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Asheville daily citizen., 1893-10-10
NOT sELF-sLAuoArERERs.
Snakes and SCORPIONS do Not Commit Sui
eide, a. Has Been Supposed.

Snakes and Scorpions do Not Commit Sui
eide, a. Has Been Supposed.
Writing to Nature Prof Ray Lam
kester says: "The letter of Edward 8.
Holden on this subject is extremely in
teresting. It appears that he, like
other individuals who have imagined
that they have witnessed the suicide
of scorpions, have fallen into the err
ror (so common in the interpretation
Of biological as distinguished from
abiological phenomena) of stating his
inferences and beliefs as though
they were observations. The instance
which occurred before my eyes Ito
quote his words, which remind one of
the old herbalist, Gerard) was simply
that OF snake biting itself when Inn
prisoned in a jar of water. That the
blow was deliberate Intentional
and of Suicidal purpose Is pure specu-
lation, and nothing occurred before
Mr.. Holden's eyes to warrant his en-
tertaining such notion. Had Mr..
Holden been aware that the poison Of
the rattlesnake has little or no effect
upon another rattlesnalxe nor upon the
individual from which the poison is
furnished he would probably have
bite was one of suicidal purpose. He
would then perhaps have inquired as
to the depth to which the bite pene-
trated into the tissues Of the snake
and how far such a superficial bite as
snake can infiict upon q part of its
own body Is likely Tin the absence of
any poisonous action) to be seriously
injurious to the snake. In this case,
as in that of the scorpion confined In
a fiery circle (experimentally studied
both by myself and by Prof. Bourne.
of Madras, and reported on in the pro.
ceedings of the Linn@an society and
the Royal society, the spasmodic
struggles of an animal artif1cially con-
fined and tortured have been, as we
clearly demonstrated, mistaken for
efforts at self-destruction. The biting
Of its own body by the snake may be
justly compared with the biting the
dust attributed to men who die in a
hand-to-hand struggle or to the biting
Of their own hand or arm by unhealthy
children when suffering from par
oxysm Of anger"
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-10-10
Mourning Etiquette An England,
z. E.-1aA A. ..o-AS -

In England the period Of mourning
for father-in-law Is twelve months
mourning. Grape Is seldom worn, al
though the Grape period was formerly
six months For parent the period
period for q brother is six months
mourning. The Grape period was for
merly three months. It Is now almost
discarded. The shortest period Is four
months black, no half mourning. The
period of mourning for father-in-law
Is often shortened to six months when
relatives reside at . considerable dis
fance from each other.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-10-10
A SCHEME THAT FAILED.
An Austrian Editor Who Cried s'Wolf I
Wolf Z, When There Was No Wolf.

An Austrian Editor Who Cried 'wolf
Wolfw When There Was No Wolf
The Neine Zeitung relates a story
of the Austrian censorship of the press.
The editor Of q small provincial print
was either In great difficulty to find
fit subject for his leading article, or
else was too i..tent upon other busi-
ness or upon pleasure to provide one.
The last moment had come, and the
editor was in despair. He tortured his
brain In vain, when he was suddenly
inspired by a happy thought, and
dashed off the following lines: "After
carefully perusing the leading article
written for the present number by one
of the ablest of our contributors, we
have arrived ut the conclusion that 1t
may be misinterpreted by the author
tiles and regarded as an attack upon
the government. We ourselves con-
slider it to be perfectly innocent, but
as we eac unwilling, for our readers
sake, as well as for our own, to have
our newspaper conflscated, we have
very unwillingly, though, as we think,
prudently, resolved to withdraw the
article. This must serve as the apol-
ogy to our readers for the blank space
in our present ISSUE" The journal
was published in the evening, and the
sly editor, after performing this smart
little piece of stratagem, left the office
in high good humor with himself. As
soon as he arrived In the office on the
following morning clerk came up to
him with q doleful expression and said;
"Herr Redaktor, tho paper is confis-
Gated by the police" "For what rea-
son?" said the astonished editor. "For
malicious ridicule of the institutions
Of the Austrian empire by the omission
of the leading article. replied the man.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-10-10
BETTER THAN a CLUB.
New York Policemen Have Adopted y
Novel Plan for ArousinG Drunks.

New York Policemen Have Adopted .
Novel Plan for Arousing Drunks.
Ever since the New York police COM
missioners issued the edict against
members Of ''the finest" carrying their
locusts during the day the patrolmen
in the downtown precincts have been
trying to find something to take
the place Of the club when 1t was
found necessary to recall sleeping
''drunlzs" from the land of dreams to
the stern realities Of existence.
Formerly, says the Evening World, q
free application of the club to the soles
of sleeper's feet had the desired ef-
feet. Denied that method Of arousing
the dormant powers of locomotion in
the sodden gentry It was often neces-
sary to spend the greater part Of an
hour persuading an Individual to HE
himself away. But It was not long be-
street station patrolman made the way
Now five-cent rubber ball has
taken the place Of the eighteen-inch
stick. Apparently harmless as this
little toy looks to the uninitiated, its
efficacy as "bum" acce1erator fal
exceeds whole bundle of night
sticks. 1t isn't the rubber ball, but its
contents that does the business. Every
patrolman in the fourth ward now fill
rubber ball with household ammonia
when he starts out in the morning. A
gentle pressure Of the thumb and fin
ger projects fine stream of fuit
lightning from the small hole In thu
hollow sphere distance of severa
feet. This tiny stream brought to bea
upon a "sleepef's" mustache has neve
yet failed to bring about an immediat.
revivifying of the subject, no matte
how inert the bundle Of "bum" ap
peared to be moment previous
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-10-10
a Live road In : Hallstoae,

A hailstorm visited Pawtuclket, r. l.,
the other evening, such as has not Wis
ited this vicinity for years, II within
the memory of man. One woman
picked up q large hailstoneand allowed
It TO melt In her hand. She thought
something was inside the little piece
Of frozen rain, but was surprifed ia
find when all had melted little live
toad or frog In her hand There IL 9
quite general belief that great many
pebblss came down With the, hail
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-10-10

Cinnamon have such regard for
beasts Of burden, such as an OK and
the mule, that they make companions
of them when alive and never use their
meat for food when they are dead.
These animals usually live In the same
building with their masters, but In .
separate apartment, which is especial
" devoted to them. They are not re-
quired to eat at the family table un-
less they wish to, and meals are served
In their rooms without extra charge.
They are expected TO report any i'm
ciyilitF or inattention on the parts OF
servants TO the master Of the house. A
pair Of oxen can resido In the house Of
their master and enjoy ell the privacy
they would have In stall Of their
own, and sensitive and retiring mule
Il never In any danger Of being intrud.
81 upon
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-10-10
a UAI WITH FALSE ETEETH.
Feat Of Young Dentist Who Had =
Kind Heart.

Feat Of Young Dentist Who Had n
Kind Heart.
The cat that owned the false teeth
had lost his own, and had his jaw
broken besides by a drunken wretch
who beat him with a cobble stone.
With great care, the poor animal final
ly recovered, says Harper's Young Peo-
pie, but he had to be fed with little
milk in spoon for a long time. When
able to pursue his ordinary business of
catching rats and mice, he could not
eat them, because he had no teeth to
chew with. Something must be done
for him, for life supported on "spoon
vittles" was a burden, and young
dentist In the neighborhood, who had
become greatly interested in the un-
fortunate cat, resolved to try the ex-
preiment of making him set of false
teeth.
Taking the cast of the plate was a
terrible piece of work, as Captain OBJ
jected to 1t with all his might, but it
was nothing to what followed when
the teeth were fairly In. If the ami
NAL had plunged and scratched while
the plate was being fitted, he acted
like mad thing when 1t was firmly
attached to his jaw-although it was
we'll made, and fitted perfectly. He
could not understand that it would en-
able him to continue the luxurious
feasts to which he had been accus-
toned, and for several days he was
furious over 1t. Every possible and
impossible scheme was tried to get the
uncomfortable thing out of his mouth;
he tore at 1t with his claws, he shook
his head violently to make it drop out,
he butted against heavy pieces Of
furniture, and if anyone came neaI
him he growled and scratchedat them.
There seemed to be danger of his
going mad, and his friends were sorely
puzzled to know what to do with him
when, greatly to their relief, he
calmed down, and appeared to have
come to the conclusion that his new
possession was, after all, q blessing II
disguise. He was once more gentle
and affectionate, as he had been pre-
vious to his misfortune; and the plate
was now often taken out between
meals and put back again. In thil
way 1t was worn comfortably for ovel
la year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

thrown open 10 settlement ut once. Ii
Ia probable, however, that II the bill
passes the senate the opening will not
occur until next full. Next fall Will
be better than not all, but 1t will work
great hardships upon the people who
are waiting along the Kansas border
for the opening. They have been led
to believe that twill be opened this
spring and they should not be disap-
pointed. But il the Strip cannot be
opened this spring they will have to
wait. The opening of the Strip will
be one more step toward opening the
whole Indian territory, which should
he done. Open the Strip US soon as
possible. but open the Strip.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

retrace their steps. Consequently they
go on from day to day, hoping that
some practical way out Of the CON-
plication will open up, hut feeling that
they are in the wrong and that the in-
telligent people of the state so regard
them. The proper thing to do under
such circumstances is the right thing.
1t will require courage to do 1t, but 1t
will bring its reward in the form OF a
clear conscience and increased seltfre-
spect, and IN the knowledge that re-
spect has been won from the public.
The sooner the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that
is what they are now-see their duty
clearly enough to act up to 1t, the bet
ter it will b. for them, for their party
and for their state
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURES.

There has been no material change
in the condition of affairs at Topeka
during the past week. The descend
ant of the Cadw alladers enthroned in
the gubernatOiial chair now rules
with an iron hand the sovereign peo-
pie of Kansas. Despotism of the
rankest sort has crushed out the lib
erty and freedom guaranteed by our
constitution. Never since the days OF
John Brown have Kansas laws been
so utterly disregarded and might taken
the place of right as when the little
governor of this state declared 90
members of the legislaturea majority
aud 81 members minority.
The action of Lewelling and the
populist house is bad precedent and
if successful will be the first step to-
wards the end of government Of the
people, for the people and by the
people. Whether he has been intimi-
dated into this action by threats or OF
his own free will and accord is ex.
pressing the sentiment of his own
heart, the situation is dcplOraRle, and
if the people of Kansas tamely sub
init to this open violation of our COLI
stiiution aud laws we had better give
up our organization as a state and as
sumo tribal relations with the Qua
paws or the Kickapoos, where might
makes right and the weakest go to the
wall.
There is one bright spot in this
wreiched affair; the democrats in both
houses and a few of the populists
have refused to consent 10 the perpe-
tration of the crime Of DISTINGUISHING
the voters of Kansas and placing in
Office men who do not even claim to
be elected. We trust there will be u
sufficient number of fair minded men
OH the populist side Of the house who
will come TO their senses before crisis
is precipitated and assist in pertecting
legal organization Of both houses of
the Legislature. 4.
What the end will be- no one can
tell, but the credit of the state is bound
TO suffer, and the poor grow poorer
while set of deInagogues are wrang-
ling at Topeka at cosl to the people
of $1,000 a day. OF one thing we
may be sure, there viii! be no "popu-
list" rule in Kansas or elsew here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
CHEROKEE COUNTY COAL MINES

Number shaft mines, 81; kind of
coal, hituminous; average thickness
of vein, AZ inches; average depth of
coal from surface, SO feet; average
number of days worked: 1890, lib,
or Sc per cent of working days; 1891,
IT'S, or 81 per cent of working days
total output for 1890, l9,33S,lS9 BUSH
els, or 30.S5 per cent of total output OF
the state total output for 1891, 20,60l,
277 bushels, or 80 so per cent of the
total output of the state; estimated
value OF output: 1890, $956,906; 1891,
$1,030,057; number of men employed,
1891, 1926.
In 1892, however, Cherokee couniy's
output was largely increased.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
SURPLUS INDIAN LANDS.

The following dispatch from Wash
ingtOn, d. c., has reference to the In-
dian lands directly south of Baxter
Springs and the bills referred to pro-
vide for the payment of all moneys
derived from the sale thereof through
the proper agent or officer at Baxter
Springs. Tie dispatch is dated Jan.
II, and reads:
The house committee OH Indian af-
fairs recommends for passage the bill
introduced by Harvey, providing for
the sale of surplus lauds belonging 10
certain tribes of Indians In the limits
Of the Quapaw agency, excepting the
Ouapaw and Modoc tribes. The re-
port SAYS that all the other tribes have
Iaken lands IN allotment and should
be allowed TO sell the surplus.
Supplemental to this bill the com.
mitter also reported favorably bill
compelling the QuapSw and Modoc
tribes 10 take individual allOtments Of
200 acres each. The bill also provides
for the sale OF the surplus in manner
similar TO the other bill. The work is
10 be done under the direction OF the
secretary OF the interior. The bill
also provides that the country occu-
pied by the Indians forming the Qua
paw agency be formed into a county
10 be known as Cayuga and made a
part of Oklahops. There is consider
able opposition 10 this bill coming
from some of the intruders who live
In that sectiun. The matter has been
thoroughly discussed in the committee
and IL Is thought that the bill intended
to relieve the situation In that section
will lie brought up in the morning
hour aud passed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
The Flat Dollar.
st. Louis Republic.

A reader in Colorado, Tex, wishes
to know if there Is any sort OF a dollar
that ia not a fiat dollar. There are
several. The silver certificate is not
for instance. No one is compelled by
law to take it in payment of debt, and
vet every one takes il willingly, be-
cause il has a dollar in coin back Of 1t.
The sense in which the term fiat" is
generally applied to money is that OF
compulslon used by government to
create q circulation for tokens bearing
the government stamp. In the literal
meaning of the word, all money issued
by government authority is fiat mon-
ey; and it is true, moreover, that no
dollar of any kind, whether gold. sill
YER or paper, is generally equal in in
trinsic value to the commodities 1t ia
used TO exchange. But, as we have
already said, a fiat dollar Ia, for the
purposes of popular discussion, the
kind of a dollar that has to have q
United States deputy marshal behind
it TO make it circulate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
SCARCITY OF RABBITS.

A correspondent of the Oswego In
dependent has the following TO say
about the scarcity of rabbits this year
1t is a noticeable fact by all that
rabbits are unusually scarce this sea-
sou. We have been told there was a
disease that killed them by the hun
dreds last summer, the farmers agree
that they could find them dead with
out number. We have investigated
this matter and here is our key 10 the
solution: We believe they ate the ten.
der vegetation that was infected by
those diseased chinch bugs and in our
Judgment its destruction didn't stop
there either. We found in the sum-
mer two mother quails dead on their
nests, lowering their nestlings that
had already persisted, and we think
came to their unliuely end in the
same way. We pretend TO reason
thus: Poison that will destroy chinch
bugs will also kill whatever Subsists
on il. and it people should eat game
that is diseased it would prove ia OIL
to them We are aware this local will
cause some criticism, but we shall
stay with our convictions till some
body raises something better. Far
mers have been very positive IN some
instances il protecting their game
from nimrods, hut it would be well 10
study their own destruction. Prof
Snow should keep company with Mel
bourne, and. people should give them
both a permanent vacation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

Chamberlain Il Co., Des Moines
Iowa, desire to inform the public tina
they are manufacturers OF the mos
successful preparation tina, has ye
been produced for coughs, colds and
Group. II will loosen and relieve .
severe cold in less time than any Other
treatment. The article referred to Ii
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. II II
a medicine that has won fame ano
popularity on its merits and one that
eau always be depended upon. 1t j;
the only known remedy that will pre-
vent Group. II must be tried to be APP
preciated. 1t is put up in % cent, 81
cent and 81 bottles. For sale by j. G.
POlsler.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

The following from the KaNsas CITY
Journal has the right ring to II aud it
will be endorsed by sll right thinking
people: "There is little doubt that
many of the populist representatives
at Topeka would be glad TO recognize
the legally organized house as the
rightful house, If they could do 50
without appearing to he defeated.
There is strong aversion in the mind
OF the average man to taking a course
which amounts to backdown aud a
confession that he has been III the
wrong. Led by umwise partisan lead
ers, the populists Legislators have been
induced to take a stand which iiivesii-
CATION and instruction have taught
them Is a mistake. But they find IL
,liRcult 10 acknowledge the truth and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

The Weir City journal is RESPONSE
lie for the following: at is said the
reason that Mrs. Lease does not want
to 90 10 the serate is that she might
be compelled to ''pair" with some old
.lufrer like the prospective Senator
Murphy. of New York, andthat might
kick up a row with the classic Mr..
Lease"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

Mr.. William I. Price, justice of
the peace, at Richlaud, Nebraska, was
confined to his bed last winter with q
severe attack of lumbagO; but thor
ough application of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm enabled him to get up and
20 to work. Mr.. Price says: "The
remedy cannot be recommended too
highly" Let any one troubled with
rheumatism, neuralgia or lame back
give IL trial and they viii be Of the
saIue opinion. so cent bottles for sale
by }. G. Polster.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

Down in Texas they believe in to-
-matoes. The North Galveston journal
Of last week gives an account of the
purchase of 400 acres of land 10 be de-
vo,ed exclusively to t1o cultivation OF
tirc tomato. The Journal says: 'Four
hundred acres of tomatoes will yield
on a fair average 100000 baskets, or
100000 crates. This will amount to
$50 carloads"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

A bell that could be heard dis
.ancc of $1,000 feet in water could be
heard at a distance of only Coz feet III
oljen air. Dogs barking on the earth
can be heard by bslioonists sailing al
height OF four miles.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

The Peel hill, which provides for
the opening of the Cherokee Strip to
settlement, passed the house easily,
but it is very probable that it will run
against a snag in the senate. But it
should not. The Strip should be
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

More than one.iourth of the entire
zinc output of the United States last
year was mined in Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

An exchange says that "it may De
North noting that the high topped
theatre hat, like most of mans otter
troubles. has a woman at the bottom
oC H."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
SATURDAY, JANU AIRY 21.

Mexico has shipped to the United
states in the past year over o,Ooo'oOo
lizard skins.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

A wear or SO ago Mrs. Lease was
advising the Kansas farmers to raise
,..s corn and more help" Is Mrs
Lease satisfied!
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

I'm Middlesboro, KY, last Monday
,be thermometer registered % degrees
below zero. Pretty cold for Ken
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

The News Office is now prepared to
print calling cards in the best style.
We have rex type especially for. this
work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
BAXTER SPRINGS NEWS.
-
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
BY GARDINER & SMITH.
Rntes NJ ,SnhScrintion.

-, md nj the post-oiice al Baxter springs
K.nsas. rs second class matter
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21

~ BAXTER SPRINGS LODGE NO:
ga III. KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS, meets
E&A every Thursday at Castle Hall al I:so
I4T&A O'Clock Visiting brethren irater-
VS4 nally invited. syrrr &c
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