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thinker he was a lingutst OF no 4. mean NEAR.
parts; and he welded a polyglot pen, con con
8tributIng simultaneously to French. Gers
man and English newspapers. He spent
little Of his life In Lond more
than a few months at q time--hls persrrna'-
Snent residence being in Paris where he
acted as correspondent for various En- g.
5lish ana American newspapers sSas e. i5t
Allthe great writer's Of Paris, many ar.
fists of distinction, and even members Of
the French Government. are now prepar-
Ing a petition to be forwarded to King
Edward, asking him to show clemency
to the brilliant author. This petition from
Paris is couched in the most dattering
terms, and testlnes to Colonel Lynchs
honor and genius. It is really q remark
able document y N II s:s
The one question asked by those who
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FnOrn1ous Shipbuidng Yards

4 one thousand miles from the coast.
They have also$regular lines Of steam an I;
ers to Kiaucha's their port Y. on the me
Chinese coast. TX "a Il VI ;Ss 5l35 iss
GERMAN SHIPS FOR @ SIAM AND W
RI PHIL1PINDs.s
The Germans have ships which Oh call u at
Tienr Tsin, and they regularly trade !. a.
tho Japanese ports, They have recently
put on a line to the philippines me 81
"a from, Hamburg down to the Medltee g. r.
ranean and crossing that through the
suez Canal Ito Ceylon, Singapore. ana
thonce to Manila. # A "
They now practically control the ship
ping OF Slam. Five years ago the $Brltlsn
had lightweight per cent. Of this busl-
ness but now eighty per cent. OF " IS car
!, ried on under the German flag. The Ger
man capitalists bought out the British
steamers and added more me service
now Is better than It has ever beers and
the siamese trade Is going to Germany.
IT Is the same way In many other parts!
of the globe and were 1t not for the
Reorganization Of our lines, as the 'IG'g-
ling Of the steamships by the Aemrl cans
lis called, they would have a fair chance
to eventually capture the commerce OF
the world, s55 "
FORTUNES IN SHIPPING.
The Germans are not only making
money out OF commerce, but out OF ship
building as we'll. They have now some
OF the largest shlp-yards They mako the
biggest and best ships, md they are man
ufacturing them, not only for themselves,
hut also for foreign countries. The
Krupps have big shipyards Mt Kiel. not
far from Hamburg. There are other yards
Mt Flenshburg and Bremen, and the
largest ofaall at atettin on the Oder, not
far from the Baltic, a OF these estab-
lisl,nents have Increased their capital
within the past year or so to the amount
/ OF more than $a,0O0,c0O. and they are All
making money, In 1901 tho Flensburg
yard paid eighteen per cent, on Its capi-
tai stock, and the Vulcan company.
which builds the greyhounds for thh.
American companies paid twelve ner
cent,
The Kaiser is doing NIL ho can to en-
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There once lived at a prominent Rall-
way Junction a local Swell known as
Wilbur. He was what one might cal'
q FIalf-Portipn, That is. he was ~
tie, shy on Weight, but what no l 9l''
ed in AYolrdupois lie made UP IN
Nerve, He was a Fresh Gazabe VINO
could get away with anything For IN
stance. he could sit In q Itady's Lap
for an Hour at n Time without start (
Ing any Scandal, and yet if q full
grown Man trled|to hold this same La
days hand for n couple OF Minutes,
Just to be sociable, she would tell
around that she had been lnsulted,
In speaking of Wilbur the Girls usual
ly said that he was Cute or else Just too
cunning for any use. The Men said
various Things about him, but what
they said does not come under the
head of Sunday Reading ii A
Z Every Dehutante wanted to wear him
on her ChateIaine. but most Of the
Men We're plotting to drop q ~ tle i
Naussle Acid into his Ice-C Cream Sod
iiTpgs sospe m her, the ga h77.ss
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He kept his Evening Clothes at the
Office and he could respond to a Din
ner Invitation like a Fireman going
to a Fire. He never side-stepped q
chance to eat, s.t 53 t
One Of his prize specialties was to
play sympathetic Companion to the.
4 Woman whose Husband belongs to a
Club, He cultivated the antique Hens
who make out the Invitation Lists,
and that Is why Wilbur usually led
the Garman and distributed the
Favors when the Smart Set pulled off
a Cotillon,
Y Although he WAS on Salary. he
somehow contriyed to hold IN his
End Fortunately, his hoard did not
cost him anything, and he squared nll
OF his Society Obligations by mailing
Party Calls. instead Of sending Ameri-
Il can Beauties. t5
Inasmuch5 us all Of the real Tessies
& were more or less crazy about VIII
bur, t seemed q lead-pipe Certainty
that he would land an Z IIeSress who
would take him tto Palm p leach on a
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+ but because he Couldn't help being
so ALTERED Enhancing, 81 %
There never was aA,e when he
could have put q 1as5i3n any Dull
clnea without puttiR Blight on the
entire Female unity, 50 be
waited.
Act.
About the tim5Gthat no ontgrew
his Hair and began to look q little
puffy around the Eyes, the Lumty-
Tum Elite caught the Athletic Fever,
The Real Boy In sasslety Was the \
husky Fellow who had played on y
College Eleyen, ard who owned q
String OF Polo Ponles
Little Wilbur. the has-been Mldse,
found that he could DRIFT intd q 7
Drawing Room Without causing the
5falntest Ripple,
NON that he was becoming Bald \
and shelt-1Ysrn, no one cared 70 use
him as q 5ss, \ SigS I,
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Locks of Hair to stuff q Mattress,
His Den was richly decorated with
Trophies OF the Chase and the POST
man became lop-sided from delivering
his Mail. {,
There is such a thing as being too
Popular. and that was what allied
Wilbur. He was being passed around
all the while and never had time to
devote himself to any particular
Queen and besides, he didn't meet
very many that We're, Particular. IIe
fluttered from Flower to Flower and
he did not have the Heart to tieSnp
wifi, any one Of the Bunch and make
her his Steady, because he knew that
& the others would pine away or else
renounce the World and enter a Con-
vent. n S a Z
X One r eason why Wilbur had such q
strong Pull With the Buds was that he
never permitted his Work to interfere
with his Social Duties. They could
get him on the Phone at ANY time
and book him for any ii nd Of u Stunt.
from q Luz cheon to- " g Of Tourney
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rds. ~ " M Bv Frank q Carpenter.

courage shipbulding,sI He thlaks IGlise,l r.H
many ought to depend upon ssoynf SHIPS lp'
ana In case OF a protracted wa i should
be able to make its own gunboats tS He He
frequently visits the shlpyards, and IA a5 !
very proud OF the fact that tho Cierillasls3 /
make the fastest ships and the best.
HOW TIIE1 GERMANS BUILD SHIPS.
went from Berlin to Stetttn to see how
tie Germans 4 build their best vessols.i
The town IS on the river Oder, elHhty-N$
four miles by rail from Berlin and six ~
nine miles from the Baltic. Tho way Is 4
through, q thirsty. sandy country, whet e8
women spade the folds und men as 3
overseers, and where oil toll IN I he sand i
for bare living, The soil Is SO poor at;
1t will grow little more than Christmas \
trees Some parts Of it3are planted vii III;
pines, and the forests are ias carefully
kept as we keep our gardens. 81
Z After several hours VIC came to- stettin.83
1T has about $50 900 people and Its ship
building works and other factories are I
making 1t grow. SEI It. has. like HambHrg.l
a free port, so that steamers from New
York can come light to the city and ull-S
load the food stnffs which nre shipped d
there for the North German trade.
THD VULCAN WORKS.
It's shipyards are on the edge Of tho
city, They are known as the Vulcan
works, and are celebrated the world over
as having turned out the Deutschland.
the Kronprinz Wilhelm and other famous Il
vessels, The new steamer Kaiser ~
helm der zwete was still III the yards at \
the time OF my visit; It Is prophesied
that it will surpass anything now on tbs
ocean In speed gg5s s sSiS33s9l3
] saw ships building there for the Gear
and tho Mikado; and also In course Of
construction vessels for the German
navy, and merchant ships for all parts
of the world.
These yards now employ about 5000;
men, and nre increasing their force right
along, They have steady, job on the
German navy, and do nm outside bust
ness running high into the millions. Ships Il
like tho Deutschland and Kaiser Wilhelm 81
der Crosse cost something like three nils
lion dollars apiece, and many q man-of-
war cost more. 5s NJ h 355 n e 5sss
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BY George Ade..

He was lucky II he got few Kind
Words from some elderly Patroness,
Az for the Girls who owned a Million
Dollars apiece they couldn't see him
with q Spy-Glass.
They would permit him to go out
and call the Carriage, but that was
about as far as he could go. &
So he became That pathetic Figure.
the played-out Reau--the extinct Vols
eanoi in the landscape q eiaiety. He ]
tried to butt in. from Fore1 OF Habit
but he had the IcerP ltcher handed 70
him so often that at last he got, wise &
to himself and ea1zed hat he he'
longed on the Top Shelf,
Z He did what every Mar does. Viz,
the best he can. He Z hooked up RtttsI
Va Maiden lady who looked all right
In the pavk and althongha bundle ~ 1
Money came With her, he saInsd an
hat he got. n
MORALE; He who nails the kTtsts
One seldom make s 4 Mtsta 10, Bsgs
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with ali the ardor8 Of youthful enth '':.
siasm. Il ..s
SIN those days he was a great reader
OF James Payne. Carlyle. Herbert spen-
Ger, Baype. and works Of a IKE nature ''' l'e
and he also became passionately fond f'' g OF
poetry. Keats is one Of his, ideals.
Looking at the matter from q mere mel
question OF l,eredity, j Is not difficult 70
see where Colonel Lynch came by ms
temperamental makeup. His mother 2. 'ln
was a woman Of the highest culture.
She was a poet by nature; keen critic.
and TO be In her presence was q liberal
5educa ton,
5 .,Flndtng that Australia did not pre-
sent the scope which he desired for the
pursuit OF his literary. and scientific stu
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No! MOL Tho voice that HES US on On 7, to
glory
Is not dream, but lifes own 1'.E in r'1'es's
story. I'd n,
And again: 4. ~ ri
.'A1isfortune, ever better nearer known,
n o, stole 5teacher!@ Thou art true to me; 7
hopes and joys have liz htly
I'd flown: 5Sg ii a slts
d MY comrades now are only pride and
thee 5ti i33 isF
All through Colonel Lynch's works there
runs strong current of social philosophy
and his poems are full of ntiments OF
enthusiasm for the cause Of the down
trodden and the prosecuted In life.
q Besides being a gifted student and deep
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7PNO7O.0f7 HRAR7HUR1 LYNCH TAKEN \ 4:
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was almost In tho position OF the United
States In the Revolutionary " r. Il.
',As those qucstiens were tho talk Of
The duy, of course Mr.. Lynch took the
5profoundest Interest In them. Ile was
always OF very studtois nature; and
even while going through lis course of
primary study ut the Rnllarat College,
he could not but be Interested and IN
nuenced BY the tendencies Of the day.
Though Ballnrat Is one OF tho most
loyal districts OF Australia, and though
y his father, Mr.. John Lynch, Is y Jus.
tice OF the peace for Smythesdnle.5in.t that
district. his son, being of .ndepe l'!h: 7
mind rather sided with the agi ia torB Who
believed that Australia would be more
prosperous under. home rule. TAI
my husband N completed bis.
course at tho primary schools hc tered
the Melbourne University. He was
deep student Of history, literature and
science. and distinguished himself In
these branches; first taking an N. a. do
gree and subsequently that Of civil en-
glneer He Intended at one time to p,,r-3
sue the profession Of civil engineering,
/ hut@sthrough his dings he became
welded to literature, 81 4.
I. He I hen Wcntto Europe, 38s
Colonel Lynch's father. though !. gov
eminent surveyor and ). r.. took an 4ac-
tive part In 4 he great movement In Bal
Slarat which resulted s In the redressing3
Of the wrongs Of the dlggers. and his.
entire life was devoted to restoring law
and order and Fighting wrongs which
naturally cropped UP in the gold fields
a "No one should blame the son, then,
for being actively Interested in social
problems, to which he applied B himself
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'PH07OT0F7 MRS. ARTHUR lYNCH TAKEN {.
BEFORE TRlA n.

Ig.sF
I, do not understand Colonel Lynch h N 3
lives Is this: 4s
why did no como back to England,
knowing that ho would be tried Tor trea a.
son ~ zs. 81 III ~ q
I asked Mrs. Lynch this question:
WHY He Returned to England;
."IY hen we were a t the hotel In Paris, I
|apreparing to como to England, she ans
$wored, 1--WE saw the detectives on the
lookout. My husband decided to come PACK
4 to IDngand because he had accepted the
nominal lion for Galway, and, Slf tho g. r! :A1
people wished him to act Z for them VI he
4 did not intend to shirk his Ydu ty.3.t if
| nHe even wrote d letter to the Speaker
lSof the House OF Commons, announcing MS
Intention to return to \ Eng gland. a Inong
1 other things this letter said :&5s M VI
THE proclamation Of peace In South
Africa marks "a now epoch In the history
OF the British Empire, and no doubt, In
4 the history OF the world. The Beers, arms
lin hand, 5laye signed tho instrument that
makes them British subjects s4 MI a
now phase OF national 4.life has begun.
4 ireland alone romans Sunsatisfied, but I
1 hope that 1T will be found possible to de-
wise q Gmea sure of autonomy for the coun-
TRY that will bring about spirit Of peace
4 there also. h " III ME rs If 5ss5 ~ t5
5l,5"''I an aware that my position in
4 South Africa has been brought under the
i notice Of the law. How far I have over
stepped the bounds of Legality must be
left to the proper tribunal to determine,
\ but when look into my motives and ex ~.
4 anime my sentiments I know that no
base feelings impelled me-. Sympathy
with tho Beers In their struggl lie for In
4 dependence was rife in many quarters;
and that feeling carried me 2. ~ Their than
1 }others. 49, NJ " aGtlOr III south al =
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
The Hague Protocol Again.

Washington, April 4--Mr. Bowen,
Venezuelan plenipotcntiary, has signed
with Senior Ojeda, the Spanish minis
ter, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS protocol
providing for the adjustment of the
Spanish claims by a joint commission
at Caracas. The president of Mexico,
it is provided, shall select the umpire
in the case of the failure of the COM
mission to agree. The Hague protocol
will probably be resumed
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
MICHIGAN SALT PLANTS.
Many of Them Closed rs Result of Dis
elimination.

Chicago, April 3-The charge that
railroads by practically allowing re-
bate in the salt rate to concern
operating boats between Michigan
points and this city has given 1t
monopoly of the sale industry is being
investigated by the interstate COM
merce commission. The complaint,
which it is said is brought primarily
by the Detroit Salt company alleges
the Michigan, Indiana and Illinois
transportation company which owns
and operates the boats is allowed as its
proportion of the tariff rate between
Detroit, Ludington and Manistee and
the Missouri river six cents barrel
more than other companies will trans
port salt for. This difference is sutfi'
cient it is claimed to drive all competi-
tors out of the business inasmuch as
the boat company is owned and con-
trolled by the International Salt
company, through Joy, Morton and
company. 1t is charged that owing to
this alleged discrimination many OF
the salt plants in Michigan are closed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
NEARLY ALL IN APRIL.
General Militia VIII he Ready For In
spection Then.

Washington, April Prompt and
satisfactory responses have been re-
ceived at the war department from
adjutants general Of states and terri
tories TO the recent telegraphic inquiry
as to when the general militia will be
ready for personal inspection in order
to determine the number of magazine
arms and equipments to be issued to
them under the provisions of the new
militia law. With only few exceptions
the state troops will be ready for in
spection during the month OF April
and it is expected that the war depart
ment will be able to announce its
plans for the inspection in few days.
Among the states and territories which
have announced their readiness for in
spection during April, or at the con-
venience of the war department are
Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ore
gon and Utah.
The militia of the District of Column
bia, Arizona, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming are already armed with the
regulation magazine musllet.
There are 2,O65 organizations in the
several states, stationed at l ,165 places,
making the proposed inspection an UNI
dertalSing of great magnitude.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
Indian Territory Mineral Lands.

Washington, April 4.-The officials
of the interior department have made
public the carrying out of sections Sc
to 80 inclusive of the Chiclsasaw and
Choctaw supplemental agreement Of
September 25, 1902, under which 444,-
9S3. O3 acres of mineral lands in
Indian Territory are segregated to be
sold at public auction for cash to the
highest bidder by three commissioners
to be appointed by the president of the
United States. The land must be sold
within three years. The mineral con-
sists of coal and asphalt. 1t is ex-
'pected the Indians will realize $780,
900, 900 from the sale of the lands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
Wayne Macveigh Named.

Washington, April 1.-The president
has selected Wayne MacVeigh, who
was member of President Garfield's
cabinet, to represent the United States
at The Hague, when the arbitration
tribunal considers the question OF
preferential treatment between the
allies and non-allied powers having
claims against Venezuela. In view of
the smallncss of some of those claims
of the non-allied powers it is probable
that Mr.. MacVeigh may be required
also to assume charge of other inter-
ests than those of his own country
men.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
To Escort the President.

Des Moines, Ia, April Ex-Governor
S. j. Cummings and his staff will es-
cort President Roosevelt through Iowa
with IL special train which will precede
the president and arrive in each town
or village ahead of the presidential
schedule. Besides the staff there will
be leading men of the state invited to
accompany the governor. The special
will arrive at Clarinda on the morning
of April. 49, 1t will then take up its
two days work. of escorting, bidding
President Roosevelt goodby at KeolSulS.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
River Conditions Improved.

New Orleans, April 4.--With the sue
cessful joining of the ends of the crib
work leading from either side Of the
broken Hymelia levee the critical stage
is considered to have passed in the
closing of the levees. Only the most
unexpected misfortune resulting in the
carrying away of the cribbing can
prevent the success of the undertaking,
which is regarded as an unusual tri-
umph in crevasse fighting. Generally
the river conditions are considered to
be improved in Louisiana.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
Kansns VIII Have PEACHES.

Topeka, April CIV. II. Barnes, Sec
rotary of the State horticultural So
cictv. who has just returned from an
extensive trip through the southern
part of the state, says that there will
be peaches in Southern Kansas this
year. He is very well satisfied with
the results of his Investigations.
He made a careful examination OF
orchards. Elbertas, the great ship
ping peaches, are gone. He found the
plums very good except where they
oyerbore last year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
All Speculative Gossip.

New York, April BE. p. Ripley,
president of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad, being questioned as
to the possibility of a merger between
the Atchison and Rock Island, said:
81 wish to deny in the most positive
and circumstantial manner that any
project between the Atchison and Rock
Island or any control of either by the
other is under discussion or contem-
plation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10

Topeka, April 4.-Governor w. j..
Bailey has issued proclamation de-
claring quarantine against cattle
south of the state line. This is owing
to the alleged existence of Texas fever
The livestock sanitary commission is
considering means of doing away with
the foot and mouth disease, which has
made it's appearance in herds at Con-
cordia, this state
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
Combine Agalns. strikers.

New York, April about twenty
thousand carpenters, plumbers, masons
and other mechcnics employed in the
building trades in New York City
and Connecticut are On strike for 20
rer cent advance in wages. The con-
tractors and builders have an organi-
cation of 500 to resist the demand. All
the lumber yards and dealers in build
ing supplies, are under bond each
not to sell building material TO any
contractor who comedies the demands
of the union men.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
TEXAS BOUNDARY MATTER.
May Lose 1900 Square Miles to
Oklahoma and New Mexico.
A NEW SURVEY is DESIRED.

Washington, April 2.--The officials
IN the general land office have been
looking over the records bearing on
the Texas boundary question, which,
oy the way, has never been definitely
settled, and have reached the conclu-
sion that perfect survey of the line,
from the new Tooth meridian, at the
intersection with Red river around the
northern and western boundaries of
the state to FL Paso, will show that
Texas now has within her immense
she is not entitled. This area amounts
IN the aggregate to something like
1880 square miles, which, it is be-
lieved, belongs to Oklahoma and New
Mexico
The land in question is strip three
miles wide lying on the extreme north
ern boundary of the state, south of
Beaver county, Okla, amounting to
about $40 square miles, and strip
three miles wide and 300 miles long ON
the west side of the Texas Panhandle
and strip $50 miles long on the
northern boundary of Loving and Ell
Paso counties, Texas.
In view of the fact that Texas con-
gressmen are asking a survey of this
portion of the Texas boundary with a
view to re-establishing the boundary
line imperfectly established years ago
after the annexation of the Texas
republic, in the hope of adding still
further to the already immense area
of that state, land officials are contem-
plating another survey with the conf
dent expectation of showing that Texas
already has land in excess of what she
is justly entitled to- In the last con-
gress bill providing for joint COM
mission to fix the boundaries was in
troduced by Congressman Stephens,
but failed. The Texas legislature,
just closing long session, has been
considering the question. If the move
ment is undertaken the state of Texas
will lose something like l, 800 square
miles unless the land officials are
greatly mistaken.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
Wont Pay Cost of Blockade.

Washington, April GA joint con-
ference between Mr.. Bowen and the
British and Italian ambassadors and
the German first secretary was held at
the British embassy, The meeting
lasted an hour and half. Mr.. Bowen
informed the other negotiators that
under no circumstances would he ac-
cept the insertion of a new article pro-
viding that Venezuela should pay the
costs of the blockade in case the deci-
sion at The Hague be adverse to prefer
entail treatment.