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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

tribute rice used to be disembarked
here and hauled overland to the cap
ital.
sandstorn on Chinese Desert.
The houses are all on about the
same pattern, built Of mud and straw.
Their yards are Enclosed by fences OF
kaoliang stalks, woven In various de-
signs. resembling the paper mats
made in our kindergartens. At each
gate is to be seen a black pig. half q
dozen naked children. and an OLD
grandmother smoking her pipe. New
Years gods adorn the gate posts. and
overhead hangs a cage from which
floats the melodious notes OF q Mon
golian lark.
AS we neared the Ping-gu'Hsien
(Flat Valley city, we left the green
wheat fields behind and found our
selves on a quivering fiery desert
not a house in sight, not tree only
the yielding, treacherous. slippery
sand. Suddenly there appeared on the
horizon a deep yellowish cloud, ex'
tending rapidly from the northwest
to the south.
Our mack train, the donkey boys. eV-
erything about US. became tinged a
fuiyous hue. Our guide, a great hulk
ing lad, displayed considerable nerV'
BUSINESS. at which was surprised for
one becomes Injured to dust storms In
north China. Each succeeding minute
the wind increased in force; great
blasts of air drove the sharp sand
AGAINST our faces until swelling tears
washed their way down our cheeks.
I began to feel . bit uncomfortable
myself.
Now the yellow cloud in the west
gradually became darker and darker
until Il was transformed into the most
ominous blackness II was surely
moving toward US with greater "a
pldity. Instinctively we slipped from
our beasts and crouched beside them.
NV animal was shaking like leaf,
too frightened even to whinny. The
air was heavily charged with cleo
tricIty. We tingled all over.
In the twinkling Of an eye. just as
We expected to be sanded under. the
whole scene changed. The storm
seized the great dark cloud as By q
mighty hand. and twisted It around
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17
MEMORY A MATTER OF HABIT
Fo?getfuIness Arises Largely From
Special Kind Of Lazlness-Mental
Training Needed.

Memory, according to psychologists.
Is a good deal a matter OF habit. and
lack Of 1t arises largely from a spe-
cial kind OF laziness. We see the truth
OF this, remarks the Bellman. when
we observe the prodigions memories
Of some of the men OF letters a CEN
fury ago, and then compare their edu-
cation with the system Of teaching
which how prevails. When we won
der at their ability to quote offhand
OF almost any length. We must remem-
Der from their earliest days they were
taught to memorize. They had to
learn things by heart. and learn them
exactly, with the result that in child
hood they formed. perforce. the habit
OF remembering with absolute pre-
cision.
What we need nowadays is sort OF
mental training analogous to this old
er schooling. Let us by all means
keep our filing cases and memoran-
dun pads, but let us at the same time
keep our memories active by making
them work. The simple process Of
committing poetry to memory. futile
as 1t may seem to some, is one OF the
most useful kinds of intellectual ex-
ercise. And II we do not before long
make general use Of some such stimu-
LUIS, 1t begins to look as though our
memories would join our appendices
as now useless relics OF an earlier
stage Of existence.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17
RIDDLES.

What does man love more than life,
Hate more than death or mortal
strife;
What which contented men desire.
The poor have. and the rich re-
quire;
The miser spends. the spendthrift
saves,
And all men carry to their gravesH
Nothing.
What man must have his glass be-
fore he can do days work!
A glazier.
When is a pie like a poet!
When It is Browning.
What are the greatest obstacles to
4 Russian invasion of Turkey?
The balkin' (Bankan) mountains.
Which OF the feathered tribe would
be supposed to lift the heaviest
weight?
The crane.
Who was Jonah's tutor?
The whale that brought him up.
Why Is avarice like bad memory
Because It Il always for getting.
Why is 1t vulgar to sing and play By
yourself?
Because It IL solo ESQ low).
What is that which touches one but
unites two?
A wedding ring.
What is the difiernce between q pho
koRrapher and the whooping cough?
The one makes facsimilies. the other
sick families
What IL the difference between an
orEanist and his Innuenza3
one knows his stops. and the other
Stops his nose
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17
MUSIC is MADE FROM WOOD
Among Amusing Toys Any Small Boy
Can Make 10 Harmonleon-only
Quick Tunes Played.

A harmonicon made Of glass Is .
well-known instrument OF ancient
date. Glass. from its very nature.
lends itself to produce musical
sounds. but wood IL quite different
material, and a great many people
would hardly believe that 1t contains
musical properties. It is not record
Il at a wooden harmonicon was made
some years ago out Of an ordinary
bundle Of firewood. the sticks being
laid in due order upon waxed threads.
and that the music produced was in
every way satisfactory. As toy It
IE worth consideration. and should DO
made as shown In the illustration.
The wood should be as hard as pos
sible to produce the finer sounds. and
the straighted the grain the more true
the tones will be. The palettes. a.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17
Wooden Harmonleon.

the pieces are called. must be Of vary
ing lengths for the different tones.
Oak or mahogany are best Expert
ment will soon show what to select
and what to refuse. The palettes
when cut should be allowed to rest
on straws or strings frightened over q
shallow box and kert in place by
means of wax on their under parts.
The music is produced by striking the
notes with small hammers In the
same way as the ordinary glass har-
monicon. These should be made OF
whalebone or split cane. at the ends
Of which small knobs Of wood are
fixed. On these wooden instruments
only quick tunes can be played. as
there Is NO sustaining power In tho
notes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17
Rselns for MAKING Jokes.

There is nothing any easier than
writing jokes. Simply jot down your
ideas for the jokes, say two or three
hundred, on a slip Of paper; then seat
yourself before q typewriter, Feed
blank paper into the typewriter and
inject the ideas through your finger
tips into the keys. Continue to do
this until all Of the ideas on the slip
are exhausted. then gather up the
jokes, which have piled themselves
into heap on the opposite side Of the
typewriter, send them to editors and
receive your checks. A couple OF
hours u day spent in this manner
should bring you in revenue enough
to support a wife and nine children.
run q six-cylinder touring car and buy
bonbons for q soul-mate. Try Il.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

~ re WERE standing at the end
AA OF the car, our arms laden
. WY with coats. umbrellas and
w cameras. awaiting the Glow.
ing down of our train at
Tung Chow station. when vulgar i'm
petus roughly impacted US against the
door, Warner NJ. Van Norden writes
in the New York Times.
Our friend, an enthusiastic first
alder, smelling an accident, extricated
himself from the press and hurried
forward. only to find a poor pumpkin
lying beside the train minus five toes.
The engineer explained that this man
had stood on the track, grinning at
the locomotive, until toppled over by
the cowcatcher. Notwithstanding the
frantic efforts OF the fireman. who
pulled the whistle rope with one hand
and strewn coal on him with the
other
A peculiar thrill attends the pull.
ing out" from the railroad and the
plunge into the interior. Even the old
mules start more briskly at the first
few cracks OF the whip. The jabber.
ing OF the bystanders and the snarling
OF the ours have the same exhilarating
effect on the mental tension as the
Chinese firecracker or the brass band
on the German steamers.
Tung Chow claims the name Of
Port OF Pekln, because 1t is the head
Of navigation on the small river which
connects with the Grand canal. Be
fore the railroad was built all OF the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17
CUBS, FOOD
They Thrive on oraps-Nuts.

Healthy babies don't cry and the
Well.nourished baby that Ia fed on
Grape.Nuts IL never q crying BABY
Many babies who cannot take any
other food relish the perfect food
Grape-Nuts. and get well.
my baby was given up by three
doctors who said that the condensed
milk on which I had fed her had
ruined the chlld's stomach. One OF
the doctors told me that the only
thing to do would be to try Grape
Nuts, SO got some and prepared 1t a.
follows: soaked ~ tablespoonfuls
in one pint Of cold water for half an
hour, then strained on the liquid and
mixed u teaspoonfuls OF this strained
Crape-Nuts juice with six teaspoonfuls
Of rich milk, put In q pinch OF salt ana
q little sugar, warmed 1t and gave II
to baby every two hours.
In this simple, easy way ! saved
babys life and have built her up to q
strong. healthy child, rosy and laugh
ing. The food must certainly be per
feet to have such a wonderful effect
a. this. | can truthfully say I think
Il IL the best food In the world to
raise delicate babies on and is also .
delicious healthful food for groWn-ups
a. we have discovered In our family"
Grape-Nuts Is equally valuable to the
strong. healthy man or woman. Is
stands for the true theory Of health.
There's q reason" and It IL explained
IN the little book. The Road to Well
VILE" In pkgs.
BveR read the nbove letteFe a neW
enc uppearl fFum time - live. Neek
an1nEulas
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

into a whirling column. twenty yards
in diameter. standing for a moment
with perfect perpendicularity. Then.
little by little. 1t leaned forward, and
like q great specter. It swept by u.s.
passing 80 near that tangential parti'
cles struck us with incredible force.
When a mile away It unwrapped Its
shroud and collapsed directly across
our road. The donkey boy bent over,
scooped up a handful Of sand ana
tossed 1t to the dying wind. All was
still.
Approaching a Buddhist Temple.
Throughout the afternoon we were
climbing, and by nightfall we found
ourselves at most charming Buddhist
temple. Gilman Ling Mao is 1900
feet above a wild gorge, on an over
hanging rock. backed by dense grove
OF cedars. The temple is five hundred
years old and looks across to the
great wall. What bloody scenes the
priests OF old must have witnessed
from their watch tower as the rapa'
cious invaders slaughtered their focks
below.
Thwing and l were armed with two
letters from Pekin. which worked like
magic. One was addressed to the gen.
eral in charge Of the forces which
guard the Tung Ling. or eastern
tombs. where the late empress dow
ager, Tsu Hsi. is buried; the other to
the Tartar general at Jehol. When.
therefore. we were within ten II OF
General Su's camp we sent forward
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

|
to health and vitality.
It Is we'll to have cows and heifers
in good flesh at calving time.
Don't use second hand packages for
your comb or extracted honey.
| Measure out your grain according
70 the work your horses are doing.
Hogs are susceptible to rheumatism
II allowed to sleep in wet or damp
beds.
Underfeeding is responsible for
more small milk yields than 10 q poor
COW.
The home garden needs rotation
Just az much as any other part OF the
farm.
The health OF every animal should
he carefully watched and every symp-
tom treated.
Keep the mud cleaned OF the
horses legs and they will not have
cracked heels.
One OF the big arguments in favor OF
the incubator il that the chicks are
not born lousy.
A little more elbow grease used in
keeping the premises clean will often
prevent disease.
Sweet corn is a very profitable crop.
One reason for this is because II Is
so easily handled.
Keeping two cows to do the work OF
one constitutes the biggest leak In
the dairy business.
Handle the young boar carefully.
Teach him to obey the word. and 70
walk ahead Of you.
Handle the brood sows so that the
young pigs will begin to grow from
the time Of their birth.
A half pint OF carbolic acid In two
gallons of water makes good disin-
fectant for any purpose.
Fine rotted manure from the slA'
bles may be applied with great bene
fit to grass II spread early.
Try q few moth balls in the nesting
material OF setting hens and the
virmin will be less troublesome.
Can you get ten pounds OF pork out
Of q bushel OF corn? That Is what
the big men tell US we ought to do.
Butter for market containing color
ing matter must be so labeled where
the coloring matter is injurious as a
food.
The amount Of milk in the pail Is
about the only mark" Of a good milk
COW that may always be depended
upon.
A dipper OF very warm water turned
over cabbage heads several times dur
ing the season, will destroy cabbage
worms.
Many growers say that weeds are
as valuable as fertilizers as clover
and cowpeas II they are turned un-
der every year.
Keep on the constant lookout to de-
stroy insect eggs and cocoons fire.
quently seen near rubbish heaps and
on the bark Of trees.
To rid the hen house Of mites get q
25-cent spray pump and spray every
crack and crevice with coal oil. Re
peat this every two weeks.
Some fruit growers say that 1t IL
not q good plan to pillow an orchard
when the trees are in blossom-bet-
ter do 1t before or after.
Good digestion is the result Of feed
ing enough to sustain the animal, but
not enough to keep the stomach In an
overloaded condition all the time.
II is better to give the crop thor
ough soaking once q week, than to
sprinkle lightly over It Light sprink'
ling tends to keep the roots near the
surface.
The summer silo is a grand thing
for the dairy farmer, but 1t takes a
tremendous amount Of pounding to
wake some OF US up to q realization
of that fact.
II is a mistake to, think that hogs or
any other animals can shift for them
selves while they are young. and then
expect that you can make up for such
neglect In the end.
Warts on cattle or horses can be
killed by applying castor oil well
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

Sweet corn is a very profitable crop.
One reason for this is because 1t Is
SO easily handled.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

Indigestion in older calves Is usu-
ally due 70 unclean milk or feed, I'M
clean vessels, close confinement In
DARK. insanItary stalls and irregular
or excessive feeding In some cases
II appears to be due mainly to sheer
weakness and inability to digest
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

Keeping two cows to do the work Of
one constitutes the biggest leak In
the dairy business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

Handle the young boar carefully.
Teach him to obey the word, and TO
walk ahead of you.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-07-17

A little more elbow grease used In
keeping the premises clean will often
prevent disease.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1913-08-09

CONTINUED on second page.)
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1913-08-09
ORDINANCE No. SO.

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
PLUMBING WITHIN THE CORPOR-
ATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF
NOGALES AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION
II
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1913-08-09
Article

Be it Ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of NOgales.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1913-08-09

Laundry Tubs.
All laundry tubs shall be provided
with trap of lead or brass not less
than l J inch in diameter; one tap will
be considered adequate for from one Q)
to three (3) Portland tubs or 4x8 drum
trap can be used if either of above ma
terials, and be reven:ed with vent to
equal size of waste which must not be
less than l } inch in diameter. Wooden
laundry tubs will not be allowed, but
they must be of non absorbent mate
rial
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1913-08-09

All bath tubs must be provided with
not loss than IxS drum trap of either
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1913-08-09

lead or brass. except in case of double
floors 4x1O trap must be used, re-
vented for crown, except as herein be-
fore provided. with lead pipe not less
in diameter than waste and be pro-
vided with 4-inch trap screw clean out
located where it will be accessible All
connections shall not be less than l J
inches in diameter
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-21

Call in and look over the very
latest patterns of swell sum
mer suitings. We have hum
dreds OF fabrics to choose from.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-21
Deceived by tho Title.

In the titles of books lie Mt hmes
pitfalls for the unwary. An almost
classic example was afforded by John
Ruskln when in 1861 he wrote short
pamphlet on the text, There shall be
one fold and one shepherd" This,
which treated of the reunion of the
Protestant churches, was published as
"Notes on the Construction of Sheep.
folds"-a title which. appealing rather
TO the agricultural than to the clerical
mind, insured brisk circulation
among farmers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-21
Give us a Trial and be Con-
vincea. No Delays. No
Disappointments.
DOYOU KNOW? That the

most modern methods and guarantee satisfaction on all
work do Telephone 622 and will call for and
deliver any work you may have for .....
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-21
Busy Bee Restaurant
ELKO, NEVADA
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice to Creditors

In the District Court OF the Fourth Judicial
District Of the State Of Nevada In and for tho
County of Elko.
In the matter Of the Estate Of Albert Nard.
Deceased
Notice Is hereby given that by an order OF the
District Court Of the Fourth judicial District
OF the State OF Nevada. in and for the County
OF Elko. duly made and cptcrcd the 2Ist day OF
June. A. ID. 1919. the undersigned waI duly ap-
pointed Administrators OF the Estate OF Albert
Nard deceased. and that she has duly qualified
as such Administrators.
Notice Is further given that any and oil per.
sons having claims against the said decedent.
Or against the said Estate. must He the same
with the Clerk OF the above entitled Court. with
proper vouchers and the statutory aGldavit
attached within forty days of the first publ.
cation OF this notice. or their claims will be
forever barred.
Dated this 2lst day of June. a. d.. 1913
Annie @. Mclaughlin
Administrators of the estate OF Albert Nard.
deceased
First publication June e. 1918.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-21
Watch, Clock
and Jewelry
Repairing and engraving All
work guaranteed.
Dean Harrison

Une%ploreo.
At least quarter of the continent
Of Australia has never been explored.
Its neighbor, New Guinea. the largest
island In the world, is known only in
small part, although 1t may be- allied
with undeveloped riches.
Swarn,s of Bees.
A swarm OF bees contains from TO-
600 to 10000 in a natural state; In .
hive, from 10000 to 10000 bees.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-21
No. Indeed.

Sillicns- 10 yon believe ANY man Il
rich enough TO do absolutely as he
pleases2 Cynicns~ H he's mar
ded.-Philadelphia Record.
A coward never forgave- II q not
his uature.-French Proverb
Sounded Like Il.
Father. my watch is mentally de
ranged
why, my son, watch can't be
mentally deranged! :.
Mine Is. The jeweler told me it had
lost Its balance."-Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-21
Rixsrs Frozen Solid.

During several months OF each year
some Of the great rivers of Siberia are
frozen solid to the bottom. but the 6sb.
es imprisoned in the ice maintain their
vitality and resume their active life
when the Ice melts In the spring.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-21
DO YOU KNOW?=

That the swell appearing, perfect fitting suits our tail
orng department is turning out making friends
for every day.
Gilpin observer., 1913-07-03

but he added: II like to hear the
Quaker speech and see the Quaker
dress. My heart warns to the-tar-
TAM"
No man ever attracted warmer
friends than did Whittier and they
formed a rare circle about the poets
simple life. With William Lloyd Gar
rison he found Joy In work for re-
forms in existing evils. When Bayard
Taylor died. tender bond was snap
ped, but Whittier wrote in regard to
his loss: THE dear God has not
Knocked US with the hopes of iinmor-
tality."
Hawthorne's picture hung In Whit
tiers chamber, recalling to him a
cherished friend; among others to
whom he was deeply attached were
Starr King. DR.. Holmes. Longfellow.
Lowell, Lucretia Mott and HARRIET
Beecher Stowe. Gail Hamilton worked
him q pair Of slippers that delighted
him. Upon each one was an American
eagle.
Whittier is said to have been color
blind. A good family story illustrated
this defect. The heat from his fire.
place defaced some of the wallpaper.
The poet obtained some paper of the
same pattern and carefully matched
1t to that on the wall.
He could never quite appreciate the
huge joke this was In the family,
when 1t was seen that he had matched
a strip Of bright red autumn tinted
vines to a fresh green one.
Gilpin observer., 1913-07-03
LIFE OF WHITTIER.
New EngIander Left Rich Heri.
tage of Poetry.
Lives, Events and Legends Of Hle Sec
tlon and Nature His InspiratIon-
Was Devoted to His Mother
Not Highly Educated.

Hampton Falls, N. Has the year
go by. New Englanders realize more
fully what a rich heritage they have
in claiming John Greenleaf Whittier
as their own poet He drew his in
spiration from New England sources
from old legends and traditions,
from scenes in the hardy lives Of
primitive people and from the depths
and sweetness Of nature.
Whittier had no store of deeply
grounded education to draw upon. He
had no memories of travel in old and
classic lands. But he could find in the
everyday familiar scenes In his native
New England as poetic beauty and
suggestion as others sought where
Theocritus sang IN Sicily, or Catullus
on the shores of Lake Garda In Italy.
From the purpose and hope which
brought the pilgrims Of the Mayfiower
to these shores, to a New England
husking party, Whittier could write
poems that had imaginative charm.
In his verse there may be found q
complete history of New England
events and the lives of persons who
played part through historic days.
Whittier was one of the striking fig
ures in the days of the civil war, and
in reading his poems of that period
there comes a keen realizing sense OF
what that mighty struggle meant to
those who lived during its progress.
His "Snowbound" was written in
1866, and in this mastery piece of
simple verse the poet left abiding
pictures of his mother. his sister
Elizabeth and his Aunt Mercy.
Whittier was devoted to his mother,
and she lived till her son was nifty
years old. Between him and his sister
Elizabeth there was entire sympathy
and the strongest affection. She made
his home q happy one, with her con-
genial. loving spirit and the bright
sparkle of wit that Whittier en-
joyed keenly.
The poet clung to his quaker asso-
Citations, although he said OF himself
that he was not much of q sectarian;
Gilpin observer., 1913-07-03

which Peary saw the dim outline OF
Crockerland northwestward across the
Polar Sea.
I'VE hope to reach the Cape before
the winter night shuts us in," Mr..
Macmillan said. "All along the 300
mile trail between our headquarters
and the Cape we will have made
caches of food for our return journey.
Then when the night sets in we will
walt for the moon, and with its help
we will return to headquarters on
Flagler bay. where we will wait for
spring and the time for us to start on
our dash for Crockerland.
All winter in camp, while we are
waiting for this time to arrive, we ex-
pect to be comfortable, for we will
have electric lights from power
plant specially constructed, and we
will be busy collecting food for the
next two or three years work. Then,
there will be the wireless to occupy
u.s. and the gardening. with the reflect