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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28
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IS BEAUTY AN ASSET?

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A question of surprising interest
to lovely woman-.hat is to say, OF
course, to all women-is at issue in
suit for damages brought last week
by Kansas City society woman
against the street railway company.
The plaintiff, who is, or was, a very
beautiful woman, according to re-
ports, was injured in collision be-
tween her motor car and street
car, broken glass cutting a deep
cash in her face and fracturing her
nose. Despite the best skill of med
ical science the wound has left dis
figuring scar which the plaintiff al
leges has irreparably impaired her
good looks. For this loss she asks
SIS, 900 damages. The first ques-
ton for the jury to decide is, is a
woman's beauty tangible asset to
be reckoned in terms of dollars and
cents.
This is problem that may rack
the brains of learned judges and
puzzle the minds of twelve good
men and true. Even in the court
of Venus, in which poets are the
attorneys and counselors- -at-law
various and opposing opinions have
been delivered as to the value o.
woman's beauty. Some say tha
"beauty is but skin deep" anc
"handsome is as handsome does
while others hold that ga thing o
beauty is joy forever" and like
wise, according to high authority
the poet, Keats
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty
that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need t.
know"
OF course, if, as the poet says
beauty is the summum bonum-th
highest gift--embodying truth an
all we need to know on earth, it
Indeed valuable property and on,
we'll worth recompense in damage
for its loss. But, contrarywlse, !
has been quite as Stoutly maintaine
that "beauty is delusion and
snare" and another authority ha
disparaged still further its value
terming it "the fatal gift Of beauty.
A heartless, cold -blooded court G
law might estimate the value @
'beauty in still lower terms-especi
ally If the judge happens to be
crusty old bachelor, in which cas-
he would be likely to agree wit
the cynic who declares that in tn
book of woman's look folly is a
\ that is taught man. In short, tn
farther one goes in the question tn
greater the clash of opinion. Ne
vertheless, although no preceden
may exist bearing directly on tn
question it has often been found il
courts of law that 'jingle of tn
guinea helps the hurt that homo
feels" considering which there j
some reason for the assumption tina
$4,000 would go far to salve sea
on beauty's cheek. Altogether, i
is a question which will likely re
quire many nice, sharp outlets o
the law to elucidate to the satisfac
of those fearsome creatures, tn,
lawyers.-Kansas City Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28
GOOD PROTECTION DOCTRINE?

You can talk as much as you like
about reciprocity not hurting far
mers, but old men who have seen
the ups and downs of mahy years
know better. II is only few years
since wheat was 48 cents, oats IS
cents, cattle 3 cents a pound and
dressed hogs 8 cents. The con-
sumer should have been shappy IN
those days. He was not. The
trouble was to get the 3 cents.
Overproduction has been the
curse of the farmer since 1882. We
produce more than we can consume.
We have no use for the products of
Canada. Why send our money out
of the country for something we do
not need? Is that good Protection
doctrine? The high prices COM
planned of in the last two years are
entirely due to cold storage trust
methods. If the consumer could
have these things as fast as produced
there would have been plenty and
to spare.
Yes, we have been there. We
remember how I, too rapid settle
ment of our own West ruined our
Ohio farmers. Canada is an i'm
mense country; 100000 Amerl-
cans went there last year TO farm,
and IS, 900 are going this year.
Those Canadian land boomers are
raking Europe with a fine tooth
comb to get settlers to farm and
dump stuff into the United States
when we have more than we can
consume, and it takes nearly three
bushels of wheat to pay'for a days
work. They are even running ma
trimonial bureaus in the old coun-
try to furnish wives to help the
settlers raise more stuff. Eight
thousand farmers are just reported
coming from Holland;.7oo, 600 head
of cattle In Alberto, are waiting for
Taft to let down the bars, and the
treaty is so arranged that he Beef
Trust will get the benefit of the low
price and then store the beef until
the consumer will pay trust prices
for it.
Do you suppose food of cheap
Canadian barley will make beer
any cheaper? You want to fill the
Unites States with cheap wheat for
the benefit of the miller's trust, and
then keep a high Tariff on four.
Reciprocity makes four tremendous
confidence games being played on
farmer today. However, he seems
to be ready to fight everybody@s
battle but his own. No other class
would stand such an insult over
nlght.-Cleveland Leader.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

Leonard Holmes and Miss Emma
Holmes of Salem, Oregon, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Massey, left Wednesday
for their home.
Gray hairs are an honor to any
man, but it is disgusting to see an
old gray-haired man expectorating
tobacco juice on our sidewalks.
George H. Switzer, for many
years resident of this vicinity, now
of Des Moines, Ia, arrived Tuesday
afternoon for a short visit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

The facti onal fight in the United
States senate between the progress
sives and the standpatters is not
yet settled, and more trouble is an
ticipated. If the Republicans of
the senate, with their small major
ity can't get together soon, both
houses had just as well be called
Democratic. With a free trade
President and a Democratic con
gTess the people of this country are
surely getting in bad lines.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28
GETTING IT IN THE NECK

The Canadian bill admits wheat
free, but puts duty on -four; admits
pig, but charges pork; admits logs,
but charges lumber, etc., etc.
Everything is iu favor of the manu-
facturer or dealer, but not thing in
favor of the consumer. The farmer
is getting it in the neck all along the
line. But after all, that is what
many of them voted for.-Waterloo
(Ill) Republican.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

The suffrages are beginning to get
active and have called convection
to meet in Topeka soon, where re.
organization is to take place. Poor
woman, like spoiled child, they
are crying for that which is not best
for them and they do not know it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28
10 INDEPENDENCE

Tne Odd Fellows of Chanute went
to independence. Wednesday to
celebrate. A special Santa Fe train
took them out at a. m. A large
crowd of Odd Fellows and their
families took the trip.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

Another group of miners, about
30 in number, are now entombed in
a coal mine ia West Virginia, with
no hope of rescuing them alive.
There surely SHOULD be more efficI
,ent system of mine inspection in
this country.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

Eight circuit judges are to deter
mine on the advislbility of letting
DR.. Hyde out on bail. IfDr.IHyde
is never convicted of murder the
punishment he is receiving is ap-
propriate for his suspicious actions
at any rate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28
AN ARMISTICE

A cessation of hostilities has been
declared in Mexico with a view of
arranging terms of peace. 1t is
surely very desirable that peace In
that country be secured at the earl
lest possible moment on terms as
favorable to the common people as
possible.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

DR.. c. E. Gragg and w. M.
Clover went to Inpendence Tuesday
to attend the Odd Fellows council
there in the evening and the cele-
bration Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Plake of
Sedalia, Missouri, are the proud
parents Of new boy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28
VOTERS WHO FORGET

Many of those who remember the
steps by which prosperity was re-
stored to the country after the hard
times of the last Democratic admin
istration allow themselves 10 grow
careless In the steady support OF
policies they know to be sound and
necessary. BY passing protective
tariff law as soon as the people gave
the power the calamitous conditions
that prevailed between 1898 and
1896 were ended. The business
expansion that began in 1897 with
the Dngley law was much the great
est the country has ever known. En- =.
ployment at good wages was open
to all, and farmers fully shared in
the profitable results. For twelve
years the Dingley law performed its
benehcent work, and succeeded by
another Republican protected tariff
which varies but little from the
Dingley law in schedules, and is the
same in the underlying principle of
protection. Selling upon the high
cost of living, which is world wide,
the Democratic party has assaulted
the present law as "robber tariff,
a name Democratic speakers have
applied to every protective law ever
passed.
AS consequence of this fresh
attack by the free. trade party many
Republicans omitted to vote last
fall, and the long period of full Re
publican control was ended by the
election of a Democratic House
Through the unexpected introduc
tion of Canadian reciprocity ss an
issue the new Congress is in extra
session, and the Democratic Ways
and Means Committee has brough
in fTee-list bill which is substanti
ally general attempt to break dowr
protection. 1t is admitted by tht
committee that this experiment in
free trade will reduce the annua
revenue over $40, 900, 900, but tht
people are vaguely offered supposed
incidental benefits. Che presen
revenue of the government barely
equals the expenditures, and th'
$Io, 900, ,oco would have to be filled
somehow by taxation. But this i
not the gra@est trouble. How abou
loss of busin ess confidence anC
slackening of industries as the in
evitable sequel of the free-tradt
raid2 How about declining oppor
tunities for employment? VIVA
benefit is free trade schedule to a
man out of work? The country has
been through other periods of as
sault on protection. Voters who
have unfortunately forgotten wha
happened will be reminded of theil
foolish error by bitter experience
Globe Democrat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

Representive l.. Berger, the only
socialist in congress is not satisfied
with the United States constitution
and has introduced a resolution
looking to the remodeling of this
ancient document.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

Mr.. Ramey was accidentally shot
in the shoulder by his father. The
wound is severe but not considered
dangerous. Tn. men were ex-
amining a revolver when it was
discharged in the hands of the
father.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

1t doesn't take much ofa prea cher
to tell some one else how TO live,
but if the man of God is full of
faith and love and sets a Cody
example his testimony will be effect
ual and bear fruit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28
?. E lROERSTLER DEAD

P. F. Boerstler. a farmer, living
east of Leanna. died Tuesday morn
ing of heart failure. Funeral SER
vices Wednesday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

Superintendent Russ, head of the
Pittsburg Manual training school
has been deposed by the board of
Regents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28
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IF DEMOCRATS MAKE GOOD

u UEbVCiiHt " rHstNl O4SO
Sir: Your editorial in recent
issue, emitted "Calling for Time"
suggests that the Democrats will be
calling for still more time than you
intimate, and a great many other
things before they get through.
1t is generally admitted that 1919
was banner year for prosperity
in the amount of business generally
done, in the number of people en-
ployed and the amount Of wages
paid In the number of saving bank
depositors with amounts to their
individual credit, and in the total
of imports and exports, with the
balance Of trade in favor of the
United States.
But the people, swayed by popu-
lar clamor, voted for change and
practically put the Democratic party
in power to give it trial at better
ing things. Now, here's what that
party has got to do in order to
"make good:
Let down the Tariff bars; buy
more goods in Europe, and still
open more factories and put more
men to work in America.
Fix matters so that everything
will be cheaper, and yet increase
the wages Of all classes of workers.
Increase the number of savings
bank customers, swell their deposits,
and yet attack the very foundations
upon which those deposits are built
up.
Show that high prices are caused
solely by the Protective Tar IF, when
high prices prevail the world
around; ree.Trade Eogland "hol.
lering" about the increased cost of
living quite as much as the United
States, while in China, the land of
rice, the price of that commodity
was recently advanced fifty per
cent.
Prove that the Republican Pro-
tective Tariff is the "Mother Of
Trusts" when Tariff for revenue
England is plastered over with trusts
from one end to the other, from
John O'Groat to Lands End.
Demonstrate that thew can turn
things upside down and still keep
them right side up.
The Democrats may, of course,
be able to accomplish this, and it
is to be hoped that they may, but
judging from their past efforts, it
looks as if they will have mighty
hard job of it. They tackled some
thing like this in I8o3-97, when
conditions were somewhat similar
to what they are today, but that they
made most wretched failure of it
those who can't remember, or don't
want to remember. can 60 to the
State house in Trenton and read the
files of the True American, or any
other Democratic newspaper of that
time, and they will, if not blinded
by prejudice or proof against facts,
be convinced that good or better
times cannot be brought about by
a policy that is diametrically op-
pDsite to that which created the
high-Water marks of American pros
perity that prevailed in 1892 and
1910.
BY the way, and as word of
caution, in the search of Democra-
tic newspapers for the truth and the
cause of the panic and hard times
of 'o3 81, just skip the editorial
columns, look only for the news
items, read them carefully, aud
form your own opinion, for the
Wilson bill editors were then kept
busy trying to explain how it wasn't
the fault of that measure, much like
the boy who, after throwing a rotten
egg at the teacher, braz .nly ex.
claimed: ''It wasn't me, mistellp-
Trenton State Gazette
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-28

DR.. Hyde of Kansas City has
been released on $50, 900 bail bond.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26
MODES OF TRAVEL.
From the haunting Car to the Moder

From the haunting Car to the Modern
Electric Railway.
The first jaunting car was establish
ed in Ireland in 1915 by a Milanese,
Carlo Bianconi, who settled in Dublin
and drove every day to Caher and
back, charging twopence a mile. From
this small beginning in 1887 he had
established sixty-seven conveyances,
drawn by 900 horses.
The extension of modern manufac-
turing towns and cities demanded still
greater conveniences, which were sup
piled at first by the omnibus lines,
which up to 1860 were the chief means
Of urban and interurban transporta-
hon- To these succeeded the street
railroad, traversed by cars drawn by
one or more horses, and these in turn
became wholly inadequate to meet the
demand of the suburban districts.
The cable car, drawn by underground
cable, was the next innovation, but
this about 1880 to 1890 was supplanted
by the electric trolley lines. and these
again were supplemented in many cit
les by elevated and subway lines In
which the cars were propelled by cleo
tricity supplied by third rail. This
latter device has already been applied
to extended lines of railroads, and it
is not unlikely that the present cen
fury will witness the electrification Of
most of the railroad lines in thickly
settled ountries.-National Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26
CORAL REEFS.

They Cannot Form In the Line of .
Fresh Water Flow.
Coral reefs surround many of the is
lands in the Pacific They protect the
lowlands from the washing of the
waves. and the still waters inclosed by
them are the only harbors of refuge
for ships The reefs themselves fur
nish the greatest peril to navigation.
and If there were no inlet through
which a vessel could enter their pro-
tected circle they would be a danger
and nothing else.
But almost every reef has such an In
let 1t is a necessary result of the laws
under which the forces of nature work.
To understand this we must see how
these reefs are formed.
Chemically the reef corals are almost
pure carbonate of lime, the substance
Of ordinary limestone and marble The
reef grows as the shell of the oyster
or Of any other shellfish grows. 1t is
itself the common and undivided shell
of innumerable polypi. or minute In
sects, which are being reproduced and
are dying in successive generations
These tiny beings get all their living
from the waters of the sea. 1t is from
this source also that they derive the
salts Of lime from which they secrete
the bony structure that remains after
the animal Is dead.
The coral polypi cannot live in fresh
water. Their food supply is brought
to them by the waves and currents of
the sea. As result. it is found that
directly opposite the mouth of stream
from the island the reef does not grow.
There win be the inlet to the inclosed
waters--Harper's Weekly
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26
Ho.xed the Boot coI,.o,...

Some years ago a cruel hoax was
played on the ardent devourers of
booksellers catalogues. A number of
well known book lovers In France and
Belgium received a catalogue of a Ii
brary to be sold at Binche, a small
town near Mons. There were only 252
items In the catalogue. but all these
were unique examples, for, 1t was an
nounced. .'the late owner, NJ de Fort
sas, would destroy any book in his
collection If he ascertained that anoth-
or copy existed" The catalogue, as
may be imagined. caused a sensation
In the book world On the day APP
pointed for the sale swarms of collec-
tors, including representatives of sew
eral national libraries. descended on
Binche. only to find that both De Fort
sas and his bluebird library were
myths.-London ChronicIe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26

1t has been estimated that for each
minute of time the civilized nations of
the world strike 100000 matches.
This is said to be the average for every
minute Of the twenty-four hours of the
day. Fifteen hundred billion is the
number for the entire year, and those
persons who live under the American
flag are charged with the consumption
Of one-half of this amount. Small and
Insignificant as 1t is. the match de
mands as much attention in the choice
Of woods involved as any other forest
product. Only the choicest portions of
the best trees are suitable. Sapwood
and knotty or cross grained wood will
not do. Instead of being a byproduct
the little match is turned out in mills
where the byproducts are bulky OBJ
jects like doors, sash. shingles, sidings.
posts and cordwood. The pines, lin.
den, aspen, white cedar, poplar, birch
and willow are the most suitable match
nmbers.-Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26
c0RoT SAVED THE TILE.
He Turned High Hat Tragedy into q
Work of Art.

He Turned High Hat Tragedy into q
Work of Art.
An interesting relic of Corot is to be
seen in the gallery Of picture dealer
In the Champs Elysees. 1t takes the
form Of a wooden frame inclosing a
gray high hat of a style now forgot
ten quite" A card explains that this
landscape in the crown of the hat is
guaranteed to be genuine work of
Corot."
One sees in the hat a rapid study of
the artist. The artist has utilized the
blue silk lining of the hat to improvise
a beautiful sky of summer reflected In
the peaceful water below Upon the
bank are three trees and picturesque
Saracen tower, while white clouds
among the blue complete the scene.
Readers must not jump to the conclu-
sion that this hat landscape is an ex-
ample of the eccentricity of genius. 1t
is the result of what appeared to be
tho tragedy of white" hat which
belonged to a friend of the master.
The friend, calling on Corot, happened
to place his brand new hat near the
easel. In extending the hand Corot's
brush fell into the hat, leaving an in
delible mark.
A cry of despair followed. not ex-
actly that which high authority has
told us is uttered when husbands or
lap dogs breathe their last, but never
theless it was despairing cry, my
hat is spoiledr'
mot at ALL said Corot. bursting into
hearty laugh. Il will soon put that
all right" The painter brushed away
the daub caused by the accident. and
in a few minutes the picture was com
plete, and the owner of the hat left the
studio with a much more valuable
chapeau than THAT with which be en-
tered. London Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26

The goat while out browsing thought
lessly stopped and rubbed his head
In the way that goats have-against
the side of the house Of the wolf. Out
rushed the tenant and fiercely upbraid
ed the hairy butter.
"But I'm quite sure" said the latter
that I've done your house no harm
Besides. saw the elephant stop here
only yesterday and scratch his back
against your dwelling in a way that
almost overturned it. And you didn't
say word to him. Why should there
be any difference In your treatment OF
usY
The wolf licked bis chops.
There is marked difference" he
said, ''even II it is only simple one.
l can eat goat, but can't eat an ele-
plant"
Whereupon' he fell to and made a
quick and satisfying meal Of the un.
happy creature. Plain Deal
err.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26
ROUTED THE ROGUE"
A Bad Elephant, Lighted Lamp and q


Lucky Blow.
An odd experience fell to the lot of
three men who were on tiger hunt
ing expedition in India.
To prevent the invasion OF mosqui-
toes and other insects that would be
attracted by the light in their quar-
tiers the heavy cotton curtain which
formed the door OF the tent was closed,
and the three friends were chatting
across the table when suddenly the
whole tent shook. and as they looked
round to see the cause the heavy cur
tain was roughly snatched away, and
in the open doorway appeared the
head Of big elephant.
The men had no time to catch up
their rifles. They knew by the APP
pearance of the animal that he meant
mischief. Lifting up the roof of the
tent with his head he threateningly
swung out his trunk at the man near
est him.
At this the hunter sprang to his feet
and, Selling the lighted lamp from the
table, hurled it with all his strength
against the animals forehead. The
glass broke at the blow. and the blaz-
ing oil covered the animals trunk with
sheet of fame.
With cry Of terror the beast drew
frantically back, shook off the curtain
and fed across the country, vanquish-
ed by single blow from an oil lamp.
1t was fortunate act, for the animal
was no doubt rogue" and would
probably have killed one or more OF
the men.-Exchange.