The Cosier County Republican D. M. AMSBERRY , Editor BROKEN HOW. . NEBRASKA GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES FRESH FROM THE WIRE , A WIDE COVERED Embracing n Condensation of Events In Which Reatlero Generally Are Interested. Foreign American Kline manufac.lurors arc making extraordinary shipments on orders from their German agents , placed In anticipation of the enforce ment of ( Si-rmnny's general tariff against American importations on and after February 7. A native runner who has arrived from South Africa reports that Col. Roos-evelt has killed three good bulls and two cows of the white rhinoceros faintly and considerable lesser game. The naturalists have collected many species of birds and mammals. Former President Roosevelt In a let ter dated Nairobi , East Africa , Dec. .15 , and which was received at the rtmlthfionian Institution , states that the expedition under his direction up U that date had collected 8,473 speci mens of UMTU-bratos. a large number of nifihiHrf ? .Jiul other invertebrates , several thousand plants and about ,000 photographs. Countess CnHslni , daughter of the f.irmer Riislan ambassador at Wash- li gton , who has been studying in Pi rls for two years , made her debut In a concert at the Theater Fouilna in Paris. Complete returns from elections in England for members of parliament make the standing of the parties to date as follows : Government coali tion : Liberals 79 , laborites 17 , Irish nationalists 1G. Opposition : Unionist 90. Not unionist gain , 30. General. Armour says beef Is high because of Increased price of corn. All along the line the people are cutting out the meat ration , but the price does not como down. " " so-called is to bo The "beef trust , - , prosecuted by the national govern ment. That Harry Kendall Thaw is a bankrupt and that Ills estate is sub ject to the United States bankruptcy laws is held by Referee William B. Blair. The senate committee on Irrigation will report a bill providing for n $30- 000,000 bond Issue to complete irriga tion projects. ' The senate committee on territories pcrfccteL the Boverldgo measure to create a legislative council for Alaska. Congressman Smith of Iowa will bo a candidate for renomlrmtlon. National Commltteemnn Taggart ot Indianapolis , Ind , , who was accident ally shot by W. II. Morton , while hunting , will lose the sight of the right eye. Joseph A. Graham , a widely known editor and author , died at his some in Salisbury , Md. Ho was widely known In the west. American affairs are being promi nently headlined In the Chinese native newspapers. The speeches of Presi dent Taft and the hunting exploits of ! Col. Roosevelt are followed with in terest. The petition of the American Fede ration of Labor asking for an investi gation of the operations of the United Ststes Steel corporation has been re ferred by President Taft to the com- mltteo on judiciary. President Taft , in addressing the annual meeting of the association of Jjlfo Insurance Presidents , held out no hope for the enactment of a federal law to govern the companies. The suit for $150,000 damages for alleged libel filed Jan. 8 , 1904. by Michael W. Louis against Joseph L. Brlstow , now senator from Kansas , then fourth assistant postmaster general - oral ; Henry C. Payne , former post master general , and three Washington newspapers , was dlsmlscd by Chief Justice claylmugh. It is said that if there Is anything about trees that Henry S. Gravea , the new chief forester of the United States , does not know It has not been discovered yet. John R. Walsh , the Chicago bankei who has been taken to the federal prison nt Lenvenworth for five years has been numbered C8C1. Ho Is 71 years old , Provision for 11 material , but gradual Increase in the appointment of cadets to the West Point Military Academy is made by a bill reported favorably to the senate by Mr. Warren , chairman of the committee on military affairs. Governor Hughes , before life Insur ance delegates , expressed faith In life insurance as an American institution. Mrs. Stuyvessant Fish has declared in favor of woman suffrage and is go ing to stump the state of New York. Robert Underwood Johnson was ap pointed editor of the Century Magazine in the place of the late Richard Wat son Gilder. Mr. Johnson hud been associate editor of the magazine since 1881. 1881.Tho The conference report on the Bal- llngor-Plnchot resolution was adopted unanimously by the house. A LOB Angeles dispatch says thin year's orange crop has boon damaged approximately $1,000,000 by the heavy frosts. Irregularity In grand Jury room inuy open the iirlRon doors for ClmrlcH W. Moran , nnil F. Augustus Hoin/.o may also benefit from a court ruling on thin matter. The Ilrltlfih liberal party must do- liaiKl on the Irish to Bccuro u ma jority In the lioiiao of commons. Special educational training for rail road men IH advocated and predicted by J. Shirley Kuton. Sonalor Conger's exposing New York'H state politics scandal In likely to win victory for direct primary sys tem. In the memory or ucnntors and representatives now In office , Rays a Washington dispatch , there never has been a time when the people were writing HO many letters to members if congress about jmbllc affairs. Meat dealers are firm with their irlccs all over the country and the niivo now being made has In aio wlso iffected the packers. Five trainmen were killed and fif- eon passengers were injured In a Jig Four wreck at Cincinnati , caused > y derailment. The Intensely cold weather In the > ast has saved eastern Pennsylvania rom disastrous Hoods. It was stated by a high authority it Paris that no settlement has yet > een reached regarding the Hankow- Szc-Chuon railroad loan of $30,000,000. That carrier plcgons come within he purview of the Interstate com- nercc laws and are lit subjects for eglslatlon , Is the opinion of Represen- atlvo Lufean of Pennsylvania who in- reduced a bill regarding them. At Freeport , Long Island , Henry lead , a baker , dropped dead after eat- ng a piece of his own pie for break- ast. Senator Bovcrldgc Introduced a bill o create a legislative council in Alas- in , which measure is said to com- naml the approval of President Taft id Secretary of War Dickinson. Congressman W. P. Ilubbard of Vheoling , W. Va. , formally announced ils candidacy for the United States unato In opposition to Senator Nathan \ . Scott. Senator Scott's term expires n March , 3911. Ezra Kendall , the famous comedian , led of apoplexy In a sanitarium at lartinsvlllc , Intl. President Taft is urging upon sen ators to "get busy" with the nation's ffalrs. A new comet , discovered by an astronomer in Johannesburg , South Urlca , Is conspicuous visible to the naked eye from the observatory at del , Germany. Although he has not formally re- ilgned , Dr. William Iluntlngtou , presi- Icnt of Boston university , has notified ho trustees of the institution that lie leslres to bo permanently relieved rom his duties at the close of this icademlc year. The Gllchrist Transportation com- > any , tin second largest on the Great Lakes , was placed in the hands of re ceivers upon application of Frank \V. Jllchrlst of Alpena , Mich. , vice nresl- lent of the company. Washington. Railroad freight rates between Mis sissippi river croslngs and Ottumwa , own , are declared by the Interstate commerce commission to be unreason able and excessive. Voicing his desire that the postal savings bank bill should be reported o the senate and given immediate consideration , Senator Hurkett pro tested against the adjourning every rhursday until the following Monday. Speaker Cannon officially ruled that President Roosevelt had acted without specillc authority of law In appointing representatives to ( the third interna tional conference on maritime war at Hrus&els. Are the returns made by corpora tions under the law Imposing a tax Of 1 per cent of their net incomes to be open to inspection as public rec ords ? The law says they are and a decision soon must bo reached by Secretary MacVeagh as to the latitude to bo given in the interpretation of the statute. The attitude of the trade In this regard Is being awaited with undisguised interest. Many inquiries have reached the internal revenue bu reau on the subject. Ton bills relating to the public Jands and conservation policies of President Taft and Secretary Ballln ger were Introduced by Senator Ncl son , chairman of the committee on public lands. The measures are not the same as those wnicli Roprcsenta tlvo Mondell of Wyoming declined to champion , but they relate to the same subjects. Personal. President Taft IB showing much taci In bringing opposing congressiona factions together. The Bnlllngcr-Plnchot committee Is soon to start its investigation. Senator Nelson has been selected ns head of the Halllngor investigating committee. Senator Hurkett believes ho will go a postal banking bill through congress during this session. Iowa editors will hold their semi annual meeting at Boone , March 17. Xulaya , former president of Nlca ragua , is preparing to go to Belgium. Liona , Peru , arranged a special re ccptlon for lion. W. J. Bryan. The election of Gltiord Pinchot to succeed Dr. Charles W. Eliot as presi dent of the National Conservation as Hoclatlon Is announced. Mrs. Elsie Sigel , widow of Genera Franz Slgol of civil war fame , died a few days ago In New York. .lolm R , Walsh , now In the federal prison at Leavenworth , will not bo granted any special privileges. George Harris , president of the Bur- ; llngU > n railroad , has presented hn ) resignation to the board of directors , and it will be accepted. THE CHIEF CAUSE SEEMS TO BE SIMPLE NEGLECT. SOREPOB1SDEPUTY JOHNSON Mr. Whedon Flics Hlo Application for U. 8. Senator Other Matters at the State Capital. Chief Deputy Fire Commissioner A. v. Johnson has submitted his first annual report lo the governor , the irst of the kind ever made. The ofllce was created by the last eglslature , which made 11 the duty of the fire warden to Investigate the or- gln of flrca , to the end that the prln- ilpnl causes bo ascertained and an educational campaign bo inaugurated to minimize llro waste in the state and ultimately lower the Insurance ax. Neglect of vtho common , everyday , slmplo precautions , finds Deputy Tohnson , Is the cause of millions of property waste and the loss of price- ess lives. Out of 050 fires reported to the office at least two-thirds of the lumber are attributed to some form of"carelessness. . The origin of 138 ilazes is unknown. Ono hundred and forty were duo to matches in the lands of children. During the term the Insurance com panies of the state paid into the Btato rcasury the sum of $7,896.95 , and the cport shows a balance of $3,875.40 above expenditures. It is the duty of the fire warden to carefully Investigate all fires BUS- iccted of being of Incendiary origin. The first complaint filed illustrates the llfiiculty the w.trden must encounter n fighting incendiarism. The com plaint alluded to was filed at Belden , n Cedar county. The defendant was icqultted on a technicality. Files for Senator. Charles O. Whedon has filed his application to have his name placed on the primary election ballot as a : andldato for the republican nomlna- { i for United States senator. Mr. Whedon paid his $50 to the county .reasurer and brought his receipt to he office of the secretary of state. Secretary of State Junkln accepted .he filing and unless someone enjoins ilm the name will go on the ballot to be voted for August 10 , the date of the state primary. Some time ago Attorney General Thompson gave an offhand opinion that the primary law prohibited the lomlnation of candidates for the sen- ite at the coming state primary. In the law which fixed the filing fee o bo paid by candidates the candi- late for the senate must pay $50 , so Secretary of State Junkiu decided that ; ie would accept filings from any can- lidate who produced a receipt show- ng he had paid to a county treasurer the $50 filing fee. To Vote On Saloons. Within a short time a petition will jo filed with the city clerk asking for a special election to decide whether Lincoln shall have saloons. Petitions liavo been In circulation for some time and those having the matter in charge say they have 3,500 singers , with a promise that many who would not sign would vote for a wet town. The election will bo called for some time in the early part of April , which will give the Russians who leave In the springtime for the beet fields an op portunity to vote. Attorney Strikes Back. Ernest R. Rlngo , county attorney of Sarpy county , in a letter to Colonel Furse , secretary to the governor , strikes back at the insinuation that ho is winking nt violations of the liquor laws at Fort Crook. Colonel Gardiner had written the governor that the law was being violated and ho sent with his letter the testimony taken nt a cornt martial , which showed that the soldiers were buying liquor from a man named Lowry. Cancels Licenses. Walker Smith , corporation clerk In the office of the secretary of state , IKIB received from the printers the copy of the pamphlets containing the names of the corporations whose charters - tors were cancelled for a failure to pay mi occupation tax. The list con tains 3,848 names. Lincoln People Complain. The people of Lincoln are keeping the Burlington officials busy reading letters of complaint against the way things are managed nt the yard gates in the depot. Complaints seem to have been made against the gates , the keepers and everything connected with them. Bates Against Session. Colonel Bates of Plattsmouth , mem ber of the late democratic legislature , was a caller at the office of the chief executive and while there ho regis tered a protest against any extra ses sion. Cited to Appear. The Pacific , American , Adams , United States and Wolls-Fargo Ex press companies hnvo been cited to appear before the Nebraska railway commission on February 8 and show cause why they shouldn't establish a more reasonable rates on ponies and colts , if they can. The five express companies have a habit of calling po nies or colts weighing above 750 pounds , created a horse on the ship per , and taking the same classifica tion as horses , ponies and colts , grow very expensive during shipping : . INTENSE FARM WORK. Secretary Mellor Says This Is Ne braska's Need. At the recent mooting of the State Board of Agriculture Secretary W. 11. Mellor made his annual report , In which he reviewed all the work dona by the association , the state farm , the farmers' clubs and all associated bodies which have for their object the Increase in the production of the Ne braska farm. At thin time he aald , the land of Nebraska which IB avail able Is practically nil under cultiva tion , and for that reason It has become - , come n necessity for an increase in' ' the production per acre. A financial report of the state fair shows a bal ance of $20,000 on hand. Mr. Mellor recommended that nt every poor farm In the state thcro bo established an experimental farm and .lint the various schools each have it leaat five acres upon which experi ments should be made for the beno- It of the students. Ho argued that : he farmer who is too busy to attend nstitutes or schools of agriculture nay learn from the boys and girls who get their now ideas each day from the school farm. Along these lines Mr. Mellor said : "Wo confidently believe that the yield of crop production will bo nearer icrfcction If each county poor farm jc made an experiment station , under Iho control of an experienced scien tific agriculturist , for whoso services .ho county and state might share equally in expense. These experts could bo obtained from among the young men taking the long course in our School of Agriculture and would furnish a means of providing funds for worthy young men to secure addition al agricultural knowledge. "It Is a well known fact that people ivlug twenty miles away from an ob- icct lesson receive very little benefit , 'rom the fact that in the busy season ; hey have very little time or oppor tunity to learn what Is taking place out of their limited range of vision. Their ti'jio and attention must of ne cessity bo devoted to home labors , therefore the nearer we can bring iroper methods in sericulture to them : he greater their i > oHt. "In addition to the county farm ex- leriinent station , the time will como n Nebraska when each school dis trict will have from one to five acres of an experiment station , to bo scien tifically worked by the scholars as a part of their schooling , for which proper credits will be given. This will create the ideal method , as the 'ather and mother who have charge of the work on the farm throughout Lhe day will have dally instruction from that gathered by the children ilong timely , practical lines , ultimate ly resulting in love of farm life , n growth and retention of farmers for the future , added fertility to the soil and wealth to the state. Farmers' Wives Organize. Organization among the farmers' wives of Nebraska received fresh im petus at the annual meeting of the Nebraska Home Economics associa tion held at the university farm at Lincoln. Four officers , who have served the organization during the , last year were re-elected. The session wa devoted largely to discussion of the problems of the1 farmers' wives , Mrs. F. J. Burnett of Omaha leading. The noon luncheon of the school children in the country afforded an interesting topic. That the children bring the Ingredients and' under direction of the teacher prepare soup and other simple nourishing food , thus relieving the busy mother of preparing a. basket luncheon and at the same time affording the opening wedge for the teaching of domestic science In the rural schools , was a plan that met with general approval. Miss Anna L. Barbee , county superin tendent of Christian county , Illinois , offered n course of twenty-five lessons1 in domestic science that has been proven successful in Illinois. This course Includes the simple but import ant things from ventilation and sanita tion to the preparation of simple foods and also met the approval of the wo men. Big Broom Plant. The Leed Broom and Duster com pany , with factories at Boston , Daven- pojt and Lancaster , has purchased the Lincoln Sash and Door company and will convert the plant into one of the largest broom factories in the country. This company has the contract at the state penitentiary. Police Kept Busy. Last week Chief of Police Malone raided three places where liquor was being sold and one house of ill repute was closed out in the residence part of the city. Every effort is being made to prevent the illegal sale of liquor. Express on Union Pacific. The Information that the American Express company is to operate on the Union Pacific has been fully con- Tinned. The change will be made on April 1. In this city the American will after that time have the North western and the Union Pacific , leav ing the Pacific company with the Missouri Pacific road exclusively. Depot at University Place. The order issued by the state rail way commission to compel the Rock Island railroad to construct a depot at University Place has been upheld by the supreme court. Ruling Is Asked. State Auditor Barton has been asked to rule on whether or not Wil liam B. Hughes of Omaha , secretary of the Nebraska State Bankers' asso ciation , has been guilty of receiving rebates for his association. NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS. Hit SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON Religious , Social , Agricultural , Polit ical and Othsr Matters Given Due Consideration. Three men In otoe county accuaou of stealing corn were arrested. Citizens of Monroe held a mass meeting and voted to organize a com mercial club. The death of Carl Brummond , one of the oldest pioneer settlers of Cum- jng county , occurred last week. John 1) . Mines , one of the early settlers of Hastings , and for forty years prominent in business and po litical circles , Is dead. At the poultry show in Hastings Mrs. Adam Cook of Eddevilio won first pullet , and second cockerel in Buff Orpingtons. The state of Nebraska will pay n reward of $200 for the apprehension of August Garlach , alleged to have .killed Joseph Lee of Dakota county. A requisition from the state of California for one Harry Shields , charged with failing to provide support - port for his minor child , was received at the governors' office. The residence of J. R. Neal , one and one-half miles east of Rosalie , was totally destroyed by fire. The origin is unknown , as there was no one home at the time. \V. II. Patmore has-sold his twenty- acre farm , two miles east of Beatrice , for $4,100 to N. Thompson of Odell. This is the top price for land in that vicinity. Five children of Mr. and Mrs. George Bowen of Beaver City were poisoned by ptomaine from a can of sardines. They all recovered , but were critically ill for several hours. Negotiations have been closed with .the manufacturers of cotton gloves and mittens to open a factory In Plattsmouth. The establishment will open with twelve employes , which number will be increased as condi tions warrant. The concert given at York for the benefit of the Cherry mine sufferers , in which several of York's best musi cians and Profs. Magendasz. Movius and Steckelc of Lincoln assisted , was greeted with a crowded house and a neat sum will be sent. One thousand one hundred and eight dollars and forty-one cents on twenty-one sows in one year seems almost like a fairy tale , yet that is a record that Representative John P. Thlessen of Jansen , Jefferson county , is prepared to substantiate. To prove his assertion to his wife that carbolic acid could be taken without fatal results John F. Obcrg , a farmer living about two and a half miles north of Valley , swallowed some of the poison. In half an hour he was dead. A mass meeting , with representa tive citizens from every precinct in Cheyenne county , was held at the court house to discuss the advisability and feasibility of building a new county court house to cost not less than $75,000. The first orchard set out in Wash ington county by a settler was plant ed by the late Samuel D. Francis on his homestead near Fontanelle , Neb. The trees were hauled overland by Captain Francis from Nauvoo , 111. This orchard is still in fine shape. The government contributes $100 a year per inmate towards the support of the soldiers' and sailors' home at Grand Island and Milford. Two checks were received at the governor's of fice for the quarter ending Decem ber 31. The stockholders of the Odell Farm ers' Elevator company held their an nual meeting last week , electing of ficers and disposing of other business. During the past year the company pur chased 1G7.237 bushels of grain , for which it paid out $125,240. A divi dend of six per cent was declared. Laurel ( Miss. ) dispatch : John Stadler , a painter of Lincoln , Neb. , was killed and Harry O'Leary , p. painter of Hattiesburg , Miss. , serious ly hurt when a scaffold on which they were working toppled , precipitating both to the ground. Stadler foil on his head. Mayor J. S. Rutherford of Beatrice issued a proclamation calling upon the citizens of that town to muzzle their dogs. All unmuzzled dogs running at large In the city will be killed. The proclamation is called forth by reason of the mad dog scare at Wyrnore , where n number of children have been bitten. Fonda Bros. ' milling plant nt Genoa has been very nearly put out of bus ! ness by muskrats , they having under mined the dam In the Beaver , causing it to give w.ay and necessitating u largo amount of work in filling Prompt action saved the dam and it is now protected by wiring against the attacks of the industrious little anl mnls. The lloldrege Commercial club wants the Burlington railroad to built' ' a more commodious and all around better depot. The Burlington in replj suggests that it had already completed arrangements for remodeling the present ent structure answering the purposes of a depot at lloldrege. Robert Wilkinson , the only son o Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilkinson o Dawson , was killed near Howe. He was standing near John Curtis , win was chopping down a large true , ant in some manner when it fell a hirgf limb struck Wilkinson on the head killing him instantly. A NEW TOWN EVERY WEEK " 0 ' /"I AND A NEW SCHOOL EVERY SCHOOL DAY. The above caption about represents the growth of Central Canada. The statement was made not long since by n railroad man who claimed to have made the remarkable dlscovpry that such was the case. There is not a district of a fair amount of settle ment in any of. the three Provinces of Manitoba , Saskatchewan anil Alberta , but has its school , and the railways have stations every seven or eight miles apart , around which group the towns , some largo and come small , but each Important to its own district. Schools tire largely maintained by pub lic funds and the expense of tuition is but a nominal sum. The final returns of the grain pro duction for Central Canada for 1909 is now in , and the figures show that the value of the crops to the farmers of that country is about 195 million dollars lars , as compared with 120 million last year. American farmers or those who have gone from the United States , will participate largely in these splendid returns , and these comprise those who have gone from nearly every State in the Union. One of the many proofs that might be put forward showing the immense wealth that comes to the farmers of Central Canada is seen in the sum that has been spent during the past two or three months by the farmers who have for the time being ceased worrying over the reaper and the thresher , and arc taking to enjoying themselves for two or tlireo months. It is said that fifty thousand people of these Western Provinces spent the holiday season visiting their old homes. Most of these passengers paid forty and some forty-five dollars for the round trip. Some went to Great Britain , some to the Continent , others to their old homes in Eastern Canada , and many thousands went to visit their friends in the States. The amount paid alone in transportation would be upward of two million dollars. Some make the trip every years. It need not be asked , "Can they afford it ? " With crops yielding them a profit of $20 to $25 per aero , and some having as much as twelve hundred or more acres , the question is answered. Tne Canadian Government Agents at dif ferent points in the States report that they have interviewed a great many of those who are now visiting friends In the different states , and they all ex press themselves as well satisfied , and promise to take some of their friends back with them. There is still a lot of free homestead land lu splen did districts , and other lauds can be purchased at a reasonable price from railway and land companies. ' A ROPOSAlT does"I Housewife You always seem to en joy eating my food , but my husband is never suited with it ! Beggar Say , get a divorce and marry me ! WHY PEOPLE SUFFER. Too often the kidneys are the cause and the sufferer is not aware of it. Sick kidneys bring backache and side pains , lameness and stiffness , dizzi ness , headaches , tired feeling , urinary troubles. Doan's Kid ney Pills cure tin * cause. Mrs. N. E. Graves , Vlllisca , Iowa , says : "I suf fered from kidney .trouble . for yea . The secretions were disordered , there were pains in my back and swellings of the ankles. Often I had smother ing spells. I had to bo heljwd about. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me five years ago and I have been well since. They saved my life. " Hcmcmber the name Doan's , For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y. Real Early Rising. Farmer Brown and Farmer Jones were near neighbors , and many a dis pute took place as to who was the er.r- llcr riser. Both maintained that each excelled the other. One day Farmer Brown determined to put the subject to tcct. Rising very early one morning , about two o'clock , ho proceeded to visit his friend. Great was Ills astonishment when ho saw Mrs. Jones hanging out the clothes in the garden. "Farmer Jones about ? " ho asked. "Well , " replied the lady , "ho was the first part of the rnornin' , but I dunne where ho bo now. " The Usual Wsy. Smith Did the lawyer get anything out of your uncle's estate ? Jones Get anything ? Ho got it all. MM. 'XVtiiBlow's Soothlntr Kyrup , For ctillilrfii tui'tliliik' , rottrnn the Riitod , roUliccn ID. n miu Utjn , all y palu , uuru * wind colki JJQ a bouk. Ono fisherman ought to believe thu stories of another , but he seldom does