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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1911)
fPOWER FOR PUMPING ONIONS REQUIRE MOIST SOU BEST FIDDLERS JN QZAftK Carpenter Sixty-Three Years of Ags jWInd and Water Constitute Two i of Cheapest Sources. Question of Most Economical Fuel Must Depend Largely Upon Con '( dltlons Existing In Each Locality. Tho question of the most econom ical power la of course a very Impor tant ono In connection with the matter of Installing a pumping plant Wind and water constitute two of the cheap est sources of power. The uso of he first of theso does not appear to havo been productive of very successful results, although the government spent thousands of dollars exploiting the bug without avail, sayo the Den ver Field and Farm. The greatest wind movement during tho year Is In tho spring season, when, ns a rule, water from wells Is least needed. In thoso places relying upon river wa ter this source seldom runs short un til tho spring season Is passed and In theBo Iccnlltlos pumping for Irri gation Is not likely to bo resorted to at that tlmo. During the summer months when tho greatest ncod for water for Irri gation purposes exists, thero Is much Jess wind movement than earlier In tho year and It frequently happens that whonho wnter Is most ncedod there Is tho least amount of wind. The uso of storage reservoirs to mako moro available tho wator pumped by wind power is open to tho criticism of oxpenso for tho Installation of such reservoirs, together with tho high loss through evaporation If tho resorvolrs nro open. Water as a sourco of pow er Is available In comparatively few .parts of our .region. Tho question of developing of 'powor from our water courses and transmitting It by elec tricity to tho locnllty whero it Is most needed has received some atten tion and may bo of some uso In con nection with pumping plants for Irri gation purposes but tho policy of tho federal government Is dead set against this plan. Among tho remaining sources of powor are steam, on, including gaso- .line, kerosene and crudo oil, and horso power. Tho question of which Is tho most economical fuol must depend largely upon tho conditions existing .In each locality. In many placos wood (and coal may bo procured at relative ly so low a cost that steam becomos ;by far tho cheapest available Dower. lit should bo borne In mind In thlB con nection that under average conditions a steam engine requlros Bklllod labor to operate It, but on tho other hand is considered one of the most rellablo means of power and tho loast subject to breakdowns of getting out of lordor. On tho othor hand tho majority of loll engines aro operated by common (and not skilled labor. Crudo oil as a imeans of powor is being successfully lusod In various parts of tho country. !A 28-horso power crudo oil engine ro jcently installed Is giving entirely suc cessful results. An Important con jsldoration in the uso of crudo oil is jtho tondoncy that appears to exist of ilncreased price of tho oil. Gasoltno lis tho most adoquate power Just now land thousands of automatic engines ;aro going- in nil ovor tho country. Cut Out Crossed Branches. Thoro is no bettor tlmo to removo crossed branches than tho summer, when the twigs nro In foliage, and fruit and the branches touch If thoy ;evor will. The orchard should be gono I ovor thoroughly during tho summor, land wnenuver two branches aro found rubbing against each other one i should bo removed. The constant chafing of tho bark at the point of contact not only makes an unsightly scar, but affordB an op portunity for bacterial diseases to .gain a foothold. Tho best tlmo to dl Irect branches bo that they wil) not I cross Is when tho' tree is young. Tho ; proper shaping of the tree contom plates itho prevention of crossed ! branches. . . An experienced pruner notes the dl rectlon of growing branches and prunes accordingly. Files Spread Plant Disease, Tho ways of tho houso fly as a dls easo disseminator has been thorough ly aired through the press, but that It Is also scattering broadcast all sorts of fungus spores comos as shock No 2. Among tho scourges thus scattered scientists havo enumerated: Pear rot brown rot of peach, black rot of the tomato, leaf curl, grapevine mildew rust on grains and the fungus growths which havo In recent years proved so dostruqtlvo to sugar cane. Clearly tho disease carriers of tho air aro gigantic curse from the financial point of vlow as well as from a sanitary one. Tho remedy Is cleanliness a removal of all filth. Koep the manure sproador going. New Wheat for Chickens. As soon as wheat is harvested bring a few bundles to the chickens dally. Thov will enjoy scratching out the grain, and it Is tho best feed thoy can have. Wheat, oats, corn and duck wheat are all good grains for poultry their comparative food valuo bolng In tho order given. Ityo Is of very lit tle valuo as a grain feed for poultry. but groen ryo for fall, winter and early spring picking Is excoiiont After Haying. Many fnrmers turn tho cattlo Into tho meadow after haying, but tho yows damage the field moro than tho field Is worth. crop will Do Well on Almott Any Land, but Irrigation Is Best Plow In Fall. (By 1L K. PATTEItSON, Montana Ag ricultural College.) Onions will do well on utmost any rich soil, but the largest crops can be raised on soil that is naturally moist or soil that can bo easily Irrigated. Onions wlh do very well whon w upon the same land year after ,er, especially ir trie land Is manured ev ery year or so. Only flnoly rotted ma nure should bo applied and It should be placed Upon the land tho previous fall and plowed under. Deforo apply tng the manure the ground should be cleared of all rubbish. Fresh manure applied In the spring lins a tendency to cause the bulbs to bocotco seal- llous and become soft and for this reason this practice should be avoided. If tho ground has not bean plowed in tho fall It should be plowed as early In the spring as possible Thai soil should bo mado flno and level and tho seed sown In perfectly straight rows about fifteen Inches apart. They should bo covorod about one-fourth Inch deep. Cultivation should be commenced oh soon as tho rows can bo plainly seen and when the plants aro about i. or three Inches high they shotiM 1 thinned out to about four Inches be tween each plant. Onions are easily cultivated bv a whocl hoo or hv nnr garden cultivator. The soli should be cultivated vory frequently In order Mm! Hia u.oo,i mm, ho, i- H,n and If any weeds appear among the plants they should bo pulled by hand. Onion roots should not be disturbed nor should tho bulbs bo cut. for this will cnuso a decrease In tho yield. a crop Is wanted for vory early use i .i..i..v.. lL . . j 1 s advisable to use tho sets instead of Dl I .kit It a . - , I iwuii, ieruio hum prouioiea uio rupiu Biuwui ui uuiuiiB una u quictc crops aro wanted wo should bo careful to noto that our soil contains tho esscn tlal fertility eloments. When the bulbs aro of fairly good slzo, tho tops should be broken off as this wjll on- courage tho forming of solid, well rip- ened bulbs. After tho tops begin to turn yollow the crop Is ready for har- vesting. Tho bulbs should be pulled and plnced In small boxes and" stored In a cool dry plnco. LIVE STOCK NOTES. Checkrolns are Injurious unless left slack. Tho driver should bo tho horse'i best friend. Your horso needs wator oftonet than you. Fasten gunny-sack screens over the stablo windows. As tho pasturos shorten, lengthoo out tho evening rntlon. There Isn't a thing wrong with some horsos except their owners. Ono of tho best fodders for sheep In clovor, and any variety will do. Jerking tho bit and yelling confuse a horso and. advertise a blockhead. Corn and oats and timothy hay ahmiM hn iha linan nf nil hnrnn fnnri Some horses require moro corn than others to keop them in sultablo con dltlon. It Is useless to expect sheep to thrive either with wet feet or damp, soggy flbeces. Havo tho stock In tho back pasture plenty of water! Self-rcgulatlng wind mills aro not always reliable. In training colts tbore Is no surer way of dulling what speed they havo than Blmply Jogging thom day after day, Spraying and dipping young pigs freely to koop them freo from para sites and okln dlsooao Is a good thing. For a herd of 2G cows, a round silo 15 foot insldo dlamotor and 30 foot high, would be about right, or It may bo 12 by 40, Wood out tho owes you will not win tor, tat thom and turn them off. Grass up to their knoes, corn-meal and bran, will do It best With cheap corn and othor grains any man who could buy a fow pigs and finish them for market could make a little profit. The in and out sheep man Is always worrying over the future. The man who stays by his flock is bound to win out in the long run. Fattening animals uhould be tod on a variety ot food, for if kept on ono kind of diet they wil lose nppetlto and not do so well. Younc Digs aro ofton stuntod In their early growth becauso thoy can not hold their own against tho largest ones With which they run. Animals always know when thoy aro well treated, but not always why thoy aro whipped, and punishment then is a dotrlment to them. When one Is think ot starting with n now breed of stock It will generally pay him to visit some farmors who have had experience with this breed, If the shoop pasturo gets Bhort this tall fodder of some kind should bo supplied to offset It or olso tho sbeop want to bo turned Into a better pas- luiu When a pig is found to bMroopy or falling behind tho rest of tho herd. It ' should be taken out, put in an in- closure by itself and given special care. No matter how much good pasture thoro may bo In a cocklo burr patch, sbeop should novor be turned Into it for wool filled with burrs Is no good on any market In testing out tho horso for lame- nnsa. lot no excitement prevail. Un- dor such excltoment the horso forgets his tamness ar soreness for tho tlmo helne. and you do not note the trouble. DL FJ.U-m. PtistrtfPfl With Pnn Jiffs OTrlllip JrlSIier LUargCa Will A A Ullage NEW OltLEANS.J. Chung Lee, a rich Chinese shrlmn usher and owner of a store In this city, Is n prisoner hero charged with holding whlto men In bondage In Ilayou Hani tarla, once the refuge of Lnllttc and his baud. Tho federal officers who arrested Leo brought with thorn nine whlto men who will appear as wit nesses. Those men nnsert they were shanghaied from a boarding house In this city and taken to Manila, a (Ish Ing vlllngo, and orten forced to work 30 hours without rest Once they escaped and boarded a steamer but wero discovered and the captain re- turned them to the shrimp fisheries, as ,B. 11,0 c"ni oi an gun snirmasiorB w".n roiugcea nro niscoverea. Tiiat such a condition could prevail f?.r yonrs whho.?t d,8covcry ,n n, ,cr rA't0ry, mpnrntlvoljr near to a largo , ,7m i. i u; """' L"c.d,bm?r ..bjr . ,"h. kll.01 m n.. ,.".7 ITX-'. nnT. n rZ , i. pushed their way only a few mi en nt0 tho wlIde t'no , , ffc Mil J illt duilitl wn tiiuu ' uhviiiu .. i, thri nt th Romantic Notions tr ANSAS CITY, Mo. When B. L. IV. Polndexter camo out west from tho cast In 100G ho bad all kinds of romnntlc Ideas about cowboys, wild Indians, cowgirls and life on tho plains. Finding llfo in Oklahoma City little different from that In tho cast. bo went out on a ranch near Tulsa, In search of tho littlo romance left In western llfo. Thero ho wooed nnd wod a ranchman's daughter. In a week ho knew what It was to bo a real tonderfoot His wife told. him to wash the dishes. He refused. Sbo roachod for hor revolver, pointed It st him in a threatening manner and told him to danco. Ho mado such a terrlblo mess of dancing sho told him to stop that and take up tho dish rng. "That's a protty dear; now kiss mo, sho saiu .to him alter no naa wnshod, dried and stacked tho dishes away. Then sho put tho revolver away. Ho hid It. That would end hor wild west methods, ho thought, "I will rulo tho roost for a whllo now," ho chuckled to himself. "How about dinner?" tho wlfo In- I,Tca 01 .Dim "o ovenmg auer buo returned from a long rldo. "Not ready? Then you had hotter hustlo and get it ready " Not much, ho told her. Sho would P.ifrr Snpnde hiVA wa7 ..-u - - N EW YORK. That tho music bill of this city for the season will reach $5,000,000, far exceeding any similar expendlturo on record hero or abroad, Is new Indicated by tho preparations under way for tho greatest musical soason ovpr known. Ton years ago tho Bum snont ir this way amounted to hardly moro than $1,000,000. What It will amount to In another decade in vluw of tho over- Increasing demand for music of every character is merely a matter ot con jecture. In splto bf this great expenditure, however, music has not yet becomo a generally popular form of ontortaln mont, as is indicated by tho fact that the greater part of tho $5,000,000 Bull Terrier a Bathing Beach Hero C Boston bull terrier owned by Mrs, William Mattory, whoso husband Is promlucnt as an aviator, Is tho hero f story. Tho Thirty-ninth street bathing bench Is tho scono. Tho "ytl- '' ' "" uuuuuB mm, uiubu and abetted by six mon. had for two weeks, until . tbo appearance of "Draft- or." mado H o miserable: for bathers 1 1 ai. ...i4v. iv. i b " "'"'. u tacWns tbo bathers and engaging tho I ilnita In flirhta Ql v irrrn lit iA tuna dogs in fights. Six dogs killed was bis record. "Qraftor," led by Mrs. Mattory, ap peared at tho beach tho othor after noon. As had boon tbolr custom, tbo bIx with tho English bulldog In am bush behind a lumber pllo, unleashed tho animal and sot him upon tho now arrival as tho latter started for a plunge In tho lako. "Qraftor" bad nover boon in a flgbt, but ho was gamo. Tho older and heavier dog, as a result of his latest en'countor, was suffering from a torn shoulder. He dashed to tbo water's ' is perhaps not moro than 40 miles from New Orleans. Ut so Isolated Is It by ttio marshes, the cypress swamps, the cancbrcaks, tho Jungles that It might ns well bo hundrods of miles away. Tho only egress s a tortuous channel ot stagnnnt wator. To attempt to forco ono's wny through tho swamps would bo to In vito death. Thoro aro no paths through the wilderness, nnd tho lnnn who strayed a mllo through tho marshes from tho channel would find himself lost, In danger of pitfalls and perpetually nt war with poisonous snakes, with deadly malaria menac ing him nt every step. Tho peonage nystcm Is compara tively simple. Men from the luggers dnd dockmen along tho Mississippi out of work. They offer them Jobs, saying that tho cost of transportation to tho fisheries will bo deducted from their wages. Once tho men go down tho bnyou, thero Is no escape from their masters. Thoy nro never al lowed to got out of debt No boat men will give them pnstngo through the bnyou. Manila Is one of the largest ot tho fishing villages, hnvlng nbout 300 res idents. Half of them are Filipinos, supposed to hnvo escaped from Span ish sailing vessels years ago. Stories of how tho Filipinos ara held as slaves aro as old as tho vlllago It self. of Cowgirls Gone havo to got tho dinner herself. In fact, ho was vory "chesty" In his new rolo as boss. Sho reached for that re volver again. It was gone. Sbe went Into tho kitchen, took up tho butcher knife, and in five minutes that "chesty" husband was elbow deep In bread dough and watching tho bacon fry. Dut Mr, Polndexter was nn obstinate tenderfoot, and refused to bo "con quered." Two months of marrlod lite satisfied tho wife ha wasn't tho kind of husband sho wnntod, so sho brought out tho now rovolvor sho purchased, ordered him to pack his trunk and move right away, Sho oven followed him to tho train, Mr. Polndexter said In a aiflt for dl- vorco ho brought In tho circuit court In Kansas City, pointed tho rovolvor at him and told him to got uboard quick, hang on until It passod out of sight at least, and novcr to return. He hasn't ( Mlllinns frf Mueir . which It Is estimated will be spent Ir flvo months for opora, symphony con certs and other forms of musical en tertainment will como from rauslo patrons numbering less than 25,000, or less than ono per cent, of tho city's total population. ProbaMy not mor than ono person In 500 ever attcndi tho opora, although concerts ot vari ous sorts aro moro wldoly patronized Just why Now Yorkors will havo tq foot such an enormous bill for their musical entertainment Is Indicated by tho salaries paid to tho artists. A really famous operatic singer re eclvos as much ns $2,600 for a single porformanco, whllo symphony orches tra leaders aro paid oh much as $30,- 000 for a soason lasting only four months. Many of thoso cencortf. and rocltali fall to earn anything. In ono caso dun lng tho last musical season Juat ten scats wero sold for a really meritori ous concert Eventually, however, tho public foots the bill, but whether It can really enjoy tho $5,000,000 worth of muslo which it will absorb next season remains to bo socn. edgo and "Grafter," hearing his chal lenge, turned nnd met him. "Grafter" soon was "tuo under dog, hut in a second was on top and ripping up hla foo's old wound and seizing his throat Again tho big dog got tho advantage and "Qraftor" wont down. Finally "Qraftor" managed to broak looso and Mrs, Mattory grabbed up hor pot Sho had attached his strap and was about to lead him away when ono of tho mon sont tho otlior dog In again. "Qraftor" broke his strap and within three minutes had rlppod tbo othor animal's throat Tho big dog died that night "I hopo after this you will lot my dog alono," declared Mrs, Mattery, ob she led "Qraftor" , away. world. An tho crow files. Manila Is Wins First Prize In Arkansas Fiddling Contest. Little. Rock. Ark. -Probably mora than 100 fiddlers were on the ground, tor tho annual Ozark contest at Monte No. Ark., the other night, but only about 40 wore on the stage to Join In the general concert of flddlors, and torn that number Just 14 bad enough awye q eUcr 'j C(mU)8t. The !nBianw wore nuuiers oi grwu ropu : . T T . ?. .. ' I "o m wnona tne omen ?2&Im& Two Winning Fiddlers. music, nnd as botweon whom It was hard to Judgo. Tho contost began with a chorus ot Turkey In tho Straw" and "Dixie." Thoy played pieces ot their own selec tion, such as "Arkansaw Traveler," 'Leather Uroochos" and "Flshermna'a Hornplpo." Tho Judges uut them through a sovere "Money Musk," "Dev il's Dream," and ''Tho Soldlor's Joy" wero callod for and played. W, M, Day ot Cassvtllo, Mo Bhown at tho right In tho picture was de- :Iarod winner ot the first prize and was crowped king flddlor ot the Ozarks, - Tho crown is Bhown in the picture. Ho Is 03 years old( a :nrpentor by trade, was born on a (arm In Tennossoo, llvod 12 years In Arkansas nnd has played since thir teen years old and won many prises. Norman Ingorsol of Monte No was selected as tho second best tiddler. Ho is n farmer, and is shown on the left In tho picturo. Jim Mains of Hickory Crook, a lad ot fourteen, was declared prlnco rogont ot fiddlers, and wtnner ot tho boy's fiddling con test, which was also part ot the big show. STATUE IS LIKE A REAL DOG I Jnwolcomo Visitors and Neighbors' Cats and Dogs Give Thla Yard a Wide Berth. Doston, Mass. Unwelcome visitors Jo not bothor "Dill" Irwin's houso In Cotult, nolthor do neighbors' cats or logs play nbout his houso, and it Is -it i .. . M vi .i that sits on the front lawn, Mr. Ir- Kin was presented with the. statue by Iho late John Slmpklns, and for a num ber of years It has boon on tho front lawn standing guard ovor tho grounds. Whon the "dog" was first set out on tho lawn tho small boys of the village bolleved It to bo a roal dog, and they kvolded going anywhere near the place. "Dili" has lots of fun at the oxpenso of some of hla Invited gueBta who are Bhown the big mastiff tor tho first time. Tho statuo is a work of art, and was Imported from Germany by the l&tf ter7 A Bronze Watch Dog. Mr. Slmpklns and presented to his friend, Mr. Irwin, to guard tho lattcr's homo during his absence Mr. Irwin has conducted the stage lino from Cotult to West Ilarn stable for many years, and ho says that ho docs not hesitate to bo absont from his homo as long as tho dog Is sitting out on tho front lawn. Tbo "dog" ap pears to bo a llyo one, and once soon It la not Btrnngo that cats and othor animals avoid trespassing on tho Inwn. A Bath for Hla Plat. Caldwell, N. J, Frederick Heller, a local siock raiser, uas installed in tho roar of his homo a bath tub which Is to bo usod oxcluslvely for tbo cleanliness nnd comfort of twe prlzo-wlnnlng Berkshire pigs, Bonfire Dance Kills Girl, Drooklyn, "U, Y. While dancing around a bonflro In front of hor homo, tho dress on thrce-yoar-old Clara Pa Bint caught fire, causing her death from burns. SHE GOT WDATSDE WANTED rt-M jr j. w mil VOmanHRUW Hw Strongly, but it Pld Chi c fro. 111. "I suffered rrom fe male wmomm and ntouaoh trouble, ana i went. ,to tne store to ret n bottle of Eydl E. Tlnte. ham's Vegetable Compound, but the clerk did not want to let me bare it be Mid It KM BO food and wanted ma o try something else, but knowing all about It I in aisted and finally glad X did, for it has cured me. "I know of so manv cases when wo. men have been cured byLydla E.Pink ham's Vegetable Compound that I can say to every suffering woman if that medicine does not help ber. there la nothing that will." Mrs. Janxtzxi, G68 Arch St., Chicago, 111. This is the aro of substitution, and women who waut a cure should Insist upon Jjydla . Pinkham's Vegetable Compound just as this woman did, and not accept something else on which the druggist can make a little more profit. women who are passing through this critical period or who are suffering from any of those distressing ilta pe culiar to thoir sex should not lose sight of the fact that for thirty years Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, wnicti is maue rrom roots ana herbs, has been the standard remedy for fe male ills. In almost every community you will Hud women who have been restored to health by Lydla JE, Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, , NATURAL HISTORY. "Do giraffes catch cold when thjy wet thelrfoet, papa?" "Of course, my son but not until v nxt monthl" Heltere Welt. I a Masculine Anxiety. Teddy's mother had been taken .sud denly 111 one morning while he was at Bchool. On his return, he was admit ted to his mother's room for a few minutes, and found his Aunt Alicia sitting by the bed. "No, Teddy," said she, "mother has been very 111, and must not talk." "O, my I I'm sorry, mother," gasped Teddy. Mother smiled at him lovingly. Maater Teddy seated himself oh a large chair directly opposite, and, aft er wriggling anxiously around for a minute or two, delivered himself of tho upeeoh. "Mother dearnow don't try to speak but If you mean yes, nod your hoad this way and If you mean no, shake your head this way, Havo you soon my baseball bat? Llpptnoott'a Magazine. Didn't Break It Around Her. Ella Our friend, the pitcher, has a "glass arm." Stella I didn't notice It when he called on me last evening. fl Breaklastl A bowl of crisp Post Toasties and cream the thing's done! Appetizing Nourishing Convenient Ready to serve right out of the pacKage. "The Memory Lingers" rOSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd, UattU Crctk, Mich.