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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

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5 BY E. HoUGH. AUTHOR STORY OF THE Convoy I
Z Coyyrix1lId 1908 d. New York

| try. Tain good as Mizzoury, let lone
Kaintucky err Ole Vehginny-no,
| mani"
There was thus now established, by
the chance of small things, the loca.
ton of home 1t was done. 1t was
decided. There was relief at once
upon every countenance. Now these
persons were become citizens of this
land. Unwittingly, or at least tacitly,
this was admitted when the leader of
this little party advanced to the side
OF the blackboard and offered his hand.
my name is Buford," he said slow
ly and with grave courtesy. This is
my wife; my niece, Miss Beauchamp
Your name, sir, don't know, but we
are very glad to meet you"
my names Poston," said Sam, as
he also now climbed down from his
seat, seeing that the matter was
clinched and that he had gained fam
ily for his county-"Sam Poston. |
run the livery barn. Do you allow
you'll move up to Ellisville and live
there?"
well. I've started out to get some
land" said Buford, "and | presume
that the first thing is to find that and
get the entry made. Then we'll have
to live on it till we can commute it.
| don't know that it would suit us at
Ellisville just yet. 1t must be a rather
hard town, from all l can learn, and
hardly fit for ladies"
That's So" said Sam, 'it amt just
the quietest place in the world for
women-folks STILL" he added apollo
getically, folks soon gets used to
the noise. l don't mind it no more
at ALL"
Buford smiled as he glanced quiz
ideally at the faces of his women
folks" At this moment Sam broke
out with loud exclamation.
Now, you listen TO me. I'll tell
YOU what! You see, this here place
where we are now is just about mile
from the White Woman Sinks, and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15
He kicked aside bI cached buffalo skull.

that is, as l was sayin', just about half
way between Ellisville and Plum Cen
tire. Now, look here. This country's
goin' to boom. Theys goin' to be
plenty of people come in here right
along There'n be a regular travel
from Ellis down to Plum Centre, and
it's too long a trip to make between
meals. You just go down to the
White Woman and drive your stake
there. Take up quarter for each
of you. Put you up sod house as
quick as you can-I'll git you help
for that. Now, if you can git anything
to cook, and can give meals to my
stage outfit when carry passengers
through here, why, can promise you,
you'll git business, and you'll git a.
plenty, too"
Unconsciously Buford's eye wander
ed over to the portly form of the
ncgress, who sat tanning herself, a
little apart from the others. He
smiled again with the Quizzical look
on his face. How about that, Aunt
Lucy?" he asked.
DO hit, Mass William" replied the
colored woman at once with convic
ton, and extending an energetic fore
finger. you dess do whut this yer
man says. Eff they's any money to be
made a-cookin', kin do all the cookin'
ever you wants, eff you-all kin git any
thing to cook. Vas, subj"
You amt maxim no mistake" re-
sumed Sam. You so in and git your
land filed on, and put you up sod
mouse or dugout for the first season.
| because lumber's awful high out here.
/ It's pretty late to do anything with
a crop this year, even If you had any
breakin' done, but you can take your
team and gether bones this fall and
winter, and that'll make you good
livin.. too. But-'scuse me, have you
ever farmed it much?"
well sir" said Buford slowly. Il
used to plant corn and cotton, back
IN Kentucky. befo' the war"
Sam looked at him, puzzled. 81 allow
ed you'd never ranched it much" he
said. vaguely. How'd you happen 70
come out here?"
The quizzical smile again crossed
Buford's face. Il think shall have to
give that up, on my honor" he said.
1--WE just seem to have started West
and to have kept going until we got
! here"
From Kentucky. eh?'' said Sam
slowly and meditatively. We'll, =.
don't make no difference where you
come from; we want good men in
here, and you'll find this a good coun
try. I'll gamble that. Now must be
gittin' along over toward Plum Cen
tire. See you again II you stop in
here on White Woman-see you sew
eral times a week, lie enough. You
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

One man in the world is bold enough
to come out openly and denounce soap
as an evil instead of blessing. But
he does it from a safe distance-Cape
Town-and through the London Times.
He says: an my opinion the excessive
use of soap on children as well as older
people has more to do with the destruc-
ton of health than people are aware
of. The Almighty has given us nat
ural oil on the body to protect our
skins. and man gives us stuff to re-
move it, and so expose the body to
rheumatism, chills and diseases of all
kinds. Soap opens the pores Of the
skin, disease and dirt get in, and the
body gets inoculated with any vile
matter flying about"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Last year there were 53Ss people
killed ON the streets of New York by
some kind of street accident. From
November 0 to November % there were
125 people killed and injured on New
Works. battlefield streets. Other figures
that have been collected show that
some wars are peaceful and harmless
compared with the crowded streets OF
New York City, declares the New York
American. At three Broadway cross
ings. Fulton, Twenty-third and Thirty
fourth streets, $4,000 people, by actual
count crossed over in one hour, with
out mentioning wagons, automobiles
cabs, etc.
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CHAPTER DISCONTINUED.

"Well, you see another town goin'
up below here about twenty mile-old
man Plum's town, Plum Centre. run
the mail an carry folk acrost from
Ellisville to that place. This here Is
lust about half way acrost. Ellisville's
about twenty or twenty-five mile north
Of here"
The tall man on the wagon seat
turned his face slowly back toward
the interior Of the wagon.
What do you think, Lizzie" he
asked.
Dear me, William came reply
from the darkness in a somewhat COM
planning voice. how can l tell? 1t
all seems alike to me. You can
Judge better than l."
What do you say, niece?'
The person last addressed rested a
hand upon the questioner's shoulder
and lightly climbed out upon the seat
by his side, STOPPING as she passed
under the low bow of the cover frame.
Her presence caused Sam to instinct
lively straighten up and tug at his
open coat He took off his hat with a
memory of other days, and said his
Good mornin'" as the schoolboy does
to his teacher-superior revered and
awesome.
Yet this new character upon this
bare little scene was not of sort to
terrify. Tall she was and shapely,
comely with all the grace of youth
and health, not yet tanned too brown
by the soaring prairie Withstand show
ing still the faint purity of the COM
plexion of the South. To Sam it was
instantaneously evident that here was
a new species of being, one of which
he had but the vaguest notions
through any experiences Of his own.
His chief impression was that he was
at once grown small, dusty and much
unshaven. He flushed as he shifted
and twisted on the blackboard seat.
The girl looked about her for mo-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

ment in silence, shading her eyes still
with her curved hand.
1T is much alike, all this country,
should think"
But what she would have thought
was broken into by sudden eXclama-
ton from farther back in the wagon.
A large black face appeared at the
aperature under the front wagon bow,
and the owner of it spoke with GER
tain oracular vigor.
go Gawd, Mass William, less jess
stop right yer! l clare, Use jess
wore to a plum fragile, a-travelin' an
a-travelin'! Eff we gwine settle, why,
less settle thass all | say!"
The driver of the wagon sat silent
for a moment Then quietly, and
with no comment, he unbuckled the
reins and threw them out and down
upon the ground on either side of the
wagon.
whoa. boys" he called to the
rorses, which were too weary to note
that they were no longer asked to go
farther on. Then the driver got de-
liberately down.
We'll turn out here" he said, strik-
ing his heel upon the ground with
significant gesture, as was an uncon'
scious custom among the men who
chose out land for themselves in a
new region. "We1l stop here for a
bite to cat, and | reckon we won't
90 any farther west. how is this
country around here for water?"
"Oh. that?" said Sam. why, say,
YOU couldn't very well hit it much bet
ter. Less'n a mile farther down this
trail to the south You come to the
Sinks of the White Woman Creek.
Thev's most always some water in
that creek. and you can git it there
any place by diggin' ten or twenty
feet"
That's good said the stranger.
That's mighty good" He turned to
the wagon side and called out to his
wife. Come. Lizzie" he said, get
ont. dear. and take a res. Wen have
a bite to eat and then Wen talk this
al over"
The woman to whom he spoke next
appeared at the wagon front and was
aided to the ground. Tall. slender,
black clad, with thin. pale face. she
seemed even more unsuited than her
husband to the prospect which lay
before them. Immediately behind her
there clambered down from the wag'
on, with many groanings and com
plants, the goodly bulk of the black
woman who had earlier given her ad
vice. "Set down yer. Mis- Lizzie. In
the shade" she said, spreading a
rug upon the ground upon the side OF
the wagon farthest from the sun. SET
down an git a ress. Gawd knows we
all needs it-this yer fo'saken ken
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

must come up to Ellis soon as you git
Strengthened out. Say" and he drew
Buford to one side as he whispered to
him-"say, they's mighty hnc
girl--works in the depot hotel
Nory's her name-you'll see her If you
ever come up to town. I'm awful gone
on that girl, and If you git any chanel,
If you happen to be up there, you Just
put in a good word for me, won't you!
I'd do as much for you"
Buford listened with grave polite
ness, though with twinkle in his eye,
and promised to do what he could.
Encouraged at this, Sam stepped up
and shook hands with Mrs. Buford,
and with the girl, not forgetting Aunt
Lucy, an act which singularly I'M
pressed that late inhabitant OF diff
ferent land, and made him her fast
friend for life.
well. so long" he said to them all
in general as he turned away, land
good luck to you. You amt maxim no
mistake in settlin' here. Goodbye
till l see you all again"
He stepped into the blackboard and
clucked to his little team, the dust
again rising from under the wheels.
The eyes of those remaining followed
him already yearningly. AS Buford
turned he stumbled and kicked aside
a bleached buffalo skull, which lay
half hidden in the red grass at his
feet.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The efforts made last summer to
break the monotony of life in the citys
charitable institutions by providing en-
tertainment for the inmates had one
result which surprised the authorities.
1t has been noticed that the attendants
at the City Home for the Aged and In
firm developed a greater consideration
for the unfortunates under their care
after the musical entertainments than
they had shown before. The good ef-
fects of the band concerts were not
only in the direct pleasure afforded to
the inmates. but existed afterward in
the practical details OF their daily lives
An innovation introduced in the de-
partment was a series of excursions in
one OF the department boats for the In
mates OF the Home, by means Of which
COO men and women were treated to
sail about the Sound. the bay and the
North River. These excursions were
enjoyed thoroughly by the inmates,
and they exercised a very beneficial ef-
feet ON the institution. according to
the authorities.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15
newspaper

A fine old aristocrat, who has never
been any thing else. and whose forbears
have not been anything else for a mil
Iennium or so, has some of the attrac-
tive qualities Of an ancient vintage OF
of exceptionally ripe old cheese, says a
writer in the Independent. Brand-new
aristocrats are not pleasing. They still
smell of machine oil and paint. Would
be aristocrats who have a measure Oh
blue blood in their veins, but who are
doomed to live in a democratic society,
are in no wise attractive, but they are
unobiectionable when they don't. talk
too much. When they talk they get
foolish.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Commissioner Jones, of the Indian
Bureau, has ideas about the aboriginal
man and brother, says the Boston
Transcript. practical education is
what he most requires" says Jones'
1.-The knowledge of how to make liv'
ing, even under adverse circumstances.
The first step is the requirement of the
English language. Without it he is
powerless to transact intelligently the
ordinary affairs of life, TO dispose OF
the produce of his farm or the increase
, { his herds. Indian schools are there
fore limited in textbook instruction tc
the ordinary common school branches
Higher mathematics, geometry and as
tronomy have no place in the curricu
lum of schools supported by the Gov
ernment for Indian children
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

National Guardsmen in the State or
New York have ample reason for pride
in the excellence Of their marksman-
ship. They have better records than
the target experts in other States.
Their example should inspire more
thorough practice with the rife and
greater devotion to this most impor'
tant branch of military service.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Nine. Melba says she has 10 further
use for advertising and does not care
what the newspapers say about her.
observes the Commoner. If the news
papers should take the fair lady at her
word it wouldn't be year ere she
would add a note or two to her register
by frantic efforts to attract the atten-
tion and favorable comments Of the
newspapers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15
THE "LITTLE FATHERS" WORK
Youngsters Tender SoIicitude for His
Baby Brother.


you see and hear lot about child
mothers in the tenement house dis
tricts," said gas collector yesterday,
but nobody seems to notice the child
fathers There may not be so many
of them, but there are some, and they
should get due credit
81 saw one coming down town in
Sixth avenue l. car the other day.
There was a woman, 4 foreigner /
suppose. for she wore no hat-one OF
those pale. half-fed looking women--
who had with her fat babe-in-arms
and this boy. this child father. He
was a black-eyed little chap OF nine or
ten years. and the interest he took In
everything around him was in strong
contract to the lifeless look and man
ner of the woman. Every once in a
while he would look to see how the
baby was getting along. 1t was
sleeping. and he seemed satisfied. The
woman appeared anxious about her
station. and with few words the boy
Gained her. Then. before the train
got to Blocker street, it stopped, and
she. apparently thinking it was at the
station. started to leave her seat The
boy laid his hand on her arm and she
sank back. Then. when they came to
the station. he spoke to her and they
left the car. he seeing that she got out
without being jostled. On the plat
form he put up his haD1s, took the
baby and started away. the pale wom-
an following.
IF you ever saw any child mother
more solicitous for baby and a wom-
an than that boy was. I'd like TO know
it-New York Press.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The German press in commenting Oh
the sewing machine trade in Japan
points out that the importation OF
American sewing machines into Japan
has increased elevenfold over that OF
Germany since 1898. although the
American machines command much
higher prices thanethose made in Ger
many. 1s,e.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The Yale Daily News, a students
paper, has $4,000 libel suit on its
hands. The young men editing 1t
should understand that scurrilous per-
sonalities are a poor substitute for
arguments.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

One of our consuls in Germany, who
seems to have discovered an unusual
ly attractive field of investigation, re-
ports that the German corsets are in
ferior to those of American make.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The new serum for consumption ap-
wears to be an absolute specific, but as
1t kills the patient. it is not thought
that the medical fraternity will have
recourse to It save in the most des-
perate cases.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15
How's This /?

m. or.- cne Hundred Dollars Reward for any
we 81 SnV Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hairs
catarrh cure F J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Q.
a.. ,,aors,gned have known r. j. Cheney
for the last 10 years and believe him periec.y nT
orsbie In ali business transactions and nns ann
oh,c 10 carry ont any obligations made BY mis- nrm'
ao'o " ~'' WALpINo, KiSsAN MARVIN, n
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, "
uay,a Cotarrh Cure is taken internally, acuhs
a,ac,,v mon the blood and mucous surfaces OF tno
system, Testimonials sent free. Price 70 censs pei
bottle Sold by all Druggists. .,.
Take Halle Family Pills for constpauon'
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The fight over the great Plant es-
tate is not confined to the heirs alto
gether. Two states where taxes on
inheritances come high are deeply in
volved in it. 1t is rich pickings all
around,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

King Peter of Servia is having such
good luck in lodging his subjects that
he hopes to be able to get a life in
surance policy if he can keep up his
record a while longer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

N. Bertillon's new system for pho
tographing criminals reduces the
chance of error in Identification from
70 per cent to 1 per cent. Now be
gOOdI
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

A roundup in one Missouri county
last week resulted in bagging 1000
rabbits. The bunch was sold for $50,
or about half the price of one good
Missouri mule.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

So Capt. Dreyfus is to re-enter the
French army, promoted to the rank of
lieutenant colonel and assigned to the
command of a regiment. If lola were
only alive to see it!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Prof. Langley's perseverance may
vet be rewarded with success. He has
discovered and corrected so many
weak places in his airship that there
can not be many more of them left.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

WI Ting Fang wants Minister Con-
ger to tell the Empress Dowager that
something is going to happen in Ko-
rea. The dowager sleeps late, but
never too late to catch a reformer.
Wars are a small matter in compari-
son.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Monte Carlo has made profit of
S7,000,000 during the past year. But
that will not keep other people from
thinking they can go there and beat
the game.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

1t has become necessary to cut
prices in order to get people to hear
Patti. But as long as she continues to
get her $4,000 night she may safely
be said to fare well.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Andrew Carnegie's piper, Angus
Macpherson, has arrived in New York.
Mr.. Mcpherson is said to be capable
of producing drone of 100000 mos
quito power.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Probably a Santo Domingo politician
who is not threatened with assassina-
ton occasionally feels that he is be-
ing snubbed for a purpose.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The name of the new minister OF
the navy in Greece, NJ. Spiro Com,
noudcuros, is naturally suggested by
the naval title commodore.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
WOMAN.

Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham. She will understand
your case perfectly, and will treat
YOU with kindness. Her advice
is free, and the address is Lynn,
Mass. No woman ever regretted
having written her, and she has
helped thousands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Budd Doble says that Lou Dillon
will trot in 1855 or less next season,
and nobody is in a position to contra
dict him with authority.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The Birmingham Age-Herald says
Chicago has a no-bathing fad. Still
most of them have to stop and wash
the SCOT off every day or two.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The strike of the Chicago hearse
drivers afforded one instance where
those who do the riding will not be in
any position to kick.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The crown prince Of Germany ex-
periences the lot of most other bad
boys. When he disobeys orders, papa
spanks him.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Spain has surplus Of $60,O0O,ooo
in her treasury. Poor old grafterless
Spain!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

And now a Boston doctor claims
that the scarlet fever germ turks in
strawberries. When there is anything
particularly good to eat or drink de-
pend upon the ofhcious scientist to
ind a baleful germ Of some kind or
other in Il.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

New York still laughs at the Reuben
who buys gold bricks, although it is
full of able financiers who invested in
Steel.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Sir Thomas Upton announces that
he still has liberal supply of Sham
rocks in the till.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Every woman thinks in her secret
heart that if she were dressed like the
star in the play she would be much
more attractive.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Panama is now a full-fedged nation.
Great Britain and Holland have just
loaded a debt upon the new republic.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

The man who first called 1t the
Sublime Porte must have had keen
sense of humor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Every criminal is entitled to fair
trial. And should have it, whether
he wants 1t or not.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

Blood will tell, but the more brains
a man has the less he tells.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

It's as difficult to convince a stub
born man as ii is To fatten a wind
mill by running corn through IL.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15
THREE
CARDINAL
POINTS
BLOOD
HEALTH
HAPPINESS

1t is a fact that, with impover-
ished or unhealthy condition of the
blood, suffering, ill health and un-
happiness must result.
Rich, Red, Radiant Blood means
to the possessor splendid health,
and health means happiness to the
vast extent physical condition may
exert its influence.
Do you suffer from nervousness,
weakness, brain fag, loss of energy,
a sluggish, tired body, with little,
if any, ambition and Vitality Do
you feel that you must have rest
and are unequal to your daily tasks
and responsibilities Does your
body ache and pain all over from
lack of circulation and proper nu-
trition1 Does your system need
to be built up and held therer 1t
these and similar conditions exist,
speedy relief and permanent cure
are within your reach.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15
Defiance Starch

,,d ho In every household, none so good,
s snouu a ~ more for 10 cents than any
ether brand of cold water starch.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-15

II is better to waste little sympathy
occasionally than never to give any