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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
MRS. SPIDERS WEB

The web OF the spider Is one OF the
| most marvellous things IN nature.
How can thing so delicate. so full! Of
beauty ever tie woven? l never no
tice one stretching from some angle
OF the porch, or from branch to branch
of a tree. that AN not filled afresh
with wonder at the dellcacy Of It's pat
tern, Do you know how 1t Is made?
La the back part Of her body The spi
der has substance which Is gluti
nous. This becomes hard fiber when
the air strikes 1t. On the lower side
O. the body are small, fine fingers
These are her spiLneis. She CATCHES
the glutinous fluid as 1t comes from
these tiny tubes, and works 1t with
her spinpers, weaving IN the thread
for her web. She can begin or stop
her spinning whenever she w;sher to
40 SO.
A single one of these fioers, as it
comes from the tubes, though so line
as to be almost Invisible to the nike3
eye, is made up Of hundreds of other
fine tibers. This makes the completed
strand strong and elastic.
It's impossible for the eye to follow
spiders movements, so rapidly d0ts
she work. Where does she get The
patterns for all her fine lace work, do
YOU suppose? One Of the most com
mon patterns in garden SPIDERS
web is a wheel.
She stretches long threads from
branch to branch OF the lilac bush,
perhaps; these she places only few
inches apart. Now she works away
busily until she has made many cross
lines. These form the spokes Of her
wheel, and she pulls them firm with
her feet and fastens the ends. When
The twenty spokes are firmly held 10
place, she weaves her thread round
and round them, NOW she has ready
close, firm snare for aay foolish fly
who may venture too near.
Over the web is spread sticky sub
stance which helps to held the ny
when caught.
SO you see the spider thought about
fly-paper long before we did.
Did you never notice how hard 1T Is
TO rid your fingers Of bit of spider
web which has chan ed to catch your
hand? This is because OF the gluelike
substance with which the web IS
bread. l have noticed that spldtr
spends most of her time right in the
center of the web, where all the
spokes come together, and l have won
dered why. Only lately l learned the
reason ter this. From her place in
the center she can feel every part OF
the wheel through the spokes. 1t is
like a telegraph line, and sends her
message whenever foolish ny is
caught ia the srare.-Kansas Farmer
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
Additional Locals.

more for whom they wish hop'es in
the country.
Mrs Hattie Adams of lola is VS.
itlng NJ S. W. NJ Heller.
Judge Roseberry passed through
Chanute, Wednesday.
Mrs. J. C. Saar and children spent
Decoration day in Coyville.
Wallace Rankin went to Yates
Center Wednesday.
Mss Edith Evans has returned
from her Oklahoma trip.
C. b. Amyx spent decoration day
at Parker, Ks.
limo Rawlings is slowly recover
ing from her severe illness.
l.. B. Keller went to Kansas City
Wednesdaylto purchase goods.
The brick men say that they
have no trouble in securing cars
now.
Capt. w. ]. Walker is still very
sick with but little apparent change
In his condition.
Tickets to'the Chanute Chautau-
qua are now on sale. Two dollars
buys little card ehtitling the hold
er to admission to all the entertain
ments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley have re-
tbrned from two weeks stay al
Geoda Springs. Mr.. Shirley is feel
better.
The benevolent society is sue
ccedin6 in locating a number of the
little ones left in Its charge, in good
homes. They still have one or two
F. NJ. Abbott played off sick, last
Saturday. The G.. A. K. people
had some work to do in the line of
decoration etc. He is about town
now as clipper as anybody. Inc
work is all done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gotthelf OF this
city entertained DR.. Carl Schneck
of Vienna, Austria, few days this
week. The doctor is very promi-
.nt surgeon Of the old world and
with his wife is on tour of this
county. The doctor is a cousin of
Mrs. Gotthelf.
Mrs. G. McFadden spent decora-
ton day at Rest.
Mrs. Dave Peterson is home from
two weeks visit In Minneapoli',
Kansas. Mrs Ramsey net her in
Topeka and helped her with thai
baby.
Mrs. E. ]. Parmenter of Olath9,
is visiting Mrs. w. D. Keys.
Joel Smith is visiting in Thayer
Mrs. Frank Sutton and children
are visiting at Thayer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
MOBERLY HAS SOME.

Bachelors can be found roaming a.
large in all part of the world. They
inhabit apartments, clubs, open fields
bodies of water and music halls, says
an exchange. They are also behind
the scenes. They hover at times neal
front gates and have been found IL
back parlors, with the and of search
light.
Bachelors are nomadic by nature
and variable in their tastes, never
going with one girl long enough to be
dangerous. They flourish in the
l.rg cities and are generally used al
dinner parties to ill in with.
Every bachelor was once baby
being tie single instance of where
history does not repeat itself.
Bachelors are divided into two
isses-selfiSh and unselfish-those
who are unborn being unselish-Ex-
change.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
SAN FRANCISCO DOODLE

The Investigations INTO the bood
ling schemes that have been prac
ticed in San Francisco, develop a
condition Of affairs that is simply
astonishing. How gang of rob
bers and plunderers could manag
the city for years and rob it blind
without being detected or scarcely
suspected till newspaper man TOOK
IN the matter and exposed the
scheme. is one of the very strange
circumstances that occasionally
happen. The citizens of our cities
90 along IN pursuit of their daily
avocations with their eyes shut ana
trust the management OF city affairs
to a gang of fellows who are out Tor
what they can make, without care
for the welfare Of the city. Such
things will happen as long as good
and thoroughly trieo business men
refuse to accept these places OF
public trust and turn them over to
irresponsible parties or allow the
political ringsters TO form out these
places to political bench men as
reward for dirty work and as an
earnest of more to follow.
San Francisco seems to be thor
oughly aroused over the condition
of affairs there and thorough shak
ing up is taking place. 1t would be
wholesome If more Of our cities
could wake up and look a'little clos
er after the municipal affairs. Some
times there is grating going Oh
where least expected.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
C. N. MCQUINN DEAD.

c. N. McQuinn, living near Shaw
an old time citizen and known by al
old settlers as Newt, died at his faru
home west OF Shaw, Friday night
He was buried Sunday with Crane
army hUEOrs.
Newt McQuinn has lived In thi'
county from its earliest days. He wal
a hard working man andJa good faIm-
er aud clever neighbor. He was gen.
erous hearted, and kind to his family
Like all, he had his faults. but hi
sought to do no man wrong. HI
was an old soldier and was buried b!
the G. A. r. with military honors.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
MRS. MCKINLEY is DEAD,

The sweet gentle life of that noble
moman who ever shared the Joys.
sorrows and triumphs of our mar
syrid president, VIM. Mckinley
came to an end, last Sunday after
noon at her home in Canton, Ohio.
Mrs. Mckinley was a refined and
cultured woman, full of the true
womanly instinct and fit compan-
ion for her lllustrious husband. She
has been an invalid all the latter hall
Of her life, but has born up brave
under all her trials and Affections.
She was not quite sixty years old.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31

Norfolk, Va. According TO DR.. W.
G. Rucker representing the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service
AT the jamestown Ter-Centennal
Exposition we need no longer expect
the swollen arms so familiar and pain
ful to us in childhood, following the
work of the fam ly doctor and his vac
cine point II seems that the law OF
1902 reanires every manufactures OF
vaccine OF antitoXin who wishes t.
engage in the interstate traffic OF bis
wares to first obtain licens from
the federal government. Before this
license is granted an officer specially
trained at the hygenic labratory al
If Washington is sent to inspect the
manufacturers plant and his methods
of preparing his products. Samples
of his vaccine and antltoXin are
brought back TO Washington and sub
iected to a searching test. Ii every
thing is found tn be up to government
STANDARD, license is granted. The
work of inspection does not end here
however, samples OF the manufactures
PRODUCTS are purchased from time TO
time in open market at widely sepel-
ated points in the United States and
examined. If found to be impure or
in any way below government stand
ard the license is revoked. Futher,
In order that there may be no excuse
for producing poor products the gov
eminent sends out from the hygenic
Iabratory standard Of antttoxin
,trenth every two months. This work
has been followed by an enormous
Improvement In the quality OF the
tntitoxins and vaccines to be found
In our markets and the vaccine arm
will soon be dusty tradition. The
Public Health and Marine Hospital
mas big exhibit covering the entire
subject in government building "a"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
FUNNY NEWSPAPER BLUNDERs

During ten years nf active Journa'
lstIc life. Eli Perkins noted the follow
mo queer advertisements In the news
papers:
FURNISHED apartments suitable Tor
Gentlemen with folding doors"
"Wanted, room by two gentlemen
about 80 feet long and 20 feet broad. "
WANTED by respectable girl, her
oassaye to New York, willing to take
,are of children and good sailor"
"Respectable widow wants washing
FOR Tuesday"
For salc-A pianoforte, the prop
arty of a musician with carved legs >
MIR. Brown, furrier, begs to an
nounce that he will make up gowns,
canes. etc. for ladies out of their own
skins "
"Bulldog for sale; will eat anything;
very fond OF children"
"Wanted, hey to be partly out
side and partly behind the counter"
WANTED for h summer, a cottage
for a small family with good drain
age'
"Annual sale now on. Dan't go
elsewhere TO be cheated-come In
here"
"a lady wants to sell her piano, as
she is going abroad in strong iron
frame"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31

We nouce the men of South Da-
kota have rebelled and are not 60
ing to allow their wives to play
whist any longer. Those men are
progressive. They say they are
getting tired Of eating cold suppers
and looking after.the children.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
WORKING ROADS WITHOUT
PAY.

The editor OF tkis department has
donated some road work in the last
three or four years, and is not sorry be
has done 1t. Now that road drags
have become common around here, he
will gladly agree to drag all the road
beside the farm, II the ownships wi ]
first do Its part in making start
with the grader. There IS something
about donating road work that Il
right and is not right, according IT.
now and where 1t Is done, and who IL
most accommodates.
First Of all, we believe In a just dis
tribution OF the road work that the
cash road levy will buy. This is mol
always the case If too much road work
Is donated, We have noticed ten
iency In the last few years, to lei
hose who will 20 ahead a. d do free
work on the roads, do 1t all while the
money that is rightly coming u
hem, from the township, is expended
,omewhere elsewhere the peoplt
nave donated no work. This is MOI
he way TO encourage good road build
nv. A little flee road work SHOULD.
| ,ot en- ,ourge the township or road VI
| icials to say, III we let that alone
,lr. So aud so will fix it without pay
township road work should be di'
rlbuted evenly, regardless of fret
work done.-Mail and Bre, re.
RAISING MORE CLOVER HERE
The land OF eastern Kansas is a
ways classed In the real estate agents
catalogue as bottom, second bottom
and upland. The bottom land is that
along the streams, the second bottom
Is that between the bottom and the
upland, andis often minus quantity
The upland Is what the word implies
It is, and comprises about thre' .
fourths of all the land. There are
three upland farmers to enc who farms
cotton or second bottom land.
Trial after trial has convinced Vi
that the upland of eastern Kansas Il
lot natural alfalfa land. Once IL
while some farmer will succeed fairi,
veil with 1t. but 1t is the exception L
ee good field OF 1t on the upland
farmers who have lived here over q
ears Invariably tel the newcomer
nat clover Will not d. well on the ~
nd, the same as alfalfa. We can en-
hatically deny this. and have proofl
plenty. IN the finest clover field
one can tind anowhere, to offer as our
svldecce. Ten times SO much clover 1
d raised here az there was 10 } ears ago
and more and more are finding tba
I t"los we''."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
ARMSTRONG'S SISTER FOUND
Heir to Half Million Dollar Estate
Besieged by Attorneys.
Causes Confusion by Granting Power
OF Attorney and Then Revolving
It-ScrambIe I'm sight.

Cumberland. Md. Feb. 17.-There will be
quite a scramble Tor the estate Of the
late Adolphus Armstrong. Of Grafton. W.
Va. valued at a half million.
II was reported that Mr.. Armstrong
had sister living in Ohio. and Circuit
Clerk J. Frank Wilson and Eugene
Somerville, an attorney. left early last
week in search Of her. After consider
able inquiry, she was found at Stafford,
Ohio, and she executed a power Of at
torney- Her name is Louise Butcher. She
was found to be in destitute circum-
stances living with d family in a small
house and principally upon charity She
is ten years the junior OF her brother.
Shortly after the departure Of Messrs.
Wilson and Somervile for Stafford, At
tOrney Harry KUnst. who had been the
constant companion Of Mr.. Armstrong
for many years past, and who. it was
supposed, would fall heir TO a large por-
ton Of the Armstrong estate, left for
Stafford. He arrived there soon after the
departure OF Messrs. Somerville and VIII
son. II is stated that the woman exc
cuted d paper revcking the authority OF
SOmervilie and Wilson.
A legal representative OF Louise Butcher
is expected 10 arrive in Grafton to-m0r-
row morning 20 look after the interests
of the estate. In the meantime Somer-
vile and Wilson had their authority 10
administer on the estate recorded in the
Taylor County court at Grafton.
Louise Butcher never married Her
mother. who was also the mother of
Armstrong. was named SaIlie Butcher.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18

upon The now Observation-Disclosures fact Of
damage to the harvests in other coun-
tries. Wheat has actually been engaged
in this country for shipment to Russian
ports. and there is no doubt that the
prospect is for a lessened crop yield in
Argentina. These forces, of course, must
be helpful in the largest way 10 our
farmers and to the general interests OF
our own country.
London Not Hostile.
II might not be improper to refer briefly
at this time to the hostile sentiment re-
garding American securities that. it is
said has been witnessed Of late among
English investors. The newspapers have
had great deal to say about this and
have printed long interviews with Eng
lsh financial people OF all sorts dealing
with the matter. There is, generally, a
denial on the part of English bankers
that any such hostility of sentiment ex-
lists. as the words are ordinarily under
stood. That il does exist. however. is
unqucstlonable
In the stock market during the
week more attention than anything else
seemed 70 be conveTged upon the matter
of the declaration on Thursday OF the
semi-annual dividends upon the common
stocks of the Union and Southern Pacific
companies. These dividends We're
al the regular rate of 10 and per cent
per annum. There were people who had
INDUCED in hopes of an advance in the
Southern Pacific's semi-annual distTibu-
ton. and although such hopes were not
At all general il must be said that an ad-
vance IN the Southern Pacihc's semi
annual dividend rate at the next regular
time for taking such action seems abso-
Wtely inevitable The Southern Pacific
Company in the fiscal year ended July
] last, made net earnings of lie per cent
applicable To dividends on its common
shares. In the first half Of the present
fiscal year these net earnings have al
ready increased 81, $50, Goo and as railway
business in the Southwest is more -four
ishng than it is anywhere else in the
country there is every prospect that the
Southern Pacific's increase in net earn
ings will be at least S1000.010. The
strong chances are. In other words. that
the company viii this year earn between
II and Is per cent on its common stock.
The practical surety is. therefore, that
the stock cannot remain much longer on
a > per cent dividend basis.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
MONTGOMERY JURORS DRAWN.
Judge Henderson Secures Panel for
Coming Term of Circuit Court.

Coming Term of Circuit Court.
SPECIAL To The Washington Herald
Rockville Nd, February I.-Judge
lanes B. Henderson tas drawn the fol-
lowing to act as jurors at the coming
March term of the Circuit Court for
this county.
First dislrict-William H. Waclter, Luther J.
Moore, and Len A Tablcr
Sec0nd-Iames B. Maughn. Charles II Barber.
and Philip G. DutTUW.
1hird-E Edward 2. 0xley. Charles y. Morrison.
Elmer &. Hershberger and Richard W Allnutt
Fourh-Nelson II. Robertson. George c. Fry.
Robert p. sherwood. Hauy q. H0wes. Philip g.
Case. and Prank II. Kan
Fifth-James H. Harding. Albert C. Tolson.
Charles T. Rich and John Bon.fsut
Sixth-Wiiliam " Kinney. Bernard W Metros
sin and Frederick A. Alluutt.
Seveuth-Jehn 2, ktiseF. John Z. Johnston, and
William 5. Powell
Eighth-Tarltou Il. SiabcT. " Grafton Holland
William 7. Eniu and John Thomas
Nuth-Clark Gallihsr Thomas H. Marshall VII
liam II. Wade and STANLEY T. Gather
Tenth-Charies \. Case. John Il. Collins and
William Hin.
Elevonth-William x. DicSerson Harvey J. Har-
Kiss. and Edwsru J. Zimmerman
TWelfth-Philip b. SOudor. John r. Mount. and
Celius n. Duysl
Thirteenth-Arthur W. St0nesirect George T.
BuTdette. Charles Z. stevens. Prank L Hewitt and
William o. Parsley
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
Thrashes His Newly Married Son.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Cumberland. Nd, Feb. 17.-George A
Queertinmoat. aged twenty-one years. of
Grafton, W Va. took a trip to Point
Marion, Va. and was married to a young
lady Of that place returning to Grafton
with his bride He had not informed his
father of his intentions. and the latter,
greatly angered. took his newly married
son by the back of the neck yesterday
and administered a severe thrashing. The
son had the elder Queertinmont arrested,
and fine of SO was imposed and he was
bound over to keep the peace for one
year besides He took an appeal The
groom is d graduate of Notre Dame Uni
versit-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
Capt. Hobson sncnkr

Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson. Rep
to Congress from Ala
bama and hero of the Merrimac. spoke at
the Church of the Epiphany last even
ing to a large congregation. His sub
ject was christian Americas Oppor-
tunity" Capt Hobson advocated peace
among all the nations of the world. Re
ferring 70 the great struggle between
Russia and Japan. Capt. Hobson paid
President Roosevelt a high compliment
his influence used to bring
about a mutual understanding between
the two great powers He said Japan's
military forces were among the largest
OF the world.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
GETS WASHINGTON PROPERTY.
Mrs. Garnett Wills Estate to Her
Daughter in This City.

Special 90 The Washington Herald
Portsmouth, Va. Feb. 1.-THE will of
the late Mrs. F. FIorentina l. Garrett. OF
Washington. who died ten days ago at
her home in that city. has been record
ed under probation in the corporation
court The instrument is remarkable for
its brevity Under its provisions. Miss
Ella !. Garnett, of Washington, daugh-
ter of the testatrix, is bequeathed the
entire estate of the latter. real and per-
sonal. both in Washington and Norfolk.
Miss Garnett qualified as sole executrix
under a bond of $4,000. without surety.
Mrs. Garnett. mother Of Judge Theo-
dore S Garrett Of Norfolk. formerly
lived i'm that city. The remains were
brought hack to Virginia for burial
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
Reninmin White Dead.

Special to The Washington Herald
Boyds. Md. Feb. F.-Benjamin White,
one of the wealthiest farmers in this sec
ton of Montgomery County. died at his
home near PoolesviIle last night of pneu-
monia. in his eighty-second year. He was
a brother of the late Col. Elijah White,
who had charge of the Thirty-ffth Vir-
ginia Cavalry Of Confederates in the
civil war. in which he served with dis
tinctfon and died about four weeks ago
az his home. LeesbErg, Va.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
battle Shin Virginia Delayed.

Norfolk. Feb. 1.-THE battle ship Viz
ginia. which was scheduled to sail from
the Norfolk Navy Yard to-day to join
Admiral Evans fleet at Guantanamo Bay,
viii not sail until tomorrow. The VIII
ginia will take a number of sailors and
marines. who will take the places of men
OF the feet whose term Of enlistment has
expired. The collier Arethusa will
also sail tomorrow with large quantities
Of ammunition and other supplies for the
feet
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
EXPECT INDICTMENTS TODAY.
Grand Jury mt LynchbuTg 10 Take
Up Case of Alleged Assailants.
Gnacial Ia T,t. W..lg-..t-. Ill

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg, Va, Feb. 1.-THE grand
jury Of Amherst County which will be
convened tomorrow morning will con-
slider for indictment the charge against
Peter Hudson and Herbert Steptoe. the
alleged negro assailants of Miss Gladys
Shelton, in that county, six miles from
Lynchburg on January Z
II the negroes are indicted. and there
Is considerable doubt that Hudson win
be. it is expected that arrangements will
be made Immediately by Commonwealth
Attorney Evans for hearing before
petit jury. This will take place il is
thought some time during the week, but
the exact day has not been made public
yet.
Arrangements for the military to ac-
company the accused from this city to
Amherst courthouse are practically COM
pleted- II Is thought that the Lynchburg.
Farnfville, and Charlottesville, and prob
ably stanton companies Of the Seven
tieth regiment will be called upon for
this service
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
WANT CAPITOL PARK.
Richmond Citizens Propose Purchase
of Entire Block of Buildings.

SPECIAL 60 The Washington Herald.
Richmond, Va. Feb l7.-An open view
Of the State capitol buildings and its beau
tifuI environs by the removal Of the en-
tire block OF building fronting on Main
street between Tenth and Eleventh
streets. on which the present post-ofice
structure now stands. VIII be made pos
sible by the purchase from the United
States government and its other owners
the entire block and the razing Of every
building to the ground 1t is proposed
to have the grounds laid out in flower
beds and walkways, uniform with the
rest Of the capitol square
The recent announcement that such a
scheme was afoOt has aroused the keen
est interest, not only in the city but
throughout the State. The attention Of
the entire State is centered in the plan
The State Representatives in Congress
and officials connected with the Post
office Department in Washington are
alive to the issue.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-18
Mrs. Lnurn Leila Pattlson Dead.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Hagerstown, Md, Feb. 17.-Mrs. Laura
Leila Pattison, wife of NJ L Patuson.
and daughter Of John ". Stonebraker. a
wealthy paper manufacturer Of Hagers-
town. died this evening at the Maryland
University Hospital. Baltimore. Her
death followed an opera ton for the re-
moval of a growth Mrs. Pattison was
forty-One years old