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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29

of either. When he first enters life
he is helpless and dependant upon
others. He is afraid of most every
thing that he is not used to seeing
every day and covers his eyes and
clings TO mother for protection.
That is natural and pardsnable, but
many people shrink from trouble
and hardship and refuse to bravely
&c It what is in store for them.
lbs lad Of growing stronger and
braver by coming in contact with
the Ills of life, they weaken and
shrink down into elpless creatures.
I am reminded of a woman whom
l know, who could not endure to
see any one suffer, especially her
children. She weuld never want to
be with them when they had to
suffer and would beg them not to
let her know about 1t till 1t was over
saying she loved them too well to
see them suffer and she did lsve
them and was willing to labor for
them; never complaining but had
not the courage to stand by them
never complaining but had not the
courage to stand by them when In
pain. She had never developed the
little courage she possessed and as a
result her children would rather
have most anyone else than mother
when they most needed courage and
strength and they could not expect
it from her. Every mother know!
how it breaks her heart to see hel
dear ones suffer, and how mucf
courage it requires to look upoI
them in there pain, but it is muci
better to stand by them for 1t dis
plays greater love and courag
than to run from it, and she will
suffer less for she can not get ava.
from it; it will haunt her whereve
she may go.
| One of the reasons for unhappi
ness IN the world is the lack o
these two virtues. What happines
is their for the poor weakling VIII
goes trembling through life afrai
of his shadow He does not eveI
trust himself. Perhaps the reaso
why he does not trust others is be
cause he judges them by himsel'
| He spends half of his time trying t
get around the obstacles and roug
| places and as it is who is alway
expecting trouble and he is not di!
appointed; he gets 1t. There is
Joy and exhiliration in facing tn
trials OF life and tackling ths OF
stacles in the way bIavely, but t
be always timorous and shrinkin
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
CITY COURT CASE AGAIN

Attorney General Jackson has
started suit in the supreme court
to test the constitutionality of the
city court act If they keep up the
fight right vigorously they may yet
get Charley Nation out of office by
the time his term expires.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
PATRIOTS DEGREE

VIM, Rensing, VIM. C. Hanson,
E. P. Hayden, M. J. Crane, A. E.
Timpane, Joseph Hanson, c. 1.
Berthot, l.. A. Piquet, B. c.
Breiner and Barney Thielen went
to Topeka "Wednesday to take the
Patriots Degree in the Knights of
Columbus on Thursday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29

The R. K. commissioners have
ordered the roads to keep their
depots open all night. That will
be quite a boon to the travelling
public.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
THE NEW OFFICE OF
COUNTY ASSESSOR

4OpCha SoRf~A w.
ing the duties of the county asses
ssrs seem quite pertinent at this
time.
As the new Office of county as
sesssr is the most talked Of now by
the tax paying farmers, will your
columns please answer the follow
ing inquiries:
What are the duties Of a county
ASSESSOR
1. Are they local or travelling.
a. Is he required to keep open
Office at county seate
4 3, If so, how many days in a
year?
4. Has he anything to do
with fixing rates and leviesf
s. Is he required to fix farm and
other property values9
6. Is he adjunct to county com.
missioners1
7. Is he controlled by county
commissioners?
6. Is he an afix to the county
elerk7
o. Is he answerable to the Stale
Tax Commission?
READER OF THE CAPITAL
+. The duties of the county as
SCISSOR are various. The statutes
provide that he shall comply with
the orders Of the Tax Commission
which relate to assessment and tax
alton; that he shall report to the Tax
Commission upon all matters con-
cerning assessment and taxation
which the commission may require;
at least once in two years he is TO
meet with the other county asses :
sors of the State at the Capitol, pur-
suant to notice from the Tax Com
nilsson.
1t is his duty, first, to agree with
the board of county commissions
.S<as to the number of county asses
sors necessary to properly assess
the property in this county and
after such agreement he is to ap-
point the deputy assessors, subject
to approval by the board of county
comm ssioners generally, but in
cities of the first class, by and with
the consent of the mayor and city
council; it is one of his duties to no
tify the county attorney OF all will
full violations of the tax law and tc
verify complaints and information'
against persons guilty Of such vic
tions. Before deputy assessors car
be paid, their claims for service
are to be approved by the county
assessor. In cases where person:
whose duty is to return property fol
taxation refuse to make out list oi
to take any of the oaths sought te
be administered by the dePIy as
SCISSOR, the law provides that the
county assessor shall add a pen
atty of So per cent TO the valua
tions ss made by the deputy asses
sor.
But the most important duty o.
the county assessor is to see tha
property in his county, real, per
sonal or mixed, is assessed at il:
actual value in money. To enable
him to do this, he has the control
ne direction of all deputy asses
sors; they are subject to his orders,
and it will be his duty to see thai
they observe the law fully in every
particular. Personally, he does not
assess the property, but he must see
that the work of his deputies is well
and faithfully done and strictly IN
accordance with the law. To quail
ify him for this supervision and di'
recuon, he will himself be COM
pelled to obtain thorough know
ledge of all the property in his
county, its value ownership and SO
forth; everything in fact will be-
come the duty OF the assessor which
is necessary in obtaining a full com
pliance with the laws relating to as
sessment and taxation.
2. He should, il possible, have
Ar.N kf
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29
Nothing Like 1t

After all that be said there nothing compared
picture holiday gft and In times like
the finest nouny
of the popular with prices
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29

The navy yards have orders to
cut down their forces to the lowest
possible numbers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-29

We other lines which below publishers
JOUR- PREMIUM Dec goth only.
Jher inducsment We offer following
For goods % o we give picture
| W Joe s7.5Ow 75c
$50 weRve 25c picture $40 81 picture
Carbon Painting other
kinds Call and examine will
the
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25
MADE A NEW FASHION.
Good Joke Played in Old Days on
Would-Be Fashionable.

Old Camden, in his Remains" tells
good story of trick played by a
knight upon would-be fashionable
shoemaker. Sir Philip Calthrop
purged John brakes, the shoemaker
of Norwich in the time of King Henry
VIII, of the proud humor which our
people have to Fbe of the gentlemen's
cut This knight bought as much fine
French tawny cloth as should make
him a gown, and sent it to the tailor's
to be made. John brakes, shoe
maker, coming to this tailors and see
ing the knights gown cloth lying
there, bid the tailor buy cloth Of the
same price and pattern and make 1t
of the same fashion as the knights.
Not long after the knight, coming in
to the tailor to be measured for his
gown, and perceiving the. like cloth
lying there, asked whose it was.
John brakes, the shoemaker, who
will have it made of the self-same
fashion that yours is made Of" "Then
make mine as full of cuts as the
shears will make it," John brakes
had no time to go for his gown till
Christmas day, when he meant to
wear it. Perceiving the same to be
full of cuts, he began to swear at the
tailor 81 have done naught but what
you bid me-" quoth the tailor, "for
as Sir Philip Calthrops garment is,
even SO have | made yours" "Bs my
latchet!" quoth John brakes, Il will
never wear gentlemen's fashions
again !'-London L. P.'s Weekly.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25
,eesE JAMES, JR., TO PRACTICE
LAW AT KANSAS CITY.
o..;.e pawnbroking Business to- Enter
Legal Profession = Receipt of
Diploma Happiest Moment
of Life.

Kansas City, Mo.-Jesse James, Jr.,
or1v son of the famous bandit whose
wild career was stopped 25 years ago
nv bullet from Bob Fords revolver
~ Ct Joseph, has opened a sp1endidly
furnished office in the Schultz build
ing and will practice law in Kansas
Citv. Jesse, Jr., has been a resident
of Kansas City nearly all his life. He
wrote book about his father, and the
mast few years has been running a
pawnshop.
"When 1 stood on the platform"
Jesse said the other evening, land re
ceived my diploma from the Kansas
City school of law, l experienced the
proudest moment of my life-except-
ing, of course, the day 1 was mar
red.'
Attorney James spoke from a cush-
ioned chair in the parlOr of his neat
home on Elmwood avenue. On a
table before him were half a dozen
vases crowded with white and red
roses, which he had received at his
graduation. On a piano at his back
stood the class picture.
Jesse didn't say anything about his
winning an honor prize at his gradua-
ton. Nor did he tell that he learned
his law by night study after working
long hours by day in his pawnshOp.
Il have quit the pawnbroker busi-
ness, Jesse continued. Il am going
to practice law. / took the state ex-
animation at Jefferson City last June,
and have been dipping into the law a
little since. l like the profession and
have done very well at it for a be-
ginner. l suppose my father would
say am rather old to start in my life
work. | am 81, you know
Jesse stopped rather abruptly, as if
ne mad started to say more than he
wished to finish. Perhaps he was
thlnklng of the fact that his father
was KILLED when he was "a, only
.nree years older than Jesse, Jr., is to-
day.
Kansas City is a good place for a
lawyer L am going to stay here. I
snail not specialize in my practice for
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25
LIFE INSURANCE A SACRED
TRUST.
sponsiblities of Officers and Di-
rectors.

Evidently President Kingsley of the
New York Life Insurance company
has learned the great lesson Of the
times with respect to the responsible
ity and duty of directors of corpora
tions. Speaking to the new board of
trustees, on the occasion of his elec-
ton to the presidency, he emphasized
the fact that ''life insurance is more
than a private business, that life in
surance trustees are public servants,
charged at once with the obligations
of public service and with the respon-
sibilities that attach to a going busi-
ness which at the same time must be
administered as trust
He also realizes that similar respon-
Sibilities rest upon the officers of the
company. 81 understand" he says,
your anxiety in selecting the men
who are day by day to carry this bur
den for you, who are to discharge this
trust in your behalf, who are to ad-
minister for the benefit of the people
involved the multitudinous and exact
ing details to which it is impossible
for you to give personal attention. My
long connection with the New York
Life-covering nearly twenty years
my service in about every branch of
the company's working organization,
gives me, as | believe, a profound ap-
probation, not merely of the heavy
burden you have placed on my shoul-
ders, but of the standards of efficiency,
the standards of faith the standards
of integrity. which must be main
tanned at all times by the man who
serves you and the policyholders in
this high Office"
Best of all, perhaps, he feels that
words are cheap, and that the public
will be satisfied with nothing short of
performance. "My thanks, therefore"
he continues, "for an honor which out
ranks any distinction within the reach
of my ambition, cannot be expressed
in words; they must be read out of
the record l make day by day"
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25
JOURNALISM OF LONG AGO.
How IL Used to Be Done in the Days
Gone BY.

''Talk about journalism" an old
newspaper man recently scoffed,
when a reference was made to up
to-date" methods. why, the Arkan-
sas Buzzer, the sheet on which l got
my training-my real insight, you
know-'way back in '72, had any
thing in New York beat a block, easy.
This is the way the Buzzer handled
things:
Zone day the editor was out, and
an old fellow came in and left a wa
termelon for him. When the editor
came in i called his attention to it,
Say, isn't that buster!' he ex-
claimed. We will have to do some
thing handsome for old Jones on the
strength of that. Write him up a.
nice notice, calling him a prominent
citizen and prosperous agriculturist,
and head it with that cut of the fell
low who was cured of something
you know, the one we were saving to
illustrate the article on Three Finger
ed Ike, if he is ever caught You can
pound it some with the hammer if it
isn't battered up enough "-Harper's
Weekly.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25

evidence against James, although
strong enough to warrant his arrest,
was not Sufi icient to secure a convic-
ton.
After trial lasting several weeks
James was acquitted. Gov. Critten-
den, to whom Frank James laid down
his arms when the last remnants of
the old James gang went out of exist
ence, has taken a personal interest in
young Jesse for many years, and at
the time of his trial came to his sup
port. 1t was mainly through the eff
forts of Gov. Crittenden that James
was oxOnerated of the charges of
train robbery brought against him.
Shortly after the trial James took up
the study of law at the suggestion of
the governor, and it is largely due to
the assistance of the executive that
the son of the famous bandit is to-day
a member of the bar.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25
BANDITS SON AT BAR.

"nile. NO, L shall never make a
speclaIty OF criminal practice There
isn enough money in that class. Of
work. Few men who commit acts of
Vioiehce nave any money. The money
is III corporation law and will cases."
Young James received some notori-
ety hlmself in the bandit line few
years ago, when he was arrested
charged with holding up passenger
tram few miles from Kansas City
where members of the James gang
used TO operate in early days. The
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25
DoU8LE-DECKERS IN LONDON.
'"o-Story" Cars Are Popular With
English Tramway Patrons.

brooklyn.-In this country, where
eie'aeed roads limit the height of our
Guy cars, we have had no opportunity
sven TO us by the traffic managers to
sesl the double-deck trolley, so much
."Voied by the English. Our English
Cousins think more of the outdoor life,
-" my way and when on an old London
DuS they wanted to be on the roof
"ere the air and the view were
neer' The upper-deck bus, now sue
Seeueu so by the motor omnibus in Lon
SOn' S Is the forerunner of the double
''A trolley car in England. But, for
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25
Wanted an Excuse.

What do you take when you're
coming down with cold?"
Whisky"
''Wife object?"
Certainly not. She doesn't want
me to be sick?"
"One more question"
"Well?"
What's the easiest way to start a
cold. d."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25
NORTHW EST NOTES

ran to about $4,000. More than half
is for gambling permits.
Arch Neil, who came to Laporte,
Ind. from Wyoming to construct
railway bridge, was overcome while
working in the sun on the 3rd and
died in five minutes
Estimates have been made for new
double track on the Union Pacific in
Wyoming, which will extend from
Hanna to Rawlins, distance of forty
miles, and Rock Springs to Green
River, sixteen miles.
Four women saved the Wheatland
dam, impounding the, largest artificial
body of water in Wyoming, from de-
struction, working all night trying to
repair a leak in the dam while mes
senger was summoning help.
According to the wool buyers now
in Lewiston, Mont, 20,000,C00 pounds,
or two-thirds of the entire clip of
the state has already been disposed
of on contract, giving rise to an un-
precendented situation in many re-
spects.
The remains of Wallace G. Stone, an
engineer, were found strewed along
the Great Northern track at Belling-
ham,. 1t is supposed he was caught
on the Whatcom creek viaduct and
ground to pieces by train during the
night.
Clessen G. Wolcott the veteran
Union Pacific conductor died at his
home at Cheyenne, Wyo, on June
80. For over quarter of century
the deceased has been an employee of
the Union Pacific and resident at
Cheyenne
Upon complaint filed by officers of
the Little Florence lease on the
Florence mine, officers have seized 300
pounds of cyanide solution found at
the Smith Assay and Reduction
Works in Goldheld. The solution is
worth about $4,000.
A special from Baker City, Ore,
tells of the killing of Jack Hamilton
by his divorced wife. In a quarrel
over fence, blown down in a storm,
Hamilton struck the woman, who
drew a revolver and shot him dead
The Hamilton's lived at Pleasant Val
ley, twenty-five miles from Baker
City.
Passengers on the steamship Olym-
pia, which arrived in Seattle on the
7th from Nome, bring word that the
miners in that district are organizing
to resist a 81 a day reduction in their
wages. Operators at Nome have been
paying So day with board and now
wish to pay $4 with board. A strike
is expected
All the telephone girls of the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company in
Butte went out on strike Sunday
afternoon in sympathy with the strik-
ing linemen Of Utah, Wyoming and
Idaho, the end of ten days truce ar
irving that afternoon and the COM
pany having reached no understanding
with the linemen.
The 14-year-old son of John Bow
man, who lives in a hovel made of
old canvas and boards, in an isolated
spot in Reno, Nevada died from star
walton. There had been no food in
the shack for three days when the
lad died, and Bowman, his wife and
their two surviving children were all
to i'll even to beg.
The comstock mines of Virginia
City, Nevada, have produced more
than $650,000,000. Other great pro-
ducing camps are Austin, $62,000,000;
Phoebe, $SO,O0O,O0 Eureka, $4,000.
600; Mountain City $62,00O,000 Tus-
|
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25

Electric tramways, having the upper
deck 1nclosed and rooted in. And at
each end of the upper deck is large
platform for the accommodation of
smokers.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-07-25

th.. london Double-Decker.
had the old London horse cars
contr;b uecks, also, and may have
Amon Au.ed to this upper-deck habit
are tbe Tue finest cars of this tyne
ne" cars of the London United
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-04-26
SUDDEN DEATH OF H. B. WARD
SPINAL MENINGITIS PROVED
FATAL IN 4S HOURS.
Leaves a Wife and Five Small Chill
dren to Fill the Loss OF Hus-
band and Father.

H 3. Ward, living about five miles
northwest OF GOOdland, died We'd
nesday morning at about 3 o'clock Of
spinal meningitis, after an illness Of
about fOrty-eight hours.
Monday morning at about 2 o'clock
he was taken with a chill followed by
fever, and pain in the back Of the
head and spine. DR.. Quick was called
and diagnosed the case as spinal men
nights. Later DR.. Smith was called in
consultation in the case. He became
unconscious in the early stages Of the
disease and died as before stated
Mr.. Ward leaves a wife and five
small children, one a boy, and the
others girls Mrs Ward was Miss Eva.
Murray, the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Murray Of this county. Mr..
Ward came TO Sherman county about
six years ago from Norton county. He
was SO years OF age and had been mar
ried about twelve years. He was a
highly respected citizen, a good neigh
Dor and a kind husband and father
His untimely death Of a dread dis
ease, when his labor and care are 50
much needed for his family, is a mat
ter Of serious regret, and the wife and
family deserve the warme5t and most
practical sympathy.
The funeral was held at the Chris
tan church at 10 o'clock Thursday
the GOOdland cemetery. His father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Ward.
Of NOrcatur, Norton county, a brother
and a sister, and two nephews were
present at the funeral.
MI Ward was q iovial, goOd-hearted
man, whom most all men like, and his
friends are many
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-04-26
RAILROAD NOTES.

". J. Aurand, assistant trainmas-
ter with headquarters in LimOn, was
in town Sunday.
Conductor and Mrs. J. A. Adams Of
Colorado Springs were in the city this
week for a few days
Trainmaster A 3. COpley was called
TO DeS Moines, Ia, Friday by the
death Of his mother.
Conductor and MIS- J. ". Usher and
little daughters Of Colorado Springs
were here this week to attend the O.
r. Q. ball
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Curwin Of Colo
RADIO Springs were in the city this
week and attended the 0. r. c. ball
Wednesday evening.
Horace HogebOOm is home for a
visit with his parents He is employ
ed in the train service OF the Rock Is
land at Chickasha, 1. T.
Ed Carmichael and his brother,
Robert, who was here on visit, left
Friday for Nevada They are look
ing up some mining property.
One OF the most successful smokers
that has been given thus far by the
different shop organizations took
place Saturday night at the Walker
opera house. Speech making, boxing
bouts, cigars, and a dainty Dutch
lunch were the features.
An emplOye Of the Rock Island Sc
week trying to locate a witness named
White, wanted by the district court Of
Sherman county in z robbery case
Dresden independent
The san Carlo Opera company went
over the Rock Island Sunday morn
ing as second section Of No s. The
special was made up Of twelve cars
and left Denver late Saturday night
en- route to Des Moines- Conductor
Sid Hubbard was in charge OF the
train from Denver to Goodland-
General Foreman Conyers, Of the
Rock Island shops here, has filed the
position he now holds for two years
and a half. He has not only the con-
hdenc6 OF his employers, but also OF
all the employees The position is not
an easy one to III, but he has sue
ceeded In giving entire satisfaction
Engineer c E Biddison has made
some changes in his residence in
Coffee mill row" BY painting, putting
in fine large windows and new doors,
and charging his residence Re has
also put out ornamental and fruit
trees, so that the appearance OF the
BiddisOn home IS much improved and
very attractive.
J. Gordon OF Valley Junction Ia,
and who formerly fred for Engineer
Powers In Iowa was here Thursday
on a visit He lived In Sherman coun-
" IN 1857, and came hack to view
old scenes and renew old acquzfnt-
ances. he was surprised at the growth
and due appearance OF Goodland-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-04-26
InCubatOrS Right Here


SOLD BY S. w. SHERROD.
"OLD TRUST INCUBATORS'-
best machines on earth. Hatches ev-
cry fertile egg. Absolutely self-regu-
lating. Anybody can run #, because
IL runs itself
WHERE TO RUN THE INCUBATOR.
Any room in the house viii DO, but
the best matches are brought or IN
comfortable room that you would not
feel chilly IN yourself. Gathering eggs
for incubators In cold weather should
be done carefully. They should be
gathered often and kept at a temper
AZURE OF about so degrees and turned
every day. Round eggs very seldom
hatch An egg put in an incubator
the instant it has been iayed win neE-
er hatch no matter as to its fertility.
1t must cool or. They should not be
set on the same day they are laid.
I viii be In Goodland every Satur-
day with a few incubatOrs, and at
home on my piace-SOuthwes it,
80, the remainder OF the week.
$50 TO 1B5 EGG SIZE $3.50
G. W. SHERROD.