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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-01-27
Kaap on.

No hunting or trespassihg win
be permitted on my premises
south of Reunion Park.
ALvA GAINES.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-01-27
Lat ofLettsrs

List Of LettsrS
Remaining in the pOStof6ce at
Baxter Syringe, Kansas. for the
week en- ding with January 20. 1917
which If not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter Office at Washington, d. c.:
Mr. Joseph Treet
Mr. Bonie Fox
Mrs Maggie Nelson
Miss Grace Carter
Roy Kelley
Mrs Rebecka King
A F Gillespie
Persons calling for any of the
above letters win Pleasessy"Adve
tiSed," giving date list.
FRED BARTLETT. p.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
what's the Answera

We're ready to quit! After sending
two perfectly rhymed. carefully scan
ned. pleasurably sentimental pieces of
poetic junk to seventeen magazines
and having them returned seventeen
times, We turn to the current issue of
a new monthly and find a "pome"
modelled after Kipling's Vampire"
and in which home is supposed to
rhyme with alone. run on page eleven
with all the swell curlycues ordinarily
surrounding a piece of real art. If
poetizing is a gift we are convinced
that this poets must have been. AS
for us. we are on our way to the wood
shed to study the psychology of the
AK or any other old thing that hasn't
to do with selling poetry to maga-
zines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
Foxy Hiram.

well. now, if that amt surprising"
calculated Mrs. Ryetop. as she shaded
her eyes with her hand. There goes
old Hiram Skinilint, and rather than
step on a poor black ant he picked it
up, and l bet he is going to drop 1t
somewhere out of the reach of dan
ger"
Her husband laughed knowingly.
Not Hiram Skinflint, Mandy. He'll
go down to. Jed Weatherby's general
store and order a pound of granulated
sugar Then while Jed is looking an
other way he'll drop the ant among
the grains and tell Jed as long as his
sugar has ants in 1t he ought to sell 1t
at half price. Like as not he'll try to
get Jed to throw in two or three
raisins and a yeast cake. You don't
know Hiram Skinflint."
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
EVERY BREEDER SHOULD
POSSESS DIPPING TANK
Even carsfulIy Kept FIoeks Are Liable TO
Infest Vermin-Inexpensive
Plant Iustra
A Practical Dipping TANK.

chute, but 1t is longer, the distance be-
tween the posts being five instead OF
four feet. The floor here should also
be covered with galvanized sheeting
and the cleats nailed SO as to allow
the dripping from the wet animals to
run back into the tank. Unless this is
done the supply of solution in the tank
will soon all be lost, and the dipping
made unnecessarily much more ex-
pensive. The cleats, instead of rum
ming directly across, are short pieces
nailed at angles. so that their inner
ends are lower than the outer ends,
and do not meet so as to let the drip
pings Gun down the center When
sheep are dipped 1t may become nee
essary to retain them in the dripping
chute for a time. as those with
long wool will carry even gallon or
two of the dip in their fleeces. which
takes time to drain out.
The dipping tank should be at least
four feet deep at the end into which
the animals are plunged to admit of
their being entirely submerged. and
should be about fifteen feet long, SO
that sufficient time is required by the
animal to pass through for them to
receive thorough wetting from the
solution, otherwise will be neces-
sary to hold them back for a time un-
til this is accomplished. The deep part
of the tank need not be longer than
five feet. the rest of the tank becom-
ing gradually shallower up to the
dripping chute and the bottom having
cleats or grooves across to assist the
animals in wading along. At the top
the tank should be 1S inches wide. but
| at the bottom a width only sufficient
for the animals feet Is necessary.
This will properly be about one foot.
The material of which the dipping
tank is made may be either wood. gal
vanized sheeting or concrete. Con-
crete will prove the most lasting. and
can easily enough be nodded by the
| owner.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
CHAPTER XIV.
A Meeting Of Old Friends

A Meeting Of Old Friends.
Habersham's men had proved ex-
ceedingly timid when 1t came to the
business OF thresbing the woods for
Appleweight. whom they regarded
with new awe, now that he had van
ished SO mysterionsly. They had
searched the woods guardedly, but the
narrow paths that led away into the
dim businesses of Ardsley were for
bidding and these men were not with
out their superstitions. They had
awaited for years an opportunity to
strike at the Appleweight faction;
they had at last taken their shot, and
had seemingly brought down their
bird; but their lack of spirit in re-
trieving the game had been their un-
doing They had only aroused their
most formidable enemy. who would
undoubtedly lose no time In seeking
revenge, They were a doiorous band
who, after warily beating the woods,
dispersed in the small hours of the
morning, having found nothing but
Appleweight's wool hat. which only
added to their mystification.
I'VE ought to have taken him away
on the run" said Habersham bitterly,
as he and Griswold discussed the mat
ter on the veranda of the prosecutors S
house and watched the coming of the
dawn. II didn't realize that those fell
lows lived in such mortal terror of the
old man; but they refused to make off
with him until the last of his friends
had got well out of the way I ought
to have had more sense myself than
to have expected the old fox to sit
tied up like calf ready for market
We had all his friends accounted for
those that weren't at prayer meet
ing were marked down somewhere
else. and we had line flung pretty
well round the church. Appleweight's
deliverance must have come from
somewhere inside the Ardmore prop
erty. Perhaps the game warden picked
him up"
Perhaps the Indians captured
him." suggested Griswold, yawning,
"or maybe some Martian came down
on a parachute and hauled him up.
Or, as scarlet fever is raging at Mr..
Ardmore's castle, and his tone was
icy = "Appleweight was probably
seized all of sudden. and broke
away in his delirium. Let's go to bed"
At eight o'clock he and Habersham
rode into Turner Court House, and
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15

The time to rid flocks of sheep and
herds of swine of ticks and lice is
during the warm months and then
there will be none to bother with in
the winter time and to annoy animals
SO that only half or no profits can be
had from them. OF course while the
focks and herds are cleaned up. the
buildings must also be properly reno
waited and cleaned up. or there may be
a general reinfesting from them, says
Wisconsin Agriculturist. Every hog
and sheep farm should have a dipping
plant as part of its regular equip
ment. for even carefully kept herds
and fiocks are liable to become infest-
ed with vermin such as lice and ticks.
A convenient. inexpensive and
durable dipping plant may be con-
structed on the plan of the one repre-
sented in the accompany illustration.
The sheep or hogs are driven in at a
receiving chute, plunged into a tank
containing a disinfectant solution,
made to swim to the other end, where
they can climb out over another chute
and return to the pens or into pad
docks. The general construction OF
tne cHuleS uOeS not ueeu mucn eX-
planation. That is quite clear from the
plan of the illustration. Good cedar
posts set firmly into the ground three
feet apart, with the exception of those
at the ends of the tank, which should
be no farther apart than the top width
Of the tank, answer the purpose of sup
ports. Pieces of 2x4-inch studding are
nailed to each pair at proper height to
give the incline to the floors. Planks
are used for the flooring and inch
boards for. the sides. The incline of
the receiving chute to the right of the
Illustration has cleats nailed across its
floor to aid the animals in making the
climb; the decline has no cleats and
is covered with a sheet of galvanized
zinc to prevent the animals resisting
being plunged into the tank. The
cleats of the former are nailed straight
across. A gate Is attached at the en-
trance to the chute so that number
of animals may be inclosed at time
while the dippers are working at the
tank. The distance between the posts
of the receiving chute on the sides is
four feet, and the height of the incline
is one foot and half.
The incline of the chute through
which the animals leave the tank is
the same as that of the receiving
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
(ro BE coNTrNUED3
To start A Tight Screw.

Lots of folks have tried to remove a
stubborn screw from a piece of wood,
screw that won't bulge at all, and
have in the end given 1t up as bad
job. Well. If suck thing occurs
again don't give it up. don't lose your
temper or exert yourself. but try this
recipe for removing the screw:
Heat n poker red hot, and then
hold 1t against the screw head for a
little while. wait a few minutes for
the screw to cool down. when it will
be found that the screw can be re-
moved quite easily with the same
screw driver that just previously
would not perform the work. The ex.
PLANTATION is quite simple.
The red hot poker heats the screw,
the screw expands and makes the hole
1t is in just wee bit bigger The
screw then cools down and resumes
its original size, leaving the hole in
the wood size too large-and there
you are.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
Watering Plants.

Watering In the evening, besides aid.
ing In the spread of fungous diseases.
also causes "damping of" Watering
should never be practised during
heavy, cloudy weather. Shade, heat
and light should be considered. Plants
growing In the bright sunlight always
need more water than those In the
shade, for evaporation and transp!ra.
ton are always greater under such cir.
cumstances. Midday waterings, when
the sun shines directly on the foliage,
will burn the foliage of many of our
common house plants. Shading during
excessive heat will strengthen the
plants and assist in retaining moisture.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
POOR METHOD
OF FARMING
A8ricuIturaII implements Exposed
TO IncIemency Of Weather and
Used By Poultry for
Roasting Places.
(Rv S. nj. MILLER.l

tBy >. NJ. Mll<LER.)
In March drove ten miles to q big
sale in another part of the county
and on the way l counted FIVE mowers,
one new reaper. and six plows stand
ing In the fields or alongside barns
without shelter. In one barnyard
which confined about twenty Holstein
cows a good reaper stood at one side
Of the barn. Part of it was under the
caves from which had dripped rain
and snow and formed an Ice ridge six
inches thick. A big Plymouth Rock
rooster stood proudly on one of the
blades of the machine and there was
evidence that this was the favorite
roosting place of the flock.
In one field a breaking plow had
been left standing at the end Of a
furrow In a corner of the field and
the snow covered the BEAM One han
die was broken off. At the sale a
fine reaper and mower were sold. The
reaper was In a leaky shed but the
mower stood in corner of an alfalfa
field. The reaper brought $14 and
the mower nine dollars. Both were
new two years ago. bought a likely
looking Jersey heifer but when got
her home discovered that she was
lousy. The owner Of this farm told me
he was going to move to Canada where
he could get some cheap land for his
boys. There's nothin' In farmin' in
the states any MORE" he said. Lands
too high. 1 figger can buy $50 acres
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15

where, II am not mistaken, bit Of
cold fowl is usually to be found on
the sideboard at this hour. But hold"
and Jerry checked her horse
where can we lodge this gentleman,
Mr.. Ardmore, until we decide upon
his further fate?"
I'VE might put him in the wine cell
lar" suggested Ardmore.
HE shall be treated with the great
est consideration" said Jerry, and
thereafter. no further adventure be-
falling them. they reached Ardsley,
where their arrival occasioned the
greatest excitement.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15

troubles like Doan's
Kidney Pills. They
quickly remove kid
ney disorders.
Mrs. A. E. Fulton,
31f Skidmore St,
Portland. Ore. says:
My limbs swelled
terribly and l was
bloated over . the
stomach and had
puffy spots beneath
the eyes. My kidneys
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15

up in Canada for what my 12O will
bring here
Perhaps he was right. but it seemed
to me that II he had farmed his 120
acres right up to the handle in every
way he would have been better OF
than after selling out. paying the ex-
pense of moving and equipping his
new big farm In the northwest. The
farm showed every evidence of neg
lect OF small things. 1t was untidy,
unthrifty In appearance and showed
the lack of system. With such a farm.
er the bigger the farm the greater
the waste. That ten-mile trip was
a great object lesson to me and to
my boys. who went along, as we'll
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15

Griswold went at once to the inn to
could be taken until some definite re-
port was received as to Appleweight's
whereabouts.
1t had been the most puerile trans
action possible, and he was aware
that report of it. which he must wire
at once to Miss Barbara Osborne,
would not impress that young woman
with his capacity or trustworthiness
In difficult occasions, The iron that
had already entered into his soul drove
deeper. He had ordered fresh horse,
and was resolved to return to Mount
Nebo church for a personal study of
the ground in broad daylight.
AS he crossed the musty parlor of
the little hotel. to his great astonish-
ment Miss Osborne's black Phoebe.
stationed where her eyes ranged the
whole lower floor of the inn. drew at
tention to herself in an elaborate
courtesy
Miss Barbra wish me t say she
done come heah on business. and she
like fo' to see yc' all right away She
done bring huh saddle. and war
a-gwine ridin' twell you come back.
She's a-gettin' ready, and I'll go tell
huh you done come. She got heap
o. trouble. thet young missis. SO she
hev." and the black woman's pursed
lips seemed to imply that Prof Girls
void was in some measure respon-
sible for Miss Osborne's difficulties.
AS he stared out into the street a
negro brought a horse bearing a bet
ter saddle than Mingo county had
ever boasted, and hitched 1t near the
horse he had secured for himself. An
instant later he heard quick step
above. and Miss Osborne. sedately
followed by the black woman. came
downstairs. She smiled and greeted
him cordially, but there was trouble
In her brown eyes.
Il didn't warn you Of my coming.
didn't want to be a nuisance to you;
there's new--a most unaccountable
perplexity. 1t doesn't seem right to
burden you with it-you have already
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
Bio Potato crop-

On Lord Rosebery's estate at Dal.
ment, Scotland. an acre has been made
to produce more than 1000 measured
bushels of potatoes. This yield is SO
remarkable that the department OF
agriculture at Washington has sent
an expert to Scotland to find out
how 1t was made. and secure hints
that will aid the American grower
to increase his potato yield.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
SYNOPSIS.

Thomas Ardmore and Henry Maine
Griswold stumble upon Intrigue when the
governors of North and South Carolina
are reported to have quarreied. Griswold
allies himself with Barbara Osborne.
lima. while Ardmore espouses the cause
of Jerry Dangerheld. daughter OF the
governor of North Carolina. These two
young Indies are trying to NIL the shoes
OF their fathers while the latter are miss
Ing. Both states are In a turmoil over
one Appleweight. an outlaw with great
political influence Unaware of ench 9TH
er's position. both Griswold and Ardmore
set out TO make the other prosecute. APP
Griswoid also takes the field Frank Col
Inns. Atlanta reporter. is arrested by Ard
more. but released to become press agent
for the young millionaires expedition.
Griswold's men capture Bill Appleweight
Jerry Dangcrneld discovers the captive
outlaw and leads him to Ardsley, her
own prisoner
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
Look Out. Bov.I

A German professor has found that
boy in walking a mile through the
streets OF town is exposed to 10 ,000.-
900 germs and microbes that may
cause his death. 1t seems they never
do cause his death. but the only safe
way for a boy to do is to remain at
home and take out the ashes and
bring in the coal. II he feels any dan
ger he can black the cookstove and
whitewash the cellar.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15

were very unhealthy and the secre-
tions much disordered. The dropsical
swellings began to abate after began
using Doan's Kidney Pills and soon
was cured"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents q
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
TactfuI.

woman with a pronounced squint
went to fashionable photographer.
He looked at her and she looked at
him and both were embarrassed.
He spoke first.
Won't you permit me-" he said. ito
take your portrait in profile? There
is certain sbyness about one, of your
eyes which is as difficult in art as it
is fascinating in nature. Beacon.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
Topdressinq Pastures.

Pastures may be topdressed and
should not be grazed too early in
spring nor too heavily. Where pas
lures can be plowed it is advisable to
plow and reseed occasionally.
The raising of clover. corn and for
age crops furnishes a larger amount
of protein for cattle and less feed will
need to be purchased.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
METHOD OF FEEDING POULTRY

The device shown In the Illustration
gives a novel way to feed mangels,
cabbage and 80 on to poultry. When
the lower portion is all eaten on the
tops fall down suficiently to allow
the chicks a share as well as the
fowls. The rod is made to rest in .
groove on posts set in the ground.
The roots do not get soiled. and this
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
a BAD THING TO NEGLECT.

Don't neglect the kidneys when you
notice lack of control over the secre-
tons. Passages become too frequent
or scanty: uric is discolored and sedi-
ment appears. No medicine for such
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
carIno for the Baby,

Old Lady-What a nice boy. to
watch your little brother SO care
fully!
Nice Boy-Yes, 'um. He Just swal-
lowed dime and I'm afraid of kid
napers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15
Surface Culture.

FREQUENT surface cultivation makse
the natural food Of the plant mors
available. prevents escape OF moisture
and holds water in store Tor summss
use.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-15

Mrs. Talkalot-It's wonder you
wouldn't be careful about your own
language. You make 1t a business to
pick me up on little blunders.
Mr.. Talkalot-No, my dear. l make
4 recreation of 1t.
Evening journal., 1910-02-10
AID FOR FRENCH
FLOOD VICTIMS
Premier Bland Expresses
ThankfuIneSS For Ameri-
can Aid

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PARIS, Feb. 1O.--M. Aristide BRAND,
premier and minister OF the interior,
gave to the United Press "a statement
of what the government will do in as
sisting the flood sufferers to rehabili-
tate themselves, which shows a sur
prising tendency Of the government to-
ward paternalism in her hour of afiiic-
ton and the adoption of socialistic
measures to relieve the people. The
statement is the only detailed state
ment yet made by the government. In
cidentally NJ. BRAND asks the United
Press to extend the thanks of the
French government for the aid furnish
ed by the American people.
1.-THE government proposes 20 recon-
pense as far as possible the losses
sustained by workmen who were
thrown out of employment by the
food. We will also replace TO as
great an extent as possible the furni-
ture and household effects Of the poor
people. The generous gifts from
America and other countries and the
S4,OOO,OOO which has ben asked of the
Chamber Of Deputies will be devoted
largely TO this phase or the govern
ment's relief
BY a system Of small loans with
probably no interest charged and the
easiest possible terms of repayment
we viii assist the stricken farmers and
small industrial concerns TO get on
their feet again. Outside of Paris
/ the heaviest loss has fallen on the
! farmers. many of whom have lost their
stock and their stored products. as
well as their household effects. They
will need immediate relief through the
medium Of loans.
1.-THE governments plan for these
loans has not been worked but they
will be upon long time notes. There
| may be some objection to lending The
| money without a small interest charge
but / don't think we will charge any
interest. If interest is enacted it vii
be merely nominal
1--WE are grateful to America not only
for material help which she gave
which was greater than that from an!
other country, but also. for the mora
help that her contributions involve.
1T is comforting to know that il
such times of need the entire world 4
simply one big family, every men
Der Of which rushcs TO the aid Of tn
one in distress. The world was Ger
tainly in full sympathy with us an
America as usual took the foremos
part.
1.-The French have not short memorie
and we will never forget the generosit
shown by America In our recen
calamity.
TO sum it all up, the United Pres
may tell the American people that tn
French government will do everythin
that a government can do 10 assist il
people in recovering from their tire
mendous loss"
Evening journal., 1910-02-10

the gong in the desired station ring.
and continue ringing, until the call is
answered. In the case OF telegraphic
dispatchng, atmospheric conditions
have great deal TO do with
the sounding of the instrument. as it
is necessary to adjust the relay" 10
the changes in the weather.
If a man in any Office along the
line wants 10 call the dispatcher he
first pulls the telephone arm forward
places his ear to the receiver and lis
tens If the line is busy he waits for
his chance, and announces his pres
ence by depressing a foot switch and
giving the name Of his station. The
dispatcher acknowledges the call by
saying either right" or "cut OUT; the
latter expression is equivalent to the
more general one. ring Off"
Tho telephones are being installed
gradually, on one section after anoth-
er on the Lehigh Valley, so that tn,
operation of the system may be thor.
oughly effective from the start. Tn,
results up 20 date. in the speed anC
smoothness Of train movement. show
that, II the entire road Is covered b,
telephones. the innovation is going t
be of great ultimate benefit TO ship
pers and the travelling public.
I On the divisions equipped witt
telephones, telegraph facilities ar
Evening journal., 1910-02-10
WHEN DID JOHN L. GET
DIVORCE" ONE WIFE ASKS

CENTREVILLE. r. l.. Feb. TO-
Mrs. Annie B. Sullivan. the first wife
Of John L., was found at her little
cottage, i'm this village. near Jericho,
where she makes her home with her
brother and sister. Asked what she
thought Of Johns marriage, she in
quired: when did he get a divorce? ?
He's got away awful quick, but he
win be back" This was said in a sig
nihcant way. "Shes welcome TO all the
happiness she will have with him.
shouldn't a thought he would dared TO
have got married again. ] still CONSIDER
myself his wife, and shall. although IL
is no honor I don't suppose he con-
siders me his wife, for he has new
one now. l don't care If he is gone
though, if he will only stay away"
Mrs. Sullivan said she did not con-
slider herself the divorced wife of the
eX- champion. but his wife. and said
that she had written to the Clerk Of
the Superior Court at Chicago. asking
for a-copy Of the papers in the alleged
| divorce proceedings.
Il got a letter from the clerk thii
/ morning" she said, "in which he tell'
me that there arc no papers with m,
/ signature or anything on file, and
! don't believe that he ever got a divorce
/ If the clerk of the court has nothing
/ to show for itr