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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
ANNUAL may Day STRIKES.
Unrest is Crowned Queen of the
May.
SAMPLE DISPATCHES GIVEN

Pittsburg, May 3.-Nine organized
building trades in the Pittsburg dis
trict started the conflict for higher
wages. Many of the employers agreed
to the demand, giving every indication
that the struggle will be of short dura-
ton. OF the $4,000 men who were
ordered out probably not more than
6,OoO will be idle long.
Much of the building operations OF
the city were forced to suspend while
strikers committees and employers
were negotiating settlements.
Boston. occurred at num-
Der of places in New England, attended
by no disturbance. Five hundred cut
tiers on Cape Ann left work because n
demand regarding eight hours was
not complied with, and at Barre, Yer
mont, and one or two other places II
similar number of granite workers
struck
About 1000 transfers are Idle il
+
fused to grant an advance in wages.
The strike of the American Wooleu
cempany's weavers is extending.
Youngstown, Ohio.-Two thousand
men employed in the building trades
went on strike for an eight hour day
and increase of wages.
New York. -Machinist and bench
men to the number of /, 200 in a dozen
large saw mills and moulding mills IN
Hudson county, N. j., went on strike
The men demand uniform rate of
So. so for an eight-hour day.
Toronto, Can.-More than 1000 men
of various trades went on strike for an
increase of wages. The compositors
and machine operators on the different
newspapers here have decided to strike
on May 8, if demands for incyeased
wages are refused
Cleveland, Ohio.-About 500 steel
workers employed by the American
Bridge company at various points went
on a strike.
St Paul. Three hundred carpenters
went on strike here for an eight-hour
day and increased wages.
Buffalo, n. UT is estimated that
more than 1000 skilled laborers are on
a strike here Most OF these are car
penters, few structural iron workers
and the rest plumbers.
The above dispatches are given us
samples
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
Live stock Carried Over.

Kansas City, May 5.-More livestock
is being carried over at the stock yards
than ever before. Representative
packers bought about 5000 out of the
is, 600 head Of cattle received and drew
out of the market At the close .of
business there were 10000 cattle left
over unsold and half as many pigs.
The business of Chicago packers has
been staggered by the refusal of the
people 20 eat high priced meat They
spent over an hour looking over the
stock before buying.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
Smallpox at Reform School.

Topeka, Ks, May Am epidemic of
smallpox has broken out in the state
reform school. There are eight well
defined cases, seven inmates and one
employee, but il is stated on good au-
thority that this number probably
will be greatly increased as there is
no way of telling how many people
have been exposed to the disease 1t
is thought that as many as forty or
fifty cases may develop. Those who
have already been taken with the dis
ease are in the hospital.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
Carnegie In a New Field.

Ne~ York, May 5.-Just before An
drew Carnegie started for Europe he
told group of newspaper men that he
had serious intentions of buying sew
eral newspapers in this country, and
he considered it a most interesting
field. 81 may some day buy up some
newspapers and give you boys an in
terest in them. l don't know any
harder working men that those con-
nected with the press. l am very
much interested in journalism and may
purchase some newspapers"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

sufficient vitality, an operation Tor
ovarian troubles. Not very cheerful
prospect, to be sure. I, however, was
advised to try Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and San
ative Wash; l did so, fortunately
for me. Before month had passed l
felt that my general health had i'm
proved in three months more was
curel, and 1 have been in perfect
health since. 1 did not lose an engage
31ent or miss a meal.
"Your Vegetable Compound is GER
tainly wonderful, and well worthy the
praise your admiring friends who have
been cured are ready to give you. L
always speak highly of it, and you
will admit 1 have good reason to DO
so."-MRs. G. BRUCE, Lansing, Mich.
$4,000 forfeit if abOus ts1timoniai is not genuine
The fullest counsel on this
subject can be secured without
cost by writing to Mrs Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be
entirely confidential.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
Particular Girls.

1.-THE Caldwell Old Maids Club" is
an organization formed in Caldwell, N.
j., by sixteen young women from IL to
20 years old. They pledge themselves
to marry no man who uses tobacco or
liquor in any FORM who dances, plays
cards, pool, billiards or games of
chance in any form; who stays out
after 10 p. m, or who does not go to
church at least once on Sunday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
A Soldiers Marrow Escnne.

Watts Flats, n. Y, May 5th.-George
Manhart Of this place, a hale and
hearty old soldier of so years OF age
tells e thrilling story of a narrow es-
cape from death.
-Four years ago." he says, the doc
tors who were attending me during a
serious illness called my wife asid-
and told her that could not live two
weeks as had Bright's Disease, which
meant certain death.
LAS a last resort we thought we
would try Dodd's Kidney Pills, and
accordingly sent to Mr.. Clarks drug
store and got box.
This remedy worked onde-s in my
case. noticed the Improvement at
once and discharged the doctor.
II kept on improving until every
symptom of illness had gone and was
strong and VIII
Il feel like boy. and to-day l am
cropping wood as we'll at eighty as at
twenty. Dodd's Kidney Pills did It"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
To Extend the Quad.

Topeka, May 5.-The quadruplex
telegraph lines of the Santa Fe, which
now extend only as far as Arkansas
City on the south and La Junta on the
west, are rapidly being extended TO
cover the whole system, and it is
thought that the one on the Oklahoma
division will be in operation as far as
Purcell soon. 1t will be extended on
down 70 Galveston.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
Police as Lawyers.

The police force of Montreal, Can-
ada, will soon be in position to con-
duct case in court provided they
study hard enough. Chief Legault has
succeeded in having a portion Of the
police appropriation set aside for the
purpose of hiring an instructor who
will deliver lectures to the members
of the force once a week in both civil
and criminal law as it concerns their
duties.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

Parson (who has just arrived for the
first time at his new country living)-
say, porter, my arrival seems to have
caused a great deal of excitement in
the village. Porter-Yes, sir; but it's
nowt to when the dancing bear was
here esterday.-London Tit-Bits.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
How Mrs. Bruce, a Noted Opera
Singer, Escaped an Operation.
Proof That Many Operations
for Ovarian Troubles are I'm
necessary.
necessary.

"DEAH Mrs. PISKuAM Travelling
for years on the road, with irregular
meals and sleep and damp beds, broke
down my health SO completely two
years ago that the physician advised a
complete rest, and when had gained
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
TRY One Package.

If Defiance Starch" does not please
YOU, return it to your dealer. If it does
you get one third more for the same
money. 1t will give you satisfaction,
and will not stick to the iron.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

Piso's euro is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs-WM'
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb 10, 1900
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill drcn
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York. Cures
Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. Over 10000 testimonials.
At all druggists, CSC. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
MORE FLEXIBLE AND LASTING,

won't shake out or blow OUT by using
Defiance starch you obtain better results
than possible with any other brand ana
one-third more for same money.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not
stain the hands or spot the kettle lex
cept green and purple). Sold by drug
gists, 10c. per package.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

If you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large OF
package 3 cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

1t is said that liquor improves with
age. but some men don't care to wait.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

The last shall be frst-when wo'
man picks up novel,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

The stopped-up geyser is an ex-spurt
in it's way.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

Concentrated Pain-Rheumatism
Concentrated Medicine-Hamlln WIZ
ard Oil.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

Everything comes to the waiter who
waits on himself.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

Many 4 man frames his excuses il
guilt.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

Cocktails won't help man to feath-
or his nest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW
Then use Defiance Starch. It will keep
them whte-16 OF. for 10 cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

1t is the services of the uncommon
man that command the highest wages.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
1.-THE poor. henighted Hindoo.

"The poor benighted HindOO,
He does the best he kin do;
He sticks to his caste from first to last
And for pants he makes the skin do
Too many people make the skin do
the work that the bowels and kidneys
should do. A bilious, constipated con-
dition means yellow skin, lusterless
eyes, foul breath, and a general worn
out feeling. All this can be remedied
by the use of DR.. CaldwelIs Uaxa-
tive) Syrup Pepsin, which is sold by
all druggists and dealers in medicine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

The has-been is not lost, but gone
behind.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

The steeple-jack is one kind of high
churchnan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

The trusting shoemaker is apt TO get
beaten out of his boots.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

When man is paid for playing no
calls it work
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

For children teething, sotens the gums, reduces In
1ammaton. alays PAIN cures wind collie. 25c abOttle
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

The statesman may get the glory
but the politician gets the money.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
SEQ A WEEK AND EXPENSES

n men with rig TO introduce our Pc'ltry goods,
Send stp. Jnvelle Mfg. Co., Dept. d, Parsons, Kan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

Halls Catarrh euro
Is taken internally. Price, 15c.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

For u Long Lease on Life
eat ATLAS OATS. The purest and best
breakfast food. All good grocers. lOc.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
INDIANA POETRY.

The limit" of poor verse has been
reached by Hoosier who feelingly
writes:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09

An Irishman says he always shuts
his eyes when he looks at lady's
faults
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-09
MILLIONS USE CUTICURA SOAP

Gticura ;i: as: +; !! ::
The 81 and cleanse The SO sIsGIE sT often SSaS s s
hosso
through
aodh N
AIrr1sa alternative o.
Pu1s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
PEOPLE OF ACRE.
Little Known Region of South America
in Dispute.

From the New York Tribune.
The region of Acre, in northern Bolivia,
has been disputed territory between that
country and Brazil for nearly fifty years.
The little country has come into public
notice recently because Bolivia leased a
part of the Acre region to an Anglo-Ameri-
can syndicate. Brazil objects to this bust
ness arrangement, and has threatened TO
break Off diplomatic relations unless the
contract is rescinded.
Except that the country is rich in rubber.
little is known about 1t. 1t occupies tri-
angular space between the boundaries of
Brazil and Bolivia, and Peru and Bolivia,
with the Benz river as the base. The po-
sition of the sides Of this triangle as inter-
preted by the two countries Is the cause of
the dispute A traveller recently returned
from Acre says of the natives that they
are in many respects like the Bolivians, but
that there are among them tribes of a
lower class than can be found elsewhere in
that part of the world. Some Of them are
said to be cannibals. and all are shy and
ayerse to the invasion OF their country by
the whites They are experts in the art of
using darts spears and javelins, and de-
light in practicing with these from the
bush on intruderS, whom they usually at
tack from behind.
They wear no clothes, but have elaborate
headdresses made Of feathers and beads
and the younger ones wear strings Of coins
and metal disks around their necks and
wrists. There are no horses or mules In
Acre. and the llama is used as the least of
burden. y SN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
AMERICA AND EURoPE's GOLD.
A French Economist on the New
Phases of the Problem.

From the New York Evening Post
The Financial Times of London, in the
course of an interview with Edmond Thery.
editor of the Economists Europeen of Paris
elected the following rather striking opin-
ion on the question of the gold supply of
Europe as Influenced by the suspension of
Transvaal mining, and by the new position
of America. NJ. Thery was asked whether,
IN view Of the enormous increase in the
worlds annual gold product-from S146, OOO,-
600 in 1892 to 1907 OsO 900 in 1S99-the tenn
porary suspension of the $50 coo 600 annual
Rand output ought to have affected Europe
severely. He replied thus:
There would be something in what you
say II II were true that Europe had profit
ed by the increase to which you allude-
that is to say, If she had received some
share of the increase In the universal gold
production or even if she had continued to
receive the same quantity Of yellow metal
as during the period between 1891 and 1895
Unfortunately this is not the case. The
gold position was considerably changed In
and from 1886, a result Of the extra
ordinary increase which then began to take
place in the export trade of America.
The United States, which previous to
that year had exported, not only its entire
gold yield, but also portion Of the gold in
American circulation. has since retained it's
own production of the yellow metal, and
has. moreover. obliged the nations of Eu-
rope to settle in gold the heavy difference
arising out of the balance of trade in its
favor. Between 1891 and 1895 the various
nations. excluding the states were able to
dispose Of something like f16s $50 600 In
gold. plus f12. 4OO,O 600 which had been drain
ed from the currency of America, or alto
gether ISL $50 900. At a later period
namely between 1896 and 19OO-although
the aggregate gold production had risen to
1861 100 600, the amount at the disposal of
Europe had fallen to eco, 4s0 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
Law Must Be Enforced Against Poi
sonous Food.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Ignorance of law can never be admitted
az an excuse for its violation. 1t is a tenn
pering circumstance where the law is not
vital to the well being of the community
and Is so admitted by judges and juries
but where health or property or life are
concerned II Is right that the letter of the
law should be rigidly enforced. About these
times the health authorities are making
trouble for sellers of unripe fruit, overripe
fish and meat watered milk faded yege-
tables and the like. II not they are neglect
ing their duty. A few days ago they found
that peddlers had bought some bushels or
tons of green peaches and were selling
them through the streets. The health au-
thorities stopped the push carts, shoveled
the unripe fruit into wagons and carried II
10 the dumps.
1t seems impossible that men affecting
compliance with the manners and customs
OF civilization should be found to plot
against the health of the world and to
impose risks Of sickness and death on the
innocent; but so it is. For the sake of q
few dollars brewers will adulterate beer
with chemicals that cause Brights disease:
candy makers will put clay into their sugar;
makers of pickles and preserves will foul
their merchandise with dangerous acids
dealers in drugs will mix their medicines
with cheap and ineffective substitutes that
not only will not heal, but will interfere
with healing. 1t is against people like this
that our boards of health must wage con-
tinued war. The pressure Of the law must
supply knowledge and a conscience where
these do not exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
Palais Royal, 4H:.. Ct & 18th SITS.

be thoroughly enjoyed, and as for flowers
the Lord only knows what quantities are
piled up in the staterooms and dining sa-
loon now, nine-tenths of which will prob
ably be overheard by the time the ship gets
well into the seas outside, for there are
times on the ocean when to the novice the
odorS Of tube roses and boiled turnips
amount to about the same thing. The Gus
tom Of sending flowers to departing voyaG-
ers Is becoming more and more universal,
and the wonder to me is that the surfeit,
from which many society people suffer on
sailing day, has not long ago rendered 1t
de trop.
1T used to be that a small bouquet or
two were sent down to the steamer for var
ious passengers. but now the flowers al
most literally come by the ton. Why, there
are staterooms at times that are simply
banked on all sides with flowers until there
is barely space for the occupant and a
friend or two to enter, and an attendant
has to work for an hour after the vessel
gets outside to make the room habitable
Now, take man or a woman who is
a poor sailor and subject him or her to this
sort Of smothering in blooms and 1t Is
enough to almost destroy for lifetime
their love Of flowers. It's getting worse
and worse. however, and 1 suppose 1t will
continue to do so, until prosperity takes a
tumble"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
PHYSICAL DEGENERACY.
Why Men and Women Are Smaller
Now Than They Were Formerly.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Il have been working out a theory which
accounts for the fact that men and women
are smaller now than they used to be- said
an observant citizen. land, while my rea-
soning may not be good in all respects, 1t
is interesting enough in way, and brings
up some rather important problems. 1t Is
a conceded fact that men and women are
smaller now than they used to be. The fact
is painfully apparent. The taiors can tes-
tify to it They have noticed the changes
which have taken place in human measure
ments. That humanity has come upon an
era of dwarfing is amply shown by the yard
stick and the tape In the tailor SHOP. VI
course, methods of living have much to do
with these dwarfing tendencies. Life is
faster game now than it was in ye olden
times. There is more rushing, more crowd
ing and jamming, more hustle in all re-
spects.
But, coming to the point I had in mind,
| believe We can safely say that the physi-
cal decline of men and women of this day
is due to a great extent to adulteratiOn of
food. Men and women of yesterday did
not know what 1t was to have their stom-
achs GRO Tded with the cheap and inJuri-
GUS substances which we find in foodstalls
these days. They fed on purer food. They
were closer to the great, big warm heart of
nature Children were nursed differently.
The baby did not know so much about the
bottle. He got the food nature intended he
should get, The result was that he got a
good start in life, and when he had reached
maturity he was a lusty, wel-rounded fell
low. Now it is different. Babies begin to
take on adulterated food almost as soon as
they arrive. They keep it up. They drift
away from the natural. Artifcialities press
upon them at every point. The unnatural
ness of their way of living has bad effect
on the system. We see it in what is called
physical degeneracy.' l have been think
ing over this matter for some time, and l
think my theory is well grounded. The bot
tie habit is a bad thing. The principle is
wrong. We want to get closer to nature,
and will have to do it if we expect to
grow healthier and more robust men and
women"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
SOUTHWEST AGRICULTURE.
It's Progress in the Semi-Arid Belt of
Late Years.
From the Review Of Reviews

From the Review OF Reviews.
The cattlemen have for years insisted
that the soil was too barren and the climate
too dry for agricuture-and in a sense and
over large portion of the southwest they
were right. But today different theories are
exploited. More modern plans are follow
ed. The farmer in the semi arid section to-
day does not seek to raise wheat and corn
for market-he sends the product of his
farm to market in cattle, sheep and hogs
He ttlS the valleys and pastures the Up-
lands Alfalfa sends Its roots twenty feet
into the soil and produces three crops Of
hay a season. On Vt stock can be fattened,
and, with stacks Of 1t In reserve, the biz
yards of winter have no terrors. The stock
runs out in the open the year round. The
farmer and his sons raise enough feed to
put the cattle in prime condition and to
fatten the hogsthe increase of the herds
makes riches. Kafflr corn grows in the
semi-arid belt and gives a certain crop.
In a moderately wet year It gives great
yields, in dry years Vt Is fairly rich in re-
turn. Both these crops were unknown to
estern farmers a few years ago. Along
the Arkansas river, in Colorado, sugar
on land that was half decade since bar
rem prairie. Two $500, 900 sugar mills are
now In operation.
Cotton fields are whitening farther west
each year in Texas. The back country cot
ton gins are crude. but they give the farm
structures will take their places. The
creamery, something never known before in
the southwest, Is paying cash for milk
"White-faces'' sprinkled among the grazing
thousands OF cattle tell their own story of
the Improvement in breeding that Is depos-
animals with better blood, returning
Speedier and larger profit.