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The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23
TEACHERS EXAMINED ONCE.

The public has yet to learn that long
and rigorous examinations are not the
proper criterion by which to test the
skill of the practical teacher. Rigor-
Gus annual textbook examinations
have done more in depriving the pub
lie of thorough and practical teachers
than they have done in securing them.
The practical teacher keeps we'll up
with the text book work by preparing
in advance each lesson that he
is to give his class and by reading and
studying the best periodicals obtain
able on methods of teaching and
school room government, and she at
tends teachers meetings and associa-
tons. The impractical teacher does
the opposite to this. The examination
day rolls round, the impractical teach
er having crammed himself or her.
self for that spe cial occasion, with any
amount of neutrality-suspicious., answers
and theory of teaching, only, hence he
or she makes the highest grade in that
examination, and therefore receives
the appointment to the school. We
have one way by which this latter
class of teachers may be defeated and
only one way. After giving the teach
er what might be termed an entrance
examination; that is, admitting him
or her into the profession as teacher,
this examination should be close and
searching including general informa-
ton, but no textbook that does not
come within the scope of the grade of
work which the applicant wishes to
enter, thereafter the teachers work is a
sufficient guarantee as to his compe-
tency and qualification. Let US go
some further on the same line of rea-
soning. The lawyer on examination
is admitted to practice before the
supreme court and if he lives to be as
old as Noah was, he will not be re-
qu!red to take another examination.
The doctor who began to prac-
tice fifty years ago is still prac-
ticing. He has not been sent back to
college to review or take a higher
course nor called up before the med
ical fraternaty to pass a second time
on medical Jurisprudence. These pro-
fessionals are judged by their work
If the lawyer is successful in securing
his clients claims, he is good lawyer
and if the doctor is successful in saw
ing life, limbs, &C., he is a good phys
ician. If the tree bears fine fruit, it is
a good tree. So if the teacher does
good work, she or he ought to be
judged from the same standpoint.
Just so often as these stubborn truths
and principles are not taken in consid-
Grafton in the selection of teachers, Just
so often are the schools crippled and
their progress retarded.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

The napkins used at state dinners by
Mrs. Harrison look like young table
cloths and have the initials "W. H."
embroidered in one corner in pink and
white thread.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23
Fred Douglass gives a glowing a,

THU DUUSIdSs GIVES gIUWIHg &c
count Of Hayti to New York repor-
ter. lie reports considerable progress
made BY the islanders during the past
81 years. They are erecting commo-
dious churches and establishing good
schools and colleges.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

Mr.. Blaine's health promises TO per-
NIT him to give the Democratic party
another genteel thrashing and the
Farmers Alliance pair Of liver lips
before March 4th, '93.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

In the recent court house election
held in Jasper county, Mo-, the victory
was won by Joplin and Carthage,
they uniting against Webb City and
giving that burg the worst thrashing
that it has had for years. Joplin and
Carthage took turn about in having
jolification meetings and street pa
rades. Carthage is to have 100000
court house and Joplin $4,000 one.
Perhaps more interest was shown in
those elections than in any others held
in those cities. The town talk now
is where shall the court houses be
located. Webb City is happy, Car
thage is happier, but Joplin is happiest.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

Has Prof. w. j. johnson gone? If
not, why mott What is he waiting
for? Is he determined to serve a peo-
pie who tell him to his face that his
services are no longer wanted? And
brother WEIGH, You, as for your part,
we shall meet you at the ballot box.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

'1Plutarch," the Detroit Plaindealer
correspondent, is jostling the bishops
and itinerants up right sharply for not
studying and for indulging a tyran-
ical spirit over the brethren.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

Sixteen thousand five hundred and
five souls out Of Nevada's population
Of 1926 in 1887 have quit her con-
fines; 45,76l is the present population
of that state. What ails thee, Nevada
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

We are tempted to remind the
speakers that emancipation celebra-
tons are not gotten up for political
speaking. Stick to the text.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

You may get up this little attrac-
ton and that little attraction, but the
bulk Of the people are coming to Bax-
ter August LIST.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

The ARGUS realizes the fact that for
one to be understood he must be heard
and if 1t is not convenient to hear him
he must be read.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

The Kansas conference of the "a. M.
p. church is called to meet at TT. Scott
Septemb Der I'd.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

The next fellow that we catch boy
cotting our city, we shall either cleo
trocute or cremate him.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

If the Hon. Frederick Douglass is
wanting in anything it is in phys
ical not intellectual strength.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

Seize the rare opportunity and snb-
scribe for the ARGUS. Twelve months
for rs cents.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

'Do You believe man sprang from
the ape?"
''No; but / believe woman springs
from the mouse-in fact I've seen her
do it."-Harper's Bazaar.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

Girls, haze you been to see Mrs. "A.
and Mr.. u about taking the paper
Tell them that you are soliciting sub
scrtbers for the A re Us that you
may get that beautiful SILK umbrella,
or the photograph album, or The
elegant fan.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

We want 1900 subscribers by Sep
TENDER Is, 81.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

"What fools these mortals be-
Farmers Alliance.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

johnson, your scalp is ours. Bound
to have it. Welch's, too.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23
.. T. CROWELi,
MACHINE AND IMPLEMENT REPAIR SHOP

BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS, June 25 1891
A LII CLASSES OF MACHINE REPAIRS kept in stock made
II furnished promptly for every description Of machine re-
gardess age such Knives Sckes Sections Wheels Pnons
Wrstpn Boxing, Shafng Guards Leger Plates Ptmans Tools
Wrench OIL ETC. Also and secondhand Movers Bring your
machines along matter how old originally defective short
examination will acquant you with the exact necessary
put them thorough repair This sdeshow asmh
shop with paint shop attachment linked strong desire
ment machines Thirty years experience almost exclusively
this line warrants the undersigned offering effective work. prompt
ly and economically that If YOU PUT YOUR MONEY M
YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY OUT referring to the past
guarantee of the future Aud will find largely your
interest consult him before and after you have tried everywhere
else. Shop road to depot B. F. CROWELL
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

Remember, girls, your prize reports
must all be in this office BY august 4th.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

w. J. Johnson, why don't you
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-07-23

The ARGUS is strictly first class.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
An Excellent Eye Wash.

Many persons whose eyes do not trouble
them at other times find that after using
them at night they ache and sometimes
are watery. Such sufferers will be glad to
know that for tired, aching and weeping
eyes, suffering from close application or
other cause, a comforting and safe wash
may be made from the purest obtainable
water. Into a two ounce vial of water put
half a teaspoonful of essence of pepper
mint, and having shaken well apply to the
eyes to find if it be too strong, and if so
increase the proportion of water and try it
again. 1t should produce for a moment a
slight warmth, the after effect being agree
able, cooling and healing. Apply ad lib
itum with soft, clean muslin; this renewed
on each application. Dressmakers and
other persons working at night have found
relief in this remedy.-New York Evan
gelist.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
The Abuse of "Baby,"

New born babes in particular are the
helpless victims of an ignorance which
has crystallized into divers "old wives
notions" The little ones skin is noticed
to be of a yellowish color: he has the
jaundice, and must be dosed Immediately
and literally with saffron tea. The gra-
tuitous assumption is made that he has
come into the world hungry, and his deli
cate little stomach is filled up with mo-
lasses and water, sweetened milk, ETC.,
while the food that was naturally intended
for him is perhaps drawn off with a breast
pump and thrown away.
Now it should always be remembered
that a new born babe is ina strict physio-
logical condition. He needs no food other
char that which nature has provided. His
skin is always of a different color from
that which it will assume later on. Dos
ing a new born infant is inexcusable. 1t
has killed thousands. The little bag which
some oldtime nurses used to carry about
with them, full Of all kinds of herbs, oils
and other notions, is an a~bomination. I'm
happily, it is not yet wholly obsolete. It
will be we'll for humanity when we learn
that the less nature is interfered with the
better.
A good principle in dealing with all
classes of patients until the doctor comes
is embodied in the old saying, "When in
doubt what to do, don't go and do it,
Babyhood.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21

though she is thirty-five years old, she
doesn't look thirty. This is because she
never allows the petty cares of housekeep-
ing to worry her and pillow lines across
her face. She does one thing at a time,
never making the error of undertaking a
dozen duties at once.
This model housewife keeps a scrupu-
lousy neat home, but in no room is COM
fort sacrificed for the sake of appearance.
She has neither too much furniture nor
too much bric-a-brac. She dresses her
children neatly but plainly.
This very sensible woman is a loving
wife and agreeable companion to her hus-
band. She knows how to save time, and
thus finds opportunity to read, and is able
to discuss topics Of interest with her hus-
band in the evening by the fireside. She
is n gentle mother to her little ones, but
when she says "No" she keeps her word.
She is never impatient with the baby when
he is sleepy and clings to her skirts. In
stead of spanking him she takes the tired
little form in her arms and rocks it to
sleep.
Her husband is not wealthy and she does
not strain the last nerve to dress as we'll as
her more wealthy neighbors, but her taste
is so correct that these same neighbors
envy her stylish appearance. She is also a
good neighbor and she does not gossip. If
there is sickness she is willing to aid the
suffering, INC she does not forget the old
and poor in the Observation-Disclosures
Smith in Housewife.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
Being q Sister to Him.

A brother, who is taught by his sister to
be gentle n considerable of her feelings, is
not apt to forget his duty toward some one
else's sister when he shall take such to his
heart and home. This influence every sis
ter has in her power. She should have the
same regard for the neatness of her dress
at the breakfast table before her brother as
she has at dinner before the brother of
some other girl. She should be as kind
and careful in her conversation to him as
she is to the friend which he may bring
home with him. Young men very often
judge a girl by her sisterly qualities.
II knew she would make a loving wife
from the way she treated her brother when,
to all appearances, l was apparently unob-
servant" said a friend of mine recently,
when l asked what guided him in his
choice of a wife. Tell me what kind OF a
sister she is, and l will tell you what kind
Of a wife she will be-" is a common saying
among men. Many a man has measured a
girls character by that standard, and many
a man is doing it today.-Edward W. Box
in Ladies' Home Journal.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
An Experiment.

A little story is afloat about what some
call the freak of a wealthy New York wom-
an, and some dignity 1t by a more respect
full name. 1t appears that, either through
liking for n time honored German custom,
or of her own wit and invention, it has &C.
Cured to this society leader to put her
daughter, who has just left a fashionable
boarding school, in a position to learn Ger
tain domestic accomplishments respected
in tradition, such as cooking and mending.
For this purpose she has installed her in
the house of an old friend, dear to her since
her w school days, but whose husband is
the counterpart in real life of the country
clergyman in fiction, possessed of a few
dollars and many children.
No servant is kept in this establishment,
and the wish of the society woman is that
for the space of a year her daughter shall
be her old friends help, using the word
with the honorable Specification it former
ly had in New England. What will be the
issue of thi, experiment is a question a
number of other girls are asking. It is
not in any way likely to set a fashion, and
yet it might, for the story as told includes
several sentences about the jewelry and
travel brides offered to sugar coat the
pill of twelve months of busting, market
ing and bread making to the taste of the
young woman.-New York Recorder.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
One Merry Little Woman.

There is in this city a merry little woman
who never is obliged to ask twice when she
wants anything. She isn't one of the meek
women who never dare to have an original
opinion, or to indorse one unless husband
has first Endorsed it. She says what she
thinks, but even If it is a criticism it is
given with such good nature that no one
can take offense. Very often things do not
go to suit her, but she has the good sense
to realize that scolding O. complaining or
whining will not help matters.
II she is too angry to laugh she keeps
still until she can control herself. If very
angry she shuts herself up in her room
alone for a few moments. She says that
an angry woman seems to her to be so re-
pulsive an object that she cannot bear to
have those whom she loves best see her in
any such character. She never seems to
command, and her husband imagines that
he always has his own way. She never
disputes the point, yet they who know her
best know that there are few questions that
are not settled to her entire satisfaction.
She will appear young when the scolding
women of her age are considered old, and
shs will always have IN influence for good
where they have no influence at ALL
Housekeepers' Weekly.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
A Product of Civilization.

Hysteria is clearly a product of ~civiliza-
ton. Nothing that in the least resembles
it has ever been discovered among heather
peoples.
1t is a disease of the imagination and is
developed with it.
The worst cases are those persons who
have highly strung nervous organizations,
who are emotional and impulsive without
being well balanced.
A well balanced mind is a high sounding
phrase and seems to mean a great deal, but
in reality it means only self control. To
be the ruler of ones self is the key to the
situation, and the one and only cure for
Observation-Disclosures Manton in New York
Herald.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
A Busy Woman.

The other day the wife of a we'll known
New York author was found in her kitchen
with her arms barred and her pretty hands
engaged in washing dishes.
Doing ones own work or hiring it
DONE" said this energetic little lady, lis
no longer six of one and half a dozen of
the other; the balance is in favor of doing
it yourself. Without exception l have
worked harder when I have had a servant
than l have when alone"
She attends to her own marketing and
carries home the smaller articles because
trades people are late in delivering orders.
She copies all of her authors manuscript
in her legible hand, and that this task is
no sinecure a.callous spot on her middle
finger attests. Society makes many de-
mands on her because Of her own and her
husbands position, and she was due at a 4
o'clock reception, a dinner at 6 and a thea
ter party at 8. Her evening dress of pink
crepe was the product of her own hands
New York Letter.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21

"
clot forms in the vessel and blocks It up.
If a very large blood vessel has been cut
and there is danger of the person bleeding
to death, the usual flow of blood to the
part must be nearly stopped. This is read
lily done by firmly tying a handkerchief or
scarf round the limb between the wound
and the heart.
If this does not arrest the bleeding, a
piece of stick must be put under the tight
bandage, and turned round aud round
until the handkerchief or scarf is made so
tight as to stop the loss of blood. The pa
tient must then be quietly conveyed to the
nearest surgeon or hospital with this tight
appliance on the limb.
After stanching the bleeding, the next
condition is to secure the most favorable
state for healing. This is done by bring
ing the cut tissues together and keeping
them at rest.-Hall's Journal of Health.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
Some Hygienic Points.

There are a few general principles to OBJ
serve in the hygiene of a house that it
might be we'll to impress upon young
mothers, although the lack of observance
which is seen is not due to want of knowl-
edge so much as want of care. Every
mother should see by personal supervision
that each member Of the family becomes
habituated to sleep with the window more
or less open according to the season. If
there are stationary basins in the rooms,
or in the adjoining bathrooms, she should
enjoin the constant and free use of disin-
fectants. If any one is obliged to sleep in
a room with such a basin a good plan is to
throw adamp towel over it before going to
bed.
Overheating the house, too, with young
children isespecially to be guarded against,
as it is very apt to cause colds Inc Group.
Watch the daily bath carefully; many can
not stand the daily plunge without i'll ef-
feet who would be greatly benefited by
sponging and vigorous rubbing with a
coarse towel. For those who dread the
cold the following is a delightful way of
taking an exhilarating morning tub:
Stand in hot water deep enough to cover
the ankles, fill a basin with cold water,
sponge off the body rapidly and rub Wig
orously, putting on warm fannels before
drying the feet. In this way the most
delicate person will not experience any
chill. The great point is the rapidity with
which this is done; the whole bath should
not exceed two minutes. We close these
suggestions by a quotation from still an
other eminent doctor who has written a
great deal IN this very subject: II cannot
overrate the necessity for plenty of fresh
air and sunshine and perfect cleanliness"
he says, "both in the house and about the
person, and it is only when these primary
rules of hygiene are fully carried out that
we can hope to keep the health which is
given us."-New York Tribune.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
Mrs, Russell's Bonnets.

Mrs. Edwin Russell, the woman who
teaches people how to sit down and get up
correctly and is an expert as a judge Of
female beauty, wears the most marvellous
and delightful little bonnets ever seen.
They are usually of steel, copper, gold or
pearl passementerie; have no strings or
trimming, but fit the head just as did
those beautiful little caps worn by the
Florentine ladies. 1t has been a jest among
Mrs. Russell's friends that very lately her
husband sent her a new bonnet in a letter.
A marvellous necklace in Mrs. Russells
possession came from the land Of the
Sphinx, and is a thin chain of gold, pen
dent from which are square turquoises,
etched with gold. The turquoises are a
quiet rather than a glazing blue, and for
that reason are extremely becoming.-New
York Sun.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
First Publication July 81, 1891
Notice of Mortgage Sale.
Default existing in a mortgage made BY j

Default existing in a mortgage made by James,
L. Brigham and Martha A. 3. Brigham to J. n.
22d, 1889, at 1880 a. m, in book Cs of mortgages
at page 121 in the office Of the register of decide
Of Burleigh county, Dakota, covering south half
northwest quarter of section twelve 12,)
township one hundred and thirty-eight qSs,l Of
range seventy-eight (7S.) in Burleigh county, d.
kota. n
Now due in defaulted interest thirty-nine dol
lars, in principal 1925, to total due on mortgage
closed and said premises sold Under the power
of sale in said mortgage contained which has
now become operative. at the front door of
Dakota, at public auction to the highest bidder
for. cash at 10 q. m September 18th, 1891, to pay
said debt and interest from this date and taxes IL
any on said premises and an attorneys fee of
fifty dollars provided by said mortgage.
Dated July S0th, 1891.
). Il. VAIL,
M B. GAGE, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgagee. @
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-21
Treatment OF Slight wounda.

In the treatment Of wounds we must at
tend to these rules: First, stanch the bleed
ing; secondly, put the injured part under
the most favorable conditions for healing
to occur; and, lastly, we must try to pre-
vent excessive infammatory action from
setting in, and avoid blood poisoning.
If the cut is a small one q very little PREF
sure will stop the bleeding, such as that of
a piece OF rag tied moderately tight round
the part. II larger a piece of soft rag or
lint must be folded up, made into a pad,
pressed on the bleeding part and tied there.
In large wounds, and where blood Is
coming out in small Jets with every beat
Of the heart, the fingers must be firmly
pressed on the part for some time, until a