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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

The United States life-saving serv'
Ice is little heard of, especially In In
land states, yet its work, for the
amount OF expense, produces wonder
tul results. The report for 1908, just
TO hand. contains some interesting
facts. OF 1904 vessels wrecked in
American waters Sc were a total loss.
The entire property value at stake
was s13,630,225. The life-saving serv-
Ice snatched back from the waves
s11,666,435. On board the imperiled
vessels were SIP human beings. At
The usual valuation of an average OF
$4,000, the life savers, who rescued all
but % OF these people. preserved to
The nation human energy worth $22,-
100000. A total of $34,426,435 return
from an expense of $1,962,524.90, the
entire outlay of the department. This
seems to be one instance at least in
which government insurance Is con-
spicuous success.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
"BLAcKMAiL" AND "PlRAcY."

When walters neglect early Corners
to pay assiduous attention to late ar
rivals who have given them tips, they
perpetrato a disgraceful injustice well
worthy OF punishment rs a misde-
meanor. says the Milwaukee Wiscon-
sin. The United States Is republic.
In n republic distinctions between the
rich and poor are especially invidious.
Distinctions between persons who tip
and persons who refrain from tipping
are not only invidious, but constitute a
species OF blackmail, and blackmail Is
certainly misdemeanor. II indeed 1t
Is not crime. The object OF all good
laws Is to enforce justice. Is there any
justice In conspiracy among walters
to neglect those OF their employers
patrons who are unwilling or unable
to pay more than the established and
current price for what they order? Is
the conspiracy any less conspiracy
IL the employer OF the walters is a
party to 1t, as is sometimes the case?
A corporation or an individual en-
gagged in catering to the public in any
capacity who sets price on meals or
on anything else in which he deals,
and then permits his employees to ex-
act tips, and to discriminate against
those of his customers who do not give
tips, is not only disloyal to his patrons,
but an enemy Of the public and de-
serving Of punishment. His employees
who exact tips, and give grudging
service If the tips are not paid, are
also enemies of the public.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
THE SIGNATURE.

The old style required some member
Of the firm to sign all letters with the
firm name, without any indication as
to who was the actual writer. The
handwriting was supposed to indicate
the official character of the signature
Now firm names are almost univer.
sally typewriter, and the actual
writer of the letter signs on the line
below after the word "By." The old
word was per-" but as 1t is objection.
able to mix Latin and English. and
by" is just as good II not better, care.
full writer's now taboo per" except in
connection with Latin words as In per
annum."
In mail order houses, where thou.
sands Of letters are handled every
day, on a regular system, and the per-
sonality of the writer cuts no figure,
the writer Of the letter Is usually in
Dictated only by the initials at the left
hand side either above or below the
letter. The rubber stamp for sigma.
lures of letters is going out Of favor.
Somebody takes the trouble to sign q
letter with ink, as sign Of courtesy
and consideration. Even circular let
tiers are best signed with ink, as a
man can be hired to write the name at
very slightly higher cost than that OF
any of the imitation processes, which
Immediately betray the circular and
make 1t look cheap.
1t is the duty Of every woman to in
dictate in writing to a stranger whether
she is married or single. This is done
by writing her husbands name after
Mrs" in rarenthesis, or prefixing
Miss or AIRS" to her signature, al
ways putting 1t in parenthesis. To
omit the Earenthesis is considered vul-
gar, to sign the name without indicat-
ing the condition is really discourte-
Gus, and TO sign initials as man does
is ridiculous. or course when woman
writes to a person or firm where her
condition is we'll known there 10 no
need to keep on inserting the Mrs"
or Miss" This is only for strangers,
and in letters to large business firms.
to all of whose employees one person
cannot possibly be known.
In a contract letter, or letter con-
veying q credit order, typewriter
signature Is not loked on as legally
binding Though az q matter Of fact 1t
I'd, and the omission Of all ink sigma
ture is disliked. Sometimes the type
written signature IL vised by an ini-
tial in ink, hut this looks cheap. II the
name IL not printed on the letterhead
q should be % written that II wiz -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

"A woman's sphere is to keep
house." the masculine conservative
growls, whereat the suffragette pouts
and protests. Yet both may be right.
Much depends on the breadth of the
term. The trouble is the suffragette
and the anti-suffragette seem to imply
that housekeeping is not much of a
lob. AS matter of fact, it is the big
gest in creation, when measured by
any true standard Of values. 1t is
really the one and only universal, in
dispensable trade, as necessary in
China as in America, among the Es-
luimos as among the Europeans, in
the cave as well as in the palace, be-
meath the thatch no less than beneath
he tile. And it Is the oldest, beginning
as 1t did when Eve gave Adam his
1rst breakfast and the morning stars
warbled the first song.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
HOW TO WRITE TO A SUPERIOR

There is scarcely one OF us who
does not have occasion more or less
often to write important letters to our
superiors, and we find 1t difficult: to
get just the right tone.
Excessive brevity in letters from
his subordinates is annoying to q
business man. He wants to know the
facts about his business, and all the
facts. OF course he doesn't want
wordy letters, but he wants full de-
tails and plenty of information.
He wants suggestions, but he doesn't
want dictation. Subordinates should
act like snbordinates and not like the
boss. Modesty and reserve are APP
preciated, but hesitation and timidity
only annoy and irritate. Some sub
ordinates in their fear of giving Of
tense, beat around the bush, vaguely
hint, and seem afraid to say anything
clearly, definitely, and frankly. They
tantalize and annoy until they lose
their positions.
Try to strike the happy medium be-
tween an offensive freedom and a
cringing reserve. Success usually
comes from q real interest and alb.
sorption in the business. That natural
enthusiasm for the work is what a
business man usually likes to see
best of all.
To learn to write letters to Superiors
with the proper tone. 1t IL N excel
lent idea to try several different YER
sions of an important letter, and
choose the best one. 70 form the
habit now and Of writing an i'm
portant letter over several times, let
ting 1t lie over night, and coming to It
fresh after a rest, helps to develop
the moderate and medium style. Yet
such letters will lack the spontaneous
enthusiasm which is the best element
OF ALL and so usually should be laid
aside as mere exercises. They give
the ability of free and satisfactory ex'
preston, they develop the proper
habit and command Of language; but
in the end the spontaneous enthusi-
asm Of q quickly-written letter, die.
tated by genuine interest, win beat
any studied form all out OF the field.
Yet we must study so that when our
enthusiasm Is on us we do not let 1t
run away with rs. The studied letter
is the finest possible preparation for
the correct and effective spontaneous
letter when occasion calls It out
Copyright, 1909. by Joseph B. BowleA)
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

For the second time within a couple
Of weeks, the American bluejacket has
distinguished himself. A fire broke out
In Philadelphia tenement on Friday;
a man climbed the rainspout to the
Second story and helped FIVE persons
10 safety. On his cap was the name
Of the battleship Kearsarge, but he re.
fused TO give his own name. His mod.
esty gave the finishing touch to a
brave deed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
HOW TO ADVERTISE A DRUG
STORE.

II 10 n good deal harder to advertise
a drug store than a grocery business,
for the reason that there seems TO be
less news TO tell, the stock remains
about the same all the time. and peo-
pie can't be forced TO take medicine.
But neither a drug business nor any
other will grow fast and big by itself.
II has to be pushed, and there are ways
10 push II.
Proprietary medicines that some
body else has advertised we'll. and for
which a natural demand exists, show
small profit. But there are other lines
OF medicines just as good which are
not advertised, and on which the manu-
facturer will give a very large profit
II the druggist will push them. Good
circular matter will be supplied which
can be distributed from house 10
house. but the druggists own little
handful will make far more impression
than any foreign printing.
And there are many things people
would buy and use II they knew about
them and had them called to their at
tention at the proper time-something
to kill the little green bugs on the flow.
ers, a cure for colds that is really safe
to give to children, something convent
ent to take out grease spots or clean
kid gloves, etc. We may know about
these things, but we forget about them
and need to be reminded three or four
times q year.
Make up an attractive box OF station
cry with everything complete. at a low
price; send out the news Of the receipt
of new lot of toothbrushes; fresh
and particularly tasty assortment OF
candies; display Of fireworks or val
entines In season, novelties for Christ
mas. and ingenious little devices OF one
kind or another like pencil sharpeners.
While the grocer can send out his
news every week, the druggist will per-
haps find distribution once month
sufficient; but the seasons offer him an
endless variety of little things Of which
people will be glad to be reminded.
It is a lot Of trouble and expense the
first time, you are too busy the next
time, and then you dread to pay the
bill
But form the habit. Ge' started.
Work hard on It. Anybody Who keeps
at 1t three months and watches the
business grow would never give it up.
He will soon come to dread the falling
off of sales when the advertising fails
to go out, and the narrowing profits
will be sharp reminder to get busy
again. The advertising habit is hard
to start, and equally hard to break up.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

The equal-suffragists may consider
New England as practically lost to
the cause, since a prominent one OF
their number sarcastically told the PHI.
grim Mothers that from the tens Of
thousands she has met in the United
States whose ancestors came over
pn the Mayflower, she was led to DO.
lieve that vessel the size of the Lu-
sitania, or a whole feet of modern
steamers. Now there Is coldness In
the cause.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

There is always a day Of settlement
for countries where fanatical mobs or
murderous soldiers are permitted to
run loose. China learned that lesson
when It met the bill for damages 10
foreigners by the Boxers. Turkey and
Persia win be on the collectors route
when the mischief wrought by bloody
minded Moslems and fierce Turcomans
pas 10 be paid for,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
cutlcura Met with Great Success.

IT have two little girls who have
been troubled very badly with eczema.
One of them had it on her lower
limbs. I did everything that ! could
hear of for her, but 1t did not give
in until warm weather, when 1t SEEM
ingly subsidized. The next winter when
1t became cold the eczema started
again and also in her head where 1t
would take the hair out and leave
bare patches. At the same time her
arms were sore the whole length OF
them. I took her to physician, but
the child grew worse all the time. Her
sisters arms were also affected. ] be-
gan using Cuticura Remedies, and by
the time the second lot was used their
skin was soft and smooth. Mrs. Charles
Baker, Albion, Me-, Sept. 81, '0s."
Potter Drug Chcm. Corp, Solo Props, Boston.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
Who Said Them?

The golden text was Suffer the lit
tie children to come unto me-" and It
had been recited to the class by q
cherub on the front bench. Later in
the afternoon the teacher, in the
course Of the lessons. had occasion to
refer to the text.
'Now, children" she said, "who said
those words?" and she repeated them.
A hand went up from one Of the larger
boys on the back bench, and receiving
permission to answer, he said, pointing
to the cherub: THAT little Teller down
there"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

David said that all men were liars
and he might have added that some
men work at II overtime.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
The Right Way to Write Letters
- BY SherWin Cody
,thor of the Cody System of How to Write That Pull

clearly legible. This is point on
which half the business world sins
horribly, and II caWes no end OF coll
fusion and inconvenience.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

Lewis Single Binder straight SC cigar.
Made of extra quality tobacco. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
SKIN TROUBLES CURED.

Two Little Girls Had Eczema Very
Badly-In Ono Case Chld's Hair
Came Out and Left Bare Patches.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

II yop like your work you win i'm
prove # even though you may never
become . genius or . tOp-noteher,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

Fly time and baseball are very prop
erly contemporaneous.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
ONE AeREEM EMIT.

Mr.. Henpeck-It's no use. We can't
agree on q single subject.
Mrs. Henpeck-You're wrong, dear.
I always agree with you on the
weather.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
Important to Mothere
The Main Thinn.

Poeticus-What age do you thinl
most charming in q woman?
Cashit-A rich heritage.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
r0nn H0uSEKEEPERs

Use the best. That's why they buy Ked
Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers 5 cents
Evening star., 1909-02-14

Trick IA does not consider his four
card suit of diamonds worth opening
even though backed by five trumps. He
tries the heart Jack. and runs plump
into the adversaries' established suit.
Trick 2-Y Is not quite strong enough
to go to trumps. and, as it is folly to
open a suit in which A Is likely to be
strong goes right back with heart.
Trick 81 takes his cue from Y, and
Will not open trumps from four with
no development in any suit but hearts.
Trick "A should try a spade here. If
the diamonds We're not good enough to
open originally. certainly nothing has ec-
CURED since then to increase their value
Trick 5-As the diamonds develop ia
vorably and A has suffered one force, q
properly leads trumps at this point
Trick And now knows enough to
quit at the proper time.
Tricks IL and 12-The hearts now come
in.
The above deal is an instructive one.
although the score will still be the same,
with good play, no matter whether A
opens trumps or either of the three plain
suits The only chance for Alb to get
an extra trick is for A to pass the third
round of hearts in the play given above.
HE might as well do this. taking a dis
card Of spade. as lie does not care for
the lead. and the chance Is a good one
that b can ruff, as Y must have length
in hearts.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL
BOWLING AVERAGES

The race in the Sunday School Bowling
League seems more like a two-team al
fair than an eight. When the averages
were last published the Union and Mount
Plea INT teams were tied for first posi-
ton, but by some phenomenal bowling
the Union quint is leading, a result OF
capturing twelve straight games. nav
ing won thirty-five and lost seven battles,
the leaders have the grand percentage OF
100. The Mount Pleasant five, by win
n.ng ten and losing two are second, with
I'll. The Calvary boys are third. with
twenty-nine won and thirteen lost. and
have percentage of $50. Union, Mount
Pleasant and Calvary are the l, =. 3
teams in the average column, with figures
81, .S6S and .S35, respectively. Mount
Pleasant and Union meet for the last
time this season next Tuesday, and un-
less the former team can capture two OF
the games its chances of finishing first
are very small.
Lansdale is the best individual bowler
having an average of 1s5 for forty-two
games. He has spilled 1850 pins. Camp
bell ranks second. For thirty-six games
his average is ISL. Bum and Shaffer,
the former having rolled thirty-eight
games and the latter thirty, are on even
terms for third position, w-th an average
of $50. Jimmie Field Of the Union uuint
Is surely rolling a strong game. He has
an average of .0l for twelve contests.
The following standings and averages
include games rolled TO February 10:
Evening star., 1909-02-14
DARTNOITH.
Athletic Crisis at Columbia.

Once more Columbia University is fac
ing an athletic crisis and one that in
terests the whole college world. This
time Columbia's crew. almost the last
vestige of the Blue and Whites athletic
prowess, is threatened with extinction.
Coach Rice is having SO much trouble 10
get out enough candidates for the crews
that be has threatened to leave the in
s,itution. 1t was not so long ago that
the difficulty of getting enough funds to
maintain rowing nearly resulted in giving
up this form of aquatics. Wealthy alumni
tided the navy over this difficulty, but
now the students must work out their
own salvation. They are trying as a
last resort to arouse interest among the
students through mass meetings, fervid
editorials in the undergraduate papers.
ETC.. but IT is hard work and the crisis
Is not yet past.
To those who used to know Columbia
as university which stood high In the
athletic circles of the big Six" the sight
of her fallen upon evil times Is widely
regretted. The cause of it all Is President
Buffers implacable hostility to foot ball.
ported Columbia'S s athletics and with 1t
under the ban the undergraduates must
settle the bills themselves or become ex-
pert beggars, both of which are distaste-
full to them. Perhaps IL Columbia's stu
dents would let things take their natural
course and permit all forms of athletics
to die out the authorities who killed foot
ball would realize the mistake they made
and permit the institution to be put on
its feet once more athletically.
To outsiders the plea OF the authorities
that foot ball is detrimental to the best
interests of the students is just much
nonsense. Surely conditions are no diff
ferent at Columbia than at the other big
universities of the east and If these are
able to thrive, mentally, morally and
physically, in spite of the foot ball in
their midst, Columbia ought TO fare as
well.
Evening star., 1909-02-14

ALB take SIX tricks only

Trick 1-This peculiar lead is explained
by the fact that the Alb hands We're
played by the Walbrook pair The
queen is supposed to show weakness in
trumps. Queer system, that obliges the
original leader to proclaim weakness
with such fine hand holds. In
trumps, even king, jack and another
is pretty fair paper The point is
doubtless. that holding Of three
trumps is weak How il the three
We're ace, king and queen?
Trick 81 false-cards the jack os
spades. not with any idea that he can
fool a. but so that B cannot place the
remainder of the suit just at present.
Trick 6-Y is alive to the spade situa-
ton, and puts in his best trump. thus
shutting out b.
Trick 81 knows that king is behind
him. burt does not choose TO give up
command of trumps. hoping to save his
little one later on, as he does.
Trick 1n-But for AS original declara-
ton of weakness b would go through
with a trump here The "trump-show-
ing lead is a loser in this deal, simply
because 1t tells what is not true.
The following deal Is of interest. show
ing the proper defense to a short suit
lead when the hands are not strong
enough for an aggressive game. Trump,
ten of clubs, turned by q; leader, A.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
YALE OUTFENCES
THE MIDSHIPMEN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ANNAPOLIS. Md, February 13-The
Midshpmen suffered another fencing de-
feat this afternoon, when the foil handlers
of old Eli downed Navy in a nine-bout
fencing contest. The score in bouts was
to s. Navy's defeat was largely
due to the losses of all three of his bouts
by Midshipman Lathrop, who was van
quished In turn by Ross. Sanders and
Smith of the visitors. Capt. Brandt of
the Middies. however. fenced in his usual
invincible style and defeated all three OF
the visitors. There were two tie bouts.
Ross OF Yale, however. wen out In the
fence off with Lathrop of Navy In the
closing bout of the first round and
Sanders of the visitors turned the same
trick on the same midshipman in the
opening bout of the third round
The summary follows:
First round-Brandt, Navy, won from
Smith. Yale; Sanders, Yale. won from
Larimer. Navy; RCss, Yale, won from
Lathrop, Navy.
Second round-Brandt, Navy, won from
Sanders, Yale, Larimer, Navy, won from
Smith, Yale; Brandt. Navy. won from
Ross. Yale
Third round-Sanders, Yale. won from
Lathrop, Yale: Ross. Yale, won from
Larimer. Navy; Smith, Yale, won from
Lathrop, Navy.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
Middies Gym Tourney.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. February 13.-The
annual gymnastic tournament, points won
in which go toward the annual awards of
the brigade and national colors next
spring, was held at the Naval Academy S
new gymnasium tonight. The wrestling,
boxing, racing, swimming and other
events. The contests, In many of the
events Were close. but particularly so In
the heavyweight wrestling and boxing
events We're watched by a fashionable
throng which filled the next gymnasium,
on this its first use for the annual
events. The big wrestling event was won
by Northcroft of the first class who cap
tanned the foot ball team last fall. He
defeated G. L. Wright of the third class In
the finals. The preliminaries in all of
the events were worked off during the
afternoons Of the past two weeks
Evening star., 1909-02-14
PLATE PRINTERS
DUCKPlN LEAGUE

Three close and interesting duckpin
games We're rolled on Sparroushs' alleys
last evening by the Shcemakers and Stars
of the Plate Printers Duckpin League
of the bureau Of engraving and printing.
The Stars captured the first and third
sets, while their opponents rolled Il better
second game. The first set was very
close, the Shoemakers being defeated by
4'S to 432. The ShOemakers ran away
from the Stars in the second game as did
the latter team in the final battle. The
individuals rolled small but close scores
last night and the attendance that cheered
each ball it rolled dcwn the alley
was large. McAuline of the Stars put
up the best individual game He rolled
the high game with 100 and had an
average for the three games of %. Fol-
lowing are the scores and the standing
of the team to date:
Evening star., 1909-02-14
CLASS TRACK TEAMS,
Blue and Gary Men to Start Train.
ing Today.

The candidates for the class track
teams at Georgetown will start training
this morning for the inter-class relay
race. which is to come off at the indoor
meet. and which will decide the champion-
ship Of the college. The call was issued
by Manager Corcoran of the varsity but
from now on the men will be in charge
OF their respective captains.
Larry Smith has been chosen to lead
the seniors on the path. while Tom
Smith will do the same for the fresh
men. The sophomores and juniors have
not. as yet. held their elections. but II
is expected that same will come eff to-
morrow. AS there is great deal of
class spirit at Georgetown at present, il
is expected that a large number Will
try for positions in their class fours
thus lnsuring fast race when the
quartet of quartets meet i'm their an
nual contest.