— the final statement of the Commissi on cause, it has not been possible to complete at this time, pathy with the general conclusions of essence, and 1 commend its recommendations te your earmest and faverable The existing conditions, as set forth in this report, seem to ~ require a radical revision of most of the laws affecting the public demain, ' consideration. if we are to secure the best possible actual home makers. The White House, February 13, 1005. February 18, 1000.—Read; referred to ordered to , which, from the very nature of the 1 am in full sym- the Commission in substance and in use of the remaining public lands by THEODORE ROOSEVELT, the Committee on Public Lands and’ be printed. SYNOPSIS OF REPORT. I slon . 1. Thig report ta kased on a broad general i¥lew of the public-land situation, not on specific cases, 2. The present laws are not sulted to meet the conditions of the remaining public domain, 3. The agricultural possibilities of the remaining publle domain are unknown. Provigien should be made to ascertain them, ana, pending such ascertainment, to hold under Government control and in trust for such use lands likely to be de veloped by actuai settlers, 4. The right to exchange lands In forest reserves for lands outside should be with. drawn. Provision should be made for the | purchase of needed private lands Inside fore est reserves, or for the exchange of such lands for specified tracts of like area and value outside the reserves. 8. The former recommendation for the repeal of the timber and stone act is re- | newed and emphasized, | 6. The sale of timber from unreserved public lands should be authorized, . The commutation clause of the home. stead act 1s found on examination to work | badly. Three years’ actual residence should be required before commutation. 8. The desert-land law Is found to lead to land monopoly In many cases. The area of a desert entry shonld he reduced to not exceeding 160 acres. Actual residence for not less than two years should be required, with the actual production of a valuable crop on one-fourth the area and proof of an edequate water supply, 0. After thorough Investigation of the grazing problem your Commission 1s op- | posed to the Immediate application of any | rigid system to all grazing lands, but recommend the following flexible plan {(@) Authority should be given to the Pres. | ident to set proclamation @) Authority should be core. tary of Agricult to el i \ ap. praise the TRL ne o '3:04 these districts; Ty : ; y cers as the each mav | i given the 8 ssif nd o district, with the special object of bringing about the largest permanent ocen pation of the country by actual settlers and home seckers 10. The fundamental fact that aracter. Izes the situation under the present pt land law is this, that t iher of p lssued 18 Increasing out of all proportior the number of new homes. ——— shia 1040 a 0 ht Second Partial Report of (he Pablie Lands Commission. Sir: a This Commission, appointed Oecto- er 22 22, 1908, to report upon the condition, operation and eff of the land are needed to eff laws, and to rec disposition of the pr lan tlers who will bulla nar r them, and to secure in permanence veot ch ds to actual set. t 8 upon 1blle the ful- og x: | spent much aside grazing districts by | It | Pp ES al - KING HONORS MIKADO, JAPANESE SOVEREIGN HAS STOWED HIM COVETED ORDER OF THE GARTER. BE« Ranks First Among all the Orders of the World.—~Coveted by the Great have Individually and studied many of the subjects assigned to It. During the year 1904 each member time upon the public lands, making personal Inquiries Into existing con- | ditions and discussing publie-land questiong with public men and citizens generally, The Commission now respectfully sub mits to you a further partial report, There 1s In preparation an appendix eon. talnlng special reports prepared for the Commission, upon which, In part, tie con clusions here presented are based. The Commision desires to express to you its appreciation of the valuable assistance and support it has received from officers of the General’ Land Office, the United States | Geologleal survey (especially the reclainn tion service), and the bureaus of Plant In. | dustry and Forestry of the United States Department of Agriculture, g Problems Presented. The total area of the public lands of the United States, exclusive of Alaska, was 1,441.436,160 acres, of which 473,836,402 acres still remained on June 30, 1nd. The latter figure, of nearly half a billion acres, while but a third of the original area, Is still enormous. Even to see typleal exam. ples of these lands In each of the States! or larger political divisions would requi months of arduous travel. To obtain a | full comprehension of all the physical con | ditlons would require years of research. | This fact is emphasized becanse It appears In the general discussion of public-land questions by hundreds or thousands of In dividuals that as a rule each man sees only certain phases of a group of problems ani | m his own view polnt brings argnment to bear for or agalust any oue Specific cases are cited to show tain land laws sbhouid Tepes I or vised, or ghould be allowed to remain, and ustanc + given of the beneficial results of such act A correct declslon mnat be based not upon individoal cases } upon t ad ki est attainal 1 resuils, © to find ten ¢ | that cer- pon the br ie wledge of prevailing io a hundred cases xcellent illu ngs of a LtCauC ue s al may be possibl tions of the be vot the rot ning ninety without doubt that the law on the is not good. It Is only w of facts are comprel that « ® ty work x av a) who! gro a o ree Lailivus the Teal Antiguated | nor at and La wnat raf WSs. —_— SBA WAS . y HN the not At the con 1 Is. Mos artmental pra + ’ ditions of the remaining pub. t fk » laws and t ds ct hich have grown wp . 1 ¢ feos w frat and esser gnizance ean n ontary kr o BR ta ated 4 : t a a Ker land y because some of recommend In the ' changes laws are required ne onl nia and decorations, the order, including the Czar, perors of Germany and | gary, | Greece, {and 8 | | : Desert Butries mear Great Falls, Montana A Desert Claim én Eastern Washington No Vieille Water Supply. Tost and most offective use of the resources of the public lands, submitted to you a partial report, dated March 7, 19004, which Was printed as Senate Document No 188 Fifty-eigth Congress, second session. Ia this report reference was made to the mag- Ritude of the problems and to the fact that it was Dot then practicable to reach definite conclusions on a number of the more lutrl esate questions, Since the time of making this first report many meetings of the Commission have been held and special toples have been assigned to experts for thelr detalled inves. tigation. The members of the Commis YOUR NEIG Wild rice, the favorite food of wild Bucks, Is a plant worth growing for beauty alone, says the November Gar fGen Magazine. One seedsman | know of has had it in his catalogue for years, | name of Zizania under the aquatica, but the secret of its cultivation has | only lately been discovered. The seeds must be sown In the fall, and they must never be allowed to become expiains nlways Called lo thelr efforts to grow wild rice This have thoroughly dried out why sportsmen’s clubs AMERICAN WOOD DUCK. near their clubhouses. Hitherto they have always bought the seed In the spring, as was natuml, and hundreds of dollars have been wasted, Another pecula of wild rice 18 that it will grow mp in fresh water. Even three per cent of salt water is collectively | { the | with the {esqoae but probably mythical incident Personages of Europe, — Twenty« five Recipents the Limit, The bestowal by King Pdward of {the order of the Garter on the Mi- { kado 1s as significant of Japan's new position amoug the powers as the rails ing of the status of the British minis- ter at Tokio to the rank of ambdssa- dor. Among all orders of the world the Garter ranks first, and it is nearly 4 century older than the order of Golden Fleece of Austria and Spain, It it coveted by foreign sover- elgns as eagerly ns minor honors are desired by lesser mortals, It is )Mim- ited to twenty-five knight companions, sovereign and Prince of | | | —————— AA WOMAN CITY PHYSICIAN, mi Greeley, Colorado, Appoints Ella Mead to Guard Municipal Health. “So I have put my neck In the yoke and will hope to accomplisa something for the public good.’* It strong personality, native ability, and a well-disciplined mind are essen- tinl factors in the problem of success, Dr. Ella Mead, of Greeley, Colorado, will make good. This young woman was recently appointed City Physi. clan of that bustling western town. In making the appointment the City Council reached the safe conclusion that a tactful woman might handle with skill many delicate questions that had theretofore proven sources of political embarrassment, Dr. Mead is well prepared for her work. Graduated from the Greeley High School she later took the degree of B. 8B, from the State Agricultural Col- lege. From early childhood she wis desirous of studying medicine, and when but thirteen years old confided ber ambition to the familly physician, She was poor, but that could not dampen her ardor. Te take A course Wales and such extra knights, foreign in the University and attain ber de- t Hospital on % } Who went PUrTOS i I'l r t the or of the Or i fray rs i “HON 5 8) . * appropriate lusig- | ¢ ba 1 Nearly every ruler In Europe wears € the em- Austria-Hun- the kings of Denmark, Eweden, Portugal and the kings of one or two rerman principalities. Its Origin Mythical. Although technically known as the Order of the Garter, from the pictur ! Italy, minor which has always been looked ns its origin, the Cecorations limited to that distinctive badge. lesides the garter, of dark blue vel with gold and worn below there | also of sivet, taffeta ) by the surcoat of hat also of ¥ a plume, twenty-six ith a n- | w i star, and a | nver upon not | Ale r sy th of lark St. George bl ril Pn the left sl Ider and crossing ly under the right The Order ofithe Garter, The following lines of ancient verse i# a description of how an early BEd. ward of England founded the Order | of the Garter. ry's falr C4 n with glee Her stocking's security fell her knee Nasiuns and went round; The trifle was scorned and left lle on the oblique ' oe eal arm niless was dane down from whispers hints, sneers and the present laws are wholly unsuited to ex. isting conditions but alse NI part 1 } cause some of these laws a» drawn contempiated certain or rmctices which have been modified by various rullngs and tons, In short, recedents established and which pow Rave practically the force of law have so completely modified the apparent object of the original statute that the statute and the prevalllng cond tions appear to ! wholly unconnected The effect of laws passed to promote settle ment is now not infrequently to prevent or retard It, 0 "HOW TO ATTRACT WILD DUCKS TO HBORHOOD \ uy ten cents’ worth of seed this {fall and seattey In on the bit of fresh water nearest your home, whether you own the stream or not No one harm the wild rice, and next { your heart will leap with Joy to see the beautiful wild rice In flower, and | when it goes to seed you will enjoy seeing the other birds on Its swaying stems, even If yon do not raise enough Jiatts the first year to attract wild € —— ucks. Lobsters Becoming More Searce. The Massachusetts Board of Fish and Game Commissioners, In thelr last report, do not give a very rosente view of the lobster Industry In that State, The statistics gathered by. the commis. sion show conclusively the great shrinking of the supply of lobsters, “The outcome, the commercial ex. tinetion of the lobster,” they state, “is As sure to result as day Is to follow the night. There has heen an Ineroase of pots or traps per man, but a falling off In the eateh per pot from thirty. three In 1008 to twoenty.elght and a half In 1008, or a decadence of mbout 14 per cent. In thirteen yoars there | has been a decrease of more than 0 per cent. in the catch of Wbsters per | Phe U. 8 Fish Commission Is, how ever, taking active steps to foster and save this Industry, Just as it has been instrumental In preventing the prac too much, and that is so little that you aL Just detect a brackish taste, will | year | rauni rounn n Edward the Prove, with the soldier like spirit ried The garter Is mine: of merit Knights In my realm shall be happy to west Proud distinet fell from the fair While In letters arch’s will Shall there be thinks 11! Whe { "tis the order nthe garter that of pold-"tis your mon. Insctibed—""111 to him whe — The Redections of a Dachelor. From the New York Hash is at the bottom of more 1 voree than any other influence in the i world A husband thinks he Is a good disciplinarian when he gets mad with his wife because his children won't | mind him At eighteen a girl wants to pretend she is twenty-two, and at twenty eight she wants to pretend the same thing. A vacation at a summer hotel In a good time for one to learn what a nice time one has at home, s———— A Few ARerthoughts, Weyler has been decorated In France, The same Weyler who came very nearly belong perforated ln Cuba, The Interstate Commerce Commission has @iscovered that the rallroads have a new way of giving rebates. What the Com mission wants to discover ls a new way or even any old way of stopping them from giving rebates, Mreas : ——— The recent order to k the proceedings of the Cabinet secret would seem to lot out women as possible candidates, Mr. Rockefeller admonishes us to keep our eyes on higher things, Does this lad) cate a rise In oli? The entire Benate In Mnland has re signed. Queer Flanish, wasn't It? The Pueblo, Qalorndo, Defies fares has \L on A woman eeman, now eg A tor ve resident nd to write tr article for the Home Jousna| on what he thinks of this kind of a women's club, Does Mvertistng par) The Mew York tien] extinction of many of our best food fish, n who for Fee not, ms cases that came life and the we the Health Officer diction picipal gha Js deeply Interests ing much time and thot wife and Is pow and thinks “ Trg, a Si—— a p—— 7 Lf . | ] ! f J © ©0 nis amina : position a result of competitive ex sO0L The docto n the Coun 58 a day. urn with the mi the ambulance, he wagon of rescue Very section of the « or record » h - T te iy “on nen, in fact wusy day. In In Greeley the ( IF8 i Mead 's includes two absorbing questions in and work! devot. | ght to the reg | ’ the ae milk supply. “mel wiantions and thelr « ) the milk supply | When the purity City Physician « of a city is concern of Charlotte Perkh epigram: “Politics is home, but inside the baby.” Thous ands of Infants have given up thelr precious lives as a result of the In purity of their milk. Through a mis taken economy, which restricts the psumber of inspectors, or a political exigency, which leads to the appoint ment of men unfit, the municipality often falls properly to guard that line of its citizens’ commissary Dr. Mead believes there is no field of work where educated women are needed more than in her profession Woman knows her need of help, but she will not and ean not eall on men for it. The woman physician brings | to her work all the intuition, sym- | pathy, and understanding with which | the feminine sex has long been credit. jed. When to these qualities is added {the skill of special training, then, in | deed, 18 she to her sisters in affliction | las an angel of mercy, He Is Making Good. It any other member of the Cabinet has “made good” more quietly, steadily and thoroughly than Becretary Hitch | cock-Ethan Allen's great-grandson we'd ba pleased to have him pelnted out ~Hartford Courant. reminded iman's apt outside t} G vt I A FLOATING EXPOSITION, r— MANUFACTURERS TO INVADE FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 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