m .mmm tribjjhe IRA, !.ATIEl liibll)ihr. 'TKnMrf, ti.is m advancb NORTH PLATTE - NEBRASKA PREVENTING FOREST FIRES, Forest Area spring up from innumor aula causes, but they nro usually tho result of cnrelesBncBs. Somotlmoa n cnmplng party neglects to put out Its camp-flrd beforo leaving. Sometimes a match or a clgnretto or cigar starts tba blaze. Disastrous fires havo boon caused by gun-wadding which fell among dry loaves. No ouo In tho woods can oxcrclso too great caro In tho matter of preventing Arcs. Tho chief daraago dono by them Is not so much to tho matured timber as to tbo young trees, to which wo look for our; lumber supply in years td como. Wrt Insist, and In this wo nro supported by nil who haro mado a study of forestry, that only through tho exerclso of wis dom In tho ubo and caro of our forests will It bo possible to mako our ualurali ly matchless timucrland permanently prodiictlvo. Thero Is nothing about thy practice of forestry that.Ia dlfflcult, or mysterious, or in any inannor beyond tho grasp of tho ordinary, ovcryday mind. It does not mean circumscribe log or abbreviating tho use of tho land, (tor from it. On tho other hand. conservative, common-sensa lumbtir ing, together; with tho protection of tho young growth from fires, will bring about a , steadily increasing output from tho forests. With cultivation and caro tho yield of tho forest In creases and tho quality of tho product improves In exactly tho same way that tho vauo of a farm increases under Intelligent ''cultivation and manage ment Tho bureau of standards of tho de partment or ngriculturo has beforo ltn duty nearly as important bb that which Istibplng porformcd by tho bu reau of chemistry in insuring purity in foods. It 1b endeavoring to, estab lish a system under which consumers will got packages of full slzo and full weight It is said that tho shortngo 'in flour delivered In Juto bags nvorn gea four pounds to tho barrol, and that purchasers 'of cereal products Jn board cartons do not get full weight. It is well known that bottles nro smallor than full pint and .quart rocoptuclos, and the public has accepted tho fact oh an eccentricity of trade; but tho uBtnbllshmeiik or standard, may rem edy tho battle shortngo ns well as thd Bhortago 'In Volghta it! board cartons holding breakfast and CiiW, tootle.' Americans visiting China and noting tug' tremendous resources and tho groat population of ttaaj country, havo been accustomed to chargo American motchanU and,r mauufaqturora . , with lack of dnloVprlflo" In falling to build up a big trado with tho. Flowory king dom. ItrnparB.'liqovqr, tht tho', ostnbllBhmeriV'ofi' u largo Crado "with. 'China ib up caBy matter, and Amor lean tnantifactiirora"hnd;rnorclmiita nro not nlono In this discovery, According to Consul . General Ileigholz, at Can ton, English and Gorman tourists aro complaining of tho scant trndo be tween their rospectlvo countries and Chlnn, nnd tho fact scorns, tojio that vuiuu in .uui, uicnuuu' mwnru .loreign trado. 1 Tho postmaster or Washington, has conducted an investigation Into tho vharnctot or tho' corrospondonco car riod on by means or tho genoral dolv ry window at his office, and has dls covered that or 1,004 letters called for by women In .two, days 111 boro fictl Uous names. 'In eight Instances clan dostlno correspondence 'was managod in this way by girls under sixteen years of ago. Tho limiting or tho uso fit the 'general dolivory' window by nny ono person to 30 dayH isnbwproposdd with a vlow of furthering tho lntoroBp ci morality: A farinor near Champlaln, N. Y. haa dug up. a quantity, of gold .'coins Hupped, to havo' .been burled whon. tho H ieh army was encamped" at thatplaco during tho purgoyno cam palgti, which oniled at Saratoga in such complete disaster and in tllo sur render or tho British forces to tho Americans. It was n lucky find, of courso, but It may bo aut down as n iuu'o rule that a farmer Is much more likely to got. wealth out of tho soil In tho usual way than in seeking for hidden treasure. According to tho Philadelphia Telo grapn, many mlnlBtors nnd women havo appllod to go with tho Now Jor soy door hunt next week us chaplat nnd nurses, As hunting goes, this nort of thing has not como too soon Doubtlot-& tho savants, nro right who aver that tho clay female flguro dla covered In the Gorman envo roprosent ed u goddess, but on tho otCor hand It might havo boon tho cavo-ownor's lit tlo girl's dolly, or a carved portrait of a favorite cook. An Alsatian soldier In u Gorman corps was sentenced to four months' imprisonment for sneezing whllo he was. belug lectured. A Gorman pott military tyrant Is not n person to sneezed at with Impunity, bi Odd News From Big Cities Stories of Strange Happenings in tho Metropolitan Towns yjpjj Metropolitan lowns Thought He Was NEW YOniC For moro thnn an hour John Dumphy. chauffeur of n taxlcab, sped nrottnd Now York city at night with a trunk containing $35, 000 worth of diamonds nnd he didn't know whnt tho receptacle contained. And, whllo Dumphy was taking a man nnd two flashily dressed women around, Frank Mllhonnlng, member of tho firm of J. Mllhonnlng & Co., Jewel ers of Chicago, was fuming In the Herald Square hotel becnuso bo owned tho diamonds and the trunk. It nil happened through tho ralstnko of n porter at tho hotel. Mllhennlng had Intended to icavo New York for I'lttsburg Ho obtained his tickets and everything wns arranged for his trans fer, cxcoptlng for tho caro of tho trunk containing the gems. Ho called tho colored porter nnd said: "Got n taxi, take this trunk, put it in tho car nnd wutch It" Tho phraso "watch It" was uttered while tho Jeweler was bending over picking up tho trunk a small one and doubtless tho porter didn't hear Pet Pig in Harness Stirs a Hotel rmiCAGO.GuestB of tho Palmor v nouso ana tno uinors in tho care ot that hostelry thought It was, a mur der. Thore wero shrloks nnd other shlvor producers. Men In tho lobby straightened out their spines, women guests called tho clerk up on tho phone und hollboys nnd porters rnn In the direction from which tho sounds emanated. When thov found thu cnusn of It all everybody had to laugh. It was Just n pig a smnll suckllnc pig. Tho littlo animal. In n. Rtrnnri. environment, vocallzod in diphthongs. w s una r's in such n atrango way that only thoso who halloa from tho rum I communities recognized tho squonl. Dob Conwny of St. LouIb saw tho pig In n window of a restaurant, tied up with a red ribbon nnd advertising n speciality. Tho nlK had been to Immaculate cleo.nUpesB. Resides ho looked quite cute? Conway decided uo must unvo tno1 pig. So he went In and bought It Studied Mesmerism DETROIT, MICH. That ho would not tako his wlfo with him when ho wns going to "doings" or tho Arnb pntrol meant exclusively for inon, Is one of tho reasons alleged by Charles W Coon for his troubles with his wife, Jennie, from whom he sought a di vorce. Another of Mrs. Coon's peculiarities was tho reading of a work on "How to Mcumijrlze Husbands," nnd con sulting fortune tollers. Sho used to 40 mostly to n "seeress" on Brooklyn avenue, of whom sho said: "Sho drinks like a fish und swears like n tjrooper, but bIio enn toll everything." Coon told Judgo Murfln that his wlfo Insisted on dominating him In everything ho did nnd refusing to let htm go out unless he took her with him, Tho final trouble took place at Atlantic City, when the Arnb pntrol was there. Ono of the tlnnl cere monies Is, when, nt the close of the gathering, the memboru of tho differ Dream of Joy Balked by Bad Burglar CL.KVt2L.AND. O. When Goorge tfuku recently planned to attend n party he purchased n suit of c(othos nnd i handsomo overcoat, n,rit Ipolt thorn homo nnd wnut to bed and, to aleop with great 'anticipations' of J' Me ovont on tho morrow. Ho dreamed how fine an nppcarunco ho would tenko arrayed In his togs, But, alas! It was not to be. During tho night some thief, with 1 heart aa hard uh adamant, prleo open n rear window find entered the tilts' domicile. When the dawn hroln here was no new sail of clothes no ' nitty overcoat banging lii the Kults M 1 1 Robbed of Jewels It. Tho man put the trunk In Dum phy's cab and roturncd to tho hotel. A minute Inter tho well-dressed man and his woman companions came along. Tho strnnger ordered Dumphy to open tho door, nnd tho thrco got In. Dumphy naturally thought his "fare" was tho man who had engaged him first, and away ho went to tho Capitol hotel In Houston street. Thence ho took tho trio to other places, whore ovldently they had ur gent business. At Ono Hundred and Thirty-fifth street nnd Willis nvcnuo tho women alighted and were escorted up a stoop to their homo by tho man, who then rodo to One Hundred and Slxty-Blxth street and Prospect avenue, his ultlmnto destination. Tho charge was seven dollars. Tho man paid It nnd was walking off when Dumphy called out: "How about your trunk, sir?" "What trunk?" was tho rejoinder. "This ono," said tho chauffour, pointing to tho object "That's not mine," said tho man. "Bettor look Into that matter." Dumphy, puzzled, returned to tho Herald Squnro hotel, near which he has his "stand." Ho got In front of tho placo when suddenly tho Chicago merchant rushed at him with two de tectives. Tho chauffour was taken to headquarters. Tho trunk was opened and tho diamonds found safe. Then ho rigged up a harness like a shawl strap, put tho suckling within, nnd proceeded to tho Palmor house cafo to meet uomo friends. Among them was Tom Keoley tho brewer, and John Fltzpatrlck, who makes a speclnl study of hams at tho stock yards. Whllo Conway was en routo with tho pig, whoso squeaks wore mutllcd by his handB, Costello, ono of Con way's friends, was perusing tho bill of faro. His eyes ran up nnd down, and finally settled upon "Roast Pig with Apple Sauco." "Alec, you can givo mo some pig with tho applo sauce," unconsciously remarked Costello. "All. right, boss," said Alec; "It'll tako ten minutes." When thu' ten minutes were Just up In walked Conway with tho plgglo IncaBcd in straps, squirming and do siring to mako soma sort of a vocal protest, but his mouth was still mut lied. Conway hoisted tho pig on tho tnble ana put it down on Costello's plate. "Havo Bomo pig?" laughed Con way. Thereupon the pig uttored one largo and commodious squeal. Whon Con way finally put tho suckling down on the lloor thero wero a number ot Btaccato yips, yowls and porky whlnoj. to Boss Husband ent patrolB get together and exchange badges. His wlfo hnd first Insisted on liia taking her along, nnd ho had finally consented on her promising not to anub his friends, nnd partial larly a Mr. and Mrs. Judgo. Sho kept her promlao as far ns bowing to them coldly wns concerned, but when ho spoke or going out to exchnngo badges she forbade htm to go unless he would tnko her, too. Ho represented to her Hint tho function wan one for men only, but sho would not listen nnd he was forced to forego the exchange. This was tho last straw und ho left her. Now he is living In tho Madison apartments. Coon said his wife was Intensely Jealous and hnd frequently thrown out remarks about n woman acquaintance. although ho had never been alone with that particular woman but once, whon ho wns taking her to n car. Mrs. Coon formed a dancing club and sho Included two of his women friends among tho members, but after n little whllo she refused to recognize or speak to them. Conn was obliged to go to the husband of ono of them and nsk him not to como to tho Coon household again In order to avoid trou ble. The husband slapped him ou tho shoulder and suld: "It's all right, old boy, I understand how It is." t clothes closet. They hnd disappeared most mystorlously. So Zuks, exceed ingly wroth, reportod tho burglary to tho police. Later in tho morning Patrolmen Stusnoy and Soukup called nt the Zuks homo to get a moro accuratu descrip tion of tho missing toggery. Thoy go; t and Btnod sympathizing a minute on iho porch, when their attention was attracted to a very happy man ot the sldownlk. Ho was whistling Tho unknown seemed burdened great ly by two Inrgu packages ho carried but these did not appear to detract any from his ifght-hcarted demeanoi When he caught sight of thu twt unilormcd olllcers of the law, liowevw his Jaw dropped, his smllu wns wlpci uway by n bomuwlmt covert glance a .hu policemen trom the whites ol tr. .yes. He was nrreutod and said hi mtno was George Brown. .uks had to lorugo tho social nffan .oemiso the police hold his unit ai. .ivurcoat ax t'vlilieo At the National Capital Gossip of People and Events Gathered in Washington Davis' Speech as AS NOTHING of great Importanco hna como berore congress, mem bers nro putting In their spnro tlmo between sessions gossiping nnd chat ting nbout Incidents of tho last ses sion, most or tho discussions being nbout tho great tariff fight. A Joko on Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas has caused much amusement among the members, some of whom heard It re cently for tho first tlmo. His speech last session ns n trust baiter Is cher ished as n monumental example of whnt can bo dono with tho English lnngungo whon ono actually tries. Tho history of tho making or that speech is this: After breaking all precedents of the senate by making his first speech 11 dayB after ho had been sworn in as a member of that body, Senator Davis rested on his laurels. Ho went out to Arkansas, leaving bis long cher ished nnti-trust bill in tho hands of tho senate, having wnrncd that body that ho not only wanted nctlon on it. but wanted it quickly. When ho finally Caught by Moving ASHINGTON. A mighty runny thing hupponcd in Washington re cently, and n certain man has not got through explaining things to his wife yet. This man was In Oregon on a business trip a few days beforo tho fight betweon Johnson and Kctchcll at Colmn. Ho had expected to re turn to tho wire or his bosom by a certain dnto, but Instead or that sent a telegram stating that he would havo to remain In Portland, Oro., nt least two days longer thnn nt first sched uled. Ho reached Washington accord ing to his revised schedule, nnd his wlfo wns nil tho hnpplcr to groot hlra becauso of his remaining nway n lit tlo bit longer. Tho otlfcr night ono or tho enterprising city papers gnvo n moving-picture exhibition or that par ticular fight In, Colmn. This Just re turned Washington' man told his wlfo that ho would llko to havo her go down town with him and look at the pictures, and sho went. Tho films hadn't been running off but a few min Horse Laughs at the Loco Weed War IF horses Inugh, ami somo say uicro is such a thing as a horsa laugh, tho noblo animal, properly labolcd "man's best friend," can utter n merry ha. hn, over tho news recently given out by tho department of agriculture thnt wnr has been declared on tho loco weed. No longor nro tho mustnng nnd tho cnyuso of tho plains to become "plumb locoed" u the bureau or plnnt Industry has Its way. Tho term "plumb lo coed" has been n sort or stock phrase In tho rnngo literature ever slnco tho cowboy first noted tho peculiar actlonn or n horse, cow or aheep resulting rrom an overindulgence in tho loco weed, which abounds In tho rnngo coun try rrom .Texas to Montana. Tho word "loco" 1b ot Spanish origin, meaning crazy, and has been popular Fairbanks' Shave THE nntlounl cnpltal was stirred rrom center to clrcumferenco re cently when tho news came hurtling over tho cablet rrom the far east that former Vlco-Presldent Fairbanks bad shaved off tho chin whisker that he has worn slnco early manhood. It re called to old-timers men of tho past who disported hlrsuto adornments, tho nlomory of which hna becotno a part of tho traditions of tho town. Thero vnB formur Bonntor Mitchell of Oro 'nn, whoso beard dropped to his wnlst ue, and Senator Mitchell of Wlscon in, whoso mullttudlnnuB whiskers varo a topic of discussion In the dls ourso or nonrly every capital guide, ml Senator Poffer of Kansns. who fro tuuntly carried I1I3 long bluck beard 2 t 1 . 1 a Trust Destroyer: camo back to Washington he was mot upon his arrival by Senator Johnson or Alabama, who exhibited a mournful countonanco nnd spoko-in funereal tones. "Well, I'm up ngalnst It this time." ho said to Davis, with a volco betray ing a final resignation to a hnrd fate. "What Is tho matter?" chirped tho big senator rrom Arkansas, who is something or an optimist, dcsplto his molancholy speeches on tho general stato or tho union. "That 30-dny rule hns ruined my pet bill," snld Johnson, "Thirty-day rulo! Whnt Is that?" Thundered Davis. "Haven't you heard about it?" re plied Johnson, meekly. "Why, ir you fnll to get action on your bill within 30 days after you introduce it. it Is dead d-e-a-d." "What's that?" shouted Davis, al most frantic with rage. "Do you moan to toll mo my anti-trust bill is derid? I'll hold my colicnguo Clarke responsible to tho people of Arkansas ir that bill died In my nbsence." Ho dashed off without another word In sonrch of his colleague. Naturally Senator CInrke soothed his worked-up feelings by assuring him that his bill was safo, but Senator Davis bad hnd his scare, nnd then nnd thero began tho preparation or his second speech on bis bill which upset tho traditions nnd dignity or the senate. Picture Machine utes whon tho wlfo yanked her hus band's arm nnd snld: "You soe thnt mnn In tho front sent there. He cer tainly doos look llko you." Tho mnn glanced nt tho front row indicated, nnd cold shivers rnn up nnd down his backbone. It nevor hnd ontered IiIb head that thero would bo anything but Just tho prizo fight to be seen, and ho realized In n second that tho mnn on the front seat not only looked llko him, but was him. The man, with a Jerky littlo laugh declared; of course, that was Just absurd, and that ho couldn't sco tho slightest ro semblauco to himself in tho man jn the front sent Tho wife kept on watching, however, nnd positively do clincd to lenvo tho sceno, and her mouth got "sotter nnd sottor" as she began to renllzo how her husband had lied to her. Beforo tho ond of the third round her husband simply had to acknowledge thnt tho man on the front uo.it wns himself sure, enough. Ha suggested a littlo supper down town to his wire, which sho nccepted. nnd then ho suggested a now long sealskin cont, which sho nlso nccepted, nnd, rurthermore, sho got n number of oth er handsome presents which sho wsuld not bo possessed of today had not that husband or hers remained over to boo tho fight In Colma. ly nppliCu to tho disease which robs an animal or Its muscular co-ordination, causing It to do all sort of fancy antics, nnd ilnally results In the ani mal starving Itself to death. Thu bureau or plant industry bos been Investigating tho purple nnd white loco weed. Ono or tho peculiar characteristics or It Is thnt tho pods, when dry and full or seeds, rnttlo ns n person passes through n patch, mak ing a sound that resembles tho warn ing or a rattlesunke. Ordinarily neith er horso, cow nor sheep will eat tho weed ir It can find nny other rood. Loco-weed cntlng becomes a sort of habit with an animal onco It hns ,taoted or It. Tho opcrntlon or the weed on tho system ot nn animal scientifically bears out tho fiction which ascribes to n "plumb locoed" animal all kinds of tool antics. Tho Investigations of tho bureau In dlcato that the purple loco Is moro poisonous thnn tho white loco. Horses eat tho purple loco nlmoat exclusively, whllo tho white loco Is cntcn by nil kinds of animals. , Barium Is foUnd In muny loco plnnts nnd Its connection with tho poisonous effects Is still un der Investigation. Recalls Few Others Inside of his coat, and many others too numerous to mention. 1 Ono day Senator Mitchell of Ore gon had his beard removed, nnd short ly thereafter proceeded to tho lloor of the senate. A bill was up for consid eration In ' which ho was tntorested. Ho roso to his feet nnd addressed tho chair. Senator Manderson of Ne braska was presiding. He glanced at the mnn addressing him, and wns about to call for tho sorgcant-at-arms when ho was, prompted by n clork who hnd sized up tho situation. Sena tors smiled in a perfectly senatorial way, while thoso In tho galleries roared. The bearded statesman has gone out of stylo, apparently. Only ono such la in President Taft's cabinet Ho is Jntnes Wilson, secretary of agrlcul turo. Thero aro only a few boarded lawmakers In tho souate, among them Nelson of Minnesota, Uurrows of Kan sns, Cullom of Illinois, Halo of Maine. Scbtt of Wost Vlrglnln, and Stephen son of Wisconsin, ull of them ot tho old school. FOR OLD PEOPLE Aftor reaching tho ngo of forty tho human system gradually declines. The accumulated poisons In tbo.j blood causo rheumatic palnn In,, tho. Joints, muscles and back. Thcrio warning should bo promptly roliovod and dorl o'is illness avoided by using tho,, fol lowing prescription which ehows won derful results oven alter tho first fow doses and it will eventually rostore physical strcnh. "Ono ounce compound rryrup- of Snrsaparllla; ono ounce Torta com pound; half pint of high grado whis key. 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