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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16
DIR. English. Phone 1913.

DIR. English. Phone 1913.
For good things to eat phone
259. PRENTICE & Co.
Mrs. T. E. Needs and Mrs. c.
A. Diveley visited Joplin Tuesday
Pay your tax before Dec. 20th;
books at Republican Office.
Mrs. J. C. Haskell was in Jop-
lin Monday.
Pay taxes before Dec. goth.
and avoid penalty. Books open 3
doors south P. o ask for Smith.
Miss Minnie Graffin and Miss
Nell Weaver shopped in Joplin
Saturday.
Old Ladies Comfort" rubber
heel, for Sl.5O. Ladies $500
shoes and Mems $500 shoes at
Pierce's.
Mrs. L. D. Hodgkius visited
friends in Joplin the latter part
of last week.
--
Miss Mabel Hanback, returned
Sunday evening from a three
months visit with friends in
Kansas City.
Mrs. T. ]. Morrow entertained
the Carnation Card Club Tues
day afternoon. Mrs. E. F. Swee-
ney was awarded the club prize
and Mrs. Adam Kahr the guests
prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. l.. Smith
left last Saturday morning for
CIaremore, where Mr.. Smith will
take baths for his rheumatism.
He has. been laid up for about
two months, and it is hoped the
baths will straighten him up.
They will perhaps be gone until
Christmas.
Preston Gage, 13 years old,
whose parents have discarded
him, and who has been staying
with his grandfather in the south
part of town, but the grandfather
did not feel able to keep him,
and he was taken by Henry Hor-
to the probate Judge, and was
sent to the Industrial school at
Topeka.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Mrs. A. Kahr and Miss Dulce
Long shOppsd in Joplin Saturday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Fred Kitchen has business in
Galena Sunday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brown
spent last Sunday with relatives
and friends in Galena.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Married, Dec. 9, by A. L.
Jones, Verlin N. Hodson to MSS
Rosa C. Brugger.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Pay your tax before Dec. 2Othi
books at Republican Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Ed Mcconnell of Joplin visited
relatives in this city Sunday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Mrs. T. E. Needs and Mrs. c.
A. Diveley visited Joplin Tuesday
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Mrs. W. 7. Apple returned
Sunday from a visit in Ellsworth,
Kas., and Kansas City.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

For good things to eat phone
259. PRENTICE & Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Miss Irene Sweeney spent last
Friday q Joplin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Mrs. ]. C. Haskell was in Jop-
lin Monday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Pay taxes before Dec. goth.
and avoid penalty. Books open 3
doors south P. o ask for Smith.
The new era., 1909-09-30

every slur about poorly done work or
slowness Is directed at her. Rest as
sured II her work doesn't suit. she
will hear directly from her employer
He won't beat around the bush about
It, And she needn't torture herself
with the thought that he is whipping
her over somebody's else's shoulders.
Common sense and a philosophical
spirit are good cures for sensitive
ness. But these are the very qualifi-
cations the sensitive girl Is apt to
lack. The best thing to help her is to
mix with the world and with people.
to get big, broad view of life where
in she will see how extremely small
she and her affairs are. This will
gradually give her saner and more
rational viewpoint and her extreme
sensitiveness will disappear. She will
become much happier. much more
companionable. The sensitive girl
should endeavor to get this view Of
life, for she is making herself wretch
ed over things which in the main do
not exist, for most of the Sights and
wounds to her feelings are imaginary,
not real. And 1t is pity to spoil life
with imaginary ills.
The new era., 1909-09-30
Fountain Of st. Michel, In Paris,
Erected to Hide UnsightIy Building

the Seine. The location, adjoining an
open space of considerable dimensions,
offered an excellent opportunity for
the work Of an artist. but the front OF
the building. while presentable. was
severely plain.
So, in the course of time. the muni-
cipality took the necessary steps and
proceeded to conceal the entire wall
with a fountain 85 feet high and 49
feet wide, which was dedicated to St.
Michel. The monument, which was
designed by Duret, consists OF tri'
umphal arch in the Renaissance style.
showing the saint and the dragon. In
bronze, placed on an artificial rock,
from which the water falls into three
basins flanked with griffins. At the
sides are columns of red marble bear
ing allegorical bronze figures.
In this way the Place St Michel
was beautified and the owner of the
building lost nothing, for its appear
ance was vastuy improved and Its
rental value increased.
The new era., 1909-09-30
FOLLY IN FRETTING
SENSITIVE GIRL CAUSES OWN
UNHAPPlNEss.
Her Wounds Are seIf.Infileted and
Vanish When She Has Brought
Herself to Take Healthy
View Of Life.

She has q hard time, goodness
knows. even among her family and
friends, for her feelings are always
being hurt by some of them. But
when she goes into the business world
1t will seem to fairly bristle with
ithorns, SO many will be the sights
she will apparently receive.
Most of the wounds of the sensitive
girl are self-inflicted. only. unfortu-
nately. she doesn't know it. When
she gains this knowledge her suffer
ing and her tears will soon cease.
Z 1t Is wisdom that is slow In coming,
for you can't make the sensitive girl
believe that the Sights directed her
way are not intended. She is SO sure
in her mind that her grievance is just
that argument is hopeless.
Indeed, argument is hopeless most
of the time with the sensitive girl.
If you number such one among your
friends or In your family. try to
change her way of looking at the
world. instead of arguing with her
that her grievances are groundless.
Try to- get her to see that the world
Is toc DlS anu people too uuSy " po
occupied in thinking up ways to hurt
her feelings, and that in the main
people are too kind to do such things
anyway. The idea that people are
continually shooting arrows her way
comes frequently from an override
veloped ego. She believes other peo-
pie are thinking as much about her.
self as she is, and their words and
actions She misconstrues as directed
to herself, when the probability Is
they never had her in mind at all nor
thought of such a construction being
put upon their conduct.
This is particularly true In busi-
ness. Business people are entirely
too rushed to mince words or to con-
slider how people may take what they
say. The sensitive girl is extremely
foolish to think every unkind word.
The new era., 1909-09-30
FREAK IN sEQUoIA FOREST
Tree Trunk That Has Stood for Six.
teen Years Severed From
Its Base.

Out n California there is a tree
trunk which has stood for the last 16
years entirely severed from its base.
says the Wide World Magazine. The
stump is is feet in diameter. and the
trunk towers rs feet in the air. This
remarkable freak is located near the
Sequoia forest reserve in Tulare coun-
ty, California, and was sawn off by
lumbermen for timber. Through some
miscalculation, when the cut was fin
ished the tree still held its position.
and dynamite was resorted to to bring
1t to the ground, which accounts. for
the deep cash on one side. After the
first charge Of the explosive had been
ignited the tree still remained stand
ing, and it was discovered that the
entire trunk had been shattered by
the discharge and was therefore use
less for lumber. Accordingly, the
work was stopped and the giant has
remained upright, withstanding some
of the severest wind storms that the
state has known. held in its natural
position by its great weight.
The new era., 1909-09-30
NEW ILLUMINATING SHELL
French ProJeetiIe That Clearly Re-
veais Position Of Hostile
Fleet or Army.

New York.-The inventive mind
seems lately to have been paying par
ticular attention to the art of war,
as If in intelligent anticipation Of a
coming Armageddon. and new weap.
ons or improvements on old ones are
constantly being announced. The most
remarkable novelty Of the kind is
that illustrated-a new Illuminating
shell which bursts into flame in the
air and acts as q temporary search.
light, revealing the position of the
army. The projectile is a French in
vention, and was first tested on the
Mediterranean coast with the fortress
artillery, the results proving that at
night the vessels of an enemy's fleet
could be discovered at distance OF
several miles. the light burning long
enough for the gunners to get the
range. The authorities were SO well
satisfied with these experiments that
The new era., 1909-09-30
THE ONE IMPERATIVE POINT
Hospital EmpIoye Would Not Neglect
Duty Even II the Patient
Were "Dying."

The doorkeeper at one of the Mil
waukee hospitals is a serious minded
man and devotes himself to hts job
with singleness of purpose which
sometimes is productive Of ludicrous
results. One Of the duties OF this hon
est old fellow is taking the naCaes of
patients when they enter the hospital.
The other day laborer was brought
in by the emergency ambulance in a
pretty badly battered condition. The
laborer was scared and thought he
was going to die.
Vat iss the name, blease?" aeked
the doorkeeper as the injured man
was-carried into the hospital on Q
stretcher.
The laborer only groaned. lob. I'm
dying, I'm dying" he cried.
Wat iss the name. blease?" once
more inquired the doorkeeper. to WHOM
dying" patients are no novelty.
my God, man." groaned the labor
er. cant you see that I'm dying?"
dot may be. but dot aIn'dt the
question:" replied the doorkeeper
calmly. Vat want to know iss. vat
10 your name. blease."
The new era., 1909-09-30
Illuminating Shell Reveal. warshlp.

the illuminating shell was then adapt
ed to the field artillery and subjected
to tests on land. Here too the novel
projectile proved its usefulness, and
1t is now being manufactured in guam
titles.
Another novelty. OF which Krupp of
Essen has acquired all the patent
rights, is the air torpedo invented by
Col. Unge of Sweden. This is report
ed to be one of the de adliest instru-
ments of warfare yet d >vised, and it
is to be introduced into the German
army and navy. Other recent inven-
tions are the anti-airship gun,
shrapnel grenade adapted for use with
the service rife, and new automatic
gun mounted on motor truck. said to
be capable Of conveying supply of
ammunition and crew of ten men 25
miles an hour along ordinar roads.
and to fire three-pound shells a dis.
tance of three and half miles at the
rate of $50 shots Slinute
The new era., 1909-09-30
RUGS AND WALLS IN HARMONY
To Have the Floor the Darkest Tone
Is Always Safe Decorative Rule
to Follow.

floor should be the lowest or
darkest tone in the room, then the
walls and the ceiling the lightest or
highest. This is the natural way and
the safest to follow as a general rule.
1t gives feeling of firmness and SOL
idity to the floor. whereas. If the or
der is reversed and the floor is lighter
than the ceiling, one feels that the
ceiling is coming down on ones head
and that lodging is the only way to
escape blow. The floor should sup
post the walls in color as well as in
fact. but care must be taken not to
strength of color is obtrusiveness OF
color. Strength of color in the right
place will make the scheme of decora-
ton successful and satisfying one.
but obtrusiveness of color will make
a hopeless failure of it, declares a
writer in the Woman's Home Com
panion.
The chief color of the rug should
be the chief color of the walls-not
necessarily the same tone. but har-
monizing tones of the same shade. If
the walls are soft yellow, rug with
different shades of brown. and to give
the needed note of contrast, dull soft
red and blues would look well in the
room. This kind of rug would also go
we'll with green or blue walls. The
proportion of the different colors in
rug may make or mar it for ones
special use. In choosing a rug 1t is
best to have feeling of one FREEDOM
inant color, with the other colors add
ing the snap that contrast gives and
forming harmonious and delightful
whole.
Before finally deciding on rug. ask
to have it sent to the house to try
in the spot for which 1t is intended.
because what looks quite wonderful
in the shop may prove quite unsatis-
factory in the house. Be sure to try
it with the light against the nap and
then with it; one viii be astonished
to see what difference in the appear
ance of the rug 1t makes.
The new era., 1909-09-30

inch in diameter or larger, one and
one-half yards of featherbone and
one roll of white bias binding one
and one-half inch wide. Cut a
four-inch strip from the entire length
of the material. Now cut two
pieces 23 inches long and 25 inches
wide. Round the corners on the
lower edges. Divide the featherbone
in halves and stitch it on the un-
der side of each piece ten inches from
the top, as represented by dotted
lines in the illustration. From the
ends of the featherbone shape to Al
point in the middle of the top. Care
must be taken to match the pattern
when the large pocket 1t stitched on
the outside. Join the two pieces to
gether by stitching each to the four
inch strip of cloth. with the seams
on the outside. Bind first the seams
and last the upper edges. sew the
rings to the points at the top.
A bag expressly for tablecloths and
napkins may be made in the same
way from white linen or any other
suitable material. and large en-
broidered or outlined initial or mono
gram takes the place of the pocket.
The new era., 1909-09-30

had the backs of their necks swollen
up and some had blood poisoning
from the bites. The miners all wear
wells of fine mesh netting sown tight
to their hats and tied in under their
chins. Then they have long wristed
gauntlets and leggins. and even then
the flies get in. They even smear
their hands and necks with fly dope
to keep them of. but 1t Isn't much
use. At night everybody wears kind
of wire mask to sleep in-account Of
the flies again. Why you can't realize
what 1t is unless you see it. Yes. we
had great trip, but 1 say that from
June Is to August Is is good time
to keep away from that country"
Arthur Bunker of Chicago. the son
said he thought we'd better go
straight through to the mine. You'll
be glad we did, said he reassuringly.
You'll find something different wait
ing for you there. powerhouse, elec-
tric lights, baths and everything as
comfortable as you can get them at
home
After our experiences in the woods,
this all sounded too alluring to re-
sist. So away we went in wagons
toward the Badger mine. We hadn't
we were met by the news that the
place was on fire. The woods were
all burning, said our informer. New
ertheless, we pushed on until the
driver refused to go farther Then we
waited. Somebody had started a
camp fire to cook by. The brush
was dry. and the whole region had
gone up In smoke. Well, we did get
In about six in the evening. only to
find that the power-house had been
licked by the flames, and the wa
ter tank with 1t. In working to save
the camp proper, that is the man.
other two, and could not save them.
The bunk house. messroom and this
were the only things left. Well. we
started right in, Bunker and l, and
carried 200 pals of water from six
o'clock to two o'clock in the morning.
throwing 1t on the places where the
fire would break out. It wasn't easy
work after what we'd been through
either. and we weren't very fresh It
seemed that the whole ground was
, ready to burst into flames. and II we
hadn't kept up the water 1t would all
have gone. Well, we looked about the
mine. There were so men in the place.
Then we started to Cobalt. only to
learn that Cobalt had been burned the
night before.
"If that wasn't trip Of excitement
and sensations 1 never heard of one.
We were gone two weeks. but we
couldn't have had more strenuous
times in two months of ordinary va
cationing."
The new era., 1909-09-30
The Jersey Dress.

The Jersey dress has been met with,
but it has not been carefully intro
duced. Its credentials have not come
with it and It is misunderstood. 1t is
hardly to be regarded as coming
fashion-it is here. Whether or not
it will be found favorite and encour-
aged for any length of time. its place
is within the present fashion period
and it's time is now. 1t is not put
forth as dressy garment. but as a
fairly low-priced and convenient one
for the lover of the cuirass. or fitted
princess. and for the buyer of things
new. Its happiest expression is a
beaded. glittering surface and a we'll.
tied sash.
The new era., 1909-09-30
NEW IDEA FOR LAUNDRY BAG
Chief Recommendation Is That II
Does Away with Annoying Draw.
ing String.

For long time the familiar vari-
ETY. of laundry bag, done in two colors.
embroidered and held together at the
neck by string, has been an item
among the holiday gifts. But in spite
of it's prettiness the annoying draw
string rendered it impractical.
Here is a laundry bag that solves
the difficulty. 1t has not only the ca
racity for holding many articles OF
clothing. but the easiest possible way
of receiving them. Simply lift one
ring from the hook by which it is
suspended and the bog is opened wide
1t is equally ready to take in or dump
out its contents.
The necessary materials are one
and one-fourth yards of art ticking or
cretonne. two crocheted rings. one
The new era., 1909-09-30
MAKING THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
A Little Instance Of What Paris. the
Metropolis Of France, 10 Doing
Along This Line.

Paris-The secret Of the surpassins
beauty of Paris lies not alone In the
city's prodigality In making broad
squares and parks and avenues. but
also in the disposition to utilize space.
however small, which is capable OF
adornment. Not only the ground
Itself, but buildings. private as well
as public, are made to contribute to
the general Identification.
This was illustrated many years ago
when a private resident erected a six
story block at the Place st. Michel.
Just at the head of the boulevard OF
that name and facing bridge across
The new era., 1909-09-30
AGED Woman cempl.In.nt.

Mrs. Mary Dennehey. age 106. who
missed her bank book. and when she
found 1t discovered Is cents instead
Of $500. standing to her credit, an
peared at the Cork police court in sup
port Of q charge of theft against Q
woman with whom she lodged.
The new era., 1909-09-30
Bia Berlin Philanthropy.

More than $4,000 children were en-
abled by the authorities of Berlin to
spend this summer on land within
easy reach of the city limits. They
were assigned plots where they could
play and cultivate gardens profitably
with the help of their families and the
advice of public instructors.
The new era., 1909-09-30
Gloves with Circles.

The smart gloves that many fash
enable women are wearing has the
back heavily embroidered with cir
cles in colored silk. This is in the
color. II not tone, as the kid of the
glove.
The new era., 1909-09-30
Her Bathino Suit,

Papa, the stuff l want my new
bathing suit made of costs ten dollars
yard"
We'll, here's $1.5O-get what you
want, my dear"
The new era., 1909-09-30

Many a man has sustained COM
pound fracture of the reputation by
falling off the water wagon.
The new era., 1909-09-30

A little bottle of Hamlins Wizard Oil
is a medicine chest in itself. 1t can be
applied in larger number of painful
ailments than any other remedy known.
The new era., 1909-09-30

DIR. Pcrce's Plcn SAINT Pellets first put 40 years
ago. They regulate and nvigorate stomach, liver
and bowels. Sugar-coated tiny granules.
The new era., 1909-09-30
For Evening.

Exquisite silk voiles printed
Louis XVI. designs are among til
new importations for evening frocks
The new era., 1909-09-30

Out of total of IS south pole ex-
petitions nine have been British.
The new era., 1909-09-30

Brazil grows more coffee than any
other country in the world.
The new era., 1909-09-30

OF ALL HOT WEATHER ENEMIES
cholera the worst. Treatment must be prompt Use
Painkillcr Perry Davs) which overcomes all bowel
troubles like darrhea C ho era morbusand sentery.
The new era., 1909-09-30

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softcns the gums, reduces IN
dammstlon aays pain, cures wind collie 25c . bottle
The new era., 1909-09-30

In India there are nearly 26,OOO.O0O
widows.
The new era., 1909-09-30

Blouse of biscuit-colored cloth,
trimmed in an original way with
darker velvet. with ecru guipure. and
with silk buttons and loops of SOU
tache.
The little tucked guimpe is of ecru
tulle
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-12
THE ALDRICH TARIFF OUTRAGE.

The Aldrich tariff bill has passed
the Senate in all substantial particu-
lars just as the Senator from Rhode
Island dictated it. In substantially
the same form it will become a law.
1t will stand as the browning infamy
of it's sponsor and it will hang as the
"old man of the sea" upon the neck
of the political party responsible for
it's enactment.
It was framed in secret conference
with the representatives of special
interests.
1t was framed in the dark and in
willful ignorance of facts which, by
the platform pledges of the Republi-
can party, were bound to control in
the framing of this legislation.
All efforts to harmonic it's sched-
ules with any recognized principle
of tariff legislation are hopeless,
for it is not based upon principle but
upon greed and graft and "pull"
It's passage in the Senate was pro-
noted by cheap trickery, jobbery,
chicane and manipulation.
Time and again the vote was de-
manded and paragraphs damned
through without explanation, with
out opportunity for Senators to in
vestigate their effect and even with
out chance for Senators in the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-12
WHAT 1--WE MISSIONARIES" CON.
CEALED.


CEALED.
The Gateway publishes the follow
ing, which is taken from Tom Wat
sons Weekly Jeffersonian, first, that
the startling confession" of the
Reverend Mr.. Wakefield might, per-
haps, be read by some who do not
read Mr.. Watson's publications. And
second, to assist in turning the light
in upon the System" of "Christian-
izing" these slant-eyed murderers.
Because of his position (and he
stays within the lids of the Bib1e) on
the system being used by foreign
missionaries to Convert" the black
and brown of other countries, Tom
Watson has been fearfully abused
and slandered by some of those who
have, perhaps, been getting some of
the rake-offs from the cash begged
from the poor and needy of this coun-
try to educate, clothe, feed, house
and physic these Cinnamon, but he
has kept hammering along on the
question until he has put thousands
of people to thinking seriously. Plug
hat preachers have taken issue with
him since he has commenced telling
the country of the system practiced
in squeezing every penny possible out
of the poor, and with their own sta
tistics he has spiked their guns
Bremen, Ca, Gateway.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-12

the House, it makes dutiable to the
benefit and upbuilding of the steel
trust
1t protects the sme1ter trust by a
differential duty on pig lead over and
above the duty on lead in ore which
exceeds the cost of smelling.
1t perpetuates excessive duties for
the benefit of a few cutlery manufac-
turers in New York and New Eng
land.
1t maintains exaggerated duties on
sewing machines, typewriters, ma
chine tools, and similar mechanical
appliances Of which the American
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-12

E New York American


trust, which secures to the trust a
practical monopoly of refining with
the power to levy toll on all the cane
sugar consumed by the American
people.
1t enacts enormous increases in
the duties on cotton goods and taxes
every household in the land for the
benefit of clique of cotton manu-
facturers who are active in ''big
business" and influential in Republi-
can politics in Rhode Island and
some other New England States.
1t protects" the WOODEN trust by
the imposition of duties Of 100, 100