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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

Madrid, May 9-AdmiraI Cervera has
been gazetted life senator.
New York, May 9.-The minister Of
finance has received a telegram from
the Chamber of OportO protesting
against a government monopoly of Pc
troleum, cables the Lisbon correspond
ent of the Herald. His excellency has
replied that the government does not
intend to establish any such monopoly.
Bremen May AT a meeting of the
Bremen, Vulkan and Tecklenborg Ship
Building companies and representatives
of other ship building yards, today, it
was voted to shut down all the estab-
lishments until the labor unions revoke
their boycott against the first named
yards.
Berlin, May General Won Gossler.
who as announced May T. is to retire
rom the war ministry after three
months leave of absence determined,
according to the Dantzig Neust Mach
richten to retire because he was unable
TO support Emperor Williams private
two army corps and a considerable
force Of cavalry to the army. the whole
increase exceeding $4,000 men,
Minnedosa. Manitoba, May s.-This
city was visited by a serious fire late
yesterday, destroying the Canadian Pa
cific stock yards, the Ogalvie elevator
and 10000 bushels of grain in John Wal
lace's elevator, besides damaging the
station, library and several residences.
The loss is 100000 The fire started
from a camp fire which ignited the
prairie and spread to the town.
London, May e.-The board of agri-
culture has prohibited the importation
into Great Britain of animals from Ar
gentina and Uruguay on and after May
Il in consequence of the existence of
foot and mouth disease in those repub-
lies.
London, May king Edward was
present at the kempton park meeting
today to witness the race for the great
jubilee handicap. Ypsilinti was first.
the Duke of Westminster was second
and Hazifa was third
Lafayette, Ind, May 9.-The master
carpenters and builders association. by
unanimous vote gave an ultimatum TO
the striking carpenters today. They viii
employ all who apply for work, paying
from Is to 313k. cents per hour, accord
ing to skill and ability.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

lege of the Sisters Of Bethany were
al the pianos and Harry Steinberg and
his orchestra played the orchestral
part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

London. May Subscriptions to the
TransvaaI loan closed at IL o'clock this
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

u cannot guess the age of ladies'
using Satin-Skin Cream and Powder,
for these give to all sweet 16" COM
plexion. Csc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09
HEKNOWS THE MAN.
Saw the Shot Fired That Killed James
B. Marcun.

Middlesboro, Ky. May 9.-severaI
Breathitt county refugees are in this
section and describe a deplorable state
of affairs in the mountain country.
They say that reporters are not allowed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

Madrid, May admiral Cervera has
been gazetted a life senator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09
Let's Go To
HO B A r T. S
The Cut Rate Drug Store
500 West Tenth street
IF YOU
cannot go to Hobart's, call him up by
TELEPHONE $50
IF YOU


He has both telephones now and viii
he glad to attend to your calls for any
thing in the drug line. Always prompt
in service and grateful for your patron
age Remember the number, either
phone 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

Mrs. James Philip de Bevers Kaye
will be the hostess at an afternoon tea
for the Chancei Chapter of Grace ca
thedral at the Deanery next Thursday
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

Miss Meta Robinson. Miss Bessie
Campbell. Miss Helen Thompson Mr.
John Waters, Mr.. Ed. Curry and Mr.
Herbert curry viii compose a circus
party tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

The Chaminade Music club will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Miss Lu-
Celia Clarke al Washburn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

The Mutual Improvement club VIII
621 Lane street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

The Helianthus Literary club met
with Mrs W. w Smith Friday after
noon. Mrs. Smith gave a paper on the
subject How Canada Is Governed"
The last meeting of the year viii be with
Mrs. j. X Jones' 324 Topeka avenue,
Friday, May Is, in the evening when
the husbands viii be entertained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09

London. May king Edward was
present at the kempton park meeting
today to witness the race for the great
jubilee handicap. Ypsilinti was first,
the Duke of Westminster was second
and Hazifa was third
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
Origin of the Potato.

1t is now some 1886 years since pota-
toes were known in Europe; they were
imported into Ireland in the reign OF
Queen Elizabeth. The importer was
John Hawkins, who brought them from
Santa Fe, in Spanish America. They
were planted for the first time in Ire
land, it is said, by no less man than
Sir Walter Raleigh, who had an estate
there; but the natural history of the
potato was so little understood at that
time that Sir Walter resolved to re-
nounce the expectation he had formed
of bringing this exotic to perfection
in Ireland. When in due time, after
he had planted the first potatoes, the
stalks grew up, and he perceived upon
the stem a green apple, he thought
that was the fruit, which he had no
idea was concealed under the earth.
He caused some of these apples to
be boiled, but finding them nauseous
to the taste, he concluded that he had
lost his labor, and for some time
thought no more of potatoes. How
ever, having some time after giveh
directions that the ground should be
dug up or plowed, to his great surprise
he found plentiful crop of fruit, which
proved most grateful to the taste. They
soon got into general use and became
the principal food of the Irish peas
antry.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20

Crimson clover proves the best
soil improver we have tried
on the rural grounds. Begin
ming with a soil in many places so
devoid of humus and available plant
food that ragweeds would scarcely
grow, the persistent sowing of this
clover at the end of cultivation in Au-
gust or September for six or seven
years has made the ground fairly pro-
ductive for most garden crops. In some
of these poor spots enough good man
nure or fertilizer only was used in the
hill or drill to secure a fair start for
the special crop grown. This real i'm
provement of the soil must be credited
to the ameliorating effect of the clover
and the accessions of atmospheric nj
trogen thus fixed. In some of the
worst places, the sites of old washouts
in the hillside, the clover could scarce
ly grow at all for the first three years,
and the feeble plants that did start
seldom survived the winters. There
were few tubercles on the roots, In
dicating a great scarcity of the nitro
gen gathering organisms, which have
now so increased that the clover
growth is vigorous and lasting Rapid
improvement of the soil could have
been effected by liberal manuring, with
very thorough tillage, and this plan
has been used in portions of the
grounds, but we wanted to find out
just what crimson clover could do for
these poor spots in a series of years.
We shall now apply phosphoric acid
and potash separately on these plots
in moderate quantity, and continue the
clover treatment, unless it should cease
to thrive
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
GARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD
By S. A. COOK.

large section of the South-adopted tC
climate and to our sandy soils, out
of it can be made a most beautiful
lawn from April to November and
when white clover is sown upon the
Bermuda stubble in October or NoVem-
Der the quondam grass lawn becomes,
specially one of beautiful clover with
its abundant white blossoms. The
clover dying out in May gives way to
the Bermuda but ii is we'll to NOW of
the clover in April instead of waiting
for it to mature. 1t win be better for
the grass. While we have not been
able to practically test the above
grasses, we have been informed by
those who have, that one or more OF
them continue green almost without in
terruption. Therefore we have never
found the scotsman that can supply
either sets or roots or seeds and
would bespeak the aid of some intelli-
gent reader in our effort to procure
one or all. Who can help us?
We are told that the St Augustine
grass is very extensively used in Char e
lesion as a lawn grass. Probably some
Carolina reader can send us a sample
of it at any rate.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
TOTAL ABSTAINERS
Were in the Majority Over the
's9Teasperate School"

Berlin, April 19.-Mrs. Mary Hunt,
an American delegate attending the
Anti-Alcohol Congress at Bremen, las
addressed the following communication
to the Associated Press:
Bremen, April 19.-The Information
al Anti-Alcohol Congress that meets
biennially on the continent is closing
its ninth session to-day. 1t has been
in the matter of attendance and we'll
known persons present the most re-
markable of any session of the Con-
gress This body of 1,400 delega tes,
notable in science and in the service of
humanity, as university professors or
for their hereditary rank have come
here from fifteen different nations on
two hemispheres.
Questions of religion and politics
were wisely ruled out of such a varied
assemblage. The subjects discussed
were the teachings of science concern
ing a moderate use of alcohol and the
effect of it's use on every phase of
human progress. Two schools of
thought were represented; the moder-
ates who called themselves the tenn
perate school, and the total abstainers,
who are called the abstinence school,
by common consent the Congress
passed no resolutions, but the applause
for the testimony of science and ex-
perience on behalf of total abstinence
showed the moderates to be in the mi
nority"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
Eject of stock on Scion.

For many years a fierce controversy
has been going on as to the effect of
stock on scion. 1t has generally been
assumed that the thing grated on an
other would retain all the characters
tics 1t had when a Seeding, says the
Farmers Review Facts now point
strongly the other way, and evidence
is accommodating in favor of the very
decided influence of the stock on the
product of the scion. Not long ago
a congress of French horticulturists
took up and discussed the matter. The
work of siXty-seven experimenters was
reviewed. One man had grated La
France, a very double rose, on Pan
achee d'Orleans, a semi-double rose.
AS a result the roses grown on the
grated branch were mi-double, like
those on the other branches of the
stock. The same man grated a large
red tomato on an eggplant having
long violet fruits. The resulting to-
matoes changed their shape entirely,
and took on an elongated form like
that of the eggplant fruit. A round
pear was grated on a spindle-sha ped
pear, and the resulting fruit was
spindle-shaped. Some of the expert
mentors claimed to have produced en-
tirely new fruits by grating. A
Sylphide rose budded on Homere gave
stems with fewer thorns than either
parent, leaves intermediate in size
and blooms intermediate in size and
color. Like results We're obtained
with other varieties of roses. Bel
gian kidney beans were modified In
flavor by growing on a French vari-
ETY.. The foxy taste of American
grapes has been eliminated by graft
ing on vines not showing this charac-
teristic. One savant claimed that new
varieties could be produced by graft
ing and that these can be fixed in
their characteristics and propagated
true to kind. Two potatoes were
grated together and produced a var
riety knowa as EdOuard Lefort 1t
reproduces itself true to kind. A
tender sort of Kohlrabi was grated
on a hardy form of cabbage and pro-
duced a forage cabbage. This proved
very hardy, and was midway in form
! between the two. These characters
tics were transmitted through the
| seed and became permannt thereafter
| from seed. In spite of these exam
| pies, however, the opinion of the con-
| gress seemed to be that hybridization
| of this class is not very common,
| though it does occur. AS a general
| thing also the forms thus obtained
| are not often constant in character
1t appears certain that the accepta-
| ton of the idea of the great infiu-
ence of stock on scions. enormously
increases the problems connected
with the propagation of our known
varieties.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
shaIIow so,ving OF seeds.

Last week a contributor gave an ac-
count of some experience in shallow
planting of seeds, says the Agricul-
turst.
This spring we have at home here a
striking object lesson as to the proper
way to sow seeds. Nature almost al
ways leaves seeds upon the surface or
with merely a very slight covering Of
soil caused by the combined action Of
wind and rain. We have in the yard,
just back of the house, a large, soft
maple, acer rubrum. Each year it
blooms early in February, long be-
fore any leaves appear, and is for a
few weeks the most conspicuous tree
in the neighborhood. The flowers are
very small, but being bright red, in
clusters and thousands of them the eff
feet is very beautiful After the flow
ers, come the seeds, these are also red
and grow very rapidly. In four or five
weeks they are ripe and begin to fall.
Being winged they go with the wind
in every direction for many rods. Each
year many seedlings have appeared
but usually the spring drought de-
StroyS most of them. This year the
soil was so wet and the weather has
been so damp that it seems as though
every seed sprouted where it fell the
yard contains literally thousands of
little Seeding naples. If we do not
have drought to kill them off, they
will be nuisance. Not one seed of a
thousand among them had the least
particle of covering. Hundreds of
them fell in grass where they hardly
got down to the soil at all, yet nearly
every one grew. This has reminded
me that the seeds of pine trees fall,
are scattered and grow the same way.
So acorns and various nuts if not dis
turbed grow, if they sprout at all,
with only light covering of leaves
blown over them by the wind.
Probably a very large number of
failures with flower seeds come from
too deep covering. A covering of
earth is not necessary if sufficient
moisture can be had at all times with
out it. Most seeds seem to sprout bet
ter in the dark, so some covering
seems to be a necessity An old grain
sack laid on the ground and kept
moist all the time will often hasten
termination. Care must be exercised
to watch closely and remove the cloth
as soon as sprouts begin to appear, or
fatal injury may be done.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
ways of Implanted Corn.

"It beats ALL" said a Bergen coun-
ty farmer on an Erie ferryboat yes
terday what curious things we find
in nature that we can't explain. You
kin go over lot of 'em, and there's
yet one that you can't tell me why it
is. That's corn heatin' up in the
spring.
You take a lot of corn. I don't care
II it's whole corn or cracked corn or
cornmeal. You keep it in any kind of
a store house-the common granary
like we have on the farms, or the
stone or brick building like many of
the grocers and feed dealers have it
in. When it comes corn planting time
that corn O yournH git Uneasy.
Soon'z the blades start out of the
ground, then yell have to hustle to
save yer grain.
Seems as when the time comes long
fer corn to be planted the corn in the
bags, no matter what shape it's in, be-
gins to heat up, and when the planted
corn begins to grow, what you've got
stored up will git so hot It'll fairly
smoke. You've got to take 1t out of
the bags and spread it out so it'll cool
off, or you'll lose it all. In a few days
it's cool down again and you won't
nave HO ihOlc lIOuple Win II QuTIn
the summer, no matter how hot the
weather gifts. It's jest when the plant
ed corn starts. that's all.
Curious? OF course it's curious, or
I wouldn't speak of it. / might un-
derstand how whole corn would act
that way, but when it comes to crack
ed corn and cornmeal, then it's too
much fer me. An I'll bet yer a quart
of applejack Yer cans tell me why it
is, 'cept it's jest nature tryin' to as
sert herself"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Metzger & Brunson still have some OF
the pretty madras for shirt waists that
the ladies like so we'll; also plenty Of
lace stripe and plain lawns, and swisses
for the coming warm weather. See
them and buy them.
The Teaness Miller shoes for ladies.
and Turner shoes for men, handled only
by A. S. Nichols, the reliable shoe
dealer. Broughton street. west.
Palmer Hardware Company, whole
sale and retail store, is an excellent
place to trade. They sell everything
kept in a first-class hardware store.
n. H. Peoples & Sons wholesale and
retail hardware store, is one of the best
equipped hardware stores in Savannah.
The cordial treatment makes new Gus
toners.
Metzger & Brunson have on hand a
large stock Of gents furnishings-Cor-
liss Coon collars. 12ikc: other brands
at 10c. Monarch negligee shirts, 81;
the best made shirts on the market
for the money. Underwear. ties and
half hose all new goods At low priceA
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
CLASS TREE EXERCISES
Will Take Place at Emory College
Wednesday.

Emory College, oxford, Ca, April 10.
The senior class of Emory College
held an important meeting yesterday
afternoon in the college chapel, at
which it was decided to hold the an
nual class tree exercises on next We'd
nesday. On this date all college exer-
cises of the afternoon will be dispens-
ed with, in order that the whole stu
dent body may have the opportunity
to attend the exercises of the gradual
ing class.
The exercises will consist of planting
an oak tree on the campus and the
reading of the history and prophecy
of the outgoing class. The officers of
the class of 1903 who will take promi-
nent parts in the programme are:
Clyde Keener Campbell of Augusta,
class prophet; Willis NJ. Sutton of
Washington, class historian; Ebert
Hale of Rome, poet. The class song
was composed and put to music by
Frank M. Nolan of Valdosta, a mem
Der of the class of 1903.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
The Chinch Bug.

A Western farmer thinks he has
made a discovery of some value. John
P. STEELE, a practical farmer, and an
enthusiastic worker in farmers insti-
tutes in Southern Illinois, whose home
is in Hamilton county, has just made
a discovery which is considered of vast
Importance to farmers throughout the
country where the festive chinch bug
thriVes and is the cause of so much
destruction to the farmers crops. Mr..
STEELE has made the chinch bug a
study and is considered authority on
this as well as many other subjects
relating to farming. Speaking of his
discovery, he says:
Il have made what 1 think is an
important discovery, at least, 1 have
never seen the fact mentioned in any
of the many farm publications. 1t is
that mullen is the greatest winter har-
Dor we have for insects. This morning
l examine a small bunch of mullen
and it was literally swarming with
chinch bugs, active and ready to lily.
In other punches | examined / did not
find so many chinch bugs, though
found plenty of them, and l found doZ-
ems and hundreds of another insect,
somewhat like the chinch bug, but
much longer and without the smell of
the chinch bug. This insect 1 could
not identify, but I think it is what is
known as the little-lined plant bug,
Phytocoris Lincolaris. If l am correct,
and l am quite sure l am, this is a
plant sucker like the chinch bug, and
well merits destruction. In addition
to these l found countless very small
black insects, to which l paid very lit
tie attention, and also quite a num-
Der of worms very much like cut
worms, but were so entirely out of
place and season that 1 could not call
them cut-worms.
Now, there is more or less mullen
on every farm in Southern Illinois, and
/ wish every farmer would immediate
ly examine it, and if it is found as have
found it, every bunch of it should be
pulled up and burned with the least
possible handling or shaking. 1 regard
this as very important. This should
be done Immediately. as the bugs are
even now ready to fly. A cool day
when the bugs are sluggish, is the best
time to do this"
1t is the belief of Mr. STEELE that II
the farmers would look after these in
sects at this season of the year they
could in a short time be exterminated
The saving of the crops these insects
destroy each year would amply pay
the farmers for the amount of work
employed In getting rid of them, anc
in a few years the chinch bug would
be numbered with the things of the
past.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20

Peoples, S. c.. April 1S-Editor Morn
ing News: I am sorry TO hear of peach
trees killed by oil. 1 suppose kerosene
oil, as 1 know it to be a most deadly
enemy to trees if applied too strong
l would suggest the following to the
orchardist: Lime and sulphur in equal
parts, with water; color the water we'll
with the mixture; in fact, let the water
hold up as much lime and sulphur in
mixture as it can. The proportion of
water, sulphur and lime will soon be
found; put on the mixture with foun-
tain pump from a barrel: leave the
trees well covered with the solution;
if from underneath, the spraying will
Fast all the fruit season. l have gath
cred fruit that had signs of the lime
and sulphur two months after the
spraying. It's the only thing that will
stop blight in Leconte pears. The in
gradients are cheap and easily put on,
and are the only insecticides that are
not poisonous. To keep borers from
trees pile up some compost around each
tree. 1t will rot and settle by winter
Then replace it by another supply. The
borer will not go in hardwood.
would like to see the orchardists CT
Georgia and impress the owners with
the value of my spray The only apol-
ogy l offer for suggesting it is that in
small way I shipped the most at
tractive fruit to Savannah. Columbia
and August. as to size, color and iial
vor. My fruit, treated with the lime
and sulphur, is entirely free from
worms. 1t does look strange to see
the fruit spotted with white and yell
low, but it has the effect. l wrote my
method up for the News once, and it
was copied as far as Texas, but seems
to have been forgotten.
John T. Mongin.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
Carpet Grass.

Carpet grass or st. Augustine grass
(Stenotapphrum Americanum) ever
green or Louisiana grass CPaspalum
Compressum) coast couch grass known
also as Japanese lawn grass (Zoysia
Pungens) can any reader inform US
where sets or roots of either or all OF
the above grasses can be procured. IS
seers of either to be had. The informa-
ton would oblige me greatly. There
Is increased interest manifested in
lawn making in the South and it is
we'll that II is so.
To be sure we have a grass of ines
Unable value for the purpose over a
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20

the field The field plan has the adj
vantage of providing very large
number of plants each year from
which to select protein rich seed. How
ever, in the field plan it is we'll to
plant the seed richest in protein all in
one-half or quarter of the field, and to
make selections for the following year
from that portion of the field.