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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
IMPROVING THE CLAY SOILS
This Can Probably BE Done by the
Liberal Applications Of Ground
Limestone.

CBy PROF. CYRIL q. HOPKINs)
The clay soils can be very marked.
ly and prof1tably improved by the use
of liberal applications Of ground lime.
stone, preferably at least four or 1--WE
tons to the acre, and by the growing
of legume crops, provided these crops
are in large part returned to the soil
by blowing under or at least in the
form Of manure. E.
It should>be kept in mind that one
ton of dry clover hay or Of dry COW
pea hay II plowed under directly viii
add about three times as much or
ganic matter to the soil as will be re.
covered in the manure that can be
made from the same amounts Of clio
yer or COW peas. and organic. matter
is the greatest need Of the worn hill
lands.
or course a large proportion. Of the
nitrogen can be recovered II care IL
taken to save ali Of the liquid manure
by means Of liberal amounts Of alb
sorbeut bedding.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
FARM NOTES.

The maintenance ration produces no
profits.
Now is the time to plan and get
ready for next seasons work.
There are few farms but would be
benefited by carrying flock of sheep.
All kinds OF forage are high, and will
be still higher before another crop can
be made.
The farm that is upon good high
way is much nearer the market than
one on a poor road.
Soil holds moisture better when
plowed early, and gumbo, especially,
should be turned under one year be-
fore harvest.
Musty or moldy hay is harmful as
feed, and the one who feeds such to
his stock will be rewarded by cases Of
sickness. paralysis and sometimes
death.
Many farmers are buying gasoline
engines for pumping. The points to
be demanded are compactness, SIM
plicity, economy, effective cooling and
durability.
In the New England states the win
ter vegetables are mostly raised In
hot houses. Hot water is preferred to
either steam or hot air, giving an
even, moist temperature, most favor
able to healthy plant growth.
A new weed destroyer for gardeners
combines a narrow spade with a pair
of jaws, operated from the handle in
such a manner as to lift weeds which
the spade has loosened.
When everybody owns an airship
we won't have any need for good
roads; till then 1t is better policy to
use the split-log drag and to vote a
few thousands now and then to build
permanent highways.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
Fought to Retain
Formula Which Has
Made a Fortune

L. T. Cooper, the man who believes
that 80 per cent. of all Ill health Of
this generation is caused by stomach
trouble, is fast winning national faith
In his theory. His claim is now ad.
mitted by surprising number of peo
pie throughout the country, and he is
gaining new adherents every day.
While speaking Of his success in a
recent interview, Mr.. Cooper said: II
believed ten years ago that any one
who could produce a formula that
would thoroughly regulate the stom.
Rch would have fortune. When got
hold Of this formula l knew within six
months that was right, and that my
fortune was made. l called the med
icine Cooper's New Discovery, al
though / did not get up the formula.
! have owned 1t, however, for over
I'VE years. have had one lawsuit
over It, which l won in the courts.
When It was settled The Cooper
Medicine Company became the only
firm In the world that can prepare
the medicine. The preparation has
sold like wildfire wherever introduced.
AS have said before, it is successful
simply because it puts the stomach
In perfect shape, then nature does
the rest. There are any number Of
complaints never before associated
with stomach trouble that the medi-
cine has alleviated in thousands Of
cases."
Among statements obtained recent
~ from users of this medicine that is
arousing such universal discussion is
one from Mrs. Emma Stanley, living in
Chicago, at 713 Washington Boule.
ward, who said: Perhaps l had the
most complicated case that Mr.. Cooper
had to deal with. l was troubled for
years with my stomach. l consulted
with doctors and took many patent
medicine preparations without result.
My stomach was in such a wretched
shape that I could not enjoy a meal
that l ate.
II was very nervous, and could hard
~ sleep. l had a roaring in my ears
and dancing spots before my eyes. l
felt very bad and weak. Then there
was a very sore spot at the pit Of my
stomach that nearly set me wild.
II heard about the Cooper medicine
and decided to try it. used four bot
ties, and the improvement in my case
has been really wonderful. My nerves
have been quoted, and am so much
improved that feel like a new
woman.
II cannot say too much for these
wonderful remedies, for they have
made me we'll"
Cooper's New Discovery is sold by
all druggists. If your druggist cannot
supply you, we will forward you the
name Of a druggist in your city who
will. Don't accept something just as
good. The Cooper Medicine Co.,
Dayton, Ohio. i
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

given me, and I am recommending 1t
to all my friends. Mrs. w. s. Ford,
20O7 w. Franklin St., Baltimore, Md.
The most successful remedy In this
country for the cure Of all forms Of
female complaints is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t has
stood the test Of years and to-day Is
more widely and successfully used than
any other female remedy. 1t has cured
thousands of women who have been
troubled with displacements, infam-
nation, liberation, fbroid tumors, ir-
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, flatulency,
indigestion, and nervous pr0Stration,
after all other means had failed.
If you are suffering from any Of these
ailments, don't give up hope until you
have given Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial.
If you would like special advice
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass, for it. She has guided
thousands to health free OF
charge.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

large spikes are driven into one side
about 3 feet apart. A heavy plank
support is made about AZ feet high
with half-round notch In the top and
crosspiece at the bottom. A groove
is cut in the circumference Of the cap
stan stick so that the notched upper
end Of the plank support Will fit It
loosely. Put chain under the log and
draw both ends up tight on the same
side Of the capstan piece and slip
link Of each end over each one Of the
spikes. Run a common iron bar
through. the hole in the capstan piece,
grasp the bar and turn the capstan as
II screwing up bench wise, thus wind.
ing the chain upon the wood and lift
Ing the log
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
Helping the Minister.

A Scotch preacher had in his con-
gregation an old woman who was
deaf. In order to hear the sermon
each Sunday, this old lady would seat
herself at the foot Of the pulpit stairs.
One day the sermon was about Jonah,
and the preacher became very rhetor.
ical.
"And when the sailors threw Jonah
overheard" he said, "a big fish swal.
lowed him up. Was 1t a shark that
got i'm? Nay, my brethren, 1t. was
ne'er a shark. Was it a swordhsh
that got him.? Nay"
at was a whale" whispered the
old lady excitedly.
FLUSH, Biddie," said the preacher.
Indignantly. would ye TAX tn word
of God out o. yer ane meenister's
mouth?"-Success Magazine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
Showing Construction.

ICED iron, IS inch gauge, 2S inches
wide, writes C. N. Snyder of Ening-
ham, Kan. in Missouri Valley Farmer.
Pan is braced with iron rod at top Of
each end and down center of each
side.
A galvanized iron pipe TN inches
high runs through within inches Of
the back end. Pipe is braced at back
and both sides, and is REINFORCED
with three joints Of stovepipe. The
pipe aids circulation and carries of
smoke. To use this pan trench must
be dug 8 inches deep. IA inches wide
and feet long.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

of the yoking Of one animal or pair
of Them to shafts or poles of the ma
ture used In attaching horses to vehi-
Giles, or the pairing of them together
side by side or in file without shafts or
poles, for filling the soil.
1t is claimed that with the old-fash.
toned wooden yoke the ground must
be level and the oxen of exactly the
same size and strength or one or the
other of the animals will suffer tor
ture in pulling. With the new method
the pulling force is claimed to be al.
ways normal for each Animal; no mat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

heavy wooden yoke. and in France
such a device as shown in these draw
ings is recommended in its stead.
It is a bar of curved wood or Of fex-
ible steel, provided with soft pads and
made fast to the forehead just be-
tween the roots Of the horns, thus
transferring the pulling strain from
the NECK and shoulders to the head,
says Popular Mechanics. Leather
straps or iron chains lead from the
head Jokes to the implement or wagon
being pulled. The arrangement allows
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
Nor on a HaIf.plme. Elther.

Simon Hardcastle believed with sin.
cere faith that any wife who had, or
asked, more than a quarter a year
for her own amusement or enjoyment
was being too horrible to contem.
plate. He came from the village store
for dinner and told what he had
heard.
Miranda, would you believe that
the Lords Prayer could be engraved
in q space no larger than diner"
well, yes, Simon" she hazarded,
IF dime is as large in the engraver's
eye as 1t is in yours, l should think
that he would have no difficulty at
all."-The Housekeeper.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
Fatal Course.

A matron who was visiting her for
mer home city, and was under full
Roadway with the seemingly endless
string Of questions usual in such a
case.
"And your sisters daughter violet?"
she asked.
violet Is married." the friend re-
Piled.
'Indeedl Ny! How time does fly.
Happily married, trust?"
ooh, dear, no! My sister always
humored her, you know" was the re-
Spouse, land the poor child was per-
u.itted to marry the man she was in
love with!"-Sunday Magazine Of the
Cleveland Leader.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
comnarIson Stunned.

you didn't cry at all at the matt
nee"
NO" answered the repOseful girl;
IT couldn't think Of such a thing"
but the young woman with you
wept copiously."
"Of course. Her lace handkerchiefs
are ever so much more elegant than
mine. Washington Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
Relulum Has No Navy.

Belgium is, perhaps the most pros
porous state in Europe, as well as the
most thickly settled. The late kings
reign was at least marked by an enor-
nous advance in wealth and social re-
form. One of the country's special ad-
vantages is that its international neu-
tralization permits it to dispense with
a navy, while the Belgian army is
maintained on a very small and mex.
pensive basis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

win LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reach
The seat OF the disease Catarrh Is blood or congti
ttlonAl disease and m order 70 cure Il you must take
internal remedies Halls Catarrh Cure b taken IN
toGnally and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure Is not a Quack medl'
cine. IL was prescribed BY one OF the best physicians
n this country for years and 8 regular prescription.
Il 4 composed bf the best tones known. combined
with the best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces The perfect combination Of tha
$40 ingredients Il what produces such wonderful 70
suits N curing catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
" +. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. q
Sold BY Druggists. price 75c.
= TAk6 Halls Family Pilb for constipation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

On the university experiment field
on this type Of soil near Vienna, John
son county, ILL.,, as an average Of re
last four years the yield of whea ~Aos
been four bushels per acreson untreat-
ed rotated land.
Where 'legume crops have been
grown and turned under the average
yield of wheat has been ~ bushels
per acre. Where ground limestone
has been applied and legume crops
or larger crops have been turned I'M
der, the average yield Of wheat has
been Is bushels per acre.
The corresponding yields Of corn
have been 81 bushels, "a bushels and
4S bushels, respectively. In 1907 the
untreated land produced 1917 bushels
Of corn, 4.S bushels Of wheat, and IS
ton of weedy clover. Where COW
peas had been turned under (scant
growth the yields were IFS bushels
of corn, 81 bushels OF wheat and 81
ton Of weedy clover, but where ground
limestone had been applied and leg.
ume crops turned under Oarger crops
Of course), the yields were sO.S bush.
els Of corn, 10 bushels of wheat and
1.s2 tons of clean clover hay.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
THE STORY OF THE PEANUT
SHELLS.

AS everyone knows, c. w. Post Of
Battle Creek, Michigan, is not only a
maker of breakfast foods, but he is a
strong individual who believes that the
trades.unions are a menace to the lib
erty Of the country.
Believing this, and being a natural
born" scrapper for the right, as he
sees it, Post, for several years past,
has been engaged in ceaseless war
fare against THE Labor Trust" as he
likes to call 1t.
Not being able to secure free and
untrammeled expression of his opin-
Ions on this subject through the regular
reading pages of the newspapers he
has bought advertising space for this
purpose, just as he is accustomed to
for the telling of his Postum STORY"
and he has thus spent hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars in denouncing
trades.unionism.
As a result Of Posts activities the
people now know a whole lot about
these organizations: how they are
honeycombed with graft, how, they OBJ
struct the development Of legitimate
business, curtail labor's output, hold
up manufacturers, graft upon their own
membership, and rob the public. Natu-
rally Post is hated by the trades
unionists, and intensely.
He employs no union labor, so they
can not call out his men, and he defies
their efforts at boycotting his products.
The latest means of getting" Post is
the widespread publication of the story
that car which was recently wrecked
In transmission was found TO be loaded
with empty peanut shells, which were
being shipped from the south to Posts
establishment at Battle Creek.
This canard probably originated with
President John Fitzgerald Of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor, who, It is
said, stated 1t publicly. as truth.
Post comes back and gives Fitz-
gerald the lie direct. He denounces
Fitzgerald's statement as q deliberate
lalsehood, an underhanded and coward
ly attempt to injure his business, hav-
ing not the slightest basis in fact. As
such an effort it must be regarded. It
Is significant that this statement about
''the peanut shells" is being given wide
newspaper publicity. In the patent
inside" Of an eastern country paper
find 1t, and the inference naturally is
that labor-unionites are insidiously
spreading this lie.
An institution Tor a mani which
will resort to. moral intimidation and
TO physical force. that will destroy ma
chinery and burn buildings, that will
main and kill If necessary to effect its
ends, naturally would not hesitate to
spread falsehood for the same pur-
poses.
We admire Post. While we have no
enmity toward labor unions, so long as
they are conducted in an honest, Give
kind Of way, We have had
enough Of the tarred end Of the stick
to sympathize thoroughly with what he
Is trying to do. He deserves support.
A man like Post can not be killed, even
with lies. They are boomerang, every
time. Again, We knot0, for hasn't this
weapon, every weapon that could be
thought Of, been used (and not simply
by labor uniOns) to put US out Of busi-
ness, too?
I am going to drink too cups Of
Postum every morning from this time
on, and put myself on diet Of Grape
Nuts. Bully for Postl-EditOriGI IN
TIE americas Journal Of 0IiatcaI Ned
lciHs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
Make $500 In cold,

Read the magnificent offer by the
John A. SalEer Seed Co. in another
part of this paper. Get your wits to
work and capture the $4,000. ard at
the same time secure u supply Of the
most reliable seeds on earth. The COM
pany is one Of the largest in the coun.
try. and thoroughly responsible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
DEVICE FOR LIFTING LOGS
Continuance Consists Of Round Stick,
Six Inches In Diameter and
Ten Feet Long.

This log lifting device consists Of q
round straight STICKY 6 inches in d.
ameter and 10 feet long, writes H. L.
Crockett~of Syracuse. N. Y. in Popu.
lar Mechanics. The upper end is
banded with iron to prevent splitting
and TX inch hole bored through 1t,
3 or 4 inches below the band. Two
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
HUMANE HARNESS FOR OXEN
In Many European Countries Crusade
Of Considerable Extent Exists
Against Yoke.

In many countries of Europe, where
oxen are still used to great extent
In farm work, crusade Of consider
able magnitude has been started
against the ancient practice of har-
Messing the animals together by \
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

from 1rrogular1-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. I had
given up hope Of
ever being well
when I began to
take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
I felt as though
new life had been
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
a Thouaht Reader.

$50 you are studying telepathy3"
~Yes," answered Senator Sorghum;
.'my object in life has been to find
What people are thinking and then
eay II first. Amy reliable system
would simplify my labors immensely.
EEcbange
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
Free 70 Our Readers.

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chlca-
60, for 4S-page illustrated Eye Book Free.
Write all about Your Eye Trouble and
they will advise as the Proper Appli-
cation OF the Murine Eye Remedies IN
Your Special Case. Your Druggist VIII
tell you that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes,
Strengthens Weak Eyes, Doesn't Smart,
Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for SOC. Try
It In Your Eyes and In Baby's Eyes FOR
Scaly Eyelids and Granulation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

ter what may be the condition of the
ground or the difference in the power
and size Of the animals yoked to-
gether. Experiments show that oxen
so hitched together can do double the
work possible with the cumbersome
yoke ordinarily used.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
An Idle Threat.

son.-No, sir, father, l absolutely re.
fuse to go to work.
Father-Careful, boy; don't you
make such idle threats to me.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
ScALDING PAN IN BUTCHERING
Detailed instructions Are Given for lts
Construction, with an
Illustration.

The dimensions are 8 feet inches
top length, Z feet lower length, width
20 inches in clear, height IS inches.
Two-inch lumber IS inches. Two-inch
lumber Is inches wide is used for
sides, with 2x4 across each end at
top. Ends and bottom are Of galvan-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

Labor to keep alive in your breast
that little spark Of celestial FIRE called
Observation-Disclosures.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
Rheumatism Cured In a Day,

DR.. Detchon's Relief for rheumatism
radically cures in to 3 days. Its action IL
remarkable. It removes the cause and the
disease quickly disappears. First dose
greatly benefits. 75c Druggists.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
The Variety.

what kind of stars take best in the
melodramatic circuitY"
IL guess it is the shooting stars"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

Landlords and tenants can never see
through the same spectacles.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

II the home is cheerful and attrac
tive the young folks will be more will
ing to stay there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
AFTER
FOURYEARS
OF MISERY
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

Baltimore, Md. "For four years
my life was misery to me. l suffered
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS.
pAZ0 OINTMENT Is guaranteed TO cure any cnso
Of Itching, blind. Bleeding or Protrudlng Piles N
0tO II day or money refunded. 6oa
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-03-10
ANNUAL CRASH.

Wlllie-Gracious mamma, is that
the cat in, the kitchen breaking up all
the dishes?
Mother-No, my son; that is merely
your father breaking his New Years
resolutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-12
AN IMPROVED NAVY
Cut In Expenditures and Increased fH-
 dciency Receive High Praise

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 A gratifying report in outline comes from Washington concerning the reor- eanization Secretary Meyer has effect ed in the navy. According to this dis patch. the navy department feels thai for the first time since the spanish American war our fighting force has been brought to a point commensurate, or nearly so, with the position of the United States among the nations.
 This improvement, however, is not manifested merely in the increased ef-
 1ciency obtained. Many reforms have been quietly instituted by the secretary and his advisers that have resulted i'll making a big cut In the expenses ot the department. Up-to-date business methods. systematic firing, economy of steam. etc, have been brought into nlay and in one item alone. the cost of coal. a saving of $250.000 has been made in the past three months When if Ia considered that our annual coal bill for this purpose alone has aver aged $5,000,000 a year, the saving, IL will be seen, is considerable There Is also an approximate amount re- duced In oil consumption.
  nes man enforces in keeping his work ing stock in a continual state of effl- ciency has also been observed. and the result Is that the ships are systematic ally overhauled. This permits of the retention of the expert mechanics al the various yards. instead of their dis- charge periodically
 The fact that will appeal to the aver age citizen is that, notwithstanding the service Is now runato better advantage financially, there has been marked de- velopment in the efficiency of the per- sonnel of those in command or our warships. and that economic reforms have served to coalesce rather than to the various elements that make for powerful fighting force. Much of the unwieldiness has been eliminated. thus assuring service mora easily managed The secretary is to be congratulated on the work ne has accomplished.