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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1908)
Nebr aska Advertiser W. W. SANDERS, Prop. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA Tlio Alps scorn perfectly delightful for driving UuuicIh through. Burning orange peel will dissipate tlio odor of tobacco Htuoko In u room. In Portugal nmrrlcd women retain their mnldon names nnd uro known by them. Still, If tlicro is any family In tlio world that can afford a divorce It In tho Vnnderbllt family. The fnlluro of a Copenhagen trust company vorlilcs Sir. Hamlet's opinion that something was rotten In Hon mark. Prlnco do Sngan doubtless thinks that being tho husband of an heiress will provo as easy u way of making a living ns any. Woll, perhaps tho taBto for French counts and princes Is llko that for dope. When you get started on It you cannot break off. Wizard Burhnnk has begun to lako nn ncllvo part In politics. Ho hopes, porlmps, to succeed In evolving a graftless politician. Count Szcchonyl made a great hit on his roturn to Hungary, partly becauso all tho world loves n lover and partly bocauso ho now has money. Man can 11 vo 120 years by feeding on sour milk, sayB Prof. Slotchnlkoff. But who would want to llvo 120 years If ho hnd to llvo on sour milk? Shells can now bo thrown from Paris to London by a now cannon that has Just boon tested. Napoleon ought to havo waited a hundred years to be born. Ontnrlo girl threw a man over be cause ho gave her an engagement ring with an Imitation diamond. And yet they toll us imitation Is tho slucercst flattory. Charleston, S. C, has 31 feet of wa ter over tho bar at tho entrance to Its harbor, nnd continually nags Savan nah by calling attention to tho cir cumstance. MIbb Elkins may become annoyed If a llttlo moro diplomacy is not usod by the Italian royal family, who aro talk ing aa If Italy were as great and Im portant' as WestAyirgInIn. M) thanhaTflftho crow of tho new battleship Idaho havo tho mumps and aro the "400M of tho navy just now. Poor "Fighting Bob" hnd to havo tho gout for tho wholo outfit. Bishop Fallows says ho can recon cllo the estranged and prevent divorce by his celebrated faith euro. Wo con fess that wo think moro of It for dis eases of this sort than for broken legs. Zinc colllns aro largoly used In Vlonnn, but tho most oxpenslvo oneE aro mado of copper, and cost as much as $2,500, whllo a bronzo and copper coflln recontly mado for a Russian archduko cost over $5,000. MrB. Roxnna Plko Church", who died recontly at Evnnston, 111., was, it Is said, ono of tho flower girls who groot ed Lafayette upon his visit to Boston to attend tho lnylng of tho corner stono of tho Bunker Hill monument. If eating "good" microbes will post pono old ago for qulto a whllo It Is up to tho eminent scientist to conduct a great moral upheaval among tho "good" microbes and make them much bettor, thus avoiding senility for an In definite period. An examination of sorious automo bile accidents In the last year Bhows that over 100 happoned nt night, half of them when tho moon was shining brightly. Of these probably 25 were brought on by optical Illusions caused by tho moon'B deceptive light. Gambling In salooiiB Is forbidden In Alaska, by a law just passed. This statute, however, doesn't do away with tho lottery as regards tho liquor served. One may still call for nitric acid in an Alaskan barroom and got whisky and occasionally vlco versa. The bluejackets of the battlo-ship fleot are keeping up tholr roputatlon by making big Bcores during tnrget practlco at Slagdalena bay. Whllo tho exact figures uro not likely to bo given out, for the present nt least, It Is an nounced that thoro Is likelihood of some records being broken. And that means about as sharp shooting ns Is possible. American typewriters, llko Ameri can labor-saving machinery of all kinds, aro making rapid advancement in favor abroad. A few years ago! theso highly porfected dovlcos weroj hardly known In tho old world. Now American manufacturers aro selling nearly $7,000,000 worth annually to foreign purchasers, and tho demand Is increasing. Sow only cleaned seed. Selected that name for the farm yet? Tho radish maggot can bo eradicat ed with tobacco dust. Bury the shriveled tree In moist soli and It will soon become plump. Keep tho machinery oiled. Oil Is cheaper than repairs or new machin ery. When the lambs are weaned turn them on fresh pasture, If II Is a pos sible thing. The farm dairy can by proper man agement bo mado the largest profit earner on the farm. Put a curb on your appetite. Farm ers are more subject to digestive troubles than any other class of peo ple. Don't trust to oral agreements. Get It down In writing. It Is tho only safo method for you and the other fellow. Outdoor exposure of farm machin ery Is ono largo Item of loss to many farmers. It. pays to take care of farm tools. Tho farmer who Is making a fall uro of his business Is generally the Inst one to discover It, when he should bo tho first. Formalin Is a cheap and effective remedy for grain smut and potato scab and Is working a revolution in theso branches of farming. Much of the herbage of the earth that is lnediblo to man, is made edible for him through the medium of the animals which man uses for food. Soli exhaustion Ib as great a men- nco to this country ns forest exhaus tion. What nro you doing to prevent either or both calamities from fall- ii g? To break colts of kicking or biting, begin before they have acquired tho habit. In other words treat thorn right in the days of their youth and they will behave right. When you sit down to your table groaning under tho good things which your farm has produced remember 'tis a good thing to eat what the body needs, but hurtful to eat Just because It tastes good. Dust Is bad for hogs. The season Is now approaching when tho hog yards aro apt to bo dusty. Provldo green sward for them when possible. Chango their quartors occasionally so that tho ground does not got all powdered up Do not let tho weeds, brinrs and brush grow along tho fences and wu ter courses, If you havo such on youi farm. Year after year they extend tholr borders nnd render much of your land unproductive. Utilize all your space nnd keep tho fence cornoi cleaned out. Sometimes weeds nro allowed to grow along tho sides of tho garden Cut them out ns It Is in theso plnces that many of tho Insect pests spend part of their existence If tho weeds aro kept down, there Is not so much danger of the crops being nssaultcc' by the pests. Planting Inferior seed Is tho rnnkest kind of folly. Some farmers do It under a mistaken idea of economy somo do it because they aro too care less to do anything right, nnd some farmers do it becauso they aro fool Ish enough to bellovo that thoy can rnlBO good crops from Inferior seed What good is a horso If his legs aro unsound? It pays to glvo attention to this matter. Look aftor tho proper shooing of tho horse. Rub his logs thoroughly when cleaning him. Wash tho legs after a hard day's work ant rub thorn dry. If you havo nny time to spare, it will pay to bandago each leg for a short tlino after long diiveo, or extra hard work. Tho good cow Is ono of tho fanner's best friends. It Is a good practice to mix the grain ration with the silage. The farm, largo or small, Is incom plete without an orchard. To like cows and havo good ones aro two essentials of successful dairy ing. Last call to get the wood pile built up t last through tho rush of tho summer work. The hog oven with his earning ca pacity curtailed acorns to bo as popu- ar a farm animal ns over. It may bo a small aperture and a llttlo draft gets In, but It may lead to a heap of trouble with the stock stabled thoro. Let no lamb or pig bo lost through carelessness on your part. A reason able amount of precaution will re duce your losses. Look to the cellar whore tho vege tables havo been stored. Decaying stuff does not provldo healthy atmos phere for tho rooms above. Do not got in tho habit of doping yourself or your stock. Right living and right feeding will keep you and your animals in thrifty condition. H. B. Gurlor of Do Kalb. 111., has icon elected nresident of tho National Dairy show and the next meeting of tho association at Chicago fixed for December. Cockle burs can be destroyed by a thorough cultivation, but It takes years of hard and patient effort. Dls- nfect and clean up the hog lots. It will save time and trouble later. Plan tho work so that there aro al ways somo things you can attend to on tho stormy- days, such as making repairs on machinery, shelling tho seed corn, cleaning other seeds, test- ng seeds, etc. Cowy odor in milk is almost In variably duo to uncleanly methods in tho barn. If tho cow Is not brushed and cleaned before milking and par ticles of manure get into tho milk the odor of tho offal Is sure to taint the milk. Why keep a hundred average cows when GO plckod ones will return as much profit ns the hundred? E. F. Wlnshlp, a successful SUnnesota dairy man, by testing and keeping an exact ecord of every cow In his herd, now teops only 50, one-half as many as formerly, and makes moro money, takes less risk, has less invested, uses less stable room and hires less labor. Tho farmer who has provided a tank nto which to run tho liquid manure may bo surprised to know that such liquid manure deteriorates In valuo by being let stand, just ns tho solid manure does, but such Is tho case. Phero is a bacteria which begins work on tho organic matter in the liquid manure as soon as It accumulates In sulllclent quantities to shut tho bac teria away from the air. Thoy go on destroying tho organic matter Just ns tho ferments in tlio sweet cider de stroy certain things In it and create acids. In tho courso of a compara tively short tlmo the manuiial valuo of liquid manure is destroyed by them. The only way to prevent them acting to tho detriment of the fertil izer Is to get it into the land. Soon you will bo planting your corn. Prof. Ton Hyck suggests that on fer tile land capnble of producing 60 to 80 bushels of corn per acre In a fa vorable season, plant three kernels In a hill, tho hills being 3V feet apart each way, or In drill rows plant one kernel every 14 Inchos In rows 3V6 feet apart. On land of medium fer tility, capable of producing 40 to GO bushels of corn per acre, plant, three kernels per hill, In hills 3 feet 9 inches apart each way; or ono kernel In a place, 1G to 18 Inches apart, In rows 3V& feet apart. On soil deficient In fertility and moisture, on which tho yields may vary from 20 to 40 bushels per acre, plant two kernels In hills 3Vj feet apart each way; or ono kernel every 22 to 24 Inchos in rows 3V4 feet apart. In tho more northern portions of the corn belt increase the thickness of planting by ono kernel por hill under tho several soil condi tions nam oil. Rod ants may bo driven away from tho house by persistent trapping. Ubo bono from which tho meat has been freshly cut or sponge dipped in sweet ened water, plncing in tho pathway ot tho ants, When bono or sponge is covered with the posts destroy tho In sects upon them and sot again. Tho disappearance of so many of their number will throw the rest Into a pan ic and thoy will dosort tho place. U Is woll to try and search out tho colo ny homo of tho ants, which may bo destroyed by pouring In a little bis'Jl phldo of carbon. M M BRITISH LIBERAL LEADER QUITS HOUSE OF COMMONS. Ill Health and Too Much Work, Forces Distinguished Lieutenant of Glad stone and Friend of Carnegie Into Easier Post. London. John Slorley, tho distin guished liberal lender, has been ele vated to tho peorago; he will, how over, rotaln tho olllce of secretary for India In tho reorganized British parlia ment. Morley's reason for accepting a peerage Is his declining health and a throat affection that makes the strain of the work in the house of commons too great. In leaving the house of commons that body loses one of Its most noted members. Many accomplishments in nnd out of his olllclal duties have un doubtedly earned this title for the English liberal leader, historian, the ologian, orator, editor and student. Slorley has likewise been called the Puritan of politics, a title which his passion for righteousness and his pub lico austerity havo conspired to win him. It Is difficult to imagine Slorley among the peers, for whose benellt ho Invented the phrase: "Sllnd thorn or end them." When made secretary of state of India his critics said ho would mnko a weak executive. He proved otherwise. He made a vigorous speech In tho house of commons, in which ho announced his purpose to crush sedi tion in India with a strong hand. Ho defended the sharp treatment he had extended to Indian agitators and re fused to offer nn apology. "British rule In India will continue and ought to continue and must continue," said ho. John Slorley was born at Blackburn, England, December 24, 1S38. He was graduated from Cheltenham and Lin coln college, Oxford, and began life as a barrister. In 18G7, however, ho was called to the editorship of tho Fortnightly Review, a post which ho held until 1882. From 1SS0 until 18S3 he was likewise editor of the famous Pall Mall Gazette, leaving his desk there to go to parliament as tlio repre sentative of Newcastle. Ho was Irish secrotary in 1SSG nnd again from 1892 to 3895. In 1S9G ho was returned to parliament and sinco gradually achlovcd for himself a reputation in politics, letters nnd philosophical thought. Slorley was Gladstone's favorite lieu tenant when tho "Grand Old Slan" died. He was ono of the axlous per sonal friends who watched over tho great premier in his last illness, and his "Life of Glndstono" Is ono of his most notable literary labors. Hall Calno and Andrew Carnegie are among tho close friends of the liberal The laird of Sklbo Is accounted ono of the particular intimates of Slorley, In a personal way, in the tendency of tholr thoughts and alms and otherwise. Recontly Carnegie, well knowing his HOUSE OF LITHOGRAPHIC STONE. Home in Nuremberg, Germany, Covet ed by Many. Berlin. Lithographers look at It and High. It's a plain, plastered stono A Cross Marks the Building Coveted by Lithographers. house about 50 yards from tho nnciont city hall of Nuremberg, Germany. Thoro Is nothing to distinguish it from tho othor old houses of tho neighbor hood oxcept that It Is built of lith ographic stono, worth from six to 21 L. friend's studious inclination, presented him with n library of 90,000 volumes, ono of the finest collections of books in existence. In 1901 Carnegie also influenced the noted Englishman to come to America. In Pittsburg Slorley was tho guest of Carnegie and there delivered his only American lecture. In nn interview in America Slorley said that ho, as an English liberal, was always intensely Interested in Amer ica and her politics and that England as a whole was fascinated by Presi dent Roosevelt. Slore than once It has been said that if John Slorley hnd a vice he might be premier. As it is Slorley is too full of unrelenting rectitudo, too barren of ap parent passion, to he an English popu lar hero. For all that ho Is a man of emotions and feeling, but, above them all, ono of restraint. One nover knows Slorley the man, but ono can never es cape Slorley, tho exterior, distant, re served and unbending. In politics Slorley Is a liberal In every sense, but ho holds the same reserve of caution on his theories as on his" public behavior. In religion he is nn agnostic, but not ono of tho as sertive kind. He has a quick, keen and delightful senso of humor, Is ono of the most charming of companions nnd Is a great fa vorlto among women. Ho is by na ture nervous, Is quick In temper and rather impatient. He has no amuse ments other than walking, and is fond of music and books. His father wished to make him a minister of the gospel, but ho fell under the teachings of John Stuart Mill, the philosopher, and thereafter the church was impossible. BACON MAY SUCCEED TAFT. Assistant Secretary of State Likely to Head War Department. Boston. Tho Intimate personal friends of Assistant Secretary of State Bacon, formerly of Boston, havo re ceived Information which leads them to believe that Sir. Bacon will become secretary of war about July 1 next, succeeding Secretary Tafl, who Is un derstood to be desirous of retiring from the cabinet at that tlmo. The determination of Secrotary Taft to retlro is said to be quite definite, and is understood not to be dependent upon the outcome of the national convention. Sir. Bacon was born in this city and was particularly prominent in ath. Robert Bacon. letics while attending Harvard uni versity, being captain of tho varsity crew. Ho was a classmate of Presi dent Roosevelt. Ho was connected with the bank ing firm of E. Rollins Slorso & Co. until 1899, when he became a mem ber of the firm of J. P. Siorgan &. Co. of New York, wliero he has since .mado his home. Ho married a Sliss Carlton of New York. His friends in this city, upon hear ing of his reported advancement, were not. surprised, for something of such a nature had been anticipated. Expectations and Hopes. "You must expect to work If you aro elected to olllce," said tho sorious statesman. "Of course," answered the easy-going man. "I'll expect to work. But that won't prevent, mo from hoping to be disappointed." Washington Star. cents a pound. So lithographers who go to Nuremberg wander from the worn tourist trails to see the wonder. The house was built about 1G80, near ly 100 years before Alois Senefelder, tho discoverer of lithography, was born. Andreas Llchtenstoin, who built it, took the stono easiest to get and secured It for the trouble of carry ing it away. Now tho material in the building is worth about $4,000. Tho present Andreas Liehtenstein, a descendant of tho man who built tho house, has said "Nein" about onco a month for the Inst 20 years to specu lators who want to buy his homo and tear It down for the stone. It Is his homo and that of his fornruMinrn nm ho rofuses to part with it. So ographers, with thoughts of rising prices, look and sigh. LUhogrnphlc stone is round in com morclal quantities only in Bavnrln. The largest quarries aro near Nurem berg. Kindness in ourselves Is the honor that, blunts tho sting of unkimlnoss lij another. Peabody.