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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

Johnnie Farrell, one of the big land
owners and cattlemen of Upper Pine
river, is business visitor. Mr.. Far
rell bitches his horse to the front
gate and walks three miles to his
front door. If he goes for an after
noon stroll in the backyard he has to
cover five miles before h, reached his
neighbor's lot.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

Mrs. Richard Gaines and Mrs. Fill
more Hand were down from the Ami
mas valley yesterday. During lIr
Hands sojourn in Silverton Mrs. Hand
is general manager, assistant and
chore boy at the ranch. In each ca.
pacity deluge Of duties confront her.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Warner are oc-
cupying their new home on Fifth ave-
nut, the house they just purchased
from the formers father, Judge War
ner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

Local people are beginning to fear
the snowfall will be below normal.
In the winter of 'S4, you have all heard
OF the date, snow did not fall to any
great depth until February But when
the heavens did open, all records were
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

o. E. Lauleland, forester and land
scape gardner from the San Luis val
ley, is in the city looking over con-
ditions with view of locating. The
gentleman is making the Hotel South
ern his headquarters.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

A. j. Rodriguez, who is associated
with the Candelaria Mercantile com
pany at Rosa, was an over night guest
at the Savoy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

w. w. McAlpine, the lockwood saw
mill operator, returned to the plant
this morning. He was attired in a
uniform that made one wonder if he
was headed for Iceland or posing as
a Teddy bear"
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

Commissioner A. L. Barr went out
to his home at Kline this morning
where ranch duties, instead of county
troubles, will engage his attention for
a few days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

c. H. Deming, the superintendent of
buildings and bridges on the Southern,
was an arrival from Rico, yesterday
No complaint of a business slump in
his line since Oct. s.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

Charlie Wood of the Wood & Nor
gan L. & l.. company, went up to
Silverton this morning to look after
the company's interests at that poiat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

L. A. Eblen, county clerk and re-
corder of San Juan county, New Mex
leo, was a guest at the Palace last
night. He migrated to Phoenix, Ariz.
this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

Jolly Duncan and wife" says the
Strater hotel register. Just when
or where the handsome and popular
Southern gentleman joined the ranks
of the benedicts not one of his friends
in the southwest seems to know. AS
the name on the register is the only
evidences of his presence we are dc
stined for the day at least to enter.
tain curiosity, not knowledge, regard
inp the event.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

Durango travellers, who were Den
yer bound Tuesday morning, reached
their destination last night at 1880,
just twelve hours late. The heavy
snow on Cumbres pass occasioned the
delay.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

7. E. Price, the forest ranger, is
down from lockwood on department
business. Mrs. Price has decided to
extend her visit in Canon City until
the snow storms in this vicinity were
less liable to occur.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

In telephone talk with Mrs. Nun
son, who is in Denver, last night she
told us that it was showing and blow
ing fiercely and that the weather was
very cold there. We guess that the
person who claims Durango as their
Rome really has a good deal to be
thankful for.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National bank
the following officers were elected: A.
P. Camp, president; J. L. Mcneil, vice
president; VIM. P. Vaile, vice presi-
dent; X. A. Gagg, cashier; H. E. Raj
ney, auditor; Charles Boettcher, di-
rector; Arthur w. Ayres, director.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

Mr.. and Mrs. George Stables and
family and Mrs. w. J. Johnson Of
Deadwood, S. d., passed through to
Lebanon yesterday where they have
purchased ranches. Mr.. Johnson pre-
ceded them a week ago with their
household goods and farm machinery.
The section is to be congratulated
upon acquiring these progressive and
cultured people for permanent resi-
dents.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-15

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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
YOUNG BEAVERS DAYS WORK
industrious Little Animal in Regents
Park Gardens, London, Fells
Tree Two Feet Thick.

A young beaver in Regents Park
Gardens, London. was once placed at
work upon a tree twelve feet long and
two feet six inches thick, Just as the
town clock sounded the hour Of noon.
The beaver began by barking the tree
a foot above the ground.
That done he attacked the wood.
He worked hard. alternating his labor
with dips in his bathing pond. He
bathed and labored alternately until
four O'Clock in the afternoon, when he
ate his supper OF bread and carrots
and padded about in his pond until
$3.50 o'clock
Ten minutes later, when only one
inch Of the trees diameter remained
intact, he bore upon his work and the
tree fell. Before 1t fell the beaver
ran as men run when they have fired
a blast. Then as the tree lay on the
ground, he portioned 1t out mentally.
and again began to gnaw.
He worked at intervals all night.
cut the log into three parts. rolled two
Of the portions into the water and re-
served the other third for his perma-
nent shelter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
Count In Their sleep.

We are SO accustomed to doing GER
tain things by force Of habit that we
hardly ever stop to consider what q
part It plays in our affairs. For in
stance: In the larger cities profess
sional fire fighters sleep in the build
ings where their fire engines and 9TH
er appliances are kept. All night long
the fire gong may be ringing, denot-
ing that blazes have sprung I'D In
other parts Of the town. but only one
sort Of ring warns the firemen that
It is their time to be up and doing.
Through all the other clangings Of the
bell they sleep comfortably; yet as
soon as the number Of rings strike
that denotes that a fire is raging in
their district the firemen instantly
arouse by force Of habit While half
asleep they almost leap into their
clothes and finally they rush to their
regular places on the engine, the
hose cart or the hook-and-ladder
truck. Often they do not get thor.
oughly awake till they are in the
street and racing toward the IRE. but
they have done right by force Of
habit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
READ HUCK FINN UNDER BED
Alabama Man Relates Difficulties He
Underwent to Absorb Mark
Twain's Well Known Book.

Crawford T. Run of this city had an
experience while reading lark
Twain's famous "Huckleberry Finn"
which probably was never duplicated
by another admirer Of Clements.
1T must have been more than thirty
years ago." said Mr.. Run, in relating
the story to party of friends, accord
ing to the Montgomery Advertiser,
when l was small shaver. Only a
limited number of copies of the book
appeared with the first edition Only
one book came to the little town
where lived, but 1t sufficed for the
entire populace. The book went the
rounds, from neighbor to neighbor. and
finally landed in our home. was so
absorbed in the first chapter that I
wanted to finish 1t all before any one
else In the family started on It.
There was an old time bedstead in
our home. The headboard was two or
three feet from the window. The COW
et4ng dropped to the floor ON either
side, so as to conceal me from view,
except from the rear. I would crawl
under the bed with Huck Finn, face
downward. and with my head near the
end Of the bed so the light from the
window enabled me to read. In this
way finished the book before any
body else In the house got It."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
BUTTERFLY is TRANSPARENT
Prof. 5eebe Describes Insect Through
Whose outstretehed Wings OBJ
jects Are Clearly Seen.

In Our Search for a Wilderness"
William Beebe Of the New York Zoo
logical park, describes his first sight
Of the transparent butterfy-Hoetera
piera-of British Guiana, an insect
through whose out-stretched wings
any substance on which 1t rests can
be clearly seen.
"As we crossed swirling creek on
the trunk Of a mighty fallen tree.
something futtered ahead" he writes.
I'VE could not see what 1t was. Closer
we came. and still the object re-
NAMED indistinct; we seemed to see
a butterfly, and yet that appeared i'm
possible. At last we marked 1t down
on a fern frond, and crept up until our
eyes were within two feet Of 1t. Moth
ing was visible but the graceful lace
work Of the frond. until a slanting
beam Of sunlight struck It, and there,
close before US, was butterfly that
spread fully three inches, but was
wholly transparent. save for three
tiny spots Of azure near the margin
Of each hind wing.
las we looked, It drifted to a
double-headed flower Of scarlet. and
when 1t alighted, the scarlet Of the
flower and the green Of the leaf were
as distinct as II seen through thin
mica, and the faint gray haze Of the
insects wings was marked only by
the indistinct venation."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

on q frame house. Hold the glass so
that you look through only one-half Of
the glass, as shown in the illustration.
Now close the left eye and get the
opera glass focused on your lines.
Holding your gaze steadily on these
lines open your left eye and move
the glass until you see the same lines
with both eyes at once. With little
practice you will get them to over
lap as II you were not looking through
the glass at all.
Count how many spaces you see
with your left eye in the single space
that you see with the eye that looks
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
FOur.Handed cheekerboard.

the board shown in the illustration
has been constructed in France. The
game is played with either 90. Sc. Sc
or so men. and the squares are in
four different colors which divide
the board diagonally into four tri-
angles. It is we'll to note that the
ordinary French checkerboard con-
tains one hundred squares instead Of
the Ga Of the American board.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
NEWS @He
YOUNG
PEOPLE
TESTING THE OPERA GLASSES
Ingenious Manner Of Settling Disputes
Among Boys AZ to the
Magnlfylng Power.

At this time of year. when people
go to the theater a good deal. boys
often have disputes as to the magni-
flying power Of the grownups' opera
glasses. Here is the way they are
tested.
Pick out some object with number
Of equally distant lines on It, like q
brick wall. the stats on a blind. the
rungB OF q ladder or the clapboards
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Old Teller in New Jersey claims that
plenty Of conversation is an aid to
longevity. If that were the case the
average insurance agent would live to
be 1000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

The $4,000 registered letter stolen
by a st. Louis mail clerk was found
in q chicken coop. The hens should
be made to lay, II possible, but offer
ing such extraordinary inducements as
this is hardly justihable.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
PatIant FIahermen.

what. giving up already. my boy?''
said q gentleman to a youthful angler.
You must bring a little more patience
with you another time" Il brought
enough patience with me. mister. but
I didn't bring enough wormA"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
How She cauuht u.

A little four-year-Old went to Sunday
school for the first time and heard
the children singing: "once I vas
blind but now I can see" That after
noon her sister heard her sing: One
side was blind. but now 1t can see"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
One Kind Of eartarn.

One day last summer little DottiG
was watching her mother canning
fruit. After the rubber rings had beer
put on several cans Dottie exclaimed:
'Oh, mamma, let me put the garter
on the rest Of theml"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Sundays will hardly become popu
Jar with many Of the leisure class II
they are only to be seen at about sun
rise, for what is the use Of staying up
90 late?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

II has been suggested that to keep
our toes warm during zero weather
all that il necessary Is to concentrate
the mind upon them. Non-believers
can accomplish the same result BY
tWiddling theirs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

When a man gives q 100000 neck
lace to his wife. men growl about the
extravagance Of the idle rich, but
when he gives It to 4 comic opera
queen they nudge each other and say:
The gay old dog!"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

A newspaper in Germany is named
the Observation-Disclosures Wochen-
schrift. No wonder q man in Michi-
gan has been laboring strenuously to
produce q new alphabet
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

A southern Illinois farmer claims to
be the owner Of a hen that lays a
double yolked egg every day. This
As believed to be the worst case Of ex-
aggerated eggo now before the public.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

The report that this country is first
In coal production does not arouse
ones patriotism when one awakes in
the morning to find that the furnace
mas grown cold.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Cutlery importers are charged with
having defrauded the government. 1t
seems that they shaved Uncle Samuel
and didn't let him know anything
about It.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Eve was not beautiful woman, 30
the historians say, but we have rea-
son to believe that she was the most
beautiful woman Of her day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Tho honk Of the automobile follows
the flag. Alaska, Porto Rico and Ha-
wall invested $1,SOO.OOO in automobiles
last year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

"Automobiling leads to corpulence."
II this is an attempt to brighten the
ladies away from automobiles. it will
fail Of its purpose.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

The Persian government wants TO
pay the former shah 100000 year
to stay out of the country. Ample
pay for light work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

The physicians recommend cheer
fulness at meals. There is no tarift
on that article. and it should be freely
INDUCED In.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Many Of the British submarines in
class A have met disaster. They
should improve the model or get q
new classification.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

We see by the pa-apers that for
tune in diamonds was found in q Phil.
adelphia ash barrel How'd you like
to be the ashman?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
The Eye and Glass.

through the glass and that will be the
magnifying power. In the illustration
It is four times. Telescopes can be
tested in the same way, II held very
steady.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

II IT costs $500 q week to remain
beautiful, as one Of our actor ladies
,aays, We are surprised that all our
druggists are not millionaires.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Deer hunter in Maine has been IN
dicted for shooting a guide. What has
become Of our much Wanted liberty?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

The correspondent made a mistake
when he wrote that the Yaqui Indians
are in revolt again. He means that
they are in revolt yet.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

One Of the best things about a mo
nor truck is that It doesn't spoil ones
,peace Of mind by Shivering while try
ing TO get its lunch out Of a nose bag.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

A phrenologist advises the liberal
use Of the mirror for study OF ones
own ailments. This should boom the
safety razor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

The appendix can now be removed
IN two minutes and the cut need not
he two inches long. Surgeons de-
cline. however, TO b paid By measure
m0nk
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Might have expected It. A Chicago
ice magnate says that too much cold
10 as bad for the ice crop as too little.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Although 44,5O0 letters n day are
sent to the dead letter ONCE, no one
has missed any bills mailed to him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Twenty more zapatistas were killed
IN fight the other day. They may
become extinct before we find out
what they are.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
AMUSING F0UR-HANDED GAME
Can Be Played With Partners or All
Can Play AIone-Board Contains
100 Squares.

To make possible four.handed
game Of checkers, two playing part
ners, or all playing their own game.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Either none Of fortunes fools ride
IN airships or else fortune leaves
them when the ship begins to fly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

An Indiana girl has broken the rec
ord In the high-ring jump. But she
couldn't do 1t in q hobble skirt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Being resuscitated by the pulmotor
70 more popular than appendicitis and
not nearly SO fatal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Did you ever see driver arrested
tor cruelty to his motor truck?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
Mover buy a sick hos.
Plow the garden deeply.

No eve should be bred until she
has reached maturity.
A poorly nourished, stunted 2-year-
old filly should not be bred.
There are many reasons why farm
ers should keep more sheep.
Each season q grass-lot should be
held in reserve for the dairy COWS.
In some sections farmers are recon-
mendlng sowing alsike with timothy.
On every farm poultry should not
only have a place, but q prominent
place.
Replowing fall plowed land again in
the spring seems useless expense and
bother.
It Is a common but erroneous opin-
ion that beets are especially hard on
the land.
Let the colt have shelter from
storm, but let him have access to pas
ture also.
It is as an egg producer that the
Indian Runner duck has gained the
most fame.
When rape is pastured down, 1t will
often spring up again after being
given a rest.
An economical use of roughage
about the farm is greatly in favor OF
winter dairying.
Feeding all of the cows in the same
way is treating them unfairly and
cheating yourself.
The best time to dehorn an animal
is when 1t is only few days old, by
using caustic potash.
It is we'll worth while to exert ev.
cry energy possible to keep your pres.
ent supply of live stock.
In breaking the colt, remember that
Il is an easy matter to overload and
ruin him by causing him to balk.
One of the secrets in raising any
kind OF live stock is to keep the
young animal growing from the start.
The time to change the calf from
whole milk to skimmilk will depend
largely upon the development OF the
calf.
You may feed all the food your hens
can possibly use, but II you are short
of grit, the results will not be satis'
factory.
Bacteria do not thrive in the cold
but in heat only. If you keep your
milk below 40 degrees the bacteria
will have small chance.
In case some cockerels need to be
eaten or sold on a fancy market, 1t
pays to put them in a crate and fat
ten them for two weeks.
Be sure to have some disinfectant
to use on the young colts naval when
he arrives. A half minute at this
time may save the colt later.
August Matched pullets kept over
for breeding until the second spring
make splendid breeding birds II they
have been we'll fed and not stunted.
II other cures for caked udder or
similar inflammatOry troubles have
failed, try letting the calf run with
the COW for a while next freshening
time.
For fattening chickens buttermilk has
a feeding value Of above 30 cents a
hundred pounds. This Is consider
ably in advance Of its value for feed
ing hogs.
Cows should never be fed more
roughage, especially when 1t is Of good
quality, than they will consume with
relish and come to the next fodder
ing with keen appetites.
The boar pigs should be separated
from the SOW pigs as soon as they are
weaned, and it is usually an easy mat
ter to arrange your lots Of hogs so
that the young boars will not be near
the sows.
Clover or alfalfa as q roughage for
swine will furnish bulk to the ration
as we'll as will cornsilage and, further
more, will furnish considerable pro-
tein, consequently are better than the
corn-silage.
L. 49,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Provide succulent food Of some
Kind in the sheep ration. Silage Is
best, but II you have no silo. give
roots OF some kind - mangels, tug
uips or rutabagas-chopped into the
RraIn feed, which win freshen up the
ration wonderfully.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

The proper way 10 XIII q turkey Is
to tie Its feet together, hang on a
pole, then cut the throat and allow
to bleed freely. Dry pick, leaving
head and wings on. After picking
dip in hot water and then in cold.
This win give the skin q treShsr
look.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

In case some cockerels need to be
eaten or sold on fancy market, 1t
pays to put them in a crate and fat
ten them for two weeks.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

When out in the barnyard or corral
the cows like to keep busy picking at
some corn fodder or other roughage
even II they get enough feed in the
stables.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Be sure to have some disinfectant
to use on the young colts naval when
he arrives. A half minute at this
time may save the colt later.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

Calves will begin to nibble on hay
at about four weeks Of age, and can
be fed what good, clean hay they will
eat. Alfalfa is perhaps too laxative to
be fed to young calves, but may be
given after three or four months.