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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Approves of Revenue Law
Passed by the Last
Legislature
SAFEGUARD TO PROGRESS
Urges Mem berS to be Cautious
-Opportu nifty to Make Good
Record in Their Hands.

To the Members OF the Twenty-ninth
Session Of the Legislature of Ne
braSka:
Gentlemen-It is a constitutional re-
quirement that at the beginning of
your deliberations the chief executive
shall convey to you information by
message of the condition of the state,
and shall recommend such measures
as he shall deem expedient"
| have but few recommendations to
make. In general. / may say that the
state was never more prosperous than
1t is today, the several executive de-
partments were never in better work
ing condition and the institutions are
at the zenith of careful and economical
management. Owing to the chance of
politics, your membership is chosen al
most entirely from one great party.
With this unprecedented majority
comes corresponding responsibility.
The dominant party cannot escape the
burden thus laid upon it and it should
be sCbered by the thought 1t is a
time for earnest. jealous work; 1t is
a time when state patriotism should
rise superior to personal prejudice and
petty whims; it is time when the
privileges of the few should not be
allowed to take precedence over the
welfare of the many; it is time for
laying broader and making more secure
the equitable foundations upon which
the state shall continue to rise toward
a condition Of future greatness which
we now but family appreciate If you
would merit the highest encomium of
praise let your deliberations be dis
tinguished by honesty of purpose,
careful research and strict economy.
Thus will you protect the public treas
ury and guard against hasty and i'm
perfect enactmentS. Your motto
should be. not how much legislation,
but how good.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
BARTLEY BOND CASE.

Your attention is called to the suit
OF the state against the bondsmen Of
former State Treasurer J. s. BARLEY.
After more than seven years of litiga-
ton the state is without any judgment
against the bOndsmen. | am informed
that not a single bondsman has a dol
lars worth OF property IN his OWE
name out Of which the state could en-
force a collection OF any part of the
Judgment should Cne ever be rendered.
Some of them have already gone
through the bankruptcy court since the
slit was instituted set this in?Orma-
tiOn from the court records and from
the last official report to me of Attor-
ney General F. n. Prout. i'll which he
recommends the dismissal of this case
on the payment OF the costs which
have been made, by the bond5meu, and
on the best terms possible
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
THE REVENITE LAW

The revenue law passed by the pre-
ceding legislature has met the expecta-
tions of its friends and has been re-
ceived with popular favor This infer
ence is fully warranted BY the results
of the recent campaign. The law be-
ing all innovation in some of it's fea-
lures and having a direct bearing on
the interests of every citizen was nat
urally brought under the searchlight
OF public opinion and was made the
target Of extreme criticism. The agi-
tation was helpful in that it gave the
people generally a better understand
Ing of revenue problems than they had
previously enjoyed and enabled a more
intelligent vote upon the issues in
volved. The result was such an en-
dorsement of the work of the legisla-
ture which framed and passed the bill
as has seldom been recorded in the
history of Nebraska. Not a single
member who voted for the bill and
who stood for reelection this year was
defeated. The conclusion is that the
time was ripe for revenue revision.
The people understood the inequitable
provisions of the old system under
which the growing state could not
adapt it's revenues to its increasing
obligations; they appreciated the logic
employed by former executive officers
in challenging public attention, by
message and biennial report. to the
urgent need of revision; they were
cogniZant of the non-partisan spirit
which entered into the framing of the
new law and realized that the measure
was the product of the best thought
regardless of party, which the legisla-
ture could command, supplemented by
the valuable experience of older states
along similar lines. They knew, too,
that the two foundation principles
were the essence Of justice, namely,
the listing of all property for assess
pent purposes at its fair cash value,
and the levying Of an equitable and
uniform tax upon all property so list
ed. without bias or favor.
One assessment and one set of levieS
have be made under the new law and
we are ow in position to judge Of
results. 1t is apparent that a large
amount of property which hitherto has
been covered and has escaped taxation
Aco bSSA RieiSCO upOh khO %
sessment rolls and is made to stand
It's Just share of the expense Of gov
ernment. Other property which in the
past has been valued at ridiculously
low figures has been listed at approx
mately its true worth. Tax shirkers
have been brought to time, both pri-
vate and corporation property have
received their just deserts. the grand
assessment roll has been increased to
reasonable sum. the state has been
enabled to raise sufficient revenue to
meet the expenses of government eco
nomically administered, and in the
transition from the old to the new no
interest has been injured beyond the
few isolated cases which have been the
victims of mistakes, or concerning
which the judgment Of the assessor or
OF the levying body may have been
faulty.
In some communities the taxes for
this year are considerably increased
over the taxes OF last year, but an in
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
EsoeciaI;y for Women,

Champion, Mich. Jan. 9th.-(Spe.
ciaD-A case of especial interest to
women is that Of Mrs. A. Weliatt.
wife of a well known photographer
here. 1t IS best given in her own
words.
"I could not sleep, my feet were
cold and my limbs cramped," Mrs.
Wellat states. 81 had an awful hard
pain across my kidneys. l had to get
up three or four times in the night. |
was very nervous and fearfully des-
pondent.
81 had been troubled in this way
for FIVE years when / commenced to
use Dodds Kidney Pills, and what
they caused to come from my kidneys
will hardly stand description.
HBy the time had finished one box
of Dodd's Kidney Pills was cured
Now I can sleep we'll, my limbs do
not cramp, I do not get up In the
night and I feel better than have in
years. I owe my health to Dodd's
Kidney Pills"
Women's ills are caused by DIS
eased Kidneys; that's why Dodd Is
hrdney Pills always cure them.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
THE INSANE ASYLUM.


The Institute for the Feeble Minded
is in a very crowded condition About
thirty applications are now on file
from those seeking admission. and
who are properly entitled to the care
of the state, but who are denied en-
trance on account OF the lack of room.
I recommend an appropriation Of 500
600 for the purpose of erecting a cot
tage for girls, as an adjunct of this
institution
The Norfolk asylum, for the rebuild
in0 of which an aDnrODriation was
made by the last legislature, is near
ing completion, but probably will not
be ready for the reception of inmates
until about the first OF May. When
the last LEGISLATURE made provision for
the rebuilding of the Norfolk asylum
it was believed that the institution
would be completed in at least ten
months of the present biennium. Ap-
preparations amounting TO s54.S50
we're accordingly made for officers
-alaries. EMPLOYEES wages and general
expense of maintenance. AS the build
ing has been delayed, TO part of these
appropriations has been used. rec
ommend that $4,000 of the mainten-
ance fund appropriated for the Norfolk
asylum be transferred to the account
of the Nebraska Hospital for the In
sane
Permit me to express the hope that
YOUR duties will prove pleasant and
that the result Of your labor will pro-
mote the welfare OF our beloved state.
[Signedl JOHN II. MICKEY.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Raw Food In the North.

The eating OF raw fish is by no
means confined to the Esquimaux-
Fairly well smoked salmon, cod and
trout are eaten raw by Indians and
Canadians alike. and are both palata-
BILE and easily digested when cut with
sharp knife into the thinnest pos
sible slices. much as old woodsmen
like TO shave of the chippings OF a
well smoked but uncooked caribou
ham.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
PROVES GREAT POWER
When Regular Medical Treatment
Failed, Or. Williams Pink Pills
Cured Her Rheumatism.

Hundreds of people afflicted with rheu-
nlatism have spent years under the care
OF excellent physicians in vain Then
they have settled down to the conviction
that it is fastened on them for life. Mrs.
Dinsmore was not willing to join the
ranks of the hopeless merely because her
doctor did not know how to help her.
Here is her story:
Four years ago suffered greatly
with rheumatism in my hands and
knees, After had been sitting a while
my limbs seemed so heavy could hardly
walk on the first attempt. So long as 1
kept moving was all right, but just as
soon as l stopped, something seemed to
settle i'll IAy knees and make them ache
My hands were so bad / couldn't touch
the palms of them Oh fiat surface; they
were swollen and panied so."
"Did you call in n physician?"
'tI doctored steadily for over a year
then one doctor said: You have taken
znedicine strong enough to kill almost
anything Still, it did not kill HE nor
the rheumatism.
Glow, then. did you get rid Of it?"
"At different times | had read in yari-
GUS publications about DIR. Williams
wonderful Pink Pills for Pale People,
and 1 finally decided to try them. / took
them steadily for four months i'll ac-
cordance with the directions BY that
time was completely cured"
"Have you been free from it ever
since?"
"Since then have had but one slight
return Of my trouble, and box or two of
the same pills made me all right again"
Mrs. L. A. Dinsmore lives in hearty
enjoyment of her recovered health at
Woburn. Mass, entirely freed from the
grave anxietieS that rheumatism always
brings. When it appears in but single
Joint it shows that the blood is in faulty
state in the whole body. 1t may at any
moment break out elsewhere, aud one of
the dangers is that it may break out in
the heart and then the result must be
fatal. The only security is to keep the
blood all the time i'll q perfectly sound
condition.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills make healthy
blood. All other relief is superficial.
This is thorough. These pills are sold
by all druggists.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
GUARANTY PONDc

Under a recent decision Of the su-
preme court it is held that the statute
is invalid which authorizes the execu-
ton and approval OF Official bonds with
guaranty cOmps 1ins as sureties. The
defect is technical am can be rene
died
recommend that at the earliest Date
consistent with the amount Of work
involved you paSa a law which will
legaliZe the execution and approval OF
either personal or guaranty EOnds.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
FOOD COMMISSION.

The work Of the food commission is
necessarily curtailed by reason of the
fact that the law restricts inspection
to dairy products, cider and vinegar.
AS a consequence the great mass of
food products containing injurious
adulterants escape the jurisdiction of
the commission and are amenable only
to the general statutes. The subject
Is an important one. 1t seems desir-
able that the present law be broadened
in it's scope and made to include all
food products, and that provision be
made for such additional assistance as
the enlarged duties may make neces-
Sary
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
STATE ACCOUNTANT

The experience gained in tho past
two years serves to confirm nv jadg-
ment as expressed in NY previous in
augural address. recommending the
creation of the position of state ac-
countant. II should be the duty Of
such officer 10 ''scrutini2e and yerify
the accounts Of the various state Off
GERS and state institutions. I believe
that such an official would prove of
great value TO the state. and hence ]
repeat the recommendation.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Practical Scotty.

Positively the worst struggle ever
had in the water" said the young man
who had been at sea. was one night
trying to save a man with wooden
leg" Man" said an old Scotchman,
VINO was listening. 'if ye had got a
bit OF rope We could hae saved the
man quicker wi it than ye could dae
wi ten widden legs"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
THE STATES FINANCES.

On November 80, 1904, the floating
interest bearing indebtedness of the
state, as represented by outstanding
general fund warrants, amounted to
81 ,253 ,3S6.40, an increase during the
biennium of $264,O57 This condi-
tiOn was made possible and practically
unavoidable by the operation of the
old revenue law
While the new law was passed in
1903, it did not become operative until
1904, and it has had no appreciable eff
feet upon the states financial condi-
ton. With reference to the suffciency
of the states income during the COM
ing biennium. quote from the current
biennial report of State Auditor WeS-
ton:
ITO the estimated income from the
leyies of 1866 have been added a con-
serFative estimate OF income from back
taxes and very considerable amount
derived from miscellaneous sources,
making the total estimate of income
for the general fund $2.S19,244T AS
against this estimated general fund in
come, the estimated requirements for
the biennial period commencing April
1. 1905, and chargeable to the general
fund, amount to $2.540,316."
From the above it is apparent that
il the present legislature holds its ap-
preparations within reasonable bounds
the receipts of the coming biennium
will exceed the expenditures by $27S.-
92S, condition which has not existed
lit Nebraska for many years
With such state debt as now con-
fronts us it requires no argument to
make clear that the strictest economy
consistent with the public veal should
distinguish all your relations with the
public treasury. The opportunity is
most auspiciOus The state institu-
tions were never in better condition
The two preceding legislatures made
appropriations for permanent improve
ments amounting to a little more than
$G00,0C0. The result is that needed
buildings and equipments have been
generously provided and the present
legislative body will be expected to do 1
but little in the way OF expenditures
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
The Good Old TimeS.

When Benjamin Franklin took the
coach from Philadelphia to New York
he spent four days on the journey.
He tells us that. as the old driver
logged along, he spent his time knit
ting stockings. Two stage coaches
and eight horses sufficed for all the
commerce that was carried on be-
tween Boston and New York, and in
winter the journey occupied a week.
Success.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
To XII Germs IN Water

1t is not always convenient to steri-
lize water, and boiling makes It taste
less. In cases where germs are to
De destroyed, four drops Of tincture OF
iodine in a half gallon Of water, left
to stand for a halt hour, renders ths
water harmless.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Value of system,

( A wea&hy MERCHANT remarked the
other day that This filter Of success
had a wrapper marked system And
he declared that both those who sold
goods to him and those who bought Of
him were So impressed with his show
OF system that the confidence ema-
mating therefrom was big capital in
ItSelf.-SucceSS,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
EmbezzIer Boiled to Death.

In 1890 the last instance of boiling
to death took place in Persia. The
offender. guilty Of stealing state rev.
enues. was put into a large caldron
OF cold water, which was slowly heat
ed to the boiling point. His bones
were distributed, as a warning, among
the provincial tax collectors.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSI,
TION

The legislature OF two years ago ap-
propriated $35,00 for a Nebraska eX-
hibit at st. Louis and laid upon the
chief executive the duty of appointing
non-partisan commission of three
members upon which should devolve
all responsibility pertaining thereto. l
am informed that, after paying all OBJ
legations, there will remain unexpend-
ed about S16.G00 of the original appro-
priation. This is certainly q most
gratifying condition, one which speaks
eloquently of the wisdom and discre-
ton which the commission exercised
in the discharge of its duties.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
THE I0RRN

The bane of every legislative body
is the subsidized lobby. Vicious legts-
lation is not the result OF ignorance.
but is rather the result Of prejudicial
influences which ought not to exist
and which certainly ought not 10 be
tolerated within the halls, cloak rooms
or offices of any deliGerative body
which has power over the destinies of
a people. | recommend that such ac-
ton be taken as will protect your
membership from the onslaught of
private and corporation lobbyists who
seek to accomplish pernicious ends by
the exercise of undue influence.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
EDUCATION.

The state views with ever increas-
ing pride the progress OF its great edu-
cational centers, the university and
the Peru normal, and is looking for
ward to the time when the Kearney
normal will take its place with the
other and will become an important
factor in our public school system.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Rum Changes Tribe.

The Nyam-Nyams, of the upper Nile
.FaHey. used to be a very harmless,
amiable people. whose amusements
were to smoke and hold nightly con-
certs. But rifles and rum changed
them, and now British expedition is
marching to punish them for shooting
at British patrols" though what
British patrols were doing in the
Nyam-Nyam country is not explained.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
OIL INSPECTION.

The preceding legislature raised the
infiammability test of Illuminating oils
from 100 degrees to 112 degrees, Fahr-
enheit, thus affording additional Sc
curity to life and property. Since the
law was made operative it has been
rigidly enforced, not q single case hav-
ing been reported where oil below the
test has been placed on the market
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
tENnt Enuncin ~

A letter arrived at the New York
pcstofice the ether day bearins the
following address: TO Any Respect
able Lawyer. New York City, New
York" The carrier into whose hands
it fell for delivery returned it marked
IN blue pencil. Not found"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Have No Use for Pockets,

We ordered a new pair OF trousers
the other day and when we got them
they were without pockets. When wa
kicked the tailor told u5 he always
made newspaper mems pants that
Way.-Sauk Center Herald.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13

OF an attack. On each and every &C.
casion the results obtained were just
as satisfactory as when the pills were
first brought to my notice. | just as
to-day as l did over two years ago"
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists.
price 80 cents per box.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
A Rare Good Thing.

cam using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
can truly say would not have been without
it so long, had known the relief it would
give my aching feet. think it rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet
Mrs MatiIdn Holtwert, Providence, II. l."
Sold by al Druggists, 25c. ASK to-ctay.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13

Kidney Pills / told
the readers of this
paper that they had
relieved me OF kid
ney trouble. dis
posed OF a lame
back with pain
across my loins and
beneath the Shoul-
der blades. During
the interval which
has elapsed | have
had occasion to- re-
sort To Doan's Kid
Dey Pills when /
noticed warnings
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Worlds unexpIored REGIONS.

Outside the polar regions there re-
mains unexplo1ed, IL Is estimated.
about one-fftieth OF the land surface
Of the globe Fifteen years ago the
unknown portions were about one,
eighth OF the earth's total.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
siamese Must Pay Debts.

Debtors in Siam, when three months
in arrears, can be seized by the cred
itors and compelled to work out their
indebtedness. Should debtor run
away, his father, his wife or his chill
dren may be held in slavery until the
debt is Cancelled.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
PURCHASING OF SUPPLIES.

l recommend that the purchasing Of
all snGDlies fer both the Institute for
the Blind and the Institute for the
Deaf ard Dumb be placed in the hands
of the board of purchase and supplies,
this being the board which does the
buying for all the other institutions.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13

Last year the Sure Hatch Incubator
Co. of Clay Centre. Neb., shipped 500
incubatOrs to Germany and several
thousand to Australia, South Africa
and South America.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Tb, Fall ora Cotton Mill

Application for a receiver Of the
Devils cotton mills of Fall River was
made. The Industrial Trust company
of Providence holds mortgage for
$5O0,0C0 on the plant to secure an issue
of bonds payable in twenty years.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Decided to Hold Their Money

The directors of the Wabash Railroad
company at a meeting in New York
decided not to make any distribution
on the debenture "a" bonds. In June
1t was decided that the money which
might he used to pay interest on the
"a" bonds was needed for improve
ments to the property.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
When Your Grocer Saws

he does not have Defiance Starch, you
may be sure he is afraid TO keep IL un-
til his stock Of IL OF. packages are
sold. Defiance Starch Is not only bet
ter than any other Cold Water Starch,
but contains Is OF. to the package and
sells for same money as Il OF. brands.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
CALIFORNIA; Tournament Of Roses

Under the most auspicious weather
conditions imaginable and in the pres
ence Of sixty thousand people, Pasa-
dena, Cal, held her seventeenth an
nual new years feast of flowers, the
celebrated tournament of roses"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
Virtue and Vice

We pass for what We are. Char.
acter teaches us above our wills. Men
imagine that they communicate their
virtue or vice only by oVeractlons and
do not see that virtue Or vice emit
breath every momentum SA5o Emer
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION.

The people Of the Pacific coast in
particular are now preparing for the
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposi-
ton, an event which will commemor-
ate the trials and triumphs of the ex-
ploring expedition sent out by Presi-
dent Jefferson during the year follow
ing the purchase Of Louisiana and
which succeeded in penetrating to the
mouth of the Columbia river in 1906.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13

He who stops to help a tottering
brother over the rough places arrives
quicker than he who rushes headlong
down the lane of life.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13

Nothing will please the small boy
more than the privilege of assuming
the role Of father to the man occas
ionally.
It's a long love that has ND cooling.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-13

Many who formerly smoked 10c cigars.
now smoke Lewis '-:Single Binder'' straight
&c cigar. The best combination Of the best
tobaccoS. lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill