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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
The Arricultural situation.

Plenty of men talk and write about
agriculture, and the word slips glibly
off their tongues and pens. We hear
good deal about the distressed state
of our agriculture and all sorts of
doctors are offering their nostrums for
the relief of the patient. Agriculture
means farms and farmers. Three
things are essential to make the bust
ness safe and profitable TO greater or
less degree. First, an increasing, not
a decreasing, fertility of the soil.
Second, q man-the farmer-to till 1t,
who understands the tillage well
enough to grow an average good crop
and still keep up the standard OF fer
tility. Third, an understanding OF
business principles sufficient to know
what to produce and how to produce
it cheaply, enough to leave a margin
of profit, and then, how to sell it.
These three lines of knowledge are
not widely diffused, yet in almost ev-
cry farming community can be found
men who possess q sufficient knowl-
edge of these important bedrock prin-
ciples to be called fairly successful
farmers. Times are not hard with
such men. An average of ten years
finds them with q good snug profit on
their side of the ledger, and the orig
inal deposit in the bank-fertility-
still unimpaired. We hear about
farmers abandoning their farms in
Vermont and New Hampshire. Yet
right in those states are found bright,
studious farmers, who know what
they need to know, to farm from a
New England standpoint and make q
profit. No one ever saw a community
of farmers lack prosperity where the
fertility of the soil was maintained.
No matter what price their products
bring, such farmers are always on top,
because they stubbornly refuse to
bankrupt the soil. A few years ago
hundreds of farmers in what is known
is the sandy districts of Wisconsin,
abandoned their farms and left the
buildings and fences to rot down.
What was the matter? Simply the
fact that those men did not know
enough to farm such lands. How do
we know thisP BY the fact that other
men who are better posted are buying
up these lands; and by the use of bet
ter knowledge and judgment are us
ing methods which will make 1t a
profitable investment. No matter
where We may farm, whether in Ver-
mont or in Wisconsin, we cannot es-
cape the logic of the three foregoing
principles, chief among which is the
maintenance of fertility. 1t follows
then as ''night follows day" that If we
lack this necessary intelligence, we
cannot escape punishment.-Hoard'f
Dairyman.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04

Nervous Dsrangement and Constipation
After years of suffering from ner-
vous arrangement anil constipation,
and after being treated by several
leading physicians from whom l OBJ
tanned no reiief. I was induced TO try
8. s. s. |!..,.,
. Soon after commencing its use !
found my appetite much improved
and that the use Of eathartics which I
had taken almost daily for twelve
months, was no longer necessary.
Since childhood l have been subject
to sick and nervous headaches, but
since December l, 1888, ut which time
I commenced taking s. s. S. have
had only one attack and that was
when / neglected to take the Specific.
I do not now have to take purga-
tive medicines. ]. A. REID,
Boiling, Ala.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
TormentinR Skin Disease.

For twenty years I was troubled
with a tormenting itching skin dis
ease, which at times caused me great
annoyance and loss of sleep. I was
treated by the best local physicians,
but received no relief from them. ]
finally concluded to take Swlft's Spe-
cific Is. S. 81 half dozen bottles OF
which effected what ! consider per-
manent cure, as / have felt no symp-
toms of the disease for over year.
w. T. CowLEs,
Terrill, Texas.
Treatise on blood and skin diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
FROM OUR ITEAIIZERs.
1% SEND Us THE NEWS. -Ra
LOWELL NEWS.
NY tsANOM -

LOWELL NEWos
ny CANON"
At the semi.annual election of OH.
GERS Of the i. L!9L., held Saturday
evening Z. j. Leggett was elected
president Cland Loudermilk secretary
and +. M. Fulkerson trustee. % w.
e. Morgan aud Will Cox returned
from their hunting trip the first of the
week. They report delightful time,
lots of deer Cor dears), wild turkey,
&C., but failed to bring many trophies
home. % Mr.. Cavanaugh has moved
to Varck. % Mrs. Myers of Joplin is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. McDon-
aid, and family. % Mrs. Loudermilk
and Mrs. Simmons were the guests Of
Mrs. Harris in Galena Saturday. %
II. L. Saunders and sister, Mrs. Grant,
entertained a large party Of young
people in delightful manner on New
Years eve. Only one thing interfered
with the pleasure of the evening-it
was Harry's farewell party to his
young friends here. % Mr.. and Mrs.
G. M. Smith gave a dinner to a few
friends New Years night. % Wal
lace Bailey has purchased DR.. Saun-
ders' residence property. % DR.. Saun-
ders and son Harry left Thursday for
their future home at Alfred, Oklahoma.
The doctor, during his residence
among us, has won the esteem of all
and no one will be more sadly missed
than Harry, whether it be in the Y
union, L. L. L., the S. S. or social cir
Gle. The good wishes of all Lowell
people 60 with them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
For sale at Craig's Drug Store.

The most disastrous "trust" that
ever environed a farmer is 'to trust
to luck" to grow O crop from poor
seed and half cultivated and impover.
ished land, while be talks politics aud
bewails the grasping cupidity OF the
rich, and concludes that all the folks
not Inside of some ''truFt ring" OF
thieves are to be ineontinently
.schaWea up" and that the moDOpolists
are soon TO own "the earth."-Hoard's
Dairyman. g..l.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
HUTcHNsoN, KAN, May 10, 1881

HUTCHINSON, KAN, May IL, 1889
DR.. g. M. Keller:
DEAR SIR: ] do not know whether
you wish for testimonials In regard TO
the virtues of Mountain Sage as q
means Cfpreventing and curing fevers
or not. If you do I will sign anything
you may care to write, for / know that
II saved NV life, and you cannot draw
1t too strong. believe 1t to be one OF
the best medicines on the market to-
day. Yours very truly,
d. A. MOORE.
n..-,. d.. GAn.uo
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04

When the blood is impure, thick
and sluggish, or thin and iInpoverish-
ed there can be no health. With these
conditions allthe fnnctionsof the body
are impaired and the result is q variety
of dangerous complications. The best
remedy IL Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04
DrJRNo,s cATARRH SNUFF.

DuRNO'S CATARRH SNUFFs .
When suffering with Catarrh, Cold
In the Head, Nervous Headache, etc,
use Durno's SnufI, il will relieve you
ct once. Price % ccnts At Druggists.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04

Remember The NEWS Office for fine
job work. ss>s
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-04

ALEXANDER wAHNER, President;
II. r. CROwELL, Vice Presldenti
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IRA c. PERKINS, Cashier;
BENZ. 8. WARNER, AssistaM Cashier.
, 1890-04-26
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The president has signed the worlds
fair bill.
The quarrymen in Holywell, Wales,
have struck for an advance in wages.
The carpenters. mill hands and cabinet
to ask for the nine hour day.
Yesterdays temperature-New York
4S0, New Orleans 70', st. Louis AZ. Gin
cinnati 460, Chicago go. Winnipeg 3Oo.
Col. L. W. Davis, deputy sheriff of
Essex county, n. j., is missing. 1t is
stated his accounts are short over $40, 900.
The men in the Vienna gas works
have given notice that they will strike in
two weeks, unless granted an increase in
wages.
Tully, editor of the Roscommon Herald,
has been sentenced to nine months im.
prisonment at hard labor for violating the
coercion act.
The porters and guards of the Great
Southern & Western railway have struck
for higher wages. Traffic is brought to a
complete standstill.
The New York grand jury yesterday
dismissed the complaint OF libel by Der
nard +. Martin against f.. l.. Godkin,
editor Of the Erening Post.
At the Belle Mead sale yesterday the
celebrated stallion Luke Blackburn was
sold to Gen. Jackson for $50, 900, also
lroquols to the same for $4,000.
The sculliug race for the champ ionship
of the world between Peter Kemp and
Neil Matterson took place yesterday on
the Paramatta river, and resulted in a
victory for Kemp.
The trial for libel by George Augustus
Sala against Furniss, the caricrturist, yes
terday, resulted in a verdict of f5 dam
ages for the plaintiff. Furniss poked fun
at Sala in an after dinner speech.
An Austrian detective is securing the
coal regions in search OF Gorg Zaprolski,
wanted at Varano, Austria. for murder
ing a wealthy German named Thud. his
wife, two daughters and two servants.
An Official circular detailing the thefts
of Frederick Kimball, the fugitive teller
Of the Worcester, Mass, Peoples Saw
ings bank, has been issued. The market
value OF the property taken is $4,000.
Dispatches from Kotonan say the Da-
homians have advanced and occupied a
position only one kilometrc from Porto
Novo. The warship Mesange has landed
fifty men to reinforce the French troops.
Henry w. King, expreiect of Il Penn
sylvanla institution, who was last week
convicted OF a crime of a grossly immoral
nature at the institution, was Yesterday
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary.
Shortly after midnight Daniel Rittmann
of Altoona Union brewery made a desper-
ate attempt to murder his wife and her
shot himself, dying instantly. His wife
will probably recover. No cause for the
tragedy is assigned.
The Doran. Wright company of New
York. one of the largest bucket shops in
existence, suspended payments yesterday.
Neither of the partners are in the city.
At the Office of the concern an emplOye
stated that no one there had authority to
speak on the matter.
, 1890-04-26

A novel idea has been evolved by two
German engineers. Observing that even
a fat man can manage to mount a street
car in motion, Messrs. Rettig propose to
use as their rolling stock three continuous
platforms moving along the streets side
by side. The lowest of these platforms
is four inches high and moves at a uni
form speed of five feet per second. Any
ordinary pedestrian can, they state,
moun this platform from the ground
without difficulty, and from this he can
with equal ease step on to a second plat
form four inches higher than the first
and moving twice as fast. The passen-
ger thus acquires a speed of ten feet per
second, and stepping on to the third
platform in the same wa he is carried
at a speed of fifteen feet per second, or
ten miles an hour, to his destination,
where he steps off in the inverse ORDER
New York Commercial Advertiser.
, 1890-04-26

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The COM
mittec on appropriations reported a joint
resolution appropriating $780, 900 to en-
able the secretary of war to distribute ra-
tons for the relief of destitute people in
the district overiowed by the Mississippi
and tributaries. Passed.
The committee on Judiciary reported
the senate anti trust bill, ending
its passage.
By a vote of 100 to 100 the house went
into a committee of the whole on the leg
islative appropriation bill.
On motion of Savers Of Texas, the
amendment was adopted providing that
hereafter every new application for exam
ination before the civil service commits
sion be accompanied by the certificate Of
an officer with the official seal attached
OF the county and state of which the ap
plicant claims to be a citizen.
On motion Of Cummings OF New York
the amendment was adopted providing
for actual travelling expenses of the
commission instead of necessary" travel
ing expenses as provided in the bill. The
appropriation for the offices of director OF
mint was taken up. Without completing
its consideration the committee rose and
the house took a recess.
, 1890-04-26

To the dyspeptic. Flatulcnce. heartburn,
oppressive fullncss of the stomach, are
tho inevitable sequences of his use of
the knife and fork. To say Of him that
he gratifi s the cravings of appetite would
be genuine satire. He only appeases
them. Is relief attainable? Certainly,
and by the use of a pleasant as well as
thorough remedy. Hostetter's stomach
bitters. w Il it cure Immediately? Ger
tainly not ut docs not effect miracles.
But it does give prompt and unspeaka-
bic relief, and will, if persisted in, pro
duce an ultimate cure. Not only does it
impart relish to the food, but promotes
its conversion by the stomach into rich,
health and strength sustaining blood.
Supersensitiveness of the nerves, mental
depression and unquiet slumber, pro-
duced by interruption of the digestive
organs, are also remedled by it. 1t is
the finest preventive and curative of ma
larial disorders, and relieves constipation,
rheumatism, kidney and bladder ailments
and liver complaint.
, 1890-04-26

New York. April 25.-Stock.
again showed a moderate volume of bust
ness with a steadily advancing level OIL
prices today, and while there was consid
cradle irregularitY in the movement al,
most everything in the active list i,
higher. The marked gains were in St.
Paul, preferred, 81. common II, North
Western i, Lackawanna 1t, Delaware &
Hudson 1t. Omaha IL.
Government bonds steady.
Money on call easy at 3G5! per cent.
Petroleum opened firm, spot 85l. May
S4s, then advanced. On hight trading
prices sagged off and the market closed
steady at S4g.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific Is. ll6; American Express, ll5;
Canada Pacific, 75l; Canada Southern,
$50; Central Pacific. %; Burlington,
1913; Delaware, Lackawanna 4 Western,
l345; Denver K RIO Grande, II; Erie,
26B; Kansas 4 Texas. lO!; Lake Shore,
lOSt; Louisville 4 Nashville, SO: Michi-
gan Central. 9sl; Northern Pacific, 81;
New York Central, 1914; Oregon I'm
proyement, 43; Oregon NaViga.
ton, LOG; Oregon Short Line, 4gs;
Trans sentimental, Ssh; Pacific Mail,
A. Reading, AT; Rock Island,
g3I; Milwaukee 4 st. Paul, ia; Texas
Pacific, .2Os, Union Pacific, 65l; United
States Express, -; Fargo Express, 40;
Western Union, S35; American cotton
oil got.
CHICAGO. April 25.-Cattle-Receipts,
10000. Market steady to strong.
Beeves 81. GOA ). 30; stockers and feeders,
; .5OCq4 90; %tsteers, SO 30(d4. %; Texas
grass steers, 80 50(G 3 90; Texas corn fed
$3.OO(93 so.
Sheep-Receipts s 900. Market weaker.
Natives. s3.75G6.OO; Western corn fed
S5;0C@ 80; Texans, 81. 50(d5 As.
Wheat-SteadY. Cash, May, ssh;
July, 500.
Corn-Market steady. Cash, 325; Nav,
32l; July, 33b@33t.
, 1890-04-26

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 25.--The
Clayton. Breckenridge investigation com
mittee examined about seventy five wit
nesses today, nearly all of whom were
negroes. The latter testified that thew
cast straight the Republican ticket con
tanning the name of John NJ. Clayton as
candidate for congress. The majority of
the negroes who testified we're unable to
read and could not tell whether the tickets
shown them were the ones they voted or
not. They were positive. however, OF
having voted for Clayton. In a very few
cases the ballots showed they had voted
for Breckenridge. In this state a num-
Der is written on the ticket corresponding
to a number opposite the name to the
voter in the poll books, SO that it is very
easy to ascertain the ticket cast by each
voter. In nearly all csscs where a negro
unable 10 read had cast his vote the ballot
produced was straight Democratic.
, 1890-04-26
Bible Reading in Schools.

NORWICH, Conn, April 25.-Rey. f.
W. jenkins, pastor OF the Unrversalist
ch urch, has caused a breeze by publish
ing an open letter to the Norwich board
of education demanding that the teachers
in the public schools refrain from reading
aloud any passages from the Old Tesla
ment at the opening exercises in the
schools. For some months" says the
clergyman, "a certain teacher has been
reading repeatedly flom the Old Tesla
ment aecounts of murders II. Samuel W
human sacrifices (Leviticus x.), tOrturings
Judges iv.), fire falling from heaven
q. Kings XVIII. human beings s.oned
and tortured to death Il. Kings xxi.
threatening to cut the Chaldeans to
pieces Daniel il the pieces burned
Daniel Iii J. etc, to her scholars as an
opening exercise. By repeated communi-
cations | nave appealed to the superin-
tendent and to the board to limit the
scripture reading to the New Testament
or to introduce a manual of scriptural Sc
lecti ms suitable to be read to children. |
can get no reply or satisfaction, having
done my best since Nov Is, 1889" Mr.
jenkins claims that there Is enough that
is beautiful, helpful and comforting In
the bible without reading such selections.
, 1890-04-26
Shot by HIS WHO'S Gallant.

MINNEAPoLIs, April 25.-Joseph p.
Anderson was fatally wounded this even,
ing by G. R. Buehan, a civil engineer
from Pittsturg, who was walking with
the formers wife. Anderson and his
wife, an attractive young woinon of %,
have been separated for several months,
owing to the Jealous disposition of the
husband, who resented any attention
shown to his wife. Six weeks ago Buchan
came here from Montana. where he had
been in the interest of Pittsburg parties,
aud shortly after his arrival formed the
acquaintance of Mrs. Anderson, To
night the two were out walking when
Anderson came along. The three walked
down the street together, Blu. soon became
engaged in a quarrel. Anderson drew a
revolver, but Buchan got the drop first
and fred two shots, one taking effect in
Andcrson's leg and the other in the
stomach. Anderson fired one or more
shots, but, it is thought, without effect,
as Buchan disappeared, and up to a late
hour had not been arrested.
, 1890-04-26

SiA''Oi VI " 1OhiliEt III liz 10 ~
Court First Judicial District, in and
for Laramie county.
Minnie Adams,
vs..
Joseph A. Adams.
To Joseph A. Adams, the above named
defendant, a non resident of the Territory
of Wyoming, whose residence is unknown
and cannot with reasonable diligence be
ascertained:
You are hereby notified that you have
been sued in the district court. in and for
the county of Laramie, by Minnie Adams,
your wife, in which court the petition Of
said Minnie Adams has been filed. The
object and prayer OF said petition in said
cause is to obtain a divorce from you by
the said plaintiff, and to dissolve the bonds
OF matrimony now existing between the
plaintiff and yourself. The grounds upon
which said divorce is asked are, that for
the period of one year and over you have
wilfully deserted said plaintiff, and that
for the period Of one year and over you
have failed to provide said plaintiff with
common necessarics of life.
You are hereby required to answer said
petition on or before Saturday the 2Sth
day of June, A. D., 1890.
MINNIE ADAMS, Plaintiff.
By CAMPBELL X STOLL, her attorneys.
SEAL. FRANK II. CLARK,
Clerk OF the District Court of the First
Judicial Dist Ter. of Wyo.
By PAUL BAILEY,
Deputy.
, 1890-04-26


George Hugo, the grandson of the poet,
is a very poor representative of the illus
.rious family to which he belongs. He
is in appearance the heaviest dude in
Paris and dresses most eXtravagantly.
He never misses an opportunity to let
people know who he is. a lady told me
she was being served in a shop in the
Avenue de rOpera the other day, when
Hugo came in and insisted on being at
tended to at once. The shopman de-
INJURED, saying that he had the lady to
attend to, whereupon the youth cried
out: 81 suppose you do not know who
am. l am the grandson of Victor Hugo"
1t is a good thing hat the old poet did
not live to see what the child about whom
he wrote such feeling verses has devel-
oped into.-Paris Letter.
, 1890-04-26

WASHINGTON, April 25.-After minor
business the senate resumed consideration
of the railroad land forfeiture bill and
Call went on with his argument in favor
of the amendment as to the forfeiture OF
railroad lands in Florida.
Pending the discussion the senate took
up and passed the house joint resolution
appropristing $50. 900 to be used by the
secretary of war for the relief of destitute
persons in the district overfiowed by the
Mississippi river and tributaries,
Consideration of the land forfeiture bill
was then resumed.
Call began his speech, but soon stopped
to make the complaint that he had but
few hearers. He said if the people could
only look in and witness a scene in the
senate chamber they would form the
opinion that the day was passing when
the senators were of any use In the gov
eminent of the country. He then re-
sumed his argument in explanation and
advocacy of the amendment offered by
him in the interest OF settlers on railroad
lands in Florida.
George and PascO also spoke and the
bill went over without action until Mon
day next.
After the deliverance of e~ulogies On the
late Representative Gay OF Louisiana the
senate adjourned.
, 1890-04-26

ST. LOUIS, April Pa special from
GAINESVILLE, Texas, says; 1t has been
raining almost constantly since Monday
night. At s O'Clock last night a cloud
burst struck the city. lasting four hour,
deluging the own and county to a depth
of several feet. The water ran in great
rivers through the streets, in many places
three feet deep. A small creek left its
banks and swept away numerous small
dwellings. Hundreds OF people turned
out to help rescue families on the low
lands along the creek. The whole coun-
try is deluged and crops are certainly
ruined. A Santa Fee train is water bound
six miles south OF GAINESVILLE. The pas
ssngers will have to be rescued in boats.
The storm was the heaviest ever known
in this section. Large washouts have
occurred on all the railroads in this vi
cinity, and it will be several days before
trains can run. The only life lost was
that of a woman. who died in the arms
of a man who was carrying her from her
home, which was surrounded by water
several feet deem.
, 1890-04-26

New YORK, April 2j.-Sir Francis
Cook and Lady Cook (Jenuie Clafinl and
Mr.. John Beddulph Martin and wife
(Vicloria WoodhulD arrived on the
steamer Trave today. In an interview
this evening Mr.. Marin sid The object OF
their visit was to establish two banks, one
in New York and one in Chicago, to be
used in connection with the banking
houses of Cook & Martin of London. The
new venture is an extension Of the Anglo
American company, in which they are in
terested.
Mrs. Martin said Lady Cook and her
self would found wo homes, one in New
York and one in Chicago, for the proven
ton of crime, where children would be
taught to abhor all that is evil in society.
, 1890-04-26
THEY MUST GO BACK.
Chinese to be Sent Home at
Government Expense.
A Serious Charge Against
Quebec Clergy.
Minnesota Farmers Want Pris-
on Made Irvine.

WASHINGTON, April 25. Attorney
General Miller informs the treasury de-
partment there are nineteen Cinnamon
in the custody of the United States mar
shall of Washington, nied for coming into
the United States in violation of the
Chinese exclusion act. He recommends,
in accordance with a suggestion of the
secretary of state, that notwithstanding
the presumption that these Cinnamon
entered the United STATES across the
British border, that they be returned to
China at government expense for the
reason hat the men conld not be returned
to British territory without the payment
of a head tax OF $50 each, and even then
might probably again eYade the vigilance
of United States officers and return to
this country. Secretary Window adopted
the recommendation and instructed the
collector of customs at PORT Townsend to
see that they are returned to China in
the most economical way by sailing or
other vessel bound direct Tor that country
without touching at any American port
en- route.
, 1890-04-26

AUBURN, N. Y, April 25.-The career
of VIM. Kemmler is gradually approach.
log its termination and nothing but a
respite from the governor can save him
from the terrible experiment next week.
He fully realizes his position and intends
to meet his fate uutinchinply. All ar,
rangements for the final act in the tragedy
are substantially completed. Warden
Durston has not divulged the 6av OF
execution, but good guessers name the
middle of the week as the time.