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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
GAME BIRDS HUNTERS VICTIMS

the United States, instead Of going
to the far north. as do many members
OF its family, makes the season for It's
shooting so much the longer. For many
ducks man haI 10 wait until the migra-
ton is at its height In November. He
finds the wood duck along the streams
while he 10 hunting grouse In Sep
TENDER.
Duck shooting 10 allowed In the
spring In nearly every state In the
union. The birds at that season are
hurrying to the nesting grounds. They
are In poor condition for the table
and the only excuse for their shooting
is the seemingly Unsuitable lust Of man
for slaughte-. The language is none
too strong. There is a crying need
for more wisdom In game legislation.
Unless the wisdom develops and &c
ton follows its development, the chill
dren Of q generation not far down
the road Of posterity will know tho
woodcock and the wood duck and per-
chance many other OF our finest game
birds only by the pictures which they
see In their natural history text books.
The ruled grouse (Bonasa umbel.
lus) called also pheasant and part
ridge in different sections Of the coun.
try, is rapidly diminishing In num-
bers. It is eagerly sought for by the
sportsman and the pot hunter, but
the bird has characteristics which VIII
enable II to keep up its fight for life
longer than can the woodcock. 1t has
bolt-like flight, and It dwells ordi-
narily in the thickest cover. Its
broods are large. from 10 to 10 nest
lings being a not unusual number. II
her first nestful Of eggs meet with
disaster Mother Grouse will build an
other nest and soon have another dos-
en- or so buif-shelled beauties In
the shadow OF some woodland log.
The quail, which. by the way, is the
real partridge, is firmly opposed to
race suicide. Its family idea is strong
ly developed. It nests early, and II
food comes, or II some thieving crow
harry the home, the quail spends little
time in lamenting, but goes busily
about seeking another home site. Ere
quently the birds will raise two broods
in q season, and as the second brood
Is usually late in cracking its way
from the shell into the world. the law
makers-this time showing real wis
dom-have set forward the open sea-
son for the shooting Of Bob White"
have seen young quail in October
that were barely able to fly. The birds
are killed by the hundreds Of thou
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

have advanced the date Of the opening
OF the shooting season until August.
What they should do is to prohibit
both the shooting and the sale OF the
birds for at least four years. Then
there might be some chance that the
coverts of the future would hold their
quota Of the noble quarry.
do not wish to dismiss this wood
cock subject without quoting from
an article written by Arthur T. Wayne
for the AUX, the organ Of the Amer
lean Ornithologists' union. 1t tells In
few words some of the things with
which the woodcock have to contend
In their losing fight for life. Mr..
Wayne writes OF the effect on the birds
of q cold wave which struck the coast
of South Carolina. He says: 1.-THE
woodcock arrived In countless thou
sands. Prior to their arriva- ] had
seen but two birds tho entire winter.
Tens OF thousands were killed by
would.be sportsmen. and thousands
WcIc tIOLcu " uSuSh. AhO 6iOoe hoT
jority were 30 emaciated that they
were practically nothing but feathers.
One man killed 200 pairs in q few
hours. Late Tuesday afternoon I cas-
lily caught several Of the birds on the
snow and put them into thawed spot
on the edge of swift running stream
In order that they should not perish.
but upon going to the place the merit
morning saw one frozen. It will be
many years before this fine bird can
|.re-establish Itself even under the most
favorable conditions"
The wood duck Is our summer duck.
II nests IN nJllow trees along the
streams in nearly every state east of
the Mississippi river. It is the most
beautiful of the duck tribe. It lacks
the shyness Of the rest Of the family
and frequently builds its nest near our
houses. Man repays its friendliness
with charges Of shot. The fact that
the wood duck breeds - It does within
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
fe.Savlng Work.

The stars In their courses condemn
the idle woman. The quiet forces OF
nature reproach almost rs severely
the woman who voluntarily overworks.
and thus makes herself hindrance
instead OF q help In the busy world.
The keenest impression left by Prof.
Palmer's noble biography Of his wife,
Alice Freeman Palmer, is that OF her
wonderful skill I'm adapting her work
to her strength. and In finding
strength for all important work. says
the Youths Companion. She always
scoffed ut the idea of Saving herself"
She saw clearly that woman's vigor
Is not like q cistern, containing 30
much water, but rather like spring,
flowing for human need, and to be
guarded at its source. not ut Its mouth.
Says Prof, Palmer: 'lf there Ia any
one lesson which Mrs. Palmer's life
prominently teaches, II Is the life-pre'
serving influence Of persistent, severe
and judiciously managed labor" She
experienced every sort Of demand
which may be made on woman. ex'
cept, perhaps. that OF monotonous toll
at some long.continued drudgery. Even
that, one can fancy, she would have
irradiated by her Joy in every human
relation. In her varied and exacting
life she steadily built up her physical
strength. Her power Of physical en-
durance, not great in girlhood, In
creased as her judgment ripened.
"She believed continuous work to be
conducive to health. and proved 1t SC
by practice" her husband testifies.
She died of an acute disease. which
could not have been fOreseen or pre-
vented, but her too short life is a glo'
rious witness to the value OF a sound
mind in sound body.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
Reason for Wedding Ring.

BY giving his wife ring. husband
is supposed to take her fully into his
confidence. The fact that the left
hand has been chosen to wear 1t, sig.
nifies that as the left Is weaker than
the right. so is a wife subject to her
husband, while the third finger has
been selected because Of an old super
stition that from tho third finger of
the left hand runs q vein directly to
the heart.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

Lawyers are not so prominent as
LEGISLATORS In Great Britain as In this
country. Mr.. Asquith, the new pre-
mier, is the fret eminent lawyer to
hold that Office for almost century.
Lord Melbourne, 1t is true. was called
to the bar, and Disraeli was lawyers
clerk, but neither Of them practiced.
Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Balfour were
landed proprietors and their profess
sion, II any, was that Of statesman
ship. Public life attracts men OF
means in England, large proportion
Of whom regard It as q duty to give
their time to the service Of their coun-
try. Neither the members Of the house
of lords nor Of the house Of commons
receive compensation for their serv-
ices, and although the Irish National
list and members of the Labor party
are paid from funds privately sub
scribed, the amount they receive Is
quite moderate. The ordinary English
lawyer IL so busily occupied making .
living that he does not often seek an
election to parliament until middle
life. In this country young lawyers
enter public life as q means Of making
themselves known and thus increasing
their clientage.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
WooDcock AND WOOD DUCK
RAPIDLY NEARING DANGER
OF EXTINCTION.
RELIEF NEEDED AT ONCE
Shooting Of Former Should Be Pro
hibited for Four Years, According
to Neutrality-suspicious.
and Quail.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.
associate Member American ornithol'
ogists' Union.)
Copyright. Joseph u. Bowles.)

lists that the woodcock nests In March.
This apparently was enough for the
lawmakers. and they at once took the
woodcock out OF the class In which
they placed other game birds and said
that II II nested In March the young
OF the year must be big enough for
broiling by July 4. Therefore In many
states 1t is made legal to shoot wood
cock in the early summer. The wood
cock rarely nests In March north OF the
Mason and Dixon line. II the wealth
or conditions be unfavorable the birds
will nest late. The young are not al
ways able to take care Of themselves
by July 4. Assassination Is not too
strong a word-for a believer In pro-
lection at least-to use In characterize
ing the summer shooting Of the wood.
cock. Happily some few Of the states
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
American Opportunity.

A bulletin from the bureau Of manu-
features of the department Of com.
MERGE and labor shows that, while the
United States has made extraordinary
progress In many directions, there
still are fields in which this country
Is greatly excelled by others. The
manufacture Of laces. especially OF the
finer varieties, appears not to have
been developed here as abroad. The
statistics are interesting. The people
of the United States last year pur-
chased laces worth no less than $780,
100000, for American women are
among the most prodigal buyers OF
this form of adornment. OF this total
more than 90 per cent. was imported.
This is q fine thing for the European
lacemakers, who find their best mar
ket In the United States, but economi-
cally speaking the showing is most un-
satisfactory. Lace-making is one OF
INC arts anu CTuttS tiuI ohohu w
capable of development in this coun-
try, and thus highly important addi-
ton could be made to our industries.
The bulletin in question hints at
something Of this sort when pointing
out the fact that the various old-world
countries make very handsome profits
out of lace, although the cotton and
cotton thread which are the raw ma
terials" are bought abroad and i'm
ported subject to duty. The United
States is the great cotton-growing
country of the world, and with an
abundant supply of such material at
home should be among the foremost
in producing and selling fine cotton
products. Such information as that
in the bulletin from the bureau Of
manufactures should set Americans
thinking.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

any Of the other game birds which
from their fecundity ind from their
habits Of life stand less in need OF the
guard OF the law.
The woodcock (philohela minor) I'M
less something DO done. and done
quickly, will soon be classed with the
extinct aux and the "proverbially ex-
tinct" dodo. This is no idle statement
made by a protectionist from princl.
pie for the sake OF stopping the sport
Of the multitude. The plea for the pro-
lection of the woodcock. and the state
ment that unless protected quickly
and adequately It will soon be O bird
Of the past, have the sanction OF the
United States government. DR.. A. X.
Fisher, an ornithologist Of the biologi-
cal survey. recently investigated the
reasons for the decrease in the num-
Der of woodcock and wood duck-an.
other bird that is rapidly vanishing
and on ending his work said: "Un-
less strong protective measures are
soon adopted the woodcock and wood
duck. two popular ana valuable game
birds, will become extinct-the wood
cock absolutely. the wood duck over
q large part of its range"
The woodcock ia migratory bird.
II winters in the southern states and
comes to the north In summer to rear
its young. Some Of the birds. how.
ever, Il must be said, are practically
resident throughout the year in some 10
calities Of the south.
Disdaiping the wanderers life, they
build their homes in neighborhoods to
which they cling throughout their
short lives. In winter the woodcock is
In the southern states. 1t is sold for
food in every winter resort In the
southland, and It is shipped northward
to supply the winter markets Of the
great cities.
Harassed all winter through with
dog and gun, the woodcocK takes up Ito
northern flight early in the spring, pos
sibly hoping that. far away 1t may get
rest from persecution. 1t is an idle
hope. Though there are laws in many
of the northern states which prohibit
the spring shooting Of woodcock, the
birds are killed in great numbers by
men who go out ostensibly to hunt
snipe and plover. which the wisdom"
If the law makers allows to be killed
1t time when they most need protec'
ton. The woodcock often nests early,
so early that spring floods frequently
drown out its low lying habitation.
The bird is not persevering. Its heart
fails It in the face Of difficulties. Un'
like the quail, which 10 bound to raise
q brood ''if It lakes al summer" 1t
frequently will make Lo attempt at
a second nesting after the first has
proved a failure. This fact in itself
wars against rapid increase in the
ranks Of the birds.
Members Of the legislatures Of the
northern states seem to have read
somewhere the statements Of scion-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

s the season OF shooting the
7 time TO ask the sportsman to
i stay his nand? The Sep
H TENDER fields and woodlands
Xxx arc tfifonged with men bent
Ell on killing. at is well
enough" they say; there are plenty
OF birds. and those that are left Will
nest next year."
II In true that In one sense there
are plenty of birds. plenty yet for n
fair days sport, but what OF the past
and the future? II Is only the older
sportsmen who can Judge OF numbers
by comparison. The graybeard who
goes afield to-day misses the quail
covey multitudes Of his youth. The
stripping sportsman finds four coveys
In q day, deals out death In each and
In the absence OF experience, repeats;
There are plenty OF birds"
The game birds Of the United States
are disappearing. They are going Into
the pot. The epicure cats. has his
hour Of delight, and II the growing
scarcity Of the game finally be forced
upon him. orders another bird and
says: Let posterity eat beef"
Consider the woodcock. one OF the
noblest II not the noblest Of our game
birds. II is the table delicacy par ex'
cellence, and Its shot-riddled body ID
worth q dollar to the pot hunter. Is
not this enough in itself to show why
the woodcock is vanishing? II this
DO not enough let It be known that for
some inscrutable reason this bird, val
liable from the economic standpoint Of
food supply, Is mere poorly protected
by law throughout the country than
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

sands every year for the markets. but
their fecundity is such that when they
have nearly entirely disappeared their
ranks may be recruited rapidly by the
prohibition c. their shooting for q year
or two.
It may not be out Of place to end
this plea for the game birds by stat
ing q simple fact. In the far west
they have been killing on the sage
grouse rapidly. The grouse are near
IL all gone. and now the farmers and
ranchmen don't know what to do with
the grasshoppers which formed the
birds favorlte food.
Not much searching is necessary to
find the moral In this bit o. fact from
the far west
EDWARD B. CLARK.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

On assured railroad SO miles from
San Antonio, Texas, the man OF small
means can buy q farm Of from 10 to
$40 acres and 2 town lots for 500.
Fine climate, good water, rich soil, $40
per month. Write DR.. Chas. F. Sim
mons, San Antonio, Texas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
For Study Of elrds.

An educational feature Of the parh
in Springfield, Mass. is the bird dis
play In aviaries, ponds and other
places, the object being to provide op
portunity for the children to study the
habits Of the little brothers Of the ar
at close range.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

for Ave months In q
hospital ] was dis
charged as incur
able. and given only
six months TO live.
My heart was Affect
ed. I had smother
ing spells and some
times fell uncon-
scious. ! got 30 I
couldn't use my
arms. my eyesight
was impaired and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

the kidney secretions were badly dis
ordered. was completely worn out
and discouraged when ! began using
Doans Kidney Pills. but they went
right to the cause Of the trouble and
did their work we'll. have been
feeling we'll ever since"
Sold by oil dealers. 30 cents bon.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
ExternaI Evidence.

Little Clarence had the experience
for the first time Of taking his bath In
A cold room with water not at the
usual temperature. His mamma left
him for q moment. while he looked
aghast at the goose flesh" that ap-
peared.
"Hurry up, mamma" he called. Tn
turning into o chicken."-Harpers
Weekly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

Tho water is pure. the soil rich. the
climate healthful and delightful. and
the people prosperous in South Texas.
You can buy from 10 to $40 acres OF
land and 2 town lots there for $40 at
$40 per month. Write DR.. Chas. r.
Simmons, San Antonio, Texas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
That InarticuIate Cry.

Railway employees are cautioned
not to give any information to the Gu.
rious public. are they not?"
"They must be. Even the brakeman
seems inclined to make you guess ut
the names of the stations. Washing.
ton Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
Unique.

Unique.
81 have something novel in the way
of O melodrama."
Estate your case"
1.-The blacksmith Is q rascal. while
the banker Is about as honest a. the
day IL long!"-Exchange.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

Lewis Single Binder costs more than
other &c cigars. Smokers know why.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

A cranky bachelor says that heaven
10 probably 80 called because there
are no marriages there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
Hard to RIaht FundamsntaI WRONG.

II will often happen when a thing
is originally wrong. that amendments
do not make It right; but more often
do as much mischief in one way. a.
good In another.-Paine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

Young man, don't express q willing.
ness to die for a girl during court
ship and then refuse to work for her
after marriage.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

II you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 os.
package, s cents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

For Any Disease or Injury to
the eye, use PETTlTS EYE SALVE, ab:
solutely harmless, acts quickly, 25c: All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

Do not put ON style at the expense
OF your friends.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25

A dumb waiter out Of order Ii an
unspeakable nuisance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.
Discharged Because Doctors Could
Not Cure.

Levi p. Drockway. 9. Second Ave-.
Anoka, Mimi. says: after lying
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-06-25
lmportant 70 Mothers,

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-25
COST OF QUARANTINE LINE
Congressman Scott of Kansas Talks on
RRvsges of Texas Cattle Tick
in south.

WASHINGTON, March 24-In explain
ing the provisions of the agricultural ap-
preparation bill, MIR. Scott of Kansas, in the
house of representatives today called at
tention to the ravages of the brown tail
moths and the Texas cattle tick The
former, he said, were rapidly destroying the
groves and forests of the New England
states, while the Texas tick had been one
of the greatest pests known. The tick, he
declared, was responsible for the quaran-
tine line which for nearly twenty years
had stretched across the country from one
ocean to the other.
The annual cost of maintaining that line
to the different states and the
nation was hardly less than $4,000.
That. however, Mr. Scott said, was the
smallest item inflicted upon the country by
the cattle tick. "The presence OF the tick, &"
he said, "depreciates the price Of every
head of cattle below the quarantine line,
while 1t deprives the northern states Of the
market they would otherwise find in the
southern states for their high grade stock .
The loss to the north could not even be
guessed at, but he estimated that the
annual loss suffered by the states south
OF the line, could not be less than $4,000 OC0
He therefore said it needed no argument to
justify most liberal appropriation from
the federal treasury for eradicating these
two pests and the committee had recon-
mended $250,dOo In each case.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-25
RECIPROCAL DEMURRAeE SUIT
Indications Great Northern Railway
Will Fight Law Upon COnsti-
tutional Grounds.

ST PAUL. March 24.-W. r. Begg, gem
eral solicitor of the Great Northern rail-
way, in letter today to Attorney General
Young attacks the reciprocal demurrage
law, passed by the last Minnesota legisla-
ture, and state officials infer from his let
ter that the railroad company will con-
test the law on constitutional grounds
The reciprocal demurrage law provides
for the imposition of a penalty upon the
railroads for their failure to furnish cars
within certain prescribed periods, as we'll
as upon the shipper for failure to load or
unload cars within the time prescribed.
In his letter Mr.. Beggs said that congress
having fixed the duty of carriers with ref
erence to furnishing cars for inters ate
shipments. the state cannot interfere with
that duty either by making it more definite
and certain or by imposing penalties
The Minnesota law, he says, by it's terms
applies to all transportation interstate and
intrastate and is void as to Interstate ship
ments. He argues further that If the state
supreme court should construe the law as
applicable only to intrastate shipments
then It directly burdens interstate com
merce because of the penalties imposed
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-25
OPERATOR OFF, MANY HURT
Freight Train Comes Through with
out Orders and Strikes Passen-
ger Near Lexington, Ky.

LEXINGTON. KY, March A.-Twenty
persons were injured, three fatally. in a
head-on collision between a Blue Grass
special passenger train on the Queen &
Crescent railroad and a special freight
train at Curdville Crossing, between Burgin
and High Bridge in Mercer county. early
today. The Blue Grass special was on it's
way to Lexington and Cincinnati. The
wreck, as near as can be ascertained. was
due TO the fact that the night telegraph
operator at Burgin had been relieved sew
eral weeks ago and the day operator had
not yet reported for duty. When the Blue
Grass special reached the Burgin depot
there was no order and the train rushed
on. At CuTdville Crossing the freight train
was also proceeding at good speed and
crashed into IT, The cars were badly piled
up and several hours will be required to
clear the track.
Danville and Burgin physicians responded
to the call for help and rushed to the
scene. The injured are being brought to
Lexington on a special train.