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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
K. U. Tests weIahts and Measures.

Lawrence, Kan.-City inspectors OF
weights and measures, unknown in
Kansas few years ago, are becoming
a recognized part of the civic admin
istration in the larger towns of the
state. The deputy state sealer at the
University of Kansas has just complet'
ed the test of complete sets of weights
and measures to be used by Pittsburg,
which by recent ordinance, has pro-
vidcd FOR a city inspector. Leaven'
worth. Wichita and Topeka have city
inspectors of weights and measures
and Kansas City, Kan, will begin the
inspection about January 1. The city
weight and measure inspectors form a
valuable reinforcement Of the state
pure food and drugs inspectors, who
formerly had to look after weights and
measures in addition to their regular
work. Some of the cities are provid'
ing for their suit case kits" which
hold an outfit sufficient for grocery
ard drug store inspection. The state
sealer at the University must test ev'
ery kit before the city may use it.
Every weight must be accurate enough
to weigh within one pound of fifty
tons.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
EDUCATORS TO MEET YEARLY
State Superintendents Form Perma-
nent Organization at Topeka.

Topeka Kan.-At the closing meet
ing of the twenty-five state superin-
tendents of schools it was decided to
make the conference a permanent or
ganiaztion and to meet annually. A..
c. Nelson, superintendent Of Utah, was
chosen chairman. One of the chief
purposes is to unity teachers certifi-
Gates so that teacher with creden.
tials in one state can have it honored
in another without taking an examina'
ton.
These resolutions were adopted:
THAT we thank the bureau of edu
cation at Washington for its heavy CO.
operation with the conference in seek
ing to unity the certification of teach
ers and standardizing the institutions
of higher education, both by the extern
sive Investigations and presence of its
chief officers at the conference.
THAT we heartily and cordially ap-
prove the proposed measures present
ed by United States Commissioner
Claxton looking toward the strengthen
ing and betterment of the various de-
partments of education, and that we
pledge ourselves to use our influence
in every way possible with our sew
eral congressional delegations to the
end that ample appropriations may be
made for the use of the bureau of edu'
cation"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
KANSAS TOPICS
Frosts Send Cattle to Markets.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan.-The recent
frosts and cool nights of freezing tenn
peratnres are causing stockmen and
farmers to put their cattle in winter
quarters and many have already be-
gun the feeding season. What cattle
remain to be shipped from pastures
are being sent to market as fast as
possible as grass is now turning brown
and the pastures will not furnish stock
sufficient sustenance much longer,
Most Of the farmers have finished put
ting up late alfalfa and forage crops
aud are now turning their attention
to corn husking and kaffir corn thresh'
ing. The first kaffir corn was thresh.
ed this week, while corn husking is
well under way in many parts of the
county.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
chleopee Rapidly Passing Away.

Pittsburg, Kan-The little coal
camp of Chicopee, located four miles
south of this city, which probably has
had more written about it for its size.
thar any other town in Kansas unless
it should be Hunnewell, and it IS doubt
full if the woman mayors burg has
Chicopee. is rapidly passing back to
the things that we're. However. it is
only going the way Of all coal camps,
although making more history for the
logical end of any coal or mining camp
found in the world.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
WAL OF MODERN BENEDICT
Adaptation That Aims to Set Forth
the Trials and POPULATIONS
That Beset Life.

1. My wife is my boss, l shall not
deny.
2. She maketh me lie down behind
the bed when the swell company
comes, and she leadeth me behind her
up Main street.
3. She restoreth my pocketbook
after she has spent all its contents on
hobble skirts and theater tickets, and
she leadeth me up the main aisle OF
church for her new hats sake.
4. Yea, though l walk more than
half the night through dark rooms
with crying baby, l will get no rest,
for she is behind me; her broomstick
and her hatpin they do everything
else but comfort me.
5. She prepareth cold snack for
me, then maketh a Decline for an aid
society supper She anointeth my
head with the rolling pin occasionally.
My arms runneth over with bundles
before she is half done her shopping.
6. Surely her dressmaker's and mil
linery bills shall follow me all the
days of my life and will dwell in
the house of my wife forever.-Ex-
change
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
To Begin Work en- New Road.

Syracuse, Kan.-Henry Block, OF
this city, has received a letter from
the management of the Gulf &~North'
western Railroad company in which
he says that the actual construction of
the line will be commenced within a
few days. The contract for the con-
struction of the line has been let to
New York concern which assures
the management that it will be at
work within two weeks. The company
now has a shipment Of ties at Good
land, from which point the construc-
ticn will begin. The people of Ham,
ilton county are greatly enthused over
the prospects of north and south
railroad.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Literary Criticism.

They were discussing a certain au-
thoress at dinner, and a well-known
critic raised laugh by remarking:
well, her hairs red, even if her books
are not"
The mild young man in the corner
made mental note of the sally for fu-
ture use, and at another party shortly
afterward he carefully guided the con-
versation into literary channels, Tit
Bits informs its readers. Fortunately,
some one mentioned the desired name,
and he triumphantly cried out: well,
she's got red hair, even if her books
haven't"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Break Jail at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Kan.-Six prisonera,
led by William LaTrace, convicted OF
robbing a Missouri Pacific passenger
train between Leavenworth and Kan
sas City, overpowered Jailer Squire
Lee and escaped from the Wyandotte
county Jail, where they were confined.
The Jail delivery was carefully plan
ned. Jailer Lee, who was in the Of
flee, was called inside cell to attend
kid" Wilson who was reported to be
i'll. AS the taller entered he was struck
from behind and the keys taken FROM
him. The escaping prisoners then
walked out of the Jail to liberty.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Santa Fe Increases Its Capital.

Topeka, KAMA s1OO,OOO,OO0 bond
addition to the capital stock and a
$1OO,2S9,OOO convertible bond issue
were authorized by the stockholders
and directors of the Atchison, Topeka
G. Santa Fe railway in their annual
meeting. This brings the capital OF
the Santa Fe to $4S1, $4,000. A big
part If the convertible bond issue will
be used for Improvements, according
to statements made by the officers OF
the company. The purchase of the
Garedn City & Northern railway, a
line between Garden city and Scott
City, Kan, was approved. Also the
purchase of a part of the Southern
Pacific between Needles and Mojaye,
Cal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Rock Blast Broke MANS Back.

Winfield, Kan-Bert Elrod, of Mo
line, Kan, is lying at the point, oil
death st. Mary's hospital here, is the
result of a peculiar accident. A pre-
mature explosion of blast in a stone
quarry, where he was working, hurled
stone into his back, splitting the
pelvic bone and lodging in his kidneys.
He WAS rushed to the hospital here in
an automobile and an operation for the
removal Of the stone was performed.
Ills recovery IS regarded as very
doubtful.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Posthumous Child Sues.

Leavenworth, Kan.-Christian G..
Maier, of Easton, has filed a partition
proceedings in the district court
which is expected to develop into one
Of the most interesting suits of the
kind ever tried here. The plaintiff
sets forth that at the death of his
father Gottlieb Maier, he had not yet
been born. The elder Maieris wiwll left
his entire estate to his widow during
the period she remained a widow, but
provided That should she ever remarry
she would forfeit her rights to her
two children. q.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Toastinu the teachers.

There was a meeting of the new
teachers and the old. 1t was sort of
love feast, reception or whatever you
call it. Anyhow, all the teachers got
together and pretended they didn't
have a care in the world. After the
eats were ct the symposiarch proposed
toast:
Long Live Our Teachers!"
1t was drank enthusiastically. One
of the new teachers was called on to
respond. He modestly accepted. His
answer was:
what on?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Students Lose Their Case.

Emporia, Kan-The Emporia board
of education was upheld in Lyons
county district court for its action
against high school students who were
members of fraternities and sororities.
When the board placed the ban on
secret organizations and reqnired
pledges to be signed, the students got
temporary injunction against the
board. Demurrer to the injunction
was sustained by Judge Nickel, and
the case thrown out of court. Many
students are involved and an appeal
may be taken to the supreme court.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Mission Worker Sues Head Of Society

Wichita, Kan.-The close of the ma
tional convention Of the Women's
Home Missionary society of the NJ. e.
church brought forth a sensation. Mrs.
George o. Robinson of Detroit, presi-
dent of the association, was sued for
$4,000 by Mrs. Carrie e. Cope of To-
peka, Kan, treasurer Of the Kansas
branch of the society. Mrs. Cope al
ieges that Mrs. Robinson circulated a
libel about her.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Amends for Kisses.

Wichita, Kan.-Delegates to the
thirtieth annual convention of the Ma
tional Women's Home Missionary So
ciety want Gov. Stubs to know that
the bisses he got at the big banquet
given here were not from the society
bit friends of the recalled mayor, ]. H.
Graham. To assure the governor that
they regret that he was treated with
discourtesy the association adopted a
resolution ccngramlating the governor
On the fact that Wichita Is a saloon
less city.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
KANSAS COMv|CTS
SURE LIKE POETRY
THEY GLADLY TURN TO POETRY
TO RELIEVE THEIR GRIEF.
Prisoner Tells How He Would Bother
With Misunderstanding Verses
Printed in Book Form by
Chaplain.

Leavcnworth, Kan.-Under the d.
rection Of Thomas w. Houston, chap
lain of the state prison, a book of
verses written by the prisoners has
been compiled and printed on the
prison press. The books are for sale
in the tinkers shop.
"Verses of Hope" is the title given
the book. The verses are contributed
by all sorts of convicts whose SEN
fences range from two years to life.
The best rhymer in the prison is man
who is serving life sentence for muir
der.
He is the father of twin boys and all
of his thoughts seem to wrap around
their lives. He is striving hard to make
himself model prisoner so that he
may some time be pardoned and be
with them again His best verse is one
entitled Children 1t follows:
| wonder now that parents ever fret
At little children clinging to their
feet;
Or that the racket, when the day is
spent,
Brings angry words to them so pure
and sweet;
Oh, if / could find muddy shoe,
Or cap or jacket on my prison floor;
II | could mend a broken cart today,
Tomorrow make a kite to reach the
sky,
There is no man in all Gods world
could be
More biissfully content than I.
Another is written by young man,
who. Just prior to his arrest and con-
viction was one of the most daring
bank robbers in the state. Since he
has been in the prison he has become
proficient in typewriting and stenog-
raphy and is now considered one OF
the model prisoners. His sorrow and
shame for his past deeds are well de-
scribed in these verses:
| sometimes think I'd rather be forgot,
Than be remembered by the things
I've done;
I've often wished my name was but
blot,
On mortal scrolls of battles lost and
won.
Or rather still I'd like to be child,
AS innocent as in those other days,
If from stern duty's path was be-
guiled,
Ere l could reach the parting Of the
ways.
But still I see the folly Of my fears,
For something seems to say: Its
not too late;
For to whatever port the pilot steers,
He may return. 1t is not left to
Fate"
Another is written by man whom
many think did not deserve his pun
ishment. He handed a gun to another
man who in turn shot another. He
was convicted as an accessory. HIS
standing was so good in the commun'
ity that he was permitted to return
home without guard or bond and re-
turn later to the prison. He served his
term uncomplainingly and was releas-
ed recently. He now has good posi-
ton in a state institution. This short
rhyme written by him probably car
ries more cheer than all of the rest In
the book
Turn failure into victory,
Don't let your courage fade;
And even if you get lemon,
Just make the lemon aid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Letters Worry Girl.

Pittsburg, Neutrality-suspicious. letters
sometimes consisting of one written
or printed, which seem to run as SER
ials, have worried a pretty Pittsburg
Normal girl almost to distraction. She
cannot locate the sender and has We.
found no way to read the letters, max
ing sense of them. The wording IS
mysterious, showing that her every
move is being watched. Police off
GERS are trying to unravel the mys-
terry.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Newton Celebrates Interurban Opening

Newton, Kan.-Booster Day, an an
nual event in this city, was celebrated
with parades, music, free entertain
ments and the formal opening of the
Arkansas Valley Jnterurban railway
which connects Newton and Wichita.
The parade in the morning was that Of
the schoo! children of Newton and
Harvey county. About two thousand
of them were in line In the after
noon the formal opening of the inter.
urban was observed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Took a Widows Money.

Woodstcn, Kan.-Mrs. Matte Foss,
the widow of q deceased member Of
the Modern Woodmen, has been the
victim of fraudulent practice of some
sharpers at Larned, and through their
work she lost several hundred dollars.
One of the men is now in Jail at Stock
ton
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
A Carnegie Library for EIDOrado.

Eldorado, Kan.-Attorney c. l..
Harris, chairman of the Eldorado free
library board, received letter from
representative of Andrew Carnegie,
the Home Trust Company at Hoboken,
N. Y, stating that the committee in
charge had received the plans of the
proposed fldorado free library and
with a few little chnges will be APP
proved and the money arranged for.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Ottawa, Kan.-Another Santa Fe
trail cutoff has been opened In Frank
lin county. 1t is between Ottawa and
Williamsburg and has been started
by the Williamsburg business men who
raised $1,000 to defray the expenses of
opening a road across the farm of ].
H. Ransom. The cutoff will save one
and q half miles. There are eight ce'
ment culverts on the new road.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
a Chance of Opinion.

Talk is cheap" chuckled the poll
tician with the telephone frank in his
pocket.
After talking 500 worth, he pulled
out his frank and found 1t had ex-
piFed "By heck" he muttered rue
fully that guy was right when he
said that Silence is golden. Judge.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
pIedoe Rioht of Way.

Pleasanton, KAMA right-of-way
about seven miles in length through
the northern part of Linn county and
$500 to assist in making surveys, was
pledged to the Kansas City & Fort
Scott Electric railway at a recent
meeting of the Pleasanton Town and
Country club, an organization of 400
members.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Foreigners at Ottawa.

Ottawa, Kan.-There are $50 stu
dents enrolled in Ottawa university,
and of this number fifteen states and
five foreign countries are represented.
Kansas boasts of ninety-six members
in the school.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Kansas Business Man Drops Dead.

Wichita, Kan.-J. S.McCauley, So
years old, former secretary of the
Wichita board of trade, dropped dead
of heart affection at his home in
Mulvane. He recently retired from
the grain business in Wichita to en-
gage in the mercantile business at Null
vane. A large family survives.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A Cleveland Judge granted six d.
vorces in ten minutes each. At the
normal rate Of arithmetical progress
sion, II he could do that we'll In Ohio,
what home-breaking record he could
establish in Nevada!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A Massachusetts, woman mistook
her husband for a burglar and shot
him as he was crawling in the back
window about midnight. She still in
oists, however. that he got what was
soming to him, even If he was inno-
cent of the charge Of burglary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A Stamford. Conn, woman who died
recently had read the Bible through
sixty times. We presume after the
third of fourth time she ceased to
skip to the last chapter to see how it
was going to end
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A western man has asked the Phil-J
adelphia police to find him a nice
wife. Great goodness, does he think
the police have anything to do with
mice" people?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A Greek couple in Connecticut wait
ed "a hours at a church for a priest
to come from Boston to marry them.
SO evidently they had made up their
minds.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
Man Won't Go to church-Dlvorce

Hutchinson, Kan.-Because her hus-
band wouldn't go to church with her,
Mrs. Carl B. Rank, wife of a Reno
county farmer, has filed suit for di-
vorce from him in the Reno county
district court.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

The undertakers having decided to
call themselves "morticians" we pre-
sumo that hod-carriers of the future
will be known as "mortarians."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
A REGULAR One.

She-And don't you go in for sport
of any kind?
He-Oh, yaas, don't yer know. I'm
-ha-passionately fond Of domi-
noes.-Everybodys Weekly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Brooks comet is said to be COM
posed of Illuminating gas and cyano-
gen, but the scare manufacturers can
not brighten us after the HALEY hoax.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A New York woman has just re-
ceived 100000 from the husband
she ran away from to join a younger
man. Which shows how grateful he
was.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Mr.. Malcolm Mcdowell puts the
hobo's cost of living at four cents a
day. But he fails to tell how the hobo
gets the four cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A. Pittsburgh scientist says that
Andrew Carnegie looks Like the ear
drum of a whale. That man need not
waste his time performing any heroic
action
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

The knights of old had one advan-
tage over their descendants. They
could go through the deer season with
out being punctured
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Whenever there is great disaster
in this country you are sure to find
heroes who gave or risked their lives
for others.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Chicago has a preacher who says he
will go to the theater whenever he
feels that way. and that it's none of
the congregations business. AS far as
we are concerned, he is at liberty to
take In even the moving picture
shows
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Platinum is now worth two and
one-half times as much as gold. and
gold is worth about its weight in po-
tatoes and other luxuries.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A New Jersey man became the
fourth husband of his third wife the
other day. Birds of feather do flock
together.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A baby's cry saved six people from
being asphyxiated. Let us learn to be
patient with crying babies They may
come in handy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

An Illinois Judge has decided that
Reno divorces are not good in Illinois.
Have your divorce papers made trans
ferable
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

No. brother, the anti-pistol toting
law in New York was not passed for
the purpose of stopping the hold-ups
In Wall street
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

When we stop to consider the num-
Der of isms that exist the great won
der is that more people do not get
into the violent wards.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

He that doth a base thing in zeal
for his friends burns the golden thread
that ties their hearts together.-Jere-
my Taylor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03
A Cross-Reference.

Mistress Have you a reference?
3ridget-Foine; OF held the poker
over her till l got it.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Flying from New York to San Fran
cisco is just as dangerous as flying
from San Francisco to New York.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Women would do we'll to let avia-
ton alone until men have made
greater success of it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Possibly one reason why aeroplanes
are not being made safer is that acci-
dents help swell the gate receipts.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

A Photographer asks: What is a
perfect wife?" The only answer we
can give is: How old is Ann?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Our idea Of versatile man is q
poet who can eat second plate OF
boiled cabbage.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

This is beautiful world to live In.
when ones liver is working all right.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

How fortunate for oyster lovers
that the successive months have an II
In themi
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Unfortunately weepy, maudlln
weather cannot be put into cell to
sober up.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Some mistakes can be corrected.
but eating toadstools is not one OF
them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

We can stand for female aviator,
but not for aviatress.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put
up 40 years ago. They regulate and invig-
crate stomach liver and bowels. Sugar
coated tiny granules.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

This is the identical cold wave you
were wishing for last July.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

We are more apt to regret the
things we haven't done than those we
have.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-11-03

Oldchumme-Sure! Same lack Of
expression, same red nose, no teeth to
speak of-and, by George! premature
ly bald head, too!