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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

there is a new grand piano, recently
added to its equipment, and serving
will be done in the dining room.
The piano and voice pupils of Miss
Wood Miss Hobart and Miss Widney,
of the department of music at Beth
any, will give q recital tomorrow af-
ternoon at the college.
The Helianthus girls have decided
to loosen up and viii give that dance
after all. At Steinberg's Wednesday
night Of next week.
Mrs. Robert D. Carver has asked
guests for a luncheon Saturday In
compliment to Miss Augusta Dewey,
whose wedding to Mr.. Arthur Hol-
brook, of Coffeyville, will take place in
June, and Miss Mary Harrison, Miss
Anna Harrison, Miss Louise KelIam
and Miss Allabel1e Troutman. who will
leave next week to spend the summer
abroad.
The Washburn Girls Literary So
ciety is planning a street fair to be
given on the third floor of Rice hall
Friday night Features will be q
booth where some Of the prettiest CO.
eds will sell kisses tight rope per
formances, snake charmers. monkey
cage and lion tanner. IN B. This is
tip to the college men, and also to
take off the curse for the sake of the
faculty that those kisses Will not be
on the level.)
It has been tipped off to some of
the local heiress hunters that one Of
the visiting girls is worth half a mil
lion in her own right and has a mill
lion coming to her. There is Great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09
Cattle Rate Hearing July 25.

The state board of railroad COM
cattle freight rate case for July 25. The
case has not been set for hearing be
fore, because some of the cattlernen
We're not ready to present their evil
dence. It is charged by the cattlemen
that the freight rates on cattle are
much too high. Carr w. Taylor, at
torney for the board of railroad COM
nissioners, asked that the hearing be
held in Ashland. the county seat Of
Clark county. There was objection to
this place. and the board decided to
have the hearing in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

People sending items to this department
Of The State Journal will confer favor
by giving the full first name or two
initials. with all proper names. items
must be accompanied by the name ana
address Of the writer or they can not De
published
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert NJ. Patten will
entertain a small company informally
Saturday evening for Miss Gertrude
Cooper. Of Abilene. The invitations
are for Vinewood, if the weather per
mits. otherwise for cards at the
Blower house
Mrs. Everett B. Akers has asked
guests for Monday afternoon of next
week in compliment to Mrs. Frank
Moss OF st. Marys, who comes Sat
urday to spend few days in Topeka,
and Mrs Arthur T. McClintock. of
Lincoln, Neb.. who is the guest of her
sister Miss Kate Gunther and their
baby daughters. The invitations in
clude a number of other young moth
ers and their babies.
Mr.. w. P. Huntington will give a
circus party tonight for Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert NJ. Patten, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Scott Davis, Miss Gertrude Cooper of
Abilene, DR.. Hal Hazlett. Mrs. Myrtle
Davis-Gage. and Mr.. Ben Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis will entertain the
party at supper at their house on
Tyler street after the show.
Miss Hambleton, Miss Katharine
Wood, Miss Alice Wfdney and Miss
Hobart of the Bethany faculty are
entertaining the Ladies Music club
this afternoon at the college The
musical programme is miscellaneous
and is given in the music room. where
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

West Park board yesterday by VIII
liam Barclay. president of the Burns
monument and memorial association.
1t will be erected in Garfield park
Mr.. Barclay, in his speech presenting
the monument, said the organization
of which he is president had worked
Is years to obtain the funds for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

st. Paul, May 9.-Joseph A. Whee-
lock. editor-in-chief Of the Pioneer
Press, died at his home here today. He
had been in i'll health for several years
and had returned but two days ago
from California where he had spent
the winter Mr.. Wheelock was born
IN Nova Scotia in 1881 and came to
ST. Paul in 1850.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09
Edwin Burrftt Smith Dead.

Chicago May Edwin Burritt
Smith, one of the best known lawyers
in Chicago. died early today at his
residence, following an illness extend
ing over year. Until early In 1905,
he had been one of the most active at
torneys connected with the traction
litigation. In politics he was promi-
nent because of his independent views.
and was q member of the national in
dependence committee and the tariff
reform league of Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

shows competent training and con
scientious work. Her intellectual and
temperamental gifts are of an uncom-
mon order and it is freely predicted
that she will go far artistically Miss
Gertrude Tracy, at the piano, played
the accompaniments for the Misses
Watts last night with her usual sym
pathy and skill and was an invaluable
factor in the success of the recital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09
The Lake shore to Boston. Very IL

one fare plus one dollar for the round
trip. COCA going May s1st to June 9Th.
inclusive. Return limit by depositing
ticket, July 18th.
An excellent opportunity to spend your
vacation in New England.
Write A c. Burrows, 7. P. A, 10th
and Walnut streets, Kansas City. Mo.
for full particulars. Warren J. Lynch.
pcssenge traffic manager. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09
killing Frost I'm Iowa.

Des Moines, May 9.-The central
weather station is in receipt of reports
from all parts of the state indicating
a general, and in some sections, a kill
ing frost last night Small fruit and
garden truck suffered heavily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09
A DOCTORS FOOD.
Found Food That Lifted Him Out Of
Trouble

The food experience of a doctor ex-
perimenting with himself is worth
knowing. He says:
7 had acid dyspepsia since I have
any knowledge, from eight years old.
know
"It worked down from stomach IN
fntestines locating at the urnbillicus in
enteritis, until six years ago-the
agony every few days was something
terrible. have walked the floor Tor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Denver, May "a man believed to
be VIM Jacobs, a Swede. entered g
house in the Tender1oin district at an
early hour this morning, killed Leona
Flamment. s5 years of age. and end
ed his own life BY shooting himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09
snow Falls in Kentucky.

Lexington, Ky, May 9s@There was
light fail Of snow in the Blue Grass
region today but It did no damage to
growing crops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Given Bronze Statue of Burns.
Chicago, May 9.=The bronze statue
of Robert Burns designed by W.
Grant Stevenson, of Edinburgh, Scot
land, was formally rendered to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

coin Van TasseH of Yankton. South
Dakota, and Mr.. Frank Dudley son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dudley, will take
place tonight at the home of the
brides cousin. Mrs. George I. Mccoy,
1113 Eighth avenue west. whose guest
she has been for a few weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Mrs. A. H. Hagen entertained a small
guest, Miss Youmans of Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Miss Anna Whiting and Mr. Hal
Whiting have asked guests for an in
formal dance at their home on College
Hill Friday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09
LONGFELLOW SAID:

" We lead but life here on earth;
We make that beautiful,
And to do this, health and
And whatever endangers mpedes these avoided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

The violin and voice recital given at
the First Baptist church last night by
the Misses Watts as a personal benefit
for Miss Esther Watts. who will go
abroad this summer to continue her
violin studies, was well attended and
a conspicuous success. The audience
was delighted with the work of both
the young women, who are uncom-
monty gifted and gave a programme
UP to the highest standard of musical
excellence. The church was beauti-
fully decorated with palms and flowers
and the youthful artistes looked very
pretty in their dainty concert gowns
Miss Nina Watts who was heard for
the first time in public in Topeka in a
number of years, has an exquisite
voice not big but Of the purest quality,
without a harsh note, and her method
is proof of the best and most thorough
training. She sings as naturally and
spontaneously as a bird, her manner is
very sweet and winning and she looked
as pretty as a picture in her pink tulle
gown. A sentimental interest attached
to her part of the concert as it is prob
ably her last public appearance before
her marriage, which Will take place in
June to Mr. Carl NyQuist of Chicago,
for whom she will give up her am
billions for a professional career for
which she has been studying in Chi
cagO during the past three or four
years. Miss Esther Watts violin play
ing Is familiar to local music lovers,
for she plays a great deal in public
and private but never better than at
her recital last night. She has a
broad, full tone remarkable for a girl
Of her years, and her interpretations
revealed a full appreciation of the
poetic, rhythmic and intellectual quail
ties of the compositions played Her
technic of both hands Is sure and her
teachers have every reason to be proud
of her artistic achievem ent, for she
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Excitement in consequence. and none
of the town girls will get any atten-
ton for the next few weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Mrs. Charles H. Gaunt will entertain
the Friday Bridge club at luncheon and
bridge at the Country club Friday of
this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Mrs. George Parkhurst will enter
tain the Monday Whist club next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09
Food

may forces notaL Cup
to Bainv
is
IS that this food from Wheatan
which Nature makes Gin combination of
s rf Bd Brain and Nerves make
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Mrs. A. W. Lacey has postponed her
morning at Vinewood from Thursday
of this week to Tuesday of next on
account Of the cold weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

One of the girls was in such a stew
to get down town this morning that
and then waited three hours for the
parade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

The marriage of Miss Matilda Weld
ling and Mr.. Adelbert kirkpatrick will
take place tonight at the home of the
brides uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Wedding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Miss Mabel Andrews will entertain
the members of the Esoteric club an6
their men friends at cards Friday ev-
ening at her home in Potwin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

Miss Beulah Gilman entertained the
&C. G. c." club last evening at music
and cards at her home on 500 East
Eighth avenue First prizes were won
by Miss Irene Pryor and Mr. William
Pierce, while Miss May Pryor and Mr..
Harmon carried off the consolation
prizes. Those present were: Miss Flor
ence Hassey, Miss Laura Morgan, Miss
May Pryor. Miss Irene Pryor, Miss
Aureha Rutheva1. Miss Florence Foley,
Miss Ella Houser, Miss Katherine Howe,
Miss Grace Foley, Mr.. Walter Wingert,
Mr.. Frank Durein, Mr. Wilbur Sears,
Mr.. Hannah, Mr.. Tom Houser. Mr..
Win Pierce, Mr.. Bates, Mr.. Roy Phebus
and Mr.. J. E. Brown. The next meet
ing will be at the home of the Misses
Foley.
The marriage of Miss May B. Cole
man and MT. Frank M. Axtell took
place last night at the home of the
brides father, Mr. Daniel G. Rust SOB
Monroe street. The Rev. J. W. Reed
performed the ceremony. At home at
lis Evelyn street, North Topeka.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

ditiOnS of soil and AS many differences
great difficulty. Where one has to
plOw uphill and down. through allllvial
deposits and clay banks. he must be Il
better plowman than any with whom l
of uniform depth and width. He can
not set his plow for every variation of
soil or slope. but must strike an aver
age as best he can. This means that
he may plOw eight inches deep in one
place and four in another. Usually,
too, the least depth will be reached
where the greatest is needed Now
this is a very unpleasant state of af-
fairs, but it seems also to be fnevft-
able 1t is one of the disadvantages
which the man who farms i'm the hill
country has to contend with. If any
one can tell us any practical way of
surmounting this difficulty, | can
promise him the gratitude of at least
one reader, and believe he will have
that of thousands of others.
There are some Things a farmer is
said never to appreciate until he has
had and lost them-running water q
good fruit supply. abundant shade
trees. and Il convenient wOOdlOt.
think it is safe to add that the man
who has level land of uniform quality
cannot fully appreciate his good for
tune unless he has at one time farmed
on hilly land.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

about the nitrogen-fiNing property of
bacteria and much money has been
spent in buying bacterial material to
aid i'm the production of larger crops.
Much of the material sold has for
various reasons proven utterly worth
less. and those interested may with
profit consult the latest United States
agricultural reports anent this par
ticular point.
1t is nevertheless true that legumin-
GUS plants do render fertile soils rob
bed of their nitrogen by other crops.
The habit of planting beans for this
purpose is probably almost as old as
agriculture itself The writer has seen
references to this habit as
early as 1860. and the manner of re-
ference would indicate that it was no
new custom. In the old world beans
used for this purpose are always reap
ed SO that the nitrogen stored in the
leaves are not applied to the soil. The
nitrogen must then have been in some
measure stored i'm the roots. .JamiSOn
makes no reference to the possible
transference of all the nitrogen fixed
by the leaves to the root, and the truth
or otherwise of his assertions shall be
found to depend on this point
To the practical 'agriculturist and
gardener his conclusions are very valu-
able. They show again that to reap
the full benefit of the nitrogen stored
by growing crops, these crops ought to
be plowed under while in early growth,
and also that it is quite superfuous to
apply nitrogen manures to root crops.
as they can form their own nitrogen,
but cereals and grasses require much
nitrogen. Rape, he suggests. will
prove as valuable as legumfnOus crops
for fertiliZing purposes.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

screen in stock but they can easily pro
cure it.
With such sieve Il man should be
able to clean from five to ten bushels
of alfalfa seed per day. One-fOurth to
one-half pound of seed should be put
in the sieve at time and vigorously
shaken during OneIhalf minute. In or
der that the work may be uniformly
Thorough. the operator should use Il
thereby making it impossible to get too
large a quantity at one time. \ watch
should be kept constantly in sight and
not more than two patches OF seed
should be sifted in one minute
Our experiments indicate that by the
above method almost any alfalfa seed
found on the market may be made
practically free from dodder and safe
to SOW. Various other small weed
seeds, broken seeds and dirt. as well
as some of the smaller alfalfa seeds,
also pass through the Seive. The quan-
tity of the siftings varies from one
half pound to one pound per bushel
Dealers in alfalfa seed should either
sift all the seed they sell or else pro
vide their customers with the means
of doing the work for themselves.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

choice of change should he guided
teacher. who has all the year been
Overdra wing her reserve force. should
spend her time of rest with those who
have something to give her, some
store of vitality and nerve energy on
which she can draw in her turn. The
woman who has spent a long winter.
so troubled with domestic problems
that life has become one long
drawn-Out irritation should shut up
her house. and let some other woman
lodge and feed her
Some measure of outdoor sport
should be within reach of all. al
though the good of a vacation is of
ten destroyed by too much ambition
in this respect on the part of those
unaccuStOmed to long or hard eXer-
else. Those who wish to climb noun
tainS or take long tramps or indulge
in vigorous exercise of any kind
should begin very gradually and keep
well within their strength. 1t is safe
to say that people exercise too much
rather than not enough in their hOli-
days. 1t is so customary to join fresh
air with exercise in the same phrase
that it is easy to forget that one can
have all the fresh air one needs with
only just as much exercise as one
chooses
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27
The Annual Holiday.

Those who work in city offices or
business houses or in school rooms are
not the only ones who need a vaca-
tiOn. OF course, those who work in
the open air are not suffering from
lack of good air. but none the less do
they need a change and some relaiXa-
tiOn. The following is from the
Youths Companion:
That waS Il wise man who said
that he could do a years work in
eleven months. bue he could not do it
i'm twelve: and although few persons
could put it so pithily, it is pretty
generally recognized that the poorest
economy is that which would rUrtail
or fOregO the annual holiday.
Even those daily tOilers who leave
the city each night for suburban or
a country home need their annual
outing. If they do not wish to travel
for it, let them stay at home and take
their rest where they belong. In this
way the great valIIe of the vacation
is ODudIIIeu- get OUT VI lIIe tut
1t is the rut, the monOtonous regu-
larity of toll, that cries for relief.
The holiday may mean many
things change of air and scene, alb
stentiOn from every form of work, or
ardent occupation with sports. Any
and all may be good, but the great
thing is to change the point of wear
and tear, to have the wheels 60 round
some other way. The pace that
kills is the same thing, at the same
hour, in the same way, until one
could echo the poor Irish-woman
who thought it would be such a rest
to iron Monday and wash Tuesday.
This is why each individual should
be (but is not always) the best judge
of the kind of rest needed. Each
knows best where the grind comes,
where the shoe pinches, and the
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27
Flowing, Good and Bad.

4 correspondent of the Country
Gentleman opens his communication
with an axiom, for it is certainly true
that good plOwing is at the foundation
of good farming. All that is said
about plOwing when the soil is too
wet or too dry applies, of course. only
to heavy soil containing IA large per-
centage Of clay. Most of the sandy
lands of this state can be plOwed as
soon as the rain stops. without any
injury. Florida farmers have yet to
learn that one-horse blowing does not
pay.
Good plowing. it has been said. is ut
the foundation of all good farming:
and there is much of truth in the state
not likely to produce heavy crop. and
always requires extra labor in its sub
sequent preparation and cultivation.
Land that is plowed too wet or too
dry is certain to be baked or cloudy.
and often remains in this condition
the season through. Shallow. careless
blowing has been the bane of this
section: and many IL quilted hillside
teStifes to the work of the man who
pIOwed four inches deep because he
was in Il hurry to get through. Down
localities at least, the rule is Il darky,
a mule and Il little One-horse plOw that
turns UP from two to four inches of
soil. the damage that has been done is
equally apparent, and even more
general.
Good plowing and deep plOwing are.
Some land needs to he turned no more
than four inches. although it is fair to
say that there is very little OF that
kind in this section. Land to be well
plowed must be broken to uniform
depth and be free from the ''sllips"
and ''wallOwS" left by so many plOw-
men. When the soil is too wet to
shed, or so dry that it breaks up in
chunks, Il good job is impossible. The
ideal condition is when the soil as It'll
fails from the plow crumbles down
into soft, smooth bed.
This ideal condition is not always
Obtainable even where the land is
smooth and uniform; and where, as is
often the case with us. one field may
have in it half dozen types and con
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27
Dodder in Alfalfa Seed.
chooses

We hope that you are planning to
try alfalfa this year 1t should he
SOwn in the fall, and when the time
comes, be careful about the seed that
you Use. The worst enemy of alfalfa
is dOdder and it is sown with the aIfal-
fla seed. Farm, Field and ENirtside
tells how to clean it out of the see.l
which you buy:
DOdder is Il yellow. thread-Iike twin
ing weed which is exceedingly trouble
some i'm alfalfa fields Many fields
have been completely ruined by it. 1t
is not injuriOues to other crops lex
cept red clOver). but once established
in an alfalfa field it is impossible to
eradicate it without killing the lafalfa.
In most cases dOdder gets into the
field through the Use of impure alfalfa
or clover seed. Hence. it is of the ut
most Importance that no dOdder-in-
Tested seed be sOwn. As the greater
part of the alfalfa seed ON the mark eft
is more or less infested with dodder
it is a difficult matter to obtain dOdder-
free seed. Farmers have been advised
to protect themselves by sending sam
pls of seed to the Experiment Stafion
for examination This is well. The
samples should contain at least one
ounce of seed taken from the bottom
of the bag
However, this method of securing
pure seed is not entirely safe and is
often unsatisfactory. 1t is sometimes
difficult to obtain representative sam
piles and seedmen do not always ill the
order with seed like the sample.
We believe that the safest and best
method is for farmers to hand sift their
alfalfa seed. DOdder seeds being much
smaller than alfalfa are easily removed
by Sitting through Il wire sieve having
twenty meshes to the inch. Unfortu-
nately, ready-made sieves of this size
are not readily Obtainable at hardware
stores: but Il cheap, serviceabIe sieve
for the purpose may be made by con-
structing a light wooden frame about
II inches square by three inches deep
and tacking over the bottom of IT twen
ty-mesh wire screen made of No. 81
English gauge) round wire. Some
hardware dealers do not carry such
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

Jensen, Fla, Nov. 16, 1904.
F. o. Painter, Esq:
Jacksonville, Fla,
Dear Sir:
Please ship me six tons Bean Fertilizer same
as you sent me last / will add that | tested
it carefully by side of - and so far your
goods at $500 per ton, giving better
suits than at S31.50 Several of my
neighbors watching results and think it will
be big ad. for your goods
Bill my order to Stuart, Fla. and oblige,
Respectfully,
III. Z. Olds.
Jensen. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

WANTED-Lady gentleman of fair education
to travel for firm of s250.0O0 Capital. Salary
s1.072 per year. payable weekly. Expenses ad-
Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

WANTED-Man to take charge of forty acre
ange grove: must be good worker and furnish
good references. Address P. o. 7S6. Havana.
Cuba.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

FOR SALE-Rough Lemons. WILSON &
FIVE. Miami, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

RATES-Twenty words, name and addre
one week, 25c.; three weeks, Soc.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-27

CUT-AWAY HARROWS and repairs. E. S
Hubbard, Agent, Federal Point, Fla.