor for the
richI 1t shall not be until the last mo-
ment of my existence that | will believe
the people of the United States capable
of being effectually deluded. cajoled and
driven about in herds by such abominabls
frauds as this. I admcaish the
people against the object of outcries like
this. l admOnish every industrious To-
borer in the country to be on his guard
against such a delusion. | tell him the
attempt is to play of his passions
against his interests and to prevail on
him in the name Of liberty to injure and
affiict his country and in the name Of in
dependence to destroy that Independence
and to make him beggar and a slave.
Daniel Webster In the United States
Senate. Jan. 81, 1884.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-26
Rribed br Prosperity.

Mr.. Bryan went to Salem. H.. the 9th
er day and his remarks there have called
forth the following letter from q Chicago
man:
Chicago. ILL.,, Oct. I. 1900.
To NJ. A. Hanna. Chairman RepublicaH
National Committee:
Dear Sir-I notice In Mr.. Bryan's Sa-
lem speech that he says The Republl-
cans are going to buy every vote that
can be bought and bride every voter that
can be bribed." etc.
That interests me, and from my very
humble walk In life must confess have
been bribed myself The three years a.
unparalleled prosperity has bought ny
vote Call Il what you please. but I
guess that II about all the hribery thew
lesS n IN this esnpsirA = q q
rrv,s Fr<k ~
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-26

The United States Department Of Ag-
riculture has just issued its statement Of
the value Of nine OF the principal crops
of the Ucited States. Comparing this
value with the value Of the same crops
in 1896 and adding the increased value Of
live stock already published. there is an
increased gain of over one billion two
hundred million dollars.
1t. Is the difference between prosperity
and depression -between Republicanism
and Democracy.
The increase Is given below:
Increase in Nine Crops g 71o,722,617
Increase In Live stock. Sol, 444, 474
Total Gain to Farm
ere. ,21 2, 1877, 09l
The value on the farm Of the nine prin-
c.pal crops raised in the United States
was $71O,722, 617 larger this year than
In 1896.
The figures are supplied by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, those FOR 1900 hav-
ing just been completed. The details by
crops follow:
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mo- Gorern che Philippines.

They (the Philippines) viii not be gov
erned as vassals or serfs or slaves; they
viii be given q government Of liberty,
regulated BY law. honestly administered.
without expressing exactiOns. taxation
without tyranny. justice without bride.
education without distinction Of social
condition. freedom Of religious worship,
and protection in "life. liberty and the
pursuit 81 happiness. "-WInian AeKia-
leg.
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.$12, 496,O41 $1S,29O,4 Ago

Total .SlZ,4SO, Slo,ZJO,tOo
Money has loaned at lower rates of
interest; both agricultural and manufac-
featuring interests have been stimulated
thereby; and what stimulates these inter-
ests directly stimulates the business Of
railroads. The outbound shipments of
the raw cotton may not have been heavier
because more was used in the Southern
mills; but the outbound shipments Of
textile goods have greatly increased. Also
the inbound shipments of the luXuries of
life have increased enormously, and this
class Of freight is the best paying Of all.
Opening up new markets in Cuba, Por
to Rico and the Philippines for the pro-
ducts OF the South has given great addi-
tional stimulus to the Southern railroads,
which, geographically considered, derive
unusual advantages from the expansion
policy.
The extent to which new factories have
been erected in the States of West Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Virginia is shown
by the number of establishments started
along the line of the Norfolk and West
ern road during the past year. These in
clude:
Three new cotton mills.
One silk MILL
Three knitting factories.
One pulp mill.
One cotton and linseed oil.
One coke bi-product plant.
Four iron and steel works.
One hosiery factory.
One flour mill.
Two canning works.
Three peanut factories.
One furniture works.
-Four wagon and buggy works.
One handle factory.
One stave works.
Three planning mills.
Sixteen saw mills.
The future Of the South Is in developing
its manufacturing interests and there are
thousands Of Southerners who already
realize this and who are alive to the
value Of the protective tariff.
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FARM VALUES.
$2,7O7,O57,5OO
$71O,722,6I7

Increase this year, $501, 444,47 in live
stock.
Total increase, $1,212, 167O91 in farm
er's property In 1900.
The farmers will not throw away the
substance for the shadow. They will
vote for a continuance of Republican
prosperity as against n return of Demo
cratic adversely. They will vote for Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt. They will not
vote for Bryan and Stevenson.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-26
RaIIroad Men for McKinIey.

Bryan and the POpo-DemOcratic party
have been claiming the railroad vote this
year, especially out in Kansas. On the
train going to Topeka a few days ago the
conductor. brakeman and engineer were
all found to be enthusiastic Republicans.
Station agents along the line were also
found TO be faithful Republicans and
working among their railroad friends for
Mckinley. Bryan at any rate won't get
the whole railroad vote.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-26

American farmers received almost
S115,000,000 more money for their wheat
this year, under Republican prosperity,
than they did in 1896 under Democratic
depression. This year the people can
afford to buy bread. In 1896 thousands
of them were starving and begging for
bread.
The American farmers received $780,
100000 more money this year for their
corn crop than they did in 1896.
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SOUTHERN PROGRESS
And PROSPERITY.
Shown by the Activity Of Railroads
and Factories.

The increase Of earnings of the South
ern and Southwestern railroad systems
of the South and Southwest is an excel
lent indication Of the improvement of
business conditions in that section Of the
country. The advance since 1896 is shown
In the table below:
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WILL your

You voted In 1890 FOE prosp -rify
ssnd kOttL win you now vote sssi.st
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-03-30
ENGLISH JOKES FROM RIVAL.

Grocer; what are you grumbllng
about7 Dye want the earth?" Gus
toner: NO not In the sugar"
Miss Makeup wears her hair JUS
the same as she did ten years ago"
Yes, Tom, but not the same hair.
rs II tru' that sailors. after becom-
Ing quite old, always stop swearlngT
Old salt; MY friend, you'll have to ask
some one older than l."
Grocer; "Well, little one, what can |
do for you'" Jenny: please, sir.
mamma says will you change a sover-
olgn for her, an she'll give you the
sovereign tomorrow"
Have you broken on your engage
menl old mani What's the matter7"
We'll l was hard up. you see. SO
quaFreled ard had all my presents ro-
turned and was able to realize upon
them Couldn't possibly have raised
inc money any ether way"
'Auntie dear. Mr. Mailer. the artist,
mas asked me for my photo; he wants
TO make use Of 1t for his next picture.
ought to send It to hlm?" asked Alice.
res you can do so. but be sure to
lu''ose with It photo Of your mother,
or some elderly lady. II would be
h'shly Improper to send your photo by
Itself" exclaimed her aunt.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-03-30

The Chinese sun-dlal embodied the
usual principle. but was crude. indeed.
A rod or needle set upright reflected
shadow on a fiat surface as the sun
moved. On this were characters indl-
eating the hours OF the day. The Chi
neso also used water clock called the
clepsydra. II was dish OF copper or
other material. with an extremely small
aperture, from which the water trick
led, drop by drop. The olepsydra OF
Canton is thus described by traveller:
1t Is vase OF copper; II is situated
In a pavilion built on a double arch
that crosses street leading from the
great south gate OF the city TO the
palace OF the treasurer OF the province
Like that which existed and perhaps
exists stlll In the Pekin observatory,
IL Is composed OF four copper vases,
when water runs from one to another
by little tubes fixed at the base. The
vase that rests on the floor has on It's
wooden cover a kind OF handle. crossed
by rule mounted on float and COW
cred with characters representing the
hours. When the water has run out.
that Is. In the morning or evening. II
Is poured again into the uppermost
vase. There Is a little brick staircase
by which the attendant ascends. In
the temples there are attendants whose
business It Is to hang up a placard.
with a white ground. on which ia in
dlcated the hour. They strike the hours
OF the day on drum, and at night they
beat a gong. The attendants who thus
look after the flight OF time occupy
the intervals between In making sticks
OF Incense, on which are marked the
hours. These are sticks 80 arranged
as to burn n certain length OF time foI
every hour and these are used by
peasants and others. The stick Is
lighted when the gong sounds, and In
this way the private individual can
keep very tolerable account OF the
hours as they pass"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-03-30
CHAPTER xxx.

We felt very much the wan, Of IRE.
arms. The air seemed alive with birds
the woods with game OF several
kinds; and now an old musket with a
Few charges OF powder would have
proved more useful TO us than the
treasure Of the Bank OF England.
Hislop recovered strength rapldly,
ana his conyalesconce Inspired our lit
tic band OF castaways with new conf
dence and vigor, as they had implicit
reliance In his superior knowledge and
intelligence.
We were never idle; for. unarmed
as we were. the task OF procuring food
for our general store was by no means
sinecure TO those who undertook II.
Tom Lambourne and John Burnet,
the cook, first brought US a valuable
contribution In the shape OF great
sealion. which was furnished with n
rough and shaggy name. that added
greatly to It's terrible aspect for Il was
an unwieldly brute. Us large as
small-sized COW.
They had fallen In with II when Il
lay basking on the beach. Burnett
courngeously attacked II with one OF
tho stretchers OF the longboat, and
dealt II a severe stroke on the head.
The animal uttered q hoarse grunt
and turned upon him open-mouthcd.
when he thrust the STAFF down It's
throat and held It there TIL Lam
bourne hewed OF the head with his
Ratchet.
One or two others were afterward
dispatched In the same way; but we
had to lie long In walt, and could not
catch them only by cutting OF their
retreat to the water.
Their hearts and tongues were con-
sldcred the best food by the sailors,
who brolled them over a FIRE which
we klndlcd by striking two stones to-
gother and letting the sparks fall upon
a heap OF dry leaves; and to the dis
coyery Of these lmpromptu llnts we
were indebted to Ned Carlton.
As for salt, found plenty Of It,
baked In the croyces OF the rocks up
on the beach, where the spray had
been dried by the hot sunshine.
ITO be contnued)
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Tho "arIndInr strenm.r

The maelstrom. which means liter
ally "the grinding stream" is the mos,
remarkable whirlpool In the world. 4,
is situated on the Norwegian coast jusl
southwest OF the Luffoden isles. II
runs between the Islands OF Moskene,
and a large. solitary rock In the mid.
die OF the straits. The strong currents
rushing between the great West FJord
and the outer ocean through the chan.
nsls OF the Lulfoden isles produce n
number OF whlrlpools. OF which tho
maelstrom is by far the most danger
Gus. Such extrayagant stories have
been told OF this great eddy-how ev-
erything that enters the border OF lie
current Is instantly sucked down into
a bottomless abyss-that It's very ex-
lstence has been doubted. However
from an examination made OF Il by tho
Norwegian photographic survey we
find that In summer the current Is COM
paratlvely calm for a short time M
flood or ebb tide. when boats may VEN
ture upon II. In calm weather steam
ers can cross It at any state Of the tlde
or large SIPS II steady wind Is blow
Ing. In winter or In storms II Is highly
dangerous for any vessel to try TO pass
the whirlpool During a storm from
the west, for Instance, the current runs
continually to the east at the rats OF
STA knots an hour. without changing ia
direction for rising or falling tide. and
the stream Will eddy and boil In such
mighty swlrls that the largest steamer
could hardly contend successfully with
the waters. or course. the danger Is
not OF suction into the heart OF the
whirlpool, as the legends have It, but
of being dashed to pieces against the
rocks.
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" "a
III a new Jersey city not very lon,
aso a d"elllng-house. occupied by n
urge family. took FIRE In a sudden and
unaccounable way II was late In tbs
AFTERNOON, and the ladies were upst,ir,
uI,s8ihg Tor dinner. Among Thorn was
a beautiful girl who was lust maxine
hor dcbut In society. For her the worid
was made up OF parties and dances
anu dlnner1. She was In the finish a,
her hfst social triumphs. with life ana
.ne world before her. and her fond n.
tner and mother had lavlshed npon
neT al the luNurles that wealth could
Duy' Her dresses and Jewels were Tho
envy OF all her girl friends. When tho
nre broke out >'e ladies made a dash
Tor the stairs. but these were already
IN hames, and escape was cut of from
below. They ran to the wlndows and
shrieked for help. The FIRE enRlnoa
were coming. but by the time they
reached the house the flames had mazda
irightful Roadway. The nremen raised
their LADDERS TO the window OF tho
room where the poor women stood.
The young lady welcomed the certain.
~ OF rescue with lively Joy. She was
too sure. In the moment while she
waited her turn on the ladder she
thought OF her Jewels. Before any one
could stop her. the rash creature had
rushed back into the binding smoke.
Il shall have time enough" they heard
her say. Hers was the next room. and
upon the bureau lay her casket OF dla.
monds. In vain the nrcmen called her.
and tried to follow her: the flames
drove them back In n minute more
the house was raging furnace. The
next morning. In the ruins. the fire.
men discovered an unacceptable
body. But clutched In one charred
hand was a small metal box that some
how had escaped destruction. It was
the Jewel case for which the girl had
thrown away her precious life. Tho
gems were all safe. but their worth
could not ransom their owner. II was
too late.-Youth's Companion.
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The story. 81 Three hoy Kings.

Tho STORY Of Three 10Y htuEs
Some years ago King Edgar, a boy OF
IS. assembled the English throne. He
was called the peaceful: why. II Is hard
to say. for he was up to as many plots
and ylllalnles as a bad boy could be.
The king one day heard OF a girl that
was said to be wonderfully beautiful.
lie thought II this were so he would
make her his queen. So he sent Athel-
void. his fayorite courtler. all the way
to her fathers castle to find out about
It. When Atholwold got there he found
she was really very beautiful and Inn
medlately fell In love with her himself.
Then, Instead OF saying anything to
the king about Il. he married her him
self When he returned he told tho
king n big lie. He said that she was
rich. but ugly and therefore he mar
rled her himself. Now the king did not
believe this. So he prepared to call
on the young couple. Athelwold, scared
almost to death. told his wlfo TO make
herself look hldeous, or else the king
might do something dreadful to him.
But his wife. Elfrlda. like most young
ladies. couldn't bear to make herself
look ugly. especially as the king was
cotiing to call. 80 she dressed In her
best gown and received him with her
most charming smile. or course, the
king fell In love with her. too, and
wicked man that he was-he had poor
Athelwold murdered and then he mar
rled his widow. Elfrlda. Elfrida had
a son whom she wanted to have made
King when Edgar died. but Dunstan,
the old monk, made another boy king
His name was Edward. Ono day Ed
ward was passing the castle where Ell
frlda lived with her little boy. Ethel
red. The king, wishing to be pleasant,
stopped to see them. and while he was
talking to the little boy the old queen.
Elirlda, told one OF her servants to 20
around on the other side OF the king
who was on horseback. and. when he
wasn't looking. Just stab him. And the
man did. That was the end OF the poor
king called Edward the Martyr The
wicked queen, Elfrida, then put her son
Bthe.red ON the throne. and he ruled
for about thlrty-slx years. lie was
guilty OF bringing about the very worst
crime that has ever been committed
on English soil. lie ordered the kill
ing on certain night OF every Dane
man, woman or chlld-ln the whole
country, Hundreds OF these Danes had
married English people and were quiet.
peaeeable folk. When the Danish king
heard OF It he collected great fleet
OF warshlps and came over. captured
England and laid II waste. The weak
English king fed to another country
and staid there Till just before he died.
and one historian says that the only
good thing he ever did was to die. and
we guess he was right. So ended the
reign OF the three boy kings.
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and for a time such cups were ~ only
drinking vessels we had while on the
Island Of Alphonso.
At last We gained the summit Of the
mountain. and with mingled nilsiae-
ton and anxiety 10 our he 10. swept
inc horizon with eager eyes.
Not sail was IN sight
Far rs our eyeslght could reach
around MS ia a mighty circle. rolled
the waters Of the Southern Atlantic.
almost tepld with heat and pale and
whlte' they seemed to pnlpItas under
inc rays Of the unrlouded ma
AZ our feet lay the whole sle OF
Aiphonso and lis two rock npp,ndages.
win the encircling sea boiling in the
narrow chasms between them With a
Jury which was the result Of contrary
currents. and which formed A singular
contrast TO It's calmness eleowtere
After brief rest We prepared TO set
up the slgnal-post.
Tom took OF his shirt. and drawing
from his pocket a piece Of spanyarn.
when seaman Is seldom without. he
laFhed his undorgarment 10 the end
OF the studding-sall boom. and by the
ava OF the Ratchet ana our hands. we
scraped a hole sufficiently deep In
which to erect the spar. and then Jam
med Il hard and fast with stones. As
inc shirt was blown out nag fashion
upon the wind. we hoped il would
prove n sufficient indication to ves-
sol approaching from any quarter that
there were people on the island In
want OF succor.
For some hours we fingered on the
mountain-top, In the fond hone OF sec
ing sail. and then returned slowly
downward TO the beach, where our
shipmates awaited us at the wlgvam
which now formed our home. and
which we Joeularly designated the cap
ital city OF Alphonso.
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The toad. In spite OF It's ugly looks.
has many interesting characteristics
It will not touch food that Is not alive
Even insects or worms that are curled
up and motlonless they never disturb.
although they may have seen them fall
into condition OF inactivity. They
very easily learn where to find their
food supply. and frequently station
themselves near a light where insects
striking against the glass become mo-
mentarily stunned, and fall hutterlng
TO the ground. II Is related that In n
certain locality eight large toads are
in the habit OF collecting under an arc
light. The flies and other insects that
strike Against the glass globe furnish
them a full and sayory meal which
they evidently enjoy. The food Is cap
tured by the extenslle tongue, which Is
covered with a glutlnous coating. The
rapidly with which the tongue is pro-
truded and drawn back Is such that
unless the light is good, and the posl-
ton favorable. II Is impossible to sse
the act OF capture, Toads are OF great
value In gardens and greenhouses, and
should never be molested II they take
up their abode among the plants. Their
sense OF locagty Is very strong. and al
though they move about and wander
some distance from their homes, they
are certain to return to them Some
va"-- ago a large stump with about six
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ny J4mEo GRANT.

INK with wonderful brilllanco at the
verge Of the watcry horizon.
The novelty OF our situation Kept me
long awake. and with my head pillow
cd on O bundle OF dry scaweed. with
the san Of the long boat spread over
us as an lmpromptu tent and for pro-
tocllon from the dew. ! lay In mcdita-
ton and full Of melancholy thoughia
are sleep came upon me, and with Il
confused dreams Of the burning ship,
Of my secluded home aud Of
the acho0lboy spot,
We long remember though there long
forgot"
Again I was al Elton, Again ] saw
tho smooth green playlng-helds alive
with ardent schoolboys In the merry
summer sunshine, and again ! heard
the clamor ~ their young voices and
the balls rafting on bat and wlckets;
again heard the pleasant green leaves
rustic In the old woods OF the Tudor
times: or again was In the shady
where the monotonous
hum Of many classes porting over their
studies stole through the mullioned
windows on the ambient air; and In
my dreaming eur that "drowsy hum"
seemed strangely TO minglc with the
chatting Of the surge upon 9TH unnum-
berod pebbles" Of the lonely shore
close by.
At last. overcome by WEAKNESS. by
lassltude and toll. slept soundly.
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COld Favorite series)
I've Travelled about bit in my time,
And ~ troubles I've seen few,
But found % better IN every cline
TO paddle my own canoe
My wants ore small I care not at all.
" my debts are paid when due;
drive away strife, IN tfo ocean Of life.
While ! paddle my own canoe.
Chorus.
Then love your noghblr as yourself.
As the world you go travelling through.
And never at down, with tear or "A
fr0wn.
But paddle your own canoe.
have no wife TO bother my life.
No lover 10 prove untrue.
But the whole day long. with a laugh
ana n song.
paddle my own canoe
! rise with the lark. aud from daylight
TO dark.
do what have TO do.
I'm careless of wealth. II I've only the
health
To paddle my own canoe.
It's all very well to depend on a friend.
That Il. n you've proved him true.
But youll md II better by far In tho end
To paddle your own canoe
To borrow ~ dparer by FAR than to buy"
a maxim. though old. Ftill true;
You never viii Sigh II you only viii try
To paddle your own canoe.
II a hurricane rise In the midday skies.
And the sun II lost TO View.
Move steadily by. with u steadfast eye.
And paddle your own canoe
The daisies that grow In the bright green
fields
Are blooming NO sweet for you.
30 never sit down with tear or fro~n,
But paddle your own canoe.