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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

"A FULE DRESS AFFAIR"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

Miss Florence Nolan Is again at
home after an extended stay in New
I York, Kentucky and Arizona with
friends and relatives.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

GOmpers vs. LittIefeId.

President samuel GOmpeTs is point
ing TO Representative Charles =. Lit
tIedeld Of Maine. as shining ex-
ample of what viii become Of the man
who dares TO faunt defiance IN the
face o. organized labor. Mr. Little
field has opposed the labor leader on
every possible occasion Two years
ago Gompers went to Maine and he
made it so uncomforta; sc for Little
field that he had a scant thousand
votes to The good when they counted
ballots in the Pine Tree State. As che
session drew TO a close Mr.. Gompcrs
announced his intention Of throwing
the IkttIefeld ma jority overheard this
year. and Mr Lutlefeld. not 70 be
outdone. and finding e impossible TO
resist the temptation =, again check
mate Gompers. res gned his seat IN
the Sixtleth Congrt SIS and announced
that he would not ba candidate FOR
another term He Is 10W ovef in New
York becoming receiv r for companies
as fast as they fail )uE his name is
IS being pointed out to other Repre-
sentatives who show a disposition to
turn a deaf ear 10 the cause or absr
And last. but not least, is old Uncle
Pete Hepburn who went down iu The
factiOnai fight out IN Iowa NOven-
Der g. He was one OF the stalwarts
on the Republican side. No prob.em
was too big for him 10 tackle. none
too small 20 get his undivided atteu-
ton No man was big enough 10
ward on Uncle Pete's'' attack. if the
veteran thought wrong had been
done. Even old-time friendN were not
exempt from criticism. and some
times bitter criticism,
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

- TRANGELE enough no two OF
- these men retire from the same
q cause. One OF them incurred
the displeasure of his political
soss. Another brought down upon his
head the wrath Of Samuel Gompers
and declined to risk defeat at the
polls. a third was turned down ON
tAe charge that he was TOO friendly
wtth "Cncle Joe" Cannon. Another
member Of tine quintet refused to neg
sect his duties In WaShiuztor long
enough I'D repair his political fences
4Hd while ne bd2bore5 the ruling pailv
ae was set aside 10 make room for 3
newcomer only one of the five re-
tires from the House With any degree
OF satisfaction. and he win transfer
his energies 70 the otLer ena of tbs
Capitol where sect awaits him in
tlle Senate.
March { VIII mark THE passia.. ~
John Sharp Williams cf Mississ3of
as minority leader oI that great BODY
il EICu who. unlike the Senators. ..sflsf
.r-}prn 10 their districts eVers- fs--6
aEs and give an account OF fre.r
.rrus. No longer viii he be seen
rolling down the center aisle v-frh
lis voice raise q in angry protest and
e long unger Shaking uIcuaCiugIv I'D
as tid friend, bul political enemy
-'Uncls Joe"
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

5ut WHo SuTviped the piciSSHudeS
q election day. The list of those
wHo hare been eliminated from
the legislative halls of the nation
for the Sixty-tirSt Congress con-
tain5 SIX Of the most prominent
men who have eper been gathered
together on the floor of the
House.
Each of the number has for
years taken a prominent part in
the formation of important legis-
LatioH. Each has been q p0WeY in
his party. Each regrets the cir
eRTrstancss WHich make it in
psTattVs thai they should desert
the associations which became
deaysT as one term succeeded an
ether.
Bat Ehs sf1 wiH go. The House
1ll kH0p them no more unless,
perhaps, IN the case of some of
thSms a kind constituency wH
rsPer4 Of the action in later years
aBd repair the damage WHich has
bsss done 81 again selecting 4
seat IN that popular body of men
which must go before the people
evey tTvo years for aPProbatiOH
o. condemnation.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
His speeches Are Gems.

His speeches are gems. They ere
filled with dry humor. satire. bitter
sarcasm, poetry of his own and quo
tations from other poets. II need be
he can get down Je cold facts and dun
figures in his efforts to prove that the
Republican party is the most iniqui-
t3us institution on the face OF The
earth
John sharp Williams win retire on
the day the new President OF the
United States is inaugurated. He will
SO back TO his old plantation at Zazoo.
ana there, surrounded by the books he
loves. he viii await the coming OF the
SiXty-second Congress, when he viii
take his place in the Senate as the
successor OF Senator Money. the in
tiIWbent
Two OF the minority leaders most
picturesque and faithful workers will
auit the noase with him Their de-
ptrture howeyc- viii be Involuntary
one OF them has oepu turned down by
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

Down in Miss .ssiDpi It has been de-
cIded that Sharp Williams is worthy
uf the best place the state can give
him In Congress. and so he win go 10
The Senate The minority leader frank
Is admits that he does not know how
he VIII dI among the scIoEs Before
Congress adjourned sharp as HIS
friends like TO cali him. frequently
slipped over 20 the other end OF the
Capitol and quietly watched :ne DELHI
Cratons
Mr.. Williams Is the scholar Of his
party. If the occasion demands fr
he can quote reams OF poetry or
prose-it.s all the same 20 hur. Edu-
cation was heaped upon him Most
men are satisfied with the Offering
Of one university Not so with John
sharp Williams He admits havlns
had fair education" al private
schools In his early youth. He re-
ceived the fighting blood in his veins
from his father, who. while serviDr as
colonel Of the TWenty-seventh Ten
nessee Volunteers, Confederate States
Army was killed at Shiloh. When the
private school phase Of his life Dass-d
into history John Sharp went I'd
Frankfort and continued his studies al
the Kentucky Military Institute His
next step was AZ the University OF
the South, at Sewanee, Tenn. then 10
the University OF Virginia. Having
absorbed all the learning that the
South had TO offer he looked about him
for new fields where knowledge might
oe cultivated, and ne decided upon a
course at the University OF Heidel-
berg, in Baden. Germany. When he
had become an adept at smoking Ger
man fashion, and had collected Z
roomfuI Of stems he turned HON.
ward. not TO engage in business, but
TO enter a university once more
This time he repeated, and went back
20 the University Of Virginia to study
law. He began 10 practice in 1878. and
from the moment he tried his first case
a successful career was predicted fO-
him
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

duty, and he was sacrificed. Just
about the time the Democratic flibus-
7er was launched during the CLOSING
days OF the last session disquieting.
reports reached Gaines from his dis
tIict in Nashville. Tenn. Leader VII
llams needed Gaines TO look for the
'jOl-ers;' 70 kick up an Occasional
muss Just to show the Republican
that they could not ride roUgh-slod
over the PROSTATE forms OF a long
suffering Democracy. Gaines remain
ed iu Washington. while 8 newcomer
in the district down home made ne
voters fully acquainted with his an-
bitions When Gaines got home la1e
in June, he bumped into a lost cause
tie had but a few days OF campaign
ing. and when the primaries were over
he was counted out.
That growing zroUo OF people wn6
are opposed 20 what they term the
autocrat!c rule OF Speaker Cannon.
are holding Up the Wit OF the House
as a victim OF his own unfailing de-
vOtiOn to Uncle Joe" 7. Adam Bede.
of Minnesota. although not member
House Welded TO no man I'm his sup
port OF Cannon. lie has paid the pen
aIty with defeat at the primaries.
Adam feels that he has heen uniuStiy
treated. " Uncle Joe should have
come out TO my district and taken
this defeat himself" he says. cit -
longs TO him
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

sigua lizing the close OF the Sixtieth
'ongress, John Wesley Gaines will
walk rom the chamber a private citi-
zen, and the Democratic party viii lose
one CT the most vigilant and tireless
workers that the House has ever
known # there is Joker in
Republican measure, Gaines viii find
IT, Having found H. he VIII tell the
country about it in language that can
not b. misinterpreted. He is aiVavs
primed with facts TO back bis argp-
ments and should a member on the
other side Of the House dare to oues-
ton his statements, John Wesley Is
ready TO pour forth language which
IN its final analysis means the shorter
and uglier word and occasionally lust
for the sake OF brevity, he uses the
word itself.
Gsines placed himself on the altar Of
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

his constituents. The other dispIeased
his political boss. and did not have an
opportunity to ask for the voter OF
the people whom he represented.
When Charlie Murphy set the stamp
% disapproval on Bourke Cochran, he
robbed the House Of Representatives
OF one Of the most finished orators
VINO ever spol-e In that chamber No
sahJec, vas tlO big for Cochran TO
tackle. none wtls - important that hs
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

tn the aTTiDGl
in Washington
of practically
every member
Of Congress,
old cTOHieS are
going over the
rolls TO fHI
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
"Mr. williston informed. did he

"Mr. williston informed. did he
not?"
"Williston? = oh, yes, he Informed
but he'd never "a done 1t if it hadn't
"a been for the boss. The OIL jellyfist
wouldn't "a had the nerve to inform
without backin', as sure as a stone
wall The boss is doin' this, tel
you, Miss. But Williston s goin' or
the stand to-morrer all right, and sc
am l."
The two cowboys at the corner table
had long since finished their supper
They now lighted bad-smelling cigars
and left the room. To Louise's great
relief Munson rose, too. He was back
very soon with neat little runabout
and high-spirited team of bays.
"Bosss private" explained Jim with
pride. "Nothin' too good for lady
SO the boss sent this and me to take
keer o. it. And O. you, too, Miss" he
added, as an afterthought.
He held the lines in his brown, mus
cular hands, lovingly, while he slowed
away Louises belongings and himself
snugly in the seat, and then the blood
burned hot and singing through his
bronzed, tough skin, for suddenly in
his big, honest, unframed sensibilities
was born the consciousness that the
boss would have slowed away the lady
first. 1t was. an embarrassing mo
ment. Louise saved the day by climb
ing in unconcernedly after him and
tucking the linen robe over her skirt
1T will be dusty drive, won't it,?
she asked, simply.
Miss, you're a-dandy," said Jim
as simply.
AS they dove upon the pontoon
bridge, Louise looked back at the little
town on the bluffs and felt momen
tary choking in her throat. 1t was a
strange place, yet it had tendrils
reaching homeward. The trail be-
yond was abscurely marked and not
easy to discern. She turned to her
companion and asked quickly: why
didn't Mary Gomez"
Great guns! Did l forgit to tell
you? Williston's got the stomach
ache to beat the band and Mary's got
to physic him up gin to-morrer We've
got to git him on that stand if it takes
the hull Three Bars to hol him up. and
the gal pourin' physic down him be-
tween times. Yep, Ma'am. He was
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
Copyright by A. c. McClurg & Co., lOC7.)
SYNOPSIS.

George Wlliston, a poor ranchman,
high minded and cultured searches for
cattle missing from his ranch-the Lazy
s." On a wooded spot in the rivers bed
that would have been an island had the
Missouri been at high water, he discovers
ing over brands on cattle He creeps
near enough to note the changing of the
''Three Bars" brand on one steer to the
~. r." brand. Paul Langford, the rlcn
owner of the Three Bars" ranch, is sent
for by Williston and is informed of the
operations of the gang of cattle thieves
a band of outlaws headed by Jesse Black,
who long have deied the law and author
tiles of Kemah county, South Dakota;
with impunity, but who, heretofore, naa
of the great Three Bars" ranch. Willis
ton shows his. reluctancy in opposing a
band so powerful in politics and so dread
ed by all the community. LanStord
pledges Williston his friendship II ne
will assist in bringing Jesse Black. ann
with the beauty of Mary, commonly
known as -'Willistons little girl" Louise
Dale, an expert court stenographer VINO
had followed her uncle, Judge Hammonui
Dale, from the east to the 'Dakotalh,ls,
and who is living with him at Wind City,
is requested by the county attorney;
Richard Gordon, to come to KEENAN, ana
take testimony in the preliminary near
ing of Jesse Black. She accepts the lnyl-
tation and makes her first trip INTO lle
across the river from Kemah, she Is met
by Jim Munson, a hot headed COWBOY OF
the "Three Bars" ranch. In waiting 1or
the train Munson looks at some cattle IN
the stock pen. In the herd being shipped
to Sioux City by Bill Brown he detects
old Mag well known emery steer
belonging to his employer Of the Three
Bars ranch,
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
CHAPTER vi,

"Nothine but Hoss Thief, Anyway"
The island teemed with early sun.
flowers and hints of goldenrod yet to
come. The fine, white, sandy soil
deadened the sound of the horses
hoofs. They seemed to be spinning
through. space. Under the cotton,
woods it grew dusky and still.
At the toll house a dingy blackboard
, in a state of weird dilapidation, with a
team of shaggy buckskin ponies, stood
waiting. Jim drew up. Two men
were lounging in front of the shanty
chatting to the toll-mah.
Hello, JIM" called one of them, a
tall. slouching fellow with sandy col
oring.
Now, how the devil did you git
SO familiar with my name?" growled
Jim.
1.-THE Three Bars is gettin' busy
these days" spoke up the second man
with an insolent grin.
you bet It is" Dragged Jim. When
the officers o. the law git TO sleepin
with boss thieves and rustlers. and
take two weeks to arrest a bunch Of
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
(To BE CoNT1NUED)
MANS Prejudice for Black Clothes.

In opening an artistic dress exhibit
ton Mr.. Louis N. Parker, master Of
the recent Warwick pageant, said
there could be no doubt that the
clothes men wore were foolish, says
the Pail Mall Gazette. He claimed
that as woman could array herself in
sympathetic colors and flowing folds,
the time had arrived when man should
be placed on equality with her, instead
of the having to array himself in black
for dinner, the theater, funerals and
weddings. He believed and hoped that
his pageants would do something to
sweep away the prejudice for black,
for it was horrid custom on the part
of civilization.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21

pizened. You see, everybody that ate
any meat last night was took sick
with gripin cramps, yep; but Willis
ton he was worse'n all, he bein' a
hearty eater. He was stayin' in
town over night on this preliminary
business, and Dick Gordon he was
took, too, but not so bad, bein' what
you might call a light eater. The boss
and me We drove home after all,
though we'd expected to stay for sup
per. The pesky coyotes got fooled
that time. Yep, ma'am, no doubt about
it in the world. Friends O. Jesse's
that we amt able to lay hands on yit
pizened that there meat. Yep, no
doubt about it. Dick was in an awful
sweat about you. Was bound he was
a comm after you hisself, sick as he
was, when we found Mary was off the
count. So then the boss was a comm
and they fit and squabbled for an hour
who could be best spared, when l.
comm in, settled 1t in a jiffy by
offerin' my services, which was gladly
accepted. When there's pizenin' goin
on, why, the boss's place is hum. And
nothin' would do but the boss's own
particular outfit. He never does things
by halves, the boss don't. So hikes
home after it and then hikes here"
Il am very grateful to him, am
sure" murmured Louise, smiling.
And Jim, daring to look upon heI
smiling face, clear eyes and soft haii
under the jaunty French sailor hat
found himself wondering why there
was no woman at the Three Bars
With the swift, half-intuitive thought
the serpent entered Eden.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
Hvpnotlc sunstroke.

A. German physician who had a pa
tent who could not AFFORD to go to a
warm climate, thought he would &C
complish the same result by means Of
hypnotism. The doctor chalked a pic.
ture of the sun on the ceiling. and by
suggestion induced the patient to be-
lieve it really was the sun and that
It would cure him. But the patient
soon died. When the doctors friends
guyed him about the novel treatment
be Indignantly explained that the pa
tent was getting along nicely and
would have got well had he not unex-
pectedly died Of sunstroke.
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correot Interpretation Essential.

Many of the most beautiful pieces OF
poetry in literature would seem unin.
teresting and fiat If read by a bad
reciter. In the same way, a good re-
otter will make attractive a poem
whose beauties are not so apparent.
A fine painter'will light up each little
beauty in his pictures until the small
est detail is attractive and strikes the
eye. 1t is only the mediocrity whose
work is characterized by sameness
and lack of interest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
Out of the Usual.

Guess where I've BEEN said a
man at the MONDAY lunch counter.
1T is a city where in at least two
churches they have little cuspidors
which match the decorations of the
church in the corners of the pews.
In the vestibule of one of the largo
churches hangs a sign to this effect;
No Splitting Allowed Inside tho
Church, Throw Away Your Tobacco
as You Enter the Vestibule.' This
a fact. Ican prove it,"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
CHAPTER v.-continued.

"What'll you have?" he asked, hos
pitably the familiar air of the Bon
Ami bringing him back to his accus-
toned self-confident swagger.
might l have some tea and toast,
please?" said Louise, sinking into a
chair at the nearest table, with two
startling yet amusing thoughts ram
pant in her brain. One was, that she
wished Aunt Helen could have seen
her swinging along in the wake of this
typical bold and licentious" man,
and calmly and comfortably sitting
down to a coy little supper for two
at a public eating house; the other
startling thought was to the effect
that the invitation was redolent with
suggestiveness, and she wondered If
she was not expected to say, "a whis-
key for me, please
"Guess you kim" answered Jim,
wonder in his voice at the exceeding
barrenness of the order. Mrs. Hig-
gins, hello there, Mrs. Higgins! say,
there, bring on some tea and toast
for the lady!"
where is the Three Bars?" asked
Louise, her thoughts straying to the
terrors of 15-mile drive through a
strange and uncanny country with a
stranger and yet more uncanny man.
She had accepted him without ques-
ton. He was part and parcel with the
strangeness of her new position. But
the sudienness of the transition from
idle conjecture to startling reality had
raised her proud head and she looked
this new development squarely in the
face without outward hint Of inward
perturbation.
Say, where was you raised?" asked
Jim, with tolerant scorn, between
huge mouthfuls of boiled pork and
cabbage, interspersed with baked pc
tatoes, hot rolls and soggy dumplings
shoveled in with knife, fork or spoon
He occasionally anticipated dessert
by making a sudden sortie into the
quarter of an immense custard pie
Fastening the end by means of noisy
draughts of steaming coffee. Truly
the Three Bars connection had the fat
of the land at the Bon Ami.
"Why, it's the Three Bars that's
bringin' you here. Didn't you know
that? There's nary a man in the
hull country with backbone enough t
keep off all-fours 'ceptin' Paul Lang
ford. I'm. You just try once to wall
over the boss, will you? Lord! Wha
a grease spot you'd make!"
'Mr. Gordon isn't being walked
over. is he?" asked Louise, finished
with her tea and toast and impatien
to be off.
ooh. Gordon? Pretty decent sort @
chap. Right idees. Don't know
much about handlin' boss thieves ant
SIGH. Amt smooth enough. Actet
kind O. like a chicken with its hea'
cut of till the boss got into the round
up"
"Ohl" said Louise, whose conceI
t,on of the young counsel for the stat
did not tally with this delineation.
"Yep. Miss, this here's the boss
doin's. Yep. Lordl What'll tina
gang look like when we are through
with 'em. Spendin' the rest O. thei
DAYS down there in Sioux Falls, med
tatin' on the ACCESSIBILITY O. waikiki
clear o. the toes O. the Three Bars il
tbe future and cussin' their stipend
aed stupidity in fooiin' even once wit
the Three 'BarsS Yep. sir-yep' na'an
mean-Jesse Black and his gan
have acted Just like pesky, little plum
fool moskeeters, and we're goin'
Sian 'em. The cheek Of 'em, lighur
on the Three Barsi Lord"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21

To Practice Law in Manila. - The
supreme court has grantd to Leo r.
Gibbons of Kingman the necessary
papers to permit him to practice law
in the United States or within any OF
its, possessions. II is Mr. Gibbons
plan to go to Manila and practice law.
He has secured an appointment as
assistant in the legal department oil
the Philippine Islands. Gibbons TOOK
the necessary examination several
months ago but did not wait for his
crtihcate then. He first secured q
fob. then came back after his ceruh'
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cate. He will leave cor the Philip
pines in a few days.

Union Pacific Completes Joo. -
The installation of the new electric
motor for the operation Of the pres
sure pump in the Union Pacific yards
which was recently completed repre-
sents the last job OF work on the new
roundhouse and yards undertaken by
the Union Pacific in Salina, repre-
senting an expenditure Of nearly
$3.50. 900. This covers period Of
three years.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-05
TOM WATSON MELoN-72-tb.


The very best and most attractive melon ever
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In color, and its eating quality has no supe-
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ripening, and Is one of the best shipping mel
ons grown; it will make more money for those
who plant 1t than any other
! planted few acres of very thin land last
season to supply my home trade, and to Sc
cure more seed for the growing demand, and
to my surprise not only made all the melons
for this purpose but sold five car loads that
brought me $3.50.
Read what Mr. P. B. Sharp, of Oklahoma
says OF them: 81 received the package of
seed In due time, and planted them rather late
In season, and hardly cultivated them at all
but they grew very fine crop of melons, the
finest that ever saw in the Simerion Valley
this season, will plant no ether next season
&s l consider this all that is desired In
watermelon"
have few seed from this wonderful melon
to offer to the growers at $1.35 per pound, five
pounds for $s.6o. express prepaid. Address
w. A. WATSON, Thomson, Ga