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Trirpy " "V 'T l! -" -$" "? "V" '' sy -" . " t-ffc -... "e l ' jS ft?f ? THE NEBRASKA IKISLAIUM A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both Branches of the Twenty-Eighth General Assembly. SENATE. The senate was called lo order on the J3th by LJeutenant Governor McGHton. Roll call showed all present. Chaplain Presson Invoked the divino '-blessing, after which Assistant Secretary Wheeler began the reading of the jour nal. After partial reading this was dis pensed with on motion and secretary minutes adopted. The following bills were Introduced and read: S. F. 16, by Saunders of Douglas Act entitled "An act to amend section 748 of the Compiled Statutes." being section 13 " of chapter xiia. cities of the metropoli tan class, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with said amend ments. - S. F., 19. by O'Neill of Lancaster Act to amend sections 81 and 111 of chapter xliii of the Annotated Statutes of Ne braska. S. F. 20. by O'Neill of Lancaster Act to regulate the organization and operation of life Insurance companies on the mutual, level prelum, legal reserve plan. S. F. 21. by Meredith of Saunders (by request) An act authorizing savings banks to take, hold and execute trusts, and to ast as administrator, executor, curator and receiver under any order of court or otherwise. S. F. 22. by Meredith of Siunders (by reo.uest) An act authorizing courts of record, county courts or courts of pro bate to appoint as administrator, execu tor, guardian or curator of the state, or as receiver in any legal proceedings and savings bank of the state of Ne braska. 8. F. No. 23. by Wall of Sherman-Act to amend section 22 of an act entitled -An act to provide for township organ ization." and to reieal said original sec tion. S. F. 21. by Fries of Custer Act to amend section 30 article ii. chapter xxvi. of the Compiled Statutes, and to repeal said original section. In regard to initia tive and referendum. Not more than one special election be held in one year un less deposit le made and forfeited If prosposition loses. S. F. 25. by Marshall of Otoe (by re quest) An act to amend sections 1. 2. 3. 4 and 3 of an act entitled "An act to au thorize cities of the first and second class to establish and maintain a heating and lighting system." and to repeal said orig inal section. S. F. 2C. by 1 Tastings of Butler Act en titled "An act authorizing the governor, with the advice and consent of the sen ate, to appoint a commission to 'raft a till for a law to improve our present revenue system, and to make a report thereof to the governor, and to provide .for the tenure, qualifications, duties and salaries of the members of said commis sion and the expenses thereof." S. F. No. 1 to IS were read a second time and referred to committees. O'Neill of Lancaster moved that the daily journal of the senate lie mimo graphed and a copy furnished to each senator. An invitation from the president and secretary of the Nebraska Historical so ciety. Inviting members of the senate to attend the meetings tonight and tomor row night was read and invitation ac cepted. Upon motion of Harrison of Hall all employes present were feowrn in by the chairman. The senate adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow. The senate committee on committees met tonight and selected the following as a committee on apportionment: War ner. Dakota, chairman: Alden, Wayne: Harrison. Hall: Pembcrton, Gage: Brown, Keya Paha. Tn the senate on the Hth. among the bills introduced were the follDWing: To provide for the payment of fees to the commissioners of public lands and build ings in certain cases. Memorializing con gress to establish the true military status of the first Nebraska militia. To author ize and require counties, precincts, town ships, of towns, cities, villages and school districts to compromise their Indebted ness and issue bonds. To define condi tions of child treatment, and to prescribe methods for the protection, disposition and supervision of independent, neglect ed, cruelly or ill-treated children, and to provide punishment for violation of this act. and defining children's aid societies, institutions, jurisdiction, parents, guard ians, place of safety. Authorizing the preparation of an official statute to mako it admissable in evidence and for the purchase of a supply thereof by the state. And arranging for the publication of 2.00") sets of two volumes each, the state to pay the sum of $3 per set and to author ize J. E. Cobbey to prepare and publish them without cost to the state. A joint resolution was introduced by Senator Hall of Douglas proposing amendments to sections 2. 5 and 13 of article 4. en titled: "The judicial department" of the constitution of the state of Nebraska, and providing for publishing the same, and for submitting them to the electors of the state for approval or rejection. This resolution amends the clause in sec tion 2. article 6. relating to the number of supreme judges, and defining a quorum. It strikes out the number of judges and leaves it to the discretion of the legislature. They can appoint any number they may see fit. It changes the method of selection of the chief justice, set forth in section G. article 6. and re quires his selection by lot in place of tenure of office. It also amends section 13. article 6. which states the salary su preme judges are to receive and leaves the salary to be decided upon by the legislature. Senator Hall of Douglas presided during the morning session of the senate on the 15th. Pemberton of Gage read a bid from Dora Bachelor to furnish the senate with daily journals for $300 for the entire ses sion, and she was awarded the contract. The committee on municipal affairs, at a meeting, decided to report favorably on senate file No. 1 in regard to the pur chase of the Omaha waterworks, intro duced by Howell of Douglas. These bills, among others, were Introduced: To au thorize the boards of county commission ers or supervisors to make contracts for the construction and reparation of bridges: empowering county commission ers to use their own judgment whether to contract work or purchase material and employ labor: changes two-thirds of the levy of the current year to S3 per cent before contract is let. To provide for a landlord's lien upon all crops grown -upon leased premises and upon any other per sonal property of the tenant, which has been used on the premises during the term of the lease. S. F. 44. by Anderson of Saline Act to provide for official seals of county treasurers; to provide for the gathering, compilation and nubucatlon of The Will ef Gad. It is no man's business whether he has genius or not; work he must whatever he is. but quietly and stead Ily; and the natural results of such aork will always be the things that God meant him to do and will be hif best Ruskin. English Cathedral. Bristol cathedral was 582 years la " r" "r? 9 z. nivsnussi iu uuraeat also tookovr four ceataries to complete, agricultural and Industrial statistics, pro viding penalties and repealing; section 7. chapter xxxlxb.. Complied Statutes, en titled "Industrial Statistics." and amend ing section 72. chapter lxxvil. Complied Statutes, entitled "Revenue." HOUSE. The house was called to order by Speak er Mockett at 2:15 on the 13th. Rev. Stein of Lincoln acted for Chaplain Scott, who was absent. The introduction of bills began with H. R. No. 1. by Warner of Lancaster, the measure providing for the establishment of a state normal school: H. R. 1. by Warner of Lincoln An act to locate and establish one (1) additional state normal school. Carries appropria tion of $100,000. School to be located by commission of nine, six from house, one from each congressional district, named by speaker, and three from Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts, appointed by the lieu tenant governor. H. R. 2. by Good of Nemaha An act ap propriating $73,000 to build a library and a chapel at the State Normal school at Peru. H. R. 3, by Morsman of Douglas An act to define conditions of child dependency, neglect, cruelty, etc., and provide meth ods for protection. H. R. 4. by Nelson of Douglas An act relating to negotiable instruments (being; an act to establish a law uniform with the laws of other states.) H. R. 3. by Gregg of Wayne An act to amend section S, subdivision 9, chapter Ixxix of the complied statutes. It re duces from $100,000 to $30,000 the amount of investment required of private normals entitled to grant teachers' certificates. IT. R. 6. by Sears of Burt A bill to ex tend the life of the supreme court com mission two years and provide for Its re duction In number at the court's discre tion. H. R. 7. by Jahnel of Washington An act to amend section 97 of chapter xviil. entitled "An act to amend section 97 of chapter xvl of the compiled statutes of Nebraska entitled corporations," giving owners of land desired as right-of-way by railroads right of hearing before appraise ment commission and requiring railroad to deposit a bond with county judge be fore beginning construction. H. R. 9. by Perry of Furnas An act to amend sections 2, 3 and 9 of chapter vii, entitled attorneys, relating to admission to the bar. IT. R. 9, by Nelson of Douglas An act to amend article 2, chapter ill, of the code of civil procedure, relating to taking of depositions. H. R. 10, by Nelson of Douglas An act to amend section 179 of articles 1 of chap ter lxxvil of the complied statutes, en titled "Revenue," and to repeal said orig inal section, relating to foreclosure of tax Hens which requires notice to be served on owners or occupants of land. H. R. 11. by Nelson of Douglas An act to provide for appeals to the supreme court in all cases except criminal cases. H. R. 12. by Douglas of Rock An act to amend section 2 of subdivision 7, chapter Ixxlx of the compiled statutes and to repeal said original section, relating to the compensation of county superintend ents of schools. H. It. 13. by Sweczy of Webster An act to provide for the erection of a barn at the Asylum for the Chronic Insane at Hastings, and to appropriate $13,000 for the work. II. R. 14, by Sadler of Adams An act to provide for the erection of one new fire proof ward building or wing at the Insti tution for the Chronic Insane at Hast ings, and to appropriate $73,000. H. R. 13, by Sadler of Adams An act to provide for the purchase of 320 acres of land for the Institution for the Chronic Insane at Hastings, and to appropriate $15,000. II. R. 16, by Davis of Buffalo An act to amend section 22 of an act entitled "An act to provide for township organization." H. R. 17, by Douglas of Rock An act to amend section 4 of article 2. chapter xxxi complied statutes, and to repeal said original section, making open season for hunting quail begin October 1 instead of November 1, 1903. II. R. IS. by Douglas of Rock An act authorzing a seal for county treasurers H. R. 19, by Douglas of Rock An act to amend section 16 of chapter xxxil of the Compiled Statutes, and to repeal said original section, relating to filing of chat tel mortgages. H. R. 20, by Douglas of Rock An act to repeal chapter Ivii of the sesion laws of the state of Nebraska for 1S97, being "an act to provide for the making of con tracts in writing between owners of land and brokers or agents employed to sell lands," and the same being section 74 of chapter ixxill of the Compiled Statutes. H. R. 21, by Nelson of Douglas An act to provide for the supersedeas of cases cppealed to the supreme court. H. R. 23, by Wilson of Pawnee An act to provide for the payment of members, officers and employes of the twenty eighth session of the legislature of the state of Nebraska, appropriating $83,000. H. R. 23. by Nelson An act to appro priate the sum of $130,000 for the purpose of repairing and rebuilding the Hospital for the Insane of Norfolk. H. R. 24. by Jones A bill subsUtuting the town treasurer in townships for town assessor as a member of the town board. II. R. 23, by Kibble An act to amend the subdivision numbered 2, 3 and 5 of section 3, and to amend section 6, bath of article il. and to amend section 3 of article Iv, all in chapter xxxl of the Compiled Statutes, extending open sea son on prairie chickens and grouse from November 20 to December 31; on water fowls from April 13 to 30; extends protec tion of game law to all fish except buf falo, carp and whitefish, and permits fishing with nets two inches between meshes. H. R. 2S. by Hathorn An act for the relief of Russell F. Loomis to authorize the governor of the state of Nebraska to execute a deed of relinquishment to the United States of America, conveying any and all interests of the state of Nebraska In and to the northeast quarter of sec tion 36 In township 4, north, in range 29, west of the sixth principal meridian in Red Willow county, Nebraska, to enable the said Russell F. Loomis to perfect his entry and title to said land under the homestead laws of the United States. H. R. 27, by Loomis of Dodge An act relating to the charters of cities of over 5.000 to 23.090 population, particularly as affecting proceedings for codemnation of land for streets and alleys. H. R. 28, by Deles Dernier of Cass An act to legalize and make valid all orders, judgments, decrees and findings that have been made in any district court in the l A bee trust has California bee men. stinging cut of all. been formed by This is the most California bee-keepers have formed a combine. It Is natural that they should all get into one hive. The Czar of Russia is father of The Hagae tribunal aad tour daughters, and still he is not quite satisfied. Gen. Hord. the new president of HasrtL is 85- This of etertine- a man at 85 presideot of. the United. SUtea, j state of Nebraska In actions brought by any county in said state to foreclose al leged liens for taxes assessed and levied on lands and lota In said counties, and which actions were not based on tax eer- ritificates. but on the unpaid and delin quent taxes, and wnerein saw counties, foreclosed for such county and as trustee for the state of Nebraska, and the sev eral school districts and various munici palities entitled to such tax to legalise all sheriffs' deeds made In said proceed ing, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith. H. R. 29, by Good of Nemaha An act relating to normal school examinations. HOUSE. In, the house on the 14th a large number of bills were introduced, among them be ing the following: A bill for an act to protect the public health; to prevent the spread of contagious and Infectious dis eases, and to this end to confer sanitary authority upon and to define the powers and duties of state board of health and of the secretaries thereof; to provide for the appointment and compensation of a state health inspector; to authorize es tablishment, maintenance and enforce ment of quarantine rules and regulations; to require local officers to make timely reports of the existence of certain dis eases; to make an appropriation for salaries and expenses, and to provide for presecution and to fix penalties for the. violation of the provisions of this act. Authorizing courts of record, county courts, or courts of probate in the state of Nebraska to appoint as administrator, executor, guardian or curator of the es tate of any deceased person. Infant, in sane person. Idiot, spendthrift, or habit ual drunkard, or as trustee for any con vict In the penitentiary, or as receiver in any legal proceedings, any savings bank of the state of Nebraska. A bill for an act to compel railroad companies In Nebraska to afford equal facilities, with out favoritism, or discrimination, to all persons and associations erecting or op erating grain elevators and handling or shipping grain or other produce, and to provide penalties of $1,000 fine for the vio lation thereof, and to amend sections 1 and 4 of article 5 of chapter 72. com piled statutes of Nebraska and repeal said original sections. To provide the payment of Incidental expenses incurred during the twenty-eighth session of the legislature of the state of Nebraska. Carries appropriation of $4S,000. A bill for the rebuilding of the Norfolk esylum; a bill for the building of a fire proof wing to the Hastings asylum: a bill for the building of a library building at the state normal school at Peru; a bill to adminis ter the coup de grace to the elevator monopoly by requiring railroads to fur nish elevator facilities to all applicants; a bill to create the office of county auditor, and a number of bills for the collection of delinquent taxes and the perfecting of tax titles. Immediately after the house convened on the 15th Sears of Burt called up his resolution of the previous day that no building appropriation bill should pass be fore the enactment of a revenue law. He made a speech in its support and moved Its adoption. After considerable discus sion, it was moved and carried that the resolution go over to Friday, becoming special order for that day. Bills from 61 to S3 were given their second reading and referred to committees and thirty-nine new ones were introduced, among them the following: An act providing for the taxation of telephone and express com panies, requiring an annual statement to the state auditor of value of stocks and bends and all personal and real property and empowering the auditor to demand any other information; Imposing a fine of $100 per day for delay of statement: pro vides for valuation by state board of equalization. An act to amend section 12. article 1. chapter II. Compiled Statutes, making It mandator) on county boards to pay county agricultural societies by warrant on general fund not exceeding 3 cents per capita in county. Act provid ing for making six wells in the state of Nebraska for the purpose of determining whether petroleum, coal or gas exists and can be gotten in paying quantities, and appropriating the sum of $50.0C0 or so much thereof as necessary: wells to be located at Chadron. Lexington. Culbert son. Columbus. Ponca and Omaha. Act to authorize the organization of mutual insurance companies for protection of do mestic live stock. An act providing for deputy county superintendents and fix ing their duties and compensation, by county commissioners, not to exceed two thirds the salary of county superintend ent. Act to establish junior normal schools and appropriate $18,000. providing that three of these of these schools shall Be at Alliance. McCook and Valentine. An act to authorize the preparation of an official statute to make it admissible in evidence and for the purchase of a sup ply thereof by the state and appropriat ing $18,000. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. An important revenue measure, by Good of Nemaha, provides for the taxation of the franchise values of telephone and express companies. The value is to be ascertained by the state board of equalization, by deducting from the actual value of the com pany's property, as fixed by its stocks and bonds, the value of its visible, tangible assets, already taxed. The total thus obtained is to be divided by the total mileage, which mileage value is to be returned to the county offi cials and form the basis of taxation. Senator Anderson of Saline took a hand in the assault on the revenue law by introducing a bill, S. F. No. 46, to make county treasurers and their bondsmen responsible for the collec tion of taxes. Speaking in support of his bill, Senator Anderson said: "This measure is meant to remedy the exist ing evils in regard to the collections. The county treasurers are altogether too lax and the state is losing much good money that it might have if a legitimate effort was made by the county officials to get in the delin quent taxes. The law provides how he shall proceed, and if he 'does not do it the state has a clear case against him. At the present -time county treasurers are collectors of taxes 'ex-officio,' but they and their bondsmen are not responsi ble for those not paid in. He does not use any rigid measures such as he should to urge on the delin quents and the result is that the un paid tax list is immense and is con stantly increasing. Under the pro posed law, if the taxpayer does not come up. the county treasurer must levy on his goods not exempt and sell them to pay the taxes. He must in vestigate ever case and report it to the state. The law provides, however, that the taxpayers whose goods have been seized may have them back by paying up at any time before the sale." When a young man finds that he is only one of her 57 varieties, he had better look up a girl who is not so versatile. The "silent" partner in an English firm has Just decamped with half a million dollars. Another proof that si lence Is golden? We note another well meant but probably useless attempt to relegate the phrase "high boo" to the limbo Of 'things outgrown. NEBRASKA CHADRON HAS THE OIL CRAZE. Two Hundred and Fifty Claim Al ready Filed. CHADRON. Neb. The oil field ex citement continues and the county clerk's office, Is daily thronged with men and women eager to get an ap plication certificate filed for a placer mining oil claim. Certificates have been filed with the county clerk for about 250 oil mining claims and at the present rate 30,000 acres of land will have been filed on for this purpose before the end of the Hud Mead, now manager of a new company known as the Guatemala. Oil, Mining company, with Ed Satterlee. J. Brogheimer, W. H. McCann and other substantial Chadron business men in the company, are locating group after group of claims and mak ing arrangements for machinery to commence boring. This will make one of the strongest companies la the field. Another company composed of Om aha and Douglas county men, Includ ing G. W. Loomis. J. C. Holtorf. James Hodge and L. A. Harmon hare part of their machinery on the ground and will be ready to begin boring soon. They have an experienced geologist here, who, in speaking of the geological conditions of the dis trict, says in substance that the shales covering the anticline existing here, as shown in the outcrop of the stratum, show unmistakable indica tions of oil. This anticlinal fold ex tends to the northeast and southwest, entering the Sioux reservation about the northeast corner of Dawes county. Reports come from the reservation that some half-breed Indian cattlemen who occupy land on the reservation within the belt have, in times past, discovered coal beds while digging wells, but had never reported it un til the oil excitement began. The Indians are also anxious to be come a factor in the exploitation. LAWYER BECKETT FROZEN. Milkman Finds Body in Road West of Benson. W. D. Beckett, a well known local attorney of Omaha, was found shortly after noon Sunday frozen stiff and lying in a snow bank two miles west of Benson and a mile and a half south. Henry Rapp, a milkman living sev eral miles west of Benson, was driv ing home after having completed his morning delivery when he discovered the body lying face downward by the side of the road not far from the Little Papio creek and the Missouri Pacific railroad track. He at once reported the discovery to the coroner and the body was taken in the am bulance to Coroner Brailcy's under taking rooms. The last seen of Mr. Breckett was by his nephew, Mr. Woodrough, in this city about 1:30 in the morning. He left his nephew with the supposed intention of returning to his apart ments at the Her Grand hotel, where he has been living for the past few weeks. He did not go to the hotel, however, and probably walked all the distance to Benson, as it is said he often had been in the habit of taking long journeys on foot He formerly lived at Benson and was earlier in the evening at a hotel there. At the hotel an attempt was made to prevent him from going out and he was given a room where it was supposed he would remain dur ing the night. He slipped out un noticed and came to Omaha, where he met and talked with a number of people. Babe Swallows Arsenic. LINCOLN, Neb. The 1 8-month s-old baby of M. F. Perry accidentally swal lowed a number of arsenic pills about 6 o'clock Monday evening and died two hours later in terrible agony. The child was playing on the floor where the pills had been accidentally drop ped, and, baby fashion, found and put some of them in its mouth. It was at a time when the physicians of the city were going home and considerable dif ficulty was had in getting medical as sistance. This is the third case of the kind which has occurred here this year. Incorporation Papers Filed. LINCOLN, Nab. The Shiverick Fur niture company of Omaha filed amend ed articles of incorporation in the of fice of the secretary of state, changing its name to the "Baker Furniture company." Articles of Incorporation have been filed by the Ord Telephone company, having its principal office at Ord, Neb. The capital stock is $10, 000. The incorporators are F. J. Bell, S. E. Bell, Horace M. Davis and J. D. Laverty. Convict Dies of Consumption. LINCOLN, Neb. Frank Clark, a convict, died of consumption at the penitentiary Monday, and the authori ties are seeking to establish his iden tity, or discover who are his next of kin. Clark was about 38 years old, and was sent up from Douglas county for burglary almost five years ago. It is thought that the name under which he was commuted is an alias. Should no one be found to claim the body it will be buried in the potter's field. Actor Takes His Life. GREENWOOD, Neb. "Jack" Lam bert, a comedian connected with the Metropolitan Stock company, 'which came to Greenwood this week from Ashland, shot himself through the heart at 10:45 o'clock Wedaesday evening. Lambert had taken his usual part in the play and was ap parently in good spirits. He had Just started for his room in the hotel to retire for the night, when he drew the weapon. IN GENERAL! BRIEF NOTES. The total number of deeds filed M Gage coaaty for the year 1902 was 1,237, the coasideraUoa stated therein being 12,241,505. - The fourth aanual banquet of the Dempster Mill Manufacturing company was held la Nichols' kalL Beatrice, Saturday evening. The Ord Independent Telephone company has 140 'phones now ia op eration, as against eighteen of the Ne braska Telephone company. Robert J. Shankland, a prominent and wealthy farmer of Superior, is dead of appendicitis. The body has been taken to Red Oak, la., for In terment The Nebraska Park and Forestry as sociation will meet in Lincoln January 13 at 7:30 p. m. The meeting will be held In the room of Prof. Besaey at the State university. The Nebraska City branch of the U. N. Association of Postofflce Clerks has elected -the following officers: Clyde E. McCormack, president; H. Clifford Leigh, secretary; Melvia Thompson, treasurer. Fremont ice dealers have over half of the crop put up and if the weather continues as it Is will have all they want. The second crop of ice Is now six inches thick and perfectly clear. F. M. Felgler, a druggist at Denver, who is In Beatrice on a visit; sustained an ugly scalp wound and other injur ies by falling on the slippery sidewalk. He is under the care of a physician. The school house at Wolbach has been destroyed by fire. The fire was of unknown origin. The insurance pol icy of 8750 expired about thirty days ago, and consequently the building is a total loss to the district, The only coal in Sidney Is a few cars in the Union Pacific yards. There is not an ounce in the yards of any of the dealers. The situation is be coming desperate, and the coal In the railroad yards will be seized unless there is speedy relief from some oth er source. Mr. Baggee, a Swede farmer 65 years old, living thirteen miles northwest of Cozad. has been killed by a vicious bull. He went to the field to drive up the cattle when the animal at tacked him. He walked to the house, about a quarter of a mile, and died soon after. The damages from the heavy wind at Fremont are much greater than at first reported. A great many wind mills were put out of use, and prob ably as many more blown down or broken. In Saunders county, south of the Platte, twenty-six mills were de molished. A list of improvements made in Ashland and vicinity during 1902 has just been compiled. It shows over 870,000 expended by Ashland citizens for new houses, barns, additions to residences and buildings of similar de sign. The largest item is Railsback Bros.' elevator, costing 825,000. Beatrice volunteer hose company has elected officers for the coming year as follows: Ed Maxwell, president; Ira Lock, vice president; W. D. Moore, secretary; Patrick Quinn, steward; John Plebuch, foreman; E. A. Gordan, first assistant; G. Kuhn, second as sistant; A. P. Sage, treasurer. The cattle stealing case against "Four-Spot" Hurlburt was dismissed after the evidence disclosed the fact that the brand of the complaining witness was not recorded with the state brand commission. Mrs. Haynes, a well known ranchwoman southwest of Alliance, was the complaining wit ness. At a meeting of sugar beet grow ers in Hershey, Mr. Leavitt of the Standard Beet Sugar company of Ames stated he would erect at that place a modern factory if 5,000 acres of beets could be raised, and that he would erect and maintain a testing and weighing station this year for 500 acres. The prospects for a factory there in 1904 are goofr. Several bad cases of cattle being poi soned by eating hay which contained ergot have come to light at Fremont. One herd of cattle northwest of Fre mont is in an especially bad condi tion, nearly all of the 150 head show ing some symptoms of it, and a num ber were ordered shot by the veter inary. The disease affects the hind feet, which swell up and in some cases actually rot and fall off before the animal dies. The following dates have been given out for holding district court In the Fourteenth judicial district: Frontier, February 9, September 7; Furnas, March 2, September 28; Red Willow, March 16, October 12; Hitchcock, March 30, November 9; Gosper. April 6, November 16; Dundy, April 14, No vember 23; Hayes, April 20, Septem ber 21; Chase, April- 27, November 30. It has not yet been announced who will succeed Judge Norris. A num ber of people regret to see Judge Nor ris leave the bench At a meeting of the city council of Grand Island a committee was ap pointed to draft a bill to be submit ted to the legislature providing for such changes in the present charter as from conferences with representatives of other cities of that class seem to be generally 'desired. The changes in clude the election of councilmen for two years, four alternately each year, instead of for only one year; also the simplification and reduction in ex pense in the matter of the registration of voters. W. P. Powell, a drayman at Scotts Bluff, was almost instantly, killed in a runaway. His brother, Evan Powell, was also seriously, but not fatally, hurt Powell lived oaly an hour after the accident He was a married man and had a family. Rev. C. A. Arnold, pastor of the First Presbyteraa church at Ord. has re signed to accept a call to the Schuy ler church. Mr. Arnold will leave many friends in Ord who have watched the membership double since his pas torate began in 188 EMFTATION OF THE DEACON. He Cam Near Getting Inks TretjMa Few Nights Ago. "Bredrea." said Deacon Snowball at the experience meeting. "I cam awnghty aeaa backsliding las' Sat urday sight De tempts cnia ter ate and pat er wheat sack ia ma aaa' aad led aw arafai feet tod Mistah Johneinga tuhkey coop." "Amen"!", awaaed sosse oae la a backseat. ' - '1 done tried my bes' ter resist," went on the deacon, "but all i time man coascieace said stop de tem'ptaa said 'Go on'; and so I kep' a gittln' closah all de tlttfe "Glory!' came from the back seats. "Bat, -praise de Lawd, Just when I's gwtne ter climb de fence aad stalk foa de coop man old houn' dog trees a 'possum in Mistah Johnslng's wood lot, an' de back-slide leabe me dat minnit" "Amen!" roared a Moth? !n the rear. "An 'fore t felt top dat tree," con tinued the deacon, "de moon cum out fram behind de clouds, and dar stood Mistah Johnsing behind dat coop, wif er shotgun in his nan'." "Urn-m-m! Lawd!" from the elders corner. "An' I call to Mistah Joansihg and ast him, 'Please, safc won't he come an' shoot dat 'possum?" and dat he do; an' an I want ter say dat dere was a mos powerful big load ob shot In dat, gup." "Go on, bruddah!" "An' dat's why I say dat w'en de temptah cum ter us aa show as whar dere's er turkey coop we oughter rej'ice dat Providence done gib er.houn' dawg and er 'posenaa ap pertite to de po'r .brack sMra." WAX MINIS OF GALICIA. One ef the Most Curious Fields of Industry Imaginable. Mineral wax generally known as czocerite has taken the place of beeswax in making candles, and is ob tained from Utah and California, in America, and from Wales and Galicia and Ronmania, ia Europe. When found it is a dark, rich brown color,' translucent In thin films, but when refined it resembles well-bleached beeswax. The wax mines of eastern Galicia, which a syndicate of Ameri can capitalists leased, form one of the most curious fields of industry imag inable. They are at and around Boryslaw, which is also the center of the eastern oil district of that part of Austria. The wax lies in beds, like clay, at depths of from 359 to 600 feet, and shafts are sunk to the beds. The Boryslaw wax field is only 50 acres in extent, and apon that 1,000 shafts were sunk. Six thousand men live and work on that tract The owners of the deposits have made immense for tunes from the products, as it is very valuable, fetching fourpence a pound at the pits. The manifold uses to which paraffin has been adapted has given this Galician deposit a very wide utility. It is found in veins 16 inches thick, and is dug out with shovels, and then raised from the shaft with buckets and a windlass. Tired of Duplication. A teacher in a national school, who had been much annoyed by truancy, has recently been stringent in en forcing the rule that her scholars, on their return to school after an ab sence, must bring her a note stating in full the cause of such absence, the note to be in the writing of a parent or guardian. The following is a note brought by one of her pupils after two weeks' absence: "Louisa was absent monday, please excuse her. "Louisa was absent toosday, had a sore throte. "Louisa was absent wensday, had a sore throte. "Louisa was absent thursday, she she she had a sore throte. "Louisa was absent friday, she had a sore throte. "Read this over again for the next week." Stray Stories. Senator Clark's Bad Precedent While going through his mail the other morning Congressman Bower sock of Kansas paused some time over one letter and said: "I am inclined to think that Senator Clark of Mon tana has established a bad prece dent" Someone asked why he had reached that somewhat belated con clusion. "For this reason," replied the Kansas man, holding up the let ter and newspaper clipping. "The clipping recites how Mr. Clark gave 81,000,000 to his first grandson and the letter, which is from my son, is as follows: 'Dear Father: This plan worked well in Senator Clark's case, why not try it yourself?' That's why I rather think the senator has set a bad precedent" The Nestor of Engineers. Charles H. Haswell. whose "En gineers' and Mechanics Pocket-book"' is known to engineers all over the world, is in his ninety-fourth year, but a hale fellow yet. By way of ac counting for his remarkable mental and physical condition he says: "I take a great deal of exercise. I never drink ice water or touch condiments and I use stimulants only in very moderate quantities. After a hard struggle I gave up smoking three years ago. It's for the heart, you know." At their convention in 1897 the Institute of Naval Architects of Great Britain gave Mr. Haswell the title he has worn ever since "the Nestor of engineers." Dr. McCosh's One Joke. President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton university says that his predecessor, the late President Mc Cosh. is known to have made just one conscious joke. It was at a meeting of the Evangelical alliance. In com mencing the exercises the presiding officer, a Baptist, said that though there might be differences of denom inational belief it could be safely said that the apostles' creed was a plat form upon which all could stand. Whereupon Dr. McCosh whispered to a Methodist minister who sat next to him: "I should not care to descend Into hell with an Episcopalian." Millionaire's Strange Bed. Harry De Windt, the arctic explor er, lecturing In London, told a curious story of a Russian Croesus whom he met during his overland journey from Paris to New York. It was at Irk utsk, In far distant Siberia, and the maa of millions, who lived in a fine house and employed a French chef, proved an excellent host Luxuriously furnished rooms were placed at the disposal of Mr. De Windt and his com paatoas. As for the millionaire him self, he took his nightly rest upon a epoch formed of three chairs placed side by side and sever troubled to un- Ifiyf" UaBVasMsfsBBBaBBBsi SimMK-AjM-M lay VF --'-- ' aBKBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBwkrW SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSSsmW I BBBSBBF IKaT tPaBBBssPX K8mBBBBVtafidaV JsmTsBBBsBfevA-sswI-. BB&wagBarsWar ""mssnsPBSrslHgjsJSiC In Faver of (Ha DuiFr$eee C. Prof. W. I. Kennedy: When mad rvftcfcfet the oae hundred-dollar mark reauires careful fanaiag aad stock raising HSb return a paying "profit oa "he laveataseat But the Iowa farmer anst aft abandon stockraislaft else lis land will surely detefrarate Ia alae. Ia many ef the eastern states aea lead advanced in value fre own rs ceasMerfcd it two valuable for !teckitdett& 'thus la fhaay instances iifty weat out of the basmes. What Sas beta the result? There is but one lutcome to any such practice, which Is woraout farms, which, ia maay In stances, 'have been deserted. They aave been taught a valuable lesson, one which the farmer of the cfcnfoal vest shaald net have ft learn through sxperieactf. Successful farming can not fce Carried on continuously wlth ut live stock. Commercial fertilizers "flfcy apparently answer the purpose for a short time, but soil fertility may snly be maintained in one way and Ihis is by stock farming. In England stock fanning is the mainstay of the farmer and lead Is worth twice what it Is here. In the Island of Jersey (and reals around twenty dollars per icre, still live stack, especially dairy farmrsjg, Is their mala occupation. If lewa farm lands are to maintain their present values, and they surely will. It will be because the farmers will ad here to the live stock business. In this respect no line of live stock Is better adapted to bur conditions than beef cattle when produced from dual purpose cows, The cow that will net her owner forty dollars or upwards for the butter fat sold and at the same time produce a calf which can be marketed at the age of two and a half years weighing in the neighbor hood of 1,500 pounds. Such a method is practicable, and when adopted by the Iowa farmer he will net consider land too valuable evta at l5e per acre for the economical productioa Of beef. Low Grade Cottonseed Meat. Ia a recent communication to the Farmers' Review, the director of the Maine Experiment (Station, says: Within Ue past three weeks several samples of low grade cottoaseed meal have been sent to the Maine Agricul tural Experiment Station for analysis. These goods were differently branded and two lots carried no guaranteed analysis. The retailers were notified of the quality of the goods aad their sale stopped. This meal carried from 24 to 34 per cent protein. Dealers er consumers who have dark colored cot tonseed meal or meal containing black specks should for their protection, send a sample to the station for analy sis. The sample is best sent by mail in a tin box an old spice box answers nicely. A description of the goods In cluding a copy of the guaranteed analysis should be sent with the sam ple. The analysis will be promptly made and reported free of charge. We publish the above as a warning to western breeders to be on the out look for the same kind of low-grade goods. This is all the more necessary, as some of our western states have no effective feed inspection laws. Cattle Need Fattening. The unprecedented rush of cattle, particularly low grade beef animals to the Chicago market to compete with holiday poultry, is unfortunate enough, but the situation has beea made still more difficult by a shortage of cars and engines caused by the coal traffic. This has seriously interfered with the export trade in meat and cat tle. Even if corn is high it would surely be better to hold half fat aai mals until conditions for marketing improve than to forward them and so congest the channels of trade that the bottom drops out of prices. In most parts of the country the season has been good and feed supplies are abundant There seems no good rea son for the mad rush to dispose of cattle which, unless all signs fail will be worth far more per pound a few weeks hence than they are now. Good beef is always in demand and feeders who are looking for a sure thing can not afford to curtail the fattening process. Illinois State Dairymen's Convention. The Illinois State Dairymen's Asso ciation will hold its annual conven tion at the Agricultural College, Ur bana, Jan. 6 to 8. The program 13 a good one. Among the papers listed to be read we notice the following: "The Different Taints of Milk." J. A. Latzer; "Making the Best Grade of Milk," H. B. Gurler; "Why Are There Not More Cheese Factories in Illi nois?" J. R. Biddulph; "Farm Butter making and County Organization," H. P. Purviance; "Bacteriological Con tamination of Milk," H. L. Russell. One session will be devoted to dairy cattle, at which the speakers will be A. J. Glover. Prof. T. L. Haecker. H. C. Taylor, Mrs. Harriett Pumpelly and Oscar Erf. At another session an il lustrated lecture will be given by Prof. W. J. Fraser, and papers will be read by H. R. Duel!, Dr. C. E. Marshall and Prof. C. G. Hopkins. There will also be lessons in stock judging. The railroads have made a special rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip, and this should be remembered by the visitors when they are pur chasing their railroad tickets. This is an excellent opportunity to visit the University of Illinois and gee in touch with the agricultural college. Study of Agriculture in Schools. The days are not far distant when agriculture will be a regular branch of study in all schools in the cities as well as In the country. More than that it will be a regular branch of university training. Secretary Wilson says: New institutions for the ad vancement of the study of husbandry are being established. While there are many agricultural colleges in the country that are doing great work for the advancement of scientific hus bandry, by giving the farmers an op portunity to educate their sons in the science of agriculture, It is to be re gretted that it is not given more atten tion by state universities. The stndy of agriculture should be a part of the university training and should be taken up on entering school and con tinued until graduation. The earlier the study is taken up the better. It should not only be taught In the uni versities, but in the minor schools and colleges, i oeueve mat evea as a primary study ft would be productive of much good, and la fact, the iaetruc tlon should begin with the very be ginning of a child's education. To Study Turkey Growing; The crop of turkeys this year Is very u, aad the high prices that have Ited. nave put turkey meat out .of the reach of a geed maay people. , Un: der prefer conditions and. aaadlia? turkeys should.be as easily and abalC daatly produced as are other kinds f fowls.. Probably more doubt exists as to how to raise turkeys than in te-. gard to any other domestic fowl., Hens, ducks aad geese have beea studied and handled for thousands of years. But the turkey has never been brought to a state where it could, be handled as scientifically as other fowls. Tn;s may be due in, part to frequent 'out crossed of the domestic with the ..wild turkey. The natural wildness of ihC bird makes it rather a hard subject tc handle under artificial conditions and in rather cramped quarters. It is be lieved that the turkey refuses to do well except when given aa extensive range. But this very giving of an ex tensive range, while it does away with one prehleaTr, that of ccnjraen&ent. brings, others-. The owner never knows when nls turkeys go off m the morn ing that they will get back at night Wild animals prey upon them, hun ters now and then shoot one by mis take (?) aad it is aot uncommon to have neighborhood feuds engendered by two families claiming to be owners of the same brood of turkeys If the turkey can be managed suc cessfully, in confinement It will be a great thing for the turkey eaters bf the United States. It is interesting to note that the Wyoming experiment station has taken up the matter and is beginning a study of the turkey. The Rhode Island station has already done much in the same direction. The Wyoming station has sent out a cir cular asking those in Wyoming that have tried turkey raising to write to the station giving their experience and stating the obstacles they have en countered. The station also announces that is proposes to put out some tur keys among skilled poultry Women bf the state, tW will experiment in tho ratelng bf poults and report to the station. Utilizing Waste Products. A. U. Gilbert: One of the great ad vantages in poultry raising Is that so much of the waste productions of the farm caa be utilized ia feeding. Small, grains, which cannot be sold id the ordinary w&y can be made use bf. Po tato peelings and household scrap's generally can also be utilized. An ex cellent mash can be made by steeping clover, cut in quarter-inch lengths, over night; In the morning this, potato peelings, scraps and small grains can all be boiled together. A little bran, a dusting of black pepper and a pinch of salt may also be added. This whole mass should not be like dough, but crumbly. A mash of this kind may usually be fed thrice a week although no cast-iron rule can be laid down In this case either--aad in the propor tion of a quart to ten hens. Pallets, it laying well, will stand more of it than old hens; if there Is a tendency to lay on fat rather than lay eggs, the feed should be given moderately. There is more danger of putting too much tat on pullets before they begin laying than there is afterwards. If you see a hen go into a corner and begin to meditate on what a kind mis tress she has. meanwhile forgetting to lay eggs, it is an indication that you are overdoing the fattening part of it After the mash has been fed in the morning, throw a handful or two of grain among the litter to keep the hens scratching, because exercise means eggs. Farmers' Review. Head of Redcap Cock. From Farmers" Review: What Is the shape of the comb of the Red cap cock? Is the comb single or double? An answer will greatly oblige. M. P. H. The comb Is what BDBH Hmiiiirj of TIedeasMSa?. we usually term "double" and is simi lar to the combs of several of our other breeds, with some modifications. We show the shape in the accompany ing illustration. To Reforest Waste Places. A field party of seven men from the Bureau of Forestry is making a forest survey of Oklahoma, including a spe cial study of forest conditions on the Wichita Forest Reserve. On the Pres co.tt Forest Reserve in Arizona an in vestigation is being made to devise methods for increasing the forest stand by improving the conditions for natural seeding. In Massachusetts and New Hampshire a party is studying the reproduction of white pine, on old fields and pastures, for the purpose of determining the best conditions for seed germination. In addition a party will study the results of planting to reclaim the sand dunes along the At lantic coast. A great deal of work has been done for this purpose on Capo Cod in Massachusetts, and some in New Jersey. A thorough study Is also being made of the drifting sand along the Columbia river in the vicinity of The Dalles, Oregon, to devise means for controlling it by planting. Is Milk Adulteration Decreasing? The Dairy World, of London, Eng land, says: That adulteration of milk is on the decrease is shown by the figures published by the Board of Ag riculture for the ten years 1890-1900. The highest percentage of adulteration (14.9) was for the year 1893, when 2,310 samples out of 15.543 which were examined, were declared to be adulter ated. In 1900, the number of adulter ated samples was 2.497 out of a total of 23,223, being a percentage of 10.8. This Is even better than it looks, as prior to 1900 the Somerset House stan dard for fat was 2.75 per cent while at the later period it wa3 3 per cent Foes without are less to be fsared than faults within. t V V If k Ti&iT Qr-SlsS -Jfe w. jfat.y Se-- J- x , i- botes'... .& -C - - X&. tr . c-- . ' JS ? ,J s -i - -.N- '& i t? -
