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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1905)
1 . " GUs'pleloulI. J Prc&\ldcnl & \ o the Vegetarian Afllocll\ ! > \ j tion ( to candldnte for 1110mlcrshlp- ) "Detoro ) 'OU are atlmlUell no n member bor to our flocl ty , I must nsl : ) ' 011 O 1d II norlous Ql1eftI I1-'What Is the cnuse J' ' or that lal'o ( crcnso 8vot on your n8cl ( , till t' " " - Twenty.Four.Hour Man. ! Antonio Cuez , or Pndrolla , Portugnl , , , . /18 / not slollt for three montha , No c10Ct ( ) 8 cnn cure him , nml the must l'o\\'crCul opiates hu\'o no enect. lIe drives mules In the dn'tl1no and aclJl aa watchmnn nt nlrht. : Egyptln/1a / Uscd Fine Tool ! . When the IJyrnmlds were built the , laborers did not worlc tinder Buch din lu1rnnlages ! as hl1'\'o Ions' been' nHrl tmted to them. nescnrches show thnl they hnd solid amI tubular dr1\ls \ an lathe lools , The c1rl\ls \ were set wllh jpwcls' aml cu ( Illto the rucks wllb keenness and accurncy , , . I . Discovered 'It ( or Himself. "l mennt to 1tn , , ( ' . hJIII ) 'ou or that bole , " snlll the IlIndl ) ' host to hIs triend , , . , 'ho had nllidenh' dlsapponretl In the cnurse of n Rtroll thrnugh , the &rollnds Into a. lilt full or wnler. The trlond climbed ( Iut nnd shool. himself. "h doesn't maHer , " ho , uald , clu.crJly ! , "I Cound It. " ' " - - - Indenture In Anclcnt Egypt. necont cxcnvatlons 111 Egypt have rovenled n bOIIlI-dntcd A. U , 100-ap- prenUclng a slave for two ) 'ears to I the " omlogrl\Ilh , " to bo taught to reall nntl wrlto shClrthnnd , or "tho algna thnt your son nlol1)'slos Imows , " the teacher receIving In all 120 drachm III -about $23. To Plant Forest , 'rbo University or Cattrornlll , at Derlecfey , fnces II. mngnlficent view of bay , Island and shore , IJUt the high hills behind It are bare , They are to bo covered with redwoods , firs , mlln. wnnltas. tan and whllo oaks and ma' dronoo. Nol until wo lwow nil thnt Oed noTlS can wo esUmnto to the fun the power and the sacredness of some one llfo which may seem the humblest In , the world.-John nuskln , Dlsoharglng n slxteon-Inch gun-It fhero Is such a thing-doesn't mnlte , pcarly so great a racleot as dlscharg. ( ng n cook. Common semra Is the ICtlacl or see- 'ng ' things 119 they are , and doing thIngs na they ought to be done.-C. & . Slowe. The chaste mind , 111m a polished \111\110 \ , may admit fonl thoughts with. IUt receiving thelr lIncture.-Stcrnc. The people who wear second-hnnd dothes have some tllfficnlty in lIellov' Ulg In , t. the ' eternal , fitness . ( Ir thing ! : ! . I 'mY $ ) no 1mtcnco ! with a man , wh9 1I'01l1d rath r have a Jot ot nncestors than make 11 name ror hlmsolt. A 'frlenil of mlno who hIlS the grip Informs mo thnt a frieze on the wall I worth -two collis in the hoad. The Ibngcst wny roufld may bo the .hortest wny homo , bocnuso there are 110 saloons on the longest WILY. The devil never worrIes over the " : Imn wbo SIlVOS an bls smiles fur the I trangcl"-Ram's Horn. I The man who InsIsts thnt tlUBlnCSB (8 ouiy tmslness Is nllt to IJrOVO timt I rellgion 's ' only humbug. , , - , ' , . . The homos or n nntion II.ro the bul C'l'nrl or person III nml nallollal safety And thrlrt.-J. O. Uolll.1lll. : The most ngrcenhlo people In the world are U108e who never huvo nny olllnJons or their OWIl. The lowly place of servleo may be the mounl:1ln top of cOlUmunlon. , The rich mlln cnnnot have a holler Dank thM the poor mnn's cellar. , Th , o Is no Thnnltsglvln ( ; without rrn.t\tudo and giving. HABIT'6 CHAIN Certain Habits Unconsciously Formcd and Hard to Break. An mgC1lous phllosophor estlmatol'l ' thnt the nmount of will power neces- _ Ir , to' broalt ! 1 lifo-long habIt would , It It could bo transformed. mt a elght of many tons. It somctlme3 requires a hlghor deco - co or herolll11 ! to break the cbalne ot n pernicIous habit limn to lend a forlorn hope In a bioody hatllo. A lally writes rrom nn Indllln" town : - "Feom my earliest childhood 1 WtlS II. lover of corroo. Betoro 1 was outer or tny teens I was a mlserablo dys- peptic. sulferlng torrlbly nt Umes wltb my Dtomach. "I wns convinced thnt It was corteo tl1at WIlS causing the trouble nnd yet I ( 'QuId not deny myseIr n cu , for brcaltfal't. At the nge or 36 I was In ver.y [ 'oor health , Indeed. My sls. ter told DIO I wus In danser , of becom. tns n corree drunlmrd. "Dut I never cOl'ld gl"o up drInk. tug cortee tor tJrenltCast although It I > ellt 11:0 : onBtantly Ill , unUl I tried Pofrt It w ; I lenrnod to make It IJrop- rl ) ' according to dIrections , and now we can hardly do without POlltum for breatItlst" nnd earo nothlnc at aU for oCOtrco. \ " . am no longer troubled wltb d'B jlerHla , " 0 not have slJells or lIurterlnc ; ifth my stomnch that used to trouble mo CJ when I drank cortee , " Nam I < < ivcn by POBtum Co. , BatUe Creek Inch. Look tn eacb pks , tor thIS ramOUb UUle k , "Tho ftDad to W.lhUle , " 'J ! . . . . . ' . " , ' . " . _ . - - - - - - 60WRNOR'S [ SSAfi [ I IS SI COND ADD SS APJ > I'ovcs of r cvcn uc La\v Passed by the Last I . ' Lcgislatul'c - - - - SAFEGUARD TO PROGRESS - , Urges Members , to be Cautious -Opportunity to Make Good Record In. Their Hands. - - ' 1'0 the ilTornllt'rR ot thn Tweuty-nlnth SellHlon or tha J.pglulature of Neb - b m ! ! Iw : Orntlell1en-1t Is a constitutional re- Ilult'omcnt thut t : 'till ! heglnnlng of "ollr dellbnrntloll3. th chief cxecntl hllll convc ) ' to 'Yon "Information II ) ' 1I1 IaHe : ! of the ttJlu1t.lol1 ; ! ( If th atatc , IIII'd shall rocommOJul such mea8uI'es Uf. . he Hhall Ileell1 uXlI'lI ( : nL" I have lIut few rewmmenl1atlons to malto , In glltJrnl , I lIIay say that the slate wag uover more IJroSlerous ( limn It Is today , the sovornl executlvo departments - partments 'wore never ln bettor worl.- lug CCJutllUon nnd the Institutions are I\t the zeulth oC careful unc.l economIcal manngenlOn t. OwIng to the chance nf lomlcs ' Is chosen ul- [ , ) 'our membershIp - most onUrely from oue great party. With thIs unprecedontec.l' ' majority comcs n coneHpOluling responsibility. 'J'he domInant Iarty cannot escape the uurden thus laid Ullon It and It should he sohered lIy the thought. It Is a LIme for enrncst , zealous work ; It Is tlmo when state IJntrlotlsm should rlso luJCI.lor ! [ to llOl'sol1al prejudIce anll [ ICtty whims ; It ill : 1tlmo when the Irh lieges of the few should not be :1llowed to t.altC IJrecetlence over the welfare of the many ; It Is 1tlmo for la'lng broader and malting more secure lhe equitable foundallons upon which lhe state shall continue to rlso townrd 'I. ' conllltion of future greatness whIch \'e now hut faintly appreclato. If ) 'OU Ivould merIt thc .Ighest encomium of [ Jralso let ) 'our deliberations bo dls- llngulshcd by honesty of lJUrpose , areful research unc.l I'trlct economy. rhus will ) 'OU protect the pUblic treas- : Iry and gmnd against husty und Im- [ Jerfect enactments , Your motto ! houlll be , not how much legislation , ut how good , 'rIm n.mVENUE l A W. 'I'ho reenuo law passed b ) ' the pre- : ctllng legIslature has met the expecl:1- lions of Its friends and has been re- el"ed with popular favor. This InCel'- mco Is fully warranted by the results : > f the recent camlJalgll. The law beIng - Ing an Innovation In Iome : ! of Its fea.- lures and havIng a direct bearing on lhe Interesls of O\'ory citizen was nut- llrally brought under the ! : ! enrchllght Jf llubllc opinion and was made the Lhrget of extreme criticism. The ngl- Lntlnn was helpful In that It gave tbo people genemlly n bettor undorstand- lug of revcnuo IJroblems than they had IJrovlously en o'cd and enabled n moro Intellgent , "oto upon the IEsues 111- \ 'ovetTho ! ! result was such an endorsement - dorsoment or the work of the leglBla- lure which Cramed' ' nnd passed the bl1l I1S has seldom lOen recorded In the history or Nebraslm. Not a single member who voted for the blll and who stood for re-election this year was llefeated , 'fho conclusion Is that the tlmo was rIpe for revenue revIsion. The IJoplo ! undorstootl the Inequltablo prol'lslnf\S \ of the old system undler which the growing state cou1tl' not adnpt Its revenues to Its Increasing ohllgntlons ; they appreciated the logic omploYCll by former executlvo omcors III cha1lenslng pUbllc nttontlon , by meEsage and hlonnlal report , to the urgent need of revlBlon ; they were cognizant of the non-partisan spirit which entered Into the framing or the now law and realized that the measure wns the product of the best thought , reganlleRI ! of party , which the loglsla- ture could command , Bupplomented by the vnlunblo experIence or older states alnng similar lines. They Imow , tno , that the two fou llatlon principles 'W ro the essence nf justlco , namely , the listing of 1111 property for assess- lJont IllltlJ030S I1t its fnlr cash value , Dnd the 10'lng or au equitable aud unIrorm tax upon all propert ) ' so list- ed. without bias or fnvor , Ono nssessment nud one set or lovle9 have been mndo under the now law and i we are now In n u ltlon to jud e of resulls , It Is aIJparont that a largo nmount or IJronorty which hitherto hns been cm'ered nnd has e ( 'aped taxntlon ( llitlrely has heen placed upon the as- HCMmont rolls and Is mnlle to stand 1tJ ; just ahnre or the OXIJel18e of go- ernment. Other IJrOpel.ty which In the 111\st has been vnlued at rltllculouly ! ! low figures has heol1 listed at alJproxl- mately Its true worth. 'I'ax shlrltors hnve heon brought to time , both prl- I va to and corporation IJroperty Itn vo rocelved their just deserts , the grand n.ss smel1t roU has hoon Increased tea a reasonable 8um. the IItato has been enabled to mise sumclent revenue to meet the eXlX'n'lc.1 of o"ornlllont economIcally - nomIcally admlnlstored. and In the transition from tbo old to the new no Interest hils been Injuretl be'ond the few Isolnted cases which have been the victims or mlstaltos , or concernIng which the jUdgment of the nH'IeSSOr or of the levying hOdy may have been tautty. In s ) Ino communities the taxes for thIs 'ear are consldernbly Increal'ml over the laxes of last ) 'Car , hut an 111- Jrl'llIr,1 to 1101,1 'l'hrh' 1IIonr ) ' ' 1'ho lIlrectors oC the Wa1a : h nnIJrond cOI1lIJany at n meeting In Now Yorl decided not to mnlto any dlstrillution on the debenture "A" bonds. In JUDe It was declded that the money which might bo used to pa ) ' iutorest on the "A" bonds wus needed ( or improvo- mcnts to tbe IJ1'Ollerty. , Nothing wlll plellso the small bo ) ' moro than the lrivllege of assuming the role or ftl.t1lor to the man accas- 10na11y. It's a long love that has no coollnE : , YeHthatlou ; of thC' facls dlRcloses that the fault Is 1I0t , with the law , hut rather with the local lev'lng bodies which , 111 mnl < ! ng lhelr lovlo'l , did not talto It.to pl'n/lOr / couBllleratlon the Inl'l'eased valuation upon whIch they were actIng - Ing , Whllo the cssontlnl 1)1'Inolples oC the law are , 111 my Judgment , eminently just nntl C01'I.CCt , lhel'o are some matters - ters oC dctall which mIght he improved und to thcu ! I Imlto ) 'OUr attention. Under the In terpl'olation placed upon - on the la w by the Rtato hoard or equalization - zation nnd IlBSeERmen t. It hn.s no Ilower to ( II n'crenllatu llOt ween clns es of III'operty 111 equallzll1g county aHseSR- lIIents. It can ralso 01' luwe ! ' the en- tao assessmcnt roll of Ihe cOlll1l ) ' , but cannot ralso or lower ono duss of 1)\'oPOl'ty \ without refll'ence to tbe other clauses , 1"01' thlH reawn It 18 Impos- sllJlo to secure a jllst equnllatlon : , for In mlslng or low'rlnt ; 0110 deficIent class to the vrotJer btandard nther c1nsles'lth : ! whldl Ihel'e Is no fuult nre , h ) ' the unit sy , leru , raised or lowered - ered In unison alld , hence , while justice - tice mllY bo secul'ed In the one Instance It Is vlolate ill the ether , I therefore recommend thut Sectloll 130 , Article I , Chapter 77 of the Compllcd ! Statutes of 1903 be nmended so as to } Jermlt the state bnard of cquallzatlon tn dlfCer- ontlato betwcen clasEes ow property In equalizing cOllnty assess , , bnts , AnotltCl' Inherent wealmoss In the present law Is the fact that county boards of equallzatlon are compelled to malto theIr levies In aclvanco of the equnllzatlon of the county assessments uy the state board. I recDmmend thnt Section ] 36 , Arlle1e ] , Chapter 77 , Compiled Statutes or 1903 , be amended so that county boards shall malte theIr levlel ! ufter the certlficute of count ) . equalization shull hnvo been receIved from the state boanlo. Also , that Section - tion 130 of tbe sumo article and chapter - ter be amcnded so as to provIde for the traull\lEslon \ ! , by the state board , of the ccrtlficate of county equatlza- tlon to the county cIeri , at the eartlest date consIstent with the general tenor of the section , IInd that tbo said county clerl bo Instructed to call the county board together within Ic\'on days after the recolpt of said certilicate for the purpose of maldng the necessary levies for the emmlng ) 'ear. For the same reasons the Inw fixing the time for mnl\ng \ Bchool dlstl'lct aud municipal lovles should be amended In harmony with the above suggestion , ! - I S'I'ATE' ' nOUNDAny COMMISSION. I B- act or the last legislature , the chief executl\'o of thIs state was au- t.l'orlzed to apJlolnt a commIssion of three members to act with a 1I1tc com- . . . . . , , . . 'r. t .t " t' " " -nn. nf South Dalwta in the matter of agree- II1g upon n boundary hne between the two states. This commission met with Iho representatives of South Daltota In duo tlmo nnd' ' after repeated' conferences - ferences and' personal Inspection , an agreement of the joint commission " "US llIed wIth me , : 'Irarch 4 , 1904 , which I now transmit to ) 'OU for approml or re,1ectlon. The preceding leglslaturo also made provision for a similar commission to act In conjunction with a commission - sion representing the stnto or Iowa , However , as our onnctment was contingent - tingent upon the nctlon or the Iowa : legislature In providing for n boundar ) ' I commission , nnd as the Iowa leglsla- , turo neglected to talw such nctlon , nothing has been dono. Owing to the technicalities In"olvod , lawlessncss and crime hnve been fostered In the tllsputed territory and the rights of property owners have t.een sUbject to n uch annoyance , This stnte of aITalrs wl1l continuo until relief has bten ) afforded - forded by the settlement of the bound- nry dlsputo , I recommeud , therefore , thnt ) 'our honorable bed ) ' malw llrovl- Hlon for another boundar ) ' commission , the slntute of lImHalion havlug run against the old act , to co-operato 'with a 1I1to commission from the state or Iowa In agreeIng upon a bounllary l1no , The 1It1 ntlon reA"ardlng the boundary - ary lIne between Nebraslm and Missouri - souri , which hall been pending In the supreme court of the United States for some time , was permanently selUed recently by a decisIon or the court fully sustainIng the contention of Nobraslm. The court fixes the boundary - ary llne In the center of the old chM- not of the MIssouri rh'er , confirming to Nebraska what Is Imown as "Island Precinct , " Nemalm county. I recommend - mend that an nplJroprlation or $1,000 , or as much thereof as may bo needed , be made for the sUr\'ey1ng or the line and the erection or permauent monuments - ments , the state or llssourl to lUeet Itl ! cqual aharo nf said expense , ' ' " ' " " 'rIlE nA'I"l'I.ESlIIP "NEOnASKA. On October 7 , 1904 , the balUeshlp "Nebraslm" was succe2sfully launched at the ) 'arlls or the bulldors In Seattle , Washington. 'rhe Impressive ceremonial - menial was partlclpatell In by a number - bor or the oxecutlvo officers or thIs stato. Tbo "Nebraslm" Is ono or the latest and most elllclent types or battleships - tleships nnd our sl:1to Is highly honored - ored by the national Iovernmont In beIng permitted to stalHl sponsor for } lor. The remnlnlng worl , or construction - tion and equipment will occupy about OIlC year and she will then bo rOldy : for cemmlsslon , At that tlmo It will be hl hly proper for our stnto , through Its I ( glslaturo or unotJIl'lally through Its dtlzenB , to IJresont to the offil'ers of the "Nebraska , " for the use of the shIp , S0lll0 practlcnl sift n.s a tolten or our C"lIfurnl. . 'l'lIlIrn"nlt'nt or Uu.r. Under the most auslilcious weather conditions Imaglnnblo and In the pres _ once or sixty thousand people , Paso.- donn , Cal. , hold her seventeenth an- 11\11\1 now ) 'ear' ! : ! fcast of 1I0wers , the celebrated "tou1'J1a01ent of roses. " SeU-control Is when ) 'OU call pln ) ' cnrds with women and malte thom thlnlc you are enjoyln It. The cleverest thing Is for n gIrl to pretend she Is armlel YOI1 will se ber Ihoe : tops when she Isn't. . " " ' t , " , . 'f- Interrrt In tno flghtln- craft vhlch . IJpal's 0111. state nnmu and ns a furUwr Indlr'utlon that we are rIOt Insenslblo 10 the dlstlt'lIon whil'h hns 1Ieen t'on- f'rrld Ullon us b ) ' the geneml govern- 111 ( 'n t. StJPR1 I COURT CO UlISSION. 'rho leghdatul'o or ] 003 mallo pro- "Is Ion for the temporary contlnuanco of the supreme court cOlll1l1isslon , six commlsslon'rs to he appointed for the period of ono ) ' (11\1' and three commissioners - sioners to bo aplJOlnted for the IJerlod of two yonrs Crom April 10 , 1903. 'fho court Is unahle to l\e3p up with the work which comes before It , the number - ber or cnson tlled oalJh month being In excess of the number disposed of. a seems Imperative that 11 commission nf nt least three members should be provldufl for the coming blennlulII , to the cnd that the rlghtl ! ot litigants who are seeltlng relief II1ny ho con- l'er\'cd wIthout unrensonable del a ) ' . TUB S'l'ATE'S I"INANCES. On NovClnbpI' 30 , 1.104 ! , the fioatln ; ; Interest benl'lng Indebtedness of the stnto , liS represented by outstaIHlIng geneml fund warrants , amounled to $2,253aSti.IO , an hH'I'DSO during the blennlllm of $26tO7 : ; , i. 'fhls condition - tion WIIS made lo5slblo and 11I'acll'ally unavoldablo hy the OlJeral1on of the 0111 r'rcn uo law. Whllo the new law was passed in In03 , It Illd not hecome operative until 1J04 ! , and it hns had no appreclahle effect - fect upon the state's financIal contll- tlnn , With refereu'o to the sufficiency of the state's Income urlng the comIng - Ing blpl1nlum , I quote from the cUlTent biennial report of Stale Auditor Weston - ton : "To the estimated' Income Crom the levies of 1905-6 have been added a COll- servnttve estimate of Income from bacl , taxes and a "er ) ' conslderablo amount derived from 111lscellaneolls sources , malting the total estlmato of Income for the genernl fund $2,81J,2H,71. ! As agnlr , t this estlmatoll' general fund Income - come , the eBtlmated requirements for the 1Ilpnnlal porlod commonclng April 1 , 1905 , and chargenble to the general fund , amount to $2,5.10,316 , " I'rom ; the aboyo It Is apparent that it the present legislature holds Its al1- proprlntlons within reasouable bounds the receIpts of the comIng biennIum will exceed the exr-endltures by $278.- 928 , a condition which has not existed In Nl'braslm for many years , 'Vlth such n. state debt as no\v confronts - fronts us It requires no argument to i malte clear that the strictest economy I consistent with the public weal sheuld dl"tll1gulsh all your rplnllons with the pUbllc treasUlT. The opportunity Is most auspicIous , The state instltu- , tlons were never In better condition. 'I11e two precedIng legislatures made appropriations for permanent Improvements - ments nmountlng to n llttlo more than $ GOOOOO. The result Is that needed buildings and equlpments ha"o been generously proYlded and the present Il'glslntlvc body wll1 bo expected to debut but IIttlo in the way of expenditures , TIlE LOnBY. 'rhe hane of every legslath'o [ bed ) ' Is the subsldlz'lI lobb ) ' . Vicious legislation - lation is 1I0t the result of Ignorance , but Is rather the result of prejudicIal infiuences which ought not to exist nnd which' certaInly ought not to be tolerated within the halls , cloalt rooms or otJIces of any deliberative body which has power over the destinies of n. people. I recommend' that such ac- Uon be talten as will protect ) 'our membership from the onslaught at privnte and corporation lobbyists who seel , to accompllsh pernicious ends by the exerclso of undue Intluence. LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSI- TION. The legislature of two years ago appropriated - propriated $35,000 for a Nebrasltu exhibit - hibit at St. Louis and Inld upon the chler execuU"o the dut ) ' of nppolntlng a non-partisan commission of three members upon which should devolve nll responsllllllt ) ' pertaining thereto , I am informed that , after paying all ob- 1Igatlons , there will remain unexpended - ed about $16,000 of the ol'lglnal nllpro- prlatlon. This Is certaInly a most F-ratlfylng condition , one whIch spenlts eloquently or the wIsdom and dlscro- tlon which the commlsBlon oxerclsed In the discharge of Its utles. L WIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION. 'rho people of the PacIfic coast in partlcnlar are now preparIng for the Lewis and Clarl , Centennial Exposition - tion , un event which will commemorate - ate the trlnls and triumphs of the ox- plorlng expedItion sent out by President - dent Jefferson durIng the year tollow- Ing the purcha.e ! or J oulHlnna and whIch succeeded In penetrating to the mouth of the Columbia rlvor in 1805. - FOOD COM.MISSION. 'rho wOI'I of the food commission Is necessarJly curl:1lled by reason of the fact that the law restricts Inspection to dairy products , cIder and vinegar , As a conEequence the grcat mass of food products containIng InjurIous adutternnts es"apo the jurIsdiction of the commission and ar. : ! amenable only to the general statutel ! . The ! : ! ubject Is an ImpOltant onc. It seems desirable - able tbat the present law bo broadened In its scope and made to Include aU food products , and that provision bo mndo for such nddltlonal n.sslstanco as the enlarged duties may make ncces- sary. OIJ INSPECT'ON. Tbo preceding legislature mlsed the Infinmmabl1lty test of Ilhnnlnatlng oils from 100 degrees to 112 degrees , Ii'nhr- onhelt , lIlus affording ndclltlonal se. curlty to lito nnd property. Since the In\v was made operatlvo It hn.s been rlgldlr on forced , not a slnglo cnso hay- Inr ; been reported where 011 below the t Gt hns been placed on the marltet. The P"II IIr Cotton 1If111 Application for a recel"er or the De"ls cotton mills or Fall Rlvor was made. The Industrial 'I'rust c0111pnny or Provldenco holds a mortgage for $500,000 on the plant to secure an Issue oC bonda pay blo In twent ) ' years. oung man , bowmo of the girl who lets ) 'Oll do nIl the taUtlng during the courtship ; she's lln'lng II. wa.ltlng gamo. moved trom clothing with the aid of a small pall' or scissors. , /1/ ' . . , , , tnmoNfroN , 'rho rUIJort of the nl'cretarr or the slate board of Inlgatlon showl that cOI1Rl ( 'rahlo IJrngrcss has heen made In 1rt'lgntloll matters dUl'lng' the last two 'ears , Whllo the number of now projects hns not been great , much IlIIs b'cn accomplished In the Wa ) ' of Im- vrovement ot exlstlllg t'l\lIals and additional - ditional area has been brought under cultlmtlon. The Unltc Sl:1tes recln- matlon servlco haR undertnlwn a large project which has for Its ollject thc storage of aU the flood waters or the r\orth Platte rIver and the reclamation or thousands oC acres of land In Ne- brasln nncl W'omlns , It Is hoped this plnn will worl , to successful conclusion - sion , thereb ) ' addIng 'huge productive area to our domain. TIlE l\I1LITAUV DEPARTMENT. 'rho military tlelJl1l'tment has assumed - sumed a po < ; ltlon of mUl'h grenter Importance - portance ShH'O the enat'tment of the present militia law by contress , np- proved Jauuar : ; 21 , 1903 , 'fho purV < Jso nf the law' ' Is tu recognize and malte eC- fectlvo the voluute'r fo"ce organized unde ! ' the tI tle of the natlonnl guard as the res"yo Hrm ) ' uf the 111\tlon , In order that the state mny receh'e ! ts full IllIota of MslRtl\nre and' thnt Its pI'lYlleges under the federal 1lW ! lUar matorlntlze , a SUffirlC'l1t approprIation - tion should he made to car"y Into of- f'ct the designs of the enactment , In- RI'rl' qafoty flf pUblic stures , provldo suitable quarte"s for comvan ) ' organizations - zations , alld extend encoura emen t to the young men who yolllntnrllv M- sume the duties of a soldier , dntles that may at uny time become arduol1s " " 11 IIn"gorol1 ! ! In the enforcement of law and protection of life and prop. erty. EDUCA'rION. The state views with e\'er Illcreas- Ing prIde the progrl'S-1 of itR grpat edn. 'ntlonal centerR , the ul1h'ercltv ! tnd till' Peru normal , and 10 loolilng for. ward to tlle time when the Kearney normal will take Its place with the other and wltl become nn Important factor In our public school system , BARTJEY nONn CASK YOllr attention 11'1 ' caJled to the suit of the sl:1to against the bond"lTIen of former State Tre:1.lIur'r : : J. S , Bartley. Afte ! ' more than Roven ypars of lIthm- tlon the state Is without any jl1tlgment atalnst the bondsmen , I am Informed that not a sIngle bonllsman has a dol- lar's worth of nrnu rl ) ' In his own nnmo out of whitil : the slnte could en- forre a collcctlon of any part of the lId'gment should one over he rendered. Rome of them have alrpadv gone through th ( ' hankruptcy rOllrt since the suit W'1lS Instituted , I get thIs Informa. tlnn ( rom Ihf > ( 'OII1't r cordq and from the last officlnl report to mc of ttor- fley General I , ' . N , Prout , In whl'h ho rp'onlmends the dlsm.c"al ! of this case on the payment or the 'ORts which have been made , by thf > honc1gmen , and on the best terms possible , GUARANTY nONDS , Under a recent dC''ls1ou of the supreme - preme court , It IR held that the statute II ] In"a1ld which authnrl7.lf ! the CVl''l1' Hon and approval of officIal bouds with . . . , , , . . ! ltltv cnmn"nl"s nq s1'rptlps. 'I'he defect Is technical and can be reme- died. J rC < 'ommenrl thn t at the earliest dGte 'onsllltent : with the amol1nt or wOl'l , fnvolyell ; 011 pas a law which w1l1 le'u1lze ! the execution af1d auorO"al of either personal or gua1'l1nt ) ' bon lis. STATE AC { ) TT TANT , The experlencc gailled In the past two : , ; ears serVeR to confirm my jud - ment ns e f1rmsrd : In mv nrp"'om ' ; 1'1- Bugural address , recommending the crentlon of the position of state nc- countant. It should bl > the Ilnlv of qlfch officer to "sl'rlltlnlze and yJI'Ify the accounts nf the "nrlous state offi- ( 'f > rs and stnte In..tltutlons , " I bplleve that such an offidl\l wonld ol'O"e of great vnlue to the slntf' , andl hence I repeat the recommendation , PunCHASI ( } OF' SUPPT IEB , I recommend thaI. t.he purcnaQ'n ' or .11 l1'n"lIes for hoth thr IMtltutc rm the Blind anll the Iu < ; tltuto for the Ttmf and numIJ hc placed In the hands 'If the hoarl ! of nnr"ha"e n"d Rl1onlles , this b lng the hoard which lIoos the buying for all the other Institutions. TI-I INSANE ASYT HM. The Imtltuto for the F'pf > ble MInded Is In a , 'pry crowded condition , About thirty nppllcatlfll1 arp now on me rrom those seelllngndmlssllm , and who arc properly c-atlUed : to the care of the state , hut who are denlptI en- ' trnnco on account of I.ho Illek or room. I recommend an npproprlatlon or $20- 000 for the } 111rpOSO or erecting a cot- tmO for girls , ns an adjunct or this II1f'tltutlon , The Norfoll , asylum , for the rebuild- ' ' ' ' of whlrh ! ltJ ! lnnl"nnrlltlon was mndo br the last legislature , is near- Ing' ' completion , but prohably w11l not be rendy for the reception of Inmntes 'mUl nbout the first of 1\ay. When the last IOII'Ihture madl' n"o"lslon for the rebulldln at the Norfoll ns'lum It was belle\'c1 that th , In'llltutlon woult ) be com\llotp1 In at least ten months of the llresont hlennlum , ApproprIations - proprIations amounting to $54.850 were nccordlngly mndo for omcors' , . .IArleR , I"mplm-pel' " wnles and enprl\l ox pense or maintenance. Af5. the build- 'ug has been deln ) tl , 110 part of these ' \pproprlatlons has leen ) uRed , I recommend - ommend that $18,000 of the malnton- anco fund avproprlated fOI' the Norfolk ' \sylum bo transferred to the account of the Nobraslm Hospltnl for the In- ! Iano. : Permit me to express the hope tha.t vour dutlcs w1l1 provo p'eaRnnt and that the result at 'our 111 bor wIll nro- mete the weUare or our beloved state. [ Signed ] JOlIN H , MICKEY. TIle more fiattery a man hands his wlfo the less pin money ho wlll have to dig up. Grease spots ma ) ' be qulclc1y ro- fnlth. 'Vlgg-"Thore arc more 'ays than one or loslnl > ' money , " " 'agg-"Yes ; tl10ney cnn bo lost In moro W6)'S than wCin. " In horse rnch1g the chnp 'ho geta the worst or It ill the bottor. The subnrbllu vo1lcemnn Is ( ; encrally annexed to n countr ) ' club. , , , ' . " . ' . . ' . . , . , ' . . II I I 1 , I To Preserv Cider. 1 Where elder Is used from the Cftflk. 1 to prevent spoiling ln the partlr empt , . l To. f caslr , pour upon the cider a quart of . S0l110 tastelese all , such ns olive or peanut all. The 011 wlll form n thin I film on tbo sl1rfnco or the elder and \ prevent acceS9 or the acotlc and putro- . rnctlvo ferments always present 1 1 th ' air.-Southern Farm Mngazlno. 6hoeklng. ) Daughter-Don't Invite my rnrn1 \ unele In the reception room any moro \ Motlter-Dld ho malto any bad 1\ \ brenls before the company , dear' I Daughter-I should say so. When 1 1 , . [ , \ showed hIm n Louis XIV chair h _ \t I , c.slwtl It Louis wns a good chnlrmilltcr \ ,1\ , \ A New LonDcst Word. What Is belle"cd to bo the 10ngE'ft ! II I word In the English language has Jusl I becn discovered by an enterprleluA , I druggist. It Is "ortlto'ethoxy.nna I monobonzoyl.amlelo.qulnolln , " and Is I the correct sclontlfic name Cor u well "nown 1JrolJrletary medicine. Gteel Fishing nods. steel fishing rods have been brotQ ; it to such a state or perfectlnn thnt tb y are now being solll oxtenslvcly In the I plnce of those or bamlJoo , It Is Etald tbat th'y nro handler to carry , nnd are beller balanced ; , Shouting Their Pralscs. KIrkland , Ill" Jl1n , 2nd.-Spoo1nl ( ) -Cured or the terrible Rhoumatlo [ mlns thnt ma e hIm crlpplo fur years , Mr. nIchard R. OroenhoD , an I old and respected resldont at Utls \ place Is shouting the praIses or the . remedy thnt cured him , Dodd's KId. I ner Pills. , "I had the rheumaUsm In my left 1 11mb so thnt I could not waUt o"er < < 1n to fifteen rods at a time , and that by the use of , two canes , " Mr. Greenhon 6n'S. "I would Itavo to sit or 110 down on the ground when I was out tryIng to wnlk and the sweat would run down m ) ' ! ne'e , with so much pa.ln. ( could not sleep at night tor o.bout five or six weels. I "I tried different doctor9' medlolnes , but they were an no good. Then I sent for Dodd's Klelno ) ' PlllB and : almost Crom Ithe first they brought } relief. By the lime I had taken four. teen boxes ot them my rheumatism was all gone and I can truly say I " feel better than I have In the Inst twentryO years. " Chemistry on Railroads. The operation of a modern raUWAY Is a place where chemistry wo11'ld 1 hardly seem lI1tCly to bo much In cvl' dence , but every large railway system I maIntains expert chomlsts In whoso I laboratories questions of "Ilai Import. I . nnce to railroad economlos are con stnn y underGoing mlnuto chomlcaJ "tudy. I CUTICURA SOAP : The World's Greatest Skin toap-Tho Standard of Every Nation of / , ' the Earth. I : , I - I : \mUons or the world's best people Use Cutlcurn. Soap , nsslsted by Cutl. \ cura Ointment. the purest Il'nd swcet. est of emollent skin cures , for preservIng - Ing , . , urifylng and beautifying tbo skIn , for cleansing the scallJ or crnsts , scales .md dandrurr , and the stopping I ot ralling hall' , ror softening , whitenIng - I Ing nnd soothIng red , rough and BOre hRndR , tor baby rashes , Itchlngs and . ! cLafings , and many sllnatlve , anUrop- tic purposes which readily suggest . . . themselves to women , espocldly I ' ) , mothers , .as well ns for an th lIur- , poses or the tollot , bath and nursery. , Orlgl ! " of Petroleum. , Until recentl ) . It was Almost unlver- 9ally believed that pelroleum. lllt I ( 'oal , " :1S : derl"ed frnm fossll "cgeta. I Ian or IJosslbh' from animals or fishes ( or some long past Age , Now It Is asserted - serted by mnn ) ' scientific mon that It " may not bo or any orgnnlc ongin , but may bo duo to subterranean cbomkDJ IlcUon. \ , SPECIAL NOTICE. I UNDOMA Hair TonIc will 10M to . yonr haIr that sort fluffy appenrnftco ; \ appreclnted by people or gooll tnste " nnd r finement. , Asl , Vour Barber. f Send us your name for free beat. .1 mcnt. I 'I'HE UNDO\IA : COMPANY , Oma1ta. . Mankind's Many Languagcs. \ There are DO tewer than five thou. : lIand dlHUnct languages spolton by " manldnd. The number of separate dl. alects Is enormous , There nre more l than sixty dIstinct vocabularIes In . Brnzll , and In MexIco the Nnhua lan' . gungo has been brolten up Into ! IOvcn I hundred dialects , There are hundrod. \ in Dorneo. I A GUARANTEI'.D CUln FOR I'JI.ES. Jlc lnJ,1I111111 , 1I1ccdlng or I'r , trudlnil 1'lIe011' ' " ' " dragl. ! ; will refund mouy ! If I'AZO OINTH NT " 'I ! , falll to CUf1011 111 6 IQ 14 dllY. , We. _ To ndmtro a virtue without sockloar I , to pmulate It Is to enervate tbe souto I do not' bc1tc\-o 1'llIO's Cure for ConlUlDptl.OII baR nn cqu I for coughs nnd cold.-JolIY p I noru , Trlulty Sl'rlnga , IlId" Feb , Iii , 1001 I Some mon wlll miss heaven because they sit so long b ) ' the waysldo dissecting - secting their guldo boolts , I When a mnn Is too old to bo malle ( ' \ . a reel or b ) ' It pretty woman ho'a cer- , t.\lnly In the contennrlan class , I . It the public could IUO ! for breach of prom Iso most p01ltlcal officeholders would bo banlrul1t. Wben ono Htarts out to do the greatest est good to the greatest number , No. 1 Is " " usually "It. Many II. Doclety woman Im't 1ft the ) / Bwlm deep euoucb to ot hOT bll.thtnc lIult wet. I . .
