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About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1905)
r HnM r. .. ." i 7 -I .? ( GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE IIIS SECOND ADDRESS Approves of Revenue Law Passed by the Last Legislature 1 SAFEGUARD JTO PROGRESS Urejes Members to be Cautious Opportunity to Make Good . Racord in Their Hands. --3o-the Memters cf a;- Twen aessio cz ate i-e5iiat2re Nt hraskji , Gentlemen It is a constitutional re quires! -'ut that at tn- t-eginmnr of your celit-eraa-ous the chief executive h&'V convey to you '"information by message of the condition of the state au shall recommend such measures "a- h tha?": ceem expedient " I nave but" :w re--ommendaaons to make. In general. 1 m2j say that the aste was never more p-osperous man t ered n cnisou and hence, while jus t is toaay. the severs- executive c i t:c rnay b securer m at one instance artments .-sere neve' in tetter wori- ( j: ? violate; ir. th- otner I therefore rug coneitlou anc the institution are "at th- zenith of careful and economical maUauemeut O-sinr to the chancr of 3liti . ycjr membership is chosen al- rrof ent.rriy ;:om one ureat party Wim ttU unprecedented maDr.ty , T, rn-n- "-T U-n- nf-T ! i i-uuA. i.-- "iiu k- - i-vwAfc- be .9t-r-o tj tne tbousct. It is a ' Tr-g ior ramest. zealous -cr. ji i i a time -wnet; state patriot-sm should r-F -cperior to personal prejudice and retty --a-nims. it is a ume ween tne privileges of thr fe-s- shtwld not be aowrC to tae prer.ecence over tne we.:are of the many. It is a time lor ' . "faying Troader and making more secure thi t-qcitabie foundation upon -s-hib : the stat- sna:l couuuue to rise to-s-ard a condition of fu:cr rr-atness wfcicn ' -.we. now nut raintiy appreciate If yoi - vo.ld rs'rit tn hiunesT encomium of praise Jet your deliberations b- di?- i z.uuuish-iC tiy honesty of purpose. , e-ful LAW. The -;efenee iaw passed toy the pre c.iag legislature tz met the expet-ta-t ots csT its fr.er.3s- and has been r cer.ed iKiih popmar favor This infer en - fe-tullj warrantee by the results cf the nent caxlipaigii The law i :nc a innovation m some of its :"e&-1 -turs arii hating a dire-1 bearing on tr- latere of ever? -ittzei. t- nat-cti.-iV brougtt under tn sear.nlignt ' rut:-. opinion and was made th rv m.rz-et of eitrm rrit.f.sm Tie an.- i aie ' ta-.or. wa helpfi.1 in tnat r ua.e aie potie generally a bette- un;erstan Jng of revenue protieirs than they nad jsrvious; eu.xyti and enabled a more lnrenent vote upon the issues m vclved The result was such an en dorsement of the work of lae iesrisla-rvrr- wh-h framed and passed aie hfll as hes seldom beer Te?rrrded ia the bi.c.ory of i."ebraska Not a sinu:e member who voted for tiie bill and ViC' stooc frr re-eiecuon this year -ls dejeated Th lonciusmn is that aie vsltl- iiu ?ir.i e- x:.wn... . i tierE Dt instrucitro .. Cii.. u-r- cvu-... . , ... , ... . , n. - rnlJ-Tinr, r- ?ir tv?-t of The , . ... . , ., ... . . . -.. m-"- vni- -,-rx. TiTihi', - - k,-, ..k-- ---.v crrsr 5Tt ?TC- - --2s.-iii: ai uur .ritlm -:vi i -- - - .-- - Dou; io cxpenmeni wicn cotton gro-- , makers. Dut is tne terriDie reamy oi ' w... t. pron.. lS putu ear- ( board .cter wi.r t-ver Cays i.e. .. ,.. ..;. I :crment sroula one ?: be rencered. , .-,. .-. . ,-. .. .,- ,o. ,.. ,m- j-.,v,. Tl. urvni guard arainst hasty and im- U-. rare:.I of sa.I rtiacaf for tne :r"-;" 1T l-': : , 5o of them have alreair rone "-g f. lQ2 "' y clo':r s?fl- -ei: -' drought That : j-r-'t esartaeau Your mottD ' rpos-cf making tne ne essary levies . i1 ;. -?'to- i ?-ouu-the bankrup-v rorrt since the erE C:una to-morrow as tcMiay tney drouuht. by lessening the supply of .'-' ,-ii t not "new much legislauon. ; -j, ensuing year Fcr the 2me .l'' ' 4:n;,V---r -d- I instituted I cet this informa- ck- ortheri Europe and America. J merino wool, would have multiplied " -" b'jT no gooo I reason? use law fixing tn time for 'X";l-'2ZzJ-ZJ.- i t-o- from 't- "-Mir -ord- an- from During the seven years drouuht ' the price cf all fine fabrics had the . .. tlfiie was ripe for revenue revis.au. i commission, and as aie lowa lemc. ; The x-eor' ucdrstcd til inequita". . :urt neuieted to tn.s;e ucn acaon. P isiciv of tn old system cti-r r eating hac treu done Owing to ate '.. wl"h the srrowing suit co-i'd no :e nnicalias involv-d. lawlessness 5-ii.r-t it revenues u its increasiug t anc crime have been fostered in aie f:E3tioas; they appreriaied the !oui' ! disputed territory and the rights of ' emDioyee by former executive officers proreny owners have been subject to '. -- .halienginc pubis- attenaon tv - - annovance This sta- of affairs -rrsase aad bieaaiat report, to the -xf!' rontiuue until relief ha? been af- rr nee-" c-i reiisioti tr.v -a----- ' ' '" .' - T tXT' liUJ-VbtUMU "1 -. -.a .jUa ... ,m - pm c. - --h enter d int.- tn- framing of tn- . r. law sti.- rrraliied tha tae mease- v .ss- .the pewtuct of the best thouut" -SiTdeis al party, whiuh the iem.a- "i -h ro.l command supplement-, ty a ; ; . commission from ai state o. ----- valuaLl expenenc of oieer suites , lrwa m aureernsr upon a boundary line nc -imiiar Uses. Tbev &hw too. Tr. litnration ruardinr tn bounc--vit tk two foundanon prmriT-.es ary line between Nerassa and Mis r th essn of yceri-o aame'y. ; sc.zr which had been tendinr in the t. - listrsg of sii property ior asss-, preme court of the Un.td States for t nt purposes at its fair cash value. , -rre tim- was trmanently sealed ;c. the le-rying of an equiuitlr and . re-entiy by a decision cf ate court . ' o: frr , , ya assanent and one set of levies h-.e oeen maae under the nw law and r are now :n n rcition to 3uco ot reside It is apparent that a larre been covered aau has escaped taxation c-htirely has bren piacec upon aie as - ssmect ro. 1 n i H m c-5-. pens- cf'uovl ::;-. nar rrr-.metJi. Other property which in tne ?- ha T-en valued a: ridiculously lw-agurec. nas zeezi. ustec at approxr- listed at approxt- ma.trr itj true -aorth iax sair.ers v.- v,- n-rwcVt -,-, hnth -.-,.. aroucnt to ume both pn- -.sic- rmd cproomtion rrooertv have .cereired thi- -ust desrts. the grand ass- in-?nt ml: has be-'r. increased to t reAscnnhle sum. the stale has t-e-en na: .-d to raise sufhc.ent revenue to h: ta ?-rfmsv of cove-mm-ut ecc- rnsicaHy administered, an: Jrrr3s"itirn from ti.e old to the new no '. uteres; has ben iajare beyond the t-w jsolated cares which have been the s-ti-na of mistakes, or concerning s-i..;ij z- ;udument cf tre asssor or c. a;e- lvy,r.u body may have been In some -ccmmuniiie? ui atxes T-K fo- 'm- -r a- tonsidfrably lurreased rrs-r the mxts of last year hi m in- Urrldnl to Hold Tfaclr Monrv ( Th-e enre- tors. rf the TVanash Railroad . i-.t- ' -"' Ti.ALAIJ2Z.l meeting ;n New Turk -comnsnT a d- iced nor to make any distribution on th debenture A londs. In June "it was cecidec that aie money which micht b used tr. p.a interest en the "A tonds was needed- for improve ments to the, property. Nolhmg w-a; please the small boy xuore man the pnviler te ro.-. cf father to loisall:.- in occas- I'"a Inng lore that has no coolins A. landlord says a month's rent -rand it better than a "dozen promh to??. in Anyway. Sve vie'; constantly nag psg Adar? about other w-omeu. . Openings sometimes come to men and oysters when least expected- Money may be the root cf an ev2, fcut baseball rjroducs-th rooter Jaan wants a re Treaty. TOKIO The Japanese governinent tas agreed to negoaate an armnraaon treaty with the "United States. This is the result of American Minister -. Griscom's repres-entatisns to Baron 'Samura, minister of foreign affairs, who has notinec him that his govern- ?ent is pleased to accept America's invitation. 33aron Somura further stases mat .Japanese HUaister Tasa- hira is tally empowered, to act with Secretary of State Hay tc- frame and ign a "treaty ot tne esc at wvasumg- tan. " S-l lc TtT.!i ae- -nn rii ninns,vT t !) i-o.-. so-. ranr -. -,-, ! man doesnt cisr.'." -says a scientist. Also from iMeng ioz an otusr ycunu men. vestigation of the fans discloses that the fault is cot with the law. fact rather with the local levying bodies -which, in making their levies, did not take into proper consideration the increased valuation upon "which they "were act- While the essential principles of the law are, in my indecent, eminently just ana correct uter are some mat-i ters of dead which might he improved 1 ... " r ' anc to taese I invite your atteuuou- I'nder the interpretation placed up- I en the la by the state board of equali- z.uon and assessment. :. has no power o differentiate Det een classes of property i: -j-.c-.c: T- equalizing county assess- can raise or lower the en tire assessment roll of The county but cannot raise or lowe- one class of property wiaiout relereu'-e to the other classes. For this reason it is tmpos- sble to secure a just equalization. - ' - ". .-,. n-iiJaB. I i-..ii. t.. iir. ... v - b.wjh ciass to th proper standard other classes -sith wticn ther is no fault arr. by th- un:t svstem raised or low- recommend tna S aon :3&. Ara 1 I. Chapter 77 of th- Compi 0f i&oc be amenic so as t mpiled Statutes o permit tne state board of equalization to differ- enuat bt n -lasses of property in equaltzmr co-zty assessments. 1. ":' J"T.TI -T, --,. X-- juio o; tfuuil i-iiu-; ii buun. to make the-.- l-! :n acvanc of tne eouaiizatior. o: ,.':.. n - c -rtT. t- os:.;C"rAiT: county br tne state board I recommenc nat Section :3" Arti' i- 1 Cnart- 77. Compiled Statates o. 1S"?3. be amended so cunty board- stall make their levies after the rgrtincate o; coun equalizaaon shall nave teen received :ro :-e ?tc:. ooard Also, tnat Se-- uon 13- of ta- sam- art.tl- and chap- xr be azstdc ' as to provicr for a rransmirs-on ry tr state board. Gf th- cen.i ate of c-ounty equaliza- ton to the county cler at tne earliest cate consistent with tn rencral tenor 0' the cpctiou ili- lt.l kiiTT .ViJU .w . J .. -. -..; t,.- -r- masiinr scnoo. cirtr.ri e-..es shoult be amemje-i :n narmony with tiie above suggestion STATE Bv a- BOUNDARY : of aie ia--t COMMISSION. . to i;- l-T-l?-e lie hief executive of this stat- wa au honzec tc attoint a commission of r-r ee members f act with a Mke co . tt-vi. or s-r-'i'T-- '. "- c-iTo-r nf South Dakota :n the matter of agree m 'jpo a Louncary ..c- tn:twi- tne twl states Th: vommission met with tn- rerrenui":tei of s.uth Dakota ;- cu. ume and aft" repeated con- rreuies and persona, inspection, an agreement of th roint commission wus fi:ec with me. ilarcn 4 1S-.4. which I now transmit to you tor approva. or reex;on Tne precedinr legislature also made provision tor a similar commission to a:t in conjunction with a commis sion represenang tne state of Iowa. However. as or enaanent was con tinren: uaon me action of tne Iowa ijo-ilsrnre in rrcidm for a Doundnry -- - rv aie se-aement oi tn- w- ... JM .v..a T .r- air f-wrs'A-ii JLtr 1 - v - v -.-.-- -.-a-, ym KnKA..vA V y- - - -rsiri ! nv. iV, -U'-1:-- -"'- "r f. - - iC- f.r anotiier bounca-y c ..w.c... th statute of .imiauw-n navm , august tiie old act. a co-ooera- -s-.at K. rn-3 C - ---- w . ( -Nttf I"6 ""r"- tl-S , an- Ime in the cent- o .ne c cnn- j ne' of the Missouri nver connrming ;. eDrasa wnat is r.scwz s isicnu Precinca" Nemaha county. I recom- . t cr nrt thereof as may be zic. j pe made for the surveying of aie line -,- -a c-o.-r:n- r TVrr-;2.nent monu- rnentT'tne" state of 3Iissouri to meet j its equal shar cf said expense , THE BATTLESHIP ' NE3RASKA." On O-.tober 7. I-4 the battleship . NeDraska s successfully launched i at tne yarns of - -- t-,- n ria hrrilr'orc tt-, e-rtle. I Washinrton Tne impressive c j menial was participated in ry a num- ' 1 ( ber of the execuuve oncers o. i state. The -Nebraska" is one o: This latest and most effiPien tvp-?s of bat t t!e?hins and our state is hiumy non- . . i cre-d bv ihr naaonal covern: J facing permitted to stauc stonsor for ne remaining work of construc- f hr t.on and equipment w., occupy atout one year and she will aien be ready for mmiss-.on At that vme it will b v,-vt- .-c- n- n-.- c---p throurh its iemsiature or unofficially mrcu -.-.- rlr - -- ciarens to rresent to m tnc "Net raska. ' for the us some pracaca: mft as a token o: our California Tonrnmmrnt of Koi t I T-?T" I ." HlJfL' 1Ul.LI-? -- - -- --.. .-,--. -..-.. 3--e- I conditions imaginable and in the Pres- ' , .. j ,'- t) cena, CaL. held her seventeenth an- nual ne- years feast of Sowers, the reiehrated -tournament of roses " Self-control is when you can play cards with women and make them think you are enjoying ia The cleverest thine is for a crl to pretend she is afraid you win see her shoe tups when she isrut. If a ctri want to te kissed a young ave to wast much time opportunity. When a girl tels a young man that the best is none too good for her it is up to ri-y to offer b'-celf. Ton cant always tel from the melan choly womsns sighs how xuuch she weighs. , The dressmaker allows many of her best ideas to go to waisa It is impossible to cultivate sccte men without irrigation- Distribution cf Seeds. WASHINGTON The private seo remries of members of the Nebraska j delegation in congress are now pre- paring lists for the congressioiial dis- t-ibution in the state, which will tak , place within the coming two or thre j months. Each senator and represent- ative will have 14.500 packages of gar- aezi. Sower field seed to hand out -o their coestiments. The total dis - tribwdon ia Nebraska win aasotmt to 110,000 packages. Those desiring to receive seed are requested to make 1 aaslfcarioa at oaca. I . .?. ? . . - fc---- VJ Ab-k-- . - - - .. -r ' - w--w -, "ITT- H - - t interest is the fighting craft which bears our state same and as a farther indication that we are mot insensible tc the distinction wiich has been con ferred upon ts by the general govern ment. 5CFRZJIE COURT COMMISSION-. The legislature of 2S02 made pro vision for the temporary continuance of the supreme court commission, six commissioners to be appointed for the period of one year and three commis sioners to be appointed for the period cf two years from April 10. 1903. The court is enable to kesp up -with the work -which comes before It, the num ber of cases filed each month being in excess of the number disposed of. It seems imperative that a commission of at least three members shoald be provided for the coming bieunium, to ; - . , . 77 . md that the rights of liagants -kt.o are seeking- relief rav be con- wuo are seetinr reiiei may be con served without unreasonable delay. THE STATE'S FINANCES On November 2- 1&"4. the Soaring interest bearing indebtedness of the state, as represented by outstanding general fund -warrants, amounted to J2.ioC.2S5 4" an increase during the bienmum of $254,057.77. This condi tion was made possible and practically unavoidable by the operaaon of the ' A -.T--T. 1-5 -"" " while ate new la as passec in 253 did net recone operative until 1 ad no appreciable ef- fee ao: of upoa tn- state s financial condi . With reference i- the sufficiency n state's income during the com- inr bi-nn:um I quot :rom the current biennial report of State Auditor Weston- "To the estimated income from the levies of 2SJ-5 have been added a con servative estimate of mrome from back taxes and a ve considerable amount derived from miscelianeous sources. - total estimate of income , .- ,,s .r-c4 "" Ac acair.st this esumated general fund in come, the estimated requirements for he biennial period -ommen il :$-.. and "hargeatir to the general und amount to S2.547.21v" From the above Zi is apparent that ! if the present legislature holds its ap propriations within reasonable bounds tne receipts cf tza coming bienmum i... exreec tne expencrures oy s' c - li. a condiaon which has no: !?-' in Nebraska for many years With such a state debt as now con fronts us it requires n aruument to make ciear that tne strictest economy ... .l. .-, vi,. . 1 V (.uisi:. -".l. uc ,u...- -z. u Id ments amounanr t" 5v.." Tne result is that needed buildincrs ani equipments have been srenerously provide j and the present iems!a-.i-e body will b expected to do tut htiit: in the way of expenditures THE L033Y. "ha bane of -.i-rv legislative body i- aie subsidized lot-ty Yi ions leutr- laaon is not tne result cf imorance. out is ratner tne rcuit of prejudicial influences whir, ounnt not to ex JC- and whi-t. cerimy ounnt not to be tolerated w.thin tne ial... ricaK rooms o- offices of any celiaerative tody whicn has power over the destinies of i a people. I recommend tnat such ac- 1 aon be taken as will protect your membership from tne onslaught of i privat- and corporation iobsyists who sk. to acomplisn pernicious ends by the exercise cf undue influence LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSI- TION ! me lemslatur-r of two years ago ap propriated 53o."' for a Nebraska ex bstit at St Louis and iaii uton ate chief execuuve aie duty of appoinang a non-parasan commission of three ( members upon which should devolve , all responsibility permining thereto. I am informed that, after paymu ail ob- ! ligauons, aiere wiil remain unexpend- ec a'-out J1 of aie or.mna. appm- This is cerannlv most 1 ' i urauryinn ronciaon. one -xn.-n speass -.- ,. - .; x .-. -.-J .- Ji., ,. r iUjUU. VIA - nLU iH lj:k.- in- ommission eier.ie- -- in aie cischar: . -1rc -.: of its cuaes. LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION. The people of the Pacific coast in pararular are --,-s rrenannn for at Lewis and dark Centennial Expos. -aon an "v-; -s-'m h will commemor ate the trials and triumphs of the ex ploring xpediaou sent out "ty Presi dent Jefferson dcrinr the year follow- . . , . ..-. J ' which suroeeded : penetratlnu to the Columbia river to 15-55. in z i ; t t - -- . si. i -;ifc-'-" x. FCOD COMMISSION, work of the food commissio: is , necessarily curtailed ry reason Oi tne fC" that a.e la- restricts m-ecaon io Ciir- p.ixiuw. lic. cjl i-:w. . As a consequence aie great mass of ; i ?rocuc coaai-inc in.unou . aculterants escape the junscicaon o. , 5uie coiaio- a-.u e. ajKu-j. ' to tne general sta.ui me suojec. IS an lpcruiii.. ujc it tee ui.- VTa - -Va ii;--- ls-- He brneered its scope and made to include all food products, and aiat provision te 1 made for such additional assistance as ' the enlarged duaes may make neces- sai OIL INSPECTION. The pre-edtng legislature raised the inflammability test of illuminaanu oils from 1 - degrees to 111 degrees. Fahr enheit, thus afforcms additional se- i cu..ty to propert; !T?ie tie s . law w; mace oper - - nas been .--ii in, -- he ofh-ers of j rigidly enforced, net a single case hav ;e of the ship. z ten reported where oil below the piacec on aie marsea Tht Fall of a Cotton Mill Application for a receiver of th ; cot:o:- r il c " ver -as 'mace me inuutxnai lrusi cvicpaaj Proncence holds a tnortsag- for Sc-C-0.00? cm the plant to secure an issue j of bonds payable in twenty years. oung man. beware of the girl who lets yoa do all the talking during the i courtship; she's playing a -salting moved from clothing with th aid of a small pair of scissors. Th-re are times when every man feels that he ought to be ashamed of limsel but he isn't. No, Maude, dear; it is a mistake to bakers all sleep oc sow- cry beds of ease. The frailest woman can pull a train after her -ust as well as tht biggest locoiaotive. It is easier to wins a girl's heart T8-- it is to earn her hand. A girl's watch is usually more orna mental titan useful Decide Mony Was- Stolen. WkVtf fXAJTCISCO The detectiTes J of Wells, Fargo & Ccu, are in search f the man cr men guilT of stealing tke S15.000 which mysteriously dis- appeared a week ago -from the for- warding department of the express company. All tope that the missing saoney eTentaally might be found in oae of the eastbound coin safes, where . ft was tkoaght it sight placed by mistake, ed. Xeports haTe been receiTed from ,au posts to which coia lfal-epaa tlr- tW at ntRiG, The report oT the unary of the state board of irrigation shows that considerable progress has been made in irrigation matters during the last two years. While the number of new projects has not been great; much has been accomplished in the way of im provement of existing canals aad ad ditional .area Jiaa been, brought aader cultivation. The United States recla mation service has undertaken a large rroiect which has for its object the i storage of all the flood waters of the North Piatte river and the reclamation cf thousands of acres of land ia Ne braska and Wyoming. It is hoped this plan will work to a successful conclu sion, thereby adding a large productiTe area to our domain. THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT. The military department has as sumed a position of much greater im portance since the enacanent of the present militia law b-r congress, ap proved January 21. 1&o3 The purpose of the law is to recognize and make ef fective the volunteer force organized under the title of the national guard as the reserve army of the naa'on. In order that the state may receive its full quoui of assistance and that its privileges under the federal law may materialize 3 sufficient appropria aon should be made to carry into ef fect the designs of the? enactment, in sure safety of pnbhe stores, provide suitable quarters for company organi zaaons. and extend encouragement to the young men who voluntarily as sume the duties of a soldier, duties that may at any time become arduous and cancerous n the enforcement of law and protecaon erty. of life and prop- EDUCATION The state views -aith ever increas ing pride the progress of its rreat edu cational centers, the university and the ?em normal, auc is looking for ward to the ame when the Kearney normal will ta.Ee its pace with the other and will become an important factor in our publi school system. 3ARTLEY BOND CASE. Yntrr artenaon is called to the suit of the state auainst th bondsmen of former State Treasurer J. S Hartley. After more than seve tzt of litiga aon the state is wftnout any judgment aramst the bondsmen I am informed that not a single bendsman has a dol lar's worth of prore v in his own name out o: wmen a :t.aur couic en- the last official resort t- me of Aaor n?y Genera. F N Prout in which he recommends the dismissal of this case on aie payment of tne costs which nave been made by :he bondsmen, and on the best GUARANTY BONT? Under a r--en; de-ision cf v. su- nreme cou-t it is re'd that t'r.e statute ir invalid w'men autnrrtze- tne execu- vi J niA-r-1 of om;iaI bonds with j ruaranv mnipsri a s"ret:e The and can be reme ( cerect is teenmea died I recommenc that at ;h earliest date consistent with the amount of work involved you pass a law which will legalize the execution arc approval of either personal or guaranty bonds. STATE ACOTNTANT. The erterience ramef m the past two years serves to -or.nrm my jude-n-.ent as exf-essec in my previous in aumiral address, recommending the creaaon of the position of saite af counana I; should be tne duty of su-h offire- t "s-rjtinize and verify aie aci-ounts of the varion; sate of5 rers and sai.te mti'ut.ons " I believe that such an official would urove of rreat value to the state, and hence I reneat the recommendation. PURCHASING CF 1 re-ommeni that th TTPLIES pur hasinn of i a c :i to- mr- rl ,Vo"..V t the Blind an- the In-it'ite for tb ( Teat and TritrH b r-lao.- ir, xh hands v the brri r- our'-'-a-e ard suop'.ies. this t-etng the heard whirh df the buyinu for all the other instituaons. ASYLUM he rehle Minded c oncitinn About a re-v oT.f; thirty applicaaons ar r-w on file from those eek;ns: admission, and who are properly e-:;:!ei to th care of the st-ate. bet wfco 2r denid en aance on account of the lak of room. I recommend an appropnaaon of S2v.-"-l"1 fcr the purpose Df erecting a cot taue for girls, as an adjunct of this institution Tne Norfolk asylum for the rebuiid irr of which an aD"-ODriation was made by the last legisla-ure. is near ing completion but prouably will not be ready fcr tne reception of inmates until about the nr5r of May When the last legislature male n-ovision fo: the rebuilding of the Norfolk asylum it was believed that the instituaon would be completed in at least ten months of the present riennium Ap- pro pnaaon were ac-cor amounnus iingiy made to for 4.550 officers' salans emplov. grazes and general expense of maintenance. As the build in:: has been delayed, nc part of these appropriations has been used. I rec ommend that I !." of aie mainten ance fnd appropriated for the Norfolk asylum be transferred to tne account of the Nerrassia Hosp.al for aie Insane-Permit me to express the 0p that your duties wf"! prove p'easant and that the result cf your labor will nrc- mote th welfare Gf our beloved state. Signed: JOHN H MICKEY. The more nattery a man hands hi wife the less pin money he will nave to dm- :? Grease spots may be cuicklv -. Wigg "There more ways : an one of losing money Wagg Yes; money can be lost in more ways than won." In horse racing the chap who gets the worst of it is the-bettor. The suburban, policeman is generally annexed to a country club. A good woman is usually too goo4 for any mac but fortunately shi know ia Smile and the vorld smiles with yot if you are wCIiag to scale -with tht Bartender. "When a fellow is half over anj policeman who sees "im him seize I girl doesn't Ilk romance even t she knows it isn't enmne. The bee that gets the honey aoesn' loaf amnrn th. fciv Sonny Wants CHRISTIANDL Norway Derfacg th discussion in the storthing of tke bil to raise a loan of 7.5O,Ot0, ta aouneed that the loan would be in ereased to J10.Ov0.W0, of "which the ad citional f 2.500,000 wculd be set asids as a special reserre for use wen th country is in distress. This a-eaeunce ox wnat xiay oe nijireer as i Some members asked as explanatioi of what had happened, but the ma to f ' " T Understood rifWlWW On a street corner in the northwest ern section of the city last Saturday forenoon quite a large crowd had collected. It had formed a ring, or, rather, a square, about some object in the center, two sides having con gregated on each side of the curb, while the others made a rather thin liae on the other side cf the square. The on-lookers to whatever was going on did not seem in the least excited, but there was every indication of much interest in the situation. ""Drunken women fighting, said one ! ing an old-fashioned blue army over of two young women who were pass- coat and a red worsted comforter ing near by. "It's most disgraceful, j about his neck, stepped into the open and those people placidly looking on. ! space, walked bravely up to the now If they were men they'd stop it," she quiet quadruped and took hold of both said to her companion. "It's degrad- i of his ears. He seemed to whisper ing." j to the beast, but whatever he did act- An old gentleman in the same lo cality was explaining to another one that a. man had been saicken with an epilepa'c St. "Poor fellow." he . said, "and no one knows what to do for him.' ( It was evident that the gathering j was an inactive one. and the reporter ; whose duty it is to investigate every- tning hastened to the scene and found cut that a stout, well-proportioned mule had slipped on the pave ment and was apparently well saas ned with his recumbent situation. The fact was that he resented everv well- meant attempt to noist him from his ; as there was no one else oy to re contact with mother earth while his ' spend to this palpable hint the report disgusted driver a colored boy about er did so. And thus the chapter end 20 years old. was actually sobbing ' ed. Washington Star. Loss in World's Sheep Australia is the foremost pastoral country m the world. In normal sea sons it grows one-third as much wool as all the rest of the world Uiken to gether; and it is pracacally the sole producer of the f ne merino quality. And now that the lonu droucht has reduced by half the Socks of ten or fsrelve years ago. Australians are which broke up last year the sheep die-J bj millions for the want of food id water : the p; astoral: ists hesi aite about buildmu imuaaon works ' until they try first to make the gov ernment build them instead. And . this is trifling with the greatest na tional industry Of the grand toail of not less than &iMns-n sheep in the world. Australasia owned ten years ago pracacally 1 ZZ. ''. .. As these When ihe Worm Turned r-r i-r Ciu2t sons As.d statuts -a-itnoct -w-ir.r?. Her -arali- tier- nss? -:iii draperies oi cunoa- drsia. Ar.d ber picmrr rare, .rrasced wits cart, us ao particular uae: And all 2: iner.es --bo sa-ar the ace. Xfccaree tnat i: was -FmeV Her hus&and trai; a ba.-iaes C32. cm -just plain coifon" i-:nt; He liiraisaed the "niun." And 1--. her run Tr.- piac- -a-ita-cn;: eh.::!: Grrat stacks of "trsateii bras?'" sb bocbt. asd st-ck of seted pens. I- his s-ct-t ?-"u! tca traxer. K-a! He eJasjiaei a " Jcnk." Although be avr ;old ber a He didnt nave ia- spnx: Aad tber ?.;- r.:-J I TTi ..- . the ,ir.itati'"E' erase pos i aer for a white. fclTTl raiif "- air Sr.- piii- ,-A :ai ot-r.oi Saw Bullets in Flight - thos- DUi.ets ry as you sheet them "' said H J Callahan to a uroup cf rifiemen during recent aimer practice at Minerva, m this county says the Eltzaoeth. N. Y- correspond- ent of the Sun Several cf the uunners lauuhed at him. aut he induced them hnally to come ti his side at a point about 150 yards from the targea It was nearly 4 p. m. and the sun was shining at a favorable anele Cal lahan was able tc point out to his friends silver streaks which traveled ' from the nun tc the target at each shoa The bullets appeared like glimpses of telephone wire glistening in the sunligha the meail refecting the rays of the sun. me sponsmen re a Die to stucy hunt aie bullets fiiuht until the chanued. Tne rif es used were a .Z VTiucbes ter, a, .2d Marlm, a .45-S-j TVmchester ! The Weed Thai Soothes In Mexico a boy would as scon think of putting his head in tie ure as smoking before his parents Even n ful.-grown man with cnildren of his own will burn his fingers in hastily pinching out his cigarette at the un expected approach of his aged mother or father. Here any toy is a coward who will do anything behind his par ents' back that he is ashamed to do before their faces. Among Indians it is regarded as the greatest crime for a girl to smoke. A stery is told of some daring girls who defied the custom and were caught smoking. Their tongues were slit at the tips as a warning against such an unladylike habia The Pueblo lad care not smoke by himself -.before he is 25 unless he has i ihTleli i T his warlike prowess by taking a scalp. Even then he must net smoke in the presence of his par ents or anyone who is superior with oat their direct consent, which is rare- Much Timber Yet Uncut1 Across the great lakes in Canada there lies one of the world's largest reserves of timber. In spite of the air- iff imposed much of this timber is to- day 'g to the United States. The forests ef the dominion are beginning to yield abandaatly. More than 100.- 000,000 feet of pine sawloes and square timber, during a recent sea- son, were cut upon territory held -under timber license from the crown, Much of Canada's timber land has ' not yet eTer been explored. In the j Tiewly developed district of Algoma, -which are dose to the great lakes, it is estimated that there are more than t 100,000,000 cords of spruce and pulp f wood, while in the districts of Thun- der Bay and Rainy river there are xeariy 200.900,000 cords more. A MM miles loag is be- J Mules with anger and vexation of spirit. All sorts of suggestions were hurled at him. bat nobody seemed to want to help him in his distress. There was danger in it. The Bule was wjjd ejed and vicious, and used both fore less as a battery to keep folks away from him, until at last the driver sat down on the shafts of the cart, which had been drawn away from the ani mal, and indulged in. long, bitter thought. Just then an old colored man. wear- eu like magic The mule got upon his feet, permitted himself to be hitched auain to his cart, and the crowd went away. You seem to know how to deal with mules." said the reporter to the old fellow. 'Deed I does, suh," was the renlv. I knows all about mules ' and they does me. Tore Gawd, boss, ' 1 wasn't brought up in old Missouri ior nothing. Yassr, muels and me is kiufolks, sho's you bo'n. En I think dat job's wuff ten cents. Don't you. boss?" J The crowd had melted away, and ', were nearly all merinos this country has a practical monopoly m the pro duction of the finer qualities of wooL For two or three years past you have been wearing the fashionable coarse weaves of suitings and dress fabrics; but perhaps you have not asked your- selves why they were fashionable. The . explanaaon is found, not m the fickle s.ncr of Parisian dandies and dr? :ashion" remained steadfast. But in self-protection the woollen mills promptly switched the fashion to rougher cloths. It will be some years yet before the sheep stations here are fully restocked and the supply of menno wools restored. At present there are in Australia proper only 3 litie over 5".iV-'wv. t?-p, in com parison with over u...-.'r. a decade age 3ookiovers Mauazme. Steai LS 5 . : ' :T..t- Lair atr Aad ?!:.. r.- But ir: ber ::-- said a xotiI, navicate. Hhr zoo-z do--r al! iie draperies -sraUs. 16 i paiated aE in i Uati! tne rooms . Hten:bi'i tombs i Aad -K-nne-a-assed stable siaHs: , Taea sae decferrd isat aygiese prescri&ed , the proper "rest"; 5ne bourbt ""rri-'" beds . And tcraed taetr bead ' Sxactlv "aor -zior wei " Aai stlU her lord aad master Hadr. t courace to proiss-. ; But then, a: fart she hit upon a bhrce.-. . Sn was elaie. ! Sc- Cf-tw-date ar ajoTed ine od oct on the porch, in sleep in open air. Th seheair "-2? t-cW """si x- bittr col-i r- ir -'ar.z. - -w-juM r,-t car- !: --' VI'.'.-:. t.. cam- nrizzz.- teat - .-r.t. T.-. . - - K.5.. --- V ta I -a: ile. and a .33" Winchester, and the bul lets :rom ttem were observed without the id o: field glasses. Some sportsmen who were not pres ent on the attemoon of aie target practice mentioned were not inclined to accept the story, and it was for tneir ooservauon and benefit that a second series of experiments was held. The nuns used on this occasion were a .3S-55 and a -35-4" of Winchester patterns, each firing factory ammuni aon. It was observed that some of the ou'ileas traveled wiai greater speed than others, owing to a slinht varia tion in the loading machines at the cartridge iactcry. The speedy bnllets appeared with a thinner hnr of light than the slow ones. It was also found that the vision was quicker than the rifle ball for the eye could anticipate the arrival of the bullet at the target, see the bullet and watch the target for it to strike. ly given 3y the way the Indians never speas; of scalps or scalping. Among some aubes this ghastly trophy is spo:-:en of as "the sacred hair." or the -oak bark." A folk story , relates how two Indian boys who , smoked before they had proven them selves men were reproved by their ' grandfather, a wise old medicine man. ' He told them they must go to the Eagle Feather Mountains (Manzano range) and bring him some "bark of , oak." TJnal they returned with this ' they were forbidden, under severe penalty, to smoke. The yout went out in all innocence, peeled the bark from several trees, and were greatly charrined when their grandfather told them to try again. ; At last a wise fnend solved the rid dle for them, and directed them ! against a band of marauding Nava- jo from whose heads the boys got , le "uark winch enatled them there after to the privilege of smoking- heved to exist in Canada between Alaska and the Atlantic. It has been estimated thaa at the present rate of cutting the greatest timber resources of the United States those of the Pacific coast will be exhausted in less than half a century. The annual cut of shingles and lutn- ber in these rem'ons is 4.500.000.000 feea The standing timber in Wasb- ington. Oregon and nortnem Califor- nia at present is twice that of the original timber lands of the northern woods. Washinrton produces about as many feet of shingles and other lumber as Oregon and California tr gether. This state is noted fcr its shingles, there being more than 1.000 shingle mills within its borders. At Tacoma are located the largest saw- mill in the United States. ?Sc- BURNED -WITCHES' AT STAKE. Siberian Villagers Guilty of Unheard of Atrocity. A horrible story comes from the village of Kasimirovka. Siberia. "In this Tillage,' runs the report, -for three years past all the cattle haTe died from the Siberian plague. "A witch doctor announced that the village was cursed by the pres ence of a family of witches. He singied out a young girl named Sol uatenko. The villagers seized her and her twin sister. The sisters were solemnly tried ind condemned to be burned. They were bound to a rude wooden cross, round which was built a high pile of faggots and logs, "Liefen (the witch doctor declared that the most innocent child in the village must light the torture fire, ind a little girl of three was given the torch and told to thrust It among the faggots. The flames burst up. The wretched ?iris screamed rranucaiiy. dui iu. ."ain. while their frenzied mother ried to rush into the tire and rescue them. "The villagers, convinced that they jrere at a pious work, sang hymns ind prayed. "As the girls sank back in the fiames their father, who had been ibsent from the villaue. returned. Searing the news, he dashed among -he crowd with a hatchet and clove .he witch doctor's skull to the chin. HEAD OF ORDER DISCHARGED. Frank R. Cunningham Martyr to What He Considers Duty. Frank R Cunningham, president of the National Rural Letter Carriers association, who recently was dis charged for violaaon of an executive order prohibiting eovemment em ployes from attempting to inuuence legislation, announces that he will maintain an office at South Omaha arf do more or less traveling in the Frank R. Cunnincham. tterest of the association. Mr. Cun - nmufaar in age is in aae early thirties ms atiempt to secure tnr passage o: r-- bills in Congress to increase tn- pay ; of rural letter carriers touether with ' the charge of insubordmauon. resulted in his dismissal. TOO POLITE TO INTERRUPT. Mrs. La Follette Listened Calmly J Wnile Har.sscme Gowr. Was Ruir.es. ' President Roosevelt has rreat ad miration for Mrs. La Follette, wife of Wisconsin's governor The beuinnmu i of this regard dates from an occasion ! when Mrs. La Follette and fee were fellow guests at a They reception some time auo were standing in one come: en- uaced in conversation and eauau ice cream. He was doing the bulk of the talking and she was an attentive and unwaverinu listener. "Sadcenly I d. -covered." says the president, "ihat fcr the last five minutes I had been pourinu ice cream down tie front of her handsome eveninu uown. She had known it all tiie ame. but had not indicated it by even the quiver of an eyelash or by the slightest chanue in the smilinu. interested expression upon her facei she had simply been too polite to interrupt me by word or look or move no matter what hj ed to the uown " ppen- Mexicc and tne Unites States. So: strikinu evidences of the re- rard with which Mexico is held -in the I United States have been furnished this year. Mexico has just floated a loan for J40 r 0 in this country which was the -rst ever negotiated by that country in which no security throuua a lien on the customs or otherwise was asked for. Mexico's credit is thus seen to be as hiuh as chat of any of the other ureat coun tries. Our trade with Mexico, both imports and exports, is steadily gain ing. Most of Mexico's deahnus with the outside world "are with us We have somethmu like J 5 '' in vested m Mexico in one shape and an other, and this sum is constantly on the increase. Gen. Diaz has especial reasons for being pleased with the re lations existing between his country and its northern neighbor St. Louis Globe-Democraa True Estnetic Tempera rr.ent. Canon Liddon wrote tias in his diary concerning an incident of a holi day tour he took with his friend. Charles L. Dodgson. better known as "Lewis Carroll". Dodgson was over come by the beauty of Coioune ca thedraL I found him leaning auainst tae rails of the choir and sobbing like a child. When the verger came ) to show us over the chapels h got out of the way. He said that could not bear the harsh voice of ne i man in the presence of so much beauty. Origin ef Common Phrase. What is the derivation of the nhrase Ma(, a j... Qne exs)Iaaa ' is that it was originally French. As mad as an oyster" (buitrej, that bi- valve being supposed to be extxemelv unintellectuaL Another theory is that the phrase had reference to Collins the English poet, author of the "Ode to the Passions. He was a hatter at Chichester, and it has been said that the lunaacs wiai whom he was con nned called him the hatter" and that the phrase originated xhus. Elongated Congressmen. Dr. A. J Barchfeid, congressman elect from the thirty-second Pennsyl--.'inia disa-ict, will seem the tallest man in the next house. He stands 5 feet 4 inches in his stockings, weighs 1Z3 pounds and is as su-aight as an arrow. "Cy Sulloway of New Hamp shire is really ailler. but does not look the part because of his stoop. Prohibit Monocles. Single eyeglasses are prohibited in. the Germaa army. v"! 3 PLAYED JOKE Fellow Statesmen guishetf lewa Half a dozen veteran cos; were telling stories in a room the other afternoon when the number recalled how "Dave dersoc of Iowa escaped being o,000 while the Mills tariff bill under discussion. It had been cult to Maintain a quorum and f house directed the sergeant-at-arms compel the preseace of absent bers. One by oae they were b in and on one pretext or another allowed to go unpunished. At night Henderson was broczht befi the speaker. He declared he had wo excuse to offer, whereupon another Iowa man moved that he be fined S. 000. Half a hundred seconds wex immediately heard. Speaker CarHale put the moa"on and about 200 Vuku yelled "aye Then the speaker called, for the noes, and Henderson in -ized tones alone responded. Th noes have it." gravely said the speak er, "and the gentleman is excused."- MEMORIAL TO SCOTCH HERO, t Imposing Tower to Mark Resting I cf Gen. Macdonald. A large number of Scotch archf-' tects competed for the honor of plan ning a memorial to the hero of Osa durman, and the successful one saa Mr James S. Kay of Glasgow. Ha proposed a square tower in the Scoteh baronial style, about 100 feet ka height, surmounted by a turret at comer, and a heavy balustrade roundr the rest of the top. Inside he will have four floors, with rooms whiclx can be used as a museum, and a stair case leading up to the top. The ide ! 1 The Hectcr Macdanalri Memcria!. is m keeping w4tn tht soldier.y char i acter of the man and wbeu it is car- ned out Dingwall -iL have a memo rial worthy of its hero It will cost $10.00. MADE AND LOST FORTUNES. Spectacular Career of Miliionair James R. Keene. James R. Keene. who has come into some prominence in Lawson's . diaaibes regarding -frenzied finance,' ' has had a career spectacular to th - last dezree. Bom in London in 1S3S. emiurating to California in 1S31!. when I Ultf glHQ iiKii SvIIl a. lis iiiiii.. he became in tam prospector, rreignt- er. stock raiser, miller and ed.tor. and unsuccessful a; every turn. Then fortune changed and by 1ST' he bad made SlrS.'"'-. then another change, and he was penniless 3eumuing ' again, he made -.. He went to New York m 1S7T where in two years he made S more. Then he cornered wheat, and when the ( -wreck was cleared away m 1S54 be ( had not a cent Beginaiuu once again. he made many millions, aad since , 15S3 he has been one of the eminently respectable brokers an th- New York Stock Excnange GIVES SECRET OF SUCCESS. Assiduity and Ccncentration All. Says Lcrd Strathcona. Lord Strathcona lord hiuh com mi?- ; sioner of Canada, recently completed ! his eiuhtieth year. Except on set oc ' casions he has eaten but twr- meals a day for sixty years breakfast and dinner His lordship is the largest : landholder in the world, owning mi! ; lions of acres in the Canadian north ' west, besides a vast estate in Scotland. i the place of his birth. He said re 1 centlyi "I see no harm m smoking a little, and no harm m drinking a lit- tie. but I believe in temperance yes. i food, drink or tobacco At the same ame. in my opinion, there are none more intemperate than those who in sist on total abstinence I am not aware that I work harder than other men. I have conuenial work, and I attend to every detail of my business In assiduity and concentration lies Wooden Heels for Snae. Hiuh heels for women's shoes are not made of leather, as micht be sc posed. but generally of maple wood of extra quality The h-tl is molded on a machine, and af'f- it is fully shaped it is covered, with thm leath er of the proper color This is stretch ed and fastened on wiai rubber ce ment, and then iron, so that the fin ished heel looks as though made en tirely of leather. Then the top lift, of a good quality of leather, is put on. and the heel is ready to be at aiched to the shoe The Beadle'i Amendment. At an auction sale in a Scottish village the auctioneer was trying to sell a number of domestic utensils, including a porridge pot As usual. he was making a great fuss. Finish ing, his keen eye caught a well known woraiy the beadle, standiag at the back o rha nw Ka. shouted oc; -Mister McTavish. make an offer for this pot! Why. it would make a splendid kirk beli:" -Aye, replied the beadle, "if your tonzue was in it! Senator Hanna's Biography. Elmer Dover, private secretary to the late Senator Marcus A. Hanna. is collecting caai to be used in the of ficial biography of the Statesman Mr. Dover has underaiken the work at the request of the Hanna family. Plague Inoculation. Out of L173 persons inoculated against the plague at Habli. India, only 2.1 per cent died, while o those who refused to be inoculated 25.5 per cent died. mi4- ON Hl( V - rP -. M i ... .-V - i- . f ETeSSb in I i. . u r. .i CdBIflftiChl " ' - . I i V 2Zf P I " ft ? : rOKK ri - ! 1 II l I Jnz -v 'xgxzgrts&icxP'Z