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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-19
LOSS IN FERTILIZERS ON KEEPING.

The question is frequently asked as to whether
or not the fertilizer materials, acid phosphate,
kainit muriate of potash, sulphate of potash, cot
tonseed meal, blood, fish scrap, nitrate of soda,
etc., or the mixed made fertilizers from these,
lose any of their fertizering properties by stand
ing or keeping over from one season to another.
There are only two ways in which loss could oc-
cur, namely:
CD By rotting or decay of the materials and
the change into gases which would enable them to
evaporate and pass off in the air, and,
CD By being dissolved in water from rain or
other sources and washed away.
Neither acid phosphate any of the materials
supplying potash evaporate, though a great many
think they may be lost from the fertilizer sacks
in this way or from the soil after they are applied
to the land. The only danger, then, of loss of
phosphoric acid or potash from any of the mate
rials supplying them, is from exposure to rain,
which would dissolve them and carry them away
or where the materials the sacks containing
them are left in damp places the water from the
soil will come in contact with them and dissolve
some in this way.
Sulphate of ammonia, which furnishes nitrogen,
does not evaporate, neither does nitrate of soda,
when unmixed with other fertilizer materials.
These are very soluble in water, however, and
there is great danger in loss from exposure to
rain.
When cotton-seed meal, dried blood, fish scrap,
tankage, and similar materials are kept thorough
ly dry, there is practically no loss from keeping
them, long periods, for a number of years.
When they moist, however, or become on
exposure, decomposition sets in slowly and there
is loss of the nitrogen, ammonia, in them. AS
long as cotton-seed meal retains it's bright color
there is no loss from standing and after it
becomes quite dark there has not been very much
loss, but this change in color indicates slow de-
composition and consequent slight loss. After
this has been going on for sometime the loss may
be considerable. The same applies to the other
materials. These last materials are but slightly
soluble in water and there is but slight loss in
posure of course hastens their decomposition
and increases loss.
When these materials are Mixed either by the
manufacturers at home to make complete fer
tilizers for various crops, with few exceptions
there is little loss standing provided the
fertilizers are kept in dry, protected places and
are not exposed to Sain. Where the materials
are dry and in nice condition fertilizers may be
kept one or more years in this way without de-
terioration. With acid phosphate either alone
in mixed fertilizers, there is usually some
change on long standing, especially where there
is iron or alumina in considerable quantity in the
original phosphate rock from which the acid
phosphate was made. The iron and alumina
makes of the phosphoric which was soluble
and available again insoluble and of less value
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04
MONTANA NOTES.

According to report from Dillon
mob of nearly 200 citizensnpf that
place attempted to tar and e1ther an
evangelist who has been holding ser.
vices there during the past winter. It
is alleged that the evangelist and his
followers are very radical in their re-
ligious teachings and that as a result
several homes have been broken up.
Fire which started from an exposed
wire in the Park hotel in Livingston
totally destroyed the postoffice block,
in which the hotel and number of
other business houses and professional
Offices were located. The loss is about
800, 900, with insurance of $4,000
The postoffice was in the block, but
all of the records, the mail and the
money were saved. The fire started in
the dining room of the Park hotel, and
spread with incredible rapidity, famed
by strong wind.
There was scarcely any opportunity
to save anything. There were no cas-.
ualties, although a number of guests
escaped from the hotel in their night
clothes.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04

The dec ision of the United States
supreme court in awarding the lover
lap lands" to the Northern Pacific rail-
road, will affect almost 1000 persons
in Clark county, Wash. The contested
grants comprise all the odd sections in
the northern and western portions of
Clark county, most of it being fine tim
Der, grazing and farming land. On
this land the government has issued
1895 patents, and many of the paten.
tees have made their homes there for
years, besides improving the property.
The suit has been bitterly fought
through the courts for the past ten
years, and thousands of dollars have
been expended to defray the costs. In
addition to this expenditure, should it
be impossible to make the railroad
company select other lands under the
lieu land act, the settlers must suffer
the hardships Of buying their land
over again from the company or forfeit
their farms and the improvements.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04
Two Engineers Are Killed.

San Francisco-The westbound Cali
fornia limited and the eastbound daily
overland on the Santa Fe collided q
few miles out of Point Richmond. Both
engineers were killed. A misplaced
switch was the cause of the accident
The dead:
L. L. Baker, engineer of the limited
J. P. Bennett, engineer Of the over
land.
Alvin Taylor, a colored porter, who
threw the switch open. Is under arrest
He claims that he was signaled by En-
gineer BENEFIT to open the switch and
that he obeyed without realizing the
consequences.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04
Newspaper Man Found Dead.

Misunderstanding s. Daniels.
correspondent Of the st. Louis Repub.
lie. was found dead in his Office here,
having been asphyxiated. The gas
apparently had been turned on by &C.
cident. Mr.. Daniels, who was 43 years
old, was private secretary to First AS.
sistant Postmaster General Stevenson.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04

t0AOpou ~ AdI Nd " I0uuOE p1dCCACdl1V
impossible formidable invasion Of Ko-
rea by the Russians. Japan's present
position in Korea has been gained by
strategy and skill Of the highest order
The Twenty-ninth Japanese infantry,
occupying Pingyang, midway between
Seoul and the Yalu river met q body
of Russian cavarly scouts north Of Ping
yang and drove them back. 1t is esti-
mated that 60, 900 Japanese troops have
landed at Chemulpo.
The transports now are not escorted
by war vessels.
An official news agency in st. Peters.
burg publishes this dispatch from Port
Arthur: According to advices from
Pekin, Prince Ching has pointed out to
the Japanese minister that the attitude
of the Japanese living in China, who
for more than a week have been spread
ing mendacious reports, is calculated
to cause rising against the Europeans
The prince therefor requested the Jap
anese minister to take the necessary
preventive measures.
It is confirmed that Japanese tor
pedo boat destroyer was blown up ant
sunk during the fighting The WRECK
Of the latter was subsequently washed
shore.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04

In Italy there are $4,000 skilled
workmen engaged in the manufacture
of silk. In 1909, 800, 900 of her people
emigrated. More than three million
of her people have left their country
during the last 10 years. yet there is
gradual increase of population.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04

Jobkins-I was In DR.. Slicker's Of.
fee this afternoon and there was q
lot of commercial agency reports on
his desk. I didn't know they extended
service to professional men.
Old Jilson-Oh, yes; doctors use
'em in diagnosing appendicitis.
veland Leader.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04

The annual report of the Western
Union Telegraph company shows 3d.
000, 900 messages transmitted, $29, 00O,.
900 earned; net revenue $4,000, o0O ano
Ia surplus OF $13,00O,000.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04
Six Hundred Horses Seized.

Libau, Russia.-A shipment Of 600
horses was about to b loaded into a
steamer here when it was stopped by
the authorities. The horses were be.
lieved to have been bought BY British
agents for Japan.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04

A young man often stays up nights
to learn things that cause an old man
insomnia because Of his inability to
forget them.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04

Representative Vandusen of Nevada
has introduced a bill for the free and
unlimited of coinage.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04

Mr.. Grouch-Cant you stop that
kids bowling? What's the matter with
him?
Nurse Girl-Well, sir, he was chas-
ed by crazy man wanst, and he
thinks you're him.-Boston Globe.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-02
Special Rates to st. Louis

The Northern'P acific company offer
special rate of S4o.75 to st. Louis
and return via st. Paul. Tickets will
be on sale each Tuesday commencing
May 10, also June 9, 10 and II.
Going transit limit of ten days will
be allowed.
Final limit 90 days, but not to exceed
December 81, 1904.
Stopovers will be allowed within the
limit.
Both going and returning the same
route must be taken, by way of St.
Paul.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-02
ThrO WIN From a Wagon

Mr.. George K. Babcock was thrown
from his wagon and severity bruised.
tie applied Chamberlain Pain Balm
freely and says it was the best 1lni-
ment he ever used. Mr.. Babcoclx is a
well known citizen Of North Plain,
Conn. There is nothing equal to Pain
Balm for sprains and bruises. Il will
effect a cure in one-third the time re-
CURED oy any other treatment. For
sale by all druggists.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-02
Sued by His Doctor

a doctor here has sued me for $1o.-
81, which claimed was excessive for
case OF cholera morbus," says r.
White, Of Coachella, Cal. s'At the
trial he praised his medical skill and
medicine. l asked him if it was not
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
DlarrhGa Remedy he used as I had
good reason to believe it was, and he
would not say under oath that it was
not.S. No doctor could use a better
remedy than this in case of cholera
morbus, It never fails. Sold by all
druggists.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-02
Notice

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has made application TO the
honorable board of county commission
ers of Rosebud County, Montana, for a
pei init to construct and operate ferry
across the Yellowstone river near the
town of Meyers, Montana.
Dated Forsyth, Montana, May Goth,
1904.
Sat Carson Conn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
Palm Sunday.

Tomorrow, the sixth and last Sunday
in Lent, will be Palm Sunday, also
called Branch Sunday. This day com
memorates the entry of our Lord into
Jerusalem when the people strewed
the way with palm branches and cried
''hosanna" 1t is the custom on this
festival in all Catholic churches to dec
crate the altar with palms, to carry
them in professions, and to distribute
them to the congregation either at the
chancel steps or at the door of the
church, all these palms having pre-
viously been blessed or consecrated by
the priest. The week before Easter
will be Holy week. and not Passion
week as some call it. Passion week
is the week following the fifth Sunday
in Lent, or Passion Sunday. So named
because of the anticipation of the Pas
sion and its services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
HETALKED TOO MUCH.
When Young Man Saw Stenographic
Report He Signed the Pledge.

There goes a young man whom I
saved from going to the dogs through
drink" remarked court stenographer:
He Is a tiptOp fellow and has plenty or
ability, but two or three years ago he
began to let red liquor get the best of
him. He had a good position at the
time and I don't think he exactly neg
lected his work, but it got to be a COM
mon thing to see him standing around
barrooms in the evening about two
thirds full and talking foolish. A few
Of his intimate frfeds took the liberty of
giving him quiet hint AS usual in
such cases. he got highly indignant and
denied point blank that he had ever
been in the least under the influence.
All the same, he kept increasing the
pace until it became pretty easy to pre-
dict where he was going to land, and it
was at that stage of the game 1 did my
great reformation act.
j was sitting in an uptown restaur-
ant one evening when he came in with
some fellow and took a seat at a table
without seeing me. He was just drunk
enough to be talkative about his private
affairs and on the impulse of the mo-
ment pulled out my notebook and took
full shorthand report of every word
he said. 1t was the usual maudlin rot
of q booty man and included numerous
very candid details of the speaker s
daily life
Next morning I copied the whole
thing neatly on the typewriter and sent
~ clARAAAA " HIS OlllIC. III less lLdD nan
an hour he came tearing in to me with
his eyes fairly hanging out of their
sockets.
Great heavens, Jack he gasped.
what is this anyhow
It's a stenographic report of your
mOnolOgue at -'S last evening" /
replied, and gave him a brief explana-
ton.
Did really talk like that?' he ask
er family.
I assure you it is an absolutely YER
batim report, said l.
He turned pale and walked out and
from that day to this he hasn't taken a
drink. His prospects at present are
splendid. All he needed was to hear
himself as others heard him. New
York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
LOCAL MENTION.

Triple Tie band will give social at
Lincoln Post han on next Tuesday
night.
The Twentieth Century club will
meet tonight with Miss Nora Frost on
Western avenue.
George P. Griffith. editor of the Hays
City Republican, is working in the
press bureau at the St. Louis exposi-
tian.
George Fiederling. who has been
teaching school at Silver Lake, will on
Monday take a position as clerk in the
postoffice.
The criminal docket for the April
term of the United States court will be
prepared next week. The jurors are
never given out in the federal court
until the session commences.
w. A. Radford, manager of the r. G..
Dun & Co. Mercantile agency, will re-
turn to Topeka Monday after a bust
ness trip of a month through central
Kansas.
After April 1. the messenger service
to carry mails between Station A in
North Topeka and the postoffice in the
federal building will be discontinued,
and the street cars will again do the
work. The installation of the messen-
ger service followed the destruction of
the street car bridge by the flood last
spring.
Mr.. Dan P. Brummitt, editor of the
Epworth Herald, of Chicago, will have
charge of the evening services at the
First Methodist church tomorrow, the
occasion being the anniversary day of
the EDworth league. 1t will be union
service of all the young peoples soci-
cites of the Methodist churches in the
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
WILL PREACH IN EAST.
That Is If Dir. Countermine
Leaves Topeka at All.

DR.. j. d. Countermine stated this
morning that he would occupy an east
ern pulpit as soon as released from the
First Presbyterian church in this city,
years. He read his formal resignation
at the Sunday evening services four
weeks ago, and action will be taken
upon 1t at congregations meeting IF
the church on next Thursday night.
Even though the resignation is ac-
cepted at that time, it will be neces-
sary for the Topeka presbytery to rat
ify the dissolution, before it becomes
official in the eyes of the Presbyterian
church government. Until all of this
process is formally gone through with,
another month will probably elapse
to occupy the pulpit of the First Pres
byterian church until May.
4 am anxious to co. he said this
morning, in fact have been contem-
plating it for a year. Mrs. Counter
mine and l shall at once go east, where
will preach in an eastern church. but
do not wish to give out the location
at the present time, but may do so be-
fore l leave Topeka"
When asked about the movement on
foot to have him withdraw his resig
nation, he replied:
Il am anxious to go and want to go,
and shall make a special plea before
the presbytery to permit me to leave
have been beseeched by many of my
parishioners to stay, but-Im going.
There is concerted movement on
foot to defeat DR.. Countermine's res
ignation among the members of his
church. 1t is being done quietly. APP
parently, from the rumors current
about the matter, the effort to retain
DR.. Countermine has taken strong root
and may cause an interesting session
next Thursday night when the eongre-
gational meeting takes place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
MOTHER WANTS CHILD.
Question of Recovering Little Girl
Who Was Adopted.

The state board of charities has be-
fore it a problem hard to solve and still
follow the law.
Cora Penfold, of Walula, Kas., was
deserted by her husband. She brooded
over her troubles and became insane,
and was sent to the Topeka insane
asylum. Her father, Lorenzo j. Trut-
SELL cared for the two children. girl
and a boy. for a time but finally sent
them to the soldiers orphans home at
Atchison. Following the law. Supt.
Hills of the home found home for
the little girl. According to the law
the people who adopted the little girl
have absolute control over the child.
The mother is now restored to her
right mind. She will return to her
home. Her father has tried to secure
the return of the children, but as the
girl has been adopted he can not get
her. He fears that the mother will be-
come insane again if she can not have
her children. The question has been
submitted to the attorney generals
office The law provides that the peo-
pie who adopted the little girl do not
have to return her unless they wish to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
Fightine bv Lamnlieht.

DR.. Anita Newcomb MCGEE, who is
to take from Philadelphia to Japan a
detachment of Red Cross nurses, was
talking the other day about wars hor
rors.
SPAIN" she said, "a new nurse of mine
had occasion one afternoon to buy "a
gallon of oil
THE price of the oil was enormously
high and the nurse complained about
It.
Why she said, do you charge so
mueh?'
oil has gone up. am the dea-
Ter answered.
Why has it gone up?'
=" On account of the war
THE nurse sneered. Have they Ia
ken. she said, to fighting by lamp
Hght?' Denver Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
FURNITURE MEN BANQUET.
They Eat and Talk and Then Go
Home.

The first annual banquet of the To-
peka Retail Furniture Dealers asse-
citation was given by the members of
that association last night in the bust
ness rooms of the Ambs Furniture
company, AIS Kansas avenue. Fifteen
members of the association were pres
ent. Following the banquet short
speeches were made by several of the
members relative to the future success
of the organization.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. L.
A. Ambs. Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Ambs,
Mr.. H. A. Speilman. Mr. j. C. Ema-
hizer, Mr.. r. w. GLASGOW, Mr.. E w.
Hughes, Mr.. ]. w. Jones, Mr. w H.
Rutter, Mr.. Walter Thompson, Mr.. j.
C. Williams, Mr.. Geo. w. Reed, Mr.. E.
Pruesner, Mr.. E. W. Conden and Mr.
J. r. McKeeVer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
A JEFFERSON CLUB.
Democrats Organize One and Elect
Officers,

At the Odd Fellows hall on West
Sixth street Friday night the Demo-
Gratis met and organized the new JEFF
ferson club, with the following officers:
President, DR.. W. T, Taylor; first vice
president. NJ. w. Saxon; second vice
president, Geo. Overmyer; secretary, ].
H. UIsh; treasurer, w. o. Rigby.
There We're about 100 Democrats
present, and nearly all of them Joined
the club. Speeches were made by
David Overmyer, w. E. Atchison, l. NJ.
Penwen and George Overmyer.
The club is organized purely for bust
ness. 1t will have its headquarters at
the Odd Fellows hall and will meet the
fourth Friday of each month, unless
specially called together. The social
and convivial features which have
characterized the Democratic Flam-
beau club will be entirely eliminated.
1t is the purpose to have speech once
month by some prominent Democrat.
David Overmyer will probably be the
speaker at the first regular meeting of
the club to be held in April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
Up to Date Bath.

Much the worse for alcohol, young
fellow entered a Washington bath par
Tor early this morning. He pushed the
dents out of his hat. walked to the
Office counter with great confidence
and annuOnced that he wanted 4 bath.
What sort of a bath2" the clerk
asked as he pushed the register tow
ard the unsteady customer.
what kind yer got?'
"Oh, we can give you Turkish
bath"
Had too many of them already;
can't ger give me something new?'
yes, we can give you a indicated
bath"
Il don't want no quacks workin' On
me. No gold cure for Willie
well, we can give you a Russian
bath"
mot if I know it. Just give me a
Japanese BATH That's my ticket
Washington Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26

During the term Just closed he carried
five hard studies-integral calculus,
junior physics, mechanical drawing,
geology and French-and in every one
obtained an "A which means a grade
over so. He is in the senior class and
graduates in June. Throughout his four
year course he has held up his high
standard of class work. Since his fresh
man days he has taken part in ath-
letics, and while not making the team
right off, he worked hard enough to last
year be named as one of the best quar-
terbacks west of the Missouri river.
This spring he will play shortstop on the
baseball team. He is president of the
Washburn Athletic association, athletic
editor of the Washburn Review, a mem
Der of the athletic board of control, was
a delegate to the state oratorical con-
tst, and will be the delegate of all the
Kansas colleges to the interstate ora
torical contest a Notre Dame, Ind, in
May. His home is in St. Marys, Kan.
He is a member of the Delta Phi fra
ternity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
WHEAT Is INJURED.
That Is the Opinion of D. n. snowden.
of Sterling.

D. H. Snowden, of Sterling, who
owns four large ranches in the wheat
belt, does not hold the optimistic view
that the Kansas wheat crop is in good
condition.
In a letter to the state board of agri-
culture Mr.. Snowden says that in
Reno, Rice, Stafford and Burton coun-
ties the wheat prospects are poor. He
says: THE wheat prospect of the sew
eral counties around me is the poorest
prospect in ten years. West of here
(Sterling) the wheat is injured so per
cent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-26
WHO CANNOT BE CURED.


The proprietors and makers of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription now feel
fully warranted in offering to pay $500
IN legal money of the United States, for
any case of Leucorrhea, Female Weak
ness, Prolapsus, or Falling of Womb
which they cannot cure. All they ask is
fair and reasonable trial of their means
of cure.
uIf women would study the laws of health
and use a little more common sense there would
not be such a large number to-day suffering
with the ills peculiar to our sex" writes Mrs.
Sallie Martins president Mutual Social Science
Club, of ISo South FIa1stead Street Chicago. Ill.
uThen when medicine is needed if they would
take the Favorite Prescription, they would
have a chance to get well. used DR.. Pierces
Favorite Prescription three years ago and II
cured me of female weakness of several years
standing, 50 know what am talking about
when 1 praise it and always know what the
result with be where it is used"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should
be used with ~Favorite Prescription y
whenever laxative is required.