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day of March A D. 1885, that L.G. H. Greene. duly authorized, qualified and acting justice of the eace, in aud for Centreville Township, Neosho county, Kansas, filed his transcript in the office of the clerk uf the district court of Neo>hu county, Kansas, in words and figures s~ follows, to wit:
 STATE OF KANSAS.
 Neusho County
 Before l.. c. H. Greene, d justice of the peace f Centreville Township, in said county.
 The State of Kansas.
 i'a'"''"' Criminal ac- Morgan K Sine. '''" '''
 Defendant.
 February 24. samuel Berry made complaint on oath charging ihaton ar about the Huh day of July, 1881, in the County Of Neosho and State of Kan sas, one Morgan K Sipe, then aad there being, did then and there un- lawfully, feloniously, Knowingly, will fully, and on purpose did detile Lizzie Berry. a female under the years Of eighteen years, hy carnally knowing her the said Lizzie Berry then and there being confided to the care and protection of him, he said Morgan K Sipe, by her parents, contrary to the statute or the State of Kansas in such cases made and provided.
 Warrant issued, dated, directed and delivered to s. R Christman, constable of Centreville Township, in said county, February 24lb, 1885, at , o'clock m. returnable forwilh. Warrant returned and filed Feb'y 2Gih, 1885, al F o'clock NJ, with the following return endorsed thereon to.wit: I received this writ on the 24th day of February, 1885, at5ocloc9 D. m. and served the same by arrest ing the within Murgan K. s'ipe and l now here produce his body into court. Dated thl> 26tl day CT feOruary, 1885. $. R. CHRISTIAN.
 Constable Now on ihiS 26rh day of February, 1885. comes C. A. Cox, county attor- ney. aud the defendant Morgan K Sipe in person and by J. c >trattun, his attorney, and thereupon the said Morgan K. >ipe being called upon to answer the charges filed herein against him
 Waived an examination as provided by law
 Whereupnn it was ordered and ad. Judged by the court that the said Morgan K. sine enter into d good and sufficient bond in the sum of live huH- dred dollars $500 O0) for his appear ance al the district court Of NeUsho county, Kansas. on the first day of the next regular term thereof and not de part the same without leave and In default of giving said appearance bpnd, the said Morgan K. Sipe stand committed to the county jail of Neosho county, Kansas, until said bond be given or discharged by due
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nf law. l.. G. H. GREENE,
 Justice of the Peace.
course of law.
STATE OF KANSAS.

Neushu county. February 27ih, 1885. hereby cer- tify that the foregoing is true copy of the docket entry In the case of the State of Kansas v>. Morgan K. Sipe.
 l.. G. II GREENE,
 Justice ui the Peace. The same k endmsed as follows: The State of Kansas ,s. Morgan K. Sipe. Docket Transcript. No. 27S9, filed March 5th, 1885 J ] Hurt, clerk.
 Aud afterwards to-wii on the 9th day of April, A D 1885, this cause came on to be heard. aud the defend ant filed a motion to quash he afli- dayit and ihe infn'maIluu. in words and figures as follows, to wit:
 In the District Court of Neosho County, Kansas.
 State of Kansas,
 Morgan K. Sipe Motion to quash affidavit and in- formation.
 Comes now the defendant and moves the court to quash the affidavit and information in said cause for the fol- lowing reasons, to'wit:
 lst. Because neither the ailidayit or the 1 formation in said cause state or charge public uifense
 e STRATToN,
 Attorney for Defendant. Endorsed as follows: State Of Kan sas ,s. Morgan K. Sipe. Motion to Quash affidavit and information Flied April 9th, 1885. J Hurt, clerk. J. c. StrattUn, attorney for defendant. And on the same day, tO-wii, on the 9th day of Aplil, 1885, the following proceedings Of the court were had, winch said proceedings are recorded at Journal c. Page 9, to-wit.
 Journal April Term A. D. 1885; 9th day of April, 1885, third day of the district court of Neosho couaty, Kan sds.
 State of Kansas, Plaintif,
 vs.
 Morgan K. Sipe, Defendant J And now on the 0Lh day of April, A. D. 1885, comes The plaintiif by c. \. Cox and John Hall, it's attorneys, aud comes the defendant by c Sfrat- ton, his attorney, and thereupon said defendant moves the court to 4uash the information filed herein, and the court after hearing the argument or counsel and the showing made by the respective parties, OveIruies the said motion and defendant valves arragn- ment and pleads not guilty. And thereu, on came jury of twelve good and lawful men, to-wit: A. G. Lever idge, c. J. Phelps. A. Blake, J. B. Boyd, l.. M Rice, James Linden, k. Gunnell, J. B. Munson. Thomas NJ. Rnuth, J. B. Johnstone, r. F. Camp bell and D. Kinne, who were legally sworn to try the cause and true ver- dict accordingly to law and evidence.
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The Ladies Guild will meet On Tuesday afternoon Feb. 27, at half past two o'clock at the Lome of Mrs. Perkins.
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D. II. MARTIN,

A>S 'DitfN Later Mir. II. W. Etz, one of the school trustees, sent to friend who was sheriff of Leavenworth county, Kansas, photograph of Mir. Sipe, with request to present 1t at the penitentiary and learn if it was of the same party who served u term. MT. Elz received in reply the following letter:
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coMMUNICsTtD A BAD RECORD.
At the Request of Prominent People of Benson "The Oasis" Publishes the Record of a Former Principal of
 the Public School at
 that Place

The people of Benson and the school onard of the district feel that the public at large should know how dan gerous a man to entrust with the training of the young is his man Slpe. In both these cases wherein he was convicted of criminal intercourse the complaint alleges that the victim of his lust had been contided to his care by her lawful guardians Parentsard school trustees everywhere should know that SD vile creature has been seeking employment as school teacher.
 KANSAS STATE PENITENTIARY,
 II. 5. LANDS, Warden.
 LANSING. Kan, March l6, 1899. W. SHlLLIAAI, Constable,
 Benson. Arizona.
 DEARsIR:-Th records of this pris- on show that one Morgan K. Sipe was sentenced April 30, 1887, in the dis trict court of Neosho county, Kansas, to serve term of 2l years for detiling female under 1Syears. Gov. Le"ell- ing committed tue said sentence to 10 years, aud Spe was released at the expiration of said sentence SD com. mufed. on the 25th day of May, 1895. He Was d school teacher by profes sion. Yours truly,
 D H. NJ ARTIN
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-03
Facts in an Egg Shell.

Ten hens should have about three pints
of water per day.
y chicken should reach broiler weight,
2i2 pounds dressed. in three months.
A broiler shrinks half pound in dress
ing
Many growers in the east estimate pOul-
try manure as worth nalf the cost of the
food
For each male allow ten to fifteen hens,
seven to twelve ducks one to three geese,
one pigeon.
Breeding stock should be mated at least
four weeks before beginning to save eggs
for Matching
Live broilers should be shipped at three
to four pounds per pair. and dressed not
under - pounds per air
y hen matches in twenty-One days. tur-
key, twenty-six, duck thirty, goose thirty,
pigeon eightene. guinea twenty-three. pea
hen twenty-eight.
Ten to twenty square feet per fowl or
ten square feet Or more for ten fowls Is
a bout right for the house.
The yard should be at least three times
IS large as the house, and il is much bet
ter To allow land at the rate of one acre
per 100 fowls.
where bayberries. insects, etc, are found.
at the rate Of one TO three turkeys per
acre.
"A good hatch for a sitter In midseason
is about 70 per cent which corresponds
to about ~ per cent from incubators.-
Farm and Home.
Feed soft feed I'm troughs or on clean
boards. 1t is good economy to do so.
Pulets may be kept for laying, but for
reproducing the stock hens alone should
be selected; keep sufficient number TO
supply the eggs for Matching.
y house OF medium size with few
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Stumps on Farms.

Stumps are their own excuse for not
being. They are ugly 10 see. they are
hindrances to the use of good land they
produce nothing. How shall the farmer
dispose of the uusightly stumps that
stand in his fields? He can burn them.
If he selects a dry season. when long
hot spell has dried out the stumps, he
can fire them easily in such n way as to
insure their complete incineration. y lit
tie Kerosene oil poured on the top of a big
stump and allowed 10 soak in for an
hour or two will put such a stump into
fine condition for burning. This method
Is pursued extensively in Ohio. Illinois.
Indiana. Michigan and Wisconsin, and
the farmers who use It report 1t TO be
effective and economical. In western
New York many farmers use dynamite
cartridges to destroy stumps and break
UP large rocks. The use of the dynamite
cartridge is simple and safe, and this
method has the great advantage over the
burning method Of being available with
green stumps. Dynamite blows to splin-
ters a green stump as well as dry one.
while the fire method is impossible until
the stump has stood long enough to die
and dry enough to MAKE il burnable.
Erie county farmers are using dynamite
freely and successfully, and the writer of
this paragraph s. W in that county "A ten
acre lot cleared OF trees and stumpS all IN
a few weeks. The exploded stumps. or at
least many of them. furnished good wood
for fuel. 1t is no longer necessary To
leave stumps on good land fifty TO one
hundred years after the trees are felled.
The endurance of StumpS is something
wonderful. Several years ago the writer
saw in Ohio sound Stumps of trees that
were fclled fifty and sixty years before.
The owner was willing 10 give them to
anyone who would acceRt them but there
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Panicum Proliffrum.

c. l.. Hoyl, Oakland. La inclose
specimen of grass tor name and identiii-
cation. We know comparatively nothing
OF its history. 1t comes up in cultivated
fields. Often the corn and cotton is laid
by. Ii grows tail as wheat or GA Is
and grows finely on poor land. VIII take
hold in old abandoned roads. 1t roots
like oats ana | suppose comes from the
seed Scattering punches have made
their appearance I'm pastures. Stock love
it, and when old like specimen eat ii
eagerly. Farmers here have paid no at
tcntion to il and seem to know nothing
about IL. Say they have noticed it scat
tered i'm their farms. We want to know
its name, nature, etc. If il is as good
as ii seems TO Indicate IL ought to he
"A great boon To this country. The country
here is sandy upland and II grows well
regardless of soil | think il has been
brought here and scattered by birds
that feed on the seed. II is easily killed
ana yet is very tenacious OF life. IL
lunches or tillors Well-a dozen or more
stalks 10 one turf Spread out ON ground,
and does not stand up unless crowded
Answer think the grass is southern
annual. Panicum prolilirum, or sprouting
crab grass from its habit of taking root
at the joints. II / could see AN entire
specimen I could be more certain. PAM
cum prolfcrum is highly spoken of In
Pharcs'S Farmers Book of Grasses" as
a valuable species and deserving OF en-
coura cement.
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Amaurous of Ewes.

Il. W. Mattison. Silver Run Ala
have novel case of horse blindness
which l would like To have light on. l
have valuable mare nine years old (:
had good eyes till about a month ago
one of them got watcry and seemed weak.
! used some simple remedies. and they
seemed all right. Ten days ago she went
entirely blind in one night. She is in
good condition otherwise Please give
me your opinion of the cause and a rem
edy through The Constitution of the next
issue and oblige.
Answer-It may bc a case of rocurrent
opthalmla. commonly called ''moonbliud-
ness" but ! have not heard of a case I'm
which blindness resulted from the second
recurrence of the paruXYSm. II may be
what is called "amaurosis." or polay of
the optic nerve. which may result from
tumors ON the brain. or other disease of
the brain. or from injury to the nerve
between the eye and brain. II may also
occur from an overloaded stomach or
from pressure of the grayid womb in ges-
tation. Observe the pupil 10 note wheth-
cr II remains in an expanded condition
when brought 10 the light. Apply a can
tharidcS blister behind each ear and give
onc-half dram OF nuN vomica daily.
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A Canada Pea.

NJ H. James. Baglcy, Ala.-Win YOU
kindly give me some Information through
your valuable paper concerning the can
ada field pea?
/. What kind of land best suited to
them?
p How many seed are required per acre.
3 How do they do sOwn with oats?
ANY Information concerning them will
be most gratefully received by a sub
Scribcr.
Answer-The Canada field pea (pisum
arveus0 is a species of the genus to
which belongs the common English or
garden pea. which is pisum sativum. The
plant resembles the garden pea very
closely and the peas may be used for the
table. But it IS generally sown in the
fed in Canada and in some Of the north
ern states along with oats in the spring.
and the oats and peas are cut together
and made into hay. ] am not aware OF
any preference it may have Tor sou, out
mr. sumo il will thrive well on any good
soil. have sown tho seed In March ana
secured a luXuriant growth, ana nave
s4me now growing as cover crop
snwn i'm October cotton fields. About
onp-half bushcl Of seed are Sown TO the
acre. | doubt IL they Will stand Sc
vere freeze. hut will know more about
mat when a severe freeze comes. Try a
few acres and report results
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-03
A TORNADO STRIKES SLOAN
Live Stock Is Killed and Many
Houses Demolished.

Augusta. Ga. November "a tornado
struck the village of Sloan. near Union
Point. last night. Considerable damage
was done TO property. but there was no
loss OF life
]. u. bolivar. large farmer and stock
raiser had his house and barn burned
down and MANY head of stock killed. The
contents of the barn were ruined.
The schoOlhOuse in the village was
blown down
Much attention was directed to Sloan
one year ago because of the location there
of the Cabot university eclipse expedition
under the direction Of Professor Charles
Burckhalter. OF Oakland. Cal.
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M'GLoNE SUES FOR DAMAGES.
Albanian ASKS Express Company
To Pay $4,000.

Blrmin-hani. Ala. November a6--tSpe-
cial.l-Tiarnev NcGloue has filed SUIT In
the cisy court hspr acainst the southern
Express Company Tor Ss0.ss damages. Ia
ScuteElter Ness5uue's wife dist-su, tr'-t
mys-ertluslv ami for nineteen DAYS was
lost. being finally found in Alabama CITY.
EtoWah COUNTY NcG.une's wife was "a
tine insane hospital az Tu~calB1sa when
McGi1nc deci.icd to send Tor her ga ac-
count ~ the Hines q. one ~ their chill
dreu- Tie sent money q" pay her fare ana
a letter hv exprcss- The eXprezs package
containing money and better Nas delivered
promptly. 50 d Is alleged. and the woman
started from TuSs-t .so.~sa before it arrived
Uu0n arriving in Birmingham an. riu,ltu-
M one here e. meet Btr she v-aut' rsli or
lie alleges that had th. express company
de- verei the package containing money
and letter tho trouble would not hav. rc-
rurrsd The WORRY ami other lueou-
venicnces he figures az E.s9.
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I Don't Know.

a. T.. Malcolm. Watknsville. Gal have
three shoats that l nut up 60 fatten about
two months ago in c.oSe iloored pen.
At noon today they ate hearty. At night
AIN three are down and won't eat; one lies
fat on his side and squeais when YOU 80
near him: one can get uo on IT'S fore
feet. but has no use of its hind legs at
all: the other can get mp. but limps I'm his
hind legs All of them lie quiet; their
brcatbiua seems to be al right. VIII YOU
please tell me what the trouble is with
the hogs.
Answer am not abe TO say what is
the matter but the fact that all three of
the pigs are affected i'm the same manner
is convincing evidence that something in
the food or surroundings Is the cause.
would therefore turn them out of the Ten
and change the food. You did not state
how YOU arc fcedine them.
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CAROLINA DESPERATE CAUGHT
Murderer Cureton Taken in After q
Desperate Fight.

Green iiIe. $ e.. November es-fSne-
ciaI deputy sheriff Gilreath reached
the city this afternoon. bringing Miles
Curetou. the negro who killed Ned Clark
two weeks ago in th- Dark Corner Cure
ton had i~en hidiuE out ca the mountains
81 North Carolina. Friday Gilr.ath got
on his track locating him "a Gastonia.
where h. was captured. Cureton l. dos
T'eFlts and uumtsr ~ " rrauts are
ult fnr his arrest Al tiaStunIa be- made
tFsGerat" resistance. fighting until club
bed hy tlf Fnirf ~ police nf ssastouia.
BIZ was lpfiged iI jain here a. await trial
Tor murder
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FORMULA HAS BEEN FOUND
Carter's Substitute for Rubber Still
Has a kIfe.

Savannah. Ga. November o6.-tSpc-
ciaLl-When the death Of John c. Carter.
artist and inventor. which occurred in
Savannah a few days ago. was reported
by the Associated Press. IL was stated
that the secret NJ his process for making
a substitute for rubber out 81 cotton seed
oil had probably died with him. This
now turns out tn have been am error
w L .,akelee. who is acting as excel
tor. Of the estate left by the inventor.
has found the formula and details uf the
IS among Mr.. Carter'. effects. and
now has il in his possession The claim
that others have the secret - dealied
by friends II the dead man. who say
that ths. process has undergone many
important changes since its discovery.
and that the details were known oniE
10 Mr. Garter himself Mr. Nakeiee has
not Yet discovered any directions among
the dead mans papers indicating IL
which 81 his relatives should 20 IA. So
cret upon which b. banked his hope of
makiug q fortune
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commandments for the Cow Stable

l. Thoroughly clean the stable every
dav. and sprinkle the cutters and all
wet spots on the floor with land plaster
Gypsum or road dust.
. Give each COW n liberal supply or dry
bedding at all times.
3 Use the card and brush daily on
each animal. Such attention is as impor-
tant for the cow as for the horse
4. Feed, water and milk with regularity,
always at the same hours and in the same
order.
;. ca Before commencing to milk brush
the udder and TANKS carefully. and wash
tho teats if necessary (b) Never milk
with wet hands, but use a few drops of
clean sweet oil if teats are dry and
rough (c) Draw the milk as rapidly
as possible but always gently. tdp Get
all the milk each time and then stop. DO
not strip with thumb and finger.
g. Weigh each mess of milk accurately
and record IL.
Z Keep the proprietor or superintendent
fully and promptly advised of everything
particularly if any COW refuses her feed
or fails to give her accustomed flow of
milk. or otherwise departs from her usual
routine.
s. Never leave cows out Of doors in n
storm or when il Is so cold that a man
out with them would be uncomfortable.
Q. Loud or angry words cannot be toll
Grated and blows are strictly forbidden
Never forget that n COW is a mother
everything which approaches unkindness
not TO saw brutality-must be scrupu-
/ lousy avoided.
10 Keep these commandments not only
to the letter but in their spirit also
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Kadydid Eggs.

j. l.. BoZeman. Arkadephia, Ark.-In-
closed you will find "A sprig of rose bush
upon which are nine insects. which, ac-
cordinG to description. | take To be the
San Jose scale | purchased bill OF
tree, and flower shrubs from the South
ern nurseries located at Winchester,
Tenn. and among them found this.
have carefully looked over the lot, but
find these only. Please let me know
what they are. Enclosed you will find
stamp for reply. or can reply through
your column In The Constitution.
Answer-The scalelike appearances bear
no resemblance at all t. the san Jose
scale. but are the eggs of the common
July fly or "katydid." an insect that
rarely does any injury to vegetation. OF
course you have often heard the notes
"katy-did. katy-didn't," coming from the
shade trees of July or August night
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| little extra feeding they can be fatteneo
| up so as to command good prices at the
| Strengthening house. lSelect the poorest
| mixers every fab and start In to feed
| them tor the market Take them off the
| regular diet given to the mixers and feed
| them with all the grain fattening food
| that you can. There is nothing better TOT
| this than corn in its various forms ana
sufficient coarse food 10 prevent indiges-
ton and fair quantity of roots to keep
the bowels open. Do not let the cows eA-
ercise much but keep them in cooi'
comfortable place, where they can get
good air and plenty of sunshine.
Four weeks of this fattening process
will Increase their weight very materlal-
ly. Then as soon as they have ceased
to gain send them to the market. me
Thanksgiving market is generally a good
one, when fair prices can be expected.
Meanwhile begin to breed for new dairy
cows to take their place. Breed care
fully according to the Jaw OF DAIRY pree"-
inS. 49,,
Choose the best in the herd and breed
them to a sire from Il butter making ram
lily. -, eoo.
When good dairy cows are secured ieeu
them wen. Ii does not pay 10 scriinp tnc
dairy cows with good food even thiouS" II
the winter They should have all the
good ensilage necessary to keep them
in good condition and make a good. con-
must b,, fed literally. II stunted in her
growth it cannot be expected that the
calf will mature into hrst class oalrS
COW.
Ii Should not be fed to such an extent
as TO fatten up. but just enough to maxi
her strong vigorous and healthy. III you
fatten the calf now, a little later when
you want her to give plenty of mix she
will appropriate most of the food TOR lat
making and leave only little for mix
1t takes time, patience and intellsehce
to breed up a good dairy herd. and IT Is
better to learn the lessons of breeding ana
feeding through experience than to pur-
chase a fine herd outright ana theh
through ignorance let it run down.
Il is sometimes a long. hard lesson 10
learn, but no man is fitted to stay perhd-
nentlv in the dairy business unless ne mas
had this experience. Ii Is worm hiO''
than anything else. -, 80,
when you take a common herd ana
breed 1t up to a high standard IN a lew
years. you can make a GOOD hVlng IN
dairying.-E. l.. Smith. Ohio. in Michigan
Farmer.
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was no one willing to take them even as
a gift. If there Is any more discouraS-
ing, disheartening use to which stumps
may be put than to leave them standing
all over the fields. it surely Is To WI
them up. at great labor and expense, ana
pile them w fenCewise around the leld.
a stump-fence region is the most dismal
region this side Of the great final slough
of dependency. No landscape can look
pleasant or agreeable. or attractive so
long as the hideous Stump-fence mon
strosities run. and twist, and sprawl all
over IL. Don't leave such fences in eX-
istence, MIR. Farmer, Kerosene them
Dynamite them,i Burn them! Get them
off the landscape as soon and as com
petely as possible. They are agricultural
nightmarcS.-New York Farmer.
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fowls is preferable to a larger one with
great MANY fowls. The house should be
sufficiently large TO admit plenty OF pure
air when the fowls are shut up close AT
NIGHT as SIS often necessary during
stormy weather in winter. While yentlia-
ton is necessary il should not be pro-
vided by cracks In the walls
them soon Affects the meat.