Marshall County Independent, Volume 7, Number 9, Plymouth, Marshall County, 8 February 1901 — Page 4

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teaching methods to obtain the hest results. The national government recognized the importance of this industry and established the bureau of agriculture, w hich expends large sums annually in developing the science of agriculture. The county institutes have done much good in improving the conditions of the farmer and we hope Mr. Parks' hill will become a law.

Miss Grace White, a young woman of considerable newspaper ability, is about to establish a paper, the mam purpose of which is to combat the views enunciated through the columns of Bryan's Commoner. Miss White gained some reputation and notoriety during the campaign of iqoo as a Republican spellbinder. Her enterprise is said to be backed by a friend who has unbounded faith in her ability as a political writer. The name of her paper is to be The Reasoner. Three notable wealthy men whose philanthropy has been watched by the present generation havefollowed the sensible plan of distributing their millions for educational purposes while they live and thus watch the practical applications of their generous gift to the good of mankind. They are Philip I). Armour, who recently died, AndrewCarnegie and John I). Rockefeller. Others have held to their wealth during life and given large gifts at death. The plan of these three individuals should be an object lesson to local public spirited citizens of wealth who would like to do something for their city and for posterity. The farmers of Kosciusko county have formed an organization for the protection of the native birds. The members of the association pledge themselves to co-operate in every possible way toward accomplishing this end. The study of bird life and the discussion of this important subject at their recent farmers' institute has led the f aimers of that county to appreciate more fully than ever before the value of birds on the farm and to realize the necessity of preventing their destruction, if they wish to save their crops from being annihilated bv instinct ravages. A similar society ought to be organized in every county in the state. Sl'IlOOL-FL'N D IXTKKEST. Just what law should be enacted concerning the loaning of school funds is not plain, but certain it is that some readjustment should be made. The present law was enacted when money was in demand at 7 and S per cent. It requires borrowers to pay 6 per cent, in advance on security twice the value of the loan, and to also pay the cost of appraisement, abstract of title, etc. The funds are apportioned to the counties for loaning purposes, on a basis of population, and the county is required to account to the state for. the funds and interest at 6 per cent., whether it be lent or not. The law worked very well while there was a demand for money at more than 6 per cent., but we have got past that. In a great part of the state money can be had on good real estate at less than 6 per cent., without any cost in many cases at 5 and interest is not payable in advance. The result is that a large portion of the loanable school funds now lie idle in the hands of county auditors, and the interest on them that must be paid into the state treasury is a direct tax on the counties. A reduction of interest means a reduction of the income of the schools and the problem is thus seriously complicated. The superintendent of public instruction, who has made a study of the situation, recommends that the interest rate be left where it is, and the treasurer of state be given discretion of transferring loanable funds from one countv to another. In making this suggestion, he declares that, while some counties find it hard to loan the funds, others could loan much more money than is apportioned to them. This might serve as ternporary relief for two or three years, but in the end some adjustment to a lower rate of interest must be found, for the tendency of interest rates throughout the country is steadily in that direction. Indianapolis Pres.

I MIMIOT AT T n K UTAH.. In answer to Col. Isaac W. Brown's plea foi the quail and the statistics which he produced concerning the bird as an insect destroyer and a friend to the farmer, a Columbia City man has given out some figures to show that it is destructive to crops. He claims that one quail will eat 400 grains of wheat a day and on this assumption he figurers out that 255,000 quail would eat 5,381 worth of wheat in three months. Before giving further currency to the statement it would be well for this gentleman to note the fact that it is claimed byclose observers of the quail and its habits of living that it will eat little or no grain when it has access to insect food. About the only time when it will eat very much grain is when the ground is covered with snow and when there is nothing else to eat. In the summer time when they are raising their young and when insects are most plentiful, as well as most harmful to crops, they will destroy very little grain. What they do consume is only the waste grain that is left in the fields and this they are entitled to as a partial remuneration for their valuable services in destroying the farmers' insect enemies. As everybody knows who has ever seen a quail, it is extremely shy and keeps itself hidden in stubble or grass, where its ideal food, the insects, are to be found. Nobody ever saw a covey of quail light upon a shock of wheat or any other kind of harvested grain. Besides, if they were inclined to do so, the little time between harvesting and storing the gram is too short for them to do any material damage. In order to destroy the quantity of wheat that our Columbia City friend estimates would be destroyed, the wheat would have to be scattered over the field for a whole month and the quail's access to insect food would have to be entirely cut off. He will be compelled to produce different argument from this to turn the farmers of Indiana against this best of their feathered friends. South Bend Times.

Legislative Notes. Indianapolis, Feb. 1. The independent press of Indianapolis in the routine report of the honee left the impression that there was no opposition to the trading-Btamp bill This was Dot the case, as the vote shows, and as these same papers admit wben they stated that Representative Scott occupied all his time in speaking against the bill. There were efforts made to defeat it and they would probably have been successful had not many of the reprerentatives been informed, prior to voting, as to the workings of the tradingstamp system and the demoralizing effect upon legitimate businees interests House bill No. 175, introduced by Mr. Metsker, providing for omitting from specifications such printing supplies as can be furnished by local papers, came up on second reading today and a lively fight was precipitated on the floor, in which Mr. Metsker defended his bill. The bill was finally recommitted to the committee on county and township business. Many of the legislators are woDderiog what has become of the anti-kidnapping legislation. The bill indicting life imprisonment or the death penalty on kidnappers, introduced by Mr. Kishop, i8 slumbering in the house committee on judiciary. Mr. Cotner's bill to repeal the county reform law has received its quietus from the committee on county and township business. The committee is unanimous in recommending: the indefinite postponement of the bill. Representatire James began an investigation of the accounts of the state institutions in the state auditor's ollice yesterday, and found a deficit in the maintenance account of the northern hospital for the insane, at Lo?ansport; the eastern hospital for the insane, at Richmond, and the school for feebleminded youth, at Ft. Wayne. His investigations so far show that the institutions named, and this includes the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville, will have a special appropriation to make good these deficits. The bill introduced by Mr. Kelley, of Laporte, repealing the circuit court drainage law, which was the special order in the house yesterday afternoon, was killed. The bill was put on its second reading and the enactiog clause was stricken out on the motion of Mr. Heckman, of Lake, by a vote of 54 to 37. Mr. Kelley made a long speech in defense of his bill and Mr. Murphy, Mr. Davis, of Green, and Mr. Krdiltz spoke against the meature. Mr. Kelley bad anticipated the defeat of his bill by introducing another which merely amends the circuit court drainage actThis bill has not been reported from the committee on drains and dykes as yet. Houieto Pmi Mllevge 1111. The legislative bouse committee on rallroadb will present a favorable report on Representitife Neal's bill requiring railroad companies to sell C00-

rnile miieag h'ioks for 810, each book to be good for any member of the faruil of the purchaser. The bill will pass the house, according to a poll taken by Mr. Xeal. It is not known yet whether or not there will be a minority report from the committee, out it is thought the report will be unanimous in favor of the bill. Mr. Neal h38 interviewed leading railroad llicials and eays they are net ereatly opposed tf- his bill. "It is not true," he said, "that my bill encourages scalping. The bill's enemies, if it has any, are the scalpers'." a;aint n i:vs ionoimi.. ICr".'ii t at i liurkliart I nl r nrr AntiTrust Hill. Representative I5urkhart, democrat, introduced in the house last week an anti-truBt bill that defines the following as a monopoly: "F.very corporation, co-partnership firm, or individual which may eather items of news or preßs dispatches for sale to newspapers, and which shall refuse to sell said items of news or press dispatches to more th3n one newspaper to a stated number of inhabitants in any city, town or subdivision . of the state of Indiana or within a certain radius of territory. Every association of newspapers formed tor the purpose of exchanging items of news and press dispatches which may require ot its members under pain of forfeiting their membership that they do not sell to or exchange with newspapers not members of said association any iteme of news or press dispatches." Mr. Burkhart denies thatthere is any purpose in the bill to establish another democratic newspaper in Indianapolis. A similar bill was introduce, in the last session for this pupose, but it failed to pass. The bill prohibits entering iDto any combination to fr or regulate the price of any product and has a clause to prohibit combinations to regulate insurance rates. The penalty for violating the law is 200 to 0,000 tine and each day's Yiolatioo is made a separate offense. The franchise of any person or company engaged in a trust or combination is forfeited. On .July 1 of every yeir the secretary of state must write a letter of inquiry to the otlicers of every incorporated company whether such company has entered into a trust. Indianapolis I'ree3.

Democrats l-Var Whitewashing. The Indianapolis Tress of Saturday has this to eay of the proposed investigation of state institutions: "The democrats of the senate are not in good mood over the investigating committee appointments made by Lieut. (Joy. Gilbert. They are charging that it. is to be made a whitewashing affair and that the president of the senate deeired it to be so, or he would not have selected the men he did. "Senator Ball was made chairman of the .TefFersonville reformatory committee. The other appointees are Senator Cregor, the latter the democratic member. "That is a whitewashing committee through and through," said one of the democratic senators, who is a strong attorney. 'Why did he not eppoint Senator lnman or somebody like him from the minority ? Crepor is a good fellow, but he knows nothing about the law or bookkeeping. What could he bring out in an investigation?' "It is recalled that the republican senate two years ago refused to unseat Cregor in the Stoner-Cregor contest. Cregor has many warm friends on the majority side, and the democrats express fear that he will not probe persistently. "Senator Ball made the motion to table Senator Inman's investigating resolution. Senator Joss is caucus chairman and a friend of Mr. Ilert. It is said that neither would desire to unearth anything that might act injuriously to party interests. 1C is claimed that the entire matter is arranged to protect Superintendent Hert from suffering trom alleged extravagances. "The dem icrats of the senate feel as strongly about the situation in the house. They say they are not confident' that Representative James, the minority member of the house committee, will probe affairs with vigor. A democratic senator said: " 'James never said a word to the democrats about matters at the state institutions until some of the rest of us began to make dipcoveries. Suddenly he has become active. Why should he not have said something sooner?' "This senator thinks Representative James is too much under the influence of Speaker Artman, who appointed him. Both were members of the legislative commission. "The minority members of the senate committee that will investigate the woman's prison and girls' industrial school are Senators I'urcell and Orr. They are fine men and we honor them,' said a senator, 'but why did the presi . dent appoint men who have so much at stake and cannot win without republican support? I'urcell has the Vincennes university claim and Corr the state university interests. I tell you it is all set up against us, but 1 hope the republican scheme will fail. "The democratic leaders will ask that Representative Cyrus K. Davis, minority leader in the house, who is a lawyer, be allowed to question witnesses. Mr Davis is thoroughly in sympathy with the investigation movement and his questions, the democratp believe, would bring out many facts that otherwise would be smothered. It is doubtful, however, whether Mr. Davis will be allowed to appear in the capacity of attorney before the committees. If the request be refused the democrats will charge that there is a premeditated effort at whitewashing."

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EÜ3 fas S85S fog UP, Triplet- I.olly it AK.tiuKl 1(111 ilf.i. Hooee bill No. 233, introduced in the house by Mr. Metsker, is practically the same as the law now on the statute books, but which many trustees refuse to recognize, claiming that the county and township reform laws repealed it. The object of house bill No. 233 is to establish beyond question that these repotts must be published. If enacted, the expense of taking the matter into court will be avoided. The township trustee lobbyists have notified all the trustees of the state to wire or write their representatives to vote against the bill. It certainly is ill becoming of a tovnship trustee to endeavor to shape legislation so as to make it possible for him to avoid tbrowiog the light of day upon his transactions for the public. A trustee who endeavors to do this, invites public suspicion to fall upon him. Effort was made to strike out the enacting clause on the second reading, but the ellort failed after a prolonged debate, led by Representative Iteser, in favor of striking out the enacting clause, and Hepiesentative Metsker opposed. A New I'oMal Law. An old ruling on a postotlice matter which has been somewhat neglected will now be rigidly enforced as the result of a recent decision of the department at Washington. The postmasters throughout the country have beec notified that on all third class mail matter there shall be no writing except the address ot the party to whom the parcel or package is being sent and the name of the Bender. Any other writing such as pictures, or words, such as "books" or "third-class matter" will necessitate the classification as firstclass matter and charges accordingly. Many people who send third class matter write on the wrapper other words than are necessary and this has been the cause of the trouble. State Hoard of Charities. According to the report of Secretary Hutler, submitted last week at the meeting ot the state board of charities, there are now in the etate 4,42'J insane persons in the state and county institutions and 858 epileptics. Thare are 480 feeble-minded women in county poor asylums. The report of the state agent covering the work of the last quarter among depundent children shows that there are about 2,300 out in family homes, subject to visitation by the board, and approximately 1,000 in the orphans homes, a total of about 4,000 who are public wards. The .Nw Call Halt. And now it is abtäte board of architecture that is wanted. Why not a etate board of brickmaker, or a state board of journalism or a state board of any other calling or profession? We hope the legislature will incontinently smash every project that looks to the creation of a new board or a new office. Massachusetts and New York have "boarded" themselves in till they are the laughing stock of the country, and sensible people of those states are praying for relief. Let us take warning from their experience. Indianapolis News. TrMlmony for County Reform Law. If the advocates of the county reform law want any proof of its value they should see that Elkhart county turns back to the county treasurer 87,800 appropriated, but not used. Such an instance as the saving of cash appropriated is almost unknown in county matters. It is to be credited to the workings of the county reform law. Elkhart Review. Telling the Whole Truth. In his address to the Illinois editors Lafe Young told the brethren how a paper might be conducted on the principle of telling the exact truth about everything and everybody. "The halght of my ambition' the

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Mr orator said, "is to have a million dol- ! lars and to build a skyscraper nineteen J stories high. 1 would publish a news- i paper and have my office on the cine-! teenth lloor, protected by a score of j eight-pound rapid-firing guns. I would j have an automatic elevator to bring J my meals to me and I would never! leave my otlice. "All I would do would be to print the j truth about everybody. What a glorious privilege that would be. How , many heads would be hit that have not been touched under the present system, : when it is nearly impossible to tell the truth and make a living at the samej time." ! eed More Ke venue. ! Superintendent Jones, of the state board of education, says the country schools of thestate cannot be kept open more than six months of the year unless more revenue is provided, and an increase of from 11 to IT cents in the tax levy is suggested. The school fund is chietly raised from the liquor tratlic, and it is said there are 3,325 places in the state selling without a license. Money fur Hammond. The U. S. senate committee on public buildings and grounds Friday reported favorably a bill appropriating 8123,000 for a public building at Hammond. Senator Fairbanks is work with ing Representative Crumpacker on the matter, and it is confidently expected the bill will pass the senate at this session. About 311,000 of the amount appropriated for county expenses last year in Tulaski county was saved by the officers and turned back into the treasury on the first day of January. Is destruction oflun!i bv a growing germ, precisely as moldy cheese is destruction of cheese by a "rowing irenn If you kill the germ, you stop the consumption. on can or can't, according to when von beijin. Take Scott's Emulsion ot Cod Liver Oil: take a little U first. ,c;v It acts as a iood ; it is the easi est t o o d . Seems not to be food ; makes von hunijrv ; eating is comfortable. You;rov stroni;The genuin: Ii i : : -.is jm-tme on U, Qfm i ikf no other. Take more; not too much ; enough is as much as you like and agrees with you. Satisfy hunger with usual iux ; whatever vou like and agrees with von. When vou are strong airain, have recovered your trenrth the ircrins are dead; vou have killed them. If you have not tried it, send .'ort reo sample, its agreeable ,iste will surprise you. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., New York. 50c.,and $1.00; all druggists.

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