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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05

you. as you know, but in such highly
moral company you are asking too
much"
Speaking of ghosts. Mr. Ware,
said Miss Weston, whose assumption
of interest and good spirits was scarce
~ in keeping with her wanly glistening
eyes and the pale, emaciated. hectic eX-
preston of her face, you seem to have
these Carney-Cro wraiths most de-
cidedly under your control. You have
laid them, in a word, haven't you?'
There certainly have been no I'M
canny doings since we've been here. y
cried Miss Carney in bantering tone
Il don't really believe that Mr. Ware
ever laid a ghost in his life, my dear
lie has just been trying to tease us all
the time"
Il think DIR. MacArdei had more to
do with it than l." | replied gravely.
He engineered the whole campaign
against them and is entitled to all the
credit of putting an end TO their per
formances."
Did you say that a woman was the
leading spirit in all this mysterious af-
fair?" asked Miss Weston, with inter
est.
Yes" | returned and most mild
hammered woman, too. You never
would imagine that she could be cap
able of originating such a startling
plot 1t really was quite exciting while
it lasted"
Il wonder if I saw her the other
day" continued Miss Weston. Was il
the gentle-faced. motherly old soul
who lives in the new house o'er by
the orchard?'
The very one" I replied, laughing.
And this same motherly old soul, as
you call her. can be as self-conrained
and tragic as you please when occasion
requires. She ought to be on the stage.
I assure you"
Why. what did she do that vas 50
tragic?" they exclaimed in a breath,
and Miss Carney continued. reproving-
~: You couldn't have told Ne the
whole story. I'm sure Please lisr ~
the tragic part OF it at once. NJ.
Mare"
To BE CoNTINUEDJ
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05

plexion, heightened by the voyage
across the Atlantic, enhanced, If such
thing were possible, the glorious
beauty of her face.
We chartered in a delightfully."- I'M
conventional way until luncheon was
over and then Mrs. Randolph tactfully
left us to ourselves to discuss business
Weston, who was the very antithesis of
Miss Carney by reason of her i'll
health and frail constitution, retired
for her usual afternoon nap.
The moment we were alone Miss
Carney's levity and frivolity left her,
and, motioning me to seat by her
side, she plunged at once into the con-
sideration of mass of details con-
corning Carney-Croft and its affairs.
Suddenly she surprised me by asking
pointedly:
"Why did you remain at Carney.
Croft longer than you had first in
tended? Was it solely to superintend
the opening of the house or was it for
some other reason?"
This question, put to me so ingen.
uously, could be answered only with
the utmost frankness, and l said earn.
estly: There was another reason,
Miss Carney, and an important one"
Then | told her the whole story, as
far as its practical features were con-
cerned, but avoided, as much as pos.
sible, the recital of any unnecessary
details.
so YOU think this will all be stop
ped, now that you know who the ring.
leaders are?" she asked, anXiously
Il am sure that it WILL" l replied,
more positively than my true feelings
warranted. There has been no more
of it since we learned who wrote the
notes and it looks as If jerks and this
Bruce woman were going to keep the
affair entirely to themselves. Besides.
the new house the widow has is much
better than the old one, and she has
considerably more land than before.
She ought to be perfectly satisfied
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
CHAPTER XIV.
A New Victim.

Good morning, Mr. Ware!' eX-
claimed Miss Carney, as | made a
somewhat tardy appearance at the
breakfast table not long after my ar
raival at CarneyCroft in acceptance
of Mrs. Randolphs invitation. What
report has the bold Nimrod today?
Are we to have game for dinner to-
morrow, sir?"
Not so much as the report of a
gum" replied, as | dropped into my
seat Il only flushed one bird and he
few straight into foliage so dense that
/ couldn't get a ghost of a sight on
him"
we don't mind, so long as we don't
get sight of a ghost some dark
night, do we, NAM" laughed Miss
Carney Besides. I've ordered some
cartridges from town and we won't be
disappointed in our dinner, either!
You should be very grateful to me for
saving the day for you, sir"
You might save my reputation, too,
if you would only remark casually, as
the game is served, that l have been
out shooting every morning since |
came" | suggested with a smile. 81
believe you are to have guests to-
morrow"
Yes" she returned with provoking
gravity, but it's to be the rector and
his wife. l would do great deal for
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
COFFEE COMPLEXION.
Many Ladies Have Poor complexicns
from Coffee.

Coffee caused dark colored bloiChes
on my face and body. had been
drinking it for long while and thele
blotches gradually appeared, until
finally they became permanent and
were about as dark as coffee itself.
Il formerly had as fine a complex
ion as one could ask for.
When became convinced that cof-
fee was the cause Of my trouble, /
changed and took to using Postum
Food Coffee, and as made it well, ac-
cording TO directions, l liked it very
much, and have since that time used
It in place OF coffee.
Il am thankful TO say am not ner-
vous any more. as ] was when was
drinking coffee, and my complexion is
now as fair and good as it was years
ago. 1t is very plain that coffee caused
the trouble"
Most bad compilations are caused
by some disturbance Of the stomach
and coffee is the greatest dis;urber 81
digestion known. Almost any woman
can have a fair complexion if she viii
leave OF coffee and use Postum Food
Coffee and nutritious. healthy food in
proper quantity. Postum furnishes
certain elements from the natural
grains from the field that Nature uses
to rebuild the nervous system and
when that is in good condition. one
can depend upon a good complexion
as well as a good healthy bCCy-
There's a Reason Read, The Road
TO wellville," in pkgs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
SIGNS FOR PAST SHOWS.
Mark Twain Regrets Vanished Joys Of
Other Days.

Where now is Billy Rice? He was
Joy to me, and so were the other
stars of the nigger-show-Billy Birch,
David Wambold, Backus and de-
lightful dozen of their brethren who
made life a pleasure to me 40 years
ago and later. Birch, Wambold and
Backus are gone years ago; and with
them departed to return no more for
ever, ! suppose, the real nigsershow
the genuine nigger-show. the ex-
travagant nigger-show-the show
which TO me had no peer and whose
peer has not yet arrived. in my ex-
perience. We have the grand opera;
and ! have witnessed. and greatly en-
ioyed, the first act of everything
which Wagner created. but the effect
OH me has always been so powerful
that one act was quite sufficient;
whenever ! have witnessed two acts
have gone away physically exhaust
ed. and whenever ! have ventured an
entire opera the result has been the
next thing to suicide. But II ] could
have the nigGer-show back again, in
its pristine purity and perfection,
should have but little further use for
opera. 1t seems to me that to the
elevated mind and the sensitive spirit
the hand-organ and the niggershow
are a standard and summit TO whose
rarefed altitude the other forms OF
musical art may not hope to reach
Mark Twain, in North American Re
x-;n
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
New Austrian Railway.

Hitherto tourists from the United
States who chose the southern trip TO
Europe left the steamer at Gibraltar
or Naples, but many, chiefly those
who had already been in Italy, now
come to Trieste and continue from
here their voyage by the new Aus
trian railway. There can hardly be
more beautiful country than the
regions which are made accessible by
this new Transalpine railroad. The
new railway is owned by the state,
and is 100 miles long There are 40
tunnels, with a total length of ten
miles. There are SO bridges, one of
which, across the river IZonZo, has
the longest stone span in the world.
There are, besides, as many as 678
smaller bridges and viaducts.-Con.
sular Reports.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05

blcd a commonplace reply and pused
myself together with an effort in or
der to avoid making my exit like
boy in his teens.
Before l reached my Office. however,
/ had convinced myself that Miss Car
ney's behavior was due only to her
simple, unaffected, generosity or dis
position, coupled with her delight at
returning home, and that ! was no
more than a conceited ass in attach
ing any other significance to it.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11
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There was never a time when Mir. Eben Jenkins was not perfectly willing to give a lift in his wagon to foot traveller along the sandy roads of Hill- vile; but he did not like to have too much taken for granted.
 One day he was accosted by fash fly dressed young man who was step- ping along the dusty road with . dis dainful air.
 Hold on there a minute" he called, as the wagon came abreast of him. "I believe I'll take a ride, as you're going my way and I'm in hurry" and with out waiting for any response he swung himself up beside Mir. Jenkins, who looked at him sharply but made no demur.
 The road made many twists and turns, but although the young man kept up an incessant stream of conver- sation, he received only the most la- conic replies from his host.
 "It's a good deal farther to Hackett than I thought, from what they told me-" said the young man at last, when they had been driving more than half an hour. How far Is 1t from herer
 "Umm," said Mir. Jenkins, deliber- ately, "I'm not great hand at mathe- matlcs, but keeping straight on as we're going now, should say 'twould be In the neighborhood O twenty-five thousand miles.
 If you've a notion to get out O this conveyance O mine and hoof It back to the first turn, and take the other road, 'twon't be more'n a little matter of seven miles or so."
 "He hoofed It," said Mir. Jenkins, re- lating the story that night with keen relish, land 1t wouldn't surprise me a mite If the next time he wants a lift he addresses the man he expects'll give 1t to him some different from what he did me-"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11

ries told In newspaper dispatches. Foil ed In this effort, he turned to the In- dians. They knew the gray wolf, hay ing wintered and summered with him. Had they ever known of an Indian be- ing killed by one? N-no; but Mingan was very crafty and very much to be dreaded.
 Quite 30, but once for all, had he ever to their knowledge killed a man? No, but they had heard. So 1t went; always the same intangible, un- confirmed rumor and the same absence of proof.
 Now for few facts as to the wolf" writes St. Crolx in Recreation. He can go eight days without food and can then eat forty pounds of meat at a sitting, so the Indians say. This Is pretty fair for an animal weighing but eighty pounds. Yet we do not know the length of the sitting.
 "The wolf will not venture on glare | Ice, he never crosses a lake until there is enough snow to hide the ice To wet ting his feet he Is as averse as the do- mestic cat. He will not kill his game in the shelter of the forest, always driving 1t into some open place for the kill.
 When chasing a deer he goes at a leisurely lope, sitting down at inter- vals to give the most dolorous and blood curdling howls. This drives the poor victim into a wild gallop and soon exhausts 1t and as the wolf never tires he is sure sooner or later to catch up with the quarry.
 Tn winter the deer often makes for some wild rapid into which 1t plunges, knowing that the wolf will not fol- low. Too often the deer drowns, but better such a death than one by the fangs
 Tn summer a couple of wolves will secure all the deer they need by very simple tactics Having put up the | quarry, one wolf drives it by easy stages to some little lake-I speak now of the Laurentian country-and on reaching the shore the deer plunges unhesitatingly In, for its Instinct tells 1t the enemy will not dare to follow.
 "So on it swims. while the pursuer sits on his launches and howls dis mally, no doubt because he sees his dinner escaping. At length the tired deer drags itself wearily from the wa ter, and shakes the drops from Its coat on the sun warmed strand. Then the companion wolf, which has waylald Its coming, springs at its throat and when the first wolf joins they have a gorge that makes them independent of fate for a whole week"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11
He Decided Not to Wait.

Lucinda" said MT. Melstrum, who had just returned from a visit to q farmer friend In the country, while I was at Longley's I ate some whole wheat boiled. 1 like 1t better than any thing 1 ever tasted. He gave me . small paper sack of the wheat, 90 we could cook some ourselves. How lonl will It be before supper is readyr
 About half an hour,' answered MrA Melstrum.
 Well, we'll have some boiled wheat If you please. Here's the paper sack"
 But Joshua, 1t will have to bS cooked In double boiler, and"
 II don't care how you cook it I'm hungry for some more boiled wheat"
 But, see here, Joshual It will take"
 Tt will take lot of cream and sugar; I know that But we've got plenty of both. Put It on right away, will youT
 Without another word his wife took the wheat, washed 1t, ecnptied 1t Into the "double-boiler," and set It on the fire.
 At the end of half an hour, MT. Mel strum became impatient
 Lucinda" be called out from the sitting room. isn't that wheat ready yetY
 Not yet" responded Mrs Melstrum.
 How much longer Is going to take to cook itr'
 About eleven hours and q half. That's what I was trying to tell you. but you wouldn't give me a chancA Do you want to wait for itT
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11
His Mother,

We sit In one big chair, for mothers
 little, And rock and talk, all in the nrelight's 5
 glow; She pats my hand, perhaps you think it's
 funny. It's somehow easier to visit so. She loves to read the very books that
 do, That tell of LAuncelot, and all the
 rest; She thinks that Charlemagne was such e
 hero. But maybe Bayard, bravsst knight, was
 best. She knows about the school, and what l
 study She likes the boys, remembers nick
 names, too. I tell her everything that am doing Why, bedtime comes before we're near
 ly through She's glad that I'm a boy, and growing
 taller. She isn't sorry that my hair does curl My mother Is not like a grown-up lady i; I'm sure she always seems just Ike .
 girl. Youths Companion.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11
Andrew Jackson's Education.

During each winter for two or three years after he had reached the age of Andrew Jackson was sent to the old field school of Mir. Branch. After this the attended the select school which a Presbyterian preacher, the Rev. Dr. David Humphreys, taught in the Waxhaw settlement. He appears to have been going to this higher school In the spring of 17sO, when the inroad of Tarleton created a panic in that portion of the Carolinas. At some later period of his youth he is said to have attended the old Queen College or sem mary at Charlotte couple of terms, but the time is not definitely known.
 As to education, therefore it may be safely stated that Andrew Jackson en- joyed much more than the ordinary ad- vantage of a backwoods boys of his time. At the age of 10 he had become So good reader that he was often chosen to read the newspaper to the assembled neigheors and he remem- bered with pride in after years that he had thus had the honor of reading out loud" the Declaration of Independence upon its arrival in the Waxhaws. For a lad of 10 this was, indeed, somethinf to remember with honest pride Thomas E. Watson, in Watson's Jef fersonian Magazine.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11
Marriage No Joke in Kansas.

Brides must not laugh while a mar riage is being performed in KansaA Because a young woman laughed while the ceremony was being performed Judge McCabe of Topeka stopped In the middle of 1t and refused to con- tinue until she ceased, says the Phila- delphia North American.
 The bride was Nina Brown of New York, who was being married to Wal ter Jones.
 Marriage Is not laughing matter" said Judge McCabe when be stopped the ceremony. q will not perform 6 marriage ceremony which is regarded as laughing affair. When you can stop laughing and seem to realize just a little more that this Is not a side show perhaps We will resume the cer- emony."
 Then the judge walked out of the clerks office, where the ceremony was being performed. The couple were just half married. Jones had sworn to love, cherish and support Miss Brown, but Miss Brown owed him no allegi- ancs of any kind. Miss Brown seemed to enjoy the situation of being single herself and still having Jones married to her.
 Jones expostulated with her for some time and at length informed the judge that the "lady isn't laughing now"
 The judge went back to his perform ance of the ceremony which made . Jones of Brown.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11
Wellington and the Aurist.

Seeking to find q cure for bis deaf. ness, the Duke of Wellington once em- ployed a celebrated aurist. The doctor gave his patient a strong solution of caustlc to inject into his ear and call ing on his later found hlm reeling ln agony. The treatment had set up . furious Inflammation which unless checked would result in death. Ths hearing was completely destroyed. The aurist expressed his grief and mortifca, tion. Do not say word about It. you did your best" said the duke, add. Ing that he would not tell soul about 1t. Thus encouraged the doctor asked If he might continue to attend him % that the public might see that his con- ndence had not been withdrawn. This was too much. "I can't agree to that" said the duke, "for that would bs . lle."
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11

King Edward conferred the Order of Merit upon James Bryce, the new Brit ish ambassador to this country, on the eve of his departure from London. This order Is given to men who have won conspicuous distinction h the naval or military service, or in letters, art or science. Only nineteen persons have received 1t, sixteen Britons, one of whom, Sir L. Alma -Tadema, was a nat urallzed subject, and three Japanese There Is nothing of the kind In Amer lea. The Constitution forbids the na- tional Congress and the State Legis- latures to grant titles of nobility, and the feeling which prompted the prohi- bition has extended to the establish ment of honorary orders, save those for military achievement. The Medal of Honor, conferred for acts of con. spicuous valor, and the Diplomatic Medal, which Is bestowed upon foreign ministers only, are not properly to be classed with the honors which Euro pean governments use to recognize great achievement. There Is not neces- sarily anything undemocratic in orders of merit or medals of honor for men In civil life. France, a republic, has the Legion of Honor, and titles Of no- bility survive there much as official titles survive here, after the service In which they were won has ceased In all the States a man who has been a fudge or a governor Is governor" or fudge" to the end of his days The universities make men doctors of laws or science or philosophy or letters, and they are called "doctorI' but the great explorer, the great inventor, the great painter must remain without official recognition by the government A re cent writer in Army and Navy Life has suggested that something be done to supply this lack. It Is not easy to sec what can be done. We shall surely not confer knighthood on our men Of sci' ence or on our statesmen, although If Is no more undemocratic to call man Sir John Smith than to speak of him al the Hon. John Smith. It will require some ingenuity to find way to confer upon meritorious persons distinction which will be permanently attached to their names, yet will not offend those who regard all titles as savoring Of an arlstocratic system.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11

companion. The sage taught the mouse to talk. Frightened one day by cat, the mouse asked to be changed into a cat. The sage complied. A dog worried the cat. so the sage made the cat a dog. The dog became successively an ape, bear, an elephant, and finally a beautiful maiden, named "Postomani," i" or "Poppyseed lady" A king fell in love with the girl. When she told him, after an ardent wooing. that she was a princess, he married her. One day she fell into a well and was drowned. The king was disconsolate until he was in- formed by the sage that the girl had deceived him, and was not princess, but merely a risen mouse.
 Let her body remain in the well" he advised. Fill up the we'll with earth. Out of her flesh will grow a tree, which shall be called for her, 'Poso,' the poppy tree. From that tree will come a drug, opium, which shall be smoked and eaten till the end of time. The opium swallower or smoker will have one quality of each of the animals to which Postomani was transformed. He will be mischievous, like a mouse; fond of milk, like cat ; or quarrelsome, like a dog filthy, like an ape; savage, like bear; and high tempered, like a queen" All the attri. butes have been possessed by some opium users, and some of them by all
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11

Dr. Wiley, head of the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agri- culture, gave the House Committee on Expenditures an amusing illustration of the s1acting practices of scientific research. In speaking of the young men who are undergoing experiments in nutrition, pr. Wiley said, Nothing l. wasted. If they trim their finger nails or have their hair cut, they bring the trimmings or the hair to me, and 1t is weighed. We keep track of the h. come and outgo just as you keep a bank account.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-11

Human nature Is the same in college as elsewhere. The man who spends a great deal of money gets talked about to an extent out of all proportion to his influence in the community. The expenditures of rich college men have been talked about more than those of their families at home, because spend ing much money at college Is a new thing in this country and still a com. parativsly rare thing. The talk about 1t has tended to create the impression that the large colleges are no place for poor boys, which Is very far from the fact. The colleges are organized to give special advantages to manhood and ca- pacity. and that Is quite as true of the large colleges as of the small ones.