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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19
GAME OF ZOOLOGY AMUSING
PastIme Which Creates Much Merrl-
ment for Both Players and Guests
How Il 10 Played.

This game will give all the more
amusement when played by boys and
Urls, because they are not supposed
% be skilful artists. II their draw
ngs. therefore, are somewhat gro
.esque, all the better for the fun Of
he evening.
Get a large sheet Of white cardboard
and hang 1t on the wall. Now give to
each player a piece Of silhouette pa
per about Ave inches square and q
pencil. The paper should be black on
one side and white on the other.
In one corner Of the white side Of
the paper write the name Of some
lnimal-a different one for each
player Of course-and also the play
er's number. Direct the players
hen to draw with the pencil on the
white side Of the paper the animals
Is ligned to them respectively and
when the drawings are completed to
cut them out.
The leader Of the game then collects
the figures and with paste or muci.
Iage attaches them to the cardboard
on the wall, the black side Of the
figure out and each figure with its
number beside It.
Now give to each player a sheet Of
paper with the numbers written down
the left hand side-as many numbers
as there are drawings-and ask them
to write opposite to each number the
name OF the animal that the numbered
figure is intended to represent.
Here is where thef fun comes in, for
many Of the drawings will prove rath'
er hard to make out. The player who
guesses the greatest number Of AMI
mails receives the cardboard a. q
priE0.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19
CLEVER TRICK WITH STRING
May Be Performed II One Concentrates
Mind lntentIy on Thumbs and
Little Fingers.

Secure a piece Of strong cord yard
In length, and having tied the ends
firmly together. pass the double end
through your buttonhole and a thumb
through each loop. as shown In fig-
ure l.
Now slip the little finger Of your
left hand under the lower string Of
the loop which passes over the right
thumb, and a little finger Of the right
hand under the lower string OF the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19
What children rsnnh IIn

Children make us kindly toward ~
children They open up fountains o.
sympathy. Children teach Us Infinite
" more than We can teach them.
Children are really given to train up
parent in the way he should 60. Chill
dren bring US messages straight from
heaven-messages OF innocence, ten
dornesB, dependence. love A parents
love and sacrihce-a true father or
mother would die for their child-ls a
vision Of the supreme sacrihcs IN
Christ. A. true home with the child
n the midst becqmes 4 very window
q heaven
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

Small Tommy O baing roprDred
one DAY made 9 iaos At his mother
why. Tommy" said she. I'm sur
prissd to think you would do such an
ungsntlemanly thing a. that"
Excuse me. mamma" said be. =
started to make q smile. but my face
slipped
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19
NOVELTY IN CUT OF SKIRTS
smartIy Cut Garment That Has Many
Points That VIII Appeal to
the Fancy.

This smartly cut tight-fitting coat
has a panel down center Of back and
one each side front, which meet in
the middle where fastening is formed
by buttons sewn on each side and
connected with loops Of cords; q
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

Cmart Russian coat.-This would
~ look we'll in material to match
the skirt, or might be made In tweed
or serge to wear with any dress; It
fastens down left side Of front, where
braid and buttons form a trimming;
the rundown collar and sleeves are
trimmed to match. A black patent
leather waistband encircles the waist.
Hat OF black satin trimmed with
masses of white wings completes the
costume.
Materials required: Four yards IS
inches wide; G1s yards silk for lining.
nine buttons. one dozen yards braid.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19
Returnlnu the Compliment

Mrs. Faraway-I suppose you have
forgotten that this IL the anniversary
Of your wedding day?
Professor PARKWAY (abstracting
himself from comic sections)-EhH
What? Dear me! Ii It, really? And
when Is yours. dear?-Stray Stories.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19
Secret Of Trick.

thumbs and also little fingers are like
twin children. and. unless well trained,
one always wants to do what the 9th.
sr does. But you will succeed II you
concentrate your mind very intently
On the separate command to the twin
thumbs and little fingers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19
HsIps Ia 70 Live.

Happiness. At least. d NOT solitary;
Il toys to communicate; Il loves 9TH
'ern, for It depends on them for les OK
istence. The very name and appear
ance Of 4 happy man breathe Of good
nature. and help the rest Of us TO live.
-R- L. Stevenson.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

An old tennis racket, threaded with
stout cord. makes the best kind Of
flower rack for trailing plants that
need a frame. Cut on half the handle.
sharpen the end and drive It into the
flower pot
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

Fond Mother-Do not forget 10 IN
clude grandma In your prayers. Bes
sic, and ask the Lord to bless her
and let her live 70 b very old.
Bessie (aged four)-Oh. she's old
enough now. I'll ask the Lord q
make her younger.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19
somsthInn Laeklno.

Mccarthy-TAn' how DO ye IoIks the
new freless cooker OF hear yevs
got?" Maloney-'Rotten! shure,
there's no satisfaction takin' OF me
shoes and restin' me feet on the edge
Of a thing loIke that!H-Iudra.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

Dinner Dress.-Apricot Korean
crepe makes an exceptionally pretty
dress carried out to this simple de
sign. Both the over and underskirtf
are trimmed with wide and narrow In
sertlon to match. The bodice has the
sleeves cut in with 1t, and is trimmed
with a strip Of insertion over the
shoulders. also at edge Of sleeves; the
under sleeves are OF fine lace to match
yoke.
Materials required: Ten yards crepe
% inches wide. one yard lace. IN
yards silk and Eve yards narrow inser-
ton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19
Adm to knoM.

Eyes. I see him-What about himf-
Hes counting girl with only one
arm"
whats the matter with his other
Grmf"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

Life is full Of ups and downs-but
unfortunately most Of US are down
more Of the time than up.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

Old Rodksey-why did you quarrel
with your count. my dear?
Miss Rocksey-He called me his
treasure and II sounded altogether too
suggestlve.-Smart Set.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

When It comes 70 an argument q
man frequently gives In. but q woman
never gives cut
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
TAKE LAXATIVE BROMO ouinIno TabletA
Drufgnsretnnd money II u fails 10 cure. \. w.
uhOVkb hgnaturo 10 on each boz. aae.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-01-19

When q woman has an eye for the
beautiful she hunts up a mirror.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
SOUR MILK FOR THE AGED
Doctor Gray Of Mexico Advises 1t for
Those Who Crave 1t, Not for
Those Who Don't

The most striking example of the
Robert Gray of Mexico says a writ
er in the Dietetic and Hygienic Ga
zette. ION a diet of buttermilk and
clabber this remarkable man, over 80
years old and practicing in a climate
not conductive to physical or mental
activity, is doing practice that would
be burdensome to man in his prime
in Minnesota. A daily walk of TWEEN
ty-five miles is usual to DR.. Gray, and
he travels many more miles over the
Mexican excuses for roads on mule
back.
1.-The secret lies in the fact that DR..
Gray has always craved these foods.
This craving is not matter of appe-
tite, but its roots go deeper, into the
physiologic needs of the body. | do
not believe that these articles would
prove as useful to one who disliked
them and could not taste them without
a shudder, even after faithfully par
taking of them daily for weeks to get
the palate and digestion accustomed
to them.
But if such a one felt the same
craving for sweet milk or cream, crav-
ing existing from infancy and never
stated, fully believe that these should
prove better fitted to his needs than
the articles that were distasteful The
fact that the administration of arsenic
favors the formation of Tactic acid and
maintains the acidity of the blood may
be one reason why it has proved use
full, in the treatment of the aged"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28

ly, Il thank you for your interest and
your desire to help me-
"You do not need my assistance
with your car. but there Is a way I
can perhaps hep you" He gIohcod
at the banner Il I'm chairman of the
legislative committee to which your
bill has been referred"
Betty's eyes opened wide My bll?''
she queried.
THE equal suffrage BILL" he ex-
planned, ncdding toward the car. TT
was introduced in the house a week
ago and referred to the committee Of
which | am chairman. When a bill
is in the hands of a committee all
persons are privileged to appear at
the committee meetings and present
their arguments for and against the
measure. We have been expecting the
advocates of the suffrage bill to come
before us with their pleas for it.
see that you are an avowed cham
pion of the cause. As chairman of
the committee, am anxious to have
as much information as possible on
the subject. Will you not give me
some of your opinions on it, some of
your reasons for desiring it's pass
age?"
Betty looked hard at the river. Her
lips were tightly compressed. When
she spoke there was an uncertain lit
tie catch in her voice.
Il want the ballot" she said. 81
am deeply interested in the measure
before the committee Of which you are
chairman.
The young man sat down on a log
beside the rock.
For two weeks Richard Allerton.
chairman of the committee on revi-
sion of laws, gave his attention to the
suffrage question. Or, to be more ex-
act, he gave his attention to Betty
Grierson. The other women who were
actively interested in the passage of
the bill appeared at various times be-
fore the committee and presented
their arguments. But Betty Grier-
son never came into the committee
room. Whatever arguments she made
were presented to the chairman in the
parlors of the hotel at which she was
staying, IN the visitors gallery of the
house of representatives, on golf links
and on the automobile roads about the
capital
Il suppose, Allerton," fellow mem
Der remarked one day, that you wifi
vote against the bill to buy and close
the plant of the Merley Powder COM
pany."
81 shall vote for the bill"
miss Betty is very beautiful and
you"
What has she to do with it?"
1.-THE state wants to turn the Merley
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
Wild Strawberries.

Strawberries have improved very
much in flavor since the fifteenth cen
fury Until then the only trawber-
rles eaten were wild Strawberries OF
a kind which would never find a mar
ket nowadays By las however
they were beginning to be cultivated
for Holinshed records under that date
particularly fine crop crown by the
Bishop of Ely in the grounds of his
ralace. now covered by Hatton Gar
den
He quotes the Duke Of Gloucester
as saying to the Bishop. my lord, you
have very good Strawberries in your
garden in Holborn require you to
let US have mess of them" This
speech was copied almost verbatim
by Shakespeare in Richard Ill" Still.
even the Bishops fruit would not ap-
peal much to modern connoisseurs
Tor the garden strawberries at that
period were only transplanted wild
llngs, the plants being sold at about
40. bushel.-London CkNciele.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
Sudden End of Great Writers.

The anniversary OF the death OF
Charles Dickens synchronising this
year with the celebration of the Thack.
cray centenary. recalls in what sirni,
larry sudden guise death came to the
two great novelists. says the London
Chronicle. Dickens. who was seemingly
in his usual health on June 8. had a
sudden seizure on the morning OF
June 8 and expired within a few
hours Thackeray after a busy day
in his library writing and correcting
Denis Duval' passed quietly away in
his sleep on December "a. 1863 The
end OF yet another great Victorian
writer was equally sudden Sir
George Trevelyan has told how on en-
tering Macaulay's study one morning
in December 1859 he found his uncle
sitting at the table dead with the first
number OF the Cornhili Magazine ly,
ing before him open at the first chap
ter OF Thackeray's Lowell the Wild
over
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
A Substitute for Kissing.

A Maori clergyman, who is sojourn-
ing for time in Chicago, purposes to
effect what he regards as a greatly
needed reform The civilized custom
of kissing not only does not appeal to
him, but he, affects to believe that it
only thinly wells potential dangers.
Recognizing the necessity of some sub
stitute, he purposes to introduce the
Maori custom of rubbing noses. The
motive of this redeemed aborigine is
unquestionably good, but it is doubtful
whether his proposed safeguard will
prove efficacious For it is obvious
that in denaturizing the Caucasian sal
ute of affection he has retained tempt
ing opportunities which might prove
irresistible.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
Tom Raine's Elreplace.

It has long been a mystery to tt
admirers of Thomas Paine as to -. I
became of the fireplace in the Pair /;
homestead at New Rochelle, N. Y,
now known as the Deveaux house,
which is situated in a beautiful par :,
on North avenue of that city and
maintained as a Huguenot memor.dl
by the Huguenot association.
We have for several years carried
on painstaking search for this bit
of household utility and have at last
discovered the fireplace in the beauti
full home of Walter Bell at Woodbury.
Conn; also the Franklin stove, used
by the great champion of freedom
both of whicl are now treasured pos.
sessions of Mr.. Bell, and may be seen
by those interested in these relics
Magazine of American History.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
BETTY, the
LOBBYIST

By Annie Hinric b S n

NNopyrlRnt, 1911. Dy Associated Literary Fress.)
Betty Grierson rose from her seat
on rock and walked to her car
which stood at the roadside. From it
she took large flag bearing the
words: Votes for Women" She fas-
tened the lettered banner, spread to
It's widest extent, across the side of
the car in full view of the road. Then
she returned to the rock
An automobile whirled down the
road. AS it drew near the car at the
roadside and the girl on the rock its
rapid speed was checked. But when
1t came opposite the banner the brake
was suddenly released and the car
passed on more rapidly than it had
come.
/ Many more cars came down the
road, moderated their speed as they
approached the girl and her car, and
when the flag tapped its great letters
before them, dashed ahead at an &C.
CELEBRATED pace.
With her back to the road, Betty
sat gazing at the wide river, at the
hills beyond it and at the purple
and golden mists that hung above
the hills.
rs there anything wrong with your
carp
Betty turned. Behind her stood a
young man with his hat in his hand.
DO you refer to the badge of lib
erty that fiaunts upon it,"
mo, indeed. l mean the engine, or
the tires. Are they out of order?"
my car is in perfect condition"
but thought, as you were sitting
here alone, your car by the road.
dent"
II have had no accident" There
was note Of evaporation in her
voice. But" she added, courteous
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28

Duluth Now on the job" is
an editorial headline in a head
of-the-lakes paper. How could
it be otherwise with two such
excellent newspapers as t h e
Herald and News Tribune boost
ing every minute and the bust
ness men of the Zenith City
backing them up?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28

The shooting of farmers
wife in this vicinity recently by
husband who was mentally un.
balanced was a deplorable affair.
The man had been in the hospit-
al for the insane at one time but
was released. The authorities
should act with great caution in
releasing patients from these in
situations, for a crazy man with
a gun is a bad proposition.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
Bow Scouts and Tramps.

The Boy Scouts of America are to
be taught to interpret the secret
signs used by tramps who annoy
housekeepers and rob homes. the idea
being that. when dangerous designs
are indicated by the symbols done in
chalk on fences and gate posts the
marks shall be erased or the po'; Co
notified. If Young Hawkshaw, the de
tective, several thousand of him, take
up this matter in earnest one fore 90
that the wandering gentleman OF lei.
sure will have to change his code.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28

The husband of an eastern
aviatrice threatens divorce
suit if his life partner does not
change her business. Nothing
queer about that; most of the
suits for the dissolution of ma
trimonial bonds are the result of
one or other of the parties there
to being a high flyer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28

ixer into drainage canal. In or
der to do so the MerIey Powder COM
pany will have to be deprived. by act
OF the legislature, of the use of the
current of the river They are fight
Ing the bill. and Miss Grierson-"
BE careful"
She owns a fourth of the stock
Of the company She is here lobbying
against the BILL"
She is not
The other man stepped back out of
reach of Allerton's clenched fist.
Your charges are cruel" said
Betty, when he had finished his ar
ralgnment. "And-and part of them
are true. l am a deceitful, dishonest
person. She turned her face away
from him and went on speaking. Her
voice was unsteady and occasionally
she choked and the words refused to
come.
Il am not suffragette. don't
know anything about the subject.
When | was little girl | lived here.
There was spot / loved better than
SAoO III LILY AlCIIO WI IL
was big rock at the turn of the road
ABOVE the bend in the river The
ROAD was not an automobile thorough
!afe then. 1t was a quiet, country
lane. | used to sit on the rock and
watch the river and the hills and
1ream all the wonderful things that
only children can fancy.
We moved awav Tho dow ,yo,, COW,
me on the rock was the first time l
had been there since l was a little
girl. l had come back to the capital
to see about some farm lands l own
here. l went to the old rock to see
If the dreams would come back.
Every automobile that came along
stopped and the occupants asked i'll
was having trouble with my car.
could not dream with those Interrupt
tons every five minutes. A suf-
fragette friend had that day left BAN
ner In my car. l fastened it on the
car, thinking that men would hurry
by at sight of it. They did.
Then you came. Your eyes were
big and brown and your mouth was
firm and beautifully shaped and your
hair crinkled adorably, and-and 1
wanted to talk to you l let you think
| was suffragette because / want
ed you to stay"
But the Merley Powder company?
Is that your real reason for being
here? Are you lobbying for it?'
Mono. l am not. / haven't
dollar in it. Truly | have not. But l
did have. Must I tell you any more?
Won't you trust me, Richard, and not
ask me to tell you"
go on. Tell me everything"
"a few days ago some one said
that you intended to vote to close the
Powder company and limited that
was trying to influence you in favor
Of the company. | did not want you
to think that l was trying to get your
vote and-and SO | sold my stock
was in such hurry to disposed of
it that let it go for mere fraction
of its value
You sacrificed your property be-
cause you feared | should think"
The amazement in his voice stung
ter She whirled toward him Il
have plenty of money. Don't f1atter
yourself that | have beggared myself
for the sake of your opinion" She
looked at him for tt first time since
she had begun her cSnfession The
look in his eyes stepped her irate
words
Betty, you're-y u're the dearest,
The best Let's go to the rock by
the river and dr. y a new dream,
The sweetest one ii the world Don't
turn you face frc.2 me, dear, unless
you want me to kiss the back of your
hoad
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
POLITICAL INGRATITUDE

lngratitude is hard to bear
1t is particularly so if the per-
son guilty of it has been the re-
cipient of many favors at anoth-
er's hands. How poignant is
the pang that pierces the heart
of one when a friend upon whom
one has showered benefit after
benefit turns the cold shoulder.
Ingratitude is one of the cry
ing evils of politics. How often
does the recipient of favors from
the people forget his benefac-
tors, ignore the wishes and the
rights of the people without
whom he could not have secured
office, and grow arrogant and
pulled up in his own con cit.
Minnesota can point-though
not with pride-to two notable
illustrations of men who forgot
who made them, who strobe
along wrapped up in their own
self conceit, but who finally fell
the victims of their own misguid-
ed course. The men to whom
reference is here made are
Thomas j. McCleary and James
A. Tawney.
Mr.. McCleary was an instruc-
tor of ability and prominence for
years before he entered congress.
In the national legislature he
made a good record and came to
be an authority on matters of
finance and the tariff. But in an
evil moment he told the sturdy
farmers of the second district
that they didn't know anything
about those things and should
trust to him to regulate such
matters for them. They knew
enough to relegate him to pri-
vate life as a punishment for his
insufferable self conceit.
Mr.. Tawney is an able lawyer
and served with credit in the
state legislature before going to
congress. Duringlthe years that
he was in Washington Mr.. Taw-
ney rose to high position in
the house of representatives.
But he forgot who made him,
became arrogant, built up a cor
rupt machine that ignored the
people; in fact he kicked from
under him the ladder upon which
he climbed. He fell, and great
was the fall thereof.
A democrat of ability succeed
ed McCleary, and an unknown
young limb of the law took Taw-
ney's place. Not long since
Tawney and Bede, brace of
lame ducks" winged by the
people at the polls, amused them
selves by standing in hotel COR
ridor in ST. Paul and making fun
of Young Mr.. Anderson. An
derson, it is true, is boyish,
fresh" and somewhat inclined
to swelling of the head over
his promotion. But he has the
confidence of the people and to
the best of his ability, is stand
ing for their rights.
It is unfortunate that Mime
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28
Chinese Still At IL

f@~aroseran Murdoch. the irsu~
vi .nsurse6 al of the TN
s."r*~e The last years of the Canaar
20. says that after reading :
- h7rt Chinese tongs and their rnur
'-"~f-s work, he went to bed ED
drT" ned of them In the morning. as
r. looked over his morning paper. re
fOund himself murmuring: "Thc~e
Cinnamon are still at it," The ned
line which attracted his attention
was:
Shot Wife of Chum"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28

Bob La Toilette has not yet
indicated his intention to hire a
band and hall to welcome Bill
Taft when the latter visits Wis
cOnSin.