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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IS AB.
SOLVED FROM BLAME.
KILLS MINIMUM WAGE BILL
Finds Education Law Is Still Unbroken
Minimum Wage BUI Badly
Defeated.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
A special committee comprising
AVeosiior, of Webster, Marshall, of
J-aiituster, and draco of Harlan, llled
.'i report acquitting the stato senato of
tlio charge of violating tho compul
sory education law In employing Ar
tlmr Pearson, tho eleven-your-old son
of Llcutcnnnt Governor Pearson, as
messenger to his father, and George
Wilson, aged fifteen, son of Senator
Wilson, of Frontier, as a page nt ?2 a
lay. The committee finds that tho
boys aro doing satisfactory work and
rcceivo the regular salary.
"Wo find further," sas tho com
mittee, "that tho boys havo their
school books with them here in Lin
coln, and are studying at nights and
odd times, in order to keep up with
their classes In Frontier county."
Tho committee says It basca its re
port on tho roports of Stato Superin
tendent Thomas and Attorney Goncral
Ilocd, both of whom report no statu
tory violation. Superintendent Thom
as' statement Is that no law has thus
far been violated, but ho says the boys
must get hack to school In tlmo in the
spring to get two months additional
schooling.
Smites Alleged Teachers' Trust
Tho alleged school teachers' trust
came in for a scoring In tho senate'
when tho committee of tho whole took
up and recommended for passago sen
ate filo No. 237, Introduced by Wilson
of Dodge and Henry of Colfax. Thcro
woro no dissenting votes.
Senator Henry said that the situa
tion had bocomo such that It was al
most an Impossibility, owing to tho
activity of certain teachers organiza
tions, for wollqualifled teachers not
In tho good graces of this unseen
force to secure positions.
Tho bill makes it a misdemeanor for
any teacher to belong to such an or
ganization. No organizations aro
named. The bill is supposed to bo dl
j .rected at tho alleged inner ring of the
Schoolmasters' club.
Minimum Wage Bill Fares Badly.
Howard's minimum wage bill, which
railed of passage in the houso ten days
ago, came up again for another vote,
and was beaten worse than before. It
received only thirty-seven votes, while
fifty-nine were cast against The first
vote had resulted in a tie, forty-six to
forty-six. Parliamentary efforts wero
made by Negley and Richmond of
Douglas to prevent the bill from com
ing to final vote when it was reached
en the calendar. Richmond made tho
point of order that once falling to re
celvo a majority from third reading,
the bill was dead and could not bo
legally brought up again.
Pruning Appropriation Bills.
Legislative pruning knives will havo
abundant opportunity to play uponap-
Siroprintlon bills this session. Thoro
iro $11,491,000 worth of them in sight
-Including tho maintenance, salaries,
claims and deficiencies measures, esti
mated at a total of $4,000,000.
To slip bolow the record of tho 1913
session the members will have to
jcutllotlne a total of $3,375,000 worth of
tho bills. To beat tho record a mil
lion dollars as Governor Morohead
hoped could bo done the lawmakers
will have to kill $4,375,000 of tho bills.
Tho Sandall bill, abolishing the
pfllco of coroner and giving over tho
jdulios to tho sheriff of each county,
(was reported upon favorably by a sen
ate committee. Tho Tlbhets bills in
Eho houso giving tho samo duties to
ho county attorney aro still in that
body.
The stato historical socloty now has
a library of 50,000 titles, including fll03
of Nebraska nowspapers, a musoura
pf over 75,000 objects, a serlos of pub
lications containing sixteen completo
volumes, nnd a membership of noarly
eighteen hundred representing ull
larts of tho stato.
Not a Wet and Dry Measure
Onco and for all tho senate has
atruck dead tho Marshall bill, com
pelling clubs and various- social or
ganizations to renounco their liquor
licenses unless they compiled with
stato liquor laws In addition to fed
oral laws. Tho vote was 22 to 8 the
formor number representing tho ene
mies of tho bill and tho latter its
trionds. Tho vote was in no sense a
wet and dry matter. Tho action up
hold tho judiciary committee which
had proposed an Indoflnlte postpone
ment of the measure.
"Broad statements" made by the
deputy labor commissioner, concern
ing tho employment of two pages said
to bo under tho legal ,nge for work
nnd ahsenco f,rom school, aro to bo In
vestigated by tho stato senate On
motion made by Weesner of Webster,
an Investigating commltteo of throe
will tuko tho matter up at onco. Tha
commltteo is to bo supported by Sen-.
ator Kohl, president pro tern, Instead
of by Lieutenant Governor Pearson,
Che presiding officer.
FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN EUROPE
Typical Leslono In the Feet
(Prepared y tho United StatCH Uop.irt
mont of Agriculture.)
Becnuso of tho prevalence of foot-Mid-mouth
disease In Kuropo nnd
South America, importations of live
stock aro now limited practically to
shipments from Great Brltuln, Ire
land and tho Channel IsIcb. Even
with these countries trade has been
Interrupted sovornl times in recent
years, for the government does not
permit tho importation of animals
from countries where tho disease ex
ists, and thoro havo been several out
breaks in Great Britain lately.
Up to November, 190C, American
ports wero open to Belgium and Hol
land. In that month, however, somo
sheep were tnken Into Belgium from
France, whero tho disease was qulto
provalent, nnd brought tho pestilence
with them. By tho end of tho year
every provlnco in Belgium was affect
ed, and Holland as well. Since that
time both of these countries havo
been fighting tho disease, but havo
not yet succeeded In eradicating It
In Italy, France, Switzerland, Ger
many and Hussla tho plague has ex
isted so long and has gained Buch a
foothold that it is economlally impos
sible to fight it with tho Amorican
methods. of slaughter and disinfection,
for to do so would bo to kill a large
percentage of tho llvo stock in theso
countries. In consequence, the au
thorities appear to be making llttio or
no progress in their campaign. The
outbreak, for example, which ap
peared in Germany In 1888 increased
steadily until 1892, when It dimin
ished gradually for a few years, but
again reached great proportions in
1899. Thereafter it continued to exist
to a greater or less extent until in
1911 It attained a virulence un
equaled before. In that year 3,360,
369 cattle, 1,602,927 sheep, 2,555,371
hogs, and 53,674 goats were affected.
At that time the total number ef cat
tle, sheep, swino and goats in Ger
many was only 51,319,000, while thoro
were In tho United States 172,572,000,
or between threo and four times aB
many. It can readily bo imagined,
therefore, what it would mean to tho
United States if the diseaso wero to
gain tho toothold hero that it had in
Germany whore, aB theso figures
Bhow, approximately one out of seven
of the animals susceptible to tho dis
easo was affected.
Since tho mortality In tho disease
is comparatively low, ranging from
only threo per cent in mild form to
thirty or forty per cent in malignant
cases, tho havoc caused by the pestl
lenco is sometimes underestimated.
From the work of various scientists,
howovor, who havo endeavored to as
certain tho decreaso in value of an
animal which recovers from an at
tack, it may bo said that on an aver
ago this amounts in Germany to $7
and in Holland to $10. In this coun
try, with its higher prices, the loss Is
correspondingly greater. If theso fig
ures bo accepted, it is obvious that tho
amount of money spent in eradicat
ing tho disease becomes Insignificant
in comparison with the loss It causes
when left to itself.
The Gorman government, of course,
hus not loft tho disease to itself. Tho
more recent outbreaks it attempted
to control by tho American method of
slaughter, but tho pestilence had
gained too much headway and was too
firmly established In too many por
tions of the country for this mothod
to succeed, and the slaughter of tho
Infected herds had to be abandoned.
It now appears that thoro Is no hopo
of getting rid of it until tho virus has
worn itself out. At present It seemB
that as soon as the animal's period
of acquired immunity is over and fa
vorablo conditions present them
selves, tho contagion breaks out with
renewed vlrulenco so that tho author
ities havo practically abandoned nil
hopo of controlling It by means of
quarantines. One scientist indeed has
asserted that unless all tho infected
farms wero absolutely lsolntod and
the movement not only of llvo stock
but of persons absolutely prohibited,
tho disease could not bo stamped out
Such a quarantine is, of course, ut
terly Impossiblo to enforce. In cer
tain portions of Germany, indeed, tho
farmers, realizing that tho diseaso is
inevltnhlo, mako hastd to bo done
with it by exposing their stock delib
erately to mild cases In tho hopo that
this will result In an immediato mild
attack and immunity for several years
thereafter.
Groat Britain and Norway and
Swoden, on account of their compara-
Ropy Saliva Hanging From the Moutly
of a Stricken Animal A Character
istic Symptom.
tlvoly Isolated positions, havo beet,
more successful In keeping out tho
disease. Tho outbreaks In thoso
countries havo boon more sporadic,
nnd by resorting to Immediato slaugh
ter tho authorities havo boon able to
stamp them out. In tho outbreak near
Dublin in 1912, Indeed, measures wero
adopted which wero more stringent
than any used In this country. As
soon as tho existence of the disease
became definitely known, so-called
"stand-still" restrictions wero im
posed on tho affected district Not
only was the movement of llvo stQck
into or out of tho district absolutely
forbidden, but no cattle, sheep, goats
or bwIiio could move along or oven
across any highway or thoroughfuro.
Moreover, within each of tho nf.
fected districts, known as "scheduled
districts," wero two smaller ureas in
which thero woro even closer restric
tions. One ofthese areas consisted
of tho premises on which tho actual
outbreak had taken place. These
premises wero declnred to bo an "In
fected placo." From such n pluco
nothing could be taken of any sort
without permission, nnd no permis
sion was granted until tho objecta in
question had been thoroughly disin
fected. No ono but the person actual
ly attending the stock was allowed
to enter any shed or field in which
a diseased or suspected animal had
been kept, nnd tho ono man who could
do so was compelled upon leaving to
wash his hands thoroughly with soap
and water and disinfect his boots and
clothes. Ho was, moreover, prohib
ited from caring for any anlmnl which
was not diseased or suspected. On
farms adjacent to the "infocted placo"
tho owners of live stock wero ordered
to stop all movements of their ani
mals, and these orders, together with
tho other regulations, were enforced
through tho local constabulary. This
patrol was bo strict that It was prac
tically Impossiblo for anyone to pnss
into or out from tho forbidden urea
without Instant detection.
Within tho "scheduled districts" u
houso to houso and farm to farm In
spection was carried on by veterinary
inspectors, who not only exnmlned
llvo stock, hut mado a record of the
number on each farm In order to do
tect any cases of surreptitious ship
ments. Exposed stock was slaugh
tered, ns has been dono In all sec
tions of this country where satisfac
tory progress has as yet been mado in
stamping out tho pestilence
In addition to slaughtering tho
Btock, farmyards and similar places
woro thoroughly disinfected; tho
fields In which tho animals had grazod
wore carofully strown by machines
with nowly burned Umo; stacks of
hay wero disinfected by superheated
steam, tho foxes in tho neighborhood
wero destroyed as far ns possible by
poison, nnd all persons in tho neigh
borhood wero compelled to tlo up
their dogs. Tho wheels of all vehicles
nnd tho feet of horses which left tho
"Infected places" wero previously
washed with disinfectant fluid, nnd
cans of this fluid wero placed about
in fields so thnt thcro would bo no
excuse for nnyono falling to observo
the required precautions.
Theso mothods ttero successful in
stamping out tho disease, although
thoro havo been ono or two minor
outbreaks In Ireland slnco that tlmo.
In this connection it la interesting to
noto that the authorities in chargo of
tho campaign woro unnblo to discover
any cluo to tho origin of tho pest.
"Foot-and-mouth diseaso," they re
ported, "is of such an infectious char
acter nnd may apparently bo carried
through bo many dlverso and eluslvo
ways that In this, as In other cases,
it is most difficult to fix on any speci
fic medium or diffusing tho infection.
Tho diseaso was probably carried, for
tho most part, by persons who had
been In contact with Infected animals,
but tho connection between tho vari
ous cases could not bo definitely
traced excopt in ono or two in
stances." Farm Machinery Investment.
Tho investment in fnrm machinery
1b increasing from year to year. Tho
demand of farming makes this Im
perative. Thoro Is further reason why
caro should bo tukon or tho machin
ery and it should bo made to last of
long as possible.
Introduce New Blood.
Don't negloct to introduco now
blood Into your poultry flock this
spring by a change of cock.
GOOD FOR NATION'S HEALTH
beneficial Results From Early Entry
of Spring Vegetables Into the
Markets of the Country.
Ono of tho marvels of modern llfo In
tho early dato when spring fruits and
vegetables appear In tho markets.
Somo years ago they almost always
went north In a wilted condition. With
modern facilities these products of
Bouthern latitudes nppear In northern
towns In marvelously fresh condition.
For tho great majority of people pre
maturely early food products are an
Impossiblo luxury. But tho growing
wealth of the country Is signified by
tho number of people who today feel
that they can afford to buy these early
garden products. For people of means
It is a healthful way of spending
money, which otherwise might go Into
highly seasoned cooking and stimu
lants. Also the cost of these enily products
has not Increased as much as one
would expect. They ate raised In so
much larger quantities Hint competi
tion keeps prices somewhere within
reason, ltegular markets have been
established and transportation costs
are greatly reduced through volume
of li alllc South Bend News-Times.
Safety Flr6t.
John Sharp Williams stepped out of
tho senate chamber In response to the
card of Bob Gates, who is a Washing
ton correspondent of distinguished ap
pearance and much political sapience.
Bob asked him a number of ques
tions and then, In parting, ho asked:
"By the way, Senator, havo you got
a good cigar about you?" putting the
request under the head or unfinished
business.
"No, 1 haven't but ono left' -and I
Just now bit tho end oft It preparatory
to lighting it," replied John Sharp.
"If I'd just been a mlnuto or two
sooner " suggested Boh.
"Not exactly." Bald tho senator. "The
fact Is, when I started out hero I bit
tho end off tho cigar Just for fear you
might ask for It"
Ignorance Was Bliss.
A raid had been mado on a negro
gambling houso nnd a dozen inmates
arrested. In pollco court tho noxt
morning ench of tho accused was
heard In turn. The last In tho row
was a largo, scared-looking negro.
"Well," nsked tho Judge, "what do
you know about UiIb caso?"
"Who? Wo?" aBkcd tho negro.
"Yes, you."
"Well, I Just tell yo All I knows
about (lis enso Is dat I was dar!"
Green Bag.
Showing It.
'They tell mo that prosecuting at
torney is very bold In hla conduct of
caBe8."
"So they say. Ho must havo tho
courago of his convictions."
The school of experience has no
commencement. It's a perpetual
course.
Nearly 100,000 women and children
aro employed in tho tobacco factories
or tho United States.
Falmouth la probably tho oldest port
In England. It was used by tho Phoe
nicians at least 2,500 years ago.
Wise
Said
"A penny saved is
a penny earned."
With the price of beef and
wheat soaring higher and higher,
the problem of economic living is
causing many housewives to con
sider food values in planning
meals.
For years many have known,
and others are now finding out,
the true economy in
Grape-Nuts
This food, the true meat of wheat and barley full of Nature's richest nourishment;
builds nerve and muscle, bone and brain, in a way that has thoroughly commended it
the world over.
A package of Grape-Nuts fully cooked, ready to serve, and sealed in its weather
proof and germ-proof wrapping can be had from any grocer. No rise in price!
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Grape-Nuts, served with milk, cream or fruit, gives satisfaction, sustaining food
value, true economy, and proves itself a family friend.
"There's a Reason9' for Grape-Nuts
LABOR PERIODICALS TO HELP
'Campaign Against Tuberculosis Will
Shortly Have a New nnd Im
portant Ally.
A new campnlgii for closer co opera-.
Hon with labor unions and other
groups of worklngmeu Is announced
by the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
A commltteo has been appointed
with Dr. Theodoro II. Sachs, president
of the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute,
us chairman, lo formulate plans for
Imineillate ami futuie action. Other
members of the committee are Samuel
(lumpers, president of tho American
Federation of Labor, Washington;
George W. Perkins, secretary of tho
International Clgarmakem' union, Chi
cago; John Mitchell of tho New York
stale compensation commission, Now
York; Austin II. (Inrretsou, president
of the Brotherhood or Hallway Con
ductors, Cedar Uaplds, Iowa; Dr Wil
liam Charles White, medical director
at the Tuberculosis leaguo of Pitts
burgh, and Dr. David It. Lyman, super
intendent of the Guylord Farm sanato
rium, Walllngford, Conn.
As the first step In the enmpalgn a
special health bulletin lias been pre
pared fur the labor papers and will
be sent out monthly in cooperation
with members of the International La
bor Press but can.
Remark Hard to Explain.
lOveryone had gathered In tho draw
ing room after dinner, and all were
feeling contented with themselves as
well as at peaco with tho outside
world, when It wiib suggusted ns a pas
tlmo that every lady should stato the
gift she most coveted, mid the posses
sion of which sho would most prize.
With prompt acqulescenco each reglii
tored her choice. Mrs. Wellman wished
for the most exqulsltu Jewels extant,
Mrs. King desired to bo tho best
dressed woman in Boclcty, Mra. Dray
ton preferred to own tho handsomest
turnouts, while Mrs. Smith craved
popularity. Iloblnson, springing from
liis chair, exclaimed: "Heavens! don't
any or you euro for beauty?" Somo of
them still think It wiib Intentional.
Between Deals.
Tho Wall Stroot broker who ought
to bo In vaudeville cntno across at
lunch with a fresh conundrum.
"What's tho difference," suld ho,
"between a taxidermist nnd u taxi
driver, ono of thoso chaps who gears
tho taximeter up lo tho highest
notch?"
Everybody had had experience with
tho taximeter but nobody could supply
an answer.
"All right." said tho broker. "Ono
skins you and stuffs you and tho
othor stuffs you and skins you." ,
Diplomatically 8peaklng.
"I want to answer Gwendolyn's let
tor and Bay something that means
nothing."
"Tell her you love hor."
It doesn't take a woman long to got
wiso to a man's actions after marrying
him then she proceeds to call his
bluff.
The Proof Conclusive.
Sunday School Teacher What is
tho outward, vislblo sign of baptism?
Johnny Tho baby, mum.
Old Ben Franklin
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TRADE PROSPECTS
ARE ENCOURAGING
Improvement In liti8itirs ulnce depres
sion reached low tide ncvernl months ngo
lias been nrndii.il. Confidence hna been
restotcd nnd unless all hIrhs fail, the coun
try U Hclicdulcd for a boom almost un
parallelled. In order to overcome the depremloc that
nttnckx n perron In poor health it is neccs
wry that pntticiil.ir attention be pnid to
tlio Stom.ich, Liver nnd Boweln. These or
nam are the controlling power in nil mut
ters pertaining to henltli nnd thcte is noth
ing will make you feel "ko blue" nnd dl
counted n to bo without nppetite to be
Mihjcct to npi'lln of headache, Indigeiition,
ih ,H'pem and bilioinneM or to have con
Mipatcd bowels.
Nature never intended nnyono to he in.
Ftieli n condition nnd tho only wny lo im
prove iiintteM is to give ncccsnrv aid
promptly, 'l'lii sitKgest a trial of lfostet
tor's Htnmnch Bitters, becnime It linn nn
cstablifthed reputation ns n tonic nnd appe
tizer, and will be found very helpful in any
Stomneh, Liver or Bowel nilineut.
It well known ns a real "first nid," nnd
for over Ot) years has held a permanent
plnee in tlious'iiids of homes. You will
in.iKe nn mistake in purchnsing a bottle to
day, but he careful to see that tho Private
Stamp over tlio neck is unbroken. This U
vour protection again! imitations.
Up to Mother.
The mother of thlrteen-yoarold
Page tins a gift for rhyming nnd a
generous nature. Tho other day Pago
returned from school with tho an
nouncement that ench member of hor
class was expected to turn In a pooni
on n certain given subject on tho mor
row. "Woll, Hint's n vory nlco subject
replied l'ago'B mother.
"Yes, but, mother," tho llttio girl
nsked, with Innocent assuranco.y'wuat
aro you going to sny about It?"
A Natural Fear.
Old Hound Come, comol What are
you shivering nbout?
Tho Pup Why. I Just hoard the
master say he'd havo to put me
through tho mill.
Old Hound Yes; ho's going to trala
you for tho hunting.
Tho Pup Ohl I thought ho meant
tho sausage mill. Pittsburgh Dis
patch. She Went
"Sco how 1 can count, mamma,
snld Kitty. "Thoro'B my right foot
That's ono. Thoro'a my loft foot
That'B two. Two and ono mako throe.
Threo feet mako a yard, and I want to
go out nnd play in It"
Too Much to Bear.
Frlond Why aro you crying, Bobby?
Bobby Ma whipped mo bocauso m?
raco was dirty, and then washod It
Judge
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Its Accompaniment
"I havo an oyo for tho stago."
"Thon look out you doa't get tha
hook too." '
Tho girl who Is selt-poBaeuod cast
usually bo Induced to transfer the
title.
Ono llttio taste of defeat Is difficult
to swallow.
Tho young widow begins to talk
about her lato husband rather early.
It's tho high spots that knock oat
tho rolling stones.
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