Baxter Springs News from Baxter Springs, Kansas • 3

One day last week Jeff Easier re AROUND TOWN. James Iliff gave an Jco rmiin ennrwi' BmjPRMSJEWS Baxter Springs, Thursday, July 26. DRUG EMPORIUM! FROM OUR ITE3IIZERS. JgSEXD US THE If yon know of any local event iu your neighborhood ot i teres-1 to the people does any one die. get married or runaway; is there any subject of public interest which you could enlighten the mind ot the general reader upon iu short il anything that would be news to your neighbors or the people of the county occurs and you baye reason to believe you know as much about it as anyoiieol9f.be sure and send or give it to us and yoa shall be paid for your trouble.

All regular correspondents are entitled to receive the XkWa free. best, there being deer, turkey, prairie chickens and quail in abundance. The hotel facilities of Baxter Springs are ample and first-class. Special excursion rates are made for parties of five or moreon application at general ticket office of Kansas City, Ft. Scott and Gulf railroad company, corner sixth aud Broadway, Kansas City Mo.

J. E. Lock wood, Gen. Pass, and Ticket agent. List of Letters Remaining in the post-office at Baxter Springs, Kansas, for the week ending July 25, 1SS3, which if not called for within thirty days will be sent to the dead letter office at Washington, D.

C. Hcaton, S. n. Hodson, Sana id Harshbarypr, Abe. Kong, Molia A.

Pulmau, Muivin StrwU-r, F. Herman Thomas, Fanny Wilson W.T. Williams W. W. Persons calling for anv of the above letters will please say "Advertised," giving date of list.

Wm. March, P.M. A shattered constitution can be built jp by using the Baxter chalybeate waters. This store has lately been fitted up in a style botb. NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE, Apd is kept in the most approved manner, and its business so conducted as to merit from physicians their approbation and confidence, and from the pablic in general its patronage.

To this end special care has been given to the selection of all Drugs, Medicines and Chemicals. THE COMPOUNDING AND Prescription Department! Of this store is under the management of a pharmacist who is in every respect competent. At this store you will find the best assortment of NOTIONS, FANCY GOODS AND TOILET ARTICLES ever offered in this market, consisting of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Cutlery, 3Iclical Instruments and Appliances. Perfumery, Soaps Spoil gen, Brushe, Paints Oils, Dye stufl's Stationery, Etc, Etc Also a complete stock of Imported Key West and Domestic Cigars and Tobaccos, And Many Other Articles too Numerous to Mention. RESORTMN ALI DS.

THIS CELEBEATED Chalybeate and White Sulphur Springs, Baxter Springs, Kansas. THE PEOPERTY UPON WHICH ARE SITUATED HAS The Baxter Medical Incorporated and chartered by tlio STATE OF KJsrSAS. The Association ha already expended $100,000 iu purchasing the trxrt Und noon whioh these celebrated siirtntrs are bituatetl tind in nntlluMiitit. :n.r tt. I park 1ms been Inid off and plauted lo trees aud shrubbery, the spring improved and cnelosed wrh elegant and costly pagoda A large and cnnuiiiHlioiw balh-honse hni been erect, eon-tainintc ample accommodations for an almost ununited number of visitors.

Kvery modern improvement is ad-led. making it oue of the most spacious and complete butti-houses on Uie couti-ni-nt. 1 he band-stand alone was erected at a cost or mtn unl i ii. an ornamental railing and surrounded by spacious 12-ioot walks. '1 he Association lias also erert-ed anil opened one of the finest and most comiilete hotels in Uie Wrt Th.

Kfuivuu iiiitli un ler the management of that prim of caterers Laptain Henry A. Ilui-gctf. Uteof St Louis kvery home Convenience IS here afforded the viuilf.e nnH mkit l.iw.., ..,......,..1 i i. Springs is unqiialiiiediy the most pk-asast winter inaie ouun a restrain? place tor persons sullering with.consumptiou.raathma, catarrh awl all kimlsof palmonary andtbroataaecUansoribeumatism. ceived a considerable sum of money from one of our citizens and the fact that he has not been seen nor beard ot since is exciting considerable corn meat.

He ha3 bought no railroad ticket here and some think there mav have been foul play somewhere. jomin iieraui ine uaicna gun club, of which II. Gove is president and J. S. Wood secretary, have challenged the gun club at Columbus to shoot them a home-and-home match with not le43 than tcu men 011 a side, and ten shots each.

The considera tion is simply the expenses of each contest. Columbus is just now brim full of boom and get-un-and-get enterprise. The Courier ha3 been screeching "new court house," smelter, foundry, cream er-, water works, for the past six months, but has secured not a one of them. It now thinks Columbus ought to be satisfied tr get a good laundry so the boys wouldn't have to send their clothes away off to Kansas City to be cleaned. If she can't secure this she ought to "throw np the sponge," so to The assessed Valuation of Cherokee county for the year 1382 was over $100,000.

This ia supposed to be about one-third of the real value of Cherokee county, making our real value $1,200,000. Quite a little pile lsnt it? Border aiar. Where did the Star get the figures that the as sessed valuation of property for last year was by, neighbor, the assessed Valuation ol property last year ws $3,370,000, and the val uation this year Is $3,190,000. Making this about one-third the real value and we hare nearer $11,000,000 than $1,000,000. Your "pile1 is eleven times to small, Mr.

Star. Courier. The Times is just now making some desierate efforts to re duce its large circulation. Its latest scheme is to sue its subscribers for arrearages. It brought suit against one of our prominent business men last week who, through the neslect of the editor, had gotten in arrears to the amount of 4o cents.

lie never refuses to pay a just debt and called upon by a prominent lawyer of Columbus for the above amount he un hesitatingly "forked over," but thinks he has enough of the Times. We have always believed that Columbus had a wise mayor and council and now we know it. They recently passed an occupation tax ordinance in order to accumulate funds to defray the expenses of the city. One of the most important features of that ordinance is its clause regarding newspapers. The council seem to have taken into consideration the fact that an ordinary newspaper in that town is a big thing for the man who runs it and accordingly took advantage of the situation aud placed the license for newspapers at $10, thus securing to the city a large revenue (if they can hcollect it).

Of course the editors kick, but town must pay her way and if a uewspapcr man wants to get rich there now he must pay license. Our city dads passed a similar ordinance a short time ago, but by some oversight, we presume, they leu xut the papers entirely. We uuderstaud that shice the new regime frank McDowell is reconsidering the question of reviving his News. There was au adoption dance and Indian picnic at Pine Bluff Monday aud among: the attractions was a tjo- ny race, free-for-all. One of our prominent horsemen thought it would be a good scheme to run in a "proles sionat on uie innocent ana unsus I 1 1 pecting red man and then "nut un" heavily on the "favorite." Accord ingly he sent to Cherokee and got a pony which was thought to be pretty ''slick" aud ou Monday brought her in from the south among a lot of Tex as horses and had the thing all fixed as he wanted it.

When the time came for the race and the betting began to liven tip the aforesaid horseman had several dollars to stake that he could pick the winner and he was "taken" right along to his hearts content by the aforeside red man. Both sides were jubilant, but the man with the "imported professional" was just running over with mirth at the thought of how slick he would get away with 111c uucats. bevera nonics starteil and one little old scrawny Texas mustang, which carried a real symphoiiy in brands, left the "profesh" in the rear several yards at the outcome and the tune of the aforesaid horseman immediately changed. He had nothing more to say, but came home thinking there is a good deal of truth iu the axiom that "you can't always judge a man by his looks," nor a horse either. Attention, G.

A. R. and Veterans. There will be a meeting of members of the G. A.

R. and veterans of Cherokee county and vicinity at Baxter Springs, Wednesday, August 8th, at 2 o'clock p. for the purpose of making arrangements for the soldiers' reunion to be held at Baxter Springs on the 6th of October, the anniversary of the battle at this place in 1SG3. Tosts of the G. A.

11. of Cherokee county and vicinity are requested to each send -as many delegates as can possibly make it convenient to attend. R. P. McGregor, Post Commander.

Baxter, July 26, 1S83. Now for a War Dance. Joplin Herald. On Monday morning, the 23d insL, bright and early, two young Joplin-ites will be in a flutter of ecpectancy aud thrill with the delight of anticipation, caused by an arranged trip to the Indian territory, where they hope to sip bliss to their hearts' content for a whole week iu the presence of two estimable young ladies, who will form part of the picnic party of twelve six ladies and six gentlemen intending to leave Galena supplied with a complete camp equipage and attended by three sable sous as teamster, cook and waiter. The party will consist of Howard Gove aud wife, He my Andrews and wife, J.

S. Wood and wife, Mrs. De Kator, Miss Auna Wood, Miss ileme Wood, G. D. Gove, W.

A. Dumars and Jim Leonard. They will journey in carriages to the Quapaw agency, and will place themselves under the protection of Col. Dyer, the government agent at the reservation. When the fatigue of travel 13 over, they will indulge in shooting or fishing, or imitating the red man of the forest in the inimitable war dance, or trying to make camp fire luxurious, while they are all the time fancviug themselves veritable Indians.

AVhen they return home, if they should be so fortunate, they will recount to their friends in all gravity the daring deeds done, the skillful angling accomplished, the mirth-provoking dance, and grotesque appearance of the pscudo Indian chief with a red wig, blue feathers and sparse garments made with the wild animals he captured. Oh, 'twill be such fun But the festive chigger and the insatiable wood-tick will demand attention in the ladies boudoir long after the interesting rehearsal has ceased to be a feature of conversation. From what we learn, caudidates are taking a great interest in the dear people. From this on to election wives and daughters will be complimented, and the poor little babies kj-soi nearly to deh. Roasting ears, tomatoes and squashes in market.

VanFosseu has a daisy confection ery and cigar stand. Watermelons and cholera morbus are having a tough tussle for suprem acy. cam as fcehwinhorst are receiving their stock of drugs and putting tuem in shape for business. The council, at its last meeting decided to not rent the public square out as a pasture this season. The immense crop of dog-fennel, and "sich," is now ready for harvest, and should be attended to before it 6pOllS.

The weeds along the sidewalks should be cut down by all means, as they do not add very much to the beauty of our streets. The piano tuuer and the gentle man who puts new flooring on the upper decks of cane bottom chairs were both in town this week. The cyclone holes were filled up again Tuesday evening, but it seems the elements were only in fun and the clouds passed off quietly. Military street was literacy filled wnn teams alt day baturday and busi ness seemed to be flourishing better than it has in several months before, Through the efforts of the county attorney and sheriff, who were iu Baxter the past week, some of the boys win go snort on "malts" and "straights" for some time. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

A. T. Crane, of Seneca, was iu town yesterday. W. A.

Dennis, of Jonliu. was in uaxter Tuesday. S. A. Biggs, of Parsons, was in me city Monday.

A. T. Goyer, of St Louis, was in tne city Tuesday. A. G.

Hall, of Bloomington, 111.. was in tne city Tuesday. D. Brookins, of Kansas Citv. visnea liaxter tins Wm.

Mitchell and II. W. Duncan weut to Cherokee yesterday. Mr. John Patterson has returned from his visit at Indianapolis, Ind.

Col. W. IL Hornor and Wm. March visited Columbus yesterday. II.

F. Prieemeyer, of Jefferson City, was in Xhe city this week. Graham Robinson, of Galena, is spending a few days at the great ueaitn resort. S. A.

Haines and daughter Win nie, are visiting relatives iu Kansas City and Topeka. E. B. Corse is helninsr Coulter oherman, of Columbus, ou abstract work for a few days. Geo.

W. Peterson, of JodHii. and Miss Eflie Cave, of St. Louis, attended tne Indian picnic JUonda)-. Sheriff A.

S. Dennison and wife. came down from Columbus Saturday .1 auu returned morning. Mr. E.

J. Sanders, of Lansing. was in the city yesterday with a view to opening a dry goods store. Mrs. Keifcr.

mother of Mrs. W. B. Speiue, was in the city two or three days the past week and returned to her home near Kansas City. Rev.

R. C. Talbott, of Parsons, will act as rector of the Episcopal church in Baxter, beginuing with Aug. 5th. Services at 11 a.

m. Dr. M. I. Rafter, a graduate of one of the priucippl eclectic medical schools of Chicago, has been in the city for the past few days with JV view of locating.

J. F. McDowell came down from I the hub Tuesday evening, returning yesterday. He will take charge of the News next week during the absence of ye editor. Mr.

T. B. Tucker, late of Shelby-ville, Kentucky, general book keeper for the firm of It. A. Long was in the city three or four days the past week, the guest of P.

R. Slater. A pleasure driving party consisting of Messrs. J. V.

Kirk, W. L. Til-ton, B. B. Alfred, Misses Lou B.

Cornell, Clara Theis, Ollie Mullikin, Mr. E. A. Crewsou aud wife, and James Wilson and wife, from Columbus, were in the cij.y a few hours last evening taking supper at the Springs. The Indian Massacre.

About 3 o'clock this morning a man came panting into town from the south on foot, scared nearly out of his wits, and awakened several parties and told that Indians had attacked J. C. Naylor'8 rauch in the territory, killed the cook and wounded Mr. Naylor, who slept there last night. The fellow was so badly scared and his story so pitiful that it was believed by some to have foundation and Mr.

M- W. Preston. Dr. Craig aud several others gathered up arms and went to tne rescue only to find ou their arrival at the rauch that it was one of Naylor's infernal practical jokes. The fellow was one of Naylor's herders and their intention was to only give him a small scare, but the promis cuous 6hooting around the ranch during the melee broke him all up and he imagined the Indians were following him clear to the state line and rau for his life.

Disappearance pf Farm Profits. Leaven worth Times. "Where do farm profits go?" This is a very interesting question and a very important oue, one over which those interested should study. The profits go in several ways, but in one way in particular into machiuerv, used tor one season and then left in the field or yard to weather the blasts of winter as best it may or can. and as a natural sequence to be practically useless when the time comes to use it the second year.

Kansas farmers are progressive they use the most modern and best of machinery, but they must take one more step forward and take care of what by industry and economy they have saved sufficient to buy. xvansas and ner larmers are young, aud improvements such as are found on the old homesteads of eastern states cannot be expected, but we can expect to see some kind of shelter for rarm implements. It is almost as necessary as a roof to cover the heads of the farmer and his family, or his stock. The expense attached to the erectiou of a shed suitable for tempora ry use, uuiu a permanent one cau be built, is very light, not wo may say, as much as the damage to the machinery by wind and sun, raiu and snow. A few years hence we may expect to see finer structures take the place of those now found on our farms, but until then temporary shelter is as necessary for machinery as for man or beast.

Farms cannot be made in day, but the quickest and most satis factory way is the proper way. The best smoking tobacco is Tit Hp Delasd's Chemical Bakikg I'ow-der is a strictly pure Powder. It is made from Grape Cream Tartar and Bi-Carb. Soda only. They manufacture their Soda expressly for it, aud as it is put together on chemical principles, we claim that it has no equal 0.11 the market.

Trv it! Test it! and ym will use no of her. i may nigiu, out we understand the ice cream failed to get there, -o- We wonder why Frank Hartley did not go -o- Some of the farmers have com me need making hay. -o- Mr. Stroup uu isiiors irom tne nation Sunday -o- We understand that some of ou young folks had quite a fine time at Shelby. Johnson's Sunday afternoon, -o- Mr.

Geo. Turner was up from the nation last week harvestiny oats. -n Wonder if Jim Harmon will try using touacco ior tne tootn again Lowell Station News. BY "MISS The ice cream supper at Wm. Hart leys was a surprise for Aretha and worked out all right if it was men tioued in the News ahead of time.

It was on baturday uight instead of Fri day night. Her folks got her to go visiting in the afternoon and the crowd were all there when she got home. Imagine her surprise, -c Auother large hsh caught during the high wa ter at. the Quaker Vallev Mills. We understand there is to be a wed ding 60011.

We hope so. Wouldn' care if there wa3 one every week. Invite us and we will write it up in gilt edge stvfo. -rv- tnat borhood has its Marmion and Douglas and we have them. One nartv.

we don't know whether it's Marmion or Douglas, 13 the most quarrelsome it nas ever been our lot to meet, PIONEER LIFE. In the literature of the day we fre tl queuuy meet a genuine surprise a gem 01 purest ray a History impartially written, devoid of dullness, aud brimming over with incident and anecdote, who 13 not reminded of Aiacaulay's England by such illusion to historical composition? Probably not one, and yet there has just issued irom tne pi-ess au American book which will prove of even greater iu terest to American readers. This new favorite is entitled "Ro mance asd Tragedy of Pioneer Life." Its author is A. L. Mason A.

who has proved his right, iu this volume, to stand in the front rank of native historians. It Is ccrtainlv the best historical exhibit of "the time which tried men's souls" that has yet appeared from any pen. "Romance and Tragedy of Pio neer Life" is the latest and. uuqucs Ltionably, the best contribution yet niauo to this department of history. The reader finds it wonderfully ab- A 1 I Huroing irom me nrsi cnapter to tne last, and then there is a wonderful impulse to go back and read it all again.

The trials and successes of the early settlers their wars and treaties with the Indians: captures, escapes. and almost miraculous recoveries of women and children great conspira cies, which only lacked success to change the history of the world and turn backwards for a whole century the course of civilization upon these shores; romance, sentiment, toil, trib uiatiou, and gigantic achievement of a class 01 brave and hardv men and women, of whom their descendants can not learn enough, will probably never mm a more complete aud at tractive record than is supplied in the i 1 -i? woik unuer discussion. It is a record of truth, and assisted by the rare descriptive powers and nueiy drawn metaphor of this writer. its pages become a series of word pic- f.lirps AS imnrpssivo 93 llio fi nnut ctuixi. i mens of the art of composition.

Inci dent and anecdote illuminate its chap ters and make every part of the book attractive. Illustrations of the text in elegant full-page engravings are very numerous, numbering about sixty, and, iu the words of the publish ers' announcement, are, probabl', "the oest eyer employed to illustrate an tVmerican topic." Let it be understood that this work is a history of pioneer life and achieve ment from the earnest recorded date of the Anglo-Saxon race unon the Western Continent; that its facts are drawn from thoroughly authenticated sources that it is full in date, admirable iu plan and almost faultless in execution. It is a book of 1000 royal-octavo pages, printed from new type upon beautiful toned paper, and lound in neat and substantial style. Such a volume, with its attractive text aud great wealth of illustration, cau not appear to purchasers in vain. TUX ROMAXCB AMD TltAEDT OF PlOXBEB Life.

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BAXTER MEDICAL SPRINGS. Information in Regard to Them and the City of Baxter Springs. The corresponding secretary of the Baxter Medical Springs Association is daily receiving a large number of letters from parties in the cast making inquiries about Baxter Springs and vicinity, and for the information of those and of invalids who reside elsewhere and desire to try the curative powers of the chalybeate aud sulphur springs at this place we will say that the water is free to all. Hot or cold baths, 25 cents each. If other medical treatment is required able resident physicians are conveniently found whose charges will be moderate, aud not higher than the patient is used to paying.

Dwelling houses of from four to six rooms can be rented at eight to twelve dollnrs per month and the same may be bought at from i00 to 11,000 each. Baxter is welt supplied with good hotels aud boarding houses at which board and lodging can be had at four to six dollars per week, and special rates made for families. To those who may desire to make Baxter their home we will sav that the society is of the best character, the religious denominations are well represented and we have a graded school secoud to none in this section of country, which employs five first-class teachers and is free to all who desire to attend. Outside of the citv the people are well supplied with schools anid churches, and the associations are such as to make this a most desirable place of residence. Hunting and Fishing.

Kansas City Times. To Sportsmen, no locality in the west is so attractive as Baxter Springs. where are located the celebrated Chalybeate and White Sulphur Springs, now 60 noted throughout the west for there curative Mwers. Spring River runs along the eastern suburbs of the city, aud is one of the most beautiful and picturesque rivers in the world, having its source in the Ozark mountains, and leing fed by mountain springs and brooklets ail along itscourse. The river runs south, and crosses the line of the Indian territory near the citv, and the drives from the Springs into the beautiful and uninhabited country are verv in.

tcrestuig. The river abounds in" fisli, such as mountain trout, salmon, black bass and croppie. Fishing on Spring river is moaiaengntful sport. minting iu the tfrntory is of the! Have no superior in the world for the radical NEW ADVESTISEUENia THIS WEEK, We respectfully call the attention of our many rvatlere to the following advertisements, which apptar in this issue for the Brat time. Romance and Tragedy of Pioneer Life.

Notice reduction McMickle A Xajlor. 9. Y. Timberlake. Announcement O.

J. i relish, lemonade Btaotl C. Vanroasen. Cigars and tobacco K. J.

Stela. E. J. Steiu keeps Uie largest stock of tobaccos, pipe--, cigarettes and all kinds of smokers articles in tlie city. Call C.

WE REALLY MEAN WHAT WE SAY! Our entire stock of dry goods, boots, fcloes, hats and ready made clothing we are onermg at ursi com. 11 you want bargains call eoon. McMickle Nayloh. For the best cigars and tobaccos go to E. J.

Stein's. Rei Fhont Lemonade Stand. I hereby announce to the public that I have opened out a lemonade, cigar and confectionery stand one door north of Koontz grocery, where snouia be glad to see all my old friends and receive a share of the public patronage. Fine cigars and hot peanuts kept on tap all the tlina. I.

C- Van Fossen. Try 'Teriqce' E. J. Stein's. smoking tobacco, at Notice is hereby given that ordinances numbers 43 aiuHL, prohibiting the running at large of any cattle, horses or mules, and the herding of same in city, except milch cows of residents, will be strictly enforced on and after Monday, July 30, 1883.

J. B. Opperman, Mayor. Corn and oats market prices. wanted.

Highest Andres Bros. Fresh Lemons, "llorsford's Phos-phatic Baking Powder" beats Royal" and "Price's" every time. an Arnam Co. Specialties at Kecnan's in the way of Jardinere stands, chess stands, la dies' work baskets, etc. Have you seen them? Highest cash price paid for fruit by van arnam Co.

Before purchasing your light bar 11 ess call on J. B. Opperman, who makes a specialty of that line. Sweeping reduction in queensware at Van Arnam Cos. The News is kept for sale at Tut- tle book store and news depot.

To make a man happy call at Op perman and see his mammoth stock of harness, saddlcsul rover units in fact evcrythiug kept in a first-class es tablishmentthen buy what you want and be happy. Collins' Ague Cure is a safe, sure and oertaiu rcmed for all forms ot mala' rial diseases, chills and fever, 50c a bottle and every bottle warranted. For sale bv J. (.. Polsteb.

You can get the best harness for the money at Opperman s. Choice mixed wm-seeu iu ems a pound at Van Ausam (Jo's. If you waut to see clearly miles, go to J. J. Schwinlorsts and get a pair of his line spectacles.

Warranted. You can get everything 3011 want, from a harness needle to a hundred dollar harncsrt atOppcrmaifs. For a safe and certain cure for fever and ague, chills and fever, dumb ague, remittent or intermittent fevers, or any trouble of the liver or bowels, use Collins' Ague Cure. Price 50c per bottle. Every bottle warranted.

Sold by J. (J. Pji.sTEK. Every fait tie of Collins Ague Cure sold by .1. (J.

Pulster is warranted to fiire any form of malarial disease. Price 50 cents per bottle. Little Joker is the best smoking tobacco. The blackberry crop was very light this season. Prairie chickens are retorted quite plentiful in the territory.

The chalybeate spring water will cure the worst case of impotency and loss of vigor. Dr. Craig reports the arrival of a pair of pretty twin girls at the home of N. O. McMakin last night.

The Prohibitionist came out last week in eight-page form and is the handsomest paper iu the couuty. We leave the News and its many readers in charge of Mr. J. F. McDowell, of Columbus, for a few days, while we take a short rest, the first in over two years.

Baxtor Springs is not represented at the Denver soldiers' reunion but just wait till we have ours. By the way, we ought to begiu to "push things" for that occasion. The Courier still publishes W. It. Cowley as county attorney and Hampton deputy.

We should think Ashley would find some way of recovering damages for such conduct. The srallpox has broken out in Baxter Springs again This time among the white people. Seneca Dispatch. We don't like to call you a liar, but not a word of the above is true. But one crop yet remains to become matured and that is corn.

AVheat, oats, potatoes and vegetables are all safe and the corn never better. Broom corn is pretty certain to be a good crop. This is the season of fine growing weather, when corn goes up by six inch jars, and we hear a grumbling in the potato patch to "lay over there, and give me room," "There's millions iu it." J. W. Randall, of the Christian church, held services at the Presbyterian church last evening.

Services will be held at the city hall this evening and at the church again to-morrow night. Courier The board of directors of the Spring River Academy at their la6t meeting elected Prof. il. S. Har-ver as principal for the ensuing term.

This is a wise selection, creditable both to the society and Mr. Harvey. Our postmaster tells us there is eomethtug less than a bushel of mail matter lying in the office here awaiting the raising of the Pittsburg quarantine. If the quarantine is not lifted shortly we shall have to call on Uncle Sam to see what he can do for it. Oswego Independent: A mad stone is a concession formed, in the stomach of a common cow.

A similar concession formed ia a whale is called ambergris and that in a deer bezora. A person can gain very little information about a rnad stone in bowks and so we give. this. BUch "9 ro'aria' fevers, diabetes, consumption. indijn-stian.

pthalmia a'o'l alt re, ily tmpiire bloo.1 and loss of vigor. A sale and gentle aperieut. Inch stimulates the liver. n-Etllatcs the bowels nml tuutAti- the kHh tfi. "I constipation and biliousness.

and the cool. It never debilitates aud all errors of diet and is a blood purifier. Mount Hope Skimmings. BY A RENEGADE. Pleasant weather, and everybody is harvesting, -o- Quite a time was had at the ice cream supper Saturday even- i 1 1 1 mg.

oome were surpriseu auout 11 and wondered what it was for the benefit of, but-1 think it wa3 for the benefit of the Stroup family principal fy. -o- Wonder who the fickle-mind ed young man of this vicinity is think, whoever he is, he minds his business better than some of those green lallygags and I've an idea that he is as smart as Joe Jenkins, -o- Mr. and Mr3. J. N.

Iliff gave a croquet party last Friday evening and all pres ent report a good time, -o- Mr. Jes sup's daughter and son-in-law are out visiting him. -o- Well, bovs, I will give you waruing beforehand that the fickle-minded young man can get away witn you slicker than greased lightning. Elm Tree News. BY "KATTLEBOX." The rain last week was not very 1 am -a goou ior me wneat and oats, -o- Jonathan Auman walked to Baxter last week to get to ride to Neutral sta tion on the cars, -o- Mis3 EfSe Mills visited Miss Nancy Cowan one day last, weeu.

-o jsirs. Cowan vis ited her mother a part of last week. -o- Miss Fannie Duff is having the chills, -o- Mr. and Mrs. Aumau's ear ly peaches are nearly all gone, -o- Mr Tom Johnson is there visiting, from near i on bcott.

-o- Mr. Itobert Cow an was at home on a visit from Era pire. -o- Quite a number of neighbors met at the home of Mr. Losh Saturday night and all say they had a good time, but they presented a sleepy appearance at Sunday school the next dar. -o- Miss Anna Nice has come home to stay the rest of the summer.

-o- Miss Bertha Gregg Avas ud from the nation last week on a visit. She thinks Mr. Byron Dockery is as lively as ever and so do we. -o Mr. Sterlin Griffin was down to Mr.

Cowan's Sunday from near Columbus, -o- Miss Nancy Cowan and Bertha Gregg were visiting at Mr. Nice's Monday, -o- Mr. xromKiiss nas moved mto ins new house and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were mere visiting Sunday.

News on Four Mile. Mr. Editor If you will allow me a little space in your paper I will send in a lew items nicked un bv clmiir-A winie ramDimg around, -o- W. E. Brooks went to Denver the 20th.

-o-W. W. Ilainer and little son, of Gale na, are visiting his brother, while his wife is visiting in Illinois, -o- The Misses Hunter, of Oswego, visited Mrs. llolcomb Sunday, -o- Steele Ha- ner has returned from Illinois and will remain at home, -o- The Sundav school picnic at Hallowell was postponed until the 2d of August, All schooj-i invited to attend. The F.

M. B. have been engaged to furnish music lor the occasion, -o- Will Hunter was out Uwggy ridiug Saturday. He hitched John Holcomb's old grev iri'ile to the hay rake aud went down to the Kiiigrow (go biz gal), but the mule could not stand such a send-off as that and refused to pei-fbrm the required duty and was compelled to lead that mule while Jhe gal felt for him, but couldn't reach Will says "darn a mule, auyway next time I will go afoot, then TwIJl eee who laughs." -o- The corn crop is bidding fair to be a large one and everybody is wondering what thev will do with it. Melrose News.

BY Q. K. F. DOE9TICKS. Farmers all happy since the late rains.

Never was there a better prospect for corn in these parts, -o- The picnic on Cherry creek is billed for Aug. 2d, if it don't rain, -o- Considerable sickness in and around Melrose at present, -o- W. E. Brooks departed Friday for Denver, he being the only one from these parts game to go. -o-Miss Rosenberger returned to Columbus Sunday, after a sojourn of two weeks among friends here, -o- The commissioners have ordered a road surveyed from grandpa Donaldson's place to the Baxter and Chetopa road and he is happy, -o- Mr.

Sutton, on the Pratt farm, smiles blandly, but we didn't learn the sex of his little helper, -o- Dr. Myers, that's George, is having wonderful success in his practice, -o- Mr. Eckert, of Union, was at Melrose Tuesday, as per advertisement, and bought some fiue Geo. Brooks had the misfortune to lose his pocketbook, containing over $50 Friday last. The finder will be liberally rewarded for returning the same, -o C.

F. Stephens, our worthy farmer and artist, took his departure for Montgomery county Monday last, where he has bought property. We lose in Mr. S. a good and worthy citizen, mostly on account of 6ome who arc not so good or as worthy.

Peoria Clippings. BY "scissors." Miss Anna Nice, has returned to her home at Brush creek, Kansas, -o- The corn crop is very fine, -o- The river was very high. We understand that it washed away the platform that was on the celebration grounds, -o- Geo. Staten and family, are visiting his brothers in this "neighborhood, -o-Messrs, Wadsworth and family, have begun work on their pasture fence in earnest -o- F. D.

Gill has gone to Pittsburg, to take charge of the books of a firm, whose name we were unable to learn, -o After mauv trials and tribulations Peter Potts and boys have their 40 acres of flax safelv stacked, -o- Will Peery recovered from the injuries received by his horse falling on him, but is at present confined to the house by a bilious attack, -o- Every oue is preparing to make hay. Mount Hope Echoes. BY "ZIP DIXGLEDEW." Everybody busy threshing and the yield is very good. Wheat is about an average crop oats never known to be better, there being a good deal more than au average crop. The farmers are all going to sow most of their farms in small grain this fall, -o- Woe be unto the chinch bugs when the rain comes as it lias of late, -o There was an ice cream supper at J.

L. Stroup's Saturday night. Everybody enjoved themselves hugely. Wc don't know about the crowd, but there was a crowd there that wanted one dish and seven spoons. o- Mr.

Verge Armstrong hasrome up from Texas and will stay about a month, -o- Mr. Read the Following Testimonials: LET THE AFFLICTED READ. THESE CELEBRATED SPRINGS BEEN SECURED BY Springs Association resort in the West. Its mild aud uniform eit- SPRINGS cure of all ik i It relieves the and beeps the brain clear is suited to the most delicate stomach. It corrsVu wraeia ill ioin.1 i i- loth day of May, 12 W.

MOSS. Notary Public. Commiwaion expires February 7tb, ItHa. atetnent of Maj. F- II.

Duos ako niin i.iu. it fcwllwniheWk S-d-l EE Set ol limbs uudtr tue. I have Raiol tweo.tr af. Ji( Hampton, who has been cured of tour n.i.SL. "i1" Aid4 dywPt'oa "'I persons suffering with any kind of kidney affection, I I eel niliity bound to make the following publication, hoping that It mar induce aoiur at least to test the matter for themselves ami k.vi iS.

aome. at icasi. I Sprlug fur afteen am aud have suffered for the I.t flr or ublc and many of the distressing nt enervating e-ittddions ch U--hfi0! which has lost the power to assimilate lood to sasu the Ih-1? and ISh ft i this tostelkV! lyg so near what has become known recently as Uie Baxter Me lical borings, yet. notwithstanding. I did not until a few m.mttis punt know of the power to help such casesis mini was contained in this water, neglected and flowing away.

I was itrst I to try for myself by ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS OF THE CHALYBEATE SPRINGS. The following is the report of the analysis made of the waters of the two springs at this place by Professor A. Merrell, au eminent chemist of St. Louis, Missouri St. Locia, December 28, 1SS2.

Col. William March, Baxter Springs, Kansas: Dear Sir: The following tbe qualitative and quantitative composition of the two packages of water from Baxter SpriDgs, which were placed In my bands for analysis by Dr. If. D. Yost, of this city FKUX SrRIXQ HO.

1. Clear, colorless, odorless, depositing slightly on exposure to air ana yieiuinp upon evapora tion a bun coioreu resiuue containing the lot lo wine to each gallon: brantmes. uratns Calcium Carbonate 575 8.88812 Magnesium carbon at (H Minium Ferruro (iron) carbonate .343 Magnesium CaloiuuC sulphate Potassium 007 Sodiutu 013 Sili H9 Organic uuttti'r, volatile a los, .110 .40150 5.S73; 3.S6060 20075 i. 30092 l.GilStM Total solids 23.63563 apeciuc gravity, 1 M. Carbonic acid gas, 3S cubic Inches TttoH spuino so 2.

Clear, colorless, odorless, yielding on evaporation a residue slightly darker than No. 1 and depositing a flocculent, slightly colored precipi uiw. vjli 10 air eacn gauon coniulus Grammes. Grains aicium carbonate Magnesium Ferruiu (iron) carbonate Magnesium sulphate .245 .007 .015 .257 .203 .173 .040 .200 trace .2816 3.8759 Calcium suluhate 3.1347 Potassium chloride. 1.4206 Sodium chloride.

Silica Organic matter Lithium 2 .6802 .61 3.0SS4 Total solids lD.ivtiu apeciuc gravity, 1.010. Carbonic acid gas, 32 cubic inches The chlolidea and sulphates predominate in No 2. and with tbe calcium carbonate give char- cm iu uie water, iron is more prorata- nt in No. 1, and the presence ol a notable quantity of lithium is of significance. Respectfully, A.

Mkrhkll. St. Locis. Ieccmber 23, 1SS2. W.

n. Hornor. Esu Dear Sir: Herewith I send the analysis both springs. It was only finished to day, and I hasten to forward it to yoa, and trut you will be fully satisfied with the work. It if reliable, and I might add, the watebs ark also, as yon will see by examining the contents.

You can now eulogise the "Baxter Medical Springs' is the tjueen ot Chalybeate Springs. I might add, ii I had time, many things in favor of these waters as remedial agents in the cure ol various chronic diseases, but you can scarcely go anitas In recommending them, for thev n-itl liu iun- uluu iu jwmi an cages lours truly, p. D. Tost. M.

D. ROMANCE -V Popular arcollntnf thplIrrnM anil Adventurers, who by their Taioraua ar-crait neat back the Savages from I he Wrdan of IGEDY ciTiuzatic-nand with an introduction bv lir. Rare the Amer ican lorweta to th plow ud J.C.SlItfATH. 4 1 II 1.000 pn. lOOmaeoincent Iilust Snocimen tin.

the Bu-klfl. fre. AiiTHTaU'iNTrD. PIONEER LIFE Juura Itroa. A Cow MISS F.

A. BROWNE, Importer of FRENCH MILLINERY 3rOOXS. fiSIierklan avctutft, two doors east of tbe Occidental IIoteL Boot and Shoe Store. KENNEDY DANIELS, Propers. TIio Only Exclusive' Boot and Shoe House Ever Opened in Baxter Springs.

Wc desire to announce to the miblie that we have opened, four doora north of Polster's drug store, a retail boot and shoe store, where we intend to carry a complete stock of the finest boots and shoes that can be found anywhere, and they arc to be 6old at reasonable rates. All we ask is an inspection of our etock to convince vou that we have the finest roods and give the best prices in the city. A well-selected stock of ladies and misses fiue shoes just arriving. Jvexsedt Daniels. T.B.

SEMANS, M.B., Physician and Surgeon, BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO CHRONIC DISEASES. Office and rettidennA nnpdrtnr wKt Pliz.r'a drug store, north side of Sheridan avenue. ALMOST FREE I A Liberal Offer 1 All of our subscribers who will nav their subscription accounts to this paper in full to date, and one year in advance, will, for 25 cents extra, be pre- ciuuu uu a year su ascription to the AMERICAN FARMER, a 16-page agricultural magazine, published by K. A.

K. HacketL at Fort Wayne, IncL, and which is raDidlv taking rank as one of the leading ag ricultural publications of the country. It is devoted exclusively to the inter ests of the farmer, stock breeder, dairyman, gardener and their household, and every species of industry connect ed with that great portion of the peo ple oi uie worm, the larmer. The subscription price of this valuable magazine is only fl per year, but for the purpose of giving our readers a fair treat and doubling our circulation, we send it to you for 25 cents, which gives you the two pafwrs for almost the price of one. Farmer cannot well ret alonjr without it.

It rnits new ideas into their minds. It learns them how to farm with profit It makes the home happy, the young folks cheerful, the growler contented" the downcast happy ami the demagogue honest. As it costs you next to nothing, suppose you try it one vear. copies of the American Fanner may 1 wen at this office. innm owiL'iiH'iiu ui aciiiiaini loces wna Hi lareii to havi hf lT-n mF of dypP8' guNrljr drinking the water lor a lew monihV.

I have now been drinking the water about three months, but a mouth ago my su.mach which had trouble, that I was obliged to avoid eating many oimmo. of as pie, case, frayv. aa also I had to forec-n th moiun SKQ CSV UlJlacl2 kjvd au u. rcni4.r.d wfcterr I fcave fctui inclination and (witfor, and without csusin-; me any incouvenieuce whatever and my general ib much and ny kidney dl Lcnltn have entirely disappeared. I am still using the water because i lik an afraid iW if CliWXJue iu uJl TOmpllti'ons rr d.V8lJ,-'t'c to.acU and mind and be lstuieTw idni State of Kansas.

Cherokee county, J. KtK.N'AN ouoscriDcq aaa ssrom lo before me this lSeaIJ READ the following unsolicited uoo ucuii cuureijr curea oi moAjetitoa nu me.M.au.wit. I cam. here abont a monlh fci? Uf ot a ttuth that I have been relieved hevnml me condition a. it ever was.

my rheumatic' pains new me. new energy, ana leel like I nan a new pounds of my lost flesh. READ the statement of Mrs. G. I 'i A .1 a very aisiresmny case oj am tuna: Baxter Springs.

Kansas, Fcbrnarr 0. IiWl. I lived in Wisconsin for fifteen Viara. itn inr- n.n. I i- TL1 7' -cr ior two half the time on account ot asthma.

I came month. I wholl READ the statement of Geo. L. a ease of catarrh of yean I was totally cured of catarrh ot si year. H.

E. CROWELL -HAS- Resident Lots FOR SVTE In Any Pari of tie Cily. LOW YaVXIES, LONG TOtE ANT) LOW PRICES uwiaKifiiuiuui uie irouuie since. aim. a.

itAMPioM. Masojt, who was thorouo-hlv rnn.i r.f standing: VSA THE I.OA1TS OZT Commercial Paper, REAL ESTATE, BUYS AND SELLS DRAFTS AND PAT! Interest on Time Baxter Bank.