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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
Grading Cucumbers.


The cucumhers are gathered into
small crates, each one holding about
two pecks. These crates are loaded
into the wagons and taken to the
pickle factories. The picking should
not done during the heated part Of the
day if # is possible to avoid it. because
II the vines are disturbed at that lime
they have a tendency to wilt, thus In
Turing the yield and the fruit. When
the fields are planted. occasional road
ways are left. so that a team may be
driven through to collect the crates,
thus simplifying the process of load
ing for market
The fruit is graded according to
size. the smaller ones being the more
choice Anything under 3 or 4 inches
in length is classed as first grade
These bring the best price and are
used for choice bottle pickles and for
the higher grade bulk pickles. The
choicest Of the first grade are very
inches in length The larger one.
for dill pickles. are second grade and
bring a smaller price per bushel. They
run a much smaller number to tho
bushel. are much easier harvested and
delivered, and naturally yield more
pounds to the acre than the first
grades, so the difference in net re-
turns IS not great. Most factories viii
use only a limited amount of the sec
ends, thus forcing the farmers to raise
first grade.-Orange Judd Faru;,r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
FILE THEIR REPORTS.
superinfendents Of state Institutions
Heard From.

Annual reports of some of the super
intendents OF the leading charitable in
stitutions of the state were given out to-
day by the state board of control
asylum shows that there were 1872
patients there, of whom LIZ are in
durable
AT the Parsons hospital for epileptics
there are 1855 patients, of whom 305 are
incurable.
L w. Clark. superintendent Of the
school for feeble minded youth at Win
field, recommends in his report that the
name of the school be changed to
school and home for feeble minded
and that the age limit on patients be
removed to take in all feeble minded
not eligible for the insane asylums.
Superintendent Clark asks that the
next legislature appropriate $45, 900 for a
custodian building and $20S00 for recon-
struction and repairs of the heating
plant and other buildings.
L. L. Uhls. superintendent of the Os-
awatomie hospital for the insane, rec
ommends that the state provide a sep
arate institution with work shops for
the habitual drunkards and drug vic
Tins. He says the state should pay such
people a reasonable sum for their work
He also suggests separate building
for tubercular insane. This he esti-
mates would cost $4,000. He recon-
mends new system of fire escapes to
cost $4,000. and numerous smaller ap-
preparations.
The report Of superintendent Perry of
the Parsons hospital for epileptics,
shows that the population has increas-
ed from 40 to 355 in the course Of the
year. The male patients outnumber the
female about two to one The Per capita
expense is given as $183.95. Kansas is
the only state which has separate hos
pitfalls for the epileptics. Superintend-
ent Perry recommends that the state
appropriate $1,000 and drill its own nat
ural gas we'll At present the annual
gas bill is Sc, 500. He also recommends
the drilling Of wells SO that the in
stitution can have its own waterworks
| This he estimates will cost $4,000. Ar
administration building to cost $4,000 is
asked for, also a hospital to cost $45,-
/ 600 and a farm house to cost 81, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
TERBInI WANTS WARRANTS.
Charges Ex-Gov. Bailey and Ex-Gov
Ferguson With Violating Laws.

Leavenworth. Kan. Aug. 2s.-Ira
n Terrill, who served ten years and
four months in the Kansas prison, be-
ing sent up from Oklahoma Territory
for killing a man named Embree, and
returned to Oklahoma because the
state prison authorities said he was
insane, and later turned free, came
here and went before the United
States commissioner, demanding war
rants for Ex-Governor Ferguson, of
Oklahoma Ex-Governor Bailey, Of
Kansas. and ex-Warden E. p. Jewett,
Of the Kansas prison. charging them
with violating the federal laws relating
to slavery.
He also asked warrants for Governor
Hcch. Ex-Governor Ferguson Of Okla
homa, and ex-Warden Jewett charging
them with having conspiTed to hold
him in peonage- For ex-Deputy War
den TompIinson and his chief clerk
Terrill wanted warrants charging them
with Withholding and opening his mail
He demanded of County Attorney Bond
warrant charging Warden Jewett
eDputy Warden Dobson and Captain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
ROSE ANSWERS ARE FILED.
Claim That They Are Not In Contempt
of Court.

Three separate answers in the Kan
sas City. Kan, custer and contempt
supreme court, two of them by Mayor
Supreme court, two of them by Mayor
w. w. Rose. and one by Chief of Po-
lice Vernon J. Rose.
These answers are in the second
crop Of contempt proceedings, not in
the proceedings which are now pend
ing in the supreme court of the Unit
ed States.
The answers do not bring to light
anything specially, new in the case, but
IN the proceedings of custer against
the city, both Of the Roses deny that
they had anything to do with the city
of Kansas City at the time the SUI
preme court rendered its decision.
Mayor Rose says that in his humble
capacity as chief of police he had
nothing to do with the policy of the
city anyway.
The following paragraph appears in
both answers:
Defendant further says that should
this court find and decide that the aver
mentS of the accusation were. proven. It
would nevertheless as a matter of law,
have no authority or jurisdiction to ad-
judge the defendant guilty of a con-
tempt of this court, because said acts
do not as a. matter of law, constitute
a contempt; and the said. acts charged
against said defendant If true amount
to no more than official misconduct fol-
which defendant, If guilty. has a right
to trial by jury IN the due course oil
law and Of judicial procedure in a
court of proper jurisdiction and to ad-
judge said acts to be a contempt Of this
court and to infiict Imprisonment there
for either as an absolute punishment
/ or to compel payment Of a fine wouli
be to deprive the defendant of the equa
protection of the law, and OF his liberty
without due process of law, contrary
-. tell, r,F
amendment to the constitution Of tht
| United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
TURNED OFF THE STEAM.
hTe Desiccating Experimenters Run
Against a Snag.

A Spanish trick was resorted to last
evening by enemies of the EngeI
Crematory company of Des Moines in
test of its patent of disposing of night
soil held at the state heating plant.
The test was conducted before DR.. H.
b HogeboOm, city physician, members
of the city board Of health and also
Mayor w. H. Davis. One OF the claims
made by the crematory company from
Des Moines is that night soil when
mixed under their patent has high
qualities as a steam coal. In making
this part of the test some one turned
the steam from the boilers into the
sewer and as consequence the pres
sure gauge on the boiler started on a
descent when the night soil prepara-
ton was fred into the furnaces. When
the trick was discovered it was too late
to rectify it for most of the fuel had
been fed in.
The night soil under the patent pro-
cess is mixed with lime, coal tar and
slack coal. This deodOrizes the night
soil in very few minutes after it is
mixed and it is further claimed that
the mixture when used as a fuel is as
good as lump coal. This claim the
members of the Topeka Desiccating
company, who were present. loudly
disclaimed and pointed to the falling
steam gauge as support of their
claim.
both seemed to be favorabIy impressed
with the process and SO expressed
themselves. The cost of treating a
barrel of night soil in this manner is
given at 10 cents a barrel. A bid viii
be entered by the Des Moines company
to dispose of the city's garabge and
night soil under their plan. The city
has advertised for bids to be filed on
September 1.
The one thing against the process is
that it Is comparatively in its infancy
yet, having been patented less than q
year ago and as yet no plant under
this process has been erected.
I'VE expect to erect a plant here il
we get the contract" said Warner
Walker, a member of the firm. 1--WE
would have to get three men in To-
peka here to act as directors and act as
the active managers of the plant. VIZ
don't ask that they put in any money
for we have the dollars to back the
enterprise. Mainly we want good re
liable men who would be sure not t.
sell US out -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
JUST AN AWFUL BLUNDER.
Got E. e. Wilcox into Jail and Now
Charge Is Dismissed.

The charge against E. f. Wilcox of CIV
ing a bad check was dismissed by Judge
AIcCabe of the city court this morning
and the defendant released from custody.
chased a horse from ". NJ. Dunway OF
Rossvflle and gave a check for $125 as
payment. and when it was presented it
was turned down for want of funds
Wilcox's arrest followed Immediately
and he claimed that the check was given
BY mistake and thatsit should have been
on the Peoples bank, where he had plen-
ty of funds to cash il. He was arrested
and locked up Notwithstanding the fact
that the matter was a mistake.
He gave another check for the amount
on the Peoples bank and it was cashed
without comment. Wilcox claims that the
cashier of the Peoples bank gave him a
book of blank checks which were on the
First National bank-faRd that he had not
noticed the mistake Until at the time he
was arrested. t-s Av1Sr .as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
low One-Wax Rates.

To many points in California, Ore
gon, Washington from via Union Pa
cffc. every day from Sept IS to Oct.
$1,000 to ogden and Salt Lake City.
to Butte. Anaconda and Helena.
$3.50 to Pendleton and Walla
Walla. to Spokane and Wenatchee.
Wash.
s25.o0 to San Francisco. Los An
coles san Diego and many other Cali
fornia points; to Everett, Fairhaven.
Whatcom. Vancouver, Victoria and
Astoria: to Ashland, Roseburg. Eu-
gene. Albany and Salem via Portland
TO Portland, or to Tacoma and Seattle.
And 70 many other points Inquire OF
r A. Lewis. City Ticket Agent, Of J.
c. Fulton, Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
MINING CUNGRESS.
Can Is Issued for Ninth Annual
Session

Denver, Aug. 2s.-A call for the ninth
annual session Of the American Mining
congress to be held in Denver October
Is to 10 next, was issued today by J. r.
Richards, president. and James F. Call
breath, Jr., secretary. The president Of
the United States. the chief executives
of foreign nations and the governors of
states and territories are invited to ap-
point 10 delegates each and mayors of
cities and towns, boards Of county com
missioners, boards of trade chamber
of commerce, mining bureaus and ex-
changes, miners organizations and sci
entific societies, two delegates each.
In a letter accompanying the call in
which he urges a full representation at
the convention Secretary Calbreath sets
forth the objects which It is hoped to
accomplish as follows:
The active assistance of all those in
terested in the mining business, must
be enlisted at this time if we are to
hope for the creation of a department
of mines and mining during the present
national administration. An active cam
paign is being carried on and the time
is now ripe for a pulI-all- together.
Two matters Of great Importance will
be brought up for final action at the
convention:
IA law for the protection Of mining
investors.
ga law for the creation of mine
! drainage districts.
The first viii largely increase in-
vestments in mining enterprises by fur
nishing protection against absolute dis
honesty in mining promotions, and thus
bring about a largely increased devel-
opment of our mineral resources.
The second win provide means for
| continued production in the many dis
tricts where a common system of drain
age is necessary to profitable opera
lions -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
THE LAST OF HIS RACE.
Governor Hoch Pardons Boy Burglar
Dying of Consumption.

Governor Hoch today pardoned from
the penitentiary young man named
Will Dean, who is dying from consump-
ton. Dean was sent to prison from
Wilson county for completely in the
burglary of the Frisco depot at Neode-
sha. The county attorney and the Frisco
railway officials joined in a request to
Governor Hoch for pardon.
Some time ago Dean applied for
pardon. and at that time the prison doc
tor certified that he was showing symp-
toms of bad case of consumption.
Since that time Dean has been getting
rapidly worse, and the doctor now
thinks that the boy has only about 30
days to live. He is the last of a large
family of children. all of whom have
died of consumption. Dean has been in
prison less than year. He was sen
fenced to from 1 to years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

Siatt with assault when he was an in
mate of the prison. and another for
ex-Attorney General Simons Of Okla
homa; ex-Warden Jewett and the
county attorney himself with using
forged documents during a hearing OF
one Of his numerous habeas corpus
suits
The United States commissioner has
taken the matter under advisement. He
claims that Oklahoma. pays Kansas &C
cents a day for keeping its convicts;
that Kansas works these men, and that
there is no clause in the Oklahoma
criminal code sentencing any man to
hard labor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Chappelle. of the
Copeland hotel. viii give a Tine" party
for 10 of their friends. at the Novelty
theater tonight.
G. w. Rourke. superintendent of the
Rock Island at Kansas. City, is in To-
peka today.
John Blair of 222 Clay street harvest
ed three bushels of peaches from one
small tree in his yard. The peaches
averaged from eight to nine inches in
circumference.
The wooden planks have been torn
out from between the tracks where the
trains stand at the Rock Island passen-
ger station. The space has been filled
with fine crushed stone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
LIVELY BOXING MATCH.
BIitz Given the Decision over Wolf
last Night.

In a juvenile hstic mill held at the
Eagle lodge last night. Vic" Blitz was
given a decision for some reason over
Willie Wolf in the seventh round. The
spectators could not gather from what
the referee said whether the decision
was on q foul or on general principles.
Both boys were in excellent trim,
and are clever little boxers, and they
gave the best fstic exhibition seen here
recently. The decision did not seem to
meet with general approval, as the
boys We're expected to go to a finish of
some kind. They had not damaged
each other in any way. and the specta-
tors seemed to think they should have
been permitted to keep up the gait
After the show the referee made a
good get away. and a poll of the spec
tators has failed to unearth his name
This Is the third time these boys
have attempted to see who was best
man. One of the former bouts was
given to Blitz on an alleged foul, and
the other was called a draw
John Madoulet. the referee. in q
communication to the state Journal
saws that he gave the match to Blitz
because Wolf failed to get up inside
the count of ten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
HighIanders Buy Brocketts

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 2s.-Bouis Brock
EFT, a pitcher Of the Buffalo baseball
club, has been sold to the New York
American league club. He will not
leave Buffalo until the end of the east
ern league season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
Mexican Central Track Washed Out

FL Paso Tex. Aug. 2s.-Fourteen kilo-
meters of Mexican Central track were
washed out near Montezuma by cloud
burst. The damage is being repaired
Heavy rains and floods all along thgtcen-
trail to Mexico City have greatly dam
aged the track and numerous wrecks have
occurred during the past week. but no
casualties are reported. All trains are
delayed on account of the soft track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

Of troubles that robbed E H Wolfe Of
Bear Grove Ia. of all usefulness. came
when he began taking Electric Bitters-
He writes Two years ago kidney trOu-
bic caused me great suffering. which I
would never have survived had I not Ia
ken Electric Bitters. They also cured me
Of general debility" Sure cure for all
stomach, liver and kidney complaints.
blood diseases. headache, dizziness and
weakness or bodily decline Price Soc.
Guaranteed by the Arnold Drug Co, S21
North Kansas ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

London is chuckling at present over a
really good bridge" story. A family
which is passionately devoted to bridge
Is plunged into mourning by the loss OF
the father. A discussion arises as TO
whether the deceased would have chosen
to be buried or cremated. The decision
is left to the eldest son. who. looking at
his mother. says. Il viii leave It to
YOU" to which the lady replies, 81 make
it spades. The BystandeF.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Nicholas Noble died Tuesday morn
ing at o'clock at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. John B. Jones. The
funeral services will be held Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
home, 1917 Jackson, and will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Carr of the First
A. M z. church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
Denver. Colorado Springs. Pueblo and
Return $3.50 Santa Fe-

Tickets on sale daily. good returning
as late as October 31st. liberal stopover
Or -flege allowed. Fast Co1oraoO Flyer
from Topeka 1875 D. m. arrives Colo
RADIO early next morning. Rock ballast
track and Harvey eating houses. Z. 4
king. c. P. 8 T. A. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

Madrid. Aug. pa royal decree pub
lished today restores the civil marriage
formalities and suppresses the obliga-
ton on the part of parties desiring to
get married to declare their religion.
This is directly opposed to the papal
n1Incio's claim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
Clothier PIavs Best Tennis.

Newport 3. l., Aug. 2s.-William J.
C1othier of Philadelphia defeated Karl
Behr Of New York IN the finals today Of
the all-comers tournament in the nation
al lawn tennis championship three sets to
nothing. scores being 80. 81. 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

dav. "but the money was not available
for it so it could not be done. That Is
the only reason why 1t was not estab-
lfshed -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
Los Angeles, san Francisco and Other
California Point $25.00-Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale daily commencing
August 18th to Oct S1st. Good in
Tourist Sleeping cars and free Chair
For full. particulars address
T. l. KING, C. P. & 7. A.
Topeka
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Los Angeles. san Francisco and other
California Point s25.OO-santa Fe.

Tickets on sale daily commencing
August 9th to Oct 31st. Good in
Tourist Sleeping cars and free Chair
cars.
For full particulars address
T. L. KING, c. P. & T. A..
Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

Harley England, the four-months-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Q. w. Nelson.
VINO died last Friday. was buried sat
urday. The funeral services were. h ED
at the Bethel Presbyterian-e church, the
Rev. S. B. Lucas officiating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
Los Angeles, san Francisco and Other
California Point s25. 00-santa Fe.

Tickets on sale daily commencfng
August 9th to Oct S1st Good in
Tourist Sleeping cars and free Chair
cars.
For full particulars address
T. L. KING, c. P. & T. A.,
Topeka
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$500
To California and the Northwest Via
Rock Island

Tickets on sale daily from Aug. 9th
to oct. 31st, 1906. For tickets and all
other information, see Rock Island
--e--- A M. FILLER. C. 2. a.
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los Angeles, San Francisco and Other
California Point SIS. OO-Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale daily commencing
August 9TH to Oct. 31st. Good IN
Tourist Sleeping cars and free Chair
cars.
For full particulars address
T. L. KING, c.. P. & 7. A..
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
/ NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA..

aUhE SMITH, NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA.
~ oKE SMITH who has
g0yernorshp Of Georgia is well known
native of North Carolina but
proprietor the Atlanta journal and alsg
law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

A. NJ. Allen. formerly of Burlington
Kansas and for the past three years a
resident of Topeka, died at noon today
at the home Of his daughter, Mrs. J.
W. Criswell, Of 1929 Vest Sixth ave
nue. at the age of Z 1 years. Death was
the result of chronic stomach trouble
The funeral viii be held from the Girls
well residence Wednesday afternoon.
and the body taken to Burlington for
burial.
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Mrs. Sarah J. stiIwel1 of 1911 West
Sixth avenue died last evening at S
O'Clock at her late residence. Mrs.
Stillwell's death was due to paralysis.
The deceased was So years of age The
funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family
residence The interment will take
place in the Topeka cemetery.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22

How many hens may be kept with
one male bird is question often
asked. That depends on the season,
the breed, and the range. An active
bird of the Leghorn Or Minorca
breeds can take care of more hens
than the heavy Cochins and Brahmas.
During the early spring if the weather
is cold, and especially if high winds
prevail, the males are less attentive
to their harem than during fine wealth
er. AS few people plan for large num-
bers of very early chicks, it is bet
ter to give the male bird fewer hens
than he might care for and insure
fertility. 1t is possible, however, to
give so few hens to vigorous male
that he annoys the hens unnecessar-
lily. In this case the best method is
to either give him more hens, Or leave
him with the hens but part of the
day. Many trio of fancy chickens
has been Overmated and their owners
disappointed with infertile eggs when
ii the made had been with the birds
but part of the day the eggs would
have been well fortified and hatch
able. When the weather is fine and
the fowls in the pink of condition one
vigorous male will take care of very
large flock. We once had a sitting of
eggs from flock of Partridge Cochins
where but one male was running with
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-22
FEBRUARY %, 1906

same reason that the wise potato
grower plants large potatoes. 1t is
the cow that has full supply of milk
(not necessarily the richesD which
usually grows the largest calf. 1t is
the heaviest milking SOW that grows
the largest litter of pigs, simply be-
cause they are the best nourished.
or the same reason farmers should
SOW only the largest and plumpest
grains of whatever kind of seed he
sows.
If you do not have a grader, buy
one. Ii you are not able to buy one,
borrow one of your neighbor. If your
neighbor does not have one, three or
four of you can go together and buy
a grader for common use. "Whatso-
ever man soweth, that shall he also
reap" If you SOW screenings, you
will reap screenings. If you SOW good,
plump seed, you will reap good, plump
grain. Sow the best if you want the
best