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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

the Indian nations, and who had cele-
brated his first day in town by shoot
ing two men who declined to get OH
the sidewalk, so that he could ride his
horse more comfortably there.
Bill Watson, the sheriff of .Ellisville,
was a heavily built man, sandy haired.
red-mustached, and solid. His legs
were bowed and his carriage awk-
ward. He had thick, clumsy looking
fingers, whose appearance belied their
dizziness. Bill Watson had gone
through the Quantrell raid in his time.
1t was nothing to him when he was
to be killed. Such man is careful
in his shooting, because he is care
less of being shot, having therefore
vast advantage over the desperate
of two or three victims, who does not
yet accept the fact that his own days
are numbered The only trouble in
regard to this new bad man from
below was that his mental attitude
on this point was much the same as
that of Sheriff Bill Watson. There
fore the sheriff was extremely careful
about the oiling of the cylinder.
He finished the cleaning of his six
shooter and tossed the oiled rag into
the drawer of the table where he
kept the warrants. He slipped the
heavy weapon into the scabbard at
his right leg and saw that the string
held the scabbard firmly to his trouser
leg, so that he might draw the gun
smoothly and without hindrance from
its sheath. He was a simple, unpre-
tentious man; not a heroic figure as
he stood. his weight resting on the
sides of his feet, looking out of the
window down the long and wind-swept
street of Ellisville.
Gradually the gaze Of the sheriff
focused. becoming occupied with the
figure Of a horseman whose steady
riding seemed to have purpose other
than that of merely showing his JOY
in living and riding. This rider passed
other riders without pausing. He
came up the street at a gallop until
opposite the office door, where he
jerked up his horse sharply and
sprang from the saddle.
"Mornin', Bill" he said.
"Mornin'. Curly" said the sheriff
pleasantly. Lookin' for a doctor'
You're ridin' perty fast"
Nope" said Curly. Reckon it's a
SHADE too late for a doctor
The sheriff vas gravely silent
] After a while he said. quietly
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
with President on Concerning 0bser-
vance Of Neutrality.
FIRST RULER TO RESPOND.
Newspapers give Prominent Articles Com
intending the Substance and Spirit
of the Proclamation in the Highest
Terms.

ST. Petersburg, Mar. 1G.-President
Roosevclts recent proclamation regard
ing the observance of neutrality by all
officials and the abstenance from fur
Their action or speech which might
cause irritation to either japan or
Russia has produced great impress
sion here. The newspapers print
prominently articles commencing the
substance and spirit of the proclama-
ton in the highest terms. The Official
Gazette accepts it unreservedly as a
complete answer to the charges that
the American government is hostile to
Russia and declares that thereafter de-
spite any seemingly untoward incident
which may arise, it will be considered
settled once for all that 1.-THE Ameri-
can government has taken friendly
attitude toward our aims and policies
in the Far East" adding: This un-
doubtedly marks change in American
sentiment, the people there realizing
the danger of supporting Japan"
The Novosti halls the suspicious ini-
tiative of President Roosevelt in the
interest of universal peace and good
relationship between Russia and the
United States saying: He wields
practically unlimited authority with
respect to the foreign policy of the
country, Secretary Hay submitting to
the will Of the president"
The Russ welcomes the Proclamation
as convincing evidence of more
friendly feeling on the part of Ameri-
cans for Russia.
The Boerse Gazette remarks:
Theodore Roosevelt was the first
ruler to respond to the warning cry is
sued many years ago by Emperor
William against the yellow peril. ~
The st. Petersburg Zeitung asserts
that the proclamation leaves no fur
ther doubt that the United States has
the firm intention to observe strict
neutrality and adds: sit bears the
stamp of strong and most distinguished
personality"
The papers also make display OF
the denial of the New Chwang reports
that the United States intends to sup
port the protest of the commander of
the United States gunboat Helena
against the plan of the Russian authori-
ties to sink junlSs at the entrance OF
the Lao river, evidently considering
that this puts an end to the statement,
which caused furry here and that
further comment is unnecessary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

hand perfectly steady. Only, some
where deep down in his mind there
burned some little, still, blue flame of
devilishness, which left Ike Anderson
not human being, but skillful, logi-
cal and murderous animal.
This" said Ike Anderson to him
self all the time, this is little Ike An
derson, little boy, playing. can
see the green fields, the pleasant
meadows, the little brook that crossed
them. | remember my mother gave
me bread and milk for my supper, al
ways. My sister washed my bare feet.
when | was little, little boy" He
paused and leaned one hand against a
porch post, thinking. "A little, little
boy" he repeated to himself.
mo, it isn't" he thought. IT'S
Ike Anderson, growing up. He's play
ing tag. The boy tripped him and
laughed at him. and Ike Anderson
got out his knife" He cast a red
eye about him.
mo, it isn't" he thought. IT'S Ike
Anderson. with the people chasing
him. And the shotgun. Ike's grow
ing up faster, growing right along.
They all want him, but they don't get
him. One, two, three, five, nine,
eight. seven-I could count them all
once. Ike Anderson. No mother. No
sweetheart. No home. Moving, NOV
ing. But they never scared him yet
Ike Anderson. never took
any cattle!"
An impulse to walk seized him, and
he did so. quietly, steadily, until he
met a stranger, a man whose clothing
bespoke his residence in another re
eion.'
Good morning. gentle sir" said
Ike.
Good morning, friend" said the
other, smiling.
Gentle sir" said Ike. Just femme
look at you watch a minute, won't
You. please2"
Laughingly the stranger complied
suspecting only that his odd accoster
might have tarried too long over his
cups. Ike took the watch in his
hand. looked at it gravely for a mo
ment. then gave It a jerk that broke
the chain, and dropped y into his Owl
pocket.
Il like it," said he simply. and
uaysea on. The stranger followed
about to use violence but caught sigh'
of 2 whnc-iaccd man. who through
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

ANY trouble?"
Yep. Plenty"
"Who?"
why, it's Cal Greathouse You
know Cal Last week he goes OH
west ways, a-lookin fer some winter
range that won't be SO crowded. He
goes alone. Now. to-day his horse
comes back, draggin his lariat. we
lowed we better come tell you. U
course, they amt no horse gettin
away FIN Cal Greathouse, not II he's
alive"
The sheriff fell into thought, slowly
chewing at splinter. iii tell you,
he said at length, slowly Il KANT
very well git away right now. You
go over an git Cap Franklin. He's
good man. Pick up somebody else
YOU want to go along with you, an
then you start out on Calls trail, near
AS YOU can git at it. You better take
along that id Greaser O yorn.
that big Juan, fer he kin run trail
like a houn'. You stop at all the out
fits you come to, fer say fifty miles.
Don't do nothin' moren ask, an then
go on. If you come to outht that
hain't seen him, an then another
outfit furder on that has seen him.
YOU remember the one that haint IL
YOU don't git no track in fifty mile.
swing around to the southeast, an cut
the main drive trail an see If you
hear of anything thataway. II you
don't git no trace by that, you better
come on back in an tell me, an
then we'll see what to do about it
furder."
"All right, Bill" said Curly, rising
and taking a chew of tobacco, in
which the sheriff joined him. "All
right. You got any papers fer us to
take along?"
"Papers?' said the sheriff contempt
uously. Papers? He'll"
y II
Ike Anderson was drunk-calmly.
magnificently, satisfactorily drunk 1t
had taken time, but it was fact &C
complished The actual state of af-
fairs was best known to Ike Anderson
himself, and not obvious to the passer-
by. Ike Anderson's gaze might have
been hard, but it was direct. His
walk was perfectly decorous and
straight, his brain perfectly clear, his
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
A EULOGY ON SIN.
Woman's Declaration That It Is All
Worth Living For.

Woman's Declaration That It Is All
Worth Living For.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Globe tells a curious story OF a
certain English writer who
had always, before he came to most
disastrous end, been famous for his
want of balance" This individual ap-
pears to have come by his defect nat
urally enough, to Judge from the por-
trait of his mother sketched by one
of his friends. The writer once took
that friend to see the lady in question
and this is the way in which the in
terview is described:
1T was a beautiful sunny day in
June, the sort of day when all normal
people want to be out of doors. We
went to a pretty house in London, and
were ushered into drawing room.
the shutters and curtains of which
were all carefully closed, the gas be-
ing lighted, and where there was a
sickening smell of some very strong
perfume. Crouched in large chair
was the most terrible looking old
dame, with long, skinny hands and
glittering black eyes. She gave me a
claw to shake and looked at me fixed
ly. Young man, said she, L don't
know why you come to see an old
woman like me, but can give you
some excellent advice. Remember
this. There is only one thing on
earth worth living for, and that is
sim"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
CHAPTER XIX.
Bill Watson.

Bill Watson.
The sheriff of Ellisville sat in his
office oiling the machinery of the law;
which is to say, cleaning his revolver.
There was not yet any courthouse.
The sheriff was the law. Twelve new
mounds on the hillside back of the
Cottage Hotel showed how faithfully
he had executed his duties as judge
and jury since he had taken up his
office at the beginning of the COW
boom" of Ellisville. His right hand
had found somewhat to do, and he had
done it with his might
Ellisville was near the zenith of its
bad eminence. The entire country had
gone broad-horn. Money being free,
whisky was not less so. The bar of
the Cottage was lined perpetually.
Wild men from the range rode their
horses up the steps and into the bar
room, demanding to be served as they
sat in the saddle, as gentlemen should.
Glass was too tempting to the six
shooters of these enthusiasts, and the
barkeeper begged the question by
slowing away the fragments of his mir
ror and keeping most of his bottles out
of sight. More than once he was asked
to hold up a bottle of whisky so that
some cow-puncher might prove his
skill by shooting the neck off from
the flask. The bartender was tact
turn and at times glum but his face
was the only one at the bar that show
ed any irritation or sadness. This
railroad town was bright, new thing
for the horsemen of the trail-a very
Joyous thing. No funeral could check
their hilarity no whisky could daunt
their threats, long scared with alkali.
It was notorious that after the civil
war human life was held very cheap
all over America, it having been seen
how small thing is man, how little
missed may be million men taken
bodily from the population. Nowhere
was life cheaper than on the frontier,
and at no place on that frontier Of
less value than at this wicked little
city.
The sheriff of Ellisville looked
thoughtful as he tested the machinery
of the law. He had warrant for
new bad man who had come up from
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
senator pistrioh. Cnse.

Washington, Mar. 1.-the Senatori-
al inquiry into the charges against
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska, is go
ing on before the special committee in
Senator Hoar's committee room. The
inquiry which was instituted upon the
demand of Senator Dietrich, is for the
purpose of proving the charges of
which the senator was indicted last
fall in Nebraska and which were dis
missed on demurrer. The committee
consists of Senators Haor. Platt, OF
Connecticut, spooner. Cockrell and Pet
tus.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
Graft In Hawaii.

Honolulu, Mar. l5.-The financial
straits in which Governor Carter finds
the territory at the beginning of his
administration and the retrenchment
that has been found necessary has de-
veloped surprising conditions, the
more noteworthy of which were in the
road supervisors office, a bureau of the
public works department. This bu-
reau, almost from the organization of
the territory, has been run as n politi-
cal machine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
A chiId,s Definitions.

The late Frederic r. Coudert, law
yer and wit, had great fondness for
children. He collected indefatigably
the quaint sayings of children, and
one of the treasures of his library
was a small manuscript volume filled
with definitions that children had
composed. This volume was called a
"child's dictionary" ard these are
some OF the definitions that Mr.. ecu
dert would read from it:
"Dust-AIud with tie juice squeezed
out of It.
"Snoring-Letting on sleep.
"Apples-The bubbles that apple
trees blow.
"Back biter-a mosquito.
"Fan-A thing to brush the warm
off with.
~ioeAw-tcr dat went to sleep il
TIE cald.~
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
The Senate Progra m.

Washington, Mar. 2l.-The Repub-
lican steering committee of the senate
yesterday decided to press appropria-
ton bills on the front, sidetracll all
legislation likely to engender party
strife and then if the session is prolong-
ed place the responsibility for the de-
lay on the democrats The committee
discussed an order of business for the
rest of the session and decided to side
track the general building measures,
the several bolivar bills and all SINH
ar legislation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

New York. Mar. i9-Bishop William
Benjamin Derrick who has been the
presiding Bishop of the New York do
cese OF the African Methodist Episco-
pal church for four years. told his con-
r-crafion the best thing for the ne
rroes "a do i to leave this c'uni-y as
.oon as possible.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
w. L. DOUGLAS
s3,se as SHOES saSt

w. L. Douglas
shoes have by their
excellent style,
easy-ftting, a II d
superior wearing
qualities, achieved
the largest sale of
any shoes in the
world.
They are just as good
as those that cost you
81 to the only
difference is the price.
Sold Everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
DOuUlns macs Corona
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

The city of Boston will spend 49,
62474S for her public schools this
year. That is one of the reasons why
Boston maintains her reputation as
the home of culture.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

A Chicago professor has the petri-
fed form of a fish sixteen feet long.
It will be recognized at once by many
truthful. anglers as the one that got
away when they were about to haul it
into the boat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
secretary Of Arizona.

Washington, Mar. i9.-w. 7. Nichols
has been appointed by the president to
be secretary Of Arizona TO succeed
Isaac 7. Stoddard.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

A woman on her way to church in
lew York was struck by an auto
mobile and instantly killed. This will
furnish some other people with a good
excuse for staying at home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

King Edward had fall the other
day and scraped his shin, but consid'
ering that it enabled him to get his
name in the papers in spite of the
press of war news perhaps he does
not regret the accident.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Some German scientist claims to
have discovered a way to make ordi-
nary water burn like kerosene. Only
a very smart man can set river on
fire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Mr.. Schwab is reported to have
broken the bank at Monte Carlo. Mr..
Schwab sometimes gives the intend
ed victim fair chance to get the
money.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Radium has been reduced in price
from s5,O0O,0OO a pound to $2,50O,OOO
a pound. Possibly, it may be procur-
ed at even a more reasonable price
than that If taken in ton lots.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

The FIVE frogs that were found alive
by a Connecticut taxidermist in the
crop Of loon that he had shot, and
that hoped OF gaily when they were
released. must have felt more or less
the way Jonah did when he quit the
whale.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

A Philadelphia waiter who inherited
a million dollars a few years ago is
working right along as if nothing had
happened. What is a mere million
TO a waiter who has a good Tip"
route?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

The girls at a Massachusetts, college
slid down hill on dustpans recently.
and the faculty is wondering what to
do about it. One would think the sen
sible remedy would be to invest in a
lot of sleds and toboggans.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Secretary Taft says there is fine
chance for young men to make for
tunes in the Philippines. Go to the
far East, young man, and grow up
with the islands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

A Toledo contemporary speaks of
woman as the heroine of three di-
vorces. They have a queer idea OF
heroism in Toledo.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

The Connecticut farmer who is
boasting of having bones of steel need
not get so gay about it. All the girls
have had them ever since whalebone
became scarce.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

A London journal has prepared what
appears to be a trustworthy list
of the ten least bad novels published
in 1903.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

A Princeton professor has discover
ed a new chemical combination which
he calls risulphoxyarsenic. 1t looks
dangerous.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25
Bishop Fink In Dead.

Kansas City, Kans.. Mar. 19.-The
Right Rev. Louis Maria Fink bishop
of the Leavenworth diocese of the
Catholic church lies dead at his home
in this city of pneumonia.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

1t is hard to tell which is in greater
demand, the Georgia girl or the Geor-
gia peach. 1t is question of peaches,
though. either way you take it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

miss Alice M. Smith, Of Min. ~
neapolis, Mimi, tells how wo'
mans monthly suffering may
be permanently relieved by Lydia
E.Pinkham'sV Vegetable Compound
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I have
never before given my endorsement
for any medicine, but Lydia 10.
Pinlkham's Vegetable Compound
has added 30 much TO my life apd
happiness that I feel like making an
exception in this case. For two years
every month would have two days OF
severe pain, and could find no relief, but
one day when visiting friend | ran
across Lydia e. Pinkham's vege--
table Compound, = she had used
IL with the best results and advised
me to try it. 1 found that it worked
wonders with me; I now experience
no pain, and only had to use few
bottles to bring about this wonderful
change. l use it occasionally now
when am exceptionally tired or worn
out. Miss ALICE M. SMITH, s04 Third
Ave-, South Minneapolis, Mimi, Chair
man Executive Committee, Minneapolis
Study Club. $4,000 Forfeit y original Of obOUs
letter proving genuinensss cannot be produced
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound carries women safely
through the various natural
crises and is the safeguard OF
wOman's health.
The truth about this great
medicine is told in the letters
from women being published IN
this paper constantly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

The senators of the United States
are evidently pleased with their new
chaplain. They have raised his salary
from 5000 to 81 900 year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

A lady once asked librarian for
copy Of "The Whole Duty of Man."
She said she had husband who Ger.
tainly ought to read it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Prof. Loeb has created a new spe-
cies of sea animal, but unfortunately
it will not take the place of the dis
appearing lobster.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Don Jaime, the Spanish pretender'
has joined the Russians; that was bet
ter luck than the japanese had hoped
for.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

1t makes woman furious to have
her husband treasure an old pipe as
if it were the first pair of shoes the
baby ever wore.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Arizona and New Mexico which
congress is willing to admit TO state
hood only as one state. are still pro
testing that they hate and des2isc
each other They may as well get
married. however. and then fSh, it
out like other couples.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Some war correspondents are Won
ders when it comes to predicting a
battle after it has happened.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Denmark is ready for war. Tho
whereabouts of her fleet is not meR
toned.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

Japan has attracted the favorable
notice of Kentucky by paying an
American whisky claim Of $115,0OO.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

1t will require several years for
Colombia to make a thorough job OF
kicking itself
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

You don't hear much from Calves
ton these days. This means that Cal
weston is too busy to talk.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-25

CoItsIsin, which Is everywhere conceded to
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Fast Color Eysiets used. Shoes by mall extra.
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