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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07
RATS CAUSE PLAGUE

question may arise whether the local
authorities may not have to compel
the assistance Of individual owners
and occupiers in destroying rats on
their premises and rendering their
premises and food stores fairly safe
against invasion by rats"
In December, 1910. a systematic ex
animation of rats from a belt Of coun.
try round the infected districts was
carried out. Altogether 6.O71 rats
were examined and none showed
traces of plague. Rat fleas from the
Infected area were also examined, and
1t was found that the number per rat
is small. From SOS rats only 5S4 fieas
were obtained. and Of these about half
were Of a kind that does not bite
man. The other kind readily bites
man and was found In many cases to
be infected. The test was made in
November. and It is not certain wheth.
er the comparative freedom Of the
English rat from feas holds good in
the summer.
The probable channel by which
plague was introduced was infected
rats. imported with foreign grain. But
1t is pointed out that no other in
stance. with the possible exception Of
Glasgow, has bsen known In this
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07
Texas Ranehman EVades Law with
Automobile and Larlat-PIenty Of
Trophies a. Witnesses.

Dallas, Texas.-Folks used to think
that Buffalo Jones was quite some
wild west performer. OF course. he
Is all right In q way. and little stunts
like lassoing lions and rhinos In the
African Jungle land is. at least, out
Of the ordinary; still, his work ID
crude. At least. It lacks the Anal
touch Of refinement and eclat which
marks the really finished performer.
Down on the plains Of Texas. north
Of Big Springs, IL the soash ranch.
owned by the C. C. Slaughter com.
pany. r. L .(Bobl Slaughter. a mer-
chant, club man and all.round good
fellow Of Dallas. Texas. Is president
and general manager Of the ranch
and. incidentally, is interested In the
automobile trade. His favorite sport
Il seems, IL hunting animals.
Now, as q matter Of fact, II 10
against the law to shoot antelope In
Texas. Slaughter Is q law-abidIng
citizen. so be wouldn't shoot one for
anything. He simply gets out bis
trusty auto, loads II with gasoline and
a lariat and goes out after the game
He ties one end Of the lariat 70 the
steering post OF the auto. He handles
the rope with one hand and the steer
ing wheel with the other. When be
dghts q bunch Of antelope be simply
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07

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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07
RENEWED INTEREST IN LIFE
Something Really Happened at Reeep-
tlon, and Old Attendant 10
Encouraged.

The guests at Mrs. Arthur Mixes
tea yesterday afternoon detected an
pdor Of something burning. They
Iaid: Poor Mrs. Mize, something 10
burning up in the kitchen" But the
odor grew stronger. and at last one
woman said: 1T smells as though
feathers are burning" Then sudden
ly one woman screamed: Mrs. Chal-
llss. look at your haiti" Sure enough.
Mrs. Jim Challiss had been standing
near a lighted candle, and the aigrette
on her hat was on fire.
The guests had a great time putting
out the fire. The aigrette was what
the insurance men call a total loss.
An Atchison woman who has gone to
thousands OF receptions says the burn
ing of the aigrette yesterday is the
first time she ever knew anything to
really happen at reception. She
has given up going because nothing
ever happened. but now will start In
over again.-Atchison Globe.
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First Cases Appeared Nearly
Ten Months Ago.
infected Rodents imported With Grain
Held Responsible-War Of De-
struetion Is Being Strong.
ly Urged.

London.-Three reports OF the ex.
tremest importance, dealing with the
suspected cases Of human plague in
East Suffolk, and more especially with
an epidemic Of plague in rats. were
issued the other day by the local gov.
eminent board with a covering letter
by DR.. Newsholme. the medical Off.
Ger Of the board.
The history OF the outbreak, which
has been the subject Of many articles
In the Daily Mail. is as follows: On
October 2, 1910, four cases Of pneu.
monte plague we're notified to the
board at Preston in Suffolk. All four
persons affected died, and 1t is q rea-
sonable inference" says DR.. News
holme. that the cases may have been
plague; and there Is q further posi-.
bility that two previous limited out.
breaks Of illness in the same part Of
East Suffolk may also have been
plague"
On investigation being made It be.
came clear that rats were infected.
Rats and hares found dead were bacte-
riologlcally examined and proved to
have had plague. At first the infect
ed animals were found only in the
portion Of the Sanford rural district
between the Orwell and the Stour. But
In the middle Of November the Wood.
bridge, Cosford and Tendring dis
tricts were also affected.
From the first 1t was realized that
grave significance attached to the
presence of focus of plague in ro
dents in East Suffolk" DR.. Newsholme
says, and the local authorities were
urged to show activity in meeting the
danger. Other sanitary authorities In
England were warned, but though rats
from various parts we're examined
none Of them we're found to be in
fected. In the infected area rat de-
struction has been hampered by the
failure Of some owners Of property to
cooperate. It Is suggested that the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07
UnCOunted Miles Of BOuntifuI
Crops Make Glad the Farmers
of Western Canada.
YIELD WILL BE RECORD ONE
Practically Beyond Reach Of Accident,
the Fruit Of the Fertile Fields
10 Being Gathered-EleVators
and Railroads Will Be Taxed
20 Their Capacity.

On beautiful Saturday afternoon,
four weeks ago, the writer started for
q twenty-mile drive into the country,
from one Of the hundred or more new
towns that have been we'll started dur
ing the past spring. In the Province Of
Saskatchewan. In Western Canada.
Mile after mile. and mile after mile.
was traversed through what was one
continuous wheat field. the only relief
to the scene being the roadways that
led back into other settlements.
where would have been repeated the
same great vista of wheat.
What a wealth! Here were hun.
dreds and thousands. and millions OF
bushels Of what was declared to be a
quality Of grain equal to any that has
ever been grown in the province. AS
we drove on and on thought of those
fellows down on the Board Of Trade
at Chicago. ST. Louis, Minneapolis
and Duluth. While they were exploit
ing each others energies the farmer
Of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Mani
toba was contemplating how much he
would realize out OF his crop. now
past any danger Of accident. over
what his anticipations were two
months ago. One man said to me:
THE profits of that field of wheat will
give me sufficient money to purchase
$40 acres Of land. for which the rail-
way company is asking $4,000. and
pay 1t in cash" Another. with field
Of fax-lt was only 800 acres--said
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07
% tS'asSTOaS A~O I'~aSSNssS ".E

country Of the spread Of plague from
ship rats beyond the limits Of port.
This Is reassuring. the more so as II
there had been any such spread 1t
would have been indicated by exces-
sive mortality in rats.
THE evidence appears to indicate
that rat plague has been present for
several years in East Suffolk. Never
theless, during that time only three
very limited outbreaks Of probable hui
man plague have occurred, showing
that under the conditions there exis-
tent human infection Is an excep-
tional and, as It were. an accidental
phenomenon. As Is well known, the
possibilities Of spread Of plague from
rats to man are much smaller in this
country than In India"
Bubonic plague Is spread by rat
feas. Pneumonia plague. however,
can spread from human being to hui
man being, especially where the do
nestle conditions are uncleanly. The
precaution Of regarding all cases Of
pneumonia in a suspected district as
plague, obtaining meteorological an
alysis and securing isolation is recon-
mended.
"A considerable outbreak Of human
plague might be anticipated" DR..
Newsholme concludes, III such fall
ure to recognize early cases occurred
in a district in which the conditions
favored spread by direct infection
by means Of feas."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07
LONELY WILD PIGEON

vinced that the wild pigeon. ectopistes
migratorius they call 1t. has gone
never to return. The other day, how
ever, Charles E. Hayden, an old-time
sportsman and bird student, told Ruth
ven Deane, president Of the Illinois
Audubon society. that he had seen a
wild pigeon In Jackson Park and that
there was no mistake about It"
About three weeks ago high school
teacher, a man who has made orni-
thology a study. reported that he had
seen a wild pigeon in jackson Park.
The discovery was recorded in the pa
pers, but the scientists who had run
down hundreds Of reports Of this
kind, only to find a mistake had been
made. were skeptical to the point OF
disbelief.
Now comes Mr.. Hayden. who knew
the pigeon when its tribe numbered
millions. to make positive statement
that a fine male bird Of a supposedly
extinct race was under close observa-
ton by him IN jackson Park for an
hour.
II was 1880 o'clock in the morning
when Mr.. Hayden went bird study
ing" in jackson Park. He was as
founded when he saw the pigeon. He
knew the tribe was supposed to be
extinct, and that q reward Of $500 had
been offered for authentic knowledge
OF the existence Of q single nesting
pair. He made allowance for decep-
tive lights and shadows. conditions
which might exaggerate the common
mourning dove to the size and SEM
blance Of its bigger relative. and then
was convinced that the stranger was
the Wild pigeon which he had known
in youth.
There was another early morning
stroller IN jackson Park. Attorney F:
A. Pennington, and Mr.. Hayden called
MIN over to see the bird. Mr.. Pen.
nington pronounced the bird q wild
pigeon. He Is familiar with the bird
only from description and picture,
but he knows the mourning dove. the
only species with which the pigeon Is
likely to be confused. and be knows
Il well. Mr.. Pennington said that
barring what appeared to be q mot
ling Of the feathers on the back OF
the neck Of the bird was a Wild pigeon
TO a dot
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splendid country, al one beautiful pic-
bure. and such an opportunity to use
ones imagination in figuring up the
amount OF the wealth Of the crops
through which the trip into town took
us. was not to be enjoyed every day.
And away we started.
II was delightful. We drove and
drove through avenues Of wheat,
which today. having yellowed with
the beneficent sun, is being laid low
by the reaper. stacked and threshed
by the thousands Of hands required to
do 1t, and In great wagons Is being
taken to the elevator.
A nights ride by train took US
through 225 miles Of this great prov
ince of Saskatchewan-into the south
western part-and from appearances
II might have been as though trans
fer had been made across a township.
There were wheat fields, oat fields,
barley fields and fax fields. and many
more that could not be seen. Yet
there they were, and during the night
we had passed through 4 country sim
ilarly cultivated.
II will all secure a market and get
its way to ocean or local mill by
means Of the great railways whose
well-arranged systems are penetrating
everywhere into the agricultural parts.
Prosperous Alberta.
We afterward went over into Al.
berta, and here again It was grain and
cattle, cattle and grain. comfortable
farm homes. splendidly built cities
and towns, the best Of churches and
the most thoroughly equipped schools.
While talking with a Southern Sas'
katchewan farmer he said that the
land he was working. and for which
he had been offered $50 an acre. had
been purchased five years ago for $l2
an acre, but he won't sell. He IL
making a good profit on his land at
$50 an acre. and why should he sell!
Farther north. land was selling at
from SIS to SIS and $50 an acre. II
was learned afterward that the soil
was similar to that in the south. the
price of which today is $50 an acre
The climate was similar and the mar
kets as good. In fact the only differ
ence was that today these northern
lands occupy the same position that
the more southerly ones did Ave years
ago. and there are found many who
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07

say they will come into a price nearer
their legitimate value Of $50 or $50 ar
acre quite as quickly as the southerly
lands. And believe It.
Throughout all this great country
practically 500 by 800 miles square
there are still a great many home
steads which are given free to actual
settlers. Many who have secured pat
ents for their homesteads consider
their land worth from SIS to $25 per
acre.
Immense Crops Assured.
Throughout the southern portion Of
Alberta. a district that suffered more
or less last year from drouth, there
will be harvested this year one of the
best crops of fall wheat, winter wheat,
oats. fax and alfalfa that has ever
been taken of these highly productive
lands.
In Central Alberta. which comprises
the district north Of Calgary and east
two hundred miles, through Camrose.
Sedgewick. Castor. Red Deer, Wetas.
kiwin. Edmonton. Lacombe, Vegre-
vile, Toheld, Vermillion and a score
OF other localities, where are settled
large numbers Of Americans, the
wheat. oats and fax. three weeks ago,
was standing strong and erect, large
heads and promising from 80 to 35
bushels Of wheat and as high as 100
bushels Of oats on carefully titled
fields. while FAX would probably
yield from is to Is bushels per acre.
In these parts the harvesters are
busy today garnering this great crop
and 1t will shortly be known whether
the great anticipations are to be real.
lied.
Throughout all parts Of Saskatche-
wan, whether north, south. east or
west, the same story was heard, and
the evidence was seen Of the splendid
and bountiful crop.
Rich Yield In Manitoba.
In Manitoba It was the same. The
fields Of grain that we're passed
through In this province promised to
give to the growers q bumper yield,
and as high as IS bushels Of wheat
and so bushels Of oats was freely dis.
cussed.
It would appear as II the expecta.
ton of an average Of rs bushels Of
wheat throughout the three provinces
would be met.
In a few days the 10000, 000-bushel
elevator capacity throughout the coun-
try will be taxed. the 25,000,000 BUSH
els capacity at Fort William and Port
Arthur will be taken up. and the rail.
ways and their equipment viii be
called upon for their best. Today the
great. broad, yellow fields are indus
trial haunts, the self-blnder Is at work
in its giant task Of reducing into
sheaves the standing grain. the har-
vesters are busy stocking and stack
ing. the threshing machines are being
fed the sheaves. the large box wagons
are taking It to the elevators, and no
matter where you 80 It Il the same
story and a picture such as can only
Be seen In the great grain fields Of
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07
Not Impressed.

Nine. Nordica at a garden party At
Deal Beach. said apropos of her re-
cent European tour:
Many good people refuse to be i'm
pressed by the armless and legless
fragments Of antique sculpture treas
ured in the museums Of the old
world.
"One day in the British museum a
guide was recounting 10 a little knot
Of tourists the glories Of battered
centaur, when a Chicago meat sales
man broke the reverent hush with the
question:
Excuse me. sir. but what would
they feed a bloke like that on-ham
and eggs or hay?"
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FEAT OF A MODERN COWBOY

throws the throttle wide open. goes
down among them and deity plants
his moose ovsr the best one In the
herd. To prove that thip isn't a fish
story. Bob has plenty Of trophies and
witnesses.
In a recent letter to his brother,
telling Of a trip he made in the early
part Of the month. when he took his
father out to Soash. he says: my
tires are giving wonderful satisfac.
ton. got two more antelope last
week. This makes six we have caught
without even a puncture. and you can
imagine what a hardship that turf
work is on tires at the speed ante
lope generally force you to USE"
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he could do the sar4c and still have a
balance in the bank. Flax produces
wonderfully well. and the current
price Is about $3.50 per bushel. We
then drove over into another town.
ship, getting further back from the
railway, and the main Travelled road.
Here we found ourselves In the center
Of q Swedish settlement. Those form
ing the settlement were originally
from Nebraska. Invited to put up our
horses and stay over for dinner. and
q dinner that was enjoyed not only on
account Of the generous appetite Gre
ated by the exhilarating drive. but
also because of the clean linen, the
welI-prepared dishes Of roast fowl. po'
tatoes, cabbage. and a delightful des-
sert, some Of the history Of the settle
ment was learned. The host and
hostess were modest in describing
their own achievements, and equally
modest as to those Of their friends,
but enough was learned to satisfy us
that they had come there about three
years ago, In moderate, almost poor,
circumstances. Most Of them had re.
ceIved their homesteads as gift from
the government, and by careful dill.
Eence had purchased and paid for ad-
Joining land. They had plenty Of cat.
tie and horses. some sheep and hogs,
and large well-kept gardens. showing
an abundance Of potatoes and cabbage
and other vegetables. Their buildings
were good. Schools were in the neigh
borhood and there was evidence Of
comfort everywhere.
on to the Park Country.
Reluctant to leave these interesting
people, the horses thoroughly rested,
were hooked up" and driven on. un.
der a sun still high in the heavens,
with the horses pulling on the BIT and
travelling at q 12-mile an hour gait
over q road that would put to shame
many Of the macadamized streets, we
were whirled along a sinuous drive
through the woods and then out In the
park country.
Here was another scene Of beauty,
groves Of poplar. herds Of cattle.
fenced fields Of wheat and oats and
barley and fax. Here was wealth,
and happiness and surely content
ment. The crops were magnificent.
The settlers, most Of them. by the
way, from Iowa. had selected this To-
cation because Of its beauty. It's en-.
tire charm was wholesome. Fuel was
in abundance, the soil was the best,
the shelter for the cattle Afforded by
the groves gave a splendid supply of
food, while hay was easy to get They
liked It. Here was a sturdy farmer,
with his three boys. He had formerly
been a merchant in an Iowa town. his
children had been given college edu-
cation and one of the boys was about
% marry the accomplished daughter
q q neighboring farmer.
Through Land Of Wealth.
me invitation to remain to supper
was accepted. but that given to re-
main over night was tabled. Il was
only a5-mile drive into town over
the hest Of roads. through such q
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HIexnI. aalk. Wiz cat,.

Tacoma. Wash.-Returning on q b.
cycle from summonlng a physician TO
attend his father Jesse Chadwick was
attacked in the outskirts Of Tacoma by
three Wild cats, Chadwick interposed
he machine between the beasts and
himself and escaped. The bicycle was
found with the tires eheWed of.
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Only Survivor Of Species Be-
Iieved to Be in Chicago.
Reward Of $500 Offered for Any Pair
and Public Is Warned: "oont
XIII This One II You
Find a."

Chicago.-Is there a wild pigeon in
Jackson Park? Is an individual bird
OF a species once numbered by the
millions, but now supposed to be ex'
tinct. making Chicago its summer
home and thereby reviving hope that
somewhere there are others and that
the pigeons one day may come back
TO their own?
The story Of the temperance Of
the bird has much to give It the color
OF truth. Most scientists are con-
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Board for Goose.

Youngstown. o.-Judge Brandmiller
will decide whether NJ. J. Strawiarski
can collect board for a goose which
wandered onto his premises and
which he fattened In expectation OF a
feed, but which was later claimed by
its owner. NJ. .Susman.
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'QauBnCer Allce, WHO
was restored to
health by Lydia E.
.PinkEam's Vegeta-
bic Compound. Shs
was pale, with dark
circles under her
eyes, weak and irri.
table. Two different
doctors treated her
and called it Green
Sickness, but she
grew worse all the
time, lydia Pink
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Frankfort. Ky.-Miss Mamie Dun,
can, q school teacher, was kicked n
the head By q horas the other day,
but her NE vas saved b. her ',EAt'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07

Many a man doesn't realize that he
married an angel until she begins to
do the harp act.
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MY
DAUGHTER
WASC[JRED
By Lydia e. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound y

Baltimore, Md send you here.
with the picture Of my fifteen year old
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07

Some men are honest because 1t II
too much trouble to be otherwise.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-07

Monotonous.
Madge-So the place You spent
your vacation got to be awfully dull?
Marjorie-Just dreadful. dear. To
ward the end had to get engaged
again to a young man | was in love
with early in the summer.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06

FOR SALE-Practically new l.. C. smith Typewriter, with standard key board, and with tin and leather cover VIII sell at very reasonable price. con sldering short time il has been used Apply to Chas. Gray.
 NIT. and Mrs. Albert Grobmyer went over to Memphis Sunday 10 take ir the circus and the Fair and to visit with relatives and friends. They re turned Wednesday, coming via Hele. na in the automobile.
 We have nearly half a carload o, ladies, mems and childrens under wear-all kinds, sizes and weights We can make you comfortable for the winter, and you need look no further Brandon, Baugh & Co.
 MT. Max Rotholx, representing the Lesser-Goldman Cotton Company, oi St. Louis, has established healduar. ters at the Bank of Eastern Arkansas and will make this city his home during the cotton season.
 Brakeman Pat Folbre, who. after a vacation, has returned to work. spent sunday Tn the city with Mrs Folbre and other relatives and friends. Pat IS now working regular with Conduc. tor Gohagan on the Rock Island local freights.