Some
Reasons
Why Not
THERE are tnsny rrssoos why
the small merchant should
lot lit back ana li tb mall
order houses take the cream of
his out of town trade. One of
Uem la tbe parcel pnet service.
Under, the none system of poatal
ratea every merchant within tbe
limits of bis own territory may
now develop a mall order busi
ness on bla own account II can
ablp goods much cheaper and
much more expeditiously than
any concern outside his district
Every merchant should at
nee begin an educational cam
paign of advertising, teaching
the people within reach of bla In
fluence that It la leaa expensive,
quicker and Infinitely more aat
lafactory to make their pur
chaae near borne than to send
elsewhere.
PLANT TIIB REED
AND SEE IT Br ROUT.
FMM NEBRASKA CAB
EHM3 YEARLY
THIS IS CERTAIN
The Proof
That Alliance Readers
Cannot Deny
What could fum.lh troner evi
dcetoe of the uffirtoney of any rem
edy than the test of time. Thou
usxle of people touUfy that Doan'e
Kidney PiUa ihave brought laMlnfi ro-
smfeUe.
Grateful1 tMkraen)en4a ehould prove
undoubtedly ihe merits of tat rem
edy. Years ago pnk rUM In. thl
localMy testified to the rl!ef they
tutd derived from the Mo of Doan'a
KMney Hlta. They now confirm
4eir teatlmonlaln. They n.y that
tine' has completed Uie ttst.
PeCr Haiiwn, letter, N'lr., ;:
"1 have more faith hi 1 Vmn'a Kid
iy PHla than ever and I wllliniyly
wifirm all I wild about them before,
JUalde from the great botifi I sot
finooi Doan'a Kidney 1111, 1 have
taown of caw where parties have
fmen aim oh down and out with kld
avey complaint and thont use of
Dotui'fi KUhiey IM1U luia Improved
their hwillh wonderfully. of
wcft aivd lame back, irregular
ikm of the kidneys nn1 bladder, alt
yMd reatWly to this rwnedy. Kidney
wnplatat anl 1 are tt rangers now,
thnnka to Doan'a Kidney 1'lllw. 1 caii
nctf amike thin emdorsentent too
tron."
IV!e 50c, at all dealers. Don't
flfanply "k for a kidney remedy got
lamina Kidney Pill the same that
Mr. Hansen had. Fottfer-MHburn Co.,
propa., Buffalo, N. Y.
DOUBLE
FORAGE POISONING OF STOCK
Strange Malady, Termed "Mysterious
Disease," Traceable to unsouna
Corn or Fermented Silage.
My K. GRAHAM. K.nttwkv.)
During the past two years a pecu
liar and strange malady, called by
ewspapera a "mysterious disease," af
fecting horse, cattle and mules, haa
proved destructive, many farmer sus
taining several loss. levesUgetloa
and personal observation of thla out
break, furnished conclualve evidence
that the disease In question was for
age poisoning, traceable In a majority
of canes to unsoeod corn, fodder of
Farfesrs Now Cultivate Two
Acres to Obtain Yield
of One In Germany,
Says Expert.,
CROP INCOME
Can Add $60,000,000 to
State's Annual Farm
Wealth-Gain Would
Benefit Consumers.
T
Animal affected by "blind staggers,"
the result of poisoning. When walk
ing thla horse walked directly Into
fences and buildings.
tIE most important problem
confronting Nebraska today la
to find means of increaidng
the yield of tbe state'e farm
lands, according to the atatementa of
Truman O. I'almer, a prominent agil
tultural expert, who baa spent many
years in studying crop and cultural
condition In the United States and
Europe. In a letter on Nebraska's ag
ricultural conditions which he haa Just
addressed to Senator Ueorgo W. Nor
rla Mr. Palmer makes two startling
statements. One ia tbut tbe farm
lands of tbe stnte produce lees to the
acre than they did over forty years
ago. The other Is that by adopting
crops and methods of crop rotation,
to which Nebrasku is well adapted,
the annual monetary returns from tbe
farms of the mate can lie doubled
t&'tHiln n rmiiiifirHitvfi1v fniv vpiira
fermented enailage. The disease at- 0f Ne,rBHkll'B important crojm."
taeked horeea more than cattle, and j wrtw( Mp VnUwr ln h, ,etter togen.
THREE HORSES TAKEN UP
On January 16, 1914, the following
4ewribed horeee were taken up 00
any ranoh, on Sue. 20-22-46. twenty
two mite eoutheaet of Alliance:
One bla-k mare, four years old,
tlwo white feet.
One yearling gelding, dark Irou
Jrajr.
, On bay colt.
11. C. RAP P. ,
. -: MofTitt, Nebraska.
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cattle were more susceptible than
males.
It baa been observed by veterin
arians and stockmen that these out
breaks follow wet seasons, especially
when preceded by a drought, which
causes a damp, sultry atmosphere.
Such climatic conditions favor the
multiplication of molds which inhabit
grasses, corn stalks and corn kernels.
While a majority of the cases have
appeared when moldy corn, fodder or
ensilage were fed. It Is well to bear in
mind that ln damp seasons the grasses
may also convey the destructive agent :
when consumed by grating animals.
Water Is a very important factor In ;
spreading the contagion. i
To control this disease and prevent j
unaffected animals from contracting j
It, has been demonstrated possible j
by discontinuing the feeding of all j
moldy forage. Very few cases have j
occurred after a complete change of
feed waa made. j
The high death rate recorded shows !
that no medicine can yet be depended
upon to effect a cure. Affected an I-
mats should be removed to a clean,
dry. well ventilated, airy stall. The
stall should be padded and the anl- j
nial tld to avoid any Injury during j
convulsions, which may appear at any
stage of the disease without warning, j
arid which may be accompanied by j
violence. ;
The owner should not unduly ex-
pose himself during such moments, as '
the gentleRt family horse may assume
a vicious attitude. Stalls should be j
krpt scrupulously clean and well dls-
Infected A solution of six ounces of
ator Norrls. "there U only one In
which the average yield per acre Is as
great today a It was forty-three years
ago. Thut one exception in wheat
and it Hiieceed In being u exception
only by tbe narrowest of margins.
Tbe average yield of wheat in the
state In 189 was 17.8 bushels per
acre. In 1912 It was 18 bushels. In
all the other staple crops the compari
son of these two years shows a mark
ed decrease In the acretige yield. Tbe
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FRKSU MILK COW KOK
Ptvone 271 or call at 504
AveiMie.
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SAI.K
Missouri
srn v-
Kent your room
through a "Pooms For
Rent; ad and keep the
disfiguring placard out
of your front window.
The newspaper ad i?
dignified, sends you
numerous applicants
from which to choose,
and does not detract
from the exclusiveness
of your home.
THOMAS O. PALMER.
falling off rallies from (W bushels an
acre in the case of potatoes to 3.4
bushels per acre on rj e.
"Com, the banner crop of the state,
which gave a yield of 4:1.2 bushels to
the acre in ISiiii, produced only twenty-
four bushels to the acre In l'.12, a de
crease of i: per cent in forty-three
years. If this rate of diminution, is
maintained It will mean that Ions be
fore the completion of a century of the
state's existence It will uot lie worth
while to plant corn In Nebraska at all.
If the cornfields of the state had leen
as fruitful In 1012 as they were In
18iH the total yield of the crop would
huve Ikhii 82tMMM).fiUO bushels Instead
of lS3.fNMt.tMHi bushels. This would
have meant an addition to the farm
wealth ol' the state from this one
source alone of $H,00,000 ln this one
year.
"Taking ten year averages, a faliei
basis of comparison than any two
yen in can afford, the showing is no
less startling and impressive. On
hopeful feature lu a comparison of this
sort Is that In the last of the four dec
ades Intoning with 1StE and eudinst
with l!oit there was a gain over the
preceding ten years in the average
yield per acre. In . no crop except
wheut. however, has this gain leen
sufficient to bring the average for the
ten year period alove that recorded In
the first ten years of the state's devel
opmeut. On the other hand, the
ures for the four years since I'.xni
show that with the single exception of
wheat the better average Indicated for
the ten years ending lu 10U9 has not
been maintained siuce that time.
"1 submit that It Is a matter of grave
concern that the Industry on which the
, prosM.-rity of the state chiefly depends
should show a marked and continuous
falling off In the average returns which
it yields.
"A comparison of agricultural prog-
Walklng. In the Watee. durln tue l1" generation In Ger-
Wlth a new type of Ufa belt one oaa many' a t'WMUtrJr ,or whlcbajexact sta-
walk through water without trouble. Ut,r" ,re "v",,an,. n
the Inventor having recently walked 0D,allle1 riug the same period In
across the Mlaaleslpp river at 8t your own atate ,)r,ns oat 1 atartllng
Louis In demonatratton of him iw contrast.
The floaU are axranaed around tb. i "ln 1870 farmera were reap
Moldy Corn Such as Waa Being Fedat :
the Tin)e of One Serious Outbreak.
chlorld of lime to one gallon of water;
or carbolic acid in five per cent, solu
tion in water is recommended for this
purpose.
The best method of combating this
disease Ilea in prevention. Moldy, Im
properly cured, fermented or damaged
feed should not be fed to animals.
tlood results can be obtained by float
ing the feed. The damaged corn riaea
to the surface and Is skimmed off
The sound kernels sink and can be
fed to horses, rattle and mules with
safety. This simple method of pre
ventlon is recommended aa an easy,
effective way of preventing or check
ing this disease.
No Fanetie.
Friend I understand you'd Joined
the Audubon society, and yet your
new hat is trimmed with feathers.
Wearer of Hat Yea, but ou see.
the bird they came from wan killed
before , I joined. Hoston Evening
Transcript.
In the 8udden Downpour.
"1 am very uneasy; I am aure my
wife has gone out without her um
brella." "Oh. abe will eertalnly seek refuge
la a shop."
"Thal'a what mskea me uueasy."
London Oplulou.
body of the wearer, who puts on tbe
device like a oat. and webbed affaire
are fastened to the feet By working
bla feet he oaa move through tae wa
ter or turn at will Swimming la the
ootflt la Impossible, tor tbe motion la
that of walklas. The float are Oiled
with air
lag IT bushels of wheat from an acre.
In tbe decade ending with that year
the average yield In Nebraska waa 13.1
bushels. Ia WK on the other hand,
the German crop waa 30 bushels to the
acre; that of Nebraska waa 16.6 bush
els. In thirty years Oerniany bad ln
creased her wheat yield 13 bushels an
ere, while Nebraska hud advanced
hers only 3.3 bushels.
The oat yield of Germany thirty-
three years ago waa leas' than that of
Nebraska by more than a bushel an
acre. In 1900 Germany was reaping
69 bushels of oats to tbe acre, while
the average for Nebraska In the ten
year period ending then was a little
nnder 27 bushels. In this crop Ger
many almost doubled her yield, while
Nebrasku showed an actual falling off.
"In rye and barley a similar move
ment has taken place. Tbe German
rye crop has Increased from 15 to over
29 bushels per acre. That of Nebraska
has decreased an average of more than
a bushel. While Germany's barley
yield has gone up from 23 to 3D
bushels, that of Nebraska has gone
down from 20 to 21 bushels.
"Nebraska is considered a good po
tato stnte, bnt In the first ten years of
the present century her average yield
of potatoes was 12 bushels an acre
less than It had been three decades
earlier. Purlng this time the German
potato yield hns leeu going np steadi
ly until now Germany grows over 20
bushels of potatoes to the acre, or
aliont two and one-half times the aver
age Nebraska yield.
"It Is not possible to make a com
parison In corn because It is not a
staple crop in Germany, but the Ne
braska corn crop hns slipped down
from 34.4 bushels per acre in the ten
years ending with 1879 to 27.7 bushels
for 18!n-l!K and 23.9 bushels for the
four yenrs since that time.
"It may be interesting to note what
it would mean In dollars mid cents to
the farmers of Nebraska if from the
area they till to the five crops common
to their stnte and to Germany they
were able to harvest the same number
of bushels as do the German farmers.
Official statistics show that had Ne
braska farmers obtained the same
yield per acre of wheat, oats, rye, bar
ley and potatoes in 1010 as did the
;ermnns. Instead of enough bushels
to pay them $9.77!.00. they would
have secured enough to return $1 18.-
70fi.Ho. in other words, merely by
equaling the acreage yield obtained In
Germany the farm wealth of Nebraska
from these live crops conld have Is-eu
doubled. What it would mean in the
way of added prosperity nt only t
the farmers, hut to all the industries
of the state, to secure such results
year after year Is not difficult to Im
agine. Yet It Is possible to do so.
"In order to determine. If possible.
why the acreage yields of the countries
of northern Kurope were steadily in
creasing, while those of the United
States were remaining stationary or
actually falling off, I undertook H per
sonal Investigation of this subject. I
found that the fundamental cause for
the agricultural progress of Germany
and other northern European countries
was the cultivation of a hoed root
crop, preferably the sugar beet, in ro
tation with cereals or other stsiples.
, "I found that the position of the sug
ar beet as the most valuable of such
hoed crops was so firmly established
that It was nowhere questioned and
that the governments of those conn
tries in which the greatest advances le
agricultural production have leen at
taincd had recognised its Importance
and had encouraged sugar beet eul
hire not only by Heavy tariff duties on
lniKrted sugar, but also by direct ex
port bounties and by every other avail
able means. Germany has expended
hundreds of millions of dollars In ex
ort bounties on beet sugar in order
to extend the cultivation of this crop
solely because of the resultant advan
tages In improxiiig the general agri
cultural out'iiu of her farm lands.
"While sugar lteets are not the only
crop that will prodm-e this result, they
are universally recognized by Kuro-
hmii agricultural eeonouiists as the
best for the purpose iievause they
orovlde a cash crou for the farmer, llv
Is willlug to i ultlvate I hem forfflie di
rect return, while the whole people.
consumers as well as producera, profit
from the indirect benefits which they
confer by Increasing the average yield
of all other crops grown in rotation
With them.
"I believe that the experience of En
rope In this respect cau be applied to
great advantage by the farmers of
your state. The climate and soil of
Nebraska are well adapted to the
growing of sugar beets, as has been
demonstrated by the experience of
farmers In certain sections of tbe state
and by the successful operation of
beet sugar factoriee within its borders
for several years past It only re
mains to extend this Industry through
out the state, following the same meth
ods that are used by German farmers,
in order to replace the present low
yield of staple crops by a much great
er and continuously Increasing yield
This result will not be accomplished,
however, if the tariff on foreign grown
angar be removed or seriously reduc
ed, because capital will not invest la
new enterprises tinder conditions of
certain lose and failure.
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The wire chief's work is to see that the talk
tracks the wires are kept constantly in order
and ready for service.
The wire chief's tests often locate "trouble
before the subscriber knows of it, or is inconvenienced.
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