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taught the Japanese the uselessness OF
dragons teeth and snake skins as a
pharmacoppia and gave them knowl.
edge of anatomy and the rudlments Of
medicine. European improvements
upon the spindle and the loom came
in that way. One finds great many
traces of the heavy Dutch civilization
throughout Japan. The guild is one
of them, and it now extends from the
bankers and the manufacturers as far
as the massage operators, the story
tellers and the thieves.
In Japanese cities and villages about
sunset you begin to hear doleful
whistles in the streets. One will come
from somewhere near you, and pretty
soon another from far away, and if
you choose you can trace them to
blind men, who walk in the middle of
the road, each with bamboo staff in
his hand, blowing his monotonous and
melancholy signals to notify the pub
lie of his whereabouts. These are the
ANNA san, blind shsmpooers and mas
sage operators, who occupy a con-
spicuous place in Japanese social life.
They rub the skin, knead the muscles
and shampoo the hair, which are ia
vorite treatments among the natives,
and are credited with great virtues in
the Japanese hygiene.
Custom immemorial has limited this
occupation to the blind, end with the
exception of music it is almost the
only one in which person so afflicted
can engage, although, curiously
enough, when blind man is fortunate
enough to be rich he is a money
lender. The ANNA san are organized
into one great guild, with their head
quarters at Tokyo and Kyoto, and are
divided into different grades like
wrestlers, being promoted from one
to another after the passage of an ex-
animation and the payment of fee,
which goes into common treasury,
and is used for charity among the
guild.
do not suppose there is any law
limiting this business to blind men,
but no others are engaged in it. The
extreme care which the women of
Japan take of their hair makes sham
pooing popular, much more 80 than in
any other country, and massage treat
ment has for centuries been popular
remedy for rheumatism, lumbago and
other pains and aches. Their system
differs, however, from the Swedish in
that they work down instead of up the
body, their theory being similar to
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The Bite OF the Human Animal.

The injurious effect of the bite ot
human beings is very forcibly illus.
trated among the members of the po-
lice force OF the Twenty-eighth Dis.
trict. At present no less than three
of the patrolmen of that district are
suffering from the poison injected
into the system through having been
bitten by refractory prisoners whom
they had arrested. These bites, while
so far not attended with very serious
results, have nevertheless been the
source of considerable pain and sore
ness to the victims-Philadelphia
Record.
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that OF the Indian medicine men, who
press the pain out of the body by
working it toward the fingers and
toes.
Another curious guild is that OF the
story tellers, called yose, who appear
to be relic of the days when books
were scarce. They are similar in their
methods and occupation to the trou-
badours of the middle ages and the
Zingari, who are even now found in
the mountains of Austria, Italy and
Spain. They have houses OF enter
tainment where people may 60 and lis.
ten to recitatlons of stories, tragedies
and poems while they sit around cross
legged, drinking tea and smoking their
long.stemmed metal pipes.
Sometimes the yose has book be.
fore him reading chapter of history
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or an act from one of the great plays.
Sometimes he reads poem or tells a
story of NEUROLOGICAL times or of mod
ern events. When he comes to par.
ticularly good point he claps together
couple of little slabs of wood, which
are kept by him for that purpose.
The latter are also seen at the theatre.
There is always a nan sitting at the
extreme right Of the stage with two
small fiat pieces of wood. and when
ever the situation becomes critical or
exciting he stimulates the interest Of
the audience by clapping them to-
gether. When the murderer is Creep
ing upon his victim, when the suicide:
is about to fall upon his sword or
when the villain runs away with the
heiress he makes q terrible racket that,
often browns the dialogue.
The entertainments of the yose are
usually mixed. There may be poem
from japanese Tennyson, an extract;
from the plays of japanese Shakes
peare, chapter from Japanese Ban.
croft or Froude, together with few
comic selections and a story of love
and war. The recent war with China
has caused great boom in yose bust.
ness. for they kept the public informed
Of the progress of events and the policy.
of the Government, and are now re-:
citing the incidents of the campaign:
in China. The lesser yose are timer
ant and give their recitations upon the
streets or in the tea houses, where no
fee is charged but collection is taken
up at intervals. The street yose are
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A Much.Needed Invention.

There is an imperative demand for
some invention that will prevent the
escape and waste of oil in machinery.
While there are many inventions that
claim to do this, all mschinists are
dissatisfied, and assert that the want
is not yet met. On one of the trunk
lines running out of New York On in
vestigation OF the most exhaustive
sort has been made, resulting in the
discovery that thirty-three per cent.
of the lubricators used is lost. Here
is chance for an inventor to make a
fortune. York Ledge:.
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1t had always been the custom for the
children to follow the trade of the
parents. The best porcelain and cloi-
some anu lacquer work is done under
the roofs of humble cottages, and the
compensation has been governed usu-
ally by the quality of the piece pro-
duced.
There are middlemen who buy for
the export trade and merchants for
the local trade, and the workingman
usually sells his wares to the same per-
son. This has gone on for centuries.
Asana, the weaver, sells his brocades
to the grandson of the merchant who
bought his graz dfather's products.
When there is large order, cay tor
1000 lacquer trays or 10000 embrold,
cred shawls, the middleman is resorted
to. When Mr.. Moore. the silk buyer
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A LITTLE ECONOMY.

Biddy strutting proudly in the yard
is unconscious how little valued is the
fluffy plumsge she is so vain of. The
generality of busy house wives prefer
to scald poor Biddy until her feathers
are an unsavory mess. Having rex
moved all wing and tail feathers, cut
any sharp points off the remainder
Have ready bag the size of cushion
you desire to fill, with one end open.
IL this place the scalded feathers, and
let water flow freely from pump, or
hydrant, straining through the bag.
Hang up and dry, then beat up until
fluffy. To this first collection you
can add until you have sufficient. H
is very little work, and you will be-
surprised at the number of nice
cushions you can make. -Womankind
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Daily Duties of an Empress.

The Empress of Germany rises early
and breakfasts with the Emperor
every morning at 8 o'clock. At 9 she
is in the nursery experimenting the
baby's toilet, arranging with the nurse
for the walks or drives to he taken by
the children, and always decides what
clothes are to be worn by the young
princes. At 10 o'clock the Empress
sees her housekeeper and attends to
the menu for luncheon and dinner, al
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hours, for the reason that ninety-fve
per cent. of the skilled labor in Japan!
is occupied in the homes of the people,
and in measure is Independent of theI
conditions that govern working people!
in other lands. Up till five years ago
factories were almost unknown. The!
weaver had his loom in his own house
and his wife and sons and daughters
took their turns at it during the day.
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She Takes the Cake for Fits.

An epileptic young woman. whose
case is reported in the London Lancet,
seems to have broken the record for
fits. She had 1905 distinct fits in
twenty-one days, an average of 152 o
day, and in one day had $50 of them.
She was cured with chloral hydrate
and bromide of potassium.
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CORN.

According to a writer in Good
Housekeeping the best way in which
cornmeal breads can be eaten, as q
class, is hot from the oven to the
table. No visions of dyspepsis, or Of
dread micro.organisms, thirsting for
the life of the epicure, need be feared
in this case. The bot soda biscuit may
be an enemy of the most relentless
type, toothsome as it is to average ap-i
petites; stale bread, according to-
scientists, may be loaded with disease
germs; but the cornmeal muffin
smoking hot, is most decidedly appe-!
tizing, while it is absolutely harmless.i
The following recipes are appended to
this assurance:
Corn Bread-Take cupful of gram
ulated cornmeal, q cupful and half of
boiling milk, tablespoonful of butt
ter, heaping teaspoonful of sugar, 81
level teaspoonful of salt and two eggs.
Mix together the meal, salt and
sugar, scald with the boiling milk, add
the butter, and when the mixture is
sufficiently cool stir in the yolks and
whites of the eggs, beaten separately.
Bake in losves. y
Corn Mufins-Take . cupful Of
granulated cornmeal. three.fourths of
q cupful of boiling water, the same Of
cold sweet milk, heaping teaspoon
ful of sugar, a level teaspoonful Of
salt and beaten egg. Mix together;
the meal, sugar and salt, scald with.
the boiling water, add the cold milk
stir in the beaten egg and bake in
muffin cups or in shallow pie pans. 4
Corn Griddle Cskes-Tske the ma
terials for mullins above, with the ad-;
d1tion of tablespoonful Of wheat
-four and teaspoonful of baking pow
der. Add the sugar and salt to the
meal, scald with the boiling water, !
add the cold milk and the -four, hav-
ing first stirred in the egg, beat the
whole we'll together and bake in small
cakes on the griddle.
Soft Corn Bread-Take one cupful
of cornbread, the whites of two eggs,
a tablespoonful each of salt and sugar,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
one cupful of boiled hominy or rice
and two cupfuls of milk. Scald the
meal with cupful of boiling water,
add the hominy, milk and other in
gradients, with teaspoonful of melt
ed butter, and bake in pudding dish.
Cream of Corn-Pound in q mortar
the contents of two medium sized
cans Of corn, add pint of well sea-
soned soup stock and quart of rich
cream sauce. Mix well, rub through
a sieve and add two ounces Of butter,
when it is ready to serve. The yolks
of four or five eggs will give bright
yellow color.
Corned Chicken Soup-Cut tender
fowl in small pieces. dress with but
ter, cover with two gallons of we'll
seasoned white stock, and let it SIM
mer slowly till the meat is tender.
Add can of corn, boil for five min
utes and serve. Chopped onions
or parsley may be used as a relish, &C.
cording to taste.
Corn Fritters-Mi1 intimately to-
gether one can of corn, two eggs, two
tablespoonfuls of moist sugar, little
ealt and just enough -four to slightly
bind the compound. Fry in fat pan
in hot lard. They are to be served
hot. -
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CHAPTER ",

The dayf that followed were full OF
sunshine and life to Jack Bowdoin, full
Of doubt and restiessness to Helen
Charles, and this condition of mind in
creased in force with every organ les.
son. He YVES happy 70 al extent far
beyond what he conceived to be his
deserts; for. while he loved her With Q
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
A BREAKFAST HINT.

Baked potatoes are deemed impossi-
BILE for an early breakfast, because Of
the slowness of the average oven to-
heat in the morning. If they are first
boiled for ten or fifteen minutes they
can be satisfactorily finished in the
oven in short time and with moder.
ate heat. New York Times.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07
Hardly an Isaiah.

Cherokee Sentinel.
Miss Polly Pye has showed US a
clipping found In her deceased
sisters bible. Miss Pye says she
remembers the preacher and knows
the church, and when the preacher
left the Cincinnati papers got hold
of the writing and published 1t.
The result was great excitement by
the Union people and the loyal
people in the church left II. Below
lie the clipping:
"A traitor named Cunningham
was last year pastor of the N. +.
church South of Newport, Ky.
Before leaving he wrote the follow
ing on the fly leaf of the Sunday
school bible:
"Uncle Sam, born July 4, ITO;
died July 4, 1851, aged IS years.
Peace to his ashes.
And the bar strangled banner, no
more shall il wave,
Der the land of the phree nor the
home of the slave-or any other
man."
On the opposite page was written:
Confederate States of America.
born 1861; died-never."
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The Ideal Panacea.

james l.. Francis, alderman, Chicago,
says: II regard DIR. Kings New Discovery
Us an ideal panacea for coughs, colds and
lung complaints, having used IL In my
family for the past five years. TO the *
clusion Of physician's prescriptions or
other preparations"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Ia, writes;
IL have been minister Of the Methodist
Episcopal church for 30 years or more,
and have never found anything so bcnefi-
cial, or that gave such speedy relief as DR.
Kings New Discovery" Try this ideal
cough remedy now. Trial bottles free at
w. L. Prices drug store.
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Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. Gun
derman of Dimondale. Mich. we are per
mitted to make this extract: Il have no
hesitation in recommending DR.. Kings
New Discovery. as the results we're most
marvellous in the case of my wife. While
| was pastor OF the Baptist church at
Rives Junction she was brought down with
pneumonia succeeding la grippe. Terribl,
paroxysms of coughing would last hours
with little interruption and it seemed as j
she could not survive them. A friend rec
commended Dr. Kings New Discovery: it
was quick in its work and highly satisfac-
tory in results" Trial bottles free at
W. E. Prices drug store. Regular size
soc and 81.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07

On yesterday evening Gen. Bailey
delivered his second lecture on
China and the Chinese" at the
First Baptist church OF this city.
He spoke of the government school
system, laws, punishment, social
customs. etc. The audience was
much larger than OH the previous
evening. During the lecture Gen.
Bailey exhibited number of
gorgcously decorated royal silk
robes. valued at thousands of
dollars. Although he spoke for
more than two hours, his audience
gave him the closest attention
throughout and all went away
feeling that they had heard II
mastery and eloquent address.
and should the weather be
favorable the house will be filled TO
overlooking this evening.-Kokomo
Qnd) Daily Tribune, July ID, 1895.
At the opera house December II, l3
and II.
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CORN OR CASH WANTED.

We have large number of delin-
quent subscribers on our subscrip-
ton books. We want and must
have settlement with them. OF
course we don't need any money.
Country editors never do, but still
we could use it If we had it, and II
would perhaps make our creditors
feel better If we could get hold OF
some money for them. Pay us in
money if you can.
We know that some of our sub
scribers are as poor as we are. To
those we say: Bring us corn. We
will allow little above the market
price for it in settlement of &C
counts.
Now do something toward set
Ting your account with us. If you
haven't either cash or corn, per-
haps you have something else you
don't want that we can use. Tell
us what il is.
This ia not intended as a. dun
just hint that we want cash or corn.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07
COLLEGE NOTES.

Prof. Hausam proposes to start
a class in penmanship If a suffi.
cient number of the students are
interested in that work.
The rates are very reasonable.
Rev. Fritz of Lamar, Mo-, was
visitor at general exercises Thurs
day morning Mr.. Fritz Is very
nice talkcr and his talk to the stu
dents was well appreciated.
As several of the class desired to
attend the play of Richard III in
Joplin, the Literature class was dis
missed Wednesday evening.
Some of the more musical of our
students give some very entertain
ing music at Moons.
The literary program that was to
bave been given last Tuesday
night will be given next Tuesday
night. The president wanted to go
to the show and adjourned. New
classes have been organized in
reading and arithmetic.
On account of the show, the
lecture aud the skating few of the
lessons have not been as well pre-
pared as they might have been.
Charlie Eddy has changed his
boarding place.
Charlie Opperman is in school
again.
News is scarce and the reporter
is busy this week.
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Death of Little Mary Osborn.

DIED-At the home of its parents
on Friday, Dec. q, 1895. at 900
o'clock a. III. Mary Ellen, infant
daughter of J. J. and Mary Osborn
aged one year, seven months and
twenty-five days.
Little Mary had been i'll for
several weeks and although the
best medical skill was employed
il was of no avail.
Funeral services will be held
today at the residence on Military
street, and the interment will be at
the Lowell cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osborn have the
sympathy of all in their bereave-
ment.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07
II Nav do rs Much for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller Of Irving, ILL.,. writes
that he had severe kidney trouble for
several years. with severe pains In his
back and also that his bladder was af-
fected. He tried many so-c.lled kidney
cures, but without any good results.
About year ago he began using Electric
Bltters and found relief at once. Electric
Bitters Is especially adapted To the cure Of
all kidney and liver troubles and Omen
gives almost instant relief. One trial will
prove our statement. Price 30 cents aud
81 at W. 4. Prices drug store.
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NOT ON THAT LINE.

In Soliciting o Hsnd-Out "weary" Took
the Wrong Tack.
The lady of the house happened
to be near the basement door when the
tramp knocked, and she opened it upon
rs weary" q specimen Of "wraggles"
rs ever went unshorn.
"AIornin', mum, he began, lifting q
greasy head-lid from tangled shock
of hair. II beg yer pardon, mum, but
could rely upon yer kindness fer .
bite to eat?"
"why don't you work for your liv.
ing?" asked the mistress OF the house.
"Alas! mum, / have failed In business
and hain't recovered me nerve. just o
bite. mum-any little hand-out'll do"
"what business were you IMP" asked
the housewife, ignoring the appeal.
~ was teachin', mum; had me private
school. But couldn't make 1t pay"
Teaching 4 private SCHOOL,? the
mistress repeated rs II she was not
sure she had heard Alright "Didn't
you have any scholars?'
dead coolies of 'em, mum; dead
COOLEST But there was no pay coming
In, 90 had to close the college. You
see, mum. this was the Chicago Conser-
vatory for Teaching Women the Right
Way TO Get on Street Cars-rather Q
long name, mum, but q good thing
and had whole droves Of scholars,
but had rule of No cure, no pay
and they wouldn't learn. mum, and 1
had TO take 10 the road. It's humilia-
tin, mum, but necessity has no man.
ners. and II you could only
amanda, bring the tea kettle" cried
the lady Of the house to the msid-of-
all work; but before 'Manda had ar
rived with the hot water Weary had
wraggled on to the next house Chi
caro- Mail.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07
Evaporas,on from One Oak Tree.

Scientists who have studied the stu
alton claim that an oak tree OF average
size with cay seven hundred thousand
leaves, lifts into the air from the earth
about one hundred and twenty-three
tons of water In the fve or six months
In which Il displays its foliage. From
leaves water Ia evaporated and formed
into the clouds which supply the rain
Doesn't this make clear the necessity
for more interest in arboriculture In
this latitude and longitude, which IL
now suffering from drought Of atleast
two years duration? In the current
wear there is 4 deficiency In the rain
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.

Last Saturday evening while
Charlie Noble was smoking his
evening cigar and thinking of the
money he is going to make out of
the mines a number of his friends
came in upon him to remind him
that he had reached the 10Th mile
post of his life's journey. He was
completely surprised, but made the
most of il aud the evening was
delightfully."- spent. Refreshments
were served.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
BY GARDNER & SMITH.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7.
KANSAS OIL FIELDS.

The following is from the Neo-
desha Register:
"The long looked for day has
arrived, and Kansas oil is now
virtually on the worlds market
On November Guffey q Galley, the
daring, liberal and vcnturesome oil
operators, who had the nerve to go
in and put thousands of dollars
into wildcat holes in and around
Neodesha-20OO miles ahead OF
developments-turned over their
entire interests in the oil and gas
fields of Kansas to the Forrest Oil
Company, branch of the Standard
Oil Company. 1t was in accord
auce with instructions from this
company that Guffey & Galey's
manager, MIR. McGhee, began on
the 9Th inst. TO buy the oil balances
at SO cents per barrel, thus estab-
fishing the first market for Kansas
oil. On last Friday ]. ii. Fertig.
manager of the Forrest Oil Conn
pany's interests in Kansas, arrived
in this city, and at once took charge
OF the business hitherto managed
by Mr.. McGhee. The sale was
absolute and entire, including all
of Guffey & Galey's interests in
Kansas. The new company simply
steps into Guffey & Galeys shoes
and will continue operations and
developments, possibly on larger
scale than ever. They will also
carry out all of the contracts and
obligations hitherto entered into
by the retiring firm. While it is
with regret that those who are
acquainted with Messrs. Guffey &
Galley, and have noted their enter
prise and enjoyed the benefits of
their liberal policy, will learn of
their withdrawal from the field, yet
it is generally hoped and believed
that they have lost nothing in their
venture and possibly made good
thing.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Standard Oil Company has the rep
utation of being the most gigantic
monopoly in the nation today, yet
everyone will feel relieved to learn
that they have taken hold of this
territory.
at has been evident from the
beginning that a market could only
be procured for Kansas oil through
the Standard Oil Company. No one
had the nerve to operate in this
country independent of the Stand
ard Oil Company. Capital in these
times is too 'leery' to be induced to
invest in any enterprise where it is
likely to be engaged in a combat
with any great trust. Since this is
true, and the only hope for the
market lay with the Standard oil
people, it is well enough that they
have invested in the field, as they
will doubtless work it for all it IS
worth, and put the oil on the
market at once"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07
/. N. LYNCH.

The Holiday festival will be held
at the Perkins building corner
Military and Sheridan streets next
Thursday evening. A turkey din
ner will be served, beginning at
400 O'Clock. The ladies will have
for sale come nice pieces of fancy
work, also some painted china.