DAKOTA CITY HERALD
DAKOTA CITY, NEB.
JOHN H. REAM,
Publisher.
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AGE AND HUMAN USEFULNESS.
At what ago are men at their best?
The pessimistic theory attributed to
Doctor Osier, which he afterward re
pudiated, that the golden age la tblr-ty-flve,
or thereabouts, that It Is fol
lowed Inevitably by waning powers,
and that there should bo provision for
chloroforming all who threaten to sur
vive the age of sixty, has never had
many serious adherents, says the Mil
waukee Evening Wisconsin. It is gen
erally conceded that thirty-five la
f rather the beginning than the end of
the prime of life, and that the vlg
orous human Individual who lives
sanely and cheerfully may do more
1n some Important fields of activity
after be has acquired the ripe Judg
ment that comes wltb experience than
In the heyday of the thirties and for
ties. Dr. T. M. Crothers of Hartford,
Conn., has come forward with a dec
laration that Is quite as Interesting as
the one Doctor Osier disowned, and
that ought to attract equally wide at
tention. He aay that "there are
many reasons for believing that we
carry around with us great reserve
.powers, and unknown energies which
Are seldom used, and that in old ago
appeal to these powers may give a
certain vigor entirely unexpected,
which lengthens our life and prac
tically overcomes disease." He also
says that "the man past sixty and
from that on to eighty ought to bo at
,hls very best because life Is then no
experiment, and he has attained a po
sition where he can use all his pow
ers to tho best ndvantage." Doctor
Crothers Insists that there Is no the
ory in this, but that it "Is sustained by
a great variety of facts which fortu
nately are becoming more realized as
the years go by."
A traveler In the west a decade
:iigo was much amused at the vehicles
he aaw. They were all kinds of "con
traptions." Buggies, "dearborns"
any old thing to ride in. The peoplo
out there were living close, faring
'tierA nnrl .anvtnir mnneT. savs the
Philadelphia Press. That's why tbo
per capita savings bank account of
Kansas excels that of all other states.
It Is astonlshfngly different today. At
the Leavenworth county fair some
idays ago dozens of farmers came to
ithe grounds In motor cars. They had
'paid for them, too. They bad raised
the wheat and corn to do It The
jtnere sensation of gliding swiftly over
the roads where a year or so back
'they had condemned the "buzz" wag
ons which frightened their horses,
gave them confidence and a new sat
isfaction. This la what the automo
bile has achieved In our country dis
tricts. It has made a modest toiler a
'man of new resources. It has put a
machine In his bands and said, "Use
it" And he Is uBlng it. He feels
Jhlmself on a par with any millionaire
jwho can afford to buy a new model
very year.
The rapidity of development In this
age Is such as to cause many to lose
,lght of the fact that some of our
jchlef industries are of comparatively
modern origin. Cotton spinning has
jcome to be one of the foremost of
'manufactures In this and other coun
tries, aays the Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin. But In the present form
jit has been in existence less than a
(hundred years, the first cotton-spin-inlng
mill In the United States having
jbeen started In 1811 at Fall River,
'Mass. That city is preparing to ob
serve the centenary of the business,
land next year will have an Imposing
(celebration. It may be of interest to
know that when cotton manufacturing
jwas started there Fall River was
"known as Troy, a name which was re
jtained until 1834. Cotton goods of
(various kinds are made In Troy, N.
Y., and vicinity, and the anniversary
of the origin of cotton spinning will
enlist attention.
Wonders never cease. A woman
In Minneapolis Is suing for a divorce
on the ground of cruel and inhuman
treatment because her husband per
sists in kissing r r too often and ar
dently. And others complain because
they are never kissed. No wonder
the poor men have been trying un
successfully to strike a happy medium
wince the world started.
Boston Is developing a taste for
hark meat. There Is somo uneasy
.feeling in Wall street lest the taste
spread to Gotham.
A Virginia school board has estab
lished a rule that Its school teachers
of the softer sex must not attend
.dances. The board should explain
whether this action Is taken because
the teachers are not good enough to
appear at dances or becuuse they are
too good.
The arrest of a man one hundred
and seven years ol shows how care
fully we are protected from menaces
'to our community.
A progressive physician claims that
drunkenness cau be cured by a sur
gical operation. Undoubtedly It can
be. An amputation about the region
iof the throat will cure the patient
'from drinking in perpetuity.
A hunter in Pennsylvania peppered
a boy with shot, mistaking him for a
squirrel. Aviators had better be care
ful at this seaiion, or this species ot
'hunter may aim at an aeroplane, mls
Making it for a sparrow.
I LI WV V T I 11 S S
Mr. Wlllliim A. Uiidfonl will answer
question and Rive iidvlrr KlU'.K UK
COST on all subjects pirlnlnliiK to Hip
uhjocl ot building fur the re;nU-in of
thli paper. On account of bin wide expe
rience a Editor. Author and Manufac
turer, he In. without douht, the hlKbi-xt
authority on all these subjects. Address
all Inquiries to Wllllum A. lt.idf' rd. No.
194 Fifth Ave., Chli.-axo, III., mid only n
elose two-cent stump for reply.
The man who builds a home adds
something to the wealth of the na
tion and builds himself a monument.
That being the case, his monument
should be a lasting one. The use or
concrete In home construction Is firm
ly established, and that niaterk'.l
seems to bo a providential substitute
for the lumber that is fawt disappear
ing. The construction of large con
creto buildings in the cities has been
an object lesson to the people. Il l:ns
given them much food for thought,
and as thought begets Investigation,
they are fast putting two and two to
gether and arriving nt the conclusion
that what Is good for the hard headed
man of large means who has selenti'lc
and expert advice must also bo good
for them. Fortunately they nre not
confronted with a proposition Involv
ing Intricate engineering problems of
large structures. There Is, however,
one point to be made clear, and thrt
Is the cost This, to the masses,
means much. In talking with people
about concrete, Invariably the first
question asked Is "How does concrete
construction compare as to cost with
other building materials?" In answer
ing this question let us take up an
analysis of the cost of the different
materials briefly and see where con-
rrete construction really stands. Stone,
or stone backed with brick. Is admit
tedly much higher In cost than other
materials. Frame construction has
not the same standard of cost of other
materials. We cannot, therefore, give
reliable data. One contractor offers
to build a house for (2,000, and an
other wants for the same work $2,D00.
What do you get? Simply what you
pay for, no more and no less. The
first house la thrown together, good
only a few years and then apparently
Is an old house, Its value having de
preciated fully 50 per cent. It will
always be In need of repairs. The
second house, of good construction,
will be good for ten or fifteen years,
with repairs beginning about the third
or fourth year. Drlck construction
will cifit for a 13 inch wall 36 to 60
Flrtt Floor Plan.
.cuts a squaro foot of wall, aud a fl
inch wall costs from 1!." to 35 cents a
square foot of wall. To these figures
must be added for the cost of furring,
lathing, two coats of plaster and the
white coat. Hollow iiln construction,
which has an advantage over brick
by reasou yf the air space, averages
about the cost of brick. Now, concrete
blocks at a less cost have all the ad
vantages of hollow tile construction
und a few more besides. There Is
nothing better than u concrete block
wall where l ho blocks are properly
made and cured. The difficulty wltn
most concrete hliick houses where
faults have existed has been not with
the blocks, but tlie manner of their
laying up The public docs not know
this and at once condemns concrete
blocks an bad. when a fairly poor
block lil give good t-utUluctlon If
ink i RSI -M ; M: m: r;l
kiTTl Moon
m J PARLOR
I PWKM
tlie. inn.' on will do his work right.
The cott of block construction is from
!8 rent to cents per squaiv foot
of wall hrviiiR a thickness of S to 1
irclns inclusive I'or the finished
:uld the tort of llu- white tininh
ro.'.t. which is ui directly on the con-:-icie.
Ilio K.im,g tbe co:it of luirintf.
';.t!ifrt ai.U ;h" brown cunt of platter.
lllo.U- uie i on 'I i tuned bv iiuinv b
. u i i'le tiul . . d Mtipi .11 .lin e decs not
i:.:i- -Iie;.i A.rllto.'U tay that the
i( U I.. is I-: l.ilu" .itid i i:s: i tistlc.
'rii 4 id 'nt vi i n; of the
. jU i.. a u n- this surface.
It Is said that blocks have a same
ness. This also can be said of brick
The design of the house shown In
this connection presents the oppor
tunity of construction with blocks. 11
the wall is laid of blocks and plastered
on the exterior with cement mortar
the objection to the sameness of the
blocks can be removed. This house
Is 30 feet, 6 Inches wide and 33 feet
N.oor
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moor N.
Second Floor Plan.
long. The porch columns can be built
up of blocks or made of frame work,
lathed and plastered with cement mor
tar. Entrance to the house is afforded
from the porch through a cozy ves
tibule and Immediately beyond is the
hall and stairway. On the left is
the silting room and on the right Is
the parlor. The sitting room, It will
be noticed. Is provided with a fire
place. The dining room at the back
of the sitting room has beam celling
and the walls of this room may be
finished with panel work and plate
rail.
The kitchen 1s provided with a
large pantry and there is a back
porch. The second floor has four large
chambers, a linen closet, a bathroom,
nnd alosets In each bedroom.
Made Emerson Blush,
A number of army officers were
stopping at an hotel, and among them
were Captain Emerson and Captain
Jones. Emerson and Jones used to
have a good deal of fun together at
the table and elsewhere. One day,
when the dining room was well filled.
Captain Jones finished his dinner
first, got up, and had walked almost
to the hall door, when Emerson called
to him in a loud voice:
"Halloa, Jones! Look here; I want
to speak to you a minute."
The captain turned and walked
back to the table and bent over him.
when Emerson whispered:
"I wanted to ask you bow far you
would have gone If I had not spoken
to you."
The captain never changed a mus
cle, but straightened up and put his
fingers Into his waistcoat pocket and
said:
"Captain Emerson, I don't know of
a man In the world I would rather
lend a fiver to than to you; but the
fact Is, I haven't a penny with me to
day." And he turned cm his heel and
walked away.
Emerson was th rolor of a balf-a
dozen ralnboWn, but b.a had to stand
it.
Poor Light for Shaving.
Not all Americans, fortunately, are
like the man mentioned in Harper's
Magazine, who was visiting Holyrood
last spring. The custodian was show
ing a party several of the famous old
rooms of the castle. Durnley's dress
Ing room especially charmed the
group the rare mellow panels, mar
veloiwly rich with Intricate carving,
and the exquisite windows of quaint
(icHigu. i ne American, evidently a
middle-aged man of business, poked
I ui no8e ",to Ule room unl nut again
Whose did you say? Uarnley's?
i 'Messing room? Humph! Very poor
"Bnt r,,r shaving.
The Collar Button.
A boilermaker is not usually a pi'aj
man. Uke his friend, the blacksmith,
he has plenty of muscle, but one of
bis trade la Log Angeles broke his
collar bone while trying to button on
his collar, lx-t us consider the collar
button. It Ik a tiny thlnn. yt nothing
of maim Invention has developed such
perversity. Designed for a perfectly
commute use, It litis become an ob
stacle to Ills moral progress, an In
tentlve to profanity, a wrecker of b
li'f and ti i! si rover of domestic
World
Nation
Dy ADA MAY
UOF. STANLEY JEVONS
PI a historian. But ho is fated to become quite as celobrated as a
I 1 . . 1 Tin ,ivlrf Vtio n,fiTilinfilna in lia tiiol.ivr A iw , V. n 1
way deduces them as logical and natural and inevitable se
quences from his premises. They are the answers to puzzles,
the answers to problems in arithmetic.
They are the calculations of an astronomer who fixes the
course of comets thousands of years before the destined date
of their visible arrival, although the professor most evidently
expects his predicted phenomena to sweep over the heavens fai
within the period of a thousand years. And that although they are far
stranger and rarer than comets. Indeed in his latest vision be foresees
what never has been. And that is a world state, a world nation.
The Bible talks of all peoples dwelling together as one nation. Pro
fessor Jerons believes it He has
will rule the world state. And ho has found the names for the officials,
and he has predicted a world executive, tho literal king of the earth. And
he believes there will be such a sovereign within the next eighty years. He
finds tho beginnings of him and his
with The Hague tribunal and the
ferences.
Some international government officials exist now. And they have
existed for years. Only they work so silently and unobtrusively that no
one knows about them. But the significance of their position is not dis
counted by its quiet and non-notoriety.
Besides of course people are growing friendlier. Good will on earth
is realizing as wo all become more and more cosmopolitan. At the time
of tho world's fair in Chicago there
Mapes Dodge conducted with her delightful grace. She introduced the
late Hezekiah Butterworth, who read a poem in honor of the children of
the United States.
He explained that that was the
day. The first had been dedicated
own home. But some one had upbraided him for choosing so small
theme. He remodeled his verses and inscribed them
to the children of the whole ration.
Overweening love of country is ceasing to be a
virtue among the ethically modern, among the ethical
elite. They prefer worldism, cosmopolitanism. They
have evolved beyond the thought of the "bloody fur
riner." Foreigner and native alike are desirable citi
zens. Somebody has written on patriotism as a primi
tive ideal. The civilized and cultured prefer the
world Btate.
The
when
VITs I me $1.5U for a brace of young guinea nens
I? liy I or "keets," aa (iey term them in the Bouth.
Guinea
Keets
Are Dear
these
some
By JOHN M. GEEREY
ing
can get, paying a price the local buyers would think a man crazy to ofler,
This of course creates a dearth and
The question then comes up, are
to the flesh of the noisy little kect-keet? Far different; not one in
thousand ever heard of such a species.
There are not enough pheasants
by the Broadway sport, and so cunning proprietors of eating places palm
off on their patrons the humble product of the barnyard.
The birds are about of a size
made to taste so near alike that the
detect the fraud.
At
Many
Dangers
of Disease
in Dairy
Cows
board
fected
diem i
diagnosis.
By J. E. EMBREY
of Minneapolis, Minn.
bruited
cluptrap performance to get more
conducting a visionary scheme.
But the malcontents were silenced when the professor in charge o
the demonstration showed to the satisfaction of every man present by dis
playing the diseased organs of tlie
been suffering from the worst of all
Then the professor went on to
tho disease by means of drinking the
milk should be allowed entrance into any city unless the cows furnishing
the suddIv be 8ubieckd to the test which will show whether they are
1 1 v
healthy or the reverse.
wads"
Various
Ways of
Stingy
Lover
they
have
By ELIZABETH BERNARD
And
of your guests.
If a man does not want to spend a dime in car fare he ought not to
share tho pleasures of the otlier guests. A man certainly owes something
to his hostess and should not consider tho acceptance of a party invitation
the cTanting of a favor on his part.
Indeed, he is the one favored and
after the event to upend 2 cents for
They are always bragging about
one never sees them spend ir
Peoples Dwelling
Together as One
Nation
KRECKER
has brn most famous perhaps aa
outlined the sort of government that
cabinet in the petty officials connected
outgrowths of The nague peace con
,
Rather, it is glorified
was a children's congress which Mary
second poem he had written for the
to the children of New England, his
other day I protested vigorously
my poultry dealer wonted to charge
1 reminded him that it had not been so
many years ago since the price of a pair of
birds was only 75 cents or less.
He admitted the accuracy of my state
ment, and then told me the reason of the
extraordinary advance in price of this tooth
fowl. It seems that agents of the
swell New York hotels go out into the coun
try districts of all tlie nearby states, includ
Maryland, and buy every guinea they
the tariff on guineas goes soaring.
the epicures of Manhattan devoted
by 90 per cent to supply the demands
and in the hands of a skilled chef are
greatest gastronomist alive eouldn'
a state fair out west not long since a
scientist in (he employ of the state sanitary
slaughtered several head of cows af
with tuberculosis before a large au
, mostly composed of farmers.
The animals, after being killed and
dressed, were lifted by block aud tackle to a
nlatform so that the crowd could sea
whether the doctors were riirht in thei
While tlie slaughtering was going on
there was a good bit of murmuring on tho
part of 6onie of tlie spectators, aud it was
about that the exhibition was
money for the state officials, who were
slain animals that they had in reality
plagues.
say that human beings could contrac
milk of tubercular herds and that no
-
There are in this world "Jimmy Tight
who, without previously spending
L'-cent stamp to acknowledge an invitation
for an afternoon gathering, come and seem
cry much surprised when you mention
their oversight and wonder that you "could
have doubted their coming." Early in the
evening, before supper, they tell you tha
if mother does not hurry with the suppc
will have to leave without it, as they
nn evening engagement. Imagine
if they do stay until later in the even
ing they plead "early rising because of
work" as an excuse for not taking home one
should have enough courtesy atdeas
a stamp, saying: "I enjoyed myself.
the amount of money they spend, bul
worm
mow
After careful examination of some
of the milk recently offered for sale In
Washington. I). C, Health Officer
Woodward announces that It contains
35,000,000 germs to the teaspoonful.
As he gives 2,000,000 ns the maximum
number tolerated In a like quantity
by any other large city In the country,
he insists that the health department
is justified In forbidding the sale of
such polluted milk.
The hog grower of the future In
pork production as a business propo
rtion mid not uslne hoes merelv as
scavengers in the feed lot. must take
cognizance of the fact that the young
pigs up to the age of six months need
growing and not a fattening ration.
and that their feeding must be tem
pered with Judgment.
The first thing is to have every
thing connected with the milk and
milking as clean as Is possible to
make them. Tho other essential Is
to cool the milk as soon as possible
after it is drawn from the cows and
held to a low temperature till It is
o be used.
Some gTowers protect their fruit by
tying paper bags over the clusters
when the grapes are as large as peas
The mouth of the bag Is secured
about the stem of the cluster with
Boft wire. Insects and fungus cannot
affect the fruit when thus protected.
Fowls are very fond of wheat, but
they should not be allowed too much
of it. An excess of this raw grain
will very frequently Induce a loose
ness of the bowels. A r&tion ot
about one-fourth wheat will bo suf
ficient of this grain.
uetter leave the roads in a poor
condition than dig them up late In
the fall and let a freeze catch them
before they settle, which would mean
rough roads all winter and a mighty
spongy, miry track when the spring
:haw comes.
It Is believed that the "black-head"'
disease which has practically killed
all the turkeys In New England, has
spread to quail and other game-birds
and the English sparrow Is full of the
germs and widely disseminates the
ilsease.
Where whole milk is fed the calf to
tho time it Is six or eight weeks old
and then the calf sold for veal, not
ns much money will be received for
the calf as could have been secured
for the whole milk which it took.
See that the farm machinery Is
properly cared for before winter sets
In. All wealing parts of Iron and
Bttcl bhould be oiled to prevent
rusting. Paint and oil Is also excel
lent for all wood work.
The whole point is that the country
needs many young cows to fill the
places of old, discarded cows, and
every dairyman starting In business
will look to the man who is growing
good stock.
Pork production as a specialty is
Just becoming recognized. For many
years the hog has. to a large extent,
been a by-product of the feed lot
wherein beef production was the
standby.
The milk should be brought straight
to the dairy and poured through
strainer into the setting pans while
still warm. If It Is cooled first, the
advantage of the falling temperature
is lost.
Skimmed milk without dilution 1
thin enough feed. It ought to be thick
ened with shorts or other nutritious
ground feeds rather than be dilute
with clear water or common dish wa
ter.
Every farmer cannot have a pri.o-
winnlng herd, but he can have a few
prize-winning animals. Tlie numbr
of good animals can be gradually in
creased until the entire herd Is good
Often a mare dies when her foal I
young and the foal must be raised b
hand. In this case, feeding often an
in small amounts is what counts to
success in making the young horse.
Canada's production of 102.000,000
bushels of wheat, only 18,000,000
bushels behind the excellent crop of
19011, is considered a very good show
ing.
When potatoes are allowed to heat
or sweat in large bins or pits, decay
is quite sure to result with many of
the tubers.
We should aim to breed layers that
will only take two months to com
plete the moult and get back to lay
lug. Flaxseed has rarely been fed In this
country, on account of its value upon
the market for manufacturing oil.
It Is a poor idea to use berry crates,
dry goods boxes, or anything one can
find In which to make shipments.
Keep the horses doing something
every day. An idle horse will be a
sick horse before you know It.
Percheron horses have Improved
the breeds of draft horses In every
civilized country In tbe world.
m
With calves, colis, pg or any anf-j
mats rained by hand ether feeds tbaaj
milk will be eatea la small amounts'
when the animals are from twenty U.
thirty days old. Tbe calves and colts
should be given bay as soon as they
show an Inclination to eat solid food,
and the pigs may bo given cured1
clover hay, shelled corn or other suit
able pig foKls. Iettlng them nibble-
during the day at hay or other solid
food will keep them from becoming,
so hungry between regular feeds and
ill allow the times for feeding to bo
educed to twice daily.
Ilee keeping !s t;c?ns curried on with
both nrofit nnd tdeasure by many
thousands of people In all parts of
the United States, and while as a
rule It Is not the sole occupation of
those who pursue it, there ni'c many
places where au experienced bee
keeper enn make a pood living by de
voting his entire time and attention
to this line of work.
Take up gladioluses, tuberoses. .Ja
cobean lilies, tiger lilies and all other
tender bulbs, i!ace bulbs on boards
ui der the shed to dry for a few days,
then track boxes between lavs of saw
dust or wheat chaff and store In a mod
erately warm dry cellar. The tem
perature of cellar should not go below
50 degrees.
Cabbages can be kept well pre
served by digging a trench and bury
ing them under six or eight inches
of soil. Do not cover to this depth at
once, but gradually, to prevent over
heating. You will get far more satis
faction from this method than by try
ing to keep them In the cellar.
While it is not uncommon to rut la
a few of the largest ewe lambs it Is
never wise to do so for the reason.
that ewes thus treatei are prevented
from tho best development of which,
they are capable, and the lambs or
immature mothers are seldom equal'
to the produce of older stock.
The colt should have a little grain
feed, such as bran and oats and a lit.
tie cracked corn, about the middle of;
each forenoon and afternoon while
Its mother Is at work, as well as
always at regular feeding time in a
little trough all its own.
With a good, pure-bred beef sire, a1
herd of native cows and plenty ofj
pasture land, a farmer may In two;
or three years' time develop a good;
grade beef herd, which will largely in
crease his profits and maintain the'
fertility of the soil.
A flock of sheep can be classed as,
the tender part of the stock of the,
farm, but they are, to a great extent,
self feeders and ask but little of the
flock owner but they want that little ;
done at the proper time and In the
right manner.
In setting young asparagus in the,
spring It should always be done be-!
fore the shoots start, because the'
first buda that start are always the
strongest, and if these are broken in
setting weaker buds have to do the'
work.
4 Don't allow too many pigs to sleep
together in the same bed, for they
will pile up, sweat and contract colds,'
causing them to cough all winter..
They may be so stunted that they
never will make good hogs.
There are not many horses which
can stand sudden changes in either
quantity or kind of feed. Violation oC
this rule brings sudden disaster, In
fact, underfeeding Is much to be pre
ferred to overfeeding.
As a rule it will not pay to hold the
pig crop for prices to rise unless they
are making good gains all of the time
thye are being held. Where few
feeders win out in playing the market
game, many lose out.
The trouble with a great many poul
try keepers Is that they think they
can fly before they are really able to
walk. Take time to learn the busi
ness. By and by the flying will come
easy enough.
The practice of using young gilts
for breeding purposes and allowing
them to run with the fattening hogs
during the period of growth and ges
tation, is largely responsible for small
litters.
Where a number of calves are be
ing grown by the hand method at the
same time, feed each calf from a sep
arate pail. In this way each will re
ceive its share and none will over
feed. (iood blood is essential to tbe pro
ducing of good horses, but not any
more so than the material that forms
the food for producing the ani
mal when once started in life.
Farmers usually do not pay Kufti
cient attention to tlie feet of their
horses. Think of the work they do
and how much they must suffer if
they are not shod carefully.
It is n common rule tn start l.unhs
on one-fourth of a pound of triiiin
each dally Increasing the amount cm--fotirth
of a pound each ?v.ct ecdirg
week.
It is false economy to forco the cows
to live on short rations during the lute
fall and so enter the winter in a riin-
i down condition.
Mates bred in November v. ill foul
the following October, after most of
the farm work is done, untl Hie Hies
are ;uiie
One of the dangerous souii-es of
bad flavor In butter and milk comes
from tbe dust in hay and corn stover.
All cultivated soils and most vir
gin soils contain plant and animals'
remains, called organic matter.
Every buttermaker well understands
how careful he must be In order to
obtain u good milk product.
Male lambs should be castrated,
when one to three weeks old to pro,
duce the beat return.
peace.