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Hit SEMl-WEfKLY TRIBUNE
mA U BAHE, Pubtlshar.
TKRMfl, 1.S5 IN ADVANCE
nedra8ka
NORTH PLATTE
THE COUNTY FAIR.
That tho old ordor changes, that tho
Blmplo llfo glrcs way to sophistication,
and that In tho onward march of
Bclcnco tho rural community proflto
by tho marvels of man's Invention, ns
woll as tho cities, nro strikingly ex
ompllflcd at tho modern county fair.
Thoso falrB aro no longer expositions
of flno animals that aro happy acci
dents of natural dovelopmcnt, or fruits
and flowers that by "casual fruition"
havo attained extraordinary slzo or
beauty. Nowadays successful farm
ing Is as much a mattor of exact cal
culation and accurate knowlcdgo as Is
any form of manufacturing or non-ag
ricultural Industry, Steam and elec
tricity perform tho work of mnny day
laborers. Proper sanitary conditions
forestall tho rlRk of bovine tuborcU'
losls. Tho butter churn Is no longer
weaflsomoly operated by hand, nnd
horses aro enfranchised from tho
treadmill of tho thrashing machine,
Tho tolephono brings tho country
dweller Into closor contact with all
tho world. Tho rural doctor comes to
tho door with tho snood of wings In
his motor car.
Pennsylvania Is doing woll In for
estry nnd In tro conservation. Tho
stato commissioner reports nearly
1,000,000 acroa In tho resorvo, to which
additions nro being made, and has
much to say about tho offoctlvo sys
tem of roplantlng, cultivation and
genoral safeguarding. Replanting Is a
very Important part of tho work.
Many millions of young troos havo
been planted, and with tho appropria
tion nvallnblo It is hoped to add not
less than 9,000,000 this your, whtlo tho
ultlmato numbor la expected to b6 20,
000,000 annually. An oxcollont Insti
tution Is n stato forestry academy, In
which young mon nro trained for tho
forestry sorvlco. All this la lndlcu
tlvo of actlvo and intelligent super
vision. Pennsylvania Is a stato of
hills and valloys, and denuding tho
crests of treos has wrought incalcu
lable mischief, a fair speclmon of
which Is furnlshod by tho freshets
which so often swcop down tho Ohio
and othpr streams, carrying havoc for
inany miles.
A curlouB statement comes from
Kansas as to tho cRoct of "overflow
ing granarlos and bulging banks' on
tho fortunes of tho Untvorslty of Kan
sas, says tho Troy Times. Chancellor
Strong or that Institution says: "So
much money has boon mado in this
western country in tho last ten years,
nnd tho boy has been furnlshedwith
so much of it, that ho has desired to
llvo pretty woll. Sotno havo craved
and now own motor care. All of this
has a tendoncv to dlstrnct attention
from studios, nnd wo havo some hard
work to combat tho tendency." Thoro
seems to. bo no doubt that tho west
Is developing wealth and a lolsuro
class of ltn own.
A French ongtneor and inventor has
askod for a franchlso permitting him
to carry passengers and freight to and
from Paris In nn norlal omnibus which
hn hn i1nplinnil tin ilnfllnnn in rnvnnl
tho nature of his Invention', as such
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dlsclOBuro might interfero with ob
talnlng patents for which ho has np
piled, but tho schomo Is represented
as prnctlcablo. Another Frenchman
Is using hi noroplano to go nbout tho
country making social calls. An
American company has been formed
for transporting pnssongors by nn air
lino. And tho Gorman Zeppelin dlrlg
lblo balloon Is mentioned In connoc
tlori with various flying eritorprlsos,
Tho pcoplp of this country want tho
Cuban republic to bo as peaceful, us
orderly nnd as llrmly established as
tho government of tho United States.
Any Cuban who bollovos that thoro
exists In tho Unltod States nny public
sentiment In favor of tho annexation
of Cuba must bo a victim of his own
tears and suspicions, buj'b tho Bos
ton Advortiscr. Tho only peoplo who
aro working for tho annexation of
Cuba uro thoso unworthy Cubans who
are fomenting trouble within tho re
public an'd who would llko to raise n
revolution or such disorder as to per
suade Americans tba tho Cuban gov
crnmont Is unstablo.'
Tho man on tho auropluno ralsos
no howl for hotter roads. All roads
look allko to him.
Savo us from a bumper crop of tor-
eat llresl
Now mat American ueiressoa nro
marrying royal princes, moro barons,
counts. and dukes will Und a former
easy International marrlago path bo-
set with difllcultlos. For this Is an
age of aviation, and overybody Is fly
ing high.
The time-honored swindling schomes
do not show much varloty, but then
they probably roly, with moro or less
certainty of profit, on tho fact that
there we no special novo! changes In
tuutts nature
TAFTON IRRIGATION!
President Will Ask Congress for
$100,000,000 Bond Issue.
Outlines His Plans for Continuation
of Reclamation Work In 8peech
Delivered at Spokane for Pre
serving Waterway Sites.
In n speech on tho conservation of
natural resources delivered recently
at Spokane, Wash., President Taft do-
clnrcd that ho would ask congress to
authorize tho IsBiianco of $10,000,000
In bonds to complete Irrigation pro-
Jects already begun In tho west nnd
on which work had boon stopped for
lack of funds.
This linn hnnn flm Imnn nf mnnv
sottlers In tho arid reElons who had
taken tin lands In oxnootntlnn uf nro-
curing a supply of water to make
thorn fcrtllo, and tho president's dec
lnratlon was enthusiastically checrod
Tho president said: "My admlnls
tratlon Is pledged to follow out tho
policies of Mr. Roosevelt In this re
guru, anu wnuo mat picugo noes not
Involve mo In any obligation to carry
them out unless I have congressional
nuthorlty to do so, It does roqulro that
1 tako every Btop to oxcrt ovcry lcgltl
mnto influonco on congress to enact
tho legislation which shall best sub
servo tho purpose Indicated."
Tho president had prnUo for Chief
Forester Olfford Plnchot, and referred
to his "wonderful work for tho con
scrvntlon of tho forests, supported by
Mr. Roosevelt."
President Taft declared as to water
power sites that congress must au
thorlzo tho government to allot tlieso
sites to private Interests for dovelop
mcnt, tho government rotnlnlng gen
oral control and supervision.
Ho declared alBO that ho would urgo
on congress tho nccesstty of nn uu
thorltntivo classification of public
lands to prevent dlfllcultlcs of the
past, sucli aa tho Betting nsldo of conl
and mlnernl lands ns agricultural
lands, nnd vlco versa
In Bpeaklng on tho subject of Irrl
gatlon President Taft said:
"Tho plan of tho government to re
claim tho arid and somt-nrld lands,
manifested In tho reclamation act, has
been cnrrlcd out most rapidly by tho
bureau charged with Its execution.
"Thoro nro some 30 projects which
have been entered upon by tho recla
matlon bureau, and I bollovo that all
of thorn aro to bo commended for
their oxcollont adaption to tho pur
poso for which thoy woro erected, and
far tho speed with which tho work
has been dono.
"Now, It appears that it will tako
$10,000,000 or moro, which Is not
avnllablo In tho reclamation fund at
presont, fully to comploto tho projects,
nnd it also nppcara that a groat mini
bor of porsons, by reason of tho be
ginning of tho projects, hnvo boon
led Into making bcttlements, tho ox
pcndlturo of tlmo and labor, with tho
hope nnd upon tho rellnnco that such
reclamation enterprises would bo car
ried through in a roasonnblo time.
"Somothlng must bo dona to rollovo
tho presont situation, which Is ono of
disappointed hopes to many settlors
0,1 ,tho rW lands, who counted on an
airly completion of tho projects uu-
dortnkon and invested their monoy
and spent tholr tlmo nnd ncom to ho
no nonror tho goal of satisfactory irri
tation than they woro wnon tho pro-
juciB woro uegun.
"I think It wlso to apply to congress
for rellof by urging the pnssngo of nn
ennullng net which shall permit tho
secretary of tho Interior to Issue
bonds In tho sum of $10,000,000 or
mo lo colmpl1oto ?u tho Urojocts
"Tnrnft lintulu niimilil nn rnilnr
ThCBO bonds should bo redeemed
from tho monoy pnld Into tho recla
mation funds ntter tho completion of
tho projects."
CULTIVATING THE ALFALFA
While Disk Harrow Does Good Work
the Cultivator la Better for Stir
ring the Soil.
Disking and harrowing alfalfa Holds
early Is bcnollclal In that It stirs and
loosens the soil compacted by the Irri
gation of tho previous season. Tho
soil Is thus uoruted and Irrigation wa
ter can penetrate moro readily than
otherwise. Such cultivation also kills
weeds and giently nlds In holding
thorn in check.
Disking cuts up tho crowns moro or
less and this has tho offect of Induc
ing stoollng. it may bo practiced on
old alfalfa Holds with bonoflt, but in
disking second yenr alfalfa tho disks
should bo sot neatly straight so ns
not to cut off too many of tho young
crowns, wnuo tno iusk narrow does
good work tho "alfalfa cultivator" Is
u hotter tool In that It stirs tho soil
moro completely nnd doca not rldgo
tho ground. On light soils tho drag
harrow may bo used with bonollt. Cul
tivating alfalfa aftor cnclt cutting is
of much needed' benefit. This can bo
practiced whoro tho fields nro Hooded,
but Is not practicable whero tho fur
row system Is employed, us tho fur
rows would bo obliterated. With fur-
row Irrigation tho land must ho
marked out for irrigation as soon as
disked In spring.
Fertilizing Beans.
Fertilizing is nn Important matter
In raising bonus. If tho soil Is too
poor It will not rnlso good beans and
it will not do to apply hnrnyurd
niauuro directly to tho crop. It pays
bottor to apply manure n your In nil-
vnnco, and If tho farmer will give this
crop proper attuution ho will Hud .It
will give him ns great returns for
monoy and tlmo Invested as anything
ho nan raise,
P0TAT0 AS goodwood crop
Ranks Next to Cereals In Importance
of Food and Vastly Improved by
Irrigation.
Root crops, of which tho potato Is
tho most Important, rank next to tho
corcals In Imnortnnco as food. In
Europe tho potnto was long popularly
bollovcd to bo poisonous, but bad har
vests In Htnplo crops In tho last half
o(, tho eighteenth century directed at
tention to It, nnd Its uso bus slnco
then constantly Increased,
In tho west, through Irrigation In
an open
porous, thoroughly prepared
soil, well supplied with
lnimiis or
vegetablo mold, there are produced po
tatocs fit for an cplcuro uniform In
size, not too large, nor too smnll nnd
regular In shnpe,
It Is chenply raised, can bo kept
over, winter, is enslty prepared for
tnblo, pleasant to taste, nnd rich In
ulgestlDlo stnrcii. Potatoes aro almost
wholly dlgestlblo and contain a much
smaller percentngo of water than tur
nips, sugar beets, carrots, parsnips,
etc. Uosldcs Its tnblo uso It la em
ployed as stock food nnd In tho man
ufacture of stnrch, sirup, alcohol and
dextrin. Potntocs may ho preserved
ns nn ensilage for stock. Dried, they
can bo easily preserved In tropical
aml nrctic regions nnd form nn excel-
lent dlot, in n convenient form for
transportation.
Tho potuto requires abundant light
plonty of sunshine. Tho soil consid
ered best Is a deop, mellow, freo work
ing loam, grading to elthor n sandy or
clny loam. Hut It Is raised on lighter
or heavier Rolls if tho latter aro
drained. Depth of plowing varies
with tho soil six or eight inches be
ing most common. Though tho pota
to is sometimes grown continuously
for years on tho snmo soil, rotation at
crops Is preforable as, among other
advantages, It lessens tho danger of
attacks of diseases and Insects. Care
fulness In chooBlng tho variety suit-
nblo to a particular locality and In se
lecting seed Is nn lmportnnt factor In
success. Tho growing crop must bo
closely watched to protect It ngalnBt
pnrnsltoH.
Hotwcen tho tuber grown under
ordinary conditions and that which
springs from a combination of propor
soil, suitable cllmnto nnd intensive
cultivation, thcro is ns big u differ-
enco as can bo found in any class of
food products.
WOMAN ON A MODERN FARM
Modern Methods Have Lightened the
Labors of Farmer'o Wife Ma
chinery a Big Factor.
First of all a homo llfo of singular
attractiveness, If she enjoys naturo nt
all and nn Ideal placo for her chil
dren, Is what Is meant to a woman on
a farm. Of hard work thoro Is plonty,
of courso but not of tho coarse
drudgory which used to weigh so heav
ily upon our rural mothers nnd grand-
mothors of n generation ngo. Times
hnvo changed on tho farm. Modorn
mothods hnvo llghtenod tho labors of
tho farmor's wife. Tho uso of ma
chinery Is reducing tho hours of work
and IntonBlvo tillage keeps tho men
folk nenror homo. Meals aro moro
rcgulnr.
Tho modern creamory relieves hor
of cnrlng for tho milk, churning but
ter and innking chooso. To-dny tho
farmer hauls his milk to tho nearest
creamery, whoro It la tested and
wcBhod nnd paid for In a fow minutes
nnd passes Into butter by scientific
process.
QnBolIno engines, portnblo nnd sta
tionary, nro now used on tho farm to
pump wntor, snw wood, operato ma-
chinos, etc., and tlniB savo tho houso-
wlfo's musclo. Acetylono gas lights
hor housQ as well as electricity and
without any moro bothor. Hot wntor
hoators, modorn plumbing, kitchen
cabinets nro but a fow of tho many
city advantages enjoyed by a prosper
ous rural community, in mnny Irri
gation localities oven electricity Is
available for light and power. Thoro
nro fow, If any, urban conveniences
to-dny which tillers of tho soil cannot
enjoy at less oxponse,
Check Method.
On land that Is nlmost or qulto level
whero It Is difficult to spread water
over tho laud, 11 method of Hooding
termed tho check method may ho
employed. Lovces nro thrown up di
viding tho Holds Into smnll areas
ranging In slzo from half au acre to
two ncres. A largo head of water Is
used nnd each "chock" 1h In turn
Hooded with wntor to tho desired
depth. Tho checks may be square or
rectangular and tho surface of tho
land In each ono should bo graded
perfectly lovol. Scrapers aro used
for making tho lovces nnd tho noil
needed for tholr construction Id taken
from tho highest part of tho check
or If tho laud Is level from tho whole
surface.
Weeds.
Certain weeds nro provnlont In nlf-
nlfa Holds, The chtot ouos aro dod
der, sweet clover, Russlun thlstlo nnd
squirrel-tall grass. One of these, dod
der, Is n paraslto on tho alfalfa. Tho
others nro all pernicious because they
occupy spneo that should produce al
falfa.
Doddor, or "love-vino," germinates
from Bcod and tho young plant, when
of.sulllclont height, entwines Itself
about tho alfalfa stem and then be
comes disconnected from Its own root
and thenceforth feeds upon the alfalfa
plant.
First Irrigation of Aalfalfa.
Tho llrst Irrigation of young alfalfa
Bhould bo withhold ns long as possible
and 110 water applied until there Is
real need of moisture.
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Tlieso llttlo Individualities of dress
itro a vnluablo feature. Any separnto
Idea can bo appropriated by those de
signing a now gown nnd often this
little orlglnnl touch will impart an
air of oleganco to an otherwlso color
less costume.
Tho new small sleeve Is a problem
to nearly ovory home dressmaker
how to avoid tho "nippy" look. Nos.
1, 2 and 3 offer suggestions for sleeves
for dlfforent gowns. No. 1 Is n sleovo
for a soml-dressy ovenlng gown of
crepe do chine, piped with chiffon vel
vet In a darker tono, and tho but
tons nro covered to match. Tho un
dorHleovo Is chiffon nnd lnco. No. 2
la n bluo Bcrgo, suitable for a morning
frock. Tho top of tho sleovo Is log-o'-mutton
shape, cut with one scam, and
tho band scalloped well up tho back,
from which falls a frill of lace or hem
stitched mull. No. 3 Is nttractlvo for
a cloth afternoon gown and takes
nway tho plain look from tho top of
tho arm which is not often becoming.
Tho llttlo cap is made of tho mate
rial, braided, nnd held together with
matching cord and braid buttons,
which also trims tho outsldo of tho
sleevo.
Tho cap is lined with a matching
slindo of soft satin.
HAT OF MOIRE.
Edgod with black Bilk, with a soft
crown and a wreath of oxidized silver
rOBOB.
A Trying Collar.
Tho vory extremo collar has not re
turned, but has given placo to a mod
erately high straight collar, surmount
ed, In mnuy Instances, by a suggestion
of n frill again.
Plaltod llucn Is bottor than nich
ing, nnd n tiny outstanding turnover
Is good. This 1b purposely allowed to
flnro bo as to form a frame for tho
faco. It Is slashed open back and
front, nnd Is rather stiff and formal
looking.
This typo of collar Is no moro gen
erally becoming than Is tho Plorrot
ruff. It takes away from tho natural
outllno of tho faco and neck, and
should be cautiously chosen. Thoro
nro alwayB styles of this sort for tho
yory slender woman, and thoy should
bo reserved for her.
Just n Toilet Hint.
A llttlo borax In witch hazol 1b n
good faco wash aftor motoring, and la
hIbo of value In so mnny ways that
overy woman should havo borax nnd
witch huzol In hor dressing case, says
an authority on such matters. A llttlo
blcarbonato of soda and orris root in
tho bath mako It much moro pleasurable.
Touches
No. 4 Is a novel finish for a simple
blouso. Two rows of narrow velvet
ribbon, black or somo dark shade, and
a row of gold nnd ono of silver but
tons form tho trimming.
Something new in buttonholes Is
Bketchod in tho serviceable coat In
No. 5. Tho garment hooks with largo
cloak hooks, while tho buttons and
doublo simulated buttonholes form a
finish. Tho buttons nnd collar facing
nro of molro silk anothor now fea
ture of the winter modos. Tho but
tonholes and collar odgo aro of dark
er cloth.
No. C shows ono of tho Bmart
touches on tho latest chapoaux a
laco cockado, stiffly wired and tied
with a black and whlto bow.
For this fashionable cloth coat for
early fall an unusual collar finish Is
the only trimming required.
No. 7 Is a light pearl gray cloth
with square, stitched rovers of black
satin. A vory Btunnlng effect Is given
by threo great gold disks on tho end
of each tlo.
A belt of two shades of taffeta and
black soutncho braid, crossed over In
front nnd fastening under a black sat
in bow, gives a cachet to a plain silk
eown.
CHANGES IN TABLE SILVER
Knife Handles of Ivory and Mother of
Pearl No Longer Seen Lavish
Display Frowned On.
All of tho lntost knives nnd forks
havo handles of sllvor. whlnh ii na nn.
tlrely superseded tho whlto handles
of Ivory nnd ruothnr of nnnrl. Tim
silver Is found to bo moro substantial
nnd .Is loss llkoly to bo spoiled or
hroKcn by constant uso. Silver nlat-
tors nlso tako procedenco Oi.r tho
ones or china for tho serving of all
moats, poultry and flsh. ns thovhohl
tho heat hotter and lnsuro tho serv
ing of thoso courses piping hot, a
tiling not possible with china.
It Is not customary abroad to placo
half a dozen knives nnd forks of vn.
rlous designs, somo for fish and somo
for fowl and somo for no ono knows
what, alongsido tho plates boforo a
dlnnor is begun, llut for onnh pnnrnn
ns it is removed tho waiter brings
tno "tools" for tho noxt. Not onlv i
this bit of show dono nwav with, tint
It Is considered bad tasto to spread
out an array of silverware boforo
your guests, an act which nnnnnm
rather parvonu, as though tho objoct
ci a roast woro to mnko an exhibition
or wenlth. It Is taken for crnntnd
by ono's guests that thero Is plenty
or sliver to go round.
New Fall Goods.
Whipcord.
Sntlu-faccd crepons.
Crepo bcngallno.
Trnvors cord.
Sntln prunolla.
Horrlngbono serge
Striped English soldi.
Marquisette.
Volvotocn nnd corduroy.
Broadcloth.
Cashmere do solo.
Fancy mossallnes.
Chevrou worsteds,
Sturdy homospun.
Hough chovloL
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