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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

Each winter, farmers should
make a general outline of their
next years. work. They should
know what fields are to be plant
ed to corn, which ones to pota'
toes, etc, and how they are to
be worked.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

farm more land. 1t takes scien.
tific farming in this day and age
to win.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

Frank Collins, who used to be
one of the operators at the FRS
co station here, but who went
from here to a station in Mis-
souri,, has been transferred to
Miami. He was here Friday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12
LisfOfLOffsrs


Remaining In the postomce at
Baxter Springs, Kansas. for the
week ending with Mar. II, 1914.
which II not called for within two
weeks will be sent 70 the dead
letter ONCE At WashinGton, d. c.;
Mr. Hank Rice
Miss Hariett Preston
Miss Anna PASCAL
Mr. R G Parker
Persons csIling for any Of The
above letters win pleasesay AdveI
tised, "elving date hst.
FHBD BkBTtNEts ,. y
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12
Good Pasture.

100 acres of fine pasture. Good
grass, plenty of water and shade.
Will pasture a limited number of
animals. Paul Mason.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12
Old Papers,.

Sc a bale at this Office. Haven't
been cut, but are in good condi-
ton. Just the thing to put I'M
der your carpets.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

A lot of garden work was done
this week. The ground is in
good condition, and a lot of peo-
pie have decided to make an as
sault on Old High Cost of Living
by raising a garden.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

Alfalfa is fast taking the place
of prairie hay, and the daily re-
ceipts in the principal markets
are twice as heavy as prairie hay.
It is selling as cheap as prairie
hay, and of course is much better
feed. Then, too, the acreage OF
alfalfa is increasing all over the
country, and hay men today are
afraid to buy futures on prairie
hay. 1t is not likely, however,
that anybody will go broke on
hay this summer. There is like
~ to be much feed, and it is like
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

ly that if the weather and grow
ing season is good that the price
will be some lower than in the
season just closing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12
BIG
Vaudeville
Night
The Majestic Presents

The Grand Quintette in a big
minstrel act, introducing Latest
song hits of the season. A spe-
cial program of Quartette NUM-
bers and Solos, selected from
their Repertoire of New and Old
Melodies. Nothing but good
clean comedy introduced, Be
sides the Big Vaudeville acts, 3
reels of high class moving pic
lures. The doctors advise laugh
ter as good medicine for all pains
and diseases. Come out and en-
Joy a good show; besides save
IOc ADMISSION los
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

Mrs. Lucy Smithpeter has
moved here from Galena, and is
building a dwelling house in the
south part of town. Tom Embry
is doing the work. Mrs. Smith
peter is a sister of Mrs. S. J.
Armstrong.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

We hope our readers will pat
ronize our advertisers. They are
an enterprising lot of fellows,
and they think enough of your
business to ask you in.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

Things political are beginning
to perk up some and candidates
are beginning to pull hair. 1t
won't be long now until you can
get the best two-fer cigar on the
market for nothing if you are a
man, and the best brand of hot
air in the world if you are a
woman.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-12

Mrs. J. H. Boswell of this city
was chosen vice chairman of the
Progressive County Central Com
mittee. We neglected to men,
ton her in connection with the
organization item last week.
Polster Brothers are selling
Hamilton Brown shoes.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Scarcity Of Canary elrsis.

Canary birds will soon be worth
their weight in gold, according to deal
ers, who declare that the war has cut
OFF the usual source of supply-the
Hartz mountain in Germany-and that
not one of the little feathered song
sters had been received in this coun-
try, except few from Japan, since
the beginning of hostilities. Former
ly as many as 10000 canary birds were
received in New York from Germany
in week, and the best of them could
be bought for rs cents to ST. Now,
however, the stock of many of the
principal bird stores in New York has
been exhausted and the few birds on
hand are bringing from So to SIS each,
with the price going up as the supply
lessons.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
AS HIS DIcTATIoN SOUNDS
Troubles Of the short.story Writer
Who Is "Breaking In" a
New Stenosrapher.

The stort-story writer dictates the
seventeenth chapter of his novel,
"Loony With Love-" to new stenog.
rapher, and this is the result:
Sylvia rushed into the arms OF Ar.
mand, Armand, comma, the wild
cry Of a primitive woman issuing from
her warm, comma, red lips, period.
New paragraph. Clinging to his
stout, comma, manly shoulder dash-in
an esctasy of relief dash-she sobbed
out her pitiful story period. New sen.
tences, quotes, Armand exclamation
point! she cried in a convulsive sob,
comma, quotes again, L ruined three
men and roue with an acute accent
over the e. In giving one of them his
congo, always underline foreign words
Miss Smithers, so the typesetter will
put them in italics, 1 spoke to him OF
you and all that you had meant to me,
period. He said you were capital H,
and G, Human Gorilla and had best
be on my guard semicolon; but now I
know the true man behind your mask.
comma, Armand, and don't forget to
capitalize it. t.'"-Puck.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
MESMERlZED
A Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used.

Many people are brought up to be-
lieve that coffee is a necessity of life.
and the strong hold that the drug,
caffeine, in coffee has on the sys-
tenn makes it hard to loosen its grip
even when one realizes its Injurious
effects.
A lady writes: 81 had used coffee
for years; 1t seemed one of the ne
cessities Of life. A few months ago
my health, which had been slowly fail
Ing, became more impaired, and I
knew that unless relief came from
some source would soon be a physt-
cal wreck.
Il was weak and nervous, had sick
headaches, no ambition, and felt tired
OF life. My husband was also losing
his health. He was troubled so much
with indigestion that at times he could
eat only few mouthfuls.
Finally we saw Postum advertised
and bought package. I followed d.
rections for making carefully, and
added cream, which turned 1t to the
loveliest rich-looking and tasting
drink / ever saw served at any table.
and We have used Postum ever since.
Il gained five pounds In weight in
as many weeks, and now feel well
and strong in every respect. My
headaches have gone, and am q new
woman. My husbands Indigestion
has left him. and he can now eat
anything"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellyille." in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum--is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bever-
age Instantly, 30c and soc tins.
The cost per cup OF both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold By Grocers-
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
SUM SET ASIDE FOR NEEDY CON.
FEDERATE SOLDIERS Ex-
HAUsTED EARLY.
NEED LARGER APPROPRIATION
deficiency In Fund Now Amounts to
$16s'ooo-only $4,000 Was
Set Aside for This
Purpose.
Jefferson CITY

Jefferson CITY.
One of the problems confronting the
next general assembly will be pen.
sioning of needy Confederate veterans
in Missouri.
The Forty-seventh general assembly
1naugurated pension system for the
former Confederates and appropriated
$4,000 to pay pensions not exceeding
$40 month to each needy veteran
during 1913-1914
This appropriation was exhausted
before the expiration of 1913, and,
based on the number of applications
approved by Adit. Gen. John b.
O'Meara, there is a deficiency in the
pension fund of $16S,00O.
If the pension system is continued a
large appropriation must be made to
cover this deficiency and meet the re-
quirements of the pension roll for
1915-1916.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Dying Buck Pins Hunter.

Attacked by 2O0-pound buck he
had wounded, Elmer Middleton of this
place, narrowly escaped death while
hunting with George Turner in the
Fairview Springs district. After send
ing high caliber bullet through the
shoulders of the buck, Middleton
stood his rifle against a tree and
started for the animals, armed only
with small AK. AS he advanced to
end its misery the buck brought both
forefeet down upon his chest and
then, falling dead from it's wound,
pinned him to the ground. Phoebe
New Dispatch to the Denver Post.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17

No more is the engineer of the fast
flier the goat" of big railroad wrecks.
The interstate commerce commits
sion's annual report, just issued, gave
him a nearly clean bill of health.
Where he used to bear the blame. a
new victim has been raised-the flag
man, ignorant of the company's rules.
The commission pointed out that
there has been considerable de-
crease in the number of collisions
due to the failure of the enginemaa
to obey the indications of the block
signal" At the same time it held
that it is unreasonable to expect free.
dom from wrecks when railroads en-
ploy tlagmen of little experience with.
out any examination as to their knowl.
edge of rules.
Strong recommendation was made
for universal use of system of auto
matte train control In conjunction
with other safety devices.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17

Wealthy women,
who have never
q lone settlement
work, enter into the
Santa Claus spirit
and visit the alley
and tenement dis.
tricts Of the large
cities on the night
b g fore Christmas,
t h cir automobiles
heavily laden with
toys, turkeys and
good things to eat.
They employ inves.
tigators to canvass
the section in which
they are Interested
a week before the
holidays, and the
diStrihntinn ia .aaA
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17

the compound as separate words Bu
In international telegraphing there is
a word length limit (or. as the Ger
mans would print wordlengthlimiD
Ten letters is the maximum allowed
for a single word. ANY word longer
than that counts as two; or as three
if 1t gets beyond the second ten. as
some German words do.
When 1t comes to counting letters
or making up Ineligible telegraphese.
English. II seems. is the tersest Ian.
guage In Europe, An Italian news.
paper correspondent has lately discoy
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Must Put In Communication Rates.

The public service commission as
serted its right to compel the issuance Q
of Communication tickets by a railroad.
This ruling was written by Commits
sioner Kennish in the case of T. s.
Doty and others against the Kansas
City, Clay County & st. Joseph rail.
way. The commission, after determin.
ing the present value of the road to be
approximately $3,9OO,OOO, directed it to
put into effect by Dec, 20. 1914. a
schedule OF commutation rates be-
tween Kansas City, Liberty and inter.
mediate points.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Park Site Choice.

Senator C. M. Buford announced
there will be no meeting of the spe-
cial commission appointed by the last
senate to select and report upon site
for state park and game preserve in
the Ozarks until about Jan. 1. This
meeting will be in St Louis. 1t is ex-
pected selection will be announced
at that time.
The commission has visited several
proposed sites and competition, ap-
parently, has narrowed to 5000 to
1000 acres at HaHa- -Tonka, Camden
county; 10000 to $4,000 acres in Rey-
nolds county, 1000 acres at Onandago
Springs. Crawford county. and the
Country club. in Iron county, near Ar
cadia.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17

according to their reports. Oftentimes
small trees are sent to the homes,
with glass balls. trimmings and candy
toys. and the donors, with the aid Of
their chauffeurs and the parents Of
the children, fix the tree while the lit
tie tots are asleep.
Though little known, Santa Claus
work in the slums of the big cities
ls carried on along systematic lines
TO overcome any overlapping Of the
multitude Of good intentions. In days
gone by, charitably inclined women
would leave large basket of pro-
visions in house in ignorance Of
another basket hidden in the closet.
And 1t was not unusual for two or
three workers to meet in the same
kitchen at the one time, each bur-
dened with good things for the one
family.
This is an error of the past; for
now the Christmas giving has been
systematized. Settlement workers of
the various societies and representa-
tives of the wealthy private givers
compile list Of those they will as
sist, and all go over their lists care
fully together.
Although the Christmas giving is
all cut and dried a few days before
the time, Santa Claus secret is not
given away. Half of the pleasure
would be gone if the families knew
that the visitors were coming with
food and toys in abundance. 1t is
true that those who are visited and
qulzzed by the private workers have
a shrewd suspicion, after they have
told their tale of woe and received
the sympathy of the visitor, that
something substantial is to follow.
The regular settlement workers know
their ground pretty we'll; they know
which families have had a hard road
to travel and are putting up a good
battle against the tide of misfortune.
The settlement workers have little
investigating to do before the holi-
days; their entrance into a home or
tenement is always greeted witt. sur
prise, for they generally make 1t
point to go where they are least ex-
pected.
The poor are always with us" Is
doubly true at Christmas time. Fam.
lilies who can barely exist, who do
not know where the next days bread
is coming from, can certainly not af-
ford any extras for the holiday sea.
son. They consider themselves for
tunate If they have loaf or two of
bread and small piece of meat for
the Christmas dinner and coal for the
kitchen fire.
No one appreciates this seamy side
of the bright Christmas story more
than the charity worker. She knows
that tribulations exist at Christmas
time as during any other part of the
year. Years of experience have shown
her how to use tact and good judg.
ment on her travels and where she
cannot leave good cheer, she can
at least make the sorrows and
troubles easier to bear. The "An-
gel of the Settlement" knows,
more than any one else, that there
are many cases when the word
Merry Christmas" would sound like
a mockery; where the hand of death.
for instance. has been heavily felt
when 1t takes away the chief provid.
er of large family.
She knows, also, that the Christmas
spirit is cherished by the poor as well
as the wealthy While they cannot
spend the day in feasting and merry.
making, they can at least forget old
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
4 REAL cNN37IAA5 RsZIWoW

grudges and let bygones be bygones,
shake hands with their enemies and
wish one another good luck.
How many reunions and reconcilia.
tions take place then is known only to
these good women. The hearts of
many men who have been separated
from their wives and families be-
! come softened as the holidays draw
near, and it isn't uncommon for the
settlement worker to find them to-
sether when she comes with the
Christmas basket
Many prodigal sons return on
Christmas eve. A striking case of
this kind that occurred two years ago
was run across by settlement work
er in Philadelphia. She said that
she had never witnessed a scene on
any stage that could equal it. 1t
was real case Of where the Christ
mas prayer of broken-hearted moth
er was answered by the return of her
boy.
The son ran away from home seven
years earlier, when youth of sixteen
years. He had good home and the
family consisted of his parents, an
older brother and sister. His father
was Woodworking man and used all
his earnings for his home The young
er boy, being the baby of the family,
was the pet of all; but he had a wild
disposition, and he wanted to see
something Of life. He decided to run
away from home and go West
When he reached the ranches of
Arizona he found that the cowboy life
wasn't as bright as it was painted.
He longed for home many time, but
vowed that he would not return a
failure. He persevered until he had
made good, though it took seven wears
for him to do it. His fearlessness and
daring attracted the attention of the
owner of the ranch, and he placed
him in charge of another place. When
the yrung man had a goodly wad of
bills accumulated he decided to re-.
turn in time for Christmas.
He reached the old house to find
that another family was living there.
and he learned from neighbors that
his father was dead; that his sister
had grieved so over his disappearance
that she died shortly after he had left
and that his brother had been killed
in an accident. The mother, doubly
aged with grief, had been left alone
and was subsisting as best she could
In third.story room. The son lost
no time and arrived in the room Just
after the settlement worker had
reached there with her basket of pro.
visions. The mother had just finished
telling her story to the sympathetic
listener when this latest prodigal re-
turned.
NO one can really appreciate" said
a settlement worker in another city.
how happy one feels ,.fter visiting
the homes of the poor on Christmas
eve. The gratitude of one woman
alone last year was enough to recon-
pense me for the work / did. This
woman's husband was In the peniten-
tiary serving an 1S-year term for mur-
der. 1t appears that he and a CON-
panion were working In the cranberry
bogs. They quarreled, and in a scuf-
file this man stabbed his opponent. He
made, his wife promise she would
never allow the family of six to be
separated. She not only kept them
together by taking in washing and
working until all hours of the night,
but she refused to accept outside aid
in any shape or form. There would
have been no Christmas celebration
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Risk Companies a Trust.

The report of Rufus NJ. Potts, in
surance commissioner of illinois,
copies of which have been received
here by Attorney General Baker and
other officials. charges that fire in
surance companies of the United
States and of Illinois are in an un.
lawful combination to maintain ex-
orbitant fire rates.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Complaint Against Frisco.

Citizens Of Charlottesville have filed
with the public service commission a
protest against what they designate as
discrimination against Charlottesville
by the St Louis & San Francisco Rail
road company.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
BEST TO USE
Correspondent Finds English Lam
suage to Be the Tersest in
Europe.

Which language makes the best
telegraphese? At so much word one
might hasten to say German. because
of its purely typographical device OF
sticking number of words together
to look like one compound word. We
really do exactly the same thing in
English, only we print the elements OF
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Automobiles increase.

Secretary Of State Cornelius Roach
presents figures showing the increase
in the number of automobiles bought
so far in Missouri during the registra-
ton year, which will expire Feb. l..
Last year there were 3S,140 machines
registered. This year. to date, the
number is 54,341.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17

'rea this in telegraphing news from
'ohdon to his paper N Italy. At the
beginning of the war he used Italian.
Then when all languages except Eng.
'sh and French were forbidden he
TOOK French, Later. finding that
french though accepted by the post
once, seemed to cause delay, he
changed to English. and to his sur.
prise he finds that he is saving quite
a lot OF money in telegraph fees owing
TO the superior brevity of the Eng.
hsh language as compared with
French OF Italian.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Labor Demands Legislation.

~~So' SSiuoIioS LC9iSidtiOns
The committee appointed by the
Missouri senate to investigate the
subject of workman's compensation
has prepared it's report for the legis
lature. The commission will recon-
mend four measures:
l. An elective workman's compen.
sation act
9. An act creating the Missouri in.
dustrial commission.
3. An act providing for the organi.
zation of corporations on the mutual
plan to insure against employers lia.
bility.
4. An act Ievying a tax of 5 per
cent on all premiums for employers
liability for the support of the in
dustrial commission
The commission finds that recov-
cry under existing employers liability
laws is had in only 1855 cases out
of $4,000 injuries and deaths. That of
injuries and deaths aproximating
S2,SO0,000, that only $142 900 in dam
ages Were paid in 1911 in this state.
1t is estimated that 30 per cent of
the amount recovered now goes to
lawyers and about Is per cent addi-
tional to court costs, cts.
The members of the senate COM
mite are: Ben L. White, Walter c.
Goodson, William G. Busby, Robert
S. McClntic and Alroy S. Phillips
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Cut Rates Barred.

An opinion and order issued by the
public service commission directs the
Doniphan telephone company to
charge lawyers and physicians the
same as others for service The ruling
is that "cut" rates for telephones to
anyone is discriminatory and contrary
to the law.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Handicapped Dyspeptic.

DR.. Curem-You will find your dys-
pepsia greatly alleviated, Mr.. Peck, by
cheerful and agreeable conversation
at your meals.
Mr. Peck-That's good advice, doc,
but my income will not permit me to
eat away from home.-Terre Haute Ex-
press.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Silent Witness Freed.

Benjamin Ward, who was brought
here from Tuscumbia and placed in
Jail for refusing to answer questions,
was released under bond by a writ
of habeas corpus issued by the SUI
preme coHrt.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Bond Issue Authorized

An order issued by the public serv-
ice commission authorizes the issue of
$3,50O.0O0 of bonds by the Chicago,
Rock Island 6 Pacific Railroad COM
Dany.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17

VHIy oIIe WHO mas VISIteU INC
nomes OF the poor and the suffering on
CHRISTMAS eve can realize the pleasure
or bringing happiness and sunshine
INTO these homes. Many settlement
visitors, who have given up the work
ror some reason or another, but who
return to assist with the Christmas
distributions, give generously from
their own purses that the baskets may
be larger and more families aided.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
Bill Hits Prison Labor.

A bill providing for the abolition of
the contract labor' system now in
vogue at the state penitentiary is be-
ing drawn up by the state senate in
vestigating committee.
The committee was appointed by
the last Legislature to suggest legis
lation tending to improve conditions
at the state penitentiary. The bill
will be introduced at the meeting of
the next legislature. In place of the
contract system educational and agri-
cultural work will be proposed The
present contract system will expire
in February.
The committee visited nearly every
state east of Missouri, and investi-
gated penitentiary conditions.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17

Trying to be content with what we
have is some trial.
The Hayti herald., 1914-12-17
BRINGING THE HOLIDAY t
1pIRIT ITO TF1E POOR GgE4x

T is a question whether the
families helped OF the work
ers' helping them get most
Joy out of the Christmas dis
tribution. A real settlement
worker, one imbued with the
right spirit, will tell you that