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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11
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Such WoS Fate of Ma
1fx,eS ATTACHED By Bel
Gian Officials.
III rs CHARGED That .Sombo
People Were Forced BY m.
Ho7nOffe TO Use Dead
Bodies For Food.

According to London correspondence
interesting developments are pending il
regard to atrocities in the Kongo Free
State, in South Africa. A missionary,
Rev. J. H. Harris of the Kongo Balolo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

Crop rotation is a fundamental agri-
cultural necessity. Some men do not
seem to understand this fact 1t is not
at all an uncommon thing to come
across men who will actually brag that
they have raised certain crops on the
same field for ten, fifteen or twenty
years, just as though it was something
worth Dragging about. It is a good
rule to follow on all soils and on all
farms of putting the land into a differ
ent crop each year. The same rule
should be observed in the garden, and
the different vegetables grown should
have new locations each year. There
are certain mysterious processes going
on in the soil all the time in connection
with the manufacture and liberation Of
plant food which imperatively demand
this rotation Of crops.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

The farmer is not always the victim
of the corporations, for he sometimes
gets even with them in good shape.
We lately came across two cases which
proved that the granger knew how to
hold his own with the railroads. One
was a case where there was a deep
cut ON a mans farm, and the ordinary
snow fence placed on the line of the
right of way was insufficient to pre-
vent the cut from filing up with the
snow in winter For the privilege of
erecting another fence temporarily out
in the field some distance from the
other fence the farmer held the road
up for an annual pass for himself.
The other was where planted grove
of forest trees adjoined the track, the
farmer offering to insure the company
against loss or damage by fire started
by the locomotives in consideration of
a like free transportation, which the
road was glad to give. There is no
trouble about the farmer being able to
hold his own if he has half chance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

There is always an end to wheat
farming. Most new countries take it
up for the reason that it is quick
cash crop and easily raised, but they
all have to give it up sooner or later.
Constant cropping with wheat in a
few years removes those elements in
the soil which make a good crop pos
sible. The vast wheat growing area
Of California is now about at the end
of it's rope. The annual yield has been
growing less and less, with constant
ly depreciating quality of the wheat
raised, until now the millers there are
obliged to ship in wheat from Kansas
to mix with their own in order to make
a merchantable flour.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

There is near Philadelphia market
gardener with just one acre of land,
and he grows each year pieplant to the
value to him Of $125 from the roots
which he has planted right under the
wire fence which surrounds his lot. We
know of thousands of farmers all
through the west who grow ten feet OF
most luxurant weeds along all the
fence rows on their farms, and they do
not get $125 out Of them either.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

Eggs are an economical ration at any
:,rice under 10 cents a dozen. When
they get above this figure they become
expensive and may be classed as lux
uries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

There is hardly a spot on the CONT
nent where in any unsettled part it is
necessary for settler to go through
the hardships and privations the pio-
neers of fifty years ago had to endure.
Everywhere the railroad is in advance
Of the settler, and the building of a
home in new country is today pic
mic compared with what it used to be.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

An alfalfa pasture is probably the
most sensible and cheapest preventive
Of hog cholera yet discovered, for it
furnishes the pigs just what they need
to balance up their rations all through
the season. There is nothing better
worth while trying than to see if it is
not possible to secure small field of
alfalfa on every farm where the rails
ing of hogs is made a business. The
Importance Of this is fast being real
lied by the farmers of Indiana and
Ohio, and when a proper soil is select
ed and the crop put in as it should be
a large measure of success is being
met with.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

We noted field of corn on which
the owner had sown rape at the time
Of the last blowing. The rape was not
very good in October; neither was the
corn. 1t is a pretty hard matter to get
two crops at once off the land, and it
may be pretty safely assumed that all
catch crops sown in corn, whether
rape, vetch, cowpeas or soy beans, are
always grown at the expense of the
corn crop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

Hunting bee trees is quite favorite
pastime in the fall where the native
timber is still unmolested. 1t is an old
unwritten law that the bee tree and
it's honey belong to the man who discov-
ers them, and this law is generally re-
spected in the newer portions Of the
country, but where the country is we'll
settled the real law comes in, and the
tree and the bees belong to the owner
of the land upon which they may be
found.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

The men who are making the most
money in feeding beef animals are
those who know how to take we'll bred
calves and so feed them that at one
year old they will sell for $50 or more
as baby beef This type of beef is in
much favor and brings the top of the
market, and then the gain in flesh
made by the young animal is always
more cheaply secured than on the ma
tured one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

The magnificent apples Gold
en-, Jonathan and Bellfowers-Of Col
orado and Utah are finding their way
to market in large quantities this fall.
The bushel box is the package used for
them, and for the average family this
is a vast improvement over the old bar
rel. These apples are selling in the
central western markets at 1925 per
box, but they are each and all choice
selected fruit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

Wheat, barley and oats are the most
adaptable of all crops grown by the
farmer. These will grow and do well
from Texas to Assiniboia, where they
are assured of a sufficient supply Of
moisture Corn is much more sensitive
to the question of latitude, demanding
a greater degree of heat and moisture
and a much longer season in which to
mature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-11

The agricultural department at
Washington has undertaken series OF
interesting experiments with the sweet
clover plant to determine what its val
ue is as soil renovation for wornout
soils. This plant is one of the most
easily and surely grown of all the
legumes-in fact has a way OF intro
ducing itself to the extent that it is
rated as weed pest through much OF
the country. 1t grows rank and tall
on the poorest soils and seems as much
at home on clay knoll or sandbar as
on the richest alluvial soils. 1t has al
ways seemed to us as though it must
have some mission, and if it possesses
the same soil nitrifying power that
clover or alfalfa have there is lot OF
land where it can do good work upon
which these plants will not grow at all.
Waste acres on the farm lie III con-
nection with the depression winch
needs tile draining and when in a wet
season never produces any crop save
weeds, with old straw stack bottoms
scattered in spots over the gfainfields,
with the pasture so heavily stocked
that the growth is mostly weeds, with
the ten foot strip of weedy waste
which lies adjoining so many line
fences, with the rod wide strip OF good
land which, dedicated to the public for
highway purposes and not used, should
instead be growing some crop of value
instead of weeds, to many steep hill
side which men will persist in cultivat-
ing when it should grow nothing save
grass or timber. Before seeking more
acres in Canada or Dakota a man
should look over the old farm and see
where he can reclaim lot of land to
which he already has title.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
CHARGE CONSPIRACY.
Bank Officials Explain a Run on Saw
ings Institution.

Cincinnati, March 25-The result
of a conspiracy is declared by officials
of the Union Savings Bank and Trust
company of this city to be the expla-
nation for a run on the savings de-
partment of that institution which,
after having continued quietly for
about two weeks, was today the means
of crowding the bank with several
hundred excited depositors who failed
to reach the paying teIler's window.
One woman was knocked down and
trampled on in the rush, but it is
not believed that her injuries Will
prove dangerous.
The bank has $4,000. 600 in cash on
hand and nearly SS,700,000 in securi-
ties that can Immediately be converted
into cash, besides other assets to care
for its $1S.70O,000 deposits. and the
in the outcome. 1t is charged that
postal cards have been sent to de-
pOsitors of the bank advising the
withdrawal of deposits and that the
telephone had been used as a means
of giving the same advice. The bank
some of these postal cards and will
endeavOr to discover the author of
them, and when found bring criminal
action Offers of over 100000 in
cash have been made by Chicago and
New York banks and other local in
situations have promised assistance.
but all these proffers have been de-
clined with thanks.
AS an indication of the view of local
hnanciers, an offer of $500 for the
stock of the Union Savings and Trust
company was made on change TODAY
but no stock could be had for that
price, although it was the high record
of the stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT.
Some Teachers Objected to Going to
Lawrence.

There was danger of revolt among
the teachers Of the Topeka schools
this week when it was announced to
them that they would have to go to
Lawrence to attend the Northwestern
Kansas Teachers association. There
are a large number of Topeka teach
ers who dislike the idea of being
forced to attend teachers conventions.
Perhaps forced" is rather too
strong, but that is what the teachers
say it amounts to. They say that if
any of the teachers fail to attend the
convention they are likely to get into
bad repute with the powers. It is a
fight which breaks out and is quickly
smothered nearly every year. when
the schools are given a vacation and
the teachers are all expected to spend
a couple of days attending the con-
venuon, wherever it may happen to
be. OF course the teacher has to pay
her own expenses to the convention
That is the unpopular part of the pro-
gramme.
The teachers convention at Law
renee put in most of its time listening
to speeches by school superintendent
and college professors. Some of the
meetings were held at the K. U. build
ingS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
GUARANTEES TO CURE
DRUNKENNESS.

We never guaratee a remedy unless
we know it possesses real merit We
strongly recommend Orrine as a cure
for drunkenness for we are positive
that it stops the craving for alcoholic
stimulants.
Orrine No. L is a secret remedy and
can be given in tea, coffee, SOUP milk
or food, without the slightest knowl-
edge of the patient, as it is perfectly
colorless, tasteless and harmless. Or
rine No. is in pill form. for those
desiring to be cured. Either form 81
per package, mailed sealed. All cor
respondence treated with the greatest
confidence. Write to the Orrine Com
pany, Inc, Washington, d. C., for free
book on Drunkenness - mailed in
plain envelope.
We have exclusive sale in this city,
and are perfectly satisfied that the
Company is reliable and will refund
the money if the fail to cure the crav-
the money if they fail to cure the
craving for liquor. Geo. w. Stansfleld,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
KEEPING PROMISES.
Topeka Appreciates Always When
Promises Are Kept.

Every time you read about Doan's
Kidney Pills you are told they cure ev-
cry form of kidney i'll from backache
to urinary disorders. How are our
promises kept? Ask any citizen who
has tried the treatment. Ask the man
who makes the following statement:
c. Berry, of 73O Hancock street, vet
eran. member of Co. B, 49th Ohio Vol
unteer infantry, says: Il was bothered
with my kidneys ever since the war,
and at times the pains in my limbs and
back were so acute that 1 could hardly
walk Rest at night was out of the
question during an attack, and there
was a terribly distressing and annoying
weakness of the action of the kidney
secretions. tried every remedy / knew
about without permanent relief until
procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Row
ley & Shows drug store Since taking
them I have been better in every re-
spect and my health is better than it
has been for years.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster ilburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y, sole
agents for the United States
Remember the nane-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
Nor Az uNooaaaoN sroRY.
A Good Warning in the PitifuI Tale of
Mabel Dawson.

In almost every divorce case, it de-
velops that the girl married against
her parents wishes. Mabel Dawson,
a school girl of Is, living in Kansas
apparent what followed: she found
her parents were right in their esti-
mate of the man, and she was wrong,
says the Atchison Globe.
We print what the girl said in her
testimony, for the benefit of any Atch-
ison girls who are holding their judg-
ment superior to that of their fathers
and mothers:
George For the first month he treated
me royalty. Then married life got
old to him, and he neglected me
shamefully. In all our married life
he bought me only $3.50. worth of
clothing. In winter I was without un-
derclothing. He never in his life gave
me a cent He would go down to the
grocery store in the morning and buy
a blackberry pie and some crackers
and would eat them, me sitting there
hungry and watching him.. but he
Wouldn give me a bite. Then he'd
go to work and I'd go over to my
mothers and get my breakfast and
dinner. I stood that all right for
awhile, but I began to tire of it when
he drove past the house one day with
a girl in the buggy with him and hal
loed to me: Mabel, have supper ready
early Tn going to the theatre to-
night He brought the girl up to
our rooms and ordered me to get SUP
per. He said he was going to take
her to the theatre, and showed me
the tickets. I tore them up. The girl
told me her name was Theresa, and
when she found out I was Georges
wife, she left. George got so mad at
the way I treated Theresa that he left
me, and never lived with me again
TIe left me penniless. I went alone
to the city hospital, and my baby was
born twenty minutes after l got
there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
IT IS OVER $4,000.
Registration Books for City Election
Are Closed.

The last man to register before the
books closed at 10 o'clock last night
was Amos Roberts, of S13 North
Tyler street. A year ago the last
man to register was Charles Sessions
of the Kansas City Journal.
AS it stands at present, the total
registration of the city is 1881
This is likely to be cut down about
100 when the books are checked over.
and the double and erroneous regis
trations are cut out. This will leave
the total registration almost exactly
$4,000.
When the books closed at 10 o'clock
last night there were 4,4s1 women
and $3.50 men registered. Friday was
the biggest day which the commits
sioner of elections has had during the
present registration. The total num-
Der registered during the day was l.
096. This does not come up with
some of the closing days in previous
years. when it was necessary to have
six or eight clerks at work constantly
ia king down new names. Four clerks
handled the registration without diff
cJItV this wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
DAWSON FIXES 1T.
Our Minister to san Domingo Makes a
Satisfactory Arrangement.

Washington, March 25.-Renewed
interest in San Domingo affairs was
manifested in official circles today
upon the receipt by the state depart
ment of a cablesram from Minister
Dawson indicating that he had effect
ed with the Dominican government a
tentative agreement which tenn
porarily, at least, would adjust salts
factorily the fiscal conditions of the
island government
No explicit information concerning
the contents of Minister Dawson's
cablegram is available at this time as
it has not been communicated to
President Roosevelt. 1t is believed.
that the president will take action
upon it as soon as it is made known to
him.
While the precise nature of the
negotiations between Minister Dawson
and the Dominican officials cannot be
learned, it is understood that it con-
templates the placing of the fiscal af-
fairs of the island government, so far
as the collection of revenues is con-
cerned, in the hands of a commission
er to be designated by President
Roosevelt, with the consent of the
Dominican governm ent. The revenues
of the island would be collected by
the commissioner sufficient percent
age of them being placed to the credit
of the Dominican government to pay
current expenses and the remainder
deposited as a fund to pay the foreign
claims against the island government
at such time as a distribution of the
fund may be agreed upon by the
creditor governments. It is intimated
strongly that President Roosevelt
would receive such a proposition with
favor if it should be known to be sat
isfactory to the Santo Domingo gov
eminent although entering into The
agreement if it actually has been
made, Minister Dawson acted without
specific instructions from this govern
ment and entirely upon his own in
itiative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
WONT TALK ABOUT IT.
President Castro Ignores Both France
and the United States.

Paris. March 25.=An official dis
patch from Caracas, Venezuela, says
President Castro who was absent from
the capital during the recent supposed
amelioration Of the situation mas re-
TUNED ar has manifested strong hos
tflity against American and French
interests. His attitude. it is said. is
particularly nenacing against the
French Cable company. 1t is pre-
mature to say what steps France viii
take as the information has just been
received and the officials have not had
an opportunity to consider it, How
ever it is likely .hat their action viii
depend upon President Castro putting
against the company or the forfeiture
of its concessions. No orders for
warships to be held in readiness have
yet been issued or are concentrated
for the present, but there seems to he
a growing impression in official GUAR
Venezuelan waters might exercise a
salutary effect
The official dispatch adds that
President Castro's declination to arbi-
trate the American demands was ac-
cOmpanied by refusal to have any
conversation on the subject.
The French Gable company has re-
ceived advices prac tically to the same
effect These indicate that President
Castro's influence will prOba bly, cause
upon the ca bic cOmpany's concession
early next week It is the unofficial
opinion that the attitude of President
Castro against both American and
French interests makes the moment
oppOrJune for some exchange of COM
munications between the two govern
ments toward eventual action along
similar lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
NO MORE BAIT.
United States Fishermen Are Cut on
by Newfoundland.

Halifax, March 25.@The business
interests of Halifax, Luenberg and
other Nova Scotian ports are intense
~ interested in the situation which
has been created by the Newfound-
land government revolving the BAIT
purchasing privileges enjoyed by
United States fishermen. Some of the
Nova Scotia newspapers endorse the
action of the Newfoundland govern
ment and place the blame for the
present difficulty upon the fishermen
of Gloucester, Mass. by whose in
fuence it is declared, the United
States senate practically nulli6ed 4
treaty which had been drawn up bv
Secretary of State Hay and Premier
Bond of Newfoundland 1t is pointed
out that the interests which brought
about the existing unpleasantness are
also the chief sufferers A REGULARITY
of the situation is the fact that a
very large proportion of the men in
the Gloucester fleet consists of Nova
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
Weel,Iy Bank Statement.

New york, March 25.-The state
ment of averages of the clearing house
banks of this city for the week shows:
Loans S1,1O9, 7O1. 700. decrease ST.
976, 900; deposits $1,15O,661,9 800, de-
crease $2s,776, 200; circulation $43,-
5O9,SOO, increase $256,3O0; legal ten
ders $S3,794,6OO increase $50, 800;
specie S2i0. $4,000, decrease s4,7O9,-
500; reserve S294,144,S0O, decrease
S4,618.9OO; reserve required $751;
665.475. decrease $5,944,O50; surplus
S6479,325 increase $1,325,150; ex-U.
S. deposits S10,729, 275, increase $780,
$50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
Cheering NIessage from RocI.efeIIer

Chicago. March 25.=A message from
John D. Rockefeller received by Dean
Harry Pratt Judson of the University
of Chicago contains a prayer for the
recovery of President Harper. along
with the assurance from the founder
that his interest in the growth of the
university will be continued and that
the plans of DR. Harper will be
fastened. The telegram was in re-
Spouse to a message sent to Mr.. Rock
efe1ler at the time of the convocation
exercises Tuesday and signed by Act
ing President Judson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
win Prosecute Gorky.

st. Petersburg, March 25.-The au-
thorities have definitely decided to pros
ecute Maxim Gorlxy on the charge of
drawing up proclamations with the OBJ
ject of overthrowing the existing state
of things in the empire and disturbing
public order. the highest penalty for
which is three years detention in a
fortress. Gorlxy. who is still in the
neighborhood of Riga is in broken
health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
italian Cabinet Reslgns.

Rome, March 25.-Aeting premier and
Minister Of Foreign Affairs Tittoni to-
day announced to parliament that the
whole cabinet has resigned, leaving the
king free to form new ministry and
that his majesty has reserved his de-
c5sion In the meanwhile Signor Tit
toni and his colleagues will remain in
office for the transaction Of ordinary
bushes. PARLIAMENT then adjourned
until the formation Of the new cabinet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
strikes Hidden Rocks.

When your ship of health strikes the
hidden rocks of consumption, pneumonia
etc. you are lost if you don't get help
from DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption J. w MeKinnon of TalIadega
Springs, Ala, writes: I had been very i'll
with pneumonia, under the care of two
doctors, but was getting no better, when
/ began to take DR. Kings New Discov-
cry. The first dose gave relief, and one
bottle cured me- Sure cure for sore
throat. bronchitis, coughs and colds. Guar
anteed at Arnold Drug Co, s21 North
Kansas avenue. Price SOC and S1.0O- Trial
bottle free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25

New York March 25.-Wages of
about 1000 miners and other employees
in the field near Morristown N J.
are, it is announced. to be increased
10 and Is per cent. April l. Two
years ago this spring the wages of
all the miners in Morris county were
cut the same amount. At that time it
was stated as soon as conditions war
ranted it the old scale would be re-
s11ued