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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01

T. E. Needs has sold his S0.acre
farm three miles west of town to
Mrs E. NJ. Stoner.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01

]. r. Harmon left Thursday. for
Madison county, Arkansas, to visit
relatives and recuperate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01


Drs. /. &. Stryker of this city and
d. w. King of Weir City have been
appointed by Justice of the Peace
L. s. Tanquary of Columbus to 60
to the home Of s. L. Cheney in Lyon
township and find out II that gen.
sleman is in tit mental and physical
condition to appear before the
above named justice for preiimin-
airy examination on Monday, Janu-
arys. Cheney, our readers will re-
member, 10 charged with assault
with intent to kill, having struck
Percy Stevens over the head with a
heavy hickory cane several weeks
ago. Stevens has about recovered,
and nov Il seems Cheney doesen't
want 70 be tried, and lie playing
bick and crazy, hence the appoint
meut of physicians to examine him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01

condition would arise similar to the
evtarmipnti nn of Poland poiand ha
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01
q. A. r. SUPPER.

All Ex-Soldiers and Sailors are
requested to bring we'll filled bas-
kets for the supper this Saturday
evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01

picked her up and carried her, he knew
not how, up the bank and away till he
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01

DIED.-At the home of her BROTH
er-in.law, William w. Wiley. in An
ma, Illinois. on Tuesday, Dec. q,
1897, Miss Emily Hertha Short, aged
nineteen years, eleven months and
twenty-six days. The remains were
inferred in the Anna cemetery
Thursday, Dec. q. Deceased at one
time lived In Baxter Springs and
her many friends here will be
pained to learn of her death.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01

usual way 10 their credit at the bank.
Evidently check had been drawn and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01

OF The best cOun
Sunday mail, bu
Il Ia
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01
Every year.

Every year.
You are growing DID," they tell US
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.

The fact that The Age-Herald will issue a 24-pape paper next Sunday should not escape the attention of the enterprising citizens of Birmingham. This issue will be scattered >broadcast, as straws to the four winds, and will reach the homes of hundreds of people who will attend the Mardi Gras festivities for the sole purpose of shopping. Sample copies will be sent o,t to postmasters at the numerous towns in Alabama, with a request that they be distributed freely among the citizens residing in their respective commu- mites.
 Advertisers, with a view to business, should not allow this opportunity to pass unnoticed. as it will afford greater advantages for them to reach the outside world than has ever be- fore been offered by the press of Birming- ham.
 This official edition of the Age-Herald will he beautifully and appropriately illustrated. and will contain interesting reading matter of every description.
 The honest advertiser the man who deals in facts-win readily appreciate the advan- tages offered in next Sundays Issue of the Age-Herald, and will grasp the opportunity for scattering his name and business before the people throughout the state.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

lead to a heavy cotton acreage again. So t may. There is really no harm in heavy production if that production be based upon homemade supplies. The farmer who will make cotton to the exclusion of food supplies does not deserve to succeed, and certainly will not. The entire history of cotton growing in this country at least teaches this lesson, and the farmer that will not heed it should not place the blame of the debts or losses he may incur upon anybody but himself. Plant all needful food crops. for family. dependents, and farm animals, and then give your further energies to cotton. The more cotton the south raises, the less Egypt and India and Turkestan will raise. But the more the south raises on western-made supplies, pur- chased on credit terms, the less money the south will have at the end of the season. The problem consists in holding the field against all other cotton growing countries, and at the same time getting a reasonable profit out of the work involved. And exps- rience says without a dissenting voice, Raise your own supplies, and use as nearly as may be homemade fertilizers.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
The Rise in Cotton.

About 15 per cent. of the present unexam- pied crop of cotton remains in first hands and this small proportion of it will receive rise from the lowest point touched is about s2 a bale, and there is every reason for believing the advance will be maintained
 Large as the crop is spinners both in propose to go unstocked into the dangers and caprices of another cotton season. All know that the price is near the cost of pro- duction, and that it is the part of prudence to buy now, even beyond the needs of the next six months, rather than stake all upon the rainfall and other weather conditions of the coming season. The entire crop will thus be readily absorbed, even if it go to Il ,0O0, 900 bales; and if the next crop should not exceed that of 1S96-97, the spinners who are now buying heavily will be benefited, and the industry will thus get into good condition again. The planting interest is best served by having the spinning interest on a good footing-something it has not
 
 England itself in several years.
 The price has been abnormally low Such a staple should not sell down to the cost of production. It Is article that the world must have, and 1t is an article, too, that is not perishable in the sense that fruit and some kinds of provisions are. The present rise simply illustrates anew the value of this great staple. and the wants of the world in regard to it. The price of it never has been put down to the cost of production, and kept there any considerable length of time, and it never will be. A naked world must be clothed, and the cotton fields must do it.
 Many fear that the rise in cotton com ing just as the new crops are pitched, will
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
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HELPFUL HINTS.

Those people who, in winter. begin to get anxious about the condition of their lungs might themselves test them simply, without going so far as to consult doctor. To as- certain the true state of his lungs, the ex- perimentalist should draw very deep breath, quite as much as he possibly can. and then proceed to count as high as he can without taking another pause for breath The speaking must be done slowly and audfbly. Should the lungs be healthy the counter may reach as much as twenty or thirty-fve, but consumption checks the voice at about ten; and pleurisy and pneu- monia between four to nine. Should the same small result attend two or three of these experiments it would be safe plan to consult a doctor and receive his con- firmation or denial of pulmonary disease.
 Every housekeeper believes that she knows how to make good, strong, reliable sticking paste. but it is not every user of the paste who thinks with her. Some home made paste is not untrustworthy stuff. A paste that will not grow moldy and dis agreeable, but which is also strong, may be prepared as follows: Add to every pint of paste (made by rubbing four up with cold water, and then boiling iD thirty grains of corrosive subhmate, pfeviouSly powdered; this paste is not liable to the at tacks of insects, but is poisonous, should be used with reasonable caution, and the pot containing it should not be al- lowed to lie about within reach of children and animals
 To fill a smeling-sahs bottle take small quantity each of salts of tartar and lammoniac, say, about two ounces, pound tho ammoniac small and mix it in with salts of tartar when this is done add suf- ficient oil of lavender to scent the whole and a drop two of musk; this will make quite a large quantity of salts, and should be bottled in a strong stoppered glass bot tie. When any is required to fill a smell ing bottle, put some of the preparation in the bottle and pour in a small amount of spirits of hartshorn, though water would answer the purpose. The above ingredients can be purchased very cheapIy from any druggist and will be found most fragrant and lasting.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
Piq Iron in France.

Lorraine holds immense deposits of iron ore, and it's retrocession to Germany de- prived France of it's best ores. There are many mines in the country, scattered through the seventy-six departments, but as a rule the ores are low in grade, and importations of foreign ores are very com mon among French blast furnaces Those from Lorraine, and the others, according to their location, import ores from Spain. Sardinia, Corsica, Elba, Italy, Greece and Luxemburg. Of the ores used about 66 per cent. are mined in France, 1 per cent. in Algeria, and 8 per cent. in other coun- tries.
 The French ores contain very little sul- pher. but considerable phosphorus. They contain about 45 per cent. of metallic iron. the ores of thirty-eight departments con- taining more, those of thirty-nine depart ments less than 45 per cent. The fuel con- stunned is chiefly coke, and there is a scar city of that also; so that French furnaces are really based on inferior ores and dis tant supplies of fuel. and the production stands at about 100000 tons a year, with out much prospect of considerable gains.
 The cost of production is very high. The average cost of pig iron in France is put by recent investigator at s145o ton. All sorts of economy are practiced fin French blast furnaces, such as the utiliza-
 
 other by-products, but still the cost of pro- duction remains high, and imported iron bids fair to supplant French iron alto
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
NEVER DECEIVE REPORTERS.
What Cardinal Gibbons Said to the New Or
 leans Press Club.

From theBaltimore Sun.
 In his address to the New Orleans Press club, Cardinal Gibbons said: ''If I had one piece of advice to give public man more than another, it is to be frank with the reporter. It has been my privilege and pleasure to come in contact with and to know a great number of reporters. have steadfastly adopted a policy of ab- solute frankness with them, and I have yet to have a confidence betrayed. They have never proved themselves unworthb of the estimate placed on them as gentle men.
 "It is the public man who conceals. whose every act of concealment is per- ceived by the reporters-for, in the nature of their business. they must be quick to perceive-it is this very concealment which induces the reporter to further conduct his Investigations and often to get wrong what had he been in the confidence of the man whose manner had provoked investigation. he would have understood and written i'm tellgently about. And 1t is in this very manner that much of the complaint against the reporters originates. Tell the report CTS the absolute truth Never deceive them'
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
Arbor Day in the Schools.

The New Decatur Advertiser asks the teachers in the schools of that prosperous town to establish "Arbor Day." and make it means of growth in beautiful things. in the plastic minds of the children entrusted to their care. "Arbor Day. has long been an established institution in several states, and .n every state that has adopted it, it Other days and societies have grown out of its observance among the children.
 ''Arbor Day. is tree-setting and tree-. cultivation day. It is an occasion for an address or for exercises that explain the beauties of nature, even beyond the trees; but these largest growths of the vegetable world are central objects on such occasions. The study of trees in all their uses, aes- thetic and materialistic. is work enough for one day in the year; but as 1t is field work the day comes to be considered holiday by the children. They anticipate its com- ing. They plan for it, and they are thus led to consider trees and to appreciate trees and other growing things, and the result is in every way helpful and desirable.
 The Age-Herald joins the Advertiser in hoping that "Arbor Day" will take root in Alabama as it has in other states. As the forests of the state are swept away, arboriculture will become more important; but even before the lack of trees becomes apparent the planting of trees objects of beauty here and there should be cultivated. It will lead to the cultivation of the beauti- full generally, and the towns of Alabama can stand good deal of that without det- riment. -t'e
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
ACotton Blockade.

From the Gadsden Times-News.
 On turning into Broad street last Fri day morning, early risers were startled to see the lower end of Broad street blockaded with great piles of the fleecy staple. The cotton filled Broad street from the pipe works to the oil mill and presented beau- tiful and busy scene, as men and teams were busily engaged hauling it to the river. The cotton was shipped by Banks Bros., of Attalla, to the Howeh Cotton company, at Rome. Ga, and consisted of 153 bales of the white, fieecy cotton. The cotton was brought over by the G. A. and U. roads at three loads Thursday night, and thrown off at the terminus of the road, where the drays of Woodliff Tallman hauled it to the river where 1t was loaded on to the new steamer, Willie Call Wag- non. and carried to Rome. The boat left on the up-river trip late Friday afternoon with the biggest load taken up the river in years, besides securing more cotton at several other landings. The cargo con- sisted of 153 bales of cotton and miscellane- ous freight to the amount of 65 tons, or 130 900 pounds.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
The Town Hog in Trouble.
m the Union Springs Herald.

From the Union Springs Herald.
 A large back pig was taken up for depre- dating on the streets and making unnec- essary excavations on the sidewalks. and placing himself in a position where he could enter some of many front gates that stand wide open. This pig went through the regular prescribed course of legal pro- ceedings and found himself placed on the block in front of the court house last Mon- day at noon. He was begun at s2, ana was finally knocked down at 8. The mar shal says the ordinance against sw1iis. boves. beasts of burden, hogs, cows ana horses" exercising their liberty on the streets will be rigidiy enforced. Especially the cows that are allowed to finger on the sidewalks an hour or so after being re- turned from the pastures. This is one or the greatest nusances.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
Let Alnhama FIght shy.
10 Huntsville Mercury

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 The movement now on foot to form pig iron trust looks like a schemes to pre- vent the south from monopolizingjthe do- nestle and foreign markets. Of course the Carnegie interests would be ssglad to name an agent who should say whehit was Alabama's S turn to take an order for pig iron. but our iron men are too smart to put their heads in such a trap. It has been an open secret for some time that the furnace men of the north were displeased at the trend of affairs which enable the south to handle a large export business that formerly went to the north, but this trust plan is the first open acknowledge ment of those conditions. from our friends of the north and east. In fact it has only recently been admitted by the Carnegie manager that southern iron is factor in the markets of the world The southern furnace owners have an advantage they will not readily surrender They can pro- duce a high made iron for lsss money than any other section Of the country and to relinquish that advantage and accept a division would l,eva most unexpected and unwarranted action. If the northern fur mace owners want divide of southern profits they rauatecme down and build fur naces.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP

By Blanche Lindsay.
 Love and Friendship came this way, By our village, t'other day.
 Friendship wore cloak of gold. Rich and full with many a fold; Eros had but bow and arrows. And he aimed at men and sparra- Ever singing, ever gay.,s x<
 "Gammer, gammer, answer true, Which of us may sup with you?" Some chose Love. that laughing fled Ere the morning clouds were red, While whose had Friendship bidden Oftimes found young Cupid hidden, Peeping that same mantle through.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
Over i'm Beat Five.

From the Abbevil1e Times.
 The ''moonshine convention" meets once a month, the first Tuesday, over in beat 5- And we have a special invitation to the next meeting, provided we do not give it away to the revenue officers. Some of the ''odest rats in the barn head the organi- zation. This is the main reason, we sup pose. that Uncle Sams delegates have not gotten on to the racket. It is said they produce stuff as clear as crystals, and strong, oh, myl
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

The 900 New England cotton mill work CTS who are thinking of going on strike is just not the kind of prosperity that MT. Dingley said would overflow and oyerwhelm the country about this time; but don't ask the poor man to further explain the mat ter. He is over-worked now.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

'The northern cotton mills doing poorly -the southern mills doing wel.' This is about the way the headlines of the news from the Lowell cotton mills read in the in the upper eastern half of the country.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

Senator Morgan wants to know what the government knows about the condition of things in Cuba He also wants to know relation to the alleged autonomous govern ment. There is at least one man in Wash ington that no Wall street syndicate or in- fuence controls, and that man halls from Selma.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
 Harmony Prevails.

From the Montgomery Journal. ss48
 The state committee invites all to fall in line whe favor good government and who will support the nominees of the party. The good feeling that begins toa prevail among the democrats of Alabama is quite encouraging. It betokcns harm nious party for the future.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
VARIOUS HAPPENINGS
 Hnnnu--~lN ALABAMA
Trapping Wild Turkeys.

From the Troy Messenger.
 An old colored man brought to the city yesterday morning a large wild turkey gobbler, which he said he caught in steel trap, set in Conecuh swamp. The gobbler was a very large one, and would have been a great prize if he had been killed by some huntsman. This is a new way to capture turkeys.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

It will be well to await the full report from Havana as to the cause of the blow ing up of the Maine, but it will be inn possible to conceal from the minds Of the American people that the cause of 1t was not from a Spanish gun. If so, 1t is now time to open up the ball at once.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

gether France surpazses the world in some industries. but in the supply of raw materials rz.iron making nature has not been over-generous to her. and her lack in this respect should be made good from the red hills of Alabama, and certainly would be If congress would open the waterway between this district and the sea.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

Congress should stop the latest Pacific railroad steal. The administration is ready to give the syndicate s6.626,6s0, money actually paid out by the government money actually taken from the pockets of thes people. The government is well se- cured; the railroads net earnings exceed a million year. Stop the steal.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

The people of Birmingham will be doing themselves a great good in complying with the order of Mayor Evans to clean up their premises and keep them clean. Birming- ham must be made to present an attractive
 appearance during Mardi Gras especially,
 and to be kept in good condition there
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
Cafrcry Bill or Shot Gun Quarantine

From the Memphis, Tenn. Scimtar.
 It is pretty safe to say that congress will either pass the ,Caffery bill or some meas ure constructed on similar lines. or it will leave the people. to the tender mercies of wranglingi staten and local authorities.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
THESIATE EXCHANGES.
A Solid Party.

From, the Montgomery Journal.
 The party is today in better condition than it has been since 1890. The white people have been brought together by the admirable administration of Gov. John Ston.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

There is nothing more important to the people of Birmingham than the proposed amendment. to the constitution providing for power to levy additional taxes on with which to keep the city clean
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

The footing of consular mails gees on, and while it does the Spanish officials should not have much to say about the snatching of the little epistle that DeLome wrote to Bosom Friend Canalejas.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
Baby Killed

Special to The Age Herald. Boaz. Feb. 16.-The little baby of Brash Snead was playing with a knife when he fell and the knife blade entered his eye. The infant was killed instantly.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

It is the desire on the part of the cyclist to ride easy that makes the wheel pneu- matically tired. fN e*
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
ABeantiful Tribute.

From the Mobile Register.
 There was a very affecting scene en- acted in the St. Francis Street Baptist church Sunday night, which brought tears to the eyes of many who were present. Toward the close of the service Miss Gelene Armor one of the sweet song birds of Mobile, sang Abide With Me- by Harry Rowe Shelley, as compliment TO Rev. George B. Eager, the distinguished Baptist divine of Montgomery, who occu- pied his old pulpit in this city Sunday night Miss Armor sang the beautiful hymn with much feeling and oexpresSiqn, anIf when the last words, Tn life, in death Lord, abide with me-" had died away, Dr. Eager paid very touching tribute to the sweet singer. He said that he had known her since she was a little girl that he first saw her on a steamboat, seated at the piano, sing ing, "Tis But a Little Faded Flower when her head was barely on level with the top of the instrument. He listened to the sweet voice and hoped inwardly that it would be dedicated to God, He was glad to say that 1t has been so dedicated. He and Miss Armor had been fast friends since that time to the present. It was deserved tribute, beautifully and lovingly laid at the feet of the gifted spngstrees.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

It may be necessary to send more ships to Havana for the purpose of giving pro- tection to those already there.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

Two more mills closed up-one a carpet factory and the other plate faotory-both in Connecticut. This is MT. Dingley's way of promoting prosperity.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

The millennium is drawing nigh. A Grand Army man has returned his pension on the ground that he is not entitled to it.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

The pink tea business in the Havana harbor by the warship Maine seems to have been very much over-done.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

Nebraska expects to plant 1000 900 tree on her coming arbor day. Nebraska wa a treeIess state.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

The small boy is apt to get his desserts when the pantry door is left unlocked.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

The Maine affair bears evidence of hay ing been. the result of mean Spanish luck.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
All Wapt Primaries.

From the Eufaula Times.
 There seems now to be no quetsion that about every county in the state will nom mate by primary this year, that is as far as democrats are concerned.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

The blowing up of the Maine may result in the smashing of the Spanish throne.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

There is an air of Spanish treachery II tho Maine disaster.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17

It's peor valentine that fails to either please a woman CT make her mad.
The age-herald., 1898-02-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From tho Chicago News.
 When Q dentist is buried he fills his last cavity.
 A friend who is never in need is friend indeed sa
 Flattery is akey- that has opened many a feminine heart.