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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18

Agency with headquarters at Bakers
field, Cal. Thirty-t five companies,
most OF them operating In the Kern
field are embraced in the Organza
tioD. 1t is said that these companies
represent monthly capacity of over
600, 900 barrels. Some Of the purposes
Of the agency set forth in the pr
imble to its bylaws are: "Co secure
a stronger and more. stable market
for fuel oil; "to lessen the cost OF
producing, storing, handling, shipping
md selling" etc. We understand
that no company in the agency will be
allowed to make any now contracts
Tor its product under any consider;
tion. thus effectually putting in its
hands practically all the product OF
the field outside that controlled by
the Associated and P. C. o. Co :
There can be but one result fer such
combination. The small producer
will receive prOportionate benefii
with the larger ones and at the same
time take lefty competition out Of
the market. The surplus will be in II e
ha Dds of an organization that will rot
throw 1t away alta fraction Of its
ntrisic value; In which event 1t cease.
20 become a surplus and be reconed a.
part of the necessary supply and thu
agency becomes one OF the States
great markets Of oil, enjoying the
zane possibilities as its competitors
putting beyond them part of TIE
product required for daily use. Ia
,ther words the output has DC i
effectively curtaied just as we hav,
rom the first insisted IL should be
The wiser heads among the Indepen
dents have not been slow in graspirg
the situation and the result is that a
wider market will be sought to the
mutual advantage OF all. Whether
'r not the Independent product will
re finally taken by the large handlers
If oil remains to be seen. We believe
there is d llkihood of this being done.
We cannOt believe that any cutting
# prices, to the detriment of tho
producer, will occur. On the con-
trdry, we now see no reason why
delivery prices should not immedi-
I itely advance to point where mnnev
can be made ia the production oil fuel
jil.-Pacitic Reporter
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18

After more than three months OF
strenuous labor the Independent pro
ducers of the great Kern River fields
have affected a combination which
will be incorporated under the name
of the Independent Oil Producer,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18

NeguTdT VTICe, OF OUT UdrRHTu Price
for all publications, one year, only
81 *
Every publication in above list is
the best in Its class. Papers may e
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18

This is the month OF coughs. colds
and acute catarrh. Doy you catch cold
easily? Find yourself hoarse, with d
tickling in your throat and an annoy
ing cough at night? Then, you should
always have handy. bottle Of Bal
ards Horehound Syrup. ]. A. An
derson, 354 West 9TH st. Salt LAKE
City, writes: "We use Billiards. Hore
hound Syrup for coughs and colds.
It gives immediate relief. We know
it's the best remedy for these troubles,
| write this to induce other people to
try this pleasant and efficient rem
edy =" 25c, SOC and 81 at G.. p.
Wllder's.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18

Free to mothers.-A box of DR..
Moffett's "Teethina" (teething pow
dersl will be sent without charge to
any mother writing DR.. g. J. Moffett,
St. Louis, Mo-, giving the name OF her
druggist not keeping it. "Teethina"
aids digestion, regulates the bowels,
overcomes and counteracts the effects
of summers heat, and makes teething
easy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18
ST. Louis and Return $7.25 Sept.
Oct. and Nov.

Daily except Fridays and Saturdays.
Coach excursion tickets good to leave
St. Louis seven days from date of
sale not to exceed Dec. 5th, 1904.
These tickets honored on all regular
trains in coach or chair cars. This
is your opportunity go now.
Fl. M. Erhard, ACT. A T & S f
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18

Some of the most anxious hours Of
a mothers life are those when the
little ones of the household have the
Group, There is no other medicine so
effective in this terrible malady as
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t is a
household favorite for throat and
lung troubles. and as 1t contains no
opiates or other poisous, it can be
safely given,-The Brown Pharmacy,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18

Herbine exerts a direct influence on
the bowels, liver aud kidneys, purify
ing and Strengthening these organs,
and maintaining them in a normal
condition of health; thus removing a
common cause OF yellow, notify,
greasy skin and more or less OF
pmples, hlotches and blackheads.
Soc at G. P. Wilder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18

Don't say you don't need any lumber this We'd like
the color of the mans wskers along this bend OF the
pike who don't need lumber Every of you need lumber
of you will buy it. Heresa tip: Buy at once and
buy from This combination will in on the ground
We beat the world and part of New Jersey on quality
and our prices are as low the lowest regular yaler"
dog prices.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18

SThe new brick company is drilling
for gas on its holdingf south Of the
civ. the old Viewer place. 1t is to
be hoped they will find abundance OF
the needful. The PROJECTS that they
are very aattering. They are drilling
in the corder of their holdings near
the Martin gas wnlls.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

THE track of the St. L., B. & NJ
railway is said to be laid now into
the city limits of Brownsville. The
Caller extends its congratulations
by wireless telegraphy.-Corpus
Christi Caller
The Callers congratulations were
somewhat premature when the for
egoing was printed, which last Fri
day, as the end of the track was
still over three miles from the town
limits then. Today, however, Con-
tractor Sam Robertson pushed the
two streaks of steel into the city
limits and by tomorrow will be
within the suburban residence part
of town: so the Callers wireless is
just in time and highly appreciated
by all of Brownsville. Shake, CHI
You re the first to congratulate us
on the final achievement of our long
deferred hopes.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07
NOW 4 RAILROAD TOWN.

NOH II A<ILL-<NO<A0
The ST. Louis, Brownsville &
Mexico railroad is today within the
CITY limits of Brownsville, though
still over a mile from the actual
limits of the town proper BY
tomorrow it will come up to the
suburban residence part OF town.
For practical purposes, however.
it may be proclaimed that the rail
road has actually reached Browns
vile, and this hitherto isolated
place is at last united with the
the great outside world by rail. 1t
will be several weeks, though, be-
fore the line is actually opened tor
regular commercial traffic. Never
theless, the railroad IS here, the
Ionp-cherished dream of our people
is realized, and Brownsville on the
lower River Grand, the future
great metropolis of the Texas Dor
der, is subject for congratulations
from all hands.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

The improvements in progress
in and around Fort Brown are quite
pleasing to the eye. There's the
brick quartermsster's storehouse.
the waterworks and the general
fixing up of drives and sidewalks,
and many other little Improvements
that go to make old Fort Brown
look new and fresh.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

THE list of officials on the Lott
railroad will sound very much like
a part of the directory of the city
of Houston. The high character
of the appointees is evident, how
ever, from the many good things
the Houston papers have to say
about them, as well as from the ex-
pressions of high regard by their
fellow railroad officials. They do
not seem to have been hurt in the
last by the use of Buffalo Bayou
water:
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

ers felt somewhat creepy at this,
but when the orator went into sta
tistics regarding the amount of
blood he had drunk they began to
seek the outer air. The ex-can-
nibal king was surprised at the ex-
hibition of squeamishuess. but dur
ing the remainder of his remarks
confined himself to generalities.-
Elk.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07
Pound Notice.

The city marshal has the follow
ing animals impounded. Owners
may claim same by paying penalty
of one dollar for each day i'm
pounded:
One grey horse branded B. c.
Oua hrou-,, horca branded p
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

George Washington. once can
nibal king in Africa, but now con-
verted to Christianity, is travelling
in the East telling of his experience
in the dark continent. Mr.. Wash
ington, while addressing and audi
ence in Wilmington. Del, went in
to detail a trihe- For instance, he
told of his almost uncomfortable de
sire to bite a piece out of some hui
man being occasionally. His hear
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

Keep telling a boy that he will
never amount to anything and he
generally won't.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07
ANNOUNCEMENT,
Rondeau.

Rondeau.
To hold her hand that summer uight
l strove against her sweet alright.
She let one dainty hnger-tp
A moment rest upon my Up
To thrill me with new delight
Then when we stood, our love to plight.
Our hearts in wedlock to unite,
How sweet my sense of ownership.
To hold her hand
Long wears have come and taken fight;
Tonight I'm sad and wretched quite,
This weeping eve and swollen lip
She'd not have hit me such clip
Had l but exercised my right
To hold her hand.
Catholic Standard.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07
FOR SALE.

For further particulars apply to
Juan H. Fernandez, or Valentin
Gavito, Brownsville. Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07
Americans Are Thinking.

AmSICAD AS th"S'
Mexican Herald: The Spring
field Republican, a serious and IN
telligent Am -rican daily paper, say
that it is not to be supposed that
the plundering of the American
people by syndicate promoters dur
ing the past half dozen years IS to
have no ret ibute effect. This
could not go on, says our contein-
porarv, even where the masses OF
the people are sunk i'll the deepest
ignorance and the most spirltless
obseouiousness, without ultimately
bringing upon the favored classes
and the state long train OF woes
Much less can it be pursued with
impunity where all the people read
and intelligence is diffused among
them daily. The normal adjust
ments of wealth possession IN mod
ern industry are unequal enough
to produce a growing body OF
threatening popular discomfort
What. then, are likely to be the
consequences of giving to the pro-
cesses of inequality so violent a
push as they received during our
recent prosperity debauch' These
consequences will work themselves
out slowly, to be sure, for that Is
the way of the grinding OF the
mills of immutable justice, but
work themselves out they will, and
with exceeding fineness. y
The thoughtful American masses
are asking why few men engaged
in manipulating gas and copper
stocks should make, in a week,
tens of millions of dollars when a
Woodworking mechanic can barely
hold his own in the struggle for
existence. They want to know
how men can hand out $500, 00O,-
600 Of Steel trust common stock
to the investing pnblic, with plain
intent to rob the people, and yet
retain their financial leadership.
People followed Flower and
afterward they followed Nor
gan, and the copper ringsters, and
to their sorrow. Hence the growth
of socialistic ideas, of talk that IS
anarchistict, of a spirit OF dlscon-
tent and a call for the overthrow OF
the social edifice to build it all up
anew.
The American people have have
in the course of their history set
tied several big questions they do
their own thinking, under their
own hats; they are doing hard
thinking now, and the presidential
election may show the result. The
people are asking for honest leaders,
for incorruptible men, and, as the
American character is essentially
conservative, the people prefer a
peaceful revolution in the direc-
ton of restoring older and healthier
conditions and more equal oPPor-
tunities. The people are not all
ways to be deceived, and if the
politicians think they can go on
dipping them, heaven help the
traitorsl The American idea, at
the very basis OF the republic, is a
fair show" for every man. Shut
the door of opportunity for the
average man and he will see red. !"
He will do some smashing.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

Discharged soldier preferred ]. X Powers
superintendent Ss-1
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

stable MANURE Can be had for the hauling
BROWNSVILLE TRANSFER Co. -S16-I
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

wANTED-ieos acres good farrAing land for
Prank c. Pierce 6-2It-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

wANTED-win teach ten shorthand pupils.
Term reasonable Mrs Frank c Pierce SIR.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-07

See the crowds going to be fed
at the American Restaurant.-John
A. Tillman, proprietor -5-21-tf-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-10
ANIMALS IN BATTLE.
The Gorflla's Powerful Arms Make IL
a Formidab BILE Foe.

The Gorflla's Powerful Arms Make IL
Formidable Foe.
Fish fighting is a most popular sport
in Siam. The two fish, trained from
the age of six months to fight, are
placed in a large glass bottle. 1t Is
most curious to note each fish's atti-
tude when it becomes aware of its ad-
versary's presence in the bottle. Swell
ing with rage and pride, they sail
around and around the narrow space,
pretending not to notice each other un-
til suddenly one fish makes a savage
dart at its unwelcome companion, Bit
ing its fins and body. The fight contin-
ues until the referee sees that the issue
is no longer in doubt, when the contest
is stopped.
Horses use either their teeth or their
hoofs as a mode Of defense. A curious
instance of the effectiveness of these
weapons once occurred at Sheffield
park. A bulldog, barking and snarling,
chased a horse turned loose around and
around a meadow, not with angry in
tent, but purely from excess Of high
spirits. After galloping around the
field several times the horse stopped
dead and, turning sharply around,
lashed out at the yelping dog. with a
fatal result, for its skull was cloven.
The gorilla is a most formidable op-
ponent in battle. its great strength ly-
ing in It's powerful arms. Few animals
OF the forest have the slightest chance
Of overcoming gorilla. A python has
been known to encircle its coils around
the gorilla's body, only, however, to
have its own body torn open by its ad-
versary's hands.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-10
ST. SWi1 aIN'S DAY.
The Venerable Superstition That IL
Associated with July is.

St Swithin's day falls on July ID,
and in England there is a superstition
that if 1t rains on that date the sue
ceeding forty days will be wet, and if,
on the contrary, ST. Swithin's day be
fair then the succeeding twoscore
days will likewise be pleasant. The su-
perstition is venerable. for one old his
torian remarks that st. Swithin, a
holy bishop of Winchester, about the
year $50 was called the weeping st.
Swithin, for that about his feast Prae-
sepe and Aselli, rainy consultations,
arise cosmically and commonly cause
rain"
Another version of the story is that
the good bishop left orders at his death
that he should be buried in the open
churchyard and not in the chancel.
The monks, however, disobeyed the
wishes of their dead and laid him to
rest on July Is within the minister.
whereupon rain fell heavily and con-
tinually till on the fortieth day the Of
Tending priests became alarmed and
FASTENED to fulfill their dead bishops
request.
Statistics furnished by the officials
at Greenwich observatory discredit the
accuracy of the whole tale. The figures
for one period Of twenty years go to
show that the greater number of rainy
days after St Swithin's day followed a
dry July Is.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-10

Genuine Scotch canniness shines
through this story which the Philadel-
phia Ledger publishes: "a widow one
day in spring was seen by the clerk of
her parish crossing the churchyard
with a watering pot and a bundle.
"Ah, Mistress Mactavish," said the
clerk. whats yer business wi sic like
gear as that y'are carrying" ''Ah.
weel. Mr.. Maclachlan," replied the
widow, I'm just goin' to my guide
mans grave. I've got some hay seeds
In my bundle. which I'm going to SOW
upon it, and the water in the can is
just to gle 'em spring liker' The
seed Wilma want the watering" re-
Joined the clerk. They'll spring fine
ly themselves" THAT may well be-"
replied the widow, "but ye dinna ken
that my gudeman, as lay a-deeing, just
got me to promise that I'd never marry
again till the grass had grown above
his grave. And, as I've had q COED
offer made me but yestreen, We see, l
dinna like to break my promise or be
kept lone widow, as We see me!'
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-10

II you hold your fist as tight as you
can hold it for fifteen minutes the ia
tigue you will feel when 1t relaxes is a
clear proof Of the energy you have been
wasting, and II the waste is so great
in the useless Tightening Of fist it is
stfll greater In the extended and con-
tinuous contraction Of brain and nerves
in useless fears. and the energy saved
through dropping the fears and their
accompanying tension can bring In the
same proportion a vigor unknown be-
fore and at the same time afford pro-
lection against the very things we fear
ed. The fear of taking cold is 50 strong
in many people that draft Of fresh air
becomes a bugaboo to their contracted,
sensitive nerves. Drafts are imagined
as existing everywhere. and the con-
traction which Immediately follows the
sensation Of draft is the best means
Of preparing to catch cold.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-10
A PAINTERS ARTlFICE.
The secret of the Color In One of
Turner'S Pictures.

Inc secret OF tue NOlOr Ohc Oh
Turner. Pictures.
The late Mr.. Horsley, II. A, has re-
corded that at one time he studied al
most daily one Of Turner's finest water
colors, called THE Snowdon Range"
admiring especially the tender warmth
of the light clouds encircling the moon.
He tried all sorts Of glasses to see IL he
could discover how the particular glow
was gained. but without success.
Chance revealed the secret. The pic
ture began to buckle from its mount,
and its owner, Sir Seymour Haden.
put it into the hands of a noted expert
to be remounted. When he had sue
cessfplly removed 1t from its old mount
the expert sent for the owner to show
him what he had discovered. A circle
of orange vermilion had been plastered
on the back with an ivory palette knife
where the artist wanted the effect and
then worked off sufficiently far through
the pores ef the previously wetted pa
per ia give the show Of color, while re-
tanning the smooth surface, without a
trace of workmanship ON the right
side.
This may have led Mr., Aorsiey him
self to use, ga he did. brilliant orange
"a the foundation for a white muslin
dreSs,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-10
First Stories.

THE first stogy was made by hand
in the wilds of Pennsylvania" said an
Allegheny City man. The story which
they tell once in awhile In West vir-
ginia and which must be true Is that
the long cheroots derived their names
from the town of Conestcga, Pa. An
emigrant train of wagons was finding
its way across the state, and supply
of tobacco was found at Conestogc.
The emigrants got lot Of it, but fall
ed to get any pipes, and so could not
smoke unless they made pipes them
selves. Necessity Is the mother Of in
vention. You may have heard that re-
mark before. Anyhow, one Of the men
rolled leaf Of the tobacco in his hand
and wrapped 1t with another leaf.
That was the first stogy. Others fol-
lowed his example, and they oil called
the article that they made a stoga
In honor of the town at which the to-
bacco was secured. That Is said to be
the true story Of how the name stogy
originated" - Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-10
ANTS NOSES.
yA.ps Are Five Of Them, and Each

There Are Five of Them, and Each
Has It's own Duty.
In their antennae, or feelers. ants
have five noses, each Of which has its
own duties to perform.
one nose tells the ant whether 1t Is
another nose discriminates between
odors of ants of the same species, but
of different colonies; a third nasal or
gan serves the purpose of discerning
the scent laid down by the ants own
feet, so that 1t may be able to retrace
the way quite easily; fourth nose
smells the larvae and pupae. and the
fifth nose detects the presence Of an
enemy,
IL an ant be deprived of certain
nose, it will live peaceably with enc
mics, but if it retains it's fifth nose it
will fight the alien to the death. There
is a difference in tho functions OF nose
one and nose five. although they ap-
pear to be somewhat alike.
This sense Of smell does not come
till the ants are three days old. II,
therefore, ants only twelve hours old
are placed among others belonging to
different esienies, they will grow up
quite amicably and not understand
that they are a mixed lot, because
they will have grown up with ideas of
scent in accordance with their sur
roundings, The sense Of smell to them
10 as important as the sense Of sight
to human beings.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-10
Appearance a Projection.

Appearances are deceitfuP Is an
old saying, which was illustrated by an
old lady in one OF our banks a few
days ago.
She drew out a sum very near the
81 900 mark. The banker kindly asked
her If she did not wish an escort to
her destination in order to insure pro-
lection for the large amount. Looking
calmly at the banker, she replied,
"Why. nobody would think had more
than $1.25r-Rumford Falls Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-10
OPEN AIR STATE JAIL.
Primitive Place of Confinement i
MQntenegrO.

Primitive Place of Confinement In
Montenegro.
The open air state Jail of Cettinje,
Montenegro. is unique in Europe. This
primitive place of confinement is sit
uated in the principal public square OF
the Montenegrin capital. Persons
guilty of such miIer offenses as as
sault or petty thefts are sentenced to
Imprisonment in the open air Jail. The
prisoners are allowed to roam about
the square at will, the mere fact that
they have been deprived Of their weap-
ons being considered appropriate pun
ishment. Az night the prisoners are
removed 10 a room in the town hall.
where they have far more comfortable
quarters than they would have at
home The thought of escaping from
their open air Jail seldom occurs to
them, and even il 1t did there is no
place where they could find refuge. The
Montenegrias are. above all, men of
honor, and were a prisoner to escape
the population of Cettinje would soon
be at the heels of the fugitive guilty of
having broken his promise not to at
tempt to escape.==New York Tribune.