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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
Meant the Other Way.

Rear Admiral Sperry, commander
in-chief of the fleet returned from its
triumphant sail around the world,
sometimes has serious spells of absent
mindedness. Several years ago he was
talking with a group of fellow officers
at the Naval War college at Newport,
when one of them remarked that he
had been ordered for duty on the
Asiatic station.
Are you going to take your wife
with you?" Admiral Sperry inquired
NO." the officer replied.
81 think you are making a serious
mistake" the admiral continued In
positive terms. 81 was out there in
1876 when an epidemic of cholera
broke out, and hundreds of people
died."-Sunday Magazine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
PUBLIC UTILITIES
BILL A DEAD ONE
HOUSE DEFEATS MEASURE PRO-
vlDING FOR COMMISSION.
Law Would Have Regulated all UtlIi
ties by State Commission.

Topeka-By a vote Of 81 to SO the
Kansas house of representatives kill
ed the effective public utilities bill,
one that would regulate allutilities
by state commission of five for this
session of the legislature.
Opposition to the measure had 81
votes even against the state commits
sion plan and there were twelve abb
sentees. A call of the house was es-
tablished and the absentees sent for.
Several were sick and these of
course could not come to Topeka. A
few changes of votes might have
brought the adoption or rejection of
the statewide plan of controlling the
utilities. Already sixty-one men have
gone on record as opposed to the state
commission plan. Some Of these are
opposed to any sort of regulation Of
utilities while others believe that the
cities should have the full control Of
all utilities and that the state should
not have anything to say about it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
Sport for an Old WhaIer.

Whalemen still live in Province
town, Mass, though they are few in
number and lead life of retirement
seldom stirred by events connected
with their aforetime avocation. A few
days ago, however, memories of other
days were revived. The life-saving
station reported a whale laundering
in the fish weirs of the cove. Capt.
Joshua Stickney Nickerson loaded up
his bomb lance, and with his son
rowed a boat to the scene. The har-
Dor was lined with spectators who
shouted encouragement. Capt. Josh"
ranged up alongside and, getting the
whale as he rolled over on his side,
fired the lance with its harpoon head
into the vitals. The bomb exploded
inside and the whale rolled over dead
1t took some time to cut the body free
from the wrecked weirs, but 1t was
finally cleared. 1t proved to be the
largest whale caught in this vicinity
for several years, and of the right
whale variety. He estimates the prod
ucts of his prize at 80 barrels of oil
and couple of hundred pounds of
bone, which will bring him $780,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05

One grammar school Of Chicago has
solved the vexed question Of gradua-
tion gowns for the girls, or rather the
principal has solved it for them.
Glasses in the highest grade of the
grammar schools have formal gradua-
ton exercises because so many of the
pupils end their school days at that
time, and it has become the custom to
make quite function of the proceed
ings. AS many of the children come
from families not able to provide elab-
crate costumes the question of dress
has become a veXed one. The princi
pal mentioned cogitated on the matter,
therefore, and issued on order that
each girl must make her own gradual
ing gown out of a specified grade Of
material, before she could have her
diploma These girls will now make
their appearance in gowns costing
$1.39 each and with no soreness or
hard feelings toward anyone. 1t was
a happy thought.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
CLASS THAT HUBBY WAS IN.
Possibly Wife Did Not Mean It Just
That Way, But There II Was.

A husband and wife ran freak
show in certain provincial town, but
unfortunately they quarreled, and the
exhibits were equally divided between
them. The wife decided to continue
business as an exhibitor at the old ad-
dress, but the husband went on tour.
After some years wandering the
prodigal returned and a reconciliation
took place. as the result of which they
became business partners once more.
few mornings afterward the people
Of the neighborhood were sent into
fits of laughter on reading the follow
Ing notice in the papers:
by the return of my husband, my
stock of freaks has been permanently
increased"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
E,XE G0HT HERO

posts, poles, mine timbers, etc. The
/ per capita consumption Of lumber in
the United States was 215 board feet
in 1850; now 1t Is 40 board feet.
One forest region after another has
been attacked With the exception of
Maine, the New England states are
cutting mostly second or third growth
timber. The box factories there take
white pine saplings down to six inch
es in diameter. The so-called "inex-
haustible" white pine forests of Michi-
gan are gone, and millions of acres
Of cut-over and burned-over land have
gone upon the delinquent tax list.
Michigan supplied 23 per cent. Of the
lumber production of the United
States in 1880, and less than five per
cent. of 1t in 1907.
The value of the lumber production
in Michigan since 1849 has been 30
per cent greater than the output OF
gold in California, and 1t has all taken
place without thought for the fu-
ture. The cream of our hardwoods
is gone. and 1t is becoming more and
more difficult to get In sufficient
quantity the high grades of oak. yell
low poplar, ash and hickory that our
great manufacturing industries re-
quire. The south's once great supply
of yellow pine is rapidly giving way
before the ak and saw, fire and tor
nado. Half a generation more Will,
in most places, see little but remnants
left of the southern forests, and In
that time the Pacific coast supplies
will be heavily drawn upon.
Ours is primarily wood-using civil
lization Despite the introduction OF
substitutes for wood in the form OF
stone, cement, concrete and steel. our
consumption of timber has constantly
increased from the earliest days up
to the present time. The prices OF
forest products have risen more rapid
" than those of other commodities.
According to the reports of the bu-
reau of labor, the quoted prices of the
leading kinds of lumber on the New
York market have risentwice as much
in the last ten years as the average
Increase in all commodities. This in
dicates that the supply of timber is
not keeping pace with the demand.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
NEW IDEA
Helped Wis. Couple.

1t doesn't pay to stick too closely to
old notions of things. New ideas often
lead to better health, success and hap
piness.
A Wis. couple examined an idea new
to them and stepped up several rounds
on the health ladder The husband
writes:
Several years ago we suffered from
coffee drinking, were sleepless,
nervous, sallow, weak and irritable.
My wife and l both loved coffee and
thought 1t was a bracer" (delusion.)
Finally, after years of suffering. We
read of Postum and the harmfulness
of coffee, and believing that to grow
we should give some attention to new
ideas, we decided to test Postum.
when we made it right we liked it
and we're relieved of ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed the change
-fresher skin, steadier nerves, better
temper, etc.
These changes h. were not sudden,
but relief increased as we continued to
drink and enjoy Postum, and we lost
the desire for coffee.
MANY of our friends did not like
Postum at first. because they did not
make it right. But when they boiled
Postum according to directions on
pkg, until it was dark and rich, they
liked it better than coffee and were
benefited by the change" There's
a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read ''The Road to Well
vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
interest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
It's Nobody's Business.

The senate killed the bill which for
babe life insurance agents to split up
their commissions with their custo-
mers. Senator Quincy thOu" hit that ii
an insurance agent wanted to divide
profits with somebody that was his
affair and not the states. This IS
purely bill to prevent an agent from
giving away his money" said Quincy,
land don't think that life insurance
agents need that protection. | move
to strike out the enacting clause"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05

Toledo cathedral, one of the most
magnificent specimens of Gothic archi-
lecture in the world, is in serious dan
ger of collapsing, owing to the condi-
ton Of the central dome. Large cracks
have appeared and a recent slight
earthquake greatly increased the
buildings peril. The ecclesiastical au-
thorities are greatly alarmed, and they
have ordered the priceless choir stalls
removed A committee of architects
urges immediate extensive repairs.
The government has been asked to
grant $4,000 for this purpose.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
puplicate Gas Pipe Line.

E. H. Johnson of Atchison secured a
favorable report on his bill in the
house requiring the Kansas Natural
Gas company to build a duplicate pipe
line from the gas field to the various
towns which it supplied with gas. The
company is given until January II,
1911, to complete the duplicate lines.
After that date if it fails to have du-
plicate lines in operation it is liable
to a fine of $1,000 per day.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
Anti-ciaarette Bill Passed.

The senate has passed the anti
cigarette bill by a vote of 90 to 7.
After its passage the measure was
reconsidered so as to fiye the title
and this gave Senator Robertson a
chance to move to strike out some of
the features from the bill which he
considered drastic enough to imperil
the legality of the measure. The SEN
ate thought the original measure all
right and made no change.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
Prohibition Law Signed.

Governor Stubs has signed the
prohibition law. II will not take eff
feet until published in the statutes.
The state generally issues the statutes
between May Is and June l. This
will give druggists time to dispose Of
their stock of liquors.
It is practically certain that the
legislature will pass a supplemental
bill giving druggists the right to use
alcohol in preparing prescriptions or
to sell alcohol upon doctors prescrip-
tions.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
Rare Species Of Fish.

There is at present an interesting
exhibit in No. tank at the Brighton
aquarium, says the London Globe. 1t
is something like dogfish. only much
larger, while in the matter Of sheer
ugliness 1t stands unrivaled. Its tech
meal name is the topper shark. 1t Is
six feet long, and weighs from 80 to 80
pounds, while its mouth looks large
enough TO take an elephant single
handed. The shark came into the
possession of the aquarium in rather
curious manner. A man named
Lane of Brighton was fishing some
two miles off the Palace pier with a
long line, when he felt vicious tug
at his hook. He quickly hauled in
his slack" and then the topper came to
light. Mr.. Lane at once hurried
ashore and placed the topper in his
new home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
Anti-ciqarette Bill.

The anti-cigarette bill is ready to
become a law. The bill has just been
passed by the senate and is now much
more stringent than it was when 1t
came from the house. The bill has
been so amended that 1t is not only
made a misdemeanor for the dealer
to sell cigarettes or the "makin's" to
a minor, but it is a misdemeanor for
him 20 sell tobacco in any form to
a minor. The amendments viii prob
ably be agreed to by the house where
the bill originated.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05

Very hard times are expected In
Germany. From month to month the
working hours in the textile factories
are being further reduced, amounting
now to but four days employment in
the Silesian district, while in southern
Germany the working time of the tex
tile mills has been curtailed by IA per
cent.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
kaIsers Pet Dogs Well Cared For.

One of the sights of Potsdam is the
kaiser's kennels, where his majesty's
pet dogs are kept. His favorites are
four brown observation-disclosures. Dachs,
Bella and Liesel. They are always trot-
ting about the emperor's heels in his
moments of relaxation. and not infre-
quently accompany him when travel
ing. An interesting kennel is kept at
the Mon Bijou palace. in Berlin. 1t is
massive and has a roomy playground
in front. Its doors and windows are
framed thick with ivy. There are a
kitchen and cellar. and the whole con-
Germ is heated by hot water. In the
kitchen rice and meat are daily cooked
for the dogs. In large room there
is a bath, and the walls are decorated
with pictures of the present and for
mer inmates Of the kennel
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05

New diamond fields have been
found in Africa, this time in German
territory. It's going to take an inter-
national trust to keep up the price OF
engagement rings.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05

Mrs. Agnes Knox Black, wife OF
Prof C. Charleton Black of Boston uni
yersity, has been appointed to the fac
ulty of the College of Liberal Arts Of
the university as Shaw professor Of
eIocution. Mrs. Black succeeds Prof
Malyina NJ. Bennett. who recently re-
signed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
Americans own Indian Mica Mine.

An American company is success
fully operating a mica mine near Ko-
darma. India. on the East India rail-
way. about $50 miles from Calcutta
Several hundred hands are employed
under a practical American mica man.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
out OF Work: Lived on Acorns.

Charged at willesden. England. with
begging. a homeless man said he had
been out Of work for long time and
had lived chiefly on acorns.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05

An Indiana piano player played for
Is hours in a contest and then tainted.
Report fails to state how many of the
neiehbors we're similarly put out Of
business.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05
BURBANK ED.

Cecilia City-What are you doing?
Cyrus Cornswoggle-Tm pruning
this apple tree.
Cecilia City-What will science do
next? Going to grow prunes on an
apple tree!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-05

Mr.. Isaac Brock, of McLennan county,
Tex, is an ardent friend to Peruna and
speaks of it in the following terms:
"Dr. Hartmans remedy, Peruna,
have found to be the best, if not the only
reliable remedy for COUGHS, COLDS,
CATARHH and diarrhe>G.
"Pernna has been my standby for
many years, and attribute my good
health and my extreme age to this
remedy. II exactly meets all my re.
quiremenfs.
81 have come to rely upon it almost
entirely for the many little things for
which need medicine. | believe it to
be especially valuable to old people,"
Isaac Brock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-04

J. +. Farwell went to Livermore
Falls last Friday.
Mrs. Q. A. Jackson, Mrs. George Low
and Mrs. Fossett We're in Waterville
last Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs Woodman of Cornville
are the guests of C. w. Frost.
The bridge whist club met twice last
week. At the first one the LIST prizes
We're Won by E. S. Forrest and Mrs
w. p. Bailey, the second by Mr.. and
Mrs. n. H. Fossett and the third by w.
p. Bailey and Mrs. Mabel Gilcrease.
At the second party the prizes went
as follows: LIST prizes We're won by O.
A. Jackson and Mrs Mabel Gilcrease;
the second by w. P. Bailey and Mrs
O. A. Jackson and the 3rd by E. S
Forrest and Mrs. w. P. Bailey.
S. Fl. Dustin left here Monday morn
ing for Portland where he will be en-
ploycd as carpenter on the county
building He is going to work on the
interior finish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-04
MARRIED..
CUMBERLAND,


Portland, April Is, Frederick Q. Peter
son and Miss Elizabeth Susan Randall;
April y. John Boyle and Emma L. Peter
son; April 15, Jacob 3. Murray ana M 4anls
and Bessie G. Snow; April p. Arthur G.
Acllley and Blanche NJ. Heller; April H.
Herbert w. Hodgdon and Edna stiles;
April Il. Robert r. Fuller and Iva Olive
Robinson: April 20. Geo. p. Mckenzie
and Florence F. Baker: April IS. Benja-
min Higeinbotham and Mrs. Nellie A.
Tcunge. both of Biddeford.
KENNEREC.
Gardiner, April IS. Oliver d, Baker and
Miss Bridget A. Carnes.
Hallowell April "A, George Rex Dale
%. Fred l.. Haynes of Hallowell and
Mabel Edna Jennings of Augusta, former
" of Lewiston; April "a. Andres LAWN
and Miss Aulenif kN K1;z Of Spain
Matinicus. April IA Charles I. Freeman
and Mildred l.. Young.
Rockand, April II. Ralph P: Davis and
BRYANT. and Mary Shepherd, both of
Rockland.
Vinalhaven. April "A, Ray Webster and
Miss Kittie Calderw1od; :, April l Is. Good
Rumford, April 20. John T. Rodericll of
| Rumford and Miss Margaret Louise Mar
Canton Point, April II. Arthur r. East
| man and Miss Minnie V. Burnham.
Norway. April II. Clarence Harry Gro
yer and Mrs Margery Vera Flint.
Welchvlle April II. Arthur M. Staples
and Miss leila Bryant both of WEIGH
Vile. -
| Dixmont April II. Frank 3. Murphy of
| Dixmont and Miss Josie A. Ellis of New
port.
Patten April 1G, Judson Rigby and Miss
| Estella Lord.
Dexter, Anril IS. James NJ. McKenney
| and Mrs Sara Lena Butler.
| Hampden. April It, William f.. Jennings
and Miss Flossie Deane.
| Hermon. March 80, Frank Bulmer and
Miss Ida p Noble.
| Bangor. April 16. James L. Horton and
Miss Margaret Horton both of Bangor
April Is. Frank p. Holden and Miss Nellie
IG Rogers: April %. Richard J. Russell
| Of -Brownville and Mrs. Matilda Eames
| of Bangor: April 81, Forrest Grover of
| F,ddington and Miss Lydia A. Young OF
Bangor: April %, Samuel G. Stevens OF
Portage Lake and Miss Clara Belle De
LUXE of Bangor.
PISCATAQUIS
| Abbot Village April q. Charles r. Ger
IRISH of Abbot and Miss Emma VI Knapp
of blanchard: April 81 Daniel r. Morri-
son and Miss Bertha Merrill
Grrensvile let. hnril u. WaitHr T.
Henderson of Dennistnwn. and Elna Jo
sephine Kew Of Moose Pivcr
SOMERSET
Paln?vra. April %, Daniel s. Pomeroy
of Sebnis and Mrs Mary J. Raymond 81
PALMYRA.
Madison Apri a. Henry Stephenson o.
Maaieon md Mrs Rachel Gordon OF
Philadelphia.
and Miss Alice Gilbert.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-04
CEDAR FOR PENCILS.
II is the Only Wood Whose Price !.
Always Quoted by the Pound.

The lead pencil, is one Of tho most
common articles in every day use, and
since practically the only wood used
in its manufacture is red cedar, and
since the pencil industry is steadily
growing (320,O00,0o0 are manufactured
annually in the United States), the
supply of red cedar is becoming great
ly depleted.
Red cedar has a soft, straight grain
and is very free from defects when
proper grown. No good substitute
Fl ever been found, and it is
i. A any other wood using in
.ustry is so dependent upon a single
species as the pencil industry is de-
pendent upon red cedar 1t is the only
wood the price of which> is always
quoted by the pound.
The popular belief is that the second
growth of red cedar never reaches mar
ketahle size, but the forest service has
made a careful study of the subject
ard has reached the conclusion that it
can be profitably grown in regions of
it's developmont.-Coun Life in Am
erica
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-04
FAMOUS DEAD HEATS.
Those Between More Than Two
Horses Not Frequent Now.

| Dead heats on the fiat do not occur
with such frequency as they did. AS
it is, we get quite enough Of "dead
heats of two" but there is spice or
| romance about dead heat of three"
| At York in 1896 for the Badminton
Plate three horses passed the post
locked together. They We're MESSIAH,
| Bajardo and Case Con, ridden re-
spectively by NJ. Cannon, r. Loates and
| S. Loates A third Loates was fourth
on Halnptondale, and he was beaten
| only by a short head by the leading
| trio.
| In 1880 at the .Lewes summer meeting
Scobell, Wandering Nun and Mazurka
ran dead heat for the Ashley Stakes
| Only head behind the struggling
trio came Thora and Cumberland, also
| running a dead heat. and placed fourth
| by the Judge. Some good judges who
saw the race, says Bailey's Magazine.
| declare that if it had been called "a
dead neat OF five." no one would nave
caviled at the official verdict.
| In 1915 on the Thursday of the New
market \ Houghton meeting two dead
| heats of three" occurred in the same
afternoon.
In 1852 there was a dead heat OF
three in a field of five for the race
called the Sandown Derby, but after
ward known as the Electric Stakes,
run over the straight five-furlong
course at Sandown Park. The dead
heaters We're r. s. Evans's Marden Or
Wyatp, P. Lorillard's Gerald Of.
Webb and the Duke of Hamlltons
Leonora O.. Wyatts). In the runof
Marden, who in the meantime had had
his plate removed and ran unshod won
by three lengths, Il head only separ.
ating second and third.
The most notable dead heat Of tti"ee
was the finish for the CearcWitch III
1857 between Ell Hakim, Prioress, Ian
american entry) and Queen Bess.
There We're 81 run1Grs, and the Start
| ing prices of 1.-THE dead heaters were
Is to 1 Ell Hakim, 50 to l Prioress and
Queen Bess.
In the decider, which was rYn off
in the waning light, George F0rdham
was substituted for Tankesley on
PciorGss and Bray for Little on Ell
Hakin. The change of jockeys appears
to have worked to some advantage in
the case of the American mare, for she
| won the decider by a length and
half, a head separating the other two.
Once there was a dead heat of four
at Newmarket in a sweepstakes for
two-year-olds, run over the first half
of the Abingdon mile. This was at the
Houghton meeting in 1855. Five STAR
ed and the race resulted in Il dead
heat of four, the fifth horse ba'ns only
beaten half Il length. The decidcr was
won by a head, Ealf a length separ-
ating second and third. Tiny Wells
rode the winnol, the original favorite,
a chestnut filly called Ovcrrcach, by
Pirdcatcher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-04
BORN.
FRANKLIN

FRANKLIN.
Phillips, April &c. to the wife of Everett
r. Beedy, a daughter.
Pennington, April u, to the wife OF
Joseph Powers a daughter.
KENNEBEC.
Augusta, April II. to the wife of Ware
Holmes, a son;April 10. to the wife OF
Frederick Tobey. a son; April %, to the
wife of William Vincent, a son; April 25
to the wife of Frank Dostie, daughter
Gardiner. April II. to the wife of Verne
E Swift, daughter.
KNOX.
Rockland, April %, to the wife of How
ard Hall. son.
Seal Harbor, April %. to the wife OF
Henry York daughter.
Vinalhaven. April 16, to the wife of c
Pearl Dyer. daughter.
Washington. April A. to the wife OF
Henry Cramer, a daughter.
OXFORD.
West Paris. April II, to the wife Of
Mark Hoate. a daughter.
North Paris, April 10, to the wife OF
Samuel Keene. a son.
Redding, April 10, to the wife of George
Redding, a son.
Lowell, April u. to the wife of the late
Frank A. Remission, a son.
SOMERSET.
Norridgewock, April II, to the wife OF
Ray a. Bigelow, a SON. -
North Madison. April Is. to the wife OF
Joseph Gallant, a daughter.
Athens. April &c. to the wife of Arthur
GiSgy son.