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Nebraskas Scat of Government
Looking Into Deflcrcncies
Members o the boardB have been
looking Into the matter of deficien
cics reported by the various Institu
tions and allowed by the legislature
and overy effort will be made to pre
sent any such occurrence during the
coming two years The deficiencies
camo as a decided surprise Inasmuch
t it had been reported and the finan
cial statements filed with the - ver
nor seemed to indicate that the
institutions with one orj excep
tions were running with
priations The doficl
in
state
Institutions howev i amounted
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to 9317irl This is merely an esti
mated deficiency though the legisla
ture allowed It just the same Nci
tlfer does it contain the claims which
were filed against the state institu
tions and accompanied by vouchers
The state institutions mentioned be
low used up the appropriations made
by tho legislature two years ago and
It became necessary to have money to
run during the time after the claims
bill was introduced until the new ap
propriation became available The de
t ficlencies reported by the various
state institutions for which appropria
tions were made follows
Veterinarian 3C0
Norfolk asylum 6000
Return of fugitives 1500
Adjutant general 625
Soldiers home Milford 1300
Department of banking 600
Superintendent McBrien 1000
Hastings asylum 22000
Lincoln asylum 10000
Home for the Frlendloss 5000
Auditors office 450
Peru Normal school 32b
Grand Island Soldiers home 3911
Geneva Industrial school 500
Railway commission 500
Industrial school 2986
Atlornoy general 600
Salaries Kearney Normal school 1319
Increase to Seven Judges
Governor Sheldon signed S F No
385 by King of Polk an act intend
ed to amend the constitution by in
creasing the number of judges of the
supreme court from three to seven
The doubt as to the validity of the
act is occasioned because there is no
direct declaration that the proposi
tion to amend shall be submitted to
a vote of the electors of the state
Some say this is not necessary The
act appears to be simply amendatory
of the constitution and as the people
must vote on proposed amendment it
is not known -what effect the bill will
have Attorney General Thompson is
inclined to the belief that the propo
sition must be submitted to a vote of
the people In 1908 under the provi
sions of the bill An indirect refer
ence is made In the bill to a vote by
the electors of the state but the
title of the bill contains nothing of
that nature and is an amendment to
the constitution by legislative enact
ment which is illegal neither is
there any time mentioned for a sub
mission to a vote but the date is pro
vided for in the constitution itself
The Two Cent Fare Lav
The railroads probably will find an
opportunity of testing the 2-cent-fare
law without Incurring the enmity of
an open suit to Invalidate the act
Complaints have reached Attorney
General Thompson of the violation of
the 2 cent fare act by the Union Paci
fic on tickets sold between North
Platte and Sidney The road between
these two Nebraska points dips Into
Colorado for about four miles and
on the strength of this the road in
sists on selling tickets between the
towns at 3 cents per mile County
Attorney Roach of Lincoln county has
sent a complaint about the matter
and Attorney Thompson says that he
will advise bringing suit against the
Onion Pacific to enforce the 2 cent
passenger rate
State Loses Government Bonds
The state of Nebraska has been
obliged to give up the only govern
ment bonds that it holds amounting
to 15000 out of a total investment
of about 7000000 Under the con
stitution the trust or educational
funds can be invested in United
States securities state securities and
onnty bonds issued by counties of
the state of Nebraska It has never
oeen the policy of the state to invest
heavily in government bonds owing to
the small rate of interest The govern
ment sent a check for 15000
First to Make Payment
Superintendent J T Morey of the
-School for the Blind at Nebraska City
is the first head of a state institution
to pay his cash fund into the state
-treasury under the new law He
turned in 28045 as his cash receipts
nip to March 31
Purchasing of Supplies
The new Board of Public Lands and
Buildings and the new Board of Pur
chase and Supplies is revolutionizing
-the financial conduct of the various
state Institutions and has started in
-to do the same thing in the purchase
of supplies for the state intitutlons
At the last letting some of the bids on
drugs varied from 70 cents to 7 on
-the same Item The board accepted
-the lowest bid and notified the bidder
-that unless he delivered the goods no
tnore bids submitted by him would be
considered
Freight Traffio Reports
Mr iBenjaraln T White head of the
Northwestern legal department and
Robt McGInnls general agent of the
Baine road at Lincoln were before
tho Stale Railway commission for an
interpretation of the provision in the
commission law requiring the
roads to resort tonnage on aili
through and local freight Mr White
wanted the board to set out specifi
cally just what was wanted in order
that his road could conform to the
wishes of the commission As a re
sult of the inquiry the commission
made an order directing the railroads
to report tonnage as follows
1 On freight which is purely
through traffic That is freight
which for Instance originates in
Council Bluffs and goes through the
state to Denver
2 That freight which originates In
the state and has its destination in
some other state
3 -That freight which originates in
some other state and has Its destina
tion in Nebraska
The roads are also required to re
port the tonnage on all freight which
originates and terminates in Nebraska
and in addition a report will bo asked
for covering the amount of the re
ceipts from every road in tho state
These reports are to be separate that
is covering the branch lines and the
main lines and the subdivisions of the
corporations
Under tho law these reports have
to be made by August and Mr White
assured the board his road would en
deavor to comply with the request
and furnish any information the com
mission desired that time
The commission also ordered post
ed in every railroad station in the
state an order calling attention to the
fact that under the law no railroad
may charge more than 2 cents a mile
for tickets to destinations in this
state This order suggests to the pur
chaser of a ticket that inasmuch as
tickets bought to destinations outside
of Nebraska the roads may charge 3
cents a mile as that is interstate
business the purchaser going out of
the state should buy his ticket to the
Nebraska point nearest the state line
and then get off the train and buy a
ticket to the station across the line
This would enable him to get the full
benefit of the 2 cent fare
Beemer Turns in Cash Fund
Warden ffleemer of the state peni
tentiary deposited with the state
treasurer 900 his cash fund as pro
vided for in a law enacted by the late
legislature Commandant Presson of
the Soldiers Home at Milford was
here also but he had not yet turned
in his cash fund which he said
amounted to about 2000 a year Mr
Presson interprets the law to mean
that only that money received from
the sale of property belonging to the
state shall be remitted to the state
treasurer and talked as though he
did not like the idea of Deing torn
lose from the cash fund The
hers of the -Board of Public Lands
and buildings however take the law
to mean all money -which goes to
make up the cash fund must be turn
ed into the treasury and this is the
way the law will be enforced
State Cash Funds
State Treasurer Brian has received
from Superintendent Morey of the
state school for the blind at Ne
braska City 28045 under the new
law which requires the heads of state
institutions to pay into the state
tisasury all cash derived from the
sale of state property such funds to
be drawn out on warrants issued by
the state auditor The state univer
sity has long since been required to
make such payments and the Kear
ney industrial school for boys is an
other institution that has paid in
such funds and drawn them out on
warrants
Kennison Can Give Bond
Kennison the convicted murderer
of Sam D Cox who was tried in
Scotts Bluff county has been grant
ed a suspension of sentence and he
may obtain his liberty upon giving a
bond in the sum of 15000 The bond
asked for has not yet been presented
and it is not known whether the de
fendant will be able to obtain it
Unless he does he will be kept in
confinement He is in the peniten
tiary for safe keeping If unable to
give bond he will probably remain
there but will not be obliged to work
at hard labor
When Appropriations Lapse
Deputy State Auditor H L Ccok
has ruled that bills incurred by the
heads of state departments prior to
April -1 can be drawn on funds ap
propriated by the legislature of 1905
but that all such bills must be pre
sented for allowance by August 1 or
they will be thrown in the waste
basket He rules that under the con
stitution of the state all appropria
tions really lapse April 1 and not on
August 1 but that if the clsims are
Incurred before April 1 those pre
senting them have until the latter
date to get them before the state au
ditor
Ilinois Central Balks
The Illinois Central railroad has no
tified the State Railway commission
that it has no railroad in Nebraska
and therefore has no report to make
in accordance with the new commis
sion law While the commission hm
cot yet answered the letter of the rail
road company very shortly the com
pany will be notified to hurry along
its report and furnish the commission
with whatever information it wants
The same notification will be served
on the other roads in Nebraska which
come into the state over leased lines
NO VALID REASONS
PATRONIZING MAIL ORDER
HOUSES IS WITHOUT EXCUSE
GOODS NOT EVEN CHEAPER
VIth Freight Charges Added and
Quality Considered the Home
Merchant Does
Best
Copyrighted 130C by Alfred Q Clark
The reasons why people should
trade at home are numerous but so
far as we are able to learn but one
reason is advanced for purchasing
goods of mail order houses That one
reason a saving of money Is often
no reason at all for In many instances
the express charges or freight and
cartage will bring the cost of an arti
cle that as quoted in the price list
seemed a wonderful bargain almost
or quite up to the price charged by
the local dealer But even were one
able to save a few cents onthe pur
chase price by buying away from
home it appears to us that the loss
is infinitely more than the gain for
he who sends the money which he
earns in the home town out to swell
the coffers of wealthy dealers in dis
tant cities cannot fail to forfeit in a
considerable degree the respect of
thosV around him nor can he under
these conditions preserve his self
respect intact
The man who patronizes mail order
houses must have a sneaking feeling
fl
trade with the home merchant yet if
other people followed your example
and patronized mall order houses
there would be no home merchant to
trade with If others bought of him
only when they wanted things in a
hurry and sent out of town for the
greater part of their supplies he
would have left for more promising
fields long ago or if he had stayed in
those circumstances the sheriff would
finally have closed his doors You
wouldnt like to live In a place with
out stores and yet it may be that you
prefer to reside in a country town
rather than In a city Do your share
then toward making It possible for
the country merchant to carry on
business
You must remomber too that when
you send your money to some big con
cern in a distant city you lessen the
amount of money in circulation In
your own residence town If you had
spent -It at the home store some of
it at least would have been paid out
by the proprietor in the form of
wages to his employes they In turn
would have expended it for the neces
sities of life and it would have passed
from one to another of the home deal
ers proving an important factor in
the prosperity of the community Hav
ing sent it to the mail order house
the probabilities are that it will never
again benefit anyone in your home
town
You should trade with the home
merchant because he is the one from
whom you ask and receive favors
Perhaps you have had a run of ill luck
you have lost your position had
long continued illness In the family or
have experienced difficulty in collect
ing money due you You are in
rVS
The mail order fiend is encroaching upon our town like a devastating
prairie fire and we should turn to with a will and by the aid of the home
trade plow run a protecting furrow around the community that will save us
and our institutions from destruction Such is the duty of every loyal resi
dent
that everybody in town knows that
he is a hindrance rather than avhelp
to the community He is not wanted
in public positions and when ques
tions of local interest and importance
are discussed his opinion carries far
less weight than the man who con
tributes his share to the prosperity of
the community by spending his mon
ey where he earns- it
In addition to losing in a large de
gree the respect of others and his
own self respect the man who does
nothing to build up the town in which
he lives falls to find the contentment
which is necessary to happiness Hav
ing done nothing to make the town
better he is unable to see the many
advantages it possesses and is con
tinually talking and thinking of its
deficiencies He does not move out
however but stays on year after year
a discontented parasite getting all he
can and giving as little as possible in
return There is an unwritten law of
nature that makes it impossible for
one to really taken an interest in a
place until he has done something for
it and it is oniy when we have done
our share toward building up the town
In which we live that it becomes a
real home to us
Perhaps the local dealers in country
towns do not always have in stock
just the articles you desire but they
are usually willing to order whatever
their customers want and under or
dinary circumstances can supply you
as quickly as you can procure the
goods from a mail order house When
you buy of the home merchant the
goods are before you and you see
what you are getting In buying by
mail there is always a chance that
when the goods arrive they will not
prove to be just what you expected
and desired In that case you are put
to the inconvenience of sending them
back for exchange or if the need is
immediate and pressing you are
obliged to accept that which is not
entirely satisfactory
Trade at home in order that your
home town may have stores at which
to trade There are many times when
you are in a hurry for some article
there is no time to send to New York
Chicago or elsewhere Your need is
immediate and Imperative You are
lad under euch circumstances to
straitened circumstances Would a
letter to the mail order house stating
all these circumstances secure for
you a supply of the necessaries of
life on liberal credit terms Most as
suredly not An appeal to the propri
etors for aid in your extremity would
be barren of results It is the home
merchant who stands ready to extend
the credit neecssary to tide you over
an emergency and for this reason if
for no other he should have your
loyal support in your times of pros
perity
Perhaps you are financially inde
pendent and have never known the
necessity of asking for credit Even
then you are indebted to the home
merchant for many of the advantages
you enjoy The proprietors of a mail
order house would laugh you to scorn
were you to ask them to subscribe to
ward the building of your new church
the improvement of your school build
ing or the expenses of maintaining
your fire department The home mer
chant contributes liberally to the sup
port of these institutions so essential
to the public comfort and -well-being
and you cannot afford to -withhold
from him your patronage
You know your local dealers Per
haps they have grown from childhood
to manhood in your home town you
were boys together they have watched
by you in sickness and comforted you
in sorrow they take a kindly interest
in your welfare Do you not prefer
that your trade should increase their
small profits rather than add its
quota to the millions of dollars annu
ally sent to the mail order houses If
the home merchants prosper the town
will be a better place in which to
live Their prosperity will be mani
fested by improvements in the appear
anceof their own property and by
their increased liberality in contribut
ing toward public improvements and
by helping them by your patronage
you will also be helping yourself and
the entire community
FRANCES A HARRIS
Provocation Enough
Maud before the laughing hyenas
cage How provoking Here were
been 20 minutes and the hyena hasnt
laughed once
Ella Strange and hes been eyefag
your new spring hat too
DESSERTS OF FRUIT
APPETIZING AND HEALTHFUL
LITTLE DISHES
Chartreuse of Orange an Improve
ment Over the Usual Form of
Jelly Pineapple Marmalade
and Peach Cream
Chartreuse DOrange Make a clear
orange jelly with one and one hall
pints of water six oranges sugar to
taste one and one half ounces of gel
atin divide four oranges into quar
ters have two plain molds one about
one and one quarter inches more In
diameter than the other pour a little
jelly in the bottom of the large mold
place in this a layer of orange quar
ters cover with more jelly but just
enough to get a smooth surface set
on Ice to set when quite firm put
the small mold inside of large one
right in the center so that the va
cant place between the molds be the
same in this vacant place put more
orange quarters filling up with jelly
till the whole space is filled Place
on the ice whip one pint of cream
with one half ounce of dissolved gel
atin and some sweetened orange
juice adding a little at a time else
the cream will not rise in a froth
when the cream is ready and the jelly
set remove the inner mold by pouring
warm water into it and fill the space
of the chartreuse with the whipped
cream Set on ice for an hour turn
out and serve
Pineapple Marmalade Grate two
large fully ripe pineapples and to
each pound of the fruit thus pre
pared add three quarters pound of
loaf sugar the juice of two lemons
and the grated yellow rind of half
a lemon Bring to the boiling point
quickly and cook until clear which
will take about one hour Skim often
and when done seal in small jars
Peach Cream Wash two cups of
canned peaches rub through a sieve
and cook for three minutes in a sirup
made of boiling a cup of sugar with
one of water Have soaked one half
package of gelatin Add this to the
sirup and peaches Stir a few mo
ments to dissolve the gelatin Place
in a pan of snow or ice water beat
until neaiiy cold add whites of six
eggs beaten stiff Beat all the mix
ture until it begins to harden Pour
into mold set on ice or in cold place
Serve witli cream
Banana Compote Make a sirup of
four tablespoonfuls of water and four
tablespoonfuls of sugar add the rind
of one half lemon two cloves one inch
of stick cinnamon cook ten minutes
then drop into the sirup six bananas
cut into fourths It is best to cook
just enough pieces of banana at a
time to cover the bottom of the sauce
pan When the fruit becomes trans
parent and soft take it up carefully
put into a pretty dish and pour over
the sirup Cool and serve with whip
ped cream slightly sweetened andfla
vored with lemon
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
A little ammonia added to water col
ored clothes are washed in will remove
dirt easily
Use only hot water with a little
ammonia added for cleaning paint
Ordinary kitchen soaps wear off the
paint and do not clean it so quickly
and thoroughly as ammonia Use a
good sand soap on obstinate places
Lace may be easily washed and
made white again if put to soak in a
basin of warm water in which soap
powder has been worked Into a lather
Two or three of these warm lathers in
24 hours will be found to cleanse very
dirty lace without rubbing
To keep an ice chest in good condi
tion wash thoroughly once a week
with cold or lukewarm water in which
washing soda has been dissolved If
by chance anything is spilt in the ice
chest it should be wiped off at once
Milk and butter very quickly absorb
odor and if in the ice chest with other
foods should be kept closely covered
When a dark ring is left on the ma
terial after using such a cleansing
agent as turpentine to remove a stain
make a ring all around the outside of
the first ring by dipping the finger in
chloroform and applying it to the ma
terial keep rubbing toward the center
of the circle with plenty of chloroform
allowing it to evaporate freely and
the ring will have disappeared when
the spot is entirely dry
How to Clean a Light Suit
To clean light cloth suits buy two
blocks of the best magnesia lay a
sheet on the table spread the skirt
of your suit on it rub into the skirt
as much magnesia as it will hold
Treat the jacket in the same way
Let the suit lie folded in the sheet
for a week or more when it will be
ready to brush and press White
felt hats cleaned in this way look
like new
A Hint About Silk
When silk is slimsy its body may
be restored in large measure by spong
ing with water In which an old kid
glove has been boiled
Faded silks should be sponged with
warm water and soap taking care
not to apply the water too hot then
rub with a clean dry cloth Iron on
a flat board on the inside thin pa
per being spread over to prevent glaz
ing
Boiled Sunday Nursery Pudding
One pound of currants half pound
of flour half pound of trade mix the
ingredients in a smooth paste with
some milk and put In a bowl tied up
with a -cloth strain for four hours
Serve with wine sauce
WEIGHT AND HEALTH
THIN NERVOUS PEOPLE NEED
THE TONIC TREATMENT
This Woman Took Dr 711118018 Pink
Pills Gained Thirty Pounds and
Has Been Well Ever Since
How many -women and men too
are suffering from a general dcclino in
health which tho ordinary remedies
soom unablo to check I How many hus
bands seo their wives wasting away
steadily losing health and beauty and
aro powerless to help Consumption
and other germ diseases find in theso
debilitated systems easy prey for tho
loworod vitality is unequal to tho task of
fighting off tho infection of theso diseases
to which most of us aro almost daily ox
posed
Tho symptoms indicating tho dedino
which may havo results so fatid could
scarcely bo bet tor described thnn In tho
statement of Mrs William Manley of
13 Court street Utica N Y Her caso
is a typical one She says
For six months after the birth of my
baby I suffered from sick dizzy head
aches which seemed liko a rush of
blood to my forehead just back of my
eyes Some days they twitched so I
could linrdly seo and black spots floated
beforo them Tho least exertion brought
on this sickness My appetite was poor
and I was often sick to my stomach
If I tried to work my feet soon bo
came swollen paining mo terribly I
had sinking spells and grew palo and
nervous I was sotliin that I weighed
only 95 pounds
Ono day when at tho drug storo to
got headache powders I decided to try
Dr Williams Pink Pills instead I
soon noticed that my headacho was dis
appearing and my nerves gradually
grow stronger Tho pills gavo mo a
hearty appetite and I now weigh over
180 pounds I believo tho pills to bo tho
best tonic and builder a woman can take
as they certainly helped mo when my
condition was critical and I havo never
been seriously ill siuco
Tho great value of Dr Williams Pink
Pills lies in tho fact that they actually
make new blood and this carries health
and strength to every portion of tho
body The stomach is toned up tho
nerves are strengthened every organ is
stimulated to do its work
If you aro ill and tho treatment you
are taking does not euro you write for
proof of what Dr Williams Pink Pills
liavo done in similar cases
Your druggist sells them or they will
be sent by mail postpaid ou receipt of
price 50 cents per box six boxes for
250 by the Dr Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady N Y
The executive board of the Wesley
brotherhood has referred to Its gen
eral convention to be held In October
1907 the resolutions from the Broth
erhood of St Paul requesting the ap
pointment of a committee to confer
with a similar committee from the St
Paul Brotherhood concerning the uni
fication of Methodist brotherhoods
Pure Pleasant Potent Three inter
esting facts about Garfield Tea the Nat
ural laxative It is made of Herbs and is
Ktiaranteed under the Pure Food and Drag
Law
Britons Fond of Theatricals
It is estimated that Great Britain
spends 150000 a day on theaters
Lewis Single Binder Btiaipht 5c cigar is
good quality all the time Your dea Jer or
Lewis Factory Peoria 111
Its difficult to make light of the
shadow of suspicion
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