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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26

In making their examination, the
two men had been careful no. to ap-
proach too near the body, which was
left with the tracks in the snow just
as they were. That page of evidence
was allowed to remain as 1t had been
found, and II it contained any reve-
lations the coroner could not COM
plain that they had been confused.
Warde, who was good draughtsman,
drew on a large piece of paper as ac-
curate picture as possible of the
marks in the snow about the body.
He also made careful measurement
of the footprints made by the stran-
ger, and then drew fac-simile of it
upon his paper. He also measured
the distance between the tracks, and
averaged them. The chief did not
pay any particular attention to the
movements of the young journalist.
regarding them as the harmless ac-
tiyities of an amateur detective.
Furthermore, he fancicd that the
coroner's jury was approaching, as
he could hear the sound Of human
voices, and all his interest was now
centered in the inquest.
Despite the lack of interest shown
by the officer in Warde's conjcctures,
the latter was by no means satisfied,
and he took 1t into his stubborn head
that he would follow up those foot
steps and discover If possible who
was the person that had made them
and what he had been about. This
unknown had also discovered the
murder, and it seemed to Warde that
he certainly ought to be identified and
made TO tell just what he knew about
it.
Relying, therefore, upon the chief
Of police for the details of the coro-
ncr's inquest, Warde continued his
Investigations Of the tracks.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26
CARPENTRY In THE FAR EAST.
Artisans in India, China, Turkey, and
Adjacent Countries, Do Clever
Work with Primitive Tools.

In our big lumber mills, where great
pine sticks are reduced to kindling In
q few minutes, the millman Is merely
required to see that the stick is Sc
cured straight in the carriage. He
would be bewildered, says Andrew APP
pleton, in Everybody's Magazine. II
compelled suddenly to follow the Phil
ippine method of lumber reduction.
There the largest sticks are sawed BY
hand. Even woods as hard as teak
are set up on a frame, and two labor
ers monotonously pull big band-saw
through its tough length for days and
days until they have produced the
slabs of which eastern furniture is
made. Our modern carpenter is little
more than joiner Of parts. The in
tricate holdings and headings come
ready finished and all he has to do Ia
to put them together. But the car
penter of the far east receives the
wood in the rough, exactly as 1t is left
by the band-sawyer. He must carve
his holdings before they can be
placed in the houses. In India, China.
Turkey, Syria and adjacent countries
these clever artisans may be seen
working with tools as primitive al
most as those used in the days before
America was discovered.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26
axe METALS "a "ALIvEp"
tive to Irritation Just as
Animal Nerves Are.

by an ingenious device a visible
and ocular demonstration can be given
of the fact that a nerve has the power
to convey message of sensitiveness.
If at any intervening part of the nerve
a galvanometer be attached, and the
end Of the nerve be pinched or other
wise irritated, then Immediately the
needle Of the galvanometer will be de-
fiected-thus showing that the irrita-
ton Of the nerve causes a current like
that Of electricity to be sent along 1t.
It is upon this fact (now we'll known
to scientists) that Prof. Bose bases his
Investigations.
He starts" as explained by A. Sa-
rath Kumar Ghosh, in an article ON
Life in Metals" which he contributes
to Pearson's, from that known fact
namely, that q galvanometer can re-
veal the sensitiveness Of animal mat
ter to external irritation-and makes
a series of experiments on bars Of diff
ferent metals, to ascertain II they,
also, will respond to similar irritation.
and II that response can be made Wis
IDLY manifest in like manner by means
of the galvanometer The results he
obtains are startling.
"The first result is that ell metals
show visible signs of sensitiveness un-
der irritation, such as twisting or tap
ping, exactly in the same manner az
animal muscles and nerves do--the
greater the irritation, the greater the
visible signs of sensitiveness. Nay,
more; every single popularity IN the
irritability of animal matter is exact
ly reproduced in the case of metal"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26

told him that plain, ordinary robbery
had not prompted the crime; and, If
the minor crime had been committed,
it had been for the purpose of veil
ing the real motive for the murder.
When he had gone some distance
the footprints turned almost at a
right angle and cut directly through
tho woods. Perhaps after all the I'M
known was out hunting; but if such
were the case the evidence of it
would soon appear. AS the under
brush thickened and the ground be-
came more irregular the trail strag-
gled about considerably. Now it en-
tered snowdrifts a foot or two deep,
then it ran over the tops of small
hillocks and now it skirted piles of
tangled growth. Warde did not find
the task an easy one, but this rather
stimulated his purpose and he plod-
ded stubbornly on.
Fifteen minutes more of tramp
ing and he was wondering whittier
this apparently aimless route OF the
unknown would lead him, when he
found himself in the path which made
n direct cut through the woods. Here
the strangers footprints merged
with those made by another person,
and took the direction of the city.
1t required but a moment to see
that young Wright had made the
tracks leading from the city.
What strange fatality was this
which caused these two men to con-
tinually cross each others trail?
Could there be any collision between
them and could they have met where
their footprints crossed? These
were idle questions to ask and the
newspaper man did not undertake to
answer them, but followed the trail
back to the city. On he went until
he came to the edge of the Bayou
Woods, and looking to his left he be-
k.ld the DEVILS Den. What was his
surprise now to find the trail sud-
denly diverted toward that locality.
After all, the unknown might have
been one of the habitues of the
place. When Warde reached the Den
there were so many footprints
around it that he found 1t difficult to
keep up with the arctics and at last
he was completely baffied.
There was no use trying to follow
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26
she Needed IL.

An old colored woman who had
saved up little money went to her
lawyer to consult with him about in
vesting it profitably. When she was
asked, says Harper's Magazine, what
interest she expected, she answered
in q very sure and emphatic man
ner:
twelve per cent, Mr.. Jedge."
When the attorney expressed some
surprise, she explained her position
thus:
swell, jedge, ! amt got much mon
ey, an yo' see I has ter git big per
cent ter make up.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26
The Useful Alligator.

The value Of alligators In. the economy
of nature was recently demonstrated in
Florida. Hunters having decimated
the alligators, the muskrats on which
the saurians feed began to multiply.
They honeycombed with holes the river
levees. These holes caused leakage, the
leakage caused breaks in the banks and
great destruction of property resulted.
California has no alligators. but many
cousins of the muskrat. Hitherto they
have been exceedingly troublesome to
the farmers along the Sacramento.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26
CHAPTER III.

Irving Warde followed the foot
prints in the snow with ease and
CELEBRITY, and as he did SO his mind
was actively specializing upon the
case, in which by this time he had be-
come as absorbed as chess player
is in the courtly strategems OF
queens and knights. His intuitions
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
stickney Said to Be In Fair
Way to Secure the Col
fax & Northern
+. N. HOOPER OWNED THE ROAD
Now Seems Probable That the Chicago
Great Western May Absorb the Col
fax & Northern-Hooper Obtained
Control Thru stickney-other iowa
News.

Des Moines. Nov. ga report which
is generally credited in railroad c4rc1es
is to the effect that the Chicago Great
Western will shortly absorb the COL
fax & Northern railway. the short coal
road between Colfax and Valeria. The
Chicago Great Western is anxious TO
secure a firlner hold on the line as II
fears the Rock Island will gobble 1t
up.
The road was owned by the late
Thomas N. Hooper, who was the firm
friend of the Great Western. In whose
services he secured most of his rail-
road training. 1t Is said that it was
thru the good offices of President
Stickney that he was able to secure
the controlling interest in the line.
Mr.. Hooper made a close tramc
agreement with the Great Western by
which they secured the bulk OF the
outside shipments, SO far as they were
able to handle them.
Des Moines parties have been nego-
tiating to have the line extended as
they own valuable coal lands which
they desire to develop. II the Great
Western secures the road the extern
sions will be built in a short time anu
consequently the Des Moines men are
doing all in their power to assist the
Great Western.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
GRAIN TRADE LIGHT
Business Was Rather Dull In
Anticipation of the Holiday
Thursday
TRADING HAS SHIFTED TO MAY
May Opened a Shade Higher and the
Advance Held WeIl-selins Of Corn,
Combine With Dizziness, Caused
Some Decline in the Price Early -
May Oats Unchanged.

Chicago, Nov. Robustness on the
board of trade was light today, owing
to tomorrow's holiday. There was
little doing In December grain options
save by the small cash interest. The
bulk of trading has sifted to the May
delivery May opened shade higher
TO shade lower at 1875 to 1914 and
rose to 1875 on light receipts. Receipts
at Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago 100
cars.
An easier tone developed later in the
day on considerable selling and May
closed A9A OF cent lower at 1915 q
79A.
May corn opened at AZ to 421s and
showed a gain Of y to Y. but local
selling combined with dullness, sent the
price back to 41h@41M. Receipts
were 204 cars.
December was weak in sympathy
with the cash market. but May was
iirm on covering by shorts and closed
M@A Of cent higher at AIS @41A
May oats opened unchanged to Il
lower at 35h to 35%. Touched $500
S5H and on covering reacted to 351sM
1855. Receipts were SO cars.
January provisions opened practical
ly unchanged but turned easy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
WAGNER INJUNCTION DENIED.
Great Composers Heirs Lose in Suit
Against Conrad.

Against Conrad.
New York, Nov. 25.-Judge Lacombe,
Of the United States circuit court yes
terday declined to grant the injunction
asked for by Cessna Wagner and Sieg-
fried Wagner, heirs OF the late Richard
Wagner, restraining Manager Helm
rich Conrad from producing the dra-
matte festival play, "Parsifal." In adj
dition to the many legal points pre-
sented, Attorney Halves appealed to the
court to preserve the sacred atmos-
phere with which the widow and son
surrounded the composition. and pre-
vent its production on any stage other
than the Bayreuth.
Former Judge Dittenhoefer, repre-
sented Mr. Conrad, declaring that 8
great many of the sentimental claims
made by Mr.. Halves were not founded
upon fact, and established the fact by
affidayfts that the great composer him
self had parted with at least the pub
LEGATION rights of the play for con-
s,deration of 1900 German marks, te
the Arm of r. Shots & Sons. Mainzs;
that later $4,000 marks had been paid
by the Wagner's representative to r
Shots g. Sons for the concert rights
Which fact proved exclusively. Judge
Dittenhoefer argued, that the family
of the composer themselves considered
the publishers owned and controlled
all the rights Of "ParsifaL"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
DRIVING THE LAST SPIKE.
Prominent Railway Men Will Attend
Ceremony at Lucien cut-oH.

Prominent Railway Men Will Attend
Ceremony at Lucien Cut-0H.
Omaha. Neb.. Nov. 25.-A special
train of nine private cars. carrying
railroad officials of the Hartman lines
and other railroads, started west early
Yesterday over the Union Pacific road
en- route to Ogden. near which city VIII
occur on Thanksgiving day the cere-
money attending the driving OF the iast
spike OF the Lucien cutoff on the Cen
trail Pacific. Included in the party
were President E. II, Hartman of the
Southern Pacific and party; President
A. ]. Earring. and number or MIL
waukee officials: Vice President Har-
ahan and several Illinois Central Of
ficials; General Manager Holdredge
and a number Of local Burlington men;
General Traffic Manager j. c. Stupps
and party. including Freight Traffic
Manager Monroe and General Passen-
ger Agent Lomax; President Burt ana
n party Of Union Pacific officials, m
Guiding Chief Engineer Berry and Gen
eral Solicitor Kelly. and General Ad-
yertising Agent Alfred barlow Nics
president II. r. Mccullough, General
Manager w. w. Gardner and Chief En-
cineer e. G.. Corter Of the Chicago q
Northwestern; David Wilcox of the
Delaware g. Hudson, and number OF
newspaper men. At the lake the train
Will be met by a large party OF soutn-
ern Pacific officials, who Will also pc
present at the ceremony. The tram
will reach Ogden Wednesday even
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
TRADE WITH CANADA.
United States Sends More Than Great
Britain

Washington. Nov. 25.-An official re-
port. just issued by the Canadian gov
eminent. and forwarded to the state
department at Washington by the
American consul at st. Johns. Quebec.
shows that during the past fiscal year
Canada bought from the United States
duuable goods to the value OF $21, 04S,-
$50. and from Great Britain goods to
the value of only sS.942.e00. This wide
difference between Canada's trade with
the United States and with the moth
err country, notwithstanding the trade
preferential in favor OF the latter and
the tariff restrictions against the for
sner. will form the basis of a good deal
OF argument for those or both sides of
the line who think tina: reciprocity
treaty between the two countries ought
to be formulated at the earliest mo-
ment. If the trade OF Canada with
thu, United States is almost three times
as large as with Great Britain. despite
the handicaps. what would 1t be II
these handicaps were removed? The
principal goods imported by Canada
from the United States were bread
stlffs. machinery. manufactures of
iron and steel. leather goods, paper
goods and agricultural implements.
The total for each OF these lines Is up
wards of 100000, and for some OF
them 1t is upwards of s3,O0o.o00. nota-
bly, agricultural implements.
Canada. for various reasons among
them the loyalty to the British en-
pire, has been trying for years to dis
courage trade with the United States.
AS one means of encouragement she
gave Great Britain a preferential of
33 Ia per cenv on certain goods. and
as another, she erected tariff wall
against this country. But in spite of
these things. American trade has stead
lily increased in Canada, and Is increas-
ing.
This leads naturally to the question
OF when the joint high commission Is
likely to meet for the drafting OF a
reciprocity treaty. The answer is prob
ably not until after the presidential
campaign in this county, If then. The
president. while standing for reclproc-
try on principle. and favoring treaty
with Canada, for special reasons, does
not want anything done in the COM
ing SESSION OI SoHStSsS, tAdl VIII Give
the democrats any larger opportunity
than they will normally have to en-
phasize the fact that the existing tar
III is too high. AS 1t is. the indications
point to red hot tariff debate during
the whole Of the special session, prac-
tlcaily. and If the joint high commits
sion were to he called for a sitting in
the winter. for the preparation of an
other treaty to be put alongside those
which for a long time have been slum-
herring in the state senate committee
on foreign relations. the democrats
might almost be able to make the tar
III an issue In the presidential cam
paign. So, for tactical reasons. the
president and his chief advisers dc
not want the Joint high commission te
meet within the next twelve month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
Cattle Sales.
Cattle SaIec.
Some of the cattle sales were as fol-
stockers and Feeders.

This branch of trade is in the mos.
clogged condition seen here this fall.
Spectators are heavily loaded and do
not show much disposition to take on
any more; commission houses are also
holding more or less young cattle ana
it is estimated that there are close to
5000 stocker and feeder cattle being
held around the yards. On the other
hand. there is but slack demand from
the outside, and prices are ruling weak
on lowest level of the season. few
fancy feeders sell around $3.90M4.25.
and bulk of small trade was on basis
of s3.0O43.50 for good useful grade CT
feeders, fair kinds S2.75@3.00; conn
mon light and medium stock cattle,
81 IhM25 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
TWO KINDS
OF CHILDREN

Children that grow too fast
and those that seem hardly
to grow at all, both need
SCOTS Emulsion.
1t gives that rich vital
nourishment which is the
secret Of all healthy growth.
1t rounds out the long limbs,
and helps children to grow
without using up all their
strength in growing.
Mothers ought to know
more about the wonderful
help which SCOTS Emulsion
would give their children.
Wen send 700 a sample free upon request
SCOTT 4 BOVINE. 90 Pearl Street, New Yssa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Nov. Is.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today
1000: steady; native steers. S.50@4.9o;
southern steers 210@2.75; stockers
and feeders, 2.0o@3.75; calves, 2.25@
500; western steers. 3.o0@3.9O; COWS
150m3.0O.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
5000; steady to higher; heavy, 4.2Oa
4s0; packers, 4.256446; pigs and lights
42OG4.45.
Sheep-Estlnated receipts for today
5000; strong. niuttons. 3.O0@4OO;
lambs, 3.0O@515; range wethers, S.2i
m3.75. ewes. 3.O0M325
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
Chicago Livestock.

OHICaSV, ANUV. 20.
cattle-Estsmated receipts for today,
$4,000: active; good to prime. 5.10@
5.75; poor to medium. 3.50@4.S0; stock
ers. 2.0o@4.1O; COWS. 1.2504.o0; Tex
ans, 2.75@3.5o.
Hogs-Estisnated receipts for today.
$4,000; 10 cents higher; mixed butch
ers, 4.15@4.45; good to choice heavy,
4.2o@As5; rough heavy, 3.s5@4.20;
light, 4.1o@4.30; bulk of sales, 4.20@
$50.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
10000; steady to strong; 2.5o@4.25:
lambs, 3.5005.50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
THE DAY BEFORE.
(For Comparison.)

Chicago, NOV. a.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today.
1000; steady; good to prime, 5.1o@5.60;
poor to medium, 3.5014.s0; stockers,
2oO@410; cows. 1.25@4.00; Texans. 2.75
$3.50.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today.
35, 600; 1o@15 lover mixed butchers.
42o@4.35, good to choice heavy, 4.2o@
4.3o; rough heavy. 40O@4.15; light. 40
@4.25; bulk sales, 4.15@4.25.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
IS, 900; steady to 10 higher; 2.75@4.35;
lambs, steady. 3.50@5.60.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
ROCK ISLANDS NEW SURVEY.
Il is Planning an Extension From Bur
Iinoton to st. Louis.

Iinston to st. Louis.
Bloomington, Ill, Nov. 25.-R. g.
Young and party Of surveyors engag-
ed by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific Railroad company have commence
cd laying out route for the extension
Of that system from Burlington. Iowa.
to St. Louis.
The proposed extension will run east
from Burlington a short distance thru
Henderson county. thence southwest
thru McDoough. Schuyler, Case and
Morgan counties going thru the towns
of Macomh, Rushville and Beardstown,
cross the Illinois river at Beardstown.
The line will possibly touch jackson
VILE, but Its further direction Is not
yet positively settled.
The surveyors are now working thru
Morgan county. but whether they viii
he ordered thru the coal fields of the
east or sent directly south to Alton
is not vet determined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
Duluth Grain.

Duluth, Nov. 25
Wheat-To arrive. No / hard, 1919;
No. northern. 77S; No. 2 northern,
75b; On track. No. northern, SOS;
No 2 northern, 1915: No. 3 spring, ISIS;
December. 77s; May 20.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
Aeeia.nt at Carroll.
IN Tymes-Republican.

Special to es-Republlcan.
Carroll, Nov. 25.-Y esterday after
noon while M. McMahan, the grocery
dealer of the southeast part of town
was driving his delivery wagon across
tho G & N. w. tracks near the stock
wards he was struck by some fiat cars
that the switch engine was pushing.
The horse was killed, the wagon
knocked to pieces and the old gentle
man quite badly hurt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
TRUST CONSOLIDATION.
First Move Made in Amalgamation OF
Bio Steel Companies.

youngstown, Ohio. Nov. 25.-Accord-
ing TO official advices received in the
office Of the Republic Iron & Steel
company here. negotiations are on be-
tween the United States Steel corpora
lion and the Republic for the purchase
of the upper and lower plants OF the
Republic.
The price is said to have been set at
s1soo,0o0 The plants are the pest
equipped hoop mills in the world. ~ IS
said in Industrial circles that this is
mind for the bigger deal In the consoi-
,dation of the trust an dthe Republic
which is surely coming.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
New York Produce.

New York. Nov. 20.
Wheat-May. ssss.
Corn-May, AIS.
Poultry-Dressed, steady: chickens,
1917; fowls 12d121s; turkeys. la 90.
Butter-Flrm: extra creamery, 24ia;
common to choice is q "a.
lEggs-unsettled extra. SO; firsts 81
@32; thirds TO seconds, 26@30; refrig-
Grated. 22@26.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
chioa 90 Grain.

Chicago, Nov. 20.
wheat-No. 2 red, Sc: No. 3 red, sag
So; No. hard. so@sl; No. hard, rs
@7S; December. 79k; May opened,
7sN @79%; highest. 1875; lowest, 10;
closing 1918 @79A.
Corn - No. 2. No. white, 42A; No.
white, 42,a:: No. yellow, AZ; No. 3
yellow, A@45; December. AN G41b;
May opened 42642h; highest, AM;
lowest, 4lia; closing. 41SQ4l%.
Oats - No. 2, 35@35A; No. 8, 341a:
No. white, $3.50; No. 3 white. 36@
arg; No. A white, 35@36h; standard.
37A@3S,s; December, BAN @S4S: May
opened, s5% G35h; highest, 35%: low
est, 35A; closing, 351
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

,.o,,.seeker.' EXCURSION TO tho North.
west, West and Southwest, and Cot
onist Low Rates West,
Via the Northwestern line. EXCURSION
tickets at greatly reduced rates are on
sale to the territory Indicated above.
Standard and tourist sleeping cars. free
reclining chair cars and the best OF
everything" For dates OF sale and run
particulars apply to agents chicago .
Northwestern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, Nov. %.
Wheat-December. 677s ass: May,
ssh @6sA; No. hard. 72@7a; No. 2
red. s1@s11s.
tcorn-December, ss7s; May ssss;
Nc. mixed, 40; No. . white. 3911s M4O
Oats-No. white. 36@3s; No. 2
mixed, 341s@35.