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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-24
COMBINATION OF HEALTH AND
WEALTH.
New Districts In Western Canada
Adapted to Ranching and
Mixed Farming.
Calgary. Alberta. Nov. 4. 1898.
To the Editor OF the Duluth Evening Her
aid !" Duluth Mimi.

Calgary. Alberta. Nov. 4, 1898.
To the Editor Of the Duluth Evening Her
ald," Duluth, MINI.
Dear Sir-As to many replies to the
home-seeker Of Minnesota, can cheerfully
saw that this country is better for poor
man than Minnesota, If he wants to farm
and raise stock. l have spent one winter
and two summers which find more pleas
ant than any winter l have seen in Minneso-
IA for eight years. The seasons are short,
but the effect Of long days Of bright. sun
shine produces very rapid growth OF veg
citation. There is good money in raising
coarse grains and feeding to hogs and cattle,
for pork and beef always bring good price
here. Hogs are worth from $500 to 45O
live weight per cwt., and beef about the
same. There is plenty OF railroad land 10
be had very cheap and on longtime pay
ments. A man does not want to think ne
can pick up money on the ground here, but
there Is lots of it in the ground and labor
will take it out. .
There is q vast scope Of country north OF
Edmonton, Alberta, which can be settled,
and large scope Of country west OF Edmon-
ton adapted to ranching and mixed farming.
This country is the best place have ever
seen for the cure Of consumption. i could
refer you to different people here who were
in the last stages Of consumption, who are
now in perfect health and able to do any
kind OF hard work and are very prosperous.
Hoping this may benefit home-seekers
who are willing TO work for an honest liv-
ing, remain, yours very truly,
ISiened) CHARLES NJ. SCOTT.
ANY agent Of the Canadian Government
will gladly give information as to settlement
terms and rates.
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Hnnny DnYa.

II Is worth while for parents to take
special pains TO make holidays like
Christmas stand out in the memory oi
their children because Of the way In
which they are observed. The Christ
mas tree or party, the delightful sur
prise, the longed-for gift, make the day
distinctive. In coming years, the child
having become mature man or WON
an, burdened with anxieties and unex
pected troubles, will look back to
Christmas, 1898. and say: THAT was
happy day. OF all the festivals ! have
ever enjoyed that was the best" To
give your child that experience is worth
time and thought and money. 1t Is
great mistake to suppose that when a
happy moment has passed 1t Is gone
forever. On the contrary, happy mo-
ment lives forever. II Is a perpetual
source Of Joy and refreshment to the
heart that has known Il. II Is as sig
nificant as the parting Of the clouds to
a mariner which enables him to take an
observation, and lay his course for
many days, though moment after his
vision Is obscured. There are single
DAYS In life TO which we look back after
years with delight that no subse'
quent experiences Of sorrow and failure
can rob us OF. II Is great thing for
parent to make Christmas such a day
for the children.-Boston Waterman.
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her family ties. until she was left alone
in the world, with mere pittance that
cut her of from the gay circle In which
she was once so brilliant IN ornament"
swell, she must be q moss-grown
foxglove," laughed Miss Dashaway. Il
thought the species extinct. Fancy q
modern woman pining over a delin-
quent lover, burying herself in hall
room with an Angora cat and o window
gardenl"
"How does II come, Betram," said
Pentland, "that your quasi-Austen hero
Inc escaped clubdom"
"No reflection on club women" re-
proved the hostess. "To forget history
there Is nothing like helping to make
It."
"Bravo," cried the telegraph editor.
81 can understand Miss Foxglove,"
said Mrs. Wetherell, giving the story
teller sympathetic smile. "She was
born too early to grasp the spirit Of
the new movement and adjust herself
to it's exactions. Being IN offspring
of the old order Of things, she chung
instinctively to belief that her hearts
desire would some day be fulfilled.
As she waited. opportunity slipped BY"
"If I recollect rightly" said Froth-
ingham, everything had plenty of time
to slip by in Jane Austen story"
But isn't 1t time for the cleric?'
smiled Mrs. Wetherell. "Jnne Austen
without the clergy Is Hamlet without
the prince"
Betram's glowing eyes took in the
guests who had followed his story with
the bantering old friendship admits.
"To-morrow at high noon," said he,
"Rev. DIR. Broughton will awnit you at
the Red Brick church, and after the
ceremony Lavinia and will be at home
Mt the studio-its latch string, you
know, Is always out-where we hope
to dispense Christmas cheer through
out the year.
"The deucel" cried the city editor.
"You said the chaps name WINS Hill
house."
"And SO II Is" smiled the sculptor
"Return IIillhouse Betram." - Ida
Ross McCabe, in Detroit Free Press.
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500 Reward $500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure n
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby DESTROYING the foundation a,isn1
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura:.
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that It fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address +. j. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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PRIESTS WERE couRMANDs.
The Miscellaneous Menu OF an ords'
nation banquet In the
EARLY Ages.

The menu Of q banquet given In the
year 70 B. c., at an ordination Of priests,
IL an example Of the queer combine
tons to which they were accustomed.
The first course consisted OF snails,
oysters, two varieties CT mussels, .
thrush served on asparagus, chicken, .
ragout of oysters and mussels, and
black and white chestnuts; then, va
rieties OF shell fish and seafood, with
woodcock, O fillet of venison and wild
boar. After this followed the main
mart of the dinner; udder Of Wild boar,
boar's head, a fricasse Of fish, two kinds
of duckling boiled, hare, roast fowl and
bread. The desserts comprise all OF the
sweets found on the tables Of the rich
at that time.
Their motto was: 1.-THE more and tho
dearer, the better" The cost Of BAN
quet was in many cases augmented by
a desire on the part Of the host to serve
a dish out of season, or rare. Vitellus
once sent the Roman feet rs far ns
Spain to procure certain ingredients
necessary to dish he desired.
This passion was not confined to the
remote ages. Verdclet, a weil-known
gourmand of the eighteenth century.
served a pate composed of the tongues
CT over 1000 carps, and which invari-
ably cost him $4,000.
Until the fifteenth century the beauty
Of n meal lay in its cost and in the
quantity Of the food served. The only
exceptions to this were the Moors Ill
Spain, who in this regard were true
to their instincts Of refinement and cul-
ture.
The art of cooking owes much to Tail.
ievent, the chef Of Charles VII. OF
France. From his time 1.-THE sixteenth
century, dates the prominence OF the
French In this line.-Dinners and Din
ara
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stili to hsr the Prince Charming who
won her heart when she was toasted
the loveliest girl In her "set."
At Ave and forty Mrs. Wetherell
judged oil marital relations from her
own vantage ground-the love that Ii
eternal. II was this refreshing, Ar
cadian strain In her nature that at
tracted and held the affection OF Eliza
beth Pentland, whose knowledge OF
'men and things" had come from hard
knocks with the world.
81 am sick unto nausea" sighed Mrs.
Wetherell, "of the problems involved m
the modern love story. How refreshing
Il would seem to meet once more In
print love ON the old familiargrounds!"
"Fancy," laughed Miss Dashaway,
sketch artist Of Good Form, "the ting
end Of this century wading through
Jane Austen!"
Notwithstanding the speed and
spirit Of the times" said Return Be-
tram, q sculptor who had outlived his
contemporaries, consequently his fame,
material for Jane Austen stories Is not
wanting in our own day."
"No, not while you are with us, De-
tram" chuckled the city editor, replen-
fishing the patriarchal chiseler's glass.
) The ox-like eyes Of the sturdy little
sculptor. dilating with the youth that
In art is never old, blinked knowingly.
"Betram has story he Is bursting to
tell" cried the city editor. Mrs. Weth-
erell has given him the cue. wager
choice public is about TO be supplied
with revised, annotated. up-to-date
edition OF Jane Austen"
Imagine q Jane Austen Of the Latin
uuarterl" smiled Mrs. Pentland. with
IN encouraging nod.
"For once the clever Mrs. Pentlnnd Is
in error" said the sculptor, settling
in his chair with the ease OF raconteur
sure of one telling arrow in his culver.
"Nothing could be more remote from
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Steel Cheaper Than Timber.

Steel is being introduced in Colorado
to take the place Of timber in mining
shafts. The Portland company at
Cripple Creek has determined to use
steel for posts, etc. in its shaft, which
Is 1000 feet deep. The cost is less than
for timber, the metal is thought to be
fur more durable, and there will be
less excavating necessary in placing
the lining OF steel. This furnishes a
striking illustration Of the relative
cheapness of the material that has been
adopted. for timber is to be had in Col
orado for the cutting.-Idaho States
mau
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SAT PLAYING WITH THE TRIVIAL THING.

that you have met with an accident
/ am not without some mechanical
skill, and thought might be OF serv-
ice.'
"She opened the door wide for him
to enter. In the dignity Of her pres
ence the shabby gentility OF her sur
roundings vanished.
"'You are kind, sir she said. To
morrow Is Christmas
"'Ah! SO II is said Hillhouse. Ihad
forgotten
".I promised to take Christmas din
ner yesterday after long years OF sep
aration. There Is little boy in the
family. and l thought the toy would
amuse him.
"'And 30 1t will laughed Hillhouse'
as It has you and me-
"She colored like IN old-fashioned
garden pink, and her limpid gray eyes
dropped US he picked up the mutilated
monkey. In less time than II takes to
tell, this grotesque representative OF
the missing link was restored to its
pristine agility.
"'How can l thank you"
"'By telling me some day. said Hill
house, that your young friends en-
joyment OF the toy has been greater
than ours
"Some days elapsed before Hillhouse
had the courage to knock second time
at his neighbours door. In the inter
val he had learned little OF her his
tory. It was not without purpose that
he scanned the bookcase until his eyes
lighted on strangely familiar volume.
"T see Miss Foxglove is an admirer
of Lucille, remarked Hillhouse.
att belongs to the past
"'Then II has not been opened for
some time?
"Miss Foxglove's gray eyes turned
within.
"'A quarter of a century she said.
ale took the volume from the shelf,
and with strange misgiving turned the
leaves until arrested by much under
scored cauto. from which fell faded
foxglovc.
"'with a smile whose divinely deep sweet.
Some depths in her nature he never had
known
"The eyes of Lavinia Foxglove met
his.
"'The volume has never been opened,
she said sudden pallor in her queenly
presence-'since an old. old friend Dor
rowed II, returned it-and then
then
"What happenedr
ale went away
"'And then?'
"'The world changed
"She took the volume Hillhouse hand
ed her to read In the lines the foxglove
had stained the confession she had
waited in vain to hear from the lips OF
the borrower so long ago"
"You don't mean to tell u.s." cried
Miss Dnshaway, shat there lives In
this age n man stupid enough to ex-
pect o woman to look in a book for q
proposals."
"Dut that happened a qNter Of q
century ago," laughed Mrs. Pentland.
"True." said Betram, land the poor
lout supposed that the girl had eagerly
devoured every word UNDERSIGNED,
while she naturally laid the volume
away and never looked at II again until
Hillhouse opened It and babe her read
the lines which embodied his proposal.
Not having heard from her. he went
away in a moment Of piqus and never
returned. From tins to time be heard
Of hsr sonQuestl. but & seems they wars
but alriaii6ua which Be ntfofs n vain
= l1E1,t feQ'h fa,'>' sF'Y' g %
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neighbcr In the arms Of stranger.
II was the frat visitor that had come,
In Hillhouse's time, to that modest
door. The next day II showed steadily;
but about three In the afternoon his
neighbor surprised him by appearing
ut the street door, bonneted. With
rapid strides she disappeared down
the avenue-to appear before he had
smoked three pipes at her favorite seat
in the window. The light fell strong
ly on the profile, which now seemed
rejuvenated by some inner glow. Hill.
house snatched the clay and made haste
to finish the interrupted sitting. he
had not worked long, however, until
he was sharing his models quiet mirth.
"a street falsir had evidently in.
weighed her into buying mechanical
toy, such as abound in the streets Of
our large cities during the holiday sea
son. Far into twilight this stately au-
tumnal flower sat playing with the
trivial thing; and the footprints OF
time magically vanished from her
sweet face, rs she repeatedly pulled the
string, and the grotesque wooden
monkey, with its multi-colored jacket,
slid up and down the yellow pole.
Through the veil Of snowfakes Hill.
house continued to watch his neighbor,
and as her smiles ut the monkeys an
tics broadened his outlaws filed the
lonely studio with companionable
echoes. Suddenly there was rift In
the Lutte. The incorrigible monkey
was perched at the top Of the pole
and refused to bulge. In vain the sor.
ceress cast her spell. The toy fell
from her hands q wreck; disaster, dire
distress, beclouded her face. Not q
shadow escaped Hillhouse. In jiffy
he had seized his hat and was knocking
at her door.
"T have observed from my window
am your neighbour he exclaimed, To-
eating his eerie den across the way
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Taking Her Husband's Place.

A few years ago, in a certain parish
in Herts. the ngcd and infirm vicar one
Sunday began the communion service;
he had just consecrnted the elements
when his wife In her bonnet and shawl
appeared within the altar rails. sit
down, my dear; your rheumatism is
very bad to-day; I'll finish the service"
And then and there she administered
the bread and wine to the astounded
and kneeling COMMITMENTS and fin
ished up with the proper prayers and
the blessing. This actually took place
within the last ten Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
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but didn't used to be
where the parson and his family. oil Tor
Sunday meeting drest,
OF the presents hung upon It always nave
the most and bestl IA. 81.
Where the little ragged urchin' Win h's
face clad In regret.
Can look with wlde-eyed wonder " the
things he'll never get!
There were no velvet cushions on our
nineteenth century chairs;
No fine and padded tapestry where We
knelt to say our prayers;
No costly paintings on the walls that some
how always stay,
In a sort Of hooking elegance when the
guests have gone away. -
No gaslight throwing diamonds III Soui
eyes ut every turn.
Nor frappe from the punch bowl. tea from
costly silver urn: IA. 3d..
No prancing steeds and butler, with furs
and furbelows.
To shield the rose-clad maidens from the
prying winter SHOWS!
hut the old log house In Herman. that was
such q coy home.
with its single covered arches that 10
US was heavens dome:
It's Eastwood floor OF puncheon. the pegs
beside the door,
Just enough to hang the wardrobe OF 'he
family and no more. a.
Tho rife and the powder flask. with It's
curious catch and spring;
The belt with sheath knife In II, pulict
molds and everything,
Hung upon the dry. cracked rafter out OF
reach OF careless hands.
But ready, OPPORTUNITY. when sudden Gull
demands.
Along IN first December. when the Woouh
and fields were white.
And the owls were holding concerts OF the
hooting kind at night.
There were hints Of coming Christmas. AND
half unconscious awe
Settled on our youthful features In way
you never saw!
Six Of US In that household, well may call
Il sever,
But that one. a little three-yenr-old. had
strayed away TO Heaven:
Six make even numbers. II we count II two
by two,
But IN put the other In It for complete
ness; wouldn't you?
We were told to hang our stockings and
then TO quickly leave
This was early In the evening OF that ia
nous Christmas eve
And We scrambled up the ladder TO the
chamber overhead.
To whisper speculations on the thihss
that had been said.
Outside the storm was dancing IN tahtas-
tic flights amain.
Sowing crystal stars In showers against
the window pane;
Yet sheltered In that household we little
cared for this.
When no harm would dare TO venture be-
tween Va and mothers kiss!
. Very early In the morning. while the stars
were shining bright
For the clouds had fled the scandal OF DIS
robing In the night
We sought our hanging stockings on the
backs OF every chair
The ones we wore the day before. Tor we
had no more to spare!
Compared with what we have to-day u
would be counted small.
But the gifts were rich In kindness; for
each one gave his oil;
The apples were like spheres OF gold. and
all the little things
Were more to US than diadems from
crowns Of ancient kings!
The hands that filled our stockings on that
night SO long ago.
The hearts that beat for those they loved,
are whittier now than snow
That sca;ters on this Christmas eve its
crystal fleece Of white.
Reminder OF that household where In
dreams we live at night.
Edward william butcher. in Banner OF
Gold.
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Opinions of n Pessimist.

After a man has proved that he knows
something it doesn't matter how he combs
his hair.
A woman who never weeps is Of no more
account than pumpwithout handle.
It is better to have a consistent enemy
than friend who doubts you.
He who hesitates is lost II he has written
any letters committing himself. -,
Great expectations have made, an idler
of many man with good stuff in him.
Men who build up their own fortunes often
forget to At themselves for the positions
into which their money lifts them.-Cleve-
land Leader.
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"Aw, you know. you may celebrate
Christmas as best you know how" said
the superciIiOus Euglishman. "but you
cawnt come up TO the old English plum
pudding you know"
"sir," said the patriotic American
with asperity. "our homemade. or still
more the bakery-made, mince pies car
produce as fine a line Of nightmares Al
any English plum pudding ever boiled
indianapolis Journal.
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A TRUCE TO GIVING.
The Significance of Christmas 10 Lost
IN the Crucial Tax Of the Social
Custom Of Giving.

There is no sentiment, no propriety.
no dignity, in such scramble of giving
and receiving as Christmas now wit
nesses. Giftmaking within late years
has become n burden well-nigh intol-
cradle, not only because Of the expense,
but because OF the actual physical and
mental wear and tear involved. In the
matter of gifts II ought not to be hard
to draw the line. There is propriety
both of sentiment and tradition in the
exchange of family gifts; certain near
friends there are whom we should re-
member in our Christmas plans; and
surely everyone able to give at all
should remember in some way the un-
fortunate. But there is no excuse In
making these gifts an unwarrantable
burden-neither in the sense OF time,
expense nor effort, save only where the
element OF self-sacrifice is a joy to the
giver, and never q source Of secret re-
pining. The mother who saves up to
make her little ones happy has return
within herself beyond gross price. But
even she should remember that child
will enjoy n single gift, II 1t is some
thing that has been much desired, rs
much us large number Of gifts. We
can have no real pleasure in the years
greatest festival II we 60 beyond either
our means or strength in its celebra'
ton. Whatever the size of our incomes,
II we have any at all, we can have our
Christmas tree, our gift-making and
our feast; the only point being to gauge
the character of these several festival
features exactly to the length Of our
purse, with no loophole for after-worry
or uneasy conscience.-Ella Morris
Kretschmar, In Woman's Home Com
panion.
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An English expert prophecies q universal
dearth in the wheat supply. He claims that
the wheat producing soil IL unequal to the
strain that will be put upon it. Even now
when the food supply Of the world 10 ample,
Thousands die because their disordered stom-
schs fail to properly assimilate the food they
take. ,Hostetter,s Stomach Bitters strength.
en- and tone up the stomach and nd digestive or
proper functions. This great remedy cures
dyspepsia. torpid liver, nervousness and to
var and aRue.
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For California Tourists.

The Burlington Route has Weekly Tour.
ist Sleeper Excursions, personally con-
Quoted (by Burlington Route Agent every
Thursday from Kansas City and st. Joseph
to Los Angeles and San Francisco. The
route is via Denver, Scenic Colorado, Salt
Lake City with % per cent. sunshine
throughout the year. Ask Ticket Agent or
write for descriptive folder to L. w. Wake
ley, Gen. Pass. Agent, st. Louis. Mo.
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lcler of the Lone Star, the Pentlands
had met. loved, married and contin-
ued to work side by side until their
Joint earnings enabled them to build
this pretty Queen Anne Cottage; and
to the house-warming had been hidden
their Christmas eve friends tried and
true. Elizabeth Pentland's ambition
was achieved; she possessed q home
As she surveyed the table snowy In
white linen, gllstening in silver and cut
glass, and caught through the holly
and mistletoe the approving coo Of the
Infant heir 10 Pentland affections and
GOODWILL" and the congratulntory
miles Of their guests, her happy face
lifted in gratitude.
-Thank Godl" said Mrs. Pentlnnd,
.'fhiB IL one social event am not called
upon to chronicle"
"Amen," said the city editor.
How like n story" said Mrs. Wealth
efell; zone Of those good, old-fashioned,
Wholesome love stories nm SO hungry
% read. by the way, can anybody tell
10 what has become Of the old-fash-
ioned love story?"
Like the day Of miracles, my dear,
A has passed." Elizabeth Pentland's
1ynicism was acquired before she met
ho city editor.
The telling. you mean; but love
..| . BIT Of II. It's a. young and a.
.'' q vitality as this King Of Love
ls1i,-C Christmas itself"
Nh. Weatherell was one Of those rare
duon At peace with self and sheworld,
t,|te the fact that the latter per
.|ad IN believing her wretchedly IN
spy. As pretty q woman a. one
11Il n . long day's walk was Mrs.
..hsren; nature and art fitted her 70
1r n brilliant society. Bat Ars.
11f1II'n beauty MAS Of the spirit %
. ~ 1slh. Mercer YES NE known
Mr|.|1' M husband uhon ne
80. ~.||.|'1 |''|1I| w
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The Climate Forbids t.

Biggs--Is II true that Smith, the iceman,
Is dead?
Boggs-Yes, poor fellow. He cuts no ics
now Life
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-24

The great trouble in this world Is too
many fools. Fools have always been nu-
merous, and there is no prospect whatever
that the supply will diminish.-Atchison
Globe.