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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25
STAR PRAIRIE ITEMS.

Flowing corn is the order of the
day.
The peach crop promises to be
excellent.
Wheat in this section was very
much damaged by the dry weather,
as was also the oats.
Should nothing happen their will
be bountiful yield of blackberries.
Corn is looking fine.
Mrs. John Snyder was trading in
Galena one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Glazebrook Wis.,
tied L. L. Winters and family Sun
day.
Mrs. w. Lathrop of Pittsburg is
visiting Mrs. Ida Tindall.
Our road supervisor has made
some valuable improvements in
our roads. Inasmuch as there has
been no decent roads during the
past few years every one is prais-
ing the new boss.
Married, at Carthage, Mo-, on
Wednesday, May IS, Mr.. Jessie Ba-
ker of Sarcoxie, Mo-, and Miss Mag
gle Karr. The bride is well known
here, having resided here several
years. The groom is prosperous
young farmer of Missouri. He is a
young man of exemplary habits.
Their friends here congratulate the
young couple and wish them good
luck on their voyage through life.
Mrs.. Will Dowell of Stroud, Okla,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Snyder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Crawford
have returned to their home in To-
peka, after spending few days at
their farm here.
Mr., and Mrs. John Mccartney of
Galena called on friends here Sun
day afternoon.
Bige Stallsmith and wife of
Spring Grove visited here Sunday.
MERRY KID.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25
CONSOLIDATED.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 22.-The
Star says: The actual consolida-
ton of the Memphis and Frisco
roads is to be affected as soon dis
the connecting link between the
two lines from Alton to Miami, I.
T., is finished. This will be by
July Let.
The general Offices of the Mem
phis railroad will then be removed
from this city to St. Louis and du-
plicate agencies everywhere on the
Memphis-Frisco system abolished.
The Memphis is to become link
in the new transcontinental chain,
which is projected to extend from
Birmingham, Ala, to St. Louis and
Kansas City and to Manzanillo, on
the Pacific coast of Old Mexico.
It is certain that one set of Off.
cials will control the Frisco-Mem.
phis system and it is probable that
q new new name will be chosen fol
the combination. Both roads have
lines from Kansas City to Spring
field, No., and one of these lines
will undoubtedly be abandoned ex'
cept that sufficient trains may be
run over Il to save it's charter and
prevent it's absorption by a com
petitor.
The cities reached by both the
Frisco and Memphis, where there
are separate depots, shops and
agencies, will soon feel the effect Of
the consolidation. One shop, one
depot and bne agent will suffice for
both. The Memphis shops, it lie
said, will not be removed from Kan
sas City becaus they will beeded
by both lines for repair work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25
ENTERTAINMENT.

The following program will be
given by the pupils of Mrs. East
hams school for the benefit of the
new Presbyterian church, on Tues.
day night, May %, at the Presbyter.
ian church:
Admission Is cents for adults
children 10 cents.
Miss Gaines, Pianist.
Piano Solo, Miss Gaines.
Salutation, Glenn Cross.
Bird Voices. School.
Recitation, Finger Play" Ruth Gaba.
Song, "Miranda's Party" Maysie Noble,
Recitation, Wood Fribley.
Piano Solo. "Children's Carnival" Ber-
tina Williams.
Robert of Lincoln, School.
Song, "Sleep Baby" Pearl Anderson.
Piano Solo. Birthday Waltz" Maysie
Noble.
! Vocal Solo. Miss Gaines.
Bring Flowers. George Collins.
Recitation, John F. Noble.
Song, swiss Toy Girl" Tina Turley.
Recitation, Eliza Gouin.
Piano Solo. Bertha Williams.
First Gift of the kindergarten, School.
Song. IA Brave Cavalier" John Noble
Recitation, Theodore Anderson.
Piano duet. Jessie Polka" Wilmetta
Anderson and Bertha Williams.
Recitation, Headaches lest Fore
School" John Baxter.
Song. ''Mama's Serenade," Bertha
Williams. f.,
Recitation. my Army" Leslie Meyer
ding. :.
mother Clucky and Chickens. School.
Piano Solo. MY Papa's Waltz, Bertha
Williams.
Recitation. "A Bunch Of Keys" Maysie
Noble.
Song. Comm Thro' the Rye" Electa
Felt.
Recitation. John Cooper,
The Voice of Spring. Tina Turley.
Piano Solo. Miss Gaines.
operetta, "Queen Of Hearts" School.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25
STANLEY NAMES OLD SOLDIER,

Topeka, Kan, May 21.-Governor
Stanley today appointed John Critz
to be justice of the peace for Lin
coin township, Crawford county.
Critz is democrat and his appoint
ment is under the law requiring
that old soldiers be given the pref
erence in positions of this charac-
ter. Critz's only opponent was W.
r. Doyle, republican, but not an
old soldier.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25

The Lowell bridge, which was
shipped to Baxter and unloaded,
was hauled to Lowell this week. We
believe the bridge is going to be
built.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25

The Joplin Brewing Co. has fled
suit in the district court against
Sheriff o. W. Sparks to recover the
bar fixtures formerly used by Fred
Hagerman, which was confiscated
by the sheriff when the raid was
made some time ago. The Joplin
Brewing Co. alleges in its petition
that it entered into an agreement
with Hagermyn last August to let
him pse the bar fixtures until the
company should call for them, and
that Hagerman is prevented from
returning the fixtures by reason of
the fact that they are in the hands
of the. sheriff. The company asks
judgement for the fixtures or val
ne, $ll340.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25

Mrs. Maude Hollomon and
daughter, Mabel, left Tuesday even;
ing for Joplin to visit friends. From
there they win go to Hutchinson to
visit relatives, and from Hutchin-
SON they will 60 to Aberdeen
Washington, to visit relatives and
friends.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25
NJ WO0DMRN on AMRRIcA.

MODERN W0ODMRN OF AMERICA.
Baxter Camp, No. so, meets on the second
and fourth Mondays of each month.
Visiting neighbors always welcome.
7. c. Weaver, Clerk. A. 9. Hanback,, v. G..
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25
4th OF JULY
Arrangements Are Be.
ing Made For a
Big Time.
Woodmen of the World Will
Hold Their Annual
Picnic Here.

As said before, there will be a big
time in Baxter July 4. The Wood
men of the World are going to'have
big time here and don't you for
get it.
Camp Logan will be cleaned up
and beautified for the occasion.
Turn yourselves loose and en-
deavor to show the visitors a good
time.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25
Memorial services next Sunday.

Little Jim Charlie of the Peoria
reservation was in town Thursday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25

Several Baxter Odd Fellows at
tended the Missouri Grand Lodge
meeting of that order at Joplin this
week,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25

There has been more painting and
paper hanging done in Baxter this
season than ever before in the same
length of time.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25

The foundation for the new Pres
byterian church was finished this
week. Work on the superstructure
will be pushed as rapidly as the ell
ements and circumstances will per-
NIT.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25

Nr. and Mrs. w. w. Scott have
gone to Kentucky in response to
telegram announcing the serious
illness of Mr.. SCOTS mother.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25

James Armstrong of Columbus
is in Baxter this week. He is an
agent for the Mccormick Machine
Company.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25

Decoration day next Thursday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
Vanlshlna Bird Rnoes.

The flamingo and the pink cur
lew are no more, the parrakeet and
egret are going fast, the white peli-
can is tradition only, like the
dodo. Some birds increase under
the protection of man because he
wages war or more destructive enc
mics. The quail sets at naught the
breachloader and the trap if allow
cd to forage in the grainfelds, but
there are others that vanish before
the face of man as does the mist be-
fore the morning sun. We may de-
lay the end perhaps, but it is at last
the survival of the flt.--Florida
Times Union.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
The Race of Life.

find the great thing in this
world is not so much where we stand
as in what direction we are moving.
To reach the port Of heaven we
must sail sometimes with the wind
and sometimes against it, but we
must sail and not drift, nor lie at
anchor. There is one very sad
thing in old friendships to every
mind which is really moving on
ward. 1t is this: That one cannot
help using his earlier friends as the
seaman uses the log to mark his
progress.
Every now and then we throw an
old schoolmate over the stern with
string of thought tied to him and
look-I am afraid with a kind of
luxurious and sanctimonious com
passion-to see the rate at which
the string reels off while he lies
there bobbing up and down, poor
fellow! and we are dashing along
with the white foam and bright
sparkle at our bows; the ruffled
bosom of prosperity and progress,
with sprig of diamond stuck in it!
But this is only the sentimental side
Of the matter, for grow we must if
we outgrow all that we love.-Oh-
yer Wendell Holmes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
SCARED BY THE POPE.
One Occasion When Kaiser Wilhelm
Lost His Self Possession.


Kaiser Wilhelm, always self
possessed character, was even as O.
lad equal to almost any emergency,
but there was one time in his life
when his aplomb failed him COM
plctcly, and that WIS when he was
received in Il private audience by
Leo XIII. Strange to say, the self
possessed young emperor felt COM
pletely overawed by the presence of
the holy father and his encourage.
A gentleman who was present and
witnessed the whole scene said that
a student coming before a row Of
examiners or a culprit appearing
before a court could not have look
ed more frightened than did the
emperor when he stood between the
folding doors of the audience hall
as they opened before him.
As he caught sight of the Pope
in white garments, stiff, immobile,
almost unearthly, surrounded by
half a dozen cardinals in red robes,
who were looking at him curiously,
his half powerless right hand, in
which he held his present for the
pope, a gold snuffbox, with his own
portrait framed in rubies, shook
so violently that he dropped the
treasure. The monsignore who was
nearest, in STOPPING to pick it up,
bumped his head against that of the
emperor, who was similarly engaged,
and the shock so unnerved his
majesty that he quite forgot the he'll
met which he held in his left hand
and which fell to the ground in its
turn.
At last everything was put
straight. His holiness was still
quietly smiling his everyday smile,
snd William advanced a few steps
to deliver his little speech, which
he did with sulky voice. He look
ed as furious as if he just suffered
from the awkwardness of somebody
else, and they say that "a hours
afterward his brow remained as
closely knitted as those of BEAR
Modern Society.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
Naval Officers Of the Port.

The title of naval officer as ap-
piled to one of the officials of the
custom house has always been an
enigma to most people, and very
few have any idea of how it was
created. The office dates back to
the colonial days when Charles II
was king of England, and his broth
er, after james II, was duke of
York. James received a percentage
of all customs receipts in America,
and was also the lord high admiral
Of the English navy.
He had very little confidence
in the men whom his brother
selected as collectors of customs
in this country, and in order to
protect his own interests he in
sisted on appointing man whose
duty it would be to approve
every permit issued by the collector
before it would be valid. AS lord
high admiral he naturally selected
these men from his own officers and
placed a naval officer in every GUS
tom house in the British provinces
in America. Both the Office and
duties remain practically unchanged
TO this day, and the naval officer"
who is merely an auditor, must still
countersign all permits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
A GHOST STORY.
The Black Lady OF the Royal Castle Of
Darmstadt.


The most distinguished ghost of
all royal specters appears to be the
Black Lady of the castle of Darn
stadt. .ln deep mourning she comes
to announce the death of some men,
ters of the families Of the grand
dukes of Hesse or Of the Bavarian
royal family. The apparition of
this lady has from time immemorial
produced sort of panic among the
troops of the garrison. The bold
est sentinels are afraid of her. One
day young officer Of the grena-
diers solicited from, the Grand Duke
Louis / the favor of acting as senti-
mel at the door of the chapel
through which the mysterious visit
or was expected to pass. eff it is
not a genuine ghost" he said, 81
will cure the practical joker of his
nonsense"
1t was agreed that the officer
should order the phantom to halt
and if it did not obey fire upon it.
The grand duke and few courtiers
posted themselves in the vestry of
the chapel, from which they could
see the path that, according to the
legend, the Black Lady always fol-
lowed. AS midnight approached
the gayety of the royal group de-
creased. The clock struck II. Be
fore the sound of the last stroke had
died away they heard in the distance
"Haltl Who goes there?" Then
there was shot.
The grand duke and the people
of bis suit came out from their hid
ing place and ran into the court
yard. The brave young officer was
stretched on the ground dead. Be-
side him lay his gun, the barrel of
which was torn from the stock and
twisted like q corkscrew. There
was no wound of any sort on the
body. Shortly afterward Louis
died suddenly in the ducal palace.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
FISHING DOWN CHIMNEYs.
4 slnker az Necessary on tho Lines as
on Those Dropped In the Sea.

"Fish hnes," said man standing
on roof and apparently fishing
with drop line down a chimney,
''are, as you will observe if you viii
wait here minute, not the only
ones on which sinkers are used"
AS he spoke he ceased alternately
raising and lowering the line a little
as he had been doing as though
making the bait active to attract
some fish below and hauled up the
line altogether, and on the end of it
was seen not bait, but a stubby,
cylindrical brush of red splints, and
below that heavy sinker. What
the man was Ashing for in the Chin
ney WAS soot-not to haul it up, but
10 dislodge II 50 that it would fall to
whore 1t couH be taken out at the
chimney openings below.
ON the old days chimneys were
bigger" this roof fisherman contin-
ned. ''They used to go down inside
st chimneys to clean them, men or
boys, oftenest boys. You've heard,
no doubt, of people being stuck in
chimney, but now, with the burn
ing of hard coal and with less SCOT
and less need for big chimneys and
with the economy of space due to
the increasing value of land, Chin
neys are made smaller. The fiues
are now so small that you can't go
down 'em, and you have to clean
'em from the top.
'NOf course the brush has got to
be used enough 90 reach the sides
of the flue and clean the SCOT off,
and if there are projections inside
the fue or there is any change Of
direction in it the brush, being IT.
self pretty large, but not very heavy,
might lodge there and hot<go be-
yond that point. Hepce the at
taching of the sinkep 70 carry the
brush down through the flue and
past obstructiops that otherwise
might stop it, and pretty good big
one it mustRe In fact, a sinker is
as neceas1Fy ip fishing down a Chin
usy as fishing on the sea-"-New
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
A Wonderful Steam Engine.

In 1874 D. A. A. Buck, an in
genious mechanic of Worcester,
Mass, constructed a perfect steam
engine of such illiputian dimen-
sions as to gain for its maker the
plaudits of the world. To go into
exact details the engine, boiler,
pumps, governors and all were so
exceedingly small as to only occupy
a space seven-sixteenths of an inch
in diameter, or about the area of an
old fashioned silver three cent piece.
II was only five-eighths of an inch
high, yet it contained 14S distinct
parts, nearly all of which were silver
and gold. 1t was held together by
81 screws, the smallest being but
one-hundredth of an inch in length.
The engine had all the valves, gear
ing, etc, to be found on the ordi-
nary horizontal engine. Three
drops of water filled the boiler.
The engine weighed but 10 grains
when clear of the base plate. The
diameter of the cylinder was but
one-sixteenth of an inch; length of
stroke, three-ffty-seconds of an
inch.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
Minclnu Parsley.

There is right way to do this as
well as in doing everything else. If
the parsley is wet, dry it thorough
ly in towel; then pick the leaves
from the stems; gather the leaves
closely between the thumb and two
fingers, press tightly and hold on a
board with the fingers slanting in
such manner that the nails will pro-
tect the ends of the fingers from the.
knife. With sharp, pointed vege-
table knife cut through the parsley
as close to the fingers as possible.
In this way each stroke of the knife
does the work completely, the pars-
ley is minced fine and evenly and
does not have to be gone over again,
So many minutes are saved and per-
feet results obtained. This is what
knowing just how" means to the
busy housewife. Twelve times five
minutes saved makes an hour to
rest from the busy routine of house
hold cares, and surely that is worth
the striving for.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
The Parched Mouth.

1t is not alone hot weather or
hard work that makes your mouth
dry. Anxiety, serious trouble gen.
orally, will parch your mouth and
throat more quickly and effectively
than anything else.
There are persons who will not
betray in the least degree by their
looks and general demeanor that
they are worried. Many criminals,
for instance, appear as cool as Gu
cumbers, although they are inward
ly much perturbed, but to an atten-
tive observer the state of their
minds is made clear by the parched
mouth.
You may take it for granted that
person who is a prey to deep anx-
iety will show signs of difficulty in
speaking. That is because his
mouth and throat are dried, and
you will see that he rolls his tongue
about in order to moisten it. He
must be very cool individual who
can prevent that sign Of anxiety.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
DRESS THEIR OWN WOUNDS.
Some Birds That Possess Great
knowledge OF Surgery.

knowledge Of Surgery.
There are not few birds that
possess a knowledge of the prin-
ciples Of surgery that is not far
from supernatural. The woodcock,
the partridge and some other birds
are able to dress their wounds with
considerable skill. A French nat
uralist says that on several occa-
sions he has killed woodcock that
were, when shot, convalescing from
wounds previously received. In
every instance he found the old in
jury neatly dressed with down
plucked from the stem of feathers
and skillfully arranged over the
wound evidently by the long beak
of the bird. In some instances a
solid plaster was thus formed, and
in others ligatures had been applied
10 wounded or broken limbs.
One day he killed a bird that evi-
IDENTIFY had been severely wounded
at some recent period. The wound
was covered and protected by o sort
of network of feathers which had
been plucked by the bird from its
own body and so arranged as to
form a plaster completely covering
and protecting the wounded sur
face. 1t had evidently acted as
hemostatic in the first place and
subsequently as a shield covering
The wound. The feathers were fair
ly netted together, passing alter
nately under and above each other
and forming textile fabric of great
protective power.
Birds are often found whose limbs
have been broken by shot with the
fractured ends neatly joined and
ligated. NJ. Dumonteil tells of
woodcock that had been shot by a
sportsman on the afternoon of
certain day. After a long search
the. bird was given up, but it was
discovered the next morning by an
accident. In the meantime the
wounded legs we're found to be neat
ly ligated, an exquisitely neat band
age having been placed around
each limb. The poor bird had in
dressing its wound entangled its
.beak with some long, soft feathers,
and had it not been discovered it
would have died of starvation.-To-
ledo Blade.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
Iooks Are paoentlxe.

Visitor-Pve been in many asy-
lums, but Pve never seen such a
dangerous, wild eyed lot of lunatics
as that group over there, and they're
without guards tool
Attendant = Why, man, those
amt lunaties.
Visitor-They amt?
Attendant should say not;
they're visitors.
Visitor--Visitors
Attendant - Yes, sir; they're
some of the leading members of the
chess congress which is holding its
convention down town.-Detroit
Today.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
Eplscopal Heraldrv.

In the arms of the archbishop Of
Canterbury there appears a decora-
ton somewhat like a clergyman's
collar with an extended linen band,
but it is intended to represent mar
row, circular strip of white wool
supposed to be shorn from the
lambs of st. Agnes at Rome, which
was worn round the shoulders, and
had two such hanging bands, one be-
fore and the other behind, while the
crosses upon it are thought origi-
nally to represent the pins by which
it was fastened to the vestment.
This precious strip was called pail
or pallium, and was peculiar to
archbishops conferred on them by
the pope, and, like most papal gifts,
of high market value.
Expensive as was its possession,
it was by no means a mere luxury,
for by the decretals of Pope Gregory
no act of an archbishop was valid
without it. If he had not received
it, he could not confer orders, con-
secrate churches or summon a coun-
ell. The small staff, the head Of
which appears inside the half circle
formed by the pallium as it falls
over the shield, is the crozier, staff
with a cruciform head that is borne
by or before an archbishop alone,
though the simple pastoral staff
with an ornamental crook, which
merely denotes the Office of
bishop, is often mistakenly called a
crozier.-Quiver.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
rests Eor PRECIOUS Stones.

Very little reliance can be placed
on color as test for psecious
stones. All red stones are not
rubies nor white stones diamonds.
There are yellow sapphires, green
diamonds and blue spinels. In the
diagnosis of precious stones it is al
ways advisable to apply as many
different tests as possible and to be
guided by the result Of them all, as
almost any single test may mislcad.
Exchange.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-26
FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
THE BRIEF TIME.

Brief time to sing, my deare, brief time to siss
and sigh;
We only say good morning and then good night
goodbyi
The shadow in the sunlight DER all the wide
world glooms;
A moan is in the music; the blight is in the
blooms
Briei time TO love, my dearie, in springtime's
rosy beams;
To drink the honey sweetness, to dream the old.
sweet dreams;
The shadow in the sunlight moves to the breath
Of sighs,
And unseen spirits ever kiss down our dreaming
eyes.
oh, dreams. like phantoms flying where only
shadows throngi
Oh, life too brief for signing. and life too brief
for songl
And the green world at our feet, dear. and over.
head the sky,
And love that says good morning only 10 weep
goodbyl
Atlanta Constitution.