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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
Murdock Broke the Record.

Wichita, Kan, May 27.-An politi-
cal records were broken in Kansas
yesterday by Victor Murdoch. repub-
lican nominee for congress, to fill a
vacancy in the Seventh district. car
rying every one of the 80 counties
and probably every one of the 1000
precincts in the district. In some
places he beat his democratic oppo-
ncnt. Charles f. Clyne, 30 to 1. His
plurality will be about 10000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
Frightened or Penitent?

Louisiana, Mo-, May 27.-Two hun
dred and fifty dollars in gold was
stolen Saturday night from the home
of Milton Offender, n grocer who
does not believe in banking. The thief
evidently became frightened or was
troubled by his conscience, for he
brought the money back last night
and pushed it under the door while
the family was asleep.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
Alabnmn,s system of slavery.

Washington, May 27.-At the re-
quest of the department OF justice
the United States secret service has
undertaken the work of investigation
of the charge of peonage, or hold
ing another in servitude to work out
q debt, which has been made against
persons living in the vicinity OF
Montgomery, Ala.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
J.vier,s Army KILLED os Insurgents.

Manila, May 27.-Lieut. Javier,
commanding n force of constabulary
and volunteers, has defeated 200 IA
natical insurgents in the island of
Cebu, killing 6s of them and capturing
20. The fight occurred in the
mountains of Tabogan. The govern
ment losses are not known.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
Hanna WIN Not Oppose.

Cleveland, o., May Ex-senator
Hanna has decided to offer no fur
Their opposition to the proposed reso'
luton in the coming. republican
state convention indorsing the can
didacy of President Roosevelt for
another term.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
Made eoO,OOO,OOO Out of steel.

Pittsburg, Pa, May '26.-The will
of Benjamin F. Jones, the wei
knugn steel manufacturer, was filed
for probate yesterday afternoon
No estimate is made of the value OF
the estate, but it is said by those
who should know that 1t is not Less
than 1000, 900.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
First President to visit Northern Idaho.

Wallace, Ida, May 27.-ln n down
pouring rain the train bearing Pres
ident Roosevelt, the first president
to ever visit northern Idaho. rolled
into the Northern Pacific station at
1920 Tuesday morning. Ten thousand
people throngcd the streets to greet
the chief executive of the nation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
Disnstrous eonflarration.

Laconia, N. H., May 27.-Nearly 100
buildings have been burned, $50 per-
sons are homeless and loss of be-
tween S35O,OOO and 100000 has been
caused by fire in the Lakeport sec
ton, the area burned over being
about $50 acres.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
on the Bridge to Death.

Chetopa, Kan, May 26.-J. NJ.
Roper, a prominent farmer of this
section, was drowned in the Neoshc
river backwater by driving off
bridge. Two men with him barely
escaped
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
FARMERS USING BOATS.
Unprecedented Floods In Kansas Are Conn
pletcly Destroying Crops-Abilene
and Ottawa suffer.

Salina, Kan, May 27.-The lands
west of Salina are flooded and from
a point on Dry creek bridge the fields
look like n lake. The crops in this
locality are drowned out and the
water is raging through the farms,
coming towards Salina. 1t is reported
that L. Bitiker, a farmer living about
2b miles west of town, and his wife
were rescued from their home by
men in a boat. Many farmers are
moving about in boats.
Another Flood Mt Abilene.
Abilene, Kan, May 27.-A terrific
rain with hail and cloudburst swept
the north part of this county last
night. Mud creek valley from Abb
lcnc to Manchester was flooded, doing
great damage to crops. The food
reached here after midnight. mum
dating one-third of the city, damaging
much property. No lives were lost.
The water was the highest in 20
years.
Heavy Losses on the verdigrls.
Coffeyville, Kan., May 27.-The loss
of crops and live stock from the
Verdigris overflow is almost meal
culable.
Ottawa Families Moving Out.
OTTAWA, Kan, May 27.-A serious
food from the overflow of the Ma
rails DIES Cygnes river here is threat
ened. In the lower portions of town
some IS families have been driven out
by water.
Train stu In the River.
Chickasha, /. r.. May 27.-The Rock
Island train, which went into the
river here, will be there until tenn
porary track can he laid. The train
consisted of engine and tender, mail,
baggage, three day coachcs, two
sleepers and superintendent Tins
mans private car, all going into the
river except the private car, and be-
ing completely overturned. No one
killed, but few injured. and they
only slightly. The situation in the
vicinity of Chickasha is desperate.
Many bridges In Danger.
Clarksviile. l. T., May 27.-The CO.
foot approach to the wagon bridge
across the Arkansas river here was
swept away by flood, but the bridge is
vet intact. None of the railroad
bridges show more than two feet OF
their piers above water.
Six Rock Island Bridges Gone.
Mangum, Ok. May 27.-Six bridges
OH the Mangum branch of the Rock
Island have been washed out and
others are giving way. The loss to or
chards and crops in this entire coun-
trv is heyond cOmputatiOn.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30
Many bridges In Danger.
Six Rock Island Brldcc. Gone.

Mangum, OK. May 27.-SiN bridges
OH the Mangum branch of the Rock
Island have been washed out and
others are giving way. The loss to or
chards and crops in this entire coun-
try is beyond computation.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31
Christmas Rose, A Mystery.

1.-THE shock has turned her BRAIN said
Dare, with strange eagerness.
f0h, no." DR.. Egerton answered. "She
hope"
But for the time being she is mad. =
said Dare, in the same tone.
1t IA only within the last few hours
that her mind has begun to wander the
doctor assured him, puzzled by lis tone
and manner.
The words did not appear to carry
comfort with them.
IL she RECEIVERS" Dare said slowly. at
may be her memery viii return to her
early days, and ali that has happened
since will be forgotten This Is possible
even probable, is it mott"
Il have heard of such cases" replied
Or. Egerton, but there is no reason to
think hers will be such a one.''
Il have been thinking, and hoping. il
may be-" Dare spoke low and wistfully
." If the worst happened, you see, she
would not know. l want you to promise
me, both Of you, to do all you can tC
bring it about. If she were taken back
as soon as 1t would be safe for her To
travel, to Brittany, to her old home, she
would have nothing there to remind hel
of-me. She might be taught to think
all that has happened in England q
phantasy."
"nglesant, my dear fellow, you and
she will be happy together yeti" cried
the doctor.
Sheila could not speak The singular
expression on Dare's face, the manner in
which he resigned himself to meet the
worst-so unlike his usual self-had a
meaning for her she might not have
grasped but for the finding of that hand
kerchief.
HE believes Rosamond did it. and he
means to ide to save her!" thought the
girl.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31

oners. After the war, 1 met the Cap
tain who In one case carried out
Mosby's orders TO hang fifteen pris-
oncrs. He told me that on his way TO
the scene Of execution one of the pris-
oIIerS appealed to him because of some
mystic tie. which he didn't explain.
and another, mere boy, because he
was the only son OF widowed mother.
his father having been killed earlier
in the war.
In the course of the march the Cap
tain met other squads of MoShy'S men
with prisoners, and privately effected
an exchange, letting his Masonic
friend and the boy so forward to the
ordinary fortunes Of war and taking
the unoffendlng substitutes to certain
death. My Confederate Captain al
ways insisted that the ambulance was
fired upon by Mosby's mer because
the driver would not halt when or
dered to. and Mt the urging of those
inside tried to escape. He didn't de
fend the retaliatory measures, but
thought his unauthorized exchange of
prisoners right" Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31
A Remarkable Incident.

When the war broke out young
man named Roberts. living IN Dodge
vile, Wis, Joined company com
manded by Captain Thomas Allen
which aftcrward incorporated IN the
Second Wisconsin Volunteers, ana was
present at the battle OF Bull Run.
The intelligence came TO young Rob
erts' family that he was slain upon the
mattlefeld, and his body left TO lie
buried by the victorious enemy This
news nearly killed his affectionatc
mother, and she and all the family
went into mourning for the patriotic
youth. -Four long months the family
lamented the dead What then could
depict their unspeakablc establishment
when, six months after the battle, the
young man entered the door of his
home, hearty and well
Briefly told, his story was this:
He had been left severely wounded
with many others on the battlefield.
After the fight was over and his
friends retrcated, Confederate sol.
der, supposing Roberts dead. began
to rife his pockets. The Yankee re-
viyed, and objected to this where
upon the man returned the article he
had taken and gave him a drink Then
he had the wounded foe carried to
hospital where he was cared for un-
I'll completely restored 20 health, af-
ter which he was sent to Libby Prison
He had tried to get a letter to his
mother. but without success When
at length, he was exchanged he made
his way to Dodgevillc without delay
where for many day be was looked
OH as one who had risen from the dead
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31
Short-Lived Paner.

The Congressional Library has thou
sands and thousands Of volumes Of news
papers. periodicals and books Of incalcu-
liable value which are destined 10 com
pa0tiyely short lives, il the fears of
many leading librarians are realized
These are publications for which paper
made Of wood pulp is used. Light and
air are the destructive elements that are
playing havoc with the wood pulp sheets
In cases in which leaf Of paper is nj.
lowed 10 eS:eud beyond the main body Of
the file the light and air have not only
turned il yellow. buc have made il so
brittle that If erased the paper will break
The volumes are as well preserved as
they are OILY because they are allowed
TO lie so much Of the time on shelves
without exposure u the light
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31

Wiseman-IIcrc's an account of an.
other hunter lost in the woods. Ey-
cry hunter should carry pocket com.
pass.
Dumley Why bow would that help
himf
Wiseman~IIelp him to get out. Of
course. The needle Of the compass al.
ways points to the north
Dumlcy An. but suppose be- wanted
to 20 to the east south or west e.
Catholic Standard ana Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31
Not That Kind of a staff.

Did you ever hear" asked one of
BLACK Jacks" men, "how General Lo-
gan once met his match right here in
Chicago? II was just before the cap
ture of Savannah, and General Logan
and three members of his staff went
down to the railroad station to take the
train for the East on his way 10 reioin
his command.
THE General, walking a little ahead
of his staff officers, started TO enter Il
car, but was stopped by an Irish at
tendant.
You'll not be goin' in there, said
the Irishman to the General.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31
10 BE CONTINUED.
Consumption and the Lack Of Coal.

Dr. Mary e. Jones, who presided at
the meeting of the Ladies' Physiological
Institute, said that consumption is like
ly to be II ore in evidence than ever since
the coal strike, since many people who
canaot afford coal are burning gas and
kerosene oil and the purity of tire air is
therefore affected. Their health, in
grouping together in one room TO save
fuel, is undermined. DIR. Otis holds that
much of the consumption is due to the
bad cooking throughout New England
The address Of the afternoon was given
by Miss T. +. Rice. a senior in Tufts
College Of Medicine, and n graduate
nurse Of the Massachusetts General Hos
pitaL. 1t was her opinion that consump-
ton is not hereditary disease, and that
under proper care 1t is durable. There
are three kinds of consumption, viz, gal
l0ping, chronic catarrhal and fibroid The
frst-named often results fatally in from
three TO six weeks. while the last-named
oftentimes does not prove fatal under
twenty years. Consumption does not
thrive in the sunshine or the country
house, but in the dark, damp homes Of
the city poor. Living ont Of doors Is
one OF the best remedies for the disease.
with proper protection from the .e' au,l
cold and good, wholesome food Boston
Ira UScrlpt
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31

land why notY said General Lo-
gan.
Because that's leddies' car and
no manll be goin' in there widout a
Teddy. There's wan seat left in the
mkt car there you kin have ef We
want it.
Yes, l see there's one seat vacant.
but where will put my staff?''
Bother we're staff answered the
Irishman, go you and take the seat
and stick we're staff out of the windy ="
Chicago Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31

Terrence the dramatist, was a slave.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-04
Sleds Long, Long Ago.

Like everything else, the small boys
sled, the two runnered, gayly painted
affair with cushioned seat and back
rest, has come down to the small boy
Of today from very plain and unpre-
tentious beginning. In the time Of
George III. sleds in England were
made of small boards bound to beef
bones for runners. Then barrel stave
was used for seat. To navigate this
required no little skill, and many a
"header'' was taken by every small
coaster Of that day before some genius
bethought him Of using two slaves.
The single STAYED affairs were called
Jumpers and shippers" and made
splendid time when they did not come
to grief Then three and four slaves
were fastened side by. side, proving
very slow, though safe. affairs. By de-
grees the swift two runnered coasters
Of today were evolved, but the little
folks over hundred years ago thought
they were having fine sport when they
could own two beef bones and bit of
broken board.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-04
The Chick1esS Hen.

Two hens sitting near each other
Matched about the same time. One had
a fine brood of chickens; the other
was very unfortunate. The few that
were Matched all died in few days.
After the last one was dead she con-
tinued to cluck and would follow the
other hen around. Selecting one little
chick of the brood, she laid her plans
to kidnap it. While the mother was
busy providing for her large family
the childless hen would go close to the
little chick that she so much coveted,
snatch for it and talk lovingly to it
until she finally persuaded it to &C.
cept her as it's mother. 1t took several
days to accomplish her purpose. but
she was patient and persevering and
seemed perfectly satisfied at last with
the one chicken.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-04

the big, beautiful roses that were sen,
her from iowa SO often"
She went on in sobbing monotone,
while the mans face was white and
set. -. 81 :.."= . i g.: .. u>
And now 1t will be her that you
love md not me. r OF course you will
marry me because you couldn't marry
her; you are net her kind. But I don't
want your pity. That's why I am 60.
ing to give this back" She stripped a
ttie garnet ring from her third finger
and handed 1t to him.. 80
He took it and turned it over and
over in his hand.
Then he walked up and down under
the trees, and she watched the tall
strong figure with the steady, frr,
tread ,as she leaned trembling against
the old gnarled apple tree.
Suddenly he came over to her, and in
spite Of her protests he lifted her in his
arms to higher seat in the old tree
where he could stand beside her and
stroke her hair and watch the moon
light OH her face as he had watched
SO many. many times before.
"Nelie." he said, Il bought this little
ring for the woman who was to be my
wife. and there can never be an!
other"
Both of her hands were on his BIZ:
ones now. and her eyes were searchinl
his face wistfully.
"When she came" he waved his hanA
down the road as if the summer board
e. We're still a visible presence, Il had
never seen anything like her. She fas
cinated you; she fascinated me. She
is a wonderful dream woman" Hi:
voice trailed off into silence.
But l want to be your dream wo
man." she walled.
With en- effort lie brought his eyes
down close to hers and smiled at hel
tears. You are my real woman" h
said.
But" she began.
''There are no 'buts.'" He lifted
her down. and they stood together be
meath the dark boughs. "She is beau
tiful, little girl; but so was the picture
that we saw in the at gallery whe!
we went to the city, but l didn't want
to bring the picture home, and
couldn't take her into my little home
any more than l could the picture.
want the tender, sweet woman WHO has
| filed my heart since I was a boy and
who fills it STILL"
She laid her head down on his arm
with Il sigh Of content.
Int can't help wishing you had
never seen her"
Into the blue eyes which looked ovel
her bowed head and down the long
long road that led to the city there
came q shadow. but Dawes voice wa:
gay as he raised her face to his anC
Kissed her.
'"1he summer is ended, sweetheart
and lAe little house is ready. When?"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-04
One Thing and Another.

The value of the bean crop in Mich
igan in 1901 is put at $9,3OO,0OO, only
100000 short of the wheat crop of the
state for the same year.
Statistics indicate slight increase
in the swine growing industry in TWEEN
ty-siX states.
A large increase in the sugar beet
acreage around Santa Barbara is re-
ported. i
In tests made at the Pennsylvania
experiment station with number of
farm seeds it was found that as rule
clover seeds were quite free from i'm
purities. Crimson clover was especial
ly clean.
Tomatoes should not be set till all
danger of frost is over-say the latter
part of May-but they will stand more
Of chill than is sometimes thought.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-04
1T Pays to Raise Pig Pork.

Those who have made a speciality Of
pig pork have done we'll at it. killing
twice a year. is the way for us to do
ROW. The way some Of the old; farmers
who fatted pork ran out their business
was putting the last pound of fat on a
400. pound hog that was year or more
old.
Many years ago a. little girl who was
quite observing said about hogs, "They
are funny animals, for they have to be
killed every year." 1t must be twice a
year that hogs should be killed now.
Pig pork is the thing, and it will pay to
raise it.-New England Farmer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-04
SUGAR. s;EETs.
Prompt Action In Thinning Saves
Much Hand Labor.


PROMPT acton in thinning sugar
beets will save many days labor, and
the blocking out with tie hoe can be
done faster before tl!aA after tie first
cultivation. Vile tile beets are in the
SECOND and third leaf run the weeder
across the rows and tear out half the
beeIs.
In three days. II there Is a good
stand. til. tlic wectfHr the second time
and then cat ont S"-en inch spaces
with & hoe. leaving Ms small space as
rn*si',lc III tie block. which will con
t.ein from enc 20 four bccts. With a
narrow. Zoe cut out all but the most
yiro*cu. pl&nt IN Zach Clock. The
plants would then average eight inch
is or mere apart.
In blocking out save vigorous plants.
even If spaces are not regular. but be
sure to give space for large growth.
With large beets the yield Will be
greater and more easily and cheaply
handled.
81 prompt action in thinning nearly
il rot all pulling out by hand can be
avoided.
The seed required costs but little.
and plenty should he used Especially
with lar"e drills. which may cover a
portion 100 dcep) to secure a continu-
Gus row. If the drill tooth is set to
point back as far as the angle will let
Il. the neck yoke straps heightened SO
Is to drop the end Of the tongue lower
ara t,.a Tooth Chains are drawn up
few links ard tied. there need be Nc
trou,.?c to SOW at any depth desired.
Stec!+ an inch wide can be r.
chased fer s cents each and beet l. e
teeth for % cents. Either of these IA
be attached to any cultivator and IRE
ell the tools needed. Two or lee
cultival:ons following the thinning ut
Intervals Of q week SHOULD be suffi-
Gent. aud work done Oh them after
that tIue usually adds nothing to the
yield unless summer weeds OF Il crust
comes on advises Rural New Yorker
correspondent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-04

nne On nearly every farm. and the
armer himself can construct it on
-ome rainy day or idle spell. For run
ming gears a broken down Or disused
cultivator-most farmyards have two or
three-furnisLes the best of wheels. \
handy width is from three to four feet,
varying of course with the use the cart
Is to be put to. If to be used by the
boys Of the farm, it should not be large.
The handles are bolted to the axle and
a frame made of 2 by As bOlted to the
axle and handles. This frame should
Get so that about third of its length
win reach in front Of the axle. This
will give the proper balance when
pushing a load. A platform Of inch
boards is nailed to the frame and n
end put on by means Of straps of iron
to insure strength. Removable side
boards are made of wide boards. Holes
are bored. three along each side Of the
platform. Pins are driven into the bot
tom Of the side boards to correspond
and fit into the holes in the bottom Of
the platform. At the upper side, on
lAC Aloht Cuu VI tAC uOulos 10 a oloFAC
into which q hook. fastened to the
front end Of the box. slips when III
place and holds it firm. There are
many places about a farm where this
cart will be found convenient. The
figure shows the cart complete and one
of the side boards.
1t is often convenient to have a crate
in which to haul q single hog, sheep or
calf. 1t is not necessary to have it so
large or so heavy but that it can be
easily lifted into the wagon or even
taken in the light wagon where the
animal to be hauled is not too large
and heavy. The frame should be made
Of by 4. strengthened by rods and
bolts. Four inch Stats are nailed hori-
zontal on the inside of the sides and
perpendicular on the end. Three Stats
dropped from above and retained in
position by the mortised end will re-
tain the animal when inside
The crate is about three feet wide.
four and half feet high and five feet
long. The three frames are mortised
at top and bottom and have a rod (A)
at top. and at the bottom two by As
are bolted' at B. The floor is spiked
down to these The Stats are nailed
on from the inside to prevent crowding
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-04
LIGHT STOCK CRATE.

off. To give strength substitute 2 by
4 in place of Stat CD, which should be
bolted to the frames. The Stats for re-
tanning the animal are made of 2 by As.
They are made to slip down between
the rod and outside by brace across
the top of the rear frame, the bottom
of the slat CO. mortised to fit square
hole cut On the floor, and the top held
in position by a pin fitting into holes
bored through the top of slat and
braces of frame The figure shows the
crate complete.