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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23
City Planning In America.

We are prone to speak Of city plan
ming az II II were something new. and
In q way something particularly
American. II Is true Il has reached q
wider vogue In a shorter time In this
country than In any other. but as far
back as 1866 Sir Christopher Wren
prepared q plan for the city OF Lon
don after the great fire. II was never
carried out, although some Of his rec
concentrations are now being executed
under the progressive policy Of the
modern county council. In our own
country, L'Enfant, over century ago.
prepared plan not only for our capt.
tai city. but also for Buffalo. both OF
which have been adhered to In the
main points. Detroit followed LEN.
fant's ideas, although he did not pre-
pare the plans. These cities represent
deliberate, comprehensive planning
from the beginning. Like Dalny in far
away Siberia, they were developed
along previously determined lines: but
such instances are possible only in
new countries. and are exceptional
even there. The Chicago. Cleveland,
New York and San Francisco plans
represent an entirely different phase
of deliberate and comprehensive plan
ming. They are more like the king
made cities Of st. Petersburg and
Madrid. or the more recent emperor
made Paris. They grew up along lines
Of least resistance, writes Clinton r.
Woodruff in the Atlantic, and in obedi.
ence to immediate needs with practi.
cally little thought Of the future and
none Of the aesthetic side. Then came
a period Of awakening to civic con-
seriousness and pride, leading to dis
satisfaction with existing conditions.
and then an earnest desire for i'm
provement.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

A project which may have impor'
tant results is to be undertaken In
Boston, says the Herald Of that city.
The high school Of commerce Of that
city is about to send a party Of stu
dents to Brazil to study commercial
relations and trade conditions in the
southern country. The Brazilian gov
eminent, with fine courtesy, has made
arrangements by which these pupils
may have free transportation over Ger.
tain steamers and Brazilian railways
and reduced rate over other roads.
In effect, this In offering the visitors
every facility for getting about with
ease and at moderate cost and for
readily acquiring the knowledge OF
which the students are in search.
Moreover, the facts indicate the Brazil
ians' readiness to meet our people In
trade and to do everything possible to
encourage the development Of com
merce between the sections.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23
A Cold Lunch.

n Cold Lunch.
The pupils Of q distinguished pro
fessor of zoology, q man well known
for his eccentricities, noted one day
two tidy parcels lying on their In
structor's desk as they passed out at
the noon hour. On their return to
the laboratory for the afternoon leo
ture they saw but one. This the pro
lessor took carefully up in his hand
% he opened his lecture.
"In the study Of vertebrate we have
taken the frog as type. Let US now
examine the gastrocnemius muscle OF
this dessected specimen"
So saying the professor united the
string Of his nea.. parcel and disclosed
to view ham sandwich and a boiled
egg.
"But I have eaten my lunch" said
the learned man bewilderedly.-Lip
pincott's.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

While riding on an electric car In
the very heart Of the city one day at
noon / saw a Cooper hawk descend
into a flock Of English sparrows feed
ing in the street. The car was NOV
Ing SO rapidly that 1t was impossible
to tell whether the hawk secured the
dinner that he deserved for his bold
ness.
The accipters rarely miss their In
tended victim. have seen other
species try and try again only to be
disappointed of their prey. From my
amplified field notes l have this de-
scription of the chase Of q pigeon
hawk (Falco Columbarius) after .
white-throated sparrow.
"A pigeon hawk in pursuit OF q
white-throat passed over the road just
in front Of the horse we were driving.
We stopped the horse instantly. The
sparrow was leading its pursuer about
a yard. Neither bird uttered q sound.
II was the silence of death. and verify
the vhite-throat seemed to be passing
through the valley Of the shadow.
'In full flight they swept on Tor
about 80 yards. Then the sparrow
doubled like hare. It passed down
under the hawk as though 1t had
turned a somersault and actually
seemed to fly for moment breast up
ward. The pursuer used his wings
and tail as brakes and doubled with
the white-throat, but It lost about two
yards distance. It gained rapidly,
however, and by the time the middle
of the road was reached on the return
Journey the sparrow was leading by
q narrow margin.
"In some manner the little fellow
managed to elude the hawks talons
extended ready to strike. and to get
into the bush-grown field on the right
of the road. There It doubled again.
but the hawk, prepared for the maneu-
YER. lost little distance in bringing up
sharply and making the turn to follow
in the white-throat's wake. Hunter
and hunted reached the field at the
left once more, and there, a. II by an
inspiration, the sparrow shot head
downward Into . tangled thickst q
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23
WIFE WON
Husband Finally Convinced.

Some men are wise enough to try
new foods and beverages and then gen.
erous enough to give others the bene
At Of their experience.
A very conservative" Ills. man.
however, let his good wife find out Tor
herself what q blessing Postum ID to
those who are distressed In many
ways, by drinking coffee. The wife
writes:
mo slave In chains, 1t seemed to
me, was more helpless than i. conee
captive. Yet there were innumerable
Misunderstanding from a troubled
sleep with q feeling Of suffocation, at
times dizzy and out Of breath, at
tacks Of palpitation Of the heart that
frightened me.
Common sense, reason, and my
better judgment told me that coffee
drinking was the trouble. At last my
nervous system was so disarranged
that my physician ordered no more
coffee
HE knew he was right and he knew
] knew 1t, too. I capitulated. Prior
to this our family had tried Postum,
but disliked It, because. as we learned
later. It was not made right.
Determined this time to give Post
um a fair trial, / prepared 1t accord
ing to directions on the pkg.-that 10,
boiled It Is minutes after boiling com
menced, obtaining dark brown liquid
with q rich snappy flavor similar to
coffee. When cream and sugar were
added, It was not only good but do
liclous.
Noting its beneficial effects in me
the rest of the family adopted it-aD
except my husband. who'would not aa
NIT that coffee hurt him. Several
weeks elapsed during which drank
Postum two or three times Q day.
when, to my surprise, my husband
said: 7 have decided to drink Postum
Your improvement is 20 apparent-you
have such fine color-that l propose
to Give credit where credit Is due Anf
now we are coffee-slaves no longer.
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
ville," IN pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf a neN
one appears from time 10 time. Thes
are genuine, true, and full OF huHaas
Interest
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

occurring In America only six are In
furious. and yet in the popular mind
every hawk that shows on the horizon
ls a hen hawk" and deserving OF
death. or the half-dozen injurious spe-
cies only three are common. They are
the goshawk (acclpiter atricapillus).
the Cooper hawk (accipiter cooperii)
and the sharp Skinned hawk (accipi-
ter velox).
These birds are the bold buccaneers
of the field. Their flight is Of an ar.
rows swiftness. They will turn and
double, stop short. thread the inter
lacing branches Of trees, and seize the
quarry, which they have started. with
unerring precision.
The sharp-shinned and the Cooper
hawk will harry a poultry yard and
kill half the chickens within the In.
closure, and do It unseen. In the
meantime some red.tailed or red
shouldered hawk will come into sight
on roaring wing on the outlook for
crop-eating rodents. and down comes
the shotgun. There is q report, fol-
lowed by a chuckle, as the farmer
holds up a stricken hawk and declares
his lost fowls avenged.
Somewhere at the woods edge sits
the real marauder. finishing bis latest
meal OF spring chicken and planning
new forays. The next day and the
next more poultry is stolen. while the
owner wonders.
It took q long time and much pa
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23
I7A WKS ARE AID TO FARMER

weeds and briars. There II was safe
and the hawk knew H."
During this chase the hawk paid no
attention to the human observers TO
moved only q few feet from the path
Of It's pursuit. Had II been q Cooper
hawk that had taken up the chase the
white-throat never again would have
sung its sweet spring song.
or the hawks which commonly SUI
fer ut mans hands for the sins Of the
shouldered. the red.tailed and the
broad winged hawks. They are con.
splcuous objects M they sail about
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23
N, Death Due to Freak Hat.

His Death Due to Freak Hat.
A Merry Widow hat has caused the
tragic death OF an innocent man In
Paris. He was sitting opposite the hat.
which was worn by lady going to the
Bots de Boulogne. AS he gazed at the
amazing construction It annoyed him
more and more, and as he gazed ne
grew red in the face. Finally, he could
stand It no longer and ventured to 70
mark to the lady on the size OF her
head covering. The lady resented the
criticism, and at her retort the man
fell in q At and a few minutes later
was dead. Apoplexy had carried him
where 1t is to be hoped Merry Widows
cease from troubling.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

Hetty Green has moved into rooms
that cost her SIS q day. For q time
doubtless she pondered over II, won
dering II SIS wasn't all the money
there was in the world; but on looking
at her bank account she came to the
conclusion that It wasn't Hetty must
be doing this a. means Of self-pun-
ishment for something she has done.
since II must give her q pain every
moment she stays In her expensive
quarters.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

destruction wrought among song.
Kame and domestic birds by q single
pair Of either species Of "accipiter
with young to feed may be estimated
with this one instance Of nesting
feeding as Q basis.
A young Cooper hawk was taken
from q nest by H. Justin Roddy. II
ate its own weight In food every day.
When just able TO fy II escaped from
its cage and before It had gone 200
yards It struck down and killed q do
nestle pigeon In full fight.
The bird student even though his
iife is devoted to the protection OF the
songsters does not fail to have . sort
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

disordersd and my head ached to dis
traction. ! was In bad condition. but
medicines failed to help. ! lost ground
daily until began with Doan's Kidney
Pills. They helped me at once and
soon made me strong and we'll"
Sold by all dealers. so cents q box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. 7.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

seemed q helpless IN
valid. but now ! en-
Joy the best OF health.
Kidney disease
brought me down ter
ribly. Rhe u m attic
aches and pains made
every move painful.
The secretions were
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

hand Is raised con
stantly against the hawk.
The hawks approach to a
farmyard is the signal for
the taking down OF the
shotgun. Man Is slow to
learn. and nine times out
OF ten the hawk-killing
husbandman Stays one OF
his best friends.
Out OF the 70 species
and sub-species OF hawks
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

tient research on the part OF Uncle
Sans officials Of the biological survey
to separate the hawks into the classes
of injurious and noninjurious species.
The birds were killed by the hundreds
and the contents Of their stomachs
were examined. Nine nesting Cooper
hawks were found to have been fed
within a few hours nuthatch.
flicker, a brown thrasher-all BIRDS
beneficial to mana ,rufiied grouse
and a young chicken. Digestion with
the birds is a rapid process. and the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23
VERY GOOD REASON.

Father-I told you not to 60 with
that boy.
Bobby had to. father, cause hs
had hold OF my hair!
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23
KILL CROP EATING RODENTS AND
PRAIRIE poos-FEw ARE
CHICKEN sTEALERs.
THE INJURIOUS SPECIES

Foray Hen Roosts Secretly While
Those In Plain View Are inof-
fensIve to the Interests OF
the Agrlouiturlst.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

"A good many people who fall in
love don't drop from . very dizzy
height"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23
HEALTH BRINGS HAPPINESS.
invalid Once, a Happy Woman Now.

Mrs. @. r. Shelton. Pleasant Street.
Covington. Tenn, says: "0nce !
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

associate Member American ornithol
ogists' Union.)
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-23

Copyright. by Joseph b. Bowicsl
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11
GEORGIA ELECTION
 AN EYE-0PENER
Big Change Has Taken Place in Prohibition Attitude
 of the People.

Little Rock, June II. -Consid- erable change has taken place in the prohibition attitude of people in all sections of the state. from sentiments voiced by many legis- lators and citizens from the var ious sections who visit the city. They are beginning to look up and take notice since the ection in Georgia, where statewide pro- hibition has just been tried and found failure. There is a strong feeling now that the legislature will decide to let we'll enough alone, but should they leave the matter to the people, the present laws will be allowed to remain as they are.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11
TO POLL BIG
 VOTE IN ELECTION
Democratic Central Commit tee, of Pulaski, Will
 Begin Crusade.

Little Rock, June II. So much is dependent upon the polling of a large vote for the gubernato- rial nominee in the general elec- tion that the Democratic Central Committee of Pulaski County will soon begin a crusade which is expected to result in the poll ing of as large a vote in the gen. eral election as was polled in the primaries. The basis of repre- sentation in the state convention is fixed by the number of votes cast in the general election. The same is true in the number of justices of the peace to which the county is entitled. In former years so little attention has been given to the general election that Pulaski, the county with the lar gest population and the most voters, is not now the county with the largest representation in the state convention. To remedy this defect this fall, the the County Central Committee proposes to import the best speak CTS from the other counties, work the young Democratic organiza- tions overtime, and have rallies frequently. so as to arouse the voters and impress upon them the necessity of getting out on election day.
 Other counties in the State will probably resort to the same tao tics, and the representation in the next state convention is ex- pected to be over 700. The re- presentation in the last conven- tion was 595.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11
INVESTIGATING DEATH
 OF CONVICT LEACH.
Relatives of the Convict Placed the matter Before
 MT. RhOton.

Little Rock, June Il. Some reports are expected from the grand jury this evening and since it became known the in- quisitorial body was looking into the causes of death of Robert Leach, 8 Dermott convict who died at the rock crusher last sum- mer. the general interest is in what action the body will take. Leach died at the crusher under suspicious circumstances, and one of the convicts there sent 8 letter out by slipping it through the lines, in which he claimed Leach had been whipped to death by the guards. Superintendent Pitcock has exerted every re- source in his power to assist the grand jury. going before the body himself and having the convicts there also. Dr. Russell, who treated the dead convict. also went before the grand jury
 with his books, and the clerks of the penitentiary also testified. Relatives of Leach placed the matter before Prosecuting At
 torney Rhoton. who is seeing
 that the investigation is full along all lines.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11
TREASURY FUND DECREASING.

Little Rock, June 11.-Down. down, down-still the amount of currency in the general fund travels toward bed rock. When the office of the state treasurer was opened this morning the daily balance on the books show ed the cash in the general fund to amount to but $9, 689. This is several thousand dollars less than it was at the beginning of the week, and will not last the state ten days, at the rate vouchers are being drawn.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11
MAKE CHANGES
 IN MANY PLACES
Mayor Duley Expects to ln- augurate Many Reforms
 in Little Rock.

Little Rock, June 11.---W. R. Puley, who will be elected mayor I Little Rock at a special cleo |on to be held next Wednesday hd fill out the unexpired term I Warren k. Lemon, resigned, (lll have many changes to make
 many places, and expects to paugurate many reforms, but |lll give nothing out until he de- |vers his inaugural address to fe council on the Monday night blowing. There will be a num- |er Of changes in the police de- etment, but he will not state
 here the axe will fall.
 There IS one thing in which
 ayor Duley has been very ac- recently and that is in the opposed bond issues by cities.
 z has spent the most of his
 me Tn the past two weeks going Yer the state and addressing Pnventlons on the importance of Pe proposed legislation. He has |ked all these people to go back Pme and work for the law, say
 g It means more for the devel-
 plhent of the state than any.
 lhg else now pending before
 e people.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11
OF WILD
 TURKEY EGGS
Is the Latest Request to Reach the Little Rock
 POstOffice.

Little Rock, June 11.-Many things are asked of the postal department, but when it comes to securing a setting of wild tur- key eggs, Postmaster w. s. Holt balks. This is the latest request which has reached the postal de- partment. R. s. Ellis, of Ann Arbor, Michigan. has written to Postmaster Holt asking him to procure for him g setting of wild turkey eggs. doubtless laboring under the general impression that Arkansas is the wilderness where all things wild are to be had in abundance. The letter was referred to the Martin Arms Co.,, but this concern being short on this particular branch of game fruit, sent it back to the Post master with thanks. Ellis said in his letter that he was willing to pay we'll for the turkey eggs,
 but unless . nest is found by someone who has heard of the request, he will probably 90 with out Arkansas wild turkey eggs.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11
JOINT MEETING

There will be . joint meeting of the w. c. T. U. and the Wom- ans Missionary Societies of the various churches on Friday af- ternoon at 3 o'clock at the resi- dence of Mrs. John M. Pittman.
 Program as follows:
 Song
 Scripture Reading
 Song
 The w. C. T. U. as 2 World Force, Rev. T. D. Scott.
 Solo. Miss Lauralee Powell.
 The Cooperation of the w. C.. T. U. with the Woman's Mission ary Societies. Mrs. M. w. Gree son.
 Trio. Mesdames City. Neal Wilson and Ellsworth.
 The Work of the w. c. T. U. for Peace and International Ar bitration, Mrs. w. V. Tompkins.
 Song.
 The Work of the w. c. T U. Among the Schools and Medical Science, Mrs. w. w. Rice.
 Talk, w. c. T. U. Missionaries, Mrs. John M. Pittman.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11

Hamilton & Capelle will give away one 16x2O frame, with pie ture untitled ''The Sacred Heart of Jesus," and one frame 8x36 with picture untitled "A Shower of Roses. These pictures will be given away to the one holding the lucky No. coupon on Satur- day, June 2, 1908.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11

Have your harness and sad dies repaired by a man of exper-. fence. Buggies painted, and all other repair work. Mention your trouble. Phone 219. John Lancaster.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11

Co. "M,"2 Reg, will hold an election of non-commissioned of- ficers on Friday night, June IF. Drill Tuesday and Friday nights.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11
CHEAPER TO MOVE
 RIVER OR BRIDGE
of Channel of Ark ansas Makes the Above
 Pertinent.

Little Rock, June 1O.-Wheth- CT it is-cheaper to move the riv- CT, the draw span of the bridge spanning the stream, and who should pay for the work, is a question to be decided by the Secretary of War, concerning the Iron Mountain railroad bridge across the Arkansas river at Fort Smith. This question was up before Capt. Corners, in charge of the government en- gineers in this district yesterday afternoon, and the evidence submitted has been forwarded to the Secretary of War. who will pass upon the merits of the case.
 At Fort Smith the dikes con- structed there to hold the main channel of the river so as to per- init the wharf at the foot of Gar rison Avenue to be used as a landing place, has given away, allowing the channel of the riv- CT to change to the other side, leaving the Fort Smith wharf high and dry, with high sand bars all around.
 Citizens of Muskogee, who are constructing a steam boat at Jeffersonville, Ind, for the pur- pose of re-opening the old river trade there, reported the con- dition of affairs to the Secretary of War, and he ordered the in- vestigation. The low water channel now is far from the draw span, which is dry and high. The stage of water must be IA feet before boats can reach it, which is a condition of the river very few weeks of the year. Boats cannot pass the bridge un- less the draw span can be reach ed.
 Lovick P. lilies. representing the Iron Mountain railroad, ac' companied by Capt. B. c. Blake ly, one of the oldest steamboat men in Arkansas, and who has been on the river for 30 years, were before Capt. Connors yes 'terday afternoon. Capt. Blake ly informed Capt. Connors that a little work on the broken dike, and a cut to start the channel back through the large bar which had formed near the draw span of the bridge, would put the channel back where it was when the bridge was built.
 The Secretary of War will de- eide on who shall pay for i'm. proving the river at Fort Smith, the government or the railroad. The government takes the stand that the railroad constructed the bridge under an act of Congress, and is bound to remove it if any time it becomes an obstacle in the way of navigation. The railroad company claims the bridge is the same as it was when first erected. but the govern. ment work, which was done al that time, has deteriorated, al. lowing the channel to change, and hence the government should put the water back where it useG to be.
 Capt. Blakely informed Capt. Connors that the old river trade can never be restored for the towns on the rivers now as they used to be when the streams were depended on for freight. Capt. Blakely says the Arkansas is navigable for 30 miles above Little Rock, above which the navigator takes a boat at his
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11

With each 25c frame we will give one coupon containing a number. The one holding the lucky number will received pic- ture premiums. HAMPTON & CA PELLE.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11

Ten political speeches of William J. Bryan on Edison photograph records will arrive this week. For sale at my store. A. HONSON.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-11

Get a coupon from Hamilton &. .Capelle.