AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC
SCIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Short Cl irses Are Proving Popular In Nebraska, Especially Live
i Slock Judging Work-Important Points in Selecting a i
Good Milk Cow -Other Features of Course.
H that given by mm stranger
"i I wnrk In ooklng loeloiaa learn
irtR tli- food principle nnd the varl
otta essential necessary to keep in
mind In prtr:irlne food, while Ok
wnrk In ewlng consists In the mnklnv
of t!i' i.umwimi Itlteboa and Hoslns
tnc wi- h up jy each k1 r) making an
apron Yarlo'is other articles mrc.
made ili. -Hi'.- the wpk. Il'iwcver, the
.ipron Is th" one of which they ore
tne proiMUal
Daring the nsst year there has Tven
..dd six of these hoit courses In t he
IN trie state of Nebraska . there
haa been Inaugurated in the past
few years system of carrying
agrlrulture and dotncetlr aclence
u the mi ill boys and girls by means
of what Is termtil the hort c nurse or
movable school The department of
agrl ultv.rnl extension of the state
tBlvcrsily handles these short courses
and conducts them in cooperation
With the county superintendents In the
various coortlrs over the state. They
bave proven very popular and theboya
and girls U ! v r n T ' In in I'm il by the
work which t'.ey receive at the one
week schools, While It la true that
the hoya nnd girls are not mature
and consequently the work which Is
given them does not dare to be very
points which really go to make him
' u err. rirt nr a luinr horvo. lis flip CflSft
w v -
may be.
Cow Judging proves very iMtlUcUvl
and entertaining to the boya also, and
they take a good deal of interest in
going over a class of cows nnd plat'
Ing them. The important points In e
i i 'ing a good milk cow are given du
j consideration. They are told that 11
la Important to have the cow with ft
good deep body, large milk veins and
large Httfe wi lls, and why these vaii
ons ioints are necessary In a good
cow. The young mind demands th
why of thing" as well as the how,
nnd If this desire to know why can bo
satisfied, at hast something has been
accomplished.
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mT - V7 ' r-"-" I Tlif mbJEKmfSc&&
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harrow Into the corn, but experience
haa shown that It la a splendid and In
expensive way to elean out th manr
sprnutinic weeds. The corn will not
tie Intnred. Even wh-n the crop is
six or right Inehes high, the harrow
may at II he used.
In a year wh n molture is scarce
men strike about for some means of
saving every bit possible. The nn"
horaa firag to co liotworn the row
after the rerular cultivation la done,
is found effective in maintaining th
mulch and holding the moisture.
Along with CTOOkad furrows, weedy
pastures Bnd tumbledown fences, yoti
can find the waedjr k'tchen gf rden, the
old style wWHt nnd the fneonvenlent
farm houn Tb' man w'-.o ,;e?W t
the things arrund the home usually is
a poor farmer anyhow, r it they are
tettln? scare r.
BOY8 Jt'DOIXG MII.K COWS AT A DAIRY FARM NEAR BEAVER CITY
WHEN A SHORT COURSE WAS IN SESSION.
technical, it Is likewise true that the I
young developing mind is much more
easily taught than that of the older
person and that the average boy or
girl raised on the farm, who Is juat
atout ready to complete the courae In
tfef rural school la In a very good
mood to receive some knowledge and
training alont; agricultural lines.
It has been some three years now
Blnce these rchools were first started
In the state of Nebraska. Other
States have held some of these schools
for boya and girls. However, at the
time the first school was held In the
state of Nebraska none had been held
In any other state, especially for the
Juniors, pit hough Iowa and one or two
Other states had been holding the one
week short oiiraea for men and wom
en prior to that time. The plan Is to
bave one hoy and one girl from as
many districts aa possible in the coun
ty present at the short course. The
short courae Is held in the county
seat town generally, the court house
being used for class rooms where It
Is possible. Sometimes the county su
perintendent has boys and girla come
In who have finished the rural schools,
but who have not gone on to high
echo: I and who are very deslroua of
getting more education. The univer
sity furnishes the speakers and paya
Ibe travel lag expenses, whll the
count i i imtendents looks after all
the local expenses of the short course.
Including advertising, buying material
end the local expense of the speakers
while thev are In town. Sometimes a
One of the most popular features ol
the courae for the boys haa been tb
rope wiiil. A good many different
kinds of knots and splices are made
with rope which the boya bring with
them, nnd these knots and splices the
boys like to take home and show theii
younger brothers and sometimes their
fathers how to, make. Many of them
are knots which are handy to know
how to make at any time and which
come in constant use upon the farm.
Several styles of rope haltera are also
made which come very handy, SSDS
dally with cattle. The boya use the
quarter inch rope for this, and when
they get home they are able to take
the iBtge ropes and make the same
knot without much difficulty One
of the most useful things which they
are taught Is that of braiding back
the end of a halter rope so that theft
will not be a large knot there and sc
that It will not be necessary to have
a staple or piece of wire wrapped
around it to kep It from unbraiding
This is one place where they can shoj
that they have learned something
which will he of value to them.
The rope work has proven of special
value with the hoya from the fact tfeal
It Is something that they can do and
show It seems to be a natural char
acter for any person to like to do
things which they can make with their
hands. While the boys like to learn
various things about horses and cows
and other things of Interest, we find
that where th- can take their hands
and make something they enjoy it so
TYPICAL ATTENDANTS AT A
BOYS' SHORT COURSETHE
STEWART TWINS. P1FTHEN
VKAUS OLD, RECII-ARLY AT
T ION DEI) ORD SHOUT COl'HSE.
APRII,, 1M2.
state and prospects are for the com
ing year that quite a' few more will be
Bald. The county superintendents ffe
that they can accomplish as much
ilong the practical line of work by
means of these short courses as they
an In any other manner. They are
taking hold and co-operating with the
lepartnv nt at the university very
nicely, While In a week's time the
boys and glrlv are only given a mere
sample of the complete course in ag
riculture and domestic leMt, it is n
large enough sample that they
wish to take more and generally the
course has a very good effeci oi the
children as regards to the school at
Lincoln, and we find man of them
who expect to come down and take a
course as soon as they set through
with their school at home.
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BOYS JUDGING HOftSM AT hkavkk city 3HOIVI COUR8K iv 't
HORSES ARE BEINC KXAMINKI. AND !M Al ED HY TDK CLAM
small charge is mad each pupil for
the tomse, while at other plai es the!
rounty bQgrd makes an appropriation'
to cover all expense, and the BOWaa
lb given ebeoJutel) nee to all of the :
BHipilb.
The work given to the boys in the
Short .-ouise ooMlsta primarily oft
prattle! work. One of the must popu
lar featvires has been the live sto k
Work, especially the live slock pudg
Ing All hovs like live xtoek. BMWS)
particularly horses, and yet we And
tl.at the average !oy. fourteen or tif
teen veais old. is aecustoined to mere
ly casting a c-isual glance at s hois
and not really noticing anything in
particular i boal him. Many Iks are
unable to tell the common colors of
borscs Others have no conception of
what gos :- make a good horse. The
little work lu horse judging which is
put on at iiiese short courses aims to
get 'he boyt to noticing the !miortant
points of a Norse so that as they grow
np tlev wftj develop this power and
In liv- heioine go'id judges. Instead
f t uitlag x horse altogether by his
ap ::! I'e and smtOfhre-s or his
co;t. thf ' "f taugbt to notice his
eves. feet. tone. Joints, and other
unicn more mi is especially t io
iith the lioys ot the age which nest
of then school boys are. As a gen
-ial rule their age varies from tear-
teen to sixteen years, although aome
wiles iioys enter these courses who
ure as met n as twenty years of age
Work is put -Hi during the entire
week for thp class of girls also. Tills
work CMMdets principally of cookin
ami sewng l the stale of Nehras"..
Miss QertrtUU Roarag has had chain
oi pidcti.allv all of this work among
the girls up o the present time utu
I. as won a name for herself as a am
nstrator in t' is line The work with
airls is ntturally along the line ot
work which the- will be interested in
i!tr they arn growu up and kerp
he.-, for tbemsehes. While the!
1 an Ot bfS have made an effort to teach
ifcem al1 they snow regarding cooking
and sewing which by the way in mo.-t
i. uses a treat deal, the girls seem
o agjm bearing the same things toM
I them in a lilt V different manner and
I to'.d t hi in n the school room, and
I hey aMoahtedly remember tu-h
jthiDKs whii h are emphasised a Mtt
inner iittertimes children do m t
I take tkf adie of thi-lr parent-
The dairy cow is one of the most
efficient of farm rpachlnes, if she is a
good one. A poor cow hire no place on
the farrr. s:. is a losing propoa!tion.
It is seed business to have a pleas
unt yard Around the ho-iso. A smooth
luwn be!ps to sell stock by i iating a
fa vocable imtn ryrlon
MINUTES OF LIBRARY
BOARD MEETING
Alliance Public Library in Good Con
dition Under Efficient
Management
AN UP-TO-DATE INSTITUTION
Harper's Ladies' Toggery
Ladies'
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In all the
New
Shades
and
Patterns
Come in and
look them over
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CARE NECESSARY
FOR SKIM MILK
Skim milk is the accepted calf feed
in these days ot economy. A sUim
milk villi ' jin more than hold Its own
wiih ;liii.-t anj other kind, and he Is
not the starved Individual that he Is
sometimes considered to be. Men
have fgllad in trjrtng to raise skim
milk calves, but from lack of care.
If a calf gets a dose of soured mllU,
It will upset his digestion and make
him lose considerable growth. If the
milk la given to him warm part of the
time and cold part of the time, no
good results can be expected. It is
possible to feed a calf on cold milk
alter be la several months old, but
for the average man it. Is not practic
able to try It.
The worst trouble during the sum
nier months is with the dirt and fer
mentations In the milk. Any sort of
action whhh thanges the milk.
whether it is souring or putrefaction,
is called a fermentation. These things
take place because of dust and dirt
that get into the milk. Pails and pans
and creHtu separator should be thor
oughly washed and scalded, eapeclally
during the hot mouths. Otherwise
there will he continual trouble with
souring and bad flavors. This will
not only give trouble to the skim
milk calf, but will be serious to the
milk and butter that Is to be sold.
Thru the courtesy ot' the secretary
of the library board The Herald will
hereafter keep its readers posted on
the affairs of the Alliance Public
Library by publishing the minutes of
the board meetings.
Regular Monthly Meetings
Alliance, Nebr., July I, 1912.
The regular monthly meeting of
the library board was held Wednes
day evening, July 3. President Pate
presiding, members present, Messrs.
Pat, Wood, Hewett and Stern, and
Mrs. W. W. Johnson.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Thai librarian's report as follows
read and approved.
Circulation 47
Average daily circulation .. 26
Hooks contributed 17
Borrowers' cards issued . . -'10
Fines collected $9.14
Incidental expenses .. .. 1
Report of special committee o n
lavatory, reported that they had pro
cured bids and contracted with E. W.
Hay for $2:1.25.
Motion made by Mr. Hewett,, sec
onded by Mr Stein, that building
committee be instructed to procure
srreens for the windows, and have
Window and door in ladies' toilet
room repaired.
The following bills were read, au
dited and approved by the finance
committee and their payment author
ized: Librarian's salary $25.00
Janitor service 15.00
Gh. U Schuman, books . . 2.05
Waldorf Hlndery Co 49.(11
Geo. D. Oarllng, furniture and
freight 179.75
Geo. D. Oarllng, window shades
and fixtures 43.20
John Snyder, freight, dray 2.06
John Winter, cleaning windows
7.50
E.E.Holsten, liquid veneer .60
C. A. Newberry, fixing locks and
window cleaner 2.20
Mrs. YV. W. Johnson, stamps
and supplies 1.20
Total Iti.W
Mr. Pate reported collections for
furniture as follows:
Geo. Moll ring 5.00
J. H. Vaughan & Son . .. 15.00
Thlele & Barnes 15.00
L. 11. Highland 5.00
Roy Beckwlth 10.00
A. D. Rodgers 10.00
I. I Aeheson 5.00
W. H. Swan 5.00
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You like music, entertainment and lecture
by big, brainy men.
A week of letting-uji in your work of
mixing recreation and care is none too
much.
If you are a busy person, you need the
inspiration of this Chautauqua. You will
get a thousand new ideas, and old ideas you
will see in a new way.
It's worth what it costs 15 cents a num
ber IF you have a season ticket worth that
much to you and every member of the
family.
Get the tickets and all go.
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Chautauqua
HEMINGFORB
The harrow Is an efficient tool for
cultivating orn. One of the best
things to do in starting a corn crop
right is to thoroughly harrow the
ground ngttl it is :ilmost like a garden
!tei the oora has hegun to come un.
ibere will be ? great many very small
weeds anpearnut
Kan;- r? who hav not tried 't are
aqpMtintoa skeptleal abo.it putting the
Total 70.00
The president appointed the follow
ing committees to sreve during the
year
Library .Mrs. Howan. Mrs. Smith,
Mr. Hewett.
Building, ground and admiiiistra
lion Mr. Wood. Mr. Stern, Mrs.
.lehnson.
Finance- Mr. Hewett, Mrs. M
cluer.
Adjourned io meel Wednesdaj
evening, August 7th.
Mlts W. V. JOHNSON, See
THE CITY BAKERY
Successor to Pardey Bakery
C. B. McGee, Prop.
Bread Pies
Large variety of
Cakes, Rolls, etc.
Our sanitary methods com
mend this bakery to people
who are particular about
what they eat
M.v furnishing best
qUtHty of goods and
fair treatment we
hope to hold the
trade of all old cus
tome is and gain
many nrw patrons
Phone 242
114 West Fourth Street
Mrs. Jessie Clark and Miss Bertha
Clark, sister and sister-in-law of W
K. Clark, camein from Delta, Colo.,
for a few days' visit with Mr Clark
e ii..
Agnes Delsen, Ida Chrig, Nellie
Hanna, Violet Kennedy, Stella Keis
ter and Alma. Rosenberger, were in
coming passengers on 4') Wednesday.
-Mrs M. S. Waddell was a west
bound passenger on 4: Wednesday,
e e e
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kosket went up
to Belmont Wednesday to spend the
Fourth with thier son, Karl, Mrs.
Koket returning Friday.
Miss Amelia Hucke returned home
Wednesday from Iowa, where Bhe
has been taking treatment for some
time past.
e e"e
Mrs. Ieora Kutuin came down from
Chadron Thursday for a few days
visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Ward.
Quite a number from Hemingford
went out to Canton the Fourth and
had to stay over night on account
of the rain.
Clarence llosenberger waa an in
coming passenger on 44 Friday.
Ira Philips came up from Alliance
Thursday to spend the Fourth, re
turning in the evening.
ess
Mrs. Alex Mulrhead was a passen
ger to Crawford Saturday, return
ing Sunday.
John Mabin and wife came up from
Alliance Sunday for a visit with his
mother, Mrs. K. Mabln.
e e e
Mrs. Leora ItustUi returned t o
Ohadroa Sunday on 4:t.
There was a large crowd out Sun
din aft i noon to see the Alliance and
Hemingford boys play ball. The
game was the best thai has been
played here tiis season .The s.-ore
was 0 lo 4 in favor of Hemingford.
Mrs. Mat Beaumont was a passen
ger to Alliance Sunday for a short
visit Willi her daughter, Mrs. Hick
Kejiner. returning on 4:' Tuesday,
see
Mrs. Waddell and daughters were
Alliance visitors Mouday. Mr. Miller
took them down in his car.
B. K. Johnson took Mrs. Addy and
children out io Canton Monday.
Miss Susie Davison was an east-
fc- - . M . , , . I . J . . .
Ill Ull. I (LI-M I,-' I llll 11 MIIIHI I I
0 K. Willaey ahiped his fat eai
tie to Omaha Friday, John Wiltsey
going down with them.
B. K. Johnson shipped a car o f
cattle to the Omaha market Saturday,
see
John Wiltsey came In on 43 Tues
day from Omaha, where he went with
.i le last week.
Tuesday being the fortieth auiiiver
sarary of the wedding of Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Milled their many friends
planned a surprise on them, when
about ten o'clock they began to fill
the house, all bringing well filled bas
kets after partaking of a most boun
tiful dinner, wjilch wag enjoyed by
all. They presented Mr. Miller a
nice rocking chair and Mrs. Miller
with ft cut plass water set. All de
parted for their homes washing Mr.
and Mrs, Miller many another happy
anniversary.
Mrs. Grace Washburn from Ells
worth is visit inn her mother, Mrs.
Waddell, -this week,
Mrs. J. L. B. Jones and children
left on 44 Tuesday for Ellsworth,
where they will make their future
home.
see
Charles Shindler and wife, George
Hedgecoek and wife, Mrs. Robert An
derson and Dillie Pierce were among
thoee goln to Alliancge Tu-eeday even-in.
You know what Parker's "LAicky
Curve" fountain pens are. While
the present stock lasts at Brennan's
you can get a 1.60 pen for $1.00
and a $2.00 pen for $l.:tS.
(30-2-1350)
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Bank
hemingford, Nebr.
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