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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
IMAGINATION WORKS A CURE
Prince Of Orange Cured Garrison Of
ScurVy by Use Of Harmless Col.
ored Walls Of Water.

During the siege OF Breda, In the
Netherlands. the garrison was badly
afflicted with the scurvy.
So useless was the medical aid az
forded the soldiers, and so desperate
were they in consequence, that they
resolved to give up the city to the
enemy.
This resolution came to the ears Of
the prince of Orange. He immediate
ly wrote addresses to the men, assur-
ing them that he possessed remedies
that were unknown to physicians. and
that he would undertake their cure.
provided they continued in the dis
charge of their duty. Together with
these addresses he sent to the physi-
clans small walls Of colored water,
which the patients were assured were
OF immense price and Of unspeakable
value. Many. who declared that all
former remedies had only made them
worse, now recovered in a few days.
A long and interesting account OF the
wonderful working of this purely i'm
aginary antidote was drawn up by
NJ. Van der Mye, one Of the physi'
clans OF the garrison, whose office
was thus successfully usurped by the
prince Of Orange.
A corroborative proof Of the we'll
known power Of the imagination af'
fecting Arabian fable: One day a
traveller met the Plague going into
Cairo, and accosted 1t thus: For
what purpose are you entering
Cairo?" ITO kill 5000 people," re-
Joined the Plague.
Some time after the same traveller
met the Plague on his return, and
said: But you killed 100000"
Nay" replied the Plague. Il
killed but 5000; the rest died Of
fright"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

IIInIkB
ONES 81
BLACK SNAKE AND SQUIRREL
Correspondent Relates Thrilling Story
Of Encounter He Witnessed
While Hunting In Woods.

A correspondent tells a thrilling
story Of the meeting between q big
blacksnake and a gray squirrel. He
was sitting at the foot Of tree with
his gun across his knee when he heard
q squirrel chattering in a small tree
near him. He at once cooked his gun
and prepared to shoot He saw the
squirrel run part way down the trunk
OF tho tree and then scramble back
again. and, after chatterlng frantically
for few seconds, repeat the action.
This continued for some time, and the
hunter became 30 much interested that
he rose up slowly and tried to find out
what the trouble was. Near the bot
tom Of the tree he saw a huge black.
snake partially colled. Its head lay
fiat on the ground. but its tail was
thrust up a few inches in the air and
was waving slowly back and forth.
Again the squirrel ran down, this time
nearer to the ground. and then 1t sud-
denly stopped chattering and seemed
to be cycling the snakes tail.
Then 1t ran around the tree and
peeped out on the other side and
looked at the tail from that direction.
Now, a squirrel is the most curious Of
all animals. and it couldn't understand
why that tail was moving SO strange
ly and so 1t crept nearer and nearer.
uttering half.startled little cries from
time to time. The hunter saw the
snakes eyes CLEAN. but there was not
the slightest motion Of the body. al.
though the tail continued to wave. At
last the squirrel reached the ground
or sudden the snake threw up its
head, sprung almost off the ground
and before the squirrel could move
seized 1t in its dreadful fangs. The
squirrels curiosity had proved its
ruin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
INDIGESTION, GAS
OR BAD STOMACH
Time it! Pape's Diapepsin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good. but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause sick.
sour. gassy stomach? Now, Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down: Papes
Diapepsin dlgests everything. leaving
nothing to sour and upset you. There
never was anything SO safely quick, SO
certainly effective. No difference how
badly your stomach Is dlsordered you
will get happy relief in Ave minutes.
but what pleases you most is that It
strengthens and regulates your stom-
ach SO you can eat your favorite foods
without fear.
You feel different as soon as "Pabe's
Diapepsin" comes In contact with the
stomach-distress just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch.
ing. no eructations OF undigested food.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made. by getting large fifty.
cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin from any
store. You realize In Ave minutes how
needless 1t is to suffer from indiges-
ton, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

Second St, W. s., Streator, Illinois.
Philadelphia, Pa. -"It was at the
Change Of Life that I turned to Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
using it as o tonic to build up my sys-
tenn, with beneficial results. - Mrs.
SARA HAYWARD, 1926 w. VenangO St.,
Tioga) Phila., Pa.
San Francisco, Cal.-"I have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for many years whenever I
would feel bad. ! have gone through
the Change Of Life without any troubles
and thank the Compound for it. Tree
ommend it to young girls and to women
of all ages.''-Mrs. c. BARRIE S052
25th St, San Francisco, Cal.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkhsm'S
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled.
II you want special advice write 70
Lydia E. Plnkham Medicine Co. (cOnas
dentlaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter win
be opened, read and answered b. .
woman and held In strict eOnfdenea
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
CHEESE AND CRACKER PUZZLE
Exact Ratio In Which Two Articles Of
Food Should Be Consumed 10
Shown by Illustration.

Chef Louis is showing the exact ra-
ito in which crackers and cheese
should be consumed. Says Louis:
The balance board. which weighs one
half as much as the cheese. has four
fifths Of It's length on one side Of the
balance point. The cheese weighs
ten pounds. SO who can tell the weight
OF the crackers?"
Louis said the cheese weighed ten
pounds and the balance board five
pounds. Four-fifths Of the board, and
therefore four pounds Of its weight
was on one side OF the balance point.
Let us assume that the beam was five
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get rs Cent pottle
Of Danderine Right Now-AIso
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin. brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair II mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; Of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There Is nothing SO destructive to
TIE hair as dandruR. 1t robs the hair
Of its luster, Its strength and Its very
life; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching Of the scalp, which
II not remedled causes the hair roots
70 shrink, loosen and dle-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get q % cent bottle of KnOwlton's
Danderine from any store, and after
the FIRST application your hair VIII
take on that life, luster and luxuriance
which is so beautiful. 1t will become
wavy and fuffy and have the appear
ance Of abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness, but what win
please you most VIII be after just a
few weeks use, when you win actual
y zee q lot Of fine, downy hair-nsW
halr-EFOwing all over the scalp. A3V.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
FLYNN Post.

Set circle Of chairs facing inward.
Let one child sit on each chair, and
let the 1T" stand in the center Of the
ring. Twist up a duster or large
handkerchief into ball. The seated
players have to throw 1t from one
to another across the ring. while the
1T" has to try to catch it as 1t passes.
The seated players must not get
up. II the buster falls outside the
ring they may lean down and pick it
up. but they must not leave their
places. When the at" catches It or
secures It from the floor the child who
last threw 1t gives up her place and
becomes 1T" in the middle Of the
ring.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
CHILDREN love
SYRUP. OF FIGS
It is cruel to force nauSeating,
harsh phySic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup Of Figs" Its
action 10 positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet.
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves q sick child tomor.
row.
Ask at the store for q 50-cent bottle
OF California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
OF all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
CANADA WINS AGAIN
This Time at the international
Soil Products in Oklahoma.

Last year and the year before, and
the year before that. the farm prod
ucts Of Western Canada carried of
first premiums, championships and
honours, together with medals and dl.
plomas, feats that were likely to give
a swelled head to any other people
than those who had SO much more be.
hind. At Columbus. Ohio, and then
again at Columbia, North Carolina, q
farmer Of Saskatchewan carried of
the highest prize for oats, and in an.
other year. will become the possessor
OF the $500 Colorado Trophy; anoth.
er farmer made two successful ex.
hibits OF wheat at the biggest shows
in the United States; another farmer
of Manitoba won championships and
sweepstake ut the live stock show in
Chicago. and this year expects to du-
plicate his successes of last year.
These winnings are the more credita.
bic as none OF the cattle were ever fed
any corn. but raised and fattened on
nature grasses and small grains.
At the Dry Farming Congress held
at Lethbridge in 1912, Alberta and
Saskatchewan. farmers carried OF
the principal prizes competing with
the world. The most recent winnings
OF Canada have been made at Tulsa,
Oklahoma. where seven OF the eigh.
teen sweepstakes rewards at the In.
ternational Soil Products Exposition
were taken by Canada In competition
with eleven states.
The chief prize. a thrashing ma.
chine, valued at $1,000 for the best
''bushel of hard wheat. went to Peter
Gerlack of Allan, Saskatchewan. Mon.
tana took four Of the sweepstakes,
Oklahoma four, and Nebraska two.
Russia sent one delegate. Spain
had two. Belgium three, China four,
Canada fifty. Mexico five. Norway one,
Brazil three.
In the district in which the wheat
was grown that won this prize. there
were thousands of acres this year that
would have done as well. Mr.. Gerlack
IS to be congratulated as we'll as the
Province of Saskatchewan, and West.
ern Canada as a whole. for the great
success that has been achieved in
both grain and Observation-Disclosures.
Long In 6urlesque.
Il see that Doctor Cook has gone
into vaudeville"
well, he didn't have far to CO."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Cracker and Cheese Puzzle.

feet in length, then at the point two
feet from the fulcrum (the average
distance) would be a weight pressure
of four pounds. This, equivalent to a
two-pound pressure at the extreme
end, o two-pound weight at the four
foot arm of a five-foot lever would
raise eight pounds on the short arm.
The cheese weighed ten pounds and
there was already a half-pound pres
sure on the short arm, making q to-
tai Of ten and one-half pounds,
which would require two and FIVE
eighths pounds pressure on the long
arm to effect a balance. Therefore,
the crackers must have weighed five
eighths of a pound.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Anothsr Faee AIIures l4Im.

81 hope you wstch your teacher,
Johnnie. and remember what she
shows you %
Nav. don't"
what do you do?"
II watch the clock."-CleVelano
Plain Dealer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
SAFETY N0ISE-MAKING TOY
Much Amusement ls Afforded to
Youngsters by Parents, Using Old
Newspapers as Ammunition.

Nearly every American father has,
at one time or another, blown up e
paper bag and then exploded It by
striking the bottom with his hand. to
the great enjoyment Of a small son.
The illustration shows a safe noise
making toy embodying the same idea,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Magic Square Puzzle.

same relative positions. so that each
full sized square becomes u magic
square. and adds up in all directions to
"a?
The diagram shows how the central
cells must be filled in, so that the same
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Cautious Porter.

80 you gave up your job at the
depot?"
"Yes, sub. amt liftin' no mo- suit
cases. When dem militant suffra-
gettes is so busy dar ain no tellin'
which Of 'em is kerryin' wardrobe an
which is kerryln' dynamite.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Three WOMEN
TESTIFY
TOthe Merit of Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Com
pound during Change
of Life.
StreatOr, III. CT shall always praise
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com

|pOuIlu wherever !
60. It has done me
so much good at
Change of Life, and
it has alsohelpedmy
daughter. 1t is one
Of the grandest
medicines for wo-
men that can b Q
bought. I shall try
to induce others to
Try It" Mrs. J. H.
CAMPBELL, 206 N.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Tha Why.

Teacher Of Hygiene-Why mast We
alwayn be careful TO keep our homes
clean and neat?
Little Glri-BecauBs company nay
VAN IN a any momsnAr -Judga
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

~ N

says the Popular Mechanics. A piece
of old newspaper is the ammunition.
This is slipped over the opening Of the
ball or bowl-shaped receptacle, and the
pulling Of the trigger or exertion OF
pressure on the handle, results in
pressure Of air which bursts the paper
with considerable noise.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
PUZZLE OF MAGIC SQUARES
Trick Is to Fill In Four Empty Cells
With Same Four Numbers In
Same Relative Positions.

Can you Ill in the four squares.
which now have each four empty coils.
with the same four numbers in the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

Girls should remember that the abll-
fly to toast marshmallows does not
make a good cook of any one.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

What word is there OF eight letter.
nom which you can subtract ave ana
isave tent
Tendency.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Vronor,ar1 IN nAo4hara


you are nothing but a poor book
worm"
We'll, Id rather be a book-worm
than a money-grub."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Keep the grit box full.


The eggs should be gathered daily
and marketed twice week.
In packing apples for market the
less handling they get the better.
The question Is not what kind OF
fences you have but how well they
are kept.
A pot or box OF parsley, growing In
q kitchen window, is both useful and
ornamental.
Strawberry plants should be cover
ed to a depth Of two inches with hay
or old straw.
The cause OF white specks in butter.
in most cases, is due from oversouring
OF the cream.
Be sure the sheep barn has a tight
roof, a dry floor and good ventilation
with no drafts,
Hang up q bunch OF alfalfa where
all the chickens can peck at It as much
as they please.
The poultry like fresh straw now
and then just as well as the COW likes
to be we'll bedded.
The patient mule Is not much for
speed. but he keeps going, and usually
arrives on time.
Save money by having the old
horses teeth fattened so they can
grind their feed.
In selecting future dairy COWS from
heifers, see that the milking organs
are well developed.
Fertility can be built up faster
upon the dairy farm than upon any
other kind Of farm.
Prune out limbs and twigs Of ap-
pie trees infested with blight. Disin.
feet tools after each cut
The germ OF seed corn lies in the
tip Of the kernel. Broad. well-fllled
tips indicate strong germs.
Sell all old and poor ewes and start
your breeding season with a good.
vigorous, pure-bred stock.
Time and care spent in the orchard
is almost sure to pay for itself and a
good rate Of interest besides.
All eggs should be tested by the
seventh day, which often makes It
possible to rest some of the hens.
Don't keep a horse going after It
begins to show signs of exhaustion.
You will save him by resting bit
Sweet clover may be sown just be-
fore II freezes up, but, on the whole, 1t
gives better results to SOW early In the
spring.
DO not forget that the fowls need
green food. II a change of yards is
not possible see that some is fed them
daily.
The clearing up and burning Of the
garden rubbish this fall will mean q
less number OF insects to fight next
season.
Breed for a purpose. This idea is
being constantly brought to our
attention among the different breeds
Of stock.
A mule never seems to be really
frightened at anything. When he runs
away he does 1t through pure love OF
mischief.
What is q farm? A piece Of land
does not make a farm. There must
be fences, houses, stock. cultivation
and a crop.
Large ears of corn are not tneces-
sary to large yields. Maturity is es-
sential to satisfactory crops. Don't go
after too large ears.
Docking lambs improves their gen.
eral appearance and increases their
market value, without retarding their
growth to any extent.
The well-bred draft horse is always |
in demand, and the farmer who breeds |
It constantly is the one who makes the |
most profit in horses.
The spring chicken is one Matched
not earlier than February nor later
than May, and is Of market weight
at two or three pounds.
Collect the eggs regularly at least
-. h.ttor tryfna n dav IN Y,nodaraka
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

">WNS ES
Poultry relish skimmllk.
Duck raising is profitable.
Musty hay carries many ills.
Millet does not make good silage.
Timothy is q very expensive mill
builder.
Get the pigs that are At OF to the
early market.
II your hogs have cholera put up q
sing. Hog Cholera Here"
Burying is satisfactory means oil
protecting winter cabbage.
II hogs bring $40 a hundred the feed
ers will come out even on 81 corn.
Alfalfa pasture and hogs make a
combination that is hard to beat
Beef cattle supplies at all the big
northern markets are running light.
Better grow truck crops for work.
ingmen than to ship grain to Europe.
A dairy properly managed brings in
q steady income throughout the year.
II dry weather helps the soil We all
ought to raise good gardens next year.
A pound of mutton can be produced
at less cost than any other kind Of
meat.
A sheep will take cold in spite Of
its fleece Of warm wool, II obliged to
lie in a draft.
Barnyard manure is like the trigger
OF a gun-it releases forces far great
er than its own.
When you pick fruit, be careful not
to pull 1t from the stem. The stem pre-
vents quick decay.
Do not keep cows for a side issue,
make 1t a business like any other
branch Of farm work.
A bruised apple, II put into bar.
rel with sound fruit, will eventually
destroy all of them.
Put-off habits and success in han.
ding anything connected with the
dairy do not 60 together.
Use well matured sows for breed.
ing purposes and keep them as long
as they are good breeders.
Handle the brood sows so that the
young pigs will begin to grow from
the time of their birth.
Quality in dairy products is OF ex-
IRENE Importance. 1t is always val
liable. but here 1t is essential.
There should be no OF years in ap,
pie orchards IL the trees are prop
erly cared for and cultivated. O.
Select seed corn early and thus
avoid getting the late maturing ears.
These ears are not safe for seed.
Be sure the sows have plenty Of
pure water to drink. aside from the
slop they have. Slop is not drink.
for no other reason a definite crop
rotation should be followed for its sys-
tematizing effect on the farm opera
tons.
A man can never tell the quality OF
his soil until he digs into 1t
and watches its action with different
crops.
Early and careful selection OF seed
corn will easily increase the prospec.
tive yields for next year FIVE bushels
per acre.
A eve In good flesh almost invari-
ably is a good breeder and a good
sucker. things that thin eve cannot
very well do.
The advantages OF cheap and
even fertile lands may be readily
counterbalanced by the distance
from market.
In most localities the building
should face the south. as this insures
the greatest amount Of sun light dur.
ing the winter.
The Indian Runner grows very
rapidly and begin laying early. They
lay a large white egg. These eggs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
Solution Of Puzzle.

numbers and arrangement completes
each magic square.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

Slippers and Procrastination.
Why are your bedroom slippers Hike
a deferred resoluttOn7
Because they are put on till the nsxt
day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04
That's So.

That's So.
Bix-Somahow have no luck at all.
Dix-Why, man alive, that's luck.
You might have bad luck, you know.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

Feed small grain in plenty Of clean
litter so that the hens have 70 scratch
for r. They need the exercise since
theFs are not so many grasshoppers
% chase.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

A iRts push win generally last
Longer than a political DulL
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

Can you afford a coat OF paint for
the buildings this fall? There Is
really nothing like It for Frightening
things up around the premises.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

The dairyman who looks after the
comfort OF his cows win get the most
out Of them. He win lessen the cost
Of milk production, which is the same
thing a. increase IN price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

A wash made up OF washing soda
and soft soap when applied to the
trunks and limbs OF trees win pre-
vent lichen adhering to the trees.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

The Indian Runner grows very
rapidly and begin laying early. They
lay a large white egg. These eggs
have a very fine flavor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

Long In Burlesque.
Il see that Doctor Cook has gone
into vaudeville"
well, he didn't have far to CO."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

In most localities the building
should face the south. as this insures
the greatest amount of sun light dur
ing the winter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

Collect the eggs regularly at least
once. better twice, day in moderate
weather and more frequently in very
warm and very cold weather.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-04

The advantages Of cheap and
even fertile lands may be readily
counterbalanced by the distance
from market