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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02
The Boys Frankness.

1t happened over in a city mission
last year, and it made such a sensa,
ton in its own way that it bids fair
to become one of the Christmas clas
sizes of the neighborhood
They were having the Christmas
tree in the Sunday school room, and
the beautiful green cone-shaped fiji
was ablaze with lights, glittering with
gay decorations and loaded down with
tokens of affection.
Jimmie Smith. freckle-faced
youth of some eleven winters, sat
with some of his chosen companions
ON a bench just in front of his par.
ents, nearly in the center of the hall
The Smiths-these particular Smiths,
at least-were comparatively recent
additions to the church family, but
they had already achieved a mild sort
of popularity among their new &C
quaintances, for they dressed well, ap
parently lived well and were, seem
ingly, in every way mice people Ia
know"
Their gifts to each other on this
public occasion had been expensive
and elegant enough to fill the minds
of all present with respectful admira
ton, in some cases Swallowed by
faint cloud of envy. Mrs. Smith had
received a flashing solitaire diamond
ring from her loving lord, and had
presented him with gold match safe
and silver paper cutter; and SCOT
after the name of their only son ant
heir was loudly proclaimed by the
stentorian-voiced young man who
played the part Of an Aaron for tn,
rubicund and smiling dispenser Of
presents.
A good-sized morocco case wa,
young Smiths regard for blowing hit
way to the tree. Jimmie Smith
from his father and mother" tn,
young man read from the card at
tached as he handed the gift to TIT
boy, who, grinning widely, hurriet
back to his seat.
"Hully gee! Mebbe it's BASEBALL
suggested one of the "Dauntless nine
as a crowd of small boys closed II
around their extremely interesting
looking covering. But 1t wasn't. Il
was a large solid silver, gold-linet
mug. with Jimmie's name ornately en-
graved on its glistening front. Truly
4 fine present for any boy, but Jimmi,
some way didn't seem to appreciate II
Quoth he loudly and clearly: "Iti
he same darned old mug that Unclt
crank gave me when was baby!
lont see what in time you two OLD
clks wanted to fool me this way forl'
And some way the glories Of tn,
diamond ring and the gold match safe
nd the silver paper cutter seemed far
SIS dazzling after that innocently In
dignant little speech.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02

The coming year promises to see
In the United States a more marvel
GUS period Of commercial and indus
trial development than even that Of
the year 1902. The prediction may be
safely made that American trade with
the East will be doubled during the
next twelve months and the United
States will become the dominant
power of the Pacific ocean. 1t is not
beyond the bounds of possibility that
within the next decade the empire OF
trade and commerce will pass from
the Atlantic to the Pacific shores.
Having in mind the vast strides
taken by our country in comparatively
a few recent years, what the volume
Of our commerce will be in another
quarter of a century it would be TOOL
4 ish to predict, but it will be enormous.
That the influence of America and the
American people throughout the worio
will have increased so that they Will
have become not only the great COM
mercial nation of the world, but the
greatest in political rank and power
and influence and responsibility can
scarcely be doubted by those VINO
have an abiding faith in the energy
and wisdom and integrity Oh the
American citizen.
The producing powers of the United
States are still in their infancy. Com
pare our producing area with that oi
the well-developed and well-tilleu
countries of Europe and it Will be ap-
parent at a glance that in the matter
of agriculture we may and shall III
crease enormously the products OF the
SOIL not only in increasing the actual
product per acre, but by bringing uh-
der cultivation many millions OF acres
which are now reproductive.
In the matter of mines and minerals
our production and productive powers
have scarcely begun to show their
possibilities. In all the great articles
which enter into Misunderstanding
products of the mine, the forest ana
the field-we are the worlds greatest
producer and likely to continue so In
definitely. We have more OF coal,
more of iron, more Of copper, more OF
timber. more of cotton, more of all the
requirements which enter into the
processes of the manufacture OF artl-
Giles required by the world at large,
civilized or uncivilized, than any other
nation. We have the skill and energy
with which to turn these into manu-
features, by far the greatest railway
system of the world to carry them TO
the waters edge and great ocean on
either side to float them to the walt
ing millions of the world.
This is a review of what we have
what we shall do in the future. What
done in the past, and only by it can
we measure or attempt to measure
wonders in the way of inventions and
discoveries the next, few years may
have In store can only dimly be
guessed at. A great thinker and In
ventor has said Of the future news
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02
Christmas Decorations.

AK and knife have been doing their
vandal work in the fair woods to pro-
vide us with the pins and fir, holly,
laurel, bay and mistletoe. Why? Be-
cause of the Christmas season; be-
cause of the festival of rejoicing.
But why these green things? Why
the gifts on the branches of pine?
that it may be seen from without, and
the laurel over the hearthstone? Why
above all and the center of all, these
green and living growths, the mistle-
toe bcugh?
Christmas seized upon these things
for the celebration of tho festival not
because they were green, but because
of the power that held them green
that kept them alive, that preserved
in them the beauty of life, notwith
standing the snow and sleet, the wind
and chilling rain and the whitening
blast.
In the gracious protection that was
granted to these children of the parish
a great and beneficent power was seen
to be employed.
Those who celebrated the Christ.
mastide wanted the benefit of this
power for their own protection and
preservation, so they took to them
selves the emblems of it-surrounded
themselves with them, frightened
their homes with them and rejoiced
amid their branches.
1t is the spirit of these living
growths that appeals to us when all
the rest of inanimate nature appears
to be sleeping under the mantle of
winter. Before Christmas was, the
spirits behind the green were believed
in by an imaginative people, and the
great festival adopted them.
The ancient Druids believed in the
spirits Of the holly, of the laurel, of
the bay and of the great green trees
that formed the walls and living
arches OF their temples. To them these
things were peopled with sylvan spir-
its that loved the growths and kept
them green by protecting them from
winter frosts. They took the branches
within their dwelling. believing that
the spirits would follow and there ex-
ercise their protecting care.
Among these spirits they believe
none TO be more powerful or capable
OF bringing greater blessing than those
Of the mistletoe. Blessed the man and
maid who met beneath the mistletoe
bough.
These beliefs have gone from the
World. but we cling to the emblems Of
them. and rejoice amid them at the
Christmas celebration.
And therefore we deck our houses
TO-DAY with the symbols Of the simple
beliefs Of . long past age.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02
New Year Supersfifions,

With the exception OF All-Saints'
Day there is no time in the whole
twelvemonth about which so many SUI
perstitions cluster as New Years.
Some form of divination to foretell the
future is practiced in almost every
land on January l. This. OF course, is
practically the case with young pee
pie who desire to know whether they
will get married during the coming
year or soon thereafter. In the coun-
try districts of England and Germany
there is a tea and coffee test which l.
most satisfactory. A teaspoon is bal
anced carefully on the edge of a cup
Then tea or coffee. as the case ma,
be, is dropped into 1t, drop by drop
Every drop that the spoon will holt
without losing its balance means ar
lther year before the wedding. on
? two large drops win usually upsei
he spoon. and so this is a very popu
ar way Of looking into the future. e.
oecially with maidens who are reach
&c mature years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02

| predict that 1t will be as commendable
as Its past has been glorious.
So far as money is concerned, 1t Is
reasonable to suppose that the rates
OF interest will vary but little in the
absence of unforeseen circumstances.
such as war, etc. While we continue
10 sell our products to Europe and get
large returns, we will be compelled to
seek market for our money. The
result VIII be the enormous develop
ment of our own resources, mineral,
agricultural, including wool, cattle and
cotton, and the reaching out for mar
Kets In Japan and China, South Amer
lea, and in fact all of the markets that
nave been monopolized by England,
Germany and France. Having great
natural advantages over our European
competitors, we will eventually rout
them from these fields of trade.
The rapid growth of the great
schools OF applied science in the uni
versities Of America has been one of
the most notable features in the edu.
cational history of the past thirty
years. To this more than to any 9TH
er cause is due the overshadowing
success Of American manufactures
and commerce. Higher education is
coming more and more to mean devel-
opment of the highest practical effect
iveness. Without abundant and thor
ough technical training good articles
cannot be produced in competition
with the world. Navies, tariffs, trusts
and other devices cannot take the
place of expert knowledge.
The past year has been remarkable
Tor a sudden and practical advance
IN the marvellous history of the wire
less telegraph. The scientific achieve
ment which had been dreamed of for
nearly half century, and only with
IN late years had shown itself some
thing better than a dream, has given
the most definite and the most en-
couraging evidences of it's claim to be
regarded as one of the worlds great
est accomplishments in the domain of
practical science. Something of the
same kind, although in a lesser de-
construct flying machine, that prof.
ect which had it's beginning, so far
as we know, in the realms of classic
fable, and may have had its begin
ming for aught we know in days long
before the gods Of Greece had ever
come to be classified and worshiped.
1t is not too much to say that what.
ever may come of this ever-renewing
enterprise, the year saw the most
practical evidence of its possibility
yet given to the world. The year can
not boast of any great triumphs en-
tirely its own in the realms of litera-
ture and art. It's literary and ar
tistic armament has not indeed been
clouded, but no new star of the first
magnitude, no blazing comet even,
has arisen on the field of mortal
vision.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02
"A New Year.

II was New Years Eve; a mild
nreezeless night swathed and mufled
n a mantle of salt fog which dimmed
the glare of the electric lights on eth
er shore, changing them for the time
into nebulous globes Of luminous
beauty, and hung like a soft gray cur
lain around the big ferry boat that
shrieking hoarse warnings Of its men
acing presence, was blowing its way
heavily through the black water Of
San Francisco bay.
Only one passenger was Drawing the
dampness of the open forward deck
and he sat on the side next Goat is
land, Just in front OF the churning
wheel, with his coat collar turned up
and hfs hat pulled down over his eyes
and murder-self-murde his
heart.
The world had gone wrong with him
in every way. He had wasted his
small patrimony in dissipation. and
when 1t was gone the woman who had
helped him scatter it had thrown him
over for another victim. For the last
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02
The Past and the Coming Year.

last few years on most extended fields
of operation the United States army
has maintained it's reputation for 10y.
atty, intelligence and valor. There
have been few instances of surprise
and ambuscade of small detachments,
but whenever it has met the enemy
under ordinary circumstances 1t has
achieved an unbroken record of sue
cess. What its future may be it is i'm
possible to prophesy, but it is fair to
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02

which | speak will certainly be trans
mitted some day direct from the
brains of their producers without any
such manual labor as writing and
without even the need of speaking
them aloud"
In reviewing the record made dur
ing the past year by United States
soldiers it must be remembered that
while the implements of war have
been vastly changed by modern in
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02

paper: 1--WE may, and l believe shall,
have news transmission by air waves
into Photographic instruments which
will repeat the news of the day and
record it at the same time, so that
people may listen or may read as they
prefer. The great force of the future
is electricity, and it is in its infancy
as yet. 1t will be used to obviate all
unnecessary waste of nervous tissue,
and the phono-air-wave newspapers of
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-02

ventions, and modern weapons can be
used at much greater distances and
with more destructive effect, yet the
principles of war have not changed,
although skill, science and strategy to
some extent take the place of valiant
leadership and physical strength, and
courage, in successfully using the de-
structive weapons of war of the pres
ent day.
During it's varied experience OF the
, 1903-03-06
THEIR POSITION IN
The VERY FRONT RANK.

Murray and Mack are to open an en-
gagement at the New Grand Manager
Monday night, and will present for
their stay at that theater, the latest
musical gayety. "a Night on Broad
way which has been one of the big
comedy hits Of the present season
wherever it has been presented.
Murray and Mack's position among
the opponents of comedy Is second to
zone. Their position is in the very
front rank, having established them
selves so thoroughly in public and criti-
cal favor that their engagement at a
local theater becomes one of the really
important events of the season to
those who are FOND of laughter and the
better class of t~heatergoers. None of
the comedians make their point so eff
fectivefy and with less apparent eff
fort than they do. There is no exag-
geration about their work. 1t is nat
ural in the extreme, and without rails.
ing their voice above the ordinary con
versational limit their audience lever
loses a word they are saying.
, 1903-03-06

OF COURT COMMISSIONER IN THE
BIRD RECElvERSHIP CASE
SET ASIDE BY JUDGE.
Receivers Possession Of Property Of
Bird Brothers Confirmed and Other
Order Revoked-Jury for March
Term to Be Drawn Monday-End
of the September Term.

Judge Scott this morning confirmed
one order made by Court Commission
err Fenwick in the Bird Bros receiver
ship case and vacated the other. The
order placing the property Of the es-
tate in the hands of the lienors was re-
voked, that confirming the receiver
ship confirmed.
The receiver was appointed by
Judge Bramel before the end of his
term of Office. Afterwards, during the
absence of Judge Carpenter from the
county, Court Commissioner James
M. Fenwick made the orders, which
Judge Scott has been hearing during
the past day or two.
, 1903-03-06

The September term Of the district
court, which began on the 9Th of last
September, adjourned this afternoon,
having witnessed a change Of judge
and seen the disposal of much bust
ness.
On Monday Judge Carpenter will
convene the March term of the court.
The first duty will be the drawing of
a venire of jurymen to serve during
the term. Those drawn will be re-
CURED to present themselves on the
following Monday, when the regular
business of the term will be taken
up. There are several criminal cases,
which will probably be the first on the
docket to be called.
, 1903-03-06
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

wa III ALI pii6hI I'LL lhoih NE
Another half inch of snow last night.
Much of the snow that fell last night
melted today.
A guaranteed pocket knife for 80
cents at Lovejoy's.
Everything in the latest styles in new
furniture at Mrs. Katie Beck's.
Thomas Birds team took a load of
supplies to Centennial yesterday.
George Doyle will leave tomorrow
with a ten-horse load of supplies for
the Rambler.
Paul Fleckstein, a native of Ger
many, has been made a citizen of the
United States.
Mrs. John Larkin had a telephone
message from her husband yesterday.
He is still in Denver.
Ouida j. Allard of Walden, a native
of Canada, has made application at
Cheyenne to become a citizen Of the
United States.
Post Quartermaster Sergeant VIM.
7. King has been transferred from
Plattsburg barracks to Fort Washable,
Wyo., for duty.
T. M. Callahan and G. johnson of Ev
anston and j. c. Penny of Kemmerer
were guests at the Broadway, New
oYrk, Wednesday.
Jerry Hurley will leave tomorrow
for the Rambler with a big load Of
grain and coke. One of Charlie Rig
gems teams will also go out with him.
Jerome Decker is in the city and
will leave tomorrow for Walden with
a ten-horse load of supplies for North
park merchants. including a new pool
table.
Rev. L. B. Ridgely of Wuchang, Chi
ma, who delivered a lecture at the Ca
thedral here Wednesday night, lee
tured last night at the Cheyenne Epis-
copal church.
The Laramie county commissioners
have appointed ]. s. Mccartney as JUS
tice of the peace and William Lawyer
as constable Of Wyncote precinct,
Laramie county.
The insurance on the Masonic tenn
pie at Cheyenne has been adjusted.
The loss on the building was apprais-
ed at $27 .959 and on the furniture at
$500. The building cost $43, 900.
John Phillips went to the Bell ranch
today after a load of hay for the Wind.
sor barn. His foot, frozen at Laramie
peak a few days ago, is much better,
and he is able to get around pretty
we'll.
Thees & Foster this morning Sc.
cured the old Converse building Oh
Third street for the temporary quar-
tiers for their new business, and
Chauncey Root at once noted the con
tinued liveliness of Third street.
City Marshal Sterling can testify tc
the advertising qualities of The Re
publican. He says he has been be
sieged for positions on the street force
all caused by a little item that said he
would begin cleaning up the streets
when the nov and ice were gone.
Gus Siltamaki, formerly a member
Of the Finn Mercantile company here
but now a resident Of Hanna, was in
the city a few days this week on bust
ness.-Kemmerer Camera. Mr.. Silta
maxi was formerly the travelling sales
man for the Laramie Grocery company
in this city.
, 1903-03-06
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

o. A. Mitten of Denver is at the Kus-
ter.
]. A. Winkler., jr., is in from the
ranch today.
Judge Scott returned to Cheyenne
this afternoon.
J. E.Conrad of Cheyenne is a guest
at the Johnson.
o. v. Stromberg is a visiting ranch
man at the Johnson.
Mr.. Jordan took a load of supplies
to Jelm this morning.
S. L. Land is expected in from Cen
tennial this afternoon.
NJ. T. Pryor, the log contractor, was
in from Centennial today.
Sam Gardner of Rock River is in the
city, stopping at the Kuster.
H. D. Richardson returned to his
ranch on Horse creek this afternoon.
Albert Sodergreen is in from the
ranch today, registered at the Johnson.
Donald Niche of Casper is in the
city today, a guest at the Thornburgh.
Corlett Downey returned last night
from a professional trip to Cheyenne.
w. o. Stanley of San Francisco and
A. R. Leonard of Iowa are at the John
son.
Patsy Lehman left this morning for
the Ernest ranch with a big load OF
grain.
Miss Sperry, who has been visiting
here, returned to her home at Chey-
enne this afternoon.
C. w. Lucas of Central City, Neb.,
and F. j.. Fisher of Menominee. Mich,
are registered at the Kuster. ,
w. H. Hunt, who is running a board
ing house at Granville, Wyo., is the
guest of old-time friends here.
Harry Riner Of Cheyenne will leave
tomorrow for San Francisco, where he
will enlist in the United States navy.
w. B. Skinner, G. o. Sprenger, B.
Greinitz and B. B. Buell. of Denver
were guests at the Johnson last night.
]. S. King, the Pinghamton tie con-
tractor, is in the city. He arrived yes.
terday and spent the night at the Kus.
ter.
]. G. and Charles Detro of Denver
left this morning for Gleneyre, Col, on
a visit to their parents. who reside
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley Mathison ex
pect to visit Denver next Monday, tc
be absent a few days. They will &C
company Mrs. Frank E. Roffee to that
city on a business trip.
q. C. Bolluf of Chicago, H. l.. Wood
of Omaha, E. A. Moross of Detroit, C
P. Pruett of Salt Lake, George Spang
erberg Of Denver and Dave Beer Of
New York are registered at the Thorn
burgh.
Charles Walter of the Belgo-Ameri
can company will leave this Afternoon
for Denver. expecting to return Sun
day evening. He will make some need
ed purchases for the drilling camp Al
Salt Wells while there and dispose o,
some other bushes matters.
Sam Gordon is in from Toltec today
He says there is plenty Of snow in tina
section. but that the loss Of live stool
on account of the weather has beer
very small. He talked with l.. L
Laughlin before he started. and tina
gentleman said his losses had beer
very small.
, 1903-03-06
A kINNEAR A

NAIL IN HIS FOOT.
j.. A. Kinnear, the well-known Grand
Army veteran and woodworkman, Ia
laid up at home suffering from a wound
in his foot. caused by a nail penetrat-
ing the member.
His daughter, Mrs. Appleman, is
nursing a badly cut fore finger, caused
by the breaking Of the glass cover Of
a fruit jar she was opening yesterday
afternoon.
, 1903-03-06
TONIGHT.

The Junior Epworth League Of the
Methodist church will give an enter
tainment in their church, tonight.
Friday, Mar. 6. at s O'Clock. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to attend.
Encourage the Juniors by your pres
ence. A collection will be taken. 1t
, 1903-03-06
Court House Notes.

The September term of court ad-
iourned this afternoon.
Samuel B.. Coffee today filed claims
for the Smuggler Lode and the La
Plata Lode mines, in the Douglas creek
district.
A divorce was this morning granted
to Mrs. Mollie E. L. Schalk from
Charles F. Schalk, and her former
name, Mollie E. L. Crager, restored.
, 1903-03-06
ROLLING MILLS TIMEkEEPER
GOING To PUEAt

E. c. Hurford, for the past two or
three years the efficient and popular
timekeeper at the rolling mills, has
been transferred to Pueblo, and he and
his estimable wife and little one will
leave for that point in a week or two,
much to the regret of their many
friends in this city. They came here
from Pueblo. and Mrs. Hurford's par.
ents live there.
, 1903-03-06

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Ridg-
away at the auditorium at s O'Clock
tomorrow night. Colored photographs
of the Yosemite valley. Proceeds to be
used to purchase new flag for the
cadets.
, 1903-03-06
staMIons for saIe.

Thoroughbreds and Mammoth Jacks
from the Blue Grass Of Kentucky;
Black percherons. the most popular Of
all draft stations. from Ohio. Good
for the eyes to e this string.
The above sold on easy terms and
long time given. Transportation furn-
ished. VIII you come? VIII arrive at
wheatland April i. ". n. DUNN.
, 1903-03-06

Doings are doings. but the doings
that the L.. F. D. G.. will have at the
North Star hall tomorrow night will
beat all other doings that ever hap
pened.
, 1903-03-06

Illustrated lecture by Prof. Ridg-
away at the auditorium at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow night. Colored photographs
Of the Yosemite valley. Proceeds to be
used to purchase flag for the
cadets.
, 1903-03-06

The young people of the Baptist
church will have an Evening of Trav-
els at the home of Mrs. Frazee Fri
day, March 9Th. All under 100 years
of age are invited.
, 1903-03-06

Nebraska Corn-fed
Beef and SpringLamb
are the specialties at
the Pacifomarket this
Q 9 Their line Of
Meats. Fish, Poultry.
etc. is the best that
money will buy. Tow
son Bros, Props.
sscoaalAaAd Swing nAcAahm
chsap e III aostA seccad stfeeA
, 1903-03-06

FOR SAlE-A Kingsbury piano for
$3.50: has been in Q only three years
and six months. Kiight-Locke Piano
Co., BIT I'd IT. II