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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
WAS A GREAT RACE.
Finish of the twenty-five Mile Contest
at Boston Was Close.

Boston, April 21.-Of fiftyhve sturdy
runners who started from Ashland a.
noon Monday in the Boston Athietlc as
sociation's annual twenty-five mile run
to this city known as the Marathon
race forty crossed the finish line. the
majority in good condition. with Jo1tf
c. Iorden. of the Cambridgeport gym
nasiun in the lead. and winner OF the
coveted gold medal
While Iorden ran a grand race, over
hauling man after man, until he finally
strode into the lead. mile from the
finish. the fea ture was the great Strug-
gle between John F. Caffrey, of Hamii-
ton. Ontario. who holds the record. and
Samuel A. Mellor jr.. of the Mohawk
Athletic club. of New York, and the
winner of last years contest Ca1fey
started in the lead. but Mellor was right
at his heels. and so warm was the con-
test netween them that al the end of
ten miles they were even with the rec
ORD Mc1ior, however, ran his opponent
off his feet and Caffrey dropped out
about tel miles from the finish.
The terrific pace also proved exhaust
Ing to MellOr. and when Lorden, who
had pla yed a waiting game. came up
and challenged him within two miles of
the finish. the New York man had little
strength with which to respond. He eN
erted himself gamely, however. and sue
ceeded IN a few minutes in rega ining
the lead from Lorden, but it was only
for a matter Of q hundred yards. Lor-
den beirg in good shape had no diff
Guilty in taking the lead and crossing the
tape in fine shape but nearly L minutes
behind he record, while Meilor was sec
Ond, resrly six minutes later. The
times cf the first six men were as fol-
lows
John c I.orden, Cambridge. Mass,
2:41. % 4-5: Samuel a. AIellor. jr. Mo-
hawk Athletic club. New York 2:a7:13.
Michael Spring. Pastime Athletic club
New York. 2:53:01 Is: Frederick Isora
Mohawk Athletic club, New York.
2:55: 42 %, J. J. Donovan, Mohawk Ath-
letic club. New York. 3.01:37 2-5; Arthur
E Zeigler, Pastime Athletic club, New
York 3.01 3
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
STILWELL Here
President Of the Orient is in
Topeka.
Guest Of Honor at a Luncheon
Today.
MEETS BUSINESS MEN.
10 Hear what He win Do for
Capital City.
Visit in Contemplation for
Several Weeks.

President A. F. Stilwen of The Kan
sas city. Mexico & Orient railroad is
making his first visit to Topeka which
he promises. is to be situated upon an
important lateral branch of the railway
he is now engaged in building. At 12:45
p. m. he arrived i'm Topeka and at FIVE
or ten minutes after / o'clock he was
seated at a table at the Topeka club
taking an active part in a luncheon
with several Topeka gentlemen. the in
vited guests of Frank E. Grimes repre-
sentative of the trust company which is
the fiscal agent for the new railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
WILL BAR STUDENTS.
Only Faculty and Women Allowed at
This Basketball Game.

Columbia, No, April 21-A game of
basketball has been arranged between
the girls of Missouri university and the
University of Kansas. to be played here
Wednesday. Only. mem bers of the fac
ulty and women viii be allowed to at
tend. all students being barred The
first of the series in fnterfraternity base
ball games. which win be played to de-
eide the championship Of Missouri uni
versity, was played yesterday afternoon
and resulted in victory for the Phi
Cams over the Beta Theta Pts, by a
score ct Is to IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
The Common Reagsembles.

London, April 21-The house of COM
mons reassembled today with small
attendance. Premier Balfour said no
arrangement had yet been completed
for the cooperation of British financiers
in the construction of the Basdad rail-
road. Under Foreign Secretary Gram
borne informed a questiOner that as ne
gotiations were still proceeding az
Washington regarding the precise terms
Of the reference of the matters in dis
pute between Venezuela and the powers
to The Hague tribunal. the government
could not make any statement on the
subject
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

New York. April 21.-The new North
German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm II,
from Bremen, Southampton and Cher
bourg, was reported 90 miles east of Nan
tuclzet lghtship at $40 this morning The
Kaiser Wilhelm II should reach Sandy
Hook lightshiD about O'Clock this even
ing Her time of passage Will be about
five days 3 hours.and will beat all maiden
records. tt VIII not. however. equal the
best time between Cherbourg and New
Xnrl--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

lola Kan, April 21.-sadie Morrison.
is years old. committed suicide at a
boarding house in Gas CITY. where sb.
was employed. She shot herself. the
glrl was the Oldest Of a large family.
Her father is dead and her mother
blind. She was the victim of misplaced
confidence in a man. In a letter she
asked that she be buried beside papa.
and then III be happy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Passed 500 New Laws.

st. Paul. MINI, April 21.-The thirty
third Minnesota legislature adjourned
sine die this noon after passing some
500 new laws. The measures to give
more power in control of foreign cor
pora ti0ns, which were intended to cover
the conditions made apparent by the
Northern Securities company's experl-
ences. failed to become laws, although
bill increasing the scope of the law
against consolidation of competing and
parallel railroads was more fortunate
and became a law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Kined b1 a Ill Near Fort soott.

Fort Scott. Kan. April 2l-The body
Of a man supposed to be ". J.. Stewart
or Green Top, Mo. was found on the
Frisco track north of here. A letter
was found in one of the pockets indf-
eating that Stewart was going home to
Green Top to see his mother. He was
we'll dressed and had money. Tt is not
known how he got under the wheels
nor when
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Farris Gives Bond.

Jefferson city, No, April Ex-senator
Frank Farris. who arrived here from
his home at midnight last night today
gave a s.. 600 bond for his appearance IN
the circuit court here on July q next,
for trial on the charge of bribery III
connection with the alum bill in 1901.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Dropped Dead Whlls Hoeing.

Paola, Kan, April 21-David McCul-
Tough died suddenly here Monday while
hoeing in his garden. At the time Of
his death he apparently was in perfect
health. He was retired farmer 81
years old and had lived in this county
81 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

Chicago, April 21-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. 46: Boston. 46; Phil
adelphia. 4S. Washington. as Chicago
80; Minneapolis. 30; Cincinnati. 46; St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Bankers to Meet in Frisco.

New York. April 21.-The executive
council Of the American Bankers as
sociation met in this city today and de-
cided to hold the annual convention ins
San Francisco, not later than October 10
next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

Chicago. April 21.-Forecast for kan
sas: Fair tonight and Wednesday; va
riable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
HE SPAT ON THE BREAD
PECULIAR ALLEGATION IN THE CUR
tbs DIVORCE COMPLAINT.
Woman Is Thirty-Five and Her Hus-
band Seventy-Three-John +. Meyer
Estate-Court News.

story of unusual interest was told
yesterday in a divorce proceeding up be-
fore Judge Carter. OF the Superior Court
for trial The parties 10 the suit are
Amelia NJ. Curtis, aged thirty-hve. and her
husband, Lyman w. Curtis, age seventy
three.
The couple were married about fourteen
years ago and they have five children rang
ing IN age from thirteen years down to
three. According TO the story OF the wife.
who first filed a petition for divorce. her
husband has frequently slapped her in the
face and applied vile epithets to her. Mrs.
Curtis testified on the stand yesterday that
her husband had bribed one of the youngest
children with a gold watch and a gun to
call her vile names and curse her. She
further testified that her husband had al
ways required her to keep the breadbox in
the barn and that one day as she was go
ing out to the barn to get some bread Tor
the evening meal her husband folloWeo ner
and when she had taken the bread from
the box he spat tobacco juice all over IL.
At another time Curtis had his wife ar
rested for profanity and she was sentenced
20 Jail. but shortly after Curtis obtained
her release.
Curtis filed a cross-complaint against his
wife In which he charged that she had
struck him and cursed him at different
times. Curtis further alleged that his wife
had bound him over 10 keep the peace.
Judge Carter took the case under advise
ucnt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
Country Butter.
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
Beginning with the cow. Is she decently
clean when the milking is done, or Is there
a liberal coating of manure clinging to her
sides? Much labor may be saved in the
keeping of cows clean by having a gutter
behind the row of stalls. 1t is practically
no trouble to have cloth or brush handy
and wipe off the udder before milking.
Where only a few COWS are kept much of
the cream is allowed to get too cold before
churning. and this has detrimental effect
on the quality of the product. We should
not try to keep cream more than three or
four days before churning, and if weather
and other conditions are unfavorable, as in
summer, it is better to churn even oftener
If the best quality is wanted. AS cold re-
tardS ripening, the cream should be kept
as cold and sweet don't let it freeze in win
teri as possible until the day before the
churning, then allow it to warm up, or IL
very sweet warm 1T up by placing in a
warm room, or setting the vessel which
holds 1t into warm water, so that by
churning time it will have become pleasant
ly sour, be thick and have glossy look.
Do not add any cream for at least eight
cen hours before churning, as this newer
cream does not cinurn readily as the
other and is frequently the cause Of the
long time spent in churning. Then, too, the
ripe cream churns quickly, and as the
churning is then stopped the sweeter cream
runs out in the buttermilk and is lost. Many
have noticed a layer of cream or buttermilk
which has stood a while. This undoubtedly
results from trying to churn a mixture of
cream makes hard churning and loss of
butter in the butternilk. Overripe cream
impairs the quality of the butter and often
causes white specks due to the casein.
which has been coagulated by the overripe-
ness and Is carried through the churning
and left in the butter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
About Turkey-Raising.

E. p. Thayer, in Greenfield Republican.
The common turkey is a native of North
America. Its name arose from the confu-
sion of the bird with the Guinea fowl,
which is known as the native of Turkey.
There is no better place for keeping tur-
keys than a large, open shed. 1t should
be so constructed as to protect the fowls
from the inclemency Of the weather and
especially from the wet, which plays sad
havoc with them. Have high perches, but
do not neglect to have a board ladder for
them to walk up to roost. 1t might be
asked why a ladder, when the turkey In
its wild state roosts on trees and other high
places? When we fatten fowls in the do
INVESTIGATED state they become heavier than
when wild, and the weight Is too much for
the strength of their wings. While enjoy
ing their liberty, they take exercises which
preserves them from 'aldermanic proper
TONS" Avoid roosting on trees; many a
flock has been wiped out of existence in
consequence Of this. There is no surer way
to induce roup among your fowls than al
lowing this practice.
The female begins to lay in spring AS
q rule she will make her nest in some OBJ
scure place, where she will drop an egg
daily, or every other day, until high as
twenty eggs are laid, according to the ma
turity of the bird. turkey hen is very
persistent setter and will often half starve
before she will leave the nest. If kept in
the house in the morning, which is the
time they lay, the possibility of hiding their
eggs is avoided. In the second laying the
number of eggs rarely exceed thirteen.
Incubation varies from twenty-eight to
thirty-two days.
Young turkey chicks should be removed
from the nest shortly after they are
Matched. In feeding poults about two or
three months old such boiled herbs as wild
succory, turnip top and cabbage sprouts
are suitable. Boiled potato skins and a
few potatoes may be given, mixed with
beans, oats, barley or buckwheat. When
six months old boiled potatoes, mashed and
mixed with meal, and fed fresh in a clean
vessel continued for about a month, morn
ing and evening, will develop good weight
and fit them for market. If the early mar
ket is to be met do not fail to keep the
fowls a greater portion of their time in
darkness and curtail much OF their ex-
istence as possible.
Turkey poults must be protected against
cold or damp weather, as we'll as intense
sunshine. In case of rain they should be
housed at once. The turkey raiser must
constantly keep his eyes open and never
neglect the slightest act of kindness or
cleanliness. A great many turkeys die an
nually for want Of these.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25

have some natural undertakings, thus re-
leving the tile The greater the fall in the
drain. the greater its capacity, as we know.
1t is impossible to give a rule that will al
ways apply in determining the proper size
of a main. The following is an old rule
for finding the capacity: Multiply the di-
ameter of the tile by itself, and divide the
product by four. The result is the num-
Der of acres the water from which can be
carried by that size of tile. If the fall is
good one may safely divide by three in
stead of four. In the case of large mains,
where friction is relatively small, the di-
visor may safely be three. To illustrate
with an eight-inch tile: Eight times eight
are sixty-four, and one-third of sixty-four
is twenty-one. One-fourth of sixty-four is
sixteen. An eight-inch main, then, with
fair fall, should carry the water from six
teen to twenty-acreS of land. Such is the
rule but it is only a sort of rough guide
and judgment must be used in applying it,
For laterals the tile may be small if laid
with care. / have used many miles of the
Observation-Disclosures tile, but the bottom
of the drains was solid and the grading
was practically perfect. In soft land it is
the common experience that nothing less
than four-inch tile should be used, per-
hitting a slight settling out of line with
out closing the drain. Such tile is expen-
sive for laterals, and in clay and. other
solid soils L certainly should not spend
money for larger size than the three
inch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25

food, while in Holland honey often takes
the place of butter among the poorer
classes.
The production of honey in the West In
dies is not an experiment, but an industry
of long standing, and 1t is TO the advantage
of the apiarist to keep his colonies under
Hence his desire to obtain from this coun-
try new mothers of irreproachable ances-
try. Occasionally whole colonies are ex-
ported, and there is a record Of one ship
ment to Cuba of 500 colonies, which was
sadly depleted en- route, no less than five
bushels of dead bees being collected at the
end of the voyage The remarkable mortal
ity in this instance was due, Ii is said, to
the fact that the bees had borne part of the
toll of one season in this country, and had
practically served out their best days. Bees,
as well as men, suffer from overwork, and
it is well known that a heavy honey flow is
liable to exhaust old bees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
Farm Notes.

In every neighborhood men surrounded
with all the requisites for keeping stock In
the finest condition will have the most
scrawny fiocks. while other men, with very
few of their conveniences, will turn out the
finest of big fat animals.
In an experiment made by the Cornell
experiment station II was found that cows
on pasture alone gave more milk than
those on the same pasture with grain
ration added, but an equal amount of fat.
This lasted only while the pasture was at
its best The Kansas station increased the
flow of milk, but not sufficiently to pay for
the additional cost Of the feed.
The vegetables grown in 1889 were valued
at more than $23S 100000. Nearly six million
acres are devoted to vegetables. which is.
however, only about 2 per cent. of the
total area devoted to crops. This shows
the value of intensive cultivation as op-
posed to the extensive cultivation Of &C.
reals. The average value of vegetable
crops is s42.o9 per acre, while that of all
farm crops is only $1,000.
The investigation of a neglected spring
or rivulet may bring to light a valuable
supply of water for gardening or domestic
purposes, says Country Life in America.
A surprising quantity is often obtainable
by installing a ram at some seemingly in
significant source. A ram is cheap, because
the first expense is the last there being
no cost of maintenance, and il is satisfac-
tory, because the ram requires no atten-
ton. Once started 1t takes entire care OF
itself
The question whether IL Injuries maple
trees to tap them depends altogether on
how the work is done. The broad, deep
cuts which used TO be made are undoubt-
eddy injurious. Trees do not last long with
such treatment, but If small holes are
made and these are plugged UP after the
season Is over the wound heals readily and
without injury to the tree. Two, three or
even more taps can be put on a single tree,
provided small wound only is made in
each, and these precautions are complied
with. Maple trees are valuable property
when they will yield three to four pounds
OF sugar per tree. as some are known to
have done.
The seeds Of some plants have very deli
cate germs and are easily destroyed when
about to terminate, especially II cold, wet
weather follows the planting. In this con-
nection may be mentioned cucumbers,
pumpkins. corn, lima beans. okra, squashes,
melons and string beans. and even the peas
of the wrinkled varieties. Such vegetables
as lettuce, onions, beets, carrots, spinach,
satisfy, radish and bush peas are not so
easily destroyed and may be risked in the
ground at times, but seeds, like people,
have their peculiarities and are affected by
cold, heat, moisture, dryness and also in
sects. Always avoid sowing two crops of
the same variety on the same location; that
is, do not follow peas with peas, or radish
with radish. but let different vegetable
from the previous one be planted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
The Size of Tile.
Farm and Fireside.

Farm and Fireside.
In beginning the work of drainage many
make the mistake of using too small tile
for the mains. The capacity OF a tile de-
ponds upon the amount of fall in the drain.
Water will run through drain that has a
fall of only half an inch to the hundred
feet, and 1 have one main with only that
much fall; but the work must be done ac-
curately. and then the water moves slow
ly. When the fall is three inches to the
hundred feet, the capacity Of a given size
of tile is greatly increased. 1t is true that
a drain may be poorly made, having the
tile below grade in places and above grade
in others and yet carry water for a time.
The pressure at the head will shove the
water out, but silt will finally fl the tile
that is below the grade, and destroy the
drain. The larger the tile, the less the
danger of such filling; but when the ground
is solid IL Is not wise to pay for large tile
when accurate work will cause smaller
tile TO carry the water.
The size of a main should be proportion
ate TO the area TO be drained the thor
oughness of the draining the character
of the land and the amount of fall Very
often the surface-water from higher land
flows upon the low land. The land may
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25

Heirs of John f. Meyer Are Not En-
tfreIy Satisfied.

Objections were filed yesterday to the re-
port OF John Buehler and Albert Metzger.
executors of the will of the late John f.
Meyer, who left an estate valued at about
$1,000 The directors to the reports are
Tillie Arnold. legatee under the will, and
George Arnold. executor OF the will Of
Maria Meyer. the wife Of John f. Meyer.
Tillie Arnold states as her grounds for
objection among other things that the ex-
ecutors have claimed credit in their report
for outstanding loans made by them TO
which they not entitled because the
loans were not made under order or court.
She further objects to the report because
1t shows that the executors have carried
a current cash balance OF from 5000 to So
600 and have charged themselves no interest.
when they could have collected interest to
the amount of $50.
George Arnold objects to the report
charging that the executors carelessly and
negligently allowed note of one of the
executors, John Buehler, for 5000 to stand
uncollected at low interest, whereby
Maria Mayer lost interest to the amount
OF 500
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
For Farmers to Consider.

Washington Post.
The problem which farmers living in the
neighborhood of the great cities of Wash
ington, Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadel-
phia, Trenton, New York, Brooklyn, New
Haven, Providence, and Boston, have to
solve is not how they can continue farming
in the same old way as their forefathers,
but how to produce something new and
scarce. II an American gardener were to
visit France Belgium he would be as
tonished to find the people raising as ordi-
nary poultry birds, fowls which he had
long considered as wild species. The French
and Belgians have discovered that many of
the so-called wild birds can be tanned and
raised as domesticated fowls quite as well
chickens turkeys. The beautiful
curassows which one sees and admires at
the National Zoo, are raised out of doors
ordinary barnyard fowl in France,
while in northern Italy and southern France
thousands OF the pretty little Australian
grass parrakeets are raised for the world
markets. The Antwerp zoo hash gone into
this business SO extensively that il looks
more like a giant poultry farm than a zoo,
as understood by Americans. More than
100 600 pairs of birds are bought and sold
annually at the Antwerp zoo, where all the
beautiful wild varieties of swans, ducks
geese and pheasants have been domesti-
Gated.