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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
stannard on the Bug Commission

stannard on the Bug Commission
Governor w. R., Stubs has announc-
ed the appointment of F. H. Stannard
Of Ottawa as a member of the state
chronological commission. Mr.. Stan
nard is a member Of the lower house
of the legislature from Franklin coun-
ty. Two years ago he was in the
state senate. During the last session
he was chairman Of the house ways
and means committee. He is one OF
the leading nurserymen Of the state
and is interested in chronological
work
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

Now the new style Of womens hats
are being attacked from the pulpits.
The next step is for the freak legisla-
tor to take a hand, which opposition
will have the natural and inevitable
result of making the hats more freak
ish than ever, and the women more
determined to wear the extremes of
the mode.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
Municipal Ownership in Leeds

In the last IL years, according to
officially reported returns. the city OF
Leeds, England. has earned a profit
of s5,605.OOO from its municipality
owned tramways. water-works, gas
works and electric light plant
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

Tests are being made of an inven-
ton which Eliminates the sights of
rifle at night. Even though the light
employed did not shine directly into
the soldiers eyes, it might interfere
with his aim by producing a glare
that would make the target invisible.
II no such result follows, the device
ought to be extremely serviceable.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

A scientist announces that the seat
of human affections is not in the
heart. but in the solar plexus. Have
IN revise all our poetry. For instance:
~Dimpled, red-haired widow of Texas.
Give me back by solar plexusl"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
REAL CITY OF FLOWERS.
People Of Erfurt, in Southern Prussia
Make Living by Raising the
Fragrant Blossoms.

Erfurt, a thriving city in southern
Prussia, with over 100000 inhabitants,
is known throughout Germany as the
flower city of the world" The de-
clared exports to the United States in
the last ten years amounted to $751;
741, last years shipments alone be-
ing worth s53,SSs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
Penitentiary Making Much Twine.-

Penitentiary Making Much Twine.-
In spite of all the rosy reports about
the prospects for a wheat crop in the
wheat belt, Warden w. H. Haskell is
afraid it is overrated. Because of the
Irvine plant at the penitentiary, War
den Haskell keeps in close touch with
wheat conditions, and he says his re-
ports from the southern part of the
state indicate that he crop is going
to be very light. Eve have been re-
ceiving reports from all over the
state for several weeks" he says,
land they do not agree entirely with
the reports given out by some of the
other state departments. According
to our reports the crop is going to be
short in the southern part of the
state. The penitentiary Irvine plant
is turning out 10000 pounds of Irvine
a day and will continue up to the
harvest. The penitentiary now has
on hand nearly 100000 pounds OF
Irvine, and will add to this as rapidly
as possible.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

The ancient silver mines at Fret
berg, Saxony, where number OF
the older mining engineers of this
country were trained in practical
work while students at technical
institutions in Germany, will be per-
manently closed These mines have
a history going back upward of 1000
years. The first thalers, from which
came the word dollar, were coined
from silver from fhese ancient Saxon
mines, and for centuries the German
traders, called easterlings, from whose
merchants and bankers in England
the word sterling as applied to pounds
sterling came into use, derived their
bar end coined silver for trading at
the great fairs of all parts of Europe
from these Saxon mines. Many war
was fought in order to get control of
the silver mines at Freiberg.-Fi
nance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
One of Fashions FoIIies.

A lady came on an odd-looking bag
the other day In one of the fashion
able London shops. 1t was in expen-
sive leather, and seemed too large for
an ordinary handbag; also 1t had a
curious opening cut at one side to-
wards the top. Ladies use 1t for
carrying their little dogs" the sales
man explained.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
Opticians Must Take Examination:

Governor Stubs has filled by ap-
pointment one of the new boards Gre
ated by the last legislature. The
board is known as the State Optic
metry board and has charge of the
opticians and eye specialists of the
state. Under the new law all those
persons who fit glasses or treat eyes
must pass an examination before this
board to show suitable certificates
from other states before being per-
mitted to practice in this state. The
following members of this board have
been named by Governor Stubbs:
Thomas Gowenlock, Clay Center; p.
w. Hunt, Burlingame; ]. A. Mesher,
Burlington.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
ANOTHER BORING QUESTION.

II say, pa, is man from Poland
called a Pole?"
yes, my son."
"Then, pa, why isn't man from
Holland called a Hole?'
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
A Time Mlx-Up.

Author-What kind of play has
the best chance now of acceptance?
Manageable one with future is
that Of the lady with a past at present.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

The man who is able to say: The
Lord is my strength" will never break
down under his load.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

Home for Invalid Woodmen.-Geo.
F. Hannold, clerk of Winfield Camp
No. 593, NJ. w. A, has started a move
ment to have the camp clerks OF
Kansas contribute to fund to build
one or more cottages for the use OF
sick Woodmen at the NJ. w. A. sani-
tarium at Colorado Springs. He is
mailing circular letters to the clerks
of the S12 Woodmen camps in Kan
sas setting forth his proposition in
detail, and if each of these clerks
respond with a dollar or more in be-
half of their camps several of the So
called invalid tents" can be built.
The proposition is endorsed by Head
Counsel A. r. Talbot.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
Put 81 Slot Machines out.-For

Put 81 Slot Machines out.-Forty-
nine card games, 81 slot machines and
twenty-four dice games running in
Wichita have stopped as a result OF
the order of Chief of Police Burt. The
proprietors of all places where card
games, dice games or slot machines
were kept or maintained, received or
ders from the chief, and they imme-
diately complied with the instructions.
The order does not apply to vending
machines, but only to machines or
games of chance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
PROOF FOR TWO CENTS.
If You Suffer with Your Kidneys and
Back, Write to This Man.

G. w. Winney, Medina, N. Y, in
vites kidney sufferers to write to him.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
Wichita Druggists Give Up Permit,


At a meeting of the druggists of
Wichita it was decided to turn in all
liquor permits. There are about forty
druggists who hold permits and have
been selling whiskey. This action
was taken following the calling into
the probate court of eleven druggists
who had their permits cancelled The
new city authorities made it known
that they had evidence against the
remaining druggists and they fore
stalled similar action by deciding to
go out of the liquor business. The
druggists might not have given up so
easily, but they knew that they could
not sell liquor after the new state law
goes into effect, June l.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

Will Not Raise Passenger Rate
The railroads operating in Kansas
have decided informally that there
shall be no attempt made to increase
the passenger fares in this state until
the two-cent fare suits pending in Ne
braska are settled. The attorneys for
several of the roads got together in
Topeka the other day and discussed
the question with this result. The
Santa Fe, Rock Island, Union Pacific
and Missouri Pacific were represented
at the conference.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30
KAN s A s N e w S

For Selling Mortgaged Property
A warrant has been issued for one
A. w. Pearson, who has been doing
land office business in disposing Of
mortgaged property. The complaint
was made by Luther Maddox
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

Strange as 1t May Seem!-"We
found a remarkable condition out in
the western part of the state" said
S. C. drummer, member of the state
tax commission, who has just re-
turned from an inspection of the rail-
road lines in western Kansas. 1--WE
found the farmers standing around in
town waiting for the fields to dry up
so they could get in them"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

rs Cents An Hour for Them.-The
bricklayers of Wichita have returned
to work, having come to an under
standing with the contractors. The
bricklayers are to get rs cents an
hour after June /. Until that time
they will work for 70 cents an hour.
The contractors have given the car
penters the increase they asked for.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
CHAPTER XVIII.

Winter would have said that he was
too old a man to stay awake all night,
when he had a normal temperature;
yet he saw the stars come out and the
stars fade on that fateful April night.
He entered his room at the hour when
midnight brushes the pale skirts of
dawn and misguided cocks are vocifer-
ating their existence to an Indifferent
world. Before he came there had been
a long council with Mercer and his
aunt. Mercer. who had been success
full in his mission. had barely seen his
chief for a moment before a gentle
but imperiOus nurse ordered him
away Winter caught a queer, abrupt
laugh from the financier. The latter
beckoned to him. See you are as
obedient as | am when your time
comes" he chuckled; and he chuckled
again when both the soldier and Miss
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
HealthfuI Bath,

A bath much favored by the Kneip-
pists, along with the barefoot habit, is
formed from a solution of pine needles
and pine cones. Cover with cold water
about a pound of fresh pine needles
and pine cones, broken in small pieces.
Boil for half an hour, strain and add
the solution to the bath. II you do
not want to use the entire amount at
once it can be bottled and kept for
future occasions. This has a tonic ef-
feet both on the ner es and the skin.
1t can be used on alternate days with
a bath of sea salt
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
SYNOPSIS.

Rupert Winter U. S. A., visiting, saw the
suicide of young Mercer He met Cary
Mercer, brother of the dead student.
Col. Winter overheard Cary Mercer APP
parently planning to kidnap Archie, the
colone's ward, and to gain possession or
Aunt Rcbecca Winters millions. A Miss
Smith was mentioned apparently as a
conspirator. great financial magnate
was aboard the train on which Col. Win
ter met his Aunt Rebecca, Miss Smith
and Archie. Col Winter learned that the
financial magnate is Edwin S. Keatcham.
Winter, aided by Archie, cleverly frus-
trated a hold-up on the train He took
great liking to Miss Smith, despite her
alleged kidnapping plot. Archie mysterl-
ously disappeared in Frisco blood in
nearby room at the hotel caused fears for
the boys life. The lads voice was heard
over the telephone, however, and min
ute later a woman's voicc-that of Miss
Smith Col. Winter and a detective set
out for the empty mansion owned by
Arnold, a Harvard graduate; They were
appeared. He assured Winter that Archle
hfM returned. The colonel saw vision
fitting from the supposedly haunted
house. 1t was Miss Janet Smith. Col;
Winter to himself admitted that he loved
Miss Smith. Mercer told Winter that
Archie had overheard plans for coup
and had been kidnapped one of Morcer's
friends on returning the boy to his aunt
had been arrested for speeding and when
he returned from the police station TO his
auto the lad was gone. Mercer confessed
he was forcibly OBTAINING Keatcham.
Mercer told his life story, relating how
Keatcham and his scoundrel secretary,
Atkins, had ruined him, the blow killing
his wife Mercer was holding him prison
err in order that he could not get control
of a railroad which was the pet project of
the father of his college friend, Endtcott
Tracy. Aunt RebeCCa saw Archie in
cab with two men. Then he vanished.
She followed in an auto into the Chinese
district and by the use of mysterious
Chinese Jade ornament she secured
promise from an influential Chinaman
that the boy would be returned. Archie
returned and told his story, Atkins for
mcr secretary to KeatCham, being his
second kidnaper. Col Winter and Tracy
returned to the ''haunted house" They
found Keatcham apparently stabbed to
death. KeatCham was not dead, how
ever. Cary Mercer appeared on the scene,
Winter believing his actions suspicious.
The party removed to the Arnold home.
They feared Atkins gang. The colonel
became temporary secretary to the mag
nate. A Black Hand letter was received
The real characteristics of the great
fnancier were revealed. The puzzle of
the story fell into place, the blame for
the crimes being lifted from MERGERS
shoulders and placed upon Atkins. Love
of Miss Smith and Col. Winter for each
other was plainly seen by other members
of the party.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02

sentences was a declaration of trust
in Miss Smith.
81 certainly went off at half-cock
there" said he. amably; land just be-
cause she was so awful nice | felt
obliged to suspect her; but I've got
the real dog that killed the sheep this
time; it's sure the real Red Wull."
been usefully busy. He had secured
the mechanic who had given Atkins a
plan of the secret passages of Casa
Fuerte. He had found the policeman
who had arrested Tracy Che swore
because he was going too fast and the
magistrate who had fined him; and
not only that, he had captured the po-
liceman, genuine officer, not a Grim
inal in disguise, who had been Atkins
instrument in kidnapping Archie. This
man, whom Birdsall knew how to ter
rify completely had confessed that it
was purely by chance that Atkins had
seen the boy, left outside in the motor
car. Atkins, so he said, had pretended
that the boy was tool of some enc
mics of Keatcham's. whose secretary
he was trading, not for the only time
on his past position. In reality, Bird
sail had come to believe Atkins knew
that Keatcham was employing Mercer
in his place.
81 can't absolutely put my finger on
his information" said Birdsall; but
cugnaot NIrc Mal,,i1Ia V'iptar. knouy
she was talking to him, for one of my
men saw her. The lady meant no harm,
but she's one of the kind that is al
ways slamming the detectives and be-
ing took in by the rascals."
He argued that Mrs. Winter and
Miss Smith knew where the boy was;
for some reason they had let him go
and were pretending not to know
where he was. Amt that so?" the
detective appealed to Aunt Rebecca,
who merely smiled, saying: You're
u wonder, Mr.. Birdsall!" According
to Bird.all's theory, Atkins was puz-
zled by Archie's part in the affair.
Ryt he believed could he find the
boys present hosts he would find Ed
win Keatcham. It would not be the
first time Keatcham had hidden HIM
self, the better to spin his web for the
trapping of his rivals. That Mercer
was with his employer the exsecre-
tary had no manner of doubt, any more
than he doubted that MERGERS scheme
had been to GUST him and to build his
own fortunes on Atkins ruin. He
knew both Tracy and young Arnold
very we'll by sight When he couldn't
brighten Archie into telling anNhing,
probably he went back to his first
plan of shadowing the Winter party
at the Palace. He must have seen
Tracy here. He penetrated his dis
guise. Giles as sharp as the devil,
l tell you, Colonel.") He either fol
lowed him himself or had him fol
lowed; and he heard about the tele-
phone. ("SomebOdy barking in the
next room. most likely.") Knowing
Tracy's intimacy with Arnold. II was
not hard for so clever and subtle a
mind as Atkins to jump to the con-
clusion and test It in the nearest tele-
phone book cat least that is how l
figure II out, Colonel") Birdsall had
traced the clever mechanic who was
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
Keen Your Eyes on the Ground.

In walking about the Australian gold
fields it is always advisable to keep
your eyes on the ground. You can
never tell when you may kick up a
nugget-or fall down a deserted shaft.
From. Tarragulla, district that has
been very prolific in valuable nuggets.
comes news Of a remarkable find. A
man walking across the fields picked
up what he thought was a mushroom
1t proved to be a nugget and con-
tanned $50 worth Of gold.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02

Smith blushed over his awkward
jocoseness. Yet, the next moment he
extended his hand with his formal
othergeneratiCn courtesy and took
Miss Janet's shapely, firm fingers in
his own lean and nervous grasp. al
low me to offer you both my sincere
congratulations, began he, and halted
his eyes, which seemed so injurious
but were so keen, travelling from the
Woman's confusion to the mans. Il
beg your pardon; | understood-Ar-
chic who was here, gave me to under
Standard | heard you singing; you
will hardly believe it, but years ago
sang that to my wife"
$50 far as | am concerned, 1t is
settled" said the colonel steadily.
Janet lifted her sweet eyes and sent
one glance as 1eeting and light as the
flash of birds wing. "I-l-reckon
it is settled" murmured she; but .m-
mediately she was the nurse again.
Mr.. Keatcham, you are staying awake
much too late. Here is Colvin, who
will see to anything you want. Good
night"
1t was then that Mr.. Keatcham had
taken the colonel's breath away by
kissing Janets hand; after which he
shook hands with the colonel with a
strange new cordially, and watched
them both go away together with a
look on his gaunt face unlike any
known to Colvin.
Only three minutes in the hall, with
the moon through the arched window;
and his arm about her and the fra
GRANGE of her loosened hair against
his cheek and her voice stirring his
heartstrings with an exquisite pang.
Only time for the immemorial ques-
tons of love: Are you sure, dear, it
is really II" and when did you
first" To this last she had an
swered with her half-humorous, adora-
Bile little Tilt of laugh: "Oh, |
reckon it was-a-little-all along,
ever since | read about your saving
that poor little Filipino boy, like
Archie; the one who was your servant
in Manila, and going hungry for him
on the march and jumping in-o the
rapids to save him-when you were
lame, too"
Here the colonel burst in with a
groan: "Oh, that monstrous newspa-
per liar, The dear little Filipino boy
was a married man; and didn't jump
into the river to save him. 1t wasn't
more than wading depth only swore
at him for an idiot and told Kim to
walk out when he tipped over his
boat and was floundering about. And
he did He was the limit as liar"
To his relief, the most sensible as
well as the most lovable woman in the
world had burst into a delicious bit of
laughter and returned: "Oh, well.
you would have jumped in and saved
him If the water had been deep; IL
wasn't your fault it was shallow" And
Just at this point Mercer and Aunt
Rebecca must needs come with a most
unusual premonitory racket, and Janet
had fed.
Afterward had come the council.
All the coil had been unraveled. Bird
sail appeared In person, as sleek.
smiling and complacent over his
blunders as ever. One OF his first
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
CHAPTER xvII.-contlnued.

mo" murmured Miss Smith meek
ly,, with a little twinkle OF her eye;
81 did that; he hid them. How ridicu-
lous of me to get in such a fright!
But you know how Cary hated Mr..
Keatcham; and you-no, you don't
know the lengths that such tempera-
ment as his will go. | did another
silly thing; / found a dagger, one OF
those Moorish stilettoes that hang in
the library; it was lying in the door
way. When no one was looking | hid
it and carried it off. | stuck it in
one of the flower beds; | stuck it in
the FERNS l have stuck that wretched
thing all over this yard. | didn't dare
carry it back and put it in the empty
place with the others because some
one might have noticed the place.
And l didn't dare say anything to
Cary; | was right miserable"
80 was l." said the colonel, think
ing you were trying to protect the
murderer. But do you know what |
had sense to do?"
Go to Mrs. Winter? Oh, l wanted
to-"
Exactly; and do you know what
that dead game sport said to me? She
said she found those washed and ironed
cuffs and trousers neatly cleaned
with mlka-whats milka ?-and the
milka cleaned the spots so much clean
err than the rest that she had her own
suspicious started. But says she:
Not being a plumb idiot, | went
straight to Cary and he told me the
whole story"
(Which was like your story?'
every near. And you see it would
be like Atkins to leave discriminating
testimony round loose. That is, in
eliminating testimony against Mercer
and Tracy. The dagger, Tracy remem-
bers, was not in the libary; it was in
the patio Right to hand. Atkins
must have got in and found Mr..
Keatcham on the floor in faint.
Whether he meant to make a bargain
with him or to kill him, perhaps we
shall never know; but when he saw
him helpless before him he believed
his chance was come to kill him and
get the cipher key, removing his enc
my and making his fortune at blow,
as the French say. VOLTA tout"
u do you think"-her voice sank low
er; she glanced over her shoulder
do you reckon Atkins had anything
10 do with that train robbery? Was 1t
a mere pretext to give chance to
murder Mr.. Keatcham, fixing the
blame on ordinary bandits?"
by Jove! it might be-"
81 don't suppose we shall ever
know. But, Col Winter, do you mind
explaining to me just what Brother
Cary's scheme with Mr.. Keatcham
was? Mrs. Winter told me you
would"
"She told me-" unused the colonel.
"that YOU didn't know anything about
this big game which has netted them
millions. They've closed out their
deals and have the cash. No paper
profits for Auntiei She said that
she would not risk your being mixed
nm in it: so kept you absolutely In the
dark. I'm there. too. Didn't you
know Mercer had kidnapped Archie?
mo: I didn't know he was with Mr..
Reatcham at the hotel. Il would
49, SAVED me a heap Of suffering;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The trial of a suit against f. W Hyde
Of Bath, former publisher of the Bath
Anvil. for $4,000 damages brought by D,
J. Fraser Barbrick of Boston for hoe'
was begun Friday in the United STATE
circuit court at Portland. The iipei !"
based upon alleged statements maue :"
the Bath Anvil which the doctor ciaii''s
injured his business. b. +. Cleaves .,
Biddeford appears for the doctor anu
Staples and Glidden for Hyde.
Mayor leighton of Portland stated
Friday morning that the proposiuio"
which has been made to secure the II
nances for the erection of Portland CITY
hall without direct sale of the fort
land & Ogdensburg stock had been report
ed to him as illegal, and he has calied
special meeting of the city council ior
Monday night to consider the entire mat
ter. The question to be decided is: Does
the city want to retain the Portland
Ogdensburg stock or build new Ciy
hall? as the matter practically is no"
down to this one question.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-24
Shippinu Noes.

The barge Hattie sailed Friday from
Shutdown with ice for New York.
The schooner Ella M. Storer has fin
ished discharging coal for the Eastern
Steamship Co. at the wharf of A. H.
Hayes e Co, Randolph, and was walt
ing for tow Friday to take her down
river to the Independent ice houses,
where she will be loaded with ice.