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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1911)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. DAUB, Publisher. TERMS, ?1.25 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA OUT OF THE FARM. I ' Tho urban conception of tho farm n winter Is ono of Bnug comfort and 'drowsy cane, Its external appoaranct showing, as In tho familiar pictorial ideal of a snow-bound farmhouse, with a Shoveled path leading through a gato to a radiant window, through which ono peers In fancy and discerns n happy family clustered round a lamp, saya tho Philadelphia Press. Tho Idea Is that tho farmer hns Uttlo or nothing to do In tho daytlmo but Bit Inside his horn and feed tho stock; tho wifo knits; tho children go to school. It is a charming plcturo, not always truo to life. Thero 1b no tlmo In tho year when thero la cessation from toll on n farm. It Is different In winter; that Is all. Tho days aro Bhortor; tho work rougher. Of courso, much depends upon tho character of tho farm; considerable lclsuro is pos Blbloi whero fow cattlo aro kept and general trucking done. But nlways thero nro tho "chores." A romorkably elastic expression that, "doing chores." It may mean much or llttlo. Bomo dairy farmers, for Instance whoso sorlouB business In llfo Is milk Ing cows, may potter around tho farm after .tho morning's milking and ta king tho morning's milk to tho cream ery or railroad station, cat their noon dinners, mend somo fence, look over tho harness or haul out raanuro, pot ter around soma moro, and then Bay: "Oucbs it's about tlmo to do tho chores;" meaning to milk two dozen cows or so tho real hard work of tho day. Following Chicago's school for po licemen comes New York's school for firemen. It will open, according to tho announcement of tho city's flro com missioner, immediately after tho new year. All present employes of tho department, as well as all now hands, will bo required1 to attend, and only, 'graduates" of this "flro collego" will be ellgtblo for places on tho forco. Pome fifteen subjects, embracing everything appertaining to tho work, will be included In the curriculum, lays the Chicago Record-Herald. As the automobile has becomo nn Im portant part of the up-to-dato flro equipment, tho management of tho gasoline motor car will bo taught And kb casualties tend to lnoreaso in num ber and in seriousness, thore will bo Instruction In first aid to tho Injured. A comprehensive courso for tho bene fit of tho flro fighter seems as ad vantageous as one for that of tho pa trolman. An oxchango of vlows and experiences between Now York and Ctilcago might result in gains for both eUlcfl and both services. Protection of birds which do bono ftslal norvlco to men is coming to bo rttore than n matter for stato action, Representative Weeks of Massachu setts, a state which realizes tho mis-' chief involved In tho destruction of the Insect-eating birds, has Intro duced in congross n bill making it a misdemeanor, punishable by GO days' Imprisonmnent or $200 flno, to kill or harm coveys or slnglo specimens of birds on tholr migratory flight from south to north. The list of birds which 14 In ilniil rwl A n avt n i Im itlnrl AM rjin a a uuckb, pigeons, swsjis, Buipe, uoves, . 1 . robins, bluebirds and various klnde of waterfowl. These uro friends of man or valuable game-birds, and as tho whole country is interested in their preservation it seems to bo, in order or congress to take action. School girls in Atlantic City aro re belling against an edict of the domes tic Boionco authorities, thnt thoy must learn to niako hash. Thoy aro afraid proficiency in thU art may lose them the hearts of admirers who know h&Bh only through tho boarding houses thoy have met. The girls openly aver they hate to lose the homes they may maka happy by ''feeding the brutes" if the, said "brutes" learn beforehand that prospective wives have been encour lged to put hash on the dally menu. A New Jorseylte boarder, not liking his dinner, attacked his landlady, choking hor. Other boarders interest' ed In this summary pro, eat will bo disappointed to learn that tho ac counts said nothing about his choking her Into submission. A ICansaB man huggod bis wifo so 'hard, that be broke two of hor rlbB gome men. never scorn to learn that (here's such a thing as ovordolng good tiling. Since the recent tragedies, aviation may now conflno Its oxporlments to flying across the earth Instead of up into tho clouds. Thero certainly seems to bo no useful or practlcnl pur poso served by efforts in tho lutlor direction. A tenor singer in Detroit strained for a high noto and landed In a hos jiltal. If ho Is anything like moat of the tenors wo know It serves him tfisht TIME OF IRRIGATION Character of Soil and Subsoil Has Much Influence. Sufficient Water Should Be Applied to Saturate Land to Depth of Four to Six Feet Irrigation Should e Followed by Harrow. (Ily WALTER W. M'LAUOHLIN, Irri gation engineer, ucparimem oi Agri culture). Tho charactor of tho soil and sub soil has a largo Influcnco upon tho tlmo of irrigating. A heavy soil with tight subsoil will rccolvo largo quantl- tloB of moisture nnd hold It for a long time, making it posslblo to lrrlgato heavily and at long intorvals. If such a soli is underlaid with gravel tho water will drain out and moro fro- quont irrigation will bo nocessnry. Tho same prlnclplo holds with lighter eoIIs. Tho llghtor tho soils nnd tho moro open tho subsoils tho moro fre quently It will bo necessary to Irri gate Tho lighter soils have less wn- tor capacity, so that tho Irrigations should bo light and frequent. Tho Ideal condition Booms to bo to havo sufficient moisture In tho soli at tho tlmo of Hocdlng to gcrmlnnto tho seed and koop tho plants growing un til thoy aro largo onough to shade tho ground when tho crop Is Irrlgnted. It Is Irrigated again when tho grain la In tho boot that Is, when tho heads aro Just beginning to show nnd Bomo- tlmes again whon tho heads nro till ing. In localities having a small water precipitation or whoro tho evapora tion Is exccsslvo during tho wlntor months, ns Is tho casa along part of tho Pacific const, in Now Mexico, Arl zonn, and n fow othor localltlos, tho utility of irrigation during tho non- growing season has boon demonstrat ed. Whoro tho water supply 1b dollcl ont, Irrigation at a tlmo when tho wa ter can bo ohtalnod, either In tho win ter or tho spring beforo planting, 1b of servlco to storo moisture In tho soil for tho plant's uso later In tho sea Bon. Wlntor rrlgatlon Is not well un derstood or its benefits realized as would bo tho caso woro tho pactlco moro oxtonslvo. Irrigation prior to planting is of great sorvlco li locall tleo with a limited wator supply whero such supply Is required by oth er and moro profltablo crops lator in tho soason. In wlntor Irrigation tho land Is Irri gated onco or twlco boforo honvy froczlng wonthor, tho flrst irrigation two wcoks to a month prior to tho last ono, which should occur Just bo for hoavy frost. Tho hotter, inetliod of wlntor irrigating 1b by th6 furrow method, unless tho land can bo har rowed attor tho last irrigation, as n mulchod surfaco during tho wlntor Is desired, that tho wlntor precipitation may ontor tho soil rendtly. Sufllclont water should bo applied to saturate tho Boll to a dopth of four to six fcot, provided tho soil Is rather deep and not underlaid noar tho surfaco with porous material such as sand and gravol. Somo difficulty is experienced upon tho hoavy lands. In irrigating in tho spring prior to planting, as tho soil dries out very slowly nnd tho grain cannot bo planted until lato. Rotter rosultB aro obtained in such cases by watering Just after tho crop has boon planted. Tho furrow meth od is to bo proforrod upon medium to heavy Bolls if Irrigation Is required nt any tlmo boforo tho plnntB havo nt tnlnod sufllclont growth to nhndo tho ground. In caso water is appllod in tho spring boforo planting, tho land should bo plowed, harrowed, furrowed nnd irrigated, Tho irrigation should bo followed ns soon oh posslblo by tho disk harrow and tho float, then by eoodlng. If tho land hnu boon plow ed tho previous full, tho disk burrow should tnko tho placo of tho plow, Furrowing should follow planting lor tho purposo of subsequent Irrigations. If tho land Is not to bo irrigated un til nftor tho grain Ih planted, tho land should bo plowed; it not ilowcd tho fall previous, double dlskod, harrow ed floated, plantod, nnd furrowod, In tho order named. In caso tho ground Ih cloddy, tho roller may bo used eith er boforo or aftor tho dlslc. Lato summer or oarly fall irrigation Is proving very 'satisfactory for de stroying weeds upon foul land. Use an Incubator. Do not bo discouraged becauso In your flrst attempt to operate an Incu bator you aro not aB successful as you expected to bo. And do not blame tho inoubator, Noarly every poraon who has hatched chickens with tho wood on hen hns boon disappointed nt flrst. However, thoso who havo prosorved and profited by oxporlonco havo been well rewarded for tholr labors. Thero la loss troublo in oporatlng an Incubator than In looking after two or throo siting bona. Dlddy will sit whon Bho gota roody, and froquontly whon her tnBk Is but half finished will Jump tho job, with tho result that hor eggs aro a total Iobb, It la not so with tho incubator. It is roudy to got to work at any tlmo and whon tho egga aro placed tho wooden jon will stay set. Women Run Incubators, , Women folks on tho farm enn run tho Incubator bettor than tho man, and to got hotter results it should bo lo cated in a convenient placo and not whero It will bo necessary to tramp up and down stairs to attend to It. It Is necessary that tho thermometer should bo given tho Incubator. Fol low tho directions closely and aftor n, fow hatchings you will become RO export. RICE IRRIGATION IN SOUTH In Many 8ectlons Where Boll Weevil Has Mado Cotton' Growing Unprofit able 'Other Crops Raised. "In many sections of Louisiana, Ar kansas and Mississippi tho ravages of tho boll woovll havo mado tho grow ing of cotton unprofltablo and tho producers aro substituting othor crop's. Experiments with tho growing of rlco havo proved that it can bo grown thoro profitably. In conse quonco, largo areas of cotton land havo been planted to rlco during tho past season and costly, failures aro qulto certain to result unless proper methods nro followed. These farmers aa n rulo know llttlo about pumping plants, tho building of levees for rlco Irrigation, tho quantity of water to apply nnd tho propor tlmo of applica tion. It has therefore been "found necessary to detail a man to this field to dovoto his ontlro tlmo to a study of rlco irrigation and to work out, if possible, by experiments, better" and cheaper methods than thoso now in voguo. A farmers' bulletin on tho ir rigation of rlco for tho benefit of bo glnners whl soon bo published." It has been suggested thnt farmers grow soy beano as a posslblo sub Htituto for cotton seed in tho produc tion of oil. Tho sanio mnchincs that aro used for extracting cotton-seed oil enn bo employed for extracting tho oil from soy beans. Tho vines nnd cuke rettlduo aro uIbo vnluabto stock feeds. Cropping systems havo been devised for Bouthorn fnrmors entering upon somo kind of llvo-stock farming, Many of tho industrial schools of tho south aro giving attention to farming. Tho department Is co-operating with thoso Institutions in devising plans of management which shall teach corroct principles of crop rotation, tillage and fertilizing." IRRIGATE FOR THE POTATOES One of Important Matters In Growing Spuds Is Water Ground Should Never Bo Soggy. Potatoes mako their greatest growth and weight during Augus and Sep tember. Tho growth up to this tlmo has boon tho dovolopmont of stoma and leaves und tho sotting of tho tu bers. Tho cultivating and ridging should now bo practically completed. Tho next Important thing is irrigation. Tho ovaporatton from soils and plants 1b greator than nt any othor period in Uio growing season nnd tho tubers requiring moro molsturo than nt any other tlmo. Tho ground should not bo mado soggy or water-logged at any ono irrigation, says tho Donvor Field nnd Farm. Closo track should bo kept of tho potato Holds. Tho needs should bo fully anticipated nnd tho ground should novor bo allowed to becomo so dry that a later Irrigation will start now growth and mako tho potatoes unovon and warty. Two light Irriga tions arp better than ono exception ally heavy ono. It is probnblo that Ir rigation of tho vory lato planted fields can continue safely until Soptcmber 1. This gives about six wcoks for ripening in dry soil. Cover Crops In Orchard. A rotntlon of crops cannot well be put in an orchard, but within that or chard can bo grown cover cropB to supply needed humus. Aftor the spring tlllngo in tho orchard 1b com pleted somo quick-growing crop like votchca, peas, ryo, rapo and somo parts, whoro climatic conditions nro favorablo, crlmBon clover can be seeded. Theso crops protect the ground nnd provont the burning out of humus nl ready thoro by tho in toneo sun which provnilB In our Irri gated west. Early tho following spring this covor crop can bo plowed undor, spring tlllago pructlccd and tho covor crop again seeded down. DAIRY NOTES. Cows noed much wator. Novcr, allow tho dairy Biro to run with tho 1'ord. Cowb freshening In tho fall aro most profltnblo. Tho fall fresh cow makes hor ownci tho moat monoy. A good stool ndds much to tho com fort nnd satisfaction of milking. Food nil tho green hay that tho cows will clean up well. Cows grazed on bluo grass pasture will glvo milk of a superior oxccl leiico, the cream being rich and d'cop colored. Salt Is of special lmportauco to the dnlry cow during tho wlntor whon Bho Is fed on dry food. Do not force a dnlry cow to seek sheltor behind n barb-wlro fonco In a stormy nnd froBty day. Alfalfa hay should be grown nbun dantly on ovory furm, particularly on ovory dairy farm. Thero Is no point of greater lmpor- tnnco on tho dnlry farm than that of having perfectly healthy Btock. As & factor Iro reducing tho cost ot production upon largo und small dairy farms nothing has approached tho Blla. Investigations go to show that It Is Imposslblo to materially affect tho composition ot a cow's milk by food lng. Tho dairy farmer who buyB his con contrated feeds, unless his cows aro bringing him n very largo Incomo por head, la playing a losing ganio. It 1b noodlosB to forco n cow to grind this hard and' dry grnln whon It can bo dono mechanically boforo It Is fed. A colllo should novor bo played with, pottdd, nor Interfered with whllo nt work, nor Bhould ho bo allowed to bocomo vicious and hasty with mom hers of tho herd. AND OTHER. CHTC32 Gotham's Great Peril From Dynamite It MAkr tl me smvcit EVERT TIME I LOOK ftT THOSE OARCES NEW YORK. Tho opinion hna often - boon expressed that somo groat disaster will eventually ovortnko Now York and tho rocont dynamlto explo sion In Jersoy City londo Bomo color to this vlow. Over on tho Jersey flats between Bodloo's Island nnd tho end of tho Pennsylvania Railroad dock at Greenville, and west of tho Stntuo of Liberty, thoro nro stored at times In threo barges anchored thero moro than 600,000 pounds of high explo sives. If by chanco this stupendous amount of energy should bo lot looso, It would topple Now York In mliiB and causo tho greatest disaster of modorn tlmoa. Tho loss of llfo would bo appalling. Within a 20-mllo radius of tho Jorsoy flatB whoro this awful powor is pent thoro llvo nearly 10, 000,000 personB. Tho shock of tho ox plosion would bo Inconceivable It would Bet tho earth trembling for hundreds of mllea In every direction. Buffalo, Montreal, Boston and Balti more would feci tho-ground shako un dor their foot. Along tho coaBt a tidal wavo would rush landward and over whelm ovorythlng until It reached tho first groat barrier of tho hills. Ships at son would bo tossed to and fro by tho mighty convulsion. Thoso bargos, which contain onough oxplosivea to blow tho wholo city to pieces, belong to tho groat powder manufacturing concerns that havo Daring Opium Smuggler Is Set Free SEATTLE, WASH. Broken In body and spirit by confinement in tho rodcral prison at McNeil's island, whoro ho Borvod four terms, Law ronco Kelly, declared by customs of ficers' to bo tho Bhrowdest and most daring opium smuggler thoy havo oncountorod on Pugot Bound during tho last threo decados, was turned adrift a fow days uko. Ho is 73. hts Btrongth is wasted, his nerve is gono ana no IB without a dollar. Unless former accomnliccs como to his nld with part of tho fortuno ho mado for tnom at tho risk of his llfo and froo dom, it 1b likely tho veteran will pasa tho rest of his days In a poorhouso. Kelly's smuKKilnc dnya aro nvor. Ho 1b a broken down Bailor. Ho is undor tho surveillance of customs of ficials and will bo followed by them to tho grave. Ho novcr confessed or Implicated others and he had tho reputation of being "squaro" with thoso who profited by his traffic Deficit in Wake of MILWAUKEE. Municipal morrl mont comes high. Mllwaukceans hnvo danced and now thoy must pay Uio piper. And tho plpor's bills nmount to $1,000 moro than tho danc ers donated. Municipal balls attended by 3,000 porsons, nt which tho omployor domspd wtlh his Btonogrnphor and tho employer's wifo danced with, tho ste nographer's "Btoady," and many sim ilar mix-ups, all tending in tho gen oral direction of Boclal equality, havo boon a great success socially, but not financially. Thoro is a deficit and the city's strong box will havo to bo drawn on for $1,000 to pay the piper for piping four tlmos at tho four mu nicipal balls that havo bocn given. Plans to Carry Gospel in Aeroplane ST. LOUI8. Tho aeroplane nB a means of spreading the gospel Is tho latest Idea of James II, Pearson, Itinerant preacher. Rolonsed recently from tho observa tion ward of tho city hospital, Poarson promptly Bet to work perfecting two neroplano models, in which, accom panied by his wifo nnd a corps of as sistants, ho intends to fly over the country. ' Tho aoroplano will bo used moro for this nurposo than as an instru ment of war, Pearson Bays. Instoad of spreading militarism by its uso as a bomb carrier, tho neroplano Is de tholr plants in desert places Inland. They cannot storo their doadiy oxplo sivea near any largo center of popula tion. Tho regulations of nearly every city from Now York down prohibit tho storage of any quantity of dynnmlte or any other powerful explosive with in tholr boundaries. Thoroforo tho considerable amount that is used in blasting has to bo transported each day from some point of distribution; Thoso barges on tho Jorsoy Hats aro tho great distributing depots for dyna mlto for nil tho region of Now York and vicinity. It is impoasiblo to say from ono day to another Just how much dynnmlte, lyddite, black powder or other cxplc olvo combinations aro carried on theso boats. Tho stock varies almost from hour to hour. Thus far they havo oscapod disas ter. Yet thoy aro alhiost ns much n potential menace to Now' York nB Vesuvius is to Naplos. Thoy nro moro, In fact, for 'Naples is quito & numbor of miles away from tho flam ing crater of tho volcano, whllo Now York, with Its mountain ranges of skyscrapers, is but a brief two miles distant, Thoro aro approximately 500,000,000 pounds of high explosives manufac tured In tho United States ovory year. Thoro 1b continually In transit on tho rnllroads throughout tho country G.O0O carloads of this dangerous material. It takos an nverago of 10 days to mako dollvory from point of Bhlpniont to destination. Therefore thoro Is a car load of dynamlto or gunpowder for overy 50 miles of railroad throughout America. Tho traveler passes almost hourly within a fow feot of these cars without knowing it. though ho had opportunities to flceco (hem whenever ho brought a sloop load of contraband goods Into tho country. Smuggling always appealed to Kelly as a gamo of chanco, to bo Indulged, In only for tho excitement and tho satisfaction of eluding tho officers. Ho did not sail undor tho black flag for tho profit and It Is known that bo nover fired a shot or harmed any one. Kolly was successful In many of his advonturcs between tho Canadian shores and tho mainland In Washing ton and Orogon, and it is bellovcd ho Smuggled sovoral hundreds of thou sands of dollars' worjh of contraband goods, Including opium Into tbo Unltod States during tho last fifteen years. Ho always worked alo.o, and, though desorted when arrested tho last time, ho would glvo not tho least Inkling aB to who financed tho ex peditions or who assisted him. When opium began pouring into tho country from over tho British Columbia border, for months tho cus toms inspectors searched tho coun try In an offort to traco tho smug gler. Finally ono overheard a con versation between two prosperous business men nt Olympla, tho capjfnl of Washington. Kolly was caught with tho goods and arrested. Municipal Dance Tho deficit Is moro than a deficit. It Is a problem. It Is n rock which threatens to knock a hole in the Mil waukee plan of municipal morrymn king. Thoro 13 a dllforenco of opinion as to whether it is best to go ahead With thq public frolics. Somo point to tho fact hat Undo Sam conducts his postofflco business at a loss, and that Now York ruim Its forrleB at a loss. What mattors It, thoy say, that thero Is a loss of mero dollars? Look at tho gain In merriment. Thoso, In B(ond of looking backward, would look further forward and not keep tho mu nicipal danccB going but inaugurate municipal moving picture shows. Tho plan Is to glvo tho flrst of these shows In a public Bchoqlvbuildlng In (ho con gested district. It will either bo frco or tho vrlco of admission will be held down to a penny or two. Tho public dnnco and tho public moving plcturo show nro only tho bo glnnlngs of the program mapped out by Mayor Emll Soldel and his chief lloutonnnt, Congressman-Elect Victor L. Borger, and their nasocl&tes. stined to carry missionaries over the world and onablo them to roach spots hitherto Inaccessible, ho says. Tho native of Wahiunba, in Africa, pursuing hla peaceful occupation of cooking hla nolghbor for 0. noonday meal, will see suddonly n strange ap parition, frqm which a man-bird will omorgo. After ho has conaiiered thin Hold ho will go on to now ones until tno ovangollzation of tho wholo world will be accomplished. "But beforo I tour the world In my noroplancs, 1 will first cloan St. Louis," doclnrcs Poarson. "It U a derf ot In Iqulty, and I cannot go away without completing my work hire." Pearson Is a momboi of tho Ama tour Aeronaut Association of St Louis. Ills modelu uro constructed along scientific lines, aud Pearson will soon start building tho aeroplanes. Meanwhile Pearson Is preaching on tho BtreetB, ovory night. $3.50 RECIPE CURES. WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY TROUBLE8, BACKACHE, STRAIN ING, SWELLING, ETC. 8tops Pain In the Bladder, Kidneys and Back, Wouldn't it bo nice within a week or so . to begin to say goodbyo forever to the scalding, dribbling, straining, or too fre quent passage of Urine; tho forehead and tho back-of-the-head aches; the stitches and pains In the back; the growing mui clo weakness; spots boforo tho dyes; yel low skin; sluggish bowels', swollen eye lids or ankles; leg cramps; unnatural short breath; sleeplessness and the de spondency? I havo a rcclpo for theso troubles that you can depend on, and If you want to mako a QUICK RECOVERY, you ought to wrlto and get a copy of It. Many a doctor would clinrgo you $3.50 Just for writing this prescription, but I have It and will bo glad to sond it to you entire ly free. Just drop mo n lino llko this: Dr. A. E. Robinson. IC-SO Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and I will send It by re turn mall In a plain envelope. As you wlllx sco when you get It, this reclpp contains only pure, harmless remedies, but It has great healing and paln-conqucring power. It will quickly show Its power onco you use It, so I' think you had better sco what It Is without delay. I wilt send you a copy free you can uso It and euro your self at homo. OUT OF A JOB. Friend (consollnelv Rn vnn'vn Inn your Job, eh? Well, don't worry nbout it. I reckon you was only wastin' yer umo in a placo llko that YOUHtr Bill fsndlv Yon. thnVt what tho boss told mo when 'o fired mo. PRAIRIE DOGS. We usually write our own ads., but will let a user of "Rouen on Rats" for extermination of Pniirio Dogs write this one. Mr. H. B. Mosely, a ranchman, un der dnto of Feb. 4th, 1011, writes as fol lows from Hill Top, Douglas Co., Col orado: Ho says: "I have read your ad vertisement ot 'Rough on Rots;' it not only reads good but it 'is good. I havo been troubled twenty years with Prairio uog; navo uscu many eo-caiieii exter minators to no purpose. Not long since I used n poieoncu wheat, prepared by an expert who had mado it a study for years, but it did no good for mo; they ate it, but chirped for moro. Tho 'Dogs' wero eating up a field of corn for me; I was at my wit's end what to do; I could only get tho small 15c. sizo hero of 'Rough on Rats.' I mixed it with corn and applied; many of them chirped no more; I then mixed it with corn meal and placed it on days not windy, near their holes. 'Rough on Rats' is by far tho best thing I havo tried, but I fancy I am using it unnecessarily strong, or you may suggest a better way than I know to mix or use it. I wish our druggists would keep the larg est (75c.) size; could you send me the 75c. size? It clears them out in great shape; you should mako It better known to Ranchmen." Tho above aro facts ns stated by Mr. Moscly. "Rough on Rats" is equally uoiiKii on i-ruirio uops, oquirreis, unip munlts, Gophers, Rabbits, Mice, Rats varmints of every nnd all kindx. Roaches. Flics, Ants, and Bed Bugs. Read the di rections how to use it pafcly in outbuild ings nna tor tnc uutercnt Kinds ot pests. For Prairio Dogs I would advise coaking coarse cracked corn in a mixture of. nv ono 23c, box of "Rough on Rats" to fivo gallons ot water; let it stand a week, shaking frequently; you can une the snmo mixture over and over again for cracked corn: or mix "Rough on Rats," thoroughly find instantly, say, ono part to twenty of hot com meal mush; when it cools, dU ride in pieces and placo about their holes. 15c., 25c. and 75c; wooden boxes only. E. S. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City, N, J. Uncle Joe's Check. Col. Henry Cnreon, sergennt-at-arma of tho bouso of representatives, has the original check' given by Speaker Joseph G. Cannon a fow years ago to a book agent, and nbout which an in teresting story has been told. An agent visited the speaker and In terested him In an elaborate edition of something which Undo Joe didn't wnnt, but bought. Whon tho books nrrlved Undo Joe examined them and decided at onco that something bnd been put over on him. When tho agent carao for his money tho speaker de termined to mako him indorse n torso sentiment on books, bo ho wrote out a check for $73, tho amount duo, and on the back of It ho inscribed: "Pay to the order of Mr. Blank, in full payment for an edition which was not worth a d , and dear nt that prlco, but for tho case and grace with which ho put it over your Undo Joe It was well worth tho monoy." Hu man Life. Succecsful Life Work. "Ho has achieved succesa who has lived well, laughed often, nnd loved much; who has gained the respect of Intelligent men and tho love of llttlo children; who hns filled his nicho and accomplished his task; who left tho world bettor tjmn he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued bouI; who has novor lacked nppreciatlon ot earth's beauty or fallod to express it; who has always looked for tho best In othors, and glvon tho best ho had; whoso llfo was an Inspiration; whoso memory a bonedlctioi ," Prcsldont Bchurman.