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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02

the following season. (2) The youn,
plants are attacked Just as they are
coming through the soil. (3) Smut
does not remain in the soil in form +.
y" any damage to following crops
W u mas been said by some that
eeed wheat that Is two or more years
uld VIII not produce smut, even
1nough smutty. This. by experiment,
! nave proved to be erroneous. Smutty
wheat kept two and three years. pro
duced as much smut as year old wheat
OF the same strain. The formalde-
hyd2 treatment by sprinkling or Nv
spraying has proved a perfect success.
Ihere are also a number of smut
treating machines on the marker
which 'lo very satisfactory work.
Sun'mary-Procure the plumpes,
best colored grain you can get for
seed. Use no other. if it can be avoid.
Cd. 1t is much more certain way Of
getting rich to feed inferior grain to
STOCK than to use it for seed
If in doubt whether grain will ger
inmate or not. 1t is easy to make Il
test OF it in small box Of moist sand
or dirt. However, it is hardly wise
procedure to use any grain for seed
purposes which looks so poor as to
cause one to doubt whether it will
grow.
Grade out all small or shrivele:,
grains. This will also remove tho
weed seeds.
Treat all the seed used.
Treatment: Use formalin or Gao
per ceni forn:aldehyde) at the rate Of
enc pound of the liquid to forty-tive
gallons of water. Apply this water
solution to the seed grain in any man.
ner which allows all grains to become
moist >vcr tEs entire surface.
Sprinkling and shoveling is as Of
fective as dipping if we'll done. and of
course much more rapid. A small
hand SPRAY pump will be found very
useful for applying the solution. Place
the grain upon tight floor space or
en- canvas. spray or sprinkle on the
solution and shovel or rake over the
grain until seen to- be evenly moist.
Leave pilel a few hours before SOW.
ing.
The grain for seed should be meas
ured before treatment and again he
fore seeding to ascertain how the drill
should be set in order to sow the re.
Quired amount of the swelled seed.
The same method of treatment pre-
vents smut of oats. barley and millet.
1t takes about three-fourths of a
gallon of the solution to each bushel
of wheat and one to one and one-half
gallons to each bushel of oats. barley
or millet.
The same solution prevents potato
scab, il the tubers are soaked in it for
one and one-half hours before being
cut for planting.
This solution is also preventative
of flax wilt Treat the seed by the
spraying method. Use one-half gallon
of the solution per bushel OF we'll
cleaned and graded flax seed, If not
clear on the subject. send for bulletin
on flax and flaX-sick soil.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
eURolcK INQUIRY ENDS.
Troeies Death Of Pennell Will Now Be
Incurred Into

Traose' Death Of Pennell Will Now BE
Inquired Into.
Bunalo. March 2S-The inquest into
tho death of Edwin L. Burdick, who
was murdered just a month ago in his
nome on Ashland avenue, ended yes
terday afternoon. A decision will be
made next week. At the close of the
inquest Judge Murphy announced that
an Official inquiry into the tragic
death Of Arthur R. Pennell, who has
figured SO prominently in the Burdick
inquest. will be begun next Monday.
Aside from the failure of the authori-
ties to secure evidence bearing d.
rectly upon the commission of the
crime or establish the identity of the
murderer, there is a feeling of satis-
faction that the name of Mr.. Burdick
has been lifted from the mire in which
1t was first dragged and his character
shown in it's true light. The evidence
brought out under the examination of
witnesses by District Attorney Coats
worth has shown Burdick to have
been a loving father. always willing to
sacrifice his own happiness and pride
for the sake of his children; that he
was the victim of false friendship,
broken pledges. and. in the face of it
all, q forgiving. indulgent husband.
The efforts OF the authorities to fix
the crime upon some one will not end
with the inquest. At the same time
there is now little hope of success in
this undertaking. and the murder
probably will go down in criminal his
tory as one of the great unsolved
mysteries.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
MORE THAN HALF
Suffer From Coffee prinkin,

Suffer From Coffee Drinking.
Coffee does not set up disease with
oil persons using it; on the other hand
it absolutely does create disease in
thousands and thousands of cases per-
fectly we'll authenticated and trace
able directly to coffee and nothing
else.
This statement may hurt the feel.
ings of some coffee drinkers, but the
facts are exactly what they are.
Make inquiry of some of your coffee
drinking friends. and you may be GER
tain of one thing, one-half of them,
yes, more than half. suffer from some
sort of incipient or chronic disease.
If you want to prove it's the coffee OF
would prefer to prove it's not the
coffee in these cases, take coffee away
from these persons for from ten days
to a month; don't change the food in
any other way, but give them Postum
Food Coffee, and the proof of whether
coffee has been the trouble or not will
be placed before you in unmfstakable
terms.
A young lady in the st. Mary's acad-
envy, Winnipeg, Can. says: zone Of
our teachers suffered a long while
from Indigestion. She was coffee
drinker. She became worse steadily
and finally was reduced to point
where the stomach did not retain any
food, then electricity was tried, but
without avail. She. of course, grew
weak very fast and the doctor said
the case was practically incurable.
About that time was attracted tc
a statement in one of the papers re-
garding the poisonous effect of coffee
and the value of Postum Food Coffee.
The statement was not extravagant,
but couched in terms that won my
confidence and aroused me to the be-
lief that it was true. l persuaded our
teacher to leave of the morning cup
of coffee altogether and use Postum
Food Coffee.
IA change took place. She began
to get better. She has now regained
her strength and is able to eat al
most every kind Of food. and has taxi
en- her position AZ teacher again"
Name given by Postum Co., Rattle
Creek. Mich.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
YANKEE INGENUITY.
Firing Squad Uses Railroad Bolts In
Place of Service Shells,

ntbS SNAoO SSSo nQuI0dO oOllS
Place Of Service Shells.
Portland. Me-. March 2S.-Fearing
the explosion of blazing tank in a
railroad wreck at West Falmouth. the
authorities called out Lieut.. Bigelow
and gun crew of ten men of the
Maine naval reserve with one-pound-
err gun to lombard the tank in order
to let the 5000 gallons of gasoline es.
cape. Lieut.. Bigelow had no service
shells and used railroad bolts. The
first shot failed to penetrate the iron
tank. and the second one fell short of
the target and killed spectator who
had refused to obey. The third shot
tore hole in the tank, and the gun
crew kept firing until the tank re-
sembled a sieve. the blazing fluid
flowed into small stream near by
and the water was at once covered
with flame from bank to bank.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
LAWYERS CAN PUZZLE.
Technicaiities Surround the Sentence
Of Rooney.

Of Rooney.
There is some speculation over the
Rooney case, even after Judge Pol
lock resentences him, making the date
of the execution six months in adj
vance, instead of three. as under the
old law. 1t is said that Rooney was
convicted under the old law and any
sentence imposed must be under the
new law. which provides an additional
penalty to that imposed under the law
that governed murder cases at tn"
time Rooney was convicted. in that it
is made condition that he must re.
main in prison six months before eX-
ecution instead of three. Many attor-
neys say Rooney can escape the gal
lows under the change of law. and
that he cannot be placed en- trial un.
der the same charge again. II he
should escape on the technically the
state will be able to convict him Of
Joint highway robbery and impose .
life sentence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

Live Stock Centers.
ST. Paul, March 2S.--Wheat-No.
Northern. Is q &c; No. 2 Northern
"a G. 75c;; No. 3. q @ 73c. Corn -
No. 3. 41.: i3c. Rye - No. 2. 47@4Sc
Barley-MaIt;ng grades, 45@55 feed
grades, $50 4Oc.
Minneapolis. March 2S-Wheat-No
1 hard, Is 3-4c; No. / Northern
743-4c; No. Northern. 73 12c.
Duluth, March 2S.-Wheat = No.
hard, "A 5-Sc; No. 1 Northern, % 1-Sc;
No. 2 Northern, Il 1-2c; fiax,sl.12 Lac;
oats, 81 Lee; rye. 4ac; barley, S5@51c
Milwaukee, March 28.-Wheat-No
/ Northern. as leg TIC: No. 2 North
ern, rs 1-2@76c. Rye firm: No. l
511-2M52c. Barley dull; No. 2, Coo;
sample, 42M56c. Oats dull; standard
"a 3-4c. Corn-May 43c.
Chicago, March 2S.-Wheat-No.
red, 73c; No. red, 6S@72c; No. 2
hard winter, 70@71c; No. 8 hard win
ter, 67Gg70c: No. 1 Northern spring
16@77c; No. 2 Northern spring. $50
TIC; No. 3 spring, 6s@76 Ice. Corn
No. 2, 40 1.2c: No. ,, 50 1-2@39c. Oats
No. 2. 33c: No. 3, 32@32 1-2c.
Sioux City, Iowa, March 2S.-Cattle
-Beeves. 1913 q S; COWS, bulls and
mixed. 50 a 4; stockers and feeders
s3@4.25; yearlings and calves. $3.50
4.25. Hogs, $3.50 @ 1855: bulk, 81 q
us.
Chicago, March 2S.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $5.50@6.15: COWS, $3.50
@4.6o; heifers, $2.50@4.75; calves, So
al. Hogs-Mixed and butchers. $40
OTTO; light, $7.15@7.55; bulk of sales.
$7.45@7.70. Sheep - Good to choice
wethers, s5.5O@6.50; Western sheep,
$5.25@6.50: native lambs, $5.25@5.75;
Western lambs. $5.50@7.55.
South St. Paul, March 2S.-Cettle-
good to choice steers, $4.50@5: good
to choice cows and heifers. $3.25@4;
veals, s2.50@5.25; steer calves, 81 a
8; good to choice stock COWS and
heifers. $2.iO@2.75. Hogs - Price
range. $675@7.25; bulk, $7O5@7.20.
Sheep-Good to choice fat lambs:
s6.50@7; good to choice yearling
wethers. s6@6.5O; heavy, $5.50@6.25;
good to choice ewes, medium weight.
s5@5.50; heavy weight. $4.50@5.25;
culls and stock ewes, $3@4.25.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
MANY WANT IRELAND.
Pope Is Urged to Create Archbishop :
Cardinal.

Rome, March IS. - The pope has
been inquiring among members of the
sacred college as to the advisability
of creating Archbishop Ireland cardi-
nal. He has received some favorable
answers, and others Indifferent, while
still others. including Steinhuber
Martinelli and Vivesy T@.o have ex-
pressed themselves as emphatically
opposed to the idea.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
Appraised.

Jeau-She called me good-for-noth
ing fellow.
Pierre-Never mind her; she only
had 30 cents in her pocket.-Journai
Amusant.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
But He Can't Insure the Cup.

London, March 20. - Sir Thomas
Lipton has insured Shamrock III. al
Lloyds for 100000 at 10 guineas per
cent. The insurance, which is for one
year, covers all risks, including the
VOYAGE across the Atlantic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
pyna;nited . Bank.

Greensburg, Fan, March 2S-Three
men early yesterday wrecked the
vault and safe of the State bank at
GYeensburg with dynamite and got
away with $500. They escaped on q
freight train.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
Too Versatile.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS handicapped by
versatility.
Stocksheimer-How can that be?
Bloomington-Well. versatility IS
having so many talents that you can't
get time to make living with any
one of them.-New York Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
Recoon,xed the Sound.

Recognized the Sound.
The teacher was teaching a little
boy the sounds of letters. Putting "a
On the board. she said "a. a. What
does that soundlike, LESTER"
1T sounds like a little lamb growl-
ing" he replied.-Little Chronicle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02
A Human Nature Exhibit.

A Human Nature EXhtbit.
Johnson-There goes queer Fair OF
brothers.
Thompson-Yes, one of them never
Snows anything and the other one al
ways knows it all.-Detroit Free
Press,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-02

The central part OF the state seems
| TO be a natural stock country and
great predictions are made for it's
future.
At Dunseith man swiped tel.
cords Of wood from a widow and was
given 4 short time to settle to avoid
prosecution.
The scheme 10 transport coal by
barges on the Missouri is not regard
ed as a success on account of the diff
Guilty OF manipulating such unwieldy
craft on that stream.
Lidgerwood is determined 10 have
| the fastest Independent ball team in
! the state this summer, and has chip
on it's shoulder for Cooperstown, Val.
ley Cit, or any other place.
The stage drivers in the northern
part of the state insist on more
bridges. or the people in some locali.
ties will be short on mail.
More blocded stock is the report
from almost every section of the state.
! and it means q whole lot for the de.
velopment of North Dakota.
Now it is reported that the North
ern Pacific may build branch south
west from Edgeley, through the west.
ern portion of Dickey county.
Some Ashley people who went to
the Canadian Northwest are returning
to Mcintosh county better satisfied
I! with North Dakota than ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
FALLING SLOWLY.
Mississippi Is Going Down a
Few Inches Each Day.

St Louis. June 13.-The river is fall
ing a the rate of about A of A foot n
"A hours, the gauge this morning read
ing 37.3 foot. This rate will probably be
increased by Sunday or Monday to one
foot in "A hours and it is predicted by
the local weather bureau that without
floods from above or additional rain fall
the river will have gone down to the
danger line. 80 feet. by the latter part
of next week
There is very little change in the stu
alton in East st. Louis except that the
falling river has filed the hearts of
flood sufferers with hope of speedy re-
lief from discomfort and peril ana viii
soon enable them to return to their or
binary pursuits and manner of living.
It is expected that the embargo caused
by the high water will be lifted from
the stockyards which have been entire
" suspended during the past few days.
early next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
, BADLY HAM MPERED.
Railroads Doing Little Business
Out of st. Louis Eastward.

St Louis. June 13-All trains on the
Missouri Pacific Iron mountain, Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas, and St Louis
& San Francisco railroads are leaving
union station on schedule time and are
arriving with almost equal promptness
With the exception of the Burling-
ton, the Wabash, the Chicago & Alton
train service to the west and southwest
from St Louis is up to the usual stan
dard.
Traffic to and from eastern points is
in worse shape at present then it has
been since the food began. The stop
page of the East St. Louis. Belleville
Electric line on account of the high wa
ter prevents the transfer of passengers
to Edwardsville. Belleville and Collins
vile. where the Clover Leaf, the Louis
vile & Nashville and the Nandalia have
esta blished terminals
At noon today it was almost impOssi-
BILE to get a train over any of the lines
mentioned. The Wabash is still run
ming by a round about trains to Chi
cago and east The Illinois Central
which received passengers at the
Broadway viaduct. East St Louis. Fri
day. has removed its station to the foot
of Trendley avenue.
The Mobile & Ohio, the Chicago. Pc
oria & St Louis and East St. Louis
Valley railroad are not running al all
The Big Four. the Burlington and the
Chicago & Alton still have excellent
steamboat service between here and
Alton, their terminal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
new MAIL TRAIN.
Beginning Sunday Mo. Pac. Ser
vice Will Be Improved.

Beginning Sunday. June A. the Mis-
souri, Pacific win open up new train
service between Topeka and Fort Scott.
which will be of great Importance to the
people of Topeka and all of southeastern
Kansas.
The new train will leave Fort Scott
every morning at 1890 O'Clock and ar
rive at Topeka at $50 p. m. It will
leave Topeka daily at 945 a. m and ar
rive at Fort Scott at 3:15 p. m.
1t will carry both mail and passengers,
and as will be seen from the above
schedule will make good time on the
trip. Heretofore it has required about
a hours to go to Fort Scott on the slow
train which the Missouri Pacific has
operated for no apparent purpose ex-
cept to hold down its right of way
Some time ago, President Gould of the
Missouri Pacific promised to give bet
ter service between Topeka and south
eastern Kansas and he is apparently
true to his word. Now Topeka will have
hope that the Fort Scott-Topeka line
will be extended north to a connection
with east and west line of the Missouri
Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
RESOURCES, 78 MILLION
Gigantic Combination Of Bank
ing Interests at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa. June 13.-Plans have
been perfected for the formation in
Pittsburg of one of the greatest com
binations of banking interests ever un-
dertaken in the country. By the deal
the Farmers Deposit National bank
Colonial Trust company. Colonial Ma
tional bank. Traders National bank
Germania Savings bank and Freehold
bank will be merged. making the larg-
est and most powerful institution be-
tween Philadelphia and Chicago
The capital of the new concern which
viii probably be known as the Colonial
Trust company will be 81 .00O. 600, with
SIS 1000 900 surplus and undivided profits
and about $50 000. 600 deposits. making
total resources of SIS. .oO0. 900. T. Hart
Given. the president of the Farmers Ma
tional. viii be the head of the new con-
cern. 1t will take some days to work
out the details of the merger so far as
the other officers and directors are con-
cerned. but the new institution Will be
backed by one of the most active and
aggressive of the strong financial
groups of capitalists west of New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
TO HAVE A HOSPITAL.
Florence Crittenden Home in
Topeka VIII Be Enlarged.

Word was received today by Mrs. A.
G. Lord, state organizer for the Florence
Crittenden mission work, from the na-
tional headquarters at Washington, D.
c.. ordering her to purchase at once the
Hendricks property which adjo1ns the
Crittenden home in Quinton Heights.
The Hendricks property consists of
four lots and a five room cottage and it
will be fitted and used for a hospital for
the home The property viii cost 500.
In addition to the five room cottage.
there is a wash house, barn and other
outbuildings.
Mrs Lord said this morning: I am
greatly rejoiced at this authority to pur-
chase a hospital for our home We have
needed it ever since the home was estab-
lished. A short time ago, the State
Journal sent a reporter out here, and
printed a story about our needs, men
tioning especially the hospital I sent
that story to the national headquarters.
and I believe that il had much to do
with bringing such prompt action"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
Will REST AT OTTAWA.
Prosecutor Folk, of st. Louis, to
Camp at Ottawa.

Ottawa. Kas.. June 13--Joseph K.
Folk. the man who is setting St Louis
on hre with his prosecutions Of nlu-
nicipal bOodlers. needs rest. He has
decided to take that rest next month
and will go into camp at the Ottawa
Chautauqua assembly for the full sea-
SON. This information comes in a letter
from J. .. Robinson. of St. Louis. for
merly of Ottawa. Mr. Robinson states
that the celebrated prosecutor has prae-
tically decided to bring his family 10
Ottawa for an outing at the assembly
Mr. Folk prefers to come as a tertef'
ather than as one of the attractions
He is not on the lecture platform ana
has no idea of taking up lecturing. H
viii however. consent to deliver an ad-
dress while here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13

The above estimate does not allow for
the expense of the Kansas city nre de
partment steamer which has been il
service here for two weeks Topeka will
pay all the expenses OF the men ana
maintenance for apparatus.
No allowance is madesfor the work OF
building the temporary Pontoons across
the river, as most Of these bills nave
been already paid out of the general re
lief fund
As will be seen from the above esti~
mate the heaviest expense is likely 70
be for extra work on the streets. Th3s
includes hauling away Fand, nlilng up
holes, cleaning up e5ris and putting
the streets into genera good condition
as they were before tHs flood. It is es-
timated that s., ,0O0 a month extra for
ten months ought to about cover the
expense of the work This would en-.
able the street commissioner to keep
force of 80 men and 10 teams con-
stantly at work in North Topeka, IN
addition to the regular North Topeka
street force of six or eight men and sew
eral teams It is believed that such a
force. working constantly for ten
months, will be able TO put North To-
peka back where it was a month ago.
so far as the streets are concerned
WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME
FROM2
The great question with the city au-
thorities is now how the money TO meet
these extraordinary expenses can be
pairing an opinion in this matter, which
he will submit to the council when the
proper time comes. He says he thinks
he has found the way out.
The city Will probably issue bonds for
the larger part of the money which il
needs. The bonds would come under
the class of internal improvement
bonds, and could be issued without spe>
cial act of the legislature. If the city
issues $4,000 in such bonds, payable in
ten yearly installments, it would IN
crease the tax levy less than one-hali
mill FOR the next ten years
Another $4,000 viii probably be made
availa bic out of the general revenue and
general Improvement funds next year.
By means of this new city charter
act, the city can levy a special tax of
one mill to pay judgments This levy
viii no doubt be made this fall and the
general revenue fund will be relieved of
a $4,000 drain which it would otherwise
have to stand to pay off judgments.
1t seems that it viii be almost i'm
possible to meet the immense special
obligations of the city without bond
issue The city has absolutely no funds
upon which it can draw to pay the large
debts which are to be contracted.
In view of the condition which con
fronts the city. the incentive for econ
omy is stronger than ever. It is no
time now for the council to consider
raising the salaries of city officials.
There has been a great clamOr for more
salary on the part of the city physician.
and other city officials, but it would be
a crime to place additional burden on
the taxpayers of the city in order to
feather the nest of some city Office
holder.