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Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

All too many farmers in the corn belt have yet to learn the several ad- vantages coming from adopting a type of soil tillage which makes possible tie growing of 1000 bushels of corn on fifteen acres instead of sprawling 1t over forty or fifty acres. Such an agricultural reform would mean not only a vastly greater economy in the use and working of land and care of the crops, but corresponding increase in satisfaction on the part of the pro- prietor.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

Scientists who are making a thor ough investigation of pellagra, the dis ease which has lately made its ap- pearance in this country and owes it's origin to the eating of moldy corn and corn products, seem to think it has it's counterpart in the blind staggers which aff1ict horses and similar ail- ments of some other domestic animals, diseases which they hope to prove are superinduced by eating moldy corn. Whether the connection between the diseases can be established or not, an interesting field for investigation has certainly been opened.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

There are q good many breeders which seem to be slow in learning the lesson that they should keep for breeding purposes and not sell the best individuals which they produce. It is hard to refuse a long price for a fine animal, but here is a case where a fellows farsighted self interest ought to serve him we'll.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

For all practical purposes-and this holds whether the animal be of the roadster or draft type-a horse is valu- able in just the proportion that the feet and legs on which he stands are strong and sound. For this reason, in the judging of the merits of sire and dam and the worth of their get, this important point can be given hardly too much attention.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

. There Is surely an African in the wood pile when the growers of .pota- toes get but 8 cents per bushel for their tubers f. O. b. in October and the consumer has to pay from $1.25 to $1.40 per bushel for the same. article when they are delivered at his back door three months later by the local grOceryman
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

The average cost of hauling ton of freight a mile by railroad is 7.S mills, while the cost of moving it the same distance by wagon is 23 cents. Tn the difference between these figures lie the chief argument and motive for bet ter roads. The question is a vital one that all who haul produce to market should be interested in.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

The other day we came across the case of a breeder of blooded hogs and cattle who, it is said, does him. self a positive injustice financially be- cause he does not have his animals in even fair condition at sale time. We heartily commend in any breeder the practice of not pampering or over feeding animals that are to be offered for sale, but there Is a happy and en- tirely commendable medium that lies between these two-namely, the giv- ing of the blooded stock that care from day to day which will enable them to make a good showing at sale time and which will at the same time give their owner the return to which he is justly entitled.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

Milk, sweet or sour, is a most valu- able adjunct in the ration for the flock of hens and should be provided for them whenever possible. It furnishes them food elements in a form which they relish and which is at the same time easily digested and assimilated.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

One of the largest irrigation projects In the world has been under construc- tion during the past year and a half on the Murrumbidgee river, in New South Wales. The dam, which Is To- cated at Barren Jack, will cost when completed $7,500,OOO and will store water enough to irrigate and make available for settlement 1,359,O00 acres of land. The cost of this dam is all most twice that of the celebrated Salt river dam, near Phoenix, Ariz., the largest enterprise of its kind in the United States.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

This digging corn out of the snow in March is a belated and uncongenial labor, but any fellow who is engaged in it has the consolation of knowing that he has a lot of company in his misery.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

Considering the difficulty which is often experienced in carrying the can na through so long a dormant period without serious impairment of vital ity, 1t may be we'll to put the roots in soil in small pots or in a box large enough to accommodate several roots and place them in rather cool, light room where the bulbs will sprout, but where their development will be slow. Later, as the time approaches when they may be transferred to the open ground, with the danger of frost past, they may be given warmer quarters.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17
POST CARD BARGAINS.

We have a lot of miscellaneous Post Cards, all clean and perfect, New England scenes, no two alike, which we will sell, postpaid, at 2Sc per fifty.
 THE CANAAN PRINTING CO.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

The most wholesome influence th@t can come into the life of any person is a condition in which he is called upon to work for another There is at once satisfaction and zest in such serv- fno
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

At a sale of Polled Angus cattle of which we read an account the other day, where the animals disposed of were brought across the state line without proper inspection, about a dozen of the animals were seized by the veterinary authorities of the state in which the sale was held and sub jected to the tubercular test. Of this number ten animals were found more or less affected with tuberculosis, some so seriously that no portions of their carcasses were fit for food. This case is cited for the purpose of indicating the risk that the purchaser of full blooded stock runs and the wisdom there is in his insisting on q health certificate from a reliable veterinary authority before he pays the long price usually asked for such animals.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

Oilmeal is generally recognized as a most valuable food for the dairy COW in the furnishing of needed pro- tein to the ration. A handful given the horse once a week is a benefit and tends to keep him in a thrifty condition
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17
A Little Good aint in
 Time Saves $$$

When your buildings need painting, every days delay costs you money. The sun, rain. snow and frost are getting ill their work. Lumber costs too much to let it decay for want of little paint. It costs less to use good paint than to go without it. We use nothing but good paint and artists with the brush on all our work. We guarantee first class and durable job, prices reasonable. Don t put it off, let us figure with you on all Painting, Papering, Signs, etc.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

A few crystals of potassium per manganate placed in the drinking wa ter for the poultry make it an excel lent disinfectant, which cleanses the mouth and throat and will kill germs of roup that may be present. If the nasal passages are badly affected re- lief will come from forcing into the nostrils few drops of a per cent solution of carbolic acid and a per cent solution of copper sulphate mixed by means of a fine pointed oil can or atomizer. Besides this treatment, the sick fowls should be kept by them selves in a dry and we'll ventilated place.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

A query that naturally comes to one who feels an interest in the soil be- heath his feet is that having to do with its origin. Subsequent to the epoch where the stuff of which the old earth was made "took form and sub- stance' the earth masses were of rocky formation, but as a result of processes partly chemical and partly physical, extending through millionsS of years and including the work of heat and frost, of rain and snow, of flood and glacier, they were disintegrated and reduced to a fineness which made pos sible the nourishment of plant life Be fore this disintegration of rock masses was far advanced vegetation appear ed, helping in the further work of dis integration and adding to the rock soil the other element necessary in giving us the soil of the agriculturist-hu- mus. Many of these processes are still in operation, and soil making in a very true sense goes on under our very feet.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

There is no system or method of selecting public servants that will of honest men to office unless it is back ed by voters who are alert, honest and actively interested in the problems of popular government. The primary election system, admittedly the best method of selecting officers yet tried, will not insure the election of the right men to office any more than a reaper will harvest grain without horses to pull 1t. Along this line the farmer, the tradesman and the professional man have an equal responsibility in the at- tainment of good government.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-17

The black color of the surface soils found in many sections is due to the presence of humus, the decaying and decayed vegetable matter, the accumu- lation of many years. White soils are usually of sandy character, red soil of decomposed granite or clay, while the gray soils often noticed in western states are composed of volcanic ash. While black soils are usually fat and rich in humus, in no sense do they surpass the red or gray soils when it comes to other fertilizing elements. True, they often lack nitrogen, but this deficiency is made good by the appli- cation of manures and the growing of legumes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
TRUSTY IS CAUGHT.
Stole Diamonds From Deputy War
denis Wife at Federal Prison.

Leavenworth, Kan, April 13.-War-
den McClaughry received a telegram
yesterday from the chief of police of
st. Louis informing him that the ex-
convict. F. T. Griffin, who is wanted
for stealing some diamonds from Mrs.
Lemon. wife of the deputy warden,
had been apprehended in that city and
the diamonds recovered.
Griffin was a trusty who was SEN
fenced to the prison for year and a
day for robbing the United States mail.
He was employed in working about
the house and yard of the deputy war
den during the winter and was dis
charged from prison on March 10.
While working about the house he
is said to have stolen Mrs. Lemons
diamonds, valued at $3.50, but priced
far more than their intrinsic value be-
cause they were a present to Mrs.
Lemon from her mother.
Suspicion was at once turned to
Griffin. The police were informed and
a search made for the ex-time server.
In his home town, st. Louis, an es-
pecia1 search was made for him, and
not only was he recaptured, but the
diamonds were regained IS well.
AS the grand jury is in session in
Topeka at this time. Mr.. and Mrs
Lemon will go there tomorrow and
appear before them. Griffin probably
will then be indicted and brought to
this city for trial at the June term Of
the United States court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
MASON WILL GET 1T.
Salina Man Almost Certain to Land
Judgeship.

While the announcement of the ap-
pointment will not be made until to-
morrow, it is generally understood, I'M
less some new and unexpected devel-
opmert should arise that Benjamin A.
Mason Of Salina will be appointed
Judge of the Thirtieth judicial district
by Governor Stubs in place of Judge
Rees, resigned.
The politicians supported Mason in
the fight for this judgeship, while the
lawyers opposed him on the grounds
of inexperience and lack of qualiflca-
tions for the office. The governor has
entertained delegations from the Thir-
tieth district all week. Besides Ma
son, the candidates for the place were
E A. Mcfarland of Lincoln, Dallas
Grover of Ellsworth and Geo. A. Per-
rill and F. B. Bundon of Salina.
The following brief sketch of Mason
is furnished by a Salina citizen who
had taken no part in the fight for the
judgeship:
"Benjamin Allen Mason was reared
on a farm near Abba. Ia. He was
graduated from Ann Arbor in 1893. He
first practiced law at Beloit. Kan. He
came to Salina five years ago and en-
gagged in the land scrip business. He
is 81 years old. He has never prac-
ticed before the Saline county bar"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
ATTACKS THE Jumps.
BristOw and Burkett Criticise Course
of War Department.

Washington, April 13.-The war de-
partment today came in for a decree
of condemnation at the hands of sew
eral senators in connection with a bill
which was passed providing for the
sale to Whitman college at Walla
Walla, Wash, Of the lands embraced
in the old Walla Wal1a military reser-
walton. It was charged that the price
fixed was much less than the value of
the land and buildings.
Senators Scott, Burket and Bristow
were among the critics of the measure.
1t was shown that within three years
10000 had been expended for the
construction of new barracks on the
reservation Notwithstanding the aban-
donment of the post had been recon-
mended previous to their erection.
The payment for the barracks was
made out of a lump and the Kansas
and Nebraska senators took advantage
of the opportunity to attack the lump
system in making appropriations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
new PLAN TO GET JURY
Veniremen Examined Separately in
Hyde Case.

Kansas City. Mo-. April 13.-In order
to expedite the selection of the remain
ing % temporary jurymen to fill out the
Ianel of At in the trial of DR.. b. c.
Hyde, attorneys today adopted new
plan of examining Veniremen.
Zach man was called separately into
the jury room and Intercepted. Here
tofore the unexarnined venirenen have
been permitted to hear the questioning
of all prospective jurors. Attorneys be-
lieve the answers tended to influence
the opinions of other veniremen.
One hundred and fifty new veniremen
were subpoenaed yesterday and the
greater number of them were present
today for service. Prosecutor Virgil
ConkIng has hopes that it will not be
necessary to call any more men for ex-
animation.
Under the new plan of interrogation
I believe we shall soon fill out the
panel of the temporary jury" he said.
1t will probably be "a hours after the
Jury of At is chosen before the final
IL men who will try the case are
agreed upon. There will be no further
examinations in court. but the attor-
neys will make their selections in pri-
waite. The state must first exercise its
Is peremptory challenges. From the
list of 81 tentative 5urymen the de-
Tense will strike off 20. The remaining
u will compose the Jury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
CUMMINS ACCEPTS 1T.
Elkins Amendment to Railroad Bill Is
Modified.

Washington, April 13.-when the
senate entered upon the consideration
of the administration railroad bill to-
day Senator Elkins presented his
amendment regarding the representa-
ton of compiainants before the pro-
posed court of commerce. and Sena-
tor Cummins accepted the modifica-
ton, withdrawing his amendment pre-
viously offered. AS originally present
ed the E1kins amendment provided for
the representation of compliments by
counsel, while a substitute presented
by Mr. Cumlnins sought to make COM
p1ainants parties to the suit.
The Elkins modification embraced
both provisions and was entirely salts
factory to Senator Cummins, but it
aroused opposition elsewhere. Mr..
Sutherland thought the result of per-
hitting complainants to appear as par
ties would result in great confusion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
Overlooking
The Stomach
Causes Incomplete Digestion, Weak
ems the System, and Breeds Dyspepsia.
Trial Package Free.

Gluttony is as vile a sin as drunken
ness and it's evil results are more terri
BILE and far more rapid. The human
system turns into the stomach and
alimentary canal from to 35 pounds
digestive fluid every twenty-four
hours. Cram your stomach with food
and you exhaust these juices. If your
stomach cannot digest the food because
it lacks juices to do with, you should
either eat less or make more gastric
fluids.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain
ingredients one grain of which will di-
gest 5000 grains of food. With Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets in your stom-
ach the evil effects of overeating are
removed, for these little tablets when
dissolved stick to the food and digest
all the good from it. They won't aban-
don the stomach and leave a mass of
decaying undigested food to purify
and irritate the mucous membrane lin
ing. They give greater quantities of
gastric fluid, help the intestines en-
rich the blood, prevent constipation.
and gluttony, while sinful, may yet be
made less harmful by the use of these
tablets.
Every druggist carries them in stock;
price SO cents per box. or send US your
name and address and we will send you
a trial package free by mail Address.
F. A Stuart Co., $50 Stuart Bldg, Mar
shall Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
OFFICERS ELECTED.
National League of Democratic Clubs
Sees Victory Ahead.

Indianapolis, Ind, April lathe
National league of Democratic clubs
in convention in this city today elect
ed the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, w. C. dller,
Indianapolis; first vice president, Jno.
w. Kern, Indianapolis; secretary, r.
J. Beatty, Ohio; treasurer, F. s. Clark.
Indianapolis; executive committee,
Lafayette Pence, New York; Cover
nor John F. Shafroth. Colorado; r. S.
Hudspeth, New Jersey; A. E. Springs,
Montana; J. w. Shea, New York; J.
H. Caldwell, Pennsylvania; ]. J. Lentz,
Ohio; Whitford Tuck, Massachusetts,;
G. w. Blake, New York; G. E. Cham
berlain, Oregon; I. T. Jones, Iowa;
John Burke, North Dakota; G. G.
Heifner, Washington.
The speakers declared that the pros
pect for a national Democratic vic
tory was bright and Governor Shat
roth, of Colorado, added:
cit is unnecessary for us to argue
that the Republican party has brok-
en- its pledge to reduce the tariff
Republican orators, like Senator Bev-
eridge, are doing that for u.s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13

Aside from those whose names were
published Tuesday as having wiped
out their outstanding accounts against
the old fair association there are now
a number of others on the list. The
Mood Plumbing company and d. H
Forbes took out 500 and $50 in new
stock respectively, also W. I. Miller.
whose claim was $1S5. The total
amount Of indebtedness closed was
s1.454 in round mum berS. and 1t is ex-
pected that other creditors will follow
suit.
An informal meeting of members OF
the board of directors of the fair as
sociation was held this noon and mat
ters of a general nature discussed. AT
the next full meeting of the board the
slogan-"And Kansas is a great state
will probably be adopted for use on
the letter heads of the fair association.
A post card which will be sent out
to prospective exhibitors reads as fol-
lows:
and Kansas is great state:
The Kansas State Fair association
will hold its annual fair, topeka,
September 10th to 18th, 1910. $S5,OoO
offered for premiums and speed.
]. w. Going, Pres
Scott Hopkins, Treas.
H L. Cook, Sec.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
FIND TROY WOMAN SANE.
Lunacy Commission Examines Negro
Woman at Jail Today.

Matte Troy-Thomas. the huge ne
gress, is lying nude and in a stuDor in
her padded cell in the county jail,
having exhausted herself by incessant
plunging against the walls and IL
days refusal of food. She was tried
by a lunacy commission today and
found sane. The commission consisted
of Drs. O. p Davis and w. S. Lind
say.
Jacob S. Detwiler of Kansas City,
Kan, attorney for the woman who is
charged with the murder of David
Marshall. a boy whom she enticed
away from his home in Argentine, was
present and testified at the hearing.
Expert testimony was expected of
DR.. d. T. Nicoll, county physician and
examining physician. and from Drs.
Ryder and Hammel. who had exam
ined the woman previously and today.
DR.. Hammel alone gave an opinion
He thought she was sane and that she
had been Stimulating insanity, basing
such great motive in so doing. DR..
NicoI stated that sometimes he
thought she was insane and some times
that she was not. DR.. Ryder said that
from his observation of the women it
would be impossible for anyone to tell
whether she was sane or not.
Under Sheriff Bayliss keeper of the
jail, said that there was no doubt she
was insane; that ever since she learned
she was charged with murder she has
tried to do away with herself. begged
to be killed and said she was going to
die. She burned big piles Of paper in
her cell in the middle of the night, he
said. When he asked her what she
was doing that for, she answered that
she was trying to burn up the rats
and dogs and things which were try
ing to eat her. The jailer knows posi-
lively that she has not eaten since Sat
urday and has the word of Lena Grey
a cellnate of Mrs. Troy. that she has
not eaten since the Sunday previous.
Detwiler is positive that the prisoner
Is determined to die and that she is
now insane with that idea--to do away
with herself by some means. Tt seems
the best theory that the woman began
ramming her head against the walls
in an attempt to kill herself. Bayliss
has found 1t utterly impossible to get
any sort of nourishment down her
throat. 1t is his belief that she will
die in her cell.
The trial for murder is docketed for
the 22d of this month. Should she
live that long, 1t is doubtful whether
she can be taken to the court room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
BwANA TUMBo FILM HERE.
Mighty Hunters Life in jungle to Be
Seen at Aurora.

Next Monday afternoon Theodore
Roosevelt will be in Topeka-that is.
pictures, real moving pictures. of him
will The deeds of the mighty hunter
in the land of the rhino and lion will
be shown at the Aurora theater. S12
Kansas avenue. The film Is released
on the same day at all the favored
theaterS
The pictures show the daily life of
the big stick swinger while in the jun
giles how he hunted hippopotarui and
rhinoceri and charged elephants and
other beasts of prey. The film is true
to life and is the only one now in this
country. Topeka moving picture low
ers will see the deeds of the trust
buster before those of any other west
ern city,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
nine MONTHS ENOUGH.
No Excuse for Extending Cold Storage
Beyond That Point.

Washington, April 13.-''There is no
excuse for OBTAINING any article of food
in cold storage for a longer period than
nine months" according to a state
ment by DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief of the
bureau of chemistry of the department
of agriculture, presented to the senate
today by Chairman Lodge Of the COM
mittee which is investigating the high
cost of living.
Whenever the storage Of a product
is continued long enough to interfere
with the output of the next seasons
crop" said DR.. Wiley, 'it has been
carried to a point beyond the limits of
reasonable economy and practical
hygiene"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
NO BOND in SIGHT.
Romanes Is Still Held Prisoner at
Ellis Island.

New York, April 13-Up to this
afternoon George E. Romanes, the son
of the late George John Romanes, a
noted British scientist. had not been
released from Ellis island. where he
was detained on his arrival from Eu-
rope because a marine hospital sur
geon certified that he was suffering
from tuberculosis.
Arran gementS were made yesterday
whereby Romanes' friends were to fur
nish a nominal bond of a thousand
dollars that he would not become a
public charge. The bond has not yet
been deposited, however, and until it
is Romanes WILDE detained in the
hospital on the island.