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:. :: WOMEN WHO SECURE DIVORCES TO R=flARPY ::

this financial independence that robs
divorce of much of it's terrors, and
makes it the vehicle of whims and fads
and fancies rather than the blessing of
its original intent and purpose.
The absence of all sense of decency in
the rushing through of divorce, and
the greater rush into another matri-
monial moose bears the stamp of crime
and intrigue on its face, and it is only
the woman of wealth and fashion who
dares defy public opinion by an exhibi-
ton of brazen effrontery that would
ruin her less favored sister forever.
The society woman is the diyorcee par
excellence. The surplus leisure she has
on her hands, and the energy she must
tax to pass time along the tempestu
Gus, temptation strewn paths OF pleas
ure leaves her so exhausted that her
only vent seems through getting into
mischief The man whose wife Is on
the other side buying gowns is also
in the getting-into-m mischief business.
and when these two votaries of pleas
ure having lot of ennui TO dispose Of
start to assist one another in the dis
posal. there is sure TO be large and
elegant scandal born of the contact that
the divorce judge is called upon to de-
eide on as to it's merits. Now. the di-
vorce is practically what many women
want. 1t opens the switch whereby to
shift the matrimonial cargo to newer,
greener pastures. A man who wantonly
desecrates the home of a quandom
friend as is generally the case in those
fashionable escapades. seems rather to
lay a large and generous layer of fiat
tering JUNCTION to his soul; not only
in the matter of having won a woman
from her allegiance. but also that he
has made the only amende honorable by
the sanction OF marriage.
When rich man dishonors poor
mans home he rarely feels that honor
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): a PARADISE FOR OPNITHOLOGISTS :.

The birds of Long Island are worthy
Of study. The peculiar situation of the
island, offering as II does n home both
for land and sea birds, has made orni-
thology popular pursuit there. II was
once asked in the Oyster Bay region who
in all those parts would be likely 10
know the most Of native ornithology. The
answer was, "A man who was pretty
busy at that time"-no other than PEesi-
dent Roosevelt himself 1t seems that he
is not only exceedingly fond of the birds,
but is a master of knowledge pertaining
to them.
Long Island is full of birds. Sportsmen
think of and see only the game birds,
the great variety of ducks. the most
common of which are the ''old wives"
the broad bill. which give fair shooting;
the teals, the black duck and the butter
balls. In the winter time great focks of
Canada geese pass over the island. Then
OF course. there are the partrldges and
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the other are fairly unknit simply pup
fishes to the world confession OF gum
and brazenly forces the issue.
If a national law refused to sanction
the marriage between defendant ana CO.
respondent until after the expiration OF
at least one year the infatuation would
have time to undergo refrigeratlng
process. and the parties most concerned
being still free, the chances of recon-
ciliation between the former husband
and wife would be greater, but the alb
surdity of many divorce laws are only
too apparent.
In New York State. the defendant is
forbidden to marry during the life OF
the plaintiff, but the law only has force
in the State, which the man laughs at,
and takes the ferry up Hoboken, the
Sound steamer, or few miles OF rail-
road, which will take him to Puritani-
cal Connecticut. where minister or
magistrate is always ready to link the
chains of matrimony and misery for a
small consideration.
A woman who is Il wife and mother,
and yet who, despite the sacredness OF
those obligations, allows herself TO be-
come the party of a liason that VIII
end only in disgrace, is not such a
woman as would be true to another
man.
A woman who is deeply ingulfed in
domestic trouble. if she is the right
stamp of woman, is too humiliated and
crushed by tie disappointment of her
life to allow a new love to enter into
it. while the old is tugging at her heart
strings with agonizing probes.
Women of wealth having no fear of
the strenuous bread riot in the event
of the dissolution of the marriage tie
have less hesitancy in forcing climax
than the woman who. being without re-
sources. is called upon to bear uncom-
plainingly the cruel,ies Of fate. 1t is
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quiet quail and all kinds of hard hunted
snipe. With these sport has been made
famous on the island.
Large birds of the useless" kind also
abound. such as great variety of hawks.
which the farmer imagines must be al
ways killed on sight, with no more mercy
than is given snakes; the sparrow hawk
which is very common; the red should
cred and red headed hawk, which is
more or less common, and the fishhawk
that is being exterminated. Owls also
form an important family, few of
which genus are the screeeh owl, the
oceas, or great horned owl. and the barn
owl II is said that once in great
while the snowy owl is seen on the
northern part of the island. Not long
ago President Roosevelt added one to mis-
collection.
Baldheaded eagles were seen two years
ago in Oyster Bay. Southern turkey
buzzards have also passed over the ISL
and, but without deigning to stop mo-
ment to pay a visit. Gulls. Of course.
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enters into the matter, and the woman
who has been foolish enough to forfeit
a husbands love and protection in ex-
change for few wooing. cooling COM
pliments generally weeps alone when
cast off with the same careless whim
as child tosses aside the toy of which
is has wearied.
II national law prevented the con-
summation of marriage of either de-
fendant or correspondent of divorce
suit within year the infatuation would
in all probability die through it's own
mal-nutrition. The principals would
have time to cool off and a little sober
thought intruding might have an effect
that would end happily for all parties.
But divorce that simply sanctions .
marriage between two parties acknowl-
edgedly criminal and leaves the injured
one heartbroken and without means Of
support is horrible perversion of jus-
tice. So ss-
1t is the abuse of divorce laws that
makes them ridiculous
The man or woman who rushes into
matrimony to ragtime music. before the
bells that knelled the death Of an old
love have hushed their echoes. publishes
to the world a story OF infamy. and 10
not the one deserving sympathy or
countepance. ~
A man or weman who has loved and
has known the bitterness of disappoint-
ment. Is not so eager to be caught In
another matrimonial lasso. particularly
a woman. If she has been cruelty de-
ceived and hei life has known only the
thorns instead Of the roses. she cannot
forget. Experience has taught her fear
and fear Is her safeguard. She does
not want to marry for p long time to
come-if at all. In fact she has taken
her matrimonial lesson to heart-and
knows when she has had enough. 49,
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New. Cruiser DGS f1OineS ChriStened
by Miss Elsie M0COmDGr---'TUpiC0I
Of q New Class of Naval ArChiteC-
ture-A Commerce Protector Rath-
er Thah q DESTROYER r-AbIe to Enter
Small Island F4drbOrS y y y

A RADICAL departure was made
~ from the precious practice of
4 \ the Navy Department. when on
March 5, 1899, Congress au-
thorized the building of six new cruis-
ers of the Des Moines class which
should in every respect be up to date
and fit for all the requirements of the
new American navy. One striking fea-
ture, for example, was to be the wooden
sheathing and the copper bottom which
should cover the steel hulls. For many
years Chief Constructor Eichborn stood
almost alone in his advocacy of sheath
ing for ships bottoms; but persistent
argument combined with object lessons
from the reports of ships in service, at
last overcame the prejudice against it.
Typical of a New Class.
So the United States protected cruiser
Des Moines:. which was launched at the
yard of the Fore River company yester-
day afternoon. is typical of a new class
of naval vessels in her construction. and
is equally distinctive in many other re-
spects. She is about the size of the
Cincinnati and Raleigh, but improved
and modernized. These earlier vessels
were designed at a time when the craze
for speed at all costs reached its maxi
mum, and to attain this speed-which
could only be maintained for a few
weeks after they were docked and
cleaned on account of their rapidly foul
ing unsheathed bottoms-many other
qualities were sacrificed.
In the Des Moines it seemed desirable
to have a type of cruiser which should
be a commerce protector instead of
commerce destroyer, and which should
not be too large to follow the flag into
the island harbors CT the Pacific. For
this service good sea boat was desira-
bic which should show. an, economy of
fuel and large steaming radius at
reasonable speed; and because Such
vessel might spend much of her time In
Southern harbors where docking facili-
ties are not obtainable, it was deemed
especially necessary to provide the cop
per bottom 10 which barnacles and OBJ
structive sea growth would not adhere.
Specification for the Cruiser.
With these requiremtns and the limit
of cost in mind the Navy Department
spent some weeks drawing plans and
then began to publish books about the
new cruiser These books contained many
thousand specifications telling in detail
how the hull and engines should be built.
what sort of material should be used.
and enumerating everything down TO a
paper of screws or milestone that the
builder would be expected to furnish.
Hundreds of dollars worth of paper were
required for the specifications, and finally
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LAUNCHING or THE MOST PERFECT or MODERN SHIPS or WN

smokestacks, with a straight bow and an
oyerhanging stern-altogether boat that
without the guns would look not unlike
a passenger steamer. With a length on
the water line of 292 feet and an ex-
treme breadth of a feet, she should have
draught of less than 16 feeet. which
would let her into many barlocked har-
bar which the deeper war vessel could
not enter. The specifications gave the
new cruiser twin screws and vertical
triple expansion engines, capable OF
forcing the hull. which 1t was estimated
would have full load displacement OF
$500 tons, through the water at the rate
of ten and half knots an hour. task
which, according to the accepted stand
ard of power, would require the COM
blinded efforts of 4,7OO horses. Although
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RADICAL departure was made
from the precious practice of
the Navy DEPARTMENT. when on
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plates and condenses the warm air in
side, the steel is coated with ground
cork, which is mixed with white paint
and acts as a non-conductor. The
ships compasses will be protected from
unnecessary magnetic influences by the
construction of the pilot house, which
will be entirely OF bronze.
I The Complement of the Cruiser.
The complement OF the cruiser will be
thirty officers and 263 men, and the Des
Moines is large enough to give them all
comfortable quarters. For tie reason
that most Of the cruising will be done in
the tropics. the ship will be equipped
with ice-making machinery, with plant
for purifying water by evaporation, and
with electric fans for cabins and state
rooms. The electrical equipment, indeed,
| is unusually elaborate, the power being
provided by four direct-connected gener-
ators. There will be two electric wfnches
for hoisting purposes. an electric motor
for turning over the engines, and ten
electric motors for the ammunition
hoists, four arc lights in the engine
room. and about $50 incandescent lamps.
including truck lights, night signaling
sets, diving lanterns, battle lanterns,
and searchlights. Electricity will operate
the whistle, ventilate the whole ship
from stem to stern, hoist the ammuni-
ton, and connect all parts of the vessel
by means Of signals and automatic indi-
Gators. About half a mile of wire is used
in making the electric connections on
shipboard. and in addition there are nu-
merous voice tubes. ventilating pipes,
drain pipes. steam pipes, and water
pipes. which, If placed end to end, would
aggregate two miles in length. The
signaling equipment will also include a
system Of wireless telegraphy for send
ing messages at sea-. Also, the Des
Moines will carry nine boats ranging in
size from a thirty-soot steam launch 10
an eighteen-foot dingy, and these boats.
If moored end to end, would reach
242 feet.
Modern Warship Complicated.
1t is a complicated business to build
a modern warship. and the Government
keeps large force of inspectors en-
ployed to see that nothing is slighted or
forgotten. In former times when ship
was launched she was considered prac-
tically complete. but today, although the
great engines are built in the machine
ships while the hull is being erected on
the beach. months are required for in
stalling the machinery and finishing all
the detail work. The plans for the
are made when the ship exists
only on paper, and the foundations OF
Quincy granite upon which the launch
ing ways were built for the new cruiser
were In the ground two years before
the cruisers sponsors could break the
bottle OF champagne upon her towering
bow and christen her ''Des Moines," or
with hatchet made from the ships
own material cut the single rope which
allowed the huge structure to glide into
the bright waters of the Weymouth Fore
River.
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to swell so rapidly that it would auto
matically stop leak until permanent
repairs could be made. The pith comes
from the cornfelds of the great West in
briquettes, and 6,720 cubic feet of A.
900 pounds have been required for the
Des Moines. 1t would be interesting to
know how many acres of cornstalks
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it has taken to contribute this great
amount of pith.
To guard against fire all the joiner
work on the ship is made of fireproofed
wood, and is used sparingly at that. so
rule; and to prevent sweating when
the cold air outside strikes the steel
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after the various builders had made their
bids, the contract for the Des Moines was
given to the Fore River Ship and Engine
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Company-the new yard in Boston Har-
BORN December of the same year.
The contract called for a cruiser, fore
and aft rigged. with two masts and two
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By KATE THYSON MARR,

Author Of Confessions of A Grass Widow"
Bound by the Law Etc.
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the earlier Raleigh. for example. was
designated for speed of nineteen knots.
she could scarcely maintain speed OF
fifteen knots even with an excessive con-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01

The NEWS office rather knocks
them all out on sale bills, horse
bills and fine job printing. We
would like to have the farmers COM
pare our sale bills with those
printed at other ofRces. We not
only have the type and material,
but we get in the artistic touches
cross roads printers do not possess.
There are lots of better printers
than we in the printing business
and some of them may be George
Washington's, but the farmer who
wants sale bill or jack diploma
does not care for patriotism, moral
ity or the sunbeam sort of christi
anity. He wants good, wholesome
artistic work in clear type, white
paper good ink and skillfully dis
played. And that's the sort of work
we do at the NEWS Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01
OUAPAW NEWS.

While passing Happy Hollow the
other day we heard the solem notes
of funeral dirge and saw long
procession of carriages, carts and
hay wagons passing dolefully out
towards the grave yard. Upon in
curing we learned it was the
mournful passing away of the Re-
publican correspondent who de-
parted this life on the 18th inst
leaving a number of mourning
friends and two gentlemen with six
shooters to deplore his untimely
end. A complete and full obituary
notice will probably be published
in the Republican but we can
say right here "Whiskers" was a
remarkable man and had he not
died natural heath by using the
wrong hair dye he would probably
have been assassinated by some of
the aggrieved squawmen of Happy
Hollow. Peace to his ashes. Re-
auiescat en- pace. S, T. 1860 X.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01
First published Jan. Is, 1907.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

stn,e of Kansas, Cherokee County. ss.
In the District Court sitting at Galena;
. Edward Zellcken plaintih, W.. Maggie
Archer and w. p. Archer, defendants.
Maggie Archer and ". p. Archer, defend
ants. above named, will take notice that
they have been sued by said plaintiff, Ed
ward Zelleken, in said court, aud that they'
must answer plaintiffs petition therein
filed on or before March LIST, 1902 or said pc
tition will lie taken as true and judgment
be rendered, as in said petition prayed, Tor
the amount due on defendants certain
five promissory notes in the sum OF so
each with per cent interest thereon from
Oct. q, 1899, interest payable annually
with 4 per cent interest on unpaid annual
interest; that the certain mortgage IN
snid petition set forth be foreclosed and
said mortgage be odjudgcd first lien on
the lands therein described, towit: The
west nineteen Q9) feet of Lot Seven ~ all
of Lot Eight (gl and the cast twenty one
f2n feet of Lot Nine l9) of BenOist's Sub
division to the city of Baxter Springs,
Kans,; that said mortgaged premises be
ordered sold according to law and the pro-
ceeds arising therefrom be applied to the
payment of said Indebtedness due said
plaintiff on said notes and that defend
ants he forever barred and for,'closed OF
and from all right. title, interest, property
and equity in or to said premises:
SAMUEL II. SMITH,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest; ]. N. WALES,
Clerk of said court.
BY F. J. Weilep, Deputy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01
l.. {. JONES',
Attorney.at.Law.
Room 8 over Dents grocery store.
Business promptly attended to.
First published Jan. IS, 1902 J
NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given that l have made
application to the probate court of Chero-
kee county. Kansas. for druggists per-
nit TO sell Intoxicating liquors for medical
mechanical and scientific purposes, at my
place of business on lot g. in block TO-
original plat, Baxter Springs Kansas.
Said application will be heard al the office
of the probate judge in Columbus, Kan
sas, on Monday, Feb. II. at 9 o'clock m
|. G. PoLsTER,
Applicant.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01
sousA IN 0ALHNA FEB. as
sOUSA IN LONDON.

The success in London of John
Philip Sousa aud of the famous
band under his direction finds no
parallel in the musical history of
the metropolis of the world. In the
brief period of sixteen days. Sousa
gave no less than thirty.one con-
certs in London, playing in four
different halls-the Royal Albert
Hall. the Empire Theatre, Theatre
ROYAL Convent Garden), and the
Crystal Palace.
During the thirty five years since
that superb temple OF music, the
Regal Albert Hall, was first opened
it's walls had never held three such
enormous audiences as at Sousa' q
opening concerts, when nearly ~
thousand people paid for admiss-
ion within twenty-six hours. This
not only completely eclipsed all
London records, but at the same
time established new record Tor
Sousa band for indoor concerts.
The beautiful albert Hall Med
al was presented to Mr.. Sousa by
his English admirers in recognit-
ion of this achievement.
BY special command of his mag
esty, King Edward'VII., Mr.. Sousa
and his band had the distinguished
honor of appearing before the Roy
al Family at Sandringham on Dec
|, 1901. on the occasion OF the birth.
day of Queen Alexandria. A pro
CRANE consisting entirely of the
compositions of Sousa and other
American composers was played al
the request of the King, and at the
conclusion of the concert the decor
alton of NJ. V. o. (Member Victorian
Order)was bestowed up on the
March King" the medal beiue
pinned upon Sousa's coat by the
Prince of Wales. The distinction
is an unprecedented one for an Am
erican artist.
In addition to his London season
Sousa also played an extended con
cert tour of the British provinces
including a month at the Internal
ional Exhibition n Glasgow, Scot
land, where two special diplomat
were awarded to the American band
Through the force of his genius
the sway of his personal magnet
ism and the witchery of his music
John Philip Sousa has won boil
the critical aud popular approva
and favor of Great Britain. His or
ganization has been accepted as tn,
standard by which all other con
cert bands should be judged, ant
his music has attained vogue a
home and abroad that eclipse tn
popularity Of any other composer
The great band will appear il
concert at Sapp's New Theatre OF
Friday Afternoon Feb. So when MI
Sousa will offer ~ soloists, Maut
Reese. Davies, soprano; Dorth.
Hayle' violiniste and Arthur Pryor
trombone.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01
EAST LYNN IN dALENA JAN, 81

The attention attracted by the
coming performance of Miss Court
enay Morgan's East Lynn company,
Is unusual. The city and surround
ing towns have been so thoroughly
and effectively advertised, The inn
preston created will doubtless re-
suit in an overlooking house.
Everybody knows that East Lynn
is a good play and in the hands of
a special company. playing moth
ing else, an entertainment far above
the ordinary is TO be expected
Seats are selling rapidly, and large
delegations from outside points
will be present.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01
REdISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
registration books of the city OF
Baxter Springs for the year 1902,
are now open at my office, and
voters may register at any time.
W.. BAXTER, City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01
First published Feb. l 1902
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS

The annual meeting of the share
holders of the Baxter National Bank,
of Baxter Springs, Kansas, for the
election of five members of the
Board of Directors of said bank
and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly
come before said meeting, will be
held at the rooms of said bank in
the city of Baxter Springs, Kansas,
on Monday, March 8, 1902, at 4:3Op. m.
BY order of the board of directors.
F. S. Hall, Pres.
E. C. Gaines, Cashier.
Remember the free dance after
the Saturday night performance at
City Hall. Bring your ladies and
join in.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01

A protracted meeting was begun
on Thursday evening. Jan. 30, at the
Mount Hope schoolhouse two miles
southwest of town; by two lady
ministers of the Church of the liv-
ing God. All are invited.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01

Backache should never be neg
lected. 1t means kidney disorder
which, If allowed to run too long,
may result in Bright's disease, dia-
betes or other serious and often ia
tai complaints. Foiey's Kidney
Cure makes the kidneys well. A. R.
Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01

S. ]. Armstrong has purchased
the o. X. barber shop of ]. L. Hartley.
Jim will remain in the shop for the
time being, and old and new Gus,
toners will RECEIVE first class treat
meet at either shop.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01

A rail road man by the name OF
Williams was arrested by our city
marshal the latter part of last week
for being drunk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01

Thos. Sullivan says Caples Cough
Cure is the best he ever used. For
sale by Morrow & Co., Baxter; r. L.
Edgington, Quapaw; L. Mathews,
Miami.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-01

Mrs, Maria Alvey, who has been
visiting with her son. J. o. Alvey,
and daughter, Mrs. I: X. Bennett
for some time, left for her home in
Nebraska Saturday.