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The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Makinq and Unmaking Soil.

On the steep hillsides the roots Of
trees, plants and shrubs form a per.
feet network, binding and holding the
soil and preventing 1t, in a great
measure, from being washed down
by the rains and melting SHOWS into
the valleys and rivers below, says
G. P. Goodrich. Even these steep
hillsides are often kept very rich In
thus having an abundance of humus in
them and producing a heavy growth
of timber and other vegetation. On
the prairies, although there are no
trees, there are In the state Of nature
innumerable shrubs and plants that
send their tap roots down deep into
the soil and perform the same work
that trees do in timber land The
prairie grass has an almost solid
mass Of tough roots, so tough that 1t
takes four or more strong horses
and a very sharp plow to break 1t
up. This sod and roots also hold the
soil on the hillsides, and often these
hillsldes on the prairie are rich in
available plant food and have as
much humus, and produce as good
crops when first broken up as the
more level prairie, But what has
man done? He has cut of the tim.
Der, killed out the shrubs and plants,
and the prairles he has broken up,
sidehills and all. The process Of
making soil has been stopped, and
instead the farmer is raising crops
Of grain and taking off and selling
the fertility Of his soil as fast as he
can. His soil grows poorer, each
year, II he puts on nothing. The
sidehills give out first. With no
fibrous roots and but little humus,
they are washed and scanned and gul.
lied in a few years SO that 1t is i'm.
possible to pillow or cultivate 1t, and
If 1t could be cultivated. 1t would pro.
duce nothing; the available plant
food and humus have gone down into
the creek below, and gone forever,
and left nothing but, perhaps, a mass
Of stones and gravel; or, 1t may be,
a mass Of clay, so cut up with water.
courses, that no animal less agile
than q dog could 60 over 1t.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Latest Kansas News
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A KANSAS MARSHAL SHOOTS.
Attempt to Rescue Prisoner at Gard
ner Results Fatally.

Attempt to Rescue a Prisoner at Gard
ner Results Fatally.
GARDNER,-(special.) City Mar
shal Rowland shot and killed Bud
Briggs Saturday night while Briggs
and others were trying to rescue Eu'
gene Briggs, a brother, from the pos
session Of Marshal Rowland, who had
the latter under arrest and enroute
to the city prison on a charge OF
drunkenness. The fight between the
marshal on the one side and Bud
Briggs, Dick Briggs and Virginia
Boles, who were trying to take ELL
gene Briggs from the possession OF the
officer, lasted for half an hour, and
was even continued after the shoot
ing Of Bud Briggs and until Mayor
Cramer appeared on the scene and
with a force Of citizens rescued the
officer and quieted the fight. AS a
result Of the difficulty young Briggs is
dead, young Boles Is locked up in the
city prison, Eugene Briggs has a
charge Of lntoxication against him.
William Smith, who came to the mar
shal's rescue was knocked senseless
and Marshal Rowland Is at large, un-
der $4,000 bond, having given himself
up to the sheriff. Senator Sponable
and Mayor Cramer went to 0lathe to
furnish bond for any amount desired,
but Officer Rowland had already easily
furnished bond in that city.
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Growing Maearonl Wheat.

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Regarding the advantages from the
growing Of macaroni wheats, a gov
eminent bulletin says: Although
thes vheats are considered to be OF
value chiefly for making macaronl,
the idea that they do not make good
bread is quite erroneous. A very
large amount of macaroni wheat Is
annually employed In Russia, France,
Italy, Spain, Greece and other Medit'
erranean regions for making bread,
which ID considered to be Of excel
lent quality; and the French espe'
cially ought to be good critics In this
matter, for they are the greatest
bread.eatlng people in the world A
small per cent Of softer wheat Is
usually mixed with the macaronl
wheat before grinding, however. The
thorough establishment Of this new
wheat industry will be Of the great
est benefit to agriculture in the semi
arid plains. A million or more Oh
acres can thus be given to prohtaole
wheat raising which on account OF
drought have heretofore either been
entirely idle or less proftably EN-
ployed. In few years time the re-
cult ought to be an addition OF tnlr'
" to fifty million bushels to the an
sual wheat production Of the Great
Plains alone. The agricultural area
will be extended much farther west
ward and the necessity Of irrigation
will thereby be diminished CORE
spondingly. 1t will be advisable In
all localities where these wheats nave
not previously been grown not to SOW
a very large amount the first year,
and to SOW two or more Of the best
recommended varieties II possible
For spring sowing seed should be OBJ
tanned that was grown pretty well
north. The resulting crop Is thus
likely to ripen earlier and produce
grain Of better quality. In this cour-
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Boy Shot by His Brother.

INDEPENDENCE Especially The
13.year.old son of Charles M. Crigger,
living near Larimer Station, a few
miles north of here on the Missouri Pa
cluo, was shot by his older brother
Tuesday afternoon and died about an
hour later. The two boys were play
ing with a 22-caliber revolver, when
II was accidentally discharged by the
older brother. The ball struck the COL
lar bone Of the younger boy and
ranged downward to the heart. He
died before medical aid could reach
there.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Trimming Up Wild Trees.

Groups Of trees near the house are
frequently by reason of old brush,
accumulations Of dead leaves and
noxious weeds growing under and
around them. Often the underbrush is
Of such a character that it greatly
detracts from the appearance Of the
surroundings. Such clumps Of trees
may be made truly beautiful by clean
ing up the rubbish, moving the weeds,
cutting away the dead wood and re.
moving the most unsightly Of the I'M
derbrush. A little trimming Of the
tops of the trees will improve matters.
1t Is possible In this way ITO mend
nature" When beauty Is desired,
some trees must be cut out when they
grow so densely that lateral develop
ment Is checked.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
SUICIDE OR MURDER?
Body Of Unknown Man Found Near
Pauline, Kan

boQy OF UnknoWn WAN Tou"u NSo'
Pauline, Kan
ToPEKA.-(Special.) The body OF
an unknown man, which was found
near the Santa Fe railroad, three miles
south Of Pauline, was brought to this
city Monday morning. There was a
bullet wound back Of the left ear, and
a revolver clasped in the right hand
There was not, however, any powder
mark around the wound, nor any
singing of the hair, and the post
norton developed the fact that the
bullet had ranged forward. An in
quest will be held.
The body was discovered by a
switching crew coming from Usage
City to Topeka. 1t is that of 81 man
about rs years old, six feet in height,
with dark hair and eyes, and good
physique, and was comparatively well
dressed. The clothing was such as
to lead to the belief that the man was
probably g. machlnist or railroad man.
There was not an article Of any kind
on his person, He had no money, no
letters and no laundry marks on his
clothing.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Notes On Vegetable Gardening.


Ever, vegetable gardener Is struck
with the great changes that have
come over the business Of vegetable
growing in a generation. The com.
mercial vegetable grower a genera
ton ago could make money out Of
his enterprise in growing vegetables
under glass. His prices were high
and his profits satisfactory. That
was before the South had developed
into a great vegetable garden to sup
ply all the North with garden vegeta-
bles. To-day the vegetable grower in
the North finds 1t difficult to get
ahead Of the season. He must there
fore depend on growing tirst-class
vegetables and getting them to mar
ket In a crisper, fresher condition
than does his southern competitor.
In this he is frequently very success.
full.
In the past little attention was
paid to the supply Of humus in the
soil. In fact, little was known about
this most valuable factor In the gar.
den soil. The scientists knew about
IT, but even they did not give 1t its
real due. Had they known 1t, the
growers Of vegetables would not In
SO many cases have about ruined
their soil by using nothing but com.
mercial fertilizers upon 1t. Later,
when the soil had failed to respond,
they were told by the experimenters
that the constant growing Of vegeta.
bles by the use of commercial fer
tilizers alone had resulted In using
up the humus or decayed vegetable
matter In the soil, and that they
must restore 1t at every cost. Our
gardeners know enough to use barn.
yard manure with the commercial
fertilizers or to turn under green
crops to keep up the supply Of humus
The present gardener has this to his
creit over the gardener Of past
times, in that he is not deteriorating
the soil that is giving him a living.
The present gardener, II he Is In.
telligent and successful, has learned
that 1t pays to get the best seed what.
ever It may cost. He has also learned
not to believe every man that offers
to furnish him with seeds. More and
more he Is coming to experiment
with his seed and to make sure be-
fore planting that what he is putting
into the ground will terminate. The
old gardener thought that seed was
seed. He had In many cases not yet
learned that every seed had limit as
to Its life out of the ground. The
man with old seed to sell sold him
the old seed at the price Of new and
he took and cheerfully planted It,
with the result, often, that he got no
harvest at all. A complete loss Of
bis crop was looked upon as one Of
the mysterious workings Of Nature.
The new gardener has learned bet.
ter He has determined definitely
that next to good land, good seed Is
essential to success In his operations
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

The common teaching Is that sugar
beets are injured in quality by stable
manure applied the same season that
the beets are sown. That this Is not
true, at least not on certain soils in
New York, Is proved in Bulletin No.
2O5 of the Station at Geneva. Tests
were made for four years,-on two
farms in widely separated localities
for one season-with results uniform
ly fayoring rather than opposing the
use Of the stable manure. The
Yields were better than with liberal
applications Of commercial fertil-
izers; and the percentage Of sugar
and coefIlcient OF purity Of the juice
we're higher with the MANFRED beets
than with those without manure or
those receiving commercial fertilizer.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Kansas Board Of Education.


TOPEKA.-(Special.) Governor w.
]. Bailey has named the three appoint
i've members Of the state board of ed
ucation. They are E, A. Stephenson,
superintendent Of the Anthony city
schools, to succeed W. M. Massey, Of
Wellington; d. G, Markham, Of Baker
university, Baldwin, to succeed DR..
J. D. $. Riggs, president Of Ottawa
university; H, M. Cutter Of Almena,
to succeed A, H. Bushey, Of Peabody.
Mr.. Cutter Is county superintendent
elect Of NORTON county.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
KILLED WITH PITcHFoRk.
Kerr.Papham Murder Case on at Min
nicola, Kan.

MINNEAPOLIS. - Especially The
trial Of D. T. Kerr, charged with the
murder Of A. B. Papham, near here,
February 10, was begun in the district
court Tuesday.
Papham, who was a well known
farmer here, died from q wound on
the head, alleged to have been IN
flicted by q mtchfork in the hands OF
Kerr, February 10. A family feud is
said to have arisen from personal dill
ferences between the men. They lived
on neighboring farms and on several
occasions had sharp disputes. On the
day mentioned they met in the road
near Papham's home and had words
Papham was Of VIGOROUSLY excltable
and abusive nature. He was carried
into his home soon after in an uncon-
scious condition, and died February 70
at Christ hospital, Topeka. At the pre-
liminary hearing Of Kerr, March 5, he
was held without bond. Neighbors
testified that Kerr had threatened VIC.
lence to papham. 1t will porbably take
a day or two to get jury.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
ARRESTED FOR PERJURY.
Sensational Evidence Given in the
Coffet Case.

Sensational Evidence Given in the
CoffeIt Case.
WINFIELD.-(Special.) The Coffelt
murder case Is nearing the end. The
defense finished Its case Monday az
ternoon and the state is now introduce
ing evidence in rebuttal. One Of the
witnesses for the defense, W, G. John
son, who was arrested for the murder
of Montgomery shortly after the MUIR
der, was arrested Immediately after
leaving the witness stand Monday az
ternoon for perjury. He testified that
the prosecuting attorney had pledged
to release him from the charge OF
murder II he would tell what he knew
about the Montgomery murder so as
to implicate the Miller family Of 1Ol
ranch. The county attorney followed
Johnson as a witness and testified
that he had simply promised john
sons release for the reason that he
did not have sufficient evidence against
him to convict.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION.
Three Days Session Came to an End
at Emporla.


EMPORIA.-(Speclal.) The Y. M,
G. A. Of the colleges Of the state, which
has been in session here for the last
three days, held the last meeting Sun
day afternoon in Albert Taylor hall at
the Normal, 3. T. Cotton, information.
al secretary Of the Y, M. G, A., ad-
dressed Sunday afternoons meeting,
which was especially for men. Chan
cellor Strong, of the university, has
been present and addressed the asso-
citation, G. L. Boynton Of Topeka, who
Is head of the Kansas College Y. M. G,
A.: Joseph Hill of the Normal; D. F.
shirk, superintendent Of the Newton
schools, and H, Langworthy, secretary
of the Kansas University Y, M. G, A.,
were prominent in the aairs and work
of this session. Representatives from
nearly every Y. M, G. A. association In
Kansas were present and an interest
Ing and enthusiastic meeting has been
held throughout.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Can't Move Payne's Body.

WELLINGTON. - Especially The
project Of removing the body of Cap
tain David L. Payne, the great Okla
homa boomer, from Prairie Lawn Gem
etery, this city, to a permanent rest
Ing place in Oklahoma, has encoun'
tered an unexpected obstacle in the
opposition of R. A. Haines, of Portland,
Ore, who owns the cemetery lot IN
which Payne was buried, and has noti-
fed the city council not to permit Its
removal without his permission.
Payne's sister, supposed to be his only
living relative, has given her consent,
but the council can now do nothing
until Haines Is won over.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Laborer Killed by a Train.

EUREKA.-(special.) A. T. Hopes
a laborer was run over and instantly
killed nv a Santa Fe passenger train
here Tuesday night. He was standing
on the Santa Fe right of way when the
accident happened. The coroner's IN
quest was held, but no verdict re-
turned.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

TOPEKA.-( Especially The question
of whether or not a railroad track Is
a. public highway is involved in a suit
filed in the supreme court Friday
James A. Spaulding, of Concordia was
the owner OF an attachment by which
he could ride a bicycle on railroad
tracks, and he made a practice Of
using the Santa Fe tracks for that
purpose. The railroad company en-
deavored to obtain an Injunction
against him in the district court, to
prevent his use Of Its tracks, but the
Injunction was refused
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Burned Himself to Death.

LOS ANGELES, CAL.-(special.)
Louis Ditsmeir, aged 46, a consump-
tive from Buffalo, N. Y, committed
suicide Monday in a horrible manner.
He poured three gallons of kerosene
over his body and set fire to his cloth
ing. He was burned to death in a
few minutes.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

Kansas has a new claim on the
meanest man championship. AT Well
ington the local Scrooge hired q col
ored boy to carry a ton Of coal upstairs
for which is cents was paid. The
thrifty Kansan then invelgled the boy
into q game Of craps and won back the
Is cents.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Took Too Much Morphine.

PARSONS.-(S E. G. Dem
ton. one of the oldest and best known
business men in this city, died Mon
day morning from the effects of an
overdose of morphine he had evidently
taken with suicidal intent He died
in few minutes after his action was
discovered. Melancholla is given as
the cause Of his act, as his domestic
relations were unusually good and bus
mess affairs in very good condition.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

Army and navy officers in Washing
ton now frequently wear their uni
forms at the theaters and at private
entertainments. A few years ago uni
forms we're never worn on such occa-
sons. After all, why should women
have a monopoly Of all the brilliant
colors?
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

If there Is anything in names Senior
Bustsmento, Cuba's distinguished sen
ator ought to be a powerful addition
to the American trust regulators II
he could only be imported and ma
turalized.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
q Il Williamson SAYS; In nacki,

c. Fl. Williamson says. In packing
don't face too good; use apples Of uni
form size, bright, clean and healthy,
and fill barrel with about the same
kind Of apples. Use standard three.
bushel barrel. Shake barrel well as
each basketful Is added, and when full
shake down well; can hardly shake
too much; then don't press too much.
After thoroughly shaking down, fruit
should be about one inch above top
Of barrel. Use hammer as little as
possible on the head.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

The ears plan Of reforms is far
reaching, they say, but 1t does not
stop the smudglng out from our news
papers Of articles which comment on
1t before they can be delivered to peo-
pie in Russia.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

When a girl pleads in extenuatlon
Of theft that ut Is wrong to have CIV
en- her an education and no money"
there seems to be something wrong
wln the education.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Two Men Shot by a Woman.

cONCoRDIA. - Especially Fred
Tatro was shot through the abdomen
and probably fatally injured, and
charles Forkner was shot through the
thigh Wednesday night, by Mrs, Ros
aniab sturm, residing just outside the
citv limits. These men, together with
Frank Davidson, went to the house
and being refused admittance, tried
to break in the door, when Mrs
sturm opened fire with a revolver
She is now under arrest. The men are
all said to be tough characters
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

It's great to be king after all. The
boy King Of Spain, 1t ppears, can
marry a grown-up woman If he wants
to. What boy could ask for greater
happiness than that?
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

Those English writer's who compare
Joseph Chamberlain to Daniel Web
ster may be good critics Of political
history but their specially obviously
lies In humorous work.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

The man who predicts what Is to
happen In the next century is always
safe. Nobody will feel like disputing
with him while he lives, and nobody
will take the trouble to dispute biz
predictions after he Ia dead. Stl
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

Charles Buttell LOOMS, the humor.
list, has been elected a justice Of the
peace In New Jersey on an indie
pendent ticket The punishment
seems deserved.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

Lady Granville Gordon is an Ameri.
can woman and has lived in Chicago.
America and Chicago are waiting,
however, to receive further particu-
lars before doing any boasting.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

Sir Thomas Upton is again Of the
opinion that the Americas cup Is as
good as won, but 1t may be just as
well to go on with the preparation
for the races.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

The Buffalo inquest has developed
the fact that one Of the society lead.
ers" kept a boarding house. 1t looks
as If Buffalo society might be some
what indicated.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
Number and Value Of Farm Animals.

Number and Value Of Farm Animals.
The statistlcian Of the department
Of agriculture has completed his esti-
mate Of the number and value Of farm
animals in the United States, by sep
arate states, on Jan. /, 1908. The to-
tails for the country are shown in the
following statement, together with the
corresponding figures for Jan, l. 1902:
HORSES.
1908, 16,557,373, worth. s1.O30,7O5,95s
1902, 1851, 224, worth. 96S,9S6,l7S
MULES.
1908, 2,72S,0SS, worth. ... 197,755,S27
1902, 2,757,O17, WORTH. lS6,4ll7O4
MICH COWS.
1903, 17,1O5,227, WORTH, 5l6,7l1s14
1902, 16,696,S02, WORTH. 4SS,l3O,324
OTHER CATTLE.
1903, 44,659,2O6, WORTH. S24,O54,SO2
1902, A,727,797, WORTH. SS9,126,O7s
SHEEP.
1903, ss,s64,S7s, WORTH. 16S,s15,75c
1902, 62,O39,O91, WORTH. l64,446,O9l
SWINE.
1908, 46,922,624, WORTH. S64,97S,6SS
1902, 4S,69S,S90, WORTH. S42,l2O,7SO
The above table shows net in
crease during 1902 Of 26,149 in the
number Of horses, 40S,425 in that Of
mich COWS and 1,925,7S5 in that Of
sheep, and a net decrease Of 2S,S29 in
the number Of mules, 6S,591 in that of
cattle other than mich COWS and
1,77e,266 in that Of swine.
There is an increase in average val
ue per head amounting to 1854 in the
case of horses, $4,SS in that of mules,
9S cents in that OF mich cows and rs
cents in that of swine, with a decrease
Of 81 cents per head in the case Of
cattle other mich cows and OF 2 cents
in that Of sheep, the total value Of all
farm animals being $3,lO2,515,54O, as
compared with $2,sS9,l7O,l5O on Jan, l.,
1902, an increase Of $113,S45,390.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
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Notes on Cattle Feeding. /.

Notes on Cattle Feeding.
In q talk before the Illinois farmers
institute Prof. Herbert W. Mumiolo
made the following points on catlle
feeding: -' f
The higher the price Of cattle tne
better 1t will pay to feed steers Of hlgh
quality. When, steers are low In price
there is less difference in the pronts
from feeding the different qualities Oh
steers.
A prime steer, according to the mar
ket term, is a steer that Is neither too,
fat nor too poor. When q steer -
overdone be- gets lumpy. The breed
that will fatten and not get lumpy Is
the best breed.
The Angus breed will feed longer
and keep smoother than any other
breed Of cattle. Each breed has some
good point that the other breeds DO
not have. At the present time the
animal that is most profitable for the
packer Is not always the one that Is
most profitable for the feeder. The
feeder should strive to produce an AMI
NAL that will be both profitable Tor
himself and for the packer. That Is
the standard toward which we must
work.
Packers are not infallible In buying
cattle. Their buyers know more about
1t than most Of us, but they sometimes
make serious mistakes. Several loads
Of steers fatened by the University Of
Illinois sold on the Chicago market Oh
the same day. The best cattle were
those that had been fitted on clover
hay and gluten feed as their principal
ration. This load sold for less than
the ones fed on corn, timothy hay and
so forth. In the dressing 1t was seen
that the clover fed steers were worth
rs cents more per hundred pounds
than the other steers, while they
brought Is cents per hundred pounds
less.
II a ration Is palatable Its efficiency
depends on the relative proportion Of
protein and carbohydrates in 1t Cot
tonseed meal contains larger amount
.of protein than any Of the other con-
centrated feeding stuffs. 1t averages
37.2 per cent protein.
1t is cheaper to feed a balanced rs-
tlOn than any 0tner KIM. Inc unlVer-
sity has found that 1t could save sew
eral dollars on the feeding of each
steer by feeding balanced ration.
What grade Of cattle can we feed
with the greatest profit to the feeder?
This is a question that cannot be an
swered in one year. We want to know
in what way we can get the most re-
suits from 100 pounds Of feed.
The higher the price Of good steers
the greater the difference between the
prices paid for the different grades.
Under that condition the higher the
quality Of steers fed the more profit
there will be in them.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16
KANSAS.

10 appreciate good woman, know
few bud ones.
The Globe-republican., 1903-04-16

A Michigan man came to life the
other day in his coffin. He should
keep the coffin. He may need 1t
again.