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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26
SANE FOURTH LAWS HELP.
Decrease in Fatalities Shown Since
Agitation Was Started.

Chicago. Aug. "a decrease Of
lives lost from S72 to 81 and of the
number of persons injured from 4,449
to 500. was the result of sane Fourth
legislation in the lime years begin
ming with 1903 and ending with 1911.
This saving of human life is shown
in the report of Independence day ac-
cidents which viii be issued today by
the journal of the American Medical
association.
The journal credits the great saving
in life and limb to the nation Wild
campaign, which began more than
decade ago against the oldtime cele-
bration of the nations birthday. The
decrease is shown by the following
table:
Killed .-.---... --.----.- 466
Died from lockjaW ---... 4O6 10
Injured -.--..--- '449 I,bO5
In the nine years 1.719 persons have
been killed. In the same time 37,410
persons were injured.
The Improvement is especially no.
ticeable in the large cities. Four years
ago in Chicago fifteen persons We're
killed and so were injured if Fourth
of JULY accidents. This year two per-
sons were killed and only fifty-three
injured. In 1907 twenty-five persons
We're killed in New York city from
Fourth of July accidents and 422 We're
injured. In 1911 three were killed and
ninety-one were injured. Both cities
have adopted a ~sne Fourth celebra-
zion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

Members Topeka Council No. K. &
L. of s. You are requested to attend
the funeral of Bro. Frank K. Widener
to be held from his home 2029 Buchan-
an street, Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
KATE r. EBET. President.
LAURA MORGAN. Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

end it-and all furnished by the chill
Or MS parents
The campaign is backed by the do
nestle science department at the UNI
NPraifN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

w S. Fulton, formerly city engineer,
now engineer for the Kaw Paving
company said this afternoon that he
was informed by his foreman on the
College avenue paving gang that the
wire stretched across College avenue
that caused the injury to Mrs. Sport
North last night was taken down when
the men quit work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26
LOCAL MENTION.
DR.. W. S. Hunter, 10 New Mills
building.

Mr.. Harry Pribble will sing the
offertories at the morning and evening
services at the First Presbyterian
church tomorrow. The congregational
singing will be led by the regular
mems choir of ten voices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

The state board of health has re-
ceived "a samples of water from Cir
cleville. Jackson county, where there
is an epidemic of typhoid fever The
Circleville people are trying to locate
the cause of the disease and believe
that the drinking water is responsible.
The samples will be sent to the state
laboratory at Lawrence for analysis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

Good glasses in gold filled frames,
Sl-O0. at Chas- Benefits Optical store
$50 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

Dr. E. c. Wilm of Washburn col
lege viii preach at the First NJ. E.
church at IL o'clock tomorrow morning
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

The Rev. Robert Gordon will speak to
children at II O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing for five minutes on Atwood :
Flight" The regular sermon which
viii follow will be entitled. The Devil
in Broadcloth and White Necktia-'
Mrs Addie Jewell Newton will sing
In the evening Mr.. Gordon will SPEAK
on "A Gypsy's Career"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

Frank Holcomb. county clerk. and
T. J. Lyons. chairman of the board
of county commissioners of Wyan-
dotte county, came to Topeka today to
register the county bond issue of
$4,000 This issue is to pay off all
the outstanding warrants of Wyan-
dotte county in conformity to the law
regarding county Indebtedness passed
by the last legislature Wyandotte
will proceed on the cash basis here
after She got in debt $4,000 before
adopting the cash system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

In order to test out the lights which
viii be used in the big Semicentennial
parade mock parade was held out in
front of the home of Albert T. Reid
There was an express wagon and auto .
mobiles in the procession. The people
in the neighborhood became much ex-
cited. having a guess coming as to
what it all meant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

BROOKLYN. Aug. 26.-National- First
game. X n l..
Chicago ..... 2 6 .
BROOKLYN . 411 -
Batteries-C. smith, Richter and
Archer: Knetzer and Erwin. Umpir=s
-Rigler and Finneran-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26
Our Regular
Prices
Always Look Like
Special Prices

While it is a fact that
nearly every customer
that visits our store as
sures us that we have the
best quality of groceries
and meats, and our prices
are exceedingly low, but we
realize that there are hun
dreds of families in this
city who do not know this
to be a fact from their own
experience.
1t is these families we
are especially anxious to
interest, feeling confident
that every housewife who
inspects our store and low
prices will become a pur-
chaser, and the satisfaction
will be sufficient to event
ually make her a perman-
ent customer.
Note these low cash
prices.
Everything in our store
equally as low
Folks Best Beans, 1Oc val
ue, each
Larger 15c value, each lie
Van Camps Pork and
Beans, 1Oc value SC
Larger 15c value, each be
Crackers, Prem.Sodas very
fancy, 2 lbs. .15c
Graham Crackers, fresh
and crisp, 2 pkgs. ..15c
Waverly Cookies, extra
nice, 2 lbs. ..25c
Cookies, assorted and fine,
per 10. .... Use
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

Henry Bell. a negro of North Topeka.
was arrested today on warrant Sc
cured by his wife. charging him with
an assault upon her Friday. He used
nothing but his fists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

A street car was derailed this after
noon at the north end of the Melan
bridge. No one was hurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

Tuesday evening when the men on
the third floor of the Y. M c. A. came
in from their work they noticed a large
smallpox sign tackled to the door of
one of the fellows Some of the men
trembled in their boots when they dis
covered the notice of the presence of
the dread disease 1t was discovered
later, however, that it was all a joke.
Several weeks ago when one of the
boys" started east on vaca ton just
as a practical joke a fellow known as
Doc headed a gang who riced The
traveller at the train. The said Dec
put the sign on his door on the return
of the "too-rist' so that the latter
would not take out his revenge iinme-
diately, at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

Prof. L. L. Dyche Will personally
demonstrate the propagation of game
fish in his fish car at the Kansas State
fair at Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26
Muslin and card signs. Phone 500

Nothing will be offered for sale
more than once at the Kansas State
fair that is not strictly within the reg
ulations of the pure food laws of Kan
sas,' said Secretary H. L. Cook In
spectors from the state board of
health and the city health department
are preparing to spend a week at the
fair grounds and viii see to it that the
sanitary and food laws are enforced to
the letter. This is precaution that
will prevent the sale of acid drinks
and bogus hamburger steak, SO COM
mon at fairs in the past
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26

Muslin signs, etc. stone Sign Works.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26
SendNoMoney

Let us put this piano in your
home-not dollar to pay us.
80 Days Free Trial. Not a
cent to pay down-not a dollar
for any of our beautiful styles you
select until YOU are satisfied.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
's|tOS AND S|LAGE DOUBLE
THE LIVE. STOCK CAPACITY
SiIage as Maintenance RationA Acre viii Go as Faras
Two Acres Of Dry Corn and Fodder---What
Pennsylvania Learned

For many years silage has been con-
.sidered the cheapest and most efficient
feed for dairy cattle; it is prime ne
cessity in the economical production
of dairy cattle products. In recent
years agricultural experiment stations
have taken UP the study Of its value
when used in feeding beef cattle and
have pronounced it a valuable feed
for the economical production of beef.
All farmers who keep cattle and sheep
In this state store up all the feed pos
sible during the summer to feed their
stock during the winter. 1t has been
found that an acre OF corn silage will
go as far in the production of beef as
IL acres OF dry corn and fodder fed
in connection with a protein concen-
trate. such as cotton seed meal, and
as a maintenance ration 1t will 60 as
far as two acres of dry corn and fod-
der.
Five acres of corn, yielding 10 tons
per acre when put into the silo, after
deducting the shrinkage and loss of
silage from top Of silo, will winter Is
head of 2-year-old steers from the 18th
of November to the LIST Of April. Each
steer will consume in that time about
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
Resting Must Be Business.

Will NJ. Ross, well-known writer
OF stevens Point, Wis, who is himself
a cured consunptive, holds that un-
less resting becomes business to the
tuberculosis patient, he might as well
give up his fight for health. THE pc
riod of infection with tuberculosis,
he says, is not vacation. 1t Is a
twenty-four-hour-a-day job. True 1t is
a period Of idleness, but one Of intel
ligent, directed idleness. The day
work should consist of rest: rest
should be the only business on hand
The light exercise. or hour Of read
ing, should be considered as the re.
ward Of good days work, like the
evening of slippered ease to the tired
business men at the end Of the day
This recreation. however, should be
considered only as an incidental re
suit of the patients work. not the
main object"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
Nothing poina but Talk.

The following is told of a federal
official, formerly a senator Of the
United States from Kentucky.
In the days OF his youth the Ken
tuckian was asked by friend to Sec
ond him in a duel He consented, and
at sunrise the parties met at the ap-
pointed place.
Now it was this Kentuckian's duty
to say the last words touching the
terms OF the duel. But, although he
faithfully performed this duty, the
duel never took place.
A murmur of why not?" invariably
goes round whenever this story is
told, whereupon the answer is as fol
lows:
For very simple reason. When
Joe finished speaking It was too dark
for a due" Chicago Journal.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03

Tt may seem out of season to call
the attention of farmers to making
preparations for their wheat and rye
crops by judiciously purchasing fer
filters and getting them mixed for
the time when needed but it never
pays to put off buying fertilizers until
the last few days before seeding and
then hurriedly buy any brand the deal
er has in stock regardless of the kind
Of plant food most needed. The wris
ter has been managing large farm for
several years and has always made
practice of buying fertilizing materials
some time before they are needed and
mixing them in the proportion which
has been found to be best suited to the
needs Of the crop that is to- be sown.
Ask your neighbors il they intend to
order fertilizers for this fall, and those
who do should cooperate and buy
tLeir fertilizers to the best advantage
and have all shipped by the fertilizer
company to one place, thus reducing
the cost Of handling and freight.
If you buy fertilizers already mixed,
investigation shows that you pay the
fertilizer company on an average of
IS ton for mixing and bagging. A
party of farmers in any community
can buy the separate ingredients used
in making complete fertilizers and mix
them themselves and save from SIS to
$40 per ton depending on the quantity
Of the different ingredients ordered.
The writer has found that ton of fer
tilizer, containing four different in
gradients, can be mixed thoroughly
and sacked by two men in two hours:
time without overexerting themselves.
Counting labor at 15c per hour it thus
costs 60c per ton to mix and bag a ton
Of fertilizer with four different ingre-
dents, on the farm. Would it not pay.
you more per hour than any other
work you may be doing at that time?
But there is more important co1sid-
GRAFTON, which is, that you know the
source from which the plant food in
the ingredients came from; for there
is a great difference in the values OF
plant food from different sources.
To prepare a home-mixed fertilizer,
all that is needed is a square pointed
shovel and a wood frame, 5x21a. feet,
covered with wire screen Of 3-16 to
" inch mesh, and tight floor. Spread
the different ingredients on the floor.
in even layers. spreading one upon the
other. Begin at one end Of the pile
and, cutting down through the layers
with your shovel, throw it through the
screen. The particles that are too
large to BASS through the screen
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03

ton to fill the silo, making SIS more
investment. This brings the total in
vestment up to $3.50, making the sill.
age cost IS per ton the first winter il
farmer wishes to get back his total
investment the first year Therefore
IL each steer consumes ~ tons Of sill
age at SIS per ton it would cost $1375
per head to feed the steers four and
one-half months, while II fed hay this
coming winter it will cost not less
than $50 per head IL we figure the hay
fed al $3.50 per ton, very conserya-
tive figure.
The Pennsylvania Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station found in their cattle
feeding experiments that by increas-
ing the proportion Of corn silage in a
ration for fattening steers, the profits
and gains from the feeding was much
greater.
In feeding eight-months-old Here
ford calves during the winter on a
maintenance ration where the object
was to keep the calves in good thrifty
condition and not to fatten them, the
Illinois Agricultural station found
that when they fed ration
composed Of 25 lbs. OF corn sill
age, 2 lbs. oats, and 4 lbs. of mixed
hay per head. daily, that the calves
gained Is lbs. more per head than
when fed a ration composed Of 1873
lbs. of shock corn lcorn and fodder,
lbs. oats, and 4 lbs. of mixed hay.
In each case just very small quantity
of oats and mixed hay was added to
the silage and shock corn and both
lots gained in weight during the win
ter but the siiage ration was much the
better of the two. The calves fed the
silage ration were in much better
thrift and their hair was smoother
than the calves receiving the shock
corn. This same station also reported
that field Of corn that will yield 35
bushels of shelled corn per acre, made
10 tons of silage when cut and put
into the silo. The feeding value OF
corn silage is generally figured at SO
per ton although 1t has been figured
anywhere from So to SIS per ton de
pending on the cost of the other feeds
which would replace it.
Silos may be constructed sof wood
brick, concrete or concrete bricks
Brick and concrete last a life time
when properly constructed. They cost
more to build but when we consider
their lasting qualities we find deteriora
| ton in value practically nothing com
pared with wood silo. For informa
ton on the construction and capacity
Of brick silos get Bulletin 129 Of the
West Virginia Agricultural Expert
| ment station. Information upon The
cost of constructing wood or concrete
silos may be had by writing to any
reliable silo building company adver
Using in farm papers.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
HOME MIXED FERTILIZERS ARE BEST

should be crushed with tamper. Re
shovel the materials back through the
screen two or three times, after which
it will have been mixed sufficiently to
begin sacking.
Materials to Use.
AS to the materials to use, the fol-
lowing are recommended as the most
desirable ones TO the market:
Steamed bone-meal containing 20 to
% per cent phosphorie acid and IN
to per cent ammonia; acid phos-
plate containing IA to Is per cent
phosphoric acid; nitrate of soda con-
tanning IS per cent ammonia; muriate
Of potash containing so per cent pot
ash. Steamed bone-meal is a vaIua-
BILE ingredient on account of the good
effects from its use on the clover crop.
Formulas For Mixing.
To get best results liberal applica-
lions of fertilizers should be made.
Many farmers, thinking they are econ
omizing, use too small amounts Of fer
filters per acre to get the greatest
net returns.
The following mixture will give ex-
cellent results for wheat. The mate
rails are generally put up in 125-lb.
sacks, and if all the materials are in
125-lb. sacks they may be mixed as
follows:
Z sacks of a IA per cent. acid phos-
phate, 875 lbs.
6 sacks of steamed bone meal, TAO lbs.
l sack Of muriate of potash, 1875 lbs.
2 sacks Of nitrate of soda, $50 lbs.
4 This mixture analyses about 3-15-3.
costing $26.60 per ton mixed and sack
ed ready to use. Another good mix
ture can be made up OF the following
materials
IL sacks of 16 per cent acid phos-
plate, 1,500 lbs.
~ sacks Of muriate of potash. 1874
lbs.
~ sacks of nitrate of soda, 3121s lbs.
This mixture analyses 2.8-12-4.6 and
costs s24.2O per ton mixed and sacked
ready to use.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
%
GAQJC1[2[a5l) STILES
No Answer e This. \

Thomas "A. Edison was explaining
to q reporter the part played BY M.
Brandy, the new French academician,
In the discovery OF wireless teleg-
raphy.
The poor reporter. a little bewil-
dered BY all the talk about Hertzian
waves. transmitters. volts. ohms and
SO forth. ventured on question that
made Mr.. Edison smile.
I That question" he said. reminds
me Of the city father who rose and
said:
Mr.. Chairman, ia Ike to know.
for my constituents benefit, whether
this here proposed hydraulic pump il
to be run by steam or electricity.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
His crItIclann.

An old man stood on the street cor
ner. in Cherryvale when the trolley
stopped and let off woman passen-
ger She had on linen dress, Pan
anna hat, champagne-colored hose and
strapped pumps. "Gosh!" exclaimed
the old men. "I'd spend less money
on my bonnet and buy some socks" -
Cherryvale (Kan) Journal.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03

AS last resort they gave me Doan
Kidney Pills and slight Improvement
was noticeable. kept getting better
and better until at last was able to
leave my bed From then on gained
rapidly, 1t was but short time be-
fore was as well as ever
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 500.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
WILLING d TeII 4.

The check which the comedy young
German woman handed In at the win
dow Of Walnut street savings fund
bank the other day was made payable
to Gretchen H. Schmidt. and she had
indorsed It simply Gretchen Schmidt
The nan at the receiving telIer's win
dow called her back just as she was
turning away to rectify the mistake
You don't deposit this quite thfs
way" he explained. ..See., you HAIRS
forgotten the H."
The young woman looked at her
check and blushed rosy red
"Ach. so haf." she murmured. ana
wrote hurriedly:
Age 23."
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
Not Bovcotted

Labellor Have you seen the walk
ing delegates bride7
Carder Yes.
Labellor Is she pretty?
No! Even he'd have to adj
NIT she's In the unfair list Puck
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
10 Teach the Mothers.

A number Of philanthropic women
In Montreal have opened Mothers
Clinic" in poor district Of the city.
where every morning the mothers or
the neighborhooc can take their ba-
bies to receive treatment for childish
complaints AS well as treatment
for their little ones the mothers are
given instruction by doctors and a
trained nurse in proper methods OF
CARING for their children Little H.
iustrated lectures are given daily on
,he necessity OF cleanliness In every-
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03

ated. and had intense
pain In my back and
head. My limbs
swelled and stomach
bloated. ! got so low
that | was kept alive
by stimulants. The
doctor told my fam
lily I was In the last
stages Of Bright's
disease, and could
not last three days.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
IN TIne Of Need.

Nov. would any one present like
the prayers Of the congregation7'.
4 would be glad to have them"
Are you about to start on hazard.
Gus journey?''
.sl Not exactly, but have Just remem-
bered that forgot to mail letter my
wife gave me. and know she has
found It In my other clothes before
now.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03

~ tons of silage and costing $8.25
per steer. To feed hay to the same
number of steers according to the GUS
tom among farmers in this state it
would require approximately III tons
of good hay to feed a steer the same
length OF time and maintain him in
the same flesh as silage figured, above.
The value of 11s tons of hay If placed
on the market this coming winter will
be at least $40 and possibly more.
Would it not pay to invest money in
a silo? A 50-ton silo would cost about
SITS, depending on local markets for
the materials used and cost of labor.
1t will cost approximately $1.50 per
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
Can't Get Away.
When days are hot
And nights are. too.
The poor mans lot
Ia one of rue.


Smoke.
Il notice that you have given up the
fight for cleaner city. You used to
be one OF the leaders in the opposi-
ton to the smoke nuisance"
Yes. I've come to the conclusion
that smoke cannot be abolished It's
useless to keep harping on the ques
ton"
by the way. what business are you
in now?"
"Oh, I've quit working for salary
An uncle of mine left me valuable
interest in one Of our biggest machine
shops"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
"A Lucky Genius.

did you write that beautiful song
entitled Welcome. Merry Sunshine7' !"
Il did" replied the popular bard.
We'll. you're lucky. Any man who
could write that never had . good re-
liable case Of sunburn. or lived in the
vicinity Of the kiosk. where the TEN.
perature went to ninety and evsr."
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
Unworthy Of Sympathy

4 Il see that somebody has paid $780,
600 for a Bible
Yes. Some people don't seem to
have any appreciation of money II
the fellow had paid $4,000 for a race
horse or lost it buying things on mar
gins, there might be some reason for
sympathizins with him"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
What Did She Mean9

I'm quite near neighbor OF yours
now" said Mr.. Bore; I'm living just
across the bay!'
Indeed" replied Miss Smart, Il
hope you'll drop in some day."-The
Housekeeper.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-03
A student Of Nature.

Tho teacher had been reading to
the class about the great forests Of
America
And now. boys she announced
which one Of you can tell me the
pine that has the longest and sharp
est needles p
Up went hand IN the front row.
well. Tommy
The porcupine Tit Bits.