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What He Deserved.

what" she asked, looking down
at the shining tip of her dainty little
shoe, and speaking very softly and
sweetly, would you do if at this mo-
ment your fondest wish, your highest
hope could be realized?"
He started up suddenly, with a
CLEAN in his eyes.
Her heart throbbed expectantly; it
seemed as if paradise were opening to
her.
"Yes," he said, 'by George, Id do it!
I'd order a carriage when | go home
tonight, even if | do live Just around
the block"
Later, when he looked out and saw
that it was raining, and wished he had
an umbrella, she merely said:
"Br-r-r! What nasty night, and
slammed the door behind him.-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
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MAGIC MIRRORS OF JAPAN.
How the Ancient Buddhist Priests Preyed
Upon the Susceptible.

| How the Ancient Bude mist Priests Preyec
Upon the Susceptible.
Some time ago l read in the Week
ly Times of Tokyo, Japan, about ar
old steel mirror that, when held to 6
strong light, was said to reflect the
image of Buddha, writes Joseph NJ
Wade in the Open Court Magazine
This was attributed by the editor tc
| superstition, if l. am not mistaken
F. This past week an old steel japanese
mirror has come into my possession
which, when held to a strong light
distinctly reflects the image of child
Buddha, full length with arms extend
ed upward over the head. There is
no mistakinS this, for | am neither
sentimental nor suDerstitious. This
think has been produced by some old
time japanese artist. l think that
steel has been inlaid into steel after
the manner Of damascCne work, then
the whole face OF the mirror polished
The grain of the damasccne work be.
ing different from the body Of the
laid, while the mirror shows only q
clear polished steel surface. The ob-
ject of this is quite clear to me. When
such 4 mirror was shown to the peO-
pie it would be to them mystery, and
could be palmed off as miracle" F"
and would draw them closer to Buddh.
ism. OF course there is no such thing
as miracle" To him who has at
tanned Buddhahood all things are
clear. What ignorant people do not
understand designing men palm off az
miracle and draw people closer to
their form of belief
Since writing the above l have con-
suited S. Nomura, from whom I got
the mirror. Mr.. Nomura is president
of Benten & Co., of Kyoto, and in
forms me that he secured six mirrors
in exchange for embroideries from the
priest or priests Of one Of the temples
in Kyoto. They were very old and
very dirty. The priests in charge
knew nothing Of these mirrors. except
that they we're old mirrors brought to
the temple before their time. Mr..
Nomura supposed them to be old COM
mon steel mirrors, and gave them to
one of his servants to polish with
white powder and silk cloth. AS he
polished each one he laid it on the
floor face up. When the sun struck
the mirror the man noticed in the re-
Election on the ceiling the form Of a
child Buddha. and that was how the
discovery was made. l have all the
six mirrors in my possession and have
tested each one and found that each
reflects a child Buddha, but not al
ways the same, and some Of the mir
rors cast a different reflection from
others. These mirrors are round,
have loops to hang them up and on the
back are Buddhist characters.
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Saved the Situation,

A story is told of certain singer
which shows that he possessed not on
ly musical ability but admirable pres
ence of mind. On the occasion of his
first appearance his voice was some
what harsh, and his vocal efforts were
greeted with Kisses from the disap-
pointed audience.
Without appearing to be in the least
moved by this unpleasant reception,
the young artist looked calmly down
at the crowd of listeners and said:
Gentlemen, it is pity to hear you
whistle so badly; allow me to give
you a lesson"
Upon that he began to whistle in a
most exquisite manner the varied
airs of an opera which was very popu-
lar at the time.
At this unexpected turn of affairs
silence and then prolonged applause
succeeded to the Kissing, and from that
time on, whether he sang OR whiytlsd.
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Caught a Gray Wolf.

Joseph Poole. a veteran hunter and
trapper living in the Blue Ridge
Mountains back Of Penmar, Nd. tells
of a remarkable capture OF a large
eray wolf, a rare specimen OF that
animal in this part Of the country.
While setting his traps for the last
time at the close Of the winter Poole
found three deer that he thought had
been killed by dogs. Close by the
carcasses he discovered tracks OF a
hear. He set his bear traps up in the
mountain.
Three days later upon approaching
the trap he heard the howls OF some
animal and found imprisoned in the
trap a gray wolf. He took the animal
home and placed it in pen. but with
one bound the brute broke out and es'
caped. Poole says the wolf was the
largest he ever saw in the mountains.
New York Sun.
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THOSE ANGEL CHILDREN.
How Little Girl Entertained Caller on
Her Sister

Her Sister.
| When young SellshOes called the
other evening Miss Ohfudge, in a fan
nelette wrapper, was reading an in
! tensely absorbing novel in her room
| upstairs, and so she sent her angel
sister. Pansy, aged six, downstairs to
! inform Mr.. Sellshoes that she'd be
down in a few moments. The angel
sister carried the information to Mr..
cred around, waiting for an opportun.
| ity to deliver herself Of few bright
lltle sayings of childhood.
"Mr. Sellshoes," she remarked,
after while. in a shy manner, twist
ing her hands coyly, have you got
many bureau drawers where you live
and do you hunt in them much?"
"Well-er-I Dunno, replied Mr..
Sellshoes, hesitatingly. "Why?"
"Oh, nuthin',' replied the angel
child, "'cept that sis she began t hunt,
s soon's you came, through the bureau
drawers f'r piece O. stickin' plaster
t cover up big pimple she's got on
her chin, an she said she jes' wisht
you had t. rubber an hunt through all
your bureau drawers an then you
wouldn't be so willin' t. put folks out
so. Do you often have t hunt through
your bureau drawers?
Young Selishoes flushed slightly
then paled slightly and made an in
audible reply. The angel child pre-
tended to fix the rug in front of the
CRATE fire for a moment, and then she
opened up again.
"Oh, Mr.. Sellshoes," she exclaimed,
what funny hat you must wear? Do
let me see it, won't you?"
why, it's just like all other hats"
replied young Sellshoes, in muf1led,
checked sort OF tone. why do you
wish to see it,"
20, nuthin'," replied the angel child,
turning around and drumming the pi-
ano, 'cept that sis she says that you
talk through your hat, an l thought it
must be a looking hat"
Young SellshoeS twisted some more
in his seat, and half rose to go, but,
thinking better of it, again stared hard
out of the window. The angel child
drummed on for a couple of minutes,
and then she once more wheeled about
on the stool.
"And, oh, Mr.. Sellshoes," She pratt
tied, in her sweet. innocent little
voice, please, sir, tell me what you
won't do?"
won't do?" repeated young Sell
shoes, hoarsely. "Why, don't think
l understand what you-"
"Well," cut in the lovely little prat.
tling lamb, Il heard sis say yesterday,
wen she was talkin' bout you, He
won't do jes' like that, an
thought that"
The rest Of it was drowned in the
tum-tumming Of the angel child's
angel little paws on the piano.
Then young Sellshoes went out into
the clammy night without waiting for
Miss Ohfudge, and three minutes after
he left the angel child of the Ohfudge
household was learning things about
the back of a corrugated sterling
silver hair brush that she had never
dreamed of in her young and Joyous
life before.-Washingto Star.
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Russia should be a splendid market
ton OF q few concerns In Warsaw,
there is only one large shoe factory in
that country.
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FRANKLIN, La, SATURDAY, JULY 6. 1901

er, that the boys Of today are any
worse in this respect than their faith
ers before them. 1t is the pessimists
the play-for-fun boys have surrender
ed. The time will never come, let us
hope, when the playforkeeps boys
can claim the field as altogether their
own.-Springfield Republican.
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A western woman wants damages
for the loss OF her appetite for cucum-
bers as the result OF an accident. The
company sued should institute .
counter claim for services rendered:
item-to immunity from cholera
morbus
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Two thousand thousands in counter.
felt money having just been destroyed
at Washington, it IL evident that we
have great deal of enterprise de-
voted to the wrong way Of making
millions.
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1t seems to have proved that finer
tea can be grown In the United States
than in the East. but little good will
the news do with the American tea
selling for dollar a pound.
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In Switzerland a telephone in Dri.
Vate house costs $3.50 a year. 1t seems
other commodities in the mountain re-
public do not reach the highest Of the
Alps.
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The Duke of Fife is said to keep
twelve suits going at the same time,
and never wears the same clothes
twice in the same week.
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The Polynesians, Chinese and Amer
ican Indians all regard the dog flesh
al an esteemed article Of diet.
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The relations between winter and
summer are becoming so intimate as to
discourage spring.
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The spinster who left $4,000 In her
will for the maintenance Of her dog
would not have been able to be so mu
nificent II she had got married. Which
shows that there are advantages to
every way of life.
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Frenchmen who have duels to fight
insist on carrying surgical supplies to
the field Of honor. although a little
sticking plaster would answer every
purpose.
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The London Times in another Of ita
notable articles dealing with American
progress in the engineering industry
concludes that the whole question OF
American superiority turns on Char
acter." 1t says: "The American Is
successful because he treats business
as a science and follows II with the en-
thusiasm of a scientific devOtee, while
Britons, owing to overwhelming sue
cess in the past, have thought them
selves secure and relaxed their vigil
ance. The Briton is educated to hun
dred distractions, while in America
there is no leisure class Of young men.
No doubt in American engineering we
have rival threatening British indus
try seriously, if not disastrously. un.
less a change is made in our business
methods"
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Queen W'iIhelmina OF Holland IL
said to be dissatisfied with the $780,.
600 crown lately presented to her by
ler loyal subjects. Perhaps she
didn't get in on straight,
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for American shoes. With the excep-
tion of a few concerns in Warsaw,
there is only one large shoe factory in
that country.
It seems to have proved that finer
tea can be grown in the United States
than in the East. but little good will
the news do with the American tea
selling for dollar pound.
The spinster who left $4,000 In her
will for the maintenance Of her dog
would not have been able to be so mu-
nificent II she had got married. Which
shows that there are advantages td
every way of life.
In the matter OF fruit-growing the
United States leads ell other nations.
The output of strawberries last year
footed up $SO,000,O0O, while grapes PAN
ned out S100,000.000. Good enough for
these two items, at least.
The benefit Of freedom is exemplif1ed
even in the horse. The domestic ami
NAL is in the sere and yellow leaf at
twenty years. In the wild state he
lives to be from thirty-fve to forty,
and is in his prime at thirty years.
The Legislature of Minnesota has
passed a bill providing that a man be
healthy to wed. Some savage bachelor
might make himself unpopular by in
PRODUCING a measure providing that
man who contemplates matriMony
must prove that he is sane.
A Berlin dispatch announces the dis
charge of 5000 employees Of the great
Krupp iron and steel works, making
1000 discharged since October last.
And the Berlin Tageblatt says "one-
fourth of all the working people OF
Germany are either idle or insufficient
ly employed"
Emperor William has ordered that
the study of English shall replace that
of French in the high schools Of Ger
many. Formerly every educated per-
son in every civilized country knew his
own language and French. Now he
must know his own language and Eng
lish. Before long he will have to know
English whether he knows his own
language or not.
Recent experiments Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture show that fruits
in general contain remarkably little
stuff that is convertible, when eaten,
into muscle and blood. Bananas and
grapes have per cent while apples,
cherries, strawberries, blackberrles,
cranberries, lemons and oranges are
able to lay claim to only l per cent
this, too, when skins and seeds are
put aside On this account, such ar
ticles Of diet are obviously Ill adapt
ed to sustain human life for any
length OF time, though they possess
great medicinal value and contribute
much to health.
The United States Consul General
in Leipzig devotes a recent report to
a description of municipal pawnbrok-
ing at Leipzig. These establishments
assist poor people to obtain temper.
ery loans at low rates of interest. and
they have proved so beneficial that
many German economists and philan.
thropists advocate the total suppress
sion of all private pawnbrokers. When
work is plentiful the loans are Few,
but when it is scarce the loans rise in
NUMBER and value. Since 1892 the
number of articles pawned at :he
Leipzig establishment had decreased
almost continuously, Germany having
been, since that year, in state OF un.
broken commercial and Industrial
prosperity. r.r
The London Times in another Of its
oo%ohJo a ort}c1oc dealing with American
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In the matter OF fruit-growing the
United States leads ell other nations.
The output OF strawberries last year
footed up sS0000,000 while grapes pam
ned out S1O0,000.OOO Good enough for
these two items, at least.
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A Berlin dispatch announces the dis
charge of 5000 employees Of the great
Krupp iron and steel works, making
1900 discharged since October last.
And the Berlin Tageblatt says "one-
fourth of all the working people OF
Germany are either idle or insufficient
ly employed"
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The Legislature of Minnesota has
passed a bill providing that man bs
healthy to wed. Some savage bachelor
might make himself unpopular by in
PRODUCING a measure providing that q
man who contemplates matrihiony
must prove that he is sane.
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The benefit Of freedom is exemplifled
even in the horse. The domestic ami
NAL is in the sere and yellow leaf at
twenty years. In the wild state he
lives to be from thirty-five to forty.
and is in his prime at thirty years.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
POlSter's..

The authorities at Washington
have been advised that the survey
ing and allotting of the Indian
lands in the Kiowa. Comanche and
Wichita reservations may be COM
pleted by June let, and the cabinet
have been giving the method to be
adopted for the distribution of the
14O00 quarter sections of govern
ment land some consideration. Sec
retary Hitchcock advises the presi-
dent and his colleagues of the pur-
pose to adopt some other plan than
the "run" of former years for a
homestead. The pressure for homes
is 80 great that some arrangements
must be made to distribute the
land among applicants without
conflict and disorder. The secre-
tary and the officials of his depart
ment have held several conferences
ON the subject II is the intention
to perfect the plan far enough in
advance of the opening to give all
who wish to participate in the die.
tribution time to qualify for it. The
opening of the reservation cannot
take place until August, If then.
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He Kept His Leg.

Twelve years ago ]. ". Sullivan, of
Hartford, Conn, scratched his leg
with a rusty wire. Inflammation
and blood poisoning set in. For
two years he suffered intensely,
then the best doctors urged ampu-
tation, but" he writes,"I used one
bottle of Electric Bitters and IL
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and my leg was sound and well as
ever" For eruption eczema, tetter
salt rheum. sores and all blood
disorders Electric Bitters has no
rival on earth. Try them A. r. Kane
will guarantee satitfaction or re-
fund money. Only SOC. A. r. Kane.
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CLARK For RESUBMIssION.

Topeka, Kan, April 9-Secretary
of State George Clark indorses Lit
Crum's suggestion that a resub-
mission plank be incorporated in
the republican state platform next
year. THE republican party" said
Clark, "is responsible for prohibi-
tion. A respectable minority of
the people, if not a majority, be-
lieving that prohibition as tenn
perance experiment is a failure,
would have the question resubmit-
ted. 1t is the duty of the republican
party to accede to this demand"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
WHIST BUTcHERED.

On Wednesday night of this week
Miss Ruby Willis entertained a
number of her friends at whist
slaughter. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Carney, Misses Pearl
Mcdonald, Mae Mcdonald, Melita
Humphrey of Lamar. Mo-, Ollie
Weaver, Gay Chew, Mayme Landis,
Flo Girten, Carrie Girten, Messrs.
Arthur Carney, Howard Carney,
Kenneth Brown. E. c. Gaines, Lon
Peel, Burton Smith, Milo Chew A
box of cigars. the gentlemen's prize,
was won by Lon Peel, and the la
dies prize. some point lace, was
won by Miss Mayme Lands. Re-
freshments were served at 11:30
o'clock.
Miss Willis proved to be hostess
beyond peer and the entertained
speak of her entertainment in
words of the highest praise.
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&c

DIED-At his home in Lowell,
Kansas, on Saturday, April 6, 1901,
Earnest F. Yoas, aged seventy-three
years and twenty-one days. Funer'
al services were held Sunday and
the remains inferred in the Lowell
cemetery. Deceased was the father
of N. Yoas, living three miles
northeast of town, and was an ex-
emplary old gentleman.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

Just at present Joplin has great
hopes of getting big rolling mill
which will manufacture zinc shin
giles. If she does and the plant is
somewhere near big enough to use
up the zinc output of the mining
district, there will be lively times
over there. Zinc shingles are said
to be the "real thing"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
q WARNING NOTICE.
No stock will be allowed to run at
large. Owners who turn stock
loose are liable to prosecution and
fine. c. w. DANIELS, Mayor.
Wall

Clean ap your premises and es-
pecially the alleys back of your
premises before the board of health
makes it's rounds or you may be
sorry you were 80 negligent.
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John NJ. Cooper is having some
improvements made on the old
homestead six miles west of town.
When the improvements are COM
pleted, Will b. Davis will occupy
the place.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

Robert Milne shipped five car
loads of cattle to Kansas City this
week. He shipped from Quapaw.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

How about the bridge at Lowell!
Will the county commissioners or
Columbus papers please tell long
suffering people in this part of the
county when that bridge is going
to be built?
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try.

Joseph Morris, pastor of the
Christian church in Gaiei,a'swiil
preach next Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock in the Baldwin opera hall
All are cordially invited to attend.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

DIED-At her late home in the
Ouapaw reservation, Mrs. L. c. H.
win, aged forty-three years. Flu
neral services were held Friday and
the remains inferred in the Peoria
cemetery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

Mrs. T. T. McAboy and Mrs. ]. H.
Chubb of Galepa visited in Baxter
Tuesday" -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

A bouncing boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Turner on Wednesday of this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
FREE SEED.

Persons too poor to buy seeds
can secure them free of cost by ap-
plying to the L. H. Cross Imple-
ment Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

The continued rains are making
il rather bad on the farmers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

Highest cash prices paid
for chickens at Dents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

Going to paper this
spring? Buy your wall pa
per of Dewitt & Thomp-
son. 2Hc a roll and up.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

AL. Emmons of Galena ia pros
pecting in the Wichita mountains
in the Kiowa and Comanche coun-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

You cannot enjoy perfect health,
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes if
your liver is sluggish and your
bowels clogged. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers cleanse the whole sys-
tenn. They never gripe. Morrow q
Co
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

Wall paper at INC a roll
at Dewitt & Thompson's.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

I'm. Cooper & Co. have purchased
Mrs. N. S. StiilsoE's entire stock of
sewing mschiness sneedles and sup
plies and will be. pleased TO have
all of her CUSTOMERS call on them
when in need of these articles.
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per

T. Z. Needs had business in Mi
ami the first of the week.
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MODERN wOoDMEN OF AMERICA.
Baxter Camp, No ss7, meets on the second
and fourth Mondays of each month.
Visiting neighbors always welcome.
T, c. Weaver, Clerk. A. G. Hanback,, &C.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

Timothy Martin and Mrs. Sullivan
were married on last Saturday and
that night they received an old
fashioned serenading.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
Don't buy a last years birc
nest-buy your wallpaper oi
MORROW & CO.

Ed. L. Arthur of Galena. who is
administrator of the estate of the
late James A. Hunter, has been ap.
pointed administrator of the estate
of Mrs. Jas. A. Hunter, who died
few weeks ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
Our new stock of wallpaper
is open for inspection.
MORROW & co.

G. r. Gould of Lawrence, Kansas,
looked. after business matters in
Baxter this week. -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

C. ]. Fribley returned the first of
the week from a business trip to
South Bend, Ind.
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Cooper's for Hats.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Crane on Thursday.