i tojawwye eiyi iiiipw ttmrmdKf U Wfc I'Uji JS M iHMKlli'K WfW " ' " Bp r TIE SEMI WEEKLY TWiCME LRA BARB. rublUaer. rwmua, in advance WORTH PLATTK, NEBRASKA ti:e busybody. We shun them nt ovcry opportunity, thoao busybodlcs who poso as our friends when really they t.ro qulto the contrary, and who seem to think they are endowed by a special net of Provi dence with regulating tho affairs of tholr neighbors as well as of- those who would rather not bo their neigh bors. It Is easy to comprehend how such persdns earn their characteriza tion and easier still for us to apply euch a description to all thoso who In any way display what wo may regard ns an unduo Interest In our Affairs, eays tho Christian News and Courlor, It Is possible, however, that tho enj which wo place so unhesltntlnglj upon tho heads of certain personi would prove a better fit for us If w could persuado oursolvoa to "try II on." Unquestionably tho mcro sug gestion to somo of us that wo could over overstep tho limit of our frJond ly Interest In others Is distasteful, find In many cases probably unwar ranted, yet It Is true- that ono of the distinctive characteristics of tho pres ent ago, with Its freedom of living itnd Its consequent sacrlflco of many of thoso refining and restraining In fluences that wcro so vital n part ot another and mora distant day, is the readiness with which wo Indulge our curiosity. Not satisfied nowadays with tho bestowal of -h confidence which Ib sufficient, perhaps, to pique, our Interest It is not unusual for some porsons to solicit further details and in other wayn to evince a too eager concern In the affairs of others. dustav Frenssen's "Klaus Hlnrlcb Haas" reminds one of "David Copper ?leld" In Its long deliberative unwind log of a life history up to middle age, and a little, too, in its gonernl plan, with Kb unhnppy lovo morrlago fol lowed by a moro satisfactory union, says the London Times. But Frcnsson plows deep in the field of moral and social problems, Hnd his plot Is con vincing we are not obliged to take the facts on the honor of tho narrator. The hero Is a peasant's son a piece of tough, proud, full-blooded North derraan humanity. In one moment of bitter disillusionment ho asks himself -what his too great teachers,. School and Church, had done for hltn excopl mislead him. They had gives, blm fables, ImiioMlble Idealisms, "two gos pels, the gospel of the Savior and the gospel of Schiller, but of true, genuine knowledge of life not a ves tige." How he gets this knowledge Is the theme of the book; a fine and moving story which flows on In a broad stream of lncldont and charac-. ter that gives a singularly powerful Impression of the masslvenous and variety of life. ' New York Is protesting against n new danger In tho reckless driving of automobiles by boys and girls through the streets, and legal means are to be ought to prevent the lives or cltl sens being put in dangor by children. The automobile, In some way, seems, to be associated with disregard of tho rights of pedestrians to an extent which has rendered It a menace of civilization, at well as one of Its lux uries. Dut as far as children are con cerned, they should bo legally re strained from being allowed In charge of any vehicle. They are too fond of any kind of power and too Irresponsi ble in Its use an exceedingly danger oua combination. Now it Is discovered that the fa mous pirate, Captain Kldd, who, ac cording to the old song, "much wick ednesa he did aa he sailed," was really no pirate at all, but an honest and good-tea pered old sailor. But there are some cherished Illusions to which the ralnff will always cling, and It will require more authority than 1b given to Induce the popular Imagina tion to accept a romantlo and pic turesque pirate as an uninteresting and commonplace good honest man. Another rich Americas girl Is to marry an English nobleman. The Bext generation of tho British peer age will be as uch American as Eng lish, If these international marriages keep on, and with such an infusion ot Americanism, eves the famous British conservation and love ot tradition way give way to a startling extent But the nation seems sot to care for this American danger as long as It ean assimilate so much of the Amer ican coin, A dreadnaught Is a formidable ab ject, but It affords a shining mark fer a little aeroplane flitting hither .and yoa among the clouds. In a few years. perba, somebody will build aa aeroplane destroyer. From Hoaey Creek, la., cornea the stery that a bolt el lightning 'dug a well and found water after a farmer in Tnm ur jmv. kvi- jdeatly Honey Creek In IryUg te em- pete wrm wwsim, cess. WATER FOR ORCHARDS No Definite Rules Can Be Set Down for Irrigation. System That Would Be Entirely Prac tical for One Would Not Neces sarily Be Adapted for Another. No definite rules can bo laid down for tho proper irrigation of orchards. Each farmer should work out his own system of irrigation as It varies with each locality, kind of soil and differ ent fruits grown, writes John Vlesing In tho Northwcstorn Stockman nnd Farmer. A system that would bo prac ticable for ono orchard may not bo at nil adapted for another. Tho water Is Msually brought to the land In open ditches. Openings are mndo in tho bank to bring It to tho furrows, or wooden r Iron spouts nro Inserted in tho ditch bank. Wooden or cement flumes nro moro efficient In delivering the water to tho land as thero Ib less loss by scapngo. In soma sections of tho .country pipes nro be ing used successfully. These are placed bencnth tho eurfaco of tho ground nnd staudpipes nro located at IntorvalH to deliver the water to tho furrows. Tho furrow method Is tho ono most commonly used and with very good results. Tho aim to -to nllow small streams of water to run through tho furrows until the molsturo hns peno trated tho soil deoply by percolation so as to come in contact with tho molsturo of the adjoining furrows. Tho furrown aro mndo about eight inches deep so that the surfneo soil will not get soaked up too much. This allows cultivation tcbo dono ns Boon as tho water stopB running nnd it thereby prevents tho baking or the soil. The length of the furrows may vary and It Ib largely Influenced by the slza of the orchard. Professor Cul bortson of California has reached the conclusion that on sandy or gravely soil, haying a steop slope, tho proper length ot tho furrows Is 200 feet, while on heavier boIIs and flatter slopes tho length mny bo Increased to GOO feet. Tho grade of tho furrows varies qulto ldoly. On flat ground It Ib often not posBlblq to obtain fall greater than ono inch per 100 feot, whllo on steop slopoa tho, fall may reach 20 Inches per 100 feet A grndo of three to four lncljes Is to bo preferred and where tho fall cxcecdB eight to ten Inches per 100 feet tho trees should have been planted In such a way ns to .de crease the slopo of the. furrown, The number of furrows to bo made depends on vthe age of tho tre.es, the spaco botwceji , tho rows, and tho character of "tho rcll. Young orchards aro usually Irrigated by a furrow on each side of tho row, or In such or chards ono furrow may be run along each row nnd a rink furrow mado around each troc. In bearing orchards tho number of furrows must bo deter mined by tho grower himself. Sandy soils tako water freely and tho fur rows must bo closer together than in heavy boII whero tho water does not penetrate so rapidly. From four to eight furrows aro usually required whero rows aro 30 feet apart. The tlmo to Irrlgato varies greatly. Tho orchard that goes into winter In the proper condition docs not need bo early an Irrigation in tho spring. Frequent examinations of stem, branches, foliage nnd fruit should ba mndo. This is, however, not always a sure guide. Tho soli should bo ex amined to n depth of three or four feet. Ono should find out whore the bulk of tho feeding roots nro lo cated, ascortnln the nature of the eoII around them, nnd mako tests. as to the moisture which It contains. Different fruits requlro different times of irrigation. WORMS AS TILLERS OF SOIL Estimated There Are 54,000 of Insects In Each Acre of Garden Earth Brought to Surface. As tillers of tho boII, earth worms constitute a great army. It Is estlraa ted that there are 54,000 worniB In each aero of garden soil, and about half that number in cornfields, Nino burrows or worm holos are usually round In two square, foot of garden soil, It Is further computed that In nil cultivated lands In which worms aro nblo t.o live no less than ten tons ot earth are brought to tho surfneo In enqh acre by tho wonno each year. Worm burrows are frequently found extondlng for flvo or six feet down below the surface. Since they feed largely upon vcgotablo mattor and since various acids, which are called bumlo. are generated by tho digestion or such matter, wormB must affect tho quality of the soil to that extant, for tno numic acia piays a far moro Im portant part In the disintegration of rocks nnd tho production or proper soil than does carbonlo acid, itself known to bo a powerful agent. Tha tillage of worms Ib thus chemical us well as mechanical in its effect upon ii. v .,n HIV BUIl. Search for Potash, The United States geological survoy hsu purchased a doep-drlltng outfit which has been ordered shipped west Work will be commenced at once In the Great Basin region In tho soarch for potash which scientists believe na ture haa locked up for centuries In that section. The Investigation tor potash Is a tedious and Blow process as the cbomlcal, being soluble, does not outcrop ana deep drilling Is there fore necessary. HIGHEST YIELDS CF ALFALFA Proper Application of Water Is Se cret of Success Irrigation In Win ter Is Important. iny 1'HILO K. DUNN, Colorado Arlcul . . A lurnl College.) . 1. Irrigate frequently rather .tana by long-continued soaklngn; over watering excludes air and compacts tho soil. 2. An irrigation In tho fall, to In sure soil molsturo over winter, Is worth two Irrigations in the spring after tho soil has been dry al win ter. If molsturo is present over win ter, tho alfalfa plant makes root and bud growth preparatory for next sea son's crop. If tho soil is dry, the plant becomes so dormant that It will tako weeks of time to develop new buds nnd root hairs. Winter mols turo In tho soil, with frost action, also breaks up compacted soil con ditions that will help to conserve the subsolt molsturo nnd Increase the vhay yield. 3. Avoid pasturing alfalfa fields, pnrlnlty when wot. 4. Cultlvato alfalfa fields early In tho spring, with tho alfalfa renovator, disk, spring-tooth harrow or any spe cial alfalfa cultivator, for tho follow ing reasons: (1) To break up compact roll con ditions. . (2) To get air into tljo soil, which Is very eseontlal, (3) To work leaves nnd other or ganic matter1 Into tho soil. (4) To break up capillary action, thus conserving molsturo. (C) To destroy foxtail sod, grass- hoppor eggs nnd othor pests. G, Do not lot ice form over alfafa fields by winter Irrigation for any length of tlmo. . . .6 Rowing out tho alfalfa hny field affords n better system of irrigation than tho ordinary flooding method often prnctlccd that so often eonkh, tho field, to the detriment of tho yield of bay. 7. Cut alfalfa for hay when the growth checks and tho plant puts out now shoots from the crown this is usually about tho tlmo tho plant Is well started to bloom. 8. In curing alfalfa hay It shoutd bo dono In tho windrow and cock rnthor than in tho swath, as tho leaves will shatter If suddonly dried up In tho sun. Tho undricd green leaf Is an Important factor In reduc ing tho sap in tho stoms in tho cur ing process. GENERAL FARM NOTES. Light Is Indlsponsablo for the life and growth or trees. Usually clover can bo best grown In mixtures for dairy cows. The work horse' needs food that is not only concentrated but nutritious. CHBesIln which eggs are shipped to mnrket should be as attractive as pos slblo. Tho Gorman millet or Hungarian aro the two best varieties for tho dairyman. Neatness and cleanliness are to bo greatly desired, both in t)o eggs and In the package If you think of setting out an or chard and have had no experience bet ter: hire a man to show you how. It Ib not tho quantity of food taken Into the stomach, but the amount ab sorbed In it, which benoflts the sys tem. If the skin of the horse Ib kept clean ho will Bwent moro freely, which Is necessary to keep him in good condi tion. Raise tho typo of colt that sells best In your community. Soloct the Biro and dam that will bring this typo or colt. Shlpmont or eggs should bo mado na often as posslblo during hot weath er and as often as onco a week at tho longest Noyly broken colts should not be worked too hard. Thoy aro apt to overstrain themselves and bo injured for life. Do not lot the llttlo colt follow tho dam whllo she Is at work. If tho dnm becomes heated, the milk is Injurious to tno colt In common with other green plants a tree, in order to live, must produce organic substance for tho building of nOW tlESUOB. A balky horse Is made bo by a cranky or cruel driver, and can raroly bo cured. So bo very careful In break ing the colts. . Unflormity aa to size and color should be sought after, and white and uarK shelled eggs Bhould bo packed by themselves. Very row nmatours practice trim ming tomato vines, but (r this Ib dono In midsummer tho ylold or tho fruit is very greatly Increased. Work of Brlds. J. r. Gilbert or tho University or Illinois, said In a recent lecture on "Birds of the Farm nnd City," that tne hunters ot tho cities who did not realize tho value of birds to rami prod ucta mndo posslblo an annual loss from farm iBsecta to crops and ton osts of the United States Of $700,000.- ooo. Mr, ailbcrt said It Is due to the destruction of quail In Illinois that the potato bug Is becoming such a post: that quail on the table Is worth a few cents, but that quail on the farm Is worth many dollars; that evory hawk and owl Is worth on an avorage of ?30 to tho state; that one "flicker" can oat 6.000 ants at a slnglo meal; that tho kingfisher la tho most powerful de fender ot the poultry yard In exist ence. Spraying Potatoes. Tho nick of tlmo la spraying pota toes tor blight Is before the blight strikes thorn. It Is discouraging to look out and see a nice field all turned black. B&PPC Ones Barbers Penourfce ST. PAUL, MINN. Ways and moans to doprlvo tho safety razor of its citizen's right nnd declaro It unconsti tutional, to sannlhttato It, removo It from tho homo of evory free-born American, nnd thus bring (ho barber shop agnln into its own, furnished one of the subject!) for tho emotional dis cussion that took place at tho National Barber'u Supply Dealers association convention here. As tho insidious inflnenco of tho de grading safety razor fired tho speak' era at tho convention to eloquent heights, these points wero brought forth: Barber shops nro not bo popular as thoy were In tho pant. Tho dark mam with tho beard, in stead of permitting himself tho cc stacy of n 15-cont shavo, nttneks hlm solr with tho safety, in wild, carefree bwoops, which are equally Injurious to tho life and complexion of tho victim and to tho profession. Accident Leads to BROOKLYN, N. Y. A score or moro dogs or assorted breeds livened up things on Firth avenue tho other day by becoming intoxicated on the spilled contents ot an overturned brewery truck. It is said by eyewitnesses that tho drunken dogs acted almost "hu man" lu the delirious frenzy which fol lowed their excessive libations. Tho truck, one of tho motor variety, was chugging along Fifth avenuo bo tween Ninth nnd Tenth streets, when it broke down and Us contents, oov oral cases of a very popular brand of hop beverage, wero spilled Into the gutter. Immediately- n gulden stream, sparkling with tho pont-up efferves cence, gurgled nnd bubbled down tho gutfor. Tho day was hot and all tho neigh borhood dogs, most of which belonged to Fifth avenuo storekeepers wcro wandering about In search of water todrlnk. Dlltzen, a graceful greyhound, raised her head from between her paws as sho lay in tho doorway of n millinery es tablishment and sniffed tho air sus piciously. Tho couchant Blltzen be came rampant. Blame Middlemen ARE YOU A REAL FARrKR INDIANAPOLIS, IND. An experi ment to determine how far -a city can go in reducing the cost or living Is to bo made In Indianapolis under tho direction of Mayor Shank, Fol lowing a suggestion of James Wilson, secretary of tho department of agricul ture, that municipalities take up the question, 'tho mayor appointed a com mission to mako an investigation. These men. will spend the next few weeks investigating conditions' that are supposed tu be responsible for the high cost of farm and garden prod ucts. On their report will tlepeud the city's action. Several years ago Indianapolis es tablished a mnrket place for the pur pose of giving the people a chance to deal direct with producers and in that manner to keep prices as low as pos sible. Preliminary inquiry indicates unscrupulous middlemen have been jDivorces a Close Second to Weddings KANSAS CITY, MO. Ab a habitation of the matrimonially distressed, Kansas City, according to figures just compiled, has Reno backed Into obliv ion. These figures show that ono of ev ery three Kansas City marriages has its finale in tho divorce court In 1910 tho figures showed that ono in every four marriages In thla city were fail ures and tho great increase In tho number has caused much perturbation In the churches. Various causes have been given for It the high cost ot living, tho laxity of the divorce laws, the greater inde pendence of women, Whatever the cause, nlnco January 1 there have boen 1,900 marriage licenses issued, and In tho same time nearly 700 dlvorco suits filed. This la an increase In the number of mar rlage licenses Issued over a like period In 1910, but a proportionately greater increase In the number ot divorce suits tiled. Incidentally, more children from broken homes havo been taken charge or by the jdvenllo court than In any similar period. Sociologists and min isters are worried at the showing and there is a demand tor more strin gent divorce lawa. Judge Porterfield of the juvenile court lo Ib worried at the showing, btit'he seea RO relief lajaore stringent the Safety Razors Safety razors promoto efficiency. II allowed to flourish they will eventually accomplish the ruin of American man hood. Home's celebrated slump waq duo to just such introductions as the ornery safety razor. "And," finished one of the speakers, "after weaning its owner from tho ro flnomont of tho barber shop, making him minister to tho demands ot hlq whiskers serosa his own threshold, the safety will gradually pall upon tho man devoted to It Growing cnrelcBB, the man will one day lay open the In terior of his face with nn unusuallj negligent swing of tho supposed 'snfo ty' razor, and what then? Tho man being weaned from tho barber shop, does not care to return, Ho is timid. the fault oftho safety. Ho lets hU whiskers assumo nbnormal propor tions. Ho becomes a hotbed for gorms. Therefore, down, with tho tyranny of thu r. s." It was prophesied that In tho short span of a year all tho old adherents of the stubblo beards and curvet Adam's applet) will bo filling tho red pTush chairs of tho shop. Tho safety razor, it -was allowed, was nil righl for the mer'o youths and tho tretn bling handB of tho old, but further it had not just cduso for existence. a Canine Debauch EVERY -HICt DOG HAS-Htc PAY -H1C "Woof, my dears 1" oho bayed, and In 20-foot jumps made for tho spot whenco camo the tantalizing aroma ot tho wasting boverngo. . Immediately ovcry other dog on the block, nnd some others from adjacent blocks, realized that at last it was his "day." Following the load of tho loap- lng greyhound, they mndo for tho gut ter and eagerly began lapping up tha amber drink. How many aching heads there were next day in Fifth avenuo dogdom will never bo known, but members of the large crowd which, quickly collected to watch tho drinking bout aver that, tho quantity put away by tha canlno tip; piers was something to marvel at The dogs, too full to find their way homo, and too dizzy to navigate any way, wore later led or carried to their homes by their owners. for the High Prices bartertng tho market, buying up farm produco at wholesale prices and then selling at whatever prices they could extort, thUB forcing all prices on- tho market upward. Some havo even gone so far as to disguise their employes as farmers and have them tako their places in tho market with what wefro supposed to be farm wagon b with fresh produce. It developed that mid dlcmen control the prices of four-fifths of tho produco handled on the Indian apolis market and that thoy hayo ad vnnced tho prices to suit themselves. Comparisons made between the prices of a few farmers not taken In by the middlemen with tho prices fixed. at the market stands show that the farmers have been and are selling food stuff at an avcrago of less than one half tho amount fixed by the middle men. Tbmutoes, apples, potatoes and other staples havo been sold 60 per cent, lower by the formers than by the market stand proprietors in spite ot the city's regulations. The city government hopes to gel at the bottpm of the situation soon and to devise means by which the mid dlomen will not be able to grab the farm products and force the people to pay their prices. Jk nivonfp FEP CRUELTY YOU divorce laws. Ho believes that tin only remedy lies In making require mentB for marriage more sovcre, and still not bo severe that Its result will bo to drlvo many persons into com mon law marriages. "Too many persons marry who should not," Judge Porterfield says. "That's whero all this dlvorco trouble begins, nnd right thero the lawmakers must begin if they aro to help condl tions. You can't legislate divorces and broken homes out qf existence ns long as just anybody can get married regardless of mental and physical de fects. Thero .ought to bo a commls slon to pasB on tho mental and phy slcal condition of applicants for mar riage licenses, and on tho enrnlng ca paclty of tho men. Worthless men who can't even support themselves marry. "Something will havo to be dono or the people of this and other statea will find themselves the keepers ot lot of degenerate children." r n GOOD IDEA. if Reggy I wish I knew what char acter to assume at the masquerade party tomorrow night. Cholly Put a display head on your self and go as a society column, CHILD'S HEAD - , A MASS 0Ft HUMOR "I think the Cutlcura remedies are tho best rcmcdlos for eczema 1 have ever heard of. My mother had a child who had a rash on its head when it waa real young. Doctor cnllcd it baby rash. He gave tie medicine, but It did no good. In a few days the head was a Bona mass, a running soro, it wag awful; tho-child cried continually, "We had to hold him and watch him to keep blm from scratching tho soro, Ills Buffering was dreadful. At last wo remembered Cutlcura Remedies. ,Wo got a dollar bottlo of Cutlcura Re- Bolvent, a box of Cutlcura Ointment, and a bar ot Cutlcura Soap. Wo gave tho Resolvent as directed, washed the head with the Cutlcura Soap, and- ap plied tho Cuticura Ointment. We bad pot used halt before the child's head was clear and free from eczema, and It haa never come back again. His head was healthy and he had a beau tiful bead of hair. I think the Cutl cura Ointment very good for the hair. It makes' tho hair grow and prevents falling hair." (Signed) Mrs. FranclB Lund, Plain City, tJtah, Sept 10, 1910. Although Cutlcura Soap and Oint ment aro sold everywhere, a sample of each, with 32-page book, will be mailed free on application to "Cutl cura," Dept. 12 L. Boston. An Equivalent. "The mnn in tho office with-me did not get tho ndvuntago of mo. I gave him a Roland for his Oliver." "But which is really tho better make?" Urn. VlnlowB Soothing tjyrnp for Children teething, softens the gums', reduces Inflamma tion, allays pain.curaa wina colic, 26c bottle. Soma men aro honest because It Is too much trouble to be, otherwise.-.' IY DAUGHTER WAS CURED By Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compourtd Baltimore. Md. "I send you here with tho picture of my fifteen year old uaugnior Aitco, wuo was rostorod to health by Lydia J3. Pinkham's vcgota blo Compound. Sho was palo, witkdark circles under her. eyes, weak and irrl. table. Two different doctors treated hot and called it Green Sickness, but sho grew "worso all tho tlmo. 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