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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Story Of the Perfumes.

Persia saw the earliest development
of the perfume industry. The priests
in Egypt, who were the sole depOsita-
rIes of science. knew the secret Of arc
matte substances and prepared them.
Egyptian perfumes acquired great
celebrity, especially those made In
Alexandria. The Israelites during their
sojourn in Egypt adopted the use Of
aromatic substances. All these per-
fumes were extracted from essences Of
trees and. various plants. The Greeks,
who loved elegance, were especially
addicted to the use Of perfumes, and
they taught their secrets and usage TO
the Romans. The latter. in the days
OF their decadence, went so far as to
scent the coats Of their dogs. In the
middle ages the Arabs, VenctIans,
Gcnoese and Florentlnes became IA.
nous for the preparation OF sweet
smelling essences. France did not be-
come acquainted with perfumes until
after the crusades, and It was Maria
de- Medlcl who especially brought thon
into favor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

and other workers IN the fields OF
transportation and commercial activi-
ties because OF the prcventable dis
eases. accidents and carelessness.
I'VE waste $o5.OO0.000 a year in the
handling of our mails. while under
normal conditions the German govern
ment makes net profit Of $2S,000,O 900
on a much smaller gross business.
Fire losses to buildings throughout
the United States come close to $780,
100000 annually. Further. we waste
$4O0,OO0O00 in expenses incident to
that portion OF the water supply OF
our cities which is used in fire fighting
through fire department charges and
distribution charges.
1T has been estimated that scale
formed upon the heating surface OF
locomotive boilers in this country in
wolves a yearly loss of more than TO-
100000 tons OF coal-that is to say,
that immense quantity Of fuel is burn
cd at n dead loss because the inter-
posed crust or scale prevents just so
much heat from reaching the water
which Is 10 he turned into steam for
motive purposes.
THE egg Is a conspicuous figure In
public discussion just at present. No
wonder 1t Is well nigh luxury. be-
cause careless handling brings in its
train an annual loss which Is figured
at S40.OO0.O00 and Is probably nearer
$G0O00.O00 NJ tic present time This
wastagc Is very largely the result Of
breakage In transportation.
when Americans complain Of the
high cost OF food they should remem-
Der that a large percentage Of our po-
tato crop rots unnecessarily every year.
This Is because we have failed to adopt
a potato drying process such as is used
in Germany. Because OF this failure
we lose food to the value Of SD, 900
every season.
And, again, $12.O0O.OO0 is thrown
away annually through our failure to
utilize tue lehN Us VI pOtutoCS anu OiHNA
plants for fodder and fertilizer. Ger
many turns these farm byproducts into
source of revenue. Indeed. we sac
rifice immense sums every twelve
months simply because We do not take
advantage OF money saving processes
relating to food which are In common
use throughout most OF Europe.
"In truth. II the total money value
Of our national preventable waste
could be accurately computed 1t would
probably be far beyond the annual
equivalent Of $4,000, 100000. But TAX
ing only this sum 1t still means q
yearly per capita sacrifice Of 500.
But this does not quite put the case
in It's proper light. We have S3,0OO.-
900 wage earners in the country, and
these are the people upon whose shout
ders the burden Of this wastage ulti-
mately falls. Therefore every wage
Garner is bearing up under a dead
loss Of $500 each a year, or a minimum
of 1913 per week.
This is based upon a computed
average wage Of SO a week, and the
crushing weight Of this reflex OF eco
nomic efficiency Is absolutely appalling.
No wonder the cost Of living is high"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

industry? The authorities tell us that
but S5 per cent OF all the timber cut
eventually reaches the ultimate con-
sumner. Stumps. sawdust, slabs, broken
timber, logs, ETC.. left IN the woods
represent the remaining 81 per cent.
Think of the millions Of dollars thus
willfully thrown away!
Because We fail to erect levees and
dams where they could be placed at
comparatively modest outlay we waste
yearly $23s00O.OOO through losses Incl.
dent TO foods and freshets. And soil
erosion costs US annually quite $780,
100000.
Because we do not drain our swamps
and overlooked areas, which are ideal
for agriculture. we leave untouched re-
glons that could be made at small ex-
pcnse At to support homes for 10000
600 people.
"And while we are dwelling upon our
rural needs don't let US forget that we
are confronted with an annual bill for
S659, 100000 resulting from losses to
growing crops, fruit trees and grain in
storage through the attack Of noxiOus
insects.
again, the attacks Of flies, ticks
and other insects on animal life cause
a yearly waste estimated at $267 .0OO.-
900. Wolves, rats, mice and other dep
redatory mammals cause US annually
losses among live stock and crops
reaching a value Of $100.0O0,000. Again,
we suffer another $100OO0OOO loss In
live stock due to disease.
"And while we are dealing with the
ravages Of disease don't let Us forget
that industrial diseases claim a toll
among human workers every year OF
ST12, 100000. These diseases are incl
dent to the nature Of the employment
and to the insanitary conditions sur
rounding the workers. Such losses are
entirely avOldable.
Waste In Loss Of Life.
I'VE waste 81 800. 100000 through loss
OF life and illness among industrial
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
A POSER FOR THE JUDGE.
Tho Way the Accused Put the Case Up
70 the Court.

Tho Way the Accused Put the Case Up
to the Court.
Writing Of Polish temperament and
talent. Sidney Whitman In Things
Remember" has an amusing story OF
bright Polish jew who traded In
chemicals. lie was brought before the
law courts for selling poison without
fulfilling the legal enactmcnts bearing
on such transactions.
The magistrate proceeded to read
out the charge when the Jew sudden
II interrupted him with the question:
Excuse me, Mr.. President. DO you
understand anything about chemi-
calsi"
"AIr. S.. the expert, is here in that
capacity" replied the judge.
"And you, Mr.. st." qucried the Jew,
do you understand anything about
law"
"You have just heard from his
worship that nm an expert In chem
icals. II you want TO know anything
about law please address yourself to
the Judge
II ask you, Mr. President, just to
consider the case for one moment.
You are the Judge Of the court and adj
init that you do not understand any
thing about chemicals, and the expert
tells us that he does not know any
thing about law. And l, n poor Jew,
am expected to be familiar both With
the law and With chemicals. Now,
Mr.. President, l ask yOy how you can
pOssibly convict meT
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
SPORTS in GENERAL
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures

University OF Pennsylvania will have
at Mechanics hall, Boston, Feb. II.
He will not represent the Boston
Athletic association this year. Meanix
will probably stick to the 200 low 'huri
die game during the spring outdoor
season and should add greatly to the
strength OF the Harvard hurdles.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
ohio States New Stadium.

The phenomenal football playing Of
Chick Harley and the consequent sue
cess Of Ohio States football team so
fred the enthusiasm Of the alumni and
friends Of the institution that at din
ner given the team 10y the Columbus
chamber OF commerce sufficient pledges
of money were made to insure the con-
struction OF a stadium TO scat 25.0O0
spectators. Work ON the new play
ground will he begun in the spring and
finished before the football season Of
1917. In which Harley is again expected
TO distinguish himself.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Football Has Iron Man.

ENgh9gN w. NfNN Ns-f"
Baseball had "Iron Man" McGlnnity
aud a number OF other iron men. II We
remember correctly; but, not to be out
done by the diamond pastime, football
has come to the front with an Iron man
who is more or less OF a bear.
This exceedingly husky young iron
man is none other than Helnle Miller
OF Pennsylvania. Miller has been play
ing football for some seven or eight
years, including, Of course, his years In
high school and at Mercersburg acad-
envy. In all that time he has never
been lifted from n game on account Of
injuries. Miller is an end, and the duty
of an end has TO do with cracking In
reference by headlong dives at the
ankles Of opposing athletes. At this
game Miller Is u past master, and yet
he refuses TO wear hcadgenr, because,
he says, headGcars ure too hot and he
isn't afraid Of getting hurt anyway.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Marshall's Chess Record.

Frank ]. Marshall. American chess
champion. played 100 games stimuli
taneously In Philadelphia recently,
winning nlncty-sevcn Of the contests.
He tied twcnty.threc games and lost
nine. His competitors included many
of the best Philadelphia chess players,
as we'll as contcnders from Chicago,
Puerto Rico. Texas and London. Mar
shalrs feat required his keeping in
mind the location Of 2.l2S pieces at one
time and Is said to be a record,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
A FAMILY ORCHESTRA.


Has Your Homo One, and, " u Has,
Does This Just Fit tf
When two people conduct an orches-
ira there is plot material. II the two
are knit by marriage ties the plot thick
ems. Endicott andI conduct a family
orchestra. he at the piano, playing
second violin. ! know more about mu-
sic than does Endlcott; he Is more mu-
steal than l. keep the time; he has
the temperament. Temperament IL
more noble than time. but time, ] shall
always insist, has Its place. perhaps
nowhere more appropriately than In an
orchestra. He at the plano can DON'T
nate the situation more neatly than l.
In my position among the strings, how
ever. eau more readily organize a
strike.
The rest Of the pieces are presided
over by our children. young people OF
inflexible spirit and chromatlc moods.
Sometimes We doubt whether we have
our troupe under the rigid control which
rs parents we might expect to CON-
mand. The conductivity OF an orches'
ira, SAYS our son GeOtfrey, varies with
the distance Of the blood relationship
between artists and conductor. When
the children were little we held the
pleasant theory that family orchestra
would draw us all close together, stand.
ing always as a symbol Of our perfect
harmony. That would he all right II
the harmony would only go to suit us
all equally at the same time. As 1t IL
our little band. In which observers find
so touching picture OF hearthside uni
IT,. suggests sometimes all the elements
of guerrilla warfare.-Atlantic Monthly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Crack HurdIer For Harvard.

Bill Meanix. the former Colby ath-
letc. will have a chance TO win an In
tercollcgiate championship. The for
ner English High. Colby and Boston
Athletic association athlete Is back at
Cambridge and Is doing all right In his
studies. Meanix will probably compete
for Harvard in the three cornercd meet
which Harvard and Dartmouth and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
How Il Was

"she wanted to marry him for his
money"
"DId she faill"
"No: he failed. and she married some
one else. -.-ToDeka Journal
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

have a busy spring. What with being
on the Mexican border. then football,
then books. he also will have had a
fairly engrossinG summer. fall and win.
ter. Mr.. Berry will not make the all
drone team.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Waste Of Coal.

'Fully 100000 tons Of anthracite
coal are now being left behind in the
mines each year, and 1t Is estimated
that since coal mining began In this
country fully 2.Oo0OOOOOO tons OF
anthracite and 3.OOOOOOOOO tons OF
bltumInous coal have been left In the
ground under conditions which make
future recovery highly improbable.
eve waste through nOnuse annually
soOOO.OOO horsepower which our wa
ter power could furnish. At the mod
srste assumed cost Of s2Oper indicated
horsepower per annum, which Is con-
-lder1bly below the average price. this
waste amounts to sOOO'OOO'Ooo.
-And how do we fare in the LUMBER
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Barry WlIl Do ! nu,x Nam.

Howard Berry Of Pennsylvania says
he is going TO study hard all winter,
as he is going after the pentathlOn title
and will play baseball. therefore will
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

Jesus at the pool Of Bethesda John
v. 1.l5,. Memorizc verses s, Q. Gold
en- Text, 1t was Jesus who had made
him whole John V, 10l.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

StOOg ouO tuStS NV sSSsSSSt
600 of Us-lneffiCient Mining
Aids in Contributing to the
Cause.
"WVIGH cost of living? Why not
call It the penalty Of utter
wastefulness?" asks Professor
Rudolph NJ. Binder Of the New
York university in the New York Sun.
ST willful waste does indeed invite
woeful want, then the responsibility for
the present cost of living is national.
No one class Of citizens or order Of
merchants should be held accountable;
all Of us are virtually implicated. BY
our conduct, active and passive, We
waste $4,000 O00, 900 annually.
taking our population at 10000, 900,
this spendthrift habit Of ours costs ev-
cry one Of us yearly a matter Of 800
800 thrown away, or, TO put 1t another
way, that 800 represents the interest
ut 8 per cent on 81 ,686.66,-a nice little
sam b have in the bankio or safely in
vested. In other words. that 100000
100000 wastage stands for the possible
earnings Of a principal Of $166,666,-
100000!
DisSipated Billions.
"Thcse dlssipated ten billions Of dol
lars would certainly meet the govern
ment's total expenses for quite nine
years, assuming the annual OUTLAWS to
be as unusual and heavy as they have
been within the past twelve months.
"This state Of affairs Is not theory,
Il is an absolute fact, and purpose
making this clear in plain figures.
1.-THE public must have been shocked
the other day when 1t learned that the
annual food wastage In New York city
alone amounts to millions Of dollars.
and the statistics given by the head OF
the bureau Of food and drugs unhappi-
" bore this out. Indeed, during the
month Of November that bureau Of the
health department condemned 1,46I, $50
pounds Of foodstuffs, and during 1915
the shipments received In New York
city and destroyed because they were
unfit for use totaled 1s,479,O00 pounds
Of food.
"what other people, calling them
selves civilized and progressive, would
tolerate forest fires entailing a. aver
age yearly loss Of $50,0O0.O00? And
please remember that this wastage
sometimes reaches a total Of 100000
600 In the course OF year.
"But the injury or sacrifice, call It
what one will, does not end there. In
addition the young growth destroyed
by,'these fires is potentially OF far
greater value than the marketable tim
Der, consumed by the flames, because
Il lis the young trees that represent
the reserve for the future. This situa-
tion Is little short Of appalling In view
Of our shortage Of lumber and the in
creasing' scarcity Of native wood pulp
for paper.
"Natural gas is recognized as the
most perfect Of all fuels. and yet we
waste every year 1,0O0,0O00O0 cubic
feet of this source OF heat and energy.
most 6f.us have felt directly the In
creased cost Of coal, and yet the high
price tof that fuel could readily be
avoided II we utilized our vast depos-
It's Of peat. The value Of our avalla-
blespeat beds Is estimated at $4,000
100000, and yet but little Of that nat
ural fuel is made use OF.
= ;. Waste of Coal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Waste In Loss Of Life.

I'VE waste 81, 100000, 900 through loss
OF life and illness among industrial
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Photos by American Press association.

High Cost Of Living Penalty of
Utter WastefuIness, Says Au-
thOrity-Spendthrift Habits Of
Ours Cost Every One Of Us
500, and There Are 100000
600 Of Us-Inefficient Mining
Aids in Contributing to the
Cause.
"WVIGH cost Of living? Why not
call 1t the penalty Of utter
wastefulness?" asks Professor
Rudolnh NJ BINDER Of the New
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-09
rHE HlCA O. - GLE.
COUNTY OFFICES, COURT HoUsE.


shsrim's once.
Fourth floor, room AS.
County Treasurer.
Second floor. room 212.
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First floor, room 100.
Registrar Of Titles.
First floor, room 100.
County Clerk.
Second floor, room 233.
County Comptroller.
Fifth floor, room Gil.
Coroner.
Fifth floor, room 500.
County surveyor.
Fifth floor. room 426.
Custodian.
Third hoor, room 81.
County Court.
Sixth floor, room COZ.
Clerk County Court
Sixth floor, room 600.
Circuit Court.
Seventh floor.
Clerk Circuit Court.
Fourth moor, room AZ.
Probate Court.
Sixth floor, room 643.
Clerk Probate Court
Sixth floor, room 623.
Board Of Review.
Third floor, room 337.
Board Of .AsssssorN
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President County eoard.
Fifth floor. room 623.
Clerk superior Court.
Fourth floor, room AT.
County Commissioners.
Fifth floor, room 537.
County Attorney.
Fifth floor. room 507.
Law Library.
Tenth floor.
Superintendent Public Service.
Fifth floor. room $40.
Civil Service Commission.
Fifth floor. room $40.
Jury Commission.
Eighth floor. room s24.
The Home Brewery is not only Chi
COS youngest brewery, but 1t is one
of her most successful. No brewery
in the United States ever achieved
success in such short time as the
Home Brewery. It's beer already has
a reputation among the lovers of good
beer as being par excellence. The
Home Brewery also bottles its beer
and a case can be had by calling uI
Humboldt 931O.--Advertisement.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-09
QUESTION OF BETTER ROADS
Poor Policy for Farmer to Refuse to
Listen to Arguments for Improve
ment Of Highways.

It wouldn't do any IT US any harm
to look thoroughly into the question
of better roads. Don't be narrow
enough to take one side Of the question
and refuse to listen to any facts OF
opinions advanced on the other side.
A man told us the other day that he
had been trying to talk to- another
man who had an entirely erroneous
opinion in regard to the federal aid
proposition. HE literally wouldn't
listen to me-" he said. "His head vas
so full Of the wrong idea that no SOUND
Seemed able to penetrate It." To
listen is not necessarily to be con-
WINGED, and to refuse to listen Is to
refuse to be broad minded enough to
hear both sides and form a real opin'
ion.-Twentieth Century Farmer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-09
= FOR ROAD MANAGEMENT me-
~ w n - 80 -
:k.seEtisi Is Successful .t1ishway ~.
~ mlnlstratlon Outlined Briefly
Cut Out Politics. ~

@s..s Summarized briefly, the essentials
10 successful state highway adminls-
tration, as demonstrated~by the 'ex-
perience of the .varlons state high
way departments, are as follows: ta)
The elimination Of, politics as a fac
tor in state highway work; % ths
control by the state highway depart
ment Of all work On which State funds
are expended; &C., adequate appro-
priations for continuous maintenance
Of highways under efficient super
vision from the day the highways are
completed; 10y state supervision as to
surveys, plans, and specifications of
roads and bridges constructed I'M
der bond issues, and supervision OF
such other road and bridge work as
requires considerable cash outlay and
the exercise Of engineering skill and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. United States
Department of Agriculture.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-09
Have "A I I COLOR I. IN CHEEKS
BE Better Looking-Take ..
Olive Tablets II

Nyour skin is yellow complexion pallid
tongue coated-appetite poor-you have
a bad taste in your mouth-aha lazy. nogood
feeling should take Olive Tablets. /
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets "A substitute
forcalomel-were prepared byDr. Edwards
after II years Of study with his patients.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets are q purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You will know them by their olive color.
no pimples, a feeling Of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause
+ Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets act % the
liver and bowels ike calomel-yet have
no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome consti'
patton. That's why millions of boxes are
cold annually at l0c and Csc per box. AL!
druggists. Take one or two nightly and
note the pleasing results.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-09
Grading and Drainage.

The first step in the making of good
roads is grading and draining. The
next is dragging, and the next step, in
most localities, as long as the cost OF
q good grade Of asphaltic road oil re-
sshains below 6 cents a gallon, will b
oilinR.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-09
ROAD ;
! BUILDING
MOST ECONOMICAL OF ROADS
Maeadam 10 Reoainln0 Favor with
\ Modern Builders, Who Are Now :.
Looking 1t Annual Cost. ...

81, A few years ago road builders
Joined In a universal requiem for the
old-fashioned water-bound lnacadam
road in New York state. It served its
purpose when vehicles were all horse
drawn, 1t was acknowledged, but with
the advent of motor vehicles It was
{ laid aside with the muzzle leaders,.
crinolines and other prides Of depart
ed days. But recently the macadam
road has come back again Into;
favor. This is because road Of
dcials are. now judging the cost
OF q road by its total annual expense,
Including maintenance and sinking
fund. on this basis it has been dis
covered that a macadam road Is an
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-09
lneresse Of Trunk Roads.

The aid now rendered by the fed
eral government to the states will rap
idly Increase the proportion Of good
trunk roads. This co operation - a.
ready under way In many stateA
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-09
Macadain Road in New York.

sSr Macada,n Road in New York.
economical Sone. for certain classes of
travel. This was the opinion expressed
At the recent meeting Of the New York
State association Of County Highway
Superintendent by many of those
present. M: =. =. .-
, ca. Practically all thezrecent roads built
by these men have two courses Of
broken stone, and frequently it is pos
<sible to build the roads with lower
course Of cheap local stone, using the
more expensive stone from distances
for the upper course only. This re-
duces the first cost without causing
any reduction in the life and strength
of the road. When they are finished
they are sometimes treated at once
with tar or asphalt, but usually this
treatment is deferred long enough for
travel over the road to reveal any
weak spots, so they can be repaired be-
fore the oiling is done. It is this de-
;yelopment of efficient and economical
methods Of maintenance with the help
of road oils which has led to the
srenaissance Of .water-bound macadam
I'D New York. It is one Of many recent
Indications that where the work Of
maintenance is thoroughly done and
cost records Of it are properly kept
important light is thrown on the best
types of construction to carry travel
OF different classes and intensities.