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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1910)
(STRENGTH AND CHEAPNESS f IN THE LIMELIGHT j ADVENTURE IN BUQTOWN. OF ROUND DAIRY BARN Several Points of Superiority Over Rectangular Formed Structure IIuvo Never uccn Fully Considered. "BICYCLE" HAS FOUR WHEELS Improvement Recently Made In Mo torcycle Design, Bringing It Nearer to Automobile. An Improvement tins been recently made In the design of the motorcycle which brings it nearer to the automo bile class. It has a carriage body nnd sent which gly.es it. more- the appear nnce 01 an nutomouiio, uui me great est innovation is tho introduction of auxiliary wheels, one on cither sldo, by which tho vehicle is instantly transformed Into a four-wheeler. This change is desirable when tho operator Is wending his way through crowded Btreots where it Is necessary to move slowly or when It is necessary to come to n stop. Tho additional wheels are The rules nro very, very atrtct In llugtown, so they say; .And " !' very.; harjUo baths,.., TtTpon'Tl sunuffer'sday. - For Instance, on a pitcher Of lukewarm milk a crowd Of bugs once spied this warning: "No Uathlng Is Allowed." One bug, who was more daring Than all tho rest exclaimed: "I'll show you that I'm not afraid. And make you all ashamed." So ho put on his bathing suit. And took a little dive The bugs who wero less daring Aro even now allvo. BOYS IN INTENSIVE FARMING Twelve Thousand Southern Lads Show How Productiveness of Land May Be Increased. More than 12,000 southern boys less than eighteen yearn old planted and cultivated an aero of corn each year TO HEAD MONEY HEPTARCHY Round Dairy Barn. in the early days when lumber was unuer tno aircction or tno uopanmeni chcnPi buildings woro built of logs. of agriculture. Persons Interested in or at least had heavy frames. Under theso conditions tho rectangular barn Four-Wheeled Motorcycle. quite smnll, but largo enough to an Bwer all purposes and are controlled from tho handle bar. This Improve ment will make tho motorcyclo avail nblo to many who otherwise are afraid to mako uso of It, on account of tho necessity of maintaining a rather high rate of speed in order to keep the machine In an upright posi tion. . . , . the experiment in Arkansas, Missis atnnl QnntK Pnrnllnn nnil Vlrcrlntn. nf. .. . . fercd to pay the expenses .of a trip w"8 l"0 u muui""J to Washington for the boy In each pla have followed in the footsteps of state who raised tho greatest amount their forefathers In continuing this of corn on his acre. The winning form of barn. The result is that tho boys will soon visit the national cap- economy and advantages of tho round Ital. ham havo apparently neverbeon con Tho averago yield of corn to the Adored. This Is because they aro not acre In 1909 was a little more than obvious at ilrst slcht. and become twenty-live bushels, tho soutn uaro- ruuy apparent "ly after n detailed Una boy, who made tho best record, Btudy of tho construction. For these produced 1B2V6, says Youth's Com- rca80ns. the rectangular form still panlon. If they should be followed ex- continues to bo built, although It re a largo amount farm Is dono evident that tho question of Its con vcnlenco Is a vital one. actly the yield of corn to tho acre could easily bo doubled in a single year. Intensive cultivation Is worth while LARGEST ANIMAL IN WORLD Represented by Colossal Skeleton of Whale Eighty-seven Feet Long In New Zealand Zoo. What Is claimed as tho largest ani mal in the world Is represented by a colossal skeleton In the museum of Chrlstchurch, New Zealand. This Is tho remains of a largo specimen of tho blue whale stranded on tho coast of that country. This whale is prob ably the largest of all living .animals, Tho length of the skeleton is 87 feet, nnd the head alone Is 21 feet. The weight of tho bones Is estimated at nine tons. This gigantic whale gets Us name of bluo whale from the dark bluish-gray of Its upper surface. Tim tinge of yellow on Its lower part has led to tho name "sulphur bottom," by which It Is known on tho western sldo of tho Atlantic. It is otherwise known as Slbbald's rorqual (Oalenoptera sib baldli). The chief food of tills gigantic anl mnl is a small marine crustacean (Trysunnpoda Incrmls), known to the whalers as "krll." Another species of the same shrimp-like group has been obtained In thousands from tho stom acliH of mackerel caughl on tho Cor nish coast. Tho nearly related opos sum shrimps, found In onormous num ber in tho Greenland seas, form tho chief food of tho common whale Soma of tho thysanopoda are pho rhorcscent nnd contrlbuto to tho luminosity of tho sea. PLANT LOOKS LIKE INSECTS quires much more lumber. As tho price of lumber has advanced so mate rially in recent years, tho possible Baving in this material is a largo item, on all crops. The averago yield of Bnd weU wortn investigating, potatoes to tho acre In 1909 was 107 bushels, but tho Maino farmers aver aged 225 bushels, and some of tho more progressive of them dug 400 bushels to tho acre. Tho yield of corn nnd potatoes depends more upon cult!- The difficulty with most round barns that have been built, thus far, Is that they do not havo a self-supporting roof, nnd consequently lost many of tho advantages of a properly con BtructeU round barn. This Is tho prln vation and fertilization than upon the clpn, rea80n why round banis hnve sou, ana uiera prua.tui y not become more popular. A straight OI IUO UIlllBU OUUUH 1U WUHJII muou crops cannot bo raised successfully, It is beyond doubt that larger crops can bo produced from ten acreshor oughly tilled than from two or oven three times ten acres cultivated as they usually aro. Tho fact that the South Curollna prizewinner raised more- corn1 on oncacre-than-the aver age farmer produces from six tells a story that should not be lost upon those for whoso benefit tho expert ment was made. roof necessarily requires mnny sup ports in tho barn below. Theso are both costly and Inconvenlont, and make the roof no stronger than a dome-shaned. self-sunnortlnK roof which nearly doubles tho capacity of tho mow. ...Mapy whohave. thus disregarded capacity nave also wasted lumber ana mndo n needless nmount of work by chopping or howing out tho sill nnd plate, Uiuh requiring moro labor and lumber, besides sacrificing the greut er strength of a built-up sill. Another reason for tho scarcity of round barns is tho dlfllculty In get ting them built. Most cnrpcntorB hcsltnto to undertake tho work be cause In the erection of a round barn NOVEL COASTER FOR YOUTHS Healthful Device Can Be Used as Racer, Cart, or to Glide Merrily Down Any Hill. tho construction should be entirely An entertaining and healthful do- different from that of the rcctangu vlco for children has been Invented by Inr form. Many now problems pre an Ohio man. It consists of a triangu- sent themselves, but when these arc lur baso portion with two wcels In once understood, the round bnrn of' back and a steering wheel In front fors no more difficulties In construe From tho steering wheel a handle Hon than the rectangular form. rises high enough to bo within com- Tho first thing to consider In the fortablo reach of a person standing on election of n barn Is a convenient the footboard In tho rear. With one nrrangement for tho purpose for which foot on this board and pushing with It Is to be used the other foot, a bqy can attain a re- Considering that the bnrn on n dairy farm Is used twlco every day In tho year, and that for six months each ytfrff'thocowU occupy it almost con tlnuously, and that during this tlmo Spots on Orchid Resemble Flies and Bees Imitations Are Puzzling to Flower Scholars. Orchid Imitations are a puzzle to flower scholars. Tho whole appear nnce of tho flower Is Buggestlve of somo Insect, sometimes to quite a re markable degree. It does not seem iasv to find nuy real purpose that could bo served by this resemblance yet no one Imagines that It can bo occidental. Any ono who knew of the bee or chid, n native of Europe, and camo upon It for tho first tlmo Would at nnco recognize It. It seems to bo a large vclvoty brown backed beo variegated with yellow. The two lateral petals might servo well for tho wings of the Insect. In tho center of the lip of the fly orchid there Is a smnll bluish spot like tho body of a fly. Tho two lateral petals nro slender and curiously llko the antennae of an Insect,. Tho whole Illusion Is coifipleto and suggests to tho ensual glanco that row nies aro hanging on tho stem of some plant which has cast Its (lowers. i FINGERS AND FORKS. Tou must apt use your fingers, dear, A fork will do Instead." Mamma looked down upon her son, And gravely Bhook her head. "It Is not nice for llttlii hoys To use their hands that wny. I'm mire, to hold a knlfo and fork You learned the other day." "Hut why?" asked .lucky, little rogue; Ills eyes nglow with fun, lie glanced from mother's earnest face, To breakfast Just begun. "I'm suro In ev'rybody's mouth, This silver fork you've seen, My Angers only go In mine, , And they are nico and clean." J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., whom Thomas Ryan says is to head an American financial heptarchy, recently has boon visiting somo of the vast prop orty intorests lo which ho is to fall heir. Young Morgan marveled at tho hugo stool plants In Pittsburg, jn part of tho United gtaton.Stpolcor pofntlon tho Trust which Is controlled' 'by hlsj fnther. Ho also visited tho mills at Gary, Ind., which nro growing so rapidly, and found much' to ponder over thoro. Although tho impression is far from genoral, young Morgan is in many ways' much llko his fa ther. Ho may not havo tho latters organizing genius; that remains to bo aeon, Dut ho hns tho dominating personality nnd ap titude for business that mado tho elder Mor can oven a decade ago nnd beforo he crowned his organization exploits with tho formation of tho groatoat of all industrlnl combinations tho United States Stoel corporation such a toworlng figure JMhprtfljqajjfBlal world. Aud-taryoars tho4tmngrr-man'has takon nif nctlye part In tho affairs of both tho London nnd Now York housoa of J. P. Morgan & Co. Hut it was not until a yoar ago that J. P. Morgan, Jr., entered the do main of corporate flnnnco nnd mnnngomont. Ills election to the directornto and flnnnco commlttoo of tho United Stnten Steel corporation nnd his cntrnnco to the Natlonnl City bank board of direc tors indicated unmlstnkeably tho purpose of tho father to famlllarlzo tho son with moro important views than dovolved upon him in tho ordinary routine of even bo nreat a, bunklnK concern as that of J. P. Morgan & Co. Young ,Mqr can is mudh llko k!s fnthor. physically, ns well as mentally, Ho Is tall, ro GORST EGYPT'S REAL RULER t or tnq laoor oi me bust rM ,ooklng Tho tomponmiont8 of tho two men, however, havo lnstdo t ho bnrn, u is . . co riInon Morgan. Sr.. Is brusque and saturnine. Morgan, Jr., is lo question or us con- ,B, Wbat ,8 caj,od porsonni tnagnotism Is ono of tho nssots that havo :nienco is a vitai onu. mndo hJm i,xlrolnojy p0pUinr in both business nnd society. Tho circular construction- is the. H(J ,B niBtt tta. nthcto nnd Outdeor.mu, this heir to 300,000,000 $$$MM rongest, because it takes advantage mogt lucrattve banking buslnoss In tho world, and nn nrdont'Bportsraan. Bel- strongest, of tho lineal, Instead or tho bronK- , - , . t, N w York Yacht club'B races on Long Island sound, lug strength of tho lumber. Each ,,, thn ...nrBt f w-.hnr and In his oilskins, lookmit llko tho hard!- row of boards running nroimd tho Cflt of Giouc03tor fishermen, ucufcandlcs his omart 30-footor Ibis In masterly uarn torms a nooji iiiui uuiua iuu anion unrn togetner. a uarrei, prupuny hooped and bonded, Is almost lndcs- tructlblo, and much stronger than n box, although tho hoops aro small, This strength is becnuso tho BtreBS comes on the hoops in a lineal direc tion. Any pleco of timber Is mnny tlmea stronger on n lineal pull than on a breaking stress. All exposed surfaces of round barns are circular, as both tho Bides and roof arc arched,wlllch'sthoBtr'ongc8 form of construction to resist wind pressure ; besides, tho wind in strik ing it, glances off and can get no direct hold on tho walls or roof, as It can on tho tint aides or gablo ends of a rectangular structure. If tho lumber Is properly placed In n round The circular construction Is tho strongest, because It takes advantage of tho lineal. Instead of tho break- Tho ram,QUfl peoch which Col. Theodore Uooso volt mado'in 1,'ondon, following tho ono which 'he made in Egypt, haB attracted attention to that country, nnd to Sir Eldon Qorst, British agent and consul genoral in Egypt, who waB tho real ruler In thnt part of John Bull's domain. Sir JShloa- Gorat succeeded Lorfc. GromartrfW- Egypt a little moro thnn three yoara ago, but previously ho had had much oxporionco In that country. Ho first wont to Cairo In 1880 as an attacho and has been promoted gradually to his presont position, Tho criticism against him in that ho is too conciliatory; that ho has not boon sufficiently firm in dealing with tho Nationalist presB which oven goes so far as to advocate as sassination of tho British government represent atives. Ho is a native of Now Zealand and Is for- tv-nlnn vMtrn nf nirn. Recently Sir Edward Grey, foreign socrotury in tho Brit. ing strength, of tho-lumber. , Each jsh cnb!not, eulogized GorBt and his BdmlnlstraUpaiokEgyptlan affftirVbnt-4n' row oi uonrus running nruunu mu Bpjte of u,jB Qorst Ib to bo replacod by Hlr Artnur uaramgo, cousin oi urn barn forms a hoop that holds tho nowiv.annolnted vlAirov of India. Thero is an effort to moke it appear that burn together. A barrel, properly tho noosovclt speech had nothing to do with Gorst'B removal, but the people hooped nnd headed, Is almost lndo- geuornHy accept the idea that tho government is taking tho ex-praldont'a ad i;trucjtlbje, and., much, stronger. .tljii n . vlcotand wiltwloiluylptkwltk',anrtel.VwBivu, ..- box, nlfnough tho hoops are small. Egypt owob her present prosperity to tho security which cornea with tho ThlB strength Is becnuso tho stress 4.foreBn joo but thero exists a Nationalist party, tho ambition of which la enmos on tho hoops In a llnenl dlroc- independence. Mr. ItooBovolt, in addressing those Nationalists, bluntly told tion. Any pleco of timber Ib many tncm (hey were not fit for self-government aud would not bo lor several gen- times stronger on n lineal pull than orations. on n breaking Btress. in England, Mr. Roosevelt followed this up by tolling tho British tholr du- All exposed surfaces of round barne ty was plain, in offoct he said that If Great Britain had no right in Egypt It aro circular, (as both tbo Bides anu should get out. If It had a right thero, then It should ruro witn a urm nana roof are arched, which Is tho strongost fond establish and maintain order at all costs. form of construction to resist wind pressure; besides, tho wind In "strik ing It. glances off and can get no direct hold on "tho wnlU or roof, as It can on tho flat sides or gablo ends of a rectangular structure. If tho lumber Is properly plnced in a round bnrn, much of it will perform two or moro functions. Every row of siding boards running around tho building serves also as a braco, nnd the same Is true of tho roof boards and the arched rafters. If tho siding Is put on vertically and tho roof built domo shnped, no scaffolding Is re quired lnsldo or out. These are points of great economy In tho round construction, OLD GUERRILLA CHIEF OUT EXCELLENT BROWN SWISS COW Light and Easy to Pull. markable speed with this dovlco nnd can have many a good race with his friends. Another uso for It Is ns a regulnr coaster, for gliding down hill, though ns has boon seen It enn bo pushed up hill nnd has therefore an advantage over most coasters, espe cially tlioso thnt depend on snow. Finally, the device can be used as a cart, there being nn attachment that sorves as a seat. Being of such light construction, tho small boy will find It much easier to pull jils comrades on this than on tho ordinary wagon, and It is very strongly mado so there Is no dunger of a breakdown. Col John S. Mosby, tho famous Confederate guerrilla of Civil war dayB has lost his position as a special attorney in tho department of Juutlco, after eight years thoro, In the absence of Attorney Goneral Wicker sham no explanation was mado at tho depart ment. Old age, that nightmare of superannuated, government employees, it is understood, was tbu main reason for tho dismissal. Col; Mosby is about sovontythreo years- of age. To his old frlenda ho appearB aetivo and energetic. H-b.aBbeon blind, In ono eyQtsluoo.'he-''W'W young man, nnd lately has boon getting deaf. Tho colonel's history as n fighting man, bl achievements with a small band of guerrillas dur ing tho great war between tho states, has given; him a placo In history that has marked him for distinction for mnny years. Ho was appointed n special attorney of tho do partment early In tho first part of tho Roosevelt administration, and waa ns-1 .signed to brenk up tho cnttlomcn's oporntlona against government lanus in tho middle west. His fearlessness In this work, in splto of numerous throats, won him tho approbation of President Roosovolt. Tho colonel was ono of tho Investigators of the caso which recently led to tho sensational charges mado Ijy Senator Goro, and his dismissal bo soon afterward Is regarded us signifi cant. Colonel Mosby becamo a Ropublkan somo tlmo aftor tho Civil war, bo llevlng thnt to be tho best method for securing concessions to tho south. Ho was a special favorite of Genoral Grant, who kept him in tho host fodoral po sitions to bo had and consulted him often .ib to Important government matters. RAIL CHIEF HAS A SCHOOL Durable Bubbles. To mako bubbles that can bo blown big and w(II last tako a pleco of pure whlto soap about the bIzo of a walnut and cut It up In a cupful of warm wa ter. Thon add a tenspoonful of glycer ine Stir well and blow from n Bmnll pipe. Strnwberry Juice will mako pink bubbles, nnd orange Julco will mak yellow ones. Tho Brown Swiss Is ono of tho standard breeds from Switzerland. It has become generally distributed throughout Europe nnd was first im ported into tho United States in 1SG9. Blown Swiss cattle are well adapted to conditions when a combination of dairy aud beef production Is sought, says Orange Judd Farmer. Tho size Is medium; cows weigh 1,200 to 1,300 poi nds. Tho quantity of milk Is mod dratnly largo and tho fat content good. According to tho American standard, tho color Is dark to light brown, or somo seasons of tho year gray. Tho attractive cow, horo shown, Folio 1552, was bred In New York and mado a record of 4,103 pounds milk In 120 days. Sowlna Late Cabbage. , It Is time to sow late cabbnge In all sections. See thnt tho seed bed is flno and moist. Cover seed with not less i II. E. Byram, vice-president of tho Burlington system, hiw been teaching school In St. Loulw. Naturally it Is n railroad school and notable from tho fact that tho occasion was tho first upon which tho mnn who recently shouldered the ro sponslbilltlcB of operation of tho Uurliugton Sya tom had been In St. Louts. From tho tlmo Mr; Byram left tho Chicago headquarters ho becamo a peripatetic pedagogue a traveling teacher as it wore for ho is going all over tho Burlington System, mooting member of tho operating and trnfllo staff at division and district headquarters and (holding llttlo education al meeting!), 4Mrfi4. , ; He had a school compbsod' of local celebrities in St. Louis. Ono was W. A. Taloo, assistant gen eral passongor agent, who is studying the question than three-fourths of nn inch of soil of how to mako easy, comfortnblo and safo riding for passengers. Then thero and do not sow too thickly. Thin sow- was William Gray, general freight agent of tho Missouri district tines. Ho had lngs encourngo tho growth of strong, up for solution tho question of tho rapid, correct and saro transportation or stalky plants which stand transplant- freight at compensatory rates. Tom Knight Is making a deep Btuay or now to no a aivision superintend ent and Theodore Roelun Ib Just finishing nn elaborato course on promotion In the ranks of tho geueral passenger department. J. G, Delaplalno hns mado largo advances in tho nrt of "guiding right" tho victims of "wanderlust" If they aro headed west of Chicago and St. Louis, Hla ist cxnmlnntiou papers showed a remarkably high average. Ing better than spindling plants. Always pick vegetables for tho mar ket before they are fully matured, as they aro then more apt to ripen at tbo proper tlmo for tho user.