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The state herald., 1907-02-15
UTILIZING MANURE.
Rules Which Should Be Observed In
Hauling II.

Few people realize how easy It is
is always undergoing change from the
moment 1t is made. Even in the win.
ter, when 1t Is frozen, we have reason
to believe that some chemical
change is going on. The higher the
temperature the greater are the
changes constantly taking place.
Manure should be gotten onto the
land short time after 1t is made,
unless corn stalks and other mate
rials are to be worked up into 1t.
Then 1t should be kept simply moist.
In which state the least loss Of
manurial elements will take place.
When manure is hauled out and put
on the land 1t should be spread even
ly over the ground, says Farmers Re-
view. The more evenly 1t is spread
the better will be Its incorporation
with the soil. Leaving manure In
Jumps is to waste much of 1t and pro-
crops. In the case of the smaller
grains this is great drawback.
Where big lump of manure exists in
the soil the grain grows rankly, while
not far away will be found grain
short and weak In straw. An uneven
stand of any kind of grain means a
reduced yield. In the case of the
manure being In the lump. the stalks
of the grain grew too big and the
development was against the produc-
ton OF grain. 1t is well understood
that too large growth of stalk per.
vents fruiting. Thus the manure In
such case Is often a detriment to
the grain. On the other hand the
starved plants do not produce much
grain. What is desired is an even
and medium development, which
means a large amount of seed com.
pared with the total of the grain.
This consideration alone makes de.
sirable the use of manure spreader
TO get the manure evenly distributed
over the surface of the soil. so that
the resultitg crop may be well fed
but not over-fed or under-fed In spots
Probably enough money has been
saved In this way alone to pay for
all the manure spreaders in use In
the United States, without taking
into consideration the other advan'
tages,
When a manure spreader is to be
purchased see that 1t is well made
and strong in all its parts. The sim
pier the better, as the less likely is
1t TO get out of repair. Strength is a
necessary requisite. and manure
spreader that is fiimsily built may
soon break down under the heavy
strain that is put upon II. 1t is bet
ter to pay good price and get good
machine than to pay n low price and
get poor machine.
The state herald., 1907-02-15

All of these cost him 75 cents. lie
Tas not experienced ut putting spring
wagons together and he didn't do a
very good Job OF II. for one OF the
seats refused to sit In the right place
and he had TO get n local blacksmith
TO help him fix II. This cost him
another half dollar and delayed him
SO much that he and the boy had to
go 10 the hotel for their dinners. an
additional expense OF 70 cents. So
before he got his team htched to the
wagon It cost him $3.50. allowing him
n saving OF si.l0. which was very
,stingy pay for the time he had lost.
or the amount he spent for the wagon.
only sl.95 remained In Boone county.
Tho railroads and the mail order
house got the rest OF II.
In the meantime his nelghbor. Mr..
Jones, bought the s15 wagon from the
local dealer. who made a profit OF
SIC on the sale. As the vehicle was
already assembled and there were no
extra parts or tools to buy. the amount
paid for the wagon represented all OF
,,hc cost to Mr.. Jones. The dealer
spent the SIC profit for new Sign on
his building: the sign painter hired n
carpenter TO repair the roof on his
i>easc; the carpenter paid his bill Mt
the butchers and the butcher bought
a hog from Mr.. Jones. And 40 the
$40 kept goin. In the county until n
farmer with the mail order habit got
hold Of II. He sent II To Chicago and
~ never came back.
but this wasn't tho last Of the two
purchases. A few weeks after the
two wagons were bought. Mr. Browns
hoy and Mr.. Jones' boy. driving the
new vehicles. met on the country road,
.They drove too close TO each other
and n smash.up resulted. Tho weak.
es, part Of each wagon gave way; an
axIe on tho mail order product was
broken and n doubie,ree on tho other
was smashed. both breaks were plain.
iy bo.aus1 Of defective construction.
Me Jon-s took his broken doubietrce
"a town the next day and the dealer
save him n new one, Mr., Brown at.
tempted 10 explain TO the Chicago firm
ina, the axle would not have broken
An IL had not been defective and
eoupied this explanation with n 70.
auest for new part. bp, after several
weeks Of correspondence with the
.,ees as far away NJ At the begin.
ming, he gave Il M and bought III.
axie himself This experience told
MX brown why he should trade with
ho{ns merchants instead of patronis.
,nv the mail order houses.
In iiopne county and In every other
county there are many who send thou.
sands of dollars out Of the county
eyefy year. without ever considering
The state herald., 1907-02-15
BRIEF SUGGESTIONS.

Successful practice seems TO be
handmade science.
wha, makes mans temper ho,7
The icehouHe that won't keep Ice.
In buying raw materials for f.rtiii.
r.r. always obtain them In finely
ground condition.
A Massachusetts reader who went
back To the farm says y was born
with an earthly tendency. that iH. I
like the soil. like To manipulate H."
Tho Farmers Guide fcioiooa In tn.
fac, that isooo,ooo was the value Of
MiHHouris peach crop this year. and
hat while I, has long been known ns
An apple state. Il bids fair to become
,lso the banner peach growing com,
nnnweaith,
The state herald., 1907-02-15
m,a, rsmin, In Germany.

The Farmers Tribune notes tho fact
tina, the meat famine continues with,
ou, abatement, In Germany. The de.
crease for the second quarter Of 1906
from the slaughter Of last year
nmoun,a To ss5.oo0 head. No, only
ara the animals not Increasing In pro,
portion To- the population. but th. 70,
s,ric,lons placed by Germany upon the
importation of American live stock
and meat supplies have greatly az,
sraynied IN. situation.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
STILL MORE PROOF
rhst Or. williams Pink Pills Have
Cured Even the most Stubborn
Cases Of rheumatism.

"When was a boy OF sixteen" says
Mr.. Otto II, Rose. retired grocer. of
1895 Lexington Avenue. indianapolis.
Ind, Il met with n serious accident
which injured tho bono Of my head
over tho right eye. | recovered from
the accident to nil appearances. but
not many years after ! began TO have
intense pains In the Injured bone.
which came on every year and would
last from few days 10 several weeks.
u consulted the doctors who told
me that I was suffering from neural.
ria. Tho sight of my right eye was
affected. 20 that nt tines could
scarcely SEQ out Of II, while both eyes
wa,ercd constantly. During these at
tacka I was often dizzy from tho ter.
rible pains. The pains came on every
morning and passed away In tho after.
noon, never suffered from the pain
nj nl-ht
u tried wl,hou, success 10 re, re.
lief until q friend told m. 10 try Dr
Williams Pink Pills. When I had
taken a fo7 boxes I felt tho pain
growing less intense aud In much
vhorter time than I had hoped for I
was entirely cured have recon.
menied the pills 10 several persons.
who have used them with good results,
MY wife uses DR., Williams Pink
pills for nervous headaches and fnds
them III. best medicine she has ever
used - they give relief ahefe all 9TH
efz fail"
br. williams pink pills are sold
BY all druggists " sent. postpaid on
receipt ~ price, 30 cents per boz. sls
bases o. 90. by tho br Williams Medl'
cine Company, HeheneelafY, ", Y,
An Instructive booklet, entitled
"Nervnus Disorders" viii he sent free
on request 10 anyone interested.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
A Safety Clutch.

A father sent his son TO drug store
the other day TO buy some antiseptic
tablets. He wrote as follows: "A
small bottle of antiseptlc tablets; nc
carbolic acid! no iodoform! possibly
what the surgeons use when perform
Ing an operation to purify bowl OF
water" The druggist wrote back:
Cannot sell what you want TO min
or: the adult must call In person and
sign tho poison register"
The state herald., 1907-02-15
s.y. III. nu,,.t pat,l.l,..

vory few farmers wives have any
way to catch the bits Of butter that
come through the hole In the ohurn
when draining on the bntirfmilk
Make good bui,efmiik, bu, think ol
the loss In the course ~ single sea
som pet,af get fine s,fainnr n
hang nsot the hole and 30 save Tho
particles that would otherwise be lost
"Mony mioklo makes mony q
muckle"
The state herald., 1907-02-15
Handy Barn Door latch.

A secure and handy door latch is
made as follows: Plane smooth two
pieces, of board 2A inches wide. 12
Inches long and five-elghts thick.
another piece two inches wide. 12
inches long and fivc-eighths thick
Screw the wide strips on the outside
OF the door about the middle Just wide
enough apart to allow the narrower
strip to play easily between them. The
The state herald., 1907-02-15
os, Some New IDEAS.

n vou think Of building n now farm.
iouse. or femodeiins an old one. send
20 Washington for Farmers bulletin
No. s7o. Modern conyenienoes for the
Farm Home" issued by tho United
States department of agriculture. The
suggestions regarding the disposal OF
sewage are especially helpful.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
cyeIl,t Amuses sur,sn.

The sultan Of Turkey occasionally
finds amusement In watching the per-
formance Of Mustafa, the court cy.
clist, who is said to be the only per-
son who has ever made his majesty
laugh. Mustafa accompanies his gy-
rations with frequent bursts OF mono
logue. showing himself to be almost
Is good q wit as he is . cyclist.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
The extraordinary popularity of lns

"' ''''"'g T"F"F"F''y vt 'f''S
white goods this summer makes the
choice OF Starch matter Of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch. being FREQ
from all injurious chemicals. Is the
only one which IL safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stlff-
ener makes half the usual quantity OF
Starch necessary. with the result of
perfect finish. equal TO that when the
goods wcro new.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
To pom,,,Ie.,s a ca,

II n said that an unfailinr remedy
for cat that will not acouH,om itself
TO new home II TO grease It's feet
thoroughly with butter and put I,
down the cellar, when II has licked
i,a feet clean II will be thoroughly
domieiicd and will cause NO further
trouble by running away.
The state herald., 1907-02-15

be tilted toward the window to get
the full sunlight. The next day. says
Farm Journal. the box can be turned
about, and the boxes tilted the other
way. as the sun draws the plants to
one side and to the other. Pegs las
shown hold the boxes in place when
tilted. On cold nights the whole
stand can be removed from the win.
dow.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
TO START GARDEN PLANTS.
Ingenious Arrangement Of Trays for
Kitchen Window.

Many people have to start all their
early plants in the kitchen windows.
and the space is usually rather re-
stricted. The cut shows a stand with
a series of boxes. one above another.
Each box is pivoted by screws through
the side pieces into the middle of the
ends of each box. The boxes can thus
The state herald., 1907-02-15
Total ........;.......;.......:sl 81

All for l2c postpaid in order to intro
duce our warranted seeds, and if you
will send l6c we will add one package of
Berliner Earliest Cnuliilowcr, together
with our mammoth plant. nursery stock,
vegetable and farm seed and tool catalog.
This catalog is mailed free TO all in
tending purchasers. Write to-day.
John 4. Salzer Seed Co, Box w, La
Crosse, Wis.
The state herald., 1907-02-15

Let ecoh endcayor to be Of use to
..'mself and others. This is not n pre-
copt or n counsel. but the utterancc
Of life itself.-Goethe.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
Marian. Days 4. Italy.

In Italy Sunday Ia usually selected
for the marriage OF those persons who
have never been married before.
widows. however. In nocofdane. with
an old custom. usually choose SAtar.
day,
The state herald., 1907-02-15
A Big Bargain for 12 Cent. Postpaid.

The year of 1906 was one of prodlgal
plenty on our seed farms. Never before
did vegetable and farm seeds return such
enormous yields.
Now we wish to gain 100000 new Gus
pogtpai1
The state herald., 1907-02-15
PILES cuucDu> To,sDAys,

rAzD OiSTMENI IL guarantee - 10 Cufu am
Of Itch ns. niind Hie.ting of rFntfuding Piles Ia
tto u days of noueJ refunded. tor,
The state herald., 1907-02-15

While man wants but little here be.
low. he never gets quite enough.
The state herald., 1907-02-15

Be careful not TO ask for favors to
which you are not entitled.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
re. nsIow.. soothInr swan.

fof children t.sthins sof,sns tho Eufas reduces In
nsnnlaiion. alisls palm. cures Ind colio &c botis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
CAPTURED Ar PORTLAND.
Sheriff of jefferson County Has a Long
Chase After a Criminal.

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Denver, Dec. 18.-Sheriff George w
Riley of Jefferson county, Kansas ar
rived in Denver with a man in his
possession whom he has been actively
trailing since last February The fell
lows name is Bert Keesee and he is
said to be one of a gang of men who
operated in that section for some time
before being uprooted by the officers
of the law
keeseef and man named Jim Boyd
are. charged with stealing a team of
me horses, valued at about $500, from
M. Williams. a young farmer near
HAIR Mound, Kan. They took the ami
mas to Kansas. City and disposed of
them Tor $500, it is said, taking the
nrst offer and without waiting to get
full value for the team
Boyd was afterward apprehended
and sent to the penitentiary for two
was successful in getting away, but
the trail pointed toward the Pacific
coast and the, Jefferson county sheriff
was anxious to make a capture. He
traced Keesee to Portland and COM
municated with a party there who
located him after considerable diff
Guilty. Sheriff Riley then went out
to Portland and extradited him.
Keesee is smooth in appearance and
passes for a wise guy" He has one
blind eye and light curly hair. He
weighs $50 pounds and is feet 8 "
inches tall. It is believed he has a
record and has taken part in other
Jobs. The authorities at Portland be-
lieve he made away with suit of
clothes and diamond pin in that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
DON'T WASTE MONEY
ON "FAT" DOCTORS !
Anybody Can Reduce Fat at Home.

If you are fat and wish to reduce quick
ly don't go to a self-styled obesity doctor;
be your own specialist. Appropriate to
your own the simple instructions
given here and you will be as capable a
The qualifications are few and the ex-
pense trifling. Secure from your druggist
one unbrokeu ounce package of Marmo-
la n o. Fluid Extract Cascara Aromat-
ic, and 311 ozs. Syrup Simplex. all of
which are both cheap and plentiful in any
drug store Take them home and mix
them together by shaking well in a large
bottle. You are now ready to become
successful fat reducing specialist without
further training or preparation. Simply
take a teaspoonful of this pleasant mix
ture after each meal and at bedtime and
you will make more progress taking off
your excess flesh in 80 days than all the
experts in the land could accomplish in "A
a year This method of getting rid Of
flesh. is. moreover, not only sure and safe
but appeals strongly to the average fat
person, man woman, for 1t gets results
without interfering with ones Diet or lazy
habits-it does the work Of exercise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
JACKSON IN LEAVENWORTH.
The Attorney General Wants Injunc-
tons without Delay.

Leavenworth, Kan. Dec. 1S.-At-
torney General Jackson was in Leav-
enworth Tuesday to argue point Of
law in the district court. Jackson has
contended before the district court
that when he presents a petition for
a temporary injunction it is the duty
of the court to grant it at once on the
written evidence submitted.
Mr.. Jackson offered the testimony
of a man named T. A. Hensee, who
made an affidavit that he bought
liquor at places where the returns Of
the sheriff showed that bar fixtures
had been seized.
Lawyers representing alleged joint
lists and property owners whose build
ings are involved contend that the
court has no right to issue tenn
porary injunction on the kind of evil
dence submitted. which is mostly that
secured from spoilers.
Judge fitzpatrick gave both sides a
hearing, and late in the afternoon
took the matter under Amusement un>
til Saturday. The property owners
were. represented by ex-Attorney Cen
eral F. B. Dawes. - A':fLs go az Z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
MRS. PRIEBE LOSES HER SUIT.
Court Denies Leavenworth Woman's
Claim to the Epson Thousands.


Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 1S.-Judge
Fitzpatrick, of the district court, has
handed down his decision in the Priebe
case, denying the claim of Mrs. Clara
Priebe to one-half of the Epson es-
tate.
Mrs. Priebe brought suit against Ed
ward Geraughty, the executor of the
will of the late Herman Epson on
February 16, 1904. and the case has been
therefore pending for three years and
ten months.
Mrs. Priebe, who for many years
made her home with the Epsons, claims
that II years ago Epson made an oral
agreement to leave her half his estate
at his death. This was said to be the
outcome of an attempted assault by
Epson which was prevented, so Mrs.
Priebe claims, by the timely arrival Of
neighbors.
Mrs. Priebe says that Epson agreed
to leave her half his estate in return
for her agreement not to sue him for
damages.
At the time of Epson's death his es-
tate amounted to about $780, Since
then. under the management of the
executor. the value of the estate has
increased one-half and is said to be
worth now about $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
PROPERTY SELLS FOR $4,000.
Holdings of the American Oil Company
Represented $131, 900 Investment.

Holdings of the American Oil Company
Represented $4,000 Investment.
Chanute, Kan, Dec. 18.-The holdings
of the America Oil & Gas company, in
Guiding the land and all of the equip
ment thereon, have been sold to Ira
NJ. CODE of Chicago. The sale was made
by Col w. A. Pierce, receiver for the
company. One bid was made 1t was
for $4,000 and was offered by Mr..
Wheeler of Topeka, attorney for Mr..
CODE.
Judge Finley will hold an adjourned
session of the Neosho county district
court to approve the receivers action
and instruct as to further proceedings.
1t is presumed that the court will or
der that the claim of c. L. CLAYTON
and the costs of the suit be paid, and
that the remainder of the proceeds be
distributed among those holding judg
ments against the company. 1t is un-
derstood that these judgments are all
owned by Mr.. Cobe. They amount to
about $4,000, and have been assigned
to him by the parties in favor of whom
they were rendered.
The America was at one time one OF
the most f1ourishing oil producing COM
panies in this field. The property
which was sold for $4,000 represented
an investment, according to the com
pany's books of $131, 900. 1t paid $4,000
for the land, and then expended $4,000
in improving it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
WHO KILLED THE sTERNBERG9e
Apparently No Clue in the Kansas
City. Kan, Murder Case.

Kansas City, Kan, Dec. 18.-Al eff
forts thus far to detect the murderers
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis d. Sternberg,
who were beaten to death in their gro
Gerry store Saturday night have been
futile. The detectives detailed on the
case say there is absolutely no clue to
the identity Of the perpetrators of the
crime.
The county authorities are working
hard on the case, but also say there Is
nothing new. Several persons have
been arrested on suspicion, but after
a careful sweating all except one or
two of them were released. Chief of
Police D. E. Bowden said that the 9TH
ers would probably be discharged from
custody today.
Rewards aggregating $1,000 have al
ready been offered for the apprehension
of the persons who killed the grocery
man and his wife. The council OF Kan
sas City, Kan, at a meeting last night
offered an additional reward of $500 for
the arrest of the guilty parties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
MISS TARBELL WILL TALK.
The State Editorial Association Offers
a Bright Programme,

Emporia, Kan, Dec. 1S.-The execu-
tive committee of the Kansas Editorial
association decided to hold the state
editorial meeting at Emporia April 20
and 81. Among the noted people who
will be there to speak to the editors
will be Miss Ida Tarbell, author of the
well known article about the Standard
Oil Iniquity. Other important speakers
will be secured.
Zone of the clever strokes by EN-
poria genius, is the offering by the
business men of that city a cash prize
of $50 to the editor who will write the
best story about Emporia, after the
editorial meeting. The stories are to
be one column in quantity, and II per
cent or more in quality. This means
that the glories of Emporia will be
painted in roseate hues, and spread In
lavish manner across the front page of
many Kansas papers, thereby giving
the intellectual berg of the Emporia
Gazette $4,000 worth of advertising for
S5O'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
HE WANTS DOCK sHIvEL1
President of tho o. X. League Resigns
and Suggests His Successor. So

Independence, Kan, Dec. 1S.-F,red
McDaniel. of Bartlesville, president of
the o. K. league; has written to Man
ager TRULY of the; Independence team,
that he intends to resign the presi-
dency at the annual meeting which
will be held in Bartlesville January
90. Mr.. Mcdaniel has purchased the
Bartlesville team and next year viii
act as manager. :,
Manager TRULY thinks PRESIDENT
Shivelv OF the, Western association
should be elected president, Shive-
Iy would undoubtedly give the league
a higher standing in the baseball
world and he is a man whose capa-
hi1jties are known Mr. TRULY be-
Iieyes President Shive1y could act as
president for the western association
and the o. K. league without any con-
dict Of duties or, interests.