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Didn't Rob Mother.ln.LaW.

COLBY.-(Special.) Phil Troutfet-
ter, of this place, has been acquitted
Of the charge of embezzlement at Col
orado Springs.
Troutfetter was accused by his moth
er-in-law of embezzling and misappro-
priating several thousand dollars
which she had intrusted to his keeping.
1t was brought out in the trial that the
money in question was the property Of
Troutfetters wife and one other heir.
Hence the plaintiff had no recourse.
He eluded arrest for several years and
travelled 10000 miles before detectives
were able to capture him. Troutfetter
was at one time proprietor Of the Col
by Tribune. l
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ALL HAD THEIR MECHANICS.
Pupils Sized Up Teachers With Unerr.
ina Accuracy.

Pupils Sized Up Teachers With Unerr
Ing Accuracy.
Ability to take mans measure, or
as they say 1t themselves, to size him
up Is the possession of nearly every
boy of school age," said an ex.peda.
gogue the other day.
''In the school where taught the
boys quickly hit upon Pop as the cor.
rect name for their principal, because
they soon learned that he resorted to
nothing more than a fatherly side talk
as punishment for school lawbreak-
ers. The first assistant, however, i'm
pressed them in quite a different man.
ner, for he was known in their private
councils as Fiery Spike the first part
of the name rejecting the possession
of much temper, the last part long,
lean body. Rusty Harry was name
which brought to the youngsters Wis
ions Of a young man teacher whose
hair was the color of oxidized iron and
who was terror to boys with tar.
hished memory. Each teacher had an
extra label, and each one of the Ia
bells fitted remarkably we'll"
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ABOUT COMPILATIONS.
Food Makes Them Good or Bad

Food Makes Them Good or Bad.
Saturate the human body with
strong coffee and it will in time show
in the complexion Of the coffee
drinker.
This Is caused by the action OF
coffee on the liver, thus throwing part
of the bile into the blood. Coffee
compilations are sallow and muddy
and will stay that way until coffee Is
given up entirely.
The sure way to recover rosy cheeks
and red lips is to quit coffee and drink
Postum Food Coffee which makes red
blood. 81 had been for more than 20
years an inveterate coffee drinker
and 1t is absolutely true that ! had
so completely saturated myself with
this drug that my complexion toward
the last became perfectly yellow and
every nerve and fibre in me was
affected by the drugs in coffee,
For days at time | had been
compelled to keep to my bed on &C.
count of nervous headache and stom-
ache trouble and medicines did not
give me any relief. had never con-
suited physician In regard to my
headaches and terrible complexion
and | only found out the cause Of
them after commenced the use Of
Postum which became known to me
through Grape.Nuts. We all liked the
food Grape-Nuts and 1t helped us so
we thought Postum must certainly
have merit and we concluded to try
It, We found 1t so delicious that we
continued the use altogether although
never expected it to help my health.
After few months my headaches
we're all gone and my complexion had
cleared wonderfully then knew that
ny troubles had been caused by COT
ee and had been cured when left
If coffee and drank Postum in Its
,lace." Name glven by Postum Co.,
3attle Creek, Mich.
Postum will change the blood Of
my coffee d"inker and rosy cheeks
md health take the place of yellow a
kin and disease.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

TOPEKA.-(Special) William Not
tingham, an old soldier, was found
dead in a room at the Curtis boarding
house in North Topeka last Wednes-
day. An inquest was held and ver-
dict was returned to the effect that ne
had come to his death by morphine,
administered by persons unknown.
Nottingham Yhad Just received $115
from a. brother in the East. When the
body was found the money was gone.
An autopsy revealed the fact that the
old man had died from the effects Of
morphine and the authorities believe
he was drugged and robbed. They are
now at work on the case. 4
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Paid For Ponies with PAPER,

ENTHUSIASTICALLY James Snow
has been arrested in New York on the
charge of passing bogus check in
payment for q car load Of ponies from
the Wescott ranch in Dickinson county.
Sheriff Baker armed with requisitlon
from Governor Bailey on the governor
of New York, has gone East to get the
prisoner q
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
WANT MAIL ON SUNDAY.
Farmers on Rural Routes Want Let
tiers Seven Days a Week.

a. IIICIo VII nhidi ttSteSs N"'s
tiers Seven Days a Week.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY The establish
ment of rural delivery service has ef-
fected a great change among the farm
ers. Prior to Its establishment the
average farmer went to town once a
week for his mail and was satisfied
with that Since he has been getting
1t six days in the week delivered at
his door he wants 1t the seventh and
Is complaining because the local post
master will not give 1t to him Sunday
when he calls for 1t. A protest Of this
kind went into the department from a
community in Saline county. The de-
partment has ruled in favor Of the
farmers, holding that each postoffice
must remain open at least one hour
every Sunday and that while 1t is open
1t must deliver mail to all Its patrons,
including those on rural routes served
from that office. 3
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TOPEKA.-(Special.) Russian cmi-
grants arr flocking to Kansas in great
numbers. They propose to settle on
cheap lands in the western part Of the
state and grow wheat. The largest
wheat growers In the state, taken as a
body, are the Russians of lH'''s r
Rush counties. L--u week a cargo u.
Russians direct from Saratow arrived
at Great Bend. Tickets for their pas
sage for the entire journey were pro-
cured by Louis zltavern. .
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Annual TARGET Practice,

LEAVENWORTH. - Especially The
annual infantry rifle competition of the
department of the Missouri began at
Fort Leavenworth Monday. There are,
In all, forty-six contestants entered, six
officers and forty men. Major Charles
H. Storey is the commanding officer at
the target range A feature of the
shooting is the rapid fire work done at
from 200 to 400 yards. Good scores
were made during the day. Lieuten-
ant Smith, Sixth infantry, and Ser
geant Fox, Twenty-fifth infantry,
made the highest score, running 263, 2
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Woman's Field.

Every woman should think and act
for herself, and express her real opin-
IONS individuality, when combined
with tact and good manners, Is always
attractive. A woman's happy, hearty
laugh Is better than medicine, and her
CHEEKY presence is as welcome as the
sunshine in a sickroom and Is as
fruitful Of good.-Exchange.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Another Indian Storm Dance,

GALENA. - Especially The Indians
Of the Quapaw agency will have their
annual stomp dance, barbecue and
green corn feast at Wyandotte, thirty
miles south Of this place in the Indian
territory. This agency has thousands
of Indians, including Modocs, Senecas,
Wysndottes, Shawnees. Peorias, Mi
amis, Ottawas, Quapaws and other
tribes. The ceremonies include re-
turning thanks to the Great Spirit FOR
good harvests. 3
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Kansas Chicken Exhibit.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY Professor IA.
L. Dyche, Of Lawrence, president of
the stste Poultry Association, ap-
peared before the Kansas worlds fair
board and asked that his association
be given the privilege of making a
chicken exhibit at ST. Louis. The poul-
try exhibit will be a general one and
the Kansas board will take 1t up with
the worlds fair managers during its
next visit to st. Louis, 4
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To Be Filled.

Eyes, indeed" said the polite sales.
man, 1--WE have a letter.fle designed
especially for young ladies'
ANY different from the others?'
asked the pretty girl.
"Yes; 1t has three apertures marked
L."
"And what are they for?"
Love letters"
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
70 Form State ORGANIZATION.

EMPORIA.-(Special.) The rural
letter carriers Of the state will meet
here September 9 at 10 o'clock a. m.
to form an organization. Any county
with five carriers Is entitled to repre-
sentation. Lists Of delegates selected
to attend the state meeting should
be sent to H. M. Gordon, of Fredonia. 2
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
TESTING NEW ROAD LAW.
kansans Pay Cash Tax and Work Is
Done by Contract.

kansans Pay Cash Tax and Work ls
Done by Contract.
Topeka. Especially Representa-
tive Dunn, of Pottawatomie county, is
testing the practlcability Of a road law
which he got through the legislature
last winter. This law provides that
the poll tax and road tax in Pottawa-
tonne county may be paid in cash and
that the contract to improve the coun-
try roads be let to the lowest bidder
and the money collected by the tax
applied in the contract. 1t has been
Dunn's theory that So in cash will, I'm
der a contract, improve more roadway
than q farmer will do in working out
q 50 poll tax. He got the township
board in Belvue township, his home,
to test the law. The other townships
are watching the experiment with in
terest and II 1t proves a good thing
they will adopt 1t next year. ]
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--latest Kansas News
BRIDGE OUT AT JUNCTION CITY.
Temporary Structure Carried Away
by Smoky Hill Flood. o'

Temporary Structure Carried Away
by Smoky Hill Flood.
JUNCTION CITY. - Especially A
large portion Of the temporary bridge
here that was erected to take the place
Of one of the steel bridges that was
washed out by the flood in May, was
carried away by the flood on the
Smoky Hill river Thursday morning
One iron bridge is left on the Smoky
and 1t is in danger as the river Is fast
cutting away one Of Its approaches.
The dam here is also in danger, as the
main current of the river Is going
around one end of 1t and Its wing wall
on that end Is nearly all gone. The
river has been rising sowly all day
and Is now nearly eleven feet above
low water mark.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

There is q rumor abroad that the
city hall is slowly and quietly sinking
into the subway, Such q rumor about
the other buildings In City Hall Park
would not disquiet anyone, except the
subway people, but really we cannot
spare the city hall Just yet.-New York
World
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

INDEPENDENCE. - Especially A
Heavy rain fell here Thursday, which
appears to have been general over
this section. The rain was accompan-
led by considerable wind but no dam
age was done. 1t will put corn in ex-
cellent condition. 4
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THE LOOKOUTS TALE
"BoeUN JOE's" LAST TRICK AT
THE WHEEL.
How tho Royal Blood Of Cape Cod
seamen Showed True In Their Dis.
Observation-Disclosures In Death as In
Life.

Nights great loom was lasy weaving
with Its shuttes, blacl, and gray,
From a warp of grim sea shadows q
shroud for the dying day;
The bow surges, sllken rustic, purling
past our broad catheads,
Seemed the steady hum Of spindles as
they spoiled the great looms
While the rasping Of the foremost, with
Its listed yards h0arse din,
Was the shuttle bars quick rattle as the
harness frame filed In;
Zen the warm south breeze that whls-
pered in our topsails' arched white
zones,
Was the phantom weavers talking at
their task In low, hushed tones
With this goblin crew thus busted with
the shroud of passing day,
An old sailor-on the lookout-spun for
me this grim sea lay:
Years ago, when Malay cutthroats
swarmed these Straits he tersely
said,
And our shippers eyed each strange sail
with misgvings, doubt or dread;
was coming home from China in tn
packet Fleming Knight,
When one morning, off the Narrow
three great proas hove in sight.
They were pirate craft and nearing, we
saw meath each yawning sail
A great swarm of brown-skinned rufIlans
crowd their decks from rail to rail.
From the bulwarks of the largest big
swivel's ugly snout,
Pumped a round shot through our fore
sail, warning us to come about
But our skipper flashed the tactics Of
those evil birds of prey,
And, prepared to run the gauntlet, made
all sail and squared away,
The run proa was to leeward, and he
thought by running free,
By slant, to dodge the others, outfoot
him, and reach the sea.
"Twll be touch and go!" he muttered.
needs trusty at the wheel''
So he summoned Joe" the Bosun,
Cape Colder true as steel.
OF good stock came our third striker,
:. Drawer men the world meier knew
Than the old-time whaling shippers in
gruff "Joe's' ancestral crew,
Meath this bronze skin the blood royal
of the old Cape sailors ran;
Stern and silent-set and watchful-
Skipper Burnham knew his man.
The clear open sea, and safety, lay full
seven miles ahead,
When at length we cleared the head
lands, at the wheel old Joe stood
dead.
chance shot from their black swivel
sent the splinters flying wide,
And one jagged piece, thus driven, like a
lance had pierced his side.
For two mortal hours, thus wounded,
through a cross tides swrling |
trough,
That brave fellow worked the vessel,
while we stood the rascals off,
'Boys" the mate said as we loosened
from the spokes old "Joe's" death
These chilled hands have wrought good
service for the Flemish knight this
trip;
But for him the sharks out yonder
ravening the Malay dead,
Would be polishing their molars upon
Saxon hides instead!
I am English born-no stranger at the
-. gunport and redoubt
Where with vampire wing Deaths angel
fans the life of brave men out.
I've seen nervy dongs, on
red decks where dead lay thick,
But for fortitude that downs me- stands
- our Bosuns last wheel trick"
George Bugbee in Boston Transcript.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Gentlemen at Arms,

The English bodyguard Of gentle
men.at-arms, which is the nearest
guard" to his majesty, is limited In
numbers, and composed Of officers who
have seen active service, who are Of
a certain height and under fifty years
of age at the date of appointment.
His majesty personally selects the Off
GERS who form his English guard, and
the appointment is looked upon as a
great prize. The genuemen-at-arms
receive pay.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

TOPEKA. - Especially Chancellor
Strong expects the enrolment of the
state university this coming year to
exceed that of any previous year.
George 0. Foster, the registrar, pre-
diets an enrolment of 1900 students.
All available rooms in Lawrence have
already been engaged and the man
agement of the university has issued a
plea to the people to make more
room. .
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Easv Wav TO Get ShelIfsh.

Many a Long Island housewife, when
she wants oysters or clans for din
ner puts on her hat, strolls down ia
the shore that marks the boundary
Of her husbands property and there
gathers the shellfsh with her OVID
hands. Then, again, she frequently
takes one Of the hired help" along
% do the actual work.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Crusade AGAINST "poeklng."

Crusade Against docking"
The New Jersey Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals Is
carrying on crusade against tho
practice Of docking" horses tails.
Several wealthy owners of horses
have been arrested charged with hav'
Ing had their horses tails locked.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Net $1a6 Per Caplta.

KINSLEY, : Especially Edwards
county raised $1,000 acres Of wheat
this year, which averaged eiehtaen
bushels to the acee. At 50 cents a
bushel the crop would net slS5 for
every person " the county. 2
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

A Japanese gentleman who has been
lecturing at the University Of Chicago
says his country could give us many
valuable pointers on marriage. This
may be true, but we guess Japan can't
tell us anything about the divorce
business.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Don't Like the Decision.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY Milton Camp
bell, a Kansas City lawyer, is trying to
stir up a contempt case in the Kansas
supreme court. He was attorney in a
case appealed from Wyandotte county
and the judgment of the court didn't
suit him. He has published a pamph-
let scoring the COURT. He sent a copy
to each of the seven Judges and mailed
other copies promiscuously over the
state. z
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after investigating the case Of my
friend Henpeck," observed the philoso-
pher, II have arrived at the conclusion
that the only reason some men don't
get divorced Is because they are
afraid they will be invelgled into mar
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

Puzzle-WhIch 10 Dishonest
"Pithburg Phil's" horses have been
ruled of the Sheepshead Bay track,
but "Phil" himself is permitted to
plunge there as Of yore. Yet nobody
denies that the horses are honest
enough.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

There Is talk in Roumania of exclud-
Ing Americans from valuable oil fields
that are being operated in the lower
Danube Valley. Evidently the Rou-
manians trust us not, lest we trustify
them.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

If Sir Thomas Upton isn't careful
he will get himself into the Hobson
class. He has consented now to COM
pare photographs and decide which Of
two New York actresses is the more
beautiful.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

Now that some one has suffered
serious injury by swallowing a pin we
may expect an addition to the pure
food supply in the shape of pre-
digested pin.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
A Fire In Emporia kas.

EMPORIA, = Especially Monday at
midnight fire broke out in the dry
goods store of W. R. Richards and the
stock of goods was badly damaged.
The adjoining stores were damaged by
water. 3
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Terrible Position.

what caused young Sapp to topple
over in that confectionery store?"
"A brick"
"You don't say Dc The brick fall
on him?'
mo; 1t was a brick OF ice-cream his
girl ordered and he discovered that he
only had 4 cents"
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Giant Monkey.

The biggest monkey ever exhibited
Is a gorilla six feet ten inches high,
with an arm-spread of nine feet three
inches, from the Camaroons, West
Africa. He stands with his skeleton
beside him in the museum Of Ham
burg. The crowds at the museum
have been enormous, and the COM
nnents upon its marked resemblance
to the human species have been gen
nral
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

In these days of organization some
one should organize "the man who
rocks the boat and draw up bylaws
providing that none but members may
be drowned
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

The New York man who has started
on a search for himself Is no worse off
than most of his brother men, very
few Of whom would recognize them
selves face to face.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

One Of the Vanderbilt boys has had
man arrested and fined for running
his automobile too fast. Let some
good be said even of a Vanderbilt
when there is an opportunity,
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

Author and publishers are not al
ways enemies. For instance, the will
of Charles Godfred Leland ("Hans
Breitman'') bequeathes all the profits
from his works to his publisher, Mr..
Philip Welby.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

James Lane Allen describes one Of
his heroines as having "the exquisite
ness of a long past Nevertheless,
we'll wager the sweet old girl would
never tell her age.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

King Edward said at Belfast that his
highest ambition is to follow in the
footsteps of his mother. His mother
would have found 1t hard work to fol-
low in his footsteps once.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

Massachusetts, is free from the re-
peated murder trial farces Of New
York. There Is only one appeal pos.
slble there-from the jury's verdict
straight to the highest court.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

There is too much profanity in our
ordinary conversation" exclaims an
esteemed New York contemporary.
Cut it out That's right. And
shoot the slang.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

New Jersey has a berry-pickers'
famine. 1t seems to be impossible to
get enough people to do anything
nowadays, except write poetry.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

A youth who chases his inamorata
nearly 1900 miles, and ticks her
brother in order to have the girl for
his very own, deserves to get mighty
good girl.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

The sovereign authorities Of China
have shown their appreciation Of WI
Ting-Fang by promoting him to be
head office boy.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Tiny Destroyer.

In France the phynoxera, a tiny in.
acct with luxurious tastes, cost the
vineyard owners e132,OOO,O0o a few
years ago, that being the value Of the
royal feast they had enjoyed.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

Those people who get plnched in
Wall street will not find 1t necessary
to pay storage on the sympathy they
are getting.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

Mr.. Austen Chamberlain is reported
to be engaged to an American girl,
Why should she want him? He has
no title.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

Generally when a woman has been
married five years and her husband
tells her in the night that he loves her
she is dreaming.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

The man who never tips the waiter
may save little money, but he
doesn't know how good real thick
steak Is.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
Irish Twins.

TF16h TWIhB.
Irish women can boast Of having
twins more frequently than any other
women In the world. Twins are born
in Dublin about once in every ffty-two
births, as against a general world av-
erage Of one In eighty.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

And now the exasperating person
who rubs his hands gaily and says,
Great weather for corn!" has his in.
nings.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
To Mine Coal Under Water.

The new mines pumping scheme
for South Stafordshire, England, Is
designed to release and render avail
able for mining 100000 tons Of coal
now under water.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

Once there was girl who wouldn't
believe men when they told her she
was pretty, but she was In a book.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

The latest combine Is the gunpowder
trust. People need to be careful how
they blow up that trust.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

If Mr.. Schwab Is going to retire to
Philadelphia he must indeed have lost
interest in the activities of the world.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

The man who boasts that he Is the
head of his house is simply a reckless
liar.-NeW York Press
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
1t is a cold day when some pugilist
does not develop new knockout blow

That horse mackerel 10 feet long
and feet wide must be an automobile
mackerel.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
GOES TO RlPoN COLLEGE.
Professor G. F. Weda Leaves Kansas

PF0ftSsoT 9, F, Welda Leaves Kansas
Agricultural School.
MANHATTAN.-(Special) Professor
G. F. Weida has resigned his position
in the chemistry department at the
state agricultural college to accept the
chair of chemistry at Ripon college,
Ripon, Wis. Professor Weida has been
at the agricultural college for six
years, and was a popular and strong
man in the faculty. His resignation
was rendered to President Nichols, and
was accepted. 3
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20

La Soufriere is putting and the peo'
pie on st. Vincent are wondering again
whether they had better move.
The Globe-republican., 1903-08-20
KANSAS.

It is hard to realize that Gen. Cas-
sius M. Clay Is really dead.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-01
PRAIRIE VALLEY


Prz1ls waller. Z T.. March -
PraEis TNlsT is situated ave miles
norrsEaf- ~ ArtDore. q q b@saii-
f-l rolling prairie. AT IN rich
fzr-i-E belt q the Indian Territory
THe guziify q he lad Is black
way zl1 EzzdY io4n farms. syerag
Ing frOz = 70 so acres. and pODu
lated by = thrifty class o. people.
Our strc4tionzl and religious advan'
azEes are use1celled outside of in
-oorporais1 towns We have two good
schools IN our valley. with an aver
age q about - scholars each. Profs
p. " Horton and J " Kenney ar
teacherE.
Rev Dennis. of wilson. will preael
for ~ next Saturday night ant
Sunday. Everybody invited.
Nrs Carrie Prather is yet very loV
with neuralgia.
Oscar Vaughan. Albert Roberts an'
o. D. Wheeler. q Ardmore. wer
among our visitors Sunday
The farmers are all about don
planting corn and preparing groun
for cotton.