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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
HIS SPORTS

His sports are the most serious
thing in his early life; the funnieT
and louder they are. the more serious
They rank with the solemnities and,
If they are at all what they ought TO
be, their value Is beyond calculation.
Physically. he is adapted to sport
and then developed by 1t. His grow
ing muscles and bones and his un-
stable nervous system require play.
He has several million neurons already
and each one is jumping-all OF them
in different directions. Cant you
keep still?" asks the impatient moth
er, when she ought to know from
memory that he cannot He IL manu-
featuring energy so fast It must be
taken care of. and play is the very
way nature has devised for that. Play
gives each muscle and neuron q
chance and train then all to work to-
gether.
But the chief value Of play is not
physical; II is mental and ethical and
social and emotional. It shows what
is in a boy; helps to correct him;
then discovers great truths and prin-
.cipIes to him.
He expresses all Of himself in play.
The psychical as well as physical
seeks that form of expression. He ex-
presses his emotions first in food
getting; next in play. His whole
mind gets into It. Imitation and
imagination; reason and religion; love
and hate; courage and comradeship-
all are there. From seven to thirteen
he learns to coordinate motion and
emotion.
He learns law, not alone the laws
Of the game. but the great law Of
cause and effect. He learns, perforce.
TO respect the rights Of others. Team
work establishes social fellowship. He
learns to accept defeat cheerfully and
get ready for the next opportunity.
Defeats are turned into achievements
and obstacles into opportunities, BY
such spirit. The skill which the
Rame requires be always acquires,
training all his powers to help each
other, like soldiers In q well-drilled
army. Here, then, are three great
qualities disciplined BY his sports
fairness, pluck and skill. Into the
gaining Of them go self-control, espe-
ciaIly the control Of the temper, def
,ance Of temptation. the altruistic SEN
timents of comradeship. self-conn-
dence and obedience.
As a baby. his play developed his
muscles; next, bis skill; then nom
twelve on, II trained the win power
and the social sentiments. Nature has
Graded the school Just right. As the
SpIrit OF comradeship rises In him. be
enjoys bis fellow players - well -
Inc clay itself, sometimes more.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
A FUNNY BOY.

know a funny little boy
The happiest ever born;
His face IL like q beam OF Joy.
Although his clothes are torn.
I saw him tumble on his nose,
And waited for a groan:
But how he laughed! Do you suppose
He struck his funny bone7
There's sunshine IN each word he speaks
His laugh IL something grand:
Its ripples overrun his cheeks,
Like waves on snowy sand.
He laughs the moment he awalsea.
And TIL the day IL done.
The schoolroom as a joke he talIes:
His lessons are but fun.
No matter how the day may 90.
You cannot make him cry;
He's worth a dozen boys know,
Who pout and NOPE and sigh.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31

A boy wonder may still be found
here and there, but am not bringing
charge to that effect against any
boy OF my acquaintance. There have
been such in the past, there will be
IN the future, and we have heard of a
few, now living, though 1t is not like
~ that the charge could be sustained,
In every instance.
We can never forget Watt, whose
genius showed itself. when he watch
ed the steam, lift the lid of his moth
ers tea kettle; nor John Stuart Mill.
who was thinking through philosophi-
cal problems. and In technical Ian.
guage. long before he reached his
teens. Pope said: II lisped in
numbers, for the numbers came" even
though some now think he never did
anything but lisp. except limp. The
late John Fisk was q good Greek and
Latin and philosophical scholar, before
the average boy Of that age had learn.
ed his grammar. Students of music
can never forget how the boy. Han
del, stole into the chapel In the dark
and played the organ till they were
attracted from all over the estate of
the duke Of Weissenfels and all
thought 1t must be an angel and the
duke pronounced him a genius; nor
forget how Wolfgang Mozart was
playing tunes at four. and did not
have an equal on the harpsichOrd at
twelve. Josef Hoffman was the won.
derful boy pianist a few years ago
and now has made good as a man.
In the line Of music, early gentuI
has been brilliant, but almost as much
so, in literature. Pope wrote his lode
TO Silence" at II. and ode to Soil
tude" at IL. At ~ Macaulay won
fame, by his first volume. Cowley
wrote "Pyrimas and Thisbe" at ~.
At 16 Tasso wrote "Rinaldo." Hugo
printed volume of poems and so did
Chatterton. Shelley wrote Queen
Nab" and Disraeli "Vivian Gray" at
Is. Dickens was made famous by his
Sketches" and Byron by his English
Bards and Scotch Reviewers" at 81.
And there have been boy Orators"
and boy Preachers" and Boy Bust
ness Men" No one denies that there
have been and still will be boy &c.
muses.. Little William James Sidls
has dazzled the wise men of the east
with his conversations and writings
and addresses on philosophical and
mathematical subjects. and he will
soon know all that Harvard can teach !
him, while Nicholas Wiener is treat !
ing Cornell to the same sort of SEN
sation. Alexander Hamilton comes
in that class. In few months after
arriving in New York from his native !
West Indies. to attend Kings college, |
he had studied out the question of the
right Of our country to independence.
and, In a patriotic meeting. in the
open field. came forward and electri-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31

= UST why all the feminine world,
from Maine to California, wake
n UP some morning determined to
possess a certain kind Of hat,
no one has ever been able to tell. But
this state Of things comes to pass
time and again. And now every one
wants white felt hat. And every
one wants fluffy white feathers about
the hat. or big bows and drapes Of
white taffeta and a bit OF white
silk fringe for trimming. This de-
mand is varied by another for white
trimmed with royal purple, vivid green
or black silk velvet. Other all white
hats are trimmed with rich silk braid.
With these are worn the floating silk
veil Of large mesh, white canvas
shoes or slippers, and cool looking
linen dresses made very plain. Wash
able gloves In white complete the
daintiest Of summer costumes. The
half bleached linen suits, Of crash,
are worn by the neatest women.
Styles and Delft blues and pea-greens.
with occasional pale pink, and many
white linen suits. array our summer
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
Partisan ivory Sets.

Partisan ivory is the name given "a
imported celluloid and in the rich,
creamy material are seen any number
Of lovely copveniences for the dress
ing table. Glove stretchers. powder
and rouge boxes, pin trays and hand
mirrors are some Of the dainty tribes.
The same articles In domestic cellu-
loid often show the rich cream and
such fittings are more used IN sum
msr than those Of silver.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
Embroidered Fur Sets.
JULIA 5oTToMLEV.

An odd fur set made up as q guide
for the women who wish to know the
modes which are likely to prevail
next winter. In order to have their re-
modelling done now at the low summer
rates. Is Of seal. On both nun and
wide. short scarf are insets OF royal
blue silk worked in the giddiest Of
Chinese colorings. AS a further BIT
Of ornamentation rows Of small brass
balls are attached near the edges,
three or four In q group.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31

TIP FOR THE KITE FLYERS
Balancing Strings Made Of Rubber.
Placed In Sections, viii Prevent
Wind from Swapping Cord.

Here. boys, 10 a tip on kite flying.
Every boy who has flown a kite-and
what small boy has not-knows how Il
will sometimes break loose when
caught in a gust OF wind that snaps
the cord. This is the way to stop
that. Instead Of having your balan-
cling strings all string, have them In
three sections, with rubberbands in
the middle sections. II is advisable to
put only two bands In the lower
strings, as this will help give the right
pull. The advantage Of such an ar
rangement is this: When the wind
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
rr.lnn Of nnntnInnnaa.

A cantaloupe train believed to be
the longest the world has ever seen,
passed through Tucson, AriE.. recently
from the Imperial valley. The train
consisted Of $50 cars, was one and one
half miles in length, and contained
more than 100000 pounds Of cantA-
ioupsA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
SWIMMING SUIT is UNIQUE
Equipped With Life Protector and
Fins Attached to AnkIeS-Exeel-
lent for Beginners.

A swimming suit that has the dou.
BILE advantage Of aiding the swimmers
movements and protecting his life has
been designed by Washington man.
It is intended primarily for the use Of
beginners, but will be found conve-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31

takes a sharp tug at the kite the rub.
Der bands give and the string is not
30 likely to snap. as It might otherwise
do. OF course. this resiliency at the
kite end prevents an accident at any
point along the cord, just as much as
II there were a lot Of rubber bands all
along 1t.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
Frnekn for olrIn.

Young girls have foulard. pongee,
and shantung frocks with baby Irish
on venise lace as bands or in all-oveT
for yoke and undersleeves. The cir
Ole or sash q tmp0rthn6
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
Railroad Worker. Stone WOFkerA
Niners EaFIneH-
Ar MAXVHIE FLORIDA

land produces two and three staple crops year
owners 20 practical farmers ~ prices not n
creased for smooth agents commissions -
elAborAte advertising schemes. No free trlpo
II you are interested In FlaEidA Lnndl buy youl
what you gat end Rst What you pay for, 8gl
en- g1t oEuufolon tl1Eotl, SAX -. .anln
RasnS. uarglla. ~. SasAoslslo -. - usono
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-31
WHEY Knew Him.

Benham-I man't remember dates.
Mrs. Benham-But you have .
pretty good memory for peaches.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
CORNELIUS N. BLISS DEAD
Millionaire Merchant and Former Sec
rotary Of the Interior Sucumbs
to Long illness.

New York, Oct. 10.--Cornelius N.
Bliss, millionaire merchant and for.
mer secretary of the interior under
President Mckinley, died at his home
in this city after an illness OF one
year.
Born in Fall River, Mass, in 1893.
he received his education in the pub
lie and high schools of his native city,
and then entered his fathers counting
house in New Orleans, later returning
to Boston, where he became a men,
Der of the firm of j. s. & e. Wright &
Co He later moved to New York, be-
coming member Of the firm under
the name of Bliss, Fabyan & Co.
Shortly after coming to New York
he began to take hand In politics,
and in 1878 became chairman OF the
New York tate Republican conven-
ton.
Declining nomination for governor
of the state he was later, in 1897, APP.
pointed secretary of the interior by
President Mckinley, who recognized
In him tower OF strength for the ad.
ministration.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
Fear Turkish Cavalry.
BOY is DROWNED IN FLOODS
First Fatality Of Black River Valley
In Wisconsin Is Recorded
Homeless Ask Money.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. I0.-The first
fatality due to the food which de-
vastated Black river valley occurred
at Mound Prairie when John Layman
aged ten years, was overtaken by
the rush of waters between his ia
theirs home and barn and swept away.
Madison, Wis, Oct 10.-Governor
McGovern issued a proclamation call
ing upon the citizens Of the state for
financial aid to relieve the flood,
stricken people Of Black River Falls.
This action Is taken In response to
an appeal sent by the common coun-
ell of Black River Falls, calling upon
the president Of the United States,
the governor Of the state and the
mayors of cities throughout the land
to send aid. and especially money.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
TAFT ASSAILS CRITICS OF
U. S. SUPREME JUDGES
President Again Defends Court for
Trust Decisions In Speech at
PocateIIo, idaho.

Pocatello, Idaho-President Taft
bitterly assailed the critics OF the
Supreme court OF the United States
and reiterated his views as to the re-
lations of the government toward busi-
ness in a speech at the Chamber OF
Commerce in this city.
Il love judges and love courts"
said the president They are my
ideals on earth that typify what We
shall meet afte-ward In heaven under
a just God. And when court Is do
ing its duty, when 1t is trying to In
terpret the law as It ought to be. to
have 1t condemned and attacked and
It's motive questioned for mere po-
litical purposes. without solid ground
for attack. goes to my heart, and re-
sent 1t with deep indignation"
Mr.. Taft spoke with far greater feel
Ing than he put into his Detroit and
Waterloo speeches. but along the same
lines. He said he had received many
criticisms. but had failed to receive
an answer to his challenge to w. j.
Bryan and other publicists to cite one
instance Of a combination In restraint
OF trade which ought to be condemned
and which would not be condemned
under the Supreme courts interpreta-
ton of the antitrust law in the Stand
ard Oil and Tobacco cases.
What distinguishes this country
from any other" said the president.
rs the Supreme court that we have IN
Washington, that oft has stood be-
tween us and errors that might have
been committed which would have
been greatly injurious to this coun-
try To turn upon that court and
question its motives and to attack 1t
seems to me to lay the ak at the root
of the tree of our civilization"
Mr. Taft referred to the courts dis
posal Of the Standard OIL and Tobacco
cases as two great decisions"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
JAMESB, M'NAMARA
TO BE TRIED FIRST
Counsel to Demand Separate
Trials for Defendants.
FIRST vENIRE is CALLED
One Hundred and Twenty-Three Men
Appear In Dynamite Case -
Prospective Jurors-
Many Excused.

Los Angeles. CAL, Oct. 10-When
the Mcnamara trial opens Wednesday
James b. Mcnamara will appear be-
fore the bar of justice to defend his
life against one Of nineteen murder
charges arising out Of the dynamiting
OF the Los Angeles Times building
little more than year ago.
James 3. to Be Tried First.
This point was decided when Clar-
ence barrow, chief counsel for the
defense, announced that he would ask
for separate trials for the brothers.
District Attorney Fredericks will fol-
low up this announcement with
nouncation to the court that James
b. will be the first OF the brothers to
be tried.
One hundred and twenty-three
Venlremen appeared before Judge
Bordwell for examination as to their
qualifications as jurymen. All save
nine asked to be excused for business
or other reasons. About fifty names
were scratched from the list and as
many more were taken under advise
ment. Several days ago Clarence
barrow went over the names of this
venire and declared that not a man
on 1t would be acceptable to the de-
Tense.
Predict Fight Over Jury.
The first real struggle between the
prosecution and defense will take
place Immediately after the trial
opens Wednesday. In the original
venire that appeared in court is said
to be many members of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association.
an organization which is backing the
prosecution. When these members
are reached Wedel sday Attorney
Darrow will make motion that they
be released for cause This motion
will be strenuously fought by District
Attorney Fredericks. and on the de-
cision Of Judge Bordwell will depend
whether the work of getting a jury of
twelve men will be materially short
ened Both sides will go into the trial
with The utmost confidence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
SHEDS LIGHT ON FUND
sTEPHENsoN's AID TEsTIFiEs
BEFORE SENATE INoUisIToRs.
Says That State LeoisIatorlai Asp'r.
ants In 1908 Wlscons,n Primaries
Got Part u $107.793.

Milwaukee, Oct. 1O-Rodney Sack
EFT. one Of Senator Stephenson's cam
paign managers. testified before the
senatorial investigating committee
that candidates for the Wisconsin leg
islature benefited by the $107.793 cam
paign fund now being investigated.
He testified that Thomas Reynolds
received several hundred dollars, Lew
H. Bancroft received $3.50, C. c. We'll
lensgard received $3.50 and four 9TH
ers received similar amounts.
The men named were all candidates
for the legislature at the primaries of
1908. Reynolds, Bancroft and Wellens-
gard were elected and in joint session
they voted for Mr.. Stephenson for the
senatorship. 1t was declared by the
witness. however. that the money was
given to the men to promote not their
own campaign, but that Of Senator
Stephenson.
Under cross-examination by Senator
Pomerene Sackett admitted that from
$4,000 to $4,000 out of the Stephen
son fund was given to persons OF
whose names no record was kept; IT
was all given out In small amounts to
campaign workers, he said.
During Senator Stephenson's cam
paign there were made repeatedly
charges of bribery and corruption and
Senator Stephenson himself was COM
planning of the great amount OF money
the campaign was costing him. Now,
under this condition, didn't it occur to
you that you were not keeping faith
with The people in your failure to
record in detail the money spent?
Didn't it come to you that you were
likely to face charges of bribery"
asked Senator Pomerene.
The campaign managers were con-
fident they were wholly within the
law" replied Sackett. Not a cent was
used corruptly."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
MARKHAM TALKS TO STRIKERS
Meeting Which Falls to Bring
About Agreement.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 10.--The con-
ference of President Markham Of the
Illinois Central railroad, Governor
Noel of Mississippi, and the local
strike leaders adjourned without ar
irving at an agreement.
President Markham after the meet
ing, said:
while the conference was without
result. believe more thorough I'M
derstanding exists between the officials
of the system and the labor organiza-
tons in Jackson. 1t was the first
overture from the local labor unions
that caused me to make the trip to
Jackson and ! was glad of the oppor-
tunity to meet the labor unions repre-
sentatives and engage in friendly
discussion of the points involved"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
.ENRAGED MAN KILLS TWO
Chicaooan Shoots Wife and Friend,
and Wounds His Infant Daughter,
Following Quarrel.

Chicago, Oct. 10.-Two persons were
killed and three-year-old child prob.
ably fatally wounded by Joseph Tom
ascheski. thirty-eight years old, South
Chicago. One OF those slain was his
wife, Frances. and the other was Peter
Gralak, thirty-nine years old. The
shooting took place in the iatter's
home. The child. Mary, daughter OF
Tomascheski, was wounded near the
heart and is reported to be dying.
Tomascheski was locked up at the
Rawson street station.
Mrs. Tomascheski and Gralak both
died instantly. Domestic discord be-
tween Tomascheski and his wife is
said to have caused the tragedy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
BERGDOLL WINS AUTO RACE
Amateur Record ls Broken In Spectac-
ular Road Contest on Fairmont
Park Track.

Philadelphia, Oct. 10--In one Of
the greatest and most spectacular
road races ever seen in this country,
Erwin Bergdoll. Philadelphia anna
teur driver, won the Quaker City
Motor club 202k mile automobile
race with a 90-horse-power Benz car
in Paramount Park. His time was
3 hours Is minutes and Al 35-100 sec
onds.
Wishart, in a Mercedes, was Sec
ond, his time being hours 20 min
utes and II 41-100 seconds. Ralph
milford was third.
Len Zengie, who won the race last
year, finished fourth.
Bergdoll drove a wonderful race.
He not only lowered the record for
the course, which was 3:29:07 $500,
made last year, but he twice lowered
the record for the lap. His best time
was 1928 for the ITO miles. The
best previous time was made by Ray
Harroun in 1888.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
BERLIN / WINS
BALLOON CONTEST
German Aeronauts Have Thrilling
Battle With Gale.
MEN ARE LOST IN FOREST
Suffering From Cold and Hunger for
"a Hours They Reach Holcombe,
Wis.,, After Sailing $50
Miles.

Holcombe, Wis. Lieut.. Hans Ge-
ricke and ]. Otto bunker pilot and
assistant respectively, of the German
balloon Berlin H., arrived here victors
in the international balloon race in an
exhausted condition after perilous
battle with gale that ragged for forty
hours. They had been given up for
lost by the Kansas City Aero club.
Caught in the storm almost as soon
as 1t assembled in Kansas City on
Thursday evening, the Berlin H.
dashed to the northeast with the
speed OF an aeroplane. Many times
the huge gas bag began to sink.
Sand provisions. water, everything
was tossed from the basket to keep
1t afioat. Rain fell in torrents aid
the pilot and his aide were drenched
to the skin. AS they FASTENED north
the weather, too. became bitterly
cold. Hunger and lack of sleep added
to their suffering
Finally the Berlin II. refused longer
to remain in the air and sank into
lOltSl IL ulleo MI III vi iioi,o"tS'
Here in a strange country and with
out a guide Lieutenant Gericke and
Herr bunker were lost, struggling
without food for "a hours before they
arrived at this town.
In its flight the Berlin II. covered
$50 miles. carrying off the interna-
tional trophy.
The Buckeye, one OF the American
entrants which came down at La
Crosse, Wis, was second with dis
lance of 365 miles.
The scores of the other balloons In
the race are az follows:
Candor III.-Mingo. Ia, 240 miles
America Johannesburg, Ia, 290
miles.
Million Population Club-Mason
City, Ia, 300 miles.
Berlin I.-Austin, Mimi. 345 miles.
Buckeye-Sparta. Wis. 365 miles.
Topeka II.-Dunnell. Mimi. 1926
miles.
Kansas City II.-Konnan, Wis, AGO
miles.
Pennsylvania-Buffa Center. Ia.
900 miles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-12
CROP FIGURES MADE PUBLIC
Condition Of Corn Is Slightly Better
Than Month Ago, But
Yield Is Short.

Washington, Oct. 10.-In a report
issued by the department of agri-
culture it is shown that the average
condition of corn on October / was
70.4 against 1913 on September last,
1913 on October s, 1910, and a ten
year average Of 1876.
The indicated yield of corn this
year is 2,759,34S,20O bushels against
3,125, $4,000 bushels In 1910
Preliminary returns indicate the
yield Of spring wheat to have been
0.367 900 bushels against 231.399,-
900 bushels In 1910.
The indicated production Of oats is
S73,641 900 bushels against 1885,
900 bushels last year.