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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
EAST LOUISIANA
Railroad.

HEADQUARTERS NOW LOCATED
AT CONVICTION. La.
Offers . safe, quick and convent
ent service to the travelling public.
A regular Mail. Express and
Passenger Tram will leave Cow
ington daily except Sunday. ut 6
A. II. Arrive in New Orleans,
8:O5 A. NJ.
Leave New Orleans 4 r. II. Ar
rive In Covington, 6:l0 P. NJ.
EXCURSIONS
Wednesdays Excursion Train
will leave New Orleans at :45 A N
Returning will leave Covington
ut 4:35 Pm
Sundays Excursion Train will
leave New Orleans at AS A. H.,
arrive at Covington at 10 A. NJ.
Leave Covlngton, 4:45 r. NJ.
Arrive At New Orleans, - r. NJ.
THIS Company is also prepared
tn handle Freight Shipments promt-
", and with as cheap y rate OF
freight as is consistent with IN
efficient service.
We shall endeaver to anticipate
your wishes in the matter Of
transportation. Should we not do
90, let Us hear from you.
NOTICE is hereby given N
the public that the Round "Trip Ex'
cur.ion Tickets sold by the New
orleans and Northeastern Railroad
in the city Ut New Orleans. on Sun
day aud Wednesday, good to sta
tions on the East Louisiana Railroad
ARE Nor TRANSFERABLE,
Aud will be honore6 for return
passage only in the hands Of the
ORIGINAL PURCHASER.
Such tickets, when presented by
others than the original purchasers,
will be taken up by the Conductor,
and tie full fare collected. This
Notice also applies to all Round
Trip Tickets sold by the East
Louisiana Railroad Company or
tl,.,se sold .bv ary Railroad which
read good over the East Louisiana
Rsilruad.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
Honey Island

April SC. 1901.
Editor st. Tammany FAaxKR.
The water 10 very high here u
present.
Mr.. Geo. Stockstlll has been ap-
pointed Postmaster here, successor
TO Mr.. Harry 4. Monroe.
Mr.. Harry L. Monroe Is book
keeper for the Queen and Crescent
Lumber Co., at Nlcholeon, Miss.
Prof. J. l.. Rogers Is teaching
. public school here. He seems to
be getting along all right.
The gardens are dong extra well,
considering the cold weather we
have had.
Mr.. Geo. Stockstill visited the
Spark Circus n Slidell, Monday,
April %.
Mrs. w. D. Henley visited
friends 1t Nicholson, Miss, last
Sunday.
There is talk of having q stave
factory built here.
Business is very dull here now.
The saw mills have been shut down
for some time.
Mr.. James Monroe is working
for the Queen and Crescent Lumber
Co., At Nicholson, Miss. He comes
home every Saturday.
Mr.. d. W. StOckstill returned
home . few days ago from q visit
to his son. Mr.. ". W. Stockstill,
at Toomer, Miss.
Mr.. James ID. St0ckstill is visit
ing his brother, at Hstticsburg.
Yours truly, A SUBSCRIBE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
Horse Branch.
ri &c, 10 l.

Alr:l &c, 10 I.
Editor st. Tsmmany FAs,nR
Well, here l come again, with .
few more dots and dashes from this
part of the royal vinyard.
We were very proud to thiuk our
first was gladly received, aud nope
10 keep continuance Of the same.
We hope to see others take up
correspondence with the farmer,
and make it more interesting. A
few good locals from each Ward
will be more help to our Editor
and the farmer than anything else.
There is . puzzle who the Horse
Branch correspondent il. Mrs.
Eliza Thompson found her name IN
the items. She said she wondered
what she had done, and quit her
reading. She came in an see Of
running of, but they soon got her
reconclled to come back home.
We had > severe wind and rain
on the evening of the 18th inst,
which changed to = north wind and
from all l can hear, the cotton that
was up was killed out SO bad tha,
1t will have to be planted over, and
where the seed are coming from nc
one knows, and very few have the
money to buy with, if cash has to
be paid.
Corn looks we'll, also the On,
crop, at present writing.
Hiram Thompson will soon be
done work at Sloan's. Then he
will commence hls hammering Al
Bill Bruhl's.
Joel and J. II. rhompon had !
fine OK to die last Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Bennett, oi
the Core Settlement. were visiting
in this community Sunday.
We don't think this cold snaI
will lnjure the peach crop. II i
does We won't have any cobblers
Aunt Polly Allison and Mrs. OFT
of the Core Settlement, were visit
ing in this community, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jordan.
Mr.. Rea Mckee is running tw,
log wagons, putting logs IN tn
river.
Mr. Eddie Thompson IS palm.
in Aunt Polly Allison's garden.
Il has been cold enough for vii
| Jordan to kill . 6ne porker. Q
xhich the ribs were passed around
| Erwin Stevens, near Bogne FAM
church, was riding Horse Brancl
last Sunday.
The health Is good in this com
munity Al present.
Gardens look very puny ate
lhe cold north wind.
We ars sorry to say Wm. Brahl'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
Pearl River.

April 25, 1901.
Editor St. Tammuay FARMER:
As the days grow warmer, ouI
city cousins sre beginning to look
for resort TO spend the summer.
why 60 the North, to be crowded
like sardines in a box, 1t some
fashionable resort, when We have
within an hours ride from the city,
one of the pretiiest, if not one OF
the healthiest towns in America.
Our pretty little settlement 4
fast growing in popularity As .
summer resort. One has only to
look around TO see the improve
ments going on. Cottages are 60
ing up on every side.
Mr.. Albert Paul the we'll known
auctloneer, of New Dreams, pur-
chased the Dave Porter place early
in the past winter. Mr.. Paul has
had the place put in FIRST class con-
dition for the summer.
Mr.. Jack Willis is going to build
q new saloon at the depot.
Mr.. A. ]. Coulonne, of New Or
leans is building q cottage next to
the Sell place on Fifth Avenue.
Mr.. r. w. Schneider is build
ing a very pretty house on Fifth
Avenue, just above the Ivy Cot
tage.
Mrs. John Guthrie returned to
this place Easter Sunday. Mrs.
Guthrie and daughters the Misses
Alice aud Loretta, spent the past
winter IN New Orleans.
ssVilla Marie,.' the charming
country house Of the H. w. Nell
sons, of New Orleans, on Fifth
Avenue. was re-opened for the sea-
son, last Sunday. Mrs. Nelson is
putting An addition to her house.
Miss Mayme Nelson is spending
! fortnight with her mother here.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Crockett
gave = picnic to the young people
at Salt Bayou last tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph e. Bell, after spend
ing two weeks at the Bell place
here, returned to the city Sunday
evening.
Mrs. p. w. Schneider spent
several days in New Orleans the
past week.
There is = rumor that We are
going to have q new school house
aud church, but SO far nothing
has been done towards the building
OF either house. 1t is to lie hoped
that the ladies of this place will
get up a Fair TO defray the expense
of building new church.
With best wishes to the farmer,
FRANK MERRIWELL.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

daughter 10 still sick.
Cotton planting will be pushed
At . rapid gate rs soon - the
ground dries.
Well. - your pencil shower
didn't get 10 see his best glrl Sun.
day, we will close, and hope to zee
her next Sunday. The first old
maid see with ! blue bow pinned
on her right shoulder, l am going
home with her, if it gives me The
collie.
Best wishes to the FARMER.
/ e u
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
fsp4ht For HIS Life.

MY father an.i sister both died
N Consumption. writes L.
Wssllerw.x. VI Wynndottc. Mich I.
.'ssL | vas ssvc.l from the same
fr,xhtlul ists op.y by Dr.. Kis-x's
New Discovery An ATTACK Of
Puess,aunia left An UbstiIxte cough
aud ssry sew. re- lung tr. ubls. which
IN excellent doctor could not help.
bnt few .uunths' use of this won.
dsrfuI me.liclne l:lsJe me rs Yell 40
ever aud gained much ia weight
In1all,bls tor Cu'.ghs. Colds aud all
Throat aud Lung trouble. Trial
bottles fGec. Guaranteed bottles
Soc and 81 W ut the City Drug
Store. J. l.. Watkins. proprietor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
OLA soldiers Experience.

n. n. Austin, civil xar '. tcran,
az Winchester, Iud.. writes: My
wile was s:ck : l.,uy tiane IL spite
~ sood doctors trem. III. mt. but go.
vholly cured bv DR.. Kings New
In Pills, which, worked w.'''.se,s
for her health" Yhry awsys do.
Try them. On:y 2Jc at the Civ
Dsue Store. !. L. WMkin-. FRO.
PEiseor.
We have Just received = full aud
conplete line Of Paints and OILS,
which Ne aFe selling q the lowest
narkst prices.
OAOAN0AV4 ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
Town Jail DESTROYED
By Fire.
GEORGE LEWIS. A PRISONER,
FATALLY BURNED

Last Sunday evening, about 8
O'Clock, our citizens we're stsrsled
BY the cry Of fre, AID il was soon
found that The town jail was ia
h.mes. A crowd quickly gathered.
and the front door vas brukcn open.
bot the inside iron door WAS locked
and could not be opened until the
arrival q Aafshal Duliou, who vas
not feeling well, and had retired for
the night. On hearing the alarm be
quickly dressed and arrived 1t The
Jail With the keys. The iron door
Was developed in flames, but be put
his hands through the fire and un-
locked Il, and he and Mr.. Gus.
Laborde rushed into the burning
building and got out the prisoner, .
white man By the name OF George
Lewis, Who had been locked up Tor
drunkenness. He was severely
burned, and vas taken to tie car
rage house OF Messrs. Roubion &
Strobe. where he fingered until
$3.50 O'clock Monday morning,
when death relieved him of his suf-
fering. Is = supposed that he set
IRE 70 Tie mattress, in hope Of
making ~ escsps, and The fire got
beyond his contEol. He Was care
fully attended to by Or. G.. Z. Viii
hams, assisted b. DR.. Hardy H.
smith, = student in the Medical De-
pas,ment of Tulane University. and
they did nj in their power for the
sufferer.
Lewis WAS = laborer, from New
Orleans, and worked n odd jobs
around town, aud was \ hard
drinker. He was buried Monday
aftsrnO0o.
The Palish Jail, brick building
with : tlate roof, wac considerably
damaged BY TIE dire, and . stable
Belonging ~ Mr.. A. Frederick.
ssosed with feed, caught fire and
wAs pulled down.
A ususl, the citizens all worked
with . will, especially tue memters
q Cyyineiun Hook and Ladder Go.
No. {, who were sOUn On the scene,
and With buckets, ladders, hooks and
chaiss. kept the fire from spreading
% Adjscent buildings. This WAS
thear nsst experience ut fire, and
ea.ne, did e...S.l.. and offs.s.tivss vaprk
liz task WAS difficult one for
ttsn, owing u = lack Of proper
drilling. which caused them to work
at disadvantage, but We have no
dOvbt this defect wall soon he RENE
died.
Marshal Dul,on aud Mr.. Gus.
LaboFde we're severely burned about
The hands aud arms, in saving ;he
prisOnsr from the damcs, which
they did ~ u. risk Of their lives.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

The members of the Episcopal
Church return thanks to the Brass
Band, the Dramatic Club, Mr.. Jos.
b. Lancaster and the public, for
assistance aud contributions, It the
entertainment last week. The net
proceeds were $03 90.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
Who Will Use Light /?

Il. 5. Stearnes & Go. are build.
ing the Electric Light Plant. for
the st. Tammany Ice and Mfg
Go. If you wish to have your
house wired call up local phone
No. Is, and . competent Electri-
cian will call on you and mske you
an estimate on the cost of lights,
also cost of wiring your house.
The Plant will be in operation
between June LIST aud 18th
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

DIED At Claiborne. La,
Thursday, April. IS, 1901, 1t s:s5
A. NJ, Clement Francis Clavcrie.
aged ls years, son of John Claverie
and Blanche Clsudet. A native of
New Orleans. The remains were
taken to the CITY for ,nterment.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

We have Just received neat aud
we'll assorted line of LADIES'
SHIRT WAISTS, all the latest
styles, prices at from 75cts to s..
DARLINGTON 4 GO.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

We have just opened up ou'
Large and Complete Line of Spring
and Summer SUITS. Call and
inspect them. We have the most
Varied Lane OF SPRING SUITS
ever shown IN Covington.
DARLINGTON d co
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

Melrose Cottage
CONVICTION. IL.
FAMOUS HEALTH RESORT
BlAclnc PLY Ala,
HUNTING. FlSalne. 0oAIlne.
Rooms Large and Airy.
ARTISAN WILL
RATES - 90 pER DAY.
REASONABLE RATES " the WEEK q oeMJn.
Address Melrose Cottage.
Covington, Il.
The Receivers of the Salmen Mig. Co
Ltd, (Salmen Brick and Lumber
Co., LTD, subrogate) vs.. James Il.
Murphy-N0. 65.
Twent y-sixth judicial District Cont O
Louisiana, in and Tor the Parish Of st
Taramany.
By virtue of An order of sale from the
honorable the aforesaid court and 10 ne
direct..i in the above entitled and nam.
b+red succession. bearing date April
| ~. l9Ui-
will proceed 10 seli II pnh,ic anc-
sion, It lie door OF tn. 90 irthoase in ths
town ii CovingtOn, Ia m SATURDAY.
June l. 1871. besw, 60 lec.l Hle hoam
the following de cribed r of'erty 10 Z,
All the right, title and interest Of
James H. Murphy, In and to all tn
buildings and Improvements on The
property following:
II l5-lOO acres Of land being the
southwest quarter OF the southeast
quarter section al, township 8, soutl
range Is east, St. Helena Meridian, Il
the Parish Of st. Talnmany.
Add also all the right, title aud Inter
ess Of said James II. Murphy In an(
to certaiu claim Tor valne Ut Improve
ments nled by James 81. Murphy h tn
case Of d. n. WadswOrth W. James II
Marphy-NO. -, of the docket Of til,
36th Judicial District Court.
r rss It s.ls cash, With l-neAs o
Ipp. Faisc.ess.
Buy your Spring Suit from
/ BABlNGrON 4 co.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
Boring For Oil.

a stranger standing on Rutland
Street, near the I'D Bank building.
noti,,ed : constantly increasing
s,ream Of humanity conyregating in
The neixhborhood. He wondered
ereasly - to the cause, then seeing
: derrick in the rear Ut the building
t,,puxhs it probable some Que was
horinx Tor oil. Being DESTROYS OF
sscsrtaining lhe correctness of his
1feory, be followed the crowd, and
preeenliy found himself in the n.
9. \ Library ROOM, where tue az
coumodating Librarian was ex'
cha.9.nx books for old subscribers.
Or catering new subscriptions. ~ tue
case might be. Being profoundly
Impressed BY what he had seen, AID
poe wishing h,s ignorance Of the
existence o1 the Library 10 uppear,
he quietly si9nihed has wish to sub
scfibe, aud went home with bOok
under his arm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

We are selling Hay, Corn, Oats
and Bran, at the lowest prices.
DARLINGTON & co.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

DR.. +. L. Jewell, of New Or
leans il now permanently located IN
Covington, and is staying with h's
daughter, Mr.. e. L. Ross, OF the
laaieon Blanche. See bis card in
another column.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
Written for the FARMER.
haW Time.

The red bird sings his sweetest,
He 10 happy all the day;
The mock bird from the tree top
Trills forth its roundelay;
And all the other brides
Chime In with songs Of cheer
For haw time, yes, haw time,
Haw time IL here.
Hear the ehOuts Of laughter
OF children on the hrteze,
And bear white limbs a-splashiAy
In the streams, mp to the knees!
Goodbye to shoes and stockings,
No more the cold they feSr-
For haw time, yes, haw time,
Haw time ID here.
4 pril IS, 1901. KATE ABEL.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04
1.ar Grow on Too Sooai

0oat Grow on Too Sooai
n this fapidly moving world Of oefs. 10y
Q Assd 10 turned gray before Its tias. and Old
eaoa and women sre as coM0on among g.
thoagh not 50 attractive-as the Aowers Of
spring. This is caused by the eonstituticn
being psematurely broken. The question thea
naturally suggests itself. can .ecoveF ~ lost
strength and health. and IL 70, howl
Yes, If yoa will take the White Cross KID
sey and Liver Tea, according to directions,
yoe will soon notice the change. The blood
will goow richer, color will return to the sallow
cheek, appetite return, sleep revisit the weary
brain, aad food 10 once more assimilated.
Health 10 re-establisAed.
The White Cross Kidney and Liver Tea 10
purely vegetable, mild and reliable, regulates
the liver and digestive organs.
Nay be had It your druggists, for % eents =
box. Or send direct to the White Cross Med
Hiss Co, .@I3 and i4iS Dryades ST.. New o..
baas, La, and receive box BY return 0saA
ASeaes wantsd svssywhsrs.
For sale at the City Drugstore, J. L.
Watkins, proprietor, CovingtOn, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

When you 60 to New Orleans
stop At PENIS Hotel, corner of 81.
Charles and Poydras streets All
front rooms, newly furnished
throughout. Charges reasonable,
BY the day Or week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-04

All orders left at Abita Springs Post
ONCE will be promptly filled, at city
prices. First class work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

Mrs. Mary Bell, wealthy Cripple
Creek (Col.) widow, will be compelled
to serve a sentence of five years in
the penitentiary imposed on her by
the district court. She was arrested
about year ago on charge of steal
ing n house, tried, convicted, and
sentenced to the penitentiary, where
she was confined about three months.
Mrs. Berry is an extensive owner of
property in that district. Her income
is about $4,000 a year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

Armed with n shotgun, declaring
he would shoot the first person who
attempted interference, a farmer
named Lupton, living near Germfask,
Mich. held at bay crowd of neigh
bors while the great bulk of his prop
erty went up in smoke. Lupton hauled
everything of value to his big barn,
which contained about 100 tons OF
hay. besides vehicles and the like,
. and. after the horses and cattle were
locked in, applied a match, next set
ting fire to his dwelling house. Lup-
ton fed to the woods, and was found
concealed in haystack.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

A humming bird trust capitalized
ut 100000 has just been organized
in Indiana and incorporation papers
from the secretary of state applied
for. Wise spectators are expected
to take a flyer in it. The object of
the promoters is not so much the
making of immense fortunes off the
propagation and sale of humming
birds as it is to get combination
on positively the last thing left in
the country which has not already
been gobbled up.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

Wall street is greatly interested in
the latest "self-made" man. Frederic
p. Fish, who will draw 100000 for
~ months service as president of the
American Bell Telephone & Telegraph
company. He was counsel for the
New York Airbrake company against
the Westinghouse company after the
reorganization of the General Electric
COMPANY,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

The New York Herald says: Italy is
making of the United States a dump
ing ground for its criminals and pau
pers. This fact has been forcibly
called to the attention of the local
authorities by the arrival of three
italian brigands, whose depredations
made them q scourge to the province
IN which they were reared. The mer-
chants upon whom they had preyed
made up purse with which the three
were sent to the United States, ar
irving here with money enough in
their pockets to enable them to LAND
unquestioned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21
Value of n Mans Life.

The Supreme Courts have decided that
tho life OF the average man ia worth just
what he is able to earn. A mans earnings
depend TO q great extent upon his physical
health. The stomach i the Measure 'ar, or Or
bright and active II his digestion is normal.
If Il is not, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
will make it SO. Try it for dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, constipation, biliousness, fatu-
lency, liver or kidney troubles.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

A. B. Cummins, the republican cam
didate for governor of Iowa, though
active in the politics of that state
for many years, has held only one
office. He was elected to the legisla-
ture on fusion ticket with the sup
port of the anti-prohibition repub-
licans and the democrats during the
temperance controversy in that
state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

Mr.. Phillips, the democratic nomi-
nee for governor of Iowa, has served
two terms as mayor of Ottnmwa. He
formerly worked at mining in the
neighborhood of St. Louis, and in 1884
he was promoted to the position of
manager of fuel company. He is
popular with the miners of the state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

Wilson Lppincott, the heaviest man
in Bucks county, Pa, Weighs 47O
pounds, but offers to Guidance any
man who will try conclusions with
him on a waxed floor. Not long ago
he allowed a young man to hit his
hardest where his Uippincott's)
waist should be. The young man
broke his arm.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21
CURRENT COMMENT.

The bonded debt Of Greater New
York has reached the back-breaking
proportions of $2s7, 200, 900, nearly 500
Tor every man, woman and child in the
metropolis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

According to the new census,
Greater London"-the district under
the metropolitan and city police-has
population of 6,57s,7s4, an increase
of 961, 552 since 1891. Seventeen pop
ulous suburbs, having n total of g.
042,750 inhabitants, have been added
to London proper.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

That's an entertaining yarn about
young lady who discovered the lost
mines of the Toltecs, and now takes
her morning dip in milk and cham
payne, and uses shower of gold dust
instead of bath towel. A great
many strange things have happened
this summer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

Marion Crawford, the author of "a
Cigarette Makers Romance" thinks
out his novels while walking. He can
tramp 40 miles ut a stretch, and is a
firm believer in the idea that bodily
fatigue clears the mind.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

The car celebrated the birth of an
other daughter by issuing ukase dis
charging the riotous students from
imprisonments. The car knows him
self now how it seems to feel riotous.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21
Tsf1.66e!!g!!.Ss!gA H$$

The reputation Of w. L. Douglas $500
and $3.50 shoes for style, comfort and
wear has excelled all other makes sold at
these prices. This excellent reputation has
been won by merit. alone. w: L. Douglas.
other $500 and s. SO shoes because his
reputation for tho best $500 and $3.50
shoes must 30 rnaint~.ned. Tho standard
has always been placed 20 high that tho
In tho w. L. Douglas SO 90 and $3.50
shoes than he can get elsewhere.
w. L. Douglas sells moro IS. 90 and $3.50
shoes than any other two manufacturers.
W. {. Douglas $@00 6nt Edge Line
cannot DO equaffed at any price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21
Carried Heavy Life Insurance.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 16.-Well-in-
formed life insurance men of this city
say that President Mckinley carried
from 100000 to 100000 on his life.
One big New York company is said
to have n single policy for $4,000.
Mrs. Mckinley is understood to be
the beneficiary named in all the pol
icies.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21
A Death Mask of MCKINLEY.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 16.-A death
mask Of the presidents face was
made ut 1920 o'clock. The mask was
taken by Eduard L. A. Pausch, of
Hartford, Conn. Pausch has mod
elled the features of many of the
distinguished men who have died il.
this country in recent years. The
mask is faithful reproduction of
the late President McKinley's fea-
lures.