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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18

During the winter time test the Va
tality OF the coin by taking grains
from different parts of the car ana
placing them on moist sheets OF olot-
ting paper, which should then be
folded securely and placed in q ci@a:
box containing several moist ,-c%s =
pers. Wrap the newspapers over tie
blotters containing the grains from
the several ears and leave them acne
for two or three days. n this WY
the percentage Of grain that Will 60
inmate, and the vitality O. the sd
can be ascartained. l. vii! BE- So
prising to see wilat differences t-'7:.'e
are in the inherent vitality OF grains
from certain ears. TneEe ga rs
should then be selected for he Sc 4
patch and the others Gisc2,,c,. c.
used fer general planting.
The relation OF clo5aness OF plant
ing to yield is quite remarkable, .Ga
in experiments made by tho write;
the following results were obtains ::
Cookies prolific corn plaatc:, in
checks 80 inches apart Yielded d.
bushels Per acre; iii cls2.,s ~
inches apart, 51.2 Z bushels, in c-.s@ Is
AZ inches apart, 51.45 bushels; n
checks IS inches APART, 50."9 ~
els: in checks s. inches ap2r5, Z : ! :
bushels; in checks &c inches 2..aFt,
32.45 bushels per acre. There IS Il
tendency to too vide planning = 80
South, due to the desire 70 @.oE q
large stalk and a large eaT. a'r2
ear and a large stalk do nc, in &C
the largest yield, IS this eiOer- aas,
which is amply supported b. .asAy
others, demonstrates. TOO ,il
planting decreases the .;eld; 'of
close planting is not desirable ~
cause the ears will not develop = II
For varieties such as Cookies F-'u- &C
grown on uplands Of moderate -
tility, ~ inches Or So fee1, s = : =.
satisfactory distance. Many fan -
however, insist On planting TIL. co.
in checks from four 10 i've Iaaf,
thus the yield is materially 7 -.
A. NJ Soule. Virginia EsE =. Zen
Station, BlachsbuEs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
hn Emphatic Don't.

tbo,t This time OF year irreSpon]
-, rart;es go around attempting
sen co-cal!ed recipes, Tor NaA']
ray,iIilers" 4 friend WriIes
..vesfcI6ay I h:d q man cone ~
win us racipe in his posAs., /
va;r,, he raid So, end asked 10:
c,?.elial fo- this fake t2r'i,l-s. !.
r;~o" y any Of your readers !
c-,rrea Al opportunity 70 get n
,aa Ground noo. OF q fertilizer w. ou|
,,ess-to learn how to MAKE isl ,.1
49, AZ. ro~ =, ,on-all by PURCHASING
- recine for making fertilizer"
wjs;, to Offer the advice:
Don't. ,;,o 4
! when YOU purchase a reclp. =.
ra,,iay fertilizers you are pa'.
WITH YOUR money for nothing. .,,,
, ." ,('a seen several of these ree'7
a ..~'7 hove vet to see one that was
@i'a ,.. li,'y The mixtures preps1]
accn-d;n- to the directions s,'eA
%, worth the time and la a,"a
ni-ea. Ingredients are can g. n
;rhich can be purchased Only nav, =. :
stores at high prices, ano' i1 ~
ro+. are of 10 more vaiu .,o,,d }
n,an,s tl,an piece o. coal suN a :
E.t even i you did happen pp > IA
roo1 directions for MIXING
: .zor VIA, then? You nav -
nv money for something .c ,l"s e,S1
~ secured for nothing. Inn. nv q
neat staten will At any for M
wv, ''-,-' ~ mi Of fertilizer desi.e ssser
10y aid before, We have =, ss, tor
~ 90 a fertilizer recipe sou Vas
:, aav othe7 price 'ha ss., i
ri, Mess. DO not buy ..t 4
s. - &c. :. traps Chemist
a.sment Station
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
l.ccp Dorm the ycr,n;n.

On d:s2Lyan(ase q our warm c
rate IS Tire fact That ve-mia are ;
ways troublesome, Sill they ere n
30 Mum oroas IL winter s. during h
sumner. SO thas now ID q good til
to get rid Of thcm. A corresponds
OF Successful Farming says:
BcSin the wor., Of destruction
fore lice have secured q good std
Have the perches so arranged Y
they don't touch the walls of q
house at any place. Then the mits
once they get on, can't set off
perches. Then once a week pour h
osene Gil over the perches so plenl
fully that every part is covered. p
particular attention to the unde
meath net reached by the oil Any
the liquid lice killers advertised VI
90 the work we'll. Perches shou
be movable, SO that they can be "a
en- outside occasionally ard thorous
ly scaled with boiling hot water.
Whitewash the walls OF the hou
With a thick whitewash at least tvl
g year. Keep everything about
house clean: filth is conducive
rapid multiplication OF the pes
They multiply rapidly. 1t is said Il
2 louse hatched to-day is capable
being d grandpa before to-mcrro'
sun goes down. If you eaten MIN
his youth, "you'll have to hurry
For body lice, which aren't
harmful as the others, use. perS
insect rowdcr. Dust an ahunc'
caa1tilv thoroughly among the iea
ers OF eaca fowl. Unless The TO-
a~e very tame. it IS best to ca
them and dust after they nave s.
10 ycost. 1t is q tedious. unpleaS'
1as; 10 handle each separate indlV
raJ IN tais manner, but it is the Of
sa isfac:ory way. Repeat the ope
,:cn every ten days Or two weeks,
Ill YOU are certain that all nave W
ezterminated.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
GARDEN RUBBISH.

Prot. Sherman advocates the
prompt destruction of all useless gar
den remnants Immediately after the
harvesting of the crop. A stalk
weevil which bores in the stems OF
the potato reaches maturity and es-
capes from the vines only after the
crop is harvested and the
vines are lying unheeded on the
ground. On the neglected stubs Of
cabbages and caulifower plants many
a brood of lice is born in the fall and
Indian summer" season. Many a
cut worm and green cabbage worm
and many a pupa (chrysalis) of the
diamond back moth passes the winter
or reaches maturity on these rem
nants, hence their immediate destruc.
ton is advisable.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
WATER HANGING PLANTS.

Be sure that plants in hanging pots
and baskets get all the water they
need. Because they are near the cell
ing. where the temperature is much
HIGHER than at the window-sill, they
will dry out much more rapidly than
ordinary plants. They are also ex-
nosed on all sides, and this acceler-
ates evaporation. l have method
Of keeping these plants well watered
which works we'll. l take small
can or cup and punch holes in the
bottom Of it. Make these small at
first. until you know just how much
water is needed. Fill these vessels
and place them on the surface Of the
soil. Vines can be so trained as to
hide them. Observe the effect care
tully. II not enough water passes
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18

In India alone the losses to the
British army from typhoid fever
amount to half a battalion year.
The latest reports furnish proof that
the practice of anti-typhoid inocula-
tons in the army has resulted in a
substantial reduction in the incidence
and death rate of enteric fever among
the inOculated.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18

through to keep the soil moist, you
will know that larger holes are neces-
sary. This matter can be regulated
to a nicely, with a little experiment
ing Fill the cup each morning. A treat
ment Of this kind enables any one 70
grow fine hanging plants.-The Hnp's
Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
White Holland Turkeys For f.t;':s.

White Holland Turkeys F0" .'&ts:s'
The poultry editor Of the Prose: =
sive Farmer, in answer 10 = sGn@t.'-A-
er who wanted to know what MS ai;2
best breed Of turkeys 10: q Sad
farm says:
OF the four varieties CT t';.-ts.s
there is none better suited icf t'-9
small farm or where neisnbG-i -
close, than the White Holland. ~
breed does not grow IS large IS f.i'
black or bronze, but ay2rage. VII ,
properly looked after, a very SEQ,
size, and their dom HABITS -
very much in their favor. TAsy re'5'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18

Although there are fewer than $780,.
900 white people in the Transvaal, it
was possible for them in the year
1905 to consume 41S, 625 gallons of ale
and beer, valued at 1895, $50.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
DOGS AND SHEEP.

Cattle Inspector R. D. Pierce, o.
Pittsfield, Mass, is reported as say
ing: If there wasn't dog in
Berkshire county there would be at
least one million sheep on the hill
FARMS" Here is where Mr.. Pierce
demonstrates the folly Of eXaggera
ton Those who have given careful
attention to the subject are general
Iy agreed that the dog is one Of the
chief enemies OF sheep-raising in this
State. and that il the pursuit is ever
TO regain proftableness, there must
lie decisive control Of the dog. But
to say that the disappearance OF the
dog from Berkshire county would
mean the appearance OF a million
sheep on the Berkshire hills is so
malifes:ly oyer-stated as 70 defeat
Mr.. Pierce's attempt at Impressive
ness The rhetorical habit is aliur-
ing and dangerous. In dealing with
facts it is best to keep to plain Ian
guage. Inspector Pierce is trying to
arouse public interest in most i'm
rortaat subject TO- Massachusetts
There are many stretches of land
which, no doubt, colld be well en-
ployed in sheep-hustandry, if con
diticns were made favorable, and es-
pecially If the focks could be pro-
tccted from the ravages Of dogs
That is not, however, a reason for
ford defamation: it rather points
the need of calm reasoning.-NeV
Bedford Standard
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18

A barrel of beef, barrel of pork
and a barrel of fish each weighs 200
pounds.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
PRODUCTION or SOFT CHEESEs

DR.. Charles Thorn of the Connect
cut Agricultural College. speaking on
THE Soft Cheese Industry as Adapt.
ed to Connecticut, gave figures to
show that the manufacture of hard
cheese cannot be carried on to ad-
vantage in this state. Swiss cheese
might be made at a small profit, as
can the Is.gny. though the market
for this is limited The Camembert
cheeses, he thought, could be pro
duced at profit, as, at the present
prices, the product Of 100 pounds OF
milk fifty quarts) is about fifteen
pounds, which should sell at from So
to $3.50. The college is experiment.
ing with this variety Of cheese and
is producing an article as good as the
imported and which, he thinks, can
be made at a profit. The cream and
the Neufchatel cheeses, he thought
could also be produced profitably and
the production Of these and other soft
cheeses might be worth the attention
of Connecticut dairymen.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
ezgsas On
worn QMuorlNS
G<-2- $3.50

Tie fact is that the Oriental races
are fundamentally religious, and thaC
the handspring of their liv2s IS thelr
religion, observes the London POSI-
whereas in modern Europe people
have succeeded in dividing their
lives into religious and secular depart
ments.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18

The Chicago Chronicle Suggests
that: Despite the announcements
that the visit of Secretary Root 10
Governor General Grey at Ottawa l.
merely social affair, it is strongly
SUSPECTED in more quarters than one
that sociability is likely TO take d
practical turn
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18

Arkansas need not put on airs pc
cause she has sent couple OF le2la-
lators 10 the penitentiary, cautions
the Washington Post. Plenty OIL olH-
er States could beat that record IL
they were not ayesse to getting them-
selves talked about.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18

THE burglaries for the year cnlE
footed Nd few thousand dollars
while The embellishments got into inc
millions.' remarks the Washington
Herald. Burglars are doubtless quit
ting the business from sheer MORT
dcatiOn over the disrepute into when
he embezzlers are bringing IT. bui
airy is a respectable trade compared
with embezzlement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
JAPANESE HELD UP
Iaborers t the Number of 295 Arrive
on the Korea.

San Francisco, April 13--Two hun
dred and ninety-five Chinese laborers
who came in yesterday on the PACING
Mail steamship Korea, are detained on
the steamer pending adv1ces from the
department of immigration at WASH
ington as to whether the local imm1gra-
ton authorities shall let them proceed
by steamer to British Columbia. Their
passports are for Honolulu, and Immi-
grafton Commissioner North is doubt
full as to pa ssing them on TO their port
of destination.
The Korea is the first steamer to
land japanese since the new law was
passed, and Commissioner North and
Commissioner ]. S. Rodgers of Phlla-
delphia and Harrison Nesbit, assistant
soltcitor of the 6erartmcnt of com
meree and labor, who are in this city
on mission of inquiry, the nature OF
which they refuse to divulge, went
down the bay ard boarded the Korea.
Besides the Japanese they found in the
steamers list ia Chinese, 80 of whom
were admitted to this port. The others
were bound for British Columbia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
POISON IN THE FLCUR
Woman Held for Attempted Murder
Has Been Released.

Chicago, April 13.-Mrs. Mary
Sladek. 22 years of age. who was
charged by the police with numbering
her mother and attempting to poison
her father and three brothers, was re-
leased last night after the police had
examined her for two hours.
The police confessed themselves
baff1ed by the woman's composure
and protestations Of innocence. She
is still under police surveillance and
will be watched by detectives until
the coroner's inquest, which has been
postponed Indefinitely.
Mrs. Sladek's mother, Mrs Mary
Mette, SO years old, died on April 6
from arsentcal poisoning. The drug
was mixed in the family flour barrel.
Mrs. Mette's death was caused by eat
ing some Bohemian fruit buns, which
she herself had made. The father
and three sons also were taken seri-
ously i'll after eating some of the
buns. Frank Mette, the father, is still
seriously i'll from the effects of the
poison.
At the police station Mrs. Sladek
was confronted with the statement of
DR.. J. E. Waggeoner, the first physi-
clan called in, that she was not af-
fected by the drug, but had merely
feigned the symptoms exhibited by
the rest of the family. He based his
assertion on his observation that she
had not vomited as the rest of the
family had.
In answer to a question concerning
the police charges, Mrs. Sladek said:
Let them go ahead; they are most
awfully mistaken"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
Notes and Personal Mention.

Senator Charles Curtis and his sis
ter, Miss Dolly Curtis, left Washington
for Topeka Friday and will arrive here
Mrs. I. S. Bradley of Madison, Wis.
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A w.
Lacey. Mrs. Bradleys husband has
been state historical librarian of Wis
consin for a number of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Forbes went to
Lawrence today to spend Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Perkins.
Mrs. A. H. Horton will go to Arkan-
saS City next week to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles L. Brown. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown expect to leave Arkansas
City in May for permanent residence
in Los Angeles.
Miss Julia Ashton of Kansas City
came today to spend Sunday with her
uncle and aunt. DR.. and Mrs. George
Port Ashton. Mr.. EIdor Spencer of
Kansas City is also a guest Of the
AShtons.
Mr.. Jay Morris of Kansas City has
been in town for a few days. He re-
turned home today.
Miss Mary Kellogg has returned to
her home in Emporia after a visit to
her brother, Mr.. Charles Kellogg and
Mrs. Kellogg.
Mrs. A. J. kits of Ottawa is the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. w. L.
Trump.
Miss Lucia Hunting will return to
her home in LeaVenWorth tomorrow.
Mr.. Edwin Kistler returned today
from New York where he has been
for a few months.
Mr.. Willard Hall returned today
from a business trip to Chicago.
Miss Phil Reed went to Kansas City
yesterday to spend a fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs Luther Burns are in
Kansas City visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Alshouse.
Dana Anderson is in Emporia visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. J. G. Shay.
Miss Lulu Cleanland of Chicago, is
the guest of Miss Vida Estelle Bush,
222 Polk street.
Miss Mildred Hazelrigg, supervisor
of music for the Topeka schools, re-
turned today from Keokuk, Ia, where
she has been attending the National
Convention of Supervisors of Music.
Miss Anna Green and Miss Kate
Gorgie will spend Sunday with Mrs
Lewis c. Deppe and Miss Ada Snyder
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Couchman came
from Burlingame this afternoon to at
tend the u. c. T. banquet this evening.
They are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Hutton. Mrs. Hutton will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13

accompany the Couchmans home for
over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Jones of
Fort Madison, Ia, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Shook and daughter of Da-
venport, Ia, are coming next week to
spend a fortnight with Mr.. and Mrs,
VIM. H. Jones.
A party from Topeka which will go
to Kansas City to hear the Conried
Opera company, Saturday night April
20, is composed of Mrs. I. f. Carver
Mrs. Robert Carver, Mrs. Ralph VAL
entine, Mrs. Charles Kleinhans of
Granville, Mrs. George Stoker, Miss
Gertrude Tracy, Miss Helen Hoge-
boom Miss Bernice Fuller, Miss Gus
sic Fuller, Miss. Grace WEIGH and Mr..
George Parkhurst.
Mrs. G. J. Mulvane is spending sew
era1 days at Maple Hill with her
daughter, Mrs. George Hurlburt.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. M. Hamilton and
their son John and Mrs. Ira J.. Mix of
Chicago left yesterday for trip to
California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Day K. Smith of KAN
sas City arrived today to spend Sum
day with DR.. and Mrs. L. H. Mum.
Mrs. Robert Pierce will leave Tues
day for New Haven, Conn, to visit a
sister.
Miss Katherine Do1man went to
Emporia yesterday to attend the Owl
dance.
Miss Gertrude Mulvane will leave
Monday for Kemper Hall, Kenosha.
Wis.
Mr.. ChappeII E. Foote returned yes
terday from a several days stay In st.
Louis.
Miss Nadine Lytle and Miss Julia
Wellhouse, who are the guests of Mrs.
L. H. Wulfekuhler in LeavenWorth,
will remain over Sunday. Mrs.
Wulfekuhler entertained for them last
evening.
Mrs. H. ]. Hodge returned to Abb
lene today after a visit to Mrs. George
w. Crane and Mrs. G. G. Foster.
Mrs. A. T. Campbell of Salina ar
rived yesterday for visit to her
daughter, Mrs. N. H. LOOMS.
Miss Bessie Jet of Kansas City Is
the guest of Miss Helen Lindsay.
Miss Anna Kaufman of Valley
Falls is the guest Of Mrs. A. K
Rodgers.
Miss Georgia Mcdowell will go to
Kansas City today to spend week
with Mr.. Mcdowell
Miss Maud Grimes returned yester-
day from Enid, Okla.
Mrs. Walter Shoemaker of Inde-
pendence Kan, is the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs G. E. Hawley.
Miss Anna Harrison and her guest,
Miss Alwine Wilhelm of Lawrence,
will go to Kansas City next Saturday
for the Music Master. They will be
the guests of Miss Margaret Philbrook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pribble and Mr..
and Mrs A. A. Hayes will go to Kan
sas City next week for grand opera
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
MANY USE VOTING MACHINES.
Topeka City Council Thinking OF
Adopting Them

Like Chicago Topeka may decide to
Nse voting machines as a permanent
Feature Of elections hereafter.
On April "a, the representatives of all
of the various voting machine manu-
facturcrs have heen requested to APP
mittee of the council and make an ex-
hibition of their machines.
In Chicago at the last city election
four different con. panies were permit
ted to put their machines in a number
of the polling places. A machine was
placed in each of the wards of the
city and q comparison between that
method of voting and the one that gem
orally obtains now with election boards
and clerical service was strikingly oh
tanned. Within one minute after the
polls closed. at o'clock, the policemen
were speeding away from the polling
places where the machines were in SER
vice, with complete returns. Where the
old method was still being used the
election boards We're wrangling for
hours afterwards over mutilated bal
lots and the correct figures.
The vote was handled expediously
and quickly-as an instance Is men
minutes-others had stepped in and
voted and were out again within five
second.
An agent of the Weber Gas Engine
company appeared before the commit
tee with reference to installing gas en-
gines for power purposes at the city
electric light plant.
lot is claimed for the gas engines
as power producer and 1t was claim
ed last evening that the city's fuel bill
at the city electric light plant could be
cut two-:hirds-from $1,000 to S1,560
horse power gas engines costing $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
'cPneumonia's Deadly Work

had 50 seriously affected my right lung''
writes Mrs. Fannie Connor. of Rural
coughed continuously night and day and
the neighbors' prediction-consumptio
seemed inevitable, until my husband
Discovery, which in my case proved to be
the only REAL cough cure and restorer
of weak sore lungs" When all other
remedies utterly fail, you may still win in
the battle against lung and throat trou-
bles with New Discovery, the REAL cure.
Guaranteed by the Arnold Drug Co., S21
North Kansas avenue. Soc and 800. Trial
hottie free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
King Writes a Book.

Rome, April 13.-A treatise on numis-
mates. written by King Victor EN-
manuel, has just been published. 1t
consists of an enumeration, reproduc-
ton and descriptions of his collection
of coin, said to be the most complete in
the world. The king will present copies
to the principal foreign museums. The
work will not be put on sale.