STATE TEACHERS
' Convention Hild In Lincoln Oni of
, thi Bist Ever Given
NEARLY 2,000 IN ATTENDANCE
Senator Bivtrldge and Renowned
Richard Hobson art the
Leading Atraotions
Nebraska teachers to tho number of
about two thousand held sway in Lin
coln at their annual meeting. The
hotels were taxed to their utmost ca
pacity, as with teachers and tho gath
ering of legislative gladiators made
corridors of hotels look liko a good
big senatorial deadlock with every
body upon tiptoe of expectancy. But
the teachers had a royal good tfmo,
as they always dp. They are a line
class of citizens and among them the
brightest and brainiest to bo found in
any state in the Union. Intelligence
fairly sparkled, and one in attendance
at their daily and evening meetings
could not help but feel that children
placed in the care of men and women
of such high mind and noble instincts
would come from their graduating
class fully equipped for tho strenuous
life and battle before them.
Tho speaking was excellent through
out. Tho principal attractions, of
course, were those of the brilliant
Beveridgo of Indiana. Here is an ox
ample of what the youth of tills grand
state of ours is accomplishing, and
through the tutelage of the noble men
and women who guard the homes of
learning dotted hero and there
throughout the state. Senator Bever
idgo is a brilliant character and his
talk resulted in much good for thought
and was appreciated by not only the
teachers present but by an assemblage
of citizens from Lincoln, and surround
ing towns who came to the capital
city for the solo purpose of meeting
the distinguished Indianan and to par
ticipate in tho deliberations with
teachers. The world-famed Richard
Pearson Hobson was an attraction of
no small proportion and his address
on "Our American Navy" was well
received.
There was not a drone noticeable
throughout the entire week at any of
the meetings and the convention
closed as one of the most prosperous
and instructive of any previously held.
Tho following officers were elected
for tho ensuing year:
President, A. H. Waterhouse of
Omaha.
Vice-President, B. E. Magee of Ash
land. Secretary, Catherine Wood of Peru.
Treasurer, It. D. Overholt of MInden.
Tho executive committee as it will
be constituted in 1907 is as follows:
"W. A. "Waterhouse, chairman (ex-of-flclo),
A. L. Caviness of Falrbury, G.
H. Thomas of McCook, B. B. Sherman
of Columbus.
POSSIBILITIES OF SELF-SUPPORT.
Inmates of Beatrice Feeble-Minded In
stitute Work In the Fields.
Superintendent Johnson of tho In
stitute for Feeble-Minded Youth at
Beatrice makes a showing in his re
port to the governor that is not only
interesting, as to amount of valuablo
crop production, but demonstrates
what tho possibilities aro for making
even tho unfortunates at tho institu
tion self-supporting, as all of the field
crops were raised by the inmates
with tho assistance of one farmer.
The report shows that of field crops
there were grown 532 bushels of
wheat, 118 bushels of ryo, 940 bushels
of oats, 2,000 bushels of corn, 30 tons
of timothy, 30 tons of millet, 25 tons
of cane, 30 tons of alfalfa, 1,900 bush
els of potatoes, 100 bushels of sweet
potatoes, 700 bushels of sweet corn,
500 bushels of tomatoes and 300 bush
els of onions.
Besides theso, there was grown a
largo lot of garden vegetables, Includ
ing 400 bushels of turnips, 150 bushels
of parsnips, 300 bushels of beets, 120
bushels of peas, 5,000 heads of cab
bage, 200 heads of cauliflower, also
poppors, parsley, boans, cucumbers,
lottuce, egg plant, pumpkins, squash,
and many of tho smaller varieties of
garden vegetables, aggregating in tho
whole at market value $7,041.35.
In addition to the farmer, who at
tended tho field crops, there was em
ployed a gardener, who had charge of
tho growing of tho garden vegetables,
,also tho care of tho flower beh3, lawns
and trees.
WILL BE COMPELLED TO APPEAR.
County Assessors Wilt Be Given
Power to Force the Truth.
Amendments to tho existing rove
nuo laws of Nebraska empoworing tho
stato board of equalization and assess
ment to sond for persons, compel their
attendance, examino them under oath
and demand tho production of books,
records or papers when inquiring into
property valuations were recom
mended by tho county assessors from
all over Nebraska who mot in Lincoln.
A separate measuro giving similar au
thority to assessors received tho in
dorsement of tho mooting.
At present the state board of equal
ization can merely request persons to
come beforo it If they aro willing to
do so they como; if not they stay
away and the board cannot make them
appear.
A bill requiring mortgages, bonds,
notes and credit paper of all kinds to
bo registered for taxation in tho coun
ty assessor's office was also presented.
The proposed measuro specifies that
the assessor shall keep a special book
in which to list such credits, and that
any one falling to register them shall
forfeit to tho state one year's interest
on his credit paper, tho money to fbo
used for school purposes. Whenover
such a document is presented for .reg
istry tho assessor will affix a certifi
cate to that effect. Warrants, bills
of sale, judgments, tax sale certifi
cates, stocks in corporations not taxed
in Nebraska, mechanics' and other
Hens on property outside of tho state
aro all included within tho purviow
of this proposed law.
With respect to real estate mort
gages it is proposed to make them
assemble at the places where tho
property Is situated. , The legislation
In view contemplates that tho tax
shall bo a lien on the mortgage, and
that the instrument shall not be valid
nor collectable until it has received
tho assessor's O. K.
WANTS ADDITIONAL ROOM.
State Sorely In Need of Proper Place
to Keep Valuable Records.
Eoorly lighted rooms, inadequate
heating and ventilation, books stored
away in every available nook and
crevice and cases crowded together so
that one must walk sideways between
them such are somo of tho conditions
prevailing at tho state library as re
ported by Supreme Court Clerk Harry
C. Lindsay, who is also state librarian,
in his biennial showing. Mr. Lind
say recommends the building of an
addition to the capltol on tho south, to
give the library additional space and
house tho state historical society and
tho library commission.
There are now 54.C72 volumes in tho
library proper, of which 1,541 havo
been purchased and 2,794 acquired by
donation or exchange within tho last
biennlum. About 1.G00 feet of new
shelving has been installed with a
$500 appropriation. From 4,000 to
5,000 volumes will probably bo added
in tho next two years, tho roport says.
DIDN'T HIT 'EM HARD.
Nebraska Insurance Companies Small
Loosers In Frisco Calamity.
Fire insurance companies organized
In Nebraska will havo to invent somo
other excuse than San Francisco
losses to justify their part in raising
rates, if the sworn figures they havo
reported to tho state Insuranco depart
ment aro correct. Tho total amount
which five of them have paid as a re
sult of the California disaster Is just
$7,500, and of that amount $3,000 was
protected by reinsurance, so that tho
companies sustained a net loss, all
told, of only $4,500.
One of tho five, tho Columbia of
Lincoln, escaped with no loss what
ever. Tho Farmers' apd Merchants'
of Lincoln was called upon to pay
$2,500 of San Francisco losses, but
had $1,500 of that sum reinsured. Tho
Stato becamo liable for $750, but re
insurance saved it tho whole sum.
Tho same is truo of tho Nebraska
Underwriters, an Omaha concern,
which also had $750 insuranco at San
Francisco on which loss was proven.
Tho company which was the main
loser from tho Pacific coast catas
tropho is tho National Mutual of
Omaha. It paid $3,500, and tho re
turns it lias filed do not show that
any part of tho amount was protect
ed by reinsurance.
W. C. Fleming, 81 years old, is very
low at his homo in Anderson, Ind. Ho
loft Indiana in 1850 and camo to Ne
braska, where ho was a member of
tho legislature in 1858. Ho introduced
tho bill that chartered Nebraska's first
railroad. Ho was one of tho oldest
Masons in tho country.
Tho Confederates Lost Opportunity
After Bull Run.
, Tho cnomy woro routed. Jaclreon
saw their demoralization, and felt that,
if rapidly followed up, it would spread
and rapidly lnvolvo tho Capitol itself
And ovory soldier .should have seen In
it at least a good chanco to cut off and
capturo many thousands of fugitives
retreating by long and roundabout
roads.
Thoro was littlo effort, worthy of
tho name, evon to do this. Our small
bodies of cavalry did their best and
captured about as many prisoners as
they could handle. In nil 871 uu
wounded wero taken. But to fully lm
provo such nn opportunity not a mo
ment Bhould havo been lost. At the
occurrence of the panic, all tho troops
best situated to cut tho lino of re
treat should have been put in motion.
Not only staff officers but generals
themselves should Jinvo followed up to
inspire and urge pursuit. Tho motto
of our army here would seem to have
been, "Build a bridge of gold for a fly
ing enemy."
Jackson's offer to tako Washington
City tho next morning with 5,000 men,
had been made to tho president as ho
arrived upon the field, probably about
5 o'clock. It was not sunset until 7:15
and there was a nearly full moon. But
tho President himBolf and both goner
nls spent these precious hours in rid
ing over tho field whore tho conflict
had taken place. Doubtless it was an
interesting study, tho dead and badly
wounded of both sides being mostly
whore they had fallen, but it was not
war to pauso at that moment to con
sider it. One of tho generals, Beaure
gard, for instance, should, havo cross
ed Bull Run at Ball's Ford or Stone
Bridge with all tho troops in that vi
cinity and should have pushed tho pur
suit all night. Johnston should havo
galloped rapidly back to Mitchell's
Ford and have marched thenco on Con
troville, witli Bonham, Longstreet and
Jones, who had not been 9ngaged. No
hard fighting would havo been needed.
A threat upon either flank would
doubtless havo been Buff Iclont; and,
when once n retreat from Centrevlllo
was started, oven blank volleys fired
behind it, would have soon converted
it Into a panic. Gen. B. P. Alexander
in Scrlbner.
Western Patents.
Allendorph, John C. Kansas City,
Mo., railway rail. Andrews, Georgo K.
Webster Groves, Mo. signaling system
for railroads. Bonder, John, Marlon,
Kan., rule. Cockrum, Leland V. Knox,
City, Mo., soldering and brazing ap
paratus. Crull, Eugene S. Sodalia,
Mo., sheathing lath. Erwln, Preston
T., Everton, Mo., chalking device. Gib
ler, John C, Hurdland, Mo., nut lock.
Gllges, Dudley II., Baldwin, Kan., rail
joint. Guitar, Odon, Columbia, Mo.,
combined clothes washer and wring
er. Hampden, Wollesley R., Kansas
City, Mo., cooking stovo and range.
Hillenbrand, C. W., Kansas City, Kan.,
turn table. Johnson, George J., Mc
Louth, vehicle polo tip. Miller, Bmil,
Concordia, Kan., bottle. Ponnlck. John
H. Menoken, Kan., automatic weigh
ing and sacking machine. White, Ben
jamin F. Thayer, Mo., coop crato and
other similar structures.
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