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Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

period and he and Mrs. Taylor were dear
friends of my parents. At one camp meet
ing Father Taylor came to my mother
and said Priscilla, I'm starving; have
you anything to eat?' Come right in, Ed
ward said Priscilla, we are just at
breakfast Elder Otis and John Newland
Mahit, then at the height of his popular
ity, were already seated, and Father Tay-
lor took his place the other side Of Mafit
who. being very full OF zeal, put one hand
on Father Taylor and the other upon
Otis and exclaimed: oh, brethren, may
there be such bowling down Of the sinful
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

opehiIs day Drought an attendance OF
fully 1000 interested, entsrprising citizens
OF the state to see the display OF stock and
agricultural products. The second and
closing day was even better attended, there
being over 1900 tickets Of admission sold.
thus demonstrating that the effort was not
in vain. but was meeting the endorsement
of the public.
The Scribner fair and live stock exhibit
ton is a new enterprise. this being its first
effort. II was organized by the farming
and live stock interests tributary to the
town Of SGTibnsx. This Smb0diss quite =
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

lengthy acquaintanceship. The AFFAIR re-
solved jlself into somewhat OF a reunion
Of the pioneers Of Cass with newer comers
sprinkled in 20 hear the good old stories
of those halcyOn days, when the sturdy
men and women of fifty years ago were
laying the foundation stones for the county
and the city which now figure so prOmi-
nently in the general life of Nebraska.
Captain Isaac WlIes is one Of the real
old-timsrs of the state. Immediately after
his marriage he and his bride came to
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

accountable to the local civil government
OF the Philippines. We handle the mails
for Hawaii and Porto Rico and have agents
in both colonies TO superntend the mail
transportation. In Hawaii there are sixty
FIVE mail routes, aggregating more than
1900 miles, and In Porto Rico forty-elght
routes, having a length Of $500 miles. We
have recently established a rural free de-
livery service in Guam, and altogether tho
postal accommodations of the colonies are
good"
/ here asked the postmaster general as
TO improvements In the service. He re-
piled:
I'VE have made a number of important
changes During the last year the depart
ment has been entirely reorganized, and
congress has approved Of the reorganiza-
tiOn. Many Of my recommendations have
been adopted and with the readjustment Of
salaries the extra appropriations for rural
delivery, the pneumatic tube service and the
general acceptance of the departments pol
icy regarding the appointment of postmas-
ters, the outlook for the future is bright"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

man Wfas chasing fugitive slaves acrosa
Massachusetts,
Quick as fash Butler retorted: Soma
people might prefer Judas Iscartot 20 the
Apostle Paul, on the ground that he was
the elder apostle
Almost as readily Gid Farnsworth say.
with much show OF bitterness: I chal-
lenge the accuracy Of the gentleman's re-
marks as to Judas IscaTiot. unless he has
family records with which he is ready to
establish the truth"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Are Government clerks Honests

During the talk asked the postmaster
general as to graft in the department, put
ting the blunt question as to whether gov
ernment clerks were honest The postmas-
ter general replied;
Il answer emphatically. yes, and if you
ask whether they are equal to the aver
age business employe in efficiency l will
again say yes. Take our registered mail
in 1904. This department handled 2S.OQO,OOG
pieces containing billions of dollars and
other valuable matter. How much of that
do you think was lost2 Just about tn e.
thousandths Of / per cent, and that per-
centage includes losses from FIRE and flood,
as well as from stealing. II means a loss
OF cents in $1,000 and total money in
demnity to be paid of less than 5000 1
don't believe there is private enterprise
} IN the world that can show a better rec
ord"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

boxes must be erected by the roadside, so
that the carrier can reach them without
dismounting from his vehicle, The depart
ment fixes the size, shape and material of
the boxes and directs that each must be
equipped with a signal by which the car
rier may know whether there is mail in it,
LAS to the cost of the rural delivery serv-
ice. it was over s24,OOoOOO last year. and the
appropriation for this year is more than
$28 OOO,O ,OOO The actual revenue on the mail
matter dispatched by the patrons Of the
service amounts to about IS per cent of the
cost, but it is believed Jnat the service
brings the department an increased rev.
enue from other sources. 1t is very popu-
lar and has been valuable In the general
increase of business and in the diffusion Of
intelligence"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Picture PostaIS and the Mails.

How about picture post cards? Have
they increased our postal business?"
They undoubtedly have" replied the
postmaster general "and that in a most
profitable way. These post cards are Of
uniform size and weight. They are easily
handled because they occupy but small
space and are no great burden to the let
ter carriers. 1t takes about 12O Of them
to make pound, and as the postal rate
for each is l cent the revenue We get from
a pound OF such cards is S1.2O, This il also
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Went UncaIled For.

Deacon Eldm Libby OF Bridgton Ne,
was a man Of rugged virtues and in
domitable viii. Some winters ago, while
working in his wood lot, he cut his foot
badly, but, bandaging the wound roughly
and putting snow into his boot to stop the
bleeding. continued at his work until night
fan. Sad to relate he took cold and death
resulted a few days later.
A local character named Farrar was
clerk and general utility man at the Cum
berland house, in Bridgton village, at thai
time and was accustomed 70 make note
on the hotel register from day to day NJ
local events-the weather, etc. In his
chronicle of this sad event he wished To
indicate that Deacon IIbhy's death was
unnecessary. The following may be seen
today on one Of the old registers at the
Cumberland house:
Deacon Eden Libby died today He
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Postomce Buildings.

do you not think that Uncle Sam should
own his own postoffices?"
There is a difference of opinion on that
subject" said the postmaster general. 1T
is safe to say that the government should
have buildings for all the hrst-class post
offices and for the larger offices Of the
second-class. I think we should build more
with regard TO the demands of the future.
As IT is now a government building is
hardly ready for occupancy before the
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Farnaworth ana Butler.

FafhHWOrth ana Butter
Congressman Rodenberg told the follow
ing story:
1T was in one Of those bitter discussions
that deal with the reconstruction period
OF our country. Ben Butler and John +.
Farnsworth engaged in the tilt. It seems
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

what is your department doing in the
Philippines, Hawaii and Porto Rico?"
"The postal service of the Philippines is
not under this department" said the post
master general "It is under the supervision
of a Philippine director of posts, who is
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

II suppose most OF the picture postala
come from abroad?"
Yes. we have a large number in the for
eign mails. Millions are sent to this coun-
try, having been mailed i'm foreign cour-
tries to friends and relatives Ut home. I
have no means Of knowing absolutely. but
] believe that the quantity OF picture post
cards which comes into the United States
from foreign countries is many times
greater than the number of postal cards
we use at home. or course the revenua
from such cards mailed in foreign coun-
tries addressed TO citizens Of our country
is to the advantage Of the foreign coun-
tries where they are mailed. Foreigners
do not travel in America as extensively as
Americans travel I'm foreign countries The
balance Of trade in this line is therefore
in favor Of the foreigners, inasmuch as
post cards are handled reciprocally. In
deed It IS believed that three or four for
eign post cards come to the United States
for every United States post card sent
abroad"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Timely, Interesting and TerseIy Told To

last year, and he yawned in my face"
The host smiled. Don't you know who
he is?" asked he.
"No."
That's Lieutenant Peary. the Arctic ex-
plorer."-HarpeI's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Prayer Waits ~On Pie,

The late General John L. Swift Of Boston,
a native of Falmouth, told the following
story of Father Taylor:
My parents were members OF the Meth
odist church. Father Taylor was sta
toned In Falmouth in the early Methodist
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

But are there not many ways in which
the postal service could be extended?" 1
asked. IAN over Europe packages are car
ried by post and both farmers and mer-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

II A
II" cla1 Correspondence OF The Bee.)
Il have just had a long talk with
sEsSEs@s a cabinet minister who knows his
- job. I refer to George B. Cor
telyou, our postmaster general. He en-
tered the Postoffice department as ste
nographer when he first came to Washing
ton, fifteen years ago, and worked there
four or five years, holding various conf
Dental positions before he was promoted
TO the White house. As the friend clerk
and secretary of Presidents Cleveland,
Mckinley and Roosevelt he has been
klosely associated with our Postofiice busi-
ess and 1 venture that there is not
public man in the United States who now
understands 1t better than he.
1t is something to know a business like
this, and the man who handles II must
have brains, nerve, honesty and executive
ability Let me show you how big the
job is The postmaster general has given
me the figures. but use only round num-
bers and translate his words into simple
comparisons. 1t Is big in the money
handled. We spent N6LOOOOOO on it last
year, and it brought in SLAB 100000 Never
theless these sums are small In compari-
son with the job For that sum we car
red the malls of S3OOO,OO0 souls. and it
cost each of them only II cents for the
years service.
The job is a big one in the hands EN-
ployed. Mr.. Corteyou has 2SO,OOO men un-
der him, and his clerks carry our letters
over so many routes that If they could be
placed end to end they would reach from
tho earth to the moon and back, and leave
more than 6OOO miles to spare. In our
own country alone the different classes of
. domestic mail travel altogether half bill
= Iion 'piles in one year, and the number of
pieces handled on the railways amount to
1900 100000. Such figures are inconceiv-
able.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

postal business for which 1t is intended
has so grown that 1t is barely large enough
TO accommodate it. AS to our rented
buildings, we pay low rates for postal ac-
commodations in most quarters and in some
places we have leases at the nominal rental
OF 81 year, the contract including heat,
light and all other such requirements. You
see, the postofice is often an advantage
to a locality and to other businesses, and
In such cases men are glad to accommo-
date us at the lowest possible rent"
How about a new postofice building for
Washington"
II do not think we need another building
for the department just at this time, al
though we should have larger quarters
SOON The city postofce at Washington
may some day be transferred to near the
new railroad terminal. This matter has
been considered by the department. There
is no doubt but that a better service could
be given by having the local postofice as
close as possible to the railroad station"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Uncle SANS Postal Deacit.

by your report I see that the Postoffice
department spent last year just about $l4.-
100000 more than it took in. Does not our
postal service pay, and II not how can
that be remedied?"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

and spoke to him In a confidential whis-
per.
you see that tail man standing by the
door," he asked.
Yes"
"well, I was talking to him a while ago
about the terribly cold weather in Nebraska
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

couple and their friends. among whom are
9loneers OF Cass county. 1t was the golden
wedding of Captain and Mrs. Wiles It
brought together a large company OF real.
old-time friends, friends whose lots have
been cast together Tor half century I'm
some instances. and other friends Of less
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

cut his foot badly, did not have the wound
attended to and went to meet his God un-
called for. Lewiston Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

true Of the United States postal cards"
Have they come to stay7'
That is a matter which time must
answer. Many people regard them as a
fad and think their uso will eventually
die out They are very convenient re-
minders, however. and enable one TO let
his friends know he is thinking Of them
without writing long letter In that re-
spect they are popular"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
The Cold Shoulder.

7 A reception in Washington
some time ago one Of the guests,
a man with a poor memory for
faces and, in addition. a little
r,onr-aIrhtaA tnnlr the hnst asida
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

he fine old country home OF Cap
tain and Mrs Isaac Wiles, just
west Of Plattsmouth, was the
scene OF an event Tuesday Of
much moment 10 this venerable
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
A Highly Successful Live Stock Show

iE live stock show held at Scrib-
ner, Dodge county, Nebraska,
october lO-n, 1906, was one OF
the most successful exhibitions
held In the state this season. The
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

today as the bending of the cedars of Le-
banon.'
" All right, Brother Mafft,' said Father
Taylor. but do let me finish this custard
pic first in peace
" Father Taylor was in Falmouth when
there was much delay In settling a min
lister over the First Congregational church.
The church was willing TO proceed, but the
council were unrelenting, and so adjourned
over from time to time. At prayer meet
ing during this halting state Taylor fer
vently remarked: "Oh, Lord, we are weary
Of installations. II 1t be Thy viii, let our
brother begin his work In this vineyard,
and may the lost be found and the fatted
calf be killed. Amen."-Boston Herald.
Bishop Not "A Good Runner.
Captain W. L. Hinckley, who runs the
stage from Hyannis to Hyannlsport. is
noted for his ready wit, of which the fol-
lowing is an example:
When Ben Butler was governor Mr..
Bishop the defeated candidate, was sum-
mering at the port When leaving for his
home he ordered the captain 70 cali for
him to take him to the station, but as the
captain waits for no one, and as BishoI
was not ready, the captain drove away.
After he had gone a short distance
Bishop came running after the stage, anC
the captain stopped for him. Bishop, being
a rather stout man, came up putting and
blowing. and, much TO the amazement OF
the other passengers, Captain Hinckley
turned and said, in his dron way, Well
it's no wonder Butler beat you il you can
run any better than that"-BostOn Her
aid.
The Delta independent., 1906-05-04

used are those from vigorous parent
centage of fertile eggs, while in order
to secure q great percentage of fertile
eggs the hens should be allowed a
rest after each laying period, The
eggs should be handled very carefully
and not subjected to extremes of tenn
perature in storage, and used only
when comparatively fresh.
AS a whole 1t may be said that the
ordinary conditions prevailing on the
farm as rule favor the production of
eggs of high vitality. The keeping
quality of eggs is very different mat
ter from fertility. as 1t is the general
belief that infertile eggs keep better
than fertile,
The Delta independent., 1906-05-04

for enough money to pay for his phone
service that year. With n telephone
in his home. the farmer has the world
where the wool IL short. He has n
down-hlll pull. On the next day he
In too busy to send a horse to town.
four miles away, for bushel OF seca
corn he must have for immediate
planting, ns he has been advised by
telephone Of Its arrival by express. 10
he pays q thriftless neighbor who In
going into town to buy bacon, to bring
the seed corn out to him. That Is bet
ter than stopping three-horse plOw
for q half day. At night he inquiries
Of n neighbor over the phone, how lie
is pleased with the improved double
row corn planter, and he learns that
Il is the correct thing, no he orders
one to be delivered the next day from
his nearest implement house. 1t mr.
rlves and saves so cents day In
labor for ten days Of the planting sea
son. His wife calls up her cousin,
who lives in the town and has a
pleasant chat about all the d0lns Of
the last two days: finds out who was
present Mt the last social. which she
was unable to attend. and she In sntis.
fed. The phone Is veritnblc money
maker, and social satisflcr In the
rural home. 1t is builder OF NO.
ciety, IN insurance against violence
and an ever present help In case Of
sickness.
The Delta independent., 1906-05-04
The Fertility or Exgs.

In considering the possibilities for
good hatch from a setting of eggs,
the fertility of the eggs used is OF
prime Importance. Data regarding the
factors affecting the fertility of eggs
are of great value in the poultry in.
dustry, this question having been
studied at e number Of the experiment
stations in the United States and else.
where.
Too warm quarters for laying stock
and overfeeding as we'll as cold sea.
son are commonly believed to exer-
else an unfavorable influence on egg
fertility. The way eggs are handled
or stored is also believed to affect the
proportion which will hatch, as we'll
as the conditions under which incuba-
tion occurs. The vigor and character
of the parent stock and the length of
time the male bird has been with the
flock are also important. At the out.
set, officials of the Department of
Agriculture wish it distinctly pointed
out that fertility and ''hatchability"
are not necessarily identical. An egg
may be fertile and the germ still not
have sufficient vitality to produce a
healthy chick under the ordinary con.
ditions of incubation.
) In a series of incubator experiments
at the Rhode Island Station. of 8,677
eggs tested, SO per cent. were found
to be fertile, while only 46 per cent of
the fertile eggs. or 3S.6 per cent of the
total number of eggs, hatched under
the conditions of the tests. Expert
ments made at the Maine Station
showed that there was as great varia-
ltion in fertility as in the total yield
Iur inherent hens some producing eggs
that were all highly fertile and others
that were completely infertile. and.
Furthermore. that eggs Of some hens
varied greatly in this respect at DIFF
ferent times. The observed facts
seem to show that while heavy egg
yield does not hinder fertility, provid-
ed the hens are allowed to rest before
they begin to lay again. infertility is
likely to result after hens have been
laying long and heavily.
The Ohio Experiment Station made
The Delta independent., 1906-05-04

South Of the Virginia line and on 70
the Gulf in the Atlantic States OF
this country can be found about the
same climate as is prevalent along
the Pacific coast south from San Fran
cisco. The State Of California, the
people Of California and the agricul-
tural interests of California began a
number of years ago q determined ef-
fort to colonize that section of the
world with poultry growers. No
stone was left unturned to make this
effort successful; the railroads, the
state statisticians, the agricultural
department and the people kept 1t
The Delta independent., 1906-05-04

Ten millions Of dollars or more, prop
erly expended each year through the
medium Of agricultural colleges and
departments throughout the states,
would be a valuable investment by the
National Government for the entire
nation, provided these influences tend
ed to upbuild the agricultural and
livestock interests Of the South; to
teach the growing communities how to
care for their lands and their homes
in a manner that would return to the
soil Its former richness, and to make
the products Of the ground increase
and multiply and enrich the people.
But nothing could be more unfortu-
nate for any locality than to have
sums of money voted to that pur-
pose and have 1t made use Of foi
political advancement and the aid Of
classes rather than the masses.
The Delta independent., 1906-05-04
Use Of Nitrogen Bacteria Limited

The extravagant and misleading
claims made by many Of the circulars
advertising those widely heralded bac
terra for inoculating barren soil, which
were to revolutionize agriculture. have
led the United States Department o!
Agriculture to issue warning to the
farmers. In the first place the inocu.
lation is very limited in application
IL the ground Is already naturally In
fected with these nitrifying germs, any
further addition of the artificial pro-
duct is useless. They in no sense re-
place the usual forms OF fertilizer: II
the ground is barren. no benefit can be
expected to result from Its mere inocu-
lation with bacteria: phosphates. pot
ash, lime or other plant food must be
added along with the nitrogen-fixing
microbes. In n soil already rich in
nitrogen the bacteria do little good.
Furthermore. many Of the bacteria
now on the market are OF no value
whatever. OF nineteen samples bought
In the open market and examined by
the Bureau OF Plant Industry one was
pronounced "very good" five others
good" and most of the remainder
poor and eight worthless"
The Delta independent., 1906-05-04

in pens with three male birds and the
percentage Of fertile eggs observed for
nine days after mating. This in
creased regularly from o on the day
Of mating to IS per cent. on the eighth
day after mating. The fertility Of the
eggs was apparently not materially af-
fected until the twelfth day after re-
moving the roosters. This point was
also studied at the Ontario AgrIcul-
tural College and Experimental Farm.
The hens were separated from the
male and the eggs laid each day were
placed In an incubator and tested with
respect to their fertility. OF the eggs
laid during the first four days after the
male was removed, 20 per cent. were
fertile; Of those laid on the fifth day,
81 per cent; on the sixth, so per cent ;
on the seventh, 40 per cent; on the
eighth, ~ per cent; on the ninth, 2
per cent. and on the tenth, all were
infertile.
The influence Of the male on the
total number Of eggs produced was
also tested with two lots. Lot / con.
sisted Of pullets, hens, and cock:
lot 2. Of hens and s pullets Of the
same varieties as lot /. Both pens
were fed and cared for In the same
way. Lot laid $50 eggs and lot 2.
972 eggs. It may thus be seen that
there was but very little difference in
the number Of eggs aid by The two
pensx
N Ideal Conditions for Fertility.
/ The various observations made Mt
different stations. while not entirely
seem to indicate that. In
order to secure fertile eggs which will
hatch, It is considered desirable for
the laying stock not to be kept In very
warm quarters or overfed; the males
must be kept with the hens contin.
uously and only eggs used which have
been produced after the male has been
with the hens several days. The most
desirable fowls whose eggs are to be
The Delta independent., 1906-05-04
THE SOUTH BEST SUITED FOR POULTRY.
eY 7. f. NC GREW.

poultry, and stock Of all kinds, the
presence of which always enriches and
fertilizes the soil. providing that care
and attention be given to the eco
nomical saving of the manure and a
proper distribution of it over the land.
The States Of Missouri. Kansas and
California are samples Of what can
be done In the upbuilding of the
poultry interests for the elevation Of
its people through an increased In
come enabling the State to have bet
ter schools, better education, better
homes, and to better improve their
lands. Only a short time since there