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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-16
D. c. BURKE DEAD.
Blown by Dynamite Sixty Feet From
Blast,

O'o"" ~ Oy"dWte SNty ICet from
d G Burke OF Copalis was killed by
an explosion of dynamite at p. m. Mon
day, and the remains was so badly
scattered that all the body was not
found.
Mr.. Burke had secured contract from
the county, for the opening of piece OF
the county road near his home, and had
number of men employed at the work
On Monday evening just before quitting
time he told the men to gather up the
tools and 60 home and he would blast
some stumps. The men heard two blasts
expecting to hear more, bat thought
nothing Of it until MIR. 'urke failed to
appear for the evening meal. They then
went back and found the trunk of the
( body about go feet from the stump that
was blown out, but could not find the
rest OF the body. Coroner SHIFTS was
petifiv(, Sat two a. m, Tuesday who
ordered the body shipped to Aberdeen.
Mrs. F. j. Becker of this city, a daugh-
ter OF MI. Burke did not hear OF it until
8 O'Clock Tuesday forenoon, as she was
stepping from the Car at Hoquiam, where
she had gone to visit friends. Mr.. Becker
had gone on the 80 u. m. train with a
fishing party, to the Satsop river, about
so miles from here, and a special
messenger was dispatched to find him.
Mr.. Burke was one OF the oldest
ranchers on the Copals beach, having
lived there about IA years, and had sue
ceeded in building fine property there.
He devoted his time between his farm
and raising stock for the market, and
was considered one of the wealthiest
men in that section.
He was about As years old, leaves
wife and five children; Mrs. f. j.
Becker, of this CITY, Ray Is years. Roy
IL years, Rely years and Teddy r. 3
years.
The body was brought to Hoquiam on
Wednesday and will be inferred this
afternoon In the Hoquam cemetery.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-16
Il will Be To Your Interest

If your contemplate visiting the St.
Louis Exposition, to secure reliable in.
formation as to railroad service, the
lowest rates and the best routes. Also
as to local conditions in St. Louis, hotels
ETC., etc.
If you will write the undersigned
stating what information you desire, the
same will be promptly furnished. If we
do not have it on hand. will secure it fol
you if possible, and without any expense
to you. Address
B. III. TRUMBULL,
Commercial Agent, 142 Third Street
portlaud Or
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-16
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
pIsoRAcEFUL DEFICIENCIES.
A Suggestive List to Paste Up in Your
Room Where You Can See
It Often.

1t Is a Disgrace:
To half-do things.
Not to develop our possibilities.
To be lazy, incident, Indifferent.
To DO poor, slipshod, botched work.
To give bad example to young peo-
pie.
To have crude, british, repulsive man
ners.
To hide a talent because you have only
one.
To live half life when whole life is
possible.
Not to be scrupulously clean in person
and surroundings.
To acknowledge fault and make no
effort to overcome it.
To be ungrateful to friends and to
those who have helped us.
To go through life e pygmy when ma
ture intended you for giant.
To kick over the ladder upon which
we have climbed 10 our position.
To be grossly ignorant in these days OF
free usages of good society.
To ignore the forces which are improv-
ing civilization in your own country.
Not to be able to carry on intelligently
conversation upon current topics.
To know nothing of the things we see,
handle and enjoy every day Of our lives.
To be ignorant of the general history
of the world and of the various coun-
tries.
Not to know something Of the greatest
leaders, reformers, artists and musicians
of the world.
Not to have intelligent knowledge OF
the general affairs OF the world, and the
inter-relations of nations.
Not to know enough about the laws OF
health, about physiology and hygiene,
to live BEAUTIFULLY and sanely.
To be grossly ignorant in these days
of free schools. cheap newspapers, perl
odicals and circulating libraries. -
To be so controlled by any appetite
or passion that ones usefulness and
standing In the community are impaired.
To be totally ignorant Of natural his
tory, to know nothing Of the science
which underlies the beauties and the
marvels of nature.
Not to have an intelligent idea Of the
country in which we live. not to know
its history, its Industries and the condi-
tions of It's people.
Not 10 know anything Of the move
ments for human betterment and not to
help them along to the extent Of our
ability In time or money.
To live in the midst Of schools, libra
ries, museums. lectures, picture gal
leries and improvement clubs. and not
to avail oneself of their Advantages
orison SWEET Marden, in Success.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
WEIGHING AN AUTOGRAPH.
Mechanical Adjustment So Delicate
as to Detect the Mark Of
o Pencil.

Scales are now made of such nice
adjustment that they will weigh the
smallest hair plucked from the eye
brow. They are triumphs Of mechan-
ism. and are inclosed in glass cases, as
the slightest breath Of air would impair
their records. The glass case has a slid
Ing door and as soon as the weight Is
placed In the balance the door slides
down.
The balances are cleared and made
ready for further use by pressing but
ton. which slightly raises the beam, says
the New York Herald. Two pieces of
paper Of equal weight can be placed on
the scales, and an autograph written In
nencil ON either piece will cause the
other side to ascend. and the needle,
which indicates the division Of the
weight even to the millionth part OF q
mound or less, will move from its per-
pendicular.
A signature containing nine letters
has been weighed and proved to be en-
actiy two millogrammes or one fifteen
Observation-Disclosures part Of IN
ounce troy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
CARING FOR THE HAIR.
II Done systematically It Is by No
Means Laborious Task for
the Woman.

When you have finished your house.
work and are ready to sit down at your
sewing or darning, or perhaps to scan
the magazine. you very naturally do
not want to waste the precious and
pleasant moments of the day struggling
over your appearance. You haven't time
for everything, you argue, and you
must get the mending done or you must
read and improve your mind a little,
or you must finish q piece Of fancy
work. Well, do 1t; do any or all Of the
things you want to do or ought to do,
but first choose sunny corner, by an
open window, and, sitting there with
the sunlight filtering In on your back,
let down your locks to the winds. Let
them blow and play about-your Shout
ders. Give them chance at the air and
sunlight, just as you would give your
flowers that chance to breathe and to
draw In life. The divine Sarah Bern
hardt never confines her locks when
she is in private. All day long when
she is at home they fly to the sun and
winds and are untouched by hairpin
or ribbon. That is why. even as a grand
mother. she still has golden tresses in
stead of iron gray wisps Of hair.
Nothing is so good for the scalp and
the hair itself as a daily sun and air
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
TESTING EGGS IN MEXICO.
Novel Method Which Is in Vogue
Among the Natives Of That
Country.

II Is a common sight in the plaza to
behold a stall woman. who Is selling
two reals worth of eggs, pick them up
one by one, put one. end and then the
other to her lips, and hand them over
to the customer, who repeats the same
identical operation.
To the inexperienced onlooker It
seems as II they were tasting the ex-
tremities Of the egg, says the Mexican
Herald. AS a matter of fact, they never
touch the egg to the tongue.
The idea of the performance is that
when the egg Is fresh one end is dis
tinctly colder than the other. The end
which has the air chamber Is the warm
err OF the two. The human lips are ex-
ceedingly sensitive to heat and cold,
and even the novice at this form OF egg
testing promptly becomes a capable
Judge. II both ends of the egg reveal the
same temperature, that egg may be
counted as bad, as 1t is q fairly good
sign that the air chamber Is broken
and the contents spread equally within
the shell.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15

take more than one pair of hands to do
tat least, at first.
So far you have accomplished strik-
ing and "ticklish" balancing feat and
that is ALL says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. Now attach bullet, coin or any
small heavy object to a thread and care
fully lower it into the water in the lit
tie glass. AS soon rs the coin touches
the water the glass begins to 60 down,
the knives turning like seesaws on the
corks, and lower goes the glass. so that
II the coin is large you will have a
smash before 1t is half under water. But
you can pull it up at any instant. Asyou
do SO the glass follows as If 1t were
glued to the coin, and so you can keep
1t seesawing up and down.
Perhaps the reason of this Is not clear
to you. The coin Is held up by the
thread and does not touch the glass, SO
how can it affect it? Well, the coin is
not held up by the thread alone. The
part that is under water Is held partly
by the thread and partly by the water,
which buoys 1t up with force equal to
the weight of an equal bulk Of water.
The coin there presses the water, and
consequently the glass, downward with
an equal force.
Now when you pull out the coin this
extra weight is taken off, so the glass
rises to its original position.
You might make the glass bob up
and down by pressing 1t with your
finger, but 1t would be ticklish expert
ment. while with the suspended coin
you can move the glass so very delicate
ly and safely that you can even make
It dance in time to waltz or polka
played rather slowly on the piano. So
1t makes a very pretty little trick, es-
pecially if>you substitute for the coin
q tiny human figure or doll.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15

DRYING THE HAIR IN THE SCN.
bath, and nothing is so comforting or
less trouble.
Usually the little housekeeper is too
poor or too frugal to patronize the hair
dresser, or to indulge in shampoo at
dollar or half dollar at one of the hair
dressing establishments. And SO, in an
irregular. off hand sort Of way, she
washes" her hair when 1t is dirty" or
sticky" For this wash" she uses any
soap that may happen to be about the
house. rinses quickly and dries her hair
over the radiator. Such treatment will
kill the finest hair in few years.
You should decide upon a regular in
terval for shampooing your hair, and
you should shampoo" 1t. If you have
very dry hair. do not wash 1t oftener
than every three weeks, and you might
let 1t 60 for four weeks with prudence.
II your hair is oily you may indulge In
a shampoo every two weeks, but not
oitener. Some girls, during the rage
for fluffy hair, were in the habit OF wash
ing their hair, once week or oftener,
a process which took all the natural life
and oil out of the finest locks and left
them dry, hard, dead, and ready to fall
out at the first sign Of Ill health. Use
for your shampoo. q good tar soap or q
plain CASTLE soap-nothing else except
warm water. Do not make the bath
too hot, and do not put ammonia in 1t.
To attempt to burn your hair out in this
way is fatal mistake. Scrub thorough
ly, rubbing the scalp well and washing
the hair as you would piece of cloth.
Above all, rinse the hair thoroughly in
warm water, and be sure that every
particle of the soap is removed, so that
the pores are free to breathe. Dry the
hair in the air and the sun. Fan II, II
you like, and rub 1t with the towel, but
avoid the life-killing, hot air from the
radiator or the gas stove, If you do not
want to rot and ruin the best part Of your
locks.
Nearly half Of your life is spent In
bed, and thus nearly half Of your life
your hair is in-tight pigtails and curl
papers. This is unfortunate for many
reasons. First of all, 1t keeps the scalp
from the air and is not good for the
roots of the hair. Secondly, 1t would
drive the most devoted man to the other
woman or the uttermost parts Of the
earth. Take quite as much pains as
you would for a party. Do not attempt
to put 1t up conventionally, but dress It
picturesquely. One of the prettiest night
arrangements is the Marguerite fashion
Of two plaits down the back, loosely
woven and gracefully parted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
MANNlSH WAYS A MISTAKE.
Women Will Never Win Alteration
from Men by Adopting
Them.

Women are never more largely and
gorgeously mistaken than when they
think that they make o winning with
men by trying to make imitation men
Of themselves. The fallacy that mer
pine for women to be little brothers to
them has gained ground Of late and
found many adherents among women
who affect masculine sports, discuss
risque subjects, and endeavor to wipe
out the sex line. Never was greater
folly. II is woman's unlikeness to man,
the difference OF her point Of view, that
makes all her charms and lends pi-
Quancy to her society. If a man wanted
the ideas OF another man on a subject,
he would seek one who had been born
to the masculine estate, not one who
has merely understudied the role.
Men like what we call the old-fash-
Toned virtues in women, says the Chi
cago Tribune. II is the fashion now for
women TO be blase and cynical, but there
Is no man so hardened that he does not
shudder away from hard woman. He
may never put his foot inside Of a
church, but he wants a woman to be
pious. He may disbelieve in everything
in heaven and earth, but he wants a
woman to have childlike faith in every
thing, and no matter how much he laughs
at her for her credulity, he loves her the
better for it. He may judge the world
mercilessly, but he wants woman to
be full Of tender and unreasoning SYM
pathy and pity. No man ever loved
woman who did not cry, or who was not
tender to little children, or who would not
give to a beggar and investigate his
needs afterwards. The girl who thinks
1t smart to sheer al domesticity and de-
clares that she will never debase her tai
ants by learning to cook or sew. who
hates children and mocks at religion, no
matter how brilliant or beautiful she Is,
does not attract men.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
SELF-PRoPELLED SLED.
Device Of Two New Workers. Which
Anybody Would Be Able to Adapt
to the Ordinary Sled.

We give herewith the description OF
an invention applicable to the winter
months, when the snow reaches us. 1t
is the invention Of two New Workers.
which they term o self-propelled sled.
Anybody could build one, or, for that
matter, construct one cut Of an ordi-
nary sled, using the top and runners.
with a cross-bar or footrest connecting
the runners at the front, the latter be-
ing on a plane slightly below the seat.
Two actuating levers are pivoted upon a
bracket or support upon the front posts.
Propelling rods are connected to the
levers and the rear posts, the extreme
forward end being threaded and bent
inwardly at right angles, SO as to pro-
vide pivot pin which enters one Of
series of openings in the lever and is re-
tanned in position by nut. A bracket.
provided with vertical slot, Is at
tached to the rear post, in which loosely
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
CLEVER BALANCE TRICK.
How Your Friends May Be Enter
tanned After the Dinner
Is Over.

This is one of the neatest and most
curious OF balancing tricks.
Cut the tops to two long corks into
wedge shape, insert the corks firmly In
the neGks OF two bottles OF equal height.
and place the bottles on the table about
ten inches apart, with the edges OF the
corks parallel to each other. Now try
to balance table knife on one Of the
sharpened corks. II you succeed, re-
ject that knife and try one with o
heavier handle, for we must have two
knives that VIII not balance unaided.
Having found two such knives, hold
them level on the corks with their
points almost In contact, moving the
bottles Unnecessary, and set on their
points q small, thin wine glass or tum-
bier containing just enough water to
make the whole affair balance when
you take your hands of It.
This Is a good deal easier to say than
to do, but It can be done. though 1t may
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
LOVE AS A COSMETIC.

Love is the greatest beautifier. The
reason is easy to see. Love itself is
beautiful. and, II we give unselfish love
q lodgment with us, It is constantly
exerting a moulding influence upon US.
Love always appears at Its best.
When 1t goes wooing, 1t always
chooses the most becoming attire and
the most captivating adornments. So
love. when 1t gets possession Of hu-
man body, proceeds to mould the face
of that body into the most attractive
form, for love always seeks to clothe
itself in the most attractive garb.
There is no masseur like love to
work miracles in homely face. There
is NO facial specialist who can begin
to do as much to make plain young
man or woman attractive. to over
come deformity or hide blemishes, as
the Magician Love can do.-Christian
Endeavor World.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
KITCHEN DoN'Ts.

Don't use knives for scraping the
table and pots.
Don't crumple up your dish towels.
Rinse and hang them In the sun.
Don't black stove while 1t is hot.
It takes more backing and less polish.
Don't put damp towels and napkins
in the hamper. Dry them first or they
will mildew.
Don't put egg dishes into hot water
it makes the egg adhere. Soak the
dishes first In cold water.
Don't put tin pans on the stove to
dry. They become heated, the solder
loosens and they soon leak.
Don't pour boiling water over china
packed in q pan. It will crack by the
sudden contraction and expansion.
Don't put a greasy spoon on the
table. It leaves q stain which re-
quires time to erase. Put 1t in q
saucer.
Don't litter ND the kitchen when
getting q meal. because It viii take
hours to clean up after the meal Is
over.
Don't pour boiling water and soap
ON greasy spots. Moisten the spots
FIRST with cold saturated solution Of
soda, then scrub them with the grain
q the wood. using cold tOapsudA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
THE SEA PONIES.
Odd Little Creatures with o Long
Name That Look Very Much
Like Horses.

II any chap who has diving suit will
take the trouble to go walking some day
along the bottom OF the sea, where the
water is not too cold and not so very
deep, he may find the sea horses. Little
fellows they are, with horse head and
fish body. They have no legs and only
a single fin, right on the back. The body
tapers down to round, narrow point or
tail, and this the pony curls around q
piece of seaweed whenever he wishes to
anchor or stay in one place.
Wise people call the sea horse hippo
campus. This may sound little like
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15

hippopotamus, the name Of the river
horse, but these two hippos are not even
forty second cousins.
Hippocampus travels through the
water with his body erect-like horse
standing up on his hind legs. When
Mrs. Hippo lays her eggs at the bottom
of the sea. Mr.. Hippo gathers them up
carefully and puts them in pouch or
pocket on one side Of his tail like an
opossum, and there they stay until they
hatch out.
The first thing Mr.. Hippo knows he
has a whole pocket full Of sea ponies,
eager to get out and go prancing through
the sea the same as any other hippo
campus.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
Spanked Roosevelt.

To Mrs. Emma Kirchner. of Belle
vile, q suburb Of St. Louis, belongs
the distinction Of being probably the
only person who ever spanked Theo-
dore Roosevelt The story was only
made known the other day. He was
seven years old. The Roosevelt fam
ily was at Sycamore Hill. The fam
lily Of Louis Hinckley was also at Oy-
ster Bay. There were four children In
the Hinckley family. Teddy bad
licked them all. when he charged upon
the Hinckley stronghold with mud
balls. Mrs. Kircher, the goyerness.
rushed to the rescue and administered
tho future president q severe spank
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15

slides stud through which the propell-
ing rod passes and is guided in its actu-
ating movements. Wound around the
propelling rods is spiral coiled spring,
which rests against lug secured to the
rod. To prevent undue Earring or
bouncing Of the sled caused by the
rapid striking of the end Of the propell-
ing rod against the ground, a cushioned
device is provided, which is formed of
a vertical spring secured to the brack-
ct. The rear end of the propelling rod
is shaped into slight point to readily
penetrate the ice or snow. In opera
ton the person seated upon the sled
places his feet against the front rest
and manipulates the pivoted levers.
which operate the propelling rods, the
resistance to the ground pushing the
sled forward, the strokes being regu-
lated by the holes in the levers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
WHEN GRANDMA WAS LITTLE,

"when grandma was a little girl" she said.
with look so wise,
And with thoughtful twinkiet in her violet
blue eyes,
sShe used TO wear long dresses, and long
pantalets 80 queer,
IAN starched till they could stand alone
was funny. o my dear.
But that wan great long time. you know.
30 long. long. long ago.
''she used to sit as stifr In church, and still
as any mouse.
CAnd grandma says they called the churches
then the Good Lords House).
She couldn't see the minister. the pew
backs were so high;
She couldn't go to sleep or gape, and didn't
dare to cry.
But that was great long time. you know.
80 long. long. long ago.
''She couldn't run. and romp and scream,
and jump. like me. or you.
Nor chatter at the table. as We always like
to do
She made low courtesles, like this. ard had
such funny ways
For children must be seen. not heard. they
taught her in those days.
But that was great long time. you know.
So long. long. long ago.
ssThe groen folks were so horrid In that
old time. don't you think.
TO treat a little grandma so she hardly
dared to wink?
So now we must be kind to her. and try all
sorts OF ways
TO make her happy. and forget those awful
still old days.
For that was great long time. you know.
$50 long. long, long ago."
Edward Oldham, In Youths Companion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
USEFUL UMBRELLA CASE.
A Very Handy and Economical Ar
ticle for Every Traveller
to Have.

An umbrella will last twice as long
II used with care and properly treat
ed. Although it of course looks much
neater to carry when folded, when put
aside 1t should be undone to prevent
the folds from cracking. When trav-
cling, however, both parasols and UNI
brellas should be rolled up and packed
in a case to prevent their getting
rubbed or soiled. Our illustration
shows one which Ii designed to be
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
FOR THE HANDY BOY.
A Bracket Clock Of Handsome Ap
pearance Which Any Boy
Can Make.

A good design for simple bracket
clock is shown in the illustration. II
IS made from thin boards half an inch
thick, half a yard of burlap, some
large headed nails, and an inexpensive
clock movement run by springs or
weights.
The box part of the case is eight
inches square and three and a half
inches in depth, and the bracket ends
may be detached or be q part Of the