TTTPJ NO'RTTT PTATTR RT3MT-WF.FKT V TTHNTTNTC 4 CORKER ITEMS News of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska, OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS Satisfies show thnt Nebraska has funiis of less thnn twcnt; acres, 4,rr8 farms of from twenty to fifty acres, 12,(118 fnrin of from fifty to 100 acres; -JU.OKi fnnns of from 100 to 374 acres; 41,21W fnrms of frojn 175 to 40!) ncros; 13,128 fnrms of from COO to WW acres, anil .1,807 farms over 1,000 acres In nro.ii. The total number of fnrms In the stnto la 120,078. It has more farms of between fiOO nncl 1,000 meres than any other state In the union sinil Is second to Texas In number of Ynriiis of 500 acres or more. The stale supremo court hns upheld hc Nebraska redisricting school law. commonly known as tho consolidated school act, In nn action brought In (pio -warranto by the nttorney general to determine Its vnlldlty. The law hns Ibecn the cause of several suits filed throughout the state, and this suit was 'brought by the attorney general to iprevont needless litigation. Ilugli Leinnster, attorney for tho tfdnle railway commission, In answer to urn Inquiry from X. I', Updike of Omaha slated that Nebraska grain dealers who tnke advantage of the ""public warehouse" law, must, under the law, accept any grain that is of fered them for storage so long as they liave room for It, and provided It Is of quittublo quality nnd condition. A shortage of threshing outllts hris caused many fanners In souteastem Nebraska to purchase small Individual type machines, and as n result of warnings by the state railway ooniniis .nlon relative to a shortage of shipping facllllles many have built additional j:rnnurlos In which to store their crop. The wheat crop in the district Is the Jlnost on record. A vote of two to one was cast against a proposition to straighten and control the Flkhorn river by voters of, West Point at a special election. The reasons glvon for its defeat was the Immense cost of ninterlal required for construction work and the general high price of everything required to carry out the work. Nebraska exceeded Its quotn to "wards America's gift to France, which is to take the form of a statue to com memorate the battle of the Murnc. The university of Nebraska sent direct to the New Vork office the sum of $2111.07 and $4,120.0:1 was raised by schools of the stale, making a total of $-l,afl0.00. The state's quotn was .8,r00. At an election for the purpose of consolidating rural schools of the dis tricts, voteis of Lillian community, 'lister county, defeated the proposi tion by thirty-nine. votes. It was the first consolidation school election In the county. Arthur .1. Koenlgsteln, former coun ty attorney of Madison county, con vlcied of receiving bribes front keep ers of disorderly houses, has been paroled from the state penitentiary to his brother. Jack Koenlgsteln, of Nor folk. The War department at Washing ton has granted the board of county commissioners of Lincoln county per mission to build a (50-foot right-of-way jicross the Fort McPherson mllltnry reservation In the county. Between December 1, 1010, and May "1, 1 frill, tho city of Lincoln had 'but $8,107 In lire losses, which Is consider ed a most remarkable showing for n city of ItH size by' State Fire Marshal Hartford. Teams representing Sidney, Scotts fluffs and ' several 'other Nebraska towns and from two Colorado points will compete for honors at a baseball tournament at North Platte the week of August 14. School boards of Nemaha, Pawnee .nnd Johnson counties have joined forces and will hold a trl-county teach ers' Institute at Tocumsch August II to (5. Hi. 1,. tiw. n.lililln it Tnlv nwirn limn t ... .... .......... ... ....... 200 claims for ball losses to Nebraska ciops were received by the state ball insurance department at Lincoln. A special election will be held at ' fiorlug August 10 to vote on a bond Issue of $120,000 to build two new -ward school buildings. Fire caused by lightning destroyed the Whltnkor's opera house building at Harvard. Plans are under way for the con struction of a new up-to-date hotel at Pawnee City. Preliminary work for paving several .streets at Ord has been completed and it is expected tin; work will be entirely -llnlshed In a few weeks. Nebraska has 78,5)00 acres of suanr beets this year, as compared to 01,800 acres last .tear. The present acreage is nearly nineteen times greater thnn that la 1010. The state ranks fifth, 1 icing exceeded by Colorado, Michigan, California and Utah In the order named. A liydro-electrlc plant is to be built nt Hebron In the Immediate future and It Is thought It will mean cheaper light and power for people of the city. Crop conditions In Valley county aiuil In the sand hills of fiarfleld and Orceloy counties are the best ever 1;nown, according to a survey Just completed. A near tornado swept over Ncllgh, damaged a carnival company showing In the city to the extent of nearly ?I0, 000, unroofed several houses, uprooted trees and Injured crops In the district quite badly. Governor McKelvIe has Issued a pii clnmation designating Tuesday, Sep tember 21, iia n special election day, on which the constitutional amend ments, proposed by the constitutional convention, will be voted on. There nre forty-one proposed amendments. All amendments adopted will become ef fective In 1021. One exception to this Is the equal suffrage nmondmcnt which is to be operative Immediately upon proclnmntlon of its pnssnRe. In n reply to the Standard Trndo Service of New York, tile strife labor department nt Lincoln declared there la at present sulllcient farm help to meet nil demands in Nebrnska, and that there will he n surplus of mbor for construction work, after tlia harvest. Thnt publication states that It Is milking a survey of labor condi tions throughout the' country. In order to repair Cedar eountv bridges damnged by unprecedented floods this spring and to replace thoso entirely swept away the county hoard has voted to draw on any fund allow able to meet the emergency. The tnsk confronting the county since early spring exhausted the bridge fundsomq time ngo nnd prompt uctlon was neces sary to meet the crisis. County assessors of Nebraska, meet lug with tho state lionrd of equaliza tion nt Lincoln approved a plan for making valuations 0f real and person nl property In the counties. The plan of fhe board lias been to assess land on the sale valuation mid reach an average for each county. This will raise tho assessments in some counties. The secretary of state at Lincoln la sending county clerks copies of the ballot for the special election Septem ber 21. Each county will hnve to sup ply the ballots for the election on tho adoption of the constitutional amend ments ns prepared by the constitution al convenlon and bear the expense of the same. Aarnn S. Wntklns of Gormnntmvn. Ohio, was nominated for president apdJ D;' L. Colvln of New York for vice pres-1 meiir oy me national prohibition con -volition at Lincoln. Prior to the noml nation W. J. Bryan was chosen for the drys' standard bearer but refused tin honor, stating he preferred to stick with the democratic party. K. K. Flke, cashier of the Nebraska State bank of Valparaiso, was dis charged at his preliminary hearing be fore County Judge D. M. Purmenter at Wnlioo on charges of submitting false reports to the department of trade and commerce on the call Issued February 14, 1020. ' It Is estimated that railroad work ers In Nebrnska will receive over S."00. 000 additional salary monthly, as the result of the 21 per cent Increase granted runway employes by the fed' oral labor hoard at Chicago." The steady advance of land values In Nebraska was made apparent the. other day when Jeff J. Newman, who honiesteiifled In Perkins county 12 years ago on the vlrsrln nrnlrle." sold his 4,400 acre, farm near Venango for more than a half million dollars. , Lincoln .uicrclinms wiio guaranteed to make up any amount over the S700.000 appropriated by the 1015 leg islature for extending the State Uni versity grounds will be required to pay about $1,500 for the Improvement. Petitions lire In circulation In Children to authorize the expenditure of !fS0,r.04 by the city, to take up the deficit created in the new water ex tension program. From Onvahii to Ornnd Island nild back to Omaha, a distance of 2SS miles, was made by two Oinnba business men In an airplane the other day In tinea hours' time. J. O. Bandall of the state agricul tural college at Lincoln estimates that nearly no per cent of Nebraska'" 1.'!0, 000 farms are tenanted by renters. The greatest wheat crop In the his tory of Scotts UlufT county Is being hnrvested this week. The yield prom ises from 10 to 2." bushels to the acre. The Methodist Fplscopal church at Pawnee City which was badly dam aged by lire recently Is being rebuilt. Contract has been let for remodel ing the P.rown county court house nt Alnswnrth. The Improvement will cost severnl thousand doP s. DrllJIng for oil In earnest Is going on north of Chadron, working on the second bole hiivlng been resumed utter some delny, Virtually all arrangements have been made for holding a harvest fes tival at Shelton. August 17 nnd 18. Things are becoming quite lively nround the fair grounds nt Lincoln In preparation for the 1020 State Fair, September 5 to 10. A movement Is on f"ot nt Fremont to organize n conipnn.v of Nebrnska nntlonnl guards. A sixty-three mile nn hour wind swopt Vnlentlne and vicinity the other day resulting In, some damage to city property ami crops, Chase county ngnln promises to lend the state In wheat production per acre as It did In 1010. Many farmers nro predicting Hint the average yield this year will lie forty bushels per acre. Holt county boasts of hnving the old est democrat In Nebrnska and, per haps In the entire middle west. He Is John Jasper Davis. 108 years old, halo and hearty and anxious to vote for Cox and Hoosevelt at the fall election. The cornerstone for the new Method 1st church at Nellgh was laid Sunday, July 11. A' large crowd attended. At a special election held In school district No. 41, embracing the village of Hubbell, the proposition to issue bonds in the amount of $25,000 for the erection of n new school house carried by a vote of 00 to rs.r. During n severe electrical storm nt Hastings lightning struck tho Ingle side stnto hospital horse barn result ing In a fire which destroyed the build ing together with eighteen head of stock. TIiq loss-totnlB about 97,000. POLES AND RUSSIANS END WAR Armistice of Soviets Acceptable. To Negotiate Peace Treaty at Brest-Lltovsk. Warsaw. It is reported in diet cir- clos that armistice negotiations be tween representatives of Poland nnd soviet llussla will bo hold nt Brest- Litovsk. Negotiations to bring about tho" In itial meeting of the military command. ers to arrange for a conference be tween the deputations of both sides nlrcndy tire under way somewhere on tho front lines. Poland's first conlltlon cabinet took office July 25, soon after It was an nounced that tho Hussion soviet had accepted Poland's nnnlstlce proposals. Vincent Witos, lender of the popular peasant party nnd president of the Polish parliament, is the new premier; Ignnce Duszynski, socialist leader, vice premier; Prince Eugene Snpleha, min ister of foreign affairs; Oenernl Lcsz nlewskl, minister of wnr; Ididlslns. Grabskl, minister of finance, and M. Skulskl, who wns premier, succeeding Ignnce Jan Pnderewskl last December, minister of the Interior. Changes appear among other chiefs of home affairs. The cabinet Is known as a government desiring peace. Wlfen newspapers announced the bolshevik acceptance of the nnnlstlce proposals, 'Warsaw was perceptibly relieved. Wltos, as premier, innde his Initial bow to the diet. Wltos snid the new government wns prepared to conclude pence based upon the principles of Justice and freedom, otherwise the entire nation would unite to light for the republic's inde pendence. , f , PACKING CASE SETTLED. Watered Stock Squeezed From Skinner Packing Company at Omaha. Lincoln, Neh. Stipulations to the mutual satisfaction of factions in the Packing company controversy Involv ing the SklnneV Packing Company of Omaha, were agreed upon here and the case pending In the supreme court of tho state was dismissed upon the rec ommendation of the attorney general. Tho prlnclpnl stipulations are the can cellation of all watered stock, fixed nt the amount of $170,000, calling in nil floating Indemnities, and cancellation of stock held by Hubert Howe, former lnnnniror of the coniimn.v. They also provide that holders of preferred stock shall exchange It nt the rate of six shares for one share of common vot ing stock not Inter than December 1, 1020. This will give stockholders, ex clusive of the Skinners nnd their part ners. SO nor cent of the stock. Attor ney Oeneral Davis says that he regards. the agreement ns a complete victory fnr tlie stale, that all has been realized thnt could, possibly he accomplished by. litigation nnd that popular control wis been placed In the, hands of tlie stoei; holders. MEAT PRODUCTION SHRINKS Four Hundred Million Pound De crease In Past Half Year. Washington. D. C Decrease of 400, OOO.GOO pounds In tho country's) meat production for the last six months, ns compared with last year was reported by the Institute of American Meat Packers. Statistics of tlie agriculture department showing 2.500,000 fewer cattle, hogs and sheep were slough tered nt sixty-nine markets during the Inst ,slx months were used ns the basis for tho estimated Jecreased production. "During nearly every month of 1020, producers lost money on cattle and many packers reported losses on beef," said the statement. Government to Sell Canned Meat, Washington, D. C. In an effort to combat the high cost of living the War department soon Is to place mil lions of dollars' worth of canned incuts on the market at prices below even pre-war quotations, said an nn nouni-eiuent from the office of the d1- vlslon of sales. The meats which will be sold are stored In every section of the country nnd will be disposed of through wholesale anil reta.il stores from one end of tlie country to the other. Eugenie Rests With Napoleon. Fnrnborough, Englnnd.-r-Wlth nn Impressive ceremony the body of Kin press Eugenie was drawn on n gun carriage through a roop-llned, leafy avenue to St, Michael's Abbey to a rest Jug place beside the remains of Nn pnlenn III. Women Fight Duel Over Man. Detroit, Mich. Eleanor Greer, 113, Is dead and Birdie Bradford, 18-year old girl, Is held by police following a revolver duel, which the nfllcors snv resulted from n quarrel over a man at a rooming house here. Farmers to Control Brokers. Chicago, III. Plans for co-operative marketing of gruln and live stock am development of better marketing fa duties were discussed at a meeting o the American Farm Bureau foderatlni here. Tlie organization plans a per miinnnt bureau In Chicago voided will uuthrirlty to determine the best menus of disposing of produce through co operative hJTorts. This would elimlnat speculation and stabilize prices to the consumer, speakon. said,. DAD W EVENING FAMTAiXi AUTWCW. BILLIE'S SPRINGTIME. "I'd like to tell my story," sold BIN lie to the Fnlry Wondrous Secrets. 'Folks nro nlwnys wondering what babies think about nnd what they arc planning to do when they grow up If they are planning to do anything or not. They wonder bo much about us, and so I'd like to tell my story. I don't know about other babies. But I would like to toll nbou't myself, If no one minds." "I'd like to hear," said the Fnlry Wondrous Secrets. Now BUllo wns In n baby carriage which was out on the front porch of a little house In the country. Blllle's mother wns busy and so wns Blllle's daddy, but Blllle, thevv knew, was pilte safe In the carriage on the porch where the soft spring air was blow ing. No one wns around but the Fnlry Wondrous Secrets and If anyone hnd come nround tlie Fairy Wondrous Se crets would hnve vanished quickly. 'I'm renlly n Utile girl." Blllle be gan, "though my name Is something like n boy's iininn I believe. You sec my great big daddy's name Is Bill and my mother wanted to nnme mo after hhn. She couldn't hnve my real name Blllle, so fcbc had every one call me that, so It's my daytime, overy-dny name, and m,v best, dress-up name Is Mary Ann. or Marlon or some such tine nnme after my mother. "I enme to the world In December," said Blllle, "You" see. Fnlry. I thought It would he fun to arrive in the world when everything wns so exciting. Christians wns coming on and It was very gay and merry. "I've had a nice winter, but now Is the best tlnte I've known for It's springtime.. And I'll tell you. Fairy wondrous Secrets, I feel ns though it were nil my own springtime. "1 feel the soft, warm wind blow overt my little pink checks which every one admires so much and I smile and I croon nnd I make sort little singing sounds like the trees do. And I look "I Can See the Ducks." around to smile nt tlie trees and the bushes too nnd to et them see my blue eyes. I ask them If they think my eyes look like the blue sky. for tho blushes and the trees are always look ing up at the sky so they should sure ly know. "1 can see the yellow forsythln upon the bushes, nnd how guy nnd lovely It Is. The lllncs nre In bud, unci there lire white blossoms on the hushes. Back of our house there nre some wa terfalls and they lnugh nnd gurgle us they dash over the rocks something the way I laugh and gurgle. "I believe It Is their way of kick ing with fun. I kick with fun when my mother puts me In the wnsh basin every morning. The wnsli bnsln. Fairy Wondrous Secrets, Is my bath tub, nnd I splash and kick nnd lauph and have such a good tltnol I don't cure If the wnter spills over the floor nny more thnn I Imagine, the wnter falls care thnt they spill water over the rocks. They enjoy It I So do 1 1 "I can see the ducks and bear them quack, quack. I hoar thnt sometimes they Iny seven eggs n day. Tho chickens nnd tlie hens nnd the roost ers walk about and clinttor, and one day, n lady passed and said 'Hello,' to a chicken jmd tlie chicken got up from flic ground most politely like u mannerly person would do I'm told. "The pussv willows are out nnd tho skurik-enbbnge Is In bloom. There nre red flowers nnd yellow flowers nnd little star flowers. The trees are full of buds or little leaves or blossoms of different colors. There Is a little tur tle who Is sunning himself by tho brook nearby and who Is on Interest ing creature, I huvo heard. lie wears a shell over his back Uko I wear n lit tle knitted Jacket. "At plght I hear the crickets when I wnke up for my bottle. Anil I be lieve these creatures all like the coun try, too. The chickens nnd the ducks say that In tho cities they aren't want ed nnd they wouldn't he allowed to wander about so they wouldn't lenve the country for anything. "And. one evening I saw a moon In the sky. My daihJy told mo It wns n moon and surely be knows! And over the moon there was a bright gold star, and I made a wish. This was my wish: that other babies might have happy homes like I hnve, where thev don't want to cry, because there Is tio reason to cry. I'm well looked of fer, I'm never spoilt nnd they love me; so why should I cry? But what I'm thinking about mostly these days Is of how lucky I am to have such a daddy and mother and to sec the beautiful springtime in tho country." run AVOID BLOATING OF FARM CATTL Trouble Can Bo Prevented if Stock Owner Will Take Few Necessary Precautions. OVEHEATIHS CAUSES DEATH Shift Animals by Easy Stages From Dry or Scanty Pasture to Abun dant and Luxuriant Growing FodderTrocar la Useful. (Prepared by the Unltod Stales Depart ment of Anrloulture.) Many a cow has come to nn un timely end hecnuso she 'became dis satisfied with the scanty feed to bo gathered from the closely chip-fed pns lure," broke down tlie fence that sur rounded n Held containing n more lux uriant growth, and stuffed herself with the luscious, stolen greens until sho lost nil desire for another mouthful. Soon her troubles begin. Fermenta tion develops in tho mass of corn or clover, and gns forms that fills the llrst stomncfi of the cow to Its utmost ca pacity. How Fermentation Causes Death, The dnngcr to the animal from acute bloating is not that the distended stomach may rupture, for such nn nc chlent Is almost unknown. Tho pres sure of the gas-distended stomach, however, exerts a dangerous pressure upon the heart and lungs, with tho re sult thnt animals dying from ncute blunting usually die of strangulation through Inability to breathe with their compressed lung tissue. The stock owner should guard ngnlnst the bloating of his cattle by ev- Luxuriant Pastures Are Necessary for the Production of Baby Beef. ery precaution nt his command. Clo ver or other green vegetation, If ent en when wet by dew or rnln, seems to bo especially liable to ferment bo fore lenvlng the first stomach of the anlmnl that has fed upon them. Fat ing excessive amounts of middlings or com mcnl will also cause bloating. It also occurs In cattle as a result of be coming choked, Tho principal cause-, however, is overentlng succulent green fornge such as clover, green corn or cabbage. ' Change Feed Gradually. To prevent blontlng In cattle, the animals should bo shifted, by easy stages, from dry or scanty feed to abundant and luxuriantly growing fod der. They may bo allowed to feed from the good forage for only three quarters of an hour on the first dny they are given access to -such grazing. A full hour may bo allowed on the second dny, and by continued slow steps nnd gradually lengthened stay In the tempting feed, the danger of loss from bloating will be largely overcome. But In case the first nvldencn of n too protracted stay In the heavy growth, of forage should he that tho owner notices one of Ids animals with sides distended, nnd perhnps even lift ed above the level of the backbone, ho must act quickly, llemovnl of the gns from the paunch will quickly bring relief. If a veterinarian is within Steers of This Typo Are Rapidly Re placing Scrub Stock. reach lie should he summoned nt once. If no surgeon Is available, tho owner should Immediately attempt to bring relief to his animal. Trocar and Method of Use. Many cnttle owners keep a trocar and catlula constantly on hand mid thoroughly understand Its use. Tlie trocar Is a sharp-pointed rod provided with a metallic sheath or canula which leaves the point of the trocar ex posed, Tlie spot to he selected for inserting tho trocnr Is a point equally distant from the Inst rib, the hip hone, and tho lateral bony projections from the spine In the region of the loins. Here n small cut about three-fourths of an inch long should he made through the skin with a small knife, und then the trocar with canula at tached, limy be pushed through the cut Into the puuncb. The trocar is I then removed, allowing the gas to es cajio through the cnnuln. The cnnuln should bo rctnlned in place so long ns nny gns escapes through It. Some times severnl hours nre necessary, and the cnnuln should be firmly, tied In place. An attendant should remain near the nnlmnl, if possible, so. long us tho cnnuln Is In tlie paunch. x Medicines That Relieve Dioatfng. If tho nnlmnl Is not distressed by the bloating, and the swelling of the body is not grent, or when tho nlnnn Ing conditions have been removed by the use of the trocar, it Is best to re sort to Internal medicine to nllny tlie formation of gns. Two ounces of aro matic spirits of ammonia in two quarts of cold wnter should be given every half hour, or half an ounce of chloride of lime dissolved In n pint of tepid wn ter mny be given every half hour un til the pressure of the bloating hns been removed. A dose of purgntlve medicine Is usunlly beneficial after the bloating has disappeared. For this purpose one pound of (Bniiher's salts will usunlly prove effective. Care should he used In the admin istration of fluid medicine. Tnke time. Do not hold tho cow's head too high. Keeping the nnlmnl's head raised, so thnt her nose Is slightly higher, thnn tho level of her face will nllow her to swallow without Interference. GIVE ATTENTION TO THRASHING MACHINE Skill and Judgrnent of Operator Are of Big Importance. Follow Suggestions Given In instruc tion Book Furnished by Manufac turer Unskilled Feeder Will Cause Trouble. - Any standard mnke of thrashing ma chine Is capable of doing satisfactory work If kept In good repair and op erated Intelligently, according to spe cialists of the United States depart ment of agriculture. Clean grain nnd small losses depend more than any thing else upon the skill and Judg ment of the operator. Here are u few rules the wheat thrasher should observe carefully: Study the Instruction book sent out by the manufacturer and follow tho suggestions closely. See that tlie separator Is set level crosswise nnd lengthwise. Tlie Bpeed of the cylinder teeth Is npproxlmately 0.000 feet a minute. This mny he modified slightly up or down In different machines and with different grains. In general the rule Is correct. Greater part of the separation Is done In tho cylinder nnd Immediately nfter the grnin passes through It. Use as few concave teeth ns neces sary to thrash all the grain from the head. Two rows of teeth set high aro better than four rows set low, . . Orates give the best separation when set ns high as possible. The makeup or the tailings deter mines the character of the work done by the sieves. An unskilled hand feeder or a rock less pitcher with a self-feeder will cause any mnchlne to do poor work. The bundles should he fed heads first and straight. It Is Important timt tho feed bo steady and In continuous stream. Do not crowd one moment nnd let run empty the next. Damp tough straw cannot ho fed as fast in1 dry straw. On n mechanical feedor see that tho governor Is set and working properly. MUCH CATTLE FEED WASTED Grain Straw, Corn Stover and Cotton seed Meal Not Olng Used to Best Advantage. Something like one-third of tho total production of grnln strnw In tbn United States Is not being used to ad vantage, and of this nmonnt onn-hnf Is nn absolute loss. Of the 2-JfS.000.WM) tons of corn stover produced aiiniially In the United States It Is osthnnted that only 81.5 per. cent Is fed to stock, nnd thnt at least V per cent of this amount Is lost through wasteful meth ods of feeding. Similarly, during tho past years lnrgo qunntltles of cotton seed meal have been used for direct fertilizing purposes, which could bo used to better ndvantnge for feeding cnttle, since not over 25 per cent of its fertilizing vnlue Is lost when ft li no used. Live Stock, NOTE'S The grade and scrub stnlllons should be. avoided like a pestilence. Tho demand today Is for horses that weigh from 1.-100 to 2,000 pounds. ' There should be n good brood mnre or more of ilraft type on every farm. ' More colts should he raised to re place the teams when their useful ness Is over. Poland Chirm pigs fed for mnrket mny be made to weigh 200 pounds or over nt six months. ' Is there n hullsliovlk on your farm There Is If you have a scrub hull. Down with tho hullshevlkcs, and boost better bulls! Sbcup seal) Is exceedingly contagion nnd Is transmitted by direct contact with animals or objects that nreeur- rleru of niltes. S? . "if: