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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
Missouri Products.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. sA-Chief
Clerk Carroll, of the bureau Of labor
statistics, Is preparing statement of
the actual productions of Missouri for
the past year. For what he has gath
cred so far he estimates that the total
productions of the state for the past
year will be about $3.50, 100000. This
docs not include any factory products
II includes agricultural products, live
stock, lumber, -four and the output Of
the mines of the state. Corn he has
figured at TX cents per bushel and
wheat at As cents, as the average prices
laak WAR
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
KANSAS SCHOOL POPULATION.
Nearly Half Million Of school Aee-shaw'
nee County Leads with 10000.

Nearly Half Million OF school Age-Shaws
nee County Leads with 10000.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 23.-State Su.
perintendent William Stryker and
his assistants Saturday completed
the apportionment Of the inter-
est on the permanent school fund.
The total amount TO be distributed Ia
sa12, S42.60; total number Of school
children in the state, 493, $50; per cap.
ita, IS cents. Shawnee Is the banner
school county in the state. Her school
population Is 10, 020, and her share Of
the interest on the permanent school
fund is $4,000 Following Is com.
plete list Of the counties, the number
Of school children in each, and the
amount each county will receive:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

The weather bureau at Washington
Is nearly ready to make practical up
plication of the knowledge it has re-
Gently gained respecting kite flying.
Everything is now known that is es-
sential. for the contemplated service,
and there will be no further delay in
establishing the system of kite-observ-
ing stations which Chief Moore has
been planning. About six months will
be required for establishing this sys-
tenn of stations, which will number 30,
perhaps. They will be scattered all
over the United States, elevated loca-
tions being chosen wherever obtain
able.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

SANTA FE, N. NJ, is the first city in
the world to place its interest in the
hands of board Of trade composed ex-
clusivcly of women. They attend TO
all matters of business relating to the
good order Of the city and its sanitary
condition, receive and welcome stran-
gers and entertain all celebrities, show
you the best residence and business
portions of that ancient pueblo and
drive You about its suburbs in the ele-
giant victoria, and II they cannot per-
suade you to locate there and spend
your days and all your wealth in Santa
Fe, then you are hardened against the
smiles and wiles Of women.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
KILLED AND CREMATED.
Ed williams, n Negro. Meets Horrible
Death While Fighting Ohicers.

Death While Fighting Ohicers.
BANTER, Ark, Aug. 24.-Ed Williams,
colored, was killed and burned up in
his home, three miles north of this
place, about three o'clock Sunday
morning. About month ago Williams
assaulted colored woman, and then
sent word to the deputy sheriff resid-
ing here that he would kill him il he
undertook to arrest him. At about
ten o'clock Sunday morning the
house was surrounded by the posse.
After exhausting every means OF per-
suasion and promise of protection, and
having made futile effort to break
down the door, and having given fair
warning, the house was set on fire.
Not until the roof was falling in did
Williams appear, and one Of the posse
killed him before he had time to shoot.
An effort was made to get the body out
OF the burning house, but 1t was too
late. The roof fell in almost the same
instant the desperate fell, and all
went up in smoke together.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

CHICAGO street corners are to be
made objects of usefulness and beauty
by handsome town clocks, supplied
with the official barometer, thermom-
eter and forecast, II the plans OF the
United States Time & Weather Service
Co. and Postal Telegraph Co. are car
ried out. Promoters of the system are
ready to order the manufacture of 100
Of the towers. with their complement,
and have them located at convenient
intervals. The timepieces will be syn
chronized by the Postal Telegraph Co..
SO that one may be certain that he is
being supplied with United States OBJ
servatory time.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

WHAT was probably the shortest sem
tence ever imposed upon convict in
Illinois was pronounced the other day
by Judge E. ID. Youngblood, of the JEFF
fferson county circuit court at Mount
Vernon. Miss Annie bradford was ar-
raigned before the court, charged with
grand larceny, but the states attorney
changed the charge to petit larceny,
whereupon the defendant pleaded
guilty, and the Judge assessed fine of
81 against her and also sentenced her
to one minute in the jefferson county
inil.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
UNIFORM STATE LAWS.
branch Of the National Bar Association ut
Work on system.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 2i.-one branch
OF the National Bar association. the
annual convention of which begins on
Wednesday, went into session yester-
day. II is the commission on law uni
formity, the object of which is to har-
monize in important particulars the
statutes of the different states. The
commission has been at work for sew
eral years, and while it has already at
tanned valuable results, 1t is laying
foundation broad and deep. The COM
mission is now at work upon the task
of having the states adopt a uniform
law upon negotiable papers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
NEARLY 1000 CARS.
Mondays Wheat Receipts ut Kansas city
Rnrnnaaea All PreYlOnA RecOrds.

Mondays Wheat Receipts ut Kansas city
SURPRISES All Previous Records.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Aug. 24.-Kansas
CITY made another new record in wheat
receipts. Nine hundred and fifty
three cars, or $4,000 bushels, arrived.
This is 12s cars more than the receipts
Of the previous big day, August Q. Ex-
cept for lack of cars Mondays arrivals
might have been 1000 cars. Dollar
wheat is evidently Fastening the influx
Of grain from Kansas, Oklahoma and
Nebraska, although it is said that many
farmers are holding on in the hope OF
still higher prices.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
EVIpENCE eY 'PhoNE.
business Men Who Could Not Appear In
Courf TaaflfV Over the Wire.

Business lIen Who Could Not Appear In
Court Testify Over the Wire.
FoRr SCOTT, Kan, Aug. 9S.-An In.
novation was introduced in the court
here Saturday when two witnesses
were examined and gave their testi.
mony over the wire. Both were BUSH
ness men and the attorneys for both
sides agreed that to save time they
should give their testimony by tele-
phone, which was done. Afadavits
have been sworn to and acknowledge
ments taken by telephone aud sus-
tanned by the courts, but this Is be-
Neved to be the first time that testi'
mony has been received by phone.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

CoMMAyDER-IS-cnIEF cLARKsoS.
the establishment of q sanitarium for
the benefit of veteran soldiers and
sailors Of the war for the union. 1t Is
proposed to locate on the island with
Castle Pinckney, in the harbor Of
Charleston, S. c., refuge for old SOL
diers who are i'll, and congress is asked
to take advantage OF an offer Of the
very favorable location for the pur-
pose. The scheme has the indorse-
ment Of Commander-in-Chief Clarkson.
There has been great deal Of dis
cussion over q possible union of the
Woman's Relief corps and the Ladies
Of the G. A. r., but 1t is the desire of
the Grand Army that the tenets Of the
Woman's Relief corps prevail rs to the
eligibility clause, and the Ladies of
the g. A. r. do not want to give up on
that point, so the matter of union
seems Us far away as when the two Or
CARNATIONS took to different paths.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. accept only
the wives. mothers, sisters and daugh-
tiers Of honorably discharged soldiers"
and reject the "loyal" woman who had
no relatives in the war to whom she
can trace relationship.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

A RECENTLY tabulated report Of the
agricultural department shows that
during the fiscal year ended June d
these distributions Of seeds were made
Flower seed, 1,Ol9,5OO packages at 9
cost TO the government Of $4,000; rad
ish seed, s,i61,O packages, costing
sls,O 900; cabbage seed. 100000 pack
ages, costing $4,000; tomato seed
2,OOO, 900 packages, costing sia,5OO; tur
nip seed, 2,5O0,O0O packages. costinl
SIS, 900. In like proportions other Ur
binary garden seeds were distributed
during the year. making total Of 20,
900, 900 packages sent out By the depart
mcnt at a cost Of about $4,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
JUDGE RANDOLPH REFUSED.
The Attorney Generals suit to Enjoln Rail
roada Given q Backset.


EMpoRIA, Kan, Aug. 2s.--Attorney-
General Boyle came here Saturday
evening at $3.50 and applied for tenn
porary injunction against the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co., re-
straining it from charging shippers OF
live stock by the hundredweight, in.
stead of by the car load. The hearing
was before Judge WA. Randolph, of the
district court, who refused to grant the
injunction, as the parties to be eujoined
were not present Judge Randolph
stated that he did not believe in gov
eminent by injunction, and. although
presidents had been established, he
would not grant the injunction until
the other side could be heard from.
The attorneys asked that the applica.
ton for the injunction be heard next
Wednesday, which was agreed upon,
as the railroad attorneys could DO
present Mt the time.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
ANOTHER date has been fixed for the

ANOTHER date has been fixed for the
end of the world November -, 1899.
This time Prof. Falb, of Vienna, is the
prophet of evil. On that day there is
to be u collision between the earth and
comet and all inhabitants of this
sphere are to be poisoned by gas or
burned alive. The professor has done
some good work in meteorology, but,
despite this fact, the Niennese con.
time to make plans for the Goth CEN
fury in disregard of the prophecy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
SCHOOL CHILDREN PROFIT.
Interest on the Kansas Fund Paid Prompt
IL and Apportlonment Larger

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 9l.-The semi
annual aportionment of the interest on
the permanent school fund is to be fin
ished Saturday. Each school district
in the state will receive 43 cents for
each person Of school age. The school
fund commissioners have s2la, 90 to
distribute and the last census shows Q
school population of 403,s:O. The
last npportionment, six months ago,
was 81 cents and that of year ago, ~
cents. Superintendent Stryker says
the increase this fall Is because in
terest is paid up promptly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
Rurrlars Well Paid.

McCRAcKEN, Kan, Aug. s4.-This
morning about three o'clock J. NJ.
Hastings store was broken into, the
safe blown open and $1,000 in notes
and securities belonging TOD. NJ. Hast
ings and about $500 wheat money OF
H. s. Haags taken. Riders have been
started TO Ness City to head of the rob
beers, who are supposed to be tramps.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

SINCE Prof. Vogel, of Berlin. Ger.
many. suggested the idea that it was
possible TO reproduce colors with the
camera photographers and chemists
have sought to find n successful pro-
cess, and, it was said, that Albert
Scheckner, Of ST. Louis, had achieved
this and can reproduce any object
in its natural colors.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
B,vle win re I'M Conteu,pt.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. ai.-Attorney-
General Boyle has derided to file an
amended petition, making the Mutual
Life Insurance Co Of New York de-
PENDANT to the quo warranto suit now
pending in the supreme court against
John Z. Lord. II this is done, the ut
torney-general will be clearly In con-
tempt of the injunction order issued by
Judge Williams, of the federal court
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
TEACHERS MUST IMPROVE.
In Kansas They Can Get but Two Third
GRADE Certificates.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 2i.-Au opinion
was rendered by the encouragement
yesterday, in which it was held that no
teacher who has held two third-grade
certificates and taught under them can
get another third-grade certificate. II
such n teacher can't pass second-grade
examination he is barred altogether
from teaching school. Attorney.Gen-
eral Boyle also decided that district
ownership OF schoolbooks must DO
adopted at the regular annual meeting
of the district.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

THE little country Of Holland to-day
owns 100000 par value, of the Sc
curitics of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe system. Kansas, which con-
tains about one.third OF the total mile
age of the system. probably does not
own. all told, $4,000, par value, Of the
same securities.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

A NEW YORKER who recently re-
turned from trip to Europe paid
$1,000 duty on his daughters trunks.
AS he handed over the money to the
custom house officer he remarked that
he was rather ashamed of not having
patronized American dressmakcrs."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

LENA CoLIINswoRTn, of Claiborne
county, Tenn. died the other morning
from the effects Of 5s-day fast. She
had been starving herself to death un-
de- xaw ska-4narreLsd with. heE-hns.
band, they separated, and she vowed
that she would fast until he returned
TO her. The efforts of friends and
relatives to force her to eat were of no
urnil
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

JAMES BURKE, of Lenni, and William
Anderson, of Maple, recently met in
Delaware county, Pa, to see who could
eat the most raw eggs. Burke swal-
lowed three more than mis- opponent
The total number eaten was 81.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
seaton Is for Resubmisslon.

TorEKA, Kan, Aug. 9o.-Capt. John
Seaton, Of Atchison, while in the city
yesterday, formally announced his
candidacy for the republican guberna-
torial nomination. Seaton says he ID
Tor rcsubmission and the repeal Of tbs
metropolitan police law.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
Ordered 20 Get out Of Knnaas.

Topeka. Kan, Aug. a4-Superin-
tendent of Insurance McNall notified
the Masonic Aid society Of Westfeld,
Mass, to get out Of Kansas and quit
transacting business in the state. II
claimed TO be q mutual life insurance
company and McNall says 1t would not
nav It's lossea .f
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

DAVENPORT, Ia, Aug. 2l.--John G.
Bills. ex-state senator and ex-nayor OF
Davenport aged 20 years. one Of
the most prominent lawyers in Iowa,
committed suicide By shooting to-daT,
Be va1 doupondsut over failing heolik
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

a New ORLEANS authority says the
cotton crop this year will be near TO-
100000 bales, and will realize between
sSOO,OOO, 900 and $500, 1000, 900.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

TnE New York Evening Post insists
that the prevalence of mob law is an
infallible symptom that the American
people are retrograding in civilization.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
CURRENT COMMENT.

The statement was made that 10, 703
letters were misdirected in l,oston
during the past year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28

H. +. TEpEo, of bourbon, Ind, aged
9s Years, and his wife, aged o., were
recently blessed with twins. Both
Were healthy.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Brown boots may be simply and ef-
fectively cleaned by rubbing them with
peeled onion and afterward polishing
them with soft cloth.
The pressure Of tight shoe NAV be
relieved by applying cloth, wrung out
in boiling water. to it when on the
foot. This causes the shoe to stretch
and mold Itself to the shape of the
foot.
Cane chairs, the seats of which have
sunk down. may be renovated by turn
ing them upside down, and washing
with strong soap suds, after we'll soak
ing, set to dry. when 1t will be found
that the seats have become quite flat
Hair brushes should never be washed
with soap. A piece of soda dissolved
in warm water should be used, and the
bristles will speedily become white and
clean under its influence. Dry in the
open air. keeping the bristles down
ward.
Fruit should be eaten by every one
during the hot weather unless 1t posi-
lively disagrees with them, as II con-
tains large proportion of pure water,
in addition to certain salts which are
needed to keep the body iu proper
health,
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
AN EARLv LIQUOR LICENSE.

~ New Restraining Law Was lndiE-
aantly Received.
Tia famous gin law" passed L.
159s, u Interesting g the earliest Sc
vsss blow at liquor dealing among civ
iiissd nations, says the Popular Scienc.
Monthly. 1t levied tax of 20 shil-
lings . gallon on spirits and license
oe 10 for any one selling or dealing IL
n And. being in advance OF public
opinion. 1t failed much as other. more
stringent. prohibition laws have failed
in our own day. For the cry was al
once raised that 1t taxed the poor
mans gin and let the rich mans wine
70 free. Every wit. every caricaturist.
had his ning at 1t. Ballads were
Aawksd round. telling of the approach
ing death of mother gin. The liquor
shops were hung with black and cele-
bratsd uproariously Nine. Geneva's ly-
ing In state, her funeral, her wake and
20 on. The night before the law went
into eject, SO a contemporary journal
says. there was universal rsvsl all
over the country. Every one drank his
NJ and carried home as much gin. be-
sides. as he could pay for. To evade
the law. apothecaries sold 1t in walls
and small packages. sometimes colorel
and disguised. generally under false
labels. such as "Colic Water" Make
Shift" Ladies' Delight" There were
printed directions on some of these
packages-e. g., Take two or three
spoenfuls three or four times a day.
or ~ often as the fit takes you" In
formers were very prominent and ex-
ceedingly offensive, inventing snares
to catch lawbreakers for the sake OF
heavy rewards and spying and sneak
ing around in a way particularly dis
tasteful to the English mind. In con-
sequence they suffered in their turn.
The mere cry, 'liquor spy" was
enough to raise mob in the London
streets and the informer was lucky II
he escaped with sound thrashing and
. ducking in the Thames or the near
est horse pond. Indeed, such an out
cry was made about the matter that
the ministry became very unpopular
and the law was not enforced after two
or three years and was largely modi
fed In 1743. aften seven years trial.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
Stolen Bricks.

A lawyer had gained the unenviable
reputation of excessive sharpness.
Next door to him lived retired sea-
captain, not 80 sharp as his legal
neishbor. perhaps. but pretty wide
awake. nevertheless. The two men had
for some time been enemies. So says
an exchange. One very windy night
the lawyer was reading a book in his
study when 4 terrific crash upstairs
startled him. Upon investigation, he
foSnd that the captains chimney had
blown down and had done consider
able damage to his-the lawyer'+
roof. Fastening down to his library
he pulled out his law books and hunted
up similar cases. devislng and schem-
ink how he could secure satisfaction
f1O0 the captain. While thus engaged
Z note arrived from his enemy that
r4zd II follow:
"Str: II you don't return those
bricks ut once, will put the matter
in the hands Of my lawyer"
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
THE QUEENS SERVANTS.
She Never DIscliarges One and Cots
AlonE Very Well with All of Them.

She Never Discharges One and Gets
Along Very Well with All of Them.
American housekeepers, who are for :
ever wailing about the servant Ques-
ton, will find it interesting to know
how Queen Victoria, who keeps four
times as many domeestics as any one
in this continent, manages them.
No servant is ever dismissed from a
royal palace. This is probably the rsa-
son why We hear SO little gossip of any
kind about her majesty's household A.
rangements. The queen early made up
her mind that much of her comfort and
peace depended on the attitude taken
by her towards those with whom aha
could not but be brought constantly In
to contact.
Accordingly no domestic is ever en-
gagged without the strictest enquiry be-
ing made into his or her private char
acter and general qualifications for tha
post about to be filed, and, should .
mistake appear to have been made, tAA
person in question is not sent away
with more or less good character, ~
would be the case in most establish
ments. but he or she is simply moves
down step and given q position Of
less responsibility.
Matrimonial engagements are no,
discouraged, providing the contracting
parties are considered thoroughly re-
spectacle. When marriage IL immin-
ent the queen sends for the young wo-
man, and after few kindly words Of
advice, presents her with a large bible,
which. it need hardly be said, soon be-
comes what is generally known as a
family bible. Also, II the prospective
bride has been in the royal service
some time and has been distinguished
by good behavior. her trousseau is pro.
vided, and she is often provided with 3
small post. carrying with 1t resi-
dence. Most Of the royal lodges are o.
cupied by couples who were once in
service at the castle.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
S|00 To Any Man.
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
OF Weakness In Men They Treat and
Hnil % Cure.

OF Weakness In Men They Treat and
Pail to Cure.
An Omaha Company places for the first
time before the public a MAGICAL TREAT
hIST for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration Of
Life Force in old and young men No
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Phosphorous or other harmful drugs. 1t is
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etfects-positive in its cure. All reat ers,
who are suffering from weakness that
blights their life, causing that mental . I'd
physical suffering peculiar TO Lost MAn-
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send you absolutely FREE, . valuable
paper on these diseases, and positive proofs
Of their truly MAGICAL TREATMENT. Thous-
ands of men. who have lost all hope of .
sure, are being restored by them to per-
feet condition.
This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
at home under their directions, or they will
pay railroad fare and hotel bills to all who
prefer to go there for treatment, II they
kail to cure. They are perfectly reliable;
have no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or c. o, u, fake. They have
o96O, 600 capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat or refund every dol
lar or their charges may be deposited In .
bank to be paid to them when q cure 10
elected. Write them today.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
Montsnssrin aud Bulgarian.

''It has been truly said," writes Mr..
William Miller. the historian OF the
Balkan States. that the Montenegrin
u the exact opposite Of the Bulgarian.
Put both in drawing-room. and the
Montenegrin, who has never bowed his
neck to foreign master. will look and
behave like gentleman. while the Bull
garian, but lately set free from the
Turkish bondage. will look and behave
like boor. But put the two upon a
waste plot Of ground. and the Bulgarian
will convert it into a garden of roses,
while the Montenegrin will look on"