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LINCOLN,
NEBRASKA.
NEBKASKA iKWS.
Election Law Changes.
' A number of communications have
been received bj the attorney general
at Lincoln asking his opinion touching
the election of supervisors in counties
under township organization, ; s pro
vided in the act of 1839, amending
section 7 of the election law. The law
provides that at the first general elec
tion in each townshiD, after the adop
tion of township organization, one su
pervise shall be elected in each town
ship, and thereafter one in each odd
numbered year in the odd numbered
townships, and each even numbered
year in the even numbered townships.
The act also provides that the town
ships must be numbered by the county
board at their first regular meeting
after the passage of the act. The
attorney general holds that the effect
of the law will be to hold the supervi
sors who live in the even numbered
townships in office until 1890, and at
the election this fall the supervisors
will be elected from the od4 numbered
townships ; that the object of the law
was to have one-half of the number of
supervisors who were familiar with the
needs of the county , always in office.
In this connection, in answer to queries,
the attorney general also took occasion
to say that be wo;ild file an opinion in
a day or two touching the constitution
ality of the aci increasing,, the pay oi
supervisors from $2 to $3 per day. It
is understood that this opinion will
apply only to the increased pay of sup
ervisors in office July l, ;to the close of
their terms.' '' v
All Over the State.
Fairbury special: About two hun
dred Germans celebrated Saturday the
golden wedding of Hiram Junker, a
farmer near town. A loDg procession,
headed by the Plymouth band, paraded
the streets. A genuine Dutch hop
finished the ceremonies.
, Hastings Special : Hastings college
has completed the sale of the city lots
for $38,000. .. The college has also re
ceived a gift of $15,000 from the east.
Three new professors have been elected.
Many new students are reporting, and
the outlook for the year which opens
September 4 is good. "
Alm-i Special : Monday night during
a heavy thunder storm Jightniag struck
the residence of Dr. H. J. Hill in this
city. The bolt went do wn the chimney
direction.:, doing more or less damage
in every room in the house. The doc
tor and his wife were asleep in one of
the rooms and were so badly shocked
tfhat it was two hours before they " re
covered consciousness.
Nebraska City special : The Cincin--nati
house was burglarized Thursday
night and . considerable . jewelry and
usomo money was secured, Mrs. Anna
Fisher of Almena, Kansas, being one
-of the heaviest losers. The robbers
were seen leaving the house by a lad
der, but no arrests were made.
Tobias special : The Farmers' Pro
'tectivc Elevator association held their
'annual picnic here Thursday. The
-day was fine and a large crowd was in
'attendance. The feature of the occa
sion was an immense farmers' parade.
Speeches were made by Hon. C. H. Van
Wyck and B. F. Baughn. Dancing
was indulged in by the young . people
until a late hour, and a good time was
had by all.
Fairmont special: The Fillmore
cowry old settlers held their annual
piciJ in Fairmont Thursday, and al
together it was a very successful meet
ing. .Delegations from all parts
of t.:e county were - in attendance. It
is t-'imated; that 1,500 i)fOule took
pan iu thi txercises.
'Wayne special : Frank Ostrander,
of Yauktor. S. D., and Billy Hatton,
of Hy Springs, aged respectively
seveiiteea and fourteen years, stole two
poiiifs Wednesday night from Farmer
Cauolitt, of Covington, starting west.
Sheritfj Miner, of this county, and
Brasfield, of Dakota county, caught
the boys at Plaiaview. They had
traded one pony for a buggy and money
at IMainview and stolen the blankets.
The horse was recovered and the buggy
returned but the money was lost.
Albion special:. Warren Whitney,
living near Noma, postoffice, in this
county, died .suddenly Friday after
noon at Albion of heart disease. De
ceased was not feeling well and came
to town after medicine, and was about
to start for home when he fell over "and
died immediately. Deceased was a
farmer, and' wai sauch respected by his
neighbors. He leaves a wife and
f airily. -,-'-i' ,
Guy Burkhalter of Wymore was sent
to the reform school at Kearney last
week. . : , ' ' .
The race track and buildings of the
Schuyler fair grounds are being im
proved,
York's Y. M. C A. has secured the
use of a large tract of land for athletic
purposes.
H. O. Wolcott has received official
notice of his appointment as post
master of Fremont.
The Thayer county old settler's reun
ion was held at Carleton, Wednes
day, August 28. t ' ,
The wicked city of Covington is be
ing washed away by the treacherous
and raving Missouri. ; r ,
Tho canoeists who lelt Lexington
went as far as Hlinois and returned to
Holdredge by rail.
Knox county is agitating the question
of township organization as a remedy
for. alleged existing evils.
The Antelope county fair will be keld
at Neligh, commencing September 12,
and continuing three days.
A teplehone line connecting Norfolk,
Warnerville, Madison and Schuyler
will probably be put up soon. - ;
The Gage county delegates goes to
the state convention instructed for
Judge M. B. Eeese for the surpreme
bench.
The grand harvest festival was
held at Wymore August 27. Hon. J.
Sterling Morton delivered the
address of the day.
Miss Hattie Sane, a thirteen-year-old
girl of Hastings, captured the Dema
rest prize for for oratory in the contest
at that place.
Four children of Mr. and Mrs. G. F:
Presher, living in Biverdale precinct,
Buffalo county, are afflicted with
scarlet fever.
The seventeenth annual convention
of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of
Nebraska will be held at Grand Island
September 3.
Several Edgar sports were arrested
near Wilcox for the illegegal slaughter
of stubble ducks one day last week and
fined $7 each.
A convention has been called at Syra
cuse, iSeptember'30, by, the Otoe county
prohibitionists for the purpose of
organizing a non partisan league.
A David City physician is experi
menting with the famous elixir. One
patient who fainted after a- trial of the
fluib was revived by a good drink of
corn juice.
Twenty-four York Odd Fellows insti
tuted a lodge at Greshm last week. E.
H. Baker and W. R. Knapp were ap
pointed grand officers to do the work.
Leutenant Colonel Briabin, Ninth
cavalry, who has been stationed at Fort
Robinson for the past two year s, has
been promoted to colonel of the First
cavalry.
Fremont's mayor made a remark Fri
day evening reflecting upon the good
sense and judgment of the council and
the meeting ended in a row and an ad
journment. The little daughter of George Yost,
living one and a half miles east of Har
vard, died last Wednesday from the ef
fect of a mad dog bite inflicted nine
weeks ago.
The legal department of the St. Joe
& Grand Island railroad has been con
solidated with the Union Pacific
company under the management of
Hon. J "M. Thurston. J. B. Cessna
has received tha appointment as the
attorney at Hastings,
Mrs. A. F. Frees of Superior is
alarmed over the singular absence Of
her husband who disappeared last
week. The disappearance of his kit of
barbar tools and cash from his money
drawer is considered evidence that he
absonded of his own free will.
Nebraska has jost put in her claim-
for being the first state to punish prize
fighters.. Several years ago there was
a prize fight iu Saunders County, and
Judge Marshall, who was then district
attornev. ran one of the fighting:
parties down and had; him' sent tothe-
the penitentiary.
There will soon be a petition circ u
ated for the purpose oi securing a mail
route from Hyannis, bp way of Plumer's
and Buffalo lake to Valentine. It will
be much-needed adcommodatson to set-
lers along this route, as a number of
them our obliged to travel thirty miles
for their mail.
A queer , suit is being tried at
Beatrice. August 17 C, F. Buchanan
bought an opiton of C. P,- Smith on
20,000 bushels of wheat and gave a
check on one the city banks far $200' to
bind the contract. Smith ascertained
that there no funds in the bank to meet
the check ond canceled the check. The
market was such that day that Buc-
kanan would have made 100 clear.
Before the deal closed Buchana had
the check certified and naw brings suit
to recover the margin.
Alma Special : Last Sunday night
the grain stacked on Frank Lattellicr's
farm, in the west part of this county,
was set on fire by an incendiary and
entirely consumed. The loss amounts
to several hundred dollars.
Postmasters appointed during the
week ending August 24: Filley, Gage
county, J. S. Bentley ; Fremont, Dodge
county, Henry G. Wolcott; Indianola,
Red Willow county, Elias Peterman;
Lanham, -. Gage county; Wm. M. Eby ;
Marlbank, Keya Paha county, C. L.
Phelps ; Minden, Kearney county, Wm.
D. Hart ; Seward, Se ward county,, Ed
win A. Poller.
ALUCKYBAKER.
A Mixer ofliough Strikes The Louis
iana State Iottery for the First
Capital Prize.
New Orleans (La.) Picayune, July 20. '
Witii a check on the New Orleans National
bank for $15,C00, Eugene Chretien, Jr.,
walked out of the office of the Louisiana
State Lottery Company last Wednesday, as
happy and contented as a mortal can be.
Chretien was a journeyman baker, em
ployed in his father's bakery. No. 287 Bour
bon street. He is a son-in-law of Chas.
Fetter, the barber. No. 313 Royal street, and
in company with ius father-in-law he pre-
Inttorv n-nnn&nv and was nromotlv naid
the amount it called for (f 15,000) it having
drawn one-twentieth of the nrst capital
prize of 3U0,C00.
Cnretien purchased the tioket for $1 last
Monday morning, and the next day, to use
the language expressed by him to a Pica
yune reporter, found himself in a very fine
condition financially He accepts his stroke
of good luck complacently, and eays he is
going to put it to good use by investing in
Kome kind of business. He hardly believes
he will ever mix dough again, not that he
considers himself too well-bred, but he feels
that he can aftord to give way to anyone
else who may vish to take the cake from
the oven.
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AGRICULTURE AKD HORTICULTURE.
Some Useful Information Relating
to Both Branches. '
BT D. T. MOOBE.
FOR FO0T-K0T IN SHIEP. .
A Veronal tljck-mut sr of tn ic'i e xpe
riencesays that the bestmetho-l of doctor
ing sheep fur foo'-rot is to wet tho feet of
every sheep in the fljck, sound or lame,
thoroughly with kerosene or coil oil, and
put what su'paur you can Uke.inthe
tbum and ringer between the hoofs of each
foot. KeeD them in a drv Dlaoe for twelve
hours. Repeat this operation in about
two weeks, and you will have no more
trouble.
HOW TO U-K IX3K0T PJI80S3.
Dr. L'.ntner, State Entomologist cf New
York, in one cf his rep )rts mentions these
precautions as necessiry to be used in ap
plying Paris green and Inndou pu-ple for
the destiujtfoi cf insect: First, never
distribute them with the hand, as an ab
rasion of the skin might result in eerious
harm. Secondly, app'y the powder with
the wind so as not to breath it. Third,
apply only to leaves and f u't from which
it will be entire'y washed away by long
and repeated raina. Fjurth, exclude all
animals from fetding on the poisoned
crops. F.ft'j, Us', the strength of the pre
pared poison on a few p'ants first, lest it
be too strong and ir jure them. Sixth,
use it no stronger than will kill the insect.
TO SAVE SWARMING B Hi 8.
All bee-keepers krow what less ab
sconding twaims make and often what
trouble it is to eave them, says a Westarn
apiarist. To prevent this d fficuf y put a
queen that ?s not very valuable in a queen
cage and t e it to some coivenient place,
like a low limb on a tree. The swarm
will be ture to settle oi the cage, where
tbfycanbe hived without any trouble.
It is the scent of the queen thit cautes
them to alight. He adds that what called
his attention to this wast-o fact that so
many swarms settled in the same place
near the apiary. He gra?p?d the idea
that it was the scent of the queen that
caused them to do so, acd after tying a
queen cage with a queen in it to the limb
of a tree a few times it proved the theory
correct.
STRAW FOR WHEAT FIHLD3.
A Western paper advises its readers to
save the straw and spread it thinly over
the thin spots in the wheat fields this Fall.
Mr. Terry, a ncted and eucci saful Ohio
wheat grower, adopts the plan with txctl
lent results. The straw prevents the
packing of the soil after n ios aud keeps
it scfc acd moist in dry weather. It is es
pecially valuable when clover la sown with
the wheat, ensuring a god chteh. Prob
ably no more profitable way of disposing
of straw can be devised, unless hay is
scarce and it is needed for feed in cold
weather.
According to a recent wiutr ore handy
way of growing chrsaLthemutns is to
plant in boxes and stand outside. This
entirely does away with the nuisance of
digging up and lephntiag in the Fdl'f ;he
boxes arc lifted in as needed. The van
eties grown 1 o-: cut flowers are simply
red, jellow and white. None of the qjieer
ctl'-shades are grown for this purpose, ex
perience ever shoving that flower buyers
don't care for them. Mrs. Wnteler, Mis.
Jessie Burr ani Gloriosum are three-of
the most popular and consequently inutt
salable. '
Various Farm Topics
At FKW TIMELY BUSTS.
August is the best month in which to
kill briers, bushes, Canada thistles and like
nuieancts. If brush and shrubs are cut
about the middle of the month but few
will survive. The best time to cut Canada 1
tlrstU's & when tbey are in full blossria.
No farmer should allow any evil weed to
go to setd or spread on his premises or
the ajrnir g hignwaj. Discbarge your
duty is a destroyer in season, new, and
ou wi'd be the happier and richer in
tuture.
Potatoes ought to be- dug wlsen ripe as
soon is the vities step growiDp and
properly secured or marketed. Dj not
aliow tb in to be expose d to the sun any
longer than is necessary to dry them Ef
ficiently fur stoiDg. Work root crops un
til the spread ef the leaves interfere with
cultivation, and thin out wherever the
plants are crow ded. Turaips may yet be
own in s ome localitities.
Cut crtts before they aie fully ripe, and
they wiil shell out less and .the straw will
be more valuable. In seme sections rye
may yel be sown, and it will furnish the
cows a good bite this Fall, and also an
early green ft-e d m xt Spring, after which
it may be turned under profitably.
The provident frmer will keep adding
to his compost be ap at this season such
elements of fertility as are going to waste
such as potato tops and other refuse,
weeds 'that have not gone to seed, sods
from the roadside, etc It will pay well
to give meadows a top-dressing of old
manure; and if you harrow bare and mos
sy spots in pasture0, sow seed on them
and give a dressing of lime or plaster, it
will be a good investment.
Look after the comfort of your pastur
ed stock. Cows often become overheated
and fall eff in milk in shadeless pastures,
and other animals suffer greatly from ex
treme heat at this seasen. In the absence
of shade temporary shelter should be
provided. And water is also necessary
for the comfort and thrift of pastured
stock. A well will answer, but running
water is far preferable. Often a spring
near by may be utilized at little expense,
and this should be done wherever possi
ble. Work horEts pasture d at night need
their usual rations of grain, and should
also be well cared for, with a long rest at
noon. ' ' ' "
Pork makers need hardly be reminded
that this is the time to pen up store pigs
for fattening, as tbey gain mnch faster
now then after Jack Frost takes possess
ion of mother earth. Indeed, it is con
ceded by experienced feeders that a pound
of corn in August cr September will make
nearly or quite as much as two pounds in
late -Fall or Winter. There is profit in
rly feeding of all animals to be fattened.
The orchard and garden are profitable
adjuncts cf the farm when given proper
attention, and this they should now re
ceive. Destroy all Insect enemies ef fruit
and vegetables. Fruit for marketing
should be carefuTy assorted and neatly
packed to secure good prices and make a
reputation.' Weeds will now be rampant
in the garden and must be kept down.
They will take possession where crops are
being cleared eff unless killed or the
ground is occupied.
Witness readers of the rural persuasion
are reminded of what was- said i this de
partment last week about farmers" vaca
tions and fixing for the coming fairs, and
advised to take action accordingly.
TOBOn FOB INSECT NB8TS.'
Prof. Riley, United 8tatc Ertomolo
gist, gives the following instructions for
making a torch U burn the nests of the
tent caterpillar, which comes early in the
season, and the Fall weo-worm that is now
in active operation: Take a piece of soft
brick, known es salmon brick, and trim it
to an egg shape; then take two flexible
wires, crong them over the brick, wrap
them around it, and twist the ends to
gether. Then Ettech l bv wires to a long
stick, acd soak the brick in coal-oil; light
it with a match, and you are armed for
the work. Asbestos "may be used to ad
vantage, and ahtlle thorough work early
enough in the season will obviate the ne
cessity of more expensive remedies at a
later period. The f oaking in the oil may
be repeated as often as is required to
maintain the flame.
This torch is evidently a "kill, burn
and destroy" remedy, and should be used
whenever necessary, in Spring, Summer
and Autumn. The worms named Infest
many apple and pear trees at this season,
and should be looked after carefully, as
they will damage both foliage and fruit
seriously if left undisturbed.
KVAPOKA.TIKG FfilUT.
An authority advises that with small
fruits, especially, care should be taken not
to allow them to get too ripe, an d in
handling not to mash or bruise. Alushy
fruit will not evaporate in as good con
dition as that which is more solid. The
heat should be given gradually, taking
care at all times not to get too hot. It is
an easy matter to burn fruit, or dry it fo
that the natural j iices are all extracted,
and the fruit will be nearly or quite all
seed and almost tasteless. After securing
the right temperature to dry rapidly, keep
it so as reaily as possible. The damper
can be used to abvantage. After a start
is made uiually the lower trays will dry
faster, and it will be a good plan to
change, and then the trays can be doub
led up; that which is in two tnya can be
put into one and the emrtv one be filled
with fresh fruit, and in this way a system
of emptying and filling can be" kept up,
and with a fair-sized evaporator it will re
quire the steady work of oae person at
least to keep it going. A good plan after
it has dried is to put it in muslin sacks
without starch and lay in the sun for two
or three days. The fruit will keep better
than if it is stored ia boxss or barrels.
BILOIXO APPLES AND VEGETABLES.
It appears that several things not for
merly thought adapted to the purpose can
be m . de into silage. A Massacb u etts
farmer reports that when filling his silo
last September he put into it, five or six
feet -from the bottom at the back end,
about twentv bushels of larsre Summer or
Fall apples, which were lately taken out
in fine condition, and greedily eaten by
cattle. Another, announcing the success
of a farmer in siloing potatoes, goes to
show that the possibilities of the ensilage
system are as yet fcut partially under
stood. It is suggested that as cabbages
are hard to winter, they, too, will keep in
a silo. Probab'y experiment will demon
strate that other vegetables may be siloed
to advantage.
SELBCTICN AND MATING OF POULTRY.
An authority advises that the number
of hens to be mated with a male bird for
pure breeding depends somewhat on the
season, on confinement acd on the breed.
Large fowls, as a rule, and in accordance
with natural laws, are not fo prolific as
their smaller congeners. Every person
keeping fowls upon his own land should
select a breeding pen every year in order
to improve his stock and attain uniformi
ty of size, color and markings. Within
the limits cf four blank wal's six hens
with a male bird would be quite enough.
If the fowls have ample range, so that the
requirements of Dature in respect to exer--cifi
are complied with, their vigor will be
such that from eight to twelve hens will
suffice.
POTT1XO UP IGG8.
A floating item ad visas that the most
ptactical method of putting up a family
supply of eggs fo Winter use is to take a
box of suitable sizs and fasten the bottom
pn with greased screws; put in a layer of
tail and a layer of eggs on top; another
layer of salt, and so on until the box is
filled and the eggs completely covered' and
suiTOunded with salt. Tne eggs should
be fresh and not touch ech other. Keep
in a dry place and as cool as) possible.
When wanted for use, take off the bottom
and use the oldest eggs first.
Cows.
AS lO "WXIGHT IS COWS
According to Major Alvord, wko is con
sidered ftoc d authority, it take9 very little
arithmetic to prove that 20Q lbs. extra
weight of cow, kept alive for five years,
while returning no profit during this tuna
will actually cost as much aa the fatted
carcass of the animal is likely to bring in
the end. Unnecessary s'xj or weight in
a milch cow is a source cf constant loss to
her owner. The profit of the cow should
come, all cf it, while she is productive in
the dairy. . - :
THE N0KMJO,,OOW.
A dairy writer tell us thst the cattle of
Normandy are an old race, and the cows
long celebrate d as milkers. It is supposed
that the Jersey and other Channel Island
oattle have their origin in the cows of
Normandy, and the Swiss cow also.
There are now two types of Nor
mansthe Cotentine and Augeronfie,
she first named being considered superior.1
Some peculiarities of the race are stated
as sollowf: Biz?, large; cf ten not hand
some; " hams, large; head rather heavy
ssd long; horns crumpled, and mouth
large. Tcey are of many colors, but
most of them may be designated as brin
dled. Twenty q iarts of milk a day is not
an unusual quantity,"and some give thirty-six
quarts per day when in full flow.
HOME CF Tmt H0LSTKIS FCIKSlAXd f
The little province of Fricsland, the
Holsteins, has a remarkable record in the
production of live stock, butter ond cUcese
It has an area of 1,280 tq iare miles. O'
this 2C4 are devoted to vegetables and
grain, S97 to grass and hay, the remainder
being under water or occuplei by cities
and villages. The live stock :ccmprlM
210,000 had of cattK 115,000 sheep ,24,
0Ct horses, and 12.C00 hogs. The expor
tation of 1887 was 40.COO cows, 9-.000 steers
70,000, sheep, 19,000 lambs, 1,000 calves
17,000 000 pounds of butter, and 5,000,000
pounds of chees. According to these
statistics, from every acre of gTass-lard
were exported sixty-six pounds of butter,
eighteen pounds of cheese; and in addtion
from every five acres were export j J ve
cows, one steer, two calves, and nine
sheep. : '
Farm Notes.
Prof. A- J. Cook, of the Michigan Agri
cultural College, says that it is a wasteful
practice to pasture cattle on goal arable
land.
Waldo F Brown suggests in Fdrmsnf'
Review ttat posts which must bear the
strain of stretched wire fencing be set
with cement.
Complete protection of choice plan t9 ex
posed to the attacks of cut-worms may be
secured, according to Mr. A. W. Cheever,
of the New England Farmer, by surround
ing the stems with strips of folded news
paper. Last year, he says, while awsy
from home, a dozen tomato plants set in
the Usual way in his garden weie nearly
all destroyed in two or three days. This
year, of more than two dozen, set with a
fence of folded newspapers around each,
not one has been touched, although cut
worms are abundant in the garden.
. Trapping is-a good remedy for r qussh
bugs. Place some rubbish or pieces of
shingle, etc., around the hills, hunt for
and gather the bugs under them early in
the morning and kill them. Pieces of
corncob soaked in coal tar and placed
around the hills will, in an measure, repel
the foe. Covering the runnings vires-at
the lower joints with fresh soil to induce
them to form roots-at thesa points is one
of the safest means of preventing serious
htjury from insect attacks, and especially
effective against insects working' at the
root. f
Mr. A. B. Allen recommends, iu the
New York Weekly Tribune-, tho South
down sheep for farmers generally. It is,
he says, perhaps, the most profitable sheep
for them, because its muttoa is of a super
ior quality, and brings so high a price in
market that these sheep can be prcfitf ab'y.
reared for meat alone, although the fkece
is of excellent qualityaad for some kinds
of cloth the best of any. The Southdowns
are hardy and so active tha tbey will
thrive well even on ths short pastures cf
hilly land.
Some Advice from a 'Hired Man "
A correspondent of The Country Qen
thman, who says he is a "hired man"
himself, gives this sensible advice on the
farm-help question: ' '; l
As I have said, some hired men are not
worthy to be trusted not because tbey
lack brains, but because they get lecsless
and ind ff jrent. Yet many of the best
farmers started, perhaps, an boys at $8 per
month, and rose to $20, $-3-5 or $30 per
month, saving all the time till tbey could
purchase homesteads of their own.. Those
men who have an ambition to push them
selves forward to independence will prove
profitable men at advanced rates over the
men whose highest cmbitlon ?s to attend
the neighborhood dances, be- away when
they please, aad have a drunk every
month.
A wt-y exists to r xerminate tfee latter
class, viz., cZo not hire them. Have no
man at work for you who is not temper
ate, or will not promise to abstain from.
"fire water" while ia your employ.. Then,
when you get a good man, do not treat
him so that he will escape as soon as-hie
time is up, and act towaid, you while he
stays as though. youand'yorus- were his
personal enemies. Take an interest in
him and be will take an interest in you.
There is nothing like a. systematic
change of rations for hired men, as well
as for beasts or fowls. Feed your men a a
well as you feed yourself. Give them a
good room, a good bed, clean towels c ften
first-class reading matter, and if they
wish, provide them means and opportuni
ty for attending ctu.-ch.
Again, the average farmer hardly, ever
keeps-a hand more than eight month ox a
year, and then makes a. change. This ia
a mistake, and it is what ails a great many
! men who wou'd be first-class were H not
for the fast that they have worked ia- so
many places as to, have half learned a
doaen farmers' methods of doing farm
work. When you get a good hand keep
him year after year, and advance his pay
a little from time to. time enough to
stimulate his aspirations and keep him
alive to your interests as well as his own
esie. " " '
Not Worth, the Money.
An odd case was tried in a justice
court in Omaha last week, the details
of which are yet unpublished and are
ludicrous in the extreme." A young
German who owns a small farm in
McArdle precinct wanted a wife, and
informed an Omaha constable that if he
would get him one he would give him
$50, The server of writs, etc., at once
began looking around for a partner for
his friend's joys and sorrows, and found
her in the person of a young healthy
girl whose reputation for chastity was
not by any means as pure as the
driven snow on the hillside. He con
trived to have the pair meet and the
young German was delighted. An ar
rangement was made by the mutual
friend, because the German spoke but
little English, while the woman's
knowledge of German was cenfined to
the one word "gesunheit," and the
twain were made one. Then the con
stable wanted his money but the
farmer would not pay, claiming that
tlia woman was not worth the price.
The constable sued hisa but failed to
get 9 judgment.
NEBIIASK.VS E5TOMOLOG18T.
An Important Investigation A Five
Week's Keacarcn.
The recent' trip of Entomologist
Lawrence Bniner of the state univer
sity to .northwestern Nebraska was
most successful for more reason than
one. The extent of the work that is
being performed by Mr. Braner is not
generally known. While acting as an
instructor in the university he is rend
ering valuable service to the people o
the state by making a thorough ex
amination of the insects that are in jur
fous to trees and plants. When th
amount of damage that has been done
to tree in this state is taken into con
sideration, the work of Mr. Bruner in
investigating the ravages of , tho injur
ious insects and determing methods by
which the damage c n be prevented,
may be appreciated fully r
The trip to northwestern Nebraska
was made not only for the purpose of
procuring specimens, but to ascertain
the damage done by certain- insects to
trees planted upon tree claims. Set
tlers in that part of the state have been
troubled very much by the yearly de
struction of young trees. Much diffi
culty has been experienced in "proving
up" on claims. In rnny instances the
settlers have been compelled to set
out new trees for several years in suc
cession on account of the ravages of
numerous insects. The delay caused
has been- extremely annoying. The
government officials have been very
anxious-to know whether such' injuries
have really been inflicted upon timber
claims. Mr.. Bruner took great pains
to make a thorough examination of the
matter while in the northwestern part
of the state. The result' of his inves
tigations will be embodied in a special
report to the department of agriculture
att Washington. It is certain that hi
report williopen the eyes of some per
sons who have been rather akntira1
over the extent of the depredations
caused to young trees upon tree claims
and homesteads-by injurious insects.
Mr; Bruner found over thirty-six dif
ferent' kinds- of insects thatr preyed
upon the young-trees. Many of the insects-were
peculiar to that rptrirm alrmo
In a newly settled country such insect's
1 Vfli .
arrive oy nignrana the parasites that
destroy large numbers of thm ih mrma
developed portions of the stato oannot
ioiiow tnem. Jn this account the rav
ages in a portion of the state that has
been but recently settled, are far
greater than in older portions. . Among
the insects- found that are especially
in j nrious to trees were two species of the
large native silkworm moth, . that strip
the trees of every leaf, four kiDds of
willow leafed beetles, three kinds of
cotton wood beetles, two kinds of bor
ing beetles, two kinds of hawk moths,
two kinds of tent caternill
blister beetle, the tree cucket, swallow-
tailed butterfly, ash saw fly, willow saw
fly, margined velvet butterfly "lb"
silk worm moth and many others.. Such
a catalogue of injurious insects- may
give some idea of the extent of the
damage that can be caused; by them.
The state of Nebraska is diVidedinto
four regions, in each of vrhich the flbra
and fauna are very different.. The
eastern portion of the state is a. rivr
region ; :the central a prairie region ;:the
west, central ana southwestern a plain
region, and the northwestern part-of the
state is a sub-mountainous region. No
thorough examination' oft the sub
mountainous region had been made
for years until' Mr. Bruner viit,nl! if.--
Da the sand hill region many speci
mens, new to science, were iound. In
1819 'Thomas Say explored' the north
western part of the state- and found
many new specimens of insects, which
ne aiterwara catalogued! Ills cata
logue was soon destroyed, however; and
scientists began to believe that he had
invented many of his- speoimens, ps
none similar to them could ha fonnfli
Mr. Bruner fOund; Hevoral specimens
that bay had described which had been
lost for half a century.. Among' them
was the "tiger beetle,"" specimens
of'which are worth $10 each.. About
two- dozen of these valuable .beetles
were secured; They are found' in sand;
hill regions alone and in places where
the sand is-very clear..
Severab insects were found that were
not oatalbsued as beinsr found' in north
west Nebraska. Mr.. Bruner secured
10 000 specimens, comprising over l00Qi
'(liffArpnt; Hinds. In nn o niinj. Inir ha
found' over 800 beetles representing
twenty-flve different kinds. Most ol the
specimens secured will be addled! to the
university museum.
The work of MK Bruner was not
confined to insects solelv. He brousrht
baek many specimens of horned toad3,
' 1 v
fiwaB k wivo, Aaugiu'uu rue , nun
snakes peculiar fishes, Boa ants, liz
ards and other reptile. The collection
can hardly be claseiiUdI and arranged
before next spring
Mr. Bruner is an enthusiast in his
line f work. He is the great authority
on grasshoppers. The elepartment
of agriculture relies upon him to iden
tify the specimens of grasshoppers
that are received. Boxes of different
kinds of bugs are constantly received
by him from Washington for identifi
cation. 1
The trip to northwest Nebraska oc
cupied about five weeks. Mr. Bruner
was accompanied by Mr. H. J. Webber,
who devoted his attention to gathering
botanical specimens.
Both were extremely fortunate in
making valuable finds. In one canon
four different kinds of cottonwoods
were found. Many of Mr. Webber's
specimens will be taken by the, depart
ment of agriculture.
The result of the trip increased the
value of the university collections very
much. Northwestern Nebraska has al
ways been tempting field to scien
tists, and at last the university has
been enabled to get the benefit of atrip
to that region.
Blair special : An attempt was
made to break into the Chicago. St.
Paul, Minneapolis. & Omaha freight
depot here Friday night. The thieves
broke open the south door and had
just got inside when some parties re
turning home from working at the
canning factory about 2 o'clock, scared
them away. Nothing was missing.
Afterwards some one broke into Her &
Co.'s ice house here and stole five kegs
of beer. They were probably tramps,
as there are a great many around here
now.
FARMERS FEDERATION.
A Plan to Save the Farmers Million
of Dollars Annually.
At an annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers' Federation
of the Mississippi valley, held in To
pelia, at their office, 501 Kansas ave
nue, the following ofticrs were elected :
President, Walter N. Allen ; trustees,
Smith Stummel, Dakota; P. N. Gish
and C. . Diehl, Kansas. J. P. Lime
burner was appointed secretary; O.
Chacey, executive clerk, and J. R.
Mulvane, treasurer. The committee
on revision of by-laws made their re
port, which was adopted.
.The reports of tho several commit
tees were received and adopted. After
the transaction of other business Ov
Chacey presented the following res
olutions, which wertt unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, That by reason of new
systems in busines and the cambina
tions against u, that we are not, as an
agricultural class, enjoying equal priv
ileges with .the manufacturing and
commeieial classes, and from the in
equality of exchange- have, for the past
ten years, been sorely oppressed by low
prices of farm products ? and
Whereas, Iu consequence of the de
pressed condition of the wheat market
and the conflicting reports of the
: world's supply of this cereal, be it
therefore '
Resolved,. By the charter members
and stockholders of the Farmers' Fed
eration that a convention of wheat
growers of the Mississippi valley be
jand is hereby called to meet at St.
ILouis-on Wednesday the 23k'd of Oc
tober, 1889 for the purpose of ttis
cussing measures for relief and1 to form
i a wheat growers' association.
Eesolved,. That tho appointment of
representatives- of said convention be
one delegate from each county in the
respective states and territories in
cluded in the Mississippi valley.. And
that the vrimaries to appoint delegates
ito-said convention be held atthecountv
seats on Tuesday, the 1st day of Octo
ber,. 1889 and that we request that the
proceedings of saidi primaries be im
mediately forwarded to this office,. To
peka, Kansas
Resolve That any farmer in the
United States or territories who has
grown 500 or more bushels of wheat
the past year, and' shall certify the
fact to the president before the "meet
ing of the said St. Louis convention
may be admitted as a delegate to said
convention.
Resolved, That we advise the farm
ers of the northwestern states andi ter
ritories to hold their whAit off the
market until after the meeting of the
St, Louis-convention of wheat grow
ers, unless such prices shall be offered
as-wiil justify a reasonable profit over
and above the cost of production, or
$1 pe r bushel for wheat. Farmers as
senting to tnis suggestion are requested
to send their names to this office with,
statement of bushels of, wheat on hand,
grade,, etc.
Resolved, That we ask the favor of
editors of newspapers ia the Mississippi:
valley to publish this call..
Walter. N. Al2.e
President Farmer's Federation.
JV P; Limebuknek, Secretary.
TiiosE.parsons who have considered,
the farm mortgages of Kansas as un
precedented. in amount will be inter
ested in the following figures for. sev-
eraL states, given by the Bankers'
Monthly :
Kansas 235,00O,OCO
Indiana (ta.VOt'O.uOO
Iowa fWJV 00AW
Michigan 50o,lou.H)
Wisconsin 857,(!OO.00O
Ohio 1,1'J7,)IX),UW
""Visgol! is the name of the new
preparation discovered at tho Califor
nia state university for increasing the
durability of leather. It is pimply a
new kind of. oil,, a chemical conryouud
o sulphur and fatty substances. TIu
, nature of the leather is not J tanged in
the least.. The oil merely protects the
fibres- from destructive agencies- like
air,, water, acids and alkalies. It is
thought that viscol properly applied
will increase the durability of Leather
from two to four times. One- of the
best features of the new oil is tho fact
that the leather treated becomes ab
soluiely waterproof. The newspaper
paagxaphers have christened the pre
paration the "elixir de boot.""
The. time limit of tho monopoly
of seal fishing in Alaska waters, at
present enjoyed by one corporation to
the exclusion oi all other American
citizens, will soon expire, and it is said
the government will renew the monop
oly for another twenty years. Wuy
should a monopoly of this privilege 1m
given any more than a monopoly or cod
fishing or bear hunting ?
AfTPTltS Wunfpd 40 -'o ow1
ilgullia IT uilluU on wMarv or commiiwion. Oar
Book, Bible aad Album in demand. Send tnt for
catalogue and circular. Kkbraika Pcbliihum Cow
Lincoln. Kcbta&ka. 8-J7
nnnW7 If A V A PrDC! Wanted tor FarnW La
bUUlUl MJVMubuD bor Savi,)SI Aunt
liook. None like it. Rapid MtUer. Exclumvo territory
to state aad county managers. Salary or cohuuimuuo.
Write at once and weenre aency. N ebbahka lvai-ti-IDO
Co.. Lincoln. Kebraaka, 1 looms 10 and IU over l 7
Q Btux block. i BT
' THIS MAKKKTS.
Lmooijf, Neb,
CATTLE Butchers' ateers..3 W ($3 OJ
Cows :
HOGS Fat 3 70 (d3 VJ
Stockers 3 10 3 0
SHEEP : S 00 (a,d 15
WHEAT Ka 2 npring 65 (.4 fco
OATS-NaS 1W $ 23
RYE No. 2 SO (fl 31
CORN No 2 new..... 19 ($ 21
FLAXSEED 1 S5 (t 40
POTATOES.... ;,' a5 J
APPLES perbbl... 2 00 (x2 50
HAY Prairie, bulk 4 0 jj5 CO
Omaha, Neb.
CATTLE Prime steers 83 80 (34 11
Cows 1 75 W'J 25
HOGS Fair to heavy 3 05 6(1 00
allied S S5 ft 0J
ILlksas City, Mo
CATTLE Corn fed 13 00 04 15
VkaHad 1 KC f,)' Oik
HOGS Good to choice 4 20 (4 30
juxea a w ($4 15
, Chicago, Iix.
CATTLE Prime steers... ...f 4 20 (34 25
Htocaers and-feeders 2 20 i3 &1
HOGS Paculog 4 20 30
SHEEP Native 3 75 SO
WHEAT , f 7M
COBM 6
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