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Tkit Wsak im History.
May 15 to 28
16tk. Klfel Tower opened at Paris,
1889.
ISth Lincoln nominated for thejwes-
looser. I860. V" r
17th. Money-order system established
ia 0. 8.. 18G4.
16th. Peace Ooafereaoe at the Hague
begss, 1819.
19th. Legion of Honor iastitated by
Napoleon, 1802.
30th. ltecUesburjc Declaration of In
dependence, 1775.
31st Maaehester Ship-Canal formally
opened, 1894.
The Joaraal will not sapport a
democrat for governor, norforcoaaty
treasarer. Nor woald it call either
one a criminal simply because he hap
penetl to be a democrat.
The government of Mexico has pro
maUcated a new traffic sohetlale. The
rates on iron and steel prodacts are
advanced, and a dnty of $10 per ton
has been placed on iron nnd steel rails,
heretofore free.
will vote against
Mickey npoa principle. Some demo
crats, all repablicans and the most of
the popalists will rote for him be
came of his honesty ia dealing with
the Stanartl Oil Company.
Mrs. Gertmde Atherton, well known
as anthor of The Conqueror, ia the May
Munber of the North American Review
derides umgazine authors as "good
family men, who eat well, rarely
drink ami are too dnll to be bared by
their own wives." How many men
in Ootnmbns coald qaalify?
a-
After election, pnblio officials elect
ad by whatever party, are the officers
of all the people they serve. Thev
shonld be respected by the members of
nil parties alike so long as they per
form their daties faithf ally and hon
estly, and shonld be criticised first
by the parry that honored them with
the office.
The Journal pablished the charges
made against Governor Mickey that
its readers might see both siias of the
argnmeat. The Telegram was afraid
to tmst its readers with both sidep.
Moral for democrats: Sabscribe for
the Jonmal and hear both aides ; vote
with n party that takes the voter into
its confidence.
The Oolnmbaa Journal lays down
thia axiom to begin the campaign:
and repablicaas look
the street. The majority of
pay their debts and tell the troth.
That is a pretty good startiag point
for n red-hot presidential campaign
nnd wins is he who returns to it oc
casionally to refresh his memory and
cool his head. Democrats are just as
goad as republicans, in everything
except their politico, aad possibly
their morals aad religion, and we
shonld not forget this in the heat of a
pais. Fremont Tribune.
A bill was recently introduced into
the national lgislatare of the Ger
man Empire which proposes to award
damages oat of the public treasury 'to
those who have nn justly suffered
arrest and criminal prosecution. The
bill ia attracting atteation throughout
the civilised world. The first para
graph of it ia as follows: 1. Persons
noqaitted in n proeeeatiou, or dis
charged by an order of court, may de-
ipenasttss' ont .of the pub-
lie
fertbe imprisonment
suffered if the prooeediag against
resulted in proof of their inno-
or demonstrated thai no jast
existed against them. Me-
the persons imprisoned, those
were legally dependent upon
for sapport shall likewise be en
titled to anch redress. -
MJJBMMBBM S
The editor of the Telegram finally
lias down in the Mickey argument.
Failing to lad the slightest shadow
caT evidence against the governor, 'he
comes out with surprising honesty in
aa editorial under the heading, "In-
,' in which he shows oos-
the incompetency of the
charge against the governor.
t only admits the force of Gov
Mickey's reply to the Hayes
by not nttempting to answer
it, but ho renounces his muse Hayes,
by his atleace on that subject. And
aawenecept what he has attempted
to any in the sense intended, namely,
an analogy both to Governor Mickey
and to his readers. We thai
of the Telegram for
for the fairness with
which he has coadaoted the
Wonka eoaeratslsta him
the side of the Journal in
of Treasurer I
the delinquent tax la
Becher. like
" thaf Uan
ft mmvv . w-
with jastise
tare the
ad a part in
of the Telegram to
Thyw of the sttsstiss.
Hayes
Hem
Uovomor
aheald bo
Their methodi
aaanlad so novo
THE ISSUE. '
Nebraska dotnocnta will work stren
uously to defeat Governor Miokey and
to elect n dsmaemtfc legislative tiakot
extfalL The new oil law nnd the
new revenue hw eonacitute their chief
points of attack. The first they at
tack because they can ring in the
name of Rdckefeller.the latter beoanse
the word "railroads' appears, to
cot or up the lack of argnmeat. Un
able to argue, they appeal to preje
dice aad pasion.
If the voters of Nebraska will re
member the following facts they will
vote for Mickey and a republican legis
lature: s
1. A republican legislature nnd
Governor Mickey made the new oil
law which makes every gallon of
Rockefeller nil burned in Nebraska
safer than that burned during the ad
miaistratioas of lloloomb nnd
Poynter. Will you turn Governor
Mickev down for helping to make aad
for enforcing this law?
2. Nebraska was laboriag under n
defective revenue law -.one which per
mitted an accumulation of millions
of dollars of deliaqaent taxes and sad
dled upon Nebraska a growing state
debt. Deliaqaent taxes accamnlated
and the state debt grew during the ad
ministration of Holoomb nnd Poynter
just as under other administrations.
It was left for a republican legisla
ture to make a new revenue 'law
which provides for the assessment of
every penny's worth of property in
the state, including the raUroade, at
its fall value: The law gives the
state board of equalisation ns much
power to ascertain the valne of rail
roads' as it does the local assessors to
ascertain the value of the farmer's live
stock. Ia short, the aims of the law
are jast and fair. Will you vote
against n republican legislature that
had the courage and the good business
jademeat to place Nebraska on a debt
payiag basis and nil its property on a
tax-paying equality?
PRODUCERS TAXED.
Aocording to the report of the In
terstate Commerce Commission for the
year ending June 30th 1903, rail
way companies operating 98 per cent
of the entire mileage in the United
States had gross earnings of $1,890,
l.0,fi79.0u on an average of $9,382.00
per mile of line. Their operating ex
panses aggregated $1,248,520,483.00 on
aa average of $6,197.00 per mile, leav
ing net earnings of $641,630,196.00 or
$3,185.00 per mile. The taxes of these
companies amounted to nearly $53,
000,000.00. Compared with the pre
vious year the net earnings aro greater
by some $34,000,000.00 and the amount
paid in dividends on stock greater by
nearly $9,600,000.00. Notwithstand
ing the many consolidations of rail
road property within the last few
years which the managers of railroads
have said would decrease the coat of
transportation. there has been n
steady advance in freight rates. The
Elkias law which became effective in
February. 1903. while it accomplished
mach in the way of stopping unjust
discriminations, nnd causing a strict
adherenae to published rates did not
give additional nuthority to the com
mission for reducing rates or prevent
ing the railroads from raising them.
To show what n slight ndavnce'means
when applied to the immense volume
of business done, we quote the follow
ing from the Commission's report :
"An increase of but 10 cents per ton
in the coal rates of the entire
country, would mean more than
$25,000,000 annually, 'and the actual
adrance has been mnch more than
this. Daring the year ending Juno 30,
1902, railroads transported in
round numbers 1,200,000 tons of
freight. The increase of n single cent
por ton in the transportation charge
from the point of origin to the point
of delivery would amount to $12,000,
000 00." The commission further
points out that the advance in rates
was put in foroe by all the railroads
st practically the same time, showing
concerted action by them ; and that thia
advance was not mada at the reqaest
of traffic managers, bat by the financial
managers, who arbitrarily imposed
this additional tax on the producers
and shippers of the country in order
to pay stockholders fatter dividends.
While railroad managers claim that
the oost of operation has increased.
it is true on the other hand that
greater economies in operation, to
gether with nn enormous increase of
the traffic, have diminished the cost
of operation. The producers of the
country are being robbed by the rail
road companies of nearly enough an
nually to pay the expenses of onr gov
ernment. Oar. Interstate Commerce
Commission asks for sufficient auth
ority to enable 'them to control the
aitaation. ' Nebraska republican
should bind their' congrewaen and
senators to vote to give them that
authority.
" GERMANS AND ROOSEVELT.
We reprint below a clipping- from
Harper's Weekly, a conservative dem
ocratic periodical, which shows the
strength of President Roosevelt among
eastern Germs as, These Germans in
tie east will have to "go some" if
they outdo their Nebraska brethren in
Roosevelt enthusiasm : "There seems to
be n concerted movement oh the part
of many conspicuous citizens of Ger
man birth or descent for the promotion
of the election of Mr. Roosevelt to the
Presidency. A meeting whicn had
this purpose in view was held in
Washington on Sunday, May 1, aad nn
organisation was effected, to which
was given the name "The National
Roosevelt League. Richard Bart
holdt, of Missouri, was chosen presi-
Joatph Winter, of New York,
F. L. Ringler, of New
York, treasurer; while on the execu
tive committee were placed Arthur
von Brieeen, of New York, Judge A.
H. Bade, of Oincianati. . G. Halle,
of Chicago, Rudolph Bmnkenburg, of
Philadelphia. Frank O. Wachter, of
Baltimore, Otto 8tiffel, of Missouri,
and George Brunder, of Wiscsnsin.
TetUis cordially approving the aim of
the league were read from many Ger-aia-Amerieans
well known nil over
the United States, and resolattons
wereadoptsd providing for the ap
pointment of n central committee to
ho ssmnosd of one aasmber from each
slate in the Union, nnd of an
Uvo sossmillsi to toko charge of
paiguwork. Wo need sot remind our
readers of the importance of the' port
playad in pivotal ShUes by German-
American voters in 18tS and 1900".
AMERICAS FLOUR.
United 8tatee Oonaul Hill at Am
sterdam recently made n report to the
department of commerce nnd labor
which is of considerable interest to
American millers and wheat, pro
ducers. He says the Dutch legisln
tore has recently declined to put ns
import duty on lour, thus insuring to
Americas millers n continuity of n
market they have enjoyed for years.
The Dutch importers usually sell
directly to the baker so that the flour
has only n profit to pay between the
American miller and the Dutch baker.
La year flour importations from the
United States to Datch ports smount
od to $5,037,246, seventy five per
cent of Which was "dear" flour, the
grade below the patent. "Russian
wheat is responsible for quite a los
to the American miller this year,"
says Consul Hill. Russian prodnoers.
fearing war, rushed their wheat into
Holland, Belgium nnd England in or
der to receive its market valae. rath
er thaa what the Russian government
might think it was worth in case a
ukase forbiding exports should Iw
issued.
COLTJMBIHES.
BY F. 1. BtBBOW.
The new woman ia about like the reformed
spelling. Not an bad iaitseir. but the old style
ia better.
A man who. even ia a political roaveation.
would apeak of"Hi and 1" ought to have
aomethins done to Mm.
The card of thanks U another aortal atrocity
which has been abandoned in enlightened com
munities. It it usually in bad grammar and al
ways in bad taste.
The papers report that the grand duke Cyril
had his nerve ahattered by the blowing up of
the Petropavlovek. It mast have been quite a
jar. It Ilia Royal Highness fails to survive the
shock, we would suggest fo- his royal monument
the inscription. Scared to ZfcWA.
When a maa objects to aittinx at the same ta
ble or sleeping ia the same bed with a coloreJ
gentleman, it may be because he doesn't like the
Ethiopian aroma, and iauch event he ia justi
fied in his objection. When he objecta to dining
in the same hotel or riding in the same ear with
a negro, in that case he ia a fool and ia inexcusa
ble. We have Le -a slsnacrwd a good many times,but
never more outrageously than by oar old friend
Howard whefc he represents as as having joined
the crusade against she kissing habit. Thus to
be maligned by a professional brother, aad oa
such a tender subject, strongly inclines ns to
ween. Ia the item to which he refers we said
expressly aad in plainest Knglish that we were
opposed to the kissing of babies. It seems to as
that the reason should be very obvious, namely,
that when you attempt to kiss a baby be spits oa
you. If it tarns out that oar prospects in Col
ambus are ruined by the circulation of thia false
report, then b wished from our heart be the im
age of Edgar Howard. We could introduce di
rect evidence in thia matter, bat we will let that
pass. We do not believe any maa will be con
demned without a hearing.
One Stan Ha Couldn't Bay.
New York Evening Post.
People express surprise that Hearst
could hope to buy a presidential nomina
tion, bnt why should they? Has he not
been able to purchase everything he
wanted? Haa he not had reason to be
lieve that, if be made his checks big
enough, no one would refuse to prostitute
talents to his service? He has nnblush
ingly bought unblushing college profes
sors. Clergymen have been takea by the
jingling of bis guinea; so why should it
n -t occur to him to extend his mercenary
operations and buy np the necessary
delegates? We are glad, however, to
record one instance in which his impu
dence got a merited rebuke. Mr. Walter
Wellman tells the story in bis Washing
ton correspondence. It seems that
Hearst offered, Col. Watterson $25,000 to
spend the winter at the capital and write
occasional letters to Hearst's paper.
The Louisville editor declined as politely
as possible. But it seemed incredible to
Hearst that he had actually found a man
who could not be bought, and so.he re
newed and pressed the offer again and
again. Finally, Mr. Watterson reached
for bis pen and wrote:
"Dear Sir: You havent enough money
in your family, and never will have, to
induce me to write one line for you."
Rati Estate Transfers.
Becher, Hockenberger & Chambers,
real estate agents, report the following
real estate transfers filed for record in
the office of the county clerk during the
week ending May 14, 1904:
Geo. Scheide! to F. Meyer, It 3 & 4, bl
2, 2d idd to Platte Cen , wd, $200.
Jac Masbacu to Frank C German, s2
ne 2-19-2 w. wd $',K1.
P E McKillip to John IUnan, w2 sw
1-19-3 w, wd 1,800.
Vin Wieser to Jac Mausbach, aw 18-19-1
w, wd $11,600.
Nellie J Burke to Fr Walker, It 3 bl
130, Col, wd $200.
Basil Wyman to Geo Soukup, as se 22,
sw 23, nw 26-17-2 w, wd $1,700.
Rob J Hogsett to R J Taylor, ae aw
36-18-3 w aod nw 6-17-2 w, II.
Em A Baker to O A Johnson, pt sw
sw 17-20-3 w, wd $1,300.
LB Evans to Alice M Geer, nnd 1-3
part It 7 bl 57, Col, wd $1,81092.
Same to S G Martyn, name, $1,810.92.
Geo Soheidel to F Hughes, pt ne ae
12-18-2 w.wd $150.
Wm Weber 8r to Wm Weber Jr, e2
sw 6-18-2 w, wd $1.
John Wiggins et al to Rossa Wiggins,
ltlM164,Col,qod$l.
DNNewmantoJDStires,ltl to 6,
bl 163, Colqcd $1.
Kath Ernst to Otto Kummer ,t 5 k 6
b 113. Col, wd $525.
AFangman Jr to J F Eagtist, undhf
Its 12 k 13, Bobiaona 00 add to Humph
rey, wd $185.
Ida P E Schmidt toUPRBCo.pt
aw 23-17-1 w, wd $l120.
atarriaft
Peter Leik, 39. Lindas.
Martha May M 19, Lindsay.
Harry Durham, 25, Monroe.
Ethel Hays, 20, Monroe.
J. M. Seridan. 38, Monroe.
Anna Regan. 31, Platte Chatter.
Cans O. Qodhsrssa. 37, Hssunhsej.
Berths Plath, 18, Ctolambus.
Dennis K. Ballivan. 37. Odumbna.
nttlsssots Mosrssn, 18. Oalambns.
Joss Rupert, St, 8C Barnard.
Katie RuflUsg, 33, St. Bernard.
Joseph A. Yosten, 33, 81. Bernard.
Mary Ysohar, 33, 8t
BEATING GOLD LEAF
THE WAV THE SQUARES OF METAL
ARE WORKED UNDER THE HAMMER.
3
til the Sheets Arc Trmasamreait aad
a Ffae That aoOwOOO of Tmeaa la a
Pile Waal Measara Sat aa laeft
A local algn writer was In the wm
sow of a largo F street establishment
putting gold leaf on the outlines of let
ters ho had made with a stencil. Tim
curiosity of s reporter was aroused as
to how these tiny sheets of gold were
reduced to such minute thinness. 7A
visit to the establishment of one of
Washington's largest sign writers and
a talk with the proprietor brought forth
the following: ,
"I learned the gold beater's trade In
Rochester some years ago. Imagine a
slab of gold measuring eight Inches in
width, fen Inches in length and half aa
Inch in thickness being reduced tto
8,520 sheets of gold, each five inches
square and almost transparent, and
you get a vague Idea of the queer in
dustry known as gold beatlug.
"Imagine a square of gold three-bun-dredths
of an Inch In- thickness, and
you will appreciate the brawn and
brain making for the result, and then
reflect that the word 'beating means
lust beating' for no power other than
the strength of a man's arm Is used in
the process and yon will have bees
mentally Initiated Into 'the mysteries
af a silent art.
"Few persons are familiar with the
work for several reasons: First there
are lest than twenty-five' gold beating
establishments In the country; second,
It Is an exclusive Industry, and few,
either manufacturers or laborers, are
admitted to its secrets, and. third, the
trade la limited. Therefore It la a most
interesting study.
"The gold beater buys direct from the
government assay office, where the
gold Is weighed, stamped and guaran
teed. -A fraction too much of alloy
would cause it to pulverize or part iato
fragments. Twenty-three carat, gold
Is used exclusively. . Usually the gold
comes In nuggets weighing fifty-nvo
pennyweights and valued at $55 each.
"After the gold has been received It
la placed In a crucible and made ready
for the beating about to follow. It la
molded into a shape which will fit into
the only. power machine in the place,
which 'compresses the gold Into a rib
bon ten yards In length, one Inch In
width and one thirty-second inch is
thickness. Out of this ribbon are cut
220 squares of equal site.
"The work of reducing ia begun. To
each workman Is given twenty-five
squares, and these he places between
the leaves of a book. This book is a
'kutch paper and Is sealed with a pat
ent envelope device which prevents the
loss of particles of gold, a precaution
made necessary by the many turnings
and floppinga of the book In the proc
ess. "A. sixteen pound hammer la used,
and tbeMfeaters compelled to work un
interruptedly for twenty minutes to
gain the desired measurement.
"Wielding a, sixteen pound hammer
for a few seconds only Is exhausting
work for the uninitiated, but the beat
era hammer, away aa If it' was boys
play. They must grasp the end of the
hammer farthest from the head, which
increases Its weight, but the benches
they use are so constructed that they
cause a'amall rebound of the hammer.
"When the 'kutch' book, la opened
twenty-five sheets are taken out, and
each sheet of gold is cut into four
pieces. Its thickness has been reduc-
ed in the operation from one thirty
second of an Inch to one one-hundredth
of an inch. Twenty-five of these
squares are put Into a book called the
'shodder.' The 'shodder is not a pa
per, but a skin, and it la said that cer
tain Intestinal parts of 500 oxen are
required to make a package or book
of twenty-five -papers. The 'shodder'
Is made in England by a secret proc
ess. It Is the most exclusive Industry
In the world. -
"Like the 'kutch' book, the 'shoder
book Is sealed and handed to the art
ist, who Is required to pound It ninety
minutes with a twelve pound hammer
This reduces the thickness, and when
it is taken out- of the book each leaf
of gold Is again cut Into one inch
squares. This' time the gold la ae
fragile that a metal knife blade, no
matter how sharp, would break the
edgs; so a knife with double blades
Is used, requiring only two strokes to
cut a square.
"Now comes the last beating. Each
square Is again put Into a book called
mold Forty minutes' beating la
required to give this the proper size.
When the leaves of gold are removed
they -are transparent, but perfect in
shape and unbroken. ' It would require
900,000 of them to make one Inch In
thickness: ' "-
"Tbe last operation is to send them
to the booking room, where women re
move the gold leaves and place them
In wax paper books ready for sale.
The leaves are so delicate that they
can be bandied only with bamboo
sticks. So adhesive is the gold that if
t leaf is broken In removing It is eas
ily patched without a trace of it being
apparent to the naked' eye." Washing
'jon Star.
Starr at a WMawt Mite.
Here's, a "widow's mite" story. A
widow In West Bromwich. Bagjsym,
obtained a farthing in a breach of
promise action she brought against a
faithless sweetheart She put It In the
window of her tobacco shop with a
Tinted warning to trusting women to
beware of "Mlznab" rings, and invit
ing men to come and buy "breach of
promise cigars" and "widow's mite
cigarettes." The result waa such a big
business that .the police had to stand
by to keep the pavement clear, while
nineteen men. mostly widowers, came
and offered themselves in marriage.
That shriveled parchment the char
ter of Engllah freedom, waa aaved. it la
said, by the veriest chanceyfrom the
scissors' of a merciless tailor. Struck
by the great seals attached to a piece
of paper the tailor waa cutting up. Sir
Robert Cotton stopped the man and
gave him fourpenee for the document
he would have destroyed. It Is now In
the British museum, lined and mount
ed and In a glass case, the seal a
shapeless mass of wax and .the charac
ters quite Illegible-London Mail.
"Where have you Lwi, T:;r
"I've been to a meeting of the Girls
Friendly society, ma'am," was the
maid's reply.
"Well, what did the lady say to your
"Please, -ma'am,, she said I wasn't
la give you warning, as I meant to.
IwaatoaoskUDS
arw Ai
"But would you die for met" per
sisted the romantic maiden.
MI would,'' replied the frank and eld
erly suiter. "Even now I am using s
sign priced preparation warrantad t
restore hah to its original rnlsr, Thj I
troH Free Press.
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We Have a Few
cd"ffy0 proof
50IovcnUIIirc Springs
SAME PRICE
AS- OTHERS
Henry Gass
East Eleventh Street
Bouta.3.
Miss Gnnu .Bissou is viaiting her
parents this week.
Louis Btc2iiMht planted Poter
Shaforth'B cow In t Friday.
Tom . Adaui has set out a f traw
berry patch of. several acre.
Fesninsnd Sseleld took his, little
oiks down to see the parade Friday.
The farmers drove their planting
hard sat week and will finish this
week.
Martin Albers is builidng n large
bars os his farm. Martin seems to be
prospering.
W. F. Rodehorst found it 'necessary
to purchase a new corn planter to
plant his corn.
Mr. nul Mrs. Wm. Albers were at
the capital of Platte county Friday
with soma produce from their pro
ductive farm.
Hans P. Mohrmvt drove his fnt
cattle to market Monday morning.
We understand he got $4.1.1 per hun
dred for them.
xse liStneran scnooi. taugnt oy air. i
Knmatz, was closed last Thursday,
that day being observed as n day of
rest by the Lutherans.
A new house and barn have been
built near Short Creek. They have
been painted and fixed up to the
"queen's taste." Names will be
mentioned Inter.
J. F. Seimjt. our "Natural" hen
man has patented nnd will soon put
on the market, a washing machine.
The first machine ha makes, we are
infirmed. will cost him $iro. If it
i rovas ns successful : ns his incubator
did, Mr. Seims will "soon be prepared
for a rainv tay.
Platte Center.
Mrs. Wilk was a Columbus visitor
Friday.
Mrs. R. O. McGuam is suffering
from nn attack of lumbago.
T. T. Drags .of Woodville visited his
brother Henry Dress Saturday and
Sunday.
Misses Anns and 'Bessie WebUer
visited with their brother James
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Zingg returned Saturday" after
week's visit with friends in Fre
mont nnd other points.
A large crowd of pleasure seekers
I it tended the dance given by the Ita&o
ball boys last JTridsy night.
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the St. Louis Fair. Mr. Cooley of Al-
biou is noting .ns agent during Mr. j
Dd nsosiM an ksaOSssA
S. BOB B.VI SB BUBUniVV
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. DeVore of
waterbary, passed through here Satur
day on their, way to St. Edward to
visit relatives and friends.
Miss Agnes Carrig baa been employ
ed to teach the. third and fourth
grades in the Humphrey schools next
year. She is now nttecdiug the Fre
mont Normal.
The commencement exercises of the
Platte Center hish school will be held
in the high school builidng on Thurs
day Msy 19. Mary, Christeasen and
Anna O'Callaghan are the graduates.
K. P. D- Vs. 1.
Mr. Nelson visited ntO. J. Wagner's
Sunday.
Some of the early planted corn on
the route la up.
The Nicholson family visited friends
in Platte Center Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Watts visited at the
home of her parents Sunday
The Wattsville nnd Mayvllle schools
opeaed Monday after s two weeks va-
Cfeo. LaBsb nnd Heary Albers ship
ped their fee cattle to Soath Oasaha
last week.
Dr Walker of landBayperforased'nn
operation on Owen Perry's baby last
Wednesday.
We'now have free delivery of meat
and ' BToeeries. Cbales Kelley of
Monroe delivers twice a week, taking
ecxs aad batter is exchange.
44 nsi Tieisity.
Quf s s suniber of fsrasers finished
nlnutlnjr corn Satarday.
If there is so lost tiase to be made
up, school will ;o1om for the school
year oa th last Friday of May.
Nearly ovary family is the district
fcai sad s siege of the-measles during
the lass two weeks, which caused a
light attendance at aohooL
Strawberries are setting aad promise
n fair crop on the upland. Apple and
peach trees are 1b bloom; with pros
pacta of light crop. - We are told by a
person who has examined the white
clover, that that plant has been
severely damaged dariag the past
wistar. . .
STiO reward will be paid for the ap-
, nnd cosvictioB of the thief
barb wire from
Tseeday easing.
Whits.
May 17th.
W of the Columbus Land
Loan and Building Association ia now
oses rortne auDecnpuoa otstoca at me
omoa of thsstcieUry.
H. Hockenberger.
vhestateaspeelof
sas warn. -term north
J. W. Fauble has aecuml the con
tract to build a $12,000 brick building
for D. J. Poynter of the Albion Ai
gus. The basement will be arranged
for printing offices andthe two upper
stories for store room purposes. Mr.
Fauble expects to go to Albion in
about one month to begin work, nnd
intends to completo tho job before
December.
GETTING IN THE WALNUTS.
Aa laSaatry That Claaea Callfavala
Coantry Schools.
The first English walnut orchard in
California was planted with st-ed from
the Ims Aus-'is mission gardens, where
the padres had started a few trees with
nuts brought with them from. Spain.
The undertaking was a success from
the first, and the acreage of walnuts
bus steadily increased. The walnut
tree's early age of bearing, its long life
and the steady demand for its product
tend to. make the enterprise deservedly
popular.
The walnut tree begins to bear when
six or seven years old. and nothing is
known definitely of its age limit of
bearing. Fabulous stories are told of
trees in Spain one or two centuries old
bearing enormous crops. The oldest
trees in California are still bearing, but
deductions from the short history al
ready made show that the tree is in its
prime from its twenty-tifth to its thir
tieth year. Fifteen hundred pounds of
nuts to the acre Is n good average yield,
making seventr-tive nounds the averace
j weight from ojie tree.
The ha nest time begins about the
I middle of September and lasts nearly
six weeks. The nuts begiu to fall with
the knives, and the perfect cultivation
under the trees leaves no chance for
them to lose themselves among clods
or v.ds. The brown dead leaves
alone hide the nuts. Under norma) con
ditions they drop free from the outer
husk, or hull, through its irregular
bursting, and getting the nuts picked
up is a simple matter. Sometimes the
trees are well irrigated just before bar
vest time to iusure the clean dropping
of the unts. .
Boys and girls, men and women. Jap
anese and Chinese, are all pressed into
service, and on hands and knees the
great orchards are gone orer.'not once;
but several times, ou account of the ir
regular rijeuing of the nuts. The trees
are occasionally shaken during the sea
son to loosen the nuts, and before the
hist gleaniug they are "poled" to start
the very tardy ones. This is done by
long, coarse bamboo poles, whose light
weight makes theui eusily
handled.
' in certaiu rural distric
tricts the public
schools close regularly for a "walnut
vacation." The help of the children is
needed, and the children are nothing
loath to rep,eIll3h p dih,iUiSUed
purses. Pails, cans and gunuysacks are
scattered among the pickers, and when
the bags are" full they are carried to
the drying grounds, where they are
spread out ou slat trays to dry. Re
view of Reviews.
The Praaer Caaer.
"And what did you do when the doc
tor told you you would have to quit
wearing a corset and give up sweets"
"I sent for another doctor." Chicago
Record-Herald.
Whoever makes the fewest persons
uneasy U the best bred in the com
pany. Swift.
Joy, temperance and repose slam the
door ou the doctor's nose. Longfellow.
California produces more English
walnuts than all the other states, and
they are of better quality. Exchanra.
Good yeast is the life
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bresd is cold, dead dough.
You never tasted finer,
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Foam. It tastes good, does
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moist until the last
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cleanest, yeast factory in
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The secret is in ike yeast,
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Keed A: Sons, Emerson. Sebmoller & Mueller and twenty other makes.
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