THE SEMI-WEEKLY TBHOME IJIA I DAUB, Publisher. s TERMS, $1.25 IN ADVANCE! , WORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA VALUE OF IMAGINATION. Llto naturally must bo mom intor eotlng to tbo person of vivid Imagina tion than to ond who lives only for tbo tangible things about him and who fears to dream an his fancy wills because reality bears heavily upon blm. Wo do not think that even tbo man of affairs would find the indul gence of a few day dreams detrimental to. his Interest, whllo to thoso who look only upon the serious aide of life and' sbnro only Its darkor aspects, a few dreams of what perhaps may coma to pass would act as a tonic upon tired nerves says tho Charleston News and Courier. Our dreams are ofton com panlons to us, and sometimes wo find ourselves moving unconsciously with tbem in n world far roniovod from our real habitation, but ono whoso prom ises seem easy of fulfillment and whoso delights compensate for eomo of tbo hardships wo may, perhaps, bo called upon to bear during our waking hours. Tho world which Is our Idea of happiness, with ult Us wonder of accomplishment and all its moasuro oi appreciation tho world in which wo naturally play an Important pqrt whd vhnu not soon its shining sands, and lofty 'summits, and flowering paths, beckoning, tolling us how good it Is to live and defying us to resist Its appealing call? Wo cannot nil gain its shores and discover long-hidden flocroli), but, nt least, wo can turn Its promises to our advantage and mako our. day dreams oases, as It wore, la tho dosort spots of llfo. James H. Collins, writing of "tho or derly German mind," notes that a gen eration ago tho chief exports of Ger many were philosophy, poetry, music and emigrants, whllo today she ships machinery, chemicals, textiles and other manufactured products, and the moro thought of her competition scares, America and has brought Eng land to thd vorgo pf hysteria. How has this como about7 You could put all Germany, and Ponnsyl .vanla to. boot, In Uiestato of TexaB. Yet there aro upward of 70,000,000 Ger mans. With scant natural resources, the Teuton had to think hard and make the beat of It Just as In schol arly and scientific research, his agri cultural and industrial labors have been intense, methodical, plodding, thorough. He has taught the wWld' how to farm. He 1b supreme in the economic use of chemicals. It is rather comfortable to hear that the opinion of experts in the Lake Su perior region is decidedly adverse to the view that the Buppllps of Iron ore at .the present rate of increased use will lafet only a short time. Those fa- miliar with the region point out bll- . lions ot tons in the Cascade range, be aides millions proved up, In the Nog- 'RU&ee, Ishpemlg and other ranges to the WMt ward of the lattor, Possibly a strict analysis ot tho prophecy ot , short life tor our ore supply would ' disclose that it refers only to tho 6x ha'ustlon of tho Mesaba deposits.' Even then thoy are predicated on tho main tenance ot a rate ot Increase in min ing equal to tho exceptional opo ot the past two decades. A'part from the cor rectness ot that calculation the fact Is well, known 'hat there are vast do posits of ore yet practically un touched. Look into the eyes of the oriental and you look Into orbs that are opaque to Occidental discernment A mystic and alien light hints an appalling gulf of sentiment But somewhere behind the screen with which the pa tient Chinaman holds his dignity of solitude there beats a heart as ready to bleed at the story ot suffering ot his own peoplo as that of the strangot all too prone to call him devil. The "heathen Chinee" Is perhaps not so peculiar as bis reputation. . A soo expertenys that snakes must do proiecioa, ixr ouvious reasons, those who disagree with him will be afraid to do anything hut give nu apparent acquiescence, if thoy do not wish to subject themselves to eorious suspicion, The oldost woman in Now York died the other day at the ago ot ono nun dred and seventeen, Sho did not nd vise tho world to follow her modo ot living. Blessings on her soul I ''Women always aro and eonstltlon ally ought to be tougher than men," eays Prof. Tyler of Amherst college; Still, no man ought to leave it tohls wife, to bring up the kitchen coal, "Wpraan Is stronger than man, opines Professor Tyler. At' any rate, a good many ot us aro led to believe that she is strarger In the vicinity ot We Jawbone. , Finally a, geed word has been said tor the English sparrow, Somebody claims to hY found that it eats the ottqa maple soale. Go It, birdie. DRAINAGE IS N EEDED I Apparent in Every Section Where Irrigation Is Practiced. Water-Logging of Lands Is Not Con fined to Any Particular Part Makes its Appearance Even on the Bench Lands. Tho necessity of draining irri gated lands has become apparent, not only in every section of our own nrld west, but in every coun try whoro irrigation Id practiced. In dia and Egypt and Spain have tholr problems and their characteristics aro much the samo as our own, A con lorVatlvo estimate boowb that nearly a million acres ot valunblo land In the west nro in need of drainage. Tho watqr-logging of tho Irrigated lands Is not confined to nny particular section. It makes Its appearance In tho river bottoms and In low lying Bwalca and depressions, as would bo expected, but It does not stop thero. Tho gentlo slopes, tho hillsides, yes, even the bench lands aro attacked. I onco saw a tule swamn on a hlllsldo that had a slopfc of 20 de grees and one of tbo wettest proposi tions 1 over encountered was on tho rory brow of n high gravel bench, 300 feet higher than Its dralnago basin, writes H.A. Hart, In tho Denver Field arid Farm. Nor Ib waterlogging confined to nny particular Boll typo clay, silt, land and gravelly lands are nil suscep tlblo to its ravaged. Many men havo declared that their lands will never accd dralnago. becnuso they havo a gravel sub-8oll. I havo found, however, that a gravel sub-soil Is ofton a source of dralnago, Evoryono realizes tho need of dralnago on humid lands, but fow understand tho necessity or even tho possibility ot draining irrigated lands. As a matter of fact, Its necos ilty Is oven niorp Imperative than in humid sections for tho roason that wa ter-logging In tho west is always ac companied by a ebneontration ot ulka- II salts on and hour tho surface. Cer tain of tbeso salts nro necessary to plant growths hut certain others aro exceedingly Injurious, Water-logging Is tho natural result of over-Irrigation and is mudo natural by tho absence ot natural dralnago outlets. The soil Qlllng of a valloy consists of decom posed rock nnd la often very deop. Tho rainfall ot tho arid regions la very light and tho evaporation factor high, lo that little water porcolatca down ward through tho boII and as a conse- quenco tho ground water reservoir Is usually well bolow the surface pre vious to tho Irrigation of a valley. It has been demonstrated that a rainfall of 18 Inched properly distrib uted will prodUco crops. Tho plant, of courso, rocelvcs only n part of this amdunt. Much Is lost by evaporation and somo by percolation. When irrl- gatlon Is' practiced, however, from two to twenty tiroes this amount ot water Ib supplied. Tho plant undoubtedly uses moro than before moro Is lost by evaporation, but by far tho larger part of the excess percolates down ward through tho soil nnd eventually finds lta way to tho ground water res ervoir, tbo lovol ot which is thus raised rear by year until finally water-logging and tho attendant alkali troubles re sult Tho bogs usually nppoar In tho lowest part ot tho valley first, whllo tho alkali shows up on slight eleva tions. Having onco begun, tho sproad ot tho seepage Is rapid and tho infection makes its wny up tho Blopes until eventually ovon tho highest parts aro Injured. Tho appearnnco of tho bogs is viewed with alarm and tholr sproad vlth consternation by tho farmers who aro steadily driven back, abandoning their farms and taking up higher lands from which in turn thoy aro often in danger ot abandonment. But, not withstanding the Intensity ot tho alarm, It novor occurs. to these same farm ers to reduce the supply ot water that Ib doing tho damage In fact, thoy often use moro water In tho vain hope ot washing the alkali nway. It cannot be truthfully Bald, however, that these man-made swamps could havo been. prevented altogether by a sane use ot water, but tho evil day would have boon postponed to n considerable ex- tont Nor win regulation or tho sup ply prove a complete euro for the dif ficulty. FOREIGN ENEMIES OF MOTH Millions Being Bred -In This Country for Service Elm Bush Beetle Doing Much Damage, i At tho meeting ot tho Massnchu sous Forestry association, W. F. Fisko, In chargo of tho inscot labora tory whero tho foreign parasltos that proy on tho gypsy and browntall moths are reared, gavo an encouraging account ot their multiplication and work. Strictly speaking, thoy nro of tbo predatory class. Ono ot those does a good, but limited work, reaching only tho top layor of egga in tho gypsy egg-blotch. Last August 26,000 wore liberated; 2,000,000 Will bo let looso this summer. Another, liberated three years ago and lost sight of, has spread over (500 squaro miles. It attacks tho pupae. Thoro is need ot 'a parasite for tho egg, the caterpillar, and tho pupa, . ! Mr. Ftsk did not doubt that hV a few years the moths would bo check ed!; and their damage reduced to a minimum. I Mr. Chapman described the ravages ot the leopard moth in Cambridge, and of a new pest, a European elm hush beetle, which has attacked elms la large number. alfalfa in rows for seed Object Is to 8ecure Greater Control of Moisture Furrows May Be Smoothed Out. (Dy AL.VW XEYHEn, Coloradd Agri cultural COllfKO.) Mr. P. It Bllnn, alfalfa specialist of tho Colorado experiment station, with headquarters at Itocky Ford Colo., has called attention to the ne cessity ot plant's alfalfa in rows foi tho most succ ll seed production. So much inquiry Is being mode at tho present time that It seems advfsablb to again call attention to certain points which should bo rmqrved In growing alfalfa In rows teed pro duction. Tho object of putting alfalfa In rows for seed production 1b to sccuro a greater control of the moisture. Un der Irrigation this greater control Is obtained becauso by tho raw me' tho alfalfa can bo Irrigated by rows. The furrows may be smot out with tho furrowing mnchlno so that tho water may he mh, through quickly, thus giving a light irrigation. Cultivation ot tho rown assists In tho conservation of moisture. Thus by control of tho two factors, Irrigation and cultivation, the necessary amount of molsturo for tho best crop devel opment 1b secured. Too much wator tends td produce Vogetntlvo growth nt tho expense of seed production. Under irrigation, tho rows should ba planted 20 Inches-npant, and every other row furrowed outifor irrigation. 1,1-. t , , , . . , . vvuen, nowovqr, auaua is pianicu on dry land for the production of seed, tho rowsyshould be further apart and me pinnis tmnncr in mo row. in order to permit tho amount of water commonly present to sufllco for the plants which are actually an the ground. By dry land methods, the rows as a consequenco should not bo plnccd closer than 30 inches apart. Tho plants should bo drilled In tho row and may well be thinned to 20 inches apart in the row, Having good, strong plants when tho thinning Is done. Mr. Bllnn reports that ho saw al falfa planted 49 Miches apart between rows, nnd 40 Inches In tho rows, at Hlghmorc, N. D which yielded seed at tho rato ot flvo bushels per acre, whero tho rainfall was only seven Inches for the entire season. From our experience and the oxpcrlonco of others on dry land, it would seem that 3G to 42 Inches is about tho prop er dlstanco to plant nlfalfa In rows for dry land seed production. Tho al falfa should bo given as thorough cul tlvatlon ua Is given corn or potatoes, Lit thla Is done, a good averngo seod yield can Tio produced tor oach sea' son. II thicker planting Is raado on tho dry land, It docs not leave a suf ficient supply ot soil molsturo to ma ture a good seed crop. Success is only guaranteed when tho number of plants Is reduced to the carrying capacity ot tho soil. TO' DESTROY SAN JOSE SCALE Practical Orchardiats Have Found Use fulness of Several Washes to Kill Pests. Remedies for San Josascnlo hro now confined largely to wlntor applications. Practical orchardlsts havo found In tho various llmo,-sulphur washes, Judg ing from tho amount used, a most sat isfactory remedy for this post. This matorlal may either ba tho homo- boiled llmo-sulphur wnBh, tho prepara tion of which hna boon repeatedly de scribed, tho now llmo-sulphur wash known ns tho Cordley formula, a com bination calling for approximately twlco as much sulphur as lime, or the commorclnl llno-sulphur washes now on tho. market uudor various trndo names. Any ono. If well prepared and thoroughly applied, tho latter an es sential, can be relied on, to keep the pest In chock, Various so-called "Bolublo" or mis- elblo oils havo been widely used horo and there, and somo prefer them to tho llmo-sulphur preparations: Thoy are undoubtedly very convenient and particularly desirable for use In cities and villages whero thero is danger of spotting paint if a llmo-sulphur wash is employed. Generally spoaklng, these latter preparations aro not ns safo ns the llmo-sulphur wash, and In, a long se ries ot years hardly as effective. Treatments with olther should be given whllo tho loaves ore off the troo, preferably shortly beforo the buds swell In the spring. Learn Amount of Snowfall. In districts whero the Irrigation sys- tom Ib followed It is decidedly desir able that tho amount of snowfall In the neighboring mountains during tho winter Bhould bo known wth reason able nccuracy in order that tho water available for irrigation may be approx imated. Ttiose mountainous tocul! ties uro generally uninhabited and thoro is po opportunity for making dally observations such as may bo dono in tho more accessible sections. Tho most satisfactory results h'uve boon obtained with what Is known as a "snow bin" a cubical box flvo feet on a sldo, standing on a frame ground Tho bin Is fitted with a Bystom ot louvers on tho lnsido to prevent the Wind from blowing out tho snow and to Insuro a level deposit within. Irrigation In Brazil. Irrigation projects nro receiving so rlous government attention in Bra rll, particularly in tho northern state's, witn tnoir total irrigable area ot BOO, 000 acres and their 2,000,000 persons. i Irrigation In New South Wales. New South Wales by irrigation has reclaimed more than, 2,000,000 acres of land for farming. The White House WASHINGTON-Probably no other building In America la bo well po liced as tho Whito Houso. It takes 42 men to do it dally. If any mis chievous stranger should seek en trance, he would not got far. Twonty four men guard tho outsldo of the building and 18 the lnsido. Eight aro In tho executive offices. 'Fourteen guard the White' House wlthtn and without nt night. Tho number of men enumerated does not lncludo tho se cret scrvico men who guard tho per son ot tho president and who aro some Umos in service to guard tho mem bers of tho president's family! Every door in tho White Houso has Its po liceman constantly on guard. Thoro nro always two In tho base ment ot tho executlvo ofllccs, whero thoro is a largo door leading from tbo atroct for tho recoptlon of sup plies. Thero Id always a policeman at tho kitchen ontranco. Two men In livery, not policemen, guard the main cntrabco Into the Whito Houso at the north portico. In tho daytlmo there Is a policeman in tho cast room and ono. each at bath stairways that lead Bankers Quick to THE exact chance of any ono per son having a bad pleco ot money Is Jiard to determine for tho roason that no ono, not oven tho secret serv ice, knows nt any onetime Just how much pounterfolt currency Is in circu lation. But from years of experience the government agents at Washington havo figured out that in paper money tho proportion of bad to good is about (1 to $100,000, and In coin somowhero between $2 and $3 to $100,000. Tho larger the coin or bill to bo counterfeited tho greater tho danger of detoctjon and tho need of a moro expensive plant. Tho commonest way of making spurious money is tho turn ing out ot baso metal coins but tho operation is expensive. Silver, for in stance, cannot be successfully cast. Baso coins with sliver In them must therefore be struck off In a steel die a dio representing days of work on tho part of an expert engraver. Then thoro must bo a powerful press to mako tho impressions. In tho counterfeiting of paper money thei-e aro tiiroo methods used, copy ing by band, photographic reproduc tion, and tho raising of. genuine hills from lower to higher denominations, tt takes a good man a wholo day to Woman Soldier Now Seeks a Pension NOT many men hayo had tho varied and adventurous llie led by Mrs. Loulso E. Bliss of Sheridan, Wyo., who has just applied for n pension on tho grounds that, dressed as a man, she served four years in tho federal army as a member of Company O, Sixty third infantry, from Illinois, from 18G1 (6 18G5. Mrs, Bliss la now an old woman, with white hair and wrinkled face, and is almost destitute. In ono cheek she bears tho scar left by a bul let flred at Vlqksburg; a long gash across tho upper left arm Is a me mento ot Corinth and a Confederate saber. According to tho story told by Mrs. Bliss 'to the pension agent, and sworn to by her, she was living In Illinois at Jonosboro, when the war broke out, Sho was enthusiasts and Uncle Sam Warns WAR on tho mosquito as well aa on tho house fly has been declared by the department ot agriculture. As a disseminator ot disease tho mos quito is branded as being as great a menace to humanity as tho fly. U O, Howard, chief of tho bureau of ento mology, has issued a bulletin on tho protection ot communities from mos quitoes Ho lays otreaa on tho ne cessity of abolishing breeding places ot tho lnsoct pest. "Whero the rain barrel and rain wa tor tank aro necessary thoy should bo screened. The waste placos In tho immediate vicinity of a house should ho carefully searched for tn cans, bot tles and wooden or tin boxes in which water can accumulate, and all Buch receptacles should bo destroyed or car ried away. The roof gutters should be carefully examined to. make sure that they are not clogged so aa to al-' low tbe water to -accumulate. "The chicken pans In the poultry yard, the water in the troughs for do mestic animals, the water cup ot the Krlftostoae are all places In which Is Closely Guarded to the private apartments of tho president and his family on tho upper floor. ( Thero Is a policeman always in the basement, the entrance to which is from tho east wing of the mansion. At night a policeman guards the base ment corridor ot the interior, another tho corridor of the main floor and an other tho corridor of tho upper private floor. Outside there is constant vigilance In front and in tho rear, If the Whito Houso may bo conceived as having any rear. The south front is as beau tiful aa tho north front nnd indeed moro bo. That tho Whito Houso should have to bo thus carefully guarded may seem strange to Americans whoso chief ex ecutlvo is after all only a, domocrat who is a cltlzon temporarily, holding a high public office. But It la neces sary.' Three Presidents havo been assassinated, although nono over at tho White House. It w.ould seem none ever could bo because ot tho vigilance kept there. But a flerco light plays upon tho Whito Houso and tho occupants of it, especially tho prcsldont. It attracts all kinds ot peoplo, and cranks aro, over danger ous. Many la tho ono apprehended beforo he has gono far. And in thia land of liberty thoro aro also other people who have dangerous ideas cen tering on the life pf tho chief mag istrate. Detect Bad Money COVERED A COUNTER FEIT BILL -THEY CWtT FOOL ME chongo ono bill. Fives raised to tens aro tho most frequent offenders of this Bort Tho workman thua makes $5. And yet In splto of all caro and all precautions, counterfeiters aro event ually run to earth. Why? Threo rea sons: Bank, secret sorvlco and system. In tho long run most monoy In circu lation comes into tbo hands of some bank. And thero tho counterfeit, good or bad, eventually meets Its downfall. Tollers and cashiers han dle so much currency that they seem to ibo gifted with second sight. , If ho cannot tell at first glance whether tho money is bad, he consults two monthly counterfeiting magazines and usually finds what ho Is after. Tho magazine people cc-operato with the secret service. And tho next tell er or cashier who gets tho mate of tbo noto knows right oft, what the counterfeit is. but of courso could not do so In skirts. So sho cut oft her hair, obtained a suit of men's clothing and applied for en listment. In tho excitement and hurry ot tho early days of enlist nient, when thero woro thousands ol applicants, tho disguised girl was pass ed and found hcrsolf a member of Col McCowan's regiment, the Sixty-third Infantry. Sho was assigned to Com pany O under Captain Richardson. Attor drilling and being otherwise "whipped" Jnto lino, the Sixty-third started' south, and with it went the girl soldier. For four years sho stood tho Btratn of army and camp life, tak ing her "medlclno" as it came to her,. and lh all ways being treated as woro the other soldiers of the regi ment. Just before the war ended the true Bex of the young soldier becamo known to a comrade, and immediately after bolng mustorod out of tho serv ice (becauso of tho termination ot hos tilities, sho married -John Slbler, who had served in the same company "and rogiment with her throughout tho I wnr. Against Mosquitoes tbeso pests ot mosquitoes will breed. "In slightly marshy ground a favor Ito breeding place Is tho footprints ot cattle and horses. In one country village, which contains many small vegetable gardens In clay soil, during a rainy season mosquitoes were found breeding abundantly in tho water ac cumulating in the furrows. "Even In the houso these mosqui toes breed in many places. Whero the water In flower vases is not frequently changed mosquitoes will breed. They will breed In water pitchers in unused guest rooms. Publla dumps are great breeding places, because here accumu late old bottles, cans, boxes, pits ot tin or iron vessels and other objects ,ln which water may accumulate for a ume," DnedgeeT M 1 Old Hickory Smoked S A Highest Quality ft II x Fineat Flavor 1 la ieJ etaM i-t l your froewrt jaS GOOD WORK WELL SUPPORTED People Are Liberal In Their Contribu tions to Young Men's Christian Association. This year Young Men's Christian as sociations aro likely, ItHs Bald, tc break all records In amount of moriey raised for now buildings. Tho success at Philadelphia, when $1,030,000 was scoured in twelve days, has given stim ulus both to Young Men's and Young: Women's associations. Added to it was tho $2,000,000 campaign for build ings In foreign capitals. Brooklyn women, -with the aid of a few men. havo just secured $415,000; Atlanta men, $000,050; Beading, $217,000; Elyrla, Ohio, $127,000, whero tho com- Imlttco asked for but $100,000; Charles ton, S. a, $160,000; Raleigh, N. C, $75,000; Walla Walla, Wash., $48,000, and Ishpemtng, Mich., $22,500. Associ ation leaders say three things help them In getting these largo sums; Christian unity, a short and public ap peal, and real results accomplished In 'buildings already erected. The Passing of the Wife. . We havo known tor somo tlmb that tho wife would havo to go. We havo held off as long as possible tho In evitable moment, but it might Just as well bo over with at onco,. Tho wlfo was a very desirable ar ticle while she lasted. .She mended tho hoso hnd did tho houBowork when necessary and sat up patiently and watted for hubby's return. A useful person certainly ono to love, to hon or and obey. Now tho suffragette ago is upon ua nd tho wlfo Is rapidly becoming ex tinct, Bays Life. In a few moro years sbo will bo ex- debited in museums. Adieu, madam I We respect your memory I Fitting. "Did your nephew make a suitable flarrlago7" . "Yes," replied tho man who habitu ally thinks along erratic lines. "He has curly blond hair, and has never iono anything moro herculean than to pick flaws on a guitar, nnd well, he married a female baseball player." r Puck. Unless ho Is homo whero ho can rage beforo tho family about It, a bald headed man will pretend bo doesn't know thero aro such things as flies. Many a man's Idea of being well dressed Is a noisy necktlo. MENTAL ACCURACY ' Greatly Improved by Leaving Off Coffee Tho manager of an extenslvo cream- cry in Wis. states that whiloa rcgur lar coffee drinker, ho found It injuri ous to his health and a hindrance to tho performance of his business du ties. "It Impaired my digestion, gavo me a distressing senso of fullness in the region of the stomach, causing a most painful and disquieting palpitation of tho heart, and what Is worso, it mud dled my mental faculties so as to seri ously Injure my business efficiency. "I finally concluded that something: would have to be done. I quit tho use of coffee, short off, and begad to drink Postum. The cook didn't make It right at first. Sho didn't boll It long: enough, and I did not find It palatable and quit using it and went back to cof fee and to tho Btomach trouble again. "Then my wlfo took tho matter in , hand, and by following tho directions- on tho box, faithfully, sho had m drinking Postum for savoral days bo for I know It. "When I happened to, remark that I was feeling much better than I had. for a long tlmo, Bho told me that I had boen drinking Postum, and that accounted for It. Now we havo nc coffco on our table. "MJr digestion has boen restored, and with this Improvement has com- relief from tho oppressive sense of jfullness and palpitation of tho heart 1, n . 1 . 1. 1 . V A 1. iuui ubuu iu uuuior uiu bu. i note bucu la gain in mental strength and acute- ness that I can attend to my office work with case and plcasuro and with out making the mistakes that were bo- annoylng to mo whllo I was uslng coffee. "Postum Is the greatest table drink of thes times, in my humble estima tion." Name given by Postum Co.,. Battle Creek, Mich. Read tho little hook, "The Road to Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a reason." KTtr r! the abore letter? A ne obi appears from time to tine. Tkey re ceavlar, trtaa, aad lull fit kiuuu Sqtrat I