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AS TO VACANT LAND.
Ossuty Lsbor Commissioner Sends
Out Circulars.
Louis V. Quyts deputy labor com
missioner, after n porsonnl Investiga
tion of tho lands open to homestead
putry In Nebraska, has issued the fol
lowing circular letter, which Is bolng
incut out to all who have liuulo In
Mtilry, regarding the matter uf homo
steads. In reply I wish to say that my do
Jay In answering has been caused
owing to tho fact that I havo boen
fuaklng a personal Investigation of
,010 entire district having lamlB open
to homestead entry. I hav pursuud
this plan as tho moans of furnishing
to thoRe Intel eated in taking up Inuds
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natives, the policeman Is free enough
with strangers, nnd his Information Is
apt to bo reliable about the country
generally, for, as ho is never kept
long at any one place, his local knowl
edge Is extensive. It is truo that he
Is apt to be biased against the peas
antry, because, although a peasant's
on himself, his training and employ
ment have made the peoplo hate him.
for tho common peoplo have no use
for tho "peeler," as tho constabulary
are contemptuously called by them.
Imagine the policemen, the natural protectors
of Hfo and property, being hated by tho people!
That is the condition in Ireland yet. and has been
o almost from the beginning. That does not
mean that tho Irish do not want to have life and
property protected. It means that they have so
long seen tho policeman Identified with the pro
tection of a particular kind of life, to-wit: tho
landlord's and bailiff's, and a particular kind of
property, to-wit: tho landlord's property in lnnd
that they overlook his other useful public, serv
ices. It is a most unfortunato state of things.
Tho policeman has been made tho buffer between
the English Government and tho Irish people, and
tho otilcient instrument of coercion of tho latter,
and between tho two his lot hns not been a happy
one. When home rule becomes an accomplished
fact, tho Royal Irish Constabulary will be dls
banded. It will no longer bo necessary to keep
an "English garrison" In Ireland.
The estrangement between tho police and the
peoplo is Indeed remarkablo. In the lawlebs dis
tricts of wbjch there are still too many, tho people
who could give information to tho police will not
do so. Hence, there is n good deal of unpunished
crime in thoso districts. Ono of the worst coun
ties In this respect is tho county of Clare, the
historic constituency that first elected O'Connell
to Parliament. Here tho old wounds of tho agra
rian war have never closed up. During my stay
I saw In one of the papers n pastoral letter of
the Most Rev. Dr. Fogarty, Bishop of Killaloo, glv
Ing a blood-curdling description of outrages which
continued to bo committed with impunity against
life and property in Clare, I visited Ennls, the
capital of tho county. I was told that in ono week
no less than three shooting outrages had been
perpetrated on unoffending men. Ono of the vic
tims was an ex-soldler, who was acting letter
carrier, and who wan shot In the highway In open
day. Although many people passed his wounded
body on tho road, not ono would comfort or re
lievo him till the police camo several hours after
wards. These passers by doubtless felt that If
they gave any help' to the victim they might meet
the same fate as himself. So helpless has British
law become in tho county of Clare.
Sauntering round the narrow streets I fell In
with an old man who did not object to conversa
tion. He proved to be an ex-policeman. This
man did not mince matters In detailing his vIowb
and experiences. "Clare was tho most peaceable
county In Ireland," said ho, "when I Joined the
force, but the cursed Land Leaguo came upon us,
and since then things have been dlfforent. Most
of the men-you meet on the road are Fenians or
Rlbbonmen, and many of them aro criminals."
I told him I thought this was too strong a de
scription of his countrymen. He, however, stuck
to his opinion, and took me" to an elevated Bpot at
tho back of the Court House, from which he
pointed out the scenes of as many as seventeen
assassinations, all more or leBs successful, but
for which only one man was ever brought to
justice.
It Is not alone the malcontents and the secret
society men that refuse to tell the police what
they know about outrages. Even tho relatives of
the Injured persons are often known to adopt a
similarly uncommunicative attitude. To glvo In
formation to the pollco Ib to be branded as an
"Informer," which is the most offensive epithet In
the Irishman's vocabulary, being worse than that
of "hangman." Tho stigma descends from father
to son, while there Is any of tho family left to
endure it. My ex-policeman friend told mo that
be himself had heard a Clare mother, whose son
was shot before her eyes, make the avowal that
she would rather see all her sons lying dead be
side her than become a hated "informer." She
brought the secret to tho grave with her.
I asked my friend for his opinion as to why the
force was so unpopular. He laid the blamo un
hesitatingly upon the English Qovernmcnt. The
Government have employed tho pojtce almost ex
clusively at evictions and other such Unpopular
tasks, when they might have employed the regu
lar seldiars or the militia. Tbe result Is that the
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dally when his cllcntB were of the
poorer Bort. He acquired a reputa
tion as 'tho broth of n boy;' he w
a willing gamester, belug always
ready, If a game of cards was pro
poked, to ce.iHo work and reach over
for the curds, which were always
kept on tho top of the bel
lows, nnd continued playing as long
as ho found compnny. He omitted
no oportunlty of making himself
known and liked, went to every
fair, dance, wake and festival
whuro peoplo congregated. In the
pnlltlcnl life of tho village he was
nlwayH on the popular side In giv
ing his opinions, and even his mon
ey Had ho continued this gait
ho must huvo found himself In
some public office. A Poor Law
Guardian, or a Justice of the Peace
lio might have been if the plot had
been allowed to develop so far.
"Of course, there were those who
nnd their suspicions of young aBrt
ley. Wheio did he come from, and
what were his antecedents? When
this kind of questioning got too
close, he managed to turn it off in
Home adroit way, Ucyond the state
ment that ho had had some trouble
with his parents, and that he had
resolved to earn his livelihood away
from thorn, ho would confide noth
ing as to his past. Tbe old men
shook their heads, nnd warned tbe
young men to shun him. One said
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cllalilo Information based upon actual
jitmnrvattons.
Generally speaking, I II ml this laud
(to bo qulto sandy, well adapted to
lutock raising, dairying and poultry.
Raising with tho valloyH fairly good
Ifnuulug InudB, especially for the root
temps, potatoes, etc.
Tho majority of tho land is under
.fence, being used iih ruugo by tho
flurgo runches. Tho lnnd yet open to
Bottleinent Is equally uh good as that
which Is taken, but, naturally, it Is
(farther from tho railroads, ranging
from llvo to twenty the tnllos. Each
Jclalm, which conslstH of 040 acres, Ih
jcnpablo of caring for from fifty to 100
Jioad of Htock. Tho rancher very
paddy leases all land, not pastured
jliy tho homesteader, paying about l!Go
(er aero per year. Deeded sections
ire selling 'for $2,000 to $4,000.
Rural mall delivery and tnlophono
"linos extend in all directions. Schools
jiro rarely found outside of tho smalt
towns, nnd 1 would advlHe only that
IcliiHB to tnako HcttloinentH who havo'
Jio children of tho school ngo, or who
nay bo able to place their children in
jthe town schoolB.
' Tho cllmnto is very hcnlthful; wa
ter good; an inexhaustible supply ho
ling found nt from ten to fifteen foet.
Cnttlo and horses llvo on tho range
It ho out Ire year round without shelter
pr food, although, In my Judgment,
Hiich Is necessary n a guarunteo o
perpetual success.
Ah a cIuhh tho homesteaders of this
section appear to bo exceptionally
IproHporoiiH, their buccosb bolng ob
tained with but slight effort. The
ranchcrn as a rulo Hocin to bo very
willing to assist tho earnest home
iHtcador In making n bucccbh by soil
ilng him Htock on time, etc. Ono
should bo possessed of u fow hundred
dollars to Invest In stock na n moans
of assuring success, otherwise help
will bo necessary or his progress will
'bo slow.
, The chief drawback to tho ploncor
.llfo In tho sandhill country under tho
iKInkald law Ib its monotony, isolation
ind desolation mado certain owing to
tho fact that tho minimum sized,
'farm la G40 acrcB, which places neigh
bors ono mile apart. To thoso who
,can adjust thenisolvcB to tho condi
tions of pioneer llfo I can chcorfully
rQcommend tills country ob affording
opportunities never again to bo bo
cured undor tho homestead lawB of
this or other states.
C2:2ZiVr teUW
latter forces are popular, or at least are treated
with some toleration, whereas tho pollco aro de
tested. It may bo that recruiting reasons were
back of England's policy of keeping the nrmy and
militia out of Irish ngrarlan troubles. Ireland
used to be a good recruiting ground for these lat
ter forces, and It is Important to England that it
should continue so. This consideration would dic
tate tho wisdom of keeping the military force
neutral In Irish Internal affairs.'
Ono of the allegations made by Nationalists Is
that outrages havo often been "manufactured" by
police agents at the instigation of the Government
Itself, In order to furnish an excuse for coercive
laws. I asked this police veteran It there was
any truth In this statement.
"It Is no longer true," he said. "But," he added,
"I can well remember when there were some very
queer methods employed by the Dublin Castle
authorities to get evidence about outrages. Did
you ever hear of the Tubbercurry conspiracy?" be
Inquired..
I told him I had not. He theroupon told me
the story of how a Government spy, disguised as
a blacksmith, settled In a Western town, got In
to the confidence of the people, became sworn In
as a secret society man, and ended by making
things bo hot that nearly one hundred young men
had to flee the country.
"It was," said he, "In tbe early Land League
days, when tbe famous, or Infamous, Jimmy
French was at tbe head of tho detective depart
ment In Dublin Castle. I was a recruit in the
constabulary depot then. Tubbercurry Is a little
town in the west, and many outrages were com
mitted around thnt spot, but not a man was pun
ished for them, nor was any word of information
given to the police, Secret societies ruled tho
place. Going among the raw recruits one day,
and questioning them, Jimmy French picked out
a young man, named Morris, a blacksmith's son,
who had also learned the trade himself, and In
structed him to repair to Tubbercurry, set up a
blacksmith's forge thore, make hlmBolf popular
with tbe peoplo, keep bis ears and eyes open, and
If he got any bit of important Information, to take
It himself to Dublin. He was not to divulge his
Identity to the local police, for this would ruin his
chances. They were to be kopt in tho dnrk as
much as tho peasantry. Of courso, Morris was to
have plenty of money for tho Job, but ho was to
live poorly and dress poorly on tho profits of tbe
forge.
"MorrU carried out his Instructions to tbe
letter. He took the name of 'Billy Hartley. Bart
ley's forge soon became a rendezvous for the
Idle or half Idle youth of tho neighborhood. Tbe
kind young blacksmith would only charge a few
coppers for shoeing a horse, or mending a spade,
and smaller Jobs he often did for tothlng, espe-
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ho was too good to last long. Another said bt
might be a Government spy who would get them
all in trouble. That he WbSt to mass regularly
was admitted, but thore were some who remarked
that his manner of blessing himself revealed tbe
amateur worshiper. The conjecture that be might
be a Government spy came to Bartley's own ears,
and at once he set about to explode It.
"Tho first thing Bartley did was to go to a
liquor seller's and get drunk. When be was told
to got out he became abusive, cursing everybody
In authority, especially the .Government, the Lord
Lieutenant, and the Queen. Rolling In tbe gutter,
he called for three cheers for an Irish Republlo
and a Parliament In College Green. When tbe
police came, Bartley become more abusive. At
the station house he assaulted two of them, and
challenged any miserable bound that ever wore
the Queen's uniform to a stand-up fight. When
he appeared before the magistrates he was fined
heavily, and, in accordance with the part be .was
playing, would have gono to Jail instead of paying
the fine, had not a, crowd of sympathizing Na
tionalists in the body of the court subscribed tbe
amount of the fine between them. After giving
this incontestable proof that he was a genuine
Nationalist and no Government spy, Bartley's
reputation was re-established.
"Work at tho forge now became more brisk.
But whoreas previously the men brought spades,
shovels, and plowshares to mend, they now
brought pikes and muskets. Bartley was trusted
as he had never been before. The week after bis
encounter with the police he was sworn in as a
regular member of tho secret society ready to
tako tho field against tbe Government when tbe
rebellion waa announced. He had, however, stipu
lated that he should not be asked to leave the
forgo until actual war had broken out, and his
wishes were respected. Many firearms were
mended and many pikes were made for the mem
bers of the revolutionary society. Bartley knew
tho namo of every member; the name of every
man who had a rifle; the name of everybody who
committed an outrage for five years previously,
and the name of every person on whom an out
rago was Intended to be committed. Bartley
mndo reports of these particulars to the central
offlco In Dublin. He was thanked and told to
keep cool. Whon the Government thought the net
waB full they drew It out, and prestol the whole
town and district of Tubbercurry was thrown
Into a state of the wildest confusion. Summonses
were Issued for all the names on Bartley's list.
Thoso who felt that their cases were light attend
ed court and were let off with a fine.
Bartley took tbe first train for Dublin as soon
as be heard that the first summons was Issued.
Had he remained a few hours Ister, be would
nave oeen assuredly assassinated."
Four Pins Cause Disturbance.
Four common pins wero tho cause
of a groat disturbance at tho stato
univoralty convocation. During a
piano recital by Prof. Johannes Ma
gendanz of tho music faculty tho pins
.began to make, know their presence
on tho inoldo wlroB of tho instrument
whenever a blgb noto was struck.
Tho discordB cauBed qulto a little
amusement, and tho obstructions had
to bo removed before the recital could
proceed.
For Maneuver Camp.
About COO Nebraska National
guardsmen start July 29, for their)
maneuver camp ut Polo Mountain,1
Wyo. They land at Laramio and!
march eighteen mlloB northeast to tho;
camp. They will bo away from homo,'
ten days. Tho first regiment and
'companies G and K of the Second
will go,
Wheat on State Farm.
Land Commissioner Cowlea has re
ceived a roport showing that tho sov-enty-five
acres of wheat on tho state;
'farm at the soldiers' homo at Grand
llsland will yield about thirty bushels!
tp the acre, It Is belng'sold as faslj
as it Is. th realied for 88 'cents a busn'
el. Tho crop may bring nearly i2f)0i
to tho Htatb Institution. Tho sHtej
pays $175 a mouth for farm'holp, butj
the men employed do othor work bo
sides rulso wheat.
SPLENDID OUTLOOK
FOR CROPS IN
WESTERN CANADA
RELIABLE INFORMATION FROM
THE ORAIN FIELDS SHOW
THAT THE PROSPECTS
ARE QOOD.
This Is the time of year when con
slderable anxiety In felt In all the
northern agricultural districts as to
the probnblo outcomo of tho growing
crops, Central Canada, comprising
tho Provinces of Manitoba, Sas
katchewan and Alberta, with their
10,000,000 acres of wheat, oats, bar
ley and flax, of which 6,000,000
acres may bo snld to bo sown to
whent nlono, hns become n great fac
tor In tho gtaln markets of the world.
BcsldcH this, government returns
show that every stnto In the Union
has representatives In these prov
inces, nnd naturally tho friends of
thoso ropresontnttvoa nre anxious to
hear of their success. It has never,
been said of that country that It ll
absolutely faultless. Thcro aro, and
havo boen, districts that havo experi
enced tho vagaries of tho woather,
tho same ns In districts south of tho
boundary Hno between tho two coun
tries, but theso nro only such as are
to bo expected In any agricultural,
country. Tho past has proven thai
the agricultural possibilities of this
portion of Canada aro probably more
attractive In every way than most
countries where grain raising Is the
chief Industry. The presont year
promises to be even better than past
years, and In a month or six weeks
It Is fell thero will be produced tho
evidence that warrants the enthusl
asm of the present. Then these great
broad acres will hnvo the ripened
wheat, oats, barley and flax, and tho
farmor, who has been looking forward
to mnklng his Inst payment on bis
big farm will bo satisfied. At the tirao
of writing, all crops give tho prom
Iso of reaching tho most sanguine ex
pcctatlotiB.
In tho central portion of Alberta,
it Is Bald that crop conditions aro
moro fnvornblo than In nny previous,
yenr. Heavy rains recently visited
this part, and the whole of this grain'
growing soctlon has been covered. Re
ports llko tho following come from
all pnrts:
"Splendid heavy rain yesterday.
Crops forging ahead. Great prospects.
All grains more than a week ahead
of last year. Weather warm last
week. Good rains last night."
From southern Alberta the -reports
to band Indicate sufficient rain. Crops
In excellent condition. 'Labor scarce.
Throughout Saskatchewan all grains
are looking well, and there has been
sufficient rain to carry them through
to harvest.
From nil portions of Manitoba
thero comes an assurance of an
abundant ylold of all grains. Through
out southern Manitoba, where rain
was needed a fow weeks ago, thero
has lately been abundant precipita
tion, and that portion of tho provlnco
will In all probability hnve a crop to
equal tho best anticipations. A largo
quantity of grain was sown on tho
stubble In tho newer west, which Is
never a satisfactory method of farm
ing, and may reduce tbe general av
erage. Taken altogether, the country Is
now fully two weeks In advance ot
last year, and In all grains tho acre
ages sown are much larger than In
1911. This means that with aus
picious woather tbe west will havo
tho grandest harvest In Us history
Two hundred nnd fifty million bushels
of wheat has been mentioned as an
estimate of the present growing crop,
and it looks now as If that guess will
bo none too large.
Keeping Mice From Pianos.
To prevent mice entering pianos
thero has been Invented a simple
sliding plato to be mounted on a pedal
so that It covers Its opening.
Burlington Prepares Ballast.
Tho Burlington railroad is prepar
ing to ballast 100 miles of track with,
burned gumbo, manufactured from
fioll to bo taken near Its track closo
to Havelock, about six or eight miles
from Lincoln. .Tho railroad company
purchased tho iaud several years ago.
Barton Goes West.
Auditor Barton loft for Seattle,
whoro ho will attteud the annual!
meeting ot the state insurance com-j
mlssionerB of tho United States. Ho'
will advocate a reduction ot tiro in
surance rates and a moro uniform Bet
'of laws throughout tho country.
Treasurer Buys Bonds.
Stato Treasurer Georgo has bought
$18,000 of municipal bonds from Cum-,
bridge, $8,000 from Rosalie nnd $7,000
from lleatrlco and has notified sov
oral othor towns and school districts
that aro on tho waiting list that ho ia
ready to buy tliolr bonds. The bondB
which ho is prepured to buy are ns
follows: Benson, $23,000; Brlutow
Hcuool district No. 30, $1,500; Supe
rior, $4,500; Hebron school district,
. $20,000; Hayes Center, $2,000; school
district No. 10, Scottsbluff couuty,
II1.500.
Only a married man can fully ap
preciate heaven if there are no wash
days or house cleaning seasons there.
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