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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

first vessel to introduce triple expan-
sion engines. A little later while in
command of the steamship Austral-
asian, he began to take an interest in
tracing the trend and speed of ocean
currents, a hobby which has developed
into so important business that the
United States government is about to
bring out new set of charts entirely
drawn from his data.
These valuable records, which now
fill many bulky log books, had their
origin in a joke On one of his voy-
ages, nearly so years ago, passen
ger was showing him an ally Slo-
per" watch he had received as re-
ward for sending In the requisite num-
Der of coupons to an illustrated COM
Ic paper The captain jocularly re-
marked that he would try to earn
watch also, and accordingly had the
coupon in the comic sheet manifolded
and dropped overheard in beer bottles
every day throughout the voyage.
On his return to London, Captain
Simpson was surprised to find that
many of the coupons had reached
their destination, and he was duly pre-
scented with watch The proprietors
of the paper also printed thousands of
the coupons for the captain to use
during his voyages. The results were
astonishing and when he realized
what extraordinary distances some OF
these sea messages covered before
they were picked up, he decided ia
deal with the matter in serious and
methodiCal way Every day a coupon
was placed In an empty beer bottle,
corkod down and sealed by dipping
the neck in molten marine glue which
sets hard. It was then thrown over
board at noon.
Messages of His Own.
When his supply of coupons had
been exhausted, Captain Simpson pre-
pared a message of his own. and the
following was printed on slip OF pa
per in English, French, Spanish, Ger
man and Italian:
This paper was put overheard for the
purpose of tracing ocean currents. Inc
finder to please forward, stating when
reward
The captains name and address at
the offices of his company were APP
pended The Just reward referred
to used to consist of copy OF
Froude's "Oceana."
Bottles have landed on the shores
Of Portuguese and French Guinea on
the coast of Africa, and, In fact, IN
almost every quarter of the globe.
Many have been picked up by natives
who imagined they had secured
prize in the carefully sealed beer bot
tie and their chagrin on drawing the
cork can be easily imagined \ negro
in Sierra Leone. who picked up bot
tie and did not receive the PROMISED
reward, wrote to say: y am sorry 10
! insinuate you that the copy OF
I Froudes Oceana was not transmitted
/ to me"
\ bottle thrown overheard one day
near the Cape Of Good Hope was.
after a long interval. found on the
west coast 81 Scotland, having. it Is
supposed. gone round by the West In
dian islands, until It was caught by
the Gulf Stream and carried to its
landing place. shortly after his ap-
continent to the PeTicles, Captain
Simpson threw over bottle wher
about 40 miles from Cape Town. II
was washed ashore FIVE months later
at Parahyba, in the Brazils, having
Travelled 1000 Dites
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30
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PTAIN BILL boarded a
train one day in Fort Worth
Just as it was pulling out OF
the station. He noticed two
MISUNDERSTANDING charac-
ters crowding against a Well
dressed old gentleman and
an instant later heard the
latter exclaim:
81 have been robbed" AT
the same moment the two
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

In the same
dire C tt 0 n.
Nc D 0 n a | d
and Culber.
son drove as
rapidly a 8
possible to-
ward Man
gum, t b e n
a b out ) 0
miles away
c h a n & / n g
horses once
on the hard
Journey The
town W a s
well-nigh de.
serted, a 8
nearly every
0 n e W h o
could get a
gun had gone
to the scene
of the kill.
Ing. Capt Bill
therefore es-
Ia b II S h G d
himself a 8
guard Of the
] a IL where
the cowboy
was confined,
and waited
results Moth
ing Of conse-
quence hap
pened The
c 0 Il n { r y
q u | @ { @ d
down, Cul
bersOn an d
Capt. b Ill
presently re-
t Il + n Q d { o
Quanah.
But a few
days a t err
when the at
tOrncy 6 @ n
eTal had ar
rived in Aus
Ito -, Z
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

tin, Ca p t, Bill re-
ceived a package by
express, prepaid. On
opening 1t he was stu
pefted to find that 1t
contained a plug"
hat of very fine quail
ity. 1t was the first
silk hat in the Pan
handle, where the
soft Undermined cow
boy Stetson predom-
mated, and It took
more courage to wear
II than to face an as
sault with intent to
kill
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-12

tenance Of peace, through the estaO
lishment Of an international court
having power to Judge Of controversies
between nations, and to enforce exc
cution of its DEGREES by the arms OF
the federation, such arms to be pro
vided to the federation ana controlled
solely by 1t.
Third.-To consider and report upon
any other means to diminish the ex.
penditures of government for military
purposes and to lessen the probabili-
ties of war.
There are things in this resolution
which probably to every one except
the most ardent Of the peace lovers
will seem hard Of fulfllment, but ad-
hitting Of this, there is no mistal1ing
the sincerity and virility Of the move
ment to make possible a gradual dis
armament of the great nations Of the
world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-12

Tisingal.
due to the hostility
and cruelty of the Indi-
ans. together with the
dangers of the trails and
the unhealthiness of the
country, people gradu-
ally began to forget
about these mines and
whoever spoke of ma.
king an expedition for
the purpose of discover.
ing these mines was
considered to be COM
hitting suicide. ."
The slopes of the
Chiriqui volcano are
traversed by numerous
rivers, in many places
not more than a mile
apart-wild, rushing
mountain torrents that
form navigable rivers
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-12


ma, the Immense savannas and sci.
vas OF the Pacific slope Of Panama
are thrown open TO acquisition on
very favorable terms and already a
number Of Americans, especially of
the Canal Zone. have taken up
land there.
In the westernmost part Of
Panama, bordering on Costa Rica,
lies the province of Chiriuui. the
richest of the seven provinces con.
shutting the Republic Of Panama.
Its north coast is washed by the
Caribbean sea, known to the Span.
tsh conquerors as the North sea,
while the island-dotted Pacific. or
South sea, washes its southern
shores. Twenty miles from the At
aantic side and 40 miles from the
Pacific is the highest crater Of the
VOlcan de Chiriqui" or Chiriaui
volcano, rising nearly 10000 feet
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-12
7TNSNfQ(GAL.:
The Lost Mine
OF Panama. !! !! /! 4
o. CHarNa~ NheN1ile 5hoTIzz MI

T is not improb-
able that during
the dry season Of
1910 some trace
Of the once ia.
nous mine of
"Tisingal" will be
found, as by Law
Third of January
2, 1909. passed by
the national as
- -. -. Il
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
The Fiqht Against Tuberculosis.

Interest in the anti-tuberculosisc cam
paign now being waged throughout the
United States is evidenced by the fact
that in the year 1909 1853 new anti-tu-
berculosis associations were formed,
1873 tuberculosis sanatoria and hospit-
ais were established, and 81 tubercu-
losis dispensaries were opened. Com
pared with previous years, this is the
best record thus far made in the fight
against consumption in this country.
During the year 1909, 43 more asso-
Citations for the prevention of tubercu-
losis were formed than during the pre-
vious ~ months, and 81 more hospitals
and sanatoria were established. On
January l, 1910, there were in the Uni
ted States 1894 anti-tuberculosis associ-
atoms, 3S6 hospitals and tuberculosis
sanatoria and 265 special tuberculosis
dispensaries.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
CLEAR-HEADEO
Head Bookkeeper Must be Reliable.

The chief bookkeeper in large bust
ness house in one of our great West
ern cities speaks of the harm coffee
did for him:
MY wife and drank our first cup
of Postum little over two years ago,
and we have used it ever since, to the
entire exclusion of tea and coffee. 1t
happened in this way:
About three and a half years ago
had an attack of pneumonia, which
left memento in the shape of dyspep-
STA, or rather, TO speak more correctly,
neuralgia o. the stomach. My cup of
cheer had always been coffee or tea,
but became convinced, after a time,
that they aggravated my stomach trou-
BILE. I happened to mention the mat
ter to my grocer one day and he sug-
gested that give Postum a trial
Next day 1t came, but the cook made
the mistake of not boiling it sufficient
ly, and we did not like 1t much. This
was, however, soon remedied, and now
we like 1t so much that we will never
change back. Postum, being a food
DcNcId6C VI q NAh6f hoo bNNh
the means of curing my stomach trou-
BILE, | verify believe, for | am a well
man today and have used no other
remedy.
my work as chief bookkeeper in our
Co.'s branch house here is of a very
combining nature. During my coffee
drinking days l was subject to nerv-
business and the blues in addition to
my sick spells. These have left me
since | began using Postum and can
conscientiously recommend it to those
whose work confines them to long
hours of severe mental exertion."
There's a Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the little book,
"The Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letters new
one appears from time 60 time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
GOVERNMENT CHANGES POLICY.
viii lmprison vioators Of the Federal
Revenue Laws.

Topeka.-Governor Stubs made
public a copy of letter which he re-
ceived from Attorney General Wick
ersham, showing that President Taft
had changed the governmental policy
of handling violators OF federal reve-
nue. laws in prohibition states. The
copy was forwarded to Governor
Stubs and the original to District
Attorney H. j. Bone. 1t reads:
H. j. Bone, United States attorn-
ney, Topeka, Kas. Sir: My attention
has been called to the attitude of the
department with respect to prosecu-
tions of offenses against the internal
revenue laws. Much complaint has
been made by reason of the fact that
in states the policy of whose laws for
bid the traffic in liquors, the United
States government is clearly aiding
and abetting in the violations Of
these laws by compromising proceed
ings for the enforcement of the in
ternal revenue laws, by the mere pay
ment of money penalties. This seems
a just subject Of reproach. Governor
Stubs has brought the matter to the
attention of the president, who feels
as above indicated with respect to the
matter. You are, therefore, instruct
ed in the future in prosecution for vio-
lations of the internal revenue laws,
as a general policy, to refuse to COM
promise all liability by the payment
of money penalties and to endeavor
to secure conviction and imprison-
ment for some reasonable time, in
punishment of this class of offenses.
Respectfully,
GEO. w. WICKERSHAM,
Attorney General.
District Attorney Bone said he had
received the letter. Governor Stubs
wired the president as follows:
To the President: Your letter re-
ceived and on behalf of hundreds of
thousands of law respecting Kansans
I thank you for the position you have
taken in the matter o. the enforce
ment of the internal revenue laws.
The letter of the attorney general to
District Attorney Bone, written by
your discretion, covers my conten-
tions completely.
w. R. STUDIES, Governor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Refused to Register Bonds.

State Auditor James NJ. Nation re-
fused to register $4,000 worth of
bonds issued by the Garden City,
Gulf & Northern Railroad company.
The law provides that cities of the
second class may issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 to laid" railroad
company in the purchase of lands for
tracks and terminal facilities.
Garden City issued the whole
amount and the bonds were brought
to Topeka by Edgar Roberts, county
attorney of Finney county, and Ralph
Hoskinson, a Garden City attorney.
They were unable to show to Nation
that the land the railroad company
desired to use was worth $4,000. He
held that the city was trying to do
more than laid" the railroad COM
pany in the purchase Of its land; that
it was in reality purchasing the land
and making a bonus Of it. Conse-
quently he refused to register the
bonds The road is already construct
ed and in operation between Garden
City and Scott City.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
APPLICATION FOR FREE
EGGS CAME THICK AND FAST
AGO MIecIVES A DAY TO THE DE-
PARTMENT.
From Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado
and Texas Came Requests for
Settings Of Eggs From
Pure Bloods.

Manhattan.-When the poultry de-
partment of the Kansas State Agrlcul-
tural college made the offer two
weeks ago of free settings of eggs 70
the farmers of Kansas it never dream
ed of the consequences that this Of
fer has brought. The offer was made
by little notice in the newspapers TO
the effect that 1.-The poultry depart
ment of the Kansas State Agricultur-
al college Is DESTROYS Of sending out
over the state eggs from pure bred
poultry, free of charge. Any one wish
ing to take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to add some pure bred stock to
his present flock should address the
Poultry Department, Kansas State
Agricultural college"
Now that little notice appeared In
the newspapers about the time the
price of eggs was soaring around the
highest pinnacles, consequently 1t
was read by everyone who reads the
newspapers, especially as the editors
made it conspicuous by placing 1t I'M
der head lines like What Eggs Free
of Charger" or *. s. A. c. Giving
Away Eggs" etc.
Hence it came about that the ink OF
these press notices was hardly dry
before the inquiries came pouring in
to the poultry department concerning
those free eggs" From all over the
state at first the letters came flooding
in, and later this onslaught of ques-
tioning missives from Kansas was
added to by delegations from Ok!aho-
ma, Texas, Missouri, Colorado and
other states. 1t became a national af-
fair. The letters came in at the rate
OF about 500 a day. Finally, as the
number of inquiries rapidly approach
ed the 1000 mark, and as hundreds OF
letters were arriving every day, the
philanthropic poultry department, real.
izing that it would be almost impossi-
BILE to even answer so many letters,
and certainly impossible to supply so
many farmers with eggs, hurried off
dispatches to the newspapers stating
that the department was swamped
with the request for free settings,
and requesting that no more inquiries
be sent in.
The object of the department in
making this offer was three-fold:
First, to give the farmers a chance
to get a start with pure bred chick
ems; second, to enlarge the college
flock, and third, to get the names OF
farmers who are interested in poul-
try raising. The desire to get list
of the farmers interested in poultry
raising has certainly BEEN satisfied,
and the prospect for the realization
of the other objects are bright.
A force of six stenographers at
tackled the pile of letters and postal
cards and for several days were busy
with these interrogations. The uni
versal question was How can we get
them?" And the department answer
ed this by sending out $500 replies
stating the conditions under which the
free eggs would be sent out. It was
impossible to answer more queries
except by postal cards, telling them
that their requests had been received
too late.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18

Mrs. AUGUSTA VEsPERAlANN, De For
est, Wisconsin.
Another Operation Avoided.
New Orleans, La.-'For years suf-
fered from severe female troubles.
Finally was confined to my bed and
the doctor said an operation was neces-
sary. I gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound trial first, and
was saved from an operation" Mrs.
LILY PEYRoUx, I'LL Kerlerec ST., New
Orleans, La.
Thirty years of unparalleled success
confirms the power of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to cure
female diseases. The great volume of
unsolicited testimony constantly pour
ing in proves conclusively that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
a remarkable remedy for those dis
tressing feminine ills from which so
many women suffer.
IfyOu want special advice about
your case write to Mrs. Pinkham,
at Lynn, Mass. Her advice ia
free, and always helpful.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
viii Meet at Herinaton.

Herington.-The officers OF the
North Central Kansas Teachers as
ISOLATION are now sending out oonsid'
cradle literature on the next meeting
Of the association which will be held
at Harrington. February "a. IS ana &c.
The two leading educational speakers.
Or. A. E. Winship and Miss Jane
Brownlee, are among the best In
America. Each will deliver two ad
dresses. Another prominent speaker
at the meeting viii be Governor Had
ley Of Missouri
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Made Poor Showing in Census Exams

Independence.-Tho the papers
from the 500 or more applicants for
positions as census enumerators have
just begun to come in, District Super
visor Chas. zoe has commenced the
work of grading, and the result is in
teresting. Few of the papers are per-
feet. Not one so far has been found
to be absolutely correct in fact. The
sample blanks furnished the appli-
cants had IS records calling for 80
questions and answers. Although all
the candidates had to do was to make
out replica of the samples before
them, they fell down on from 40 to
100 questions. Many failed to grasp
the idea. Others grew weary and
others went up into the air" after
few short rounds with the questions.
Few of the papers will grade first
class, and the most of them will go to
Washington with red marks all over
them. Mr.. Yoe says the women made
a better showing than the men. and
another feature was that 40 letters
were received announcing that the
writer's were too sick to take the eX
animation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Reward for the Train Robbers.

Governor Stubbs offered reward
Of $3.50 for the arrest and conviction
within ninety days of the persons who
robbed the Missouri Pacific passenger
train near Cornell, Kan. The reward
is good only for ninety days. Its
terms read as follows:
81, w. R. Stubbs, governor of the state
of Kansas, do hereby offer a reward
of $3.50 for the arrest within ninety
days from this date and final convic-
tion thereafter, of the unknown per-
sons who robbed the Missouri Pacific
passenger train No. three hundred
and ten (310), near Cornell, Kansas, at
about o'clock p. m, February 5,
1910. Said reward to be paid upon
final conviction"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Files Statement.

Topeka.-Vice President c. S
Clarke OF the Missouri Pacific rail-
road filed with Governor Stubs and
the state board Of railroad commits
sioners a detailed statement promis
ing the expenditure Of about four mil
lion dollars on the company's lines in
Kansas this year and showing for
what the money will be expended
s435,00O Is to be expended on the
Hoisington shops and yards, and over
$500 900 in Kansas City, Kan, for
bridges and tracks.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Big Bond Purchase for School Fund.

The state school fund commission
experienced a record breaking day re-
Gently. They purchased total OF
over a quarter of a million dollars
worth of bonds for the fund. The eX-
act figures are $2S7,7O0. The bonds
purchased are as follows: School dis
trict No. 1, Comanche county, $4,000;
school district No. AZ, Marion county,
$4,000; school district No. 70, Lin
coin county, $1,000; Humboldt board
of education, $4,000; Russell, water
and light, $65,000; Sabetha water
works, $65,000; Wilton, water and
light. $4,000; Wakefield waterworks,
$4,000; Manhattan, refunding bonds,
$4,000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Three Die In Mine Explosion.

Webb City, Mo.-Three men died In
a mine accident here. Jack Gallagher,
26 years old, and Frank Burrows, %,
we're instantly killed by premature
explosion of dynamite in the Red Dog
mine. Their bodies were completely
dismembered by the terrific force Of
the explosion. William Hall, 80 years
old, part owner and superintendent OF
the McConey mine. was instantly kill.
ed BY a fragment OF rock which fell
100 feet from the top OF a drift, strik.
ing his read.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Trade Land for Opera House.

Iola.-A transaction which involves
the exchange Of property Of a total
value of approximately $4,000, was
closed here by wire. Undtr the terms
OF the deal, the Grand tteater in lola
becomes the property 81 Mr.. ]. NJ.
Dunn OF Garden Oity. Kan, and the
Northrup estate becomes owner OF
sixteen quarter sections Of land
northeast Of Garden City. The deal
has been under consideration for a
month, but all the titles and abstracts
have been passed upon finally and the
deal closed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Gained Wealth From Kansas Soil.

Atchison.-Roger Morley, an old
settler Of Doniphan county, died at
his home two miles west OF Bendeua
at the age Of 55 years. Roger Morley
was born in Ireland and came to
America in 1850. In 1856 he arrived
in Doniphan county and had lived
there ever since. When he first be-
gan to till the soil in that county he
was poor. but he built up a fortune.
Several years ago he divided HIS
property among his seven children,
giving each one of his sons a good
farm and each one OF the daughters a
cash gift.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Winfield Wants Depot.

The business men Of Winfield filed
with the board of railroad commission
ers a complaint to compel the st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad to
build a new depot at that point. In
the letter accompanying the complaint
the business men say that they have
asked the Frisco officials to give a
definite answer to the request of the
citizens for depot really commensur-
ate with the size and business OF the
town. They have asked the COM
pany to build depot and abandon the
present shack. The complaint asks
the board to visit the depot and II 1t
finds the present facilities unequal to
the comfort and conveniences of the
patrons, to order the erection of de-
pot that will provide the proper ac-
commodations.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Finding Bugs Along Roads.

Wellington.-E. o. G. Kelly, gov
eminent entomologist, after a thor
ough search Of several weeks, reports
that he has been unable to find many
chinch bugs anywhere but in the old
grass beside the roads. In this grass
the bugs are sojourning in millions.
Mr.. Kelly's injun ction is to burn the
grass. Sage grass, he says. is the
best place for the bugs to hibernate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Waters Sponsor for Frank White.

Frank White, who was sent to the
seven years ago for a term of fourteen
years for burglary, was paroled by
Governor Stubs. Captain ]. G. Wa.
tiers agreed to stand sponsor for
White. White is suffering from tuber.
culosis and it is not the desire of the
state authorities to have him die in
prison. Il believe said Governor
Stubs, when he signed the parole,
that the wayward spirit which sent
him to prison has been broken He
has served seven years and is afflict-
ed with tuberculosis"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
Eureka Dry Again.

Eureka.-A considerable amount of
wet goods has been received here re.
Gently from Kansas City. A young
man named Joe Fleeman was arrested
on the charge of unlawfully selling
whisky. He plead guilty to the count
and was sentenced by Justice of the
Peace J. W Kenner to serve thirty
days in Jail and in addition to pay q
fine of 500 and costs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-02-18
A Promise.
PA

IA.
What is it, my child?"
when Sis marries that lord, will Z
have to call her your ladyship?" :
1T will not be necessary for you
do so, but it will be very nice if you
care to-"
"All right. Mebby l won't always
do it, but I'll promise not to call her
'punkin-face' any more, anyhow. -
Chicago Record-Herald.