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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1912)
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Rr .assartiai chart kit.. irWuh. Urti as ito,. kit hwaya. LIVE STOCK. POULTRY AND DAIRYING buai mtti pyt bis, aad it conducted at nailer cost than in other ecbotu oi lha couatry. Ltiiuriaal paatufaar and areeo belch lha whole real round ALFALFA CROWS abuadaatJy in Marly all park at lha SouiImM. Maay acta produaa 4 M 6 aa. arUmi locally (rota II 4 par lea up. APPLES. FRUIT. TRUCK AND COTTON ara other lt laymi cr.ica Apple errharca act $100 ta $500 aa act, aad truck gardening $200 up tha CLIMATE UNSURPASSED Eaary day i. rear ona can work ia hit fcaldt. Theas aaaaoet allow raiting two aad three ctupa troro the tame to:! each year. Subwriptioa to "South' ara Fitld" aad book- lab m Statrici Va.. N.&S C-ar.tia.. Ta., Ah.. Mr. . facta, and Kr. ant fREE. M Farm Land W wk MOanacre $ S ffMaTmBy . jjp Ml V VaP W HHRaHH 1SjG5hI WILLIAM WITHERS, LEADER OF THE ORCHESTRA IN FORD'S THEATER THE NIGHT LINCOLN WAS ASSASSINATED. a wa arar ayrf yta w w I Aa Unsung Song Prevented Panic When Lincoln Was Shot oaa aB FJ... Ala. Mr, . 1 Kv. aatjtaaBaaarrBl m v. RichAHDs. pmn L. and I. A(ca). jTJ gkaV Saatkara WV g Raaai95.WaaktaiUti.D.tjJgJ fc BmB ' 1 1 1 " 1,1 j Very Serious It Is a very serious matter to ask w one medicine and have the wrong one given you. For this mason we urge you in buying to be careful to get the genuine BLAckTraugHT Liver Medicine The reputation of xhh old, relia ble medicine, for con -pation, in digestion and liver trouble, is firm ly established. It does not imitate Other medicines. It is better than Others, or it would not be the fa vorite liver powder, with a larger saie wan an others combined. SOLD IN TOWN Pa T ftM -MA K 1 ami i op) rurhu uMalnad or no ft Send Btoilrl -w. i. I.e. or pbutua and brief aaviiuti ..... (oi fait acaJICH and report ok BMrotabuity. at yattra iperiertca , eaadacMttatan.,. ( r NEW BOOKLKT. full of patetu Mfaruisttun It wtiitulu ou to MR AO PACCS II and U nafora applyta fat a pat. at. Writ w-uy. D. SWIFT & CO. PATENT LAWVIRI, M3 Seventh St ., Washington. 0. C , William Withers, Leader of the Orchestra In Ford's Theater, Tells Experiences By JOHN W. LAWRENCE. (Copyright. t12, by American Press Asso ciation. J W U.I. I AM WITHERS, who wits the lender of the or chestra In Ford's theater lu ----litii-jt-.il tit the time Abrabain Lincoln tatMRRlnRlad ami who met Rooth n few seconds after he bad trivoii the president bis tlealh wound. 1m living at H.ve Beaeb, X. Y. He is mi accomplished musician auti is a master of several instruments ami for a timnber of years was leader of the orchestra in Daly's thealer, New York. "Some time before that fatal 14th of April. IMS," said the musician. "I had composed music to the words of a neni entitled 'Honor to Our Soldiers.' and It bail been sung In public on one or two occasions with remarkable eueeess. This song was directly responsible for uiy mneHlH with John Wilkes Booth a moment after bis attack on the presi dent, and I might say it almost cost me my life. When it was announced in the newpatera of Washington that Lincoln Intended to witness a perfortu uce of 'tur American Couidu' I decid ed that it would be particularly tit tint to have my NMfl rendered between the acts, and H. Play Ford approvtsl this. "I Rtred male ipiartet. and when Miss Keene. who was appealing In the leading part in the play, heard a re hearsal of the song she vinuateereil tn tajel la Hie chorus with her entire company. It was dually ile iiletl that tbe song be glveu botweea the tirst ami , scci.iul acts. '"On the nlpbt nf the performance the ; piaeldeatfatl box. which under oidinary loeadltitms was used as two seoarate 'stalls, was thrown open into one om i partment ami mothered in the ua tlonal colors. Before going to the mu- ttc raoaa 1 stepped next door to a s : loon fipeqaeoted bj RCtofl ami em piuyccs of the I beater, "When 1 entered, the very tirf mt- aaa i met sraaJaba Wilkes Booth- lie j was PttaWlIm at the bar in bis shirt 'lee', es. his coat thrown over one arm I and hb h:it lu hie hand There erefe aeietal ift n with him, ami they were j LauifhiaR aim loUing. What Boeth saw i ne be Cftad. Hetln, Ililly; come have a drink with me ' "We drank together, and during the 1 com eriion one of the party laugh ingly remarked that ltoulli would never j be as great as his father. I remember RealM Inscrutable smile ri it actXMaf Ills face as he replitHl. "Wlien I leave . the stage for good I will be the most j faniiius man In Amerlcn.' The stale , uient bad no RlfnlsVraaCa for me at ihe tlnie but I rememlieitsl It later. , "After l be overture ami liefore the curtain went up oaj the first act I , noticed Kotiih In the rear, leaning tntnst the last row of orchestra chairs. The (' a t had not progressed verv fur when heanl rbawilag I kuew what that meant and gave Ihe sign to Ihe members, .if my orchestra to play 'Hail t.. h? Chief.' of course, there Narrowly Escaped Death From Dagger Wielded by Booth as He Escaped Across Stage PREDICT SEED CORN FAMINE Tests Show Germinating Power Is Very Low. EXPERTS SEE GRAVE DANGER. HOW VEGETABLES MAY BE GROWN IN EARLY SPRING a44.e4 was lots oi excitement, and men and Women stood up and cheered for the president. "As Lincoln (limbed the stairs to the first balcony Ihe enthusiasm increased, and he bowed twice to the audience. He disappeared in the curialned en trance and took a seat a inouient later in the left baud COfaeC of the box. At the end of the first H"t, when my B0Og was to be sung, 1 was called to ihe speaking tube by the stnpe man ager. Mr. J. B. Wright, and was re quested to play my entr'acte music, as Miss Keene was not ready to assist in my song, but probably would be at the end of the second act. Toward tbe end tf the second inl I saw Itooth lu the balcony, apparently deeply Inter ested In the play. "When the second net xras over 1 was in formed again through tbe speaking tube that Miss Keene wai' not ready to do her part In the song. FeeduK vexed at this, 1 went behind the scenes to find out why Ihe extra feature had beeu slighted. To reach Ihe stage I bad to take an under ground passage to a stairway in the rear of the building. I found Mr. Wright In one of the xvlngs with sev eral members of the company about him. When I approached a scene shifter named Spaic'er gut in my way. and as I asketl hit i to move be tinned on me suddenly ami snarled. 'What do you want here':' "I was taken aback at this sudden display of temper, as I hud always found him a ipilet and altogether in offensive tori of man. I to'd hii i 1 wan not there on any business that concerned him and again Raked bim tti moe. lie stepped to one side re Imtantly as I ai'vauced to the man ager's side, anil before 1 said any thing regarding the song i pulled the cover over a box on the brick wall railed tha governor, wiiich contained a lever controlling ail the gaslights in the house. rested my arm against the CtiTer and made iuquirb s abltUt niy song. "Mr. Wright said that Miss k m wa BO Barrow and was trying so haul to give a good ierforiiiam e that her promise to insist In the extra fMtUre had slipped her memory. 1 became dlUtlled with the whole af fair and started back to the orches tra. I h id reached the stairway lead leg to Hie- underground passage and had taken two steps downward when 1 beard the rejiort of a pistol. "I knew there were no firearms ueai In the plaj ami started to retrace my stepN to the manager to Mud out what the trouble Was. When 1 approached Ihe narrow entrance where Mr. right had been slaiidlug only u few mount- before 1 beard a dull thud as though some otie bad fallen ou tbe singe .lust as I was alsiut to vlep into the wing I beard an Iron bar strike tbe brick wail aud fall to the floor Somebody cursed fiercely there was a stumbliuK rush and I faced Booth, the (asatu! Simple Method ol Constructing Hotbed Adapted to Needs o Farmer or City Man. (By C. W. Pusgley, Superintendent Agricultural Kxtensioti, t'nlverslty Of Nehraika. Every fall and winter the Nebraska experiment station sends out many Judges to examine the seed corn at shown in practically every part of the state ol Nebraska. As soon as the show season opened this year the judges reported to the station that in their opinion there existed in the state of Nebraska a very grave situa tion. They said they had not been able to find any real good corn at any of the shows. Tests and examinations have been made In about thirty-five counties In tbe state of Nebraska and not In a single county has the corn been found of good quality. The tests run from about 10 per cent up to 60 per cent. In no case has a show been found where the test would go above 60. This Is a very critical situation when it Is remembered that the corn on our shelves at our shows Is the best corn that can be picked out by those who are waking the exhibit and usual ly a large proportion of it is shown by people who take the best care of their seed. Experts say that In their opinion the average run of the corn In the cribs will not test more than from I to 30 per cent. It is not hard to find the reason for the present unusual condition. Dry weather during the summer delayed the growing of the corn, rains in the fall started the growth again so that it was not matured by the time the extraordinary freeze came the first week In November. This severe freeze killed a great deal of the corn. Since that time the weather has not been so that the corn would dry out rapid ly and other freezes have followed which have made the condition stead ily grow worse Instead of better. During the meetings of organized agriculture at Lincoln I took occasion to Interview the hst seed corn men In the state as to the condition at the present time. Most of these men have been out In fannerr,' institute work during the last few weeks and are ft ttmAwm , 4rertQe ftctiS of ix hrst mrs. SHOWING WIDE VARIATION EVEN IN CAREFULLY SEIJ3CTED SI "D OF SAME VARIETY. able to give the conditions, not only in their own community, but In vari ous sections ol the state as well. O. Hull of Alma. Neh., has the fol lowing to ray: "During thirty-seven years as a reel dent and a farmer in tbe state of Nebraska I have never seen the seed corn situation In a worse oniMtion than it Is at the pres ent time. Nine years of this time has baea spent on the institute platform testing corn and judging torn at vari ous shows in the stpto of Nebraska. I think that the farmers of the state should begin their tests early. This will enable them to set tire corn else where if they find their own not suit able for seed." F. W. Chase of Pawnee City. Neb., originator of Chase's White Dent corn, has Ihe following to say: "During twenty-seven years of experience in the at ate of Nebraska i's a corn grow er I have never seen a season when the si ed corn over the state was so unifo in before as it is this year. The fanners thOWld 1V all means begin th ir tets t irly, for many of them will find that th y cannot depend upon theit 6wa cor i for seed unless It has boefl taken f'om the field before the November Ire tee." R. Hogne of Crete. Neb., the orlg inatm of Hogue's Yellow Dent corn mil prefeld nt of the Nebraska Corn Impeovera' HI MM lation. says: "In all of ni yeari of experience as a corn grower in the state of Nebraska I have never seen a year in which the seed was poorer Without question the farmer should begin their tests early because they will not be able to find seed in their own localities In many instances. If the farmers know of any perton In the state of Nebraska wl o has good Read of the variety they Hfce, th-y should certainly engage enom h for their own use." Val Kuska. who has been on the orn show tonnnittee for Ave years, says the following: "Our state torn show was i onslderably smaller this year thru in the past The old exhih itor writ 1 in that they do not have seed corn fit ta exhibit. Only the ones vho have fathered the corn early, be fore tie frrcie of Nov. 1, have seed corn fit lo -how This in Itself is an indication that the conditions over the state are deplorable. Our tests inly averaged 77 er cent anil we did not have one fi nrtli of the exhibits tliat we had last ye n . Seventy seven per t ent is a erv low test when you considi r that only the expert growers of seed corn in the state of Nebraska sent their corn to the state show " The thin, for the farmers or the tate to uo is to fix up a home tester. Directions will he sent by tbe Ne braska experiment station. A HOTBED Is a device for furnish ing bottom heat from fermenting manure for growing plants out of their natural season or for forcing them into quick growth. Of course, there arc hotbeds heated by steam, by hot water, and in other ways, but these will not be considered here. A hotbed adapted to the needs of the farmer or city man is simple of con struction, and can be made complete at a cost of only a few dollars. While it Is possible to make a hot bed In October, sow the seed and have young plants, like lettuce, large enough for transplanting by Decem ber, and then make up a new bed in which they are to be grown to matur ity; It would he much better In most cases to use the ordinary hotbed for growing such crops an lettuce, rad ishes, cauliflower, etc., beginning about the first of March. The hotbed Is es pecially useful for starting many plants In very early spring, expecting inches In six feet, the beds will have about the proper slope, but if thl8 1 not the case, two of the legs (those on ihe north side) should be a few Inches longer than the other two. After the fram" is fitted Into place, the earth should be banked around It. One load of fresh manure will be suf ; flclent to make up the range. The i best material lor this is that secured direct from the stable, the material Itself consisting largely of the bed ding from the stalls. Material which has been exposed to the weather for a time Is useless, as it will not heat. The manure Is thrown Into the pit. distributed evenly over the space and tramped down firmly by having a man walking constantly over it. After be ing filled to the top of the pit, and. perhaps, a couple of Inches higher, the whole Is nicely levelled. It is then necessary to water the bed thoroughly. Emphasis should be laid on this part of the work, as it Is necessary that ;Z' CONSTRUCTION OF HOTBED, to transplant them to the field when the weather Is warm and settled. An other use to which the hotbed might be profitably put Is the growing of violets. For this crop no bottom heat is required and hence these plants should be grown after the bed has been used for forcing purposes. It is just as easy, and costs not a great d?al more, to have a range of three frames Instead of one This ar rangement makes It possible to grow different kinds of crops under differ ent conditions. The following description, supple mented by the illustration, will enable anyone to make a hotbed. The h"st loeatjon for the hotbed is on the couth sid of a building or high bcRrd fence, 'ir would also be better if tjic ground slaves toward tlte spilth. Under these eonditions the fullest amount of sunlight will be secured. As will be seen in the illustration, this description is for a range consist ing of three sashes. The size of each sash is 4xfi feet, hence the space to be staked off would be 6x12 feet. For Missouri conditions, excavate to a depth of six to ten Inches, throwing the arth out on all sides. Next pre pare the framework for the bed, which Is made of pmo hoard twelve Inches wide. In th" conteri are nailed pieces of 2x4. pine, which r.ot only serve as braces for the frame, but as legs for It lo rest upon. These, of course, fhonld he long enough to reach to the bottom of the pit, hut allowing the framework itself to stand level with the ground Two 2x4 pieces should be lilted acros the frame to correspond With ihe width of the sashes- that is. the first piece should be foi.r feet from the end, and the next should be half way between that and the other end. If the r round slopes four or five the manure he properly soaked before the proper fermentation will take place. A layer of rich porous soil about two or three Inches thick should be spread over the manure. After a hot bed has been in use for a year or two. the old manure, which has previously furnished the heat, but which is now thoroughly decayed, makes a most splendid soil when thoroughly mixed with the dirt that Is upon it. In the absence of this, however, good soli may be prepared by using equal parts of garden lorm and thoroughly rotted manure, and mixing with the mass enough sand so that the particles can be seen throughout when handling it Two or three shovelfuls would be snf flclent. The bed Is now ready for tht ashes t be- plaiied upon tf.r This form of bed is a compromise j between the old-fashioned tegular I form with the pit eighteen inch, deep land the kind which is made wholly j above ground, no excavation being e:n- ewyed at all. This raised kind is, of course, a temporary bed, but It offer, serves a useful purpose for growing early spring crops, and can he used throughout the cold weather by heap ing, manure a'otind the outside. If the frames are to be used durine cold weather and are expected to be kept for a number of years, it will pay to make cove; for each of the sashes out of gocd pine lumber one inch thick. There are on the market special ly prepared mats or rugs for covering hothed sashes cheaper way than either, which is quite effective in severely cold weather, is to covei the sashes over with manuia to a depth of six Inches. Beds treated in this way come safely through a tern perature of 20 decrees below zero. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Parties holding chattel and real es te mortgages that have been sat isfied should see that the release has been recorded that they may not be charged in their 1912 tax. M. S. HARGRAVES, 9-44-1043 County Clerk. There la more Catarrt' In this wet ton or iho mtttura than till other diat-aaia i a umrtber, antl until the I ial few years was supposed to be ineurable. For a preat many years doctors pnnionneed It u local discs' Mta ptvscrlbt-d local remedies, ami by constantly tall In f, to cure with local treatment, iirouounccd It Incurable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a constltiillotuil dli taat, and therefore reuulres constitutional treatment Mall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by Y. i. t im et .'. . Toledo. Ohio. Is the only Constitutional ctyc ,t tlve market. It Is taken Internally In doses 1mm drona to a tcaapoonfu!. It acts dlrectlv on Ihe htoot, and mucous surfaces or the Kystem. Thev offer one hundred dollars for any case It falls to cure. Scad for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. Ohio. Sold bv Dniie.'lstH. : -c Take Hall's FamHv l'tn ''rcoatlnatlon I Majestic THE RANGE WITH A REPUTATION! i 1 i In case of serious illness, you wouldn't call iu aJiy old doc tor, but would set the best doctor yen knew of. The Doctor with a Reputation, the din tor that has tdiown his worth by years of good honestt serf ice. Then why buy nny old rarge, whtn you t an get The Great Majestic. The Ranxe with a reputation a reputation won by years of constant, honext and economical service. The .Majestic is made rlgh'- -OF NON-BRBAJCABUt MAl.l.K ABU IRON', and RU8T RB8I8TING CHARCOAL IRON. All parm of the Majestic are riveted together (net bolted) practic ally airtight no cold entera range or hot air escapes, thus bak ing perfect with about half the fuel used In a range thut is bolt ed and panted together with stove putty. The All-Copper Movable Htservoir on the Majestic Ls ab solutely the only reservoir woithy of the name. It heats 15 gal lons of water while breakfast is cooking, ami when water bolls it can be moved away from fire by simply shift lug lever. Call at our store and let ua t?bow you why the Majeatic Is absolutely the best range on the market. Your neighbor has one- ask her. All styles and sizes. I L. ACHESON PHELAN OPERA HOUSE BLOCK