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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

plants, for which reason each plot is
called "cent-gener.' The ten best
plants in the plot are harvested when
ripe, and each one shelled out and the
seeds weighed, the heaviest ones being
saved in separate envelopes with, COM
plete record to be seed for new cent
geners'' next year. The remaining 80
heads are cut and bound in bundle,
threshed in hand machine and the
grain weighed. Dividing the weight by
80 gives the yield for each plant and
the efficiency Of the variety for pur
poses Of comparison. When "cent
gener' makes a record that is salts
factory, all the seed is sown next year
in a larger plot, and after a few years
Of "field test" to determine yield and
staying qualities, the approved varieties
that are to be distributed to the farm
ers are sowed in large tracts and seed
threshed for sale to those who want to
try it. In this way the famous No. 1853
and No. 169 have been developed and
distributed, and the station experts are
yield. Already where planted they have
increased the returns from wheat fields
31a to bushels to the acre.
Some Varieties Stronger.
Wednesday of this week all the stand
ing wheat at the farm was gone over
for rust by Professor Boss and his as.
sistants, who found some interesting
/ things. The inspection proved to their
minds that some varieties are far more
susceptible to the rust infection than
others. Plots of some standard va
rieties were found affected by rust
wherever they appeared, whether the
ground was wet or dry. Other varieties
including No. 1859, were almost entirely
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
A REAL SNAKE STORY
When Pursued, It Turned and Tied
Major Airport to Tree.

Altoona, Aug. 5.-While Major James
III. Airport, coal and trolley magnate,
of Cambria county. and Captain W. L.
Malin, a telephone expert, were walking
thru the woods near Barnsboro they
discovered black snake stretched out
summing itself.
The major grabbed club to kill it,
in pursuit He was pressing it hard,
when suddenly it threw it's tail around
a sapling and, twining itself around the
major, firmly bound him. Unable to re-
lease himself the major yelled for Cap
tain Malin, who killed the snake, which
measured 10 feet tx inches, being the
largest ever seen in Cambria county.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
Snake ATTACKS Girl at Play.

Pottsville, Aug. 5.-Mary Miller, AGED
6 years, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Miller. while playing with some other
girls in vacant lot adjoining her home
here today, was attacked by a large
blacksnake. The reptile cciled about
her leg and stuck it's fangs into her
dress several times. Just missing her
body. Several Of her companions final
" beat it off with sticks
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
Short and Long Trips.

The Northern Pacific are Offering
great variety of short and long summer
tours, east via Duluth and the Great
Lake steamer lines, and west via the
Yellowstone park to the Pacific coast.
Alaska and the Orient.
IF you viii call at the City Ticket
Office, 10 Nicollet House Block. we will
gladly give you all information.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
The Fishing Season.

The best fishing lakes in the state of
Northern Pacific Ry. They are from
twentyrto two hundred miles from the
city and are made easily accessible, by
frequent train service. Week end and
summer excursion rates are now in eff
feet. Call at City Ticket Office. No.
10 Nicollet House Block, for further
information.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
OUT HERE IN THE WEST
Duluth Men Bait for Fish and Catch q
Black Bear.

Special to Tho Journal,
Duluth, Mimi, Aug. &C. O'Flynn
and Marshal Alworth of Duluth have re-
turned from Isle Royale with young
black bear, which they say was cap
tured in novel manner. The men were
riVer and ea AiW I've o sent 81 leader DOWN
stream, to which was attached hook
baited with a good sized sinner. The
line was carried around sharp bend
by the current and the baby bear, which
seems to have been fishing also, caught
the sinner and was himself caught, the
hook fastening firmly in the lips.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
Lewis and Clark Exposition

Is attracting more attention than any
exposition in recent years for the fact
that there are SO many attractions in
the great northwest for tourists. Tho
greatest of all these is the Yellowstone
ern Pacific Ry. Call at City Ticket
Office and ask for the tourist publica-
films
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
See Stockwell Soon-That life insur-
.ance-The Penn Mutual. Andrus bldg.
Do You Know

sa7
The Northern Pacific Ry. is becoming
one Of the greatest tourist lines in the
worlds The reason for this is the mag "a,
nifcent train service offered. The.
North Coast Limited train cannot be
excelled anywhere on earth for comfort
and. convenience, and the greatest OF
all tourist attractions. the Yellowstone
line at Livingstone, Mont.
The Grandest Summer Tours Ever
offered
Are being offered BY the Northern Pa
.eifc Ry. in connection with the rate
The Yellowstone National Park, the
Rocky mountains in Montana and the
Cascade mountains in Washington, Ore
gon and California, not to mention the
ocean trips to Alaska and the Orient.
Call at City Ticket Office. No. 10
Nicollet House Block.
II you want q hurry-up Job Of roof
ing done. telephone w. S. Mott Co.. 376.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

new species and varieties by crosses.
The Minnesota experiment station is
proceeding along the same methods, but
is specializing on field grains and
grasses, and working on the largest
scale ever known. There are twelve
acres devoted to the nursery alone, each
tiny plot being subject to the most
minute attention and inspection. There
are not less than 100000 Individual
plants being dealt with this season.
and 10 per cent of those, or 10000 in
round numbers, will be deal with as in
dividuals, their seed weighed and kept
in separate envelopes with accurate
records, ready for use in next years.
nursery work. Individual varieties are
developed usually by cross fertilization
Of two kinds of wheat or other grain.
The grain grown from the crosses may
show entirely new characteristics, re-
verting back to some remote ancestor,
sometimes as many as five different
types developing from single head or
"spike.' Experiments in the nursery
for year or two will develop whether
the new type that has been cross-fer-
tilted is worth further attention. If
is gives promise, the seed will be
planted over larger area for a tsfield
test'' in comparison with standard va
rieties and other experiments, which
will give accurate hnes Of comparison
as to yield, strength of stalk, early ma
| turitV etc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

been grown in the northwest because it
was almost sure to kill out in severe
winter. At the st. Anthony Park sta
ton, by years Of patient work, win,
ter wheat has been developed that will
live and make a heavy crop, threshing
out 20 to IS per cent better than the
average spring wheat surrounding it.
A good part Of the nursery is being
given over to this winter wheat for
the purpose of developing sterling va
rieties for distribution. The work be-
gan seven or eight years ago, when
seed was secured from all the varieties
Of winter wheat, and sowed in the fall
on individual patches. Very few plants
lived to flourish the next spring, not
enough to be worth using so much
ground, so they were transplanted,
brought to maturity. and the seed saved
for next year. This process was con
tinued till now the wheat seems hardy
and capable of standing severest win
! tiers. Last year and this there We're
good stands and good yields, and APP
parently there is no more selecting to
do, except for yield, before the new va
riety is worthy of distribution to the
farmers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
Taught It to Stand Cold.

Other varieties are also being de-
veloped by selection for the purpose
of early maturity Winter wheat, as
is well known, natures much earlier
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
Evolution Of a Variety.

The selection in the nursery, which is
conducted not only for wheat, but for
oats, rye, barley, fax, corn, clover and
alfalfa, is made with scientific accu-
racy. In the case of wheat, a stalk Sc
lected for propagation is threshed by
hand and the grains planted in tiny
plot, fourteen rows square. When ma
ture, the two outside rows are pulled
out, because plants on the border are
not likely to be uniform, leaving 100
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
Selecting for Early Maturity.

While the main object of the expert
ment station is to develop heavy yield
ing varieties, a work in which it has
already accomplished results of great
money value to Minnesota wheat rails
ers, the work Of producing early varie-
ties is Of barely secondary Importance,
considering the great menace of rust.
This work is progressing very salts
factorily. A cross made in Canada by
DR.. Mn. Saunders of the Indian Kar-
ach on an Anglo Canadian foundation,
has been worked upon at the expert
ment station during the past ten or
twelve years. It is one Of the heaviest
yielders, and natures about week
earlier than the, average variety. Last
year it was well matured before the
rust scourge struck the wheat at the ex-
pertinent farm, and so escaped serious
damage. This leads the experts to be-
ieve that. its early maturity may be
useful in circumventing rust. The main
fault of this variety is that the berry
| is comparatively soft, like winter wheat,
and tho it will grade No. ! in weight,
it has not the best milling qualities.
| The effort is now being made to de-
velop a good milling wheat with the
early maturity qualities of this wheat
by. crosses in which it is used as a
foundation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
The Grandest Summer Tours Ever
Offered

IL you want q hurry-up Job Of roof
ing done. telephone W. S. Mott Co. 376.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-03
Another Battle Is Expected "a
Miles North Of Tie Pass.
Russians Are Again Concen.
trated and Awaiting Attack.
ON BOTH THE FLANKS.
A Heavy Movement of Japan ese
Is in Progress.
Cart Load of Money Lost During
Retreat Is Recovered.

Gunshu Pass, April "a renewal
OF lighting is expected shortly. Fba
concentration of the Russian .aruav is
complete with its advance south of the
station OF Sipinghai, "A miles north Of
ne Pass- The japanese are screennv
their movements well by means If
cavalry and it is difficult to locate the
pulk of their army. A heavy move
ment seems to be in progress on the
Russian TANKS. The railroad station
at ChanGtufu, 40 to so miles above Tie
Fass' is occupied by Japanese artil-
lery' but so far as ascertainable it does
not cover large body of troops.
A two wheeled cart of the Russo
chinese bank containing more than
81, 500, 600, which was lost during the
retreat from Mukden has been found.
but the cash chest of the Ninth regi-
nent OF artillery, which was also lost
IS still undiscovered A movement of
Chinese bandits led by japanese Of
LlcefS through Mongolia in the oireC-
Ilon of Tsitsihar. 800 miles west of
Harbin, has been reported and pres.
sure is being brought by the Japanese
IN CHINA for an open alliance with
Japan. Yuanshikia. governor of Pc
chlA province, and General Ma, com
mander, of the Chinese forces on the
frontier, are said to be at the head Of
this agitation.
General Linevitehs headquarters
are in General Kuropatkin's old train.
The Chinese continue to bring in
stores.
Linevifch Heard From.
st. Petersburg, April 3.-General
Linevitch in a dispatch dated April 3.
says:
The situation remains unchanged.
A Russian patrol during the night Of
/ March 27 surrounded a Jsnanesa ma
troll consisting of dragons in the vii
/ lage of Baichanchentz on the extreme
Russian left. Five Of the Japanese
were killed. A sergeant was captured. -
| Japanese Take a Village
Toxic, April 8, noon.=A part Of the
/ KaiyUan force drove the Russians from
/ AIienhuachieh and occupied the village
and northern heights March 81.
The situation in other directions re-
mains unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-03
MRS. JOB is DEAD.
Victim of Ottawa Fiend Sue
cumbs at Last.
Fractures More Serious Than at
First Realized.
NOT A CLUE is FOUND.
Fiend Who Committed the
Crime Still at Large.
The Corner Taking Testimony
This Afternoon.

Ottawa, Kan, April 8.-After living
since last Tuesday morning with her
skull crushed, Mrs. Caroline Job died
this morning at o'clock. Since last
Saturday she has been unconscious and
the doctors have been unable to do any
thing to help her. The funeral will be
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Wellsville.
This morning Drs. Haggart, Herr and
Wright held an autopsy, and discovered
that the blow of the axe had produced
much more serious injuries than were at
first thought. The fractures had extend
ed to portions of the skull which it was
thought had been uninjured. The doc
tors made measurements of the injuries
to be reported to the coroner's jury.
Dr.. A. Haggart, coroner, summoned a
jury this morning, and the jury inspect
ed the Semple premises. The names of
the jurymen are as follows: J. A Pur-
dy, G. P Walker, J. H. Harrison, J. z.
Brinkerhoff, Phares Day and Charles
Swift This afternoon the jury is TAX
ing the testimony Of witnesses at the
sanitariun.
Mrs. Job up to the time she became
unconscious insisted that she would
get well. She had been COMPOSED and
cheerful, and declared that she was
not very DdQIy nuFI. 1t seemed to be
her dominant desire to get we'll and
help catch the man who struck her
The doctors were of the opinion from
the first that she would not recover,
but the remarkable vitality of the old
lady surprised them.
Mrs. Job was Y years of age. She
had come to Ottawa on Friday, March
"a, to be treated at Mrs. Semple's sani-
tarium for stomach trouble She in
tended to return to her home in
Wellsville, IA miles northeast of OF
tawa, on Tuesday mornings train.
About o'clock in the morning a man
entered her bedroom struck her in
the head with an ak and mutilated the
body unspeakably with a knife. No
trace of the murderer has been dis
covered, nor has any motive been dis
covered. It is supposed to have been
the deed of a maniac The murder
was committed in almost exactly the
same way as the Nickum murder at
Topeka, and the officers are certain bv
the same person.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-03
Mr.. WHITE BADLY HURT
Former Ambassador to Germany Mar
rOwIy Escapes Death.

New York April S-Andrew D. White.
former president of Cornell university
and ex-ambassader to Germany, has
had a narrow escape from death. while
returning to this city from New Haven.
He was severely cut by glass from a
broken window and only escaped by
the narrowest margin from losing the
top OF his head. The train was run
ming at a high rate Of speed. Suddenly
there was d crash and shower of
glass and bits of wood fell on Mr.
White His hands and arms were Sc
Verely cut while a piece of plate glass
had cut his hat almost in two. The for
mer diplomat was daZed by the sudden
ness Of the crash and is still suffering
from the shock. Something had hit the
double window opposite where Mr.
White was seated and glass from that
side apparently had been hurled across
the car with such force that the window
beside the former diplomat was demol-
ished- The train was stopped but no
cause for the accident could be found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-03
HooHs BOOM IS GROWING.
Governor May Yet Be United State.
Senator.

Governor Hoch's boom for United
States senator seems to be spreading
all right, since it was launched three
or four weeks ago. It is liable to cause
the other senatorial candidates con-
siderable trouble, judging from pres
ent prospects. The Council Grove
Guard makes the following comment
on the Hoch boom:
kansas should be looking ahead
for good senatorial material Senator
Burton is an impossibility. This big
Office should not be passed around to
the huckstering politicians of the
state. The legislature just adjourned
is a good illustration of what men will
do when elected free from the dfcta-
ton of party faction. Governor .Hoch
represents, or rather he is, the reform
influence in state politics. He is clean.
able, honest to the core, free from
factionalism, free from petty motives
free from the miserable dictation Of
the bigf ones who represent corporate
influence. Men of different stripe
than have been sent there must be
sent to the United States senate if leg
islatiOn for the masses is to be enacted
Hoch is different HOch is not a DO
liticaI organizer, but this did not prove
a hindrance in making him governor.
and it need not be in the way in max
ing him senator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-03
TAFT on TIE LID.
President Says Secretary of War VIII
Hold 1t Down.

Hold 1t Down.
Harrisburg. Pa. April ST don't ex-
actly say that I need a rest, but I am
going to take one in the open, under
Gods blue heaven" said President
Roosevelt today, standing on the plat
form by his special train at the Penn
sylvania station and conversing with
Congressman Olmstead, United States
Attorney McCarreu and United States
Marshal Leonard in the presence of a
great crowd that gathered at the sta
| tion to greet him. 1t was suggested to
the president that things would go
| along in a smooth manner, even if he
were absent
''Oh, things will be all right" he said,
''I have left Taft sitting on the lid keep
ing down that San Domingo matter
Later he said:
Il am going to have an outing. I
| am going to get away where I won t
even think of a fourth class postmas-
ter
When the train came in the crowd
was in the station balcony and gave
the president a. cheer as the 4rain
stopped. He stepped on the rear
platform, waving his hand to the
crowd and fairly beaming with good
nature. When the train stopped the
president stepped from the platform
with the remark to a secret service of
hcer:
pass right along now, and if this
crowd isn't too big I'll shake with al
of ycu.''
At this there was a rush to shake
hands with him When some little
girls We're handed up to him, he said
God bless the children" and ther
| turning to Congressman Olmstead, he
said:
you know. believe in these chill
dren."
To one old soldier with a button II
his coat the president said: ''How are
1 you, comrade %
As the train moved off, one mar
/ proposed three cheers for Teddy
which were given with will, and the
president laughed heartily at the ia
miliarity.
His last remark as the train got VI
speed was d hearty $50 long, boys
good bye"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-03
HOCH SAYS WAIT.
He win Thoroughly Investigate tho
State Treasury.

While little has been said about it
recently, Governor Hoch is formulating
his plans for the investigation of the
state treasury as directed by the legis-
lature, and as the governor promised
should be done during the campaign.
A Kansas City paper publishes the
following editorial under the heading,
"A work That Lags in Kansas"
rs the inaction regarding the inves-
tigation of the state treasurer Of Kan
sas due to a possible statute Of limita-
tions that may be concealed somewhere
within the folds of the situation?
Governor Hoch knows what has
been discovered in relation to the case
by Accountant Rowett. He knows that
an examination covering about half the
counties of the state shows that more
than S14, 600 paid in by those counties
is not accounted for on the books Of
the state treasurer.
s'Kellys resignation has been in
escrow since a period ante-dating the
election Of Hoch as governor. Money
has been appropriated for such an in
quiry as $4,000 can carry forward. The
people of Kansas certainly have no de-
partmeut of the state government.
rs there any proper reason for fur-
ther delay, Governor Hoch2'
When Governor Hoch's attention was
called to this publication today he said:
"AlI I care to say now is that the in
vestigatfon will be made in due tfTue,
and I mean that it shall be made in a
manner that viii satisfy any reasonable
person. There is no need for worry on
that score"
A work OF the magnitude and import
ance of the treasury investigation calls
for careful consideration. of course.
but people who are anxious to know
the truth of the treasury matter are
hoping that the investigation viii be
started soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-03
TO RAISE ACRES OF BEETs.
Kearney County Farmers to Aid Holly
Sugar Factory.

Lakin. Kan, April S.-Messrs. John
Holquest and G. P. Daigh, represent
ing the Holly Construction company,
are here securing beet acreage for the
new sugar factory at Holly, Col They
have already made contracts with 100
Kearny county farmers, the average
being ten acres each. They expect to
secure 1000 acres in this county and
at least 1000 acres in the Arkansas
valley in Kansas A party of eastern
capitalists will arrive this week to
look over the situation with a view Of
building a factory to grind the 1905
crop.
Hotels and liverynen are overrEn
and the town has the appearance of
the boom days of 1886.
Two inches of rain have fallen IN
the last "A hours, which practically in
sures the wheat and other crops raised
outside of irrigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-03

procession which win escort and those
who VIII entertain the president during
his three hours stay in the city will be
composed Of representative citizens of
Louisville, men Of the north and men
of the south. and a few invited guests
from the state at large.
Before the president takes his depart
ure he Will be presented with three
gifts, intended as souvenirs of his visit.
One is q silver hagon filed with water
from the spring on the farm in La Rue
county on which Abraham Lincoln was
born. Another piece is large silver
vase. The third gift is a unique piece
in the shape of an inkstand- It was
made from an oak tree which grew near
the spring on the OLD Lincoln home
stead. The inkholder is of silver sunk
into the wood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-03
FATHERS SAD DUTY.
Elx-PoHceman Hail Has Resort Raided
and Finds Daughter.

At the request of the father of one
of the young girls found in the place,
the boarding house on Quincy near
the corner of Fourth was raided last
night by the police, and four men
and three women arrested. The
alleged keeper of the place, Mrs. H
H. Spooner, Helen Eastman, Rose
Hall, J. W. Sapp, B. E. Manley, Ed
Way and Peter Shirk were arrested.
S. NJ. Hail, an ex-poheeman who
lives in North Topeka, caused the
arrests. His daughter, Rose Hall, is
but 16 years of age, and seems to be
incorrigible. The other girl, Helen
Eastman, gave her age as IS, but the
police say she is younger. She is the
daughter of respectable North Topeka
parents. Chief StahI attempted sew
eral weeks ago to scare these two
girls into being good, but they dehed
him.
When the girls were brought to the
police station last night the Hall girl
cursed her father for interfering and
causing her arrest. He will trv to
secure her conviction in probate court
and send her to the Beloit reforna.-
tory, and it ought to be an easy task.