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

Of Success. Tue American boy as a
page in the u. S. Senate occupies two
pages telling Of the duties Of the Sc
nate pages and showing photographs
OF the sixteen manly boys who at pres
ent occupy these positions. The boy
who Made an Error, is splendid base
ball story; The Chase Of Lone Wolf,
an exciting story of wolk on the Ice.
In Touch with a Lion, tells Of the
narrow escape of hunter from the
claws OF the king Of beasts; A Beauti
fnl English Bird gives an account Of
the poetic lapwing. Stealing Gen
eral shows how brave American boy
helped his country during the days OF
the Revolution. A Memorable Four h
is a thrilling story Of the perils OF
catching swordtish. ''Interfering"
Gardner gives an amusing account Of
the worlds most original peanut ven
dor. The Passing Of the Author OF
1.-THE story Of a bad Boy" tells some
thing about Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
A Chinese Reform School OF New
York tells now patrlatic Chinese in
America have their children taught
not only English but Chinese as well.
Chats with Big Americans is an int(r
view with Thomas W. Lawson, and
Keeplng Tab On the World gives much
curious and interesting Information.
The Boy on His Muscle, How to be
come Strong, What the Baseball Rules
Say, and Practical Golf, will appeal
TO every athletic boy, while the bov
who likes to use his hands will find
employmeet 10 How to Make Tailless
Kites and Practical Furniture Max
1 Z Suggestions from the Boss will te
found full of pointers to the boy wi
ia seeking work. The usual depart
m :uts of Stamps, Coins, and Curio;
Boy photographer, o. A. B. and The
Boy Machine and Electrician, will
hold the interest OF their readers.
There are in addition rs Illustrations.
81 wear. The Sprague Publishing
o.. Detroit, Mich.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
BIG Is DAY SALE

of buggies. surries and spring wagons
three car loads just in, lO2 jobs to be
disposed of at a big Strengthening price
This will give you all chance to buy
a Fourth of July buggy from So to Slt
below regular price. These vehicles
have been purchased from the factory
at car load prices, and | am going tC
give you the benefit for the next IL
days. Fine up-to-date surveys, stan
hopes, driving wagons and top ouggleS
of all descriptions, rubber and steel
tires. All jobs the finest styles, made
In specialties. Don't miss this sale
IL you are needing fine rig, good sur.
rev seats, full top for s65; rubber
tire runabuuts 500. Top buggy good
one for $50. $55 and $50. Don't fall to
come in before the 4th Of July aud look
them over.
HARRY BRAGG,
Humboldt, Kans.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
THE JULY AMERICAN BOY

The splendid picture in colors OF an
American boy triumphantly riding
the American eaSle, on the front COW
err of the July American Boy Is inspir
ing In the excellence and timeliness
OF its reading matter also, the maya
zine will interest and delight its read
ers. There are additional chapters Of
the fine serials by Tominson, Sprague
and Ellis. or the larger stories and
articles are: Bennie's Fourth OF July,
telling of "bound boys" dream, in
which he has 1.-The biggest kind Of a
Fourth; President ROosevelt's ad
dress on the American Boy, giving
sound ADVICE not only to the boys but
their parents as we'll. A Poor Boy
who Pushed to the Front is the story
OF DR.. Orlson SWEET Marden, Editor
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
LONG LIVE THE KING.

is the popular cry throughout Euro
pean countries: while in America, the
cry of the present day is Long live
DR.. Kings New Discovery. King OF
Throat and Lung Remedies! of which
Mrs. Julia Ryder Paine, Truro, Mass.
says: at never fails to give imme
date reliet and to quickly cure a
cough or cold" Mrs. Paine's opinion
is shared by majority of the inhabi
tants of this country. New Discovery
ures weak lungs and sore threats
after all other remedies have failed
and for coughs and colds it's the
proven remedy. Guaranteed by all
druggists. SOC and 81. Trial bottle
free.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
County Line

Mrs, Ellen Johnson and children,
Miss Olive Olson, and Messrs Charlie
Hawkinson and Louis Smith were the
Sunday guests OF E. Johnsou's.
Misses Anna, Sigue and Ida Claus,
Messrs. Chas. Parrott, Lloyd Ayers
aud Robert Carlson spent Sunday at
Charlie McFUffeY's.
Most of the farmers are busy cut
ting wheat this week.
Tue party at Ripples Saturda light
was not well attended. Although II
rained, those present report d good
tine.
We. johnson cut wheat for p
Benson Saturday.
Mrs. Lottie Claus and son were the
guests of Nelson Olson Monday even
Ing,
Miss Minnie Rundbiad returned
home from Kansar City Tuesday and
will spend the summer with home
folks.
Tue blackberry crop is very small
this year. comparing II with that OF
last year. Most Of the berries are al
ready gone.
Miss Hattie FIast came home Fri
day to spend the summer with friends
and relatives.
P. Rundblad, a we'll known farmer
died at his home. three miles west OF
S.vonburg, Saturday evening, June
10Th. He leaves wife and other re-
latIves to mourn his loss. Funeral
services we're held at the Swedish
Luthern church Monday at 2 O'Clock,
Rev. R. P, Axcel conducted the ser
vices and the remains were inferred
at the Swedish cemetarY.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05

RY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE DEPART
hENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division OF Pension DISCRETION
Claimants crossbill, wherein she
charged the pensloner with the same
acts of cruelty and desertion which
abe now alleges a. basis for her
claim to one half of his pension, hav
ing been dismissed for want Of equity
by court OF competent Jurisdiction,
at the hearing after issue joined and
proofs submitted, she is estopped to
question the decree or retry In the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
carlton

Miss Grace Mars nall mas Sune W
lola to keep house for her father ana
brother, who have secured work there
in the cement plant.
Miss lone Hargraye has packed her
milliner goods and taken them 10
Chanute while she Will spend part
Of the summer in Kansas City visiting
friends and taking notes in fancy
trimming, lifting herself to return to
her same old stand in carlton ready
for the fall and winter trade.
Mr.. Fuller has closed his fall ana
winter place of business on Main ST.
and has gone to Memphis, Tenn, to
take a position in saw mill.
Link Clemens is home from Pitts
burg for the summer.
Mrs, Birchfeld from Waketa OK,
Ia here visiting her mother, MIS-
Houghton.
Mildred Barnes is staying with her
grandmother Mrs. Nuss this week.
Lera Mathews spent Saturday and
Sunday with her friend Susie Stoves
Mrs. Nellie Cornell came up from
INDEPENDENCE, Monday to spend the
4th with nome folks, Her better half
will come later on.
Mrs, Birchtield and Mrs. Houghton
went TO Chanute, Monday to visit son
and brother. Ed Houghton
Mrs Pennybaker has gone to Iowa
for an extended visit with relatives
Mr. Moran is accommodating MS
neiphbors with some very fine rasp-
berries, although his crop is very
light
THE 4TH OF JULY
The 4th of July again is here,
And brings to us the usual cheer
And with it the spirit that has no
fear
The glorious 4th of July
The youth is out to have his fun
Before the day is scarce begun
He sure will know when the day is
done
On the glorious 4th of July
The horses are harnessed the baskets
are filed
The ground to-day viii not be titled
For so the head of the house has Wllleo
Wen take in the 4th Of July
Away they go with laugh and shout
The old and the young have all turned
out
They'll have good time there is no
doubt
MOI tbs The glorious 4th of July
Then If they come home with a thump
and bruise
They'll never complain for 1t Is no use
Tley spent the day just as they'd1
choose
The glorious 4th Of July
But now they sail into the WORK
From when no one will ever shlrk
Yes even father will work like a turk
To make back the money they
spent on the 4th OF July
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
RELIABLE JEWELRY

Our superior array OF Jewelry an
Watches makes selection easy. Every
thing is in perfect taste, ald every
thing may be perfectly relied upon.
We sell nothing we don't know all
about, and we tell you everything we
know about everything you ask to see.
CONKLIN, the Jeweler.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
Time

Is sometimes matter Of great
Importance. a watch that doesn't
an inclination to be eccentricor IN
steady in is habits, bring it TO us and
we will put it in shape at very rea-
sondble cost.
CONKL1N, the Jeweler
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
A, J. RICKART
PENSION DECISIONS

Live Stock Correspondent
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
EOP SALE OR TRADE

Second hand ~ horsepower Lambe
Gas engine so Dbl. cypress wstertsnk.
1. G. Ebert. plumbing once, nrst
door south Of postOface. Phone e26,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
fOLEYSHONEYAr6TAR
for ehiidreas safe. sure. Ne spiatss

Collie, Cholera ana
LnamDerla1n S Diarrhoea Remedy.
Never fails. Buy it now. 1t may save life.
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
Is an Uphill Road.

No. Kid, the road TO success is an
uphill road. and the trolley cars and
busses are all running on the back
track. You've got to hoof it. and II
you sit down in a fence corner and
wait for a lift you're mighty apt to
ne picked up by a vehicle going the
wrong way I'm not saying that there
aren't SOME guys who get a ride she
Whole distance, Kid, but you'll usually
md that these guys are getting on
and pushing on the steep grades. The
vehicles going up the road 10 success
are already overloaded. and If there
isn't a bunch Of pushing dane on the
steep places the traces are mighty ant
to break and dump the whole outfit
ever The hill
The fence corners along the road 10
success are lined with guys who are
waiting for ride. and the bones
which you see bleaching by the road
side are Of those who have waited in
the past. The cross roads are splaf-
tered with sign boards to keep Won on
the right track, but they're In hero
glypnies which every guy must inter
pref for himself, and II you get the
wrong answer you can walk fill your
pins wear Off to the knees without see
ing much in the way of results.
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
Dope About Where There's
a Will There's a Way" Is In
the Money for the Infant
Class, But the Life Size
Guys" Have to Be There
With the Goods

the old saying. that Nothing succeeds
like success. and II you knock around
this little old dump of a world a bit
and keep~yOdr eyes open you'll notice.
also. that nothing fails like failure.
9'he guy who starts nut with a big
success cops the rep and the world
picks him s1p as a success and pushes
him through to the limit, no matter
how punk his. next stunts may be,
and the poor slob who gets the hook
on his FIRST trial has a blamed sight
harder time stacking up against his
next chance. and after taking a few
knockdowns he finds himself getting
groggier and groggier, and as far as
the final result is concerned. it is all
over but the referees formaIlty OF Civ
ing him the count
These guys who make out the done
sneeis on Success seem TO lack team
work in fixing its location, some point
Ing to one road and some to another.
But the best zip. kid, Is To take the
road which offers the ieast resistance.
and If you ind the going good tusr
Kick up the dust along that road as
TAR as YOU can before the sun sets.
And IN whichever location You decide
TO look for success. you can take nv
up That 1t is not located on Easy
street.
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
THEFENcE> CORNERS. ALONG THEE 0KDT0. sue cK8SARE
I.INF.DNNITE.G UYSHMHoARE FQRAf2IDE - y

tween the honest dub who couldn't tell
a lie or skin a cash register II he had
TO- and the hustler who Is right there
with the goods but would lie Ike a
shoWblll or dynamite the safe if he
got the chance. but can't get the
chance, you'll find that the guy who
wants a good man viii take a chance
on the safe-cFaeker Your honest dub
who is shy on the ginger stands a
better chance OF clnching the pearIy
gates, but the hustling brigand who
delivers the goods has a blamed sight
better chance Of cinching his Job
Another bunch OF bum dope which
they hand opt TO the budding genera
ton IS this dope about always being
conteBted with yar lot I.ct rae Icll
you. kid. that whenever you reach
a point on the road 10 success that
you're satisfied with and that makes
you feel cOntonted. you're going TO
camp right there al ONE Gu, jumps
your claim and pushes you further
down the hill. There's no more hin
climbing for the costented guy. He
may get, lot more happiness and sat
isfaction cut life than The follow who
IS always knocking his job and kick
ing Ike a maverick for something
better, but it's the despised and dis
eontented sl9b who is never satisfied
with anything and never pitches his
The Washington times., 1907-10-27

and his wife, who survived him, eeIe-
brated the seventy-ffth anniversary of
their wedding. Mr.. Robbins was Com
missioner OF Patents when Abraham
Lincoln obtained a patent on his model
Of a Western steamboat. He had Dre-
viOusly met Lincoln. then A member Of
Congress, and had many interesting
meetings with him afterward.
Mrs. Mary Jane Harris. a native OF
Georgetown. D. C., died at New Ro-
cheiie, n. Y. November q, 1905 at
he age of 10 years. Her grandmother
was an Indian who said she was
descendant OF Pocahontas. She at
tributed her great age 10 her regular
habits and open-air exercise. She left
three sons. all Of them past seventy.
and some OF her grandchildren. who
attended the funeral. were gray-haIred.
Mrs Jane z. FIekham, who was
Georgetown's Oldest lnhabitant at the
time, died June 10. 1895, at her home.
1908 street, at the age Of los years.
Mrs. Kickham was born in New York
city. December 26. IsO2. Her parents
we're descendants OF an ancient Irish
family. When she was five, her family
moved to Maryland. and after the
death OF her father. her mother. slrs.
Margaret DOrnin. acted as governess
In the Manning and Brent families.
two Of the oldest and best families Of
Maryland. Five years later, little
Jennie Dornin came TO Georgetown,
and she lived there for ninety years.
In 1919. she was married to ". liam
Kickham a noted florist. OF Irish de-
scent. When Georgetown was consid-
cred the seat OF Government and when
the aristocracy OF the Capital resided
there, the gardens and floral displays
of the Kiekhams were attractive fea-
lures Of the old town. Mrs Kickham's
husband died IN 1Se2, at the age OF
seventy-six. me widow spent the re-
mainder OF her life in doing charitable
acts. and many residents Of George
town attest to hex generosity. Until
stricken with paralysis. nine days prior
to her death, Mrs. Kickham had en-
ioyed good health.-Longeyity
The Washington times., 1907-10-27


MS age was 70 be found in the seven
different sales in which he had been
transferred from one master to an
other-ali before the civil war. He
was born in occoquan. Va, in 1854
the name OF his first master being
Horn, and after being sold and pass
ing from one to another. Molten finally
became the slave OF Breazeale Co.
don, a planter and shipper at Frede:-
icksburg, Va. in 1880. Molten had re-
markably fine features and long flow
ing hair. with little or no kInkiness.
He seems to have been the descendant
OF one OF a small number of Mandingo
negroes, imported from Senegal and
distributed through the colonies prior
TO the revolution. The Mandingoes are
a tribe In which there Is a large per-
centage OF Arab or Moorish blood, so
much 50 that their features are Of
that type. These imported Mandin-
goes were Mohammedans, and excel
lent horsemen. and the last to con.
unue the practice of the Mosiem faith
in this country was an aged slave OF
the name of "Yarrah," who died IN
Georgetown in 1896. Moten was solo
" dGAuNi 70 EkODcEA or STAG
ford county, Va, and on the latter's
death no passed into the possession OF
his daughter. Mrs. Jennie Cooper. with
whom he remained until 1851. when he
came to Washington. Molten was a su-
perior type of colored man. dignihed,
yet unassuming. with a lifelong repu-
tation for honesty and integrity. He
had a distinct recollection OF the viz
ginia Indians, Of their bouts and ca
rousals, and the troubles they
gave the settlers. and HIS children
claimed that his mother was three
fOurths Indian.
In the death of the ZION. Zenas c.
Robbins. January %, 1905. Washington
lost one Of its most interesting char
acters-a man closely identified with
public affairs for more than a hal
century. and connected with early Ad.
ministrations. He was ninety-seven
years old at the time of his demise
and only a few weeks previously he
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
Fostering WOnan'S Genius

tented for intellectual development
they do good and not evil They 90
rot ignore the necessity for recreation
and social intercourse among ali peO-
PIE. They encourage edifying amuse-
ments, but discourage waste Of time
bv abandonment to prOftless diver
sions
Gambling and its accompanying evils
which have so demorai!zed me social
clubs in all countries are not on the
list Of attractions of any Lyceum club.
Members, almost without. exception.
have some great purpose in life and
are ever ready to accept the helps
often given by other members Of the
club who are interested in the same
lines or extend help 10 those whom.
they are able to assist nv rivir.r
them the benefit of their experience.
consequently there is a Constant inter
change of thoughts and i0eas. the
value of which cannot be overesti-
mated. Nine. Thayer's international
scholarship scheme for women fs
worthy of liberal support by The many
millionaires in the world Her plan
Is TO raise money to endow in per-
petuity scholarships for the women OF
those English speaking countries
whose men benefit under Cecil Rhodes
VIII. These scholarships arc to be a
two-years' post graduate course at OK
ford' Cambridge or London University,
as the student sday choose, and they
also include a reciprocity side. where
by English women graduates may be
sent to America Tor whatever is found
Ia be better in that country. It would
be a grand thing II some American
Cecil Rhodes would do something for
American women that would be in a
measure comparable to the mag
nanimity Of Cecil Rhodes.
Young girls ana women of the United
States have demonstrated their ability
to achieve great distinction IN various
lines when opportunity offered. and
many times they have created an on
pcrtunity by their own persistent EFFORT
when adversely laid almost insuperable
barriers across their pathway Ameri-
can women have deserved we'll of the
generous wealthy men of our country.
and yet but few have received assist
ance to cultivate the Unusual talents
many OF them have, but which are
lost to the world because Of inexor-
able limitations If the scheme OF
Nine Thayer succeeds some women
representatives OF the United States
nay be expected TO carry off high
honors from oxford. Cambridge. or
London University We should be
proud TO see the daughters OF some Of
cur millionaires enter one OF these
great universities. capture diploma
and the honors in a special line TO
T-Ove that intellectually American
women are the equals Of men in any
country.
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
Longevity in the District


A AN exhaustive report on this
~ subject would make quite a
large volume in itself. the
present attempt will include
only some of the longest-lived who
have passed away. DIR. Archer At
kinson, OF Baltimore, Is authority for
a statement concerning one Johnson.
who died in 1928. In the city of WASH
ingtOn. at the age OF us. and also the
following list:
Aunt Patsy ....-.. died 1876, aged lis
Homer Darke. died 1879, aged IL
Jennie Brown. died 1880, aged 10
Sarah Thompson. died 1881. aged 1O2
In 1912. a colored man, named John
Carey, died in Southeast washington,
aged, as was proven by documents
which he always carried with him In a
small box, ia years. His papers
showed that he was with Braddocks
army, when It was repulsed near Pitts
burg. twenty years before the revoIu-
ton
Mrs Matilda DeliIah De Shields,
who died December 1. 1887. was an Ir-
dian, born In a wigwam. and the first
three years of her life were spent in
an Indian camp. Her father was
Montgomery Deiilah, while her grand
father was Richard Henry Potomax
chief OF an Indian tribe that occupied
the territory across the river below
Alexandria until the tribe became ex-
tinSt. Her mother was Nancy Poto-
max. daughter OF the chief She was
born in 1884, at Indian Head, where
her fathers tribe was then located
At the age Of three years she was
adopted by an uncle, William God
dard. the son Of an Englishman, who
married an Indian woman. In 1907,
she married James y, De Shields, who
was a brickmaker, born Of a French
father and colored mother. There
were born to the pair sixteen children,
three Of whom were alive at her
death, as were thirty grandchildren.
Charles Moten, eolored, died az the
home of his daughter. 211I E street
northwest February 9. 1903 at the
age Of us years. The evidence of
The Washington times., 1907-10-27

the course has been changed continu-'
ally.
This dope about the honest cub put
ting 1t all over the smart kid with the
sticky fingers, makes good reading in
the Sunday school journals, and It may
have been true to life when the world
was younger. but you can take ny tip
that the wise employer OF To-Day is
looking for the lid with the goods
first, then he begins 10 consider his
honesty. But tige wise guy would a
The Washington times., 1907-10-27
sueeess Is q LOttery.

Success Is a Lottery
This success game Is a stunt which
the world seems to be all tripped up
on. It = a game something ike blind
mans buff. in which you've got to-
grope around until you get hold OF
something and then guess what IL IS
And the worst part OF il is that the
guys who guess right and get there
often don't know a blamed bit more
about the game than the dub who is
Il all the time.
And that's just exactly why we set
a bunch Of bum dope on the success
game handed to US These guys who
reach the top HAND out the dope on
how to navigate along the road to sue
cess. and the world swallows il be-
cause II gets it into It's knot that lne
ones who have reached the top mus
be hep to the means Of getting there
But let me give you a tip that a thln-
deIing lot Of dUbs have climbed chat
hill while walking in their sleep. and
when they woke up they didn't know
what had happened Put they were
slick enough to sit down on the sum
nit and look wise, and the world
hands them the merry mitt.
And let ne tell you. kid, that it's
the success that gets the applause. and
not the ability that commands sue
cess. lou can spout The praises 81
the man with great ability till you're
black in the face, but If he hasn't
COPIED the dough and butted into the
public eye the population won't turn a
hair whsn he hits the town. The wise
guys hand us The dope that ''it is more
creditable 20 deserve success and not
get it than to get success and not de-
serve IT," but you'H notice that he
world hasn't cultivated the habit OF
niaying that dope. The wise guys are
all right and the world is all wrong.
kid, but at the same time II any guy
wants 10 swap you a wad Of success
for a bunch Of ability you take my
tip and einch the bargain, even If you
Rave to give boot. once you get your
hooks on The success you won't need
Inc ability, and the world viii give
you credit for having it anyway. Isn't
it the truth, kid7