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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-10-20
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PHYSICIAN
APPROVES
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Sabattus, Maine.-"You told me to
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-23
Mexico in the Centennial Year of Its independence

with those near the top. That the pub
Tic school system Of Mexico. although iu
It's infancy, constitutes the most promis-
ing part OF its new life and thus impressed
all OF our party, Is emphasized by the tele-
gram which I was delegated 10 prepare.
to be sent 70 the mayor OF C.. p. Diaz as
we are homeward bound reading as fol-
lows:
on recrossng the border the American
baer f ,si .e,is newspaper men who have
commission extend greeting to the people
d =. y. Dlaz, who gave MS our first well
dtality. We hope the future Of Mexico will
pc builded strong on the work you are
aQlng Tor the children in your schools
US we especially appreciated
Mexican churches are. of course older than
the schools. Although the alliance OF church
and state has been completely broken The
churches are stu the most potent factor
in the life Of the native Mexicaus THE
church in Mexico Is the Roman Catholic
church, and is the church of the Spanish
type transp!anted by the followers OF
Cortez. There are some protestant churches
but they are few and is a rule ini gniflcant
The cathedral in every town occupies the
most conspicuous location and the mission
churches are thick throughout the rural
NA9AA l1A7s al Hplllt pdlNS u NeAlCO Aoul
or five beautiful church edlfices can be
seen at one time from the car window,
looking across fields dotted with only a
few houses and dwellings. II seems as II
every time a Spaniard stubbed his toe in
this vicinity and recovered from the pain,
or had narrow escape from real or
imagined danger, he must have made a
vow to build a church to some holy saint,
and then proceeded to make the Indians
build II for him. The churches, however,
are no longer as rich as they used to be.
Some Of them even do not have a resident
priest in charge, but have to share the
time of a priest who has circuit re-
quiring him to look after half a dozen
churches in succession. This, Of course,
Is exceptional. for the great cathedrals in
the larger cities. although occasionally
despoiled during the repeated revolutions,
sull contain richly embroidered vestments,
costly gold and silver services, rare wood
carvings, beautiful paintings and tapestries.
In the city of Mexico the Young Men S
Christian association has a handsome new
structure very much ike our own, with an
Omaha man in charge in the person of the
secretary, Mr.. George l. Babcock. Some OF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-23

haps looks a little more aristocratic 10 ride
in a blue flag cab. but one affords no more
comfort or speed than the other The auto
taxicabs are coming into favor with charges
more moderate than In our own cities
outside OF Mexico City the street car ser
vice is abominable, the most cases still run
by horse or mule power with open bob-tail
cars oi ancien, vintage that must have
been discarded in the United states as in
adequate to the demands Of the smallest
towns and the cab service in those cities is
little better.
OF course. we went to see a bull fight,
and to see II right on Sunday afternoon
Just as a Mexican visiting the United
states would take in a base ball match or
a foot ball contest II he wanted to see the
characteristic American game. ! regret
TO report that to me the bull fight proved
to be excessively tame. 1t was pulled off
in the bull ring, a great coliseum-like af-
fair Of steel and concrete said TO be caDt
able of holding 5000 people. 1t was about
half full that day and the bill OF the play
included all the crack performers. The
grand entree made a pretty picture. it
must be confessed, resembling very closely
the limitations In Carmen as produced on
our own operate stage with all the dazzling
gorgeousness Of brilliant costume The
millinery displayed by the matadors and
picadors was not OF the modern bushel-bas-
ket effect, but was quite as fetching. and II
the horsemen had only been mounted on
prancing steeds instead OF knock -kneed nags
the scene would have been really stirring.
But the poor bulls went to their slaughter
without any due appreciation OF the honor
being conferred upon them. They went
through the motions Of charging the red
rags without doing any damage worth
mentioning, and were put out of business
with almost as much neatness and dis
patch as in the slaughter pens of South
Omaha. Although there were six events
on the program, after the fourth bull had
been dragged out with only one horse
slightly hurt up to date, l quit in disgust.
Perhaps l quit too soon for the next bull
/ learned afterwards, disposed of six
horses all by himself and managed to
work the lethargio crowd up to the point
Of applause. l read an account of the
bull fight in the paper the next morning
that set forth in detail the fine points OF
the game, and concluded that my education
had been sadly neglected on this side OF
the curriculum. VICTOR ROsEwATER
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-23
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Preached out. as he describes IT, the Rev
Or. William Morrison, rector of All Saints
Episcopal church Brooklyn, has resigned
after fifteen years service. DR. Morrison
says that in that period he has delivered
Loo sermons, and that II his congregation
is not tired Of hearing him talk he wonders
at their tolerance.
The word ''suffragan." much heard In
connection with the Episcopal general con-
Venton, comes from the middle Latin
word suftIagancus, meaning assisting,
especially as applied to a bishop. In Eng
land every bishop is a suffragan in his
relation to his ecclesiastical superior the
archbishop.
From gold miner I'm Breckenridge. Colo,
TO q Methodist Episcopal preacher is a line
in the history OF the life of Rev, DIR.
Everett Merrill Hin, who has been trans
ferred to the University Methodist Episco-
pal, Seattle, from st. Pauls Methodist
Episcopal church at Spokane, where he
has conducted pastorate for the last
three years.
Rev. r. J. Lockhart. who left the Pres.
byterian church at Shickshinny, Pa, to 20
to Nicols, n. Y, has retired permanently
from the ministry to go upon the stage
Mr.. Lockhart tried stage life Ostensibly e
improve his style, but evidently to his
liking. He is playing the minister's part
on the road in the Seventh Command
mCnt'
Mrs. Della Todd Of Greenfield Mass, ii
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-23

the-money TO put up this building came
from the United States. II has several
oors devoted TO living apartments read
ng rooms, with The Omaha Bee on file,
gymnasium, baths, recreation and class
rooms. The entire equipment Is not yet
fully placed. but the Mexican Young
Mems Christian association seems 20 be not
only holding its own. but expanding in spite
Of many obstacles and growing in popularity
ana usefulness.
The street car service in Mexico City Is
fairly good. and covers the city and suburbs
particularly well. The street cars are Of
two classes, the first class and the second
class. with a difference in the fare ex-
acted. the natives going into the trailer
where they are packed in with small con-
liberation Of comfort. The first class fare
anEes from cents TO 10 cents in Mexican
money, which Is from 3 cents to cents in
our money Besides the motorman each
ar has q conductor and a collector. the
collector taking the money and giving the
passcnge. n printed slip in the nature OF
receipt and the conductor punching IL as
counter check. Cars arc operated by cleo
trio power transmit ed about 100 miles from
the water power site at Necaxa with an
installation of 5000 horsepower and a pros
DeCINe enlargement TO IUUtUuU horsepower.
The street railway service provides See
ing Mexico" cars with guides who speak
English or other languages as desired.
Some Of these private cars are beautifully
furnished and can make tours Of all the
principal places Of interest. The street
railway service in Mexico City is also
utilized very largely for funerals, and every
now and then a funeral car or train may
be seen passing. The company provides
funeral cars at stipulated rates. It has
white cars with white catafalques for
chidren's funerals and black ones for
adults. The coffin is placed on the
catafalque and the flowers heaped around
1t, while the mourners go into one or more
closed cars which are either attached or
following separately. It is said that this
street car funeral service is much cheaper
than would be the old-time hearse and
carriages and that It IS a great blessing to
people OF moderate means.
The cab service in Mexico Is above the
average. There are two classes OF cabs
displaying a red flag and blue flag, re-
srectively, the only difference being the
amount of money charged to start. II per
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-23

the county portion. Then II a duplicate set
OF books were kept at the Omaha office
as at present Il would make Il possible
for anyone to ascertain the condition Of
South Omaha property by examining the
records In either office instead Uf being
Obliged to refer to both offices as at
present This would give South Omaha
the full advantage Of the proposed change
In our tax system without I'm any way in
terfering with her Independent existence.
So far we have discussed only what are
known as regular taxes. We will next take
up the question of special taxes.
BOYD DYSART. .
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-23
Defects in Nebraska's Taxation System

be taken care Of and about October 1.
when real estate is advertised for delin-
quent taxes, people begin to flock in to
save their property from being sold. So
you see that this arrangement would dis
tribute the work in the treasurer's office
so as to make it possible to give the best
possible service at the least possible cost.
1t is evident that Omaha, South Omaha
and the other large cities OF the state feel
the need of an Improvement in our tax
system most, and yet the proposed change
would be beneficial to the counties in
which there are no large cities and would
not disturb their present habit of paying
taxes If they desired to continue as they
have in the past AS the law now stands
thelr real estate tax becomes due No
vember l and may be paid without interest
any time before May 1. Under the pro-
posed law it would still become due Mo-
vember 1 and IL they so desire It may be
paid in one installment without interest
any time before May 1. Their personal
tax now becomes due November 1 and
may be paid without interest any time
before December l. Under the proposed
law It would still become due November I
and may be paid in one installment with
out interest any time before May l. So
IL those counties desired to continue paying
their taxes as they have in the past they
could do so under the proposed law as
under the present law. In addition to this
they would have the privilege OF paying
installments on February l and July l.
which would often be of great convenience
to them, particularly to the farmer, who
does not always find 1t convenient TO mar
ket his stock or crops at any particular
date; or they might pay before December !
and receive the discount. Then, OF course,
they would have the advantage Of one
rule as TO date of payment for both real
estate and personal property. Hence this
proposed change should receive the hearty
support OF counties without large cities as
well as those in which the large cities are
located.
We have the most difficult proposition
right here in Douglas county-the applica-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-23

ton OF this change to South Omaha. In
Omaha the county treasurer is ex-officio
city treasurer but this plan might not
meet the approval Of South Omaha people,
as the county treasurer's office is in
Omaha. No one regrets more than I. that
the imaginary line between Omaha and
South Omaha exists, and no one would be
more pleased to see the two cities one and
yet l have no sympathy with any move
ment that would bring South Omaha into
Omaha against it's will. Being an Omaha
man, I would not discuss the South Omaha
situation, but for the fact that many peo-
pie own property in both cities and would
find II exceedingly desirable to have the
same rule as to taxes apply in both cities.
The South Omaha tax system is equally,
IL not more confusing than Omahas and
where one owns property in both places
his troubles are doubled
It seems entirely possible for South
Omaha TO adopt the proposed system and
have its city tax included with the county
tax, and yet have it paid in South Omaha
and to the South Omaha treasurer. At
present the law provides for an arrange
ment by which the South Omaha county
tax may be paid either at Omaha or South
Omaha at the option of the taxpayer The
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satisfactory, for the reason that the Omaha
books show the payments that have been
made in South Omaha, we'll as those
made in Omaha. but the South Omaha
books do not show the payments made N
Omaha hence it frequently happens that
tax is paid In Omaha, and later paid
again in South Omaha and necessitates the
trouble Of making a refund. At present a
South Omaha taxpayer cannot tell for sure
whether a South Omaha county tax has
been paid without referring to the Omaha
office, and an Omaha taxpayer cannot tell
whether a South Omaha city tax mas been
paid without referring to the South Omaha
office. Now II the South Omaha city and
| county tax were consolidated and made
payable in South Omaha only, 1t would
make It possible for the South Omaha
treasurer to collect the tax, separate the
South Omaha city tax from the county tax,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-23

home on a visit from her missionary work
IN Africa. In the very heart Of the CONT
nent. where shc and her husband have
braved perils that war could not give
For instance. the house Of the mission to
which they went was in ruins having
been burned the year before by the ma
tives and seven white missionaries massa-
cred.
Miss Barbara Slavinskv was ordained at
Shenandoah. Pa, last summer a minister
OF the CONGREGATIONAL church, Her family
came to America to escape persecution,
all their property having been confiscatcd
to Russia at the time OF the fall Of Po-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-23

land Miss Slavinsky was born I'm the
United states Her father was Greek
Catholic priest and before the pouuce
troubles OF Poland began was chaplain
in the czar's bodyguard.
Rev Florence Kolock Croker has COM
pleted thirty-hve years service In the
inr that time She has founded three
churches reorganiEed four and accom-.
nushCd much outside work. Mrs. Crooket
lis n graduate OF the University OF Wiscon.
sin. where she took her a. NJ degree, and
OF the divinity school Of st. Lawrence
University at Canton, y. Y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-29
Rather Clever, What?

While the proverbial Englishman
nay not be able to distinguish a joke
in less than two weeks time, he often
says something to arouse the risi-
bilities. Among the passengers on
one of the big ocean liners lately COM
ing from Cherbourg was Britisher
with an appetite for information on
topics of every conceivable descrip-
ton. Wherever knowledge was be-
ing disseminated he was to be found.
One day he overheard another pas
senger remark that the captain had
said they should see Sandy Hook
within twenty-four hours.
SANDY Hook" exclaimed the
Englishman; land who's he; some
prominent Scotchman in New York;"
New York Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-29

3choolhouSeS at a cost of about $780,
100000 and that has more than TO-
coo teachers and superintendents ed
ucating Col 900 children the salaries
alone being $17,5S1, 900 a year. The
Department Of Education will spend
S27,470,73G this year.
And if the giant skyline of New
York staggers the imagination what
Of the marvellous network of pipes
and wires and tunnels under the
streets? The separate wires buried
under the pavements of the metro
polls would reach twenty times
around the world.
There is more than s12,O0O000 of
copper in them. Single cables carry
a thousand wires. With thousands
of wires under the streets and hun
dreds OF wireless stations on the
roof tops millions of messages are
whispered underground Or overhead
every day, and news comes trembling
through the atmosphere from distant
ships and continents.
Down beside the myriad electric
channels hidden under the city
rushes a daily supply Of about $780,
100000 gallons Of sparkling water, OF
which 325 100000 gallons come from
clear mountain lake through two
aqueducts, one of them tunnelled
through rock and earth for twenty
eight miles. New Workers pay their
city s11,000,00O a year for drinking
water.
1t takes 100000 pounds Of food
a day to supply the city. There are
about enc hundred theatres, 1900
churches and nearly 10000 saloons.
In the midst of this rushing life 1C5,-
533 cases of contagious diseases are
reported in year.
On and over under the streets OF
New York are S65 miles of surface,
subway and elevated railway tracks
owned by one corporation and cap
italized in stocks and bonds at the
well nigh incredible sum of ,$701,-
1891.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-29
Only Way He Could Get Even.

Frank Bertram, a well known &c
tor, tells the following story:
81 was playing at Leicester durin!
the fair week and in the market plael
there were several merry-go-rounds
Il noticed one melancholy indivd
ual who. despite the fact that he va
apparently suffering greatly, persistel
in riding on one Of the merry-so
rounds.
Eventually I spoke to him AM
asked him if he liked it.
1.-The man replied, No, don't lli'
it bit; the blessed thing makes n'
ILL.,
II then asked him why he persist
ed in riding, and his reply was:
can't help it. The man who owns tnf
roundabout owes me money, and IN
only way l can get even is by taklfl
it out in rides London Daily ls'
egraph.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-29

legislators who would pass laws In.
tended to interfere with the workings
of Mother Nature are taking great
just what place the grounding or the
woodchuck, as You will, holds in ma,
lures system of economy, but that ii
holds a place is we'll assured. 1t is
more than possible that the propa-
ganda for the preservation of the Ma.
tural resources Of the country in.
cludes the groundhog.-Chicago Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-29
LITTLE OLD NEW YORK.
Surprising Facts About That $24
BARGAIN PAter Minuet Got

Surprising Facts About That $24
Bargain Pater Minuet Got.
Just 2S3 years ago the whole of
Manhattan Island was bought by
stout Peter Minuet, the New York
Governor of the West India Com
pany, for few trinkets valued at
$24. The Indians were glad to get
SO much from the Dutch for their
hunting grounds.
Several years ago ground at the
corner Of Broadway and Wall street
sold at $24 for six square inches,
when lot measuring 80 by 80 feet
brought 100000. So tremendous is
the city's growth that one years
building plans represent a cost of
$4,000, 900.
1t is bewildering, overwhelming,
this city Of many tongues and many
bloods, where a procession OF $4,000
Roman Catholics recently marched
through festal streets to their great
cathedral-although it was once a
crime punishable by death for a
"Popish priest" to enter New York
and 100000 Jews abide and flourish
where once no Jews might vote.
There are nearly 10000 policemen
in the $500 miles of streets. Their
pay alone amounts yearly to 12,S65,258
They made 244,S22 arrests last year.
To clean the streets they guard costs
T.41S.299 for . single year.
The parks Of the amazing city
cover fourteen square miles, includ-
ing some Of its choicest ground. It
is said that they contain more than
100000 trees and are valued at ST.
100000, 900.
In other words, says Pearson's
Magazine, the parks owned by New
York contain more land than the
big city Of Rochester, N. Y, and
could be sold for enough to pay the
entire national debts OF Holland,
Switzerland. Sweden and Turkey.
Think Of Z city that has built 5i4
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-29

exPresident Theodore Africa
President
has Blu
in
they have been made cusodans
panying photograph of The Big Stick"
d
Springs oA
a
The this
standing
was sobriquet The Big Stick"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-29
The Lost
Message
An Afrikander Folk Tale

The Ant, from time immemorial,
has had many enemies, and, because
he is small and destructive, slaugh.
ter has been rife in his family cir
Gle. Not only were most OF the
birds antagonistic, but Anteater lived
almost entirely at their expense, and
Centipede beset them at all times
and places.
At length, few among them
thought it would be we'll to hold coun-
Gil together and endeavor to come to
some arrangement whereby they could
retreat to some place of safety when
attacked. But at the gathering opin-
ions differed so much that they could
come to no decision.
The Reliant, Rice-ant, Black-ant,
Wagtail-ant, Gray-ant, Shining-ant.
and many other prominent families
were represented, but the discussion
proved Babel of diversity, which
continued for long time and came
to nothing.
Some suggested that they should
all so into a small hole in the
ground, and live there; another fac.
ton wanted to build a large and
strong dwelling that none but ants
could enter; a third party wanted
to dwell in trees, so as to avoid Ant
eater, forgetting entirely that there
they would be the prey of birds;
While certain of them wanted to have
wings and fly.
The deliberaticn, as has already
been said, amounted to nothing; SO
each party resolved to go to work
in its own way and on it's own re
sponsibility.
Greater unity than that which ex.
listed in each separate faction it would
be difficult to imagine; each had his
appointed task and each did his work
regularly and well. Some of the
communities appointed kings and in
other ways perfected their organiza.
ton. but, while each group worked
in its own way, not one of them
thought of protection against the on.
slaughts of their enemies.
The Red-ants built their house on
the ground and lived in it, but Ant
eater leveled in a minute what had
cost them many days of precious la.
Dor to erect. The Rice-ants went
under the ground, and with them it
swas no better; for Anteater's claws
We're long and he delighted in dig
ging. The Wagtail-ants fed to the
trees, but only to find that Centipede
and the Birds were always around
and hungry. The Gray ants, who in
tended to save themselves by taking
to flight, also encountered failure,
because the Lizard, the Hunting.
Spider and the Birds were a great
deal faster than they.
When the Insect-King heard about
their troubles he sent them the mes.
sage of Work-together with the Sec
ret OF Unity; but he unfortunately
chose the Beetle for his messenger,
who has never yet arrived, SO that
the ants are still, to this day, the
embodiment of discord and conse.
quently the prey of enemies.-James
II. Honeij, in the Bellman