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TIIE OMAITA ILLUSTRATED BEE. AujruKt , J 00ft. Omaha Boy's Trans -Pacific Voyage A ' T BKA, July 1J. IMS -From Omihi, KMir.-ieka, to Sydney, Austral!. IB - a long distance, Hut In thse days of swift travel on sa and i i nnd the Journey Is asrrialily and quickly performed. Quite riwntly I wt out on till" litiihy trip from the fair e;atwy of ths middle wont. On one of the fast overtunil trains the Journey to the coast la mad with every decree, of comfort. From Bun Franrlaoo I sailed June 19 on hoard th Ventura for the dtHtant antipodes, very anon I passed, through another gate way, the fimom Onlden Gat with the Cliff house and -al rocks to the left. i Mfrliuli of bl seag-ulls followed the wake of the ship down the bay. Perhaps In no other rrt of the world are bo many enow whlta aeaarulla to be in at those which make their habitat In the rharmlna; and marnlflrrnt harbor of Bin Franrloco. When sunset threw Iti flickering" learns arrof g the wafers the California roost, with Its many hills, had entirely faded from view and the (rood ship hea-nn lt long voyaxe over the trarklcws deep of the great Pacific. With Tennyson we thought: We loft behind the painted buoy That tiN- at the harbor month. M'rrm limke the purge against the prow, Irj- S'imk tt.e tackle, Hai'g the snll; The bni.'wl neis swelled to niret the koel. Ami swift behind, so qnlrl: the run. We fell the yniid ship shake and reel, Wa seemed t sail into the sun. Lazlneas of l ife on Deck. Bea life la not conducive to much mental or bodily iicllvlty. Many people who go to sea provide tliemsclvea with a numerous supply (if lK'ka tnd nuigarlnes, only to find when well out at sea that the beat thoy can Uo la to lie dreaming on deck and watch the wonderful blue of the Pacific by day or Its strange flre-llke phosphorescence by night. Every Incident thut occurs at sea, no matter how childish or trifling. Is welcomed with eagerness If It serves to break the monotony of life on the ocean wave a distant sail, a shark or an Innocent Joke among the passengers. We were five days out without pnsslng a steamer, whpn one night the masthead light of a steamer was observed. Immediately all eyes were directed toward it. When quite clone It was recognized to be a sister ship, the Sierra, bound from Australia to America. Silently In the night that big ship moved over the lonely ocean, with ninny a soul aboard longing for home, and many another soul In a distant port waiting for that ship to come. The Fourth of July was celebrated with much festivity. Of course, there were no terrific, noises from giant firecrackers. A few children, true to patriotic customs, en Joyed themselves tooting a few small horns. The dining room was tastefully decorated by the chief steward and his second as sistant with the Stars nnd Stripes. This, together with a right royal festive board and music and song, enoed the celebration of Independence day aboard the Ventura. Place to Study Human IVatnre, Perhaps nowhere elsn do we come so much In touch with our fellows as on board ship, entering so to speak Into the Inner most room of those we inret, which after all Is .the one place In the human heart where that single, simple word "I" may be found with all Its plans, hopes, fears and secrets. After the first day at sea the cold formalities of life ashore are put aside and men begin to warm toward one another. F-arh passengers history Is soon found out, and If It be a wom.-wi who gently ques tions, perchance the reasons why the trip has been undertaken. Little confidences are exchnnged nnd before the voyage has ended the bond of many a lasting friend ship has been cemented. It Is strange, too, with what regrets farewells are exchnnged when the ship at last reaches port. This Is the point where the paths and lives of many who have lived so Intimately to gether for a short time soon widely diverge. Aboard an ocean liner one finds a great variety of human characters brought to gether. Under the same roof you will find those who call themselves part of the "400"; then comes the middle class, then the steer age and finally the crew, nut we cannot correctly class this collection of human be Ines as they are written down on the ship's books. No one must measure them by a higher standard. While they have all hu man souls, with all their accompanying hopes, ambitions, Joys and disappointments, yet many a noble hero has been found among the men who with streaming sweat feed the great fires away down In the hot, burning depths of the ship. Of this motley crowd some have embarked for health or pleasure, others for business. A few have failed In one place and have set out with fresh hope and greater courage for new land. There are others wno are return ing home. They aro the happiest. That one word "homo" Is ever before them; they see It written In golden letters as they gaze out upon the distant horizon. To them It la a well spring of endless longings; ond at night when tho stars come out and shlno bright above the deep, who can tell what fervent prnye-s ascend somewhere for the safe re turn of those who are near and dear. ntspoaltton to Grumble. Another class of people Is found at sea. Just S3 on land. They are the grum blers. They are found among the passen gers and also among the crew. But. speak ing of passenger grumblers, nothing seems good to them. The voyage Is too long, th'o ship too slow. It's too rough one day, and too windy another. Such people seem to forget the Innumerable conveniences of modern steamships In comparison to the frail sailing ships that crossed the seas In the days of our grandfathers. In those days a voyage across the Pacific lasted during many months and was attended by countless discomforts and many ingers. Today the voyage from 'Frisco to 8ydney Is made In the quick time of twenty-one days. All the way across the passenger has all the luxuries, comforts and courteous at tention of a first-class hotel. All the art and skill of experienced cooks are en gaged, preparing with care the food, which Is served In the most dainty, appetizing manner. Tho traveler today on a long sea trip sits down at table and finds a dally change of fresh fruits, meats and vegetables. And to all this a library, a doctor and a barber. What more can a man want who has nothing else to do only watch the sea and sky and dream lazily of the strenuous times he has left behind, with all their anxious care and nervous strain. After a week's sail the high, mountainous coast of Tfawnll was sighted. Even after a short six days' voyage It wa a gladsome sight. Olant peaks, rugged and sharp, reared themselves, one behind the other. It was the early gray of a July morning when we passed to windward that sorrow ful Island home of the unfortunate lepers, forever mnd" famous by the noble Pamlen, apostle of the lepers. We sailed along the coast while the sun arose and cast Its golden beams upon the mountain top, fern clad hills and green valleys, with their sparkling streams. Inwn along this beau tiful coast was sweet and charming In Its aspect. Passing Diamond Head, over "00 feet high, the Ventura entered the harbor of Honolulu. Approaching closer to the shore, the rocoanut groves, sugar planta tions and verdant pastures became visible. This, together with the native dwellings, vine covered cottages end lovely tropical foliage, presented a picture too beautiful to paint In words. When the Ventura was tied up at the Oceanic company's wharf, many gladly took the opportunity of going ashoro and vl3itlng that delightful land of flowers and sunshine Hawaii. Americanising of Honolulu. The business portion of Honolulu Is scarcely deserving of special mention. The streets of the cupltal are kept very clean and after American style macadamised. Indeed, Honolulu Is fast becoming an Amer ican city. Tho trolley car, with Its clanging bell and grating noise, Is hear1 In the streets, serving to bring one's thoughts back to 'Frisco, Chicago or even Omaha. The city Is well supplied with modern stores kept American style plenty of churches, schools and hospitals, besides some magnificent hotels. The streets are lighted by electricity. I found the Ha waiian people well educated and very cour teous. That they are lovers of classical music I Judged from the -large concourse of the natives whom I saw In the evening listening with rapt attention to a rrogram of music by the Hawaiian native band. I marvelled indeed at the change that had come over the Island which not so many years ago was the home of savages and cannibals. The residence streets of Hono lulu are extremely beautiful. They are lined with rows of coroanut, palm, bread fruit, candlenut and other ornamental trees. Fully 100 feet back from the roadway are low-built cottages surrounded by cosy ver andas, lovely flower beds, fruit trees, and a mass of tropical foliage made the whole seem like a garden of paradise. Honolulu Is overrun with Chinese and Japanese. The Japs In fact are outdoing all the other races In business enterprise. In this respect they are the most aggressive. They form now a large portion of the population, and on account of this and their commercial activity are not well liked by the other nationalities. There Is much crime In Hon oluludrunkenness especially being quite prevalent. In this I waa told by a city offi cial the Japs are also to the front. Crossing- the Eqnstor, From Honolulu the steamship route lies through the tropics, the equator being crossed about the tenth day eut from San Francisco. Crossing the equator Is mado the occasion for a very Interesting and amusing ceremony aboard ship. This operation Is called "shaving." All the pas sengers and crew who have never crossed the line are brought, whether they will or not. to the forward part of the ship. Here they meet old "Father Neptune" and Ms assistants. Including a barber and a doe tor. Then one by one they are lathered with soap In no merciful manner, covering the victim's head and face with the cleans ing foam. He Is then scraped on the face with a rough board and dumped head first and backward into six feet of water. Here sevrral sailors dressed tip as polar bears take hold of the unhappy victim and tend erly keep him under water for a longer time than he cares to stay. I can speak from netual experience. All the recipients of a free bath and shave are then given a certificate which ever after entitles them to cross the line, and In case of their fall ing overboard, commands all sharks, dol phins, whales and crabs, sea serpents and pollywogs to abstain from eating or other wise maltreating their person. At dawn on the morning of the thirteenth day at sea the mountains of the Samoa islands were sighted. The ship entered the harbor of Pago-Pago, which Is an American port. The steamer was quickly surrounded by a swarm of small boats filled with natives. Some began diving for small coins, others sold beads, shells and other curios. Neer the mountain top of one of the Samoa Island -Aria rests the body of the Illustrious Robert I Ste venson. For this reason alone Samoa will always have a reverent spot In the hearts of all those who have read with profit and delight the charming stories of the great writer, who now sleeps far from those who loved him, but in a spot he himself loved and rendered brighter by his own pleasing and gentle personality. After some hours at Pago-Pago the ship's head was again directed south toward the great colonies of New Zealand and Australia. Reatfnlness the Keynote. Whlio life at sea may seem monotonous, yet nowhere else may we find so much of real, genuine rest. From morning until night a spirit of restfulness surrounds us and fills both mind and body with Its gentle Influence. A voyage In life fills much the the same place that a rest fills In music. There Is such a sense of ropose In the wldo Isolation of the sea, unbroken often by even so much as the speck of a distant sail. At sea there is neither hurry nor worry. No news reaches us from the great world of strife and excitement be yond. Business cares are left behind. The strenuous life no longer exists for us; on the contrary, all is quiet and rest. We may fill up the 'hours each day with Idle dreaming. They may be smoke dreams or castles In the air. With George Eliot we "may float between blue and blue In an open-eyed dream that the world rjas done with sorrow, beholding the glory of sea and sky softening as with boundless love around." Better still, we may have heart longings after those we have left behind, or longings for those who are to greet .us with a smile of welcome and a hand of friendship, feeling the same thought with the poet, Byron: "Tls sweet to know there is an eye will mark Our coming and look brighter when we come. VICTOR T. NOONAN. Millions Seek Shores of United States cil NUTE NELSON, United States sea- system of Americanization has been re- merits that nave In themselves, In their ator from Minnesota, discusses sorted to or deemed necessary, as has been native heaths, been greatly fortified and the ' immigration question In the method of nationalization adopted by enriched since the days when their re American Industries In the fol- Oermany In Schleswlg, In Alsace-Lorraine mote ancestors invaded and colonized Oreat lowing article: irwj In Poland, and by Russia in Poland, Britain. This new human Infusion, varied "As many rivulets and brooks go to make In Finland and In the Baltic provinces, and numerous as It is, has largely re- up and feed the mighty and extensive The spirit of our Institutions, of our gov- plenlshed, virilized, rejuvenated and trans water courses of America, so have many ernment and of our people have been such formed the original American stock. The Yankee, the first type of the American Englishman, has become merged In the and varied ethnic streams, of greater or that the Immigrants have rapidly and less volume, contributed to the rapid heartily adapted themselves to the cus- growth of our population and tho swift and torus, the ways and the traditions of the cosmopolitan American, .still English extensive development and expansion of country, socially. Industrial! and pollt- speaking, with many of the original Eng- our country. Ically. And while they have continued Ush characteristics, but In Impulse, mo- In 1620 our population was a little less ln many Instances to cherish their mother mentum, energy and make-up wholly un- than 10,000,000. It was mainly of Anglo- tongue, they have never failed to the best like the original stock. The world no Saxon origin and nearly all of it of the ol er auimy to learn to acquire anu to longer mistakes an American for an Eng- use me vernacular or our country, tne luhman. There is a broad and deep gulf English language, and have always made between the two, and this gulf has re- scendants of the immigrants who came to a specialty of having their children thor- suited In a great measure from the ethnic the country prior to the revolutionary war. ousMy versed and instructed In It. As upheaval arising from the great Inflow of There were no regular statistics of Imml- a ruIe they have availed themselves of immigration, gratlon prior to 1830, but it is estimated our Kreat free public school system ln full that between 17S3 and 1S20 only 250.000 im- measure. Ana tho children or the Imml- From wilderness to Hainan Paradise. Germanic race. It was very homogeneous nd composed almost entirely of the do migrants came to our shores. Since 1820 ranU have proved themselves as ln- In Justice, no one I think can fairly dlB- lmmlgranta have poured In from all parts tensely ana tnorougniy American as the .Rinsav the ultimate fact that of the old world. In fluctuating but ever children of those whose remote ancestors. th,g va3t hulimn outpouring from the old Increasing numbers, until the aggregate 200 ettr a8 or more. flrt landed on our muTli ha, greatly enriched and Invigorated equals nearly 23,000,000. Of this number 'nores. 0UT country economically. Industrially and ethnically. Our land and our race have under this Impetus expanded and de veloped on broad, cosmopolitan and herolo lines, beyond all precedent ln the annals about 15,000,000 belong to the various branches and elements of the Germanlo race, such as the people from Germany, Great Britain, Holland and the Scandl- Stock Is Benefited. What our country has temporarily lost In ethnic homogenlty has been more than forcement and replenishment of our orlg long to the different branches of the Latin, Slav, Polish, Hungarian and other kindred races. The larger portion of this Immigration has come from the lower and middle classes of the old world. Economic condi tions and drawbacks have ln the main ally and ethnically our nation stands on inal stock. The early British settlers of ". America were of a composite race of other country known to man. Our free many strains. The original Celtic Btock had been blended and fortified with Danes, and liberal svHteni of government, our great abundance of fertile and undevel- Norsemen. Angles. Jutes. Saxons and Nor- Pe la"fl8 t"" Hnnaed to homeseek- ...., . ,i,, ,b ers and our continued and extensive sup-. n,, f inducement for en. gr atlon eVollltlon of th8 EngllBh people. And Immigration have been among the although In many Instances political and compo.it. race. the founders and leading factors In our wonderful progress social conditions have Increased the vo - o Qur countrVi ha,, and development. With these lnstru- durlng the last eighty years, through this mentalities, tne unpaiaue.eu great volume of immigration, been grafted resourcefulness of the American people upon and greatly Infused, with many fresh have transformed a continent from a and vigorous stems and strains of Ger- wilderness, the abode of "vages. la a manic. Latin. Slav and other races-ele- human paradise, the home of the happiest. ume. To a very largo extent the Immi grants have reinforced and added to the laboring and producing classes. They have constituted the great labor supply of our country, commencing at tho bottom of the industrial ladder and gradually working up ward. And a new and comparatively un developed oountry, such as ours has been, stood ln need of Just such a reinforcement. Our great Industrial army needed privates and subalterns rather than commissioned officers. And the advantages of our coun try have been suc:i that the thrifty and Industrious laborer could by his efforts i soon reach the higher ranks, become his own labor giver and In many Instances be come a captain of Industry. Quaint Features ol Current Life Remarkable Mtsaoart Woman. IHE youngest grandmother In the state of Missouri waa given a divorce ln the circuit court of Kansas City recently. She Is lAura B. Mlllce. U years old. She has two daughters, one 20 years old and one 17. She has two grandchildren, one of them I years old. She was di vorced from Frank M. Mlllce. It was the What Xtncoarri Bring; la Money. While It Is true that as a whole the Imml grants have not brought much ready money second time she had been divorced with them a low und safe estimate would be at least $10 per head, or an aggregate of ;0.00,i00--et their labor value to the country has In tho aggregate been Im mense and far-reuching. The labor vulue of an immigrant between the age of It and 40 years has been estimated by our statisticians at from tMO to S1.3t0 per cap- itu. Her maiden name was Laura B. More- land. When she was 14 years old sho mar ried Charles Harper. A few years ago she was divorced from him. August 16, 1S9. she married Mlllce. She testified In court: lawn, and ended with the singing of "Old Hundred." The aged man has been In the habit for the past quarter of a century annually to make Journeys alone to Hartford, Provi dence and other places. He recently went to Putnam, Conn., to partake of the May breakfast prepared by the woman' board of the Uay-Klmball hospital. Mr. Warner seems apparently In such health as to round out a few mora years to his already remarkably lung life. Expert Engineering". As) Oil City, Pa., laborer who Is some thing of a character ln his way was sent the other day to dig a ditch from the street curb to a certain point in a yard. love It Is estimated that 70 per cent of our UP to the tlme of flllntf thU iWorc? I have always loved Mr. Mlllce and I lu WM ,ven a two.foot ruie to sslet In e him now. I have used every effort measurement.. Immigrants arc between these ages. Tak ing the lowest estimate of the labor value of an Immigrant tMiO as a basis, It ap pears that Immigration has added In labor value upward of US.uOO.OOO.OOO to the wealth nnd resources of the country, a sum largely In exces-s of the production of our gold and silver mines since 173- And this has been one of the great factors in the rapid and Immense Industrial and economic develop ment and expansion of our country, with out which we could not have made the j.00a a cook." progress ana aavanvemeni we nave niaue. The j.0O0,0X Immigrants and their di rect descendants constitute more thun ono hnlf of the SI.OuO.OoO people now within tho continental boundunes of the United Suites. Without I Ills Immense immigra- tiun there wuuu not in all proDamruies. was 100 years old July 2. He Is probably today, be over 4U,(v,on people wiinin our the oldest person In that section. borders on this continent tion to get him to return to me, but he will not. He Is going to Mexico to live." "You were pretty young when you were first married?" asked Judge Park. "Yes, sir; I was only 14. I nm the young est grandmother In Misrourl." "It was not account of your cooking that your husband left, was It?" asked Judge Park. "No, sir; there's not a better cook ln Kansas City. I think the day will come when he will see the error of leaving so Hearty at Age ( On llondred. Hrle and hearty and ln comparatively good health for his advanced age, lienja- At the close of the day he duly reported to the "boss." "Did you dig the ditch, JimmyT" asked tlie latter. "I did," replied Jimmy. "How long was the ditch, Jimmy T" "The length of the rule, the length of the pick, the length of two bricks and the length of a stick." answered Jimmy. "Have you the stick?" asked the boss. "I have," said Jimmy. Hart by HI Clnb. Harry Richner of the Lower Merlon, Pa., police force was the victim of a peculiar accident. He found a bicycle which had been left In the open road, and started to take It to a safe place until he could take mln G. Warner of South Woodstock. Mass.. " to the police station at Ardmore That he njight ride better, Richner had fastened his club at his side. He struck His numerous relatives and friends as- a stone ln the road and was thrown from While all this immigration has been va- sembled at his ahady farm home and cele- the wheel. As he fell his club dropped un- riqd and heterogeneous, our country has bra tod the occasion with simple exercises, dcr him in an upright position and was o tr t4 lo difficulty In absorbing and The exercises commenced with the plant- forced between liU ribs, breaking two of r" '"'""g the same. No compulsory lug of a memorial while oak lieu on the them. Vhe most Industrious and the most prosper ous people on the face of. the earth. But let us not forget that though immi gration has brought resources and advan tages to America ln great measure, it has been more than worthy and more than entitled to all It has received. There has been more than reciprocity on its part. Its doors have been wide open and It has received us with a welcome hand, and taken us .'nto full fellowship as though we were to the mam er born, and con ferred upon us all the advantages and all the blessings that have appertained to Its first born. All that Its own sons have enjoyed we have enjoyed. And to us. poor and helpless as most of us were when we came. It meant much more than to Its own. They were In the midst of abundance, we Just escaping from poverty or scantiness. Through Its generosity we were enabled to exchange humble homes, low wages, scant living, social drawbacks and political and legal restraints for com fortable homes, high wages, good living, social recognition, political freedom and equality before the law. And this was not all. To those of us who were home seekers and farmers, fertile lands were given either without compensation, or. If the value of the land be considered, at a mere nominal price. Kew Heart, New Spirit and Manhood. A high order of public schools, where no social distinctions prevail, have been open and free to all, high or low, rich and poor. Here the Industrious and frugal lm migrant, however poor he came to this country, could soon' carve a happy and cheerful home for himself, his wife and his children, such a home as he could never have hoped for ln his native land. Here neither he, nor his wife, nor his children were anchored to the social and economlo rut ln which they were born. Hore he could see a bright future for himself and for all his dear ones. And It was the consciousness of this, which possessed him at the outset, and which was infused Into him by the very atmosphere of the new world, that gave him at the start a new heart, a new spirit and a new manhood. of which he was not conscious before. He became at once a transformed being trans formed to a higher level than he had ever dreamed of before. He became an Amerl can ln energy, In thrift and In aspiration even before he learned the language of his adopted land. The Intellectual and spiritual wealth that accrued to him ln his new home was Intrinsically even greater than the material wealth. A man hood born of poverty and wretchedness disappeared and gave place to a manhood typical of the free born, self-conscious and Irrepressible American. The transforma tlon, the prosperity and the success that thus freely and In ample volume came to the Immigrant bred in him a spirit of con tentment and gratitude, and that ln Its turn begot a spirit of loyalty and a de. aire to become a good and worthy citizen of a free and generous country. And manifestly this tribute, above all eUe, he owed In full measure to bis adopted land. While in coming he gave his little all he contributed his widow's nilte this contribution is small In com parison with all the advantages and bless ings that his adopted country has from first to last conferred upon him. He can never yield too much tribute of heart, soul and body In return. It 1 not enough that he Is an active and persistent Indus trial factor, not enough that he becomes prosperous and economically strong and independent, not enough that he shares In all the ordinary duties of citlienship, but he should at all times and under all circumstances, lute and early, both In peace and In war, at home and abroad, give his 'whole energy, his whole heart arid bis whole soul to the welfare of the great republic that has done so much and made so much possible for him aud his Jfttriijr tut senaraUon t n TH TOEMTETH b E ovl 11 mi Im U AN UP-TO-DATE Full of Interesting Reading for Every Member of the Family Partial List of Feature Articles Already Printed This Year: "Vancouver Country of the Northwest," Five Articles. Prof. Charles E. Bcsbct, University of Nebraska. "Fruit Raising ln the Sunflower State," E. F. Stephens, EIorticulturaliBt "Ilessian Fly and Growing Wheat," Prof. Lawrence Brnner, Nebraska State Entomologist "Gosling's Demonstration of Beef, Mutton and Pork," E. H. Davenport, Market Editor. "Management of Incubators and Brooders," G. C. Watson, U. S. Department of Agriculture. "How to Raise Turkeys on the Farm," C. E. Matterson, Kewaukee, Wis. "Lire Stock Breeding in Great Britian," Prof. W J. Kennedy, Iowa State College. "Tuberculosis in Live Stock," Dr. A. T. Teters, University of Nebraska, "Story of Twentieth Century Irrigation," . f II. A. Crafts, Fort Collins, Colo. "How to Get Good Seed and Maintain It," Prof. T. L. Lyon, University of Nebraska, "Soite and Methods of Seeding Alfalfa," E. F. Stephens, Ilorticulturallst "Regulation of Railways by Public Authority," William R. Larrabee, Ex-Governor of Iowa. '"Traveling Libraries in Rural Communities," Edna D. Bullock, Nebraska State Library Commission. "Champion Steers in Feed Lot and Cooler," Prof. II. R. Smith, University of Nebraska. "Readjusting Wyoming Ranching System," A. S. Mercer, Western Ranchman. "The Railroads and the Teople," Eight Articles, Edward Roscwater, Editor Tho Omaha Bee. "Fall Sown Alfalfa iu the Humid Region," Prof. P. G. llolden, Iowa Agricultural College. "Durum Wheat for Semi-A rid Land," M. A. Carlton, Cerealist U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. "Practical Drainage of Fcfm Lands," J. C. Holmes, Drainage Engineer. "Forestry Problems Yet to Be Solved," Frank G. Miller. U. S. Department of Agriculture, "Grass and Enrage Crops as Fertilizers," Prof. T. L. Lyon, University of Nebraska. "Beef Production Methods of Feeders," Prof. n. W. Mumford, Illinois Agricultural Statioa. "Effect of Cold Weather on Fruit Blossoms," Theodore William, norticulturalist. "Calendar of Work in the Apiary,'1 "Live Stock in tho Middle West," F. D. Coburn, Secretary Kansas State Board. "The Government Reclamation Service,'! Frederick H. Newell, Chief Engineer. "Career of the Late Robert W. Furnas," Prof. Charles E. BesBey, University of Nebraska. "Improvement in Hard Winter Wheat," Prof. T. L. Lyon, University of Nebraska. ' "Problems Confronting Western Stock Growers," Murdo Mackenzie, Pres. Am. Stock Growers' Asa's. "Corn Crop in Pork Prcdiuiicn," Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture. The Past Is the Best Guaranty of the Future. ONLY A DOLLAR A YEAR SEND SUBSCRIPTIONS TO The Twentieth Oentyry Far Adam A. Clarke, Plymouth Creek Apiary. n r 1