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Escape Considered Remarkable.

As for the means used for his escape,
very few details are furnished. Such as
are given by one of the captains most
intimate friends show that the escape,
though less romantic, was no less remark
able than was at first believed. 1t de-
pended upon a infinitely arranged scheme
in which no detail was at fault. The
rope used to Chamber down the wall be-
low his cell was not made out OF the
string which wrapped up Christmas pres
ents, as one of the early accounts pic
turesquely suggested, and the file was no
haphazard or improvised tool. In fact,
Capt. Lux filed through the half-dozen
bars of his window in four hours. Some
distance from the foot of the wall was a
bundle of clothes, containing passport
and money, and when the captain had
passed the sentry and made his change OF
clothing he had only a few yards to go
to reach a motor car which was to take
him across the Austrian frontier. From
Austria he passed through Italy, and
reached Paris in twelve hours.
Capt. Lux's escape is given as a parallel
Of some of the most remarkable Of those
of French officers during the Franco-Ger-
man war. those Of Gems. Zurlinden and
Saussier being specially mentioned.
The fortress of Glatz is built on hill
which overlooks the town. In its general
pIan IL resembles the donjon of Vincennes,
and 1T is regarded as the best designed
and the most vigilantly guarded of all the
German military prisons. 1t is also the
most remote from France, and It was for
this reason that 1t was CHOSEN LOT tne III
generation of Capt. Lux.
The only other recorded escape from
Glatz is that of the Baron Won Trenck
who incurred the wrath Of Frederick the
Great by falling in love with the king
sister. the Princess Amalia Of Hohenzoi-
| lern. An injudicious correspondence with
an American cousin gave the king the
pretext he sought. and from 1743 to l74t
baron Won Trenck was an inmate OIL
GlatZ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26

Ice gave way in the Nanticoke river
Thursday and navigation has been. re-
s'umed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26

troubles. well "a a tonic and body builder
for those who are weak and run down. Get .
bottle today. BE sure you get what you call for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
ESCAPE OF CAPT. LUX
BRINGS Joy TO FRIENDS
Getting Out Of German Fort
Looked Upon as Being a
Remarkable Feat.
oreirn Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF Inc Star.
PARIS, January II. 1912.
The escape of Capt. Lux from the Ger
man fortress of Glatz. where he was con-
fined on a charge of espionage, and his
return to Paris has caused Joy and de-
light to thousands of Frenchmen. If the
captain had show himself abroad there
is no doubt that he would have received
a tremendous ovation, but he has kept
himself out of sight, ard the only facts
about his escape and his recent 1nten-
lions that have been CLEANED have been
received from friends.
The morning after his arrival in Paris
Capt. Lux left the house near the Place
de Ia Republique, where he was staying
with his brother and sister, and called
at the war office. He was received by
Gen. Dubail, chief of the general stan,
who introduced him to NJ. Messimy. then
minister for war. After staying at the
war Office for about an hour Capt. LUX
left for another address, known only TO
his re .atives and to the minister Tor war.
Cant LUX has SO far absolutely re-
fused to be interviewed. This may be
due to his remarkably reserved dispo-
sition, but it is also very likely the re-
suit of military etiquette. Officers are
generally enjoined to silence, especially
when they have some connection WIN
any case that may be sub JUDGE. Capt.
Lux himself happens to be under a writ
10 appear before council of war-that
is. a committee OF officers chosen to serve
in matters of less gravity than those
Judged by the courts-martial This IS
because, in accordance with tradition,
his name was entered as that of de-
serter Immediately on his imprisonment
at Glatz. 1t may well be supposed that
in this case, however, Capt. Lux's ap-
pearance before the council will be
mere formality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26

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ADAM A. wESCnLER, AUCTIONEER.
Household Furniture, Sill
ver-plated Ware, Jewel
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order u. S. Marshal and
others,

BY Public Auction.
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While he was gone she remained seated
at the table. She made little pyramids
of the gold. divided the even dates from
the odd, arranged Maltese crosses and
circles and stars. Pity, pityi WE'LL
why should she rebel against it? Was it
not more than she had had hitherto?
What should she do? She closed her
eyes. She would trouble her tired brain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26

1t is interesting, however, as a COM
mentary on the advanced stage of civili-
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c. G. SLOAN co. 1NC.,. AUCrs.. 14o7 G ST.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05

lnKNN1E. the municipal elephant. the
1Sk other day rescued Mrs. Jennie
lPlau, 1888 Paris avenue. from three
hoodlums IN the Brookslde Park
woods. Minnie dispersed the young
men and nearly caught one Of them
IN an exciting chase down the side Of
one Of the peaks that rise across Big
Creek opposite the Fulton road en-
trance.
Mrs. PIau is the wife Of Paul Plau.
Einnieis keeper. She had taken her
young son, Arthur. eight years old. to
the park to accompany Minnie and
her husband on their morning walk
before the visitors began to throng the
meadows and woods
Minnie Is becoming very sure-foOt-
Cd and climbs hills Ike Q goat Plan
says. On thu morning Of fhs sd-
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05

freshness. The eggs are rcpaeked In
cases OF thirty dozen each and shipped
In refrigerator cars to the commits
sion merchants. There are few pack
ers now that are not provided with
cold storage facilities, and they labor
under great disadvantages.
At the end of the railroad haul,
perhaps q trip OF two thousand miles
from the farm, the eggs 60 to the
commission merchant He is general
ly provided with cold storage facilI.
ties and the eggs are now compare
lively safe. The commission men
that do not have cold storage facili'
ties are working under great disad-
vantages and are rapidly disappearing.
At the commission house, the eggs are
candled again and carefully graded
according to local standards, where.
upon they go to the cold storage halls,
the wholesalers and the retailers. All
these men are equipped to handle
eggs, and therefore little further loss
is experienced. The high price Of
eggs at this stage also requires their
being handled very carefully.
From this study Of eggs from the
farmer to the consumer, we conclude
that the following measures should
be taken to reduce the heavy losses
connected with the egg industry:
1. Extensive education Of the farm
ers and egg dealers on the factors az
fecting the quality Of eggs. and on the
economic advantages they will derive
from giving proper care to their eggs.
2. Legislation compelling the rail-
roads to provide refrigerator cars for
eggs in less than carload lots, and in
general to take better care Of them.
3. Legislation prohibiting the buy
ing or selling of eggs on a case-count
and strict enforcement Of such laws.
4. Egg dealers should cooperate
and buy eggs, not only on a loss-off
basis, but also on grade and weight
basis; that is, pay different prices for
different grades Of eggs.
5. The farmers should cooperate
In marketing their eggs. The sim
plest form of cooperation would be
that a group Of farmers go together
and arrange to take their turn in tax.
ing the eggs to town. The benefits
derived even from this simple sys-
tenn Of cooperation would be very
great during the hot summer months.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05
ShyIOcHs Insistency Beaten by Black Poria

before the winter holidays. According
to Molly's testimony, Shylock was not
more insistent for his pound Of flesh
than was Elsie for her two dimes. the
aforesaid insistency resulting in an at
tack on the fairy form Of the corpu-
lent Molly with a ferocity that
caused her to vacate her happy home.
DO you want to question the wit
ness?" asked the Judge at the conclu-
sion OF the statement Of Molly.
Does ah want to az any Questionsf"
snorted Elsie. TN course ah does.
Didn't ah gin 20 dat basket Or
peaches fur 20 centsf"
"Ah reckon So"
Did 20 pay me dem two dimes
when ah axed yo' fur 'em like or
lady"
LAX er lady! Yo' said II ah didn't
pay yo' would frow er brick at ma
head"
did 20 gin me dat changer T..
"Ah done tole yO' ah didn't have no
money"
"Yo' amt payed me twell yet II
yor
mo"
'Dar 20 is," said Elsie, triumphant
ly addressing the Caledonian on the
bench.
do you want to ask any more Ques-
tions?" asked Judge Douglas.
mo questions? What mo- Ques-
lions does 20 want me ter az? All
knows muffin erbout dis yere cote.
ah nevah has bin In JAIL"
"That will do" commented his honor.
you are discharged, but you must not
undertake to collect any debt by such
forceful methods"
Elsie glared at the Judge q moment
and said:
"Ah bet ah gets dat 20 cents befo'
dat yaller Niger is er day older"
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05

He stopped the car and the platform
door swung open. Before the conduc.
tor could close It again Ed had the
go-cart and was making OF.
Mrs. Frank Marvin, 278 McGraw
avenue. spied him. She had two little
childrenu with her. but that didn't de-
ter her. She grabbed them both and
made a race for Ed.
Where are you going with my go
cart" she commanded. "Put It down
this instant"
But Ed ignored her and tried to con-
tinue his journey. Mrs. Marvin
wouldn't have It that way and there
was a struggle for possession Of the
cart The boy wouldn't let 60 and
Mrs. Marvin clung on. Somebody
called the police and Mrs. Marvin, the
children, Ed and the go-cart were CIV
en- a ride to police headquarters in
patrol.
At the station neither Mrs. Marvin
nor Ed would relinQuish claim on the
cart. Finally Mr.. Lerchen was sent
for and he quickly settled everything
by saying the cart wasn't the one he
gave the boy to deliver.
At that point the curtain fell on the
firSt act. The cast is still in rehearsal
on the rest Of the show.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05
Municipal Elephant Serve 5 as Thief Chaser

venture he had taken on q high path.
fringed with bushes, that runs near
the edge Of the cliff. Mrs. Plan and
her son had preceded the keeper and
the pachyderm by 100 feet or more.
Suddenly three young men jumped
from behind clump Of trees and one
Of them made for her. Mrs. PIau
carried q handbag with $40 in 1t In
notes and abe screamed.
Plau and the elephant arrived In q
hurry. The boys had not seen the
elephane. which had been concealed
by the bushes
~One Of the boys was only q few
feet away from Mrs. Plan when MIN
ME saw him." said Plan. Il had heard
the elephant snort q little while before
and / thought either q MAJ or q dog
was near.
$50 after him, Minnie I told the
elephant and she did. II was the frst
time I had ever seen her Try to IN
jure anyone and she surely aid try
to set that fellow. He lodged be-
hind q tree and then ran down hin.
Minnie went after him. bat the grade
saved him. Minnie d slow In going
down hill"
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05


II GGS FROM Kansas bring about
the same price as eggs from
the more north-westerly states.
The reason for this IL easily under
stood. When the commission mer-
chants obtain . large percentage OF
bad eggs from q certain territory, this
territory will get . bad reputation
with regard to eggs. The consequence
Is q low price paid for eggs to pack
crs. agents, country merchants, and
finally to the farmers in this territory.
Il Is therefore of great interest to
everybody handling eggs to take the
best possible care Of them, and es-
pecially to cooperate in their efforts
10 improve the general quality Of the
eggs from their territory. The con-
sumer should also be greatly interest
ed in this subject. 1t costs Just as
much to collect, pack and ship a rot
ten egg as 1t costs to perform the
same service for q good egg. The
dealers who discard the bad eggs dis
tribute the loss over the rest Of the
eggs and the consumer has to pay for
them.
From the country merchant or pack
ers' agent the eggs go to a central
shipping plant. For this trip the eggs
are picked up in comparatively small
quantities by a local freight train.
After having waited, often for hours,
in the hot sun on the station plat
form, the eggs are put into q hot
freight car. that serves as an excel
lent incubator, holding the suns heat
during the cooler hours Of the night.
Here the eggs often stay for twenty
four hours, or longer. In the smaller
eastern states 1t does not take as
long to reach the packer. However,
in the less densely populated west
ern and middle-western states, where
the summers are excessively hot,
much damage is done to the eggs by
long trips in hot freight cars and by
long waits In the hot sun on the sta
tion platform. II the legislature would
compel the railroads to provide re-
frigerator cars and to take better
care Of eggs in less than car lots,
much loss would be prevented.
The packer, az, coon as he re-
ceives the eggs, chills them thorough
ly ut about 40 degrees f. and then
candles and grades them carefully
according to size, cleanliness and
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05
GO-Cart Is Cause Of Mix.Up in Thrilling Comedy

nETROIT. MICH.-"The Comedy Of
~ q Go-Cart" would be an apt title
for q sketch In which a woman. her
two little children. boy and trolley
car figured the other afternoon. The
curtain rose when e. H. Lerchen. 146
Tuxedo avenue, hired Ed Schultz. aged
sixteen, 322 Hunt street, to take Q
'go-cart to his sister on the West side.
From then on the action was swift
Ed boarded q Jefferson car and not
having any little brothers and sisters
who use one Of the tiny carriages, he
forgot all about Mr.. Lerchen's when
he alighted from the car at Fourth
and Grand River avenues.
In q few seconds It dawned on Ed
that he must be in that part Of the
city for something.
"Ah, ha, l have IT," exclaimed the
boy. II was to deliver Mr.. Lerchen's
go-cart. But where is TT" he asked
himself, feeling in his pockets. Must
have left It on the car" he said finally.
Ed appealed to q patrolman, who
advised him to wait on the corner for
the car to return and recover the
cart That appeared logical. 30 he
sat down on the curb to wait. Then
It dawned on him that he didn't know
the number Of the car, and all cars
on Grand River avenue look alike. He
decided to wait until he thought his
car had time to go to the end Of the
line and return.
After a while pay-enter came
along and Ed saw q go-cart on the
rear platform. He Jumped at the
-conclusion that It was Mr.. Lerchen'S.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-Notwithstand'
ID ing the fact that the United States
Constitution declares that no one shall
be imprisoned for debt, the effort 10
sometimes made to. use the police
court as q collecting agency. generally
by q creditor preferring q charge OF
obtaining goods by false pretences or
embezElement OF course this doesn't
always work with the Judge. and 1t
generally results In the prosecutor
being taxed with the costs.
There was reversal Of this pro-
cedure the other day at the police
court when Elsie Allen, q tall, gaunt
negro woman Of forbidding aspect, was
arraigned on charge Of disorderly
conduct based on her efforts to collect
q debt Of 20 cents.
The old woman acted as her own
attorney in the case and in the ability
to ask rambling questions easily came
up to any Of the distinguished prac-
titioners that daily haunt the city
forum. Not only that, she did what
q lawyer rarely does in the police
court-she cleared the defendant.
thereby setting aside the familiar ad-
age that he Tor she) who is his Tor
her) own attorney has a fool for a
client"
The principal witness against the
amiable Elsie was a Xanthic colored
maiden Of elephantine proportions
named Molly Maybray. Molly's state
ment was to the effect that she had
purchased 20 cents worth Of peaches
from the angular Elsie. and that she
intended to pay for them sometime
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05

feeding this grain to the COW and
selling the milk, the saving of fertil-
Ity would be 1884 minus s6.27, which
equals $2s.17. II this COW made 300
pounds Of butter from his 5000
pounds Of milk and the butter was
sold from the farm, there would be
a greater saving Of fertility. The
saving in this case would be SS5.44
minus 8 cents, which equals 1886.
In some Of the eastern states the
land became so unproductlve as q
result Of grain farming that the farm
OrS left their farms and came west
In search Of new soils. During the
more recent years, the attention Of
farmers hassbee turned to these de-
serted farms and some OF them are
yielding large crops. This change
from an unproductive 20 productive
state has been brought about largely
through the uSS Of the dairy COW.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05
SOME SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THE
HANDLING OF EGGS FROM FARM TO TABLE
Producers as Well Consumers Should Be interested In Improving
the Supply Of This Necessary Artlce-SOme New
Legislation ReCommended---CO-
Operation Would Help.

[By Otto Maurer Expert in Egg Investigations Kansas Ag
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05
!!!!|: SENSE S: Ss1SSEK
sparrow Sets HouSe Ablaze.

An English sparrow was the cause
Of three houses catching FIRE at Law.
t'enceburg, Ind, recently, and had it
not been for the prompt work Of the
neighborB and friends all would have
been destroyed. The sparrow was
building nest under the caves OF the
home Of Mrs. Mary Weber, and is
picked up long cotton string from Q
pile Of rubbish that had Just been
burned. With the burning string In
its beak. the sparrow fiew to the roof
Of Mrs. Sophia Shafer's house. then
to Otto McCright's house and then to
the roof Of Emanuel Wuest's home.
where It dropped the burning string.
A flre started In the shingles Of each
building. Each was extlnguished By
neighbors before much damage was
done.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05
Too Much Of a Good Thing.

Il was very happy" said the prOfeS'
sor, when. after years Of woolng. she
finally said Yea"
"But why did you break the engage
ment 80 soon after7" asked his friend.
Man, It was she that dissolved It"
'Really?" said his friend. How did
that happen?"
ut was due to my accursed absent
mindedness. When. q few days later,
I called at her home. I again asked her
to marry me-"
Appropriate Trimmings.
'What was that Ice palace trimmed
withF
T suppose It had a handsome
frieze."
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05

Land on the Island Of Jersey that
rents for $50 to $50 an acre ls the
native home of the Jersey COW. Land
in Holland is worth $1,000 an acre,
and the chief business in that country
is the care and handling Of the Hol-
stein COW and marketing her products.
Dairying furnishes Immediate and
constant returns to toe farmer. A
man with small capital can invest In
a dairy COW and soon begin to realize
on his investment. The prices ON milk
and butter are never subject to any
very great fluctuations, but are more
steady and uniform than the prices
Of other food stufis. Milk and butter
are made on the farm and can be sold
as q finished. product direct to the
consumer.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05
FACTS ABOUT COWS and SOIL FERTILITY

Kansas Agric. College]
The increased population has caused
a demand for dairy products. Grain
and hay have been purchased from
the west and fed to these cows, and
in this way the fertility OF the west.
ern soils has been and is now being
used to build up the soils of the east
ern states.
That dairying is adapted to high.
priced lands, is also shown by illus.
tration from the European countries.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05
[By o. e. Reed, Professor Of I

[By o. e. Reed, Professor Of Dairy
A good cow will produce 5000
pounds of milk year. II this milk
Ia sold, $6.27 worth Of fertility is sold
on the farm. To produce 5000 pounds
of milk, this cow will eat about three
tons Of alfalfa hay, containing $3.50
worth of fertilizer constituents. II fed
grain ration Of corn and oats she
will eat about 1850 pounds Of corn
and $50 pounds of oats, containing
1894 worth of fertilizer. Thus, by
Baxter Springs news., 1912-09-05

The man who dssplssS little thing
seldom gets rich.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-31
SCHOOL MA'AM's WOES.

The schoolmistress in England
has obstacles to be reckoned with
not dreamed Of by the American
schoolma'am. On the opening of the
school at the village Of Earl Stone
ham, ten miles from Ipswich, after
having cycled five miles in pouring
rain, a teacher found the rector of
the parish and the school managers
barring her entrance though she had
been chosen for the place. They
wanted a man for the reason that
next to the rector the schoolmaster
is the most important functionary in
the village. He it is who organizes
all social functions, is secretary of
the flower show, leads in the cricket
and all the sports, looks out for the
reading room, the institute, is a pow
er in the local lodge of Odd Fellows,
is clerk to the parish council and is
often the collector of taxes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-31

The lucky possessor of genuine
old bit Of brass, or real Sheffield
plate candlestick through whose sill
yer coat the mellow copper CLEANS,
is often at loss how to clean the
antique without injuring. furnished
brass or copper may be cleaned with
mixture of rottenstone, gum ara
bic, oxalic acid and sweet oil. Use
three-fourths of a pound of rotten
stone powdered, three-quarters OF
an ounce of gum arabic, an ounce
of oxalic acid, an ounce and a halt
of sweet oil and just enough water
to reduce the mixture to thick
paste. Rub the article well with the
paste; then with cloth, and finally
with bit of leather. Old plate
should not be rubbed with cleaning
powder. Shred a pound of yellow
kitchen soap into two quarts of wa
ter and add a handful Of washing
soda. Whip the boiling suds to q
thick lather and boil each piece OF
silver for two minutes in the suds,
rinsing afterward in clear water and
then polishing with a soft bit Of
cotton cloth.