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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
THE CAMPBELL SYSTEM.
Experiment Station Show Ground to
be in Excellent Condition.

Experiment Station Show Ground {,
be in Excellent Condition.
An examination was made on Jul,
4th of the experiment stations Of th,
Business Mems Club. Although ther,
had been no rains for nearly thre,
weeks the ground that had been cul
tivated according to the Campbell
system, was found to be moist, two
inches below the surface at all three
stations. Where the land had NOT
been disced and narrowed after the
previous rains the ground was quite
dry, showing conclusively that the
moisture is retained by keeping the
upper soil perfectly loose and friable.
That farmers throughout this part OF
the state are taking deep interest in
these experiments is shown by the
numerous inquiries and letters that
are received. Thus far the expert
ments have demonstrated that this
system of farming is all that has been
claimed for it. The following letter
explains itself:
Liberal, Kas, June @, 1908
Business Mems Club, Rapid City,
So. Oak.
"Gentlemen:-Ou fellow townsman,
C. b. Wood, has asked me to write you
a letter regarding the Campbell system
of farming. This is simply good farm
ing-frequent cultivation. Cultiva-
tion after each rain to break the pores.
l might tell you how I prepared ten
acres for alfalfa during the summer of
1906. Plowed the ground good and
deep in February; listed in April;
narrowed In June. split the ridges
and every two weeks, or after each
rain run the disc or harrow over it.
Kept the ground free from weeds and
held the moisture. August fourth,
gave the ground thorough cultiva-
ton and sowed the seeds pounds
to the acre. Got splendid stand Cut
four times in 1907; after each cultiva-
ton disc aud harrow. Am cutting
todsy, will disc and harrow Immediate
". This is on land l25 feet to water,
sandy soil, with q sandy clay sub-soil.
l have increased the yield of wheat
from five to seven bushels per acre by
following this method. I have not
given this matter as thorough test
for corn as intend to in the future.
"Under separate cover am sending
you '.Dry Land Farming" by Prof.
A. M. Ten Eyck. Hope that these
lines may be of some benefit to you up
there in South Dakota, remain,
Yours truly,
JOHN L. BOLEs"
Rapid City Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
Make an Example of Them.

One OF the most dasterdly acts we
have heard Of in civilized community
was that perpetrated at the home of
Mrs. Mary A. Potts on her claim on
Harrison Flat last week. Some party
or parties during her absence entered
her house and deliberately destroyed
nearly everything it contained.
Furniture was smashed up, provisions
scattered over the floor, canned goods
broken open, clothing slashed and cut
IN pieces, ana their garden DESTROYED.
This is not the first time her home has
been invaded by hoodlums, nor is it
the first time such kind of work has
been done on the Flat. The people on
the Flat are becoming aroused at the
depredations that fare becoming too
frequent, and as soon as little more
evidence is collected, a silent mid. !.
night ride, rope and a tree, will tell
the story, unless this sort of business
ceases.-Buffalo Gap Republican.
1t might not be bad thing for the
country If the suggestion of the Re-
publican were acted upon, if they can
get the right parties. Such lawless
hoodlums are a drawback to the
country and hinder its Improvement,
and with them should be included the
fellows who go about cutting wire
fences and doing similar acts with the
hope that they may drive out people
who are making improvements. Let
those who are suffering from such
depredations unite and catch the
guilty parties and make an example
of them at law, if not with a rope and
q tree. In the early days when horse
thieves got too frisky they foud that
there were brave men who were here
to remain and they did not wait for
the slow and uncertain process of law
and horse and cattle thieves of
this day are getting tas,e of the same
medicine in Wyoming. It sometimes
requires radical treatment to let tie
daring outlaw know that his pres ence
and particularly his crimes, will no
longer be tolerated. Those who are
not housebreakers, fence cutters and
thieves must unite for self protection
and for the welfare Of the community
in which they live.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
Frank Green Dead.

1t is with regret we learn that Frank
j. Green terminated his life at his
home at Millport, N. Y, about two
weeks ago, by shooting himself. No
particulars are at hand regarding the
sad tragedy, but it is supposed that the
poor man became distracted from his
long illness from stomach trouble,
from which there was no hope of re-
lief Mr.. and Mrs. Green were resi-.
dents Of the Hills for many years and
had many friends here who will de.
plore his death and extend sympathy
to his bereayed widow.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
Base Ball-Bloomers vs Trousers

The ball game Saturday between
Hot Springs and the National Bloomer.
was q complete shut-out to the former
the score being 10 o. The center oi
attraction in this game was the pitch.
ing Of nine innings by Miss May Wad.
dell, who twirled the ball equal to the
best Of men players; also Miss Ruth
Egan who played first base. Very few
could have held her position any
better than she.
The game Sunday afternoon was at
$3.50, with Bernard Avery as umpire.
The boys Of this city reinforced the
nine and at the beginning Of the game
started off with two scores. The girls
then gingered up and soon run their
score mark to four. The boys then
raised their mark to three on q close
decision at home plate. In the first
half Of the sixth inning the girls lost
two we'll earned scores by what the
crowd considered rank decision BY
the umpire. This seemed to add new
life and they raised their score to
seven. In the ninth inning the crowd
began to cheer the boys and in their
excitement crowded in 40 close to first
base that Miss Egan was caused to
make an error and let in one more
score for the boys. The game closed
with score of Z to in the Bloomers
favor
Both games were good ones.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
One Service Barred,

A famous London barrister was upon
one occasion called upon to defend Il
cook tried for murder, being accused of
having poisoned his master. The bar
rister after a most able and brilliant
defense of the culprit secured an ac-
quittal. The cook, anxious to show his
gratitude. said. 'Tell me, sir, whatever
can do for you to reward you?" The
triumphant counsel answered, "My
good man, do anything you can, but
for Gods sake don't ever cook for me!''
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
City journal.
Contucius as . Poet,

For those who want to know some
thing of the poetic abilities of Con
fucius, the Orient Review publishes
some translations from a collection
given to the Chinese world 500 years
r. c. One of these is called '"The Bride
Cometh:"
The turtledove dwe,ls in the magp,e's
nest.
One cometh as bride to be caressed.
A hundred carriages have gone in quest.
The nagpie's home the young dove hath
possessed.
This lady cometh as lifelong guest.
hundred chariots on the road have
pressed
The turtledove shall fill the magpie's nest
She travels far from home to love and
rest.
hundred carriages her rank attest.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
Honest Graft.

"Jones made the best part of his
money by grating"
''Why, thought he had such a high
reputation for honesty"
$50 he has. He must graft, though,
for he keeps a fruit nursery. ."-Balti-
more American.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
Curiosity.

If you want to find out how busy
men are, paint red ring on your
door. Every 1nan who passes will stop
to find out what it is for and then
wait until the next man comes along
that he may tell about it.-Atchison
Globe.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
The Vote That Counted.

"And what was your family's de-
cision?"
Practically unanimous in my fa-
Tor," answered the young lawyer.
mother voting aye and father dissent.
ing."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
Lono End Short.

Farmer B.-This ere paper says they
amt nothin' f'r an appetite like long
tramp. His Wise-Land! They don't
know what they're tal!sin' about. A
short one en- eat just cz Euca.-Path.
fnde-.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
His School.

q sstHave you college diplomaY
lsSssNo, but have several mining stock
certidcates that might frame and
q sihang up as evidence that have been
s5through the school of experience."-
sypxchange.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
PROGRAM.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Usual services will be held at the
Episcopal church next Sunday. Holy
communion at 500 o'clock a. m.
Morning prayer, and sermon at 1l:OO
q. m. Shortened evening song and
address 500 p. m.
ARTHUR w. WILDE,
Priest in charge
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17
TroIIope's Recipe For Novel Writing.

Mr.. Trollope wrote immensely and
never waited for inspiration. He said
the best recipe he knew for novel writ
ing was a patch of cobbler's wax on
his chair and to take great care he sat
on it.-"-. caves From a Life"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will hold their Thanks Offer.
ing service Sunday evening July 10th,
at the M. E. church.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-07-17

The habit Of looking at the best side
~ every event is worth more than
~ thousand a year.-Johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
DEATH To FLIES.
State Board of Health Opens
War in Topeka.
Scene of Opening Gun Midwinter
Exposition.
70 GIVE OUT POINTERS
Intended to Instruct People
OH Pure Foods.
One of the Most Interesting
Booths There.
SWAT THE FLY.

Flies may infect food with the
germs of typhoid fever or con-
sumption and are therefore more
dangerous than preservatives
DEATH TO ALL FLIES,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
CAN NOT GET OUT.
p. NJ. Childers Refused Release From
Federal Prison.

P NJ. Childers, a murderer, who
wanted the prison doors at the federal
penitentiary at FIT. Leavenworth
thrown open so that he might walk out
a free man, was denied the writ of
habeas corpus which he sought at the
hands of Judge John c. Pollock.
Childers was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment on the Eth of June, 1907,
at Nowata, l. r., for killing Lena At
wood In seeking his freedom Childers
raised a question that was never
brought up before-that when congress
providing for the establishment OF
courts and fixing their jurisdiction In
the Indian Territory, that the federal
courts already then in existence had
no Jurisdiction over crimes committed
following the enabling act. Childers
claimed that the United States court
for the northern district of the Indian
Territory had no jurisdiction over his
case since he had committed the muir
der after the enabling act had been
passed which conferred the jurisdiction
of his case on the eastern district OF
Oklahoma. That such court ala noI
assume jurisdiction was because the
court had not yet been established,
though an act by congress gave 1t
foundation as soon as the state OIL Ok-
lahoma should spring into existence
Judge Pollock held that though for
a period Of II months, according to. the
wording of the act of congress, the red
eral court for the northern district OF
Indian Territory might have no 1ur1s-
diction of crimes occurring after the
enabling act still that such was not
the intent of congress to make 1t I'M
possible to punish crime that might be
committed during the interim OF the
IL months until the new federal courts
for the state of Oklahoma might be or
ganiZed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
MERCHANTS TO MEET.
Kansas Retail Association Here Next
Week

Next week will indeed be a busy
week for Topeka. In addition to the
legislature converting on the goth and
the Midwinter exposition opening on
that day, both of which will attract to
the city a great many visitors. the
Kansas Retail Merchants ISOLATION
will also hold its annual convention
in the rooms of the Commercial club
on Tuesday and Wednesday, January
Fl and %.
Mr.. J. w. Robinson, of Robinson,
Marshall & Co, is president of the
State Retailers association, and is an
enthusiastic worker. Mr.. Robinson Is
deeply interested in the uniform credit
features of the organization and has
The other officers of this association
are L. S. Pegues, first vice president,
Junction City, Kansas; B. A. Litowitch,
second vice president, Salina, Kansas:
August Holm, third vice president
Marysville, Kansas; H. A. Rose secre-
tary, and George w. Kaufman, treas
urer, both of Leavenworth, Kansas
The state association now embraces
more than $500 merchants engaged in
the various lines of trade and it is pre-
dicted that at least 10 per cent of its
membership will be present at tbs
convention. The purpose of the or
ganizatfon is the promotion of any
movement which will tend to the bet
terment of conditions for the retailer.
All merchants, whether members or
not, are invited to attend the meeting
on the afternoon of the 21st
AT this meeting there will be adj
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
KANSAS DAY CLUB.
Programme for Annual Banquet Jan.
uary 20.

Secretary VIM. Vernon of the Kan
saS Day club today made public the
programme for the banquet of the
club on Kansas Day, January 20.
1t is hoped by the officers of the
club that the legislature may remain
In session till January 20. but even
If it does not, many of the members
will stay over to attend the banquet
The banquet will be held in the base
ment of the state house dome, and
there will probably be about 400 to
500 plates.
The programme follows:
Music
Presidents Addres-John S. Daw-
son, Hill City.
Kansas E. Butler, Kan
sas university.
Agricultural Educa
R. Nichols, Manhattan
'Radicalism'-W. B. Ham, Stock
ton.
Music.
THE Serpent, the Octopus and the
Elephant'-F'red S. Jackson, Eureka
Our PlatformS'-J. N. Tincher,
Medicine Lodge.
The Young Man in Politics'-
Frank Frantz, Enid, Okla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
HAS NO SECRETS.
Japan Does Not Care Who Knows
Where Her Ships Are.

Toxic, Jan. 1S.-Reports attributing
sinister designs to the japanese naval
administration in connection with the
Pacific squadron are absolutely I'M
founded. Vice Admiral Saito, minister
of the navy. in an interview today
with the correspondent of the ASSo-
ciated Press said:
1--WE have no secrets from America
concerning the distribution of our
fleet. Daily reports are handed the
naval attaches showing the where
abouts of every vessel which can easily
be ascertained
I'm view of the sensational reports
emanating from various quarters, we
desire emphatically to say that no YES
sci of the japanese feet is any nearer
the Pacific coast of America than
Yokosuka. Every one Of the battle
ships is now on the home station,
either at Yokosuka. Kure or Sasebo.
and the entire flotillas of torpedo
boats and submarines are at the same
stations.
1.-THE only Japanese war vessels now
outside of home waters are one
cruiser at each of the following Chin
csc ports:
chow; two at Shanghai and three
small ships at Korea.
ga training ship squadron consist
ing of three old cruisers, will sail on
January 25. One of these vessels is
going in the direction of Colombo, in
Ceylon, via Manila, where she will
call on a friendly visit.
'tAny statement made differing
from this is absolutely witho tut
foundation"
Vice Admiral Saito was evidently
surprised that any idea prevailed
aboard that Japanese war vessels were
cruising in the direction Of America.
T4h Y, nvfxy 10
American naval attache, when he was
shown Vice Admiral Saito's statement
said:
'I can positively confirm the state
ment of the minister Of the navy from
my own knowledge of the Japanese
naval situation.
There is no vessel absent from the
home waters except those on the
regular Chinese stations End few old
vessels at Korea"
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G. C. SMITH
Merchant Police
Bell Phone 1910. zoos Harrison St

"Sanctus;'' benediction. Order Of
evening service: Instrumental music,
doxology, Invocation, Lords prayer
in unison, congregational song ser
vice, reading, anthem: BLESS Ye the
Lord" Offering; solo by Miss Viva
Brown; sermon; hymn; anthem:
"Benedictus,' benediction.
Mr. p Bicklehaupt of 324 West
Gordon street, received the following
letter a few days ago:
Ross, Ia, Jan. IA, 1908.
Mr. P. Bfcklehaupt, Dear SIR
shot one of your pigs. Am sorry for
it, and the Lord has put it on me to
ask you to forgive me. Enclose find
draft for SO to pay for the same.
Your friend,
1t has been over five years since
Mr.. Bfcklehaupt has lived in Ross, Ia.
and when he did, he and Mr.. CLIFFORD
were the best of friends and on his
return to Topeka, Mr.. Clifford assist
ed him in moving and never was
there anything mentioned about the
mig Mr. Bicklehaupt was a ranch
man and owned hundreds Of pigs and
had never missed the pig that was
shot Reformation has been long
ways off for this man, but it is thought
to be a pretty good scheme after all
for Mr. BickIehaupt got a good price
for his pig. A member of the same
church to which Mr.. Clifford belongs
traded watches with son of Bickle-
haupts and in a few weeks it dawned
upon him that he had cheated Mr..
Bfcklehaupt jr., SO he returned
the same watch and a dollar to boot
to pay for the time he had kept the
watch. It is thought that if the Lord
would "put it on some of the people
of Topeka who engage in the same
business it would not be at all out of
the way.
Mrs. James Bartle of 927 North Madi
son street, who has been very SICK Tor
over two weeks is not improving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, deafness is the
results and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to it's
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are caus-
ed by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces
we will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by catarrn)
that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure Send for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
: Take Halls Family Pills for consttpa-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
JOKE ON Stone.
fastened to Follow Advice of
Governor Haskell.
Found That Kansas Has Long
Ago Anticipated Him.
PASS THE 100 MARK.
New Bills in the House Are
Numerous.
Voting Machine Measure Makes
Its Appearance.

The joke seems to be on Governor
Haskell of Oklahoma and Robert
Stone, representative from Shawnee
county. When Governor Haskell was
here he urged the Kansas legislature
to follow the lead of Oklahoma, and
ask congress to call a constitutional
convention for the purpose of provid-
ing for the election of United States
tive Stone thought it was a good
scheme. and on Friday introduced the
resolution. e &
Today it was discovered that the
legislature at the session of 1907 pass
ed just exactly this resolution, beating
Oklahoma to it by about a year. The
resolution was introduced in the house
by Representative Davis of Bourbon.
The resolution was passed by the
house January %. 1907, passed by the
senate February 5, and approved Feb
ruary 6, 1907.
Mr.. Stone withdrew his resolution
when this discovery was made and it
is expected that another resolution Oh
the same subject which has been in
troduced will be withdrawn.
The standing committee to which the
resolution was referred reported it
adversely.
The new bills in the house passed
morning. Most of these bills are of a
local nature and some are intended
merely to satisfy somebody's con-
stituents.
Representative Saunders introduced
bill to amend the tax law by exempt
ing all lodge and fraternal society
property from taxation.
Representative Kirkland of Saline by
request introduced a bill providing for
the purchase of voting machines. 1t
authorizes counties, townships and
cities to buy voting machines. 1t
provides for a state commission to
investigate the merits of voting ma
chimes and recommend those satisfaC-
tory.
w. B. Ham introduced the bill pre-
pared by John Dawson and W. H.
Rossington authorizing the formation
of private corporations to insure bank
deposits. 1t does not interfere with
state guarantee of deposits.
Representative Wilson introduced a
bill providing for the construction Of a
state tubercular hospital.
Repres entative Davis reintroduced
his bill requiring railroad companies to
put telephones in all railroad depots.
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dresses by ]. w. Robinson, Alexander
Kerr, E. S. Purdy, WV. Todd and
John H. Atwood, silver tongued orator
and distinguished lawyer of Leayen-
worth The address of welcome win
be made by Mayor Green and the
meeting will close with discussion of
the pure food law, DR.. Crumbine con-
Quoting the question box.
Arrangements have been made by
the association for all visiting members
to attend the Midwinter exposition on
the evening of the 22d. the association
supplying the visitors with tickets for
the occasion,
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BISCFIOFF
In Resale, Nebraska,
To Locate Child of Olaf
Olson.
$500 Reward Offered.
Public Spiritual Meeting Here
Sunday Evening.
Last Appearance in Public
in Topeka.
Here 10 Days Longer.
Here 10 Days Longer,

Professor Bischoff, the Spiritual
Medium at 215 East Seventh street,
will return today from Rosalie, Ne
braska, where he went Thursday at
the solicitation of Mr.. Olof Olson of
that place, whose 4-year-old daughter
disappeared December s, 1907, and
whose whereabouts are still unknown
to her parents. Mr. Olson, who is con-
nected with the State bank of Rosalie,
has offered Professor Bischoff $500 for
finding his daughter, and when
Bischoff left Topeka he was confident
of locating the child.
Owing to the large number of per-
sonal and mail requests for one more
public spiritual service, Professor
Bischoff decided before leaving for
Rosalie to hold just one more meeting,
which will be held Sunday evening at
Security hall, Seventh and Kansas
avenue. This will positively be the last
public appearance of the Bischoffs in
Topeka. and at the meeting Sunday
evening a full stringed orchestra will
be in attendance. Professor Bischoff
promises all who attend the most start
ling demonstrations yet seen at any
Of his previous meetings.
The Bischoffs will be in Topeka only
about ten days longer and all those
who desire to see them should do so
at once.
The public is received at their par
lors daily from a. m. to p. m, Sun
days IL a. m to 4. p. m. Everything
absolutely confidential: maid in at
tendance. Life readings by mail 81.
Send self addressed stamped envelope,
date, day and year of birth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
BRYAN VOLUNTEERS.
To Be Organized in Every Precinct in
the Union,

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 1S.-Mayor Jas
Z. Dehlman, Democratic national COM
mitteeman for Nebraska will have &C
tive control of the movement to or
ganize the Bryan volunteers. He said
today that steps were being taken to
organize the Bryan volunteers in every
precinct in the United States. He be-
neves that by the middle of July the
organization will be ready to take up
the campaign all over the country cod
mack an active canvass in everx state
the Bryan managers would depend to
a large extent on this organization to
provide campaign fund to be used
by the national committee the coming
fall.