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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
GOV. BAcHELpER's VIEWS.
he Demands National and State Aid
for Roads as O Matter Of JUS
tice to Farmers.

New Hampshire Is one Of the states
which is making rapid strides In the Inn
proyement OF her roads. Gov. Bachel-
der. of that state-and he Is also an OFF,
Ger of the National Grange-is very en-
thusiastic advocate of road improve
ment In recent address he said:
"The development and prosperity OF
any state or nation depend in some de-
gree upon the transportation facilities
provided; and such facilities include
not only our rivers and harbors and our
great railway and steamboat COM
panies, but also the highways over which
all our products and all our people are
transported.
"The important matter now before the
friends of good roads is to arouse the
people to a realization Of their respon-
sibility in securing favorable state and
national legislation on the subject. The
small pittance appropriated for the use
of the good roads bureau Of the depart
ment of agriculture is entirely out Of
proportion to the money appropriated
for other objects Of a public nature
when their relative Importance Is con-
sidered.
Another important matter is the con-
struction Of roads adapted to the needs
Of travel over them. Much harm has
come to the good roads movement In
some sections Of the country through the
advocacy Of more expensive roads than
the resources OF the people would war
rant and demand. Costly stone roads
are economical upon portions of our
highways, but we must not overlook the
fact that there is vast mileage of roads
that could be permanently improved by
the >judicious expenditureof compare
lively small sum Of money per mile
We should give due prominence to this
fact in considering the matter from o
state or national standpoint.
"As an official OF the National Grange,
desire to say word for the farmers
of the country in regard to national aid
for road building. The farmers have
been loyal to the interests of the nation
in every emergency In the past. They
have contributed their full share in pro-
portion to their wealth to the revenues
for the support Of the government. Ths
ablest statesmen and most successful
business men, contributing to the devel-
opment and prosperity of the country.
point to the farms as their birthplace.
When our country has been in danger,
the farmer boys have responded nobly
to her defense. We have uncomplain-
ingly contributed our share to the enor-
nous expenditures Of the national gov
eminent for river and harbor improve
ments, the construction of canals and
the erection of costly buildings in our
great cities. and we do not regret Il.
We now ask. in the name of justice. that
national aid be granted for the improve
ment Of highways. This involves the
establishment Of no new policy, but the
extension Of the former one. We ask
the loyal support Of those who have been
benefited by our contribution to other
public matters to which have referred.
believe the farmers of the nation, rep
resenting more than third of our pop
ulation. are practically unanimous in
favor OF such movement and will give
II their unqualified support"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
Has No Use for catalras.

A recent article in Scientific Amer
lean deals with the financial side or
growing the catalpa, and rotes 20
acre plantation II years old sold>for
about enough to pay taxes on the land.
We have no faith in the catalpa as tim
Der tree, as we have seen but few Of them
that made trunks more than 10 or Il
feet long, and these were almost in
variably hollow in trees OF any age or
size. Any Of the oaks or ashes. walnut.
hickory, maple. Usage, orange or locust
is more desirable In timber plantation
than the catalpa.-c. d. Lyon, in Farm
ers' Voice.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
CLAIMS CREDIT FOR HEIR.
As Recompense for Her Advice, DR..
Mary Walker, Asks Gear to Stop
War with Japan.

DR.. Mary Walker Is claiming credit
for the fact that the cars new baby
is son instead Of a daughter. The
doctor says If she had not volunteered
her advice there would have been ar
other grand duchess in the palace in
stead Of q czarevitch.
All that DR.. Walker wants Of the
car in return for the favor she has
done is that he stop the war with
Japan.
Give Japan the harbor," DR.. Walker
has written from Oswego to the car.
She does not specify which harbor,
but pretty nearly any harbOr will do.
she thinks.
The following is copy of an open
letter DR.. Walker has written to the
car:
ITO the Car OF All Russia-Dear
Sir: In congratulating yourself and
the mother of your son, ! most re-
spectfully and earnestly request You
to make peace with Japan.
Give Japan the harbor.
But for my professional advice you
would not now be the father Of son
heir. The world will rejoice and say
that you would gladly have done this
one year since as the price Of the as
surance Of q son.
Il did not give information that has
resulted SO gratifyingly for the pur-
pose Of asking a reward of any nature.
but circumstances are such at the
present time that l expect you 20
grant therein above asked action.
MARY Z. WALKER, NJ. D."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
To Remove Dust from Ewes.

Amy foreign substance In the eye IL
very painful. but to remove il is, after
all, an easy matter. II the dust lodges
on the lower lid press the finger gently
but firmly against the lid. pulling II
down and telling the victim to look
up. This exposes the inner lid and
the dust can be removed upon q tooth.
pick or a hairpin. about the end Of
which q bit Of cotton has been wound
to avoid q scratch or bruise. II the
upper lid is affected take the eyelashes
firmly between the forefnger and the
thumb, ask the patient to look down.
and with q quick movement turn the
eyelid up over the point Of a stencil,
or, better STILL the edge Of 4 card.
which should be pressed against the
eyelid. Just above the stiR part This
causes no pain and the dust can be
wiped on as from the lower I'D. says
en- exchange.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
LEAVES LUXURY FOR CATS
Cincinnati Girl Forsakes Residence
of Aunt and Rents Cottage
for Feline Pets.

Because Miss Mamie Foster Carroll
preferred the possession and company
of her 10 cats to the home that had
been hers with her aunt, Mrs. Frances
A. Taylor. in Highland avenue, In the
pretty and aristocratic suburb OF Col
lege Hill, Cincinnati, she has left that
home for one on the Groesbeck road.
The love of cats and kittens Of Miss
Carroll was not shared by her aunt,
and the result was the declaration by the
latter that her niece must either dis
pense with the cats or take them with her
elsewhere.
Unable to part with her pets, Miss
Carroll accepted the alternative offered
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
PoLITENEss ALWAYS WINS.
It May Not Always Be Appreciated,
But Courtesy, Like Real Virtue,
II It's Own Reward.

Very homely and apparently coarse
Is the saying that honey catches more
dies than vinegar" It is, nevertheless.
a self-evideut truth, and when It Is
applied as q metaphor to our daily
Intercourse with our fellow-creatures,
Il proves q marvel OF understanding.
The man or woman-who goes through
life with scornful lip and tilted chin,
casting derisive glances. or worse. none
at all, upon near and far. is likely to
find himself or herself atya, Joss for the
helping hand when i emost needed.
The pleasant SALVATION; the few
moments interehanse Of remarks anent
the weather, or equally general topics.
with the passing stranger. hurts no
one. mol. even the most exclusive. And
sometimes, many times, IL becomes q
ease OF the angel entertained unawares
and an acquaintance that Is very much
worth while" results.
Quite true Is Il that courtesy may
Ind itself defeated by the brazen i'm
pudence Of some detrimental; but as
Il Is bstter ito be cheated ~ thousand
times when bestowing charity than to
ct one deserving case sufrer, 50 1t Is
bstter 10 be courtepus than disagree
able. polite than rude: ana one always
feels 90 much the better for the inter
change Of Nellbred greetings than
when one has met a Teh-meant ad-
vance with the naughty stare Of 81
porlorilr cInsInnad Enquiref.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15

Take one yard of screen wire and
tack 1t around q circular board head
(c), little less than one foot IN diam
eter. The wire screen should be Of a
width about two inches less than the
depth of the barrel. Tack three pieces
of lath on cylinder (b), for legs. to
project one-half inch below the bot
tom. Put large screw or nail in CEN
ter Of the cylinder head for lifting 1t
in and out OF the barrel Of water. Set
the cylinder on the barrel cover, over
the bait.
The flies will crawl under the cylin-
der to get at the bait, and instead of
going out as they went in will rise up
in the cylinder. Several times during
the day the barrel cover can be care
fully removed and the cylinder sub
merged in the barrel Of water until
the flies are drowned, when 1t can be
reset. 1t Is astonishing the number Of
flies that may be killed by this trap
during day.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15

this way you will always see which
way the wind blows and be able to
keep abreast Of affairs. instead of be-
hind.
The descriptions Of the two suits
here illustrated are also furnished by
Mime. Baker. Fig is shirtwaist
suit of fancy checked wool in black,
red ard white. 1t has black pipings
and belt, Irish lace yoke and red vel
vet embroidered outlines yoke and
forms cuffs. The second is shirt
waist suit Of reseda cashmere; silk
Of same shade tucked and arranged in
squares for vest, collar and cuffs; vel
vet Of darker shade for collar. lacing
buttons and belt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
New Kind Of Rubber.

During the past few months discov-
cry has been made that there are in
the interior Of Brazil vast forests Of
trees from which can be produced q
high grade of rubber known as man
icoba." The area is said to be very
large, but cannot be defined, as the re-
gion has not been fully explored. The
attention called to the first discovery
has led to further exploration, with the
result that from time to time comes
notice OF other sections where Ike
trssz occur IN PROPULSION The output Of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15

latch, large enough to slide easily on a
large nail driven through the cross
niece into the slots Of the latch as indi-
Gated by the two dots. The upright
slots should be about one and half
inches long. and the horizontal ones
about four inches long, space above
latch about two inches, mortise in the
post about two inches longer than
width of latch.-J. D. Bible. in Epic
mist.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15

Dirt In milk makes more undesirable
butter than all the wrong methods q
working. No perfection Of working out
buttermilk and working In salt can -
cure TIE proper lsVQf iron dirty NIX
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15

flies about cow
and horse stables.
A tight barrel,
with one head
out, Is placed In
O corner Of the
stable and filled
with water. A
loose board cover
(a), is placed on
the barrel, and
an old tin plate
(d) Is tackled to
the board cover
to hold any at
tractive fly bait.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
Human Nature.

He-There goes a man who hasn't .
friend In the world.
she-Poor fellow. How did he iceo
hh money. clneinnaii EnQulrer
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15

manicoba rubber has rapidly increased
during the last few years and bids fair
to be q large item in the exports Of
Brazil
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
Hur of the Russian Bear.

Japan, says the Chicago Tribune, is
finding out that there is something ter
rife In the hug Of a wounded bear.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
GETTING RID OF THE FLIES
How to Construct q Trap Which Is
Sure to Do Quick and Most De
Effective Work.

It is an easy matter to make cheap
and very effective fly trap to kill OF
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15

stock, If adopted.
This gate will open
only by human
hands, never out Of
order. Cut or saw
two elbow slots as
indicated in the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
A FIRST-cLAss GATE LATCH
It Can Be Opened Only by Human
Hands and Cannot Possibly
Get Out of Order.

This is simple thing. but will save
many a crop from total destruction by
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-24
The Way FL. poesn,t WORK.

II see they've called out the blood
hounds again, said tie man from
Ohio, as he flung his paper aside. 81
reckon that means there's one more
robber glad they have. because It isn't
once in a hundred times the dogs
make good. For some reason or 9th;
or. though, the old belief hat they're
all right won't be shaken of. N
I've never been able to figure out
why they keep on trying them. Ac-
cording to my mind Uncle Toms
Cabin is responsible for the foolish.
ness. and IL it is, there's another
count to be added to the Indictment
against the poor old play, and dear
knows crimes enough have been com;
mftted in it's name as it is, let alone
chaIkings up any more against it.
cit looks like a cinch when Eliza
makes her break for the Ohio and you,
hear a growl and a couple of bellows
from the wings, but even if the play
wright and the stage manager didn't
interfere there wouldn be any mere
believe in the dogs than o now gu
ask any dogberry--n pun intended
out at the cross roads, and he'll tell
yoI,E sure as #SHoOI1us5,E3 LID 1900
hounds are the real thing. TO prove
1t he'll ask you if they dfdn, use them
before the war to rum down slaves,
and that settles it with him. II you
ask him how he knows they did he IL
cite Uncle Toms Cabin, nine times:
out of ten. And it was onl last SUM N
mer that3he see the show, too.
Now, there's no denytng IL. lat hey
did use hounds to track rltnaWays ~
5ante-bellum times, although not to
& the extent that is generally believed
even by well -inf formed people. When
they had them for that purpose
though, they didn't use them for ny VI
thing else They were careesif q; n
theysfed hem, keep tn sedia
noses clean and sharp So Vt hal When
they gotS on he trai MAJ her
scon1d hold u, IKE ana an
Ina You know and it';s;s 3 cen pretSg
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-24
81 cAlR. IgJRa
outlines Plans
Projected BY tI1s Esait

NEW ORR
MURRAY Of ana
railroad hasS ON an
Sspection trip over AM
Iclares that the road
carry out policy
feet condi ton
proVements have been ed
Svo1ving expen
These cal Il
100 stall round l,ous at az
estimated cost of
new freight house 81 eesets
this fall at Columbia tessr
tracks wi be ptt
commod atfon
latterp oint s1ae VIZ
at Untonto
900: 'Yo gstoWzn
station to88b be tieil
with the FEB Cas-
stle division cost 900
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-24
Who VIII Be Presldent2

i. Some persons do not seem to IN
derstand how to vote in the West
virginian's guessing contest. It is
really a very simple proposition and
easily understood. On page eight will
be found coupon which may be used
in sending in your estimate. The
guesses are coming in right along
now, so send yours in before you for
get it. Do not forget the offer to give
a person guesses for getting new
subscribers. Read the offer over
again and send in the guesses-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-24
- q aIsal WEAR /

The oil ia the mucuaGe- When Eoa
seal an envelope what makes 1t rcEnaI:
closed. Is it the quality of the paper ti..
gu atty of the nucilage? The durability or
paint is the purclasee6 oil part ofthe paicr
not the pigments; Pure iinseed oil is to paint.
exactly what al-vvoo1ness" is to clothes.
word for the quality of Kinlcch Paint-z.l oE3 :
put the quality and durability into k:-:ioca
yourself when you mix your own pure itn-
seed oil with It. Kinloch Paint is made iroEl 8,
the old time-tried M ateria1s used by practical
painters eyerytvheEe. and the only diffeEcnes
between "kin1och'' and any really htR3:+
grade ready-mixed is in our selling it y
paste form, ready to thin with pure l:nsseS1
oil.5=A All prepared paint is first ground irtc a
thick paste similar to ''Kin1oeh." but ss;,
stop there. The ready-TniXed spa;:1. N a cr5
goes on and adds the oil. tsonethin9 yoc-
fourteen-year-old boy can do) and the e.ea e
and consumer have to pay the READY
mixed paint price for that OIL, or fToIs1
three to four times m ore than for oil they
know to be pure.
Caldwell 8 Drake, sfe Worlds lFafr cc;ft.s'
tractors, builders Of several Stare c1S1tok 6ftt|t-
fns, ETC.. aU,Ete We z<s7,sg At'rioc !11i':t
all ou, zUork and frsd II entirely sGsisiactarS.'
E own dealer Will get etSInIoch''
a kC1aIoch Paint Company, St. Louis. Mo s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-24
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I. sEingced I95I! Jt2af1 pu-e In
!: Ssii< Essnr' eil. Nothing tina m an
s "a bic &c tnrGat cS1 MAKE any
1o:1gerz than the linseeds oil in
srsfhschs dis mixed. 49, ~
Essvsrs BODY understood that oil is tho
sEssrexyEfSafrtf. about paint chat wears, there
ReolsSd 5e go sale for cheap =ready-1nixed
patRes- Il proninent. wrote as that
q ssi fc7eE1d, a college president, had been
sS fvfr1dlec1 by using on his fine residence
sSseady u5txed pain. advertised as hrs.-class
aHe aSked5 what was wrong with the paint
Esd satd:SS,tt..W When the rain had soaked Il
it was the most miserable look
Ing ehing5You ever saw
There was nothing wrong with the paint
35iznzetts. If they had strong color and
coverfnE BODY But the oil in the paint
8sves hot pure linseed oil. If it had BEEN
o9raina would have soaked 1t. as pure
sSxImHSedSol1 paint does not take up
ss-qatat,rre. Waterproof oil clothing IS cloth
~ GATED with HnseedE oil: and no pure Dnseed
on paint will wash off as long as the oil
s Iaaes.8 You can't rub dry paint on a building
and make Il stay there no matter how good
seteF drYgraI w by mix white lead with
1itIaeed on If it's the lead that wearsr Why
sadE tsI{E It With waited n.
Wherever we. have no agent "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-24
''aElIal.Traao Re, e OHIO RAILROAD
IS tsses vvortd,s FaIr, Very Low Rates.

.ssTo tsre$ Worlds Fair, Very Low Rates.
- js
VaEtoas forms OF excursion tickets
L On ST. Louis via Baltimore & ONO
i szg21iIEoad, now on sale from F'airmont
sssass n follows:
A &c. ------7-
sz1aoaznbers: S, 90 to be sold daily at
Ss7ato q ESQ. round TRIP.
~ .2} In 57I.7I.
aay excursion ze1 uckets, nnai
afEtas not Later than December TO- lsuf
80 20 sold da1iySat rate OF $3.50, rouno
4 81
teen day gexcurs1on t1ckets,l 70 pc
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-24
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Tf.es Rspubii cai,ss Are ure 81 Nic1cry
An hong SthesSs Jot,r
Day oils OF Es: king
Coad itions. fSi


az. s of1n 81 ellngt ssno
has bees ysi til Is lam q.
fsas'zs:cn Il; !ess n cand idate III
sose1nor, on his speakirls tour for
]tl2e past two swesls, arrived ed IN n $40
Sfty last ISL i. - FsagS srshRrs
4 News. He " cssss3s cen It il e nan;
call6r b eSss Represents fEes t6
Whom he ta1ISad Ere l s. atol: no
Iittcsl 81 tlation w. Itch sal ssSs
.Gecid eti1S eacsjtra gin publ
can success ney tn. ~
Two weeNs ago law on sta y.
GO ca his cam IGN tliroslssh ssss end
lot >lls State. closing this faGeernaa Az
sslirley. Tyler cotsttss ND
he has addressed large ana attentIye.
IsuaEenc2s ii 1ilmeis Calhoun, RItetIie5
lIas;Ss;:l1l. i9F,ss!ie, Hancock,
and Preston counties. some days he
has addressed tvs rneetinss, put Has
stoesl the strain remarkably we'll
While 1T is true his audiences have.
not been demonss ative they have
given, him their undivided attention.
and have on all occasions manifcst
ed serious interest in his plain and
conn parable exposition of the WORT,
ings OF the new tax laws Every.
where his interpret tion@ OF the laws
SO wantonlS n1isrepres ented by Dem.
ocratic orators has been indorsei by
his hearers. who, at the close o his
speeches have assured him that his
reading OF the new tax measures has
satisfied them Of the benefit that VIII.
accrue to the taxpayers under them
What do you think Of the present
outlook for the State ticket inquired
the reporter.
.swell, said MI. Day two weeks
ago5it was rather conjectura1, to put
it mildly The Democrats had been
perniciously active in circulating the
most miserable falsehoods about some
Of the provisions or the new laws,
and cunningly twisting and dsstort.
ing others. But L believe they have
fred Off all their ammunition. Since
Dawson has been camping on the
trail OF these slanderers the situation
has perceptibly cleared up, and Will
keep on getting roster as the daysTgo|
by. The Republicans in the counties
we have visited have become stirred
up, and the county committees have
got to- worft in earnest From now
the watch fires will be burning on
every hill and the bush eswill be beat:
en- until the polls open on November
s. So far as + have been able to OBJ
serve, some Republicans viii vote
against the tax reform measures, but
10 balance that small detection have
heard of many Democrats who WIKI
vote for Mr.. Dawson, some Of whom
have personally assured the Republi.l
can candidate for governor Of their
support. Summing up the. situation
my humble opinion is that Mr-ssD aw.
son will surely be elected. IT may
be by al decreased majority, and it Is
possible if things keep on inproy':
ing he will not fall below the rest OF
the ticket. About Roosevelt? Oh, he
Is as safe as a certified check. Don't
worry The Republicans have been
in tougher places than the PRESENT.
and have pulled out. Dawson and |
Roosevelt will carry the State by
comfortable malorities.
The Way i Doesn't Work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-24

: 100000 TO WAGER. G

q AS there has been more or @
less talk in certain quarters
q about the weakness Of some o
Of the Republican candidates,
ga responsible party who has %
confidence In their ability to
q win, and faith in the cause o
they represent, has placed.
q with the West Virginian the o
sum of 100000 and author
q lied it to make the following o
wagers:
q 100000 o.
That Harry Shaw will be elect
q ed Prosecuting Attorney and o
the whole Republican county
q ticket with him. o.
100000
q That c.. w. Swisher will be e
elected Secretary Of State and
q the whole Republican State o
ticket with him.
q 100000 o.
That Roosevelt will carry
q West Virginia and be elected %
presid emit
q 100000 o
That he will win all three 4
o bets -
Any person desiring to in
q vest his money in the man o.
ner indicated may take any
q one or. all of the bets o
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-24
VIEW OF PLATFORM.

1 & h +. LII 'ra +. -
"a shall not misrepresent the situa-
ton, or appeal for votes for the ticket
upon false grounds. a Democratic
victory will mean VERY LITTLE, If
ANY, PROGRESS on economic cues
tions so long as the party Is under
the control OF the Wall Street eie-
ment. The LABOR PLANK
as prepared by Judge Parkers
friends on the subcommittee was a
straddlina; meaningless plank. @ '3.iI
: 40 The nomination of Judge Par
kersvlRTUALLN NULLIFlES THE
Ian K . . liam
Jennings Bryan, Common
err JIils 81 9o4
Quick elections, prompt settle
1ments Marion Claim Agency