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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1904)
J.. Ice and Colli Btnrnce Ilnnae. While many formers consider an Ice wyw a luxury ttmt Is not for tlicm, l'iillding sucii as Is shown In the cut may be erected at small cost, and if the Ice can he had for the cutting and Ira wing it will he found profitable, Even In sections where ice is scarce lucli a structure would ho worth all It cost to a fruit grower who desired to bold back his products In cold storage. To make the house cheap build it f any lumber obtainable, the essen tial thing bnjng to have It with an in ner wall n foot from the outer wall 1 it" p K J 3 HUU'Li: ICR uousi:. Cont of RntaltiR Corn. The present low price of com and the enormous quantity which Is piled up In bins and -warehouses everyw here in this country Is the most emphatic evidence that corn can be produced at a very low cost, and it Is plain from the experience of hundreds of corn raisers that there is a profit in produc ing corn on a large scale, even at the present low prices, for many thous ands of farmers have made a good liv ing and laid some prollt by from their corn lands. It Is perfectly true that the man with a small farm, devoted exclusively to corn raising, can get only a ver? precarious living out of com when th price Is under 25 cents on the farm. But even the small farmer can assure himself of a substantial surplus with the prospect of a substantial surplus, some years, If ho devotes a part of lilt land to raising the products which he needs for his family, and ralsci corn, well cultivated and carcfullj cared for, on the rest of It It must not be forgotten that the present low price of corn Is due to two years of very extraordinary yields, una though this year's crop Is moderate, by comparison with those years, the surplus In the country, added to what was produced this year, mnkes the sup ply In the country about us large as it was ever known to be, and the cost of production of the com which mosl farmers have on hand at the present time, must be figured on the basis ol largo yields, so that, even at present low prices, the great bulk of the com in the country represents a good deal more than what It has cost the farmei to produce It mid this space tilled In hnrd with saw dust, straw, leaves or any similar ma terial. Then puck on the bottom of the Door a foot of straw or hay or sawdust find on tills lay the cakes of Ice, tilling in between them cracked ice, and, If the weather is freezing, pouring water over each layer as It Is tilled In. Di vide off a portion of the space for a cold storage room, as shown in the lower part of the illustration and one has a place where fruit, milk and but ter may be kept in good condition dur ing the warmest days of summer. Try an lee house, even though it be but a small one, and you will be sur prised to see how little it will cost and how useful It is. Half-SoHnc the Sled. Soles made of poles arc almost a thing of the past since the sawed ones have come into use. There are still some who do not use the sawed stiles because of not knowing how to put them on. after they have become dry. without breaking or splitting them. The illustration shows how the trick is done. A teakettle full of boiling water, poured on very gradually while the sole Is bolus sprung, Ik nil that is necessary In almost every instance The stream should be no larger than a lead pencil, and poured on contin ually. Any one who has never tried tills method will be surprised how JCJ" (- tss m.M)UNo tiik si.i:n soi.k. quickly the sole will bend down into its place. R. A. (Jalliher, in Farm and Homo. "Winter Km It Tree Primiiijr. While the early spring pruning and the summer pinching back of the small shoots covers the main pruning of the fruit trees, much good work may be done during the open days of winter which will, at least, save time in the spring. Hrokon limbs may be removed and many of the Inside limbs which are overlapping the fruiting twigs can be cut off during the winter as well as in the spring. The work of pruning should always he done with a saw on limbs to large to cut with a sharp knife; in pruning saw from the under side of the limb firti, sawing up a quarter or a half through nnd finishing from the top. This will result in a clean cut and there will be no splintering, as would be the case if a heavy limb was cut through from the top. In the winter pruning of orchards keep your eyes open and nole the condition of the tree, so that at the proper time any remedy for any trouble found may lo applied. Maturity of KowU. The Leghorns may mature In six months, but with the larger breeds a fowl i not matured if under one year of age; and it is a settled conclusion that neither animals nor poultry should be used for breeding until the system has had time to develop and make complete, growth. Pullets sometimes begin to lay before tliey are fully matured, but in such cases their eggs should not be used for hatching pur poses, The use of eggs from pullets .that have not completed their growth is sure to Injure the flock if the prnc tice'ls continued for several years. Kor Kitting Hen. Mrs. Amanda Wilson writes to the Iowa Homestead: "I have been very much annoyed at times with persistent sitting hens. I have tried several meth ods of preventing them from becoming broody, nnd have at last hit upon a simple coop about two feel square and two feci high made of lath and attached to a rope, as shown In th Illustration. P 1 a c t the hen inside the coop and let II swing about eighteen inches from tht ground. The excitement of the curl oub chickens which stand around oi the outside will quickly dispel th hatching Idea from the most persistent sitting hen. Feed and water should 1m given the same as usual." Advantages of Firm Life. It Is the farmers' boys who are mosi likely to succeed, whether in buslncsi or in professional life. Spending most of their time under the open sky breathing fresh air, and eating slmph food, they are more likely to have vig orous health and strong constitution! than are their city cousins. Brought Into constant contact with nature, the absorb a great deal of useful knowl edge, and acquire habits of observa tlon. Then, too, the regular farn work, the "chores" and numberless otb er little things keep them well oceuplci and enable them to feel that they an earning their way, thus giving to then a sense of independence and cultlvat ing a spirit of self-reliance nnd manli uess. The performance of a deal c drudgery Is an Indispensable prepnra tlon for all real success In life, what ever the occupation. A boy who ij afraid of work or of soiling his hand) need not expect to accomplish mucl in (he world. 001111117 boys have theii, full share of fun, but there are mnnj disagreeable duties on a farm whicl farmers' boys learn to accept as i matter of course. Edward Kgglcston speaking of the value of his farn training when a boy, once said to mo "l learned one thing of great value and that was to do disagreeable thlngi cheerfully." .loslah Strong, in Success Editorial Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects. H Matrimony and Uyspeps'a T Is not good for man or woman to eat alone. Thus medical authority hns spoken for years. The solitary diner out, having no company be fore him, other than his food, swallows It im properly masticated, hurries one course upou another before the stomach can properly adjust Itself to the conditions that tax It, ami acquires a dyspepsia that distress him severely and makes lll a blue print. The Increase In dyspepsia and kindred ailments, so one who has been gathering Information assorts, Is largely due to the Independence manifested by both sexes regarding matrimony. In other words, wero there fewer bachelors and bachelor maidens there would be less demand for ton ics to brace up an Impaired digestion. in splto of the orthodox Joke about the young wife ruining her husband's digestive apparatus by her attempts at cookery, It Is established that there are, In reality, much fewer cases of dyspepsia among the wedded than among those who choose to remain single. Food consumption should be a task of slow process, nnd the mind should be free from care and unnecessary ex citement during the meal hour. This Is best established when two persons dine together and enjoy such good-natured chaff, raillery or Interesting chat as diverts them for the moment. A few are so gifted as to he able to dine alone nnd dine deliberately by the amusement derived from their sur roundings, but the rule Is. ,tr the restaurant-keepers can well testify to. that the single diner ents his meal In from one-third to one-half the time taken by those who dine In company. The Inference, of course, established by this research Is that matrimony Is a good thing for dyspepsia, and possibly tliis fact may establish a new line of thought in some crusty bachelors nnd fussy bachelor maidens, who are unable to ent a meal without topping It off with n few specially prepared tablets and nostrums to help out their poor stomachs. New York Telegram. Farming a Great Industry. UK annual report of the Secretary of Agricul ture shows that farming Is still the chief busi ness of the people of the United States. Fast ns our other Industries have grown, especially within recent years, agriculture still far sur passes any of them In the amount of Its cap ital, in the value of its products nnd In the number of people engaged In It. We have been bonsting of the rapidity with which our exports of manufactured goods have Increased, of our "conquests of the markets of the world," but Secretary Wilson shows that the balance of trade in all products ex cept those of agriculture ran against us JfSiio.iRMl.OUO dur ing the last fourteen years. The balance of trade In agri cultural products was $-J,S0utH)O.l00 in our favor, however, so that the total balance In our favor, thanks to the farm er, was $3,040,000,000. While we liave not been nblo to turn out or, at least, have not turned out enough of other commodities to supply our wants, we have raised enough farm produce not only to meet our own demands, but to feed a largo part of the rest of the world; and the agri cultural lands of the country still possess large resources that never have been exploited. In the enuse of time the country's .Industrial population no doubt will become so great as to consume all the food that the land can be forced to produce. Kansas City Journal. T in Indiscriminate Kcediiic. On some farms all kinds of poultrj are fed together, old and young, ant geese, ducks, turkeys and chickens There are always domineering Indl vlduals in nil barnyards, hence It wll be an advantage to separate the oldo from the younger stock when feeding The natural consequence of promiscu ous commingling of fowls Is that tin largest and strongest take their choici and leave the refuse to be eaten by tin weaker, whereas the best should hi given to the poorest In order to hel them to a condition of thrift am growth. It is also more economical U make some distinction when feeding especially when a profit is desired. The MUkiitun'a Stendy Joh. A veteran New York State dalrymnj who has boon In the business over hal a century says that commencing It 1S7I he was away from home but 0111 night in about twenty-two years, lh always used to do his own milking Ills average for many years was no less than twenty cows night and morn lng. He milked one cow nineteen yean and about ten months in the year. Ij the year 1S70 twenty cows gave bin IfiO.OOO pounds of milk, which nettet lilm from the cheese factory $l,CiOO, be sides having his whey to feed to th hogs ami calves. English ns the World's l anguage. I IK UK N 'i significance, more Important nnd far-reaching than appears on the surface, In the announcement that the Kngllsh language Is to be the medium employed in the arbitration of the Venezuelan dispute at The Hague court. It has so long been the custom, still very generally in vogue, for such exchanges to be carried on In French that French lias become recognl.ed as the dlplo i.i.nic tongue, the language to be observed In international c 1, its and in the Interchange of communications between nations. The first radical departure from this rule was in 1SSII. when Kngllsh was used in the international parlia ment that settled the Sanioan dispute between, Kngland, (.erinnny, and the lulled States. The growth of the Iilcd Stales as n world power has undoubtedly hod a greater Inlluence In this fitep toward making Kngllsh the universal language than any other cause. This nation Is now an Interested party In any din putes that may arise in the Pa el tie. She has her Interest! In Ohlnn, by reason of the united action of tho Powon during the Roxer revolt, and her position as arbitrator nnd pence preserver In South America has become more pro nounccd with the development of that continent nnd it American continent. Russia, It Is true, bus a larger popu penn countries. More people speak the Rugllah language than use any other tongue spoken In IDuropo or on th American continent: Russia, It Is truo, has a larger popu lation than the United States and Great Britain combined, but millions of her citizens do not speak tho Russian lan guage. Aaldo from other considerations, there Is a fore and directuess to plain Knglish that are not found in any other tongue, nnd International relations aro now such that plain, direct, concise terms are needed to avoid complica tions. The adoption of Kngllsh as the diplomatic lan guage Is but natural step In the right direction. -Washington Post How Wc Cutch Colds. HR London Hospital, a medical mngar.ln maintains that colds are caught, tho colds that have nasal catarrh for their chief symptom, r In the same way that other Infectious disease! (l are caught, by the lodgment of a germ. The :&tltxJ character of the germ Is not specified. This ii no new discovery or theory. Knowing persons have long been careful about exposing themselves to in fection by persons who have a cold, lest, they "0111011" It Tho old notion that a cold Is result of exposure to draught or to cold air, or of getting tho foot wet, has been aban doned, although It Is true that one may get a chill In thn4 way which will afford some of the symptoms and sensa tions of the nasal catarrh caused by a noxious gorm. It Is safer to avoid close contact, and all unnecessary conlnct, with 11 person who has this cold. A horse that has been wintered out often catches a cold upon being brought Into tho stable In the spring. Kxpcrimonts with disinfectants have shown that It Is not the warmth of the stnblr that Induces the cold. Arctic voyagers aro commonly free of colds until their return to a community where they pre voll. In the small rocky island of St. Klldn, one of tint Western Hebrides. Scotland, colds nre unknown except when It Is visited by some vessel, nnd it Is snld that tho inhabitants can distinguish between the different kinds of colds brought by different ships. There Is much similar evidence relating to the subject, nnd the Hospital declares that "some source of infection must be present before II Is possible to catch cold" What appears to be needed ! a specillc germicide which may be used either for pre vention or cure. Boston Herald. A Fuel from the Marshes. series of experiments has laloly been conducted under the auspices of the .Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology, into (lie ruel marsh mud. Now tho announcement Is mad that this material contains tho elements of coal to an equal if not greater amount than peat The fact is well known that the mud bogs of Holland, of some pans of (Jerinnny, and yet more of Rus. sin, are being worked commercially on an extensive scald for the supply of what is In fact artificial coal, resem bling it In appearance, in specillc gravity, in heat units and in effective service. In I Ids country. Mr. Hdwnrd Atkin son says, we may be Jusililed In considering It proved that New Kngland and many other sections, distant from coal mines, are In pns.esion of material that can be con verted into domestic fuel at lower cost than any coal can be secured, and in many respects of better quality for cooking and oilier domestic purposes. It is also available for gas production; also for conversion into coke at lower cost and of purer quality than any other fuel that can be obtained in New Kngland. Mr. Atkinson considers the secret of conversion to lie solved; and he also asks this question: "May il 110I be possible that the Irish peasants who have been con vert inji the lurf'of their hill slopes Into domestic fuel for generations have taught the scientists a lesson in heat and power which they had wholly over looked V" As long as New Kngland cannot have natural gas. she may find "mud coal" from the marshes' a good substitute. Hullalo ('omuierclal. 3jSSS43)$kS8) 9 I BATTLING WIIH AN ANCHOR. $ To ' ..-fist to the cat-head an anchor weighing eight thousand pounds, with a gale of wind blowing and a tremen dous sea rising, is 11 dilllcult task. The New York Sun tells how tills work was undertaken 011 a warship in Hampton Uoads. In order to raise the anchor to the deck of the ship the hundred-pound cat block had to be fastened by the hm:c hook which de pended from it to the ring in the bal ancing band on the anchor shank so thai the power of tin" winch could be utilized, The groat anchor hung so (hat when the wave receded it was clear of the water, but each Incoming crest sub merged It several feet. As the ship tossed on the wave there was great (lunger -that the enormous weight of ilic anchor would scud the anchor through her thin ulallng. Hut with ;oas big enough to toss the ship about .is easily us If she were a Ilshing Hoai, and to swim: that anchor back and forth like the pendulum of a toy c ock. It was no child's game to hook fie cat-block. Two men were chosen, each a fine specimen of the American sailor. .lust under, the arms of Vuch a line was made fast, and men on deck stood ready to haul away in case (if need. The two sailors watched I licit chance, and, when the ship's bead was well out of water, over theywent. They had hardly reached the anchor when a wave rolled in that surged four feet above their heads. When It. passed both were elitiging, almost breathless, to the shank of the 11 11 chor. Hut the Instant they were clear of wir -r they jumped to their work and si nve to get the block In place. With the ship hauling one way and tho wind blowing another there was small chance for them to drag that hundred pound, block In iMIll a third way. Again and again they had it almost fast ened, when a great wave knocked it away and buried them far out of sight. Still the two men struggled at their task. Then the Inevitable happened. The great cat-block swung far out as the ship plunged forward, hung poised an Instant, as If taking deliberate aim. and came sweeping buck straight at the head of one of the two men. It struck him on the back of the head and knocked him ten feet from the an chor into the sen. The rush of on Incoming wove swept him away from the ship, nnd for a mo uient it seemed ns If ho would- sure ly be lost. Thou vvus Justified the wis dom which had placed the lino about Ids shoulders. The men on dock drew him in. unconscious but safe, and . in ten minutes he was declaring to tho oilicer in charge that be could surely hook that block next time. lint 1 lie captain had formed another plan. lie determined to haul up tho anchor as far as was possible, so that It should have the smallest room for piny, and to make harbor. .lust nt nightfall she reached quiet waters, and once more the unruly anchor was iet go again. A Good Start. Two natives of the soil In a New Knglnnd village were overheard dis cussing the prospects of one Jim Means who had forsaken a factory for agri cultural pursuits. "I hear that Jim has gone to farm In'," said one of th. village worthies. "Yaas, lie has," was the drawling re ply, "but he nln't went into it very steep ylt. Ho has hired a boss for tho suninur an' rented a keow an bor rowed a hen to put a settin' of oggs un. der, an' his folks has give him a peeg, but he ain't farniln' It on the scalo I hoar they do out West." "No." assented the other; "still, he's got conslddublo of a start, an' ort to do well If his eggs hatch an' his poos thrives an' the keow Is a good butter maker." - li takes a lot of cold cash to melt a marble heart.