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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TBIIUNE IRA L. DARE, rubllahor, TERMS, ?1.25 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA PHIL080PHY AND PLASTERS. For tho most part mankind ha earned to accept tho varied happen ings of life In a philosophical spirit Out thoro always will bo people who, forgetting tho Inspired adago which rccltes'that aufflclont unto tho'day ! tho ovll thereof, continually look ahead for trouble. Tho other day n big snako'ln tho Dronx zoo was found to bo suffering from bronchltlB. The ordinary remedies wero given and In addition tho roptllo's throat was wrap ped with ndhoslvo plaster for n dls tanco of six feet tbo unusual space being covered, perhaps bocauso It Is dlflloult to tell where a snake's throat ends and tho rest of him begins. And dow nn uneasy correspondent writes to his (tally papor nnd asks how tho doctor nnd tho attendants proposo to romovo tho plaster. It Is passible, that this Inquiring person has had trouble with plasters and knows how unpleas ant it Is suddenly to soparato the itlckcrn from tho humnn skin. Hut, why worry about' tho snnko? Why look for troublo oven before tho plas ter begins to draw? Whon tho prop er tlino comes nnd tho usefulness of tho big mumor Is ended, It Is possible tho cobra will slough tho piasters as ho might his skin. A writer contends that for tho dcfl altlon of "homo" aa "tho plnco where man can do aa ho pleases." Thore might bo much advanced In favor ol tho proposition that It Is tho placo where woman can do as sho pleases it least sbo generally docs. Well, why not? Who makes tho homo? Evory Ideal homo owes Its greatest charms to woman's part In lta making, Man Is nwaro of that, nnd tho American man gcnorally accepts woman's oxclu live dominion In tho homo of her un questioned right, his privilege bolng to finance tho enterprise and to enjoy tho comfort which tho presiding go alus provides for" him. It Is reported thnt n Now IJavon man rocently had his oyo put out by t lady'a hat pin, which protruded from tho sldo of tho "lid" sufllcleutly to con aect with any ono occupying tho snmo itreot car coat with tho owner of the deadly ornament Whntovor may bo ald In favor of "milady's" hat orna ment, a great deal of damaging testi mony can. bo brought against It, and it Is reasonably certain that If It waa an adaptatle tpf "mere" man It would long ago have boon forced Into the "has-been" class. Dut woman, with her supremo power, and her hat pin, make a combination difficult to do feat Foot-and-mouth disease, which broke out three months ago in tho province of Hauto-Savolo, has spread rapidly and Ib now t threatening contra! nnd southern Franco. PJgs, sheep and, em tio aro affected. Tho boat policy with reference to thlu scourge is to kcop It out of a country by tho most strjn gent Inspection systom for Imports of llvo Btock. Tho oxamplo of Frnnce demonstrates that tho'dlscaso la hard to fight whon It onco goto In. And now, tho puro food expert are Xtor Boino of tho soda fountnln drinks, charging, among other things, thai they are habit forming. Corrobora tion might be had from the swain ot the summer girl, who views with alarm the rapidity with which ono Ice cream soda follows another. A good deal ot sympathy bns g'ont out to Ilotty Green's eon because lu an incautious moment he announced that he intended to marry within year and bad not picked out the girl Dut he now says ho will not marry a New Yerk woman. And ho la care fully remaining In Now York. Tho latest flsh Btory cornea from Pine Brook, N. J., whoro, it la clalmod an angler caat for fish and pulled up a chest of silverware Tho fact that the story docB not como from Win Ktod, Conn., lends ua to plnco somo faith in it A recent order prohibits profanity en the part of thoso engaged lu the construction of tbo Panama canal. The prlvllcgo Is no doubt resorved for crit ics ot tho work. A strnngor wins $100 by betting thai "choir" nnd "qulro" moan tho same thing. Will dictionaries now hnvo to bo seised ub gambling paraphernalia? Tho Nowport society girl who eloped with r chauffeur la away behind th Uraoo. Tho proper Btunt now is, to fly nwny with nn nvlntor. It bfia beeii discovered that nn octu pus can bo ecarpd to death. This Is true only in tho nnlmnl world, not In tho Industrial. When cholera germs tackle cnvlar they moot a foo thoy cannot copo with. WATER AND HARDPAN First Care Is to Get Water Deep ly Into the Soil. Rapid Evaporation From the Surface Promptly Arrests the Downward 8eepago and tho Capillarity la Then Upward. Tho first caro of tho orchard Irriga tor is to get water deeply Into tho soil without flooding or puddling tho sur face It Is not after all so much a mat ter of tho number of inchen used ns tho deep diffusion of tho water through tho soil to tho full depth of tho naturnl rooting of tho trco. In this dry ell mnto, If tho first two or threo foot of tho noil nro qulckjy saturated with wator, perhaps sufficient for six foot 'f healthy tnolsturo, npd then tho Irri gation Is stopped, tho rapid evapora tion from tho surfneo soil will prompt ly arrest tho downward socpago and tho capillarity will bo upward, so that nono will go Into tho subsoil. Thd subsoil will then gradually dry out nnd harden nnd each repetition of this op eration will aggravato the subsoil con ditions until a hnrdpan Is formed Into which tho wator will not seep readily. This results In tho lower roots of tho trco being encased In hnrd, dry soil to becomo inactive or ovon die, writes E. J. Wlckson In tho Denver Flotd and Farm. Another evil of this condition is thnt at each Irrigation tho air Is driven out of tho upper soil so thnt tho rootn In It nro smothered, followed by such ovlls as gum dlsoaBO, dlo-back, pnllng follngo nnd fruit dropping, for wo see tho trco unablo to obtain sufficient wntor to proporly dlluto tho food elab orated In (he leaves, or to keep It in proper solution for. distribution throughout tho trco, and carry It to tho roota for tho work of root extension and mineral solution. All attompts to remedy this by tho application of ma nures nnd mulch to supply dissolvents, or such dellcntely solubla salts an nl tratos to stlmulato the solution, nro only temporarily beneficial nnd In tho long run bring on tho greater compli cations. Fow Irrigators know much.nbout how wntor acts In tho soil, as they only sco tho surfneo and warrant tho criticism of Wilcox In his Irrigation Farming that "unskilled labor has n penalty of twonty-flvo to fifty per cent, attnehod to it In tho application of water and unfortunately this clnaa Is too prevnlont In tho irrigating fields." Ono of tho mistakes often obsorvnblo on heavy soils is tho running of flvo or six furrows botweon each row of treoa, whereas threo or four uro sufficient. Tito furrows Bhould bo no nenror than sufficient to allow tho water of each to olnk in independently, fanning out to meet below. If strenms nro so closo that thoy mingle In their downward course n foot or two below tho stir faco they causo n puddling of tho soli and consequent driving up of air, which in a short tlmo arrests tho downward action of tho water, making It bcop moro and moro slowly, until a practi cal' standstill occurs, Tho result la generally hnrdpan. Aa Irrigation Is usually pructlcnl but ono way through tho orchard a deop subsoil track or tunnel Bhould bo run half way botweon tho treoB transversely tho streams, T1b can bo dono with n small tool on n bud-ho11 plow shank big enough to mako a track about tho size of a gopher run at n dopth of fif teen to twonty Inches. Tho benefits nccompltshod by this aro tho dissem ination of wnter nil around tho trees. thq moro rapid spreading of tho water without driving out tho nir, ns In tho deop furrow, and tho carrying of tho air (loop down into tho aoll, thus as sisting Irrigation. This may bo oh Jcotod to ns n root pruning oporatlon which it Certainly Is, and on this no count it Is not practical In nil sea sons, ThlB la to be regretted bccniiBo it Is n great ndvnntngo to Irrigation. Caro of Fowl. Fowla to do their host muBt bo well cared for and kindly trentod, tho snmo na other domestic animals. Tho care ful poultryman should no moro think of frightening hla fowla than tho suc cessful dairyman would of exercising hla milch cows with tho milking stool. Kgg production Is a function of the hen that 1b aa much under tho control of tho nervoua system aa In milk so- crotion In tho cow or speed In tho horoo. To get thq best results in either cnBo tho controlling mechanism must bo kopt In n porfect stato of equilibrium. Separate the Cockerels. Tho young cockerels should bo aep nrntod from tho pullets Just na spoil ns thoy nro old enough to bo dlstlii gulshcd. It would bo better If thoy could bo kopt In an enclosure not tnr from tho pulletB, particularly at tho beginning ot each laying season, says a writer In nn oxchango. Wo nro golug to repeat hero what wo have so many times said, that tho best use for the cockerels Ib to mako capons of them. Every cockerel thnt la not kept for breeding purposes ought to bo cnponlzcd, Two Klnda of Pinkeye. Thoro nro two kinds of plnkoyo af fecting cattlo; ono Is duo merely to dust, chaff, hay seed, clndors or othor mntorlnlu getting Into tho oyo whllo the other kind Is duo to n gorm nnd la contagious. Concrete Floor Deit. A concrete floor makes tho best floor for tho pountry house, but It la necessary to kcop a heavy coating of Utter over it. It Is easily cloancd and forma a, protection against rata, MUCH LOSS OF PLANT FOOD Leaching of the Soli by Irrigated Watar Should Do Avoided as Much as Possible. i (ny C. W. COT.VER, Utah University Ex periment Station.) A certain amount of plant food is removed from tho land by irrigation water which should bo restored to nil cultivated soils. If ns much is returned to n productivo soil ns Is taken away, such a soil will nevor becomo exhausted. Thcrcforo nn especial consideration should ho given to all phases of tho subject that deals with tho conservation of tho plant food ele ments that aro already in tho soil. In Idaho's Irrigated districts the largest part of tho plant food taken from tho soli Is removed by tho grow ing crops, but tho amount of vnlua bio plant forming elements that aro lost In wasto and drnlnago wator may not bo Inappreciable. Tho results of somo experlmonts, conducted at ono of our loading ex periment stations, located In n non Irrigated district, show that tho drain age wator carries nway an avcrngo of 37.0 pounds of nitrogen por aero n yonr from tho top twenty inches of soil. Although potash, phosphoric acid and lima aro not dissolved from tho soils ns readily as nitrogen, It haa boon clearly shown that tho nmount of thoso clomcnt8 In tho drnlnago wa ters is not small. If tho mineral plant fooda nro no easily detected In tho drnlnago from lands watered only by rnln, tho loss on nn Irrigated farm, unless the wn ter Is carefully nppllcd, will bo con siderably groator. If n largo stream of wator Is allowed to run all night through Bhort row's of vegetables and borrles nnd for days over grain nnd alfalfa flolds thoso elements that nro assimilated by tho growing plants will either bo cnrrled bolow tho rango of plant roots .and lost In tho under ground drnlnago, or will bo carried off In tho waste ditch to enrich somo farm further down tho cannl. To rcduco this leaching of tho soil by tho Irrigated Voter to n minimum, aa far na, possible excessive flooding, resulting In largo Btrcams of waste water, should bo avoided. LIVE STOCK NOTES. Sheaf oats nro relished by tho horses. Do not bo in too much of a hurry to wean tho pigs. Soft coal or charcoal is to tho hog ub plo to tho boy. Cottonseed meal Is not considered a good feed for swine. An Important part of hog raising Ib to know Just when to market. Nover go to bed without going down to sco Jiow thlngtf aro at tho burn. A hog cannot sloop comfortable in a draft of wind; ho will catch cold very easily., ( It (a tho gains that tho lamba mako during tho fall that determlno tho fecdor'a profits, Tho few public tests ot sllago for wintering beef cows havo given em phatically favorablo results. Hay troughs should bo. so fixed that particles will not fall through and bo como entangled In tho fleeco. Oregon experiment station shows that ono aero of good clover for grow ing hogs represents a valuo of $44. Drood bowb require a mixed diet, and ono containing plenty of protein and not too much fattening quality. Too many farmers kill their good brood sows because of the temptation to Bell for tho high prices. This, la a mistake Snoop nro comfort lovors and tho man who neglects to provldo them with good, dry shelter makes n cost ly error. Tho pig, llko every other young ani mal, lovos to bo alert and to ba mov ing about with tho freedom which be longs to such u nature. A spring pig win bring pigB the fol lowing Bprlng and will mako n hotter growth ilnd, as a rule, provo moro profitable than n fnll pig. Whllo thoro la considerable invest ment in tho brood bows, still it pays hotter to keep tho good ones bocnuso thoy will produce more uniform pigs, moro of them and will rnlso thom bet ter. Rapo for Qwlne. Rapo ranks next to clover as n for age plant for awlno, although thoy differ In their nutritive valuo. Whon both can bo raised and swine allowed to pasture on both It makes mntters woll-nlgh Ideal. Rape can In no way bo detrimental to pregnant sows un less they nrc compelled to subsist wholly upon It, which would not bo wiso. It would not bo wise for tho breeder to depend wholly upon any ono food for growing pigs or pregnant 80WB. Beautiful Walnut Tree. Tho secretary of agriculture do claros that tho beautiful forest treo that bears tho English walnut would do well In this country. It Bprcnds llko an oak nnd has n fine feathery follngo that Mils tho air with fra grance Moltlna Is Severe Strain., Molting Is a severe drain on the chicken, nnd It must bo fed to stand it. A Uttlo addition to tho meat ra tion la ndvlsablo; Don't forget, the charcoal and tho grit. A Uttlo con. dltlonlng powder will do no harm, olthor. Keep Small Engs, Small and crucked eggs should be carefully separaiou ueroro tno ninr- kot bnskot goes to town. Tho reject od ones, whon porfoctly frsh con be used to better advantage lu the home for cooking. IIAPPE n I n r Pickled Horse Meat TRENTON, N. J. That New Jersey has within lta borders an estab lishment engaged In tho business of canning or pickling horse-flesh, which Is shipped to Holland for food pur poses, was officially brought to tho at tention of tho state board of health at Its recent meeting In Trenton. The board referred tho case to Attorney General Wilson, requesting him .to tako such action as tho circumstances would warrant. The complaint was presented by Dr. It. D. FItzrnndolph, head of tho puro fcod department of the stato board, nnd waB based upon evidence furnish ed by the bureau of chemistry, of the United States department ot agricul ture, which had tho horso-packlng es tablishment under surveillance Tho government alleged that tho moot lnsanltnry conaltlons prevailed ot tho plant, and that carcasses of dis eased and emaciated animals wero packed for tho export trade. Accord ing to tho ovidenco obtained by secret Gotham's Domestic NEW YORK. One year ago tho Do mestlo Relations court waB estab lished In Now York nnd It has already gained a place ns ono ot tho perma nent nnd most noccssary Institutions of this city. The tremendous work of this court nrouscs wonder that the idea had not been adopted years ago and that it Is not moro widely emu lated In other cities throughout tho country. Chicago nnd Washington are tho only two other cities whoro simi lar courta exist. Tho Domestic Relations court is es sentially n poor man's court. In Its prime offlco, indeed, it partakes of tho nnturo of a conciliatory court, sim ilar to tho conciliatory courts of Franco, through which all domestic difficulties pass before any divorce or other sorlous caso Involving domestic Infelicity, abandonment or non-support can enter tho courts proper. Like tho Judges ot tho conciliatory courts in Franco, the Judges ot tho Domestic Relations court In Now York nro chos en for their tuct, patlonce, knowledge of mankind nnd sympathy with tho frailties of men nnd women. Every case that comes Into tho Domestic Re lations court these Judges first try to adjust without legal procedure. Brotherly Love Man PHILADELPHIA. Whon a husband forms tho habit of spanking his wlfo. It Is not easy to Induce him' to change his way. Of this Mrs. Mabol Baker is firmly convinced. Uoforo breakfast she had her husband, Geo. Baker, a meat dealer, arrested tor having spanked her, but when he wns arraigned boforo Magistrate Beaton In tho City Hall police court a fow hours later, alio announced thnt sho did not want him sent to jail. Ho was discharged. "There. Is only ono way to get Georga to do n thing," said Mrs. Baker, In admitting that tho court proceedings wero not nn entlro suc cess, "and that Ib to havo hlra mnko up his own mind to do It." While she Is not yet on speaking terms with her husband, Mrs. Baker seemed cheerfully certain that tho ex isting strained relations will end. Sho also ' looked forward to mora spank- Nez Perce Indians SPOKANE, Wash. Withdrawing from tho Presbyterian church on account of differences with tho pres bytery over tho pastor of tho church, 86 Nee Perce Indians hnvo Joined the Methodists. Eddie Connor, tho pnstor of tho new Methodist church; Stephen Reuben, tho superintendent of tho Sundny school, and Abol Grant, tho leader of tho .choir, appeared at tho Kenwood Mo)thodlst church Sunday. The two former spoke, while tho third snug hymns In both English and tho nnttvo tongue "Wo protested to the presbytery n number of times concerning our pas tor," Reuben said.' "Wo woro not sat isfied with htm and wanted another, but thoy would not do ns wo wished, so wo nl left the church and Joined tho Methodists. "On tho. reservation there aro six Presbyterian churcljcs, with a mem bership -,of more than COO. Tho Indiana wero converted to tho Presbyterian church by tho Rev. Mr. Spauldlng In 1836, and slnco thnt tlmo thnt church tins always been the strongest with Packed in Jersey service men, dead horses were cut up for food on tho same floor occupied by nnlmnls which had glanders nnd other dl3enses communicable to man kind. Tho Investigation, Btnrted by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of tho gov ernment chonilstry bureau, hud to bo practically abandoned by tho govern ment becnuso of n loak through which tho ofllclalB of the company wero warned thnt thoy were bolng watch ed. After this, It Is alleged that no moro shipments wero made abroad and the government, being left with but Jurisdiction, tho case was turned over to tho stato authorities for prose cution under its laws. Tho case worked up by tho govern ment was outlined generally In n let ter from Acting Chief F. L. Dunlap. of tho bureau of chemistry, which was submitted to the atnto board of health by Dr. Fitzrandolph. In this letter Dr. Dunlap cald that on Juno 10, 1911. his bureau was ndvlsed that tho firm exported pickled horso meat to Hol land; that thla ment was entered at Rotterdam and was distributed throughout Holland for food purposes. An Investigation wan started and ono of the inspectors testified that tho 31 vats in tho pickling room consisted In part of animal's that hnvo died other wise than by slaughter. Relations Court In tho next Instance tlie Domestic Rotations court Is a woman's court. In almost every cn;a that' lias ap peared tho complainant has been a woman. It Is not moro thnn onco In several months that a man appears as a complainant In this court. This is, of course, largely owing to tho fact thnt n mnn Is not usually dependent upon his wlfo for Bupport, nnd even If deserted by his wlfo a man Is nbt likely to bo exposed to hardship and suffering, ns tho cub: with a woman. Furthermore, this court has no power to grant divorcee. It merely adjusts differences, punishes abandoning hus bands, and advises separation when separation seems tho only wiso course, nnd determines tho nmount of money that the man must contribute towards tho support of his wife, chil dren or other rolntlvor. Spanks His Wife Inrrn. "Whnn tv tnnlfn nn olio cnM ''It will bo useless ask Georgo to sign n plcdgo to spank mo no moro. Ho wouldn't make any such promise, and wouldn't oven apologize for any of tho spankings of tho past. He Is not tho kind of man who apolpglzes. In fnct, 1'vo nover henrd him say that he was sorry for anything ho ever did, "Wo havo been married nbout two years and a half. Ho commenced spanking mo two weeks after our wed ding day and tins kept it up almost weekly over since. Ho has n temper nnd bo havo I; nnd it wo Jangle, a spanking follows. Ho is not a big man and I am not a small woman, but I am completely helpless In his arms. His muscles nro llko Iron. "I can't tell how many times I havo been spnnkod. At first, I endured tho humiliation of such punishment be cause I didn't want pcoplo to know about It. Then I threntoncd to havo him arrested. I suppose t threatened so often that ho thought I would nover do anything. But when ho spanked mo harder than usual 1 caus ed his arrest. It didn't cost mo any thing, but George had to pay $10 for a lawyer, although it seemed to me that $G would havo been enough for such easy work." Adopt a New Creed tho tribe. When wo withdrew we took our pastor and two of tho elders Into tho Methodist church with us." Reuben Is a rolatlvo of tho Into Chief Joseph of tho Nez Perce trlbo and accompanied the old warrior on his last trip to Washington, where thoy wero received by President Mc Kin ley. "Gonornl Miles took Joseph and mo from Washington to Now York to see Buffalo Bill's show," said Bonbon. "Ho paid all of our expenses and wo hud a fine tlmo. He nlso gave $2b to each of us. Tho show waa good." Reuben wns a boy at tho tlmo of, tho - Nez Perce outbreak and remem bers It well, his father being ono of Joseph's warriors. Ho waa educated at Carlisle and Grant ftt Chcmowawa Indian school, Orcgou. Hood's Sarsaparilla Will purify your blood, clear your complexion, restore your appetite, relieve your tired feel-j ing, build you up; It leads all other, medicines in merit Get It' today In timml liquid form r chocolated tablet called Sarsatabs. PATENT APPLICATION $15 teW1 OmVIUABWEKT.SoUcltort.Dea.MolBMjIa. Well arranged tlmo Is the surest mark ot a well-arranged mind. Pit man. Mrs. Wtnlow Soothing- Bjrup for Children teething, roftem the nuns, reduce lnn.iramiy Uob. aUayn pain, cures wind colic, SOc a bottle. Distance. Knlckcr In tho suburbs you flvo miles from n lomon. ,Bocke'r And from a peach. live AT A CRITICAL PERIOD. Of Peculiar Interest to Wornon. Mrs. Mary I. Remington, Eiglcberry St., Qllroy, Cal., says: "I suffered so severely from pain and soreness over tho kidneys that It was a task for mo to turn In bed. My kidneys acted very; frequently, but tho, eecretlons wore re tarded and passages; scalded. I was weak and run down. . After taking other rcmoi dies without benefit, I began using Doan's Kidney Fills and was com pletely cured. I waB going through tho critical period of a woman's lifo nt tho tlmo and after UBlng Doan's Kidnoy Pills thoro waa a miraculous chango for tho better in my health." "When Your Back is Lamo, Remem ber tho Name DOAN'S." For Bala by druggists and genoral storekeepers everywhere. Prlco BOci Fosler-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. , Some Mosquitoes. ''Yes," aald tho traveler who had Just returned from South Africa. "I was ono day bo annoyed by mosquitoes that I was compelled to tako refuge In; an old iron safo which lay discarded on tho veldt "My first emotions of Joy at my happy dellverauco were hardly over when tho mosquitoes, scenting me, be gan to drivo their stingers through the safe. Fortunately, 1 had a ham mer in my pocket, and as fast as their stingers came through tho iron I clinched them, until at length such a host of them waa fastened down in tMs way that, when thoy Btnrted to( 'Ay away, they carried mo and that safe miles. "Thon, ono by ono, they died with tho exertion, and I was able to como out with safety. Yes, wonderful things happen in foreign parta." Ideas. Overheard In Venice. ' "isn't It romantic, John, dear," aaid she, as they sat in the Uttlo Venetian garden, "to sit hero and Uston to theso Italian troubadours singing tholr bal lads bathed in tbo moonlight?" "Yes, dear," replied John, with a deep-drawn sigh. "But I sometimes wish they'd batho in something bo- sldea moonlight, don't you. It might; less romantic, but It would bo a darn sight moro hygienic." Harper's Weekly. A Paraphrase. "You tako closo notice of tho places to which peoplo aro Invited." "Yob," replied Mrs. Curarox: "in our clrclo invitations aro tho slncercst flattery." As frost, raised to Its utmost Inten sity, produces tho sensation of fire, so n good quality, over-wrought and pushed to excess, turns into its own contrary. Win. Matthews. Saves Worry Time and Trouble Post Toasties Can be served in stantly with cream or milK. It mafc.es a breaK fast or lunch so supe rior to the ordinary, that it has become a welcome pantry necessity in thou sands of homes, and adds to the comfort and pleasure of life. "The Memory Lingers" Sold by Grocers Poxtum Cerenl Co., Ltd., Duttle Creek, Mlcli.