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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
fiantly, to, the accompaniment Of a

fiantly, to, the accompaniment Of a
rumble Of narrowing growls. a..
Not that '"Toby," which. is the in
significant name attached to the
monster canine, Is of a vicious tenn
yer, or that under ordinary circum-
stances would he harm one of the
f1eas on his back. But things broke
wrong for Toby that day, his meat
was not cooked to his taste at break
fast and the cat, stepped in his bowl
Of water and upset it. e. $500.
Worse than that. his master,
usually SO kind refused to allow
him to accompany him on his morn
ing walk to the Office; that is he for
babe Toby to follow. But in a TT
of stubbornness, the big dog made
up his mind that he must 60 down
town, whether or no.
After trying in vain to send the
beast back, and commanding him in
his toughest voice to ''go home" the
master Thought Of a plan to lose
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
BIG DOG TAKES HIS RIDE FREE.
CONDUCTOR DECIDES NOT no
COLLECT ANY FARE.
Situation Grows Embarrassing Until
Small Boy Comes to the
Rescue.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-Uninvited
and without the slightest pretehse
OF paying his fare, a Great Dane,
big as a panther, and fully as fero-
cious ip' earance, boarded the
{ rear platform of a Georgetown car
Srecently, and in spite Of the efforts
aof the conductor to dislodge him, re-
sfused, to budAS, and, as evidence Of
his respect, banished all attempts at
! molestation by exhibiting a wicked
,|set Of .fangs. and, allowing the hairs
}on the scruf ypf1his neck. to srise de-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

place; that IS, they were carried ESs
the spot by glacial action or BY flo9dsIl
But at last they have been discoysrs
ed In their true place, which Isl INK
Murfreesboro, Pike county, sATg.s;
where the stones occur in q rock sf,ftss
liar to that Of the South Africans
mines. The deposit is being Inv es asttll
gated by Dr. H.. IS, Washington pss.
tragrapher, and other gem expsrf
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
1T WAGS. AWAY.

"There's nothing like exercise to
stimulate growth" said the man who
posed as an authority upon physical
culture.
1T doesn't always. replied the
other man. I've got young fox
terrier that exercises his stumpy tail
every time any one speaks to him
but the tail doesn't seem to grow
any"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
SOME ENCOURAGEMENT.

Il asked Miss Sue Brett, of the
Brett Sisters, to dine with me, but
she declined" 5[s,..
Gave you no, encouragement,
eh?" So
well, she said her grandmother,
the other half Of the sketch, would
be. pleased to, 60" d.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
American Diamonds.

There are very few countries In
the world in which diamonds are
not found from time to time, but
the places where it will pay to mine
the mare very few. In over thirty
places In the United States these
Decious stones have been discovered,
but In every case where they have
been found they have been out Of
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

Mondike -regiea and among the
men in charge OF his dog sledges was
Jack London, the author Of "The Call
of the Wild" Mr.. Macdonald says
that London. Was a good worker,
and willing, butt that he was not
amehable to discipline, and always
wanted to do things his own way.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
YOUR WORLD.

The world Is neither long nor wide;
IT'S but the little vale
Where you have chosen to abide,
Where you succeed or fail.
The world is but the little sphere
In which you come and go,
And are you adding to it's cheer.
Or do you spread it's woe? I,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
Jack LOnd0n's Boss.

BY the publication Of Alexander
MacDOnald's book, "In Search Of El
Dorado" the interesting fact has
come to light that Mr.. Macdonald,
who is a geologist and naturalist,
was one of the FIRST men to go to the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.

Now here Is 9 fact that, doubtless,
You've noticed as well as I; ="
Some men may be pleasant to talk
to
But not to be talked to by.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

In vain for. Pan today we look stS
But that's not queer. r. {
No doubt some hunter chap nIstaBEs
Pan for q deer. 2%y +" u 38s1 q
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
MERE AGGRAVATION.

Does one humocist enjoy anoth-
or humorist's good jokes?"
Nav. Makes him mad to think he
didn't think Of 'em himself. ..'''
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
SHE WANTS TO KNOW,

"Do you love me, HENRY"
81 should say so."<
"Of course, you should say so, but
10 your" TX
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

A new washbotler has a seetionaA
lid which greatly facilitates the laun9Y
dry work. ~ , -. s>h~.E i, s#f4Ee s8iiii
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FAIRBANKS: ! | ! K ] GUEST
OF State Board 1 Of 9 !. Trad { ] ! jl1l,
at Fixing 5
JUDGE GRAY Also

Elkins, WA, Aug. 2S.
Charles w. Fairbanks, %vice-prsstss q
dent of the United States. and Rdfs.
Fairbanks, will be distinguishes
guests of the City of Elkins. SOeEtttts4sSs
Der s and 8. on the occasion Of ttsS
annual meeting Of. the West 'szirgiisll 81
State Board qEaffade: { Hon & III
tG---Davis, Elkins,L foremost citi
who is president Of that organfzati
has received -telegrams from both !
stating that: they wifi accent his asslsss SS
Vitation to visit them at that tiGaaE
when the vice-president will dsliSstig
an address. They will probably Skss
rive on October and the Addr&gSE
will be made on the first day OF Che
meeting. In addition to other BocI8E
functions an elaborate receptions va D
be rendered Mr. Fairbanks at. either
the home Of the Senator's Davis Or
EIkins IL z>,. S9sa.4s
Another very distinguished visitor
will be Judge George Gray, fornaaE y
United States senator from DeIaa d
ware, who is we'll known as ong34sESss
the. most prominent and ablast
statesmen Of that state, and who Will
in all probability be the next
cratic candidate for the presidene
Judge Gray and Senator Davis #aesy
warm personal friends. and this NS8
will be source of great pleasure S4N
the Senator as we'll as to the naeni9g
bers Of the Board Of Trade and Ehs3S
citizens of Elkins = Est.Itf'$ >saEg ~ 81
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29
ALSO SOME MELON RIND.

Come on in. The waters fine. -
'How fine?"
"Fourtcen carrots and a decayed
potato"
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WILLING To iHETp

We want library and a fund"
And what will your town coitrfl
out !'s, = yIHY
J The necessary officials"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
TO ALL
Giant Mail Order Concerns
Are Sapping Country of .
Its Wealth.
SMALLER TOWNS CRUSHED
BY Assisting in the Capitalization
Of Wealth, Patrons of These In
stitutions Contribute to Their VS.
Own Injury ltt.

Copyright, 1906, by Alfred c. Clark.)
Every year millions upon millions of
dollars find their way from the towns,
villages and rural districts of the coun-
try to the Golfers of the mail order
houses in the cities, and go to th9up-
building of enormous institutions in
the centers of population. Naturally,
the sources from which the contribu-
lions are made suffer accordingly.
Figures ever tell better story than
words. Here are figures which tell
a story so stupendous that its. full sig
sificance cannot be grasped in mo-
ment, but the mere sight of which are
awe inspiring: W EG. G rLa
In the year 1905 two mail order
houses, located in Chicago, did bust
ness amounting in round numbers to
$S0,0O0,0OO. In the year 1904 these
same concerns did business of about
$62,0OO,OOO, a gain Of $1S,O0O,000 or
nearly 80 per cent. in single year be-
ing thus exhibited. 81 ArN
These figures represent the sale last
year of one dollars worth of merchan-
disc for every man, woman and child
in the country by two catalogue houses
alone, and those operating from the
same central point. Dozens more of
varying size and Importance are oper-
aring all over the country from coast
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to coast and from border to border.
A fact not generally known is that
hundreds of concerns throughout the
country which now are doing business
through the regular trade channels are
awaiting only a parcels post law to
unloose literature, already prepared
in many instances, which would pro-
ject them into the mail order field, and
this does not take into account the
hundreds and perhaps thousands OF
entirely new mail order concerns
which inevitably would spring into ex-
istence under such friendly auspices.
The two Chicago institutions re-
ferred to, already occupying immense
buildings, found themselves cramped
for room. One of them expended not
less than 81 900 ,0G0. and probably more,
for new home. The other lately has
secured a new location and also will
expend at least $1,OOO,OO0 for an i'm
mense new, building.
Anyone who will reflect even casual
ly on the subject must become i'm
pressed that the influence of the mail
order business is toward the central
lzation of wealth, and how enormous
a part it is playing in this direction
will be understood from a second
glance at the figures which have been
given above.
It is due to himself that every patron
of the mail order house should inquire
honestly of himself what the final out
come is to be If the mail order bust
ness shall continue to make the great
strides which have marked its prog
ress during the last half decade.
1t is useless to repeat the we'll worn
argument of the mail order concerns
that they are selling goods enough
more cheaply than the merchants in
the regular channels of trade to leave
their customers more money than
ever to devote to home enterprises
and institutions. The fallacy of this
statement has been proved over and
over again by actual and minute COM
PARSONS of goods, as to their quality
and prices. TIE refute it finally and
indisputably by simpler and more
direct method it is necessary only to
ask the reliable business men of any
OF the smaller communities to show
the evidence from their books and &C.
counts OF the harm the mail order
habit Is doing their communities.
It is a truth as old as the hills and
as certain as the rising and setting of
the sun that no country or section Of
a country can prosper unless the peo-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
SALARY BILL GETS THROUGH.
The Kansas Senate Passes House Bill
Giving Supreme and District
Judges More Pay. .tt

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 12.-The house
hill providing for a raise in the salary
Of Justice of the supreme court to $4,-
Cjo per year, and the salaries of the
district judges to $4,000 per year, was
passed in the senate Friday by vote
Of u to &c. The bill provides that the
lag shall take effect upon its publ
cftiou in the official state paper, and
is in time t. raise the salaries of the
judges who take the oath of office
i,ext Monday.
l-r The passage of the bill Friday morn
ing was made possible bM the change
Oh six senator who voted Thursday
To kin the measAre. They were; Belts
Buschow, Haskell, Miller, Robertson
and Stillings.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
A, SIMPLE FORMULA
PRESCRIPTION OF AN EMINENT
SPECIALIST is GIVEN.
Necessary Ingredients Cost Little
and Can Be Secured at Any Good
Drug Store-Will. Break a
Cold Quickly.

Mix half ounce of the Pure Virgin
Oil of Pine with two ounces of glycer-
inc and half pint of good whisky;
shake well and use in teaspoonful
doses. A noted authority on diseases
of the throat and lungs who estab-
lished camp for consumptives in the
pine woods of Maine, declares that
the above formula will heal the lungs
and cure any cough that is durable.
1t will break up a cold in twenty-four
hours. The ingredients can be Sc
cured from any good prescription
druggist at small cost.
Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure) is put up
only in half-ounce walls for dispen-
sing; each vial is securely sealed in
round wooden case with engraved
wrapper, showing the name-Virgin
Oil of Pine (Pure) prepared only by
Leach Chemical Co., Cincinnati, q.
plainly printed thereon. There are
many rank limitations Of Virgin Oil
of Pine (Pure), which are put out
under various names, such as Concen-
trated Oil of Pine, Pine Balsam, etc.
Never accept these as substitute for
the Pure Virgin Oil of Pine, as they
will invariably produce nausea and
never effect the desired result.
Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure) is also
said to be perfect neutralizing agent
for uric acid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
An Insane Mans Eseapade.

Tulsa, l., r. Jan. 10.-Rendered de
ranged by fever J. S. Hull, an oil drill
er Wednesday night leaped through
a window ten feet to the ground at
tue Tulsa hospital clad only in a night
shirt and created reign of terror in
TIE neighborhood for two hours fright
2nfng women, children and eluding cap
ture. A Katy train ready to pull out
was standing in the yards with the
fraiu crew sleeping in the caboose
Hull Ieaped ON the engine, pulled the
throttle and was about TO dash out
into the night when captured by Off
GERS. A heavy rain was falling and the
thermometer was near zero at the
tine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18

Washington, Jan. 12.-The house
committee ON judiciary decided Fri.
day by vote of 8 to not to con,
slider the Hepburn-Dolliver bill max
i1g liquor carried in interstate conf
E,orce subject to the laws of any
state it enters. The members who
voted against considering the bill
were Representative Parker, New
Jersey; Alexander, New York; New,
ia. Ohio; Brantley, Georgia; Jenkins.
Wisconsin. Those who supported
the bill were Representatives Little
field, Maine; Pearce, Maryland; Tlr-
rell, Massachusetts,; DeArmond, Mis-
souri,; Smith, Kentucky; Clayton
Alabama; Henry, Texas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
scALY ERUPTION ON BODY.
Doctors and Remedies Fruitless-Suf-
fered 10 Years - Completely
Cured by Cutcura.

when | was about nine years old
small sores appeared on each of my
lower limbs. | scratched them with a
brass pin and shortly afterwards both
of those limbs became so sore that
! could scarcely walk When | had
been suffering for about a month
the sores began to heal but small
scaly eruptions appeared where the
sores had been. From that time on
ward was troubled by such severe
itching that, until | became accus-
toned to it, | would scratch the sores
until the blood began to flow. This
would stop the itching for a few
days, but scaly places would appear
again aud the itching would accom-,
pany them. After suffered about
ten years | made a renewed effort to
effect a cure. The eruptions by this
time had appeared on every part of
my body except my face and hands.
The best doctors in my native coun-
ty advised me to use arsenic in small
doses and q salve. then used to
battle the sores in a mixture which
gave almost intolerable pain. In adj
dition | used other remedies, such
as iodine, sulphur, zinc salve, rs
Salve, - Ointment, and in fact |
was continually giving some remedy
a fair trial, never using less than
one or two boxes or bottles. All
this was fruitless. Finally my hair
began to fall out and I was rapidly
becoming bald. l used 5 -,
but it did no good A few months
after, having used almost everything
else, thought | would try Cuticura
Ointment, having previously used
Cuticura Soap and being pleased with
it. After using three boxes l was
completely cured, and my hair was
restored, after fourteen years of suf-
fering and an expenditure of at least
$50 or $50 in vainly endeavoring to
find a cure. / shall be glad to write
to any one who may be interested in
my cure b. Hiram Mattinsly, Yer
million, S. Oak. Aug. Is, 1906"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
THE PONCE is SAFE
rFrg u rlFY ~ 81 d
The Long Over lue Steamer at An
y ~ Choir in St. Georges Bay,
The Bermudas.
lDRlFT WITH BROKEN SHAFT
From December 80 Until Night of
January Was at Mercy of Wind
and Waves-Towed to Port by o.,
, German Steamer.

New York. Jan 12.-The steamship
Ponce disabled but safe, was riding at
anchor in st. Georges bay, the Ber-
mudas, Friday night, and her crew
4 of, So persons and the seven passen-
gers aboard are reported all well.
This assurance was received direct
from Captain w. A. Harvey by the
owners, the New York and Porto Rico
Steamship comapny, Friday evening
Fridays cable reported that the long
overdue steamer had reached the
fortified harbor in tow of the German
steamer Elizabeth Rickmers.
General Manager Mooney stated
Friday night that a representative OF
the company would sail on the steam
er Bermudian for Bermuda Saturday
to furnish bonds for the indemnity OF
the Elizabeth Rickmers and immedi-
ateIy after arrange for a tow to bring
the Ponce to New York.
Hamilton, Bermuda, Ian. 12.-At a
o'clock in the afternoon on December
80 the tail end of the shaft OF the
Ponce broke and she drifted' at the
mercy of January when she was
the night of January when she was
sighted by the German steamer Eliza
beth Rickmers, from philadelphia for
Japan. The Rickmers reached the
Ponce at p. M, but as the night was
dark and the weather stormy Captain
Walsen decided to stand by the Ponce
until daylight. At 8 o'clock in the
morning of January the Ric0mers
/, got two hawers on board the Poace
and soon afterwards began towing her
toward Bermuda. d. -.
\ The tow proved heavy strain,
During the night of the 9th both haw'
sers parted in heavy gale. The Rick
fuers hove to the rest of the night.
The morning of the tenth the Ger
man steamer sent two tow lines on
board the Ponce. Both vessels an
cfored off Bermuda at II O'Clock Fri
day morning
acknowledgements and anxiety the
passengers suffered no inconvenience
the food supplies being ample.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18

PIE as whole shall be prosperous.
Such general prosperity as may exist
cannot be retained if the institutions
of the already larger and weather.
communities are to continue to be
built up by contributions that should
be spent at home from the thousands
of smaller communities.
b The need of the country, a desper-
ate need upon which the welfare OF
the individual depends, is for the
upbuilding and continued progress oil
the smaller communities, SO that the
wealth Of the country may be distrib-
uted over the entire country, and not
congested and controlled in large
amounts in comparative few centers
of population. .t..
Therefore, the man who sends away
from his own community money which
he might have spent at home and per-
mitted fair profit to the home mer-
chant to be retained there for the
benefit of the community, is injuring
his community, and thereby the pros
poets for his own future prosperity.
In large number of instances he is
doing more than this. Unwittingly, or
unthinkingly, perhaps, he is violating
his own principles of right and justice,
for, at the expense of his own COM
munity, he is needlessly contributing
profits to the capitalistic combinations
which he continuously cries out are
menacing the country. 'li'H' 4ai4
The mail order giants direct their
energies particularly toward the peo'
pie of the smaller towns and the agri'
cultural districts. In hundreds OF
thousands Of the homes of these tho
catalogue of the mail order house Is az
regularly received as the home paper
The man on the farm last year sent a
very large portion of eighty millions
of dollars to two of these institutions
in one community, alone. al frH
In all sincerity we ask: Admitting
purely for the sake of the argument
that the farmer or the resident of the
small community can save few dol
lars on some of his purchases or even
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18

M. Fallieres was, until recently, be-
lieved to be the only president of the
French republic who had no double,
but his counterpart has been found
The man who most resembles him
physically is respectable merchant
of the Rue Saint Honore, who plays
his part with decorum and dignity. He
wears exactly the same kind of blue
butterfly necktie with white dots as
the president, the same kind of hat
and exactly so oddly cut beard. And
on his promenades he is always &C
compsnied BY trend who could cas-.
lily be taken for the presidents pri-
vate secretary Dignified and with
measured steps, the enviable double
walks through the Faubourg Saint
honore and feels overjoyed at being
saluted on all sides.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
The Puzzle Solved.

Some time ago merchant in Mar.
blehead, Mass, was discovered in his
store at very late hour, and in reply
ing to inquiries, he said:
MY confidential clery is missing"
And what of it,
why, I'm looking over the books,
but they seem to be all right" .
Have you counted your CASH."
Yes; and it is correct to dollar"
Looked over your bank book?"
Il have, and it is satisfactory.
That's the puzzle, you see. He's
skipped, and can't make out what
for
Been home since noon?"
"No."
Perhaps he's eloped with your
wife" ef-t-
He hurried home. and found this to
be the case.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
Can You AnsWer7

II you have friend who thinks he
knows it all ask him to explain the
difference between an Alexandrine
and woman of Alexandria; masher
and a mashie; adenoids and aneroids;
six Of one and a half dozen of the
other; neoplatonism and platonic
friendship: macaronic, macaroni, and
Marconi; referendum and referee;
irreligion and birreligion; the Jungle
and Port Sunlight; Arminians and
Armenians;, a carpet knight and rug
headed kern-Chicago Tribune.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
Not GUILTY of Land Frauds.

fOmaha, Jan. 12.-The jury in the
case of A. R. Modisett, H. C. Dale
and W. C. Smott charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the government
of the title to about $4,000 acres of
Land in Western Nebraska by means
Of illegal homestead entries Thursday
afternoon brought in verdict of ac-
quittal
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
Want Hitchcock Set Aside.

Guthrie, Ok. Jan. 1.-THE con-
stftuuonal convention of Oklahoma
Friday passed a memorial to con-
xssss and the president asking them
I, set aside the ruling of Secretary
hitchcock in segregating the 4,OOO.-
Moo acre forest reserve in the Choc-
/tax nation
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-18
Lona.lost Treasure Found.

The director of the treasury OF
Brazil while hunting for some lost
papers has made an astonishing dis
covery. box which had not appar-
emily been disturbed for many years
was found to contain gold, silver and
diamonds to the value of at least $780,
000 Among the valuables recovered
are the imperial crown and scepter OF
Brazil. valued at s105.0OO, and the i'm
perial mantle. bordered with gold.
The box in which the treasure was
found is believed to have been de-
posted in the treasury since 1886.