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Telegraph the "Work at Home" and Other Frauds Are
Employed to Fleece Poor Housewives and Girls.
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By MISS JANE ADDAMS
Of Htfl Hwe, Ckkaf.
One of the Inevitable results of the
ataancial independents of wage earn
ing women is a corresponding -Independence
in the matter of seeking in
vestments. Women who have secured
their money without masculine aid
naturally feel at liberty to invest it
without masculine advice. Before pro
ceeding upon this natural theory, how
ever, women should be equipped with
a knowledge of the fact that the pro
alters of fake investments have come
to regard women as one of their most
profitable specialties, and that the' art
of fleecing them has been cultivated
with the greatest care. Experience
has taught unscrupulous "promoters"
that it is easier' to secure money from
women than from men through at least
two lines of appeal to which women
ire more susceptible than men. The
rst of these is the appeal to wage
earning women as "business women"
and the' nattering inference that as
uch they will recognize the oppor
tunity for a good investment, quite
norlng the fact that much of wage
earning is done under direction and
Joes not of necessity imply knowledge
of business' affairs. The second line
of appeal which tempts many women
to go into fake deals is that made to
feminine vanity by the promoters of
Uie scheme who urge: "We believe in
the intuition of women and would
ather have it in the counsels of our
enterprise than cold masculine logic;
combination of both i3 the ideal, and
that is why we are asking you to give
us your aid. and cooperation."
The idea of a connection with a big
enterprise is, in very many instances,
Mattering to the woman who has never
before had such an opportunity, and,
moreover, many women have come to
believe that optimism is in itself a
ort of feminine virtue, while on the
Either hand they regard suspicion as a
most unworthy trait. "Intuition" con
fists of. faith in a favorable outcome.
Hundreds -of women are entrapped
every year through some such subtle
and flattering form of appeal.
Very often these campaigns for the
savings of women are conducted along
the lines of the professions and occu
pations in which large numbers of
fairly prosperous women are naturally
engaged. The first thing which the
woman who is solicited to invest her
savings in the stock or bonds of a min
ing, plantation, oil or financial enter
prise should bear in mind is the fact
that in all probability the promoter
who Is talking to her has secured a
list of the women belonging to a profes
sional organization or a club with which
she ts associated, and if the wom
an thus appealed to merely communi
cated with her natural associates she
could easily discover this for herself.
But the whole affair is purposely sur
rounded by an air of mystery arid "a
special opportunity for you," which
keeps her silent.
The wireless telegraphy scheme"
which was worked in Chicago several
years ago wilMllustrate this: When
wireless telegraphy was first demon
strated to be practical in its operation
the swindlers saw a fresh and fascinat
ing field in its manipulation. It had
the' charm of science about it and ap
pealed to' the progressive mind Inter
ested In the "onward march of civili
sation." An office was located con
venient to the rooms of the board of
education, which contained a wireless
"demonstration apparatus." a full
equipment of wiieless literature, and
most important of all a list of all
the school teachers of the city. The
women teachers received a broadside
of literature in which handsome divi
dends were promised from an invest
ment in the greatest scientific discov
ery cf the age, and also an implication
that the stock was offered first to edu
cationaleople who were best fitted to
understand its value and who would
have sentimental as well as a material;
satisfaction from such an investment.
When an abundant harvest had been
garnered from the savings of women
teachers, a series of maneuvers was
instigated which left undistributed in
the possession of the promoter of the
scheme the thousands of dollars he
bad acquired. The teachers received
"confidential and important" an
nouncement from his office to the ef
lsct the most powerful rival in the
immediate field of his company's oper
ations had consented to a consolida-
tton on terms which he regarded as
highly advantageous to all bis invest
ors. The consolidated company would
be so much stronger than the one in
which they had made their incstment
Jhat'thejvcould not. of course, expect
to exchange the stock on an even
.basis. share for share. He advised
-them, however, to 'increase their in
.vestment so that ther. .could still retain
their original nunibeV-or shares which
would not.? fail tOjjjcqve, immensely
profitable.
, Thlsxappeal not' only., induced many
of' the original in veitota to put in addi
tional money; but it also brought a
;fresh volume of recruits. A little while
later, a. second reorganization was an-nouneed-rthis
time a consolidation
-with-all-of the principal wireless com
panies then ,in the field. ,It was ex
plained that this not only did away
witJeanpetltjon but .eliminated the
possibility of 'troublesome and expen
sive lit&ation with' regard to patents
and improvements. This was said to
he a .great victory, and his investors
were again-urged to surrender their
bid certificates, in a descending ratio,
for those of the jiew "complete" con
solidation. As they were anxious for
anything which promised to give them
dividends on their investment they fell?
m line witn tne suggestion. At tne
time of the final consolidation the pro
inoter . - disappeared leaving behind
irim a -wake of hardship, privation and
suffering.
There are many and varied planes
and altitudes in the contemptible craft'
of swindling women, and the smaller
the. swindle the more contemptible it
often is. Almost innumerable frauds
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oncer leus now me wirctcaa
are worked in this field in a petty way
nearly all of them based on an Initial
fee of some sort which Is to give them
the benefit of "easy and lucrative work
at home." After the fee is paid the
work furnished is either impossible in
its requirements or it is not furnished
at all. Poor women in almost every
state in the union were defrauded by
an "Apron club" concern which
claimed to be organized on a co-opera-
J tive basis and for the philanthropic
purpose of affording those who "joined"
to earn easy money at home. 'The ini
tiation or membership fee was $2. The
swindlers operating this scheme were
prosecuted and convicted by the fed
eral government and in the trial it
developed that many of the victims
were widows who had believed that a
membership In this club would permit
them to earn a living for their families
without the necessity of being absent
from their little children. The "letter
copying" scheme is another develop
ment of "easy and profitable work at
home" swindles. Some 15 of these
petty swindlers were recently closed
out in Chicago, and Detective Wool
dridge, who handled the cases, found
that a large and pitiable number of
the victims were invalids, some of
them bedridden.
There is one way by which poor
women may know when they are being
offered a swindle in the game of "work
at home." If It develops that there
is any kind of a fee demanded at the
outset it is safe to class the proposi
tion as a fraud, although the demand
may be in a very plausible form a
"deposit" against "materials sent," or
a "membership" in an organization.
Many of these schemes are concerned
with so-called "art work" and make
that flattering appeal to "women of re
finement and appreciation."
When it comes to an investment of
any sort the promoters of which ap
peal to women who are comparatively
or actually poor, to float their enter
prise, is it not fair to assume that the
thing is a swindle? If the investment
had merit in the true sense of .the term,
could not its promoters readily obtain
capital for it from business men with
their eyes open? The promoter who
makes it a business to secure lists of
women in order to inveigle their sav
ings from them Is, on the face of it,
open to grave suspicion of fraud.
JANE ADDAMS,
Hull House, Chicago
FAME OF WASHINGTON SECURE.
Charge of "Tax Dodging" Will
Dim His Glorious Record.
Not
Somebody into whose hands a copy
of the records of Fairfax county, Vir
ginia, has fallen has made the inter-
1 esting discovery that George Washing
ton, in company with 15 other taxpay
ers, was "presented" by the grand
jury in 1760 for- not making a return
of "wheel carriages" for the purpose of
taxation, says the Boston Transcript.
The other interesting fact, what be
came of the presentment, is missing,
and we do not know whether George
Washington, Lord Fairfax and George
Mason paid lines or won a test case,
or whether the "presentment" was
prosecuted to judgment. The acco
ciation of so many men of eminence
in one indictment, for substantially a
presentment of the grand jury differ
ed in no essential from the modern in
dictment, suggests that they had made
up their minds to test the constitu
tionality of the statute under which
their wheel carriages were taxed.
Their defense is missing, and, there
fore, we cannot know their motives
or whether they neglected or refused
to make the returns required by law:
The discovery will probably be fol
lowed by declarations that it reveals
to us "the real Washington," coming
mainly from that class of critics who.
assure us that the gold-and-ivory statue
by Phidias was in part plated and
that, the ivory was of inferior quality.
That great characters have infirmities,
that they. are agreeably human, is no
discovery, though a' certain element
of "historians" appear to think it is.
Jf the "Veal' Washington" should be
shown to have dodged his taxes, it
will be impossible to deprive the "real
Washington" of the glory of carrying
through the American revolution to
its triumph in the field and its con-
eiimmitlAn in Yia Actnlilichmont nt
the federal constitution. Washing
ton, it may be asserted, did not "value
money" and his independence of finan
cial considerations was not entirely
due tothe circumstances that he per
sonally was the wealthiest president
the United; States has ever had. The
man who .'would put a great estate
at the hjfZiTd' of war was not m'er
cenary' afl-Jhls reluctance to accept
any sabuyXgr his services as presi
dent is weiiTCnownr
The late Gen. Butler made an 'at
tempt to demonstrate that George
Washington's a "salary grabber"
and demanded and received "back
pay," butthe attempt recoiled on his
own head,. when it was proved 'that
Washington as commander-in-chief of
the continental army rendered an 'ac
count at the close of the war only
for his personal expenses, and those
calculated on a most reasonable
scale. He never charged his country
one penny for his military services,
and when during the quasi-war with
France he was appointed lieutenant
general he 'stipulated in accepting the
appointment that it should carry no
pay and emoluments unless he was
called into actual Jservice. He died
lieutenant general, unpaid. Few more
disinterested men than George Wash
ington ever lived, since not only did
lie risk his life, his 'fortune and his
acred honor in the cause of his coun-
J :y, but bis. benefices to his Jess for
mate companions in arms were un
counted and by him unrecorded.
Washington .was "one of Plutarch's
-ion," as invulnerable to the"muck
.2" as to Britisi bayonels. x' '
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Nesrtska's Seat f Gtvi
Distribution of Nebraska Patronage
The Nebraska delegation in con
gress, at a meeting in Washington
last week, agreed upon the following
plan for appointments in this state
during the Sixtieth congress.
First All postmaster appointments
to be recommended by republican
members of the house from their re
spective districts, except in the home
towns of senators, where each senator
hall have entire jurisdiction.
Second All officers whose duties
shall cover the entire state shall be
recommended as per vote of the major
ity of the entire republican delegation.
Third Officers whose duties shall
cover less territory than the entire
state shall be recommended by a ma
jority of two senators and. such re
publican members of the house whose
districts in whole or in part are in
cluded within the jurisdiction of such
office.
Fourth Local and district officers
located at the home towns of any
member of the delegation shall be se
lected by such member.
'Fifth All recommendations for fed
eral appointments hereafter to be
made by the president, of statewide
scope-and all such appointments from
the state for offices outside the state
shall be distributed as near as may
be among the different congressional
districts of the state on a salary basis,
provided this section as to distribution
shall not apply to reappointments or
to promotions, except as to the in
creased salary; provided, also, that
this section as to distribution shall
not include cabinet officers or appoint
ments in the diplomatic service.
Sixth The meetings of the delega
tion shall be on call of the chairman,
or a majority of the delegation, and
the expenses of attending such meet
ings during recess shall be borne
equally by the members.
Seventh The vote shall be taken by
roll call.
Eighth Upon the adoption of the
plan there shall be selected a chair
man and a secretary, who shall also
act as treasurer.
Says Cattle Mange Is Exaggerated.
Ex-Senator Frank Currie of Dawes
county called on Governor Sheldon to
discuss the question of a state quaran
tine proclamation issued by the gov
ernor for the purpose of aiding in wip
ing out mange in cattle. Mr. Currie
has been in the cattle business for
thirty years. He believes cattlemen
who have accumulated herds would
be very foolish if, after gathering
property of this kind, they should at
tempt to destroy it. He says cattle
men . desire to do all within their
power to keep their herds clean. It is
his opinion that the infection and
prevalence of the disease has been
exaggerated by inspectors, whose job
depends on work of this kind. He cites
his own case, where an inspector re
ported a herd of 1,500 infected, when,
in fact, the inspector admitted he had
not seen more than 150 head, and, in
fact, had only seen 86 head. Mr. Cur
rie does not believe the state should
try to do anything until the extent of
the disease and infection is ascer
tained and until the state makes an
appropriation for practical inspectors
to aid in enforcing quarantine regula
tions. State Depository Bonds Approved.
Governor Sheldon, Attorney General
Thompson and Secretary of State
Junkin have approved bonds of five
state depository banks, signed by
State Auditor Searle's bonding com
pany of Omaha, after having investi
gated the legality and the advisability
of accepting any considerable security
from a bonding company that has a
paid-up capital of $50,000. At present
the total amount which the company
in question has indemnified the state
is about $32,000. The approval of the
state officers was given after Auditor
Searle had said he bad sold his stock
in the bonding company. No an
nouncement was made in regard to
who now holds the stock owned by
Auditor Searle. The company was
formed by officers of the Metropolitan
company of Omaha, which was organ
ized to bond saloonkeepers and which
is not now soliciting business on ac
coutn of some judgments against it.
The list of officers is the same, with
the exception that the name of R. J.
Clancy has been dropped from the
new company's rolls.
Station to' Remain Open.
General Manager Holdrege of the Bur
lington has written the railway com
missionTthat It is not deemed advisable
by hiscompany to close the depot at
Dickehs'A' few days ago the com
misshjin J issued an order against the
Burll8ttao closing this station.
OMptiesto Have Primaries.
Th6foltewIng counties have' asked
the 'republican r state committee for
ballots on t'which 'to vote a preference
for a .president jal , candidate : vj
County. , Del. County. ' DeL
Antelope It' Lancaster ..;... 54
Butler ....-.'..-.. 11 Lincoln .'....... 10
Cedar 12 Otoe ...1....'... 17
Cheyenne 5 Perkins . :c . . . . 1
Dakota 6 Red Willow ... 9
Dixon 10 Richardson .... 17
Dodge 19 Reck 3
Fillmore 13 Seward 115
Hall 17 Thayer . :,13
Hamilton :.'12 Webster ..'..... 11
Hitchcock .4 York 17
Total 728S
Rock Island Appeals.
The Rock Island Railroad company
has appealed to the district court
from the reeent order of the state
railway commission directing it to
maintain a passenger and freight
depot at the town of University Place.
The petitio nrevives the whole ques
tion of the rights of railroads and the
power of the comossion. It is assert
ed that the state commission law is
unconstitutional because' it is an in
terference witn interstate commerce.
Is unreasonable and deprives the com
pany, of its property.
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Brickyard Jgf Pcnftcn-Ua.
A brick yard.owned aad,oerated by
the state and 'workedtby' state con
victs and state wards Is one of the
possibilities. Governor Sheldon said
he believed It possible for Nebraska
to make all the brick it needs-foe the
construction of state buildings. He
intends to get the state geologist to
visit the various institutions rand make
an analysis of the soil owned by the
state and if the investigation shows
the clay is of such a nature that brick
can be made from It of. a good quality.
he will urge an appropriation for the
construction of a brick yarcLtSuch a
plant would afford employment for the
convicts of the state penitentiary and
for many of the inmates of the Insane
asylums. The employment would be
conductive of good health for the con
victs and at the same time it would
save an immense amount of money
for the state and permit of the con
struction of many buildings which are
now delayed by reason of the heavy
appropriations made against the state
treasury. -
Law Too Drastic
Attorney General Thompson has re
ceived from Congressman Clayton ol'
Alabama a copy of the latter's bill to
prevent the 'issuance of federal injunc
tions against the .operation of state
laws' and a personal letter asking Mr.'
Thompson's opinion of the bill. This'
measure provides that no district or
circuit judge of the United States can
enjoin the enforcement of a state law
until the same has been tried and a
decree entered to the effect that it is
in violation of the constitution' or
treaties of the United States. In other
words, that the federal court cannot
issue a temporary injunction against
the enforcement of any state law. In
reply to the letter, Mr. Thompson will
state that in his opinion the law is too
drastic, and he will advise that It be
limited so that no federal judge can
restrain a state officer from enforcing
a state law in a state court until the
matter has been tried in a state court.
As to Oil Inspection.
The validity of the law requiring
that all oil shipped into Nebraska be
inspected and that all such inspected
oil be assessed an Inspection fee of 10
cents per barrel is to be tested. The
railroads insist that they ought not to
have to pay any inspection fee on oil
shipped into the state for their own
use. Arrangements are being made
for a test suit against the Burlington
and Union Pacific railroads. The
Union Pacific has refused to allow 760
barrels of oil to be inspected and the
Burlington has refused to pay inspec
tion fees on 348 barrels. Railroad at
torneys will meet Attorney General
Thompson and agree upon certain
points on which the case will be based.
The attorney general is of the opinion
that the railroads should pay the in
spection fees on all oil, no matter bow
the oil is to be used.
Insurance Matters.
The state insurance department has
announced Its intention of holding up
all insurance reports which fail to
show the amount of business written
in Nebraska during the last year.
Only a few of the 300 foreign insur
ance companies now doing business in
the state have included this important
item in their reports. It is supposed
that the reason for the omission is the
fear of the companies that the appar
ent discrepancy between the risks and
the resources will cause alarm to pol
icyholders. The risks, however, are
not so dangerous as would appear to
those unfamiliar with insurance busi
ness. Rock Island Appeals.
The Rock Island Railroad company
has appealed to the district court from
the recent order of the state railway
commission directing it to maintain a
passenger and freight depot at the
town of University Place. The peti
tion of the railroad revives the whole
question of the rights of railroads and
the power of the commission. It is
asserted that the state commission law
is unconstitutional because it is an in
terference with Interstate commerce,
is unreasonable and deprives the com
pany of its property without due
process of law; takes private property
for public 'use without compensation,
and, finally, that it disallows the peti
tioner of its right to trial by jury.
License to Practice Medicine.
Fifteen applicants arc taking an ex
amination before the secretaries of the
state board of health for license to
practice medicine or csteopathy. One
applicant is taking an examination in
osteopathy. The board of health has
had 15.C00 copies of quarantine regu
lations published in pamphlet form for
distribution to teachers, physicians,
county commissioners, undertakers,
registrars and local boards of health.
Cook Announces Candidacy.
H. L. Cook, deputy state auditor, has
formally announced his candidacy to
succeed E. M. Searle, and he will begin
at once an active campaign to secure
the republican nomination. Mr. Cook
lives at St. Paul, in Howard county.
'han Jfc mm AnnnlHlnJ lnn4Vif aeiB Ba
auu was aiyuiuicu ucjuij uuuuui uj
Mr. Searle.
The state railway commission de
nied a rehearing asked for by the
plaintiffs in the case of the central
ized creameries against the various
railroads of the state in which the
matter of service was the issue, ex
cept in the request that receipts be
given for empty cans returned by the
railroad. The commission ordered
the transportation companies to ap
pear in Lincoln February IS. at 10
o'clock in the morning, to show cause
why an. order should not issue to re
quire them to give receipts for the
empty cans.
Newspaper Teferaaph Rates Legal.
The state railway commission wrote
a few ays ago to Attorney Meyers of
Alma, who complained against tele
graph companies making a reduced
rate to newspapers. The letter called
the attorney's attention to the stat
utes which 'provides for this reduced
rate to all newspapers, and inasmuch
as. that statute has not been changed
by the legislature and for the further
reason, that .reduced telegraph rates
to newspapers is in the interest of the
public, the commission has no author
ity to do anything in the matter.
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Save the liquid manure.
Feed only what the cattle will eatv
up clean.
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Always aim to sell a'finlshedprod
uct from the farm.
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The inferior animal requires as
much feed as the higher-priced one.
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Sour soils need better drainage.
Tiling .always pays if properly done.'
Arrange things in the barn so as to
make the chores as easy as, possible.
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Get the spraying apparatus ready for
use. Effective treatment must begin
early.
Sheep like other animals enjoy va
riety in their food. Feed a little wheat
bran occasionally.
Clover, the foundation of agricult
ural prosperity, must ever prove the
salvation of the farmer.
Above all others the farmer who is
supplying cream to the creamery
needs a Babcock tester.
Something growing on the soil and
something decaying in the soil Is a
good rule for the farmer to follow.
When you notice the shoe to your
horse is a little loose, don't delay fix
ing it. It may -save the horse a bad
sprain. '
Blanket the horses when they are
exposed to hard winds. A bad cold
will prove a poor thing for the horse
and you too.
Animals which are selected for
breeding purposes should be fed and
cared for so as to induce the most
thrifty habits.
Start your tomato seed, also celery,
cabbage, egg plant, endive, lettuce,
onion, etc., indoors and have the plants
ready to set out in May.
As a part ration corn is a good poul
try feed,, but as the sole ratios, such
as the practice of some farmers, it is
one of the worst possible feeds.
When things go wrong, don't scold
the wife and children. If you must do
something to relieve your feelings go
out and take a few kicks at the horse
block.
The future usefulness of a cow de
pends largely upon the way she has
been brought up. Good breeding, of
course, but more important still, good
bringing up.
It is a mistake to neglect the things
that are in trying to find out the
things which may be but are not yet.
Many an impractical investigator
commits this blunder.
Don't permit the blacksmith to put
on too heavy shoes. They are a need
less burden to the horses and add
strain to every muscle and tendon, and
really wear no longer than the light
er shoes.
The dairyman who treats his cows
right is not ashamed to look them in
the face, neither is he ashamed to
look his customers in the face if he is
giving an honest article in an honest
measure.
Cotton seed hulls are not desirable
feed for cows, but they are being
worked into some of the patent dairy
feeds that are bringing good prices in
the market. Watch out for them if
you are buying any feedpr 'your
cows.
Reading Meadowbrook Far:
gives one an appetite for the"
work. It is sort of short course
n
farming, and is the best kind of a
preliminary to the reading of a good
farm paper, which of course you have
coming regularly to your home.
A pecan tree at Raleigh, X. C,
which is 35 years old, has borne a crop
every year for the last 23 years. In
1905 the crop equaled 300 pounds, in
1907 it was more than 400 pounds.
Estimateing the selling price of the
nuts at 25 cents a pound. 400 pounds
.would bring $100. A profitable tree.
surely.
Scours in horses is very annoying
and unfits them for hard work. If
change of diet and short rations do
not correct the disorder try giving
four drams powdered sulphate iron,
one-half ounce ground gentian, one
half ounce ground ginger and one
ounce powdered charcoal in feed
three times a day. If you can arrange
to feed cut fodder and ground grain
it will give better results.
In a recent number of one of the
leading humorous papers one of the
pictures shows Farmer Stubble reach
ing out of bed at 4 a. m. and touch
ing an electric button, remarking with
a yawn as be does so that it is "time
t milk the keows, b'gosh." And when
one stops to think how the lot of the
farmer had improved in the last ten,
twenty, thirty years it is not hard to
believe that in the future much of the
present drudgery will be done away by
the still greater advancement made in
farm machinery and farm methods.
Surely the farmer is . having his
Inning, now.
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Clean yoar seat before sowing.
- Careful not to' let the brood
get too fat
Comfort for the brood animals
stronger, healthier offspring.
, Don't waste the manure, it Is the
most valuable asset on the farm.
The compact horse is better for
farm work than the long-legged one.
Good poultrymen never keep bat
one male bird in the flock at a time.
Salt is good but If It is not where
the sheep can get at It, what shall it
profit them?'
The cow shed should be open to the
south so that it can catch all the sun
shine that is going.
The man who is content with the
crooked furrow is more than likely
to be careless about his morals.
The progeny of a grade bred to a
grade is certain to be of inferior qual
ity than either of the parents.
Whether the farm flock is pure bred
or just common fowls, new blood
should be Introduced each year.
Sheep and cows should not be yard
ed together, as the former are timid
and defenseless and easily injured.
The profits from the orchard are
determined in large measure by the
care bestowed upon the trees and the
fruit.
Keep a record of each brood sow.
Don't trust to memory to tell ybu a
year from now which animals did yon
the best 'service.
One good farm paper well-read is
better than the skimmings from a doz
en others. Be a careful reader, and a
patient practicer.
What! A rag drawn through that
hole in the milk pail, when a few min
utes work and a little solder will fix
it? Shame on you.
One ounce of glycerine, one-
half ounce of lemon juice and two
ounces of rose water make a good lo
tion for the hands and face.
A poor appetite in any farm animal
indicates Improper housing, or feed
ing. Keep the animals thrifty If you
would have them return a profit.
The supply of good cows Is never
equal to the demand. Don't think
therefore that you can buy to good
advantage. Better raise your own
cows.
Neglect in the poultry house seems
easy at the time, but it is expensive.
The poultry business is made up of
little details and they must be at
tended to.
Get a graduated glass on which the
drops, drams and ounces are marked.
lc will prove handy in putting up the
simple remedies, formulas for which
you often see in print
Not one farm in a hundred is
stocked up to its full capacity. Is
your farm the one in a hundred or is
it one of the ninety-nine, which are
falling short of their privilege and op
portunity? Saving the chilled Iamb is one or
the tasks of the early spring. Take
it in where it is warm, rubbing thor
oughly to restore circulation and then
feed a little hot milk from a bottle to
which is attached a rubber nipple.
Calves must have clean, dry pens if
they would be thrifty. A filthy wet
pen. especially for very young calves,
is apt to derange their stomachs.
While a cement floor is ideal, it takes
lots of bedding to keep it dry. A light
pen is also very desirable. Every calf
pen should have a window where the
sunlight can get in. Sunlight is one
of the best disenfectants that God ever
gave to man. It is the cheapest also;
therefore use plenty of it in the barns.
Milking a cow in Mexico is rather a
perilous and unsatisfactory task if the
following account of the process is ac
curate: The cow is lassoed and tied to
a stump at the head end; she is made
to "hist" by tying a rope to one hind
leg and fastening it to another stump.
One man holds the calf to the cow.
with his fingers so it will suck wind
instead of milk, and the other man
milks into a dipper the milk which the
cow mistakenly gives down for the
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To cure the breechy cow Is almost
impossible, but she may be restrained.
Here is the method employed by a
farmer who has such a cow in his
herd: Fasten a strip of strong,
straight-grained wood, three inches
wide by one inch thick to the tips of
her hjorns. This should be fastened
by means of screws. Then fix another
strip to this one-hair inch thicker and
of a length sufficient to reach down
ward wjtkin an inch of her face and
within two or three inches of her nos
trils. In the lower end of this strip
have several large nails projecting
about a quarter of an inch. When an
attempt is made to throw a fence the
shariiened nails restrain the animal.
Here js a recipe for tanning skins
with the hair on which is said to be
good, although we have not tried it.
When the skin is fresh, powder the
flesh side with a mixture of salt two
parts, alum and saltpeter each one
part, and roll tightly, letting it lie
until the mixture is thoroughly dis
solved. This mixture should be pul
verized before being applied. Then
stretch tho hide on a board and scrape
off all flesh or membrane that may ad
here to it. Then dry in the sun and
cover with neat's foot oil, after which
it should be laid away for a few days.
Next scrape as clean as possible with
a piece of wood, and apply Spanish
whiting which has been heated in an
oven until it is hot. rubbing it with a
flannel cloth. The skin is now ready
for use, and if at all stiff, may ' be
rubbed and worked soft with but lit
tle trouble.
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TABLOID PHILOSOPHY.'
A new dress 'is sisiply a haWt witk
a woman. '
la any event the Knickerbocker
Trast had a good ran for it bjmmt.
Oat of the financial wreck castes
the 4uceat truth that very Jrw trast
are be trusted. '"", xl
There seems to he a close' and fatl
state relationship between tight shoes
aad the-cora crop.
The pnWlc Is still a little saspieioas
of the taximeter cab. Sounds too stuck
gas meter.
NOT GENERALLY KNOWN.
A girl pupil in the New Shoreham
(Loadoa) school has neither been ab
sent nor tardy in eight years.
Pitch pine, which has been consid
ered alsftost worthless, is now in de
mand for cranberry barrels.
All the revolvers taken from prison
ers at Portland, Ore., were melted up
and made into a stove for the police
station.
The United States owns and main
tains a national cemetery at San
Cosme, near the City of Mexico.
TEXAS FARMS.
For Sale or Exchange for Eastern
Nebraska or Western Iowa Farms.
3566 acres Brazos Valley land in Bay
lor county. Northern Texas; subdivided
Into 160 acre tracts. Strong, rich
soil. Suitable for winter wheat, oats,
corn, cotton and alfalfa. All kinds of
vegetables and fruit Suflcient tim
ber for fencing and fire wood. Abun
dant rainfall. Healthful climate.
Near good county seat town of 3.000
people. For further information call
on or write, F. A. Field, Room 686
New Brandels Bldg.. Omaha. Neb.
Rothesay Wedding Dowry.
There are only three applicants this
year for the Rothesay wedding dowry,
for which the late marquess of Bute
left a sum of 1,000, the interest of
which is to be given annually by the
magistrates of the town to some de
serving bride.
It may be that the Scottish lasses
shrink from the ordeal of having the
first 11 verses of the second chapter
of St John's gospel read to them by
the magistrate, which is one of the
conditions.
YOUR EYES
Don't trust your
eyes to tmvellnic
opticians or pack
peddlars. We are the oldest manufactur
ing opticians In the state grind our own
lenses make our own frames. Consulta
tion free. Glasses fitted. $1.4)4J up. HuU
son Optical Co Exclusive Opticians. 213
So. 16th St.. Omaha. Factory on prem
ises. Wholesale and Retail.
A morning fog usually clears away
before noon; an afternoon fog has set
In for the day.
Omaha Directory
NEBRASKA-IOWA!
Do a General Grain Busineas
Terminal elevator at Omaha. We
solicit consignments; we buy grain;
we sell corn to feeders; we sell seed
oats; we sell choice stilling wheat
Write, wire or phone us.
A "SQUARE DEAL" ON Aft
IDES MD FURO
Wmat . Xaaktmta awl ljm mtak at om. So. I
Irnrgrn Kata IMSe. Klta 7c. No. 1 Wak. taiga aj.74.
Writ for prtca list on aldca aad fan which la now
ready. TagaaadfaU latin nation chaiifiilly furnlrttiL
d. a. Mcdonald hide a pur co.
Office and warahoua. 913 so. 13th stf
Karcrencea: Omaha NaUoaal Bank OMAHA
Commercial Jkgradea N(
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That la that yon can eat by baying
OMAHA REAL ESTATE
Wh many soon f AAA fCA AAA
properties from fVW II rSjSjSjSi
TSat wt will ha plaatcl to ahow yon any tlw, aoUUaa;
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with a Black
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Crater mil toe war throngs, you have nevrr
used the beat Calk on the market. Ask your
blacksmith to show it to you.
FMSILE
1760 acres, solid body ot
land. Improved, central
xveDrasKa: 9Z3.00 ier acre.
mfll B 312 acres, well Improved.
wNaVs only three miles from
South Omaha; 190.00 per acre.
mCll B Corner lot. two houses on
WlMkAi business street. Omaha.
Bargain. Price $6,500.00. Rental fGOO.OO
per year.
Address JOHN L. McCAQUE. Omaha.
OMAHA TENT & AWH1H6 GO.
Tents. Awnings, etc. Largest west of
Chicago. Write for prices and estimates
before buying, cor. lth and Harney Sta.
Do You Drink Coffee
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It or aa oat It.
OIL HEAL Cotton MmI taii-
wii. saw. hmmm and AIf)fa Feds
! M. CONRAD Tm-Tat Omaha Uialn Kxchange.
Eatabllaacd UM. Ton aad ear luada. Conslgnmenta
grata solicited. Mambac Qmaaa Praia Etehanna.
Win M OMAHA StM at tte
Ilcr Grand Hotel
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Uih arade Dcntut KISSh.," appliances.
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nfll "" Wnllin 707- Brandies' Bldg.
Omaha. E. A. Nordstrom. Manager. 'Phona
or wire na. Members Omaha Grain Exchange.
Carload Consignment Our Specialty.
MI'T 3ffi.,il.!
By having them experimented on bv trav
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