The Frontier. Published by D. H. CRONIN. $1.50 the Year. 75 Coots Six Months ADVERTISING RATES; Display advertisments on pages 4, 5 and 8 are charged for oil a basis of 50 cents an inch (onecolumn width) per month; on page l the charge is II an inch per month. Local ad vertisements, Scents per line each insertion. Address the office or the publisher. Meserve’s “line of defence” is like every other man’s that is “found out.” Strange, but the two leading re publican dailies of Nebraska agree upon nothing. The great men of history will all be small fish when the pretender makes good his pretentions. The human heart likes to excuse its sins upon the theory that someone else is a good deal worse. --♦-»* After lengthy investigation, and matured deliberations, President. Roosevelt has decided that Schley is wrong and the court right. When it comes to the land syndi cate steals and corruption of the last populist administration in the sheriff’s office the Independent closes up like a clam. The esteemed Stuart Ledger has an able editor, the material for a neat and tidy paper, but its printer ought to subscribe for some good trade Journal. The American people generally are glad to learn at last of the successful termination of the long pending nego tiations for the release of Miss Stone and her companion. Prince Ilenry has arrived and been received with dignity and cordiality befitting the great American repub lic, the spurts and splutters to the contrary notwithstanding. Our Boyd county neighbors are to be congratulated upon the successful termination of their fight on behalf of their homes jus against the state ap propriating the school lands. It was a signal victory for the homesteaders. The Fremont Tribune observres that “a Baltimore preacher has finally handed down an opinion that William McKinley reaped what he sowed and that he sowed it in not suppressing the army canteen. The reverend Baltimore oyster is evidently a disciple of Rev. John G. Wooley, prohibition crank and wholesale distributor of inflammatory language.” Tbe two senators from South Caro lina, Tillman and McLaurin, engaged in a fight of words Saturday in the senate chamber that developed into blows and ended with the sergeant-at arms conveying them both to the back yard. The two gentlemen from South Carolina are now under con tempt of the senate and ostracized from Washington’s official society. The Frontier does not feel any special call to champion the cause of Governor Savage, but it looks this way: Which is preferable ao the tax payers of Nebraska, the administra tion of a republican governor who has saved them $100,000 in one years’ time and granted liberty to a man whom ten thousand years of confine ment could never replace the short age, or the administration of the fusion governors witft their reckless expenditure of public funds in keeping innumerable relatives and friends in the various state institutions and squandering the people’s wealth by hundreds of supernumeraries. By a vote of 46 to 26 the senate on Monday passed the Philippine tariff bill. The bill exempts the commerce passing between the Philippines and the United States from the navigat ion laws of the United States until July 1, 1904, and authorizes the Philippine commission to so regard the craft en gaged in lighterage or exclusively harbor work, provided such craft are built in the United States or the Philippines and owned by citizens of the United States or citizens of the Philippines. Taxes and duties collec ted 4n pursuance of this act shall be paid into the t reasury of the Philip pine islands and used for their bene fit. All articles manufactured in bonded warehouses of imported ma terials, or material subject to internal revenue in the United States to the Philippines when exempt from the in ternal revenue and all taxes paid on such articles shipped to the Phil ip pine islands since November 15, 1901, shall be refunded. The United States government has proposed to the powers concerned in the Chinese treaty that they consent to a pro-rata reduction of claims so as to maintain the total within the sum of 450,000,000 taels, which the powers agreed to accept from China as full indemnity for the Boxer out rages. Germany has discovered that it placed its claim too low and has demanded an increase in (allowance of 10.000. 000 taels, and if this is to be met the other signatory powers must agree to submit to the pro-rata deduc tion of that sum from their own orig inal allotments. The United States Is firmly opposed to any attempt to ;xtort from China any more than the 150.000. 000 taels and it will attempt to avoid the creation of a precedent bo be followed by tire other powers in the allowance of this German claim. SAVES $100,000 IN ONE YEAR Blair Pilot: According to the L/iuuiiiii uvu uim uiucuui umu iku tun, present republican state administra tion during the last year lias saved the tax payers of Nebraska more than >100,000. In other words it cost the state $100,000 less to maintain tlie state insitutions during the first year of the republican adminstration than during the last year under the fusionists. According to reports the fusionists had over 200 of the faithful at these institutions who were neither inmates nor employed there, and who were in fact relatives and friends of fusion officials and prominent fusion leaders, and by putting these out and adopt ing a rule that minor children of the superintendent alone should lie allow ed to stop at the institution, the re publicans made a net saving to the tax payers of over $40,000 last year. This is certainly a most creditable showing and it should and no doubt will greatly strengthen the republicon party In the estimation of the public. Whether a republican, a democrat or a populist, every tax payer is in favor of economy. The official who observes this rule takes a sure and short cut to public favor and populari ty. An official may err in other re spects but if he err honestly he will be forgiven, but if he err in economy he is doomed to public dlHfavor. it is well that the present state ad ministration used this as a guide board. Governor Savage who stands at the head of it is a nam of rugged honesty and integrity. If he has any fault it is that of having a big heart. He is as sympathetic as a child when it comes to grief and distress, and the world should love him for it, but when it comes down to right or wrong in which the public interests are con cerned he is like a mighty obelisk of steel and would stand by the right at any sacrifice. Governor Savage has kept a close tab on public funds, lie gave the su perintendents of each of the state institutions to understand that they must give the people in their charge better treatment than they had ever before had yet keep within appropria tions made by the legislature. Thus far this has been done. Governor Savage has given the state a busi ness administration and while some of his official acts may have met with some opposition in the main he has made one of the best governors, and, from a business standpoint, the best governor Nebraska has over had. FURNISHINGS OF KINGS. j London Tit-llit s: In Windsor Castle kitchen, King Edward VII. has cop per and silver utensils worth some thing like JE«,000, while on fittings alone George II. expended the sum of iMR I’WVl in niviav fncnticfu hlc m~u\ But the cream of kitchens is owned by the Czar of Russia, who soon after his accession to the throne, spent £80,000 in remodeling and refurnish ing his kitchen at the winter palace, St. Petersburg. All the cooking utensik arc solid silver, while the spice boxes arc .of solid gold. His chief cook draws a salary of £8,000 per annum, and he has six subordinates in receipt of salaries ranging between £1,000 and £1,500—to say nothing of hundreds of supernumeraries, Alto-; getlier the czar’s kitchen expenses amount to £120,000 yearly. The Shah of Persia’s kltcnen is the most valuable in tire world, if not the most expensive. The shah could, if lie wished, realize more than a million pounds sterling on the sale of the con tents of his kitchen. His food is cooked in gold-lined pots, and lie eats his dinner off solid gold plates, in crusted with precious stones of price less value. His jeweled knives and forks are said to be worth thousands of pounds, while his marvelous “state” soup tureen is worth half a dozen large fortunes. These almost fabulous expenditures I are indeed astonishing when we reflect t hat they represent only the kitchen paraphernalia of one great establish ment for each of the t wo tirst-men tioned rulers, who maintain various places of abode, and then reflect that everything else connected with their support and entertainment is in like proportion. When we take into con sideraUoh the enormouscost of official dom and aristocracy, together witli the added expenses of alcoholism, it seems hardly possible that there could be anything else than poverty and want among the masses. Boy wanted to learn trade at O’Neill Cigar Factory- 34-tf ---— / Session Last Week Was a Profitable Gathering for The Agriculturalists. MANY INTERESING ADDRESSES Various Features of Farm Life Discussed by Men With a Practical Knowledge of Farm Work. Tile 5th Annual meeting of the Ilolt county Farmers’ Institute was called to order in the court-house at O’Neill at 1 o’clock p. m., President J. L. Coppoc in the chair. Superin tendent Norvcll gave a brief address of welcome, responded to by D. L. Pond. John Breumer of York was then introduced and spoke on growing and feeding on the farm for beef pur pose, and touched on butter products a fid the breeds for both. Also how to handle them, giving preference to the Polled Durham as a calf and butter producer, running the calf with the cow until weaning time. Then put ting them In the feed yard on alfalfa and ground feed aiming to make them weight 1,000 pound by the time they are one year old. Much inter est was manifested by the large and attentive audience. At 3 p. m. Hon. M. F. Greely spoke on care and management of sheep, utilizing the waste products on the farm to raise and fatten lambs tit for market before they are a year old. He advocated raising rape and alfalfa, especially rape, as they are valuable yet inexpensive foods. At 4 p. m. the high school was in vited in to listen to a very interesting and instructive address by Mrs. Bertha 1>. Laws. In the course of her remarks she said that man took pains to study the feeding of his stock but not of himself. She spoke at some at some length on the comparative value of various foods and advocated the use of those foods which contain the greatest amount of nutrition and also the use of fruits. The evening session was opened by a few remarks by Mr. L. I). Sttlson, in which he urged the beautifying of the home, so our boys and girls will not leave the farm for the city, Mrs. Bertha 1). Laws gave an ad dress on “The American Girl in the Home.” She said that the American people, were coming to the point where we look down upon what are called the lowly duties of domestic life. That we teach our girls to look to higher education and the accom plishment of art, music, science, etc. That we forget to notice their attain ments in home making, thus leading them to grow up disliking home life and very often with no knowledge thereof whatever. Mrs. Laws advo cated the establishing of industrial branches in our schools, making them compulsory instead of optional as at present, that these be not only in our high school, but all through the grad ed schools. On “Landed Homes,” lion. M. F. Greely said, that population has now caught up with the land and we should endeavor to interest the rising generation in becoming land owners, as in a few years time the land owners will be the only independent men, as is the case now in Europe. Also that we should he satisfied with small portions and not endeavor to hold and work great tracts, thus causing over work for our boys and driving them to the over Crowded trades and profes sions of t he city. Prof. Owens, principal of the O’Neill high schools, said, that the only independent man was the inde pendent farmer. In ordinary city trades and professions, a man merely gains a livelihood and that by dint of hard labor and any reverses leaves him often in poverty. M. F. Greeley gave a stereoptician lecture showing views of the Nebraska school of ariculture and experiment station, he also showed views of inter estinir places in our state. Wednesday Mr. L. D. Stilson spoke on soil culture, advocating serface woyk to conserve moisture. Presidents address was read in part as follows: The past year has shown much activity in institute work in Holt county, five successful meetings having been held, beginning wit4 the annual meeting on March 22; next, a very enthusiastic one at Chambers in June, followed immediately by one at Inman. Then in September Stuart was given a date, followed by one at Ewing. The interest manifested in these institute has developed the fact that farmers of our county con stitute up intelligent and progressive communinty, J wish \ilso to call at tention to the fact that Holt .county has received more aid in institute work than almost any other county in the state. For which we owe a debt of gratitude to state manager, Prof. E. A. Bunett and the State Univer sity. 1 wouldlrecommend the appointment to consider the propriety of requesting our State Univeristy to established a Farmers Reading Course, such as has been incorporated in the Univresity extension in'seryejaJ of the eastern states and in South Rak'ota. The PENINSULAR college or station, quoting from Farm ers’ Bullentin 109, of the department o agriculture, lays out certain courses of agricultural reading on such sub jects as, soil and crops, live stocl breeding and feeding, dairying, fruii culture, gagdening, farm economies domestic economy and other liki topics. Selects sets of books for read ing, which most clearly sets fourtl the principles underlying these sub jects, provides for superintending th< work and make arrangments for sup plying prospective readers witli books examination questions, etc., and to ao as a sort of bureau of information The reading course is designed tr bring to the farmers in his home th< opportunity of taking under collegi direction a course of systematic read ing on subjects especially pretainin; to his work. Now if such a course can be estab lished in our state, under the contro of our state institution, it will be o inealculablebenelit to the agricultura ail other material interest of state 1 would suggest that some action b< taken at this meeting indicating on desire in the matter and resquestin; the leaders of our Univeristy, if the,' have not already done so, to take tin subject under advisement. Tiie recommendation was adoptee and ordered to be reported for publi cation. Some changes were made in tin linnet !l 11 linn n ml Vvit Ion’ll The following officers were elected president, J. L. Coppoc; vice-presi dent, G. F. Smith; secretary, I). L Pond; treasurer, M. T. Elliott. Ex ecutive committee: Giles Philps Page; Frank Phillips, Star; C. M Smith, Chambers; J. Taggart, Cham bers; W. W. Bethea, Deloit; Mr. Blon don, Atkinson; Neil Brennan, O’Neill S: II. Truesell, Little; C. W. Moss Amelia; W. P, O’Brien, Atkinson Mr. Gilson, Atkinson. I p. in. Mr. C. II. Barnard treatec the subject of tree? and tree propoga tion. There are two ways of graft in; and three of budding. The best method of propogation is by piece rool graft. When asked his opinion in re gard to foster-mother root graft said he could see no advantage in this over other methods, lie would pro tect tree when planted, by wrapping tjhcm with cornstalks, letting their remain until they rotted away. lit exhibited specimens of the different methods of propogation. 11 is address was full of instruction and was wel received. John Bruroer spoke on Alfalfa. It requires a dry season to get it. started and advocated the theory that, fal seeding would probably prove tlx most successful. He is now making experiments along this line, as a Hog pasture, but for no other, he considers it the best. As a farm crop he says that it cannot be surpassed, lie having sold hay and seed to the amount oi $70 per acre; as hay it is the best being in the amount ot protein if contains richer than other hay anti about equal to wheat bran. Mr. L. D. Stilson advocated the feeding of shredded fodder, hold in <. that in doing so we gain much in feed that is now wasted and alst that that there itas been no corn stall, disease where the fodder lias bee.t: shredded. Whpn the soil is sandy lit advocated the sowing of some othei crop in the corn at last plowing tc prevent the land from blowing wliei corn is cut otf. After some discussion the institute adjourned. Prefer the 1>1