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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

| is no lack for flags rs there arc 2Ot
IN all.
Upon page IS of tho journal Of the
house under date of January % we
find tho following:
Mr.. Rood, Of Marion, moved that
the sergeant-at-arms be instructed to
procure two flags; one 10 be attached
to the dome of the capitol and the
other placed over the speakers desk
The motion was lost"
The above motion was doubtless
what gave rise to the rumOr so widely
published to the effect that the ALL
ance men of tho Legislature had re-
fused TO allow the flag Of our country
10 wave over them, while the fact was
that there was already an abundance
Of flags above and about the state
house.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

In reply to q question with regard
TO his views upon the resubmission
question in Kansas Senator-elect
PETER said: ~ am an uncOmpromis-
ing prohibitionist, but have about
come TO the conclusion that prohibition
will never be accepted with general
approval until the indictments have
had an opportunity to again vote on
II. On that account I am ready for
another vote on the amendment when.
ever it's opponents can show that any
considerable number of citizens favor
its resubmission. But while l am
ready for such vote l do not favor
"a ~
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14
At the Bottom Of the Sea-.

At the depth Of abuOt $500 feet
waves are not felt The temperature
Is the same, varying only triAe from
the ice OF the north pole 10 the burn
ing sun Of the equator. A mile down
the water hrs pressure of over q Ton
to the square inch. If box six feet
wide were filed with sea water aud
allowed to evaporaie under The sun,
there would he two inches Of salt left
on the bottom. Taking the average
depth of the ocean to be three miles,
there would be layer OF pur salt 230
feet thick on the bed OF the Atlantic.
The water is colder at the bottom than
at the surface. In many bays on the
cost Of Norway the water often freezes
at the bottom before 1t does above.
Waves are very deceptive. To look
at them in storm one would think
the water travelled. The water stays
in the same place, but the motion goes
on. Sometimes IN storms these waves
are forty feet high and travel fifty
miles an hOur-mOre than twice a.
fast as the swiltest steamship. The
distance from valley 10 valley is gen
orally fifteen times the height, hence
wave five feet high will extend over
seventy. five feet Of water. The force
of the sea dashing on Bell Rock is said
to be seventeen tons for each square
rod.
Evaporation 10 u wonderful power
IN drawing the water from the sea
Every year layer of the entire Rea
fourteen feet thick, Is taken up imtC
the clouds. The winds bear theiI
burdens into the land, and the waiel
comes down In rain upon the fields, Il
flow back at last through rivers.
The depth of the sea presents an in
teresting problem. II the Atlantic
were lowered for 1854 feet, the dis
lance from shore TO shore would b.
half as great, or l.500 miles. If low
cred little more than three miles, SAY
1850 feet, there would be q road o
dry land from Newfoundland to Ire
land.
This is the plan on which the grea
Atlantic cables were laid. The Med
iterranean is comparatively shallow
| A dying up Of 600 feet would leav
three different seas, Gnd Africa wOulI
be jOiised with Italy.
The British Channel is more like
. pOud, which accounts for ils chOppl
waves. Il has been found difficult b
get the correct soundings of the Al
lantic. A Inidshipman Of the nav.
overcane the difficulty, aud sho
weighing thirty pounds carried dow
the line. A hole 10 bored through IN
sInker, through whichsa rod Of iron
passed, moving easily buck aud fOrti
. In the end Of The bar a cup is dug o.
aud the Inside coated with. lard 10
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

One half of the session Of the Kan
sas legislature was up on Tuesday.
The Legislature has made quite q rep
utation of speed for itself in settling
the sena,orship matter and electing q
public printer, but has done little else.
In the remaining half Of the session q
great deal of good work can be accom-
plished and no one doubts but that 1t
will be done. The farmers, after they
get their hands in, will make things
hum.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

Tho fact that tho railway companies
arc doing no lobbying against the pas
sage of these bills is taken % evidence
that they are willing TO submit to the
reduction. II 10 urged that two cent
passenger rate would at once become
popular thing with the people, and
the railway companies would more
than make up for the one-third re-
duction by the increase Of travel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

The Boston Herald unkindly re-
marks: "With Sockless Jerry at one
end of the capitol and the long-whis'
kered demagogue who succeeds Sen
ator ingalls, at the other, Kansas
seems destined to attract considerable
attention in the next congress-" The
Herald should remember 1t Is not the
socks or the whiskers that makes the
men, but what they carry under their
brain covers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14
HERE AND THERE.

-Mrs. Lease thinks there is toe
much ''churchani,y" and not enough
christianity among professors Of
religion.
1T costs $500 per day to run the
legislature. Good statesmen come
high, but Kansas must have the best
that's going.
Over $4,000 in cash have been
paid out during the past year by the
twelve creameries of Dickinson county
to the farmers.
The foreign building aud loan
associations have decided not TO place
any loans in Kansas, no matter what
the security offered.
Secretary Mohler of the state
board of agriculture reports winter
wheat in excellent condition through
out Kansas, with the Hessian fly
showed under again.
Theodore Calf and family have
petitioned the Kansas legislature to
have their name changed. Veal
would be more euphelnistic and still
preserve the significance Of the family
name.
John N. Reynolds, the fellow
who was elected state senator while
an inmate of the Kansas penitentary,
and author of the "Twin Hells," is
having the book dramatized and
will 60 on the stage.
The supreme court Of North Da-
kota has held the prohibition law OF
that state to be constitutional. and
has ruled that under its provisions the
original package houses cannot con-
time their operations. The work oil
closing up those institutions will CON-
mence at once.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

An exchange predicts that when the
farmers of Kansas "get on to" the
political agriculiurists who are using
them solely for their own base and
selfish purposes there will be such a
turning over as will sink into insig.
nificance the landslide Of last Novem'
Der. II is but q question OF time. Ii
is bound to come, tor when the rank
and file get their eyes open to the tact
that every time there is anything in
sight few self-consiiiuted "leaders"
bounce into the band wagon, spread
themselves over four seats apiece, as
sumo the circus and menagerie's abso'
lutely proprietorship. aud bid their
brethren 60 and carry water for the
elephant, the elephant is going 10 SUI
fer from thirst, and even be constrain'
ed to wish that, il born at all, he
might have come into the world u
humble, hump-backed, many stomach
ed camel of the desert.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14
TIE FLAG Is STILL THERE.

Que Of the patriotic ladies Of this
vicinity who had been reading the
item published IN regard to the alli-
ance legislature voting down q resOlu-
ton TO put the stars and stripes on the
dome of the capitol and hearing Il
commented on by different parties, ad'
dressed Representative Chubb in re-
gard to the natter and received The
following reply:.
There are two large flags floating
rover the capitol and two strips Ol
fiagsFunuing from one side ofthe hOuss
to tlls other making four strips eacf
way. The flags on these strips arr
about two feet square, 90 you see ther'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

The harvester trust, whose lorna.
ton was recently announced, failed to
complete working organization, and
the several firms who were to be
members will still continue their bust
ness a. individual enterprises. The
trust was to have had a capitalization
Of $4,000, 900, and contemplated the
control Of the manufacture Of all the
agricultural machinery in the United
States.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14
A political rumor that caused mucI

A political rumor that caused much
comment in Kansas was one publish
ed in the papers to the OBJECT that
President Harrison would appoint
Senator Plumb to the Office Of Secreta-
ry Of the Treasury and that Gov.
Humphrey in the event would appc int
Mr.. Ingalls, TO Gil Plumb's place. Il
would be nice change all around.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

bar ia made fast to the line and a sling
holds the shOt on. When the bar,
which extends below the ball, touches
the earth, the sling unhOOks and the
shot slides off. The lard in the end OF
the bar holds some of the sand, or
whatever may be on the bottom, and
a drop shuts over the cup to keep the
sand IN. When the ground is reached
shock is felt, asif an electric current
had passed through the line.-Ocean'
List OF Letters
Remaining in the post-oiiice at Bax-
Ter Springs, Kansas, Tor the week
ending Feb. IL, 1881. wIich IT rot
called Tor within Two weeks will be
sent 40 the dead letter Office at Wash
ingiOn. u. c.:
TarieT. 7 B Jennings, Adole
Mbo0n, JS farker' y
Peas calling ioi amy Of the above
letters will please say "Ad"citised,"
giving date OF list
wy MARCH. p. VI.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

We are told that the new 81 bills
lately issued by the United States
treasury are not acceptable TO the
banks and merchants In New York
and other cities. But this need Occa'
sion no inconvenience. There arr
plenty of people in the country who
will be willing 10 take them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

Triple murderer Williamson OF Chi
esgo started IN Saturday to cheat the
gallows by starving himself to DEATH
BE gave it up in disgust after forty
eight hours trial and is now seeking
an easier method.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

Chetopa Advance: We understand
that some inventive genius has learned
q process by which be can make pat
snt eegs. They look like egg, smell
like then, lasts like them, cook like
them, but We venture The declaration
that they won't hatch. We doubt II
they win give AZ strong IN OdOr as an
Enoiens egg OF the genuine old fash
toned kind.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

If Senator PETER of Kansas should
happea to act with his Old party o"
political questions the democratic
rejoicing over Mr.. Ingalls, defeat
Tonld nj least be modified.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

The Alabama Legislature has decid'
od TO tax the citizens Of that state FOR
the relief aud care of disabled confed'
crate soldiers and widows and or
phans of those killed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

With tin rapidly going out of sight
and table glassware makers forming q
close combination, the working classes
and farmers may soon be put to their
wits end to supply themselves with
moderate priced materials for daily
uaa
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IA.

The new apportionment bill has
finally become law aud Kansas now
will have eight members Of congress.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

The last three secretaries OF the
treasury-Folger, Manning, Window
have died while in Office. Who will
be the next?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

There Is = strong tendency in the
west just now toward cheaper paSsen-
ger rates. In several Of the state leg
,,laiuroS bills have been, introduced
sizing The rates At two cents per mile
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14

congressman Perkins and Senator
elect PETER served in the same regl'
.nent during the war-SSrd Illinois
Infantry.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14
w. D. PENNICK.

eooaa. % year b being made By John j.
0ood,vIn, Troy MY .,Ht work for ~. heaoerv
you nay not ninke ~ much, but We e1n
teach yau quickly how 70 earn ftom " 70
1 SO day a. the starr, and uloFr 90 yon 20
on. Bvih sexea, all ages. In eny pan o.
AmsFiea, you can commence II home, giv-
linz an your tinie, 6F spare uioments only to
4 The work. All Il new. Great Ray SILK for
every worker. We stan you. fgFuishing
everything. EASILY, SPEEDILY learned.
PARTICULARS FhER. Address q once,
SfIKsOa = CO., PORTLAND, HAM,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22
POULTRY PIckINos.

SOUR milk is treat both to hens and
TO little chickens.
If only one thing is used coal oil is
probably the best to use for lice.
PROVIDE a shelter under which the
young fowls can run whenever it rains
DAMAGED grain or fermented food
often induces disease and should never
be fed.
AFTER warm weather sets in it will
do no harm if some of the fowls roost
out of doors.
WHENEVER the brood of turkeys il.
strong enough. give them the run of
the meadows.
LACK of gravel or gritty material is
nearly always the cause of the fowls
getting crop bound.
If quick growth is secured it is
very necessary to give the first feed in
the morning early.
DUCKS should always have dry quar-
tiers at night if they are to be kept
thrifty and healthy.
FEED the fowls early in the morning,
before they are allowed any water; feed
well and water afterwards.
Do NOT keep too many brakes; one to
every five ducks Is enough. More than
this simply adds to the expense.
NEsr-EGs gourds make good nest eggs
during the winter, but they should not
be planted near the squashes or other
vines.
TURKEYS can, to q considerable ex-
tent, be given sweet skinned milk in
place of water, and if the drinking yes
sells are kept clean will be all the
healthier. Louis Republic.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22
FARM AND GARDEN.
HANDY FENCE JACK.


How One Man Can Improve . Long Line
of Fence in . Day.
We practice mixed farming; fences
are a necessity. In breaking an old
sod field, it needs often to be partly re-
fenced. We place the fence out, SO we
can plow the old fence row, thus clear
ing out brambles as well as getting a
very fertile strip for tillage. We al
ways place large 4-foot pieces of wood
under the corners to keep the rails up
from the ground, placing old rails
under to stop out the pigs, etc. The f.
foot pieces make more fence than a
rail, and much cheaper.
This spring we intend to take the
Johngee fence jack, as per drawing,
and raise several good fences that have
settled until the rails are on the
ground, and put new pieces under the
corners, thus making the fence about
a foot higher and preventing the loss of
q good rail.
With this machine one man can i'm.
prove a long line of fence in a day.
You need only to tn row off the riders
before You lift the fence. Prepare your
posts, if you build board, wire or
paling fence, by boring an obliqae IL
inch hole in the end that goes in the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

ground, and fill the hole with salt.
When empty, refill. This will make a
white oak as durable as a locust post.
Use an augur if the ground is free from
roots or stones Medium-sized posts
are best. Some of our farmers are
driving the posts with sort of pile,
or rather post driver. They say it is
practical and expeditions.
have made an Improvement, think,
in the jack, by using good pine boards
and spiking and boiling together, as
indicated in description. Anybody
can make one on this plan. The lever
should be good hickory or ash. There
can be one made where two men work
it by simply having a 10 by 9-inch
piece, ~ inches thick, b and T and L.
This makes a light and convenient
jack, one man holding down the lever
while the other puts under the corner
piece.
B is the base, feet long, X inches
thick at rear end, 2 inches at front end,
s inches wide at rear end and 8 at front
end FF, uprights, 3 feet IL inches
by inches at top and inches at base
to be nailed on and set in II inches on
each edge of B, and bolted or spiked on
each side OIL, with holes one foot from
3, and at 6-inch intervals for fulcrum
pin. T, toe or lip, inches deep and
inches long, spiked on each corner of
front end of 3, to catch and prevent
the jack slipping back when under
pressure. G., standard, with hook pins
to hold L down when fence is elevated,
spiked on rear end of B, feet X by 8
inches, with hooks or pins with q
downward angle of As degrees. Lever
(L) is or 10 feet long, ~ by inches,
heaviest at fulcrum-pin notches, where
the greatest stress is, tapering to rear
end and front end, with point turned
upward, SO fence will not slip off, L
is not fastened, but can be taken out at
pleasure or shifted on pin at will on its
notches. @ O. two braces on each side
of ID and B, as r are put on. d,
brace 2]< feet, ~ by 6 inches, that
holds T. in contact with fence, to pre-
vent jack from rising up at rear end,
and to stay fence. Il, piece IS inches
long, by n inches, nailed on side of
D flush with the end.-J. w. r. Smith,
In Country Gentleman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

We call the public's attention, espe-
cially school superintendents and teach
ers, to the fact that on account Of the Ma
tional Educational Association meeting
to be held at Toronto, July 14th to l7lh,
the Jacksonville South EASTERN Line and
Santa Fe route will sell round trip tickets
from st. Louis and all points on its line
at ONE FARE, plus 80 membership fee.
Tickets will be sold July S.h to 18th. and
the limit will be arranged so that those
who wish can make visit or take side
trips to points in Canada and the East at
reduced rates. Our route is via Chicago
and any direct line from Chicago. Don't
fail to call on or write to a railroad agent
for particulars Of the "Red Express"
route.
We run the finest chair and compart-
ment Sleeping Cars In the world.
d. w. RIDER, Sup't, Jacksonville, Ill
H. A. SUBTLE. Gen'l Agent Pass'r Dept,
5l3 Chestnut Street. st. Louis.
w. w. KENT, Genr Pass'r Agent, Jack
sonville. Ill
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22
August
Flower

II inherit some tendency to Dys-
pepsia from my mother. l suffered
two years in this way consulted a
number of doctors. They did me
no good. then used
Relieved In your August Flower
and it was Just two
days when I felt great relief. / soon
got so that l could sleep and eat, and
/ felt that 1 was well. That was
three years ago, and I am still first
: class. / am never
Two Days. without bottle, and
if / feel constipated
the least particle a dose or two of
August Flower does the work. The
beauty of the medicine is, that you
can stop the use without any bad
effects on the system.
Constipation While l was sick I
felt everything it
seemed to me a man could feel.
was of all men most miserable. lean
say, in conclusion, that l believe
August Flower will cure anyone of
indigestion, if taken
Life ofMiserywith judgment. A.
M. Weed. 27o Belle
fontaine ST., Indianapolis, Ind" g
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ssThe Quality OF Mercy

Is not strained" neither is the relief az
forded by that Incompatible medicine,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It's prime at
tribute is thoroughness. Very conspicuous
is this quality when it is used for malaria.
The poison Of that malady in the system II
entirely expels. Equally effective is it in
dyspepsia, constipation, bilious and kidney
trouble and rheumatism.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

THE gentler sex often suffer from pecul-
lar weakness that gives them great distress.
Let them not suffer A use OF DR.. John
Bulls Sarsaparilla strengthens the female
organization, and they soon grow strong
and robust 1t is woman's best remedy for
weakness and declining health.
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PURPOSE IN READING.
How to Get the Full Value Of What We
Read.

How to Get the Full Value Of What We
Read.
To read indiscriminately and heed.
lessly, as most men read newspapers,
is a sheer waste of time. The purpose
of reading is twofold, to acquire facts
and to stimulate thought. You can do
neither one nor the other without an
intense concentration of the faculties
To imbed facts or words ineffaceably in
the memory requires patient and UNI
wavering attention, followed by the re-
peated rehearsals of the information
gained. To form the habit of independ-
ent thinking, it will not suffice to read
another mans ideas, but these must be
weighed and sifted, and tested by an ex-
ploration of their promises and conse-
quences. In a word, to read profitably
one must read slowly and thoughtfully.
From hastily perused volume one car
ries away vague recollection only of
its contents-a gain of no more practi-
cal knowledge than in such and such a
library may be found such and such a
book. Many so-called learned men are
helpless when they are away from their
book-shelves Their pretensions would
be utterly exploded were they subjected
to the test imposed in China on candi-
dates for literary degree, who are
shut up for days together in a cell con-
tanning nothing but pen, ink and paper.
1t is one thing to know that some body
else knows thing, and another thing
to know it yourself To know where to
look for thing is not to know it. Only
. fact producible at a moments warn
ing from within the four walls of your
skull is veritably your possession. and
only thought which you have struck
out for yourself can truthfully be called
your OWN. Y. Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

Why are you sickl Because you have
neglected natures laws. She continually
tries to correct the trouble but cannot do IL
without assistance. Prickly Ash Bitters is
the assistant needed, and with the help OF
this medicine your health will be fully re-
stored. Give it a trial and watch the results.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22
Children m,ov

The pleasant favor, gentle action and
soothing effects of Syrup OF Figs, when in
need OF a laxative and if the father or moth
er be costive or bilious the most gratifying
results follow its use, so that it is the best
family remedy :Snown ana every family
should have bottle
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

A spINsrER rarely reaches that age who
she can be said to be in her declining year
Boston Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

GLENN's Sulphur Soap is genuine rem
edy for Skin Diseases.
HilPs Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

IF you are playing poker with an expert
seuced dealer you need not get scared unit
you get q good hand.--Dallas News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

"WHERs IL the quartermaster Of this
carr shouted the army oficer, and the por-
ter knocked over three umbrellas and broke
two windows In his anxiety TO respond =
Elmira Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

To A LANDsMAN 1t would seem that Q cut
ter should be at homo in a chopping sea-
Boston Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-22

FoyD Papa-"I've brought you home an
English pug, my dear" Enraptured
Daughter-''Oh, you dear, good papa; it's
just like you."-Pripceton Tiger.