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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

out a cane, and rs continued my
health gradually returned. ] was 80
grateful I made q public statement Of
my case, and now seven years have
passed. I am still perfectly WELL"
Sold by all dealers. soc box. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24
EIoraI pecoratlons Are Artistic.

More than ever this year will choice
blooms be the vogue. Quality and not
barbarous quantity is best and the
arrangement artistic; studied care
lessness rather than stit formality.-
Vogue.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

Jane, weak, run
down to q mere
skeleton. My back
was SO bad / could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre
lions much disor
dered. A week after
/ began using
Doan's Kidney Pills
! could walk with.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24
DESIGNED FOR HOME WEAR.
Girls Dress Of Wooden Material, Pref
erabIy old-Rose Cashmere.

Here Is a dress suitable for any fine
WOODEN material Old-rose cashmere
is chosen for our model, with velvet
trimmings of q deeper shade. The
front and back is cut all In one from
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24
WHAT WOULD HE HAVE sAIpf

Get up, Jack. You mustn't cry
like baby! You're quite man now.
You know IL I fell down I shouldn't
cry, should merely say"
Yes, know, pa; but then-I go to
Sunday school-and you don't"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24
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MH~' FARM
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The lazy hen is not apt to be the
layer.
Cleanliness is essential to success
full poultry raising.
Do your hauling in the mornings
when the ground is firm.
The care OF bees is healthy, easy
and profitable work for women.
The good brood SOW should be kept
as long as she is able to raise good
litter.
OIL meal is 80 per cent. protein. A
little in each feed for the cows Is ex'
cellent.
Spread the manure as fast as 1t ID
made. The manure spreader makes
the task an easy one.
II has been said that horse Is no
better than the feet he stands on.
Look we'll to the hoofs.
II is wet, not cold, which hurts
sheep. Keep them dry and they can
stand lots of cold weather.
Two.year-old geese are best Tor
breeding purposes. Sell on the sur
plus stock. It won't pay to winter
The low.wheeled wagon will prove
a mighty handy thing on any farm.
Get set of low-down wheels and try
them.
The man who keeps no stock be-
cause feed is high makes mistake
from which both his land and his
pocket book will suffer.
The road drag is one Of the tools
which should not be put away. Keep
Il going over your strip, Of road every
good chance you get. 1t Is especially
effective after rains. !
Plan to lay in q supply Of ice this
winter. Get a place ready to store 1t.
A good serviceable house can be put
up cheaply, and enough ice stored to
last all next summer.
How about the dust bath for the
hens during the winter. Place the
box where it will get the sun and
hen watch the joy OF the hens as
hey revel in the soft, powdery stun.
Remove the tusks from the old
.oars. They are especially dangerous
n the one who has to handle the ami
mails at breeding time. One often
.eads of injury done with the tusks
which would have been prevented had
they been removed. They can be
broken or twisted on.
This is the season when you ought
10 be planning out the next seasons
work. Take pride in having your
road team look sleek and trim. Rub
up the harness, and II the buggy or
wagon is old and shabby, and you do
not feel able to buy a new one. paint
and fix the old one up.
Don't expect to improve your stock
without expense. The cost OF the
scrub cannot in any sense to taken
as the measure of cost Of producing
the thoroughbred. Just as the I'M
proved animal is intrinsically worth
more money to the buyer, so 1t is un.
reasonable to suppose that 1t should
not cost more money.
Seed corn should be selected from
that which matured before the first
frost and which has been thoroughly
dried and then kept in dry place.
Late corn, or corn stored when 1t con-
tanned a considerable amount OF mois-
ture. is likely not to be fertile. be-
cause freezing tends to kill the germ
when moisture is present.
When the daily vessels to be scald-
ed are cold, remember that the first
application Of boiling water does not
scald them properly. the GOODNESS Of
the tin reducing the temperature OF
the water below the scalding point.
The only certain way Of scalding tin
pals and pans is to apply the scalding
water after the vessels have been
heated by q preliminary rinEins IN hot
water.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

Keep the road drag busy after every
rain or soft spell.
Rye pasture is good for hogs. Re
member this next season.
The rundown animal is hard 70
bring back to normal condition again.
When lean pork Is desired. more
protein feed and less corn should be
fed.
Spring time Is grating time. Cut
the scions the latter part Of the win
ter.
In breeding sows there II great
economy In having the filters come
near together.
Increase the fertility OF your land
II you would have increased crops and
an increased bank account.
Every farmers boy ought to be am
bilious to bet q course OF training at
the state agricultural college.
A scratching shed for the hens with
lots Of sunshine. is q necessity II you
are to get the best results from your
flock.
With any new feed begin slow. A
radical change In diet is always, a
shock to an animal and does them no
good.
With feed high there is all the more
necessity for providing good. warm,
light stables to get the most out OF
the feed.
After tests, the Nebraska expert.
ment station finds that alfalfa hay
produced ten per cent. more milk than
prairie hay.
Now is the season when the dairy
farmer with his silo full Of well-ma'
tured corn is going to reap the bene-
fits OF his efforts.
A brush is preferable to q cloth in
cleaning milk utensils, because the
brush gets into the corners and
crevices as the cloth cannot.
II the stable has not been white
washed do 1t the first nice warm day.
It will sweeten things up and make
the stable more fit for the horses.
Be sure and provide some succulent
feed for the poultry during the win.
ter. Care in this direction will make
for healthier hens and more eggs.
Hot water fermentation of the
bruised or congested udder Is the best
treatment that can be given. Be
persistent and you will get results.
Here Is how one man manages to
plow and harrow at the same time.
He bitches one horse to single Sec
ton OF the harrow and ties the halter
to the furrow horses singletree.
Be sure the chickens get plenty Of
water during this freezing weather.
Don't compel them to peck through
the ice to satisfy their thirst. See
that water with the chill taken on
is provided.
Even though the margin of profit re-
allied on your stock over the price OF
the feed consumed Is small, remember
that the manure left behind by the
animal represents a money value
which is worth considering.
A farmer who has tried 1t says that
sweet clover can be killed out Of an
orchard by blowing the ground and
giving the orchard clean cultivation
two or three seasons. Moving the
clover frequently during the summer
and letting the stalks lie on the ground
will prove effective, also, 1t is said.
Insist on cleanliness in those who
do the milking. Before milking they
should wash their hands with soap
and should then thoroughly dry them.
The finger nails should also be cleaned.
As little dust as possible should be
stirred up. Dust from moldy hay
will float around and fall into the
milk.
We are sorry to say It, but with
most farmers 1t is purely guess work
oa 10 whafhar hia c0wa are having
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24
PROVED BY TIME.
No Fear o. Any Further Trouble.

David Price, Corydon, H.. says: y
was In the last stage of kidney trouble
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

When the daily vessels to be scald-
ed are cold, remember that the first
application Of boiling water does not
scald them properly. the GOODNESS Of
the tin reducing the temperature Of
the water below the scalding point
The only certain way Of scalding tin
pals and pans is to apply the scalding
water after the vessels have been
heated by q preliminary rinhng in hot
water.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

We are sorry to say 1t, but with
most farmers 1t is purely guess work
as to whether his cows are paying
their way or not. They are strangers
to the milk scales and the Babcock
tester, and they do not care for any
new ideas about balanced rations, use
Of sIlage, etc., and the result is that
they barely grub out a living. But
thank goodness such farmers are
growing less every year.
The henhouse should have movable
roosts and dropping board. The drop
ping board should be made Of smooth
lumber for easy cleaning and be
placed not higher than three feet from
the floor so that heavy fowls may
easily fy up to It and not inJure them
selves in jumping from It. The space
on the floor under the dropping board
win be clean and give more room for
the fowls for exercise on cold q
stormy days -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
a CRY FROM THE SOUTH.

1--WE want more railroads and better
railroads-more trolley lines and better
trolley lines-more cotton mills, more
manufacturing plants, more Of the
humming of the wheels of industry, and
less demagogy in dealing with those
concerns" says the Macon Telegraph.
1.-THE captains of industry, and not the
major generals of politics, have made
the south great. But our magnificent
growth has come to standstill. Indus
trial stocks and bonds are drug on
the market. Railroad stagnation takes
the place of expansion when railroad
stocks are marked at low nominal Ag-
ures.
1.-THE money panic is over. Great vol
umes of currency lie in the banks wait
ing for good Investments, but money
steers clear of the Industrial stocks and
bonds. Glance at the daily quotations
for information and confirmation of our
assertion. Why is this so?
Look at the dead engines and empty
cars on the side tracks, which a year
ago could not handle the traffic
THE railroads are doing business to
be sure; but they are not hauling out
new iron: they are not building new
| sidings; they are not making new spurs
| and extensions or double tracking. New
railroad enterprises have been aban-
doned.
I'm addition to a vast amount of
state legislation in restraint of railways
| that began about the time the inter-
state commerce act was passed In 1887
that enactment, with It's subsequent
amendments. ushered in the era of re-
striction of railway building and perse-
cution by politicians
Prior to that time railway construc-
ton had progressed in line with the de-
velopment of business generally; but
since that day, notwithstanding the
enormous increase Of capital resources.
| the railway industry has fallen far be-
| low other lines of development and with
it also have fallen the agricultural in
| terests.
From 1878 to 1887 the average num-
| Der Of miles of railway constructed an
nually was 7.013. but in the ten years
| Following the passage of this act the
average was only 1851. or a falling on of
| about 30 per cent. A normal growth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
E1ECTRICITY ON FARMS.

Current German newspapers contain
an interesting account Of the applica-
ton of electricity to group of farms
in Saxony. The electric current is
brought from an adjacent town by
overhead wires carried on wooden
poles. Two receiving stations are ar
ranged, from which the electricity is
distributed to the farm buildings and
to convenient positions in the fields
for the purpose of driving threshing
and other machinery.
Sixteen fixed electric motors are in
stalled for chaff and root cutting, oat
crushing, pumping, and for operating
machinery used in the manufacture of
potato spirit. In addition to this
power equipment six portable motors
are provided, which may be used for
driving pumps, circular saws. thresh-
ing machinery, and so forth, at any
point where their services are re-
quired. The houses and buildings on
the farms are all lighted by electricity,
nine arc lamps and about 1000 glow
lamps being used for the purpose.
1t must be pointed out. however.
that this example could only be fol-
lowed in the United States on a large
estate or ranch, or group of ada
cent farms, and it is doubtful whether
such a scheme could be made a COM
mercial success for the operation OF
farm machinery pure and simple. 1t
would appear that wood saving.
pumping, and other operations re-
curing power must be included If the
results are to compare favorably with
those at present obtained by the use
of oil or steam engines. But the Saxon
experiment is full of interest and dis
plays a curiously progressive spirit in
a country where farm fences are al
most unknown and shepherds and
cowherds are still living amid pic
turesQue realities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03

since 1887, to keep pace with the de-
veiopment of Industries generally,
should show an average in excess of
that which had distinguished the earlier
period. No less than 1875 miles of
railway were constructed in the very
year, 1887 In which the interstate COM
merce act was passed: since that time
the largest year of construction was
1888, when the total was only $500 miles.
The total mileage at the end Of 1887
was 149. ia; at the close of 1906 the total
mileage was 222635, an increase during
these nineteen years Of only 40 per cent,
while in the preceding nineteen years
the increase had been 253 per cent.
Politicians do not like to hear these
things (nor any one else, as a matter of
fact), and they regard q plain state
ment Of facts as an attack on them. It
gets on their nerves; but we are not re-
sponsible for that condition They say
we are attacking them. but we are not.
We are simply telling the plain truth
about these things as we have been do
ing from the beginning Of the crusade
against the Industrial life Of our coun-
try.
Railroad regulation within lust
bounds is all right but railroad strang-
ulation is another thing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
THE WORLDS METROPOLIS.

1.-THE Hudson river tunnels will widen
the metropolitan area to the west,
bringing Princeton, New Brunswick
and Lakewood within the outer COM
muting belt,'' says the New York World.
1.-The projected East river tunnels will
carry its boundaries across Nassau
county. Fast electric transit to the
north will within decade extend them
beyond Tarrytown. White Plains and
Greenwich to Cornwall. Stamford and
Bridgeport.
What is the ultimate extent of the
metropolis to be? The wonderful growth
of the Empire City In area within the
past decade, accelerated as 1t will now
be by faster and completer traction IA
cilities, makes speculation over its fu-
ture interesting. Will it's westernmost
residents some day be within hail of
Philadelphia and it's easternmost hear
the cheers on Yale's campus?
New York on January last was es-
435 This was a gain of $780, 900 over
1900. a gain of / zoo, 900 over 1890. To
these figures must be added 1900, 900 of
contiguous suburban population, max
ing the total for the metropolitan dis
trict approximately 100000. At the
present rate of city growth and subur-
ban accretion through absorption Of
adjacent communities New York should
by 1916 show city and tributary popu-
lation exceeding the 100000 which
Greater London. by the estimates OF
the water board, will have in that year.
Estate lines muct forever prevent the
amalgamation of these outlying areas
into one municipality. But that New
York is soon to be, If it is not now to
all intents, the world metropolis admits
of no question"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03

pealed to Donald's sense Of humor.
And is it all as beautiful as You
dreamed, sweetheart" he asked, ten
derby, caressing the soft waves OF her
hair.
More beautiful than I dreamed, be-
loved" Elizabeth answered contentedly.
and much more beautiful than the
first time It happened
Donald stopped caressing her hair.
Philip has proposed to you.'' he said
coldly.
Why Philip" she asked teasingly.
II guessed as much from the letter
your father read me-
Elizabeth laughed torment1ng1y.
You guessed too much. dear. He
hadn't proposed-then."
When?" demanded Donald CURLY.
Last night. Mother likes him." she
added, enjoying his jealousy to the full.
And you refused him only last
night" he said. half to himself.
Il didn't say I refused him."
"Elizabethp'
Il told him he could have his answer
tonight-but you got 1t instead. you
see.'
You were going to tell him, .yes'fs'
oh. don't be silly, dear. How do
know? You see was Just thinking 1t
all over when you called to me this
morning"
I'm the nick Of time.' murmured
Donald, and held her close to him as II
he feared to let her beyond his reach
again. How shall I ever be sure OF
you, you incorrigible bit of romance?"
'Tll tell you, doubling Donald" she
answered playfu1ly. There are lots of
little stupid. unromantic spots In
Venice. Well hunt UP the most unro-
mantle one of all tomorrow night and
then you can propose to me all over
again."
He laughed and kissed her.
Only" she added, 'you won't be here
tomorrow night, will you? What pity!
Couldn't you possibly stay a little long
er, Donald?'
And Donald thought he could.-(Copy-
righted, 1908, by e. G. Parcells.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Globe.


When a man tries himself the verdict
Is usually in his favor.
People hate the man who is a constant
drain on their sympathy.
1t does no good to argue with a fool;
IL you tell him a great truth, he does not
know 1t.
Some women seem to absorb gossip NO
one is ever able to tell them anything
''on' someone: they know it first.
IF men had to use hatpins they would
have put out their eyes, punctured their
eardrums and penetrated their skulls
years ago.
Nearly every police force claims 1t is too
small to be effective But the individual
to make ND for the shortage.
A young girl who has a homely elder
sister ts in hard luck. No matter how
pretty she may be, people will say of her:
She will look just like her sister when
she gets older
Fashion note: If man has as many as
three daughters. he will have to build an
ntsh room for their new spring hats,
which will be larger than umbrellas with
this disadvantage. It Is not possible to
close them.
There never was a time when man
would not choose to be amused rather
| than instructed. He has great capacity
to work than to sit quietly and receive
instruction. Take boy at school. It is
torture for him to be instructed. He can
work. he can play, he can be amused, but
when it comes to take in precept from
the lips of a teacher. he instantly revolts
They rehearse for weddings: Why not
carry the practice further and rehearse
a man every time he is to be host at a
dinner party? A bridegroom acts scared
but nobody knows it: 1t would never be
known If the bride pushed a dummy on
wheels I'D the aisle instead Of having q
live man to lean on. but everyone sees
pany at dinner. The men should be re-
hearsed for every social affair, and It
will take great deal of 1t to make them
satisfactory to their women folks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Many maid who starts in life as a
poor shop-girI gets to be a saleslady.
y \
When fellow is engaged to a girl
he can be depended upon to spend mon
ely foolishly.
Instead of luck being handed down
to the seventh son he usually gets his
six brothers old clothes.
= n
It does not pay a man who is par
ticular over what he eats to accept
dinner invitations promiscuously.
= =
A glance at the cost of some Of the
suites on ocean liners explains what is
meant by high seas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
HUMOR or THE Day

ssls . its mighty pathway Through
space spa, without interruption ana on what
which. remarked Mr.. Dustin Stax
WITH confident tide t, emphasis. goes to show
is. '-Washington Star.
Nell-why doesn't Maud join your sew
Belle-she wouldn't be of much use.
Nell-Can't she sew?
an impeachment in her speech.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Mother Ito bedraggled little daughter)-
Good heavens, child. where have you
Child-Bobby and I tumbled into the
Mother-But where's poor Bobby?
Child-Oh, I expect he's out by now
Punch.
BY the use Of a little cleverness." be-
gan Brokeley, Il know a way to secure
"How?" asked Markley. eagerly.
ASK for silver. Haven't got half-dol-
lar or SO about you. have you?'-Phila-
Mistress Langrily)-How dare you talk
| impudence. You have a lot of nerve to call
yourself ladys maid.
New Maid-I don't call myself that now,
ma am; but was a. lady's maid before
got this Job-Chicago News.
The prisoner acknowledged that he had
stolen the precious stone. What did you
do with it?" demanded the police officer.
Swallowed it,
1--WE often heard of a diamond in the
rough, said the officer-Phifadelrh1
Ledger.
Does your wife ever let you have the
last word?
s'she lets me have all Of 'em." Houston
Post.
Guest-Ten dollars a day! Can't you
make reduction? I'm a robber.
Hotel Proprietor-What'S that got to do
with it?
Guest-I thought perhaps that you rec
ognized the professionals. Joseph News
Press.
Ascum-Did you actually have the nerve
to propose to that Boston girl?
Yeerner-Yes, told her my heart beat
wildly for her alone, and
Ascum-She didn't believe you?
Yerner-No, she reached over and felt
my pulse.-Phi1adelphia Press.
(which do you like the better" asked
the man who is fond of animals, dogs or
horses?"
Dogs" answered young Mrs. Torkins
promptly. They don't lend themselves
to the schemes of bookmakers to get
Charley's money."-Wa shineton Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
JAYHAWKER JOTy

The SaIina Ellzs' ministries cleared
$222.50 on the performance they gave
at Junction City.
A druggist in Jewell county makes
use of the clever "ad"-line: LET us
check your grip"
Postmaster Spencer OF lola says
that over 100000 postaI cards passed
through his office during last year.
Ottawa and Seneca are too busy
with murder mysteries just now TO
pay any attention to the mysteries of
politics.
Since the Man of the Hour" played
in Coffeyville, the Journal has start
ed a movement to induce him to To-
cate there.
Mitchell county looks forward to
bounteous rains from July 16 to 23,
inclusive. That is the date set
apart for the Beloit Chautauqua.
When the pastor OF an lola church
requested the ladies to remove their
hats last Sunday it was quite naturas
that they threw up their hands.
Great Bend Eagles will build a
three-story building and their lodge
room will be in the third story-a
In lola the tax payers are com
planning because mine bug-ridden va
grants are living comfortably in jail
and doing nothing to earn their keep.
Lawrence pride is divided between
it's distinction as the seat Of the state
university-the Athens Of Kansas
and the home of George w. Walker Of
the negro team of Williams ana
Walker, says the Hutchinson News.
Prosperity item from the Ports In
Deepen dent: ga L. Stockwell of Twelve
Mile, took a load Of alfalfa seed to
Downs recently and sold it to the Mis-
souri, Seed company. which Melted
him s534.01. This is the most valu-
able load OF grain ever sold in this
part Of the country. This is not all
that was raised on a fifteen acre
tract. He also sold his neighbors
$13S.50 worth of seed; got two cut
tings of hay of thfrty-f1ve tons. which
brought him $500 and sold twelve
tons of thrashed hay at $50. The to-
tai expense Of thrashing bin, sacks
and handling of hay was $145. This
fifteen acre tract cleared him in one
season $SS7.52. Alfalfa is certainly
king"