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The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
A Kansas Veteran Dead.

Homer E. Pond, GO years DID, lieu.
tenant of the Third Wisconsin volun.
teer infantry during the Civil war,
prominent in the affairs of the Kansas
Department of the G. A. R. and the
Odd Fellows lodge, died at the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Leavenworth
recently. He had been In the hos
pital at the home for three years.
Major Pond was postmaster at Fort
Scott, his home, during President Har-
rison's administration. He was a
brother Of the late Major James E.
Pond, a noted manager of lectures,
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
A Boy browns In a We'll.

Wesley York, the 2-year-old son of
Mrs. Clara York, was drowned at New
ton by falling into an abandoned well
in the rear Of the opera house. The
little fellow was playing around the
well and slipped through a hole in
the board covering into the water, Is
feet below. An older playmate saw
him fall and summoned help and the
body was recovered at once. A ply
stefan, who had been called in the
meantime, worked 30 minutes in the
hope Of reyiying the boy, but without
success.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21

Topeka, Kansas - The Copeland
hotel, for 20 years the political
headquarters of Kansas, was burned
early Thursday morning.
|. E. Lambert of Emporia, ex-United
States attorney for Kansas. was a
guest of the hotel. He has not been
seen by anyone who knew him, and
his friends are convinced that he is
dead. A. w. Smith of Mcpherson, bet
ter known as Farmer" Smith, is so
dangerously injured that he may not
recover.
]. M. Davis, representative from
Kiowa county, also is dangerously in
jured He inhaled flames.
The list of injured includes prac-
tically every guest in the hotel, al
though there are not half dozen of
the So guests that were dangerously
injured
Men and women in their night cloth
ing and in bare feet ran through the
snow-covered streets to the Y. NJ. q
A. building, diagonalll across the
street from the hotel; and two men
and three women ran barefoot through
four inches of snow and ice down
Kansas avenue two blocks to the Ma
tional hotel.
That so many of the guests escaped
is regarded as remarkable.
The fire apparently started on the
south side of the second floor, prob
ably in the hall along the east wing
Of the building. The flames first
broke through in the hall leading to
the alley fire escape at the east end
Of the building.
Within half an hour after the fire
started the entire building was mass
Of flames.
The building did not have a piece
of steel in it, except the elevator ma
chinery, engines and kitchen outfit. 1t
was four-story brick building,
trimmed with stone, but the floors
and partitions were all wood, and
there was not even fire wall through
the building. The timber was old and
rotten and burned like finder, and all
the water that could be pumped
through the Topeka water mains could
not have checked the flames.
Ex-Governor Click of Atchison had
a room on the third floor OF the hotel.
Some Of his friends rushed to his
room and carried him down ladder
to the Y. NJ. G. A. building. These
friends lost all Of their clothing and
valuables In aiding the ex-governor,
as they we're unable to return to their
rooms. Governor Click is 81 years
old.
The body of /. e. Lambert, United
States district attorney for Kansas,
was found in the ruins Thursday night
with the head and arms and legs
burned off. The body was found in
the northeast corner of the building.
Lambert's room was on the fourth
floor directly above.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Satisfaction.

Stern Officer ION German frontier)--
Passport, sir!
Gentle Graduate of Yale-Jerushy
John! Forgot all about-that is, ] did
not know had to show 1t here. +
well-hold on! Here! produces a be-
ribboned and be-sealed document)
Here you are at last. Excuse me, ! did
not know you we're the proper officer.
Officer tries to read the Latin) -Ha
-Dlictum-Ha-His Emporium-Ha!
(Returns aScred parchment.) Yis, sare!
It is sufficient! Accuse mil 1t is of the
high royal household. Special envoy.
Much apolige. Hourly! Go at once.
Graduate (relieved)-Great Scott
That was close shave! That's the best
thing a Yale diploma ever did for me-.
From the Bohemian.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
should Men Talk Business at Homer

oHoulu wen GIN pus'ncoo a. i'o"~'
Ono Of the real reasons Of divorce
of interest between men and women OF
this country is that women do not take
an interest in their husbands business.
Business bores most American women.
We are too idealistic and too intellec-
tual to care for its sordid details. Bust
ness does more than bore us; sooner
or later the average woman grows to
dislike business, and for good reason.
1t Is her rival in her husbands interest
and affections, says the writer OF an
article entitled THE Inconsequential
American Woman" in Appleton's
America is full Of sad-eyed and well
dressed women who complain that
their husbands lives they would stare
business" that they have no interest
left for anything else. If you were to
suggest to these women that they had
once been given a chance to share in
their h usbands' lives they would stare
at you in surprise. 1t would be useless
to tell such a woman that she might
have been a consulting partner in her
husbands business had she wished. To
this she has the reply, Man ought to
leave his business cares in his office"
That is, mans brain should be neatly
divided into two parts; he should be
able to switch off the thoughts which
have occupied his business hours the
way in which one extinguishes an cleo
trie light. He should at the same mo-
ment switch on the other half of his
brain where should burn brightly with
affection for his wife, love Of amuse-
ment and desire for that kind of relax
alton which his wife enjoys. The great
majority of men have been made to be-
lieve that they should not bring bust
ness home" so great is the power of
reiterated suggestion. They actually
think that it would not please them to
have their wives take an intelligent in
terest in their pressing affairs.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Kansans in CHICAGO to Dine.

January 20 is to be kansas Day"
in Chicago. The people in that city
who formerly lived in Kansas are to
give a dinner on that date and have
invited Governor Stubs, w. A. White,
Henry Allen, Joseph L. Bristow, Vic
tor Murdoch and other Kansans to
make addresses. The committee to
arrange the dinner is composed of
George R. Peck, George T. Nicholson,
John Sebastian, Russell R. Whitman,
]. G. Kelsey and the Rev. Duncan G.
Miner.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Mice on the Pillow.

"I'm not 80 much afraid of mice as
some women said she, but | don't
like them in my hair. The other
night | finished biscuit was eating
after l went to bed and naturally left
some crumbs about, not meaning to,
never thinking of mice.
"Well, about the middle of the night
/ heard scampering, and there were
the mice all over my hair, trying to
get at those crumbs.
Il tell you, gave one Shrek, sprang
up lighted all the gas in the room
and sat up the rest of the night watch
ing that pillow" 4
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
COPELAND HOTEL IN RUINS
TOPEKA POLITICAL HEADQUAR-
TIERS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Isaac E. Lambert of Emporia, Kan,
Killed and Many Well Known
Persons Injured.
THE DEAD.
Isaac E. Lambert, Emporia.
THE INJURED.


A. w. Smith. Mcpherson, broken ankle,
broken arm and cuts.
Mrs. w. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson, broken
ankle.
Tom A. Hubbard, Rome, cuts on the
arm.
w. A. Rowland, Mcpherson, three ribs
broken, arms cut.
Robert C. McMurray, Kansas City
Kan, ankle fractured.
S. C. Westcott, GaIena, foot spralned.
Chief G. o. Wilmarth, head cut.
Colonel T. 3. Murdoch, right leg In
Iured, knee twisted and ankle sprained.
j. w. Davis, Greensburg, overcome by
smoke.
Mrs. 3. L. Thompson, Harrington, back
Injured
Paul Rich, Coolidge, back, side and
wrist sprained.
w. A. Elstun, Moline, spraIns anc
bruises.
n. C. Bowman, Newton, ankle and back
sprained.
c. II. Lamb, Yates Center, back In
jured.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Graft In Omaha.

Omaha, ebraska-Herbert S. Dan
lei, city prosecutor, caused sensa-
ton in Judge Sears court Friday by
declaring ]. ]. Wetmore, on trial for
bribery, had told the prosecutor that
Chief of Police John ]. Donahue had
been receiving $3.50 and former Prose-
cutor Thomas Lee had been paid 5000
month for protection by M. F. Mar
tin, owner of much property.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Pasteur Cure for Kansans.

Five Wichita persons who were bit
ten by squirrels and are said to have
hydrophobia have left for the Pasteur
institute in Chicago. In addition to
the four bitten at first, it has devel-
oped since that there are several
others. The party is composed Of
four men and one woman.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Collenes Must File Bond

Secretary of State Denton has
called the attention of the medical
colleges of Kansas to law enacted
in 1897 which requires such colleges
to file bond in the sum of $1,000 with
his Office before they can receive any
dead bodies for dissecting purposes
The penalty for violation of the law
is a fine of $500.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
For a Hospital for Kansas Insane.

DR.. T. c. Biddle, superintendent OF
the Topeka hospital for insane, has
asked an appropriation of 100000 to
erect a receiving hospital here. All
patients would be taken directly to
this hospital and given individual care
and treatment in an effort to cure
their insanity at once. 1t is believed
by many physicians that the percent
age of cures of patients admitted to
the hospital would be materially in
creased with a receiving hospital for
special treatment.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Kansas City, Kan, Prosperous.

The year 1909 opened with the
record banking business in Kansas
City, Kan. The deposits in the Is
banks are in excess of $16,000,0G0 at
the close of the first week, and all
banks say they have opened new &C.
counts. The Peoples National, which
began business Monday by taking
over the business of the Bankers Ma
tional, opened many new accounts
with country bankers as well as with
business men.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Bar Association Convent N.

The members Of the Kansas State
Bar association have arranged to hold
their annual convention in Topeka,
January q and 2S, and an interesting
program has been provided for the
two days session. The annual ban.
quet of the lawyers will be held the
evening of the 2Sth and the occasion
promises to be a memorable one.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
No More Tin Bridges There.

Many years ago Cowley county de-
cided that it was poor economy to
spend money for tin bridges. The
representatives of that county helped
to get bill through the legislature
to increase the amount of money
which may be raised for bridge work
and for good roads. Then Cowley
county began building stone bridges.
No other county in Kansas has as
many stone or cement bridges as Cow.
ley. And they want more Of the same.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Latest Kansas Events.
"eaby Lodoeu BUYS Ground.

A deal has been closed whereby
the Great Bend lodge of Elks, recently
installed, became the owner of a build.
ing site, located at the corner of La
kin avenue and Stone street. The
lodge is known among the order Of
this and other states as the "baby
lodge" The movement for a per-
manent Elks' home for Great Bend
is under way, and stock company Is
being organized to finance the build
ing of $4,000 structure to be erect
ed upon the site purchased.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
GayeIs from Reformatory.

The gavel used in the house this
session was made by the inmates Of
the Hutchinson reformatory. Speaker
Dolley, in accepting the token, said ii
bore great significance. at is given
by the reformatory," said he, ITO a
reform legislature" The senate also
got gavel from the same source.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
A Franchise for a Helm Line.

The Joplin & Pittsburg Electric
Railway company better known as
the Helm line, has been granted a
franchise by the city council Of Cher
okee for the construction of the line
into that town. Negotiations also are
under way between the Girard Coal
Belt Electric Railway and ]. ]. Helm,
president of the Joplin G. Pittsburg
Railway company, for the purchase Of
the coal belt system.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Agriculture In Rural Schools.

County Superintendent D. H. Holt
of Cherokee county has 60 of his 100
rural schools doing daily class work
in elementary agriculture. Two Of
these schools will also give a course
in manual training to the seventh
and eighth grade boys.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Another Incubator Baby.

An incubator baby, the first one in
that section Of the state, is attract
ing great attention at Cheney. The
baby weighs only 27s pounds. An in
cubator was built for the child and
it was put in it few hours after
birth. People from nearby towns are
calling hourly to see the tiny child
The physician in charge says 1t will
live.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Admiral 70 lestvensky Dead.

st. Petersburg, Russia-The death
of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky is an
nounced, who was In command of the
Russian fleet in May, 1905, when it
was practically annihilated by the
Japanese in the battle of the Sea Of
Japan. The cause Of death was neu-
ralgia of the heart.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Sheet Water at coffeyviIle.

The question of pure water sup
ply for all purposes has been solved
for Coffeyville. Six test wells have
been put down and in each an I'M
limited supply of sheet water was
found Arrangements are being made
to make the change from the Verdi
girls river water to this sheet water
within the next few weeks. The wat
erworks system is owned by the city
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
creamery COMPANIES Consolidate.

One of the most important deals in
the creamery industry of Barton coun-
ty occurred when the Merritt Cream
cry company Of Great Bend, and the
Larned Creamery company Of Larned,
were consolidated, under the name of
the Meritt-Schwier Creamery COM
panY.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Prominent Wichita Mason Dead.

J. Giles Smith, known as the father
Of Scottish Rite Masonry in Wichita,
and the first thirty-third degree Ma
son in this consistory, died suddenly
recently Of heart disease. He started
the movement to institute consistory
there over 20 years ago.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Oklahoma School Fund.

Guthrie, Oklahoma-A semiannual
apportionment Of the state school
fund distributed among the various
counties Friday amounted to 81 per
capita or for all school children, o
total of $500,2S1.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21

this valuable medi-
cine. Lydia Pink
hams V egetable
Compound. I suf-
fered from terrible
headaches, pain in
my back and right
side, was tired and
nervous, and SO
weakIcould hardly
s tand. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound re-
stored me to health
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Fl. Leavenworth Has New Postmaster

Guy A. Swallow of Meriden has been
nominated by the president to be post
master at Fort Leavenworth in place
Of Laura Goodfellow, removed. 1t is
understood that things have not been
running smoothly at the Office Swal-
low was recommended by Representa-
tive Anthony.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
A SPEEDY ONE.

Miss Tapps-Of course, some type
writer's are extremely expert.
Clerk-Oh, yes. know of one who
married rich employer in less than
three months.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21

Tragedy IN New Jersey. A woman
going from one room to another in her
house met the harmless, necessary cat
carrying mouse; whereupon the wom-
an screamed and fell dead. The story,
however, is imperfect. The scream
must have startled and surprised the
cat, and what we are really curious to
know Ii whether the mouse escaped?
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Gov. stubbs's First Appointment

The first appointment Of Gov.
Stubs was that of James Teeter, to
be marshal Of the South side city
court in Kansas City. He succeeds
Albert Becker, who was elected sher-
If.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Leayenworth pioneer Dies.

Richard H. Mullins, aged SO, one Of
the pioneer residents Of this county,
and for IL years county commits
sioner, died at his home at Boiling af-
ter three years sickness with per-
nicious anaemia. He went there in
the early Sos from Howard county,
Mo-, taking up claim, on which he
resided until his death,
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
Pacific Elect salls.

Talcahuano, Chile--The first divl
sion of the United States Pacific fleet,
which has been here on a visit for ten
days, sailed Thursday for Valparaiso.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
An $1,000 Fire In stronq CITY,

Fire broke out in the rear of James
O'Reilly's grocery store In Strong City
the other day. The grocery and four
other frame buildings were burned.
The loss is $4,000.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21

The National Good Roads association
was organized By delegates from SO
states ia national convention in Chi.
nsAb November II. 1900.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
A Widely Known Travelling Man Dead

A Widely Known Travelling Man Dead.
Word has been received at Wichita
of the sudden death in Evansville,
Ind, of H. K. Pritchard, who has been
travelling salesman in the South
west since 1885, For a time he was
in the furniture business in Wichita.
He was widely known in that section
of state.
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21

A Shortage in Montgomery County
An expert accountant has found a
shortage Of $4,000 in the accounts OF
the Montgomery county treasurer
The Globe-republican., 1909-01-21
MORE
PDNKHAM
i. CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy. /,

Camden, cit is with pleasure
that 1 add my testimonial to your
already long list hoping that it may
induce others to avail themselves Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-27
CARE OF THE HORSE

Do not deceive yourself by the belief
that any old rack bones Of a mare
will produce first class mule colts even
if she is bred to a thorough bred jack.
Nature does not perform miracles.
The man who will allow his horses
to stand all night with mud and snow
clinging to their legs ought to be COM
pelled to sleep standing in wet boots.
Cold water and a hot horse make a
lovely combination which produces
founders.
Feed that has been unused over and
left in the box to become sour over
night may sometimes be eaten by q
very hungry animal the next day, but
If is pretty sure to cause trouble.
/. Horses stabbed in close, badly ven
tilated barn will come out in the morn
ing dull and stupid.
A good bran mash with handful OF
oats thrown in is to a horse What
pumpkin pie is to a boy.
man can accomplish on a farm
nearly as much with a three-horst
team as two men can with four horse:
worked as double teams. Ever try 1t
No intelligent man ought to discour'
age a young horse by urging him t.
null a load that is too heavy for him
A broken spirit in horse means
lloss that cannot be repaired.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-27
THE TURKEY MOTHER

On large farms where blackhead has
not gained a footing no single branch
in the poultry department offers great
er possibilities than turkey raising.
Though tender during the first few
weeks they later require little care
save regular feeding twice a day as an
inducement to them to come home at
night.
While many prefer the hen mother,
whose brood are less liable to develop
into rambrers, it cannot be denied that
the turkey best understands the needs
of her poults.
Turkeys chafe under confinement
Their Wild ancestry is not SO remote
that they do not love the woods and
fields, thriving best on seeds and insect
diet
| The old turkey always proceeds leis-
urely with her flock, intuitively know.
ing when one is tired and as speedily
settling down to let it rest.
The hen, on the other hand, is al
hustle, and soon has the tender poult:
completely tired out. If she is con.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-27
FERTILE AFRICAN VALLEYS
Nitrogen Gathering Legumes
Cause of Productivity-Les-
sons to Be Learned
BY C. M. MILLER.

1t has taken the United States De-
partment of Agriculture to discover the
causes of the inexhaustible fertility of
the soil in the valley of the Nile. 1t
has always been believed that the Won
derful powers of the soil in that coun-
try was due to some deposit of plant
food that was made by the overlooking
of the river. The Agricultural Depart
ment has discovered that it is due
more to the nitrifying powers of a le-
gume which resembles clover and al
falfa to some extent
Green manuring is one of the Oldest
means of improving soil fertility, but
good many American farmers have
not yet discovered that fact. Green
manuring means blowing under green
crops raised with special reference to
their fertilizing value. Land that is
practically barren may be brought to a
state of high fertility by this process
and it is the work of the agricultural
college to teach this fact to the Ameri-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-27
BUSY DAYS IN THE ORCHARD

Dead and broken limbs may be re-
smoothly with a saw-never with the
ax--and after a few days paint over
the cut surface. / would not trim
newly set trees in the fall. If the tree
has been disturbed it will feel the
cold in consequence. 1t should be left
to stand as it is until spring and then
trimmed. Old and established trees
may be trimmed in the fall, but newly
set ones would better go over until
spring.
The orchard will respond to manure
and commercial fertilizers. Most Or
chards get too little manure.
If your orchard suffers from high
winds, would not a windbreak of ever
green trees be a valuable protection
Such break means rapid growth.
Never set young trees among old and
decaying ones. 1t will be almost i'm
possible to keep the worms from de-
stroying them. 1t is more profitable tc
put your young orchard some distance
from the old one.
Do not plant trees in fence corners
where they cannot be cultivated. Trees
must be cultivated to do well. A croI
of potatoes, melons, sugar corn or to-
naatoes can be raised between the row!
of trees. When they begin to bear thu
| ground can be sown in grass.
To prevent rabbits from destroying
Young trees rub the trees with rab
hit skin in the fall and spring. People
who have tried this say it works well
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-27
THE FARMERS ENEMIES

The government showed the farmers
how to use strychnine on chopped al
falfa, and this has been very effective
in killing the mice, while birds do not
eat it.
Hawks and owls are great help to
the farmer in destroying field mice
Governor Harris men have examined
the stomachs of 5000 hawks and owls
and found that out of seventy species
of these birds only three prey upor
poultry.
These are the goshawk, the copper
hawk and the sharp Skinned hawk
These should be killed, but all other
hawks and owls should be protected, as
they feed upon field mice in the winter
and spring.
In the west each hawk destroys in 6
year about 1000 field mice, or theil
equivalent in insects, mainly grasshop.
pers.
Rats also do tremendous amour
Of damage, running up into the mil
lions, and the farmer is among thu
chief sufferers in their depredations.