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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
MODIFIES THE CIVIL SERVICE
Four Thousand Places Removed from tht
Competitive List.
ALL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AFFECTED
Applies Principally to Places where
the Men Have Intimate Personal
Relations with or Chiefs Are
Responsible for Their Acts.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-President Nc
kinney today issued the amendments to the
civil service rules which he has had under
consideration for about a year. 1t re-
leases from the operations of the civil
service rules about 1000 offices. Among
such places are the following: Pension eX-
amining surgeons, Indians employed in the
Indian service not connected with the In
dian school service and many places in the
engineer department at large, the quarter
masters department at large, the subsist-
ence department at large, the ordnance de-
partment at large of the War department.
With reference to those places in the out
side War department. service 1t is pro-
vidcd that they shall be subject to regu-
lations to be prescribed by the secretary
of war and approved by the president, thus
placing these branches of the service on
substantially the same basis as the navy
yards service,
The following named employees or posi-
tions which have been classified under the
civil service act are excepted from the re-
qulrements of examination or registration
unless otherwise stated:
Positions Exempt.
I. Not exceeding two private secretaries
or confidential clerks to the president.
2. Not exceeding two private secretaries
or confidential clerks to the head of each
of the eight executive departments.
g. Not exceeding one private secretary or
confidential clerk to each of the assistant
heads of the eight executive departments.
A. Not exceeding one private secretary or
confidential clerk to each or the following
heads of bureaus appointed by the president
and confirmed by the senate in the eight
executive departments: The commissioners
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30

Mitchell for the theft of valuable equip
ment of surgical instruments stolen Satur-
day night from DR.. T. r. Wards buggy
standing in front of house near Twentieth
and Grace streets. DR.. Ward entered the
house to visit a patient and when he re-
turned to the buggy the case of instruments
left there by him was gone. The search in
sttuted by the detectives resulted in their
recovery in pawnshop. Cassidy has already
served one term in the pennitentiary for
burglary in this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
noy Chnrged with morse slcnIing.

On the complaint OF Robert Bruten, 1924
Camden avenue, 12-year-old Sammy Brooks
was arrested for horse stealing The lad
jumped into Bruten's buggy, which he found
hitched in front Of a saloon last night
about 6 O'Clock, and took a ride. An hour
later he was caught by the owner of the
horse and vehicle and placed under arrest.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS.
Survivors of the Civil War Remcm-
L. iIae &c =

WASHINGTON, May 29.-(Special. )-The
following western pensions have been
granted:
Issue of May 16:
Nebraska: Original-Samuel S. Burchfleld,
Omaha Sc. Increase-Garrett A. Carrots,
Brunng, Sc to IS. Reissue-George w.
Baker. Red Cloud, $17.
Iowa: Orignal-Thomas j. Pollock, Zear-
ing SO.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
Washington County at the Exposition

Mr.. Ballard from Blair came 10 Omaha
yesterday for the purpose OF securing space
for a Washington county exhibit at the
Greater America exposition Washington
county can be relied upon to make a great
exhibit, as it is one Of the banner counties
Of the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30

The following licenses TO wed wore Issued
by Judge Baxter Monday:
Nane and residence Are
Emanual V. Lorig, South Omaha............3 Ia
kebecca Levy, South Omlha.................aS
Joseph NJ Reynolds, Omaha ha..,..............2 .2G
hanhah -. swendby, maha................2 .27
George Miller. Q aha d. ...................... .2s
Susie Jones, Omaha ....,..................... 80
George Click, Omaha. 20
learl Jones' oIhdha '.'.''.'...................lS
George Trottiere, Nashville, Tenn. 23
Alice V. Briggs. Omaha................. 20
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure completely digests
food within the stomach and intestines and
renders all classes of food capable Of being
assimilated and converted into strength Civ
ing and tissue building substances
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
Cassidy in the Tolls Again.

Luke Cassidy was taken into custody Mon
dav evening by Detectives Drummy and
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30

IN the duties for which they are appointed,
and whose payment has been authorized by
law.
5S One statistical agent in each state and
territory where authorized by law.
59 The assistant secretary of the Smith
sonian institution. in charge of the United
States National Museum
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25
Trusts in England.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, writing from London, says that
the trust movement in England has
reached great proportions Some OF the
commodities which are controlled by
English trusts are gun powder, iron bed
steads, steel tubes, dynamite, salt, tin
plate, rail and coal while the transpor-
tation rates ON all English products are
controlled by railroad and shipping
trusts. Not only is this the case, but 1t
is also true that there are great corpora
tions that monopolize many of the neces.
saries of life.
1t is strange perhaps that such things
could happen In free trade England, in
view of the positive statement of Trust
King Havemeyer that there would be no
trusts here but for the protective tariff
Yet the truth is the truth, and there is
no getting around it.
AS a matter of fact, prosperity, and
prosperity alone, is responsible for the
organization of trusts. Without indus
trial activity engendered by great and
growing demand for manufactured pro-
ducts, there would be no incentive TO
great combinations of capital.
The trusts are menace, but the tariff
is not responsible for them. This is a
fact which will be made more prominent
if the democrats want TO make the tariff
an issue in the next campaign.-Cleve
land co. Leader.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25

The pulp is one of the best and cheap.
est foods for cattle and sheep. AS a
milk producing food it is unexcelled
While ii is true that the pulp soon fer.
meEts after being thrown on the dump
and sliced, still there is nothing in fer
mentcd pulp that is III any way Injur-
lous 10 dairy COWS or any other stock,
but OH the contrary it is better when in
the fermented state than when fresh.
The solid matter is composed mostly of
the cell walls of the beets, and hence
contains considerable crude fiber. 1t is
best, however, TO feed il with a coarser
ration, such as bran, little alfalfa or
other hay, or even straw. A COW will
eat about fifty pounds day, sheep from
seven to ten pounds. The pulp feeding
proposition is one of the principal adj
juncts of beet sugar factory
From every portion of the Uni ted
States, California excepted, come re-
ports of good sugar beet crops. In the
east and middle states, there has been
an abundance of rain to secure good
growth of plants. Nebraska has had less
rain but the crop is doing well. New
Mexico has had sufficient rain to avert
irrigation. In Utah there has been
little rain, but the beets are doing well.
California has been afflicted by botL
drouth and an insect pest, the latter de-
stroying hundreds of acres of beets and
the crop there will again be short. 1t is
probable that the oldest factory there, at
jacksonville, will not be run this fall,
but the beets be shipped to the new
Spreckles factory and as the great
Chino fields have been much hurt by the
drouth, it is announced that it is the in
tention to let that factory lie this fall
and ship beets offered to the new factory
at Oxnard.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25
Farm for Sale.

A good improved farm of SO acres sit
uated in Montcalm county ON the line
between Montcalm and Gratiot, half
way between Elm Hall and Riverdale.
All but nine acres in high state of cul-
tivation, good growing crops including
six acres of sugar beets. One of the
finest beet farms in the country. Well
watered for stock, brook running
through the farm. First-class residence,
two barns, sheds and other buildings, on
which $1700 insurance is carried. Will
be sold at bargain to the right buyer.
Inquire of O. +. Brown, Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25
Sugar Beet Notes.

Experiments nave been made and are
still going on looAing TO the employment
as fodder of the beet sugar m)lasses, on
refuse syrup after all the sugar possible
of extraction has been obtained. When
fed by itself II has pur2ing effect,
owing TO its salts contents, but il mixed
with chopped straw, bran or dried pulp
il can be fed TO cattle with good results
The black blister beetle which is at
lacking the beets in this vicinity may
be successfully fought where it Is
troublesome, by spraying with paris
green, III the same way as for the potato
bug The young OF this insect are
beneficial, feeding on the eggs of various
species of grasshOppers and locusts, so
that it is not an immiltigated pest. The
insect is said to be more injurious to
other crops, such as beans ana potatoes
than to beets in regions whore it is
abundant.
We give below close estimate, based
on latest information received from the
best sources, showing the probable ton
mage of beets and the outturn of sugar
of the new crop, by States
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25

That Satan finds something still for
idle hands TO do, as Watts expressed il
long ago, seems 10 be borne out by the
annual report of Warden Fuller of the
Ionia house Of correction, rendered at
the annual meeting of the prison boards
in Petoskey. According TO his report,
the number of prisoners at Ionia now is
"a less than two years ago and lac less
than four years ago, and he attributes
the decrease TO the improved industrial
conditions. This conclusion is probably
correct. When the labor market is de-
pressed, when TO find employment of
any kind is difficult or impossible, temp
tations meet men which do not exist in
busy and prosperous times, and these
temptations, which ordinarily would be
harmless, are too strong for men with
nothing TO do TO resist. Some may be
driven to crime by hunger or the needs
of those they love- while others may
drop down in the plane of morals
through the deteriorating influences
which ever accompanies idleness. But
the dark days are past now. Industries
of all kinds are humming, and no longer
is there excuse for the able bodied man
to be out Of work and in mischief's way.
The Mckinley prosperity, thus, has i'm
proved the morals of the people as well
as their physical condition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25
Notice TO Whealman.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
TO refund the money OH a IS cent bottle
of Henry & Johnson's Arnica and Oil
Liniment, If it fails to cure bumps,
bruises, scratches, chafes, cuts, strains,
blisters, sore muscles, sunburn, chapped
hands OF face, pimples, freckles, or any
other ailments requiring an external APP
plication. Lady riders are especially
pleased with Arnica and Oil Liniment,
it is so clean and nice to use. Twenty
five cents bottle one three times as
large for so cents. SHARRAR & Null
HOLLAND.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25
WANTED

The names of persons studying or
desiring to study law at home or in the
office. l have something to their adj
vantage. j. CHAs KIPP,
Wheeler Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25

Going to Chicago on the d. G.. r. q
w. $500 excursion, Sept. 9th? Tickets
good until the 10th. Ask agents about
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25

The latest terrible democratic revela-
ton is that the money devil is the
mother of the kissing bug.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25

Z. b. Payne, of Cloverdale, has 20
acres set to sugar beets and agent Il
Bruggerman, Of the Kalamazoo 90 who
has been inspecting field all over the
state, says that it is the best 20 acres in
Michigan. MIR. Payne has samples Of
the beet that already weighs q pound
and quarter. An Austrian he has in
his employ, who is used to raising beets
in Europe says, they never raise such
in me country" and prophesies they
will weigh four pounds i'll five weeks.
Mr.. Payne formerly lived in Oshtemo
and was brought up in Kalamazoo
county. He is sugar beet enthusiast,
the more SO as his wheat crop this year
is failure. He claims his success is
due to hand planting and proper care -
Kalamazoo Telegraph.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25

NJ. Garland, of Bay City,is manufact.
uring for the Bay City and Alma Sugar
companies two mammoth conveyors for
the handling of pulp. The contract
reads that these conveyors will carry
away 10000 cubic feet of pulp from the
factory every ~ hours, The pulp will
be carried 200 feet and deposited in one
or more deposits for farmers to load
from, and the pulp that rem 1ins will be
dumped into the 500.foot conveyor. The
2O0.foot conveyor has "a inch cable
On these cables are attached clamps
which carry wooden flights 2x6 by IL.
inchs in length, spaced about three feet
the entire length of both conveyor lines
The 500-foot line is designed to deposit
pulp not taken up by first line in wagons
or cars without delay and without any
shoveliDg.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-25
-. TONNAGE 81. sraAR

Total 90" $50. l.l90.o0l
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-03
cheapenine Pork Production.

Trials at the Oklahoma station tend to confirm the conclusions announced from two or three southern stations that planting peanuts, sweet potatoes, cowpeas or soy beans and allowing pigs to harvest the crop will be found a profitable practice. Peanuts, cowpeas and soy beans are highly nutritious, well adapted for making muscle as well as fat. The sweet potato Is less valuable pound for pound, but a good yield can be secured at small cost. Pigs can harvest either crop more cheaply than can man. There Is possible dan- ger from early frost in the case of sweet potatoes. With cowpeas 1t seems best to turn the pigs in the lot before the peas are fully ripe. Feeding some grain in connection with either of these self harvested crops usually will in- crease the profit. The great value of wheat as pasturage for pigs is recog- nized by many. Some have found good results from pasturing early sown oats. The best summer pig pasture for pigs in Oklahoma is alfalfa. Where this Is not available sorghum, thickly sown, will be found desirable. The fairly matured sorghum stalks make excel lent hog food in the fall. They will be eaten somewhat readily even in win tAr
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-03
EnstIaKe and Dry Fodder.

Those who raise ensilage fed herds invariably have a decided advantage over the farmer who confines his atten- ton entirely to dry fodder and grain, writes B. F. Smith in the Boston Gull tivator. But on the other hand, there are farmers who do not make the en- silage a success because of lack of proper study of economy in feeding or generally poor management of the whole dairy farm. The comparison of such a man with a first class dairy man who believed in dry fodder and grain Is not fair. There are plenty of good farmers today making a success with herds that are fed entirely on dry fodder, cornmeal, bran and similar grains. They are too conservative to take up the silo, or they are willing to let well enough alone. But because they make a success in their present work it does not follow that they would not make even more profits by adopting the silo. Let such progress i've farmers give the silo all the care and attention they give to their pres ent system of feeding, and if they fail they might be justified in casting dis credit upon the silo. It Is practical to raise all the ensilage needed for feed ing a dairy herd of almost any size, and then If the silo Is properly filled the results will be more than satis- factory. We are certainly coming to the time when every dairy farm of 20 or more cows will have its silo, and 1t will be an exception to the rule not to find one on a farm. It is on par with our present systems of cold stor- age for preserving food in the cities for the human race. We Ind that this not only adds to the pleasures of eating, but 1t improves the health of the na- ton to have green things right through the winter and summer months. We should in the same way consider the cows on whose health ui good flow of milk so many of us are dependent. Winter dairying can never be carried on as 1t should until the silo Is built and filled. Now Is the time to con- sider and prepare for next winter If the herd is expected to give the re- suits desired. There Is no easier way to increase the winter supply of milk than to have and feed plenty of en- silaQe
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-03
HIM E ROCK.

The fair and supper piven by the Catholic society last Wednesday even- ing at the Casino was we'll attended. Five hundred and fifty dollars were ole ared as the result.
 The base ball game here Saturday afternoon between Ct Harrington and Lime Rock resulted in a score 11-3, favor of Ct. Harrington.
 Mrs Nevin and children of Winsted is visiting with her mother and sisters.
 July 25 son was born to Mir and Mrs H. Eggleston.
 Mir Kennedy is making his annual visit with Mrs O. Hubbard.
 Mrs Vaill is very sick at Miss Carrie Richardson's.
 The Amenia base ball club will play with the home team today, Thursday at 2.30 p. m.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-03
THE NEW LAWS.

Public Acts of General Interest 10 Peo-
 pie of LitchfieId County, Passed by
 General Assembly Of 1899 In Effect
 August I, 1899 Unless Otherwise
 Stated.
 Chapter l9. Amending section 2, 102, as amended by chapter 134, Acts of 1895, so that children must attend pub lie school at ' instead of 8 years But children may attend any other school where provision for in- struction is made by the school author ities, or parents may have children at tend other schools affording regular instruction during the hours and terms of public schools, n the studies taught in public schools.
 Chapter Al. Any person employing any child under IA years during school hours or permitting the employment of such child on premises ucder his control, shall be fined not exceeding $20 each week such child is employed.
 Chapter 54. All public schools shall be open to children over years; school authorities may vote to admit children over 4, and any town or school district may establish kindergartens open to children over three years.
 Chapter 1O4. That the State Board of Education shall prepare test cards and blanks to be used in testing eye-sight of public school pupils. and shall furnish same to all schools, with instructions for use, free of expense. School super intendents or teachers shall, each fall, test the eyes of pupils, and report de- fective cases to parents of children, and also to State Board of Education.
 Chapter 60. Extending the game law so as to prohibit the killing of rabbits or wild hares from December 15 to Oc- tober 15 of the year following.
 Chapter 98. Amending Section 2,54l so that it shall be unlawful to shoot wild ducks, geese or brant from any vessel propelled by steam, electricity, kerosene, naptha, gasoline or sails.
 Chapter 163. That in September an- nually, the selectmen shall inspect the town records and cause those in poor condition to be repaired, rebound, etc.
 Chapter 188. Making the open game season from October l to December l, and prohibiting altogether the snaring of game birds.
 Chapter 73. Amending Section 3,819 so as to exempt from poll tax all who have served in the United States army or navy. The old law exempted those who served three months or more in the Civil War:
 Chapter 143. That boards of relief shall not adjourn to later date than the fourth Monday of February and shall complete their duties on or be- fore that day.
 Chapter 183. Amending Section 3,82O regarding exemption from taxation so as to exempt ''shesp owned and kept in this state to the value of $100."
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-03
FALLS VILLAGE.

Myron Clark of Salisbury, father of Mrs J. H. Belden, and Mrs. Belden's cousin, Miss Myra Holbrook of Hart ford, spent Sunday here with Mrs Bel den.
 Mrs Dudley and daughter, Miss Carl Dudley of New Haven, are guests of Mrs Geo. w. Hall and Miss Lucy Ran dall.
 Raymond Walkley was the guest of his brother over Sunday.
 A Mir Fitch of Pittsfeld wss in town Monday looking for suitable dwelling with the intention of purchasing.
 Mrs Nellie Hall Sanford spent Satur- day and Sunday with relatives in Water bury.
 MT w. Crowell, wife and son, Wilmer, and Miss Josephine Lockhart of Phila- delphia are boarding at D. B. Walkley's s on Beebe Hill.
 Miss Edna Spur returned home last Friday.
 Miss Bertha Hubbell and cousin arc visiting her brother, Wm. Fl. Hubbell
 Harry Mead and wife of Providence, K. l. have been visiting at his mothers, , Mrs H. B. Mead's, the past week.
 The boys have organized a base ball team and will be ready to book games with neighboring town teams in the near future.
 Frank Dewitt and Oliver Rice, both colored. were arrested and brought be- fore Justice Eggleston last Friday charged with stealing hens. feed and potatoes from M. S. Spaulding, D. R. Spaulding. D. Hayes and others. Both r,lo lku $200 bonds to appear before the Supe- rior Court in October. Not being able to secure bail they were taken to Litchfeld by Sheriff Reed.
 Dwight Brinton has purchased the Herbert place in Cornwall Hollow re. gently owned by Walter Johnson. The price paid was $950. The same farm sold in 1871 for $3, 400.