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•UBBORIPTION, BI.AO PER ANNUM.
CLYDE KINO AND D. H. CRONIN, EDITOR* AND MANAGER*.
ME XV.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MARCH 28, 1895.
NUMBER 38.
SANS WHISKERS
terest Told A» They Are
Told to Us.
tingi Portraysd For Oraaral
ttion and Amusement.
D HOW IT HAPPENED
of Randolph, was in the
es, of West Plains, Mo., is
iis week.
1. Miller, of Atkinson, was
ednesday.
dure, of Sioux City, had
VNeill Tuesday.
don, of Chadron, had busi
ity last Saturday.
enger, of Sioux City, stop
Neill last Saturday.
da, of Spencer, was regis
llotcl Evans Tuesday.
elet returned Friday night
to his old home in Iowa.
rrington and John Hopkins
the prisoners to Butte last
n and Miss D. Raymer were
Atkinson Tuesday, Rev
dating.
ake and save money in hard
mying your grain and seed
Barnard & Co.
an and Jake Hershiser went
ux City Monday morning,
Wednesday evening.
Parker and family expect
ove to Spencer, where Mr.
siness interests are.
i Mack, and Mike Dee, repre
Stale Journal Co., made a
p to Butte last Friday.
sy has closed up the Commer
inii removed to New York
eft yesterday morning.
relet went down to Lincoln
i business. Superintendent
>ked after the schools daring
says the arrest of Harry
' ‘severely commented upon and
voiced as an outrage" By
al town meeting of Grattan
advertised to take place at
ouse in O’Neill, on Tuesday,
> A. SI.
es will preach in the Presby
ch next Sabbath. Services
rning at 10:30; in the evening
11 are invited.
6 Comedy Company opened a
ur night’s engagement at the
nght. Admission 85 and 25
Irons will get their money's
of One white seed oats are
ho not miss the opportunity
some of these fine oats at
Barnard & Co.
Iontier force all smoked a
nt ci«ar with William Fallon
aorning. it was a ten gtrike
>iher and son are doing nicely.
“e new arrival well.
I.eal lllat ,lle hi-chlortde does
eradicate th“t hankering
01 red-ejte,” otherwise it
. , to account for the per
il' humor of the Jew.
p®’ who "sides about a mile
sge, died at his home last
* ‘ of the grippe. The re
shen to Marshalltown. Io.,
morning for interment.
‘jlagher attempted to shut up
m *R sho:> last week he met
did »iMme degree of 8ucce*8
Bel ben he attempted the
_^sure an invalid's life.
2f.(l D’ P- O'Sullivan re
Illin r,°m tbe*r lr'p through
Vrr whcre they went to
HoU p' Bt the request of a
Cou»ty farmers. They
w°r success. y
ght from r •P' M8Dn returned
stthebni DCOln- 11 is their
will b " repealing the three
Mr. Mann‘ ^ Uncovered this
or erimina!*1^ ^aper may b«
er t0 appear J may be
er bonds larger th^ t?i8trict
C&8ea murder Y
10 'mmediate ,t« ’ but tbey
,n'» Omaha onT1 °f being
ndcirculatinK ohb® Char*8 of
the mails b8Cene ‘‘‘era
Mrs. Will Dobbs is in Sioux City vis
iting her mother, who is very sick.
For Sale:—A No. 1 Fresh Cow.
88-3 O’Neill Grocery Co.
John MoHugh and S. J. Weekes went
down to Sioux City Tuesday, on busi
ness. _
We will have a car load each of Corn,
Wheat and Oats this week. Get our
prices. 88-3 O’Neill Grocery Co.
The bill granting a bounty to Nebraska
sugar and chicory passed the house Tue*
day and now only awaits the governor's
signature to become a law.
Col. Doyle’s commission has arrived
and he will take charge ot the postofflce
on April 1. Mrs. Flannery has been ap
pointed deputy and is now in the office
receiving instructions.
Contrary to reports in circulation last
week. The Frontier was not closed up
by the sheriff or anybody else. We hope
to live long enough to deal out political
confusion to a great many people who
are sorry that the report was without
foundation. -_
Billie McWhorter was in the city
yesterday making arrangements to re
move from his farm at Dorsey to
another near Elkhorn, 14 miles west of
Omaha. Billie has been in Holt county
about 9 years, and has made a little
money. We dislike to see such desirable
citizens leave the county, but certainly
wish them well.
On next Saturday and the two suc
ceeding Saturdays, trom 3 o’clock p. m.
until 4 o’clock p. m., the ladies of the
Episcopal church will conduct an ex
change at their rooms south of the Cath
olic church. That is, they will exchange
fresh home-made bread, pies, cakes, etc.,
for cash, the proceeds to be used for the
benefit of the church.
AMuufy IrUV HIUU J uiu uau^uici
Mr. aud Mrs. Conrad Grebe, died at their
home in Emmett last Monday afternoon,
after an illness of four days, ofdiptheria
The funeral took place m this city yes
terday afternoon and the remains were
interred in the Protestant cemetery.
TnB Fbontibr tenders its condolence
to the bereaved parents.
The critic of the Smudge rips “The
Dramatist" up the back in his last issue.
The Jew’s habitation is somewhat brittle
and he jeopardizes its safety when he
presumes to attack—in the role of critic
—the commonest phraseology. The
meaning and grammatical construction
of the most of his sentences remind one
of a new-born, wabbly-legged calf.
fit I_T__1J_I_.1 . nr .
* “V WVM DUVUIU IVlUUUiUbl luai II IIIC1
Commissioner Hail was originally ap
pointed by air. Biglin, and since the
Fork Light admits that Mr. Biglin’s ad
ministration was all right, it follows in
the natural order of things, that the Jew
is repudiating his own assertions. The
only question now before the public Is:
at which time did the hairy Ham tell the
truth?. __
The Butte Gazette says it is an out
rage for the Scott murder trial to bo
taken to Boyd, on account of the dollars
it will cost that young county. The Ga
zette should remember that no sum is
too great when applied to the punish
ment of criminals. We agree with Bro.
Armstrong when he says that the state
should appropriate a sum sufficient for
the prosecution of this case.
State Journal March 23: The news
of the conflict in Holt county between
Attorney General Churchill and the
county officials was quite generally
commented upon in the house yesterday.
The comments were not at all compli
mentary toward Holt county and its
evident determined purpose to hold the
lynehers of Barrett Scott for a farcial
trial where a jury of friends and associ
ates of the viglantes could be secured.
The Holt county news in the morning
papers was fresh in mind when Ricketts
bill for the punishment of whitecaps
and viglantes'was up for passage, and,
when Robertson of Holt attempted to
dodge voting on the bill, the house
greatly enjoyed seeing the rule enforced
and the gentleman compelled to go
upon record.
It is going the rounds of the “Niobrara
District” that The Frontier editors
will soon be arrested for criminal libel,
on acount of the publication of the
“Unscraped Ham Soliloquy.” We
are not advised as to what
particular person will make out
the complaint, but that is immaterial.
“The boys” have the machinery and we
see nothing to prevent them from doing
a little more oppression. There is a
gang of men—headed by the bank
cashier—who lay awake nights thinking
up schemes to make life a burden to this
popular journal. They are extremely
short-sighted, however. Kvery revenge
ful move they make but adds to
our subscription list and makes
converts to the republican party. Tie
loose the dogs of war.
From Demorests magazine for April:
Thia world haa too much grief and pain,
too many teara by half; and ao my
bleaainga do I give to thoae who make
me laugh. Then let tbe croakera paaa
along; their talk la but aa chaff, while
strength ia in the playful worda that stir
the lightsome laugh. True, serious
moods must have their place, for work
ia life's great staff;but they toil best who
now and then aend forth tbe merry
laugh. And ao, since shadows form of
life by far the largest half, our fervent
bleaainga let ua gtye to thoae who make
ua laugh.
The North Nebraska Teachers’ aaaocia.
tion will hold its ninth annual meeting
at Norfolk on April 8, 4 and 5. The us
ual reduction in fare, one and one-third
rate, has been granted by the railroads
of the state. The 850.00 ailk flag now
held by Madison county will be awarded
to the county having the largest per
centage of its teachera who are in actual
service, present at the meeting. Madi
son eounty will not compete except for
honorable mention. Superintendent
Jackson requests ua to say that all Holt
county teachers who can possibly attend
should do so.
Since our last issue we have learned
why it was that we could not find out
who filed the complaint against Mulli
han et. al„ and caused their arrest last
week by Holt county authorities. The
county judge had gone out into the
country on official business and for some
reason or other stuck the complaint in
bis pocket and took it with him. It is
not for us to say what induced the judge
to carry the county recqrds around in
his pocket. The complaint was sworn
to by C. M. Doty, and charged the
four prisoners with the murder of Bar
rett Scott. It is said that Mr. Doty ia a
member of tbe vigilance committee.
speaking or tbe people of tbe south
last week, Mathews’ Free Press said:
We have some who are “lean and
lank," we have more who are fat and
all are healthy.
After glancing back over old boom
editions of The Frontier—edited by
Mathews—we have not tbe hardness of
heart to question his veracity, but in
this connection we might refer to a
little “pay local” that appeared in bis
paper iramediatediy under the above
quotation. It reads as folows:
All who owe me for coffins must call
and settle as I cannot wait on these
bills. It should not be expected of me.
These bills must be settled at once.
W. H. Hbinmillbr.
Little by little the plot is revealed and
tbe sympathizers more plainly show their
bands. Last Tuesday when the defense
In the Scott murder trial learned that
they were to be taken to Boyd there was
gome tall rustling done. Arrangements
were made to have the men re-arrested
by Doty and held untill Jim Grelg could
go over to Boyd and in company with a
citizen of that county swear out a war
rant in justice court for tbe arrest of the
prisoners. Why the warrant thus se
cured was never served is yet a mystery.
It is indeed strange that these “innocent
men” should be so persecuted by their
friends. The man who accompanied
Greig was the only one out of a hundred
present at tbe river the morning after
the finding of the body, who had not
curiosity enough to step down oa the
ice and view the remains.
To Our Delinquents.
We have several hundred subscribers,
throughout the county, who owe 11s
from two to five years subscription.
We are aware of the fact that times are
hard, but as this is the first time we haye
ever appealed to our subscribers, we
trust they will respond liberally as we
are greatly in need of money and must
hate it. We trust that all who owe us
will please call and-pay-a part, even it
they can not pay it all.
SEED POTATOES.
On Wednesday, the third day of
April, I will haue on the track a car
3/ Seed Potatoes which i will sell
at 75c per bushel. Yours truly,
38-2 P. J. MCMANUS.
“The Lancashire Lass.”
On April 15, the Academy Dramatic
Company will present tbe celebrated
drama entitled the “Lancashire Lass,” or
“Tempted, Tried and True," a domestic
melodrama in a prologue and four acts,
by Uenrv J. Bryon. The following is
the cast of characters:
Kobert Redburn (an Adventurer!—Comedy
.D. H. Cronin
Ned Clayton (a Young Knglneer)—Comedy
...O. F. Blglln
Johnson (Character lead).Kobert Marsh
Spotty (1st Low Comedy).A.Mullen
Danville (Old Man).John A. Harmon
Kirby (A Yocman—Old Man).Dents Hunt
lelllck (1st Old Man).Timothy Dwyer
Sergeant Donovan (Irishman). .M. P. Brennan
Phil Andrews (Utility).Lealiclni Nannerb
Milder (Utility)...Michael Brennan
Kltely (Utitlty).Leahclm Nannerb
Postman (Utility).M. Patrick Brennan
Ituth Kirby (Lead)...Miss Maggie Harrington
Kate Oarstone (1st Comedy)...Mrs. T. Hanley
Fannie Danville (Walking Lady).
.Miss Mamie Cullen
Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
WorM’s Pair Highest Medal and Dtplsma.
Oratorical Contact.
The oratorical contest between pupils
of the school, at the rink Tuesday night,
was a very pleasant affair and enter
tained a good-sired audlonce. Music
was furnished by the vO'NeIll orchestra
and the high school glee club. Follow
ing is the program which was rendered:
“Tom" ...Parnell Golden.
"Horatlus at tbe Itildge".Pearl Hawlc.
,;O,0onnor,s Child”.Alice Cronin.
"Emmett's Vindication".Charles Moals.
! Speech or ttegulua".. Will 1/iwrte.
Miss Maloney on the Chinese Question"
:;MonaV waters^;::::::;. ;:;;1%fela!i\wpio:
"How He Saved St Michaels".TessO'Sulllvan.
The judges, Mrs. Geo. W. Clark,
Clarence Selah and Richard Dlokson,
awarded tbe highest honors to Letlle
Gillespie, Maggie Hurley and Alice
Cronin. Miss Cronin's rating being
lower than that or Miss Gillespie's, a
member of the same class, the second
place was given to the uext highest in
another class, which was Miss Hurley.
The Misses Gillespie and Hurley will
represent O'Neill at the North Neb
raska contest, which takes place at Nor
folk on April 5.
Take Tour Ohoiee. •
Below is the ticket that will confront
the voters of O’Neill next Tuesday:
For Mayor.Votk fob ONE
Owen F. Blglin.Citizens' Party.
F^jGatz^^^^^^^JhigBns^Party,
Fob drr Clerk.Vote fob ONE.
N. Martin.Citizens’ Party!
8. M. \Valters.. ^.Oitlxeng' Party,
Fpn VnxTHSjSSSmSrXmm fob ONE.
JohnMcHugh^^^^XitizensjParty.
l^on Pouch Juuok_Votk koii ONE?
yOT^tTnENqTNBBK^^OricTot^TnSI
FIBST WARD.
FoiH^OPNCILMAN, . .T"VoTK*?oiro!TET
D. H. Cronin.Oitixens' Party.
Clarencj^elal^^^^^jjCitizens^Party.
To Fill VAcANCY^T!r?oT^oin^ir
John J. McCafferty.Citizens' Party.
U^_C. McFvony.Citizens’ Party,
SECOND WARD.
For Councilman.Vote for ONE.
D. A. Doyle.Citizens' Party.
Alexandei^larlow^^^Cjtizens^arl^
THIRD WARD.
1W COUNciLMAN^TT7oTB^O^T?TTB!
Chag. Davis.Citizens’ Party.
Obituary.
PLUMB—At Scottville, Neb., on Feb
ruary 24, 1895, of typhoid fever, Ada
M. Plumb, age 15 years. AtScottville
on March 8, of the same fever, Carl L.
Plumb, age 18 years. Both were born
at Trenton,Oneida county, New Yoik,
and were the beloved children of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Plumb.
NOT FOR THEM.
i Q«y grew together side Dy side,
They filled our hearts with joy;
She was a gentle one—our pride,
He was our first born boy.
But since they passed away from earth
A shadow's on our home.
We miss their gentle sounds of mirth;
Our heads are bowed In gloom.
Pale death, unbidden guest, came In
And unreletlng moved,
Until his Icy fingers grim
Had sealed the lips we loved.
Just one short week apart were they
In silence from us borne;
Now side by side they sleep today
While we in anguish mourn.
Not long could they be parted here,
Who from their childhood’s hours
Had played together year by year.
Unfolding like the flowers:
Together at one mother's knee
They learned their evening prayer;
Together now they wander free;
No separation there.
But we shall miss our dear ones long,
The games they used to play:
A rift is In our evening song
That widens day by day.
Our sweet home circle, is bereft.
It’s treasures early gone;
Vet one sweet lamb to us Is left;
Spare. Father, spare this one.
’Tis not for him, our only son,
In early manhood taken;
His earthly life was well begun.
No fears for him awaken:
But for ourselves, who leaned on him
In fond paternal love,
’Tis for our loss our eyes grow dim,
Now he la safe above.
’Tis not for her, sweet gentle one.
Whose young life promised much;
Although she left us sad and lone,
His kingdom is of such;
Tis of ourselves we weep today,
Not those supremely blessed;
And wheu we two are called away,
May we with them find rest.
O, those who wept o’er Lazarus dead
Look thou in pity now:
Kindly support each weary head.
While 'neath thy rod we bow.
Thou dost not chasten but In love,
Nor In fierce anger mar;
O. gent ley lead our thoughts above,
Where our lost treasures are.
S. A. ItOSKNCRANS.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to exted our heartfelt thanks
to the friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us during the sickness
ind death of our loved ones. Their
kindness and friendship will ever be
remembered and appreciated.
Mu. and Mrs. J. L. Plumb.
Kautiy’s Bong.
rhe pops are In the saddle now—
rhe sunbeams down our pathway glancing;
Ham Kautsman turns the organ crank
A.nd Monkey King—he does the dancing,
rhe “sups” have a pop majority; j
Soft zephyrs through our whiskers rustle;
rhe Beacon Light gets the county work 1
While the Frontier outfit has to hustle.
ADDENDA.
But this can’t last—sad to relate:
November's full o’ gloomy weathers;
So along wl’ Mikev an' the rest
Old Kautzy’l do his level best I
ro line the Inside of his nest
W!' old Holt's golden feathers. i
Th» Ksw S«*d Law.
Following la the new relief law:
Section 1. That there be and la here
by appropriated from the atate treasury,
from funda not otherwiae appropriated,
the anm of 1300,000 for the purpoae of
procuring aeed, and feed for teama, for
the deatltute farmera of thla atate during
the aprlng of 1895.
Sec. 3. It la hereby made the duty of
the auditor of publio accounts to draw
hia warranta on the atate treaaurer, on
the requlaltion of the atate relief com
miaaion, approved by the prealdent and
aecretary thereof, in favor of the aeveral
county treaaurera of the counties en
titled to receive aid under the provisions
of thla act, for such portion of the
amount herein appropriated as the atate
relief commission may determine neces
sary, In accordance with the provialona
of this act.
Sec. 8. It shall be and la hereby
made the duty of the atate relief com*
mission to appoint in each of the
counties entitled to receive aid under
this act, where auch appointments have
not already been made, a county central
relief commission and, in every county
entitled to receive aid under thia act,
the county central relief cnmmlsalon
shall have charge of all feed and aeed
procured for their respective counties,
and said county central relief commis
sion shall appoint a aub-commiaalon in
each voting precinct. Two or more
of the county commtaaionera or super
visors, as the case may be, together with
the county clerk shall be members of
the county central relief commlaaion,
and auch county central relief commis
sion shall, on its appointment, immedi
ately organize by the election of a preal
dent and secretary.
Bec. 4. The county clerk shall on
requisition of the county central relief
commission, aigned by ita president and
secretary, draw hia warrant on the sum
placed in the county treasury by the
provision! of this act, in payment for
such aeed and feed as may be procured
by the county central relief commission,
and the expenses Incurred' ln procuring
the same.
Sec. 5. The county central relief
commission of the several counties shall
use the sum placed in the county treas
ury by the provisions of this act, or so
much thereof as may be required, In the
procuring of seed and feed for teams
and shall apportion the same pro rata
to the several precincts In proportion to
the number of needy farmers in such
precinct. Said seed and feed as appor
tioned by the county central relief com
mission shall be delivered to the several
suu-reuei commissions ior aisiclDutlon.
Sec. 5. It is hereby made the duty
ol the stete relief commission to aid the
several county central relief commis
sions, in the procuring of seed and feed,
when requested by the said county
central relief commission so to do: and
furnish to them upon application all in
formation on this subject which they,
the state relief commission, may possess;
provided, that where the county central
relief commission may so desire, they
may procure their supply of seed and
feed through the state relief commission.
Sec. 7. The sub-relief commissions
of the several counties shall report to
their county central relief commission
the disposition of all seed and feed
passing through their hands, giving
the names of the persons receiving the
same, the amount and kinds of seed and
feed each person received; and the
several county central relief commissions
shall compile the report so received
from the sub-relief commissions into a
statement which shall give a complete
accounting of all moneys received and
paid out under this act, which statement
shall be submitted to the county board,
for their endorsement and approval at
ihe next regular meeting.
Sec. 8. That all moneys appropriated
and to be distributed under the provis
ions of this act shall be divided among
Ihe several counties having relief com
missions auxiliary to the state relief
commission, pro rata, according to the
number of farmers requiring such seed
and feed in said counties; the same to be
Jetermined by the state relief commis
sion, based on knowledge now in their
possession or upon information in writ
ing, signed by the president and secre
tary of the county central relief com
mission of such county, showing the
number of farmers in need of such aid
;n their several counties; the state relief
commission shall receive the sum of
1500 for services properly rendered
inder this act, to be paid out of the
tppropriation herein provided for.
Sscr 0. Any member of the county
tentral relief commission, or of the sub
•elief commission, knowingly distribut
ng seed or feed to individuals who are
ible to procure the same for themselves,
>r who shall show favoritism in such
listribution to a member of any secret,
lolitical or religious organization, or
vho shall improperly dispose of any of
mch seed or feed, .shall be deemed
[uilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con
fiction shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding 1100.00 or Imprisoned In tbs
county jell not more than thirty day*.
Bkc. 10. In the distribution of stsd
and feed aa provided for herein, no old
toldler of the union army ahall be dis
criminated against on account ofhla
drawing a pension of 118.00 or less per
month.
Bno. 11. No county ahall receive aid
who does not furnish tha Information
called for In this act, to the state relief
commission, on or before April 1, 1895,
and the distribution to the several
counties shall be completed on or before
April 10, 1803; provided, that nothing
In this act shall be so construed as to
interfere with donations, solicited by or
made to individuals, precincts or munic
ipalities.
Sec. 19. Whereas an emergency ex
ists this act shall be in force and take
effect from and after Its passage.
PERTAINING TO IRRIGATION.
Irrigation does not mean that you can
put in 100 acres of corn and wheat. It
means that you can grow prosperous on
five or ten acres. If you must put In 100 f§
cotes of wheat, all right, put it in, but '%
also go to work with your little Irrigated
farm. Put out a choice variety of fruit i'
trees, blackberries, raspberries, etc. rj
Put out an acre or two of alfalfa, put
in an acre of potatoes, cabbage and 0
onions. If the rains come your wheat
and every thing else will be all right, but
If the drought comes, go to work with i
your water plant and succeed anyway,—
Great Bend Tribune.
W. 8. Wright, of Phillips county, v
Kansas, constructed a dam across a draw
on his farm and caught sufficient water
during a hard rain to flood a portion of ; ’
his corn field and aa a result the part of '■%
the field which he was enabled to flood ■
from the storm water yielded a fair crop
Ml liui u nuiMJ lUtti purl wuicn WU DOC
flooded wm a complete failure. He V$
uiea this n* a strong argument to urge
the farmers who have draws upon their
farms to dam them so as to catch all the
storm water possible and use It for irri
gating purposes. If they can irrigate
but a few acres of a field at one time It
pays because it costs practically nothing
to construct the dam—Irrigation Far
mer.
The Elkhorn Irrigation Company’*
ditch has wintered well and Is in good
shape for early irrigating. But a few
places will need any cleaning out.
A movement la on foot in our eastern
citlea to colonize their surplus popula
tion on western Irrigated lands. Phi
lanthropists and men of large means ,
are behind the movement and it prom
ises to result in great good to all con
cerned. The question: "what shall we
do with our poor?" can be partially
solved in this way: By furnishing these
people with a little money to lit them
out and make the first payment on their
lands, taking their notes for the same on
long time at a low rate of interest, a
means is afforded them to make their
own living as well as that of those de
pending upon them, by their own indus
try. They, in this way, at once become
self-supporting and no longer charges
upon the communities or subjects of
charity. ■ The certainty of good crops
under irrigation is a guarantee against
defaulted payments of purchase price
or interest money. A more practicable
way of handling the “out-of-work” and
poverty-cursed populations of the over
crowded east, or one fraught with better
prospective results, has certainly not
been suggested for many a day.
Starcli factories will surely follow irri
gation in the northwest.
T. K. Clark, of Bntte county, Ne- :.S
braska, has caught the spirit of irriga
tion by windmills. In an article to the M
Nebraska Farmer of Feb. 7, be says:
■‘‘An individual irrigation plant makes a
farmer independent of rainfall, of ditch
companies, from excessive charges and -v;
avoids quarrels with bis neighbors over
the division of water from the common
source. He is, in fact, a true sovereign,
tilling his homestead and commanding
the waters at his pleasure. The irriga
tion law is nothing to him and is limited
only by his industry." Irrigation from
wells is an established fact already, and
as one farmer said “beats the ditch out
of sight.”
First get irrigation and then look out
for canning factories.
Tree culture is valuable in any coun
try. The Northwestern Agriculturist,
published at Minneapolis, Minn., advo
cates the planting of trees as a wind
break for stock. Iu western Kansas tree j"">
planting is valuable as a protection to
orchards but there are other sources of
value. Rapid growing trees yield a
large amount of wood and every cord of
wood that la grown upon the plains is a
saving of a dollar’s worth of coal.