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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
ATE THE "DOCTORED" MELON.
Cows Glimpse Of High Life That
Forever Gave Her Distate for
Ordinary Things.

On the honeysuckle-wreathed porch
in the pleasant twilight the farmer
told to his city boarders stories, more
or less true, Of country life.
THAT COW Sukey Of mine" he said,
won't touch watermelon unless It's
champagne-soaked, New York style.
Think Of that now!"
The boarders thought Of It with a
good deal Of cynical laughter.
''It came about like this" the farm
er resumed. 81 had a broker here
last year who got very sweet on a
young lady boarder, the daughter of a
divine. Hearing the girl say she
loved watermelon, the broker Sc
lected a splendid fruit himself in at
the township, brought 1t home, In
jected a full quart bottle of the best
champagne into 1t, and put 1t In the
icebox for dinner.
ut seems the cook, when she sliced
open the melon-the injection had left
no scars-smelt the liquor and thought
the thing was spoilt So, saying moth
ing. she tossed it into the swilIbOx in
the garden.
There old Sukey found 1t. She was
wiser than the cook. She soon finished
It on, lock, stock and barrel. Then
she staggered to shady tree, lay
down, and snored like a cheap motor
car for seven or eight hours"
The farmer removed bit Of straw
from his wiskers.
@she woke up in a wretched tenn
per, but she won't look at an ordinary
undoctored melon since that day. be
said.-Bufalo Express.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16

lieved to be the work Of Gerard John
SON, who erected in the church at
Stratford on Avon the portrait bust
to which this bears strong resem-
blance. 1t resembles markedly also
the Droeshout print which was used
as frontispiece to the First Folio edi-
ton of Shakespeare works.
1t is put down as work Of the late
sixteenth or early seventeenth CEN
fury, and 1t served as the model on
which Kent and Scheemakers designed
their Shakespeare monument for the
Poets Corner Of Westminster abbey.
The statuette is about fifteen inches
high and in good preservation except
for some wOrmholes and crack In
the base.
The history Of It as given dates
from the life of the poets sister, Joan
Shakespeare, and 1t remained in the
family until Thomas Hart, the fifth in
direct line Of descent from Joan, d.
rected relative, Thomas Horribly, to
rent Shakespeare's birthplace and ex-
hiblt this bust and other relics there.
There the bust continued on exhibi.
ton until 1920, when Mr.. Hornby's
widow left the house owing to an In
crease in the rent. She took it to a
house across the way, where It was
shown for some time longer.
In 1880 the executors Of Thomas
Hornby sold It to Miss Craven Of
Bath, an eccentric collector, who lied
not long ago at an advanced age. It
was found on her death in a store cup.
board, wrapped in paper. where it had
lain a long time forgotten. 1t passed
on her death to the ownership Of Hugh
Baker, who caused its sale at Sothe-
by's. 1t is carved Of mulberry wood.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
HYPNoTISM GOOD FOR HUBBY,
One Man, at Least, Who Has No
Objection to Fad That His Wife
Has Taken Up.

my wife has new fad" announced
the fat man with the red face as he
cheerfully stirred the cooling mixture
before him with a long straw. "She
is going in for hypnotism now, and
it has my sincere and emphatic in
dorsement. She has taken IL lessons
from q noted professor Of the art, and
is now q full-hedged hynotist-or
thinks she is, which amounts to the
same thing, SO far as she is concerned.
was her first subject, and her sue
cess with me not only pleased her
but astonished her as well. At first l
rebelled at being experimental with,
thinking 1t all tommyrot; but ] am
now prepared to indorse the art to its
full extent. She got me in a chair
and then, standing in front OF me,
went through a lot Of monkey shines
before my face with her hands.
Now she said sternly, you can
not leave your chair
"Just to see what her game was ]
gave her the CLASSY eye and made no
move. Her eyes cleaned with tri-
umph, and then she said:
Listen to me. You must no longer
drink intoxicating liquor. If you do it
will make you sick. You will find 1t
is impossible to lift q glass Of the vile
stun to your lips. You cannot even
enter a place where 1t is Sold
"Then she brought me out Of the
trance by swapping her fingers and
announced that her experiment was
a complete success.
Nov the dear woman remains at
home serenely confident that l am no
longer able to indulge in the flowing
bowl, and my plea Of being detained
late at the office goes without Ques-
ton. Let's have another"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
BUST OF SHAKESPEARE SOLD
W6oden Likeness Of the Bard Of Avon
Brings S2,o25 at Recent Auction
In London

London. Here is an illustration of
the bust Of Shakespeare which was
sold at Sotheby's recently for $2,025.
Between the time of the discovery Of
the bust and It's sale many persons
had gained the idea that 1t was to go
for much more money than It brought.
The bust. however, has no great ar
tistic vaIue,S according to what has
been said Of It in the English prints;
It is unfiattering to Shakespeare and
its chief value is as a relic only.
Its authenticity, however. appears
to be quite fully attested. It is be-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
n WORKS
IT WORKS.
The Laborer Eats Food That WoulG
Wreck an ONCE Man.

Men who are actively engaged Gt
hard work can sometimes eat food
that would wreck man who Is more
closely confined.
This is illustrated In the following
story:
81 was for IL years clerk IN store
working actively and drank conee all
the time without much trouble until
after, entered the telegraph service.
There / got very little exercise ana
drinking strong coffee, my nerves
we're unsteady and my stomach got
weak and was soon q very sick man.
I quit meat and tobacco and In fact !
stopped eating everything which }
thought might AFFECT me except conea.
but still my condition grew worse, ans
I was all but q wreck.
IT finally quit coffee and com
menced to use Postum a few years
ago. and am speaking the truth
when / say, my condition commenced
to improve Immediately and today !
am well and can eat anything ! want
without any bad effects. al due 70
shifting from coffee to Postum.
Il told my wife today believed !
could digest a brick II I had Gun q
postum to go with It
1--WE make It according to directions
boiling It full 90 minutes and use good
rich cream and 1t Is certainly deli
cious."
Look in pzgs. for copy Of the ~
nous little book. ''The Road to Well
vile"
There's q Reason"
Ever Rad Che absVs lslfsFG a nsW
enc npDoar1 erom dme - tn, ~
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16

SNUG satisfaction in himself. Not
only had he learned the esteem in
which hes was held by his fellow clti-
Gems, but he was alive to witness 1t.
His wife threw herself into his
arms and all but hurled him back.
ward.
ooh, Gustave," she sobbed. why
did you do it,"
81 didn't do It," he grinned.
"Are you crazy?" demanded the
mayor, who had stepped on cactus.
mot yet" replied Hinkle bllssfully,
as he folded his wife to his bosom.
"It's all a mistake" she continued.
81 love you. have had ambitions
for you. / wanted to get you into
notifies, and Mr.. Snow promised to
help me. We are going to run you
for councilman. It's only stepping
stone to congress. You have the sup
port of all these people-your
friends"
"Lottie, can you forgive met" He
was about to drop on las knees in the
sand when she raised him to his
feet. He stood up and slipped on the
trout, which he had momentarily for
gotten.
AS he gathered 1t up and laid 1t in
her hands he murmured tenderly: II
done 1t for you, dearest"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
MARRIAGE and Meanness.

Some years ago there lived in Atoh
ison a young woman noted for her
good works and gentleness. She was
always helping the poor and was pa
tient and kind and universally ad'
mired. She married a fairly good man
and abused him within three months.
She had been good and patient for
years, but a husband was too mucN
for her; she had never been cross to
any one until she was cross to her
husband. There is something about
marriage that stirs up hidden depths
of meanness on both sides.-Atchison
(Kan.) Globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
All In Fight Against TubercuIOsIS.

All IN flont Against iupcTCui0s'o'
Prevention of tuberculosis versus
dividends Is the proposition which
some Of our largest insurance COM
panles are now trying to establish.
The Metropolitan Life recently aD'
piled for permission to erect q sanA'
forum for its policy holders and en-
ployes afiicted with tuberculosis, but
the application was refused on grounds
Of illegality by New York State Super
intendent Of Insurance Hotchkiss. The
company is, however, conducting an
active educational campaign BY dis
tributing 100000 pamphlets amons
its policy holders. The Provident
Savings Life Assurance society has
also established q health bureau,
where its policy holders may receive
free medical advice. Several fraternaI
orders, notably the Modern WoodmOn.
knights Of Pythias, Royal League
Royal Arcanum and Workmen's Cie
Gle, have already established or are
contemplating the erection Of sanN
toria for their tuberculous members.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
HAD AWFUL WEEPING ECZEMA
Face and Neck Were RaW-TerrlbIO
itching, inflammation and Soreness
All Treatments Failed.
cutIeura Proved a Great Success.

Eczema began over the top Of my
ear, It cracked and then began to
spread. had three different doctors
and tried several things, but they did
me no good. At last one side Of my
face and my neck were raw. The
water ran out Of It so that / had to
wear medicated cotton, and It was %
infiamed and sOre that had to put
q piece of cloth over my pillow to keep
the water from 1t, and It would stain
the cloth q sort of yellow. The co
Eema itched 30 that It seemed as though
could tear my face all to pieces
Then / began to use the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment, and It was not more
than three months before It was all
healed up. Miss Ann Pearsons, North
field, VT, Dec. 10, 1907"
Potter Drug 3 Chan. Corp. Sole Props. BOIsOa.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
ifBotheraclous."

de fact dat kickin' dom accom-
plish much" said Uncle Eben. SIS
proved by de climate. Folks has been
fndin' fault VIII It ever since / kin
remember. an It jes' as botheraciouS
as ever"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16

'Learnin' by experience Is convinc-
in'.s said Uncle Eben. "But as Is de
case VIII toadstools an mushrooms,
It's mos1y de wises' plan 10 be satis-
fed VIII hearsay evidence
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
ONE ON JOHNNY.

He was balmy-headed Johnny.
with little cash. She was both pretty
and pert. He said: ''Do you know,
Dolly, I am something Of mimic? ]
can take almost anybody on"
She said: Then take yourself on.
old boy. I'm expecting some one To
take me to supper"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-29
GOV. CREEL CONFERS
WITH SECRETARY KNOX

Washington, Dec. 29.-Gov. Creel of
Chihuahua. who came to Washington
some weeks ago as the personal repre-
sentative OF President Diaz of Mexico
today had a conference with Secy.
Knox. Gov. Crecls mission here was in
the interest of peace in Nicaragua.
No statement has ever been made
either by Gov. Creel or by the officials
of the state department as to the par
ticular suggestions made by President
Diaz to accomplish this end However,
there is reason to believe the United
States has not changed Its policy In any
particular with reference to the Ze-
laya faction.
Gov. Creel said he called on Mr..
Knox merely to say good bye, as he ex-
pected to leave for New York within
the next day or two and then would
proceed to Mexico City.
Up to noon today the state depart
ment had received no kilograms from
Nicaragua, 1t is assumed. however,
that Gen. Estrada is making rapid
preparations for the movement of his
army on Managua. That he will have
determined opposition Is probable in
view of the fact that Madriz is report
ed to be organizing an army to meet
his advance
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-29
LATE LOCALS.

Division Engineer T. j. Wyche and
family of the Western Pacific road
are III town en- route on an eastern
trip. eastern IL
Annual StoclStalZing-Z. c. M
VIII be closed Saturday and Monda,,
next, because of the New Years boIi,
day on the one. and for inventory tai
Ing on the other. ''-'N
Executive Committee NIeo,s- IN,
executive committee of the state borti
cultural association Is meeting thi,,
afternoon. at the chamber Of co.'s ,e
merce to discuss date and plans r.
'he next annual state convention
Call for Bank Statcmcnts-cbo-,oa
.. ilnsey, secretary of state. sent out
call this morning to all the state
ana private banks to make a report
on the financial standing of the institu-
81. 1909. i0eo
Aviation Wecll-As Los Angeles 70
10 nave an Aviation week. Jan i092o
u,olihg t,g winch flying machines and
their flights are to be the order 20
the day. the Salt Lake Route will soII
round trip tickets between this civ
ana Los Angeles Jan. 5-1O inclusIye
sooo ior return Jan 81. at $40.
Banigan's Condition HopcfuI-
condltion of T. F. Bnnigan, discoverar
oI Mispah' who was taken to the 81
MARKS hospital yesterday sufforir,o
rom frozen foot and ear. was re
ported to be favorable this afternoon
az present 1t is thought that the ear
ana most OF the foot VIII be saved.
Christmas News Again:-A u,t,o
straw that shows the widespreod
Ropuiarity t%1t tr OF The News is notice
INA. tne postoffice officials found
necessary to hang conspicIouely ~
the lobby at the Federal buIIding IT, ~
reads Postage on Xmas Newse T.,
the U. s., 8 cents; to foreign countries
16 cents" ies'
Cold Suspends Work-Owine n tba
low thermometer in Weber canvon
work on the new power plant IN
there OF the Utah Light g. RaIIuot
company has been discontinued nntj,
more seasonable weather In the srrjno
me mercury falls down to 90 de-
t,,I' 6heeS oeiow zero In that locality.
winch cuts out all attempts at cement
work. 81 ocnieht
Nimrods after DucIos-These are tbe
laS. aays OF duck shooting, which ac-
counts Tor the absence TODAY. of c.en
{. s Burton. w. j. Burton and uarrv
Margetts from their daily posts of
commercial duty. and their rresanca
on the duck preserves at the month
oil the Jordan river. Tho gallant MIN
Ioulc TITO are expected back this eve-
nlng laden with feathered mercIes for
New New Years distribution among their
Uncle Sam Needs Engravcrs-unc,a
sam Is In need of negative cutters FOR
inc engraving and printing division of
the geological survey, Washinrton
ana In order to secure the men want,
ed an examination will be held in this
city January 22. 1910. No educationaI
test VIII be required. the only rcou,re-
ments being physical ability and =
previous experience, of four years In
photo-lithographic shops. Dear mutna
will be accepted II otherwise ouaIitieT
me salaries rang from s72O to $500
years or over
Seeking New Quarters-Tbe Salt I
Lake Real Estate association is con-
sldering at this afternoons meeting
what to do with the seven years lease
held by the association on the ground
door Of the Swan building on west
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-29
WATERSHED CONTRACT
HAS A HANDLE ON IT
II Signed. May Lose Matthews His Job
But May be Closed
Anyway.

Frank Matthews. city land and water
commissioner Is busier than a hen with
two broods Of chicks. He is trying to
save his Job and the way he Is going
about it is to stew and fret and buster
about the danger which threatens him
and his encourage OF assistants II tho
| proposed contract with the forest serv-
| Ice Is signed. which Will give the fed
eral government the supervision OF the
city watersheds In City Creek and
Parlcy's canyons. II this contract is
signed, Frank Will be out OF job. for
the government. forest service Will
undertake the supervision of the water
sheds as a part OF the Wasatch forest
reserve and Will do so with Its own
rangers, for which the city, however, is
to share the expense.
"A conference was held this morning
between Mayor Bransford Councilmen
Holley and F'crnstrom. A. F. Doremus
and r. V. Reynolds of the forest scrv-
Ice with headquarters in ogden. In
Farley's canyon the city hay farm is
located and the care of this has been
Matthews's chief object in life even II
the farm has been a failure as an
agricultural and financial proposition.
Tho forest service has planted trees on
i've acres of this farm and the city
WIN pay TOT tnem, as IL VIII pay for all
other trees planted on city property
II the forest service Is charged with
the control of this with its other por-
tions, the federal rangers Will take care
OF II and there will be a city land and
water commissioner with no land and
no water to commission. Naturally.
Matthews. when not In a brown study,
Is In blue one. and when not in
either Is very busy trying to make city
councilmen and the mayor see the
proposition from his own viewpoint.
This probable blow at his means of a
livelihood, Frank believes, comes rather
abruptly. as the mayor has signiiied
his Intention of disappointing him TO
the position he has occupied for several
years under the American" regime
1t is believed to be quite likely, how
ever, that the contract with the forest
service will be signed with some altera-
tions in its present form. Mr.. Reynolds
represents that federal supervision
would be a great benefit to the city.
The first proposal for federal control
OF these watersheds was made by L.
Z. Kelsey, when city engineer, several
years ago. and was favorably acted on
by the city council.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-29

solidatIon in Salt Lake County" A. c
Nelson was reelected president, and
q. N Child. superintendent OF Utah
county schools, was chosen secretary OF
the supcrintendents section.
The meeting of the nature study and
science section was held in room "a
of the science building at the high
school, and was presided over by Prcsi-
dent C. c. Spooner. Some very inter
the following; Mature Study in the
Primary Grades" by Prof. Horace
Cummings. superintendent of L. D. S.
schools. Study of Local Insects in
Grades Three to Eight" Prof. E. G..
Titus. Utah agricultural college: "Agri-
culture in the Common Schools" by
Prof. J. c. Hogenson, Utah ngrlcul-
tural college; Observation and Pro-
lection OF Birds by Pupils of Primary
Grades" by Miss Jessie e. Tibbs of
salt Lake City. The discussion was
participated in by Prof, J. II. Paul OF
the university. Prof. M. j. Abbey of
the state normal training school, n.
G. Sewar6ds, superintendent OF Vernal
schools.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President. Prof. c. T. Vorhies,
of the university: vice president, Prof.
D. A. Dutton. OF the Sandy high school:
secretary r. S. Baker. superintendent
Of Eureka schools
The department of arts and crafts
held sessions together in the lecture
room of the science building. Fifteen
minute talks on methods of arts and
'rafts for the elementary school were
given. Miss Virginia Snow Stephen of
he state normal school taking the srnb-
ect of Art" Miss Anna L. Corbett.
supervisor of sewing In the Salt Lake
schools. talked on Sewing" D. w.
'arratt. supervisor of manual training
n the Salt Lake schools, treated MAN
lal Training" Miss Mary Morehead of
he state normal school talked on
Handwork, and Miss Lucy Van Cott
4 the Salt Lake High school handled
he subject of Domestic Science"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-29
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

SOCIAL party was gwen by the man.
agement of the Draper Commercial
company In the big hall at Draper on
Monday night. There we're over 4OO
children and adults In attendance. and
al had joyful time. The management
OF the company as hosts gave each In
attendance suitable present.
Col N. w. Clayton has gone n
southern California in search of health
as he has been confined to the house
during the cold spell of the last two
weeks. wv
Lewis Fl. Sweetser. lieutenant gov
ernor OF Idaho. stopped off a few hours
IN SAT- Lake. yesterday. on his wav
east. Mr. Sweetser owns a large ranch
leaI surrey. Idaho. He reports tho
sueep SITUATION In many parts of the
state are In very serious condition.
that the losses will be tremendous m,
less hay and grain may be rushed in.
OF the weather moderates sufficientII,
TO permit of the moving OF the focka
to new pastures.
Deputy United States Marshal T, II
Smyth was In ogden today on official
business.
Col. Joseph Geoghegan is on a two
weeks business trip to Omaha, and
Cashier Earles of the National Rank
of the Republic has returned from
southern California practically restored
from his prolonged attack of asthma.
and ready to resume his business du-
ties.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-29
ORIGIN OF THE RE0RGANIZED
CHURCH AND SUCCESSION.

A book of 14o pages showing tho lat
ter-day apostasy.
This book is invaluable and indIs-
pensable to missionaries and all other
students of Church history. 1t deals
thoroughly with the origin of the Re-
organized church and conclusivoly
proves It to be OF apostate sources, al
SO that that church has departed from
the doctrines of the Prophet Joseph
Smith and now attacks thom vindIc-
lively, denying many OF the principles
of the gospel The book also treats
tho Succession In tho Presidency and
shows that PRESIDENT BRIGHAM NJ
YOUNG WAS PROPERLY ORDAIN-
ED TO LEAD THE CHURCH.
BY Elder Joseph F. Smith. Jr.
Just published by the Deseret News.
Cloth binding per copy 80 cents. In
paper 90 cents.
SEND ORDERS TO THE DESERET
NEWS BOOK STORE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-29
WAR IN COUNCIL LIKELY.
Conflict in Law Regarding Election of
President May Start Something.

War to the knife. figuratively speak,
Ing, Will result If President A. ]. Davis
of the city council resists the action Of
the council in Its election of w. Mont
Ferry as president in line with the SEN
ument expressed at a caucus OF the
American" majority held Yesterday
afternoon. City Recorder J. B. More
ton' who lays aside his present title 10
wear that of city council next week.
has found a conflict in the provisions of
law respecting the position OF president
OF the council. Mr.. Moreton has dis
covered that In one place the law saws
that the president of the council shall
act during the duration of his term of
office In another place it says that
the new council shall meet, organize
and elect Its president as a part Of
the organization. Now Davis is a four
year councilman and his term runs two
years hence. His friends say that his
position as president under the law will
run on until his present term runs ous
Mr. Ferry's friends say that there is
every warrant for electing him PEST
dent at the organization of the new
council. 1t is not known that Mr.. Davis
Will press his claim to the position. hut
If he does there promises to be a spirit
ed contest