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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
CHAPTER discontinued.

The dimple showed in the young
mans cheek 81 admit" he replied,
that didn't take advantage as
should of my university opportunities.
Probably that is why | have to earn a
strenuous livelihood boosting the Only
Peerless Fireless Stove. By the way,
have you ever seen the Fireless in
action? Just the thing for the army!
Fills a long-felt want. / should be
very pleased to demonstrate. We have
a stove here"
The colonel grinned responsibility.
''You do it very well" said he. cant
YOU let me into the game?"
There was the slightest waver in
the promoters glance, although he
smiled brilliantly as he answered: "In
take it into consideration, but-will
Won excuse me? | want to speak to
Mr.. Mercer about the stove"
The moment he had removed his
affable young presence Blrdsall APP
preached his employer. 1t had been
difficult quarter of an hour with the
detective. Vague instinct warned him
not to touch the subject of Miss
Smith; he felt in no way assured
about anything else. The result had
been that he had fidgeted in silence.
But the accumulated flood could no
longer be held.
1--WE found out one thing" exploded
Birdsan, putting in the haste of his ut
&c
ises'
Think so?" was all the colpnels
answer.
I'm sure of it. Say, I overheard
Mercer talking down a speaking-tube."
What did he say?"
Talked French, damn him! But
say, what's gorge?"
Throat"
whats cupillo gorge?"
Sure he wasn't talking of a car
riage. or did he say je lie couperai la
gorge?"
Maybe. / wouldn't swear to it. l
don't parlez francais a little bit
Did you hear any other noises?
Where were they?'
Birdsall thought he had heard other
noises. and that they were down cellar.
and. anyhow, colonel, I'm dead-to-
rights sure those guys are giving us
hot stuff to get us out of the house.
I'm for getting our men in now ana
rushing the house. It's me for the
cellar"
While the colonel was rolling Bird
sails information around in his mind.
he heard the echo of steps on the nag
cling which preceded Mercer and the
other man.
There was that in the bearing and
the look of them that made the watch
er. used to the signs of decision on
mems faces. instantly sure that their
whole course of plans and action was
changed.
Mercer spoke first and in low tone
TO the colonel.
81 have no right" said he, ito ask
so much trust from you, but Will you
trust me enough to step aside with
This Young man and me for a mo-
ment only-out of earshot? l give
YOU my word of honor mean no
slightest harm to you. | want to be
frank. / will go alone if you desire"
The colonel eyed him intently for
the briefest space. "Ill trust you.
eaid he. Then: Il think you have the
kew to this queer mix-up. At your
service. And let your friend come,
too. He is an ingenious sort, and he
amuses me.
Birdsall looked distinctly sullen over
the request to wait intimating quite
frankly that his employer was walking
INTO a trap. Il won't stand here more
than Is minutes" he grumbled. I've
given those fellows POGO tiente long
eroueh.~ But the colonel insisted on
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

Truth crushed to earth will rissi
again" says the Philosopher of Folly.
but It seems a pity that she has to :
spend her whole time in a continuous,
performance Of resurrections."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
Majority Of Tourists To
Cuba From United States


The 10000 tourists have left 100000
IN Cuba. and during the irst two weeks
OF March there was probably an ex'
pendilnre Of g pf0portionsfe amount,
mailing p total Of s150000. This is
very murh Tess than the usual eati.
mate OF the money expended. but as
there Is likely to De ssoss eKaggefA'
lion III such matters. II " probably
not Isich Of en- underestimate. Il 81
az all.
Souvenir Exoenditurea.
The purchase Of cigars. gsnafy
island mud Spanish lace and linen
photographs and vafluus souvenirs
eonalliute the ordinary method 81
sppnding money outside 0f that paid
to the hotels. which a%cc0unts for 0
large percentages of the Total
Tho policy Of Tho customs division
cf the treasury department Of tho
rniled Atates. ~ Expressed by the
customs examination HI Havana has
been grtsty appreciated hg these
tnnFIsla, and has resulted + sopd IN
avery way.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20

The tourist season TO Cuba, which
was q very satisfactory one 10 every
way, has closed. The regular tourist
season to the Great Lakes resortf and
the mountain resorts of the West viii
soon begin.
The detail og United States oust0ma
inspectors At Havana TO examine the
baggage Of passengers proceeding 70
Florida ports has given the hrst aatls-
factory basis for estimate OF the vol
ume Of the winter touris. invasion Of
Cuba.
10000 Touriste.
4. s. C0usuIOoneral James l. ls0dEt
efs, Havana. says the reports show
that there have been owe 1000 exam
nations III baggage since January 1
and OF that number II Is safe TO as'
sumo that at least 5000 dealt With the
effects Of transient Americans. add
ing to the tourists coming and depart
Ing by tho way OF Florida, the mum.
Der Of GEO weekly from NeM York hud
New OrlesnH and Il can Be eallmnted
that CUBA derived benefit from i0,t0u
visitors during the past winter season
10 March l.
Touriats Spend s7so.o00
Just what this means financially e
Cuba, ana especially 10 Havans Il Is
impossible Of rouraa to state, bat cur
rent opinion II u the effect thai lhs
average tourist snondh about IS be.
diem and That the average soieern 4
about four DAYS. Il such + anYAhefe
near The inct. shen Il can De seea l1sl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
PRICES TAKE
TUMBLE IN CHICAGO



Chicago, No.. Aprfll 20-Mhcat nric-
a. on NE board o. trade broke ircm
d IL to 2 3.Sc owing 20 general SELL
ine based 30 some. extent on uneS
peetodiy liberal exports OF wheat
last week from Russia. Tho market
closed at almost the bottom at mel
losses Of 1.2 70 2 i-sc,
The corn market was exceptionally
strong at times and both the May and
July deliveries advanced 10 new high
records tor the season, ri li being
the ton point reached for May
Bulllsh enthusiasm IN the wheat
market was on the aane and on sey'
erai occasions Il required combined
support by bull leaders to check the
declining tendency Of prices brought
about By q general selling .Aovement
The market opened weak at declines
Of 5.Sc 10 / f-S Ell / lac following d
brake Of 5-8 toll is pence at Liver
pool, but recovered part Of The loss
early. owing 70 good demand b. com.
mission houses. After fallylng 70
within Use 81 Saturdays sl0ae for
July, the market broke sharply again
on renewed selling pressure. July de-.
clinlng from Sf16 IN 10 Stl6. The
close was weak with July al el.l6 ii
ut 3.So. May closed at Sl.g7 and Sep
TENDER ST sI.Q7,
May eorn advanced 70 II i.4c aud
she Julg TO 69c which N the highest
price recorded 80 far this season for
those options. The market closeu
firm al net gains 0f is at IA 70 $50
with May al 70 ii at IS.
The oats market displayed c0nsid.
cradle strength carly IN the day but
eased off IN sympathy win wheat
and closed about steady prices q shad
lower to IA At $50 higher compared
with Saturdays cloae.
Provisions we're arm at the open.
Ing but closed barely steady with
prices unchanged to 2 III cents low
q.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
PROCLAMATION FOR
COUNTY SEAT ELECTION

Upon call FOR ah election IN liar
man county. as 4 result Of extended
hearing before The governor upon
thc petition % more than three
fourlhs oi an OF tho voters OF The
vest part Of Greer county for the
creation Of e new county, the gov
ernor Monday, finding lhe petition 70
b. regular III All respects, issued q
proclamation calling Ter ihe election.
The petitioners had arst thought Of
naming the new county HONS, belng
the same name as the principal town
III that locality but when the COVER.
nor called their attention 10 the fact
thai original Greer county had been
added to Oklahoma largely through
the efforts Of the present Democratic
governor OF Ohio. who et that time
was attorney general Of the United
States in President Cleveland's cab
lnet. and worthy o. the compliment.
the entire delegation promptly ae-
eeptea the suggestion aud substituted
TIC name.
IN ease the new county Is voted,
which seems certain, former Attnr.
ney General Hafmon's name will be
given to one Of the richest counties
IN the new state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
BAKERS RAISE
THE PRICEiO BREAD

Effective tomorrow there VIII be
q material advance IN the price Of
bread under am agreement entered IN
TO By Tho bakers OF Guthrie, which
they insist Is mnde necessary because
OF The recent extraordinary prices Of
wheat
The following prices were agreed
upon. bread 70 scale "a ounces 10
wholesale al 4 cents and retail at 2
cents straight al other s cent goods
60 wholesale at I cents and retail Al
s cents straight, and all 8 cent goods
70 wholesale and retail az 10 cents
straight.
This agreement was entered into by
the following bakeries vienna bak-
cry. Rlchmond's baNergi Capital City
bakery. Home Bakery and Model bak.
cry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
TIE
Exceptional
Equipnsenf

Of the California rig Syrup GO. and tho
scientific attachments Of its chemists have
rendered possible the production o. Syrup
Of Fsss and Elixir Of SIENNA IN al Of lis
excellence, BY obtaining the pure medic
mnl principles Of plants known toaat most
baneheIally and combining them most
skilfuIIy, in the right proportions, with
III whoIesome and refreshing syrup q
California Figs.
Az there il only n genuine Syrup q
Figs and Elixir 81 SIENNA and as the gen
nine i manufactured BY m original
method known to The California zig Syfeo
Go only, Il i always necessary 70 buy lho
genuine to set rs beneficial effects
Al knowledge d The above facts enables
one i dsciinc hnltslions . "A vsugn them
il Upon viewing ne package he iuIl naut
q he California rig Syrup U. i rot ioand
printed on Ige front thereof.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
eAp pREAMs
Indicate Improper Diet, Usually du7
70 Golfer

Aa@
one Of the common symptoms Of
coffee poisoning Is the bad dreams
that spoil what should be restful
sleep. A man VINO found the reason
says
Formerly / was q slave to coneei !
was Ike a morphine iend. could moi
sleep al Might would roll and toss IN
my bed and when / did get TO sleep
was disturbed b. dreams and hob
eoblins. would wake up with head
aches and feel bad al day. 80 nere.
GUS / could MOI attend 10 business MY
writing looked Ike bird tracks had
Indigestion. heartburn and pafpltation
on the heart. constipation %lrregulaflty
Of the Kidneys etc.
Indeed I hegan 10 feel had All
the troubles thai human flesh could
suffer, but when q friend advised me
10 leave Off coffee ! falt as II he had
lnsuIted me. I could not bear The
idea. Ii had such 8 hold on ne and !
refused ID believe It the cause.
finally consented 10 try Postum
and 9lth the going Of coffee and the
coming Of Postum I'll my troubles
hive gone and health has returned.
~ can aud sleep we'll nov, nerves
stoadied down and ! write a fair hand
Cos sou can scel. can attend 70 bust
nosa again and rejoice that ! am free
from the monster Codeef
Ten dsls trial Of Postum In place
81 coffee Will bring sound. r~astinl. re-.
fresalng sleep. There's a Reason
Look IN pkga for The famous little
book THE Road to WellsIlIe.
Over vsS the above letter. a new.
ore appaera grow slme 10 siuo. Theg
ere genuine. traa and frli 81 aualaa
lntersat,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
CENTRAL NORMAL SCHOOL

Sneclul a cite Daily Leader
ALA Okla, april 20. The East Cen.
iral Normal School recently esinip
lishad at Ada, win open il FIRST SUM
meT school III June and continue fer
eleat weeks TIE neighborlng eonnt
flies are giving 40 the summer lusa.
tutes To Join ihcIr forfes With the
better facilities OF the normal sesooi
Ada's fine location aB to railroad
facilities elevation nl tlOa feel. good
water, hlgh moral tone or her eltlzcn.
ship afe expected 0 give d large an.
rajment AZ onee. The fan session viii
be expected 10 open with Al least 400
studenia
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20

Mr.. and Mrs. John Noble, sr., are
itill living In Wichita. They went
there so soon after the son was born,
IN the neighbornood OF forty years
ago. that the breezes which blew up
from the territory rocked his cradle.
Also these breczes tanned his hair
and his face with the IAN that won {
come t4f
When he meets Kansans n Paris,
nowadays. Noble, the painter. inquiries
after the health Of David d. Leahy.
nov private secretary to Victor Muf.
dock, the representative IN Congress
from the Eighth Kansas district. nen.
mis- Flynn, then Of Harper. for severll
years delegate In Congress- from OK
.lahnina and now q railroad attorney IN
Oklahoma CITY Prank Ffantz. who
became q Rough Rider and was the
last COVERT or OK the terrltoryi Otto
Bekemeyer once 2 Wichita boomer
but fog many years q newspaper maa
In Guthrie. and several others. one
IT bis cronies WAS the lato Temple
Houston General Sans son. whoae
hat and hair and bronged complex
lon we're much Ike his own
Noble drew things before be WA
veil Ia bic teens, as q serapb0ok
carefully preserved by his mother a.
tests. BY the time he was halt
srown he was the pride Of The Town.
Leading residents Of Wichita gave
his home product substantial en-
enlargement, The %agurdocks, the Stan.
'eys and the lseyys we're among those
who granted him aittings.' and por.
RATS 10 which bis name was attach.
I'd were hung IN the hallway or che
library Of many a Wichita house
Victor Murdook. IN particular. be-
lieved that Noble had talent beyond
he ordinary and that. with proper
tralnlng, he would become q really
great pairser. II was largely az d re-
suit OF his sdYiee that the young nr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
#~#@M###@
I When "W1ichcta Bill"
Struck Gay Paree +.
list anally LEI, Wichita earis.
topping on the way ln Clnclanati foF
4 few prcparetory scnaDna

list hnaliy lefs wichita, saris,
topping on the way lp Clncianatl foF
few preparatory Seasons.
And was a meHsofable dag oor'
Paris when Wichita Dill" arrived
The shock which his costume inspired.
has been elualed only twice and ex.
'eeded but once since. ~Frenchmeu
we're tempted 10 start another revo,
luton b day when they saw him
mount = horse aud ride gallantiy
through the door and up to tie bar og.
Boulevard Montparnasse ''hrasseF.
e. lie carried a 'six.shooler" and
discharged It's contents Of roek.salt
Dads against the lights, 10 Dodge City.
ashton But the climax IN The shock
inc has como, OF course. Ia the an
nouncement from strasshure.
Mobiles lrst home In paris was IN
he Montmaftc district, which shares
popularity with the Latin Quarter
among art students. Albert Boucher,
the sculptor. who ever then had
landed and had saved most Of the
money which his big sales had brought
him. rented a large building neal the
civilizations on the south side OF the
Seine and opened & as a roomine
louse g1r mudents and models. II
vas 10 be operated on 4 cooperative
BASIS aud the belief was that, IN time,
1 would become self-supnoriing Amaze
ngiy liberal terms were offered which
appealed with force to students who
we're ION their uppers.' and models
whose only Income for weeks had been
n o, U.e" presented them by we'll
intending but financially embarrassed
employers
Paris he's never seen another such
procession as that Of the four hundred
nen and women who marched across
he city from Montma-trp when The
lOme was opened. Coxey's army was
l~utclaased by many degrees, Almost
avery nationality was represented
sven q Chinaman being accepted on
.erms or fellowship with the others.
rhe confusion OF tongues gained fog
he house the name Tower Of Babel
Musicians and poets and philosophers
we're there. as we'll ag architects and
painters aud p0eers-mon who had
boon within hailing distance OF sue
sess but had slipped back, and who
now lived only on memories OF the
past, and others who had yet TO taste
4 triumph but were we'll fortified with
hope.
rho few men among those who
lived At the Tower who have since
reached Easy street. laugh now when
they recount their experiences, but
there ives much that was tragical Ia
the adventure. Many funerals wero.
held In the brief life OF the home.
Tuberculosis frequently WAS asslgneu
as the cause Of death, but The survive
ors shook tbe. Seads sadly and said
that a lack Of heeTstvak would have
been 4 more accurate diagnosis.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20

An ordinary Man, Obliged to choose
between two paths, saw approaching
on The one 4 Candid Friend and on the
obaev ! Bitter Enemy. Which did ne
tale9
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
Amalio pelsch
John Noble
Engaged

oHarN9ufg Paris
MQxch.N is0a
This annohecment ISSUED IN ac
%n0rlance with 0 German custom, hns
come as a shock 90 all the residents
IN the Bohemia OF Paris. 1t proclaims
he surrender Of q man who boasted
hat. in the entire French capital, hf
WAS the only one from west OF TIE
Missouri river who was ? true Bohem
an. Il Is the last word IN the stor,
OF sWichlta Bins Transformation.
The constant demand In the studio
md atelier districts Of Paris Is fof
harmony Of tone and color. When the
future bridegroom came here. ten
years ago. from southwestern Kan.
sas, vita a sombrero broader than the
biggest merry Widow ever made,
hair that reached TO his shoulders. a
vest OF rattlesnake skins and the
choicest collection OF early day from.
Tier yonaculRr ever imported 90
France, the name John Noble was
regarded as a distinctly dlscordani
note. with a tendency 10 mar the pic
,uresQueness Of The view. so he was
dubbed Wichita I'LL"
The entire Latin Quarter rejoiced
-ecently because Wichita Bilr' had
landed" as an artist. IN him Western
Kansas had produced a painter whose
work was causing a sensation among
,ther wlelders Of the brC2h and was
winning praise from professlonm
sritieg who, ordinarily, nre not TOO
generous In their distribution of com
Dllmcntary comments. THIN wichita
Cili' formed q habit OF visiting a bar
Der regularly discarded the rattle
snake skin, acquired a more conven
l0nal walstcOat and tempered some
what the manner Of speech TO which
ne had Become accustomed years ago,
before even the late Colonel Marsh
Nurdock dreamed that Wichita would
)ne day be the Peerless Princess Of
he PLAINS" He even went so far as
% request some OF HIS friends to for
get the "Bill" and use the name
which hia parents had given him.
For this transition Mobiles friends
gave credit to pride born Of the u c
cess OF bis most ambitious painting
The Benedlctlon Of the Sea- which
he finished Al short time ago and
which has been mentioned frequently
n connection with salon honors, nut
he announcement which links has
iame with that OF F'Rulin Amalie
Peisch Of strassburg throws another
and clearer light on the mystery.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20

When a woman wins an argument
with tears q mas begins to understand
Why Nature aid not endow her With
logic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20

In his career ~ student aud artist
wichita nIil' long ago ceased TO be
a "teep"-whlch Is Latin Quarter fur
"type.' he III u tradition lie has be-
come John Noble again. but even with
the rehabilitation he cllngs 20 many
of the old memories and taneiea and
mannerlsms. He views with alarm
The com family increasing lniug Of.
American women IN the Quarter, fes
calling that eight or ten years ago
"A man could walk about the streets
Without 3 collar" He glories IN bis
equation rs q bohemian. "a Bo'
lemian,H he says. rs born, not made,
lived tht strenuous llfe HI the early
days on the Santa ne trail and lfs
suits me better than any other
Noble ls an uptimist and q BIZ Of e.
philosopher. AZ a palmer he gives
allegiance to the so'called new
school.
He passes q part Of every spring
and summer In Brittany. Already this
wear he has made fifty sketches 81
shepherdessea. fishermen and miscei.
laneous { u fl that picturesque
country. lie lives among the peas.
ants. wearing short %pantaloons and
sahots, o. wooden shoes, as they do.
He has done much sketehlng In Bel
GUM. TOO, and on one Of hts expedi'
tons walked from Brussels TO An.
twerp.
Noble Says thai hls marriage wlll
take place In q month OF two. with
bis bride he Win live IN Paris n The
wlntes and In Brittany IN the sum
mrf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20

~ the fnbla the wolf called inc OK 4
fahhef. % he modern YaHion Trey
SCI together and form q trust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-10
TAKAHIRA GOES TO SEATTLE
WILL SAIL FOR JAPAN THE
18TH INSTANT.
Was Accompanied by Members OF
His Family and Third Sec
rotary of Embassy.

Baron Takaiira, Japanese ambassador
accompanied by Baroness Takahira and
their daughter and by Isaburo Yoshida,
the third secretary of the embassy, left
Washington this afternoon for Seattle,
where on the 18th they will sail for
Japan.
The ambassador goes home in response
10 summons from his government to
come to Toxic for consultation with the
foreign Office regarding the revision of
treaties Of commerce and navigation
with several. countries, including the
United States. The baron announced
that he expects to return to Washington
in about two months. He will take with
him to Toxic copy of the new tariff
law and other data bearing on the
commercial relations of the United
States with Japan and other countries,
which will be of assistance to the for
eign office of his government in the re-
vision of the Japanese commercial
agreements.
Baron Takahira will spend several
days in Seattle visiting the exposition
before sailing for Japan. He did not
care to make any statement on his de-
parture, as he is merely going for a
short visit home, similar to those that
are made by the European diplomats in
Washington nearly every summer.
Secretary Isaburo Yoshida, who has
been in Washington for long time.
will be transferred to some other post,
proba bly, in Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-10
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Transact in Lanston were easily the
feature of the session at noon today OF
the Washington Stock Exchange. Demand
for the stock was much greater than the
floating supply. and under steady bidding
the price climbed upward from 16l3 to
1873, and between these figures 1.1oO
shares of Lanston stock were sold. Both
before and after call 1915 was freely bid
for 5000 shares or any fractional lots, but
the offerings came nowhere near this
total. Lanston has gained considerably
over a point in the past fortnight.
All other issues on the list were COM
paratively quiet. though there was much
bidding for Mergenthaler and for BeN
Telephone of Pennsylvania. few quota
ton lots of the former brought 212 and
212l2. The last Offering was at 213, with
no takers.
Washington Gas continued in a more or
less somnolent mood. the best price prof
fered for the stock being IS. One sale OF
twenty-five shares was made at 72a4.
After its boom covering the better part
or two weeks Washington Railway and
Electric has become much more quiet. and
both the common and preferred stocks
have lost part OF the ground gained. The
common stock today was held at Al. but
the best bid was 4512. and three lots of the
preferred changed hands at 81 and OH.