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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-11-09
CONTRACTS
Contracts of Insane Persons and
Drunkards.

DlubhdtCb.
Our readers who have followed this
series of talks will have learned the
rule as to the contracts of persons not
yet of legal age, to the effect that gen.
orally speaking an infants contracts
are voidable by him, with the one
great exception that where under
certain circu msta Dces he makes con
tact for the necessaries of life it is
good.
The law with reference to the con-
tracts Of insane persons and drunk
ards is based upon the same theory as
IL that of the law with reference to
the contracts Of infants-Damely that
the law ought to protect the weak or
such as have not sufficient mind,
against the strong or the mentally
sound. Insanity, generally speaking,
Is a weakness or arrangement of mind.
1t IL such a state of mind that the
person afflicted cannot think ration
ally, is incapable Of protecting him
self or his property, and cannot forsee
the results of his act. In this sense
an idiot is an insane person.
In order for Que to make valid
contract he must understand its terms
and give his assent to them. An in
sane person, generally speaking, is
incapable of understanding and of
giving rational assent. 1t would,
therefore, be the height of Injustice
to hold a person to q contract made
during his insanity.
There are cases, however, where
persons are insane on some one sub
ject, and perfectly sane on others.
such persons are called monomaniacs.
Or, they may be insane upon ell sub-
jects but one. II this condition can
De clearly proven the law will hold
tne person to his contracts made In
relation to matters concerning which
he Is entirely sane. There are persons
who, while nominally insane, are sane
at intervals, II q contract can be
proven to have been made during an
interval Of sanity it will stand. 1t Is
even held that where one.has general
capacity he Will be held incapable II,
when he made the contract, he labored
undera delusion as to the particular
matter which enthralled his judgment
and will.
We have learned that infants are
bound BY contracts for the necessarie'
of life where these are not furnished
them by parents or guardians Of
otherwise. The same rule holdl
with reference to insane persons and
idiots. In the case OF infancy the
necessaries must be such - concern
his person, as, for instance, medicine
food, clothing. In the case Of thu
insane, however, the contract may b
such as concerns his estate or property
as we'll as bis person, the contrac
holding II It IL shown TO be necessar.
for the preservation OF the estate.
Generally speaking. al iusan per
sons contracts are not void, but, q
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10 the case OF infancy, such contracts
are voiddble, that Is, he may carry
them out or not as he chooses. How
ever, such contracts are binding upon
him II, after his reason has returned,
he affirms them, or II during his in
,anity his guardian or those having
.egal authority over him ratify them.
II the person after becoming sane, or
If his guardian, before he becomes
sane, disaff1rms contract, and
refuses to abide by 1t, he must return
whatever he has received on the con-
tract provided he can do so. He can
not disaffirm the contract and keep the
proceeds. He may disatfirm the con-
tract without returning anything II
what he has received is lost or has 10
any way passed out of his control.
The following exception to some OF
tue rules statad must DO noted: When
guardian or com mittee has beer
appointed by a court over person
dojudged to be insane his contracts
from that time on are void, excepting
where they are for the necessaries Uf
life, and then he Is bound, not on the
contract, but for the reasonable value
OF what he has purchased. 1t should
be said. too, that where one has been
aoJudRed insane his contracts, even
though made at lucid intervals, or
while such judgment is in force, have
no binding effect.
Whereit is question whether CT
not person was insane, the jury will
be instructed to look into TIE nature
of the contract and the influences that
led to the making of the contract.
They will be asked 10 consider
whether IL was fair or just; whether
the consideration was adequate;
whether the other party knew Of the
Of the mental arrangement; whether
the other party sought an advantage
10 consequence Of snch knowledge;
whether there was any undue in6u-
ence used or fraud: whether the sup
posed insane person had advice-what
was its nature and who gave 1t to
him. These questions being answered
the jury will be asked to declare
whether or not the contract was the
offspring Of sane mind. The sane
party to q contract will be held
whether he knew of the insanity of
the other person or not, il the insane
person, or his representatives, so elect.
Drunkenness is species of insanity
and while 1t is not good defence to
criminal charge. 1t may be pleaded
az defense In a suit on contract
made when the person sued on the
contract was drunk at the time he
made the contract. 1t follows, there
fore, that a contract made by . person
when drunk, II 1t can be proved that
at the time he was bereft Of reason,
Is voidsble; 1t makes no difference
whether the drunkenness was volun-
tary or involuntary.
The same rule holds good with re-
ference to the matter Of the neces-
sarIes OF life as in the case OF insane
persons. q drunkard being held liable
to pay for the reasonable value OF the
necessaries OF life used by him when
drunk. He may, when sober, return
such as he has not consumed and dis
affirm the contract to that extent II
be keeps what be purchased during
his drunkenness an unreasonable
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To the Farmers

To the Farmers.
On Oct. 18th will start the cream
cry here and commence making but
ter. To those who are selling cream
will say, give me a fair trial. and
those who are now making butter
should also call at the creamery to
learn my plan how to get more cash
money out Of the Dairy business aud
not churn Q pound Of butter at home.
Let the creamery make the hutter. /
have always taken great pride In the
art OF fine butter making and have
already established a very iattering
reputation Ia this city and elsewhere
as being q leader 10 my profession.
Please remember 1 give personal al
tention to my business and will al
ways see that my patrons are treated
right. Cream receiving DAYS from
Oct. 18th 90 Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, Yours for cream.
The Ahlers Creamery
b. F. Ablers, Prop
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YIELDOF CORN Is LOW

YIELD OF CORN Is LOW
The average yield of corn in the
United States is less than twenty-five
bushels per acre, yet there are hun
dreds and thousands of farmers who
produce sixty and seventy, and even
eighty and ninety, bushels per acre.
I have in mind scores Of instances
where of two fields just across the
road from each other, or perhaps
adjoining, but on different farms,
one yielded more than seventy
bushels and the other less than
twenty, yet the land values were the
same and the labor required to pro-
duce the twenty-bushel crop as
great as to produce the seventy
bushel crop. If one man can pro
duce sixty and seventy bushels per
acre, the other man can do 1t
also, and not only that, but must do
it it we are to achieve our agricul
raj possibilities.
A poor stand, and weak stalks
producing little or nothing, is the
greatest cause of low yield of corn.
In the corn belt it is customary to
plant corn in hills three and one
half feet apart each way, three ker-
nels per hill. thus making 1856 hills
to the acre, or 10, 66S stalks if each
kernel grows. If two of the stalks
in each hill bore nothing, but the
other grew very small ear weigh
ing only eight ounces I4o ears to
the bushel], we would then have
twenty-five bushels per acre, or more
than the average for the United
States. What we must do is to
make at least two of these three
stalks produce an eight-ounce ear
each, and we will have over fifty
bushels per acre; and there are many
who will not be content until they
have two of these stalks produce a
twelve ounce ear each and the third
.eight-ounce nubbin, making one
hundred bushels per acre. This
has often been done in the past. and
it will be a common thing in the
future.
One twelve-ounce ear per hill will
make thirty eight bushels per acre.
Think of it for a moment, Last
year Iowa produced one of her most
magnificent crops Of corn, yet if
two of the three stalks PER bill pro-
duced nothing and the other bore a
medium sized ear weighing only
twelve ounces, we would have thirty
eight Bushels per acre, or more than
the averag, yield of this great crop.
Iowa must produce another nubbin
TO the hill, and so must the rest oil
the United Statesl
A good stand of corn, and every
stalk producing just a medium ear
as ] haye illustrated, will give US .
good yield of corn of fifty, or sixty,
or even seventy or eighty, bushels
per acre. Then why are we no
gcttiag it1
First: Because there are too
many missing hills and one-stall
hills that are producing nothing oil
only half what they ought to. TIT
feIds which l examined in the grea
corn belt show that there is on al
average more than one.third Of tn
ground put into corn that is pro
dnclng nothing, yetit must be care'
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The Republican County Ticket

For County Treasurer-H. N. Filson.,
For Clerk of the District court-H' ID NULL
For Sheriff-M, L. Ogg.
For County Clerk-O. M. johnson.
For County Attorney-B. H. Grigsby.
For Register of Deeds-Watson Stewart
FOR Probate Judge-J. A. Alleman.
For County Superinteb dent of Public lnstruc
tion-C. s. Swain.
For Surveyor-W. E. Adamson,
For Coroner-Dr. R. c. Crandon,
For Representative-M.P P. Helmick,
For Commissioner, First District-Joe Tim
uerman.
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First published in Chanute Times Oct. 10. 1905
PUBLICATION NOTICE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF NEOSHO
COUNTY, KANSAS
Gustaf Agnell, Plaintiff.
Jennie Agnell, DEPENDENT,
Notice
The defendant, Jennie Agnell, is here by
notified that she has been sued by Gustaf
Agnell in the District Court of Neosno County,
Kansas; that the Petition Of the plaintiff is on
file in the office of the Clerk of said Court and
that by said suit the said Gustaf Agnell seeks
to dissolve the bonds of matrimony existing
between said plaintiff and defendant and that
he be divorced from her, and that said defendant
must ans er said petition on or before the LIST
day of December, A. D. 1905, or the allegations
therein contained will be taken as true and
this plaintiff will have judgment rendered
divorcing him from her.
SMITH BROBsT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
ATTEST: Fl. II. NULL,
Clerk of the Court. Oct. 10, 1905, A. d.
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For Sale

Chickering square piano in good
condition. Will take good horse
and COW In trade.
MRS. CHARLEY HEINBACK,
Rooms over the Smoke House
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Popular Talks on Law

Copy righted1905, by VIM. c. 6prague, Presi-
dent The Sprague Correspondence School of
Law
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r. r. Edwards, NJ. p.

Specialist ia Disosis OF the EYE
EAR, NOSE and THROAT.
Office in Pestofflce Bldg.
Chanute, Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-11-09
Chanute Coop ratIve Sanitary
Company

Vaults and sinks cleaned by their
improved odorless apparatus in day
time without offence.
Dead stock hauled away and Gre
mated. Leave orders with Boschert
& Williams. They will be answered
promptly. HOUSTON RAY.
Free press., 1906-11-17
Parisian Meat suppIY.

The last year for which complete
statistics concerning the meat sup
ply OF Paris have been published is
1903. From the reports of that year
it appears that 267,O27 cattle, 274 $3.50
calves and 2,047,770 sheep were
slaughtered at the city abattoirs and
produced 156.0O7,S6O kilograms Tor
327, 7,616,4S5 pounds) of meat, of which
123,712, ,1SO Kilograms (259,795, ,578
pounds) were consumed IN Paris, and
81, ,292, $50 Kilograms exported. Some
of the choicest of French beef goes to
England, where the fillets and other
prime cuts are in demand for clubs,
hotels, and the best class Of restau-
rants. During the same year there
were killed 2S2, sos hogs, which yield
ed 27,657 $50 Kilograms (5S,0SO, ,435
pounds of pork, and 29,370 horses.
which furnished 7,3O5.65e Kilograms
Cor 15,341 ,S65 pounds) of meat, all Of
which was consumed in Paris.
Free press., 1906-11-17
First Flower of snrIna.

In the northern United States the
snowdrop is the only garden flower
that we can count on year after year
as the earliest sign of spring. It's
pendulous white blossoms, with
"heart-shaped seal of green" sung by
Rossetti often appear before the last
snow has gone.
Luckily, even city families need not
be without snowdrops, for they have
been known to thrive in narrow pas
sageways between all houses. Most
bulbous plants like the baking hot sun
of midsummer in order to ripen their
bulbs, but the snowdrop thrives best
in partial shade.
1t blooms earlier if it has a chance
at the March sun, but is one of the
very few that will flower regularly,
though less freely, in dense shade and
with a northern exposure.-Country
Life in America
Free press., 1906-11-17
CunlmIna Wins in Io1,-n.

Des Moines Ia. Nov S.-Returns
In Iowa are still incomplete. but there
IS every reason to believe that Cum
minis will receive at least 10000 plur-
ality over Porter, democrat. The
early returns received on election
night were disccuragiag 10 the re-
publican managers. but they came
from unfavOrable districts and all day
Wednesday later reports continued to
increase CumminS' lead The demo-
Gratis coHcede that Cummfns viii
have a plurality of 5,0G0. Two Of 10
was congressman will be democratic.
Tracy. democrat, winning In the First
district and Hamilton, democrat, II
the Sixth. The republicans viii hare
a majority in the legislature OF at
least so on joint ballot insuring the
reelection CT Jonathan p. DOlliver TO
the United States senate.
Free press., 1906-11-17

Chetopa, Kan, Nov S.-Carson
Whitehouse shot and perhaps fatally
wounded b. F. Asbell Tuesday after
noon. Whitehouse met Asbell in the
road and shot him in the head and
neck with shct gun loaded with No
1 shot Asbeil is the father Of Marion
Asbell now serving lie serreRce
IN the state prison for the murder Of
his wife Whitehouse is ths zou OF
Mrs Marion Asbell by a former hrss-
band .Whitehouse came here Nh
day to secure some clothing belonging
to his mother. Whfsehouse gave him
self Bp To. the officers.
Free press., 1906-11-17

She went down to a swell play the
other evening, attired in a superb
white gown and wearing a splendid
opera cloak. In fact, she was stun
ming. AS she seated herself, she was
about TO remove the long red cloak
when with horror and CONSERVATION
depicted on her face she discovered
something. My, what a predica-
ment! She had prepared supper be
fore leaving for the show, and there,
covering the front of the white skirt
was a Iowly calico checked apron.
She managed to remove it after the
house had darkened, and the next
morning the sweeper at the Colonial
found an apron under one of the seats.
-Pittsfield Journal
Free press., 1906-11-17
HOW DEBILITY SHOWS
And Why Or. Williams Pink Pills
Are . Specific for Dangerous
Physical Declines.


The symptoms of general debility vary
according 10 the cause but weakness is
always present, a tendency to perSpire
and fatigue easily, ringing in the ears,
sometimes black spots passing before
the eyes, weak back, vertigo, wakeful-
ness caused by inability tc stop thi:iill--..i:g,
and unrefreshing sleep. The cause of
the trouble may be some drain on the
system or it may be mental or physical
overworE, sometimes insufficient nUsii-
ton due to digestive disturbance. In
the latter case there is generally loss Of
appetite and coated tongue ns well as
general languor and debility.
Miss Lula NJ. Metzger, a Stenographer,
living at II Mill street, Watertown, NY,
suffered for over year from general
debility. 'It was caused by oversIudy,'.
she says, ''and had no ambition, dicir't
want to go anywhere, my food didn't
taste good, 1 was run down, lifeless and
liStleSS. took medicines but they fs.i.esl
to help me. Finally friends recon-
melTdetl DIR. Williams Pink Pills to my
mother and she got some for NE. took
e. eln for some time and was entirely
cared ana have had no return of the
trouble"
DR.. r.Williams' Pink Pills cure debility
hecanse they actually make new, red,
rich blood, and as the blood carries
uourishment to all the organs and tissues
of the body, nerves as well as muscles,
the new blood stimulates the organs 20
do the work that nature expects of them
and norml health folIowl,. Not only
is this treatment sufficient 20 cure de-
bility but many severe nervous disorders
as Wen.
The pills are sold By all druggists, or
will be sent postpaid, on receipt of price,
80 cents per box. six boxes $3.50, by the
DR.. WilliaDaE Medicine Co, Schenec-
tady, n. y Bend for free diet book
Free press., 1906-11-17
Illinois.

Chicago. Nov. S-Iliinois went re
publican by over 100000; the vote
for Smulski, state treasurer, footing
about 10000 with few districts esti-
mated. Chicago gave the state
ticket a plurality OF over $4,000 The
republicans lost two congressional
districts apparently in Chicago and
two more down state. making a gain
of four for the democrats and givins
them five instead of one in the Illi-
nois congressional delegation The
legislature is undoubtedly republican
by a good majority on joint ballot,
the republicans having a majority OF
the members in both houses. This
insures the return to the senate OF
United States Senator Shelby NJ.
Cullum who received the majority of
the votes at the republican state
primaries
Free press., 1906-11-17
loves First Awakening.

One is always a little hypocritical
in the beginnings of love. How can
you expect a woman, a reasonable
woman, to confess to herself frankly
that a man whom she did not know
yesterday occupies already a larger
place in her heart than all her rela-
tives, friends or enemies? She will
spend entire months, year, perhaps,
in seeking for her preoccupations all
sorts of names before giving to them
their true one.-Madame Emile de
Girardin.
Free press., 1906-11-17
Income From Abroad.

The London Economist states that
British capitalists draw an income of
$500 ,O00, 900 from their foreign invest
ments. Last fiscal year they paid
income tax on $3.50, $780, 900, as COM
pared with s195, 100000 20 years ago.
interest on foreign and colonial gov
ernment securities and the next larg-
est sum from dividends and interest
from foreign and colonial concerns.
Free press., 1906-11-17

San Francisco, Nov. S.-Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor Victor h.
Metcalf. accompanied by Consul K
Uijen, of Japan. Tuesday visited the
japanese quarter of the city and the
Oriental school. i.l pursuing his in
vestigations into the exclusion OF
Japanese pupils from schools at
tended by white children The sec
etary iuncheohed with the Japa-
nese consul and then went to the
Japanese consulate where he heard
statements and complaints of Japa-
nese restaurant keepers who allege
that their bushes IS boycotted-
Free press., 1906-11-17
Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. S.-Returns re-
ceived at republican headquarters
Wednesday Indicate the election of
Sheldon, republican, governor by
about $4,000 plurality. Many pre-
cincrs are yet to be heard from, but
they will not vary greatly from the
returns upon which the forecast is
based. Chairman Rose, of the state
committee, claims 81 republican mem,
bers of the legislature. 81 being
majority. This will mean the cleo
ton of Norris Brown, the state con
vention's choice for United States
senator
Free press., 1906-11-17
Colorado.

Denver, Nov. 8-Colorado returns
are incomplete, but sufficient to
show the election of the entire re-
publican state, congressional and ju.
dicial tickets and a republican ma,
jority of 80 or more on joint ballot
in the next legislature which will
elect senator to succeed Thomas
M. Patterson. Republicans claim
pluralities above 10000 for Rev,
Henry A. Buchte1, candidate for gov.
ernor, and their other nomoinees for
state offices.
Free press., 1906-11-17

In the first eight months of 1905
our trans-Pacific trade amounted to
$le7.791,O41. In the same period of
the current year we exported To that
market only $126.6T1,9 ,96S worth of
goods. The Japanese victory over
Russia in the far east seems to have
been commercial triumph over US as
well
Free press., 1906-11-17

II NJ. Labeuf, the eminent French
naval engineer is right-if the sub
marine has got the battleship skinned.
why then the answer would seem to
be TO tunnel all the harbors. get
under any approaching submarines,
and blow the beggars up.
Free press., 1906-11-17

The officer who managed the race
between automobiles, and balloons in
Germany. the other day. was run over
by an automobile that was not taking
part in the contest. People who man
age such affairs should know better
than TO run around on foot.
Free press., 1906-11-17

Count Witte, who is in Paris, says
he will never return to power in Rus
sia. The count must be one of those
wise people who have discovered that
II is foolish TO deliberately hunt for
trouble.
Free press., 1906-11-17

Toronto. Ontario = On the conclu-
sion Of the first days trial OF
Charles c. McGil. ex-manager Of the
Ontario bank, the magistrate ordered
the charge of theft OF $15G.O49 to be
registered against him. and bail was
refused.
Free press., 1906-11-17

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. S.-Acco- =
ing To the latest returns receiys~l
throughcut the state. Indiana we E.
about 10000 republican in Tuesday =.
election. The democrats gained two
congressman. one from the eighth AT
one from the eleventh districts. nal
ing the d~'ecation nine republican and
four democratic.
Free press., 1906-11-17
Goodlng in Idnho.

Boise, Idaho, Nov. S.-Wednesday's
returns confirm the estimates made
that Gov. GoOding, republican can
ditdate for reelection has carried the
state by a majority of somewhat more
than 1000. The rest of the state ticket
has majority of probably 5000 more
with one exception, the candidate for
secretary of state, who was cut con.
siderably.
Free press., 1906-11-17
stnnaard Incr.ascs WaEe..

Franklin. Pa. = The Standard Oil
company Wednesday announced a
voluntary increase in wages of en-
ployes IN the GaleEa Signal Oil and
Eclipse refineries located he3e. The
percentage OF increase was not stated
About 500 men will be benefited.
Free press., 1906-11-17

Man. says IN English orator.
makes more noise driving one motor
car through the streets of the earth
than the creator makes driving His
whole army of stars through the
streets of heaven" Not true. Man
only thinks he does. especially if his
alto is n new one.
Free press., 1906-11-17

Life is like the ocean. 1t browns
one man because he yields to it pas
sively and blindly. 1t buoys up the
other because he strikes it skillfully
and with lusty sinews.
Free press., 1906-11-17

y tobacocnist of High Wycombe,
England. has been fined every week
for nearly five years for opening his
shop on Sundays. The fines began at
J5 shilling3, but are now seven ard
siXpence.
Free press., 1906-11-17
Slow in New Hampshire.

Concord, n. H, Nov. 8.-Returns
received late Wednesday from soma
of the missing small towns of the
state indicate the election Of Charles
NJ. Floyd, the republican candidate
for governor by a small majority.
With all but eight of the 292 towns
and wards of the state heard from the
figures show a majority for Floyd of
40 votes over all.
Free press., 1906-11-17

A dwarf palm has been discovered
in Algeria which produces a fine quail
ity of vegetable hair that makes a
good substitute for horsehair An
other blow at faithful Dobbini
Free press., 1906-11-17
chine.e to Reorgnni.e.

Pek.n.-An imperial edict provid-
ing for the reorganization OF the gov
ernment was published in the Official
Gazette, Wednesday.