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Why the Jury Paid the Fine.
From Lau Notes.

TFuW "a ICltos
A Texas correspondent tells how an OBJ
stinate juryman was circumvented by his
fellow judges of the facts. The offence
charged way assault vita intent to murder.
After the jury had been out about two hours
" returned the following verdict: we, tle
jury, find the defendant guilty Of agra.
waited assault, and assess his punishment
AT s25 fine and herewith pay the fine"
On inquiry as TO the meaning Of the last
clause Of the verdict II came out that eleveu
OF the Jurors had agreed that the Defendant
was not guilty. but the twelfth dofFedly
hung out for a. conviction for aggraNatea
assault and would not consent TO a p4L!sh
ment less than a fine Of SIS. Finding = >
hopeless task TO bring over the obstinate
one to, their way OF think ing, the eleLy9
In" enough to pay the fine.
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Strange New Mexican Lake.
From the Santa FtNeu McJicau

FTOW TNf S0nTn FfNfV WrJlcln.
About forty miles south Of Zuni there ia a
singular depression, in a plain Of cretat eous
sandstone, about a mile In diameter, with
walls $50 feet high. In the midst Of this Ia n
shallow lake, ! ,DOo feet long by 3 100 broad the
waters Of whiCh contain 20 per tent. Of salt.
This has been a source Of supply for salt
used by indians and Mexicans for centuries.
and lately the salt has BEEN hauled TO sur
rounding ranches, everybody helping him.
but the processes are crude. -
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gray gloves, a smooth face and a bored air,
which in stageland are the marks Of a gen
tleman.
The hats are varied as the boards, SOM
breros with the four punches Of the cow
boys doubledup fist, derbies Of a vintage
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GLOW Much for This Horse?"
Cried the Auctioneer.
"Honk! Honk!" Cried the Auto in Derision.
From the Chronicles of the Horse Man of To-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22

lust the long white road stretching before Us.
Il looked back, and the same even surface.
unmarried by the presence of any human
being or animal met my view. was on the
ANYTHING, but | knew he had not.
ut was just a kind of reminder to me, for
when l was a child I used to love horses
Just as that child in the ringdoes, lived with
them, thought of them as companions, and
yet 1, too, have followed the fashion, and
It is a long time since l nave even given
thought to the poor forgotten horse. That
is why I am here to-day. II is my penance '
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06

out in enclosed map. With everything
completed it will have strength and funds
enough to force the criminal trust to be
decent or drive It from the Central West.
ana this is no idle statement. The Uncle
sam company was forced into existence
wnen the criminal trust issued their IA
NOUS boycott order against the Kansas
oil fields The men back OF it were on
producers in good faith, but Kansans who
would not sit idly by and see the million
are ,nog connscate their properties They
are building solidly in Kansas. which u
d dneir home Kansans. gamely stand by
one another, especially against a foreler
thieVing combine. It is now preparing to
carry the fight into adjoining states and
the stockholders in the rneantirae will
soon commence an organized effort to Pc
Lltlon congress for a law similar to the.
Kansas antf-discrimination law This or
ganization. outside of the government iu
DONG more to buck the monopolist5c grin
or the criminal trust than any other hun
oEed influences combined. 1t is a strt1aA-
gle Tor right, IN good faith to the finish
with no compromise. Right always has
ana always will win We solicit Won in
good faith to join our band and help push
the good work along. You can buy stock
az the Following prices, or write or wire
Tor more complete particulars:
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Judge Parker's ex-Prfvate Secretary
| Back to His Old Position

Oswego, Kan, Dec 6.-Eugene G.
Bagwen has been cleared of the charge
of bigamy in the district court of La
bette county. neither of his alleged
wives appearing against him. Alleged
wife No. 1, of Morrillton, Ark, who was
complainant. failed to appear when the
case was called, and by the defendant
agreeing to pay all court costs and the
expense of officers of this county, who
have been pursuing him in the past
three years, he was discharged, a free
man. Alleged wife No. 2, Vinita, 1. T..
claimed to have lived with him only
few days.
Considerable interest was attached to
this case because of the prominence
which Bagwen attained while a fugitive
from the officers here He was captur-
ed in New York City two months ago,
and was severely injured in attempting
to escape At that time and for two
years prior, Bagwell was private secre-
tary for Judge Alton B. Parker, Demo-
cratic candidate for president in 1904.
BagweH left here in 1902 and was
tracked to the Pacific coast and later
to ST. Louis, where he was captured,
but escaped by jumping from hotel
while being allowed to change clothes
Bagwell Is % years of age and his father
who is prominent minister of the In
dian Territory, has been here while his
son has been in jail
He left on a late train for New York,
where Judge Parker had promised him
his Job again as soon as ne was free
man.
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in the wooden crates. striking their
heads against the Stats until stunned
Since leaving New York Monday the
birds have eaten 400 pounds of cab
bage and more than 500 pounds Of
grain feed"
This is the second shipment OF
pheasants to Kansas. About nine
months ago $50 Of the birds were i'm
ported from England and turned loose
in the state. The money used in pur-
chasing the Dheasants is taken from
the funds derived from the issuing of
licenses to hunters
The English pheasant is hybrid
between the ring necked pheasant and
the pheasant of southern Europe. The
plumage of these birds is brilliant
that of the males being especially
gorgeous. They reproduce rapidly
and in their HABITS of life are similar
to the common barnyard fowl The
history of the pheasant extends back
to the days of Ancien- Rome, and in
all. times the bird has been popular
with soOrtsmen. There are sixty
species of pheasants known. none of
which IS native to America The
turkey is their closest relative in this
country.
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why the Stool win Be sold.

Uncle Sam Company has the moral sup
port of nearly every leading newspaper in
the United States and Canada. We get
the lowest advertising rate, and this adj
vertisement will appear in over 100 lead
ing and influential newspapers in the
United States and Canada, and win be
pany having raised 100000 in the past
we know we can raise $150,000 now, with
all the solid assets back of this stock in
a very few weeks. If you delay too long
you will be too late to get in at this
price, for kilograms will be pouring in
for this stock while you are hesitating
what to do It's trouble to sell stock
in good company like Uncle Sam, for
people are glad to invest in such an en-
terprise; so you should remit promptly,
to secure present offer.
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In Conclusion.

Uncle Sam Company has in addition to
the two big Tehneries in Kansas another
refinery No. partly built in the heart of
the Oklahoma oil field at Tulsa, Okla The
refinery will start this month It is also
building paraffine plant at Atchison by
the refinery No and lubricating plant
at Tulsa by refinery No. 3. The company
already has sites purchased in the ma
jority of the Oklahoma trade centers and
Uncle Sam representatives will start to
secures sites for Iowa distributing sta
lions next week. Council Bluffs and
Omaha sites are already secured. The
company. as before stated, is on a solid
foundation with everything practically
paid for and thousands of dollars cash
on hand Authorized capitalization is
seventeen million shares, par value 81 90
per share, sixty per cent of the stock is
sold. Every share draws the same amount
of dividend as any other share
There is about $50, 900 subscribed on stock
already allotted from the treasury. The
balance of the stock when sold will bring.
the company close TO $1,000, 600. The COM
pany will do everything that is mapped
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Dividend Number Two.

Every share holder of record, or who
has mailed a remittance for stock before
the day. closes Thursday, December 20.
will participate in dividend No. >. Books
Will be closed for dividend No on that
day Now some Wiseacre and knOcker
and oil trust hiFeling will say that this
dividend is not honestly earned but it
Will be just the same and you can get
it If you act promptly. but you won't
if you don't Furthermore you will secure
another dividend every six months as
long as You live and your heirs thereafter
if you are wise enough to buy Uncle
Sam stock Better get on the Uncle Sam
pay roll now while you can. This dividend
will be paid from the sales of oil pro-
duced from our own wells and manufac-
tured into marketable oils through the
Uncle Sam reflneries now in operation
This company was organized for the
benefit of the stock holders and to break
the grip of the oil trust. It has accom-
plished both. There is nearly a half mil
lion dollars Of construction veto be com
pleted but you will not have to wait for
ever to secure good interest on your mon
ey. From the ssales of oil the company
will pay dividends and from the sales
of the balance of the stock the company
viii secure funds to complete the pipe
line, pumping plant, distributing station
and other construction.
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imp ORTED BIRDS.
Game Warden Travis Secures
Pheasants From Europe.
Shipped to Pratt, Then to Be
Distributed Over Kansas.
ORDERED 1000 PAIR
Nearly 100 Of Them Died on the
Ocean Voyage.
This Is the Second Lot Secured
From the Old Country.

Kansas City, Dec. 1.-TWO express
cars carrying about 1900 English
pheasants passed through Kansas City
yesterday afternoon on the way to
Pratt. Kan The birds were imported
direct from England and consigned to
the game warden of Kansas. Dell
Travis. They arc to be distributed in
the various counties with view of
stocking the state with the game
The game warden made contract
with K. c. Beck of Nickerson. Kan.
an importer Of birds. for 1000 pairs of
pheasants, but about 100 of them died
On the way to this country.
ut required eight express cars Of
the English style to carry the birds
from London to liverpool said a
man In charge Of the pheasants- You
rez2fhere IL plenty OF room In these
two Arner can cars.
Few OF the birds died on the
train from New York. but Tnose Of the
100 DIED Of the boat. They try to fy
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pany VIII secure and maintain It's great
oil trade.
However, if you do not live in one Of
where it will rain like lead on a tin rooI
in this company's fight for square deal
in the oil fields. If you wish TO invest
dends and at the same time force the
criminal oil trust to be decent or DRIVE
them from the home state line up with
Uncle Sam and in another year this old
arrogant bully trust which has made us
elections and bribed legislatures viii ma
that it's up against the real thing IN
Kansas and the Central West. for there
is one good way to fight a trust and that
is to refuse to buy their goods ConsuIn-
ers in Western and Central * ansas VINO
ten years have been forced to pay from
IS to $11 per barrel for oil can now secure
superior Uncle Sam oil at from $4.2 to
81 so per barrel. and at this rate Uncle
Sam can pay increased dividends and put
our stock to par.
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Big Deals Pending.

There are over fifty deals now pending
on this stock that average over. one thou
sand dollars each. Heavy sales are being
closed continually. A man from Canada
put in 81, $50 last week. Two one thousand
Collar remittances. came in from Massa-
chusetts, while one deal for 81. 400 was
closed in Nebraska and one in Missouri
for $1,000 during the past ten days. We
could cite you to hundred large transac-
tions, so don't deceive yourself with the
idea that you can wait long and get this
stock, for men who know it's value are
buying heavily.
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IL Per Cent and No Taxes.

The dividends already guaranteed on the
stock viii pay you better than u per
cent on the investment When you stop
to consider that you have no taxes it
means a whole lot. The facts are that
when 1t comes right down to brass tacks
the stock is a gilt-edge investment and a
sacrifice price in fact as well as name
You can't beat it and we know it. Look
at the investments that are not backed
with as strong assets that are only bring
ing and per cent just get right down
and figure il out yourself, and we don't
care whether you are farmer. merchant
laborer or banker. 1t won't hurt you any
to take 4 block Of this stock You can
make no better investment than to at
least divide up your investments This
company now has enough men and money
back of Il to insure a continued growth
and greater dividends, and at the same
time give the public a square deal
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SCHOOL BOYS MUST STOP.
Tie Board TT Newton Objects to the
Smoking of Cigarettes.

Newton. Kan. Dec. 6.-The board
of education will make a crusade
against cigarette smoking among the
school boys of the city. 1t has been
proven to the board that the practice
prevails to an alarming degree among
the school boys and the board is de-
termined to stamp it out If possible
The matter was first called to the at
tention of the board by Superintend-
ent Shirk at last months meeting. The
superintendent stated then that IN
vestigations he had made convinced
him that the practice was increasing
He found that three-fourths of the
boys in one of the city schools smoked
cigarettes nearly all of them without
their parents knowledge
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SANTA FE BANDIT 10 OIlATHE.
The Union OmcIals in Colorado Do
Not Know Charles Green.

Lawrence, Kan. Dec 6-The man called
Charles Green, who has been held here on
the charge OF attempting to rob paasen-
gers in a train at Holiday, was taken
to Qlathe last night for trial by the
sheriff of johnson county An effort was
made to get photograph of Green. but
he fought 50 desperately that the attempt
was abandoned
Canon City. Col. Dec. 6.-OnicIais OF
the Boilefmaixers' union here say that no
union card has ever been issued in this
county to Charles Green, the name
adopted by the man held for alleged train
robbery IN Lawrence, Kan. Green said he
had received the card in Salida, Coll
three months ago. Salida is a few miles
from here and neither there nor at any
other place in this vicinity where union
boilermal<ers are employed Is any man
of the description Of Green remembered
by union Officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-06
ATCHIscN GLOBE HAPPY.
T. b. Smith, who Couldn't Pay a Debt,
Is Released From Jail.

Atchison, Kan, Dec. ct. B. Smith,
who has been confined in the Atchison
county jail for the past month for con-
tempt of the district court in failing
to pay alimony to his former wife, has
been released. The probate court al
lowed a writ of habeas corpus on the
grounds that the order of the commit
lnert was defective
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passed conservative protection laws so
that any enterprise locating in Kansas
has been the cause of millions of dollars
Of capital coming to Kansas Strange as
trouble ever since it threatened the Jay
haWkers, and with Uncle Sam stations
now completed in over a score of the
richest and largest counties in Kansas
and sites purchased, deals and negotia-
lions in fOrty-tWO more Kansas counties
from which when completed every Kan
san cen be reached by Uncle Sam tank
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wagons. With prices on oil being set by
Uncle Sam and the trust fighting for its
life to even stay in the Sunfower state
besides the effective guns of the federal
government and half dozen other de-
Kansas certainly spells success for an in
dependent company like Uncle Sam in big
letters. This company has by actual
count over ffty-four hundred stockhold-
ers in the seven states represented on
the man herewith We want the balance
of ten thousand stockholders in these
seven states for here is where the COM
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LEAVES CREDITORS TO MOURN
Frank Lyman of Manhattan Has Left
Town Owing Over $4,000.

Manhattan Kan. Dec. 6.-Frank
Lyman, who has been conducting a
large implement business here under
the firrn name of H. Lyman & Son, dis
appeared a week ago. It has become
known that his liabilities are from
$4,000 to 100000, with assets
amounting to about $4,000.
The creditors are almost all whole
sale dealers. The majority of them
are Kansas City firms. The creditors
have organized and taken charge of
the business
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ID
hnerst pipe1in in the world a time to
small when mean share
for dendp onered t a n orc o complete
tockf wnIg TO
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stockN inp
loyal
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Company Has Overcome Oil Trust
Conspiracy, RidicuIe and Abuse.


The Uncle Sam Company is compelling
the respect and consideration of people to-
day who would not look at it on the
start Others were mfsled by wOuld-be
financial papers and a few Doodle news
paper cOnspirators by their attacks
against this company, and a few perjured
hirelings writing for few magazines
and certain newspapers which wear the
oil trust railroad collars, but their rant
caused its friends to rally more to Uncle
Sans support until today there are over
ten thousand stockholders backing this
company and until over $3.50, 900 cash is
now back of Uncle Sam, while over $50. 900
more is subscribed on gilt-edged install
up is certainly worthy your consideration.
For no man with any sense at all can
consistently say that such a showing is
not a strong one-one that other en-
terpriSe can cite you to, considering the
rocky road Travelled. On the other hand,
doubt but that every dollar of the $50, 90
that will be accepted at this sacrifice
price will be quickly raised. After nearly
two years, working nearly night and day
to put the proposition through as prom
iSed at the beginning. overcoming ridicuIe
and abuse and suffering injustice from
blackmaiiers and trust hirelings, We know
erything now. and if you fail to take ad-
vantage Of the sacrifice price offered the
public in this announcement you will hurt
your own pOcket5OOk. more than anything
else. However, we will be glad to have
you join our loyal band and whether you
whether you invest SIS for 100 shares or
s., 80 for thirty thousand shares, your in
terest Will be faithfully -furthered and
dividends sent you semi annually.
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FOR A BIG TEMPERANCE DAY.
junction City Will Have Trickett and
COdding December 1R

Junction City. Kan, Dec. 6.@The
State Temperance Union has arranged
to present its work in Junction City on
Sunday, December 16- Besides the
Rev. Robert Norris, secretary of the
union, and J. K. Codding. who is at the
head of the law enforcement depart
ment, G. w. Trickett of Kansas City,
Kan, will be here. Arrangements are
in progress for a mass meeting at 8
o'clock in the afternoon of that Sun
day. when Mr.. Trickett will explain the
situation in Kansas City and the value
of law enforcement to that munich
pality
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Trust Main Trunk Pipe Line
To Navigation Sure OF Completion

EQUIPMENT distributing
1.-The fol more it
saSOOOOOO Which, judging should
raised n days if youe o nterprse
its hghto dea lin the OF n in price
ndp with
tnvene
for stocks not
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Chanute to Enforce Curfe,v.

Chanute, Kan, Dec. 6.-Chanute's
curfew law, which has lain neglected
on the statute books of the city for sew
eral years, was dragged out of it's
musty seclusion by the council at its
last regular session, and win be rigidly
enforced from now on The whistle on
the city's electric power house viii be
the signal. 1t viii be blown each even
ing at Is minutes to g. All minors who
hear it must understand that it is the
skidoo sign for them, and they must
heat it home.
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Sc. 600. 600 a year

With everything completed Uncle Sam
Company will be able to make close to
two million dollars per year. That's why
this stock will go to par. and that's why
you ought to buy it. Furthermore, this
estimate Of two million dollars profit
yearly after completion is based on obey
ing the laws of the land and not making
perjurers and criminals out of our en-
plOyeS
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Killed by a railing Derrick.

wellington. Kan, Dec. 6-Louis
Kavocs, a Hungarian carpenter, In the
employ of a construction company that,
is building a new steel bridge for the
Rock Island road over Slate creek near
This city, was instantly killed Wednes-
day and two of his fellow employees
injured by falling derrick. The ac-
cident was caused by the breaking of
a guy rope
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He Quits the Poor Farm.

Cirard, kan, Dec 6.-Hi Adsit. sup
erintendent Of the county poor farm.
who has had charge Of the poor farm
resignation to the county commission
ers and expects to retire February l.
His successor has not yet. been. deter
mined upon. The work is too hard
and it is unpleasant at the poor farm, -
stated Superintendent Adsit. More
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navigation by Atchison, Kan. This re-
hnery is now in operation and can handle
600 barrels of oil every day and is thor
oughly equipped, modern and up-to-date-
In three months time this company can
double this refinery No capacity or
make it 200 barrels per day with but
little cost. it was built with that in
intention Now don't wait until the largest
interstate independent pipe line in the world
are drilled and all the three refineries
double in capacity. but join the Uncle
Sam band today by sending your check or
draft by return mail, for what you can
spare. 500 viii purchase $500 shares and
the chances are a thousand to one it Will
be worth $500 in less than two years.
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a GirI Postomce CarrIer

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 6.-Six out of
eight applicants, who took the exami
nation for positions in the free mail
delivery service in the city passed the
examination and are now eligibles for
position as carrier in the city. One
Anderson.
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OH Trust Threatened to Leave Kansas
in Darkness

Two years ago there was not a single
independent oil wagon delivering oil in
Kansas In fact the criminal trust had
such grasp on both producer and con-
sumner that it brazenly threatened to
leave the state in darkness when Kansas
commenced the fight on these brigands
and millionaire anarchists in the legis-
Iature of 1905. OF course Kansas called
the bluff Of these criminal promoters and
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pnn,nea ~ a Ilead ClliId.

Wichita. kan, Dec 6.-Men who were
operating a big pump for the purpose of
pumping sand from the Arkansas river
today noticed a white object thrown out
by the pump ana upon investigation
found it to be the body of a fully ma
tured female child OF medium size. me