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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-29
Little Stories Of Washington

Jacob NJ. Dickinson Mt. Dickinson
OF the people of that section ad
mirabiy. When he tells story he al
ways draws around him an Interested
group who walt In anticipation. know :
ing that they arc going to hear some
thing good. The former War Score
larry tells this one on the present ef-
forts of the Democratic party to get
out OF the hole in which 1t has SO
long dwclt
Dickinson's story.
Down in Tennessee. MIR. Dickinson
/ snid, there was once an old blind
mule By the name OF Pete Once he
ramhled near an unused well and fell
in. 1t was about forty feet to the
bottom. Pete was not much account,
to be sure. but his owner was too
humane man to allow him to remain
there, 80 he called in his neighbors
and asked their advice as to what 10
do. one suggested bringing him up
on derrick, but the we'll was too
narrow; another that a rope be tied
around him and that he be pulled
up, but there WIS no rope or chain
OH tho farm strong enough TO hold his
weight; another that he be shot, but II
was too dark 20 see how 10 shoot
straight and, finally. 1t was suggested
that that the poor brute be put out
of his misery by filling the we'll fun
of dirt. This was agreed upon is
the hest plan. Thcreupon all the neigh
bors began 10 use pick and spade TO
Ill the well and leave poor old Pete
at the bottom. They worked for about
Il day and half and when the well
was filled there stood old Pete on the
top OF i, all. That reminds me of the
Democratic party to-day"
Another Reminder.
Down i'll a remote section OF the
| country" said Congressman Helm, of
Alabama, where railroads were once
few and far between, there was an old
fellow called Uncle Billy.' who did
not believe 1t was possible for "a rail
road train to run without smashing
up and killing all the Passengers
When he heard that railroad was
to be built near his home lie would
come out and watch with interest the
progress Of the work. He asked many
questions about the ties, the rails uud
tho roadbed.
He was told that when the roadbed
was finished the ties would be laid
;hcn the rails would be placed on top
OF the ties, then when all were fast
cncd securely together train would
come laundering down mile a min.
ute, carrying people from town to
town. Don't believe it will ever
work, was Uncle Billy's comment when
the scheme was explained to him. mo
such thing as you say will ever stay
Oh two strips Of iron. Everybody is
sure to get killed" He went home
thoroughly satisfied that the lunatic
asylum In his State had room for mans
more inmates than II then had. ny and
by. however, tho road WAS finished
'Unclc BILLY was sent for and very
cautiously did he approach the new.
tangled thing. II hid behind ciumf
OF trees when told that the first train
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-29
ONLY s HOURS TO NEW YORK.
THROUGH pARLOR CAR, BALTI-
MORE & OHIO

Leave Richmond. BYRD Street station,
daily. at 1901 noon for Baltimore,
philadelphia and New York. No
change of cars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-29

- revclation-Frui- Hrick lV,c Vel
.Yet Kind Ice -Lream
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-29
FI;R'rILIZER MEN HOLD
ANNUAL CONFERENCES

General managers, division managers
and sales mannS gers of the various
Chcmlcal Company and It's subsidiary.
the Southern Cotton Oil Company,
gathered In Richmond yesterday to
discuss tho plan Of campaign for the
coming year and TO map out general
policies a,
Questions of prices for ..l9l2 were
also determined. but nothing in this
connection Will be given out until the
managers have returned to their va
rious offices and begun taking orders
for the new year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-29
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-29
rILEs CURED N . Q no u DAYS.

Your druggist VIII refund money II
trhZo OINTMENT fails to euro any
ease Of itching Blind, Bleeding or Bro
trudin Piles in; 9 TO IA days, SOC. J. i3t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-29

Market Committee 90 Meet.
: Tho Market COMMITTEES OF the City Coun-
Gill viii meet tonight ut o'clock.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
Teachers PE:aSI0a, Bl.L.
NEARLY SLAUGHTERED

The bill providing for pensions
for school teachers In cities of the
first class who have been in continu-
GUS service for thirty years was al
most killed in the House committee
Of the whole last Friday. The bill
vas introduced by George X. Allen,
Of Wyandotte county, and had been
Endorsed by the teachers o every
dtst class city in the state. The
reptesen' atives from AL lie first
class cities were in 5ayor of 1t
last Saturday night but the members
from smaller cities and from the
county, not affectei in any way by
Ihe bill attempted to kill it and did
laye a crimp put into it atone time.
La the com niltee Of the whole
nollon to strike out the enacting
lause carried by a vote of Sc to 81
au, after the committee arose Allen
moved that the House nonconcur
ii that section If the committee
report relating TO the pension bill.
y rol.call on this was secured and
Ii motion 10 nonconcur carried by
L vote Of Al to SO. Tbat saved the
life of the bill and it now goes back
general orders to axe its course.
The bin is in the same shape it was
before the House took it W,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
VIAL STATISTICS Bill PASSES

Senator ]. A. Millgan's vita
statistics bill was passed by tn,
Senate last F.iday without op
position. ibis bill requires the
registration OF every birth and death
occurring in the state to the proper
authorities and make it possible to
determine how many births have
occurred in the state during any one
year, or how many deaths and from
what causes, Under present laws
this is not possible In Kansas,
although many states have vita
statistics laws similar to this
MilIigau bill.
For the purpose of o. GRAFTON, this
bill provides for the division of tbt
state into registration districts, with
local registrars. All births anc
deaths in any registration distrc'
shall be promptly reported to the
local registrar, who periodically
reports to the state registrar, who is
the s'atistician of the State Board ot
Health.
a law of this nature would pre-
vent such an occurrence as happenec
last summer, when man who had
been born In Topeka was d-tained
at New York and not permitted t.
enter the United States because he
could not prove that he was born
in this country. The matter was
adjusted after some difficulty
through affdavits of Topeka people
who had known that he had be- n
born in the state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03

Last Sunday night was a grand
and glorious one for the faithful
workers of Presbyterian belief,
when their new $50, 900 house Of
worship was dedicated.
The house was packed to over
flowing at both services, and the
sermons, delivered by Rev. C E.
Shaible, of Burliugame, were very
interesting and impressive.
When the dedjcatory services
opened Sunday morning, there was
yet needed, approximately, $4,000
to clear the debt of the church,
Nearly Sro, 900 was raised at the
morning services and the balance
was essily raised in the evening.
In his morning sermon the Rev
Shaible spoke Of the beauty of the
church, using Solomon's picture,
"Fair as the Moon". In conclusion
he said; "TheIe are spols on the
moon. Why, / don't know. When
| look at this splendid building, |
see that it, too, has spots. There
are 900 Of them. Now | want
you to turn in and help me do a
Job of white washing chat will wipe
everyone Of these spots out"
Toward the close Of the evening
service, to those who had remained
standing for nearly two hours, he
said; "Grve Sa5. Il will rest YOU
Yod will find yourself that much
llgoter, and you wont get so ured
atcer standing SO patiently"
An other churches, except those
whose previous arrangements inter
fered, joined in the evening
exercises, requesting their congre-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
A BIG APPROPRIATION
FOR SOLDIERS HOME

The sundry civil bill which was
under consideration in the House
Saturday and will probably pass
that body Monday carries many hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars in ap-
preparations for the federal institu'
tions at Leavenworth. The Lea
venworth Soldiers home will re-
ceive total Of $500, 600 for cur
lent expenses and contemplated
Improvements including SO, 900
for the purchase of land for I'M
provement of the main entrance to
the home. The bill contains SIoo,
600 for new construction at the fed
eral penitentiaiY and Szoo,ooo foI
current expenses during the ensu
year. The greatest increase IN the
Soldiers home appropriation is tof
subsistence. This is considered to
be the direct result of fight made
last year by Congressman Anthony,
of Kansas, and Cox, of Ohio, for
better quality of food for the aging
veterans.
Members of the Leavenworth
home for present prospects will have
the satisfaction of knowing that they
will fare better In the food depart
m snt than ever before, as the bill
carries nearly So 200 more for pur
chased of food than last year, the
toial appropriation for subsis ence
at the home being SIoo, 900 ntxi
year-Topeka Capital.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03

Gratis assemble under the uninsplf-
ing slogan: 'We are un lteraoly
opposed" Had the Kansas
Democrats followed the wise counsel
and example of George w. Click
they might have had better success.
Click was staunch Democrat, but
he was also an honest man and a
man of sense. He did not advocate
following on the heels of the Repub-
lican deserters. He was not Gre
former" in the modern acceptance
of the word. He never preached
Populisnl and demagogy. He would
have felt no pleasure in the political
companlonship of Stubs, Leahy,
Bristow aud the other insurgents.
It is well for the Democrats of
Kansas to remember George W.
Click OF course, it will do them
little good for they have already
wandered far from the straight path.
But little reflection will convince
an intelligent Kansas Democrat that
the real reason why the Democrats
have not had a governor of their
own in twenty-eight years is because
they have never deserved one. If
they would drop their present Gre
form" fads, their opposition to hon
est business, their aping of StubOs
and his kind, they might yet hope
to break the fatal spell. But they
will never change their ways. That's
what makes them Democrats. -
Kansas City Journal
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
N A. TURNER. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

The name of the Colby Tribune
is familiar TO every newspaper man
in the state, ana numbe of tie
lnky trlbesmen In other states.
This said Colby Tribune is pio-
duct manufactured and distributed
by one IN Mor" Tuner, who has
been editor and main squeeze of
that publication for the past IA
years. His exact age is dark
secret, but from appearances, one
m ghl gather that he assumed The
Tribune and long pants AT about
the same time.
When Preparations were being
made to hold the 1911 session ct
the legislation, the newspapers
took charge Of The ceremonies, and
picked officers for the two branches.
Editors were chosen for the chef
clerical positions of the upper and
lower houses, but still the news
papers were not satisfied. They
decided TO put a newspaper man in
the position OF house bouncer, and
to this end invited "Ncrl" Turner
to leave his office in the hands of
friend or two, and become
rgeant-at-arm Of the 1911 house
of representatives. Aud he did
MIR. Turner is one of those
people who are called a ''prince"
by their friends, for want of a
better or newer mode of expressing
appreciation. He is not only ace
high among the people of ofnorthwest
K lnsas, but is highly appreciated
Ny the legislature and the third
house. la size he is not an ideal
officer, but he handles members
and visitors with velvet paw
instead of a clab. Tae third house
always stops work and looks or
with admiration when Boss Turner
appears in the center aisle and de-
mands attention from the chair.
Tne toilers applaud vocife, ously
when he ONES with Dave Leahy
aud asserts:
"Mr. Speaker: l found this In
the lobby, and suspect that be
bears another one of those things
from the governor" or words to
that effect.
A competent sergeant-at-arms
who can handle the job without
quarreling with members and other
officers, is indeed a novelty, and
for that reason "Nor"" Turner is
novelty.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
$4,000 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DEDICATED LAST SUNDAY FREE OF DEBT
The Rev. c. E. Shaible Pastor Of Burngame Presbyterian
Church, Delivered Dedcatosy Sermons--fiouse
Was Crowded at Both Services

cations 10 attend the dedlcatory
ceremonies, Rev. H. l.. Snyder,
pastor of the United Brethern
church, read the Scripture lesson,
and Rev J. R, McFadden, pasto'
of the Methodist church, delivered
the prayer.
Much praise should be given the
Rev. II. G. Mathis, pastor OF the
Presbyteuan churh in th's city, toi
the great advancement during his
ministration. Eight years ago
when he came, the church had I2
members. Now it has almost three
times that number.
But the old saying is; there i;
always a woman IN the case, is very
true. However in this instance
there were many, members of the
Ladies Aid Society. They startec
the movement five years ago whei
they raised 81, 900 building fund
Since that time all have beer
working faithfully,
They were truly rewarded wher
services opened In the new church
Knowing it is clear of all incum
brauce. The Ladies AID at thu
evening services, assumed the bal.
ance needed, $500.
The faithful have prize worth,
Of their endeavors in the new build
ing II was built of material from
Chanute industries, constructed o
stonc e,i,h ~ foot tower at III
southeast corner. It has seatin
capacity of more than 1000.
The building committee shoul'
also be complimented on th
Jealous way in which they attende'
20 the construction.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03

me ical and surgical m"tht ds; and
to brand as feloDs practitioners
who do not Subscribe to the
doctrines of the schools" IS unfair.
Probably a large maj >nty of
people believe in sending for the
d clor when they are sick and in
taking the medicine he prescrlbes
or submitting to the operations he
performs But that does rot alter
the fact thai there is growing
belief in efficacy of other means of
curing some forms of disease or
ianctioual arrangements. There
may be nothing valuable II
Christian Science, faith curing,
mental healing and other sc-caIAed
heterodox practices; then again,
.here may be great deal.
Legislation aimed at the believe Of
people of discretionary age is
i'll advised and the lawmakers have
performed their full duty when they
protect the people against qlacks
whose imperfect knowledge Of drug
may result in importing human
Iife.-Kansas City Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
EGG TIE WEARERS OF HAREM SEIRT

Incidents OF public disturbance AZ
cUmpanying the ap )earauce In the
,treets OF women wearing the new
trousers skirt take place daily.
Tne Avenue de L'OpeTa was the
scene last week OF one of the more
.eriouS OutbTeaks. The woman wear
lug the harem skirt having been sur
rounded by laughing, jeering crowd,
was unable to proceed. and nIaU,
taking advantage of the situation,
purchased a basket of eggs from a
dealer 10 a side street and distrlbu ed
Them among the other men, WIN.
"a order to- show their disapprUval OF
hat they consider unIadylike cor :
duct, pelted the HELPLESS wearer OF u e
< lrment uulil .quad OF police intei-
veaed and aided The women to e.
cape.
Doubts appear TO have risen among
the leading Paris dressmakers as to
whether the skirt will be adopted by
women as a general fashion Few
have beeu ordered thus far aud these
nave gone chiefly TO women FROM
abroad who were shopping here aud
wished to take home the lltest sensa.
tion. Many more have been sent to
houses dealing in women's wear in
New York City.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
ATTACKING CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEkLERS


The Christian Science practltion.
crs would not be the only persons ad-
versely affected if the bin recently
introduced IN the Missouri house Of
representatives should pass. L
might be ventured Incidentally thai
there is, or ought to be, little dan.
ger of any bill becoming law
which places the whole practice OF
the healing art in the control of one
or two schools or medicine. The
bill makes it felony to offer to
cure disease unless the practitioner
has a license from a medical college
and passes rigid examination given
by the state board of health. 1t re-
quiresno keen vision TO see what
would happen If the saying Of the
final word were in the power Of any
particular sect. The faith healers
would throw out the drug users, or
The drug users would throw out the
faith bealers, and there would soon
be confusion worse confounded all
along the line.
The vital point involved is over
looked in the proposed bill. The
legislation which protects the
people from practitioners ignorant
of the effects of the drugs they
prescribe or of the facts of surgical
science renders an invaluable
service. those who practice &C.
cording to the principles of the
medical SCHOOLS must be
scientifically trained, and patients
who entrust Themselves or members
of their families to such practitioners
must be assured that the praciioners
are skilled in the methods they !
employ. Bat the claim that there
is no curative virtue in any but the |
"recognized" medical schools is
contrary to the belief of large
numbers of people who have rights
in the premises that must be
Iersons who have
arrived at an age when they may,
presumably at least, decide for
themselves have the night to invoke
the methods of those who may not
IS. d,uss or other afPr we'd
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
RAINS CAUSE CUT III PRICE OF FLOUR

Wichlta millsrs have cut the price
Of fl Jur ten cents a sacx as result Of
tue rains which visited Ire wheat
belt last week. AS long as the drouth
lasted the price of wheat Was kept
around 80 cents and asa result the
price Of fijur also was held ~. Now,
with bright prospects for the 1911
crop, the price Of wheat has fallen
slightly and a consequent drop has
been noted 10 the hjur market
Millers soy the present pri e OF 81 %
will probably cortiuue.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
FIVE THOUSAND FOR A KISS.

For just one Kiss, Ms. Dolly
Baker, wife Of Clark Baker, a
carpenter, sued Dr.. Joseph D.
Lowry, of Kansas City, Mo-, for
S.. 900 last Saturday in the circuit
court. She alleges that last Tues
day afternoon, when she was at the
physicians cffice with her Io-yesr-
o.d son, he hugged and kissed her.
DIR. Lowry would not discuss the
case, but was inclined to treaI 1t as
Of no Consequence.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03

One of the natural marvels oi
France has recently been made gen
orally known. 1t is the fountain,
or source, of the Coulomp, small
river in the department of the Bas-
ses- Alpes. Out of mighty lime
stone wall about 1000 feet high
springs fountain of water, yield
ing even in the dryest times about
300 gallons second, and forming
a full-boGn river, which begins its
career with a series of leaps aggre-
eating 100 feet OF descent 1t is
thought that the water must pass
under the mountain by subterranean
channels at least a mile in length.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-03
DEMOCRACY IN KANSAS

That hope which springs eternal
in the human breast continues to
keep alive and at times actually anil
males the Dsa ncratic pa:ty N Kan
sas. At The banquet in Topeka
there was ready response to the
glowing oratorical fights of Senator
Elect James a. Reed of Kansas
City. Mr.. Reed is happiest when
he sings, and 50 are those about
him. He has Keen appetite for
those forensic flowers that bloom
perennially 10 the garden of Demo-
cratic fancy. Waen Mr.. Reed
clutches the aurora boreals in one
hand and the Southern cross in the
other and howls defiance at the po-
liticaI lightning, few can resist him.
But in this festive scene there
came one pathetic note. That fine
old Democrat, George w. Click,
once governor of Kansas, is lying
very i'll at his home in AtchinSon.
Properly enough, the Democrats at
the banquet board sent TO him a
message Of sympathy. But it was
left to Colonel Bill Sapp to spcak
thus dol0fousIy: "Twenty eight
wears ago the @ 0 Roman took the
oath OF office, beng the only D9mo.
cratic governor Kansas ever had,
and we point with profound and
happy pride to the achievements OF
that administration. That is point
ing a long distance back, but the
Democracy of Kansas has done
nothing sluce that date to be proud
or happy over. Yet no one would
rob the remnants of Kansas Demo-
cracy of that one far away consoia
tion. Governor Clicks admlnistra
ton was fairly good one. But II
marked the beginning and the end
of Democratic supremacy in the
Sun-flJwe- state.
That superb genius for making
mis- axes which has characterized
Democracy in the country generally
fnds its most inspiring example In
Kansas. Ii there is any of doing a
thing wrong the Kansas Democrats
usually stumble on IL There have
been opportunities for winning state
elections in Kansas which the Dsm
ocratic leaders deliberately threw
away. II there has not been a
Democratic governor in twenty
eioht wears il has not been the fault
Of the Republicans. But the trou'
bic is and probably always will be
that The Kansas Democracy is the
rty of negation and destruction.
w lie the Republicans are always
q .inling with pride" +" the Demo