The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-06-23
PENSION DECISIONS.

Line OF Duty-Accidental Pistol
Wound Claimant, an infantry SOL
der, purchased pistol, and while
exhibiting 1t in camp, It was accident
ly discharged in the hands OF COM
radc, the contents entering claimants
breast. HELD, that such fire arm
not being part OF the armes and nc
counterments prescribed by tho Gov
eminent for an infantry soldier, he
carried 1t ut his own risk, and II he re.
ceived wound, 1t can not be held to
have been received in line Of duty.
e-Support.-W Where the
father and the mother Of the soldier
are without property, and the father
is unable to support tho family, tho
mother is dependent within the
meaning OF the law.
Mil itia-Service No person other
than the president OF the United
States has authority to call the mill
tia Of any State into the United States
service; and militia organization
called into service by any other an-
thority is not thereby in the service
OF the United States for pensionable
purposes under the first subdivision
OF section 1898, r. s.
Insanity-Declaration.--Under the
act OF June q. 1890, a person mon
compos nentis" without commit.
tee or guardian, may file a valid de-
claration for pension by competent
person as next friend. but before
payment guardian or committee
must be nrpoipted and when quali-
rec 90 act, the ronsion should DO
paid to him iu aocordnnco with the
practice nader the general law. s""aa
Bounty Land Act-Prima FacIe case
--Uongress, in providing that the
grant OF land warrant shall 30 pri-
ma facie evidence OF service, meant
that such evidence shall be consld-
cred in connection with other evil
dence in deter mining tho question OF
service. 1t shifts upon the Govern
ment the burden Of proof-places up
on it the duty of disprovinp, II nee
essary, the prima iacie case.
oewpeas Fss tAs Sell.
The plan Of sowing eowpeAs TO oc
Oapy the soil after harvesting fall
Rheat or oats 10 A. good now rs ever.
~ Rural New Yorker. With a II.
vorabls season the cowpens make q
Asye growth and can DO plowed u.cc'
n time for another crop Of grain or
grass seeding. Tho soil 10 left In much
bsttsY shaps than Il would be II left In
0tubble and wssds. The trouble about
he plan this year = the difficulty In
obtaining cowpea seed There seems
. b. little II any left in tbs country.
Ne are thinking OF using white beans
b place OF the peaA
Probable Poultry breeds.
In answer % question FROM .
ooadss CO to which u the best all
osound bi I'd OF chickens for laying
and market the Poultry Advocate
Days: 1.-The general purpose breeds are
NJ Plymouth Rocks. Wyandottes and
Rhode Island RsdA IL you HANDLE
bsm properly you IN certainly b
D1eased with any one Of them. Ths
Plymouth Rocks stand At the head ~
D eanc1cr's fowl with tive wyandottes
Q clpss second II does not ,uattsF
Vnieh variety OF these breeds you
hhooeA 40 that u only matter Of
enthers."
C1ooS1s0 VI DvHsA ia.d.
1hs use Of Angora goats In clearing
- The cut over lands In northern
(lclAgan has been tried now for sew.
val years ana apparently with eats
kactory results to those who have In
0ostsd In theu- The lands have been
oumbsrec. the pine cut out and then
III b grow up into brush Upon thess
lsnds the Angora has proved . very Of.
ne3su AID In clearing them OF brssh
and quoting tSen u shape for cultivs-
Non Or to vrow Into grasA Ndth0
cheap nor eatt,s would DO this vort -
Vsl - the AAsuss.
Aslosa RsSsssG
Representative Stevens OF hinnssoeu
y In the category Of congrsssmsn whs
sseeivs strange requests from conSttt-
usnta, says the Buffalo Times. No,
1sng ago he forwarded to one Of thsas
men residing In St. Paul 4 big package
- garden seeds. In few days lsttes
Drofuss In thanks came back from 81
Paul with this concluding paragraph;
'Pleass send me = SICK Of barley. Z
oack Of corn, q aack Of oats and a
many trees ~ you can get at To ~
pNtrual department.