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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
HE RAPS CURTIS.
Delegate Rodney of New Mexico Pro-
poses Prairie Dog Farm.

The washington Post says:
Mr.. Curtis of Kansas and Delegate
Rodney of New Mexico. have shaken
hands across the bloody chasm, and Mr.
Rodney has not introduced the bill to es-
tablish in the Kansas district a mighty
farm for the rearing of a species known as
cynomis IudoYicianus, which, translated,
reads great American prairie dog.
After Mr.. Curtis introduced bill to es-
tablish a bison farm in New Mexico" said
the delegate, ''I wrote to him, incloSing a
draft for the proposed bill for a cynomis
ludovicianus farm in Kansas and informed
him that. as a courtesy, 1 wanted to let
him know beforehand what 1 was doing.
There is a laugh and moral to this
added, and hope you will get both out
of it,
we met a day or two .afterward, and
Curtis laughed from which 1 have in
ferred that he gained at least one of the
points In my communication"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
TAFT REACHES HOME.
Governor of Philippines Arrives in
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Jan. 27.-W. H. Taft. gov
ernor of the Philippine islands arrived
today with his family. He was met at
the railroad station by his brother, c. P
Taft, and by his brother-in-law, Mr.. W,
c. Heron and was driven to the resi-
dence of c. p. Taft where he breakfast
ed. Owing to the bereavement in his
family, the death on Saturday of Mrs.
W. II. Tatt's mother. Mrs. j. w. Her
ron, Mr.. Taft denied himself to callers
The funeral of Mrs. Heron is set for
this afternoon. Mr.. Taft arrived in APP
parent good health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
ALL ABOUT A GIRL.
Lady Members of City Federation OBJ.
jected to Vaudeville Feature

The engagement of Zoa Mathews. the
coon shouter," who sang last week at
the Midwinter exposition at the Audi
forum, brought with it worry and trou-
BILE for the management of the exposi-
ton.
Miss Mathews sings her songs attired
in short skirt and low neck dress and
ladies of the City Federation of Clubs
who have charge of the Rest Room in
the rear of the stage at the exposition,
took exceptions to the performance.
A committee was delegated to visit
r. s. Brigham, manager of the EXPOSE
ton to expostulate against allowing
that feature of the vaudeville perform
ance to be put on during the remainder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
DIED FROM EXPOSURE.
Child of Joseph Mcmillan Must Be
Buried by County.

Poor Commissioner Hale was called
upon this morning to bury the 2-days-
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nc
MILAN, who died last night from ex-
posture.
street in destitute circumstance Mr..
Hale has been supplying the family
with necessaries for some time. The
parents are too poor to bury the baby.
The burial will be at the expense of
the county in the county lot at Roches-
ter cemetery. Mr., Hale said this morn
ing: THE child did not freeze to death
but 1 think that if the parents had been
able to give it better care the child
might have been saved"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
Male Voices Wanted

The Topeka Choral society is doing
excellent work under the direction of
Prof. Penny but more male voices are
needed to make a perfectly balanced
chorus. Gentlemen who sing and read
1t only costs $1.00 per year and every
lesson by Prof. Penny is worth the cost
for a whole year. Applicants must pre-
sent their names and be elected by the
first Tuesday in February in order to
take part in the Nordica enga cement
Address NJ. c. Holman, chairman music
committee, call on him at the re-
hearsal on Tuesday evening, high school
building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
PROPOSED Baseball League.

Omaha, Jan. 25.-A special to the
World Herald from Sioux City Ia,
says: Financial men backing the base
ball interests in this city have about
decided to withdraw their interest in
the Western league and enter a pro-
posed league to be composed of Sioux
City, Des AIoines and Dubuque, Ia,
Peoria. Aurora, Joliet, Quincy and E1gin,
Ill. The Des Moines and Sioux City
men interested are now comforting on
the matter with a prospect of definite
action very soon. 1t is said only the
consent of those cities is necessary to
perfect the league
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
JOINTS ARE OPENED.
Action of Police Is Anxiously
Awaited 4

A bar has been installed in the Hotel
Throop, opening Saturday. 1T is one of
the necessary accessories of a first
class hotel, said Manager J. J.O'Rourke,
and it will be maintained almost ex-
clusively for the patrons of the hotel.
The room in which the bar is located
is rented to a man named Northcroft.
and the saloon will be run by him." Up
to this time the police have not raided
the place.
Another joint has been opened up over
the Opera House drug store, a place
formerly operated by the Kylies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

The following from the ottawa
Herald is going the rounds of the state
papers: What credential have you,''
inquired St Peter of the applicant at
the gate, ito show your fitness to enter
the realms of bliss?'' 81, said the pill
grim with an air Of conscious pride,
was appointed to federal office from
Kansas They proved nothing on me-"
Enough cried the saint in satisfac-
ton. of such is the kingdom of
heaven"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

those of other countries. The London
Daily Mail Yearbook puts the pig iron
output of 1900 at: United States 13,7S9,-
242 tons; United Kingdom, S.90S,270 tons;
Germany, s.494, s52 tons; Russia, 2,s21,0o0
tons; France, 1858, 494 tons. With .he
1901 figures for the United States 15,-
100000 tons there can be no question
that the United States maintains the
lead in iron production.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
ANOTHER OUT OF JAIL.
C. r. White Gives a Promissory Note
For His Fine.

The county commissioners this morn
ing agreed to allow c. r. White to
leave the county jail on the :promis-
sorry note installment plan"
White pleaded guilty in the district
court to breaking into the Santa Fe
store house. He was fined and given
the costs to pay. He has worked out
his fine and now wants to pay the STA
costs at the rate of $40 down and so
a month. The commissioners agreed to
accept his plan and he filed a pronis-
sorry note to cover the remaining S64-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
Smith Exnecta a storm

Cider Smith says today: This
weather has come to stay for some time.
1t will storm Tuesday in all probability.
I did not say that this would be a dry
period. The report in the morning pa
per misquoted me. At no time or place
did I say or intimate any such weather
conditions as that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
COLLlNSON QUITS.
General Master Mechanic of
Santa Fe Resigns Today.

James Collinson, general master me-
chanic of the Santa Fe. resigned to-
day, the resignation to take effect Fri
day.
Mr. Collinson is the last of the Barr
man, and has been here about a year.
There have been rumors of change In
this departn ent for some time The
name of Mr.. Collinson's successor has
not been announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
BUSINESS MEN ON JURY.
Fritz Durein's Fate in Hands of Prom
inent Citizens.

The trial of Fritz Durein, charged
with selling liquar, began this morning
in the Shawnee county district court
by Assistant Attorney General A. L
Redden. The jurors who are hearing
the case are: 7. A. Beck, Ira Orner
Frank NJ. Bonebrake, Horace Hall, G.
2. Paxton, James B. Hayden, G. w.
Daley, w. H. Bradbury. NJ. It. Kelsey.
G. W. belong, r. Wilson and George
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
Porter's Men sem Missing.

Manila, Jan. 27.-The ten men of the
command of Capt. David d. Porter, of
the United States marine corps, who
failed to return from the expedition into
the interior of Samar when Capt. Por
ter and 26 members of his party reach
ed the coast of that island January Fl,
are still missing, and little hope of their
safe return is entertained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Bent Murdoch has formally an
nounced his candidacy for congress in
the Fourth district. 1t is to be hoped
that the fact that he once lived in To-
peka will not initiate against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Atchison Globe: Think of the row in
Topeka when Mayor Parker comes up
for reelection We hope Parker will
conduct the city so decently that he
will be triumphantly reelected No
body wants to see disorder or drunken
ness in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
GROWING WARNER.
Temperature Over Kansas Is Moder-
ating Today.

Reports received at the Rock Island
general offices here this afternoon indi-
cate that the force of the cold wave
that has been felt all over Kansas, is
breaking. The tempera lures over the
lines of the road in Kansas range from
II to 35 degrees above zero in different
localities, there being no place where
the temperature is less than II degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Topeka's new police force appears to
be doing pretty well. Not pocket has
been picked at the Nidwinter. exposition
though the field has offered special in
ducements to the light fingered gentry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Topeka women were shocked because
a vaudeville performer at the Midwin-
ter exposition wore a low cut dress
This is almost conclusive proof that
they have never been in society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Department Commander Norton of
the C. A r. is at least to be given an
opportunity of telling what brand of
liquor he used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Admiral Schley is evidently under the
impression that Kansas is the arena of
politics. In declining an invitation to
address the Ottawa Chautauqua he said
that he had no inclination to enter poll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

If D. r. Anthony is made department
commander OF the G.. A r.. it is safe to
bet a thousand dollars to a cent that
no one will ever accuse him of being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

President Roosevelt probably feels
easier now that Admiral Schley has an
nounced that he will not be in the race
for president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Who knows how many statesmen in
embryo will be here to attend the kan
sas Day club banquet2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
LOCAL MENTION.

DR. Littlefield is closing out his en-
tire stock of glasses at 81 per pair. He
will spend this year in the east study
Jag the eye and nervous diseases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

The Gridiron club of Washington held
fits 18th annual banquet at Washington
Saturday night. Topeka's Gridiron club,
the Saturday Night club, has been in
existence 10 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

The fact that Mrs. Nation has drop
ped out of sight probably inspired the
wall of Ironquill for a crank to appear
on the scene of action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Mayor Parker now knows the true
meaning of yellow journalism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

The winter seems to be making an
effort to regain its lost reputation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Nervous Passenger ION New Haven
steamer)-'There' a very peculiar noise
in the water tonight. Do you notice it,
captain2"
Captain-"Yes, madame; that's the
regular Long Island Sound. Harlem
Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Tommy-Pop, what is a diplomat?
Tommy's Pop-A diplomat my son, is
a man who. when he can't have his own
way, pretends that the other way is his
Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Elizabeth Williams died yester-
day morning of pneumonia, at the home
of her son, Levi Williams. at Fowler.
Colo, where she was visiting. Although
So years of age, Grandma, as she was
lovingly called by her acquaintance,
was possessed of all her faculties and up
to the time of her last illness was as
bright and Spry as a woman of so.
Mrs Williams was one of the pioneers
of Topeka, having come here with her
husband, E. B. Williams, who died in
1876, in 1858 She was devout Chris
tian and during her later years her
church was her home. Three sons and
three daughters survive her. The
funeral will be held here tomorrow af-
ternoon at o'clock, from the Wesleyan
Methodist church. corner of Third and
Jefferson streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27
, re Stimulus
Of Psgz>e Blood

That is what is required by every
organ of the body. for the proper per-
Torrance Of its functions.
1t prevents biIiousness. dyspepsia.
constipation. kidney complaint. rheu-
matism. catarrh, nervousness, weak
ness, faintness. pinples, blotches. and
all cutaneous eruptions.
1t perfects all the vital processes.
W. P. Keeton. Woodstock. Ala took Hoods
Sarsaparilla to make his blood pure. He
writes that he had not felt well but tired for
some time. Before he had finished the first
bottle of this medicine he felt better and
when he had taken the second was like
another man free from that tired feeling
and able to do his work.
RO0@'S $as-SaPag.fEEa
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Accept no substitute. but
get Hoods today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Carol
Cooper, of 1908 Quincy street, died Sat
urday night. The funeral was held at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Albert L. Benson, of 412 Crane street.
died Sunday at the age of Al years The
funeral was held at O'Clock this af-
ternoon. His death was caused by
pneumonia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-27

Edward Peterson, aged %, died last
night at his residence, 215 Taylor street,
of consumption. The interment will be
at Lawrence.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-15
Science and Agriculture.

There are some farmers who
reverence science as applied to
medicine, law, astronomy, geolo-
gy, etc, but deny the agriculture,
or at least consider time wasted
that is devoted to the study of
scientific agriculture. Such far
mers are not familiar with the
facts that science has developed
the superior products of the field
orchard, garden and vineyard
that characterize the present age
of excellence; and has protected
the same against myriads of pes.
tiferous insects and destructive
diseases. Science has made ii
possible to grow $500 pounds OF
lint cotton, and more than zoe
bushels of corn on an acre, ano
has given us luscious fruits in ali
their freshness every day in the
year. Every improvement in
agriculture over the practice OF
our grandfathers is the result oil
scientific investigation, demon.
strated by practice.-Farm and
Ranch.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-15
BeetS as Cow Feed.

AT the Iowa experiment station
it has been found, that turnips
injure the flavor of both milk and
butter. The injury is due to
voletile scids which can be de-
stroyed by heating the milk 100
degrees. Beets increase the milk
and butter product, and cause
all the cows, even JERSEYS, to lay
on lat quite rapidly. When feed.
ing roots we're discontinued but
ter fat decreased, and the cows
ceased to gain weight, and It re
quired more pounds of feed to
produce a pound of butter.
When turned on pasture there
was immediate increase in milk,
butter and live weight. Farm
ers do not pay enough attention
to growing root crops for cattle
and sheep. A few acres devoted
to beets, rutabagas and turnips
would largely increase the dairy
yield and cheaper the keep OF
both cattle and sheep.-Ex.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-15
Big Land Deals.

Charles B. Wintersmith, assis-
tant land commissioner of the
Illinois Central, yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from F. M.
Gulick thotshe had sold'lO0O acres
of wild delta land in Tunica
county, fifty miles south of
Memphis, for a consideration OF
something over $4,000. Mr..
Gulick recently sold two bodies'of
land for $4,000 to Illinois gentle
men.
Threeinvestors from Ypsilanti
Mich, arrived in Memphis yes
terday to consult with Mr.. Win
tersmith concerning the pur-
chase of some large bodies of
land in the delta.
S. p. Dering, head of the S. P.
Dering Hardwood Lumber Co.,
of Petersburg, Ind, is in the city
preparing to locate a branch Of
his company here. Mr.. Dering
has already inspected 1000 acres
of timber land in Whitman Co.,
Miss, which he has in view to
purchase. He will establish his
mill in Memphis and tow logs up
the river from the delta country.
Real estate agents and pros
pective agents in the delta are
thick. The greater number OF
these prospectors are timber
men who want to establish saw
mills in the heart of the timber
country.
The Illinois Central land de.
partment has sold about $4,000
acres of delta land in the past
year.-Ex.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-15
Raising Mules.

More interest is being taken
by the farmers in this county in
raising mules now than ever be-
fore. A great many are making
lots of money on their mules.
For the past several years the
majority of our farmers have
paid no attention to mule raising
except to raise them in sufficient
quantity to stock their own farms.
Now there are several men who
have splendid young mules for
market and are preparing to go
into the business on a more ex-
tensive scale. There will soon
be no demand in the county for
home raised mules, for the
simple reason that every farmer
will raise his own, but the farm
er need not be discouraged for
they will bring good price when
placed on the market. The
profit made on mules is several
hundred per cent. and the wise
farmer will see to it that mnles
are raised in an abundance on his
f~arm,-Newton Times.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-15
Corn Meal VS. a Balanced
Ration.

The Maryland Experiment
Station went into an extended
experiment to know the compar-
alive effect of feeding corn meel
or a balanced ration to cows. 1t
was found that on the balanced
ration they kept more healthy,
in much better feeding condition,
give more milk and are in much
better condition for the next
years work.
The effect of the corn meal ra-
ton was the same on all the cows,
differing only in degree. With
one cow, corn meal caused her to
dry off, remaining so for three
months before calving, This
leads us to wonder if much of the
shy breeding often compla n I'd
of may not be due to the fading
of an unbalanced ration.-Ex.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-15

of the ration for the young and
growing pigs with advantage and
IMMUNITY. For the fattening OF
SWINE weighing on an average of
over 100 pounds it is economical
to give an allowance OF skim milk
not exceeding 5lbs. per day. In
every case the swine fed with
part of their ration of skim milk
was lustler, more vigorous and
of a more healthy appearance
than swine fed on a ration of
grain. Pound for pound, skim
milk was conceded to be worth
from one-sixth to one-fifth as
much as a mixed grain ration.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-15

A new move in the direction of
helping the mule breeders of the
United States is reported from
the South and even from markets
nearer at hand. When the British
Boer war was on the Beers found
that the American mule could do
an immense amount Of work, that
he was strong and true to pull,
could 60 anywhere at a fair pace
and could when occasion demand
ed live on about one-half the ra-
ton it took to keep a horse in
shape. Nc one probably but the
people who saw it will ever know
just what the American mules
really did for the British in South
Africa. They performed some
extraordinary feats of strength
and endurance and the Beers
we're not slow, so we are now told,
to see that in the regeneration and
rehabilitation'of their country I'M
der the British flag the mule
would prove a mighty ally. Great
Britain set apart$15,OOO, 900 with
which to aid in this work and now
we learn that agents of the Crown
Colonies in South Africa and the
Beers are in this country with
the intention of buying mules to
ship south and aid in the open
ing up the territory laid waste by
the war. Every one knows that
in the development of a new coun-
try the mule can play a most i'm
portant part. He did SO and is
still doing so in the United States.
He VII do likewise in South Afri-
ca if he is given a chance. There
is a vast amount of farm land in
the Transvaal and Orange River
Colonies that must be subjugated
~ the piow. Let the American
mule be given the chance to do it
and he will do it better than any
other beast of draft or burden.
This added competition means
better prices for mules. Larger
mules will be taken than went to
make food for powder, but we
have them to sell and it is pleas
ing indeed to think of the bright
prospects ahead of the men en-
gagged in the peculiarly American
business of breeding these hybrid
animals.-Ex.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-15
Skim Milk for Hogs.

Extensive experiments have
been conducted at the Dominion
of Canada station along the line
of ascertaining the feeding value
of skim milk for hogs. It was
found that when swine were fed
with meal consisting largely of
rye and wheat AT pounds were
required to give one pound of
gain, but when a similar lot were
fed meal of the same character,
half the quantity being given in
conjunction with all the skim
milk they will consume, it requir-
ed 1.26 pounds of meal for one
pound of gain, together with IS. SO
pounds of skim milk. In this in
stance one pound of meal would
be worth 8.34 pounds OF milk.
When cor was fed in conjunction
with skim milk for a period of
100 days it was found that the
lot fedcorn alone made an average
net gain of ninety-eight pounds,
while the hogs fed corn and skim
milk made an average net gain of
118 pounds. In this instance it
required 2.90 pounds of corn and
2.31 pounds of skim milk to make
one pound of increase.
AS a result of the above expert
ments it was concluded that skim
milk may form the largest part