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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
CHAPTER VIII.-Continued.

Mrs. Higgins, at the Bon Ami" she
continued, smiling. Il was so hungry
when we got to Velpen, though had
eaten tremendous breakfast at the
Lazy S. But o'clock is an unholy
hour at which to eat ones breakfast,
isn't it, and 1 just couldn't help get
ting hungry all over again. So 1 per-
suaded Mary to stop for another cup
of coffee. 1t is ridiculous the way l
eat in your country"
1T Is a good country" he said, Sob
erly.
1T must be-if you can say So"
Because have failed, shall / cry
out that law cannot be enforced In
Kemah county? Sometimes-may it
be soon-there will come a man big
enough to make the law triumphant.
He will not be l."
He was still smarting from his
many set-backs. He had worked hard
and had accomplished nothing. AT
the last term of court, though many
cases were tried, he had not secured
one conviction.
I'VE shall see," said Louise, softly
Her look, straight into his eyes, was
CLINT of sunshine in dark places. Then
she laughed.
Mrs. Higgins said to me: Jimmie
Mac hain't got the sense he was born
with. His little, dried-up brain d rattle
round in a mustard seed and he's get
Tin shet O. that little so fast it makes
nv head SWIM She was telling about
times when he hadn't 1cted just fail
to you. l am glad-from all hear
that this was taken out of his hands
81 can count my friends, the real
ones, on one hand, I'm afraid" said
Gordon, with a good-humored smile;
land Mrs. Higgins surely is the
thumb"
81 am glad you smiled" said Louise
"That would have sounded so bittei
IL you had not"
81 couldn't help smiling. You-yor
have such way, Miss Dale"
It was blunt but it rang true.
ut is true, though, about my friends
II I could convict-Jesse Black, fol
instance-a million friends would cal
me blessed. But 1 can't do 1t alone
They will not do it; they will not hell
me do it; they despise me because
can't do It, and swear at me because
trv 10 do it-and there you have the
whole situation in a nutshell. Ms
Dale"
The sun struck across her face. HI
reached over and lowered the blind
THANK you. But it is vantage in
now. is It not? You will get justice
before Uncle Hammond"
Unconsciously bis shoulder
Strengthened.
yes. Miss Dale. It is vantage IN
One OF two things will come to pass
1 shall send Jesse Black over Or
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
BLOW to Medicine cranks.

There is one good thing about the
passing of the boarding house." said
the sad-eyed man, land that is, It has
done away with the man who ostents-
tiously takes his medicine at the table.
1t is impossible for a man to do a
thing like that at a cafe. He would
be ANONYMOUSLY ousted, IL not by
the outraged guests, by the waiter in
attendance or by the watchful proprie-
tor, who usually has the feelings Of
his guests st hear"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
To Save Trouble.

A Connecticut man tells OF two
Irishmen from Boston who, while driv-
ing through the state named, observed
that many of the barns had weather
vanes in the shape of huge ROSTERS.
Dennis" said one Irishman to the
other, can we tell me why they al
ways have a rooster an niyer hin
on the top of thin barns?"
Sure" replied Dennis. Its because
of the difficulty they'd have in COL
letting the eggs"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13

and I was helpless as child. The
urine was discolored and though I
used one remedy after another, I was
not helped until l used Doan's Kidney
Pills, and l was so bad then that the
first box made only a slight change
To-day, however, | am a well man, at
81, and l owe my life and health to the
use Of Doan's Kidney Pills"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
Johneon's Boom Launched.

St. Paul, Mar. THE Democratic
state committee of Minnesota Friday
afternoon, after a bitter fight. adopted
a resolution indorsing Gov. John A.
Johnson of Minnesota for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination and
recommending that he be named by
the National convention at Denver
next July.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13

No man is wholly bad, and in all
lives some moments come when the
vision presents itself of worthier
and happier life which might be lived.
What is needed is courage to make
the start, for, while life lasts, it is
never too late.-B. c. Burke.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13

lifting a h avy
weight a sudden
pain shot through
my back and after
that | was in con-
slant misery from
kidney trouble. One
spell kept me in bed
six weeks. My arms
and legs were stiff
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
MARKET REPORTS.


Kansas City, Mar. 7.-Cattle-Natlves:
Steers, S4.65@5.75; cows and heifers. $3.50
G4.5O; stockers and feeders. s325G4.S0;
western steers. s4.25@5.50.s Hogu-Bulk
of sales. S4S0@4.45. Sheep-Muttons.
s4GOG5.75; lambs, s6.25d6.9O
Chicago, Mar .-Cattle-Natives, s4.15
d6.20; cows and heisers. S9.o0@5.oO;
stockers and feeders, s2.9014.9o. Hogs
Mixed and butchers. S4.Soe94.5I Sheep,
sS5OG5.9O; lambs, S5.5OGlT.0o.
St Louis, Mar. 7.-Beef-Steers, s9.75
G61O; stockerg and feeders. s9.75G4.50;
cows and heifers. s1.75@AOO; Texas steers,
ss.OOG5.OO Hogs-Pigs and lights. S3.sS@
AS. Sheep-Natives. s3.25Q 500. Lambs,
s4.5OG7.oO.
Kansas City. Mar. 7.-close. wheat
Unchanged TO 1c lower. May. 95ls; July.
81. Cash No. hard. 97ih G99le; No. 5.
g761 90; No. . rcd S1.01 y W1.0eh; No. 3,
e9G1.o1. Corn-UnchanGed to &c high
or. May. 57%; July. SIS. Cash No.
mixed. 57Is; No. 3. 57is; No. white,
57Jsd5S; No. 3, 57ls. oats-Unchansed'
No. white. 5O652; No. mixed. 50.
st. Louis, No. Mar. Close; Wheat-
strong TO higher. Track No. red. cash.
H.O5d1.Oe; No. 2 hard. s1.O2G1.o5; May,
es7s a 90; July. 80. Corn-Strong.
Track No. cash. 65s; May. eo%. Oats
Firm. Track No. 2. cash. 52is; No.
white. 55ih May, 51h.
chicago Mar. Close: Wheat--May,
ess. G9S4; July. 9sis; sept. 90is q9oss.
corn-May. old. 5sH G5s+s; May. SIS;
July, old. 45is; Sept. IS.
Produce
Kansas City. Mar. Eggs, 1Si5c per
loz Pouitry--IIens. 9iSc; springs. lohq
lie; turkeys. lie. Butter-CreameEy.
extra, Soc packing stock. 1sc- Potatoes,
In
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
A WELL MAN, AT 81.
The Interesting Experience of an Old
Settler of Virginia.

Daniel S. Queen, Burrell Street,
Salem, Va, says: Years ago while
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-13
The Rald.Headed Man.

He rubbed the cure-all on his dome,
Massaged it thus and so,
But still, despite the stuff he used,
The hair refused to grow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09

Even the quarters of the servants and the barns and stables were constructed In the richest manner
 And the expenditure of money was not futile it was for a purpose that was consumDated; it made of the Cowles mansion the center of social life in Mont gomery. There were the great men afld the lovely women of Alabama enter
 tained thither gathered together the
 notables of this state when they met with the great folk of other states. What
 the entire building cost is not known
 s100O00 is a minimum, half as much again
 would more nearly approach the true to-
 tai. As it was constructed, so 1t was
 furnished and maintained.
 The great grove within which-it stood,
 in other days, and the house itself had
 the undivided care of 15 servants, and
 it's hospitality was a standard of lavish
 entertainment
 From Major Cowles 1t went to his
 widow, from her to Mrs. J. T. Holtz-
 claw By the Holtzclaw family is was
 sold to Captain Graves who, when he
 was going to. Birmingham, sold it to the Atlantic Coast Line, by which il
 has since then been utilized for office rooms
 Of social interest to Birmingham was the wedding of Miss Marie Antoinette
 Broughton of Atlanta and MT. J. Curtis
 Bush of Mobile. a nephew of Gel. T. G.
 Bush of Birmingham
 From the Atlanta Journal is taken the following account of the wedding: Elegant and beautiful in every detail was the marriage of Miss Marie Antoi- nette Broughton and MT. J. Curtis Bush,
 Jr.- of Mobile. Ala, which took place yesterday afternoon at Fairlawn, the
 handsome colonial home of the brides mother, Mrs. Mary Pou Broughton The entire lower floor of the house, with its wide halls. tall ceilings and handsome rooms. was made even more at tractiVe than usual with festoons of feathery mist ferns and smilax across the doorways and the lace curtains at the windows
 Tall. graceful decorative plants were banked in the corners of the halls and library. The long double parlors were thrown together, and at one end was a pyramid of palms reaching to the cell ing against which was a drapery of mist fern and lilies. Forming an altar rail
 were four tall bronze vases filled with
 great clusters of calla lilies. Bronze can dlesticks with white candles and shades were on mantels and cabinets To the strains of Mendelssohn's we'd ding march, the ribbon bearers, Caroline and Richard Pagan, formed an aisle through which the groom and his best man, MT. T. G. Bush of New Orleans, followed by the maid of honor, Miss l Julia Porter of Atlanta, who preceded l the bride The ceremony was performed , by the Rev. w. T. Irvine.
 Miss Porter wore a gown of pink em- , broidered net over white silk and carried ! an armful of pink roses.
 1 The bride who is tall and slender, and I one of the most charming and admired young women in the state, was radiantly 1 lovely in her wedding gown of white messaline satin combined with princess | lace and chiffon. The veil of tulle was
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long walks, telling them all that I knew about the ants we watched in the sandy
 "big road" at the bees and butterflies, oak trees and pines. We had spelling matches out in the woods, where the chill dren had to spell anything they saw without suggestion from me. I frequently had to correct the spelling but they fur nished their own words; plants and trees, clouds and stones and insects provided an ample and difficult vocabulary. and at the same time teaching them to ob-
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delightful "reminiscences. A delicious luncheon was served from a table ar tistically decorated.
 The destruction by fire of that fine old mansion in Montgomery for many years the home of Capt. and Mrs. w. H. Graves of Birmingham. deserves more than passing mention. It was one of the most historic residences there. and pos sibly the most noted home in social life for over half a century
 When Captain Graves purchased it, it's social history was most brilliant and its traditions were maintained until the removal of the Graves family to Birming- ham. The house was afterwards sold to company and became merged into com smercial life, although it's former social glories and splendor, it's glorious tradt- tions clung about It to the last.
 The passing of the fine old house re- calls memories of a, splendid past in the south's social history. brief his tory of the house. part that it played in the several brilliant social regimes is given in the following article from the Montgomery Advertiser:
 When fire yesterday morning con- stunned a portion of the old residence that had for 15 years or more afforded of flee room for the local representatives of the Atlantic Coast Line, the doom of a house that even by such a cultured and widely travelled man as George H. Pen deton, then a United States senator from Ohio, and touring the south after extensive travels in Europe, pronounced the finest home in the south, one of the finuest in the world was noted in the blackness and dirt and soot and smoke which have already practically effaced from present history one of the ancient landmarks of the past.
 Standing high upon one of the lofti- est heights that front the Alabama river at Montgomery, challenging the attention of all corners to Montgomery by it's mag nificent proportions holding it by it's remarkable chaste architecture. the old home of Thomas Cowles, then the home of J. T. Holtzclaw, to whose wife 1t passed by inheritance, then the domicile of Capt w H. Graves. who sold it to the Atlantic Coast Line, when he re- moved to Birmingham, stands now almost a ruin, for while it's exterior shows but little of the signs and marks of the fire which yesterday destroyed the part of it. it's vast rooms and railways are dark ened with smoke, their walls are broken with heat and moisture, and the use fulness of the building. terminated at least temporarily, is gone perhaps for ever.
 When it was constructed, and for many years afterwards, there was not in the entire south costlier or more admirable home than the residence that stood upon the Alabama river front in Montgomery. When, a few years before the begin ming of the war between the states, Thomas Cowles built, the mansion, he spa red neither expense nor difficulty to make it as fine as possible. It's high ceiled rooms of great proportions, it's beautiful hailss were adorned with splen- did stained glasses, mirrors, frieZes and paintings. all done by the best artists. this and the other side of the Atlantic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
BY ANNIE kENDRlck WALKER.

and throughout the countryside here. where she is so widely beloved
 She is now greatly improved, although not yet able to go as often about the gardens she loves so well or to drive along her favorite roadways as much as usual When she Is in her usual health the Aldrieh brougham or victoria, with
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the eoaehman and footman in the Aldrch livery, is seen on almost any fine after noon. The carriage always contains bas- kets of flowers, which Mrs. Aldrich gener- ously distributes among her friends For her kindly deeds and constant consider ation for others. she is known as the Lady Bountful."
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WINTER DAYS AT RAJAH LODGE

Rajah Lodge, Saturday-The late winter days here on this beautiful estate have touch of California softness, As I write the morning is one of those per feet ones that come in a southern win ter-fair. the air still and fragrant. a morning made for wandering through these lovely gardens.
 You think of Count Anteonfs garden. is trembling golden vstas. the restfnl- ness of it's green defiles, the garden which the onzeoming spring always make you realize the happy choice made that day of creation. when green was showered prodigally over the world. the countless mingling shades of delicious color, the rough furry green of geranium leaves the blaek-green of distant trees. the rich emerald green of sun-lt palms, the drowsy green of mulberry trees. choir of color in one color like a choir of boys all with treble voices singing to the sun.
 The lodge and the garden were made each for the other Between terraces studded with Mexican cacti and century. plants. the lodge seems to open like a wide and beautiful patio into a glowing garden.
 Some recent changes have been made in the western entrance to the lodge, which gives 1t even more the look of one of those sun-lit patios The immense living room of the lodge, the counterpart of an armored hall in an English castle. opens now into a recently added palm garden, taking in q part of the veranda below the western gables.
 Extensive additions are now being made 10 the lodge iu the building of a hand some structure which is to be utilized as the private office of MT Aldrich and in which the business of the estate will be transacted 1t does not adjofn the lodge but winding walk leads to it. it's facade fronting the driveway. Artistic in it's arehitecture the building is orna mental and attractive. It's entrance is to be lighted with lanterns of wrought iron, and it will be of concrete and brick and stone.
 Besides MT. Aldrch's private offices there will be several large apartments to be utilized in various ways con seEvatory will be built to be filled at all seasons with the rare plants and flowers from the Rajah lodge greenhouses. The building will be heated with steam and lighted from the gas plant on the estate It will also contain a garage
 Mrs. Aldrich the lovely hostess of Rajah lodge, has not been at all we'll this win ter and her illness has caused the sin cerest regret among her many friends
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serve the things around them. In the aft ernoons I took the little children out, as the older classes were creating a gentle murmur indoors Gall country children study aloud), and my class always created a gentle uproar. So we had our fairy tales out on a long log, and it was these . stories that made me saddest of all and yet gladdest to know that I was giving them some of the great richness of my
 
 CONTINUED ON PAGE 15.)
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Of the Westmoreland Bowman engage ment. recently announced, the Atlanta Constitution says:
 Mr. and Mrs. George Westmoreland an-- nounce the engagement of their daughter,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-13
Railroad Law Invalid.

AT Olympia, Wash, recently Judge
Hanford of the federal court handed
down a decision in the wheat rate
case of the state railroad commission
against the o. r. & n. Ry Co.,
which practically destroys the use
fulness of the commission. Under
this ruling the commissioners have
no authority to try to fix the traf!lc
rates of any commodities, the deci-
sion holding that the right to make
rates is vested only with the state
legislature. The case will be immed-
lately carried to the supreme court or
the United States.
If the ruling is upheld in the high
err court of appeals the state commits
sion will only have power to take
testimony and gather data relative
to rates and forward this to the leg
islature with recommendations for
fixing rates. Exchange.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-13
Entering Upon New Era.

That America is entering upon
new era of civic and business recti-
tude and that this is due to the awak-
ening of the moral conscience of the
whole people was the prophecy made
in New York recently by Governor
Folk of Missouri, speaking before
the civic forum at Carnegie hall. Re-
ports say that his audience was drawn
from the leaders Of the business
world, from labor and from both
political parties and that he was
greatly applauded at times and espe-
cially when he referred to the part
played by President Roosevelt in
fearlessly attacking graft wherever
he found 1t and preparing the way for
that ethical awakening which shows
signs of becoming universal and last
ing"
There are some who object to the
exposure of wrongdoing on the
81 LhHl IL bul 10 tIS WY vi ptutO
or Injuries business said the speak
er. Civic disease can no more be
cured by hiding it than physical dis
ease. No state can be hurt by en-
forcement Of law; no honest business
can be injured by graduating its
evils. The man who says that the de-
preston was caused in the business
world by the punishment of the
crooks argues that there can be no
such thing as honest prosperity and
that the prosperity we had was that
of the burglar and the pickpocket.
1t would be a good deal more accur-
ate to charge the depression to the
crooks than to the prosecution.
''If things had gone on as they
were few years ago, when bribery
reigned when lawlessness was look
ed upon with Indifference, when spe-
cial privileges seemed impervious to
attack, then the end of the republic
itself might well have been prophe-
sled, for we were going the way other
republics have passed to their death.
The president of the United States
sent a remarkable message to con-
gress a few weeks ago, devoted to
moral ideas. Such message from
president six years ago would have
been received with derision. In this
era of conscience 1t received applause
regardless of political faith, and the
great leader Of the opposition party
gave it his hearty and sincere ap-
proval. Exchange.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-13
From Our EXCHANGES.

leads them to that conclusion and
the thousands of inquiries coming to
the commercial clubs and individuals
all point to an immense influx of
homeseekers. Each locality is put
ting forth every effort to attract peo-
pie to that particular place. Nampa
should lead every other place in its
efforts to bring people here. It's loca-
ton in the center of a great agricul-
tural section and its superior railroad
facilities make 1T the most desirable
place in Idaho to locate in or near
andthis fact should be fully exploited.
The chamber of commerce has just
given the Leader-Herald Office an or
der for 5000 booklets similar to the
one gotten out last year and in other
ways is doing all that its financial re-
sources will permit it to do. How
ever, this body should not be left to
do all that is done. Each individual
can do something to interest his east
ern friends in this country. There is
hardly a man who cannot bring III at
least one family if he makes a faith
ful, honest effort to do so.-Nampa
Herald.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-13
Is a Common Trader.
Anti-Saloon Fight.

Two large delegations came to An
napolis this week to oppose the Anti
Saloon League bill. One was that of
the Retail Liquor Dealers associa-
ton and the other 1000 German
American citizens of Baltimore.
Their visits did not solve the riddle
that confronts not few legislators,
"How shall I vote on it," There, is
no doubt that the Germans made a
good impression, but there is still
no doubt that some of those upon
whom the impression was made are
hoping that the temperance commit
tee will find some way to retain the
bill and free them the embarrass-
ment of voting upon ii. This hope is
futile. In all probability the bill will
be reported next week to defer until
Tuesday the consideration of the or
der to require the temperance COM
mittee to make report Wednesday
cannot be taken as test of strength
between the forces of the local OPP
ton advocates and the ''antis." 1t
was merely an expression of courte-
sy on the part of a majority of the
members of the legislature to the
chairman of the temperance commit
tee, Mr.. James A. Dawkins.
Immediately after the hearing of
the retail liquor dealers the house
committee on ways and means held a
meeting to consider the Baltimore
city high license bill, which pro-
vides for an increase of license from
the present rate, $3.50 year, to
$500 for the first, $3.50 for the sec
ond and $1,000 for the third veal
The committee discussed and reject
ed several amendments to the bill
and decided to favorably report it.
1t was promptly passed by the~house
without opposition.
The amendments reported by the
house ways and means committee
provided a lower license for clubs
and for grocers who sold liquors than
for saloons and allowe1 Cluts to sell
liquor on Sunday under the same re-
strictions that are enforced against
hotels. These amendments, or at
least those providing a lower license
for clubs and grocers, have sufficient
support among the senators to en-
courage their advocates in the belief
that they will prevail. Maryland
Exchange.