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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-21
Market Report.
Kansas City, Mo. Al

Kansas City, Mo- August II. 1908
Although the cattle supply was
liberal last week, So, 900 head, inclnd
ing 1000 calves, the market i'm proved
10 to % cents on everything except
Western grass steers, which were
plentiful, and sold weak to rs cents
lower. While rains and cooler weather
last week helped the market, the
main element of strength was the
moderate supply at competing mar
kets, and the placing of more orders
here for cattle for shipment than
usual. The run today Is $4,000 head,
several thousand less than on last
Monday, market strong to 10 higher
on killiLg stuff and stockers aud feed
ers, calves quarter higher. Cows
been selling very good, espe tally
Westerns. most OF which bring SO 90
to $34O. Top fed steers recently
reached 81 so and other lots went at
Sc 90 to $3.50, fair to good $525 to
$6 rs, grass steers 81 90 to $500, bulls
81 40 to 1915, top veals today s5 25,
stockers 1885 to 81 80, feeders SO 80 to
81 so. Shipments OF stockers and
feeders to the country last week were
heaviest of the season, 574 cars, nearly
twice as many as in any recent week.
More Of this class of cattle will ap-
pear each week from now into Septem-
Der or the lst of October, and while
favorable crop weather will make a
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-21

1t would be painful shock to the
country to discover Mr.. Bryan to be
no better than other politicians,
anything get votes" He attacks
the Republicans sharply enough on
many matters, but not a whimper
about the Brownsville order. The
Republican national platform comes
in for severe handling in Bryan's
acceptance speech, but its pledges
to enforce the constitutional amend
ments giving colored people the
right to vote is ignored by Mr..
Bryan.
Nobody can blame the Charleston
News and Courier for its concern,
with all the talk there has been over
the country about. the "colored
vote" knitting Taft and going over to
Bryan. Why shouldn't that paper
want to know whether he is going to
stand with his party "squarely
against recognition Of the negro" in
politics. Does he hope to capture
the colored vote? Will he be duly
grateful if he gets it, or large pro-
portion of it2 And how will he
show his gratitude? These questions
excite little interest up this way,
but the Charleston News and Courier
has reason for wanting to know,
and it represents the bulk of Mr..
Bryan's party.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-21
v. {. TOMLINS0N,
Funeral Director and
En1baIn7er.
Phones: Office 1877; Res. 1877.
Toilet Bldg. 10 S. Highland.
Chanute, Kansas.

The seriousness of this wholesale
free riding on American railroads is
obvious. The remedy for It Is the
better enforcement of vagrancy laws
relating to 'ailway trespass, or the
passage OF such laws as soon as pos
sible. The men who are the foes Of
the train crews are the same men who
come to our back doors asking food ,
or beg from us on the street, or in-
dulge ia PETTY thievsry. For the
protection of railroad employees, and
for the general protection of society,
free rides for tramps on trains ought
to be stepped
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-21

Atlantic Monthly which shows that
every year approximately 5000 tres
passers are killed and another 5000
trespassers seriously injured on Amer
team railroads Railroad officials
estimate that from one-haIf to three
fourths Of all srespassers on American
railroads are tramps. The writer
states that il these mangled bodies
were lying side by side, three feet
apart, a brisk walker would consume
almost four hours before coming to
the end even Of the line of the killed.
What Is the train crews proper
relation to the tramp? it's true that
on some roads Individual tramps are
allowed by sympathetic traiamen to
ride even to the end of the division.
"for consideration, But generally
the relation between crew and tramp
is hostile. 1t Is limited that on the
trunk lines which campaign vigorous
ly against tramps, the ,tacitly under
stood orders are that the traups must
get off, whether or no, and that there
Is to be no stopping Of the train for
their departure. But this probably is
untrue. The tramps are elected when
the train stops.
Officials, whether policemen or
trainmen, are always liable to lose
their lives In these encounters with
train tramps. The death OF Police
man Kane at Middleton, N. Y a few
days'ago, who was thrown from the
top Of the train ia his pursuit of va
grants, IS but one occurrence Ia hum
dreds. Mr.. Geo. T. Slade, general
manager of the Northern Pacific, Is
quoted as saying that his road is
troubled ii is year more by Migrants
than ever before. "The camps of |
tramps are to be seen at bridges and |
water tanks all along the main line,
and Migrants are seen riding on the
passenger and freight trains In every
place where they can I
catch on and he for a time undetected
by the tralnmen In many cases there
are SO many Migrants on a train that
Ii Is hazardous for the trainmen to
attempt to put them off" And W.
Ii. Canniff, president of the Ne " York
Chicago 81 st. Louis, reports that on
one occasion, In June 1908, 1O3 men
we're elected from one of the com
pany's trains in going distance OF
l32 miles. Almost one tramp to a
mile.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-21
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


Proposition to amand the constitution relating
to compensation of members of the legislature
Resolved by the Legislature of the State of
Kansas, two-thirds of the members elected to
each house concurring therein:
SECTION l. The following proposition to
amend the constitution Of the state OF Kansas
is hereby submitted to the qualified electors OF
said stats for their approval or rejection, to
wit: The constitution OF the state of Kansas
is hereby amended by striking out the whole
Of section of article 2 OF said constitution and
inserting In lieu of said section the following,
which shall constitute section 3 Of article OF
the constitution: Sec. 3. The members OF the
legislature shall receive as compensation for
their services the sum OF five bundled dollars
for ash regular session and one hundred dol
lars for each special session, and three cents
for each mile Travelled by the usual route in
going to and leturning from the place of meet
ing.
SEC. 2. This proposition shall be submit ed
to the electors of this state at the general
election to be held in the year 1908 for their
approval or rejection. The amendment hereby
proposed shsll be esiRnated on the official
ballot by the following little: Amendment to
the constitution relating to compensation OF
members Of the legislature" and shall be voted
for or against as provided by law under such
title.
SEC. .. This resolution shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication In
the statute book.
Passed the House NJ ,rch 5 1907.
Passed the Senate March I, 1907.
Approved March Q, 1907.
l hereby certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy of original house concurrent
No. Ia, now on file in my office.
c.. K. DENTON.
Secretary of State.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-21
TrampS and Train Crews.

How often during recent months
have there appeared In the daily press
accounts of battles between tramps
and train crews, similar In nature to
the fierce encounter that occurred a
few days ago near Lebo Kans., on the
Santa Fe, when brakeman, Elmer
lverleY, was shot and dangerously
wounded by two hoboes whom he tried
to put off the train.
Only those who have chit the road"
or who as railroad police are engaged
in preventing railway vagrancy, know
the many secret and tragic sides OF
the life Of the tramp on the road. An
article recently appeared Ia the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-21
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
NO. If.

NO. II.
proposition to amend the constitution rela.
tive to the disqualihca tion CT judges to hold
certain Offices.
Be it resolved by the Legislature Of the State Of
Kansas, two-thirds of the members elected
to each house thereof concurring therein:
SECTIoSl. The following proposition to
amend the constitution OF the state of Kansas
is hereby submitted to the qualified electors Of
the state for their approval or rejection: That
section 10, article 8, be amended So as to read
as follows: Sec. IL. The justices Of the supreme
court and the judges of all courts OF record OF
this state shall. at stated times, receive for
their services such compensation as may be
provided by law. which shall not be increased
during their respective terms of office. Such
Justices or judges shall receive no fees or per
quisites nor hold any other Office Of profit or
trust under the authority OF the stats, or the
United States, except the office Of judge OF any
federal court or justice or judge Of a court OF
this state. during the term of office for which
such justices and judges shall be electsd, nor
practice law in any of the courts in the state
during their continuance in Office.
SEC 2. This production shall be submitted
to the electors Of the state at the general cleo.
tion OF representatives 10 the year 1905 for their
approval or rejection. The amendment hereby
proposed shall be designated on the official
ballot by the following title; -The Judicial
amer dment to the constitution" and shall be
voted for or against as provided BY law under
Such title.
Passed the Senate January %. 1907.
Passed the House March 9, 1907.
Approved NJ rch IL, 1901.
thereby certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy OF original senate concurrent
resolution No. II, now on file inmy effiee.
c. z. DENTON,
Secretary Of State
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-21

Miss Marie Heller went to Kansas
City Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05
Opening of New Music Hall.

st. Tohnsbury's new theatre is to be
opened to the public on Wednesday,
February &c, and by special arrangement
with the management, B. {. Whitney's
big production, 1.-THE Isle of Spice, has
been secured as the opening entertain
ment. This production has created
name for itself throughout the country.
1t is said that this extravaganza caused
a sensation in Chicago. where it ran for
221 nights. 1t was then taken to Bos-
ton, where at the Globe Theatre it de-
lighted music loving audiences for four
solid months, and thence to New York
City, at the Majestic Theatre, where it
quickly established itself as a prime
favorite among the metropolitan theatre
goers, remaining at the play house tor
four months Absolute novelty is claimed
for the constructions of this musical
comedy, and the chorus numbers are
sad to be marvels OF stage invention.
The musical numbers are of the singable.
whisteable kind, and there is no doubt
but what the most catchy Of them will
be heard on the streets long after the en-
gagement is here. Among the most at
tractive features OF the =" Isle of Spice is
a pony ballet, composed of II little
girls, not weighing over 1000 pounds for
the entire lot, who do some clever work
throughout the entire performance.
1t was only possible tor the manage
ment to secure such good attraction
at this time of the year by paying very
large guarantee to get them to come to
ST. Johnsbury. As these attractions are
always booked a long way ahead THE
Isle of Spice" had no open date, but have
cancelled one of their towns, in order TO
come to St. Johnsbury, and are obliged
to travel a long distance to reach here.
The management of New Music Hall has
been obliged to make the prices some
what higher than they would, had it not
been for this fact, and they certainly
hope that the people of St. Johnsbury
will show their interest in the new
theatre by filling it on the night Of the
Goth
The advance tickets, which are being
sold all over the town. are going like hot
cakes, and all indications point to
crowded house on the opening night All
should purchase the advance tickets, as
they can be exchanged at Bingham's and
Stiles stores, Monday, February 10, at
1890 one week ahead Of regular sale
After February 10, the chart is to be
taken to other towns to supply seats, so
every one wants toget their choice before
the chart goes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05
A Chapter of the Weather.

Just to remind us that winter is still
here this community was visited last
week with spell of weather that will
long be remembered. The mercury regis
tered Is degrees below zero Thursday
morning and never got above 10 degrees
below throughout the day. A sharp
wind made the day by tar the coolest of
the winter, and during the following
night the mercury dropped to % degrees
below zero. There was so little snow on
the ground that the earth froze so rapid
~ as to keep cracking all through the
night with sharp reports like rife shots
and all the phenomena accompanying an
earthquake. Buildings rocked. beds
shook and at about two and again at
five thirty Friday morning people were
awakened from sound sleep with the
quakes. In the morning there were
cracks in the streets and concrete side.
walks, one near Louis Gingras' house
being an inch wide The week that came
in like lamb went out like a lion as over
a foot of snow fell Saturday and in the
afternoon there was a regular blizzard
There was a strong wind Sunday, and
Tuesday morning was the coolest Of the
winter, mercury registering 36o below
zero.
The flock of robins which have attract
ed much attention in our village this
winter have not been seen for a week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05
Museum Notes.

The B Division of the Junior Audubon
Society will meet at the Museum class
room at 4.30 p. m. Wednesday The A
Division will meet Thursday at 40 p.
m. These are the first meetings Of the
year and very important as the election
of officers will be held.
This has appeared to many an ex-
tremely mild winter with very little
snowfall but these facts from the Museum
weather record show that the average is
very similar to that Of other years. The
mean temperature for January was
17.4o which is 299 higher than the
average for the last 10 years. The only
time during this period when this mean
has been exceeded was in 1906 when the
figure reached was 23.7. The absolute
maximum 45o was only 70 above the
average and it has been exceeded for the
last three years, notably in 1906 when
the thermometer reached 81.
The snowfall 1874 inches, has been only
a quarter of an inch below the average
though on account of frequent rains the
largest amount on the ground at any
one time was 7 inches
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05

warmly greeted by his old friends. He
arrived here Tuesday just in time to
encounter the coolest weather of the sea-
son.
The Sister Superior at the St. Johns
bury Hospital went last week to the
Mother House, Montreal, with Sister
Joha who is in very poor health and
will probably not return here for several
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carlton of Muske-
gon, Mich and Mr., and Mrs. w, H. H.
Mears of Marshheld have been visiting
Mrs. l.. p. Slack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron S. Burt have been
spending some time in Brookline, Mass.
and Mr.. Burt is enjoying a six months
leave of absence from his duties on the
ST. !. & l.. c. railroad The Boston
Record is authority for the statement
that Mr. Burt has been engaged as
coachman for Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, at
her new home there and it is also under.
stood that rs, Burt has a position in
the same home.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05
Mckinley Birthday Anniversary.

Chamberlin Post and Corps, Sons of
Veterans, and other invited guests OBJ
served the 65th birthday anniversary of
William Mckinley at G. A. r. Hail. Ian.
20, The following program prepared by
the entertainment committee of the
Corps, was presented: A life sketch pre-
pared by Mrs. l. n Smythe was read by
Mrs. Sarah !. Adams Mckinley hymn,
arranged by Milton Kohn, was sung by
Miss Marion l.. Smythe; Mckinley
romance was read by the Department
Patriotic Instructor. Mrs Rose Allen of
Lyndonville; J. Harry Moore, with Mrs
Green at the piano, gave two we'll exc
cuted trombone solos. Short speeches
upon different phases of McKinley's life,
and interesting "reminiscences, were given
by comrades Ross, Woodbury., Adams.
Moore, Hovey and Celley. A brief re-
view OF such a life as was McKinley's
can but quicken our patriotic impulses
and inspire us with truer deeper sent-
ments of devotion to family and country.
What William Mckinley once said of
Rutherford B. Hayes was said OF him:
HE was good in his greatness and
great in his goodness" After social
hour refreshments of cake, doughnuts
and coffee were served.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05
Wanted, For Sale, Etc.
TpNRMENr 70 rent at s Pine Street.

TENEMENT to rent at Pine Street.
Six per cent. 500 Gold Bonds for
small Investors. See Powell & Co s
adv.
Five cents will be paid for two copies
of the CALIFORNIAN of June 26. 1907, in
good condition. Address this Office.
Position WANTED as house keeper.
Would not object to child. For parti-
culars address, Mrs. p Baker, Box 432,
Woodsville, N. H.
WANTED. Some logging teams for
winters job. Good roads; good pay.
Come now. Willoughby Wood &
Lumber Company, South Barton, Vt.
For SALE. One secondhand furnace.
Is in good condition. Call or write.
George H.. Cross Co, Railroad street.
For SALE. An Angelon piano
player with 30 rolls of music A great
bargain. II. NJ Cross, II Portland
street
WANTED Information in regard to
jonathan Wetherbee or any Of his
descendants. Jonathan and his brother
Samuel were among the first settlers IN
the town OF Concord, VT. Vim. S.
Wetherbee, Middletown, Conn.
For SALE.-Gilson and Woodpecker
Gasoline Engines, any size; all kinds
Woodsawing Machinery; second hand 8
H P. Alamo engine in good condition.
Write me your wants A. f. Counsel
st. Johnsbury.
WANTED. A position as stenographer.
Lillian Lyster, South Durham, Que.
LOST, Friday near the corner of Sum
mer and Mount Pleasant streets a
ladies back comb, ornamented with a
gold scroll, Finder please leave at this
Office.
FouND: A"G S. 1907 pin. Owner
may have same by calling at this office
and paying for advertisement.
Sealshipt oysters are sold at a slightly
higher price than tub oysters-and they
are worth it. They are solid meats-all
oysters and no water Try them. Spauld-
ing's Market, Al Main St
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05
W. {. T. U. Meeting.

The January meeting of the w. {. T..
U. was held at the home Of Mrs. Curtis
c. Follensby last week Tuesday. Mrs.
II. n. Turner led the devotional exercises
and prayer was Offered by Rev. Mrs
Woodruff Of St. Johnsbury Center. The
roll call and business session followed
In the absence of Mrs. p. F. Hazen, the
program was in charge of Mrs. Henry
Fairbanks, whose subject was 1.-THE
Year in Retrospect and the future Out
look" Her paper was very interesting
and showed that more progress was
made in the line OF temperance work in
the year 1907 than in previous years
and that it this work was supported as
are other lines of work the world could
not help growing better, She also mem
toned the fact that in 1907 many nota-
bic events took place in the Legislature
regarding the temperance question.
Mrs. Don c. Stiles sang Come Unto
Me Ye Weary" which was greatly en-
joyed and Rev. "A. Thompson dis
missed the meeting with the benediction
A social hour followed and light refresh
ments were served
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05
EAST ST. JOHNSBURY.

Miss Annie Brown has gone to Con
cord to care for Mrs. NJ. c. Dodge, who
is slowly recovering from pneumonia
Perley Morrill, of St, Johnsbury is at
the home of his grandmother, Mrs.
Barker, recovering from a severe attack
of rheumatism
The many friends of H. Y. Severance
are sorry to hear that he is not i'm
proving in health as fast as could oe
wished.
Mr.. and Mrs. w P. Russell are both
quite i'll with the grip.
The next entertainment of the East St.
Johnsbury lecture course will be a con-
cert given by the Mountain Trio"
consisting of Pallas Brown, violinist,
Miss Annie Lewis Vivian. pianist. and
Miss Maude Fowler, reader.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05
Two Presentations.

The many friends of Harry A. Bartlett
did not propose to let him leave the
freight Office without showing their APP
probation and Friday noon the railroad
boys around the station met in the
freight office and presented him with a
gold watch. The presentation speech
was very happily made by William A.
Moulton. A short time afterwards Mr..
Bartlett was inveigled up to the Y. NJ.
c. A. building where about a score Of the
business men had gathered. H. N. Tur-
ner made some especially apt remarks
upon average manhood, paying a de-
served tribute to Mr.. Bartlett's courte-
Gus treatment of the st. Johnsbury ship
pers and his faithful services, then, on
behalf of the business men, he presented
him with purse containing $13S. Mr..
Bartlett was much touched by both these
acts of friendship.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-05

DEATHS.
At Lunenburg, Feb. /, Uriah Knapp.

At Lunenburg, Feb. 1, Uriah Knapp
At st. Johnsbury, Feb. /, Celia Elizabeth.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A1phonzo White
aged days.
At Greensboro, Jan. 80. Mrs. George
Keith.
= At Bradford, Jan. 81. Mrs. Mary E.
Carbee.
At sutton, Jan. rs, Collins French, aged
about ~ years.
At St: Johnsbury, Feb 2, Marion, daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs acknowledgements n eed
years.
At St. Johnsbury, Feb. 1, Mrs. Charles E.
Loveioy. aged % years.
At st. Johnsbury, Feb. g. George Gilman
Wells, aged 81 years, 10 months, 3 DAYS.
At Lyndonville, Feb. 2, Miss Lorinda Dun.
ton, aged 81 years.
At st. Johnsbury, Feb. 3, o. D. Rogers,
aged 90 years.