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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15
VICTORIA AND THE SENTRY.
Her Thoughtfulness for q Man Whose
Mother Was Dying.

Her Thoughtfulness Tor hinn Whose
Mother Was Dying.
The mother OF one OF the sentries ut
Windsor castle was seriously ills-in-
deed in dying condition-yet the son
was required by his superior officer to
be on duty as usual. Her majesty
knew Of the woman's illness, rs indeed
she knows about everything relating
to the family life of her servants; moth
ing il too trivial for her notice. AS
suming that permission would of
course have been given to the young
sentry TO 60 to his mothers dying bod,
the queen issued no special order to
that effect herself. In the afternoon,
when returning from her usual after
luncheon drive, she noticed that tho
sentry was in his usual place at tho
castle entrance.
Instantly her majesty ordered her
carriage TO be stopped and, leaning
out TO where the young fellow stood,
she said with terrible emphasis:
"What, you here?" The sentry, my
informant relates, not understanding
the drift Of the royal inquiry, was
ready to drop with fright and possibly
expected TO be sent 10 tho Tower
straightawuy. Needless to say, he
was too ALARMED to speak. Soon, how
ever, he leaned that the queens in
dignation was not against lin, but
against thoAe who had kept him at his
post when beloved mother was dying.
Her majesty told him to hasten home
without delay and afterwar9 caused
special inquiries TO be maio us to
whether he was in time to see his
mother alive, which happily was the
case.-Woman ut Home.
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CRUEL IN THE PARLOR.
II Was Served Only Under Vigorous Pro-
teGts.

Il Was Served Only Under Vigorous Pro-
tests.
The old-time hospitality of the south
included certain established customs,
the Importance Of which was felt by
oil, from the master to the youngest
servant on the place. How sacred these
observances were may be judged from
the difficulty which Mr.. John Howard
Payne, the author Of "Hornc, Sweet
Home" once had in obtaining hum
BILE bowl Of cruel instead OF the more
elegant refreshments usually offered to
visitors. lie was living at little
tavern in n southern town, and went
with woe-begone face to friends house
one morning.
"Miss Mary" he pathetically in
quired, do you know what Cruel is?"
'Indeed, do. Why, what is the
natter"
"Oh, those horrid biscuit ut the
tavern seem compounded Of saleratus,
lard and half-bakcd -four. Could you
have me dish of cruel prepared"
Certainly i can," she answered, and
hastened to the kitchen to lay the case
before Aunt Minda, the family cook.
'Lor, Miss Mary" exclaimed the
ebony priestess of pots and pans, Eyer
know yer nav not gwine ter like that!
l never knowed cruel carried inter her
parlor ter company. Yer got no pride,
chile"
"But, Aunt Minda-"
go long inter the house an give yer
frien' fruit cake an pineapple cheese,
Miss Mary"
"But, Aunt Minda-"
don keer, chile! Cruel ain ter be
carried inter the parlor, nohow."
But Mr.. Payne has dyspepsia, Aunt
Minda. He's sick, and doesn't want
anything but your Cruel"
This appeal conquered the old ne
gress, who prided herself as much on
nursing as on cooking, and the cruel
was prepared.
But Rob, the house-boy, had yet to
be reckoned with. He was as clustered
as Aunt Minda by such compromise
Of dignity. He would have proudly
and promptly presented cake and wine,
but cruel, in his opinion, would be-
smirch the family escutcheon forever.
He entered into long argument,
which ended in his sulkily carrying
the tray Of Cruel to the visitor. His
wounded feelings were notified, how
ever, when he saw the steaming bcver-
age quaffed like nectar.
"Rob," said Mr.. Payne, ''is there any
more Cruel where that came from?"
"Lor, yes, Mr.. Payne! There Is
bushels!'
"Well, bring me another bowl, them"
said the visitor, gratefully, slipping q
dollar into the boys hand.-Youth'r
Companion.
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FOR THE MISSISSIPPI, LEvEEs.
Devices for Detecting the Swift Cur
reuta of Water

Devices for Detecting the Swift Cur
rents OF Water.
First heavy barges are swung out
from the banks and securely fastened
and anchored, to provide safe moor
ings for the broad, weighted willow
and cable mats, which are designed to
regulate and defect o current OF wa
ter running from two to four miles
an hour. To hold these boats and
the mattress as 1t Is woven and sunk
into the water from the barges net
work Of thick wire cables Is needed, Oft
en- extending some thousand feet from
the barges to the shore. The mattresses
are woven on specially designed w.av-
Ing barges, from willows and under
brush fastened together by means Of
poles and wires, much after the manner
Of giant baskets. After the weaving
the mattresses are stiffened by crib
work Of willow poles, the top cribbing
serving az support for the heavy layer
Of stone, by means Of which the mat
tresses are sunk into their proper place
on the river bed, sometimes so feet
below the surface. Many Of these mats
are 800 feet In width, and measure moro
than 1900 feet in length, covering areas
Of four to eight acres. Additional
strength Is given by number Of wire
cables, and by cross cables holding tho
so-called mats to the shore. After the
mattresses have been sunk, the river
banks. which had to be graded down to
facilitate the work, have to be reverted
with layers Of stone rip nearly n foot
deep to prevent them from washing
away with the next flood. Naturally
the construction Of each of these mats
costs thousands OF dollars, for the work
can only he done during the low-water
season.
Sometimes the next flood destroys II
all. Sometimes, though left unframed
by the flood, which passes over II, it rots
away In Its stagnant water; sometimes
It actually defects the swift currents
Of the water. In that case 1t lasts some
four years, when the strain proves too
much, and immediate repairs have to
be undertaken to save what has al
ready been accomplished from sure de-
truction.-Leslie's Weekly.
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KANSAS AND FREIGHT RATES.

Gov. Lsedy Voices the sunnower States Do
msnds at the Kansas City Commercial
Congress.
KANSAS CRY, No., May 7.--whcn
Chairman Laphara announced to the
members Of the South and West Com
mercial congress yesterday afternoon
that Gov. Leedy, of Kansas, would
speak, some Of the delegates expected
to see man with q marvellous growth
Of whiskers, his trousers In his boots
and probably little hay hanging from
his long hair. Instead Of this they
looked upon q quiet, unassuming
man, dressed In o neat cutaway suit
Of gray; short, well-kcpt chin whis-
kers and hair; the little there was of
1t was faultlessly combed. The gov
ernor's address was fine effort His
subject was western Products and
Transportation Rates" He apparently
thought that enough had been said
about the western products, SO he con-
fined himself 10 the rate question.
He put the responsibility OF
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| nlRn rates 10 the Gulf nnd
the Atlantic upon the shout.
ders Of Kansas City and coupled with
this threat that unless this city de-
vised some plan to bring about reduc-
ton Kansas, as much rs she disliked to
do 1t, would be compelled to build q
line OF her own to some southern port.
In this connection he argued for tho
state ownership of railroads.
"What was the outcome of the con-
struction of the Erie canal?" he said.
mot only the building Of n railroad
right beside 1t to compete with it,
bringing rates away down, but tho
making OF some of New York's
greatest cities on its banks. We in
Kansas think n great deal of Kansas
City. We want to trade here In tho
future rs we have in the past. 1t is
with Kansas City to get lower rates to
the south. Build a line of your own
II the corporations still refuse to listen
to you.
II have read that Kansas City was
about to pay out So, 600, 900 or 81, OO0, 900
for parks. Just put rs much more on
top Of that, build q line to the gulf
and the parks will take care of them
selves"
IF you will do this" he went on, as
the delegates leaned forward to hear
more distinctly, "thcn no city within
n radius of 500 miles will be able TO
compete with you. Then We who live
In Kansas, instead of trying to build
up cities of our own, will take off our
coats and work to make Kansas City tho
great metropolis of the west. Jap
plause.) We will help you to make
city here surpassed by none in the
country. We in Kansas know that tho
rates, established by the railroad pool,
are too high and they must be reduced.
We are not so unreasonable rs to wish
for n reduction that would bankrupt
the roads. but we ask for uniform
and equitable rate.
IF you do not give us this, Kansas
will build railroad to the gulf. She
Is now in position to do 1t. She is
free from Wall street, her debts are
paid and unless Kansas City makes up
and carries out what have suggested,
the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf will
have q most aggressive rival"
ut Is true that here in Kansas City
you have four or five lines TO the gulf,
but freight rates have not been ma
terially reduced. Are VIC to ex-
pcct that, with the increase of
the north and south lines, rates are
to remain Us dictated by the Atlantic
lines? Our interest, Kansas and Kan
sas City's are identical, and l hope
they will remain so, but our people
are determined TO have lower rate to
the gulf, and we hope to come by the
way Of Kansas City. (Applausc.) II
you do not do your duty we will find
way out.
Cincinnati was confronted with the
same problem that Is holding Kansas
City down to-day. What did she do?
She built railroad to the south, the
best ever built ut that time. and paid
out $50, 000, 900 for it. Both this limo
and the Erie canal enjoyed the pros
perity and not only helped the termi-
nal towns, but built up the country
through which they ran"
When Gov. Leedy sat down the APP
plause indicated that he had made tho
hit Of the day. The congress took q
recess Of five minutes TO allow the
to pay their respects to tho
new populist governor of Kansas.
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Feared No Human Agency.

Doctor-Well, my poor man, you ar,
badly used up. You say you were IL
your cabin when the landslide occurred
and that you could feel the earth slid
ing down the mountain. AS you say
the movement was protracted for some
time 1t is strange you did not become
alarmed and leave the shanty.
Coyote sam--Why, great guns! J
supposed II was that bloated old Pizer
Pete, what runs the Lizard Creek sa.
loon, tryin' to foreclose the mortgage
and take my home away from me.-Tex.
as Siftings.
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Swallowed n Lizard and Died.

HUDSON. N. y, May s-Fritz Christ
man, farmer, 80 years of age, residing
Mt Harlemvillc, Columbia county, swal.
lowed small lizard while drinking mt
q spring two years ago. All efforts to
dislodge 1t proved futile and he died.
It was found that in two years the
lizard had grown to the length Of ten
iranl,nn
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Baid Puts I'm IN. Nancy.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May s-Eddie Bald
has deposited $500 to bind match race
with Tommie Cooper. TO take place at
any time between July and August l.
Bald agrees to run the race at any
time during this period on any track
and for any sum over $500 that Cooper
NAV select
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15
Not 0uIlty OF wife PoI.onIur.

BEDFoKD, Ia, May s-The jury In
the case Of William Friend, the young
farmer Of Taylor county, who was
tried for poisoning his wife, returned
. verdict Of acquittal this morning.
The defense maintained that Ms.
Friend committed suicide. =
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15
A Definition.

Freddy-What is q promoter, papa7
Papa promoter, my son, is an
acute individual who wants to secure
some of your capital by trading you
property which belongs to some ono
else.-N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15
Hanrcd NJ mIdoIrbt IN Prl.on.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, May s.-Henry
Jones, colored, was hanged shortly
after midnight for the murder Of fell
low convict named Thomas, who testi-
fled against him in the trial which re-
suited in his last sentence TO prison.
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A Per.ua.iye Advocate.

Magistrate Sims-What is your plea,
guilty or not guilty?
Prisoner-Your honor, fully in-
tended to plead guilty, hut since have
had talk with my counsel am con-
vmced that am innocent; 30 / plead
not guilty.-N. Y. World.
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Fourht UnfIi one Was Dead.

GUrHRrE, Ok, May Shear MARI
eta, i. T., two brothers named John
and Sidney Walker, quarreled over q
trivial matter and fought each other
with their fists for over an hour, as q
result Of which one Of them afterwards
died
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

After physicians had given me up, was
saved by Piso's Curc.-Ralph Erieg, VIII
Transport, Pa, Nov. q, 1893.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

Some men need good roasting, but they
are such good fighters that no ono will give
It to them.-Atchison Globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

Bed is bundle of paradoxes; we go to II
with reluctance, yet We quit It with regret
IN. Y. Weekly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

First Ncighbor (proudly)-'1Iy daughte
10 learning the violin" Second Ditto (sad
ly)-"So hear."-Fun.
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srArn or ONO. crY Q, TorzDo. Ia.

IUUAb COUNTY. .
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Il the
senior partner Of tho firm Of +. j, Cheney
& Co., doing business In the city Of Toledo,
County and State Aforesaid And t that aid ssd
lars for each and every case Of catarrh that
cannot be cured BY the use Of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. D.
iHS0. A. W. GLEASON,
[Seal] Notary Public. :
Halls Catarrh Cure II taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. f.. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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When q rich mans boys don't succeed
people always enjoy it.-Washington Dem
ocrat.
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II may come last, but st. jacobs Oil is the
best to cure sprains. 1t ought to be first.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret,
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. l0c, 25c.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

The pain Of sciatica il cruel. The cure
by st. Jacobs Oil 10 sure. Il penetrates.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

Julict-"Did you ever study the stars!'
Romeo-"Tve understudied them"
kers Statesman.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

Some people are proud because they once
had a lot Of money and squandered it,
Washington Democrat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

Slipped and fell; bad sprain. Nevel
mind. st. Jacobs Oil will cure it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

Not to be provoked 10 best; but, II moved,
never correct till the fume il spent; for
every stroke our fury strikes il sure to hit
ourselves at last.-N. Y. Weekly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15
"Star Tobacco

Al you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
lasting ii "a and I'd therefore I'll The cheapest.
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Kansas has more ex-governors living
than any other state In the union.
They number seven, and all take part
In the business affairs of the day.
Their ages are: George w. Click, 20;
John p. St. John, o.; E. N. Morrill,, 63;
Samuel J. Crawford, 90; Thomas A.
Osborn, 81; L. U. Humphrey, IS, and
L. d. Lewelling, 40.
The annual session of the Federation
of Women's clubs ut Hutchinson last
week was exceedingly profitable, dele
gates representing over 1900 members
being present Officers chosen were:
Mrs. w. G. McClintock. president; Mrs.
s. r. Peters, vice president; Miss Julia
Walsh, secretary, and Mrs. Snyder, OF
Leavenworth, treasurer.
The sheriffs of Dickinson, Clay,
Greary, Morris, Riley and Wabaunsee
counties have purchased bloodhounds
TO be used in chasing criminals. They
will be kept ut Junction City.
Ellsworth county has compromised
with Mrs. Way, the Boston woman
who recently came into possession Of
the courthouse on Judgment, and the
building has been decided back to tho
county.
The board of education of yelling.
ton refused to lease one Of the city
school buildings for a county high
school. as provided for by 4 recent leg
islative act, thus virtually killing the
project
L. ]. Best, formerly . well-known
politician Of Beloit but recently liim-
Der manufacturer of Topeka, COM
united suicide while on . business trip
70 Beardown. Ark.
The state penitentiary earnings for
April were So, 1o7 and the expendi-
lures SIS, Ssp. The increased expendi-
lures came from purchasing new cloth
ing for all the convictA
A worm resembling the caterpllle4
which destroyed the apple crop in
Lyon and adjoining counties last year,
has reappeared In greater numbers
nd already dsnudsd the foliage IN
many orchards
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and the verdict of the jury was that the
body was not Hillmon's. A warrant
was issued for the arrest of John II.
Brown for the murder OF an unknown
man. Brown ran away to Missouri ri
and eludcd capture. While fugitive
from justice, Brown sent for lawyer
and made u confession. He declared
that the body brought 10 Lawrence
was not the body of Hillmon, but of
another man whom Hillmon had muir
dered for the purpose Of palming 1t
of on the insurance companies rs his
own. Browns full confession had
been introduced on all the trials ex-
cept the last His deposition, taken
by the Hillmon attorneys, was not
used in the last two trials. Il Is said
the lawyers hold the policies and arc
the parties Ia interest, but the ''wid-
ow" even Of the murderer is often in
fluential with q jury, and Mrs. Hill
mon appears as the plaintiff. John II.
Brown and Alva Baldwin have never
been brought into court rs witnesses
by the Hillmon lawyers, for the possi-
BILE reason, as suggested, that they fear
cross examination.
On the 18th Of September, 1879. Mrs.
Hillmon signed full release of all her
interest In the policies. She went to
her lawyers Office and demanded the
policies. He said he had u lien on the
policies for siO,OO and refused 10 give
them up. From that day to this the
parties demanding the payment of the
policies, II Is said, have been the law
yers and not Mrs Hillmon, the alleged
beneficiary.
The body ut Lawrence remained uni
Identified until the father Of +. A.
WalterB through the masonic lodges
81 Fort Madison and at Wichita, OBJ
Iainsd intslligenee a he tragedy and !
The news & observer., 1897-03-24
BRYAN DIVIDES ROYALTIES.
Half the Money for His Book Goes for
the Silver Cause.

Lincoln. Neb., March 22-Hon. w. J.
Bryan will give one-half of the royalties
received from the sale of his book, "The
First Battle" to the cause Of bimetallism,
and has appointed a committee whose
duty will be to properly expend the funds
reserved for that purpose. The commit
tee is composed of the following persons:
Senator James X. Jones, of Arkansas;
Senator Henry NJ Teller, of Colorado
Senator William V. Allen, of Nebraska,
and Hon. A. J. Warner, president of the
National Bimetallic Union.
In answer to a communication from his
publishers, w. r. Conkey Company, Chi
cago, stating that $4,000 was due him as
a royalty ON the first months sales, Mr.
Bryan at once instructed them to forward
$4,000 to Mr.. Jones, 1850 to Mr.. War
ner, 81 800 to Mr.. Allen, and $500 to Mr..
Teller, and certified checks for these a
mounts were sent to-day.
Mr.. Jones is to spend his portion in
promoting the cause Of bimetallism
through the Democratic party; Mr.. War
ner is to disburse the money received by
him through the channels afforded by the
National Bimetallic Union; Mr.. Teller
will expend his portion for the bimetallic
cause through the silver Republicans,
and Mr. Allen will employ his portion
in advancing the interest of bimetallism
through the Populist party.
Mr.. Bryan based his division of the
amount to be expended ON the fact that
he received 100000 Democratic votes,
/ 100000 Populist votes, and 100000 Re
publican votes, recognizing at the same
time the work done by the National BIZ
metallic Union as a non-partisan organi-
Zation.
The news & observer., 1897-03-24

further held that the agreement in TINS
case was of such a nature as to const!-
tute a restraint of trade of sufficient mag
nitnde to render it a violation of the act.
"The effect was to restrain trade no
ma tter what the intent was ON the part OF
those who signed it." 1t was stated that
the granting of the injunction prayed for
was not intended to have retroactive
effect. Justice White delivered the dis,
senting opinion ON behalf of himself and
Justices Field, Gray, and Shiras. lie SAID
that the agreement in question was not
an agreement to fix rates, but to classify
freights and to prevent an increase or
reduction of them except upon given no.
tice. Hence the document was not IN re-
straint of trade or commerce. 10 say
that it was in effect was to follow the
letter and not the spirit of the law.