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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07

F4$#&I the little boy rushed up to my
S9 bed and held before my half-shut
eyes bird of this description: Above,
olive brown, barred with black; crown
and sides of neck, blush gray; red crescent
on nape; mustache,' black; rump white,
beneath, pale brown with pink and yellow
tints each feather bearing spot of black;
breast with conspicuous black crescent;
shafts and under-surface Of wings and tail.
golden yellow; length, about twelve and
one-half inches" and to the words OF the
well known Nuttall l venture to add my
own. to the effect that Davy's acquaint-
ance looked to me. for the moment, about
two feet long; and as for his bill. It re-
minded me Of crowbar. But, of course.
after l had rubbed my eyes beheld merely
a flicker. Davy himself. however. said
that the birds bill really was long and
strong, end that 1t came very near making
a punct - In the anatomy" of my little
friend just as he was persuading the living
tool box to go into a pillow case.
Just how the flicker manages to make so
much noise when he is digging nest
passing or tapping for worms 1 cannot
quite make out. / realize that the force
of his head-bow is enormous, but even
his large bill is nothing like even the small
est size Of a tack hammer. 1 am sure
that could hammer a hollow log all day
without being heard very far. Again. the
flicker does not always rap hollow trees.
So he is a problem for me, II not for
others.
The flicker Is also known by the names
of the clarke, high-hole. yellow-hammer,
golden-winged woodpecker, pigeon-wood-
pecker and many others His nest is not
really a nest at all, but tunnel in a
decayed tree, perhaps an apple tree, per-
haps an oak. II he doesn't find a cavity
ready-made, he sets TO work with his pick
like nose. and has actually been known
to drill through solid oak fer distance
eight inches in diameter and eighteen inches
deep, was found in a living sassafras at a
height OF fifteen feet from the ground.
A month was required for the completion
Of this piece OF engineering, as the news
papers would say of a railroad tunnel.
Half a dozen snow-white eggs rested on
the fragments of wood which fell from the
sides of the passage. Sometimes the young
fiiclsers object to leaving their cosy den
for the school OF wing trials, and as a
consequence the mother bird is obliged to
coax at the entrance for hours together.
The tunnel nest is anything but tidy, yet
the flicker bird himself is one OF the neat
that the father-drummer is just as anxious
as the mother 10 feed the nestlings!-Min-
neapolis Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07

1--WE send more to Great Britain and Ire
land than to any other country. John Bull
is the best customer for the worlds meats.
and he buys most from the United States.
He imports more every year than we ex-
port. but he draws from other nations as
well as from us. In 1903 the United States
sent Great Britain 1880 millions of pounds
OF meat, Argentina sent about 1850 millions
of pounds and New Zealand 400 millions.
The other countries, which produced smaller
amounts, were Denmark, Holland and Can
ada. The most of the Argentina meat was
in the shape of beef and mutton, and that
of New Zealand was largely frozen mutton.
Our meats were OF all classes-fresh, packed
and on the hoof
I'VE have the advantage of Argentina as
to shipping live animals. The cattle of that
country are grass fed and they have dis
eases which prevent their competing with
US. They cannot be sent abroad unless
killed. and their beef must go in cold stor-
age or packed. We are exporting great
deal of meat in the shape of packing-house
products. We ship hundreds of millions of
pounds of bacon and hams and vast
quantity OF lard. The only country that
completes with us as to live animals is
Canada, and this is likewise so as to ba-
con-"
"Tell me Just what our meat exports
consist OFF,
I'm 1904 they amounted to $21s,OoO, 900, -
replied the secretary. and of this H75,-
10000 came from lard, cattle, fresh beef,
bacon, hams and oleo oil. We then shipped
Ae,OOoOOO worth of lard. s42,OOO.oOo worth
of cattle, s27.OOO,OoO worth of fresh beef
and s25.OOoOoO worth of bacon. The most
of the lard went to Belgium, Holland and
Germany and a great part of the balance
to the United Kingdom. We are increasing
our shipments Of cattle and fresh beef. and
also those Of our packing house products"
Investigation and Foreign Trade.
But will not this investigation of tho
Beef trust hurt our foreign meat trader"
mot for any length of time. In fact, I
think II will help It. Under the new act
of congress the Agricultural department
will inspect our American meats from the
pastures to the package. We shall see to
it that the meats are in good condition all
along the line. We shall watch them at
every stage. and the customers can feel
sure that they are sound, wholesome and
At for food In fact, the best meat label
of the future is to be the American label;
and IL will be a guarantee of good meat
all over the world Since the investiga-
ton there has been some falling off in our
sales of canned meats but the world needs
them and will buy them.
Speaking further about our meat in
spection. 1 would say that there will in
the future be two kinds Of slaughter
houses. I mean one kind that will be I'M
der the supervision of the United States
and another kind that will not be under
that supervision. The several states and
cities must look after their own butcher
ing. AS to this department. II has to deal
only with those packing houses which
manufacture for interstate and foreign
commerce. We have put out new rules
for such inspection. and we will keep them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07

healthy meat"
.
Diseased Meats.
How do our animals compare with those
OF other countries as to dlseases2"
They are remarkably free from them
and we shall make them more so In the
future. We expect to exterminate sheep
scab and cattle mango, and to that end
are having the animals dipped. This goes
on throughout the mountain states and
also in the south As it is now they have
a fever tick in the southern states which
attacks animals imported from the north.
Many of the other states quarantine against
1t, and the result is our meat industry In
the south is comparatively small. BY
studying this tick we have found that we
can get rid of it by starving 1t. The in
sect breeds on the ground, although 1t
feeds entirely on the blood Of the animals.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson the American Meet Industry

Acopyright. 1906. by Frank @. Carpenter.)
lAsHINGTON, oct. Especial Cor,
~ respondsnce Of The Bee IL have
Just had a long talk with secre-
ISffsf9l tary Wilson about American
- meats at home and abroad. The
conversation took place In the Agricul-
tural department. the secretary and my
self being seated. cheek by iowI and knee
by knee" beside the big desk before which
he schemes out the various improvenen,.
in seeds and cultivation which are revo.
lutionizing the farming OF the United
s4tates.
Before I detail our conversation I went
20 say word OF two about the secretary
OF agriculture. He is one of the strongest
men In President Roosevelts cabinet, and
at the same time one of the simplest Il
Is liberal education, with a Sunday schc oil
&tachment. to know him. He comes Of
old Scotch United Presbyterian stock. and
Is. In fact, a Scotchman. Seated with him
at dinner. the other night. we began talk
ing about our United Presbyterian ancss-
tors, myself being a grandson Of preach ar
Of that ilk; and / asked the secretary IL
he had ever learned the shorter catechisnl.
He replied by quoting the FIRST question
and answer as ito mans chief end" and
then going on to the close with the proper
justification. asked him II he could re-
peat any of the old Psalms as they were
sung in Rouse's version. He replied that
he knew them all. and that IL l would
start one he could go through 1t to the
end. ] thereupon began
to the hills will lift mine eyes
The secretary at once chmed in:
From whence doth come mine aid,
NV safety cometh from the Lord,
Whom heaven and earth hath made
Thy foot He'll not let slide
Nor Will He sIumber that thee keeps,
The Lord who keepeth Israel
He slumbers not nor sleeps
He then took up the second verse and
third and went on to the end OF the Psalm.
From P1oyv boy TO the Cabinet.
secretary Wilson can quote Burns quite
as well as the Bible. He gives the poet
with the broad Scotch accent and with the
same accent that Burns used himself He
was brought UP in the Burns country and
was born near Ayr in the same locality
L where Robert Burns first saw light and
h.vbere Tam OShanter had his famous race
after the dance of the witches. Like Burns,
young Wilson was brought up on farm,
and he followed the plow there until he was
1s. Then his father emigrated to America
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07

and settled in Connecticut. Three years
later the family moved to Iowa, going in
canvas-covered wagons. They took up a
homestead. and James Wilson worked on
his fathers farm for three years and then
entered a homestead of his own That is
the way he started farming in the United
States, and he has been farming from that
day to this. He has done all kinds of farm
work common to the middle west. He has
raised corn, wheat and live stock and has
made money out OF them. Before he came
to the cablLet he had a large syndicate of
agricultural papers to which he gave weekly
agricultural suggestions. and since then
he has made his department great corre-
spondence school in which the millions of
our American farmers are studying.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07
An Adopted Pigeon.

A dog and a pigeon are the wonder OF
the village Of Penn Grove. N. J. The odd
pair belong to the wife of one of the resi-
dents
The pigeon was left an egg-orphan by
the shooting of Its real mother, but Mrs.
M found for II haven of refuge under
bantam hen which had the sitting fdgets
about that time. In due time the pigeon
came forth, but II took a lot OF care ana
attention to bring 1t up. for the bantam
positively refused to have anything fur
Their to do with her foster child when she
discovered that It could fly.
The little pigeon cast about for a friend.
and the family dog-just an ordinary dog
looked kindly upon It. One day the bantam
hen savagely attacked the pigeon; but the
dog put himself between them and saved
the infant from a pecking. The pigeon
knew from that moment that II had q
friend, and from that day II never has had
cause to change its opinion. Bird and
beast have been almost inseparable.
When the dog creeps into the kitchen
to lie by the stove. the pigeon finds its
way TO accompany him. and, with one eye
comically open II roosts upon the dogs
back like a winged sentinel. They eat out
Of the same trays and drink out of the
same founts. They take trips together into
the woods. ana, while the pigeon can move
much faster. II never leaves its shaggy
companion
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07
Entertaining Stories for the Little People

bright faces were more thoughtful than
usual
Little Ted looked perplexed. They were
talking In riddles.
Has everybody got q giantr' he ven-
tured.
The others laughed at this. but Uncle
John answered kindly.
I'm afraid SO, Ted. Anything that keeps
us from doing good is our giant that we
have TO fight. Have you one my little
man7"
The child's face flushed as he replied.
after a moments hesitation:
Eyes, there are lots Of them. There's
my cross words TO the nurse this morn
ing; and disobeyed mamma; and broke
papa's penknife that he told me not to
touch; and I, Or there Ted stopped sud-
denly and his face on uncle's shoulder.
The children didn't laugh this time.
Little Chronicle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07

John Bull Our Best Customer.
''Tell me something about our exports OF
meat"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07
raRut's Pig.

David G. F~ragut was but IS year. buildi
when he served as midshipman underiss an.
ter In the battle OF the Essex against,ora tei
Phoebe and Cherub He was taken to as IN
Phoebe a prisoner OF war. says ~
latest biographer, and came aboard cry
ing from modification. At the same mo-
ment, however. British MILDLY also came
alongside with young pig in his arms.
"A prize! A prizel'' he was shouting.
"Ho boys, fine grunterl"
1t was a pig that had been a pet in the
steerage OF the Essex, where It was called
Murphy" Farragut at once claimed II an
private property.
''You are a prisoner and your pig. too"
replied the British MILDLY.
I'VE always respect private property"
said Farragut grabbing the pig and de-
termined 20 hold on till forced to sur
render.
go IT, little Yankee" cried the oldstera
present. IF you can thrash Shorty you
shall have your pig"
A ring was formed. and Shorty came
at Farragut hammer and tongs. but the
American was handy with his fists. He
quickly laid his opponent low Tire Britt
ish bluejackets eheered him heartily, ana
the pig was declared TO be his
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07

Man with an Imagination.
Some people call Secretary Wilson vision
airy. That is just what he is, and 1t is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07
Tho Drummer in the woods.

1ARLY one morning in September
heard a shrek and patterings
In Davy's room, and very softly
the little boy rushed up to my
y bed and held before my half-shut
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07

hi. 1906 by Frank @. Carpenter.)
AsHINGToN. oct. Especial Cor,
respondence Of The Bee.)-I have
Just had long talk with secre-
tary Wilson about American
meats at home and abroad Tn.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07
The BIRD ana the shooter.

Thomas B. Reed used to tell the follow
ing
81 never felt more ashamed in all my
life than did one day after killing a bird.
never shot but one bird in my life. I
spent whole day doing that. II was q
sandpiper. I chased him for hours up
and down a mill stream When at last
7 ported him and held him up by one OF
his poor little legs ! asked a small boy
who had been looking on what he thought
Of It.
"'oh.' he replied 7 was only thinking
OF how big you are and how small the
bird Is "-Boston Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07
Innocence hardened.

Harry Gottbrath of Louisville. KY. de-
string to compliment the members OF No.
10 engine company for having saved his
house from destruction by FIRE. named his
newly born babe after the members OF the
company. He had the child christened
John Smith Paul Graham Matt Kelly
Ralph d. Brown Edward Buekner George
Boylan David McCockrell Henry Gott-
brath. Gottbrath said his son was handi-
capped with the longest name he had
ever heard OF. but thought he would
he able 20 overcome any obstacle that
might arise from that fact
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07
Diseased Meats.

rigid enough to insure good and absolutely
healthy meat"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-07
improvements in TeIesraphy.

IGNOR MAGINI, an Italian cleo
trical engineer, inventor OF sew
eral useful innovations in the field
Of electro-technics, claims a far
reaching improvement in practicai
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-29
A Sad Demise.

A particularly sad event was
the death Of Joseph Campbell,
who suddenly died Tuesday even
ing in his room on Kelley avenue.
Mr.. Campbell came to this city
about six years ago. He engag-
ed as clerk in the Sevilla hotel,
which position he held, barring
some months Of sickness, up un 1
It'll about one year ago, when he
opened q cigar store on Kelly
avenue. He was in apparent
good health. Going to his room
he felt q dizziness, and 'phoned
the physician. Before the phy-s
sician could reach him, he had;
gone. He came from PennsyI-s
vania, but up to Wednesday
evening, no news could be had
from his relatives. His funeral
was held under the auspices Of
the K. Of n. at Hotel Sevilla. !.
Services were conducted BY Rev.
johnson Of the Episc copal church. !.
knights Of z Pythias services atI
the grave.
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y
GE I THEM NOW

It is often difficult to get just what articles you
want and need while on a vacation, especially If
you are in the country
You will miss the stores that carry the goods
which you have been in the habit Of using. To
insure having needed things while away, stock up
before you 60.
visit to our store will be help to you in
selecting because the goods themselves are dis
played in manner to Jog your memory. We
have goods that are actual necessities besides
many other articles that will add to your enjoy
ment.
Have you these?
Soaps, Sponges, Alcohol Stoves, Court Plast-
er Cold Cream, Antiseptic Solutions, Combs,
brushes ne Stationery Kodaks, Playing Cards, Cigars
The sure way to have what you want is to
take the goods with you.
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MeiklejOhn on The Spit.
Devils Lake Journal.
Sfa faFIY1xJoatbnrs TI,na 01 N

s2s Devils Lake Journal.
StarkWeather, June 81, 'O6.
TO Editor the Journal:
a great many persons around
here and possibly in other parts
of the county wonder why Geo.
Meiklejohn, formerly Of Bergen
township, should have. opposed
g. W. 81. Davis so strongly, Civ
ing as his reason that Davis was
instrumental in raising his assess
ment a year ago. This looked
to your correspondent as a poor
argument and we have dug into
the matter to see what there
was to it, and find the following
to be the facts in the case: In
the spring of 1905 Meiklejohn
gave in to the assessor % horses
and 6 mules when listing his per-
sonal property. The assessor in
passing his place later discover
ed SO horses and mules working
on his land, about IL head in his
pasture and a number in the barn
and reported to the township
board of supervisors that he had
been deceived. The board, con-
sisting of Messrs. Oyerbo, Bot
tolfson and Sine promptly rais-
ed him to double the number Of
horses listed and Davis, as clerk,
recorded it. Now we would say
that the board deserves praise in
stead OF censure for not allowing
one man to evade his taxes while
others were paying their share,
and we feel like criticising them
for not raising him higher when
we learn that he has since sold
30 Of the horses on hand at that
time and still has a pair left.
"A taxpayer.
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! :sO p. m. Open air concert by bands.
IVY ;,o p, M Grand oration by Hon. j. H. Worst.

y 4 4 5 n i 4
I :so ::so pm. Open air concert by bands.
s;Vo sVU pm. Grand Grafton by Hon. j. H. Worst.
4 80 p. m. Base Ball. s
soy P. m. Grand open air. concert by bands
s:Oo p. m. Byron Tronbadours in musical
specialties and high class vaude.
vile. Solos by Mrs. Bronson.
s;S0 p. m, night OF wonderful and mystify.
ing Illusions by the renowned ne
cromancer, Edwin Brush When
s$ he appears, the fun begins
W. C. It. U. PRoGRAM.
il:SO y. m. Our Country: It's Greatest Peril
and its Greatest Hope.
THURSDAY, JULY FIFTH.
Morning hours devoted to classes, athletics.
boating, bathing, etc.
x 3 20 20 E E M m Open air concerts, Minot High
School band.
ESQ p. m. Musical and literary program, So.
.gG24 los by Mrs. C. a. Bronson First
5s&s 5s5&a appearance Lincoln quartet and
Phoebe Mae Roberts, reader.
80 Sp, m. Base ball.
Tao p. m. Open air concert, Minot High
H School band
oioo p. m. Haf hour of entertainment by Lin.
coin quartet, Mrs. G. q. Bronson
2i.3 and Phoebe Mae Roberts, reader.
ss; s:O p. m. night Of mystery, Edwin Brush,
magician. s
w. 9. T. .. PROGRAM,
" :So 80 a. m. Needed state legislation and how
to obtain it.
FRIDAY, JULY SIXTH
Re. GRAND KALLY DAY W. Q. r. o.
SMOrpiup hOnre douotaJ -
letics. ;I.7is ,1'--5 -'e-' :" r''.-> e'''D'-.
200 g. m. Open air concerts, Minot High
School band. s
The days program will be arranged by the
". Q. I. U. management, and the Chautauqua
talent will be made available for the entertain
ment features. In general, the program will
be as follows:
~ 80 a. M Greetings from representatives of
all temperance Organization of the
state. Topic for discussion, "Co-
operation of Temperance Forces
. DO p. m Gold medal contest.
2 90 p. M Open airconcert, Minot High School
band. -
90 p. M. Address by Miss Belle Kearney.
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out the thought of closer obser.-
walton. He could watch the
people as on exhibition, and in
q quiet way tais scribe enjoyed
everything that was character
istic of the occasion.
The natlralness Of the affair
gave to the event the flavor of
youth. Even the furroWs of age
were Illuminated with a the
hearts S best emotions, and a day
was spent in which carking Care
was cheated OF her almost abso-
lutte reign.
IL was interesting to study the
leaders, or rather those who by
common consent had been made
the officials to the people.
Burke philosophical, ais he eyed
old and young induIging in the
#gayety of the hour; McC Glory was
so happy himself that he made
everyone around him happy /;
Daeley, after d hard days work
preparing everything for the
convenience Of the people, wore
a smile on his face too full Of
meaning for any camera to catch !.
Powell drank at the fountain Of
DeSoto and renewed his youth:
VanLieW, with uncovered head
and kindly face, called for the
dance while his facile bicepts
kept time to the music and the
motion of the dancers. Kerlin
proved by his amiability that he
was even more pleasant to meet
personally than over his phones;
Baker, Greene and Crafts, with
coats removed, made a business
of caring for the crowd, while
Davis, after holding a number Of
informal receptions, went home
with his arm in a sling, So cor
daily was his hand shaken hy
his friends.
All in all, Old Settlers Dsy is
an institution. 1t is the chrys-
tallization of a beautiful senti-
ment into a cogent social fact.
Long may the day be kept, and
long may the old settlers live to
make it have a meaning.