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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

had its day. Lavender is the color,
and the craze is going to spread all
over the world. I am the only man
living who has the secret of growing
lavender celery. I have leased the ten
mile strip on each side of the water
way and shall turn the land into Law
ender celery beds. The profits cannot
be figured at less than twenty million
dollars a year. We have a president,
secretary and treasurer of the COM
pany, but we need a manager Mr.
Schmidt, have you had any experience
in the growing Of celery %
mo. sir: und I don't vhant to talk
any more. I vhas here for my dollar
und a. half"
But experience is not necessary, Mr..
Schmidt. All you have to do is to put
in the seed in the full Of the moon, keep
the pigs from breaking in, and three
months later your celery comes to ma
turity. The most we want Of a manager
is to draw a salary of fifty thousand
dollars a year and wear a lavender
colored bunch in his button-hole. As
you had confidence in me when the
clouds lowered and I could not see my
way clear
DO you talk for whole week?''
shouted Mr.. Schmidt.
I could, my dear man, but I shan't.
VIII you be manager of our Lavender
Colored Celery company? Will you sign
a contract to remain with US for ten
years?''
by golly. no! I don't yhant. some
things to do mat yous only to get my
money"
Then you refuse my princely. offer.
do your
The Major sat down at his desk and
I leaned his cheek on his hand and. sigh
ed painfully. Something like tears
came to his eyes, and there was some
thing like a frog in his throat as he
/ finally said:
Mr.. Schmidt, when you took those
! grease spots out of my clothes I was a
! discouraged man. I was standing off
4 the landlady. 1 was standing off the
halter and the cobbler. I was .jOllying
the agent of this office along. You
| trusted me. You told me to come in and
get the suit cleaned every few minutes
/ If I wanted to, and that if I never paid
the bill it would be all right. When
recall your confidence in me-
II never had no confidence. I say!"
| interrupted Mr.. Schmidt. Il try to got
my money, but you vhas some dead
| beats. I Will hear no more talk If
I you don't pay me now I make it hot
for you"
And you don't want any lavender
colored celery in yours ?"
Nor a salary of fifty thousand a
year?'.
mo, sir!"
Nor a check on the bank?"
mo. sirt''
''AIl right. Mr.. schnnfdt-an right.
J You cast your grease spots on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

water, and I wanted them to return q
thousand fold, but you make it impos-
sible. owe you a dollar and half.
While you are signing the receipt will
step up to the photographers and bor-
row the money"
He walked out, a. d Mr.. Schmidt sat
down to the desk and signed the re-
ceipts Then he waited. People came
along the hall. but Major Crofoot was
not one of them. Noon came, but the
major did not. One-two-three
O. clock, and then Mr. Schmidt left the
Office and banged the door after him,
and said to himself as he went down
stairs
by golly. but next time his neck
vhas broke und he vhas dead before he
talks to me for two minutesi'-( Copy
right, 1905, by P. c. Eastment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
OFF FOR SUGAR BEET FIELDS.
Party of $50 Laborers Leave for Gar
den City in Special Train.

A party Of $50 laborers mostly F7,Is-
SLAMS. VIII leave Topeka this evening in
a special train on the santa Re for
Garden City. where they are to be en-
pIoyed In the culture Of sugar beets
by those interested in the building of
the big sugar refinery there.
This special train VIII consist of a
dozen cars, six passenger cars and as
many baggage cars for the household
goods of the laborers. -Four carloads. OF
the party came from Lincoln. Neb..
over the Union Pacific and the other
two passenger carloads were made IN
from persons living in the vicinity Of
Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
A 500 BARREL REFINERY.
Illinois Parties to Put in a Plant as
Coneyville.

Lincoln, H.. May 3.-The stockhold-
ers of the Kansas and Texas oil. gas
pipe line company, have elected direc-
tors and officers and subscribed $780,
600 toward building a 500-barrel indie
pendent refinery in CoffeyvilIe, Kan, to
be connected by a 5-inch pipe with the
Indian Territory oil fields. The direc-
tors elected the following: President,
Lafayette Funk; vice president, Chas.
Martin; treasurer, Frank Hoblit, and
secretary. Carl Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
To See About Free Alcohol.

Washington. May 3.-Senator Aldrich,
chairman of the committee on finance to-
day appointed subcommittee to take tes-
timony on the free alcohol bill. as follows:
Aldrich Allison. Burrows. Spooner. Hale.
Money -Rnd Bailey The chairman stated
that the committee would take up the
matter Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
WOULD CUT TOLL LINE CHARGES.
Councilman Hughes Objects to Pay
Inside the County.

Councilman James White Frierson
Hughes has few more notifications
IN the Bell telephone franchise to intro
duce before he viii favor it's passage
Back east the telephone companies
don't charge toll for service within the
county and think they ought not to do
ii here said the general councilman
Its ridiculous to charge toll for SER
vice in ones own county. like Shawnee
here" The councilman is going to be
out Of town when the franchise comes
UP in the council next Monday and he
is figuring on pairing off with Council
man Howe who is in the employ of the
Bell company. and who strictly speak
ing has not the right to vote on the
fran
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

New york. May -AONEY-Afoney 'on
cent; ruling rate, s per cent; closing bid 3
and offered at 4 per cent. Time loans
steady. Sixty and 80 days and months
5Sz6I6 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 500
per cent; sterling exchange irregular, at
81 83s564 1890 for demand and at 81 $500
8035 for 60 day bills; posted rates. $4S2
and "a. IS; commercial bills, "a. 1904 Sol1.
SILVER-Bar silver, 66kc; Mexican dol
lars. 50zc.
BONDS Government bonds steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

A Scotch bailie. recently advanced to the
accused of some very modest violation of
the law. OF course. the bailie knew the
prisoner we'll He heard the charge stated.
ssJohn, man, IN sorry to see you here.
Well lust fine you half a crown
The clerk here interviewed.
But the charge is not yet proved; We
have not heard the evidence.
Then the benignant ballie:
All we'll John. my man. as the charge
is not proved wen just fine you an eight
eenpence. '-Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
WAS Lou DILLON .DoPED2"
A Rigid Investigation Of the Case to Be
Made at Lexington.

New york. May S.-Orders for a rigid
investigation of the alleged administering
of mercury to Lou Dillon, who was de-
feated in the Gold Cup race in 1904, by
Major Delmar, were issued today by the
board of review of the National Trotting
association The investigation is to be
held at Lexington. Ky. next month.
Murray Howe, representing the Mem
phis Trotting association, did not appear,
and the board there dismissed the charges
against Mr. smathers without prejudice.
The latter fled a sweeping denial Of the
charges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

A telegram received last night from
Mansfield, Mass, announced the death
of Rev. James W. Co1well, rector Of
the st. Thomas Episcopal church at
GFeenvine, r. l., from a complication
Of diseases at the age of "a years. Rev.
Mr. Colwell was dean of Grace cathe-
dral in this city about a dozen years
age, and will be remembered by many
of the older citizens of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

Paris, Tex, and Return via Santa Fe.
only $16.25 from Topeka. Tickets
on sale May 3, f. 5 and 8. Limited to
leave Paris as late as May 18th.
T. L. KING. City Passenger Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

Of
tailored which
Gibson stitched to shallow shoulder depth
OF
forald
in
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

Mexico City & Return S46.5O. Santa Fe
Tickets on sale April 25th Nav 5th
final limit returning July 31st.
q. L KING. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
BONDS Government bonds steady.
Los Angeles and Return via santa F'o,

Only 5000 for round trip. Tickets
on sale daily to and including May 5th.
Final limit July 31st En- route visit
the worlds greatest scenic wonder
the Grand Canyon. Easily reached BY
short sfde-ride at additional cost Of
$3.50. Tickets honored on the Cali
fornia Limited and the Santa Fe's
other California trains
I'll. KING, City Passenger Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

could not bring as much happiness to Mrs
Lucia Wtlke Of Caroline. Wis. as aid one
CSC box of Bueklen's Arnica saIve when
1t completely cured running sore on her
leg. which had tortured her 3 long years
Greatest antiseptic healer OF niles
wounds and sores. &c For sale at tbe
Arnold Drug Co, 81 N. Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

Footpad-No back talk gotter have
money!
Isaacstein-You shall! Come aroundt to
my pawnshop undt VIII lend you feety
cents on dot revolver.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

'sOf course said the sarcastic man,
you always do your Wife's bidding
s'Graciouss MOI replied Mr. Henpeck
she wouldn't let me. When she goes 10
an auction sale she never takes me WITH
her Philadelphia Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
SEVEN O'CLO OK

Tickets at Rovvley's. stansfield's and Burshart's
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-04

| the government on dry cotton as for
insuring greater success in their use.
| have faith in the cultures" be
cause have succeeded with them,
both at HillsbOrO and GOldSbOrO. The
acre in alfalfa grown by Mr.. Davis,
and just referred to above, was fro1a
treated seed and the inOculatiOn is as
fine as i have ever seen. In January
Prof. III. II. Hume, State HOrticultur-
ist, and l visited the farm and eX-
amined the alfalfa for evidences of
bacteria. We found it in abundance
photograph. A cut of one of them ap-
pears with this article. The plat had
not been SOwed quite five months
when the photograph was made. The
nOdules Or tubercles on the roots show
for themselves.
Soils Especially Suited to Alfalfa
As with all other crops alfalfa will
succeed in some soils better than i'm
others. Well-drained alluvial soils,
such as some of our creek bottoms.
that are not subject to overflow and
are we'll above water, which will per-
NIT the long roots of alfalfa to go
down into it and get nOuriShment
from far below the reach of tlle roots
of ordinary crops, are ideal soils :cr
alfalfa, while soils with 'hard pam
will not usually grow it successfully
These alluvial soils must be elevated.
we'll drained, and free from ec;dity.
OF course a great deal of alfalfa is
grown on soils that do not belong TO
the alluvial class. Each grower can
experiment and find out for 2iwSelf
the adaptability of his own soil 20 the
crop.
Remember these things: Alfalfa can
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-04

| be grown either i'm spring or in the fali.
/ consider fall sowing preferable i'm the
Cotton Belt proper, and spring sowing
best in the more elevated and cooler
sections. For fall sowing the seed
should be i'm by the 18th of September
and in many instances earlier seeding
would be better For spring sowing
the land would be better if prepared
| i'm the fall or early winter and the seed
put i'm the first of April
Try an Acre as an EXperiment.-Th
| land must be prepared thoroughly by
deep plOwing, liberal manIring and
lining. OF course, the land must he
we'll drained. for alfalfa cannot tand
wet soil 1t is waste of time ana
money to SOW alfalfa in poor land. or
on land not well prepared. If one sue
ceeds, the crop will we'll repay for al
the time and money pent in preparing
the land
For experimental purposes an acre
is enough for any one to begin witt.
If one can grow an acre successfully
he can then enlarge as circumstances
permit If a person does not wish ID
risk an acre. half acre or Il quarter
of an acre will suffice.
prefer heavy seeding, not less than
30 pounds per acre, though many ne
cesful growers contend that twenty
pounds of seed are sufficient. The seed
should not be covered too deep. From
a half inch to an inch is plenty deep
to cover.
Several who have recently written
asking for information concerning al
falfa will find their questions answered
in this article
The editor of The Progressive Farm
er would be glad to have letters. Civ
ing their experiences, from successful
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-04

few farmers putting in several acres
each. They had rain in abundance and
the grass and weeds soon Overpowered
the alfalfa. Most of the eXperimenters
there have given the crop up as insult
ell to their lands. therefore un1,rofit
able. Among the eXperimenters. how
ever. was Mr.. John S. Davis, who put
in about one acre, prepared the land
according to directions by deep plow-
ing, liberal manuring and heavy linn
ing. The same fate that overlook the
alfalfa of others overlook his also.
The crop. so far as alfalfa was con-
cerned, was comparative failure, but
he was not discouraged to the point of
quitting. In August he replOwed the
land or cut it with a cutaway harrow,
and resolved in alfalfa the fist iweeek
in Septmber The land was i'm fine
condition, and within a very few days
he had perfect stand. The alfalfa
gan TO reap his reward the first of this
month i'm a magnificent crop of fine
alfalfa hay. He said it averaged two
feet high and from the acre he secured
three twO-hOrse loads of the very finest
hay. To be sure, ''One swallow does
not make spring. nor does one eX-
pertinent establish a thing, yet it
makes one feel mighty good to have
things go his way, especially after an
apparent failure, such as Mr.. Davis
had last year with his alfalfa. L
simply mention this to show how one
may succeed with perseverance, where
with less persistence failure would be
charged up against him.
Prepare Now for Fall Seeding
Some time since, in talking with an al
falfa grower of several years expert
ence, he said that spring is the time
to begin the preparation of land intend
ed to put in alfalfa the coming fall.
He gave it as his experience that all
lands intended for alfalfa should be
prepared several months in advance
of the sowing so as ITO permit the
manure to thoroughly permeate the
soil and 90 through the changes htat
seem to be necessary to secure a good
crop. In view of this. it will be well |
for those contemplating putting in al
falfa this fall to prepare the land now |
by plOwing well. manuring literally |
and Inning heavily, ton to the acre, |
and SOW in peas. In August cut the |
peas off and make hay of them; disc |
the land well or plOw shallow and sow |
inOculated seed. With this manage
ment the chances will be good to get
crop of alfalfa next pring and others
to follow
Use Lime-and InOcculate Land or
Seed.-There is now before me an eX-
port on alfalfa growing in New York
in which every experiment shows the
value of lime Without single eX-
ceptiOn, the crop was heavier where
lime was used than where no lime
was used. Lime seems to increase
the chances for successful inOculatiOn
and the development of the necessary
bacteria.
Inn II
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-04
Try an Acre in Alfalfa Next fall.

any need for green forage for any
kind of live stock.
WE have had it in mind to do the
same thing again this season. Finding
an article. i'm the Progressive Farmer.
advocating the same thing i'm the states
north of us, we quote it and add that
there is no longer a question of its
success i'm Florida, it has been tested
and has done well. 1t is only ques-
ton of proper care, cultivation, and
is not liable to become too wet during
the rainy season. Make your arrange
ments to test the matter by planting
an acre. more or less, next fall.
There is one statement of the writer
which we are not prepared to endorse.
or at least we should not make it
quite so broad. He says that we need
not expect success without innOcula-
ton unless the soil is very fertile. We
should use stable manure as far as
possible and if plenty of it is used.
we do not believe that it is impossible
to grow alfalfa without innOculatiOn.
Without apology | again call the at
tentiOn of the readers of The Progress
sive Farmer to alfalfa, or lucerne, as
a forage crop and imprOver of the soil;
also as a money crop. In last weeks
issue of Farm and Ranch, the state
ment is made that the first crop of al
falfa hay now being readily sold in
Texas at from S12 to IA per ton When
we consider that they often get from
five to seven cuttings annually i'm that
state, making from three to five tons
of hay per acre, it is easy to under
stand why interest i'm the crop is grow
ing htere. 1t is also easy to under
stand why we, of the Eastern states,
are becoming more Interested in alfal-
ia as we experiment with it and un-
derStand more of its requirements and
of its value
Alfalfa, being a legume. especially
recommends itself to Southern agri-
culture, as adj legumes do, because of
its power of gathering nitrogen from
the air through the agency of the bac-
terra fnfeSting the nOdIfles on its roots.
thus through these agencies largely re-
ducing the cost of the fertilizers neces-
sary to supplp plant food in our soils.
Legumes open a wide field for expert
ment to our farmers and offer to them
great possibilities in crop rotation and
soil improvement
Increasing Use of Alfalfa in the
SOuth.-Interest in the crop in North
Carolina is increasing Ten years ago
the plant was probably not known IN
more than dozen counties i'm the
state, and by few persons in those |
counties, while at this time it is be-
ing tried in an experimental way in
probably half or more of the counties |
in the state. The same thing can he
said of all the territory in which The
Progressive Farmer circulates. I'm n |
few years | am confident the acreage
in those states will be very materially |
increased. Many failures will be re-
corded in these first experiments and |
OIIita a
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-01
THE GALVESTON IDEA.

The most important experiment in
civil government OF the last quarter CEN
tury in the United States" is described
by Geor.e X. Turner in the October Nc
Clure's. Galveston: A Business Cor
poration," is a Brilliant article On Gal
veston's new form of government Mr..
Turner tells how Galveston med the Old
systems, oud how they failed. Then a
great disaster fell upon the city, terri
BILE crisis confronted The men and women
of Galveston; and the people turned, not
TO the mayor and aldermen whom they
had elected, hut to body called the
Deepwater Committee, busine or
ganizaton composed OF representative
citizens. And this body met together
and founded the present government OF
Galveston---a commission OF five men,
each one heading department OF num-
cipal service and mana ding it according
to business method
Mr.. Turner tells how the Commission
found the city bankrupt, and raised her
credit above PAR; how it found her a
town OF vice and license, and created
order; how it found her unciean and UNI
healthy, and cleaned and lighted her
streets and stamped ont disease.
The Galveston Idea--the idea OF put
ting "tle splendid brutal vitality OF a
great business organization" inlo the
institution Of city government is dis
covery whose success nay n can the hope
OF the American citizen. After the
'shame OF the cities" must come their
rehabilitation. Does Galveston point
the way?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-01
<sSsMsss>
<UNloN ~ lAss1


State Senator lien Sheeks, Aberdeen
Representatives, 10Th districi-A. l.,
CaIlow, EIma; Samuel Il. PAWS, Aber-
deem.
Representative. 30'h district-A. S.
Hodgdon, HoQniam.
Auditor--re,er F. Clark, Aberdeen.
County Attorney. C. Cross, Aber-
deem.
Treasurer - John Richardson, Ho
GUAM.
Assessor-W, f. Wagner. Satsop.
Sheriff.. NJ. PoUes, Aberdeen.
Clerk-W. VI. Mcliose, Aberdeen.
Supt. of Schools-E. l.. Mcdonnell
Hoquiam.
Surveyor j. ] Dunn, Aberdeen.
Coioner-Dr. L. l.. Carr, HoQuiam.
Wreck master - Chas. Mcintyre, Co.
pals.
Commissioner, Second district-A. J
Stewart. Aberdeen.
Commissioner Third district-Georgt
CHAMBER. Hoquiam.
Justices OF The Peace and Constables-
Aberdeen, +, II. Fox ana W G Lloyd
Hoquiam, W. i. Ogden and John Sny'
der; Monte-ano, /. Is. Bignold and W
G. Bignold; Satsop. W +. Wagner and
A. l.. Stroud; Copalis. p. B. Ageton and
Z. +. Towle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-01

When Penro,e reports to President
Roosevelt that "the machine" will win
IN Pennsylvania he is delighted. When
Parsons tells the president that "the re-
formers" will win in New York he is de.
lighted. Now the LaFollette reformers
are defeated in Wisconsin the president
will probably tell Senator Spooner how
glad he is tie railroads have cleaned out
the reform crowd. Ii the Dick machine
wins in Ohio the president, We are told.
will rejoice. The general trend OF Presi-
Roosevelt would therefore seem to be to
favor the upper dog in the fight and see
that the Roosevelt pants are not torn in
the ffay.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-01
Danger From the Plague.

There's grave danger from the plauge
OF Coughs and colds that are so preva-
lent, unless you take DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. Mrs. Geo. Walls, of Forest City,
Me-, writes: tits a Godsend to people
living in climates where coughs and
colds prevail. l find it quickly ends
them. 1t prevents pneumonia, cures
La grippe, gives wonderful relief in
Asthma and Hay Fever, and makes
weak lungs strong enough to ward off
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. SOC
and $lO0. Guaranteed by Evans Drug
Co. and Pos,otiice pharmacy. Trial
bottle free. m
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p. J. PERRY, ACT.
Room ID Dabney Blk.
An Awful Cough Cured.

"Two years ago our little girl had a
touch of pneumonia, which left her with
an awful cough. She lad spells OF
coughing jlst like one with the whoop.
ing cough, and some thought she would
not get well at all. We got bottle Of
Chamberain's Cough Remedy, which
acted like "A charm. She stopped cough.
ing and got stout and fat" writes Mrs.
Ora Bussard, Brnbaker, ILL.,. This RENE
dy is for sale by Evans Drug Co. m
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-01

1t is the intention of the government
to secure as many masks OF eminent men
as possible to be placed in the National
Museum. Good scheme. Get the masks
Messrs. Platt, Quay. Odell and others
have worn so successfully for years.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-01
SHIPS NOT
EXPECTED
Never Left Port, There.
fore Cannot be EX-
pected to Arrive

You must not expect your
ship to come in unless YOU
send ships out. If YOU expect
to leave Your family an in
heritance and to protect your
self against poverty in old age.
YOU must begin now. There
is no safer or Surer way OF
making this provision than by
buying 4 short term life or
endowment policy in the
Guardian Life Insurance Co.
of Seattle. Where is the man
who cannot spare the small
sum of 10 or Is cents per day
to be saved up to the end of
the month with which to make
such a provision against pow
ertv and misfortune.