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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
FRIDAY. DECEMBER II. 1900
Needed Legislation.

We notice many suggestions in
our exchanges of needed legislation
this winter in the state of Kansas.
Most of the suggestions seem to
have merit.
The matter OF assessing franchises
has been a hobby of ours for several
years, and we note with pleasure
that such a bill will be introduced
this winter. There are many very
valuable franchises in our larger
cities that have commercial value
and should bear their due proper
ton of taxation in the state. Other
states are taxing these properties,
and why should not the state Of
Kansas? Our theory has been that
they are taxable as any other valu-
able possession without any special
legislation, but if it is necessary to
pass an act making them subject to
taxation, by all means let us have
the act as soon as possible.
There is another species of prop
erty that should be taxed that we
have not seen mentioned, as yet, in
the various suggestions. In some
of the cities of the state the wealthy
men of the town have kind of
mortgage contract by which they
loan a man who wants to build a
home enough money for the pur-
pose and bind the party borrowing
or contracting to pay monthly in
stallments with high rate of inter-
est on deferred payments. There
are thousands of dollars invested in
this state in these securities, and the
money lender pays no tax on them.
Many wealthy men keep a large per
cent of their wealth in such invest
ments and thus avoid paying their
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14

Just share of the burdens. While
our legislators are looking up i'm
provements to be made in our taxa
ton laws, we would suggest that
they investigate this mortgage con-
tract and see if it cannot be made
to pay its due proportion. If man
loans money to another and takes a
mortgage to secure its payment, the
mortgage is taxable, and why should
not this contract be, since it accom-
plishes the same results and is only
devised to evade taxation?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
hat wishes to secure his years sup

that wishes to secure his years sup
ply.
We notice by the Arcola, Ill. Rec
ord. that the combine corn, stored q
that locality is now being sold at STU
per ton, while the new crop goes al
$50 to 500, with an occasional crop OF
fancy corn at little better price. The
demand seems brisk at these figures
and market strong. From all reports
our broom corn in this locality should
this year, equal In quality the Illinois
brush and western factories should
take 1T at Illinois prices.
Farmers are inclined indiscrlminate-
" to abuse trusts and combines and
complain of the hardshlps they work
on the forming element, but 1t is easy
to be seen that the trust in broom corn
last year, greatly excited the broom
corn market, enabling farmers to get
fancy prices for their product and has
been a potent power in keeping up
prices this year. All the broom fac
tories in the country are running full
force on big paying trade and new fac
tories are being started and we can
see no reason why there should not be
brisk trade in broom corn as soon as
the usual holiday lull is over.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
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The broom corn market, this year,
has been very unsatisfactory to both
buyer and seller. There seemed to be
so much uncertainty about the matter
that no one knew what to do. There
has been a constant flattening In the
price in this locality since the market
opened and hence very dull trade
Farmers are demanding better prices
and dealers Offering lower.
There has been apparently little corn
sold, still there has been gradual slow
movement till probably 40 per cent OF
the crop has slipped away. Prices
seem to be ranging now from So to SIo.
lower than they were month ago.
Seventy-fve dollars seems to be the
top price offered now, whereas that
price does not increase the farmers
wealth quite as fast as hundred dol
lars, it is a good round price and should
not be complained OF.
We have refrained from making apy
suggestions so far on prospective prices
from the simple fact that we could
not read the future but by the past
and there were some elements hang
ing over from last years deal that we
were unable to fathom to any degree
of certainty.
Early in the season the report went
out that the so called broom corn trust
which last year made it possible for
the farmer to get a hundred dollars
for his broom corn, had on hand any
where from l6 to 20 Thousand tons OF
the old crop and that it was likely to
70 to the wall and throw this vast av-
alapch Of corn on the market at
slaughter prices. seemed to throw
damper on the ardor Of the Spectator
and heavy consumer and they simply
kept out, only for immediate demands.
Those interested in the trust corn,
in the line of self defence, sent broad
cast over the broom corn regions, the
most discouraging reports of the Hi
nois crop, sending circulars to the
growers, predicting high prices and
telling Of great shortages. Likewise
they sent out smooth tongued men
who traversed the country, instructed
to preach shortage and future high
prices, but to buy nothing.
The tone uf these circulars and the
talk Of the agents together with The
high prices that prevailed the latter
part of the last season seemed to have
the desired effect and farmers held ten
aciously to the 800 mark. We never
believed the trust had the amount of
corn on Land it was reputed to have
but realized that it had enough, with
the new crop, to fully supply the de-
mand the coming year, and that the
market was not likely. to go wild on
the latter end like it did last year, I'M
less a new set of spectators should
shy in aud attempt another corner.
The combine has now had three or
four months of good strong prices and
and active trade in which to work off
their surplus, and, If they have been
as active in getting rid of it as they
were in gathering it up, must now be
on the easy seat and not have enough
on hand to give them any uneasiness
or to scare any big factory that wants
to lay in a stock or any Spectator
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
Care of ChIldren's Eyes.

An Investigation by experts which
was recently made by order Of the
Chicago board Of education presents
an interesting subject for considera-
tion in other communities. The eyes
of 1850 school children were examin-
ed, about an equal number of boys and
girls were taken. Thirty-two per cent
of the boys and 81 per cent of the girls
were found to have less tnan two
thirds the normal keenness of sight.
The discovery that one child out Of
every three examined has defective
eyes surprised and alarmed the Chi
cago school authorities. 1t was found
that there was a decided increase Of
visual defects in the first three years
of school life. The eyes of young
children are very easily injured and
too little care is taken of them. The
construction of school houses in most
localities is conducted with too little
regard to both ventilation and light.
In Chicago there is reform move
ment in this matter. A number of
model school houses have recently
been built in that city and some of
the older school houses have been
largely reconstructed.
The school houses Of a community
should be as comfortable and whole.
some as good architects and skilled
contractors can make them. Mail
and Breeze.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

Owing to the change in the system
OF bookkeeping In the county treasur-
er's Office, taxes must now be paid on
or before Dec. 10th or five per cent
penalty will be added. Those who
nav TO the tax collectors at Chanute
should pay early to be sure that their
money reaches this Office before the
10Th. r. STEVENSON,
County Treasurer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14
Excursions via Katy"

Holiday rates. one fare for round
trip TO any point within 200 miles OF
Chanute. Tickets on sale Dec. q, "A.
IS, 81 and Jan. 1, final return limit
Jan. 2, 1901. The Katy Flyer goes
north ESQ q. m. and south SOS p. m.
B. d. BRoWEELL, ACT
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14

1t acts as a
food +; it is the
east est foo d &.
Seems not to be
food {; makes you
hungry; eating
is comfortable.
Yougrow strong
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14

Semi Weekly Excursion Sleepers
leave Parsons via Katy Flyer M. K. &
Il. Ry.l every Sunday at 2:3o a. N. and
"Wednesday az $50 q. m. for San An
tonic, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
First Sleeper leaves Nov. 4th- See
Ksty's agent.
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6 HIM.
This signature is on every box OF the genuine
Laxative BrOmo-Q uinine Tablets ,
the remedy that cures n cold I'm one day

Worms take refuge IN the small in
testine, where they can easily multi
ply. WHITES CREAM VERMI-
FUGE will destroy these parasites.
The verdict of the people tells how it
has succeeded. Price, Is cents. G..
P. Wilder.
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at first.

this picture on it, cr. Take more;
take no other.
not too much enough is as
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with you. Satisfy hunger
with usual food whatever
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When you are strong
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strength---the germs are
dead you have killed them.
Ifyou have not tried 1t, send
for free sample, its agreeable
taste will surprise you.
SCOTT q BOVINE,
Chemists,
400 Pearl St, a.. New YORK.
soc. and si.oo; all druggists.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is b. tt e of GROVES
TAsTELEss CHILL Tonic. 1t is simply
iron and quinine in a tasteless form.
No cure-no pay. Price SOC.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-14

The quickest and surest way to the
recovery of lost health, is by tho use OF
that radical and rational remedy, DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Dis
eases which originate in the stomach
must be cured through the stomach. A
host of chronic sufferers who had doc
tored" for years for a diseased heart,
liver or spleen, have at last used Golden
Medical Discovery" for the blood, stom-
ach and organs of digestion and nutri-
ton, and found perfect cure of the
hitherto incurable ailments. The most
convincing argument for trial OF the
"Golden Medical Discovery" is that it
has cured so many people "given up"
by the doctors.
There is no alcohol, cocaine, opium
or other narcotic in Golden Medical
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at have long felt II my duty to acknowledge
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fever and ague) one year before taking your
medicines and ipos pronounced inesrG6e. Had
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numb thought I was dying. / had also
bad case Of womb trouble from which suffered
great pain Had II not been for DR.. Pierces
medicines I know I would have been in my
grave. have taken three bottles OF each OF
Your medicines"
For stomach, bowels and liver, when
disordered, use DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets
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Health Is q price

hchitn ID PitSC
less jewel. Every
body admits that.
Yet the people who
protect their gold
by burglar alarms,
and lock their dia-
monds in a steel
vault, make not the
least effort to pro-
tect the jewel they
declare to DO price
less. Some day they
find the jewel is
gone, stolen by thief
Disease, and they
are willing to give
everything to get it
back.
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You Know What You Are Taking

You Know What You Are Taking
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that
1t is simply Iron and Quinine In q
tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Soc.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
CRIME RoBBED HIM OF SPEECH.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 81. = Vito
Paoletto, saoonkeeper at LOT Ewing
street, was stricken dumb last night,
after having shot and killed his part
ner, Frank Antonio Giayiato. Five
shots were fred while Giaviato's back
was turned All Of the bullets took
effect, two in the neck and three in the
back.
Paoletto, who is cripple. his left
leg having been amputated a few
months ago, hobbled away from the
saloon on crutch and sought hiding
place in passageway between two
buildings. There he was found and
taken into custody. At the police
station Capt. Wheeler tried to get a
statement from him. Paoletto was
silent and the captain at first thought
it was on account OF obstinacy. why
doE't you speak, shouted the captain;
"have you lost your tongue?"
Paoletto opened his mouth and at
tempted to talk, but was unable to
articulate. A doctor found nothing
wrong with Paoletto's vocal organs,
but no matter how hard he tried to
speak lie could not utter aword.
Paoletto was then taken to the county
hospital to be examined. 1t is thought
the excitement attending the shooting
caused him to lose his power of speech.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
LAY ELECTORAL CONFERENCE.

The Lay Electoral Conference was
called to order in the lecture room of
Epworth Church at 10 o'clock Friday
morning by r. M. Cooper of Cheswold,
secretary of the conference of four
years ago. About $50 delegates were
present.
On motion of George W. Todd, Chief
Justice Charles b. Lore Of Grace
Church, this city, was elected tempor-
AIRY chairman, and he was greeted with
applause. In taking the chair, Judge
Lore said in effect:
81 am very glad to say that 1 am
| happily known to most of you. (Mr.
| Cooper had said he hardly needed an
introduction. / am sure mono of you
have ever been before me and | hope
you never will
II thank you for the esteem dis
| played to me and can say that no one
will bring to the work more loyal
Methodist heart. Applause.
1--WE are here In the Methodist uni
form, but you know / don't think
much of uniform unless it covers q
| clean and consecIated spirit. lap
| plausel. Sometimes a brilliant uni
| form covers an uncean heart, and an
old dented uniform, the heart of hero. -
In the Chief Justices opinion, the
| Methodist church on the Peninsula has
reached crisis, having gone backward
| in the past tR o years.
''1he Methodist church is the largest
body ON the Peninsula and with truly
consecrated men would swing this
| Peninsula.
"What do we want. We don't want
political methods. [Arplause. We
don't want politics in the church. We
want the best, the most fearless men
put in the front for work. Let us
enter on this work with the resolve that
so far rs our efforts are concerned we
will make every effort in behalf of the
grand church which made this the
home of Methodism and will SO con-
tinue 1t. F."
Il. NJ. Cooper was elected temporary
secretary. en- motion of DR.. A. H.
Sudler of Sudlersville.
Prayer was offered by j. W. Elliott.
On motion of Henry p. Cannon of
Bridgeville, the temporary officers we're
made the permanent officers. John S.
Collins of Dover was made assistant
secretary.
DR.. i. W. Cooper of Camden pre-.
sented the following resolutions:
|
through three Of their number, have
deemed the decrease in our membership
as well as the decline in our spiritual
power SO ominous for tho future in ref
erence to our status in the great work
of human evangelization, as to issue an
open letter calling attention to the
same and reciting therein the probable
causes of these sad facts which said
causes exist moro in omission of duty
than commission Of wrong; and
Whereas, After u cordial reading
and thoughtful and powerful ccnsid-
GRAFTON thereof We believe we can, from
our standpoint as laymen, suggest the
fundament cause or origin of this
lamentable but confessedly true condi-
ton, not only of our OVID NJ. Il. Church,
but Of the general Christian people OF
| all churches and hence feef it is our
duty to do so. And
"Whereas, We firmly believe that the
present rivalry betwnen pastors,
churches and denominations in the
money raising question has reached
such point that it has become g
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
NEGRO LyNCHED AT BELAIR.

Lewis Harris Taken From Hartford County
Jail and Hanged to u Tree-Accuscd Of
Attempting to Assault Miss Annie Me-
Ilvaime.
Baltimore sun. Special.
Belair, Md, March Ell a. H.
Lewis Harris, coored, who early Sun
day morning attempted an assault upon
Miss Annie MoIlvaine at her home,
near Belair, was lynched at II. 30 O'Clock
tonight by moi composed of unknown
persons.
All day long yesterday tnere'had been
rumors and reports that an attempt
would be made to execute Harris in
summary fashion, but at 6 o'clock the
town was perfectly quiet and there was
no evidence that any such purpose was
contemplated.
Shortly afterward it began to be
gossiped about that a strong party Of
men was coming to lynch Harris from
the neighborhood of Aberdeen, the
southern section CT the county, whore
Miss McIlvaine formerly resided, and
where Miss Jessie Bradford, young
ago by William Black, colored, also
voked strong feeling at the time, and
extra precautions had not been taken
by keeping Black in Baltimore city he
would have long ago been punished BY
Miss Bradford's neighbors.
At 1045 O'Clock the town was
normally quiet Suddenly horsemen,
men on foot and in wagons began to
assemble N front of the sheriff's house,
in the rear of which is the Jail. A
fusilade of pistol shots woke the whole
town. Men rushed from their homes
and toward the Jail.
Before the town people had arrived
there the shooting had ceased. Sounds
of the crowbar and sledgehammer were
heard within the Jail, the mob having
gained an entrance through the rear
door. Five doors were battered, five
locks broken and the leaders Of the
mob went direct to Harris cell.
He was taken out by the same route
through which the mob had entered.
Down through the muddy lane the
lynchers ran with the negro, rope tied
around his neck, while others, at the
point Of the pistol, held the rest of the
crowd at bay.
just inside the gate of Henry w.
Archer's property, about 800 yards from
the Jail, stands poplar tree, and from
that the negro was hanged.
As the body was strung up some In
the crowd began to shoot at it, and
apparently several shots took effect,
but the shooting was stopped by the
leader of the mob, none of whom seemed
to be known in this vicinity.
While the shooting was going on at
the sheritf's house Robert L. Bull,
tailor, of Belair, and Walter B. Rowe,
Jr, of Aberdeen, Md, bystanders,
were shot. Bull was hit in the back, at
the left shoulder blade, and Rowe
through the right hand. Their wounds
were attended to by Belair physicians
and are not considered serious.
From the time that Harris was
dragged from his cell until he was
strung up he is said to have spoken but
one sentence That sentence was;
If ! did it, men, was drunk when
did it,"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

BY rising vote the resolutions were
adopted as whole.
A rising vote of thanks was given the
press.
Upon motion of j. A. Ellegood it was
decided to have three days. sessions, il
expedient, in ensuing conferences. Under
the discipline the conference must open
on Friday, so that this would mean q
Monday session.
Dr. Murray brought the greetings OF
the clerical conference and invited the
lay conference to visit the clerical con
ference at its earliest convenience. 1t
was decided to go in hody, the four
delegates to General Conference to sit
on the platform and address the clerical
conference.
DIR. j.. W. Cooper, DR.. A. L. Sudler
and Joseph Smithers were appointed
first to carry the greetings of the lay
conference to the ministerial conference
At H.. Is the laylnen started for the
main auditorium to meet the ministers.
The lay conference reconvened short ly
after l2 O'CLOCK. Judge Lore asked the
General Conference delegates to wait
afterwards toianswer question of the
General Conference secretary, as tc
whether they desired seats contiguous
to or separate from the clerical dele
gates.
On motion of Thomas Hammond, a
rising vote of thanks was extended to
Chief Justice Lore for his kind and
considerate administration of the chair.
manshiE.
a portion Of the minutes was read by
Assistant Secretary Us. Collins, but the
reading of the remainder was dispensed
with, and about 1920 O'Clock, confer
ence adjourned without day, after sing
ing Together let us sweetly live. :"
After tho session numerous delegates
paused to greet Judge Lore.
The General Conference delegates de.
cided to have seats contiguous to the
ministerial delegation from this con.
ference.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
THE MILFORD BIRD CONTRACT.
Detective Witsil Finds That Only 90 Crow
Had Been shipped.

Detective witsil Finds That Only 90 Crows
Had Been Shipped.
State Detective Walter Witsil. who
has been investigating the Milford con-
tract for 10000 birds, and report that
game birds were being shipped from
the State contrary to the law, found
that John Ward and John Bennett, who
were named as having the contract for
10000 birds, had begun to buy crows
and crow blackbirds. They secured 80
crows and had them shipped to A.
Richardson's produce commission mer-
chant in New York That was about
two weeks ago and since then, IN ac-
count Of an aroused public sentiment,
thsy have not bought or shipped any
more. Farmers in the neighborhood
threatened to prosecute anyone found
shooting on their farms.
So far as the detective could learn,
the contract has been dropped.
Mary James Bellas. wife Of Can't.
Henry Hobart Bellas, secretary Of the
Delaware State Society of the Cincin-
natl, has made an appeal to women to
protest against the use of birds for
millinery purposes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
FOR DELAWARE HOSPITAL.

The Words of Mrs. Cummins Beques,
Show That II is Not Meant for Farnhurst
Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
Dover, March 26.-Question having
been raised as to whether the bequest
of 5000 made ty Mis. Esther Cum
Minis of Smyrna was for the Delaware
Hospital of Wilmington or tho Della
ware State Hospital for the Insane at
Farnhurst, Every Evenings correspond
emit obtained from the record the exact
wording of the item, in codicil of the
will, which is as follows:
II give and bequeath to the Della,
ware Hospital the sum of five Thousand
dollars tSo, 000l, to establish bed to be
known as the Williams bed, in mem.
and Ruth Anna Williams. -
The opinion of the register is that
the Delaware Hospital Of Wilmington
is meant
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
LEFT THEN TO sr.4RTArroN.

Santa Barbara, CAL, March 2I-
The sloop Dawn has returned from
San Nicholas Island with story of
suffering and death from starvation.
The boat went over to bring back
party of three Cinnamon who had been
on the island for six months, gathering
and curing abalones.
Three months ago an unknown sloop
from San Pedro called at the island.
During the absence of the Cinnamon,
the visitors stole everything eatable In
the camp and put TO sea. One of the
Chinese died about a month age and
the other, two, when the Dawn arrived,
were too weak to move.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
Constipation is cured by Hoods Pills. a5 cent
LIEUT.. BRAINARD GOES To NORFOLK.

specisi Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
W. hington, March 27.-An order
was issued yesterday by the Secretary
Of the Navy, removing Lieut.. f. X.
BIainard from Wilmington to Norfolk,
Va. to take charge of StIingham during
tho final trial of that boat. The order
is TO take effect Immediately.
Lieut. Brainard has been in Will
mingtcn since February LIST, 1899, where
he has been inspecting the equipment
of the torpedoboat Stringham, which
has been in course of construction for
the East year or more, at the shipyards
of the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth Co. After
the official trial of the Strlngham,
which takes place early in April, Lieut..
Brainard will he given command of her.