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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18
Prosperity

The present year promises to be
one of the most prosperous years
this couRtry has ever experienced.
The steel malls are all running at
full capacity turning out thousands
of tons of steel rails and vast
amount of structural steel.
All the big railroad Co.'S are
turning in big orders for rails and
ties and all kinds of equipment.
The shops will all be kept busy pro
ducing the material and armies of
men engaged in placing the sup
plies.
There will be more railroad build
ing aud repairing this year than for
many years past. The indications
are that wages will be good and
everybody employed. The prices
of all farm products are beyond the
record and are likely to stay so.
II such conditions do not spell
prosperity we are lost out on our
spelling.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18
Stubs Hasn't Granted a Full
Pardon Yet.

Governor Stubbs has not gran ed
full pardon since he has been in
office. He has granted but few pa
roles and then only after an ex-
haustlve investigation. He h a S
held up something like 100 paroles
recommended by the state parole
board. Every man who has been
released from the penitentlary since
Governor Stubbs has been in charge
If released on parole, has remained
under the custody of the Governor
his fuh time.
Governor Stubbs is opposed to
pardons. He is not strongly in ia
vor of clemency of any kind to men
who have violated the law.
But he does believe there is vir-
tue in the parole system.
"Seventy-hve per cent of the
men in the penitentiary" said the
Governor yesterday, "are there be-
cause of liquor. When parole a
prisoner it is with the understand
ing that his first drink of liquor
sends him back to the penitentiary
to serve out his full time. That
knowledge prevents many of them
from going wrong.
Some of the prisoners who are
paroled are strong enough to let
liquor alone through their know
ledge of what it has already done
for them But many Of them are
weak and the fear that they may be
sent back to the penitentiary keeps
them from taking the first drink.
When q man is out on parole he
must report to the officials at stated
intervals. They keep in touch
with him and know exactly what he
is doing at all times. If he drinks
or gets into bad company back he
goes. When full pardon is graal
ed the officials have nothing further
to do with the case and the pardon
ea man may do whatever he pleases
until he comMlts crime of suttlcl-
ent magnitude to send him to jail
or back to the penitentiary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18
Kicked 1t Over.

The council got at cross purposes
at an adjourned meeting, Monday,
and kicked over the prospect Of get
ting a vote on the waterwolks bonds,
at the same time we vote on city
Offices.
The ordinance was up to third
reading, Tuesday, aud at the meet
ing for final and adoption, the com-
mittee on ordinances refused to pro-
duce the document, claiming the
members had not been able to agree
The results were a stormy session
lasting all forenoon and though the
dinner hour to about two o'clock.
When adjournment came, all were
hungry and tired and somewhat out
of sorts. Chief Of Police, thinking
violense was about to be committed,
rushed 10 and flourisbed a revolver,
The Chief lost his head and the at
tention of all was devoted to quieting
him for short time and all other diff
ferences forgotten.
The members dispersed aud all
chances to have the watsr-wOrks pro-
position voted on at the regular city
election went glimmering. A separ
ate election will now have to be called
for that purpose.
The improvement OF our water sys
TEN is a crying need and should have
the attention OF the council at the
very first practical moment. Wehave
no water fit for house use and but lit
tie pressure for fire protection.
10 seems TO be the desire OF almost
everybody to improve our water sys
TEN, and do IT very soon.
We have been sort Of q kicker On
what has seemed to US rather lux
urious and unnecessary expenses but
we believe this water works improv :
ment is an absolute necessity aud we
hope the coHnoil will find some wav to
get the matter before the people with
out unnecessary delay.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18
Wiped Out.

The lively little town of Brsn-
son, over on the Allen and Bourbon
county line, was abOut cleaned out
as to its business section by a fire,
Sunday night. A gas stove explod-
ed and started the FIRE.
There is but little lefl of the
business part Of the tow.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18
Our Honor Sustained

But we aad to look to the girls.
The ChAAute High scheol basket
ball team won the annual contest
at Lawrence for the state champIan
ship and brought home the cup.
The boys fell down, Good fol
the girls; they can always be relied
on in time of = pinch.
We always did like girls and we
think our Chanute girls are a little
the best ever.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18

We give above picture of our
candidate for Railroad Commissioner.
Mr.. Woods is first-class citizen, hon
orable and upright and made of the
right kind of stuff for this place. He
is entitled to the support Of the
party and we truly expect to see him
nominated for this place.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18
Frank Lawrence Dead

Mrs. Francis Lawrence, wife of G.
W. Lawrence, died at the hospital in
Chanute. about two O'Clock, Wednes -
day morning. She had been afll icted
with gall stones for several years and
had been advised by all the physicians
who had examined the case that an
operation was the only remedy. she
dreaded the ordeal and put it Off from
time 10 time till she was informed s e
could live but few days. Then she
submitted to the operation but it was
too late.
The operation was performed in a
most skilIful manner by DR.. Johnson,
and large quantity of stones re-
moved, but the internal functions had
been interfered with sU long that they
had become diseased and torpid and
failed to resume their wonted tasks
Mrs. Lawreace fingered along for three
weeks after the operation and passed
away.
Her maiden name was Brock. We
knew her when she was but a little
barefoot girl In the country school,
always called Frank. We knew her
later as handsome young woman aud
later as q blooming bride and have
seen her fade and pass away. Her
life OF Sc years has not been filed TO
overflow with happiness. She never
was able to live up TO her ideals of
life.
She leaves but one child, John B. &,
now a young man, She DEVOTED her
life to him and for many years has
seemed only to live for him. The
body was sent back to her old home in
Illinois, near Douglas where it will be
buried in the old country burying
ground, adjoining the farm where she
was born and grew to womaHhood.
10 this CID burial spot she played as a
child and admired its quiet beauty as
she grew older.
1t is beautiful green, we'll kept
plot on little knoll, and there she
will join again her father and mother
and sister.
Her husband took the early after
aeon train Wednesday to the old
home to make all necessary arrange.
mente, while the son, John followed
With the body on the night train.
Francis Brock was born In Illinois
in 1854. She married G. W. Lawrence
In 1882, they came Immediately
to Kansas and settled 10 Neosho
county, where they have resided ever
since.
She died March 16. 1910
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18
Water Bonds

After months of careful investiga-
tion the council has about decided
what the city wants in the way of
waterworks Improvement and what
it will cost.
The Mayor has been asked to sub
NIT proposition to vote $4,000 for
the improvement OF the waterworks
to the voters at the regular city
elestisn. We surely do need some
thing 10 the way of waterworks and
better water, and the demand seems
pretty general all over the city.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18

The Professors In the State Uni
versity are to be prohibited from
smoking in the presence of pupils
So says rumor. Good thing, pass
it around.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18

Tariff and Cost Of Living.


innate consumer" bought a jack
knife, paying 60 cents for it. 1t is
a knife for all round use, not a
fancy penknife; about 3 Ia inches
long, has two blades and a buck
| horn handle. This knife was not
"made In Germany" 1t was made
in the United States by one of the
best factories in the country. 1t
may not be generally known, but
the truth is we beat the world at
making pocket knives.
could not help wondering what
such knife cost to produce and
how much it cost the retailer. Now,
mind you, the retailer is not small
dealer wac has to charge big prof
it because his trade is small. On
the contrary, he is one of the lar-
gest dealers in New York City, and
the prices are as low as the lowest.
| saw the same knife in another
store, after | bought this one, and
the price was IS cents. Here are
The figures l secured:
The cost to produce, including
material, labor and all overhead
charges is 81 90 per dozen, and the
manufacturer sells al a profit of IL
per cent, or at $500 per dozen. NJ
one will say that the manufacturer
makes an exorbItant profit.
Free-Trade newspapers and as
sstant. Democratic statesmen have
been loudly deelaiming about the
"robber Tariff, which enables the
domestic producers to reap enor-
nous profits and so oppress the ul-
innate consumer. l am an cult =
mate consumer" but | think the
manufacturer of my knife was enti,
tied to make S IL cents on it. Ii
have been robbed some one has
done it.
In this particular case the retailer
purchased direct from the manufac-
turer. Therefore, he made, not Io
per cent, but the enormous profit OF
I33 per cent. When these knives
are sold through jobber he adds
IS per cent fer his profit, which
makes the retailer pay $3.50 per
dozen. If SUCH a dealer also sells
the knives at go cents each he still
reaps harvest of Ic8 per cent.
This hnife is Of kind on which
there is considerable competition.
1t is a standard article. For these
reasons the profits are less than on
many other kinds of cutlery.
The time was, within my memory,
when knife like mine would have
cost from 81 to SI.z5. That was
before there was much of any tariff
or knives. But when the McKin-
ley bill was enacted factories began
to spring up, until now the compe.
tition is so keen that you can buy
knives at one half what you former
ly paid.
Free-Trade papers and "progres-
sive" statesmen tell us that the pre-
valling high prices are due to the
Tariff which enriches a few at the
expense of the many. But l have
learned through an actual transac-
ton thai the manufacturer of cut
lery, at least, reaps only moderate
profit on his "highly Protected pro-
duct" while the retailer reaps an
enormous profit of 1873 per cent. l
am glad to learn for myself who gets
the profit. and also that the Tariff
on jackknives cuts no figure in the
selling price. But the profits of the
retailer of cutlery are modest com
pared with those of some other
kinds of merchandise.
ULTIMATE CONSUMER.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18
She died March 16. 1910.

John Shepard aud Theodore Nor
rison went fishing, Wednesday after
noon. We have net heard which
made the biggest CATCH!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-18

The great Philadelphia labor
strike seems to be in a fair way to
be speedily ended. The leaders are
in conference.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05

NO, my son, but danger might run
into you warned Mrs. Mamma Trout
Now, let this wild notion of rushing
headlong into strange waters be banished
from your mind Wait until you are
OF certain age; then. If you still wish to
fare forth from your own stream. you
will he wise enough to understand the
risks attending yonr venture"
But Speckle only yawned YEARLY, and
swain laziy down stream. looking for
a fly.
The others of the family went on about
their morning duties. Mrs Mamma, as
sisted by Brighteyes. tidied up the pool
which was their home Mr. Sharpfn
went In quest OF food for dinner.
Speckle, the Maynard. discontinued son,
kept on floating down stream, not caring
how far away from home he might stray.
Like many youths among human beings,
Speckle felt he had outgrown his own
community and that the big wide ocean
was calling to him. Little did he know
what that same ocean held He fancied
1t was like his own mountain stream,
save on IL much larger scale. And he
thought all manner of friendly fish would
he ready to welcome him, and to direct
him on his way, pointing out to I'm
the various safe ways to journey through
the deep waters
About noontime Speckle reused himself
sufficiently to observe his whereabouts.
He was astounded somewhat TO find he
was amidst very strange surroundings
lie had been swimming all forenoon, 90
ing down stream. And he was many,
many miles from his own home The
water was beginning to be thick and
very, very deep. And now and again he
met giant fish Of strange kind, such as
he had never seen before. lie had doubt
less gotten into the Great River which
his father had told him WIS toward the
ocean. Into the Great River his own
home stream flowed, as he knew. But
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05

| had spent lust 81 for my meals Mt
little hVe-Cent restaurant on the street
nearby The egg dealer allowed me ["
sleep on couch in his office He was
very nice man and wanted me to remain
with him during the summer But knew
that adventures lay farther aheld. 80
Jared forth and walked to the gardening
country mt the foot OF the hills. There
the land is as rich NJ cream and garden
ers send all their produce to the city loo
miles distant. and to the city also go the
crates of packed eggs that my hrSt EN-
ploycr shipped ont every morning.
We'll, to shorten long story, got
Job with the very first gardener l came
to. He was what we call n truck farm
err My duties were manifold. when
gave me n variety Of work and saved me
from monotony. There | remained during
the entire month Of June saving up my
wages. which amounted to 81 per week.
OF course, | got my room ana board ana
OF the best, too.
"A little more money in my pocket.
Jared forth again. | had heard OF "A
hunting party that had campcd on the
river, Just Il mile from us. | went to
them and at once engaged myself to
them as general utility man. Well. then
my real vacation began. 1t was glor-
Gus time from day to day. We hunted
and tshed, moving our camp ABOUT every
nth day. We explored all that region of
the hill country. The woods are full OF
game, the streams full of Ash. cooked.
helped with the camp work In general,
and became well acquainted with three OF
the finest city men one could wish to
meet And they have Invited me to be
of their party again next summer.
well. OF course. | kept Papa and
Mamma Informed of my whereabouts, but
decided to keep you fellows in the dark
till | should return home. 1t would IN
tcrest you more to get 1t all at once. you
See"
The boys laughed and agreed that
Tommy had had fine summer OF thrill
ing adventures. And each declared he
meant to try being independent during
the coming vacation. 1T proves that one
can get on and make both money and
friends, II he only tries" declared Harry.
Yes brought back the Ave dollars
Papa let me have and about twenty be
sides" said Tommy. And | had a fine
out door summer to boot. And you
should see my muscles. Gee! how | have
grown, and ms strong as "a lion" Then
the bell called them to books, and the
story was finished.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05
Kittie and Lettie. A Story for Girls:

while am away. See that she wants
for nothing. You know her knees are
lame from rheumatism. ana II hurts her
to rise from her chair very often. So.
stay near enough to the sitting room to
hear her II she should call to you for any
thing She loves her lie water often, so do
not fail to carry glass Of 1t to her when
ever she asks for drink
kittle said "Oh. yes. Mamma, we will
But Lettic said nothing She was think
ing; "Grnndmothers nrr lot Of bother
when their knees get StiG."
Well. soon after their mother had de
parted. ktttie said to Lettle: suppose
we carry our things into the sitting
room where we can play near to Grand
mamma. Then she win not have to
call us II she wants anything She is
not well, Grandmnmmn isn't"
oh, no, cried lctte ~ we go In
there shc'll he wanting nrst one thing
and then another. Let's play on the
back porch, Then she'll not call to us so
often. for she will have to halloo out
so loudly So shell not ask for so much
waiting on"
kittie looked her disapproval Of what
her sister had said. "For shame. Let
tie Grandmamma Is So old. aud sur
fers SO much from rheumatism We
should wait ON her rs though she were
baby"
"Oh. the idea % wnIt:ug on an c!i
person as though she were a baby"
laughed Lcttie. well, Il you wat to
run about waiting on Gta"Gmanms all
the time. you may do so. N long
to call to Alice Peters 70 comn and .lay
house with me ca tac back poich."
well, rican t, ST.; IN TIA house
with Grnndmarma TN Mamma returns
home" declared Fs,Is. Aud she ,.~
hpr loll tn Sitting rrptu ard
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05

Mamma said I want to feel that |
can be Independent. Papa is not rich
enough to squauder money on my idle
ness for n whole summer He needs
vacat ton from his business but cant
have it Well. you know how mothers
are-these darling. good mothers like
ours. At first Mamma shook her head
No, she could not consent to my going
out into the world for all the world like
some poor orphan. hunting for n place
where he might work for crust to eat
and n pile of straw to sleep upon. She
must know that her boy had comforts
and enough money in his pocket to pay
for them.
well. had n hard time winning
Mamma to my way of thinking; but once
~ was done | had easy Sliding, for YOU
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05
SpeCkle Trout Would Go To Sea.

Ia OW, my son, you should be content
e: &; E: &:
family were lying in deep. cool
pool, near to the bank of fine mountain
stream The warm September sun shone
through the water and brought out the
dainty tints Of the Trouts' pretty coats.
There were Mr.. Sharpfn Trout, head Of
the family; Mrs Mamma Trout, Miss
Brighteyes Trout, the daughter. and
Speckle Trout, the son.
But | do get so tired of just n noun
tain stream said Speckle, scowling.
Odd you ever see a fish scowlf Well,
they do when dispeased. just like naugh-
ty children or bad-tempered grownupsJ
IL want to go into big, deep waters,
do. | want to see something of the
world "
Many another fish has had the same
desires" said Mr.. Sharpin Trout, and
they paid the price of Their adventures
some with their life.
"Oh, nothing Ill could befall me-" de-
clared Speckae Il would be too cautious
for that. If | went exploring in deep
waters | should beware Of any signs of
danger"
But danger does not always send out
sign before coming, said wise Mr.
Sharphn. lit Is the unheralded danger
that befals us mostly
why not be content in our happy
home brotheri asked pretty little
Brighteyes. Il am very, very contented
here. We have our parents and each
other, and all around us are our dearest
friends. We're you to so INTO strange
world you would be alone, not know
ipg n single fish to befriend you, should
you fall i'll or in danger.
Il would not fall i'll, nor would | run
into danger" declared Speckle, emphat
Ab..J.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05

after swimr '', about Tor short while
he would r"tsru home ANA tell his stay.
at-home fam al, about the wonders he
had seen.
So on and on. into stIll deeper ANA
heavier waters. did Speckle 60. But he
soon became very very tired, for swim
ming in this heavy water was not the
easy pastime Of swimming in his own
mountain stream 1t was real work here
propeling his little body, which was not
equipped for great river swimming
Had Speckle only realized that the
farther he went the harder it would be
for him to make Roadway through the
turbulent water he might have turned
back. But he was not n wise fish. lie
was very Maynard fellow. who had a
mighty fine opinion Of himself and his
own ability. SO he went on till the
Great River swelled into something
still grpater-oh, SO very, very great!
He had reached the bay which led into
the ocean.
Then came the dangers he had been
warned of. And to make matters WORSE.
immense fiat things rolled noiSily over
his head every few minutes. creating
20 ritahlr q, clones in the WISER. Sprrkle
had no way of knowing those monsters
u,c.hvdd were buat' Of various kinds,
Iied with men and merchandise lie
supposed they were some sort of surface
fish.
But he had little time to conjecture
about strange things. for OF II sudden
he found himself being pursued by
monstrous fish with great open mouth.
The open mouth was for the purpose OF
taking In poor Spcckle. The big fish was
hunting for his suppe. aud Specke
looked good to him. lie seldom got hold
of fresh waite" trout a genuine noun
tain stream greenhorn! Here was a youth
from the country and would prove a de
licious meal. 50 thought the great fish
in pursuit.
And Speckle knew that he was In
great danger Of being swallowed whole,
fms, scales, tail and all Then it was
that he made n dart through the water
as fast as his little body, SO used to
quiet streams could go. And he sue
ceeded in escaping the monster, but
only by "A tails breadth.
But he was so frightened that he WIS
resting to recover from the excitement
when along came another more formula
bic enemy. Aud this one gave nibble
ut his side before he could escape Oh
how it hurt him that contact with the
greet hungry nsh, lie almost went
''" =" gLl'ct Of MOT fDlow for a
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05
Tommy Patterns Vacation Experience

know" said Harry. he'd write us about
himself. So all we can do Is to wait"
Sure" the other boys had ngreed
And so Tommy was put out of mind
as much as possible. till the first day
of the fall term of school, when Into
their midst he walked. looking rs bronzed
as an American Indian and as strong
as Hercules, and as happy as boy could
look.
When the noon hour arrived the boys
gathered about Tommy to hear his story
The place selected for the luncheon was
beneath a big tree in one corner of the
spacious playground. There. their
luncheons spread on newspaper be-
tween them, the boys sat, awaiting their
heros adventures from his own tongue
well, kids, ! suppose | owe you mn
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05

know Papa depends on Mammals judg'
ment regarding all things and when she
told him about my plan, and that she
quite agreed to 1t, he gave his consent,
but he insisted that l take five dollars
with me in case OF need. And he also
said l must write for money IL found
myself in Il tight pinch.
81 started right out to see how I could
manage to work my way on the train
to the country. | had decided on my
destinatlon-the hillcountry off toward
the Grand River. So l went to the train
officials and asked II l could work my
way on the train. They only laughed at
me and said curt No But | did not
give up. l kept n weather eye open.
o., DIV es l was walking down the
street behiad Mr.. and Mrs. Gates-you
know ,he very rich Gates-I overheard
Mrs. Gates saying: 4 just can't make up
III, mind to send poor Mimic in the bag
sage car. | think l shall be obliged to hire
ecIae hoy to carry him through. You
knox they do not object to a dog riding
in the day coach If in company with
some person.