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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16

and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed of wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1s<3 she married Isaac Pinkham,
a builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and q
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days 1t
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in physician only in specially
urgent cases. By tradition and ex-
perience many of them gained a Won
derful knowledge of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest
In the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
all kinds; SO, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
Ills and weaknesses of the body, and
It was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief Of these was rare combina-
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu-
liar to the female sex, and Lydia f. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this so far was done freely, with
out money and without price, as a
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
OF the Pinkham family, as this class
of business suffered most from
fearful depression, SO when the Centen-
NAL year dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
KANSAS WILL DROP
STANDARD FIGHT
Kansas viii Drop Standard Suit.

Kansas Will Drop Standard Suit
TOPEKA-The suit begun by At
torney General Coleman in the SUI
preme court one year ago to Gust the
Standard Oil trust from Kansas will
be dismissed when it is reached on
the docket Monday. In discussion in
his proposed action the attorney gen.
eral says:
"The case was commenced last
spring at the request of the Oil Pro-
ducers' Association, made through its
president, Mr.. West, and, ex-Attorney
General Monnett, of Ohio, with whom
he was then counseling. About Oc-
tober 1, 1905, the case was set down
for hearing at the December session
of the court. A coference was held
at my office in Topeka, in October,
at which time it was determined that
the interests of the oil producers
would be best served by dismissing
the case. At this conference were
present Mr.. West, F. Dumont Smith
and w. S. Fitzpatrick, attorneys for
the oil producers, and myself. The
entire matter was canvassed and all
those present fully concurred in the
conclusion reached. 1t was then ar
ranged that the case should be dis
missed at the March term of the
court, 1906. This will accordingly be
done on Monday morning.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16

Because of rouge skilfully applied,
the little geisha's cheeks were rosy,
aud because of paint her lips were
very, very red, like threads OF GRIM
son silk.
She wore a kimona of cool, SHIN
mering gray, with storks in erratic
flight all up and down 1t; her blue
obi-like an overgrown pillow-was
adjusted with care, and atop OF all
was her face, lily-fair under the high,
satiny black couture, her slanting eye
broWs-ah, Art helped Nature there
her eyes at once Turing and childlike,
and the scarlet line that was her
mouth.
When Raeburn, lately arrived In
Toxic, came to the teahouse under the
wistarias his beauty-loving nature re-
joiced, and he told her that she was
like roses and gray mist"
O Taya San looked pleased, though
all she understood was the young
'Merican's smiling eyes: but she
poured his tea, and clapped her she'll
pink palms together for more cakes,
and, when another girl shuffied in,
they danced, in movements as grace
full as roses swaying in the wind.
1t was late before Raeburn remem-
hered that he hadn't stopped in Toxic
merely to visit teahouses, and that
he must get back to Dunn's rooms as
fast as a 'rickshaw and long-legged
,cooiie would take him.
He was comforted to find that Dunn
had turned in; it saved the bother OF
explanations; only a sleepy servant
remained in the hall, to be gently
prodded and kicked into wakefulness.
There was late and hurried break
fast the next morning, after which
Dunn, as a good servant of govern
mental red tape, went to his office,
leaving his friend to spend the day as
he liked. He was pleased to loaf
throughout the morning, to write a
few letters, to scribble some of the
inevitable postcards, and, late in the
afternoon, clad in creaseless white, to
travel via 'rickshaw to a teahouse-a
certain teahouse with purple curtains
of wiStaria flowing all around 1t.
o Taya San was there. and tinkled
away at an instrument that seemed
cross between a banjo and guitar;
Raeburn sat himself down, with easy
grace. in the cross-legged manner Of
his vis-a-vis; they laughed together
over he, quaint efforts to talk 'Meri-
cen, and the task of teaching was so
pleasant that when o Taya San lifted
her thick lashes and said, "You come
'gain-some more?" he answered,
Sure" quite as if he were in Toxic
only for the pleasure Of talking to
pretty teahouse girls.
She's beautiful" he conflded to
Dunn, a few days later, after that lean
jawed, cynical person had been jeer-
ing at him for "going daffy over
mere teahouse girl, kept there for
such chumps as you" "My dear boy"
replied Dunn, languidly interested,
they're all beautiful-in Tokio-but
you're bound for Manila on serious
business matters, and then home, and,
let nae tell you, If you've a sweet
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
JUST LIKE OTHER CREDITORS.
Santa Fe Must Take Chances on $751;
900 DevIin Claim.

TOPEKA.-The Santa Fee will have
to take its chances with other credi-
tors for its $4,000 claim against the
Devlin estate. In July and August,
last year, it advanced $4,000 in, cash
to G. J. Devlin, with verbal agree
ment that it should have coal for
the money any time it asked for it.
Later Devlin failed and died. The
Santa Fe asked that the claim be de-
clared preferred, and that the lease
which Mr.. Devlin held on the Santa
Fe mines be declared void. Referee
Loomis, after hearing lasting day
or more. declined to declare the lease
void, or to make the $5S,OO0 claim
preferred. The Santa Fe appealed to
the federal court. and Judge Pollock
has handed down a decision sustain
ing the referee.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
Midland Valley Extension.

WELLINGTON, KAS. - Surveyors
running a line for the extension of
the Midland Valley road from its pres
ent terminus at Arkansas City reach
ed n point few miles south of We'll
lington and are expected here soon.
The survey runs from Arkansas City
northwest to Geuda Springs, and
then up the valley of Slate creek to
this city. 1t is rumored that the road
is pushing for connection with the
Union Pacific at Mcpherson. The
line is already graded several miles
out of Arkansas City, into which place
trains are now running on a regular
schedule.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16

none like him.
Taya San blossomed like some won
drous flower in a new kimona of blue,
with glints Of silver woven through
it: she danced, she sang to him the
songs of Nippon, and he taught her
for she was willing pupil-much OF
his speech.
Perhaps, too, there were other
things he taught her: for what should
a pretty geisha learn. but love?
There had been other 'Mericans,
but none like him; when he came,
straight and tall, fair as young god.
blue-eyed, with bright hair curling
from his forehead, with his six feet
of immaculate white drill, his CLEAN.
ing smile. who could resist him?
Certainly o Taya San could not.
=
Raeburn's luggage was piled in the
hall; his steamer was due to leave the
next day for Manila, and he was So
lacing himself with cigarettes.
you can't take her along, you
know" was Dunn's silence-breaking
remark.
"Who?"
your pagan friend, o Taya San:
who else?"
Don't you know" continued the in.
forming one, that the girl is a slave,
owned, body and soul, by the grinning
old devil who owns that teahouse and
others like it: don't you know that
you would have to buy her, just as
you would buy horses at homer"
Don't; l can't stand it,; Raeburn
jumped Up, pushing his chair away
noisily: pagan or not, slave or not,
she's a dear little girl, and I'm all
broke up at leaving"
What about herr" came the pitiless
query.
For answer, Raeburn said things
which would have to be represented
on this page by dashes. and flung him.
self out; Dunn heard him in the street,
whistling for his 'rickshaw.
"The boys a fool" he unused, but
he's got lifetime to learn it In"
.
A curtain of purple blooms lifting
to the breeze: in teahouse, two that
clasped, and said goodbye, and clasped
again-clinging arms and pleading
eyes, tears and hsses-kisses and
tears. One to stay. weeping-say not
that to he a geisha is to be heartless
and one to go whirling back to the
city.
The slip was gone, and day after
day, all cruelty alike, followed it:
other coolies dashed up to the tea
house steps, and other 'Mericans in
white suits sat at the little tables,
but life was not the same.
Because Of rouge, skilfully applied,
the little geisha's cheeks were rosy,
and because of paint her lips we're
very, very red, like threads of Grim
son silk; her gray kimona shimmered
like a silken mist, and storks in crazy
fight traIled all across it; but the
eyes Of @ Taya San we're closed. and
she did not answer when they called
her name.
AS for Raeburn-but Raeburn would
never know.
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restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
SO good for their woman friends and
neighbors was equally good for the
women of the whole world.
The Pinkhams had no money. and
little credit. Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
herbs were STEPPED on the stove,
gradually filling gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
it, for always before they had given
it away freely. They hired O. job
printer to run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits of the medi-
cine, now called Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and these were
distributed by the Pinkham sons in
Boston, New York, and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties OF
the medicine were, to a great extent,
self-advertising, for whoever used it
recommended it to others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the fsEn-
ily had saved enough money to coEm-
mence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth ands success OF
the enterprise were assured, until to-
day Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vege-
table Compound have become house,
hold words everywhere, and many
tons of roots and herbs are used annu-
ally in its manufacture.
Lydia e. Pinkham herself did not
live to see the great success of this
work. She passed to her reward years
ago, but not till she had provided
means for continuing her work as
effectively as she could have done it
herself.
During her long and eventful expe-
rience she was ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful topre-
serve record of every case that came to
her attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there were thousands-received
careful study. and the details, includ-
ing symptoms, treatment and results
were recorded for future reference, and
to-day these records, together with
hundreds of thousands made since. are
available to sick women the world
over, and represent a vast coliabora-
ton of information regarding the
treatment of woman's ills, which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be equaled in any library in the
world.
With Lydia E. Pinkham worked her
daughter : in law, the present Mrs.
Pinkham. She was carefully instructed
in all her hard-won knowledge, and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction of the work when its origina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
five years she has continued it, and
nothing in the work shows when the
first Lydia E. Pinkham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham,
now the mother of n large family. took
it up With woman assistants, some as
capable us herself, the present Mrs.
Pinkham continuesthisg reatwor and
probably from the office of no other
person have so many women been adj
viscd how to regain health. Sick wo-
men, this advice is yours for Health
freely given if you only write to ask
for it.
Such is the history of Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs; the ono
great medicine for women's ailments,
and the fitting monument to the noble
woman whose name it BEARS
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
The NEWS OF KANSAS
KANSAS TOWN A HOSPITAL.
Nearly 100 Persons In MaryvilIe
Poisoned by a Lunch.

MARYvILLE, KAS.-About 10l
persons who attended fine stock
sale at the farm of B. e. Newton, ad.
joining Marysville on the northeast,
were the victims of poisoning. Sew.
eral of the cases were of a grave ma
ture and 1t required the attention of
physicians until the patients were
considered out of danger
The poisoning was the result of par
taking of free lunch at the public
sale. The bill of fare consisted OF
winerwursts, boiled meats, buns,
cakes and coffee. One of the strange
features of the case is the fact that
some who drank coffee and did not
partake of the food were stricken,
while sill other who ate the food, but
drank no coffee were also victims Of
the poisoning.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
FEAR KANSAS CREAMERY TRUST.
Actions Of Five Concerns Makes Jack

Actiuns of Five Concerns Makes Jack
sor County Farmers Suspicious.
HOLTON, KAS.-Farmers in jack
son county are disturbed over rul-
ing made by the creamery companies
that butter fat shall in the future he
tested at the home office or at the
local station. Another ruling is that
the companies will pay for butter rat
on the tenth and twenty-fifth OF each
month. Heretofore payment has been
made at the time of delivery. Five
companies have agencies in Holton
and each put the new system into eff
feet March 1, indicating to the farm
ers that there is combination of in
terests. Butter fat producers don't
mind waiting for their money. but
they fear unfairness by the test at the
other end of the line.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
More Than a Million on Hand.

COOPERATING state now has over
100000 on deposit in the state de-
positories. According to the month
ly statement issued by the state
treasurer the balances in the various
funds aggregated $1,317000. The re-
ceipts during the month amounted to
1857 1921 and the disbursements $685.
900. The state school fund has ST.
644,S57 in bonds on hand, the univer-
sity fund $146,215; the normal school
fund $217,715, and the Agricultural
college fund $464,214.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
Gas Well Runs Wild.

CANEY, KAS.-The great gas well
bored by the New York Oil and Gas
company, a corporation believed to be
controlled by the Standard Oil COM
pany, has broken out with increased
fury. The burning we'll is spouting
forth broken stone. with pieces fire.
quently that weigh twenty pounds. 1t
is estimated that the gasser is RUM
ing 100 to 200 million cubic feet a
day.
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Raeburn around to the incest people
he knew, and giving him chance to
meet lot of friendly English girls.
But the boy was blind to whatever
charm they possessed-blind to the
memory of girl back home, who saw
no other face than his; his eyes were
only for little figure in gray XII
mona, for face with welcoming eyes,
with red lips pouting childishly for
his kisses.
So he forgot, and continued not to
remember, in spite of Dunn's occa-
sional protests, and the smiling faces
of those nice English girls.
The teahouse under the wistarias
knew him for a frequent guest; o
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
A GAS WELL NEAR KANSAS CITY
Heavy Flow Found at Depth of SIS
Feet in Louisburu, kas.

LOUISBURG, KAS.-A heavy
:iow of gas has been encountered here
at a depth of 575 feet on the property
of Mrs. Rogers. A register placed
over the mouth of the well registered
seventy pounds in one minute. The
register then blew Off About thirty
wells have been sunk here and one
third of them are yielding. The last
one that was brought in has the
heaviest flow of gas and is the deep
est that has been sunk. 1t caught
fire, but was extinguished with steam.
Louisburg is in Miami county, only
forty-three miles south of Kansas
City on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
road.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
Asks Divorce at IS Years.

BMPORIA.-W. T. Hobs, retired
railway engineer, has filed suit for d.
vorce from his wife to whom he has
been married forty-five years charg-
ing desertion. He says he has prop
erty valued at $4,000 and asks a d.
vision.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
14th judicial Convention.

CHERRYvALE, KAS.-The Repub-
lican committee of the Fourteenth ju-
dicial district has decided to hold
the convention to renominate Judge
Flannelly on March 20 at Cherryvale.
This district is composed of Mont
gomery and Labette counties. Mont
gomery will have thirty-six votes and
Labette county three, in the conven-
ton.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
TO OPEN WHEAT COUNTRY.
Missouri Pacific to Build Dodge
City Line.

WICHITA, KAS. The Missouri
Pacific railway will extend from Lu-
ka to Dodge City the line of the Den
yer, Memphis & Atlanta running
from Conway Springs to Luka. This
will open up to the Missouri Pacific
the wheat lands of Pratt and Kiowa
counties in Kansas. Officials of the
company are now going over the
route to secure rights of way and con-
struction will begin as soon as they
have completed their work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
Auctioneer Charged With Bigamy.

PARSONS, KAS.-B. l. Caldwell. an
auctioneer, has been arrested in this
city on the charge of bigamy. His
first wife lives in Coffeyville, where
he has three children. 1t is charged
he deserted them two years ago and
went to Newton, where he was mar
ried to another woman. Both women
re now after him and he will b
taken TO Newton for trail
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
Postal Receipts Increase.

KANSAS CITY, KAS.-The Febru-
airy report of U. S. Sartin, postmaste"
of Kansas City. Kas., shows that the
receipts during the month aggregat-
ed 15,409.14. This is an increase Of
&c per cent over the business of Feb
ruary, 1905. when the receipts amount
ed to s12,226.OS. The net profits Of
the office for the month were s9,526..
Of
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
cowley's Square Deal League.

ARKANSAS CITY, KAS.-A Square
Deal league has been organized by the
farmers of the southern part Of Cow
ley county and number Of business
men of Arkansas City. The league
will work with the Civic league in Sc
curing more equitable railroad rates
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
Wiped Out a Kansas Village.

LAWRENCE. = The village og
Clinton, ten miles southwest of here.
has been destroyed by, fire. The store
of L. S. Arnett, the postofice. the
Pugh home, barn belonging to w. L.
Payne and some smaller buildings
were entirely consumed. All the
postoffice records were saved. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
Mutual Phone Men ORGANIZE.

HIAWATHA, KAS. - Representa-
tives of mutual telephone systems OF
Huron. Bremen, Bedena, Lenora, Rob
bins, Willis, Powhattan, Fairview and
Hamlin. in Kansas. and Preston and
Salem in Nebraska, met here. Anoth-
er meeting has been called for April
at Hiawatha. when a permanent
organization will be effected.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKfIAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had It's Birth and How the "Panic of '73" Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores.

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, COM
Ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as q woman of an alert
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
Would Buy Ariel Cruisers.

The right of the minister of war to
buy ariel cruisers is questioned by the
London Daily News. though it admits
that they are not within the province
of the admiralty either. 1t suggests
the organization of new department,
the aeralty.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
A Bio Reward Offered.

FRANKFORT. KAS,-Rewsrds az
gregating 5000 have been offered for
the arrest and conviction Of the muir.
derer Of David Tennyson.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
atoekinos and pYnImite.

LAWRENCE. KAS.-The officers
arrested william Murphy and Matthew
Gillivan, who were found on the
streets with their pockets full of wom-
ems stockings and dynimite.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16
HoPkIN DECLARES HIMSELF.
First for BaiIy, Then Curtis, Then
Committees Choice for Senator.

HOLTON. KAS.-John S. Hopkins
candidate for representative on the
Republican ticket has declared him
self on the senatorial question. He
will vote for w. ]. Bailey, second for
Charles Curtis and third for the
choice of the county central commit
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16

this little whats-her-name-"
% raya San"
That it? Well. let her and all her
kind alone; even geisha may have
heart. you know"
Raeburn lowered above him, hand
some, flushing with anger: That's the
limit Dunn: I never broke a heart
yet and III not begin with this little
beauty"
His companion laughed laugh OF
anbeHef-but he told his irate friend
TO calm down. and wheedled him into
going for ride.
Now. Dunn knew his Toxic wen,
likewise his Yokohoma: perhaps that
- vbE ne made It . point Of trOttizs
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16

Land adjoining this can be purchased
from railway and land companies at from
% TO $40 per acre.
On this land this year has been produced
upwards Of TWENTY-FIVE bushels Of wheat 10
the acre.
1t is also the best Of grazing land and for
mixed farming 1t has no superior on the
continent.
Splendid climate, low taxes, railways
convenient, schools and churches close at
hand.
Write for twentieth Century Canada"
and low railway rates TO Superintendent Of
immigration, Ottawa, Canada; or to
authorized Canadian Government Agent
J. S. Crawford, No. lbs W. Ninth Street.
Kansas City. Missouri
okentioa this raperj
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-16

NEErAWrc cYAQPu easiest to work with and
OIt iHVo6 otbttoU starches clothes incest.
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