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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19
EXAMPLE CHILD
ISL PATRIOTISM
Little Ragged Children Give Up
Candy to Become Members Of
the Red Cross Society

Saguache, Colo, April 1S-Sa'
gauche public school assays one
hundred per cent pure when it comes
to patriotism.
The pupils of Saguache-there arc
two of them-come from the same
home. 1t is q home of extreme pow
erty. The youngsters attend classes
in their bare feet when the weathe,
permits, and their clothing has ar
appearance that might be associated
with the present-day Belgian kid
dies.
Yet when the Junior Red Cross
wave struck Saguache the two ragged
little fellows shyly edged their way
to the teachers desk one morning
and deposited thereon fifteen pennies
with the query:
as that enough to make us mem
bers of the Red Cross?"
The teacher didn't have the heart
to say mo" She knew the young
sters had sacrificed their Winters
candy allowance, and she made up the
eighty-five cents difference.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19
EXPANDING TRADE TERRITORY

One of the most gratifying indi-
cations of Baxter Springs growth and
Importance in the district is what can
be learned from noting the home place
of the vehicles lining, the curbs in
such large number on Saturdays.
Business men here say they can no
tice from week to week a widening
out of the trade territory Of the town
the regular Saturday farmer trade.
Baxter Springs has some mighty fine
stores with stocks Of goods and prices
that will meet any competition. The
business section of the town is keep
ing apace with the growth and pop
ulation and il is a natural consequence
that people are going to come a little
farther to Baxter Springs for trade
than formerly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19
CANDY
STORE YELLOW
Joplin Saloons Closed for Short
Time This Morning Fear
ing Mob Violence to
PrO-German

When the owner of Joplin delica-
lessen, a Mr.. Drautchen, went to his
place Of business Saturday he
found that the front of his place Of
business had been painted yellow.
Current report has it that Mr.. Draut-
chen was highly indignant and gave
vent to some expressions Of rage that
helped draw a crowd. The news of
this went around rapidly and a large
crowd gathered so fast that the po-
lice, following threats against the
delicatessen keeper, remoted him to
the city Jail for safe keeping. News
dispatches sent out from Joplin ex-
aggerated the whole incident. The
best reports seem to think there was
little danger of mob violence on any
one except Drauchten who many seem
to think is pro-Geman.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19

The great tabernacle meeting by
the Christian church will begin an in
troductory here April 26. This will
introduce Prof. Brock, the National
evangelistic helper and singer. Mr..
Brock superintends the building OF
tabernacles. May 9Th Mr.. Hamilton
and wife will be on the ground with
"the goods" They need but little i'll
PRODUCTION as they have proved them
selves equal to all church emergenc!
tasks. Their praise is heard from
their labor in Joplin, Columbus
Miami and Galena. All these promise
in harmony with our beautiful below
ed city to every needed, in every nee
,sary; so this great revival offers
the greatest of its kind in the south,
west, Rev. Popplewell says. Thanks
for the friendship and fellowship tc
the adjacent towns and for the hope
of Hamilton and most of all for tho
unlimited unexcelled kindness OF his
town, Baxter Springs, Kas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19
GETTING OUTSIDE NOTICE

Nearly every outside exchange, in
GLIDING the Kansas City papers has
had something to say either in ed
itorial comment or in the news col
umns relative to Baxter Springs
Third Liberty Loan drive. It would
take up too much space to print all
that has been said in the way of
praise or complaint, but it all tastes
mighty good. From a comparative
standpoint Baxter Springs is entitled
to some credit but nevertheless it
takes some generosity on the part Of
our brother editors to give it to US
and we are truly much obliged.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19

The Baxter firemen, who have q
.und belonging to the organization
bought $500 worth of Liberty Bonds
during the drive. The firemen are q
bunch of real fellows.
The news item from Commerce that
two doctors there were arrested for
violation of the sanitary ordinances
in connection with the finding Of a
human finger laying in the street, is
rather greusome. The person find
ing the human fragment must have
felt rather peculiar at the time. 1t
is said one of the doctors admits the
of the finger from a pa
lent and is willing to pay a fine be-
cause of its being found in the street.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19

The Miami-Record Herald says the
Commercial Royalty company has
won its water fight at the Broomcorn
mine on the state line north of Tar
River. The miners will begin ut once
to drive a drift in the bed of the
lead while the price is high and al
lowing the other companies to assist
in pumping the great flow of water
that's making mining in that section
of the field difficult. The Broomcom
is so named on account of its being
located by the side of broomcom
factory.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19

]. ]. Shepherd, publisher of "The
Rounder," at Tar River, Okla, is out
of a Miami Jail on bond. A jury
found him guilty there this week Of
carrying concealed weapons. Shop
herds attorney claimed the size Of
the weapon Shepherd was carrying
made concealment impossible. The at
tOrney said the weapon was just the
sort the Home Guard would carry for
protection. Shepherd was fined and
given q Jail sentence but has appeal
ed his case to q higher court and fur
nished the appeal bond of $500.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19

A derrick is being placed on the
C. NJ. Clark lease which is located
one and a half miles west Of Baxter
Springs. This is the first act in pre-
paration for the sinking of a shaft.
Ten holes have been drilled on this
land and five drill rigs are now drill
ling there. The upper runs from the
15O-foot level to 212 feet. The lower
run is from 2S5 feet to 1923 feet. The
Mineral State Lead and Zinc com
pany now have possession of this lease
they having subleased it from the
Chanute Spelter Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19

Advertise IN tAs NsuD for rs'ult.-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19

The 5OO-ton mill at the Old Abe
mine at Lincolnville, just across the
street from the Blanton store, is now
in the process of construction. The
foundations are being laid by quite
a force of men. The first mill ever
erected on this site was moved away
on account of water. Now it is
thought it will be necessary to sink a
we'll in one of the shafts in order to
get water for milling purposes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19
GTCLDPS IS MISSING
Big American Vessel Is Long Over
Due At Atlantic POrt-CarTy-
ing Manganese from Brazil

Washington, April 1b-(By Assoc
lated Press, 1900 m.)-The big Am
eriean naval collier Cyclops, carrying
fifty-seven passengers, fifteen Off
GERS and two hundred and twenty
one in the crew, Is overdue at the At
lantie port since March ID. The
Navy Department announced it last
reported at the West Indies on March
4 Extreme anxiety is entertained
for her safety. The vessel was bring
inR a cargo Of manganese from Bra
III.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19

Arnold and Berry ct al, from the
east Missouri field, are now sinking
a second shaft on the Jack Boy lease
owned by them. When the first shaft
was sunk on this property the heao
of water caused the project to be
abandoned, but this difficulty has dis
appeared and the company is pre-
pairing to do business. At depth OF
so feet the drill entered good jack
and at the 90 foot level the drill was
still in ore on this lease.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19
TELL THE KAISER

Germany wants to know what the
United States is fighting for. She
thinks the sinking Of neutral ships
without warning isn't enough to
bring US in.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S TELL HER.
We are going to fight for outraged
women.
We're going to fight for crucifed
nuns.
We're going to fight for nameless-
Z ~ mutilated soldiers.
We're going to fight for innocent
thousands strewn upon the bottom
of the sea.
We're going to fight for Belgium
outraged, desecrated as no nation
in the previous history of the world
has ever been.
We're going to fight for France
that magnificent nation of heroes
bled while defending civilization
against the power Of the Beast.
We're going to fight for England
who chose the path of honor,
black tinted with dispair, when the
little nation she had sworn to de-
fond was set upon as by wild beast.
We are going to fight for Italy
which took up the cause of right
against wrong-terrible tho she
knew the cost may be.
We're going to fight in defense OF
those principles of human liberty
which were laid down nineteen CEN
turies ago by the first great preach
err of human rights-the Man OF
Galilee.
Every iota of the philosophy and
creed of HATE and BLOOD and
VIOLENCE and BESTIALITY and
diabolic CRUELTY and human EN-
SLAVEMENT that mark every foot
step of the kaiser and his cohorts oil
hell are in direct and damnable OPP
position to every thought, word AMI
deed of the Man Of Galilce.
This is no fight of Democracy
against Aristocracy. /
II is not q battle Of Nation against
Nation.
II is not the battle of Man against
Man.
1t is the struggle between Right
and Wrong; between the philosophy
of Jesus Christ and the Powers OF
Evil thru the earthly defenders Of
each.
And we're going to fight-fght-
Fight; side by side with our fellows
is the Cause Of Humanity, until
there is no vestige left in all this
great earth of the powers that-de-
flying God and Man-precipitated
this catclysm of blood and tears.
There is only one sentiment in
the whole broad land today, and the
man who does not recognize it must
indeed be deaf and blind; and that
sentiment is a logged determination
deep down in the very bowels Of ev-
cry man THAT WE ARE GOING TO
FIGHT UNTIL WE HAVE JUSTI-
FLED ITALY; SAVED ENGLAND;
SWEPT IMMORTAL FRANCE
FREE OF THE HUN; LIBERATED
BELGIUM; AVENGED so FAR AS
rs WITHIN HUMAN POWER THE
COUNTLESS CRIMES OF GER
MANY; BROKEN THE HINDEN-
BURG LINE, AND SWEPT THE
ARMY OF THE BEAST, AS CHAFF
BEFORE THE WIND; HUMBLED
THE EMPIRE OF HE'LL, AND
PLEASE GOD, RID THE EARTH
OF THE KAISER AND ALL HIS
FELLOW BREED.
If anyone asks you, tell them
THAT is what we're going to fight
for.-The Lumberman.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19
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1t is reported that the Katy mine
which is now the property Of the O.
& I. Oil and Zinc company, has al
most doubled its output on the prop
arty since they came into possession
Of it a short time ago. This compan!
is blessed with an abundance OF
lead.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-19

The National Lead and Zinc COM
pany has begun the sinking of shaft
lust south of the city of Quapaw
This lease is the NWA Of the SWh
of Section 1928. 1t is said thai
eight of the nine holes that have been
drilled on this lease have been goot
ones. Good ore was struck at a depth
of from 81 to 10S feet.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-24

I Lnce. and even share in their ac-
tiles. The activities OF the adults
ont him, while they can be imi-
voted and in some measure shared
Ity him, cannot have the same value
/ in his mental or physical develop
|ment
When daddy saws a large board
\ with q large saw. the two-year-old
lis interested: but when the four
Iyear-old saws a small board with a
small saw possibly making some toy
/ that viii be used by the little one.
/ Re is more than interestcd-he saws
wood as soon as ne can Watch an
adult try 10 amuse this two-year-
old with a new box Of blocks In
/ variably the blocks are piled high
Tor steps. towers. arches and so
forth, and the little child finds great
delight in sending the blocks tum-
bling with a crash 10 the floor He
takes no particular pleasure i'm the
| building Of one block upon another.
land we think ne has not yet reach
/ ed the age for building Now the
group OF older children making
structures with these same blocks do
mot pile them one upon another. but
/ lay them side by side, TO form the
walls OF a house for the doll or a
barn for the woolly dog And i'm
mediately the little one is inter
ested,-not in tumbling the blocks
down, however. but in laying them
beside each other, one after another.
Many mothers realize this need
Of their children TO have group ac-
tivity but know of no way in which
TO bring the group together until
they are ready for the regular kin
dergarten. II can be accomplished
in almost any home. however. II the
mother is willing to devote a few
hours a day 10 working and play
ing with the children in the i'm
mediate nieshborhood under school
lage, or those at home for the long
summer vacation.
Whenever the weather viii per
NIT. activities are best carried on
out Of doors and very little equip
lment Is necessary; a sand pile, II
possible, an unused kitchen table.
or wide board laid on any available
Foundation, with boxes for seats or
the little chairs which each child
may bring from home. The ma
lterials already on hand for use 10y
THE children in the home. such as
balls. bean bags, blocks. Mother
Goose and other story books, viii
serve the whole group. The other
mothers Of the neighborhood are
sure 10 be willing 20 contribute. for
the use Of all, materials which their
own children possess. and each child
can bring some of his pennies for
the purchase OF paper, paste, cray
olas. and so forth.
Perhaps an account Of our expert
ment viii serve best to show how
the nursery school can be carried on
in an ordinary home. We live IN a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-24

and filed with pink blossoms. A
room where dark mahogany furni-
ture and neutral rugs gave a SOM
Der impression, has been trans
formed by the addition of one blue
mantel vase and a gilded basket,
with a bright Towering plant on the
window sill.
In one home pink begonias give a
distinctive note. Through the house
are a number of small ivory-tinted
crooks, filed with the begonias. The
plants are frequently slipped, so that
they are bushy and tiny enough 70
give just the right thought Of dainti-
ness. Once a week they are washed
with water containing a few drops Of
ammonia, which is supposed to keep
them glossy. Two large plants,
which spend their summers on the
veranda, and their winters in a
sunny window at the end OF a long
hall, have provided the slips for the
dozen or more little plants.
Ideas Of decoration have changed
radically since the days OF the win
dows Of red geraniums. which were
the delight Of the average woman's
grandmother. Then the rose
geranium perflmed the air, none
the less fragrant for its honest
brown crock. The Martha Washing
tons doomed delicately pink over
the brim OF jar, which had started
in life as a pickle crock The fiaunt-
ing red geraniums, which were
/ slipped so often for the neighbOrs-
the edges OF. their crooks had long
since begun 10 crumble and the
average woman's grandmother de-
clared the bits were good for the
- But the home maker OF to-
day usually spends as much thought
| on the plant container as on the
I plant itself For her choice, the
shops offer a wide variety OF baskets
and crooks. Especially do they take
/ into account the pendulum swing
in the direction Of small plants, and
there is an increasing display OF
containers for these
One woman has found that the or
binary small crock can be painted,
and she has put a fat ground color
around the base TO correspond with
the main note OF the different rooms
The collars OF the crooks admit OF
many treatments, according 10 the
ingenuity OF the painter. This WON
an has done some with gay Roman
stripes black and white ones OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-24

same width, with bright blue and
yellow hair-line stripes drawn on the
white, or black and yellow and white
stripes of equal width Some have
stripes, broken with single flowers,
scattered here and there. Others
have the same fiat color Of the base
repeated about the collar and flower
designs painted on it, For a child's
room two crooks have been painted
black, with white Dummies gamboling
on the sides. For these, the Dummies
were cut from a child's magazine
and pasted lightly on the crock.
Then the first coat OF solid black
was laid on around them. When
that had dried the papers were re-
moved, the Dummies painted white
and another background cut put on.
There are plenty of receptacles for
bulbs and vases to use where the fat
Japanese bowls do not give sufficient
effect Of height These come IN
in green and white glass and also
in a beautiful shade Of mauve The
bottoms are fairly large and taper
up 10 a long, narrow neck, which
again opens wide to hold the bulb.
The vases are filled with water. and
the bulb laid in the open mouth
stretches slender shoots down into
the water. as well as sending shoots
and blossoms up into the air.
There are tiny glazed pottery
crooks in every shade, all fashioned
with a drainage hole. Some Of the
tiniest hold wee japanese dwarf
trees, with a mysterious bit Of rock
at the side. which becomes castle or
hut or slumbering animal at the
Imagination of the beholder.
There are always the unObtrusive
gray greens Of the Japanese bowls to
hold the fragrant white narcissus
and now comes a lustrous brown
black jar Of the same shape as the
ordinary flower crock, whose con-
trast to the snowy white blossoms
nodding above it is enchanting.
It is possible TO pot many plants
without adding to the stock Of recep-
/ tacles now in the home, so one WON
an has discovered. A most effective
blue and white crock in her living
room is in reality a cracker jar
whose top was broken some time
! ago Instead of seeming solely a re
minder Of its pastfi the jar again APP
pears in its real similitude, a thing
/ Of beauty and purpose.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-24

your little popgun? have not
raised my hands"
"Ah, Papa Cosgrove. you here,
too? What brave arrayl" She
laughed lightly, mockingly.
Don't make any mistake about
this particular popgun, my fine
lady" Mr.. Cosgrove answered. I'D
hate to spoil a lady's beauty, but
II you know what's what you'll
stand right where you are, espe-
cially when we light the lamp.
Mother" he called, raising his
voice, bring in tn lamp, but bring
il around through the hall so you
won't have 10 pass this little wild
cat we've got cornered here"
Mrs. Cosgrove evidently had been
only waiting her husbands signal,
for in another momement she came
swiftly through the hall into the
parlor bearing a large lighted lamp,
which she set down ON q table.
A Surprise in Return.
Even through the terrified excite
ment which was mine I could not re-
press an amused smile at the lu-
dicrous picture which Dicky and Mr.,
Cosgrove presented. each holding a
fiashlight in his left hand and a re-
volver in his right
I think Dicky read my thoughts
for ne flushed as he looked at me
then quickly snapped off his liSh'
by a pressure OF his thumb, and
slipped IL into the pocket OF his coat
The twins. who had been instruct
ed 20 wait outside until they should
see a light IN the parlor, so as to
avoid any premature alarming Of the
two conspirators, came hurriedly
through the door as their mother
appeared. and Joined the little group
IN the parlor.
We'll, now that we're all here,
Mrs Allis went on. mOckingly. and
| BY the sheer force OF her audacity
she dominated the situation, Il have
word 20 say TO all OF you But
don't you think. first, il I promised
for my companion that he will be
very good little boy you might LET
him lower his arms and seat him
self? Il must be very fatigulng ir
that position"
Dicky made her a low bow. u
think we may accord you that privi-
lege." ne said, half-mOckingly
Thank YOU" She flashed him Z
smile as IL she wee the hostess al
some function. You hear. my
friend >" she said. be seated She
pushed a chair toward him and the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-24
Plants and Their Crooks.

A man whose decorative schemes
are worked out through one OF the
New York shops offered word Of
advice the other day for the woman
who plans her own home decorating
DO not hesitate TO use cheap ma
terials." he said, but do not allow
their cheapness to tempt you TO
lavishness More attractive effects
can be obtained by a sparing, than
a generous, use OF material. The
best effects Of all are given by flow
ers. Not expensive dollhouse blooms,
carefully matched to the tints Of the
rooms, but Towering plants and gar
den blossoms obtainable by any
woman"
He cited. as an illustration, mis-
sion room. all dark furniture, brown
walls. tan hangings, where the home
decorator had gone 20 endless trou-
BILE 10 match the tones and then did
not know why the result was tire
some. Some small inexpensive vases,
filled with cornfowers, California
peoples and other garden flowers,
during the summer. and bright
potted plants, IN the winter, Hdue
the room a different place.
In another instance, the home dec
orator had chosen a color scheme Of
gray and pink for a bedroom. She
had bought moderate-priced cam
brio in good tones and with shiny
surface, sure to shed dust. This was
used for inner curtains. for cover
ing a window-seat, and for pillow
slips. a yard OF expensive cretonne
was cut up. providing enough roses
to applique along the border OF the
curtains and on the pillows. The
colors were good but there was an
atmosphere Of GOODNESS about the
room which entirely disappeared
when two blue and white crooks,
bought for % cents each, were put
at opposite ends OF the window sill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-24

sparsely settled suburb OF large
city and the only available kinder
garten for the children Immediately
about us was situated an such
distance tha- none OF the mothers
would permit them 90 attend our
group consisted Of our own boy of
two years. another child of th=
same age three children of four
years. two OF I'VE and two of six
Fortunately when we built orr
siN-room bungalow We provided a
nursery for our little ones p lar-e
practical room with fireplace and
bullt-in shelves SO that our -roup
found space for All indoor activities
there. ANY room not needed for
other purposes at the time ~ the
school session might De used equally
we'll
AS a center for outdoor work and
play we had sandpIe under the
trees This had been left by the
builders. and 90 close il in the chile
dren dug trenches ON four sides. INFO
which we inserted pianks.
Two OF the mothers had old
kitchen tables not in use These He
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