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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
"cIicketty-ic ketty-ick!"

let 'em, so that even their rattles
couldn't work, and dropped exhausted
they began to rattle among themselves
as to which was the winner, an
thought it was time to turn over an
go to sleep again, so l outs with two
ratchets. Takin' one with one hand
an tn other in tn other, | began Civ
in 'em the twist.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS!
Just like that. only faster, and more
stentorian like as they say of Bit
Virgins voice when he makes a stump
speech.
AT the first clicketty-ick they al
jumped jest like a narvous rooster
when you say boob to him. At the
second they looked around uneasily
as If eXpectin' to be attacked, and
finally when l ratcheted out click
like two dozen telegraph offices tryin'
to sing the Star Spangled Banner all
at once they made jump for liberty
that landed 'em ten yards away an
they jumped so quick and so sudden
that every blessed one O. them snake,
snapped his rattles off!
Next mornin' when / got down to
breakfast l found enough rattles to
fill my suitcase, an for ten years after
that neither me nor my wife ever had
to buy any buttons to sew on our
clothes. We jest used them rattles as
we needed EN-"
There was a silence OF three or four
minutes duration.
Il didn't know you'd ever been down
to Arizony, captain" said the postmas-
ter, finally.
Didn't ye. Joe?p said the captain.
mo" retorted the postmaster. kin
ye prove it?"
YES" replied the captain. "Easy's
fallin' off a log. II yen come up to
my house some night I'll show it to we
on the map, and If that amt enough
I'll show we the old suitcase them rat
tiers used to make their stump speech
es on"
Il thought ye said them rattlers had
good pints," said ST Wotherspoon.
so they hev,' said the captain. $50
they hev. They don't drink whisky,
ner play cards, an as far as can find
out they don't write magazine arti-
cles about "Frenzied Finances or Ma
ture Fakirs.'"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29

me. When l want to fight l look
around for a Teller o. my own size to
lick. an IL l can't find him l mouse
around for somebody just leetle bit
smaller n l be to operate on. That's
what they call instinct, an rattle
snakes is just as instructive as you be.
So, when l went campin' out in the
desert down their in Arizony l pre-
vded myself with a couple o. them
big ratches we fellers used to play
with when we was boys. You know
what ! mean-a handle an a cog
wheel and a wooden spring in a small
frame that flies around on a pivot. 1t
makes a noise like a pack o. powder
crackers when you give it a whirl."
I've had en-" said ice. Il didn't
know they was good for anythin' but
maxim a dod-gasted lot o. noise"
They're the best weapons for rat
tle-snakes ye can find" said the cap.
tain. Il know because tried EN-.
When night come o. in the desert l
used TO swing my hammIek from the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
Sailors Remember Helen Gould.

New York, Nov. 21.-First, because
she is friend of the sailor, but also
because she gave nearly 100000 to-
wards the Young Mems Christian as.
ISOLATION home in Brooklyn, 5000 en-
listed men of the navy presented Miss
Helen Gould with a silver loving cup
Wednesday. The new Y. M. G. A..
buildings and furnishings cost $780,
900 and the funds were furnished
equally by Miss Gould and Mrs Rus
sell Sage.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29

the captain. 81 amt up on rcptilingo.
They may have been discussin the
tariff, or the iniquities of predatory
wealth, or the insurance question for
all | know. l never got intimate
enough with any on 'em to ask. All
know is that the first night found 1t
very interestin'. The second night it
just struck me as a leetle noisy, an
on the third night l got tired of it,
and / hollered down to them to turn
out the gas and go to bed. | wanted
to sleep. But they didn't pay no more
attention to me than s If | wasn't
there-just ratified along until sun
rise, when they'd break up an crawl
back each to his own p'ticular sun
spot. The fourth night put the fire
out before / climbed up into the ham,
mick, hopin' that with the chief at
traction of the place gone they'd keep
away an let me go to sleep, but 1t
didn't work. Ye see the sand of the
desert stored up hull lot of heat I'M
derneath where the fired been burnin',
an while they prob'ly preferred the
embers, there was still enough heat
left there to make the place do for
lodge meetin.
Then l suddenly remembered my
theory about the ratchet, an l made
up my mind I'd take the two Of 'em
up to bed with me that night an work
it on 'em. Onfortunitly was KEEP out
at the salt mines putty late that night
an when l got back to my claim they
was all there before me, one of 'em
perched up on top O. my suitcase
maxim what sounded like a stump
speech to the rest of 'em. You could
almost tell what he was sayin' by the
way he ratified that old tail O. his. II
you can imagine a rattle sayin'
Friends and Teller Citizens, rise up
and demand your rights from the heel
OF the oppressors. Strike, for your
affairs an your fires, an when ye do
strike see that ye strike 49, " can
get a fair idee o. what 1t sounded like,
an my ratchets on the inside O. the
feller's platform all the time, and the
audience spread around all over the
place, so that couldn't even climb up
into my hammick! l tell ye it made
me tired. with ninety-seven million
square miles o. desert all around 'em
to hold their mass meetin's in Rattle
snake Brotherhood No. % couldn't
find no better place to squat than I'M
der my hammick, no better pulpit to
do their preachin' from than that suit
case o. mine, which not only held my
ratchets but my pie-jammers, my
toothbrush, my coffee grinder. my can
O. condensed milk and my bottle O.
sars'prilla."
You'd ought TO shoo'd 'em away"
said 81 Wotherspoon.
Wake up. ST." retorted the captain.
This here amt study o. hen life I'm
givin' ye. It's rattlers I'm talkin'
about Ye can shoe a hen or ye can
shoe . boss. but shooin' rattle-snakes
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
Will Work for Kansas City.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 21.-Gov. George
L. Sheldon Wednesday declared that
he would use all Of his influence to-
ward securing the republican national
convention for Kansas City next year.
He has received an invitation to ac-
company a number of Western govern
ors to Washington in behalf of Kan
sas City, but has not accepted it, He
expects to attend the rivers and har-
bors convention in Washington dur
ing December and will work for Kan
sas City while there.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
New GRANGE Officers Elected.

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 22.-Officers
of the National Grange were chosen
Wednesday as follows: Master, Ma
than ]. Bachelor, Concord, N. H., re-
elected; overseer, T. c. Atheson, West
Virginia; lecturer, George w. F. Gaunt,
New Jersey, reelected; steward, j.. A.
Newcomb, Gordon, COL; treasurer.
Mrs. Eva S. Mcdowell, Rome, N. Y,
reelected; secretary, Charles M. Free
man, Tippecanoe City, o., reelected.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
iIARKET REPORTS
Live Stock,

Kansas City. Nov. 2S.-Cattle-Natives:
Steers, $3.S065.S0: cows and heifers, Sl.76
G3O0; stockers and feeders. S2.75@410;
western steers, s3.25q4.25. Hogs-Bulk
of sales, s4.45@46O. Sheep-Muttons.
$25G4.S5; lambs, si.9Od62O.
Chicago. Nov. 2S.-Cattle-Natives. 1925
@6.4O; cows and heifers, sl.15G475;
mixed and butchers. S3.SOQ4SO. Sheep.
S2O0@5.2O. Lambs. Si.00G6.50.
st. Louis, Nov. 3.-Beef-Steers, $500
TG.0O: stockers and feeders. S2.0O64.10;
cows and heifers. S2.7565.O0; Texas steers,
s2.5OG5.25. Hogs-Pigs and lights. $3.50
GAGS. Sheep-Natives. s3.OOa5.OO. Lambs.
s5.OOG6.5O.
Grain.
Kansas City, Nov, 23.-Close. Wheat
Unchanged to lower. Dec. s9%c; May
95&c. Cash No. hard. sag a 96c; No. 3,
s4hG95lkc; No. . red. sid95c; No. 3. 93c.
Corn-h Gic lower. Dec. 1850; May.
4S&c Cash No. mixed. 5O651c; No. 3,
1914 d5OIsc; No. 2 white, 50G52c; No. 3,
SOC. Oats-Unchanged. No. 2 white. IS
645hc: No. mixed, 4fG44isc.
Chicago. Nov. 23.-Close. Wheat
Dec. 9OAc; May. 99ikc. Corn-Dec..
52%c; May. s4ss d54hc. oats-Dec.. 45c;
May. 4s&c.
st. Louis. Nov 2s.-Close. wheat
Lower Track No. red cash. SEQ
SIC: No. 2 hard. 97ikcdS1.ol; Dec. s0%c:
MAY, e9Lc. Corn--I.ower. Track No.
cash. 57hc; No. > white. 57sc: Dec.
4e7S: MAY. 52Lc. Oats-I.ower. Track
No. 2 cash. 45c; No. white. &c: Dec,
44ikc: May. 47hc.
Produce.
Kansas City. Nov. 23.-Eggs. i5c per
doz. Poultry-Hens. SIC: springs. sh0
&c; turkeys. II nc. Butter-Creamery, ex-
ira. 2sisc; frsts. zoe; packing stock. 17c.
706Tsc per bu- 2
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
They Disobeyed Orders.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 23.-Because
they refused to obey the order Issued
by Gov. Cummins to stop the prize
fight at Davenport Thursday night,
Capt. Kalp and Lieuts. Mason and
Evans were arrested Friday at the In
stance of Adjutant General Thrift.
Capt. Kulp wired that the law had not
been violated, but the executive holds
that he had no right to interpret the
nature of the bout.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
GO ait Il Ghtualry
4a dmtm1
By KATE FAIR NELSON.

women become the less gallant become Equality Of the
reduces made upon certain qualities hence the de-
crease of uppyhe active display of those qualities Our grand
mothers ocpatonhat of honemakng The occupation
of the to-day legion Our gandmohers homeuens
days when married he thought he did not say 1.-The
mother children the queen of heart and home In those
more primitive led sheltered lives They seemed
indeed the "gente scthe weaker vessel Poets called them the
oingng and the strong oak This dependency and
weakness caused the God had planted the heart OF for
woans defense protection burst into bloom and To- the bcaut
full flower of chivalry.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
Burial COMPANY in Difficulty.

Topeka. Kan, Nov. 21.-Charles w.
Barnes, superintendent of insurance,
took charge Tuesday of the North
American Burial Insurance company
and will endeavor to settle the affairs
of the company at once, either
through his own department or
through a receiver.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
Being the
"reminiscences
of a
Nature Fakir
By
John Kendrick Bangs
Copyright. by Joseph Il. Bowles.)

IT'S mighty interestin' provision
O nature" said the postmaster, that
rattlesnakes amt abundant IN states
where liquor is hard to get"
laughed.
IT didn't know there were any such
states, Joe" l said.
IF you was stranger in this here
state O. Maine, you'd find one of EN-
wright here" retorted the postmaster.
KNOWN the ropes as you do of course
it amt hard for you to find your high
ball at any soda water fountain from
York to Bar Harbor, but If you'd on'y
lust arrived an was lookin' fer some
thin to restore your faintin' sperrit,
Gndin' needles in hay-ricks Id be like
breakin' a baby's arm alongside o get
tin It. An seem as how whisky is
about the only known anecdote against
the rattlers bite, l repeats that it is
"a wise provision O nature to keep the
rattle-snakes in parts o the country
where intemprance amt frowned on
By the law an s'ciety, like New Jersey
an Arizony."
RUNS a bigger curse nor rattle
snakes, Joe," vouchsafed. the captain
at this point. There's more Gene
teries been populated by rum than by
rattle-snakes. It's more insijus. If
you'd look around you anywheres
you'll find no end O. fellers that gets
the habit o. drinkin' fiery waters, but
where do we find anybody chasin' after
rattle-snakes, goin' into hotels an or
t!erin' 'em for dinner; ringin' bells an
havin 'em served between meals;
goin' to the grocery store an buyin'
en- by the case an havin EN- sent
home an kept in the cellar where
they's always on tap?"
Il never thought of it in that exact
light" said the postmaster.
We'll, ye'd better begin to-" said the
captain. II don't set no special store
by rattle-snakes. l can get along with
out 'em, and l amt got no p'ticular
call to defend 'em, but when people
begins to put whisky on a pedestal,
maxim sort of alcohol O. Fame out
u,
the rattle-snake as a menace to hui
man life, an calm on the public to
stamp him out as an enemy to s'ciety,
| sort of feel that the rattle-snake has
pints that he amt got no cause to be
ashamed on. He minds his own bust
ness most O. the time. He don't in
vtte nobody to come along an get bit.
He amt tempter, an snare, an a
pitfall for the feetsteps of the weak
an onwary, an so says, give him a
show. There's too much prejudice
against reptiles, anyhow"
"I didn't know ye'd ever had a pet
RATHER, captain" said the postmaster
with sly wink at the rest Of us.
There's whole lot you never did
know, joe" returned the captain.
You're KEEP so busy readin' the pos
tai cards that passes through your
hands that you don't seem to have no
time for lib'ral eddication. When l
was in Arizony l found a lot o good
pints about reptiles that | amt agoin'
to forget. Down round Tuckson where
was lookin' into salt mine some fell
lers l knowed wanted me to go into l
come into contact with no end O rat
tiers a1' they didn't none OF 'em do me
any harm. had an idee when | went
there that the rattle-snake, like all
other Twin creatures, was just as
much afraid of one of his own kind
that was bigger n he was, as you an
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
ousted Standard From Tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 22.-Chancel
lor Stout Wednesday rendered decis
ion revoking the license of the STAN
card Oil company to do business in
Tennessee. Illegal discrimination was
alleged against the company The de-
PENDANT will appeal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
ST. Joseph Priest Dead.

st. Joseph, Mo-. Nov. 21.-Father
Francis w. Graham, pastor of st.
Patricks Roman-Catholic church, is
dead, aged 20 years. He was born in
Dublin, Ireland, and came to Mis-
souri, in 1866. He was the oldest
Catholic clergymen. in service, in st.
Joseph
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29

The statistics of edu-
cation show that between
100000 and 100000
children entered the
schools of this country in
the early weeks of Sep
TENDER. OF this great
army less than 100000
will enter the colleges
and institutions Of high
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29

There is never a deed,
or desire, in this world
if strong enough, that -
ture does not respond TO.
There is less courtesy on
the part of men of to-day
towards women because
there is less need of it.
The more Independent
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
Snlth TnmttAattnm tn Amprtran
Jfttanrtal Jltattt11ttnnH
By ANDREW CARNEGIE.

All this furry of the day. the excited actors will
shortly be talking of as Renaissance of the past,
wondering why they didn't how feeting it was to
be and resolving that they will not be carried away
again easily with the rush of wild speculation when
prices go sky high, unduly cast down when
prices fall But you know where the path is paved
with good resolutions Even if those in trouble to-day
did act conservavely next time there would be
crowd of new and less experienced spectators to
repeat the old folly
II seems nrObabe. that we are to 20 through
Catoctin clarion., 1907-04-18
ThurmOnt Tennis Association.

The Thurmont Lawn Tennis Association
was re-organized on Monday night the
following officers being elected: Park W.
T. 10y, president; DR.. E. B. Seton, vice.
president and L. S. Birely, secretary and
treasurer.
Arrangements have been made where
by the new organization will use the Aurc-
ra Cottage court during the coming season
and some lively matches are promised.
The Thurmont Association, while out
classed by the Frederick Tennis Club,
will this season make desperate effort
to retrieve the several defeats admins
tered by the latter club in recent years.
Matches will also be scheduled with the
Westminster Country Club and other or
ganizations and an effort will be made to
arrange several matches with the Mont
Grey Country Club. Gentlemen's singles
will be played more this season than here
tofore as there are several claimants for
the local championship title which will
probably be decided in tournament dur
ing the season. The officers have also
stated that mixed doubles are by no
means to be neglected and that this class
of tennis is to be made one of the seasons
features.
Catoctin clarion., 1907-04-18
SALE.

BY virtue of an order of the Orphans
Court of Frederick County, the under
signed, executor Of the last will and tes-
lament of Henry Crider, late Of said
county, deceased, will sell at public sale
on the premises, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1907,
at l O'Clock p. m,
all the following described property, viz:
All that lot Of ground situated one mile
west of Deerfield on the road leading from
Deerfeld to Mt. Zion adjoining the lands
of Ed. Kinna and Cyrus Lantz, containing
ONE ACRE
of land, more or less, and improved with
two-story Log Weatherboarded house
springhouse, stable and other buildings.
There is good water and fruit on the
premises.
TERMS of Sale as prescribed by the
Court: One-half cash on day of sale or
ratification thereof by the Orphans Court
the balance in six months from day of
sale, the purchaser giving note bearing
interest from day of sale with good and
sufficient security, to be approved by the
Executor for the deferred payment or all
cash at the option of the purchaser.
CALVIN N. STEM,
apr A 4t. Executor.
Catoctin clarion., 1907-04-18
DIED..
FRESHOUR.

Miss Lavina Freshour, daughter of the
late Nelson Freshour of this vicinity, died
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Alice
Grove, in Hagerstown, Sunday, April IA,
1907, of tuberculosis. Her remains were
brought to Thurmont on the 3:15 train
Tuesday and taken to St. Johns Luther
an church where funeral services were
held, Rev. M. L. Beard officiating. In
terment was made in the U. B. cemetery.
E. E. Black, director.
EIGENBRODE
Miss Lydia Eigenbrode died at the resi-
dence of her brother, Mr.. Jacob Eigen-
brode, near Thurmont, on Thursday, April
18th, of paralysis, aged 65 years, 4
months and days. The funeral took
place Saturday, the services being held
in the German Baptist church at this
place, conducted by Elder T. j. Kolb, and
intermcnt was made in the u. B. ceme-
terry. M. l.. Creager wGs the funeral
director.
ARTHUR.
Mrs. Annie Arthur, wife of Scott Ar
thur, died at her home at Woodtown, N.
j., April 9Th. Her remains were brought
to Thurmont and from here taken to the
home of her father, Thomas Brice, near
Catoctin, by undertaken M. L. Creager,
from which place interment was made
in the U. B. cemetery at this place on
Thursday, April 18th.
Catoctin clarion., 1907-04-18

the "Tenderloin bunch," and this
outburst of uncomfortable passion, -
this "dementia Americana" as it
was called, against man charged
with having had Evelyn Nesbit as a
mistress, came only after he himself
had Haunted her about Europe as his
own mistress. ,,
[From the Philadelphia Inquirer.]
Wonderful Jerome! Wonderful Dis
trict Attorney, capable Of blowing hot
and cold, of jumping from position to
another, of standing on his feet one
instant and on his head the next.
Philadelphia would be ashamed OF a
one-thousand-a- year lawyer who could
not have conducted this trial with
more skill.
We presume that all these weary
lengths of testimony will have to be
gone over again, but before the next
trial is called it is to be hoped that
Jerome will join the circus, for there
is where he plainly belongs. He
would shine as an artist in the double
back somersault act.
Catoctin clarion., 1907-04-18
Trust to Nature.

A great many Americans, both men
and women, are thin, pale and puny, with
poor circulation, because they have Ill
treated their stomaUhs by hasty oating
or too much eating, by consuming alco-
ment to home, Office or factory, and in
consequence tho stomach must be treated
In natural way before they con rectify
their earlier mistakes. Tho muscles In
many such people, In fact In every weary.
thin and thin -blooded person, do their
work with great difficulty. AS a result
fatigue comes early, Is extreme and lasts
long. The demand for nutritive aid Is
ssd Sssh Of hs 'aRp sI ooa nerve snd
muscle should take from the blood GER
tain materials and return 10 1t certain
others. It Is necessary. TO prepare the
stomach for tho work Of taking up from
tho food what Is necessary to make good,
rich, red blood. We must 60 to Nature
for the romedy. There were certain
country before tho advent Of the whites
which later came to the knowledge OF
the settlers and which are now growing
rapidly in professional favor for tho cure
OF obstinate stomach and liver troubles.
These are found 10 be safe and yet GER
tain In their cleansing and invigorating
effect upon the stomach, liver and blood.
IhC66 arc. uOlQcQ Dcui TOol, QucOu
root, Stone root, Bloodroot, Mandrake
root. Then there is Black Cherrybsrk
The medicinal principles residing IN these
native roots when extracted with .glyc-
crime as solvent make tho most reliable
and efficient stomach tonic and liver in
vigorator, when combined in Just the
right proportions, as In Dr.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Where there
Is bankrupt vitality such as nervous
exhaustion, bad nutrition and thin
blood, the body acquires vigor and the
nerves, blood and all the tissues feel tho
favorable effect of this sovereign remedy.
Although some physicians have been
aware OF the high medicinal value Of the
above mentioned plants, yet few have
used pure glycerine as . solvent and
usually the doctors prescriptions called
for the ingredients In varying amounts,
tptth alcohol.
The "Golden Medical Discovery Il, q
scientific preparation compounded OF the
glyceric extracts Of the above mentioned
vegetable ingredients and contains no
alcohol or harmful habitforming drugs.
Catoctin clarion., 1907-04-18
A Woman Tells How To Relieve Rheumatic
Palms.

have been very great sufferer from
the dreadful disease, rheumatism, for a
number of years. l have tried many
medicines but never got much relief from
any of them until two years ago, when
bought bottle Of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. I found relief before l had used
all of one bottle, but kept on applying it
and soon felt like a different woman.
Through my advice many of my friends
have tried it and can tell you how wond-
derfully it has worked. Mrs. Sarah A.
Cole, 14O S. New St., Dover, Del. Cham
berlain's Pain Balm is liniment. The
relief from pain which it affords is alone
worth many times its cost. 1t makes
rest and sleep possible. For sale by
Waters drug store.
Catoctin clarion., 1907-04-18
ShOemaker-ScOre One.

ShOcmaker-SCOrc One.
The Shoemaker" road law was held
to be constitutional by decision of the
Court of Appeals Of Maryland as pub
lished in last week s CLARION.
Mr.. Shoemaker no doubt is happy, and
80 is Baltimore county; for there especial
and peculiar benefit this law was conceiv-
ed, and made burden to those counties
that did not desire it.
1t should, it must be modified and we
hope that our repre- sentatives from this
county will be pledged to that effect. We
want free pixies in this county, abolish
all the toll roads in this progressive and
enlightened age but don't make US take
them at $4,000 to 5000 per nile. Buy up
the present toll roads at fair price and
when this has been accomplished then
proceed to pike the other county roads
similar to our present pixies and our peo-
pie will be happy and contented with the
good roads question. They will never
submit to compulsory system of making
our commissioners build mile here and
there at the enormous cost laid down and
approved by engineer Crosby or any other
engineer with like extravagant tenden-
cies.