WARNS THE DEALERS PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL MUST BE STATED. WANTS A PROPERTY MAN Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around tht State House. Western Newspaper Union News Service. State Food Commissioner C. E. Har man finds that manufacturers of beer and near beer are placing their prod uct on sale in many Nebraska towns, especially in towns that recently' went dry. He intends to enforce the state food laws which require the percent age of alcohol, no matter how small it i may be, to be branded plainly on the label. After dealers in drinks comply with this law they run the risk of be ing prosecuted under the Slocum law of Nebraska or being taken in hand by federal authorities for selling in toxicating liquors without a govern ment “license.” If their goods con tain more than 2 per cent alcohol, they must obtain a permit or license tax from the government. If they sell drinks containing alcohol they are likely to be prosecuted by watchful local people interested in enforcing the state law against the illegal use of intoxicants. Issues Booklet on Primary Election. Secretary of State Pool is now ready to furnish county clerks and other persons with the complete vote of Ne braska. by counties, in the state pri mary election of April IS. He has had the figures printed in pamphlet form, making a book of 80 pages, be sides the cover. This is the first time that the primary election vote has ever been officially published by the state. Tabulations given in the pamphlet show that since the first state pri mary election in 190? the total vote has increased by 156 per cent. The democratic vote alone in 1916 was a little larger than the vote cast by all parties in 1907. The total vote in 1907 was 79,273, and this year it was 192.033. In the eight years from 1908 to 1916 the democratic primary vote on gov ernor increased from 32,577 to 79.716, or 144 per cent. In the same period, the republican vote on governor in creased from 50.282 to 94,495, or SS per cent. Government Wants Property Man. Governor Morehead. as commander in-chief of the’ Nebraska national guard, has been asked by the federal war department to nominate some commissioned officer of the state troops to act as property and dis bursing officer of the war department. The appointment will be made by the secretary of war. upon the govern or’s recommendation. The salary to be paid is S700, with additional al lowance for expenses. It will not require a man’s entire time to perform the duties. Adjut ant General Hall, who has heretofore been acting in that capacity, thinks that not more than three to five months’ time in a ye_r will be neces sary. Whoever gets the place will do the work at the national guard headquarters in Lincoln, but will not necessarily live here. Some lively competition for the place is expected. How Dry Ballot Will Appear. After conferring with representa tives of the Nebraska dry federation and receiving their approval. Attor ney General Reed has certified to the secretary of state the title and word ing for the prohibitory constitutional amendment as it will appear on the ballot next November. The law pro vides that initiated propositions shall be printed at the top of the ballot, preceding party circles. Here is the way the proposition will show up on the ballot: “Proposed by initiative petition. Constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufac ture. sale and keeping for sale or bar ter. malt, spirituous or vinous liquors.” The voter is asked this simple ques tion: “Shall the proposed prohibitory amendment be adopted?” To express his choice there will be two squares for marking across, one numbered "300’’ and followed by the word “Yes”; the other designated by the numeral “301” with the word “No” after it. The secretaries of the state board of health have just finished conducting an examination of applicants to prac tice medicine. Twenty young men oc cupied seats in the senate chamber trying their best to answer the ques tions of the secretaries. A large ma jority were men just graduated from medical colleges and have fresh diplomas in their pockets. Under the Nebraska law a diploma merely en titles the holder to a chance to show further evidence of their qualification by taking another examination before the secretaries of the state board Referee in 2-cent Fare Case. Attorney General Reed, the state railway commission and Attorney J. A. C. Kennedy for the railroad com pany have agreed on Frank H. Gainea of Omaha, as referee to take testimony and make findings to the federal court in the Missouri Pacific 3-cent fare in junction suit. The federal court some time ago Issued a temporary injunc tion enabling the railroad company to collect this rate from its patrons, and it is now doing so, except between competitive points, where it charges the same as other lines. Treasurer Hall Defendant in Suit. Food Commissioner Harman, whose department has charge of the inspec tion of weights and measures all over the state except in the larger cities, beliey’es that, as a general thing, the measuring pumps by which oil firms sell gasoline to automobile owners and users give purchaser the full amount t j that he pays for. These pumps, says Harman, have been under inspection right along. Occasionally one is found that runs short measure, and in every such instance it is either corrected or condemned. OrFiCtKS' SCHOOL* To Ee Held June 21 to 2D at State University Farm. The officers of the NVbrasKa na tional guard, according to announce ment of Adjutant General Hall, will attend an officers’ school to be held on the athletic grounds'at the state uni veraity farm June 21 to June 29. Last year the school was at the-state fair grounds. Two years ago the univer sity farm was chosen and the officers messed” at the university department of home economics. They will do the same this year. It was with difficulty that General Hall obtained the serv ices of regular army officers as in structors this year on account of the demand for officers in the regular ser vice in Mexico. He has been assured of the services of Ca«tain William B Wallace, Lieutenant P. G. Wright son and Lieutenant S. M. Parker, all of the regular army. Lays Cornerstone for New Building. Prof. Benton Dales, head of the Chemistry department of the state university, laid the cornerstone of the new chemistry building Thursday after noon. Dean Lyman, of the college of pharmacy. Prof. R. J. Pool, head of the Botany department, and a number of instructors and students were all who witnessed the laying of the corner stone. Copies of city newspapers, the Daily Nebraskan, the 191G Cornhusker. university catalog, and a number oi photographs were sealed in the box placed within the cornerstone. In cluded in the photographs were pic tures of Chancellor Avery. Prof. H. H. Nicholson, first head of the chemistrv department. Prof. Rachel Lloyd, the second head, and photographs of the chemistry societies. A number of chemicals were also placed in the stone. Heavy Remittances Increase Funds. Heavy remittances from county treasurers coming into the state treasury since June 1. have added S1SO.OOO to the general fund balance, which amounts at the present time to S432.63S. This is within $36,000 of the high point reached in 1915, and as remittances are still coming, the rec ord of that year may be overtopped. Treasurer W. G. Ure. of Douglas county, who has been sending his payments each month since the su preme court finally decided tha* he must do so. contributes $101,000 col lected during May, of which $62,000 is for the general fund. It now seems certain that there will be no need to register general fund warrants at any time during the I current biennium. Death of State Historian Paine. C. S. Paine, secretary of the State Historical society since 1907, died at h:s home in Lincoln Wednesday morning. He was 48 years old. Death was caused by pneumonia. Mr. Paine had been troubled with rheumatism and had not been in good health for some time, but the fatal illness was ol only five days’ duration. Friends of Mr. Paine were aware that he had not been in the best of health for some time. While in attendance at the convention of the Mississippi A alley Historical association at N'ash v ille some months ago Mr. Paine was taken sick and was confined to hiE room at the hotel. He was later brought home and recovered suffi ciently to be about his work. Adjutant General Hall has secured a promise from the city administration of Omaha that the national guard com panies of that city may use the audi torium. now owned by the city, for drill purposes whenever it is not rented for some other purpose. If the national guard organizations avail themselves of tiiis offer, however, it will require an expenditure of $750 or $1,000 of state funds to fit up lockers and stor age space in which to keep the ma terial and equipment. General Hall is trying to secure the approval of Gov ernor Morehead and State Auditor Smith for the expenditure. He says it would be advantageous to the state be cause it would save rental for an armory. To Compel a Charter. A writ of mandamus to compel the state banking board to issue a char ter to the Nebraska State bank ot Sidney is asked for in a petition filed in district court by E. M. Woolridge, H. V. Woolridge and the bank. The board has refused a charter on the grounds that a new bank is not need ed in that region, but the plaintiffs claim there is plenty of room for an other institution. Cedar county rural users of the telephone plant at Hartington ob jected so strenuously to paying 25 per cent monthly increases on their ren tal bills that the railway commission has consented to cancellation of the original rate order and Will have a hearing for issuance of a new order. Claim was made by farmers that the increase was a discrimination against them. While the business telephones were listed for the same increase, the city residence telephones were not, hence the complaint. Fruit crops in Nebraska are not promising as well as they seemed to earlier in the season, according to a bulletin issued by Secretary’ J. R. Duncan of the state horticultural so ciety. Of apples, cherries and plum6 less than a half crop is now forecasted, but straw berries are yielding four fifths and grapes are expected to pro duce 85 per cent of the maximum yield. Rebuilding the Union Pacific bridge over the Loup river at St. Paul will enable joint use of the structure for railroad and wagon traffic, according to word reaching the state engineer The state game warden is conduct ing a campaign of law enforcement at Curtis, a western Nebraska town where the fishing is one of the chief attractions to both local and transient sportsmen. Special Game Warden C. D. Hayden has reported to Chief Game Warden Gust Rutenbeck the prosecu tion of twenty-five persons for viola tions of the game laws and the collec tion of a total of $230 fines and costs Imposed by Justices of the peace. The expense of the prosecutions to the Btate was about $3. GOOD QUALITIES OF DUROC-JERSEY HOGS I ,BET5.K.3rtSF:G SOW PUREBRED CHINA-POLAND PIGS HIGHLY DEVELOPED TAHWORTh Some Popular Breeds cf Hogs. The red hogs are unquestionably prolific, and real large litters, and their quiet, peaceable dispositions are ! helpful in making them responsive and ! profitable in growth and fattening. ! says Metropolitan and Rural Home. As suggestive of the latter an experiment j made at the Michigan agricultural col ; lege will serve: A pair of pigs of like ! ages and of like weights, of the Duroc j Jersey, Berkshire and Poland-China : breeds, were fed alike for a period of 168 days, or from July 16 to January 31. The two Poland-Chinas gained ; 1.85 pounds per day, at a cost of 5.87 pounds of feed for each pound of gain; the Berkshires gained 2.11 pounds per day at a cost of 5.22 pounds of feed for each pound of gain: and the Duroc ! Jersey gained 2.59 pounds per day at a cost of only 4.65 pounds of feed for each pound of gain. On account of being so similar in 1 color to the Tamworths it would be a natural inference that the Durec Jersevs and Tamworths are closely | related, but no one seems able to show definitely that they are related at all. and there is little in their gen eral make-up to bear out the idea of ; kinship except their likeness in color. The Tamworths are lank, leggy and nervous, often with dispositions more resembling those of wild hogs, while : :he friendly Duroc-Jersey behaves * like a domesticated animal, stays in his place, respectable, respectful and respected accordingly. Some of the requirements for best Duroc-Jersevs. as specified by the American Duroc-Jersey Swine Breed ' ers' association, are: Heads, small in proportion to size of body, with a fine muzzle and neatly dished face; ears, medium size, moderately thin, pointing forward; neck, short, thick, deep and slightly arching; Jowls, broad, full and neat; shoulders, mod erately broad, very deep and full; j chest, large, deep and full; back and | loin, medium in breadth, straight or slightly arching, with even width from shoulder to ham; sides, very deep, medium length, level between hams and shoulders, carrying full down to line of belly; ribs long, strong and well sprung: hams, broad, full and well down to hock, with rump rounding from loin to root of tail; legs, medium in size and length, strong and well set under the body; feet, short, firm and tough; coat, moderately thick and fine, straight, smooth and cover ing the body well; size, boars two years old should weigh 600 pounds, sows 500 pounds, boars 1£ months, 475 pounds, sows 400 pounds, boars 12 months, 350 pounds, sows 300 pounds —all in fair show condition; action, vigorous and animated: style, free and easy; disposition, very quiet and gen tle. making them easily handled. There are (unfortunately) two pedi gree registers, the American and the National, instead of one maintained for the breed, but much careful atten tion is given to keeping the breed's records, and the Duroc-Jerseys now have an established standing in America and. like the Chester Whites and Poland-Chinas they are the pro duct of the American breeders' skill. Purebred Duroc-Jersey Sow. JUDICIOUS FEEDING IS VERY NECESSARY Largely Responsible lor improve ment in Beef Cattle-Efficient Ration Needed. fBv W. T*. BLIZZARD. Department of Animal Husbandry, Oklahoma A. and M. College.) Judicious feeding is largely respon sible for improvement in beef cattle in the past—it is reasonable to sup pose that it will be just as potent a factor in the future. If you will ex amine the methods of the most suc cessful breeders, men who are pro ducing the best types of cattle, you will find them good judges and good feeders. The cow before calving needs plenty of feed of the right kind in order to be in good flesh at calving time. She needs to carry plenty of flesh so as to have some reserve to fall back on. A cow that calves in a half-starved con dition cannot do Justice to herself nor to the calf. I he suckling cow needs a ration of greatest efficiency, which means one made up ot a liberal allowance of grain. The tax upon the cow at this time is so great and the full nourish ment of the calf so important that it is poor economy to'practice anything but a good system of feeding. The feed should be of such a character that it will stimulate a good milk flow. For developing a young calf, whole milk. Some of the best beef cows are not especially noted for milk records, and anything which can be done to make them give more milk will surely be appreciated by the calf. Alfalfa is especially suited for milk production because of its high protein content and its richness in mineral elements. The grain ration should consist of corn or ground kafir com bined with bran and cottonseed meal. Silage is also an excellent feed for stimulating the milk flow and will take 1 the place of pasture. During the sea son when the grass is good the cow : will not need so very much grain, tut the gram ration should not be cut ! off entirely if you expect to raise a good calf. When the grass becomes short during the summer season it is an excellent plan to supply some addi tional roughage, such as silage or al falfa hay, HOG CHOLERA GERMS SPREAD BY PIGEONS Birds Carry Disease From One Farm to Another in Search ing for Daily Food. Pigeons are responsible for about j 20 per cent of the spread of hog cholera according to the authorities \ who are dealing with its eradication. The farmer who owns or harbors pigeons should either confine them at home or dispose of them. Pigeons fly from farm to farm in search of food, j which they generally find in the feed yards. In flying long distances and visiting many yards they easily get the germs on their feet and infect a whole neighborhood before people real ize that cholera is In their herds. In 1915 the loss from hog cholera in the United States was estimated at $"'50, 000,000, and if one-fifth of this can be attributed to pigeons they will have to go. Chicks Must Exercise. Chicks must be induced to exercise. Cover the floor with a thin layer of chaff or fine litter and feed the cracked grain in the litter. The chicks scratch for the feed and exercise in this way. Varieties of Fruit Trees. Selection of varieties of fruit trees should be based on their adaptation to climate, soil, market demands and to some extent upon the personal prefer ences of the grower. Use for Lice Powder. Be sure to fill the plumage of sit ting hens full of good lice powder once a week, the last time three days before the chicks are due to hatch. Best Eggs for Hatching. Select eggs for hatching uniform In size. Extremely small eggs or excep tionally large eggs should not be used. Harm in Overfeeding. Hens suffer from overfeeding as much as from half starving. mini No bother to get summer meals with these on hand Vienna Style Sausage and /' Potted MeaU lL/y / Just open and serve. Excellent for sandwiches. Insist on Libby’s at your grocer Libby, McNeill & Ubby, Chicago THE HIGH QUALITY SEWING MACHINE HOT SOLO UNDER ANY OTHER NAME Write for free booklet “Points to be considered before purchasings Sewing Machine.” Learn the facts. THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO.,ORANGE,MASS. Nebraska Directory Omaha. Nebraska EUROPEAN PLAN Rooms from SI-00 up single. 75 vents up double. CAFE PRICES REASONABLE FREE— NEW PRICE LIST OF MONUMENTS REVOLUTION IN MONUMENT BUSINESS SEND FOR IT TODAY TO Frank Svobods. 1215-31 S. I3tb St., Omaha LOSSES SURELY PREVENTEE by Cutter* Bucktef Pill*- Low priced. fresh, reliable; preferred 1>y Western stockmen, because they protect where other vaccinu fall. 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How do you know that the railroad company al ways selects single men lor conductors and brakemen?” “Because no married man would ever dare to slam a door the way those fellows do.” Men are prooably more forgetful than women because they haven’t so much gossip to keep them in prac tice. Being remembered in a will is as uncertain as an unlaid egg. A bride always thinks her husband clever because he married her. RAVES ABOUT OUR GARDENS’ Writer Says They Are So Ravishing. So Sunlit, Abounding in Fresh ness and Beauty. "I can't say enough in praise of the American gardens! 1 think 1 should rave about them if I ever let myself go," exclaimed Miss Carlisle. “They are ravishing—so sunlit, abounding in freshness and beauty! Do you realize that they are so brilliant that I can never show paintings of American gar dens in the same room with English gardens, because they make them look quite dreary ? Their one fault is that there is often too much statuary in them, and too much of it irrelevant. Frequently, too, they are not rambly enough, and seem a little self-con scious. In English gardens small stones mellow with years are used, and the furnishings add that warmth which breeds intimacy. It is the in formal garden that attracts the artist In England these abound, with their winding paths passing through uneven hedges of many varieties of flowers. That uneven hedge, flashing forth vivid colors, one seldom sees in Amer ica, probably because of the fluctuat ing climate and the vogue of a more formal arrangement."—Ethel R. Pey ser, in Countryside Magazine. Dickens' Poor Taste in Dress. When Charles Dickens was to make his first appearance in America as a ! reader an immense crowd awaited him ! at a public hall in Boston. The en i thusiasm of the people had risen to fever heat. One of his most ardent admirers afterward told this little in cident of the evening: “With a few gentlemen, who wished to welcome him and to show him at tention, I was in the little room back of the platform when Dickens entered it. He was a rather stout man, with a somewhat red face, and I saw, to my surprise, that he was dressed in an exaggerated servility to the extreme : of fashion. More than this, he wore a boutonniere in each buttonhole, and 1 two watches, the chains of which were strung agressively across his chest There was a gaudy bad taste in his appearance which his friends regret ted. knowing how distasteful it would be to his admirers, who appreciated his genius and enjoved his writings.” — Purity and Grime. “This is a striking piece of sculp ture. Let's see what the title is." “Well?” “It's called 'Purity'.' and is dated T906:'” “That isn't complete." “No?" 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