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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
Wooden Legs.

According to makers of wooden legs
the supply Of willow, the proper mate
rial for light, serviceable artificial
limbs, 10 running short in the United
States and some substitute must
shortly be found. Concrete won't do.
Paper is not favored What is want
ed IL some light. not too expensive
wood. Or the situation might be re-
lieved somewhat in shortening the de-
mand for wooden legs-say by haV'
ing fewer railroad and auto accidents
in which limbs are removed or splin'
tered. But this is distinct problem
one for consideration in some coming
age when speed has come to be less
regarded as an essential-if such an
age shall arrive. Meanwhile we'll go
right on knocking off limbs in our
hasty way and. hunting up blocks Of
wood to supply the deficiency Gre
ated by-well, by our own course or
conduct.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
LET THEM FIGHT IT OUT
Philosopher Makes Suggestion That
Would Do Away With Many Con-
troversles.

Il recently read with pleasure" OBJ
served Batsin Garrett, "the remarks
Of q gentleman who suggested that
the many men of many minds, who
are as numerous as were the many
birds Of many kinds in the good old
copybooks Of our school days, or the
many fishes Of the sea, and cannot for
their lives agree, who contribute to
the Speaking the Public Mind depart
ment, hold o reunion for the purpose
Of arguing their pet theories to o
standstill. heartily indorse the idea,
with the following modification: Let
them gather in Convention hall and
settle their differences in good Ameri'
can style. with fists and clubs, while
the band plays "A Hot Time or I Guess
That'll Hold You for While the
survivors to be awarded championship
belts and put under bond to keep the
peace forever. Seats at the ring side
should easily fetch S. apiece. /, my
self, will take three, the middle one
to sit on and the other two to spread
over onto as laugh and grow fat
with satisfaction. kansas City Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
Sixteen Reasons Why
You Need a SilO.

1. Corn ensilage is the nearest
and most economical substitute
for pasture grass, which is the
most ideal of all. known rations.
x Corn ensilage yields from
six hundred to two thousand
pounds more nutrients per acre
than any other farm crop.
3. There is great economy OF
space in storage. A cubic foot
of hay in the NOV weighs five
pounds. A cubic foot of silage
weighs forty pounds.
4. The quality of feed is uni
form and none is rejected; where
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
THOUGHT He WAS THE ONE
Absent Minded Bridegroom Had Not
Become Accustomed TO Travel
Inp With His Wife.

He stepped to the ticket seller in the
depot. "A ticket for Squeedunk,"
he said,
"Only one?" asked the agent.
Get two" whispered the blushing
girl at his elbow. I'VE are one. but
need two tickets"
Eyes, two," stammered the young
man.
They entered the train. "You don't
mind II 20 to the smoker for min
ute?" he asked.
She did not. At least. she said she
did not.
When he found the extra ticket
(when the conductor called), he won
dered where It came from and why he
had II.
Guess she's in the other coach"
suggested the conductor-who knew.
At the hotel he registered Mr.. EV-
eryman," and asked for room.
"Have one with bath to it," sug-
gested the little woman.
He was fiurried. VIII l write the
Mrs in, or will she sign?" he asked
the clerk.
The clerk pointed to Mrs" insert
ed q score of times. Either way; but
this seems to be the rule" he said.
The young man continued the same
absentminded conduct in street car,
theater. restaurant, everywhere.
Back In the hotel, in the train, In
the ticket Office, everywhere, men
were epitomizing the situation: He
only remembers that they are one
and he still thinks he's the one"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
"A Billion Dollars
Wasted Annually.
Farmers Waste on Corn EST
mated at $1,000, 900, 900.
Professor COttrell of the Rock
Island Lines Says Stalks Go
to Loss in the WeSt-Ur-
ees the SiIO for Feed for
Cattle & Sheep.

Professor H. M. Cottrell, agri-
cultural commissioner of the Rock
Island lines, points out where the
farmers of this country waste
nearly 81, 900, 100000 a year in
their corn crop. In the East
most farmers dry their cornstalks
for winter forage, (the leaves
alone being eaten by the ami
mals), but in the corn belt even
this is not done, the whole being
allowed to 60 to waste. Less
than 10 per cent of the cornstalks
of the country are saved. Prof.
Cottrell shows that when put in
to silos the feed value of corn
stalks is equal to 80 per cent of
the corn itself; and as the farm
value of the corn crop averages
81, 500, 600, 900, the feed value OF
the stalks is 81, 900, 900, 900, near
~ all of which is wasted.
Should the farmers silo the
stalks and market them IN the
form of beef and mutton, the net
results would be even much great
er than Prof. Cottrell's estimate.
Meat prices are ever rising, and
the census shows less beef ami
mails per capita than were in the
country at the previous census.
Such a large addition to the meat
output as this extra feed would
warrant would be of incalcuable
benefit to the whole population.
The farmer, too, would be not
only receiving approximately an
extra billion dollars a year, but
the fertilizing' value to the land
of this extra live stock would be
worth at least half as much as
the feed, resulting in increased
crops and increased returns to the
farmer. Then, too, the country
would suffer less effects of the
farmers rushing their live stock
(even to the breeding stock) to
market when drought dries up
the pastures, because in this Sc
lage they would have a supply of
green forage, both winter and
surnmer.-Wall Street Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29

hay or cured fodder is used much
of the coarser parts of the plant
is refused.
S. The use Of silage saves
much time and labor. Feed is
near at hand all winter, and does
not have to be hauled when wea'
Their is cold and stormy, and far
away fields are muddy or snow.
bound. =.
6. Its use in the winter ration
brings larger gains in milk flow,
more steady yields, and better
conditioned stock.
Z. A ration of which silage is
the main roughage will put flesh
on beef cattle at a greater rate
per day than any other known
ration.
8. The amount of high-priced
milled feeds and concentrates
needed is cut down.
9. With its use practically
the entire food value of the corn
crop is saved; without it forty
per cent of the value, namely
stock, leaves and tassels, is lost.
10. Twice to three times the
number of head of cattle can be
fed from the same acreage.
II. Silage can be harvested
and loaded into the silo in all
kinds of weather.
II. Silage is weather-proof in
the silo; it is secure from rains
and frost, hot winds, dust and
drought.
IS. The fields are cleared and
ready for wheat or rye, as all
corn stalks are safely stored in
the silo instead of wasting in the
field.
IA. Silage can be fed with
great advantage to cattle, sheep,
horses and mules, swine and poul-
try.
IS. The amount of plant life
retained in the ensilage that goes
back to the farm is far greater
than that which returns to the
soil by leaving the stalk in the
field to be dried up and blown
away.
10. Probably the most con.
vincing reason of all. No farm
er who now has one would feed
without one.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
Chin from Brittany.

Crockery made by the peasants OF
Brittany Is sold by a dealer in table
ware. It looks as if 1t we're made BY
peasants. In the center of each dish
IL the somewhat crude, but at the
same time decorative, drawing Of .
peasant-men, women and children
are al portrayed. The drawing Is
outlined with fine black lines and Ii
filed IN with color. About the edges
Of the dishes are bands Of gay foW-
err, stiff and cheerful looking.
The dishes are made in interesting
shapes. and would be especially ap-
propriate Tor nursery dishes with
which 70 Get the ehiIdren's table.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
Penny Nuisance.

The recent order of the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General
relative to the penny nuisance is
not clearly understood by many
carriers. They do not know
whether the order was intended
to make it compulsory for pa
irons to either stamp their letters
before placing in mail boxes or
provide coin holding receptacles,
or if, in abrogating the previous
order requiring coins to be wrap
ped or placed in coin holders, the
Department did not restore the
privilege of putting loose pennies
in the boxes.
In answer to personal inquiry
upon the subject, Mr.. Blakslee,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral, advised that his order was
intended to abolish, as nearly as
possible, the penny nuisance and
that 1t was mandatory that pa
irons should either stamp letters
in advance or provide convenient
coin holders.
polatap Rrofhera are ae1linO
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29

Now that the new zone weight
and rates are in effect it behooves
our merchants to get busy and
show the people that our town
can sell goods as cheap as any
of the surrounding towns. There
is no sense in letting nearby
towns slip in so many parcels,
when the people could by at
home and have their goods sent
out by parcel post. All they
have to do Is to hustle and let
the farmers know that they want
their business. Advertise II the
papers, its the only rsal way to
get before the people.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
Absurd Congresses.

Andrew Carnegie, in his advocacy
Of uniysrsd peace, has no faith In
half measures.
These congresses" he once said IN
New York-"these congresses that ad-
Vocate, not universal peace. but small
O. bullets, gentler bombardments and
less destructive bombs, annoy me.
when We succeed, thanks to such
congresses, IN eliminating savagery
BON var. then It win Be quite n
order foR Ne to proceed to eliminate
~ dsllnts fom NIGHT
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
ahnrt Term.

poor George Cohan!" said a Bos-
ton impressario.
Poor George Cohan, just the day
before his automobile accident, was
talking to me about beautiful Choir
rs girl who had married millionaire
Of ssventy-eight years.
II was shocked, / was indignant,
for the girl is one Of the loveliest
creatures I've ever seen.
"'To think of her!' growled. TO
think that that beautiful, beautiful girl
should sell herself to such an old
ruinl'
"Cohan smiled his queer, little
twisted smile.
my dear boy he said, this isn't
Q Sale-it's Q lease
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-29
Dietetic Value Of Beer



The Intoxicating Of beer Uey much less than that Of
wine and wskey and gradually tends the use of
the latter accompanies high mission the history of cOz0.
ton Misunderstanding action Of quantity of acOhonb
is neutrazed by the acid and the malt extract Hops
small quantities stimulates the appetite and promotes evacuation
Tor acts axatve) Beer vey nutritious when consumed with
meat cheese and bread and Is greatly underUaLued m
promoting health and robustness. DR. KRBAcH
RILEY r. ROBERTSON, Distributor &W
EastAU and Railroad Streets Joplin Mo. KHN
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-25

fore. ON his person was found a
bank note for 1000 francs and 1900
francs In gold. He WIS taken to prison
al orleans. Notwithstanding the
proofs against him Dc denied his guilt
und affirmed that he was not al or
leans ON the morning of tho 2ist. The
police investigated his past life and
found tina he was greatly In debt.
They also LETT nothing undone to
trace his movements aOout the time
of the crime. Il was n%sccrtRined that
after taxing The room In the hotel he
sent a message TO Boisselicr express
Ing a wish Go see him. They had been
seen together in "A cafe and the muir
dcred man was not nfterward seen
alive.
! Notwithstanding an these over
whelming proofs. Montely persisted
Ia denying eyerything. On February
20, lSfa, he appeared before M
court OF assizcs OF Loirot. charged
with murder. An Immense crowd
was attracted 10 the trial AZ every ouc
wished Co see the wretch who had
murdered his friend ia cold blood.
I'm the course Of the trial Montely
declared that he worla confess the
whole truth. This Is part OF tho con-
f%ession; ~ had loaned 500 francs to
BOisselier. who begged me 90 say
nothing So his wife. / came to or
Icons ON November % Go collect my
money. J went 10 the hotel and sen
a messenger 10 the bank Cor Boisellcr.
lie came. hut brought no 1
had been shaving ana had accidents
ally cut myself with The razor.
"Boisselier. who had his bills for
collection In his hand. said. i have NO
money, hut I have "a cousin who is "a
bookkeeper. who vii! perhaps loan me-
some ! said 90 him. You wish Co
put me on again as you have done be-
fore ] snatchcd tho bills from his
hand and threatened TO tell his wife
and the manager OF the bank. Then
seizing my razor. he exclaimed: ~
you do ! will XIII myself moved
away toward my bed. lie uttered a
cry and / turned and saw that he had
cut his throat. ondeavored To take
the razor from him"
Montcly then stated that after this
frlghtful occurrence he lost his senses
ana knew not what he did when he
found that his friend had Killed hint
self. Then he said ne purchased the
trunk and cut up the body To prevent
exposure. This statement was crcd-
liable enough. out the medical testl-
muny introduced TO controycrt u
showed u was not probable. MANY
witnesses testified AS to the character
of BOOKSELLER. his happy home life and
his sunny disposition.
Montcly VAS ably defended. but az
ter a del|iberation OF three hours tho
jury returned a verdict of guilty
without -CNtenuating circumstances.
lie was condemned Ia death and the
court ordered that the execution
should take place on one of the puO-
lie squares OF orleans. lie Was ex-
ecuted on April ). 1Si3, and persisted
In his innocence tu the last.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-25
4 SIMPLE ~EXPEDIENT.

n EW YORK CITY, as part Of lis
campaign to find out why
a food prices ave gone up
since the opening OF the war, and In
is effort To lower the price OF me-
ccssitics. has hit upon a simple and
practical eXpodient for the relief Of
the people. II having Decn found
that meat has hecomc too expensive
for the poor mans pocketbook. he
Is being advised 90 quit eating meat
and useful little pamphlets are being
handed 60 him telling him how he
may cook vegetables, such az beans,
30 they viii take the place OF meat
This simple little system. doubt
less. VIII satisfy all those who have
been husily engaged on the one hand
In cursing the administration for its
efforts through the pending anti
trust legislation Co curb the opera
tions Of the highwaymen cf big husi-
ness. the trusts which control The
looh products Hihikfia u VINO "h
the other hand have been ne husily
cursing the government for lack OF
efficiency In curbing he pirates who
have taken advantage II the war "a
force the use OF substitutes for meat.
sugar. flour and a few other luxur-
les OF the poor.
The trouble with the New YORK
system II that IL Toes not satisfy ths
American people. We are accus'
toned 90 eating meat ana while w
will eat beans IL Il becomes neces'
aary. we are going 10 make every 81
fort 90 stay away from an exclusivC
bean diet as Ions az possible.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-25
~~~~~~S~~~s~~~ss
|. VERDICT or CIVILIZATION. Z
0N NS eN

Compiled by the New York indie
JEAN JACQUES: War IS the foul
est hend that ever Nomited forth
from the mouth of hell.
THOMAS JEFFERSON | abhor
wal aud Wow II as the greatest
of mankind.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; There
never was a good war or a bad
peace.
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON;
My country Is the world; my coun-
trymen are an mankind.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: The
more I study the world the more |
nm convinced 81 the inability OF force
to create anything durable.
PAU OK MARS HILL: God hath
made of one blood an nations OF
men for Ca dwell on an the fac OF
the earth
ANDREW CARNEGIE: We have
abolished slavery from civilized
countries-the owning Of q ~
man. The next great step thai the
world can take h. 90 abolish war
the killing II man by man.
GEORGE WASHINGTON. My frs
wish is to see the whole world AZ
peace. and the Inhabitants OF IL al
one hand OF brothers, striving which
should most contribute To the hap
piness of mankind.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: with NAL.
ice toward none. with charity fol
all with nrmness IN the right ga
God gives as 10 see the right, let "a
strive To DO all which MAJ
achieve and cherish "a Just and last
ing peace among ourselves and with
all nations.
EMANUEL KANT; Tho method b.
which states prosecute their rlghti
cannot under present conditions b'
a process Of law. since no court cN'
lists having jurisdiction over them
but oniy va But, through var
even " II resalts IN victory. the ques.
ton OF right d not decided.
' WILLIAM ELLERy CLAIMING
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-25

November %. iSt2, a curious
III crowd was rathercdt I'm the
court 90 the ~mcsaageties gem
%otalcs. at Orleans. France. The pro-
curcr Of the king, "a gOmmlssary Of
police. several agents and numerous
gcndarmcs had just made a descent
upon The building of that establish
mem devoted TO the storage Of bag
gage. While the procurer was ox-
aiming registry departures, q man
named bernard, who sept the Hotel
De IEuruue In the Hue ne IA Halle
barde, approached The commissary OF
police ana pointed uut an enormous
trunk, n said.
There IL is Upon forcing the
lock % terrible discovery was made.
4 human body, horribly mutliated,
was discovered to the eyes OF the
spectators Upon q sign from the pro-
curer e man who had, up To this
Time, Kept in the background. ap-
preached and al the sight OF the cody,
cried: ut is indeed our clerk at the
bank, q poor BOlsscllcr.'
An INVESTIGATION was az once set On
foot. ana o. was learned that on the
morning OF the 2Ist Boisseiicr had
departed from the bank 10 collect the
amounts due upon certain expired
BILLS Hours passed and he did not
return. L. was learned al the bank
That the moneys had been collected.
but ussuredly not by BOOKSELLER. The
description was that az O. person short.
thick set. o. DARK complexion with
black hair and mustache.
BOOKSELLER lived In the banking
house with his wife. Upon the wife
being question she ayerred that she
had not seen her husband since the
f%1orning of the 2lst. and she was IN
great distress at his mysterious dis
appearance. From her 80 was learned
that among her husbands friends
was one Montely, who was n clerk in
the office 81 an Insurance company.
Her description OF the man CORES
pended with that given OF the indi-
Vidual who mad collected the money
IN Booksellers place. Evidence was
also forthcoming that an interview
had taken place between the husband
ana Montely on the DIST.
When the investigation was in pro-
gross the hotel proprietor related "a
singular discovery he had Just made
of evidence OF a trasedy IN his hotel.
y Traveller calling himself Morel. he
said. arrived az his house and had a
large trunk taken Co his room. lie
a afterward had the trunk taken
To the m~essageries, whence q was TO
be forwarded 10 Toulouse. The pro-
prietor described the man Morel and
the description exactly fitted that Of
Montely.
The procuror went at once to the
hotel and secured fun evidence OF the
crime. At once he dispatched the
police To Saint Germaln Ell Laye
with "a warrant for Moniely's arrest.
which vas served IN his house on the
morning of November ?. He had re-
moved his moustachc tho evening be-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-25

for sacrifices 81 the last forty years
Belgium must have rcctlned the
violation Of us frontier aud also COM
p%ensation for the immense damage in
fiicted on it's population.
England. II We cannot destroy il hy
fighting, must insist upon the sur
render of the German nec}. for with.
out the destruction or surrender Of Il
any peace would he "a hollow sham.
Probably both Enpland and France
would Insist upon war indemnity and
at tbs other M OF Europe Russia
will also demand territory and guar
antces for the future.
Iiut II Wilhelm Balks.
Now does anyone for a moment
suppose Kaiser Wilhelm viii accept
these conditions Just because the Ger
man offensive has broken down? II
would mean the loss Of his remaining
prestige and probably Of his throne as
well.
What will happen then? We shall
be called upon To assume the offensive
against Germany. which will immeas-
urably add 10 the difficulties OF the
military situation.
In such q case Lord KitcheueT's
plan 10 raise = million men h OF vital
importance France has already
modified almost ne lsst man n the
orunt Of the fighting il about To fan
on the French army. Their losses viii
be enormous. hut they must be re-
placed. and they al only be obtains
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-25
A Typical Comment on
Nomination Of FERGUSON


Harvey g.. Ferguson, low Mex
ico's representative IN the lowor
house Of congress of the United
states. has been nominated tu succeed
himself by the Democratic party In
convention nt Albuquerque Monday
u ls "a deserving compliment to a man
who has ably represented this state
In congress three times, twice since %
became q state and once during tcrri-
turiai days as delegate 90 congress.
and has done things for New Mexico.
whereby his party considered him
worthy Of recognition, and unani-
mously selected him a. his own sue
ccssor. While thc Republican ana
Progressive parties have not got held
their conventions. and NO ouo knows
who they Will nominate FOR congrcss
Do is not considered possible. eve iu
The minds 90 many Republicans. that
ihcy can place "a man in D field
who can beat Mr.. Fergusson for yon-
gress. Il is believed that Mr.. Fer
gusson will DC elected hy the lurgost
majority he ever received NJ tao
hands Of the people OF New Mexico,
which is as lt should he, considered
Ell things for the material welfare %
the state, Tho Stockman has know1
Mr.. FERGUSON personally for many
years. knows OF his ability and inlr-
ness In an things whether Of % pri-
waite or public nature. In the national
capitol he has worked hard and work
ed well for the best Interests NJ his
state. which 81 the reason he viii he
returned TO congress hy the vote ol
the people on November Cd mex
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-25

Every tiny infant makes iifo's per-
spactive wides and brighter. And what
ever there is 20 enhanco It's arrival and
10 ease and comfort the s%xpectant mother
should be given attention. Among the
real helpful things u an external an
domlnal application known aa Mothers
FRIEND There IA scarcely n community
hut what has its enthusiastic admHer ol
this apieDdid om~hfOcation. IL u 20 Wen
thought 81 by women who know that most
drug stores throughout the United States
carry Mothers Friend as one OF their
staple and reliable remedies. IL u applied
90 the abdominal muscles 20 relieve the
strain on ligaments and tendOns.
Those who have used Il refer 90 tho
ease aud comfort experienced during the
period o. cxpcctnncyi they particularly
refer 20 the absence 81 nausea, often 20
prevalent as a result Of the natural
expansion. In "a little book are described
more fully the many reasons why
Mothers Friend" has been n friend
Indeed 20 women with timcly hints. aug-
Trfiluna aud helps for ready reference, ll
should b. la all bones. Mothers frieud.
may b. had Of almost any druggist, but u
you fan 10 Ind u write ~ direct. and also
write for book ~ hTadneid ifEulasQE l0s
seg LaHaf bieEs Atlanta Oa,