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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
lmprovlna Egypt.

Egypt has drainage, problems as
we'll ms irrigation ones. Just at pres
ent the Egyptian government is pump
ing out Lake Mareotis, a sheet OF
shallow, brackish water in the ex-
treme north of the delta, at the back
door Of Alexandria. About million
acres Of cultivable land will be re-
claimed by this work, though not all
at the same time. Other drainage
projects OF equal magnitude will be
taken up later.
Here, as in so many other cases. the
Anglo-Egyptlan government is follow
ing in the footsteps of the more en-
lightened Pharaohs and Ptolemies OF
ancient days. Lakes were drained in
Egypt 1900 years ago. Where old
time kings used the shadoof and the
unpaid labor of fellahin, modern rulers
employ steam and machinery; but the
end aimed at is the same.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
Songs of British Soldiers.

Our French allies have been struck
by the grave airs" which our soldiers
sing on march. Many of our regi-
ments take n pride in their route
singing and stick to certain songs
not all Of them, however, grave"
The Manchester regiment has q fine
musical reputation. their favorites be-
ing "Killaloo" and Brian Boru." The
Ycrkshires march to Dan Tucker"
which consists of little more than a
series OF diabolical shouts. The Som
ersets cherish country songs, particu'
larly ITO BE q Farmers Boy" the
Rifle Brigade sings the famous '95 bal
lad beginning, Colonel Coote Mann
ingham is a very good man." while
the Grenadiers' favorite Is Coon
Drum Major" and the fusileers their
own particular and heart-stirring
Fighting With the Seventh Royal
Fusileers. London Chronicle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
Children, Color Up This Picture.

Copyright. by Mcclure Newspaper syndi-
cRte.)
Long time ago, In the late afternoon.
when the boys and girls OF the Indian
people got tired Of playing they would
sometimes go out where a big tree
spread its branches and hold q coun-
ell.
For q time they would carry on the
council just like old people, all sit
ting quiet round the place Of the fire
and only one boy or one girl getting
UP to speak at one time. But after they
had been sitting on the ground until
they began to get tired, three or four
would rise at the same time and all
Of them would want to speak And
very soon there would be such shout
ing that one of the old men would
come and say that he would have to
make himself chief of the council.
But instead of sitting as head Of the
play-council the old man would soon
be telling this story Of how the AMI
mails once lost their power to talk with
each other and with man:
Before that time all Of the animals
and all Of the people on the earth lived
happily together. Everywhere they
went they could talk with each other.
Then the bears and the buffaloes and
the wolves began to think that they
were better than the other animals be-
cause they were stronger and swifter
than the rest, and when the animals
met in council to talk over where they
should go for the winter or what kind
of food they should gather during the
summer these big fellows would al
ways rise up together first and say
that they must he heard.
who has a better right than ! to
talk?" the big bear would ask. If any
body thinks he has, let him come and
wrestle with mel"
Then the buffalo would get up and
say:
IF you do not listen to what have
to say / will shake down the walls Of
the council house" And he was SO big
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
nnsadn Hen Laws Euus.

"oh, papa" excitedly shouted little
Willie Lenardo, running into Louis LIE
nardo's place of business, "one OF
those chickens you killed last night
has come to life and laid an egg"
Much to Lenardo's surprise, one OF
the hens which he had stuck the night
before and which he had left for dead
was really alive and standing by Its
nest cackling. The hen had laid q
good.sized egg. leonardo caught the
chicken, examined 1t, and, sure,
enough, it was the hen which he had
attempted to bleed with a penlmife.-
Coatsville (Pa.) dispatch to Philadel-
phia Record.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
MAKE A PEA-SHO0TING GUN
Barrel May Be Made Of Either Section
Of Bamboo Fishing Pole or Piece
Of Sweet Alder.

The pea gun consists OF only two
parts. The barrel may be either a
piece OF bamboo fishing pole or q Sec
ton OF sweet alder. The spring is a
piece OF corset steel, such as can be
usually found about the home.
Sweet alder can be found in the
summer growing along the fences in
the country almost anywhere. Find a
stalk, about one inch in diameter,
which is good and straight, and cut 1t
of to a length Of six or seven inches.
Make q ramrod Of wood and use it to
punch out the plth Of the alder, rem
dering the bore as smooth as possible.
An old bamboo pole Of like dimensions
may be be used instead. says Popular
Mechanics.
Cut out a section Of the wood. "a
inches long. beginning IL inches from
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
is placed In position, otherwise the pea
will roll out before the spring has q
chance to strike It.
How 10 rhrow thn splt BAN.

A spit ball is thrown just opposite
to an ordinary curve. Instead Of CIV
ing the rotary motion with the fingers,
1t is given with the thumb. The thumb
is placed firmly against a seam and
the saliva is applied to the ball be-
meath the fingers. The ball is thrown
overhanded and slipping easily from
beneath the moistened fingers, but
gripped firmly by the thumb against
the seam, a sharp rotary motion is
given to the ball. When properly
thrown a sharp break is secured, the
direction Of the break depending upon
the angle at which the ball Is re-
leased. The ball is controlled by the
thumb.-The American Boy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15

and strong that the animals knew that
he could do as he said. Then the wolf
would get up and say in an angry
voice:
IF anybody tries to stop me from
talking l will slit his throat with my
teeth"
And SO It got to such state that no
one in all the council could speak.
There was quarreling all the time.
One day the quail, who was the mes
senger from the thunder gods to the
animals and the people. thought that
he would fly on through the suns door
in the west and ask the great beaver
who had gone to live in the land OF
the thunder gods, what should be
done.
For a long time the great beaver
smoked and studied about what the
quail had said. and then he got up.
put his pipe in his pocket and said
that he would go back with the quail.
When he came to where the animals
were sitting the great beaver told
them to 60 home and come back in ten
days. So they went home and in ten
days when they returned they found
that the great beaver had built won
derful new council house.
But the great beaver did not ask all
the animals into the new council house
ut once. First the bears all went In;
and when they came out the buffalos
followed. and then the wolves, and
after that the other animals In turn.
Nobody could tell what the great
beaver had said to them In his new
council house, for whenever any ami
NAL OF one kind tried to talk to an AMI
NAL OF another kind he found that he
could not make the other one under
stand.
And now" said the great beaver,
when he had called them all together.
there will be no more Quareling at
the council. And It will be true that
you cannot talk with each other until
you are once more ready to talk In
peace and one at time"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
Monster Auueduct.

The aqueduct conducting the waters
Of the Owens river to Los Angeles is
said to be the largest in the world. II
Is designed to deliver a minimum OF
25s,O0O,0O0 gallons OF water daily into
the San Fernando reservoir, rs miles
northwest of the city. No pumping
plant is required. as the source OF sup
ply is several hundred feet above the
city. The water will furnish a great
amount of power-7O,0O0 horsepower
is multiplication electric lighting
anc other purposes. The total cost
OF the waterworks win be S25. 10000
and the installation Of the power plant
VIII be approximately $5,OOO,OOO mora
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
WHALE DANCE OF EsKIMOS
Peculiar Festlvlty That Gives the
Young Men a Chance to Choose
Their Wives.

A very primitive custom OF the ma
tives Of the Boring and Arctic coasts
OF Siberia, a custom that has come
down from generations Of savage an
cestors, is the annual celebration or
the whale dance. when the Eskimos
select their wives.
When the sun moves southwark at
the end OF the short summer season.
and the Ice closes upon the northern
seas, the whales come down to open
water. Then in celebration Of the
seasons catch the Ice jewellers as
semble for the whale dance, which
lasts 21 days.
The great dance circle Is prepared
and in the center the dancers, both
male and female, perform the most
savage OF evolutlons and motions to
the accompaniment OF rhythmless
beating OF the tom.toms and weird
chanting. The dance songs tell OF the
prowess OF the hunters and Of the his
tory Of the tribe. The movements OF
the women are surprisingly graceful.
and they mean to show In their dance
that, as daughters Of a great people,
they are possessed Of all the qualities
such women should have. The men
execute pantomimic scenes Of the
hunt. T1d go through all the motions
OF the kill; they spear the Ice bear
STAY the walrus and seal, and finally,
with extraordinary contortions, van
Quish the mighty whale.
During the last days Of the feast,
when the time arrives for the selec-
ton Of husbands and wives, the man
performs his mate dance before the
woman he has picked out. In panto-
mime he promises to provide her gen.
erously with the fruit Of the hunt,
both food and fur. If she is pleased
with him, she walks out and dances
her acceptance and shows how she
will look after the igloo. When they
have danced before each other they
are married after the custom Of the
tribe and he leads her of to his wal
rus hide lodge.
During the dance they feast on
whale. The skin of the baleen whale
is about an inch thick and looks
like rubber. The solid blubber be-
tween 1t and the true flesh is usually
about II inches thick. The black skin
and the blubber, the latter cut to the
thickness of the former, is called mok-
TUX and is considered great delicacy.
1t is eaten raw, and although it sounds
repulsive to the civilized ear, is most
palatable. 1t has a flavor something
like that Of chestnuts.-Youth's Com
panion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
'@H
A Pea-shootlna Gun.

one end Of the tube. The depth Of this
cut should be almost halfway through
the piece. The corset steel is then in
serted into the short end Of the tube
and bent over so that its other end
will touch the bottom Of the open part
of the bore. A nick is made with q
knife across the bottom of the bore at
this point, to let the spring catch a
little. The ammunition is placed be-
fore the caught end Of the spring, as
shown, and discharged by hooking the
forehnger over the spring at the point
A and pulling backward as when pull
ing the trigger Of a gun.
II Is necessary to keep the muzzle
elevated q little after the ammunition
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
The WRONG Way to Be Happy.

II don't care" declared lilly in a
tremulous voice. I'm going to have a
good time II I do disobey mamma"
But II she had stopped to think, she
would have known that this was a
foolish resolution. The girl who de-
clares that Sue is going to have a
good time II she has to do wrong to
get 1t, needs TO remember that good
times which are the result Of wrong
doing are very short-lived. The only
way to be happy for long, is to do
the right thing. and then happiness
comes Of itself.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
How to Remove Paint stains.

When painting. no matter how care.
full you are, your hands generally be-
come spotted with paint. To attempt
to wipe these spots OF only results In
your hands being smeared.
The best way TO remove the spots
Is to rub them well with turpentine.
After so doing wash the hands in soap
and hot water. scrub with a small
brush, and finally rinse IN cold water.
After such treatment the hands win
be quite clean and freSh.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15

Ike q new girl and / am now relieved
Of all these troubles. hope all young
girls will get relief as have. never
felt better In my life. miss BERTHA.
PELoeUN, Box 116, Sterling, Conn.
Massena, N. Y.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and / highly recommend it. If anyone
wants to write to me / will gladly tell
her about my case. was certainly in
O bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing to water. Ihad pimples on my face
and q bad color, and for five years ! had
been troubled with suppression. The
doctors called it Armenia and Exhaus-
ton, and said was all run down, but
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound brought me out all right. miss
LAVISH MYREs, Box "a, Massena, NY.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who are troubled with painful or
irregular periods, backache, headaches,
dragging-down sensations, fainting
spells or indigestion, should Immediately
seek restoration to health by taking Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
IN STERLING
LIVES A GIRL
Who Suffered As Many Girls
Do-Tells How She
Found Relief.
Sterling, Conn., am . girl Of a
years and i used to faint away every

month and was very
weak. I was also
bothered q lot with
female weakness. I
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and l saw how
others had been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and
decided to try II, and
II has made me feel
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15

simple fundamentals Of nutrition and
be able to adapt foods to your indi'
vidual needs II you are going TO be
healthy. happy and efficient.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
What Il Takes.

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL You
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Rcd, Weak, WateFy
just EyO Comfort Write for Book OF the Bye
By mall Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15

Belgium's national wealth year ago
was estimated to be $4,000, $1,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15
[Y3IIlN s aSa E5H9 E SIs ESIIHs
AItrulsnn,

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar.coated.
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Do not
grippe. Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-15

American railroads employ 1885,
239 persons, who last year received
$l,373, S3O,5S9 in wages.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

statement look very weak. In the is
sue referred to above there were the
pictures of 1O1 babies taken from al
most one hundred thousand that had
been scientifically examined and of this
number there were "A from the states
of Nevada, oregon, Washington, Mon
tana and Idaho. OF the recent closer
examination this is the result: OF the
II perfect babies in the United States,
eight of them are from the states OF
Nevada, Washington, Oregon and Ida
no, one of these being from Boise.
The next time l see Miss Garibaldi /
shall have cause to apologize to her
and correct my statement; that l have
discovered not only that the best OF
the best are in the west but that they
are confined to the great and ever
better northwest The best OF the best
are in the northwest.
There's a reason"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

In the year 1872, Sept. 90, the trium-
plant General Garibaldi entered Rome
and took freedom to Italy. Some years
ago met the granddaughter Of the
victorious general and she carried the
name Italia. This Miss Italia Carl
baldi was at that time the head of the
Methodist Episcopal school for girls
in the eternal city. Upon being in
PRODUCED to her she asked:
where do you live?"
IN Idaho" / proudly replied
And that is long way west; what
sort of people do you have in Idaho?''
said she.
replied; Years ago one Of our
poets, Mr.. Longfellow, said God had
sifted three kingdoms to find the wheat
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
Abstracts, Loans, Gent Trust Business

Abstracts Loans, Gent Trust Business
PHONE
Boise Title & Trust Co. PA N 9Th Idaho Bldg. 474
Addressing, Multigraphing, Printing
Commercial Letter Co.. sO7 No. 9Th St.......... TO
Auburn Autos and Garage
NJ & Garage. 101O-12 Grove .........'.s'.'.'.lo
Auto Accessories, Ajax Tires
Idaho Electric Supply Co. s11 Main St ...''''' 500
Autos and Taxis for Hire
Central Co, 21O So. 10th ST ............... 30
Automobiles for Hire
Pride & Massey and passenger Club Cafe - 2SS
Anywhere at time.
Banking (Savings and Commercially
City National Bank. sth and Idaho 10000 "
Drugs and Cameras
McCrum Drug Co. 912 Main St .......''.' 1o4-SeSO
Everything Electrical
Idaho Electric Supply Co. oil Main ST. ........ 4oS
Electric Wiring, Supplies
Lloyd Donaldson. sos No. 9Th ST. ............ S<VW
Fuel, Feed, Seeds, Poultry Supplies
Union Fuel s Feed Co. III So 10th 81 f12
Furniture, Carpets, Draperies
STANDARD Furniture Co. s1O-12 Bannock St 6eI
Furniture, New and Second Hand
Pioneer Furniture Co. HOS Main ............ TaW
Glass
Idaho Glass & Co, Ills Front St 2se
Hairdressing, Scalp Treatment
Mrs. Thayers Parors. No. 3 Union Blk 80
Hardware
S. NJ Coffin Hardware Co. 300 Main st 50
Harness and Saddlery
Blocks Harness Shop 1OS No. 18th CT 49,. .24sseW
Ice Cream Milk, Cream, Cheese
Boise Cooperative Creamery Co, s1s Bannock 7oc
Insurance, Surety Bonds
Perraut Rossi. 2O1 Idaho Bldg. sow
Jewelry, Watch Repairing
| Green-Grinip Co, The Busy jewelers.. eos Main -
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
THE NORTHWEST EXCELS
}. D. GILLIAN.

for this planting. He referred only to
the seeding of the little Atlantic bor-
der of our great country; and since
that time the good God has kept his
and critical data concerning the best
of that best for our lands in the west"
"Oh, that is very pretty" said the
little Roman Struggling her dainty
shoulders.
When / said that. l was sure Of its
truth, but was not certain l could
prove it before an impartial audience
until now widely circulated maya
zine has gathered up the responsible
and critica data concerning the best
babies, and in one of ats recent issues
has given positive proof of my state
ment, but in such manner as makes my
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
Free Canadian HON. steads.

Why pay $50 to be located. We give
you full information whore the best
lands are in Western Canada and
British Columbia that are close to
railroad and town; name Of guide on
the ground; full directions to get maps
and platts free; how to got homeseek-
ers tickets; everything you need to
know and locate yourself, all for $500.
Remit amount by P. o. money order
and we will send you the complete in
formation at once. Canadian Home
stead Co, 18th ST, Portland Ore.
For reference, The Farm Magazine Co.,
All Panama Bldg, Portland, Ore.-Adv.
S O.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
~ THE CAPITAL NEWS
49, Classified Telephone Directory
A QUICK HANDY REFERENCE FOR BUSY PEOPLE
ANDY REFERENCE FOR BUSY PEOPI
Light and Power

Light and Power
PHONE
Idaho Light & Power Co. Empire Bldg. ........ 12i
Lumber and Building Material
Shaner Creek Lumber Co, 18th and Front .2oss-W
Meats, Fish and Poultry
Idaho Provision Packing Co. 71S idaho ........ -
Messengers
Royal Messenger Co.. s21 Main; open day ana
night Phone ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS %
Newspapers
The Capital News "a Newspaper Fun OF News" 2SA
Office Specialties and Typewriters
Andrew c. Co. 21O No. sth St ........... sig
Office Supplies, Stationery
Idaho Stationery Printing Co. s1s rdahs st. ...toss
Optometrist- Optician
Boise Optical Co, 1908 Main St.
z. owen, Mgr. ...................24s s-24s7.W
Osteopath
Walter s Kingsbury. Idaho Bldg. .........seR
Paints, Wall Paper, Glass, Oils
Globe Paint Wait Paper Co. TIA Idaho 40
Portrait Photographer
Stampers Studio. Mode Bldg. .177o.W
Real Estate and Insurance
Realty Co. ia No. 10th St .134s
Real Estate, Loans, Rentals
City Realty Co, 1908 Grove ......... 22s-e7s.w
Transfer and Storage
Peasley Transfer storage Co. 1881 So. eth :. "a
Turkish Baths
sanitoriunn Treatment Rooms, B. C. NatI Bank
Bldg Hours: Women p. m Men, after s4.J
Typewriters and Expert Repairing
Andrew C. Jensen Co. 30 No sth ........... sis
Undertaking
Schneider Sidenfadsn. eOs-11 Bannock ,..,... $50
Wallpaper, Paints, Oils
Burt owens 2Is No 10th ...............,..D. eo2
Star Paint Co. s1s Idaho .................s.. s7f
Want Ads
The Capital News. "want-Ad" Medium ......... sSs
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
A Promising Frontier Town.

Corumba is on a steep hillside, with wide,
roughly paved streets, some OF them lined
with the beautiful trees that bear scarlet
flowers, and with well-built houses, most of
them Of one story. some of two or three
stories.
We were greeted with a reception by the
municipal council, and were given state
dinner The hotel kept by an Italian, was
as comfortable as possble-stone floors, big
windows and doors, cool open courtyard,
and shower bath.
OF course Corumba is still frontier
town. The vehicles are ox-carts and mule
carts, and we saw men riding oxen. The
water comes from big central we'll; around
it the water-carts gather and their contents
are then peddled around at the different
houses The families showed the mixture
of races characteristic of Brazil; one, after
their children had been photographed in
their ordinary costume begged that we re-
turn and take them in their Sunday clothes,
which was accordingly done In year the
railway from Rio will reach Corumba; and
then this city, and the country roundabout,
will see a great development
At this point we rejoined the rest of the
party and very glad we were to see them.
Cherrie and Miller had already collected
some 800 specimens of mammals and birds.
In the next article Colonel Roosevelt will tell Of
an excursion a big ranch the Taquary and of the
many novel and interesting things seen during his
visit.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
LEGAL NOTICE.
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT,

NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT.
In the District Court of the Third Ju.
dicial District of the State of Idaho
in and for the County of Ada.
L. d. Perisho,
Plaintiff, }
VS..
Charles B. Coke,
Defendant }
Notice is hereby given that Writ
of Attachment was issued out bf the
above entitled court on July 2s, IVA. in
an action wherein l.. d. Perlaho is
plaintiff and Charles B. Coke is offend
ant. attaching the property of sa Id de-
| PENDANT to secure the payment of
$11S.51, together with $4,000 ATTIC rneys
fees, interest and costs of suit
| In witness whereof l have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said court, this Goth day Of July "A. d.
! 1914. STEPHEN UTTER,
| (SEAL) Clerk of District Court,
Ada County, Idaho.
BY Otto r. Peterson,
P. Monroe Smock, Deputy.
John c. Rice,
Attorneys for Plaintiff. "A
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
To unxsiI Soldiers, Monument.

Elwood, Ind, Aug. IA monument
to the unidentified dead of the civil war
will be unveiled in the Elwood ceme-
terry tomorrow with impressive cere-
monies. The memorial was erected by
popular subscription. Many leading