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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-12
coprer Production.

We produced approximately s3o.-
600. coo pounds of copper in the Unit
ed States last year and imported over
24O. 600 900 pounds more, exporting
1905 600 GOO. net amount Of 10000
600 pounds for home use, all OF which
was consumed in America, according
to estimates Of trade authorities.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-12
wiplng Up Hardwood Floors.

accumulates. l have had good deal
of experience with them, writes a
correspondent of Popular Mechanics
and l find that the dust can be very
simply removed by this little Device:
Take piece of wood, A, about two
feet long and tack piece of flannel,
b, along one edge. Then bore hole
in the middle and insert an old broom
handle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-12
HARDWOOD FLOORS.
Device Which Makes Their Cleaning
Comparatively Easy.

People who have hardwood floors
in their homes are, as a rule, con-
tinually bothered with the dust that
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-12
MARKET REPORTS.
Live stock.

s<ansas City, April 6.-Cattie-Natite
steers, S4JOn650; cows and hefers. Wv
al. 20; stoclers and feeders. S.ISsGsIo'
Western fed steers. $4.25G5.SO. Hogs-Bu'k
of sales. s6.55d6.62. Sheep---siuttons.
s5.4O@600: lambs. s7.40QS.0O.
Chicago. April -Cattle-Natlves, si.4
66. 50: cows and haifers. $i.S0lb5l0; stock
ers and feeders. s2.s0if50o. Hogs-M!xed
and butchers, sG.e0d6.90. Sheep. $1,000
c.65; lambs. .6.25gs.s0.
St Louis, April 6.-Beef steers, Wv
G6 80: stockers and feeders. S.soQ5-z;
COWS and heifers. s265G5.2S Siexss steers
s265l5.60; Hogs-Pigs and Nights. $3.50
$50: Sheep-Natives. tS.5oVs 10; lamos.
A.s5@eoo.
Kansas City, April 6.-Clese-Wheat-
Unchanged: May 10h; July s2$; sept
7ssl: cash No. 2 hard 7167i: No. }, s1U
70; No. red T4@744; No. J. S7eg.s Co,h
Unclaimed to NC higher: May fek;
July n%: Sept 42ss; cash No. mlxea
;s1L; No. 3. s7it: No. white ihVuN'
No. 3. 4OislpfVx Oats-Unchanged; NO.
? white 4aG42%; No. 2 mixed fIanh-
Chicago. April e.-Cash-wheat-No-
red r6xaff,; No. 3 red 1915; No hard
s5n@77: No. hard 6SQ75; No. northern
siGS5; No. 2 northern. 0aSs; No,
spring TsGS2. corn-No. nothing doing.
No. 3, Ed42E. oats-No AID No
nothing doing
81. Louis, April e--Close--Wheat-His High
or: track No. red cash 7egT1: No.
hard 7sikQ75; May 75*; july n4q.N-
Corn-Higher: track No. cash tss5aptsh'
No. white 4fdt4ik; May 4S%q1S&: july
I5iL Oats-Higher: track No. cash 81
No, white 42ik: May tosk; July ss,s
Produce
Kansas city April 6-Eggs. Hsac pr
doz. Poultry-Hens. loc: broters. lfe.
turkeys 1oc; Butter-crcamcry. extra
90. firsts &c: packing stock. l9c Pota-
toes s5Goc per bu. Apples c-S1sS
per barrel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
CHAPTER TX.
Two Ghosts.

lnstinctively sprang back and
closed the door with bang, while
MacArdel was going through his peck.
cts in a bewildered sort of way that
was ludicrous to witness.
THE things gone!" said MacArdel,
as he finished his search. 81 wouldn't
have taken an even hundred for it,"
These mysterious occurrences are
usually explained in a very simple
manner, when all is said and done"
l observed, dryly. Doubtless well
have no trouble in finding out what
became of it"
"Oh, dry up" said MacArdel, i'm.
politely, as was his wont.
THE door was only open about six
inches" continued. Nobody could
have come in"
I Or gone Out" said MacArdel.
We'll" went on, its shut now
Suppose We have a look about"
Without any apparent reason we
searched the room high and low for
the missing cigar case, pesring into
vases and jars, moving furniture about
and disturbing things generally until
the place looked like a curio shop in
the middle Of housekeeping,
Finally we gave up in disgust, and,
suddenly. struck with the ridiculous.
ness OF our own performances, sat
down in the chairs that we had for.
merly occupied by the side Of the
table.
IS The cigar case was lying under the
lamp where MacArdel had first laid
It down.
There was nothing to say, and 50
we said nothing. At length, MacArdel
picked 1t up, examined 1t carefully, put
It In his pocket and muttered: Lets
get out of here, Ware, l want some
fresh air"
Once outside the house, he contin.
ued; That's the most remarkable oc-
currence | ever heard Of. Ghosts don't
walk by day, SO it couldn't have been
spooks, but how on earth do you ex.
plain it,"
i don't explain it." 1 replied. ITS
Just Ike the note on the bed"
oh, hang the note on the bed!"
cried MacArdel This happened right
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21

ndn't see ndtnIn' else, d.z -
asked Hoskins, In q confidential tone.
Why, no." laughed MacArdel.
Why do you ask?"
Wal" said Hoskins, drawing near
er and speaking seriously, jerks says
tn ghosts wuz abaout agin' an they
went past him, daown tn road Jest as
he wuz a-turnin' into tn pike. His boss
give q jump as they went scooun' by,
an It threw him sgin tn dash an cut
his hand some. He called me up teh
git him rag teh tie araound II an he
looked scared enough to ha' seen 20
ghosts"
WAS his hand badly hurt?" | asked.
Muffin teh speak Of" said Hos
kins. Jest a little nick along the
side Ike he'd gouged Q piece aouten
Il"
See here, Hoskins!" said MacArdel
sharply. I'VE didn't see any ghosts
last night, and all your friend jerks
could have seen was ourselves, In our
shirtsleeves, walking back Of the
hedge by the river road. You remem-
Der how his horse jumped and ran,
don't you, Ware?"
Certainly" / replied, obedientiy.
We wondered what the trouble was,
at the time"
Nov, then, Hoskins," continued
NacArdel, looking at his watch and
speaking rapidly. Don't let jerks hear
. word about this business. He don't
know that l had q trunk at the station,
and, II We can get back here before
he wakes up, he needn't even know
that we've had his wagon"
mo fear Of his wakin' up fur a good
bit yet" grinned Hoskins. He wuz so
scared when he got in that he liked
teh ha' finished pint o whisky fore
! could stop him"
so much the better" said MacAr.
den, gathering up the reins. Now, re.
member what | say, and keep this
business to yourself. Well have some
fun with him. before he gets through"
We drove as rapidly as the tired
beast could carry US, until we reached
the gate leading into the stable
grounds, when MacArdel pulled up
suddenly and said:
Lets dump the trunk in here. We
can carry it up to the house after we
get this horse and wagon back where
they belong. No one will touch Il
here"
AS soon as the trunk was on the
ground by the side OF the roadway,
hacArdel dragged out the parcel from
under the blankets and, opening It on
the grass, began to examine the pieces
infinitely.
After a moment he Strengthened up
and exclaimed:
ITS just as / thought. It's the same
stuff that we found last night, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
l1e MYSTERY?
n @ @ 9 g
+ C4RENROFT
RDEpN Drown COOKE ,n s91SsT c 19Sa S7

keep informed OF her whereabouts
and know Of her needs from the es.
tate"
"0f course, you could not pay heI
any attentions unless you meant to
ask her to marry YOU" said MacArdel,
but / don't see any objection what
e~er to that. know you haven't any
money, but your social position Is as
good as hers, and you are doing well
In your profession. It seems to me
that 1t would be Q very appropriate
match II you love each other
mo, Mac" / insisted. Its better a
1t is Considering my position In con
nection with the estate It would be q
mean advantage for me to take, and,
Mac, If she refused me, / believe
would kill myself, I'm such q fool
over II"
But suppose she didn't refuse you,
said MacArdel softly, laying bis hand
on my arm.
mo, old man, it's no use talking
that way" l replied. 'Tll- just go on
as I've been doing. It's the only thing
! can do, as see It"
"Bet you a dinner at Sherry's hat
you propose to her and marry her
within two years." said MacArdel,
with quizzical look in his kindly
eyes, and, with half-hearted grasp Of
his hand, l accepted the wager with
a temerity that was half wishing and
half hopeful.
$50 you see why feel so strongly
about this note" l said, rising and
opening the door, which l had closed
carefully on my entrance. The sub
ject is one that cannot bear to have
trifed with, and, anyway, cannot i'm
agine who could have read my inner
most thoughts 80 correctly. That
puzzles me more than the mysterious
appearance Of the letter in my bed"
: II fancy we'll be able to explain that
without much trouble" said MacArdel,
lighting fresh cigar and laying his
cigar case on the table beside him.
These mysterious occurrences always
happen in most simple fashion, after
all is said and done One night, last
summer was reading in bed and just
before putting out the light | laid ny
eyeglasses on little table about six
feet from the window. | was perfectly
sure about it, for the spring was bent
slightly and I had spent several min.
utes fussing with them before | put
them down. The next morning they
were gone and never turned up, in
spite of the most vigorous search, I'm.
til the maid found them, three or four
days later, hidden completely in the
folds Of the lace curtain which had
blown across the table and caught
them up. AS my room was on the
fourth floor and had been securely
locked all night, the affair was quite
mystifying until it was So simply ex
planned. Well find out before LONG
how the letter got on your bed, and
that will doubtless lead to the dis.
covery of its author. Have a frest
cigar and show me around the place
a bit. 1t looks mighty interesting and
romantic"
As he spoke MacArdel reached fol
his cigar case and my eye followed
his hand to the table beside which we
both stood and where | mad seen him
lay it only moment before.
1t had vanished as completely as Il
the earth had swallowed it up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
O. CHAPTER vii.
. A Disappearing Cigar Case.


What on earth brings you here,
Mac?" l exclaimed, accepting his prof
sfered cigar and lighting it with a sud-
den interest and respect for the tradi.
tonal pipe Of peace.
Train" said MacArdel, coupled
with an overwhelming desire to seize
upon you and take you of with me
for months vacation"
$50 that's why you called at my Of.
fee yesterday afternoon, chi" quer-
fed.
q How did you know that was
there?" asked MacArdel.
my secretary mentioned In his
letter that came this morning." ex.
planned. "And it's great'good thing
that he did, for while the information
only made big mystery out of what
appeared for a moment to be COM
paratively small one, 1t served, fortu-
natsly, to clear you in an instant from
Q very serious charge that l was nurs-
ing against you"
"Humph!" said MacArdel. $50 that's
the way you treat your friends!
Condemn EN- without a hearing,
, eh?"
well, Mac" I replied, this had to
do with a matter that only you and
knew anything about, and what you
know about it you have merely in
ferred. Then, when l saw you here in
the house there seemed to be no other
explanation at all, at least of the most
important part Of the thing. But now
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21

1t is more hopelessly tangled up than
before, for, as you were in my Office
yesterday afternoon! you could not pos
sibly have had anything to do with it.
DELIGHTFULLY."- interesting, I'm sure!"
said MacArdel, land most appropriate
when occurring in house alleged to
be haunted. Still, l confess l could
follow you more closely if had some
faint glimmer Of an idea of what you
are talking about"
/ handed him the note, and he read
1t slowly and thoughtfully.
i when did you get it," he asked.
Found it on my bed this morning
when woke" replied.
who put it there?" he continued.
How the devil do | know who put
1t there?" l returned. excitedly. The
house was locked up and so was the
room. The window was open, | ad-
init, but am positive that no one
could have gotten in that way. There
are too many vines about it. and not
. twig was bent.
so you thought 1t was a miracle
Rnd that 1t must have been | who
performed it, eh?" said MacArdel. 81
Know you always maintained that I
worked a miracle when l cured your
q typhoid"
Hang 1t all, Mac" I exclaimed. II
don't care a snap Of my little finger
how 1t got on the bed! l want.to know
who wrote it,"
''"Well, / didn't, anyhow" said Mac
Ardel. Il never heard of it before.
suppose somebody wanted to play a
joke on you for your temerity in sleep
ing alone in haunted house. Pretty
poor sort of a joke, to be sure but
don't see anything to warrant your
getting so excited over it."
See here, Mac" said, drawing nv
chair up close to his, ''yot don't seem
to understand just what mean. The
point is simply this. No one could have
written a thing like that, in such a
} positive way, unless he had known
mat It was true. Now, you are the
only person living with whom l have
ever talked on this subject, for you
Will remember that you once init
mated pretty broadly that I was in
love with Miss Carney"
y And you denied it fatty" he re-
marked.
Z YES" replied, 81 denied Il
.fatly.".
"MacArdel," said, soberly, looking
him sQuarely in the face, you've cor.
nered me and I might as we'll tell YOU
the whole thing. 1t was three years ago
Gwhen we talked Of this before, and |
must have loved her then and from
the day / first saw her. But not as !
love her now, old man, for now she is
= my all in all and my only thoughts are
for her welfare and her happiness.
You know / saw her very frequently
: when she was living in town, and now
THAT she is away our correspondence
IS necessarily frequent. 50 that | can
=el71i57I-i,S1
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(To BE CONTINUED

G. Bogger and Geo. .Nuss of
Hoisington were in town Friday
on business in the ditrict court.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
CHAPTER X.
ceurtshlp and Business.

We breakfastsd at Hoskins'. As we
were rising from the table, MacArdei
said; I've got . trunk up at the sta
ton. l suppose l can get somebody
around here TO take It down TO the
house"
There's an old fellow here who
drives what he calls an express I
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
Epilepsy
Fits
St. Vitus Dance

Are nerve diseases, ard unless
checked, lead to destruction of
both mind and body. The
weak, shattered nerves must
have something to strengthen
and build them back to health.
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine
is a remarkable nerve tonic and
stimulant. 1t strengthens the
nerves, relieves the nervous
strain, and influences refresh
ing bodybuilding sleep and
rest. Persistent use seldom
faas to relieve these Affections.
Il was taken with epileptic fits: h.s
eieyen In less than IL hours. nv
father sent for our family physician.
put ne could do very little for me, and
! grew worse every day. and at last
tnsy had three doctors with me, and I
ruh got worse. Ny father heard Of
". Miles medicines and bought q
bottle Of Nervine and a box OF Nerve
and Liver Pills / had taken oniv a
few doses until ] began to feel better.
took IL bottles, and II cured me
sound and well II has been worth an
the world to me. ! recommend II
wherever / 90. You may use this a.
lifelong testimonial TO the merits
Of your medicine, for / am enjoying
The best Of health. and feel that my
Ne and health b due TO this wonderful
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wfa nofHnd your money.
Miles Medical Co, EIkhart. Ind
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
B. AVERY GARDNER,
DENTIST,

Room 6, Allen g. Hubbard Building
Phone No. u Great Bend, Ka1.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
COULD USE THE ROAD.
Irish Soldiers Great Idea When Cover
Was Badly Needed.

The following colloquy is said to
have actually occurred during one of
the earlier battles in the Philippines:
A detachment Of American infantry,
under orders to support a section Of
Capt. Reilly's battery. were halted for
quite a while on a perfectly fiat mill
tary road in full view and fine range
of the Filipino trenches. OF course, to
lie fiat on the road was the only avail
able "use OF cover"
In this detachment was an 1rishman
who had served his time with the col
ors In the British army before he en-
listed with Uncle Sam. AS a recruit
he had been very prone to tell how the
British soldiers did everything. AS a
result he was necessarily piled with
questions as to his experiences. While
the bullets were ''plopping" down the
road and kicking up the gravel, q
young Yankee suddenly asked:
Say, Mike, what do the British SOL
diers do with their heads in a place
like this?"
Quick as flash came the retort:
"a British soldier has no head,
SORT"
After full two-minute pause, Mike
continued:
However, be that as it may, wish
l could pick up this d road and
stan it on edge feminist mel"
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
True to His Promise,

A teacher in a tenement district hur-
ried from the school to find the mother
OF pupil who had been taken quite
i'll.
"Can you show me where Mrs. An
gelo Scandale lives?" she inquired of
cherub transplanted from the sunny
south to dark. sunless alley.
Yes. teach. I show you." and will
ing. sticky hand dragged her on with
such speed as to make her stumble
over an italian dame seated on the
threshold.
After the teachers breathless flight
toward the clouds, the little hand
stopped tugging.
There where Mees Scandale live"
indicated the horizontal arm and fin
ger, but she downstair sitting on the
step" finished the smiling lips
Harper's Magazine.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
ITCHING RASH 1s YEARS.
6irI's Rash Spread and Grew Worse
Under speciaiist's care-Perfeet
Cure by Cuticura Remedies.

"When my daughter was baby she
had a breaking out behind the ears.
The doctor said that she would out
grow 1t. and it did get somewhat bet
ter until she was about fifteen years
old, and after that she could get moth
ing that would drive 1t away. She was
always applying something In the way
of salves. 1t troubled her behind the
knees. opposite the elbows. back Of
the neck and ears, under the chin, and
then 1t got on the face. That was
about three years ago. She took treat
ment with specialist and seemed to
get worse all the time. We were then
advised to try the Cuticura Remedies,
and now don't see any breaking out.
M. Curley. 1l,19 Sixteenth ST., Bay
City. Mich, May 20. 1906"
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
He Paid for the Dinner.

John G. Shedd, Marshall Fields sue,
cessor in the great Chicago business
house, said recently that success and
failure were matters of luck much oft
ener than the world supposed.
"The race" said Mr.. Shedd. "is not
always to the swiftest, nor is victor,
always to the strongest, nor great sue
cess to the most Industrious and the
most intelligent. No; luck plays Its
part often, just as it did in the case OF
the three men who bet each other tur.
key dinner. 1t was luck. pure luck,
that decided their bet.
"These three men sat rather late
over their bridge at the club one night.
AS they were separating they discussed
little nervously the reception that
awaited them at their wives hands,
and, more for mischief than anything
else, they agreed that he who didn't do
what his wife told him on getting home
should have to treat the others to a
turkey dinner.
"Well, the first man, after reaching
his house, stumbled about in the dark
bedroom till he kicked the cat. The
cat squealed, and the mans wife, rails.
ing her head from the pillow, moanetS
Well, go on; kill the poor cat and
have done with it
1.-THE man frowned and muttered to
himself:
It's case of kill the cat or pay
for the dinner
80 he killed the cat.
1.-THE second man, on his arrival,
could not find any matches. AS he
looked for some in the drawing room
he bumped against the piano, and his
wife complained:
Why don't you break the piano,
careless?'
Determined not to lose his bet. the
man got a hatchet apd the sound of
crashing blows soon filed the house.
"The third man, getting home. STUN
bled on the way upstairs. His wife
screamed angrily:
Go on. fall downstairs and break
your neck. dol
- Not me, said the third man, after
a moments thought. III pay for the
turkey dinner
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
HOW HE FOUND THE KEY.
Brothers Method Was Simple, but
Also Somewhat Costly.

Miss Dresswell had Just returned,
after spending week with country
friend. Imagine her CONSERVATION
when she discovered her previously
well-stocked wardrobe empty!
Gracious, George!" she said to her
brother. Where are all my clothes?
And what In the world is that great
black patch on the lawn?"
The face of George exhibited all the
well-known signs of conscious right
eousness, and he met her gaze un-
hinchingly.
"Maria," he replied consolingly, you
wrote to me that IL I wanted the key
Of the billiard room l should find 1t in
the pocket of your bolero."
"Yes, yes!"
"Well, l don't know bolero from a
fichu or box pleat, SO took all the
things to the lawn and burnt them.
Then l recovered the key from the
ashes"
She froze him with stare, and he
is now thawing slowly on the kitchen
stove.-Stray Stories.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
DOCTORS ORGANIZE UNION.
Toronto Physicians Fix Higher Scale
Of Prices.

Toronto, Ont.-The doctors of this
city west of Yonge street have formed
a union under the name mo. IL Ter
ritorlal Division OF the College OF Ply
sicians and Surgeons" The objects Of
the organization are to improve the
condition OF the profession against
Quacks. establish minimum fees and
amend lodge terms. The lowest fee
for medical examination for fraternal
societies has been fixed at 81. while
the minimum fee for minor operations
has been fixed at $40. and that for
major operations at $50. For a first
visit to patient 50 hereafter will be
charged. and 81 for each subsequent
visit. while the fee for night visits will
be doubled, being fixed at 49, The
charge for an office visit has been
made 81. including prescription. while
to give anesthetics SIS will be charged.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
FOUR SHAFTS OF HuMoR.
Pithy Remarks from One Of the Fore.
most Jokesmiths.

With the truly artistic tempera-
ment the bird in the bush has scant
notion of doubling its value by chang
ing to the hand.
A has-been is man who has spent
his time with hair vigors, electric
brushes and newspaper recipes, when
he should. have been winning a laurel
wreath to cover his ignominy with.
When you enter a shop state just
what you want. For then the mer-
chant can go intelligently to work to
sell you something else. The great
law of commerce is to sell people
what they don't want. What they do
want will sell itself.
But, probably it is no harder to live
up to your reputation when you are
young than 1t will be to live it down
when you are older.-Puck.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
Couldn't pI,oharae Him.

When the jury had filed in for at
least the fourth time, with no sign of
coming to an agreement in the bribery
case. the disgusted judge rose up and
said: II discharge this jury"
At this, one sensitive talesman,
stung to the quick by this abrupt and
ill-soundlng decision, obstinately faced
the judge.
You can't discharge me. judge!" he
retorted.
why not?" asked the astonished
Judge.
Because" announced the talesman.
pointing to the defendants lawyer.
I'm being paid by that man there!"-
Lippincott's.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-22
MI..ed HI. Vocation.

Reginald de Koven, the composer.
tells OF grocer and druggist who at.
tended Wagner concert. AS the pro-
gram did not please them they began
talking on music in general and on
Wagner in particular.
Another example of the fact that
every man wants to do something
out of his line" said the druggist.
That's all right" assented the gro
Ger. Now. I'm grocer but I've al
ways wanted to be banker" ,.
You'd probably fail" added the
druggist Look at me. I'm success
as druggist. yet I've always wanted
to write a book. This man Wagner
tries his hand at music. Just listen
to 1t. And yet we all know he builds
good parlor cars!"-Success.