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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
NOT A MATTER OF CHOICE
Excellent Reason Why Married Man
Could Live on Less Money Than
When He 10 Single.

Old Jenkins was keen on economy.
On the day before his sons wedding
he set out to give the young man a
last lesson In this useful habit
Economy, my lad" said the old
man, solemnly, lis the source OF all
wealth, while extravaganza is the ruin
alton OF nations"
The young man agreed with the pa
rental wisdom.
Now" went on the father, pointing
the moral, "a woman can take a piece
of straw and a yard Of ribbon and turn
It into q hat worth five guineas. On
the woman's part that is"
Genius" finished the son promptly.
at Is" sighed the old man. And q
wealthy man can spend ten thousand
pounds q year, and yet live no more
comfortably than does another man on
two hundred pounds. On the part OF
the wealthy man that is"
Extravaganza" chimed in young
Jenkins.
Now we come to the crucial point.
A married man can live on one-half
the money required by a single man.
On the part Of the married man that
is"
Compulsory" said the son and they
both sighed.-LOndon Answers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
Flour 10 Explosive.

During the last ten years, about
twenty explosions have occurred in
cereal, -four and feed mills, with the
loss OF two million dollars worth Of
property, as well as the killing or in
Turing Of over 200 employees. Inves-
legations regarding the causes Of these
explosions and subsequent fires have
not proved conclusively what are the
difficulties to be avoided. In eight
cases the explosions are believed to
have originated from the sparks pro-
duced in the machines during the
grinding process. Tiny particles OF
gravel or metallic substances coming
into contact with the plates Of the
machine may produce enough sparks
to ignite the dust within the machine.
Another possible cause for cereal
dust explosions suggested is the use
Of naked fames.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
HOW TO STORE WASTE PAPER
Secret of Safe Keeping Lies In Com.
pacting the Waste, Says
an Authority.

How discarded papers-which the
makers and consumers Of new stock
are asking US all to save-may be
kept without undue risk Of fire is q
question that concerns not only the
Industrial economist, but the ordinary
household, says the Boston Herald.
It should be understood that the fire
hazards from papers properly stored
need be no greater than that from the
woodpile. The secret Of safe storage
lies in compacting the waste a. fast
as it accumulates. Papers smoothly
packed, as in closed books, or closely
bound, as in a we'll tied bundle OF
newspapers. are difficult to burn even
with intention.
The private housekeeper can use to
good advantage an ordinary meal ash
can, fitted with another can cover
small enough to fit inside. piston fash
ion, acting as both weight and plunger.
II waste basket papers, for instance,
are handled in this way, they may be
kept with no risk. AS newspapers and
magazines accumulate, they should be
piled evenly and tied, like ordinary
bundles, both sidewise and length
wise. II practicable, all papers and
rags should be stored in some out
buildings; II not, discretion can be
used in choosing the safest corner OF
the house cellar, away from heaters
and open lights.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
Air We Breathe.

Secondhand air is far worse than q
secondhand toothbrush, yet many per.
sons who would be Mortified at the
use of the latter are willing to inhale
the air exhaled from other peoples
lungs.
The Importance Of good ventilation,
where several people are sitting, can
not be over-emphasized. In prevail
ing air, remember that II two gas jets
are burning they are consuming as
much good air as four persons, and
one kerosene lamp consumes the same
amount. A lamp left with the flame
turned down adds very much to the
impurity of the air because Of imper
feet combustion. II you use q gas
droplight and will remove the tubing
for q test, you readily see from the
odor Of gas which escapes how neces
sary It is to take It down frequently
and air It
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
KNEW ALL ABOUT TUMNEulNG
Anelents Built Some Important Works.
Many Of Them Being MarvelousIy
Conceived and Executed.

While tunneling Is among the most
ancient Of enterprises, yet more prog
ress has been made in 1t the last CEN
fury than in the twenty centuries
which preceded It. II Is now known
that back In the semimythical days OF
the Theban kings the long tunnel into
the mountain rock, expanding at dis
lance of 400 feet or 30 into some lofty
chamber, was q common work OF
princes. The rock temples Of Nubia,
too, and Of India show that in certain
matters, at any rate, moderns may still
learn from ancients. Then again In
Algeria, Switzerland, wherever the
Romans went, are to be found tunnels
Of all kinds and designed for all pur'
poses, for roads and drains and water
supplies. Pliny makes mention OF one
notable achievement, the greatest OF
its kind in his day, the great tunnel
constructed for the drainage Of Lake
Fucino. It was by far the longest arti'
fetal tunnel in the world at that time.
More than three and half miles long,
Il was driven under Monte Salviano
and required for its construction shafts
Of no less than 400 feet. Some 10000
men were employed upon 1t for II
years. From the time Of the Romans
until the latter end Of the eighteenth
century no great advance was made
In tunneling methods. Old engravings
Of mining work in the early years OF
the seventeenth century show the pick
az or hammer and chisel as still the
chief tools employed. With the ad-
<ent Of the railway, however, tunnel
ing became one Of the grand neces-
stiles Of construction. and progress
was more rapid.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
ONLY A MOUSE IN THE CREAM
Tho Butter Tasted Just a. Good to
the Woman, and She Didn't
Recognize u.

Some years ago. when Thomas l..
Calvert, chief inspector Of the Ohio
dairy and food department, was run
ming q general store in a country
town, q woman came into the store
with q small quantity Of butter which
she wanted to sell.
I'VE made this for our own use,
but we found that q mouse had run
through the cream, 30 we decided to
sell It." she said. you know, It will
make no difference Just 80 the per
son who eats the butter does not know
that the mouse was In the cream"
she added.
Mr.. Calvert bought the butter, pad
died It into a different shape and put
1t away in q cool place in the rear OF
the store. Two days later the woman
came back to the store to buy some
butter. Mr.. Calvert sold her the but
ter he had bought from her. He had
bought It for that very reason. intend
ing to teach the woman lesson. The
next time the woman came to the store
she told Mr.. Calvert that the butter be
had sold her was Of fine quality, and
she asked where he got II.
1T was what you sold me; you
know, you said that 1t would make
no difference II no one knew that the
mouse ran through the cream" Mr.
Calvert Eaid.- Columbus (o9 Dispatch
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
pIvuIged the Secret.

There is q prominent man Of az.
fairs who is very absent.minded. He
was about to leave the Office Of bank
president when the banker called to
him:
You're losing your petticoat, aren't
you, Henry?"
The prominent man, not understand
ing, gazed at the banker. who con-
tinued: What's that white thing
hanging below your trouser legs"
The man looked down. His face
colored and he stepped back into the
directors room. When he came out
he walked brislrly past the bank presi'
dent, who called: Here, why don't
you explain?"
Coming close, the other whispered:
Simply forgot to take OF my pajamas
when l got out Of bed this morning"
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
alshop DudIey's Story.

The Lexington Herald retells the
story first recounted by Bishop Dud-
ley, Of sainted memory, Of the prayer
of the river captain for family which
had lost its all during one Of the floods
of the Mississippi river. AS Bishop
Dudley recounted the incident a meet
ing was held to take up q collection
for the destitute family. An old-time
captain Of q Mississippi steamer was
called upon to pray. He prayed:
"'oh, Lord, we beg you care for this
destitute family; Lord, send to them
clothes to cover them, and provisions
to feed them; send them q barrel of
flour, and q barrel Of meal, and a bar
rel Of potatoes, and q barrel OF onions,
and a barrel Of salt, and Q barrel OF
pepper. or shucks, Lord, that's too
blame much peppe."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06

put up his cannery at location past
which the fish came in great numbers
on their way in to spawn. He was
right In his selection Of o site and the
salmon were caught in vast Quanti'
ties. They were all, however, Of the
light pink variety, and the fisherman
was In despair. At that time no light
colored salmon had been shipped and
the demand everywhere was for sal
mon of an almost red hue. The man
canned his catch and sold It by means
of o label which implied that It was
the only sanitary fish on the market.
The label read: This salmon 10 war
ranted not to turn red in the can" The
most of the catch went to the southern
states, and the drummers selling It
did their business so we'll that In
many Of the cities Of that locality you
can hardly sell red salmon. The peo-
pie think 1t is spoiled. and has, there
fore, turned red In the can.-Christian
Herald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06

IT don't envy the men who manage
the big hotels in the cities" gloomily
said the landlord of the Petunia tav-
ern. 1T is as much as / can do to
make Q blum at keeping the peace be-
twixt the little bunch Of help I've got.
Yesterday one Of the two dining room
girls said that the other ones best
Teller had two left feet, and in less
than no time them two ladies had flew
to It with catchup bottles and 30 forth.
Just imagine the sprightly function
there would be in a hotel with seven
hundred employees, all battling with
bottles!"-Judge.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
Could HeH

He was q perfect wonder, was the
parliamentary candidate for q certain
agricultural district. And he was new.
er shy of telling the voters why they
should return him as their NJ. P.
Il am q practical farmer" said he,
boastfully, at one meeting. Il can
plow. reap, milk COWS, work . chAn-
cutter, shoe q horse-in fact" he went
on, proudly, II should like you to tell
me one thing about q farm which ]
cannot do"
Then, In the impressive silence, .
small voice asked from the back OF
the crowd:
Can you lay an egg?"-London An
swers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
Travelling Mans
Experience.

In the summer of 1888 l had a
very severe attack of cholera NOR
bus. Two physicians worked
over me from four a. m. to six p
m. without giving me any relief
and then told me they did not ex'
pect me to live; that l bad best
telegraph for my family. Instead
of doing so. gave the hotel por'
ter fifty cents and told him to
buy me a bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOea
Remedy. and take no substitute
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
Indian Inscriptions.

A wide range Of Indian languages
written in characters Of Arabic form
appears on the stamps Of the native
feudatory states Of India, but these
stamps are mostly Of q purely 'local"
character and, although included In
most catalogues, they may Be laid
aside for the present as locals" which
are classed by experts as the stamps
the beginner should leave alone.
Those which are obtained, however.
can be distinguished BY means Of the
pictures in any wellillustrated catS
logue Of postage stamps.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06
Salmon Of Fast Color.

And in this connection comes q
story, which is fairly we'll authenti-
Gated, OF how one Of the salmon kings
started his fortune In the fish indus
try on the basis Of the then despised
llght-colored salmon This man bad
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06

| took a double dose according to
the directions and went to sleep
after the second dose. At FIVE
o'clock the next morning l was
called by my order and took a
train for nv next stopping point,
a we'll man but feeling rather
shaky from the severity Of the
attack" writes H W. Ireland,
Louisville, KY. obtaiuable every
where.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06

They say that more married
men than bachelors are fighting
in England. Out of the frying
pan into the fire.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06

For Sale-Good platform scales.
Guaranteed in first class coudi.
ton. Call on Chas. L. Smith.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06

Patronize the paper that boost
your town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-06

this 6vrOm bath and screen
porch factor The deep front porch
offers ample porch the living
separated by cd openings making
brick fireplace located the
leading the kitchen the
other all devices and
hand batho the wo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-31

CHICAGO. July 30.-Promise or re-
lief from the torrid weather that has
prevailed for more than a week came
tonight at the end OF day during
which the thermometer reached a
point within a fraction of degree or
the highest ever recorded in the chi
cago forecast district.
AS a result of the protracted heat
eliminating in a maximum of l02 de'
grees at 4 p. H.. today the human
death rate reached point where
county morgue officials said there was
no more room In the institution lor
bodies.
Prostrations increased greatly. riot
Gus scenes at Lake Shore beaches
among the thousands seeking rellel
in the lake made necessary the serV-
ices OF extra police, while the healtn
department announced that hundreds
of horses were lying in the streets
where they had fallen dead from heat.
Charles l. Mitchell, assisting fore
caster OF the local weather bureau,
said indications were that, Monday
would be cloudy and grow gradually
cooler and that Tuesday would be
pleasant.
Out of one hundred and eighty-five
deaths reported today upwards Of a
hundred were said to be due directly
or indirectly to the heat. Dr.. John
Dill Roberts, health commissioner,
said fifty babies had died OF heat in
the twenty-four hours ending yester'
day morning
Riots at Bathing Houses.
Police reserves who answered riot
call failed to control the riotous crowd
which stormed the Clarendon Munich
nal bath house on the north shore
after thousands OF persons had stood
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-31

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Fresident
Wilson. having won his fight tor ac.
ton before adjournment Of Congress
on the bill to prevent interstate CON-
merce in the products Of child LABOR,
the Senate will take up the measure
this week with an interesting struggle
over 1t in prospect.
Passage of the bill is a foregone
conclusion. but it will be opposed STUB
bornly by a group of Southern Demo-
cratic Senators and an attempt VIII
be made by Senator Borah. aided oy
Southren Democrats. TO couple Win II
the immigration bill, which the Demo
cratic caucus determined to put over
until the next session. Should the at
tempt succeed to load the child labor
bill with the immigration rider, many
of its champions fear It's passage Will
be followed BY a presidential veto pc
cause of the restrictive literacy test on
aliens.
Senator Borah said tonight he con-
sidered the immigration biit as vastly
more pressing than child labor leSiS-
lation and was confident Presldent
Wilson would not veto TO the double
measure because Of the literacy test
Notwithstanding the fact that he eXer-
cised the, veto power on that provision
two years ago.
Democratic opponents of the child
labor bill have frankly told the Senate
that they will do "eyerything honorable
to defeat the BILL and that for that
reason they will vote in favor Of cou-
Ming the immigration measure with it.
Senator Hardwick, who will lead the
Democratic revolt, has announced he
does not consider the action of the
party caucus postponing immigration
legislation as binding.
Senator Robinson, who reported the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-31
u, S, CUTTER WILL
NOT CONVOY THE
GERMAN TO CAHS

BALTIMORE, July 2O.-Although
the German submarine Deutschland
still was at her pier here tonight. de.
velopments during the last - hours
indicated the intention of Captain Paul
Koenig. her commander, to leave II a
short time.
1t was learned today that when the
United States revenue cutter Apache
anchored a short distance from the
Dcutschland's slip late yesterday all
ernoon the Apache's commander was
asked BY officials who are looking
after the submarines interests If he
could convoy the Deutschland to the
three-mile limit off the capes. The
officials were referred to the navy de-
partment. Today the Apache's COM
mander said he had received no orders
10 convoy the submarine, and had no
official interest in her.
Early this morning the tug Thomas
r. Timmins, who conveyed the sub
marine from the capes just three
weeks ago. got up steam. Captain
Zach" Cullison remained on board
the tug all night and it was said ar
rangements had been made TO take on
a pilot at short notice.
NORFOLK. Va, July 30.-Both the
United States neutrality squad and the
allied patrol outside Cape Henry made
this day of rest. With the cruiser
North Carolina lying in Hampton
Roads near President Wilson's Yacht
the allied warships withdrew to the
eastward late last night and were not
seen today. The United States ue-
stroyers remained at the capes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-31
ALLIES PROSPECTS BRIGHTER
THAN At ANY PERIOD Of THE WARI
BIG CONFEDERATION
IN PETR0GRAD DOES
VERY SERIOUS DAMAGE

BERLIN, July 30.-fVia Saysville).
Reports of a great conflagation al
Petrograd, in which bridge across
the River Neva. twelve large stores,
including several transatlantic liners
and the Putiloff gun works and other
establishments. were destroyed, are
printed in the. Lokal Anzeiger.
In its account OF the fire, the news
paper says:
"On Tuesday the wooden palace
bridge across the Neva took fire at
several places. Immediately flaming
pontoons drifting to Vassili Ostrov
Basil Island) where huge fire broke
out. and also to the por! where twelve
large steamers. including several
transatlantic liners, floating DOCK.
the Putiloff works and other estao-
lishments took fire.
The police suspect that the con-
flagation was the work OF anarchists
who planned to burn all public build,
ings being used for military PURPOSES
Vassili Ostrov. or Basil Island, con-
tains the most important insuiar sec
ton of the Russian capital The part
of the island facing the admiralty
quarter. the Bourse, the buildings OF
of the University of Petrograd and or
the academy Of sciences, the academy
of arts, the mining institute, the ZOO
logical garden and the Semenoff gal
lery Of paintings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-31
FRENCH FIRE TWO
SHELLS TO ONE
BY The GERMANS

BROOY. PICARDY, France. July 50,
6 D. m.-Two French shells TO one
shell by the Germans, measures the
gun fire on this section OF the front.
as observed by the Associated Press
correspondent during three day.Stay
behind the lines. The cannonade coll
behind the line. The cannonade con-
tinues throughout the night, rising 10
intensity during long midsummer days.
when the sunlight enables accurate d.
rection of fire from the air observers.
The French artillery commanders
feel that they dominate the Germans
guns here and they owe it largely m
the airmen. GermIn gunners must lire
by maps, searching for hostile batter
les by calculating probabilities. Re
cause the French still hold command
of the air. no German sausage bal
looms, as the French call them. are
now able TO keep the air, since they
began to be burned by a new device
three weeks ago.
The fighting in this part of the Oat
tie front is in the open and the COM
hatants now are not facing each other
behind solidly constructed field works
as during the long period from Sep
tember, 1914. to the end Of June. The
Germans, with the breaking of their
third line, must rely on hastily dug
bitches and shallow pits. t would take
many weeks TO duplicate the old posi-
tions. Their abandoned works now are
heinR reorganized by the French.
The purpose of the incessant sh"ll
fire Ia to break up the new German dig
gins and keep the Germans constantly
UNPROTECTED and cause as many casual
ties among them as possible.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-31
One Fatal Accident;
-Four Others May Prove
So, At SteubenVI|e

SpeciaI Dispatch to the lntelligencer.
STEUBENNILLE, o.. July 3o.-Steuc
benvile and vicinity was the scene OF
five accidents, one of which has proven
fatal and it is expected that the other
four victims will die. Mendel Smith,
is. was struck by a fast Panhandle
passenger train while walking "a
bridge about ten miles east of this
city. His skull was fractured: Inc
crew picked him up and he died as ne
was being carried into local hospital.
Joseph Hohock, 40. is dieing IN a 10,
cal hospital as the result Of his skull
being fractured in a drunken brawl.
Just who struck the blow Is rot yet
known. u.
Washington Harris, %. was fatally
injured when he was struck BY an au
tomobile while he was crossing the
street. He was internally injured,
and his skull was perhaps fractured,
Louis Harvant. "a. Is dlelng IN 10
Cal hospital as the result OF running
in front of a speeding automobile. Hee
has two broken legs, broken arm ana
a fractured skull.
Andrew kosten, Sc, while inspecting
n mine al Wolfe Run. Jefferson coun.,
~. was fatally crushed under fall
Of coal and slate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-31
DFN|0CRAT|C OPPOSITION To CHILD
LABOR BILL BOb5 UP IN SENATE
COTTON STATE SENATORS OPPOSE IT AS BEING ONCoNsli
T1T1oNA1-W1I TRY TO FORCE IMMIGRATION =
BILL AS RIDER AND COMPEL IT'S VETO

child labor bill from the commerce
committee, hopes to get it before the
senate by Tuesday, when 1t is expect,
ed that the pending appropriation Dill
win have been disposed of. AS 1t
passed the house the measure pro-
vides:
That no producer, manufacturer or
dealer shall ship or deliver for ship
ment in interstate or foreign COM
mcrce the product Of any mine or
quarry in the United States in Wnlcn
thirty days prior TO the removal OF
such product therefrom, children under
sixteen years OF age nave pen EN- I'm
ployed; or the product of any mill,
cannery, workshop, factory or manu-
featuring establishment. in which thir-
ty DAYS prior to removal Of such pro-
duct therefrom, children under four
teen have been employed, or in which
children between fourteen and sixteen
have been mployed more than eight
hours day, more than six days
week. or before 6 a. m. or after pm.
Attempts to halt progress Of the bill
have been made chiefly by the south
ern cotton manufacturers and the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
whose representatives have insisted
that it is violation of the constitution.
This objection will form the basis OF
the argument of the opposition in the
senate.
Pending settlement Of the child la
Dor legislative controversy. the house
will continue marking time and con-
ferees on the national defense pro
gram will remain earnestly at work.
The army appropriation bill confer,
ence will begin tomorrow. The naval
bill conferees having disposed of minor
sections of that measure expect TO
reach the big naval construction pro-
gram during the week.