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The citizen., 1901-02-22
A ,IurSe's Binders.

A horses binders are usually On,
cave on the inside. True, the surfa'.
usually is dead black, but not abs.
lutely so, so that a glimmcr Of liot.
may be reflected from them. By ON,
stant cleansing this dead surface /,
made more or less smooth if not aetna,
ly glossy and shiny, Moreover. n.
binders are usually set at an angle \
that as a result of the law of rcaecttr
rays of light concentrated by the en-,
veX surface are reflected into the eva
not directly in the axis of vision. b-
more or less transyersely or obloue,
the result being even more infurior
As a result of this reflection the yisin
is weakened if not destroyed.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
Saving the Benns,

At this time of year quite a number
Of lima and other kinds of beans go to
waste in gardens. These If harvested
from time to time as they are fit will
be found useful in the winter when
vegetables are scarce, says American
Gardening. 1t is not necessary nor ad-
visable to wait until the pods are quite
ripe, but pull them when the bean has
attained full size and the pod shows
sign of changing color. They may be
finished off by spreading them out
thinly in the sun or in any airy shed to
dry. 1t is matter Of interest to many
to keep their beans bearing as long as
possible at this time Of the year Pull
ing off the pods when they are half
ripe will keep them bearing until frost.
In addition they must have plenty Of
cultivation.
The citizen., 1901-02-22

The Kicking tree" is landmark half
way between Wells college and the near
est village. which bears evidence OF pecul-
lar treatment from the students OF that
well known educational establishment.
1t is described as a large elm, whose
branches shade the walk traversed by the
college girls whenever they 20 to the
town to make purchases, and it is about
half mile from the college. For two or
three feet from ttN seround its trunk is
sadly marrod. There are sears on it and
indications that it was once properly GOV.
cred with trees usual growth. but all
of it is gone now. The college girls have
done it. Years ago some erratic girl start.
ed the fashion OF walking as far rs the
tree and marking the progress by admin
istering vigorous kick upon its side.
The fashion came to stav. Now not a col
lege girl thinks OF walking by it without
touching her foot against the trunk in
casual, matter Of fact way. Millions of
times. probably, has the old elm been
thus assailed Boston Transcript.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
snfe.

Patrick O'Brien, saloon keeper. was
a prisoner in the Harlem court charged
with selling intoxicants to a minor.
I'm here. your honor" said OBrien
when his case was called. I'm unjustly
accused. I've four good min and thrue
wild me to give you my carakter"
The first witness was shabbily dressed,
and his talk was thick.
you've been drinking" said the mag
istrate. step down"
The other three witnesses were called.
but one talked thicker than the other.
Leave this court" ordered the magiS-
trate. 90 Brien. you are paroled until
these men are sober"
O'Bricn left the court. He said that IL
the case was not called until his wit
nesses are sober" be would never be in
court again. .-N"w York Journal.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
Improved the Opportunity.

The Empress Eugene had long eiI
treated Napoleon III to confer upaI
Rosa Bonheur the cross Of the LegG
of Honor He had refused because b
did not wish to found a precedent fol
bestowing it upon Il woman Being
called across the border into Spain, M
poleon made Eugene regent in bis abI
sence, and she, with woman wit tool
advantage of her authority to confa
the honor upon the great artist. NapI
leon laughed on hearing his wife'S col
feSSinn. but the act stood.
The citizen., 1901-02-22

The Rev. DR.. John Balcom Shaw told
story about small boy who belongs to
his congregation and lives within a few
doors Of him. A woman who met the
child asked him-after the manner of old
er peoples conversation with children
where he lived. Upon finding that he
lived only two doors from the minister's
house, she exclaimed with delight:
Why you must know Dr. Shaw
Sure" answered the small boy. He
Toes to our church. New York Times.
The citizen., 1901-02-22

Brahma eggs, like all Asiatlc eggs,
require a somewhat different treat.
ment than do eggs of our American
varieties. 1t is very often the ease,
even under hens, that from two to
four days more are required to hatch
them than is the case with the Ameri-
can varieties. In Matching in the incu.
oator, note the air cells carefully, es-
pecially after the second week This
will give you the best and most accu-
rate knowledge on the wants of the
egg. When hatched alone, there is
very little extra attention required.
We have made as good hatches in in.
cubators with Brahma eggs as we
have with Wyandottes or Plymouth
Rocks, but after the second week we
gave the condition Of the air cell daily
study.-A Few Hens.
The citizen., 1901-02-22

Grit For IluPis

Grit is absolutely necessary.
should not only be kept, together with
cracked oyster shells. in boxes constant.
ly by them, but mixed also in their
food. They must have something dur
ing confinement in bad weather to en-.
able them to assimilate their food.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
Best Time to Top Graft.

"Top grating is performed in spring
The best time" says Bailey 'iS wha
the leaves are pushing out, as wOund
made then heal quickly and cions an
most apt to live. But when lafg
amount of grating is to be done til
necessary to begin a month or event tW
before the leaves start On the Otg
hand, the operation can be extenda
until month or more after the leaVa
are full grown, but such late scion
make short growth, which is likelgs
perish the following winter"
The citizen., 1901-02-22
Cereal Rust In the rnitcd states.


According to the Investigations of VI.
A. Carleton, it appears that ut least
six and possibly seven distinct rusts
affect the cereals Of the United States,
as follows: Orange leaf rust of wheat,
orange leaf rust Of rye crown rust of
oats, black stem rust of wheat and
barley, black stem rast of rye, black
stem rust of oats and maize rust OF
these the black stem rusts of wheat
aud oats are by far the most destruc-
tive, that occurring on maize being Of
slight Importance.
The leaf ruSts are evenly distributed
over the United States wherever their
hosts are grown. The stem ruSts are
most prevalent between the Allegheny
mountains and the nincty-fifth degree
of west longitude north of the thirty
seventh degree of north latitude and
in portions Of Texas and California
The leaf rusts and crown rusts are
proportonatcly more important in the
Atlantic and southern coast states.
The author believes that the damage
to wheat and oats from rusts probably
exceeds that caused by any other fun
gus or insect pest and in some localities
Is greater than that due to all other
enemies combined.
The citizen., 1901-02-22

The variety has not been extensively
tried in America owing to the high
price the seed usually commands at
home, but as far as trials have been
made Il is clearly unfit for planting in
the latitude of Washington.
The quality Of a sample Of clover seed
depends upon its cleanness, the per
centage Of germinable seed, the vigor
Of termination and the origin of the
seed. The cleanness of a sample de
pcndS both upon its freedom from bro
ken seeds, dirt and other inert matter
and upon the absence Of weed seeds
and the seeds Of other cultivated
plants. The seeds Of timothy ana of
white and alsikc clover are often pres
ent. and although they must be consid-
cred impurities they cannot hc called
INJURIOUS Timothy may sometimes be
present in such quantity rs to be OBJ
jcctiouable not from the nature of the
plant. but because the seed can be pur-
chased at a much less cost than clover
seed. and a farmer does not want to
pay for clover when he gets timothy.
More serious is the presence of a con-
siderable quantity of weed seeds, espe-
cially If among the lot are the seeds of
some of the more pestifcrous weeds.
In some localities low grades Of clo-
yer seed are demanded because the clo-
yer is to be used as green manure. and
it is thought that the weeds will fur
nish green material for plowng under
and can thus do 10 harm. This is true
to a certain extent, but the weeds fall
far short of the clover as Il green ma
nure. and the value Of the sod will be
reduced in proportion to the abundance
Of weeds 1t is poor economy to pay
for weed seeds and to allow them to
occupy the ground at a saving of - to
90 cents on the acre for seed. More
over when Il sample of clover seed is
very foul. it nearly always contains
large quantities Of the seeds of the
worst weeds such as sorrcl buckhorn,
plantajn and sometimes dodder.
The seeds of dodder are fortunately
not yet common in American clover
seed and are most rare in well cleaned,
home grown seed. but the danger of the
spread of this pest should not be under
rated When it is realized that a dod-
der plant can attack one clover plant
after another until it has destroyed the
clover over an area Of several square
feet. it will be seen that not even one
doddcr seed in a pound of clover seed
should be tolerated.
The citizen., 1901-02-22

Things grow very fast in the short
Greenland summer AS soon as the
snow melts Off in many places the
ground is covered with a vine which
bears small berry something like a
huckleberry. 1t is nearly tasteless, bu.
juicy. and the natives are fond of It.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
COnfiscatiOn

1t is custom in y
property of an official
TO the crown. The log :
such a result is simple W.
ment argues that all Ie =
cumulated consist of 80 geg,n'
retained by the AUTHORITY gove%
or when appointed is pid posss,'
ed of no considerable fd &c. Wb.'
he dies, he may be millionaIs
Whence came his wealth? Souao,,
most certainly from the tribes nn1'
ais authority and therefore amose'
only by the prerogatiyes of the noS
ton in which the sultan had nlsos'
him.
1t has never struck the Moorish o..
ernment that these great fortnn,
might more honorably be retllrned =.
the people from whom thcy were s,,I
en-. The result is entire confScation. =.
the crown. including often such nrro.
property as the governor NAV bor,
been possessed of before his apnor.
ment and not seldom, too, of the mn,
erty of his relatives.
When the mighty fall in Morocco II.
crash brings down with them IND,
families, even uncles and cousins ana
all connected with them, and if il NJ,
seldom that the sons of great goyo,,
ors, who have been brought up in fl.
luxury of slaves and horses and ras
nues of mounted men, have to 90 be,
ging in the Streets Blackwoods.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
LIVING IN THE SUN.

LIVING IN THE SUN.
Don't get mldewcd
Living in the shade,
Damp and drcary
By your own tears made;
Sorrow is certain
To come to every one,
But swceten it and shorten it
By living in the sun!
Don't get morbid
Living in the gloom,
When just outside
There's world in bloom.
Life is brief thing,
Too soon done;
OBJ tighten it and lengthen it
By living in the sun
Ripley D. Saunders in ST. Louis Republic.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
PuhIic nnininn

The single snow1ake-who cares for
1t? But a whole day Of snowaakes-
who does not care for that? Private
opinion Is weak, but public opinion is
almost omnipotent.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
JOHN HENDRICKSON'

pair P ~ ''' N '''~'
Jan 10 19OO1yr
The citizen., 1901-02-22
SUITS AND SKIRTS.

SUITS AND SKIRTS.-New Spring Separate %
ohy eabe goods shown in this department alwoo
Cheyio Skirts, 1898
The citizen., 1901-02-22
THE STORY OF A DUEL
a FAMOUS COMBAT PROVOKED BY
POLITICS IN IRELAND.

The Fatal Meeting Between Daniel
O'ConneII and J. y. D'Esterre-The
Effect of the Duel on the influence
of O'COnnclI.
The citizen., 1901-02-22
MODEL
TELEPHONE CALL, So

MONDAY BRINGS US SOME CILT-EDcE VAL
UEs IN DRESS GOODS AND SUITS. DON
MISS SEEING THEM IF IN NEED.
The citizen., 1901-02-22

WI" match any Sl25 quality in this any market Pebble Ch
5linch popular, only $1.25 very active seller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-24
RAILROAD NEWS.
TOwsley, of Chicago, VIII Prob
ably Become Car Accountant.
Vice. President Barr Expected
To Name Successor TO K0uns.
NO APPOINTMENT YET.
Chief Clerk to Mr.. Barr Nay
Get 1t.
MIR. ToWsley III an Experienced
Railroad Man.
D APPOINTMENT YET.

It is probable that A W. Towsley Of
Chicago viii be named as successor 20
C. W Kouns, until lately superintend-
ent Of car service for the Santa Fe sys-
tenn The encouragement has not besn
made officially. but the -runor is wen
founded. Mr. IoWSley IS chief clerk 70
r. M Barr. third vice president Of the
Santa Fe, ard H. said 70 be man or ex-
tended railroad experience.
The probability Of this report being
true becomes greater when il is remen-
bered that the jurisdiction of the third
vice president and that Of car account
part Of the Santa F'e- system. including
lines west OF Albuquerque as we'll as
those east On the other hand the autn-
ority of many other prominent officials
goes only as far as AtchiScn. Topeka &
Santa Fe matters. Therefore it is evil
dent that MIR Barr will say who shall
fill the vacancy made by the promotion
OF Mr. kouns to the assistant general
superintendency.
Mr.. TowsIey has been with the Santa
Fe for some time Previous to that he
was superintendent Of car service for
the Norfolk & Western road. the same
which Mr. Barr left when he accepted
Santa F'e- The Norfolk road has fur
nished other prominent Santa Fe men
The new duties OF Mr.. Kouns began
Monday, and he has been carrying th=
work of the old department along with
that OF the new since then. It is not
understood what part of the building
the assistant general superintendent
hold the position. had rooms which the
passenger department now occupies, and
1t is possible that the same place will
become the headquarters for Mr.. Kouns-
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LOST MILLIONS.
Montreal Experiences the Worst
Fire in Her History.

Montreal, Jan 24.-One Of the most
destructive fire from which this city has
ever suffered began at o'clock last
night. and Notwithstanding the efforts
of the entire IRE department the prog
ress of the flames was not checked IN
til O'Clock this morning. BY that time
it had destroyed property valued at be-
tween s.. 500. 900 and 100000 and was
stin burning, though the appearance
was that the fremen had at last got
it under control
Included in the property burned IS the
splendid board Of trade building, which
cost 5000 600. and housed over a hum
dred tenants and half a dozen large
business houses, and two score of small
concerns. The weather was cold and
the firenen were greatly hampered in
this respect
Outside Of the board Of trade build
ing there was not a modern structure
among those burned The narrow
streets. antiquated buildings and the
infiammabIe nature of the stocks they
contained made a combination which
come.
The fire practically burned until il
came to the open space which gave the
fremen an Opportunity for effective
work For a time it looked as II the
flames would spread along Commits
siOner street TO the Grand Office build
ing in the course OF erection there
Crowds Of people damned the narrow
streets and the police could not control
them. Women tainted and their clothes
we're torn and few slightly injured in
the rush for safety
Following are estimates Of the Drin-
cfpal losses. Board CT Trade, $500 coo. in
surance S4o0. 900; tenants of board OF
trade building 800. 600: NJ SAKE & Co.
wholesale c1othiers, SIS. 600; H A. Mel
son & Sons company, fancy goods. $780,
coo; .Beardmore & Co, tanners. 800. GOO;
Sflverman- Boulter & Co. hats. caps.
etc. SIPS GOO; Corstine & Co. furs $780,
600; C. Seybold, Sons & Co, $50. 900:
Redmond. GreenIess & Co. hats and
furs, $50, 600: H Levi. woolens, etc. $50
600: e. a. ChouIlau g. Co., commission
merchants. S95. eco. 3. Levin & Co.. furs
$50, 900; Gilnour Bros. & Co, commission
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merchants $4,000; Lapote, Martin g
Co, $4,000; J. Cohen & Co., wholesale
clOthiers, $40. COO
The FIRE started at sos in the premises
Of NJ SAKE & Sons. wholesale clothiers,
at Lemoine and St Peter streets The
streets in the locality were deserted At
good Roadway before the first alarm
was sent in The fremen on arriving
found the building a three-story stone
structure, mass Of flames.
The flames soon leaped across St.
Peter street. which Is very narrow at
this point. and attacked the big i've
story stone building occupied by H A.
Nelson & Sons company, dealers IN
fancy goods Here IS spread as rapidly
as II had II the SAKE building In al
most an instant it seemed as If the en-
tire building was 8 roaring furnace.
The warehouse of Beardmore & Co..
south, was next attacked and from there
the flames communicated to the esta.b-
lishment of Silverman, Boulter & Co.
wholesale hatters and furriers. Here
another infiamma0le stock added to the
nerceness Of the flames
In the meantime the flames had con-
tinued down St Peter street on the side
OF which the fire started TO St Paul
street, licking up the premises of J.
Bourdeau & Co, jobbers in hats and
caps st. Peter street for an entire
block was mass of flames on either
side During this time a great fight was
Trade building. erected eight years ago
at a cost of 5000, 600 and adjoining the
Nelson building on the north.
For long time the efforts OF the
brigade were successful plentiful sup
ply Of water keeping the exposed por-
tons cool. But the flames had extended
along the north side of St Paul street.
going west from Silverman, Boulter &
Co 8, licking up half a dozen concerns
in its way, until it reached the big
wholesale fur establishment of James
Corstine & Co This building extended
all the way from St. Paul street to the
appeared to go through it like a finder
box
When the rear wall of this building
was reached it was seen that the board
OF trade would have to go too.
Sheets of flames sprang out and up
and seized hold of the big building in a
dozen different places, driving the fire.
men back.
burned more slowly than those which
had already fallen prey to the flames
but the dremen could not stay the march
of devouring element
The fire spread across Harrow street,
st. Paul street, and attacked the prem
ises of Thomas Davidson G. Co., manu-
featuring tinsmiths. then spreading both
east and west
From the north side Of St Paul street.
the flames leaped across the street and
destroyed the premises Of Thomas
Davidson & Gothic dry goods establish
ment Of H. Levy and half a dozen other
smaller concerns
On LemOfne street the extensive whole
sale grocery store of Laporte. Martin &
Co. took fire. After the firemen had
abandoned all hope Of saving the Board
of Trade building they concentrated
their efforts mainly on this building,
trict would mean the loss of the entire
wholesale dry goods section
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sANrA FE LocAra

George Furham, a former wiper at the
round-house. has gone to Missouri He
Will work on a farm near St Joseph.
James AcKenna, Henry Devlin and
William Butler have been promoted to
the position Of hremen- They left last
night for Argentine. where they viii go
into service
Judd Coe has charge OF the SO, which
is in the back shop for overlapping.
Oscar Fisher. who has been of duty
for some time. has reported Edwin
Stone is taking his place.
Thomas 1IcGilI. formerly an employe
OF the Santa Fe here, but later with
the Frisco at Springfield. No. has be-
gun work again in the machine shop
F'iremen Hayman and AfcClain are
off duty
Engineer John Griffith. Of the Cotton
wood division, was here yesterday
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RAILROAD NOTES

Alexander Hilton, agent in the pas
senger department Of the Memphis at
Kansas City. has been made assistant
general passenger agent OF that sys-
tern, effective March !.
The Pennsylvania railroad now re-
quires iremen and brakemen to be be-
tween 40 and $50 pounds in weight and
from 55k to feet in height One rea-
son for placing these limits IS said to
be the mechanism Of the new engines
requiring men to have the normal reach
Of arms.
It is reported that ". A. Bissell. as
ststant traffic manager Of the Santa Fes
at San Francisco. is seriously Ill
a. f. AIoreland. a brakeman on the
Memphis has sued that company for
$50 900 In the district court OF Johnson
county. At PIeasanton, Linn county,
while making a coupling a car wheel
passed over his left leg severing il be-
low the knee
A E Stilweu Of the Kansas City.
the interests Of that road
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FRoM NEWTON.

Switchman Al Repetto Is laying on
and Frank Snyder is working IN MS
place.
Engineer Treadway. IS down from
Hutchinson visiting his family
". S Rugg1es Is attending to a little
unfinished business in his line on the
NJ. & NJ branch
James Carter has been missed from
his work in the coach cleaning depart
Ernest Nudge is in Salfna looking ar
ter a little business for the engineering
department.
FlueWelder Johnson is laying OIL AMI
Is among the indisposed-
Brakeman W z Tullis has again re
ported for duty after a short vacation
A new helper has begun work in the
boiiershop His name is Fisher.
Superintendent Avery Turner ard
Trainmaster Fowler have returned from
the west.
few days vacation,and viii visit friends
and relatives in the east.
Conductor VT. A. Hyde OF Great Bend,
spent a day in Newton recently He
had lust returned from Chicago.
Conductor J. W. Rees has resumed
work after several days illness
Switchmen Joe Shuck, Vesty Hall and
Hageman have returned from Yelling
ton. where they Instituted a lodge Of the
S U of N A and have notified the
yardmaster that they are ready for
work again.
Pete StradIey has taken his tools into
the roundhouse from the back shop and
will labor among the bolt splitters" fOl
a day or two
Harry Winneatt, Of the repair yards
is i'll again and unable for duty He
came to work a day or two ago but had
exposure
Israel Richardson has resigned his po-
sitiOn with the Newton fire department
and has accepted one with the Santa Fe-
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A new plan to prevent the manipula-
ton of interline tickets has been devised
by George T Nicholson, passenger
traffic manager OF the Santa Fe, and
it will be discussed at the next meeting
Of the American Association of General
Passenger Agents 1t is proposed to
place opposite each railroad station ap-
pearing in the official guide a number
which shall apply to The station for all
time to come The custom of printing
destination on tickets is to be abolished.
The names up to the gateWayS only are
to be printed Then the official number
Of destination is to be used in punching
ii In the ticket with a perforating stamp.
These precautions, with the use of safe
ty paper only for tickets, which paper
can be obtained only from the official
printer using it will. it is claimed. abso-
lutely prevent the manipulation of the
tickets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-24
HISTORY OF THE ROCK ISLAND
Book Shows Progress of That Road
From It's Inception

A history OF the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railroad has been published
by a Chicago house The title page
reads thus The Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific railway system and its repre-
sentatives- A history OF the develop
ment OF Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
from its inception showing the progress
Of steam railroad transportation from
its earliest stages in America and
abroad"
Biographical sketches of the following
people connected with Rock Island in
Topeka are given
George Banter. chief clerk in the pas
senger department. H w Daub, super
intendent OF water service: Joseph Du-
breuill. paymaster, H. H. Embry, gen
eral freight agent; A NJ Fuller. city
ticket agent; George w Hegenberger,
general yard master; Fred lies. chief
clerk in the division engineers ONCE; f.
G. Marshall, assistant treasurer w O.
Nevil, chief clerk to the division super
intendent- # j. Shuberts assistant gen.
eral freight agent. w H StiIlwell,
superintendent; E. H. Thompson, assist
ant general passenger and ticket agent.