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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-12-25
FROM THE KLoNpIKE.
The Man from the Gold Mines Tells
Abont the Weather.

The Man from the Gold Mines Tells
AboBt the Weather.
He had just returned from the top Of The
Chilkat pass and was apparently alad Of Il,
"How was the weather when YOU leftfs
inquired q friend. "ColdY
ayes, but not 90 bad as II win be along
In January, after the mosquitoes get out
Of the air and let the wind have q chance.
Then Il gets good and cold. A man told
ne who had wintered. up there seven years
that II was 10 cold in January that they
froze the flames OF their candles and sold
them for Strawberries. lie said they kept
their fires over night by putting them out
In the air and letting them freeze and then
thawed them out In the morning. He said
he had seen four men die OF collie from
wouldn't shaw inside Of them. He said
the cows all gave ice cream till they frozs
to death. He said he knew clerk in Q
hotel on the Yukon that got rich selling
the diamonds he wore, said diamonds being
nothing on earth but ice crystals that
didn't thaw till after the clerk had got out
Of the country. lie said he had seen man
fall off the roof barn and freeze 20
stiff before he liz that he broke In two
when he hit the ground. He said he had
seen smoke freeze in chimney till the fire
wouldn't draw, and he knew Of one case
where the smoke froze after 1t got 100 feet
up and fell back on the house, knocking .
hole in the roof big enough to drive yoke
Of steers through. He said the reason the
nights were so long in that country was
that the dark got froze so hard the daylight
couldn't thaw its way through in less than
six months. He said"
Excuse me-" interrupted the friend, "did
this party have affidavits with these state.
ments@
"He said he had, but guess be must
cause he never came back when ! asked
him to go after them for me-" and the re-
turned Chilkater smiled smile that was
childlike and bland.-Washingt Star.
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tul than a helpl.s. mother with hun.

full than helpless mother with hun.
CRY child?
Among the crowd Of passengers who
had hurried into the station came Reu-
ben Bullwinkle. The discomforts Of
the journey had no apparent effect
upon his invincible good humor. "D!n-
ner Is now ready, ladies and gents!" he
shouted. "Table dc hote, or q Ia carte,
oil the luxuries of the season ut prices
within the means Of any millionaire.
Never mind the cost. A full stomach Is
better than full pocket book, and you
can't have both together In this ranch.
Walk right up to the festal board and
enjoy your Christmas dinner"
After this outburst OF dime-museum
eloquence Rube looked about him for
some evidence Of appreciation, but
every one was too busily occupied in
the scramble for food to heed his
vagaries. But no, not every one, for as
Reuben's eyes wandered over the room
they observed the forms Of the lone
woman and her little boy standing idly
by the stove.
Reuben was IN old and experienced
traveller, and withal shrewd observer,
and II did not take him long to read the
pathetic story Of this group of two.
There was no doubt in his mind that
they were faint with hunger and with
out sufficient money to pny for food.
The drummer RUDE pushed his travel
Ing hat to the back Of his head and
scratched his bald pate ns he held a
secret consultation with the angelic
and interior Reuben. "Rube, old fel-
low, what are we going to do about this
business? We can't enjoy our Christ
man dinner knowing all the time that
hungry eyes ure watching every mouth.
full Of food we devour; no, that's out
Of the question, but what can we do?
That woman is no pauper, and she
would probably scorch us with glance
II we presumed to offer her money, or
even to blow her of to dinner. But,
great Caesar! they must be fed some
how. Now IL we could manage 10
scrupe up an acquaintance with the boy
I think we could make the deal; so let's
see II we can hypnotic him."
Agreeable to this resolution Reuben
fastened his gaze upon the child until
he caught his eye, then smiling the
same old smile which had won him
friends from Boston to California, he
addressed him: Allows this for
Christmas, little boy?" But the little
boy only chung closer to his mothers
skirts and scowled at the presumptu.
Gus stranger.
"What's the matter, little friend,
can't you find seat? You just come
with me now. and II we don't find n
place I'm much mistaken"
The boy ceased whimpering and
looked inquiringly at his mother.
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Tommy, IN because the blizzard blew
my beard clean of. Yet all the same
I'm going to I'LL your stocking, and II
I can't get ut your stocking I'll I'LL some
thing else for you. Here, young lady,
let's have one Of those big paper Bugs.
Now. Tommy, we'll call this stocking.
Let's fll II up. What'll you have? APP
pies, Of course, and doughnuts and some
Of those delicious sandwiches and pie
like your mother inakes,' and ! guess
that exbnusts the bill OF fare. Now hold
the end Of the bag tight and don't spill
out the vicuals; and. Tommy, your
mother wants YOU"
The refreshed travellers had au set.
tied themselves in their seats and the
train was jogging along again rs best II
could through the snow. Passing
through the car Reuben looked careful
ly about for the woman and child. as he
was deeply Interested in the success Of
his maneuvers. There 10 no great DIFF.
flculty In locating anyone on train Of
cars, and as matter Of course Reuben
soon found the objects Of his search.
His business with them was very brief;
indeed II was completed with passing
glance, and completed to his intense
satisfaction, for that glance WINS SUI.
ficient to show him that the hungry
woman WINS enjoying his bounty with
relish which none can appreciate, un
less he has had corresponding es.
periences. lie was not noticed rs he hur.
ried by the little group. lie did not
want to- be recognized. for with fine
delicacy which always accompanies
true generosity he felt that the less the
woman saw Of him the more comfortable
she would be. Reuben Bullwinkle
wanted no recognition or thanks; in.
deed the idea that he was entitled to
thanks never entered his head for n
moment. Neither did he make any
mental calculation us to the value OF an
act Of friendliness put down to his
credit account on the recording angels
book, nor did he look for any special
blessing which the Lord might owe him
for his net OF charity. Indeed the little
thought which he gave the matter had
its relation entirely to the objects Of his
sympathy, and IL his heart was light
and his soul joyous, II was because he
had unconsciously wandered near the
threshold of Heaven and heard the echo
Of angel voices singing: "Peace on earth
and good will to men."-Frank Beard,
In Rams Horn.
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what Moses said.

A master of hounds in England, now
no more, used to relate with great glee
how n small girl, the tiny daughter Of
on NJ. +. H., was receiving her first les
sons in Scripture from her grandmoth-
er, whose text book was q pic
torial Bible. The passage Of the Red
SEQ was the subject Of this particular
lesson, and the ancient woodcut showed
the Red sea banked up on each side
"And here" said the grandmother, "is
Moses, directing the Israelites to make
the passage. What do you think that
he Is saying to them to exhort them
to courage?" The little maiden looked
up artfully, and, remembering the lam
guage Of her fathers huntsman when
the hounds came to . brook, promptly
replied: "Yooi over, lads; yool over
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Reuben thought he could detect the
conflicting emotions OF the woman In
the struggle between womanly pride
and motherly love. lie saw her tighten
her hold on the hand of the boy and
turn slightly away.
Slipping forward and politely dolf-
ing his hat, he addressed the woman:
MADAM, l beg your pardon, but you
see have taken notion to that boy
OF yours, and rs l am far away from
my own little ones (this WINS rank du-
plicity, for Reuben had neither wife
no. children, near or far), and as this
is Christmas day, l am feeling little
lonesome. You, being u parent your
self, can appreciate my feeling, for
doubtless were. you away from your
boy you would naturally be interested
in any child which reminded you Of
your own. Now beg you to permit
your little boy to be my guest and eat
his Christmas dinner with me-"
The woman lifted her downcast eyes
to the honest face of the stranger, then
blushing slightly, without either for
bidding or consenting, replied diplomat
ically: Tommy is afraid OF strangers"
However noncommital this answer
WIS, II was equivalent to full consent
when made to u knight of the grip, and
either owing to the hypnotic power
of Reuben Bullwinkle or the cravings
OF appetite, no difficulty was expert
enced in winning the child's consent
to any arrangement which had for it's
ultimate object the eating Of a din
ner.
Hungry children are not very fastid-
ious, aud however unnppetising the
viands of that forlorn lunch counter
would seem to you and me Us we sit
down to our Christmas turkey ut our
own table, 10 the little hungry boy they
were 1T for king, and il everyone
throughout the land enjoyed his Christ
mas dinner rs little Tommy did In that
dingy old station, 1t WINS indeed a merry
Christmas.
However, II came to pass that the boy
was finally satisfied. He had stuffed
himself to his full capacity, ind with
sigh Of supreme satisfaction prepared to
slide OF the high stool, ignoring oil OBJ
legations and without word OF excuse
or thanks 10 his genial host. II was
very probable that with the purely
natural sclhshness which we are oil
heirs TO, but which is moro plainly evil
dent In children owing to their inno-
cence, the boy who did not think that
his poor mother was still fasting, but
with the sublime faith Of childhood In
the omnipotence OF parents, he rested
in the conviction that she wns old
enough to look out for herself, II indeed
he gave the matter any consideration.
which Is not at all probable.
But Reuben had not forgotten, and
had made up his mind that the woman's
fast should be broken.
swat a minute. Tommy" said he,
seeing the boy was about to escape.
''Dou't you wnnt something more9"
"No, | don't want no MORE" an
swered the polite Tommy.
Wouldn't you like a nice big apple
&c put In your pocket?-or hold on. I've
on idea. It's Christmas. you know. but
you didn't know that WAS old SANTA
clpu4 The reasQH you didn't know ne,
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orado home. And now suppose I shali
be here more" Her face clouded over,
as after O brief hesitation she added:
my mother died last spring"
'Indeed," he murmured. Seeing that
he seemed casting about In his mind for
further comment, the girl FASTENED to
odd, with kindly garrullty: I'VE were
to have gone abroad this summer, papa
and I, but Just at the last minute we
were stopped by wretched lawsuit
here at Windy Gulch. Perhaps, by the
way, you know my father, Col. Mere
dith?"
"Yes; I know him." the young man
admitted, rather dryly as II seemed,
dragging his box little farther from
the fire, which brought his face moro
Into shadow; irrelevantly adding, in q
tone which somehow struck the girl as
odd: "And so II was this lawsuit which
brought you to Windy Gulch, and gave
me the pleasure Of meeting you again.
Eyes. II Is strange how things turn
out, Is Il not?" She looked at him with
q rather baffled feeling, conscious OF u
vague sense Of irritation. For her own
part, she had been SO cordially frank;
there was even q ranking suspicion In
her mind that she had been more friend
" than the conditions might warrant.
Only by reciprocal confidence could he
relieve the situation from nwkwardness
now. "And do you live here-at Windy
Gulch?" she went on, curiosity In her
glance.
"That is my post Office address," he
said, devoting himself to putting more
wood on the fire, with rather an inscru-
table smile. II live-so far as II can be
called living-up at my mine. Which
reminds me-" starting up abruptly,
contrition in his mir, II promised you
I would ride over to the Grubstake and
let your father know that you are uil
right. 1 had almost forgotten II; but
would you like me to go now"
"What! and leave me alone hereT'
Dorothy cried, in tone Of sharp pro-
test.
mot unless you like, of course"
1.-THE fact Is, have been thinking
papa might not be there himself" she
went on. HE rode over to Tomtown
this afternoon to see n surveyor there.
q Mr.. Brigham. 1t is bad road, yon
know, and, with q storm and all, 1t
seems us though he might have been de-
tanned, does 1t not?"
IT should think 1t quite probable"
the young man returned, looking at her
with an expression Of keen interest.
"He rode over to see Brigham, did you
suy?" And then, the odd, shamefaced
look upon his face, he added, prefacing
the hurried explanation with note OF
laughter that seemed strangely forced,
brigham is rather friend OF mine,
You see."
as hep" Miss Meredith returned,
looking ut him in vague surprise. Il
fancy papa does not know himverywe,l.
In fact he"
Don't, Miss Meredith! You must
rot!" he brusquely interrupted. "Iwas
cad to let you soy word about him;
hut" He rose hurriedly, leaving the
sentence unfinished, while he went to
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q woman and little boy. These two
made no effort to secure place with
the eager crowd Mt the lunch counter.
but stood unnoticed and alone beside
the stove. It was ensy to see that they
diS cot belong to the opulent class of
society, for, though scrupulously neat,
their clothes were OF cheap material,
and several skillful patches on the gar
ments Of the boy indicated careful econ
omy. There was a weary and anxious
look on the woman's face rs she bent
down and whispered something to the
child, who was whimpering and tug
ging at her dress, casting longing
looks nt the lunch counter.
To a close observer the situation was
perfectly plain, for there was no doubt
that the boy waspleadlng for chance
at the edibles, and the neither, with
out the means Of relief, was trying to
pacify him. OF course. In a selfsh-nnd
greedy world II Is no uncommon thing
for some TO 60 hungry, for when SO
many are actually starving 10 death Il
seems hardly worth while 10 waste
sy1upsthy on those who are only fast
lns : lltila sd ysi What y more pitt
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-. NNN%$W so in any ordinary
way. but am fairly fixed in my opin-
ion that somehow or other, in the
merciful providence OF the Lord, he will
walk the golden streets OF the New
Jerusalem, wearing crown OF eternal
life-and will tell you one reason why
think so:
II was almost noon on Christmas day
when the through express pulled into
Starvation junction six hours late.
Desolatc and dreury rs the station APP
peared, the travel-worn and hungry
passengers were glad to see It, as they
had been informed they could procure
refreshments on their arrival, as no
other opportunity had presented itself
TO satisfy their hunger since the pre-
vious day.
The storm which began in the night
had developed into the unmistakable
blizzard so much hated and feared by
all who travel by rail. The engine had
done all that iron nnd steam could do
against its invcternte foe, but In spite Of
gallant efforts the blizzard seemed to be
getting the best OF the battle, and for
some time before the train pulled up at
the station the iron lungs OF the engine
seemed to labor with painful effort as
1t plowed its way through the drifts.
The station was equipped with the
usual lunch counter, upon which was
displayed the uninviting and meager
fare which generally greets the travel
ing public at such institutions. There
were sandwiches for those who could
afford to pay ten cents for the small
suspicion Of the flag end Of some old
remnant Of fat mercifully hidden be-
tween two slices Of stale bread. There
were beans-baked beans, hard, dry
and musty, which could be had for c5
cents; ten cents for two indigestible
looking doughnuts; five cents apiece for
eggs-boiled eggs, boiled hard, boiled
until they were black and blue, boiled
to the consistency Of an india-rubber
ball. Nobody could tell how long those
eggs have been boiled. say have, be-
cause probably most Of them are doing
duty yet on that lunch counter. And
then there was pie-nt least something
that went by that title-nnd coffee,
too, that would be recognized only by
the name.
It often happens under circumstances
Of this nature that there are some who
have not started on their journey with
the expectation Of being put TO en-
ira expense. and are consequently not
prepared for the exorbitant charges Of
the railway lunch counter, and are
therefore placed in very unpleasant
situation.
Among the crowd Of hungry mortals
who gathered in the dingy station were
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Struck II Rich.

II see Plimley's wife has new sealslin
coat"
Eyes, he's had streak Of luck"
GLOW was that"
he took out an accident policy for $50 a
week. "-Cleveland Leader.
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Timely.

First Klondike Miner (wallowing through
snowdrifts higher than his cabin, his ears,
nose, toes and fingers frozen, chatteringlyl
-M.M.M Merry C.C.C-Christm.m.m.masl
Second Klondike Miner ldittol-S-S-S-S-
Same tito y-y'yyou! T.T-T.T;Ihis Z
ddelight in calling "a rr.real old.fashioned
C.CC.C.C.C Christmas! "-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Ready for Him.

"Did you tell that western customer Of
ours that you would draw on him II he didn't
dyes, and he wrote back that II thought
could draw any quicker than he could just
to come out there with my shooting tackle
and make settlement. "-Detroit Frea
Press
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-12-25

DIR. Nansen's expedition to the
North pole returned after an absence
of three years. The highest latitude
reached was SO degrees u minutes. or
200 miles further north than ever
reached before. No land was found
north Of latitude 90 degrees
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Mrs. Benham-Heuy. what shall I ct
you for Christmas!
Benham-Nothing; I've got 10 econo
miss this year.-Chicago Tribune.
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PEACE! BE STILL.

n
'fNiy wife designed that suggestion" he
said: II think it was clever Of her." And he
handed back enough money for car fare and
put another sound tooth in his collection
Chicago Times. Herald.
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The celebration Of Christmas L. said n
the church historians 10 have been formally
instituted by Pope Telesphorus. who died
A. d. l3o.
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Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline,s
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline. 933 Arch ST.. Phila., Pa.
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The best way to tel uhsshw a present /
. cheap one b 70 ohoerVs Hhslhar the prlcD
hss blgp r1bbpi eg.r-N. = 1gih
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A man never enjoys reading quite as much
as he does just as his wife is ready to start
to church.-Washington Democrat.
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Experience is hard block to whittle, but
every shaving is OF priceless value to the
whittler.-N. Y. independent.
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l could not get along without Piso's Cure
for Consumption. II always cures.-Mrs.
Z. C. Moulton, Needham, Mass, Oct. 2, ".
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A woman doesn't object to her naughty
children II others are worse. - Atchison
Globe.
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No mistake. Thousands have been cured
Promptly of neuralgia by st. Jacobs Oil.
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Crippled for years? Pshaw! Why st. ia.
cobs Oil will cure sprains right of. Sure.
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Age makes some people wise and others
only stubborn.-Chicago News.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-21
coMIsKEY CONSERVATIVE.
Opposed to Anything That Might
Result in War.

CHICAGO, Oct 2O.-Tomorrow the annual
fall meeting of the Western base pail league
will be held in this city d9 ana Tbe nsaIds meet
ing will take place at the Great NollH1tn itn ~
hotel The board of directors will go INTO
session in the forenoon. Apparently tne suei nnae
ing will not be of the Importance that usual
ly attaches to sessions of the orgahlZatioi
inasmuch as two conferences OF the ieagus
have recently been held in this city, at winch 5
most of the business to be finally passSea pSe.
upon at the regular session, was Thoroughly
canyassed. Moreover, 1t is generahy III
lieved the important feature OF tne cilIuis 1,a
will not be finally settled until the spring
meeting. The Westerners, 1t appears, nay
abandoned any expectation OF securing ouir ~
falo and are loath to take either HlhaT1 TbeUa Ua
Toledo in the place of Grand RAPIDS. lneis
is no doubt the Western magnales Woutu Gl!
like to see their league represented III oni-
cago with series of dates alternating Win
but the terms on which President Hart is saio
to be willing to consider the proposltlon Oh d
minor league team here are highly olsiasoe, Isa
full to the Westerners, Mr.. Haras teon9
feeder to his major league organization ana
accordingly it looks as If the prospect Gl
Chicago coming in to MI OUT Tue o1yays wa had
oovetous eyes on this city, ana at tne Wy
first outbreak of anything like hostlllty pe
tween the organizations they Woulo piah'
There is a more or less clearly defined feel feel
ing of antagonism toward the major % sba+
iZation in the Western league a peiet 'il be
the parent organization is disposed 10 pe
tyrannical and greedy in its. dealings wit with
the organizations that it processes 10 foor1ing rh
tect," and to a slight extent TINS ieenns enn5s
is manifested in the appointment OF eola
mittee to visit the annual fall meeting OF
the National league next month to aaV0caue fg,
the general interests of the minors: & a1%- ai,S
than than whom whom there is no more influential man pan
in the league is disposed to be conservative
in his opinions regarding the relations II 1i eT eI
to s be l9 found advising against anything that
might possibly lead to base guep 1a in ~ip the
ANTS ~ the Westerners is Marcus A, Hayne
ofhfS pf the q Mnaeapos fne club which the pen
nant and made lot Of money ninns6 IN 1ss6 ana on,
by the drafting system, lost heavily IN the
Walter Wimot the old Chicago left Minae 9der
sneIis team. arrived in Chicago yesterday and
probably will spend the winter here,