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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22


The camera sometimes performs the
functions Of a disciplinarian with success.
A naval officer once found it more oflca-
ciOus than any article Of war and more
persuasive than court martials. III was
while ne had under his tender care AM
napolis cadets.
There was one thing that thls officer
could not teach the youngest men ln the
Naval academy and this was not CO.
squirm and start and jump and plug their
ears with their fingers when the heavy
cannon were fired. Ii was of no use to
argue with them. When the guns began
to roar. they forgot the arguments. Plead
fngs were in vain, and repr0Ofs were use-
less It was highly ridiculous and any
thing but martial TO have lot Of young
men whose profession 10 is to make war
when war is needed act like schoolgirls
when the sea artillery was ito noisy opera
ton.
Finally the officer hit upon plan. He
had q camera -trained" upon his gallant
cadets without their knowing it. and then
he ordered broadside after broadaida to 1e
fired. The noise was thundcrous, and the
actions Of the cadets were as usual most
undignified and most unWarlike. a feT
days later some excellent Photograph of
the young men afraid Of noise were
hung in prominent position % be per
petuai reproach TO those who plugged their
ears Those photographs did their work
well. The next time the cannon roarel
the cadets stood like statues carved from
stone, petrified with their fear Of the
deadly camera and its brutal fran Eucsa.
Kew York Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

Dandruff ID an exudasion from the pores
Of the skin that spreads and dries. form
ing scurf and causing the hair 70 fall out
Halls Hair Remover cures it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEW


It Is not YET quite cold enough for
It cost 1882 to print the delinquent
tax list
The fried oysters this year are smaller
than ever.
There j. nothing in the parks but dead
leaves now.
You viii be skating and sleighing be
fore you know it.
Oak leaves are being gathered for
decorative purposes
It cost $3.50 to hold three coroner's in
quests this summer
Iae santa Fe IS putting down new
rails between Topeka and Pauline.
Contractor F. L Stevenson Of the new
court house has drawn $23 SIT this quar-
ter
Two moving wagons headed south
ward today had with them g herd of fifty
horses.
The Topeka football players have not
scored against an opposing team this
season
The cemetery trolley line is to be ex-
tended 10 Byers' corner just south of the
cemetery.
Bishop Thomas is attending the an
nual meeting of the Episcopal bishops il
New y ork
Shares IN the Lake View Shooting and
Fishing association are now worth over
800 each.
Twenty -four professional Jurors.
earned over $40 on district 5uries in the
last quarter
Rev B. L smith has been Investigating
the system Of charity used IN Chicago
and Cincinnati
4 band Of si1 pieces gave : concert to
twenty i've people C Vinewood park
yesterday afternoon
z r. Riley has presented Lincoln Post
with bound set Of the Century maya
zine from 1854 10 1888
Pr 8 2. Anderson filed the pulpit Of
tne second Presbyterian church at Kan
sAs City, No. yesterday.
me county commissioners have paid
out On the new court house durinr the
last three months 50, z08 So
Shawnee county paid out 81. 5s5 60 for
heeding the prisoners in the county TAIL
during the last three months
National Guard encampments Of four
days duration commenced today At Of
tawa- Newton and Concordia.
Twenty carloads Of Colorado red sand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-22

Ayers Hair Vigor invigorates the scalp;
cures dandruf and itching. An elegant
dressing
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
SMALL BUT SURE PROFIT.

Farmers make n smaller percentage
on their investments probably than
any other class. The merchant, banker
and manufacturer would go out of
business If his visible income from his
investment was no moro than the
formers, yet Notwithstanding that
this is indisputably true, it is a fact,
nevertheless, that there il n smaller
percentage of failures among farmers
than any other class. More than this,
there is a large percentage of farmers
get well TO do in this worlds goods
and provide themselves and families
a good living than any other class.
This being the case, we certainly con
clude that it pays TO work for a small
income. Especially is this true when
in the case of the farmer the income
il steady one year with another
Rocky Mountain Hushandman.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
FOR HOGS.

The best bedding for hogs il corn
fodder or slower, writes ID. A. Kent.
1t is best because less heating. Hogs
lay close together, and when nestled
III straw get too warm, because the
air csnnot circulate through the bed
ding. They cannot bury themselves
In the stover rs they do in the straw,
and, therefore, do not get SO warm.
This heat causes excessive sweating.
The sweating effects catching cold and
all the consequent disorders. 1t also
musts the straw and generates very of
fensive odors. The stover is compare
lively free from rust and ether fun
goids which affect the straw Of wheat,
oats and barley. Flax straw il the
next best. Slower isgood bedding for
the young pigs; and If it il cut up
there is nothing better. 1t is even
better than dry leaves. If straw is
used 1t must be changed every day,
while stover will last for several days.
The order of values for the different
straws should be: first, slower sec
ond, fax straw; third, rye straw
fourth, wheat straw fifth. barley
straw sixth, oat straw. The basis of
this classification rests on the liability
TO l.,ck together and on the injurious
effects of fungoids. Every farmer is
familiar with the fact that a sheaf of
oats or barley if bound a little damp
or green will mould in the centre:
that a sheaf OF wheat ia less liable to
such bad effects, and a sheaf of rye
still less, while "a shock of corn fodder
will scarcely mould in either case.
These properties govern their value as
litter. Rural Life.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
FRESH HITTER.

Foreigners who come to this coun-
try universally complain of American
butter. They do not find it good, be-
cause IL does not suit their p~alates,
and Americans on first going abroad
complain that the ''butter is SO in
sipid." The writer has often seen salt
added nj table. Ii il remarkable, how
ever, how quickly they, too, learn TO
prefer the fresh butter to that which
is heavily sailed.
The demand for slightly sailed but
ter is growing in this country, and j.
is TO be hoped that it will spread rap
idly, and remove one great objection
TO American butter" in the eyes of
Europeans. We are hardly aware how
much il has hurt our foreign market.
There is really no necessity for SO
much salt. Good, firm butter can be
kept for two or three months fresh,
and if done up in neat, new packages,
will command high prices. This il the
dairyman's opportunity. 1t means
winter dairying, of course, and it also
means big profits to the energetic man.
New York World.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

$50 NV '
At this season fowls do better If con
fined ON rainy days.
Hogs at nine months should weigh
from $50 to 800 pounds.
Both breed and feed are required to
make n good dairy COW.
Hog-raising and d~airying form a
good combination for profit.
Feeding Brahmas all they will eat
will usually stop them from laying,
If sulphur is given at all it should be
given sparingly and never in damp
weather.
Give n little oatmeal or stale bread
soaked in milk "a n first feed to young
chickens.
Filth and lack of ventilation cause
more disease among poultry than any
thing else.
Road dust and finely sifted wood
ashes in equal parts make u good ma
terial for the dust boxes.
Sell from the young stock and do
not sacrifice fowls that have proved
satisfactory unless very old.
Breeding and handling are of equal
Importance in attaining success with
horses. they should go hand in hand.
The man who now shows his faith In
sheep by staying in or going In that
industry will surely come out on top.
Keep the COWS from temptation by
having the fences in such condition
that they cannot get through or over
them.
In a brooder each duckling chooses
it's own quarters, squats quietly down
and remains there until morning with
out crowding.
Lung fever often results from speed
ing horses when the mercury is low
that are kept in warm. close stables
most of the time.
In removing dead branches care
should be taken to make the cut close
and smooth. II a stub is left 1t will
not heal over readily.
In the application of lime to land
thirty 10 fifty bushels To the acre are
generally used. Forty bushels is gen
orally the best quantity.
Chickens. ducks. turkeys and geese
should not be killed until their crops
are empty. that is, about twenty-four
hours after their last meal.
A hog raiser who considers sorghum
seed 6rst-class for fattening animals
says the seed for this purpose will al
most pay for producing the crop.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03

Shakespeare saying that ingratitude
is "A marble-hearted fiend, and it GER
tainly applies 10 the tick. 1t hap
pened that the mongoOse took up his
residence i'm the guinea grass which
abounds in the island. 1t was a
favorable place for his burrows. The
tick also lives in the guinea grass,
and so 500 a. the mongoose relieved
him from the pest Of the ground bird,
which was a terror to his life, he
turned about and infested the haunts
OF his benefactor. The latest devel-
opment i'm this many-sided war Of
lower animal life is that the ticks are
thinning the numbers OF the mon
goose. Their special n Of at
tack is upon the young, whom they
fasten upon around the eyes. The
first result Of this is that the young
ster becomes totally and forever
blind, from which he il OF no use for
rat eating, or for any other purpose
for which he is peculiarly made.
Hence, il IN about that at last
the scheme Of the willy legislator will
be thwarted, for the mongoose will
probably be destroyed, and the bal
ance Of nature will be restored and
the rats can come down and leave
alone the festive banana tree.
THE plants are grown about il
feet apart, and the fruit is formed
from "A big red bud, about the shape
Of the two hands Of IA diver when
they are raised together over his
head preparatory to a plunge, which
shoots out from the top. This grows
heavy and bends over on its stem
until it hangs like the lash OF a whip.
Then dainty and delicate buds start
out by rows, which blossom and
the fruit in season. Then the
truly have "A picnic, for the ba-
is their favorite diet. "-Wash-
Post.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
THE COST OF WEEDS.


Weeds have been described az
''plants out of place" The intrusion
Of q plant in a field occupied by
another AS a crop, makes the intruder
n weed. Crab grass in a cotton field
IL a pest that much Of the
time of the cotton cultivator and yet
the planter declares that II makes ex
cellent hay. A list Of weeds gathered
from experiment stations enumerates
about $50 different plants, and this
list includes crab grass, cocks foot,
green ~foxtail, sweet clover, quack
grass, pawpaw, tulip mint, and many
others that may have their Uses In
their proper place, which are n posi-
tive nuisance when they interfere with
n growth desired by the cultiyator.
. And yet this list, large az il is, does
not include the Russian thistle, n new
importation, which is rapidly over
running the Dakotas; and it is
claimed, whether accurately or not,
that in an area Of 30, 900 square miles
1000 square miles of wheat suffer n
loss Of five bushels per acre. II this
is so, the lowest possible estimate of
value per bushel would make the loss
more than "A million dollars. Truly an
expensive importation All Imports
withdraw their valu" from domestic
resources, but most Of them render in
some form a quid pro quo. These
foreign accessions not only cause great
present loss but threaten to increase
and overrun the country, choking out
useful production to the extent Of
many millions annually. If taken in
hand a few years ago this pest could
have been stamped out with compara-
tive ease. Now it IL IA difficult prob
lem, for which farmers are beginning
to seek IA solution seriously. Already
n Dakota member of Congress has in
PRODUCED n bill appropriating n mil
lion dollars for its extirpatlon. Ii
Congress cannot constitutionally or
oquitably vote money to aid in the
extinction of the gypsy moth IN
Massachusetts, | scarcely see how legis-
lators can consistently make appro-
priations toward stamping out the
Russian thistle in Dakota. Practical
common sense might suggest n solu-
ton Of such economic questions in
two ways; First, in the fact that in
each district there is likely to be
some weed or insect or disease affect
ing animal or vegetable life with
which the individual cannot cope, and
which defies State jurisdiction by
crossing incontinently State lines:
and, second, that though now n limited
area is affected, there is danger of de-
vastation of the whole country. In the
consideration of such questions
breadth and comprehensiveness of
view, ms we'll ~ practical sense aud
Just reason, are requisite. Country
Gentleman.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
HOW TO JUDGE WOOL.

The finest and softest woolis always
on the shoulders of the sheep. An ex-
pert on Judging sheep always looks at
the wool On the shoulders first. A
writer of experience n rearing fine
wooded sheep and in handling wool
gives the following suggestions for
selecting a good wooded sheep:
Always assuming that the wool to be
inspected is really fine, we first ex-
anime the shoulders as a part where
the finest wool il To be found. This
we take as n standard, and compare il
with the wool from the ribs, the thigh.
the rump and shoulder parts, and the
nearer the wool from the various por-
tions OF the animal approaches the
standard the better. First we %scrutin-
lie the ~fineness, and il the result is
satisfactory we pronounce the fleece in
respect Of ~fineness even" Next we
%scrutinize the length of the staple,
and II we find that the wool on the
ribs, thigh and back approximates
reasonably in length to that of our
standard we again declare the fleece
rs regards length of staple, "true and
even" We next satisfy ourselves as
to the density Of : 9 fleece, and we do
this by closing the hands upon a por
ton OF the rump and loin wool, these
points being usually the thinnest and
most faulty. II this again gives salts
faction we designate all the WOO,
seven As to density" Now. 10 sum
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03

Many people use the words cheek
and nerve" Of everyday vernacu-
lar, as if they were synonymous and
interchangeable. A bright friend
called our attention to this the other
day by making a very nice distinc-
ton between them.
It's idiotic, said he, to use the
words cheek and nerve. rs if
they meant the same. A man may
have both, but it's not usual. Cheek
is active. Nerve is passive. Cheek
needs Il mouth. Nerve very seldom
uses one. and then only to shut it.
Cheek talks and acts. Nerve thinks,
waits. and achieves. Cheek is some
times admirable in its ends, but is
is never offensive.
Don't ever think II man necessarily
lacks nerve Just because he doesn't
ask for what he wants. His forbear-
ance may be the best proof of his
nerve. a cheeky man compares with
a nervy one rs II sprinter of Il hum
dred yards dash compares with Il
tweuty-mile go-as-you-pleaSe runner.
Cheek il sometimes Il blessing and
sometimes a curse. Nerve is always
Il blessing.
In these days when taking is II
fine art, cheek has a better chance
to win financial success than nerve
has, | think. But though nerve dies
poor, it probably dies happy.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF he ear. There il only one
way TO cure Deafness, aud that IL by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness il caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Fustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed YOU have a rumpling sound or imper-
Deafness is the result, and unless the inham-
nation can b. taken out and this tube re-
stored To its normal condition. hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out ten are
caused by catarrh. which Is nothing but an i'm
famed condition ~ the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness caused by catarrD that can
not be cured by Halls Cstsrrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. Y. CHENEY Il Co.. Toledo. D.
re- sold BY Druggists. sc.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
AN INTERESTING THEFT.
How . Rssistsred Mail Pouch was
PiundePed.

Agood many registered letters have
been stolen lately by train robbers.
Those enterprising bandits usually
90 straight for the registered pouch
when they tackle the mail ear. One
Of the interesting thefts OF such wall
liable postal matter occurred in Texas
ii few years ago. The pouch was
robbed again and again between a
certain small town and an army post
l2J miles distant. The distance was
trayersed by ten stage coaches, each
Of which did "A portion Of the way,
The difficulty was to find out at what
stage Of the journey the robbery was
committed. One pulling element Of
the problem was that the pouch al
ways reached its destination locked
and apparently intact.
Two post Office detectives were put
on the Ease. They suspected n
Hank Smith, because he was the
only driver who happened to be on
duty on every one OF the occasions
when the pouch was robbed. They
Swallowed him and found that he was
accustomed, when off duty, to spend
his time at a town across the Mexican
border, dissipating wildly and spend
ing as much as $50 IA night in
gaiety. His stage route ran across a
lava desert, utterly desolate and un-
inhabited. Search disclosed IA lot Of
torn letters and envelopes by the
roadside, together with some broken
locks. When Smith was arrested,
.I,,. "a. ga. ,,,.,. 1..I.. e al. -..,,
kind were found in his pocket. He
had stolen the locks. and his method
had been to smash the locks OF the
mail pouches, swapping Il fresh one
on after robbing the bag. He got
three years in prison.
For the reason that a good many
lost keys get around after n while, all
Of the locks of Uncle Sans mail bags
are changed once i'm eight years. Mr..
Wanamaker made over 2JO, 600 locks,
merely to render them different. The
work cost q 81 cents for each lock.
As fast as mail sacks wear out they
are forwarded to Washington. Here
more than 100 women are constantly
engaged in mending them. Each bag
is inspected by a man who is the
only person in the United States with
whom the decision lies aS to when a
mail sack is worn out and shall be
used no longer. The last touch to
each mended sack is put by a blind
woman, who puts Il drawing string
through it. Sacks that are past mend
ing are utilized for patches. In the
same buildingare made all Of the little
money bags in which postmaSterS send
coin through the nails Washing
ton Star.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
Best OF All

TO cleanse the system in a gentle and truly
beneficial manner. Avhen the Springtime
comes, use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup 81 Figs. one bottle will answer for all
the family and costs only % cents; the large
size 81. Try it and be pleased. Manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
A DIVISION OF PROFITS.

Judge-Why didn't you give the
purse to the police when you found
it?
PriSoner-Because it was late in
the evening.
J~udge-But why didn't you give it
on the following morning?
Prisoner-Because there was Moth
ing more in it them Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
WHEN HoRsxs BITE THE HARNESS.

This bad habit may be checked by
stepping some bitter aloes in warm
water and sponging the harness with
it. This is also disgusting to rats and
mice, which often gnaw the. harness
for the salty taste it has from the per.
SEPARATION of the horses. This shows
how right and proper it is to wash and
grease the harness frequently, using
carbolic or tar soap, and adding a little
carbolic acid to the grease, which
should be pure vaseline. New York
Times.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03

marize these separate examinations:
II the fleece is nearly of equal length
on shoulder, rib and back, and density
on shoulder and across the loins, we
conclude that we have n perfect sheep
for producing valuable wool. Wool
and Mutton.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03

TpS TpRo,r. Brown Bronchial Tuchss"
act directly on the organs Of the voice. They
have an extraordinary effect in all disorders OF
the throat.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
Dr. uox.,e,. Certain Group Cure

Is the only remedy in the world that cures
Group i'm half an hour No opium. \. Il.
Hoxsie. Buffalo. y. Y, NIT.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03

II afflicted with sore eyes use Or. Thompson's
Eye Water. Druggists sell At 2jc. per bottle
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03

Mornings-Peccham's Pills with a drink Of
water. B~eecham's-no others. 70 cents q box.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03

The third advertisement in thi, ssris, will show a Steel Cir
cular Saw and Frame, for farm and sawysrs' use. IL 8 .
Perfect Pole Saw, With Perfect safety Guards, and runs with
very much less power than ordinary buzz saws and has 4 better
saw. This $40 Saw and Frame Will he given for SIS and dvs
copies Of this advertisement, With Il, No. . Iu the series II
sent Immediately after the appearance m this paper y the Saw
adv, No. 80 but only one saw will be furnished 20 any one per
son. For the extra four copies call on n%eighboting Subscribers
to this paper, or induce others 10 subscribe. because We will nS
accept these entertainments unlss. taken from papers mailed To
regular subscribers whose names and addresses must BE- given,
together with the date Of the paper from which they are clipped.
Our Irrigation Pump may 30 substituted fT the saw. h,her
fob. Chicago.
Where we can. we shall make liberal offers 20 sccept copies
OF these advertisemsnts In part payment foe Nindmills II You
have any thought % ustug a vindmill this year p1rte - If
Once. stating what you will need. whether Pumping or Cleared,
and X poyihis we VIII make you a liberal offer
Tho Aermotor Co. proposes 20 distribute 1900. CASH, IN
PRIZES Tor the best essays written by the wife. son or daughter
OF A farmer or user u a windmill. answering the question,
"wHY siiOULD USE An AERnOfoR !" For conditions Of
competition and amounts md numbers OF prizes send for par
teular, TO the Aermotor Co, CHICAGO. or 20 is branches. at san
Francisco, Kansas CRY, Lincoln. Neh. Sioux City, Iowa, Mn
neapols, Buffalo, or Is Park Place. New York City. AernotorS
Pumping ind Cleared same price, All steel, all Galvanized After
Completion. delivered free on ears at Chicago and shipped -
any one, anywhere, at the following prices.
eft. S26. t2-ft. $50. left. Si2os