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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
Burglars AGAIN.

Burglars have gotten in their
work again, and again the Morrow
Carney Drug Company il the VIC
tim. This makes, we believe, about
the steenth time this firm has suf.
fered from burglary within the
past three years.
Saturday night burglars entered
the store by cutting out glass in
the back end OF the house, and then
unlocking the back door from the
inside. About $50 worth OF goods OF
different kinds were taken.
This firm is getting tired Of being
robbed, and hearafter a man who is
not afraid to shoot will be sleeping
in the store at night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
THE MINES.

The Joanna was fired up Monday
morning. The crusher and rolls
have been In stalled, and IL won't
be many days until the Joanna will
be producing ore again. As soon
as the ground 10 further PROJECTED
q modern mill will be built.
Tannehill d Co., north west OF the
Old Abe. are installing a set OF rolls
and crusher and will be producing
marketab BILE ore in few days. The
dirt from this mine is very rich and
is going TO be easily cleaned.
The big double bob pumps in the
shaft of the Pasture Mining Com.
pany were fred up Saturday morn
ing, aud in FIVE hours the water was
beaten. Work was commenced in
the ground Tuesday, and the shaft
will be pushed on down TO the ore
body. Only seventeen feet will put
the shaft into the ore, and accord.
ing to the drilling the ore body will
prove to be very rich.
The dirt from the Mission No. 3 is
very rich, but the water is very
strong and the sinking is necesea'
rily slow.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
j. G.. HASKETT.

The corn crop of the United States
for 1905 amounts to $27j0OO0,000 or
one.half million bushels more than
ever was raised in any previous
year. Our farmers should be graft
fed at this showing. as prices are
high and there seems to be good
demand for the product at home
and abroad. The price in Baxter is
about 81 cents per bushel and our
mills and dealers are taking all
that comes in. Oats, wheat. hay
and all other farm products are
bringing good round prices and
Thanksgiving of 1905 should be en-
Enthusiastically as we'll as prayerful-
~ observed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
METHODIST NOTES.

Preaching at Blue Mound next
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Tanner will preach for us in
Baxter next Sunday, both morning
and evening. Brother Tanner would
like to zee his baptist people at
these services as the hall can not
be used at present.
Our Sunday school will have a
rally day and temperance pro.
gram a week from next Sunday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
Miss Lizzie Lands of Kansas City
is visiting In this city.

As will be seen by his adv, Mr..
Haskell is going to have another
cloak sale. This sale will be on
Monday. Nov. -, and will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. Lee Hirsfeld, who has
been here each year for the past six
years. He is going 10 make some
exceptionally low prices this time,
as 1t Is his Gle sing out sale. If you
are in need OF a wrap OF any kind for
winter it will pay you to be on
hand at this sale.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
Butterine l5c per ID. at Baldwin's.


The temperance union meeting
held by the young peoples socie-
iies OF the churches of this city last
Sunday evening was well attended
and was n profitable and interesting
service. They voted hearty en-.
dorsement OF Gov. Hooks efforts
for full enforcement of our TEN.
perance laws, and of his appoint
ment of Col. II. W. Blue as assist-
ant attorney general for Cherokee
county. They seemed earnest in
sentiments for the destruction of
the saloon, the greatest evil of this
day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16

JIG. Haskell left Sunday night in
response to telegram from Okla.
homa City announcing that l..
Overhoiser, father OF Mrs. Haskell,
was in a dying condition. Mrs.
Haskell was present when her
father died, but Mr.. Haskell did not
reach there. Mr.. Overholser died
Monday morning at o'clock. The
deceased was at one time a resi-.
dent OF this city, being in business
here. After leaving here he lived
in Galena and Columbus, going TO
Oklahoma City when that hustling
city was first started. He was very
fortunate in Oklahoma and il is es-
timated that he lett fortune worth
a quarter million dollars. Besides
his wife he left four children, Mrs.
Haskett of this city. Mrs. Hattie
Zones Of Columbus. Chas. Overhol.
ser of Valley Falls, Kansas, and
Will Overholser of Oklahoma City.
When the scheming lawyers OF
Columbus were canvassing the
county for voters in favor of the
Columbus high school, they as
sured the taxpayers that there
would never be an assessment OF
over one half mill for high school
purposes. Will the taxpayers who
voted for the institution examine
their lost tax receipts and see
whether or not "lawars" or liars
told the truth. The tax is larger and
if the trustees fail TO do their duty
will continue to grow. Galena, Bax.
ter, Weir and Scammon have high
schools of their own. but in add.
ton have to pay for the education
of the poor children of Columbus.
We are robbed and have no value
received. II may be worth some
thing to teach children how to pay
their honest debts by going
through bankruptcy, but we can't
see il that way.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE BOYS

Great interest and enthusiasm is
being stirred up among the boys OF
this city az the result of unique
and original offer made by ]. NJ.
Cooper & Co.
This store announces that the
salesman for Ederheimer, Stein &
Co., makers of XTRAGooD Boys
Clothing, Chicago, will call upon
them within ten days and they offer
to give, free, any'$5.O0 XTRAGooD
. suit In their store to the fret boy
under sixteen who finds and identi-
fies this salesman.
A feature Of the plan is the one
set expression which must be used
by the young detectives, who are
required TO say: "You are from
Ederheimer, Stein < Co., Chicago
and sell XTRAGooD Clothes" The
salesman, It 10 said, will not admit
his identity unless addressed in
these precise words.
So active have the boys become
in their search that every stranger
who reaches town is quickly be.
sieged and questioned by crowd
of young sleuths.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
Special Cloak Sale
At Closing Out Prices,
J. G. Haskett's Store,
Monday, November 90.

| am fortunate in arranging with
Mr.. Lee Hirshfeld to give me
SECOND SPECIAL CLOAK Sale
this season. Mr.. Hirshfeld carries
a complete manufacturers line of
ladies', misses and children'S wraps
and furs and will display them for
this ONE DAY ONLY at my store.
THIS is HIS CLOSING OUT Trip.
Prices will be greatly reduced to dis
pose of them. This is a golden op-
portunity for every lady who has
not purchased their fall garments. as
you will find such large stock of
new and beautiful styles to select
from. as we'll as the advantages of
LOW PRICES which means a cash
saving to you. :. Don't miss it. don't
forget the date. Monday. November
20. and for this one day only.
Respectfully,
j. G. HASKETT.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16

Look for the Blue Front Clothing
Store when in the city of Baxter
Springs. You will find goods that
are up 10 date, Best quality and
loves prices. %. Hauber & Son.
Baxter Springs, Kansas :
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
TAXES.

Must be paid by Dec. 20, or
the penalty will have to be
charged. Pay your tax at eax-
ter state Bank and save ex.
pense of going to Columbus.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
CLOSE OBSERVER.

CHILDREN'S SHOES. OLD La
DIES SHOES. BOYS AND GIRLS
SHOES. DRESS SHOES FOR La
DIES. AT FRANK PIERCE'S.
GOOD GOODS AT MODERATE
pRTCEs. (
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16
Buckwheat flour sc at Baldwin'e

"
In order to satisfy or crafty @
few bigoted prohibition cranks the
treasury of Cherokee county has
been actually Quilted. and an i'm
mense debt piled up against the
tax payers, but we still have joints
bootleggers and blind tigers just
the same. This county has been
afflicted perhaps worse than any
other in the state and nothing hat
been accomplished. Our jails have
been filled with vagabond joint
keepers and kept for mouths at the
expense of the tax payers. Look al
the court costs, lawyers fees, coste
of grand jurirs and expenses Of
spies and informers. Look at'your
tax receipts; see them growing
larger year after year without any
apparent cause and no value re.
ceived. except that the lawyers are
growing richer and the property
owners are growing poorer. Voters
should take more interest in their
own affairs than in those of the
fanatics and schemers who are sap.
ping the treasury of Cherokee
county.
Bob Hiner's house was discovered
on fire last Thursday night by a
passer.by, and he ran into the
house and told Bob his house was
on fire. Now. Bob was sitting in a
comfortable rocking chair, and was
about half asleep when he was 40
rudely awakened. and when the fel.
low told Bob the house was on fire,
he supposed joke was being
played on him, and leaning for
ward and putting his hand on the
stove he found the fire was out and
the stove quite cool. He straight
ened up. apd said to the fellow. do
You think / am a id fool!" The
fellow insisted that Bob come out
doors and see for himself, which he
did, and found that the flames were
shooting out of the roof to a
heighth of perhaps five or six feet.
The fire as.quickly extipguished,
and Bob went back into the house
to finish his nap. Hearafter, how
ever, ne will not think of jokes
when he hears the ERE alarm. The
S'e caught from detective sIne.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16

Last Thursday night Jimmie
Smith entertained party Of his
friends in commemmoration of the
sixteenth anniversary OF his birth.
The youngsters had a big time,
playing all the different games
known TO kids Of that age. after
which refreshments were served.
Mrs. Smith was assisted in enter
tanning the guests by Mrs. s. II.
Smith. Mrs. T. c. Gaines aud Mrs
Ed. Johnson. The old man, ye edi.
tor, stayed up and watched the kids
have a good time. Those present
we're Misses Irene Dent, Dulce Long
Ruth Smith. Eva Freeman, Hildah
McAboy. Edna Mccarthy, Pearl
Mullen, Fay Eyster. Laura Arm.
strong. Anna Stewart of Webb City.
Marguerite Oppermsn. ,Mable Cole.
man, Mildred Goodner, Audrey
smith, and Masters Vale Smith
Mark Long, Frank Perkins, Richard
StaIlsmith. Ola Snelson, James
Armstrong. Fred Allen. Morris OPP
perman. Harry Goodwin, Earl
Abrams, Arthur McAboy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16

EDITOR NFws:-I see quite a
number of newspapers are keeping
Phil Campbell's name prominently
before the people in connection
with the beef trust and coal oil in.
vestigation. I suppose for political
capital. ! think Campbell could
make medicine out of the good
roads proposition. Everyone does
not eat or sell beef, neither do they
all produce or cell coal oil, but
statistics show that the average
haul of all commerce over streets
and roads is 10 miles at a cost of
$l.25 per ton. How is that compared
with the railroad rates we hear 30
much about? But the freight bills
have 10 be paid. The freight lie
added TO the cost. If you will OBJ
serve closely and read between the
lines you will see that lot of the
trust busters keep their ears close
10 the ground 70 hear what the dear
people are saying.
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16

Local news in these columns ia
very scarce this week, but we feel
that you will bear with us. We have
been installing two new presses,
and taking ont an Old one. and the
force is tired out. The editor has
had no time to nose for news, and
the compositors have not had time
to stick type anyway. We will give
you better paper after this. how
ever. Come on and see our new
machinery. Other improvements
are contemplated.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-16

Marshal Kimball thinks he should
not be held at fault if street light
is not burning. The street lights
are pretty well scattered. and it is
impossible for him TO cover the
town every night to zee if the lights
are all burning. He thinks that
the people living near the lights
should let him know if the lights
are out, and then he will notify the
company. And we think the mar
shall is right. We do not think he
should be expectedto run all over
the town every night just TO zee If
the lights are burning.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12
R1uned and Lat.

An English nobleman was once pres
ent al n church service when n collec-
ton was announced for some charitable
object.
The plate began to so round, and the
duke carefully put his hand into his
pocket and took out n form. which he
laid on the edge Of the pew desk be-
fore him ready to be transferred to the
plate.
Beside him sat a little snob, who,
noticing this action. initiated 1t by os-
tentatiously laying a sovereign along
side the ducal form.
This was too much for his grace, who
dipped his hand into his pocket again
and pulled out another form, which he
laid by the side OF the first. The lit
tie snob followed suit by laying another
sovereign beside the arst.
His grace quickly added a third for
In, which was capped by a third sover-
eign on the part Of the little snob. Ont
came a fourth form to swell the dukes
donation. and then the little snob tri-
umphantly laid three soyereigns at
once upon the board.
The duke, not to be beaten, produced
three forms.
Just at that moment the plate ar
rived. The little snob took up his
handful OF soyereigns and ostentatIOus-
" ratified them into the plate. The
duke, with n grim smile. put one form
into the plate and quietly swept the re-
manning six back into his pocket.-Lon-
don Globe.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12

ing irreverencei stlii l am not alto
gether nstonlahed." Miss Cathcrwood
interrupted. raising her eyes to the
ceiling. "NOw. n you please, we will
be going. Miss Lane. sell my chrysan-
themums over again-and don't forget
10 add what they fetch 10 the amount
Of my original donation"
Unless you buy them yourself, no
body will" Margery said. with a smile
OF lnfantlue malice. They are so big
and dull and bricky red everybody has
smiled at them. Indeed, Mr.. Satmlre
told me when he fetched them IN. Pa
mcla Catherwood IL your one chance
for these"
"Indeedw Miss Catherwood was 30
near npoplexy she could not get beyond
the word. "Til give you II dollar apiece
for them" she said. and you can send
them straight 70 the Home Of the
Homeless" Then, with a Kissing shrek;
"uirl. where Is my purse7 l had II a
moment back-and laid IL right there
under your handr'
Eyes, I saw It." Margery said, hur-
riedly turning about masses OF bios
SONY green. Miss Catherwood watch.
ed her suspiciously, crying jorklly all
the whole: MY purse! Gold mounted,
the clasp set with diamonds. aud a
hundred dollarsl What have you done
with itT'
"Hushl' young Warwick said imper-
atively. making 70 lead her away. Peo-
pie were gathering, staring, listening.
craulng necks, TO see MI about.
Margery let fall her hands, saying
quietly, 1T r. not here"
The words took away Miss Gather
woods last vestlge Of composure. With
a plunglng nrch she overset the flower
table. clutched Margcry by both shout.
ders and shook her hard, kissing out:
"Youl You little bold faced thlof!"
Stunned silence for n breath; then
babel broke loose. Suddenly some
one cried. Miss Catherwood. there's
your purse tangled up In the lace and
Jet on your hanging ~slceve!
Miss Catherwood raised a massy arm.
There. true enough. the bauble gleam-
ed. With one gasping look at Mar
gery's set. white face, she fell all In u
moaning heap at the feet OF the girl
she had accused, In her fall jHrring
down a big lantern and overturning It
amid the rubbishy decorations.
Instantly there was a threatening
flare. The flames ran leaplng vcnge-
fully toward the groveling woman. II
she breathed them once she was lost.
Margery stood over her. her slight fig
ure outlined against a heavy rich hued
rug. Before another hand could be
raised her arms went up. she tore the
rug loose and. holding It banner-wise
around aud above her, dropped and
smothered with 1t the fare at her feet.
An hour later DIR. Archer was saying
as he pattcd Margery's burned fingers:
Little girl, It was a heap more than a
life for n life. You thought only of
your enemy. but you saved your friends
as well. II the fire had gained head.
way every home in Eppington might
be In mourning.
I'm not trying to pay you, Margery
money cannot do that" Miss Gather
wood supplemented from the depths OF
her easy chair. "But you shall be my
heiress to prove you truly forgive me.
and you shall marry Melville Warwick
to show riches make no difference in
a true woman's love"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12

How Bculpt0rs WoRk In marble.
The artist makes a model nrst not
always life size. but almost none Of
them actually does the cutting IN the
marble. This work IN iutrusted to high
" skilled artisans, who do the work
under their direction, and the sculp-
tors superintend all the finishing
touches and even occasionally do some
OF the cutting on the face and hands.
The actual cutting OF the stone Is a
most difficult process and requires
great expert skill. IN case a full sized
model Is made the sculptor sends II to
a professional marble cutter, who
roughly shapes the block. The general
shape Is often given to the block be-
fore II leaves the marble yard to save
the extra freight. The rough carving
IL then done by the marble cutter, who
so shapes the block as to give II the
general outline OF the figure to be re
produced. He drills a series Of holes
In the block, the depth Of each OF which
corresponds to an external point OF
the statue supposed to be inclosed In
the stone. After a sufficient number
OF these holes have been made In the
stone he removes the entire perforated
portion. and what remains gives the
broad lines OF the statue.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12
Tar and Fenther. In 11so.

In England the penalty Of tar and
feathers was introduced in 1889, when
Richard l., before setting out for the
Holy Land. ordained, in order to pre-
serve the discipline Of his feet. that
whatsoever should be convicted Of theft
should first have his head shaved; that
boiling pitch should then be poured
upon It. and a cushion Of feathers (de
la plume d'oreiller) shaken over It. He
was afterward to be put On shore at
the first place the ship touched at.
though. after a baptism of boiling
pitch. the poor wretch would have lit
tie life left in him. In modern times
the practice has found favor with the
populace as a means Of readily exc
cutting justice on an offender whom
the law perhaps shows no anxiety to
reach.-London Mail.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12
Russian AM odaltIes.

Many, indeed. are the curious Gus
toms connected with the Russian
army, says a writer In a London jour
nal. For instance, none but giants are
allowed in the Preobrashenski body
guard regiment. To the Ismaliowski
regiment none but fair men are adj
mitted. while a turned up nose is the
qualifying RdOrnment Of the Pawlow
guards. The Guards chasseurs, on the
other hand, r composed exclusively
Of dark haired men. Then, too, the
distinction between officers Of the
guards and those serving in line regi-
ments is most marked, a guard lieu
tenant until recently taking precedence
yer a captain Of the line. Further
more the pay Of infantry officers in line
regiments is ludlcrously small. What
the infantry private's lot is can better
be imagined than described.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12

When the wise and witty Sir Thom-
as More was beheaded his head was
stuck on a pole on London bridge,
where II was exposed for fourteen
days, much to the grief Of his daugh-
ter. Margaret Roper. who resolved to
secure It. zone day" says Aubrey, ''as
she was passing under the bridge. look
Ing at her fathers head. she exclalm-
ed: That head has lain many n time
In my lap. Would to God II would fall
Into my lap as | pass under!' She had
her wish, and 1t did fall into her lap"
Probably she had bribed one Of the
keepers OF the bridge to throw It over
just ms the boat approached, and the
exclamation was intended to avert the
suspicion OF the bo0tmen. At all
events, she got possession Of 1t and
preserved 1t with great care in a leaden
c0sket until her death. and 1t ls now
lnclosed in a niche in the wall OF her
tomb in st. Dunstan's church, Canter-
bury.-Notes and Queries.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12
DIu.ueli ana CARLYLE.


No incident in DlsraelI's career Il
more pleasant than his offer OF a pen
sion and a g. @. B. TO Carlyle. A
friend Of Sir William Fraser walked
with Carlyle for two hours on the day
on which Dlsraeli's letter arrived. Car
lyle described the letter being brought
To him by a treasury messenger, the
large black seal. his wonder as to what
the official envelope could contain and
his great surprise on reading the oder,
coHyeyed In language OF consummate
tact and delicacy. Carlyle said: "The
letter OF DlsraelI was Gathering. gen.
erous and magnanimous. His overlook
ing all that l have said and done
against him was great"
He added; 'The accurate perception
OF merit in others Is one OF the highest
characteristics OF a ane intellect. I
should not have given Dlsraeli credit
for possessing It had 1t not been
brought home NO directly to me" He
repeated the words generous" and
"magnaniinous" several times. Dlsrae-
IFS letter. by the way. though It entire
~ deserves the praises above quoted
for its tact and delicacy. is by no
means impeachable IN grammar, for Il
contains within a dozen lines two In
stances OF the hanging "and which"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12
Groeern who dressed In ooIoru.

In the early part Of the fifteenth cen
fury It is recorded that the ~"grocers'
guild appeared ia livery OF scarlet and
green" A few years later scarlet and
black was adopted. Funeral services
OF deceased members were attended
with much show OF pageantry." At the
burial OF Sir Philip Sidney, who was
a member OF the grOcers' guild his
worship the mayor. aldermen and 9th
er civic officials were present. "rydinge
In purple."-LOndon Telegraph.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12

What n vast difference there is be
tween one beard and another! There
Is the long, untrammeled beard. broad
and thick, which the owner caresses as
II 1t were an infant. Men with such
boards may. l think. as a rule. he trust
ed rather more than other men. Can
you imagine Il Venetian doge or n
member of the council OF ten without
a beardl / cannot. II you have seen
a man OF mark fondle his long beard
during the processes Of reflection you
will be apt to wonder whether OF not
his mind would lose Its equilibrium II
he were in the night to be shaven clean.
All the Year Round.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-12
Laughter and WORLDLY sueces..

speaking Of laughter, l have often
wondered IL the laughing nan and the
laughing woman really get along bet
ter In the world than the man and
woman who do not laugh. or IL they
laugh at all merely grin at some
amusing thing" said the observant
man Il do not know. l am sure. OF
cours you will find that men and wo-
men Of both types probably In your
own acquaintance have been able to
get along fairly well in the world.
Laughter is no doubt good capital in a
great many instances. 1t is equally
true that the grim face. the sour look,
l may say, has often proved a valuable
asset. The which would seem TO indi-
cate that there is a time TO laugh and a
time not 10 ~laugh."-New Orleans
Times-D Democrat.