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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

We have friend who rented
large farm last year on share rent, he
to have twO-fifths of the corn crop de-
livered in the crib as rent. lie told us
the other day that his share of the corn
Is a good rent, there is one bad feature
about it. lie thinks it Is such good
thing that he wants all Of his farm
planted to corn this year. He has only
got to follow this up for very few
years and the land won't return him
So an acre.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

A reader in Indiana wishes to know
the best remedy to prevent worms on
grapes. This trouble may he prevent
ed by spraying the vines mt proper
times. If he will write to the director
of the Indiana experiment station he
will be furnished without charge with
question of sprayng-time to spray,
nature of solution used, etc.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

Just for fertilizing purposes the
mammoth clover Is the best Its root
system is larger, and 1t will afford a
heavier crop to plow under to supply
humus to the soil.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

Potatoes az dollar bushel are a
luxury. Fifty cents is enough.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

$60C0,0OO worth of baked beans each
year, and most of them are eaten for
breakfast on Sunday morning. When
we realize this fact we do not wonder
at some of the theological vagarles of
the people of that city. 1t may ex-
plain why they are willing to send rum
and Bibles in the same ship and con-
sgnment to civiize and Christianize
the heather in the far corners of the
earth.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25
REFoREsTrsG THE WASTE PLACES

REFOREsTING THE WASTE PLACES.
There are millions of acres of land in
nearly every state which could be
more pIofitably devoted to the growing
of timber than any other thing. We
have been busy for u hundred years
despoiling the primeval forests, and
they are practically gone, the people in
even the most heavily tlmbered sec
tions of the country being forced to
burn coal as fuel. All land, no mat
ter where located, which Is too steep
and hilly for cultivation should be put
to growing trees. We do not begin to
realize the benefits and profit which
would accrue throughout the country ut
large if all such rough land were devot-
ed to the growing of the conlfers- the
pines, spIuces and cedars. Such plant
ing of waste acres would have more
than mere money value. 1t would
greatly beautify the landscape; it
would temper the force of the winds,
and In general way do very much to
conserve the rainfall and prevent the
disastrous floods which are becoming
so common in the cleared and hilly sec
tions of the country. Now that the
government has got the irrigation prob
lem practically solved and well under
way, we would like to see it do some
thing as effective with reference to pro-
noting the reforestlng of the waste
land of The country.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

1t is a good thing to make definite
plans for the farm work Of the year,
decide how the crop shall be distrih-
uted and rotated, how much stock shall
be kept and of what kind; see If little
tile draining will not reclaim an acre
or two of waste land, plan to seed
some of the wet spots down which can
not. be drained and get them into alsike
clover and timothy instead of weeds;
look up the seed corn question and de-
eide for sure to thoroughly clean all
seed grain so that no poor seed shall be
sown. There is never time to properly
do this work just when the seed is
wanted, and so II is not done at all.
There is plenty of opportunity to em-
ploy the leisure days of the winter sea-
son protitably,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

The raising of 100 bushels of corn on
one acre of land is by no means so diff
ficut proposition as many men think.
or some twenty or more boys, mere
lads who formed corn club to see
what they could do in raising each
one-fourth of an acre of corn none of
them raised less than at the rate OF
100 bushels per acre and many went
much above this figure, one raising as
muci as 1871 bushels per acre. The les
son afforded by this experiment is that
men who raise but thirty or thirty-hve
bushels per acre can easily double their
yields If they will put more work on
less land.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

1t may be noted here that the King
drag makes an excellent snowplow
and can be used to great advantage for
this purpose.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

1t seems strange. but 1t is none the
less true, that many growers of corn
have the idea that the largest ears are
the best ears, and so when they at
tempt to make an exhibit of their corn
at corn show they select the largest
ears they can find regardless of sym
metry, relation Of corn to cob, uniform
ity of type-in fncr, disregard every
thing that goes TO make up perfect
ear of corn. The many corn shows held
all through the corn belt have done
much to educate corn growers along
this line.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

Not bad way TO dispose OF a field
of shocked corn is to watch for dry
time in early winter aud run the shocks
through an ordinary thrashing ma
chine. This process will pulverlze the
stalks and make them equal III value
to shredded fodder. 1t will also both
husk and shell the corn, and. while it
will spit up some of the kernels, this
will rot injure the corn for feeding
purposes. We have friend who thus
handles his corn crop, with the addi-
ton that he thrashes his oats ut the
same time, running the oats and corn
through the machine half and half,
which plan he has found very success
full. both the fodder and the tlrashcd
grain keeping well when thus mixed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

We noted a field Of corn the other
day which did not yield to exceed
twenty-five bushels an acre, and one
corner of the field had been used by
city Of 1000 people as Il dump ground
for the offal and garbage Of the town.
1t seemed queer that with this abun.
dant supply of fertilizer right on his
land the man did not have sense
enough to use 1t to feed his poor corn
crop; but, then, there are lots of men
who own land who do not know
enough to last them overnight
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

The many corn shows where men ex-
hibit coin-ten ears or more-in COM
petition for premiums reveal the fact
that many men have very crude ideas
of what good corn really is. The big
gest ears OF corn are by no means the
best ears of corn any more than the
biggest horse is the best horse, and yet
three-fourths of our corn raisers have
the idea that size is the principal thing
in good ear of corn. These are be-
ing educated to more correct and bet
ter ideal of the good ear of corn as q
result of these corn exhibits.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

North of latitude As degrees all ten
der things-roses, raspberries, black
berries and the lilie-need to be well
protected with an earth covering in
order to insure their living through the
severe winters. While we have few
varieties Of the rose and raspberry
which will pull through occasionally,
they are still not of the choice sorts,
and even these are benefited by prop
er winter protection.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

A turtey today IL worth as much
money as was sheep few years ago.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

The Jap has learned to live and sup
port family on two acres of land OF
less. The time is coming when men in
the United States can do no better
than to learn how to do the same
thing on ten acres Of land. The possi-
bilities of securing good living in con-
nection with the scientific and intel
Iigent culture of small piece Of land
are only just beginning to be under
stood in this country. Too many of the
American people are trying to live off
each other.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

One of the worst tales of land greed
we ever came across is that of a man
who had seven daughters and con-
suming desire to own all the land
which Joined him. In order to add acre
to acre he turned the girls into hired
men and required of them meIial,
laborlous and slavish service which
despoiled their womanhood. There
would seem to be an element of retrib-
utive justice in the fact that there
came time when he was unable to
meet the mortgages given to acquire
this land and lost it all, but one can't
help plying those poor girls.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

There is q general determination
among the farmers of the west who
have to hire men for the season to do
away with keeping the hired mans
horse. This is a graft which has he
come a nuisance, as it Is claimed that,
given to night buggy riding. and in
many cases the mans horse is fed and
cared for at the expense of the farm
er's own teams. We know of NAM
Der of mem who the coming season
will hire no man with horse unless he
will put the animal in and work 1t
every day on the farm.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

Good seed will not always insure a
good crop, but the first step to insure q
poor one is to use poor seed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

Some babies are partial to warm wa
ter and others to cold: if, one Ia refused.
try the other.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-25

A big corn crop is almost always fol-
lowed by big rat crop and sick hogs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05

Worth. Tex. of heart failure. Mrs.
Cation and her husband were arriving on
a visit to their son, A. B. Cation, who is
superintendent of the Swift Packing
house at Fort Worth
AS the Santa F'e passenger train, which
was many hours late, was passing the
packing house plant a North Fort
Worth, Mrs Cation. from the car win
dow. saw her son sitting in an open
window of the packing house, watching
for her.
They exchanged greetings by waving
their handkerchief. When the train
reached the station. Mr.. and Mrs. Cation
took a carriage to be driven 80 their
sons home. She was so excited at the
prospect of seeing her son that she died
from heart failure in the carriage be-
fore reaching the house. Her body is
to be sent to Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
SIX DAYS IN OPEN BOAT.
shipwrecISed Crew Is Washed Ashore
Nearly Dead.

Pensacola, Fla, Jan. Silk days in
an open boat with waves constantly
dashing over them and with only a
few tins of canned beef and one gallon
of water. was the experience of Cap
tain Bodden and the six members Of
the crew of the American schooner
Nokomis. The men reached here to-
day, being brought from st. Andrews,
where they were washed upon the
beach in an almost unconscious con
dition, with limbs swollen and benum-
bed and almost dead from exposure.
They We're found by a party from a
small settlement nearby and given at
tention until they were able to be
placed in boat and brought to Pen
8acola, where the vessel is owned.
The Nokomis put out from Gulfport
about two decks ago for Cuba, with a
cargo of lumber. Shortly after getting
to sea, a leaW was discovered and in the
heavy gale that prevailed the water
gained rapidly The men finally de-
cided to abandon the ship and gather
ed food and nautical instruments,
placing them on the cabin house. just
then a big wave swept over the YES
sci, turning it completely over and
throwing everything into the sea. Al
most by miracle one of the Iifeboats
a jug of water and a few cans Of meat
were saved. The men then set out
for shore and for six DAYS and nights
were adrift.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
STANDARD OIL CHANGES
w. j. Young to Continue as President
of the Prairie and Humboldt.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 5.-Important
changes in the management of the
Standard Oil company's underlying con-
Germs have resulted from the retirement
of w. j. Young, vice president and man
aging director of the South Penn Oil
company. and 6. T. Braden, Hope Nat
ural Gas company, and the Reserve and
connecting gas companies.
In addition to his connection with the
South Penn Oil company, Mr.. Young
has been president of the Prairie Oil
and Gas company Of Kansas, and other
companies. He relinquishes his Office in
all the companies with the exception of
the Prairie Oil and Gas company, and
the Humboldt Natural Gas company.
The new officers elected to fill the va
cancies made by the retirement of Mr..
Young are as follows: Daniel O'Day,
New York president; John G. Pew,
Pittsburg. vice president: Dennis Hast
fngs, formerly Of Toledo, o., general
superintendent, and Robert w Han
nan, Pittsburg, assistant superintend-
ent.
MI. Young was presented with a solid
silver loving cup. on an ebony base and
nearly two feet in height as a token of
esteem.
1t is understood Mr.. Young will con-
tinue as president of the Prairie oil and
Gas company, the active management
of which has been transferred to Mr..
C'NeE.
There are whisperings that Mr.. Bra
cen viii become associated with the
Kansas Natural Gas company in some
capacity. It is said he and Mr.. Barns
DAN are personal friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05

Of Frank Suedemyer. Think of a bat
terry by that awe-inspiring titIe-Renze-
brick and Suedemyer. Wouldn't it
make EN- lay down their bats2" sug-
gests Secretary Burt Morton of the
club.
The next regular meeting of the
Ministerial union viii be held on M lon
day, January s. 10 a. M, in the par
l0rs of the Y. NJ. c.. A. 1t is hoped
that the members will be prompt in
their attendance. Judge r. F. Hayden
viii make an address at 1880. The
paper of the morning will be by Rev.
r. o. Raymond. All pastors are in
vited to be present.
Volney B. Cushing. the we'll known
temperance speaker. is to be in Topeka
on Sunday. January Z. He Will Occu-
Ply the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church at the hour of the morning ser
vice and Of the Second Presbyterian
known from Maine to California as
one of the most earnest and fOrceful
speakers in the lecture field
George Bennett, who belongs to
Judge Hayden's colony of boys who
report regularly to the juvenile officer,
finds that it is Impossible TO behave
himself in the city, and has been
given the choice between going to the
country and staying there or being
sent to the reform school He chose
the first of the two punishments, and
VIII be allowed his freedom as long
as he stays away from the city
State Superintendent I. L. Dayton
has appointed the following committee
to take charge of the revision OF the
constitution and bylaws of the state
reading circle; ]. r. Carter superintend-
ent of Shawnee county: Olive Knowlton,
superintendent of Allen county; c. a.
Strong, city superintendent at Great
Bend. The old constitution of the read
ing circle is in need of revising. and the
State Teachers association ordered the
appOintment Of the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
BETTER DEAD.
Young Woman Wants Permission to
ChIoroform Suffering Children.

New York, Jan. 5.-"Authorize me
to chloroform the cold and hungry
children in New York city and I viii
do it. If you do not agree to this.
communicate with me at once.
(Signed) L. Graham Crosier, sos Fifth
avenue"
In the foregoing remarkable adver-
tisement which appeared in a morning
paper, Miss Crosier, a young woman
worker in the slums and lecturer to
the 400" on Social Dynamics" en-
deavors to call attention to what she
believes to be an imperative need Of
the hour.
81 mean just what 7 say when I ask
to ehlorof2rTn the hungry children,
said Miss CroSier t'They would be q
lot better off dead than suffering.
Il have repeatedly reported cases of
desperate need to city officials and va
rious organized and unorganized
charities, to be met with the reply
that the case would be investigated in
a few days. Think of it, delay Of
a few days with children starving"
Miss CrosieF has a class in social
dynamics, which frequently meets at
the homes of her various pupils
members of wealthy families who are
interested in sociology.
She sees in New York conditions to-
day the prelude to a revolution in
spired by the want of bread and en-
ployment. For immediate relief she
would have. she says, a committee
composed of a representative each
from the city administration, organ
lied charity and citizens at large.
When cases of extreme want are dis
covered this committee would have
power to send out aid at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
AGAINST SMOOT.
Report of the Senate Committee on
Elections Is FOreshadowed.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The question
of the treatment of Senator Reed
Smoot by the senate is now more a
matter of method and Technology
than of result. There is no longer any
room for doubt that the Senate COM
nittee on privileges and elections,
which will meet Saturday morning at
the call of Chairman Burrows TO again
begin consideration of the Mormon
apostle case. will report adversely to
Mr.. Shoots longer holding his seat.
But when that is done there will
arise a fine question of procedure be-
tween the senators who are known to
favor the Unseating of Mr. Smoot. The
report made by Chairman Burrows
will recommend that the Utah senator
be excluded" from his seat. There
will come from some member of the
mmittee-probably Mr.. Bailey Of
Texas-an amendment to the report
that Mr.. Smoot be expelled from the
senate
This will provoke a debate on the
constitution which may involve all Of
the senate in a wrangle for days. Mr..
Burrows will lead the exclusion
forces Bv the Burrows method g. bare
mapority vote is all that viii be neces-
sary to put Mr.. Smoot out of the SEN
ate By the Bailey method two
thirds majority viii be necessary. It IS
understood that Senator Bailey, who,
like Senator Burrows, already is firmly
convinced that Shoots prominent Of
fetal connection with the Mormon
hierarchy disqualifies him for a senate
seat in the purview of the constitution,
will vote against the Burrows report
for exclusion on the ground that that
method is not warranted by that clause
of the constitution which prescribes
the qualifications for members OF con
gress-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05

the Young Women's Christian asso-
Citations throughout the country effect
ed an affiliation and hereafter all will
unite in the work and interests under
one executive board Under the new
executive organization membership in
an evangelical church will not be re-
quired. It was also provided in the
agreement that the suggestion of the
international board that Miss Grace
H. Dodge, of New York. be the chair
man of the joint session should be ac-
ceDted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05

$3.50 Fine Manhattan Shirts now $1.15
$500 Fine Manhattan Shirts now $40
$3.50 Fine Manhattan Shirts now $1.75

COME EARLY WHILE SELECTIONS ARE CHOICE
Mems $15O and So Fauless Eagle Eclipse finest Oxford 81 IN
Golf and Stiff Bosom Shirts ali cleanup price of ~
5Oc 75c Extra Long Flannel Night Robes 7c
Mems Finest Atwood So and $3.50 Sweaters tomorrow $3.50
Mems and 81 Finest Silk Mufflers 90
Cleanup of Best So Atwood Plain and Ribbed Under
blue natural coors, including the genuine
Glastonbury and Campbell hair and royal silk "a
48 both Shirts and Drawersfor regular long and 2E
menchoice Of this entire lot tomorrow AsOD
Broken of Fine Wool Silk and Wool and Full Mercer
lied UnderwearIn high and natural colors-choce IN
8sAJV
Broken of Babrggan Union Suits all wool and half
WOOL and heavy Babriggan Underwear 81 7O0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
Mexico City and Return, $3.50.
Santa F'p

Tickets on sale January 1-16, in
elusive. 1906, dnal limit returning
February %.
r. L. KING, c. P. & T. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

~ ls easy enough to be pleasant
When the world is one long, sweet song,
But the man worth while
Is the one with a smile
When everything goes dead wrong.
Tx.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05

fafT7E sNaTmeQ with hunters from the
civ. :. report from the secretary of the
s.brern rabbit colony says that the
mortality among the brethren was
very low
The chicken show commences next
week and the entries viii commence
to come in by Sunday. The show will
he held i'm the Auditorium. A new
breed of chickens, called Buttercups.
win be on display. They are to be
entered by Frank Hill, of Sabetha
Cifv Attorney Dreaming says that he
has about made M his mind to refuse
TO accept favors from the transporta-
ton companies in the way of passes.
MANY a public official reaches the pres
emf condition Of the city attorney with
ont finally acting on his good resolu-
ton.
w. d. Coleman, who has been the
substitute clerk at the general delivery
window at the postohce, viii be adj
vanced to the position of general de-
livery clerk. the vacancy having been
-oede bv the resignation of Miss Jul
IIfl7 HAGEN who was married to Leroy
Powell this week
THE Republican central committee
-r-ffI meet in the city court room at
&c court house Saturday afternoon
~ make preparations for the holding
~ the Republican primaries and the
F,anea ctfo- of such other business as
Voav. come before them at that time
-sIsff7e to the spring campaign
-7ra T.eavenworth team has signed UP
-5frner by the name Of William
Eaazsi5ricly and a catcher by the name
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
Morales to De TnlDeacllcd.

San Domingo. Santa Domingo. Jan s.
"A proclamation has been issued an
nouncing the decision Of congress to
impeach the fugitive president General
Morales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
Mexico City and Return, S46.5O.
Santa To

Tickets on sale January lis. IN
elusive, 1906. final limit returning
February %.
7. L. KING. G. P. & T. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
JUDGMENT FOR s5,2sO,sss.
More Than Half Is Interest on the
Amount Originally Sued For.

New York, Jan. 5.-A verdict for
s5,280,333 against Edward E. Harper,
once vice president of the Fidelity
National bank OF Cincinnati, is
affirmed by Judge Coke in the United
States circuit court. Eighteen years
ago Mr.. Harper was convicted of
causing the failure of the Fidelity
bank and served six years in prison.
The verdict which he was today or
dered to pay grew out of this failure.
The original amount sued for was
$4,000. 600 and this verdict of over S.
600 900 represents this claim plus the
interest which has accrued during the
eighteen years which the suit has been
pending in the courts. Mr. Harper
is at present vice president and gen
eral manager of the Union Iron and
steel company with offices in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05

Dallas, Tex, Jan. 5.-AIrs. W. H
Cation. Of Lawrence, Ken, died at Fort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05
SHE DIES OF EXCITEMENT.

JOY at Seeing Her son Is Fatal to a
Lawrence Woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-05

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The two executive
boards which have had control Of all
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-12-14

crat, felt the influence Of the united
colored people of his city and refused
to preside at the Tillman meeting
The school board of Cleveland re-
fused to allow the pltchfork states
man to speak in one of the city build
ings. The press and opinion of the
country disregarded the color of the
men and united with rs in demand.
ing a square deal for the soldiers who
were discharged by the president,
and congress is even now busy on
the proposition. In short, opportun.
ity is at hand and We need only take
hold to advance.