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DAKOTA CITY HERALD DAKOTA CITY, NEB. JOHN H. REAM, Publisher. i i i i . i AMERICA AND IRRIGATION. ( Ours Is the foremost country In the Svorld In th reclamation of Its arid land. To the untrareled easterner extent ot the Irrigation of west torn lands under direct government su pervision li unknown. The work of Individual and corporate concerns raises the actual reclamation of arid land In the west to an enormous to lal acreage. Moat of this work has been accomplished within the past jdeoade, while each year the plans for Istlll further pushing the conquests of jartlBcial Irrigation are extended, says the Pittsburg Gazette-Times. That jibe prestige In this Important depart ment of home building belongs to the (United States is further demonstrated by a request recently submitted to the state department by the Austra lian government Australia has sev jeral wide extended areas of arid Band. The reclamation of much of jthls bas beon undertaken, but the first jdifflcnlty that confronted the govern ment was a lack of expert knowledge jpf the actual work to be done and of lie means used to secure the largest ad surest returns on the money In- rested. In this dilemma Australia urned to the United States, where lr- tgatlon on the broadest lines has been ablr demonstrated under kov- jernment control. STRENGTH OF TINY INSECTS Little Bee Is Capable of Pulling Load Three Hundred Times as Great a Own Weight. In an article in tho Strand Maga elne John J. Ward tolls of the aston ishing strength of insects. He says: "A powerful draw horse will draw on the level a load of two and one half tons, to which about another ton has to be added for the weight of the dray. Estimating the weight of the horse at fourteen hundrewelght. It would be pulling a load equivalent to five times Its own weight. The pull- , Workmen In demolishing an ancient bouse situated In the Rue de Stras bourg, opposite the old Mont de Plete at Nantes, have made an Interesting discovery which Is likely to attract considerable attention, since the find was at once dispersed by the men. It consisted of a number of gold and sil ver coins of different epochs. The most Interesting bore the effigy of Al phonso VnT., king of Gallcla and Cas tJU, who reigned from 1126 to 1158. They bear on the exergue an Inscrip tion In Arablo In these terms: "The Emir of the Catholics Is aided by; AUah, and Allah protects them." The find Is Interesting In more ways than one, and It Is likely that economic writers will not fail to make use of these coins to show the trade rela tions of Nantes about the period of Lhe Hundred Tears War. i The defendant In a case before. Judge Bacon, who objected to being described as a gentleman, may be commended on his refusal, to be labeled with a term which even Sir james Murray Is shy of defining, saya the London Chronicle. There Is the old legal definition, "all above the rank of a yeoman," and there is Sir William Blackstone's description of a gentleman as "one who can live Idly land without labor." There Is also the blatorlo definition given by a witness at the trial of Tburtell for the mur kier of Mr. Weare as "one who drives W gig." And the cabman probably ex presses the average opinion as to what constitutes a man, a gentleman when he says: "You re a gentleman air," to the spendthrift who does not ask change for half a crown on a shilling fare. Two of the rare dollars of 1804 have been found. It is affirmed that only four of these coins are In existence, land numlsmatologlsts attach great value to them. The last coin sold brought $3,000. But of course if they (continue to be found In this fashion the discoveries are likely to "bear' the market. Radium has also come down among tthe other necessaries of life, a grata of It having recently sold for 72,000t Still, at that rate, the time is not clearly In sight when families can af ford to lay In an entire winter's sup ply with reduced prices for cash. A veterinarian on Long Island re fused to take an anaesthetic for an operation because be wished to watch It that be might get surgical points. A man like this Is Just the kind not likely to Inflict needless pain on others. The meanest man has been found in New Jersey. In a quarrel with his wife he took the false teeth from her mouth and kept them, saying he had paid for them. Naturally, In court she made a biting charge against hi in. "Fashion decrees that men must propose on their knees hereafter," says an esteemed contemporary. Fash la a "dame." all right or Is she a damsel t Prof. Garner says his female chlm gtantee has a vague moral sense. And that Is tne sort that some folks 1 high socletee have. It has been a banner hunting sea- In northern Michigan, the turns showing 6,000 deer and 20 kant- ers killed. son Them are 800 varieties of chrysan themu'ns, but no one seems to know aby there are so many. mm A PEEP INTO DREAMLAND. (By Catherine Spoors.) I'm Rnliiff to tell ym of nnmi'll,ins I saw, I saw It my vi ry nwn Hf. t won ultlltiif rIi-tip In my t!M!r- low tuilr In front of tho nuriry slit-lf. Th nnrii lnil Just romo ti brltm up it.y tea, Tlio Riimp ns Kim ilorn rvrry ni -lit. And I ns qullo hnppy tln-ro nil l my sHf. Wt. Iilni the dim f.rellulit. Wtiffi nil of ft omVlcn I saw tlis toy lioy I'nfnstrn Mr lllllf ty drum, And iHvknn to t)ir llttlo toy (rlrl To tint (low n he r toy doll and come. The white woolly dog that I'd l"ft on the floor Winwl hln mil as they ramc down his way, And tlw old yellow donkey 1 keep In the box Toked his hoftd out the slile with a bray. Just thon I nm dure that thoy hrard Bu an' voice, For they utopped In the midst of a Tame, And they hnrrlod right bark to the man tel shelf In the very same way that they came. I tried to tell nurse the way thry came down, And anked how It ever could be; flut she Just shook her head, and laughed as she said: "Como and see what I've brought for your tea." Strength of Insects. ng powers of man would probably work out at about the same proportion. "In Figure 2 is shown a caterpillar of the poplar hawk-moth harnesBed to metal horse and cart loaded with plasticine. This particular caterpllar weighs nineteen grains, and tho load ed cart and horse 4GG grains, so that In round figures Its load was twenty- five times its own weight. 'With a piece of rough bark for a bold It could comfortably drag Its load along a smooth table, the wheels of the cart, of course, revolving. "The ten-times power standard of man and horse appears Insignificant beside the greater feat of this cater pillar; but, Just as a small horse may' pull more than a larger one, so may Still smaller insect draw a still larger weight. "In Figure 3 a blowfly Is shown pull ing a toy railway truck weighing 170 grains. The weight of the fly was ex actly one grain, so that Its load was 170 times as heavy as Itself. "The next candidate for pulling hon ors was a bumble-bee. This insect very ably manipulated both the empty coach and truck pulled by the ground beetle, the roof, however, being pluced on the former (Figure 1). The true was thnn gradually loaded with plastl cine until an additional weight of 166 grains had been reached, the total weight of coach, truck and load then being 601 grains. The weight of the bee was exactly two grains, so that it was pulling a load slightly over three hundred times Its own weight. "It may, therefore, be said that the pulling powers of a humble-bee are proportionately thirty times as great as those of the horse or man, even when both the latter are estimated at their maximum strength." BOXING MATCH MADE UNIQUE Ring In Darkness and Lights Appear When Blow Is Struck Free from All Brutality. Though the Jeffries-Johnson fight may be the last prize fight seen In this country, boxing bouts for points will likely survive for some time to, come. To add to the Interest of such matches a Washington man has de signed a form of the sport that Is not only extremely novel but has the ad ditional merit of being free from any suspicion of brutality. The boxers wear shoes and fleshings that have been treated so they will conduct elec tricity and their gloves have the same characteristic. They box In a ring, HOBBY HORSE AS EXERCISER L3 &LJ Mr. Wllllnm A. U.-idford will nusw-er neetlons and give advice I'KKK Ol'' COST on all subjects pertaining to tlin ubject of building for tho renders of this paper. On account of Ids wide cxp rtenoe as Editor, Author find Manufac turer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address 11 Inquiries to William A. Itndford. No. 194 Fifth Ave.. Chicago, 111., nnd only cn okiM two-cent stamp for re pi" The well-to-do suburban builder Is gotting rather particular about the kind of a bouse he puts up. It Is not enough to simply provide comfortable shelter for bis family and have room enough for all; but the general style and appearance of the house has to be given due thought so that It will work la well with its surroundings and con form In size and style to what his friends and neighbors consider neces sary for his home. Something of paciousness, dignity and hospitality has to be embodied In surh a struc ture. The exact order of architecture to be used may not be prescribed some of those details are left to the home builder himself and to his archi tect but nevertheless custom pre scribes the quality and general char acter of the building. One of the features that public opin ion la coming more and more to re quire Is that suburban dwellings should be as nearly fireproof or flre reslsting as possible. Fire protection Jn small towns and suburban locali ties Is very seldom all that It should be. Common business sense directs that in such locations extra precau tions should be taken, especially for residences, to make them as nearly fireproof as possible. This carries with It the obligation to build sub stantially and well, at the same time sing as artistic a design as may be, Novel Boxing Match. the floor of which Is also a conductor, and every time a blow Is struck a flash of light appears ut the point of contact between the glove and the person hit. Of course, a bout of this nature must take place In a dark hall or theater, where the flashes of light will be distinctly seen. Such a con test, too, Is for points and not for & knockout. MAKE AN ELECTRIC BATTERY Children Derive Additional Physical Benefit from Their Play on Newly Invented Machine. A bobby horse which has the addi tional advantage ot being an exercis ing machine has been Invented by an Illinois man. While the children think they are only playing, they are really deriving substantial physical benefit from Its use. It tbey knew this, they' would lose Interest In the toy. The horse Is mounted on a stand in sock Hobby Horse as Exerciser. ets. Strong spiral springs are at tached to the lower parts of the shafts and stretch out toward the ends of the stand. There is a tensioning de vice which prevents the horse from moving too freely In cither direction. The child mounts the horse, which is adjusted so that his feet Just touch the ground, and by pressing against the floor Is bounced up and down, the horse presenting a lifelike motion of galloping. Grown-ups who want to take the kinks out of their legs will find this toy a good exercise for them, solves. One Can Be Made Quickly by Rubbing Piece of 8 tiff Paper Violently With Clothes Brush. A quickly made electrical machine Is described as follows In the Ameri can l3oy: Cut a stiff piece of paper Into an oval or a circle of nearly the size of a common tea tray. Fasten to it two upright handles, one at each end, both made of paper, and attached by means of sealing wax. Now, take any common tin tea tray that you may be able to borrow in the bouse and lay It on top of two glasses. These will furnish the "lnslulatlon." Warm the paper disk thoroughly on the atove till It Is as dry as It can pos elbly be. Then lay it on the table and brusn it violently with a common clothesbrush. If you spread a piece of silk or rubber sheet under it, so much the better, though it Is not necessary xne rnciion nas made the paper electric. Lift it from the table, lay It on the tea tray and approach a corner of It with the knuckle of your finger or with a sharp metal point. A spark will leap out from it immediately. Now you have an electric battery In a most simple form. Hy rubbing the paper as often as It loses Its electrici ty, it Is possible to ge enough sparks to load a Ixyden Jar or any other form of small electric storage bat tery. A very simple I.cyden Jar can be made by filling a tumbler half full with shot nnd sticking nn iron or sll ver spoon Into It. Hy lotting the sparks from the tea tray leap contln ually to the spoon, the tumbler-jor finally wit' accumulate so much elec trlclty that It will be extremely un comfortable to get a shock from It. Pittsburg Is 152 years old. The fact constitutes another argument to the effect that smoking promotes longevity. Some of the drosses the women are now wearing resemble the wrapper ot a thin cigar. Tbey fit Just as tight, loo. Maine hunters killed very few moose this year, but doubtless the moose cen silder it a successful season. To Make Blue Prints Brown. Our boy and girl photographers may be Interested In learning how to make blue prints turn brown. The method is simple. Dissolve a piece ot caustlo soda the size of a kernel ot corn in about five ounces of water. Immerse the blue print in this mixture till the print changes to oratige yellow. Then wash the print thoroughly in a buth composed of a heaping teaspoonful of tannic add dissolved la eight ounces of water. You may leave the print. In this mixture till It bas become the desired tint of brown, after which thoroughly wash the print and allow , ,.,.V.V . -.-11 TT IlljlJUiniiiii!!-.. IMP" Vim? HOME 0 W2A.RADF0RD EDITOR hIiowh this to be an extremely econom ical design to build. The hip roof, while being the mnut artistic and satisfactory type for this kind of a building, Is also the uioBt economical. The plan Is very nearly square In general outline and so can bo constructed and arranged to good V THf- m B?o moo mrno ASOO-4 Second Floor Plan advantage without waste of time and material. The floor plans show the desirable features of arrangement. Three fine rooms are provided on the first floor, besides the large porch and entrance, hall... The living room is of the mod ern large-sized style with home-like fireplace. Attention Is called to the , YV, -s: - Xru:'' ': t -rr" vfipH; -typrZirA .T-t. 'V, Saloon Sermon Not All Drink Merchants Black as Painted By SAM BURNS so that the building which Is to last for three or four generations will throughout all that time be a source of pride to the owner and an improve ment to the neighborhood. The design Illustrated on this page will be found to fulfill all these con ditions and to recommend Itself as be ing at once dignified and attractive In appearance, substantial in construc tion and, using permanent materials, Is as near fireproof as a residence can be made with practical success. The general type of this house is ot the popular brick veneer-cement plas ter combination which has proved so satisfactory for suburban work during the past few years. Resting on a good foundation of squared stones cement ed on the inside and made thdroughly water-proof, strong timber frame-work Is erected in the ordinary way as for a well constructed frame house. How ever, instead of the ordinary beveled siding, face brlcg Is substituted, laid up In a four-inch wall and securely tied to the studding with galvanized Iron wall ties every fifth course of the brick work and to every stud. This veneering of brick reaches from the stone foundation course up to the line of the second-story window sills. From there tip to the eaves the siding, face brick Is substituted, laid metal lath. A slate root completes convenient arrangement of dining room, pantry and kitchen. On the second floor, there are four good-sized bedrooms, with large closet space attached. The bath room is conveniently located. Altogether this design is one of the most sals factory for suburban and city use of any design executed this year. Home builders can get many good Ideas from the study of these plans. Many Words In One. One of the company having left tht room, the others tlx on a word for her to guess. The word may be "cake." She is called in, and stops before the first one in the row, who says "cap." She goes to the second, who says "ap ple"; the third says "kettle," and the fourth says "egg"; each taking care to mention a word whose first letter is one that it found in the word "cake," and to say them in regular or der. The gueBser, having heard all these words, pauses to think of their Initial letters, and finds that, when put together, they are C, A, K. E, and compose the word "cake," which she Immediately pronounces; and it Is then the turn of the one at the head of the row to go out while a word is proposed. If most of the company are unacquainted with the play, the one at the head need not explain at. first the inunner In which the word Is guessed; but she must tell her com-, panlons beforehand what words tbey are to say when the guesser comes in, nnd then they will be surprised at her guessing, not thinking that it Is from putting together the initial letters. H Km I osrm I OTf. e-V First Floor Plan the exterior fireproof armor. As the majority of fires origlnute from ex ternal hazards It will be Been that a building completely protected in this way on the outside may be considered practically fireproof. There Is no combination of mate Irals more pleasing to the eye than this high grade face brick and the cement plaster In a harmonizing col or. As fur as warmth and freedom from dumpness are concernod this form of construction Insures the best possible results, aud the expeiibe Is oot tery mut u greater than fcr an ordinary frame house covered with beveled siding. The fact that this house has been built a number of times for $4,000 and that, too, using good grude mate rUl and all equipment including plumbing, beating and lighting. Necks and Legs of Animals. With few exceptions there Is a marked equality between the length of the necks and of the legs of both birds and quadrupeds, and whether they be long or short Is determined chiefly by the place where the animal must go for its food. This is especially noticeable in beasts that feed constantly upon grass. In which case the neck has JUBt a slight advantage in that it can not hang perpendicularly down. Crocodiles, lizards and fish have practically no necks. Fowls that feed In the water also offer an example ol this correspondence between the mem bers, with the exception of swans and geese and some Indian birds, who gather their food from the bottom of pools and must have long necks for that purpose, while the short legs make it more convenient for them to swim. -From the Dietetic and Hygi enic Gazette. Cave-Dwelling Snakes. Until recent times no reptiles wer known to have adapted themselves to existence In the darkness of caverns Now, however, it is known that In the Malay Peninsula a species of coluber Inhabits certain caverns, feeding upon the bats. These cave-dw oiling snakes attain a length of between eight and nine feet, and their coloring remark ably resembles that of the walls of the caverns. The rock Is a yellowish crystalline limestone traversed with blackish veins, and these markings and colors are curiously reproduced In the snakes, many of which lurk on the ledges, In the seml-darkness, near the entrances, watching for bats. Selling Eggs by Weight. The decision of the new head of th bureau of weights ad measures not tc Issue an order compelling merchants to sell eggs by weight will be welcome news to tradespeople and not disap pointing to housewives. While In some respects tho weighing system Is better than sales by the dozen, the additional trouble and the diltlculty of making exact weight offset the ad vantages. When this reform was pro posed some months ago It created con siderable interest, but It was not wel comed as a remedy for any of the evils which the bureau of weights and measures la attempting to correct Brooklyn Standard-Union. r If HE ealoonkcerer of tradition, ns pictured by the average tom- ""B"" I perancc lecturer, is a course person who semis his victims down I 4 .1 .... 1 1. ,1 1 l .. .1 : -i i , ,i twJ fn irifn(inn ID UUMlll, Utllllll UIIU JM'I UlllUlI VJ U irJ-li:Mllft I mil, -i. " . the more popular mixed drinks, which, by the way, the lec turers never mention. That saloonkeeper of storied reputation merely sends his prey to the brink for the purpose of gloating over Inn evil victories. He doesn't apply strict business principles to the 6inful work, as one drink merchant recently was nlleged to do. At the bar of this man's place two customers leaned one day not long ago. One was a transient. The other dropped in every other day or so and presumed to address the proprietor by hia familiar handle of "Bill." As they stood there a miserable looking fellow shuffles in. He almost collapsed against the bar and pleaded faintly for a drink. A search of his pockets disclosed no coins.' The barkeeper looked at him for a minute, then turned about ajid poured out a finger of fiery concoction. The dism,al specimen gulped it eagerly, murmured "thanks," and shambled out. "See that poor fellow that just went out," whispered the more or less regular customer to the transient. "On his last legs, isn't he? Well, would you believe it, that man was sent to the bad by liquor bought here. The proprietor knew that he wasn't going to last long, bo he went and socured an insurance policy on him. What do you think of that? The old boy can have as many drinks as he wants and the saloonkeeper pays tho premiums. When the poor fellow dies Bill is going to make a profit on his death. There's a keen business sense for you!" All this was shocking to the transient The regular customer de-. parted, but the other remained, determined to make an investigation. He called to the barkeeper. "Say," he called. "What is the name of that old wreck who was in here a few minutes ago?" "His name?" said the man behind the apron, plainly puzzled. should I know his name?" "Isn't he an old customer of yours?" demanded the visitor. "I should say not," declared the barkeep. "It's the first time I ever saw him in my life, and I've lived in this neighborhood twenty-one years. I took pity on the old scout and poured hiin out one to send him along." The drink mixer's air Mas convincing. The vis itor departed brooding on the beautiful sermon that had been knocked to splinters. 'How Only a Temporary Advantage. The gift of good looks is of such primary advantage to every roan, that it seems a wonder how ugly people manage so frequently to excel those who have it in the battle of life. ' Payue. Revive Dignity of Domestic Service By CAROLINA DRESCH The dignity of domestic service will be revived just so soon as the housewives learn the much-neglected lesson that the girl who works in the home is not a menial and should not be treated as such. Why is it that a well-to-do wife may per form her household duties without lowering her dignity, while when the same work is done by a so-called servant it is considered menial labor? And the servant must enter by the rear door even though it be necessary to walk through an alley or a dark cellar. And, if she be allowed company, she must entertain them in the kitchen. Now, why this distinction? Are we not all servants?' "No man liveth to himself." We are all dependent upon some one else, from the poor shoestring peddler to the most prosperous business man. Why is not the same respect shown to the girl who does housework as to the office girl ? This has always been a mystery to me and no doubt it is to others. There are many intelligent, capable girls who realize that the wages for housework are good, and that the work is not so nerve-racking as in the office and store. They realize also that the girl who works in the home, with pleasant surroundings, retains that womanly charm which she soon loses in the hustling business world, where 6he must take her stand among men and demand, her rights. But they will not submit to such treatment as is re ceived by those less fortunate sisters who can do nothing but housework. Girls Excel in Manual Training Tasks By GERTRUDE ER1CKSON In the schools of manual training in Massachusetts the girls beat the boys aa carpenters, the good-natured rivalry stimu lating better work by both sexes. One of the most novel features of the work is the vacation schools at Cambridge. As high an attendance as 1,400 boys and girls was re corded in 1910 in Cambridge alone, which are additional to the regular manual course in the free public schools.' One of the young women students haa lately built a dressing table, which is de cidedly elaborate, of white wood, and fin ished in white enamel. It has a cheval roir At other times she built a magazine cabinet ror and is quite valuable. and a bench or 6eat. "Indeed, I enjoy the work far better than sewing or cooking," says this young woman carpenter. "I wouldn't say that I recommend it for all girls, yet I enjoy it. It is my intention to continue as instructor of classes in the future." Judging by the results in the schools the girls of the next generation will be able to wield the saw, drive nails straight, build bookcases, chairs, desks and various articles of furniture. Things for Office Girl to Think Ah out As a rule, the green office girl has as good a chance as the blue one. The starve cure may be good for some, but the strive cure is better for others. Many misfits at thirty have been "Big Its" at forty. It is never too late to do bet ter, and there's always a chance to do best. The early bird catches the worm, and the night birds catch the dickens in the long run. You can't do your part on to much party. It takes two for a billing match, you can fight a whole lot with yourself. In the office one needs a good memory; out of it a good forgettcry may help a great deal. Don't let office follow you homo and to bed. Many a real highbrow wears a low cravat, and there's many a narrow bruin under a broad coiffure. The buniness girl who must keep her rats corralled with one hand and work her machine with the other seldom find the office a cheerful place. At the best it is hard to climb lhe rocks on the road to fuccccs, but with tight shot', tight collars and a compressed waist line it i much, harder. By MAUDE BERNARD but .it to dry slowly.