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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
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| rockingham. she found that, with the
help Of the rowing machine. she had
lost nearly two pounds, mostly OF the
end OF her elbow.
The next day Mrs. Cooper, who
weighs about 246. told Aunt Martha
that she wasn't using the best kind
Of physical torture, SO Uncle Peter
was once more chased OF to the store,
where he bought one Of those rubber
contrivances you fasten on the wall
and then try TO pull II OF again with
the handles.
Bright and carly the next morning
Aunt Martha grabbed the handles,
and was getting away from her obes'
ity ut the rate OF an ounce an hour,
when suddenly one Of the rubber
strings broke and something kicked
Aunt Martha just where good singer
gets her coloratura.
When Aunt Martha fell wounded on
the field Of battle every picture on
the walls fell with her. and there
was such crash that the cook thought
the end OF the world was coming. 80
she ran screaming in the direction OF
Paterson, N. ].
They had to pour about q bucket
Of water over Aunt Msrtha's map be-
fore she came to, and then she found
that all she had lost by this new proc
ess was her breath and a couple OF
side combs.
Mrs. Gaddings dropped in that day
and told Aunt Martha that the only
way to reduce the flesh is to take a
long walk; SO Auntie picked out a
long walk and took 1t.
After she was gone about six hours.
and II was getting dark. she called
Uncle Peter up on the long distance
telephone and broke the news to him
that she had walked Is miles, and that
she had been so extravagant she had
used up all the walk that was In her,
and that she would have to stay there
in a foreign land alone, among utter
strangers, unless he sent a cab for
her.
When Aunt Martha got home that
night she found that all the flesh she
had lost was her pocketbook with ten
dollars in 1t, and Uncle Peter lost
about ten dollars for cab hire, making
a total of four pounds. English money.
A day or two later Mrs. Carruth-
ers told Aunt Martha that the only
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

went after the electric bath Uncle
Peter turned the current on himself
TO make sure. and when Auntie
stepped In II she accidentally put her
foot on an ohm or something. which
tickled her so that she let a blood
curdllng yell out Of her that could be
heard for 81 miles as the crow flies.
Then she put her other foot down.
and that landed on q volt or an am
pere or some foolish dingus which
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

In q New York court a policeman
arraigned a chauffeur who, the officer
testified, was towing two dead" au-
tomobiles and speeding at the rate Of
20 miles an hour. Three machines.
each going 20 miles an hour?" said
the magistrate. II should figure that
the prisoner was going so miles an
hour. I'll hold him for trial" And no
body punished the magistrate for his
unprovoked assault on physics and
mathematics.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Persons who wear orange-colored
garments are supposed to be less sus-
ceptible to heat than those wearing
other colors. To test the theory, the
war department Is having 5000 suits
of underwear colored orange for the
use of soldiers in the Philippines. An
orange hat lining is also being pre-
pared, that the heads as well as bodies
Of the men may receive whatever ben
eft there may be in the color.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
she GOT HER MAN-HAPPY.
Indian Woman Not Likely to BE Len
Far Behind In LIES Battle.

Writing OF the famous Dean Kaye
Of Topeka. In Suburban Life. Paul A.
Lovewell. says:
Dean Kaye has had interesting ex-
periences during his soujourns in the
wilderness. Once an Indian woman
came to his cabin.
"'You marry? she asked.
EYES, said the dean, I can marry
folks. Have you got q mann
again the woman grunted, and de-
parted. About shutdown she returned.
dragging with her an apparently
abashed and reluctant brave. ,
"'Got him. she remarked, laconical-
ly, producing her marriage license.
The man knew no English. but the
woman prompted him when It became
necessary for him to give his assent
to the deans questions. When 1t was
over the squaw paid the minister his
fee and led her husband away In tri-
umph."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

The most enduring memorial OF
Bishop Potter is the great, unfinished
cathedral of st. John the Divine on
Morningside Heights. which will have
cost, It is estimated. over $20,000,00O
when It is completed. we'll on in the
present century. This was his own
conception, and 1t was his influence
alone that secured the financial back
ing which made its commencement
possible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

It was from New York that Horace
Greeley advised the young man to go
West!" The advice now comes from
5000 miles farther eastward, and is
addressed by Israel Zangwill to an gu
dience Of Jews in London. He told
his fellow religionists the other day
that they ought to migrate to the
western states of America, where
there Is room for them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
Cause Of Leaves Change Of Color.

When sap ceases to flow in the au-
tumn, and the natural growth OF the
tree ceases, oxidation in the leaves
takes place. Under this oxidation the
leaves change to red. or, with q slight
change of the condition, It might be
yellow or brown. This, however, IL
only the chemical explanation. Lie.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Of Tho well-Informed Of the World has
always been for . simple. pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family usa because lie COM
ponent parts arc known TO them to b
wholesome and truly beneficial In effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yss
prompt, In action.
In supplying that demand with IL en-
cellcnt combination Of Syrup Of Fig and
Elixir Of Soma, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That Is ono Of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA Is given
tho preference by the well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuinc-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

sure cure for obesity was to take cleo
trio baths, so Uncle Peter had one
rugged up which was great shock to
his pocketbook.
As soon as 1t was up Aunt Martha
went inside of the framework and sat
among the electric lamps with only
her head out in the atmosphere for
about two hours.
Then she came out smiling, and said
she felt fine and that she must have
lost ten pounds.
Uncle Peter peeped inside to look
the bath over, and found that she had
forgotten to turn the current on.
Next morning when Aunt Martha
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Efforts are made to encourage cattle
raising in Scotland. Still, 1t Is likely
that a large proportion Of the roast
beef of "old England" will continue
to come from the United States.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Judge Thompson Of the United
States court has decided at Cincinnati
that imitation whisky must be SO
labeled as to show just what 1t Is.
A simpler way would be just to label
II poison.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

When the Dutch have captured Cas-
tro will they please hold him and noti'
fy the nations Of the earth so that
there may be pulled of chaste and
orderly international spanking match?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Some scientist has found that
there are $500 ways in which death
may come. We wonder whether he
has included being mistaken for deer
by reckless hunters?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

The mother Of Philadelphia heir
ess denies that her daughter Is en-.
gagged to an Englishman who possess
es q title, but fails to explain why.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

When an automobiles; takes a flyer
IN the street" II generally means that
pedestrians would be safer at homo
under the bed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

FRITZ Scheff is to become the wife
of a literary man, and It is only rea'
sonable to expect. therefore, that the
stories sent out by her advance agent
will in the future be properly
edited.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Says the Indianapolis News: Sup.
pose one of these sheath skirts should
shrink" Well, the wearer could call
a cab.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Miss Mary Boyle O'Reilly. daughter
Of John Boyle O'Reilly. as president Of
the st. Elizabeth guild Of Boston, Is
making an effort to ameliorate the
conditions of the working girls in that
city. As the result Of personal inves-
legations, Miss o'Reilly estimates that
there are about $4,000 dodgers In the
city, the majority Of them working
girls, young and inexperienced, and
with no protection against the COM
plexities Of city life. AS cure for
the many evils Of the public lodging
houses Miss o'Reilly believes that all
such houses should be controlled BY
q municipal agency and all should be
under the supervision Of q corps Of
competent women inspectors
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Esperanto has been officially recog-
nized again. It seems to need rein
PRODUCTION almost as frequently as
poor relations.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

There Is such a thing as genuine
gratitude, after all. A Goldfield miner
has left his entire fortune to the girl
who Tilted him four years ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Cincinnati man has outgrown CONN he
bought two years ago. Bargain sale
purchases don't always pay.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Between airships, balloons and aero
planes the air 10 getting to be some
thing Of q highway in these progress.
sive days.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
MATRIdONIAL MATTER.
Why He Escaped.

Two men who had not seen each
other since they parted after an ocean
voyage that was noteworthy for Its
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Tennessee man and wife live TO-
gethcr 20 years and never speak but
twice. Do you envy him?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

or, as we would say. vital power, has
to bear a part. II branch is entire
ly cut OF from the main plant, no
change of color occurs. On the other
hand, II a branch Ii injured, though
not entirely cut OF from the tree, q
change of color takes place, even II It
be midsummer. In other words. chem
istry alone cannot account for the
bright colors of autumn foliage; the
mysterious power we call life has to
work at the same time.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

II begins to look as II Castro's
splendid isolation would be wehtonly
ripped up the back before long.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08

Mrs. Jack Gardner might get even
by writing a novel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
MINISTER A BUSY MAN.
Virginia Pastor Caters Not Alone to
Souls of His Pensioners.

Mr.. r. ]. Mckay, assistant general
passenger agent Toledo, st. Louis &
Western and Chicago G. Alton rail-
roads, in his travels through the east
recently noticed in certain Virginia
newspaper the following advertise
ment:
REV. GEORGE W. WHARTON
Carries a Full Line of
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES.
OH, OYSTERS!
He receives almost daily, fresh, first-class
Oysters, at moderate prices.
FRESH FISH!
Various kinds of Fresh Fish In season.
the very best. to tempt the epicurean
taste.
MATRIMONIAL MATTER.
Rev Mr.. Wharton's residence Ia a mecca
for marrying couples. So just gain the
consent of your best girl. secure the IL
eense, and together with fat fee, give
him q call, and he will perform the cere-
mony In the most approved style.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-10-08
EGorsM.

Mistress-Bridget, It always seems
10 me that the crankiest mistresses
get the best cooks.
Cook-Ah, 60 on wild yer blsrneyl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24

In decision handed down Thursday
the Massachusetts supreme court at Bos-
ton holds that lunch carts have no rights
on the public streets of the city. The
case came before the courts upon an APP
peal of Hugh Morrison of Boston. VINO
was charged with obstructing the street
by 4 lunch cart. The court holds that in
the absence Of any express grant by tic
Legislature the city has no right to per-
NIT the streets TO be used for private
purposes.
An Indictment charging murder in the
second degree was returned by the Eeiit-
shire county grand jury at l'itlsi:ei,
Nase-. Thursday against Patrick O'B.ien
OF North Adams tor the alleged killing
cf1niS wife, Catherine. Late this fal.
III. 10y If Mrs. O'Btien was found IN
her home in North Adams and OBrien
and his father We're found unconscious
i'll the house from the use of liquor
O. Rritn when arr rested said that he re-
membered nothing Of any trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
8,I25,7l6 Rheumaties
In United States.
Can All Be Cured BY Uric.O.

If rheumatism continues to spread as
seem rs though we would before long be-
come q nation of cripples. The terrible
IGcstructivencss Of this disease is apparent
on every side of us. Almost nine out of
Item of the cripplcS one meets has their
affection brought on by rheumatism.
How many thousands more there are that
the ropelessiy ted-riden and whom we
never see. rheumatism. from the very
mature of the disease. can never cure it
self and if neglected is bound 10 grow
worse rather than better. If you ever
have any twinges Of rheumatism. go to
1.-THE druggist and get a bottle of Uric-O,
1.-THE wonderful new Rheumatic Specific. 1t
will cure YOU and it is the only treatment
lin the world that will cure YOU perma-
lnently and thoroughly. Gric-O cures by
Its direct action on the muscles. blood
land kidneys. 1t seeks out the poisonous
Uric and rheumatic Acid and drives
lit from the system and it is only treat
ment of such Il nature that will ever
cure Rheumatism. Liniments and pias-
tiers only serve TO drive it from one
lSpot to another. They never cure Rheu-
Imatism. because it is primarily a blood
from the poison cure cannot take place.
You can test Cric-O free of charge il
YOU wish Just cut out this advertisement
and serd it 10 the Smith Drug Co.. %
with the name CT Your druggist. They
will give You an order on him ior -
Icent bottle free. which you can t1st and
itry to your own satisfaction.
| Jrric-C is sold and personally recon-
mended in Augusta by Percy W. Means.
lanT-25.
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OWNERSHIP EiSPUTED.
Heirs Of J. w. Taylor Claim Islands
And So Does Mexico.

Mexico City, Jan. 23-Disputcd
ownership Of Arcot Keys, Gulf IS
lands, 50 miles off the Yucatan coast
worth $70.O00.O00. gives promise of Il
spirited legal clash between the Unit
ed States and the Mexican govern
rlent. The heirs Of J. W. Taylor say
they have acquired full title from
Pasquala JUinan. who. they say. held
the islands by right Of discovery. The
Mexican government says that the
property is government territory.
While the islands themselves are
nothing more than masses of rocks.
they are rich in guano deposits. which
Prof. Hadley of Yale University as
tinated at 100000 tons.
The story of the islands dates back
2S years to the time Of their discovery
by Pasquala Quinan. an American.
ard the aftidavitS OF the letter. are on
file With the state department at
Washington. Copies Of these have been
sent to Mexico. They show that
Quinan landed on the largest island
in the group on Jan. u, 1850, hoiStirg
the Stars and Stripes. The Mexican
government sets forth that the isla nIS.
because of their proximity to the coast
Of Nucatan, are 4 dependency of me
republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
Is Japan Sending For Alb
sent Army Reservists?
Noted at Frisco That The Home,
ward-bounds Are MANY.
Rumored That They Have important
Business at Home.

San Francisco, Jar. Gait is general
ly assumed here that the Japanese gov
ernment has issued call for her army
rescrvists to report at home, for the
number Of homeward bound japanese.
from this port has suddenly increased
more than tenfold. Usually at this time
steamers nave only ten or a dozen Jap
;tnese Lound for home, but the Man
churl, which sailed last week, carried
20 and the Asia, which left Monday,
mad Il hundred.
The Mongolia. which sails next week.
already mas 80 Japanese booked, and
thu agent says 81 more will sail!
The japanese have never showed III"
desire III the Chinese to revisit lhcir ma
tive country They find wages and con-
,litionS here so superior tht, 1iip!- ar.
content II stay Sever.l Of tn =. vii
left Recently told their cmplo,.:~: H.,
have " 90 ha' I. hrn..." Tl. ..,,,.i.i ~;
IL. n,.ti,..'.i tn IN rlv. 'i>.r- !, II, IA. /
all served IL. 49, ~. .::.r w:.r.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

and began his career there. The city
desired the picture as a memorial of his
connection with the city.
In statement denying a report tina!
he intended to boom a candidate tol
President. Governor Guild Thursday al
Boston announced that he was not 4 can
didate either for President or for a del
egate to the Republican national conven-
ton at Chicago.
Jesse Fulham, Is years cid was
drowned in Writings pond at North
Attleboro, Mass, Thursday, while Geo
Ressler, who went to the assistance OF
the drowning lad, nearly lost his life
and was pulled from the water in All
unconscious condition.
Plans have been completed for the
first international convention at Pitts
burg under the direction OF the Young
Peoples Missionary movement of the
United States and Canada. The con-
yentiou will open i'll the Exposition
Music hall March 10, and will last three
days.
New York banks Thursday paid over
to the government the first installment
of the sl0.GO.OO0 public deposits which Sec
Rotary Cortelyou called upon them to
surrender to strengthen the treasury S
WORKING balance. which now amounts to
$ll ,063 900. The banks Of New York City
now hold 81. 027, 60 of public deposits. sil.-
100000 of which was placed with them
during the October disturbance.
The total trade of the Dominion Of
Canada for the calendar year 1907 was
S65S. 399,S4 az compared with $594,319.
2S9 for 1906. Total imports last year
were $685., 215.360, an increase of $780,.
433,61a; total exports $273,324 ,614, an in
crease OF S3,Si7 .0l0. Total exports ii
Domestic produce were $23S, 0l5. 557,
decrease OF $730,165 Total exports Of
foreign produce were 1886 800, 057, an in
crease of $4,577.715.
a two-story brick factory building i'll
Rodney street, Brooklyn. occupied by the
Cork Co. and the Brooklyn
Bottle Stopper Co. was burned Thursday
loss of about 100000. The eX-
plosion of a boiler started the fire and
threw 800 employees of the firms into
panic, but all escaped from the building
Six women, who returned TO the building
to get their belongings. We're brought out
Just in time to save their lives.
Receiver Charles G. Bancroft of the
jewelers. National Bank of North At
tleboro. Mass, made an agreement with
Town Treasurer Byram Thursday TO
issue to the town d certificate of de-
post for $4,000. the full amount which
the town OF North Attleboro had in the
bank at the time it closed its doors.
Local Gepositors after hearing of this
agreement were of the belief that they
also would be paid in full.
Owing to the illness of one of the
Jurors the trial of 10 Cinnamon chars-
ed with being implicated in the killing
of four fellow countrymen. came to a
sudden end Thursday at Boston, the
jury being discharged. No date was
sci for the empanelling of new jury
and the defendants were remalded TO
the Charles street jail. The defendants
are said to be members of the Hep
Sing Tong Society. while the dead
men belonged to the rival On Leong
Tong.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
AMOUNT is LESS.
Report o. Cinnerics' Shows Falling Of
In Cotton Crop For 1907.

Washington. Jan. 23.-The census bu-
rcau today issued a report showing
that the total amount of cotton in the
United States ginned from the growth
OF 1867 to Jan. 16 was 10.337,60 bales, as
compared with 12176, 1919 bales for the
same period last year and 9,9S9,654 bales
for the same period in 1906. The total
number Of active ginneries was 2I.3i0-
In this bulletin round bales are count
ed rs half bales.
The number of round bales included
is 1S7,56z for 1906: 25S,111 for 1897 and
210. $3.50 for 1906
Sea Island included S0.1S7 for 1905:
5e,326 for 1907 and 104110 for 1906
There were ginned 9,951,505 bales to
Jan. l. 1905
The per cent. of the crop ginned to
Jan. l6 was 93,S for 1907, and go for
1906
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NO NEWS RECEIVED.
Search Fails to Bring Tidings Of the
Amsterdam's Missing Boat.

Hook Of Holland, Jan. 23.-No news
has yet been received Of the missing
boat from the steamer Amsterdam. one
Of several that put off from that YES
sci after the collision Tuesday night
with the steamer Administer. 1t is be
lieved that this boat has been carried
south by the currents and that She
will make q landing somewhere on the
coast.
The heavy fog which still continues
has intcrfered with the Search for the
missing boat, but all vessels anchored
in the Fairway have been visited and
not one has heard Of her. The boat
carries q persons. of whom II are pas
sengers. She is said To be well provi-
stoned.
At the time Of the collision the Am
sterdam was coming from Harwich
with IS passengers on board. All the
other passengers and crew We're trans
ferred safely to the Administer The
Amsterdam was beached.
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The remains of the late Walter A.

The remains of the late Walter A.
Gilchrist, master of the schooner Leo
nora, which went down off Hatteras
Jan I, arrived Thursday at Thornaston
The funeral will be held Friday Capt.
Gilchrist was 80 years old. Two sisters
and two brothers survive. The schoon-
er LeonOra, which was owned by the
Gilbert Transportation Co., Of Mystic.
Conn, was wrecked on Diamond shoals
off Cape Hatteras and all on board
were lost, with the exception of the
steward and a sailor. The bodies Of
several of the victims, including that
of Capt. Gilchrist have washed ashore
within the last few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
ASKS FOR LEAVE.
Director Of Chinese Customs Wants
A Couple Years Of.

Pekin, Jan 2S.-Sir Robert Hart, di-
rector general of the Chinese customs
service, has finally made a definite re-
quest for leave of absence. On Tues
day he petitioned the revenue council
for leave Of absence for two years on
account of ill health. He has chosen
as his successor Sir Robert Bredon,
and if this selection is acceptable, he
asks permission to turn over the GUS
toms service to his successor on Feb 1.
1t is thought here that the two-years
leave will not be granted, but that the
throne will issue complimentary edict
granting Sir Robert one years leave
of absence. Sir Robert is planning to
leave here for England in May.