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Evening star., 1917-04-08

CT is perhaps true that the place
name "Pencote Woods" is unfamiI
lar to large majority OF the peo-
q pie of the District of Colum bia. but
it is familiar to most OF those who live
beyond the Eastern branch. The search
for the origin of this old name has led
the Rambler into some interesting rec
ords and he hopes that the result of
that search may prove to pe Of interest
20 his readers. Among the older people
Of the highlands as well as the low
lands along the AnaCostia river there
are two traditions concerning the origin
of the name of Pencote Woods. One is
that il has descended from Indian times
and was the name OF some chief or
:. princess who lwelt in that once Gloii-
Gus depth of woodland. Another ;Tadi-
zion is that a venerable white man
named Pencote-"old DR.. Percote." so
sile tradition ruus-had his home in those
woods. The latter tradition conforms
more nearly 20 the facts.
The name "peucote Woods" is not
laid down on any. map of t'ls District Of
Columbia n hard and the spelling
'-P-e-n-c-o-t-c'' was an photographic
2ucss on the part OF the Rambler.
Ecuever. In the s.-,- records % which
the Rambler has hecn granted access
rTc name OF thc family after which
t'eaccte woods is called appears as
PsncoaSt. PancCat, Ferc.ast and Pen
tutt.
TIE evidence seems To- favor teTcot:
ss the cider form. but .-fter reviewtn.s
the facts which the Rambler means 10
prese:.t the reader may adopt th&t
ror1n of spelling which is most gree
able TO his taste. For the, Rambler
part he will hereafter spell it Pen
co1t' except when quoting from III.
records. and in those instances the
spelling as it appears IL the records
win bo followed.
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earned about 25 per cent on it's s4O,-
000. 900 of common stock during the
wear 1916. \ branch of this corpora
ton. separated from il by Il decision
of the court. and owned by Americans
and E.nglishmen, is doing business in
Canada, Denmark. China. India. Egypt,
Germany, Belgium, South Africa, Swe-
den, Jamaica. Virginia and Kentucky
The dividends of this company We're 80
per cent last year. 1t manufactured
thirty billion cigarettes, which was
five billion more than the output Of ali
the factories in the United States.
The growing of tobacco is unlike the
growing of any other crop. To explain
il fully would take a book. 1t is both
mysterious and complex. Wiehtman w.
Garner, born in South Carolina. forty
one years ago, a doctor of philosophy
by a degree of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity and a chemist by profession. is the
highest authority on the subject of
tobacco growing in the world. 1t is
he at the direction of the national gov
ernment. who reveals to the farmers
in this country the last discoveries in
cultural methods.
The normal tobacco crop of the
United States" he told the writer. lis
4 billion pounds, and the normal return
to the growers, at about 10 cents Il
pound is Sl0O 900 900. Last year the
crop was larger than usual and the
farmers received S69, ,000, 900 more than
the average for their harvest. The
price. too. was higher. being frac-
tion less than Is cents pound COM
pared with a fraction more than
cents a pound in 1915. In the parade
upward tobacco has taken a place in
the line of march as a matter of SYM
pathy with and loyalty to other prod
ucts, l suppose.
THE yield in 1915 was SIS pounds to
the acre. That number into 1.150.622,-
600 pounds. the weight of the crop.
goes 1,411s00 times. The latter figure,
therefore, was the acreage. If all the
fields had been brought together, their
area would have been 2,206 square
miles. The consolidated field would
have been forty-seveu miles long and
miles wide. In money.
eachzacye yielded about S1D2. Between
Evening star., 1917-04-08

Among The land records at Annapolis
is one relating to a tract called Pen
colts Invention, of 239 acres The
tract WAS patented to james Pencott
october /, 1887. 1t is described as be
ing in Charles county, on the Eastern
branch Of the Patowmack. ''aud adjoins
the land formerly laid out for John
Chairman" This information came to
the Rambler from Daniel o'Connell
Callaghan. who obtained it from
Arthur Taylor in charge of the old
land records at Annapolis. This tract
was the subject of long and picturesque
litigation, and out of the moldy papers
in the case has come the information
which the Rambler means TO set down.
In the office Of the recorder Of deeds of
Evening star., 1917-04-08

ed when England and France Joined
Turkey in the war against Russia. on
the nominal ground that Russia should
NOT have control of the Holy Sepulcher,
The Crimea settled the controversy
adverse TO Russia, and since then il has
been under the crescent and the sword
of the Turk that the warning Christian
sects have enjoyed their respective
space rights at the Holy Sepuicher and
at the Nativity. in Bethlehem.
The minaret of the mosque rises
alongside the steeple of the Christian
church, and Mohammedans Will con
tinue to practice their religion unhin-
dersd in the Holy Land. but the cross
will not be subordinated TO the cres-
cent-that is, providing the Christian
sectS can be made to keep the peace
among themselves, and provided that
the Jewish Zionistic sentiment does not
take on a militant form.
One of the greatset sources of con
tention in the past has been the an
tagonism between the Russian state
church, or the Greek Catholic Church.
and the other Christians, including the
Roman Catholics. The most devout pill
grims to Jerusalem have been the Rus
slams. and these pilgrimages have been
encouraged by the Russian government
or by the cZar as the religious head of
Evening star., 1917-04-08
BY JAMES B. MORROW.

UT takes two pounds and two ounces
of silver. worth $50. at the present
high price OF that metal, to buy a
x pound of the finest cuban tobacco
the tobacco. so experts say, that lis
smoked by kings.
Tobacco. thin as tissue paper and
used as "A wrapper 'around cigars,
grown in the Connecticut valley, sells
for as much AS 81 I: pound. The value
"f the tobacco crop OF this country III
1916 to the farmers who produced 1t
more than equaled the value Of the gold
and silver mined i'll the United States
during the same period of time.
Touching cuba on its northern coast,
on November 20. 1892, Christopher Co
lumbuS sent two men ashore on an er-
rand of investigation. They met. as
Columbus wrote in his diary, "a great
many people going to their villages.
men and women with brands i'll their
hands made of herbs FOR taking their
customary smoke" The brands were
cigars. Thus tobacco, having been dis
covered, along with America, was given
d place in written history. Since then
the tobacco plant has been carried into
all Of the large and small corners of
the earth.
Evening star., 1917-04-08


100000. The ultimate consumers"
probably paid five times that amount
for the crop. Much of the tobacco,
however. was sold abroad-to English
men, Frenchmen, Italians and the
Dutch. The United States has export
ed tobacco for more than three CEN
turies. Its heroic sotry could not be
written, with tobacco left out. Indeed.
freedom and tobacco. in l7'6. marched
arm and arm, under the same banner
and to the music of ene same fife and
drum.
"A true history of tobacco would be
the history of American liberty wrote
Moncure ID. Conway, the preacher and
author. in one of his books. Tobacco
made Virginia rich Goldfish brought
wealth to Massachusetts. These two
colonies, with money in their pockets,
defiant and Independent, carried the
torch and lighted and broke the way for
all the rest.
"A king" exclaimed Patrick Henry.
so early as December, 1853, by disal-
lowing acts of a salutary nature, from
being the father of his people de-
generates into a tyrart and forfeits all
right 10 his subjects obedience.
This great sentence has been called
the keynote of the American TeVolu-
ton" Al any rate, 1t made Patrick
Henry famous and gave him rank
among the foremost orators in Amer
ica And tobacco gave ii form and ut
terance. In those days NirginianS paid
for all things with tobacco. Labor was
computed in tobacco. 1t settled the
king's taxes. Shipped to Eng land, it
was exchanged for silver plate and
farm implements, for seeds and wines,
for books and crockery, for VelEets
and nankeeus. Preachers We're paid
with tobacco-16.000 pounds annually.
The crop was short in 1863 From ;
no lI
salary of preacher. church of Eng
land man, went up theore tically from
$500 a year to twice that sum, pos
sibly.
The colonial legislators however
forgetting their piety as men of bus-
ness. voted to settle with all ministers
in money on the basis of > cents
pound for tobacco. 1t was piece OF
sharp practice and deprived preaching
of its specuiatory elements. one of the
clergymcn brought suit to recover, He
demanded 5000 pounds of tobacco, in
stead of 1920 in money. Patrick Henry
VAS his lawyer. The parsons cause.
as the case was termed, would have
been tried. and, perhaps, forgotten but
for HenryS rebel-li<e oratory. From
that time on to the signing of the
Declaration of independence George
III King of Great Britain and ireland,
was called a tyrant openly.
Tobacco lifted Virginia out of pow
erty, built good houses for its inhabit-
ants and filled them with furniture
from England. Girls Travelled across
the Atlantic by the shipload. Each of
the young men who married them paid
12O pounds of tobacco to meet the cost
of the outlay. Farmers became one
crop specialists, refusing to SOW wheat
or corn. A law at last limited farmer
to 1000 tobacco plants. but the law was
not obeyed.
The crop of 1879 was too large for
the market. There was another i'm
mense harvest the year following.
What the law could not do. the farm
ers tried to do themselves. Plant
cutting" as their felonious perform
snce was called. grew to be general.
The growing tobacco of one p!anta-
ton was no sooner destroyed" Bruce
Evening star., 1917-04-08

These transactions involving the
of the famous woodland
were neither the first nor the last. In
the Maryland court records are nu-
merous papers in the case OF William
Evening star., 1917-04-08

who is now dead-to wit. Daniel Brent--as also
with Joseph Semmes. to cheat and defrnud yonr
orator. and in his absence from the District in
Europe TO deprive him sltogrther OF said laId
before the suit of ejectment finally decided
by the Court OF Appeals
Evening star., 1917-04-08

turkey must get out of the Holy
Land as well as out of Europe.
This is the meaning of recent
& British military operations in
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Rural News Letters

suited to his age and occupation.
Those who have weak stomachs
need to be especially careful and
should eat slowly and masticate
their food thoroughly. 1t is also
important that they keep their
bowels regular. When they be-
come constipated or when they
feel dull and stupid after eating,
they should take Chamberlain's
Tablets to strengthen the stom-
ach and move the bowels. They
are easy to take and pleasant in
effect.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

by notified that the plaintiffs, A.
II. Rogers and ]. w. Grantham,
on the 22d day OF May, 1917,
filed their petition in the above
entitled court in said cause, and
that you have been sued in said
court and must answer said pc
tition, on or before the 9th day
of July, 1917, or said petition
will be taken as true and judy
ment rendered against you, the
nature OF which will be that the
court enter judgment quoting
plaintiffs title, in and to follow
ing described real estate, to-wit:
The East half (El-2) Of Lot One
ID, excepting One % acre in
the Southwest Corner thereof,
used for school purposes, in Sec
ton Twelve (12), Township Thir-
ty-five So South, Range Twenty
ty-four (24) East, in Cherokee
County, Kansas, and declaring all
claimsof estate, or interest, in and
to said land, Of all Of you, the said
defendants, to be null and void
and of no force or effect as
against the estate Of said plain
tiffs, and barring and excluding
all OF you from any rights, titles,
estates or interest therein, and
for such other and further relief
as to the court may seem equit-
able and proper and for costs.
Dated this 22nd day of May,
1917.
A. H. ROGERS.
J. w. GRANTHAM,
Plaintiffs.
Seal By Grant Waggoner,
Their Attorney.
Attest Fred Simkin,
Clerk of the District Court.
By B. H. Hamilton, Deputy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Best RemedyfOF
Wh0OpiDQ Cough

Last winter when my little
boy had the whooping cough !
gave him Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy" writes Mrs. j. B.
Roberts, East St. Louis, Ill. 1T
kept his cough loose and relieved
him of those dreadful coughing
spells. 1t is the only cough
medicine ! keep in the house
because | have the most CONN.,
dence in it." This remedy is also
good for colds and Group.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Melrose

A fine rain in this vicinity Sun
day morning also Monday that
was needed for all kinds OF crops.
Lewis Johnson is digging a well
for stock water as the stream
through his place is dry yet this
spring.
Children's Day exercises will
be held at Center church the first
sunday night in June.
John Cool hauled water for his
cistern last Saturday.
Robert Bulger motored to
Columbus on Sunday taking high
school girls back after visiting
their home folks.
Harold Caldwell left Friday
for Scammon and Pittsburg 10
visit with relatives.
J. B. Filby and wife. Mrs.
Mary Hauptman and Joe Divis
were shopping in Columbus last
Friday.
Sam Stehbins of Columbus was
out to his farm last Sunday after
noon.
A drill moved to Harry Viii
bur's last Friday to drill for
mineral near Melrose.
E. J. filthy and wife of Column
bus took load Of passengers to
Pitcher, Okla, Sunday afternoon
and returned by G. Fl. Filby's,
his father, and motored home to
Columbus late in evening.
J. J. Barton is still working al
the Blue Mound mine, driving
from home.
E. F. Filby is putting in a
blacksmith shop at Picher. Mrs.
Filby will look after the shop
while her husband is busy at the
Columbus shop.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
First published in the Baxter
Springs News May "a, 1870.

First published in the Baxter
Springs News May "a, 1870.
In the District Court Of Cherokee
County, State OF Kansas.
Sitting at Columbus.
A. H. Rogers and ]. w. Grantham
va. Plaintiffs.
Daniel M. Funk, Catherine
MAY, D. c. May, James P.
Singleton, ]. R. Boyd, E. T..
Sumwalt, if they be living, and
if not, their unknown heirs, ex-
ecutors, administrators, devils
ees, trustees and assigns; and
The Financial Association, q
corporation, if it be legally ex-
isting, and If not or dissolved,
its unknown heirs, executors,
administrators, devisees, trus-
tees and assigns, Defendants.
Publication Notice
State Of Kansas to the above
named defendants, and each OF
them.
GREETING:
You and each Of you, are here
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
School Notes

Raymond Laird will put IN his
vacation learning the intricacies Of
the art preventative in the Office
of the Baxter Springs News.
In other words Raymond is learn
ing to set type and artistically
apply the ink to his face and hands
the first duties Of every printers
devil.
Ralph Pfremmer, the Joe Jeffer-
son of the modern stage, has land
ed in the role OF reporter on the
News staff.
Herbert McAboy is going to
farm and cut meat for his father.
James Fithian has announced
that he will divide his time by
taking first one job then another.
Floyd Clouse was so anxious
to 60 TO work that he quit school
before it was out and secured q
position in the grocery depart
ment of the Baxter Supply store.
Kenneth Goodner has embarked
upon a life of troubles by enlist
ing in the printers trade. At
present he slingS ink for The
Baxter Herald.
John Browne, Jr., donned
apron and overalls and has taken
up the carpenters trade.
Burton Convey will continue to
sit on the front seat OF one of his
fathers trucks.
Clifford Hardy is carrying a
Joplin Herald route and working
as dispenser of soda water at
Pages drug store.
Arley Shields has secured a
position with the Baxter Mill
and Elevator company carrying
corn and entertaining the stenog-
rapher.
These are all the high school
boys we have lined up at present
but Others no doubt will secure
positions.
The senior class had a blow
out" Thursday evening in Joplin
at the Conner cafe. After the
eats the shows were taken in and
various soda fountains visited.
The members of the class who
went over were: Viola Schloe-
man, Juanita Hash, Helen Dive
ley, Burton Convey, Jack Paul,
Jim Fithian and John Browne.
A line party was given by the
members of the Big Four Satur-
day night. The young ladies in
vited their gentlemen friends and
stood treats. They visited the
theatre after which ice cream
was served at Grantham's.
Those who attended were Misses
Dorothy Plumb, Dorothy Cook,
Dorothy Smith, Louise Convey
and Evelyn Christman of Joplin,
guest of Miss Plumb and Messrs
Burton Convey, Ralph Pfremmer,
John Browne and Herbert
McAboy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

First published in the Baxter
Springs News May "a, 1917.
In the District Court of Chero-
kee County, State of Kansas.
Sitting at Columbus.
c NJ John and Della John,
va Plaintiffs.
Joseph P. Hollomon, if he be
living, and if not, his unknown
heirs, executors, administrators,
devisees, trustees and assigns,
and the unknown heirs, execu-
tors. administrators, deviSees,
trustees and assigns of Ellen
Mann, deceased, Defendants.
Publication Notice
State of Kansas to the above
named defendants, and each OF
them.
GREETING:
You and each of you, are here
by notified that the plaintiffs, Z.
NJ. John and Della John, on the
god day of May, 1917, filed their
petition in the above entitled
court in said cause, and that you
have been sued in said court and
must answer said petition, on or
before the 9th day of July, 1917,
or said petition will be taken as
true and judgment rendered
against you, the nature OF which
will be that the court enter ludg-
ment ouieting plaintiffs title, in
and to the following described
real estate, to-wit: Lots Six 70
and Seven (7l in Block Eight CO.,
Mann's Addition to the City OF
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County,
Kansas, and declaring all claims
of estate, or interest, in and to
said land, of all of you, the said
defendants, to be null and void
and of no force or effect as
against the estate of the said
plaintiffs, and barring and ex-
Guiding all of you from any
rights, titles, estates or interest
therein, and for such other and
further relief as to the court may
seem equitable and proper and
for costs.
Dated this 22d day OF May,
1917. ,ouN
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

First Published in The Baxter Springs
News. May "a, 1917
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
EXECUTR1X
State of Kansas, County OF Cherokee, IS.
In the matter of the estate Of Jonathan
Banning. late of Cherokee County,
Kane.g
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Lowell

The rain Sunday was quiet an
Improvement to the gardens and
all growing vegetation.
Sam Simmons wife accom-
panied him on the route one day
last week.
Ruth Wright came down from
Columbus to spend the week end
with home folks and her father
motored to Columbus Sunday
with her. Columbus high school
closes this week.
George Brock has the measles.
Sam Sloan's baby is convalesc-
ing from pneumonia.
James Stroup and wife OF
Riverton were over the latter
part of last week visiting rela-
tives.
Bessie Lyons has gone to the
berry field.
Fred Simmons motored up
from Pitcher one day last week
and his sister, Mrs. Bert Watson,
accompanied him to Galena.
Hobson Il Ellaman motored to
Columbus Sunday.
Mrs. Dick Newman and
daughter, Lena Byrl, were out
from Galena last week visiting
relatives.
Jack Wolverton has returned
to Lowell among his many friends
Mrs. Lulu Cox is cooking al
the Commissary.
The work is progressing nicely
on the international line.
Tent town is increasing II
population.
Bessie Cook is working fol
Mrs. L. L. Nichols.
Mrs. Kendall and Mrs. Care
were shopping in Baxter one day
last week.
Mrs. LYMAN Wright and Mrs
Harold French were shopping II
Galena Monday.
The Ladies Enterprise club
met with Mrs. Hobson last week
The afternoon was well spent II
various fancy work after which 6
dainty luncheon was served by
the host ess.
MIR. and Mrs. Ray Harmon o.
Riverton' left Sunday noon fol
Marmaduke, Ark, to spend two
weeks with the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. DeVoll. Ray
is employed at the Empire Dis
trict Electric Co. plant at River
La aNn,rnI tVnf
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

Ray Hartley's new home on
Lincoln street is nearing compile
ton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Notice is hereby given that on the az
day Of April. A. d. 1917, the undersigned
was, by the Probate Court of Cherokee
County. Kansas. duly appointed and
qualified as E&ecutrIx Of the estate of
Jonathan Banning late OF Cherokee
County. deceased. All parties interested
in said estate will take notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
CATHERINE BANNING,
Executrix
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Proper Food for

Weak StOH5chS
The proper food for one man
may be all wrong for another.
Every one should adopt a diet
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-27
$2,OOO,OOO FROM
 GARDEN TRUCK

DENVER, Sept. l5, (By MaiO.- Denver's war gardens will raise, on the basis of prevailing prices, two million dollars worth of garden truck" ac- cording to P. L. Clarke, head of the department of grades and agriculture of the Denver public schools, who had 8 leading part in the movement. There are in Denver thirty thousand gar dens averaging p feet by 60 feet each and totalling sixty million square fet of land. These gardens placed side by side would extend more than half way across the state of Colorado from north to south
 Most of the produce is of the ex- pensive truck garden variety. Thous- ands of these gardens have proven potatoes can be grown in Denver.
 To irigate these plots the local water company furnished water free of charge for one vacant lot for each family and without extra charge on premises having lawns.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-27
MRS. R. J. WEIR
 ENTERTAINS WEDNESDAY

Mrs. R. J. Weir entertained the la- dies of the commission at her home Wednesday afternoon. The afternoon was spent in sewing and fancy work. A new and novel game was instituted by the hostess in which the guests were asked to derive words from the name California. Mrs. Sloan was the winner in the contest. Dainty refresh ments were served Miss Sylvia WoId assisting the hostess.
 Those present were: Mesdames Mel vile, Large, Colburn, Leslie, Sloan, Ryan, Howe, Lucas, Waller and Harr.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-27
FILIPINO REBEL
 2NDLIEUTENANT

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. I5. Gy NaiD.-ligue, Agunaldo, son of Gen eral Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino rebel whose capture was made by the late General Frederick Funston, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Philippine National uGard, and is about to enter the officers training camp near Manila to qualify as a reg uIar army officer Word of young Aguinaldo's military aspirations was brought by G. A. Butz, manager of a Manila hotel, close friend of the younger Aguinaldo, who arrived here recently.
 @Iiguel Aguinaldo was commis- stoned a second lieutenant in the Phil ippine National Guard by Governor General Harrison a few days before l left Manila" said Butz. At the same time his father declined to ac- cept a post of high command"
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-27
MAN FALLS DOWN VICTORIA
 HATCH AND DIES

Reports received upon arrival of the s. s. Victoria this morning say that a man, whose name could not be learn ed, fell through the matches on the ship a few minutes before time of sailing at Nome last Saturday and was so badly injured that he died on the operating table in the hospital at Nome shortly afterwards.
 We are also informed no blame can be attached to the steamship officials as the man was pretty well under the influence of John Barleycon and it is supposed he accidentally fell as no one saw him until after the accident.