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Tried to Bnrn a Hnuse.

Traverse City, Mich, June 16.-An
attempt to burn the residence Of Reu-
to save the building. Grain was away.
Mrs. Grain was sleeping and a noise
awakened her. Looking out, she dis
covered a blazing pile of rubbish which
had been thrown against the side of
tho houSp
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Suiclded I'm a saloon.

Saginaw, Mich. June 16.-A man
who said he was James Butler. of De-
troit. shot and killed himself i'm VIII.
iaw kennedy's saloon. He had been
ia he place onl VA few minutes.
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Forest Fires PLAYING Havoc.

Marquette, Mich. June 16.-Forest
fires have been raging for three days
near Eckerman and other points in the
eastern part of the upper peninsula.
Much standing timber, as well as logs.
cordwood and tanbark, has been
burned. and several lumber camps
have been saved only after hare
fight
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Firemen saved the House.

Bay City. Mich. June 16.-Little
Edward Daily, of 800 South Park av-
enue, took matches to his bed. Short
screaming. and found him sitting in
the middle of the burning bed. The
mother quickly wrapped a blanket
about him and saved him. The fire
department saved the house.
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Bills Not Acted Upon.

There still remain in the hands of
the governor to be approved or permit
ted to die some seventy bills, the most
important of which follows:
Amending the assessment law so as
to require deposit of $1,000 with the
state treasury; eXempting the reserve
funds Of life and fire insurance COM
panies from taxation; requiring farm
ers mutual life insurance companies
to assess for full amount OF indebted
ness.
Amending the law governing the
circuit court of Wayne county relative
to the appointment of clerks; increas-
ing number of justices of supreme
court from five to eight; providing for
making stenographic reports of exam
nations before justices of the peace,
etc, i'm Ingham county; amending law
prohibiting judge from sitting I'm case
in which he is interested; empowering
judges 10 act in their own judicial cir
cults concerning matters arising in 9TH
er circuits i'm certain cases; amending
act providing for the transfer of cases
from one circuit court to another.
Providing for preservation of forests
of state and for prevention and sup
preston of forest and prairie fires:
providing for appointment of state
trespass agents.
Providing for establishment Of coun-
ty normal training classes; amend act
Incorporating public schools of city OF
Ironwood; amending act relative 10
taking school census: authorizing re-
gents Of the University of Michigan TO
grant teachers certificates in certain
cases.
To regulate the manufacture and
sale of renovated butter; amending act
relative to appointments by dairy ana
food commissioner.
Appropriating $1,000 per year for
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Given Post a, the varsity.

Ann Arbor. Mich. June Hilary
NJ. Bates. IA Chicago attorney has
been appointed Tappan professor of
law by the regents of the Unh ersity
of Michigan. vice Professor Floyd X.
Mechem, who resigned.
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RhILWA COMPLAINT
it Is That the Taxes Hit the Roads
Too Hard and Also Very
UnjustIy.
N0NsUIT FOR MICHIGAN CENTRAL
Asked by the State, or a Bill Of Par
ticulars-Lake Collision
State News Notes.

Grand Rapids, Mich, June II. -
Twenty-seven new bills of complaint
were filed I'm the United States circuit
court here in the suits b ought by the
various railroads Of Michigan to re-
strain Auditor General Perry +. Pow
ers from collecting the differences in
taxes between the old specific tax and
the new al valorem tax They are
substitutes for bills he. etofore with
drawn. The claims now set forth de-
clare that while the railroads under
the al valorem act are vastly over
taxed other properties are not assessed
in accordance with their value. Judge
VANITY issued a temporary restraining
order directed against the auditor gen
eral, returnable on Aug. Il.
Suit OF the Michigan Central.
Detroit. June 17.-States Attorney
General | lair has entered motion in
the Wayne circuit court that the Mich
igan Central railroad be non-suited in
its case against the state for $4,000,
900 damages because of the repeal Of
the roads special charter, or that an
order be made fixing an early date on
which the railroad shall file bill of
particulars in support of its claims.
Judge Brooke set the hearing on the
motion for June 81. The attorney gen
eral set forth in his motion that the
state made its formal petition for
bill of particulars on Feb. 2S last and
that the desired information had not
been furnished.
Reserve Fund Not Taxable.
Lansing. Mich, June 17.-An opin-
ion handed down by Justice Moore. of
the supreme court, affirms the judge
ment of the Wayne county court in the
case of the Michigan Mutual Life In
surance company against the city Of
Detroit This means that the reserve
fund of an insurance company is not
taxable in the state of Michigan.
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epsia-bane of human existence.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures it promptly,
permanently. Regulates and tones the
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GAY AND SAD BY TURN
Mrs. Mcknight Changes Her
Mood According to CIrcum.
stances, II Would Appear.
BROTHER AND SISTER VISIT HER
Seem To BE Convinced That She L.
Guiity-No; ~ Case OF Mich
igan Elopement.

Kalkaska. Mich. June 16.-Since she
unburdened her mind to Prosecuting
Attorney Smith. Mrs. Mary Mcknight
has been growing light-hearted and
self-confident. Che smiles now, and
has even laughed. Observing Gcquaint-
ances say they are reminded of her de-
pertinent after the deaths of her hus-
band and other. Yet, let one of her
relatives come into the prison and she
becomes apparently the normal wom-
an craving sympathy and affection
and seeking to cover up her dreadful
Offenses.
Brother and Sister Visit Her.
Charles Murphy and Mrs. Jerome
Woodward, her brother and sister,
came from Fife Lake for the first
time since she confessed. She received
each with Il close embrace and a kiss,
and wept over them. TO each she is
reported to have repeated her assertion
Of innocence of guilty intent. When
Charles Murphy, a manly young fell
low, came out Of his sisters cell, Ii
was with evidence of deepest grief
upon his face. Tears streamed down
his cheeks.
Thinks She Must Have Been Crazy.
IF | could see that paper Ghe one
containing her confeSsionD and see her
name, and know it, | would have -
believe it," he said. He was shown
the confession by Prosecutor Smith.
That's her signature" said the lad,
after examining it closely. He spoke
in broken tones. Il can't understand
it all. She must have been crazy"
His sister. Mrs. Woodward, had lit
tie more to say, but when she was
talking to Smith she let slip a re-
mark which would indicate that the
Murphy family is resigning itself to
the belief that Mary is guilty.
No Bearer Than Her Victims.
"She is no dearer to us than the
others were, and she ought to pay the
penalty" Prosecutor Smith was very
careful about the manner in which he
secured the confession. SO far from
holding out any inducements, he did
not even ask her n single question.
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State of Michigan, County of Van Buren, S.
l. John w. Free, cashier of the above named
bank do solemny swear that the above statement In
true 10 the best OF my knowledge ard belief.
JOHN w. FREE, Cashier
subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 18th
day of June, 1908.
j. b. SLOVENIAN, Notary Public.
CORRECT ATTEsT:--
!. J. WooDMAN,
w W 'R. j; sEI1IoK' Directors.
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Miscellaneous.

Amending report relative to publica-
ton of report Of commissioners of labor;
to provide for letting contracts for
supplying the state with. fuel, etc. so
as TO include heating OF state house;
extending term of existence Of corpora
lions or associations to establish rural
cemeteries. etc: requiring notaries
public to affix the expiration Of COM
MISSIONS; repeating act of 1899 for
suppression of mob violence: provide
for central bureau for compiling de-
scriptions. measurements and histories
OF convicts: amending act OF 1899
relative to the competency of wit
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
STOPS READING OF BIBLE.
Freeman Secures Writ Of Mandanus
from Supreme Court.

Freeman Secures Writ Of Mandamus
from Supreme Court.
LINCOLN-The Bible will not be
read in the school of district No. q
in Gage county. and neither will the
pupils mingle their voices in singing
the good old songs from the Gospel
Hymn or from the Pentecostal Hymn
book. as has been their wont. for the
clerk of the supreme court mailed to
the directors of the school district a
copy Of a peremptory writ Of manda-
mus to compel the teacher to cut out
all such. This is in conformity with
an opinion handed down by the court
some months ago. which during the
recent judicial campaign became state
history. but which the directors down
in Gage county refused to respect or
abide by. Some time ago Daniel Free
man, who brought the original action.
came again to the supreme court in
brief and asked for a writ of manda-
mus to compel the teacher to desist.
This was granted. and to make sure
,h9: il is right that it should be fel-
lowed the clerk also sent to the school
board 2 copy of the opinion, the sylla-
bus and the writ.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
AodersouviIIe Prison Grounds


With thirty-three Pittsburg veter-
ans in Pullman coaches as the ad-
vance guard. Gov. Pennypacker and
his stan on Nov. Z inaugurated 4 new
invasion of the South.
AndersOnville. Ca. the scene OF so
much misery and suffering for Union
soldiers-where 1910 men. nearly
IS per cent of those confined in that
inglorious stockade. met their death
was the chief destination OF the vet
erans. There on November IL they
dedicated to their dead comrades a
monument. During the trip two other
monuments to Pennsylvania soldiers
were dedicated-Onet to the dead OF the
Seventy-fourth Pennsylvania regiment
on Missionary Ridge. Chattanooga.
and another to the heroes of the Sew
enty-seventh at Shiloh.
The invasion was carried out in two
state and another from the western.
Through an act of the Pennsylvania
legislature $4,000 was provided for
the erection OF a monument to the
prisoners from Pennsylvania regi-
ments who died at Andersonville:
$4,000 was also provided to furnish
transportation for all survivors of
those prison days that they might en-
joy the trip south and be present at
the dedication.
The amount provided was sufficient
to erect the handsOmest monument
that ado-ns the National cemetery. 1t
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
A Poor Mixer.

The Chicago daily papers not long
ago published q statement relative to
the analysis of milk drawn from va
rious cows on the Gurler dairy farm at
De Kalb, Illinois. Assistant State
Food Commissioner r. n. Patterson OF
Chicago MIXED q Holstein COW, and
had her milk analyzed. 1t showed
2.S per cent fat, q very low percent
age. This was published along with
the analyses of the other samples of
milk taken, and of course the con-
trast put the olstein breed in a bad
light. Chicago people took up the agi-
tation and some even suggested the
passing of law prohibiting the sale
of milk from holstein cows. We learn
however from Mr.. Glover, dairy field
man Of the University of Illinois, that
the daily papers refrained from pub
fishing a very important sequel to the
tests. After Mr.. Patterson had drawn
all the milk he could from the COW,
one of the regular mixers sat down
and drew three pints more from the
same animal. All Of our readers know
that the first milk is the poorest and
the last drawn milk the richest. An
analysis Of the II pounds drawn by
Mr.. Patterson gave % per cent: an
analysis of the pouncs drawn by the
regular mixer gave per cent. Added
together the result was fourteen
pounds Of milk with an average
richness of 3.4S per cent, or .4S per
Ah~ ~
the safe law. It will thus be seen
that the agitation against the Hol.
stein Vas started as the result of the
exploit Of a very poor mixer in the
states service.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
The Pension Question.

Pension Commissioner Eugene F.
the present system of examining ap-
plicants for pensions Is uncertain, ex-
pensive. unsatisfactory and generative
of an enormous amount of political
friction. Commissioner Ware suggests
boards of examiners. constituted un-
from place to place on fixed days. Civ
ing examinations and receiving testi-
mony regarding applicants and max
ing reports thereon. Commissioner
Ware estimates that there are still, in
round numbers. 100000 unpensioned
Geserters. He states that this large
number is now, owing to advanced
age. disease and misfortune, applying
for pensions at the rate of over 1900
per annum. Mr.. Ware estimates that
in ten years the pension list will be
SO largely reduced that the burden
will cease to be noticed. But during
these ten years humanity and graft
tude alike demand that some action
should be taken to relieve the press
ing necessities of the old soldiers. The
report shows that there are now on
the rolls 996.545 pensioners. of which
72s $50 are soldiers and 267. .1S9 are
widows and dependents. The roll
shows a net loss of 2,9O1 pensioners
during the year. Out of total of
3O4 500 applicants on hand during the
year. 13O. .1O9 were admitted and 49,
794 rejected. He also states that the
bureau has gained upon the current
work 100000 cases during the last two
wears
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
Coal Tar CoIors Excluded,

From the first use Of coal tar COL
ors in butter there has been a great
Outcry against them. The people that
object to their use declare that these
colors are very injurious to health.
The makers of the colors have de-
clared otherwise, and have asserted
that if the colOrs were poisonous when
used in large quantities, the amounts
used in butter were SO small that
they could injure no one. There have
now and then been reports of chill
dren drinking the butter cOlOrs and
being poisoned fatally by them. On
this point We must say that the Farm.
ers' Review has tried to discover the
truth of some of these reported cases,
but has never been able to even get a
reply from the families in which such
tragedies were reported to have oc-
CURED. We have very serious doubts
as to the truth of these reports. But
if the coal tar colors are injurious in
any way they should not be pe rmitted
to be sold in any state. The state of
Minnesota has taken that view of it
and has passed law prohibiting their
sale after January l, 1904. Vegetable
colors have been used in butter for so
long that records do not trace their
first use The old and reliable source
of this coloring is annatto and colors
made from that plant are not pro-
scribed by the laws of any state. It
is likely that many other states will
pass laws against the use of coloring
matter made from coal tar.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
CURT STEVENS - NOT DEAD.


Man Who Disappeared from Wood
River 10 Seen In Oklahoma.
WOOD RIVER - Curt Stevens.
whose disappearance caused such
sensation some two years ago and who
was pronounced dead by q large ma
jority of the people, is neither dead
nor sleeping. brt is alive and kicking
in Oklahoma. or at least was q few
DAYS ago. His brother-in-law, H. A.
Guy of Grand Island. received q let
ter from him on October g, under
an assumed name. Mr.. Guy cOnclud-
ed to investigate ana accordingly went
to Enid, Okl.. and there found that
Curt was working in q large horse and
cattle barn, and was taking his meals
at a restaurant He went to both
the barn and the restaurant. but was
unable to see him. As he was walk
ing along the street he saw Curt. but
before he could get to him Curt rec
ognized him and suddenly turned and
disappeared. Mr. Guy made every ef-
fort to find him. but without avail.
He failed to show up at the restaur-
ant and on going to the barn found
that he had drawn his pay and left
for parts unknown. The case Of Curt
C<oyorc ;c a DocuIiar ono His wife
and children, relatives and friends are
all very anxious for his return. and
he Is aware of that fact. There is
no good reason for his staying away.
and why he should remain away and
hide from his friends and relatives
is passing strange.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
To Ohio Corn Growers.

It now seems evident that the yield
of corn IS to be much below an aver
age crop in this state this season.
Conditions beyond the control of the
corn grower-the late spring and the
unreasonable weather during the
greater part Of the corn months-have
helped to bring about this result. The
corn crop of 1903 is a matter Of his
tory. AL that can be done now is to
carefully save and utilize what we
have. This should mean something
more than picking the ears and allow
ing the stover to waste in the field in
SO far as its feed value is concerned
The present crop is rot only q disap-
pointment as regards yield but quite
inferior as to quality. This for many
corn grower means poor seed. an
uneven stand and a poor crop in 1904.
It will mean this unless great precau-
ton be taken in selecting and drying
out seed corn this fall. While mature
seed should be chosen if it can be had,
slightly immature corn carefully and
thoroughly dried out by the fire. is
frequently more satisfactory than the
former when handled careless sly.
Given a normal winter and it is prob
able that seed corn Of which ninety
per cent and upward will germinate
next spring will not be easily secured
Almost any farmer can arrange for 1t
COW If he be alert. 1t has seemed best
that this word Of caution be sounded
It this time by the Ohio Agricultural
Experiment Station. Wooster, Ohio.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
Pear Growing in Iowa.

Pear growing in Iowa has not, in a
general way, proved q success. That
the failure is largely due to the mis-.
takes Of the cultivator there is no
doubt, but to lay 1t wholly to this
cause would be unjust. Pear growing
is q trade or business which must be
learned. Blight. the great enemy,
must be combated by selecting soils
and exposures. following those meth
DDS of cultivation and shading Of the
ground which will cause q slow growth
early in the season. 30 that the tree
will begin the winter with well.ripened
wood. Choose high, well-drained, rath.
er thin soil. and avoid low or level,
rich soils. A careful study of the soil
and methods of those who have made
pear growing a success will convince
the most skeptical that, with proper
care and management, any one can
produce this most luscious of fruits.
Head them low; cut back struggling.
shoots one-haH every spring. to CON-
pei dense tops; mulch or plant straw.
berries or raspberries to shade the
ground; set them six inches deeper
than they stood in the nursery. Pears
should be gathered at least ten days
before they are ripe. Winter varieties
may be left on quite late, placed in q
dark room and ripened in the house.
II. ]. WraGg.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

Is OF canopy shape and thirty-three
feet three inches in height from its
base to the top of the bronze figure
which represents a prisoner of war.
1t rests upon q stone base four feet
high and is surrounded by three gran
ite steps, each two feet thick. At the
base 1t is twenty feet square aad its
main structure stands t":cnty five
feet high.
Entrance to the interior is gained
through two Gothic arched openings
facing east and west. Is feet 6 inches
In height. The interior is floored with
Italian and Georgia marble. in which
are inserted three large bronze tab
lets, one containing the act authoriz-
ing the erection of the monument. one
the names Of the committee appointed
by Gov. Pennypacker and the third
q relief picture representing the
breaking forth OF Providence Spring
The story OF the spring is one of the
most interesting in the annals OF An
dersonville. When the soldiers had
reached the point when they could no
longer endure the contaminated water
OF the creek this living stream broke
forth during q severe electric storm.
bringing renewed life and hope. Not
only was It providential that this sup
ply of water should como at this time.
but also that it came within the dead
Nine. where. by the priso- laws. it was
protected from being trampled and de-
filed.
Over this spring has been erected a
pavilion. tile rooted and supported by
granite pillars. Its sacred waters now
now from a tastefully carved fountain
Of marble at the spot where they
originally broke forth.
OF the boys" who made up the
party from Pittsburg and vicinity
most OF them represented those who
we're captured at the battle of Ply
mouth. The 10lst Pennsylvania had
been q part OF McClellan's command.
and when his army was recalled to
Washington to aid in the protection
OF the capital against Gen. Lee. Peck
division, then a part Of McClellan's s
North Carolina coast. The 10lst was
one Of the strongest regiments of
Peck's division. The division was dis
tributed with all possible strategy to
cover the territory.
Soon after the arrival of the 10lst
the three years enlistment ended, and
Ill voted to re-enlist for service DIR.
inG the var. The regiment concen.
trated ut Plymouth for reenlistment
and the accustomed thirty days fur.
Tough was being arranged.
Gen. Hoke's command. aided by the
Confederate ram Albemarle, suddenly
appeared In full force. A desperate
three days battle ensued The North.
ern troops were hemmed in on three
sides BY . superior force Of Confeder.
ates. while the fourth was hammered
at by the Confederate gunboat. With
little hope OF checking the enemy they
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
Wyandottes.

A publication of the Department of
Agriculture says: The original type
Of the Wyandotte was the Asiatic, and
at tho time of origin the Standard fay-
ored the Cochin type more than any
otner.
When the Wyandottes were ad.
mitted as breed to a position among
our Standardized fowls they had
reached a form and color which we're
quite distinctive. The male favored
the Dark Brahma in form and color,
the body color being quite like q well.
splashed Dark Brahma. They had
smooth legs of smoky-yellow shade
and the rose comb. The females. in
form. favored our present Silver
Spangled Hamburg females. There
was an increasing demand for Wyan-
dottes throughout the United States.
Anything that resembled their de.
scription was sent forth to fill the de.
mand. and much inferior stock was
spread about under the name of Wyan.
Cote. Soon after the original Wyan-
dotte there came the Golden strain.
the advent of which made it necessary
to select q distinguishing name for the
other; thus we have for the two va
rieties the names Silver-Laced Wyan-
dottes and Golden-Laced Wyandottes.
Conditions Of form and color have
changed from time to time. In the
Silvers We had the very dark, heavy
marking which almost destroyed the
top color Of the males and reduced the
white center in the plumage of the fe-
male (also on the breast of the malel
to almost a stripe or small spot. But
in the Goldens continued effort was
made to preserve clear top color in the
males and the open center of plum
age In both male and female. At the
present the open center, edged about
like the plumase of q well-marked Sc
bright Bantam, is desirable. Some
beautiful specimens Of this type have
been produced.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
Indiana Dairy Convention.

The fourteenth annual convention of
the Indiana State Dairymen's Associa-
ton will be held at Plymouth. Decem-
Der 10, II. This town is located in
the northern quarter of Indiana. which.
contains about one-half of all the
creameries in the state. A good pro.
gram is being prepared, and a large.
meeting is expected. For further in-i
formation address the secretary. H. :
e. Van Norman, Lafayette. Indiana +.