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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06

peiorins play an important part. Tho
grave question to be decided Is
whether their gracefully falling lines,
which are inseparably associated with
the sloping shoulders Of long ago, will
seem tolerable on the square, some
times pointedly square, shoulders Of
today.
The cape, revers, mantelet and
pelerine are here, along with the I'M
mense flowing sleeves and volumin-
GUS frilled skirts, and about forty-five
women out of fifty have square
shoulders. It will be seen, therefore,
that the question is of Importance.
As to just what is the best thing
to do under the circumstances,
opinion is much divided at present.
Many women of an independent cast
of mind, and some others who be.
lieve in piquant contrasts, maintain
the fact that sloping shoulders were
once worn with capes and pelerines
is no reason why square ones should
not become them just as well. But
that the eternal illnesses Of things can
not be eluded so lightly is shown by
the fact that the illustrators who
seek to adapt their handsome girls
to the prevailing style Of dress and
the dress to the girls have of late
considerably toned down the aggres
sive squareness of shoulder, which
only short time ago was one Of the
most valuable possessions of each
proprietary type of girl.
Square shoulders have been admir-
ed from time to time The Egyptians
admired them and SO did the Greeks
but from the days of Venus de
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
Careless Correspondents.

A gentleman and his wife had been
invited to an evening party. Hewanted
to 90. but his wife declared that she
had no gown suitable for the occasion,
and asked him to send regrets" TO
their hostess. Thereupon the man,
while at his office, penned this face
tiOus note:
1--WE regret that your kind invita-
ton must be declined for all the con-
ventional reasons, but the real reason
is that half the family has nothing to
wear. My wife's latest dress Is over
three weeks old, and her hat Is twelve
hours out of date. You will appreciate
the hopelessness of the occasion and
excuse u.s."
He thought this so good that he went
further, and determined to be smartly
sarcastic at the expense of his wire.
He wrote note to her explaining that
he would not be at home for an early
dinner, as she had asked him. Inc
note ran:
az cannot accept your invitation be-
cause 1 am going out to an evening
party where the guests are not expect
ed to wear anything Of Importance.
Sorry won't be there to kiss you
goodnight
Unfortunately he was careless; the
notes went into the wrong envelopes,
and the lady who had invited the
couple was somewhat surprised at the
mans audacity.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
,ondou Americanluing Sewage.

Some years ago the London County
Council began experiments with the
Massachusetts, system of treating sew
age in cokebeds. and now after further
experiments DR.. Cloves, chief chemist
to the Council, recommends that the
system be extended until the whole OF
the sewage of London is dealt with on
this plan.
First of all the sewage is screened
as it passes from the mains to settling
tanks. In the tanks the sludge settles
and fifty per cent of it disappears by
bacterial action. Then the sewage goes
into immense beds OF coke six feet
deep. and the water that Is drained
OF after two hours is pure enough to
support f.h bfe.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
CHAPTER XII.
London Life.

The trusting, generous letter which
Joris had written to his son-in-law
arrived a few days before Hyde's de-
parture for London.
Hyde knew we'll the Importance Of
Katherine's fortune. 1t enabled him
TO face his relatives and friends on
a very much better footing than he
had anticipated. So he was no longer
averse to meeting his former compan-
ions; even to them, rich wife would
excuse matrinmony.
His first social visit was paid to his
maternal grandmother. the dowager
Lady Capel. He found her in the
most careless dishabille, wigless and
unpainted. and rolled up comfortably
IN an old wadded morning gown that
had seen years of snuffy service. But
she had outlived her vanity. Hyde had
chosen the very hour in which she had
nothing whatever to amuse her, and
he was a very welcome interruption.
And. upon the whole, she liked her
So she heard the rattle of Hydes
/ sword and the clatter of his feet on
the polished stairs, with a good deal
of satisfaction. 81 have him here and
shall do my best to keep him here.
she thought. why should a proper
young fellow like Dick bury himself
alive in the fens for Dutch woman!
In short. she has had enough, and too
much, Of him. His grandmother has
a prior claim. hope, and then Ara
bella Suffolk will help me. foresee
mischief and amusement. Well Dick,
YOU rascal, so you have had to leave
America! I expected It. Oh, sir, 1
have heard all about you from AIDE
iaidei You are not to Dc trusted,
either among men or women. And
pray where is the wife you made such
a fracas about! IL she In London
win youi-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
Dead Mans Wishes Unheeded.

Amos Mccartney, a California pio-
neer, died in Oakland few days ago
leaving to his family an estate worth
about half million. 1t was his wish
that there should be no religious serv.
ices at his funeral, as he did not
desire anyone to talk of the here.
after, of which no one knows more
than 1. If small band can be en-
gagged to entertain those at the fu-
neral 1t is all that | require" His
wishes were not carried out, perhaps
because his family feared what the
neighbors would say" A clergyman
delivered a regulation discourse, and
instead of a band there was a genteel
quartet.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
PRINTED IN REAL BLOOD.
A Sioux City Litsrsr, Production with
"Shiversr In 1t.

A Sioux City Litsrsr, Production with
"shivers'' In 1t.
Periodicals of the sangulnary class,
says the London Press-News, are not
solely confined to pirates and highway
men, the most violent effort yet made
to attract attention to q new magazine
is the device Of printing It In real
blood.
The magazine is called the Knockers.
1t is written and published by men en-
gagged in the packing industry at Sioux
City, Iowa, and the use Of blood SYM
bolizes the avocation Of the staff. "a
fuzzy bunch Of packing rhymes"
is the way the preface reads, printed
"printed on Ipskl DO paper, bound in
Zulu lavender, decorated with real
blood"
Editors with bloody fingers handle
the books, leaving smeary tinger-marks
here and there. The books are tied in
bundles and placed in the smokehouse,
where they are subjected to the eur
ing" process.
This leaves them in fine brown
state, and with a very ancient and
smoky scent. When they emerge from
this room they have very much the
color and scent of fine bologna sau-
sages.
The production is illustrated with
blueprint photographs pasted In, and
the first person to be immortalized is
one David Mann, the fellow who with
his big hammer knocks the fat steers
on the head and sends them where the
beef trust gets its clutches upon them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
Iono and Faithful Service.

Sarah Galway came into the family
of John Harvey of Centerville, Ind, as
a servant in 1886 at the age of IL
years, and has been continuously act.
ing as servant and housekeeper in
that family since, though the original
Harvey who first gave her employ
ment passed away long ago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
In Our erandmothers' Day.

would be carefully made to suit each
pair of shoulders, the dress would be
fitted over them and they would I'm.
ally be sewed in the dress. But, OF
course, they would be Of no use in
the evening frock.
Another suggestion is the resort
to the all-powerful massage. to alb
stain from any violent use of the arms
and shoulders and to spend as much
time as possible with heavy weights
In each hand to pull down the shoul-
ders.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
CHAPTER xl.-(Continued.)

S1ArIE Elk Nl.-(Continued.)
And 1t was during this hour of trial
to Miriam, that Joris was talking to
Lysbet of her. 1t did him good to put
his fears into words, for Lysbet's
assurances were comfortable; and as
1t had been a day full of feeling, he
was weary and went earlier to his
room than usual. On the contrary,
Lysbet was very wakeful She car
ried her sewing to the candle and sat
down to think.
In the midst of her reflections,
Bran returned. She had not expect
ed him so early, but the sound of his
feet was pleasant. He came in slowly,
and, after some pottering, irritating
delays, he pushed his fathers chair
back from the light and with heavy
sigh sat down in it.
"Why sigh you so heavy, Bran?
Every sigh still lower sinks the
heart"
"a light heart shall never have
again, mother. For me there Is no
hope. So quiet and shy was my
love-"
ooh, indeed! OF all the coquettes,
the quiet, shy ones are the worst
"No coquette is Miriam Cohen My
love life is at an end. mother"
when began it, Bram?"
"It was at the time of the duel.
loved her from the first moment o
mother, mother!"
Does she not love your
81 think so; many sweet hours we
have had together My heart was full
of hope"
well. then, my son, be not easy to
lose thy heart Try once more"
useless it would be. Miriam Is
not one of those who say no and
then yes"
Nearly two years you have known
her. That was long to keep you in
hope and doubt. think she is
coquette."
"You know her not, mother. Very
few words of love have I dared to say
We have been friends. l feared to
lose all by asking too much"
Then, why did you ask her to-
night? 1t would have been better had
your father spoken first to Mr.. Co.
hen"
81 did not ask Miriam tonight. She
spared me all she could. This is what
she said to me, Bran, dear Bran,
fear that you begin to love me, be-
cause I think of you very often. And
my grandfather has just told me that
I am promised to judah Belasco OF
London. In the summer he will come
here and l shall marry him.
What said you them"
ooh. I scarce know! But | told her
how dearly loved her and l asked
her to be my WIFE"
"And she said what to thee?"
"My father must obey. Though he
told me to STAY myself, I must obey
him. BY the God Of Israel, l have
promised it often.'"
"She is good girl. l wish that you
had won her, Bran" And Lysbet put
down her work and went to her sons
side; and with great sob Bran laid
his head against her breast.
GAS one whom his mother comfort
ETH" Oh, tender and wonderful con-
ISOLATION! 1t is the mother that turns
the bitter waters of life into wine
Bran talked his sorrow over to his
mothers love and pity and sympathy;
and when she parted with him, long
after the midnight, she said cheer
fully. "Thou hast brave soul, min
zoon, min Bran; and this trouble is
not all for thy loss and grief. A sweet
memory will this beautiful Miriam be
as long as thou Invest; and to have
loved we'll a good woman, will make
thee always a better man for it."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
Three Men of Marx.

Herbert w. Bowen. minister to Ven
szuels; Judge Taft. governor Of the
Philippines. and Judge Hunt. governor
Of Porto Rico. were classmates at Yale
and we're close friends.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
OLD STYLE in VOGUE.
Designs That Were Popular In 1880 Have Found Favor
Dressmakers Are Called On to Solve
Great Problem,

OF course, q girl may join the In
dependent party and declare that q
sharp angle in her cape collar IL
much smarter than 4 soft incline,
but it Is pretty safe to predict that
If it's decided that sloping shoulders
are the only proper kind to go with
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
HE discrim 1 n ating

HE discri m In ating
dressmakers have a
serious problem to SGT
tie just now.
In the 1880 designs
which are fast be-
coming the smartest
and newest of fashions
for 1903 the cape, the
revers, mantelet and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06

It may as well be admitted that
there are some sutomobilists vhs -
not try to run ever people.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06

buIldIno. 81
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06

! for some petty LITTLE political spite.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24
REPORT NOT CREDITED.
or Attempted Hoid-Up of owl Train
 Near Berlin.

Inquiry at the general superintend- ent's office here and at the office of the division superintendent in Hartford failed to throw any light on the story from Meriden that an attempt was made to hold up an owl train near Ber- lin yesterday.
 A Meriden police officer reported at police headquarters there yesterday forenoon that a bold attempt to hold up the 9:60 a. m. 'owl' train by flashing a red light was made yesterday morning at the Gravel Pit, which is near the Peat works, on the Consolidated rail- road. The failure of the hold-up is at trihuted, according to the information given the authorities. to the refusal of the engineer to stop.
 Coming at this time, talk of an at tempted hold-up awakened great inter- est because of the fact that both of the t'owl'' trains carry Adams Express company matter, and are guarded by detectives, who were detailed on them after a threatening letter had been re- ceived by the officials of the road. The writer of the letter demanded $5, ,000, or intinated that there would be trouble, it is said.
 The policeman's report came through the gateman at the Main street cross ing, Meriden, whc, 1t is said, was in formed by the engineer of the attempt ed hoId-up.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24
CHAMBERLAIN VICTORY.
Bye.eIeetion in which Fiscal Issue Was
 CIear Cut.

London, Dec. 23.-Rowland Hunt, Lib eral Unionist, and supporter of Joseph Chamberlain's fiscal policy, has been elected to represent the Ludlow divi- sion of Shropshire in the House of Com mons, to succeed Robert J. More Oib- eral Unionist,, deceased. The polling was as follows: Rowland Hunt (Lib- eral Unionis), 4,S93: Fred Horne Lib- crab, 3,42S. .c,.
 At the last election MT. More was chosen without opposition; but, at the previous contested election his majority was nearly 4,000. The issue was clear cut. The campaign was fought exclu- sively on the fiscal question. The con- stituency was deluged with organizers and speakers from Birmingham and representatives, of the Free Food league. The result showed a remarkable de- crease of the Liberal Unionist majority at the last contested election in Lud- low, and has been attributed to Mir. More's vote having beAn largely a personal one," which no other candi- date could hope to attain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24
MUST RECOGNIZE PANAMA.
Postal Authorities 1t San Franctsco Receive Instructions.


 Receive Instruotions.
 Washington, Dec. 29.-The republic of Panama. through it's minister, M. Bunau-yarilla, has filed its first pro- test against the action of a United States official affecting matters per- taining to that republic. In a long dis. patch to the minister, the Panama con- sul at San Francisco, R. Arias Feraud, Jr., has notified him that the postal authorities of that city had refused to accept registered mail or parcel post addressed to the republic of Panama. The consul states that these authorities insist on mail being addressed ''Repub- lie of Colombia" The consul refused to comply and referred the matter to the minister,
 Minister Bunau-yarilla promptly laid the matter before Acting Secretary of State Loomis who at once notified the postmaster general, asking him to take steps as will rectify the action of the San Francisco authorities.
 Washington, Dec 23.-The postmaster general, upon receipt of the communi- cation from the state department sent the following telegram to the postmast- CT at San Francisco:
 You are hereby instructed to accept for registration mail matter properly prepared and prepaid, addressed to points in the republic of Panama and to issue registration receipts therefor"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24
CHINA,S DILEMMA.
Wu Ting Fang Despairs of His Coun-
 tTy's Future.

Pekin, Dec. 23.-The decadence of the Chinese government has never been more completely displayed than in these times, when her ministers go from le- gation to legation inploring other gov- ernments to help China, without any thought of China helping herself. There is absolutely no strong man among the ruling nlinisters-no Prince Chung, Marquis Tseng, nor Ii Hung Chang all are venerable conservatives like Prince Ching.
 Wu Ting Fang. the well-known eX- minister to the United States, tells his official friends that he despairs of Chi mas future.
 T see no hope" he says, flor China. The partition of the empire sooner or later is inevitable" He is disgusted with official life at Pekin and proposes to resign his present position as vice. president of the board of commerce at the first opportunity. His experience is that of the majority of the enlightened Chinese officials.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24
WILL NOT MANAGE CAMPAIGN
HANNA'S LATEST ILLNESS SET-
 TILES THE QUESTION

President Desirous That Secretary Root
 Take the Managsrship-Latter Would
 Back to Private Life and His Law
 Practice-Other nIen Msntioned.
 Washington, Dec. 2S.-Senator Hanna will not take charge of the presidential campaign of 1904; his latest illness has settled that point. When he went through the most trying ordeal of many years in last falls campaign in Ohio it was predicted that he would never go into another such contest. For a time these prophecies were pooh-poohed, be- cause he seemed to be holding his own so well. Since the excitement which buoyed him up has died away, however, a reaction has set in. which manifested itself most seriously in his late break down. t..
 These facts are at the bottom of his refusal to consider the question any longer Beyond them, though, lies the circumstance that he would be placed in a rather awkward position in hand ling the campaign, in view of the con- stant reports of his own possible cam didacy. If anything went wrong, though he might be never so blameless, he could not hope to make half the people in the United States believe that he was blameless.
 Moreover, the senator's relations with Wall street and the element who are bearing Roosevelt stock most assidu- ously are such that he would be enbar- rassed by plunging into the fight to help the very man they all wish they could defeat. It has caused heartburn ings enough that he has refused to be 8 candidate in the interest of this ele- ment. To go over to the enemy in the Whole-souled way in which MT. Hanna goes into everything when he has made up his mind to win would be like adding insult to injury.
 The presidents first choice for man. ager after he ascertainly certainly that MT. Hanna could not undertake the task was Secretary Root. The secre- tary, however, takes the same attitude toward such a proposition as he did toward the suggestion that he should stand for governor of New York next year. He tells his friends that he is re- tiring from public life for one specific purpose-to get back to the practice of law, which is the love of his life, and which he has neglected far too long as 1t Is. He has not yet shown any will lingness to take the management of the campaign, and will not consider the subject unless he is absolutely conn pelled to.
 Two other men are in reserve, either of whom, in the opinion of good friends of the administration, would make a success of handling the party's cause in 19o4-W. Murray Crane, of Massa- chusetts, and Franklin Murphy, of New Jersey. One or both will probably be called into consultation unless MT. Root can be induced to change his mind which he now gives no symptoms of doing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24
WANTED BROTHERS WIDOW.
Disappointed a Kansas Han commits
 Murder and sntcs.,s=.


 Kansas City, Dec. Ridiculous be- cause his brothers widow, Mrs. Flor ence Lee, intended to marry another man, Samuel w. Lee, aged thirty, to- day shot and killed the woman in her room in Holmes street, and then made a tragic effort to end his own life. Soon after his brother died year ago, Lee became attentive to Mrs. Lee and re- peatedly urged her to marry him. To- day when he intercepted a letter to the woman from man whom she admitted she intended to marry, a quarrel en- sued. After vainly trying to persuade her to marry him, Lee fired twice at the woman. Both shots took effect in Mrs. Lees breast, but she managed to reach the door and tried to escape Lee pursuing fired twice more at the fleeing woman, who fell dead on the stairway. Lee then fired two bullets into his own breast and was trying to locate his heart for a third shot when neighbors broke into the room. Escaping from rear door, Lee fled down the alley. Be- fore he was captured and overpowered, he cut his throat with knife. He will die
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
REPUBLICAN, RULES.
Special Town CommIttss Adjourns
 Wiihoat aiakimg ehanges.

speciai Town Commlttee Adjourns
 Without Making hansss.
 After listening for over two hours to arguments in favor of proposed changes in the rules of the republican town committee the special committee ad- Journed the hearing last evening until next Wednesday. Considerable opposi- tion developed at the hearing, among those speaking against the proposed plan of electing the four senators from this city being City Attorney Howard c. Webb, Captain E. L. Isbell. Wallace s. Moyle, Major Blakeslee and William H. Ely. Each man considered that the proposed plan would infringe on their rights as citizens and would tend to disrupt the party.
 Judge Lynde Harrison, Colonel I. M. Ullman and A. McC. Mathewson spoke in favor of the proposed changes. Judge Harrison took the legal aspect of the changes, Colonel Ullnan talked on the reasons which decided the republican committee to make these changes, and MT. MatheWson spoke in 8 general way of the benefits which would accure to the city organization.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24
FrRternnE O der sesston.

Hartford, Dec. 23.-Resolutions con- demning both the grand and supreme officers of the order, and recommending individual action along the line of se- cession, were presented to-day to a con- vention of delegates of thirty-three Connecticut lodges of the Ancient Or der of United Workmen, with every in dication of their unanimous adoption later in the session. Supervisor John Traut of the Grand lodge left the hall on request, it being claimed that he is antagonistic to the protest of the lodges against the action of the Grand lodge in refusing to reconsider the assessment rate