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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NBBRASKA.
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MUSI LABEL STORAGE GOODS
Ask Your Dealer to Show You
Food Commissioner Cites Law Which
Enables Purchaser to See What
He Is Getting.
Food CommlsBlouer Hannan recent
ly called attention of Nobraskans to
the. cold storage, law which Insists
thnt Uie sale of such products shall
be under fucIi circumstances that the
purchasers shall not think thoy are
obtaining fresh stuff. Mr. Ilnrman
cites the statutory provisions, which
call for labelling all storage products
in such a way that the purchaser can
seo what he Is getting. The commls
sloner states that cold storage goods
are generally good, but that under no
circumstances can tradesmmtn sell
them for fresh stuff and Insist upon a
high price for them on the grounds
that they are other than what they I
should be represented to bo.
Plans have been drawn and a oall
for estimates made by the board In
charge of the state house for the pur
post of doing something to save tho
west wing of the ancient structure
from falling down. This is something
entirely new and uulooked for In
state houso conditions. It has boon
known for several years that the east
wing of the building waB on the verge
of collapse and considerable money
has been laid out in an effort to
keep the southeast corner from fall
ing out, the foundation having al
ready settled about eight Inches, but
nobody knew that tho west wing was
In a dangerous condition until about
a week ago when a part of the foun
dation in tho babeiuent crumbled and
fell inside.
Peddling fruit and vegetables from
freight carB is prohibited under a re
cently promulgated rule of Nebraska
railroads and presented to the railway
commission for approval. The hear
ing at which it was discussed and tak
en under advlBement by the commit)
felon, was attended by numerous rail
load olIiclalB, fruit growers and repre
sentatives of commercial clubs nnd
farmers' co-operative Bales associa
tions. The railroads contend that tho
cars are primarily for transportation,
not sales rooms. Jobbers who pressed
the railroads to promulgate the rulo
adamltted that pressure was brought
on them by retail tradesmen over tho
state who find that this class of busi
ness Is enroachlng on their field.
Data gnthered from fifty-eight coun
ties of the state and compared to sim
ilar data gathered from eighty-four
couuUcs of the state for 1913 show
that during the year 1914 there was
mi increase In the total sum of money
lnolved In farm mortgages filed and
a decrease likewise In the number of
farm mortgages released. In tho town
and city mortgage total there was a
falling off for 1914 and a falling off In
the number of this class of mortgages
released. The chattel mortgages tho
year of 1914 shows a vaBt decrease In
tho total Involved..
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VTSkF' of years ago James G. Dlalno HvXJ'1 sM p 7" . J
A aST reHEod his position as secro- jHraPfliily Ef dmEMslMiigmMi " """ " 3lSllCf y
fem tary of atato In tho cnblnet of KBffi ksRSs
MfnL WL. President Harrison. Ho waB KBBwSStM' $BffiMMM$m
rYSSJL succeeded by Qon. John W. Fob- WBMsSSF WXiv&WMMiMMM;
JP tor. A fow months ago William IHHraHsHB" miBtm:MimMM
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because the Btato constitution for
bidB counties levying more than fif
teen mills on tho dollar assessed
valuation tho county of Sioux will bo
Unable to keep up Us county high
school. The county mado a levy of
twealy-cno mlllB. Tho Northwestern
road invoked the constitution and tho
county attorney wroto to Attorney
Geaeral Reed about the matter, stat
ing If Uiey wero allowed to levy only
fiftcea mills they could not keop up
tho high school. Tho attorney gen
eral hold that the constitution must
bo followed.
Tbo corn crop of Nebraska for tho
present year la worth $114,047,368,
figuring at 50 conts por bushel, ac
cording to estimates prepared by tho
Stole Board of Agriculture from re
ports received from thq county and
precinct assessors In every county In
tho state, Tho acrcago is shown to
be, 0,900,031 and the yield to be ?28,
09,1,736 buflhels. Tho average yield pur
acre is thirty-two and one-half bushels.
The Pacific Fruit Express company
has paid its car lino tax to (he secre
tary ot atato, Tho amount was ?&,
811.C3 and is tho largest corporation
tax yet paid into tho office of the sec
retary of Btato of this nature.
Governor Morehead has appointed
twenty-eight delegates to the national
conference on marketing and farm
credits to be held at Chicago, Novem
ber 29 to Dccembor 2,
Miss Stella 13. Wilson of Omaha
passed tho bar examinations before
tho State bar commission last weok
and was admitted to practice by tho
supreme court.
State Auditor Smith a few days ago
registered paving bonds for Lincoln
district No. 284 to tho amount of
W.2S4.
Reports from several Omaha con
cerns to the state labor commissioner
show the effect of tho compensation
taw. Sixty-two accidents by thoso In
tho employ of tho Nebraska Tele
phone company In that city show a to
tal compensation of $1,094.11. Total
days lost, 727; average payment,
$27.32, and average time laid off, II
day. The Ford Automobile company
ot Omaha reported forty cases, with
n payment of $191.76. nut two ot
thoso were compelled to lay off and
only three of the rorty could havo re
ceived payment under the old law.
Employes at the executive office for
warded to Kansas a requisition for
the return of Arthur Hausor from
Wichita to the police of Omaha. Hau
eor'18 much wanted in Omaha for the
murder of W. H. Smith of tho Wood
men of the World.
The state board of agriculturo re.
ports that rye- raised by Nebraska far
mers this year totals 3,451,301 bush
pis, as compered to 3,128,433 in 1918,
the best previous year. Tho ylold av
erased 1C.4 brumels pere acre.
OMETH1NG more than a score
of years ago James G. Dlalno
reBlgned hlB position as secre
tary of atato in tho cnblnet of
President Harrison. Ho waB
succeeded by Gon. John W. Fos
ter. A fow months ago William
J. Hryan resigned his position
as secretary of state In tho cabinet of President
Wilson. Ho was succeeded by Robert Lansing.
Thes& two Btntemonts of fact nro put together
becnuso It may bo justified by tho human Inter
est which seoms to exist in tho fact that John
W. Foster Is tho fnthor-ln-law of Robert Lansing.
It la probable that no two inon more entirely
different in tomperament and in manifestations
thereof over existed than William J. Bryan nnd
his successor In ofilco, Robert Lansing. Mr.
Bryan was more or loss inclined to bo hall fol
low well mot with mon. Mr. LanBlng has little
of tho hall fellow woll mot in him, but never
theless ho Is approachable gonial and almost
without question tho best listener that tho state
dopartmont has had for a great many years.
Now It Is said frequently that tho man who is
a good listener Is more apt to get results than
tho man who Is, wo shall not say a good,
but a groat talkor. Thoso who know tho pres
ent socrotary of stato say that therp Is no chan
nel connecting ono of his cars with tho other.
This Blmply Is their way of expressing tho fact
that nothing that goes Into ono of Mr. Lansing's
ears finds exit from tho other. Ho holdB fast
what ho hears and lator he acts on his knowl
edge or refuses to act on It as seems better to
his understanding of tho enso.
Ordinarily speaking, persons llko to hear
storlos about mon In high positions. It Is prob
ably no exaggeration to say that, thoro are a
thousand stories about Mr. Dryan, about Mr,
Knox, about Mr. Root, and about ono or an-
othor of tho predecessors In ofilco of tho present
Incumbent to ono about tho present incumbent
himself. When ono says stories, of courso, he
moans human Interest and humorous storlos. Mr,
LanBlng doos not lend hlmsolt readily to the ex
ploitation of fun making. Ho la a grave man, a
receptive man and thoroforo not at all an ex
uberant man. His sense of humor, however, is
keen and ho onjoys a good story woll told and
enjoys it with an evldont, if quiet, showing of
appreciation.
The kind ot story they toll about Mr. Lansing
whon a story is demanded Is in character some
thing llko that of tho man hlmsolf, grave and
dlgnlflod, and not possessing tho qualities which
mako up tho moro or loss substantial story with
a substratum of humor. l
For instance, not long ago two ambassadors
representing foroign ccuntrtoa, and ono high
otllclal of tho United States government, ex
pressed a doBlro for an audlonce with Mr. Lan
sing on a certain Thursday ovoulng. Mr. Lan
sing said that ho would bo happy to seo the
gentlemen at almost any othor time, "but on
Thursday evening I must go to church."
Now, Robert Lansing Is a Presbyterian, and a
good ono. It took real sincerity ot purpose for
a secretary of stato, who is supposed to bo ready
at any hours ot tho day or night to listen to
tho plenipotentiaries ot foroign powers, to say
in effect, "No, stato matters must watt until
after prayer mooting."
Whon Mr. Bryan was secretary of Btate he
saw tho nowspaper mon frequently, and his Inter
course with them was rather of tho free and
oaBy sort bocauso tho Nebraska gontloman was
and Is a newspaper man hlmsolf. Tho corre
spondents, however, did not got any extraor
dinary amount of news out of Mr. Bryan desplto
his affability. Mr. Lansing has rogular business
ruootlngs with tho correspondents, There are
fow storlos to fly back and forth, fow quips of
humor, and there is tho usual roticonco on many
subjocts which marks diplomacy, but Mr. L'un
sing, nevertheless, always gives up a story, a
nows Item of minor or greater Importance whon
over It Is proper for him so to do, nnd, moreover,
ho Is a protty keen judge of nows valuos despite
tho fact that ho is a lawyor and probably does
not know a 4-oin daah from a lluotypo machlno.
Somo people Bay that Mr. Lansing had soveral
months' training as secretary ot Btato boforo ho
took office actually. Theso aro tho people who
think that ho did roost of Mr. Bryan's work.
This probably is unjust to Mr. Lansing's prede
cessor, but it Is known definitely that tho pres
ent secretary was consulted constantly and con
sistently upon moBt of tho matters relating to our
foroign intercourse, which rocontly, as ovorybody
knows, has boon In a stato not only doltcato, but
perilous.
It is protty doflnltoly known now that whon
Mr. Lansing was counselor for tho stato dopart
mont ho aided tho presldont materially In writing
tho note to Qormany which was ponned Juno 9.
It wsb tho tone ot this noto which Mr. Bryan
thought was too militant, and It was this noto in
a way which caused tho Nebraakan to resign his
position as chief ot tho president's cabinet.
When it is said that a man Is gravo, a good
llstonor and not overgtven to talking, tho im
pression received Is perhaps that ho Is lacking
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in interest in what aro called the human things
of life. Robert Lansing is a baseball fan; he Is
also a painter of no moan ability; he knows how
to handle tho rod and reel and can land with
neatness and dispatch a brook trout or a small
mouth bass. Moreover, Mr. Lansing likes tho
social Hfo, and not Infrequently ho is to bo seen
at afternoon affntrs when state department duties
aro not pressing, nnd still moro frequently at ovo
nlng affairs whore, as one might say, ho loosens
up a bit and talks In a way to draw his auditors
and to hold them.
Oswald Garrison Vlllard has written in tho
Now York Evordng Post this little description ot
Mr. Lansing personal appearance:
"Tho contrast between Mr. Bryan and his suc
cessor is nowhoro moro marked than in their
personalities. Mr, LanBlng Is a handsomo man,
wltja notably fine eyes and a winning countenance
that lights up most attractively whon he is
amused. 'Ho smiles with his eyes as well as
otherwise,' wrltos a Washington reportor about
htm, and thoro is a keenness In their expression
which indicates an able and a nlmblo mind. Ho
is altogother of grave and dignified proBenco,
which Is enhanced by his promaturoly gray hair
ho Is only flfty-ono. Ho 1b woll groomed,
stands up straight and looks directly Into tho
oyos of his questioners. Usually ho Is wearing
tho black cutaway of statoamanahlp. You fool
Instinctively that ho Is a man to tlo to, tho kind
which shrewd, Intuitlvo women would naturally
seek as a counselor. Indeed, this tlllo which ho
has hitherto borno in tho stato department tits
htm llko a glove."
In tho paragraph which Is quoted something is
said about tho socrotary of stato being a hand
somo man. Somo Washington residents doclaro
that ho Is tho handsomoBt man In tho cabinet.
Othors do not agreo to this, but nil admit thnt tho
secretary's way ot carrying hlmaolf Is all that It
should bo. It Is perhaps probable that Mr. Lan-
sing knows that ho carries hlmsolf woll. At any
rato ho alono Is rosponslbjo for his carrlago,
whllo his tailor is responsible in conBldorablo
moasuro for making tho secretary admittedly
tho beat-dressed man in public life in Washing
ton. It may bo asked who Is, or, rather, who was,
Robort Lansing? Whllo tho nnswor Is not to bo
given in a fow words, It is piubaVlo that tho
socrotary of stato was comparatively unknown
until ho camo Into promlnenco In connection
with our delicate dealings with Moxlco and with
tho othor powers, llttlo and great, which ro
contly havo boon at troublo among themsolvos or
within themsolvos, and havo boon directly and In
directly causing troublo to tho United States.
Robert Lansing was born in a small city, Wa-
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Sturges Bros., 4ii Pearl St., Sioux City, la.
Fields & Slaughter Co.
DEALERS IN
Grain., Feed, Flour, Hay arid Coal
Fred J. Parker, Manager
Phono No. 4 Dakots City, Nolir.
tortown, In northern Now York, only a fow miles
from tho St. Lawrenco river, from tho waters ot
which It Is probablo that ns a boy ho drew many
a plckorel and bass and laid tho foundation ot
his love for tho eport which Isaac Walton made
famous. Ho entered tho stato department as
counselor ono year ago last March, succeeding
John Bassett Mooro. For thirty years, that Is
alnco ho was twonty-ono years of ago, Mr. Lan
sing "has been studying and practicing interna
tional law. Ho was connected In behalf of tho
United States with a great many arbitration
cases. He waa thla government's associate coun
sel In the fur seal arbitration twenty-two years
ago, and later ho represented the government
before tho Bering sea claims commlaslon. Ho
was counsel for tho government In tho Alaska
boundary dispute and ho has served Uncle Sam
In China, Moxlco, Venezuela and at Tho Hague
In various arbitration matters.
It Is said that Robert Lansing slipped easily
and gracefully Into tho big chair In tho cabinet
room, which stands at the right hand of the
bigger chair which Is occupied by Woodrow Wil
son. A good many men of noto havo occupied
tho chair. When a man ceases to bo secretary
of stato history Invariably makes an estimate of
him and of his services. What will tho verdict
bo concerning Robert LanBlng?
Ono thing Is certain, Mr. Lansing entered upon
his great ofilco dutlos at a time when It Is pos
sible for a man to win his spurB or to lose them,
and that quickly. There are heavy burdens on
tho shoulders of this present incumbent of high
cabinet ofilco. Whon tho corner stone of the
Pan-American building was laid Theodore Roose
velt, then president of the United states, aeiiv
orod an address in which ho said that there had
been many great secretaries of state, but that
there had been none greater than Ellhu Root.
At tho laying of somo corner atone or at the
ceremonies attending somo othor momorablo oc
casion will it be Woodrow Wilson's part to rise
to his feet and say, "There have been many great
secretaries of stato, but none greater than Rob
ort Lansing?"
In writing this Bketch one very important mat
ter came protty near being overlooked. Robert
Lansing, secretary of state, 1b a poet. Some peo
ple say that ho Is "a writer ot exqulsito verse.
Poetry Is poetry; verse Is either near poetry or
no kin to pootry. Mr. Lansing does not claim
to bo a great poet. It Is probablo that ho write!
poetry as a diversion. At any rato, it Is gener
ally conceded that ho Is a protty fair poet, and
that ho also 1b much more than a pretty fall
painter.
So when the American poople havo a secretary
of state who can mako other nations sit up and
pay attention, who can fish, who can play base
ball, who can dress woll, who can paint, who
can write poetry, and. what is better, exceedingly
forceful proso, ought not the said American pea
pie to bo satlsflod with the man who has taken
upon hlmsolf a largo part of tho burdens oi
state at a timo when thoso burdens are heavyT
WAS CONSERVATIVE.
His Host By the way, what do you think ol
tho Mexican imbroglio?
Mr. Malaprop To tell the truth, 1 llko old
fashioned American fruits the best. Judge.
WISE Hoac.
"How is it you always pick out a bacholor to
listen to your hard-luck story?"
"A married man has troubles ot his own usu
nHy,Loul8vlllo Courier-Journal.
SELF-CONQRATULATION.
8ho I supposo you know I camo near marry
ing Jim beforo I marriod you?
Ho Now I know why ho shakos hands so
warmly when wo moot. Judge.
CAME TRUE.
"A fortune teller told mo yesterday that I would
moot with a financial reverse."
"And did you?"
"Yes; sho chargod mo ?2."
8TRICT PARTY MAN.
"Do you promise to love, honor and chorlih
this woman?"
"Yes," said tho politician, "whatevor tho plat
form Is I subscribe to it."
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His Rival Yes, I notice that you are partial to
wooden clubs.
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GATHERED FACTS
Sudan, grass ylolds from ono to olgbt
tons ot cured hay an aero.
Two English scientists who aro ex
perimenting expoci to solvo tho prob
lem ot producing eloctrlclty dlroctly
from coal without UBlng a steam on
gino and dynamo.
Porto Rico is producing a wood that
la only half as heavy as cork and that
can bo UBod in Hfo preservers and llfo
rafts and for insulation against heat
tnd cold.
This country annually makes uuo ot
about 60,000,000 gas mantles and 10,
000 mantles for gasoline and kerosono
lamps.
An English authority has docldod
that lathor appllod to a man's faco
for shaving has such high antiseptic
valuo as to destroy ovon tho typhoid
bacillus.
Hawaii, with a population of 200,000,
had a foroign trade last yoar ot 76,
000,000. Tho trade total waB but ?6,
806,000 In 1897, tho yoa bofore an
nexation to this country.
TAKEN FROMJXCHANGES
A furnaco of a special typo has been
installed In tho Bank of Franco to de
stroy all cancelled bonds and damagod
or roturned papor monoy.
Itov. Arthur Qoodonough of Win
chester, Conn., has boon pastor of tho
Congregational church In that town
for 45 years. For continuous active
servlco In a slnglo Congregational
church, Mr Goodonough Is second In
his state, and sixth: In tho Unltod
States
On tho outbreak ot tho war tho Falk
land islands voted a gift to Great
Britain ot $11,260, equivalent to f 5 for
each Inhabitant.
An oxtenslvo plant has boon built in
Venozuola for tho manufacture ot
wrapping paper and strnwboard from
an aquatic plant growing profusely
In that country.
To facilitate towing a disabled au
tomobllo to a garago thoro has been
Invented a small truck that can be
mado to take tho placo of any ono or
two broken wheels.
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