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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-18

and Cupid in his Psyche-which
Phidias and Praxiteles have immor-
talized in marble. No other sort
of mouth, we opine, could have made
the soul of a great philosopher come
fluttering to his lips, yearning for
egression and ascension to the en-
pyrean and commingling in the ether
with the soul that flew through its
ruby portals to meet and mix with
his.
This Mouth Suggested Drowning.
How different from the effect of
that mouth upon Plato was the feel
ing that surged through the bosom
of the love-sick youth who rhapso-
died over the same feature of his
lady love in the following volcanic
eruption:
Her mouth! o mouth o feeting
hash!
From ear to ear a lovely cash!
mouth for kisses!
o gaudy cavern, sloping down,
I'll hurl myself within and drown
In awful blisses!"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-18
Lost Pin,

Gold scarf pin with letters 81 X.
Finder will be rewarded unon return
ing it to THE BEEHIVE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-18

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
Tongue coated? Bitter taste? Com
pleXiOn sallow? Liver needs waking
up. Doan's Regulets cure bilious at
tacks. % cents at any drug store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
First published June 3. 1909
Notice of Final Settlement.

The State of Kansas. Cherokee county, IS
In the Probate Court in and for said
county.
In the matter of the estate of George w.
Wallace, deceased. Creditors and all other
persons interested in tie aforesaid estate,
are hereby notified that at the next regu-
lar term of the Probate Court, in and for
said county, to be begun and held at the
Probate court room, in Columbus. county
of Cherokee, state aforesaid, on the first
Monday In the month of July. A. d 1909
shall, on the 9Th day Of July apply to
said court for full and final settlement
of said estate. A. L. HARVEY,
Administrator of the estate of George w.
Wallace, deceased.
Columbus, Kansas, May 2Sth, A. D. 1909.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
MRS. BOTKIN TELLS THE
EARLY DAYS
Decoration Day First Observed
AT Baxter Springs in 1870.

The first decoration day exer.
cises ever held in this section OF
the country was then that the
widows of the thirty-nine years
ago tomorrow. 1t was then that
the widows of the brave men
who gave their lives in order
that the union might be pre-
served first started the custom OF
decorating the graves of their
loved, ones. Foremost among
the leaders in this since long
lived movement was Mrs. Mary
Neshitt, widow of Captain James
Nesbitt, now Mrs. Mary M. Bot
kim, She with her little girl,
Kitty Nesbitt, together with sew
eral other ladies, drove over to
Baxter Springs and decorated the
graves of General Blunt's Body
guard who were murdered BY
Quantril's band. On the first
Decoration day there were no
roses with which to strew the
graves, and wild flowers were
forced to answer. Since this
first Decoration day Joplin has
grown and progressed, but on
the Decoration day in 1870 only
three log houses were in this
Observation-Disclosures near what is
now East Joplin, one in Spring
Grove and one on the road near
Carthage. For many years after
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

A big strike has been made in
the Consolidated Mining Ccmpa'
ny's mill shaft at the 130-foot
level. This is on the Baxter Roy
atty Co.'S. land in the Miami camp
and is just west of the Golden
Hen mine and mill and north OF
the Miami Y ankee property.
At the Good Luck, the heavy
rain washed out the pond. which
put this property out OF commits
sion for the greater part OF the
past week. However, one car OF
ore was loaded from this property
during the week.
Development at the Joanna is
progressing nicely, and the stope
leading to the lead, deposit, to
the east, is about completed. AS
soon as this is finished produc-
ton will again start up from this
property.
Sinking at the Paola Mining
Co.'S. shaft, has penetrated the
ore bed, and it is now drifting on
a ten-foot face of fine ore. The
drilling on this .ten-acre lease
showed a large deposit of ore.
Milling at the Common Law
has been started up. Shaft No.
2 has beensconnected up with the
main workings, which gives the
mine fine ventilation, and ample
working space.
!The Lancaster is keeping up
its record as a producer; market:
ing a caf of high grade ore the
past week. :.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
Horse and Jack Cards.

Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
CONTINUED from fourth page.)

and has a deep we'll, which is
Supplied with an air lift, which
gives an unfailing supply of fine
water for all purposes. A car OF
ore was sold from this property
the past week. "
Parties were inspecting the
Mascot. diggings the past week.
This property has made a good
showing during the projecting
period, and is surrounded by some
of the b, st leases in the camp. IT
Joins the Big Forty lease of the
Sunburst Mining Co., where the
sinking on its shaft No. 4 is max
ing such. a, favorable showing
and it is on this lease that the
heaviest deposit of ore has been
found Of any IN the camp. -
Work on shafts, No. 2 and 3, at
the Big Jack property, is being
pushed; the dirt taken out is be-
, ing milled and is yielding yer,
we'll. This promises to be one OF
the richest mines yet opened UP
in the camp, as the ore is made
in open ground, in the free state,
and it is easily mined and milled'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
The Grand Distribution Will be O'clock The merchants preparing make
cil prices on many items Of merchandise on that day.

Mrs. Botkin removed to Joplin it
was customary for Joplin people
f, to drive over to Baxter Springs
and decorate the graves. 1t was
not until the o. p. Morton Post
was established here in 1882 that
Decoration day was obserbed in
Joplin.
AS department president of
the w. r. C. Mrs. Botkin issued
an address to the corps. Among
other things, she urges a full
observance of the day and then
says:
1T brings back to my mind
the scenes have passed through
from the beginning ofthat bloody
struggle until the end. l, among
thousands of others, was doomed
not to be reunited to the husband
I had watched and waited in vain
for his return. But it was Gods
will, not mine. Joplin News
Herald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

A compliment to the city adj
ministration in enforcing the
prohibitory law. A man said
this morning, Drunken men are
so rare in Baxter now that when
one appears citizens gather
around him and ask where he got
it."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

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

If you want nice horse or jack
bill printed, leave your order at
the News Office. We have a fine
line of cuts and will do you a
good job at price that will
please you.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
4 Good One.

Have now sold most all my ma
chinery, but still have an extra
good horse 6 years old and sound.
Come and see him. ! will sell for
less than his worth.
E. H. ScHLoEMAN,
Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
$40 REWARD

$40 REWARD
For evidence which will convict the
party or parties who have been
damaging the property of the Bax.
ter Telephone Company, by break
ing glass insulators or otherwise.
&. w. Dow. Manager.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

frankie C. Darlington and hus-
band have sole to A. L. Harvey
lot 9 in block s, original plat.
This lot adjoins Mr.. Harvey's
residence property.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
WE ARE

Specialists inithe monument busi-
ness. and can furnish you,a mon
ument in any design in granite or
marble that has all the desirable
qualities.for a monument-beauty.
durability and color. We can
mike you a good monument at .
reasonable price and respectfully
solicit a share of your business.
Let us figure with you.
Columbus Marble Works,
Ed. A. JONES'. D. NJ. JONES'
Salesman. Prop.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

Brown Swiss Bull, registered
at race track; coming 3-year-old
M. Erwin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
CITY DRAY LINE,

ED. CONVEY, Proprietor
Freight, Household Goods and ar
ticles Of all kinds hauled at reas-
enable rates
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

The Elks and Eagles have
closed their bullets all over the
state, and there is a general
drouth along some lines.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03

Women's and children's slip
pers closing out at cost
at Pierce's.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-06-03
FARMERS LIVERY,
FEED and SALE BARN,
ENYHRT 4 BEATTIE. Prop RS.

Good Rigs, Careful Drivers, Best
of Service, Reasonable Rates.
Horses and Mules Bought
and Sold.
Streets Old Stand, East Of Baxter
National Bank, Baxter Springs, KS
PHONE ass.
Evening star., 1909-05-23
Three Remarkable Plays.

Harry Lord of the Red Sox Is a rat
Ting good third baseman, but it is doubt
full il he ever threw out three men at
the plate on one batted ball, as Jimmy
Collins. one of his great predecessors, once
did. This happened in Boston in 1907.
and three Cleveland players were the vic
Tins. Bradley was on second and Jack
Mccarthy on first, when Dutch Goch-
nauer sent short single to left Collins
got the ball and shot 1t to Catcher Far
rell a yard ahead of Bradley. Mccarthy
was scooting toward third at this juno
ture, and Farrell threw back to Collins
to get Jack. The toss was poor and Nc
Carthy tried to score. Jimmy proved a
good retriever. He chased the ball to
left, recovered it. and spun 1t home in
time to get Mccarthy. Gochna.uer. who
had been having nap on second all this
time, now started for third, and again
Farrells throw was poor. The coacher
at third took the long chance and waved
the "go home signal to Goch. Johnny
kept on. If going at the top speed he used
to travel can be called keeping on. :"
crowd. and Collins did. He found the
ball somewhere out in left field. and by
a long and accurate throw to Farrell re-
tired the third and last Cleveland run
ner The scorers books, after 1t was all
over. looked a good deal like a page of
copy that a reporter for Chinese news
paper might have prepared.-Cleveland
Press,
Evening star., 1909-05-23
Washington Bow a Hitter.

Right Fielder Beall of the Los Angeles
Coast League team made a batting rec
ord in the series with Sacramento that
probably will stand for many day as a
record performance. When he first Joined
the team his hitting was nothing above
the ordinary, but soon as he grew ac-
customed to the changed conditions after
his quick Journey from the atmosphere In
which the Chicago White Sox have been
playing. he began to reach the ball. In
the last eight games Beall made a total
OF eighteen hits out of thirty-one appear
anceS at the plate. OF these hits six
were doubles and two were home runs.
His batting average to date, therefore.
stands at the startling figure of .JS1 for
the eight contests. Those who watched
the increase I'm hitting of the eastern mar
vel closely, say he is the greatest hit
ting phenomenon who has ever been seen
on the western slopes. Cravath's hitting
was a seasons wonder, but impartial fans
believe this tall, quiet Chicagoan is a bet
Ter hitter than the sensational outfielder
who displaced Beall among Comiskey's s
braves. In fielding, doubtful error spoil
ed a clean sheet for the series. Beall
stumbled and fell while after a high fly.
and it is probably unjust to give an err
ror, but the one slip was charged against
him. A few more such men. Henry Ber-
nv. and IL will be all over in the pennant
race but the shouting.-Los Angeles Her.
aid
Evening star., 1909-05-23
THE BASE BALL MITT.
How Arthur Irwin's Broken Fingers
Led to a Great Invention.

Led to Great Invention.
1t was in 1883 that Arthur Irwin, play
ing shortstop for Providence, broke the
third and fourth fingers Of his left hand
and revolutionized the fielding game
writes Will Irwin in Golfers. He still
shows a little finger bent in almost at
right angles. and he says as he shows 1t:
THAT did it,
Then a club was a team, not two or
three teams They entered the struggle
with ten or, at the most. eleven men,
a full team and one or two substitutes
If there were two pitchers, the one not
in the box served as an outhelder. a
man took day of only for serious cause
So Irwin, star infielder. had to devise
some way of beating his injuries. He con-
suited a glover. They took a buckskin
driving glove. many sizes too large,
padded it, made a fastening at the back,
and sewed the third and fourth fingers
together to make room for bandages. The
crowd, Irwin knew, would forgive him
because of his mangled condition. From
the first time he took a grounder with
that glove he noticed that he could now
meet the ball solidly. lie did not have
to lease off, and he could get away his
throw quicker than any other man on the
infield. John Montgomery Ward of the
New York team observed this. With mon
umental moral courage he got glove like
Irwin's and used 1t In a game. No one
hooted him for his cowardice. Within two
weeks after Irwin and Ward first took
their gloves around the circuit. a sporting
goods firm had orders from professionals
for hundred like them. By the next
season nearly every professional was
wearing one Of the Irwin gloves" Denny,
the rugged old third baseman, was a con-
spicuous exception. To the end Of his
days in base ball he played barehanded.
In one respect this improvement came
in the very nick of time. In 1884,, after
long years of experiment and argument,
the pitchers had got their liberty. They
could now throw the ball overland and
free-armed. Having box to get rum
ming start and shorter line to the pla te
than at present, they developed unpre-
cedented speed. 1t needed more catchers
than pitchers for a first class team. SO
hard was this delivery on hands. The
catchers took UP the new tangled glove
with enthusiasm. Manufacturers made
them larger and larger; but still the
fingered glove did not quite serve the pur-
pose. In 1883. Jim White, third baseman,
sewed a leather plate on the face of his
infielder's glove and got therby good re-
suits with hot liners. Immediately the
big catcher's mitt. claimed by two or
three different inventors, became fea-
ture of the game
Evening star., 1909-05-23
Change Of Date Benefits Cornell.

ITHACA. May 22.-Charles E. Court
ney, coach OF the Cornell crews, smiled
all over when he read the announcement
that the Poughkeepsie race had beer
postponed to July .. Instead Of causing
any Interference, the "Old man" thinks
the change is Cornell's salvation. Its
great for u.s. he said, land 1t will help
us out a great deal The backward
spring and the uncertain weather con-
ditions that have prevailed have seri.
ously hindered the daily practice. Fol
several weeks the boys rowed on the
inlet every day. but they accomplished
practically nothing because of the cold
weather.
You can say that 1 am much pleased
that the race is postponed. 1t will not
interfere with our plans in the least, and
1t will help our development. We will
go on just as before. presume we will
go to Poughkeepsie about the same time
as last year and have one more week
to row there. 1t is the last practice at
Poughkeepsie that counts for Cornell
crews"
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Many ball player. overloaded with su-
perstition, VIII refuse to pose d0r cam
have superstition in its advanced form
believe that they will get injured il they
allow the photo fends to snap them
Rube Narquard is one shining example
of this, and out west there is an Indian
outf1e!der who says he'll never let a pho
tographer snap MIN before. during or
after a game. The chaps name is l-ouse
and after posing for a picture before
going to hat in a game against Oakland
ne went to the plate and was hit over the
eye BY the first ball pitehe..
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Cy Young says that one of the strang-
est things he ever saw at a ball game was
when Mig Cuppy. the old-time pitcher
first used a glove while pitching, sixteen
years ago Young says that the fans
and the players, ne himself among them,
considered this the freakiest thing that
pitcher could do. Cuppy wasn't the
only pitcher to use a glove long. how
ever.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Hal Chase is leading the league in new
hats. He has a brand-new one for every
city. He has just canned the green kelly
for a dashy blue soft headpiece.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

If you go to base ball game this year
watch and listen. Behind the "e-yah''
OF jennings and the way he kicks up one
foot and eats the grass you may catch
his signals to the runner or batter. Back
of Chances war cries AT a boy. or
Now ye're pitching"' may be hidden a
whole command to his team.
When Matty shakes his head quickly
he means mo" and when he shakes 1t
just a little differently he means yes"
IL you sit real still and watch every move
you'll enjoy the game lots more
Evening star., 1909-05-23

"Af' Handiboe. who plays with Brent
woods and who has been walloping the
leather so hard of late. is very popular
with the fans at the Capital City Park
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Groundkeeper Tech Parsons hard and
conscientious work this season has been
greatly appreciated by the officials Of this
league.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Mullen is putting UP fine game at
larry.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Forester, the latest find of Manager
OConnor is good one. This youngster
halls from Fort Myer, over the hills In
Virginia. He has excellent control and
plenty of speed and puzzling curves. In
his first game he held that strong bunch
of Marine hitters down to five safeties.
and finally won by the large and nice
score of II to /.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Darfali. catcher for Brookland, has
been catching them SO sizzling hot that
they scorched his mtt.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Teddy" Mccarthy of the Brentwood
nine is lacing, the horsehide in his 1908
STYLE. when he led and set things afire
in the Departmental League with his
stick He has in his past three games
landed the sphere into safe territory for
a triple, a double and two singles. Con-
tinue the good work, Ted, old boy, Fitz
is with you. t,.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Jake Leonard has been showing class
on the firing line for the Government
Printing Office squad of late. His rec
ord Is won three and lost one. His
only defeat was due to the miserable
support given him by his teammates, they
making nine costly miscues How could
he win with such supporters?
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Nuss. first sacker for the Marines. has
connected safely for two home runs. this
being the greatest number. of homers this
season.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Smoke" BalZer, the boy who shone on
Georgetown field this spring. Is on Brent
woods twirling staff. Maybe this don't
help some. Smoke" as many know. IS
in a class by himself-that means In the
District
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Larry Kicker. in left garden for the
Suburbanites. has been up to the standard
of the best, if not the best. A very few
drop balls into Ricker's territory for hits.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Teddy" Mccarthy has held that third
port on the circuit down without slip.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Lefty" Herrings playing at the ini-
tial sack for the Brentwoods has been
of classy manner. He participated in
five games and only made one slip.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Some of the conspicuous figures on the
bench in the afternoons are Will Nc
Carthy, Dolly Gray, Hank Dawson and
knockey
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Bernie Gallagher. one Of the stars on
the Columbias pitching staff. seemed to
be in that grand old last years form
His first and only victim this season was
the Brookland bunch. Bernie and the
other eight whipped them to a stand
still by the nifty score of to 1. In the
contest the former "Swampoodle' boys
struck out ten of the twenty-one outs,
and allowed only five bingles.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Joe Handiboe Is handling the Indicator
in grand style. His decisions are precise
and accurate. Joe knows the game from
A to 4. therefore there is no room for a
kick Is. ...
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Manager Cornell OF the Brentwoods has
twenty of the best local material on his
team. All the boys want to get on the
Brentwoods. 1t surely must be good
managing or something else. or the ball
tossers would never show up.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Judging from the past performances
of the teams and their players, it looks
like the Columbias, Brentwoods and the
Marines are the hardest propositions in
this league to beat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-02
WOMAN DISCUSSES LYNCnlNG
Says Awful Record DiscIoses Hypoc-
ricy of Mobs.

TICy OF MODS
New York, June 2.-That 1924 men,
women and children have been
lynched in this country in the last
quarter of a century was the asser-
ton of Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett at the
national negro conference in this city.
Asking why this was permitted by q
Christian nation Mrs. Barnett quoted
John Temple Graves as saying that
the mob stands as the most potential
bulwark between the women of the
South and such carnival of crime
as would precipitate the humiliation
of the negro race. All know that this
is untrue, Mrs. Barnett said.
''The lynching record" she added,
"discloses the hyprocricy of the
lynchers."
Describing the riots at Springfield,
ILL.,, Mrs. Barnett said it was all be-
cause a white woman said that ne
gro man had criminally assaulted her.
Later, Mrs. Barnett said, the woman
published a retraction, but the
lynched victims were dead.
Mrs. Barnett, who has spent several
years in the investigation of lynching
through the South and West, brought
proposal to the conference that it
maintain permanent bureau for in
vestigation, with attendant publicity,
Of all lynchings. Publicity, she said,
was an effective safeguard. .a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-02
SETH LOW,

Low to have the Civic Federation
bring it's influence to bear upon the
Lake Carriers association to treat
With the strikers. It is asserted that
the representatives of the striking
seamen are ready to confer with their
employers.
The strike of the seamen, which
began about May 1, has been lacking
In violence, but effective to a large
degree. The union employees simply
have remained away from the boats
and thus have handicapped, to a large
degree, the free operation of the
boats. Quite a number of vessels
have been unable to move owing to
the lack of a crew. Comparatively
little ore and coal is being handled
upon the lakes. The strike is direct
ed against the vessels controlled by
the Lake Carriers association only,
which represents upwards of 80 per
cent of the lake marine interests.
Late last year the association decided
to adopt a "welfare" plan Of handling
it's employees. which included the
open shop" policy. The policy is
considered by the seamen to be
blow at untonism. This is their only
grievance. Wages are not being con-
sidered.