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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-25
Mere About Beardless Barley.

What would farmer with a meager supply of corn in his crib think of grain crop maturing by the twenty-first of April? This Is exactly what beard- less barley has done on the Experiment Station farm at Auburn this year. This crop was cradled on April 1, the heads and straw having lost all trace of green. and the grain being mature. Doubtless the ripening was hastened by rust and very dry weather, which injured the leaves. However, there was no rust on stems or heads and the grains were fairly well filled.
 The plants stood about three feet high and the heads were large. Winter kill ing had somewhat reduced the stand. yet there is the promise of a fair yield of grain. This grain is free from the stiff beard natural to common barley, which the threshing machine Is supposed to re- move. but the presence of which renders it impracticable to make hay of com mon barley.
 In beardless barley we have a grain that matured in this case by April 21. or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-25
THOUSANDS VISIT PARKS.

Recreation Seekers Crowded All
 Park Cars.
 Fully 4.000 Montgomerians took ad- vantage of the first seasonable Sunday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-25
a17V VEKI)ana!V VIEyI) I)lflol4r!FARhERJ )lll4!

even this year there is crust over . sufficient area to make one prepare in future to run the harrow over his cot ton land some days or weeks in ad- vance of planting. If the formation of a crust makes this desirable.
 Not only does such cultivation given before the crop is planted, serve to in- sure the germination of the seed but 1t destroys such weed seeds as are germinating and keeps the crop clean for a correspondingly longer time.
 But suppose that a crust has form ed since the seed were planted. Some farmers have found 1t feasible to use the slant-tooth harrow In this case, making sure that the direction of the teeth, the condition of the land, the depth of planting, and the amount of lint adhering to the seed are such that the seed will not be pulled out of the rround. Ordinarily for this broadcast cultivation after cotton is planted the wecder Is preferable to the harrow. The former implement being lighter, does more shallow work. and has the advantage of being drawn by one mule. and if this arrival Is brisk. twelve to fifteen acres can be covered in a day. For this implement to do satisfactory work the ground must be just right, a condition in which 1t usually does not remain for many days.
 If I had to make a list of the most needed improved implements not Tn general use among cotton farmers, I should place first at this season of the year the weeder, as an implement that will save most labor. conserve more moisture and kill more tiny weeds per day of use than any other implement that can be used after the crop comes up. Its use will enable cotton chop ping to be safely postponed to later date than would otherwise be practic- able and thus to a slight extent over come the scarcity of hoe hands that will doubtless occur this year.
 ! F. Duggar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
GEN. GORDON DEAD.
Noted Confederate Leader Pass.
es Away in Florida.

Miami. Fla, Jan. 11.-General Gordon
died here at 1906 o'clock Saturday
night
General Gordon was born in Georgia
in 1892. and was educated at the Uni
versity of Georgia. Before the war;
he prac1ced law and in 1861 entered the
Confederate army as a captain of in
fantry. He rose through the various
grades, and in 1863 was a major general
and corps commander. When the army
of Lee surrendered at Appomattox,
General Gordon was in command of
the Second army corps. After the war
he took a place among the progressive
men of the south, and in 1868 ran as a
Democrat for governor of Georgia. In
1868 and in 1872 he was a delegate to
the Democratic national convention.
and in both years was a presidential
elector In 1872 he was elected to the
United States senate, and took rank as
one of the most brilliant orators in that
body. He was elected to succeed him
self, but resigned before his term had
expired, so that he could give some
attention to his private affairs. In
1886, and again in 1888, he was elected
governor of Georgia, and in 1890 was
In the debates on the silver coinage
General Gordon showed himself u
friend of sound finance. He also advo-
Gated a reform of the tariff.
GeneIdl 9cfOOn WAS d Tall, leah IIletllI
mild-mannered and quiet. His erect
carriage and scar on one cheek were
the only indications that he was the
kind of man who in his first battle rode
fearleSSly into hot corner. where 312
of CTS who followed him were shot and
"a of 46 officers killed or wounded. Cor
don entered the confederate service at
the outbreak of the war as a captain.
and came out a lieutenant general. He
fought in the battles of Malvern Hill
Antietam. Characteristic and Gettys-
burg. the deadly thicket at the Viii
| derness, the bloody angle" at Spott-
sylvania, the rocky barricades at Cedar
Creek and the trenches at Petersburg
He was carried from the bloody lane"
at Antietanl-probably the most CORY
bit of American landscape the sun ever
shone upon-with a bullet through the
right forearm, another through the left
shoulder, a third through the left cheek
bone, and two through the right leg
He came out of the war with eight
scars from bullet wounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
FOR SCHOOL OF MINING.
Z. 0. Is Hoping to Get $500 Year
from the Government

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 11.-At meet
ing the National Association of Ameri-
can Mining Schools, held in St. Louis
during the Christmas vacation, Prof.
Haworth, of the University of Kansas,
was elected as one of a committee of
three to try to secure from congress an
annual appropriation of $4,000 for
each state, to be divided between the
mining and agricultural schools of the
state. The committee will ask for this
appropriation and will also attempt to
get a bill through increasing the
amount 81, 600 each year until it reaches
$25, 900.
At the last session of congress a SIM
liar bill was introduced and would
have passed had it not been for the
fighting which was going on between
the agricultural and mining schools.
This strife has ceased now, and the
agricultural schools were represented
at the St. Louis meeting. Prof. Ha-
worth thinks that it will be possible
to secure the passage of the bill at
this session, and he and the other
members of the committee are going to
put up a hard fight to get 1t through.
The Kansas State Agricultural col
lege at Manhattan gets $4,000 per year
already from the national government,
and if this bill passes it will get an in
crease of 81, 500 per year. The Universe
ty of Kansas mining school does not
get any aid from congress, and $500
would be a great aid to it, as the state
APPROXIMATIONS are not large enough to
permit the department to equip itself
as well as it would like.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
LINCOLN DON'T CARE.
Not Particular Whether She Secures
League Franchise or No.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11--Lincoln as an
applicant for a franchise in the West
ern baseball league. is practically down
and out. Local enthusiasts who first
conferred with President w. H. Sexton
solicited subscriptions of stock and cash
and secured several thousand dollars,
sufficient to meet with Sections ideas of
what would be necessary to finance the
team. The apathy, however, of the Lin
coin Traction company bids fair to kill
the project. Chairman Turner Of the
soliciting committee said today:
THE committee is strongly tempted to
not go before the league directors at
their meeting in this city next Tuesday.
The street car people were about the
only ones who stood to make any money
out of a revival of the game in Lin
coin, and if they are so shortsighted as
to refuse to promote the game by con-
tribution to its support financially, I am
in favor of calling everything off. Per-
sonally, I think we could finance the
team without any aid from the street
car company, but without any support
from the latter we might as we'll let 1t
drop"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
TOMMY RYAN'S CHECK.
Promoter of Fight With O'Brien
Receives Signed Articles.

Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Bert Crowhurst,
who is promoting the Ryan-O Brien fight
In this city, announces the receipts of
signed articles and certified check from
Silvle Ferretti who represents Tommy,
clinching q. six-round contest between the
latter and Jack OBrien for January q.
The men are to weigh in at 15S pounds at
o'clock.
In his letter Ferretti explains that the
delay was due to Ryans domestic trou-
BILE, and it will only be necessary for
O'Brien to sign to clinch the mater;
Ryan has been training for the past
three weeks and weighs 100 pounds at
present. He saw the Philadelphian,s work
with Mike Shreck and Hugo Kelly and
feels confident of successfully defending
his middleweight championship title
against the shifty Jack.
In an interview Ryan said: IF O'Brien
showed his real form, against those two
that 1 have anything to fear. He is a
clever man and shifty; but if I reach him
brake put on his speed I only hope he
will get into the best condition, so that
there will be no excuse to offer after
ward -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
HANNA'S WEAK DENIAL.
Not the Slightest Foundation for the
Announcement Story. He Saws.

refgrn TO- 1blhea renorf 6at ma
lie announcement of his candidacy for the
presidential nomination would be ISSUED
this week. declared that there was rot
the slightest fourdati,n for such state
msnts. He added that he had already
issued an authorized statement showing
Mr.. Hanna's statements, as is true of
this one, have ayoldel saying he would
is the logical candidate. His statements
so far have said he is not Il candidate
now. He has not said he Will not be Il
candidate. The last statement Mr.. Hanna
made said he had not authorized the
statement made By friends Of his that he
would DE candid ATE" tle dill lot deny
its truth, however. In the statement IS
sued today the same avoidance of any
thing specific as TO what he intends doing
is plain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11

was no standing room left long before
the curtain went up for the first act.
One or two acts of the show had been
given, and the villagers thought it was
the best thing they had seen since they
had lit in the wild and woolly west,
when a mishap occurred at q very
thrilling point in the play. A couple
of the actors were stretched out on the
stage where they were supposed TO
have been killed, and at this point the
curtain was supposed to drop, but it
refused to work, and the dead men had
to get up and walk away. With the
audience this incident was better than
the show, and such an uproar followed
that no more of the play could be Civ
en- and the show broke up.
The incident marked the commence
ment of the decline in the show bust
ness at that time in Fort Riley and
Junction City, and a few weeks later
the theatrical association quit business.
The theater became a quartermaster's
storehouse again. The scenery and
curtain were soon lost, and now the OLD
storehouse is being hauled away for
kindling wood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
FIGHT PROMOTERS IN BATTLE
Struggle to Get Corbett.Britt Bout
May Lead to Complications.

San Francisco, Jan. 11.-While the
Yosemite club has not actually secured
the February fight permit, Manager
Coffroth thinks the coveted paper will
come his way. He is to meet Jimmy
Britt and Young Corbett' tonight and
make an open bid for the fight. An
invitation has been extended to Alex.
Greggains of the San Francisco club,
Morris Levy of the Hayes Valley club,
Jim Neal of the Pacific club and Judd
Gibbs of Colona to be present and make
bids.
The fight over this contest is fierce.
Coffroth has secured Mechanics pavil-
ion, so Greggians and Levy have hired
Woodward's pavilion and will refit it so
it will seat 1000. Levy was today elect
ed secretary of the board of public
works and his friends say he will insist
that all the chairs in Mechanics pavil-
ion be fixed to the floor. This will upset
Coffroth, as the pavilion owners will not
permit any nails to be driven into the
floor. n-
Young Corbett' today gave out the
intimation that he never had extended
himself here in his fights with Hanlon
or in the fierce battle with Terry Nc
Govern. He said:
When 1 put on the gloves with Britt
will let out another rap or two and
will prove that I am able to frame a
plan Of battle while the mill is on. !
know Britt is a good fighter and a clean,
quick hitter, but l think I excel him in
both these qualities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
THIS BLIND GIRL SAW.
The Sudden Affection and Recovery
of Hattie alnkIey, of Barnard.

Barnard, Jan. 11.-Five weeks ago
Miss Hattie IIinckley, II years old,
daughter of Dr. Hinckley of this town,
lost her eyesight. She retired one night
in good health and had never had any
trouble with her eyes. The next morn
ing she awakened blind. Under the i'm
preston that it was not yet daylight
the girl again went to sleep and was
awakened about two hours later by a
call to breakfast. The girl was unable
to detect daylight.
Doctors here and in Kansas City pro-
nounced the girl totally blind in one
eve with the hope of being able to save
the other. Mrs. HinkIey became pros
trated as a result of her daughters
aff1iction, and died three weeks later
The morning after her mothers death,
Miss Hinckley awoke to find her sight
restored. No cause has been assign
ed for the girls experience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
CANS EXPECTS HARD FIGHT.
Much Interest in His Coming Battle
With Fitzgerald Tuesday Night

With Fitzgerald Tuesday Night
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 11.-From present
indications crowded house will wit
ness the championship battle here on
Tuesday night when Joe Cans and
Willie Fitzgerald battle for. the title.
Never have two fighters trained more
diligently and faithfully, each realizing
that his opponent is hard nut to
crack. This will be Fitzgerald's second
try for the title, having met Cans on
the coast last May, in which contest
Cans won. After this battle the cham
pion was quoted as saying that F'itz-
gerald gave him one of the toughest
battles in his career, and today the
dusky one states that he expects as
hard a battle on Tuesday night.
AL Herford is watching Cans closely
in his training. The champion started
out with rush, putting to sleep not
a few local aspirants in his training
bouts, until now there is a dearth of
sparring partners at his quarters. Will
| lie Campbell is the only one boxing
with him now and Campbell wears a
| football nose guard to protect that
organ when they mix it at Mount
| Clemens.
With Fitzgerald it is different. Harry
Tuthill has him in charge and is so
pleased with the condition of his man
| that he figures on the Brooklyn lad as
a sure winner. Frank LaYigne,
brothetr of the famous kid is also
working out with Fitzgerald.
Bets recorded here make Cans the
favorite. Fitzgerald people are holding
out for good odds, but the opinion of
sporting critics here is that Cans will
be favored at odds of 8 to on the night
of the contest. The champions sup
porters refuse to lay to 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
PECULIAR FEAT OF CYoL1sT.
Englishman Rides Backward for Nine
Miles in Fifty Minutes.

A novel cycling feat was accomp-
lished recently by Albert Hunter, an
English youth. Starting from Robin
sons bridge. in Skipton. at 2:30 p. M,
he rode with his back to the front
wheel of his machine to Keighley sta
ton, arriving there at $780, thus ac-
cornplishing the nine miles in so min
utes He passed through the villages
of FIildwick Eastburn and Steeton,
and through the busy traffic. in Keigh-
lev streets There was a strong wind
against him part of the way, and he
had to avoid forty-f1ve traps and carts,
twenty-six cyclists. one motor car. and
two road engines repairing the high
way.-Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11

National bank have fled suits to en-
join the county treasurer from collect
ing taxes from them for the present
fiscal year on the allegation that the
assessment on their property is excess
siTe The assessment on the bridge
company and electric road was made
by the Kansas state board of assessors
The officers of these cor2orations have
offered the county treasurer about one
third of the taxes which he says are
due. The treasurer refused to accept
this and the suits resulted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
WANTS sRvEN-1NN1Na GAMES
Frank Bancroft Desires Contests to
Be Shorter When DoubIe-Headers.

Cincinnati, Jan. 11.-Frank Bancroft,
the crafty veteran manager of the Reds,
is out with New Years announcement
of what he considers a much needed
reform.
He advocates the establishing of the
official seven inning game for double
header days Bancroft says there is al
ways criticism when the umpire calls
the second game of double header be
fore the ninth inning, especially if the
home club is the trailer. BY the new
arrangement he does not think the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
To Exhibit Bic Ears Of Corn.

Hiawatha, Kas., Ian. 1.-THE an
nual Brown County Farmers Institute
and Corn show will be held in Hiawa-
tina on Wednesday, Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. January 20, 81, % and %.
The best of the corn raised this year
will be carefully saved to be made
part of the Kansas exhibit al the ST.
Louis fair next summer On Satur-
day evening. January 23 a big banquet
will be held at the Armorv for farm
ers and the members of their families
only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
rhia widow Tried Suicide.

Galena, Jan. 11.-Maude Martin, a
widow. living at the home of Charles
Bennett on Chicago avenue, took
strychnine with suicidal intent, but
prompt medical aid relieved her agony.
Today her condition is reported as crit
icaI. Domestic troubles and Ill health
are assigned as the cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Nichols Goes to St. Louis.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 11--Charlie
Nichols, for two years manager of the
Kansas City Western league baseball
team. has announced that he has ac-
cepted the offer to become the man
ager of the ST Louis National league
club and that he would begin his du-
ties in that capacity in very short
tirslo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
willard wreck Victims Buried.

Chillicothe, Mo-. Jan. 11.-Funeral ser
vices over the bodies of the four mem
bers of the family of Walter Reid and
the three of Chester Harville, VINO we're
killed in the Rock Island railroad wreck
west of Topeka Wednesday while or
their way to Tyrone. Ok, were conduct =
ed at the Bethel church, five miles north
of here, Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
BIRTHS Arm Is Bad.

San Francisco. jan 11-Jimmv Britt
has a bad right arm. So saws the
friends of the pugilist who is now about
to sign for go in February with
Young Corbett. The comparatively
poor showina made by the local man
in his battle was due to his inability
to raise this member and guard his
face with 1T Since the mill it is said.
a hard growth has developed along the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Arrested for playing Poker.

Salina, KaE., Jan. n-Because he won
a greater portion of the money a forger
had secured from an Ellsworth bank,
Richard Sutherland, of this city, is held
under 1000 bond in the county Jail in
Ellsworth on the charge of gambling.
few days ago George Kruger went
to Ellsworth and a land agent iden-
titled him at the local bank. where he
cashed a draft for something like $780,
He then met Sutherland. who won
Kruger's money at poker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Banquet for the Judges.

Wichita. Kas.. Jan. 11-At the Sedg-
wick county bar banquet in honor of
Judges William C. Hook, John C. Pol
lock. D. M. Dale and Thomas c. Will
son. in the Hamilton hotel, Saturday
night, about sixty attorneys were pres
ent. It was one of the events of the
season. Judge Pollock toasted the state
supreme count: Judge Dale, THE Trial
Judge: Judge Wilson, 1.-The Relations
of Bar and Court" and Judge SIuss.
The Client" Judge Hook was unable
to be present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Yeager Reported $4,000 Winner

San Francisco, Jan. 11-Joe Yeager,
the bookmaker plunger whose winnings
at the Chicago tracks last summer
We're the talk of the country. is today
bein= congratulated on his splendid
luck when he took $4,000 out of the ring
on Joe Lesser's victory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11

days would be SO short during the sea-
son as to necessitate the calling of an
uncompleted game
Bancroft also opposed frightening the
season to permit 1874 games, asserting
that the close of the season is always a
losing venture for everyone except the
winners of the race
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Austrian After Jockey Hennessy.

New Orleans. La, Jan. 11-Sam e.
Farmer. of Nashville, Tenn. acting
for an Austrian noblen1an. offered R.
tract. which has three years to run.
with Jockey W. Hennessy Watkins
declined. but was asked to put a price
on the lads contract. Mr.. Farmer
bought John Bakers contract on
Jockey Sporting for George Hendrie,
the Detroit millionaire. who owns Res
erVation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
New Yardmaster at ottaws.

pointed to the yardmaster's position in
the Santa Fe yards at this place, to
succeed James Edmondson, who will
take another position with the COM
pany, says the Ottawa Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Milwaukee Gets Doe Show.

Milwaukee, Wis. Jan. 1.-THE Collie
Club of America has given Milwaukee
March and for its kecnal chow.
Some of the best bred dogs in the
states will be shown here coming from
the Pittsbure show, which precasles
that in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Brooklyn Is Not to Have Sunday Ball

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 1L-Barney Drey-
fus says that it was a mistake about
Garry Hermann giving the Brooklyn
club permission to play Sunday ball.
The report was the result of a misun-
Outstanding over the telephone Drey-
fus also stated today that Joe Corbett
would without doubt pitch for ST. Louis
next Season
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Hanlon win Keep sheckard

New York. Jan. 11-Manager Ned
Hanlon, of Brooklyn, announces that
Jimmy Sheckard. his crack fielder, will
play ball in Brooklyn next season. This
statement sets at rest all talk about
Sheckard being sold to the New York
taan-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11

muscles leading from the elbow to the
wrist. The growth is gradually disap-
pearing, however, and Rritt's doctors
guarantee they will have the limb in
prime shape for the fight in February.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Nordica TO Sine in Lindsborg.

Lindsborg, Jan. n.-Mme. Nordica
has been engaged to sing in Bethany
college auditorium January 20. There
will be a special train to accommodate
neighboring towns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Have Much Scarlet Fever.

Republic City, Jan. flowing to the
prevalence of scarlet fever in town, the
authorities today ordered schools closed
and forbid all public gatherings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-11
Tax Assessments Too High.

Leavenworth. Kas.. Jan. 1.-THE
Leavenworth Terminal Bridge COM
pany the Kansas City & Leavenworth
electric railway and the Manufacturers