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AUTOMOBILES

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Cars in excellent condition. Write for
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DEATH NOTICE

MARTIN-Nelson, December s, 1906, at the
residence OF his daughter, Mrs. Walter c.
Price, 2563 Ames avenue, aged "a years,
months and 20 days
Funeral from the residence, 1858 Ames
avenue, Monday afternoon at O'Clock. In
terment, Forest Lawn cemetery. Friends
invited.
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DETECTIVE SERVICE

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1901, rooms 13 and IA, Union Blk, 18th and
Farnam. -MS75 DIG
AMERICAN DETECTIVE ASSOCIATION,
County Superintendent, p. o. Lock Box
+57, Omaha. -MS52 Disk
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POOL. AND BILLIARD TABLES

PASSOW'S new billiard and pool tables
are tho best money can buy and are sold
free. Charles Passow & Sons, ZIG S. 18th
ST. MFG IDS
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-12-21

ten to the river 1t Is laughing at
you"
Laughing at me?"
Eyes" and her lover child the dark
ness that hid the curve of the pouting
lips. Eyes, laughing at you for ask
ing such "a question. Merely the wom-
ans old, old way of evading the DID,
old story"
She made no reply, and he heard her
sigh gently.
But you are right" he said; Isl
lence is best beloved. We need no
words; there is none to hear except
the stars, and could tell nothing that
they, as well as you, do not know,
and he Just touched with the tips of
his fingers the round elbow which
showed through a rent in her sleeve.
Boone sat some PAGES away in
shadow; Owatoga had gone down the
river to reconnoiter; it almost seemed,
as he had said, there was none beside
these two in the whole wide world.
Winslow felt a hot tear on his hand
which yet lay, unrebuked, on her arm.
You are crying? l am too bold; my
tale of love must wait still longer
forgive me-" and he sat upright, away
from her.
mo" she said, "if there is anything
TO forgive. it is who must ask 1t. ana
yet-yet am puzzled, distracted
and her head moved to and FRO as
though she would shake her brain clear
of the maze into which her heart was
leading it.
"Then you have doubted me, Laver-
der?"
Eyes"
But you do not doubt now? You
will never doubt ME again.
Slowly she rose to her knees, facing
him, with only the worn old tree be-
tween. II do not now" she said, and
her eyes. black in this light, met his
with absolute trust; 81 do not now;
never will doubt you again"
Kneeling so on the bare earth, hands
clasped on the ruined tree, she seemed
a Druid priestess at some sacred rite.
He dared not touch her as she sat
there, though a wave of love and long
ing filled his soul.
ru-o Do Continual
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-12-21
MARRIAGE AMONG BRETONS
Picturesque Affair That Affords En-
joyment for Guest and
Beggar.

Joyial Rabelais himself would have
smiled approvingly, could he have
been present at an old Breton wedding
feast which took place the other day at
serignac. a big village on the northern
slopes of the Arrhees, says the London
Leader. Mile Guinamant, the mayors
daughter. had welded NJ Blanchard, a
lawyers clerk. and thousand guests
each with Pantagruello appetite, sat
down to breakfast in an open field from
two D. m. to seven p. m.
The tables were primitive, and con-
sisted of the green turf, scored with deep
trenches for the guests legs.
The menu consisted. inter ALA, of II
oxen. with sheep and calves in proper
ton; II barrels of wine and innumer-
able casks of cider.
The feasters we're supplied with bread
from two wagons, each drawn by two
horses and driven up and down the field
The most famous bards of the coun
tryside sang their songs. among then
being Michael Bidan. the king of binior
players.
The cooking was done on the field
itself and the service of the guests was
performed by the Relatives and init
mate friends of the happy couple.
Next day it was the beggars' turn
They we're served by the bride and bride
groom. When the feast was over. thu
bride opened the ball with the oldes
| beggar.
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WORDS USED OUT OF PLACE
A Number Commonly Employed to
Describe Objects Wholly
Irrelative.

Some of us have doubtless puzzled
over the origin of several English
words in common use which appear to
have no application to the objects they
describe.
An authority on language thus eX-
planned a few of them: Take the
word drawing-room,' he said. why
'drawing-room? 1t has nothing to do
with art classes. The original word
was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. apart
ment in which to withdraw after
meals. In course of time the with
was dropped, leaving the word in its
present form.
Then there is the word anti
macassar.' Our grandfathers and
grandmothers used for their hair a
preparation of macassar oil. To pre-
vent the grease marks which might
be left by persons who lolled in easy
chairs, dainty coverings were placed
over the backs-hence anti-macassar.
"a gift is a present because it is
generally present before you at the
time it is given. A letter or document
was frequently referred to by writer
in olden days as these present writ
ings,' or these presents Hence the
well-known legal phrase, Know all
men by these presents which has been
a puzzle to many.
THE word premises used to de-
scribe houses and land has no special
connection with them In drawing up
legal document, the lawyers of the
past, having once referred to house
and land. would write of them after
wards as 'premises'-that is to say
the things previously mentioned.
Trees, oxen or sheep might equally
have been described as premises,
after being once mentioned. But the
word acquired it's present significance,
and has retained it ever since"
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Arls.oeratlc French cabman.

One Of the vicissitudes of life has
been revealed by the death of an old
cabman at st. Germain-en-Laye.
France. 1t transpires that the unfor-
tunate old fellow was entitled to style
himself the marquis de Loz de Gouet-
Gouraud. 1t is an old Spanish peerage
and in his earlier days the last unfor-
fortunate holder of the title had lived
in circumstances BETTING his rank.
But the latter part of his life was
clouded by constant misfortune and at
last, two years ago. poverty compelled
him in his old age to take to driving
a cab to exc out a wretched existence.
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farewell, to which he had for an
sweE Eyes, Menoka will live, and he
will remember that one white breast
! had heart in it."
Silently the party stole from the
camp.
ITO the north" was Boone's whis-
pered command and soon the forest
hid them in friendly gloom.
From Menoka they had learned that
the attack would be from the river.
Retreat that way, then, was cut Off;
they would have to make the journey
overland.
After some time the noise of rifles
echoed family in the hollow glen. The
attack! 1t was true, then, what Me-
noka had said.
Lavender controlled the impulse to
cry out, but her nerves, strained and
tense as lutte string, snapped, and
she was for moment overcome with
a deathly faintness.
Then fright lent her strength, and
gave to her feet the speed of wings.
Faster Tor a space than the men
could follow, she dashed blindly on.
Boone overlook her, and laying one
hand on her arm said, kindly, yet with
sternness: What? Will you lose
heart and nerve at first sound? You
could not continue this pace, and
what then?'
Winslow had come up, and to reas-
sure her further said: "Owatoga
says that with our good start we need
not fail. The Usage promised to de-
tain the party, or give them false
trail"
Boone put in grimly: All the
same, we will lose no time"
Lavender gave way to no more par
oxysms of fear, but trudged along in
patient silence.
To Boone and Owatoga the trail was
familiar, and they took the lead.
Winslow ever kept beside her; his
hand helping her over the rough places.
The underbrush grew so close, 1t
seemed they were piercing blindly what
mus. lead nowhere. But always OWa-
toga forced a passage, and they would
reach an open prairie-its wild-11owers
scattered about in the darkness, like
drops from the milky way.
The old pioneer kept a rugged ST.
lence No longer host, entertainer, he
was now the guide, the woodsman, in
a race with the forest devils" Every
trained sense was alert with the extra
effort which his years required.
Finally he suggested malt on the
bank of a little creek.
Here, in an abandonment of fatigue,
Lavender threw herself on the ground,
her head resting on the earth-clogged
roots of an old tree.
They dared not light fire, and the
two whom experience warned sat,
grave. taciturn, anxious, in spite OF the
solitude. the seeming security. For
Daniel Boone and the Indian knew
that each tree trunk might shelter
velvetfooted enemy. And, sobered
by the danger, they sat tense and wary.
watching.
But to Winslow and Lavender; Sc
cure through ineXperience, the rest
brought only blessed sense of physi-
cal relief. The danger, seeming past,
served but as a link to bring them
closer together
Winslow threw himself down upon
the gnarled roots against which the
girlish head rested, looking down upon
her.
The ungainly poke-bonnet had been
left behind, spoil for the Indians,
and, less in the way, Americas 'ker-
chief bound the hayward locks. Her
dress was torn at the neck, and an
ugly scratch below the chin made
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-12-21

whittier the white throat. In the dim
light he noticed too, the tired droop
of the eyelids, and the pale lips held
half open. Every curve of the deli
cate figure showed listless fatigue.
1t was easy to love her thus-easy
to tell her so.
He bent closer. you are tired; try
to sleep a little"
mo, l am comfortable now. don't
want to lose this delicious feeling in
the oblivion of Sleep" she said, and
there was drowsy content in her voice
81. too. am comfortable and happy
but that is because | am with YOU he
said, and bent lower. His gaze was
full of an ardent tenderness, but from
, his voice he kept all passionate ring
! lest he alarm her.
To his surprise, she showed no EN-
barrassment, she seemed to feel neither
| anger nor offense.
They were in the heart of Nature
where ell things were in love. and sale
! so in ceaseless, amorous jargon. Trutl
! could not but prevail in her heart a!
well as Natures-now. And she wa
tired in mind and body-her whole
moral strength weakened by the stress
of fight and danger.
So she only turned, half resting upol
an arm, and looking into his face owe
her shoulder.
In the dim light she could see hin
indistinctly.
you are happy with me. why?" sh
asked.
There was a pause. then WinsloI
said. with apparent irrelevance: Lis
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-12-21
Bound to Keen Boy. Busy.

The Burgess Hill tEngland) group
Of council school managers, not being
allowed to encourage rifle shooting
among the boys, have decided to seek
consent of the East Sussex education
authority to give instruction in gar
dening.
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In Boston.

First Graduate-The professor hates
slang. He never uses it.
Second Graduate-How do you
know?
why. the other day he said to me:
After this. young lady. see that you
cut out SLANG Chicago Daily News.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-12-21
PRESIDENT TELLS =
OF CONDITIONS
IN PORTO RICO
Special Message the Re-
suit of Chief Execu-
tive's Recent Visit.
MUCH GOOD WORK DONE

Progress Made Under American Ad-
mlnlstration Is Pointed to with
Prlde-Last Year the Most Pros
porous the Island Has Ever Known
Congress Urged to Confer Full
American Citizenship Upon the
Porto Rlcans-NouId Have All In
sular Governments Placed in One
Bureau.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26
BREAKS BY CONGRESS-
Peculiar Mistakes Due TO Tremen-
dous Amount Of Work Transacted
Just Before Adjournment.

In the hurry and hustle of "get
away day In Congress, a few errors
slipped In 10 upset the calculations OF
party leaders. one Of these was the
signing of the agricultural appropri.
alton bin 10y the President before that
measure contained the signature OF the
Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
lives. or course this oversight was
corrected. but the question then arose
ms 10 the Importance OF having the bill
signed 10y the Speaker and the Vice
President Their signatures merely
certify that the bill has passed their
respective houses. the important fact
being that they have been passed by
the House and senate. For this rea-
son u Is not regarded as being abso-
lutcly Indispensable that bill should
be- signed by the presiding officer Of
the House. All that Is necessary IL 60
establish the fact that IL has been 80
passed.
Another "brcak" was the presiden-
tlal approval OF the sundry civil bill
containing an item appropriating
S3.OoOOoO for site for n new de-
parimcntal building In Washington.
This item had been dropped out OF the
blll IN conference but the enrolment
clerks failed TO notice the omission
and 50 Included this item In the copy
OF the bill laid before the President for
his signature. When the error was
a resolution was adopted
by both houses OF Congress repeating
the feature OF the bill making the
appropriation.
IL Is not strange that these mis-
takes occur. as all OF the employees Of
both the Senate and House during the
last few days Of Congress have an
amount OF work showed upon
them. 80 that when Congress actually
adjourns many OF them are ready to
take TO their beds for several days In
order 20 rcCuperate.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
Nurthern Sister Would Like Such
Arrangement; But Is Waiting
Move by This Country.

4 letter from Ottawa, Canada.
states that the question OF reciprocity
between Canada and the Unite.
states Is by no means dead, as was
clearly shown by the recent debate on
the Canadian budget In a number Of
speeches. which, while they admitted
that the United States did not appear
10 care FOR reciprocity. IL would II IL
could be brought about on mutually
advantageous terms, Oe good thing
for both sides OF the line. Many Of
the crown ministers and even Sir VIII
frid Lauricr himself, the premier, and
described In England as the foremost
statesman In the British Empire. are
favorable To Canadlan-AmericaE re-
ciprocity. II IL can be had. Sir
Richard Cartwright, minister OF trade
and commerce. said recen,.y that there
could be no better British policy than
10 do everything possible TO encourage
good relations with the United States.
senator Loughecd. the conservative
leader I'm the Senate, stated that he
thought no higher work could be found
by King Edward than TO promote the
good relations OF the two peoples, and
. bind more closely together the two
Anglo Saxon nations. He knew no
happier way of strengt .ening the bond
between the Anglo-Saxon peoples on
the North American Continent than
for the King and Queen to visit the
shores of North America at the pres
ent time.
IL reciprocity Is not vlsibly TO the
front to-day 1t Is because public
opinion In Canada reg rds reciprocity
as unattainable and the position Of
the anti-reciprocity men who are FOR
the moment supreme, rs unassailable
Hence. and for no other reason, re-
clprocity sentiment Is put on the shelf
until called for again, and an ostenta-
tlous appearance of indifference Is
manifested In Canada which viii be
stifiy maintained as long as the
United States government makes no
forward movement that public opinion
In the Dominion can accept as sincere
and based OH spirit of reasonableness
and fair play.
To those who are able to read be-
tween the lines. the announcement OF
the finance minister that the changes
TO be made In the Canadian tariff,
when revision takes pace next session,
must depend upon such new conditions
as may have occurred, Is obviously
meant for the people at Washington
who stand in the way OF reciprocity,
and those In London who have blocked
mutual preference between the
mother country and Canada. 1t Is a
warning and may mean much, or little
as circumstances or Conditions dictate.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

ven this two-score years, since a levin
flash burned the sight out of my head"
You have been blind to much that
is goodly and fair" quoth Sir Nigel, but
you have also been spared much that is
sorry and foul But, by St. Paul we
must on, or our Company will think that
they have lost their captain somewhat
early in the venture. Throw the man my
purse, Edricson, and let us CO."
Alleyne, lingering behind, bethought
him of the Lady Loring's counsel, and
reduced the noble gift which the knight
had so freely bestowed to a single penny,
which the beggar, with many mumbled
blessings, thrust away into his wallet.
Then, squirting his steed, the young squire
rode at the top of his speed after his
companions, and overlook them Just at
the spot where the trees fringe of into
the moor anu the struggling hamlet of
Horde lies scattered on either side of the
winding and deeply rutted track. The
Company was already well-nigh through
the village; but as the knight and his
squires closed up upon them, they heard
the clamor OF strident voice, followed
by roar of deep-chested laughter from
the ranks of the archers Another minute
brought them up with the rear-guard,
where every man marched with his beard
on his shoulder aud face which was
agrin with merriment BY the side OF
the column walked a huge red-headed
bowman, with his hands thrown out in
argument and expostulation, while close
at his heels followed a little wrinkled
woman. who poured forth q shrill volley
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26
NUMBER 4,

OF abuse, varied by an occasional thwack
from her stick, given with all the force
OF her body, though she might have been
beating one Of the forest trees for all
the effect that she seemed likely to pro-
duce.
II trust Aylward," said Sir Nigel,
gravely, as he rode up, that this doth
not mean that any violence hath been
offered to women II such thing hap
pened, | tell you that the man shall
hang, though he were the best archer
that ever wore brassart"
NAY, my fair lord" Awkward answered
offered to a man. He comes from Horde,
and this is his mother who hath come
forth TO welcome him."
"You rammucky lurden," she was howl
ing, with a blow between each catch of
heI breath, 'you shammocking, yaping,
overriding good-for-naught. / will teach
thee! will haste thee! Aye, by my
faithl" r.
whist mother" said John, looking
back at her from the tail of his eye. Il
go to France as an archer, to give blows
and TO take them"
ITO France, quotha?" cried the old
dame. "Bide here with me, and l shall
warrant you more blows than you are
like to get in France. IL blows be what
you seek, you need not 60 further than
Horde"
by my hiltl the good dame speaks
truth" said Aylward. 1T seems to be
the very home of them"
what have you to say, you clean
shaved galleybagger? cried the fiery
dame, turning upon the archer. "Can
not speak with my own son but you must
let your tongue clack? A soldier, quotha,
and never a hair on his face. have
seen a better soldier with pap for food
and swaddling-clothes for harness."
Stand to it, Aylward," cried the
archers, amid a fresh burst Of laughter.
do not thwart her, comrade," said big
John. "She bath a proper spirit for her
years and cannot abide to be thwarted.
1t Is kindly and homely to me to hear
her voice and to feel that she Is behind
me. But l must leave you now, mother.
for the way is over-rough for your feet ;
but will bring you back silken gown,
il there be one in France or Spain, and
will bring jimmy a silver penny; %
goodbye to you, and God have you In his
keepingv Whipping up the little
woman, he lifted her lightly to bis Hpa
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figures that while we used last year
more that a billion pounds of coffee,
and while about 250.O0O,O00 pounds
We're supposed to be Mocha and Java,
there were actually imported into this
country last year only a fraction over
100000 pounds of Mocha and 10000
600 pounds of Java, or approximately
less than 100000 pounds, or only 3
per cent. of the popular blend. 1t is
staggering to know % per cent. of the
people who think they drink Mocha
and Java every day have been de-
celved, and yet the facts seem to be
rather plain.
Figures like these. however, al
though ordinarily impressive and con-
vincing, did not attract so much at
tentlon In the House, because the
members were so absorbed In the prac-
teal demonstration of the extent to
which fraudulent manufacturers Of
food products have been willing to
go in the way Of swindling the public.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

bouche" to be presented to a lady.
There is also, II In said. n demand for
sugared rose petals. which IL being
catered TO by some enterprlslng artists
In sugar. IL can hardly be pretended
that flowers made Into sweets" are of
any medicinal efficacy. though damask
rose leaves have long held n recog.
nlzed place In the materla medlca.
whether the violet has any thera.
peutic qualities does not appear.
though the leaves mot the dowerl
have Just now some reputatIon-out-
side the medical faculty-as n cure
for cancer. The best that can be
hoped for. II flowers are TO be eaten
as well as 10 be- seen and smelled, Is |
that they may In all cases prove 10 be |
innocuous. IL Is nice question
whether the perfume Is always n safe
guide.
Perhaps the modern craze II, after
all. only form OF luxury. A candled
violet or n dish OF rose leaves Gun.
ningly prepared for the tea table could
not possibly enter into the category OF
cheap sweets for the millions, and II
II understood that the sugar trust Is
not Interested.
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and then, taking his place In the ranks
again, marched on with the laughing Com
pany.
That was ever his way" she cried,
appealing TO Sir Nigel, who refined up his
horse and listened with the gravest cour.
tesy. "He would jog on his own road for
all that l could do 10 change him. First
he must be a monk forsooth, and az; De-
cause weuch was wise enough to turn
her back on him. Then he joins a ras-
cally crew and must needs trapse of to
the wars, and me with no one to bair
the fires If l be out, or tend the COW If
l be home. Yet l have been a good
mother to him. Three hazel switches a
day have | broke across his shoulders,
and he takes no more notice than you
have seen him to-day"
Doubt not that he will come back to
you both safe and prosperous, my fair
DAME" quoth Sir Nigel. Meanwhile Il
grieves me that. as i have already given
my purse to beggar up the road, /"
NAY, my lord" said Alleyne, II still
have some moneys remaining"
Then l pray you to give them to thls
very worthy woman. He cantered on as
he spoke. while Alleyne, having dispensed
two more pence, left the old dame stand,
ing by the furthest cottage of HordlS
with her shrill voice raised In blessings
instead OF revilings -
That night the Company slept At st.
Leonard's, in the great monastic barns
and spicarium-ground we'll known both
to. Alleyne and to John, for they were
almost within sight OF the Abbey of