Delayed Senate Journal Finished.
The long-delayed Senate Journal
which has just been delivered to the
members of that body contains 1,096
pages , which cost , at the contract
price , $1.14 , making the total price
paid by the state for the work $1-
249.44. The house journal , with its
1,008 pages , cost the state $1,562.40.
The senate journal of two years ago
consisted of 1,774 pages , printed at
the rate of 96 cents per page , the
total cost of the work being $1,704 , or
$455 more than the 1911 journal.
During the last session Secretary
Smith installed a mimeograph in his
office for the purpose of printing
amendments and doing other odd jobs
in connection with the legislative
work. Approximately $750 worth of
work was done in this way at a sav
ing to the state of more than $500
above the cost of the machine and th
price of material and cost of open ,
tion. In speaking of the work T -
cently , Mr. Smith said that as long
it costs in the neighborhood of $ ! !
000 to conduct each session of tin
legislature , he believed that every
fort should be made by all its offici :
to not only expedite the work , but 1
preserve it in a thorough and efficien'
manner for use after the session has
closed.
Inspected Many Hotels.
Over three hundred hotels in fifty
counties of the state have been in
spected since November by the state
hotel inspection commission. Al
though in almost every case the ho
tels have been found to comply with
the law , the greatest difficulty that
the inspectors have had to meet is a
misunderstanding of the use of the
ninety-nine inch bed sheet. At every
Tiotel the inspectors have found the
proprietors willing to comply with the
law in every respect and the misuse
of the long bed sheet has been due
principally to the misunderstanding
of the chambermaids. Every hotel has
put in use the long bed sheet but ac
cording to R. D. McFadden , chief dep
uty inspector , the law might just as
well have been violated , for fully a
third of the sheet ? is usually neatly
tucked under the mattress.
To Reclaim Swampy Land.
To convert 25,600 acres of swampy
wild hay land in Holt and Rock coun
ties into tillable land on which corn ,
wheat and other valuable crops could
be raised , the work to be done at an
estimated cost of $75,685 to the own
ers or $2.96 an acre , is deemed a good
business proposition by the office of
-experiment stations of the depart
ment of agriculture , which has com
pleted an investigation of the drain
age question in this area. The aver
age annual income from 23,000 acres
of this territory , available for the
growth of nothing but wild hay , is re
ported at $69,000. According to the
estimate of the office this land would
produce a net Income of at least $184.-
000 a year if drained , the increase in
the first year exceeding the cost of
the improvement by 50 per cent.
Bird Preserve and Breeding Grounds.
Land Commissioner Cowles is in re
ceipt of executive order No. 1461 , from
the interior department at Washing
ton , segregating for the use of the
agricultural department , as a preserve
and breeding ground for native birds ,
about twenty-two square miles of land
contiguous to Valentine in Cherry
county , which" preserve is to be known
as the Niobrara reservation , within
the confines of which reservation it
shall be unlawful for any person to
liunt or take the eggs of birds except
under authority granted by the secre
tary of agriculture.
The largest bail bond ever exacted
"by the supreme cdurt of Nebraska will
"be given by Frank V. Larson , a Burt
county farmer , who is under a life
sentence for the murder of his brother.
Larson has appealed to the court , ask
ing for a supension of sentence and
leave to give bail. The court has
agreed to admit him to bail in the
sum of $30,000.
The insane asylum at Lincoln , with
accommodations for 400 patients , has
at present 617 inmates.
Under a writ of attachment and actIng -
Ing under the provisions of the pure
food enactment , federal officers seized
thirty-six cases of sorghum syrup
which was in the possession of a firm
of Lincoln grocery wholesalers. The
officers acted under instructions from
the department of agriculture at
Washington.
The glee and mandolin club of the
University of Nebraska is planning a
two weeks' trip to Denver , Colorado
Springs , Cheyenne and other western
cities' next March.
There are now. seven patients in
the state hospital for tuberculosis at
Kearney.
State Superintendent Delzell has
sent circular letters to boards of edu
cation of all accredited high schools
In the state , urging them to send
superintendents of high schools or a
member of the high school faculty to
the department of superintendence of
the National Educational association
and several of the allied divisions of
education which will hold their an
nual meeting at St. Louis , February
3T-29.
Washington Leaving Mount Vemon to Answer the Call of His Country
From Historic Picture y Howard Pyle
TJROM his earliest boyhood George Washington's life wa *
closely associated with the old Mount Vernon estate.
When Lawrence Washington returned from the Wesi
Indian campaign , in which he had served under Admiral
Vernon , he gave to his estate the name of that gallani
commander. Soon after this he married the daughter of a retired
Royal Governor of the Bermuda Islands.
Into the refined and elegant associations of this home the boy
George came as a favorite visitor. During these years the seeds of
that love of the place which later led 'him to spend lavishly on its
improvement were planted.
George Washington
Once Lived in Old
New York
Great Statesman and Patriot Had Resi
dence There , and Citizens Today
Are Proud of the Fact
ft ft ft ft
NTIMATELY associated
with the years 1789 and
1790 , when Washington , as
first president of the Unit
ed States , was living in
New York city , Is the orig
inal Trumbull portrait of him , painted
from life , the oldest portrait owned
by the city , and now hanging in the
governor's room of the New York city
hall.
Flippant young Manhattanites make
merry over the tiny watery blue eyes
and red nose of that dignified gentle
man and the enormous hand , which
rests on the wooden horse , a carica
ture of the spirited war charger. In
the background of the portrait Is
shown the old Kennedy house , now
No. 1 Broadway , where Washington
held his first headquarters during the
earliest days of the Revolution. He
then removed to the Richmond Hill
mansion , at the corner of Varick and
Charlton streets , afterward the home
of Aaron Burr. It was during these
days that his troops drilled In the City
Hall park , then the "Fields , " or "Com
mons , " and here on July 9 , 1776 , on
horseback , surrounded by patriotic
soldiers , the general listened to the
first public reading of the Declaration ,
of Independence in New York city ;
for that one time New York was slow
er than Philadelphia.
After the disastrous defeat of the
Battle of Long Island , August 27 , 1776 ,
Washington was forced to abandon
the city. During the Battle of Har
lem Heights , September 16 , and for
five weeks afterward the Jumel man
sion , in One Hundred and Sixtieth
street , near Amsterdam avenue , then
known as the Roger Morris house ,
sheltered him. For seven years , until
1783 , the British lion swished his
proud tall and roared through our
New York streets , but on November
25 of that year General Washington
returned to his own. The previous
night the Van Cortlandt Manor house ,
In Van Cortlandt park , opened its hos
pitable doors to the victorious gen
eral , and you may see the room he
occupied , the bed In which he slept.
He entered the city on Evacuation
flay at the head of his ragged but tri
umphant soldiers after Lord Howe
and his troops had sullenly departed.
Quaint little Fraunces tavern , at
Broad and Pearl streets , then came Inter
tor Its share of the glory , for that
yery night the patriots gave Wash
ington a banquet , which ended with
the toast , "May the remembrance of
this day be a lesson to princes. "
Again , on December 4 , a farewell din-
? .er was given by Washington to his
afflcers in the "Long Room , " and here
you may read the tablets describing
the affecting scene on his departure
to his home in Mount Vernon.
But on April 30 , 1789 , little old Ne\
York went wild with joy when the
idol of the nation returned to be itg
president , and the pomp and ceremony
of that first inauguration took place
in the old Federal hall , now marked
by the Subtreasury building , in Wall
street. Here you may see the very
stone on which the president stood
while taking the oath of office , and
the Bible is owned by St. John's lodge ,
in the Masonic Temple.
The fine mahogany furniture ol
Sheraton design used at that time is
shown in the Governor's room of the
city hall , the high-backed inaugural
chairs , and the desks and armchairs
used by the cabinet and the senators.
The flag that waved over all this re
joicing is carefully preserved in a
glass case.
Two different houses were used by
Washington during the year 1789
and 1790 as presidential mansions
the first , a beautiful colonial house
belonging to Walter Franklin , a
wealthy merchant , that stood at No.
1 Cherry street , now shadowed by the
gloomy Brooklyn bridge pier ; the second
end was at No. 39 Broadway.
Each day he drove In courtly style
to the federal hall , in Wall street ,
and so thoroughly did he acquire the
habit that he is everlastingly glued
to the spot In the bronze statue on the
subtreasury steps.
On Sundays the president wor
shipped at St. Paul's chapel , in the
commodious box pew , as large as a
room in our modern apartments , be
ing of sufficient area to admit of the
Washington's State Coach.
comfortable stretching of his long ,
dignified legs , and far enough re
moved from the pulpit to encourage
a few yawns or a sly nap unheeded
by the rector.
As we celebrate the birthday of
Washington , patriotic New Yorkers ,
will point with a pride that is pardon
able to the four buildings still in fine
preservation , which were honored by-
his presence the Jumel mansion , the
Van Cortlandt Manor house , St. Paul's
chapel and Fraunces' tavern.
Can proud Philadelphia or boastful
Boston show more ?
Historic and Beautiful Ground.
There Is no more historic ground in
the country than that around Valley
Forge. The very mention of the revolution -
(
elution suggests Valley Forge , the
scene of its greatest crisis. And the
vrork of beautifying and improving ,
it is continually progressing. But re
cently it was that congress was urged
to pass a bill granting $100,000 for !
the erection of suitable memorial *
arches. Already a memorial chapel
and a museum are under way , in ad
dition to historic buildings that are !
maintained as nearly as possible In
their original condition
USEFUL IMPLEMENT IN ARID SECTIONS
j The implement shown in the illustration -
, tration is used with good effect in the
' arid districts of "Utah and other west-
| era states. It not only deals effective-
1 ly with weeds , but also tends to level
the surface and create the necessary
1 "dust blanket" mulch. The imple-
1 ment consists of a rectangle , 10 by 4
feet , made of two-inch planks 8 inches
j wide. To the under side of the 10-
1 foot planks are bolted nine knives ,
' made from % -inch steels , 24 inches
long. The steel is bent eight inches
from one end , so that it will drop
'
down behind the plank. The knives
FOR SAVING MOISTURE
Type of Soil Should Determine
Depth of Plowing.
Certain Kinds of Plows on Market
Which Have Tendency to Thor
oughly Mix Soil From Bottom
and Top of Furrow Slice.
( By ALVIK KEYSER. Colorado Agricul
tural College. )
The question of whether land
should be plowed deeply or not is
largely a question of the type of soil
with which one has to work. If the
soil is quite sandy , much shallower
plowing will give better results than
if the soil is a silt loam , a clay loam
or adobe. Deep plowing should be
performed for certain definite pur
poses ; chief among these is making a
deep reservoir to catch the water
that falls. A sandy soil does not need
such treatment because water pene
trates a very sandy soil with very
j little difficulty without the deep plow-
j ing. Such a soil is also sufficiently
I loosened and aerated for crop grow
ing purposes. On heavier soils , how
ever , such as the silt loams , clays ,
clay loams and adobes , deep plowing
is of decided advantage. It enables
the precipitation obtained to pene
trate the soil in which humus is
blended. As a consequence deep plow
ing on the heavier soils is always of
advantage if it is done sufficiently
long before the crop is put in to allow
nature through time and rainfall to
properly compact the furrow slice.
Such deep plowing is usually best ac
complished by gradually increasing
the depth , although there is no great
damage done on ordinary soils by
going down deeply at once.
There are certain types of plows
on the market which have a tendency
to thoroughly mix the soil from the
bottom and the top of the furrow
slice. Such plows can be used with
safety to plow as deep as desired and
do it at once , observing the precau
tion given above , viz. , plowing a con
siderable period prior to the planting
of crops.
Plowing is best done when the soil
contains a degree of moisture which
is just right to cause it to pulverize
well when thrown out by the plow.
If plowed in this condition deep
plowing works no serious injury on
the soil ; in fact , it usually works a
benefit. Deep plowing when the soil
is very dry and lumpy unless fol
lowed by propitious rains , usually
works injury.
DRY FARM LAND THAT BLOWS
Moat Difficult Problem Perhaps Best
Solved by Heavy Listing Crosswise
to Prevailing Winds.
Much of the very best dry farming
land is of such a loose nature that it
blows badly. Theoretically , clays hold
more moisture than sands and sandy
loam , but the difficulty of maintaining
a soil mulch allows so much escape of
water by evaporation that this charac
teristic is largely offset.
How to stop blowing has been the
most difficult problem , and is perhaps
.best solved by heaving listing cross
wise to the prevailing winds. Here
again theory and fact conflict , for it Is
evident that there is more surface ex
posed for evaporation on listed than
flat ground and not only that , but the
bottom of the furrow has no soil mulch
until the furrows crumble somewhat.
The fact , however , that the furrows
catch the drifting snows must he tak
en into consideration , and In practice
there will usually be a greater mois
ture content In spring in furrowed
ground than that which Is left level ,
besides which it holds the better the
fine soil which drifts away so easily.
Sand continually breaks down under
cultivation and weathering , making n.
good soil of it if it can be be retained.
are bolted to the plank diagonally a
an angle of 45 degrees by means of
two bolts. The bend is about three
inches deep , which allows the knives
to work that distance below the sur
face of the ground. The long part of
the steel below the bend is sharp
ened on the front side , so that weeds
will be cut. The knives on the front
slope to the right , while those on the
rear plank slope to the left. This
arrangement makes it impossible for
any weeds to be missed , or any part
of the ground to remain unstirred ,
thereby preparing a bed for rainfall.
INCREASED VALUE OF FARMS
Census Bureau Gives Aggregate in the
Arid and Semi-Arid Regions as
$10,488,000,000.
The arid and semi-arid regions make
a remarkable showing in farm values ,
according to the census taken last
year.
A bulletin recently issued by the
census bureau shows that the aggre
gate value of farm land in the sec
tions named is $10,488,000,000. This
enormous value is all the more re
markable because of the contrast with
the $3,249,000,000 Indicated by the cen
sus of 1900.
The value of farm land In the arid
and semi-arid regions in 1910 was
nearly half that of all the farm land
in the United States ten years before
that year. Whether values of this
kind in other parts of the country
increased in the same proportion or
not , it is evident that they made a
big advance ; and from It all one may
form an idea of the vast growth in the
country's wealth from this source.
The census report should open the
eyes of people In the east and middle
west to the importance of that part
of the country which lies west of the
ninety-eighth meridian. It forms
nearly half the area of the national
domain outside Alaska and the insular
possessions ; and the great increase in
farm land values In ten years sug
gests the importance of the part it
will play In the national development
of the future.
Hens relish a feed of boiled pota
toes occasionally.
There is no better place for the in
cubator than a clean , dry cellar.
It is an easy matter to chill a lot of
profit out of a hen this time of year.
Young hens should be depended
upon for winter eggs.
Fowls for killing will be better for
not having had food for from 10 to 12
hours before butchering.
As a layer the overfat hen is about
as useless as the hen that is thin from
not getting enough to eat.
Hens do their best laying before
they are two years old. Hens more
than two make the best sitters.
For successful work it Is necessary
to have good incubators , good eggs
and good , common-sense management.
A chicken will drink as much water ,
proportionally , as a cow , and it la
quite as important that it should have
it.
Leg weakness Is the result of a lack
of mineral elements in the feed. Green
feed and lime in some form are need
ed.
Having dropping boards made of
matched lumber will save time and
temper when it comes to cleaning
them.
It costs more to keep a poor hen
than it does to keep a good one. More
worry , more vexation , more dissat
isfaction.
Wherever cement floors are used
short litter should cover them several
inches deep. The bare floor is too
damp and cold.
Keep the temperature of the egg
chamber as near 103 degrees as pos
sible , and keep the incubator away
from the sunlight
To encourage duck eggs , which are
so greatly in demand during the
winter months , the stock birds
should be fed liberally.
An occasional drink of water In
which ten drops of carbolic acid per
gallon have been mixed is a recom
mended prev ntlT of
Anotner Duty.
are my wife's social socre-
he asks of the beauteous crea
ture who is seated at the small desk
! n the study. "Yes. sir , " she smiles.
'I am supposed to take Mrs. Hlirrup's
place iu us many social details as pos
sible. "
"Well er she doesn't seem to becoming
coming downstairs this morning , and
t has always been her custom to kiss
me good-by when I start for the of-
icc. " Judge.
There never was a man as important
as a bride expects her husband to bo.
Sioux City Directory
"Hub of the Northwest. "
Davidson Bros. Co. , Sionx City , la ,
WE HAVE just added a piano
department to our great establish
ment. We sell pianos on the same
basis as other lines
from $100 to $150
saved on any instru
ment. We carry a
full line of pianos ,
piano players , Victor
and Edison Phonographs. Write
[ or our piano price list and other
information pertaining to pianos.
FLORISTS
SlCUX CITY IOWA
Fresh Gut Flowers & Floral Emblems
OF ALL DESCRIPTION ON SHORT
NOTICE. Order by Mail , Telephone or
Telegraph. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT.
FORD , MODEL T
High in Quality Low in Price
Touring Car $690 Runabouts $590
Fully Equipped F. O. B. Detroit. WrT
[ or new 1912 catalogue. It's interesting.
WM. WARNOCK COMPANY. Sioux City , Iowa
CURED IN
DAYS
Without Hypodermic
Injections by the
ea9 Method
Write for Indorsements
and Booklets.
WEAL INSTITUTE
1625 Douglas Street
SIOUX CITY IOWA
RHODY BROTHERSPROPRIETORS
Swanson's Factory Rebuilts
2 year-Iron-rlad guarantee. Remington 535 ,
L. C. Smith Slo , Underwood $45 , Smith Premier
35. A large stock to select from. Shipped
anywhere on approval. B. F. SWAN'SON
COMPANY. Department D , Sioux City , Iowa.
YOUR
HAIR
WITH DeLUTH'S GOLDEN DANDRUFF
DESTROYER AND HAIR TONIC
before too late. Wigs and Toupees to match
and tit any head. DeLUTH GOLDEN TOILET CO. .
316 Grain Exchange Bid * . . Sioux City. Iowa , or your
druggist. Complete Treatment , postpaid ilJS ) .
AUTO TIR
REPAIRNG §
Prices Right Work Guaranteed
2O Per Cent Off our repair list on all Retread *
and Tube repairing to March 15. Write for list.
Kelly - Springfield Tires Auto Accessories.
HALLER BROS. AUTO TIRE REPAIR CO.
621 Pearl Street Sicujc City. lowm
HUMPHREYS STEAM DYE WORKS
LARGEST IN WEST
DRY CLEANING & DYE1H6 ODR SPECIALTY
617 PIERCE STREET SIOUX CITY. IOWA
Fifty young people to
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and Bookkeeping. Indi
vidual Instruction. It
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PEERLESS CHICK FOOD
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AKRON MILLING CO. , Sioux City , la.
THE BRICK WITH A NAME
Manufactured by SIOUX CITY BRICK &TILE WORKS
For Sale by Your Lumberman
Soda Fountains and supplies. We sell them.
Chesterman Co. , Dept. F , Sioux City , la.
onr catn' ° K3 of Stringed
Instruments and Strings ,
Band Instruments , Sheet
Music , Talking Machine * .
Everything in Music and Records. Address
Pioneer Music House. 315 4th SL. Sioor City. la.
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IQ10 llinilll 7 hP - twin magneto $250. 4 h.
gj | inm n p.8ingle cylinder magneto COO.
14 Improvements , with free engine clutch , no
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Ill ft BlTf"n a dealer in every tovm to handle
null I tU ourhighgradeWallPaper.Painta
lirutlhks anj Mouldings. If we have no
dealer in your to wn.rrrlte us for our proposition.
A Wfs Wall Paper Co. , 1 ICO 4th St. , Sioux City. I * .
Wholesale Wall Paper , Paints , Window Shades , cus.
FRENCH DRY CLEANERS
he largest and best in Sioux City. Gents * sulta
cleaned and pressed , SI. Ladies' suits cluaneit
nd pressed , f 1.50. Other prices on application.
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