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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Charlie Collins was home from
his Chautauqua county ranch this
week. He says crops are very tine
out in that country. There has not
been anywhere as much rain IN
that section az we have had here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

The Joplin police court has cases
every morning of people who have
failed or neglected to cut the weeds
on and adjoining their premises.
Why can't the Baxter police court
Srind on few such cases?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

John NJ. Cooper and son, John
and daughter, Jessie, left Tuesday
for Portland to take in the Lewis *
Clark exposition. They will also
visit the Yellowstone park, and
come home through California.
They will get home just in time for
the big reunion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Jack Parsons Is prepared to
clean and press your clothes.
Shop over Hogan's hardware
store. Room No. q.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Daniels & Plumb can sell you city
lots and residence property at
prices you can double your money
in one year. They have some neat
little homes as we'll as some OF the
finest residence property in the city
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

The big dam at Lowell was god
send 10 the crops below it. The dam
kept back a volume of water, which
if turned loose would have broken
all high water records at this place
and further down the river.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

The Pittsburg reunion is gong
on this week. A few people from
here are in attendance. The real
big reunion will be held here be-
ginning August % and lasting a
whole week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Bill Hartley has cut all the weeds
around his property, and white
clover is getting fine start there.
What he has done can be done by
others. How long, oh, Lord, how
long?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

ARBUCKLES X is our cost mark.
See it in the front window. Then
come in and buy anything we have
at actual cost. You can figure It
ont for Yourself. Gould & Easter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

The police court in Kansas City
metes out justice in big chunks
every day by fining citizens who do
not cut their weeds. There is a reg.
ular weed crusade on in Kansas
City.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Since our last issue lot of peo-
pie have had their weeds cut. But
there are lot of people who will
have to be compelled to cut their
weeds and clean up their premises.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Mrs. Hattie Smith is visiting rel
atives in Sapulpa, I. T., this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Coglizer & Co., of Joplin put up a
neat awning in front of the Baxter
State Bank this week, which greatly
improves its appearance. Joe Cur
tis, an old-time Baxter boy, did the
.nh
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Say, by the way, we see you nave
not cut those weeds yet. Don't you
know you are not good citizenF
No real good citizen will allow a
rank growth of weeds on his prop
ertv. nor in front of 1t.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

The gravel road to the depot
needs repairing in many places.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Mrs. Anna Eagles of Joplin visit
ed her sister. Hrs. J. N. English, In
this city last Friday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

St. Marks Church, seventh sun
day after Trinity, Aug.7. Evensong
and sermon at 8 o'clock. The kec'
tor from Pittsburg will officiate.
The public is cordially invited to
worship with us.
THE REV. J. C. FERRIER,
Priest in Charge.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Miss Ruth Perkins of Sapulpa, 1.
T.. is visiting relatives here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Frank Whitten of Oklahoma City
spent Sunday in Baxter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Miss Lola Lynch of Columbus Il
visiting relatives in this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27
Bring your wheat TO Whit
& Allen. GaIena, Kansas.

The old settlers reunion will be
held at Columb bus next week. There
will be a large attendance from
this Dlace.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Mrs. Will Hsiyard of Joplin visit
ed her aunt, Mrs. ]. d. English. In
this city Friday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27
NEW fAIlLNlNS colorings

in wallpaper-500 styles-at Pol
ster's Corner Drug Store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

Frank Perkins keeps the weeds
cut around his home place, and
now has fine crop of white clover.
Why don't you do the same thing?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27

All kinds of mining property for
sale by Daniels & Plumb.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-27
Attend Cooper's big sale

1.Gallon Pail Syrup, 3Oc a gallon
at Coopers.
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
DIR. BARRETT's PRAYER

In the absence of the temporary chap
lain of the Delaware Legislature on jan
uary 25th Rev. Louis E. Barrett, D.. D.,
offered the following prayer:
80 Lord, our Father, we are Thy SER
wants, and before entering upon any duty
affecting the interests of church or State.
it is meet, right and proper, and our
bounden duty, that we should invoke the
Divine blessing and the Divine aid. We
therefore ask thy blessing to rest upon
this legislative body. o, Lord, thou art
better acquainted with these Senators
than Thy servant who is praying to Thee
in. their behalf Before they became
Senators they were men, free moral
agents accountable to Thee for all their
words and acts. The election to this re.
sponsible Office does not absolve them
from their responsibility to Thee. They
have been sent here to discharge legisla
tive duties affecting the veal OF this State,
but they appear unable to perform these
duties. They seem to be involved in the
winding passage of labyrinthe dilema,
from which they are unable to deliver
themselves. o, Lord, open their eyes that
they may be able to see their ways out
into the clear light of legislative duty.
Give to them that spirit of mutual conces
sion and compromise that will enable
them to make an honorable adjustment
Of their difficulties, so that this Senate
may become properly organized, and the
wheels of legislation may move smoothly
and successfully. Bless these Senators in
their lives and health. Keep intact the
health of their families while they are
here discharging their duties. We be-
lieve them to be honorable and patriotic,
desiring to do right, but how to reach the
right they do not see. =. Lord, open their
eyes that they may see. Let Thy, bless
ing rest upon Thy servant, the chairman
Of this body and the lieutenant-goyernor
of this State. May he have that wisdom,
prudence and discretion so necessary in
the discharge of his duties"
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
TOMATO GAMERS DISCOURAGED


All over the State and Peninsula to-
mato Gamers are wearing long faces and
the pr spects for 1905 are not consid-
cred good.
Farmers and fruit-packers are now con-
sidering prices for tomatoes to be grown
the coming season! Fhe packers were
generally unfortunate in not being able
to dispose of their product last year at
renunerative prices, and are inclined to
make lower rates per ton. 1t is to be
hoped that agreements will be reached
and that there will be no. curtailment of
this very important industry on the part
of the growers and those who pack the
goods. The canning business contri-.
butes very largely to the prosperity of
thousands of farmers and canning house
operatives and the merchants who fur
nish them with supplies, For at least
six weeks each year it gives great inn
petus to trade in nearly every town and
village on the peninsula, by circulating
the working people alone more
than hundred thousand dollars, to say
nothing of the vastly greater sums which
go into the pockets of the landowners.
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
A TEST OF NERVE

Among the Indian tribes. the method
of fighting duels differs. There are some
tribes where a challenge to duel means
inevitably that both men must die.
When an Indian feels aggrieved he de-
hnands combat. The day for the same
is fixed far in advance and is made the
occasion OF little celebration. The en-
tire tribe assemblies. The braves sit in
circle, behind them their squaws and the
young bucks.
The offended man is armed with rifle
or: a shotgun. The challenged principal
is unarmed. At word both men, arise
and face each other, the unarmed man
barring his breast toAhe bullet of his adj
versary. With eyes riveted on the little
round hole at the end of the barrel
pointed at him, the doomed >man must
face the protracted ordeal OF expecting
death at any instant without the least
sign of weakening. The executioner may
hold his gun as long as he pleases in or
der to try to break down his enemy. He
may raise it and lower it or hold it
steadily on the man under the frightful
strain, but not even with an eyelid must
the unfortunate betray his anxiety. AT
last the gun cracks, and the bullet speeds
its way and the victim lies dying. The
slayer hands the weapon to, relatiyescr a
friend of the deceased and is put through
the same ordeal
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
RISKY sURGEY

incubation against smallpox preceded
the modern method of vaccination and
was attended with good deal of danger.
Thomas Dimsdale was the foremost advo-
cate of incubation. He inoculated En-
press Catherine OF Russia. This was in
176S. There was considerable danger to
life. in undergoing this artifcially in
duced disease. The czarina, therefor,
arranged that during the whole course of
the illness of her son and herself there
should be RELAYS of swift horses kept con-
stantly ready attached to carriages all
along the post road the nearest way out
OF Russia.
Catherine told Dimsdale that if bad
symptoms displayed themselves he was
not to remain to Look after them, but to
fly for his life without delay or COM
junction. She well knew that he would
not be safe ii she or the heir OF Russia
died in his hands.
She gave him an order of the most ur-
gent kind from herself to the successive
postmasters not to delay him for q minute
on any pretext. Dimsdale received q
fee OF about $4,000 from the empress
and other gifts besides,
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
THE SNOW

Snow, snow the beautiful snow,
Gracing the hills and valleys below;
Covering the earth and covering tile trees
Famed and kept by the northern breeze.
Where are the fields, so verdant and
green,
Which in the summer are everywhere
seen,
Covered with flowers, so sweet and SO
bright,
But changed from green to mantle OF
white?
Where are the frolicking lambs so gay,
As over the fields they loved to play?
Where did the birds and sweet songs go
When driven away by the. cold, cold
snow?
Yes, Winter, your garment is pretty and
white,
A symbol of what is perfect and right.
Wherever we are, wherever we 60,
We find nothing purer or whittier than
snow.
But Winter, cold winter, you have driven
away
The pleasures of spring and summers
long day;
And gave in exchange what we cannot
greet,
The cold and the snow, the ice and the
sleet.
But Old Sol will come with all his power
And only will take but one short hour
To wake King Snow from his long cold
sleep
And roll him into the watery deep.
So, Winter, you have no charms for me,
And far from your letters ! long to be;
And nothing but Natures great law can
bring
The pleasure of passing from winter to
spring.
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
CRUEL TREATMEH

Suffering from the cold an
Thomas Brown, and two OF
claim homes in Philadelphia,
shelter by the Wilmington pol
City Hall left Wilmington So
sumably for Baltimore for the
filling a libel for wages again
peake Bay oyster boat. Th
tales of cruel treatment on
oyster craft and claimed toI
practically without food for
The ears and fingers of til
frostbitten. They were put
ford without money and
reach Wilmington after en-
suffering from cold and hHI - 81
who was spokesman for I'll b lty
and his companions had been
on board the oyster boat in Bali
after leaving port they were su
all kinds of rough treatment.
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04

To make potatoes white when cooked
they should be allowed to lie pared in
cold water for about two hours.
Hash can be improved by Inoistening it
with nicely seasoned stock.
Arrowroot -four makes the best snow
cake.
A cupful of tomato, caulifower or green
peas combined with milk or stock will
give good soup.
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04


President Roosevelt whose energy is
unflagging will break away from WASH
ingtun cares Monday and go to Annapolis
where he will present the Naval Academy
diplomas and make the graduates an
address. No one can safely predict what
the President will say for there is little
of the conventional and hackneyed in
his speeches. He is perhaps the only
President who audiences have been much
interested to get nearer then mere seeing
distance. Since the time IN the theatre
in Washington when he commended by
name local livery stable keeper for. a
charitable act seats in the bald headed
row whenthe President performs are at
q premium.
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
Effect of the Decision

The opinion of ths Court was handed
down by Justice Holmes, and is based
chiefly on three points, will hereafter pro-
hibit the Beef Trust from doing these
things:
l. Operating as a combination to pre-
vent competition for the purchase of cat
tie. This will benefit farmers and ship
pers of cattle. Tn his argument before
the Court Attorney General Moody held
that a steer delivered at the stock yards
in Chicago is an original package under
the Interstate Commerce act. -.
2. Effecting a combination to control
the selling price Of meat products. This
will benefit consumers. ,.as
3. Combinations between the packers
and railroad by whichSdiseriminating
freight rates can be obtained. This will
benefit both the shippers and eonsum-
ers.
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
DELAWARE

Receivers of the DiaI
Company applyed to til
Saturday for permission
the concerns property
ure raw material on ha
While feeding a corn
Hull Farm, in Miles Ri
Marvel caught his right
Cling that member SO
fingers had to be ampu
A protest against the
Wilmington's City H
decided to erect a new
to the City Council
Danes. The present
tury old.
Work is expected ton
new Pennsylvania RAJ
Wilmington.
The Wilmington Boart
ask the Legislature to RI
gress to convert the Della
peake Canal into a ship
George F. Tibbitts, int
of the Young Mems Chri'
addressed a large meeting
Theatre Sunday about th
building for the Wilmint
The bad condition 6
streets has made the col
impossible for a week.
The Harlan & Hollings
will make a $500, 600 add
building plant at Wilmir|
Struck by a snowplow
vania Railroad in South
year-eld Earl Martin waI
Monday afternoon.
Five-year-old Tony 81
boy, was found nearly
Monday in a snow ban
Madison streets, WilminI
Officer Max Hammond.
The Young Mems ChriI
of Wilmi mington has select
bits, of Rutland. VT, br'
F. Tibbits,, Interstate Seer
ganization, as its secretary
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
boy Was
FATALLY
Bullet From Revolver dI
Companion Penetrates.
YOUNG ToBIN HAD pIsTd

Fourteen-year-old Vanrankin Wiz
New Castle Sunday evening was sho
almost instantly killed by compsl
while playing with revolver. The
let entered the centre of the forehead a
death had ensued before the arrival OF
physician.
The mother and sister are prostrat
with grief and are unconsolable. u
boy who did the shooting is also fran
with grief.
The shooting took place at the home,
young Wise shortly after s O'Clock. T
mother and sister OF the victim of the
cident were attending services at Naz
eth M. E. Church of that city, leay
young Wise home with three conn
ions.
Wise procured loaded revolverl
the bullets were extracted, but u
placed, and boy named ~
waving it about in pl
cidently dicharging the
With the report Wise
with cry of pain anl
showed that the bullet
the forehead. Scream
boys companions ra
which is on Washing
notified James B. I'd
happened and he in tt
Padberg, who is boa
Mrs. Wise.
There was pathe
Padberg went to the
the sad news to the
the boy. DIR. William F.
notified of the shooting il
but upon his arrival fhe
and it is evident that he
time.
Coroner Purks was mott
ing by Undertaken Cha
and gave the undertake =
take charge of the body.
Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04

Senators Hale and, Bacon who in a
spasm of jealously for the rights of the
Senate: temporarily forgot the constitu-
ton of the United State or thought the
President was about to set it aside in his
transaction with the little Republic of
Santo Domingo have had their timid ap-
prehensions aIlayed by a communication
from the State Department The new
relations between the Counties by which
the United States will assume the right to
administer the affairs of Santo Domingo
cannot be brought about without treaty
and in due course of events the Senate
must give its consent to the treaty. That
it will also give its advice no one ac-
quainted with that deliberate and verbase
body will doubt Senators Bacon and Hale
will yet be heard from.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-29
Naval Academy Year Ends.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 29.-The ar
rival of the board of visitors at the
United States naval academy today
marks the closing exercises Of the in
stitution. The members of the board
are:
Captain John Wilkes of North Car
olino, Colonel William R. Nelson OF
Missouri, Captain w. H. Jacques OF
New Hampshire, Honorable Chas Dick
of Ohio, Honorable James B. McCreay
of Kentucky, Honrable William Jones
of Virginia, Honorable James C. Courrs
and Professor c. Nj. Pinkerton or Iowa
ana Honorable Joseph G. Darlington OF
Pennsylvania.
The board will be present during the
entire week and will witness all of the
drills which the instruction in the
academy makes possible.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-29
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK TELLS
THE LAND OFFICE OFFICIALS
ABOUT 1T
Holds Congress Absolutely Repealed
Law When Act Was Passed on
March 3, 1905.

Secretary Hitchcock, in a circular is
ued to registers and receivers of local
lands offices, holds that congress meant
what it said when by the act Of March
3, 1905, it absolutely repealed the lieu
land law
With the exception of owners of GER
tain lands in the San Francisco and
Grand Canyon reserves, in Arizona,
and the Santa Barbara reserve, Cali
fornia, who are specifically provided
for by special act, the secretary holds
that all right to make lieu land selec-
tons expired March 8, last, and local
land officers are advised that they are
without authority to accept relinquish-
ments of lands within forest reserves
after that date, and allow the SELECTION
of other lands in exchange therefor.
The secretary says, however, that all
lieu selections made prior to and pend
ind for adjudication on March 8, 1905,
may be perfected and patented, and,
if in the adjudication of any selection
then pending, the same should be held
invalid for any reason not the fault of
the party making the same, another
selection for a like quantity of land
may be made in lieu thereof.
The repeating act makes no provi-
sion for cases where lands within for
est reserves may have been reconvey-
ed to the United States, but no selec-
lions may be made in lieu thereof
where sucn selections, if made, were
finally rejected and Cancelled prior to
March 3, 1905. There is now no law
authorizing selections in lieu of such
| relinquished tracts.
This last paragraph meant that, if
any person unaware that the lieu land
| law had been repealed have relinquish-
| ed forest reserve lands to the govern
| ment subsequent to March 8, they will
not only be denied the right to select
| lands in exchange for those relinquish-
! ed, but will, in the absence of specific
! legislation, be unable to recover their
original holdings which they have sur
rendered to the government. The de-
partment recognizes that the equities
of the case under these circumstances
would be unsettled, but there is no au-
thority of law for restoring sucn lands
to the person who relinquished them.
sion will legislate on this point, and
permit persons who relinquished since
| March 3 to recover.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-29

multitude OF New Features Never Before
R;TaSaack ACr0bafs, Gyxa1nasfs
f1i0-aiss Performers
no,,'. Seven Marvellous Belfords
EsteIia miller hdein0tte. LaNole & Melnotte
MIL ier Flying Victorelias Troupe
Georve = julien Daring Aerial Viewers
Frart n ssa Five Flying Banvards
Austin y. Milteri Famous Gardner Family
Loo Graceful ncD0nalG Trio
f1efbert lyons lyons Seven Kisnimona Japanese
VIM nniey Six Sugimoto Japanese
OuttOnl LadySW OrdSWomen EencefS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-29
FILLS EVERY CONDITION.
Is Strictly Zone of the Boys" But Still
Preacher.

PEORIA, Ill, May -3.-The Contra
Christian church of this city has de.
cided to issue a call to Rev. S. S. Lap
pin, of Atlanta, ILL.,, because he, among
hundreds Of applicants, was able best
to meet the following sworn require
p1ents for a pastor.
First-He must be young man.
Second-He must be a married man
Third-He must be an evangelist.
Fourth-He must be a lodge mem
Der.
Fffth-He must be mixer.
Seventh-He must be a crank,
Seventh-He must be the burden
barer of mis- flock
The following is the text of the let
ter written by Rev. S. S. Lappin, and
through which he secured his call.
Answers the Conditions
First still lack a little of being
35 years old. 1 can set my foot on a
wall ten inches higher than my head,
and can chin limb ten times hand
hunning.
"Second-I have been married IL
years and my wife and I are still liv-
ing together.
Third am an evangelist AMI
never turn persons away if they want
to join the church where am preach
ing.
"Fourts-I am a lodge man. I be-
long to four lodges, and would not OBJ
ject to joining some more. provided the
brethren will pay the initiation fees
and keep up the dues.
''Fiftn-You don't define the mean
ing if the word mixer clearly, but
guess I would fill the bill. If you
mean socially inclined, I'm your man
Whoever comes near my church al
service time must be fleet of foot if
don't make him shake hands before he
gets away.
SIXTH am a crank; not a fool
understand, but the kind of crancl
that moves things AS you suggest
things move where preach. If I car
not make them move, I generally gel
some Of the cranky brethren or sisters
80
On several occasions I have succeeded