SAID TO BE GREATEST IN HISTORY -
TORY OF STATE.
FIBUBES TO PROVE THE
Work of Gathering Corn Statistics
Will Not Begin till Some Time
In October.
"The banner oats crop of Nebras
ka's history was harvested this year , "
said Deputy Labor Commissioner
Maupln. "From 2,543,858 acres wo
have realized 71,532,357 bushels of
oats , beating the 1909 crop b ) 11 , .
778,876 bushels. The 1910 acreage
exceeded the acre age of 1909 bj 184-
460.
"About the first of July we bcgan ?
hearing disheartening reports about
the wheat crop , and immediately this
department began a systematic Inves
tigation. The results led the depart
ment to estimate that the wheat yield
would exceed 40,000,000 bushels , de
spite the prediction of disaster that
were being circulated. A little later
the department increased this esti
mate about 3,000,000 bushels. The
yield of winter wheat amounts to 40-
367,317 bushels , and of spring wheat
4,535,856 , n total of 5,410,427 bushels.
The 1910 acreage of both spring and
winter wheat exceeded the 1909 acre
age by 167,827 acres. The average
yield of winter wheat was 17.G bush
els per acre. While this may appear
a large average yield to many , the
correctness of the estimate is borne
out by upwards of 900 reports from
men of many years' experience In
crop estimating and reporting.
"Nebraska does not put a very
largo acreage in either rye or barley ,
but the yield Is enough to wan ant a
larger cultivation of these grains.
This year from 71,539 acres Nebraska
will thresh 750,543 bushels of rye ,
and from 115,957 acres will thresh
2,306,238 bushels of barley.
"The most satisfactory reports
come of the quality of the small
grain crop , especially oats. Not only
Is the oats crop the best In the state's
history , but the quality is the best.
"The work of gathering corn statis
tics will not begin until October 1 ,
but the department's correspondents
are writing in letters every day that
are filled with the most encouraging
reports. Six weeks ago the corn was
half killed ; a month ago there wasn't
any corn rrop. By the middle of
August the reports from the corn
fields were enough to make a man's
face grow so long that It would meas
ure alongside a pump handle. Then
things began changing , and today we
are getting the most optimistic re
ports. There never was a season
prior to this that better exhibited the
recuperative powers of Nebraska
soil. "
Endorsed Judge Mills.
The Nebraska State Railway com
mission has Joined with others in en
dorsing the candidacy of Judge Tra B.
Mills , chairman of the Minnesota
Board of Railway Commissioners , for
a place In the new court created by
act of the late congress to pass on
appeals from the rulings of the Inter
state Commerce commission.
Petitions the Court.
Attorneys for the Nebraska Tele
phone company Hied a petition In the
supreme court asking that the at
torney general be required to modify
his application for an order to pre
vent the Bell Telephone companies
acquiring control of independent com
panies , to Include Independent com
panies.
r.hanoe on Committee.
L. B. Fuller has resigned as s'ecre-
tary of the republican state commit
tee and his place will be filled by R.
G. Douglas , editor of the Osceola
Record. Mr. Fuller will take charge
of the press bureau , which will bo
run In connection with the speakers'
bureau.
Straightening Land Helrships.
F. B. Kdgerton , lormerly cleric of
the committee on expenditures in the
department of justice , of which Sen
ator Norrls Drown Is chairman , was
In Lincoln straightening out helrshlps
to land in the Winnebago reserva
tion. Owing to the lax manner In
which Indian lands have been
handled the matter of 11 ml ing the
present owners is something of a
task. As fast as a complete li&i of
heirs to any piece of land Is complet
ed , It Is forwarded to 'Washington ' ,
whence , on approval , will Issue or
ders for the final disposition of the
property through division among the
heirs or through sale and the division
of the proceeds.
Alliance Still Wants School.
The suit of the Commercial club of
Alliance wherein It seek to prevent
the location of the now normal school
at Chadron , has been appealed to the
supreme court from the district court
of Lancaster county.
Invitation for Senator Burkett.
Senator Burkott has rccol\ed an In
vitation from John O'Callaghan ,
secretary ol the United Irish'League
of America , to attend the national
convention of the league at Buffalo
September 27 and 28 , and to take part
in the deliberations thereof.
THE STATE'S WARDS.
More Liberality Wanted In Appro
priations.
State Treasurer Brian believes the
next legislature should be liberal in
its appropriations for the mainten
ance of state Institutions , to the end
that the unfortunates of the state
.may bo cared for In a humane man
ner.
ner.At the Insane asylum at Lincoln
and at Hastings , Mr. Brian says there
should bo an additional building con
structed , to care for the patients. The
now building at Hastings , which It
was thought would take care of the
Increased number of Insane has not
proven adequate , while at the Lincoln
Institution there Is need , not only for
more room for the patients , but for
the attendants as well.
"At the Lincoln asylum , " said Mr.
Brian , "tho attendants are not housed
as they should be. They sleep In
rooms off from the wards , where the
patients are kept and It stands to
reason they can got very little rest.
At Hastings there is a separate cot
tage for the attendants , where they
can live. The legislature should ap
propriate enough money to build a
cottage for the attendants. The room
that Ihey now take up in the main
building could well bo used for the
patients.
"There should also bo a separate
building for the treatment of inebri
ates. Those people should not bo
compelled to live along with the In
sane people.
It Is very probable the normal
schools may need new buildings , but
there Is no question but what the
capacity of the asylums should be In
creased , for the state certainly
saottld look after its unfortunates and
look after them right. "
Court Martial for Guards.
The military hoard of the national
guard mot and decided to Issue an
order calling a court-martial to try
the members of the guard who failed
to go to Fort Illley. The punishment
is a fine , imprisonment or dishonor
able discharge from the guard.
Adjutant General llartigan has on
file charges against twenty young
men who disobeyed the orders to at
tend the encampment and it is ex
pected that commanders of com
panies will report more.
This is the first time that a court-
martial for this purpose has ever
been called in the state , and for sev
eral days the adjutant general hes
itated about taking the action be
cause of the cost. He decided with
the other members of ' the military
board , Colonel Eberly and Colonel
Mack , that the best Interests of the
guard could be served by such a pro
ceeding. The court will consist of
seven members detailed from tile
guard and the judge advocate general
will also be appointed for this occa
sion. Adjutant General Hartigan will
'not be a member of the court , but
will prefer all the charges. Some of
the cases , he said , are very aggravat
ing.
Chosing Rhodes Scholars.
Chancellor Avery has received a
letter fiom Dr. George R. Parkin ,
secretary of the Rhodes scholarship
trust , revising the prosonnel of the
committee- awards for Nebraska.
Hereafter the committee is to consist
of five members : First , the chancel
lor of the University of Nebraska ;
second , a representative of the public
schools appointed by the chancellor ,
and , third , fourth and fifth , to bo an
nually elected by the presidents of
the denominational colleges of the
state.
Requisition Issued.
A requisition for the return of Ray
Hill. E. Wolverton and Fred Way to
Dakota county , where they are want
ed on a charge of burglary , from
Sioux City , where they are under ar
rest , was issued from the governor's
office.
State University Finances.
From the cash fund of the state
university there has been paid Into
the state treasury a total of $52,301.70
leaving a balance on hand at the
close of the semi-annual period of
$3,118.90. The principal items are as
follows : animal husbandry depart
ment sales , $4,303.91 ; dairy husband
ry department sales , $4,922.25 ; dor
mitory in home economics , student
board , $3.052.27 ; incidental fees , ( col
leges ) $5.45 ] ; laboratory foes , $8,229.-
90 ; law college , tuition and examina
tion fees , $ : ! ,539 ; sub-station North
Platte sales , $5,754.76 ; text book
sales , $0,714.
Nebraskans Held Their Own.
Nebraska exhibitors of live stock at
the state fair were more than able to
hold their own against the best
breeders of live stock from beyond
the borders of the stato. Foreign ex
hibitors of cattle were able to makp
considerable inroads , taking away a
lot of first prizes. Nebraskans prac
tically cleaned the platter in the
horse exhibits , took away the big
prizes in the swine exhibits and over
whelmed outside exhibitors of sheep.
Engineer Hurd Reports Progress.
E. C. Hurd , engineer in charge of
the physical valuation department of
the State Railway commission , has
filed a report covering the work his
doparcment has done from June 1 to
August 31. During that period sta
tion maps and right of way maps
have boon prepared covering 1,321
miles. There has been inspected of
the Burlington 7CO miles and of the
Union Pacific C23 miles. There has
been inspected a grand total of C.1C8
miles , during which the department
has traveled 12,250 mik-s.
A
Greater New York's Increased Needs
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If
YOUK. Thnt the Now York
NI3W
city government 1ms , In some ways
at least , kept pace with the clty'a
growth as shown In the census re
turns Is manifest from n budget study
compiled by the city statisticians. The
census returns show rin Increase In
the population of 38.7 per cent. In the
Bruno ten-year period the city budget
has grown from $90,778,972 to $163-
030,270 anN Increase of over 74 per
cent. The figures estimated for the
expenditure of the actual city , as
apart from the county , were for 1900
$79,201,763 , and for 1910 $158,775,145 ,
or 94 per cent Increase.
The Increased cost In the city gov
ernment Is partly accounted for , ac
cording to the budget- officials , by the
widened scope of municipal enterprise.
For example , ten years ngo the domes
tic relations courts In Manhattan and
Brooklyn , the special schools for de
fective children or tuberculosis pa
tients and the establishment of piny-
grounds were entirely outside the gen
eral conception of what the city gov
ernment should do.
The expense of maintaining the
city's police force has Increased more
than a third In the decade. The board
of education now requires twice as
much ns In 1900 $28,500,000 , Instead
of $14,000,000. The street-cleaning de
partment spends 50 per cent more
$7,500,000 , Instead of $5,000,000. The
health department's appropriation has
grown 125 per cent from $1,050,000 to
$2.750,000. The fire department costs
SO per cent more $8,150,000 , In place
of $1.850,000.
Figures for churrh membership In
Greater Now York compiled by local
organizations show that the number
of church members for the five bor-
the new population figures. In 1900
oughs Is 1,310,421 , or 37.2 per cent of
there were 1.23:5,677 : members o
Christian churches. This was 35.9 per
cent of the population.
The figures seem to show that the
growth In church membership Is 1.3
per cent ahead of the population ,
growth. This growth , It Is estimat
ed , Is divided about evenly between
Protestants and Roman Catholics. At
present It Is calculated that there are
440,783 Protestants to 869,048 Roman
Catholics.
A remarkable fact In the religious
work of the city has been the growth
of the Lutheran church , Its additional
churches since 1S55 having been 22
per cent of those built In Greater Now
York. Next to It comes the Protes
tant Episcopal church , which has built
ninety-three churches to the Luther
ans' 113.
There are at leapt CG separate Chris
tian bodies at work In New York , of
which the four which obtain the larg
est tax exemptions on account of prop
erty are the Roman Catholic , the
Protestant Episcopal , the Presbyterian
and the 'Jewish.
Souvenir Postal Saves Heir $20,000
pHICAQO. An unusual story of a
V lost heir to n $3,000,000 estate ,
whoso chance mailing of a souvenir
post card will bring him $20,000 ,
was revealed inthe probate court
the other day. The man is Corne
lius Carney , now a resident of Okla
homa City , who was thought to have
perished In the San Francisco earth
quake and flro in April , 1900.
The story ho told in court ran
llko this : Ho was born 30 years ago
In Troy , N. Y. , a member of a largo
family whoso head , John Carney , was
for morb noted for his convivial hab
its than for his thrift and industry.
Consequently the little Carneys found
life in Williams street alley a strug
gle In which dirt and want were dally
factors. After being very bad for a
long time the condition of the Carney
family became worse , and Cornelius
was sent to a children's asylum.
There wasn't much In life in Wil
liams street alley but liberty there
was pleaty of that and the compara
tive comfort of the asylum couldn't
Ants Are Driving
, Kan. G r a H s h o p p e rs ,
WICHITA
chinch bugs and Hessian files ,
and a few other nuch pests , have visit
ed Kansas in bygone days , eaten the
crops , trimmed the leaves off the trees
and driven more or less hardy pioneers
neers back to their wives' folks in the
East , but never until this year have
ants in sufficient numbers been no
ticed to cause people to desire to leave
their once happy homes in the Sun
flower State.
From several towns come reports of
ants in such numbers as to cause ac
tual worry by the inhabitants. The
people are not unaccustomed to the
little black ant and the red ant which
visit the sugar bowl occasionally , but
they can't account for the swarms of
all sorts and breeds of ants which are
compensate Cornelius for the loss of
his freedom , so when he was old
enough to care for himself 13 years
old , to be exact Cornelius ran away
and started out to see the world. After
several years of wandering , Charley en
listed In the United States marine
corps. He served for six years , and in
that time visited every port you ever
heard of and more besides. Early
in 190G Carney was-in China and wrote
home that he was sailing soon for
San Francisco. That was the last hia
relatives heard of him In years.
In 1908 Mrs. Anna F. Baker , who
waa Mrs. Carney's sister , died In Chicago
cage , leaving an estate of $3.000,000 ,
of which a considerable part went to
the Carney children , who had grown
up and prospered In Troy. To set"
tlo up ( ho ebtato It wao necessary to
find Cornelius alive or prove him
dead , and one was about as hard a
task as the other. Finally the courts
decided Cornelius was dead although
he was married and living In Okla
homa.
Within a short time Cornelius' share
In his aunt's estate would have gone
to. Cook county , but juut In the nick
of time Cornelius sent a souvenir post
card to his sister , Mrs. Lizzie Pratt of
Troy , who at once wrote him that ho
was an heir to his aunt's estate. In
court Carney proved his helrshlp and
will get the $20,000 before long.
.ansans From Home
now in evidence. Klowa and other
towns In Harper county toll of the
visits of the ants.
Almost the entire residence portion
of Kiowa , a town of more than ono
thousand inhabitants , Is In the grasp
of untold millions of ants. At llrst the
earth 'boomed literally to bo allvo
with thorn. There were big ants , lit
tle ants , rod ants , blond ants and
brunette ants. They all seemed to be
hungry and they got into the houses.
Xot content with the food In the pan
tries , they infested carpets , beds ,
chewed clolhing to pieces and caused
great deal of havoc.
Openwork stockings and porous un
derwear had to be abandoned for
close-knit clothing by the residents , be
cause the ants didn't remain on the
lloor or in the beds , but swarmed over
human beings.
In certain sec-tlons-of the town fam
ilies actually moved out to got away
from the ants , thinking It was cheaper
to move than to lose their household
goods. Others are devoting their time
to lighting the posts by fumigating the
houses a'.d Inundating the lloora.
Hog Raising a Social Eccentricity
| ONDON. Women of title , Jaded by
Li the fatigues of the season , are be
ing offered unlquo opportunities for
calming their overwrought nerves.
Lady Wolseley , head of the Ladles'
Park club , has conceived the happy
Idea of enabling the blue-blooded mem
bers to live as farm hands. The re
treat that has been provided for them
Is far from the madding crowd , In an
antique country house in Middlesex
county.
Duchesses tired of the social whirl
go there to commune with nature and
to enjoy the delightful luxury of plain
fare. LIfo on the farm will bo almost
severe , for the spoiled darlings of so
ciety. They are not allowed to play
bridge or to smoke cigarettes within
the charmed walls ofthe farmhouse.
But there is nothing to prevent a
countess from sneaking awuy to enJoy -
Joy a whiff In the cow shed.
Titled farm hands may also dis
port themselves among the poultry ,
and carry feed to hungry hogs. Ex
perts are on the premises to teach bee
keeping , bread making , how to run
a poultry farm and how to spin. It
Isn't compulsory for countesses to kill
fowls for the market , though wny-
ward fancy may lead them to en
liven their week-ends by waiting on
the pigs.
Spinning Is included in the cate
gory of interests , because spinning is
held to be such a restful and poetic
occupation. Spinning wheels have
been imported from Scotland and les
sons are given at $1.50 by a profi
cient Instructress. The role of shep
herdess at the farm is popular , but
the most amused people on the prem
ises are the rustics who do the real
work.
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