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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12

Kansas can increase the value
of its poultry products ten mil
lion dollars yearly by careful at,
teution to the selection of the
breeding stock and to the proven.
tion of disease in the flock. There
is not a farm in Kansas where
the maximum of production in
the poultry industry las been
reached. This is due to the fact
that the majority of the farmers
know littlesof the detailsof scien-
ti6c practical poultry manage
ment, says ]. C. Werner, director
of the correspondent courses at
the Kansas Agricultural college.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
Test contradIetsi Theory.

The recent scientific baby, contests
in New York and elsewhere disclosed
the interesting fact that the prize
winners usually belonged to very poor
parents who had broken every law
Of eugenics. Of, heredity, and Of by.
gIene. Now comes "a similar report
from Japan. The children Of the pr.
mary schools in Tokyo have been med
lcaI1y examined with the result that
the babies from the middle and lower
elements Of the population were of
superior development TO: the others.
Thus do we Ind a further example
Of the constant war between theory
and fact tits the eugehically paired
couples who hate>each other: with q
fervor unusual even. In. the married
state; and It Is the hygienic and germ
prof babies ,Who'afe s0-IoTed BY the
gods that they die young. p ~ =,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
DEAL MAINLY IN MILLIONS
open-Handed Generosity Of American
PIutoerats Is Something to
Marvel At.

A cable dispatch the. past. week an
nounced, with quite a flourish Of
trumpets, that the money value of the
magnificent display Of gifts at the we'd
ding of the royal Prince Arthur Of
Connaught and the Duchess Of Fife
was estimated at no less a sum than
$750,000. The number and generosity
Of the donors are reported to have &C.
casioned a great wagging of tongues
and q general lifting Of eyebrows in
the assembled ranks Of royalty. On
the same day there was recorded a
wedding at Baltimore on which occa-
sion the father Of the groom, Mr..
Henry Clay Frick, presented to the
bride his check for 100000, while
the fortunate groom received from his
father securities valued at $4,000
No mention was made Of other gifts,
which were presumably numerous and
costly, to use the familiar phrase. Com
paratively speaking, how meager and
unimposing are the evidences Of the
esteem Of European potentates and
princes when contrasted with the to-
kens of the open-handed generosity Of
our American plutocracy nowadays!
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
Queens Earn Their Own Living.

Queen Mary has written an essay
on painting on china and Is an expert
in that art. More than one reigning
queen could earn her own living
should necessity demand that she 90
to work. The queen Of the Belgians
has taken q medical degree at Leip-
zig, and assisted her father, Duke
Charles Theodore, Of Bavaria, in his
practice as an oculist. Carmen Sylvia
could, Of course, make q good income
as an author, and might obtain a post
as secretary, for, in addition to her
knowledge of languages, she writes
shorthand and is an expert typist. An
other versatile sovereign is the queen
Of Norway, who paints admirably,
trims hats in style that would en-
sure her a good salary from any high
class milliner, and is a bookbinder OF
more than average skill, The Ger
man empress and Queen Wilhelmina
of Holland might keep themselves go
Ing by painting miniatures.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
Batter Dad Than . q

h.Tbs> great regret Of Gertrude Mu.
Hfgie's Ire was that she was not pref
1ysdGt1Bab she believed she was not.
The worry made her. bitter and nerv-
Gus, and at twenty-six sent her to the
General hospital. STU she worried
about 1t. A week ago yegterday she
was taken to the State Hospital FOR
the Insane at St Joseph. S,sst, !
rGood.by.F abe told atte1dents at
he General hospital. 'The. hrgt cbsnoq
TEetI'm going to commit suicide LIE
isn't worth living when youfs ugly
= Word has been received that iss
Munagle killed herself at the ST 10.
seph institution. She was formerly q
telephone operator.-Kansas City De,
patch to the New. York World
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
WOULD SAVE CARLYLE HOUSE
Only Small Sum Of Money Needed to
+ Preserve II From Possible
Destruction.

Scottsmen the world over will hear
with mingled feelings that Filson
Young. Irish author, Is making an elo-
quent appeal for $500 to preserve the
house at the little Scottish village OF
Ecclefechan In which Thomas Car
lyle was born. and which was built
BY the labor Of his own fathers hon.
est hands. .-.~.-.
His father, who was q master ma
SON.. built II himself in partnership
with his brother. and the house was
divided In two halves, occupied re-
Bpectively by the families Of the two
brothers. II is known as The Arched
House because the lower part is divid-
ed In the middle by an open archway,
with two doors of entrance on either
side of 1t. The building thus stands
by itself. g.,
'Tn the northern Of these two houses
Carlyle was born in 1875; and, with
the small accumulated fund aforesaid,
the Carlyle House Memorial Trust
were able to buy this four-room birth
place of famous man. and preserve
1t for the public, and equip It as q
memorial Of him in the same way as
the house in Cheyne row in London is-
equipped. But they were not able to
buy the other, or southern half Of the
Arched House, and 80 long as It re-
mains the property Of some one else
the dignity and even the security Of
the other half is threatened.
1T can now be bought for $500, and
easily let to a desirable tenant at an
annual rent of $50 or $S5, SO that the
transaction would be profitable one;
and at the same time this little build
ing, which stands complete in itself,
would be assured from degradation or
demolition"
One cynical newspaper man, how
ever, headed this most worthy appeal,
'Is Andrew Carnegie dead?"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
Paper

The demand OF the times 10 for q
marketing system that will dispense
with the numerous middle men Of the
city through whose hands must 60 the
farm products before they reach the
consumer, and whose unnecessary
charges not only reduce the price re-
ceived by the producer but increase
price paid by the consumer.
This community is vitality interest
ed in this subject, and the series Of
articles We are to publish on Go
Operative Farm Products Marketing
is worthy of more than passing notice.
When we say that It is one of the
greatest features ever offered by an
American newspaper we mean every
word Of II.
In an effort to solve this important
problem the United States govern
nent sent a commission to Europe
during the past summer for the pur-
pose OF studying cooperative market
ing methods in those countries where
II had been in operation for q consid-
cradle period and where It had proved
successful. This commission consist,
ed of DR.. T. N. Carver, writer, rural
expert and director Of the bureau Of
rural organization in the agricultural
department at Washington; Bradford
Knapp, who is in charge Of the rural
demonstration work OF the department
In the south, and DR.. Charles Nc
earthly, whom Sir Horace Plunkett
has termed the agricultural states
man OF America" At the request of
members of the commission Mr..
Mathew s. Dudgeon accompanied II
and assisted in the important invest.
cations which 1t made in Ireland, Dem
mark, Germany and other European
countries. -
What they found In Europe Mr..
Dudgeon has put into series Of arti.
cles for this paper. He not only has
told what he and the members Of the
commission saw in the countries they |
visited, but, in the form Of interviews
with members of the commission, he
has shown how the methods In vogue
In Europe may be applied 70 this
country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
Seed Situation :,
Critical.
Planting poor seed will mean a
loss Of Millions Of Dollars to
the farmers of This section.
Repeated tests show that much
Of the seed will not grow

The seed situation of the en-
tire state is the most critical il
has been for a number OF years.
Reports coming to this Office
show that many sections will be
entirely without seed and in
many others there will not be
enough good seed to supply the
demand. ' ~
The dry season, followed by
late rains, left the corn, kafir,
milo, and feterita in unusually
bad shape and has caused much
# it to spoil.
Reports from many Sc farmers
who have tested their seed show
that oftentimes seed that looked
the best was either dead or show
ed that it was too poor to plant.
We probably do not realize how
critical the situation is. . 1t is
important that something be
done Immediately. Good seed
will mean millions of dollars in
the state.
We urge the farmers of thi,
section to test their seed corn,
kafir, milo, and feterita, immedi.
ately before the spring work be-
gins. Do you know that it will
grow? Test and find out.
We are anxious to help out in
this situation as much as posi-
BILE and if any of our readers have
Or know where good seed corn,
kafr, milo, or feterita seed can
be obtained, kindly let us know
30 that we can direct other farm
.rs who are looking for seed, to
you. =
Give US the number of bushels
7ou have for sale, the kind of
:orn or seed, and the price you
expect per bushel. Kindly let us
rear from you at once.
Fill out the following:
l have. bushels Of. ......
or sale at. per bushel.
Signed Observation-Disclosures.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12

Almost every section of the
country can produce chickens.
Every farm could maintain a
larger and better flock. The
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
Dietetic Value of Beer
From a German Medical Opinion

The Intoxicating action of beer Ue much less than that of
and ke and gradually tends to suppress the use of
the latter accompanies high mission in the history of ciOza
Misunderstanding the small quantity of bee
neutrazed by the cabOnc acid and the malt extract Hops
small quantities stimulates the appetite and promotes evacuation
Tor axave Beer very nutritious when cOnsumedwth
meat cheese and bread and is greatly undeOaIued E
promoting health and robustness. DR. KRBAcH
RILEY r. ROBERTSON, Distributor $|
9Th and Railroad Streets Joplin KMI
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12

South offers unusual oppOrtun-
titles for the production Of poul-
try on the farm, on account Of
the early laying season, and the
girls poultry clubs now being
organized as supplements to the
clubs promise to become
an important factor IN the in
crease of the farm poultry In
dustry, not only in the South,
but in other sections Of the
United States as well.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12

Never, since the weather bu-
.reau was established in Kansas
about II years ago. has there
been anything tosrqmpare with
the brand. of sweatherS that has
been handed to the state so far
this winter In SOME Prices in
the southern part Of. the STATE it
is reported that peach buds are
swelling, and:graTe Sfeatt Gfe ZEN:
tertaiued for the CROP Dky.after
day, when ordinarily tie people
Of the state are Shikeringss With
the temperature eiose; ID tRgzero
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12

The state supreme. court de-
cided the other day. that if you
get upon the railroad track and
walk along until the engine
makes sausage out of you, your
relatives cannot collect damages
from the railroad company. In
other words, the supreme court
holds that if you are a fool, your
family cannot claim that charac-
teristic as an asset.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12
FROM FARM TO MARKET
AMERICA CAN APPLY METHODS
SUCCESSFUL OVER sEAs.

Observations and Conclusions Of Com.
mission Sent Abroad by Govern
ment Set Out In Series Of Ar
tlcles to Appear In This
DanaR
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-02-12

point, the weather has resem.
bled March or April much more
than it did January. With the
exception of a few snaps, and
they were not severe, there has
been no winter so far. II never
saw anything like it before in
Kansas" said T. B. Jennings,
sectional director of the weather
BUREAU, IF this keeps up very
long the state wi1lbe included in
the citrus belt and real estate
men will be booming Kansas
prairies as fitted for orange
groves"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
BERTHA KRUPP, GUNNAKER

It is a. strange thing that in the
great European war one side persOni-
fes its destroying force as a charming
young woman and the other as a ven
cradle old gentleman.
1t is Bertha Krupp" who fights
for the Germans and Papa Creusot"
who fights for the French. The Ger
man soldiers often say Bertha is talk
ing again" when they hear the shrek
of the terrible Krupp guns and the
French soldiers say Papa Creusot is
giving the Germans a lesson
OF course, everybody knows that
Bertha Krupp is the principal heiress
of the great Krupp gun works at Es-
sen, probably the greatest establish
ment of it's kind in the world. The
name Papa Creusot' is really taken
from the place-Le Creusot-where
the French guns are made
The Baroness Bertha Krupp Won
Bohlen, or, as she will always be
known, Bertha Krupp, is unassuming,
charitable and beloved by all those
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
PLANS EXPLORING EXPEDITION

Capt J. Foster Stackhouse, F. r. G.
S., F. r. q. S., F. r. S. G. S., ETC., is
now organizing an expedition that
stirs the blood of every real adyen-
turer. For six years he and his com
panions will forget civilization and its
luxuries and sail away into virtually
unknown parts of the world. Their
reward will be a trip to all the seven
seas, visits to islands and territories
still untrod by the feet of white men,
discovery and adventure in every lati-
tude from the equatorial Pacific to the
Sea of Okhotsk and then back again
to the Antarctic-and glory. They
will have a chance to study the oceans
as they were never observed before,
and they will be participants in the
principal object of the voyage, the
discovery and mapping of $500 I'M
known islands, rocks and reefs in the
Pacific, reported from time to time by
shippers and never officially charted.
The expedition is known as the
British-American Oceanographic expe-
dition, and it will make it's voyage in
tain Scott made his last and fatal tril
is now fitting in London. Next May i
Panama canal and out into the Pacifi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
MAN OF THE HOUR IN TURKEY

Enver Pasha, minister of war,
leader of the Young Turk party and
son-in-law of the sultan, stands forth
just now as the most prominent fig
ure in the Ottoman empire He is
one of the four actual directors of the
destinies of Turkey, and the most
forcefuI of the three. He is said to
be consumed by ambition and to be-
lieve himself to be man of destiny.
He affects the genius of Napoleon, and
dreams in secret of converting the
actual Ottoman directory into a con-
sulate. In the role of first consul he
would then change the consulate into
an empire, following the example of
Bonaparte,
Enver, who was born in Roumelia
only thirty-fve years ago, is the hero
of the Tripolitan war. Also he was
the assassin of Nazim Pasha, the gen
eralissimo of the Turkish army. Naz-
i'm belonged to the Old Turk party.
Honest, patriotic and brave, he repre-
sented the very best in the Turk. His
atrocious assassination doubtless was
the members of the directory. They
saries ruthlessly and many shocking
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
WHEN KEY PlTTMAN WAS IN NOME

In the early and rough days of
Nome, Alaska, Key Pittman, who now
is the junior senator from Nevada.
served a term as prosecuting attor-
ney. Naturally he acquired a large
acquaintance among the lawless ele-
ment and it's members, in turn, gained
a high respect for the legal abilities
of the man who sent so many of them
to Jail. The quite natural result was
that after his term as prosecuting at
tOrney closed he found himself in COM
mand of a large criminal practice.
Among his clients were a number Of
the leaders of the rough and morally
irresponsible crowd who turned to
him to extricate them from the trou-
bles in which they frequently found
themselves. Too often, however, they
failed to pay the lawyer for his serv-
ices, and finally Mr.. Pittman grew
tired of working for them for nothing.
In those days in Nome coal was
sold largely by the sack and was very
valuable. Shortly after the arrest Of
theft of $50 of these precious sacks,
} Pittman to retain his services.
I'm tired of working for you crooks
, nor a philanthropist. You get some
Jack. We've got the stuff to do it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16


Alfred
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

aocus doubtless designed to open the way OF empire 10
directory spilled blood
uthessy laid at The
The friends
relatives of Nazm
The Detroit times., 1914-09-09
GERMAN CATHOLICS
AGAINST PROHIBITION

The Staats-verband of Michigan.
which includes 40 German Catholic
societies Of the state, In the closing
hours OF its twenty-second annual
convention. Monday afternoon. went
on record as decidedly opposed to ma
tion-wide prohibition, and adopted q
resolution indicating Its preference
for rational legislative control" of
the liquor trafic In the United States.
Part Of Mondays session was de-
voted to the work OF amending the
constitution. The new instrument
provides for bi-monthly district meet
ings and two general sessions each
year.
The following officers were elected !:
FIR. G. j. Hutter, pastor OF st. An
thongs church, reelected comisari.
us; Rev. John 8. Mics, Maybee, Mich,
spiritual adviser; Frank Spielman, re.
elected president: H. M. Heinbuch
first vice-president; Edward Moennig
second vice-president; Joseph Fried,
enchs, third vice-president; John
Kaesler. recording secretary; Edward
y. Kramer, financial secretary; John
]. Schultz, treasurer. The three mem.
bers OF the new board OF trustees. to
serve two years are: August Schultz
Theodore Bengel, Westphalia, Mich,
and Anton Bretz.
No convention city for 1915 was de-
cided upon.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-09
Isle BANK
FOILS BANDIT in
TRAIN ROBBERY
Seaforth Lady Learns There Are
Safer Places Than Purse
For Money
POLICE ARE STILL
QUIZZING DE MAY
Try To Connect Suspect With
Daring Saturday Night
Holdup

One Of the passengers on the Grand
Trunk parlor car which was robbed.
Saturday night. who lost not even q
single penny, Is Miss H. j. Hodges, OF
Seaforth, Ont Miss Hodges went
through the exciting train hold-up
without monetary loss because
She has the exclusively feminine
habit or carrying large sums OF
money, while travelling, In her-well
anyway. In the words Of Detective
John Reid. she didn't carry it in her
purse.
Gimme yer money" commanded
the bandit with the revolver when he
reached the chair occupied by Miss
Hodges. The young woman was
eager to obey. She bent over quick.
ly and reached down. Her finger tips
were close to her shoe tops, when the
bandit, aroused by her sudden move,
ment, held his weapon close to her
and shouted:
None 0. that. Throw up your
hands,"
Miss Hodges threw up her hands,
and, naturally, having her hands in
the air. she couldn't get her money.
So the robher just moved on to the
next victim without troubling her
again.
Cornelius Bovenkirk, of Berlin,
Ont. who was shot through the left
lung by the robber, is improving, &C.
cording to physicians In ST. Mary's
hospital.
That Joseph De May, the former
Grand Trunk switchman, held as a
suspect in connection with the rob.
berry, purchased two revolvers, Fri
day. has been learned by detectives
who have been quizzing De May and
other prisoners arrested on suspicion
This addition to the meager bit OF
evidence against De May resulted in
the decision of the police to remand
him for another day.
The police also say they have learn
ed that John Piotrowski. another sus.
pect In the case, had accompanied
De May on one OF his expeditions In
search OF firearms. Piotrowski, Il Is
said. telephoned to Special Oflcer
John Woznack, OF the Grand Trunk
railroad. Saturday night, warning the
ofhcer that a train hold-up had been
planned for that night by a gang. De
May had denied that he had been with
Piotrowski, according to the police.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-09
FOUR INJURED BY
COPS MOTORCYCLE
Man Steps in Front of Machine.
Collision Throwing it and
Rider into Crowd

With the frantic changing of fire
apparatus bells and the constant
sounding OF the big motor truck horns.
ringing out above the roar Of midday
trafic on Woodward-aye., Tuesday,
William Henry Scott. 70 years Of age,
No. 202 Congress-st. east, stepped
from the curb at Gratiotave., TO Sc
cure nearer view Of the racing fire.
fighting machines and was struck by
Motorcycle Officer William Eckel,
speeding to the fire. the collision send.
ing the officers machine from Under
him and shooting 1t. like war pro-
jectile into a group of persons, curl
ously peering up the street, seriously
injuring several.
Mr.. Scott sustained a broken ankle
and lacerated leg; Mrs. Minnie Paint
er, 80 years old, right hip injured;
Annie Jenski, 21 years old. scalp bad
Iy cut: Mrs. l.. Piper, No. 392 Hem
drIcks-st., right leg bruised. Mrs.
painter and Miss Jensh are said TO
be employed In the Hotel Pontchar-
train. All were taken to st. Mary's
hospital except Mrs. Piper who was
to her home In police am
bulance.
Oficer Eckel was uninjured and the
hadn't scratch on II.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-09
u. 8. cRoP REPORT.

WASHINGTON, Sept s---The month
ly crop report of the department OF
agriculture, issued today, giving con-
ditions OF crops Sept. /. stated the fol-
lowing:
Spring wheat. $50 per cent OF nor
NAL. compared with 1873 per cent Sep
tember I. 1913, aud 7es. the lo-year
average.
Corn. III per cent. compared with
65.l year ago. 74.s per cent a month
ago. and 1914 the 1o-year average on
Sept 1.
Oats, 1873. against ~. a year ago,
and 1911, the 10-year average,
BY states the conditions of corn re-
ported September 1. was as follows:
Carolina S.. Georgia s3.. Ohio 81. In
diana 60. Illinois 64.. Michigan s..
Wisconsin 81. Minnesota 81, Iowa ST.,
Missouri ST. South Dakota 86., Me-
braska Sc. Kansas 5s.. Kentucky ~.
Tennessee To-. Alabama 76.. Mississippi
Is, Missouri IA, Arkansas S5.