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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
CROP YIELD OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Quality of Small Grain Good and Pro-
ductfon VIII Compare with
Other Years.

EIOT-X FALLS, s. D. Aug g7.-CspeciRlD
One Of the best reports as to the yield Of
wheat is received from Lyman county.
where A. A Hodgtns threshed q field Of
winter wheat which averaged forty-one
bushels per acre. Oats on the farm Of c.
Z. Lewis homestesder In Stanley county,
WAS threshed and yielded average OF
nearly thirty bushels TO the acre. The
crop will give him a return Of about SIP
per acre frum land which is valued al so
per acre. Stanley county having been de-
voted fo aEriculturs only during the last
tWo-or three seasons.
H w Henry, a hornestsHder In Gregory
county. RSse in the comparatively new
portion Of South Dakota, threshed wheat
which averaged twenty-sight bushels per
acre. Winter wheat on the farm Of Henry
Bartling also in Gregory county, threshed
out an average Of thirty-one bushels TO the
acre. the crop netting Bartling s23- . per
acre Rye raised on the farm Of A. Z.
Stevenson, & resident OF Grant county.
threshed out forty-one bushels 10 the acre
and gave Stevenson a profit Of about so
an acre.
YIELDS Of wheat Of from fifteen TO thirty
bushels per acre as shown ny actual
threshing returns are common throughout
the AGRICULTURAL portion Of the state.
Barley. oats and other small grains also
are threshing out unusually well in most
localities a report from Scotland, Bon
fIonme county, states that the quality Of
The wheat raised ip that vicinity this sea
son is better than il has been FOR years.
Reports Of 8 similar character are made
from other parts Of the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
WOOL GROWERS TAKE ACTION
President Of AssociaSt0B Appoints
Cammittce 40 Choose Storage
Fofnf and Market.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah AuE. Z-The
question of the selection Of central stor-
age point was temporarily disposed Of yes
tsrdRy At the final session Of the National
Wool Growers association by the adoption
~ a resolution empowering President PRED
" GOOding 10 appoint a commirtee Of SIX
members, including himself 20 ACT IN con
Junction with commissioners from thirteen
western states, with authority 70 select n
central s.urage city and work out such
details Rs may arise IN connection there
win
This committee. which is composed Of Bd-
ward n. CRuistsr. Utah W Scott Ander-
son. Boise, Idaho; Thomas Austin.
salt Lake CITY; J. T. Cosgr1ff.
RRwIins. Wyos W r. Sleeper Cody.
Wyn- and President r. ". GoodinE
wyonninE toEether with commissioner
from the states Of Oregon. Washington,
Utah. Idaho, Montana New Mexico, Ari-
Eanh, California Wyoming. Colorado. south
Dakota. Texas and Nevada will II iE said
visit Denver. Omaha. s.. Joseph, Mime
Hpolis, Milwaukee 81. Paul and Chicago
for The purpose OF determining which cits
offers ths greatest advantages 10 the WOO
growers ~ me western states. This rriI
VIII probably begin October j.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
FAMOUS DEBATE KE-ENACTED
Great Company Present at FreePort,
HI COmmemOrHtinE Lincoln
Douglas Contest.

FREEPORT, Ill, Aug. %t.-ln the pres
ence Of nearly I5.0oO persons here today,
the memorable joint discussion o. fifty
years ago. IN which Abraham Lincoln
forced Stephen A Douglas Lincoln'E demo-
cratic opponent for the senatorial togR, 10
say the words that cost Douglas the presi-
denCy two years later, was re-enacted-
Speakers Of national fame today repeated
the words of the respective party leaders
Of 1E5B
Senator Jonathan p, Dollver Of Iowa
was the first speaker To-Day. having for his
Eubjecr the 'EmsncipHtor part IN the
campaign Of Is5g Colonel ". 7. Davidson
followed with the address Of the Little
Giant"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
MovE1rEKTs or OCEAN ETEANsKu
FRENCH CABLE COMPANY FINED
High Court of NeneEuelA Gives De-
ctsion PenaliEinE for Com
PIicity in Revolution.

CARACAS. VenszueiR, Monday, May 24-
CviR Port Of Spain. Trinidad Aug a.
The civn court OF first instance TO-DAY
handed down q judgment declaring the
French Cable company guilty Of completely
IN the MRtOs revolution against Presiden1
Castro. and condemntng II 10 pay damages
10 ths amount Of nearly S5.000.0a0. The Brit
ish minister 10 Venezuela has been IN con
ference lately with President Castro
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
REVENUE eAUsER IS DISMISSED
EnOeh Hammsnds of Kentucky Dis
trtct suffers for Pernici0us
ArFfuIrE

WASHINGTON, Aug. Z.-Enoch Ham
monds, stOrekeePer and Eaugsr, internal
revenue service, Eighth district, Ken
rncky, Was TO-DAY dismissed By me acting
secretary OF me treasury upon reccm-
mendRtion OF me Civil Service commission
for alleged perniciouF political activity IN
q state sensturinl contest last fan
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
HUGHES TO CALL GRAND JURY
Governor of New York Declares He
VIII Have Special One for
Hnfns' CAae.

NEW YORK. Aug. @l.-G0vsrnor Charles
z HuEhes in q letter received today BY
District Attorney DHrrin Of Queens county.
stated ne WoUld empEnel q special grand
jury 10 hear evidence IN the case Of the
HEins brothers. accused OF the murder Of
William Z AnniE The governor also sEid
that he would select 5udEe 70 preHide
1shs district attorney announced that the
jury would probably sil about ssDtsm-
bsF =
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
DELAY FOR The EXPOSITION
JsRanese said 10 Have Decided 10
MATT rive Years viii


TOXIC. AnE. z.-lt is eonfidentiaIly as
serted that the government has decided
10 postpone ths international exposition.
Nhich MAS 70 have been held IN lsl2, for
q period ~ fips years. or until mi. No
official announcement Of this decision win
~ made anrn ths various governments IN
tcTesled Az - *
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
VALUE OF The SAGE ESTATE
sIKtE-Four Mnltsh DaIlars Plaeed
Upon a. An Ceurt Proeedure
Order

NEW YORK Aug @I--flussen ssEe's eE
tate Is valued al s6z16s.Sa. This fact be-
came l1nSWn today for the fret time
through The signing Of me order for the
transfer ts1 payable 10 ths state
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
DOMESTIC

an ADDRESS 10 the Oneida Veterans assO-
citation Ht Utica. PBgs !
DOMESTIC
Flood conditions at Augusta have
greatly improved and all danger is over
Pare !
Governor Fort Of New Jersey creates
q sensation In that state by the announce
ment that he would csn q special ses-
sion Of the legislature 10 make IL possible
to enforce the excise laws at Atlantic
City. Pare
Interstate Commerce commission issues
order greatly reducing the rates on live
cattle from the south and west TO the
market points Of the north central states
Pare i
Hot Springs people present loving cup
10 Judge Taft. Page
Governor Hughes will call grand jury
TO investigate the Hains case Page 2
Scenes attending the Lincoln-Douglas
debate were re-enRcted yesterday at Free
port, III. Page ]
Kentucky revenue gauger is dismissed
from the service for pernicious activity.
Page
Value Of the Russell Sage estate is
fixed at $4,000. 600 PAEe !
FoEEISE.
High court Of Venezuela decides that the
completely in the revolution and orders q
fine Of sb.OOo.0Oo. PAEs !
New Burlington extension opens up a
large trade territory 10 Omaha whole
sRlers. PAgs ,
one-cent rate Of Union Pacific does not
help Omaha people TO the fair on account
of lack Of direct line. Pare 3
Question now is amunE the democrats
viii the DRhlmRn democracy help Hitch
cock. Pare s
Twelve mayors 10 be in Omaha al the
convention Of the League Of Municipai-
ties Pare n
Park Commissioner Cornish says the
suit 10 stop the Carter park is brought
too late Pare s
strengthen the divorce laws Of Nebraska.
Page 2
NEBRASKA.
Deputy Attorney General Martin sur
prises Denver convention Of attorneys
/ general by showing what Nebraska had
done. Third district congressional fight
/ worries the democrats Pare !
CoENEERClAL AND UDuETRxAL.
/ Live stock markets Pare ?
Grain markets Pare ?
/ Ftocks and bonds. Page ?
SPORT.
/ At least three local golf cracks have
/ been put out OF the possibility Of win
ming and dope is upset al the state tour
] ney at the Country club. Page 8
Results Of the ball games:
6-OmahR VS.. Sioux Ciry-O
/ 3-7-DeE Moines VS. Lincufn-O-2
16-PueblO VS.. Dsnver-1b.
B-Chicaro vs. New York.
D 80 mn
Boston vs. Cincinnati-4
brooklyn Va. St Louis.
3-3-St Louis VS.. Boston-1-1.
Toledo VS. Louisville.
minneapolis VS.. ST Paul.
KANSAS City VS.. MflWhUkee-S
! indianapolis vs.. Columbus
Pare :
| nrnHrrnrrrrs N rrrEn Err rrrurnr
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Friday. August -. 1905.
THr WEATEER

pa, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
- rht and Friday; cooler tonight
Fol 9slza-Gensrslly fair tonight and
Friday. cooler in east portion tonight.
For lowB-PArtly cludy tonight and Fri
day. cooler in west and central portions
tonight
Temperature al Omaha yesterday;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
nature al Omaha yesterday
Temperature
POLITICAL.

John CaIlHn O'LauEhlin reviews OBJ
servations made on his tour Of the coun-
try and comes to the conclusion chances
are all in favor Of Taft Pare ]
Congressman James s. Sherman made
an address to the Oneida Veterans assO-
citation Bt Utica FbFs J
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28

The tendency q labor IN the middle west
is toward the democratic party. This has
been helped by the Uuli-irj junction plank
adopted by the democrats al the Denver
convention II Is ASSERTED BY some that
q per cent and by others 81 per cent Of
Tie labor vote is democrEtc. Bu whether
TINS IL true or not, the democrats are max
ing strong effort to induce practically the
entire labor vote no support Mr. Bryan.
The republicans. on their Hioe. are sEpioi--
inE 10 the voters tLA1 t0rner bsorstary
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28
TAFT HAS THE EDGE

John CRllsn 0'Lsnvhlin Reviews OBJ
servstions Made in Tour Of States.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-28

Flood conditions at Augusta hs
greatly improved and all danger is over
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
WAVE CARVING.

In the southeastern portion OF CAL
ifornia is a great desert plain known
as the Yuha Plain, which lies below
the level of the sea. 1t is a portion
of the Colorado desert, in which is a
depression below sea level having an
area of 1900 square miles. Some
portions of this great sink are 265
feet below the level of the sea. The
Yuha Plain is less than fifty feet be-
low.
One portion of this plain, several
miles in extent, is covered with re-
markable stones-remarkable in that
they have been shaped into many GU
rious forms, and that independent OF
the hand of man. The waves of an
ancient sea which covered the region
in the prehistoric ages fashioned the
stones, producing many resemblances
to objects manufactured in workshops
to-day or found in nature. There are
stone balls varying in size from
marble to a cannon ball, many OF
them as round and smooth as those
cast for the great guns of a manor
war.
There are stone dinner plates, as
thin as the porcelain or china found
On the tables for our dining room and
nearly as perfect in shape. Some
times these are found in piles two or
three feet high, as though arranged
by the hand of man. There are stone
flowers, stone cabbages, stone dumb
bells, stone canes, stone quoits, stone
boomerangs, and even resemblances
to birds and animals are discovered.
The peculiar freak of the waves in
taking up the art of carving IN this
part of the plain is accounted for by
the conformation of the desert at this
point. When the waters OF the sea
occupied this region they were a part
of the Gulf of California, the nearest
point of which is now ninety miles
distant. The tides came in to this
ancient sea through the gulf from the
south. They rolled up against what
is now known as Superstition Mount
aims: the waters swept back against
low range of hills on the opposite
side of the Yuha Plain, and recoiling,
were again thrown back toward the
Superstition Mountains. finally pass
ing out at about the point whence
they entered this arm of the gulf.
This kept the waters at that particu-
lar point always in a swirl. This
circular motion wore the rocks round,
or nearly so, laminated some of them,
carving the plates and thin pieces,
kept small rocks and boulders re-
volving, turning out the balls and
dumb-bells and in like manner by
their peculiar actions.-St. Nicholas.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
Ink From Banana Tree.

The banana furnishes us with
ink. with handkerchiefs. with wax.
with blacking. with excelsior, with
oil. with -four, with window cord.
with brushes"
The speaker, banana planter
from Jamaica paused and smiled.
You don't believe me, do you?'
he said. Yet truly the banana tree
is wonderful thing. Every part
of it serves some good use. Thus the
long leaves make fine excelsior. The
juice, being rich in tannin, furnishes
a good tndelible ink and good shoe
polish. The stem yields fine quality
of hemp, and from the hemp there
are made lace handkerchiefs, cords
and ropes of all kinds, mats and
brushes. The oil is used in gliding.
Of banana flour, the -four ground
from the dried fruit, there is no use
speaking-you are too familiar with
it. t."-Philadelphi Bulletin.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
OPEN FRONT HOUSES.

That the open front poultry house
has come to stay there can be no
doubt, for 1t has been thoroughly
and successfully tested, even in very
cold countries; but every breeder
should do a little experimenting on
his own account and prove to his own
satisfaction that the open front house
is the thing for him before he adopts
it generally.
The chief advantage of the open
front house Is that it permits free
access of air, and thus should favor
the building up of flock of vigorous.
healthy birds that will lay fertile
eggs. Also it is much cheaper to
build house without window sashes.
ANY shape of house will do; the main
thing is to have a curtain in front
of the roost at night. The one
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24

In wonder the people of to-day
read Of the persistent cheerfulness
with which the pioneers went about
the business of settling the great
West. Nevertheless, it somehow
gratifies the weakness of human ma
ture to know there was now and then
a wearer of the deerskin leggings and
coonskin cap who grumbled.
One early settler who went from a
snug New England village to the
fever haunted prairies along the Mis-
souri, was moved to put his COM
plants into rimes, one of which has
survived, and is now carefully pre-
served by the descendants Of the early
settler, who live surrounded by the
peaceful prosperity and comfort of a
Missouri farm-right in the heart OF
the mathematical prairie.
"Oh! lonesome. windy, grassy place.
Where buffalo and snake prevail:
The first with dreadful looking face
The last with dreadful sounding tail!
Id rather live on amel-hump,
And he a Yankee Doodle heggar
That where | never see Il stump.
And shake to death with fever'n ager.
Judging from the last line one
might conclude that an acute attack
of lager" had suddenly prevented
him from continuing.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
A GIRLS MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.

Miss Eleanor Green, daughter of
Major Frank Green, U. s. A. had
narrow escape from death few days
ago. While walking on Mount Will
son, near Los Angeles, Cal, Miss
Green slipped and fell at dangerous
spot known as 1.-The knob" Before
she could regain her feet she slid
over a cliff and rolled down the side
of the mountain.
She lost consciousness during the
fall, and was picked up by her res
cuers 1900 feet below the spot where
she fell. For several days physicians
had despaired of saving her life, and
the story of the accident did not be-
come public until she was declared
out of danger.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
ODD ROMANCE OF A CONVICT.

From Rome comes the odd romance
of a convict in the penal settlement
on the island of Lampadusa. near
Sicily, who has just been set free.
nearly three years before his term
for larceny expired, to enter into the
enjoyment of the great fortune which
he had inherited last spring from his
aunt, besides villa on the lake Of
Como and city fiat filled with costly
and beautiful works of art. 1t was
no doubt felt that it would be easy
for him to be good with all the
money he needed, and that he would
be better off than in Jail. He prompt
ly married widow whom he had en-
gagged as housekeeper, and they spent
their honeymoon at the convict set
tlement at Lampadusa. While pris-
oner he had found the lack of any
way of telling time great trial, and
he presented to his late companions
a handsome clock to be placed in a
tower where it can be heard striking
the long hours.-San Francisco Ar
gonaut.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
SHELTER FOR LIVE STOCK.

Does a shelter for live stock pay?
1 can only say that when you see their
happy contented look, it does pay
to have a shelter for them. Even a
straw stack furnishes good protec-
tion against the weather, or If shell
ter is not provided. live stock shosst
be stabbed If the weather is cold. One
shelter that know Of is about sixty
feet long formed in the L of a barn
running somewhat in circular shape.
1t is about forty-five feet wide, made
after the fashion of a lean-to. Sup
ports are placed near the centre and
rafters are laid on with steel roofing
as a cover, windows are placed
around the south and east sides. 1t
is a very fine shelter and the live
stock appreciates this accommoda-
tion, for It pays for itself in few
years.-H. L., in the Indiana Far
mer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
IN THE GOOD OLD TIMES.

A tablet has lately been set to
mark the site of the old stone fort on
the Saco River in Maine. The inscrfp-
ton states that the fort was built
in 1893 as a refuge from the In
dians." That the presence of such a
structure was not always surety
against the raids of the red man Is
shown in Mr. Daniel Owens "Old
Times in Saco." The incident related
took place almost under the very
shadow of the stone enclosure.
The fort was erected by Major
Francis Hooke and Captain Hill. 1t
was we'll constructed and proved a
matter of good consequence to the
province"
A house just across the river was
occupied by Captain Humphrey Scam
mon, his wife and five children. Dur
ing King Williams War a party of
indians came one day upon the house.
Captain Scammon was working in
The fields, and his little son, lad of
zen years, had just started to carry to
him a mug of homemade beer. The
10Y saw the Indians approaching, and
returned to the house, placing the
beer on the dresser as he warned his
mother.
There was no time to make an es-
cape or to alarm the neighbors. At
6rst the wife refused to tell of her
husbands whereabouts, but on the
promise of safety for all, she revealed
his working place and he was cap
tured.
The Indians, fearing an attack
from the stone fort made hasty
flight, taking only little plunder.
A boy, seeing the capture, warned
the neighbors, who fed to the fort.
There they found only a few old men
and some women. The women hastily
put on mems clothing and showed
themselves on the fortifications, cir
cumstance which expedited the In
dians' retreat.
The Scammons were taken to Can
ada and sold to the French. A year
all returned in safety to their home
by the Saco.
They found the house exactly as
they had left it. A favorite cat, the
only occupant, since the family's de-
parture, sat in the door as if to vel
come the wanderers. On the dresser
stood the beer mug exactly as the
little boy had set it down. The mug
of brown Holland stoneware, is still
in existence, owned by descendant
of the family whose forced flight took
place so many years ago.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
CHAPTER VI,

The engagement was an accom-
plished fact. Miss Lynch announced it
to her small world of village gossips;
the vicar announced it to the higher
authorities across whom he CHANGED
to come; Clifford Mohun took special
pains to announce it himself to half
The families in the county.
He was a great deal 100 mucn enam-
ored of James lovely face for him to
entertain any serious misgivings as to
the wisdom of his choice; but yet IL
sense that the world would say he was
msaIlying himself was ever present
with him and he chose to be the
first to communicate the news to per
sons of whose good opinion he was
jealous. He expatiated to such OH
Miss Grands secluded bringing up, on
her grace, her feminine accomplish
ments, her beauty; adding, with an
air of off-hand humility that was
meant to conceal a certain degree of
wounded pride: And | am very GID
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24

shown in the cut is about as good as
can be made. 1t IS in New York
plant and Is described by MI G.
Arthur Bell, of the u. S. Bureau OF
Animal Industry. The roosting plat
form is placed in the rear of each
pen, and duck curtain hung in
front of it, operated by means of
cords run through rings attached to
the ceiling. This is let down every
cold night after the fowls have gone
to roost, and the additional protec-
tion effectually prevents the freezing
of Leghorn combs in all except the
most severe winter weather. The
nests are directly under the platforms
and are entered from the rear. The
bottoms of the nests are attached to
one side by means of hinges and are
held in place by number of hasps.
To clean the nests it is simply neces-
sary to unfasten the hasps and the
entire bottom swings downward.
Unless the house is raised on
foundation above the level of the
ground and filled in to the depth of
five or six inches, there should be
board floor with six inches OF dry
earth covering it, and on top of that
six inches of chopped straw, hay or
leaves. The floor of these open front
houses consists of matched boards.
The outsides of the studs of the walls
are first boarded, then covered with
paper and clapboards. The inside
of the studs is covered with matched
boards, making a four-inch dead air
space between the two walls. The
ceilings are made with matched
boards. Over each pen in the ceiling
is a trapdcor about twenty by twenty
four inches, opening into the attic.
At each end of the attic is window,
and at regular intervals along the
peak of the roof are ventilating
cupolas. Straw may be placed in
the attic, thus providing an effective
means of absorbing the MOISTURE
Country Gentleman.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
THE GIRL THAT LOOKED.

An Idaho girl, eight years old,
wanted a Teddy bear, and her mother
told her that she might go out into
the fields and look for one. Not
finding one near the house, the girl
wandered farther away, and presently
found herself lost. For three days
and nights searching parties were
looking for her in the thickets, and
she was finally found at the foot of
a tree and fast asleep. When aroused
she sat up and said:
'I've looked all over the world
and 1 can't find a Teddy bear. |
guess they are all dead. sabbath
Reading
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-04-24
FATTENING SHEEP WITH STEERS

FATTENING SHEEP WITH STEERS
Mutton sheep make a greater gain
in flesh than steers, according to ex-
periments made. At the Wisconsin
station the food required to produce
100 pounds of wether lamb was 3S4
pounds of corn, 296 pounds of corn
silage, 15s pounds corn fodder and
twenty-five pounds of potatoes. TIC
produce 100 pounds of steer re-
quired 304 pounds of corn, 1S1
pounds of bran and 654 pounds of
silage. The results showed that sill
age was also an excellent food for
sheep as we'll as for the steer.-Epit-
omist