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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY IN
LETTER WRITING.

To the cool, unprecedented onlooker
all advertising that is really good may
seem horribly exaggerated. You ask
what is the use in getting so excited
about the matter?
There is a great deal Of use. The
ordinary man is too busy, too tired
or too Indifferent to pay much atten
ton to what you have to offer. It may
interest him, but he can't get VI
enough interest to buy 1t. He doesn't
feel quite like It, The good adver'
Using writer must work up his en-
thusiasm and excitement SO that HE
WILL FEEL LIKE GIVING HIS OR
DER. The inertia must be overcome
the natural inclination to be lazy and
let good thing slip must be counter
acted, and the reader must be excited
to the pitch where he will not only as
sent to your arguments with his rea'
son, but actually do what you want
done.
The one way of making a man fee
like ordering is to throw contagious en-
ergy into your style.
For example, suppose you are trying
to sell q fire extinguisher for home
use-a tube Of dry powder to hang on
the wall at various convenient places
You feel the energetic movement OF
words in the following:
Answer this question: In case Of
fire, would your insurance really make
good your loss?
You are always the loser by fire
however well you are insured, for In
surance does not cover injury to your
business, nor all the discomfort and
Inconvenience that go even with the
smallest fire.
"And then think Of the horror Of
having your wife or daughter OF
child, or even your servant burnt to
death by reason Of dresses catching
fire!
"You can prevent these little acct
dents VERY EASILY, and at small
cost.
0idukb uI6 IuDS COnIhiuo p0AAOOS
ly harmless powder. It Is just large
enough to I'LL the hand, and hangs on
the wall In kitchen. store, or factory
The ring by which It hangs is at
tached to friction cap. All you have
to do is to catch hold of the fire tube
and give It jerk from the hook.
THAT this device Is really practi'
cal you may Judge from the fact that
tubes Of this kind are required in
every theater, in every factory, in
every crowded department store
That is the law. Read Just few OF
the stories Of how these fire tubes
have saved thousands Of dollars worth
Of property and scores Of lives"
Copyright, 100. by Joseph B. BONles.)
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01
MAKING SUNSHINE
It 10 Often Found In Pure Food.

The improper selection Of food
drives many q healthy person into the
depths of despairing illness. Indeed,
much sickness comes from wrong food
and Just so surely as that Is the case
right food will make the sun shine
once more.
An old veteran Of Newburyport,
Mass, says: 'In october, was taken
sick and went to bed, losing AZ pounds
in about go days. had doctor after
doctor, food hurt me and ! had to live
almost entirely on magnesia and soda.
All solid food distressed me so that
water would run out Of my mouth In
little streams.
81 had terrible night sweats, and my
doctor finally said had consumption
and must die. My good wife gave up
all hope. We were at Old Orchard
Me- at that time and my wife saw
Grape.Nuts in a grocery there. She
bought some and persuaded me 70
try it.
IT had no faith in 1t, but took It to
please her. To my surprise 1t did not
distress me as all other food had done
and before / had taken the fifth pack
age was well on the mend. The pains
left my head, my mind became clearer
and gained weight rapidly.
II went back to my work again and
now after six weeks use Of the food
I am better and stronger than ever be-
fore in my life. Grape-Nuts surely
saved my life and made me a strong
hearty man, Is pounds heavier than
before ! was taken Ill.
Both my good wife and are Will
ing to make afiidavit to the truth OF
this"
Read "The Road to WelIville." in
pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the shove letteRs A NV
enc apPeaFs fFom tine 20 tine, They
are Eenulne. true, Gnd fun - hSlann
oa1aFost.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01
SKIN ROUGH AS BARK.
Baby Boy Had Intense itching Humoe
Scratched Till Blood Ran.
Found a Cure In cutlcura.

"our son, two years old, was afflicted
with q rash. After he suffered with
the trouble several weeks ! took him
to the doctor but It got worse. The
rash ran together and made large
blisters. The little fellow didn't want
to do anything but scratch and we had
to wrap his hands up to keep him
from tearing the flesh open till the
blood would run. The itching was In.
tense. The skin on his back became
hard and rough like the bark Of q
tree. He suffered intensely for about
three months. But / found a remedy
in Cuticura Soap and Cuticura oint-
ment. The result was almost mag
zeal. That was more than two years
ago and there has not been the slight
est symptom Of it since he was cured.
]. w. Lauck, Yukon, Okla, Aug. %
and Sept. II, 1908"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, solo Props, Boston.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

A hypothetical question OF $1,000
words has been ruled out by the Mas
sachusetts court which was trying q
murder case on the ground that It Is
too long. 1t is not surprising that 1t
was ruled out, but It is surprising that
counsel ever proposed to put such q
question. No lRyman would ever de-
wise a question that would al Tires
or four pages of a newspaper.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

Prominent Women Aid Good Cause.
A large number of women occupy
ing prominent positions in society. or
on the stage, are taking an active In
terest in the anti-tuberculosls cam
paign. Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt has re-
Gently given $1,0O0,000 for sanitary
homes for consumptives Mrs. Keith
Spalding Of Chicago has erected
sanitarium for the Chicago Tuberculo'
sis institute at a cost Of about $780,
900; Mrs. Coils P. Huntington and
Mrs. Borden Hartman have given
largely to the consumption fight. In
Porto Rico, Mrs. Albert Norton Wood,
wife Of q prominent army officer sta
toned at San Juan, has stirred the en-
tire island through the anti-tubercu-
losis crusade she inaugureted. Nine.
Emma Calve is q most enthusiastic
worker, and has given largely OF her
talent and money for the relief OF
tuberculosis sufferers. and Miss Olga
Nethersole has even lectured before
the public on tuberculosis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01
EnoIlshman,s WItherIna Reply.

The best of us sometimes forget the
beam in our own eyes while we search
for a mote in another's. An American
travelling abroad met an Englishman
with the rather remarkable name OF
Pthorne, which was pronounced
Thorne.
whats the good Of the Pr" the
American queried; you don't pro-
nounce 1t, do you?"
The Englishman gazed at him with
the manner of one who. while he
pities, Is bored.
whats the good Of n In 'orse!" no
questioned, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MO
ments.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

OF course there will be many opin-
ions as to the militant preacher In
Texas that thumped a bully who had
made a practice Of cursing the domi-
ME on sight. But even the turn-the'
other-cheek non-combatiVes have a
sneaking satisfaction that the abusive
sinner did not have to wait until
reaching the next world before getting
what was coming to him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

People who believe that English Is
likely to become the language Of the
world will find confirmation for their
opinion in the fact that President
Manuel Estrada Cabrera Of Guatemala
has signed a decree making the study
Of English compulsory in the primary
schools Of that republic.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

A Partisan scientist declares thai
the secret Of life is simply a plain
matter OF chemistry. Thus is triumph
antly indicated on natural principles
the much-maligned chemical blonde.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

Whatever else may happen, there Is
q significance in recent occurrences
In the east which cannot be misrepre-
scented. An enlightened world has de-
creed the downfall of autocracy, and
every despot, great or small, will act
the part Of wisdom in recognizing the
fact and governing himself accord.
fngly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

Indians and cowboys, going to ex'
hibitions, delighted London crowds by
war-whoops and cries as they passed
through the streets. This perform.
ance will leave an abiding impression
upon many London minds that the av.
erage street life in the United States
is of the same vociferous kind.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

Persian nationalists are appealing
to the civilized world to force the
deposition of the shah. The ideas OF
representative government and Of the
abolition of absolutism are catching
even in the conservative east.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

A New York milliner declares that
she has never seen n suffragette wear
q fashionable hat. Taking the fashion
able hat of this spring as basis from
which to reason, this is a splendid
compliment to the suffragette.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

1t is expected by French scientists
that Photographic map Of the skies
will show between thirty and forty
million stars. The stage, according to
the stellar outburst annually IN.
nounced, is running the armament
rather hard.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

Another American heiress is to mai.
ry foreign nobleman. Now that they
are framing up new tariff, why not
protect our own manageable young
men by putting in a stiff prohibitive
duty on coronets?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

1t may be true, as the London Times
says, that England has an inventor
who can fly much better than the
Wrights, "if he wants to-" but this
sort of aeronauting wouldn't win a
prize at any county fair that we ever
heard of,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

Pittsburg churches have taken up
the matter of abolishing pew rent and
have made considerable progress
along that line. Those that have tried
the experiment claim their receipts are
larger and their opportunity for doing
good correspondingly expanded.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

The conviction of those Is barrels
Of whisky at Cincinanti for not being
what they pretended to be establishes
q dangerous precedent. Suppose they
should begin trying men on the same
charge?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

The rage to be an oficeholder
springs eternal in the human breast.
Thsl abnormal craving Of American
human ambition was shown lately in
the case Of a Connecticut postmaster
who offered to trade his Job for a
yellow dog and who is being deluged
with offers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

or course navies are built for fight
ing, but let us not forget the great
service they perform in impressing
our size and Importance upon the
other nations Of the earth. I'VE don't
want to fight, but by lingo If we do. y
etc.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

Down in Maine the long-vexed ques-
ton whether cells breed like other fish
or lay large eggs like snakes has
been settled by the discovery Of
spawn in one. For a fish that has
been so largely used as food the eel
has strangely escaped both scientific
investigation and legal protection.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

This scare about peroxide Dlonden
being germ-infested to such an extent
that deadly danger turks in their
kisses, is supposed to have been
started by their jealous brunette sis
ters.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01
THE HINT oENrEEL.

Mr.. Sar head-By Jove. it's nearly
IL o'clock. Perhaps / had better be
goin.
Miss Sn.art-Well, they cay Never
put of till tomorrow what you can do
today"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01
THE LOGICAL CONSTRUCTION OF
A SALES LETTER.

Salesmanship in letters Is not mat
ter Of heaven-born genius. Some viii
be mora successful than others. but
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-01

BAXTER SPRINGS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14

keep her head above water. The dog
was getting tired and could not hold
her much longer. Just then man
passed, and seeing the child jumped in
and SWAN with her to shore.
At first the dog did not want to let
CO. but it had so little strength left it
was forced to. AS the man could not
take both dog and child, the dog was
left to the mercy of the river. 1t was
swept away by the strong current. It
had been faithful to its little mistress
but could never again take charge Of
her.
The river again flowed past meadows
and woods, and again came to a VIII
lage. 1t passed a school where the
children were marching out. Then it
flowed past a church and graveyard.
1t saw the sun as it was slowly sinking
in the west throw softly its rays of
light on the little stone church, and
the tombstones around it.
Then as the sun disappeared it rushed
into the mighty sea.
VELORA PELTIER.
Montecito grammar school.
"And then,' said Mary, another
stream Joined it. 1t ran past farm
houses and through deep valleys. 1t
ran past a little village where some
people were watching some boys SWIM
ming. The people heard a boys cries
for help. A dog jumped and got the
boy by his shirt, and after a hard
struggle reached shore. They took the
boy home and put him to bed. Now it
is your turn, Alice said Mary.
The river ran a little farther and
came to a valley with high bluffs on
either side of it. Another stream
Joined it, and three men in canoe
came floating down the river They
had a hard time to keep off the rocks.
The canoe hit a rock in the middle of
the river and threw the men out. They
swan to shore and made a fire and
dried their wet clothing. 1t ran on,
passing large cities on it's way to the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14

the shore hoated down the stream. A
man in a boat happened to come along.
AS he neared the dog he saw it was his
little boy. He turned the boat toward
the dog and rowed as fast as he could.
When close enough he reached out his
hand and caught the boy, laid him in
the boat and then helped the dog in.
The dog was nearly worn out. The
child can never come to play by the
river again without the dog, who had
saved tie life of the little boy.''
Each of the class told a story, and
when they finished the teacher said
that they must hurry home before
o'clock. PAUL HALLICY,
Llewellyn school, Los Alamitos; 7th
grade.
This is a true story of a river that I
know, and 1 saw these things myself:
The stream ran through mountains
covered with forest. Wild roses grew
on it's banks; the sky was deep blue;
the wind sang in the pines. Suddenly
a deer crashed through the brush and
stained the crystal water. The hunter
came after. The deer looked up with
piteous eyes and died.
But the river went down through fair
meadows where birds sang and chill
dren played. BY and by it became very
deep and broad, and its banks were
wooded hills in a blue haze, and large
boats went up and down. A storm
came up; thunder echoed from hill to
] II, and people on boat said, Hear
old Hendricks men bowling!' The
great river was glad and strong.
At last it came to a vast city, and
there were strange sights. Splendid
dwellings. and people with SO much
time and money that they did not
know what to do, and did silly things.
People were crowded in wretched dark
places, and ill-fed children worked till
they droped asleep. Hunghy people,
who could find no work.
A father and daughter stood leaning
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14

off, and filling a little flask he had
with water, was soon by the others
side giving him a drink. They both
revived some, and were able, by the
help of kind friends, to return to their
homes.
Jessie, it's your turn now"
That evening as it passed through a
small village" went on Jessie, being Of
rather a romantic turn, "a young cou-
pie came strolling along by it's side,
and though the cheerful little stream
could not understand what they were
saying in such low, sweet tones, it saw
him place a ring on her finger
"AlTs well that ends well,' said the
teacher, smiling, "and we must be go
ing home or We'll be under the silvery
moon too''
MARGUERITE RUTH STANLEY,
Age Is; San Bernardino.
'Then,' said Mary, cit ran through
the woods where the wild animals
drank of the water. Then it ran by a
city where the river boats carrying
were going up and down stream.
"On it ran, through the country,
where two boys were fishing. oh, look
what big one,' said one of the boys
as he pulled out big trout. After
they had caught many more fish they
went home.
You may go on" said Mary to the
next girl.
Next it ran out among the wheat
fields and under a large bridge, where
two small children were standing. A
boy and girl about three and four
years old. Beside them stood a large
Newfoundland dog. The boy, who was
the Oldest, threw a stick in the water
and in so doing lost his balance and
dog bounded in after him, catching him
by his clothes. The dog started for the
shore, but the current was too strong
for him. The dog in trying to swim to
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14

on the railing of bridge that crossed
the river. The child was sobbing.
Don't cry, darling. / almost wish
had not taken you to see the poor
children. But papa thought you
should know. Listen: All that wretch
edness shall be taken away, and in
stead of the workers working for
taskmaster who takes the profit, they
shall own their tools and factories
themselves, and choose the men to su-
perlntend the business: and no one
shall make them labor long hours: nor
stop working and starve, because the
people always need the things that are
produced, and when the man who takes
rofits is gone, every man will be able
to have what he needs of things he
makes and those made by all the
others. And the grain and fruits will
g1 to all the people, for there will be
no gamblers holding back the food
While people are hungry
All this can easily be when the peo-
pie understand. And this river shall
see happiness all the way from its
source to the sea-
ELLIDA MATHEWS.
Ocean Park. box 6. Age II.
When it passed from under the bridge
it flowed past groves, farms and
houses. Then it passed a large meadow,
where there were many tents and SOL
diers. One soldier was wounded and
lay not far from the rivers bank. A
man bent over him and heard him say:
Il am happy because 1 die for my
countrys sake"
1t flowed on and came to another
bridge, where a little child was play
ing. By her side was a large dog. The
little girl was watching something float.
1t fioated under the bridge, and she
leaned over too far and fell The dog
bounded after her, but could not bring
her to shore. So he got hold of her
dress near her throat and managed to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-11
SATURDAY. NIGHT.

In the business rush OF this siren
uous age, Saturday Night reaches over
into Sunday in all too many instances,
and yet Saturday Night has sort of
individuality all its own. 1t is tired
natures sweet restorer," when the
work of the week is done. 1t is the
benediction evening. for the mercies
and privileges of the week that is gone.
1t is the preparation hour for prayer
and for communion on the morrow
with the Great Giver of all good gifts
1t is the hush after turmoil, moment
of waiting period before the worship
hour of the Sabbath of our Lord,
Children who are away for the
week, sometimes come home from
School on Saturday Night. The boy
whose business keeps him gone all
other days, comes back to the old
hearth-stone on Saturday Night. The
little tots are washed and put to bed
The good man of the house relaxes
from the hard work of the day; the
good wife, whose work is never done,
sits down to rest; a sweet and holy
calm comes over the household. where
christian faith and christian virtues
r1Ila nm SATURDAY. Nr;,1,t
On this Saturday Night in Hatties-
burg, may contentment, peace and
quiet all prevail, and may tomorrow's
sun wake us all to a full apprecia-
ton of the benefits, the opportunities
and the duties of the day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-11
A SUGGESTION.
Manager.

OF course the big celebration on the
first day of October cannot be a per-
feet success without advice sugges-
tion and assistance from the ladies.
We do not wish to encroach upon the
prerogatives of the committee on pro-
gram. but If they will permit a sug-
gestion, it is this: AN old time con-
cert by local talent" By an old time
concert, we mean a concert composed
entirely of old time music. Let the
songs all be the songs our grand moth
ers sung. "Annie Laurie" Comm
Throu the Rye" my Old Kentucky
Home" "Old Black Joe;'' take Me
Peck to the South" "Tenting On the
Old Camp Grounds" and many 9TH
ers; all of them old and familiar;
just as old and familiar as can be
found. They appeal to the ear, to
the heart and the sentiment of men
and women, as newer songs and more
classic music never does. These
songs should be sung in costume. and
acted. The dress should be quaint
and old, to suit the time they were
written and first sung. They should
pc sung not as solos. but in chorus:
or at least there should be no attempt
at display of voices, but an effort to
act the part and TO give entertain.
ment to our guests should be the am
bilious desire of all participants. If
Nnis Is thou~ht good. suggestion
some one should be chosen at once
s. take hold OF this special feature.
eelect the songs and singers, design
ne costumes, organize the choruses
etc. Another feature, most anus
ink and entertaining one, would be an
*Q1d Fiddlers Contest Bring in all
"A old time fiddIers from far and
o14s and let them play all the jigs
ne break downs and corn-shucking
~ they can, and offer prize to
~ best one. You will find the whole
~ keeping time to these tuneful
liners. People just naturally like
lhings the best They warm the
and moisten the eye, and re-
Heet sad memories OF the al
8ereotten rast; and although it
ne q TUG q the heart strings, /
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-11
TRUSTEES SALE

Under the provisions of, and by vir-
tue of the authority conferred upon
me, as trustee, in a deed of trust ex-
ecuted by S. LESSEE Hand and her
husband, Chas. Hand, to R. Young, as
beneficiary, on Sept. 18th, 1907, to Sc
cure a certain Indebtedness to the
said R. Young, and which deed of
trust is recorded in Book X page 331
of the Records of Land Deeds of the
Second District of Perry County, Mis-
sippi, default having been made in
the payment of said Indebtedness, and
having been requested thereunto by
the said beneficiary, l will offer for
sale and will sell at public auction
for cash at the front door of the For
rest County Court House to the
highest bidder during le-al hours on
the fourth (4th) dav of October, A D.
1903, that being the first Monday OF
October 1908 the following describ-
ed real estate. together with all i'm
provenents thereon and appurten
ances thereto belonging, lying and be-
ing situate in the City of Hattiesburg,
County of Forrest and State of Mis-
sissippi. towit:
The West IL of lot number 7 in
Block number it9 Of the Hamper and
Winery survey Of the City of Hat
tiesburg, as shown by map on file III
the Chancery Clerks office of Forrest
County.
Witness my signature this Sept
18th A. d. 1909
9-11-3-sats G. H. ROBERTSON,
Trustee.