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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
ROAD DRAGS.

In an address before the recent Far
mers' Institute held in Richmond. p.
ST.. Wilson, our energetic and capable
Highway Commissioner, in an interest
ing address on the road question, spoke
in reference to the road drag as follows:
"It seems impossible to induce many of
our road people to try new methods in
keeping up a road. As an effective and
economical means of filling up ruts and
depressions in earth roads, especially
of clay nature, and keeping the sur
face rounded up and smooth, / have
advocated the use of the road drag,
which is extensively used in many
states, with excellent results" He
then goes on to say that it has not
been used as it should be, but that
wherever used the result has been good.
We have repeatedly urged the road
authorities in the adjacent counties to
purchase or have made (and the cost is
very smalD, "a supply of these drags, and
We now repeat the suggestion. A cut
Of an inexpensive road drag, used in a
number of counties with splendid effect,
can be found IN the annual report of
the Commissioner and State Board of
Agriculture just issued.-Free Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
a Marine Joke.

a marine joke that went further than
the perpetrator intended has been en-
gaging the attention OF the courts Of
Australia. In June last year the Brit
ish resident commissioner IN the Solo
mon Islands. Pacific group, was as
founded at seeing a schooner In his
harbor with 'skull and crossbones"
flag flying from her mainmast. On go
Ing out to the vessel he was treated
with contempt and told that he would
be thrown into the sea If he attempted
to come on board. Next day the cap
tain WAS arrested and, in spite OF his
plea that he was merely joking SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment,
with fine of $50. After a brief deten-
ton he was released. and then he ini.
tiated an action. A Sydney Jury gave
him 1,150 damages for false imprison-
ment. Lack OF sense OF humor,
though not a criminal offense, seems
TO be civilly actionable.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
Lave CrnuGd

The people OF Switzerland, with ali
their progressive democracy, are O
simple people, hardly out of the mid.
die ages in some Of their beliefs. In
Lucerne 1t is the custom for a lover
on May TO plant q tree by the roof OF
his sweetheart's dwelling. A lover III
one Of the communes. on going this
year to plant his tree, found that g
rival had been there before him. Seiz.
ing the sapiing. the young fellow flung
1t away and substituted his own
muttering as he did so things that
boded no good to his rival. Now
1t is part of the tradition that he who
tears up with maledictions lovers
tree once planted is himself doomed
man. This particular young man. q
farmers son, believing that he has In.
CURED the curse, has fallen into q
state OF nervous collapse and roams
listlessly about In a condition of men
tai imbecility and bodily decline.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
IRvINGToN, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 1905

Christian cussing. Presently in walk
ed a policeman and we appealed to him.
He asked if we had bargained before
taking, and we confessed we had not,
presuming that his price-mark was all
that was necessary. Looking around
the scoundrel of a merchant had taken
the price mark out, and he stood all
the abuse an indignant civilized person
could pour on him, but we had to ''cough
up" the 80 cents. This was the first
time we had felt like $50 cents" since
leaving Holland. where a station maid
had yanked us by the collar from the
wrong booth into the proper one. (Ask
the Senator from Pittsylvania about
this scene.) We had early learned to
invariably bargain on the price of any
and every thing before taking, but
this Neapolitan got the best of us, and
for once the police decided against the
tourist.
Purchases and sights may be better
taken In with an honest guide, If you
can find one. If not, you must expect
to be taken i'm. The guides have
way of passing the wink, and later COM
ing around to the shop or show and get
ting their rake off,. You need not
bother about brushing up on your
French or German before travelling
here, for your brogue will give you
away as tourist. English is spoken
everywhere and you can get along well
enough with that. American or En-
glish gold is taken anywhere, but trav-
elers' checks on any express company
are taken throughout Europe without
hesitation or even Identification of the
holder. The system is great conve-
nience, and surpasses our private check
system at home. But look out night
and day for bogus coin, and keep look
ing.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
UNION OF CHURCHES.
Movement That Seems to he Grovv-
ing I'm Favor.


The union Of the Cumberland Pres
byterian with the Northern Presby-
terian church, consummated at the
Presbyterian general assembly sitting
at Des Moines, furnishes concerto and
highly gratifying evidence OF the tend
ency toward INSTRUMENTATION unity
as marked feature or church life at
the present time.
The Cumberland Presbyterians have
never been n large body, their present
membership being somewhat less than
100000. but they are a highly intelli-
gent. liberal minded and progressive
class Of believers. and their Incorpora
tion In the Presbyterian church will add
materially TO the strength and prestige
OF that denomination. This merger has
reduced the number of separate de-
nominations having the Presbyterian
form OF government and the same basic
doctrines from twelve to eleven, and
the hope Is entertained that further
consultations will take place soon.
A movement has been on foot 70,
some years toward a union between the
northern and southern Presbyterians.
who were severed before the civil war
on the slavery issue and who are kept
apart now by nothing apparently but
old prejudices and the antlpathy to-
ward change which always obstructs
religious progress in any and all lines
There are no apparent reasons better
than these why the Lutherans should
continue to be separated into twenty
two distinct bodies, the Baptists into
thirteen and Methodists into seventeen.
How large a waste OF means and en-
ergies is entailed upon the churches in
keeping up all the separate denomina-
tional machines which these divisions
Involve can hardly be estimated, to say
nothing OF the worse result In the ex-
ample set before the nonreligious world
Economy and concentration of force is
a lesson which the churches have been
slow to learn, but happily a change for
the better in this respect seems now to
be ut hand. Some believe that COM
plete drawing together of the bodies in
the denominations mentioned will take
place during the next twenty-five years.
-Leslies Weekly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
Organ Grinder. rr,.s~

An Italian who had been grinding
out a wheezy waltz on hurdygurdy
went into the corner drug store and
asked the clerk if there were any sick
folks In the block
mo-" thundered the clerk, "there are
not, and il there were l wouldn't tell
your
The Italian backed awkwardly to the
door.
why did you shout at him like
thatT' asked customer He didn't
mean any HARM"
Didn't hep" said the clerk. "He
meant all sorts of harm. That Is a pet
trick OF theirs. They try to find out
from the druggists where the sick peo-
pie live. SO they can hustle right down
in front OF the window where a man
lies III or dying and grind out tunes
I'LL silence Is purchased at a liberal
figure. Before got on 10 their scheme
i used TO give the desired information.
but the neighbors finally got to the
point OF accusing me OF taking a rake
OF. so now ! shoo them away."-New
York Sun
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
A wsuderfusIo.lr lr

Neuman Tobias OF Kingston, Jamai-
ca. has invented q remarkable lock
The combination consists OF four sets
OF twenty-four letters Of the alphabet.
which can be set TO sentence In most
modern languages. when one letter is
used In one alphabet and another In the
second set and so on It becomes a very
complicated matter indeed Further.
more. instead OF letters the inventor
has employed four sets OF numerals.
Assuming that the lock is set to fig-
ure In the number OF 5000. .3O3. .O3O, ,3O3.-
030. II would take any one who under
took the JSb OF unlocking the safe 96.-
090,2TS years 269 days 80 minutes and
30 seconds working at the rate of 90
numbers minute to arrive at the
proper combination. During that time
he would have no time for eating,
drinking or sleeping.-Chicago News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
; NEVER AGAIN.

l wish the kettle would sing again,
just as it used to do
/ wish it would sing of lion slain
0s pirate crew on the Spanish main
Ola clipper ship on the sea-way high.
With cabin boy and the boy was /
Just as it used to do.
/ wish the kettle would sing again,
Just as il used to do,
OF little girl in bonnet red
Saved by a prince from hydra-head
That lurked in the corn that lowered
high,
And the girl was She and the Prince
was l.
just as it used to do.
l wish the kettle would sing again,
Just as it used to do
/ wish it would sing of wars alarms,
The booming of cannon and the clash of
OF gray-clad boy where the strife ran
high,
With face to the steel and willing to
die
Just as it used to do.
/ wish the kettle would sing again,
Just as it used to do,
The lyrics it crooned and the tales it
told
But the hearth is chill and the years
are old,
The fancies 1t whispered have all taken
wing,
And never again will the kettle sing
Just as it used to do.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
Does the
BabyThrive

If not, something must be
wrong with its food. IL the
mothers milk doesn't nourish
it, she needs SCOTS Emulsion.
II supplies the elements of fat
required for the baby. If baby
is not nourished by its artificial
food, then it requires
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
SCOTS
EMULSION

Half a teaspoonful three or
four times a day in its bottle
will have the desired effect. 1t
seems to have a magical effect
upon babies and children. A
fifty-cent bottle will prove the
truth of our statements.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16

Send this advertisement together with name
of paper IN which u appears. your address and
four cents 20 cover postage. and We will send
you Complete Handy Atlas Of the World
SCOTT s BOVINE. 40s Pearl St. New York
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
CAPTAIN w. G. JOHN
STON DEAD

Captain Johnston has been an es-
tanned Citizen Of this city TOT tne
last "a years. Ia early life he was
engaged in merchandising and tnen
took to steam boating on the Osio ane
Mississippi rivers. He followed tn's
calling many years, After coming TO
Cbauute he engaged in the banking
business.
FOR several years he has lived re
tired life. He hss been in poor heaIth
for some time.
Captain johnson was highly re-
spected citizen, having the gooo VIII
Of every body. His family Of boys ana
girls are all grown up, aud most Oh
them live 10 the east.
A short service was hald al tne
home Tuesday evening and the
family started east with the remains
Tuesday mig ht. Capt. Johnson dieo
at his home 2ls s. Steuben at
O'Clock Tuesday Mar 81.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
A BAD START

Milo Gray and Don Baroee' Two
Chanute lads of good families are In
serious trouble, they were arrested In
Cherryvale under charge of stealing
money from a room In hotel.
They confessed to the charge. inns
ia most lamentabls affair, These
boys OF II are we'll conueoted ana
strong efforts have been made 70 keep
them ia the paths Of rectldute'
The parents of young Gray live nere
and are of our best citizenship
Young Barbee lost his mother when
quite young ana his father Is forcso
to live In Colorado on account OF MS
health. The boy has been making
his home with his grandparents tne
Goltrys, here.
The parents and relatives OF tnese
boys have the sympathy Of all right
minded people.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
Urbana

Weather warm. Summer neab Tue
mast week. Two or three days OF me
rim fell Monday and mere than an
inch of water fell. 1t was needed
Claud Shull was here the past week.
He returned to McAlister Monday
his wife ia here visiting her tatner
and will join her husband In q week
or two where they will make tneir
future home
DIR. G. Harrison and wife were
Visiting Dr. lies and family from
Saturday until Monday d. hsiii'
son was once resident Of this place
and practiced medicine here a snort
time in 1888. They new resiue i"
Humboldt.
Tt WAS all q mistake about "ls'
Foster falling on the stove and get
t,.g burned, There vas no nre 10
the stove.
Mrs. Wilson has returned TO the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
Tony Point

Too late for last week.
John Mitchell went to Freoonia
MONDAY.
Rev. Bosworth of Neosho FAILS VIII
nreach at the Scatter Creek churcn
next Sunday evening.
Deward Carl visited In Humooi'
Sunday.
Will Kelly started for Callforn Ia
last Thursday.
RO. Young and family spent sun
day at Will Young's.
Fl f. Kinderdick returned from
Alkaline where he was called Oh ac-
count of his fathers illness.
ALIVE Hart rented twenty acres Of
piow land of Ed Larson,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
TO THE FARMERS or KANSAS

Kansas Is the greatest wheat pro
ducing state In the Union, and is
therefore vitality interested In bind
log Irvine. Asa result OF the extor
lions of the binding twine trust the
legislature OF this state, In 1898, made
provision for the establishment OF
binding twine plant at the Penitenti
AIRY, Toe capacity OF the plant was
small, aud for the first few years the
quality Of Irvine produced was not
very good, but 10 the last three years
new aud improved machinery has
been put 10, the capacity Of the plant
greatly increased, and the quality oil
the tWIne improved, until 1t Is now as
good as the best on the markes.
Other states have followed our ex
ample. Missouri has similar plant,
ana man ufactured about one million
pounds of binding twlne last year.
North Dakota has a similar plant, as
aas Indiana. Michigan is just Install
ing . plant. Minnesota has made
greater strides than any state In this
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03

After all, It isn't the price we get
for our dairy products, 1t is the price
we get 10 relation to the cost TO US
We may get double the price for but
ter fat In February that we get 10
June, yet we would make more net
profit in June. The 80 cent butter
fat of winter may have cost US rs
People are paying high prices for
caws now, on the basis Of present
prices for butter and butter fat. They
should take May and Juae yrlces as
tue basis, as most cows bought now
will freshen soon, and their returns
will be greatest at the greatest pas
ture season OF the year. Ii you fail
10 getting March prices In May, don't
say prices were lowered just as you
went In the business Of dairYing, for
It Is natural to expect lever prices
when production is accomplished at q
smaller cost.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
THEAPRIL AMERICAN BOY

The smiling, satisfied face which
looks out from the front cover OF the
April American Boy in an index TO
the interesting, instructive and pleas
ing matter this number contains.
Jimmy Jones, Pirate; Four Boys on
the Mississippi; and That Dillingham;
Boy, continue to delight their readers
Mr.. Wsir's fine serial, Canal and
Jungle, is regretfully concluded,
Among the shorter stories are; The
Poetry of Steeples, whi b tells Of how
one mans heart was In his art; How
Karl Got Even, is humorous April
lst story. showing that the biters do
get bitten sometimes, and POOLING
Father, the moral Of which is that
fathers are not as often fooled as their
sons think. Interesting articles are:
A Poor Boys Country; The Origin OF
Easter; The DEVILS Bible; A Few
Hints on Golf; The Boy on His Muscle;
A Wonderful Educational Scheme;
April In the Garden and The Boys
Poultry Yard. The beys who desire
to have clean, healthy bodies will find
Talks with the Ipoctor; Some Secrets
of Cleyernsss al Destroyers Of Boys,
unusually interesting. Forty Stunts
n Magic for Amateurs and Trapping
Hints for Boys contain many things
for boys who enjoy mystifyiha their
friends and those who delight 10 cap
turing animals. Every one OF the
regular departments will we'll repay
the reading Of them. so Illustration
81 year. The Sprague Publishing
Co., Detroit, Mich.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
SIX DOLLARS FOR ONE

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YOU six dollars for one.
The Death Valley Magazine is the
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every Issue contains thrilling and
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the Great American Desert, with
actual photographs of the scenes,
Send 81 at once, or write for sample
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
GREENaFORAGE HOGS

An especially timely bulletin mas
,ust been issued from the Missouri
Expsriment Station by Dean II, j.
Waters giving the results of some ex
periments to determine the value OF
different forage crops for hogs.
Thirtysix pigs weighing about oo
pounds each were fed In lots OF differ
emit forage crops IN connection Win
corn until they were ready for market
accurate account being kept OF the
cost ofgains made.
In cheapness of gains the feeds used
ranked as follows: Corn and skim
milk, cheapee,; corn and alfalfa,
second; corn and red clover, third;
corn and bluegrass, fourth; corn and
rape, fifth; corn and ship stuff, sixth.
A saving OF about Is cent huadred
Ia the cost of gain was effected oy
using green clover instead of fresh
bluegrass. A saving of 81 q hundred
was effected by using alfalfa instead
Of bluegrass.
When 1t is realized that alfalfa
comes on early and when properly
clipped stays green all summer and
until the very hard freezes of ssrly
winter, its Importance as a hog pas
ture is apparent. Glover yields more
forage per acre than bluegrass and as
shown by these experiments has a
much higher, feeding value. IL Ia OF
the utmost Importance therefore TO
provide this sort Of pasture for hogs
rather than to require them to run on
bluegrass pasture. or even far worse
than this, TO confine them inia dry lot
ln.the summer time.
This bulletin recommends a sue
cession of crops for profitable hog pas
ture. The bulletin is for free distri
button and may be had by addressing
the Experiment Station at Columbia.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
County Line

Rain AMI mud along county line
this week,
Vivian johnson had the misfortune
of losing his pocket beck TUESDAY
containing two five dollar gold pieces
Luther Holmes. wife and daughtei
Milorsth, Mrs. Bachelor and son.
Walter, Cecil Roberts. Vivian john
ON, John Holmes, Olga, Maole and
Anna Rundblad spent Sunday al
JharlIe Nelson's.
Charlie Miller and W. Esten were
the guests of e. Johnson's Sunday
evening.
Iona job son spent Tuesday even'
Ing at Barney Parishes.
Beulah and Belle Bennett maze
several calls along the county line
Wednesday morning.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03

g enterprise, the prison authorities up
there confidently expecting to manu-
facture nearly three fourths OF the
Irvine used in that state this year.
Kansas, in good wheat years, when
headers are not much used, needs
about ten million pounds of Irvine,
and every pound of it ought to be
bought at our PenitentiarY. The
capacity of our plant is not as yet
that great, but if the patronage Will
Justify its enlargement 1t will be en-
larged to meet the demand. Okla
homa also buys extensively from
Kansas. Since Kansas engaged 10
The manufacture Of Irvine the price
has b, en- reduced more than one half :,
and the farmers 10 all these wheat
growing states are saying hundreds
OF thousands of dollars by reason Of
this successful attempt to compete
with the great bindlag Irvine trust,
Our Irvine is now as good, II not
better, than any twlne on the market
and the price has this year been re
duced so ~ cents per pounds on
amounts of 5000 pounds or more, ane
to 5 cents For amounts less than 5000
pounds, F. o. B. Lansing, Kan. This
is the lowest price ever made on bind
ing Irvine in this state. If the far
mers OF Kansas will give their support
to this state enterprise the binding
Irvine plant can be made to pay nearly
all the expenses Of the State Peni.
tentiary, aud appeal to the farmers
Of the state to give their patronage
TO this state institution. The price
and quality make 10 to their financia
interest to do SO, and patriotic con
alterations should prompt in this
direction.
Address your orders to W. H. Ha'
kell, Warden, Lansing, Kan.
e. W. HOCH,
Governor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
Rollin

Oats All sown, mort Of the corn
ground plowed is q report we eau give
for the farmers of these parts.
The gentle rain which fell in these
parts Monday was pleasantly receiver
nv the tillsrs of our grounds oaUs'
are coming.
= VIVA. wangler has brand new run
about buggy purchased at HUMBOLDT
Last Friday night was the last night
of the Rollin Literary.
Mr.. Charley Chapman purcaaseu d
cow from Ike Whitworth recen'iS'
Albert Burghart and vile were
.bostesses to the following guests u.
dinner Sunday; VIM. Burghart anu
family. Aug Myer and family Aug
Nver ar and wife of Chanute, JACK
Lancaster, Phillip Rettig ana Henry
Burghart.
VIM. Roberts bought a new 'onn
Deer corn planter last week.
Elmer Lock has been laid up several
weeks with rheumatism.
Wanted-Henry Burghart to give
an acsount Of himself for just receh'''
he saws he came very near getting ooe
hit by dog east of Chanute' was
n
this mans daughter the attraction VI
Is the question to deep.
Albert barghart bougnt seVeia'
COWS from Henry Stoelzing.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Wm' bussman
II 10 pound baby girl March @oO.i
Mother and Child getting along nicely
Yes the date is again set IN winch
distant chap will come ana TAKE
with him young lady from our
mtdsts. Yes we know we should nave
not allowed it but konw we nave
fooled to long now. We will give ful'
narticulars next week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03
DnATH WAS ON HIS HEELS

Jesse p. Morris, of sSippers' Va''
had a close call in the spring OF 1'oo'
He saws: An attack of pneumonia
zee me so weak and with such rear
f., cough that my friends declared
consumption had me and death was on
INV heels. Then was persuaced 10
+rv DIR. Kings New Discovery. 1t
he,,ed me immediately and after tax
.,r two and a half bottles l was
wei, man again, 1 found out that
Now Discovery is the best remedy for
coughs and lung disease in all the
uorIdu Sold under guarantee at all
drug stores. SOC and 81. Trial bottle
free.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-03

nod side of her sick mother, Mrs. o. D.
Powell.
VIM. Long is plasterlng Mrs. NODES
house this week.
John Cooler has been suffering WIFI
rheumatism this week.
Milt Greyo returned to California
last week.
The fruit trees are in full bloom
ar ., should the weather be favorao'e
fr,m now on there will he a very
heavy crop of all kinds OF fruit ''a'S
are coming nice and wheat never
Looked better the first Of April than
IL does now.