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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

An elevator has been installed In St
Peters at Rome. viii somebody now
please give the Sphinx an extension
telephone?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

Retribution may come from any
voice. Surely, help and pity are rarer
things-more needful for the right
eous to bestow.-George Eliot.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

Moonlight During the Arctic Night.
The moon continues to shine at.
the north pole during the six months
absence of the sun.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

There ia a slump in winter over.
coats.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

A days outing in an airship In Ger
many is going to be reasonably cheap
Still. the trip will come high.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

The rural carriers who are forbidden
to shoot game must return TO the
problem of a butchers bill
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

Dealers in sole leather are not com.
planning In Philadelphia.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

We see no reason why spring should
not be Endorsed by press and pulpit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

kppiopriating the interest from .
pension fund is about as refined an
amusement as pawning the ice at q
roistive's funeral.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-04-28

BAXTER STRINGS KANSAS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
RENEETT FARMERS.

The farmers, beyond any other por-
ton of our people, are to be penc-
ficiaries Of the Postal Savings Bank
system established by the last Con-
gress, the details for the ORGANIZATION
OF which are being perfected: for .Ae
farmer, more than any other man,
has been most commonly out OF toucn
with the exacting system OF nat1on3i
and State banks. Out of touch, OF
ten. because practically out OF reach'
and even more frequently because the
onIv available bank has been an m
%stitution to which, with or Wlthout
cause. he has been unwilling to con
fde his funds. Therefore, he mas
too often preferred to be his own
banker; with the inevitable conse-
uuence Of frequent losses by theft,
fire and accident; which in the ag-
gregate have footed up to an annual
sum far greater than the total OF
those by bank failure in the United
States. Add to such losses the loss
Of interest, voluntarily incurred
fully ~$15,O00.000 a year-and the
sum by which our farmers AVE been
annually out for lack of a savings
bank system in which they could alb
solutely confide, is something appall-
Ing.
Such a system, however, will now
soon be in operation; and, low as Is
the interest rate of two per cent. 1t
| will, added to the sense Of security
| given by government control, work
a practical abolition Of boarding IN
America.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
An apple attacked 10y bite rot 4
regular curved outline ol the
spores will be Observed

bitter-rot successfully under orchard
conditions as the annual sources nf in
lection by nursery fruit ana carke-s
have been mastered.
F1y-Speck FGngus-This disease in
ordinary seasons appears chiefly upon.
apples grown in low, most situations
During wet seasons some varieties are
liable to be spotted by this parasite
whatever my be the location Of the
trees.
Aside from selecting high. sunny
situations for the appie orchard.
spraying with Bordeaux mixture will
prevent this disease.
Storage Rots.-These rot~ of the
apple are extremely various since ap-
pies infected before storage are liable
to develop during storage the forms
Of rot Tue to hat Infection. Even
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
THE LAWN.

II leaves nave fallen on the lawn
let them remain there during the win
ter. They Will serve as a protection
to the sv ard. You may not think
that the sWard needs any protection
but IL you do not think it receives 4
penent from such a covering as caves
provide. take observations, this sea
son. You viii find next spring that
the grass where the leaves were
hlckeSt IS Sreener and stronger than
elsewhere, and it will start into growth
sooner in the spring.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

Genera B.. S. Register, Of Granville,
spoke to a crowded house in Durham
on Wednesday night. The Durham
Sun and the Durham Recorder both
unite in saying 1T was the greatest
political speech Of the campaign, and
it must so down in history as the most
logical and convincing address Of the
year" The Durham Herald gives it
the highest praise. One of the most
useful, aggressive and patriotic citizens
OF North Carolina, his host of friends
will rejoice to read the great good he
is doing to the cause of Democracy
and Goo Government in North Car
Dina. The value Of this compliment
to General Register ear be more fully
appreciated when it is remem-
bered that Durham has been visited
by most of the big guns, beginning
with Aycock for the Democrats and
Settle for the Republicans.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
AN EXCELLENT ROLLER.

During your eisure this winter
make a roller for the garden and
lawn next spring.
A very good one may be made Of a
length Of glazed tile, say two feet in
diameter, filled with concrete. Before
filling, fx in the center of the tile a
piece Of inch and d quarter gas pipe,
allowing the ends to project two CT
three inches from each end Of the
tile, to which an iron handle may he
attached. Any blacksmith can make
the handle, at small cost. Fill the
cylinder with small stones, and pour
in a mortar composed Of one part
cement to six parts sand, thoroughly
mixed and then made os hin with
water that it will fill all the spaces
w the stones. When the ce-
ment has become hard and dry, you
will have a cheap and handy nipple
ment with which to roll you garden
after planting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
KEEP BJSG

I have known a good w#.. H~.'
who worked hard for a CONG. ..
and then lOafed Themselves s.. .-
The man who dOes not
starts down hill pretty soon #"I the
one who gives up living inter. 1L-
der the notion that he Is ~
have a good time will soon :" "...
patent medicine almanacs am.
ing he has all those thing .' -
some. There's a difference
wholesome idleness and at-"... .-
ing, if you will stop to u
ter out.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

bitter-rot may not be overlooked in
this way and much more commonly
still bIack-rot and the rots whit de-
velop from the gradual inVasi.u Of
molds. It is found, Furthermore th1t
bruises upon the apple or anF tend
ency to sun scald phenoUc"a give
dead tissues IN which various "r-3o-
isms that normally hasten decay "-I
Go their work with rapidit. Il is
understood, of course. tha- TIM tenn
peratures of storage viii re--at~ or
control more or less perfee,s q. rate
of his development.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

The u~nsightly trees with ~"
split ]crotches to be seen s..
might have been saved had III.
pruned to form a central
Never leave q sharp forN.
branch tina extends at T".
out of the trunk. Such for.
ally split down sooner or HL'
strOy the entire tree.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
WHY WE PLOW.

Flowing loosens up the soil. exDos-
ing more of it to be acted on by tbe
sun and air. Stubble and weed sead
are buried, and so changed to huro3Is
The water holding capacity of the
soil is increased, and rainfall can get
into ploWed ground easier and faster
On deep blowing a heavier rainfa11
can get in without running off betta,
than on shallow blowing.
DO not take a wider furrow tbs,
he plov will cut. Thorough plowina
pays. 1t is also a good practice r.
disc right after harvest: this puts m
ground in better shape for plovinp
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
THINGS WORTH KNOWING

we must not forget that once W
we're boNs Jdst like our own young
SteIS with nope and ambition and
love of amusement and wapting 10
know things.
The boy who is taught bv kindness
ana sympathy to love the farm ani
20 regard it As the only home worth
city. "a 'h0
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

IL every farmer in the Cotton Pal+
idf1led IN a good ~three-year rotation
we biggest sort of a crOD coula ha
SfoNn on one-third the land now ,7ead
and he remainder would he go+t,aa
.Saoy IN profitable crops of other sorts
~ make more and more cotton per
aeie. me cotton m Of ~
1'ulh nave q cinch on cotton ava
oIei9 IS no more proftabIe crop that
t@n De grown in the South. provida,7
me land is farmed instead of mnra1I
lidhteo IN cotton year after vear
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
SOME APPLE ENr9urs
Bitter Ror or AnthraD,o

v~estigateI and its suryiyar -7a n,
Gerry fruits and cankar.. III. a-.-
proved. a is
This bitter rot is also q pin
the disease develops in the and
son and seriously impaf-s sea-
eating and keeping QUALITIES the
For its control the desr~..-.
nursery fruits and attention - ~.
cankers are necessary in adj .-' n
the application of SPRAYS IN
know the life history OF III. We
better it has been rose,hf.. --.- is
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

EeI"een overworking the hired ,an
f fhao pefng too easy on him there is
~ celebrated golden mean -
doubt. but it takes the riob, - Ho
an employer and the right kind oe y y
nnd ea man to work it out proper,u
Ia we very rarely find this 10y
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

The wife of a Michigan farmer af+a,
losing a nmbe of fine fowls. Daintoa
the legs of the remainder red. Tn =
few DAYS the rea,lsgsed birds turned
no difficulty in tracing the thief VIZ
is now in Jail.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

aes.oon9raoo has sixteen sugar hea.
t act leading all other State oes e
mii1s Hhaustry. The output Of tbasa
ever ,, - aoouf 17e,ooe tons of sugar
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

Good whiskey will make a good no,
bad and a bad man worse.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
Good Corn iii Lee
1ee County Tim.

tIItt 1UILtN ItII'
Mr.. W. I. Brooks test
corn. measured 105 81 or.
has weighed it, and says thai
it makes 124 il bushels. 5
that is a good way to test L.
of corn as to the actual
hope Mr.. Edwards VIII We
SO as to see if the weights
ures correspond. 1t is q
way to test corn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

Work without heart in Il
out the best Of Us i'll time
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

The reward Of one duty !
to fulfill anOtbar.-GeOrge
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

Distance to Set Fruit Trees.-Wants
10 plant a home richard and wants
TO know when to plant. / assume that
the richard is to be of different fruits.
Apples should be set 80 to IS feet
apart each way; peaches, 20 feet;
pears of standard size, 25 feet; dwarf
pears, 10 to Is feet; plurns, 16 feet
each way. Plant in the South all trees
In the fall. The best place to get the
sery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

Winter Pasture.-On land in peas
now. our friend will SOW oats late in
October, and wants to SOW vetch or
rape with the cats. How soon, he asks.
can hogs and sheep be turned on it?
ape. and Vetch soWn at that time viii
not be ready for the stock till late
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

Straw berrieS.-A louisiana CORE
spOndent is bothered about fertilizers
for strawberries n wants to know
about the formula. l have given 9th
erS. The stations down in that part
of the Mississippi Valley have decided
that potash is not needed there.
Hence, the low per cent potash in the
formula I gave. may not be needed
But plenty of phosphoric acid is,
doubtless, needed, and the nitrogen
should be mainly used after the fruit
is off so that strong crowns tend to
make the fruit soft for shipping
Hence [ would fertilize heavier in
summer after the fruit is gathered
than at any other time, and would
in your section, use only acid phos-
phate in spring.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

Seed Corn.-Taking the lower ear
of corn for seed will tend to prevent
the ears setting higher on the stalks.
and in my experience, also tends 20
make ears above it. If / had corn
already of an ideal stature, 1 would
select the best ear on the stalks for
seed without regard to where it grew.
Where the corn makes it ears too
high from the next ground. a constant
taking Of the ear mex the ground
will bring It to a better shape.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

Wheat After COttOn.-As a rule, /
do not advise sowing wheat after cot
ton. as it is usually too late. But II
the cotton is off early, you can go
over with a disk harrow both ways
and chop the stalks up. Keep going
till all are chopped and the surfaces
made fine. The more you harrow n
tramp the soil the better the crop Will
be.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-26
NEW OATH IN ENGLAND.
Kissing the Book to Become a Thing
of the Past.

If the oaths bill is passed-and it
has obtained a second reading in the
House of Lcrds--"kis3ing the Book" !"
the present insanitary and undignified
form of oath taking, will practically
become a thing of the past, Every wit
moss viii be sworn vita his hand up
lifted, unless he voluntarily objects to
being sworn in that fashion or is ply
sically incapable of so taking the OATH
The witnesses who will avail them
selves of their option to kiss the
Book" will be even less numerous
than those who have been accustomed
to exercise their right to be sworn
with uplifted hand. The right has not
been exercised, our contemporary
adds, because the majority of Witness
es, however great their dislike to the
insanitary oath, have been unwilling
to make themselves conspicuous in a
court of justice by making an unusual
request.
With the abolition of "kissing the
Book" in England the insanitary oath
will practically disappear from the CIV
ilized world. In France the Judge
says: "You swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth and the witness, lifting up his
right hand, answers, 81 swear" In
Austria the witness says, with uplift-
ed hand, 81 swear by God the AL
mighty and All Wise that l will speak
the truth, and answer to anything l
may be asked by the Court" Where
the Bible has it's appointed place in
the ceremony it is touched by the hand
and not held to the lips.
In Italy the witness placing his
hand upon an open Bible says, u
swear to tell the truth. the whole
truth and nothing but the truth" In
Spain the ceremony is similar, though
rather more elaborate. Even among
less civilized peoples the ceremony OF
oath taking is destitute Of the kiss.
A Mohammedan witness, holding the
Koran in his right hand, bends down
until his forehead touches the sacred
volume. Breaking a saucer is one
method with the Chinese, shcing off
fowls head another, blowing out a
lighted candle a third, all represent
ing, of course, the awful fate that
awaits the Chinese witness who does
not tell the truth.-From the Law
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-26
Ants Have Combs,

No creature is more tidy than an
ant, who cannot tolerate the pres
ence of dirt on her body. These little
creatures actually use a number OF
real toilet articles in keeping them.
selves clean. No less an authority
than DR.. McCook says their toilet ar
tcles consist of coarse and fine tooth
ed combs, hair brushes, sponges, and
even washes and soap. Their saliva
is their liquid soap, and their soft
tongues are their sponges. Their
combs, however, are the genuine arti-
Gle and differ from ours mainly In
that they are fastened to their legs.
The ants have no set time for their
toilet operations, but stop and clean
up whenever they get soiled.-St.
Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-26
The Lost Turkey.

Six years ago, my mother, father
and were at my grandfather's farm
one autumn. He owned pigs, horses,
ducks, chickens, cows, cats and dogs
galore, while his daughters was the
possessor of six fine turkeys. Well,
one afternoon toward o'clock, the
time when the turkeys were put to
bed (or rather escorted to bed), they
gathered outside the farmhouse door.
as they always did, to wait for some
one to walk down to the barn with
them.
This afternoon we heard "gobble.
gobble!" outside, and the family came
out to see what it was. There stood
five of the turkeys huddled on the
doorstep. But where was the sixth ?
Auntie called and hunted for this bird,
but not sign could be seen of him
anywhere. In the mean time grand
pa had built q fire in the kitchen
range, as it was cool. Just then we
heard a queer noise in the direction
of the roof, and looking up we saw a
dark form on the chimney. Some one
cried: "It's the turkey gobbler!"
We procured ladder and, my faith
er. laying aside his clerical coat, also
his dignity, climbed up and proceed
ed to rescue the "gobbler.". We eX-
pected to see him take a toboggan
slide down the slanting roof, but for
tune favored him, and he did not slip,
and came down triumphantly with the
turkey waving its long neck and COB
bling gently under his arm. reliev-
ed my father of his burden and car
ried the truant to the barn, accom-
planning by his five noisy and COM
planning relatives. There l placed
him on his roost, and the others,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-26
Is A Bird Superior?

What is the bill Of bird and what
does 1t mean? asks writer in the
Strand Magazine. | do not refer, he
continues, to the bill of hawk, or a
heron, or an owl, or an ostrich, but to
that which Is the abstract Of all these
and thousand more. hold, regard
less of anatomy and physiology, that
a bird is higher being than a beast
No beast scars and sings to lbs sweet
heart; no beast remains In lifelong
partnership with the wife of its
youth; no beast builds itself q sum-
mer house and decks it with feathers
and bright shells. A beast Is grovel-
ing denlzen Of the earth; bird Is
free citizen Of the air. And who can
say that there Is not connection be-
tween this difference and other de-
velopments? The beast, thinking
only Of its appetites, has evolved
delicate nose, a discriminating palate,
three kinds Of teeth to cut, tear, and
grind It's food, salivary glands to
moisten the same and a perfected ap-
paratus of digestion. The bird oocu-
pied with thoughts of love and beau
ty, with fields, or waves, or moan
tains" and shapes OF slcy or plain"
has made little advance in the art and
Instruments Of good living. It swal-
lows its food whole, scarcely knowing
the taste of 1t, and pair of forceps
for picking 1t UP tipped and cased
with horn, is the whole of its dining
furniture. For the bill of bird, pri-
marily and essentially, Is that and
spawovs that come to steal their
food, and the robin that looks on. and
all the little dicky-birds, you may
see it in its simplicity. The size and
shape may vary, as Canadian ak
differs from Scotch ak; some are
short and stout and have a sharp
edge for shelEng seeds; some are
longer and fine-pointed, for picking
worms and caterpillars out Of their
hiding places; some little hoohsd
at their points. and one, that Of the
croas-bill, with points crossed for
picking the small seeds out OF FIR
cones; but all are practically the
same tool Yet the last distinctly
points the way to those notifications
by which the simple bill is gradually
adapted to ono special purpoee or an
other, until it becomes wonderful
mechanism in which the original In
tention is quite out of sight.-Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-26
A statesman,s Confession.

For all his caustic wit, Thomas B.
Reed of Maine was as tender of heart
as large of frame. He was not much
Of hunter. Il never shot but one
bird in my life" he once confessed,
Il spent a whole day doing that 1t
was a sandpiper. l chased him for
hours up and down mill stream.
When at last l potted him and held
him up by one of his poor little legs
l never felt more ashamed of myself
in all my life. l hid him in my coat
tail pocket for fear somebody would
see how big | was and how small the
victim, and l never will be guilty
again of the cowardice of such un-
equal battle. ."-Christian Register.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-26

fessed Several times, when entering
the patio, Stuart met young man
who returned his glance with one so
fierce that he wondered what he had
done to merit it. The days went on,
while more and more the young Amer
lean fell under the spell of Rosalia's
sparkling eyes and red lips parting
with a smiling flash Of white teeth.
The business upon which he had come
was completed, still he stayed on till
one evning he resolved to call upon
Don Jose and make formal proposal
for the hand of his daughter The
gentleman was out when he reached
the house, but he inquired for the Ia
dies, and was soon listening to the soft
lisp of Rosalia, with only Sonora de
Sato as duenna. At length he rose
to 80.
81 have stayed too long, I'm afraid"
he said, laughingly, but l must go
from Mexico so SOON
rs it soon?' the girl asked.
ut must be-"
"Oh, but the senior will wait for my
party, it is to be but the evening after
tomorrow"
81 did not know" Isl, my be-
trothal party
Your betrothal," faltered the young
man, while the room seemed to grow
dark around him.
"Yes, has not my father told you?
You cannot have failed to meet Senior
Don Antonio, he comes often"
yes" with sudden enlightenment,
81 must have met him, but | didn't
know. II wish you happiness" he
added.
"And you, senor, you will go back
and marry the beautiful lady with
the eyes of blue, whose picture you
have shown me?'
Stuart shook his head. Il cannot
tell" he answered.
For a moment neither spoke. The
Sonora de Sato was asleep in her
chair. Suddenly, impulsively, the girl
reached out both her hands. ut has
been a happiness to know you" she
said, softly.
ut has been something more than
happiness for me-" he returned.
Rosalia bit her red lips and avert
ed her face, then she drew her hands
away and a few minutes later Stuart
was going out through the picturesque
patio for the last time.
The following day he started home
ward, but even the novelty of a new
route failed to lift the cloud that had
settled over his life.
His business investment he never
regretted, and a year from the time
of his return he married pretty, pink
checked, blue-eyed Edith Farley. Life
has been kind to Stuart Dudley, bring
ing him as much Of prosperity and
happiness as a man can expect to have,
but now and then, he lives in memory
that visit beyond the Rio Grande,
and at these times he seems to see
once more the dark beauty of the Sen
crita Rosalia.-Boston Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-26
His Arithmetic.

A member of a school board was
visiting a public school not long ago
when he encountered a small boy in
the hall.
What are you studying, my boy?"
the visitor asked.
Arithmetic and geography" ans
wered the boy.
And what are you learning in
arithmetic?"
The boy thought for a minute, then
he replied: "Guzinta."
"Guzinta" said the surprised Off
cial whats that?"
why, don't you know said the
boy. Two guzinta four, three guzinta
six, four guzinta eight, five guzinta
ten. n."-Lippincott's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-01-26
Salt Is Corrosive.

Many railroad mechanical engineers
are now struggling with the problem
of preventing the corrosive drippings
from the refrigerator cars on the steel
and iron. 1t was found by examination
on one railroad that the damage Of
thsi sort amounted to over $4,000 per
mile per year. The plan now is to
make the refrigerator cars drip-proof.
Physicians have advanced the state
ment that IL salt will have such an eff
feet on iron and steel it is also very
injurious to the human stomach
Washington Herald.