1 4 e- HIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JUNE 12. 1D06. X f y4J MATHEWS CASE IS ARGUED 6ut Medical Board Ham AttorasTt Whs '" . frteeat Contentions. PERU NORMAL SCHOOL IS CROWDED Chairman Iaadea Says Atteneaaea eSsce"" taa Capacity ( the laetltatloa. at (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. June 11. (Special.) The de cision of the secretaries of the Stat Board of Health In recommending the re vocation of the certificate to practice medicine of Dr. Mathews of Omaha, who la charred with performing a criminal operation upon Edith Short, which later resulted In her death, waa argued before the board proper this afternoon, John O. Telsee .appearing for the defendant and Hallack Roue for the secretaries. Yeiser raised tbe question of the Jurisdiction f the board to hear the caae, claiming aa a criminal offense waa charged the mat ter ahould first be tried In the court and evidence Introduced there, while Mr. Rose held the board had the tight to hear evi dence and revoke a certificate at any time. Superintendent McBrlen waa not present at the meeting and the hearing waa before Governor . Mickey and Attorney Genera) Brown, who will make no finding until McBrlen geta back and review the evl dence and the arguments. The questions raised and 'answered were the came as discussed before the secretaries. ' Perm . Sormal School Crowded. , Chairman Ludden of the State Normal board returned to Lincoln today after a visit to the State Normal school at Peru He reported the greatest Interest being taken In the summer school there. Over TOO students are enrolled now and over 00 have been turned away because of a . lack of accommodation. The citizens of the town have turned their homes over to the pupils and many are sleeping on cots, wherever " they can find room for their cots. . WLeensln After Crabtree. Representatives of the Normal board of Wisconsin are at Peru, trying to get Su perintendent Crabtree to reconsider his determination 'not to leave Nebraska. Su perintendent McBrlen went down to Peru this morning to (take a look at the com mitts end ,' gee "-whether there Is any chance of Crabtree deciding to go to Wis consln. A number of Nebraska teachers are now employed In Wisconsin and these have been anxious, for somo time to get Mr. Crabtree up there. Recently the su perintendent notified the Wisconsin board he would not consider a proposition to leave Nebraska, but he may be Induced to change his mind. ' Bash Simply Labors. Deputy Labor, Commissioner Bush Is very much put, out. If he Jiad the time to at tend to .It and cultivate the habit he wouhf .a, Jn.a very bad humor. . It till camp about over the. way his name Is listed. In the new Omaha city directory. In that publication, following tbe name ol' Bert Bush. Ls the little word 'laborer." While . Bush. Is the head of the labor bureau of Nebraska, no one before ever accused him of being a laborer, and ns he la, not ; a candidate for office now, he wants, to hold on to the title he secured by appointment, .that - of. labor - commissioner, one. whe .commissions laborers. -xDohaoa (hanaes Assistants. The-' government has again put Secretary DobFon of , the 8tate Board of Irrigation off watch by swooping down and taking away his assistant Oeorge W: Bates. This is-, tho. fifth assistant' Mr. Dobson has tmlrrea'up lit the way he ought' to 'go and the., government has given him a bet tf i-fMrf 7-ArtTti'i' " Wilson has already been'WIeeted'to fill the vacant place. In cidentally all the men sent out by Mr. Dobson' have -made good. . Personal Mention. State Auditor Bearle has returned from the meeting of the Stock Growers' asso ciation" at. Alliance and reports one of the best meetings In the history of the asso ciation. ... . Governor Mickey this morning received a. letter from Dr. George . L. Miller en dorsing his stand in the Norfolk asylum matter, Robert A. Wheeler of Oklahoma, a stu dent In the electrical department of the State university, died Sunday morning after a, short sickness brought on prin cipal?, by over study. The young man had hen.. feeling 111 for some weeks, but, contrary , to . the advice of his physicians and friends, he refused to stop his school work, but .continued attending classes. Sat- OF ECZEMA if. U&ryland Pfcjslcfan Cures Himself of V Eczema witti Cuticura Remedies. X Prescribes "Them and Has Cured v " fifany Cases Where Other Formulas v Have Failed r Dr Fisher Says I asBsaseasasBBaaal CUTICURA REMEDIES . 'POSSESS TRUE MERIT Tl -l4- ' My fan waa afllicted with cxrroa J fa the year : I Remedies, ai 1807. I H tho Cutieura ad wr- 'y cured. I ( ui practicing i ana very often prescnDS u. .suivtiivuu Outlcuxa ftonrj la . eczema, and , Ussy have cm red where other formulas have failed. I am not in the habit of ' endorsing patent medicines, but when. .. I And remedies poeeessinf true) merit, sucu ss the Cuticura Remedies do, I am ' bread-minded enough to proclaim their -eirrues to the world. I have been prac- tidag medicine for sixteen years, and y anustsay I find your Remedies A No. 1. Yoa are at liberty to publish this letter, - or any part of it. I remain, very truly yours. Q. M. Fisher, U. D., Big Foot . lid., May 24, 1905," CUTICDRA-TUESET,$1. Complete Treatment for Every H amor from Pimple to Scrofula Bath the affected parts with hoi water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts and scales and soften the thickened cuticle; dry, without hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Ointment freely, to allay Jtctung, irritation, and inflammation, and soothe and heal: and, lastly, tag Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cool and leans the blood. A single set, costing rut pot dollar, is often sufficient to we the most torturing, disfiguring. Itching, burning, and scaly skin, scalp, aad blood humors, with loss of hair, from infancy to age, when sil else fails. C i i s. sh,ou . aa. Suit-is mm. rtm trim f f l i - r - - 0.rk4 kMI mo Vmrnm Cws r mTi t to Cast Tmm, Paasaaasj f - r-T r i in ' i - DOCTORCURED .'ear fUBucrrr tkb best ounttrnvrr op mBnrr. When the soaker of a medic! da, sold ftrovgh (drugs'! 'or tmUj nee, takes fcts patients luilr into his ennfldeD by frankly and fearieealr publishing broad east as well as on Its bonki wrappers, hill list of ail Its Ingredients pio4n RnaUsK, this acUoh on his part Is tbs beet possible evidence that he ( not afraid to bars the search light of Inves tigation turned fall noon his formula and that It will bear the fullest scrutiny and tbs most tberough Investigation. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Tor the curs of tbs weaknesses, periodical pains and functional derangements of the or gans distinctly feminine, is tbs only medi cine pnt up for sale through drngalsts for woman's special use, the maknr of which Is not afraid to take his patients Into bis full confidence by such open and honest pablldty. A gianoe at the published ingredients Ja each bottle wrapper, will show that It t mads who'ly from native, American, medicinal roots, that it contains no poi sonous or habit-forming drugs, no nar cotics and no alcohol pure, triple-re fined glycerine, of proper strength being used instead of the eommonly employed alco hol, both for extracting and preserving the actlvs medicinal properties found In the roots of the American forest plants employed. It Is the only medicine for women's peetalar diseases, sold by dmg glste, that does not contain a large per centage of alcohol, waioh Is in the long run so harmful to woman's delicate, nerv ous system. Now, glyeerlne Is perfectl) barm lees, and serves a valuable purpose by possessing Intrinsic value all its own, ana besides It enhances the curative effect of the other Ingredients entering Into the "Fsvorita Prescription." Some of tbs ablest medical writers and teachers endorse these views and praise all the Several liwredtents of which "Fa ortte Prescription" Is composed rec ommending ttissa for the cure of the very same diseases for which this world famed medicine Is advised. No other medicine for women has any such pro JamUmal endorsement wortn more than any number of ordinary testimonial. If Interested, send name and address to Dr. E. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y for his little bonk ef attracts from the works of eminent medical writers and teachers, endorsing the several Ingredients and telling lust what Dr. Ploree'i; modicinet 'are made of. It's free 'or th asking urday he became much worse and died Sunday. His father, who had been tele graphed for, failed to reach Lincoln In time to see his son alive. I.ectore to Students. Dr. William Kent of Chicago spoke at the university tonight on "Opportunity." Me morial hall was crowded, members of the board of regents being In 'nttendance. John Wall, candidate for governor, li here tonight looking after his political in terests. ' I.orenro Crounse of Omaha,, candidate for senator, spent Sunday here, the guent of General Gage. Mr. Crounsa was en route home from Fremont, where he had been aoliciting support in his fight for the sen ate. General Gnge said he came by I.ln coin merely to eat dinner with him. MEMORIAL, DAY FOR LODGE DEAD Ordere Par Respects oa Sunday to Departed Members. COI-VMBrs. Neb., June U.-fSpeclal.) The custom of annually decorating the grsves of their honored members with flowers was observed by the members of the different secret societies of Columbus yesterday aftrrnoon. There wore a great number of the members present, besides a large number of our cltliens. The serv ices were at the, Columbus cemetery, the societies performing their rituals. An ad dress was delivered by Rev. I. R. De Wolf, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal rhurch, which was very appropriate to the occasion, when each society decorated the graves of their dead. EDGAR, Neb., June" 11. (Bpeclal.)-The Odd Fellowa and Rebekshs of Edgar ob served Independent Order of Odd Fellows' memorial day 'yesterday' by appreprlate memorlst services. The services were held tn the opera house St 2 p. m. yesterday. In addition to a short song and prayer service Dr. T. E. Cssterllne delivered a memorial address, after which the orders formed In procession and marched to the cemetery, where the graves of the de parted members of the orders were appro priately decorated with flowers. FALLS CITY. Neb., June 11. (Special.) The Ancient Order of ' I'nlted Workmen and Knights of Pythias lodges celebrated their annual memorial day Sunday. Rev. Cline presehed the sermon at the Meth odist church for the workmen and Rev. Grlffln of the Presbyterian church preached the one for the Knights of Fythlas. XKHOI.g BOTH SET AT LIBERTY Fathri Released by Judge aad Sea by the Jury. FVLLERTON, Neb., June 11. (Special.) In the case of the Slate of Nebraska against Jsmes Nichols snd C. A. Nleholc, for the shooting of Orlando Fish on April to last, which tins been occupying the at tention of Judge J. X. Paul snd a Jury for the last week, was given to tho jury at 11 o'clock Saturday forenoon. On Friday afternoon J. H. Kemp, the county attorney, moved the court to dismiss the charge against C. A. Nichols, the father. The mo tion was sustained and the elder Nichols wss ordered discharged. Friday evening J. C. Martin made the opening argument for the state, followed by W. L, Rose of this city and Judge J. J. Sullivan of Colum bus for the derense, J. H. Kemp closing for the state. The jury brought In a verdict at 8:90 Sunday afternoon of not guilty, Great crowds have niled the court room during the trial and much sympathy was manifested for the prisoners at the bar. LIVE WIRE ESfDS GREEK'S LIFE Former Omaha Mai Fatally Shocked While Working- at Hastings. HASTINGS. Neb., June 11. (Special.) W. P. Green, who came from Grand Island yesterday, was Instantly killed about :U this afternoon by so electric-shock. He was worklng near the top of a pole and came In comact with' an elect rjo. light wire carrying a current of extremely high volt age. The man, was engaged In "making a connection with the city sj stein for the Kirk Carnival company, with . whom he found employment yesterday morning. He had been cautioned several times to, be careful of the wire, and each time he re plied that he knew his buelneas and would, look out for himself. A card found in the man's pocket bears the name W. Green company, 287T Blnney street. Omaha Epidemic nt aa Bad. BROKEN BOW. Neb.. June ll.-(Speclal Telegram.) The small epidemic of spinal meningitis that has prevailed In the vicinity of Broken Bow seems to have terminated with the case of W. B. Athey. who con tracted the disease near Gales. No new cases ' have developed In the city or on the Middle Loup, twenty miles from here, where it started Dr. Pennington thinks there Is little danger of further Infection and has ordered local quarantines on public gatherings to be lifted this week, so summer schools may resume work Monday. Re ports that aeveral well known cltliens have died ftuiu the diwraae are absolutely false. " Wine His' Salt.. FALLS CITT. Neb.. JUB. lL-(Bp-lal.-District court oonvened at this place Mon day afternoon, with Judse Kelllgar of Au burn on the bench. In the caae of Jacob Boop against the First National bank of """. wnicn was tried Friday and I Saturday by Judge Raper. the jury re- turned a .verdict in favor of the plaintiff I and gav. him a Judgment of 35,o. Th I case Is one .rearing got of the failure ol F. W. Samuelson several yesrs ago. while he was president of the First National hank. Mr. Boop claimed that he had de posited M.W In the bank and the bank contended that he placed the money In Mr. 8amuelsn's hands personally for the purpose of Investment and that Mr. Sani uelson did Invest It In Colorado mining stock. Charea Coraerstoae l.ald. BRAINARD. Neb., June 11. (Special.)- .Yesterday was a gala day for Brainord. People gathered here from all over Butler and Saunders counties. The occasion of the day was the laying of the corner. stone of the new Bohemian catholic church. Bishop Bonacum of Lincoln was present and performed the ceremonies. He was ably assisted by Father Carraker of David City and Father Klein of this place. At 10 o'clock a large procession was formed at the old Catholic church, headed by the Bralnard band, and, followed by several Catholic societies and two other brass bands, marched through the princi pal streets to the new church, where the ceremonies were held. The processloit was nearly a mile long. The church when com pleted will be one of the largest and most beautiful churches In this diocese. It Is built of solid brick snd stone. Father Klein, the pastor of the church. Is deserv ing of great credit for his untiring work In securing the large sum of money required to complete surh a magnificent church. Old Salts Compromised. BEATRICE, Neb.. June 11. (Special Tel egram.) The esse of J. A. Vanorsdel against O. H. Rpberts, Joseph Evans, J. R. and Jane Jones, were dismissed in county court today. Suits were for attor ney fees in securing rebates on Otoe In dlan lands by act of congress. A compro mise wss made by which the defendants were released for about one-half the amount claimed. These suits have been pending for a number of years. Accidentally Shoots elf. BUTTE. Neb., June 11. (Speclal.)-Osear Graves, son of one of our prominent mer chants, accidentally shot himself this even ing In the leg. He and a companion were up on the buttes, a half-mile away, when the accident happened, and he walked home without assistance. They will ' take him to Omaha to have the bullet, which Is embodied In the bone Just below the knee, removed. Mews of SSebraska. PA PILLION Fsrmers are complaining or tne ibcK or rain. Wheat and oata are heading out very short snd light. WEST POINT The County Board of Equalisation will meet on next Tuesday and remain In session for three days. PA PILLION The Masonic lodge of Pnpillion will Install officers on the evening oi Bt. John s day, June 23. as the Twenty fourth comes on Sunday. WEST POINT Professor W. T. Stock dale of the Wlsner public schools left today for Vslentine ns instructor In the Junior .Normal school for the next ten weeks. mi is I JEN Mr. Anderson living near Norman. Neb., this countv. hsd a team of horses and bi;ggy stolen Sunday morning noout 4 o clock. Sheriff Viyatt is on the iraii oi me thief. ALMA The people In Alma are untied on the proposition that their city Is large enough to have a first-class system of water works snd electric lights, and that me same win be put In this season. WEST POINT The report of the registrar or ine miresu ot vital statistics oi west Point for the month of June show the births in Cuming county to be thirteen and tne deaths rour during the montn or June. ALMA The bonds for water works and flectrlc lights voted last summer were declared illegal, and the city council has called a new election to vota 16,000 for electric lights and tiO.OOO for water works. EDGAR Parkins Brothers have sold their Interest In the livery business and all their stock to J. W. Clsck and his son George. Possession has been given and the business will be run In future in the name of Clack A Son. WEST POI NT-Professor Kris. Fesen beck, principal of the high school of West Point, left for his home In Dsnbury. la., on Thursday afternoon. He has .resigned his position and will enter a law school in the fall. TEK AMAH A fire caused by an Incubator lamp destroyed the poultry house belong ing to U G. Wood, killing ISO little chicks and destroying two Incubators. The Are company responded promptly and saved the surrounding buildings. WOOD RIVER The town is making preparations to celebrate and will do the thing on a large scale. The business men are very enthusiastic about it. A large number of attractions will be secured, and It Is very probable that a large crowd will be present. LEIGH Children's day was appropriately observed at the Congregational church here yesterday. In the morning the pastor. Rev. G. L. Shull, preached a sermon for the children and In the evening the children rendered a program. The house was crowded to over (lowing. WOOD RIVER The many friends of H. H. Stedman. a well known stock raiser and ranchman In the western part of this county, are urging him to go into the race for the republican nomination of represen tative. Mr. Stedman has much property here as well as a large ranch in the western part of the state. WOOD RIVER George I Rouse of this county Is feeling highly elated over the reports coming from every parts of the state, regarding' his candidacy for the nomination of governor. The people of this county are very enthusiastic In his sup port and are gratified to hear the flattering reports concerning success. WEST POINT The annual conference of the German Lutheran church for this dis trict will meet at the Rock Creek cnurch In Blsmark township and remain. In BKSsion from next Thursday until the Tuesday fol lowing. A mission feast will be he,d rn Sunday under the direction of Rev. Otto Von Gemmlngen. pastor of the church. WOOD RIVER The Presbyterian and Methodist church rendered pleasing Chil dren's day exercises Sunday morning, in which the children tooK the greater part of the program. The churches were very prettily decorated with great masses of home grown roses filling tne pulpits. Large crowds were in attendance at both chur"hes. WEST POINT The committeea appointed by the Commercial club to conduct the Fourth of July celebration at West Point have accomplished an Immense amount of work and the prospects are U:at the town will celebrate the national holiday in a royal manner. No pains or expense has been spared to make this the most luccess ful celebration ever held here. ALMA Arrangements are being made by Thomas Mulivan to erect an opera house, $0ll0 feel, on lots recently purchased from A. C Shallcnberger. The lower story will be used for sellers I merchandise, while the opera house will occupy the entire scond floor. This building when com pleted will cost over $30.0h). and will be one of the must substantial buildings In I ho republican valley. ALMA The contract to build a KO.ono school house at this place was let to R. N. Liberty. He has sublet the brick work to Mr. K'nnli -fit this place. The contract tor heating the school house was let to Mr. Young, the plumber, who recently came to Alma and has located here. The building will have right rooms, besides the basement, and will be built out of press brick, and heated by steam. TEKAM AH While Abe Reyman was crossing the new bridge over the Com bination, one and one-half miles east of town yesterday afternoon with thirty four head of fat cattle, the bridge gave awav and precipitated twenty-three of them Into the ditch. With the assistance of two teams and twenty-flve men they wre dragged out one at a time. The ac cident happened about 4 o'clock and It was t:30 when the last one was taken out. WOOD RIVER Farmers are beginning to complain on account of the excessive Change the I Vibration. B It mokes for Health. Usa Grape-Nuts "There's a Rsasoa." J every bottle is sterilized that it is pure . ; as is every Ask for "the Brewery Bottling. bottle of Common beer is sometimes substituted for ScJilits. To avoid being imposed upon, see that tJie cork or crown is branaed S C h 1 i t Z aSBTW i ivTsaam. M KM mm ass jr m That. Made m dry weather." and-feieeofn1ng ' anxMus that It should rfclm- "The ' winter wheat Is just beginning .to head and needs rain badly, while the corn and oats are not sirtTerlng, but would be much benefited by a shower. ' The alfalfa harvest Is just about completed and the first crop Is very good. Corn, although late, is coming along quite fast and will In all probabllty make the usual good crop. LEIGH Yesterday wss observed here by the different lodges as memorial day. The Odd Fellows, Workmen, and Woodmen joined and held sen Ices at the opera house at 2 o'clock p. m. Address were made by Rev. D. A. Keane of the Methodist Episcopal church and Rev. O. L. Shull of the Congregational church. After the services st the opera house the members of the lodges and their friends marched to the cemetery, where the graves of the deceased members were decorated and a short srvlce held. ALMA The Farmers' and Merchants' Telephone company have just completed setting poles to Oxford. Neb., and the wire will be strung on the same this com ing week. This will give the Independent people a toll line from River ton, Neb., to Indlanola on the main line, with connections through all the towns In northwestern Kansas and up the St. Francis branch with many points running east. This company has also under construction a farmers' line running twelve miles northwest of Orleans that will connect with Mascot and Atlanta. This company Is also making arrangement to build a copper circuit from Alma via Huntley, Ragan, Axtell and Mlnden to Kearney and Hastings. Work on this line will commence sometime about the first of July. This will give southwestern Ne braska a good circuit from South Omaha to this place, and from here a metallic circuit of No. 2 wire as far west as Indlanola on the main line, and touching all points In northwestern Kansas as far east as Rlverton. Frlahtfal Loss ot Life results from throat -and lung diseases. Dr. King's New Discovery ' tbr- roughs and colds Is a sure cure. 60c and $1. For sale by Sherman A McConnell Drug XTo. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair and Warmer la Nebraska aad Soath Dakota Today Partly Cloudy TosnorTow. WASHINGTON, June ll.-Forerast of the weather for Tuesday and Wednesday: For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas Fair and warmer Tuesday; Wednesday, partly cloudy. For Iowa Fair and warmer Tuesday; Wednesday, fair. For Wyoming Partly cloudy Tuesday; showers and cooler at night or Wednesday. For Colorado Fair Tuesday, warmer In the east portion; Wednesdsy, fair. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, June 11. Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the past three fears: l.oos 19o5. 1904. 19u3. Maximum temperature .. 77 76 79 M Minimum temperature ... 69 67 K 48 Mean temperature t8 S 70 67 Precipitation T T .00 .00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March L and comparison with the last two years: Normsl temperature 71 Deficiency for the day 8 Total deficiency since March 1 21 Normal precipitation 19 inch Deficiency for the day 19 Inch Total rainfall since March 1.. 8.00 Inches Deficiency since March 1 2 97 Inches Deficiency for cor. period In 1906. 2.61 inohes Excess for cor. period in 1904 04 Inch Reaorta froat Stations at T P. M. 8tatlon and State Temp. Mag. Rain- of Weather. T . m. Temp. fall. mnmarcK. ciouot 7U 74 00 Cheyenne, part cloudy ..... 74 78 ou Chicago, clear 64 68 '.CO ivnin, pari ctouay ... ,z 74 Denver, clear 78 62 Havre, part cloudy so t2 Helena, cloudy a ft Huron, cloudy 70 TS Kansas City, part cloudy. 74 7 North Platte, clear "t 7s Omaha, cloudy 73 77 Rapid City, clear 72 ' 90 St. Ixtuls, clear 71 74 St. Paul, clear 68 71 Salt lke City, cloudy to tn Valentine, part cloudy ... 74 78 Williston. clear 74 74 "T" Indicate, trace of preotDltatton. L A. WLLBH. Local roresaster. What we know you would always say "Schlitz beer" when you order. If you could visit our brewery as thousands have done you would insist on the beer that is brewed here. You would want a beer clean as ours is. You would want it filtered' 1 and aged as we do it. You would .want to know that x r .... .. - sa i- n rt fl fl 11 CONDITION OF WHEAT CROP Sprint Aureate Ehowi an Increase of 2 Per Cent (her Last Year. WINTER CROP GAINS TWO POINTS Average Condition for Inlted States ts tsA, Aaralnst a Ten-Year Average of 81 Decrease of 8 Folate la Mny. xc a KtiivnTflN. June 11. The croo re- nnrtinr hoard of the bureau of statistics of the Department of Agriculture finds. from the reports o tne corresponueni. snd sgents of the bureau as follows: Preliminary returns on the acreage of spring wheat sown Indicates an area of about 17.S89.000 acres, an Increase of 3.- 000 acres, or .2 per cent as compared with the estimate of the acreage sown last year. The available condition of spring wheat on June 1 waa !. as compared with ?4 at the corresponding date last year, SI on June 1. 10 and a ten-year average of 4. Phone 918 Schiltz Brewing Co. So. Oth St., Omaha iiwauKee . The following table shows for the five principal, spring wheat states the acreage compared with last year on a percentage basis and the condition . on June 1 last year. with, a ten-year average: Ten Tr. Acreage.l90.l!iftl. A v. Minnesota... . .... 4 91 91 93 u it, 94 94 North Dakota 107 9S 9S outh Dakota '. 101 PS 92 Iowa .., 91 96 98 Washington 104 92 97 United States 100.2 92 94 Winter Wheat. ' The average condition of winter wheat on June 1 was 83, ss compared with 91 on May 1. 1906, 84 on June 1. 1905; 78 on June 1, 1904, and a ten-year average of 81. The following table shows for each of the principal winter wheat states the con dition June 1 last year and that on May 1, 1904, with the ten-year June averages: June 1 May 1 June 1 10- Vr. 1904. 1906 1906. Aver. Kansas 74 Indiana 80 Missouri ., ,76 Nebraska 85 Illinois ....78 Ohio 86 California 85 Pennslyvsnla 91 Oklahoma 90 Texaa ........87 Michigan 71 United Statea 81 87 78 82 94 94 71 89 84 79 92 93 88 88 80 72 94 95 73 89 78 78 96 94 85 93 75 87 91 74 KO 78 96 73 91 86 81 The total reported area in oats Is about Ewpy - Niece audi MepSiew oS Uncle" SaiEi should b deeply Interested in what he has said shout toda crackers, because they r the one food with which all of them are familiar.' Uncle Sam has given out figures showing that soda crackers are richer in nutriment and body-building elements, properly proportioned, than any food made from flour. This is saying much for common soda crackers, and much more for UtlGeda OlSCUlt, because they arc soda crackers of the best quality. They are baked better more scienrificalh. They are packed bettei more cleanly. The damp, dust and odor proof package retains all the good ness and nutriment of the wheat, all the freshness of the best bakiug, all the purity of the cleanest bakeries. Ypur Uncle Sam has shown what food he thinks best for his people. His people have shown that they think Uneeda BlSCUlt the best of that food, nearly 400,000.000 packages having already been consumed. vJuieocia Disc NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY l 27.678.000 acres, a decrease of 341,000 acres or 1.8 percent as compared with the estimated area sown last year. The average condition of oats on June t waa 86, against 93 on June 1, 1905. 89 at the corresponding date In 1904 and a ten year average of 91. The acreage reported as under barley Is more than that es timated as sown last year by about 188,000 acres or 2.7 per rent. The average condition of barley Is 94.5 against 94 on June 1, 1905, 90 on June'l. 1904, and a ten-year average of 90. The aversge condition of rye ts 90, against 94 on June 1, 1905. 86 on June 1, 1904, and 90 the mean of the correspond ing averages of the last ten years. Rxperlmenta with Hatter. WASHINGTON. June 11. Borne extensive experiments In the making and storage of butter have recently been concluded by the dairy division of the bureau, of animal In dustry, Department of Agriculture, In an effort to solve some of the difficulties en countered In the butter trade.- A bulletin containing a report of the experiments has been issued. The conclusion Is that light salting and low temperatures and the use of cream received at the creamery In a sweet condition give much the best results for storage butter. r I i i 3