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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

affairs became systematized.. Manage
ment OF public business was later
vested in a municipal council elected
by the taxpayers. For reasons Of
their own the French withdrew from
this plan several years ago and estab-
lished their own little government on
strip of land separated from the
main settlement by baby canal.
Over there Shanghai Is wholly French
in architecture. customs and people
and is we'll worth visiting. A mum
cipal council elected annually Ia In
charge Of the foreign settlement. The
British usually control the council.
but there are always American and
German members, and there IL very
little national rivalry.
Modern Shanghai 10 Imposing.
The area administered or Influenced
to the point Of control by the western
ers has grown steadily, so that the
modern city of Shanghai is very i'm
posing. Four, five and six-story gray
and red stone buildings with elevators
line the wide, clean streets. Up-to-
date stores sport plate glass windows
ample showcases and a first.class line
Of goods, sometimes a little out OF
date, from Paris, London and New
York. The best rickshas In China,
with wide seats and fiat rubber tires.
wriggle their way at all hours be-
tween carriages and motor cars.
Small drays lumber about with mer'
chandise and painting coolies tros
along all day under their long poles
laden at either end with packages.
Launches and tugs shrek up and
down the river from morning to night
All the banks, leading business
houses and principal clubs have their
own buildings. There is plentiful
supply OF newspapers in English,
French, Chinese and Japanese. The
North China Daily News, a typical
British organ of the colonial type, Is
powerful daily with a record Of forty
years OF publication to bolster up its
conservatism. The China Press, an
American daily started two years ago
by Thomas F. Willard, is already a
huge success by virtue OF hard work
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Prince, Big Barbary Lion, MOurns Mates Death

HHICAGO.-Prince, the great Bar
- barry lion at the Lincoln park zoo.
is mourning the death of Nellie, who
long was his mate. Dismally he PAGES
his cage with faraway look. The
gentle strokes OF the keeper on his
nose pass unnoticed as are the juicy
steaks lying on the floor of his. cage.
lie mourns as / knew he would"
said Cy De Vry in shaky voice. But
Nellie is buried in a high and dry
J place where no one can disturb her.
She shall have a monument-a small
one-but still monument"
Nellie for years was the best known
animal In the Lincoln park zoo. She
was the mother of 1875 cubs. For sew
eral years she had been blind and
gradually getting feebler with old age.
She was tWenty-four years old. Cy
De Vry, who has had charge Of the
animals for twenty-five years. raised
Nellie from cub.
Prince was purchased from a circus
in Wisconsin on April 6. 1903. for ST.
400, and placed in the same cage with
Nellie. They lived in harmony and
happiness, the best of pals" for ten
long years. Visitors used to smile as
they gazed into cage at Nellie and
Prince stretched out on the floor sido
by side, both curiously watching the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Takes Refuge in River; Is Driven Out by the Cold

And so the officer and his quarry
waited. And a crowd collected and
laughed.
Lutz stuck 1t out until great black
circles grew about his eyes, his lips
turned a sickly blue, and his teeth
chartered. He was too cold to try
to swim across the river. Any how,
he knew the officer could arrive on
the opposite bank as quickly as he.
The arrival of Bicyclemen Long and
Basin put an end to the comedy.
Lutz capitulated and waded ashore.
He was locked up, charged with drunk
enness and malicious trespass.
Lutz tied up business in a res
tauarnt kept by Mrs. Levady Chastine,
623 West Washington street, when he
became involved in an argument over
his check and started fight with the
cook. Patrolman Romine interrupted,
and, when Lutz ran, followed the vic
tim to the river. Before his departure
Lutz is alleged to have demolished
the front window Of the restaurant
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

- PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Society here
4 has been startled by q unique and
sensational expose Of crooked gam.
bling in their midst, and after losing
amounts aggregating to q fortune at
roulette, each received the exact
amount Of their losses In a sealed en-.
velope at a dinner given by Arthur
Wheeler. one Of the city's prominent
club men. who staged the startling af-
kair.
The host. who has frequently pro-
duced new and unheard Of events in
the whirl Of social doings here, had
the cotillion room Of his Spruce street
residence converted into a miniature
Monte Carlo, or Palm Beach Casino.
Every device from bacaret, rouge ct
noir, to the humble but lucrative
American game Of craps and Klon.
dyke. was In evidence, with faro and
roulette as the chief game for the
society plungers.
The play was heavy and fast, with
the percentage all for the house.
Society matrons who had begun
their dabbling wagers in a spirit Of
fun, soon became tense and white
with the strain Of trying to recoup
losses, and men whose faces are prom
inent on the stock exchange, scrib-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
MOVEMENT THAT WAS FATAL.
sitter at q Loss to Understand Why
Temporary Absence should Have
Spoiled the Plate.

Chairman Underwood Of the ways
and means committee was talking. ae
q luncheon in Washington, about tar
IN revision.
I'VE must obey the country's man
date" he said. III we don't, our tarin
revision will be disastrous. Wen fan
as lamentably as the sitter for the wet
plate photograph.
when photography first began. You
know, they used wet plates, and =
sitter required eight or nine minutes.
Well, a man once went to be taken,
and the photographer put In his wet
plate, demanding perfect immobility,
and took OF the cap.
During the long exposure, the pho
tographer left the room a moment. On
his return everything seemed to DO
going all right. but when the exposure
ended, and he rushed to his closet
to develop the wet plate, there was
nothing on It but blur.
very much disguised. he showed
the blur to the sitter.
"'You must have moved he said.
The sitter looked at the spoiled
plate and laughed In amazement.
"'Well. l declared he said. Who'd
have thought that just running over
to the window for a minute to see .,
drunken man would have done all
that? sat right down again."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

and good editing on the best Ameri'
can lines, and enjoys the largest cir
culation Of all foreign journals In the
far east.
Chinese faith In occidental methods
is shown in the way the natives have
fiocked into the settlement. Their
stores are seen everywhere and scores
of ex-oficials or wealthy men own
and occupy palatial residences. APP
proximately $4,000 Chinese live there,
while the population Of the old Chi
nese city with its typically dirty
streets and cluttered up stores Is
about $4,000. Foreigners in the set
Element number 1000 Britishers, 5000
japanese, 1900 Portuguese, 1000
Americans, possibly 1000 Germans
and more than 500 Indians. The Chi
'nese who have q right to vote and
otherwise control the settlement, and
there are thousands Of them, are 30
well satisfied with matters as they are
that they leave public business entire
IL to the foreigners. This il worthy
Of note inasmuch as the total assessed
valuation at the present time is $780,.
100000 gold.
Shanghai fiourishes as q seaport.
in spite Of being twenty miles from
the ocean. All the big ships anchor
At Wusung and their passengers and
cargo are taken up hY tug. The ton.
mage Of the port grew nom practical
" nothing in 1s42 to over 100000
tons In 1854. and now Il Il about IEr
100000 tons annually.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving OF Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to PERFORM day aft
er day, have found a better capacity
and greater endurance by using Post.
UNI instead Of coffee. An Ills. Woman
writes:
Il had drank coffee for about twenty
years, and finally had what the doctor
called coffee heart i was nervous
and extremely respondent; had little
mental or physical strength left, had
kidney trouble and constipation.
"The first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from coffee to Postum
was the natural action Of the kidneys
and bowels. In two weeks my heart
action was greatly improved and my
nerves steady.
Then / became less Respondent, and
the desire to be active again showed
proof Of renewed physical and mental
strength.
Il am steadily gaining In physical
strength and brain power. / formerly
did mental work and had to give 1t mp
on account Of coffee, but since using
Postum am doing hard mental labor
With less fatigue than ever before"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich.
Postum now comes In new concen-
trated form called Instant Postum. II
m reRular poafum- No procegned at the
factory that only the soluble portions
are retained:
A spoonful Of Instant Postum with
hot water. and sugar and cream to
taste, produce Instantly . delicious
beverage.
Write for the little book. the Road
b WeIlville." s
'ThsrSs . Reason fur PustuA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

Ing millions, the fruits Of whose labor
60 to Shanghai by steam and sail. In
front is a large share Of the China
ward commerce Of the world.
lts Ports Opened In 1912.
In 1912 Shanghai became an open
port for foreign trade along with Nan
king, Annoy and Ningpo. following the
opium war waged against China by
Great Britain and France. At the end
Of the first year of general trade 1t
boasted Of only twenty-three foreign
residents, one lonely consul. eleven
business houses and two protestant
missionaries, with a small native pop
ulation. Today It Is one Of the worlds
greatest ports and boasts 100000 peo-
pie, Of whom $4,000, are foreigners
cleaned from every country on the
globe, all beneficiaries Of q total an
nual trade aggregating S25O.OOO.O 900
gold.
Western oficials rule over Shang.
hal began more than nifty years ago.
At the suggestion Of the British con-
sui a narrow strip of land about one
mile long and about hslf as wide was
set aside for foreigners. This be-
came the British and French settle
.ments, bounded by suchow creek and
the Yangking canal. Later the Ameri-
cans were given a concession across
the creek. For 4 time the settlements
were governed By the British, French
and American consuls- As the foreign
CITY grew and forsign interests o.
vSlopOd. % the adminiStra1On Of ~
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
He Couldn't Bear to Disturb a Trusting Feline

KANSAS CITY. Mo.-"-and she sat
N in my lap all the rest Of the show"
he was saying as he emerged from .
motion picture theater the other after
noon.
It did sound q BIT scandalous. But
after hearing the first part of the
iatory Il wasn't scandalous at all.
1T was a dark reel" the narrator
lbeRan. land / must have been little
drowsy. Suddenly something soft and
prstty heavy came down In my lap
ia = sort Of 'plop.' jumped and
wondered what was over me. But II
was Just big, Maltese cat She was
,uufring Ike little sawmin and stick
ne her claws into me comfortably
nc way cats do when they are con-
tented.
wen. It was the last real on the
.,rorr.rn. but when It was over that
~ - 50 peaceful and happy In my
1-rI couldn't bear to upset her. 30 !
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

crowds, as they slowly passed along.
Once Cy De Vry almost met his
death at the jaws and paws Of Nellie
when he entered her cage and looked
at her four new cubs. This was in
1901.
Nellie is a good mother" said Cy
De Vry after the rescue, but cross to
men when she has cubs. There is
nothing like good scrap to put you
on right terms with lion. that is,
unless the lion wins.
Prince has eaten nothing since Mel.
lies DEATH" he said. turning away
sadly.
One OF the caretakers threw q
large, juicy steak into'the cage. Prince
looked at 1t, paved 1t and then re-
sumed his mournful pacing Of his cell.
The other lions ate the food raven
ously.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Nav Revive Old, Law.

An old, forgotten law, enacted In
Kansas at the time Of great need and
never used, is to be called into action
after lying dormant in the statute
books more than a third Of century.
1t is the old "warning out" law, made
to fight the grasshoppers after the dis
astrous raids OF the locusts in the
early seventies. There never has been
q time when 1t was needed heretofore,
but Gov. George H. Hodges has been
petitioned to invoke its use in central
Kansas to fight the chinoh bugs. which
threatened to do great damage to
growing crops this year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

- OOKS, articles and poems BY
the ton have been written on
China. Foreigners by the hun
H. dred have covered the shelves
of the worlds libraries with
tones devoted to China's history. its
people, its peculiarities and its posi-
bilities. A survey Of all this might
make one think that western workers
in the celestial empire" have done
nothing there, are nothing there. For
every twenty writer's who serve up
musty lore there is hardly one to tell
the vivid story OF occidental influence
in that old but not Interchangeable land
Whenever such a rarity appears he
gets his inspiration from Shanghai
the hub OF foreign activity In China
writes F. ]. Haskin. in the Chicago
Daily News.
Pekin has its, matchless treasures
Soochow its grand canal. Marking its
relics OF the Ming emperors, Cheefoo
its missions and its laces, Canton It's
curios and Hongkong its peak. but
Shanghai IL just Shanghai, and there
is none like it. Shanghai has refresh
ing bits Of the wonders the others
display to the extent Of safety, with
plenty Of additional attractions dis
tinctly Shanghaiese. Its rivals cannot
even do 1t the compliment Of imita-
ton. Shanghai is oriental. Shanghai
Is occidental. 1t has been q foreign
metropolis for fifty years. before many
American cities we're ever heard OF.
All roads lead to Shanghai, as they
are supposed to lead to Rome. They
reach 1t through river junks, railroads
from the interior, merchantmen from
the north and south coasts, liners
from Japan, Australia, India, Europe
and America.
Shanghai occupies the tip of Kiang'
81 province, the garden OF centra!
China" The site is on the west bank
Of the Hwangpo river. in the extreme
eastern part Of the province. just a
stones throw from the mighty Yang
stzekiang, and only twenty miles from
the ocean. Back of 1t is a fertile al
luvial plain Of $4,000 square miles,
supporting a population Of many grow.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Society People See Expose Of Crooked Gambling

bled !. o. us. with which to purchase
$500 stacks Of chips. Suddenly for
tune seemed to smile on the players
gathered about the large ornate rou'
lette wheel. All players won heavily
and other games were deserted, while
the entire gathering placed their bets
on the whirling ball.
Just as suddenly rs they had won.
the wheel began to play against them,
and In dozen turns the players were
broke. More written promises and
checks were accepted by the host.
and the crowd again feverishly at
tackled the wheel Again the little
ivory sphere settled in all points Ia
vorable to the bank.
Suddenly the play was ordered stop
ped by the ringing Of e gong. and fur-
Their play was refused. The party were
ushered to the banquet hall, and went
unwillingly and without appetite.
At the plate Of each was a square
white. envelope, and within 1t the
exact amount that they had lost, To-
gether with their l. o. Us and checks.
After the dinner the guests were
again led to the cotillion room, where
the host directed some mechanics to
take apart The roulette wheel. He
showed them the electric wires which
run I'D the leg Of the table upon which
It rested, and how the slight pressure
of the croupier's foot controlled the
ball with its metal filing.
Marked cards. loaded dice and
crooked faro boxes, we're all demon
strated to the astounded guests, who.
after the strain of their losses, found
It hard to believe that they had not
lost their money.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

INDIANAPOLIS, IND-Samuel LutE,
u 145 Bright street, stood neck deep
in the chilly waters Of White river
near the West Washington street
bridge the other morning, and SILVER
ing, but bold, defed Patrolman RO-
maine.
Come in and get me II you want
me-" he tainted.
Patrolman Romano sat down calm
Az on the bank and as calmly survey
ed his prospective prisoner.
when you come out Ill take you"
ne said. II am in no hurry. Just take
your time"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Old Ship still Staunch.

Said to be the oldest ship in the
world In active service, the Copen'
hagen yacht Constance has been sold
to a fisherman of Skaw, in Jutland,
who will use the ancient craft in his
trade. The Constance was built one
hundred and ninety-three years ago.
and in her long life she has sailed
into almost every port in the world.
Her timbers are still staunch, and her
new owner declares he can see no
reason why she should not sail the
seas for a century to come.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Nothlnn polnn for Him,

A well known but broken-down De-
troit newspaper man. who had been
q power in his day, approached an
old friend the other day and said:
What do you think? l have just re-
ceived the prize insult Of my life.
A paper down in Muncie, Ind, offered
me a job" do you call that an in
sult?" mot the job, but the salary.
They offered me twelve dollars q
week" We'll" said the friend,
twelve dollars a week is better than
nothing" Twelve dollars a week
thunder!" exclaimed the old scribe.
81 can borrow more than that right
here in Detroit"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

sat through the whole program again,
Kitty humming away to herself and
smiling up at me every now and then,
con1dingly.
when l did get up. finally, she
stuck her claws into my legs and en-
braced me desperately. never saw
such q friendly cat. Speaks wen for
the general public, think. that . cat
in q theater should be 80 sure Of Q
welcome and entertainment among
Stranger"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

Kidney Pills the swelling disappear.
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed By
the use Of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: ! have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author
ICED. Correspond with Rev. E. Hes.
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and 70.
cipes for dainty dishes. All 8 sent free.
Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Introduclna Rreakfast Eoods.

Until recently there were hardly
any kinds Of breakfast foods on sale
In the Amsterdam grocery stores. But
now several dealers are handling
them. The Dutch do not, as a rule.
serve a warm meat breakfast, but al
most universally take a cold. light
meal, consisting OF bread, cheese. cold
meats, milk and tea or coffee.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Very Useful.

"A self-made man is of no particular
help to his fellow men"
"Well?
But a self-made woman is n perfect
mine of information about hair dyes
and face bleaches and pads and
things"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Rainy Spell.

Beautiful the rain 10, cheering to
the crops; umbrella men, golosh men,
hail those gracious drops. Blest pre-
cipitation. early, latter, fall: but
kindly pipe and smoke it-you've been
running baseball!
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

ing, was dizzy,
and exhausted 1t
the least exer-
ton. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
q dragging sensa-
ton across the
loins that It was
difficult to move
After using 3
49, - n~saaa~
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

But for the help he has had from
the church loafer the devil would
have been lame in both legs long ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
Game Always In Order.

Ruth-Love is q nice game to play
ut.
Fred-Besides, it's the only game !
know OF that's never postponed on
account of darkness. Herald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

A satisfactory husband is capable OF
approaching her or has sense enough
to lie about 1t.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15
A cLEReYMAN's TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund HesIop Of Wig.
ton, Pa, suffered from Dropsy for .
year. His limbs and feet were swol.
len and pulled. He had heart flutteF-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

important 20 RAotherO
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, n safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that Il
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-15

Virtue Is not only its own reward.
but sin is its own gravedigger.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-02-05
Movies and Exam Week,

Editor the Missourian: Twice
each year the University conducts a
grand sweepstakes competition for
Srades. The student who has done
little but attend classes all semester
Is given last chance to redeem him
self, while his more conscientious feI-
low is called upon to make good or
lose the results of his industry.
Are you in training for your event /?
Or were you up last night until your
tired eyes saw only a blurry mass on
the printed pages before you?
What would you think of a football
player who would stay up until 3
O'Clock memOrizing half a dozen new
plays. the night before an important
game? He would lose all his pep"
You say. Don't you need your vigor
and clear-headedness about You as
much as the football player?
Suppose you try It differently to-
night. Throw down your books and
seek some recreation to take Your
mind off your studies. Go to a pic
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-02-05
UNCLE SAM AND HIS WOODPILE.

The welfare of every community in
the United States is concerned in the
preservation of the forests. The con-
slant decrease of timber supply and
more particularly the great destruc-
tion of forests by fire have presented
a national problem of vast impor-
tance.
Forest protective associations. form
ed among the large lumber concerns
of the West, are giving wonderful
assistance to the United States For
estry Department. 4 dozen Pacific
Coast forest protective organizations
extending from Montana to California
constitute the Western Forestry and
Conservation Association. Organized
as symmetrically as a city fire de-
partment. constantly experimenting
and improving method and equipment.
they have evolved the most efficient
forest fire service on large scale that
exists in this country, If not in the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-02-05
THE CALL OF THE TIGER.

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