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Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23

many farmers, and especially those
who are feeding few more sheep
than they. have accommodations for.
The sheep rack shown in the cut is
one we made three or four years
ago for feeding roughage to our
breeding ewes. While we have plen-
ty of barn room and can easily ac-
commodate three times our present
flock, we like to feed out of doors
as much as possible. Sheep, and
especially breeding ewes, will OBJ
tain more exercise when fed in this
way than in any other. The rack is
ten feet long and two and one-half
feet wide. Cut four corner posts out
of two by four stuff, three feet six
inches long. The posts are then set
two and one-half feet apart and a
two by four spiked across on theain-
side, 1s inches from the ground. For
side pieces, six-inch boards should be
used. The distance allowed each
sheep is II inches from center to cen
ter, or ten inches in the clears be-
tween Stats. For upright pieces on
the sides four-inch strips were used.
On the inside, as plainly showhs in
cut. four-inch strips were nailed;s to
keep the hay from being pulled out.
These, strips are about five inches
longer than the outside Stats, giving
slight incline towards the center.
To help keep the hay from being
pulled out, and for bracing the rack,
these Stats are very essential in ythe
construction of rack of this kind.
The general construction of the
rack is crude. It was built of picked
up pieces of boards. When we built
the rack we did not just know which
design would be the most satisfac-
tory and for this reason did mot
take any extra pains to make it
fancy. We have used the rack for
three or four years, along with two
other designs of racks for outdoor
feeding purposes, and can say for
economy and for keeping the chaft
out of the wool, we have been well
pleased with this one. We now have
under construction racks of sim
liar design, that will, when finished
accommodate 500 sheep without
crowding.-Leo c.. Reynolds, in Ohio
Farmer.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23
WARMING THE HORSES BIT.

farmers and teamsters will care
lessly put into a horses mouth bits
that may do equal harm. In winter
harness hangs in cold place, and
the temperature in a barn may oc-
casionally be below the freezing
point. A humane idea is outlined by
the Scientific American for dealing
with this difficulty. It is suggested
by that periodical that an ordinary
barn lantern might be utilized for
warming the bits. A special cap OF
cover should be made to fit on over
the top Of the lantern, and the bri-
die is hung on that, bits uppermost.
The illustration shows the plan so
well that no extended descript ption is
necessary. As will be readily under
stood, one may depart in details
from the arrangement here shown
without sacrificing the principle N
Y. Tribune.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23

-. 1
hoRT ORE :
Cover Crops for the Orchard.

- oPs TOT tne Ofcnaro.
The extremely severe winter Of
lS9S-99 made it very apparent that
the commercial tree grower must take
some other measures for protecting
his young growing stock than BY de
penc1ng on bodies of snow, or else
must suffer loss occasionally by win
ter rcc.~killing. All Of our growing
stock Of fruit trees at GAINESVILLE was
either killed outright by the severe
winter referred to or was so badly
injured that it never fully recovered.
The following fall, when the ground
froze sufficiently to bear team and
wagon, we began mulching our one
year-old gratis with stable manure,
and in doing So believe we saved
them. although they were somewhat
injured: since thatwe have endeavored
to secure the protection necessary
through growing some cover crop. In
this work we have used such crops
as buckwheat, field peas. Duckwheat
and peas together, rye, millet. rye
and millet together, sand or winter
vetch In combination with millet and
rye. and OATS. OF the foregoing we
have grown the best covers with the
sand vetch ard with rye. During the
summer Of 1900 In q plantation Of one
year-old gratis, we sowed sand vetch
and secured q good catch; it made a
good growth, and aside from two OBJ.
jections, II the best cover we have
used. The first objection is. that you
are not always sure Of stand, as we
have since sown vetch and got-left,
and then put in rye and got good
growth before winter. The second
objection is the tendency Of the vetch
to climb the young trees and pull
them over, deforming them for all
time. The seed Is also high priced
NJ. 8. Kellogg at Wisconsin Holticul-
tural Meeting. z.s
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23
How to supply nitrogen

! Nitrogen is the one element that is
lacking in most soils and it can be
grown or trapped by planting some
leguminous crop and leaving 1t on
the ground for humus, thereby MAX
ing the other unavailable elements
available for the growing plants, by
decomposition, disintegration, letting
in the air and water which it holds
like sponge and giving the worms
and heterogeneous chance to do
what nature intended they should. ~
Farmers Voice.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23
1FARWl s,,,!|I|d1
::::ss.:.:::as AND ~
kzARl{iDEMI
HANDY COMBINATION.
Corn Crib and Wagon Shed Under
One Roof Suits Man Who Has
Used 1t for Years.

The main building is 20x30 feet'with
an 11-foot driveway through the mid
die the long way, and, 9 feet to the
second floor. The cribs are feet 6
inches wide, 80 feet long and 9 feet
high, with one somewhat shorter, to al
low for stairway to the second floor.
Capacity about 1,1o0 bushels. Next to
the driveway the cribs are sided with
lath to give air circulation. The second
floor is 5 feet in height at the caves,
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23

which is sufficiently high to allow a
wheat or oats bin the whole length of
one side and about half of the other,
the balance providing for the stair
way. The remainder of the space may
be used to suit the taste of the owner.
I have two extra bins at one end and
the remainder makes fine workshop.
A trapdoor with pulley and rope
makes a convenient way of elevating
the grain. The floor is of oak, surfaced
and matched. .~
The frame is of 8xS timber, with 6x6
joists over the driveway; sided with
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23
Germany and vene.uel.

Germany's trade with Venezuela is
trifing in amount. The statistics for
five years show that but one-fifth of
one per cent. of Venezuela's exports
wereSto Germany and but one tenth of
one per cent. Of her imports came from
that country.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23
KINDNESS THAT PAYS.
The Humane Farmer Will Always
Warm the Horses Bit During
the Winter Months.

Everyone who has been so injudi-
cious as to touch bar of iron in
freezing weather with the tip of his
tongue knows how the latter suffers
in consequence. Henever wants to try
the experiment but once. Yet many
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23
Meant Moody.

President Roosevelt wasn't looking
straight at the bachelor member Of
his cabinet when he fred OF that shot
about Observation-Disclosures Press.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23
Anxious 10 Helm RockefeIlar.

~'0uS SU uotP noCkeJeIters
Report that John D. Rockefeller had
said he would pay million dollars
for new stomach, or a healthy diges-
tive apparatus, has resulted in delug-
ing the Standard Oil millionaire with
thousands of letters.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-23

It is very essential that calves
dropped in the fall should have a
warm shelter during the winter.
Prairie Farmer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
THE TELLER WITH GRIT.

There's always q chance In the world,
my son. fer the Teller with snap an
go!
But the Teller who signs an who never
tries don't stand ghost of a show.
The path TO success is rugged an rough;
there's obstacles strewn In the way.
An Teller can look fer some good hard
knocks an troubles from day to day.
You'll never win out II you loiter behind
an stroll at a careless pace,
For the chap that straddles the boss
called Ease don't come in ahead in
the race.
This proverb ripe put into your pipe, an
let II through life apply:
'It's the Teller with grit who is bound to
git the biggest plum in the pie"
You can't sit back in these hustlin' days,
eXpectin' TO reach the top
There amt no show would have you
know fer the Teller who likes to stop
An linger along in Luxury's lap to be
coddled an nursed an fed.
Fer while he's a-gittin' sweet sympathy
The other chap sails ahead.
There's never q job too hard fer the man
who tackles right In with vim,
An lets folks know there's nothin' slow
er lazy that's ailin' him!
It's a homely tale. but twill never fail
II you only have nerve to try
''It's the Teller with grit who is bound to
git the biggest plum in the pie"
or course you'll butt into some hard
rocks while sailin along through
life:
Some folks won't agree with you an me,
you've got to expect some strife.
You've got 10 fight some battles severe,
but stay with the foe to the end.
Fer the man with sand Is bound to COM
mand the respect Of the world, my
friend.
Keep diggin away with a heart Of cheer;
acknowledgements cast aside.
Success hard won is work well done to
the Teller who knows he's tried.
Some day you'll creep to the top of the
heap, an all of your foes defy
''It's the Teller with grit who Is bound to
git the biggest plum In the pie"
e. A. Brininstool. in Orange Judd
Farmer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10

daughter of the deceased, stepped
into the room. Decidedly her appear
ance OH the stand was thus far the
most interesting event of the trial.
Warde studied the face of the young
woman with not little curiosity, for
the secluded life which her taciturn
father had forced his family to lead
made her the object of much specu-
lstive curiosity throughout the COM
munity. She was slender and graceful
of figure, with rather pale face, re-
fined features and dark gray eyes.
Although dressed in mourning, the
expression of her face was naughty
and self-possessed, rather than sor-
rowful. 1t would have been somewhat
difficult to imagine her as having shed
many tears over the crime that had
been committed. Warde fancied that
her features contained the proofs of
domestic tragedy; for the face that
ought by right of youth and beauty
to have been soft, was somewhat cold
and emotionless; and one gifted with
psychologist powers might have been
able to construct a family history
with its secrets, its injustices, it's
cruelties in the set lines of that young
girls fair and beautiful face.
It was soon evident that whatever
sympathies she had were enlisted in
behalf of her brother. Several times
in the course of the examination she
seemed on the DOint of saving some-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
A UNIVERSITY BURNED.
The Institution Mt Ottawa. CAM. Totally
Destroyed-Narrow Escapes OF Many
Students-A Domestic Burned.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 3.-The Ottawa
university, one of the largest educa'
tional institutions in Canada, was to.
tally destroyed by fire early yester-
day. The loss is estimated at $500, 1000,
with insurance of 100000. All Of the
students escaped, but many had mar
row escapes. Three priests were
forced to jump from upper windows
and were badly injured. They are:
Fathers Boyon, Fullham and Nc
Guerty. Father McGuerty probably is
fatally hurt. One Of the domestics is
missing and probably persisted in the
flames and another was so seriously
burned that she probably will die
The missing woman, a Miss DAMS,
was last seen on the fourth floor.
The fire, it is believed, was caused
by q careless smoker throwing light
ed cigar or cigarette into infammable
material.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
An Aired woman Burned to Death.

Elmwood, Neb., Dec. 3.-The cottage
occupied by Mrs. Martha Schloatman
and her daughter was destroyed by fire
yesterday evening and Mrs. Schloat-
man was burned to death. John Fol-
hurst, who tried to save her, was bad
ly but not fatally burned. Mrs.
Schloatman was 80 years old and
helpless invalid. Her daughter tried
to rescue her, but owing to the aged
woman's great weight, nearly 400
pounds, she was unable to drag her
from the room. The daughter was
slightly injured.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
A Rain OF Blood"

Rome, Dec. 3.-The phenomenon
known as the rain of blood" was no
ticed near Salerno during the fearful
weather Of the past few days, the rain
drops being so red as to leave a stain
resembling blood. This phenomenon
Is said to come from the Sahara after
4 severe sandstone, the sand Of the
desert being carried by the wind across
the sea and mixing with the rain as
It falls. Not understanding the reason
of it the peasants Of the neighborhood
were very much frightened.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
PANAMA SIGNS UP"
New Republic Eager to Facilitate
Work on Great Canal.
General Joiiiication Followed the Sigma
ture of the Junts to the Treaty-Op-
position to Ratification In
the Senate.

Panama, Dec. 3.-In the grand salon
Of the government palace the treaty
between the United States and the gov
eminent of Panama was signed at
1888 yesterday morning by the MEM
bers Of the junta and by all the minis
tiers Of the republic. There was gen.
eral jollification in Panama yesterday
evening over the signing Of the treaty.
Bands paraded the streets and fire.
works were exploded. A great crowd
assembled on the plaza and marched
to the government palace, where II
gave vent to its great Joy in cheers.
A reception was held at the palace,
where many prominent persons made
speeches, while the crowds outside
continued to cheer for the junta. The
soldiers, who were all given leave from
barracks, Joined the merry-makers.
Serious Opposition to Ratification.
Washington, Dec. 3.-lt Is expected
by the president that the treaty with
Panama providing for the construction
of the isthmian canal will be returned
to Washington within two weeks. The
indications now are that the treaty will
be transmitted to the senate before the
adjournment of congress for the Christ
mas holidays. Senator Cullom, chair
man of the foreign relations commit
tee, had conference with the president
Wednesday regarding the treaty. He
indicated that serious opposition to
ratification of the treaty would be de-
veloped, but expressed no doubt Of ih
ultimate ratification.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
Mystery Of the
Bayou Woods
BY WALKER KENNEDY.
Copyright, 1908. by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
CHAPTER V.-CoNrINUED.

There was a perceptible stiffness
in the assemblage when the next wit
ness, Herbert Wright, was called, and
all heads turned to look at him as he
made his way to the witness stand.
He was not nervous, though Ire was
the very picture of forlornness. He
appeared TO take only vacant inter-
est in the investigation, and was
either careless or oblivious of his own
danger. At the moment he took his
seat every mind there was revolving
the probability of his having been the
guilty cause of the present tragedy.
With u rather bored air he waited
the coroner's questions. After giving
his age, name and other formal in
formation, such as is required on &C.
casions of this kind, he was asked the
following question:
"You and your father were not on
the best of terms, were you?"
mo, SIR"
"What was the cause of your fall
ing out?"
MY marriage"
"Why did he object to your mar
riage?"
II can't see," said Wright, testify,
"what my fathers objection to my
marriage has to do with his murder"
"It may have great deal to do
with it," said the coroner, significant
ly.
"Oh, / see," said Wright, with cool
sarcasm. "You think that perhaps
this may furnish clew to connect me
with his death. Very well. If the
troubles that have overtaken me and
mine will satisfy your curiosity and
entertain this crowd, why l am ready
to narrate them. Ask me what you
will"
II will repeat my former question"
said the coroner. "Why did your
father oppose your marriage?"
"His objection was to my wife?"
ION account of her poverty, or any.
thing of that kind?"
"Not that i know Of"
ellis objection was personal one?"
daTQly IIdJ. rOT sic was OSduei-
full and amiable as WELL"
ct don't understand then what his
objection to her could have been.
VIII you explain it?"
"Well, if you must have 1t. my
father many years ago got into a
difficulty with his overseer, Jefferson
Baxter, and killed him. 1t was a very
unfortunate affair in every way, and
reference to it was carefully avoided
in our family. My father was a very
taciturn man naturally, and he never
told me anything about it. / was
from home a great deal, having been
sent to college when was Is, and i
never knew the full details of the at
fair. Indeed, only knew that years
ago he had killed his overseer and
that he had been cleared by a jury.
To make long story short, my wife
Is the daughter of Jefferson Baxter,
and when my father learned that l
was about to marry her he moved
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10

thing condemnatory of her father,
but the tragic character of his death
restrained her. Her self-possession
was faultless in its frigidity, and she
answered all the questions put to her
with the clearest precision.
After the usual preliminary ques'
tions she was asked: what were
the relations existing between your
father and your brother?"
"My father entertained feeling OF
the most incorporating hostility
toward Herbert; in fact, he seemed
to hate him more than he did any
being on earth"
"And your brother-how did he feel
toward your father?" asked the coro-
ner, promptly.
THAT you had better ask him."
"Did he ever express himself vim
dictively toward your father in your
presence?"
"No; he has complained at times
of my fathers treatment, but that
was ALL"
do you know of any reason why
he should have been interested in
bringing about your fathers death?"
81 do not. He could hardly have ex-
rected my father to leave him any
thing"
Have you examined your fathers
will?"
"No, sir; I have not given the sub
ject thought"
"You do not know then, whether
he left will or not?"
81 do not"
"Do you know, Miss Wright" asked
the coroner, quietly, what kind Of
watch your father had?"
Eyes, sir"
Describe it."
"It was a plain gold watch with.
out any ornamentation whatever.
don't think it had even his name on
it. 1t was presented to him a few
years ago ny Creole friend Of his"
"Was there any sort of inscription
on it?"
Eyes; the French word 'Amitie'
was engraved inside the case"
"You would know the watch then II
you saw it?"
Certainly"
From a small bundle which had
been handed him by the chief of po-
lice the coroner took out two
watches. One of these he examined
for a moment and then passed it
to the witness with the question:
"Can you identify this watch?"
Eyes; it is my fathers"
did this other one also belong to
him?"
A second watch Of handsome de-
sign was handed to her, which she
was positive she had never seen be-
fore. This watch had no inscription
of any kind, but 1t bore the number
5000 and was of q Swiss make.
The coroner then handed her q pair
of sleeve buttons, q diamond pin and
pocket knife. Miss Wright identi-
fed the sleeve buttons and the knife
as her fathers, but did not think the
pin was his. He never wore jewelry
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
Drawing the Lines.

Magistrate-Why did you steal that
ham, Uncle Rastus?
Uncle Rastus-Bekase nah pooh
family wus stahvin', yo' homer.
Family starving, Ell? But they
tell me you own five dogs"
"Dat's er fack, yo' homer; but All
reckon yo-al wudn't 'spect NAH
family ter eat dem dawgs."-Chicago
Daily News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
What Did Mrs. DowIe Takes

Boston, Dec. 3.-When John Alex
ander Dowie's wife and son sailed
from here October "a on the Cunard
line steamer Saxonia for Liverpool,
whence they were to 60 to Australia.
heavy box, said to contain gold and
securities valued at 100000, was
carried to Mrs. Dowie's stateroom and
carefully guarded until the steamer
sailed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
stole Ten nInes of Fence.

Redfork, I. T., Dec 3.-Ambrose MIL
Ter reports that he has had ten miles
Of wire fence stolen from his ranch Is
miles west Of here. It was valued al
$50 q mile.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
strubbe Returned without Formally.

Peoria, Ill, Dec. ga telegram re-
ceived from Macon, Mo-, announces
that Sheriff BROKER left there with
Frederick Strubbe, who killed his
sweetheart, Alice Henneger, November
IA, near Havana He will take him di-
rect to the Mason county Jail. Strubbs
having waived the Formally Of reQui.
sition papers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-10
vot. for 100000 Courthouse.

Oklahoma City. Ok, Dec. 3.-Ths
voters Of Oklahoma county at special
election Endorsed the proposition b
srect a courthouse at Oklahoma City
10 cost 100000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-01
NOT DISCOURAGED
W. A. Koontz Will Farm On
Hugh Scale in Franklin.
PUT IN 1900 ACRES THIS FALL
Leaves for New County Tomorrow to
Superintend Cultivation of
His Lands.

! W. A. Koontz of the Palace and
State hotels who has large farming in
| terests in Franklin county, will leave
| for that section tomorrow to superin-
tend the cultivation and preparing for
fall sowing of some 1900 acres. About
1000 acres is located near Ethiopia and
has already been plowed. The re-
mainder Of his land to be put in this
fall is situated near Mesa, which Mr.
kOontZ this morning said he regarded
as the coming wheat section of the
new county.
The fact that only half crop was
harvested in Franklin county this year
as a result of a dry season, Mr.
kOontz says, does not discourage him
an iOta, and he is more firmly con-
WINGED than ever that the new county
is destined to become one of the prin-
cipal wheat sections of the state, if not
of the west.
On his Ethiopia land a splendid we'll
has lately been sunk, water enough
for all farm purposes being struck at
3S feet The we'll will be sunk deeper
this fall, however. in an effort to
strike a sufficient flow to be used for
irrigation purposes on a small scale.
The unusually dry season and the
fact that only about half crop was
harvested has discouraged a few farm
ers in Franklin county, but the ma
jority take a hopeful view of the sit
uation," Mr.. KOontz said this morning.
The mere fact that the whole of east
ern Washington suffered in conse-
quence of a deficiency in rainfall con-
vinces me, as it does the majority of
| farmers, that had Franklin county re-
ceived its normal precipitation there
would have been bOunteOus crop of
bright and will go ahead"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-01

The Worlds Greatest Liquor and To.
bacco Cure.

Read what A l.. Currey, a promi-
nent attorney of Baker City, says Of
Trib.
Il have given your Trib a fair trial
and followed directions fully. and now
desire to tender you my unsolicited
word 2s to it's efficiency. Let me
truthfully say that I feel entirely diff
terent in every, way. 1t seems strange,
indeed to me to be ready and waiting
for three square meals a day, good.
sound, pleasant, refreshing sleep no
nervous nightmares and a degree OF
self-reliance that used to require more
than one cocktail to induce. | did not
take Trib from a moral standpoint, but
it was a choice between liquor, the
pine box and Trib, and Trib won our
in fair contest. | positively have
20 appetite for intoXicants and to
Judge others by myself, anyone can
derive the same benefit. Trib has
made many happy homes
Price per treatment $3.50. Fol-
sale by all druggists.