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The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Wisconsin Pear Rcoion.

". ]. Moyle: On the west shores
Of Lake Michigan, extending the en-
tire length of the state. is a belt Of
land reaching from ten to twenty
miles inland. where the pear seems to
thrive equally well with the apple.
The high. rolling lands Of eastern
Racine county can be classed among
them. In travelling up and down this
territory one will come across many
small orchards and individual trees
that have paid the planter well for the
ground they have occupied. Surpris-
ing ss It may seem, nevertheless it IS
true. that with fifteen years expert.
ence In growing the pear I have found
it as hardy in the tree and fruit buds
as our best apples. for during the
severe winters that We have recently
passed through. when fruit trees of all
descriptions were killed. my pear trees
pulled through and gave me a fair
crop Of fruit every Seasonal very
valuable feature with the pear, as
after the trees once begin to bear you
can always expect some fruit every
season; at least this has been my
experience.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
THE PRINTING INVESTIGATION

THE PRINTING INV NESIl1A1lON.
Following is the report Of the COM
mittee appointed to investigate workings
of the state printing board:
Your committee on accounts and ex-
penditures, instructed to investigate the
workings Of the state printing board.
have duly examined the records Of said
board and find that only a portion Of
the printed supplies contemplated by
law to be purchased by and through
the printing board have been SO pur-
chased. and this not only during tho
last biennium. but during the biennium
preceding 1t. Questioned by your COM
mittee as to why all supplies had not
been purchased by said board. the off,
cials of the board stated that 1t was
due to the failure Of heads Of depart
ments and state institutions to furnish
quarterly estimates as is plainly requir-
ed by law. Inquiry from the ofhcials
Of the board prior to the last biennium
elected the same Information. The
board was OF the opinion that II the
law should be observed by all state off,
cials and the officers of state institu-
tions. and the entire printing supplies
for by the printing board. as directed by
law, the costs Of same would be mate
rally reduced.
Your committee visited each depart
ment Of state and by the heads Of each
in turn 1t was admitted that during the
last biennium the heads of each depart-
ment. from the governors Office down.
and the heads Of each state institution.
had purchased stationery and their
needed office supplies as they saw fit.
aiming to place orders to the best adj
vantage possible. Their attention was
called to the law governing the pur-
chase of such supplies. and by each it
was admitted that the provisions Of the
statutes had been disregarded. Ignor-
ance Of the law was given by some as
the reason for such disregard. while
others stated that they were familiar
with the law. but had simply followed
in the footsteps of their predecessors.
All agreed that the law should and
would be strictly adhered to hereafter.
and each was of the opinion that such
a course would result in a great saving
to the state.
further conference was held with
the printing board and it was agreed
that hereafter the board would insist
that all printing and printed supplies
must be furnished through and by the
board as contemplated by law.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE
A Synopsis of Proceedings In Both Branches Of
the Twenty Eighth General
Assembly.


was later recommended by Governor
Mickey In his message to the lestsla-
ture. The original bill provided that
salary Of 5000 be paid the accountant.
but this was cut down by the senate.
II shall be tn duty Of the state ac-
ccuntant to check UP the books OF the
various state institutions and to fnsti-
tute a systematic method of bookkeep-
ing. H. R. 49,. providing that the legis-
lature memorialize congress to enact
legislation providing for a constitutional
amendment providing for the election
o. United States senators by popular
vote, was amended by the senate and
passed. After adding another long list
Of bills to the general file the senate
passed the following: s. F. III. relating
to the commitment Of girls to the state
industrial school. 8. F. 100. relating to
boys under 1s years old convicted of
crime and their commitment to the in
dustr:al school. s. F. 81, providing foi
roads to bridges across streams on coun-
ty lines.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
My Days A-Comina.

l know my sayings common.
But it's no less wrong for that !
Qt's like some other proverbs
That we rattle Of. so patti.
It's not a healthy doctrine.
For 1t brings too little cheer,
Don't say. my days a-comin' -
Why, your day is always here!
None Of the days is labeled.
They are every one for you:
Your day, II you'll but use 1t
For the best that you can do.
Your day-and the one who gave Il
Every night your strength restores.
Don't say: My days a-coming''-
For the one that's here is yours.
In Gods last grand accounting
Twill be asked Of you and me
Just how we used our day-store
In the place where mortals be.
Then. II you spent them waiting.
All the wasted days you'll rue.
Your day was never coming
You'll find they were all for you.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
A Good Example.

One great reason why men do not
do better than they 60 with dairy
cows is that the COW keeper does
not know what he is doing. c. +
Goodrich, CT Wisconsin. tells of one
incident connected with his cow cen
sus reported at MenOmOnie last year
The herds were numbered, and ir
were read, it being fully understood
tEat the men with poor herds would
not care to have that fact advertised
The poorest herd Of all was number
4. This herd actually lost money or
the feed cost of maintenance, though
evidently its owner did not nistrusi
it. After the close of the meeting
young man sought out Mr.. Goodrich
and asked him the number of his OWE
herd in the report. The questiOne'
was astOnished to learn that his hero
was number four. He said that he
would either improve or go out OF
business. During the year that young
man has been dispOsing of his pooI
COWS and getting better ones, besides
feeding better. His report this year
shows that he has made a good profit
on each COW, his total receipts being
more than double this year what tney
were last, on fewer cows.
A young farmer. Mr.. Schley, stood
up and said that last year he had
herd of COWS that averaged only SIS
per cow in receipts for milk at the
creamery. He had sold all of those
VS. and bought grade Guernseys.
During this last year his receipts 10.
milk at the creamery had averaged
$63 per COW. He also gained iE cost
of maintenance. as it cost him three
cents less PEI day to feed the good
COWS than the poor ones
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
PETITION FOR REVENUE BILL.

The following petition was presented
from Richardson county:
ITO the Honorable Charles I. Norris,
II. s. Belden. W. H. Hogrefe and Cass
jones. senator and representatives, State
house. Lincoln. Neb.:
"Whereas. The stock of one Of our mer-
his store building. $5i.Co and one Of our
banks $li45c. and all other property on
the same basis. except the railroads: and,
Whereas. The Atchlson & Nebraska
railroad pays only $5S.43. and the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad $3.50. for the same
purposes upon all Of their property, con-
sisting of right of way from 1VO feet to
$50 feet wide. together with three-fourths
Of a mile each of main line. side water
tanks. seEiaphore, besides our proportion
OF the rolling stock and intangible prop
erty, aggregating in our estimation a
sum much greater than the value re-
turned by the state board Of eQualizati tion /:
and which by law we are entitled to as
sess within our limits. making the taxes
greatly disproportionate to our property;
ard,
whereas. s. F.. 24s would give our city,
in common with all others of the state.
the right to assess railroad property for
municipal purposes on the same basis as
all other property in the city without re-
ducing Of affecting taxes paid by rail-
roads for other purposes:
Therefore, We. the citizens Of Falls
City. here respectfully request you to use
al honorable means to have said measure
enacted into law"
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Prolificacy Of Swine.

Prof. Thomas Shaw: That the
bacon types Of swine are more pro-
life than the lard types will be Ques-
toned. The only uncertainty regard
ing it is the percentage Of the in
crease in prolificacy. It Is impossible
to get exact figures on such Q ques-
ton. Blu. the claim will be moderate
which assumes that while the aver
age litter from the lard types will not
be more than six. the average reared
litter from the bacon types will not be
less than eight. This means, there
fore, increased productiveness in the
bacon types to the extent of Is per
cent. In other words. the man who
winters over 200 brood sows of the
lard types to accomplish q certain
result will only have to winter over
Is bacon sows to accomplish the same
result. He will therefore effect q saw
ing of the food of maintenance for five
brood sows for a whole year, while
the result in production will be the
same. Apply this to the millions Of
brood sows in the United States and
the sum will run up into the millions
every year, and owing to the intimate
relation between prolificacy and good
milking qualities the bacon sows will
feed their offspring better during the
nursing period.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Mistakes Will Happen.

Some interesting examples or
inaccuracies committed by authors
are given by the New York Times.
In .Ivanhoe" knight OF Richard 1.
holds converse with a contemporary
Of William the Conq-e-er, who was
Richards great-erandfather-
In THE NewconeS" Give, in letter
lated IS3-asks why have we no pic
ture of the sovereign and her august
consort from Smee's brush?" The rea-
son was probably due to the fact that
there was no Prince Consort before
1910.
The moon seems to be a very dan
gerous planet for writer's to trifle with
In King SolOmon's Mines" Rider Hag-
.ard makes an eclipse of this satellite
AXE place at the new instead of the
tull moon-an astrononic impossible
ity. In the Children of Gibeon"
Walter Besant has caused a new moon
% rise in the east at TWO o'clock in
he morning. The most casual OBJ
,eryer has without doubt noticed that
he new moon appears in the western
sky and sets from the moment it be-
comes visible.
Trollope makes Andy Scott come
"whistling up the street with a cigar
in his mouth"
At the close Of Around the World
In Eighty Days" the hero arrives
at his club just as the
clocks Of London strike ten minutes to
twelve!
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

Joseph Levoy OF, Cierem0nt, N. H..
is believed to be the heaviest barber
in the world. He weighs $50 pounds.
He fs feet z inches tall, wears . No.
shoe. measures hfty-six inches
around his waist and afty-four inches
around the body under the arms. but
in spite Of his great size and weight
gets around easily.
He is. withal, very powerful man.
At the second battle of Bull Run in
q charge across the railroad he shot
one rebel. then ran forward, grasped
the next man. and started with him
toward the rear. On the way he met
another rebel, took him in the same
way and brought both into the fed
eral line.
For this he was commended in
orders read before the regiment at
dress parade and was named for a
commission, but he failed to pass at
the examination, having only a lim-
tied education.
At Brandy station his regiment,
the Second United States Cavalry,
charged q regiment of rebel cavalry
and while hotly engaged he saw a
rebel about to cut down one of his
comrades. This he prevented. The
rebel then tried to run him through
but he warded of the thrust and then
shot the rebel with a revolver. Gen.
Merritt, seeing this, wrote q letter
of commendation, which is carefully
preserved and cherished by Mr.. Le-
voy. He was ordered before a board
of officers to be examined for q cap
taircy in colored regiment.
In 1864, while his regiment was
guarding q supply train coming from
the Luray valley it was surprised by
Mosby's men. 1t retreated q short
distance then rallied and soon had
Mosby's men flying back into the
mountains and here Mr.. Levoy took
another prisoner.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Growth Habit of a Tree.

Prof. e. 8. Goff: In the first place.
we have the root system which absorbs
water from the ground and brings
this water together at the base OF the
trunk and transmits it to the trunk.
The roots have an absorptive system
of their own and their nature Is to
draw in water with more or less Wig
or. Then when the water is taken
to the trunk. the fibers Of the trunk
tend to lift the water by capillarity,
and the buds above are not only ex-
pending the water above, but they are
filed with protoplasm which has an
affinity for water. and so We have a
force that draws the water from the
roots into the top. 1t is a principle
well known in physics that when
water passes through a tube it will
pass with more force through
straight tube than it viii! through
crooked tube, and that every bend we
make in the tube would reduce the
force to that extent 1t follows that
the buds Of an apple tree. or any
other tree, that are in the most direct
communication with the axis OF
growth, with the trunk. are the ones
that will receive the most water.
Every time the branch grows. that
branch does not receive quite as much
water as the branch before it turns.
and if that branch subdivides. the sec
ondary branch receives less than the
primary branch. and so on, the more IL
branches the less water 1t receives.
and the less vigor it has and the less
it grows; it is this principle that de
termines the form of the tree. lOu
know. as the tree tends to grow up
right. the terminal buds receive more
water than any other buds. because
they are in the most direct line with
the source of water. every branch that
grows loses somewhat in vigOr. BY
and by. when the tree attaiDs height
so great that the distance from the
roots Is SO great that it over balances
the fact that the terminal buds are
in direct communication with the axis
of the vigor. the uppermost branches
will dominate. ard after a time the
tree will come to an equilibrium. the
branches will grow just as much as
the terminal shoots. and We will have
a full grown, developed tree.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Belden Of Richardson has introduced
in the house another bill cutting of the
fat fees Of the clerk Of the supreme
court 1t goes farther than the other
measure and fixes the salary for the
reporter, clerk and librarian of the su-
preme court, who is the same individual.
at 81 500 a year for all services rendered.
L: allows the clerks two assistants. one
Of whom shall be a stenographer. and
receive not more than $1,000. and three
additional clerks at $500 each a year.. Mr..
Belden said it is the same bill he intro
duced two years ago. He thinks that as
the session Is SO near an end there will
be little chance Of the bills passage.
Close on the death Of H. II. $50 is born
another measure contemplating taxation
of railroad terminals for municipal pu.-
poses. constructed on the same funda-
mental principle as both house rolls Ill
and go. This new bill vas introduced
in the senate by Saunders OF Douglas.
Douglas county members assert that this
is their first step in renewing the fight.
and that it will be followed by others
calculated to force the sanction of this
proposition upon this legislature. The
Saunders bill merely provides that the
railroad property shall be assessed and
taxed on its fair cash value for city
purposes the same as other property.
and that in fixing the standards Of as
sessment and taxation the figures as re-
turned by the State Board Of Equaliza-
ton shall not be taken by the city tax
commissioner. except for school pur-
poses.
A bill has been introduced by Roberts
Of Dodge providing for the creation Of
the new state department of architec-
ture. 1t provides that the governor shall
be the official head Of the department
and may appoint a deputy at 4 salary
yearly of 5000: that this deputy shall
be a competent architect and have
charge of the erection and repair of all
state buildings and be allowed additional
help at modest prices.
Robbins of Gage. in the house. wants a
building erected at Beatrice for the Ne
braska Institute for Feeble Minded
Youths at a cost Of $,5 900. and he intro
duced a bill asking the legislature to
set aside this amount.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Skimmilk Milk for Pics.

Too often the value of the s0-called
by-products Of the farm is not fully
realized by the farmer. The dairyman,
for instance, whose first object is to
produce as much milk as possible that
he may sell the butterfat. may over
look the value still remaining in the
skimmilk and buttermilk after the fat
has been taken from them. As q mat
ter of fact from 10 to 20 per cent Of
the value of milk lies In the skim
milk when it is properly fed to grow.
ing young animals. Below is given the
average composition Of milk and its
by-products - skimmilk. buttermilk
and whey-as given in Prof. Henrys
work on feeds and feeding.
Digestible nutrients
in 100 pounds.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18


Fr0m Farmers Review: In reply
to your inquiry: Why are there so
many immature. half-fat cattle being
sent to market? would say: In the
first place q good number Of these cat
tie were bought last fall on 80 day
paper. That paper has matured.
Those holding that paper ask payment
or renewal at higher rates. Many Of
these feeders have not confidence In
the markets justifying them in hold
ing and feeding to ripeness. SO they
send them In. Others who have been
feeding soft. chaffy corn have not had
the gain they looked for. Their corn
has not held out as they expected.
They do not feel safe in buying and
feeding on the present prospects. So
they send the cattle in. Still there
are others who would like to continue
to feed but they see the efforts put
forth against the meat combine, the
object of which is to lower the price
Of meat to the consumer. They see
nothing from this but the lowering Of
the market to the producer. They
know that to sell now will incu. q
loss, but they feel satisfied that to
continue to feed with q lowering mar
ket would be to face q greater loss
still. SO they. too, send their stuff to
market in the shape 1t may now be in.
So We have increased demand for
money, higher rates of interest, dis
appointment In the feeding value Of
soft, chaffy corn and lack of conf
dence in the markets for few months
hence. But there is another class of
feeders who reason differently. They
see, or think they see. fewer cattle
on feed than usual. and these being
rapidly becoming fewer. The whole
continent of Australia, which has in
the past furnished q large supply Of
meat to the European market. is now
short on home supply. leaving the
market they formerly filed to be sup
piled from somewhere else. Never In
the history Of this country has the
working class been SO generally en-
ployed and at SO good wages. The
ability of the laboring class to live
well was never greater. This should
make an increased consumption Of
meats as well as the other foodstufs
and also q demand for clothing. The
home demand that should have the
most effect on our markets should be
the very best. And those Of US who
hold these opinions are satisfied tn
hold our cattle and feed to . finish.
and all we ask for is that we get fair
deal. an honest market under the con
ditions as they exist, and feel satisfied
we will not then have labored fol-
nothing-David Brown. Dodge CouD
ty, Nebraska.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Refused Money From Mcclellan.


An old soldier of the name of
Srrague was in the city a few days
last week. says the Ohio State Jour-
nal, and he told a pleasant story of his
war experience. He was q skilled
blacksmith when the war came on, but
dropped q profitable trade to enlist,
landing at last with his regiment
down in Gen. McClellan's army.
The army made a forward move
ment, and McClellan's horse cast a
shoe. The horse could not travel, and
the general was in a fix. All such
baggage. as army forges. was away
behind, and there was no blacksmith
to be found near. Officers were dis
patched In every direction to find a
man who could shoe horse. Sprague's
captain asked him il he could shoe q
horse. Sprague replied:
yes. but there is nothing to do the
work with"
The captain said q rebel blacksmith
outfit had just been captured, and
Sprague undertook the job. McClel-
Ian and his staff stood around Sprague
and watched the job with great inter-
est. Sprague in telling the story said:
Il found the hoof had been split, but
trimmed it up nicely and put on q
shoe in the best style could. When
the job was completed Mcclellan
pulled a S. gold piece from his pocket
and offered it to me, but declined
1t, thinking the honor of shoeing the
generals horse was sufficient. l was
young then; it wasn't long until
wished had taken that goldpiece. for
went hungry several times soon
after, when that money would have
helped me out. l never would be
guilty of such q trick again."
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

or, in more northerly ATTITUDES. late
In May and early In June. Used at
this time they must. Of course. be
harmless to foliage and fruit-a fact
which limits us practically for these
insects to applications Of kerosene
mixtures of low percentage. An ordi
nary kerosene emulsion diluted to
contain ten per cent Of the Oil is the
mixture usually recommended. There
Is very good reason to believe. how
ever, that the California wash of lime.
salt, and sulphur, applied in late win
ter. will effect this purpose even more
certainly although more slowly.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
ENFORCING MAXIMUM RATES.

Kennedy of Douglas. author of the
house resolution providing for the en-
forcement of the maximum freight rate
Law, introduced bill constituting the
governor. commissioner OF public lands
and the state treasurer board to have
charge Of these rates. They shall raise
and lower them as provided by law. At
present this function IS vested in no liv-
ins body The law vests the duty in the
board Of transportation, which Is a mis-
nomer. since this board has ceased to
exist. Mr.. Kennedy's object is to secure
every means and facility of strengthen
ing his movement to insure the en-
forcement Of the maximum freight rates.
which he contends have rot been en-
forced.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
GUARD THE sLocUM Law.

The alacrity with which the senate m
definitely postponed bill to change
the Slccum liquor Law Friday was pleas
ing to the friends Of high license. Giifin
Of Dawson. Wall of Sherman, Warner
Of Dakota. Hasty Of Furnas. O'Nein Of
Lancaster. Jennings Of Thayer. Ander-
son of Saline. and half q dozen others
from al! pats of the state emphatically
resisted any attempt to better the law.
on the ground that 1t had been tried
since 1851, found to work well and was
jealousy guarded by the people. Penn
berton OF Gage sought to show that a
slight amendment would prevent black
mailers from makirx a1nual raids ou
tho Treasury.