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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03
Nervousness and Insomnia,
A Prominent Farmer Of Kansas
Finds . Cure.
From the Capital, 81. John, kansal

From the Capital. 81. John, kansas.
Hearing that j. II. Detwiler, prosperous
farmer who resides about three miles east oil
st. John, Kansas, had been using DR.. vii,
liams Pink Pills with marvellous beneficial
results, reporter Of the Kansas City Stat
called upon him for an interview regarding
the matter. We found Mr.. Detwiler tall,
and apparently well preserved man oil
seventy years. Upon our interrogating him
concerning his use Of Pink Pills he gave us
the following, and with his entire consent 10
81 had been troubled for several years
with extreme nervousness. At first II did
not prevent me from attending to my farm
duties. About three years ago, however,
began to grow rapidly worse then my
nights became slecplcss, and / could not
sleep two hours In an entire night. ] be-
came terribly affected too with indigestion.
Ibecame alarmed at my condition, and con.
trouble was insomnia, and / took his medi.
cine for that, but without relief. Another
told me II was nervous prostitution, but his
medicine had no more effect than the same
amount Of water. Finally, seeing DR.. vii.
liams' Pink Pills advertised, and noticing
particularly the testimony Of person who
bad been Cured by them OF q very similiat
disease TO mine, I determined to try them.
l called upon our local druggist, MIR. j.
Stivers and procured supply. l began
taking them, and in very short time my
nervousness was less severe. After had
given them a. thorough trial, I found myself
entirely cured. can iiow lie down at night
and 60 to sleep without the slightest trouble
Furthermore the cure has been permanent,
and ] can recommend Pink Pills to. all who
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03
HER LIFELIKE STATUE.
signaiized Her Departure from the
World of Artiats.

Before her marriage she had been a ia
inous sculptures. She had made several pUt'
traits OF well.known men, and everyone pre-
dicted for her still more brilliant future,
when she suddenly set all predictions at
naught by marrying wealthy man who dis:
approved OF her keeping up her professional
work. She was very quiet under this re-
striction, but was supposed to rebel Inward.
ly. Therefore when, at dinner party one
evening, she asked her old friend. Gen.
Bashar, to come and see her on the follow:
ing evening and inspect her last piece of
work, which she thought the best and most
lifelike she had ever executed, he sup.
posed he was to use his influence to prevail
upon the husband to permit her to resume
her place among the working fraternity OF
artists.
81 am sure you will like it, general" she
said, with winning smile. 1T fairly lives
and breathes. l confess / am in love with
it myself"
On the appointed evening the general,
with some misgivings over the delicacy OF
the task intrusted to him, presented him.
self. Instead OF inviting him to the studio,
his hostess, to his surprise, offered to bring
her last bit to him.
"0h. it's statuette, is it 2 he asked.
"Well, yes, you might call it So" she an.
swered, as she went out Of the room. In q
few minutes she returned, bearing in her
trms-a baby!-Chicago Times-lierald.
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IIonorinr the Flag,

Should you ever be on one OF our men,
of-war ut eight o'clock In the morning
you will hear suddenly three prolonged
rolls on n drum, followed by the herald
ing notes OF bugle. Looking then
about the ship you will see every sailor
and every officer facing toward the stern
and standing mute with barred head and
upliftcd eyes. During these signs Of
rigid respect you will see, rising slowly
to the peak and unfolding to the breeze,
the beautiful stars and stripes. and you
will feel an eXultant thrill, as does
every officer and man there uncovered,
that above you floats the symbol of the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03
some lntsrsstins Fact. Rssardiss

uhe OutBot ot Orcscent nhcychcss
This article IL intended to convey con
eeption Of the enormous amount Of raw ma
terial consumed during q. season In supply
Ing the demand for one OF the most popular
bicycles made. The Western Wheel Works
the largest, and without doubt the most
complete, bicycle factory In the world, and
can turn out, when running TO fullest ca
pacity, 72J finished Crescents in twelve
hours, or d complete "up TO date" bicycle
per minute.
They used during 1905 $50 miles Of tub
ing, or enough TO nearly reach from Chi.
cago to st. Paul II placed In straight line.
The spokcs were made in their own fac
tory, and required $50 miles Of wire, or
enough to reach from Chicago to Lincoln,
Neb.; 80 miles OF brass rod was required
for spoke nipples. II the spokcs, spoke nip.
pies and tubing were placed in straight
line they would reach from Chicago TO the
Rocky Mountains at Denver. The efanks,
IL placed end TO end, would cover distance
crank axles, wheel nxles and pedal qxles,
and 10 miles OF steel for seat posts. II the
rims that were used In the manufacture Of
Cresccnts in 90 were placed one upon the
other they would make pile 1880 feet
high, 5000 feet higher than Pixies Peak
and about the height Of Mount Films in
Alaska, whose summit has never yet been
reached by man. II required 32,04 square
feet OF sheet steel to make the Crescent
hollow tooth sprockets, and 2l,S76 square
feet for the steel stampings Of the head and
seat post clamps, or in all enough flat steel
to cover an area Of II acres. There were
used 10 miles OF cork grips, l0s miles OF
finished hubs, and % miles OF steel wire TO
pin frames together before brazing. The
finished chains, end TO end, would reach
20 miles, and the different pieces Of which
they are composed would reach 237i miles,
or in all 307A miles, the distance from Chi.
oago to Cincinnati. The bearings OF 1896
Cresccnts required 1880, 800 steel balls,
which, IL placed in straight line, side by
side, would reach distance OF 453 miles.
To lace the chain and dress guards on the
ladies' Crescents manufactured in 1896 re.
quircd 43i, $50 yards Of cord, or 2i6i miles,
enough TO ALLOW small boy to stand on
the top OF the Auditorium tower In Chicago
and fly his kite where the people In Des
Crescents sold in 1895 required 1,6O6,742
bolts, and l,iss,O75 nuts, having an aggre.
gate weight Of 20 tons. The total weight
Of the complete bicycles was 2,3S2,S i2
pounds, or. ,l9l tons. To crate these bi.
cycles required l,235,740 square feet Of lum.
ber. made up in pieces; 7o.7lS,G6S separate
and distinct pieces entered into the con-
struction Of 30 Crescents, and il all were
placed in a straight line. end to end, they
would reach from Nav York 10 some dis
lance in the Pacific ocean west OF San Fran.
cisco.-Crescent Bulletin, July !, 1897.
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might and glory Of the United States Of
America.
The same honors are paid to the flag
when II Is hauled down at sunset. II
there is band on board, the hosting Of
the flag is heralded with the star
Spangled Banner" and its hauling down
with Hail Columbia"
II the ship is in foreign port the
national air Of that country is played
after our own. Then the national airs
of other nations whose men of-war are
present in that port are played In the
order of the rank of their commanding
officers. To omit any one OF them would
be considered an insult and would be
followed by prompt inquiry from the
ranking officer Of the nation whose air
had been omitted, and an apology or
explanation would be required
Youths Companion.
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TWO Mightx ccntinents,

North and South America, beside Guats.
mala, the West Indies, Australia, and even
Europe, are the fields OF usefulness In which
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has demon
strated It's value as an antidote to malaria,
and as remedy 70. dyspepsia, constipation.
rheumatism, neuralgia, biliousness, nervous
ness, and 1os4 Of appetite and sleep. The
Inhabitants, the medical men Of these coun-
tries, have spoken In no uncertain tones
concerning the efficacy Of the great house,
hold remedy.
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train Of my weight taken Of, my handa

strain Of my weight taken on my hands
and feet. With one foot In the loop
could hang on very comfortably. I,ut
then serious question arose. How was
! to get into the basket? An attempt
to climb up over the side might upset
that frail affair.
await minute called out the nero
naut. I'll cut out two OF the ribs Of the
basket. right here In the bottom. and
then, by springing the next one on each
side back little, l guess you can crawl
up through" and this was done mo-
ment later.
II Gun tell you ! was glad when l
found myself sitting In the bottom Of
the basket resting.
"'How long has II been since we left
the groundY l asked.
"Just five minutes he said.
"A good deal Gun happen In five min
utes.
"That," continued my companion,
"was the way came to be an aeronnut.'
"The affair created great sensation.
and was talked about far and wide.
The owner OF the hot-air balloon was
shrewd enough TO see that there was
money to be made out Of SO much free
advertising, and he made me hand
some offer to make the ascensions with
him, and promptly accepted the offer.
l was greatly interested in my new
work, and gradually begun to add some
attractions, such Us performing on the
trnpeze bar Us the ascension was made.
and then parachute leaps from the bal
loon, high in air. But never attempted
any such attraction us was exhibited
when went up hanging by one foot to
the drag-rope."-Webb Donnell. In
Golden Days.
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A Large One.

His Mother-in-Law-why, what's the
matter? You look as gloomy rs a rev
moon In fog.
He-No wonder! Bilkins calico me q
colossal asst
His Mother-in-Law-hell, you are
large.-LarlEs.
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She Missed Him.

A poor woman who kept shop in north.
ern. village, and who was troubled with q
husband who could scarcely be considered q
credit to the family, one day found herself
widow through the sudden demise Of her
spouse. A lady, who frequently made
small purchases at the shop, called to see her
and to offer her sympathy, though knowing
that the mans death must in certain sense
fered from Sis rioisnee e sbe w a D not b s
ever, quite prepared for the stoical way In
which the wife took her bereavement.
Said the lady:
81 am siire; Mrs. c.; you must miss
your husband"
well, mum, it do seem queer to go into
the shop and lind something in the till!"-
Tit.Bits.
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A been Impres,Iou.

Pat returned from London after a holiday,
and meeting his priest one day stopped to
tell his adventures.
Now, Of all the sights you saw, what OBJ
ject struck you most-in fact, left the deep
est impression on you?" asked the priest.
Faith, il was brick from n scaffold a.
struck me most and left its deep impression
on me-" said Pat, showing cut on his fore
hetd.-Spare Moments.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet
Il cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out OF corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight OF
new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain cure for
sweating, callous, hot, tired, aching feet.
Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores, Csc. Trial package FREE
Write to Allen S. 0lmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
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His After-Dinner Speech.

Around the table were gathered many
men. The dinner was almost over, and now
in the interval Of service general converse
tion had ceased, and they were all looking
at him and waiting for him to speak. lie
was handsome man; clean shaver and
commanding looking, in irreproachable
evening dress. lie stood, his left arm
hanging at his side, his right hand resting
lightly upon the table. Every eye was upon
him as he began to speak. And this is what
he said:
Sorry, gents, but de plum puddin' is all
out. Derefs rice an tapioca, an dere's
plumpeachanapple creamorrhubarb an
minserlemon pie. Whachergo 'nterhave?"-
N. Y. journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03
one Wn, Ont Of II.

He sighed wenrily.
"It's no USE" he said. II fear I car
no longer keep the wolf from the door.
"oh, WELL" she replied, cheerily. "it's
not so bad rs il might be. I'll let the
cook answer the bell. and II she can't
brighten him away, why, LET him have
her. She's not n very good cook. any
way, and am sure we can easily re.
place her."-Chicago Post
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A cen.laernte noctor,

Mr.. SicklY-Now, doctor. tell me. can
didly, in what condition do you aud
my lungsf
Dr. soOnover-They ais in pretty bad
shape. but there Il no danger Of thar
not lasting g long - yog uvs.-MY.
Weird.
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Not Her Wont.

"Lsten!" he Kissed.
mo" she answered, and turning upon
her heel brusquely, she left him there alone.
For she was telephone girl by profession,
unless she was sure it was none Of her busi-
ness.-Detroit journal.
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y5pn Sxxkexuenre.

'I,all this evening, DEAR" inquired Des-
demona OF Othello, when she saw him load
ing up his old revolver.
mo, not this evening. love; smother
evening" he replied, as he reached for the
pillow, and wedged it softly down her
oesophagus.-Up.to-Date.
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OutdOue.

Prof. Braintank-Newton was q great
philosopher. BY observing the mere fall Of
an apple he discovered the law of gravity.
Smithers - That's nothing. by simply
biting an apple Eve discovered the gravity
Of hw.-N, Y. journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

The Same Old Wail.-Said Eve-"What
q chooser Of fig-leaves you are! 'Tis the
worst one that ever carried" Said Adam
Your dresses are better by far than any
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03
wheel Accidents.

"Flora had dreadful time last evening
She didn't come In town until after dark."
"What was the matter!"
"She lost her powder.rag somewhere out
on the road, and couldn't fix up fit to b,
seen. detroit Free Press.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

To live is to have justice. truth, reason,
devotion. probity, sincerity, common sense,
right and duty welded into the heart. To
live is to know what one is worth-what ono
can do, and should do. Life is conscience
Victor Hugo.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

When q woman will, she will; and yet
when she says she will she may not.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

Some men think they are good to their
wives il they build the fires in the morning.
Washington Democrat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

Every once in awhile the statement Is
made that parents are better TO their girls
than to their boys.-Atchison Globe.
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astnr Tol,ncco.,S

As you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

"Your husband seems to be victim OF the
tobacco habit" mo: I'm the victim. He
thoroughly enjoys il. Chicago Record.
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THE GENERAL MARKETS.

A ball player does not object to being
called fast..-Atchison Globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

Mrs. Isascstein engaging servantl ~
-"6h, no, mum; he's nearly 5O!"-Tit.Bits
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

can recommend Piso's Cure for Com
sumption TO sufferers from Asthma.--E. ID.
Townsend, Fl. Howard, Wis.,, May 4, 81.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

A man who resists temptation does not
deserve as much credit as man who keeps
away from it.-Atchison Globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

II is amazing how many people there are
who don't amount to Notwithstanding.
ton Democrat.
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A man philosophers better than woman
on the human heart, but she reads tho
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.

The difficulty with the man who knows
too much is that he always will tell tn.
Y. Weekly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

Attempt to make reform paying bust.
ness, and j: ceases to be reform.-Atchison
Globe.
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The less energy q man has, the easier he
drifts into matrimony.-Atchison Globe.
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Another proof that life is conundrum is
that everybody eventually gives it Jpn.
Y. Weekly.
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An old pair Of shoes spoils the appearance
Of any woman.-Atchison Globe.
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When folks can't think Of anything else
TO do they go and see Observation-Disclosures
Democrat
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The architect OF his own fortunes seldom
tires OF building extensions.-N. Y. Weekly.
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HAT true American
to-day
Feels not the blood
leap In his veins
As stirring scenes OF
&c
Arc brought to
m | n d. though
peace. now reigns
Where DER q hun
dred years ago
The Brlton came In
fierce array.
And strove this land
OF ours to hold
s.n. ....s I. -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-07-03

HAT was your first
experience in sky
scraping?" l said
to my companion.
as we settled down
in our seats in the
railway car, on our
,yny bnck TO W.
The Globe-republican., 1897-01-07
ON BEING A SNOB.
Take People rs They Como and Don't
He Marrow.

Take People as They Como and Don't
He Marrow.
Goodwill would come easier If we
could all contrive to make our expecta-
tions of one another bear a more rea-
sonable relation to facts, says Scrib-
ner's. Mos. Of US are apt to have a
general standard of looks, conduct,
morals, intelligence and agreeableness,
and to think favorably of persons who
come up to it or surpass it, and more
or less unfavorably of persons who
don't. People who come up to our
standard are mice" and we like their
company and cultivate their society,
and other people are not mice"
and We are apt to speak of
them with some disparagement, to
avoid being thrown with them, to sigh
when they ask us to dinner and to
think the time spent with them is
wasted. But We can easily discrimi-
nate overmuch and be ungener0usly
fastidious about our companions. Peo-
pie whose circle of playmates is limited
to a select few of certain scarce kind
are bound to be narrowed by their So
cial squeamishness. It is much better
for them to compel themselves to take
people more as they come and try to
get some pleasure out of every one.
even If it is only such self-denying
happiness az comes from pleasure
given.
The Globe-republican., 1897-01-07
The Hill OF Death.

The Smithsonian Institution scien-
fists say that the most remarkable
prehistoric monument in the south
western states-maybe in all the cOun-
try-;s a black barren butte on the
lower Gila river, some fifty miles east
of Yuma. 1t is not wonderful from
any architectural standpoint. There
are no marvellous hieroglyphics nor
immense pieces of engineering work
which battle the minds Of modern scien-
lists. 1t is but a plain, bald. rocky
point, uglier and palmer for its sharp
contrast against the clear blue sky.
But it is wonderful-because upon its
aerial heights, which look down over
the green vegas and rolling potreros,
are the white and bleaching bones Of
a band Of people who fought the last
fight for existence. No one knows
when this battle was given nor who
were the besiegers OF the besieged.
There are evidences of mighty con-
fiict, and the little mesa which tops
the mountain bears witness to the fear
fulness of the struggle by it's carpet OF
human bones. This point, which Is
known locally as La Iona de Muerte.
or the Hill of Death, is a prominent
landmark throughout this whole re-
gion. It is Stunned by the Indians
and superstitious Mexicans as well.
The main highway from Tucson to
Yuma leads by the base OF this hill.
and pious Catholics who have occa-
sion to pass along the route invariably
cast a rock upon the pile. which has
thus accumulated into a considerable
mound. Not very costly shrine. but
built with sincere hands.
The Globe-republican., 1897-01-07
BEATS THE RECORD.


0aA 0abe1ol. Cal. woman u . 0feos-
0r.ndmotheF 1t 60.
The youngest great grandmother In
tie country lives in southern Califor-.
mia, in San Gabriel valley, says the San
Francisco Call. She is a good-lookins
vivacious woman of middle age and her.
name is Mrs. Jennie Nelson. Before
she was Is, Mrs. Nelson was mother.
at 30 she was a grandmother and at 46
she became q great grandmother. That
is a record which is seldom equaled.
Mrs. Nelson was born in San Bernard
ino. Cal, in May, 1850. Her mother
was Spanish woman and her father
an EAglishman. Her maiden name was
Jennie Fawcett and she was a particu-
larly handsome and attractive girl. At
that time there were very few white
families in that section and 80 those
which were there were friendly. The
nearest neighbors and closest friends
of the Fawcetts were the Nelson's. and
when Miss Jennie was only IA years old
she was married to George Nelson,
young man Of 10. When Jennie lacked
two months of completing her fifteenth
year she became the mother of bright
baby girl. The youthful couple moved
to San Diego and there in the course OF
eleven years six more children were
born to them. The eldest child was
girl and was named Isabelle. She was
soon famous far and wide around San
Diego for her beauty, and her friends
were not surprised one day to hear that
she had come home from school to an
ncunce that she had been married to
Earl E. Phelps, dashing young man
from the east. Miss Isabelle was in
short dresses still, but her mother for
gave her, and the couple went to live
on young Phelps ranch near the town.
There, when Isabelle was Is, her first
child was born. This made Mrs. Nell
son a grandmother at 80. Since then
the grandchild Amelia, has grown to
girlhood and last year she became en-
gagged to a young Orange county ranch
man, Henry Walker. They were mar
ried short time ago. At the age OF 16
years and months Mrs. Walker be-
came the mother of a little boy. This
interesting little chap has the most
remarkable set of relatives. Besides
his 46-year-old great grandmother he
has an aunt who is week younger
than himself, and he has grand-uncle
who is less than three years old. Baby
Walkers father is but 20 years old.
his grandfather has just passed his
thirty-fifth birthday and his great
grandfather Nelson is barely 49.