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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Onions are stronger-in price, that is;
odoriferously. they are at the same old
notch.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

watch the straw lids bloom out at
the beaches today!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

That Yosemite bandit seems to have a
bully publicity promoter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Hartman denies that he is to retire.
Such disappointment!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Mayor schmitz' latest tune: mot
Yet, but Soon."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

How good that Owens river water
would feel down here about now.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

PHOEBE. WHERE ART THOU?
Miss Phoebe Tibbetts is one of the
most accomplished and versatile bella.
IN the whole county and Green View is
justly proud Of her. After having es-
tablished her reputation as the most
divine of concertina players, whose
beauty OF soul has charmed many. she
has taken up the study of that difficult
instrument, the trombone. Her manv
admirers predict that she will becors
a great artistic. 1t is with such spirits
as her that the king pin impresarios
like Conried, Hammerstein and Bud
Ridley make their great successes
Kentucky Illuminator
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

These are the days when it must b,
q pleasure to be the iceman.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Last cali for June brides!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Jack London thanks God that he is
not an authority on anything" 1t
seems as If it ought to be up to the
rest of us also to thank God.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

A New York woman dropped dead
while listening to street band. If NAV
not have been the bands fault. but
what luck she was in!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

A Kentucky paper advises its readers
to kill rat whenever you see one."
But the Kentucky brand is so apt to
make man think he sees 'em when
none is there.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Population of Los Angeles. 100000
LARGEST CITY ON PACIFIC COAST
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
Pi-Lines, Pick-Ups

BOOKS
The pugilist a scrap book keeps,
The cook reference book:
Ihe yachtsman has a salesbook and
At it he'll often look.
The motorist check book needs.
For reasons all can tell;
The acrobat balance book
Shdhld study very well.
The miner needs a pocketbook:
Passbooks for sleight-of- hand:
The wife an order book oft keeps
For Observation-Disclosures
Ihe poor excuse we have always
with us.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Inc dli1erence is that while an Indian
scalps his enemy white man skins his
friend.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Palm-Why's he worrying now? He
has all the money he can spend.
Pepper-Yes, but he can't think of
any new ways to spend it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
HIS NEW WORRY

HIS NEW WORRY
Palm-Why's he worrying now? He
has all the money he can spend.
Pepper-Yes, but he can't think of
any new ways to spend it.
A New York railroad company has
insured all its employees. But the fools
who pay to ride on that line can keep
on insuring themselves.
Honesty is the best paid up policy.
One pair in the dark beats three Of
kind. Ask any GIRL
Boston is to erect a monument to
"Silence." OF course, man will typify
the sentiment to be expressed.
A travelling evangelist, after forty
eight hours in Pittsburg, gave 1t up as
a hopelessly wicked town. He might
have ascertained that in less than forty
eight hours If he had consulted his
brothers of the cloth.
Where do you people put your
money!" asked a Detroit preacher in
his sermon. And there were many
women who involuntarily stopped and
clutched at their skirts!
FOR TODAY
Orange-Tell me that story about the
church bells.
Lemon-sorry; they are tolled only
on Sunday.
King Edward is going to build cas-
tie in Spain. Hope he will put 1t up
right next to ours.
A Kansas man has eloped with two
girls. They always were freaks Tor
getting into unusual trouble in Kansas.
An Illinois man has grown a straw
berry tree. But it's not nearly so pop
ular as is the plum tree, with election
next year.
NO TAR ON THESE HEELS
The bull cart is a familiar sight on
the streets of many towns, put the
steer buggy is a rarity. one drove
through our streets Monday and was
making right good time.-Oxford IN.
c. Public Ledger.
Tf Attorney General Bonaparte really
wants to make the umbrella trust smut
I'M he might give it a poke in the ribs.
Then it would come down.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Boston is to erect monument to
"Silence." OF course, man will typify
the sentiment to be expressed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

A New York railroad company has
insured all it's employees. But the fools
who pay to ride on that line can keep
on insuring themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Honesty is the best paid up policy.
One pair in the dark beats three Of
kind. Ask any girl.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

A travelling evangelist after forty
eight hours in Pittsburg, gave it UP as
a hopelessly wicked town. He might
nave ascertained that in less than forty
eight hours If he had consulted his
orothers of the cloth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

The poor excuse we have a,vavs
With us.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Where do you people put your
money!" asked a Detroit preacher in
his sermon. And there were many
women who involuntarily stopped and
clutched at their skirts!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
MIX THIS AT HOME.
Valuable Prescription Which Anyone
Can Easily Prepare.

The following simple homemade
mixture is said to readily relieve and
overcome any form of Rheumatism by
forcing the Kidneys to filter from the
blood and system all the uric acid and
poisonous waste matter, relieving at
once such symptoms as backache,
weak kidneys and bladder and blood
diseases.
Try it, as it doesn't cost much to
make, and is said to be absolutely
harmless to the stomach
Get the following harmless ingredi-
ents from any good pharmacy; Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce;
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup of Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. Mix by shaking well in bot
tie, and take teaspoonful after eacn
meal and again at bedtime.
This simple mixture is said to give
prompt relief, and there are very few
cases of rheumatism and Kidney
troubles it will fail to cure perma-
nently.
These are all harmless, everyday
drugs, and your druggist should keep
them in the prescription department;
| If not, have him order them from the
wholesale drug houses for you, rather
than fail to use this, if you are az
flicted
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

All of these cost him rs cents. he
was not experienced at putting spring
wagons together and he didn't 40 a
very good job of it, for one OF the
seats refused to sit in the right place
and he had to get local blacksmith
70 help him fix it. This cost MIN
another half dollar and delayed MIN
so much that he and the boy had 10
go TO the hotel for their dinners; an
additional expense of 10 cents so
before he got his team hitched to the
wagon it cost him $3.50, allowing him
saving of $1.10, which was very
stingy pay for the time he mad lost'
OF the amount he spent for the wagon
only S1.95 remained in Boone county
The railroads and the mall oruer
house got the rest Of 1t.
In the meantime his neighbor, Mr.
Jones. bought the SIS wagon from the
local dealer, who made a proht OF
GIG IN the sale. AS the vehicle was
already assembled and there were no
extra PARTS or tools to buy, the amount
Maid for the wagon represented all OF
tbe cost to Mr.. Jones. The dealer
snent the SIG profit for new sign on
his building; the sign painter hired a
carnenter to repair the roof on his
house: the carpenter paid his bill at
the butchers and the butcher bought
hog from Mr.. Jones. And SO the
ZIG kent going in the county until a
farmer with the mail order habit got
hold of 1t. He sent it to Chicago and
It never came back.
But this wasn't the last OF the Two
purchases. A few weeks after the
two wagons were bought, Mr.. Brown
how and Mr.. Jones' boy, driving the
new vehicles, met on the country ROAD
They drove too close to each othei
and a smash-up resulted. The weak
est mart of each wagon gave way; an
axle on the mail order product was
broken and doubletree on the otnei
wae smashed. Both breaks were plain
lv because of defective construction
Mr. ZONES took his broken doubletree
90 Gown the next day and the dealer
rove him a new one. Mr.. Brown at
temnted to explain to the Chicago iirm
that the axle would not have broken
a. a had not been defective and
counled this explanation with a re
onest for a new part, but after several
weeks of correspondence with the
niece as far away as at the begin
ming he gave it up and bought the
axle himself. This experience told
Mr.. Brown why he should trade with
home merchants instead Of patroniz
ing the mail order houses.
In Boone county and in every other
county there are many who send thou
lands of dollars out OF the county
every year. without ever considering
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
BUYING A WAGON
How Mr.. BroWn Got the
Worst of TWo Bar
gains.
TRIED MAIL-ORDER METHODS
Thought He Was Saving Money, But
viii Not Try the Same Thing
Second Time-Buying at
Home Pays.

copyrighted. 1906, by Alfred c. Clark
Mr.. Brown, a farmer living In
Boone county, Mo-, decided to buy
spring wagon. The next time he was
in town he went to the local dealer
to see what he had in stock. one
wagon that suited him was offered TO
him at SIS. He thought he would
take it, but before ordering he looked
over a mail order vehicle catalogue.
Here he saw described wagon which,
as far as description went, was the
same as the one he saw in the deal
ser's store room. In fact, the descrlp-
ton was written in such a convinc-
ing manner and all Of the good points
of the mail order vehicle were brought
out so thoroughly that it appeared to
be superior to the other one. And the
price was only $67.45. Mr.. Brown
thought of the saving of $7.55 which
represented several days of hard work.
The more he thought about it the
more he wanted to save that amount
and in the end the Chicago mail or
der concern got his check.
When the wagon finally arrived
with a freight bill of $3.50, he rode tc
town with his son and spent half
day putting it together He had tc
buy a screw driver and some Oil and
sand paper and a few bolts to replace
some that had been lost in shipment
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
ONE DAY BEHIND SCHEDULE.
Boston Business Man Wanted to Take
Time to Catch Up.

Several years ago, when the Univer.
bity of Chicago held its decennial
celebration, John d. Rockefeller was
its guest for several days. A bewild-
ering succession of functions followed
one another in such quick succession
that each affair was from one to four
hours late.
At the great banquet on the closing
day, Mr.. Rockefeller, in his after
dinner speech, told the following
story:
81 have felt for the past "a hours
like the Boston business man who
lived in the suburbs and came in to
his Office every day. One winter after
noon he took the train for his home,
but a terrific snowstorm was raging,
and about half way to his suburb the
train was showed in. All night the
passengers were imprisoned, but early
in the morning they managed to reach
a nearby telegraph station, and the
Boston man sent the following dis
patch to his Office:
"Will not be in the office to-day
Have not got home yesterday yet, =
Montreal Herald.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
A PIANO IN HIS LuNos.
Remarkable Human Curiosity Living
on the Pacific Coast.

OF all the musical curiosities that
Nature has produced lately one OF the
oldest is a man with a piano In his
lungs. On the Pacific coast there IS
a man by the name of Pearson, his
native state is said to be Arkansas,
but he now resides in small wash
ington town, who can, without any
undue effort, send forth remarkable
melodies which sound like the music
of a piano with a melodeon acccm'
paniment
This lung piano, as 1t has been
termed by the owner, is partly GIT
of Nature, but Pearson has cultivated
the use of the extraordinary instru'
ment very carefully and thoroughly
until now he is able to play several
familiar tunes with wonderful express
sion and technique. Friends of Pear
, son say that his services are invalu'
able when church fairs, bazaars and
country entertainments are on hand
He makes an excellent barker, and
his tuneful voice penetra.es the FUR
thermost corner of meeting house OF
tent. He says that other people coulc
perfect themselves in the same ac
complishment if they tried it and prac
ticed 1t regularly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

the fact that they are making their
community poorer, reducing the per
capita of wealth, and dwarfing local
business, only to enrich concern al
ready rich enough to buy several
counties. An extra thousand dollars
in any community will mean, during
the year, many thousands of dollars In
business transacted and increased In
come for practically every one in the
community Often the amount sent
to the mail order houses is more than
enough to turn the balance the otner
way and business depression exists
where prosperity would prevail under
normal conditions. Even If the coun-
try purchaser was able to save snug
sum by ordering his supplies from
mail order house, the loss to the CON-
munity would be greater than the gain
for himself. 1t is needless to point
out that as the amount Of the mail or
der business from any community In
creases the amount of loss to the COM
munity also increases, until 1t is only
question of time until the individual
loss caused by the general depression
of business will exceed the individual
saving.
In fact If everyone in the commun-
ity bought from the mail order houses,
local markets would disappear and
the farmer would be compelled to sell
as we'll as buy from the catalogue
concerns. The rural districts would
be devoid of business activity while
the wealth of the country would be
conferred in one or two points. Buy
ing by mail may be attractive, but the
most pronounced mail order fiend
must look with apprehension on any
condition whereby he would be COM
PEELED to depned on the mail order
man for market for his products
But the idea of saving on individual
purchases is, to a great extent, a
fallacy. In spite of his boosted ability
to buy in large quantities, he is moi
able to buy for much less than the
country merchant Competition in al
manufactured products is too keen fol
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

that. And the small saving he is able
to make by large purchases is more
than Offset by his larger expenses.
These expenses must come out OF the
purchaser so the mail order man is
compelled to make a larger profit than
the local dealer. 1t costs him more TO
market his goods. He must maintain
a large and expensive office force and
he must advertise. AS an example
of what the mail order man expects
to make out of his customers, letter
written by a prominent mail order
man might be quoted. Writing to
magazine he said: advertising In
your publication cost us IL cents an
inquiry and we made sales at cost
of only Sc cents each for advertising.
This is.about half of our regular cost"
This man was selling "a complete out
fit of clothes for $685." He was will
ing to pay a dollar for each sale the
advertising brought him. Ask your
local dealer how long he could keep
the sheriff away from his doors II he
took a dollar out of every ten dollar
sale.
You can't buy the same class Oh
goods any cheaper from the catalogue
houses than from the local dealer,
though one may think he can after
reading the catalogues. The differ
ence comes in the quality of the goods.
There is a particular class of goods
known as mail order goods" This
trade term is applied to cheap but
snowy goods and novelties which can
be sold at large profit. 1t means
much the same thing as street fakir
goods" and, as is the case with street
fakir goods, mail order goods are not
handled by the regular jobbers and
wholesalers. They cannot afford To-
handle them because their customers
want better merchandise. The street
fakir duplicates. in appearance, the
iewelry carried by first class Jew
elry house and makes large pronts-
The catalogue merchant does the
same thing but does it on larger
scale and much more cleverly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
conneciicut,s Bad Record.

Connecticut is usually regarded as
a safe and pleasant place to live in,
and yet it had 43 murders in 1906,
where Maine had only two. To be
sure, Connecticut has more people
than Maine, but not so very many
more; it has fewer than 100000,
while Maine has 725,000. 1t is fair
to state that it was an unusually bad
year for the old Nutmeg state in this
respect, as It's 43 murders are more
than it ever had before in a single
year, and II more than the annual av-
erage for the last acknowledgements
Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

Sheer white goods, In fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

1t is said that an unfailing remedy
for a cat that will not accustom itself
to new home is to grease its feet
thoroughly with butter and put 1t
down the cellar. When it has licked
it, feet clean 1t will be thoroughly
domiciled and will cause no further
trouble by running away.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
C., Presents from Princess.

Two pink wooden petticoats of beau
tiful crochet work, made by the
princess of Wales for the Essex
Needlework guild. have been given as
presents to two little girls at Haven
ing-atte-Bower, Essex.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

Give Defiance Starch fair trial
try it for both-hot and cold starching.
and If you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost,
return it and your grocer will give
you back your money.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
Marrianr DAVIS in Rally.

In Italy Sunday is usually selected
for the marriage of those persons who
have never been married before.
Widows, however. in accordance with
an old custom. usually choose Satur-
day
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

We make nothing; We only form
and discover what IL already there.
but which without our assistance can
not release itself from shapeless
chaoa.-Auerhach
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

Mound Valley Burned. A fire
at Mound Valley destroyed ten one
story buildings, causing a loss OF
$4,000. The town has no fire FRO
lection.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
Mo Fun For Teachers.-The board

No Fun For Teachers.-The board
of education of Tulsa have issued
an order forbidding teachers in the
Tulsa schools to participate in func-
tons of any kind during the school
week. This leaves the school
marms" unrestricted on Saturdays
and Sundays only. The orders does
not. meet with favor.
->>-~~-1~@-~-~-~~~~0~~~~~~
tees and constables in cities of the
second class should be elected IN
April instead. Judge Gale of the
Ninth judicial district has decided
that the election in November is leg
al and this decision nullifies laws
passed by the legislature in 1908 and
1905 which conflict with an amend
ment TO the constitution.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

Fall Election Was LegaI.-H. w.
Snyder, elected to the Office of justice
of peace in Hutchinson last Novem-
Der. brought an custer suit against
r. A. Campbell who was filing the
office by appointment and who re-
fused to give up the Office to his sue
cessor claiming that the election in
the fall was not legal and that JUS
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

Cot Price of Irvine. = The board
OF directors of the Kansas peniten-
tfary met and fixed the price of
prison binding Irvine at eight and
onehalf cents a pound for orders of
5000 pounds and more and nine
cents a pound for orders for less
than this amount This price is a
cent and a half lower than the trust
ur1cs for Irvine and means big
Saving to the farmers Of Kansas and
Oklahoma, who use nearly all of the
fwfne manufactured at the Kansas
penItentiary plant. The Irvine plant
q now running with all the machin-
err. old and new. in operation. Feb
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

Topeka, kansp Feb. 2. Both
branches of the legislature adjourn.
ed last night till Monday, desiring
to take q weekend rest,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-30
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by Miller & Co.. members o.:
The New York Stock and Cotton exchanges and the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, 1853 street north
west
New York OCT. a-THe market was irregular.
with tle feeling mixed and nervous a sharp de-
cline lu Liverpool standing iu the way gf local i'm
Tr17emelt Furthermore. tie appearance ut the
stock market aud general financial outlook was not
% tie liking az Woul5-te bussIs, Firt sales show
"a a sharp decline then came q Feclgsyr lu p4u on
shorts covering. with the trading largely professional
Financial conditions SCENE. Oh he tle dominating
influence. IeEagilg-, nc the size Cf the crop. which
some feel usg De- everest, lated. the slrnEaze ia
value already experienced. The movement continues
On swell. lGt there ia -tIB absence - ans such
increased movement as expected. and set prices
continue ta s1 uE and additional frost reports are
totally ignored. thus showing the necessity .t uuCl
lower Uire, before rsgiUlE public confidence IN
taking "a hand tie bull side. The market looks
like sale 0l ali bard sp8-s and people who use
the staple display Ctater concern over the prices
az present than IS u0v apparent on the surface.
Liverpool IS lue 90 come 2 90 6 points higher ia
the morning.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-30
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, Oct g-SUGAR-The London mar.
ket for beet sugar opened az yesterdays closing
prices. az 9s 3d for October and November STOCK
in the United Kingdom Is t0Go9 tons The local
market FOR raw sugar is steady and unchanged az
3 90 fer &C test centrifugal 3i0 for 50 test mUsco-
yadc. and O. for So test molassss sugpr
NAVAL STORES-The market fcT spirits turpcn.
tine at New crk was quiet at 5ia and 40 Savannah
70 was firm al 5i-. R0sin ruled dull 20 SO for
Common 70 good strained. Tar was firmly held at
$50 fer oil barrels.
BCTTER-Kecerts, l0Sll packages. moderate de-
mand. Creamery extra, = tiTsts Za21ls
EGGS-Receipts. 1920 cases; FIRM Nearby white.
4iai2; Western nrSts 23a25
MILL FEED-Lower; irregular. Spring bran. 100
ID. SaChS 10 arrive. lake and rail- 2.I1. uilIiaeS.
8.0i city bran, H.oo in bulk; Western Tcd dog.
3l60 20 arrive
FLOUR-Qust; unsettled Spring PATENTS. 55a
5e0 spring clears 475a5OO: winter strai-hts. t7os
is5 winter clears, si0ai50; Kansas in sacks nat
ents, 5.l5a525; straights. 415a5 10; clears. 42a40