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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-03

private business transaction or else
they will take advantage of the
parties they are dealing with. The
concealed meanness of the old man
in that case crops out in the boy
who lacks the prudence of his
ancestor.
There may be mother who will
slip In a few rotten eggs when she
takes her hen fruit to market,
especially when eggs are scarce and
high priced. She will never do any
thing bad enough to &c. her into
serious difficulty, but there is the
pri0ciple of dishonesty which may
develop in some one or maybe "a all
of her children. The sins of the
fathers are visited onfheir children
even unto the third and fourth
generation.
This is a money making age
There has been a feeling that the
chief concern of man is to get
money, get it anyway that will not
subject the getter to the probability
of term in the penitentiary. The
style of living has grown vastly more
expensive than formerly. Extrava
gance is the rule in all classes Of
society and it takes money to pay
for the goods. People talk a good
deal abou; the simple life, but most
of them are wanting to ride in palace
cars and automobiles.
To get money by the days work
seems slow to the young mau who is
ambitious to be in the social swim
and 4 leader in the world. He can
earn more than his father could
earn at his ase, but he finds it hard
to pay bills out Of an ordinary
salary. And so if he has in him the
germ Of dishonesty, inherited maybe
from his father or mother, he begins
to figure on some way to get rich
quick. He reads CT stock jObbiAg,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-03
cCune Drug store Wall Paper House, Carriage Pal
Phone 828, Street No. III w. Main

of watered stock that is sold to the
public on the representation that II
has real value. He concludes S
that crime doesn't consist in doing
wrong, but in being eaught, and
thar If he can get money any way
and manage to escape the penalty
ne will demonstrate not that he is a
scoundrel but that he is shrewd
fnancier.
And so he plans a crime. He
fails to take into account the fact
that there will be more people
Interested in furnishing him than in
helping to shield him, and so he
gets caught. He realizes when it is
too late that he made a mistake,
but if that is all he is no better for
the discovery. 1t simply makes
him a more hardened and shrewder
criminal. The next time he thinks
he will not fall down where he did
before and will get away with the
fruit of his crime. He does not
know that it is easier to catch a
criminal the seeond time than the
first, as general rule. He is caught
again and again and dies at last a
felon.
Young man, it never pays to SOW
wild oats. 1t never pays to be
fool.
That is one of the most beautiful
stories in all literature, the story of
the prodigal son. Ii is the story of
the love of father who would go
down to the gates of hell for his
ernng boy, but think how much
better off the boy would have been
i he had never gone away.
He had brutalized himself by his
eYcssses. He had violated the
laws of his beng ard never again
could be the man he might have
been. The old man could forgive
him and take him home and seat
him at the family table, but he
couldn't give back to the boy the
wasted years or repair the damage
to his mental and physical powers.
1t doesn't pay, young man, to be
a fool.-Mail and Breeze.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-03
DeIighffaI Entertainment.

The entertainment given by the
Ladies Aid Society of the Presby
terian church in the opera house
Monday night, was great success
in every way.
The entertainment was highly
instructive as well as entertaining.
We were astonished that so
difficult and complete play could
be so creditably presented in so
short preparation time.
A number of the singers and
performers did exceedingly well,
but we can only take the space to
mention one, and that is Mrs. Ere
A. Dennis ia the most difficult
character of Mary Queen of Scots.
Her Interpretation and presenta =
ton of this principal part was
artistic and effectual. We would
like to commend every one who
took part personally, for all did
we'll.
The ladies of the society are to
be congratulated on the selection of
this play and the happy manner in
which it was staged as we'll as its
financial success.
The lecture illustrated by stere-
optloan views given by Mr.. E. P.
Fitch in connection with the play,
MARY Queen of Scots" at the
theatre Monday night, was pleasing
and wonderfully interesting.
Ia place of being tiresome, as
such LECTURES usually are, 1t was one
of the most interesting features Of
the performance. Mr.. Fitch gave
numerous historical facts and de-
ductions in a most pleasing and
manner.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-03
VAR WITH NICARAGUA.

The published statemsnt that
only the congressional recess
prevents declaration OF war
against Nicaragua is In all
probability sensational view of
the situation, but the fact remains
that every addition to the details
of President Zelaya's conduct makes
it clearer that drastic steps will
have 10 be taken to preserve the
honor of the nation. The ruthless
slaughter of Americans who have
definitely proved to have been at
the worst only belligerents, and as
such amendable to the laws of
warfare, is, according to the late
dispatches, not the only insult
which the present "pepperpod"
executive has heaped upon this
country.
One report has it that the
Nicaraguan president is to abdicate,
which would seem to be a decidedly
easy way for him to get out of
precarlous predicament. According
to trustworthy information, scores
Of American citizens have been
blackmailed and thrown into vile
prisons, not merely because of
expressed leaniugs toward the
revolutionary cause, but for failure
to contribute funds to the national
treasury. Americans, 1t is author
itatively claimed, have bsen beaten
like slaves of the olden times, and
now In addition to all these savage
volat'ons of the rules of inter-
national law, official dispatches are
said to have been received by the
state department constituting q
crowning and intolerable insult to
the nation.
Making all due allowances for
sensationalism In the news sent
under circumstances which initiate
somewhat against dispassionate and
accuracy, enough is known beyond
dispute to warrant the uncompro-
missing and punitive assertion of
the letter and the spirit of the
Monroe doctrine and of the nations
honor. AT the same time, it is to
be hoped that diplomacy will solve
the problem involved in the evident
crisis and that not even such an
opera bouffe war as conflict with
Nicaragua will be precipitat ed
Kansas City Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-03
AFTER THE THIEVES.

The government now seems
inclined to get after the thieves
Of the great sugar trust. These
fellows, il seems, have been
systematically robbing the people
aAd the government for many years.
They are reported to have stolen
mahy millions. The consumer got
ne benefit from their stealings.
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young man, caunot hire harvester
in your place when the harvest of
your folly is ready for the reaping.
You must be there to help gather
the sheaves and you will find them
made up of thorns and poison weeds
that will multiply your pain.
If there are more crimes being
committed by young men now than
formerly there must be reason for
it if we could only know. Possibly
there is less of home restraint OF the
right sort. 1t may be that young
men have imblbed the notion that
they know great deal more than
the young men of the past genera
tion, and that as a consequence they
need less guidance and advice.
The other day young fellow of
only IT or IS undertook to rob
bank and murdered a couple of men
before he got away. This was not
Earl Bullock. His father was frank
in his talk about it afterward. He
said that his son was not insane, he
was Just mean. He had been per-
mitted to dominate the family at
home and was the selfish young
tyrant of the house. Evidently his
father and mother didn't know how
to manage him.
sort of imagine if he had been
drawn across the parental knee when
he was younger and stout paddle
applied in firmness and with vlgor.
but not in anger; and if the dose
had been repeated at intervals when
he was trying to boss the house, it
might have had salutary effect on
him and he might have been made
fairly decent man. OF course, there
is no certainty about that. A
course OF treatment that will work,
fine On one boy will not work on
another.
Medical men are of the opinion
that comparatively few children are
moral degenerates. Most of them
that go wrong have been spoiled In
the raising. 1t takes smart father
and mother to know how to raise
either boy or girl. Probably if.
you knew the parents well enough
you would have a good deal of
charity for the boy who goes wrong
His father or his mother may lack
sense. Many people are reasonably
good but lack sense.
Then there are a good many
whited sepulchres in this old world,
people who manage to be respectable
but who at heart are contemplate,
dishonest, liars and scoundrels.
There are church deacous who have
to be watched closely in every
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-03
GREAT WAVE OF CRIME.

1t seems to me that l have never
heard Of so many young fellows
going wrong in the same length of
time as within the past few weeks.
Itmay be that my attention never
happened to be directed to the
matter before Just as it has been
lately, but it looks as if lot of
Young fellows are going to the bad
just now.
Just why do not know. There
are certainly as many chances !or
bright young fellows to get to the
front in legitimate lines as there
ever were in the history of the
country. am inclined to think
perhaps, there are more chances
The business of the world is run by
machinery these days. 1t takes
intelligeac ice and education, especially
intelligence, to rua the machinery.
Therefore, bright, keen young
fellows are more in demand than
thsy ever were before. The young
fellows who have been rebbing banks
and committing other crimes are
reported to be rather above the
average in point of natural ability.
There was no necessity for them to
commit crimes in order to make a
living. They could have done far
better even from a money point OF
view.
As a man gets older he takes
more and more interest in young
men. He knows from the observa
ton that comes with years that the
devil is the poorest paymaster and
that the young man who works Tor
him is always cheated. lie knows
how important it is that the young
men of the country be clean and
honest, for on them must soon fall
the responsibilities of society and
government. And SO it may be
that as we grow older we notice 1t
more when a young fellow goes
wrong.
Thousands of years ago it was
written that the wages OF sin is
death, and there never was a truer
saying. The young man who goes
out to sow his wild oats will find
sooner or later that he has been
fool. Wild oats is one crop that
never fails. Drouths nor floods nor
hot winds affect the growth, and he
who reaps must help to gather the
harvest. 1t is true that others who
sowed not, who urged him to SOW
not, will bear a part of the pain of
harvesting that crop of bitterness
and failure and shame. But you,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-03

We have sold our entire stock to w. c. Grifiths
and can recommend him good business and one
who will always give you square DEAL We regret to
leave Chanute and wish to thank Our many friends for
their most liberal patronage and hope they will continue
to still give their patronage to MIR. Griffiths.
J. F. and E. F. Armstrong
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. SOEa Out

Armstrong; sold to w. G.
Grifhths. Stock sold at Big
Sacrifice. Slaughter sale of the
Armstrong stock begins Sat.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1909-09-02
o, PHOENIxi
HOW SELFISH.

According to adYices from Phoenix
the mayor of the capital city, at the
request of Governor Sloan, has APP
pointed the official reception. commit
tee to receive and do the honors upon
the arrival of the President of the
United States in Arizona. 1t is emf
nently proper that the arrangements
for the proper reception of the presi-
dent and his entertainment should be
in the hands of the PhOenicians.
Phoenix was Fortunate in being in
Guided in the presidents itenerary
to the exclusion of other cities in Ari-
IONA, but when the governor dele
gated the authority to the mayor of
Phoenix to appoint the official recep-
ton committee, that worthy proceeded
to name the committee of a hundred,
composed solely and exclusively Of
residents of Maricopa county, the
Phoenix and MaricOpa county selfish
disposition has again been manifested.
While the president win only stop at
Phoenix, the assumption does not
necessarily follow that the chief ex-
ecutive of the Territory is only inter
ested in Phoenix, Marioopa county
and the inhabitants thereof.
A great many prominent citizens
OF Acknowledgements and Repubh-
cans, will journey 10 Phoenix on the
date to welcome and honor the presi-
dent of the United States. 1t would
have been fitting, at least, to have
named some of these citizens from
other counties of Arizona on the CEN
mittee to assist in giving . hearty
reception to the chief executive Of the
nation.
o, Phoenix How selfish and in
cOnsiderate.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1909-09-02
PIANO PLAYED BY GHOSTS"
Watchmen Frightened from Supposed
Treasure Building, Where Woman
Was Burned to Death.

st. Paul, Minn.-The house in For
est street where Mrs. Anna Post, an
aged recluse, was burned TO death, is
supposed to be haunted, and the watch
men who have guarded the house
every night since the death of the
woman, in the belief that fortune is
hidden somewhere In the ruins, have
all been frightened away.
Early the other morning the third
Waterman who ventured to guard the
place heard noise coming from the
partly burned piano, and sought pro-
lection from Policeman Swenson and
Shook, who were on their way home.
The Waterman was terrified, and
told the policemen that he distinctly
heard the sound Of funeral dirge
played on the piano. He was assured
that it was imagination on his part,
but he could not be persuaded that
the house was not haunted, and he re-
signed his Job then AMI there, Ieav-
ing the premises 70 the mercy OF the
"spooks."s
Since the death OF MIS-. Post her
relatives have had the house guarded
ut night and during the day the
ruins are searched for gold supposed
10 have been left by the old woman,
but so far none has been unearthed.
Last week the Waterman was fright
sned away by noises that he asserted
ne heard in the house, and the other
watchmfn was frightened in -Imil4r
manner.
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and the Mercer County Board of Free
holders began TO fear that Black Hand
ers plotted to blow up the buildings.
A loud explosion occurred within a
few feet of the administration build
ing early the other day, and the noise
brought the terrcr-stricken officials to
the scene. Zone of the guards, beliey-
ing that am attempt was being made
to blow up the buildings, wanted to re-
lease the prisoners in order to give
them a chance for their lives, but
cooler counsel prevailed.
The only thing that couIS be found
about the premises which Indicated
the cause of the explosion was the
badly mutilated body of rat, and it
dawned on the officials that rodents
might have eaten the dynamite. Tne
body of the dead rat was examined
and some unexploded dynamite was
found in the stomach. The discovery
created terror, for it was known that
the simultaneous explosion of dozen
rats charged with dynamite would de-
stroy all the workhouse buildings and
kill the inmates. -..-... e. ..-.
Guns We're fired of, powder was
burned and other ways TO force the
rats TO vacate their strongholds were
resorted TO, and met with much sue
cess. Thousands were seen running
in the direction of this city, and while
the workhouse people sighed with
great relief this city is now terror
stricken. p
II is realized that it would be i'm
possible to drive all the rats out of
city of 100000 inhabitants without
risk Of something happening that
night cause several of the loaded ro-
dents to explode. ,
Housewives have Undated and
locked mp the rat traps and cats and
dogs are being kept under restraint.
II is feared that the rats that left
the workhouse and came to Trenton
will probably remain together, so that
If one should explode the others
would follow suit Extra firemen and
policemen have been put on duty. but
Just what part they are to play to
avert a catastrophe will have to be de-
termined by developments. Steps will
likely be taken to prevent rat dis
aster
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1909-09-02
THE HINDU BOY.
His Let Is a lard One Because Of the
"caste Rule. -


Boys and girls of America this
great land where all are born free and
squal before the law-capnot, well
imagine the condition Of theif poor lit
tie brothers and sisters of India, vic
Tins of the caste" condition. Indeed,
the word slavery" might well be sub
stituted for the word Caste for both
describe a condition of bondage.
As matter of fact, caste is hered-
itary. And so IL has been for 1000
years, and unless something Is done to
bring about a great social revolution
IN that benighted country it will con-
tinue TO exist 1000 years more The
Hindu is most conservative crea-
ture,. and, willingly, walks in the
grooves made by his ancestors To
give you hint as TO the meaning of
the term caste" quote a well-known
writer on the subject: 'r
IAN these castles are hereditary. A
priests son becomes a priest; a sol
dier's son a soldier; q carpenters son
a carpenter; scavengerSs son a sea
venger. There is no question, What
shall we do with our boys?' in Hindu
ism. For sire to start his son in any
other calling but his own would be
against his caste. and there all argu-
ment ends. For caste Is both social
and religious, and includes the calling
as well as the creed.
The requirements and restrictions
of caste are innumerable. Many of
them arbitrary, inconsistent and even
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1909-09-02

and 40 years old. You are all that
woman should not be, You have 2
right to love only a toad, and you can
win the love of only a toad. You have
struggled desperately for the right
going against you. Your money is
gone, you have no work, you can find
no work, { and you ARE behind in your
rent. 1t is a tragedy to be behind in
your rent To-day you will again walk
the street looking for some employ
ment. and again you will be snubbed,
because business men have no use for
unknown women who are ugly and
shabby and 40 years old. Tonight you
will go to bed with a heartache and
will have to awake tomorrow with a
heartache., For you to be awake is
To suffer II it were not for you, lit
tie toad, might might Oh, well
get down into the sunshine and be
happy, but come to the door to meet
me tonight, for 1 shall sorely need
greeting. l shall be so tired, and my
heart Will be very heavy"
The woman gently placed the toad
on the strip of sunshine, whence ne
followed her with his shining little
eyes as she put on her hat and shabby
jacket. Then she stopped and touched
the horned head in 2 fashion she had,
| and said
"Good-by, little friend. Wish me
!uck." The toad turned and watched
with blinking eyes as she left the
room.
Three hooking faces saw her stand
hesltatingly on the door-steps, uncer-
tain where to turn in her dreary
| search.
Wonder If she has locked her
door," gigg!ed the frowsy-headed
saIes-woman. 20
"Oh. well get in somehow" the
book-keeper assured her, and the
stenographer Uttered. So they went
up to the fourth floor back and found
the door unlocked.
"Oh, there's the nasty thing" ex
claimed the saleswoman, coquettishly
retreating. The stenographer affected
stiH greater fright, and sought the
shelter of the solitary chair
Lets tie It out the window by its
leg" suggested the book-keeper.
Wont she be crazy" Uttered the
saleswoman. I'D give dollar to see
her ugly face get red and hear her
stammer."
He tied string TO the toad's leg
and hung it out the window, shutting
the sash on the string. Then they wen;
out with much laughter and told ali
about It at their various Jobs"
It was dusk when Miss Leonard re
turned to pass a cold-faeed landlady
and fairly 10 pull herself upstairs By
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desses were supposed to live on the
eartn The old Grecian legends say it
was the flower the maiden Proser-
pine was gathering when Pluto took
her away to his dark home under the
gro md.
4 tother legend tells about beau
tifua youth named Narcissus. His
father was a river god named Cephis-
sus, and his mother a nymph called
Lirioee. The wonderful beauty of the
youth caused many to love him, but
he was cold and Indifferent to all.
A poor little nymph called Echo
loved him so dearly that she pinned
away and died because he would not
care for her.
At last Nemesis, the goddess Of
retribution, decided to punish him for
his hard heart.
She caused him to fall in love with
his own image as he looked into a
stream, and as he could never reach
this beautiful reflection he gradually
persisted with hopeless love.
His body was changed into the beau
tiful fowors, which have ever after
borne his name.
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contradictory. The principal laws d.
,ect that individuals shall marry only
hose of their own caste, eat with their
own caste. and of food cooked by a
caste-fellow or a Brahman; that no
superior shall allow an Inferior to
touch his cooked food, or even enter
the room in which it is being cooked;
but articles OF a dry nature, such as
grain and. rice;y are exempt from de-
Element BY touch so long as they re-
main dry Water and other liquids
are peculiarly susceptible to contami-
nation, but rivers, reservoirs and
ponds are excepted. The higher and
clean" castles are not allowed to
touch the lower or outcastes; even
the brushing of garments in passing
is reckoned deElement, and the shad-
ow of an inferior is considered un-
clean" -.
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BUILD A HOME.

II is a fact that home means much
70 the thrifty, enterpr.sing citizen, --
1t means more to the average boy
or girl of the land.
The United States government has
for its dependence and foundation the
American home. In it and from it
springs those habits and those princi-
pies Of right and industry that make
our country so strong.
There is time, a tide in every
mans life which if taken at taat per-
.iod will lead to a home. A little hus-
tie. little industry and little nerve
save and put by a few hundred each
ear VII soon win a home.
The first thousand will be the hard
est to get, after that the fact thai a
surplus fund exists makes the toiler
, more anxious to work and more will
ing to save. When the whole family
! .ealizes that the fund Is being laid up
with which to buy home, the battle
s half wen, they will move with diff
rent spirit and VIII put on a respect
ability which win add much TO the
amiIy's success.
It is the duty of every citizen to buy
CT build home. They owe it 70 the
emily, they owe it to themselves.
No man who has an average intel
iect, coupled with des re to work,
thrive and succeed need go through
life without a home. The man who
makes up his mind to save small
sum out Of what ever salary he may
receive need go through LIE without
a home.
A small amount put away each week
will in the course Of a lifetime grow
to such a size that home may be OBJ
tanned with It.