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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1910)
fJUULgJULR-gJU? 0 0 V.V.9SSJ)JLSLSLSUVLSLSLSLSU o o p o o o a IN THE PUBLIC EYE 'Vtnnnro'o'oxa'o aa'ooaaooooaooaaaooosg gmmra'o'a'a aoaoaaaaaa SUCCESS IN DEVELOPING PROFITABLE SHEEP FLOCR Farmcra Must First Got Awuy From Belief That Animals May Be Kept as Scavengers Start With. Well-Brcd Ewes. MOISSANT, THE MAN-BIRD John Molssant, tho young Chlcngoan who stfir tied the world by his flight across tho Dover chan nol with a passenger on his way from Parte to London, baa been a "soldier of fortuno" from hla oarly youth. MolBsant was born ot Spanish par ents and 1b an archltoct He suddenly camo Into promlnonco when ho unexpectedly flow from Etampes to the Issy military ground, passing burrs and briars, and they show tho K wo mako a success of keeping a flock? of sheep on our farms wo must got away from tho common belief that sheep may bo kept as scavengers. While It Is a fact thnt sheep will clean up weeds and briars, nnd innn ago to exist on poor pasture, yot this Is only Incidental. If wo keep a flock of shcop as scav engers they soon assume the appear anct that their purpose would signify. Their fleeces appear seedy und full of the Individuals that they nro selecting, and mating, It takes consldornblo tlmo for a man to train his eyo and touch so that ho can mako Intelligent selections ovon from his own flock. When wo observe tho quality and. study tho conditions which surrpund tho average farm flock wo do not won der that tho majority of farmers mako a falluro of tho shcop business. It Is really astonishing to noto tho wasto of opportunities In the Bheep over tho Eiffel tower. Molssant Is thirty-five roars old and Is of slight build. He Is seemingly very Jovial In tem perament. Ho first visited Paris somo months ago and bocamo interested In tho study of avia tion. Ho had two machines built after his own designs and found the subject so fascinating thnt he determined to become a practical airman. Tho Molssant brothers, Oeorgo, Alfred nnd jonn, and two sisters, for many yonrs had Interests valued at several hun- drod thousand dollars In Salvador. In 1907 Oeorgo and Alfred Molssant wero arrestod and Imprisoned on charges of aiding and abetting tho revolutionists. John was actively Implicated In tho movement agnlnst President Figuoroa, and handled a rapid-fire gun for the Ntcaraguans. When tho revolutionists wero repulsed John Molssant fled to Nicaragua. Ills brothers later wero released, but their property was attached by the government as a bond xo prevent their oscapo from the country. When Molssant was sojourning in Honduran a tramp steamer loadod with a cargo valued around $100,000 was cast ashoro and abandonod. In a nmall dugout and In tho teeth of a gale Molssant made his way alono to tho vessel and took possession. In the morning, when the wind had abated the captain wun somo of the crow and an agent of tho lino rowed out to the vessel, which had withstood the fury of tho waves, but which waB hold fast on a bar in tho harbor. A shot from Motssant'a revolver halted them. After somo warm discussion tho captain had to row back to shoro to inform the American consul that Molssant had seized the ship and her cargo as salvage During tho night another storm camo up and finished the work of wrecking the vobsoL The American consul found Molssant lashed to tho topmost rigging, only a few feet above tho water. flHBflKHBflflBBBflBflBaBBsHlEIJBi' A Pen of Southdown. HEADS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Oeorgo M. Hanson, recently installed as su premo chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, halls from Malno. Mr. Hanson suggests physical and Intellectual strength. Erect, broad shouldered, strong, capablo of enduring vigorous and pro longed labor, and equally capable of mental activ ity and strain, he combinos the essential quolltlos of a forceful and successful chief executive. By profession a lawyer, ho has been one of tho leaders ot tho bar of his stato. Ho haB taken nart in nubllo affairs and hold nubile office. In the city of Calais, in which ho lives, he has boon twice elected mayor. He was appointed collector I AWtfm&iL I of customs by President Cleveland, and by Oover- I swr WK nor 0000 ot Maine a membor of the commission ILBtfekb. w MVmsA for the rovlsion and codification of tho tax laws oi mat state. In tho order of Knights of Pythias he has attained tho highest honor .which that organization can confer. He bocamo a knight In 1883, and tnougn member of other organizations and secrot societies, has given of his time and talent chiefly to this organization slnco that time. He was the second chancellor commander ot his home lodge. As soon as he was ellglblo ho became a membor of the grand lodge of Maine, and Its grand chancellor in 1803. In 1897 he waa elected supreme represontatlvo and re-elected In 1901 osd 1905. In tho supremo lodge Mr. Hanson has been a forceful 'figure, for ten years a member of and for eight years chairman of tho judiciary com mittee that being tho ranking committee of tho supreme lodge. Tn 18R3 ho married MIbb Hnttle W. Farrar of CalalB. a descendant of Mat thew Thornton, ono of the (signers of the declaration ot independence, and of Henry Price, who Introduced Masonry Into tho state of Massachusetts, and iwhnan name is toorno by a Masonic lodgo in Cambridge. Mrs. Hanson if, the companion and associate of Mr. Hanson In their home llfo. IMF 7 effects ot mismanagement and neglect. It Is best to Btart with a few well- bred ewes and tho best ram that can be found at a reasonable prlco, and gradually build up a herd of fine ewes. In this way the new breeder can mako a closer study of the individu ality ot his sheep than he could if he was working with a larger number. A more intelligent selection could bo made of tho rams that were brought to mato with his ewes, and ho could be all of the time Increasing his knowledge of the business as the size of the flock Increased, until ho would bo capablo of wrestling with many of tho more intricate problems that would come when tho flock was near- ing porfectlon. A great many fall with sheep because they undertake to work with too largo a number. Every sheep looks alike and they cannot mako an intelligent study of business. Any Intelligent farmer whe Ib a student of tho prcsont economic conditions cannot fall to see that the future of the mutton growing and fat toning business affords an attractlv THE WATERMELON MOTORCYCLE IS HOME-MADE Frame of Machine Shown In Illustra tion Is Made From Oat Pipe and Pipe Fittings. Tho framo of this motorcycle Is doublo throughout and made from throo-quartor and ono Inch gas plpo and plpo fittings. A ploco of round iron was insortod In tho plpoa nt each bond to mako suro ot a rigid frame. No threads woro cut on tho plpo and tho tees usod for tho cross tlos woro roamed out, slipped ovor tho pipes and fastened with a pin, wrltos J. O. Turnor in Popular Mechanics. Tho construction of tho forks mako thorn very strong and springs woro attached as shown. Tho whoolB nnd englno woro takon from all old nnd We'll cut our watermelons (What Is there on earth bettorT) In tho nhndow of the house During this hot weather. Select a big dark greon one. And cut It full lensthwlse: Hear It pop, no red and rtpef , Cut tho sllcea full-length sliet Bee tho black seed shining, As In Juloy red they're framed. If anything Is better I have nover heard It named. BEAR THAT LIKES PUDDINGS Home-Mado Motorcycle. Young Canadian Black Cub In Nev York Zoological Gardens Be coming Very Haughty. 1 In tho Now York Zoological Ga? dons there is a vounir Canadian black: very light runabout. Tho bolt wheel bear at has become very haughtr attachod to tho roar whool Is mado of into Part 0 j)ja biography ha from band Iron and nttnehod with jUBt Doon published. It appears that lugs to tho rim. This bolt whool is wnon tno boar waa a cub ho was ft poonod with a hammor In the center fam pot waa 8 domesticated as a to mako tho crown. A doublo-ply doe ttnct wandored untetherod about two-Inch flat leather bolt is used to tno ynrd and au over th0 farm xhe drlvo tho machine Tho roar whool la BQr of iifo ho tca anii aomo 0r h mitlnnk for thn farmer who la In a nonltlnn to handle a farm flock oJ flttod with a hatchet sprocket, so tne ntntn hn did are entertainingly writ from ono to two hundred well-bred onglno may bo startod by poddllng. lon in ..Tna Frollca of My Black Bear ewes. Tho comploto motorcycle wolghs 310 Cub .. by MrB B t rjaynes in tho pounas, nns a o-incn wneoi oaso, u- March St. Nicholas. The article la inch whools and a four-horsopower J niUBtrattod by photographB which onglno. Biiow aho a tame pralrio wolf and a deer, playfellows and domostlcated companions ot the cub Jlmmlu. Wa Relic of Barbarism. A Texas paper views it this way: "Mud roads are a relic of barbarism and always Indicate a people ot slow and unprogresslvo hablta. If a pi cwcd TRIPk UPPY AMIKIMft quote ono of the "frolics": stranger Bhould ride over all tho roads '" Jlmmy.B favorito chum and playfel ot any county and find thorn M mac- low was Romulus, a young prairie adamlzed, ho would bo ready to bet Produces Great Deal of Merriment and wolf Tno fact tnoy woro flUCt, on the superior intelligence and en lightenment of tho people, whothoi ho met a single ono or uot Tho roads ot this county can bo greatly Improved by the road drag and now la tho tlm to do It" Needs No Apparatus Looks Like Jumping Jack. good friends was duo largoly to Jlm my'a good nature, for certainly Romt lus teasod him In every possible way. ,., . , u, , ., t,. Even in tho matter ot food, Jimmy This is n gonuino bit of fun that ' .,,, f , narn. nnA h. demands no apparatus, and every ono . . m '.,. .., -, of nn can do it. Place yourself by the side B feP ?tZ. Ul l mil a ui uu nut ui utV mo at suu NEW YORK'S ACTING MAYOR Greater far than tho governorship of many states, perhaps than any of thorn, is tho mayor ship of New York, which has lately been filled by a young man of only thirty John Purroy Mlt- choll, who became the acting chief executive ot the metropolis upon tho disability of Mr. Oaynor. Ho is undoubtedly tho youngost chief exocutlvo any great American city has ovor had and it shows the great American capacity for govern ment when so young n man can stop into a seat of power so great, of honor so high and responsi bilities so vast. Within an hour after Mayor Oaynor had boon struck down by an assassin's bullet it is safe to say that at loast half tho men In New York who give any attention to public affairs and their man. n nm rsn f Y n A V fMI rr Vi f nf Tnrin Ditvpnil TLC If aIIi 'the young president of tho board ot aldormen, who, under tho charter, would .succeed to the first office of tho city If the mayor's wound should result fatally. , Mr. Mitchell was twenty-eight years old, and had been practising law" on hiB own account for live years, when the making of his public rocord 'began. It waa In tho family to study law, nnd young Mitchell had determined. on that beforo ho wont to college. Consequently when ho camo to tho olec- tlve courses in his Junior year ho turned asido from tho distinctive studies of tho arts and chose thoso which he believed would help him in his later career. Ho went in for political science, the science of government, political history, and that sort of thing. Mr. Mitchell Is a graduate of Columbia university and of the New York Law school and ontored public life as assistant corporation counsel under William' B. Ellison, Ho conducted searching Investigations Into several of tho dtv deDnrtments and proved ono of tho most Indefatigable workers con nected with tho city government and last fall was elected prosldent of tho board of aldormen. IMPROVING THE POULTRY FLOCKS Better Results Could. Be Had 1 Farmers In' Given Locality Would All Keep On Breed olChicUcna. The community Idea might bo workod a great deal more than it is in the pure-bred poultry business. Bettor results could be had If the farmers In a given locality would all keep one breed of poultry. If thoy would unite on some good, popular, easy soiling broed, they would find buyers much more easily than where each man keeps a different kind of stock, says the American Cultivator. With dairy cattle this plan has worked wonderfully well for certain groups of farmers In various parts of the country. In Wisconsin thero is a dairy center, where almost everybody keeps Guernseys. In New York Btate thero is a region where dozens of farmers koep Holstelns. In northern Now Jersey thero is another Guornsoy centor, and in various parts of the countr ythere are Jersey and Ayrshire dairy centers. In all these localities thero are hundreds or pure-urea ani mals, which can be seen In n few hours. Such a condition becomes known all ovor tho country, and buy ers travel hundreds of miles, knowing that if thoy do not find Just whnt they want at tho first farm they visit thoy are Ukoly to find It further on In tho samo neighborhood. In southern Rhodo Island breeders In an accidental way kept a native from him his bread and applos. Ther SSt ,1" Ci,i WZ It SS was, however, ono particular kind of as Rhodo Island Reds. Whon tbli breod began to attract notice the re glon was visitod by scores of buyors who picked up every decent colorod bird at fancy prices, putting thousands of dollars Into tho hands of the farm ers that thoy could never have had cxpectod for tho demand at more than market prices. If fifty farmers in a neighborhood would unite on almost any poultry breod there would bo no difficulty In finding a market A groat many breeders with a roputatlon and a host of regular customers would bo glad to know of n locality whero thoy could buy what extra stock they noed to fill tholr orders. Tho farmers could eas Ily soli the stock themselves through one of tholr number or through ono ot the New York or Boston concerns which mako a specialty of pure-bred stock In largo quantities. It Ib not a very difficult matter for the farmer to learn to soil his stock on his own account Fancy birds will almost sel themselves, your body is concealed, tho other half projecting from tho wardrobo. Aa for the person standing on tho othor side, at a certain distance it will appear to food which ho Inslatted on having hla full shnro of, and that wbb, plum pud ding. Ho would eat It at any Um nt a curium uimuucu it iu upycui iu -, . ,,- t,n tlicm tlmt thoy boholu jrou cnUroly, f . ' " L ! being reflected, says Magical Exporl monts, Progress and Improvement. It Is a well-known fact that in aft dairy regions whero dairying haB boen carried on for a number of years the farms are all in n high statu of for tuity and tho farmers prosperous, with moans for progress and Improve ments. A Good Trick. Whon you lift your log, the appear- innco glvon by means of tho mirror Is Ithat ot a porBon who lifts both foot Best Ensilage. Various kinds of roughago, such as clover, green oats, peas, otc, have been used for ensilage, but corn fod der mnkcB tho best That is tho al- moBt universal verdict PLAN OF BREEDING CRATE IN THE HOUSE OF GOVERNORS William George Jordan has been appolntod secretary of tho house ot governors. His selec tion by the governors Ib a recognition of his serv ices as tho founder of this unique Institution, which is likely to bocomo ultimately an official featuro of the government. Mr. Jordan proposed the Idea Hovcral years ago. It was Immediately adopted by President Roosovelt and a confer' ence ot governors was called at Washington to consider tho conservation of national resources. The results of tho conforonco woro so important that the governors on their own Initiative called a meeting to discuss plans for greater uniformity In stato legislation. At that conference it was decided to make the houso of governors a per manent Institution and a resolution was passed offering a voto of thanks to Mr. Jordan for his part In tho foundation and promotion of the third houso. William George Jordan Ib a widely known odltor and publicist. Somo years ago he gavo tin editorial work to devote his tlmo to writing, ho nas written largely on psychological and political topics. Mr. Jordan is the only momber of the Only on a few farms are breeding crates found. Where boars of differ ent ages and sizes are used to mate with sows of different ages und sizes, a breedlng-cratu becomes necessary. In many cases farmers sail boars that have given excellent service nnd the host of pigs, simply because thoy were too largo. This Is a great mlstako, and should be overcome by making breeding-crates. Nearly nnyono can make a breeding-crate thut Is satis factory, If he sets out to do so,, A one ever discovered It. No mattef how much wna glvon to him he never seemed to consider tho quantity but flclont to warrant his sharing it with his playfellows, and if either ot those attempted to force him to divide with him tho result wao a fight Not that Jimmy wbb roally vicious, but he gave hiB companions to understand that oa tho subject of plum pudding his opla lon was law. Ono day, aftor romp ing in tho snow all tho morning, Jim my presented himself nt tho kitchen window, and sevoral slicos of broad woro passed out to him. Tho cub took them In hiB mouth, lot thorn fall to the ground and continued to peer into the room. IRISH TONGUE CRUSHED OUT Curious Story of How "Tally-8tlok" Was Used Decades Ago to Kill Gaelic Language. Tho curious story of bow tho "tally from tho ground at onco nnd holds stlolc crushed out tho romnlns of tho thorn in tho air a rather startling ancont Irish languago among Irlsn apparition. You will look like a toy Pi,ndren fl0mo decades ago was told .Jumping Jack which Is operated by a tno otner dny by T. P. O'Connor, the string, and tho more you move your lrBn political leader. log and arm tno iunnior you win iook. "When tho English woro aeiorminoa to make all Ireland over Into a BOrt of England," said Mr. O'Connor, "thoy used somo most unusual means. Among these was tho 'tally-stick.' This was a small stick of wood which each child was forced to wear on a cord about his nock. Every tlmo hiB par ents hoard him say a word of Irish thoy woro supposed to cut n notch in tho Btlck, Just nB tho American trap pors of tho old days nro said to have notched tho stocks of tholr guns every tlmo thoy killed an Indian. Then whon tho child got to school tho next day tho master countod tho notches. And for each notch tho child waa giv en ono blow with a Bwltch ono notch,, ono blow; two notches, two blows; sir notches, six blows. Thus the Irish language waB beaten out of the mouths of tho Irish children. "In school tho llttlo onos wore taught to look- on themselves not as; Irish chlldron, but aB English. Thoy wero not taught nny Irish history, and! tho fires of patriotism in them word dnmpod in oVery way. .' "But of Into yenrs thoro has come up a groat national movement in Ire land which has restored tho ancient Irish or Oaollc tonguo, and has mado tho people proud of tholr nnciout lltor nturo. It has reawakened tho prldo of tho Irish nation. A unlvorslty has Just been founded in which tho Irish language Is now being taught by six or eight professors." IT 18 YOUT There Is a child, a boy or Blrl I'm sorry it Is truo Who dociin't mind when spoken to; Ib It you? It can't be youl I know a child, n boy or Blrl I'm loth to Bay I do Who Btruck a llttlo playmate child; I hopo that wasn't yuul I know a child, a boy or Blrl I hone that Buch aro rew Who told a tlo; yeB, told a lie; It cannot be 'twas youl Thero Is a boy, I know a boy I cannot lovo him tnrouRii , Lwho robs tho little birdie's nesn That bad boy can't bo you! A Blrl there Is, a Blrl I know, And I could lovo hor, too! nut that bIi Ib so proud and vain: That mirely Isn't youl if Squelching a Young Officer. Somo years ago Queen Maud of Norway jvas staying with tho late Quoon Victoria at Osuorno, anu wont to a baznr at Shanklln, whero she was assisting at ono of tho stalls. Present ly a young military officer walked up to tho stall and making some small purchaso tried hard to got into con plan Is here glvon which may be vorsntlon with hor royal highness. adopted or used ns n guldo to model "Is eirorts laiieu. out no maue ono inBi after In making a crnto of one's own effort; "I am suro I know you," ho d0aIKn. said, "do your peoplo llvo about hero?" "No, I am staying wun my granamom er," was the princess' reply. "Oh, I daresay I know her, thon; I know most of tho peoplo about horo," said tho officer, ' rather patronizingly. "What's hor namo, by tho way, I will look hor up?" "Quoen Victoria," was tho reply. Money In Sows. Fifty dollars Invested In two good sows will earn Ave times as much as the money would in interest on n mortgage. Look Outl Tho habit of puckorlng up tho Hps is said to bo fatal to the contour ot a beautiful mouth, for tho Hps aro so floxiblo that oftor awhile tho pucker ing habit bocomes second nature to thorn and thoy stay puckered. iliouse who is not a governor.