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W)a Nebraska Indopondont
FEBRUARY 15, 19(
JAP . FARMERS . PROSPER
SAID TO BE SETTING NEW PACE
NEAR NORTH PLATTE.
Give Object Lessons In Profits of
Agriculture and With Savings of
Labor Buy Land Soon to Be Ir
rigated. North Platte, Neb., Feb. 14. Farm
ers in Nebraska are - now convinced
that the Japanese are the real "yellow
peril", since a . colony, of 600 Bons of
Nippon have settled along the gov
ernment Irrigation ditch between here
and Gurnsey, secured control of 3,000
acres of land soon to be watered by
the great ditch, and are showing the
American farmers how to make fabu
lous sums from land supposed to be
arid by producing large crops of beets
and potatoes.
Have Business Agents
The Japanese were Drought to the
North Platte territory last summer to
work in the sugar Deet and potato
fields. They had with them a number
of "business agents" who looked after
all the business of the company. Be
ing educate men, these business
agents at once saw the advantage of
owning lands under the big govern
ment ditch, which is to make fertile
100,000 acres of land in Nebraska.
These clever Japanese organized co
operative companies last year, and se
cured control of large tracks of land,
now holding more than 3,000 acres.
More Money; More Land
The men will work in the beet and
potato fields this summer. They are
bright and clean, doing their work in
telligently and working every hour of
the day. They live cheaply and save
much. The money which the Ameri
can beet farmer pays the Japanese
will go Into the general treasury, and
will , be handled by the "business
agents," who will proceed to procure
more of the land along the government
ditch. - .
Plant Potatoes and Beets
Last year several of the Japanese
entered into competition with the
American farmers and planted fields
of potatoes and beets. They em
ployed their countrymen and produced
big crops. Half a section of Nebraska
land near here was planted by one
Jap in sugar beets, and he, took off
$200 worth of beets - to every acre.
Others planted potatoes.. One Japa
nese laborer who came here 'a year
ago planted 40 acres of potatoes, and
he has reaped ,$1,385 on the crop,
selling them to a firm in Toronto last
week for 53 cents a tmshel. Records
in the local freight office of the Union
All Rim Down
; Wanting in vitality, vigor,
vim, that is a condition
that no one can safely ne
glect, for it is the most
common predisposing cause
of disease. The blood is at
fault ; it needs purifying or
' enriching and the best medi
cine to take is ;
Hood'sSarsaparHla
the great alterative and
tonic builds up the whole
system.
For testimonials of remarkable cures
' send for Book on That Tired Feeling,
No. 8. .CI. Hood Co.; Lowell, Mass.
Pacific Railroad company here show
that Japanese farmers, wno only
started last year, shipped ninety car
loads of potatoes and four carloads of
celery.
Celery Their Strong Point
Especially at raising celery do the
Japanese surpass the American farm
ers. They are very particular about
their farming, and celery requires
great , care. They aim to have every
stalk of the plant not only of even
color, but about the same size.
"A Japanese laborer Is a perfect
gardener," said A. K. Beemis, a
ranchman near here, who is a. great
admirer of the Japanese farmers.
"They take such care of everything.
They care, individually, for almost
everything they grow, weed out the
extra plants carefully ir the beets are
planted too thick, cover the seed with
an even amount of soil, so the plants
all sprout together and grow better,
there being no little ones for those fur
ther advanced to oversnadow.", '
More Japanese are arriving In the
North Platte country daily, and the
work in the beet fields in this section
and parts of Colorado will be done
almost entirely by the Japanese
laborers this season.
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& SOME OF THE WEDDING J
GIFTS &
& Empress of Cnina Jewels, 5t
& silks and ermine robes. .
3 Empress of Japan Set of &
silk and crepe obis. 3
v The Rough Riders Silver jjt-
& dining set marked with the
. regimental emblem.
Pope Pius Piece of Mosaic &
& work from the Vatican fac-
tory. 8
5 The President of France jt
6 Two superb vases of Sevres. &
& The Czar of Russia Set of &
& jewels. jt
& King of Spain Set of an- &
& tique jewelry.
& Ambassador Reid Dog col-
5 lar of pearls and diamonds. J
, James Stillman Silver &
3 pitcher three feet high. S
5 Secretary Root Chain of &
t emeralds. &
6 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rob- 5
3 inson Jewels and silver. &
3 Mrs. Bellamy Storer Rook- 3
S wood vase. &
3 Anthracite Coal Miners
3 Carload of coal. j
Army Officers Krag rifle of
3 solid gold. &
5 Secretary Taft Two dia- S
jt mond lockets. . -J&
$t The Kaiser Dining set of
J royal Berlin china. &
6 Citizens of Havana Album jjt
t wrought in gold and hand
painted. .
Government of Cuba Pearl J
& jewelry to cost $25,000. S
& .. . Republic of France Gobe- St
& liu tapestry. S
3 Citizens of France Team ,
& of horses costing . $15,000. ... S
Mrs. Longworth Diamond
pendant.
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ONLY SURVIVING WAR GOVERNOR
Ex-Governor Holbrook of Vermont Was
One of Lincoln's Advisers
In the quietude of his home on Wal
nut street, Brattleboro, lives one of
Vermont's most distinguished, most
loyal and most devoted sons, ex-Governor
Frederick Holbrook, the only
surviving "war" governor. "Gover
nor" Holbrook, as he Is known by all
Vermonters, will reach his 93d birth
day anniversary February 15.
He keeps abreast of the times,
spending part of his time reading and
having others read to him, and his
correspondence takes up a part of each
day. He is vigorous in mind, and his
writings continue to be forceful and
incisive. At the recent annual meet
When Writing to Advertisers Please Mention The Independent
ing of the Vermont Savings bauk, Gov
ernor Holbrook presided as president
as he has done many years.
The excellent habits which he
formed in his boyhood and to which
he has steadfastly adhered throughout
his life have been a large factor in
bringing him to his present age in
such an excellent state of mental and
physical preservation. His cheerful
ness is a comfort to those around him,
and his congenial attitude at all times
is an inspiring example.
Governor Holbrook was one of the
advisers of President Lincohi in the
war. On receipt of a letter from him
suggesting the calling out of a half
million men, President Lincoln sent
Provost Marshal Draper to Vermont
to consult with Gorernor Holbrook
and to ask him . to formulate a call
such as he and other loyal governors
would be willing to sign.
The request was compiled with, and
in a few days came a call for 300,000
three-year men. Under the call the
nine-months' men were drafted, but
at Governor Holbrook's request Ver
mont was allowed to raise her quota by
volunteer enlistment. Boston Globe.
Brakeman Badly Mangled
Louisville, Neb., Feb. 10. H. P.
Hall, a Missouri Pacific brakeman,
was killed by a south bound train in
the yards here this morning about
11:30. He stepped between cars to
cut off apart of the train. His foot
was caught and he was thrown and
run over. Mr. Hall lived at Auburn,
where he had a wife and one child.
He was thirty-one years of age.
IGNORING CORPORATION LAWS
State Is Deprived of Many Thou
sands in Fees
Governor Mickey expressed him
self as being greatly pleased with
the decisions of the supreme court in
regard to the grain case and the
reciprocal insurance tax action. Sec
retary of State Galusha has announced
his intention of furnishing evidence to
Attorney General Jvorrls Brown on
which proceedings may he instituted
against the Standard Oil company, the
creamery trust" ancr a number of
other corporations under the pro
visions of the statute governing the
incorporation of business concerns. In
speaking of corporations Secretary
Galusha said:
"Many of the large concerns doing
business in the state are Ignoring the
corporation laws by nwgrecting to in
corporate within the state. As a re
sult the state is being deprived of
hundreds of thousands of dollars of
fees rightfully due it. This depart
ment as the one in which articles of
incorporation are required to be filed,
has the evidence and we will submit
it to the attorney general. It then be
comes his duty to see that the law is
enforced and that justice is accorded
the state if possible. The corporation
laws require the state corporation of
all concerns doing business in the
state.
"Among the concerns ignoring this
statute are the Standard Oil com
pany, the "creamery trust," a number
of other large concerns and a few
building and loan associations. The
Standard Oil should oe compelled to
incorporate as a state company.
"The Beatrice Creamery company,
the largest concern of trs kind In the
world, has not fully complied with the
corporation laws of the state since its
increase of capital ana scope. Pre
vious to that it had filed articles of
incorporation, but there still is much
to be done. The department has the
evidence if the attorney general de
sires to take it up. A strict enforce
ment of the law would help the finan
cial condition of the state."
. The alleged combination of Ne
braska insurance companies will be
investigated by Attorney General
Brown. This investigation will be
conducted under the provisions of the
Junkin act yesterday declared consti
tutional by the supreme court.
The alleged grain, coal and' lumber
combination will also be investigated."
COWS TO STOP CONSUMPTION
Professor Will Innoculate Cattle to
Make Milk Drinkers Immune
Berlin, Feb. 9. Professor Emil Von
Behring, the discoverer of the diph
theria serum, addressing the German
agricultural council yesterday, an
nounced his determination to adhere
to the resolution which he promul
gated in Paris of keeping his tuber
culosis remedy secret till the autumn.
The professor discussed lengthily
the method of preventing consumption
by immunizing milch cows. The aim
is to secure milk hav.ing immunizing
properties. He claims to have approx
imately solved this proMem. Cows
are treated when very young with a
fluid which Professor Behring calls tu
beroulase. ,
It is injected under the skin of the
young cows repeatedly for two or four
weeks. The remedy at first was very
costly because it was almost impos
sible to preserve it in good condition,
but a method has recently been dis
covered by which it can be preserved
satisfactorily and at a moderate cost.
Professor Behring also treated
cows which showed a virulent type of
tuberculosis in their milk and the
bacilli disappeared after several
week's treatment. His theory is that
children fed on milk from cows ren
dered immune through his treatment
become themselves immune.
MR. BAKER STILL UNPOPULAR
Anti-Pass Congressman Fails To
Please Grafters
Ex-Congressman "Anti-Pass" Baker
has been in Washington for several
days. He went down to the capitol
and got an ovation from his former
colleagues, especially from the repub
licans. Everybody was glad , to see
him, until he began to. congratulate
them on their conversion to his own
position on the "anti-pass" issue.
"It's the suddenest conversion in
history," said Baker. "I was almost
alone when I was in congress, but'
I see the papers that this year you
are all with me. Not one of you, I
am informed, has accepted a pass
since the first of the year."
After spreading these congratula
tions around for a while, Baker be
came unpopular again, and his con
verts seemed to lose interest in his
conversation.
Paul Dunbar, Negro Poet, Dead
Dayton, O., Paul Laurence Dunbar,
the poet of the negro race, died at
his home here yesterday of consump
tion. For three years he had been
seriously ill and for a year critically
ill, but he kept at his work intermit
tently and wrote his last poem for
his Christmas book, "Howdy, Honey
Howdy!" just. before Christmas. Mr.
Dunbar was born in Yayton June, 27,
1872, and was first a newsboy and
then an elevator boy. In his "ups and
downs" for a livelihood he practiced
writing.. His first poem was written
when he was seven years old. His
first work to attract attention to him
was a class poem written for the
Steele high school in 1891. His first
of a total of twenty-one. books was
"Oaks and Ivy.". His poem best
known was "When Malindy Sings,"
which was written to his mother,
whose name is Malinda.
Governor A. B.-Cummins authorized
the announcement that he will be a
candidate this year for republican
nomination for governor of Iowa.
Send $1.00 for a year's subscription
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