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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
An Ideal WIFE.

London Answers recently offered
a prize for the best definition of
The Ideal Wife" The prize has
been awarded to the author of the
following:
My ideal wife is true woman,
with a loving disposition. one who
can cook you a good dinner, mend
and bake, and nurse her husband
and children when i'll. One who
does not worry over trifles or meet
troubles half way. One who will
not be wanting money for new
bonnet every time that the fashion
changes, and yet will keep herself
neat and nice after she Is married
lust as she did before. One who
will live within her husbands in
come and save for rainy day. One
who will meet you with smile and
kiss when you return home tired
from your work, aud have tea all
ready in a nice tidy kitchen. Such
a wife shall call treasure If / am
lucky enough to get her.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
DANGEROUS TOYS.
Children's Piaythings as \ Means o.
Spreading Disease.

Childr~n's Piaythings as Means OF
Spreading Disease.
The London Lancet sounds o note Of
warning that should be echoed through
every civilized land on the face OF
Christendom. II relates an instance OF
a consumptive who had q stand on the
street for selling little toys with
whistles in imitation Of birds These
toys were sold for penny. After
PLAYING until the attention OF some
youngster was attracted. the toy he
had been using was bought by the
child. who put into his own mouth the
wet end Of the whistle covered with the
saliva OF the vendor.
This Is but q sample Of the ways In
which diseases are spread. Who can
say but that all Of these toys are
brought by the seller FROM homes
where diseases OF all sorts run riot!
The petted darling of some household
where health and hygiene are observed
may take into his mouth one Of these
pipes that some scarlet-fever or diph-
theritic child has played with the night
before.
Not long since, on metropolitan
thoroughfare, man selling these
bird-whistles allowed half dozen
CHILDREN to take a little toot at them
No one seemed TO realize that any one
of these little ones might be coming
down with some contagious disease, or
that the blast of tiny trumpet might
be the call OF the minister OF death.
It is quite time that some peremp-
tory measures were taken to restrict
peddling by persons who are simply
hotbeds Of contagious germs. and
whose very touch is communicating.
II is said that life is q choice of evils,
but at least parents can refuse to Sc
lect for their little ones toys that In
the nature Of things are laden with
the very evils that they so steadily
seek 10 avoid.-N. Y. Ledger.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
Deafness Cannot be Cured

BY local applications. az they can
not reach the diseased portion OF
the ear There is only one way To
cure deafness and that is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an inilamed condition of
the mucous lining of the Eustachi-
an tube When this tube gets in
famed, you have runbling sound
or imperfect hearing, aud when il is
entirely closed deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and the tube re.
stored to its normal condition. hear.
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh. which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars
for any case of deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
RAxTER SPRINGS,

Fair, fair art thou, o. Baxter Springs
And beautiful. o. Baxter Springs!
Within this great
and growing state,
No sister city can express
The vision Of thy loneliness
Skies are no bluer anywhere,
Grass grows no greener than the rare,
Fair emerald reach of prairie lawn
In springtime stretching on and on
Afar before the enraptured eye
To where it meets the Bonded sky
The carolings
The mockbird sings
To thee at dawn. o. Baxte
Springs
Are but the same sweet melodies
1, sang in Southern cypress trees.
Child of the sunflower sisterhood.
Mid shifting scenes thy form has stood:
But from the ashes of the past
A phoenix form has sprung at last
The wild. rough days.
The brawls and trays
Of border life and cowboy day
Are half forgotten memories.
o, Baxter. child of prairie land.
On consecrated ground you stand.
Hallowed by blood and life, the raid
The cruel band Of Quantrell made
Long years ago made history,
But in that strife
The blood and life
OF those who died. made liberty.
No more, no more,
Well dream Of war.
But only of the years that are
And are to be
When lavishly
Rich blessings will be showered on thee.
Thy prairie homes and river vale
May yet thy fondest hopes regale.
While on the eastern hills will rise
The derrick and the enterprise
OF teeming mining camps, whose toll
Shall delve the treasures meath the soil.
Rich gifts to thee. the future brings,
o, Baxter Springs, o. Baxter Springs
ED. S. RUFFNER.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
SATURDAY, JULY 6.
ouApAw INDIANS PROTEST.

Washington, ID. C., June 30.-The
Ouapaw Indians have discovered Il
scheme that is being worked by
certain officials of the interior de.
partmcnt and as a result have made
n remonstrancc which has been
sent to the secretary of the interior.
In that document they have made
il plain that they do not approve OF
the scheme.
1t seems that some time ago Spe-
cial Indian Agent Abel was sent to
the Quapaw country and directed
TO force the Indians to admit Ger.
tain white men as members. AS
membership in the tribe is worth
about $500 il is rather popular to
try to break into the pay roll and
annuities of the tribe. This being
the situation, a number of carpet
baggers. seeing the opportunity
have set up a claim that for certain
reasons they should be admitted to
the tribe. This being refused by
the Indians they made complaint
to the department and having ar
ranged for certain influences in the
department previously, they sue
ceeded in having a special agent
detailed to investigate the matter
AS n result, the special agent, ac-
cording to the Indians, will report
favorably upon admitting the white
men into the rolls and sharing their
wealth. The protest is signed by
the chief and entire council. They
denounce the whole scheme as con-
cocted by certain ones who claim to
have an extraordinarily reliable
and valuable pull with the secretary
of the interior, and by this means
propose 10 perpetratc fraud upon
the tribe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
DECORATION OF WALLS.
The Modern Taste 10 for Piainness q
Simplicity.


The Modern Taste 10 for Piaanness sod
simplicity.
There has been q most marked Inn
provement In the last decade In the
decoration Of walls. The aesthetic
movement, which started In England
score OF years ago, though Justly
ridiculed. has been productive OF
much good in calling popular taste
toward q higher standard OF decora-
ton than that then prevalent The
picturesque conventionslized papers
sent over from the London art decora'
tors have been copied by American
manufacturers and many novel and
beautiful patterns have been designed
in this country. The papers. which
can be purchased to-day for twelve
cents roll. are superior In design to
those which sold we'll twenty-five
years ago at one dollar. We do not
mean that all wallpapers are printed
In good taste. Snowy colors and loud
designs can be found, but they are
the exception rather than the
rule. Simple patterns In two or
three shades OF the same color, or in
two contrasting colors, are the rule.
Just at present many cartridge papers
In tints of delft blue, pale green. dull
rose or turquoise are used. These
plain papers are finished with frieze
varying from twenty 10 thirty inches
in width. This may be Of figured pa
per on ground In the same color, but
a shade lighter than the body OF the
wall. At the bottom OF this frieze is
fixed the picture moldlng, IN incon.
spicuous moldlng in ivory white and
gold, or some plain enamel matching
the paint of the room. In bedrooms
chints Is sometimes substituted for the
paper frieze. This Is put on In the
same way as paper, but Is tackled, not
pasted In place. A short, fluffy fringe
Of cotton balls conceals the places
where the breadths Of the chintz are
joined, and II Is sometimes carried
around the edge Of the wall, where
II meets the ceiling. The curtains and
other upholstery OF the room are
then OF chintz II Is not so ex-
| peuSfVe hu urTuuBctheht DO ~ "Ne'e
seem, for very pretty chintz may now
be purchased for twenty-five cents In
yard-wide goods. Blue denim. which
can be found at twelve cents o yard.
makes a good frieze for n blue and
white room. In this case the rule must
be reversed and the side walls papered
with figured paper In blue and white,
and the frieze be made OF the denim
turned on It's right side. There should
be some old willow, or old delft blue
plates. hung on the wall In such q
room, and drapcry should be OF denim
finished with n narrow ball fringe of
white cotton. The ceiling in all rooms
recently papered are finished with q
simple ceiling paper in tint lighter
than the fricze, which is considerably
lighter than the rest Of the wall.
Dados IRE seldom seen except in rooms
like the diningroorn, where there is q
chair rail; the space between this rail
and the Dashboard is then finished of
with paper darker in color than the
rest These rooms, however, are more
often wainscoted. Y. Tribune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
A New catechlsm,

OF what is the surface of the
earth composed!
OF corner lots, mighty poor roads,
railroad tracks, base ball grounds.
Indian allotments and cyclone
holes.
What portion of the globe is
water?
About three.fourths. But occa-
sionally they add little gin and
nutmeg TO it.
What is town:
A town is considerable number
I, of houses and inhabitants, with
four or five men who run the par
~" and lend money at "a per cent
interest.
What is city?
A city is an Incorporated town
with a mayor who believes that the
whole world shakes when he steps
flat on the sidewalk.
What is commerce?
Borrowing S. for day or two
and lodging the lender for year
or two.
Name the different races.
Horse race, boat race, bicyclerace
aud racing around TO find man TO
endorse your note.
Into how many classes is mankind
divided?
Seven-enlightened, half civilized,
savage, too utter, not worth cent,
U. S. Indian agents and city coun-
cilmen.
What nations are called enlight-
enedI
Those which have the most wars
and the worst laws and produce the
most criminals?
How many motions has the earths
That depends on how you mix
your drinks and which way you go
home.
What is the earth's axis?
The lines passing between New
York and San Francisco.
What causes day and nightr
Day is caused by night getting
tired out Night Is caused by every
body going home to supper.
What lie mapf
A map is drawing to show the
jury where Smith stood when Jones
hit him.
What Is mariners compasse
A jug holding four gallons.
What are the chief productef
Oil syndicates, beef trusts, land
contests, gold bugs, divorces, train
robbers, mortgagesandrevolutious
--vinita Globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
THAT LITTLE ouApAw SCHEME.


Washington, July 1.-The COM
missioner of Indian affairs is very
much interested in the remon-
STRANGE from the Quapaw Indians
against Special Agent Abel, who is
charged with trying TO get certain
parties on the Indian rolls to share
the tribes funds.
The commissioner took the mat
Ter up today and will make a close
investigation. He has decided to
send an inspector TO make report
on Abel's work.
As the scheme develops ii seems
that q firm of attorneys here who
are close friends of the secretary OF
the interior, some time ago started
the plan to get twelve whites on the
Ouapaw rolls, which means getting
about $4,000 of Indian funds. The
attorneys got along very nicely as
far as the secretary of the interior
was concerned, who detailed Abel
10 go down into the Quapaw coun-
try and make a report. favorable TO
these twelve whites being admitted
10 the tribe. Abel was at that work
when the Indians discovered the
scheme. They at once sent re-
monstrance to the department de-
nouncing the swindle and explain
ing it to the high officials OF the de-
partment, just as though no ole
knew of II or had not been interested
in developing the scheme.
Some time ago the commissioner
of Indian affairs decided that the
cases coming up from the Hedges
family should be set aside, he be-
Iieving that no member OF that fam
ily should be admitted to the Qua
paw rolls. Abel was in the Quapaw
country when the commissioner
reached this conclusion. The COM
missioner wired him to pay no at
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
Free Pills.

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they have been proved to be invaluable.
They are guaranteed to be perfectly free
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purely vegetable They do not weaken by
their action. but by giving tone 10 the
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the
system. Regular size. 25c per box. Sold
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

An exchange gets off the follow.
ing in regard to the bicycle: Those
bladder. wheeled bicycles are dia-
bolical devices of the demon of
darkness. They are contrivancesto
entrap the feet of the unwary and
skin the nose of the innocent. They
are full of guile and deceit. When
you think you have broken one TO
ride and have subdued its wild and
satanic nature, behold, il bucketh
you off in the road and teareth a
great hole in your pants. Look not
upon the bicycle when it bloweth
upon its wheels, for at last il buck
eth like a broncho and hurteth like
thunder. Who hath skinned shinsf
They that daily long with diabol-
ical bicycle?"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
Hsvorth League officers.

At the recent district convention
of the Epworth League held at Fort
Scott the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term:
President, Rev. ]. A. Young OF
Baxter Springs; first vice president
Emma Purdum of Girard; second
vice president, o. T. Rayworth OF
Pittsburg; third vice president, Is
b. Payne of Gaiena; fourth vice
president, Miss Mamie Doud of Fl
Scott; secretary, Clarence Hum
phrey of Fort Scott; treasurer, Miss
Nellie White of Mccune.
The next annual meeting will be
held at Baxter Springs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
CARD OF THANKS.

We hereby express our sincere
thanks to those kind friends who Sc
generously aided and assisted u'
during the illness, death and buria
of our beloved husband and father
John Patterson. To Baxter Lodge
No. Il, A. +. and A. NJ, are we espe
cially grateful.
Mrs. ANNA PATTERSON
AND SONS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
All Ere.

Those who have used DR.. Kings New
Discovery know its value. and those who
have not now have an opportunity to try it
free. Call on the advertised druggist and
get a trial bottle-free. Send your name
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cago. and get sample box Of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills free as well as copy Of
Guide to Health and Household Instructor
free: all of which is guaranteed to do you
good and cost You nothing at McFadden q
Prices drug store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
Tn. seb.du,. for ,h. Season.

"Humi-
The sea.serpent looked perplexed.
"With such fattering offers from
every seaside.resort proprietor oh the
Atlantic coast, I hardly know where
TO open the senson. l can't
He shook out the coils in his tail
"Be at all of them at once. And
yet
He emitted happy hiss
whats the matter with getting q
hustle on myself and swinging round
the circle?'
And at last accounts he was working
his way up from Florida, accompanied
by nfi.lavits from hundreds Of repu'
table eye-witnesses IN. Y. World.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
A VALUABLE FIND.

After years Of study and labor. there has
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positive cure effected IN from FIVE to eight
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

Among the new laws which went
into effect in Missouri yesterday are
two OF special interest 10 married
people. One allows "a married wo.
man to hold property separate from
her husband aud is not liable for
any debts he may incur. The other
is TO protect the interests of the
married man. When his wife dies
leaving an estate and no children,
grandchildren or direct heirs he is
given one-half of her estate abso-
lutely.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
A PIoneer,s ReeommendatIOn.

Mr.. ]. W. Venable of Downey, a
pioneer of Los Angeles county
CAL, says: whenever am troub'
led with a pain in the stomach or
with diarrhea / use Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Rem
edy. have used it for years, know
II to be a reliable remedy and rec
ommend it TO every one" For sale
by McFadden * Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

tention 10 the Hedges cases. Abel
answered, asking the commissioner
to suspend the decision until he
could receive an additional report
on the matter. An effort was made
TO keep the scheme quiet, and now
that il is out, it will be interesting
TO see what becomes of it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

The Miami Chiefs efforts to kill
us OFF reminds us of a story. Once
upon time "A big man discovered n
little man behind him. When asked
what he was doing back there, tie
little man replied. I'm whipping
you "Oh, well. If that's all, go
ahead said the big man; Il was
just wondering what all that noise
meant"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

Nevada Post: S. ]. Foreman OF
Walker has two acres of chinch
bugs corraled in his corn field.
They struck the field in one corner
and when Mr.. Foreman found them
he stretched a small rope saturated
with carbolic acid in such way as
10 cut them of from the main part
of the corn. The little pests crowd
up to the rope and then turn and
follow II, but will not cross It. The
rope was stretched Monday, and so
far as Mr.. Foreman can discover, no
bugs have crossed the dead line.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

Remaining in the postoflice at Bax
ter Springs, Kansas. for the week
ending with July 3. 1893, which II
not called for within two weeks will
be sent TO the dead letter Office al
Washington, ID. c.:
Baker, II. NJ.
Persons calling for any of the
above letters will please say "Adver'
tised," giving date of list.
]. c. Haskell. =. NJ.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
ROAD TO MIAMI.

A Kansas City dispatch says "the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
road is to be completed to Miami, l.
T, by January of next year. The
road is to be extended from Baxter
Springs. Kansas, to Miami, this
calling for line of II miles. The
town of Miami is to put up 81 900
and furnish right of way into town
and an acceptable depot Site
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06
TIE CELEBRATED new CHAMPION
WOBBLE GEAR MOWER IN
THE LEAD!
No Neck Weight. No Side Draft, Does Good
Work and Pulls Lighter Than Any
Other Mower Made.

Wind and Natural Gas Are Cheap. But Pield
Test Is What Tells the Tale.
BAXTER SPRINGS, KAN,
June q, 1898.
7. II. Mckinney q Son:
DEAR SIRs: The New Champion
Mower l bought of you works fine
There is not a particle of neck
weight or side draft. 1t does good
work and pulls lighter than any
mower / ever used.
HENRY DoTY.
Remember, if you ever break q
Champion guard it will cost you
nothing for new one.
Remember, if you ever break OF
wear out a pitman il will be re
placed free of charge.
Remember. if you ever break oi
wear out the gear on the little wob
bier it will be furnished free.
Consult your own interests and
buy nothing but Champion Now
er. Respectfully,
T. b. McELHINEY X Son,
Agents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

The Quapaw scandal is getting
real scandalous. II is said in Wash
ington dispatches that a man will
be sent TO the Quapaw Agency TO
look after Special Agent Abel.
Now then. who will be sent to look
after the man who will be sent 10
look after Abel!
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

An exchange rises To remark that
the grocery store loafer is nui-
sance, and the remark would have
been equally as true if the grocery
store had been left off. a loafer il
Il loafer and the nuisance is prop
erly attached wherever he chooses
to display himself.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

Corn in this vicinity is from 10 to
10 feet high and still climbing. The
Kansas City Times says farmers in
Kansas will have to buy corn this
winter because their own corn will
he too high to gather.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

Stolen from K. Milne. Baxter
Springs, Kansas" was plain to be
be seen on the top of one of the
stands at Miami on the ith, and the
side of the stand read like this:
For the benefit OF the NJ. +. church.
We are unable 10 say whether the
first sign wasa benefit to the church
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

1t begins TO look as if Columbus
would have to set up a saloon or
some kind of II "pizen" house in self
defense. Some days ago citizen
was bitten on the hand by RATHER
and Sunday evening n rattle snake
was killed on the sidewalk near ID.
NJ. Bliss furniture store --Colum-
bus Advocate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

Mr. and Mrs. IL. L. Humphrey of
Chicago arrived in the city las, Fri
day and are visiting the families of
Morris Doty and ]. b. Oppernan.
From here they will go TO Colorado
to spend the summer
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

There is rare, rich and racy
scandal in the air at present and
the gossips are having picnic.
When we get the particulars we
will rive 'en to YOU.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

The Galena Post is threatened
with law suit and libel suit and
it's editor is threatened with Il whip
ping. Go to 'em, you darned Times
mans brother. We're betting on
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

1--WE had an epidemic of dyseutery
in this vicinity last summer says
Samuel S. Pollock of Briceland,
Cal. II was taken with il and suf-
fered severely until someone called
my attention to Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera aud Diarrhea Remedy. 1
procured a bottle aud felt better
after the first dose. Before half of
the bottle had been used i was well.
| recommended IL TO my friends and
their experience was the same. We
all unite in saying il is the best" II
is for sale by McFadden & Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-07-06

Charles Sumner was q classical
scholar of rare attainments Up te
the close Of his life he preserved q
habit of classical reading.