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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Big Land Deal.

Hill City.-One of the big land
deals in northwest Kansas in recent
years Is the transfer and sale of the
late P. ]. Pomeroy's farm lands and
town properties to a strong syndicate
of men who have the money to push
things. The new syndicate is COM
posed of George T. Tremble of Ellis
worth, president of the Central Ma
tional bank; A. d. Jellison of Wilson,
president of the Wilson State bank,
and Henry S. Buick of Sylvan Grove,
cashier of the state bank of his town.
Besides, there are A. B. Morris, DR..
l. B. Parker, president of the Graham
County State bank of Hill City, and
E. V. Cumberford, the last three
named being residents of Hill City.
The deal involves the Pomeroy in
terests in Sheridan, Norton, Phillips
and Osborne counties as well as Ora
ham. There are 10000 acres Of these
lands in Graham county alone, di-
vided into quarters and half sections,
besides all the town properties in
Hill City, including lots, business
houses and residences.
The tracts in Graham are the only
unimproved lands in the deal and
they will be placed upon the market
at once. The county has population
of close to the 5000 mark. The sales
of these lands together with the Hill
City properties is looked upon as go
ing to materially help the prosperity
of the county and the building up of
Hill City.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Gas Exploded in Restaurant.

Independence.-Gas leaking from a
rusty main in the rear of the building
caused an explosion at the Quick
Lunch restaurant in this city that
wrecked the rear of the restaurant
blew in four store fronts and badly
damaged the drug store Of I. G. Fowler
adjoining. Five men were in the
kitchen when the explosion came. One
was thrown out the back way, another
out the front, and three buried be-
meath the debris, but beyond few
cuts and Bruises no one was injured
The cashier at the front of the res
tauant was cut by falling glass, but
not seriously hurt. The total damage
is estimated at $4,000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Texas Fever Stamped Out.

Paola.-Tbe Texas fever which has
been killing the cattle in several herds
in Miami county, has at last been
stamped out. This is the report of
DR.. w. l.. Elliott, the local veter-
mary. The disease has killed eight
head of valuable cattle, which be-
loaged to Frank Windish, living in the
eastern part of this county.
The dipping Of tick infested cattle
has aided very materially in the
stamping out of the fever and kept
the disease from spreading. The cat
tie on the farm Of Mr.. Windish, where
the disease started, were quarantined
Immediately. The recent heavy frosts
also killed the Texas fever.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Sell Bonds at Home.

Lucas.-One-third of the $4,000
voted in bonds for the building OF
water works and electric lighting oil
Lucas was taken by the First National
bank. The remainder has been prac
tically all taken by outside parties.
The old water system which has out
lived its usefulness, and located in
the center of the main business street.
will be torn down. In 1899, the year
Lucas was incorporated, the town
had a population of about 200. II
never had a boom, but a steady and
healthy growth, and today she has
grown to 62S. During the summer
more than two miles of brick and
stone sidewalk we're put down.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
There viii Be Plenty of Apples.

Hutchinson is not going to
be any apple famine after all that
has been said about it. Apple men
who are shipping apples by the car
load say that there will be plenty In
the market and at reasonable prices
The cold storage houses are being
filled with storage apples, but there
are plenty of good apples offered in
the market that will not go into stor-
age at all.
Apples ought to be retailing at not
over $1.25 to $3.50 bushel," declared
one apple shipper. Most of the ap'
pies are being shipped in, but there
are quite a few local apples being
marketed"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Health Is Good in Kansas.

Topeka-Dr. Crumbine of the state
health board. says that Kansas peo-
pie are in better health today than
ever before in the states history.
Smallpox has decreased from 1000
cases to only four in the last five
months. other contagious diseases
also show a big decrease. The only
disease that is causing worry is in
fantile paralysis and no new cases OF
that have been reported during the
past week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Wichita Laundry Burns.

Wichita.-The second fire of the
week occurred here when the building
of the Kansas Steam Laundry, the
largest institution of the kind in Kan
sas, was literally Quilted by a blaze
which started in the weaving rooms,
presumably from a defective electric
wire. The fire was extinguished after
about two hours hard fighting. The
damage to building and machinery is
estimated at approximately $4,000.
The loss is fully protected by insur-
ance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Judae,s sarcastle Advice.

Mr.. Choate. having arrived at the
"old-sighted age" did not recognize it.
or did not wish to commence the use
If glasses. In pleading cause he
mad difficulty in seeing his notes, and
N order properly to discipher his man
uscript kept holding his paper farther
and farther of. On one occasion this
so annoyed the judge that he at last
burst out with: mir. Choate. ] would
advise you to get one of two things
either pair OF tongs OF a pair OF
spectacles."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Farmers in Auto Races.

Abilene.-The firIt automobile races
ever held here had big attendance at
fair grounds. Records were:
Five mile race, cars costing $3.50
and under-Earl Stillie, Hupmobiler
S:46.
Slow race, half mile-C. w. Parker,
White steamer.
Ten mile race, cars costing $3.50
and under-E. E. Coulson, Buick No
10, 1888.
Obstacle race-Amos Rogers,
Brownie car, 1:1S.
Ten mile race free for all-Glen
Breed, Kansas City, Buick, 17:14 "a.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
New Church Dedicated.

Concordia-One Thousand people
witnessed the TT. Rev. Bishop Cum
ningham of Concordia dedicate St
Michael Catholic church and confirm
ed class of thirty-five boys and girls.
He was assisted by Re-. Fathers
Henry and Bernard of Hays, Kan,
Rev. Zizenfuse. resident pastor, act
ing as master of ceremonies and
preaching the German sermon for the
occasion. Bishop Cunningham con-
graduated the people and their pas
tor for their untiring efforts in estab-
fishing and maintaining such an edi-
flee.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Another Victim of Wreck Dies.

Parsons.-Mrs. Mary McGurnis, the
second victim of the Katy-Missouri
Pacific wreck at Moody, Wednesday
night, died here. She was 81 years
old and did not regain consciousness.
In another ward in the city hospital
is Mrs. Agnes Butts, a sister-in-law Of
Mrs. McGurnis, who is very low ana
not expected to recover. An inves.
tigation is being held at Moody to
place the responsibility of the wreck
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
1901 Mutineer Liberated.

Leavenworth.-Last to be liberated
of the mutineers who escaped from
the site of the new United States
penitentiary building in 1901. when
tweuty-six convicts succeeded in get
ting away and terrorizing the farmers
through the country for several years,
James Seymour was given his liberty
recently. Five others are still In the
prison, but as they are life termers
they have no hope of ever attaining
their liberty.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Old Resident Found Dead.

Great Bend.-Joseph Schneider, Sr.,
one of the early day settlers of Bar
ton county, and a resident of Olmitz,
was found dead in the road just south
of Olmitz. His body was found lying
face down and it is supposed that
death was due to heart trouble to
which he was subject. He was one
of the wealthy citizens of the coun-
ty He came to this county in 1873
from Austria.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
Girl Left $4,000 Estate.

Salina.-The will of the late Eli Ritz
gers, who died a short time ago, was
admitted to probate court. The en-
tire estate, mostly farming lands, goes
to his 1S-year-old daughter, Helen
Rutgers. The estate is valued at $751;
900. Mr.. Rutgers was a farmer in
this county for forty years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
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KANSAS COMMENT
Much Scarlet Fever at olathe.

Olathe.-There are reported twelve
cases of scarlet fever in Olathe at the
present time, and while there have
been no deaths, some of the afflicted
are in a critical condition. The board
of health is taking every precaution
possible to prevent the spread of the
disease, and it is thought now that it
Is about under control, as most of the
cases were detected and quarantined
before there was much danger.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29
STATE NEWS NOTES
Condensed Report Important Events That Happened Kansas
Will Not Sell Wheat.

Salina.-Wheat went to a dollar a
bushel here for the first time since
the harvest of the new crop. Even at
this price there was little grain on the
market and the farmers, especially
those who do not need the money,
declare they will not sell until a high
er price is reached. Some Of the far
mers are borrowing money in prefer
ence to letting their wheat go.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-29

Don't think that because a man is
willing to lend you a helping hand
he'll stand for a touch.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
BARD'S NATURE-FAKING
Shakespeare Took Liberties with Animals that
Would Cause Disapproval To-day.

is not venOmoUs. and. as he never thinks
C(see Burroughs. how can he possess The
mental concept OF envy?
Weeping Animals.
Even when partially correct in his nat
UraI history. Shakespeare cannot refrain
from nature-faking. II is said 10 be an
established fact-the writer asserts moth
ing on this delicate subject-that the ru-
minating animals weep. Thus far. then.
the author Of AS You Like It. is tusu-
fed IN the passage:
To the Thich place poor ssgueStered stag.
Th1t from The hunters am had taea hurt
Did ccaae 70 la1ETish. and. indeed. ms lord
The wTetchsd animal heavd forth such groa1s.
That their discharge did stretch his lsathern cat
Almost to bu7stiag, ard the big round tears
Cgurs'd cne another down his innocent nose
n pitsous chase; and thus the hairy fool
Much marked q the melancholy Jacques.
Stood On the e1tremest verge of the swift brook
AvgneutinE i With fears
So far-the deer being q ruminant-so
good. but when the Duke inquiries re-
garding Jacques
And did you leave him IN this contem-
plation?'' the reply is.
We did. my lord, weeping and COM
menting upon the s0bbing deer. 500
bing deer What are the trivialities Of
the Rev Dr. Long compared 20 that sub
lime audacity2
In Hamlet Shakespeare treads on
most delicate ground when be saws. a
beast that lacks discourse Of reasons, %
&c
The great land good Bishop Berkeley
asserts, according to Byron. that ouily the
reasoning animals get drunk. Therefore.
If animals get drunk, according 10 Berke-
ley they cannot lack discourse Of reason.
But what did Shakespeare care for all
that,
The poet is. perhaps, excusable when in
Hamlet he disc0urses Iearnedly on the
cock. whom he calls the trumpet OF the
morn. and says that at Christmas time
This bird Of warning croweth all night
long, because
So sacred and 50 hanoved is the tine.
Living when and where he did. he could
not possibly have known that in Homo
lulu and in Norfolk. Va. the bird OF
warning croweth all night long ali the
year round,
In Titus AndrOnicaS."
Nr. Pail Robinson some years ago en-
deavored to prove-and succeeded. / think.
in demonstrating Shakespeare was
the author Of Titus Andronicus.~ Mr.
Robinson used for his argument the natu-
raj history Of the play. but as nature
taking had not at that time been discOv-
ered-and virtuOusly denOunced-he did
not insert in his brief the fact that the
Bard resorts TO # in all OF his PLAYS.
Titus bears much Internal witness 10
this sin. For instance: The bear-wheip's 5
dam Is with the Hon deeply still IN
league. Here We have q tiger CTamora
IS 50 called who has for her first husband
a bear. and a lion for her second Ia
mora displays her weird knowledge Of
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

OF the family. Although slightly bowed
with the weight OF his years. he preserves
the stature. and. in a measure. the per-
sonaI appearance OF the Father nj His
Country. whose greatnephew he IS Incl
dentally, most OF the living members Of
the family are not Of great height
The one other descendant who Is said
70 resemble the general IS William d. H
Washington, a well-knOwn hydraulic en-
gineer. who lives at the Calumet Club. IN
New York City. Those Of the family who
have not come by r naturally make no
effort to initiate the appearance-Or the
mannerisms. either-of the general That
is. since the death OF an old gentleman
OF the Ball family descended from Betty
Lewis. who was a doOrkeeper al the Pen
sion Office. in Washington. He somewhat
resembled the general was inordinately
proud Of that fact. and on gala occasions
was wont 70 perform the oneroUs duties
of his Office in colonial costume and wig
Lewis Family Related.
The Lewis family. through their coll
lateral furnish 20 many direct descend
ants names far removed from that OF
washington Conrad Lewis, the brilliant
young Commonwealth attorney Of Clarke
County. Va. and James Lewis, a broker
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
STANDS FOR PURE FOOD
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley Has New Fight on His
Hands, but Enjoys It.

for 30 cents a week. and used 70 walk
home every Friday night and back On
Monday morning. carrying a weeks sup
ply OF provisions IN a sack over his
shoulder. Between times he cut his own
firewood and hauled IL and Z he wanted
q warm meal IN that little room at Han
over he cooked II.
That's where I got started IN being
interested in food" he said When you
have to pack food on your back you get
interested in its quality"
Then. some way. he went TO college AZ
indianapolis, and graduated from Ha--
ward 500 in debt, although be had added
the degree Of doctor OF medicine 70 his
equipment between whiIes He taught
at Purdue University 70 pay OF that debt
and 10 get money for q postgraduate
course in Berlin. where ne began 70 In
vestigate the chemistry OF foods y vas
while he was az Purdue that the trustees
thought 10 discipline him because he rods
a high-wheeled bicycle and skipped morn
ing prayers.
Sure I skip the prayers" said Wiley.
They are moth eaten I can repeat that
prayer 10 you right now-ths same PRAYER
that has been said in chapel every morn
ing since the war And he began.
But the trustees said: NO. We have
heard that prayer. How about the bt-
cycle?'
I ride the bicycle because I want 70
save time. and can't afford a horse said
Wiley But If you object 70 ny b.
cycle
All the trustees put on that benehcene
smile which betOkens the gIee that hIIs
the great when a young man has been
properly disciplined
IF you object 70 Il" said the unex-
pected Mr.. Wiley, "I1i resign"
But they unanimously refused to accept
that resignation, and he might have been
there yet, except that under President
Arthur's administration he was asked 70
take his present place Pure food and
hard work combined have made him a
giant He stands over six feet tall.
weights 80 pounds, and Is muscled Ike a
blacksmith. His hand IS about the size
Of an omeIet and when he gets angry his
voice IS that Of a lion roaring in the
waste places He isn't married. so hs
can indulge himself in fad that he has
carried over from those old days al Han
over, Of cooking his own meals now and
then
And he really likes 70 fight
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

A large person Of steel and buCkSkin is
Harvey Washington Wiley. chief Of the
United States Bureau OF Chemistry. HIS
life has consisted LARGELY OF fights with
similar fights sandwiched in between
Tha- Is why the people who know Dr.
Wiley don't believe he win resign his po-
sitiCn Just because q board OF eminents
has disagreed with him as 70 the danger
10 be anticipated from the use % certain
preservatives in canned foods. Instead OF
resisning. he Is more apt 20 catch that
board when Il isn't looking some day and
hand It a problem or two that can only
be safely considered IN executive session.
with the keyhole stuffed and a guard out
side IN the hall. says the New York GLOBE.
The board has only been at work on
this preservative question few months,
while Dr. Wiley has been at It practically
all his life Therefore the board may De
excused II its members take e very seTi-
Gus view Of their responsibilities. Wiley
doesn't. He can laugh about his Job. But
all the time he goes right on hammering
away al Il. and when people hammer him
now and then he only regards It as a
welcome change
Some time ago he made an address at
dinner held in New York City. One OF
the nice things about Wiley IS that he
always talks right out in meeting. On this
occasion every diner sat back and
folded his hands across his white waist
coat and put on a pleasant smile, ex-
pecting that Wiley would utter a few
harmless pleasanuies. Instead Of which
he attacked several industries in which
most Of the gentlemen present were en-
gagged. and suggested that hanging would
be neat and thoughtful thing for the
country TO confer upon the man who
adulterated food.
Dr. Wiley had not taken his seat be
fore half a dozen or so were clamering
for chance to refute his statements
They did so by making q very hot-tem-
pered assault on Wiley personally But
that didn't worry the chemist. When
the ether orators were through pound
ing the table and easing vinegar out Of
their systems Wiley was discovered in
q far corner eating his dinner. He hadn't
been able TO enjoy it before because he
had 20 talk
Bless you. I don't mind what the boys
have to say" he said They Ike T..
and Z. doesn't hart me- II they didn't
get mad a. me Ia thiuz hadn', stirred
them up enough
That attitude dates hack to the time
when he lived in Kent. Ind. which NAV
now contain I99 people, as il has grown
largely since Wileys DAY there. When
he determined 10 get an education. he
went % Hanover. four miles away, where
there was a little college. he got q room
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Would curses Kill. as doth the mandrake
groan" The fabulous accounts OF the
plant called a mandrake give il al in
ferior degree Of animal life. and relate
that when Il Is torn from the ground Il
groans. and that this grOan being GER
tainly fatal 10 him that IS Offering such
unwelCOne violence. the practice OF those
who gather mandrakes Is 20 tie one end
Of a string 10 the plant. and the other 10
dog. upon whom the fatal groan dis
charges its maiignity.
When the Duke Of Gloucester was born.
fair-sized aviary seems 10 have been
impaneled 20 pronounce evil upon him.
according TO King Henry N, who thus
addresses:
Tse owl Shricsd at thy birth an evil siEr:
Tie night-czow c7y'd abiding luckiess time:
Dogs Ho~ld. and hideous tempest shook down trees:
The raven rook'd her On the chimney TOT.
And chattering pyes In dismal disoo7d sing
Shakespeare was never at a loss FOR a
bird; when he needed fowl for any
special purpose he invented one.
miscellaneous Indictment.
A miscellaneous indictment II Master
Shakespeare az a nsture-fakeI includes
many trifes. In The Tempest - Caliban
himself a nature-faker-agrees to In
struct Trineulo how 20
Snare the nimBle Mzrnozst.
when all the non-nature-faking world
knows that the marmOset Is not indigo
nous 20 Bermuda. wherein the scene OF
The Tempest" was laid In The Win
ter's Tale" and elsewhere, the poet
speaks OF the mole as blind" a most
egregiOuS error. His statemeut-in King
Lear'-that
The hedge sparrow fei the cookoo 80 long.
That II had its had bit Of by IS young.
Is open 70 criticism or HamIers cloud
that was almost IN the shape of a camel.
backed ike q weasel" and very like a
whale" the less said the better Not con-
tent in The Winters Tale" with having
AntisonUs ia that desert country in BO-
hemia. exit, pursued by a. bear" allows
the clown to say later;
To see how the bear tore out his
shoulder bone" shades Of Dr.. LongD. and
How the pOor gentleman roared. and
the bear mOcked him; both roaring louder
than the sea. The bear half-dined
on the gentleman; he's at it now
Macbeth n Nature-faker.
Macbeth. alas. is likewise fun OF nature
taking. Lady Macbeth says:
I heard the owl scream and the cricl-
cts cry" and Lenox continues the obser-
walton that
The obscure bird cIamored the live
long night" Rcsse and an old man. who
should have known better. are allowed to
say:
Old On THURSDAY last
4 fauic1n. towering In her rTide % place
Was by mCusinC owl bswked az ard killed
Rosse-Aud Duncan's horses "a thing most strange
ard certain.
Beau,eous and swift. the miuious Of their
racc.
Turned Mid IL nature
Old Man rs said. .hey eat each other.
Rosse-They did So; 20 the amazement Of nine eyes
That looked uIont
And although Macbeth states a little
later on that Stones have been known
10 move and trees 10 speak" the palm
for nature-faking in the play must be
awarded TO Rosse
The few examples herein given repre-
sent but mere skimuling Of the surface
Of several of the plays. but they are suf-
fcient 10 lead to the conclusion that
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

two until there is an Admiral Washing
ton. for the first time
Commander Washington was grad
uated from the Naval Academy in 1883.
and assigned 10 service with the United
States Coast Survey, and later on The
Terror. He early became interested in
naval law and admiralty, and was Sc
lected 10 serve in the Judge Advocates
Office, OF the Navy Department He
frequently has held high staH assign
ments IN the Bureau Of Navigation and
with the Asiatic Squadron.
While proficient in the technical and
staff branches OF his profession. be has
not been by any means a desk soldier
During the Spanish war he served aboard
the battle ship Indiana, and was in COM
mand Of the third division OF her gun
batteries at the battle OF Santiago which
resulted in the sinking Of Cerveras fleet
His bravery and the accuracy OF his
shooting was commended officially by
Capt. Taylor. IN command OF the battle
ship. which, il viii be recalled. played a
prominent part in the fight. There we're
many shots directed by this collateral