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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-18
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Way of a Maid.


The Halfway House was an oasis In
the desert. To-day it was an oasis
and battle ground. Franklin watched
Mary Ellen as she passed quietly
about the long, low room, engaged In
household duties which she performed
deity as any servant. He compared
these rude necessities with the asso'
Citations amid which he knew this girl
had been nurtured, and the thought
gave him nothing but dissatisfaction
and rebellion. Presently he rose, and
excusing himself. went out to join
Buford at the corral.
Come" said the latter, land I'll
show you around over our improve
ments while we are waitin' for bite
to eat. If ever this land comes to be
worth anything at all, we ought to
grow into something worth while"
Eyes" said Franklin, ut will make
you rich," and as they walked about
he pointed out with Western enthusi-
asm the merits of the country.
The "bite to eat" was in time duly
announced by loud, sonorous note
that arose swelling upon the air. Aunt
Lucy appeared at the kitchen door,
her fat cheeks distended, blowing a
conch as though this were Underwater
over again.
The long table was spread in the
large room Of general assembly, this
room being, as has been mentioned,
excavated from the earth, so that, as
they sat at table, their heads were
perhaps nearly level with the surface
of the ground. The short side walls,
topped with a heavy earthen roof,
made of this sort of abode domicile
rude and clumsy enough, but one not
lacking in certain comfort. In the
winter 1t was naturally warm, and in
the summer 1t was cool, the air,
caught at either end by the gable of
the room, passing through and afford
Ing freshness to the somewhat cellar
like interior. Cut off from the main
room were three smaller rooms, in
Guiding the kitchen, from which Aunt
Lucy passed back and forth with mas
sive tread. The table was no polished
mahogany, but was built of rough pine
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Observation-Disclosures >-sJesA~.-ssl
THE GIRL AT THE !
7HALF WAY HOUS E
RY Or N s &
e B E. CONVOY !
( CeSyrixAtsG


again with a deep layer of earth
Franklin, standing upon chair, put
his shoulders under the sagging beams
and lifted them and their load of dis
arranged earth up to the proper level
on the top of the wall, while Buford
built under them with sods. 1t was
no small weight that he upheld. AS
he stood he caught an upturned tell
| tale glance, look of sheer feminine
admiration for strength, but OF this
he could not be sure, for it passed
fieetly as it came. He saw only the
look of unconcern and heard only the
conventional word of thanks.
AS Mary Ellen stepped into the
buggy for the return home her face
had lost its pink. One of the mys-
terious revulsions of femininity had
set in. Suddenly, it seemed to her.
she had caught herself upon the brink
of disaster This tall and manly man,
she must not yield to this impulse to
listen to him She must not sue
cumb to this wild temptation to put
her head upon a broad shoulder and
to let 1t lie there while she wept and
rested. To her the temptation meant
personal shame. She resisted 1t with
all her strength. The struggle loft
her pale and very calm. At last rhc
way of duty was clear. This day
should settle it once for all. There
must be no renewal Of this mans suit
He must go.
1t was Mary Ellen's wish to be
driven quickly to the house, but she
reckoned without the man. With
sudden crunching of the wheels the
buggy turned and spun swiftly on.
headed directly away from home. "Tll
just take you turn around the hill, ;"
said Franklin, "and then We'll go in"
1T isn't the way home" said Mary
Ellen.
II can't help it, said Franklin.
You are my prisoner. I am going to
take you-to the end Of the world"
"It's very noble of you to take me
this way!" said the girl with scorn.
What will my people Think"
Let them Think" exclaimed Frank
lin desperately. cts my only chance.
l can't do without you! It's right for
us both. You deserve a better life
than this. You. Beauchamp, of the
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WAY TO ACQUIRE ELooUENcE
Former Governor Black Did II Try
ina to Sell Sewing Machines.

Former Governor Black Did II Try
ing to Sell Sewing Machines.
Ex-Governor Frank 8. Black became
governor of New York through his
eloquence. When he took the gavel
as temporary chairman of the repub-
lican state convention Of 1895 his
name had not even been suggested
for the nomination. After his open
ing speech. however. the whisper
went around among the delegates,
What's the matter with Black for
governor" The following day tho
regular candidates were dropped and
Mr. Black was nominated. After the
convention Mr.. Black told some
friends how he acquired his elo-
quence.
When I was young man" he said,
II went down from Troy to New Eng
land to mako my fortune. I soon
found that fortune was not running
after me. and, when my funds ran
low, I took the only Job In sight
that Of agent for a sewing machine.
travelled through the country dis
tricts selling machines. and In that
way built up Whatever eloduencs
possess. You have no idea how hard
II was to sell q machine In the back
woods In those days. Some Of the
farmers thought they were fnven-
tons Of the devil while others 70
earded them as swindlins devices.
Holding q convention spelIbound 10 Q
cinch compared to the difficulty I had
IN convincing = farmer that q sewing
machine was q good thing. "-suceses.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

eased portion Of the ear. Thero 10 only one way to
deafness and that is By constitutional r.medea
Deafness IL caused by an fnnamed condition Of the
mucous lining OF the Eustsohisn Tube. When this
tube 10 fnfiamed you have arumblinr ssuna or inl-
perfect hearing. and when h is entirely closed Deaf
10 the result, snd unless the nhsmmation be
taken out and this tube restored 70 ts normal oond
s-oa, hearing will be destroyed forever lizs
out Of ten are caused by CstarrA, which 10 Hsthins
We VIII give One Hundred Dollars for any ease Of
Deafness foauscd by eatarrh) thai esupot Be cured
BY HAlrs Catarrh Cure. Send for sireularp, free.
?. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. o.
Solo ~ Druggists. 7sc
Take hans Family Pills f,r eo.stipsuoa-
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nln4lllcd anirltA

The spirits distilled In the United
States for the fiscal year amounted 10
IA. 900 900 gallons: an increase Of IA
100000 gallons over the previous year.
although the number 81 tistiIleries a.
minishsd 81.
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introduced by the u. S. Dept Of AT.
1t 10 a tremendous cropper, yielding In
geod land ~ bu. per acre. and On dry,
arid lands. such as are found IN Mont,
idaho. the Dakotas, Cole, etc, II viii
yield fran 40 10 90 bu. This Wheat and
Speltz and Hanna Barley and Bromus
Inermis and Bullion Do1ar Grass,
makes Il possible TO rrov ana fattsn
hogs and cattle wherever soil II found.
Just sEsD 1oc AxD rHIs notice.
70 the John A. Salzer Seed Co., Ia
Crosse, wis, and they viii send you
free . sample Of this wheat and other
farm seeds, together with thar grea
catalog. alone vorth sleeve 10 any
vide-awake farmer. CW. ~. ID
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w. L. DOUGLAS
s3,so as SHOES &t

w. L. Douglas
shoes have by their
excellent style,
easy-ftting, an d
superior wearing
qualities achieved
the largest sale of
any shoes In the
world.
They are just as good
IS these that cost you
"a 70 S-the only
difference Is eprics.
Sou fwrTphsra
Look for name and
price on bol.om.
Douglas unes Coruna
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ALL UP-To-DATE HOUsEKEBPERs
Use Red Cross Ball Blue. II makes clothes
clean and sweet as when new. AL grocers'
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You can do your dyeing In half an
hour with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES.
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Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of ns
cough cure-J. W. O'BRrEE s2 Third AVe'
n, Minneapolis, MINI. Jan. q 1900
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Fish may be all right as brain food
il a man isn't born fool to start with
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-18

1t takes a pretty smart man to play
the fool sometimes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-18

Even the kleptomatic won't always
take hint
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-18

Many q life has been wrecked by di
regarding the danger signals.
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Dont count what has been taken
from you; count what you have Ian,
and BE- grateful
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Don't believe all you hear, especially
If you tell it yourself.
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% d. Macnroni Whe.s P.r n.

The people who are looking for
trouble generally want IL sugsr-eOatsd.
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Coltskfn, which IL everywhere corcede4 70
betbs finest Patent LEATHER Jet Prod rcd.
fest color fysiets sssd. 6hees tImaIl tte- sxtra.
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Stops the Cough and
Works or tho Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets- Price Csc
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Constipation Leads to
Typhoid and Malaria.
Mule Grape Tonic Cures Con.
stipation.
INST MN G1Kf IerTLH YRRH.

A constipatsl man Is an easy Victim
fer typhoid ana malariai fevers. =, One
whose bowels are open and free WI not
are harmless until they get into the all
mentary canal Then they do their dirt
II allowed to remain. It wouldn't DO to
take q physic, for that would irritate
she intestines and make them all the
nsre fertile fer the attack Of the disease
But ysu must keep the bowels open.
ana nothing WIN DO II Ike Mulrs Grape
Tsnic. n e q tonic which heals the ir-
ritation, makes Il almost impossfbie for
the germs 70 get IN their deadly work
ana so stimulates the organs Of the d.
gestive parts that they are enabled TO
Voluntarily perform their functions. One
dose WIN prove IL bot to fully convince
ysu We Win. upsr receipt Of the follow
iaE coupon. properly nfied Ont. have
regular Doe bottle delivered to you ebeo-
iutsiy free Of cost Take the bottle we
rfvs you and suit yourself about csntin-
wing the treatment
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PROSPERITY is eENERAL; DIS.
sTRisuTEps THROUGHOUT IL
WHOLE coUNTRY;; COMMON 81.
70 ALL The sEcTtoNS."

Extract from remarks of Hon. ].
B. Foraker, of Ohio, in Daily Con
gressionaI Record, Feb. 4, 1901
During the years that have. passed
since the Mckinley administration
commenced until now our foreign
commerce has SO grown. and grown
in our favor. that the annual balance
of trade will average more than $780,
900 ,oOO,= every dollar of which the Ma
lions with which we trade have been
compelled to pay to US, and to pay to
us in gold worth 100 cents all around
the world There have been no 50-cent
Bryan dollars in those transactions.
AS a result of it. Mr.. President, we
have to-day in the Treasury of this
country more gold belonging to the
any government in the history of the
world. z.
Not only has foreign trade grown in
that manner and to that extent and
with that success, but the prosperity
which it indicates is general; it Is
universal: it is distributed through
out the whole country; it Is common
to all sections, and to no section
more than to the Southern States.
A few days ago there was made in
another place where men legislate a
very brilliant speech, in the course of
which the speaker quoted from news
papers: the leading newspapers from
almost every State throughout the
whole, South, in order to show what
the conditions were, according to
those papers-almost every one of
them a Democratic paper-on the 1st
day of January last.
Mr.. Patterson. If prosperity is as
great as it has been, if it has not di-
minished and is not diminishing, how
does the Senator from OHIO account.
for the material cut in the wages of
twenty-five or thirty thousand work
men and workwomen engaged in the
New England textile fabric mills,
reported cut in wages in all the steel
industries. and that there is now as
sembled at indianapolis National
convention of bituminous coal miners
a National strike because
they have been notified that after
time soon to come the wages they
are receiving will be materially les
sened?
Mr.. Foraker. Mr.. President. there
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time. To us ,coun try is abov
or candidate II we have ears oar
conscience behind to do so yeais
every Republican can con ttlla ties
himself on ticket hesr
grade of men as tandarsI I5ealerss%
both State and National
forms are able. clean and clear 81
and the recent party record III botIasl
State and Nation Is one to pea
the pride of every true faepubl lean. In
the White House we haveSa man WI
does things and who ~ no Ices
up in good shape without deli 81 too
We have not word to say aga inst the
candidates our opponenfs as men
They are honorable men of blame less
character. But they are the nominee
of party whose princip pies put IN
charge of the administratfc len t MS faI
could not do the country one tot
good. and could only do IT Il arsn g he
Republicans have comm ndab he REC
ord in both State and ~ ton. he
party has in President RooseYeI an
almost ideal lead In: YIN Il
Dawson, West Virginia Repnb licas rs
have stalwart champion of the pee
pie whose past record for The party
and the state endears |, i'm exers5s
true Republican, he Repitb rs
must win this IA II II tcfiie sstaIlflaF
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is; no trouble ia ring he Sem
ator. i am not going ssrers = mn
in detail as to al ri the cases he ptls ss
because 1t IS SUN cfent To ans b frsS
as to one. and either that or some
similar answer vii be found as ~;
each of the Others. Ga puts be case
of the cotton nanufa eturers sis
the price of cotton. Mr.. resident
which has gone SO hig ieth er olis
account OF legitimate deIna nd nj orsl
whether on account OF manfpulay ion
of stock brokers and dealers does
not matter-has gone so high as sos
cripple that industry to stop III n mn
Der of factories, and to turn Ii, con
sequence. a number of men into Idle1
ness.
For other causes, naying nottsin stpa
do with the general policies OF the
country, but originating IN and hays
ing their effect in spite Of those poi
icies, the steel industry g has been
temporarily affected, and the mining
of coal has been temporarily anectedsS
perhaps. am not able to- answer
to detailed facts ali the ,iggestions
made by the Senator but we know
that it is no unusual hing to see the
Of labor and repsi
resentatives Of ca ital meeting
in National convention for the ptrs
pose of considering quest Ions of
wages and other questions OF ia inns
liar character sss
We do know. however, NJ Pres
ident. this to be a fact. that when taltF
Republican, party Is In posTer and the
people of this country are ats feaf
with the industrial Iegis Stat lon there!
is never any strike. except Tor err
ence as to wages or hours or ot
ferms. Labor strikes when It knows
If it quits work today it can so back
and find work to-morrow; ca al
strikes and goessout OF bushes
you institute policies In VIII ch he
people have no confidence hat
the difference between strikes dec
Democratic and stri lSes ind Of p1sI
lican policies
You are liable to have strises Y tl.ss:
der any admins Ion, d tnaugii
from different causes How was
under Cleveland? Nobody struck then
because he was getting less WAGES
than. he wanted. he trotlbI e YES
get any wages At all ss1i leS on
ing anybody did was to- strik ont fsrs
a job. the first one he could hear TEL Iss
of. and pursue It and 3 get siissfs
could, anywhere and 81 an 81 10 a
any kind Of terms
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ROOSEVELT AHEAD
ny Exct4AN g
Additional Replies Received BY ti5es
Herald Rring the Total In 20
4ee. lssBs

NEW YORK, July 20 - y d tionaEl
replies to the Herald ,s pol af be-
Presidential preference of iie "a ems
bers of the New Y orls Stock Exchange
received yesterday from stin res
sorts and distant cit ties bIought taiefs
total of replies received u p ss,6.ss
or nearly half the membershfp OF thes
exchange In detail 362 declared for
Roosevelt, 129 for oarkeI Ysss
are undecided.
In expressing his preference for
Mr. Roosevelt. Alfred Cordoba
said he would support him ssbeca aiss
he Is a splendid exampI q of a Inestesaas
citizenship. because his integrit y asassgs
patriotism amount to an IN I,irat lon
and because his i'm pa 80 al 5l,d ssnsslss
and contempt for mere ieieah
ayers have won our adn lisat on aiasa
made him Invaluable iIl eiliefs
ecutive ONCE l5sfs Mr.
others who declared seos q ts
were c. H; ldilhan.
man. Alfred q. Baker. cas- oI
NM rs b1e. Hugh Hart Is8sS
knight IIossStns s3gs
Briggs Finl Barrel Hook
John Craig. AZ D.s ast. Joseph
and Frank I, u All
sIaone he
Perry, Frarlcis
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HIGH WAGES.
wages Paid In the United States
Compared With Those Paid In
Great Britain"

[Extract from remarks of Hon. 1. F..
Fischer, of New York, in House of
Representatives, March 30. 1897. and
printed in Appendix to bound Congress
sional Record. Vol. 80, page 21.l
desire to read here table colIated
by Mr. Nathaniel Mckay, under date
of August. 1896, showing wages paid
in the United States compared with
those paid in Great Britain.
Mr.. Mckay is "a gentleman who had
devoted much time and energy to the
investigation Of this character, and
from my knowledge of the man. l
have no hesitancy in declaring my be-
lief in the absolute truthfulness of the
statement:
In the United States blacksmith
receives 101 per cent more than in
England
In the United States bricklayer re-
ceives 125 per cent. more than in
England
In the United States a carpenter re-
ceives 165 per cent. more than in Eng
land.
In the United States calker re-
ceives s12G per cent. more than in Eng
land.
In the United States conductor
(express) receives $40 per cent. more
than in England.
In the United States a car driver
receives SO per cent. more than in
England.
In the United States an engineer Go
comotive) receives 191 per cent. more
than in England.
In the United States a fireman re
ceives 1SS per cent. more than in Eng
land.
IN the United States a machinist re-
ceives 13S per cent. more than in Eng
land.
In the United States plasterer re-
ceiyes III per cent. more than in
England.
In the United States plumber re-
ceives 143 per cent. more than in Eng
land.
In; the United States a telegraph OPP
orator receives 1O3 to 154 per cent.
more than in England.
In the United States train dis
patcher receives 315 per cent. more
than in England.
.Laboring men in London. /, $4,000
Trades union societies, 519S.1 100000,
Average pay of English work
men .5.z.$. 81 so
Average pay Of American work
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Republicans Must Win.

The standard editor is q 3epubiis
can. ii does not claim. however hat
RepabIi leans never make mista kes. or
that Democrats make them q Y sEs9 the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-01-28
VOLCANO IN A LAKE
Phenomenon in Iowa May Be
Explained Thus.

Special to The Globe.
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa, Jan. 81. - Is
there a volcano or a great volcanic
spring of hot water in the center of
Clear lake, on which people of this
section sail in summer and race their
iceboats in winter? If so, why has it
never been known before?
These are question which people here
are asking. The first manifestation of
the phenomenon was observed recently
when the iceboat devotees found that
sailing on the lake was extremely dan
gerous because there was a consider
able open space in the center. Usually
the lake freezes solfdly, but this winter,
despite the coldest weather in years,
the center does not freeze. Not only
this, but steam pours up from the wa
ters Of the open space, and the ice
about the opening has begun, with the
mercury 20 below to crumble away.
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REACHES W|FE'S
BEDSIDE TOO LATE
Senator CIark's Dauahter-in.
Law Dies While Husband
Speeds From Arizona.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Mrs. Charles
Walter Clark, of San Mateo, Cal,
daughter in-law of United States Sen
ator William A. Clark, Of Montana, died
in this city tonight. Her husband is on
the way East from Arizona, and is ex-
pected to reach this city Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. M. L. Cunningham, Mrs. Clark's
mother, will reach this city tomorrow,
and others of the family are on the way
hither. The funeral will take place on
Sunday and the interment will be in
Senator Clarks mausoleum in Wood
lawn cemetery. Mrs. Clark was mar
ried June 80, 1896, at Butte, Mont.
There has been no issue of the union.
TOPEKA, Kan, JAM 27.-Charles w.
Clark, son of United States Senator w.
A. Clark, Of Montana, is hurrying to
New York from Jerome, Ariz., on a
special train on the Santa Fe. At AL
buquerque, N. NJ, Mr.. Clark chartered a
special train on the Santa Fe for Chi
cago in order to connect with the
Twentieth Century Limited on the Lake
Shore for New York. This special left
Albuquerque at 5:45 this morning.
1t is expected that the run of 1877
miles, Albuquerque to Chicago, will be
made In twenty mine and. one-half
hours, which is seven and one-half
hours faster than the time of the Santa
Fe's east-bound California limited be-
tween the same points, and three hours
quicker than the time of the west
bound Lowe special last August.
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BRING BODIES UP
DolefuI Work Proceeds at the
HarWick Mine.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 27.-Three
days have elapsed since the terrible
catastrophe at the Harwick mine of the
Allegheny Coal company and tonight
at midnight II bodies had been brought
to the surface. Only eighteen Of these
have been identified. The day has been
one of horror in the little village.
The Allegheny Coal company tonight
in an official statement positively ad-
mitted that all of the men who were
in the mine when the explosion occur
red are dead. There are III names on
the list, which does not include those
of Selwyn NJ. Taylor, or of the two
men who were on the tipple above the
mine shaft when the explosion came
Nor does the list include the name of
Daniel Lysle, of Castle Shannon, whose
body was found in the mine this morn
ing. He was one of the men who went
down in the mine to work last night
but became separated from the rest
and wandered far ahead of the air. He
was overcome by the after damp.
The list of III names was made pub
lie tonight.
The only man included in the list
who is known to be living is Chris
Gunia, who is not yet out of danger.
This brings the official number of the
known dead up to 174, but the list may
still be incomplete. as it is possible that
some boys may have gone into the pit
to work under their fathers direction
whose names have not yet been ascer-
tanned. Hutchinson, the custodian of
the lamps, says that between $50 and
100 lamps were given out on the fatal
Monday morning, and no man was CIV
en- more than one