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Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-11
Warns ~Dairymen.

Deputy Food Commissioner Bassett is
urging dairymen and other persons to rally
to the support Of the proposed legislation
imposing a Decent tax on the manufacture
or sale Of yellow oleomargarine. He says:
EVERY argument which the dairymen
and the allied dairy interests OF this coun-
try urge In support of oleomargarlne bills
now before congress has the sanction Of
the highest court In the land. The most
reasonable defense the makers of this
counterfeit have is the admitted fact that
genuine butter is largely colored. This de-
Tense has been plead in court. Cognizance
of this plea was taken in Capital Dairy
company against Ohio. an opinion in which
was handed down by Justice White. In
Schollenberger against Penn the United
States supreme court made a simple hold
ing In favor Of such legislation. Three
times have these been before the United
States supreme court and in every instance
has their validity been upheld. and no state
supreme court has ever pronounced them
unconstitutional. Were we asking of con-
gress in the imposition of this tax that II
place such a burden upon an article which
had previously borne a good reputation,
we might be open to the charge Of discrim-
nation"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-11

not to Mr.. Holmes also would be q dis
elimination in favor of the former. Judge
Holmes has taken no part in the contro-
versy and may be said not to care whether
he is asked to speak at the banquet. The
same may be truthfully said Of Congress-
man Burkett.
Charter Day at University.
The annual midwinter commencement and
charter day exercises Of the University OF
Nebraska will take place Thursday and Fri
day Of this week. At the commencement
degrees will be conferred upon upward Of
ten students who have completed the re-
CURED number of courses and are entitled
to diplomas.
On Thursday, the first day Of the cele-
bration, there will be an exhibit of electric
machinery and appliances in Grant Memoir
ial hall, and experiments will be conducted
there by Prof. Morse. acting head OF the
department Of electrical engineering.
The same day there will be a convention
Of members OF Sigma XII, the scientific schol-
arship society. The election Of new mem
bers will be announced Thursday morning
and in the evening Samuel Calvin, director
of the Iowa geological survey, will lecture
before the society on THE Upper Missis-
sippi."
All departments of the university will be
open to inspection by the public Friday
morning and guides will be in attendance
to pilot the visitors to places OF interest.
Early Friday afternoon the cadet battalion
will be inspected by Governor Savage, the
cadet band will give a brief concert in Me-
mortal hall, and the Pershing rifles will ex-
ecute a military drin. 90 all Of which the
public Is invited. Al 3 o'clock Friday after
noon will begin the annual Indoor athletic
contest and exhibition.
The formal part of the celebration will
take place Friday evening. The charter
day address will be delivered by John G.
Black. an attorney of Chicago, following
which degrees will be conferred upon grad
yates.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-11
weight and Development Tell.

Add to this Generalization Of forces the
fact that the Young Women's Christian
association team members were all young
women, grown, and heavier than the High
school representatives, and the result was
a snow-under for the valiant youngsters
in the first half. Try as they might, they
we're unable to do even more than threaten
the association goal, while Miss Mathis
Of the latter team covered herself with
glory by throwing four goals from the
field. Miss Fibinger threw another. When
Miss Mcintosh went out, Nathalie Merriam
moved from forward TO the captains place
at center, and Emma Duncan was substi-
tuted as Onward.
In the second half the High school,
though II had but two regular players left,
took a wonderful brace and pushed the
heavy association team hard. The score
at the end Of fifteen fierce minutes was
16 to 1, each side making but one point
in the half, fouls allowing free throws
at goal. Miss Duncan made the High
school score. Miss Wallace the association
point. Miss Baker was a star guard
throughout.
AS preliminary events on the program
there were a clever march drill by twenty
girls, a Swedish folklore dance by six
young women in complete costume, and
Indian club drill with ten participants. and
a piano solo by Miss Genevra Bookmeyer.
The Swedish maidens were great favorites
with their pointed black, high bonnets,
white waists, red and green bodices, black
short skirts and livid checkered and striped
aprons in red, black and green. In addi-
tion, Mary Larson won a close game OF
tether ball from Caroline Fibinger.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-11
\. w. {. 4. GIRLS THELlVELIER
Win Basket Ball cam, frsu High ichssl
Team.
PLAY DECIDED BY WEIGHT AND STRENGTH
Association Team Has Advantage of
Age and Development and MAIZE
IL Count ut Every
Point.

RAJ RAJ Ra! Raj
Y. w. c. A.
Ra! Ra! Ra! Ra!
Y. w. c. A.
Hoo! Rah! Hooi Rahi
Omaha! OMAHA
Rah! Rah! Rah!
with this slogan shrllled in their ears
by scores Of loyal supporters, the Young
Womeh's Christian association basket ball
team sprinted and scrambled and slid and
bumped its way to victory in the match
game with the girls team of the Omaha
High school at the Young Woman's Chris
tian association gymnasium last night. The
final score was 16 to /. but despite its
seeming one-sidedness, the game was one
Of intense interest from start to finish.
A large crowd witnessed the contest,
which came at the end Of a varied athletic
program. A great many women we're pres
ent, and so many people crowded around
the arena that there was scarcely seating
capacity for them sill. Enthusiasm ran at
a high pitch throughout the evening, but
II eliminated in the explosion of a final
bombshell Of excitement when the rival
teams appeared.
The High school girls were greatly handi-
capped in the game by the absence Of three
Of their regular players. This compelled
the use OF three substitutes, and in the
first half they were still further en-
barrassed by the loss Of their swift playing
captain. Frederick Mcintosh, who was
compelled to leave the game with a turned
ankle.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-01-18

Tom Horn, the scout, Indian fighter
and stock detective, was arrested at
Cheyenne the first Of this week on "A
warrant charging him with the
murder of Willie Nickel, the I3-year-
old son of Ranchman Kels p. Nickel,
of Iron Mountain, Wyoming, who
was assa ssinated in July last near
his fathers place
Dunn X lennon, who have been
working a barium mine east OF Car
son City, were delighted this week
when they uncovered the main Lodge
that they have been prospecting for.
The quality OF the rock has improv-
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-01-18

Francisco paper to the effect that
a dozen men had shot her husband,
and that she had to leave Reno un-
der the protection of the Sheriff to
escape being lynched.
y County Commissioner, onvicted
and sentenced for selling whisky to
Indians is the latest from Carson. On
Saturday last, in the U. S. Court, be
fore Judge Hawley, P. Parini, coun-
ty commissioner of Eureka county,
plead guilty to the above mentioned
charge, was fined $3.50 and costs, and
sentenced to two months in the Eu-
reka county Jail.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-01-18

ed as they have gone down and at
the present time they have all that
they can expect, which il good news
in mining way.
The Tonopah Mining Company OF
Philadelphia must at once build a
railroad into Tonopah, conduct a
water system into camp and erect a
large reduction plant to reduce the
great output of the mines and dis
trict The shipping OF the orc from
this camp is the work OF a child. The
company ha. tn greatest mines in
existence IN the mining world today.
-BOndn&d, ...
The Washington times., 1902-04-27

But the climax was at the compile.
With two or three hundred negroes
around a pile of corn as big as house
leader would mount the pile and call.
while all would join in the chorus. Those
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I of all publications for sale by the super
intendent of public documents. This
monthly circular is sent regularly to
about 1901 600 persons throughout all sec
tions of the United States who have pre-
viously been placed on list. at their re-
quest. to receive it. 1t enumerates every
publication issued during the current
month, and indicates whether they may
be obtained direct from the department or
through members OF Congress.
In q number of instances second hand
Government, have induced persons to
make requests for particular documents
After the requests have been complied
with. all OF the books are gathered from
the several recipients and placed on sale
in the second hand book stores. This
practice, however, is not general, and an
effort is always made to nip in the bud
all schemes of this character.
Sometimes entire families will ask that
a copy of the same document be sent to
each member. Their wishes are seldom
gratified. In other cases the list con-
tanning all the publications issued by the
department is sent in, and request made
for the whole lot. These ambitious per-
sons are similarly dealt with, as the de-
partment realizes that no single individual
can possibly be interested in every pub
lication issued. AS further precaution-
airy measure, a card index is compiled
Of all acquisitions received. and notation
made thereon when the document is for
warded, and to whom. This prevents
duplication.
number of the documents, notably
the Yearbook and annual report of the
Bureau OF Animal Industry. are forwarded
by registered mail. This insures abso
lutte delivery.
Through This branch of Uncle Sans
various educational facilities the Ameri-
can farmer is learning to take advantage
OF new discoveries in agriculture. and is
becoming the foremost representative OF
the science in the world.
The intelligence bureau has been ere
ated. and the farmer is learning his les
son.
All that is latest and best in the
science and art of farming comes to him
fully, freely, and promptly.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Massive Structure of Brick and Iron In
closed in a Network OF Timber Fierce
Discussion Raging as TO It's Cost and
utly---BOth Sides TO the Dispute Give,
Their MgumentS---flOSt Remarkable
Building in the World in MOny WOyS.

/" HE monster scaffold surrounding the
new Government Printing Office
has, for several months past, been
one Of the sights of Washington.
The maze of timbers completely hides the
building which will soon, however. be
viewed as remarkably handsome brick
structure, not ornate. but substantial and
dignified.
The erection of the mammoth soaffold
has been severely criticised and as highly
euiogized by technical judges. Those cp-
posed 20 1t include Mr.. Collins, the
civilian engineer in charge of the erec-
tion of the new building; Mr.. George
Post, the famous New York architect, and
others. 1t has been urged by these critics
that the outside scaffolding was unneces-
sary and that the ordinary method OF US
ing movable inside scaffold would have
sufficed for the work.
But the main objection appears to be
that the framework involves a continual
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arc forwarded daily from this division.
The average is about 100000 pounds each
year for the 300 working days Of the year.
In the course of a year the aggregate is
in the neighborhood of 100000 pounds.
Owing to the excellent system established
this immense distribution is effected by
force of about 100 people, who are en-
pIoyed regularly during the year round
This work of the publication division
affords fair reflex of the intelligence
and activity Of the investigating branches
of the department. There were issued
during the past year COG separate publica-
tions, aggregating nearly 100000 copies
Nearly $500, 900 copies were farmers
bulletins. of which thirds. in round
numbers, were distributed under Congress
sional orders. With the increased appro
priation and the accumulated copies, this
years supply of these bulletins will, un-
der the present law, which assigns four
ffths. instead of two-thirds, TO the use
of Congressman, make the allowance OF
each Senator, Representative and Dele
gate $1,000 copies.
A special building has been rented to
be devoted eX 'asively to the storage and
shipment of farmers bulletins, of which
not less than 100000 will have to be
printed this year. The amount provided.
however. for material and labor in their
distribution is quite inadequate. and must
be supplemented by special appropria-
ton, if the demands OF Congressman are
to be met.
Referring to the great demand for the
Yearbook and the growth OF the depart
ment Secretary Wilson points out the
inadequacy OF the quota assigned the de-
partment When the edition OF this work
was 300 600 copies, 10000 were placed at
the disposal of the department, the same
as now, notwithstanding that the edition
today is half million copies.
"The demand for the publications OF
the department continues to be greatly
in excess of its ability TO supply" says
the Secretary. MANY of these-oyer 24.-
600 copies last year-were sold by the
superintendent of public documents.
This is almost three times as many as
the sales made by that officer Of the pub
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Declared 10 Be fIendCed BY Fire OS II
Now Stands InCIOSed in It's Wooden
FrameWOrR---He Steel Frame
Building Ever Erected at One Time
It's Load of Steel Over Twelve and q
Half Million Pounds, or $500 Tons.

which would have been the necessary
course had the work been done from the
inside. Moreover. solid and substan-
tial scaffold gives a good moral effect,
and the men are not bothered by the dan
ger incidental to flimsy structure that
swings to and fro with their own
weight AS for fire, do not think. with
ordinary precautions. that there is the
slightest danger"
A $500 Ton Load of Steel.
The new Government Printing Office
is the heaviest steel frame building that
has yet been erected at one time. The
load Of steel alone amounts to 12,6O0,Ooo
pounds. or $500 tons. The waldorf-As-
toria Hotel, in New York. has no~4 a
steel frame weighing 10000 tons. but this
was put up in two sections, the addition
having been erected some years after the
original building was completed. There
are 100000 bricks in the walls of the
The Washington times., 1902-04-27

danger from fire which, once started,
would soon destroy both the old building
Immediately adjacent and the new struc-
ture. The old Government Printing Office
is, as is well known doubtless, a fire trap
and there would, in all probability, be
some. If not considerable, loss of life
should a conflagration start here.
Chief Dutton, of the Fire Department,
has devoted especial attention to the
scaffolding on this account and every day
inspections are made by fremen espe-
cially detailed.
II has been contended, moreover, that
the expense of the scaffolding has been
more than sufficient to counterbalance
that of the extra labor required in the
ordinary method OF inside scaffolding. 1t
is contended that the fact that the scaf-
folding has not been carried around that
portion of the walls inclosing the engine
and boiler rooms is sufficient demonstra-
tion that it could have been dispensed
with altogether.
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r Uncle SAM has the greatest in
formation bureau in The world
II is right here in Washington
and 6000,090 or more farmers
with the 2,5O0000 of employees, profit
by it.
This big bureau of intelligence-up-to
date intelligence at that's the United
States Department OF Agriculture which
publishes and circulates more printed
matter each year than any other branch
of the Government service. All OF the
bound and illustrated reading matter Is
sued goes into thousands of homes and
forms one of the most powerful educa-
tional factors in the life OF the American
people.
The United States has just passed
through wonderful intellectual awaken
ing among the tillers OF the soil, ana
much of the new Blood of endeayor and
thought has been instillcd through the
channels of official literature. At the De-
partment OF Agriculture is employed a
CORPS of teaches, well trained instructors.
and other promoters of agricultural pro-
gress, who are working earnestly to raise
the general standard Of intelligence OF the
farming class, and to prepare information
from the latest sources for their advance
ment.
The institution stands for the very life
blood of the Republic-it is the national
school.
In the performance Of its duty TO diffuse
the information acquired through It's sew
oral bureaus. divisions, and Offices, the
main dependency is upon the issue and
distribution OF publications. The division
OF publications, OF which Mr.. George VII
liam Hill is chief editor and superinten-
dent has charge OF the editing and dis
frIbution OF this great volume OF work.
The documents issued arc compiled only
after the most careful research and in
yestigation. They represent almost every
conceivable form of publication. from the
one-page circular to the well-bound Year
hook. and are prepared in editions rang
,np from 900 copies OF the most techni-
cal treatise to 100000 copies of the Year
book.
An aggregate Of six tons Of publications
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new Printing Office building.
Captain Sewell is confident that he has
successfully guarded against the danger
of corrosion on the part Of the metal
framework in the new structure, the ex-
posed surfaces being covered with con-
crete, SO as not to be exposed to any ac-
tion that might produce rust.
Will Just Hold Present Force.
No action has yet been taken by Con-
gress in regard to the removal OF the old
Government Printing Office Building,
though this has been strongly urged by
Captain Sewell in his last report The
new structure will just hold the working
force of the office at present. without al
lowing for inevitable growth in the fu-
ture; growth that must. at no very dis
tant period, necessitate another building.
The cost of the new Government Print
ing Office has been something inside of
the appropriation of s2.459 900.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27

~OL. E. C. CRUMP. of Richmond.
editor of documental literature in
~ the main proofroom OF the Gov
ernment Printing Office. tells
many stories OF ante-bellum days. of the
slaves. their habits and customs.
Those days. long gone by. were pleas
ant and romantic to master and slave,
says Colonel Crump. "Of course. the
youths of today never saw corn -shuck-
ing-at least, not an ante-bellum one
Folks Travelled paths in the time
speak of for near cuts. and these paths,
diverging in every direction. had crowds
upon them on their way to the shucking
and the generations to come will never
feast on melodies sweeter than the songs
that came from over the fields as these
crowds would gather.
Away from the north would come in
mournful plant:
Oh Emma. dear. dear Emma,
From the Mississippi vale,
In all this wide world over,
There is none like Emma Dale.
"All these crowds had their leaders
and the young masters would be along
with them to protect them. and they felt
as free and grand as they have never felt
since. Another crowd away across from
the first would soon be in hearing with
Old maSsa give holiday;
He SAYS he'll give me more;
thanked him very kindly
As pushed my boat from shore.
Oh my dearest May,
You're lovelier than the day;
Your eyes so bright.
They shine at night
when the moon is gone away.
Then over on the river you would hear
the big chain lumber on the bottom of the
ferryboat and as the ferryman would pull
from shore fifty voices would join in
Row away. row,
p'er the waters so blue;
Like 4 feather weli Hoat
In our gum-tree canoe"
but the climax was at the compile.
With two or three hundred negroes
around a pile of corn as big as house
leader would mount the pile and call.
while all would join in the chorus. Those
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lications of all other departments Of the
Government"
The department has no list of persons
to whom all publications are sent. The
monthly-list circular, issued on the first
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
SLAVERY CORN-SFIUCKIN DAYS

who have never heard these corn songs
could not be made to understand how they
sounded but there will not again be any
thing to take their place The leader
begins with Il will start the holler,' Then
the crowd yells 'Buglcloo.' 1t ran thus:
will start the holler
Bugeloo!
will start the holler.
Bugleloo!
Oh don't YOU hear me holler
Buglelooi
Massas got busle
Buglelooi
ten-cent bugle,
BuSleloo!
"On and on this leader would cali
till the crowd would want change. which
was indicated by ears of corn whizzinS
uncomfortably close to the leaders per-
sen. II the leader had sense he would
come down and another caller would go
up, but if he should be fellow that was
stuck Oh his voice and refused TO take the
hint he was soon brought down by rough
er treatment. The ears of corn would fire
right at him and at his head till he would
be glad to come down. The new caller
would start something new and the crowd
would feel fresh:
Had a dog. his name was Lion;
Here Rather. here. here
Run track cold iron;
Here. Rather. here. here.
oh, don't you hear old Rather comin'Y
Here. Rather. here. here!
Don't you hear old Rather runnint
Here, Rather, here. here.
Thus the night would wear along and
the pile of unshucked corn diminish. The
lively time would be when the pile began
to grow small and the whole crowd would
yell;
Looking for the last ear,
Bancamalanqo!
Looking for the last ear,
Bangamalanqo!
Round up the corn, boys,
BangamllInqo.
Round UP the corn, boys,
Bdngamalanqo!
Then there was scrambling for the
work was over and the frolic begun. The
| crowd would gather around the owner of
the corn and he was lifted on the sholl-
ders of the strong negroes who would
move oil. the whole crowd following and
singing in their own way as the march
was continued to and around the big
house thence to where bountiful feast
was in waiting on tables prepared in the
yard
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day of each month. is mailed regularly
to all who may apply. The department
also issues complete list of all publi-
cations of which the bureau has a supply
for free distribution. and q similar list
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inside scaffold been employed. The walls
of the building are unusually thick-2 feet
6 inches-and it would have been impos
sible to do a satisfactory piece Of brick
work by laying the bricks overland,
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llV I NrER spreading chestnut
tree.
" The village smithy stands
wrote Longfellow, but the
"Village Smithy" of a dozen villages
might have stood under the chestnut tree
that spreads at the home of DIR. James Y.
Clark at Forest Glen. Nd
Few Washingtonians are aware that
this giant among trees is only short
distance from the city, just a pleasant
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money" said Captain Sewell. because,
reports and Impressions to the contrary
Notwithstanding. it has not cost more
than 5000; a good deal less than the
amount required for extra labor had the
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~oL. E. C. CRUMP. of Richmond,
1 editor Of documental literature in
~ the main proofroom OF the Gov
ernment Printing Office. tells