c jilWttEjtRAU) Published every Thursday by The Herald Publishing Company. Incorporated JOHN W. THOMAS, Editor and Mgr. Entered at the postofflce at Alli ance. Nebraska, for transmission through the malls as second-class sMttar. Subscription, $1 60 per year In ad ranee. Th circulation of this newspaper la guaranteed to be the largest In western Nebraska. Advertising rates will be furnished on application. Sample copies free for the asking. th:s paper represented for foreigh advertising by the GENERAL OPTICCB NEW YORK AND CHICACC BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES THURSDAY, JULY II. 1913 SCISSOR? AND V 945Q Marsland Tribune. July 6: Roy Rlchey of Alliance la visiting under the parental roof this week. . . Mr. and Mrs. Tash of Alliance are the guests of A. H. M l,:t':,iilm this week. - - Mrs. Adeline McPherson of Denver is visiting at the home of Luke Phillips. - - - Miss Anna Ken nedy of Alliance is spending the week visiting at the home of L. T. Poole. - - - lxu LaRlvere of Alli ance made his usual visit east o f Marsland Sunday, returning to work Monday. - - - Miss Lena Homrig hauson. who has been attending the normal In Alliance returned home Wednesday to visit a few days with home folk.s RushvllVe Stancuird, July 5: Joe L. Westover came over from Alli ance the fore part of the week to spend the Fourth at home, where every face he looks upon la familiar. - - - Cbas. Zlnmaster of Lung Lake, was a county hub business visitor on Saturday and was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Wasinund. Sr.. while m the city. - - - Herman Knause of the south end of the county, came up in his aujto Saturday and trans acted business at the court house. Crawford Tribune, July 5 Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Lunn. of Alliance, spent the Fourth with friends and relative lu this city ' Custer County Chief, July 5: Mrs. Mary O'Brien went to Alliance Sat urday morning to visit her daughter, Mrs. H. Copaey. - - - Mr. and Mrs. Rav McWilllams of Alliance are vis iting this week with his mother In this ctty. - - Mrs. O. H. Woods or Alliance la visiting at the home of her father, John Jensen, who resides east of the city. THE CHICAGO MARKETS Weekly Letter from Clay, Robinson 4 Co., Giving Resume of Live Stock Markst A CATTLE MARKET LETTER For some time past The Herald has been giving Its reader a South Omaha market report. More of our readers are Interested In the South Omaha market than any other, but believing that muny will be Interest ed In a resume of the preceding we-ik's business at Chicago, WV have arranged for a weekly letter from the well known commission firm of Clay, Robinson & Co. Tlu letter re ceived this week contains seme In formation about the h.g ami hp market, but as most of our readers are not particularly interested i n that, we publish only the art of the letter relating ty the cattle .lurket: Chicago. July 8. 1912. Receipts of cattle today were 19, 00i. There were two kinds of mar ket. Strictly Rood tn prime fai ksWf steers v etc it. inui: proportion and good d mat d t faU iy steady prices with IBS d ( ' tnrt week. It was an alt 't? h r d .'Mr at story when U can to the roouiMM and medium lois, as well . grass) stock, these bt Ing dull, druggy tale at mostly m to 15 cents decline. As computed with two weeks ago. Steers of $7.00 to $7.50 value showed 50 to 75 cents loss, and as compared with the recent best time of the season, those of value at $7.5o down were Sl.u0 to $1.25 lower. Tin- prime rea sons ror prices for such classes of natives. Five loads of fancy bevog, aver aging aiound 1,500 lb , sold up to $9. TO. as bilfh as cattle have been on this market since H7o. and stood against the same figure here las v. luetday. There was a smaller showing of sales above $9.00 and a larger number under $7.00 than for some tune, although the great bulk of the day's business was at a range or from $7.oo to $9.00. ('ow mid heifers were steady with last Friday, but 10 to 15 cents low fit than Wednesday. Bulk of beef grades sold at $5.75 to $.75. snook ers and feedem generally steady sale. with Mockers largely at $475 to $5 2. and most feeders at $6 25 to $5 7$. The end of price pounding for the part I v fatted and grassy native cat tie Is not In sight UStH the price adjustment between these classes and UM fnt dry lot grades has been mrfn a vorv uneven trade In the less desirable grades can be confl dently expected This applies both to steer and she stock. Oood quality one-half fat steers should, we believe, be fed corn on si-swa for at least 60 to ! days longer, ir corn Is available. These cattle cannot be replaced in the fd lot at this time, and besides It la our opinion that good rat heavy cattle will continue to sell nign tor scene time to come. AT THE CHURCH O -TBcT-B.qoPo-loa-bH U. P. CHURCH 10:00 a. m. Sunday school, Graded lessons. 7:00 p. m. Young people's meet ing. During the absence or the pastor there will be no preaching services. Prayer meeting, Wednesday even ing, at 8:00. A. L. GODFREY. Pastor. EPI3COPAL CHURCH Services 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays of each month at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. First Sunday In each month at 11:00 a. m. Sunday School every 8unday at 10:00 a. m. Junior Auxiliary, Chapter A, meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Junior Auxil iary. Chapter B, meets at 2:30 every Sunday afternoon. GEO. G. WARE, Mlaslonary. IMMANUEL GERMAN EVAN GELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Corner Yellowstone Ave. and 7th 8t. German services every Sundav at 10 a.m. German and English services al ternately Sunday evenings, upon an ndunceknent. German-English parochial school front September to June, five days ofl the wecjk. TIT 178 LANG. Pastor. HW Niobrara Ave., phone 3b9. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Sabbath School. 11:00 a.m. Morning worship. 3:00 p.m. Junior C. E. 7:00 p. m. Christian Endeavor. 8:00 p.m. Evening worship. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Bible class es. 8:00 p.m. Thursday, prayer meeting. A cordial welcome to all. M Id week METHOOIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Olln S. Baker, Pastor 10:00 a. m. Sunday School. Graded Bible Classes. 11 a.m. Public worship. 7:00 p. m. Young people's Ep worth League meeting. 8:00 p. m. Public worship. Prayer meeting. Wednesday evert ing. at 8:00. SEVENTH DAY AOVENTIST Sabbath school at the residence of Mrs. Pilklugton every Saturday af ternoon at o'clock. MRS JOHN PILKINGTDN, Supt. BAPTIST CHURCH 10:00 a. m. Sunday school. 11:00 a m. Public worship. 7:00 p. m. B. Y. P. U. 8:00 p. m. Evening worship. Ladies' Hible class every Tuesday evening at church at 8 o'clock Men s Bible Class meets on Wed nesday evening at 8 o'clock. Mid-week Prayer Meeting Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock GEO A. WITTE. Pastor. A. M. E. CHURCH Meetings in Marks' hatl, northeast corner Laramie avenue and Third street. Sunday school at 10:30 a. m. Preaching at 8:00 p. m. All are wel come AFTERNOON PRAYER MEETINGS Tuesday, July 16, 3:00 p. m. Mrs. Lorge, First St. and Yellow stone f ,j Mrs. Mounts. 502 Cheyenne Ae.; J. J. Vance, Platte $100 Reward, $100. TH rnrarr ut int. narr will be ilnwl m ttui iLrrr Is at l. jil urn- Urvadrd dtaraar Out . tw,, ., aa tirvu Ht to cur la ail IU mm and that It Cata-V. Hall'. iijrrO Cur a lor ly imaitua cure nu aaoaa tu the bmUcuI Cnlcrniiy. tatarrb orlii a (oniniull'Kial dlMM-. rvuu:rra a cuuatliu tluaal imlmnl Hail Catarrh ui la lalra in trniallf. acting .'n.--ti upon thr Mood and muruua urfarra ot the ayau-ai.. ihrr-b- StaUuyloc tha (uuuditHw of i, aiv , and flvCo- lac pao.ul treiith by bulldria: up tar couatltmlorj and aaawt ia naturr la din I la aurk. The ptuprlrton lu, . m i.'li laltk la 111 rurotivr powrra that lory uOf Our Uundrrd fkillara lor any caa that It faSa 10 riarr. Srad fur lin of tratimonlula ddivaa r J lit si 4 o , roidj. o. S.ild by all Dr.11ul.-ta V laJw UtM Faoiily rata (or aaaUsatioo. FIGHTING THE CUCURBIT PESTS Three Methods Which Have Bee Us 3 J With Success. BEETLE IS MOST DESTRUCTIVE Probably no other group or vegeta ble crops in common cultivation i. more subject to serious Injury by in sect pests than the cucurbits, that is the cucumbers, melons, squashes and allied plants. Several or these pests are so Injurious that unless control nv-asures are used against them the crop is likely to be seriously reduced or the plants killed outright. Anion the more Important of these are sev oral .specifs of leaf -beetles, known as the cucumber beetles. In the eastern United States decidedly the most lm portant of th"Se Is the common and destructive s'.tlped cucumber beetle while next in Importance is the twelve-spotted cucumber beetle. Both or these arc represented in the west em United States by closely related species of similar habits. The prln tipal injury done by the cucumber beetles Is In devouring the leaves and blossoms and gnawing at the stems ot the plants, especially when the young, tender plants are attacked at their very first appearance above ground hy the beetles which have win lered over. 1,-Uer, after the eggs have been deposited, the larva of the Etrlped species feeds upon the roote and underground stems of the cucur hit plants .in 1 thereby does much In jury, net only in the consumption and mutilation of the roots, but by weak cning the plant so as to cause a wilt ing of the hnves, a snapping off ol the nearly severed vines In a higb wind, and a failure to develop first class fruit. In flighting the cucumber beetle a method which has been used on cu cumbers and melons with considera b'.e success Is to dust the plants heav My with thoroughly air slaked lime leaving neve and there a plant which Is undtisted, but instead is thoroughly sprayed with paris green at the ratf Of one-fourth pound to fifty gallons ol water. The dusty lime drives, the bee ties to concentrate upon these pol soned plants, and If they eat of them they will he poisoned and killed, but t3uallv not until they have more ot less seriousl damaged them. Sifted wood ashes and refuse tobacco dust are also fairlv efficient In driving the beetles. Sulphur also has been used for this purpose, but it Is likely-' to In lure the plant when used alone though it may be mixed with air slaked lime if desired. Another method especially appllca hie in the case of squash Is the pro tectlon of th regular crop by trar crops. It Is recommended that a trar crop bfi !' In. about the edge of the regului crop, if the field is small. Ot between the hills of every other row If the field Is more extensive, severa' days before the regular crop. This If so be renewed at the same time that the regular crop is planted and agair renewed several days later. The regu lar crop should be sprayed very earl with arsenate of lead at the rate ot three pounds to fifty gallons of water and as the plants begin to run should bo re-spray"d with arsenate of lead or. If fut us troubles are prevalent with 1 1 1 in mixture (3 4 50 form uia), to vklek the same proportion ol arsenate lead has been added. Ar i r te c. ;?ad Is not Injurious to the foliage of (. .lcurb'.ts, and, being one ol the mr ffoetlve repellents of these beetles I nown. may satisfactorily be used alone as a protective measure without a trap crop, as strong as fire pounds to fifty gallons of water. When these beetles are exceedingly bad. however, these methods at times fail to afford protection to the plant; and the expedient of covering them must be resorted to. These covers are placed over the voting plants earl in the season and the beetles thereby ;.c rnianently excluded. It is unneces s.iry to t'se expensive patented covers A practical cover may be made by ae curing small mesh, yatd wide wirt hcreenlns and cutting it into pieces one yard lona. Cut a circular piece with a tliani'ter of thirty-six inches from this bv cu'ting off the corners ;'!ii then cut 'his exactly In two. Jolr the cut edges of each semi-circle by drawing them together and fo'dlnj them ever, hammering them dowr firmly, thus forming two good wire covers from each square yard or wire which will be Mrsfttl for several sea sons. Another effic ent, but less easl ly made and less durable cover, may be const i 1 tJ by cutting a wooden barrel In J in two so as to form twe half c Ire It, which are then nailed to gether at right angles to each othei tnd the ends Inserted in the ground . ue frame thus formed Is covered wltt mosquito netting or other gause and the edges are packed with dirt to pre vent the beetles working under. Thb method of covering, while rather la borloits, is about the only entirely ef fectlve means of preventing injury b these beetles, and- many niarket gar, .tenets use them with profit. A these beetles attack the youn, nicurbit plants almost immediately upou their appearaix e above ground It Is advisable to plant an excess o' seed, so as in distribute the Injury am allow for iti- plants which may n killed by tr beetles They ran latei i thtgns4 out If desirable The vine should be kept stimulated by heav. manuring and careful, l-equcnt CllUi vstlor. As con as the crop Is har vested the vines should h gathered together and l urntd with as little dis turbant as may be, so as to destro as many or th beetles as possible am thus reduce the Infestation of the next season. About the time the plants are large enough to send out runners they are likely to be attacked by another for mlilnble insect pest. In the form of a small aphis, or louse plant. These sphids collect on the under side of the leaves of the affected plants and by vlrtit" or their prodigous powers or In crase soon produce enormous num bers of Individuals, all sucking the sap and thereby causing the leaves tn curl, shlvel, discolor and die. In case of severe Infestation and under nor mal conditions any Infestation at all loon becomes a severe one, the entire :eaf surface of the plant Is simultane usly attacked and In a very few days the vim wilts and dies down. Whole fields are thus frequently destroyed within a week. Cucumbers are mop' ausceptlble to early Injury from this pest than are melons. In fighting the melon aphis successfully a great deal of vigilance and careful work ate re quired. Spraylnp the vines with con 'net Insctlc We washes seems to be the most practical and tiocegafu! method, but it is Importattl thai Mm sprayina he don at th first itulica tion of an abundance of winkles- a:hl(!s on the vines, before the Insect' have hid time to CkUte any obvlotti wilting and curline up of the leaves In order to do this the rlafi must b. cone over frequently and t9 'owe.! side of the leaves examined tboro . ly. The prnrtaf nasi t repeated whenever it Is noticed that t' e cpbidJ nre --eanpearing upon the plrnU In spraying, the application of the wash should M nia.Je with an under sprayer or, If the vines are st!!l snail, by very ca-efnlly lifting Iheffl back am! spraying the under surface or the leaves and then replacing them !-. their original position. If the aphids have increased to the point that the leaves are curl;d these curled leave should be opened by hand and the un (Jer surface drenched by the wast As an under-sprayer a piece of ga: pipe with one end bent at the proper angle or provided with an elbow at CULTIVATION OF CORN FIELDS Nebraska Experiment Station Conducting Series ol Tests. MANY FARMERS WASTE TIME. I NEW DARKEY MUSIC BY THE NASHVILLE SERENAOERS and Yet There is a Retaining of the Sweet Melodies of the Old South. By Prof. p. H Flarker, Agricultural College, University of Nebraska. it is 6ertafnly a great privilege to tour through a rich farming country during the arly portion of the grow ing seasons of good crop years w h. n the fields are tn their height of glory. This is especially true during the nvitith of June, before the small grains are harvest "d and when ail the fields re occupied, by crops of one kind or or anot.ter. Many farmers are prac ticing system.s of crop rotation and consequently have fields of several .lifferen kinds, such as corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa and c lover What a pleas ure co view such latins from some high hill. Is it any wonder that th townspeople mortgage their homes for lutomobiles for the purpose of tonr iug among these beautiful fields at times of leisure? Thse are very busy times, however, for the average eastern Nebraska farmer. All fields must receive proper and timely attention Tor nest results. At this writing, for instance, the time for harvesting the small grains is rap Idly appro :cMng, the alfalfa will soou le ready for the second cutting, an the cornfields must be cultivated co atantly in order to prevent the growt of weeds gn j to keep the soil in gooiv growing condition. The hest rarmers cultivate their cornfields three or four times before ihey are "laid by," but the re are man 6e'cjs wnlch are neglected to some e tnt at least, In order to care for t small grains, ilfalfa, etc. The profl from this source ate, therefore, apt The Nashville Serenaders Is the opening musical attraction on our Chautauqua this summer. The old southern darkey melodlea tave always been popular. There have been jubilee singers on the Chautau qua platform almost since there was a Chautauqua. "hey sang plantation melodies and Bongs of the old arkey camp-meeting. And although there was much in tba tachment. and a Vermoral noixle at I e It?9s f '' they would have been ha tached to this end will be quite satis factory. The most satisfactory washes for the melon aphis are the tobacco washes. Black leaf diluted one part to fifty parts of water is very easy to prepare and apply, and destroys all of the aphids with which it comes in contact. Satisfactory results may also be obtained hy using a soap-and tobacco wash, prepared by dissolving one and one half pounds of soap in onehair aallon of water, adding one half gallon Of strong tobacco decoc tion and diluting to make five gallons of the waah. The tobacco decoction is made by steeping tobacco stems in water until the decoction becomes .he color of strong coffee. These to bacco washes do not Injure the tender cucurbit foliage, at least to a serious extent, and both will kill the aphid that they come in contact with, but the black leaf seems to he consider ably the cheaper or the two. Another cucurbit pest especially In jurious to the squash and pumpkin is the squash vine boier. Injury by this Insect is made manirest by a sudden wilting and dying down of the leaves which, ir unchecked, is likely to In volve and destroy the greater part of the plant and prevent the maturing of rrult. If the bases of the affected slems are examined, one to severa! quite gnih-like caterpillars will be .found boring within the stem. Arter becoming full grown these borers leave the stems and enter the so l for :n Inch or two, where they fo m co coons. After the lKrers have t Ined entrance to the vines In this n - :ner about the only relief to be had Is by rutting them out with a sharp knife The borer is located by the accumu 'ation of yellow dust at the point they received more attention at th proper time, flood farmers have been heard to say that they could afford tt pay fS per day for a man and team to cultivate corn at certain periods dur ing the growing season. The truth of this statement depends upon the farm er's ability to recognize the conditions of the surfpee soil when cultivation is most needed. The writer has seen rarmers engaged In cultivating the corn when they were doing the corn no good: that Is to say, they were ab solutely wasting their time. A rew instances have been noted where tha cultivations were not only valueless, but very harmful to the crop. The advice to keep the cultivators going regardless or conditions Is very poor advice. It would be better to note carefully the conditions or the corn fields and cultivate only when they are in need of such treatments. If the cornfields are free from weeds and the surface soils are loose and in good tilth, there can be no need of cultivation, but on the other hand, if the rains have packed the surface and the weds are beginning to show themselves, a good cultivation Is very valuable. Does It pay to cultivate the corn arter It is laid by? In 1909 the Nebraska Experiment station began a series of experiments to ascertain the effects of shallow sur face cultivation In cornfields after iB are "laid by." A certain field was selertd and divided into four qual portions. Two alternating por tions were well tilled and the other two were not tilled after the entire field was laid bv on the 20th day of July. Kach of the tilled portions received lour shallow cultivations after the en ttf aH rsW W atfariHBatokBBBal where U ZHe at ! t.r. These four this point Is cut lengthwise and the borer removed. The vund Is then covered with earth and usually heals over and allows the vine to recover. Injury by the squash vine borer during the following season may be largely prevented by cultivating tne infested fit Ids lightly with a harrow p the fall and plowing the field deep ly in the spring, for the purpose of destroying the cocoons of the insect Wfeer this pest has two generations per year it Is also an advantage to i ollect and burn th vines lmmedl atelv artei the crop Is gathered. In cultivations wore about ten days apart The moisture contents or each or these tour divisions were determined every ten days for each of the upper Ix feet. Contrary to expectations, there was no difference In the moisture contents or tilled and unfilled portions. The yields too were practically the same under both conditions. These experiments are being con tinued ror several yeara in order to as certain the results of such treatments under different climatic conditions. The above results would have been different under other conditions. In . i j..ni t ho ..luwii niciiin : larvae wh en are in th. vines ! 11 'here was very little rain for se. ut . -i u ., L v -.it., i- ihu nhnvc rornfleld ns destroying such melon, ' ... . .: . - . . 11,11 lvri .rs , .IS auhids laid bv" on the 20th of July. . . .i . . . I t r u if I II Br T 11 - rf n fill I " """" ... ,hV" 7napf.tl, from The entire field was free from weeds hm n;event fig these insects rrom .... mis piicui.a . . ., so is were In nerfecf m . , i i . ....iirna nr inrjia li nn - - cormin- i pii:iii source of infestation for the next year condition There were no weeds to klU The su - ue soil was dry and A cloddv surface is bad for a culti loose to a d i or three or rour vatcd field, but so also is a cloddy un inches and consequently the treatment dor side K the plowing was done save no results, ir heavy rains had without previous treatment with the fallen during the "me of the experi- alsk. there will be a cloddy layer un naent. lm results would perhaps have demean It will Interfere with the been dlferent. especially If the corn rise of the moisture and may help to Was a thin stand and the weeds were burn up a crop if the season Is dry stimulated to grow. In a word the Ths moral is to pulverise both top cultivation of com after It is laid and bottom of the field. y" Is of value only as It cheeks .the growth or weeds and keeps the surface a - ration" is one which soil loose to enable the rains to pene- HHU'll euough protein for muscle trate the soil more quickly ror pur building, enough tarehes and sugars or euergv and fat. and enough fat and ash to supply body fat and bone .naterlal. Such a ration cannot be made from corn alone, or bay alone, a lU'xiiiie of tome grain and a legume like clover, alfalfa, cowpeas, or soy bfana is nec-esary. If the cow has not the natural ab I ity to give milk in profitable quant', t'es, she can oevei be rnade to pay Before sverything else in dairying, poses of checking run off and losses from evaporation before the water gets into the soil A large ssrr cent of the rainfall ia evaporatcti b.'iore It is thoroughly es tablished in the soil and before the soil is In a tillable condition, but the losses due to direct evaporation rrom the surface of the soil Is very small after this, time. If the fields are free from weeds and the surface soils are dry and loose, there is no need of cultivating jiust be a good pro lining c -1 the cornfields after they are "laid by." The Nashville Serenaders music of the southern darkey of a score of years ago that appealed to papular audiences because of its na tive richness, its popularity might soon have died out. The jubilee company was first m novelty and "it took." But there was a lack of training apparent. And as la the case In the' presenting of music from year to year whether at a Chau tauqua or at any other time, stand ards must constantly be raised, be cause tastes are being educated to a better and better music. And the old jubilee company's lack of training failed them. Now we have a new jubilee company. They have been trained. ihe mem bers of this company were selected from the largest and strongest negro schools of the Southland where large and powerful conservatories have been built up and the negro has had the advantage of a reflulng and cultivat ing influence. Ralph Dunbar is the organizing genius at the Ijead or the department or organization ror the Bed path Ly ceum Bureau. He Is the organizer or the Nashville Serenaders, and their success has been phenomenal in the presenting of a new class of darkly music, retaining the sweet aiHodies -he old South. In their fen w -e.i p ;agerneut with the Red;ath -Horn-?; . uautauquaa, this company makes t3ti Sunday appear ances. This Sunday progiam is made up altogether of sa red music. They will lA here oue day only. Tha East Waking Up. Even the ld staid East has become alive to the Chautauqua's worth. The Chautauqua was started in the East fifty years ago on old Chautauqua Lake In New York. But It waa the one Eastern Chautauqua that amounted to much. It Is the West that has made the Chautauqua what it is today. The State of Nebraska aloue has eighty-one summer assem blies. The Red path-Homer Chautau quas number one hundred and thirty five, all between the Missouri and the Rockies; there are more than sixty Redpatb-Vawter Chautauqua between the Missouri snd the Mississippi, and tta Redpath Lyceum Bureau manages thlity-stx Chautauqua out of Chicago Ttiat makes a total of two huudred acd forty. This summer a Chautauqua system has beeu started in the Bgst, which glraady has a healthy growth.