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The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

The first lot like a fash More here today AL
cean fresh waists Some aover embroidery others have
fronts and another lot deliberately trimmed with lace
and embroidery Fine batste and excellent quality lawn the
materials used Sizes Four of the styles shown the
accompanying There many All exceptional at 81
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

Pennsylvania has started crusade
against Cimex Lectularia. State Zoo
logist III. A. Surface declares that
Cimex Lectularia live with a whole
lot more people than are willing to ad-
NIT II, and he il sending out q bulle-
tin on Household Fumigation" which
Is calculated TO make trouble In the
Lectularia family
or course IL people were wont to
address Cimex Lectularia by this high
sounding reverberating formal name
CT his, there would be less occasion
for crusade against him now,
since open ana unblushing war would
have been waged against him long
ago. But Cimex. like some other evils,
has long been held unfit for discussion
In polite society, and hence has
thrived, as do most evils that are safe
from the light of publicity.
Here goes for the publicity
Cimex Lectularia, described as a
"reddish-brown, fattened, wingless,
nocturnal insect" and known in the
Marion Harland column as the red
rover" when he is mentioned at all,
Is universally and vuJgarly known as
the bedbug. Why his popular name
should be considered a vulgar and un-
savory word. but little less shocking
than the terrible word louise" itself,
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

large consignment of fu-length Crepe Kimo-
nos have Just arrived slips will buy one OF these
picturesque Japanese garments-valued and sold
by others at $500. They are made OF good quality
Crepe, with Persian trimming, and are shirred or
peated at the back. In pink, tan, lavender, navy
light blue, red and black. All sizes up to a.
Every woman needs one for loungng or the SICK
room.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
Ho, For a Nsw Crusade!
Doson W>1tb LeefafarfaI

Is one OF the mysteries OF convention.
The nimble flea and the musical mos
quito, who make their living just as
does the bedbug, may be mentioned In
reasonably polite society without blush
or circumlocution-why then should
the bedbug be tabooed as topic OF
conversation? W Any
Nobody can say just why, but the
taboo Is In force, and the bedbug
thrives under its protection.
Il feel entirely safe In saying" says
Prof. Surface, that bedbugs In homes
are far more common than Is general
~ supposed. The common dread OF
this pest and the popular feeling OF
disgrace Of having them In the house
Is responsible for the secrecy main
tanned. and Is also responsible for the
harvest reaped by purveyors OF 40
called insecticides And the
bedbugs are not confined to the poorer
classes OF homes either. not by long
shot; II we were 80 discourteous as to
mention some names, many people
would be astonished to learn how high
the bedbug travels In society strata"
The professor says that the best
way to get rid OF bedbugs Is to fumt
gate the house with hydrocyanic gas.
This, he says, not only kills all the
bedbugs, but kills all other insect
pests as well. Where this plan can
not be followed, spray Of corrosive
sublimate Is recommended.
Its no disgrace to find bedbug
in the house, he says, but II Is a
disgrace to suffer them to remain In
the house, just as II Is almost criminal
to suffer the housefy to infest the
house"
The state department of economic
zoology Is getting a good deal of run
out OF the bedbug crusade, because OF
the shrinking way In which those who
write for bulletins approach the bed
bug subject. Some keep from under
by asking that the bulletin be sent
for "a friend" Some allude to Mr.
Bedbug by the general name of "ver-
min" Some follow the shy Marion
Harland style and call him the red
rover" And, OF course. many sensible
folks there are who speak of him
straight from the shoulder, using the
vulgar term "bedbug."
But they all get the same bulletin
the one telling how to kill bedbugs.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

The history of the bedbug runs
back till Il Is lost In the obscurity
OF antiquity. The bug is supposed
to have come from India, along
with the chickens, the languages,
the forefathers and foremothers.
and most Of the philosophy OF the
occident of today. Aristotle men
lions the bedbug. holding that they
rise spontaneously from sweat
But though known to the world
SO long. the bedbug didn't strike
England till about the seventeenth
century. He hoped over to Am
erica soon after that.
Now, like the rat and the flea, he
is known wherever man goeth.
He eats nothing but human
blood. When that Is not obtain
able. he simply waits. He can fast
indefinitely. Also he can stand any
extreme OF heat and cold that men
can.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
TWO MINUTE VAUDEVILLE
BY FRED ScHAEFER.

Thud-Did mber of the nobility?
ap-No When did
nobiityhes
You find my n
Rumms Rheumatism
edy wha
champion OF Belgium
Thud- YETI a
wear a coronet?
WHY
ap-Yo u must thinking Of
Thud-Thats got
o
noble pair suspenders?
doesn't he?
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
A CURIOSITY.

Mamma Eat dinner)-Willie, don't
you stare at Mr.. Blank that way. II
isn't polite.
Small WILLIE was just watchin'
to see him tackle his glass OF water,
mamma ! heard papa say he drinks
like a fsh.-Chicago News.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
Another Classification.

Rev Malcolm c. Fenwick, mission
airy, said recently that President
Taft proved himself to be a rag doll,
a halfblown football. and a BOBBY
by not interfering when japan an
nexed Korea. And still Emperor Will
helm prates about the divine right
of kings!"
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

A new vaccine treatment has been
discovered in France, said TO cure
typhoid.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
Girls Rainproof Capes at SLIGO

In
and pldIined to
sensible
garme
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
BOYS SOC School Caps at Csc

of
il COLTS
in
Soc and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
Helping In Construction Work Of Can
ton-IIankow Railway With Other
American Material.

Northumberland Albert w.
Pontius of Swatow, submits the fol-
lowing from a Hong-Kong newspaper
concerning the equipment for the Can
ton-Hankow railway: With regard to
the rolling stock, six American loco
motives are already in operation and
16 are In stock. There are six noguls
Of 100 tons, the cylinders Of which are
10 by 26 inches, the coal capacity nine
tons, and the water 5000 gallons.
There are four Manhattan locomotives
being used in construction work;
these engines were formerly In
service on the elevated railways in
New York city. There are also six
double-tender tank engines Of so tons
which are engaged in running the
freight and passenger trains to rail-
head.
The mogul engines have just ap-
peared on the road, and they will GER
tainly inspire the Chinese Of the in
terror when they go out to duty. The
foreign engineer in charge and his
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
KISSES ARE WORTH 81 EACH
That Is Valuation Fixed by PennsyI.
Vania Maglstrate-Priee Proves
Satisfactory.

Scranton. Pa.-One dollar apiece
was fixed in police court as the price
of kisses in the Scranton market. The
quotation was given by Magistrate
John T. Howe, when Nathan Perlman.
a clerk in a Penn avenue shoe store,
pleaded guilty to a charge of dIsor-
derby conduct preferred by Agnes
Mosher, a comedy girl who works in
a candy store in the same block.
The girl declared that Perlman
bought some candy and when asked to
settle he asked her II she wouldn't
rather accept kisses than money. Be-
fore she could reply Perlman circled
her waist and planted two resoundIng
smaclEs on her cheeks. When she re-
with him he refused to
be squelched and she finally notified
police headquarters.
A warrant was issued and II was
served on Perlman. When he paid the
81 fine imposed by the magistrate,
Perlman expressed satisfaction with
the bargain.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
Queer Looking Creature Terrlfies
Three Anglers at Greenwood Lake,
In New Jersey.

Montclair, N. 1.-THE sea serpent Of
the Atlantic coast resorts will have
to take a back seat for a queer am
phibious creature that is reported in
Greenwood lake by Charles Van
Gieson, John Willis and George Nc
Cormick, all of this town, who have
Just returned from a weeks stay at
the lake.
Van Gieson bears evidence Of a con-
dict of some kind, for his wrist Is
gashed as with a saw. The wound.
he says, was inflicted by the lake mon
ster when It made a desperate effort
20 get into a boat occupied by him
and his companions.
The three men were fishing for bass
IN the lake when they saw the mon
Ter jump out Of the water after a
fish which Mccormick had pulled up.
The first sight Of the creature led the
men to believe that It was a huge
eel, but fits second appearance was
more terrifying. The thing dashed
close up to the boat after one Of
re captured asb. II had long horn
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
WESTEN CANADIANS
GRAIN PRODUCER
NEVER SAW SUCH FINE WHEAT
ANYWHERE.

Gust. Anderson Of Maidstone, Sask,
was formerly Of Minnesota and has
been In Central Canada three years.
On January 16, 1910, he writes:
Arriving fifteen miles from Maid.
stone, I bought couple Of steers from
q rancher, as my capital was not
large, and with the two oxen brought
with me, broke 70 acres which ! put
in crop in 1908 and had to clear some
brush. / earned $4,000 by breaking
fifteen acres for q neighbor and dur
ing the summer / put up hay and
hauled timber and put up houses for
other settlers. Notwithstanding a
heavy frost on August 18th, / had 22h
bushels of wheat per acre and 60
bushels of oats. on 35 acres Of wheat
in 1909, / got 81 bushels Of wheat
per acre and 1900 bushels of oats off
20 acres. never saw such fine wheat
anywhere. We have plenty Of rain
between May and August and after
August seldom any but dry warm
days. Water can be had at from 20
to 40 feet and plenty of grass for cat
tle."
The evidence Of Mr.. Anderson is
given because 1t is encouraging to the
man of small means who Is DESTROYS
of lettering his condition. 1t shows
what can be done, and there Is really
but small limit to the man with push
and energy to become wealthy on
Canadian lands. And the grain that
he raises is good. A press dispatch
says:
The quality Of the wheat continues
to be the feature Of the deliveries. In
the total Of 1878 cars in the February
inspections there were 2,S47 Of high
grade stun, percentage Of S4.2S. For
January the percentage was 1921, and
for the six months it was $3.50. This
is an unusually high average, and 1t
demonstrates beyond the shadow Of q
doubt that the farmers in this part
Of the Dominion still know how to
grow first.class wheat. The crop Of
1908 was considered good enough, and
its average of contract wheat was
only 20 per cent. Good weather
throughout the season was an impor.
tant factor, Of course, in insuring the
high quality of the grain, and it is not
likely that atmospheric influences Of
SO favorable a character will be en-
countered for a long time to come.
The best that can be expected is that
fair average for term Of years
will be maintained.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
AALZs4X N20W UZl1Z
BIG SCAFFOLD USED

the roof with 1900 cubic feet Of small
granite and 10000 square feet Of slate.
The great tower will weigh 10000
900 pounds. Although the palace Is
Of such important dimensions, the
members Of the Carnegie foundation
committee have foreseen that 1t will
eventually have to be enlarged, es.
pecially when Americas project OF
making the arbitration court truly per-
manent shall have been accepted by
the powers. The architect is conf.
dent that any such extension will in
no wise detract from, the beauty Of
the building, because with M. Gordon.
nier he has planned the proportions
In view to such an eventually"
The upper part Of the walls in the
halls and stairways is to be Of white
French sandstone, alternated with
sculptures and marble mosaics. All
the doors are to be Of precious woods
inlaid with ivory and other rich ma.
terials. In the assembly rooms and
justice halls, the floors, wainscoting
and ceilings will be of oak wood and
the walls of hewn stone. These will
almost disappear under the tapestries,
paintings and other mural decorations
In the basement is located the res
taurant, close to the kitchen. 1t is a
vaulted chamber. which has been
practically completed by this time. 1t
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
POSTUM FOR MOTHERS
The Drink That Nourlshes and Sup
plies Food for Mother and Child.

my husband had been unable to
drink coffee for several years, so we
were very glad to give Postum a trial
and when we understood that long
boiling would bring out the delicious
favour, we have been highly pleased
with 1t.
1T is one Of the finest things for
nursing mothers that l have ever seen.
It keeps up the mothers strength and
increases the supply Of nourishment
for the child II partaken Of freely. l
drank It between meals instead Of wa
ter and found 1t most beneficial.
Our five-year-old boy has been very
delicate since birth and has developed
slowly. He was white and bloodless.
began to give him Postum freely and
you would be surprised at the change.
When any person remarks about the
great Improvement, we never fail to
tell them that we attribute his gain
IN strength and general health, to the
free use Of Postum and this has led
many friends to use it for themselves
and children.
81 have always cautioned friends to
whom have spoken about Postum, to
follow directions in making it, for
unless it is boiled fifteen or twenty
minutes, It is quite tasteless. On the
other hand, when properly made, It is
very delicious. want to thank you
for the benefits we have derived from
the use Of your Postum"
Read ''The Road to Wellville," found
IN pkgs. There's q Reason"
Ever read the above IetteFP A new
enc appears from time to tine. They
are genulnes tRuas and fuil % huUun
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
Old "L" Engines IN China

men are proud of the fact that they
got these big engines together in IL
days from the unpacking of the first
case.
OF coaches and freight cars there
are 80 American-type passenger
coaches, one directors car, 70 Ameri-
can freight cars and 106 China-made
freight cars. At the works Of Won
gaia three flrst-class compartment
coaches are now being built. as well
as three second-class coaches, and four
third-class coaches. The steel under
frames have been sent on from
America.
In the future much Of the super
structure of cars will be built by the
Chinese themselves, and a change is
to be made with regard to bridge con-
struction. Whereas the practice has
been to import the bridge from Eng
land or America already for erection,
future bridges will be made from
material imported in the rough. The
mechanical department at the head
station at Wongsha, which is exceed
ingly well equipped, the latest ma
chimes having been imported from
Great Britain and America, is capable
of turning out all manner of work. At
present the machines are in temper
airy sheds. but permanent shops will
shortly be erected.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
ReeounIzed Sweetheart.

New York.-John Ditmer, a cowboy
of Haines, North Dakota, visited Ellis
island the other day and identified
his fiancee, whom he had never seen
before, by a photograph which Dit
mer's mother had sent from Hamburg
The girl, Rosa Hemke Of Hamburg
and the cowboy were married and left
for their home soon afterward.
Dltmer recently wrote his mother
at Hamburg that there were not eligl
BILE girls where he lived and asked her
to pick out bride for him. She sent
Rosa's picture. A correspondence
and later the engagement followed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
civlnu Papa Away.

London is smiling over story told
regarding little Miss Asquith, who Is
at that tender age when indiscreet re-
marks are still pardonable.
Mrs. Asquith had taken her small
daughter out to tea, and while her
mother was talking to some friends at
the other end of the room, little Mar
garet endeavored to entertain a con
sentative statesman who sat near
her.
DO you like Mr.. Lloyd-G George" she
asked when there was lull in the con
versation.
NO." said he, smiling, II can't say
that / do"
Neither does daddy" said the
prime minister's ten-year-old daughter
blithely.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
Novel Method of Constructing
Peace Palace at The Hague.
Never Before in Holland Has Super
structure Of Such immense Pro-
portions Been Seen-ProVis-
lon Made for EnIargine.

The Hague.-In speaking Of the
progress made on the peace palace,
in course of construction here, Mr..
Van der Steur, the Dutch architect,
who has practical charge Of the build
ing operations, in talking of the novel
methods adopted IN its construction,
said:
Such free-standing scaffolding as
this right around building has never
been seen before in Holland. It is
quite a piece of work In itself, being
go feet high and costing $4,000. but
then it will stand firm for many years,
and we intend to let II remain until
the whole outer part of the palace is
complete, which will be in two years.
In that way 1t will protect the walls
from injury. Two great lift towers.
1913 feet high, are built into this scat
folding. with two mighty cranes, each
capable of lifting 5000 pounds. Such
great lifting power is absolutely nee
essary, since, for example, the blocks
of Swedish granite for the balustrade
Of the lower terrace weigh 1000
pounds each, though when you see
them in place they do not look SO
particularly big. The scaffolding Is
built in several tiers and along each
level runs a Decauville railway for
hauling materials. We use as much
machinery as possible to tighten the
labor, and not one draft animal en-
tiers our precincts, the material being
brought close up to the building
ground by especially made small rail-
way lines from the station on the
Hague-Schoveningen line. Thence the
materials are hauled in trucks to the
foot of the lifts and brought to their
destination by means Of the cranes
and tiny railroads along the scaffold-
Ing. Another novelty for Holland is
the cement-mixing machine. which
can be handled by one man. The
foundations are entirely Of concrete
and the floors are REINFORCED con-
crete below their covering Of marble
or wood.
Twelve million brick will be used
on the walls and about $500 cubic
feet Of Obernkirchen sandstone, $500
cubic feet Of white French sandstone
and 1880 cubic feet of Norwegian
granite. Four hundred thousand
pounds Of iron will be required for
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
Fish With a Horn Appears

on it's snout and measured about
seven feet in length. Its general IA
cial appearance was like a catfish, ex-
cept for the sharp horn. It was this
horn which cut Van Gleson.
The strange visitor managed to
crawl over the bow OF the boat before
the occupants could recover from
their amazement. II impaled a bass
which was lying In the bottom Of the
boat, and then made overheard again.
AS the creature slid back into the wa.
ter 1t beat its tail; which seemed to
have sponge-like qualities, so fiercely
that the air was filed with a fine
spray, that blinded and drenched the
Montclair men.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
Ladybugs to Save Melons.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Millions Of lady.
bugs are receiving free transportation
on the railroads while travelling from
the state insectary at Sacramento to
the melon fields Of the Imperial valley.
Three consignments have passed
through Los Angeles to be turned
loose to browse on aphides and other
insect pests that harm the melon
crops. There are on hand in the In
sectary 100000 ladybugs. weighing
more than a ton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05

was at first the intention to do with
out such things as kitchen and lunch
room. but on mature consideration II
was found better to put them in. Ev'
cry one knows the influence of a good
meal on the temper Of man No badly
nourished individual can be expected
to be filed with peace and good will
towards his fellow men, and so a
neglect Of the food problem might
have spelled disaster to the arbitra
ton court. The architect said that
the palace would be completed In
1913, in time to receive the delegates
of the third peace conference.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
FL0RIDA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL
FARM COLONY.
BY Clement Yore.

have just returned from q tour over
the state OF Florida. left Chicago on the
9Th OF March and nowhere did / see
preparations for spring planting or ac-
tiyity. upon the farms until / arrived in
Florida on the morning OF the Sth.
went through Florida, and saw as
looked from the car windows the fields
green with growing crops and men and
women working In those fields In the very
lightest OF summer apparel.
was on a mission of inspection to the
Burbank Ocala colony. located In Marion
County, Florida. Mind you, this colony
is but 80 days old and II Is not reasonable
to suppose that one could see much de-
velopment there. but this Is what found
/ learned from the officials in charge OF
the colony that the land was more than
three-quarters sold, that the settlers and
prospective settlers were arriving ut the
ratio of from 20 to 30 a day. / went out
TO the colony on the line OF the new rail-
road which has been built especially to
penetrate through the heart of this col
ony, and which connects with the Sea-
board Air Line and the Atlantic Coast
line at Ocala.
Upon both sides OF this railroad as I
rode through the colony, / saw fields In
cultivation. new houses built and being
built, men busily engaged in clearing the
land to make II ready for the pillow. and I
talked with many of these settlers and
found universal endorsement. both OF
the soil and the possibilities Of this great
colony.
/ saw many spots in Florida in the
course of my three weeks stay In that
state. and I saw why II is that upon just
q few acres OF ground one can earn an in
dependent living. with half the toll nee
essary In the ordinary pursuits of life. but
in all of my travels / am very frank to
say that ] believe / liked the Burbank
ocala colony better than any spot saw
in Florida.
Burbank ocala colony Is building very
fast, and II Is almost impossible in so
short a space to tell how great Is this
progress.
The land lies in the center Of Marion
County, which Is the banner county Of
the state. II Is touched upon both sides
by great railroad systems and with eX-
cellent transportation through the heart
OF the colony with a railroad which con-
meets with these systems, while the Ock-
lawaha river runs the entire length OF the
eastern border of the colony, thus at
fording water transportation with the sea.
The New South Farm & Home Company
has prepared n piece OF literature which
they have called "Ten Acres and Free
DOM" This book comprises some $4,000
words, and Is filled from cover to cover
with actual Photographic reproductions,
and Is beyond question OF a doubt one
of the best pieces Of literature ever pub
lished upon Florida.
My advice to any man or woman who 10
seeking an investment in farm lands,
especially in Florida. Is to read this great
book before you make up your mind deh-
nitely where to locate. Just send the
coupon below:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
The Worst Of n.

"oh, she's awful. Whenever she tries
to sing a song she simply murders it."
But that's not the worst of It. If
she'd only murder it outright,
wouldn't mind, but she tortures it so
long"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
Mustn't Wear Birds.

Trenton, N. 1.-THE assembly has
passed the bill making any woman
'ound wearing a CLOSED season" bird
On her hat guilty of a criminal offense.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05

Put the wrong foot out of bed first
when you get up in the morning and
you will be cross all day. Always get
up with the right foot foremost.