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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25

DERUNA is known from the Atlantic
i to the Pacific. Letters of congrat-
ulation and commentator testify
ing to the merits of Peruna as a catarrh
remedy are pouring in from every State
of the Union.
DIR. Hartman is receiving hundreds
Of such letters daily. All classes write
these letters, from the highest to the
lowest
The outdoor laborer, the indoor arti-
san, the clerk, the editor, the statesman,
the preacher-all agree that Peruna is
the catarrh remedy of the age.
The stage and rostrum, recognizing
catarrh as their greatest enemy, are es-
pecially enthusiastic in their praise and
testimony.
Any man who wishes perfect health
must be entirely free from catarrh.
Catarrh is well-nigh universal; almost
omnipresent.
Peruna is the only absolute safeguard
known. A cold is the beginning of
catarrh. To prevent colds, to cure colds,
is to cheat catarrh of its victims.
Peruna NOT only cures cafarrh, but
prevents II. Every household should
be supplied with this great remedy for
coughs, colds and so forth.
The Ex-Governor of Oregon is an
ardent admirer of Peruna. He keeps it
continually in the house.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Not Likely.

1t is reported that a Highland
preacher who was vigorously denounc-
ing the sin of slothfulness reached an
unexpected climax by demanding of
his congregation: do you think Adam
and Eve went about the Garden of
Eden with their hands in their peck
cts ?r-Chicago Record Herald.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Heroes and towards.

Great occasions do not make heroes
or towards they simply unveil them
to the eyes of men. Silently and i'm
perceptibly, as we wake and sleep, we
grow and wax strong or we grow and
wax weak; and at last some crisis
shows us what we have become.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Use Imperial Stamps.

Four ountries-Bavaria, Austria,
Wurtemburg and Switzerland-bor
on the lake of Constance. Passengers
on the boats have heretofore had
much trouble in finding out what
stamps to use ON their letters. 1t has
now been decided that letters mailed
on the boats may bear the stamps of
any one of the four countries named
as we'll as German imperial stamps.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
LARGEST Peanut Field.

The largest peanut fields in the
world are in Guiana on the north
coast of Africa. Peanuts are grown
there by hundreds of tons, but the
quality is inferior to those grown in
this country. Most of the African pea
nuts are shipped to France.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Rare Zanzibar Apples.

OF all fruits Zanzibar apples are
perhaps the rarest Dozens of trees
together will only bear a few, and
the time of picking them has to be
carefully selected. They must be
gathered just a month before they
ripen, otherwise they will very quickly
spoil. These apples have reached the
enormous price of 500 each. They are
not large probably containing about
ten bites, at $40 bite.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Insist on GETTING IL.

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch. This is because they
have stock on hand OF other brands
containing only IL OF in a package,
which they won't be able to sell first.
because Defiance contains 16 OF. for
the same money.
Do you want 16 OF. instead Of ~ OF.
for same money? Then buy Defiance
Starch. Requires no cooking.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Animated Steel Girder.

A steel girder fell while being hoist
ed to the top of San Francisco
building and struck house movers
wooden roller, which ricochetted
across the treet, passed through
the window of crockery store and
swept a fifty-foot counter clear OF the
bric-a-brac, cut glass, dinner sets
vases, etc., that were upon it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Very Cold at the Front.

Rome, Nov. 1S.-The Mukden cor
respondent of the Italia Militaire re-
ports that the cold at the front is
something terrible. He says it acts
as an aid to the Japanese as it pro-
vides a ready means of advance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
sklrmishina contlnues.

st. Petersburg. Nov. 1S.-A dispatch
from Mukden tates that an exchange
of shots continued all day Sunday
along the banks of the Shakhe river.
each trying to prevent the other COM
pleting its Notifications.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Another Version of Report.

Rome. Nov. 21.-The Chefoo CORE
spondent of the Italia Militaire wires
that General Stoessel's report to the
Gear, through the destroyed Rastoro-
pny. states that since the commence
ment of the siege 10000 troops and
10000 civilians have died
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Federal EmpIoye Suicides.

Washington, Nv. 17.-Albert Rolyea,
a chief of division in the Office OF
the treasurer of the United States,
committed suicide by shooting himself
In the head Rolyea was chief of the
redemption division
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Wanted too Grind the Water.

Grandpa has a chain pump that
turns with crank. Little May was
visiting at the farm. and seeing grand
pa pumping rushed out, exclaiming,
"Oh, grandpa. grandpal Let me grind
the waterl"-Youth's Companion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
German Beaten by Turks.

Aleppo, Asiatic Turkey Nov. Ia
Advices have been received here that
Echkardt, the German consular agent
at Urfa, has been severely beaten by
Turkish soldiers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
No DAYLIGHT Weddings.

A Russian bride is not submitted
to the trying ordeal of appearing in
white satin and lace in cold, broad
daylight The wedding takes place
by candle light in a drawing room.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
POSITION IN RUSSIA.
Government Issues Statement Regard
inu Peace Conference.

ing Peace COh1tTtHCt'
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1S-The official
news agency handed out statement
regarding the peace conference. 1t re-
viewed the incidents leading up to the
signing of the treaty between Spain
and America. 1t stated that at the
time of igning the preliminary peace
treaty, Spain had already made known
through France her desire for peace.
It said further, that the conditions now
in existence were altogether differ
emit and in no wise parallel to those
governing the Spanish-American set
Element.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Georgia Climate.

Great thing-this Georgia climate"
says a Billville exchange. Even in
winter we never have enough snow to
bury our best enemies!"-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
More Flexible and Lasting,

won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better re-
suits than possible with any otner
brand and one-third more for same
money.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25

You never hear any enc complain
about Defiance Starch" There is none
to equal it in quality and quantity, 16
ounces, 10 cents. Try it now and save
YOUR money.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
When Women Marry.

The average age at which women
marry in civilized countries is twenty
three and a half years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
Important to Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle of CAsToRIA,
safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that it
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25

Write MURINE EYE REMEDY Co., Chicago, X
your eyes are sore or Unnamed, ana Ret ocu ~,
advice and free sample MURINE. 1t cures all eyeills
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25

ETC permanently cured. No fits or nervousness after
iirst days OF Dr. Kline's Grent Nerve kesor.
err Send for FREE 81. 90 trial bottle and treatise
DR r. a. KLINE Ltd 9N Arch Street. Philadelphia, "a
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25

In letter to The Peruna Medicine
Co., he says:
STATE OF OREGON,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.
Dear Sirs:-I have had occasion to
use your Peruna medicine In my FAM
lily for colds, and II proved to be an OK
CeIIenf remedy. I have not had OC-
casiOn to use II for other ailments.
Yours very truly,
w. M. Lord.
1t will be noticed that the Ex-Gov-
ernor says he has not had occasion to
use Peruna for other ailments The
reason for this is, most other ailments
begin with cold.
Using Peruna to promptly cure colds,
he protects his family against other
ailments.
This is exactly what every other
family in the United States should do
keep Peruna in the house. Use it for
coughs, colds, la grippe and other
climatic affections of winter, and there
will be no other ailments in the house.
Such families should provide them
selves with a copy of Dr. Hartman's
free book, entitled, Chronic Catarrh. !"
+ Address DIR. S. B. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Column
bus, Ohio. All correspondence held
strictly confidential.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
An Adventure With a River Outlaw.
BY ALICE LAr1MER.


 that he was awake. He duclxed his head below the hatch and came up cautiously, this time barely putting out his head far enough to see that the sneakbox had been cut from its anchor and was now at the end of long towline.. being rapidly rowed down the river. The man who was rowing rowed with the short, unpretentious, effective stroke of the experienced river boatman. He was sitting slightly sidewise in the boat and not looking at ol his tow at all. Buck cEnt surveyed eyed him I'm drew in his head. Might as well see what he's going to do with us," he muttered. philosophically. He fished out a pencil and paper from his pocket and wrote by the light of few strag- gling moonbeams:
 Keep quteti One of your river thieves has got us in tow and doesn't know we're here."
 He put his hand over Jays mouth, wakened him and thrust the paper be- fore his astonished eyes.
 Jay read the message with difficulty in the dim light. Then he, too, peered out cautiously above the latch and drew in his head, making pantomimic gestures expressing astonishment and delight. It was too exciting an occasion for sleep. The two boys lay there looking at the invading moonbeams. listening to the splash of the. oars. To be Kidnapped without your kidnapper being aware of 1t they felt was as promising an ad- venture as might well have befallen them. Excited as they were, however, the steady dip, dip of the oars and their came their eagerness to see how the affair would develop, as they both fell sound asleep again.
 When they awolte a broad sunbeam
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The Little Leas' Decoration Day.
BY ELEANOR MCCARTHY.

BY ELHANOH MCCARA1A. patriotic, I asked father about 1t. Ev- erybody has a holiday then, so they can go and decorate soldiers graves.'a
 "Ah!" Betty and Rosemary at once glanced at their dead soldiers and
 Yes said Polly, we'll have to do something for our dead soldiers.
 What else do they do sides decorate their graves?" inquired Betty.
 They have bands O music that play solemn and patriotic airs. That's what father said. And they have sspseches telling how the brave soldiers died for their country. and they put flags and flowers on the grave of each soldier. aPRa1lS'iii When is Decoration Day2" asked Betty.
 '"Tomorrow's Sunday, and it's the day after that" answered Polly.
 We ought to bury our dead soldiers today, then"
 the hospital are dying now"
 "Oh, mo-" protested Rosemary, who wore a red cross on her arm, anxiously running up to her charges in the hos pital.
 Yes" repeated Polly. three or more of them are dead" and Betty agreed with her. So Rosemary saw that it was to be, and said no more
 Where shall we bury them?" asked Betty.
 There's nice place beyond where the Sickersells live. The grounds loose there and easy to dig, cause I tried 1t once when we were digging for buried treasure"
 A plot nearly square was staked out. croquet stakes being used for two of
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Robert Buckley and Jay Gerney had come down from the Upper Delaware in their sneakbox, which WAS to be their tent, as well as their boat. for a weeks trip down the river. They went ashore at Pigeon Island, tying carrying the provisions for their even ing meal higher up the shore, where it was dry and sheltered enough for a fire. Both went steadily to work gath ering chips and small branches for the Jay spread the feast on an old tree stump and filled the coffeepot.
 T tell you what" said Buck. serious ly, T don't know about sleeping in the boat She's so little a big wave might easily turn her over if any of those steamers come down." about o'clock tomorrow morning, after we turn in," said Jay. well be up by T. I'm afraid to anchor her and sleep on shore. There are too many boat thieves about here. Why. they told me over the river there they'd lost a dozen boats this season."
 Buck said nothing more. The two boys were old campaigners along the river bank. They had been used to wandering up and down the shores ever since they had been old enough to handle a boat. They ate their sup croeldng In the marshes. Then they made up their beds in the bottom of the boat and pushed out, anchoring the boat at a comfortable distance from shore. Being leaders of the Lawrence town High School Choral Society, they made the shores echo to their songs Then they crept down into their beds and pulled the hatch part way over By this arrangement they were pro-
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was. falling straight into the opening in the hatch. They did not dare poke their heads out in the broad light of day, fearing that discovery would be certain. They could not hear the sound of oars, and yet they seemed to be nov ing very rapidly. What was taking them along they did not know, but they were devoured by a burning curiosity.
 T believe he's got himself and us atow on barge" whispered Jay. We're getting waves from a tug"
 It was true that the waves came too steadily to be from any passing steamer. The boys listened patiently. They heard unmistakable sounds from a tug, also the voices of men calling to each other from one barge to another and most delightful of all. they smelt the aroma of coffee floating back to them on the morning air.
 They're having breakfast on board the barge" whispered Jay disconsolate- ly. Buck groaned softly. Their captor was evidently also moved by the fra grant odor to bethink him of his own breakfast. for he presently called out to the barge that he was going off on shore for a bite and would part com pany with them. There followed an in- terchange of raillery between the barge- men and their captor. Then the tow line splashed in the water and the swish of the oars recommended as the man in
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good on those two fellows" they sho. sho. so adrift. Why, they're the best boat men in Lawrencetown.
 "So it belongs In Lawrencetown?" said the man, grossly.
 Yes" said Charlie. ''and if you take 1t to Jay Gourney's father you'll get reward, I know. But I wonder where the boys are? They must have gone ashore somewhere. You don't think. do you, that anything could have hap pened to them?" The laughter stopped suddenly. Charlie's voice had grown painfully anxious.
 Jay reached over and gave Buck a gentle blow on the arm. "Old Charlie Is going to weep for us," he whispered.
 '"The time has come. responded Buck
 Two heads were instantly thrust up over the hatch. Two pairs of eyes gazed straight at the astonished group on the shore. Two loud, cheerful voices said in unison: Don't cry"
 ingly," said Buck turning politely to their captor. T hope you did not find
 The man gazed at them open
 Have you been down there long7"
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the action was so indecisive, both sides having been entirely wiped out by the hot fire of the enemy, that 1t was hard to tell where the victory really belonged.
 "Hurrah!" Polly would shout, Thy brave fCossacks have won the day"
 "They haven't" Betty would protest, its a Jap victory. All your men went down first"
 Sometimes. it is painful to relate, the question then was settled by two little American girls fighting each other viz Russia or Japan. Usually, the Red Cross nurse on these occasions fled to the court of arbitration. of which Mrs. Lea was the presiding officer, and cried out: "Oh, mother, mother, Polly and Betty are fighting about Russia and Japan" After that Polly and Betty usually had to go into exile until their warlike spirits were subdued and they sonal hostilities.
 ''I am afraid all this war talk and the toy soldiers are making our little girls very rough and unladylike," Mrs. Lea told MT. Lea and Uncle Jack.
 Won't hurt them a bit, protested Uncle Jack. It's good for them to get stirred up. Besides. you haven't any boys to do the fighting. and what is MT. Lea laughed. but Mrs; Lea shook her head and said: Its bad for them"
 There were six corpses. laid out side by side, and five wounded soldiers in the 
 cably side by side regarding the scene.
 "I see Japanese scout looking for the enemy" observed Betty.
 Instead of replying that the Russians were now about to swoop down upon the Japanese and wipe them off the face of the earth, Polly absent -mindedly assented, "H'm, h'm."
 Betty and Rosemary regarded her with surprise. Never since she espoused the Russian cause had she thus disre- garded challenge.
 You sick, too?' asked Rosemary, try ing to feel her pulse.
 aNo," said Polly. I've been think ing"
 for Polly to disclose the substance of her thinking.
 Do you know what Decoration Day is7" she asked, after a pause. \
 Betty and Rosemary shook their heads.
 Well, it's a holiday.
 Like ChristmasT
 No"
 Like the Fourth of July?"
 NO. not like that. either. 'cept it's
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diers were buried. when they stopped suddenly. Polly saying, "Listenl''
 There was sound of music, faint, low and sad, then gay and triumphant, the strangest music ever heard.
 What is it?' asked Betty.
 Its the Decoration Day music" said voice that seemed to come from behind q big leaf and then out stepped Mf Timbobby. An American flag was draped about his pointed hat and his uniform was half Russian and half Jap anese.
 This is my military band" he ex- plained, waving his hand, whereupon birds butterflies, beetles. cicadas and all manner of winged things began to sing strange music the little Leas had heard. Now, if you are ready, we will con tinue the march," said Mir. Timbobby. going ahead and waving his wand like a drum major.
 But when they got to the cemetery, what a sight was therel Every soldier. Japanese and Russian, was out of his grave. Some were standing. some were sitting and some were lying down. minute.
 Whats happened7" whispered Rose-
 Probably their fighting spirit was too strong and they couldn't rest even In their graves. I've no doubt that in trying to get at each other they fought their way out" explained Mir. Tim '9soy; ReSser. who stood b Id nothing.
 We haven't any gr to decorate now" lamented Rosem
 The graves are heresJust the same" said Polly, "and they've had soldiers In them. so we'll put the flowers on them
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likely that he was planning to hide tho sneakbox up some small creek, tributary opportunity to paint oyer her name be- fore taking her out to sell.
 They heard the mans boat ground on the beach. It struck against, pebbles and they knew they were on the Penn sylvania shore. Then the man Jumped out. fastened his own boat and drew in the towline of the sink-box until 1t was no sound of human habitation or the movement of other boats At little distance, however, the voice of a blow man talking to his horses seemed to of a farming section of country. Their captor had gone only a few steps from the boats: They heard him moving licious odor of coffee arose again to tantalize them.
 "oh, the revelry of the wicked" growled Jay. dismaliy. But this break fast was doomed to interruption. The man had hardly settled to enjoy him self when the sound of boys voices chattering cheerfully struck across the shore; The boys heard the sound of a stoyyped Doyps ana their ders ns pussed through the underbrush which cut off the narrow strip of beach from a wind ing wagon road. Say, old man" said buy some of that coffee from you?'
 If caution had not been necessary the boys would have shouted In their astonishment.
 That's Charlie Sprague's voice." they whispered. Hes Gin reference to the captor) brought us up river again. I'll bet we're nearly to Lawrencetown."
 Their captor had started towards his boats when he saw the boys coming towards him, but they were too quickly upon him.
 I've only got just enough coffee made for myself" he said, gruff1y, in reply to Charlie Sprague's question, but can let you have some to make yourselves if you want. Here's the fire and you can have the can. I've got to be putin up river"
 He started for the boats. and sud- denly. the boys heard Charities voice exclaiming:
 Why. there's the Mink. I know that sneak-box. It's the Minx, isn't 1t? And 1t belongs to a couple of fel- lows I know. How did you get it?"
 The man hesitated a moment T found 1t adrift down river" he stam- mered reluctantly.
 The boys who were with Charlie shouted with laughter. That's pretty
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just the same"
 And we will take the poor soldiers back to the hospital" said Rosemary. secretly pleased to have them back. While the flowers were being put on the vacant graves the birds and insects of the Decoration Day band played wonderful music and when the three little Leas sang "The Star-Spangled Banner they played the accompaniment and MT Timbobby took off his hat with the Stars and Stripes wound around it.
 Then they all went over the border again carrying the -resurrected soldiers back to the hospital.
 Because 1t was Decoration Day no battle was waged and the white faa of truce flying all day over the hostile camps.
 When the three little Leas got homo to luncheon they had ice-cream frozen in the form of soldiers and Polly teld how she had taken the flowers from Mrs. Lea's flower beds.
 T would gladly have givsn them to you if you had asked me-" said Mrs. Lea
 .T will the next time" promised Polly.
 ''The soldiers came out of their graves" said Rosemary ever he- ice- cream. but Rouser parked 50 loud at this minute that no one paid any at- tention to what she said. Only Polly looked at him suspiciously and he shrunk away.
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fast" suggested Jay. mildly. Nat urally. we are hungry after. our long provisions and coffee and the boys stood looking at him push off.
 You're not going to let him gof" re- monstrated Charlie.
 "Oh, we'll" said Buck, The isn't any worse than the pirates"
 "Or highway robbers" added Jay.
 "Or Indians." admitted Charlie the outlaws breakfast, I've heard of sailors being battened down at sea, and, while I don't mind being battened down in port. I shouldn't care to be battened down altogether. at least not for long,"
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demanded Charlie.
 Ever since the gentleman found us, near Pigeon Island, at about 10 o'clock last night" said Jay
 "Adrift," added Buck
 "Aheml' exploded Jay.
 The man ran to his boat and began pushing off desperately.
 " Oh stay the maiden cried" cho- rused the boys.
 You should be. rewarded for your brave. deed in bringing in a drifting boat" said Charles.
 By the way, have you any drifting anchors aboard?" asked Buck.
 The man lifted the sneak-box anchor out of his own boat and threw 1t on the beach, Then he jumped in his boat again.
 You better leave us a little break