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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
Using Forked sticks.

and a much improved modification is
obtained by inserting two forked sticks
in the ground, about ten feet up to
the forks. and at a convenient distance
apart, and placing a horizontal pole
on them. The length of this pole will
determine their distance asunder.
Then set a number Of rails nearly up
right or slightly leaning. with the up
per ends against the horizontal pole.
Against these vertical rails the oblong
stack is built. open at the ends,
which the wind freely blows. A Be-
ries Of forks will admit of the stock
being made as long as may be desired
for any amount of fodder.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
PUT CONCRETE TOP ON TANK
stout Platform Should Be Erected
Just Level With Top to Hold
Cover Until q 10 Set.

In reply to a query as to the best
way Of putting q concrete top on
circular stone supply tank. about Q
feet in diameter, the Breeders Ga
zette makes the following reply:
Make q stout platform in the tank
Just level with the top to hold up the
cover until It is set. AS this platform
should be quite tight, It had best be
covered with building paper or other
such material. As one will want
manhole to take out the lumber, he
can cut out the boards where this is
to be and replace them by having
cleats nailed under them. The form
for this manhole should be made
tapering and out of 6inch boards, say
IS inches at bottom and 22 inches at
the top. On each side Of the manhole
lay an inch round rod and have some
stout wire fencing cut ready for rein
forcing.
After placing an inch Of concrete
place the bars and the fencing which
should be double and then fill in the
concrete % 4 inches, II the cover is
not to be for sustaining any weight
but its own. II It is to be the floor
OF building, then put in 6 inches of
concrete. AS soon rs the concrete is
set, or after one day, take out the
manhole box, line the hole with paper
and fill this with concrete. not for
getting to put In some kind of ring by
which to lift It. After a week or ten
days lift out the cover of the manhole
and remove the wooden platform.
This cover can be made on plat
form on the ground and then placed
on the tank. To do this 1t will be
best to use reinforcing Of halfinch
steel rods placed 6 inches on center
each way and tied with wire at inter-
sections and then make the thickness
only 3 inches. Use a mixture Of one,
two and three. That Is, one Of &C.
ment, two of sand and three Of crush
ed stone, none over half an inch in
diameter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
The foul cistern spreads disease.

The foul cistern spreads disease.
II IL not advisable to add to silage.
The nurse crop is going out Of busi-
ness.
Pillow up the grasshopperegg-infest-
ed fields this fall.
You can raise this amount on three
acres Of good land.
There should be place for every
thing-but not out of doors.
Buckthorn makes a splendid hedge.
II Is hardy and easily growV.
Put the corn into the silo as near
- possible at the hard-glazing stage.
Nine millions a year are spent on
the maintenance Of roads in England.
It is encouraging to see how quickly
the pastures respond to frequent rains.
High, well-drained soil Is best, but
the grape will grow on most any kind
Of soil and exposure.
The general hay crop is short, and
the careful farmer will save every pos
sible bit Of corn fodder.
A silo ten feet in diameter and 36
feet deep win hold 40 tons silage. or
enough TO feed ten COWS seven months.
Rotation Is as necessary to the grow
ing Of profitable crops as variety Of
food is essential to the health Of the
individual.
Rye cut about the time It begins to
head and run through the cutter into
the clio and well packed will make
very good Silage.
There are two kinds Of wheat smut
loose smut and sinking or BAH smut
Both can Be prevented By treating The
ed and rotating the cropL
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
REASONS FOR SAVING STRAW
VIII Be Needed for Feed Owing to
Shortness Of Hay crop-keeps
Live Stock In Comfort.

Owing to the shortness OF the hay
crop, straw will be valuable this win
ter for feed. 1t should be put into the
barn after threshing. II Kicked in the
barnyard make one large, long, high
rick. Keep the middle full and well
trodden down, and make a good steep
roof. After the rick settles. top out,
rake OF the loose straw from all sides,
then wire down to prevent the top
blowing on. The rick should be fenced
in to prevent the stock eating into the
sides. Dat straw, II 1t is not damaged
by rain, makes a better fodder than
wheat straw. Mules, young cattle and
sheep can be carried through the win
ter on oat straw and a small daily al
lowance Of grain. We always give
our cows good forkful OF clean dry
straw after they have eaten their
mixed feed. have had an hours ex-
ercise and been watered. says the
Baltimore American.
A large portion Of the straw will be
eaten and what is left is used for bed
ding. A forkful OF wheat straw IL
given to each COW in the morning and
also in the evening. Cows, mules and
young stock have all the straw they
want to eat and have also a good,
warm straw bed. The straw from 30
acres Of wheat and 10 acres of oats is
thus used every season; the stock is
kept in comfort. and a large quantity
Of rich manure is made. which IL
hauled out and spread over the grass
as fast as made. A thick coat of ma
nure makes a rich sod. and sod makes
the corn to feed the stock.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
RIbbon Corset Bags.

Flowered ribbons. with the sofid
satin borders. are the most popular for
these bags. It takes four strips OF the
ribbon, feather-stitched together or
nut together with the crocheted rings.
leaving a turnover at the top, where
the ribbons are cut in points and nm
ished with sunfiower bows.
The hangers are OF narrow ribbons
with q big sunfiower in the center to
conceal the nail upon which the bag
is hung. These bags hold two pairs OF
corsets and keep them free from dust
The sunhower rosettes are the sach-
cts.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

beyond recovery. / had lost over 20
pounds and was but q shadow Of my
former self. used one box Of Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon felt better. Con-
tinuing, was cured and have not had
the slightest trouble since"
when Your Back is Lame, Remem-
Der the Name-DOAN'S."
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
/ III KsIg

out light-when necessary. Or the
windows may be provided with side
draperies Of cretonne which will an
swer the same purpose.
There are some rag rugs which are
not woven, that are washable, but not
as attractive as the Colonial rugs.
They are made Of rags plated into
long strips and then sewed together.
Some very rich looking rugs are made
OF short bits of rags drawn through
a burlap foundation and tied. These
follow a design stamped on the bur-
lap and are clipped off evenly when
the rug is finished. The effect is
very rich and handsome, but such
rugs are not desirable for entire floor
coverings. and will successfully not
stand washing. They are fine for the
introduction OF bright bits Of color in
den or living room. With wear
they get to look considerably like
Oriental rugs when made Of wool rags
in rich colors.
JULIA 1OTToMLEY.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
n HE revival OF rag" carpet weaV-
ing has brought out numbers OF
new designs in rugs which
, merit the dignified new name

- HE reVlVal VI rug SoiPeI "So'
ing has brought out numbers OF
new designs in rugs which
merit the dignitied new name
with which they have been christened.
Colonial" is in every way a happy
choice Of names and the new rugs,
made of rags, are pleasing to look at,
good to wear, and fashionable. They
are woven in all sizes; the smaller
ones are easily washed and for bed
rooms, bathrooms and living rooms
this one item alone commends them
above all others. The old hit and
miss" pattern made of bright colors
mixed with black and q little white
makes q really handsome floor cover
ing for hall, dining room or living
room. Inasmuch as smaller rugs are
20 much easier for the housewife to
handle and to keep clean. two or three
small rugs are to be preferred to one
large one for the rooms that are
much used, and the hit and miss"
pattern with dark stripes in the bog
der is probably the best choice. Very
handsome rugs are shown in the
stores having plain grounds in brown.
grey, rose or tan, with striped or fig-
ured borders. For living rooms dark
er shades are chosen than for bed
rooms. Nothing could look much bet
ter for bedrooms than these Colonial
rugs in the lighter shades OF blue, In
light rose and in tan. two small and
one larger rug, all made to match.
with plain ground and striped or tig-
ured borders, will provide all the floor
covering that is desirable in sleep
ing room. With wall paper har-
monizing in color and general appear
ance, and with plain or crossbar mus
lin or scrim curtains. any one may
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
sso.r,ta Waits.

The waists to be worn with tailored
suits this fall. both ip design and
trimming effects. are influenced by
the East Indian note 80 much In
evidence since the coronation. They
are made Of chiffon. wolfe ana crepe
de chine in the suit shades. and are
embroidered with the new worsted
embroidery and striking bead-work
trimming. which are decidedly Hindu
IN character and coloring. This will
make most attractive home work for
women who delight In fashioning
their own blouSes and adding indi-
viduai touches Of hand work 70 them.
-HarDsr'S BaEaf.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
Not in Circulation There.

An error Of a new clerk in the mall
ing department of an eastern publish
err was responsible. the other day, for
the mailing of a prospectus to a
world-famous statesman. who had been
dead for some years. The letter was
returned a few days later with the
following Endorsement: in Heaven.
-. 1911. Gentlemen: AS your
publications are not permitted to cir
culate here, believe 1t would be use
less for me to subscribe for them.
Yours respectfully" and here fol-
lowed the name of the famous states
man.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

gether at the top till the stack is com.
pleted. The rails are SO placed that
an opening Is left on each side when
the stack is built, for the wind to
blow through freely. as shown in the
illustration. Arranged in this way, 1t
is nearly impossible for the sown fod'
der to become injured by heating. II
the walls Of the stack are not much
thicker than the length of the bundles.
But It often happens that such trees
OF the right height are not at hand.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
Colonial Rugs

count upon a room that Is a thing Of
beauty. BY choosing plain paper for
the walls and plain ground in the
rugs, with white or cream window
draperles-one may indulge in Gre
tonne coverings and cushions and a
variety in such furnishings without
the ''cluttered up" effect which spells
SO many rooms. Everything in bed
room should be dainty. But nothing
will stay dainty unless II is washable.
The floor coverings, window hangings
and even the window shades which
will stand the tub. are OF the sort
to be a delight as long as they last
White shades Of lndian-hsad cotton or
butchers linen may be used, with q
second pair Of green shades to shut
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
JULIA 8oTToMLEY.

Loose fitting and easily dcnned, yet
Of ultra smartness OF effect, is this
utility coat Of worsted mixture in
mixed gray tones. faced with navy and
white pin stripping. This prominent
facing pattern shows on the wide
cuffs OF the large but conveniently
shaped coat sleeves and in the cape
collar which cover the shoulders and
affords additional protection to The
back. The trotter skirt, peeping from
below the hem OF the coat, is OF white
mohair striped with navy blue. and
the correct autumn model in coque
feather covered sailors is trimmed
with plated white sash ribbon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
FANI%
GARDEN
FOR STACKING CORN FODDER
Ventilation Is Necessary to, Prevent
Heating and spolIIng-Two Meth
DDS illustrated.

Corn fodder can be stacked, but It
requires care, as ventilation Of the
stack lie necessary to prevent heating
ard spelling. A cool way is to make
a chimney in the center of the stack.
by placing some rails upright in a sort
OF oval round tree claiming them to-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

these holes. AS the rods can be re-
moved when desired the shelves can
be erected and taken down at will,
thus making them a very handy
feature In the cellar. The holes
should not project over six inches in
the wall, which would be ample to
hold the shelf and weight upon same,
II the rods are spaced three feet
apart.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A man in Pennsylvania made bet
that he could stay under water for two
minutes and dived to win 1t. He
stayed under two hours, and succeeded
only in demonstrating that a fools
wager Is a poor cause in which to risk
and lose life.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
Sheep and Potato Vines.

IF you want to get rid of the weeds
IN your potato field. said q central
Illinois farmer the other day. turn
a flock Of sheep in, and they will
make n clean Job of It and net harm a
single vine" This Is only one Of
many advantages Of keeping a flock
Of sheep on the farm.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

When q man is lost in the clouds
nowadays It does not follow that he
is q dreamer. He may be an energetic
aviator seeking to break altitude rec
ords.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A dispatch from New York tells US
that a policeman was bitten So times
BY a dog. AS we go to press the dog
10 In q critical condition.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

II Atwood's long fight didn't do any
thing else. It put on the map several
small towns that nobody had ever
heard OF before.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Megaphones for street cars have
proved a failure. What about mega
phones for passengers who wish to
get OF at a certain station on lines
where the bell doesn't ring?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A woman in New York lost, BY her
marriage to her fourth husband, ALI
mOny awarded her from her third.
This decision destroys a possible and
promising consecutive matrimonial In
dustry.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A New Jersey man who was bitten
By q fly has developed blood poison
ing. Evidently the Jersey ny is en-
vious of the fame achieved by the
Jersey 'skeeter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Inventor Bell has designed a furnace
which he claims will cool house In
stead Of heating It. He's too rate.
Most of those already on the market
do that same thing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Doctor Sargent Of Harvard says
trousers beat a skirt sitting. standing.
walking or running. And when Il
comes to striking q match trousers
hsve EN- beat 4 block.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A Frenchman tells u that Ameri-
cant. are ignorant Of things pertaining
% aviation. And yet we have killed
our full quota Of aviators.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

ney secretions were
In terrible condition.
II left standing they
thickened like glu-
cose and had to be
removed with O.
knife. My own doc
tor gave me up. I
then called In a spe-
cialist who said / was
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

News that there is an unusually
large crop of cranberries is but an
unpleasant reminder to the inhabitants
Of the barnyard.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Inventor Bell has designed a furnace
which he claims will cool a house.
Now will somebody design furnace
that will heat a house?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

The new comet soon will be Wis.
ible to the naked eye-this is. If one
has nothing better to do than to sit
up all night waiting for 1t.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

From New York comes the tale Of d
man who was bitten by an enraged
oyster. II remains for Winsted. Conn.,.
to spring something about man-eat-
ing snail. e..
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A Chicagoan is trying to organize q
society to honor old maids" but he
will flnd few who are willing to ad-
init that they are eligible for member.
chip.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

That Harvard professor who says
people are better off by not taking va.
cations is talking through his mortar
board.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A Chicago man wants a divorce be-
cause his wife refuses to talk to him.
Casting pearls before swine. so to
speak
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

The aeroplane is expected to be
great peacemaker. BY taking the jim.
goes up into the air and leaving them
there? 4.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

What SENS to be needed as badly
as anything just now Is an automobile
that viii balk the moment its driver
ceases to treat It right
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
HsstInu the Whey.

Heating the whey to 1856 degrees win
improve It's feeding value and also
eliminate many Of the Objectionable
iavors found In cheese.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

e II fair TO expect q mare TO DO
q full days work and Buekle a vigOr-
Gus and always hungry colt without
extra allowances Of feedf
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

No man has ever been found who
has so little confidence in himself as
TO think that he could not edit news.
paper better than the editor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
Hls Blasted Life.

you refused me ten years ago."
Il remember" said the heiress.
"You said It would wreck your life"
at did have had to work for .
living ever since"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Every auto speeder fancies himself
immune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Old.fashioned mothers are badly
needed, says a minister; and so are
old fashioned children. 1t might be
added.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19
LOST 20 POUNDS.
IN bed Seven Weeks With Terrible
Kidney Trouble.

A. Dearth, Main st.. Camden, o..
says: II was in bed seven weeks with
kidney trouble and grew worse in
spite Of all the doctor could do. Kid
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

The magazines are carried in
freight trains and even then they are
able to anticipate their date lines.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Joy riding is no longer uncertain.
The results usually can be told In ad.
vance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

New York has killed 1896 dogs
and cats and the people are getting
more sleep per capita
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

What use have we for mermaids
when pretty American girls can out.
swim the world?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

London Punch" is seventy years
old. So are some Of its Jokes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Magistrate-This officer says you APP
preached your wife, spoke to her and
she tainted.
Rastus-Dat's right, ledge.
Magistrate-What did you say to
her?
Rastus-Jes' tole her dat I loved
her, sab.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A Boston man at IS ears OF corn in
two hours, which shows culture isn't
every Boston mans specially.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A trip in the air is now the quickest
way to get underground quickly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

A suggestion Of work is like hurting
Q bomb into the hoboes' convention.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
MRS. MARY WOOD cUsHMAN.

Mrs. Mary Wood Cushman, widow Of E.
Holbrook Cushman. died yesterday at her
home, No. 337 West 22d street, in the
seventy-sixth year Of her age
Two weeks ago Mrs. Cushman contracted
a cold which developed into pneumonia.
Born in Philadelphia in 1885, Mrs. Cush-
man was the daughter Of Joseph Wood,
and the granddaughter of Joseph Fillmore,
a noted philanthropist in his time. Her
.arlv education was received in the city OF
ter birth. where she later was graduated
from Professor Cleveland's school After
her marriage In 1856 she came to New
York. and here remained. For over half
q century she was member of St Peter
Church. In West goth street. where the
funeral will be held tomorrow at 2:SO
o'clock. Tho burial will be In the vault
Trinity Cemetery.
E. Holbrook Cushman, her late husband,
was descended from Robert Cushman, VINO.
with John Carver. tourneyed from Leyden,
Holland. to England, TO obtain the charter
for the Pilgrim Fathers. John Alonzo
Cushnan, who was MI Cushmen's father,
was one of the first TO make his home with
in the limits Of this city in old Chelsea VII
lage at a time when 1t was necessary 10
driye from there to the end Of the stage
line in Abingdon Square.
Five children survive Mrs. Cushman:
Mrs. Harvey c. Park, Jr., of North Caro-
lima; Mrs. F. NJ Bokkelen. Mrs. Joseph P.
Robinson, Joseph Wood Cushman ana
lanes Stewart Cushman.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
MUSIC
The Symphony Society.

- what is well begun Is half DONE the
,,,,dd,e and climax Of the fourth Friday AZ
,.rroon concert OF the Symphony Society
y, The New Theatre yesterday was reached
=, the end of the first number OF the pro-
g,amme. This was Brahms's fourth sym
nbonv. which Mr.. Walter Damrosch wisely
n,aced at the beginning OF his scheme'
a,iselv. because he could not have done
o,barwise and preserved an artistic balance
,nasmuch as all that followed was either
,rusic OF a merely scintillant or or pop
ularly pleasing vein. without particular ar
tistic value But having put his serious
,oot forward first. Mr.. Damrosch planted 1t
Arnlv. and, ralying his excellent mu-
sicians about him, gave a performance 10
the symphony which deserves TO be set
down with the large achievements OF
the symphonic season. The work was
splendidly conceived and splendidly uttered
and one of its effects was to demonstrate
how much of LISTS pianoforte concerto In
A. which came next 0he solo part OF which
WAS nlayed by Nine. Yolanda Mero), Is mere
sbi,nnering sound Nine Nero was heard IN
the same composition when she nrst came
among US, on November g. 1893. Ihen she
was sadly handicapped by the orchestra
Yesterday she was ably seconded. and the
earlier war Of dynamics was not repeated
There was much that was brilliant In her
n,ay wing. but II there is poetic depth in this
music "a doubt which may be uttered even
in this anniversary year, she has not yet
discovered II. The concluding numbers
were the transcription Of a pianoforte trine
by Dvorak, 'In the Spinning Room. ana
strauss's waltz "Sed umschlungen, Mill
ionen," which has an uplift in its title, at
,esr II. E. X.