State Ledger

THE EDWARDS OF ENGLAND. They Have Proven Themselves Strong Vigorous Rulers. In assuming the title of King Edwards VII, the new ruler of the British nation adds another to the historic list. Edwards who have figures so large in the traditions of England. The custom to most monarchies retain the same name in successive reigns is a precedent which has been England seven Edwards of vau-ous hong. The first, second and third Edwards were Plantagenets; the fourth and fifth were of the house of sixth was a Tudor. park and the sixth was a Tudor. Of the six monarchs the chief honour must go to two, although the roles assigned by these two were sufficiently great to make the name respected of the emblem. Edward I, the son of Henry III, and the worthiest of all the Plantagenet kings, has been acceptable ruler, and during the years his reign—from 1272, when he assisted the throne at the age of 33, to—the carried on with splendid energy his awarded policy of bringing the whole island of Great Britain under the dominion of the sovereign of England. His efforts in this direction met with only partial success, but in his favorite projects, the establishment of a stable monarchical system and the improvement of practical measures of legislation, he succeeded immirably. Edward II who discredited his father's counsels and made poor use of his fortunes, has but two claims to celebrity—his overhelming defeat by Bruce at Bannockburn and his subsequent deposition and murder by the order of his wife, Edward III. however, who followed from 1237 to 1377, showed his strength and his hardy nature almost as victors as the black ruler, while the monarch which he and his son, "Edward, the Black Prince," won at Creacy is名 illustrious in English history. It is the first and third Edward, indeed who gave its luster to the name the new King of England now years. The fourth Edward's stormy brought out certain traits of怒ry and courage, but disclosed the degree to be both cruel and dissolute; Edward V. the ruler who was deposed after V. the less than three months and is said to have been murdered in the Tower, was a mere boy, while Edward VI. the consumptive youth who many years later, was a mere appetit in the hands of his advisers, is to be admitted, however, that the awards who lived to reign for any considerable length of time were in the main strong types of the fengal monarch and the two already specified rulers of deserved distinction, Edward VII. is the first of his name has to face issues remote from usual problems, but like several of his predecessors of the name he comes to the throne with a war on his hands and at a time when many menacing influences make the question of Englands future greatness a profoundly interesting problem. In general it may be assumed that this conservative, experienced and courtly man of 60 will give his people a reign which will be little to England and as worthy a respect as that of any of the Edwards who came before him.—The Chicago Record. Thirty Acres a Minute. Only a very few of those who for many months past have been arguing or against expansion have more than a faint idea of how the United States have expanded during the 117 years that have clasped since Great Britain, by the treaty of 1783, recognized our sovereignty over the land we claimed north of the Spanish and east of the French possessions. During all of those years we have expanded at the rate of thirty acres of land for each minute. Our 3,000,000 of inhabitants started in 1783 with 558,679,360 acres of land, which satisfied them for twenty years. Then, in 1803, under an agreement with France, they consumed the Louisiana purchase, and more than doubled our territory by adding to it the 745,103,360 acres that each from the Mississippi to the Pacific, including the mighty expanse of rain and mountain that falls into arid slopes, dropping to the great over, extending from Canada to the northern lines of California, Nevada and Utah, embracing parts of Kansas and the Indian territory. Sixteen years passed, and in 1819 we received Florida from Spain. It included what are now southern portions of Alabama and Mississippi, and added the union 45,719,680 acres. Then, in 1845, came the annexation of Texas, with 170,247,040 acres. Three years after we had the Mexican cession 490,563,840 acres, that gave us the states of California, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and parts of Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma. To all of this was added Alaska, in 1867, with 383,646,720 acres, and on top of this, we recently, came the Phillipines, orto Rico, Tutilla, Guam and Hawai- partly as a result of the Spanish war adding 98,492,160 acres. All of these make 1,903,772,800 acres after the treaty of 1783. Since then there have been 61,495,200 minutes which, divided into the number of acres, gives thirty and a large fraction of an acre for each minute. During those 117 years the population of the expanding territory has grown from 800,000 to 84,522,029, which is an increase of four inhabitants for each tree minute. — Chicago Chronicle Mme Modieska has received word on Poland that the political charges against her have been withdrawn, and she may return home. Several years ago she lectured in Poland on Persona, Fredom," and an edict for her banishment was the result. It is said she will pay a visit to her native and so Militia Guard a Court House Nebraska City, Neb. Feb. 18.—At 10 clock night, on an order from governor Deitrich, company C. of the bebraska national guards, was march to the court house and stationed in the corridor of the jail to prevent the maching of Hall Frampton, the negro last night murdered his stepmother, Ella Clark. There there has been some excitement during the day, but the presence of boys has apparently quieted the job spirit. About the Farm. FARM LIFE SHOULD BE A JOYOUS ONE. What happier life could one live than on the beautiful and well kept farm? Surely there is no occupation more pleasing and healthful to one adapted to it than that of farming and stock raising. The work is no harder than other vocations, and the pleasure there is connected with the building and modeling of a farm is one that is most gratifying. A farm whether large or small, should be a universe to its owner. Everything constructed about it should be done with a view of beautifying the landscape and making home an Eden. A man in our opinion, could leave nothing of more benefit, to prosterity than a farm with ideal buildings, durable fences beautiful green fields of waving grass, stately trees all in all, a farm that might be considered a fit place for the home fastidious. One spot on earth so beautifully ornamented in a community would lead to the improvement of others and they to other and improvement on one farm might cause an entire neighborhood to grow in pride until the community would be renowned for its beautiful homes and well improved farms. The rush of farm life does not last the year round. There is no vocation in the industrial world that gives a man so much self-indep ndence as the farm. During the growing season the rush on a farm and the work is telling on the nerves. What an ivigorating tonic it is to the man who has worked hard at his crops through the long days of summer to look into his bins and find them bursting with grain when the harvest is over! It is something to swell a man with pride to be rewarded with a good crop for his labors. Then there are the cattle, hogs, sheep and horses and poultry to delight the eye and add to the bank account. These should always be growing on the farm, and a maw who takes pride in his live stock and care of his growing grain and improves his farm and buildings is certainly doing a noble part in the progress of civilization. ABOUT THAT DISSATISFIED BOY ON THE FAKM. Concerning that boy who does not think the farm suited to him. Have you ever thought over the matter what might be the probable cause? Have you kept him at work sixteen hours a day and denied him the pleasures of a vacation? When there was a picnic in your neighborhood or a circus in town did you give him money and tell him to go and enjoy himself? Another thing that may be a factor in making a farm life disagreeable to your boy is this: Have you ever given him a pig, a colt or a calf and allow him to care for it and when it has grown to a valuable animal, sell it and appropriate the money to your own use? These things make boys hate the farm and loose confidence in everything connected with it. Give the boy something that he can call his own and encourage him in making as much out of it as possible, and in a short time you will hear him whistling as he goes about his work in a manner that will make your heart glad. If you can afford it, give the boy a horse and buggy. He will not abuse such a luxury, and it will help to make a useful man of him. A boy that is never allowed to have a day to himself is very apt to think he is entitled to t, and will in a very short time reach the conclusion that the farm is no place for him. FARMER HELPS OUT A RAILROAD COMPANY. "I have heard of some strange and curious expedients that have been used to clear the track in cases of railroad wrecks," said a well-known railroad official recently, "but the method used on a small railroad not far from Baltimore a few years ago to clear the tracks and, incidentally, saves a fine engine from serious damage, was the most original I ever heard of. "The wreck had been caused by iceforming on the rail from an overflowing tank near a trestle. The train had two engines and the cars had run out on the trestle and dropped over. The rear engine was left standing half sidewise on the trestle which was thirty feet high. It seemed as if the touch of a man's hand would cause it to topple over and it blocked the road, which was only single tracked, and the wrecking car with its derrick could not be used. 'If we only had something soft to drop it on and then hoist it back,' said one official, 'we could manage all right.' This remark gave a farmer of the neighborhood an idea. He offered to sell his big stock of corn folder. The plan was to pile the fodder from the ground underneath the trestle to within a few feet of the track and then topple the engine over. The plan worked well, and owing to the elasticity of the fodder the engine was not damaged in the least."—Baltimore Sun. WONDERFUL RECORD OF A KANSAS COW. WONDERFUL RECORD OF A KANSAS COW. Mr. Nathaniel Brown of Lyndon, more commonly answering to the short-cut of "Nate," has a wonderful cow, and she is on the market for sale, which fact accounts, no doubt, for the reason he is now singing her praises, says the Herald. She is seven years old, and he has owned her since the day of her birth, and has educated her to his own liking. During the past year he has kept books on her and knows exactly the sum of money she has earned, and says that besides providing milk and butter for his family they have sold milk and butter amounting to $54, and a calf for $10; and on one occasion churned the cream from seven milkings, and sold the butter to Ollie Fleming, which weighed six and a half pounds. STARTLING CAREER OF MISSOURI FAMILY. A remarkable birt is reported from Miller county, Missouri, says the Barton County Democrat. Mrs Henry Smith, wife of a tinmaker at that place, gave birth to five boys at one time. They are reported well and weigh a total of thirty pounds. Smith has a remarkable family. He has been married less than seven years and is the father of sixteen children. Only once has there been one child at a single birth—two pairs two sets of triplets and the quinter just arrived. Nothing will pay the farmer greater dividends for his investments in grazing lands than to begin the raising of mules. A man who has 100 acres of pasture land can make no mistake breeding every mare on his farm to a good jack. Mules are going to be mules by the time the present crop of colts grow old enough for the market. It is said that one can not ride through the rural districts of England Scotland and find a farm where no sheep are kept. To find a farm in England without sheep is much of a surprise to Englishmen as it is for an American to find a farm in the Central West with sheep. Why this section does not raise more sheep is a mystery hard to explain. If they can be kept on English soil worth an annual rent of $10 per acre and a profit made from them, why can not good money be realized by their keep in this country, and especially in Kansas? BOOKKEEFFING SHOULD BE FOLLOWED OF THE FARM. Bookkeeping on the farm is perhaps the most neglected of any duty evolved from the management of the farm. There is no business concern of any dimensions that does not require a carefully recorded account of every transaction. The same is true of the farm but it is sadly neglected by fully three-fourths of the men engaged in the business of farming. It is absolutely necessary to keep a strict account of every business transaction if you are to know where the profit and loss comes in. By a careful system of keeping books a farmer can soon learn what portions of his farming enterprises are paying and what are running him in debt. Then, if he is wise and a thorough business man he will discard the things about the farm that do not pay. Or if he has a love for some particular fad that has proven unprofitable he can bend his energies to make it profitable. If you have never kept an account of your business begin to do so and you will be surprised and pleased with the result. There are 50 towns in Oklahoma and 18 of them each have a population of over 1,000. Guthrie and Oklahoma City each have over 10,000. AND now the question is asked why undertakers do not use automobile hearses. They would be very popular, in fact people would be dying to ride in them. MYSTERIOUS REPORT VERIFIED Human Body Decomposed by Lye Found Near Winchester. It was reported last week that a human body had been found near Winchester under circumstances which enshrouded it in mystery but the report was denied and we did not publish it. It has since been verified that a box containing a substance similar to wood ashes was found buried about a foot under the ground near the Scott Lee house. Some glass shirt buttons, pieces of a felt hat, and a dozen open lye cans were also in the box. A hunter accidentally made the discovery. The contents were analyzed at the state university and pronounced to be human flesh decomposed by lye. PIANOS ... AND ORGANS. 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