Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-17
ARE WE BILIouss


dull, unimaginative days, are the ter
rors of conscience to the diseases OF
the liver?" Whether arising from the
terrors of conscience gloomy, morbid
constitution, ascctic state laws or in
digestion Il is nevertheless trne that
the inhabitants of Kansas, aud espe-
cially the old settlers, do not take as
much pleasure in the good things OF
this life as they should do, and many
of the most common and harmless
amuscments practiced by people gen.
orally In other states are here either
unknown or utterly ignored. We
take the greatest delight in referring
to our "bare bones" ancestors who,
after arriving safely at Plymouth Rock,
fell on their knees aud then fell on the
aborigines. 1t is u noticeable fact
that our young people are growing
prematurely old aud instead of the
elastic footsteps, the jolly mirlh and
hearty laughter that used to be so
characteristic of the American youth,
we find them with drawing accents.
heavy, languishing gait, hollow cheeks
and an unwholes0mc, mournful or al
least melancholy appearance.
Many are disposed 10 blame the
Farmers Alliance with this wrctched
state of affairs, and il may be true that
the Peoples party has had a good
deal TO do with it, or our people may
be subject TO biiunsneSs, but the true
difficulty lies in the fact that we do
not as people devote as much of our
time TO amusemehls as we should in
order TO be healthy. With the biggest
crops of any state in the Union and
the cornecopia of plenty empticd
broadcast over the state, we have 10
reason TO follow up the suprrstitious
practices or the monkish asceticism OF
the fifteenth century; and neither
should we follow in the wake of the
political mourners who are waling
and weeping over The calamiious dis
aster that will bciall the mortgage
companies when Sister Lease gets
hold of them. There will be no state
funeral in Kansas this fall and we
might as well shed our sackcloih. We
would all he much happier here
and he better prepared 10 enjoy the
festivities of the hereafter could we
spend more time in cheerful pleasure;
not harmful, vicious or even hilarious
pleasures, but soft, gentle, quiet, easy
and innocen; amusemenis; something
that will not turn us inside out, but
will have a healthy reacting influence
on the digestive organs, start the rich
blood to circulating through the system
and save many dollars in doctors
bills. We do not recommend the
Etruscan refinery of the ChautauQua
circle or the general lo0seness of
free for-all North Carolina candy pull
ING. or the lascivious and uncertain
efiervescence which symbolizes the
Neosho street high five club, but we
would like to see our people, old and
young forget for Zine the trials and
that have fallen upon us,
or are about 10 fall upon us, and devote
a few of the long winter evenings TO
pleasures and actual enjoy
ment.
Dancing clubs, family whist parties,
euchre sociables, dime
readings, private theatricals and other
sources of amusement are open to the
good people of Baxter Springs and If
our young people would thiow off the
lassilude which seemingly has taken
possession of them and spur up their
in this direction there is no
doubt that many Of the older people
would join with them and the coming
winter could he gotten through with
aud satisfactorily.
SKETCHES FROM INGALLS,.
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