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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23

l ever saw, because he thought one
of those 16-inch shells had gone off
in his hat, and everybody said:
Served him right" and then he
laughed, the first time since the re-
view started, and he wanted the skin
of my toy balloon as a souvenir of
the first gun fired in the war with
Japan.
From that day, when ] had exam
ined critically our fleet and seen it
salute, and monkey around the presi-
dent, l felt so patriotic that l wanted
to fight for my country, and l could
hardly wait two days for Mr. Evans
to send his launch ashore after me,
and l didn't care if the whole thing
was iron, that couldn't float under
natural conditions and if Bob Evans
should put oarlocks on bar or rail
road iron, and put me on it, with or
ders to go sink Japanese sampan
or whatever they call their war ships,
I would step aboard that bar of rail-
road iron with a light heart, wave
my hat and tell them all to go plumb.
So we went ashore, and that even
ing there was ball at the hotel, and
all the officers of the navy were there.
and the army, and millions Of ladies
with clothes on the lower half of them,
and talcum powder and black court
plaster on the upper half, and the
way they danced and waltzed and fiirt-
ed and ct Holsters would make you
dizzy, and when Bob Evans walked
limping by me, with a 200-pound lady
on one arm, and a 90-pound girl on the
rheumatic side of him, / was so full
of patriotic fire | couldn't help saying:
Hello, Bob, l will be on deck all
right" and he looked at me with an
expression on his face that looked
as though he had drawn a lobster that
had been dead too long, and he
marched along with his female pro
cession, and the orchestra struck up
a goodnight waltz, and everybody
waltzed, and took some drinks, and
went home to wait the sailing of the
feet the next day, and l went to bed
with an order to be called at sunrise,
so l could be On the porch with my
ticket in my hand, ready to jump into
the launch when she whistled and sail
away "for a frolic or a fight" and
didn't care which.
Copyright, 1908, by W. G. Chapman)
Copyright in Great Brittany
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23
SHANTUNG LACE-MAKERS.
Work of Chinese Girls Superintendent
by Missionaries.

Transmitting samples of silk and
thread lace, pongee silks and an Illus
trated catalogue of laces, silks and
drawn-work from the agents of the
Chefoo Industrial Mission, ViceCon
sui Ernest Vollmer of Tsingtau, re-
ports thereon as follows:
With a view of furnishing home
work to a large number of native con,
verts. missionaries in Shantung years
ago taught converts lace-making. The
industry is carried on more or less
throughout the silk districts of Shan
tung, the center probably being in the
Chefoo district. Under careful foreign
supervision these products have gained
a very high standard of quality, and
are comparatively cheap. A large va
riety of laces, collarettes, ties, man.
tillas, doilies and drawn-work are pre-
pared, mainly by Chinese girls, and
sold through the mission stations.
Aside from the handmade products
enumerated, thread laces are also
made, and a trade carried on in plain.
patterned and dyed pongees in pieces
Retail sales are made to all parts OF
the world. An export duty of five per
cent. ad valorem is collected on all
goods leaving China.
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ENLLS7ZNG IN THE MA Wy

me back and forth through that 40
foot gun to swab it out, and when
| came out alive they laughed and
feet and let me off a plank over the
| Side to practice on burial at sea, but
yelled for help and cross looking
man came along and pardoned me, and
told the fellows to take me to his
cabin and wash the powder off my
face, and hold me until he could have
talk with me. When they had
secured me with piece of brick and
some yellow laundry soap, the man
came into the cabin, and the boys
who had hazed me said he was Admir-
al Evans, and remembered him cause
once when he was in the light house
service he entertained pa and me on
his light house tender, and held me on
his lap at the New Orleans Mardi
Gras, and l said: Hello, Mr.. Evans,
don't you remember little Hennery +?
l am Peck's Bad Boy" and he remem-
bered me, and said: 'What'nell you
doing here?" and l told him l knew
what he was up against, going around
the horn, and to San Francisco and
Japan and the Philippines, and that l
wanted to go along on his ship as a
mascot, or a waiter or anything, and
he said he didn't know, but | would
be good mascot, as last trip they
had a goat and a monkey for mas
f, 1nI hi inn nf
and if he was going to make a trip
to hades, or any climate hotter than
the straits of Magellan, he thought l
would be all right,
He asked me what could do and
l told him there was nothing that l
couldn't do if properly encouraged,
anything, from flying a flag of truce
from the fighting top, to riding up in
the ammunition elevator with 500
pounds of dynamite, to acting as the
propeller to Whitehead torpedo.
We talked it over for an hour and
he asked about Pa, and then he said
he would think it over, and he gave
me a ticket with q number on, and
lOlu Liz " DO III LILO POiN
of the Hotel Chamberlain at nine
o'clock the second morning after, and
If steam launch from the Connect
cut landed there and gave two whis-
ties, for me to get on board with my
baggage, and report to him before the
fleet sailed.
Well, say, this was quick work, and
called launch and visited the other
vessels, promising to be Johnny on the
spot at the appointed hour.
1t was a great sight to see the re-
view when the president came along
on the yacht Mayflower and I forgot
all about the battleships being Of
iron liable to sink If the wind got
out Of the tanks, and was never so
proud in my life as l was when saw
the jacks climb up on the rigging and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23

When our balloon that sailed from
st. Louis came down in Delaware, and
/ had bid good-by to the two men
whom / sailed with, and they had paid
me good money for my services and
keeping them awake, thought of that
fleet we had passed over at Fortress
Monroe, the beautiful white battle
ships, and | was afraid / could not get
there before it sailed, and secure my
berth, as l had made up my mind to
go with it around the horn, and help
fight Japan or mosquitoes, or any old
thing that came in the way, so l
took the first train to Fortress Mon
roe, and found that the whole popula-
ton of several nearby states were go
ing too, as the president was going
to review the fleet before it sailed
The next day was at the hotel at
Old Point and with hundreds of other
people took launch and went out
among the battleships Everybody
was welcome to go aboard the ships,
and we visited several of them and
were shown all over the vessels by
the uniformed packs.
Gee, but battleship is like a sky
scraper on water, and you can go from
the roof clear down half a mile below
the water line, and it is like a combi
nation of an engine mandatory, a
boiler plant, a coal yard, wholesale
grocery, a packing house, black
oh ~ CTR hn.
tel, powder MILL suburban trolley
line, and a bargain sale of blankets, a
state fair and a military encampment,
and a parade ground, county Jail
and an apartment house, with rooms
to let on the European plan and all
Of it in an iron coffin, liable to go to
the bottom any minute, if the air
tanks are punctured.
Gee, but l was almost afraid to be
down cellar in a battleship without
any life preserver, and when l went
up on deck where l could jump over
board If she began to sink, there,
away on top of the whole old cook
stove, were guns so big that 1t seemed
II one got to moving around on deck
It would tip the ship over. 1t seemed
to me like boring a hole in fiat iron
and crawling in, and being put in
bath tub, or like rigging up coal
stove with paddles and outriggers, and
padding out in marsh duck shoot
ing.
The first hour l was investigating
nj If hot
was scared silly for fear she would
get ready to sink. and as l looked at
the iron everywhere, which had been
taught in school would sink SO quick
It would make your head swim, won
dered what my nation could be think
ing Of to build ships Of iron and de-
pend on wind to keep them on top of
the water, and thought 1t would be
just as safe to cover an iron railroad
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23

on our launch except two japanese
were crying, and then the presidents
yacht took position, and all the bat
tleships swung into line and
marched past, and the bands played
and we all just bellered for patriotic
joy, and | was so mad to see those
Japanese standing there like bottles
of castor oil, not even smiling, that
blew up a toy balloon which / have
been playing air ship with, and
whacked it on the head of the meanest
looking Jap, and when it exploded
he was the scaredest looking person
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23


Forty Cows Under CIoud.-The gov
eminent has been making inspection
of the cattle at Haskell institute at
Lawrence and has made some alarm
ing discoveries. There are ia cattle
in the heard, seventy of which are
COWS. The young stock does not
seem to be affected. OF the seventy
COWS examined twenty-five showed
reaction" in the tests, proving tuber-
culosis. Twenty We're suspects" and
are probably the worst of all. TWEEN
ty-five seemed to be free from the
disease. The tests were made by DR..
Barker of Kansas City, chief re the
bureau of animal industries of that
city, and Drs. Niles and Dickinson, al
so of Kansas City. Their reports will
be sent to Washington for examina-
ton, and nothing further will be don't
until orders have been received from
headquarters. These cattle have been
gathered from here, there and every
where. and are of all kinds and breeds,
but all good stock. The most valuable
COWS are those that Superintendent
Peairs brought from the East. They
are Guernseys, and are the most deep
ly infected of any of the heard. 1t
is probable that all of the infected
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Put Trains Back on.-Two addi-
tional passenger trains will be put on
by the Santa Fe November 8. This
announcement was made from the
Santa Fe general offices. The nav
trains will be 113 and ia and will
run from Kansas City to Wellington
and return. The fact that these trains
are to be put on indicates that pas
senger business is picking up on the
Santa Fe and that passenger business
is paying under the 2-cent fare. 1t
was predicted when the 2-cent fare
was placed in operation that it was
only a matter Of time until local
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23
Girls and Girls.

Some girls are very hard to please
and the rest aren't worth the trouble
Nashville American.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23
infant Mortality in New York.

Nearly one-third OF all the children
born in New York city die before they
become three years old.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23

Fined For Violating Law.-The
cases of the government against four
railroad companies charged with vio-
lating the federal Neutrality-suspicious.
stock law was called in the United
States district court at Leavenworth
and attorneys for the railroads enter
ed pleas of guilty. The Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe was fined 500 on
four counts; the Rock Island, $3.50
on fifty-nine counts; the Missouri
Pacific, $500 on four counts, and the
Frisco, $1,000 on eleven counts. The
fines imposed by Judge Pollock range
from 500 to $3.50 on each count.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23

Girl Burned to Death.-While play
ing around a bonfire in front of her
home in Junction City. the clothes OF
Hazel Young. aged five years. caught
fire and the little girl was so terribly
burned that she died.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23

cattle will be ordered killed by the
government inspector.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23

Population of Kansas.-Kansas has
a total population of 1,611, AGO, a net
gain of 76,3O4 over the figures of two
years before or a percentage gain of
497. Kansas has 1913 cities and towns
with 1000 inhabitants or more, as
against 120 in that class one year be-
fore. Kansas City shows the largest
increase with 1929; Wichita, ABB;
Topeka. 4,245; Parsons, 1888; Coffey-
vile, 3,271, and Independence, 2,29S.
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trains would be pulled off to some
extend on all roads. Instead of that
travel has been increased to such
an extent that it is necessary to put
on additional trains. These trains were
taken off last February when it ap-
peared that a 2-cent fare would cut
into the passenger receipts seriously.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-23

1. We all need forgiveness, for sin
keeps us from nearness to God; we
cannot look him in the face.
2. Forgiveness takes away the bar
rier between us and God. 1t is a
restoration TO Gods family.
3. Forgiveness includes the wash
ing away of sin and the love of sin.
1t will be remembered no more.
4. Forgiveness, whether by God or
man, does not remove all the conse-
quences of sin. at least Immediately;
but 1t does remove the punishment Of
sin in time; it does Immediately take
away its bitterest sting
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Reorganization Of Gun Club.

On Wednesday evening January 18th,
the members of the Medicine Lodge
Gun Club will meet in the office of
Seward l. Field for the purpose of re-
organization. The members of the Club
are much interested in the attempt to
stock this county with the Hungarian
partridge and other game birds, as well
as to protect those already here during
the closed season, and at this meeting
these questions will be discussed at
length Alfpersons who are interested
along this line and who would like to
present their names for membership in
the club are cordially invited to be pre-
sent. 1t will be an interesting meeting
to all lovers of dog and gun whether
they join the Club or not. All old
members of course are expected to be-
present
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Ibis is poorer shooting than the boys
usually do. J. c. Gano. who made the
best record in the second, tried his new
20 gauge gun in the first but failed to do
good work with it, principally because
the loads were too light for trap shoot
ing.
A large crowd Of young ladies and
men were out to the shoot and it was
quite interesting.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
The Royal Male Ouartette Jan. Is.

Lewis Thompson and wife of Tope.
ka. Kansas. came In Monday night and
viii spend this week visiting fiends IN
this community. MIR. Thompson former
ly lived in the Mrabile neighborhood
and will be remembered by many Of oul
readers. Mrs. VIM. Lightburn re-
tuned home last week after several weeks
visit with relahvesat Medicine Lodge
Capron Hustler.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Teachers Association Meeting

The Barber county Teachers Assn
citation will be held in the High School
building at Medicine Lodge, Jan. Is.
Morning session beginning at 1890, after
noon session at 200. Prof. Schwegler
OF the State University will be present
and address the teachers on matters
connecting the common schools with the
High schools and these to the University,
We expect good attendance and invite
all interested in education to attend.
Following is the program:
Sabine's Common Sense Didactics-
Chapters XI, XII, XIII, XIV.
Chap. XI, XII. 5000. Frank Williams
Chap. XIII, XIV ...:.. Frank Gordon
MUSIC
Paper-Relations of the County High
School to the District School''-Miss
Bell.
Discussion-Miss Powers, D. w, Major.
Miss Faucet.
MUSIC. ...G. W. Fields
Paper-'Music in the Grades"-Miss
Covert.
Discussion-G. W. Fields, Miss Thomas.
Mrs. Wells.
Current Events.
Roll Call
Paper-"My First Day in School''-Miss
Webb.
General Discussion by Young Teachers.
Miscellaneous Business.
Adjournment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Are the Editors also Among the Poets!

There is no knowing what we may
attain to if sufficiently tried, as illustrated
by the late arrival Of odd Santa" men
toned in last Index. But, Mr.. Editor,
don't imagine that you are the only suf-
ferer, for our mail from Medicine Lodge
is day later than formerly, and now we
are glad to get the Index by Saturday
night. 1t reminds me Of the pioneer
days in Michigan when the only railroad
we had from Pontiac to Detroit was
constructed by the telling of tall trees
along its line, the hewing Of two sides,
putting them end to end and mailing strap
iron upon them. The engine and cars
were constructed along the same lines
Of economy. Now after this magni6-
cent line had been used for some time,
an old lady Of Detroit, wishing to visit
Pontiac but fearing an accident, hesitat-
ingly called upon the owner of the road,
MIR. Salt Williams, so called because Of
his owning and operating salt plant (by
the way. believe he was a relative of
Alfalfa Williams Of your place. he try
ing to assure her it would be all right,
said there had never been but one acct
dent since the road was built. She
trembEngly asked for particulars. An
swering her as soon as he could Qor he
was great stutterer) said: why it
was this way: A young couple got
married and went to Pontiac on their
wedding tour and d-d-d-died of old age
before they got back" Suffice it to say
the woman came but on foot for want Of
time-Hke Judge Lester. want to VS.
it your town again but will wait until
walking is goodwin. L. Coryell. Pom
tiac, Michigan.
'Mezzo." the new beverage. Try a
glass. At Luallen's.
]. Harry Gay will visit Medicine
Lodge IN a very short time.
Fine Light Brahma Cockerels for sale.
The Mills girls, Eagle P. O.
The Pythian Sisters will install officers
tomorrow { Thursday night Let there
be good attendance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
First Trap Shoot

The Medicine Lodge Gun Club op-
ened the new year properly with a trap
shoot last Wednesday. There were two
rounds, each man shooting Is times in
each round or so shots to the man, and
the score was as follows:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

, ONille Marquand returned from Long
mont, Colorado. on Friday. He had
intended to remain there all winter but
work became so scarce and the coa of
living so high that he concluded he could
do better here. He says people here
have had no hard times compared to
what they are in the labor districts Of
Colorado. Thousands Of laborers have
been thrown out Of employment and
.deshtudon is prevalent. Orville's broth
CT, Joe, is still at Longmont.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Mrs. ]. E. Thomas and children re-
turned from their holiday visit with Mrs.
Thomas parents at Grenola last We'd
nesday morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Dean Platts Of Southwestern college
will occupy the pulpit at the Methods,
church the second Sunday in January.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Orlie Ross Of Denver, arrived the FIRST
Of last week to visit with his parents, c.
NJ. Ross and wife. Orlie has increased
in avordupois very perceptibly since his
last visit.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Fred r. Ellis of Lawton arrived last
Thursday to attend the funeral of his
grandmother, Mrs. c. P. Cartan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Every citizen Of Medicine Lodge who
feels interested in the Lincoln Library is
requested to attend the meeting on Sat
urday whether member or not. Busi-
ness Of special Importance is to be trans
acted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Annual Meeting of N E. S. S. Board

The annual meeting of the M. E.
Sunday School board was held Jan. 3,
1908, and the following officers and
teachers were elected for the year:
Superintendent. ]. E. Thomas.
Assistant Superintendent, Mrs. ]. P.
Gibson.
Organist, May Morris.
Assistant Organist, Alma Palmer.
Librarians, Everett Shell and Clifford
Schmidt.
Chorister, C, D. Rackley.
Secretary and Treas, Edwin Adams.
Supt. Primary Dept, Mrs. D. E.
Palmer.
Supt. Home Dept, Mrs. Laura Shell.
TEACHERS.
Class No. Mrs. Laura Shell; 2.
Ella Simpson; 3, Ethel McNabb; 4,
Maude Stone; 5, To supply; E, Annie
Bell; 7. Ruth Good; 8, Mrs. C. N.
Marshall; 9, Ella Guthrie; 10, Minnie
Cant; +, Mrs. ]. P. Gibson; II, Mrs.
M. E. Cook; l3, young men) W. H.
Moore; IA, bible class VIM. Palmer.
Present enrolment, l47; Average last
quarter, lO2.
Mrs. w. E. Stout and daughter went
to Harper the latter part of last week to
visit with Case Stout and family.
Regular meeting of Modem Wood
men tonight. Election of officers and
other business. A quorum is necessary.
A. A. Marched, Of Safordville, who
has been mixing with Barber county
friends the past week, took orders for ov-
er 800 bushels Of alfalfa seed at $3.50
per bushel on Friday and Saturday. He
has only very little left. You can't
tell A. A. that advertising doesn't pay.
Sheriff McCracken arrested a runa-
way boy, George Meixner, Of Carmen,
Ok. on Friday. On Monday the boys
father came up and took him home on
tuesday. On Monday morning the boy
took notion to leave the sheria's custo-
dy and walked to Sharon. He was To-
Gated and brought back. He is thirteen
years Of age and gives no reason for
leaving home.
Report Of Lockard school, Dist. 80,
for month ending Jan. 3, 1908: Boys
enrolled 4, girls 4. Days taught, 20.
Attendance. males 20; females II. Av-
erage attendance, males 3.5; females 3.8.
Those neither tardy nor absent: Ber-
tina and Harley Wilson. Those not alb
sent: Leonard. Lena and Baier, Clyde
Reeves. Those averaging go per cent
or more, Lena, Anna, Leonard and Eva
Baier. Bertha and Harley Wilson, Clark
ID n I'll
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

E. C. Williams and wife visited in
Coldwater last week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Troy Stockstill is back at his old place
with the Chase Hardware Company,
he and his wife having moved here from
Wichita. Troy is a handy man both in
hardware store and around telephone
system.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

T. L. Lindley shipped the load of
horses he purchased in Hodgeman coun-
ty recently, to Sheldon, Mo-, last week.
Cy Cusey went in charge Of the ship
ment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

For Rent-The Sharon Globe Hotel
and three good corn farms. Inquire Of ].
D. Fair, Sharon. Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Miss Netie Mccain departed for
Washington. Pa. last Thursday, where
she will visit two or three months with
her sister, Mrs. Marshall.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

w. M. Stapleton and wife who have
been here during the fall and winter
conducting clothes cleaning business,
departed last Thursday for Pittsburg,
Kansas. They sold their business to
Mrs. Morris who is continuing the work
at the same place.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

A second shoot was INDUCED a few
days later. The score shows an improve
ment, except in few instances, and is
as follows:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Harry H. Mills Of Howard, Kansas,
and Slvie H. Wells, Of Goats, were
married by Probate Judge Garrison last
Thursday afternoon, January End. The
bride is daughter Of Sam Wells and
wife, formerly Of this city. The groom
is stranger here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Forsyth's mill is the night place to get
your feed. Corn chop. kafir chop. bran,
shorts and chicken feed always on hand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Remember the Library Association
meeting January Ith.