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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK

Pittsburg, Dec. H.
Cattle Receipts-light; steers $1,000
7.SO; butchers s6.OO@6.40.
Sheep-Receipts fair; prime $3.50.
Hogs-Receipts 40 cars; pigs $500
SIS; workers. s5.9O@6.3O; heavies
$64O@6.55.
Calves-$S0O@
Lambs-$5.75.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01

Wanted-Well digger. 111e ButIep
street. Phone 1925. 1t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01

Fresh Oysters served at Prices, as
you like them best, stewed, fried or
raw
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO, Dec. l.

= LIVERPOOL, Dec 1.-Wheat feat
ures closed I'd lower a SD higher;
Corn Esd higher.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
POLO SEASON IS ON
Richmond Wins First from
ElWoOd.
palladium Specially

ELWOOD, Ind, Dec. by the
score of to 4, the Richmond polo
team defeated the local five in this
city yesterday afternoon. The reviv-
al of the sport brought hundreds of
enthusiastic fans out to witness the
fast contest. The Richmond rushes
were too much for the defensive part
of the local team.
1t seemed like old days when polo
was the great winter sport in this Sec
ton of the country. The Elwood bugs
turned out by the scores and enthus-
iasm ran riot. Every time a brilliant
er was cheered Justify.
Quigley, first rush for the Richmond
five, was easily the star performer of
the game, although every player put
up an excellent game. Quigley secur-
ed three goals, Newton, second rush
for the visitors, obtained two markers,
and Oestings, halfback, biffed one be-
hind the netting.
Parsons. the speedy little first rush
for Elwood. scored two goals. and lib
bits and Martin each got one.
The lineup was as follows:
Richmond. Elwood.
l.. Quigley ...... ........... Parsons
First Rush.
Fig Newton ................ Collins
Second Rush.
Williams Tibbitts
Center.
Costing Martin
Halfback.
Harry Ometz ............... Baldwin
Goal.
Plenty of dressed rabbits at Schweg-
mans Meat Markets. LIT
If two nuts are run on a bolt so that
the square sides face each other, they
will serve as wrench in an emerg-
ency.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
CAFE IL

Chile Con Carne, bowl 10 cents.
Oysters, any style, fried oyster
sandwiches, blue points on half shell,
fried oyster lunch Saturday afternoon
and evening free. CAFE ~, 512 Main
street. thur&fri-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01

If two nuts are run on bolt so that
the square sides face each other. they
will serve as wrench in an emerg-
ency.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01

Am Can ptd. -. VIZ 81 931s 92X
Int Harv ...1O5 los 1O412 1O42
Eek dividend today; Union Pac.
21@ per cent; Can. Pac. pig per cent;
So. Pac. Ia per cent; U. S. steel,
IL per cent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01

Plenty of dressed rabbits at Schweg-
mans Meat Markets. LIT
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
AlRSflIPS TO BRING MANY -
PEODr
pREpAp .ro,c .n, LIE TO WICHITA
oETNG MADE TO HANDLE BIG CROWD
AT THE AVIATION MEET
MAY 9th, 5th AND 9th

In the city this week and told Mr..
Boyle, you may count on me to
bring at least dozen from Fairview
Another man with Rooseyeltian fam
lily said, Il will be responsible for
bringing my nine"
Another feature of the publicity
work is the posting OF bills and win
dow cards, and the peHspaDer adver-
Using. For this latter Mr.. Boyle says
he is using more than one hundred
and fifty different papers published in
the various towns of Kansas and Okla
homa. and several hundred thousand
people who are naturally in Wichitas
trade territory will read of, tnls Meet
The programs covering the three
days flight have not yet been publish
ed, but 1t is an assured fact that we
will get to see all the latest and most
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

Wichita, Kan.-These are pI.''
times in the offices of o. A Boyle
who is bringing the Big Aviation Meet
to Wichita, May 4th, 9Th and 9Th, Tor
it is here that all the plans are laid TO
make this meet as big a success as
they have been in other cities.
And don't imagine for a moment
that it is a small matter to see that
all the preparations are made, either
First, there is the question of getting a
suitable location for the meet-a place
where the aeroplanes may start and
alight easily; hangers "a place where
the machines are kept for the ma
chimes; stalls for the automobiles
where every man having an auto may
reserve a location before hand; and
finally, the question of arranging seats
and the necessary enclosure for the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

grounds. This requires considerable
thought and attention, but there are
other preparations which are equally
important. For instance, getting the
people to and from the grounds quick
ly. The Arkansas Valley Interurban
company are tackling this problem in
earnest. A spur track is being built
at the grounds, and an extra siding or
two for passing cars is being put in
Arrangements have been made for
enough cars to handle an enormous
crowd quickly and we'll.
And then there is the publicity work.
Thousands of letters have already
been sent out to business firms, lodges
and individuals in Kansas and Okla.
homa telling them about the meet,
and urging them to come. This work
is already showing results. One bust
ness man from Fairview, Okla, was
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
AN ESTABLISHED FACTORY

Producing standard goods used by stores,
banks, farmers and practically everybody,
open distributing Office for this district
and other unoccupied territory and desires
resident distributor with $500 to SO, 600
in cash, carrying stock for Immediately
filling orders; we allow 500 to 5000 month.
ly compensation, extra commissions, of
flee and other expenses, per contract, ac.
cording to size of district allotted and
stock carried; permanent arrangements;
references required. If you can fill re-
quirements write promptly Liberty"
Manufacturing Association, 230 West HUI
ron St., Chicago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
OUR STATE CAPITOL LETTER
DOiNGS OF THE
KANSAS
STATE OFFICERS.
A Brief Resume of What Our
"Hired Men" Are Doing, How
They Spend Their Time, Etc.
County Prisoners to Lansing.

After about the first of Jur ~.
different counties will not 'he
PEELED to feed their prison .,.. s, ' 'ol
nothing in return TT -se'
them on the county w 49, ar. .uih
work in the count or qtosap .at u,ith
the warden Of me state ,s,nit ta %,ru
for their Ne ut That. inst,yItjon. War.
den j. x, coddinZ of Ehe state peni.
Tertiary was in 'fopdKa the other day
and was goinT over the list of coun,
ties from WIZ Lch NE expects to get pris-
oners as .SoN as the new law goes in
to effect
Inc legislature enacted a law giving
the t@9nties authority to use all coun-
W prisoners on county work wherever
necessary and giving them authority
TO place ball and chain on them if they
I refused to stand hitched" without it.
! The second section of this law gives
the county authorities the right to con-
tract with the warden of the peniten,
tiary to work the prisoners at that in
stitution. The house struck out that
latter provision Of the bill but the per-
fected law shows it in and Warden
Codding intends to avail himself of it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Water as God Intended II.

Robert Browning shared Thacke
rays appreciation Of good wine His
liking for port, never immoderately
INDUCED. would seem to haze been in.
herited. for he used to tell a story Of
his fathers indignation on one occa.
sion when he asked for a glass Of wa
ter. Water. Robert" exclaimed the
elder Browning. in dlsmay. For
washing purposes tits, l believe. often
employed, and for navigable canals |
admit 1t to be indispensable. but for
drinking, Robert, God never intended
it"-London ChroIscls.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
K. 8. A. c. Regents Elect officers.

While in Topeka the other day the
regents of the Kansas Agricultural
college held a meeting and reorganiz-
ed. electing new officers. Arthur Cap
per was elected president, Senator Ed
win Taylor was elected vice-presideut
and President H. ]. Waters of the col
lege was elected secretary. The other
members of the board are NJ. N. Sher-
man, w. E. Blackburn and A. L. Spons-
Ter. The governor has not yet ap.
pointed a successor to ]. o. Tullis.
whose term on the board has expired.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
War on Roller Towel.

One travelling man lost an eye from
a loathsome disease because of infec-
ton from roller towels in hotels.
Consequently the state board of health
has instructed DR.. S J Crumbine, Sec
rotary. to start an investigation to de-
termine just how much disease the or
binary roller towel does carry. The
probabilities are that the investigation
will result in the abolition of the roller
towel in all public places, such as de-
pots, hotels, restaurants, school houses
and rooming houses.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

thrilling stunts known to aviation,
such as bomb-dropping, the spiral
glide, altitude flights, etc.
These three days will be red-letter
days on the calendar of Wichita. On
each of the three mornings there will
be big baseball game-two Wichita
VS.. Denver and one Wichita vs.. Lin
coin. The Kansas State Association
of Elks will also have big convention
in Wichita on these three dates, and
w. NJ. Dedrick, who is Acting Secre-
tary, says they are planning for from
five to ten thousand Elks to be here
at that time, and witness the flights.
Many of the wholesale houses and
travelling men are boosting for the avi-
alton meet, and they say they expect
to see here on these days one of the
biggest crowds Wichita has ever had.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
He Swamped the Plant.

There is a guard at the state penr
Tertiary the International Harvester
company would be after if il could get
his name. Warden codding doesn't
want to loose him, hence his name is
not mentioned. The warden put him
out on the road for a month to take
orders for prison made Irvine and he
sold so much that the plant was
swamped and he was pulled in.
The guard was on the road for a
month and the orders for Irvine for the
month amounted to two million
pounds. The total annual output Of
the prison plant is three million
pounds and the penitentiary will be
able to dispose of the remaining mil
lion without man on the road
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Bird JekvII and HYDE,

The catbird is our northern mock
ing bird When love attunes its voice,
1t can MARBLE as sweetly as the night
ingale. You must catch it in one Of
its melting moods If you would know
the charm of its liquid notes. 1t is
not at all beautiful-no more Is the
hooking bird - only gray-brown,
perky, restless thing, of lesser size
than the robin, with the soul of song
In It,
The wonder Of the catbird lies, of
course, in this, its dual nature. At one
time it hops about screeching COM
plants against the circumambient air;
at another there throbs out from its
delicate throat the essence of divine
melody.-Philadelp Press.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

Three times on the run between
Worthing and Shoreham the beautiful
prima donna's nearly new car had
broken down. Ultimately coaxing It
to enter Brighton, the fair lady re-
ceived in the hotel porch the solicit
tude of sister artistic who had pass
ed her on the road. Much trouble
with my car. dear?" she echoed, bit
terly. Why. couldn't have more trou-
BILE If l was married to the blessed
achine!"-Sporting Times.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
APPROVE NEW SCHOOL p
Regents and Heads of the
Kansas State Schoo' "ee ''s
Commission for \. : Or9anIEe

Regents and Heads Of the
Kansas State Schoo' '"'ee by
Commission for r = organize
The State Com
is tn %assion OF Higher
o. Z name given to the
and heads NJ >4eeted by the regents
rational :. 4 The different state edu-
held in <sFitutions at the meeting
the n Af@ office of Governor Stubs
ger ..4er day. Only one of the re.
r Is Was absent. w. b. Ham, Of
\f86ifs county, regent of the Emporia
Estate Normal, who is sick. Those who
fattended are enthusiastic over the
'plan outlined by the governor for the
management of the educational insti-
buttons, and were well pleased with
the beginning made at the meeting
AS matter of fact the work of the
commission at this meeting practically
wipes out the lines between the
schools so far as their boards of re-
gents are concerned Instead of three
boards of regents there are now three
subcommittee, each of three men,
bers and each having one member
from each board of regents. This
links the interests of all the institu-
tons inseparably. The names of the
committees are: Committee on bust
ness management, committee on eff
cheney and committee on coordination
of work. This arrangement still
leaves three members on each board
of regents to serve at large.
Governor Stubs is chairman of the
new commission, and State Superin-
tendent E. r. Fairchild is its secre-
tary.
The committees were named from
the boards of regents of the three
schools. Each board offered one of
its members for each committee AS
named the committees stand
Committee on Business Management
l. S. Cambern, of the State univer-
sity; NJ. NJ. Sherman, Of the State Ag-
rcultural college, and J. E. Junkin, of
the State Normal.
OoilH ltJee on EfIlclency-W. A.
White, of the State university; A. L.
Sponsler, of the State Agricultural col
lege, and Sheffield ingalls,, of the
State normal
Committee on Coordination OF
Work-Scott Hopkins of the State
University Arthur Capper of the
State Agricultural college, and George
f.. Tucker of the State normal.
The commission instructed the
chairman, Governor Stubs, to APP
point a committee of three to investl.
gate the matter Of a permanent tax
for the state educational institutions
to make full report to the commits
sion. This committee is made up as
follows: Rodney Edward, w. E. Black
burn and J. e. Boyer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
To Enforce Grain Law.

Attorney General John S. Dawson
has brought a suit in the supreme
court to compel the railroads and
grain elevator men of Kansas City,
Kan, to submit to the inspection and
weighing of grain by the Kansas in
spectors The elevator companies
have surrendered their licenses and
refused to submit to inspection under
a new law passed by the recent SEES
sion of the legislature which increas
the fees to be charged
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

It must be said of Buddhism that It
has left one indelible mark all over
India. China, and the east, and that
is the teaching of gentleness and
kindness to one another and to anil
mails. Buddha taught that life is but
prolonged endeavor to escape from
suffering, and that, therefore. to
cause others to suffer is the unfor.
giveable sin.-Price Collier in Serb
Ter's Magazine
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Would Have JUDGES Organize Scouts

H. c. Bowman. chairman of the
state board of control, has suggested
to the judges a new idea for taking
the kinks out OF the small boys who
come within the jurisdiction of the
juvenile courts of the state. He sug-
gests that the judges Of the juvenile
courts organize the boys into boy
Scouts" and put them through a
course of sprouts. He believes it
would result in great good to the boys
in many ways and that It would keep
them out Of mischief.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Mr.. Arnold and tho American Lady.

Mr.. Arnold and tho American Lady.
Matthew Arnold was sitting In his
study one morning when the butler
showed in an American lady and a
small boy. The lady said, Glad to
make your acquaintance. Mr.. Arnold.
have often heard of you. No don't
trouble to speak, sir: l know how
valuable your time is" Then turning
Lenny, the leading critic and poet.
Somewhat feshier than we had been
led to expect!"-A. c. Benson, In the
Atlantic.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Old inheritance Tax Law Stands.

The supreme court has denied the
writ of mandamus asked for bq At
torney General John S. Dawson to
Sessions to publish in the statute
books the inheritance tax law enacted
by the last legislature and five other
measures of a minor character This
means that the veto of Governor
Stubs on the inheritance tax amend
ment is good and that his failure to
act on the other five bills killed them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

Colonial Meeting Houses In Winter
In winter the colonial meeting house
that the congregation sat "shivering
on the brink" of perdition, If the Icy
temperature of the house and the ter
rible doctrines of the sermon are to
be taken together Samuel Sewall
notes that there was great cough
ing" in the congregation; that the
sacrament bread was frozen hard as
pebbles. and pieces OF 1t ratified as
they fell in the pewter plates
Bliss's Side Glimpses"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

L. L. Dyche, state fish and game
warden, is raising some $4,000 gold
fish and young carp to feed to the
black bass at the Pratt fish hatchery.
Black bass are canabalistic in their
food, and destroy their own young.
To give the young bass a chance to
live, Prof. Dyche has decided to sati-
ate the old fish with young gold fish
and German carp. Black bass live on
minnows if enough can be found, but
as soon as the supply runs out they
are apt to eat their own young.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Kansas College Heads to Meet.

E. T. Fairchild, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, has called
a meeting of the heads of the fourteen
accredited colleges of Kansas, in To-
peka, on April 29, to discuss stand
ardization of work, to the end that all
of the accredited Kansas colleges can
grant life teaching certificates to their
graduates.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
crumbine Says Egg Receipt Is Bad

State Agricultural college author
tiles are off their "whirl," according
to DR.. S. J. Crumbine. secretary of the
state board of health. A bulletin was
sent out from the agricultural college
recently telling farmers how they
might preserve eggs by use of silicate
of sodium and hold them until winter
when the prices were high. DR.. Crum-
bine has sent the college a letter conn.,
menting upon this recipe" He states
that the use of this preparation, ex-
cept under the very best conditions, is
dangerous.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

King Sodultch Choa Fa Maha Ia
jiravudh, of Siam. cables thanks for
sending an American representative 70
his late fathers cremation. That is
nothing. We are quite willing, on gen.
eral principles, TO send representative
to more cremations of oriental poten-
tates. considering that the Orient has
such potentates to burn. But it is TO
be hoped that Siamese court etiquette
will not require an American tongue
TO get twisted around His Majesty's
Given name.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

A Tilted Brooklyn man is suing the
hckle fair one for the time lost in
counting her. She pleads by way of
defense a womans inalienable right
TO the pursuit of happiness by chang
ing her mind. In face of this consti-
tutional right the unlucky swain has
no case. All the courts appealed to
on this issue have hitherto upheld this
right. which, indeed, antedates every
thing but the creation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Requisition for ALLEGED Yeqqmen.

Governor Stubs has issued a re-
QUESTION for the return to Marshal
county of Dan Carny, alias Dan Minor
viii is now under arrest in Oregon,
and who is believed to have been I'm.
plicated in the robbery of the Beattie
State bank last fall James Sullivan,
sheriff of Marshal county went to Ore.
gon to bring Carny back.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
WiImarth Inspected Capital Fire Trap

George Wilmarth, Topeka's fire mar
shall, visited the state house the other
day and inspected the sub-basement
where much work has been going on
lately He looked it all over and af-
forwards told Secretary of State
Charles Sessions that if the State
Board of Health and the State His
torical Society would now clean up
the rooms they occupy in the sub
basement the state house would be
reasonably safe from fire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Greatest ThInq In Life.

Neither rich furniture. nor abund-
ance of gold. nor a descent from an
illustrious family, nor greatness Of au-
thority. nor eloquence and all the
charms of speaking, can produce so
great a serenity of life as a mind
free from guilt. kept untainted. not
only from actions. but purposes. that
are wicked.-Plutarch.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Renews Warfare on Flies.

DR.. S. ]. Crumbine. secretary of the
state board of health, author of the
famous swat the Fly" slogan, and the
relentless enemy of the little house
fly pest, will give over the entire mum
Der of the April bulletins to warfare
on the fly. He will send the bulletin
to every school in Kansas, with the
request that it be used as a textbook.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

Winsted, Conn, has a fisherman
who claims to have caught a pickerel
because the latter mistook his nose
for bait and jumped at it. 1t strikes
US that said fisherman must have con-
sumed a vast amount of bait to &C
Quire a nose so brilliant that a pick
erel would jump at 1t.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

Under the new law it costs $40 to
carry a pistol in New York instead Of
only $3.50. But those who expect to
see the difference reflected in a de-
crease of shooting ARRAYS will proba-
bly, be disappointed. If the fee was a
million. and it was not enforced more
strictly than the $3.50 one, 1t would
be Just as Intellectual.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

Sir Hiram Maxim is still singing the
nraises of that great American dish
oork and beans. Some of these days
the humble and much-abused pie will
find an authority abroad who will sud
denly elevate it to the heights and
make us ashamed that familiarity and
tradition have made us belittle the hid
den sweetness and light we have with
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
crattan to Practice in Supreme Court.

The supreme court handed another
blow to John F. Hanson, the McPher-
son county attorney, who has been
in the public eye so much. 1t admit
ted John NJ. Grattan, county attorney
of Mcpherson county, to practice be-
fore the supreme court. Hanson had
an custer case against Grattan, based
upon the fact that Grattan had no
right to serve as county attorney, not
having been admitted to practice be-
fore the supreme court.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Cure for His Dyspepsia.

Hogan-Phwat makes ye swally all
your dinner in two minutes, Grogan?
Are yez attn on bet?
Grogan-It's for the good av me
dyspepsy, Moike. Sure the docther
tould me to rist an hour after atm,
and how else am OF goin to git the
hour of rist in onless OF ate loike the
divil?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21
Keeps Back Modernism.

IT'S mortmaln-the dead hand
that keeps back modernism. So long
as any institution possesses funds
there never will be any lack Of per
sons to administer them.-Israel Gang
will
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-04-21

In New York woman is trying to
prove that she loved a man and she
offers in evidence letters in which she
called him her ugly monkey and her
~curly bear" 1t must be splendid to
be loved like that.