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Country Correspondence.
Continued from page 5.
nursing his scorched face and ears.
1t is very fortunate it was no worse.

IL is very fortunate 1t was no worse.
Mike Sullivan who is we'll known
character about town started to go to
Peterson place near Basait, riding
part of the way with the sons of W.
b. Harris. From Mr.. Harris place
he started to walk up the railroad
track. AS he had his pockets we'll
filed with ''the ardent and the
weather quite cold it is supposed he
transferred an overdose to his stomach
and laid down by the side of the
track to snooze. He was found in
the morning by the section men, with
both feet and legs and one arm badly
frozen. He was Immediately cared
for and sent to the hospital at Glen
wood. 1t is thought he will lose both
feet and perhaps one hand.
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pared with the corresponding month
last year Still more pronounced varia-
tiOns appear in comparison of the trad
ing branches of business. Only three
of the IA classes exhibited any increase
over last years liabilities, and the larg-
est rise was less than 100000 in mis-
eellaneous- failures. Improvement was
most noticeable in general stores, where
a decrease of 106 in number and 100000
in amount was recorded In both fig
ures the decrease was more than 80 per
cent This emphasizes in a peculiarly
striking way the agricultural prosperi-
ty that has cut down the losses of these
shops that supply every need in the
sparsely settled districts Not only
were these losses less than half as
large as last years, but. there was a
decrease OF more or less size in COM
parison with the same month of each
of the four preceding years. In liquors
and tobacco there was a decrease OF
over 1900, 900, due to two very large
suspensions of tobacco dealers last
year. Dry goods defaults were about
$3.50, 900 smaller this year, owing to one
failure of about that size a year ago.
For the first time in recent years NO
vember suspensions of grocers ana
butchers numbered less than $50, While
the amount involved scarcely exceeded
S4OO 600
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JAYHAWKER JOTS.

Chanute has a woman Jack the
Pepper"
Fruit tree agents are branching out over
Sheridan county.
At a Cimarron box supper the food was
handled without gloves.
Peru is putting in a glass plant with
the hopes of raising prosperity.
Wellington is going to throw aside the
cover on its salt beds and creep in.
Independence yet has a man green
enough to kick brick under a hat.
Coffeyville bakers are fighting each
other. One of the effects its cut rate in
pies
Marion is putting on airs since she got
the new governor. She is also putting in
a sewer system.
tawa man use for his bath tub. He had
it out for a sleigh.
A Grant county butcher advertises to
pay the highest market price for COW
hides and other furs.
A Topeka man is wearing open work
socks this December weather because his
wife is too "forgetful' to darn them.
A lady's shoe was found by the roadside
in Phillips county. Owing to the elephan-
tine size none has come forward to claim
it.
The new Missouri Pacific time table
makes it impossible to get in and out of
Sedan in the same day. A wheelbarrow
route is talked of.
For the first fall in a dozen years the
meadow larks have all left Sheridan coun-
ty and those who notice the signs declare
it means vigorous winter
There is talk of an evening paper at
Leavenworth- The gentleman who con-
templates the starting has evidently for
gotten the fate of the last one.
Norton county charivari crowd tossed
an obdurate groom who refused to set
EN- up" into an ice cold water tank 1t
was the only treat of the evening.
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BUSINESS BEGINS.
Both Houses of Congress Do Small
Amount of Work.

Washington, Dec. when the SEN
ate convened today the regular call for
business was made for the first time
in the session and a large number of
petitions, bills and joint resolutions
were introduced.
Among the bills introduced was one
presented by Mr.. Platt IN. Y.) reducing
the appOrtionment of congressional rep
resentation.
The introduction of the bill created
considerable interest on the Democratic
side of the chamber and at the request
of several senators portions of the meas
ure were reread.
The senate agreed to vote on the
Philippine government bill at 3 p. M,
December 16.
The senate in executive session con-
firmed all four cabinet nominations and
those of Postmaster Wilcox at New
York and Indian Commissioner Leupp.
In the House.
Washington, Dec. Upon the con-
vening of the house today Mr.. Bling
ham (Pa.) from the committee on ap-
propriationS reported the legislative,
executive and Judicial bill and gave
notice that he would call the bill up
for consideration.
The bill carries s2s, SSS, 7Oe This is
$S46, 498 less than the estimate and $685.
SS1 more than the current appropriation.
The house on motion of Mr.. Payne
whole for the purpose of referring por-
lions of the presidents message to the
respective committees having jurisdic-
ton of the several subjects.
AS soon as this was done the house
adjourned
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NITRIC ACID SPILLED.
1t Came Near Causing Trouble I'm the
Santa Fe Yards.

Workmen who were unloading a
car in the Santa Fe yards this morn
Ing discovered that a carboy of nitric
acid had broken in the car, and that
indications were that the car was ON
fire
tney gave notice at the freight
depot, and the freight agent called
up Chief yHmarth- Chief Wilmarth
sent Captain Robinson and Driver
Hopper down to see what was the
trouble.
The workmen had succeeded in
getting most of the contents of the
car removed before the fremen
arrived. 1t was found that the acid
had united with a quantity of coal
dust on the floor of the car, and
seemed to be giving off smoke. A few
buckets of water ended the difficulty
The trouble with fighting an "acid
fire. Is the danger of death from the
the lives of several members of the
Denver fire department not long ago.
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BIG CITY MEN.
Executive Committee of Municipal
League Will Be Here Tomorrow.

On tomorrow the legislative committee
of the Kansas Municipal league will meet
in Topeka for the purpose of considering
legislation and drafting bills to be pro-
posed at the coming session of the legis-
lature. The committee is composed of W.
Dan Anthony of Leavenworth; City Attor-
ney a. L. H. Street of Fort Scott; City
Attorney Earl Blake of Wichita; Mayor
w. o. Johnson of Winfield.
1t is probable that the time for the an
nual meeting of the league will be post
poned from January to January 16 This
change is being discussed and action Will
be taken at the legislative committee
meeting Thursday Some of the members
of the league think that the first week of
the legislative session will be entirely con-
the fight for jobs, and THAT it would be
useless for the. league 70 try to present
its arguments for new legislation.
So far as arranged the programme for
the Municipal league meeting in January
is as follows:
"A Strong Central Municipal Govern
ment,'' J. w. Dana, member of the city
council in Kansas City, Kan.
Municipal Licenses H. Ward Page,
license collector of Topeka.
street Paving S. G. McLoon, city en-
ginger Of Kansas City Y. + Fan E;a o,+v A.
torney of Wichita
Paper, A. L. Street, city attorney of
Fort Scott.
posed of J. w. F. Hughes, William Green
and S. R. Kutz, visited the various hotels
today and inspected the dining rooms,
with a view to determining which would
Some other methods of entertainment are
also being considered by the committee,
and will be decided upon at a later date.
One of the things which is sure to take
place is street car ride The delegates
will be taken out to visit the insane asy-
lum, Vinewood and Washburn college.
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THE BURNING QUESTION.

TFrom the Chicago Tribune, Rep.1
Manifestlv it is revision of the tariff.
The people will not be content with a
"stand pat policy. They demand just
.ly that something be done in the direc-
ton of correcting the inequalities of the
present tariff.
1t is iniquitous and an abomination
It has undue protection and favoritism
for certain classes, at the expense OF
consumers, who are composed OF all
classes.
There are three ways in which tariff
revision can be approached. One is by
the appointment of a tariff commits
sion. This means delay. 1t is the
favorite device for putting off consider
alton of the question. No, commission
can be appointed more competent than
members of the two houses to frame a
new tariff law The report of a COM
mission, when made, carries no author
itv and has little influence with con-
eress. Members are usually preju-
diced against it, because they feel that
they are the ones on whom. the con-
stitution has conferred the determine
ton of such questions as arise in the.
revision of a tariff, and that congress
confesses its impotence when it. dele
gates duties of this nature to anybody
outside itself.
Another method is to have the COM
mittee on ways and means of the house
and the finance committee of the senate
authorized to frame a bill next spring
and summer and report it to congress
at the regular session in December
Manifestly this is a good method when
the committees are impartial, but both
of them are so loaded down with high
tariff experts that a satisfactory re-
port could scarcely be expected.
The best method would be to have
committee composed of reasonable
number of qualified members of both
houses appointed by their presiding
officers to consider the matter and re-
port at the proper time. There will be
no great advantage ma special session,
as the subject would have to be refer
red to a committee after the session
had begun, and that committee could
not prepare report .hurriedly. .
The special committee cannot be APP
pointed in advance of the organization
of the two houses. New members
should not be excluded from considera-
ton by the speaker or the caucus in
making appointments on such a COM
mittee but new members who have
not been formally sworn in cannot be
appointed prior to the meeting or the
two houses.
Still another plan, which commends
itself 70 the uproarious spirits of the
high tariff experts, is that which was
described as the stand pat'' policy.
Every attorney of the special interests
in congress will hail this plan with en-
thusiasm and give 1t his unqualified
support. But the tariff ought not to
stand pat" 1t is a collection of in
congruities inequalities, and abom-
nations. Its iniquities must go. The
Republican party must modify it or see
its own majority and influence in the
country materially modified at the next
election. The people of this great, free
country have no intention of submit
ting indefinitely to the oppression of
the money power, the manufacturing
power, or any other power representing
solely special interests and privileges.
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GLOBE SIGHTS.

lFrom the Atchison Globe.1
At least once week a man sees the
After man passes fifty he begins look
ing like an old house with For Rent
sign on it.
The sight must be a pleasing one to wo-
whisky, and sitting on eggs like an old
hen.
demand that a widow remember her dig
nifty, as there is in all towns about a
preacher.
Those women who go on the theory that
a few minutes waiting for meals makes
no difference to their husbands, have an
other guess coming.
is so conceited because he is an American
citizen, and Free, that he never amounts
to anything else.
Another hope that deceives males only:
That a man may buy gun in the fall
and pay for its cost by spring in the diff
ference in the meat bill.
When a preachers wife expects her hus-
band to light fires and carry in wood, the
women of the church wonder that light
pious-
An Atchison girl has been sent to all
the surrounding towns, and to the big
eastern cities, taking trunk full of new
clothes with her every time, and hasn't
found Him.
Farmers are always expecting the coun-
said: Don't you believe these au-tum-ni-
bles will ruin the country? met one just
now, and it scared my horses
About the only thing 1 enjoyed in "A
Moonshiner's Daughter " said an Atchi-
son man this morning, was a question
one actor asked another. 1t was this:
blowing?'
Ever remark that a loafer is always
glum; that he is always saying disagree
able things? The contented, helpful, use
full men are the men who are busy. Most
said by the idle men sitting around the
loafing places.
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MEAD FEARS A MOB.
Menoken Farmer Afraid Neighbors
Will Lynch Him.

The latest chapter in the Mead-Beattey
trouble in Menoken is the fear on the
part of RosSeau Mead of a mob and
Mrs. Mead's suit for divorce.
Rosseau Mead is the man who has been
quite attentive to Mrs. Beattey, as was
divulged by the evidence before the cor
oner's jury in the inquest to determine the
cause of Mr.. Beattey'S sudden death. Mrs
Mead'S attorney has been instructed to
bring divorce proceedings against Mr..
Mead and the case is ready for filing
and may be filed in the district court
late today.
Rosseau Mead appeared at the county
attorneys office late Tuesday afternoon
and stated that he feared that a mob was
being organized in the Menoken neigh
borhOod to lynch him or administer some
sort of punishment. Mead asked for per-
mission to carry fire arms. He was in
formed that he could not secure permits
sion to go armed
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SAYS THEY ARE GOOD.
President of State Board of Charities
Approves the Law.

The programme of the convention
of Association of Charities and Cor
rection was slightly changed this
Allen, president of the state board of
charities. who spoke on Needed Leg
islation," was given, and discussed by
J. G. Ruppenthal of Russell.
Mr.. Allen took the position that the
Kansas laws governing the charities
are the best to be had. He said that
they included the best in the New
especially effective in securing the best
possible results in the control of the
state charitable institutions.
This discussion was down on the
programme for this afternoon. The
attendance this morning was light as
it was last night.
The committees appointed were as
follows: Is
On membership. E. Nissley, H.
w. Charles. Q. S. Morrow.
On nominations-T. F. Carver, w.
F. Blackmar, Henry J. Allen.
On egislation-Edwin Snyder, ]. B.
Larimer, E. B. Knavel.
On 'resolutions-O. S. Morrow, c. B.
VanEforn, j. A. Ramsey.
This afternoon DR.. NJ. L. Perry, sIl-
perintendent of the state hospital for
epileptics at Parsons, Kan, will give
an address on 1.-THE Cause and Treat
ment of Epilepsy" and the subject will
be discussed by DR.. Reynolds of Hor-
ton, and DR.. T. c. Biddle of the state
hospital.
Tonight Miss Jane Adams will lee
ture on the "Hull House. of Chicago,
and the report of the committees will
be heard. after which the convention
will adjourn until the next annual
meeting.
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MAY GO SOUTH.
President Will Make Trip Unless He
Calls Extra Session.

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 7.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today received an in
vitation to visit Louisville, KY, next
spring and he gave conditional ac-
ceptance.
The president told his visitors that
unless there should be an extraordf-
nary session of congress next spring
a subject on which, he added, his own
mind was not quite clear-he probably
would go to San Antonio, Tex, to at
tend the annual reunion of his old
regiment of Rough Riders. The
president said he expected to visit on
his way to San Antonio, Roswell, Ga,
which was the home of his mother.
1t is likely that other stops may be
made on the trip to Texas. From San
Antonio, the president may take a trip
into the mountains of Colorado to get
some shooting. The hunting expedi-
ton may consume two or three weeks.
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SLUMP IN STOCKS.
1t Is Attributed to Language of Presi-
dents Message.

New York, Dec. There was a
violent slump in stocks this afternoon
rections and the general list of active
stocks showed losses of 2 to points
throughout. The violent break gave
rise TO all sorts of rumors, among
which was one alleging that an inn
portant council of railway presidents
had been held to discuss the proposals
in the presidents message bearing
on the regulation of railroad rates
which had resulted in a feeling Of
alarm over the outlook, which was
making itself felt in the stock market
Another drive was made in the mar
ket IN tne maj hour after prices had
been rallied from 1 to points.
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CANFIELD INDICTED
On Charge of Running a Gambling
House in New York.

New York, Dec. Richard A.
Garfield and David Bucklin, respect
lively proprietor and manager of what
was said to be the most exclusive gam
bling house in this country, have been
indicted by the grand jury on the
charge of maintaining a gambling
house at No. East Forty-fourth
street. They were then taken before
Judge Cumming and pleaded guilty to
the indictments.
Garfield and Bucklin were fined ST.
600 each by Judge ACowing. The rec
concentration for this action was
made by the district attorney. Both
imme diately paid the fines.
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SEEBREE IS NAMED.
Appointed in Place of r. r. Sutherland
on Rock Island.

r. r. Sutherland, division superin-
tendent of the Ell Paso. and Mexico
divisions of the Rock Island railway,
is in Topeka today. He will remain
here until Saturday. Mr.. Sutherland
recently resigned his position, and the
resignation is effective December Is.
Circulars have been received at the
local Rock Island offices announcing
the appointment of Mr.. Sutherland's
successor. The appointment of M. E.
Seebree, formerly trainmaster at Fort
Worth is announced in the circulars.
He will assume the new duties after
the middle of the month.
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The Nebraska State Journal is be-
wildered by railroad logic by which
Kansas salt can be shipped through
Lincoln to Omaha for 8 cents a hun
dred pounds less than it can be ship
ped to Lincoln. In a similar case
brought by the interstate commerce
commission to show an injustice in
railroad rates to the city of Kearney
the railroad attorneys were able to
convince a California federal Judge
that it was proper and necessary to
ship sugar from California through
Kearney to Omaha at a cheaper rate
than the railroad could afford to ship
to Kearney. After long and continued
thought the Nebraska State Journal
finds a fairly satisfactory explanation
in the story of the dealer who ex-
planned to a prospective purchaser that
he could sell overcoats less than cost
and make a profit at it because he
could sell so many of them.
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The British consul general at Ham
burg reports that 1890 tons of toys
valued at over $6,O4O.OOO. were ship
ped from that port in 1903, and that
these exports represent not quite SO
per cent of the aggregate consignments
of toys from Germany, the total ex-
ports from the whole empire amount
ing to 34,700 tons. of the value of 3d.
$4,000 The United States alone took
e4,0s5.00O worth of German toys, and,
adding the purchases from France,
Switzerland, Japan and China, our i'm
portations of these knickknacks prob
ably amounted to 100000. AS we
have some extensive toy factories of
our own. it will be seen that Santa
Claus does a very large business.
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Newark News (Rep): Senator Hale
is right. Tariff revision does endanger
the Republican party If the party
fails to do its duty now, it will be
swept to overwhelming defeat, so soon
as the people have another oppor-
tunity of expressing their opinion at
the ballot box
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Freight Wreck on Santa Fe.

A local Santa F'e freight train on the
Florence branch, was reported off the
track this afternoon about O'Clock
just a few miles this side of Florence.
No particulars of the accident or it's
consequences were reported. Passen-
ger train No. ia, which runs from
Arkansas City to Kansas City, was re-
ported over two hours late at 2
o'clock because of the wreck.
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KANSAS POSTMAsTERS
And Other Appointments Made by the
President.

Washington, Dec. THE president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations:
StmaSterS-Indian Territory, G.
W. Ears, Sulphur.
Kansas-Charles E. Green, Effing-
ham; George B. Hollenbeck, Tonga
noxie; Robert D. kirkpatrick, Norton
vile.
Observation-Disclosures Colonel Clin-
ton B. Sears, corps of engineers.
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This growth in our exports to Canada
has been remarkable in view of the
fact that its natural products are in
most cases similar to those of the Uni
ted States. which suggests that the
growth in exports occurs chiefly in man
ufactured articles. and this assumption
Is justified by an examination of the
ngures of the bureau of statistics re-
lating to the exports of manufactures
TO the various countries of the world.
This statement shows that the exports
Of manufactures from the United States
TO Canada in 1893 We're $13, 44O O29, and
in 1903 Cthe latest year, for which this
information is available) $61, los, S42
forming, in 1893 32.4 per cent and in
1908, 53.4 per cent of the total exports
OF domestic products to Canada.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News

Many a hub tires of listening to a wag-
gin tongue.
The way of the transgressor is hard on
shoe leather.
A rich wife isn't apt to agree with a
dyspeptic husband.
Prize rings are square, but some of the
contests in them are not.
In some parts of this glorious land of
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the free weddings are almost as numerous
as divorces.
A sympathetic strike seldom strikes the
public in a sympathetic spot.
In after years a man may regret the
fact that he attended his own wedding.
A man should not be startled by noble
impulse: it may be only trying TO escape.
Some girls marry for money because it
is necessary to have some excuse.
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REFUSES TO TALK.
District Attorney Declines to Discuss
Chadwick Case.

Cleveland, O., Dec. 7.-U. s. Dis
trict Attorney Sullivan, who returned
this afternoon from Toledo, was asked
if warrant had been sworn out for
the arrest of Mrs. Chadwick. He said:
Il must decline to answer that sques-
ton
'Will you deny that a warrant has
been sworn out?" was asked.
''I will neither deny nor confirm it,
Simply say that won't talk about it,"
Continuing Mr.. Sullivan said:
There may be important develop
ments in one half hour and again there
may be nothing doing today
Mr.. Sullivan seems anxious to COM
municate with Receiver Lyon of the
Oberlin bank, who was in New York
yesterday, but the latter can not be To-
Gated.
eff Lyon is on his way to Cleveland"
said ME-. Sullivan, The has not advised
me to that effect
Carnegie Won't Prosecute.
New York, Dec. ANDREW Carnegie
said today that he had not the slightest
intention of prosecuting anybody for forg-
ing his signature to notes even if further
investigation showed that such forgery
had been committed.
After a conference with her attorneys
this afternoon Mrs. Chadwick announced
that she would leave the New Amsterdam
hotel Immediately. She got up from her
bed, but the exertion worked disastrously
and she tainted. Later, accompanied by
her son and maid, she went in a carriage
to the Hotel Breslin.