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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
uIscELLANROUy.

MAX GREERsTEIH, !: years old, fell
from the root OF a six-story tenement
house in New York and struck head
first upon an iron fence with spikes,
killing him.
An axle on fast freight train on the
b. & o. broke and 10 cars left the track
and were totally destroyed at Babcock'
Ind. The track was torn up for near
ly 500 feet Three unknown men were
found in the ruins, one dead and the
others mortally injured.
FAILURES for the week ended the 9Th
(Dun's rerort) were aai in the United
States against 1856 last year, and 81 In
Canada against So last year.
MUCH damage has been caused by
prairie fires in San Saba county, Tex
Fires were also raging around Rosanky
on the I'd consumspg the cotton fields
A man VISA hauling load Of cotton tc
the n when sparks set 1t on IRE and
consumed Il together with the wagon.
TIE Oklahoma supreme court has
decided that the herds Of cattle in the
indian reservation cannot Be .tsxed
sxcep. for general, TERRITORIAL and
court axp+nses- Thists . great victory
for the c4iilemen.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
WAYS OF AMERICANS.

Mr.. smyser, of Summerville. Ca, In
his o7th year, has put seven bullets into
. two-inch bull's-eye at . range Of 60
feet.
California liquor men. organised I'M
der the title of the State Protective a.
ISOLATION, are aiming to bring about the
abolition Of free lunches In San Fran
cisco saloons.
The board Of aldermen At Barre, VI.
extended clemeney to . man who had
been arrested for keeping . dog with
out paying license fee, on condition
that he phiured lptoxiceuis'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
Emerson and the Guide.

Years ago, when the philosophers"
as the guides called them, camped in
the Adirondacks, one member Of the
party occasioned good deal Of criti-
cism. He devoted himself to reading
and worthless writin'," thus in the
opinion Of the guides, wasting time
which might have been better spent In
bunting and fishing. He was Ralph
Waldo Emerson, not then handsome
man, and writer in the Troy Times
tells of the impression the poet-philoso-
pher made on one guide:
There was one guide who recognized
In Emerson something Of his real
worth, and upon whom the poet made
Q great impression.
"Steve," as he was Familiarity called,
was IN observing man, and the poets
physical defects, then undoubtedly
more prominent than in later years,
did not escape his eye, Us may be seen
from the answer he gave to the ques-
ton OF the writer of this paragraph:
"What kind Of fellow was Emer.
sonP'
"wal, sir" said the old guide, ''he
was gentleman every inch-as nice a
fellow rs you ever sec; pleasant and
kind-and q scholar, too, allus fig
gorin', studyin' and writin'; but, sir,
be was, believe, the all-Hredest home
Hest critter for his age that ever came
into these woods"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

DURING the month Of August the
mint ut Philadelphia was worked to its
full capacity and will continue so in
definitely, coming standard silver dol
lars from the bullion purchased under
the act Of July 10, 1890 This means
the coinage OF So, 100000 every month
and the turning into the treasury
monthly OF s7l2, 500 in seigniorage. In
the first six months OF 1895 there was
coined 7,5OG,4la silver dollars The
treasury now holds about $40, 900, 900 in
silver coined from the bullion pur-
chased under the Sherman act, which
is used to redeem and retire the Sher.
man notes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

IT was reported that u company had
been organizing claimants to right
to choctaw citizenship and that GER
tain members OF the council had been
fixed TO rush claims through and there
was likelihood Of trouble and Mar
shall McAlester had sent deputies to
Tushhahomma, !. T., to he on hand.
THE VIII .cl works at Mechanicsburg,
Pa, one of the largest industrial es-
Ia 5lishm.nts in this place, was de-
stroyei by fire.
MRS. MAY LINDSAY, OF Harper's
Ferry, W. Va, locked her eight-year-
old child in q room and the child
found some matches ana set the plnc,
on fire and was burned to death.
The United Typothet~ OF America
began It's tenth annual convention ut
Rochester, N. Y, on the sth.
GEoReE w. LEae, ex-treasurer OF
Pike county, O., has disappeared and
left shortage estimated TO be between
$40, 09o and 10000. He left note say
ing the money was loaned to friends
who failed to pay it back.
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN made public on
the 9Th his letter accepting the demo
cratic nomination for president.
A MAN named White, u plasterer by
trade, beat his wifc's brains ont with
a baseball bat at three o'clock on the
morning OF the 9th ut Andover. O.,
mounted bicycle, rode into the coun'
try ~ miles and cut his throat with a
razor, dying shortly afterward.
A NEGRO girl nino years old, named
Hattie Record, was brought from
Holly Springs TO jackson, Miss. and
placed in the pepitentiary for ten
years. She was convicted OF murder,
having killed her sisters child by split
ting Its head with an Ak, because 1t
.ried too much" as she said.
JESSIE CRozrER, OF Dougherty, Ok, q
domestic, while laboring under tenn
oorary Ct of insanity, carried the three
,hildren Of John Strong, n farmer, 10
The top OF 4o.foot tree, one at time,
md hurled them violently TO the
yround. Two were killed outright
and one VIII die.
SOME surprise having been expressed
because the United States was not rep
resented at the Pan-American confer
sncs in Mexico, II was stated at Wash
Iinrton that IL was because the confer
snce would be Of greater value %
support to the United States in the ad'
vanced position it had taken respecting
tia Venezuelan boundary dispute II the
other nations Of this hemisphere vert
lpsruiitsd to express. THAR sentiment,
lrespee tng the construction Of the Mon
Iros doc rms
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

A NEW system of packing butter by
dispensing with freezing chambers is
being tried in Australia. The plan is
that of packing 1t in patent cell.box,
consisting OF six sheets OF glass ar
ranged in the forr, of cube, the joints
being covered with grease-proof paper.
When the box Is filed II Is covered
about quarter Of IN inch with plaster
OF Paris, which in its turn Is covered
with specially prepared paper II the
box is small one, or with canvas II 1t
Is large. 1t is claimed that the plaster,
being non.ccndvctor Of heat, pre-
serves the sealed butter from being af-
fected by any temperature.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

ABOUT 800 disciples of the Abbe
Kncipp, availing themselves of privi-
legc granted by the park board, turned
out at an early hour the other morning
in Central park, New York, and walked
in their bare feet on the dcwy grass.
There were all sorts OF persons in the
little band of the faithful, but the
women prcdominatcd, and seemed to
take great delight in the exercise The
policeman on the beat was puzzled
how to deal with the bare feet. There
was some talk OF arrest, but no one was
molested and large crowd watched
the dew.walkers until long after seven
O'Clock,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

A UNIQUE half holiday bill has just
passed its second reading in the house
Of representatives OF New Zealand,
every mistress being bound TO turn
her servants out OF her house from
three TO ten p. m. on one day In every
week. II the servant Is found en-
ployed ut her ordinary work during
the statutory half holiday the mistress
will be liable TO n penalty Of s2s.
Should the servants return for food
during the time mentioned the mistress
must wait on them or be fined SOS; but
II Is provided that the mistress may re.
fuse admittance to servants during the
seven hours prescribed by law.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
wild Honey.

"wild honey Is usually found In
trees" said +. P. Randolph, Of Tusca'
loosa, Ala, 'and II finds q ready mar
ket, being preferred by most people to
that Of domestic bees Down the War
rior river, few miles below the city
where live, Q discovery has been made
that beats all Of the trees yet found.
There has always been . series Of
small caves there, probably 30 In num-
Der. They were never explored, the
openings being quite small. A hunter
noticed that bees were swarming about
these caves, and he investigated. To
his establishment he found them all
packed with honey. The stone was Of
q soft, porous nature, easily removed,
and Il did not take him long TO make Q
deal bywhich he became owner Of these
singular hives Then the bees were
smoked out, the caves opened and
enough honey secured to more than
pay for the farm upon which 1t was
found. Washington Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

DURING the summer George ]. Gould
penetrated the frozen north rs far ~
Labrador and came home with the Arc
tic fever. Next year, 1t Is said, he will
equip IN expedition TO search for the
north poe. A ship will be sent to some
northern point which can be reached
every year. There house will be
built and stocked with fuel and food.
The explorers will push on still further
the following summer and build new
depot. Each year n ship will be sent
10 the first station with necessary arti-
cles, which will be passed from depot
to depot until they reach the advance
guard and the pole Is found.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

OBSERVATIONS made as 10 the hours
of the day when rain occurs most fire.
auently have resulted In very curious
ststistics Prof AnRot, OF Paris.
whose observations cover q period OF
more than 30 years. states that rain
mostly falls between three and six in
the morning and from six to nine in
the evening. While the probability Of
rain in any one OF the "a hours may be
stated as % to 1000. this figure rises in
the morning hour. from thIee to siz
o'clock, to III in 1000. a1a for the
afternoon hours. from SIX 70 nine
O'Clock. to 40 Ia 1000 For all otheF
hours the probability e % Y l,oOa
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

REV. +. STuTzKE, of New York, and
his small band of followers. who had
expected the world to end on the cd
instant, were disappointed when It did
not, and Mr.. Stutzkc said he could not
explain, except that miscalculation
must be made. He felt sure, however,
he said, that the world would end in.
side OF 90 days.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
A Young f;Irl ImprIsoned.

JACKSON, Miss, Sept io-A negro
girl nine years old, named Hattie Rec
ord. was brought from Holly Springs
TO jackson and placed in the peniien'
iiary for ten years. She was convict
cd ofmurder, having killed her sisters
child by splitting Its head with an Ak,
because II cried too much" rs she
said. She Is the youngest person ever
vent 70 the penitentiary in this state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

TWENTY-FIVE young women Of Pitts
burgh, Pa, have formed club and on
rainy day in the near future will
venture out in short divided skirts or
boomers. The new attire Is at pres.
ent reserved exclusively for rainy
days, as the members want to intro
ducc dress reform by degrees. The
members OF the club propose to preach
dress reform by example.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

JOHN THURMAN, aged 70, died at
Gseensburg, Ind, recently. He had the
distinction of being the only colored
person in the United States belonging
toa white masonic lodge. lie had been
barber in Grecnsburg 45 years
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
A Child Burned to Death.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Sept 1o-Mrs.
Msy Lindsay, at Harper's Ferry, w.
Va, locked her eight-year-old child in
room. The child found some
matches, and set Ere 10 the house.
The Ore had gained such Roadway be-
fore Il was discovered that, whom the
door was broken open no one could
enter. and the child was burned to
death.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

THE national silver committee has
ordered 100000 documents which are
being distributed ut the rate of 5000
day. The national democratic com.
mittee is also distributing 1000, 900
documents
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
Wa, the Charlsen Brothers Lost.

New York, Sept. 1o.-on the evening
of June 81 the charlsen brothers, Nor
wegians, left sandy Hook In the 20 foot
sailto sozodont to cross the Atlantic
and return. About two weeks ago the
boat was sighted, rocking In the waves,
bottom up, about $50 miles of the Irish
coast. II Is not known whether the
venturesome brothers were picked up
hv a nassinR vessel or were drowned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

l., a.. ....,.., ,,,h q, ,,o,i.y mama nm
,.,.,oa,a,a rrna, 90 ,hs SELLER ~ silver. for
,..s,oh 49, 10 no ro,nrn now or hercnfter 70
,ha ,aa,,,a ~ ,ha ,oysrnren, 7, means that
~ poyP ss,,a.'s no.,h =, s,,vsr hn,iion 40
, ~. :, ~. ~ a., .-a.,,n,i,r ,wo aoliars NJ
$780, ~ .ns LII ~ .,,an ~ oxchanse For
s,on -, y, s,,,,,., saa.,r On, silver doiiars
III ~ s.,, ~
va. " ..s, =, ,,o ,ov.,rmen,
hny ".e ~. a.. a.. 800, =, Sc,itIous
800 ~ A., -. ~ ~. avss q, other
.s'as. "os .s -. i.en,,a xanrooch uron the
pe e.in, 80" "s.s.,.. n,.a nrs,rsss ana fnan-
li ,N, eha'" 80 aa ,r,rnraI ac,
,ra,,S ha ,vor,d ,s,as because our Commercial
,",s.,. " wy" ...-,s LA Al, our .ett,ements
.,,.s ,,as ,,,,s, 10 n,sd. No, with the
moncv which NAV no legally current in our
n,v Uns .o,r,rv hu, IN Gold the standard Of ali
o.,iss. ..,,S ,rs,.h on ra,a,ions nre most eor-
n my, WIN mn Jul Jul, no 'oa,.,,,iva enact
ZIG. au 49, ,,s tron ,ha, ircvi,ab,e neces-
.,,r ' t =, r. \ Snow. ,sc, tha, more than 40 per
sa., - ,h. .an,marc. q, ,ho world "a settled In
es s,. VI ."S "a s.s,.
49,. e. ...., -, +o taI, ~
Mr. "ooai. ."." hoe' % !,
the effect he thinks Tree coinage wou'u
have on various interests:
There are now on deposit In the savings
banks of % states and territories OF this union
the vast sum Of t2.O0O.0p,000. These arc the
savings Of almost Coz. 900 deposltors In many
cases they represent the labor and economies
Of years Any depreciation In the value OF the
dollar would defraud every man. woman and
child TO whom every savings belong. Every
dollar of their earnings when dcposlte was
worth 100 cents in gold OF the present standard
OF weight and flncncss Are they not entitled
10 receive In full with interest, oil they have
so deposited. Any legislation that would re-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

Bricks with mortiscs and lemons are
now made, with view to preventing
the cracking and springing Of brick
walls, difficulty that has long both
cred both architects and builders
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

At Doncaster, Eng, the prince Of
Wales bay colt, Persfmmon, winner Of
this years Derby stakes, won the 81.
Leger stakes ON the 9th by length
and half.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

In New South Wales and Victoria
the labor party holds the balance of
power and in South Australia prac-
tically controls the policy of the gov.
ernment
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

THE new United States cruiser, the
Brooklyn, gets more power out Of n
ton OF coal than any other vessel Of
her class.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

IT is proposed to put out next year
chainlcss bicycle, which will be opera
ted by bcvcl gears, instead Of the usual
chain and sprocket.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

GOLDEN hair is in such demand by
The wigmnkers Of Paris and London
that contracts for the entire supply for
the next five years have been recorded.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

THE territory of Oklahoma will this
year furnish one.third of the castor
beans consumed by the castor oil mills
of the United Stairs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

CONNECTICUT has just harvested one
Of the finest tobacco crops ever raised
in the state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
CURRENT COMMENT.

ENGLAND had the coolest August this
year of any on record.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
The Monroe Doctrine.

A disrsned bur arm maintenance Of the tor
eien doetrlne set forth ~ President Monroe
and reiterated By the presidents who have sue
ceo6ed him. instead Of arousing hostility
abroad, is TIE best guarantee Of auiicAhls 70.
latiess win other u'Tenh y ko',ssr fof all
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12

The position taken by the platform against
the issue OF paper money by national banks Is
supported by the highest democratic authority
rs well as demanded by the interests OF the
reople The present attempt Of the national
banks 10 force the retirement OF United States
notes and treasury notes In order TO secure
basis for q larger issue OF their own notes
illustrates the danger which arises from
permittiug them 70 Issue their paper
Us q circulating medium. The national
bank note, being redeemabls In lawful
money, has never been better than the United
States note, which stands behind Il. and yet
the banks persistently demand that these
United states notes which draw no interest
shall give place 10 interest bearing bonds, In
order mat Tue banks may collect tue Interest,"
which the people now save. To empower ma
tiounl banks 10 issue circulating NOES Is 70
grant valuable privilege 70 favored class.
surrender 70 private corporatlcns the control
over the volume OF paper money. and build up
a class which will claim vested interest IN
the national financial policy.
The Omitted States notes. commonly known
a. greenhscks, being redeemable In either gold
or silver at the option Of tho government and
not at the option Of the holder, ara safer and
cheaper for The people than national bank
notes based upon interest-ooaring bonds
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
Water Ways.

The policy Of improving the great water ways
OF the country is justified by the national char
acter OF these water ways and the enormous
tonnage borne upon them. Experience has
demonstrated that continuing appropriations
IRE. in the end, more economical than single
appropriations separated by long intervals
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-12
Pacific Railroads.

The government cannot afford TO discrimln-
ate between its debtors, and must therefore
prosecute Its legal claims against the Pacific
railroad. Such policy is necessary for the
protection OF the rights OF the patrons rs well
Us for the interests OF tho government.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
Ingallsisllls.

Below are a few extracts from
John j IS letter from the Republican
convention to the New York Jour
nal He may deny that he wrote
them, but he did, anyhow
"The supporters of the single
gold standard, if they ever have
the power, will retire the green
backs and destroy the legal tender
quality of the silver dollar, thus
contracting our circulating medium
more than a thousand million dol
lars.
"The silver advocates would open
our mints to the world for coinage
of that metal upon the same terms
with gold at the ratio established
before 1878.
"The bime alists believe in the
use of silver with full legal tender
powers to the largest extent com
patible with equality with gold, and
legal tender paper redeemable in
gold.
"All want Sound money The
assumption that any rational man
wants anything else is an insolent
imputation upon patriotism and
common sense. Any dollar, wheth
cr of gold, silver or paper, that
will pay one hundred cents worth
of debts is a sound dollar. No one
desires counterfeit money, or clip
ned coin or debascd currency.
"In 1878 when the Bland Allison
bill for the recoinage of the silver
dollar was passed over the veto OF
President Hayes there was the same
impudent cutlery as now The sup
porters were denounced as enemies
of the public credit, and pilloried
in the metropolitan press AS mad
men, knaves or FOOLS. 1t was said
that IS millions of silver might pos
sibly be maintained at par, but
more than this would result in in
dividual ruin, the expulsion of gold,
bankruptcy. Instead of Is millions
under that act and the act of 1890,
more than 600 millions were added
to the circulating medium in silver
coin and silver certificates, and none
of tn 2, prophesies came to pass
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
Lawrence World { Rep. J:

What il wanted in Kansas us
now il the free and unlimited coin
age of harmony among Republic
ans. -'
just now, Republican papers are
landing the Democratic leaders who
are putting sound money ahead OF
party, but we hear no word OF
praise tor the silver Republicans
who are doing the same thing 1t
makes a good deal of difference
whose OK is gored
Silver sentiment is so strong in
the western par, of the state that
we have noticed that two candi'
dates for the legislature have an
nounced that they will not stand on
the St. Louis platform. We will
have to do some intelligent voting
or we will l. Sc the next Legislature.
A report was out that Gov.
Humphrey was boiling The nomina
iioa of Mckinley. Straightway
the lickspittles Of the press began
bowling that Humphrey never did
amount to anything anyway. These
little tumble bugs make respectable
newspaper men tired They are
content to roll the filth of the poll
icians over the country and be
happy If some dirty shirt states
/ man calls them leading citizens. >
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24

There was gathering of the legions
At the mandate of their Queen,
And the flashing Of million
Blades lit up the awful scene
And a million starving toilers
Fell like blighted stalks OF grain
In that horrid midnight harvest,
BY their sons and brothers slain.
There are crimes that stir with hor-
Saints and angels round the
throne,
And whose judgments can be meted
By the courts of God alone.
And | saw the kingdom sinking
At the Scarlet Woman's feet,
Ard her splendid cities plunging
Like tempest-foundered fleet.
Mountain ranges met and melted,
And above the fiery tomb
Two great oceans swung together
Like the closing gates of doom
And | heard voice proclaiming
Down the solemn aisles OF space:
"He who Stays starving brother
Smites his Maker in the face"
JAMES G.. CLARK in the Arena
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
C0UN 7 RY

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and Northwest Arkansas; peach,
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penetrates vast forests and rich
mineral fields and opens up to set.
Element millions of acres of wild and
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sessing a mild, healthy climate,
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and which is free t, ON drouths,
billiards., severe winters, and where
great variety OF crops can be
grown, An eight.page paper, Illus
trated pamphlets, giving valuable
information to humeseekers aud in-
vesters will be mailed free by ad
dressing +, A HORNBECK,
Land COMMISSIONER,
7th aud WyandCite SITS ,
Kansas City. Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-24
N E\A

Kansas City, Pittsburg IL Gulf
Railroad, now building on an air
inc from Kansas City to Port
Arthur, the new Deep-water Gulf
Coast City This road has opened
up 500 miles of new