THE SEMI-WEIKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. DARE, Publithcr TERMS, SI.3S IN AUVANCB NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA GROWING COUNTRIES. The census department of CnnntU estimates tho present population ol tho Dominion to bo 7,350,000. Tho dis tribution by sections Is: Maritime provlncos, 1,037,112; Quebec, 2,086, 4CI; Ontario, 2,C10,02B; Western proy Inccs, 1.371.1C4; unorganized terri tories, 08,309. It Is not surprising that Canada, with hor many resources and her healthful cllmato and varied op iportunltlos for Industrial wealth-nook-rs, should grow all tho time, says tho 'Mexican Herald. A sturdy rnco which llncreaaea by tho excess of births over (deaths Is continually being reinforced Iby Immigration, am! that of tho best 'kind. Tho consuming power of tho population of Cnnada Is very large, and accounts for tho heavy Importa tions of foreign goods and tho excel lent support given to homo Industries. lArgontlna, with about a million less (Population than Canada, Is rapidly In creasing In wealth. It Is Interesting to seo that tho Influx of Immigrants Into this country from Spain con tinues, Just as It does In tho caso of 'Cuba and Argentina. Tho anclont Iberian motherland still breeds n sturdy raco which send Its sons to former colonlos. It used to bo "King Cotton," Then ''corn camo Into nctlvo rivalry for su premacy. And now It looks an though rubber might bo tho groat staplo of commorco. Thoro has boon an enor mous lncreaso In tho production of rubber and In importations Into tho United States. This Is duo to tho rap ddly augmenting demand, with mbbcr as an csBontlal for nutomobllo, blcyclo and carrlago tires and for other pur poses. Word comes from Sumatra, whlch has been tho sourco of supply Ifor tobacco of n certain grade, that tho planters aro giving up the "weed" 'and aro converting tholr estntes into mibbor farms. II is not belloved, liowovcr, that tobacco growing in Con necticut, Kentucky and other Ameri can statos will bo supplanted by rub ber production. This Is tho day ot tho auto, tho airship and tho wlrolcss tolograph. But somo of tho old-tlmo slow coaches still como Into play. A wealthy sum mer resident of Nowport who wont in Ills automobllo to visit another gentle man found hlmsolf with his touring car stuck In soft sand from which it could not bo moved unnlded. An obliging farmer of tho neighborhood hitched up his ox team and drow the cinchlno out of tho predicament intc which tho vehicle had plunged. Could Irony further go? Still, tho auto is t good and usoful Invention and hn como to stay, although occasionally tho caso of n breakdown, it stayi 'too long in ono placo. ' A now compass which may super toodo tho compass now in goncral use is under teat on tho Bcout cruiser (Birmingham. It is a combination ot tho conventional compaso with the pyroscopo, and is said to eliminate all .varieties of deviation of tho ncodlo. Jt can also 'bo placid In tho interior of a ship, whero It Is Bafo from tho missiles of an enemy. A compass of this kind would bo oxtremoly valuable In naval service, but It would bo far moro valuablo to commorco, as the In fluences which affect tho compass on modern stool ships aro puzzling, and sufficient In some instances to causo wrecks through deviations from proper 'courses. Tho census officials expect to add tho names ot CO cities in tho United ,8tates to tho list of thoso having a population of 25,000 or over which was compiled In 1000. PerhapB thero Iwill bo even moro than CO. Tho In 'ventlon of machinery for tho farm Is ono ot tho factors that havo contribu ted to tho rlso ot tho cltlos. A Now York girl who Is heiress tt k fortune amounting to 10,000,000 1b compelled to work for tho purpoBo ot Eottlng enough money to pay her oard, becnuso tho lawyorB ore busy trying to divtdo tho estato umong themselves. Tho caso affordB a strong argument in favor of tho "give while Vou llvo" theory. ' Fnlr Parislennes havo adopted th jhobblo skirt stylo of bathing suit. It la absolutely lmtoBslbe tor them to wim whon hobbled, but they prob lably don't mind that. If they wished to go into tho wnter thoy would prob tbly do so in their bathrooms. Now that wo get tho true story ot (the lite of tho fly by the aid of the xntcroscopo wo seo that It merits noth ing elBe so llttlo as kind treatment , Shirtwaists for men will not do. It jhai been docrocd that men must wear coats. Old Grimes Is dead, but his oui is marcning on. New York will make policemen ou at farmer boys and Kansas is going to And It still harder to harvest its crops TO IRRIGATE BEETS Land Must Be Prepared for Wa ter by Ridging the Rows. Care Is Necessary In Arrangement of Distributing Laterals So That Wa ter Will Not Need to Flow Too Great Distance. (Dy ALVIN KHYHHtt, Colorado Agricul tural College) When tho condition of tho sugar beet crop makes it unwlso to longer withhold tho water, tho land must bo prepared for Irrigation by ridging tho rows. This is dono by regular ditch ing shovels which como as regular at tachments to tho beet cultivators. Tho process of ridging has been va riously called ridging, ditching nnd furrowing. In somo few localities tho ditches aro "logged out" so that n smoother ditch results, enabling tho Irrigator to better control tho flow of water. This Is dono by dragging n log down tho ditch or furrow. In tho Arknnsas vnlley a ditching -sled Ih Eometimcs used to both mnko tho ditch nnd to smooth tho bottom. A filod Ih mado of hewn logs or 0 by 6 timbers, sharpened at tho bottom and having a ditching or furrowing shovel attached to tho front end of each runner. The shovels do tho furrowing and tho runners which aro 3'j to 1 feet long, "log out" tho furrow. Tho ridging should bo qulto heavy, so that a strong ditch will bo formed between tho rows. This will not bo vory difficult if tho cultivation hos al ready performed a part of tho ridging. If tho cultivation has been shallow, tho ground may bo so hard and dry under tho shallow soil mulch that tho ditching shovels will not furrow deep enough In splto of tho best effort to do so. In tit f h caso tho soil should bo opened nnd broken tip by a deep cul tivation with a small tooth cultivator. After such a cultivation, tho ditching may bo successfully dono. With tho land proporly ridged nnd tho crop advanced to tho proper stnto of root growth, everything 1b ready for Irrigation. Cnro Is necessary In tho nrrnngomont of tho distributing laterals so that tho water will not need to flow too far. An extremely long flow will unduly wet tho upper or rccolvlng ends of tho rows beforo tho lower or discharging onds hnvo received enough water. Whon nil Is rendy, tho wator Is turned Into tho ditches botweon tho rows. Tho flow should bo regulated so as to prevent surfaco flooding,. On Ji,ca,v.y land,, tho head may bo much loss than on Bandy lnnd as tho soil takes water moro Blowly. Tho first watorlng should bo given moro painstaking cnro than need bo given any Bubsequont Irrigation. Every offort should bo employed to prevent over-Irrigation. If conditions permit, doop, thorough cultivation should follow tho first irrigation ns soon as tho surfaco has dried buHI clently. Over-irrigation, for tho first wator application, seems to bo moro apt to Injure tho crop than too heavy Irrigation applied later. When enough water has been nddod to Bupply tho capillary capacity of tho soil, irriga tion should stop. Soil flllod with wn tor to tho snturatlon point loses all Its air. Puddling mny result on tho heavier lands, which will almost en tlroly stop further growth. Thon n soil too wot, produces n watery boot of low sugar content and frequently vory low purity. In order to ripen tho beot properly, Irrigation should coaso at . least n month uoforo harvest time. If tho Irrigation hns been properly managed, tho soil will contnln wnter enough to proporly enrry tho crop for this longth of time. Irrigate Cantaloups Properly. It Is something of nn art to lrrlirntn cantaloups proporly. In tho early BtnccB of growth wnter shnulil lm given qulto sparingly bo thnt tho roots wui sooic tno molsturo doop In tho ground. Thin will glvo them a good hold and provide larger vinos. If watered too much tho roots will bo kopt nenr tho surraco and it will bo nocossnry to Irrlgato ofton during tho entire Reason. In this caso tho plants will not bo bo henlthy nor bo good pro ducers of quality. Tho vines should be trailed away from tho Irrigating fur rows ami no on tho dry bed out of tho water at all tlniMs durlnir th n on. tiro- season. Tho first two cultivations (mould bo deep, nnd as tho plants he como lnrgor continued shnllow culti vatlon 1b moro nrefernblo for the rnn ron Hint tho laterals and feeders of Uio plants will bo undisturbed. Tonic for Stock. Qlvo n dose of ono to ono and i halt pounds opBom anlts, dlssolvod )i warm wnter, this to bo followed In i dny or two with tho following tonic Pulverized sulphato of Iron foil ounces, pulvorlzed Baltpotor two ounces, pulvorlzed ginger root tv ounces, pulvorlzed gontlnn root iw ounces, pulverized mix votulcn seed two ounces. Mix well together, nnd givo nignt anil morn tiir n fomi heaping tenspoonful. In caso Bhn fuses it In fend, It had best bo given from a bottle shaken un with n ).n pint of water. Allow nil tho green icea sne win mico witnin reason. Hoe In Corn Field. Someone asks does It pay to tako a hoo Into tho cornfloldT If tho hoe Ih knlfo sharp and you use It vigorously to destroy tho stray weeds ujong tho row It pays well. Should you bo ono of thoso fellows who writes tho aver age stuff about tho man with the hoe you better take a typewriter, ENORMOUS LOSS OF WATER Not Enough Consideration Is Given to Length of Furrows Cllmato ' 1 Is Also Factor. The cnro In which land Is prepared for Irrigation and methods of applying water bear directly upon th.i results obtnlncd. Wherever tho furrow sys tem is used, tho length of tho furrows Is a inntter to which not enough con sideration has boon given, nnd tho farmer who attempts to run tho water eighty rods in this dry country will under othcrwlso slmilnr conditions get a very much lower duty thnn his neighbor who makes his furrows only hnlf ns long. Eighty rods Is not nn Infrequent length In alfalfa fields, but bettor results with less water would bo obtained if twenty rods were tho limit and In soma places whero tho soli is sandy, with underlying gravol, this is too far apart for head ditches and It would bo wiser to make tho fur. rows only nbout 250 feet long. The cllmato and tho longth of the irrlgntlng senson nlso affect tho duty of water. In Colorndo tho period du ring which wator is npplied to tho land Is nbout ono hundred days and with vory llttlo rainfall and high tempera tures prevailing tho evaporation losses from the Burface of Irrigated fields is something enormous. Any methods of application or cultivation which may effectually reduco such losses would result In a much higher duty for tho wnter. Poorly constructed or Ill-kept canals and Morals also have much to do with what may be accomplished with water and tho highways aro get ting altogether too much of It. Tho low gencrnl duty under many of our Irrigation BystemB is duo largely to tho oases which occur in getting the wa tor from tho river to tho land. In this way It becomes necessary to tako from tho river or from the canals, us tho enso may bo, a great deal moro wnter than would bo required other wise This oxcesB water sinks away Into tho earth nnd disappears or, per colating down through underground pasnBgcs, finally roaches tho lower landH or bottoms bordorlng tho river nnd hero nccumlates to form swamps and alkali wastes such as we boo all over Colorado nowadays. Tho state ment Is ofton mado that this water lost from canals or wasted by careless Irrigation in tho upper parts of a val ley finds its way back to tho river to bo used further down nnd that In this way such low lnnds nnd gravol bars net as roservolrs. The subsoil and bottom lands certainly havo a capnclty for nn lminenso nmount of wnter and tho filling process begins with irriga tion in tho spring and contlnuos throughout tho ontlro summer. DAIRY NOTES. Stop feeding tho calf only when you soil It. A dairy cow should havo a good width at tho hips. A good dairy cow porbcbsob rather thin, pliable, elastic skin. Llko a dairy cow, tho host way to get a high-class horso is to ralso him. Don't feed cottonseed meal to young calves. Ground outs and corn aro a better rntlon. Tho" dairy cow possesses a long face, thin, slender neck, a sharp, pro jecting shoulder. With good cnlf menl, sweet, wnrm Bopnrator milk and alfalfa, how tho dairy calves will grow. Ono of tho greatest necda on tho nvorago dairy farm at present Is n bettor cIubr of herd bulls. Tho dairyman who keeps a scrub bull ia In tho samo class as the fel low who feedB runt pigs. If you keep only ono or two cows plant a quarter ncro of mangol boots to feed thorn next winter. Tho only way to dry n cow up Is to stop milking her and to tako away tho larger portion of her feed. Somo cows aro born great, but they fall Into tho hnnds of such small men that tho world nover hoara of thoin. Thoso who do not enjoy tho flavor of a dirty cow stablo should not per mit milk to Btaiul ubout In audi a place. Much nttontlon should bo given tho udder of tho dairy cow a largo ud der does not Indicate that It Is n good ono. A well bred, well fed dairy cow will glvo nbout 8,000 pounds of milk In n year; mnny of thorn glvo more. How much does yours give? Thtro Is no hotter way of snltlng cowb, calves or any other stock than to keop snlt conBtnntly uccobsIIiIo In a box of It fnstoned a llttlo up from tho ground In a protected shed. It takes coiiBldornblo qunntlty of feed to koep a cow living. Only whnt wo glvo abovo this amount enn bo UHod In dairy production. Therefore, it pnys to feed won. Fast Growlnn Cabbanes. If tho cabbage grow so fast thnt thoy aro Inclined to hurst, tip the heads over far enough to sovor n nor tlon of them, and If this dois not check tho trouble, ubo them. A head that has burst boou becomes worth Iobs. Mul? and Mare. While a mule costs Ipbh (or keep and will do an Immense .nioiint of work, It must not bo forgotten that tho brood mnro will also do a groat deal of work and ralso a colt every two years bimldes. Tho mulo's useful, ncss Is confined to his work. Ouy a Good Ram. A ten-dollar bill ofton stands in the way of n man's getting a good rnm. Tho right kind of a mm makes ten dollni bills for his owner. To Test New Mail WASHINGTON. After a series of tests continuing since February tho Postofllco Department has ar ranged for n formal six months' try out ot an Invention for delivering and picking up malls by fast trains. As n demonstration of tho practicability of tho system a llvo pig, weighing 65 pounds, was recently delivered with out injury nt Carrollton, Ky tho homo of tho inventor, without tho slightest Injury from a train running 25 miles an hour. For yenrs tho Postofllco Department has sought an Improved method of .picking up nnd delivering malls over tho old catcher-hook system, and tho now devlco was tho result of four yoars' advertising by tho postal au thorities, urging Inventors to produco something that would meet tho re quirements. It is 40 yenrs Bince tho catcher hook camo Into use, nnd in apito of tho progress In railroading nnd tho tre mendous ImnrnvnmiMit In Mm mnll Isorvico along other directions no for- Women of Diplomatic Set Are Smokers IN CERTAIN parts of the city whero society Is familiar with tho foreign habits of tho diplomatic set and where cigarotto smoking Is so common nmong women that It Is no longer a mattor of much comment,' thero Is n strong feeling that the nntl-clgaretto agita tors havo been unfair in directing their criticism nt ono or two individ ual women Bmokors. Tho practice, it was pointed out, was not confined to any special few, but was qulto general among fashion nblo women. As n regulnr feature of practically every ultra-fashionable dinner party hero cigarettes aro equal ly provided for tho women. The old custom of tho women leaving the men nt tho table to smoke has almost en tirely disappeared. At a recent amateur theatrical per- prmnnco a purse was stoien from a prominent ferr.lnlno member of tho "younger sot." The loss was adver tised In tho papers and among tho contents of tho purse was a Jeweled cigarette case. Tho nnmo of tho own- Treasury Department Old Folks Home IL SHOW TM JAM STILL i'VAIIU? A FEW days ago a woman clork in tho offico of tho Comptroller of Cur rency, Treasury Department, eclobrnt fd tho 90th anniversary of hor birth. Tho Trenaury Dopnrtmont, some times facetiously called "the old folks' homo," probably has moro nged em ployes connected with It thnn any other, for It was under tho late Unit ed States Treasurer, Mr. Spinner, thnt women were first given employment thoro. If tho truth could bo known probably other females In this depart ment nro mighty close to tho 90-year mark, but, of course, they aro 'not go lug to admit It, especially as tho talk haB been getting stronger and strong er that a superannuated list Is going to bo mado up sooner or later, and n way found to get rid of their services. Not so very many years ago Sen ator Toller of Colorndo has passed In the senate a resolution calling upon Where the Money THE TAXESV ARE PURTV HIGH PlJPTY THE cost of tho national government Is but n small part of tho burden on trie tnxpayor. Tho expenses of cities nro manifold greater to ench person . than are those of thu Union. The con icus brlngH together tho figures for tho iloS cities of the country which hnvo a population of 50,000 und over. Tholr 'expenditures for tho year 1908 wero $16.81 per capita. Boston far sur ipasBed this ratio, and lends In moneyo 'paid for local administration, showing nn outlay for each person of $27.58; New York comes next with its munici pal budgot of $21.71 per capita, while Washington follows closo with a cost of $24.08 for each porson. Tho chief items ot expenditure In cities are .schools, pollco and flro protection. Last year under tho laws of Con gress for all purposes the nation spent $000,728,153. This amount cared for Device for Trains ward stop 1b recorded in tho mntter of exchanging 'mall sacks by moving trains. Under this Bystom only ono small sack could bo picked up nt any ono station, nnd It Is n matter of offi cial history that not Infrequently, In stead of catching tho suspended snck of mall, tho hook, operated by a mall clerk standing In tho open door of tho enr, would Bnntch up a chicken coop or something olso not to bo found in any classification or malt matter. Tho delivery of mall from moving trnlns Is -still moro prlmltlvo, consist ing moroly of having tho clerk hurl or push tho sacks out of tho car as the train rushes past tho platform. Great numbers of persons havo been Injured und somo killed by being struck by tho whirling nnd rebounding sacks, thrown with tho force of n catapult. In a number of Instances tho bags of mall havo rolled under tho wheels of tho train and havo caused wrecks or havo been ground to pieces and tho mall destroyed. And these defects do not take into consideration tho trcmcn- dour wear and tear on tho mall bags and pouches, ono of the largest Items of expense to the railway mall Bervlco. Tho now dcvlco has passed through a successful test of six months nt Uurnsido station, nnd this decided tho government to glvo the moro extended trial. or was given without any apparent thought of cmbnrrassment. Dealers patronized by fashionable dwellers hero carry u large stock ot women's cigarettes. It is not n raro sight to seo tho wlfo of a foreign diplomat smoking complacently ns she sits on tho lawn of her home on a pleasant eve ning. Somo foreign women promi nent hero have been known to tmioko cigars. Though thoso facts put tho Wash ington situation In a light slightly different from that of other- Ameri can cities, tho local clorgy fall to find any defenso for the hublt. "Tho habit ot cigarette smoking among women is, to my mind, n thor oughly pernicious ono from nny stand point," said Canon Mays of St. Thomas Episcopal church. Father Eugeno Ilnnnon of tho Church of tho Immaculate Concep tion, was unusually severo tn his criticism ot tho cigarotto habit among women. He said: "Tho habit is ob noxious all around nnd In women, do splto tho fact that tho law from n gospel standpoint Is the same for bath sexes, cigarette smoking is worso with women than with men because of tho example they set. Society demands n different ethlcnl code for women for Its own protection." tho Secretary of Stato for a complete list of tho officials and clerks In liU department, together with tho ngos, when appointed and compensation re ceived. Quito a number of tho venerable women clerks before that had been proud of tolling their agos and boast ing of how much work they could por form, but on having to glvo tho figures for the scrutiny of tho senators it waa common talk around the department that a considerable lopping off of years was done, and over since thnt information was called for womon gen erally In tho government service, who ii ro approaching the sundown of life, hnvo boon mighty mum whon It comes to discussing ages. At the last session of congress num erous bills and resolutions wero In troduced with a vlow of trying to ieueh somo solution of tho problem of what to do with tho aged employees of tho government. Many speeches wero mado on the subject, but the more tho question has been discussed, tho more confused beenrno tho con gressmen who tako enough interest In tho mntter to bo willing to go on rec ord as being In favor of establishing u civil pension list. of the Country Goes pensions, tho army and nnvy, the courts, IlghthoUFes, tho foreign service und all tho departments at the capital. Of this Bum $7.33 on the nvorago falls on each Inhabitant. Set this over against $10.81, thu nvorago cost per capita of local rule in the cities, and $24.71 in New York city. The con trnst will show that the national ma chinery costs less than thnt at homo, uuder tho very eyes of the citizens. Tho public schools are maintained in the cities at n cost of $4.70 per capita, while $2.25 la paid for the po lice and $1.72 for tho flro department Thus schools and tho pollco in cities cost $0.95 a year per capita, or only .18 cents per capita loss thnn thu total ordinary disbursements of tho nntlonal government. Tho taxpnyors are proud of the pub lic schools and do not begrudgo the moneys spent for them. Tho police Is required for tho safety of tho com uiuulty, for tho malntennnco of law and order. If the funds nro laid out honestly and wisely, tho taxpayer will not scrimp cither schools or tho po llco. People aro apt to forget that theso cost almost as much as all tb machinery of tho Union. A TIMELY WARNING. Backncho, hoadacho, dizzy spells and distressing urinary troubles warn you of dropsy, diabetes and ftl Brlght's disease. Act in timo by curing Doan'a Kldnor Pills., KjfM II tho kidnoya with xnoy nave cured thousands and will euro you. Mrs. U D. Burko, 219 So. tiny St., Mos cow, Idaho, say a: "I was Almost crazy with excruciating pain through mr kidneys. Tho kidney socroUonrr wore hlchlv colored. scanty nnd looked llko blood. For over a month I was in bed, totally holp. less. Doan'B Kidney Pllln benofltod mo wondurfully. Thoy havo my en dorsement nt all times." Hemembor tho nnmo Doan's. For Bale bv nil flonlnrn RA t box. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.. HIS COMEBACK. . xr j vuutn ItfH ?T....1 T .1 ' . A put "Requiescat in pace" on my wife's tombstone. Muko It "Requlesco in pace." 8tonccuttcr But that means "I rest In peace." Mr. Henpcck I know, and I want you to sign it "Husband." Source of Revelation. Twenty-seven new, crisp $1 bills, enys Harper's Weekly, weigh ns much as a $20 gold piece. Wouldn't hnv thought it, and have no means ol proving tho assertion, but if so it Ir probably owing In somo way to tb recent nctlvlty of tho inspectors ol weights and measures. Important to Mothors Examino carefully every bottlo of CASTOItIA, a safe and suro remedy foA Infants and children, and seo that it Tin nr a flirt SIgna,turo ofCV?5f In Uso For Ovor tfO Years. Tho Kind You Havo Always Bought. Depend not on anothor, rather loao upon thyself; trust to thlno own exer tlons, subjection to another's wtl) gives path. Manu. Mrs. Wlnnowd Soothing Byrnp. Fnrrhlljrrn lll:liiv'. softens tlio tfiui, rll,c'l-. tUu.uidtiuuAIUTHialn.curekindouUa. Umh buUiv Tho busy man wonders how th loafer manages to live. Smokers like Lewis' Single Hinder clear for its rich, mellow quality. Tho man whoso bluff Is not some times called nevor existed. Tit, l'pren' rti-nnant IVllcts rmtulatn n Inriir. onito stomach, lltor nnd bownli. tjugnr-oualea, Unjr k'miiulen, cubjt to tako a cuuil. And tho only way to Impress som people Is to suppress them. ion'Tlake GEiaEiocsf of having a sick spell by delay, when you notice the first sign of Stomach, Liver a or .Bowel weakness. Act promptly and get a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. You are then on the safe side because it quickly restores things to a normal condition. It is for Poor Appetite, Cramps, Heartburn, Indigestion, Gostiveness, Malaria, Fever and Ague. Get OSTETTER CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTER DEFEflHCE STARCH fSCTJa Nebraska Directory Aro tbe Beau Auk your local dealer or JOHN DEERE PLOW CO., Omaha, Neb. M. Spiesberccr & Son Co, Wholesale Millinery Ih Bait In 11m Weil OMAHA, NED. KODAK FINISHING ?, attention, All kuupllea Jorllie Ama Mall order rcu aueclai Amateur utrlcP 1 frrah. Hend for catalogue aud nuUhlno price. THE ROBERT DEMPSTER ir catalogue aud fluUhlntf OQERT .DEMPSTER OOMPANY, Box 1107. Omaha. Nob. RUBBER GOODS i, mall at cut price. Bid for (re eutaloguc MYEBO. DILLON DRUQ CO., Omaha, Nb. wm 0 1