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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18

three classes, those formed from
limestone, and those derived from
limestone and shale, were the
most productive, and found prin-
cipally in the northwestern part
of the county,
Following this survey a chemi-
cal analysis was made of all the
soil types, which showed that
phosphorus was lacking in many
of the soils, especially in the
white ashy soils. 1t was also
found that nitrogen, organic mat
ter and lime were in insufficient
quantities in most of the soils to
produce profitable yields.
The chief soil problems in the
county were found to be: first,
the increasing of the organic con-
tent of the soil; second, iucreas-
ing the nitrogen content; third,
increasing the phosphorus and
lime content; and fourth, drain
age of the heavier upland and
bottom land soils. In general
the soils of the county are found
to be acid, the correction of which
can be made by the application
of barnyard manure and ground
limestone. The addition of phos-
phorus in the form of $50 pounds
of bone meal per acre in a four
year average increased the yield
of wheat from 81 bushels per
acre to 1919 bushels per acre.
w. II. Shaffer has for the last
few years been testing eight diff
fereut varieties of corn, which
we're selected by the college to be
best adapted for the southeast
corner of the state, and has found
commercial white to be the best
yielder. Mr.. Shafferis also max
ing different tests on different
wheats, but so far has not sufi-
Gent data to warrant conclusions.
o. A. Rhoades, four and one
half miles southeast of Columbus,
through a series Of ear-roW tests
and selection, has developed a
high yielding strain of yellow
Dent corn. This corn has proven
to be the best adapted to the
southeast portion of Kansas.
Besides this, Mr.. Rhodes, in
co-opeatiOn with the agrououy
department at Manhattan. has
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18

mo Concern In America made. OF cold, during
It's latest fiscal year, nearly 90 many Motor-Car
Tires as did The B. r. Goodrich Co.
Our published Challenge. still unanswered.
proves this"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18
Cleanliness and
FilthineSS.

The Lord does not expect us all
to be godly, but He does expect
US to be clean-clean not only in
person, but in our surroundings.
Now just pause a moment and
let's consider this town-not from
the standpoint of kicker, but
from that of the we'll wisher, the
builder.
You, reader, are scrupulously
clean with your person. You take
your baths regularly, you cleanse
your hands and face before each
meal, you keep your hair neatly
brushed. your nails trimmed, and
yourself generally both attractive
and sanitary.
If you see a person occasional
ly who is dirty, and slovenly and
filthy, you have a little secret con-
tempt for that person.
The laborer in the street even
removes the evidence of his toll
when his days work Is over. He
energies a man, intelligent, clean
and sanitary.
So much for the person of hui
manity.
In the homes of our community
you will find the same evidence
of scrupulous care and attention
to the smallest of details. Spot
less cleanliness is the word in q
number of homes, while at least
adequate cleanliness is almost the
universal rule. You expect moth
ing else, and you fud nothing
else.
No criticism, therefore can be
made of our homes.
But let US step outside the
homes and survey the situation.
Many of the same people who
are so immaculate in their per.
sons and so spotless in their homes
are little short of sloveuly in
their outward surroundings. A
few are dangerously near to be-
ing filthy, and yet appear to
have practically no realization of
the fact.
Back yards are strewn with
rubbish that should have been
burned. Garbage is thrown out
in the yard or over the fence, to
stink and tester and breed flies
and disease. Grass and weeds
grow and multiply and become
unsightly to the eye. Cleanliness
is buried under the evidence OF
forgetfulness and neglect.
What Is said of the back yard
may often be repeated ofthe front
yard or lawn, with a few reserva'
tons. 1t, too, is lacking in that
scrupul0us care given to the per-
son and the home.
The barn? We hardly know
how to describe the conditions
that sometimes prevail in these
places. You have witnessed them
you have seen the millions Of
flies buzEiug around and breeding
other millions to spread filth and
disease and death. Your nostrill
have been offended by the sicken.
ing stencil. You have turned
your head and hurried By in dis
gust.
Retiring places for the public
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18

It's 4 mighty good time to call
on the county commissioners now,
and get some aid in crawling the
road leading from the city limits
vest on the Chetopa road. The
county commissioners have helped
on the graveling Of roads leading
out of Galena, Columbus and
Wier City, and would not dare
turn the proposition down. Be
uides, you know this is campaign
gear.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18
How Mrs. HarTOd Got Rid Of
Her Stomach Trouble.

II suffered from stomach trou-
bic for years and tried everything
/ heard of but the only relief ]
got was temporary until last
spring saw Chamberlain's Tab
let's advertised and procured q
bottle of them at our drug store.
/ got immediate relief from that
dreadful heaviness after eating
and from pain in the stomach,
writes Mrs. Linda Harrod, Fort
Wayne, Iud. Obtaiuable every
where. Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18
Cherokee County Soil

Farmers of Cherokee county
have derived great beue6t-both
directly and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. b
the work of the Kansas State Ag-
ricultural college in combating
injurious insects, in soil surveys,
and in crop experiments.
In the fall of 1912 and 1913, ].
W. McColloch, assistant in sta
pie crop insect Investigation in
the Kansas Experiment station,
and II. E. Smith of the United
States bureau of entomology in
cooperation with W. H. Shaffer,
a farmer living north of Colnm-
bus, carried on extensive demon
stration work in the burning of
the grasses harboriug chinch
bugs. The facts brought out by
the work of these men proved to
the complete satisfaction of all
those who saw the burning, that
the proper time to destroy the
chiuch bug harbors is the latter
part of November and the early
part of December. By careful
counts, George A. Dean, state
eutomologist, and Mr.. McColloch
showed that FIRE supplemented by
winter, killed 9s5 out of every
1000 bugs. Furthermore the ex-
periments of these men showed
that to get the most effective re-
suits, cooperative burning is nee
essary.
At the present tune investiga-
tons are being made to fnd a
practical control for the green
bug which is sweeping over the
southern row of Kansas counties.
If a practical method of control
can be found, it would result in
the saving of many hundreds of
acres of wheat and oats.
Aside from the aid secured by
the farmers from this demonstra-
ton work, the men in charge of
the work at Manhattan are al
ways ready to answer inquiries
concerning the outbreak of in.
sects. Should the Importance of
the outbreaks seem to warrant,
an expert will be sent free of
charge to apply methods of con-
troll. Every day letters are re-
ceived from all over the state ask
ing for information concerning
local injuries by insect pests.
Soil problems are more numer-
GUS in Cherokee county than in
any other county of the state.
To aid in the solution of these
problems in 1912 a soil survey
was made of the county by the
agricultural college In co-opera-
tion with the bureau of soils,
United States department of ag-
riculture. In this survey all the
soils of the county were classified
into "a groups. In another class
ifcatiou the soils were spoken Of
a. upland and bottomland soils.
The upland soils are subdivided
into those derived from limestone,
those derived from limestone and
Shales, and those derived from
shAles and sandstone. Of these
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18
Cent a Word.

The cent . word advertising,
which you can get in the News,
is very effective. If you have 4
COW to sell, Or 4 hog, or = horse.
or anything else, OF If yOu want
to bay something, just use =
short local in this paper. The
price is 4 cent 4 word. Can you
beat it7
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18
Best Thing for q
Bilious Attack.

"On account of my confinement
in the printing Office 1 have for
years been a chronic sufferer from
indigestion and liver trouble. A
few weeks ago / had an attack
that was 90 severe that / was un.
able to 60 to the case for two
days. Failing to get any relief
from any other treatment, I took
three of Chamberlain's Tablets
and the next day / felt like 4 new
man." writes H. C. Bailey, Editor
Carolina News, Chaplin, S. C.
obtainable everywhere. Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18
YeedOI Motor Oil

Sold by Hoods, Baxter Springs,
Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18
Line Taxi Line

To all points. Careful drivers
aud new cars. We will appre-
ciate any patronage given US.
Give us a trial. Phone Is.
A. v. Lipe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-05-18

The News IL only a dollar per
year-it's worth Il, too.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

got just so big a chance to get on as
the next one.' No, Birsky, no one
could advise the President he should
try to make hit with the boss, Bir-
sky, because the President amt got
no boss"
"Ain't hc?" Birsky retortcd. "Well,
that's where you make big mistake.
The President not only has got one
boss, but he's got hundred million
bosses. He is working for the entire
United States, Zapp, because if he
wasn't, what is the reason when Mr..
Taft was President, as you yourself
said, he goes round asking everybody
they should excuse him that he balled
up the tariff business? Why, right
now, Zapp, Mr.. Wilson is holding up
his friends and saying, Listen, did
you boys hear something that the
bosses intends to make a change in
my department at the end of the
year?' and the friends says: why,
no, we amt heard nothing. What
makes you think that?' and Mr.. Will
son says, We'll, understand they
amt satisfied the way handled that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

President and got licked, y'under-
stand, and for all you hear what be-
come of 'em, Zapp, they might just so
well be dead and buried and the ceme-
terry taken over by the Bureau of
Street Openings for grand con-
course and boulevard. Yes, Zapp,
compared with feller which lost
Presidential election 10 years ago,
feller at ALL" Birsky explained, "but
race 20 years ago is household
name already"
"You're right, Birsky," Zapp said;
$50 after all, Birsky, you couldn't
blame Mr.. Bryan that he lectures
and Mr. Roosevelt that he explores
and Mr.. Wilson that he goes to work
running around the country and get
ting stomach trouble at Chambers of
Commerce dinners, Birsky, because
it's the same way with Presidents as
it is with soap, collars, tooth powders
and popular-price clothing: if the
name amt kept before the public,
y'understand, the people don't ask for
it again"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

President Of the United States, and
II he has mind to go running round
the country, y'understand, every day
of his life, he's got choice between
the wind-up dinner of the Sixth An
nual Convention of the Knee Pants
Manufacturers of North America in
Detroit, Mich; the First Annual
Banquet of the Cyprus (Penna.)
Business Mems Association, of Cy-
prus, Pa; the wedding of Miss Sadie
Geldfisch, daughter of Alderman
Max Gcldfsch, of the S9th Alder
manic District, Borough of Bronx, to
eX-Assemblyman Charles j. Shein, at
New Riga Hall, Wendover avenue
near 265th street; the Grand Opening
of the Exhibition of Fine Arts and
Fair of Harmony Lodge 1923, Inde-
pendent Order Sons and Daughters of
Manasseh at the Armory, Sacra-
mento, Cal, and Memorial Service
for the Chief Justice of the Court of
Common Pleas of Eastport, Me-"
"But the President always turns
down such invitations, amt it?" Bir-
sky said.
"Zoitenly he turns 'cm down."
Zapp replied, because as it is, with
out accepting single invitation no
where's, when it comes to showing
just why a tariff bill wasn't up to
the specifications or explaining that
when the Democrats made a platform
about Panama Canal rates they didn't
do nothing of the kind, and Uice
Versd, y'undcrstand, the only differ
ence between the life of President
and the life Of Pullman porter is
that the President don't have to make
up no berths and the Pullman porter
don't have to get off no speeches.
Otherwise they both spend the same
amount of time with their families"
"Then what is the simchu about be-
ing President?" Birsky inquired.
"Well, for one thing, the President
is the balabaas," Zapp explained.
"From every other job feller could
work his way up to be something
better. An Assemblyman could work
his way up to be State Senator; a
State Senator could watch out and
get to be a Congressman; a Congress-
man could make opportunities so
that he could be a Governor; a Gov
ernor tries hard and does his best,
y'understand, and some day he is
Vice President; aber the President,
when he gets to be President, no one
could say to him: Now, looky-here;
you are a young feller with big
future if you want to take the trou-
BILE. Don't run around nights. Be a
good feller, but not too much of a
good feller, y'understand. Save your
money, join couple good lodges, and
there amt no reason why you amt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
$4,000 going on l4,000
members y!
Are you a Rainbow?
Mollie'S Lesson
(By Rose Fisher, South 4th str,

(By Rose Fisher, South 4th street.)
Mollie jumped out of bed that
morning with gay heart. She ran
to the window, where the sun threw
its warm rays, and looked out into
the wide, flowered meadow. Butter
flies danced everywhere and her lit
tie dog barked in the barn. But then
the smile left her face and still
thoughts fitted in her brain. She
must go to school and sit in the hot
room and study. No, she would not
60, for she felt sick and wondered if
she were pale. She ran to the mirror
and peeped in, but to her disgust,
her cheeks had two blooming roses in
them. "But don't care" she said
half aloud, 81 am sick, anyway"
She kept up a desolate face all
morning and when her mamma asked
her what the matter was, she said
her head ached and she could not go
to school that morning. When the
jam was passed around mother said,
"Mollie must not have any jam if she
is sick" Though Mollie hated mush
and milk, she ate it for the sake of
staying home from school and play
ing in the meadows. But after breek-
fast mother said, "You must go to
bed Mollie, if you are ILL.," So she
had to stay in bed and when dinner
time came and she asked for Ned and
Anne to come up, mamma said, mo-
you must be kept quiet" She was
even refused when she asked for her
paints to pass the time. So little
Mollie had to stay in bed all day, and
when bedtime came and mamma came
up to hear her prayers, Mollie con-
tessed, between sobs, her deception
and promised that she would never
tell lie for the sake of staying home
from school. When mother went
downstairs she smiled and said, 81
think my little Mollie has learned a
lesson"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

to put up so cents to hear him lecture
on account they couldn't remember
whether he is an cx-baseball player
oder one of them North Pole fellers,
y'undcrstand, he runs for President
again and gets licked again, under
stand me, and he's good for another
four years lecturing. He's been keep
ing that up now for going on twenty
years"
"Might if he runs this time and
gets licked again." Zapp suggested,
che would get offers to go into NOV
ing pictures, which l am seeing only
last week fillum by the name, The
Governors Daughter and if people
pays 10 cents to see Governor, it
stands to reason they would pay a
little more to see The Presidents
Daughter especially if Bryan does
the President and they get some one
to do the daughter like Mary Pickford
or this here Anita Stewart"
"Well, you've got to give Mr..
Bryan credit, Zapp, that he amt like
a lot of other fellers which run for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

business with Frantz Joseph, Inc.
and the German-Amcrican House
wrccking Company and the friends
tells him, We'll, say, with a big con-
Germ like you are working for, you
couldn't expect to please everybody.
And the next morning Mr.. Wilson
turns first thing to the Help Wanted
Males, and before he could find it he
runs across the six columns of Stu
ations Wanted Male, and right at
the top of the third column he is hit
in the eye with:
PRESIDENT
Young man G9), beginner. oppor-
tunity wanted to demonstrate ability:
ambitious; college education; knowl-
edge typewriting, stenography and
bookkeeping; advancement object. not
salary; best references; two years
trict Attorney. c. S. w, Albany,
n. Y.
Then underneath he sees also:
NT-ThorOughly experienced.
is open for immediate position with
country that will appreciate reliable
and energetic service. Address r. r.,
oyster Bay, l.. l.
And the next one is:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
RAINBOW CLUB
Willie p-Toad's Penny

w lllIS IlOp- Odu > SIllly
Mother" began Willie Hop-toad
one morning. ~ have been saving
and saving, and now have a penny"
"How in the world could you save
up to get penny when the smallest
piece of money you can get is a
penny" replied his mother.
"But / began saving up in my
head" said Willie.
His mother laughed until Willie
said: 81 don't think you ought to
laugh at me that way. I'm going to
be banker"
you'll be great banker with a
penny" replied his mother.
"Never mind, you will want to bor-
row from me some day." persisted
Willie.
A few days after this Mrs. Hop-toad
was sitting in the dining room, mend
ing Willie's rompers when her son
came in and said,
"Mother, dear, have two pennies
now"
"My goodness" exclaimed the good
woman, "where did you get the other
penny"
81 bought marble for a cent and
sold it for two cents. 1t takes money
to make money, mother, dear"
Then his mother put down her knit
ting and, looking lovingly at her son,
said:
willie, just go down to the store
and get a yeast cake with that two
cents. What wonderful banker you
are"
When Willie Hop-toad returned
with the yeast cake his mother gave
him three cents and said: at takes
money to make money, my dear son."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
Honor Roll

The children whose names ap-
pear here gave the neatest and best
answers to the questions "Do You
Know This?" for the week ending
January 10:
Elsie Knecht, East Ontario st.
George Tanguay, Arch st.
Bessie Presswlne, Barring st.,
Camden, N. j.
Kitty Stokesberg, North 37th st.
Evans Duemler, Sanger ST.,
Crescentyille, Pa.
Helen Cullaton, North Hutcain-
son st.
Anthony Colantuno, Dickinson st.
Anna Grass, South 22d st.
Ida Pauline, South 18th st.
Hannah De Maison, Howell st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
Spend Few Moments With Our Young Authors

the bread. AS she was walking on
she met a boy and he said, "Oh,
please give me that coat, am dying
of cold" And the poor girl gave the
coat to the poor boy. Now she was
so cold that she nearly froze to death.
She lay down under tree and at
last fell asleep.
While she was sleeping an angel
came and brought new clothing, and
the angel threw gold and diamonds on
her. When she woke up she was like
a princess. A horse came along and
a prince on it and when he saw her
he fell in love with her. And they
were married and lived happy for a
hundred years. God pays the kind
heart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

ct SEE where they consider putting
L up Mr.. Ford for President" Bar
nett Zapp, the waist manufacturer,
said as he reached for dill pickle in
Wasserbauer's restaurant.
ais he a Republican or a Demo-
crat?" Louis Birsky, the real estater,
asked.
"He's a runabout," zapp replied.
"It seems like the day before yester-
day when he takes steamer for
Norway; the next thing you know,
he's got the grip in Copenhagen; a
couple days later he won't let re-
porters talk to him on the dock in
Hoboken; an hour afterward he talks
'em to death in the Waldorf; the fol-
lowing morning he arrives, so to
speak, home in Detroit, and yesterday
he turns up right here in New York
at the Grand Central Palace. His
friend Bryan makes an awful Gesch-
rel about the cost of running a big
army, but before we go to work and
elect Henry Ford President of the
United States, with a salary and
travelling expenses, Birsky, it would
be a whole lot cheaper to buy
couple million uniforms and give the
clothing business a look-in instead of
the railroads and the Pullman Com
pany."
"Might if the feller should Gott
soil hueten become President, he
would settle down maybe" Birsky
suggested.
"a feller which has got the travel
bug couldn't settle down by becoming
President any more than shikkerer
could swear off by becoming a bar
tender," Zapp said. "You take the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
FARMER SMITHS
GOODNIGHT TALKS

Dear Children wish could HUMOR into club 1t is
n bells
ringing the little wires becad nervestnge
with high glee
be unconscoust on
things life those which hurt
walking church with tove pipe
with the deacon
very very funny to those who
to the best
very
girl follows Why is dog like
a treea M an
said "a and have bark
the the little asked.
81 just that in to make it harder" she replied
of children jokes and send them
along them from
book
Oh, yes! pictures Address
FARMER SMITH,
drenE Editor, LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
Family Troubles
(Bv Urban Quirk, Addison street

(By Urban Quirk, Addison street,
Mr.. Rooster was contented with
all his family, with one exception.
This was a small, yellow chick, who
instead of being fat like his brothers
and sisters, was thin and bony, He
seemed very discontented and would
never eat what his mother had for
him.
One day, when the mother counted
over her brood to see if they were
all there, she found him missing. She
began a search and found his pros
trate form lying on the ground be-
side a small bird, while severe bite
in the neck revealed itself. I'M
mediately she knew why he was not
as healthy as his brothers. He had
brought his food to this poor little
bird.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

PREstDENT-Marrl g., broad. prac-
tlcal, experienced, sober, honcst OK
cellent reason for leaving last place;
good penman; unquestionable refer
ences. Write w. H. r, Lock Box 66,
New Haven, Conn
with that. Mr.. Wilson sees enough.
Zapp, so he sends out the girl to the
drug store she should get for Is
cents essence of pepsin, bottle of
soda mint tablets and some Bromo-
Rhubarb, and then he telephones
down to the Trunk Line Association
they should ship him right away one
case assorted mileage books on ac-
count he is going to accept invitations
to speak at 10 dinners to be given by
10 Chambers of Commerce. and that's
the way it goes"
"Ain't Bryan advertising, too?"
Zapp asked.
Bryan don't got to advertise" Bir-
sky said. Everybody knows he is
looking for a job as President since
1896 already. He makes his living
that way"
what do you mcan-makes his
living that way?" Zapp demanded.
81 mean, before he runs for Presi-
dent in 1896, nobody hears of the
fcllcr which won a six-day bicycle
after he gets beat, it's like a lady gets
off from murder and they want her to
20 on the stage, y'understand; only
as Mr.. Bryan amt no actor and
couldn't sing, understand me, he de-
livcrs lectures instead. H'aftcrwards
when the people kicks that they got