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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1908)
JOHN HCNRY A FINE GROUP OF AYRSM1RES "Aim Dairy Typo of Cattle Which Is Gaining Merited Popularity In America. ON BY Cd. 3LANCHARD I T6 TCATL U. c5. reclamation jewrs TfiAMFORm KLAMATH 3AS!WITQ AGRICULTURAL $' Magic VWiND 1 - fj mm BY GEO. V. HOBART, Donr Hunch: Your letter from London to hand and contents noted. readies and I aro mighty i;lnd you're stnrllng for homo In two weokB, and wo'll meet you ut the plor with bolls on. Wo'ro nil well lioro with tho exception that Poaches gavo an onion Baengorfcst night beforo last and I'vo boon on the blink over Hlnco. This onion BaonGorfcBt thing may bo n now ono on you, Hunch, bo Ml specify. An onion Baengorfcst Ib whero a hunch of people gather In your parlor in tho evening and flplll a lot of cheap songH all over tho carpet while wait ing for dinner to bo nnnounccd. I don't know Jtmt exactly whero tho onion comes In, but I Huppono thnt ap plica to most of tho guests. Thoro wore proBont nt tho battle I Bpcak of Uncle Potor Orant and Aunt Julia, Hud Ilawloy and IiIh ' Becond wlfo; your slater, Jennie, and her hus band, Stub WllBon, from Mllwnukeo. Oh, I forgot to mention that old Dr. Guffhandor, tho eelobrated food ex port, wau tho guest of tho evening. Dr. Guffhandor lu a great frlond of Undo I'ctor'n, and has boon using him for a meal ticket for novcral days. Somehow or other Undo Gregory got on to the fact thnt Morty Smith had -non t mo a cnao of I'ommcry, and "Down In the Lehigh Valley" long boforo tho dlnnor hour Undo Greg complained of dust In tho pipes. Ho hinted around so hard nbout tho .Pommory that 1 took him out In tho butlor'B pantry, oponod a" qtinrt of tho only rcnl wlno, and lot tho old goozor Blosh around In tho surf. After Undo Oreg. camo to tho sur faco ho marched back Into tho parlor mid insisted upon singing tho Bwnn song from Lohengrin, but IiIh Idea of a swan wnB bo much llko a turkey gobbler thnt loving friends hnd to put tho moccasins to him and run him out of tho room. Thon ho wont out in tho butlor'a pantry, hoping to do nnother splash In tho Pommory, but not finding any, ho bognn to roclto: "Down In tho Lo high valley mo and my peoplo grow; I was n .blacksmith, cap'n; yes, and a good ono, too! Lot mo Bit down a inlnuto, a Btono's got Into my Blioc " Hut It wasn't a atono. It wila 'po tato Balad which tho Irlah cook throw at him for interfering with her work. After nil tho oxcltomont waB ovor and Unk Grog, was Bleeping with mng nlllcont noises on tho sofa In tho library, your BlBtor Jonnlo wns coaxed to sing TobU'h "Good-by." Of courBO you know, Hunch, wo're all vory fond of your Blator, but I'm afraid If Mr. Toatl ovor hoard her sing his "Good-by" ho would say: "Tho Bamo to you, and horo'H your hat." Iloforo Jonnlo married and movod west I.romombor bIio had u vory protty ' mozzo-concortlnn volco, but sho'o boon bo long holplng Stub WHboh to nmko Mllwaukoo fnmoiiB that nowadays her '.'Good-By, Summer" top" notes sound llko a cuckoo clock after it's been up all night. I supposo, Hunch, it's wrong for m to pull thlB on you about your own flesh and blood, but when a married woman with six lino children, ono of thorn at Yalo, sidles up In front of tho piano and beglnn to squeak: "Good-by, summer! Good-by, summer!" just as if alio were calling tho dachshund lu to dinner, I think it's tlmo slto declined tho nomination, Thon Hud Ilawloy, aftor figuring it all out that thoro was no chanco of bin getting arroBtod, sat down on Hie piano stool and made a few sad state ments, which in tholr original state form tho basis of a Scotch ballad called, "Loch Lomond." Ab you know, Hunch, Hud's aystom of speaking tho English language Is to Bay with IiIb voice as much of a word ns ho cnu romombor, and thon finish tho rest with his hands. You can Imagine what Hud would do to a song with an oalmeul founda tion llko ''Loch Lomond." . ("HUGH M'HUGH.") YVhon Hud barked out tho first few bars, which say: "Hy yon bonnlobank and by yon bonnlo brae," you can be Hove mo, Hunch, everybody within hearing would have cried with Joy if tho piano had fallen ovor on Hud and flattoned IiIh equator. And when ho reached tho plot cf tho piece, .whero It Bays: "You tako tho high road and I'll tako tho low "Listening with a Heart Full' cf Pride." road," Undo Petor took a drink, Jack Morton took the same, Stub took an oath and I took u walk. Never In my life, Hunch, havo I heard a song bo roughly handled. And all the while Hud's wlfo sat thcrewlththegladand winning smlloof a catfish on her faco, listening with a heart full of pride while her crime laden husband chased that liclpKm Hong nil ovor tho pnrlor, und finally loft It unconscious under tho Bora. Hud wns Just about to pull tho con front anothor ballad when dinner wna announced and our lives woro saved. I'm ho unstrung over tho narrow os capo, Hunch, that I'll wait until later to toll you about tho eats which wero what wo como for. With rcBpcx, J. II. (Copyright, 1008, by a. W. Dillingham Co.) WALK THROUGH FIRE. Ceremony of Sect of Brahmins In Honor of Gods of Fire and Water. Six thousand Hindus and a select fow English olnclnlB havo recently wit nessed In tho neighborhood of Madras a romarkablo rcllgtouH ceremony, tho principal actors being Solvrastas, a sect of HrahmlnH. Tho festival wns called "tho march through ilro," and It Is appropriately enough named. Tho proceedings wero In honor of Hrahma and VUhnu, tho gods of wntor and ilro. Preparations for tho ceremony had boon going on for a month. A tronch 23 foot long nnd 19 feet deop was dug, and In It a lire was kindled. At sun rise 40 fnnntlcB, who woro to demon Btrnto tholr asbestoa naturo, slowly marehod around the fumaco bearing tho curious Idols. Tho Solvrastas woro clothed In yollow tunics, nnd without hesitation ontorcd tho lire tronch sing ing a hymn, tho refrnln of which was "Govlnda! Govlnda!" t Aftor walking around this artificial Gohonna throo times they emorged ap parently nono tho worso for their ox pcrlonco, and havo established an un assullablo claim for sancltlty among tholr peoplo. MINISTER A BU8Y MAN. Virginia Pastor Caters Not Alone to Souls of His Parishioners. Mr. It. J. McKay, assistant gonoral paasongor agont Toledo, St. LouIb & Western and Chicago & Alton rail roads, In his travels through tho eaat recently noticed in a cortaln Virginia newspaper tho following advertise ment: it i8v. aKonau w. ivhauton Curries u Pull I.lne of STAPHS AND FANCY ClUOCNKIEa, Oil, OYHTKHHt llo receives almost dally, fresh, tlrst-cliiss Oysters, ut moriorikto prices. Kit ICS It F1HHI Various ltlmls of FrcHh fish In scunon. tho very best, to tempt tho eplcuroan taste. MATUIMON'I At, MATTKU. Itov. Mr. Wharton's rcslitonco Is u mecca for iimrrylnn couples. 8o Just sain tho consent of your liwst iilrl. securo tho II cense, ami together with u rut fee, glvo lilm u call, and ho will perform the cere mony lu the most approved stylo, Who Wields Most Power. In tho smoking room of a popular wost End club tho other nftornoon a group of mon suddenly raised tho qttory as to which six mon wield tho moat power In tho world, nnd very considerable diversity of opinion wns expressed. Hy gonoral consent King Edward was placod at tho hoad of tho list, but It seemed Impossible to ar- rlvo at any agreement as to tho ro mulnlng llvo. Aftor some considerable argument It was docldod to canvaas tho whole of tho mombors then In tho building and ask them to wrlto down tho names of tho six thoy considered tho most powerful. Tho following was tho roault, with thu ordor of voting: First, tho king; socond, tho pope: third, tho czar; fourth, the sultan of Turkey; fifth, tho president of tho Unltod Stntos; sixth, tho omporor of China, Among others who woro votod for very generally wore tho emperor of japan, tho French president and tho ltttlsor. London Sketch. A QUEER FATTENING DEVICE Elaborate, If Not Pructicublo. Tho apparatus shown In our Illus tration Is taken from tho Farm Poul try nnd was published recently by thorn with tho explanation that It wns an old cut printed ngaln "for tho bene lit of curious readers not fnmlllar with tho llteraturo of bygono dnys when Odd Fattening Device. Illustrations of this particular kind of rattening apparatus wero frequently scon." With tho Btuno nurnoso In vlow wo nnsB It along. If it does not provo suggeatlvo, It will at least prove interesting. Tho apparatus Is deslcncd for the Bpeclal fattening of poultry, and Is de vised to savo tlmo and labor of tho at tendant, and to accommodato as many birds nB posslblo In small space. Tho cngo for tho birds revolves, and tho WHAT GRADINGUP WILL DO Starting with common red cows, the above herd Is the outcome of 14 years' continuous use of pure-bred Holsteln-Frieslan sires. The result is that every animal in tho herd looks like a pure-bred, and the herd tested by this station last year averaged 6,850 pounds milk, which Is large, considering that n goodly number were heifers. The owner has paid only $212 for purc-brcd sires during this time, and has sold $2,300 worth of fine cows to other dairymen. SKIM MILK. FOR PIGS Iiy A. o. Rumor. I hnvo had good success with pigs put on separator milk und finely ground oats ut six weeks old; feed a llttlo at a ttlmo, but often. Too heavy feeding of skim milk will scour pigs. I have novor fed any skim milk from tho creamery, and If obliged to do so I don't think that I could face a calf or pig whon I offerod It to them. I novor tried feeding dirty milk. 1 always food direct from tho sopnrator with animal heat In It. As far as growth and fat production Is concerned, soparator milk Is Just as good ns whole milk If tho propor amount of oil menl or Bomothlng sim ilar to koop tho bowols regulated and to tako tho placo of tho butter fat, la fed with tho milk. platform for tho attendant can be movod up and down. This apparatus used to ho described as a model of an up-to-date labor sav ing device, but actual working models seem to havo been extromely rnro In thlB country. Tho writer In all his Journeyliigs never saw ono lu use. When making a trip through Now York stato somo years ago ho was taken by a poultrynian ho visited to seo ono of tho curiosities of tho locali ty, a poultry plant long out rf use, which years boforo had been elabor ately fitted up hy a wealthy man of nn Invontlvo turn of mind, Interested In poultry and especially In tho develop ment of artificial methods. At this place wo saw ono of theso contriv ances, said to havo boon Imported long ngo from Franco, it was stored In one of the numerous outbuildings on tho placo, and wns In sections which apparently had novor been nut togother. In Its other features this plant has been developed' along tho Jlnos ono would expect In n man of tho charac teristics of Its owner. Everything wa3 on an elaborate scale. Thoro was an Incubator which must havo had a capacity of more than 5,000 eggs, and there wero brooders, arranged in shelf like tlors under sash, on tho prlnclplo that young chicks, llko tondor plants would thrlvo in a hothouse The fur nishings besides being on an olaborato scale, wero of cxpcnslvo construction, probnbly representing In tho aggregate a sum most poultrymcn would con sider a fortune. Clean Off Old Bark. Tako a dull hoe aoino wet day and scrapo tho trunks of old npplo trees. Tho old bark will como off easily when It Is wot. Do tho work carofully so as not to Injurctho llvo bark. Strong Props Tell. Props under trees nro a suro sign that somebody neglected to thin tho fruit last month It may bo better to thin, oven now than not nt all. Honest Lad. Tho Farmer "What aro you getting up In that npplo treo?" Tho Hoy "Stummlck ncho, sir." For young pigs or calves, I consider Bklm milk worth more per hundrod pounds than any grain or menl until nn ago Is roachod when heavier feed is required, thon tho odds nro In favor of tho grnln. There Ib nothing bottor to my kuowl. edge that can bo fed with skim milk thun plonty of grass and llnely ground onts for pigs, nnd whole oats with n llttlo bran for calves. A llttlo oil monl with feed for both cnlvos and pigs Is n groat hap, and don't forget a vory little salt m each food. She la a Wonder. It Is estimated that a hen weighing six pounds, lay ing In tho course of n year 100 eggs, produces 12 pounds of otto of the most concentrated food elements- Tho Horse's Eyes. Watch your norses1 eyes. Jinny a Iioibo could bo saved from blindness If common senso care was given In tlmo. PORTAL Qf rUTftlXl, lUIUTATH m9 PROJECT- Tho Klamath basin in California and Oregon, oven to citizens of thoso states, until recently was terra Incog nito. Historically connected with tho Modoc warfare and massacre, this strangely interesting region of "burnt out fires" has remained almost an tin discovered country until tt few years ago. Ilcmoto from railroads and centers of population, surrounded by moun tains clad In primeval forests of plno nnd fir, tho beautiful valleys of this broad basin remained almost un touched by plow. Tho stockman, whose flocks nnd herds fattened on tho rich grasses which covered tho slopes and grow rank along tho shores of tho numerous lakes and marshes, was an Indifferent farmer and did but llttlo to develop the natural resources of tho country. True, hero nnd there, wero hamlets, straggling and scattered communities, and faintly traced in blue in u broad landscape of dusty sagebrush wero a fow tiny lines of Irrigation ditches that encircled small stretches of vivid green tho alfalfa Holds llttlo Islands of emerald resting In a sea of brown that threatened to submergo them. Such was my Impression when I first looked, ovor the Klamath plateau, tho work of man seemed to havo been so Ineffective in tho subjugntlon of na turo. Tho foderal engineers, backed by u generous government, camo to this vir gin field a few yentB ngo, attracted by the almost limitless possibilities which this region possesses and which wero so apparent. Their report was so favor ablo that plans for a most unusual and unique Irrigation work were ap proved May 17, 1905, and work begun in tho spring of 100C. From tho inception of actual work of construction tho Klamath basin be gan to be talked about. Settlors com menced to flock In and the upbuilding of tho commonwealth has progressed with n rapidity almost unbelievable except to thoso who havo actually witnessed It. Tho millions which the government has been expending in stu pendous ennuis and tunnels 4invo brought in an army of laborers and thousands of horses, tho feeding of which has funllshed a market for all the products of tho farms such as was never before known. Tho hamlets havo become towns, tho towns aro growing Into cities which aro assum ing metropolitan airs. Electric roads aro projected and building, a Bteam railway Is about to enter tho basin, power plants are being erected, sugnr beet factories aro suggested, and sugar boot factories aro suggested, and overywhero thoro Is an at mosphoro of hustle and bustle that be tokens nn awakening to tho potential greatness of a region which has long been dormnnt. Dost of all, tho sago brush Is disappearing and tho settler's modest homo marks tho beginning of a new square of green and tho reced ing of tho sea of brown. Tho Klamath project stands unlquo among tho 2G Irrigation works of the reclamation sorvlco. It involves fea tures of Irrigation, drainage and sto rago In unusual combination. Desert nnd swamp llo closo togother, ono worthless because of lack of moist ure, tho other of equal uselessness bceauso of nn excess of wntcr. In tho basin aro nbout 400,000 acres of land, of which 187,000 acres are In cluded In this system. Somo of tho topographic features are singularly Interesting nnd aro easily understood from n study of tho mnp. Elevated 50 feet above tho main valley is Upper Klamath lake, tho outlet of which Is Link river, which Hows through Lako Ewaunn nt Klnmnth falls into Klamath river. Uppor Klamath lako Is tho principal sourco of supply to tho lower part of tho project. Hy means of a deep cut nnd tunnel tho waters of this lako aro drawn Into a largo canal and cnrrlcd southward into tho valloy. Lost river, which rises In Clear lake, winds Its tortuous wny for CO miles' finally emptying into Tulo lake, of which It Is tho only sourco of supply Tulo lako Is only six mfios from tho sourco of Lost river. It Is proposed to creato a reservoir In Clear lako by means of a dam nnd to utilize tho stored wntor as well as tho ontlro flow of Lost river to Irrigate sovoral very fertllo and attractive valloys In Its course. Tulo hike, robbed of its sup ply, will dry up. Tho lnko will bo ir rigated front tho main canals sup piled from Uppor Klamath lake. Low er Klamath lako will bo partially drained by canals nnd by means of pumpB olcctrlcally drlvon by power de veloped In Klamath river. Its 0x posed bed will also bo Irrigatod from the main system Owing to tho reniotonosH nr m, basin from transportation nnd tho scarcity of laborors, tho work of con- ii IfAIlf INTAKE OZ1 tH structlon has boon attended with diffi culty and delay. Notwithstanding this, however, 70 miles of main cannl and ditches, embracing 20,000 acres, were excavated and wnter was actually sup plied to nearly 10,000 ncreB In 1007. Tho attractions of tho Klamath coun try arc numerous. Its climate Is mod cratoly warm lu summer nnd not ex- cosslvely cool In winter. Usually thoro Ib sufficient snowfall for short Intervals of sleighing. Tho annual precipitation Is between 15 and 20 Inches, but llttlo of which occurs In summer. Tho nlr lo dry, bracing and exceptionally healthful. Tho aim shines 300 days In every year and Is rarely obscured for an entire day, even In stormy weather. No de structive storms havo ovor occurred. Tho soil of the uplands la mainly a rich, sandy loam, similar in character und fertility to that of tho famous Yakima valley In Washington. Tho marsh lands aro composed of soil of grent depth and fertility. The land will produco alfalfa, grain, tho com mon root and tuber crops; soil and cli mate aro favorable for a largo variety of field and vegetable crops and In fa vored localities for hardy fruits. Ex ceptions opportunities abound for tho development of tho dairy industry. Tho demand far exceeds tho supply. California annually Imports 3,000,000 pounds of butter, while Oregon nnd Washington also require supplies from other states. Tho peat lands when drained will probnbly bo devoted to tho production of asparagus, celery and allied crops. Othor Industries nwaltlng dovelopniont aro lumber, milling, canning nnd meat pncklng. Tho Klnmnth country offers oppor tunity not only to tho practical farmer and stock grower, but InvIteB tho mo chnnlc nnd tho laborer. Thousands of men In tho cities, tired of tho uncer- tnlntleB of their present position, who J have saved a fow hundred dollars, would find a happy change In tho Klamath country. This is tho day of tho small farm, and no occupation In life offers moro substantial reward and solid satisfac tion for tho labor and capital Invested than tho operation of a small Irrigated tract In such a region as this. It opens a futuro of Independence and comfort and freedom from drudgery that can not bo found In city life. With small farms all about there Is no loneliness, no Isolation. The advantages of schools, society, churches and many of the luxuries of city life nro enjoyed In theso Irrigated districts. Tho Irriga tor Is the king among farmers, as ho Is more Independent of local condl tlons than other fanners. With sun shine overy day of tho growing season and controlling as ho docs tho water supply he can regulnte crop produc tion to tho highest degree of perfec tion. Of courso capital Is required, tho amount depending upon tho Indi vidual nnd kind of farming ho de sires to practice. Tho man who wants a homo or his own, whero ho can rear his fnmlly in comfort and indopond once, will find no moro Inviting placo than tho Klamath basin. Manchuria. Tho distance overland from Pokin to Mukdon Is nbout 1,100 miles. The traveled routo passes through Kalgar. and Dolon Nor and thence genorall) cnstwnrd through southeastern Mon v golla to tho center of southern Man churla. Tho country Is rolling tt about 100 miles north of Jehol, hill from that point on It Is perfectly lovel, and for tho most part It Is good grasa land, occupied by Mongolians nnd tholr flocks. There nro no high mountains, no wldo rivers, no growing forests and no Indications of mineral wealth, but tho country offers lino agricultural and stock raising possibilities. Woman Drives Motor Omnibus. Miss C. do H. Honest is tho first woman driver of a motor omnibus in Englnnd. Sho was tho only woman to tako tho examination for motor en gineering recently hold in London, and easily took both tho drlvor's certifi cate and that for mechanical proll doncy awarded by tho Royal Automo bile club. It Is said that Miss Honest learned motoring In hor own car on tho Islo of Wight, nnd that sho pos sesses unusual talent as a machinist. Woman's Short Skirt League. A- Woman's Short Skirt league has boon formed In London. Tho mom. hers, according to Woman's Life, bind themselves to wear drosses which will not sweep the floors and pavonionts, nnd so Knthor nn inct .i Tills Ih ,nt n ...... . 'W hero is a similar organization called he l lvo-lnch league. Evory member Is pledged to nt least llvo Inches of clear spuco between skirt nnd floor.