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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02
Call of the Soil

There are many evidences that
the city man, wearied with the
never ending struggle for exist
ence in the crowded centers OF
population, has begun to think
about the fields of the country
and a little farm of his own,
where he can spend his latter
years in independence. Evidence
multiply too that a decided
change is coming in the mental
attitude of the farm youth on the
subject of life on the farm. Daily
there is growing an appreciation
of the dignity of farming as a
profession.
In preparation for a life in the
country thousands of parents are
sending their sons to the various
agricultural colleges, and an in
creasing number of these stu
dents are from the cities. The
farmers themselves in many To-
calities are taking up the short
term scientific courses provided
by numerous colleges. The Unit
ed States government through
its Reclamation Service is pro-
viding the land, and the Depart
ment of Agriculture, the states
in their experiment stations, the
railroads with their lecture cars
and exhibits, are all encouraging
the back to the farm movement.
Throughout the land there are
thousands of people now residing
in the cities and towns who are
studying farming with a view
of removing to the country. To-
day they are simply book farm.
ers, yet it is surprising how
quickly these same people make
good when they go into the game
into the game in real earnest.
On many of the irrigation pro-
jects of the government the
managers report that a surpris-
ingly large number of city bred
folks have taken up farms. A
crop census of the farms fur
nishes reassuring evidence, that
the city fellow is more than
holding his own, and in some in
stances has been more successful
than many of the experienced
farmers. These successes are
not exceptional. The reports
show a very small percentage of
failures on the part of settlers of
all classes. This fact, when
taken IN connection with the sta
fistics of the commercial agen-
cies, which show from so to rs
per cent of failures in all other
professions, should tend to accel-
crate and encourage greatly the
much desired effiux from the city
10 the country.
The farms of the government
Ire contributing a new crop Of
citizenship. In its efforts to pro-
mote the building of homes in
IePion long regarded as worth.
less. the Reclamation Service at
Washington, D. c., is receiving
M hearty cooperation Of the
81 the entire county.
af children need 4 rlnsicsI
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Chubb and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Bishop took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Pros
Chubb, out in Lyon oWnship, last
Sunday. and they say it was GER
tainlya fine dinner.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Will Wyatt, cashier of the Bax-
ter State Bank, had quite tussle
with the grippe last week, but he
came through all right, and is
again at work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Prices slaughtered on entire
stock during closing out sale at
Columbus Music House, Colum-
bus, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

After a long siege of sickness,
o. C. Rummel is again on the
mend. He was under the weather
with pneumonia, in the first in
stance, and got out too soon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Say, Mr.. Merchant, if we had
had Booster and Sales Day last
Saturday don't you know that
your days receipts would have
been much larger? Think of
what you had-and what it
might have been-in comparison
With Booster Days.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Latest player pianos are taking
the place of pianos everywhere.
Columbus Music House. Closing
out sale now on.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Henry Harvey, for years a res
ident of Quaker Valley, is max
ing arrangements to move to Cal
ifornia. Most all of his relatives
are out on the cost, and for that
reason he is going to move.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Buy a Lester. The piano used
in 200 music schools. Closing out
sale now on at Columbus Music
House, Columbus, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Mrs. J. A. Dent, who has been
i'll for some time, is improving in
health.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Used pianos and organs at bar
gain prices during closing out
sale. Columbus Music House.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Alb Rardin left last Thursday
for New Mexico, where he ex-
poets to homestead.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Mrs. Chas. L. Smith has been
having a siege of grippe, but is
improving in health now.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

The new Gaba building is be-
ing rushed to completion during
the good weather.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Examine the latest player pia-
no at closing out sale. Columbus
Music House.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Quinine, whiskey and other
grippe cures have had quite a
run the last three or four weeks.
Two-thirds of the people in this
section of country have been af-
1icted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Miss Ethel Cook and Miss Nor
ma Baldwin were in Galena last
Thursday afternoon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02
Hand Spreading
MaStefuI--Mhy

lost in many ways-by throwing
it in heaps in the barn-yard ani
allowing fermentation, leeching
and the chemical action caused
by the sun and the winds, by moi
taking care of the liquid por'
tions, and by hauling manure tC
the field and spreading it II
chunks or leaving it in piles
when the constantly recurring
rains dissolve the soluble portions
and deposit it where the pile:
stood.
Hand spreading is wasteful be-
cause only a portion of the ground
which should be fertilized re-
ceives its proper share.
Every practical farmer recog'
nizes the futility of attempting
to cover a tract of ground evenly
by the fork method. One of two
results is inevitable-overferti'
lization or fertilization in insult
ficient quantities. To cover q
field thoroughly when spreading
by hand, IS or 80 loads of man
ure are required per acre.
When light spreading is prac'
ticed, not less than 20 loads will
be used; but even at this rate il
is a case of ''hit-and-miss" be-
cause at best a man with a fork
cannot pulverize manure suf-
ficient to distribute it perfectly
even, consequently a portion oi
the ground is not fertilized al
all.
The results of uneven fertili.
cation can be seen best by exam
lining a field of corn or grain up
on which a light or heavy coat
has been spread. In case a light
application has been made a
strong, healthy stock will spring
up where the manure covered,
and where fertilization is OBJ
tanned through capillary attrac-
ton, a weaker plant will grow;
consequently when the crop is
harvested a 100 per cent yield is
not realized.
Experience has also demon
Strated that when manure is prop
erly spread larger yield is OBJ
tanned by spreading 10 loads per
acre than by using a larger guam
tity. 1t has been clearly proven
that even in extreme cases not
more than Is loads are necessary,
consequently every ton above Is,
which is spread on an acre is
wasted.
A MANURE sPREADER IS A PRESENT
DAY NECESSITY.
The wastefulness connected
with spreading manure by hand
is generally realized. A better,
more thorough, and a quicker
method of handling this inval-
liable product is demanded. In
stead of the manure spreader be-
ing considered an experiment, it
is now deemed a necessity.
Thousands are in daily use, and
it is a conceded fact that a man
ure spreader will distribute per-
fectly in quantities ranging from
5 to Is loads per acre. 1t is easy
to see the economy of this method
by simply contrasting it with
hand spreading, which requires
at the least calculation 20 loads
Of manure to cover the same
3 ground that a manure spreader
will fertilize thoroughly with 10l
loads.
Anyone who has ever under
taken to spread lime, ETC., by
hand realizes the utter impossi-
Dility of distributing it evenly
Or in proper quantities.
Time is too valuable to waste.
Men do not care to throw their
ives away with a manure fork.
Money is too hard to get to me-
elect an opportunity to add to
he producing capacity of the
ioil.
Nearly everyone realizes that
line, money, and labor are wasted |
very time a load of manure is
,0eaod IN boad rouoan,,ark1v a
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Lester pianos. Guaranteed a
lifetime. Closing out sale now
on. Columbus Music House.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Mrs. P. ]. Chubb, out in Lyon
township is quite i'll.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Lyon & Healy pianos. Pure in
tone. Closing out sale now on.
Columbus, Kansas. Columbus
Music House.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-02

Save your dollars BY buying a
piano during the-closing ont sale
now on at Columbus Music House
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
METHODS
AGAINST DR.. WILEY

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1o.--That Sc
eret methods Were adopted by Or.
Wiley's enemies Ia the Department OF
Agriculture IN securing and preparing
the charges under which his dismissal
Is recommended, was admitted to-day
by DIR. +. Ia. Dunlap, assistant 10 Or.
Wiley, AT the hearing BEIGE the Wiley
investigating committee
ID. Dunlap. Who comes from Mich
igan. told the committee. while un-
der cross examination by Henry e.
Davis. personal counsel for DIR. Wiley.
that he had not told his chief OF the
investigation that was being made
into the legality Of the appointment
OF DIR. Rushy, of special expert, or
that charges had been preferred
against him and sent 10 Secretary
Wilson. He denied he had made for
NAL charges against DR.. Wiley. but
said he had concurred in the report
OF the hoard Of personnel prepared
by Solicitor McCabe,
Or. nundap. declared that he had
never disagreed with Dir. Wiley on Il
matter OF chemistry" but II he had
Solicitor McCabe would have had the
deciding vote III arranging a course
OF procedure.
And McCahe IS not "a chemist"
commented Representative Floyd.
Not hat | ever heard of," admit
ted DIR. Dunlap.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
TAP POPE'S KNEE
M RELIEVE HIM

ROME. August 10.-Pope Plus X is
resting more comfortably tonight and
there has been a decline in his temper
azure, as a result OF IL slight operation
during the day. his knee being
puncturea and a quantity of THICK
liquid drawn therefrom by DIR. Andrea
Amlci who had been called in to assist
the Pontifs regular physician Mar
CHA. Fava and Petacci.
After the operation the swelling in
the Knee diminished perceptiably II
the patient expressed. much relief. the
burning feeling that has annoyed him
for several days becoming much less
and the movement of the limb easier.
The general condition of the patient Is
reported to be much more favorable
than for some time. This is due. In
part, TO his removal from his small bed
chamber to more spacious quarters,
which according to the puntiff him
self. gtves him the feeling OF tnstrsgt in
the open air. The walls of the new
chamber are 20 feet high.
Despite his Illness, His Holiness to-
day ratified the decision of the con
storial congregation, appointing the
Right Rev. j. j. keane. .,snop OF Chey-
enne, as archbishop of Dubuque and
the Right Rev. Joseph Schrembs aux
iliary bishop of Grand Rapids to be
bishop OF the ne wdiocese of Toledo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
SUMMER
NEARING A CLOSE

NEW YORK. Aug, 10.-Specia1
charts ust prepared by the United
States Weather Bureau show that
this has been the hottest summer on
record in the United States and that
the great g ave reported in
Paris n Rome are pretty close to
the highest records in Europe, While
In spots, higher temperatures have
been recorded both here and abroad,
the best obtalnAble worlds records
show hat there nave never before
since the first days of weather In
Vestigation been such large areas and
protracted periods noted.
Moreover. the new charts show that
the heat waves this year have been
playing unheard Of FRANKS, and while
II has not been unusually hot in most
southern districts, the heat waves
have zone further north than ever
before. evtreme conditions being re-
ported from as far north AZ Alaska
and New Foundland.
So far as the United States is con-
cerned, the available records, cover
ing a period Of forty years, show that
the year 1901 only approached the
season just passed.
One interesting point is that during
the end of June, and in the early part
OF July, Lhe hottest part % Tue VIII III
wave. Florida had only 80 degrees
above, while Maine had 10+ degrees
q above: Western Kansas had I05 and
Eastern Kansas ITO and Wisconsin
100 degrees. or above. An explana-
ton was sought at the local weather
bureau to-day.
There is absolutely no real scien-
ti~p eason hat al be advanced"
said s'orecaster Scarr. Astronomers
might make guesses. but no reason
can he advnced that canno be puno-
t4,~ rI -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11

COMPROMISE ON Q

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Agree-
ment on the farmers free list bill
was reached to-day by Senator La
Toilette and Chairman Underwood.
the subcommittee to which the bill
entrusted, and at a full meeting
OF the Senate and House conferees to-
morrow morning the basis of com
promise VIII be reported. 1t Is under
hat the compromise commits
the house to a recession from its ac-
ton putting lemons on the free list,
while the nat is expected to agree
on its part to some changes in the
Kern amendment under which meats
and foodstuffs generally are admitted
free from countries which accord sim
liar freedom to American products of
character.
Late tonight. 1t is understood that
a e-asnpEeIntsa .on the wool schedule
Is also in prospect. and this also may
be submitted to the conferees at to-
morrow's meeting.
No Difficulty Expected.
1t is not expected that there will
be any great difficulty in securing
tho approval of the House and SEN
ate to the compromise on the free list
bill. Chairman Underwood conferred
with the Democratic members of the
- ~ ia ,CiAiAilitkCS Hills Ri -
ternoon. and was instructed to have
received similar assurances from tn .
men whose votes he needs In the Sen
ate. There WIFI probably be some de-
bate on the compromise in both
houses. but adjournment sentiment Is
beginning to crystalline and the ten
dency now Is to sink minor differ
ences and bring the session to an end.
On h wool bill the basis OF com
promise Is now said to be on a duty
of Is per cent. or raw wool, with
corresponding duties on all manurac-
tured products. The Underwood bill,
which passed the House, provided for
a 20 per cent. duty on raw WOOL. The
La Toilette duty is 35 per cent. 1t is
yer this difference of 10 per cent.
that the two tariq re~visionists have
been deadlocked. There Is now a
fair prospect that they VIII split the
64naxencA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
Banquet Brings Three Days
Session at Hot Springs
to Close
JUDGE MOORE GIVES
INTERESTING ADDRESS
EntertainS Hearers With Many
Aphorisms on Brains,
Money and Also
Matrimony

Especial to The Richmond Ftrginlan.)
HOT SPRINGS, VA. August L.
The Virginia Bar Association held
It's annual banquet this evening at
the Homestead. Judge George L..
Christian. of Richmond. was toast
master. and the after dinner speakers
included Helm Bruce, of Louisville;
Judge c. +. Moore. of New York; DR..
Hicks. Norfolk. Judge Robert K.
Prentice, Professor ArTnstead NJ.
Dobie. Of the University Of Virginia.
who spoke 10 the young lawyers. and
Captain John Wise. of New York,
Whose topic WIS the increasing re-
sponsibilitv of the legal profession.
Judge Moore. who Ia a well known
after dinner speaker throughout the
South. said in part;
Sense IL acquired at all must he
Inherited. No school has ever been
established in which you may martic-
ulate idiots and graduate sages. The
transmitted into brain has never been
discovered.
AIhorisTns of Judge Moore.
Dollars may be inherited, mar
ried, borrowed or earned. Marrying
money Is hazardous. The man who
negotiates a loan through a matri-
montal agency usually pays a high
rate of interest.
a dollar tina Is loaned is like a
stray away from home the less apt
II Is to reform.
The statute Of limitations - a
legal declaration that II you stand off
your creditors for q certain period.
you do not owe them a cent"
Helm Brue. delivered an address
before the association this morning
on a permanent international court
He gavs the history of the arbitra-
ton movement, since its beginning.
and expressed the hope OF a coming
supreme court OF the nations OF the
world to settle national difficulties.
Against Exhoriatant Fees.
The motion made yesterday h. s.
r. Whitehouse. Of Lovingston for a
bin forbidden exhorbttant fees for Elk
pert testimony. on penalty Of fine or
Imprisonment. or both. which was
opposed by Roosevelt Page. when put
TO a second vote, was carried
There WAS much driving and hose
pR<h iiGlAlS LllS 64lSi HUM ny WE
members OF the association. and their
families, and the banquet this even
ing closed the three days session.
Soma VIII return TO their homes in
the morning. but many viii stay on
through the month.
Visitors Entertained.
There has been considerable enter
tanning J. T. McAilister gave Fl
luncheon to-day at the Daniel Esoue
log @cabin for Mr., and Mrs. Helm
Bruce Other guests included Mr..
and Mrs. James Ross Todd. OF Louis
Vile; Mr.. and Mrs w, A. Lane and
Hamilton King t.
A dinner was given last night by
Mrs. David Dunlop at Barton Lodge,
those present including Mr.. and Mrs.
l. l. Lewis. Mrs. George NJ. Chi
chester. General and Mrs. Edward
II. Meaney, Mr.. c. J. Ryan and Mrs.
Kent.
Mrs. Grier Hersch gave a luncheon
party to-day at the Homestead.
j. NJ b, Hoxsey and Mrs. Hoxsey
drove for luncheon to Oak Grove.
Armistead NJ. Dobie drove through
the Cascades. Henry w Anderson
and Miss Hamilton drove through
Dutch Gap. .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11

ROAD OWNERSHIP

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Former
PRECEDENT Theodore Roosevelt to-day
issued a statement on the Alaskan sit
uation. In which he said:
The government must itself con-
troll the development of Alaska and
adopt as the guiding principle the
idea of shaping that development in
the interest primarily of the people
as q whole, the syndicate or other de-
veloping agencies receiving benefit
only as an Incident.
In the Eastern States we have suf-
fered from the fact that the owner
ship OF the coal and the ownership or
tho railways have been permitted to
fall into the same hands.
What havoc uch a combination
can work was shown wehn during
the anthracite strike the people OF a
large section of the country were
threatened with a winter coal fam
Inc which would have caused disas-
ters as great as those OF the Civil
War
The effort to remedy this state Of
affairs by government action after It
had been permitted to arise because
of government inaction was necessar-
ily fraught with hardship and suf-
fering for many innocent holders OF
securities.
1T Is, to my mind. the duty Of the
United States government to prevent a.
similar condition arising in Alaska
II do not believe In the policy OF
State owned railways AZ a general
thing, but l am quite willing TO see
the Panama railroad nwned and run
by the as It actually IS;
and In the same way II difficulty oc~
ours In connection with what has been
done in Controller Bay. ! feel that 1t
49, Ia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
PRESIDENT OPENS
ASTONA EXPOSITION

PHILADELPHIA. PA, Aug. To-
President Taft interrupted his hur-
ried trip to the cool breezes of Bev-
erly this evening and stopped off at
Baltimore for q few minutes to press
a button. opening the centennial cell
ebration at Astoria, Oregon. He was
to have done this in the East room
of the White House, but upon his de-
cision to go North for the week end
the necessary wires were cut In at the
Pennsylvania station in Baltimore.
The ceremony was witnessed by the
t~hirty-1ve members of Congress who
were on the train on their way to the
funeral Of Senator Frye at Lewiston.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
FLIES AT RATE OF
98 MILES AN HOUR

Los ANGELES. CAL. August 10.
Tho fastest flying time recorded in
American aeronautics was made by
Aviator Frank Cham pion last Satur-
day. when he few from Domlnguez
field tn Long Beach. a distance Of
seven and a half miles In four min
utes 80 seconds. Or at the rate of IS
miles an hour. The fastest time made
previously in America was made by
Grahame-White at Belmont Park last
year when he flew at the rate OF Is
miles an hour.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
VETO BILL PASSES
HOUSE OF r

LONDON. Aug. 10.-The veto bill to-
night passed the House of Lords by n
vote of 1871 to liza and thereby is reg
istered a victory for Premier Asquith's
government which contends that it
represents the democracy of Great
Britain over the peers.
Tho vote was taken upon Viscount
Morley's motion not to insist upon the
amending by the House Of Lords to
the bill. The bill Increases greatly the
power Of the House of Commons in
matters OF finances and limits the
power OF the House of Lords to a two
years suspensory vote.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11

LAW POINT RAJ,

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
STAUNT0N. VA, August I0.-Sorne-
thing OF a sensation was sprung by tne
dry leaders when they made known
late this afternoon that a notice of a
contest OF the recent wet and dry cleo
ton had been filed, tho erection hav-
ing gone wet by lo2 maturity
The main ground for contest is that
the registration list was not legally
certified to by the city treasurer ana
corporation Judge. showing that all
poll-taxes were legally paid.
Judge W. r. Staples threw out the
Roanoke election on this round and
II is claimed hat Judge Holt will
either have to do the same thing or re-
verse the opinion OF Judge Staples.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
SIMPLE LIFE FOR
YALE A~RISTOCRATS

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Aug. 10
Wealthy Yale College students have
been ordered to abandon their luxu-
rious private dormitories in town and
find apartments on the campus.
Dear Jones to-day announced that
the change would take effect next
summer. The palatial dormitories,
known as Clark's and Garland's. are
directly affected.
For years President Hadley has
written Of the dangers OF segregation
of the weather. students. He will
now put an end to such segregation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
FAY TO
RETURN TO A

PITTSBURG, PA. Aug. 1O,-Fay
Templeton. tMrs. w. J.. Patterson). is
going to show the Rialto that she can
come back. Despite her wealth and
marriage to the Pittsburg manufact-
urer. Mrs. Patterson Is seriously con-
sidering the offer of a six weeks en-
to play the role of. Butter
cup" in an alf-star revival OF Pinafore
In New York in the fall.
Probably | will go back to the
stage" admitted Mrs. Patterson to-
night. but 1t win be for the limited
six sseekNsA mxAxmsnt4Aad lQE4QgAs~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
OCEAN TO OCEAN
TOURISTS END RUN

Los ANGELES. CAL, August 10.
After "A run OF 1900 miles. the
ocean to ocean tourists, led by Or.
Weller. who drove the premier
Prairie Schooner" entered the city
of Los Angeles at 4 o'clock to-day.
The party had been met at Laurel
Canyon. Just outside the city limits.
ct 2:2o this afternoon and given a
welcome by members Of the city
council, chamber of and
many automobile clubs.