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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24
SAYi DO YOU WASH?

If not you ought to. "Cut out"
that old wash tub racket and 60 to
Written & Hartley's Elite barber
shop, where you will find nice clean
bath rooms and bath tubs big
enough to splash round in. Try a
bath and see if you don't feel better.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Oklahoma had Ave inches of rain
the fore part of the week. and while
great dsmage was done to railroad
and wagon bridges, many being
washed away by floods, yet the
good resulting from the rain was
greater. New life has been put into
everything. Rain was badly needed
though perhaps not 90 much.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24
NOTICE..

Persons desiring good pasture
for healthy horses or mules can
find the same by applying to the
undersigned at Governor Craw-
ford's farm, east of Baxter Springs.
CHAs. p. CUBBAGE.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24
BOY DROWNED
Ray Smith Loses Ills Life In Shos
Creek.

A merry picnic party met a cad
ending at Grand Fslls yesterday in
which Ray Lester Smith, the l4-year
old son of H. L. Smith. lost his life
by drowning. The boy wac in
swimming with five or ak other
lads about two hundred yards br.
low the falls when the accident &C.
Cured. Three of the boys in the
party were Omar Com mons. Ed
ward Malang and Ben Malang.
The boy drowned was the son of II.
L. Smith. a carpenter, residing at
1919 Sergeant avenue. He was
twelve years of age and was mem.
Der of the Byers Avenue Methodist
church, aud vice president of the
Junior Epworth League His father
was working on the new ice plant
at the time of the accident, and was
with the boy ten minutes before the
drowning occurred
Young Smith went to the Falls
yesterday morning with his father,
where he joined the merry picnic
party, consisting of the pupils from
the two rooms of the Lafayette
school, of which he was one.
The boys in swimming with the
lad who was drowned heroically
tried to save his life but he was
700 far out for them to get to him
before he sank for the last time.
The bottom of Shoal creek at that
point is very uneven. The boy was
padding in a shallow part of the
stream, when he stepped into a
jump.off over his head into about
seven feet of water.
He remained in the water about
thirty minutes before his body
could be rescued. A long rake was
used in searching for the body
which was finally located and
placed in a skiff when it was then
taken to a house near by. A physi-
clan was called but as the boy was
dead when taken from his watery
grave no assistance could be rem
dered although every means in the
way of artificial respiration was
used to bring him back to life. In
stances have been known where
persons drowned have been
brought TO life after an hours
time, by the use of galvanic bat
terry, and pumps, but in this case it
was impossible to save the boys
life.
The Smith family had intended to
go TO Baxter Syringe today to visit
and relatives. The mother
of the boy was there at the time her
son lost his life and was apprised
of the sad affair by wire and arrived
on the b O'CLOCK train last evening.
The ambulance of Warren Arm
ington went to the Falls and
brought the body to the undertak.
ing esta blishment where it was pre-
pared for burial.
The funeral will be held this
morning from the Byers Avenue
Methodist church and the Rename
taken to Baxter Springs for inter
News-Herald. Sum-
day. May Is.
The remains were brought to
Baxter Syringe Sunday evening
and inferred in the Baxter GENE
terry. The boy was relative of J.
L. and VIM. Buchan of this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Mrs. Louisa Hedges. an aged and
highly respected lady, died at her
home Eve miles west of this city on
Saturday last. Funeral services
were held Sunday and the remains
Inferred in the Baxter cemetery.
Deceased leaves q husband and
several grown children.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

A Bartlesville gas company has
offered to furnish natural gas for
manufacturing purposes 1t three
cents a thousand feet, which
10 next to giving II away. Another
company will provide free gas for
all farmers in the Usage country
who will pay for piping II to their
houaea.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

VIM. Grimes. secretary of Okla
homa, was in Baxter this week. Mr..
Crimes 10 q member of the Iowa
and Oklahoma Development Com
pany, which lie operating in the
new mineral fields south of this
CITY,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Abuse a man to his face and he
will forget II, but he never will for
get abuse behind his back.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Work on the new Presbyterian
church 10 being pushed as rapidly
as possible. The roof 10 on and the
spire was put up this week. Next
week the flooring and other inside
work will be done.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

The storm Sunday evening badly
damaged the property of Geo. Hef-
ley, living a mile and a half north.
west of town. His barn and other
outbuildings were wrecked and his
nice orchard well nigh destroyed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

m. Cooper, C. E. Collins, C. w.
Daniels and A. 6. Hanback, went to
Fort Scott Tuesday to root" the
state reunion to Baxter Springs and
have it held in connection with the
Interstate reunion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Good Short Horn bull at my place
northwest of passenger depot. Ser
vices 81. Is. GAINES.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Corn 10 growing by leaps and
bounds. And the stand 10 the best
ever seen in this country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Maurice, little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arch Jones, who has been i'll about
ten weeks, is now on the road to re.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

The Shell City News publishes
this story: IF dapper young cuss
appears at the front door and says
"Here'a package for the lady of
the house. let him into the hall, tie
him to the stairway banister. get Q
club and have some fun. II you
don't his partner will be along in
an hour to collect for a very cheap
picture that was in the package. If
you decline we will ask you why
you opened the package, which 10
lightly sealed and try to bluff you
by saying you had violated . law
in breaking sealed package. That
10 lie. Kill them both If you get
q chance"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Some men are no account; that's
all there is to il.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Read the new adv. of Alvey & En-.
yart in this paper.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

CAPLES' CURES CURE.
Ask for them.
Morrow & Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Billy Meeds was up from his farm
near Seneca this week. He says
his crops are looking fine. His
health is not very good at present.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Verify, this is crop making
weather.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24
evening.

CAPLES' PAIN CURE
always in season.
Morrow & Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Mrs. I. E. Stryker of Lawton, Okla
homa, arrived in Baxter Monday
evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Tarrence Conner of Joplin visited
in Baxter Sunday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

II. N. Tindall is holding down the
back chair in the East Side chop
during the absence of s. ]. Arm
afrnn1.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-24

Armstrong, the East Side barber.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-12

Prepared only by E. c. DEWITT & Co, Chicago.
The ST. bottle contains az times the SOC. siza.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-12
ey GEORGE N. seAnE
~
Copyright, I0l, by
A. s. Richardson
BY GEORGE IN
4NN.uaA4 observation-disclosures
4. $. Richardson

Perkins Of Ohio was an old man, q
lame man and decidedly honely man,
but he had shrewd head and a mint
Of money. He brought his mint of mon.
ey to the Pennsylvania oilfields with
the Intention Of Increasing it to two
minis. incidentally he met Widow
Stebbins.
Widow Stebbins lived In the center Of
the oil belt on a farm Of twenty-one
acres. Fifty years old, with face that
would stop clock, she had been a wild
ow for fifteen years She had done her
best to secure husband No. 2, but every
man in the surrounding counties had
fought shy of what they termed the
homeliest and the tslkiest woman in all
Pennsylvania. But when oil was struck
Widow Stebbins became the center Of
masculine interest The valuation Of
her farm kited up into the thousands,
and she determined to kill two birds
with one stone. She would acquire
riches and a husband at the same time.
She calmly announced that her farm,
for which she bad been offered $4,000,
was neither for sale nor to lease, but
whoever married her could do what he
liked with the property. Every man
who heard of this imagined he had the
chance of aiifetime, but the widow be-
came more and more particular every
dag. She even refused men on account
Of the color Of their haii or the size OF
their feet.
Perkins was among the first TO offer
his heart aud hand to Widow Steb-
bins. Here was an opportunity that
would not demand the Investment Of
any of his treasured capital The fes-
tive widow looked him over and point
ed to the gate.
you can pass right on. don't be-
lieve I'd have married you ten years
ago, when used to feel like goln'
out IN the fields an sparkin' scare
crow"
Perkins swallowed his pride and Of
fered her 100000 cash for the farm,
but again she laughed at him. Then,
with righteous wrath blazing in his
bosom. he rode back to town and called
three Of us young fellows into a con
ference. We were all single. and one
of us was to he the victim A cold
blooded agreement was drawn up in
black and white. Perkins was to fur
nish all the capital for Us 20 make a
good appearance before the widow.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-12

From the bush rose the death scream
of some animal in the grip of it's pur-
suer, jacllals yclped in the distance or
the prolonged howl of a hyena broke
out close at hand. 4 wakcful boy"
initiated 1t derisiycly. the SHORES gave
place TO a renewed murmur of talk. the
askari flung another log ON the smol-
dering fire. Not always did the land lie
silent / have known sleep made difFi-
cult by the antics Of hundreds of zebra.
who tliudded hither and thither on the
plain Ike dlminuiive cavalry aud cried
IN a succession OF little banks, worried,
perhaps, by finding the camp between
them ana their accustomed watering
place. In some districts when on wet
nights rain had swamped the fires,
geological garden of ''questing beasts"
was apt to foregather round the tents.
Thus hycnas, jackals. three lions and q
brace of hippopotami contributed in
timately 10 one seance that ! wot of,
and, as the darkness was too thick for
vision. that night yielded but scanty
peace. Hippo are at all times awkward
things 10 set raveled up in the tent
ropes. Cornhill Magazine.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-12

ID
] thought you wanted a poet, >
gfozned her sutton despairingly.
ESQ did, but I've changed my mind.
A woman with my prospects In oils got
the right to change her mind as often
as she likes You can bring the preach
er over as soon as you please.
The young doctor came back to ua
looking ten years older. 1t had been a
fair and square agreement. but We
could see that he wanted to throw us
down. He was as poor as church
mouse. but the prospect Of riches which
we dangled before his eyes could not
Danish the memory of Widow StebbiDs'
face. Finally Perkins whispered to
me:
Lost his nerve. Have TO be braced
up. Champagnes the stuff"
But that was where we made our
mistake The doctor was one of those
chaps who grow ugly under the infu-
enee OF the sparkling fluid. Just when
we had him at the point whore we
could hear wedding bells and oil wells
gushing simultaneously he broke loose.
punched our heads all round and the
last news we got Of him was that he
had left Oil City IN wagon, with q
black eye and a broken nose.
For a week we mourned and could
not be eomforted that is. the younger
men mourned. Old Perkins. who had
invested the capital in the matrimonial
enterprise. swore not softly, but often.
At the end OF that time we heard
that Widow Stebbins had married a
railroad conductor. who had won her
out on the plea that she could travel on
passes all over the world. That such
bait could win woman who by the
stroke of pen could command mil
lions is one Of the Inconsistencies OF the
sex generally and widows In particu-
lar.
Three days after their marriage the
conductor had executed five leases, and
the farm looked like modern beehive.
Then strange thing happened and
knocked out the husband, the geolo-
gists, the borers and all hands on the
ground. Not drop Of oil was ever
struck on that farm. They went down
TO sand rock and other kinds of rock,
they bored and they torpedoed, but 1t
was a dead loss. The oil basin seemed
to have made an island Of that farm.
A year later 1t was offered to any man
who would take it and pay the taxes
/ never heard whether the doctor
learned Of his narrow escape or wheth-
~. tho nuforfupata y.n firood ,,,o,, burs,
himself in despair, but personally
have always been profoundly grateful
to Widow Stebbins for pronouncing me
knee sprung, Hearsighted and empty
headed
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-12

NO, madnm; I am a doctor.
'Lawzee! You're the first doctor
that's proposed. I'd Ike you to wrfta
poetry; but then. can do that, an
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-12

Maori women of New Zealand know
nothing about kissing. Nose rubbing
is their form Of samtatiou. and when
two friends meet they hold each other
by their hands, bend their heads until
their noses touch and then rub them
gently from side To side. This form
of greeting is not confined to che wo-
men, but is practiced by the men.
They seldom meet without rubbing
noses. Ia times of lalnentation the
Maori women will sit for hours with
their noses touching and moan for
the loss Of some chief whom they have
in MI probability never seen. The loss
Of brother or friend is enough to
start them of for days, all moaning
and bowling piteously They are es-
sentially a sympathetic race. and the
sorrows of one are the sorrows OF all
Chicago News. ,.... ,x..,ss.s
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-12

OUR HEADS ALL AROUND.
and the one who secured wife and
farm was to divide profits with the re-
manning three We drew lots, and /
won. Perkins was liberal as to my out
| tit, even to the diamond stud and gold
headed cane, and it was pretty swell
man who drove up to Widow Stebbins'
gate.
had heard Of Widow Stebhins but
had not yet seen her. At the first
glance | stood ready to shed my finery
and shovel dirt at 80 cents per day
rather than marry her. Perhaps she
read my feelings In my face, for she
promptly placed her arms akimbo on
the fence and informed me that | was
knee sprung. nearsighted and empty
headed. What l said in return was
equally frank. My plain talk about her
personal appearance rather tickled her
sense of humor, and as l toox my de-
parture she called out that if she didn't
find man that suited her better with
in a month she reckoned she'd drop me
Il line.
Duggan went out next, and a hand
somer fellow wasn't to be found in the
oil belt. He was cordially welcomed
and was beginning TO feel like man
led out to execution when Widow
Stebbins suddenly asked him if he
could write poetry. On his replying
that he could not she shook her head
and said that she had decided to marry
poet Duggan ohligingly offered to
learn, but she declared she couldn't
wait She wanted a full fedged poet,
not one who was Just experimenting in
the art
You see" she said, when / was a
young girl started to write poetry
au' had to give It up for the washtuh.
Seem that I'm rich now. I'm goin' back
10 It, an 7 want husband that'll ap-
preclate an help me-
Our third man was a physician. The
widow looked him over critically and
asked:
''Can Won write poetry?"
"No, madam; am DOCTOR"
''Lawzee! You're the first doctor
that's proposed. I'd Ike you to wrtta
poetry; but then, can do that, an
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-12
Notice

Neither the owners. masters or con
signees win be responsible for any
debts contracted by the crew OF tho
Norwegian barA Splca.
SAMUELSoN, Master.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-12

Miss Kate Slater has the newest
ready to wear hats, the Kromico. Call
and see them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-29
THE SHIPPING COMBINE.
White Star Line Said to Have Ex-
changed Its Stock With New Com


London. April 2s.-The Shipping Ca
zette says 'Whi| it is perfectly true
that the White Star line has not been
sold to the American syndicate and
that the present owners of shares re-
tain their holdings, the statements
made Saturday do not fully represent
the real position. We are authorita-
lively informed that while there has
been no sale of White Star shares there
will be an exchange of these shares for
those of the new company.
"In this way the financial interest of
the White Star in the combine will be
established. The two great German
companies will, on the other hand,
make no similar exchange of their
shares for those of the new company,
but they will enter into an agreement
binding them for ten years and renew
able for another ten years, by which
their cooperation is secured. The
simplest way of indicating the real po-
Gition is to describe the companies
concerned as entering into a pooling
arrangement.
"It follows that there will be no COM
petition between them at the ports with
which the individual steamship corpo
rations have hitherto been more par
t.cularly identified"
The parliamentary committNe ap-
pointed to the admiralty to consider
the question Of subsidies as affected by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-29
CAPT wYNN's FINE RECORD.
Officer Arrested at Venice Had Shown
Great Bravery.

Washington, April 29.-Captain Rob-
ert Francis Wynn, one of the American
officers arrested at Venice. was ap-
pointed a second lieutenant in the ma
rine corps, after joining district regi-
ment Immediately after the war with
Spain was declared. He was in the
fight at Guantanamo and won distinc-
ton there and elsewhere in Cuba. He
was then assigned to the Oregon and
sailed to the Philippines, where he had
hard service, chiefly in the nature of
outpost duty, and was in the battle OF
Noveletta, where he acquitted himself
with great credit. He was sent with
the marines to China under Major WAL
Ter, during the siege of the legations,
and was in the five days march to Tien
Tsin. Major Waller recommended him
for bravery. For fourteen hours during
the battle of Tien Tsin he was under
fire and Colonel Meade recommended
him for gallantry. He was in the march
to PelSin and was made ranking fleet
officer, in recognition of his fine service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-29
Macarthur Says He Is Responsi.
Bile for Methods Used in
Capturing Aguinaldo.
Testimony Before the Senate
Philippines Committee Today
Was Interesting.
Senator Patterson's Questions
Lead to Some Very Spirited
Answers.

Washington, April 29.-The senate
committee on Philippines today re-
sumed examination of witnesses in con-
nection with the investigation of affairs
in the Philippines. General Arthur
Macarthur continued his evidence. He
described the different towns embraced
within the American lines ON the night
of Feb 5, 1899, when the outbreak oc-
Cured and identified what purports to
massacre of foreign residents of Mal.-
lila. Senator Patterson sought to show
1t was not difficult to deceive Aguinaldo
by forgery and referred to his capture
by Funston, thru forged letter signed
"Lacuna." Macarthur, with consider
able emphasis, declared Funston was
not responsible in any way for any
methods which obtained in the capture
of Aguinaldo." / am responsible in
that matter, in every way and particu-
lar" said Macarthur. 1T was one of
the receptions frequently practiced in
war, and whatever deception attaches
thereto I take"
With regard to the order for the Ma
Mia massacre Macarthur said the or
der he saw was signed by Sandico and
not by Luna. Macarthur detailed the
efforts made by him to ferret out Luz
mas connection with it.
Witness could not recall the letter Of
General Reeves, who was chief of police
in Manila, in which he stated he did not
believe a massacre was intended, be-
cause it was entirely contrary to the
manner in which the Fillipinos had
waged war in the past.
Reverting to the Sandico order, Sen
ator Patterson quoted from the report
of DR.. F. c. Bourns a surgeon in the
United States army, as to how he came
into possession of it thru the Filipinos.
who made copy of the original. The
senator referred to the latter statement
by Dr. Bourns to the effect that the
Filipinos might have stretched things
a little" Macarthur claimed there
might have been two orders. Would
you hang a yellow dog on the testimony
that is paraded here as to the genuine
ness OF those orders?p asked Senator
Patterson.
Witness said 1t would depend upon
what kind of yellow dog it was.
Macarthur disclaimed any responsi-
bility for the orders of General Jacob
III. Smith to make Samar a bowling
wilderness. He said absolute chaos
would result should the Filipinos be
given complete independence and the
United States entirely withdraw from
the islands, but he would like to explain
this statement at another session Of the
committee. He was thereupon excused
until tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-29
BURTON TAKES NEW POSITION.
Kansas Senator besides to Oppose Gu.
ban ReciprocitN Bill.

NanSaS senator OeStdeS to oppose Gu
ban Reciprocity Bill.
Washington, April 29.-Senator Bur-
ton, of Kansas has decided to join the
ranks of the opponents of Cuban recip-
rocity legislation. The senator has in
formed members of the Kansas delega-
ton that he has decided to oppose the
reciprocity bill passed by the house,
and to oppose any tinkering with ex-
listing tariff conditions. 1t is understood
that he is preparing to formally an
nounce his position on the question,
and will address the senate on the sub
ject at the first opportunity.
The Kansas delegation is somewhat
divided on the Cuban concession legis-
lation. In the house Messrs. Curtis,
Long and Scott voted for the bill on it's
Calderhead and Miller against it and
Mr.. Reider paired for the bill. Mr.. Mil
Ter voted for the bill as reported by the
ways and means committee, but voted
against it after the amendment remov-
ing the differential had been added.
All of the republican congressional
conventions in Kansas have declared in
favor of the reduction of the tariff on
Cuban products, and 1t is expected that
the administrations attitude on the
proposition will be embodied in a res
olution in the platform of the state
convention. In spite of this showing,
Mr.. Long is the only member of the
delegation who is really in earnest in
support of the measure. Others who
voted for 1T did so because they were
bound by the action of the republican
caucus. Nearly every member of the
delegation believes that the Cuban re-
ciprocity sentiment is artificial, and
that the people of the state will not
favor it when all of the facts are prop
erly presented to them.