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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
How He Lost $500.

Some months ago F. E. Grimes
and S. B. Rohrer, of Topeka, bought
q ranch of $500 acres in Harper coun-
ty for about $4,000. The seller re-
served the right to harvest about
1000 acres of wheat that had been
planted, but the drought frightened
him and he sold his right for 5000.
Three weeks ago Grimes and Rohrer
cut and thrashed the wheat and the
Weld was 10000 bushels, which they
have Just sold for 60 cents bushel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Postmaster mt Leroy Sued.

An odd case has been filed in dis
trict court at Burlington. F. N. Cole
sued Postmaster c. n. Gray, Of Le-
roy, for $1,000 for alleged failure to
deliver a postal card announcing the
death of his father. The postal card,
it is alleged, was mailed at Burling-
ton June Is, addressed to Mr.. Cole at
Leroy, and laid in the Office at Leroy
until after the funeral, although Mr..
Cole charges that he inquired each
day for his mail.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Eurion Qunrters Opened.

The populist and democratic state
committees have opened joint head
quarters at sig Kansas avenue, To-
peka. Charles McCrum is secretary
of the democratic committee and
John Curran of the populist commit
tee. The furniture for the Offices
has been moved in and the fusion
forces have by far the finest quar-
tiers they have ever had.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Latest Kansas Events.
wyandotte County Leads.

The state labor commissioner has
issued q report showing that there
are 1880 manufacturing establish
ments in Kansas, with $66,s27,362
capital, employing a5,193 wage-earn-
ers, of whom 3l,171 are men over
16, 162 women over 10 and $50 chill
dren under 16. In order to show
that manufacturing has advanced in
proportion to agriculture, he cites
the fact that in 1860 there were only
344 factories in Kansas and that the
products turned out of the factories
in 1860 were valued at S4,357,4Os. The
largest single industry is the pack
ing business. Packing house prod
ucts last year ran over $77,0o0,0Oo.
The milling business came second
with $22, 100000. Kansas City has 492
factories with $1s.633,0OO capital,
which give employment to 1854
wage-earners, paying them S4,ss6,25s
annually. The factories manufac-
tured products valued at $S2,76s,s43
last year. Topeka comes second
with 201 factories with S3,s91, 900 cap
ttal and employing 3,75s wage-earn-
ers, paying them $1,l1O,0oO annually.
Their aggregate output of manufac-
tured products was $9,9s7,o0o last
year. Wichita has 1928 factories-37
more than Topeka-but their COM
bined capital is not as much, s2,1os,-
900. They employ 1,5o5 people and
pay them s639,271 in wages yearly.
The value Of their products aggre-
gated last year S4,724,oOO. Leaven-
worth has 900 factories with $2,2o7,-
600 capital and they employ 1856
people and pay them Ss33,OOo annual
". The value of their products
amounted to $4,721,O 900 last year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Capt. Strong Charged with Grand Laroe

New York, July IA formal COM
plant Of grand larceny was made
against former Capt. Putnam Brad.
lee Strong yesterday evening BY
May Yohe, who visited police head
quarters, accompanied by her mother
and her lawyer, and there charged
Strong, who recently disappeared
from his home at Hastings, with the
theft of jewels which she values at
s25O.OOO.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
VIII Canvass the State.

A. S. McAlister, the socialist can
didate for governor, is an engineer
ON the Rock Island road between
Salina and Herington. Mr.. McAlis-
ter Is firm believer in the doctrine
advocated by his party and he ac-
cepts the honors conferred upon him
more as matter Of fact than the
desire for notoriety. In an interview
he stated that it was his intention
to make canvass of the state this
fall.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
DISASTER ON ELBE RIVER.
German Steamship Containing 1875 Excur-
sionists Cut In Two and 90 Were
Drowned.

Hamburg, July 22.-The steamship
Primus, owned by the Hamburg
American line, with 1855 passengers on
board, was cut in two and sunk by
the tug Hansa on the river Elbe at
1880 o'clock Monday morning. So
far rs is ascertaipable, about so per-
sons were drowned. The Primus was
an excursion steamer from Buxte-
nude (province of Hanover, Prnssia.)
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26

A sharper" disguised as a green
farmer boy visited Emporia the day
following railroad pay day. The
stranger enticed six railroad men
into new gambling game and won
several hundred dollars. After the
game he drugged one of the crowd,
took a $3.50 pay check from him
and left town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Terrific Hailstorm Around Hastings, Neb

Hastings, Neb., July ga terrific
hailstorm prevailed over consider
able part of the. farming country
in this county yesterday afternoon.
Chunks of ice weighing nearly o
quarter of a pound fell for Is min
utes. Chickens were killed and
young stock injured. Oats and corn
were driven into the ground, and are
beyond redemption.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Two Brothers Drowned.

St. Joseph, NO., July 22.-John and
Peter Choynowsh, aged IA and 16
years, respectively, were drowned
while swimming in the One Hundred
and Two river yesterday. The
younger brother was seized with
cramps and when Peter tried to res
cue him both persisted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Farmer Killed 400 Gophers.

James Watson, a Cloud county
farmer, waded to knoll in a bot
tom field surrounded by water and
killed 400 gophers with a club. He
took the scalps to Concordia and pro-
cured $40 bounty.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Standard May BE Raised.

It is the hope of the faculty of the
Kansas Medical college, if the mer-
ger with Washburp college is eff
fected, to admit only such AS have
taken the A. b. degree from a col
lege department. This would raise
the standard along with that of the
best medical colleges of the United
States.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Taxpayers Don't Like II.

The Parsons Electric Light COM
pany was awarded a contract by the
city council for lighting the streets
at So a light per month for the first
70 lights and $3.50 for each addition
al light. This is an expense of over
$500 q month for street Lighting and
is opposed by taxpayers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Congressman jackson Renominnted.

The democrats and populists of
the Third congressional district met
in separate conventions at Girard
and unanimously nominated A. NJ.
jackson, the present congressman
from the district, az a candidate for
reelection. Jackson is the only fu-
sion member of the Kansas delega-
ton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Nancy for Manhattan College.

State Treasurer Grimes received
q $4,000 check from the national
government to be used by the Kan
sas agricultural college. The gov
eminent gives the college $4,000 an
nually to help it along.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
To Ceiebrat. Klowa.Comanchs Opening.

Washington, July 22.-Mr. Hitch
cock, secretary of the interior, has
received an invitation to attend the
celebration at Anadarko, Ok, of the
first anniversary of the opening OF
the Kiowa-C omanche country to set
Element. The celebration will be held
August 8, and z.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Mi..nur, soldlern ln Camp.

St. Joseph, No. July 22.-Twelvs
hundred men of the First brigade,
national guard Of Missouri, are en-
,amped at Lake Contrary They COM
prise the Third and Fourth regi-
ments and win remain in camp q
week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Most Irish Come to America.

London, July 22.-The final survey
of the Irish census returns have
been presented to parliament. II
shows that during half century
over 100000 persons have emil
grated from Ireland and that so per
cent. of these emigrants have gone
to the United States.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
A Newspaper to Publish the bible.

Pana, ILL.,, July 22.-The Assump-
ton Independent, a weekly newspa-
per, announces that it will begin the
publication of the Holy Bible this
week, commencing with Genesis and
continuing until the whole is pub
lished. 1t will require so years to
complete the publication.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
F,f.v-Eieht Harvester Drowned.

St. Petersburg, July "a ferry
boat while crossing the river Volga
yesterday at Berennh sank and 81
harvesters were drowned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
TWO speeches from Bryan.

W. j. Bryan has promised Congress
man jackson that he win deliver two
speeches in the Third district this
fan in aid of Jackson's reelection.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Kingman County Enters a Protest.

The state board of railroad asses
sors decreased the assessment on the
rolling stock of the Santa Fe in
Kingman county $4,000. Kingman
county thinks there is no cause for
the reduction and has vigorously
protested against it being allowed
to stand.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
water Is 40 Per Cent Salt.

Work is progressing In reftting
the Solar salt works at Solomon,
which have been idle for several
years. The water has been tested
and r. 20 per cent. salt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
For His Tenth Term.

John Seaton has for the tenth
consecutive time been nominated for
the legislature by republicans OF
Atchison. Pst
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Snyder Was Not Reappointed.

Gov. Stanley reappointed all OF the
members of the state board of chart
ties with the exception of Edwin
Snyder, of Jefferson, whose place on
the board was filed by the appoint
ment of Charles zoe, Of Independ-
ence. Snyder has been secretary OF
the board and it is said that his
views of the proper method of han
ding the states charities connected
with those held by the other mem
bers. The members of the board
are: II. j. Allen, of Ottawa, chair
man; George Kansval, Of Newton,
treasurer; John Harmon, of Leaven-
worth; "Rube" Vincent, Of Washing
ton, and Charles Voc, of Independ-
ence.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Loss Along the Kaw, 100000.

II is estimated that the loss along
the Kaw river alone from recent
floods will aggregate $2,oOo,Ooo. The
suffering from the food in Little Rus
sia, q suburb of Topeka, has been ter
'rible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-26
Covers the Entire County.

The first day of the county rural
free delivery, which began at Well
lington Wednesday, was big sue
cess. There are six routes out of
town and a large crowd of people
gathered at the post Office to watch
the men drive off in their bright new
delivery wagons. They were given
quite "send off" with cheers. The
county has GO routes, all of which
were started the same. day, Caldwell
leading with seven carriers. There
were formerly SO post offices in the
county, but many Of them will be
discontinued now because the routes
will pass right through the towns
in which they are situated.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23
One of Helen Keller,s Franks.

About this time ! found out the use
of a key, and one day I locked my
mother up In the pantry, where she
was obliged to remain three hours, as
the servants We're III detached part
of the house. She kept pounding on
the door, while sat outside on the
porch steps and laughed with glee us
l felt the jar of the pounding. This
most naughty prankfof mine convinced
my parents that l must be taught as
soon MS possible. After my teacher,
Miss Annie NJ. Sullivan, came to me-
l sought an early opportunity to lock
her in her room. went upstairs with
something which my mother made me
understand was to give to Miss Sulli.
van; but no sooner had l given it to
her than slammed the door to, locked
it, and hid the key under the WARDROBE
in the hall. l could not be induced to
tell where. the key was. My father
was obliged to get a ladder and take
my teacher out through the window
much to my delight Months after |
produced the key.--Helen Keller, In
Ladies' Home Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23
FALLAcY ABOUT EYES OF DEAD.
The Retina Does Not Retain the Inn
age Inst Seem

The Retina Does Not Retain the I'm.
age List Seen.
Wonderful as are many of its achieve
ments, science is often distinctly dis
appointing. Charles Dickens was never
reconciled to the scientific dictum that
the spontaneous combustion of the
rum-soalied Mr.. Krook was impossible.
TO the day of his death the great nov.
elist doubted the thoroughness of sci.
entists.
The coroner of Rochester, N. Y, is
keenly disappointed over the failure OF
science to photograph from the retina
of murdered jeweler the image of
the murderer, who must have been the
last person to make an impression Oh
the retina. Mr.. Linkering, n photog.
rapher Of thirty-five years experience,
was employed to do the work with
powerful magnlfying glasses, but all
that could be made out was n small
elongated blot. The coroner had count.
ed positively on conclusive evidence
us to the identity of the murderer.
The popular fallacy that the retina,
or sensitive inner surface Of the eye
ball, Of dead person will retain an
image of the object on which the vision
was last directed is of ancient origin,
and 1t has persisted In spite OF the
positive statement of scientists that
the thing is impossible. Although no
image ever has been found In dead
persons eye, story tellers refuse to
relinqulsh so valuable scheme for the
detection of fictional murderers. Even
Ilipling, with all his originality, finds
use for it in the story of an English
officers suicide In India. The officer
had seemed to be troubled by the vision
of some horror, and when he was found
dead doctor took kodak, and, with
out the use of a microscopic lens, OBJ
tanned a negative of the retina. On this
he saw the unspeakable horror.
1t is easy to understand that the
fallacy had Its birth in the fact that
the eye is fitted with n lens, and that
the image Of an object is impressed on
the retina. The mistake is in assum.
Ing that in case of sudden death the
impression does not vanish. The eye
has been used as n Photographic cam.
era, says the Philadelphia Record, and
by the application of potash alum the
retina has been made to hold an i'm
age. Unfortunately for perpleXed cor.
oners, however, nature does not treat
the eve with potash alum, and the i'm
age of the murdered soon disappears
from the retina of his victim.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23

Renovated butter is several degrees
worse than oleomargarine, in our opin-
Ion, which is based OH actual knowledge
of the processes by which the two are
made. We have said and repeat that
between the two frauds we greatly pre-
fer oleomargarine because 1t cannot
possibly be made of more uncleanly
materials than are used in making
process butter, and very often is made
in clearly manner from materials
that, in themselves, are not unwhole-
some.
The extent to which renovated butter
has influenced the markets of the coun.
try is not fully appreciated or there
would have been stronger demand for
its regulation long before thls.-Dairy
and Creamery,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23

really has any bearing hpoh individual
success or upon the Industrial and COM
mercial progress OF the race. President
G. Stanley Hall of Clark University has
said that "it depends largely upon what
Kind of an academic course is taken"
On such n scale, lie fancied, the old
classical course would mark very low,
while "some Of the modern technical
and commercial courses and many of
those in the sciences would mark very
high" In his recent inaugural address
President Remsen of Johns Hopkins
University calls attention to the fact
that the connection between the prac-
teal work OF the World and the work car
ricd on IN the laboratories of the univer.
stiles is more intimate than is general
" known. The most striking example
of the practical value of education in
the material development of nation
has been seen in the growth Of Ger
many during the last twenty years.
The German universities, through their
great investigators and the facilities
they have afforded for original re-
search, President Remsen believes
have done more for Germany's indus
trial advancement than any other sim
gle agency. President Remsen IN
stanced the wonderful development of
the coal tar industry as an example Of
the contributions made to the worlds
industrial progress BY the university
laboratory, The university, through
patient research and experiment, I'M
locked from this apparently useless by
product elements that have not only
been blessing to humanity but which
have been the source OF great wealth.
1t is doubtless fact that very many of
the great advances of recent years in
manufacture and commerce may be
traced to the patient Investigation of a
university professor, in university
workshop. We are now entering upon
the greatest industrial age in all human
history, when ali the civilized nations
are coming into free competition in the
worlds markets. In this worldwide
industrial contest the nation will be SUI
preme where the manufacturer is put
in closest touch with the forces of lf.l.
ture, which are the sources of wealth,
and in this work the university labora-
tory will be Q more important factor
than ever before.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23
Farm Notes

Nothing cures dog that Kills sheep
SO quick as shotgun.
Plenty Of clover will so long way
toward making farm profitable.
A COW that is well cared for Is q
source Of comfort and profit to her
owner.
Bee-keepers should develop home
market rather than send their products
to city market.
In these days Of close competition
every farmer must give the closest at
tention to every detail.
There is no longer any profit In max
ing butter that cannot be classed
among the best grades.
The man who owns ten or more
COWS and is without a separator d
standing in his own light
It's poor policy to compel animals to
d,ink water that the farmer would not
think of touching himself.
When in the natural state poultry
live on seeds. grass and insects. Try
to follow this MS nearly as possible
when feeding them.
Many failure In the vegetable gar
den is caused by poor seed. Purchase
whatever seed you may require from
reliable dealers only.
IL hen does not have access to
plenty of water she cannot lay many
eggs for the reason that eggs contain
more water than anything else.
The farmers who are successful are
those who never lose sight Of the fact
that the farm is a home; that every
thing done toward beautifying and i'm
proving the place is enhancing its
value.
Plant grape vine wherever place
can be found for one. Grapes can be
had in abundance. and the vines take
but little room : IL they are planted
where they Will not be In the way Of
anything else.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23
Seeding with Clover.

When clover is sown early in the
spring on the crop Of wheat or other
winter grain, 1t may cost nothing but
the price Of the seed, which is not
much, whether ten or fifteen pounds is
used to the acre, and the labor OF SOW
ing, yet we would prefer to increase its
cost by going over the wheat with a
light or smoothing harrow before SOW
ing the clover seed, says the New Eng
land Farmer. This will benefit wheat
or rye if done at the right time, when
the ground is not wet enough to cause
the harrow to sink too deep and uproot
the plants. This makes a good seed
bed for the clover, and in day or two
after the first rain the little plants will
be sending their roots down into the
soil
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23

koukuA ASSSscs
The reports of the United States De
partment of Agriculture indicate that
in the States Of California, Colorado,
Nebraska and Michigan the sugar beets
can be grown of such quality that they
can be used probably for sugar-mak-
ing, If they can be bought cheaply
enough. This also is true of some sec
lions of New York, and few tests lead
them to believe that they also can be
grown In Utah, Idaho and Oregon, with
percentage Of sugar high enough to
warrant sugar being made from them.
But several hundred samples tested
from Iowa showed that the sugar con-
tent fell just short of the average stand
ard fixed for successful manufacture.
OF Illinois and Indiana beets the re-
port says, "both the contents of sugar
and co-efficlent of purity We're below
the standard" OF Kansas 1t is reported
that ''the climate is not suitable for
growing hlgh-grade beets." In Okla
homa the conditions are not called fla
yorable, and the chemists report that,
on the whole, Ohio Is not adapted to
growing sugar beets. The department
tries to make as favorable report as
possible for the new industry, but 1t has
nothing to say about the profit or loss
to the farmers, who cannot average fif-
teen tons to the acre, and must cart
them or pay transportation to the fac
tory at price of 81 per ton. In this
State 1t would be hard to get man to
load them, carry them five miles and
unload them for much less than that
after they We're grown and harvested.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23
Hay and Corn Fodder.

Reports from the Western States now
seem to indicate a larger acreage Of
corn planted this year, and possibly
more of the meadows broken up and
put in the corn crop, but as these will
probably be those which yield the least
hay, the increased use of the corn
shredder may make hay more abundant
in our market another winter, IL the
season is at all favorable. When all
the corn-growing sections save and
shred their fodder, or put 1t into silos,
they can either keep more stock or sell
more hay. AS the market is now, the
fodder would seem most profitable If
stockers and feeders do not cost too
much.-American Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23

Certain kindly disposed persons are
In the habit of advising mankind, in n
phrase peculiar to photographers, to
look pleasant whatever be their state
and condition, and to insist that even
aching hearts should be carried beneath
smiling countenances. Yet just as there
are people who object to those regions
where perpetual sunshine prevails and
where clouds and storms are unknown.
SO there are those who would find mo.
notonous an ever cloudless counte.
nance. AS an antidote to melancholy
Keats suggested that when ones be-
loved exhibited some rich anger to
Imprison her soft hand and let her rave.
And feed deep, deep upon her peerless
eyes.
OF course there are smiles more heart
rending than tears and tears more
cheering than smiles, while the Chesh-
ire cat variety Of expression is pleas
ant to the point Of evaporation, The
smile upon the face of Leonardo On
Vinci's celebrated Norma Lisa is un-
endurable to some people, while over
others it casts spell not to be resisted
1t is said that the American feminine
countenance Is one that leans toward
smiles, and If foreign testimony is to
be trusted there is cause for smiling
complacency in the recently demon
strated facts that American women are
the best dressed as well as the most
independent and problem free of all