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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-01
Ratiaoationa Exohaneed.

Washington. April Ira tifications
of the Cuban reciprocity treaty We're
exchanged by Secretary Hay and Min
ister Quesada at 10 o'clock this morn
ing at the state department. The treaty
will not be proclaimed until the United
states congress acts upon 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-01
nTonaz Went 70 Id Per cant.

New York. April 1.-The banks to-
day called a number of loans. some of
them of long standing This caused a
sharp furry ia the rate for money
which in the early part of the last hour
advanced to 10 per cent and caused
more or less heaviness ia price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-01
EXTENSION of CoLoNIsT RATES
TO THE NORTH WEST AND
CALIFORNIA


The Burlington extends until June Is
tde~psriod Of the greatly reduced one
Way Colonist rates to the Northwest
and to California. This is a good way
to save from fifteen to twenty dollars.
HOME-SEEKERs' EXCURSIONS.
Round trim tickets at one fare plus
So. 90 are sold on the first and third
Tuesdays of each month. to the West
and Northwest. including also Montana,
Idaho Washington, Oregon and Puget
Sound
CHEAP ROUND TRIP TICKETS
TO CALIFORNIA.
Round trip rates to California, May
Sd and May l2th to 18th inclusive, with
Louis. $500 from Kansas City; 5000
from Chicago.
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS
Join our personally conducted through
Tourist sleeper EXCLUSIONS to California
on frequent dates during each week,
via Denver, scene Colorado and Salt
Lake City.
MAIN TRAVELLED ROAD.
With its great trunk lines and its
connections the Burlington can take
the best care of YOU. The map shows
how directly the Burlington's lines
reach the entire West and Northwest
region of our country.
Describe to us any one-way or circuit
trip YOU propose and let US advise you
the least cost and the best way 10
make it,
+. J. BRICKER, LW. WAKELEY.
A., J.. A.. s23 Main st.. Oenl Pass Agsas
Kansas City. No st- Louis. Mo.
F. c. SHARON,
DIV. T. A. 500 Main ST.
Kansas City. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-01

B. & NJ. r.. Omaha: W. s. Eismann,
Missouri Pacific, St Louis: F Camp
bell, Union Pacific, Omaha; J. v. Leni-
gan, Burlington, St. Louis; r. ]. Groat,
Kansas City Southern. city, and G. IL.
Asper, Rock Island. city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-01

privates at cleaning up grounds, max
ing roads, etc The fort win soon be a
very pretty place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-01

HEaGs NFG. Co. Chicago, H.
Gentlemen y al taken down this ian with Kidney
and Bladder troube sick in bed for FIVE weeks
AFTER getting up again Of MY former
self, had appetite and / could not
stand my feet was induced TO try BEeGs' BLOOD
PURIFIER. and we'll and strong j ever was
AMI positively think It saved my iife.1
hrs. II. LANKELAIA, Pella Ia.
Remember. Reggs' Blood Purifier never fails.
II is the guaranteeo cure.' 1t has record OF
"a years OF Cures. uu5roken by single failure.
1t adds years Of life 1t brings health strength
and vigor after al other medicines and physi-
clans have failed. No matter OF how long stand
Ing the disease it positively. quickly and per
manently cures every form OF Scrofula Fever
Sores, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas. Ulcers. Old
Sores, Humors Eczema and Venereal Diseases
It completely eradicates every sort OF Skin
Disease. II cures Bone Diseases, Ringworns
Dyspepsia, Indigestion. CONSTIPATION, all Stom-
ach and Bowel Trouble, Kidney Trouble, Rheum-
atism, Nervous Affections. Tumors. Epilepsy.
Fits, ST. Vitus' Dance, Dropsy, Catarrh, etc. It
inVigorates, renews and tones up the entire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-01
wABAsH IMPRovEMENTg.
New Freight Depot to Be Built in St.
Louis.

St. Louis. April THE entire city
block bounded by Carr, Collins and
Third streets and Franklin avenue has
been transferred to H Badgley in the
interest of the Wabash Railroad com
pany, which win use the property for
new freight depot. Nine hundred and
so thousand dollars was paid for the
property, which is located in the down
town business section of the city.
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Mrs E. l.. Brown.
A Beautiful Society Matron's
Recovery.
Memphis, Tenn,

gao ElllOtE st.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.
81 suffered for several years with
headache. brought on by nervous
prOstration. was also afflicted with
insomnia. would get up in the morn
ing more weary than when | retired,
and I used to dread the approach of
night. Peruna came into my home
as a welcome guest, and within three
short months ] was like another
woman. l have now enjoyed perfect
health for over year. and those who
have suffered as ! did will know how
happy ! am. - Mrs. E. L. Brown.
AS a spring medicine Peruna is a
never failing remedy It cleanses the
blood through digestion, and gives tone
to the whole system by increasing the
nutritive value of the food Spring
FEVER as it is sometimes called. which.
produces a tired out, sleepy feeling,
and inability to do much mental or
physical work, is the result of a slug
gish digestion.
The great popularity that Peruna has
is due to the fact that in all such cases
it at once corrects digestive derange-
ments and enriches the blood by puri-
flying this very important source of
that vital fluid.
Mrs. ]. E. Finn, 80 East High street,
Buffalo, N. Y, writes:
"A few years ago I had to give up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-01
3EGGS' BLn0l PuRlElER 8 gsss. &c .sg

function OF the body in as perfect condition
as at birth. 1t has no equal as Spring Tonic.
1t throws on waste tissue. builds new cells
purides ana vitalizes the sluggish and impure
blood 1t is Natures own remedy It leaves no
injurious after effects as it is purely vegetable
preparation Cure yourself now. You owe it
70 yourself to try it. For Sale by your Dealer
Large Size Bottle. $500.
Send your name and address. and we
win mail YOU BeEgs' Practical Mag
aziue. containing an Almanac. a
fund Of general information and many truths
which VIII add to your health and happiness.
BEeGS MANUFACTURING CO., (Ghemlsis)
1913 OGDEN AVE. CHICAGO. ILL
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
Diqestinq Hay and Oats,

One Of the most interesting of the
lines of investigation followed in an
extended series Of experiments. car
ried on under the direction of Pro-
fessor Zuntz at the Agricultural High
School in Berlin, was the determina-
ton of the energy required to chew
and digest different foods. The ex-
periments were complicated and too
extended to describe here except in
very general terms. They showed that
the respiratory quotient, l. e., the ratio
of the carbon dioxid excreted in the
breath to the oxygen consumed from
the air, is a very delicate index OF
the changes which take place in the
body. 1t was found that the internal
muscular work expended in chewing.
swallowing and digesting food could
be determined by the variations in
the respiratory quotient and in the
amount of carbon dioxid excreted
when this kind of work was performed,
as compared with the amount when
the animal rested. Different feeding
stuffs modified the respiratory quo
tient in different ways, and it was evi,
dent that some required more labor
for digestion and assimilation than
others. This is matter of considera-
BILE importance, for it is evident that
if two feeding stuffs of practically the
same composition are digested with
equal thoroughness, but one requires
for digestion and assimilation the
expenditure Of more internal muscular
work than the other, 1t is really less
valuable; in other words, the two may
contain the same amount of digestible
nutrients, but one causes the body
more labor to assimilate than the
other. On the basis of Zuntz's aver.
age figures Of composition and digest!-
bility, l pound of hay furnishes O.391
pound of total nutrients, and l pound
of oats 0.615 pound of nutrients. AS
regards nutritive value, hay and oats
are therefore commonly said to be to
each other as 400 600. AS shown by
the experiments referred to. O.213
pound, or 20 per cent of the total nu-
trillve material present in one pound
of oats Is expended in the labor of
chewing and digesting them. In the
case of l pound Of hay, 0.192 pound,
or 49 per cent Of the total nutritive
material is required for the same pur-
pose. Therefore hay and oats stand
really in the proportion of 200 400.
In other words. oats surpass hay in
feeding value two and one-half times
instead Of one-half time, as they are
ordinarily assumed to do-Prof. C. f.
Langworthy in Government Report.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
Cooperative Apple Packing.

The English merchant does not like
to handle small lots and experimental
packages, says Mr.. w. A. McKinnon,
chief of the fruit division, Ottawa.
He wants thousands Of barrels, all
uniform in quality, variety, packing
and package. This uniformity, how
ever, cannot be secured where pack
ing is done in small quantities In or
chards. The time has arrived in the
history Of the apple trade IN Canada
when large packing houses must be
the order of the day. Whether these
large packing houses are controlled by
cooperative associations or by cap
italists who have a knowledge of the
apple business is a matter of CON-
parative Indifference. 1t does, how
ever, seem quite possible for intelll-
gent growers to unite in cooperative
associations and secure all the ad-
vantages that accrue to the capitalist
as well as those that come by packing
in large quantities. These store
houses are not necessarily expensive
buildings. They should be frost-proof
and large enough to accommodate the
full crop of the patrons 1t is not at
all difficult to get plans that have
worked we'll in other parts OF the coun-
try. The aim should be to secure as
large a quantity of good stock as pos
stble, to grade 1t uniformly, mark it
honestly according to the requirements
of the fruit marks act, and sell through
any medium that may offer the great
est advantages There is not the slight
est doubt that II such an association
were formed in any OF the fruit dis
tricts and such packing house estab
lished, it would attract buyers from
every market, and the apples could be
sold for spot cash. 1t is sincerely to
be hoped that the good business men
among the apple growers will take this
into their serious consideration. It is
not merely question whether their
own apples will be sold at the proper
figure or not. They sho''ld be. even
for their own sakes, deeply interested
n the sale Of their neighbors' apples
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
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.AGR(CUEFURf
Harvesting Sweet Potatoes.

A small crop OF sweet potatoes may
be thrown out by a common turning
plow provided with a revolving coul'
vines. but such plow leaves many OF
the tubers covered, and the labor OF
gathering them is much greater than
when special sweet potato plow Is
used, says d. N. Nesbit. In large op
erations one of the most efficient i'm.
plements for harvesting is the scoop
digger" which passes under the tub
ers and sewers all roots. but leaves
the plant. with vines and roots cut,
In the same position it occupied be
fore. The tubers remain attached to
the stem and are easily and rapidly
lifted out of the ground. They are
then left to dry several hours before
gathering. In hot weather they should
not be long exposed to the sun. This
method leaves the vines uncovered.
and it is easy to gather them for
stock feeding. The tubers are sorted
In two sizes and laid carefully (not
thrown) into baskets which hold one
fifth of barrel. They are hauled In
these baskets to the potato house
or to the buyer at the railroad station
or steamboat landing. The small
roots are left on the field or gathered
for feeding stock. It is Of prime i'm
portance to avoid cutting the tubers
in digging or bruising them after
wards by rough handling.
The yield of sweet potatoes varies
widely according to variety, quality
OF land, season. fertilizers, culture.
etc. Under favorable conditions, in
check planting barrel of primes
from 100 hills is good yield, or a
barrel from 125 plants Is inches apart
in row. In good crop there may
be barrel of seconds to every bar
rels of primes, more or less, according
to the method of sorting. Extremes
OF yield go far above and drop as far
below the figures here given.
1t will be understood that only
sweet potatoes of good quality for
table use are referred to in this esti-
mate. Some of the coarser varieties
used for stock feeding, or even the
finer varieties grown in rich land,
where they are apt to be deficient in
quality, may be expected to yield 400
or 500 bushels per acre.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

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The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
The Two Captains
BY w. CLARK RUSSELL.
Copyright BY CopyHh by Meadac
By w. CLARK RUSSELL.

that you could see the black swim.
ming woman as distinctly as you
might see the outline of your own
hand upon the flames of spirits of
wine. She held a little black baby
above its armpits over the waters
edge, and with the other hand she
was very feebly swimming. The
mute appeal she made by holding up
her child was heartrending. One
thought one saw the whites of her
eyes as she slowly Sided past.
by God, l cannot bear that sight"
shouted Pope. Down helm, Crystal,
and pick me up"
Just as he pronounced these words
the negress sank, but the mother s
love spoke even in her last agony;
for sinking. she yet contrived to leave
the baby floating on its back, and
there 1t lay, perhaps dead, certainly
motionless, clearly limned on the
fiery canvas Of the briggs wake.
In a few heart-beats Pope had
thrown off his hat, coat, and had pull
ed off his boots. Then In a spring or
two gaining the taffrail, he put his
hands together, and dived-from no
great height-intc the phosphoric
whirl about the counter.
Crystal shouted to some men to
lower away the starboard quarter
boat and pick up the captain.
Before the boat had touched the
water Pope had seized the child, and
holding it clear of the brine, was
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
The Deadly Cjcuta,

Every year the newspapers tell us
of children being poisoned by eating
wild parsnips. On investigation it is
found that the wild parsnips" eaten
were not wild parsnips at all. but
water hemlock, known botanically as
cicuta maculata. This plant is known
by a variety Of names. dependent on
the locality where found. Some of
these names are, wild hemlock, spot.
ted parsley, snakeweed, beaver poison,
musquash root, muskrat weed, cow
bane, spotted cowbane. children's
bane. 1t is smooth, erect perennial,
8 to feet high, with rigid, hollow
stem, numerous branches. finely.dis.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

steadily pulsing his way with a vigor.
GUS right arm toward the brig.
He easily got into the boat, after
handing his little black parcel over
the gunwale. Scarce was he in, and
even while the rowers were in the
act Of throwing their blades forward,
when Pope standing up pointed to the
water close alongside the boat, and
his rich Irish voice rang to the brig:
See that, Miss Crystal, and call it
a narrow escape"
In the mystical sheen in the sea
everybody could see huge shark, one
of the biggest of its kind; the demon
1oated with the boat to alongside the
brig, and Pope, looking over the gun
vale, saw the sparkles it made as it
sank. In a mDute or two he was on
deck with the little black creature in
his arms.
who will take charge of this?" said
Pope, approaching Laura as she
came toward the gangway.
Give me the child" she exclaimed.
''Is 1t alive?"
1T is wet" he answered, "and as
slippery as an eel"
Give it to me-" she repeated, and
clasping --,e little black creature that
was almost invisible, she went away
to the companion and descended into
the cabin.
Crystal went to the side, and gazed
at the sheet-lightning in the sea, NUT
terinG to himself with many bad
words.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

&c! was burning hull down below the
horizon, and that some large clouds
hanging over the sea just there were
bronzed by the flames.
II am going below to get my sup
per-" says Crystal, and he sank
through the companionhatch.
"Put her off for that light" sings
out Pope to the wheel. And then he
bawled out for some men to round in
on the weather mainbrace and trim
for the light on the horizon.
Crystal came on deck out OF the
cabin. He had supped heartily and
drank deeply. His temper Vas lit
tie cooler; he had made up his mind,
had matured his scheme, and felt
sure Of himself. He went to the rail,
put his head over, and took a view of
the burning sky under the bow.
Johnny" says Pope, coming with
Laura to his side, your cousin sug.
gets that yonder ships the Alnwick
Castle. II SO, III burn my books, for
after the Madre the deluge."
Are ships so few that she should
tai. "She's no big ship, that"
The vision of hawk was lodged
under Crystals eyelids, and he never
saw better than when he was well
primed with liquor. He steadied the
glass, and the lenses turned crimson
In his eye.
you can see her coming and 60
~ so
raven tone. Something with two
masts; no West Indiaman, anyhow.
What shall you do If you fall in with
her people?"
81 shall want to know who they
are" responded Pope, letting the
glass drop from his eye. 'She seems
to be schooner. She may prove a
pirate. We don't want to enter any
more pirates among us. They might
rise and cut our throats, which would
be hard luck"
In about half an hour from this
time, for the breeze continued to
gush very steadily, they could trace
the outline of tho vessel in her own
flames with the naked eye. And now
large schooner.
Another half hour passed; it was
hard upon half an hour after nine. The
vessel over the bows was still burn
ing furiously; she was then perhaps a
mile distant.
I'VE can do no good" says Pope.
"Shift the helm for our course, Mr..
Crystal, and brace to it."
LET us draw little closer" ex-
claimed Laura. "it is marvellous
sight"
All on sudden loud shout was
raised by several voices forward.
Look out for what's coming along"
Jesus help me, if it amt woman
swimming!"
whats that she's got a-holding in
her hand?"
"Oh! shrieked Laura. ''it is black
woman, and she is holding up ner
baby to us. Oh, save her! Oh, save
hsr!"
The phosphor sheetad so plentifully
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
CHAPTER xxi.-continued.

Crystal walked as far as the long.
boat, which was checked abaft the
galley or caboose, and nearly filled
the space betwixt that sea kitchen
and the mainhatch. Her proportions
were gatherable. even by that light.
She was large. good boat. and the
mate stood viewing her because he
had scheme sailing about in his
brain as wasp huns about a room.
What's that?" suddenly yelled a
man, springing to his feet and point.
ing into corner Of the dark sea
about four points on the lee bow.
1t was an effulgent scarlet cloud,
with slow motion of light in it as
though 1t was wind-tossed.
The sea swept black to that dash
of glowing gold, and Crystal, after
steadfastly gazing, said, Its a cloud
refecting the light OF ship on fire."
He walked to the skylight and sent
his voice to the couple below in a
stinging yell that instantly started
Pope on to his legs.
"A ship on fire on the lee bow"
I'm coming on deck" said Pope.
And in a few minutes ne arrived
with his telescope in one hand and
Miss Laura's hand in the other.
"Ay, that's fire sure enough" said
he. "See how it wavers. 'Tis a re-
1iected light though" and he leveled
his glass.
The lenses made 1t clear that ves-
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
CHAPTER xxi.
Pope's Death.

After breakfast the captain conduct
ed Laura on deck, placed a chair for
her in the shadow Of the trysail, and
put few newspapers on the plank be-
side her 1t was Crystals watch be-
low; and when the square man had
finished his meal, he entered the
berth to lie down and sleep.
You have been so very kind to
me, Captain Pope" said Laura. some.
what nervously, turning an unopened
paper in her lap round and round,
that l should hate myself for asking
you any question which might convey
an idea Of ingratitude"
do not talk so formally" exclaim
ed Pope. Il love you; speak to me,
dearest, as though you loved me in
return"
She blushed and answered. 81 have
father and mother. have friends
awaiting my arrival in England. It
must sooner or later reach their ears
that the Thetis was plundered and
sunk by pirates, who carried me away
in their ship. Will 1t be long before
am able to communicate with them.
to let them know that am safe?"
Grant me time to fall in with the
Alnwick Castle, answered Pope
You know that you're to be nv
wife?"
"Oh, Captain Pope" she cried, with
sidelong look at the helmsman, who
with Grindal just abaft him, was not
standing very far off, you will first
let me 50 home?
MY dear girl" He broke ufr
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
LIVESTOCK
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Adulterants of Stock Feed.


In an address 10 Wisconsin farmers,
Prof. w. A. Henry said: We have al
ready referred to unground weed seeds
in bran. Often they are ground and
introduced into the bran. They may
possess considerable feeding value,
but bran should not be called pure
bran in which such material is found.
lustrated by the oat hulls and other
by-products from the oatmeal fac
tories. With the large increase In the
use of oatmeal for human food, great
quantities Of oat hulls-hundreds OF
train loads-result annually. Then
the oat grains are carefully cleaned at
the mills and the fine pencil OF hairs
found at the end Of the grain is re-
moved and these hairs constitute the
major portion of a material known
as oat dust. Finally there are par
ticles of the oat grain itself possess
Ing considerable nutriment not used
In the manufacture of human foods,
which go in with the waste. These
materials separately and variously in
termixed are properly enough placed
on the market for the feeding Of live
stock. Sold for what they are. no one
should find fault with them.
There is tendency, however, with
feed dealers and others to mix oat
hulls and other by-products Of the
oatmeal factories with higher priced
feeding stuffs, and get as much as
possible for the mixture. In the worst
cases cat hulls are added to cornmeal
and the mixture sold for ground corn
and oats. The unsus oicious buyer
taking some of the material In his
hand sees the oat hulls and supposes
OF course that the kernels, which nat
urally go with the hulls, are likewise
present. The deception is rank
fraud and the selling of such ma
terial is contrary to the Wisconsin
feeding stutfs law. A still lower
grade of adulterating material is made
by grinding up corn stalks. There
has come about the use of corn pith
for various purposes. The portion of
the stalk remaining after the removal
of the pith, consisting mostly of the
shell of the stalk. together with the
leaves and husk, is ground to fine
dust-like powder, sometimes called
"Marsden Feed" Great things have
been claimed for this material. but it
cannot have very high feeding value,
and should never rank with concen-
trated feeding stuffs. This material,
OF yellowish-brown color and dust
like, is sometimes used for adulterat-
ing stock foods. One sample Of dried
brewers grains from Illinois shows
this material mixed with it as an adul-
terant.
Another adulterant consists of
ground-up corn cobs. In the recent Isl
sue of the trade journal name, Flour
and Feed" the statement is made that
corn cob meal factory in Indiana
runs night and day. This factory
grinds up corn cobs into meal-like
substance, evidently for the sole pur-
pose CT selling it to feed dealers for
adulterating feeding stuffs.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
Killing Thistles.

From Farmers Review: In reply to
the person who asked in a recent mum.
Ter of the Farmers Review how to get
rid of thistles, would say: He has a
hard task on his hands. By frequent
plowing and cultivating for an entire
season and then seeding down to
clover it may be possible to get rid of
them. When Canada thistles once get
a good foothold on a farm they are
very hard to exterminate.-S.J J. Shan
non, Brown County, Wisconsin.