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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

Anonymous letters in relation 70 the
rnayOralty campaign. which are appear
ing from time to time. are believed to
be the work of that we'll known and pop
ular writer Constant Reader"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
Third TriaI For Kannadu-

New York. Feb 25-After going over
the evidence in the case OF Samuel J.
Kennedy. whose second trial for the al
legged murder of Dolly Reynolds, re-
suited last week in a disa gr9elnent OF the
jury. District Attorney Phllbin today an
nounced that the defendant would again
be placed on trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

Samuel Moore Of Lawrence viii be
deputy bank commissioner under Mort
Albaugh. The announcement was made
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

The noontide services for business peo-
PIE are held at the 7 M: G; a rooms.
ground floor, from 1910 to 1870 daily dur
ing Lent A ten minute address wiz be
gwen BY Canon Bywater- Hymns and
devOtiOus vii take up the rest OF the time.
Dean Sykes conducted the meetings last
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

The candidate for mayor who will
promise to shut up the dogs as well as
the Joints ought to be able to win some
votes on that issue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

Mrs. Nations destruction Of saloon
property was not malicious. so the courl
says. but nobody denies that It was
complate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

Omaha, Feb. 2g.-When the case of
James Callahan. charged with being one
of the abductors of young Edward
Cudahy was called before Judge Vim
sonhaler In the county court for bearing,
neither side was ready ana the hearing
was continued to March s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
Theatre Burned.

Catanfa. Sicily, Feb. 75.-The Castag-
nolia theater was destroyed by fire last
night. Two persons were killed and
many were injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
Washington, D. @. and Return $31-25
via Santa Fe Route.

Account presidential inauguration GER
emonies. Tickets on sale February Is,
March 1. 2. Good. returning from Wash
ington March g. See agent A. 7. & S. r.
r. r. for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

Nobody has ever yet satisfactorily ex-
planned why dogs are allowed to run az
large in cities. while horses and cows are
tied up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

president and that its adoption by con-
gress will avoid the necessity for an eX-
ira session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

De Wet appears 70 be ready to ngnt
the British with any sort Of weapon tneS
may choose. even the proclamation
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
USEFULNESS OF WOOD ASHES.

The value of wood ashes as a general
fertilizer, replete in phosphoric acid and
various oxides, is we'll understood; but
its usefulness for lawn dressing alone is
not so we'll known. Beautiful turf is
sure to develop where wood ashes are
used. Aside from fertilizing properties,
which increase the luxuriance and guam
tity of root growth, wood ashes seem to
have the power of awakening dormant
life, and white clover is sure to appear
wherever an application has been made.
A better and surer foundation for vel
vet turf cannot be found.
My lawn was never so fine as the pres
ent season, owing its beauty chiefly to
the semi-annual dressing of wood ashes
which it has received for several years.
A thick mat of short-stemmed clover
leaves serves as living mulch for the
grass roots which furnish the luxuriant
pile above their heads-ample work for
the lawn mower, even in dry time. All
bare or weak spots visible in early
spring should be re-seeded and raked in.
Ashes must, of course, out of Difference
to the machine, be sifted. If bits of iron
nails are found in the rubbish, they
should be buried around fruit trees or
grape vines; one large pear tree, by the
way, never bore decent fruit until old
iron was buried about its roots.
Wood ashes not only give rich color
ing to the lawn, but improve the foliage
of all vegetation. l use them frequently
to tone up plants in both the flower and
vegetable garden. Potted tomatoes in
=
quickly to dash of ashes. Belated
transplanting often induces yellowish
foliage, which will assume blue-green
tone, sometimes within three days of
single application. There are few
potted plants, either indoors or out,
which are not benefited by this clean and
simple substance within the reach of
al.-The Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
LandOr and His Wife.


Land0r's domestic unhappiness was
too well known to be ignored, and
have known him refer to the circum-
stance occasionally, but never heard
him utter a word Of blame. He said
merely that "life was rendered impos-
sible to him in Italy" l have heard
him regret, when contrasting other and
more congenial marriages, that he "un-
fortunately was taken by a pretty
face"
Kenyon related to me an incident In
the Landor honeymoon that is signih-
cant. On one occasion, it seems. the
newly married couple were sitting side
by side. Landor was reading some OF
his own verses to his bride-and who
could read more eXquisitely?-when all
at once the lady, releasing herself from
his arm, jumped up, saying: "Oh, do
stop, Walter. There's that dear, de-
lightful Punch performing In the
street. I must look out of the win
dow" Exit poetry forever!
Landor gave me characteristic ac-
count of his parting from his family.
'There was no quarrel" he said, but
he had resolved In his own mind to
leave his home. The evening before, 1t
seems, he had said, "Nfrs. Landor, VIII
you allow me the use Of your carriage
tomorrow morning to take me the first
stage out of Florence" The request
was accorded, no further words passed
between this i'll assorted couple, "and
so the next day left forever" said
Landor.-Gentleman's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
CLIPPINGS.

There are many dairies where the in
come per cow is less than $50. Farmers
with these dairies sell the farm crops,
hay and grainlto their cows for $40 per
COW less than their value. In the end
such practices can only ruin the farmer,
and this is the reason why so many
farms have been deserted.
1t is claimed that if a grape vineyard
is plowed to the depth of four or five
inches very late in the fall in a thorough
manner, so as to turn all of the grapes
and leaves that have fallen completely
under, the rot may be prevented for the
next season, as the fungus does not live
for more than year in the berries.
Even solid manure requires care. II
the solids are massed together and be-
come dry they will possess but little
value, but can be preserved by the addi-
tion of absorbents, which permits Of
mixing both the liquids and solids in Z
manner to impart to the whole q greater
value than is possessed by either siugly,
as no manure can be q complete fertil-
izer that does not contain all the sub.
stances required as plant food, hence
absorbents add to the manure as we'll a
preserve it.
The breed of fowls to be grown
should be governed to some extent by
the purpose for which they are to be
kept, whether eggs or fowls are to be
marketed. II for eggs the Leghorns
and Minorcas take the lead, but u fol
marketing the fowls, most growers rec
ommend Plymouth Rocks or Wyan
dottes, both Of which are good layers
In addition to being good market fowls
The Cochins are useful, all-purpost
fowls
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
wh., NapoIeon Was Happy.

Here is briefly what Napoleon said
In response to the question what or
when had been the very happiest mo-
ment of his life:
1t was not when he had attained to
the consulship, nor was it when he was
proclaimed emperor and crowned with
the most brilliant and imposing ceremo-
nies and the most gratifying honors ev-
er bestowed upon sovereign, nor was
It at either of his marriages or at the
birth Of his son, the king Of Rome, the
long desired heir to his throne and the
supposed perpetuation of his dynasty.
1t was earlier in his life than any OF
these events had occurred. 1t was
when, at the age of %, as the victorious
commander of the army in italy. he
heard the shout Of Joy from the people
In praise and honor of him. their lib
orator.
Napoleon's highest happiness was In
the Joy he experienced in bringing hap
piness to others and before the gall OF
selfishness had imbttered his future
career of greatness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
WATER IN THE SIlO.

Many farmers who fill silos use more
or less water on the corn. Others use no
water. Scientific experience on this
point may interest many of our readers.
Professor Frank Ruhlen of the Ohio
State University says: "Ensilage cut at
the proper time does not require the
addition of any water. The proper time
to cut ensilage is when the bottom leaves
in the stalk are just beginning to turn
yellow, and the ear is slightly glazed,
or just few days before it should be
cut for shocking. When you do not get
it cut at this time, and it becomes
slightly dried, have a hose with fine
nozzle and allow it to run on the fodder
continuously as it Is going into the
silo. There is no definite amount which
may be added"
Professor Andrew NJ. Soule of the
Tennessee experiment station, says:
"After the silO is full, we sprinkle a
little water over the top, but do not dis
tribute the water through the ensilage,
and we have splendid success by this
method"
Director E. B. Voorhees,, of the New
Jersey experiment station, says: "We
have never vet added any water to the
corn when placed in the silo. We do
not think it necessary, except when
corn is unusually dry or over-ripe, and
should then recommend about enough
water to have the material contain about
so per cent of the dry matter"
Professor w. j. Kennedy of the llli-
nois experiment station, says: when
corn is put in at the proper time, there
| is no necessity whatever for the use OF
water. Sometimes water is used when
the corn is over-ripe, or has lain TOO
long in the field before being put IN the
silo, in such cases about barrel OF
water per ton of corn seems to prove
beneficial"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
How the Ancients swore.

In ancient times 1t was considered
essential to the validity Of an oath
that the witness should hold something
in his hand or place it upon some OBJ
ject Of great sanctity. With the Jews
It was the book of the law, which no
doubt led to the use Of the Bible IN
Christian courts Of justice. The Bed
ouin Arabs have from the most remote
period used various forms Of adjura-
tion. One Of these was "By the tenn
ple." Another, still in use. is as fol-
lows: The person taking the oath taxes
hold of the middle pole Of the tent and
swears by the life" Of the tent and Its
owner. Mohammed swore by the set
ting of the stars most poetical oath'
though hardly so magnificent as the
oft quoted adjuration Of William the
Conqueror, who swore "By the splen'
dor Of God"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
THE MAJORITY.
IT SHOULD RULE IN EVERY WELL
REGULATED GRANGE.

An editorial under the above heading
in Our Grange Homes struck my eye. 1t
has the right ring. There Is no other
way for grange to live. Indeed, no
man or woman has any right to seat in
the grange until he or she can live
squarely up to this instruction. When q
question comes up in the grange let it
be discussed fully and thoroughly, but
when the vote is taken let it be final, ii
you want to live in peace. Just remem-
that there never were 100 people in a
town who thought exactly alike in every
respect about every matter. l love to
see men and women stand up for their
convictions, but let US always remember
the instructions of our ritual, "Differ-
ence of opinion is no crime" Indeed,
progress toward truth is made by diff
ference of opinion" ''The fault lies In
the bitterness of controversy"
Bnt let us always remember that we
have all taken the VOW of faith, hope,
charity and fidelity to our grange, to
each other and to the order. When any
question arises in the oranges, act upon
the principle of our faith. When bal
lot is taken and declared let it be final
and the end of all controversy. Don't,
in heavens name, get mad and sulk.
Some want to meet in the day time;
some in the evening; some want to
dance; some do not. Let the majority
rule. We have got the best organization
in all the world for the farmer, the
farmers wife, and the farmers boy and
girl. Let us stand up squarely to the
line, do our duty manfully. Emulate
each other in good words, and so 60 on
to perfection.-D. Il. Thing, in New
England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
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comfort; easy chairs and rugs and In
the windows blooming plants; In the
center Of the room Mrs. Mayhem, stern
and white, meeting their gaze with un-
daunted eyes; in one corner Of the room
a bed and. sitting up in 1t, propped
with pillows, a miserable old wreck Of
a woman, leering at them with wild,
cunning eyes. Her cheeks were sunk
en-; her nose and chin almost met; her
body was bowed almost double. The
awful light Of insanity shone out OF her
face like phosphorus.
At the wholly unexpected sight OF
her the three women huddled closer to-
gether. Mortified and aghast.
"Hey, hey" cried the old creature,
with q dreadful laugh. "Why don't
you give the ladies a cheer? Be they
ladies or bean't they2 If they be. why
don't you give 'em cheer"
Then, with her heart beating till 1t
seemed to shake her slight body, Mrs.
Mayhem spoke. ITO what am In
debted for this unexpected VISIT"
Mrs. Hostetter's speech had been long
prepared and committed to memory,
but not word Of 1t came. Whatever
the three women had expected to find
behind that dove colored door, 1t was
certainly not that bed and Its dread oc-
cupant. The room seemed whirling
around them. Mrs. Hostetter endeav-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
MELINDA'S
1'A WEDDING.

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When Melindy Virgins got engaged
to Pelig jerks, her ma wus just tickled
to death. Beaus was scase down to
Punkinville. fur none Of the young men
would stay arter they wus growed up.
Besides, Pelig is real forehanded and
quite catch.
His ma was sot ag'in his marryin at
all, and Melindy she wouldn't never
hev caught him eff she hadn't took airly
mornin walks bout the time he went
over to his place of business and met
him as eff by accident.
1 am told that he proposed by Tag
CARTS barn aud wus excepted in front
of the shoemaker's and gave Melindy
her engagement ring jest this side OF
the blacksmith's.
Well, Mrs. Virgins she wus real sot
up about it, and she said that Melindy
should be dressed up as much as any
bride there ever had been In Punkin.
Vile, eff not leetle better. But Mr..
Virgins, Melindy's pa, he come Of
close family, and he wus near himself
'twus his mater to be-and when Melin-
dy's ma asked him fur money to shop
fur the things he jest buttoned up his
pockets and said, "Naw." He oilers
pronounced no that way when he wus
sot. "Naw." sez he, 81 amt toiled and
moiled forty odd year fur to let my
money be spent like water. You kin
make a list out of what Is wanted, and
III get it."
Well, when he spoke up like that Mrs.
Virgins she knew twusn't no good
talkin, so she said, "P'r'aps you air
right, pa" and she wrote down some
things and kinder winked acrost to Me-
Indy, who wus beginning to cry at the
idea of her pa, that didn't know caliker
from blankets, a-choosin her weddin
clothes.
The help saw all that and heered
what wus said and naturally told folks.
Well, that AFTERNOON Mr.. Virgins
went to town to sell his potatoes and
got the money and come down on the
boat as usual.
The boat landin Is in quite lonesome
place, and he went home by sort OF
side path anyways, and just about dusk
the Browns heard howlin in the pic
mic woods and, goin to see what 1t wus,
there wus old Virgins tied to a tree.
He told 'em he'd been beset by rob-
bers and that they wus so fierce and
furious he'd been obliged to give 'em
every cent he had. He described 'em
as most outlandlsh critters. He said
their hair wus like cotton wool and
their faces black. Their hats wus tied
on with big handkerchiefs, and they
wus queer and slopy in the small OF
their backs. Their hands and feet wus
sort of small and skinny lookin. and
they had blue overalls and linen busters
on. He said 'twusn't their strength that
overcome him, but their bein so spooky
and supernaturallike. And one Of 'em
said in q holler voice, Little you know
who we be-" and the other: "We're TAX
in your money because you don't per-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
aneer NORWAY Custom.

The Briton who has been in Norway
or Denmark and mixed with the Nor
wegians at home cannot for the life OF
him sympatbize with the Scandinavian
custom of shaking hands violently with
ones fellow guests at dinner and utter
ing the words "Tbanks for meat wnen
the meal is ended. 1t seems most
futile and ridiculous proceeding. Well
and good If the interchange OF cour'
tesies were confined to each guest sew
orally and his host. But that every In.
diviGual should engage in methodicai
bout of hanGshaking with every one
else seems absurd In the extreme. Yet
our Scandinavian friends do not feel
themselves under any compulsion 10
Justify this long established CUSTOM
All tho Year Round.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW.

More than thousand years ago
Shadows Of time, how the days 80 by
There was Q man used to know
May seem strange, but you'll see it's %
After tell you the reason why
Worked in q brickyard, same as you
And all Of u have to do;
Mixed in the trouble and worry and strife,
The mirth and the other things OF life;
Stirred In the hopes and the pains and fears,
Kneaded the mud with his sweat and his tear;
Humanest ma1 that ever you saw.
Poor brickl" said the man, 'but have n
strawl'
Up to his knees in the miry pit.
A pygmy's way, but . giants grit;
His back was q chain OF throbbing aches.
Lifting the mold with Its earthen cakes;
Elbows rusty as hinges Of steel,
Knees 50 lame be could hardly kneel;
Mud 30 stiff It would clog plow
And couldn't be stirred with q wheel nohow;
Nights as short as the days were long;
Nothing seemed right, but everything wrong.
"Best can do" said the man; "but, pshaw,
You can't make brick when you have no strawP
Taskmasters pitilen lashed the man.
"Can'tp' sobbed Weakness, but Courage cried
"Canl'
"Don't!" said Despair, but Duty cried, IDOL"
"All right" said the man, "Tl worry hei
thrcughl
Can't do much, and reckon you'll see
Brick won't be just what they ought to be;
Amt nigh so good as know could make
II Just had straw; but you'll have to take
The best can do for the works own sake"
he finished his tale Of brick and then
Went home to rest, and The sons OF men
Looked on his perfect work and saw
he'd have spelled the brick had he put in straw.
Robert J. Burdette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
THE APPLE MARKET,

IHe APPLE MARKET.
The bulletin of the Pathological Soci-
ETY., published some weeks ago, gave a
resume of the apple crop of our country
obtained from authoritative sources, and
was, no doubt, as accurate as it was pos
sible to obtain. At any rate, subsequent
Investigation has failed to change the
estimates there given in any particular,
for any locality, save that in southern
Missouri and the Ozark region of north
ern Arkansas the drouth did not cut
down the crops as badly as feared at the
time the report was made up. The i'm
portant question before such growers as
have been favored with a crop of apples
of any considerable quantity is: Shall
sell my fruit at going prices?
1t is not our purpose at this time to
answer the above question. The coun-
try is full of buyers from one end to the
other. The market wants apples. Maine
fruit has gained an enviable reputation
in the markets of the South, West and
Southwest, as well as across the Allan
tic. Maine fruit growing counties have
been secured over with representatives
of trans-Mississippi fruit merchants. A
letter to the writer from single firm in
one of those western cities, received a
few days ago, stated they were in the
market for 200 cars of Maine apples.
Local agents are active in every quarter
of the state.
Shall sell my apples now? A good
answer to such question is: Sell any
thing you may have for the market when
you can get good round price for it.
Remember this, that there is limit
to where the prices of apples will go,
regardless of however short the supply.
When apples at the corner grocer's
must retail at more than forty cents a
peck, the rank and file of people stop
buying, and make their sauce and pies
of some cheaper form of fruit, of which
there always is plenty in the market.
Apples are perishable product. At
no time later viii they barrel so much
as now. Get all the information possible
from all available sources, and then act
as deliberate Judgment shall guide
you. There is no question but the mar
ket is open for all the apples in sight. At
the same time the possibility of tempo
rary reaction in prices offered is factor
of the problem that may well receive
consideration.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-11-12
eeenINc VALUE OF SKIM MILK.

FEEDING VALUE OF SKIM MILK.
Skim milk forms one of the best and
most economical bases for ration for
calves and growing pigs. Being a bulky,
heterogeneous, easily digested food, it is
just what young and growing animals
require.
The growing calf that is intended for
the dairy should have plenty of food rich
in heterogeneous or protein substances to
build up the bone and muscle of the
body. At the same time this should be
a bulky food which will distend the
stomach, so that at maturity you may
have a cow capable of consuming large
quantities of the more bulky feeds,
which she must be able to do to be a large
economical milk and butter producer.
There is no other feed or combination
that will give the same results when fed
to the dairy calf, as will skim milk, as it
is bone and muscle builder, distends
the stomach, keeps the calf growing and
in good thrifty condition. The quantity
fed must be regulated by the size of the
calf; all the sweet skim milk the calf
will take without securing, the better
for the calf.
The value of skim milk when fed to
pigs will depend upon the size OF the
pig, the price of the other component
parts of the ration and the quantity fed.
For young and growing pigs the same
may be said of its value as when fed to
calves: that is, there is no other food
that will so we'll do the work of building
up and growing the pig as will skim
milk. When fed in connection with
corn meal to fatten pigs, its value has
been determined by careful experiments
to range from 10 to 45 cents per 100
pounds. With corn meal at $40 per ton,
feeding skim milk in the proportion of l
to 3 pounds to one pound Of corn meal,
skim milk is worth Is cents per 100
pounds; if fed in the proportion of Z to
9 pounds of skim milk to pound of
corn meal, skim milk is worth only 8
cents per 100 pounds. With corn meal at
present price, $40 per ton, If skim milk
is fed in the proportion of to pounds
to pound of corn meal, skim milk is
worth 80 cents per 100 pounds, but if fed
in the proportion of Z to pounds to l
pound of corn meal, it is only worth Is
cents per 100 pounds.
1t will be seen from this that the
larger proportion of skim milk to corn
meal, the less it's feeding value, 80 the
feeder must feed the right combination
to get the best results. To the fatten-
ing hog, sour skim milk gives just as
good, if not a little better, results than
when it is fed sweet.-Rural World.