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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23

and the floor for bed. The
clething is Of the cheapest cotton,
and not much of it.
Would our economists have
American wsrkmsn live like the
laps and other Orientalsa We think
no sane man wants our intelligent
laborins men and mechanics
brought to such a state as this.
Allow the manufacturers Of these
cheap labor couAtrles to compete
with our own and this result follows.
They would probably not be re-
duced to the utmost extremity Of
these poor people, bat their wages
would be greatly reduced and the cost
of living is higher in this country.
The manufacturer must have his
profit or he will quit the business
and the workman will have no en-
ployment. Hence a reduction in
the tariff to the danger point means
reduced wages and cheaper living
to the workman.
The u. S. cannot afford such
step, and will not do it..
1t is the wages of the laborer and
the mechanic that keep things NOV.
ing and the more nearly every labOrer
has work and the better his wages
the more prosperous the country.
Rather let the tariff be revised
upward than that our labor should
suffer. We had better error on the
side of too high a duty than too low.
1t is the people that can least
afford it that must suffer most under
low tariff.
II all parties and sections could
look upon the tariff as aA economic
and net political question, there
should be little trouble in properly
adjusting it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23
Cudahy Company Indicted.

The big packing company las
been indicted under 6o5 counts by
the federal grand jury, of violating
the revenue laws. The officers Of
the company have been placed
under arrest by United States
Marshal Mackey, jr., and placed
under $50, bonds. They are
charged with short changing tie
government in the matter ofrevenus
stamps on their oleomargarine
packages.
The possible fines under these
indictments run we'll up iKto the
hundreds of thousands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23
End of AbSOIufiSm.

Abdul Eamid, the "Sick man of
Europe" has had very serious re-
lapse within the past twenty-four
hours. Reports from Constantinople
chronicle the information that the
sultan has yielded to the revolution
lists and will not resist the taking OF
the capital by the army OF the young
Turks which has surrounded 1t.
There is an element of pathos in
this last gasp of expiring tyranny in
the most absolute Of European
monarchies. When it was inevitable
that the throne must fall unless the
sultan bowed in humiliation before
the advancing army, the announce
msnt Of his complete surrender
came through the grand vizier,
Tewfik Pasha. The latter said to
the emissaries Of the investing army;
"His sublime majesty is awaiting
beuevolently the arrival of the
constitutional army. His suelimity
Is IN favor of the constitution, OF
which he is the supreme guardian
Poor old Abdul Hamid. Defeated
and east into the dust beneath the
feet of modern progress, he still
clings to the hollow and now mean
ingless forms, and the h:e fades
from his eye as he reads upon the
scroll of fate the words: "Abdal
Hamid H., Last of the Sultans."
The campaign Of the young Turks
was perfectly managed, For months
the soldiers of the constitution have
been arming and preparing for the
final coup. splendidly trained and
equipped, these twenty-five thous
and of the flower Of progressive
Turkey have marched spon the
ancient citadel Of despotisn and
conquered it without a shet being
fired. Had Abdul Hamid been
other than despot he would have
seen the inevitable and would have
yielded automatically and gracefully
to the new order Of things mach
earlier. But being a despet he
thought himself diviasly appointed
to his place and immovabls. Being
part Of that dreadful past of boad-
age and political slavery, it was not
possible for him to accept the new
order Of things. The long line of
his predecessors had never yielded
to the cry Of the people and why
should he2
Whether Abdul Hamid has de-
elded to accept the new arrangement
or Is in fight, matters net now.
The main thing Of importance is
that the yeung Turks have gained
final ascendsncy and that hence
forth Turkey will take its place
among the progressive nations of
Europe. The sultan and all ne
stands for must give way TO the
light of civilization. The end has
come to the last of the great abso-
lutte msnarchies of the world
Kansas City Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23

Mayor Abbott is to be compli-
mented on his frmness in making
up his cabinet. A week before the
meeting for confirmation he pre-
sented his list to the council, at a
little private meeting. The council
men seesawed little over two or
three but finally indorsed the list
as first presented by the mayor.
Our friend the postmaster and
editor of the Tribune, seems to
have a bad case of colera infantum
or some similar internal trouble
over the fact that the old soldiers
are not properly represented in the
city appointments. There is grave
danger that all the post Office force
will be fired to make room for the
old soldier,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23

Turkey is now in the throes of a
revelation. Itlooks like il may be
almost a bloodlsss one. The young
and progressive Turks have ussn in
rebellion against the present rulers
and are Aow in possession Of Cen
stsnuAoPls with la.gs army. The
Sultan Is Offering no aimed resist =
ahce. He realizes that his course
is run and he must get out Of the
way. If he escapes with his head
he will be lucky.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23
Notice to Breeders.

Ihavs three registered stallieas On
display at the Chanute fair grounds.
One black Norman Psrchersn, oAe
black and enc bay roadster. Gall aRd
see them before breeding elsewhere.
], w. MCCULLOUGH,
Owner ana Keeper.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23
Another

Four people we're crossing the
Ohio river In a skiff.
One rocked the beat just to hear
the girls scream.
All four were thrown into the
river and two were drowned.
There always seems to be a feel
around for just such occasions.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23

A couple of American cruisers
have been dispatched to Turkish
waters to be on hand in case they
can be of any service to Anaricsn
citizens.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23
A Good Start.


At the meeting Tuesday nights
the mayor made his nomination,
and all were confirmed by the coun-
Gil. The appolntses all are COED
men except one and that one is
better than any of the rest. We
refer to Miss Dorrington appointed
city clerk. Miss DorriRgton has
held position in the clerks office
for some time and has proven her
self tie be very bright quick think
ing young lady of rare ability for
the place.
Mr.. Sans who is retained as
bookkeeper is well knowa in the city
as an expert bookkeeper and accoun
tant and always pleasant aud
agreeable to meet in a social OF
business way.
Geo. Amyx appointed cashier is
not so we'll known but he is ysung
man Of good habits and several
years experience in the First Nat
inal Bank and Santa Fe freight
efflces.
These three persons are expected
to dc the work that has been done
by five the last year, with probably
a little assistance from the metei
reader during the rush. If they
succeed In doing it the city will
save two salaries.
Mr.. Sever, the new chief Of police
Is very active and energetic man.
He has had experience In this line
and seems to have natural quslih
cations fer the place. He Is moral
and upright and In favor of law and
order at all times.
OF course it would not have done
not to have retained Mr.. Leffgren
as street commissioner. The high
character of bis werk On the streets
for the past two years has been
emminently satisfactory to all
concerned. Has the right man in
the right place.
Mr.. iManley was retained at the
head of the gas department. He
has built the system from a very
small beginning to its present state
and knows it liks book. His place
ws aid be hard to fill.
r. B. Smith was appointed city
attorney. Mr.. Smith is 4 growing
young attorney, full Of snap and
push and il he don't knew it will
10 ok it up.
r. C. Havenhill was retained in
charge Of the electric light plant.
He has proven his ability BY years
of service. His assistants were
retained likewise, Ora Brown, L. ].
Sweet, e. W. Edwards aad Earl S.
Edwards.
The new patrolmen are Wm.
Mayer and Mahlan Spears, both
good men.
In the water works department
the old force was retained. Bert
Manley, superintendent; Abe Airing
and Thos. Gardner, assistants.
A. R. Young chief engineer and
Charles Pratt assistant were re
tanned. They are both Chanute
boys and worthy. They are com
petent and not afraid Of work.
Meter Reader Park was retained,
and J. B. Hutchinson was re-
appointed sexton at the cemetery.
Mayor Abbott would not have
dared remove him had he wanted
to- He would have had about a
hundred ladies into his hair in no
time.
No change was made in the fire
department. Dora Herod, chief;
Frank D. Rhodes, driver; S. H.
Jones and Verney Sweeny, firemen.
Brock Blazer was retained as
assistant in gas and water depart
ments. Brock is reliable and always
ready.
Now will you just look over the
above list, with all prejudice laid
aside, and see il yeu could better it
very much. These people were all
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23

The lee jam in the Niagara is
causing much uneasiness for the
safety of property along the banks.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23
No Other Alternative.

live more as do similar employees
in the Orient and accept lower
wages or else they must be protected
by an equalizing tariff. There is
no alternative.
The cry of "open door to all
nations and a great reduction in
prices of all the necessaries and
luxuries of life" sounds well, but in
practice would do grave injustice
to a very large class of our citizens.
Our werkmen and mechanics are
better paid and live better than in
any other country on the globe, and
1t is but right that they may be able
to continue In the same lines.
The clammOrers for free trade
and lower prices fail to realize the
great injustice that would be done
to our laborers, both skilled and
unskilled, by such reductions in
duties as would allow of free COM
petition in their products by foreign
made goods. Mr.. Frank G. Car
penter, the great newspaper cor
respondent, is now in Japan, and
The Kansas City Journal of Sunday
has an article from him that should
open the eyes of those who demand
free trade or general reduction of
the tariff. The article is well writ
ten and coming frem a reliable man
like Carpenter can be relied on.
We can't give the article but will
give some of the wages he finds
prevailing in that country:
In clothing factories women work
seven days in the week of nine hours
each at a daily wage Of a5c.
Tailors receive from IS to As cents
per day. Glass blowers get 81
cents per day. Cigarette makers
get from IaH to IS cents per day.
Girls S to IS cents.
Steel workers fare but little better
The blswers get 33c for a day of IL
hours. Bar iron heaters 81 cents
per day, Rollers of steel rails sac,
Iron vessel men 571sceAts, Master
carpenters receive 65csnts and the
best men under him 40 and so cents.
Brick layers As cents fer nins
hours. Brick masoas 3a cents,
stone cutters AZ cents, plumbers IS
cents.
PIaters get from 80 to 60 cents,
the average about Is cents. Coal
miners from 28 to IL cents. Black.
smiths 28 cents. Maehinests al
most 4 dollar par day.
In shoe factories IS to so cents
per day is paid. Ordinary laborers
from as to IS cents. Farm hands
10 to 20 cents per day.
In the tobacco factories, which
the government runs as a monopoly,
there are ever ~, 200 hands and
they get from 9 to Is cents per day.
In the government wooden mills
at Senpu, girls are paid II cents
and men about 10 cents per day.
In the government ship building
yards the meh are paid IL to a7c.
In the arsehels of Tekio and
Osaka, which employ 100000
hands, the wages are I to 3 cents
per hour.
In the whole 1000 government
factories there is but one where the
average wages of the men are over
IS cents per day, and only 3 where
they are over IS cents.
OF the $50, 600 men and women
working In these factories the aver
age wage of the men is less than
as cents and of the women less than
Ia cents Per day of nine or ten
hours.
The living of these men and
women must conform to their
wages. The Jap workman lives on
the cheapest grade of rice, fish,
vegetables and tea. The very poor
dispense with the tea and use millet
and other coarse grains In place of
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
BY GEORGE WASHINGTON
Letter Written by Him Placed in the
 Library at Sharon.

Letter Written by Him Placed in the
 Library at Sharon.
 An ancient document of unusual in- teress and great value has recently been placed in the Sharon library. This doc ument is letter ill the handwriting of George Washington. It has been placed in a swivel frame and is in an excellent state of preservation. Mrs. Benjamin Berkley Hotchkiss, who erected the h- brary to the memory of her husband, directed before her death, that this let ter should be presented to the library. The text Of the letter is as follows:
 Ills Excellency General Washington,
 Commander in Chief of the
 Allied Army.
 To all Commanders of Ships of War and
 Private Armed Vessels, belonging
 to the United States, and their al.
 lies, cruising on the high seas:
 These are to certify that the Schooner Hunter of 60 Toms burthen, Captain Miller Commander, navigated by eight seamen, transporting Fourteen officers and seventeen soldiers, Prisoners of War, to the United States of America under Flag of truce, hath permission to pass from York Town in Virginia to New York and from thence to Rhode Island.
 That the usages of War relative to Flaggs, being observed on the part of the said vessels she is to pass without interruption as aforemention'd.
 Given st Head Quarters near York Town this 9th day of November, 17S1.
 G. WASHINGTON.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
Atchison Globe Sights
MARY E. DEWEY.

Men are usually willing to arbitrate only when the chances are they would be whipped in fight.
 It is wonderful and terrible how ex- travagant engaged folks are with love, and how economical they are with it after marriage.
 Some of the agents are very clever. Why do they devote their talents to sell ing sets of books to women who will ory after they get them?
 We do not know if the artistic souls will approve of the application of the word, but there is about to be renais- sance of the hustle. We think "renais- sance of the hustle" sounds pretty good.
 Three months ago an Atchison man lost his job He said he wouldn't do anything for day or two, as he had six or seven different offers to consider. He is still considering; anyway he is still idle.
 They say of Mrs. Lysandsr John Ap- pleton that she never puts the potatoes on to cook until her husband has turned the corner toward home. He might not come." she explained. land the po- tatoes would be wasted; he might have run off with some other woman"
 Most women read every recipe in newspaper, and, if any one will listen, delight in reading them out loud. A hundred times Q week a woman says, under such circumstances, "I am going to try that next time I bake" But she never does; she goes off on a trail after a new basque.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19

Lime Rock, where he was employed fo1 three years by Baldwin Reed. From there he went to Cream Hill, where bs continued farming, and later moved to Falls Village.
 It was in the latter place that MT. Tallerday's marriage occurred to Miss Jane Marie Simmons, of Pawling, N Y. At this time in his life Mir. Taller day occupied prominent place in the religious circles of his home town. All ways a devout Methodist and having carefully read the Scriptures with a mind which memorized long passages with facility, hs was 8 fluent and inter eSting preacher and often occupied the pulpit of the Methodist church at Falls Village.
 When the call for volunteers came, MT. Tallerday was cue of the first to en- list in the 18th Connecticut Regiment, Company B. His captain was Rev. c. B. Landon, now of Ashley Falls, and the latter speaks in high terms of MT. " AoAkA4 LII SUI 1CO uI1I bravery while serving in the ranks. Some years after the war he was given a substantial pension which has since added considerably to his comfort.
 When MT. Tallerday's wife died he moved to Canaan and from here went to Ashley Falls, where he has since made his home with his son, H. O. Tallerday of that place. His only daughter, Mary, wife of Lyman E. Howe. of Canaan, died number of years ago. A second son, Charles, now makes his home in Housatonic, Mass.
 This summer MT. Tallerday has been busy in his garden despite his advanced years and his neighbors admit that he has the best garden in the village. This and other light work around the place occupy his time and keep him in as good health as can be expected in man of his years. All who know him hope that he may enjoy many more years of health and happiness.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19

Canaan was defeated at Lakeville Sat urday ill a we'll contested game by the score of 8-5. Canaan had two bad innings, the third, when @ passed ball and 8 two base hit scored two runs, and the fifth, when four errors in succession, with a two-bagger and single, scored four runs. Canaan scored its runs in the third inning when single by Bills and two-bagger by Sweeney, scored one; the sixth when single by. F. Stanton and an error by Stuart. scored one; and the
 ninth. when bases on balls to P. Stanton and F. Stanton and single by R. Stanton and Sweeney scored three. Finn pitched a good game for Lakeville with the ex- ception of the ninth inning, when he got excited. He struck ont II, walked three and allowed seven hits. F. Stan ton pitched for Canaan and during the six innings he was in the box allowed nine hits and famed two. Mo Cabe pitched the last three innings, flaming three and not allowing a hit. The game was witnessed by crowd of about 200. The tabulated score follows:
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
A HISTORIC HOMESTEAD
VanDeusen Hodse at Ashley Falls Has
 Been Remodeled

VanDeusen Hoose at Ashley Falls Has
 Been Remodeled.
 The old VanDeusen homestead at Ashley Falls so we'll known in the revolutionary days has been rebuilt and furnished in every sense with modern improvements by Frank Stall. The house is situated on the old Post road leading from Hartford to Albany, where in those days the changes of horses were made, and has been in the VanDeusen family from the early settlers. There are 12 large and spacious rooms i'll the house. The large colonial chimney in the center of the house was left for the purpose of the large fireplaces, also the small closets for dishes and brio-a-brao There is water throughout, which is forced through the house by large compressed air tank of $50 gallons which is pumped in by double action pump and is also heated by a boiler in the cellar. The handsome parlor faces the east in which are many fino pictures 5y modern artists, while the large colonial dining room is just to the left of it. The kitchen is modern in every particular having hot and cold water. Upstairs the view is most delightful, taking in the Taghkanic ranges of noun Jains with the Norfolk Hills on the southern exposure.-Berkshire Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
Hermit Banked in Canaan

The inventory of the estate of Homer Dowd, late of Monterey, Mass, has been filed ill the Berkshire probate court and shows personal property of $256, includ- ing deposit of $200 in the Canaan bank. He had a record for pickerel fish ing probably unequaled up to the time of his death. During the fifty years he had been near Lake Garfield he caught nearly as many thousand fish. During the last season of his life he landed ,OOO pickerel, and it was in boat on the peaceful waters near which he made his home that he was found dead. MT. Dowd was long known as the hermit of Monterey.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
 OF ASHLEY FALLS
S. TALLERDAY SERVED COUNTRY
Enlisted in Connecticut Regiment in Hour of CountrY's Greatest Need and Gave Valiant Service-Sketch of His Life.

Among the thinning ranks of the Grand Army veterans who conducted themselves so nobly in the hour of their country's direst need and who have since lived to enjoy the respect and gratitude of those to whose lot it has fallen to reap the benefits of their ser vice. IS the subject of our sketch this week, Seneca Tallerday, of Ashley Falls.
 MT. Tallerday was born in Dover, Duchess County, N. Y, ST years ago the seventeenth of last February. He spent his boyhood there and when a young man went to Town Hill, near
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
CANAAN CONN., THURSDAY. AUGUST 19, 1903.
THE VETOED SUNDAY LAW
The New York World" Discusses the
 Subject EditoriaIIy

Subject EditoriaIIY
 Having des TO to modify the blue laws, why did not the Legislature of Connecticut go about it in a manly way? Why strike III the dark for liberty? Why hide behind general welfare" joker. and why pass up the real question to the courts? Not wishing to be party to a transaction savoring of cowardice and false pretense, the Governor appropri- ately enough vetoed the bill,
 It is a terrorism strange in theRe days which deters men from meeting this is- sue fairly in the interest of good order and individual rights. Most of the states have laws on the subject of Sun- day observance which are not enforced and never will be enforced except as personal pique or zeal may revive them Ill places. OmittinR the comparatively few strict Sabbatarians. profesSlng re- ligionists are quite as likely to violate these laws as those who may be classed as on-religionists.
 The whole question of personal liberty within reasonable bounds, involving the peace of the community no less than the welfare of the citizen, will have to be considered some time and settled in ac- cordanoe with reason, justice and pro- gress. We have become a nation of Sunday lawbreakers simply because we have not the courage to meet new con- ditions with new laws.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
LIME ROCK-sHEFFIELD

The Lime Rock team went down to defeat at the hands of the Sheffield team Saturday in seven inning contest by the score of 4-2 Lime Rock fielded poorly, having seven errors, while Shef- field gave Schmidt almost perfect support, Owing to the absence of Tray CT, Pendergast pitched for Lime Rock. He allowed six hits, famed two and walked one. Schmidt pitched for Sheffield and allowed eight hits and famed four. The tabulated score follows.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
TWISTED GHOST

Was None Other Than Escaped HoSpi-
 tai Patient.
 Arrayed in nothing more than night dress, Watson Barnard. a typhoid pa tient at the Winstsd hospital escaped from that institution one night recently and toured several thoroughfares of that town, frightening many pedestrians, who thought the apparition was a ghost. After being chased several blocks the ghost" was captured and hustled back to the hospital in an automobile.