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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

became active, and Life Ia Danbury"
began TO appear under the point Of his
pen ia the shape Of short sketches de-
scliptive in their character homely in
style and execution. and yet 50 humor-
Gus IT'D their originality and conception
that they began to be copied into other
journals.
Thus Mr.. Bailey passed some Of the
pleasantest Years of his life. Ut was just
as natural for him to write about the
things he saw as it was for him TO
breathe, and he did it easily, with no eff
fort. It was not until four years after ar.
Bailey first began to write his sketches
that they Influenced the circulation Of
The News, which suddenly jumped from
2 600 On g 600 weekly to 30 600, and when
Mr.. Baileys first book was published
the paper had q steady sale.
The Dan bury News Man had found
that what he took up more as a recrea-
ton had begun TO attract attention all
over the world. and that he was famous.
His books rapidly ran through several
editions. and lac declares that the climax
came when he was offered $50, 600 for q
series of lectures This he declined, as
he had not confidence ia his ability to
command the attention of am audience.
Thy, I had no idea I could talk to
crowd, ne said to the writer some time
ago, eand L never could understand why
they seemed to like what said" The
knowledge that he could talk and talk
Wen, so that when his name was am
nounced the lecture hall would be crowd
ed. came to him almost by accident.
Bret Harte lectured in Danbury on one
occasion, and Mr. Bailey Introduced him
to the audience. He intended to make
short formal speech, but he says that
something about him seemed to attract,
SO that he talked on and on. and every
thing he said was received with app
plause. Finally, when be did get through
and turned to Bret Harte, who was wait
ing to make his address. the latter WINS
pered to him under his BREATH ssD-n
yen, Bailey. You have taken the wind
cut Of my sails
With such prosperous paper ats The
News and the author Of such popular
books. Mr.. Bailey soon found himself I'D
easy circumstances, and he made q trip
to England, where he found that his
works had preceded him and were hay
ing a ready sale. On his return he be-
gan to lecture and was favorably re-
ceived everywhere Some one asked
him not long ago If he were not rich.
8 Wei, he replied, ri am comfortable,
but most of my treasures are in heaven"
Such was James Montgomery Bailey.
one of the kindliast morta1s who ever
lived-a man who was never known to
turn away q beggar from his door-and
perhaps the best epitaph that can be re-
corded of him should be that the world
was better for his being here.
ToM NILSSON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

Good silage makes as cheap a ration
as one can devise for fatteniDg rvethers.
although il lis even better suited as a
food for breeding ewes. Occasionally it
may be found that the wethers do not
relish the silage, especially if it is in
any way tainted. but if the food is clean
and sweet they viii soon learn to eat 1T
with as much eagerness as they would
good grass Tt is rarely, however, that
they take any dislike to the silage even
at first, and then only d few days are
lost, not sufficient to affect materially
the progress of the animals We have
heard Of some sheep breeders who
claimed that the wethers would not eat
the silage. and that they had to be
changed upon another ration before they
could gain in weight. This must be exc
cepti0nal. Tor nine out of every ten sheep
viii relish clean, sweet silage.
Proba bly, the trouble has been that
the owners have depended almost entire
Isl upon the silage for feeding This has
been a great mistake in the past. Silage
IS not Intended to take the place of all
other foods, but iu all instances either
green hay or stalks must also be fed. IF
the sheep for instance, are fed exclu-
sively upon silage the results would be
that weak and some dead lambs viii
follow. The sheep need fodder as well
and also some grain. The same is true
of cows or any animals fed GA silage-
a good mixture for the wethers is
made by giving them q daily allowance
Of corn siIage. cut corn fodder and some
whole corn This can be divided to suit
the owner, but a fair proportion be-
tween the silage and the dry fodder
should be observed. The animals un-
der the treatment fatten rapidly and so
far as all observations are concerned
they remain in perfect health The
cheapness Of the ration must also be
considered. American Cultivator.
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80 nANanBY - -
Personal Sketch Of the wen known and
Lamented Humorist.


Especial Correspondenee.l
DANBURY, Conn. March 15.-This lit
tie city still shows both publicly and
privately visible signs Of mourning
the loss Of one Of her best and most
popular citizens. James MONTGOMERY
Bailey has been known TO the world for
many years as The Danbury News Man.
Monte" Bailey, as he was Familiarity
called by those who knew him best liza
life. was comparatively q young man at
the time of his death, having been born
ia Albany in 1871 AT one time he was
one Of the most famous figures in Amer
lean journalism, and as the originator
Of a characteristic style of American
humor he has been without q rival.
Probably no more democratic man
ever lived than Monte Bailey, or one
more easily approached, and his huinor
was Of that natural. spontaneous kind,
which came from him easily and without
effort. III dealt with the most common
place realities Of New England life, but
such faithful pictures did he manage to
convey by his brief sketches, and withal
so ezcruciatingly funny. that they found
a place in every family circle, east and
west and north and south, and at the
time when the Danbury News as week
ly was 50 popular the books written 10y
Mr.. Bailey achieved q popularity that
has been given to no American humor-
ist pure and simple with the exception
of Mark Twain.
DIr. Balleys early struggles were by
no means easy, and it is to be inferred
that his boyhood had not the most peace
ful surroundings. He told me once that
his stepfather-his own father having
died when he was very young-was a
man Of ungOverna bic temper, but he was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22
Feeding ANA 81anurial value.

One of the hardest things to make
plain IS what is really meant by the
feeding and manurial value of stock
foods Both of these values are COM
parative-that is, If cornmeal is worth
SO much, wheat bran is worth SO much
but we cannot give the value of one
without comparing it with the other.
1t VIII not a. to say to the farmer Ina
New Jersey and the farmer ia Wiscon-
sin, Is ton of wheat bran is worth @25
for feeding and S18 for manning.
The cost Of cattle food and the cost of
fertility differ in these two states. The
manurial value of the bran is equal to
the cost of buying so pounds of nitrogen,
90 pounds os phosphoric acid and 80
pounds Of potash ia other materials.
The feeding value is equal to the cost of
812 pounds of protein 95 pounds of fat
and 260 pounds of car bohydrates. One
can easily see that the price of a pound
of nitrogen or a pound ot protein might
be greater in one state than 10 the other.
Therefore no actual definite value can
be given that would answer for both
places. In the east. where definite wall
ues are given feItilizing substances. the
manurSal values are more practical,
because they can be compared with fer
tilizers In the west, where the laws
regarding fertilizers are not SO strict,
they have only comparative value at
best. Rural New Yorker.
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A SCORE DEAD.
Texas Storm More Terrible Than
Supposed
over One Hundred Persons We're
Wounded.
TOWNS WIPED OUT.
Not a House or Fence Left ia
Some Places

DALLAS. Texas. March 20. - The
storms which swept over Northern
Texas Saturday. Sunday and Sunday
night and prevailed yesterday were
unparalleled in severity The death
ron will reach twenty and the list Of
wounded over 100 ATT Emery, capital
of Rain county. the cyclone knocked
the town nearly out of existence
There were many other towns visited
and handled roughly Mayor Bar
~ had called upon our cit
liens for contributions to re-
1ieve the sufferers. many Of
whom have been ruined and mourn
the loss of members of their families
Last night an electric storm. followed
Dy miniature deluga off rain fell
upon Dallas and all the counties
around us. No damage to the rail-
roads has yet been reported, but III IS
nearly certain to occur. The river ia
front OF the city IS rapidly rising
"A dispatch from Nagogdoches says.
Yesterday cyclone passed through
this county and this morning another
tornado traversed q wide scope of
country. Rain has been falling ia
sheets SO thas communication with
THE stricken section has been sus-
pended and only maagre details are
obtainaDle. Every house in the Whit
axer negro c5lony was blown away
and a number seriously hurt
la the Grimes -neighbOrhoOd. eight
miles from there, there is not house
or fence left Dan Grimes was killed
and his wife who was confined to her
bed received fatal injuries Her
pa be q few days old escaped. Xester-
day morning a cyclone began opera-
ticns two miles east of there. running
all the houses in the NcCuiston mill
zett-ement The corpse of
Frct r5rrf7T
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

NEVADA. No. March 2O.-Judge N.
~ Messick one Of Cedar countv's best
known citizens was drowned Saturday
in the sac river while trying to cross
at the Nichols ford. Tie was 5T years
DID, and a Methodist Protestant
preacher. and al the time Of his death
was returning from Vista. on Lizard
Lake schoolhouse. where he had been
holding protraeted meeting for the
past three weeks His body was re-
covered yesterday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

RELIGION law or politics. prize dghtin or base
Jss' fetch up zap little. and hs'n post you On
Hes ths eoniealsst fener ever tilted back
ana tuck a chaw 81 tobacker kinder like BE-
Thar's whar The feIarss strength lays-so cone
raonIike ana ula5n
Thar hain't no dude about CID Jap. you bet
'~-'' mary
They uected him to council. and it never turned
his he'd
And didn't make no difference what ennybody
He didn't dress emmy fner 81 rig out ia fancy
But his voice So council mestin's n terror to his
He's for the pore nan ev'ry time, ana 81 The
last campaign
He atumped I'D 9Iorsan county through the
sunshine and the ra5n.
And held The banner up ards from a-trailin Ia
the dust,
And cut loose on monopolies, and cuss'd ard
cussd and cuss d
He'd tell some funny story ev'ry now and then.
you know
TIL. blame it, it wuz better'n q fack-o' lantern
show.
And IA go furder Wit today to hear Ola Jap
nora1e
Than emmy high toned orator that ever
stumped the state-
Why, that ere bland Jap Miller. with lis
keen. sarcastic fun
Hez got more trends than emmy candidate that
ever ruu-
Don't matter what his views are. when he
states the same to you.
They allus coincide with youru, same as two
and two.
You can't take issue with hin. OF ut least
thar amt no sense
In startin if t. down him. s. you better not
The Best ways 5es' to Hsssn. lfks ysr humble
servant rluz
ana jea' oonoede Jap 8lilers the best man
AS NAV be supposed Tan IS j very nom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

bred. He is calf Of the great COW
Eurotas, the first to astonish the couu-
try with her butter making record for y
year Her record was rs pounds
ounce of butter. which was surpassed
by one of her own descendants. Euro
tisima, the cow that produced 945
pounds ounces ia a year. Pedro is
owned at CoopersbuIg. Pa. by gen
tleman who paid $40. 600 for him and
got has money worth.
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severe storm il arkansas.

LrrrrE Rock Ark March 2O-The
storm which began ia Arkansas satur-
day night has not yet abated- The
average rainfall from Eufaulia to
Memphis during the past fOrty-eight
hours has been four inches. The Arr
kansas riveris rising rapidly. and Will
ST IS expected, reach the danger point
1v Thursday morn ng- Reports indie
cate that the storm has been very
severe throughout the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22
TERRORIZFD By MAD DOCS.



BALTIMORE March 2O-Tha portion
Of Baltimore county on tile Western
Maryland railroad. near Ewing Aills. ia
being terrorlzed by mad dogs A reeu-
lar epidemic ~ rabies has broken out
and several dogs have gone through
Greenspring valley, biting horses. COWS
and dogs
The thing is spreading and a number
of valuable animals have had - be kiii-
ed. Ira one place. colt which had been
bitten by dog went mad and attacked
lot of farm mules. A terrific tight eu
sued and several gf the mules were kil
ell Tie whole country in the neighbour
hood IS excited in regard % the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22
SELLING BUTTERINE.


Manufacturer win Cooperate sFlth Eu-
tsrmai Revenue Collector.
CHTcAeo March 2O.-Armaur 81 Ca..
the Hammond company, the Swifts anna
other large manufacturer of 1uftariue
have entered into am agreement o. e.-
operate with Internal Revenue Collector
Mi1e in the suppression of the Illegal
sale of the product
The manufacturers have agreed chat
with each shipment of buuerIne lo re-
tailers, they Will send ont circular give
ing the retailer explicit instructions how
to comply with all the requirements of
the revenue law aa 10 stamping aud
labelling the imitation butter when 81 Is
handed over ID the consumer.
The manufacturers VIII dq this in ar
der Cd protecr their business. AS almost
daily retail dealers are arrested - fet-
enue officers for violations of the Iav
which are committed through ienorauce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22
DAlRY BuL

One of the Most Famous Jersey sires I'm
the Country.
The picture shows what a very old
Jersey bull is like after he has made a
record extending through Eve genera
tions Of COW life. The animal here rep
resented IS Pedro, 31s7. He is now 1872
years OLD. Such IS his vigor. however,
that be is still In active service.
Pedro was The champion Jersey at the
World s fair. He is American born and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

Boston, March 20-A document sign
ed 1y over fifty Of the most prominent
bankers in this city has been forwarded
to President Cleveland urging upon him
the necessity of refusing To sign the
aelgnlorage bin and stating that il viii
rum the banking business, create distrust
ana III q measure ruin the financial stand
ing Of the country.
Mrs. Fred Hes and little daughter have
returned from an extended visit in Texas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

a man writes to the g Feeders Cor
nerss Of The Breeder s Gazette mention
ing horrible taste for eating horse ma
nure that his cows have acquired. though
they are well fed with all that they
need, so far as he knows how to supply
it. Fpr answer Professor Henry men
tions that in Norway horse manure lis
regularly placed before the cows in GER
tain districts, and that they are fond Of
devouIing it. per haps because of some un-
digested grain or hay that stiI remains
IN it. 1t must be nice milk and butt
ter that are produced from those cows.
The story is siczening. The remedy
Professor Henry suggests to the inquirer
is to fence the manure heap of, SO the
cows cannot get at it. which is very
aensi BILE advice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for feething. ltsoothes. s9ftens
the gums. allays pain, cures collie. Best
remedy for diarrhoea. % cents. bottle.
BY using HALLS Hair Remover. gray,
faded or discolored hair assumes tae mat
ural color of youth, and grows lu1urlanr
and strong, pleasing every body
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

As between Aberdeen and Gal
loway steers it may be said that the AM
gus-A berdeens run little heavier. their
hair is blacker, and the claim is made
that they mature earlier On the other
hand, the GallOways are harder, and
their long curly hair makes their hides
more valuable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22

G. 81. SHELDON. Secretary
Topeka, March l3, 1892
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1894-06-30

dence Of Mr.. Barry. South next
Tuesday evening. July sd, for the
benefit of the Glee Club of this
place.
Rev. J. R. Sampey. D. D. OF
Louisville, and Rev. S. e. Mitch.
ell and family. Of Georgetown,
have been rusticating in our sec
ton during the past week.
The farmers have about finished
harvesting their clover.
Eggs scarce, butter plentiful and
blackberry COOLERS next.
Gardens being later than usual
but few vegetables have yet APP
peared. The prospects, however,
for ali abundance is fiattering.
Miss Lena Hertel, of Greenup,
is the guest of Miss Annie South.
The farmers have finished har-
vesting wheat. The crop in the
main is excellent, in fact the re-
mark has been made that Frank
I'm county never had better.
Owing to the dry season the to-
bacco crop will be rather less than
usual. The excellent season this
week will, however, enlarge the
prospect.
The corn outlook is very en-
couraging, Notwithstanding the
backward spring.
Blackberries abundant--all other
kinds Of fruit, berries Of different
kinds excepted, and probably late
apples-a failure.
DIR. r. c. French, who has
been engaged in the practice of
his profession at Midway during
the past year, is lying quite ill at
his fathers home near this place.
Bro. Burdin ministered to his
flocks at Bethel and Mt. Pleasant
last Saturday and Sunday.
Copious showers of rain have
visited our section this week caus-
ing all nature to put on new life
and a spontaneous outburst of
praise to go up to the Giver OF all
for his goodness to sinful man.
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The severest storm Of the sea-
son visited our section last Tues
day evening. The residence of Mr..
R. A. Baker was unroofed and
chimney demolished. besides other
damage in the neighborhood Of
minor import.
Mrs. Maggie Greathouse, of
Hawesville, Mrs. Samuella Sargent,
of Bridgeport, and Miss Ida
Crockett. Of Thisleton, have been
the guests of Mrs. Fannie Parent
since last report.
Mr.. Charlie Kennie and sons
have planted their saw mill on the
farm of Mr.. J. c. Noel, where
they are engaged in turning out
first class lumber.
The mile of pike under con-
struction, extending from the
Estes toll gate to Mr.. M. B.
Lucas place, is rapidly approach
ing completion.
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THE LEGION DONE UP.

The Louisville Legion Club
came up Wednesday and played a
game with the Frankforts at Thorn
Hill Park The visitors were a
good naturedN gentlemanly set OF
fellows, but were not in it from
start to finish, us the locals took a
big lead the first time theyocame
to the bat and the game was never
close enough after that to be inter
esting7 being slow anddraggy. The
feature ohthe game was Swango,s
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Saved the Sheep.

Mr.. Robert Averill drove in a
lot Of lambs from his fathers
place on the Lawrenceburg pike
Thursday morning to be shipped,
and took them around the Boule-
ward road to the L. & N. stock
pens in Bellepoint In passing
the mouth of Devils Hollow he
let them go down to the river for
water, but instead of drinking one
of the lambs started to swim the
river, when Mr.. Averill threw off
his coat and vest and started to
ride in and turn it back, but while
in deep water his horse, which
was very tired gave out and sank
under him. He Immediately
rolled out of the saddle, swan for
the lamb and brought it ashore.
Relieved of his weight, the horse
got back to the bank all right. 1t
was warm enough to make Mr..
Averill enjoy his bath but he was
afraid for time that the COM
bined weight Of his clothes and
lamb was going to carry him un-
der.
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Forks of Elkhorn.

Regular services at Buck Run
tomorrow at the usual hours.
Rev. ]. r. Sampey, D. D.. of the
Southern Baptist Seminary OF
Louisville will preach.
A protracted meeting is in
progress at the Christian Church
in this place, conducted by
Elder Polk South.
Fifty or more of our Sunday.
school people took advantage OF
the cheap rates offered by the ex-
cursion over the K. M. r. R. last
Thursday and visited the Zoologi
cal Garden in Cincinnati. The
company was chaperoned by Rev.
]. H. Burdin and Messrs. G.. M.
Brock and H. Stedman. The
day being fine was enjoyed to the
fullest extent by all, thereby indi-
eating never-to-be-fo forgotten oasis
in the life Of those so fortunate as
to attend. May this be but the
beginning of many such profitable
and pleasant recreations.
A fete will be given at the resi-
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AGAINST THE SHAKERS.
Judge Barr Renders a Decision
i'm an Important Case.

Judge Barr, of the United
States District Court, on Thursday
filed with Mr.. w. J. Chinn, the
clerk of the court in this city, an
opinion in the case of Oliver Wat.
son VS.. The Society of Shakers
which has been pending in the
court for some time. 1t seems
that Watson, who lives at Frede-
ricksburg, Virginia, holds note
for $40, 900 executed by the So
ciety of Shakers at Pleasant Hill,
Mercer county, which he attempt
to collect when the Shakers re-
fused to pay it, claiming that the
note was a forgery and without
consideration. Judge Barr. in his
opinion, holds that the note is
genuine and gives judgment for
the full amount. with eight years
interest. He also orders that the
Society be given six months in
which to pay the judgment, hold
ing that as individuals the Shakers
own no property but as a Society
they do, and in case the judgment
is not satisfied within the specified
time the property Of the Society
is to be sold to pay the debt.
The Shakers will probably appeal
the case.
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Stay at Home.

Don't go away from home in
search of amusement on the
Fourth. Stay at home and keep
cool. There will be two games oil
ball at the Park; 60 out and enjoy
the fresh air as we'll as encourage
Mr.. Marshall in his endeavor to
give US a first-class place of amuse-
ment. In the evening the German
Benevolent Society will give a
moonlight picnic in the park, and
those two attractions ought to
furnish enough fun for any one on
warm day. Try it one time and
you will feel better satisfied when
the day is over.
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Earned Frankfort. 2; Nicelys, 2
Two Base Hits Brown, Merchant, Robinson,
2; Powell.
Three Base Wintersmith.
Stolen Bases Wintersmith vanDerveer, Hale,
Merchant, Mccarthy.
Double Play-W Lindsey to Hall to II. Lindsey.
Bases on Balls-Off Perrin l; McChord,
Struck Out-By Perrin, 8; by McChord, q
Passed Balls-Powel.
Time Of Game-2l0.
Umpire-Rice.
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The Frankforts won a rather
long drawn out game from the
Fred Nicelys, Of Louisville, on
Saturday afternoon. McChord,
a young man from Lakeland,
who throws with his left hand,
wanted a trial in the box and
proved a pretty tough customer
for the first four innings, when the
locals having secured big lead
he seemed to ease up and allowed
the Nicelys to bunch a few hits,
which, with some careless fielding
on the part of the home team
gave them their seven scores. At
no time were the visitors in the
game, however.
The score:
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Gational Educational Associa.
ton.

July 7 and 9 the Kentucky Mid,
land will sell tickets to Asbury
Park, N. j., and return at S2I.55.
This includes admission fee.
c. d. BERcAw, G.. p. A.,