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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-07-04
The Big
Baxter
Reunion
Baxter Springs,
August 26 to 81, '07

August 20 W 81, W
The Big Baxter Reunion out.
classes them all.
At the Big Baxter Reunion will
be found: Boating and bathing.
All kinds of high class amuse-
mentS.
Good hotels, first class restaur-
ants and cafes.
Bands and glee clubs.
Beautiful park attractions.
Absolute security for life and
property.
All kinds of stands, wholesale
retail houses.
Ferris wheels. merry-go-rounds.
shooting galleries. museum and zoo.
Shows of all kinds. all of which
are suitable for any lady or child to
see.
Plenty of room for horses.
Free tents, wood and straw to
old soldiers and their families.
The best of water. we'll lighted
grounds.
No dust. streets and drives well
sprinkled
Trains run rightintothe grounds.
In short reunion park and the
Big Baxter Reunion are the two
greatest things in the West.
Write to Chas. L. Smith.
License Agent. for privileges.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-07-04

vi TIC boSh Vi thS iooSi cS'oiN
adopting any brand for use in the
home.
When in place of the words
Cream of Tartar the words al
UNI" aluminium" or phosphate
of lime" appear among the in
gradients, they heed the warning
and avoid baking powders con-
tanning these substitutes.
Bargain at Pierce's in shoes.
Little Alma Goodner returned
Tuesday from a visit with rela-
tives in Vinita.
On Sunday, July Z, at 3 p. m,
at Mount Hope school house, one
and one-half miles southwest of
Baxter, M. L. McPhail, travelling
under the auspices of the Watch
Tower Bible and Tract Society,
will give a free discourse on
Gods Plans of the Ages" Pro-
fessor McPhail is Bible student
of note; also author of some of
the best hymns in our modern
hymnals. 1t will repay you for
your trouble to hear him.
w. ID. Pinnick returned Friday
from a visit with two of his chill
dren, his daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Parks, at Parsons, and his son,
Harry, at Wichita. While in
Wichita he went to the Masonic
Home and enjoyed a good visit
with w. r. Fox. Mr.. Fox is en-
joying good health, is looking
we'll, and sends best regards to
| all his friends. Mr.. Pinnick says
the wheat crop between here and
Wichita is in a bad condition;
that it won't make more than a
half-crop.
The Kansas railroad law,
which provides for two-cent
fare, providing you buy a 500
mile book, is causing a great
deal of agitation. One paper,
which came to our desk last week,
cited the case of a wealthy man
buying a book, thereby getting
the benefit of two-cent fare. 1t
then went on to tell about a poor
woman who went to Kansas City
to see a dying daughter. Be-
cause she did not have money
enough to buy a book, and per-
haps would not need it anyway,
she was compelled to pay fare at
the rate of three cents a mile.
The wealthy man, who could af-
ford to invest $40 in a book went
| to Kansas City on the same train,
but the woman was compelled to
pay a much greater fare for her
ride. The question naturally
arises: If the railroad company
could afford to carry the man for
| two cents mile why conld it not
aboard to carry the woman at
the same rate? There is going
to come a day of reckoning, and
the fellows who were in the sem
ate and house of representatives
and refused to vote for the
straight two-cent fare, are going
to have mighty tough shedding
for reelection. Even Arkansas
saw the hand writing on the wall,
and passed the two-cent law. So
did Missouri. But Kansas-well,
Kansas went wrong. Kansas
should not poke fun at Missouri
and Arkansas any longer. The
Legislators in Missouri and Ar
kansas were at least faithful to
the trust reposed in them. Now
we are not claiming that a two
cent fare is all right. We do not
know whether it is or not. But
liz it is, why should one man be
allowed to ride for two cents a
mile and some other fellow be
compelled to pay three ceuts2.
And if two-cents a mile is a good
thing for Missouri and Arkansas,
why wouldn't it be a good thing
g. Kou,,e7 Some kinds of ler-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-07-04

Bargain at Pierce's in shoes.
Little Alma Goodner returned
Tuesday from visit with rela-
tives in Vinita.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-07-04

The News printery has the
biggest and best assorted stock
of printers stationery in the
Southwest. You can get any
kind of printing you want here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-07-04

Married, at the residence of
and by Rev. A. L. Jones, on Sat-
urday, June 20, George M. Tram
mel and Stella A. Mccoy, both
of the mining district just south
of this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-07-04

DR.. H. r. Haas of Joplin will
be at DIR. Boswell's Office June Is,
1907, and the third Tuesday of
each month following, DIR. Haas
limits his practice to diseases of
the eye, ear, nose and throat.
Home, Office, SOC Main street,
Joplin, Mo.
We want it distinctly under
stood right now that no charge
is made for camp ground during
the big reunion. If you want to
take your tent and GO out there
and have a big time during the
reunion. there is no charge for
ground space. We make this
statement for the reason that
some people think a charge is
made for this privilege.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

/ der her body The experiment being
repeated several times taught the
men how to act. and proved to my sat
istaction that when properly placed on
the tide the torpedoes would invaria,
bly, go under the bottom Of the vessel. n
As far as the experts are concerned
who Witnessed the preliminary stages
Of this experiment. the whole pro.
ceeding was merely the humOring of
n crackbralned inventor. Among
those 10 whom Mr. Fulton explained
his torpedo idea and what he intended
TO do with the Durothea was Earl st.
Vincent. The nobleman. after hearing
everything the American genius had
to say, reflected deeply for several
minutes.
Pitt is certainly the greatest fool
that ever existed" he remarked at
length, TO encourage mode of war
which those who command the seas
do not want and which. II successful,
would deprive them OF It."
This inventor continued to the final
stage of his experiment and filled one
of the torpedoes with 1870 pounds of
powder and set its clockwork to IS
minutes. The experiment began on
October 10. 1905, at Ave O'Clock in the
afternoon.
My dear fellow" said Capt. King
ston. one of the experts, Just as the
Dared torpedo boat was put under way.
II that thing were placed under my
cabin | should feel no concern for the
consequences
Urgent business" writes Mr.. Full.
ton. had called Mr.. Pitt and Lord
Melville to London. Admiral HoIlo.
way, Sir Sidney Smith, Capt. owen,
Capt. Kingston, Col Congrcve and the
major part of the officers of the fleet
under the command of Lord Keath,
were present
AnnihiIated Ship.
AT 40 minutes past four the boats
rode toward the brig and the torpedoes
were thown into the water, the tide
carrying them. as before described.
under the bottom OF the brig, where,
at the expiration of rs minutes, tho
explosion appeared TO raise her bodily
about six feet She separated in the
middle, and the two ends went down
In 20 seconds nothing was to be
seen Of her, except floating fragments:
the pumps and foremost were blown
out of her, the fore.topsall yard was
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

devising some means of destroying
! them and thus promoting peace
Il will also show" he continues.
the increasing resources which. IL
/ science does not check It, will enable
England hereafter to support a marine
of l.500 armorcd ships with as much
ease she now does the 100"
In consequence OF the invention Of
gunpowdCr, Mr. Fulton declared that
ships of war had increased to their
enormous size. He concludes by say.
ing that not until science shall point
out the way to destroy ships of war
VIII 1t give to the seas the liberty
which shall obtain perpetual peace be.
tween nations separated by the ocean
Use Of Torpedoes Defended.
In numerous discussions" con.
cludes Mr.. Fulton which have had
on this subject and its consequences.
instead of giving liberty to the seas,
its tendency would be to encourage
piracy and buccaneering, by enabling
few men in a boat to intimdatc and
plumber merchant vessels thereby
producing greater evil than the exist.
ing military marines.
This idea is similar TO the one
which might have arisen on the inven.
ton OF muskets, which. giving to an
individual the power OF certain death
at distance of so or 100 yards, rob.
bers might infest the highways, and
from ambush shoot the traveller, and
take his money. Yet there is not so
much robbery now as before the in.
vcntion OF guupowder. Society is
more civilized. All civilized society
VIII In its own interest combine
against the robber, who has no chance
of escape.
but men without rejecting, or from
attachment to established and familiar
tyranny, cxclaim that it is barbarous
to blow up n ship with all her crew
This | admit, and lament that II
should be necessary; but all wars are
barbarous, and particularly wars OF of.
Tense. 1t is barbarous for a ship of
war to fire into a merchant vessel.
kill part OF her people, take her and
the property and reduce the proprie-
tor from aflluence to penury.
1T was barbarous to lombard Co
penhagen, set fire to the city and
destroy innocent women and children.
1t would be barbarous for ships OF
war TO enter the harbor of New York,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

naval experts Of that day believed that
powder could explode under water.
The idea that the shock Of such an ex.
plosion under the bottom of vessel
would have any effect upon 1t was
looked upon as wild and chimerical
Predicted Nations Growth.
SinGularly enough. Mr.. Fulton not
only foresaw the extension OF subma.
r.nc warfare and the growth of the
United States as a naval power, but he
predicted with remarkable accuracy
the growth Of population. His figures
could not Of course take into account
the development of railways, the exist.
"ncc Of which he could not foretell
nor Of the acquisition of thousands
Of square miles of additional terri.
tory
The United States" he writes. is
doubling her population in % years,
or with probable correctness. say 30
years"
His table of estimates is as follows:
1880, lO,i29.GO 1860, 2O.S5O.2O4; 1880,
io7lS.iOS; 1920, Sl,436.Sl6.
II happens, owing to exceptional
growth, that the population is now as
much ms 1t should be II years from
now
H." quotes from Arnauld to show
that In 1890 England was the great
naval power and that France and
Spain were holding their own. He
quotes the increasing cost of nrma.
ments In Europe as an argument for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

thrown up to the cross trees, the focr
chain plates with their boats we're
torn from her sides, the mizzen chain
plates and shrouds. being stronger
than those of the foremost, or the
shelf being more forward than aft.
the mizzen mast was broken off in
two places; these discoveries were
made by means Of the pieces which
were found afoat"
This is the history Of the first really
successful torpedo experiment. De-
spite the researches which had been
made In earlier centuries, few Of the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
counellmen TO Raise SUNDAY Lid

81, Joseph.-MayOr Spratt said that
he would veto any ordinance passed
by the city council permitting the re.
moyal OF the Sunday lid. Despite the
MAYORS attitude Councilman Clark
Will force the issue. Six councllmen
VIII vote for his proposed ordinance
to remove the lid Sunday afternoon.
which viii mean that the ordinance
VIII be passed over the mayors head.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
NEWSOF MISSOURI
Travellers Flahtlna Tlpe,

Kansas City.-The American Fedora.
ton OF Travellers met here in first an.
nual convention. The delivery OF the
address OF President y. w. Richmond
took up the time Of the first DAY. The
federation is designed to protect trav.
elers from extortion and exactions OF
all kinds. I'VE are not asking any
reduction in the ordinary charges. !"
said President Richmond, but we do
protest against the increased charges
and especially the tips we are com.
PEELED to pay, which the house does
not allow"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Postmaster a Suicide.

SprIngfcld.-After riding from
Ozark to this city on the pilot OF an en-.
CINE, |. 7. Stranahan, postmaster at
Classify Mo, committed suicide by
taking a dose of strychnine. Friends
at Ozark noticed the man was de-
spondent and attempted to prevent
him from coming to Springfield, but
he eluded them.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Lld.Llftinq Clubs Closed

st Joscph-All the liquor.sellIng
clubs are closed. Chief Of Police Frans
issued sweeping order to the patrol.
men and detectives at the command
OF W. X. James, president of the DO.
lice board. who received instructions
from Gov Folk. 1t Is estimated there
are at least $50 clubs in St Joseph.
formed for tho sole purpose of selling
lntoXcants every day in the week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

Mr.. Fulton, "a strong built Danish
brig. the Dorothea. burthen 200 tons.
was anchored In Walmcr road, near
Deal, and within a mile % Walmer
castle, the then residence of Mr.. Pitt.
Two boats, each with eight men,
commanded by Lieut. Robinson, were
put under my direction. prepared
two empty torpedocs in such a man.
ncr that each was only from two to
three pounds specifically heavier than
salt water and so suspended them that
they hung - feet under water.
They were then tied one TO each
end of a small rope so feet long. Thus
arranged and the brig drawing II
feet of water, the 18th day of October
was spcnt in practice Each boat hay-
ing n torpedo in the stern, they
started from the shore about mile
above the brig and rowcd down to.
ward her: the uniting line Of the tor.
pedoes being stretched to it's full
extent, the two boats were distant
from each other about 20 feet thus
they approached in such manner
that one boat kept the larboard. the
other The starboard side Of the brig in
view.
Directing the Torpedoes.
So long as the connecting line Of
the torpedo passed the buoy of the
brig they were thrown into the water
and carried on by the tide until the
connecting lin" showed the briggs
cable; the tide then drove them un.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

Marshall-Reports received tell
OF much damage throughout the coun.
ty from wind and lighting, The s1i..
900 school building at Sweet Springs
was destroyed by lightning, wheat was
blown down and much live stock was
Killed. Two houses in Marshall were
struck by lightning.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Folk surrenders Two Prisoners.

Jefferson City.-Gov. Folk honored
the requisltion of the governor OF Col.
orado for the return TO that state of
George Voorten and Edward Freeman.
in custody in Hermann. The men are
wanted to answer to the charge OF
robbery.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Factory for MONTGOMERY.

Montgomery City.--President Wor.
ley OF the Montgomery Commercial
Club has been notified that the Brown
Shoe Company has voted to place its
new shoe factory in this city II tho
city makes the bonus $4,000, part
of which has been subscribed. A com.
mittee visited this city and investl.
gated the labor question.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
State Printing Contracts Let.

Jefferson City.-Secretary Of State
lot the contract for furnishing station
cry to Woodward G Herman Of St
Louis. The contract for furnishing pa.
per to the state was let to the Graham
Paper Co. OF st. Louis. The Hugh
Stephens Printing Co OF Jefferson
City got the state bindery contract
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Suitor Shoots Man. Kills SELF

kennctt.-At tho home OF Robert
Pets, seven miles south OF here. WIN
Ford, a farm hand, tried to kin Harrl.
son Ball, farmer, shooting him
twice, and half hour later commit.
ted suicide. The trouble was over
Mrs. Prince, widowed sister of Balls,
TO whom Ford had been attentive. and
she and her brother discouraged his
suit
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice Of Starch n matter of great i'm.
portancc. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals. is the
only one which Is safe to use on fine
fabrics. It's great strength as q stffener
makes half the usual quantity of Starch
necessary. with the result of perfect
finish, equal to that when the goods
were new.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Bismarck Feels Quakea.

Misunderstanding to the views
OF several residents, there were two
welldetlned earthquake shocks here.
Each continued but a few seconds,
during which frame buildings and
their contents swayed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Textbooks ScIectnd

st. James-The Phelps county board
OF education, which has been in ses.
sion in this city, selected textbooks
for the public and high schools OF
the county. Eleven publishers we're
represented.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Parental Advice.

Father. am thinking OF getting
married."
"All right. my son, but remember
that love Is not everything. Take
care to select a wife who will support
you in the style to which you have al.
ways been accustomed, or you run the
risk Of being very unhappy and may.
be OF having to go to work yourself"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

The Missus tcrossiy)--o. do wish
could be alone for while, now and
then,
The Mister (brutally)-Why don't
you play the piano when you feel that
way?-Cleyeland Leader.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Head of Hospital Board Reslon,

st. Joseph-The embankment ut the
east approach of the St. Joseph &
Grand Island bridge Is partly washed
away, and the bridge Is believed to
be in grave danger. The river Is rising
rapidly and Is above the danger line.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Chester of for St. Louis,

Kansas City-When the steamer
Chester left for st. Louis she carried
the full number of passengers allowed
he. by law, 1Ss; of that number 142
were excursionists to Lexington and
30 10 ST. Louis and points between.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Man browns While Seininu.

Auxvasse-James a. Python, aged
80, was drowned in Auxvasse creek
while seining. Until recently he was
a merchant and postmaster at Gala
way,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
FULTON'S DREAM
OF NAVAL WAR
is REALIZED
HIS PLEA FOR TORPEDO
BOATS WAS MADE MORE
THAN CENTURY AGO.
ANTIDOTE TO SEA POWER
PLAN OF ATTACK IN ElGHT.OARED
GALLEYs DIFFERS LITTLE
FROM MODERN TACTICS.

Before the Age Of Steam, the Great
Inventor Asked the President and
National Legislature to Organize
Defense with Great FIotiIa OF Tor.
pedo Boats-Asserted That Such
Engines Would Mean Liberty Of
the Scas"-Demonstartion Of Their
Power
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

fire on the city, destroy property and
murder many Of the peaceable inhab-
itants, yet We have great reason to
expect such a scene of barbarism and
distress unless means are taken to
prevent 1t. Therefore, IL torpedoes
should prevent such acts OF violence.
the invention must be humane"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Garden Spot of the World
This Fifty Describes That Portion of Texas Lying
Between San Antonio and the Gulf.
You Can Buy Truck and Fruit Farm Of from 10 Acres GAO Acres
Two Choice Town Lots for S2l0. Terms $40 Month
Without Interest. Read the Following


Hutchinson, Kansas, March II,
DR. c. r. Simmons Tex
Dear SirI in an in
+
TEXAS February N all 9th
the Brown ranch then rode all day the 10th the
full days Of hard riding on horseback this ranch
| Franks Pesanton bee
for and the land told to
the land the he directed o
sat position
three wells and Of mill of
the fourth tasted the wells
wa i
first from the well am satisfied this well furnishing enough
found the soil to be heavy black and all the
shades black red to
believe good land when Isee
carefully printed folders
Nev Home with
will they are all there just natural 8 life.
o SEE o the ranch, wenoughto
that Is all right
Christi to Brownsville but like the
saw in
have invested this Simmons proposition and making
there this fall t to my fiendan Of
their friends II
O
truly,
... B. MATHEs.
Antonio For literature full particulars
DR.. CHAS. +. SIMMONS.
2i5 Alamo Plaza, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Death from Heat at Aurora. Mo.

Aurora-Charles Drace. aged about
so years, formerly prominent mers
chant and citizen of this city, dropped
dead from heat prostration.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

Since the foundation of the govern
ment in 1883. three states have fur.
nished 20 OF the As attorneys general.
Pennsylvania supplying eight, Massn,
chusetts seven and Maryland FIVE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

Thrift and stingIness are as similar
as they are different.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

Nest men are hopclessly bad or else
they are awfully lied about.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

II is scarcity Of their remarks that
makes some women remarkable.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12

For children tccthing, sofons tho gums reduces n
Examination, allays pain cures wind collie sc bo,t,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Full Particulars Wanted,

When the nurse brought the cheer.
ing news to Toperton recently that he
had just become the father Of triplets,
he betrayed no particular satisfaction.
Boys" he growlIngly queried.
only one boy, sir"
We'll" said Toperton, go on; don't
keep me in suspense. One boy-what
are the others ?"-Sketchy Bits.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
Laundry work al home would b

Laundry work al home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces.
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness OF the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear.
ing quality OF the goods. This trou.
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much Eore thinly because of its great.
er strength than other makes.