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The Chanute times., 1901-01-11
AUSTIN ANTICS.

Fine weather for stock.
Mr.. Baily is working for Mr. Flott-
man.
Mr.. Wilson is working for Ed En-
mey.
Will jain is baling hay for Mr.. Helm
imam.
Walter Meyers visited the school
Monday.
Herbert Gibson is working for Mr..
| Lawrence
Elmer Schmoker has returned from
Kansas City.
The dance at Mr.. Meyers was an en-
joyable affair.
The party at Mr.. Richardson's was
well attended.
John Cowan went to Chanute on
business last Monday.
Tom Malony took load of hogs to
Chanute one day last week.
Bob Phelps and family visited at
Mr.. McDougall's last Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kalan were pleasant
callers at Mr.. Flottman's last Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Gene Williams were
the welcome guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Just.
Mr.. Herbert Gibson was the well
come guest of Miss Mollie Barnes last
Sunday evening.
Mr. Dan Williams tried 30 work on
the levy last week but the ground was
frozen too hard.
Miss Opal Conner, who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives here has
returned to Kansas City.
VIM. jain, Ross Hamilton and Car.
rie Flottman visited at Mr.. Clemens
of carleton, last Sunday.
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11
URBANA UNRAVELINGS.

Mat Payne is on the sick list.
Fine winter weather the past, week.
Fred Dryden is very low with no hope
of recovery.
The lies boys and Jim Neely are
killing hogs.
10 Farmer and wife spent Sun
dav at Dryden's.
Dan Dryden was visiting his broth
er, Clay, last week.
Thos Barker moved on the John
lies farm last week.
j. M. Dunsmore and wife visited at
Dryden's last Friday.
John Perry has his new harm under
roof and about completed.
John W. Stipp went to Kansas City
with stock last Thursday.
S. n. Robertson was cleaning broom
corn for John Greve last Saturday.
A. Smith, Ike Foster and J. q. Con-
rad returned from their hunting trip
Monday.
Mrs. G. r. Noble came from Car
thage, Mo. last week to visit relatives
and friends here.
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11
COTTAGE CORNER.

Jesse Lease shipped car load of hogs
to Kansas City Monday.
G. Maclary will remain on the old
McCune place another year.
Alex. Mcdonald Will remain on the
Hammond farm another year.
Walter Orr still makes regular Sun
day afternoon trips IT, Cbanute.
Ora Davis, OF Wilson county, will
move In the John Cooper house March
first.
Henry Franks and family called on
Mr. and Mrs. G. s. Nation Sunday eve-
ming.
Jennie Switzcr gave pleasant party
to a number of her young friends Sat-
urday night.
John NJ. Cooper has purchased the
Alexander Allison farm and will move
on same March first.
w. FL. Trammel bought fine poland
china sow at Cottage Corner Stock
Farm the first of the week.
Sam Browning was pasting up sale
bills, the first OF the week, for his big
sale to come off the 22nd inst.
James Arthurs still presists In drlv-
ing his high-headed team out this way.
1t is hard TO wean Jim away from the
Corners.
w. II. Neyhard purchased 10 acre
farm in the edge of Allen county last
week. Ed will farm the new place
the coming season. Wonder ! il he is
going to batch?
J.R. Bowman will move on the Cas-
singham farm at Old Austin March
first; rumOr says that George Ross will
move in the Switzer house, now occu-
pied by Mr.. Bowman.
A travelling fake has been painting
fence signs along our roads for Chan
ute merchants. II a home man would
strike these same merchants for sim
liar job they would give him the horse
laugh,
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11
REST RlTlNGS.

Tom Moffitt and Homer Maxwell re-
turned to Baldwin last Thursday.
| Sam Peffey is feeding about twenty
five yearlipg steers for the spring mar
ket.
Alphon Riley has tired of bachelor
life and has gone to Oklahoma for a
cook
George Barcus goes back to X. U.
to-day. This is Georges last year at
the university.
Rain, ice, and snow this morning.
Everything is covered with ice, and
travel is almost stopped.
Miss Estelle Perry, has returned to
her school duties at Lacygne after
spending the holidays with her par
ents.
Miss Sadie Denny came up from near
Newkirk, Ok, Saturday, where she
has been staying with her sister, who
is sick. She reported her sister much
worse and the mother left Saturday
evening to care for the sick daughter.
Saturday was a day for run-aways
around Rest. First, G.. w. and John
Colaw, Of Buffalo, met steam uhresh-
er which frightened their team. The
horses started to run, the tongue Of
the buggy dropped down and stuck IN
the ground, upsetting the buggy. G.
w. fell under the buggy and was drag
ged quite distance and was bruised
pretty badly. John jumped out and
was not injured. The buggy was
wrecked. No, 2: George and Will
lie Perry returning from Chanute ov-
ertOok the same thresher and attemp-
ted to pass, their horse became fright
ened and broke the harness all to
pieces and damaged the buggy. Geo
said when he got out only the bride
and lines were left of the harness.
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11
LITTLE FRIEND LOCALS.

John McCord is buying calves.
Sam Mccoy has his saving machine
In rig now.
John Dawson IL reported letter at
this writing.
John Phelps hauled cobs from Cha
mute last week.
Geo. Toomey is hauling wood from
J. Perry's timber.
Walt Powell went to Osawatomie in
quest OF a position.
Every body has la grippe but the
writer OF these lines.
Don Nealy and wife will live on the
Nealy farm this year.
All report good time at the Griffin
party Saturday night.
Miss Payne enjoye1 a weeks vaca-
tion during the HOLIDAYS.
Geo. Toomey and family had com.
pany from Neodesha last week.
There was skating party at Rufi's
Wednesday evening. All had fine
time.
Walt Powell says he taught Charley
Cox few tricks at the Smith trial.
Walt would do well to practice law II
he can head old Charlie of.
Mr.. Cully's family gave Christmas
dinner to a few of their friends, con-
ssting Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mecum, Mr..
and Mrs. Geer, Mr.. and Mrs. Junkins
of Chanute, and several relatives,
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale OF any medicine In the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought OF using
anything else for Indigestion or Bill.
business. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard Of Appendicitis.
Nervous Prostration or Heart failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop FER
menUation of undigested food, regu-
late tile liver, stimulate the nervous
aad organic actions Of the system, and
that Is all they took when feeling dull
and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need few doses OF
Green's August Flower In liquid form
TO make you satisfied there is nothing
serious the matter with you. For
sale by G. P. Wilder
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11
BIG CREEK BROWSlNGS.

Frank Pierce returned last week
frOp lola, where he has been visiting
his brother.
Miss Ruth Gibson has returned from
lola.
Mrs. Arnold has been quite unwell
for the past week.
Fletcher Mills is hauling some of
his rent corn to Chanute
Now that the ice has thawed, the
small boys are using their skates less.
Arnica is also less used and mothers
are resting easier.
Mr.. Blazier has been moving his
stock and household goods out to the
Dennis place where he expects to farm
this year.
Mr.. Tyler made a business trip to
Erie, Saturday.
Geo. Jordon dehorned calves for F.
b E. H. and II. N. Filson last Satur.
day.
+. Hatton, agent for a Lawrence
nursery, was doing business in this
locality last week.
Ray Taylor of lola is visiting at A
P. Gibson's.
Ike Boggs had a hog killing time
Wednesday.
Our milk hauler, Mr.. Morrison, i:
back on his old route, after a week:
visit in Missouri.
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11
A TALE OF
CENTER GROVE

Items were scarce last week.
There was dance at Lon Kirizley'S
last Thursday evening.
Mr.. Malsbury did some cement work
for Mr.. Cochran last week.
Bert Jay and Mr.. Cochran delivered
hogs at Hum mboldt Saturday.
Joe Dale moved his family on his
wife's farm in Center Grove last week.
Miss Eta Malsbury went over to
Wilson county to assist Mrs. Stafford
with her house work.
Mrs. Jewell, Grace Hamilton and
Mrs. Mendenhall were shopping In
Chanute Thursday Uf last week.
Mr.. Doc Meyers and wife, Mr.. AL
ward and wife aud Mr.. E. Jay and wife
spent Thursday Of last week with Bert
Jay.
Mr.. Ed Meyers who was visiting his
brother in Cloud county during the
holidays, returned home the End of
this month.
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11
LEANNA LINES.
1901 does not look we'll.
Beautiful winter weather.

1901 does not look we'll.
Beautiful winter weather.
What fine fall and winter for work
Mr.. Hansen is some better, but faI
from being we'll.
DR.. Courtney has not been we'll
Drs. never have time to be sick either
Be true, be honest, be charitable, be
patient, be lovable through the whole
year.
o, yes, we forgot to mention that
all the farmers are done gathering
corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Ingles spent
Sunday visiting relatives in Savon'
burg.
The prospects are there will be some
changes in the neighborhood this
spring.
The patrons of Leanna school are
invited to visit the school. Mr.. Ed
Filson is the successful teaaher.
Mr.. VIM. Cation and wife will 60
to their new home in Illinois, this
week. The best wishes of the COM
munity will 60 with this worthy young
couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knapp have gone to
Colorado prospecting. Mr. Clark takes
his place in the blacksmith shop. We
are sorry to lose Mr.. Knapp and wife;
but bid a kindly welcome to Mr.. Clark
and bride.
If next Sunday is nice day the
ladies of the church will have charge
of the services. That means you will
be instructed and entertained along
the lines of mission work done by the
women of the church. All are cordial
ly invited to be present.
Mrs. Ingels, President of the town
ship Sunday school work, bids us to
announce there will be no convention
the third Sunday in January as she
has had no time to arrange II program.
The next convention will be held at
Big Creek Chapel, the third Sunday
in April.
A rather spirited election was held
in the Sur day school Sunday morning,
which resulted in elecJing II. j. AL
ford Sup't, Mrs. lngels Assistant,
Clara Hunter Sec. and Treas, Maude
Dickerson Organist, and Il. j. Ingels
Chorister. Leanna has long been proud
of her Sunday school and with this
strong force to lead we may expect a
move forward all along the line.
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11

Have by some surgeon Shylock on thy charge
to stop his wounds lest he do bleed to death" "
People can bleed TO death. The loss of blood
weakens the body. 1t must follow that gain of
blood gives the body. strength. The strength
ening effect of DR.. Plerce's Golden Medical
Discovery is in large part due to its action on
the blOod-making glands and the increased sup
ply Of pure, rich blood il produces. IL is only
when the blood is Impoverished and impure
that disease finds a soil in which to root. The
Discovery" purifies the blood and makes il
antagonistic to disease. When the body is EN-
aciated, the lungs are weak. and there Is obstin-
ate lingering cough, Golden Medical Discov-
err" puts the body on a fighting footing against
disease. and so increases the vitality that dis
ease is thrown off, and physical health perfectly
and permanently restored. 1t has cured thous-
ands who were hopeless and helpless, and who
had tried all other means Of cure without avail.
Twenty-one one-cent stamps to cover expense
Of mailing only will obtain copy Of DR.. Pierce s
Common Sense Medical Adviser, zoos pages, in
paper cover. Send thirty-one stamps II cloth
binding is preferred. Address DR.. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo y. Y,
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11

HERBINE should be used to enrich
and purify the blood; it cures all forms
of blood disorders, is especially useful
in fevers, skin eruptions, boils, pimp-
les blackheads, scrofula, salt rheum.
and every form of blood impurity;
it is safe and effectual cure. Price,
so cents. Geo. p. Wilder.
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11

The properties of BALLARD'S
SNOW LlNIMENT possess a range
of usefulness greater than any other
remedy. A day seldom passes in ev-
cry household, especially where there
are children, that Is not needed. Price
Is and so cents. Geo. P. Wilder.
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11

You Know What You Are Taking
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that
it is simply Iron and Quinine in a
tasteless form. No cure-nn pay. Soc.
The Chanute times., 1901-01-11

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab.
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22
A PoPF Mark.fran.

The BOer officer. who was observed
by others that day picking out our
officers. was for some time within A
few yards Of him Fraser saw no
less than live officers fall 70 his un-
erring aim.and so long as they showed
the slightest signs OF ,:fe. lIe contla-
ued 20 fire AZ them. IN the intervals
the Bo-r marksman walked perfectly
leisurely about pipe in mouth. then
stopped again. knocked out the ashes
or his pipe. picked out another victim.
and aimed long aud deliberately ar
him. With the rank and tie ie d.i
not concern himself ~ al. he only shot
n our officers. H. srDnled 10 feel no
fear ar all. \ lyTd.te shell fell Just
little way behind him and burst He
turned his head and calmly watched
II. then moved ou with a contemptu-
Gus Shrug OF his shoulders Fra ser
thought he mus, bn German: ne was
smarrly dressed in long boots and
breecheS. his coat was off. AMI he wore
a silk shirt with diamonds cleaning
in his sleeve links from shadows
OF the War" by Dosil BIghot.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22
Color In Dining EnOms

Those ugly apartment-h house dining.
rooms, with their imitation oak wood.
work. car, for all their hOppleSSneSs,
still be transformed into delightful in.
teriOrs. The woodwork can be paint.
ed white. and the walls repapered, the
floors can be stained and a rug put
down. Suppose that the dining room
in this way be made blue and white,
that the china be blue and white, and
that the chairs are white Immediate.
iy a new tone is given, The sideboard,
table, and chairs, on the other hand,
may be Of mahogany. Canton china
can be used in deCo-aton blue denim
turned wrong side oGt for the sake OF
its color. can, if preferred be used in.
stead of paper on the walls, or again
as a table-Cioth, and for curtains.
When the yellow wood must re.
main as It is. a greater difficulty is on.
COuntered; red-covered walls will nev.
er tone with it, Certain shades OF
green are possible, and certain shades
Of blue used with tact The yellow
tones, however, are preferable, the
natural burlaps. or the burlaps fixed
and brushed with gold Then there
are papers rich and warm in reds.
browns. and yellowS. which would be
very beautiful as far as color is con.
cerned. but which might prove to he
too rich for simple surroundings. In
the finer. larger apartments these col.
orngS would be most appropriate, the
decorations and Appointments of SumD.
tuous houses being proper to such
places. Such a dining-rOom might
have it's wood work of black oak, its
walls covered with tapestry in which
green predominates; the blackjack
chairs would he also covered with tap.
estry. and the curtains would be made
OF the same material.-Harper's Bazar
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22
Choosing a Nursery.

When choosing a room for a nursery
r. is well 10 bear IN mind that for the
healtn's sake OF the little inmates II
is necessary for them 10 have plenty
OF light and sunshine, combined with
good ventilation and warmth. II il
best. II possible. not TO have the nurs
cry a. the top OF the house. under the
roof. but on the first or second floor
facing the south. Tae air Of the room
ought never 10 register more than
seventy degrees nor less than sixty de.
gress. though there are some days in
summer and winter when il is imp0s.
sible 10 keep Jhe temperature at this
happy medium. Gas should never be
used in day or night nurseries as II
uses up the oxygen in the air
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22

states are becoming more and more
restricted each year there are In the
South American countries named vast
regions suitable for cattle raising
which have not as yet been utilized
In Texas now the cattle no longer
roam over vast ranges, but are practl-
cally kept In pastures. the grazing
grounds being inClOscd in miles upon
miles Of wire fences The Old.time
cowboy, too. has become largely a
fence rider" patrollng the outside Of
the Enclosures 10 see that the fences
are not broken down, and that the cat
he are not lost, straycd or stolen Many
cowboys have emigrated TO South
America, where they have taken up
tive gauchos on the wide-swcpt pam.
pas.
In Paraguay n large region called
the ChacO has just been opened up 10
stock raising. 1t lies in the north.
west corner Of Paraguay, between the
Paraguay River, n navigable stream.
the Pllcomayo River and the Bolivian
boundary. The climate Is healthful,
and though IL Is warm there i'm sum.
ner, 1t Is never as hot as it was in New
York last summer
The prairies are clothed with n va
riety OF good grasses and the ChacO
lands are acknowledged TO be the best
fattenlng grounds in all Paraguay
Good land can be bought I'm the ChacO
Tor $1,000 league and one league Will
support 100 cattle, and two herds OF
1000 each can be fattened on ID in
year. All the expenses OF raising cat
tie there are ridculously small com
pared with the expense I'm the United
States A man can put steers on the
rangc In Paraguay. all expenses paid.
nj n cost of $3.50 head. aud these he
can sell when fattened for S125O n
mead. Experienced cattle men i'm the
ChncO have cleared as much ms $4,000
the first year on an expenditure of
Sl0,500. They put in $1,000 for land.
$500 for cattle and $1,000 for labor
and other expenses. Living and la
Dor In Paraguay cost about one eighth
ns much as they do in the United
states. The gauChos are paid So
month in the ChaCO. In the United
States the cowboys wages used 10 he
$50 a month. The gaucho's food.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22

join with the herds OF the Argeatln.
and OF Uruguay In furnishing Tho
roast beef Of old England" 10 IN,
world In competition with the United
! states. Excellent stocking cattle
can easily be brought on 20 the ranges
or the Chaco from the Brazilian prov.
ince OF Matto Crosse, which adiolns
the Paraguay border.
cattle diseases in the favored land
or Paraguay are seldom seen. In the
north they are unkrOwn. In the south
one occasionally runs across cases OF
black leg" but even then only among
calves, and ine percentage Of such
cases Is ney>r alarming. Loss Of cat.
lie owing TO the cold Of winter or 10 q
dry season Is unknown.
IL Will be seen that Northern Para.
quay Is an ideal place for the raislng
Or cattle As yet. Of course. these
south American regions have not the
Facilities for transportation which the
cattle districts OF the United States
possess. but it Is only a question Of
time when they will have them. and
then can the United States hold its
own In the export Of beef? Just now
a combination OF capital il said 10
nave acquired practical control OF the
Texas cattle industries. If this com
should put up the price Of
peer there would be an additional I'm.
centiye for the development Of the
south American cattle INDUSTRY =. The
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22
How to Cheer the slck.

II you know any one ill-and be sure
10 always keep some Of the great in.
valid tribe on your list-make them
calls when you nave on your prettiest
things. IL 10 dainty gowns and furbe-
lows arc added the freshness and vi.
vacity of yOuth-diyine gifts held only
for = brief. brief time-what life and
cAeer mGy be carried 10 the weary
suffering ones of earth.
And according 10 the beautiful law
OF compensation, when We do most for
others, we alc UncOnsciOusly doing
the most Cor ourselves
1t is the little things Of life that
count in the long run, anyway-the
word Of sympathy spoken just At The
right time 10 the sorrowing. the word
OF encoura cement 10 the discouraged
one who feels that there is no use try.
ing to fight the battles Of life any
longer. Cultivate sympathy; in other
words, not only head, but heart t-fsla
Mcy Mullins, in the Woman's Home
Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22

Mississippi. Louisiana. Texas. OEla
homa. Montana. Wyoming. Colorado
New Mexico. Arizona. Utah. Nevada
Idaho, Washington. Oregon and Cali
fOrnia. together. and how much Of tht
country still remains available for ex
DloitatlOn may be judged from the fact
that only about six per cent. OF it,
2fO.OOO,O0O acres Of land available for
agricUlture-l5.OOO.OOO acrcs-is under
cultivation. The value Of animals and
their products exported by the Argen.
tine increases az the rate Of about 81.
100000 a year. Uruguay. though
comparatively small nation. has excel.
lent grazing grounds. and four years
ago was reported as having J.SSl 4Os
head Of cattle on It's ranges. a number
which has Increased considerable
since.
Southern Brazil joins with the Ar.
gentine Paraguay and Uruguay ia
competing with the United States 70.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22

is probably the largest sum ever paid
for any invention.
I'm my estimation the invention of
Or. Pupin is the greatest since that
of the telephone" said Stephen l..
Coles. managing editor o. the Electri-
C.l Review. who has been watching
the development of Professor Puptn's
work for five years and is familiar
with the theory and its application to
commercial uses
DIR. Pupin is one of the foremost
scientists in the United States" Mr.
Coles said His experiments have
been thorough, and he has demonstrate.
ed beyond a shadow of a doubt that
telcphoning any distanc- over land or
under water is practicable. At pres
ent we can talk, say one thousand
miles over specially constructed land
lines and short distances under water.
1T was considered great achieve
ment when we first talked with Chi.
cago, but with Professor Pupin's sss.
tenn of induction coils at regular in.
tervalS along the line il will be poSsi.
BILE 10 talk under the Hudson River.
but telephone cable messages are limit.
cd to short distances. By using DIR
Pupin's system a telephone cable tc
Europe or any distance becomes prac
tiCable.
1T is difficult to summarize his in
vention so that 1t car be grasped by
the lay mind, but 1t consists in taking
the elements Of impedance in an ordin
ary telephone or telegraph line anc
balancing them against each other sc
that their effect is neutralzeG and a
clear passage is left for the transmits
sion OF electrical waves
I'm all probability the first use Of
the new system will be on long dis
tance land wires"
According TO the Electrical Review
"the essential feature OF the invention.
following the elaborat' mathematical
analysis OF the subject by Dr. Pupin
consists OF the application OF Undue.
tance and capacity 10 such n circuit
in way that is, to all intents and pur.
poses. equivalent 10 a continuous dis
tribution OF these qualities. hut which
is. at the same time. practically pos
siblc and commercial"
Professor pupin's experiments were
conducted M Columbia University. lie
constructed an artificial line tws hsy.
dred and fifty miles |, and o,sred IL
with various forms OF induction or
Choke" coils.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22

stock them, and these lands they will
sell cheap. So great is the demand for
money to invest in ranching in Para
quay now that capitalists command
their own prices. and sometimes get as
high as thirty or forty per cent. for
their loans Carrying foreign cattle
10 South America to cross with the
native breeds is already big business
When the native breeds are crossed
with a foreign one the cattle grow