The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, June 05, 1908, Image 3
NEBRA8KA NEWS AND NOTES. WHAT THE FARM DAIRY SHOULD BE TO SUCCEED OLDEST SKYSCRAPER DOOMED. Noted New York Structure Fifty Yeara of Age to De Tcn Down. Now York. Aftor having stood for GO years us ono of the foremost land marks of lowqr Now York tho Iron shot tower of tho Caldwell Lead Com pany nt 05 Contor street Is io bo torn down. This 11-story Iron structure Is tho oldest standing skyscrnpor. During tho civil wnr n flag wns kopt Arrange tho Bulletins Conveniently for Handling tho Milk Product. LITTLE WAR CRAFT A GROWING floating over tho towor. In 1802 tho flag was cut down by iv crazy man. Ho chopped the flagpole down, toro wmiWM r ' 1 Til ' I 1 IF fttMttCIWt. i I 1 1 II 3'''X'tV cjj CHUfW i 1 rm Itema of Greater or Lesser Impor. tance Over the State. Douglas county iiloneors will picnic Juno 27. Tlio Wymoro Stato bank Las opened for business. Holdrego schools cl6sed with twenty one graduates. Ashland citizens sent $100 to Lcils vlllo tornado sufferers. Early planted corn 1ms como up well and Is doing nicely. A Fourth of July celebration has been nrrnnged for West Point. Four prisoners broko Jail at Fre mont, making good their escape. Tho Standard Oil ngent at Tecum seh, nftor sorvlco'of bIx years, has re signed. Farmers about Murray havo lajcor Initiatory steps toward' building an elevator. A number cf farmers about Murray woro worked on an Insurance swlnutc by a man who Is now not to bo found. In both Omaha and Nebraska City there Is a disposition to hold down nutomoblllsts who persist In traveling at dangerous speed. Mrs. J. F. Sapp of cKnrnoy commit ted suicide at her homo by hanging. Sho had been in poor health for some time nud was despondout. Tho Wymore Stato bank has opened for business. The officers cf the new Institution are tho same as those who wcro connected with the Stato bank. McCook has already passed the $25, 000 mark in her subscriptions of stock for hor now Masonic temple and opera house, which Is expected to cost $35, 000 or $40,000 when completed. Mrs. Clara Dawson Balluy (colored) of Hastings, celebrated her 108th birth day anniversary. Sho wan born In slavery at Richmond, Vn during tho administration of John Adams. The members of tho St. Anthony Catholic church at Cedar Rapids aro building n Jnrge addition to their church, which for somo time past has been too small to accommodate the congregations?. A reception wns tendered to r.risa M. Ella Tucker by the citizens of Te kniuah at tho homo of Dr. and Mrs. A. 13. Nesblt in recognition of her earnest work for tho city schools during tho last twenty-five years. Tho Chicago & Northwestern rail road has resumed running tho Satur day and Sunday freight trains from Oakdale to Fremont, which they took off soma time ago and which caused considerable) discussion. Charles Smith became entangled In the tumbling shaft of a corn sheller near Edgar, and has it not been for tho quick action of his son, who was drlv in tho hcrscs on tho power, he no doubt would havo met death. Georgo Warren of Hct Springs, S. D., formerly a resident of Hastings, who was reported dead In a hospital at Hot Springs, S. D on February IB last, surprised his friends by appear ing before them tho other day. Brandishing a revolvor and threaten ing to kill his mother, Bert Guo, a young man who escaped from tho nsy lum at Lincoln last February, wa3 takop In custody at Ueatrico by tho of ficers. Suit has been cohimenced against Sarpy county by Mrs. Marlln Tolg for damages. Mr. Tclg and son, Arthur, woro drowned May 12, during tho tornado and it Is claimed that tho rend, whero tho accident occurred was un safo for travel. The corner-stone- of tho new br:cn Catholic church of Sholton was laici last week. Tho ceremony was wit nessed by n largo crowd. Rev. .Fatber Wolfo of Grand Island, assisted by Father Lynch of Wood River, was in chargo of tho ceremonies. At tho annual encampment of tne Grand Army at Hastings tho votornns of the Nobraska dopartmont denounced what they term dcj paying politi cians, who In positions of public trust ignoro tho rights and wishes of tho old soldiers In making appointment. Dr. Wilson of Lincoln, stato boarn of health Inspector, nrrivod m Boomer (o decide a dispute between two doc tors In regard to an epidemic nmong tho school children. Sevoral families had been Quarantined for smallpox, but It was found to be chicken pox. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Keens of Kear ney came In from tho west over tho Union Pacific last week, having com pleted their second trip around tho world afler an absence of Just twenty weoks. Mr. and Mrs. Keens kept out of the beaten path of tourists, and nftor visiting Franco wont to India by way of tho Mediterranean and tho Suoz canal, and traveled about 5,000 miles In India. Frank Hnrkins, Las Vegas, N. M., sustained Injuries undor tho wheels of tho Burlington fast train at Mlnden which probably will prove fatal. HI& arm was badly smashed and was am putated at tho shoulder; his face was cut, scalp cut opon and body bruised, Thousands of citizens of York and vicinity and hundreds of visitors wit nessed York's first public school May festival. Tho llower parade was a gorgeous spectacle, with nearly 1,500 happy children In costumes participat ing. Secretary F. L. Rain of tho Fair bury chautauqua has issued tho pro gram for tho fourth annual meeting; which will bo hold at tho Chautauqua ground, August 14 to 23, inclusive. Tho list of talent engaged ombroces tho best obtalnnblo and covers a wide rango of topics nnd attractions. Georgo Flnley, engineer of u Burling ton passenger train, was killed, Daniel U. Holllngor, mall clork, and John O'Donnoll, onglnofir and John Storm, firoman,. respectively, of n freight trnln, woro badly hurt In a head-on collision between a Burlington pas senger and frolght train, near Wymoro, HI I I 1 I CREM 1 b CMINE &0ILER Tho accompanying plan for a farm dairy will glvo a general Idea of tho requirements for such a building. Ac commodation Is mado for handling tho milk of 30 cows and making butter. A cement floor la In ovory way suporl- AS TO LICE AND MITES Don't Board TIicpi, Other foes of llttlo chicks aro ex ternal parasites, Hco and mites. Wo frequently find Hco ovon among win ter brooder chickB. Llco on tho head aro most troublesome. They fasten themselves to tho back of tho chick's head, near tho base of tho brain nnd gradually kill tho chick. It Is a piti ful sight to sco tho llttlo chick scratching tho back of Its head try ing to dlslodgo tho pest. Good re sults aro usually obtained by greasing tho head of each chick with five per cont. carbonated vaseline. Koroseno and lard, equal parts, prove equally effective. Tho chicks can bo rapidly trentcd nnd should bo attended to as soon as there Is any suspicion of head llco. Tho louso may bo seen readily by moans of n small magnify ing glass. It can also bo detected with the naked cyo if ono is very care ful to examine tho right place, al though one must look carefully to sco it. To kill mites, clean nil coops and brooders porfoctly, thon apply thor oughly, clthor whitewash, keroseno oil, or. somo of tho propared insecti cides. Do suro to fill all tho cracks and crevices as these aro tho places whero mites will bo found hiding dur lng tho day. Burn all tho litter and add now. A Bprny pump may bo used for applying tho Insecticide, as It drives tho liquid into tho cracks and crevices bettor than can bo done with a brush. Whitewash can be applied with n pump and then smoothed over with a brush, doing rapid and effec tive work. Mites dlffor from body Hco in that thoy suck tho blood from the fowls' bodies, while llco havo biting mouthparts and Irvo on tho sklii nnd feathers, causing intense itching and annoyance. Mites llvo on or to n wooden floor for a creamery When properly put In, a cement ilooi will Inst Indefinitely and can lie kepi clean and sanltnry, whoroas a wooden floor Is short lived, rots quickly and is always a source of contamination. tho fowls' body at night only, hiding In cracks and crevices during tho day They appear red when gorged with blood, or whlto when thoro Is little blood in their bodies. To kill tho llco wo must treat tho lion's or chick's body, ns tho llco llvo thero practically all tho time. Thoro are sovornl kinds of those llco, but thoy nil yield to tho somo treatment, namely, a good diutlng. Tho dtiBt fills up the breathing poros in their bodies, nud thus suffocates them. A good Insect powder may bo mado from equal parts of lino ground tobacco and powdered sulphur. Snuff Is atso used. Thoro aro a number of insect powdors on tho market nnd most of thorn provo very satisfactory. Tho essential thing Is a finely pulverized substance thrt will go through tho feathers. Having curcfully dusted tho chicks (nnd lions, if the chicks are running with thorn) clean tho houses and re move to clean ground. A good dust bath should bo arranged so that tho hens and chicks may help keepj them selves clean. An excellent dust bath Is nindo by drawing n load of "chip dirt" and dumping It in tho yard whore tho llttlo fellows may havo ready access to It. For winter uso a box partly filled with flno snnd, rond dust, land plaster or coal or wood ushes answers very well. A mixture of snnd nud land plastor seems to pleaso them more thnu clthor ono alone. Somo uso wood ashes alone, but a mixture of wood ashes and road dust, or fine sand, makos a heavier bath and thoreforo moro ef fective In cleaning tho lice out of tho feathers. Good Alfalfa Field. I havo n two-year-old field of alfalfa from which I cut last year on Juno 30 3'3 tons per acre, on August 1 Vj ton por aero, and on October 24 over a ton. It also gavo flvo weeks' pasturo boforo tho snow fell. I do not Irrlguto my al falfa, ns It Is only 12 to 20 feet to water. Trap Nest of Simple Construction FOR Ht" X A stop ran roippooif Tho construction of this stylo of trap nest Is as follows: Tho front of tho nest box should bo 11 Inches wide nud 20 Inches high; two Inches from tho bottom a circular hole eight Inches In dlamotor Ie cut. A door Is placed at the top eight by ton Inches square by which tho lion Is removed. Tho trap consists of a board ten lnchos squuro, with an eye screw on each shlu, Tito door slides up and down on n No. 9 wlro passing through tho scrow oyes of tho trap door. A nail bont in tho shape of an "L" and filed fiat on tho bottom sldo Is driven into the center of tho bot tom of Urn tray rtoor with tho bottom part of tho "L" projecting toward tho lnsldo of tho box. About ono Inch nbovo tho middle of tho entranco a holo Is bored large enough to admit n No. 9 wire that Is bont as shown. Tho top side of the bent piece of wlro upon which the null of. tho trap door rosts. Is uIho filed flat, and tho trap Is sot by placing tho "L" shapod nail of tho trap door on the wire, as lllustratod Tho wire hangs on tho IiibUIo of tho noxt box, as shown. Tho hon in passing through tho entranco on either sldo of tho wlro moves It enough to re lease tho trap door and lock herself In. Tho length of this nest may be from 10 to 20 inches. THE PORPOrSEJlND A ST&TETLBOflT ON THE BECK OF A TRANSPORT o f? jf - ----- '- ' 1 SUBMARINES JIT TACKMS GR.tASE'jR. &QUDRN Dreams that becomo realities 1 Over nnd over again has tho world wit nessed such development, nnd no claim cau be made for tho frituro part which tho submarine and tho airship aro to play in warfnro, which sooms Impossible or Improbable, although thoro aro mnny military experts who smile nt tho Idea that either tho sub marine or tho airship will ovor bo much moro than novel freaks in mili tary equipment. But on tho other hand the big world powers continue to buy nnd build tho submarine nnd tu experiment In air navigation and thero Is no tolling what may not bo accomplished In tho yenrs to como In perfecting theso engines of war along practical lines. Tho recent shipment from Now York city of two submarines, destined for tho Philippines, and tho near approach of the extensive maneuvers which havo been planned for tho rcBt of tho homo flotilla aro again attracting attention to tho typo of craft which curries Its load Hue over the hatch. In tho discussions which havo taken placo relative to tho merits of tho typo thero Is a notablo dlffurenco of opin ion. Thero nro now upvvnrd of 200 of this typo afloat, or porchanco sub merged, and It may bo small oxnggor atlon to say that thero aro as many divergent vIowb concerning them. Thero Is no naval power, great or small, but now hns Its submarines. Tho vnBt majority of theso aro nioroly variants or tho Holland typo. Having evolvod tho typo, and having spent tho best part of his Hfo in perfecting it. Mr. Hollnnd, of courso, has Implicit faith In his Invention. Tho following tablo shows that Franco now leadB tho world In this typo of vessel, possessing 88, built and building. Numlior Number Nation. Unlit. Uulldlng. France 41 47 Orcat Britain n 3G i United States 8 x uermnny l Japan 7 7 Hnsslu 2J 7 Ituly 3 :i AUHtrla ,. 3 Holland i 1 Biveilen 1 1 Norway 1 TIiIb country hns eight ready for sorvlco and eight under construction. The oarllor beats of tho class now lu service have n length of 03 foot and a displacement, when awash, of 105 tons, and when submerged of 120 tons. Tho four nower nud larger ones the Octopus, Cuttlefish, Tarantula, and Vlpor uro 105 feet in length and have a displacement of 200 tons. But tho prevailing tendency towurd in crease In size has affected submarines as well as battleships, and tho latent ono to ho authorized Is to have a ton nnge of 500. It is now realized that a seagoing submarine is Imposslblo on a small displacement nnd that tho op eratlou of tho moderuto-slzed boats uro very restricted. Consequently either tho slzo of the bouts must bo enlarged or elso they must bo rele gated as substitutes for mlno fields or for forts. Of the submarine as n sub stitute for forts very llttlo hns boon snld, but thero seems to bo something In tho Idea. It Is concolvahlo that tho presence of a submarine In n harbor would bo as likely to keep raiding cruisers at n dlstauco as would a fort. Submarines nro mobile while forts aro not. But destroyorB might bo able to rondor thorn useless, which thoy cor- talnly could not accomplish with forts Tho Octopus and the other three of hor typowhlch aro to tako part In tho coming maneuvers off Newport aro equipped with powerful engines, mo tors and Improved mechanisms, but In general shapo and tho schemu of con structlon, with slight modifications, follows that of tho earlier boats bucIi as tho Plungor, Shark and Porpoise Tbav aro of greater struoturut strength, and said to bo able to stand tho prossura of being submerged 300 feet, though 200 Is tho olllclal depth that was required at tho Nowport trials. Cfiio. of tho ninny n'ovol experiments that have boon plunued lies in tho ef fort to dctormlno whothor tho pros- onco of dirigibles can bo detected by means of balloons or by dirigibles. A scientist, soon after tho Kingston enrthquako, accidentally dlscovorcd that submerged bodlos may bo moro roadlly detected from n balloon soar ing nt ii great height than from n ship's rail. Ho had mado an ascent In a balloon for tho purpose of gnln- lng ri comprehensive vlow of tho ruliiB nnd nltorcd coast lino, nnd thon noted Hint tho furthor ho drew away from tho wutor tho clenror submerged ob jects bocamo. In this wny ho wbb ablo to note tho changes which had taken plnco In tho son bed. Ills roport gavo a hint to our navy olllcors, nud this knowledge Is now to bo applied to tho detection of sub mnrlnes rather It Is to bo utilized for tho purpnso of determining whothor submarines nro- ns amenable to detec tion from balloons ns uro tropical sea bods. Tho radius of action of tho Octopus nnd hor typo Is about 100 miles from huso. Thesd vobboIb nro equipped for warfaro with two 18-Inch torpedo tubes. Submergence is accomplished through tho filling of tho vnrlous bal last tanks, which Include tho forwnrd and nftor trimming tanks, a midship tank, main ballast tank nnd sevoral auxiliary ballast tanks which nro dis tributed In various parts of tho boat. The Octopim carrlos vory llttlo ro- sorvo buoyancy, nbout 800 pounds, and subinorgos by pointing tho bow down nbout eight degrees, using tho horizon tal rudder forvthlu purpoBo. To main tain submergence nftor reaching tho desired dopth, tho bow rcmaliiB pointed down about thrco degrees, with slight variations lu onch boat. In making ready for diving tho boat Is trimmed down by the head, nnd nftor having Hllod tho trimming tanks to tho required oxtont, so ns to leavo tho nmount of posltlvo buoyuncy ro quired, about 800 pounds, tho craft Is In shape for tho plunge. As tho craft gains hondway tho diving ruddor 1b put down and tho vessol dives. Tho dopth, roglstorod on n scalo, Is regit latod by the diving ruddor, To main tain submorgonco aftor arriving nt tho proper dopth a man has to receive Hpo clal training In operating the diving ruddor. To roturn to tho surfneo tho timid ship tank Is first blown. TIiIb holds 1,000 poundB of water, which Is forcod oijl undor ordinary circumstances In llvo seconds by means of compressed nlr. Another vltnl Interior feature, both for breathing purposes nnd for inotlvo powor Is tho compressod air syBtoni. Tho air Is stored in n serlos of 2,000-pound flasks and other lessor ones. Tho latter aro used for llrlng torpodoos and for blowing out tho tanks. The motive powor is a powor ful gnsollno onglno for surfneo run nlng nnd an electric motor for sub morgod running. Tho sped Is from 11 to 12 knots on tho surface and about nine knots when submerged. Ono of the features recently In stalled Is a coppor signal buoy, 15 InchoB In dlumotor, which Is nrrangod to bo roadlly roleasod frou tho lnsldo In caso of danger while tho boat In submerged. This rises Immediately to tho surface, Indicating tho exact position of tho craft, nnd serving ns a dlstross Blgnal In enso of an accldont, Tho ball buoy nnd a reel of 200 feet of threo-8lxteenth-lnch bronzo wlro aro Incnued on tho bridge, Just lu front of tho conning towor, In v poxllko com-nartmeut. m f Old Shot Tower to De Torn Down. tho banner Into shreds nud tonsod It Into tho otroet. Boforo tho dayB of tolophonos news paper reporters used tho shot tower ns n signal station from which to flash to their olllces tho drop of tho trap when hangings took plnco lu tho old Tombs prison yard, When the nrlnco of Wales vitdtcd this country tho towor was Illuminated In his honor. MIKADO HONORS CHICAQOAN. Col. Fabyan Decorated with Emblem of Order of Rising Sun. Chicago. Col. Georgo Fabynn of this city has been decorated by .tho cm poror of Japan with tho emblem of tho order of tho RlBlng Sun, through tho Japanese ambassador nt Washington, Baron K. Tnknhlrti, and Acting CoiibuI Yomltn of tho Japanese government In Chicago. Tho docorntlon wnB In recognition of Col. Fubynn's valuable services to Japanese olllcluls during his long nc- qunlntanco with tho govornmont of Japan. It Is rarely rccolvod by Amer icans. Tho only othor Chlcngoan who hns boon honored with It is R. S. Mc Cormlck, who was tho Amorlcun am bassador lu Russia during tho Rubbo Jnpaneso wnr. Tho Rising Sun Is tho most exclu sive order lu Japan. Thoro aro eight classos In tho order. Marquis Ito, who recently visited Chicago, Is a member of tho first class. Human Hnlr-ln Wedding Gowns, Mud go O'Rourko, tho famous Irish Amorlcan dressmaker all the famous drosBinakers ure IrlBli-Amurlcnns was showing a customer un assort muut of wedding gowns. "In every ono of thoso gowns, wero you to rip them apart," sho said, "you'd find a lock of hair hidden rod hair, brown hair, golden hair, even grey hulr. "Sewing girls hollovo that sho who works, on n wedding gown, ff sho sows n lock of hor own hair Into It, will bo married herself within the year. "Oh, yea, tho belief Is unlvorsal. Every wedding gown in tho world Is apt to reveal, when cut up, a lock of hair somo red, some gold, somo black, and somo, alas, gray." "Old Hickory's" Fnrewcll Address. Danlol W. Thornton, a Chicago rail road man, has In his possession, an In teresting relic In the uhnpo of n copy of Gen. And row Jnekson'B farowoll ad dress to tiio people on his retirement froin tho presidency of tho United Btutes, Tho address Is composed of about 11,000 words and was delivered March '.I, 1837. Thoro woro orlglnully 11 copies printed In black type on whlto satin, but only one of tho cop ies remains, that one being Mr. Thornton's.