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* ! ' . ( THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FBroAY. SEPTEMBER 0 1887
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SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.
All the Railroads in Nebraska Miking a
Combined fight
MR , MARQUETTE'S ARGUMENT ,
He Foil own thn Corporation Nester In
ills Speech Heforo the Board of
Traniipartatlon Mr. Orlf-
fltt's Communication.
TKHOM THE BEE'S LINCOLN IIOUEAU. !
T. M. Mnrqttctto , general attorney o (
( ho Clilcngo , Hurlington A Qulncj lines
west of the Missouri river was in posses
sion of the lloor nt the board of transpor
tation rooms yesterday in argument
ngninst tlio power of the board. Mr. Mar-
quotte's argument was iu tlio direct foot-
tops tnkcn by Mr. 1'opplcton In like ar
gument , and was very good evidence
tlmt tl'.o line of attack on the power of
the bonrd wns preconceived and precon
certed before the time of argument , and
wns a mutual line of attack on the part
of all the roads. Mr. Mnrqtiottc's argu
ment further illustrated , if further Illus
tration was necessary , that when the law
wns passed it was not the intention of the
roads that passed it to have it confer any
power whatever on the board , and that
the powers of the board could not go be
yond a definition of a rate as unreasona
ble. That as a court they could go no
farther than a decree of guilty or not
guilty , and could not enter up judg
ment or provide a remedy. All
the results , therefore , in the opinion of
* Mr. Murquettothat the board could bring
. . about had no practical value beyond
prlma fuclo evidence for the court in the
individual case of the individual com
plainant. Mr. Mnrquetto's theory of the
law was that the court , if it held tlmt the
individual rate of an Individual com
plainant was excessive and that it should
lo reduced , that the court would simply
reduce tlio rate on the single shipment of
the Hinglo complainant , but that the
judgment of the court woulu not rust
against other similar cases in which like
shippers would bo interested. That ,
therefore , a ruto if hold by the court as
cxhorbitant for an individual shipper
could not bo enforced for shippers in
general. This was evidently 0110 of the
schemes between the lines of the law
when the railroads created it , made to
compel any nuin making a com
plaint to wear himself out iu the
courts with the board incapable
of rendering any assistance iu a general
way for the general good.
The question was asked Mr. Marqnctto
if , when tlio court had in the case of an
individual declared iv rate between two
points unreasonable , if then the board ,
through injunction or mandamus , could
not compel the road to abandon the use
of the excessive rate and irivo to the pub
lic the HBO of the reduced rate as inter
preted by the court. Mr. Murquetto held
that such proceedings would not lie and
that all the powers the commission had
in such proceedings was onlv in cases
whore the rulings of the board were pro-
omptory. The rate question entire , Mr.
Marquettn held , was beyond the reach of
the board and their powers wore nothing
so tar as a finding would bo concerned-
Mr. Marquctto's argument was , epito
mized , that no complainant could
make charges against the rates
on tlio roach beyond a
ratu in which be had a personal grievance
as a shipper , than having decided to
bring his case the commission could sim
ply hear his testimony , but that he would
have to go to the court tor a judgment ,
nnd the judgment would not lie beyond
his individual claim as against the rate
system on the road. The board of trans
portation could not bo pictured inamoro
utterly useless light than by Mr. Mnr-
quatto'e argument.
Mil. GHIKKITTS' COMMUNICATION.
The communication of Mr. Urillits , of
the Omaha freight bureau , reached the
board of transportation yesterday from
the Lincoln freight bureau and will bo
given attention at once. The communi
cation was to the board direct , but was
misdirected to the Lincoln freight
bureau. When the attention of the
board of transportation was called to the
fact that a communication of that char
acter hail been mailed them they
ascertained that it had been re
ceived by the freight bureau , and
when so received the board of
transportation was not in session , and
the matter was mislaid in the freight
bureau.
The communication of Mr. Griffins is
remarkable to a certain degree , and
makes , as the board interprets it , no defi
nite charges within their power to act
upon. Thn communication of Mr. Gnf-
iltts cites that the interstate rates from
Chicago to points in Nebraska is less
than the rate to Omaha and the added
local rate to Interior points. Following
is the communication :
KHKICIIIT lluiiKAu OMAHA HOARD OK
THADE To the Honorable the Members of
tlio Hoard of Transportation of the State of
Nebraska. Lincoln , Neb. Gentlemen : The
attention of your honorable body Is most ro-
spi'Ctfully solicited to the imclosixl joint tarllT ,
Usiio.l by the Chicago , Milwaukee it St. Paul
road , In connection with the Union Pacific
railway , and bearing date of , wherein It
Is set forth that the rates charged thereunder ,
between the cities of Chicago and Oixnha are
on first class freleht OOc , second class 75c ,
third class SOc , fourth class 35c , UlthclassSOc ,
A class 3JKo , B class 2Xo ! ) , 0 class Ste.
class SOc , class H > c ; nnd the rutps to J.ln-
coln. Neb , , nnd to other Interior Nebraska
points , are based upon trivial advances upon
the aforesaid Omaha rate. Whilst wo are
thoroughly satisfied that the construction of
the rules to the Interior Nebraska points ,
under this tariff Uumuailo and published , Is
In direct violation of ihe letter and spirit of
the third section of the Interstate commerce
bill , wo nru fully alive to the fact tlmt your
jurisdiction docs not extend over the subject
nt Issue when considered from this stand
point ; It cannot , however , bo denied that a
subject so fraught with Interest to the me
tropolis of our state , not only comes within
the rnnco of your official scrutiny , but Is
well w orthy of your most serious , careful
and thoughtful consideration , without
knowledge In your possession of the local
charges exacted by the Union Pacltlc rail
way company between Omaha and Lincoln ,
It must , wo think , become apparent to you
at a glance that the mercantile Interests oC
our city are placed In jeopirdy nnd our dis
tributing Undo most seriously threatened ;
nd it Is just here and In
this connection , that wo most earnestly
solicit your official Interference Iu our
behalf. Wo Imvo no particular reason for
slngllUK out Lincoln ns an Illustration of
the disadvantages wo are placed under , nny
more than wo would use Fremont , \Vahoo ,
or Beatrice In the bame connection ; let us ,
however , continue as Iu Illustration only
our criticism upon the figures as to Lincoln ,
as your verdict In this case will of course bo
equally applicable to all rates bused upon a
similar theory to that used in framing Lin
coln figures.
ft Is not alone that our business Interests
are antagonized by the operatlonsof a freight
tarlll of this character , but It must bo borne
In nilud that every blow aimed by forclen
corporations , especially when aided and
nbetted by the carriers In our own state , U
n attack OP the best Interests of our com
monwealth Itself , tor ft cannot bo denied
that whilst the success or Nebraska's metrop
olis means as well the prosperity of the
Btato at largo , the converse of Hie proposition
' true , and so loiifas tlio MlUvau-
keo road , In connection with the Union Pa
cltlc , Is permitted to make such joint rates as
to practically overslougli the commercial
prosperity of Omaha , tliny arc drawing the
life blood from the state of Nebraska Itself.
Wo cannot press too strongly upon your
conviction that the welfare and continuous
prosperity of the city of OinMm and
the state of Nebraska are synonymous term1) .
Anything , therefore , that lias a tendency to
Disturb or destroy these relation * Is certainly
mtltled to your most severe official condeui-
Mtlon. Poetically , you will note , the
Lincoln merchant is In possession of r tM
from the Missouri rlv rrnngingfrom 10 cents
per too pounds on first class to 5 eonta
per 100 pounds on tenth claw , an i hero
in flos the Injustice of the whole position ;
for while Lincoln Is unnuf-stlonably In the
enjoyment of the remarkably low figures
above quoted , the Omaha Jobber , to accom
plish thn same result , Is taxed to the extent of
! B cents per 100 pounds , on the first
class , down to centa per 100 pounds
on tenth class.
Wq hold thnt wo have nothing whatever to
do with the division of the tnroiuli rates
established by the Milwaukee road nnd the
Union Pacific roads ; such divisions being the
result of mutual agreement between them
selves. All that ho have to look nt , and all
that we are Interested In looking at. Is to bo
found In the fact thnt the Lincoln Jobber Is
receiving a continuous advantage ot 'J3 cents
per 10t ) pounds on his lirst class ship
ments , o\cr and above the Omaha competi
tor. It must , therefore , wo think , bo per
fectly evident to you , that unless you step
Into the rescue , and Insist upon the rigid ad-
lieience of the tnrllf from the Missouri river
to the point of destination In Nebraska.
which shull under all circumstances ho equal
tn tlmcliargo lmpo ed upon the Omaha job
ber , for Ilka services rendered , the commer
cial prosperity ot our city must necessarily
be sacrificed to the especial advantage of
Chicago ; In other words , a continuance of
the present tariff arrangement Is clearly nnd
plainly building up Chicago at the expense
of Omaha. There cannot possibly bb nny
other construction olncctl upon the policy
which dictates a tariff , born originally of the
pernicious deslrd of thosn Iowa lines who. In
invading our state , dreamed only of their
own selfish ends , In securing for themselves
the benefits ot the cnttro haul from Chicago ,
without thn slightest regard to the business
Interests or Ihe commercial prosperity of our
own state.
A policy thus Inaugurated has been made
compulsory , wo fully admit , upon other Iowa
lines , not having their own cxton.slon In
Nebraska , as In the COSH to which we havn
more Immediately directed your attention :
nevertheless , wo have contldenco that the
remedy applied to one will necessarily ex
tend to all. Admit , for the Hake of argument ,
that your honorable body , In the exorcise of
Its best judgment , shall demand that lines
located In Nebraska shall charge their eastern
connections such local rates from the Mis
souri river to points uf ultimata destination
In the state as will make thn sum of the rates
from the eastern point ot shipment equal to
the sum of the locals , wherein docs the In
justice lie , or wherein will any town or city
In ou'r state suiter from undue discrimina
tion' ? To Illustrate. If the rate from Chicago
to Lincoln on lirst class bo made SI. " 3 per lee
pounds , who Is injured , or who Is discrim
inated against thereby ? Not Chlcazo , for
she has an equal chance with Omaha to sell
the Lincoln trade , with nil the advantages
still left her for her larger stocks
and better selections ; not Omaha , for
she Is thereby protected ngalnst
Chicago in the rate , and must rely for success
upon her more energetic efforts to secure the
business , and her closer proximity to the
market ; not Lincoln , for the basis wo de
mand will not materially affect her ability to
sell , for it will not bo pretended oven by the
by the most enthusiastic advocate ot equal
rates with the Missouri river , that thn trilling
ndvance wo demand can possibly affect the
ultimate consumer Iu the slightest degree.
Twenty-three cents per VOO pounds on
dry goods , or 5 or 0 cents per 100 pounds
on staple groceries , whilst entirely ample to
turn the curt out of trade , \\lion applied to
wholesale quantities , becomes infinitesimal
when looked nt trom a consumer's stand
point ; nnd Indeed were your honorable body
to compel the Nebraska lines to charge full
local rates from Missouri river points to ulti
mate destination in the interior of the state.
we venture toafflrm that the consumer would
never fctl the burden.
In conclusion we have therefore to ask ,
that you > vill nt once frame such regulations ,
whereby no freights originating east of the
Missouri river can enter our state upon any
other terms than the sum of the local rate to
Missouri river , plus the local rate therefrom.
The death blow must be given to the Iowa
lines , nnd others who are so freely entering
our state , either with roads of tbelr own , or
by connections with those already.exlstlng ,
or the near future will bring about the hu
miliating spectacle ot the complete over
throw of the commercial prosperity of
Omaha ; broken up and destroyed that Chicago
cage and St. Louis may retain and increase
the dominant position they have already
succeeded In establishing , at least to some
extent In our state , to our cost
Every consideration of state prldo and of
our city's prosperity demands of you , we re
spectfully submit , prompt action and speedy
relief. Wo might elaborate thn principle for
which wo are contending by calling the at
tention of your honorable body to the tariffs
ot the Chicago & Northwestern railway and
those of the Chicago , Burlington < fc Oulncy
railroad , which are open to precisely the
same objections that wo have already noted ,
but wo believe such course to b unnecessary ,
as we cannot but think you will at once take
up the consideration of thn entire subject in
all its bearings , treating it in a broad , intelli
gent and statesmanlike manner ; nnd we
have full confidence thnt so considered , our
city will receive at > our hands the greatly
nieded protection for which wo ask.
Eucr.tn MA.UTIN. Chairman.
WII.UAM F. Griffith ,
Commissioner of Freight Bureau of Omaha
Board of Trade.
_
If some enterprising fellow would now
corner the market on Dr. Bull's Cough
Syrup ho could make his fortune. Be
ware of frauds.
"For I am declined into the vale of
years , " she said a little sadly , but indeed
I don't much mind it since" I can got Sal
vation Oil for 25 cents.
low * Pensions ,
WASHINGTON , Sept. 8. | Special Teleeram
to the BEK.J The following Ncbraskans
have been granted pensions : Marcort A. ,
widow of Amzi B. Clark , Kaston ; Elizabeth ,
widow of Henry Sclmfcr , Nebraska City ;
Warren Atwood ( deceased ) , Albion ; Charles
W. liays , York. Increase : Hosalrllawklns ,
Winchester. He-issue : Samuel T. Kiddle ,
Schuyler. lie-issue nnd Increase : William
C. Woods , Odnll ; Jesse Ninney , Bartlett
Ueservu and reissue : Edward B. Murphy ,
Arapahoe.
Iowa pensions : Pamella , mother of Enos
E. Barton , Shellburg ; Catherine , mother of
John T. Tarlton , Osceola ; Leonard , father
of Gilbert L. Wakclield. Lectalro. Mexican
war : Julia , widow of James Weeks , Iowa
City. Originals : Robert T. Askorn , Mount
Ayr ; John P. Shane , Mount Ploasant. In
crease : Thomas liudworth. Sioux City ;
George Huiiedicl.Muscntlnn : Ulchard Marks-
buri : , Missouri Valley ; David Myers , Corn
ing ; Calvin Brown , Decoiah ; James W.
Jacobs , Slgournny ; Hubert Oakley , Sallx.
Itelssuonnd Increase : Thomas L. Brooks ,
Minerva : Dennis Dorgln , Panora. KeUsun :
Marvin T. Brown , Keokuk ; Detllit B. Lam-
burg , Southcrlnnd.
Pontnl
WASHINGTON , Sept. 8. [ Special Telegram
to the BKE. I Newton W. Preston has been
commissioned postmaster at Arlington , Nub. ,
and Barney Kolchs at Glean , nnd Thomas J.
DeKalb at Daykln , Jetlerbon county , la. , a
pew olllce. '
NEBRASKA
STATE FAIR
AT LINCOLN ,
September 9 to 16
av-Eve-
WILL TROT
September 14 , 1887
INTERESTING FARM MATTERS
Nebraska Beo-Kecpers Invited to Make Dis
plays at the State fair ,
FARMING IN EASTERN WYOMING
ThoPlaoftho Future Planting Trees
for limber Canning Frnlt
Cure of Pnatnrca.
Notice to Bookeopr.ru.
The board of agriculture of Nebraska
have set apart ample and suitable space
for the display of bees and houcy at the
state fair and now it is to tlio interest of
Nebraska bco-kcepcrs to improve this
opportunity and show the people that
this is a honey country , and that wo nned
not admit any shipping of honey into our
state.
Shall wo not now awake and meet with
our products the Eweetcst of the sweets
the pressure of commerce and thus
prove ourselves up with the day.
The superintendent ot the apiary de
partment , Mr. K. W. Whitcomb , of
Friend , Nob. , would be glad to have you
nnd also a sample of your products at
the state fair.
A meeting of the State Ucc-Kuepers as
sociation will also be hold on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings during the fair ,
in the botonical lecture room of the stvtu
university.
This room Is on the first floor of the
chemical building , o-ist of thu main build
ing , south entrance.
All are invited to attend thcso meetings -
ings , they will bo free and interesting.
H. N. PATTEUSON , Snc'y.
The Pie of the Future.
The pig of the future , says a writer in
Standard , has been curiously compared
by a high authority to a hunter , and
there are undoubtedly points of similar
ity ! na good , cross-couiitry horse and the
jig which bacon curers delight to honor.
Mr. Shaw , of Limerick , sneaking the
other day on the subject , said that in a
horse people liked a light neck , thick
ness through the heart and loins , depih
in the flank and stoutness in the thighs.
These points , ho added , were those do-
slrablo in a bacon hog. A member of a
rival curing firm supported this state
ment , except that ho did not agree as to
the desirability of depth of flank. At any
rate , it is important for breeders to bear
in mind that fashion in pigs has changed
and that if tliuy are to obtain lop prices
they must moot the require mo tits of
bacon curers , who in their turn luivo to
consult the tnsto of the public. A maxi
mum of lean meat in proportion to fat ,
heavy hind quarters nnd iv light fore cud
are _ the essentials of the coming pig. At
u time when pig breeding is likely to in
crease it is important to notice this ad
vice from some of the largest buyers in
the kingdom , and there is often a diflcr-
once , lOc a hundred in prices , simply duo
to superiority and inferiority in the point
mentioned. In order to produce loan
meat plenty of exorcise is essential as
well as suitable diet. The above from
one of our English exchanges is a prac
tical pointer to our American swine
breeders who are going all to fat. In
the Now England states many swine
breeders raise this eatable hog and cur
ing their own bacon and hams , sell them
at fancy prices , and the breeder who
studies the practical demands of the market -
kot will bo a public benefactor ivud reap
rich profits. THO city people are using
less pork since our breeds have all gouu
to fat.
Planting Trees Tar Timber , ,
The subject for setting out tree's"'fbr '
timber is one of great and increasing im
portance throughout the western states ,
and should command more attention
among farmers than it now does. Prof.
Lazcnby , of Cornell college , eivcs the fol
lowing sugeostions on the subject :
"All ravines and steep hillsides , all
land too rocky to bo profitably cultivated ,
to bo cleared of stone and devoted to
trees. Protecting bolts of timber should
bo planted wherever buildings , orchards ,
gardens or pastures are exposed to cold ,
sweeping winds. Tha banks of streams ,
ponds , open ditches , etc. , should be so
plahted with trcca that they will be pro
tected from abrasions by Hoods and rapid
currants. All public roads should bo
bolted by graceful trees. Our existing
forests should be preserved , improved
ana extended , by keeping up a constant
sncccssion of young growing trcos of the
best varieties. In order to do this no
stock-stionid bo allowed to run in wood
lots for the purpose of forage. This rule
should bo idllcxible. Young growth iu
forests should be thinned moderately ,
worthless varieties cut out and the more
valuable tsiuimcd so that they will grow
tnll.torming trunks rather than branches.
Timber should bo cut with intelligent
reference to the future growth. Valuable
trees that you wish to save and propa
gate should bo cut in the spring anil those
you wish to kill cut iu August. " These
suggestions arn intended for practical ap
plication , and our renders should look
over their farms and , sco where they can
bo put into otluct.
Cunning fruit.
Popular Gardening : Canning fruit in
salicylic acid , and especially for exhibi
tion purposes , was recently referred to
by A. T. Grant , of Worcester county ,
Mass. In reply to an inquiry for detailed
information as to the process our corre
spondent kindly forwarded the following
statement : "uso no heat. The fruit
should be put in the glass cans fresh and
just ns picked , nnd for looks bo shaken
down as solid as possible , hut not to
brmso the fruit , as berries shrink some ,
but not nearly as much ns when donn the
old way by cooking. Then prepare a
solution of salicylic acid 83 grains , sugar
8 ounces , with one quart of water , and
when dissolved , pour oVer the fruit.
After about ono hour a little more of the
solution may bo added , seeing that the
cans are full , and then seal ns usual. Of
course , the cans cannot bo tight the same
as wtlcn scaled hot , because the shrink
age while cooling causes a suction so
don't fear if the cans leak , as they cer
tainly will n littlo. Nothing can bo finer
than'fruits thus put UD 'for the fair1 and
similar ufes. For the table wo have de
cided to use pint cans , so oa to cat the
entire contents of a can when first
opened. Then one can count on putting
up strawberries , raspberries and black
berries and tiud them good , but blue
berries are not as good as shavings.
Corns ; beans and peas am put up u little
ditVerent , but ns wo did not succeed with
them cannot advise trying them. "
Care of Pastures.1
As a rule , pastures in this country receive -
coivo little or no euro. No crop gets less
attention , yet none would respond more
quickly to good care. Much attention
tins boon mven to premium crops of
cum , wheat , potatoes , the improvement
of horses , cuttle sheep nnd awino : even
poultry are encouraged by liberal pre
miums ; but we seldom hoar of a pre
mium crop of grass. It seems practica
ble to double the present yield without
an outlay at all oorrospondiug to the in
creased value of tlio crop. Ls there any
good reason why a farmer should not l > o-
f.tow as much care In selecting the proper
seeds , and in the after-treatment of
meadows , as ho would in selecting or
breeding and raising a Shorthorn bull
calf or a Morlno lamb.
Grass shoald not bo pastured in very
early spring , before the ground settles
aud the sod becomes firm , . By thin
early pasturing thu tops nru Kupt closely
cut of ) , tlio roou are injured , from whiish
the gruaa dooa not recover for.a whole
year. To gain aud thrive , the grusa
needs some green' leaves ns much as a
horse needs ftpsh air and n stomach to
digest a liberal , allowance ot food. If
cut frequently nnd kept short , like the
grnsscs of thotlawu , the roots will not
make thosnnid si-jo nnd extent of growth
ns when the swltvand leaves have free
development. The roots depend as much
on the leaves as. the latter does on the
roots. Pas turps should not bo allowed
to grow very Long m spring without , feed
ing. as the culms run up the blossom
and make a growth distasteful to all
kinks of stock. Hy movable fences or
otherwise. It is a teed plan to Iced olTn
plcco rather closely , let It get a start and
then fcod off rtgaln evenly.
Farming In Kantorn
CIIKYKNNK , August 30. To the Editor
of the HEK : Wyoming , "tho mineral
queen of the world , " is comparatively
little known outsldo of the territory. Evou
her own inhabitants are not fully alive to
the vast resources abounding within her
limits. Although much has been done in
the work of exploration and research ,
there is yet much to bo done.
Scarcely nny mineral exists which hns
not its representative within the terri
tory. Her coal beds are oxhniutlcss nnd
of the best quality. Mountains of iron
ore are waiting for the sturdy workman
to bo wrought into steel and machinery.
Valuable petroleum beds abound , nnd
soda is found almost pure. Klch gold
and silver deposits have been found in
many parte. In the Silver Crown min
ing district , only twenty-two miles west
of Cheyenne , gold , silver and copper ar
at present mined. When Wyonilngshall
Btnnd at the head ot mineral wealth iu
the sisterhood of states is only a question
of time nnd development.
But how about farming ? Inquire some
who are interested in agriculture , rightly
thinking that such a country must be
come a good market for farm products.
How is the soil , climate and rainfall ?
These are questions which cannot be
fully answered , for though , the pioneer
has already crossed tlio eastern boundry
of Wyoming , farming in the territory has
not been tairly tried. So far. stock-
raising has bean tlio principal industry
nnd largo herds of cuttle , sheep and
horses are gra/.ing on the nutricious
grasses of the plains and hillsides. Only
in the narrow valleys adjoining streams
n few acres are under cultivation. The
little intormation which has been given
regarding ngriculturo has come directly
ol indirectly from those interested in
stock-raising with whom the wish is
lather of the thought.
Largo pastures , partly on irovernmont
lands , enclosed by costly wire fences ,
seem to have n tendency to color opinion
nnd judgment.
The greater part of Wyoming is trav
ersed by the many ranges of the Rocky
mountains. Only aoout one-tenth of its
area can ever bo cultivated.
What I will speak of in this article Is
the country oust ot the mountains , situ
ated in the southeastern part of the terri
tory , being about fifty miles in width
and cntcidin : < r ! from the southern limit
to Fort Luramio on the north. This part
contains some very fine prairie
lands. From Cheyenne on both
sides of the Uino ot the Union Pacific
railroad to the eastern border , there is a
very beautiful rolling prnirio very sim
ilar to that of southern Nebraska. The
soil , a rich Bandy ioam , is from ono to
two feet in depth , and rests upon a very
crm layer of * "hnrdpan , " which pre
vents the ram from disappearing in the
ground. Within a few rods of Archer
station , eight miles cast of Choycnne , on
the line of thtl Union Pacific railroad ,
Mr. Carpenter tried various kinds of
vegetation on last spring's breaking with
very gratifying success. All kinds of
garden vegetables' did especially well.
Potatoes throw'n into furrows while break
ing exceeded all expectation , and nro a1
never failing crop. Mr. A. T. Peterson-
living near Cheyenne , tolls TOO that flax
millet , alfalfa , hops nnd potatoes grow
hero to pnrfoction , if sown carlv and the
ground plowed deep. Judge Slaughter ,
territorial librarian and superintendent
of schools , showed me some wild flax
which measures twenty-eight inches in
length , and containing large aud wnll-
mnturod seeds.
There isono ) thing above all others which
will always do well and bo a never-fail
ing source of income. This is alfalfa.
Though it requires some care and
patience Iq get it started , after this it
will thrive nnd produce from
thieo to four tons of excellent
hay per acre. The market value of al-
talfa is from $10 to $15 pur ton , and makes
a very good hay fodder for stock. Besides
producing crops for fifteen years without
replanting , it will , as is well known by
those familiar with its peculiarities , fer
tilize the soil.
Ncarlv all the standard fruits are being
successfully grown In northern Coloradn ,
and that they will thrive equally well in
Wyoming there can bo no doubt. Small
fruits of all kinds , such as strawberries.
currants , raspberries , etc. , are cultivated
in the gardens of Cheyenne. The demand
for thcso exceeds thu supply , thus assur
ing a good market. Is there suflieiont
rainfall to produce paryjnp crops ?
U'hosu interested in retaining this
region for grazing purposes say
that farming cannot be depended
upon without irrigation. Of former
years this was true , and while the rainfall
may not bo all that is desired , the last
fiyo years have witnessed an increase of
rain as shown by the United States signal
service station nt Cheyenno. Since early
last spring wo have had frequent
showers , the longest spell of dry weather
lasted only two weeks. A noticeable
feature is the appearance of n sort of
blucgrass. which , I am told , was not
found a few years ago. This grass
is on the increase nnd will probably in
time , ns in Nebraska , crowd out the "buf
falo grass , " which now covers the
ground. Increase of population and cul
tivation will no doubt increase rainfall
the stmio ns it did in Nebraska. To argue
this is to go over the saiuo ground gone
over in Nebraska nnd Kansas fifteen
years ngo nnd needs no repetition here.
This is no idle speculation , but inferences
drawn from facts. Besides , nil your
renders are familiar with the excellent
crops exhibited at tlio state fair nt Lin
coln last fall from , Choycnno county ,
Neb. This county , borders on Wyoming
nnd thnt precipitation is cut short ou
the western boundary of Nebraska is
simply a delusion iu the brain of these
who shut their eyes to obvious facts.
There is more desert in the fervid
imagination of , mythical writers than
within tlio entire boundary of the
United States. . .
Farther than this , the government
lauds of Nebraska and Kansas will soon
bo nil taken , 'aiul those seeking free
homes must pas on farther west. The
public lands arouud Cheyenne nro all
taken , but at Anchor , and from there
in nil directions nr/3 yet ninny tempting
"quarters" waiting for the settler with
his ' 'prairie scfi'oopor. " It will not belong
long , however , ere the bust land even
hero will all bo taken.
The climate hero is healthy nnd invig
orating. The summers are not as hot
nor the winters as cold ns in states far
ther east. The nights are cool , nnd u
liberal supply of clothing will assure the
comforts of refreshing test and sleep. In
the day time there is always a cool
breeze , fresh from the snow-capped bar
riers of the Uoeky mountains. The
thermometer this year has not registered
higher than i)3 ) degrees , and thnt only
once for a short time.
Physicians say Unit our climate is cur-
ntiro to nil the ills to which man is heir
with thu simple exception of heart dis
ease. One noticeable feature of new
comers is a lively increase nf appetite ,
nnd a wolMlllcd larder U indispensable.
There will bo n goud home market
when the immense mineral wonlth of
Wyoming in fijlly developed. The dsy is
not far tlinant when iron /nrmiees wilt
bo iu full blast , vUun iug thu uliuot
solid nnd inexhaustible ore into iron nnd
ate l ; when hef gold , silver nnd copper
shall bo placed upon the markets of the
world ; when the large oil fields supply
the country with light and lubrication.
The day Is not far distant when rolling
mills will send forth bars of iron and
stool ; when the clang of hammer nnd
the rattle of machinery will echo from
mountain to mountain. A. U. Gitoit.
It Won c Make Dread.
In other words , Hood's Sarsnparilla
will not do Impossibilities , Its propri
etors tell plainly what it has donc.subtnlt
proofs from sources of unquestioned re
liability , and ask you frankly if jou are
sutl'oring from any disease or affection
caused or promoted by impure blood or
low state of the system , to try Hood's
Sarsapnrilla. The experience ot others
is sufficient assurranco that you will not
bo disappointed in thu result.
GOT HIS SWEETHEARTS ! STRATEGY ,
John Monroe Driver , a well-to-do
young farmer , came to Stockton , Cali
fornia , the other day and secured thu aid
of two friends of his to help him steal
nway his pretty eightcen-year-olu sweetheart -
heart , Mary Jane llasbrock , from her
parents' farm , cnst of Collcgovillo.
Seated on a spring wagon and drawn
by a spanking team , the lover and his as
sistants reached the llasbrock ranch just
as the setting sun was beginning to blush
in the hnzo of the western tiky. The
party halted within sight of trio farm
house and held a consultation on the best
method of proceedings. They could see
thu "old man" in n Held hard by the
dwelling , aud tlio "old woman" putter
ing around something apparently a
washtub under the windmill. After
hasty reflection it was concluded best to
disguise young Driver. A liuen buirgy-
robe was thrown around him to answer
for n lady's duster , aud a handkerchief
wns tied over his hut nnd tinder his chin.
Thus garbed , it was thought lie would
pass inspection ns the wife of ono of his
helpers in the elopement.
Tno party drove up and halted in front
uf the farm house. One of thorn got out
and approached the windmill.
"Good evening , " ho mild , approaching
the old woman.
"Evening , " she said.
"Can you tell me how far it is to the
next stopping place ? "
" 'IJout six miles , "she said.
"My wife is out hero iu the buggy , nnd
we'd iiko to stop over , if you've no ob
jection. "
It was merely to gain time while ho
had a chance to survey the field. Ho had
not yet caught sight of pretty Miss llns-
brock , but while they were talking she
nppcared in the buck , door a tallstately
young woman with her hair downan old
dress on and an apron at her waist. It
wns evident that Aiiss Husbrock had boon
helping her motncr ut the wash-tub. She
wus drawn out to the windmill by a con
versation which the young follow started
for that especial purpose. However , she
had no idea of what was up , nnd , it wns
plain to the schemer that ho must use
his tongue deftly to make her aware of
her lover's presence. So he moved away
n short distancetook n drink at the wind
mill trough , and drew her up by moans
of questions regarding the working of
thnmill , its cost , cnpncity and so forth.
This manoeuvre was noticed by the old
woman , who thought it advisable to keep
an eye on the stranger. She edged up
within car-shot.
"That's a line windmill , " > aid the wily
schemer to the suspicious woman.
"Yes , " she said ; "thnt windmill stran
ger. "
What she said nobody knows. The
young follow did not listen. Ho took the
opportunity , while the mother's eyes
wore up in her fans , to nudge Mary Jane
and whisper : "Driver's horol"
"I suppose you irrigate considerable
with that windmill ? " ho said smiling
pleasantly.
"Well , stranger , wo rte : wo"
( "Hurry up ! the carriage is waiting , "
ho whispered. )
( "My goodness ! I can't ! I'm all in the
suds. Como to-morrow , " said pretty
Mary , in au aside. )
"Aro there many of these windmills
around hero ? " he asked , smiling on the
old woman again.
"Well , " she snid , "there's old man Al-
en over there's got one ; and Jim David
son"
The whispers continued , for the two
were at each other's elbow , and the old
woman's voice drowned her hearing.
Uut Miss llasbrock llatly refused to
elope at such an unsuitable time. She
said she just wouldn't bo married in her
wash-tub clothes she just wouldn't.nowl
Taking another drink at the windmill
trough , Mr. Driver's friend withdrew
making a captivating bow to tlio mother ,
and reported Aliss Unsbrock's refusal to
the eager lover. But ho was not to be
put oft by any such nonsinsical exouso.
His hands were trembling witii excite
ment , his face pale , but his lips set. Ex
acting n pledge from his two friends that
they would stand by him to the last , Dri
ver swore ho would have the girl then
and there. Ho whipped ofl'his cloaking
bugcy-robejerked the handkerchief from
his hat , leaped to the grouud ami started
for the windmill. One of the two rau up
to a fence ou the other side of which the
"old man" wns nt work nnd tied it.
The other of the two friends held thu
horses. Simultaneously Driver ran back
of the house , sei/.ed his sweetheart by the
wrist and raccil her over to the buggy.
Thu eloping party wore so uxcited that
they took thu wrong road. They hud not
thoucht to turn the team about whnn
they drove up to the house , nnd when
they left the place they simply drove
straight ahead , in the hurry , nnd accord
ingly found themselves going trom
Stockton instead of townrd it. It was
necessary for them to either znako a de
tour of some twelve miles or turn back.
If they made the dolour they were afraid
that tlio "old man" would arrive in town
ahead of them. If they turned back they
were afraid of meeting him. The young
fellow who had carried the affair so suc-
ccrsfully thus far , however , concluded to
turn back uiul trust to chance.
The party had driven about two miles
nt a runaway gait , when the horses. ' heads
were turned. Hack on the road they
met , of course , the uiiolo and the "old
man. "
The uncle hesitated only a moment.
Leaving the disheartened llasbrock be
hind , he darted oil * after the fapt-speeding
team , lint the horses were a spanking
pair , and his own battered plug had not
the ghost of a chance of overtaking them.
The rider lashed his horse with the
halter-end , striking on one side and on
the other , and dug his heels into the
boast's Hanks.
Disgusted nt last , the pursuer quit ,
turned Ills panting plug nnd bunded
wearily homeward.
On reaching Stockton the delighted
lover left his sweetheart at a fnend'.s
house , while ho hunted up a justice of the
pence. It wns now night , but he had al
ready taken the precaution before start
ing for the Husbrock Inrm to secure a
iiiurrlusu license. He drove nlong Main
street to thu Kldridgo building , expecting
to find one of the justices of' thu peace
there. A young lawyer , who saw that
hit team wus covered with foam , asked
ho driver what was ml. Upon learning
tlmt a man with power to tie the marriage -
riago knot was in immediate demand ,
the lawyer ellured to conduct Driver to
Justice Miller's house.
Thu bride-elect wus ready for the cere
mony to begin nnd the justice told them
to join hands. Pretty Miss llasbrock hud
cliaiiL'eil her wash-tub gown for n dress
furnished her nt the homo of Driver's
! ; uly friend.
Thn ceremony wns then performed In
thu pntsmiuu of the household and of thu
young luon who hud gullunUy assisted in
ho ulonmumt. |
Thn happy eotinln will resjcle on the
groom' * limn , near Graysoii , ManUIaus
county , inn uuw liusbaud is thirty-two
ycui'd old. . ' . ,
ANTOINETTE SOME'S ROMANCE.
She Huns Away to Marry tier Iiovor
and Itcturn * the \Vlfn ol'n llaron.
From the Troy Press : Sovcrnt days
ngo n handsome Indy , accompanied by n
bright pnlo-faeed boy of some five Tears ,
registered at the Troy house ns "Mrs. I.
Mnltlnnd nnd sou , Shnnghal , Chinn. "
There Is quite n romance connected with
Mrs. Multland'fl hfo. Some twenty yours
baok. Mrs. Mnltlnnd lived with her par
ents on North Third .street. She was a
romantic school girl of some fifteen sum
mers , and was then known ns Antoinette
Somes. In some inconceivable
way the girl formed an at
tachment for a young man liv
ing out of town. The Somes people
were of Jho stern Quaker blood , nml
hearing of their daughter's clandestine
meetings with thn young man from out
of town , Antoinette wus forbidden to
keep company with her lover. Hut
where is the young school girl that reas
ons at the ngo of guileless fifteen ? Thu
parents meant well , but the daughter
looked at their opposition ns merciless
persecution. The girl accordingly mndo
arrangements with her lover to leave the
city. An elopement was the result , and
Antoinette was renounced by her watch
ful siro.
Everything went well with the young
and romantic couple. They wore mar
ried nnd settled in Cnlifornin. After a
few yenrs of married bliss Antoinette lost
her husband. Some friends were going
to China , and they persuaded the young
woman to accompany them. So in fur-
otrchinntho young Troyglrl found a
home. Her parents lost all truce of her
whereabouts for many yenrs. The young
woman seemed to possess n lucky star.
She wns courted nnd fluttered by the gay
colony of Americans ut Shanghai , nnd
reigned a belle for yenrs. Ono day she
was taken sick , nnd her life hung by a
thread for many weeks. She
Wns advised to visit n health
resort in China , and accordingly
did ns she wns bidden. While the invalid
was slowly gaining strength she formed
thn acquaintance of a wealthy Scotch
merchant named 1. Mnitlnnd , the eldest
son of Sir John Maitland , n Scotch
baron , who possesses many acres in the
laud of Caledonia. Mr. Mnitlnnd fell in
love with the Troy girl , and , to make a
long story ahort , married her. This is
our Troy girl's romance. Mrs. Maitland
was advised some months since to leave
her homo at Shanghai , China , owing to
the poor health of her sou.
A trip to America was recommended ,
and accordingly Mrs. Mnitland started
with her boy for the far-oil' home she had
left so ninny years ngo. A grcnt many
chances had occurred in Troy since Mrs.
Mnitlnnd so suddenly departed. Her
fnther had died , but her mother , Mrs.
Maria Somes , and n sister still lived nt
the old homo on North Third strcnt. It
is needless to sny that the wanderer was
received with open arms by the delighted
relatives , nnd thnl the foolish little
cscnpudo of Mrs. Muitland's girlhood
was entirely overlooked. Mrs. Maitland
is now visiting with friends on the Albany
road. She intends to remain in Troy
until spring , nnd possibly longer if her
son's health docs not improve. The boy ,
John Mnitlnnd , is the future heir to the
estate and dignity of his Scotch grand
father , Sir John Maitland.
Pozzoni s Complexion Powder pro
duces a soft and beautiful skin. It com
bines every element of beauty and purity.
Sola by. druggists.
The Happiness of Flight.
Fall Mall Gazette : May wo not infer
that all animals whoso muscular develop
ments is greater in proportion to their
bulk than that of man should derive from
it exercise a greater intensity of pleasure ,
greater absolutely in proportion to the
attainments and less interfered with by
the greater muscular case with which
they arn accomplished ? If this is so the
majority of the mammalia and almost nil
birds should , in their powers of .speedy
movement on earth or lofty flight in the
air , possess resources of mental pleasure
intense above ours and less subjected to
be dimmed by the pain of overstrained
muscles. The power of flight is
without doubt associated with pleas
ures which wo cannot directly gauge
or estimate , but of the value of which
our desires can give us some idea. That
birds distinctly enjoy the exercise of their
powers there can bo no mutter of doubt.
Uut , as a fact , bird life presents innum
erable instances of the maintchunco of
the powers of flight in species to whoso
whoso existence it is by no means essen
tial. The skylark does not soar from
mcrnonery motives ; pigeons domesticated
for generations , fly about all day long ,
though they need to seek neither food nor
shelter. It is not necessary to watch
birds on the wing for very long to con-
vincn one's self that the act of flight is
ono of pure enjoyment ; thnt it is culti
vated nud adorned with the refinements
which characterize an "accomplish
ment' ' Such is the evolution of the
tumbler pigeon , such the more refined
and masterly hovering ol some birds who
possess the power of so balancing tlihm-
solves on a slanting breeze ns to remain
motionless with respect to the eiirth ,
without apparently moving a winj : or n
feather , flouting all the time , still and
calm.
CREAM
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IU superior excellence proven in millions of
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His used by the United SUtaB flovornniont
KnUoncd by the hunds of th Oront Unlvernl-
tiei , nj the Stroniiesf , Purest BiU Merit llonlth
ful. lr. Price's tlio only lUklnir I'owcler that
does not contain Ammonia , Limu , or Alum.
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Sick Headache ,
Constipation ,
Dyspepsia.
Itrooli the Mood , It nl OolUht ;
It httrpeiift up lUti uppuUlu.
It alii i thnllrcr ilolu pirt.
And Dtliuulutoi tlm teen o lunrt.
All Illlloim iKonles ondure'l ' ,
DjrTA Kit ANTS SKI.T/KR can be curol.
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