Nebraska advertiser., 1878-02-21
FROM LINCOLN.
DOINGs AT THE CAPITAL,
correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.

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LINCOLN, February II, 1878.
The Nebraska State Agricultural
Institute concluded its first week g
labors yesterday. It meets in the
State University building. The ses-
sion will continue during the present
week. The meetings are held daily
and evenings. There has been large
attendance of representative men and
minds from the various parts of the
State. and a very great interest
evinced by all present. One or two
prepared essays, or papers, are pre-
sented each day, which serve as texts,
and are followed by discussions in
which all present participate. The
institution was opened with an ad-
dress by ex-Gov. Furnas of your
place, on the subject of Fruit Grow
ing an Important Factor in the Pro-
ductive characteristics of Nebraska" 4"
There was presented an array of off,
eial statistics and facts in relation to
fruit growing in the country, which
astonished and interested all who
heard and read. The discussion on
this topic occupied the Institute for
nearly two days. The address of Gov.
Furnas was followed by an able paper
from Mr.. Barnard, of Pawnee county,
Fruit Culture as Financinl Enter
prize" Also, an essay by Mr.. Ray
mond, of Otoe county, on "Grape
Culture" The discussions following
these papers embraced all the small
! fruits.
Prof Collier, of the State Universi-
ty, delivered to a large audience in
the chapel, one evening, an illustra-
ted lecture on the Lightning Rod"
His lecture was exceedingly interest
ing and instructive. Prof. Aughey
also of the University, presented two
papers on the Honey Bee" AS an
entomologist and botanist of expert
ence and note, the Professor was at
home on this subject. Prof. Thomp-
son, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, lectured on the Use and
Abuse OF Farm Implements. in
which was shown terrible misuse
and abuse of farm implements in the
State-allowing thousands of dollars
worth to rot in fields annually. being
left where they were last used until
wanted the next season. Mr.. Sinse-
baugh, of Otoe county. the king
chicken man of the west, presented
Poultry Raising for Profit" in such
clear and sensible manner as to
show raising of fowls has money in it
when we'll followed. His net profits
last year, he reports to be over two
thousand dollars. &. s. Harrison, of
York county read paper on "Cattle
Raising" in which that subject was
well handled. Prof. Bailey. of the
University, lectured, and illustrated
with microscope, "How Plants Grow
greatly to the edification of all pres
ent. Chancellor Fairfield, in his usu-
al forcibIe manner, ably presented
1.-The Claims of the Industrial De-
partment of the University"
This is the first State Agricultural
Institute held in Nebraska. and is
proving a grand success. Prof Cul-
bertson, superintendent of the College
Farm. a graduate OF our University,
is the originator of the Institute, and
deserves much credit. Mrs. Brooks.
wife of the editor of the Omaha Daily
Republican, has been in constant at
tendance as reporter of that paper.
Her letters are regarded as models in
the way of presenting all said and
done in the least possible space.
A greater attendance is looked for
this week.
Not much else going on here at
present to particularly interest your
readers. The weather is open and
mild over head, but mud fearful under
foot. The "oldest inhabitant" has
never before known so much mud.
Mud to the right, to the left. in front,
in the rear, and beneath!
Politics "buzz" little about the hO-
tells and at the capitol offices. Under
the present constitution all State Off
GERS must "step down and out" at the
expiration of their present terms, ex-
cept treasurer. and Gen. Mcbride
rather concludes he would rather run
the Farmer than the treasury depart
ment, or for Congress. Gov. CARRIER
has made his arrangement to return
to his old home at Red Cloud, and
resume his mercantile business.
Whether Weston wants to be Gov
ernor or go to Congress mo fellow
can tell" Tzscbuck would willingly
step into Garber's place. But there
are so many others who would take
some of that in therein" that you
can't tell who will be the lucky man,
"unless you bet, and som etimes not
not then" Weston. Tzschuck, Red
ick, 0. F. Davis, late of the U. P
land department. Nance, present
speaker of the House, Barton, of
North Platte, exGov. David Butler,
and a host of others, would warm the
chair. Wolfe, of Sew
ard. Tom Harlan of Harlan, and d.
H. Wheeler of Cass. might be in
duced to act as Secretary of State for
one or two terms. Bartlett, who hes |
been deputy treasurer for the past
eight years, has host of friends who
would like to see him principal. For
auditor, the "State of Beatrice" has |
not yet been consulted. Griggs might
be induced to throw up his Chem
nintz position. come home and wear
Weston's old shoes. But then. If
Colby of Beatrice is to succeed Rob