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THE FALLS ClI Y TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , JANUARY lo , 1908 Burkett's Grazing Bill. Senator BurUctt has in troduced the following bill. providing1 for the control of grazing upon the public lands in the nrid states and territories of the United States : Be it enacted by the Si-nate and House of Representlives : ! of the United States of America in Congress assembled , that the President of the United .States is hereby authorized loestnblish from time to time , by proclama tion , grazing districts upon the unreserved , unappropriated public lands ot the United States , whereupon the Secretary of Agriculture , under rules and regulations prescribed by him , shall execute or cause to be executed the provisions o ( this Act , appoint all oflicors necessary - sary for the administration and protection of such grazing dis tricts , regulate their use for grazing purposes protect them from depredation and injury , restore - store and improve their Brazing value , issue permits to graze live stock thereon for periods of not more than ten years , giving prelerence when practicable to homesteaders and to present occupants of the range who own improved ranches or who have provided water for live stock grazed on the public lands , and charge and collect reasonable fees for such grazing permits , based upon the grazing value of the land in each locality. That the governor of the State or Territory may appoint a committee of not more than four members from the users ot any such grazing district , which committee shall be pro portionate with ownership of different kinds of stock , who , with the oflicer appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture in charge of such grazing district , shall constitute an executive board who shall determine whether the permits of such grazing districts shall be issued upon an acreage or upon a per capita basis , shall make such division of the range between different kinds of stock as is necessary , and shall decide whether the distribution of range shall be by individual or community allotments. The executive board shall also determine the total number of animals to be grazed in ench gra/ing district , when permits are issued on a per capita basis and shall decide upon the adoption of any special rules to meet local conditions. Any differences between a majority ol the executive board and the oilicer in charge shall be re ferred to the Secretary of Agri culture , and shall be adjusted in the manner prescribed by him. him.That That lands within such graz ing districts shall be con tinually subject lo homestead entry and to other opriation and disposal under all public , land laws now existing or which shall be hereinafter enacted : Provided that after the establishment of any such graz ing district no form of location , settlement , or entry thereon shall give a right to gra/iny privileges on public lands ex. cept when made under laws re > quiring cultivation or agri' cultural use ot the land ; Pro. vided , That permits to graze live stock upon land which is subsequently appropriated un der any public-land law slml not be affected by such sub sequent appropriation , excep1 as to the land actually appro priated , until the end of tlu current annual grazing period Provided further , that no per mit slmll be given to any sucl settler or entryman which wil entitle him to the use of an } buildings , corrals , reservoirs or other improvements ownec or controlled by a prior oc cupant until he has paid sucl prior occupant a reasonabh prorata value for the use o such improvements. If tin parties interested can not agrei then the amount of such pay metit shall be determined under rules of the Secretary of Agriculture - . culture : And provided further , That laud upon which buildings corrals , reservoirs , wells , or other improvements owned or lawfully controlled by the holder of a grazing permit have been established shall not , when nny such improvements exceed one hundred dollars in value as determined by rules of the Secretary of Agriculture , be subject to settlement or appio- priation under the public-land laws during the permit period without the consent of the owner of such buildings corrals reservoirs , wells , or other im provements ; and when * .uch im provements are worth less than one hundred dollars , settlement may not be made upon lands cmtaining them during the per mit period until tin ; new oc cupant liriH paid such amount for the improvements as may be determined under the rules of the Secretary of Agriculture. That no grazing permits i.s sued under this Act shall pro hibit settlers , prospectors , and others Irom entering upon such grazing districts lor all proper and lawful purposes , including the use and enjoyment of their rights and property , and pros pecting , locating , and develop ing the mineral resources of such districts ; and wagon roads or improvements may be con structed thereon in accordance with law , and all persons shall have the right to move live stock from one locality to an other under such restrictions only as are necessary to protect the users of the land which will be driven across. That the Secretary of Agri culture may set aside such public lands in any grazing district as are not occupied by a bona tide settler or claimant under the public land laws , not to exceed in any one case three per centum of all public lands in any grazing district when such lands are needed for schoolhouses , churches , and State or county buildings , or for public , administrative , ex perimental , or improvement purposes under this or any other law ; and when lands so set aside have been listed in the local land ofllce they shall not be subject to settlement , entry , or location under the public , land laws until such lists are re. voiced by the Secretary. All waters on public land or sub ject to the jurisdiction of the United States within such graz- ng disticts may be used for ilomestic , mining , milling or rrigation purposes under the law of the State or Territory wherein such grazing districts are situated , or under the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations establish ed thereunder. That the Secretary of Agri culture shall fix a date , which shall not be less than one year from the establishment of any grazing district , and after such date the pasturing of any class of live stock on public land in the grazing district without a permit obtained as herein pro vided shall constitute a mis demeanor and shall be punish able by a tine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one thousand dollars , or by im prisonment for not less than ten days nor more than one year , or by both such tine and imprison ment in the discretion of the court : Provided , that home stead or other settlement , location , entry , patent , and all other disposal of public lands under the public-land law shall be in no wise restricted , limited or abridged hereby ; nor shall anything herein be construed to prevent bona tide settlers or residents from grazing their stock , used for domestic purposes , on the public lands affected hereby. That the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby aporopriated , to be available - able until expended , for the pay ment of expenses necessary to execute the provisions of this Act. Ten per centum of all moneys received from each graz ing district during any fiscal y -ar shall be paid at the end thereof by the Secretary of the Treasury to the state or Territory in which said graaing district is situated , to be expend ed as the State or Territorial legislature may prescribe , for the benefit of the county or counties in which the grazing district is situated : Provided. That when any grazing district is in more than one State or Territory or county , the distributive share of each from the proceeds of said grazing district shall be pro portional to its area therein. . That the President is hereby authorized at any time to modify any proclamation establishing any grazing district , and by such modification may reduce the area or change the boundary lines of such grazing district. Simple Remedy for LaGrippe Liiprippu : oiii.'li9 ro dtine-roiib 119 they frequently develop into pncu- tnonlu. Foley'Honov ami Tar not only stop ? the I'oucii but beats and strengthens th < j luncs so that no serl- uu8 results need be feared. The genu ine Koley's Honey and Tiir contain1- harmful druj. " and 1In u yellow puck- life , itafutc Mibititute- . SALEM U. N7. Huston wit in flumholdl Tues day. day.H. H. S. Dtivls mill family have moved to Fulls City. S. II Bayne was up from Falls City Wednesday. Will Kershitw and wife of iluvelock visited hero lust week. Anna McCool wns in Dawsou Wed nesday. Dr. Day has moved to the Mrs Ditto's property. Ditvc Mountain of Dtiwson was hero yesterday. Will Wort/ and wife went to Almu Tuesday. Mrs. Thompson of Duwson was visit ing hero lust week. Guy Sheuloy returned from Grand Islund Thursduv where ho spent & vi ral duys with his brother Louis. R. H. Grln teiid was in Hum bold i Monduy. , ! ' . 1' . French and family of Hum- bolilt visited hero last week. 1'lnk Ilufrew of J'eru visited rolu- Ati'i bore lust wet'U. Mist-o-5 Mary Ctiu-i'll and Myrtle lO.isjley were Falls City visitors Wed nesday. Mrs. Gentry and sou Aluort left yes terday for Burcluud. .1. O. Stalder transact- l buslm't In Fulls TDUy Thur = du ) . Mamie Mobloy und-brother returned from Fuli-bury Wednesdiiy. George Hester who has bfun vi itiii j hen- for the pa-it month retut-in'd to Olchihomu Tuesduy. Miss Culetta Su-wurt and Hi nry Mcislmun of Fulls City visited with Kleunnr Meredith Wednesday. A Now Years purty wns jjivc-n l > y Mrs. Duwull on Tuesduy ulgriH. Ui'V. Gurbereon and family left Tue - iluy for their now home In Hurke.S D. Miss lluby StoulTcr yuve u wuteli party in honor of Miss Sudyo Jones who is homo from Peru spending the holidus. Holly , mlseltoe uud Xmiis bells were nil artistically combined to muko u very , pleating eflect of yjreen uiul red. The evening was pleiisiuitlv spent In conversation and games. A contest In which the questions were to bo uubwercd by some kind of time , proved very utnubing mill Miss Tcrol Hurkor was uwurded llrsi prize u box of bon-bons MUs Ivu Meredith was consoled by u teddy beur. The place eurds were done in wuter colors. Uuiiity refreshments were served After winching the new year in and the old year out Inn guests departed for home , the girls inking udvant.i o of the fuel that it was leap year. The cast of the jolly musical comedy which comes to the Gehling , January 13th , embraces in addition to the inimitable Master Reed as "Buster" , petite Alice Mortlook as "Mary Jane" . Kdwin Lamar as "Tige" , Buster's doy. The cast is mostly new this season and we are promised a bevy of the fair sex and all new musical numbersas well at , new costumes and scenery. To stop thut puln in the bauk. Unit stillness of the joints und imisclo * , tuku Plneules. Thov are 'jminuiteud. Don'i sutler from rheumatism , buekaelu kidney trouble , when you get 110 days treatment of Pineulus for $1.00. , \ single duse at bedtime proves thoii merit. Get them today. Sold by A G. Wanner , READY WITH HER ANSWER Woman's "Searching of the Scrip tures" Had Equipped Her for An Emergency. A rerlnin Boston limn doesn't jio to church often , but a week or fo ago lie wns persuaded by his wife nnd they attended services together , miVH Harper's Weekly. Upon their return homo lie regarded her with a teaming look and asked : "Now look here , my dear ; which ; - - \\nrpe , not lo go to church at all , or to ro nnd pay absolutely no at tention to the service ? " "If you mean that for me i think you are horrid , ' ' she replied. "Well , you didn\ ; you were look- in * : nt those diamonds the woman in fi mit of you had on all the time. " Tor an instant she bluphpd , foi she \ \ u ? an lionet little1 woman , but ( jiiiiklv recovered lier poiH1. "Oli , well , Mipi > i > c 1 was , " hc re torted ; didn't you ever hear of ser mon * in stones ? ' ' NOT BY OBSERVATION. One question asked United States Senator Boveridgc regarding his book. "The Young Man of the World. ' ' was : "Senator , how did you learn all those things you tell young men in your hook ? " Tins Senator's eyes twinkled. "Whatis the host way to learn ? " lie asked. "Experience , " hazarded his ques tioner. "Kxaetly , " replied the Senator. "Hut , Senator , you point out all = orts of mistakes that it is wise for voiuij ! men to avoid. " "Yes ? " "How did you learn about those mistakes5 "Well , " replied the Senator thoughtfully and conservatively wns. . not by observation. " IN SIGN LANGUAGE. During the liusso-Japanof-c war certain correspondents wanted to purchase some eggs in Manchuria and none of them knew the local name for them. They tried all the languages they knew , but in vain , until one genius sat down on his liaunehcs , waved his arms and said "cluck-cluck. " AnotHer - correspond ent tells how he was once in a hurry to catch the train from Moscow to St. Petersburg and as the dro < ? cliky came up he remembered that he had forgotten .the Russian for "sta tion. " Then1 are many rcstaunuUn and other reports in Moscow named after the capital. "I'ctcrhorg pull' , THilT ! " said the correspondent , and the driver smiled with understand ing. FELT IT KEENLY. Tlilisty Ulll Uy gum , Freddie , we missed a treat at that concert last night. This 'ere paper says the music was simply intoxicating. LOVE CHILDHOOD. Love childhood ; encourage its sports , its pleasures , its amiable in stincts. Who of you has not some times looked hack with regret on that age when a smile was ever on the lips , when the soul was ever at peace ? Why would you take from those little innocents the enjoyment of a time so short which is slipping from them and of a good so precious which they cannot abu e ? Jean Jacques Kousscau. NEVER BURNT BEFORE. "Will > ou direct me to Farmer Skiuner'f house ? ' ' asked the newly arrived summer boarder. "I will ef 3OH want me to , " re plied the station lounger. < % l shall have to ask you for ex plicit directions , because I've never been there before. " 'Gosh ! 1 know that , sooin * ye'iv = o sot on goiu' there now. " ONE MAN'S WISDOM. Siiperintuiiileat What excuse dd OMlweh offer foe ilevlining to Inn i lot in the new cemetery ? Solicitor He * i l ho might lie lost at sen ; then he'd have no use for it. CHAS. H. WILSON Informs you that his Grocerie Stock , with seasonable Fruits and Vegetables , will be complete for IpOS. The fancy China Dinnerware - ware and Glassware stocks , better than in the past. Your inspection and patronage in vited. - * s > * O < * | * * p | * * i f\hrffcrfMfv9 ep | The Man Who Allows Prejudice * .t To influence his judgement will often find that prejudice fi to be an expensive luxury. If for some reason , you hnve become - < $ * come prejudiced against bunks in general , but your better fw judgement tells you that you are taking great risks in hand- 4 * liny your money by some other method than through the | bank , won't you let UP talk it over with yon ? We will not f f * try to persuade yon , or convince you that yon are wrong in * your opinions. We will just give you plain facts about OUR $ ? < ! bank , and let you decide for yourself whether you are doing + | 2 yourself and us an injustice , by not having an account with & I ° S FARMERS STATE BANK | * " * | PRESTON. NQBRASriA WtW&W&W"'W"frP < % itt < wi b The Falls City Roller Mills c c tt tto Does a general milling business , and manufactures the following brands of flour SUNFLOWER MAGNOLIA CROWN The above brands are gunranteed to be of the highest pos I sible quality. We also manufacture all mill products and o conduct a general Grain , Live Stock and Coal Business C c and solicit a share of your patronage c c c P. S. Heacock & Son , Falls City , Neb. o 5K 70 ALL WHO HAVE COURTED FOR REMEMBRANCE ; TO ALL WHO WILL COURT AN EXAMPLE ; TO ALL WP10 HAVE NEVER COURTED- IN PITY ; TO ALL WHO WILL NEVER COURT WITH TEARS. A NEW SERIAL The Romance of a Pennsylvania Farm By JOHN LUTHER LONG Author of "Madam * Butterfly. " "NautfHty Nan , " etc. Sefiy is one of the most charm ing of typical American romances. There is in it a pleasing humor and a subtle pathos that will appeal to all. We arc more than pleased to be able to print it , and before its completion you will be more than pleased that we have printed it. The opening chapters will be printed in the near future. DO NOT MISS THEM