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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1911)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE LItA L. DARE, Publisher. TERMS, 11.26 IN ADVANCE! WORTH PLATTE, . NEBRASKA INTELLIGENT DOGS. If ono may Judge by tho size of tho claims presented in tho various conn tlos for ehecp killed by dogs, wo are' rapidly losing tho best of our sheep In Kentucky, and tho dogs are show Ing an almost human discrimination in mutton, says tho Loulsvlllo Coup ler-Jouranl. Bhoop killed by dogs aro valued at anywhero from 0 to $13 aploco. From this it appears that tho dogs must bo given to killing Cots wolds and Southdowns In full fleece. In ono western Kentucky county i( has bech discovered that. sheep aro very generally listed for taxation at 4 a head. In tho samo county the claims allowed for bucks, owes and lambs klllod by dogs range from 8 to 912. If tho assessor's roport is to bo bollovcd, thcro must bo a tremendous, lot of scrub sheep in that county to pull down tho avcrago to $1 a hcadj and tho dogs must cxorclso mighty good judgment in avoiding tho "scala wags" when they go forth on a alnugh terlng expedition. Tho dpgs aro show, ing a marked preferenco for high class mutton that presently, it Is to bo apprehended, thoro will bo no blooded sheep left in that particular county, Doad sheep seem to bo moro vnluablo than llvo ones, and It is dif ficult to account for such a situation uuleBs it bo that Kentucky dogs aro progressing extraordinarily in acumen and In fastidiousness. Under such circumstances It might be woll to ralso tho dog tax or to import a consldorablo numborot canines that aro not so allflred smart To tho long list of , recipes for at taining old ago must 'now bo addod ft now one, highly rccommendedod by a man not with a Teutonic, but with a Celtic, namo. He is cnthutastlo about sauerkraut, which ho maintains will enablo any man or woman to llvo a contury or more. It will conduce not only to longovlty, but to happl uess. It is both nutritious and appe tizing. It feeds tho body And stimu lates the mind. It 1b cheap, At least that is what its sponsor claims as the result of his personal dally experience with sauerkraut for about CO years. II does not say how often one ought to ent sauerkraut in order to become a centenarian, but sjnee he advocates two meals a day for the average pep eons, he would probably not recom mend eating sauerkraut between meals. A wise. Connecticut hen rode on the pilot of an engine as far as a point known as Plymouth Rock which was her own kind of a henand laid an egg on the pilot in payment of her fare. There is really no occasion to go, fishing when stories like this can be picked up at one's back door. One ot the writers who sell stories to the magazines complains that he gets only 35 for a story 6,000 words long, Well, it he isn't a cripple he can turely find a job as ditch digger or a farm laborer somowhere, provided money is all he wants. The harem Bklrt for women Is not enough, it seems. The Scottish High landers la New York were recently incorporated with the avowed object of encouraging tho wearing of kilts on the public streets. A Chicago doctor thlnka that every one should have Tils vermiform appen dix removed. Who will be the first legislator to Introduce a bill making the .removal of vermiform appendices comp&hwry? , The rejWt is persistent that tho queea of England doesn't like Ameri cans. There, are a whole, lot of Ameri cans toadying around royalty that we do not care, much for either. Tho queen la probably justified. We are advised that in eating grape fruit it is well to use a range-finder and then deploy the spoon so that the juice does not hit tho pyo. It Is bound to hit tho oyo of somebody olao at tho table, howover. A manufacturing, company In Now Jersey has had a young man arrested, jor flirting witn lta girl employes. Ills case will perhaps come under tho head of forming a combination In re straint ot trade. A St. Louis sword awallowcr trlod the othor day to swallow a tork. and It is going to be difficult for him to recover. The sword-swallower never .should fool with pointed tools, Ten thousand alarm clocks were re cently shipped from this country to China, and a Philadelphia paper nrlntH a joke about the waking up of the Hermit Kingdom. A western railroad Is going to put soda fountains on Its summer trains This will, without doubt, add to its Azzlcal valuation. FIT FOR IRRIGATION Many Crop Failures Attributable to Faulty Leveling. Machinery Necessary for Proper Preparation of Land Is Simple and Inexpensive Should Always Be In Order. Dy J. If. BQU1IIE3, Now Mexico Agri cultural College.) Moro crop failures on Irrigated lunds may bo traced to faulty level ing than to any other causo under tho control 'of tho farmer. Poorly lovoled lands aro cxpcnslvo to irri gate, both with regard .to tho amount of water and tho amount of labor re quired; and In addition, tho plants In tho different parts of tho Hold aro so unequally watered that unsatisfactory crops aro tho result. Tho machlnory necessary for leveling on tho small farm is slmplo mid Inexpensive, and should bo kept In order that all sparu time of mon and teams can bo used to the best advantage. On tho Bmnll farm all that is necessary is a small scraper, a plow, and a plank drag. In lovollng, tho first thing to do Is to decldo Just how tho land can bo put into shapo by moving tho least amount ot dirt. A good way to begin Is to set stakes" to represont borders, and boo how thoy may bo located in order to obtain tho host results. If Is not necessary that an entire field should bo level, but only that tho soil within a border bo so; and each bord er may drop lower or rlso higher than tho ono adjoining, without any sorlous inconvonlonco In either seeding or har vesting. Dordcra should not bo spaced too wldo. Forty-fivo to sixty feet will bo a' good width If tho Hold Is at all sloping; and It Is not boot to niako them moro, than 100 feet apart, oven when tho land Is level, Locate each border doflnltoly, and mark It by throwing up n couplo of furrows, or in any other way that is convenient. Then beginning tho high end of tho field, work- out tho first border, taking nil excess dirt from tho high places and spreading It wncro needed in tho low places. In snndy soils tho borders should not bo moro than 200 or 300 feet in length, but on clay soils no limit ncod bo set for tho length. For tho location of tho borders, especially if thoy aro long, It Is almost necessary that a level bo used. Thcso may bo pur chased for about $18 to $20. Perma nent borders should be built at tho time of leveling. These should be Just high enough to control the movement of water, and should be wide enough to prevent any danger of their being dragged down by ma chinery or washed down by tho run ning water. A convenient and very satisfactory way to build such bor ders is to drag up the dirt with a ncraper and deposit It along the lines of the border; where it should bo smoothed Into the desired shape. If the borders are built with h broad base and slowly sloping sides, crops can be grown along the sides and top without any difficulty. The base of such borders should not be less than eight to ton feet wldo. After all borders and tho chocks or cross borders are comploto, it Is best to go oyer each section ot the field and true up all slight Inequalities that may have been missed in the first lovollng. Here again tho level is ot great value, as It points out thoso er rors much moro closely than tho best trained eye. It there la free and Abundant supply of water, and tho field will not noed It for eorao time, it is woll to glvo it a trial irrigation: making a noto of all tho points that are either low or high, and correct ing these as soon as tho soil is dry. Ono thing that must bo borne in mind is that where auy largo amount of earth Is hauled Into a low place, the levol ot tho land will bo destroyed by this soil settling after tho first few irrigations, unlesB allowance is mado for this and a slight oxcobb ot soli 1b moved in, This Is hard to catlmato, and for this reason it is well that tho field bo not seeded to a permanent crop, like alfalfa, tho first year aftor any decided leveling. The small grains are perhaps the best crops to try on nowly leveled flolds. Thoy do not oc cupy tho soil for a great length ot time, and can stand an excess of water in any place that happens to bo low, porhaps, bettor than a ma Jorlty of tho crops grown In this re glon, Then, too, tho aurfneo is loft In an cxcellont condition for correct ing slight inequalltlen in lovel that may yet remain, Whon thoso cor reotlons aro mado, tho soil should bo ready to put in alfalfa or any othor crop that will bo on tho Irtnd for years with o fear of drowning out tho lower levels. Groat advantago in operation results from tho uso ot woll built boxes and gates tor tho turn outa and othor control of water. A subsequent bullotln will treat of thoso more fully. Raise More Market Poultry, It has beeu aakod will tho fancy eventually bo driven to tho wall by the progress mado In growing market poultry? Certainly not. Wo noed fancies real fancies. Wo want mou to create breeds and to perfect tho old ones, Dut tho speculator and huckster is fast cooing htn finish. The man with a string of breeds is not a fancier. He is a speculator. It would be next to impossible for htm to give each of thcaa breeds his best attention, To thoroughly know breed, and to get out ot It all that Is good In it would require an ordinary lifetime. SLOPING SITE FOR ORCHARD Frequently Low-Lying Groves Are Less Fruitful Than Those Plant ed on Higher Levels. Every fruit grower, whether a prac tical or thcorotical man, should rea lize from tho very beginning that to succeed in fruit growing ho must work hard with both head and hands. In the planting of nn orchard thcro aro many features to bo considered, alt of which nro equally Important in tbo success of fruit growing site, nlr, drainage, soli, plan, selection of vari eties, selection, eourco and caro of trees, time of planting, cultivation, Ir rigation, pruning, spraying and amudg Ing. Whntovor the size of tho or chard there aro several polnto which should bo considered beforo tho trees aro planted, writes Fabian Garcia in tho Denver Flold and Farm. Tho first of these is tho stto or location, and this Is of much importance. Whonevor posslblo tho orchardlst should select a gently sloping stto, as such. a locality provides good nlr drulragc. This, whllo not genernlly consmcroa, is very important in or charding. Cold nlr is heavier lhan warm air, and for this reason it will settlo In tho lower places, which are most likoly to bo tho frosty ones. Frequently tho low-lying orchnrds nro less fruitful than thoso planted on tho sloping or higher levels. In all other Irrigated districts, tho land must' be ns level as posslblo In order to facili tate Irrigation, and for thlB reason it is nlmost Imposstblo fo sccuro an Ideal slta so far as air drainage is con cerned. Porhnpo tho best fruit bolts, consld' orlng them frpm .tho nlr drainage proposition, Ho on tho first levol ot our mesa lands'. It enough water could bo devetoped on these high lands tho damage caused by tho spring frosts' would bo largely mitigated. Old tlmo fruit growers and many writers lay groat stress upon tho soli and one would think from their descriptions concerning thoso requirements of the different fruits that thoro would bo no hopo of success unless a soil of exact ly such nnd such chnractor could be found. It Is true that whflo moat fruits aro partial to certain kinds ot soils, most of them will do well on many kinds, provided it is deop enough nnd caro is taken of tho trees. By proper attention to tlllngo and utilizing tho many different methods of changing tho character of tho soil, ono need not bo discouraged if it la not typical in ovory way for this oi that fruit. Ot course better succest nt less oxpenuo and labor may bo had it tho soil is adapted to tho fruit planted, Oftentimes the greatest sue cess dopends more upon tho individual who cares for tho trocs than upon the soil in which they are grown. Some men succeed in poor soil wlillo othors tall or havo poor results on good soil A very largo percentage of tho young trees which dlo perish principally on account of not having had propel care. Charcoal and Chickens. Charcoal Is necessary for fowls tt keep1 their digestion In good condition and It should always be kept where they can got at It. Charcoul, unlesi the slcknesn Is severe', will cure almoal all tho ailments to which chickens art subject. In buying charcoal, gel the coarse-ground kind. Whoro pow dered charcoal la used, it should b mixed with tho mash. Sometlmei chlckenu overeat; the charcoal pre vents trouble from this cause. South ern Farm Advocate. Soil for Flowers. Flowers should .havo a friable, von fertllo boII in which to grow. Thoj ofton mnko n brave display in rathei poor soil, but thoy appreciate good caro. LIVE STOCK NOTES. Do not feed corn to tho breeding ewes; It is too heating. Pigs that nre carelessly weaned arc likely to bo glvon qulto a setback, Tho sheepfold should bo llbcrallj bedded and the bedding should be changed often. For horses nt hard or fast work in tho Bummer tlmo, clover hay may provo too laxative. In order that bows may use oati to tho best advantago they should by all means bo ground. If tho sllngo has boon properly put in, thoro 1b no, reason why it should noi Keep uirougn ino summer, After pigs nro weaned, ono of tht most common cnuseB of runts Is the feeding ot a straight corn diet, Peas should bo woll podded before hogs aro turned In, nnd after that stago they may bo hogged oft with profit. For stallions, brood marcs, .young horses, and horses at light work, good quullty clover or alfalfa hay can not bo excelled. Silage Is vory nearly as cheap ns paBturo and In composition Is prac tlcally tho same, pound for pound, as timothy pasture. Peas alono make a valuable pasture for hogs, although tho hogs should not bo turned In on tho crop as soon as either cattle or sheep. Corn sllago 1b an excellent feed for steers on account ot Its succulence and pnlat ability, nnd becauso ot Jts comparatlvo rlchneBB In carbohydrates and fat. In proventlng and treating all din capes of young pigs, It is well, In add! tlon to giving feed ot the best quality, to allow plenty ot exerclso, sunshine, and puro air. To check scouring in the pigs It Is recommeudcvl to give the sow two or three teaspoonfuls ot tincturo of opium or place a tew drops on tho pigs' tongues. TKT Crow Heads Puzzle the Officials INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Here is n 1 pretty kottlo of fish. Tho oftlces of tho county clerks In Indiana nro being filled to overflowing with tho heads of dead crows, and tho result Is not pleasing to tho sense-of smell, to say tho lenBt. Camo about this way: At tho Inst session of tho legislature tho farmers of tho state succeeded in having a law enacted which placed a bounty ot ten cents upon tbo head of every crow. Tho farmers argued that tho crown destroyed much of thefr crops by eating tho seeds after they wcro scattered on tho ground and wcro a nuisance in goncrai. Every body thought It would bo a good schomo to abolish the pest by killing off a largo number of the prolific crows, And bo it camo to pass that the law wob onacted and 'moat every body thought tho question was solved at onco and for all tlmo. Dut It wann't. Tho county clerks aro tho sufferers nnd complalnanto now. Tho farmer boys spend their Chinese Queues CHICAGO. Prices of coiffures nro duo for a slump and "milady of tlio boulovards may Boon bo prome nading down Michigan avenue bo- decked In tho very latest of lato im ported puffs which but rocontly form ed tho most conspicuous part of tho hirsute adornment of tho Celestials of South Clark BtrecL It may seom strango that tho most fashionable of Chicago's smart sot will bo nblo to purchaso real "Import ed" puffs, curls, braids, switches and rats which wcro once tho queues of Chicago chop suoy waiters and Chin ese laundrymen, but tho fact remains Indisputable, for according to the edict recently passed in China 00 per cent, of all tho Celestials In tho United States have divorced themselves from ono of tho moat typically distinguish ing features of tho race tho queue. Following a similar movo in tho Chinatown of Now York. San Francis co and other cities, the Chinese of Chicago the other day kept tho barbers busy with tho shears and by night thoro wero few loft along South Clark street who could boast of tho "pig tails." which wero tholr prldo of other dnys. Hp Lung, mayor of Chicago's Chinatown, and tho leaders ot the Wife Rifles Pockets! Then Beat Her WUZ- oimiFieoi (N SUMrtin HIS WfE rtn pickih' HIS POCHTTJ PROVIDENCE, IL I. Judge C. M. Leo ot tbo superior court, In tho course ot a separation suit brought by Elizabeth T. England against her husband, John E. England, stated that a man is justified in chastising his spouse if Bhe rifles his pockets. The Englnnds havo been married about flvo yoars, and recently thero has boon troublo in tho household. MrB. England wanted Boparato sup port from hor husband when sbo came into court Sho told on the wltnesB stand that they had three children and had boen living happily enough until a short tlmo ago. Ono night, sho related, Mr. England arrived at his homo on Warren stroot about 3 a. m and proceeded to curl up on the floor. Mrs. England ad mitted that sho thought ho was asleep and started to go through his pockets m,nse Aero Landing and Lake on Roof NEW YORK. Now York within a year Is to have ono of tho most re markable buildings on earth. It Is designed to replaco Madison Square Garden, nnd not tho least of Its fea tures will bo a landing stago for fly ing machines. A $2,000,000 structuro is to bo reared on tho slto of tho old Drewstor carriage factory on tho west dido ot Droadway botween Forty-seventh and Forty-ElgWh streets, It will bo used mainly (or exhibition pur poses and various trades In tho sport ing line. The Droadway project Is backed by Interests identified with the Schlltz Drowlng company of Milwaukee, rep resented in Now York by John Oh mels, roBtaurantour, and OBcar Schmidt. The building wllj be erected by the AtlaB Development company, which in January ot last year took a long lease on the Drewster site from tho Sutphln estate. The now building is to be adapted particularly to tho needs ot the au tomobile, motor boat and aviation In dustries and their allied trades. With "off rainy dnys" hunting crows. Thoy aro bringing them to tho county scats by hundreds. Tho heads aro strung llko so many beads or pearls, and oft- on tho strings measure four or flvo feet in length. In communities whero tho crows nro plentiful and that seems to bo all over Indiana tho gun ners can bag enough crows in a day to realize a good compensation for their work. Hero is whero tho rub comes in. Tho county clerk, who receives nnd pays for tho crow heads must keep them until his books, stock and ofllco materials aro audited by tho county commissioners, which Is onco a year. Now what Is tho county cleric going to do with tho hundreds and hundreds of crow heads brought to hln ofllco,? Surely ho cannot put thorn away In tho eafo with other valuables. Neither can he throw them away, for In that event ho would havo, to Btand tho bounty monoy from his own pocket. Tbo result is that his ofllco1 smells to high heaven, and oven tho salo of marriago licenses has suffered a slump. And that la tho reason tho county clerks of Indiana havo signed a round robin and forwarded it to Governor Marshall, praying him to offor a solu tion, or at least appoint a commission for that end. for Milady's Wig famous Moy family, Moy Tong Geo and Moy Tong Hoy, all bowed with good graco beforo the power of tho scissors. Tho hair Is being shipped by tho Chinese to London whoro largo Eng lish hnlr dealers will convert It into coiffures ot the latest fashions and ot varlduB shades, and then ship "real Imported" puffs back to American soil. Tho monoy which the Chinese in thlB country will rocelvo for the hair Is to bo Bent back to China. Some tlmo ago an edict was passed to tho effect that all citizens or for mer citizens ot China might cut off tholr queues or retain them as they caw fit It was formerly ono of tho strictest laws ot tho country that every citizen must wear a queue, and thoso without thorn wero not allowed to roturn to tho empire on pain ot sovero punishment. in search of (a watch and ring which sho claimed belong to her. Dut Mr. England woko up and gavo hor a slap In the face. - ' Sho tried to go through his pockets again and testified that, ho gavo her a kick In tho back. Under cross-examination Mrs. England told that she had struck hor husband with a shoo. After listening to considerable ot this testimony, Judgo Leo stated In his opinion this couple ought to be brought together and become rCcon clled. Ho brought out tho fact that t.ho woman only wanted separate sup port and probably would become reconciled to her huBband somq time, and thought tho present n good timo. Judge Leo conferred with Lawyer Thomas F. Coonoy, who represented Mrs. England, and Lawyer Arthur Cushlng, representing Mr. England, and thoy agreed to do what thoy could to effect a reconciliation. "Dut you must toll your client." ad monished Judge Lee, with a smile, in addressing Lawyer Coo'ney, "that sho must not go through hor husband's pockets again. A man la justified In slapping his wife if sho goes through his pockets." this end In view, certain unusual structural features havo been planned, Buch ns a starting and landing track on tho roof for flying machines, a lake CO by 12G feet, also on tho roof, for tho display of motor boats, and an enormouB freight find passenger ele vator, 25 by 62, capablo of carrying on aeroplane, a 60-foot motor boat or about 400 persons at ono trip. Tho basemont, which will havo a very high celling, will contain a reo taurant seating 0,000 or 7,000 persona and run on tho plan of tho famous rathskellers of Berlin and Munich. Tbo roof will bo used as an open air garden in tho summer. Tho lake is to bo utilized as a skating rluk in tha winter. REPATRIATED HE HAD $400.00 IN CASH IN 1003? NOW WORTH $8,000.00. My parents wero originally Cana dians from Essex County, Ontario. 1 was born In Monroo County, Michigan, from which place I moved to Red Lake FoIIb, Minnesota, whero I farmed for 22 years. I sold my farm thero In tho summer of 1003 and In September of that year camtf to Canada with my wlfo and eight children. I had about $400 In cash, team ot horses, a cow, a few sheep and some chickens. I took up a quarter section of land near Jack FiBh Lake, Mcota P. O., and later on purchased for 2,000.00 an adjoining quarter section. I havo now 48 head of cattle, a numbor of horses, good buildings and consider my holding is worth nt least 8,000.00. My children havo raised from 300 to 500 worth of garden truck each year since wo havo been hero. I havo never had a poor crop nnd havo never hod one frosted. My wheat has averaged from 25 to 30 bushels por ncro with one or two years considerably mor . My data havo always yielded well up to 60 bushels por acre and onco or twlco as high as 85. My cattlo havo never beori stabled in winter, and do not need It. I consider that thlB country offers bet ter opportunities for Bottlers than any whero I havo ovor boen. I am sure that almost any person can como hore and buy land at say 15.00 por acre and pay for It in ono crop. My ex perience is that if a man farms his land In tho right way ho is not likely to havo his crop frosted. Most pt tho sottlers In my district are Americana and Canadians and I know lots of them who enmo hero with little or no capital who aro now do ing well, but I do not know of any who havo left through disappointment, or becoming discouraged, have returned to their former homes. EUGENE JUBINVILLE. Thero nro many whoso experience is similar to that of Mr. Jublnvlllo. Securo Canadian Government litera ture from nearest Canadian Govern ment Agent, and seo for yourself. "When a Wlfo Is Cruel." Tho husband rushed Into tho room whero his wife wns sitting. "My dear," said he, excitedly. "Guess what I Intelligence has Just reached me " Tho wlfo gavo ft Jump at this point, rushed to her husband, and, kissing: him fervently, interrupted with: "Well, thank heavon, Hnrryt" Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of DASTORIA.n. safe and nurn rmmlv inr Ipiants and children, and see that it Dears tbo ov . , Bignaturoofpfe In Uso For Ovor 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Costoria Wanted an Officer. The sheriff was snoozing away in his scat in tho coach, when he heard somo one call out: "Is thero an ofllcer In tho coach from Now Castle?" "Yes," replied tho sheriff vory em phatically. "Loan me your corkscrew, pleaBe, sir," calmly continued tho drummer. Tho greatest cause of worry on Ironing day can be removed by using; Defiance Starch, which will not stick to tho iron. Sold everywhere, 16 oz. tor 10c. If no God, whenco duty? Thero re mains no othor sourco than blind, bru tal, tyracnouB force. Duty never is sues from that Mazzlni. If constipation Is present, the liver sluggish, tako Garfield Tea; it is mild Id action and never loses its potency. Hardly nnything caij make such & fool ot a man as side whiskers for him to bo proud of. Lewis' Single Binder, extra duality to bacco, costs moro than other 5e cigars. Don't let your money burn n. hole In some other fellow's pocket .THE KEYSTONE TO HEALTH IS HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS When the digestive system needs toning and strengthening take the Bitters promptly. It does the work. Try a bottle today. ft1,""' U'etnlTPeurBCliroiiloUlrBrs,Jon av.su uunim. KOLJIKj INISHINQ ftSLSSS ?r 5?iihm Bily?pU" ior. 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