Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 20, 1891, Page 5

FOOLING WITH FRANCHISES. Tho Council's Muddle Over the New Elec- trio Light Ordinance, : MR MOREARTY WANTS MORE COMPETITION W But Then His Change of the Ordinance Didn't Pleaso Mr. Poppleton— Mr. Wiley Has an Ex- planation. with the changes that have been made in the ordinance granting a franchise tothe Ballou electric light company, and in spoak- ing upon the subject said; “I drew and reported to tho council or de- rred 1o the chairman of the judiciary com- 1 ordinance upon this subject. That I thought reasonably safe for the city, though not claiming any spe knowledge of the subject with which it de “The ordinanco which was aftery forred to me differs with my draft in nowhat radically. inal ordinance limited the fran- the Ballou elecfric light manufacturng company. The present ordinance as it is before the city council,grants to that company and 1ts assign thus makicg the franchises transferabl The t . however, is required to the approval and consent of the council, rinal ordinance that I prepared con- auso providing that tho city of at any time, should have the right to he property in question upon an ap- lue, This “provision is stricken out of the new ordinance, “The original ord| nce contained a sion against consolidating the stock, Chis i with any other ¢ ight company. nt ordinance probiibits consolidation of its stock or Ings with other electric light compiuy » city of Omaha at the time of © of this ordinance, The power to amend and repeal is stricken out of tho new ordinace. “Aside from these three other changesin the ordi These cha v Judgment. s not anpear for what purpose the or- dinance was referred to me in the first pl If 1t was simply to pass upon its le- ality in form, T can seono objection to it on that score, but it passed, I think it would be Alid ordigance,” an Morearty, , to which_the prov simply - against o STt o chairman of tho original ordinanc said: “Yes, I made the of which Mr. Poppleton s ons for doing so. In 50 closely drawn tha ompany could not have complied with- its provisions and I made the Changes in order that it may come into the city, do business and furnish us with heap light. ' 1f the ordinance goes throv n its present form I know the company will come 1o ( and expend at least $50,000 this season, but if this same ordinance should be amended uform to Attor- PPoppleton’s ideas, it could not possibly franchise, as it would be required to perform impossibilities,” Mr. Wi v Omaha Thompson- Houston company said: “T know that the ordinance arafted by Mr. Poppleton was as favorablo as any reputable company could ask for, and a company that desired to do_busi- ness in a fair and square manner would have 10 difficulty in complying with its terms. “l do “not care to speak of Ballon company, as it s @s I do not rezurd "1t as a competitor. Its capital must certainly be limited, asit is ouly doing business in Plattsmouth, where it is running two dynamos and a small plant, *“I'ho idea of a ‘company doing business in Omaha and expecting to” expend only 0,000 nasystem and plant is somewhat. ridic lous. ~ At the present time our company be a paid up capital of $600,000. This is all in- vested in our Omaha system und 100,000 ad- ditional, so you see £50,000 would not go vei {nr in lighting streets, stores and other buil ngs. HIf the council wants competition wo are satisfied, but we want a company to como here that will invest some money and he a credit to the prosperity of the city. “‘Whether or not we are giving good sery fco is best evidenced by tho work that wo are doing. At the preseit time we have more than nine thousand lights in operation and are behind with our orders, “As 1 said before, I donot want to say anything to injure the Ballou company, but it s too small a concern to try and do busi- ness in Omaha. We shall not do anything to prevent the granting of this franchise, nor shall wo lay a straw in the way to pre- vont the new company from coming here though I have my veasons for anticipating thear obj Lmightas well say what the objects of this company are. The men at the ‘head of the concern merely wish to get a franchise and then sell out to us or the gas company, and thus raise astake. How do I know this? “Before the company applied for its fran- chiso the ran at the head of the Plattsmouth coucern came to us three times with prope- sitions to sell, but as there was nothing w wanted, we could not entertain any prono- sitions.” , the or thistelectric li this called, “Ayer's medicines > been satisfactory to mo throughout my practice, especially Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, which has been used by many of my patients, ous of whom says he knows it 1 his life,—F. L. Morris, D., Brooklyn, N. Y. ———— That Test of Lead. Mr. Hodges, superintendent of the test de- partuwent of the Union Pacifie, takes excep- tions to the item published Weanesday con- cerning the error of the Union Pacific in using u carload of silver bullion for lead. Mr. Hodges admits that a bull was made, but says it was made by the storckeepers de- artment and not by the test department. o presents the following lotter from the smelter oficials : Oxams, Neb., Feb, 19.—H. B. Hodges, Esq.: Dear Sir-Replying to your roquest for ‘unulysis of metal used inerror by the Union Pacific supply department, T will state it was practically pure lead, It con- taned 8-10 of 1 per cent of gold and silvor, possibly 15 per cent of impure oxides on the top surface of the pigs. It was fully 9 per cent metallic lead and purer than anumber of braunds of commercial load sold in eastern markets. Yours truly, *E. W. Nisn, Treasuror. e 1t the Best. All are entitled to the best that their money will buy, s0 every family shouid have, at once, @’ bottle of the best family remedy, Syrup of Figs, to cleanse the system whon costive or bilious. For salo in 5le and 81 bot- tlesby all leading druggists. Bonds for Public Works, *Tt is impossible for mo to say how much paving, curbing and sewerage we can lay this summer,” remarked Mayor Cushing yesterday. “If the amended charter passes the logislature $500,000 will be available for this purpose, but if it does not we have reached the limit until the next tax is collect- able, unless that city hall matter should be thied. y Some claim that the city hall bonds are included in the general bonded indebtedness, but I amof a difforent opinion, as th su. preme court has held in the case of counties, that where bonas ave issued for the construc tion of a court house, the amount cannot be considered as being for internal improve- ments, If the courts should hold the same in our case, wo would have a large amount to expend, to say nothing of the amount that would come in if the amended chaxter passes.” - Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syru dren Tecthing relioves the child T 2 cents a bottle, for Chil- om pain. e Funeral of Miss Clarkson. Funeral services over the remains of Miss Cecelin M. Clarkson, daughter of Postmaster T. S, Clarkson, were held yesterday after- noon at tue family residence, 2603 Dodge street. The ceremonies wore appropriato d simplo and were conducted by Dean Gardner. There was nothing about the oc- easion of an ostentatious nature, as the fam- Uy desired o especial demonstration, In \ sadness of heart the family and friends fol- i City Attorney Poppleton is not well pleased | “Omething, lowod tho remains to Prospect, Hill cemetory, whero they were tenderly intorred. large cirelo of frionds, who feel the loss of | the loving spirit that lins gone, ook i Horse and Horse, “There goes a man,” said one of the melancholy relies of the stock boom days | who was holding up a eornerof Pauper’s all the other moening, Franciseo E who got the brokers once, “0! get out-—that don't go," couple more of the were helping the fi “act though, was this way s the San miner, “there goes a man tof a couple of stock- said a rnity, who the relic. “It s a mochanie, or at the time—it was justafter the big Alta cinch—but he bucked the game and got cleaned ovt, like the rest of us. He was getting prgtty low down and hungry when he struck a scheme, The were a counle of brokers living just oppo- site his little house, and so this fellow procured a big bundie of those imitation greenbacks they use for advertising pur- poses and satat his window all day ono Sunday, countiug 'em over, Before he w Lhe blinds acrossthe 7 >, and he knew the Cali- fornia street fellows were piping him off. That night about 2 a. m., the mechanic unlocked his back door and stood behind it with arusty old pistol in his hand. He hadn’t long to wait. Pretty soon the fumbling of as on key was heard and the two neighbors crept in with overshoes on and a jimmy and dark lan- tern in their hands,” Thé poor man shut the door, locked it and leveled his pis- tol. “Come, gentle off-handed way. will convince you t en,” he said, in an A moment’s reflection w [ have been giv- ing youa ‘pointer,’ steered you against a ‘deal from the inside,” as it were. Now, then, I'll have to ask you to putup some more margin. The assessment will be about $150 por head,” “It's u pretty strong market to fill on,” said ons of the brokers, *‘but I ’spose we'll have to cover our shorts,” and then they dug down—all those fel- lows had coin then—and they put up the margin required. And I say, boys,” said the mechanic, as they sorrowfully slid out, *if you think aay of the other fellows would bo apt to bite at asoft thing just put ‘em onto the deal,will you—there’s an eighth in it for you. Ani, by Jove, before he ot through he pretfy nearly won out. net.”? 10 nausea, no pam when De arly Risers are taken, Swmall Best pil - Attacked by Eik. ve been frequently received about gold having been found in and about the banks of Elk river, which flows into the southeastern portion of Gray’s harbor, and in some instances even the color has been correspondent of tho Seattie 3 couple of days ago Elisha Skegn deter- mined to probe this matter for his own satisfaction, and therciore started out on a prospecting trip, Fortunatel e carried along his rifle. Af examined foe quite a time the ying borders of the river, he ascended a protty steep activity, Upon reaching the top he espied a'herd of elk. The ascent had been difficult and he could not retrace his stops without incurring areat danger. He had, therefore no al- ternative but to face the wild “critters,” of which there was quite a number. The apparent leader, o fine large buck, was particularly prominent. Searcely had Mr. Skeen ‘gained a firm footing on the upland, to which he had ascended with such difficulty, when the big leader made a charge at him. Mr. Skeen dodged behind the stump of a tree, but the elkk wheeled around "and charged again. By this time Mr. Skeen had got his . shooting iron in readi- ness and let the infuriated beast have its contents. They passed through the shoulder and penctrated its heart, and Mr. Elk sank 1o the ground defunct. Mr. Skeen returned home and the day following he and two other men started to pack in the carcass. It took the three able-bodied men two full days to pack the meat out of the woods to the edge of the river, and they carried only the clean solid meat. They brought”down the hide and head and horns, which lat- ter span_about, four feet from point to point and have five prongs each. The animal is estimated to have we ghed 1,200 pounds. N The three outlets of disease are the bowels, th skin and the kidneys. Regulate their nc: tion witn the best purifymg tonic, Burdock Blood Bitters. S s A Moral in This. Congressman W. C. P. Breckenridgo of Kentucky in bis early days, a re- porter on a western paper, His courtesy to newspaper men, even at his bussiest moments, when interuption greatly in- convenienced him, has often heen ‘com- mented upon. The white-haired Ken- tuckian had gone behind the stage, after a brilliant speech. last summer in ' Phil- adelphia, to cateh a few minute's rest before making another ina hall across the stre It was a hot, sultry night, and prespiration was pouring down the congressman’s face. He looked wilted, uncomfortable, tired out. A reporter’s card was handed to him. *“Tell him to come in.” *“‘But_congress- man you must have some rest,” protested A man solicitous of his welfare, “and you know you will have to speak again na few minutes,” “That doesn’t mat- ter,” was the quick reply. Turning to the man at his side, the congressman said: "I always see n reporter, I used to be one. The one personto whom the greatest consideration should be given is a newspaper reporter.” When ex-Con- gressman Breckinridgé’s son was made editor of the college paper at Princeton ho wrote to his boy, telling him that he was more pleased over it than if he had told him that he was first-honor man, Dr. Birney cures catal e Self-Discipline. ‘Al Burton, the gambler, is a_great big fellow, over six feet, and weighing over two hundred pounds,” says the Cin- cinnati Enqui One of his peculiari- ties is punishing nimself when he loses his money or does anything that after- thought suggests to his mind as foolish, I remember a story I heard some time ago. Burton had been playing faro bank and had lost quite a sum of money. He went to his room, and the man who oceupied the next room deciares that he spent the balance of the night marching up and down, and atevery step swearing at himself somewhat after thls fashion: *You thought you knew all about faro, didn’t you? You — — old fool, that’s what you are,” and so on. Finally he laid himself out on the table, folded his arms and rolled off on the floar, This is a favorite Way he has of pupishing himselt, and, being such u large man, is doubtless very effective,” o griping afe pill. Reports b h, Bee bldg. Some Pumpkins, M Mattie S. Jones, who resides a short distance below Yuba City, sent in a wagon load of purapkins which for size will compare with any we haveever saen, s the Sutter, Cal,, Independent, One pumpkin pulled down 155pounds,and thoy were all very even size. Eight of these immense vegetables grew on a singlo vine, making 1,200 pounds. If anybody has any bigger pumpkins, bring ‘em in or send us word, The « { family has the sincers sympathy of very + JAY BURROWS AS A MESSHAH Charles Wooster Writes an Open Letter to the Alliance Diotator, ANTE-ELECTION PROMISES RECALLED. The “Official Head" of the State Alliance Toasted to a Tuen by an “Exe pelied” Member. Siver Creex, Neb,, Feb, ~To Jay Bur- rows, Esq.—Dear sir: In writlng you an open letter, gs Tam now about to do, 1 must apologize at the outset for not addressing you as “‘brother.” In the first place, from your standpoint, I am not a member of the alliance so that possibly I have no right to thus address you, and in the second place, to do 50 might be an act of great presumption on my part, as will appear furtior on. And yet in not doing so I am, perhaps, equally guilty of as great irreverence. Referring to my so-called expulsion from the alliance, | remember that, you once said in the “official organ” that you knew nothing of it until it was reported to the secre- tary in the regsular way; novertheless I am'credibly informed that that act on the part of my home alliance was the resultof an order from “headquarters’ to the effect at Wooster should be *‘fired”’ without ges being proferred ; and so, as there are s insigniticant fellows ready to do the ¥ i of an arbitrary and lawless su- perior, a fow of that sort made a sneak and tived Wooster accordingly. Now, I make no compiaint on this score, he- cause I well understand that dictators are not very much governed by law, and _then, t0o, there was some show of propricty in that pro- cedure from the fact that it was well known at “headquarters” that no charges agafnst Wooster couta be formulated that could be made to stick, whereas it was equally well known that if Wooster vemained in the alliance he could, and probably would profer :harges against certain partiés at headquar- that he could, and would, make stick. Therefore thero was a peculiar beauty in such heroic action. So far, such tactics scom to work very well in the alliance, but when you come to try them on the supreme court aud constitution of Nebraska you found you were butting your head against a stone wall. But this is merely ineident; In o recent issue of the “official organ ars this que “Is Charles Wooster still mping on Jay Burrows' Tmil?’ No Jay, Lum uot. I only agreed to do that thing until November 4 last, and I think you can testify that in this I kept my word, even if I did violate ev obligation T ever took as a member of the alliauce, as you ouce lyingly asscrted in the “ofticial organ.” (I beg your pardon, I take back that gentle imputa- tion against your veracity. 1had forgotten for tho moment that you had cast off your earthly habiiments, so to speak, and had ‘assumed the digmty of a god. I must be moro careful, or you will write me down as a blasphemer along with Church Howe,) Since that time, being satistied that my harpoon had entered vour vitals, 1 have been content to stand and look on and see you froth and foam and slosh about in the soup, deeming it only nec- essary for me occasionally to give you @ little more line, Perhaps 1 ought not to have said that you had assumed the dignity of a god, sice you have not been formally i augurated as such. I desire aways to kee p strictly within the bounds of truth. But you were ot formally inaugurated as dictator, and yet you slid quictly and gracefully mto that position and 1o one seemed to know it until you wereat the height. of your glory; and, after two yearsor more of abSoiute sway, none among your subjects questioning your authority, saveone or two insignificant fel- lows, no one could tell just when your reign began. The signs of the times are portentious of your coming glory, and after long reflecting on the tyr- anny of the corporations and the corruption, venality and general cussedness of the old parties, especially of the ‘‘g.o. p.” ascon- trasted with your own spotless purity, you must have attained a very e.alted frame of mind, so that you will drop iuto the Messian- ship as casily as_you had previously done into the dictatorship, with the self-conscions-. ness that even then you are takingsomething farshortof the just reward of your most excellent methods. 1 observe that in a formal note addressed to the supreme court, you resign the oftice of dictator, to prepare the way, I suppose, and the minds of the people, for your new role. And yet,except on the princival that the greater includes the less, [ cannot see why you should have resigned. Better get all you can and keep all youget like your first lieutenant who holds four or five differcnt oftices and is now a claimant for another. But really, Jay, do you think deciding on so important 'step wWithout first advising with me was in very good for Iobserve also that since cloction a very large amount of space iu the “official organ’ is weekly fitled with resolutions from differ- ent alliances over the state commendatory of yourself; in fact the entire paper, save the patent matter, seems to be devoted to ellin vhat you think and what others think of ou. You seem to have forgotten the prom- isemade your srbscribers a year or two ago to' employ able ‘writers on your paper. And why should you do so since your own ideas are so very much superior! And _then, too, they don't cost youa red cent. Now, Tui Bee, for in- stance, is at great expease to publish the news from the four corners of the carth oven up to the hour of going to press, wher *ofticial organ” publishes next to no n all, not even alliance news. But then the former labors under. the disadvantages of be- ing presided over by un ordinary mortal, while the destinies” of the latter are guided by one who ranks the second person of the trinit; You may remember that in the *‘official organ” of December 13 you printed, with your approval, the following resolution “Resolved, By Maple Grove alliance No, 531, that we hold Hon. J. Burrows as far above Rosewater as Jesus Christ is above his Satanic majesty." Now this, taken in connection with the fact of your resignation of the dictatorship and other corroborating circumstances, conelu- swely proves my conteution that you had assumed, or were about to assume, tho digity of a yod, for if you as much avove Rosewater as 'Christ is above tho devil, as the Maple Grove brethren affirm, it neecessarily follow that you are above Christ unless it be claimed that Rosewater is meaner than the devil, which that gentle- man's worst enemies would scarce afirm, Nowthe devil, in orthodox circles, is sup- posed to be the quintescence of cussed- ness, whercas Rosewater, with all his ' faults has some 'good ponts. So, then, dear Juy, £ salute thee as thenew Messiah, Happy am I thatl have lived to see this day, and thrice happy that in theso hard times I shall not now Emvfl to build that brass monument to your memory which I promised you during ‘the campaign last fall, for gods don’t need brass monaments, But, dear Jay, don't imagine that you have mow escaped your enemios. When Pilate said of Christ that he found no fault in him, 50 much the more the people demandod his life, and as Christ was douted by Peter and betrayed by Judas, so there are some members of the alliance who will deny you or betray you for the gold of the pluto- crats, But be of good cheer. Fear them not. Allyou have todo isto getaa order from headquarters to “‘fire them without charges being preferred.” Already wo have a case in point. Tn the “oMcial organ’ of January 31is tuis resolu- tic Resolved, By Box Elder alliance 0. 802, that, whilo we respect Brother Bur- rowsasaman, * * ¥ vet we remem- ber that be is only mortal,and we do not hold him as immortal with Jesus Christ,” These brethren say this by way of opposi- tion to the resolution of Maplo Grove alliauce above quoted, and then thoy proceed in another resolution to urge the brethren gen- erally “to have a care lest the people be eou vinced that the alliance has more reverence other Burrows than for our God. Getting to be a ‘‘bigger man than old Graut,” aven't you Jay ! But Jay, my bump of venerauon is not very large, and I am balf inclined to sido with the Box Eider brethren, You are much too modest. It was not necessary that you should bave publisher those last resolutions soas to let the people kuow that there was even oue alliance in the stato that did not think you were a greater personage than Jesus Christ, Aud uow, dear Jay, lot me admonish you ap- that your little game of BIHT and self-assum. tion s about playod, the lon's skin wil not conceal the long oars of the ass. [Kvon the honest farmer is beginning to penetrato the thin voil of hy poorisy that has heretofore covored the sakedness of your character and he will soon be able to estimate you at your trie value, which I appreliend, will be” found to be about the equivalent of an ordinary govornment shin- plaster after the collapsawhich will inovit- ably follow the adoption, if unfortunately such a thing should ovet decur, of the ward Kellogg-Burrows-etal-flal-money-inte con vgrtible-bond-farm-morgage scheme of making everybody rich. Members of the leg- islatare, too. are beginning to discover the vulnerability of the armor of their once in- fallible dictator, and that their Moses had led them out’ of the wilderness only to see them fgnominiously perish in tho pitfalls that he himself had unwittingly digged for them. And let me say to you as a friend that I am inelined to think you are a little too late in your efforts to work the Messiah racket, The Msssiah business was knocked out at the battlo of Wounded Kuee. If you bhad been a little more pro- vious, you might at have made a ag littlo sum as profits on the salo of ghost. shirting to lay by for & rainy along with your profits in your late pewter badge opera- tions, Your assumption of divine attributes ought, however, at least to save you the farther tronble and expense of contiiuing to proclaim in the “ofticial organ” that you are above the reach of corporate infiue that you cannot be bought with gold ud now in coneluding with assurances of my most distinguished consideration, let me caution you to take uo offense if the common rd continue o refer to you as the dictator, title has become so familiar to them | itit will probably follow you to the end of your career. Again, Isay, oll nail to the new Messian! Cianvis W - The Deacon's Straight Flush, Deacon Johnson had sat in hard luck the evening. Once he had stood " on a “busted flush,” but Rube vis, on the opposite side of the table, 1 seen his raise and gone him “fo’ dollahs™ better, reports the New York Herald. The deacon, after throwing down his cards in disgust, had made the ainful discovery that Rube, too, had helda “fo” flush,” as he had expressed it, inferior in value to his own. Then the deacon had wisely concluded that “t’'warnt no use to buck agin dis hyar game, nohow.” However, he held on, upon one final egort to re- SSe8, by was indeed playing in hard luck. He had come into the game with $10 in h, which he had dropped during the ffrst halt hour. Mr. Davis was already yoing the deacon’s new winter ov coat, which had been presented to t official by 1t 1 admiring constituency, and 1 Mr. Davis held first lien to e Whiflles had about held his own. tus Jenkins and Cy Dodson were t the g but as they had played ds “‘close to their stummicks, as Mr. Do d obsorved, they were but small The deacon, then, was the heavy loser. and against Mr. Davis, who held mostof the securities 1n the way of cash and chips and sundry personal effects, he bent all the energies for the final rally The deacon’s nee came when the last jack pot was deult. He held four diamonds and looked hopeful and happ Mvr. Davis opened the pot on two pai The rest stayed in, and the deacon, re: marking that he had been playing skit- tles long enough,” raised Mr. Davis $6, ““Jes fo' fun,” he isaid. At this all dropped out except Mr. Davis, who said said that he'd stay in “jes fo’ soshabil- ity.” Then came ths draw. Mr. Davis drew another king, giving him a “king full.” He looked happy and confident. The deacon could hardly repress an_oxultant smile as another diamond fell to his lot. *Well, Rube,” observed the deacon, ‘y0’ *penrs mighty soshable; what yer goin’ to do?” “Guess I'll hist her fo’ a dollah’s wuff,”” replied Mr, Davis carelessly. *Now, seo hyar,” remarked the dea- con with emphasis, ‘‘we’s been bucking agin each other all night; so jes' to end things right hyar, I raise you twenty dollahs.” This necessitated a second mortgage upon the overcoat and further liens upon the deacon’s silver snuifbox and gold-rimmed spectacles, “Well,” remarked M; considerable deliberation, *I wouldn’t like to see the deacon leave these hyar rooms without no clo’es on, so [—well, I jes’ calls, With this he laid his king full upon the table with an air of triumph. No good,” said the deacon, laying his cards down one by one. ‘I straight flush—ace, king, aueen, jack an’—an’ (then came an ominous pause) fo'de Lord’s sake, gen’lemen, I'se made mistake!” and then the deacon sank into hisseatas if suddenly seized with paralysis, The last card was an eight spot which the deacon in his nervous excitement had mistaken for a ten. “Doan wan ter be too hard on the dea cou,” observed Mr. Davis as he put on the former’s overcont preparatory to leaving, **so 'Ll jos leave him his glass- es.” The company then dispersed. From the pulpit on the following Sun- day the Rev. Careful Smith announced that **as Brother Johnson had impru- dently gone out on Eviday ovening with- out his overcout he had contracted a se- vere cold in his lungs which prevented his attendance, and would Brother Reu- ben Davis be kind eaough to pass the plate in his stead.” Brother Davis, after carefully remoy ing the deacon’s overcoat and hiding it under the seat, cheerfully assented to the task thus imposed upon him, e S D Thay Played Ball. Marcus Aurelius Smith is the delegato from Arizona and owes his popularity to a gamo of baseball, says the Globe- Demoerat. Mark Smith is a Kentuck- ian, and when he struck Tombstone, in 1851, he was regarded as a “‘tenderfoot.” One afterncon soon after Smith’s arrival in Tombstone there'was a game of ball, and, thinking to have some fun with the tenderfoot from the states, the boys got Smith to umpire th game. In a little while there was a Zeneral row and *Mark” was called upon to decide some knotty point. He made his decision, but, of course, it was unsatisfactory, and the row continued. It looked as ‘if the umpire was about to'be done up, and the Kentuckian was equal tothe emergency, ““Here, you fellows, play ball,” shouted the umpirein a businesslike way, and atthe same time emphasizing his com- mand by reaching under his coat-tails and producing a couple. of very ugly six- shooters, They contigued, but no fur- ther attempt was ever, made to guy the tenderfoot from Kenfucky, and he at once became populag, Davis, after Ll Wind Donation Party. According to the Register man San Jacinto, California, is quite a breezy we. Hear him: ~ “Occasionally these ittle sand storms are as good as a dona- tion party, ns they usually store up a large heap of useful articles in the back yard, where their wild career is arrested by u big wood pile. The zephyrs of sov- eral days ago deposited in our wood pile, besides considerable real estate, clothes basket, o bale of hay and several bundles of shingles that had arvived one ata time. At this writing the brewze is capering gently without, and when it censes its playfulness we will proceod to the backyard and gather in the spoils, We are looking for a parlor stove and a few other light articles.” e Van Houton's Cocoa—Largest sale in tho world, ce and | [OF INTEREST T0 THE FARMER. | Farmers All Reeds Should Bo Thoroughly Tested Before Planting Time, SHEEP UP WITH THE PROCESSION, To Prevent Scours in Calves—Rencfl- cent Effect of Pure Food Laws— Chicken House Fertilizer— Butter Making. The seod question is one that recurs to the farmer every year, and whother ho grows allof his own pur chases them from the seedsman, the im portance of possessing and planting only the very best Is just the samo in either caso, writes (. S, Walters in tho Prac tieal Farme Agricultural stations try to help the farmers inthe practical wor of testing sceds and giving tho results of their investigations to the pubdlie, who grow their own sceds varely succeod in gathering only the purest and best, for there are many things operating against them. such the lack of proper facilities of soil, posi- tion and cultivation which the seedsman can It is very that the favmer can grow as good scods as those who make a alty of it, for the crops are to him the main object of planting theseeds, and the seed harvest only an incident. The reverse is true of the seedsman, In handling his own should, therefore, be them before plantin been gathered and tho early winter many will die, los their germinating powers, or become injured by excessive h and cold. Worms will eat into others and ruin them so far as growth is concerncd. Innumerable other accidents may befall them, which must be discovered before they are used for planting. Another thing in gathering seed, spurious seeds of plants and woeds will' sometimes got mixed with them, and the percentago of good ones will be very small, Tric or’ tests of seeds should, therefore, always be n centage of gooa one should be done especially with pur- chased seeds, The agricultural stations do this for the farmers to a certain ex- tent, but eultivators themselvers should conduet a private test in theig own homes, There are many frauds imposed upon farmers by irresponsibble seed dealers, and the responsible ones fre- quently suffer from the dcceptions. Sand made to resemble small seed are sometimes mixedw ith them to increase the bulk; spurious kinds are mixed with the genuinenrticle, and old seeds, whether or not they retaintheir wlity for more than a§ year,are mixed with the fresh ones. Not unfrequently the seeds of noxious weeds wh emblo those of good plants are u th the seeds offered for sale. An expert botanist can easily detect the spurious ones, but the averagecultivator can not, and it is thus almost necessary for his own protection that he should test them to ascertain their relutive percentage of good and bad seeds. This testing vrocess must be done in the winter time, If seeds are to be bought, only purchase enough of one brand to plant in a few boxes in the house. Have the boxes in a warm room filled with fine soil, and give the seeds suflicient depth and moisture. The idea is to moke their surroundings as favor- able as possible, and then if they ger- minate well in the boxes, but fail to come up properly in the field, the culti- vator can conclude that it is due to the lack of proper cultivation, In this way one can find out where the blamo 18 whether it rests with the seedsman or with the cultivator. The sceds should be counted, and then the number of plants that come up, so that the relative percentage of gmu\ and bad muy bo ascertained. The germinating powers of old seed should be tried in the same way. Such a test garden would not require much labor, and it would serve an_important lesson to the culti- vator. It would also be a good practice togeta collection of all the different kinds of noxious weeds which are fr quently mixed with good seeds, and put them in bottles to be labeled. The cul- tivator should be betanist enough for this. He should conduct a little experi- ment and study garden of his own. In the end the cultivator would be wiser, would know befter what the plans r quired, and in every way find it profita- ble to himself and farm. seeds or Dossess, seldom seeds the farmer careful to test After they have cked away durin The Sheep Industry, Mr. R. M. Bell, the well known sheep br r and writer, formerly of Missou- ri, but now connccted with the depart- ment of agriculture at Washington, writes the American Sheop Breader very encouragingly of the bright future for sheep breeding in this country: For many years there have been changes golng on in this country point- ing to a state of affairs that culminated within the last four There had been intimations of this periodically the past twenty-five years. Sheep rals- ing, in connection with agr , has undergone many changes inthe older agricultural state The farmers near the eastern cities had solved the ques- tion of how to make she sing pay, but the corn raising states had not un- loss the price of wool favored their pros- pecity. A more business-lilte view of the situa- tion presented itself to the few, and to men who had little or no experience with sheep in the past, and new branchos of sheep industry were sought out and de- veloped that Were not thought of and usual before. In short the sheep indus- wy rapidly and hopefully diversified, and underthe most providential inerc of the demund for ‘mutton, & pe; prosperity for wide-awake sheep rai wis inaugura This is believed to be a permanent industry under the proper methods of breeding, feeding and gen- eral management. There will be no diminuation in the fleece values if \he mutton raising farm- ers use the discretion and judgment within their reach, Tho wool will b changed in character but not in valuo and usefulness, Wool of every grade will find its proper conaition in the United States, in which it can be pro- duced profitably. Each product of the sheep has asure market in the country, Experience wili show how and where wool can be profitably raised, and the sume of mutton, Theprocession will move forward to better prosperity for those who keep up with the progréss and development of the country, Scours in Calve A subscriber of the Orange Judd Farmer asks that he be given a remedy for an obstinate case of scours in cal There ure quite anumber of remedies, but prevention is the best remedy of all, This is nccomplished by always toeding warm milk until the calf is at least soveu months old. Let the milk bo sweel, nevor sour, and feod often 50 a5 § Wavoid gorging, say four or five times aday. Above everything else, seo that the calf is kept perfectly dry, ns wo bedding is more cause for diseaso. To alleviate danger from seours when sur- rounding circumstancos are bad and the causo 18 unknown, hegin with each ealf soon aftor birth and give a small doso of carbonate of soda daily, increasing up to half a teaspoonful until th reach an ago when danger may be considered over. Thiskeaps the stomach in good ordor when thore are no predisposing ndjuncts to scour, just as a small dose of arbonate of soda rolieves the human being from heartburn, ete. Where the case is already under way and obstinate, exercise the procautions here given as tokind of milk, frequency of feeding, dry bedding, ete., and put Time water in tho milk, one part 1o ten of milk; same proportion if given wate nd for feed asido from the mitk wsed crushe and upland prairie hay, Fay tea is an ellent food and can be used with suc coss alongside other fools Remember this. Chicken House K The chickon house produces a fortili, er that is of great value when properly handled, but one that canbe quickly ron- dored worthless by mistaken methods Under the impression that these are needed to keop the house clean and pure, lime or ashes arve frequently dusted about and thrown beneath the roosts, When these substances mixad with the droppings, they liberate the ammo- nia, which is tho most valuable part of the manure, The house should be kept clean and no accumulation permitted b neath the roosts, but it should be done by seraping the loor thoroughly every morning, removing the manure and st ing it in barrelsina dryshed. To got the best results, feed it in semi-liquid form about the strawberry and other small fruit plants, 1f you sfer not to clean out 80 often, sprinkle drv cluy, swamp muck or dry land plaster plenti- fully about to absorb the injurious gases and the excessive moistures,and remove the whole once a wee ilize Minnesota Pure Food Law, Warren J, Ives, food and dairy com- missioner of Minnesota, in his ‘annual report for 1890 suys that the gene law of the state to prevent the adulteration of foods, and for the protection of the public health, has proved excellent in many ways, especinlly in enabling pure foods to find a 1y pr Violations of the dairy law ha for tho fivst, and in cases fc second offensey rec tion from the d some partment, and whe s continued to violate tho res wore preferved and they we brought to trial. The law has proved able in protecting daivy produets, at fuether legislation touching other kinds of food 15 expedient. Under this law improvement in vinogar has been made; a better quality of lard placed on the market, andan improvement made in baking powder, and other articles of commerce. The enforcement of this law has met with hearty support from the people, and in time will be the means of purging the market of illegal and adulterated foods How to Bring Butter, A matter that often causes needless expenditure of labor in churning, es- pecially in wintor, is the *“‘slowness™ of the cream in coming, This can almost always be helped by adding a quart of water at 64, 1 which a teaspoonful of alt has been dissolv ach four quarts of crenm, when ready to start the churn, The butter comies with a granulation that is especially fine; it all seems to come at once, is quickly freed from the butter mill, and ledves the butter, when washed, in good condition. —-— Do Witt's Lattle Early Ri only pill to cure sick headache and regulate the bowels., s > Why Mark Twain Quit. But for the insensibility of the Mid sourians to the excellent quality of hi work, Mark Twain might still bo associ- ate editor of the Palmyra Spectator, for he began his literary career with that able liebdoma ne Field in the Chicago News, There was at that time a Miss Mary Aticins, who was the belle of ,and with her Mark Twain madly in love and to her did he indite a scries of verses which (obeying the instructions of the editor not ‘to indulge in any personalities) he printed under the titla of *To My Mary in H—L” The publie, singularly blind to the delicacy and thoughtfulness of this proceeding, rose en masse against the poot, and he was obliged to flee his native state. . . With His Thumb, A boy is sad to have saved the Netherlands from inundation. Multitudes have been saved from the invasion of disease by a bottleof Ayer's Sarsaparitla. 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