Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-05-19

writer has even had to wait for reclining
figure to remove his feet before entrance
could be obtained to the postoffice, or else
step over them. Now. il an institution
was established here, providing for these
persons to put their time to better use;
to provide them with employment in fact
it would be boon to those who come un-
der their undesirable notice, and would no
doubt teach them something besides. Let
each trade be represented in this institu-
ton: provide room for each calling fix
it with all needful tools and master OF
each trade. Then give authority to our
city marshal to escort to this place all I'M
employed persons. In this way we might
have chance to get from one end OF the
street to the other without having to run
the gauntlet of eyes. ever ready to note all
and every imperfection, and tongues eager
to recount story true. or oftener untrue.
of every man. woman or child. As it is.
no one is safe from this scourge, for things
have come to that pass that lady cannot
take ride or drive with gentleman. or
receive call from one without these hui
man birds of prey take advantage OF itand
make it their lawful ~ food to build
story upon to suit their own tastes. And
these same birds are not all Of rough plum
age. Some wear fine feathers and ought
to be above such low. wretched business.
II might be good plan to select the finer
birds and place them in convenient places
in our city park to pose in appropriate pos
lures as statuary. Only give them board
to lean on and they would not grow weary
for they have done nothing but pose for so
long it has grown to be second nature.
Some way would have to be found to keep
their tongues quiet. Nice comfortable
gags could no doubt he obtained.
BY the way. some who do not loaf, but
stay at home. seem to need these last for
they discuss their neighbors pretty freely.
All towns have loafers. it is true. but Bax-
ter Springs has more to the square foot
than any other town in Kansas. We are
we'll aware. too. that all this wretched gos-
sip is not confined to the male portion of
the community. Many so-called ladies who
would not steal your pocketbook do not
scruple to steal your character in the
most unblushiug manner. They enjoy
making unkind remarks; they glory in a
nice tid-bit of scandal, and make more
mischief in couple of hours than can be
undone in many months-perhaps it is
never undone. These. too. are often, fig
uratively speaking, jewellers in glass
houses, and sometimes stones when thrown
rebound and with considerable force.
Then, there is very useful and wise sug-
gestion in the bible about not pulling the
mote out Of your neighbours eye while the
beam remains in your own. and when one
sweeps his neighbor's back yard to the
neglect of his own the result in the end is
undesirable. There used to be. in olden
times. an article called gossips bride.
think can cali to mind several who would
wear il most of the time unless they sud
denly lost their power of speech. People
have been known to become rich by sim
ply minding their own business. but few Of
these live in Baxter. We have pretty
and a healthy town. one which in time
will make its mark. What pity. then.
that these creatures are allowed to make
prey Of the citizens. We are supposed to
live in free country. but the only really
free persons appear to be these loafers,
who would make every one accountable to
them for their acts. or else run the risk Of
having the worst possible construction pu,
on everything. II this is freedom. please
excuse me: I'll take something else.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
II is almost needless to say that
the writer of the above is mad, very
mad, but we feel called upon to dis
pute one of the statements she
makes. Baxter Springs has no more
loafers than other towns of the
same size, but she has too many
and a rock pile would be n good
place for them. Goodness, but
isn't she mad?
While Mr.. 7. ]. Richey of Altoona,
Mo-, was travelling in Kansas hewas
taken violentlyili with cholera NOR
bus. He called at a drug store to
get some medicine and the druggist
recommended Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy so
highly he concluded to try IL The
result was immediate relief and
few doses cured him completely. 1t