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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
cruiser Lost in a Typhoon.

Chez Foo, July 29.-The German
trade class cruiser Tits was lost in a
tvnboon July %, ten miles northwest of
Shang Tung promontOry, which IS
about seventy-five miles southeast OF
here. Ten of the men were saved All
the others, including the othcers' per-
iShed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29

DR.. A. P. Sawyer: I have used one
box of your PastiIles, and they have
helped me more than anything else
that 1 ever used, and I have tried al
most everything. Mary Johnson. Bush
nell Ill. Frank Sim. Pharmacist, 6O7
Kansas avenue,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
a Look Through South Missouri for
-Four Centa.

me kansas city, Fort Scott & Mem
pIlfs Railroad Co. has just issued a
magnificent book of sixty or more
r1hofo-engraved views Of varied scene
~ in south Missouri. From these
views an accurate knowledge can be
obtained as to the productions and gem
eraI topography of that highly favored
section that is now attracting the at
tention of home-seekers and investors
the country over. The title of the
book is ''Snap Shots in South Mis-
souri," It will be mailed free upon I e
ceipt of postage, four cents. Address.
J. 2. LOCKWOOD.
Kansas City. Mo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
seamen Everywhere May Strike.

Chicago, July 29-The Record says:
A wage scale to govern the shipping
interest of the world has been drawn
up. If the ship owner fails to accept it.
seamen say a strike will be declared
which will be felt wherever men trust
their lives to the sea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29
To St Paul and Minneapolis Via"Bur-
Engton Route"

Two splendid through trains each
day from Missouri river points to the
north via the old established Bur
ling Route" and Sioux City line. Day
train has handsome observation Vesti-
buled sleepers, free chair cars and
dining cars (north of Council Bluffs.
Night train has handsome sleepers to
Omaha, Council Bluffs and Sioux City,
and parlOr cars Sioux City north.
Consult ticket agent.
L. w. WAKELEY
General Passenger Agent,
st. Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29

me King Of PMS. Beochams'-BEEOHAMs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-29

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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
FEEDING WEAK EWES.

Weak ewes that have q short supply
OF milk for the lamb should be fed in
the best manner. Pasture alone will
not be sufficient, and some linseed and
bran will be needed to add to the
nutriment. The eve is first to be
supplied before the lamb can be
nourished, and the lamb must be fed
through the eve in this way until it is
able to eat sufficient for itself. 1t is
a good plan to have a small enclosure
in the pasture into which the lambs
may creep but the ewes cannot, and in
this to provide feeding trough to be
supplied with such mixture as this:
Ten pounds of linseed meal, twenty
pounds of bran, twenty pounds of oats
finely ground, four ounces of salt, two
ounces of ground ginger, and the same
OF ground gentian root. Mix those
thoroughly and give two ounces day
to each lamb to begin with, increas-
ing gradually as the lambs grow. 1t
will be help to give half a pint OF
this to the ewes that are deficient in
milk.-American Sheep Breeder.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
Tile Evolution OF 4 Tornado.

Usually it is in the afternoon, be-
tween the hours of two and five, after
warm and moist day, that the omin.
GUS tornado clouds begin to form. For
two hours before the breaking Of the
storm the sky may have the peculiar
scalloped appearance given it by the
ball like masses of vapor, or there may
be warning Of only half an hour be-
fore the clouds become suddenly
stirred to violent agitation. A vast
commotion is taking place on high;
there seems to be panic among the
clouds. Like great monsters black
masses advance heavily but rapidly,
sending out dire threats and warnings
in Jagged lightning flashes. F]eecy
clouds beneath them race maaly along
and twist and whirl and scurry this
way and that, as if ter1orized and un'
| certain where to fee. The light grows
| less and less until houses are dark and
men running for shelter seem like
black phantoms. Everything is very
quiet the leaves on the trees are stir
ring slightly and TREMENDOUSLY, in
strange contrast to the vast movement
and excitement overhead. There have
been thousand rapid changes among
the hurrying clouds; now supreme
one comes. Of in the southwest, near
the horizon, the clouds seem to rush
together and drop from the sky in a
black mass that sends out great
streamer to the ground. Hailstones
and great drops Of rain begin to tail,
and with flashes OF lightning and a
grinding roar the thing comes rushing
on. Tall trees in its path shoot sud.
denly upward; houses collapse, and
their roofs and furniture soar aloft un'
til this demon cloud becomes laden
with impediments. But it quickly
tires Of these toys OF its fury; it hurlf
them violently aside and comes tearing
on as if wild with Unsuitable rage and
a desire for greater victims. Huge
buildings of stone burst as if under
mined with dynamite when it reaches
them, The water in rivers mounts II
a monster wave, and stanch vessels ar
left capsized and laundering. Th
torrado's duration at given poln
rarely lasts over ten minutes, and ire
oueutly not over two or three; at tn
end of this brief period it has gon
raging and roaring on. But they hav
been long and eventful moments. =
Demorest's Magazine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

in time and also in the great lessening
of bruises. This, in the case of ap.
pies, pears, etc., is an item of great
Importance, for the keeping qualities
Of fruit depend very largely on pre-.
venting bruises. The crates are made
perfectly rectangular, so they can be
piled up in a wagon box with great
ease. The making of such crates as
are here figured is very simple mat
ter. Where a large number are to be
made, get the material sawed to the
r;oht dimensions at the mill. The
proper lengths even Of bottoms and
Stats can be sawed off at the mill,
leaving only bit of mailing together,
and the cutting ola place for the hanl
on either side Us shown. Such crates
with careful use. should last doze1
years.-New York Tribune.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
An Educated Horse.

Theresis a horse in Philadelphia
whose business is to draw o collection
wagon over postoffice route IN the
middle OF the city which knows the
location of letter boxes as we'll as It's
driver, the postman. There are a
number of these boxes near together
on Broad street, just below Chestnut
too near together for the postman to
bother about driving from one to the
other. He is saved oil trouble OF
leading bis horse, however, by the H.
telligence of that animal which NJ
soon as the postman alight5 at the first
box walks off to the second and
patiently waits the*.. ;or his master
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
PRAISE FOR NEW STRAWBERRIES.

A'~~A~Ass>~@s
In regard to the strawberry seed
iings of A. B. Howard, it gives me
pleasure to say that have never seen
so many varieties together that show
decided merit, even in the collection
of 200 named varieties on the grounds
of our Massachusetts agricultural
college, writes Professor s. T. May
nard. Mr.. Howard has shown espe'
cial skill in his work of cross fertiliz'
ing varieties, and his seedlings show
that there is some decided assurance
that the results from cross fertilizing
varieties of decided character give
much more promise than the chance,
haphazard way of growing new seed
lingB, so much in practice.
It is difficult to describe the many
varieties of marked merit Mr.. Howard
has on his place, without more care
tul and critical examination than tn
writer has had time to bestow upo1
them. But for quality, vigor Of plan
and form of berry, many are certalnl.
unequalled by any Of the named sorts
These seedlings ure upon new land
and of course fruit with greater PEE
lection than they would on old gardel
soil, but these conditions must be pro
vided for the best results with an
variety. The only question of uncei
taiuty in regard to the value OF thes
seedlings is what they may do in othe
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
A HAY EUNCHER.

will make fair sized load, which may
be pitched in half the time required to
pitch on a load from small tumbles.
Many barns are so situated thut a large
part Of the hay may be economically
drawn by the buncher alone; and, in
some instances, by means of an in.
clined plane and pulleys to reverse the
line of direction, it may be drawn in
to the gable end of the barn. Even
when used for field work alone, the
buncher will amply repay its cost in q
single season.
Any farmer can easily make one of
these bunchers. For teeth, tough,
straight.grained pieces of hard wood
must DO used. They should be two
inches square, and eight feetlong, and
p]aned to rather blunt point at one
end. Place the square end between
two planks. and at right angles to
them, as shown in the cut, and Sc.
curely fasten them together by means
of two bolts through each tooth. The
planks should be eightinches wide and
from twelve to sixteen feet long, and
the teeth should be about eight inches
apart, though for very coarse hay
twice or even three times that distance
may answer. Next mortise four holes,
each two inches square, through the
planks. One should be at each end
and the others between and in exact
line. Insert in each and fasten in
place, piece of hard wood similar tc
! that Of which the teeth are made, but
oA;y +vo feet long. Now fasten to the
tops of ::h":ss takes another piece
similar in size, but long enough te
connect all of them, am. the bunche1
is finished, although it WI! id ma,
terially to its strength if the black
smith fasten On iron brace to eac!
post. Now England Homestead.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Experiments made at Paris by DR..
Bertillon have proved that kleptomania
is easily cured by hypnotic suggestion.
A prize of $40 is hereafter to be Of
ferred semi-annually to the surgical
inferno of the Boston City Hospital
"who administers ether in the most
skillful and humane manner"
Various nostrums are proposed for
the determination of the army worm,
but the majority OF them seem to have
the knack of destroying the plants
themselves, root and branch.
Superintendent D. W. Crafts, of the
gas company of Northampton, Mass.
has found by experiment that a refuse
from the gas works known as "spent
line" is very effective in exterminat-
inS the army worm and similar pests.
According to Singapore paper six
ty per cent. of the cholera patients
taken to the pauper hospital have
been cured by hypodermic injections
of strychnine, while fifty per cent.
were saved in the general hospital by
other treatment.
The newest thing IN the way of
aeronauts is the proposal OF Professor
W. W. McEwan, of Jackson, Nd, to
ascent to a height of two miles by
means Of rocket. This is not a sui.
eide scheme, as the professor will pro-
vide parachute to assist his descent
Psychologists are engaged in con-
sidering ascheme, presumably emana.
ting from tha Egyptian Government,
for the preparation of a comprehen'
sive and descriptive catalogue of an
tiquities of Egypt in the possession of
all the public museums and private
collections throughout the world.
A case of complete and Immediate
relief from the effects of ivy poisoning
is reported in the Medical World by
DR.. W. L. Shanks. His patient was
swollen from head to foot, but il an
hour after bathing in solution OF
sodium hyposulphite was attending to
business as if nothing had happened
It is said that an Ohio driver has an
ingenious electric continuance for
shooting speed into a tired horse. II
is claimed that this battery was useo
for the first time in turf history at the
recent Akron Ohio meeting. There
has been some talk about it and some
protests against it's use on the ground
OF cruelty.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

Most vegetables, and especially pota-
toes, contain a large proportion OF
starch, which, in itself. is not a COM
plete ration. There should be some
nitrogenous material fed with the vege-
tables, and, if mixed with the feed, SO
much the better.
Horses hard at work need water be-
tween the morning and noon meal, and
also between noon and time for clos
ing the days work If handful Of
oatmeal is thrown in pail Of water it
will prevent any danger Of injury, and
it will also give strength.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
A DRESS HINT.

vjll some women persist In
vino "n, those patent sleeve offenders
insue shirt waists? If they could
d'h', ro,];ze the effect when they stand
e'' y, a's sunlight; X rays are nothing X
ID ' tT These sleeve extenders
eomp" aae Of wire or whalebone, placed
s1e a m" of criss-cross fashion. making an
p% Duork structure that shoves the
e s3sers out from the shoulder:
RI p,ueath heavy material they DO
De show so plainly, but with plain
..s,;c ,yrawn over them the wiry scat
s 'aI looks hideous. j.,
'0 ",ust see the skeleton lady from the
49,. roso,,,,l." whispered a mischiev'
u W.. airl TO her companion as cadaver'
0us i'otinc woman settled herself op'
' so,te them in the street car she was
Is;n owfully thin, to be sure, but the
.s"eca! poiut in her makeup provok'
. .r tho remark was the wearing Of a
w. Of sleeye-extenders under sheer
,~, Az she sat against a sunny
.toround these articles were thrown
'".o hold relief, the skeleton frame
"ork seeming insuch harmony withthe
".orprs personality that critical girl
hood quickly saw the likeness.-Phila'
de|phia Inquirer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
AN IMPROVED POTATO CRATE.

The cut shows crate with the Stats
al upright, obviatlng the use of COR
ner supports, since in the case haze il.
Illustrated the Stats lap at the CORNERS
and thus nailed give great stiffness to
the whole crate. The use OF such
crates for gathering potatoes, apples,
etc., cannot be too highly commend
ed. A lot of them can be made up
enough, at least, to make q wagon
load-and load after load taken from
the field with single handling of the
vegetables or fruit, which saves much
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
TO PREVENT ROT IN BOARDS.

1t is the alternate wetting and dry
Ing that rots wood. If the boards ore
kept wet all the time, or dry, they
will not rot, at least if they are ex-
posed to the air. There is such thing
as dry rot, when timber is always dry,
but is not exposed to the air. This is
due to the fermentation Of the sap in
the timber. There are several processes
to prevent all kinds of rot in timber !;
one is to saturate it with lime water !;
another is to keep it painted, after
well soaking it with oil or a printing
coat, as it is called. When pots with
plants are kept on wooden shelves it
will tend to preserve them to set the
pots on small bars of wood an inch
thick, so as to leave IN dir space under
them.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

Slim Englishwomen seem 70 tho
African native as rather uncanny speci'
mems Of the human race. Some lady
missionaries, who recently reached
Uganda, created a perfect sensation
through the small size Of their waists.
compared with the proportions Of Afri-
can bellies. Indeed. the King actually
believed that the ladies' fashionable
sleeves were intended to contain their
food, for, remarked his majesty. 1t
evidently did not 90 inside such slen'
der-middled people. New York ADJ
vertiser.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Mr.. J. T. SHupTR1Sn Savannah, ia.
Dear Sir :"Please send ha!f-a-dOzen boxes
Of your TETTERtNE, G. O. D. This makes one
and one half dozen Ihave ordered from you.
Some have used myself. the remainder dis
trbuted among friends requiring it. 1t has
Some Of them have been doctoring with our
best physicians, both here and in Boston. for
years without any benefit. Some said it gould
not be cured as it was inherited. but one boz
OF TETTERIND effected complete cure. l
myself what 1t Is worth. Gratefully yours."
P. o. HANLON,
Silver Springs Bleaching Co.
box bV mail for 60c in stamps.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

n streated in sacred confidence, unless
o on1 publication is requested by the writer.
'cAe1 She says to Mrs. PinlSham -" l
eeS1 wish you would publish the circum-
stances Of my case, in order that other
,'Fi| men may be benefited by my expe-
lo!kl rience.
. 81 "ldoctored nearly all the time for
luiu1 Two years. spent several hundred
rs VI dollars without receiving much benefit.
Ext LAST June Iwrote to you and described
slvD al my aches and pains. Such a long
'u' ri 'lst as there was: headache, back
I'd ache, bearing down pains, terrible
..; soreness, constipation, dizziness, feel
" Jug OF extreme lassitude, irregularity
NY ana nausea; but you answered my
a'o y ,e.ter and told me just what to do l
III :. 'ol.owed your advice.
sp "I After taking eight bottles of the
~ Vegetable Compound and three bot
1,hhI sles OF Blood PURIFIER am glad to
;no, write you that have not enjoyed such
.ho s0o health for years, and I am able
lila " 10 all my own work l can surely
onis SOUND the praises of Lydia E. Pink.
~. uams Vegetable Compound, and a
In uuaoer OF my friends are taking il
liz Spon my recommendation. Mrs. W.
'" - ELLIOTT, Liscomb, Iowa.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
AGRICU I; [
topics OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
NO GRASS FOR WORKING HORSES.

NO GRASS FOR WORKING HORSES.
1t is a great temptation to cut
some grass to feed either green or
partly dried to the horses that have
to work hard every day on the
farm. 1t should be resisted, for
grass will surely induce derange.
ment in the digestive organs, which
will make the horses too weak to do
effective work. After the blowing is
finished many farmers think the hard
est work Is over, but q horse cultivat'
ing all day will need good dry hay and
grain no less than when blowing. The
step is quicker in cultivating than in
piowlng, and requires quite as much
muscular exertion to keep at it all
day. Boston Cultivator.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
The calves that are fed milk need
water as we'll this hot weather.

The calves that are fed milk need
water as we'll this hot weather.
A head shade for the horses and
some leaves in the drivers hat these
hot days are the proper things to
have.
A whole COW in Clay County, Kan
sas, must be worth good deal of
money. The tail of one chewed off
by dog the other day cost the owner
Of the dog $3.50.
Dehorned cattle look better, feed
better, ship better, ore better behaved
and cell better thar cattle with horns.
If you can't breed 'em without horns
take the horns off after breeding.
When prosperity comes again there
will be a better demand in this coun-
try for good horses than there has
ever been. The demand in tho past
for thoroughbred horses, brisk as it
was, was after all in q sense limited.
Farmers should give careful atten.
ton to the selection of the breeding
stock. The'best parentage through three
successive generations will show won
derful improvement. Start Alright
and proceed in this course, all along,
and success should follow.
Let every stockman take courage
this season. It is the "off-times''
when one con confidently expect an
improvement. The young stock now
ought to grow into something of good
value in the future if breed and feed
| are up to the right standard.
If ever care should be given the
cans used to carry the milk to the fac.
toryit isnow. Look out for yellow scum
that will gather in the seams and I'M
der the shoulder that makes the neck.
Even if the cans are steamed it is well
to look in other places once in q
while.
Many hogs are starved into eating
old stuff actually hurtful in it's oharao
ter. Half-decomposed food can do nc
animal good so.called slops should bt
sweet at least. Purify the pals often
and give the swine clean, nutrition
food, and they will leave many un
healthy articles they now eat.
Any one unacquainted with thu
trend of affairs in hog and pork mat
ters knows that the cotton grower
are buying more breeding stock snt
less pork. This means for time
good trade for the breeders at goo
prices, and it also means a seriou
curtailment of the demand for cure
!, meats that will be felt by the feeder.
> When it dawns on the mind of th
thinking farmer that there is more i
the pig than in the older animal, an
that the younger he feeds him tt
= greater the return for food consumed
! he is in frame to think favorably {
}. growing fall pigs. If they are nj
q grown, the sows must be carried at
q steady expense, without an adequa
/ return.
y The breeder should have a type
}. the animal he wishes to produce q
!, ways fixed in his mind, and this ty]
: should ever be before him when loo
n ing at his breeding COWS, and
j should have each COW approach til
y type as nearly as possible, remembt
r ing that "like begets like" with Il
SO tendency to go the wrong way alWa
ez in the asce1deucy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
The Ladies.

The pleasant effect and perfect safety with
which ladies may use Syrup OF Figs, under all
conditions, makes it their fayOrito remedy.
To get the true and genuine article, look tor
the name Of the California Fig Syrup Come
For sale bl all responsible druggists.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26
WOMAN WHO SHOES HORSES.

Miss Alvah Reed, good-looking col
ored girl, who resides with her parents
ut Armour avenue and Forty-ninth
street, Is probably the only woman in
Chicago who can shoe a horse.
Miss Reed is a plump little woman,
weighing 40 pounds. She is Slightly
more than FIVE feet in height and is -
years old. She was raised in North
Carolina, where her father owned a
blacksmith shop. The girl had no
brothers, and so after school hours,
when her dishes were all washed, she
would 60 into her fathers shop and
make herself generally useful to him.
She could blow the big bellows, do er-
rands and keep shop" when her ia
theirs business called him away.
Il had learned how to trim horses
hoofs," said Miss Reed yesterday, land
had seen father fit the shoes; so one
day, when stranger brought horse
while papa was out and wanted him
shod Immediately, l concluded to try
my hand on the job. l was Is years
old, and big, strong girl. blew up
the fire, took off, the old shoes, pared
the animals hoofs, put new shoes on
his front feet and frightened up the old
shoes on bis hind ones, charged the man
81, and turned the money over to father
when he returned. He was both indig-
nant and surprised. He declared that
had ruined prospective customer
for him, and that the man would be
back the next day, leading a limping
animal and uttering blue streaks OF
language, but nothing Of the sort ever
happened"
Miss Reed has lived in Chicago since
the worlds fair. Her father liked Chi
cago, sold out his business in the Soutl
and is now engaged in the coal and ex
press business near his home. Miss
Reed is cashier in q downtown res
taurant, but there is a blacksmith shol
near her home where she occasionally
turns horseshoe just to keep bel
hand in."-Chicago News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-26

localities and on different soil. These
questions MIR. Howard will be able to
answer after another years trial, and
We predict that among the 700 to 800
seedlings which he is fruiting, there
will be found many that will prove
more valuable than the standard mar
ket varieties now in cultivation.