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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1912)
I I THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUHE . IRA L. BAUD, Publisher. TERMS, 1.2G IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA TUBERCULOSIS OPEN-AIR CURE. Tho great war against Uio "white plaguo" haa had marked results, chiefly through tho employment of out-of-door trcatmont. While It Is only comparatively recent that this treat ment haa becomo general, It has been advocated for over twonty-flvo years right hero In Philadelphia, and many persons who suffer from consumption and aro taking tho "homo trcatmont" sleep In tenta or Inclosed porchcB, says tho Philadelphia Capital. IJonJamln Franklin, In his numerous researches, learned mnny elemental truths, which ho hnnded down to posterity In his writings. Ho declared that disease docs not como from puro or cold air, but from draughta and tho uneven ox posuro of the person to ley blasta. It Is his theory which Is In a largo meas ure responsible for tho present moth od of treating pneumonia patients at tho Jefferson hospital. Tho ward oq tho roof Is an innovation and Is large ly In tho naturo of an oxporlmcnL It permanency will bo dcclddd by the number of cures effected. So far the proportion of recoveries has been so great and tho fatalities ho small thai tho physicians In cbargo hcsltato to give out tho figures, lest they be thought to bo exaggerating. This Is especially encouraging, becauso of the unusual fatal courso so many cases ol pneumonia havo taken this wlntor. Young men who havo completed the courses of study prescribed In the University of Wisconsin's Collego ol Agriculture aro in domand at good sal arles, according to tho statistics of the collego, sayB tho Chicago Record-Herald. When tho university closed in 1011 tho demand for agricultural grad uates could not bo supplied and all tho members of tho year's class had found places at salaries ranging from C00 to J3.000 a year. Placos thai would hnvo paid $450,000 in salaries could not bo filled becauso of tho lack of qualified men. This showing Is an Indication of tho change that is com ing goncrally In agricultural methods. Rule-of-thurab, haphazard methods will not do on tho farm any moro thnn In tho well-managed factory. There must bo truly scientific farming, the combination of sound principles with tho rcoults of experience. Evidently tho owners of fnrms bco tho chango at band and aro eager to avail thorn selves of tho knowlcdgo possessed by tho Wisconsin graduates. "Tho law docs not permit a man to lcavo bis wlfo Just becauso sho nags him," Justlco Marcan decides. Ho meant, of courso, the law of this stato, says tho Now York Mall. In Ken tucky, Missouri and otlior states, "un- govcrnablo tempor" nnd "Indignities" aro a causo not only for separation, but for absoluto dlvorco, and nagging may cortalnly bo carried to tho point of Indignity; whllo In Oregon ono may obtain a dlvorco if tho partner of ono's Joys, and especially of ono's sorrows, "makes llfo burdensome." And what can bo more burdensome than nagging? Howovor, thero ought not to bo dlvorco, nor even separation, for nagging, becauso no court of Jus tlco can over bo suro that tho nagging Is not Justified, or at least provoked. Somo women, for lnstanco, aro born naggors. Somo achieve nagging. And a consldcrac-lo number of others have nagging thrust upon them by a courso of conduct which may bo outwardly courteous, but which In its ossonco Is InBupportably irritating. Tho Chinese ropublle has docldcd to revise Us languago and has ongngod Prof. Solong Hollo, who teaches Jap anese and Chlneso In tho Royal insti tute at Naples, to provldo them a now alphnbot Prof. Solong Hollo, it wo aro to judgo by his namo, apparently can got things coming and going, and is, thoroforc, woll fitted for tho Job. A woman in Philadelphia beat her husband becauso ho aquandorod ten cents of tho slxtcon-ccnt-nllowanco sho had mado him out of his earn ings. Which goes to provo that tho down-trodden box is gottlng some what pcovlsh with Its natural oppres sors. A Massachusetts woman wanta mar ried men tagged b'y registered buttons on their coat lapels, This is another link in tho chain of subjection which la bolng forged tor tho so-called fctrongor box, whoso ilghts and privi leges aro fast diminishing to things of shreds nnd patches. Tho othor day a girl flow ncross tho English channel nlono, and now an jther girl has flown across tho chan nel as a passenger. Tho English jhant. i)l must bo beginning to feel a (ood deal like a crick. When convicts In tho Kansas ponL tontlary rofuso to. behavo they are not allowed Id see tho weekly basoball parries. When thoy becomo too trou blesome, wo presume that they aro sentenced to bo umpires. CULTURE OF ALFALFA Careful Leveling and Smoothing of Land Necessary. Either Irrigation or Sufficient Length of Time and Attention Given to Conservation of Moisture Should De Practiced. Sowing alfalfa In tho sod or on sod land seldom results favorably. Alfal fa seed has becomo scarce and ex pensive nnd should never bo wasted or thrown away In a poor seed bed. Now land should be cultivated In somo other ci op at least one year before It Is seeded to alfalfa. Tho seed bed should bo molBt and well packed. On this nccount it Is advisable to plow in tho fall. Whcro Irrigation Is practiced too much care cannot be given. Tho careful leveling and smoothing of land which Is to bo seeded to alfalfa 1b nee- Stalk of Good Alfalfa. essary. Tho crop Is to remain on tho soil for from two to ton or moro years, and avoiding futuro oxpenso of dim ieult Irrigating Will pny many times over. 1 It is well to level tho .ground care fully and then try It by giving a flood Irrigation beforo tho seed is planted. If there are holos or bumpu which aro tllfllcult to lrrlgato, go on again with n scrapor, land grader or homo-mado Joveler. Either Irrigation or sufficient length of tlmo nnd nttcntion glvon to conservation of moisture should al ways be practiced beforo planting al fulfn seed, wrltos D. C. Buffum in tho Denver Field nnd Farm. It la impor tant that thero bo enough moisture In tho soil to germinate tho seed and glvo tho plantB their first few weeks of growth until they nro eight or ten inches high before nnother irrigation becomes necessary. Where tho seasons are short alfalfa should bo sown as early In tho spring as tho ground can bo put In proper condition nnd heavy freezing weather Is past. Tho young plants aro not so rlouBly Injured by a few degrees of frost. At lower altitudes where tho season Is longer alfalfa may bo sown any tlmo up to tho middle of August. Ab far ns northern Wyoming wo havo succeeded in securing a good stand of alfalfa when it was planted as lato as tho last of August. In seeding for nl falfa hay uso a drill with prosB wheel attachments. Do not sow broadcast unless only an acre or so Is planted lind a drill cannot bo obtained. Plant tho seed shallow from one half Inch to two 'Inches deep. Tho amount of seed to uso will depend Upon circumstances. If the seed bed Is In perfect condition, moist, looso on tho surfnee, firm below and warm, from eight to twelve poundB of good seed to tho aero will produce a suffi cient stand. Usually tljo seed bed is not In good condition and twenty pounds of seed is recommended. Tho moro seed tho finer tho hay, othor things bolng equal. Somo growers, especially In tho eastern states'; plant ns much as thirty or forty poundB of seed. My method Is to sow ten or twelve pounds tho first year and If n honvy stand is not secured, go over tho second scnBon in tho opposite til- Stalk of Poor Alfalfa. rcctlon and drill In ten pounds moro of seed. ThlB rcBcedlug should bo done tho first or second yoar, as aftor tho old plantB nro woll cBtabllshml tho young ones nro shaded or crowd ed out uud never make good, thrifty growth. Seed nt right angles to tho direction of tho wind. Under irriga tion it Ib best to seed with tho direc tion of tho land slope, unions the land Is so steep the soil will wash. y!- IRRIGATION FOR LATE CROPS Water Should Be Applied Evenly and Not Allowed to Sour In Hollows, Nor MIsb High Places. If there is an amplo supply of -water it will bo host to irrigate some of tho fields that aro to grow lato crops. No amount of rainfall will tako the placo of Irrigation, and If you think It docs, go out and dig awhile nnd you will soon bo undeceived. Ap ply water evenly; do not allow It to sour In tho hollows and miss tlfe high places. Tho alfalfa will perhaps bo better to wait awhllo for water this cpld spring If you feel assured of a lato supply. When Irrigating thlB crop always test tho ground with shovol to see If tho water Is penetrating deep ly, and do not be satisfied with the fact that it runs over tho top. Men will often como to tho house and say they cannot tell tho Irrigated ground from that which has meroly been rained on, which shows they havo not used the fihovel test, as no shovel will ever so easily enter ground merely moistened by rain as by Irrigation, and tho difference at tho end of the fihovel Is easily felt. LEARN THE DUTY OF WATER Proper Time to Irrigate and Amount Depends Largely on Local Con ditions of Each Farm. No ono can become a successful Ir rigator until he learns tho duty of wa ter and this cannot bo best under stood until ono is familiar with the principles of dry farming.' As to tho control of water all that Is nocessnry is a strong active man, a pair of water-proof boots, a good shovel and a good head of water and tho laws of gravity will do tho rest. Successful crops can only bo secured by the prop er nmount of and tho continuous oven distribution of moisture nnd for this reason tlmo, money, crops and disap pointment can bo saved by proper lev cling of the soil prior to planting. Irrigation by cultivation Is bottet than Irrigation by Irrigation, because the duty of humus and water are cor related. Tho proper tlmo to lrrlgato nnd how and the number of Irrigations depends upon tho local conditions of ench farm and tho crop raised. Somo soils will need frequent and copious Irrigation nnd somo none nt all. Water Cuehlono below Flumes. Flumes will wash out and cut back very llttlo below tho apron If a good, water cushion haa been provided be low tho fall and tho water descends on this, rising again slightly beforo it flows down tho ditch, noxes built in the ground this way aro moro con stantly damp and last much longor than those placed on top of tho ground, which, bosldes, constantly leak, both at tho bottom nnd sides. About half tho work in tho busy season will be olvlntcd If flumes are set right in tho first place. A carpenter will often Just set his sills la tho grounud and then nail on tho floor, and so soon as It shrinks n large quantity of water runa under tho flume and It has to bo repaired, If It does not go out. Sot your floorB at least six inches below tho lovol of tho ditch, with a sill piece to hold tho dirt and water on them, which will help to anchor them as woll as precludo leaks. Keep a llttlo gas tar on hand and apply for scaly legs. Carry a plpowronch with you. a general utility tool. Sunflower seed mako better than checso for tho mousetrap. A llttlo salt sprinkled with It is bait coal aRhea is much relished by hogs. By the nddltlon of pulverized mica concroto is mado to imltato granite. If a cow has a habit of aide-stepping whllo milking, examine your finger nails. Wash tho horses' necks frequently with salt and water; It will prevent thorn from getting soro. Put paper collars about tender stemmed plnnts to iprovont tho cut worms from killing them. Wooden palls readily absorb milk particles, making it almost Impossi ble to keep them sweet and clean. A cement feeding floor for tho hogs can bo built for closo around C cents a square foot. It Is worth tho invest ment. U a llttlo chalk bo rubbed on a file boforo filing Bteol it will prevent chips sticking to tho file to scratch tho work. An Incubator will not run Itself any more than an automobllo will. A hu man brain must stand back of tho best machino Invented. Tho white cork that comes around grapes Is much better than hay for use in ranking n tireless cooker. Tho cork may bo hnd at any fruit or gro cery Btoro for tho asking. If your stable floor is of plnnk nnd in need of repairing, tho lnylng of a thin coat of cement over tho old, and then putting a now layer of "plank on It will sorvo to mnko tho floor water tight, and at tho samo tlmo to prevent dry rot. Cutworms. Tubes mado of Btlff paper and placed around tender plants will protoct thorn from cut worms which work nt night. Tho paper should extend two Inches below the surfneo of the ground. Dull Plowtharei. Tako tho dull plowshare with you the first tlmo you go to town. It may save a trip a little later. I FARM NOTES I L J fism (mSsJWI Eight Women Lunch With Eight Dogs h: EW YORK. A history-making so cial event took placo the other aft ernoon nt tho Vnndcrbllt hotel. As tho Chlneso clock In tho Chlneso room struck two, there sat down to luncheon 'eight Chlneso doggies nnd eight American women. Yes; to gether a lady nnd a dog, a lady and' a dog, alternately, all round tho table. It took somo effort on tho part of Mrs. Arthur L. Holland, who gavo tho party for her Pekinese, Vl-Sln of Al derbourne, to persuade the manager to close tho Chlneso room to tho public for tho afternoon nnd lnsuro seclusion for her aristocratic gathering. Pink, red and yellow enrnntions dec orated tho oblong table, nnd between ench teakwood chair was placed a teakwood tabouret Inlaid with pearl nnd cushioned with satin, upon which a well-combed dogglo sat. Mrs. Holland denied that alio was tho hostess. Tho luncheon, sho de clared, was being given by Vi-Sln of One Million Stray CHICAGO. Thero aro homeless cats in Chicago, 1,000,000 Herein lies a problem that Boon must be given serious cqnsideratlon, in tho opinion of Hugo Krause, secre tary of tho Anti-Cruelty society. As Constantinople collected all its stray dogs und placed them upon an island In tho Mediterranean, 'there to starve to death, so Chicago must de vise somo plan of ridding itself , of tho half-starved felines that infest every alloy und practically every building in tho older portions of the city and nro found in hundreds in the basements of loop buildings. Tho Anti-Cruelty society has no means with which thoroughly to per form tho task. Officials of the dog pound aro said to have refused to un dertake It becauso of the old super stition that the exterminator of a blacu cat will ever after be unlucky. "Something must be done Immedi ately, either to provide homes for these stray cats or to exterminate them," said Mr. Krauso tho other day. "Their half-starved condition, for they feed chiefly at the alley garbage pails, demands that some action be taken. This alone, regardless of tho fact that they aro a menace to health, is suf ficient reason." Over in North Halsted street thero 1b ono building, recently vacated by a Woman Roots Two LEVELAND, O. When Mrs. Tim othy Clancy, 7713 Superior avenue, 1 returned to her homo early the other morning from a call upon friends in tho neighborhood sho found tho front door Jammed bo she could not unlock it. Glancing through tho dining-room window she saw two burglars at work. Sho didn't scream or run. Sho calm ly proceeded to raise the dining-room window and Just as calmly proceeded to cllinb In. Tho burglars fled, al though Mrs. Clancy Is slight and weighs no more than 100 pounds. Tho burglars chose a rear door for their exit, brushing by Mrs. Clancy'a mother, Mrs. Catherine Carpenter, nnd her sister, Mrs. Arthur Dowe, who hnd run around to tho back when Mrs. Clnncy started to climb Into tho window. The burglars kept right on going, howovcr, and disappeared over tho alloy fence. They took $G65 worth of loot with them. ' Tho npartmenta of Mrs. Clancy are t Little Indiana Tots in Elopement INDIANAPOLIS. Elopement! Thero was no other construction the offi cers at headquarters could put on it. And they remarked laughingly that tho leap-year spirit is gctlng some pretty young recruits, when they hnd seen to it that Miss Opal Johnson, threo ycara old, and J. P. Grady, four years old, had been sent home, wind ing up a runaway that hnd been sug gested by MIsb Opal. After tho youngsters had been taken to headquarters by Patrolman Thomas O'Brien, who found them, Matron Whitman administered a diminutive nnd much-moderated "third degree." Sho found Anally that MIbs Opal was tho granddaughter of Kalo Johnson, and that J. P. was tho son of Jack Grady, who was called. Miss Opal admitted, under fire, that she nnd J. P. "wuz Bent by J. P.'b mamma to det somo buttamilt to dink." And then she waxed moro confiden tial: "J. P. buyed some apples 'n wo et Alderbourno to his friends from Pe king, who wero allowed to bring thcli beautiful mistresses to share the ban quot. Besides Vl-Sln, thero was Toto, Mme. Wu, Wu Ting Fang, Pln-Kee, Tl-Tu Ehr-sln and Fan-Sin, who accom panied respectively Mrs. William Shannon, Mrs. William E. Beldlng, Mrs. A. Radcllffo Dugmoro, wlfo ol tho celebrated African explorer; MrB Carl E. Ackloy, who accompanied hei husband on a two-year African hunt ing expedition and personally shot tho largest elephant over killed; Mrs, Edward Woodward, Miss Hattlo Wood and MUs Doonja do Mltktcwlcz-Hol land, a daughter by Mrs. Holland's former marriage to a. Russian noble man, the Count do Mltklewlcz. Vi-SIn's costume consisted of a knot of pink roses at his collar, matching In tint Mrs. Holland's gown. The place-cardB wero small dull-finished photographs of tho host himself, taken in a variety of poses. Tho entire menu was Chlneso evolved from the brain of a Chinese caterer and prepared by tho hands of a Chlneso chef. Tho musical pro gram was dispensed w'th, owing to a lack of harmony between tho same sens and tho vocal ranges of Vl-Sln and his chums. Cats in Chicago i3 laundry, whcro moro than a dozen cats sleep during tho day and at night wan der through tho alleyB looking for food. At a small Btoro at 517 Well3 street, a large wild tramp feline makes its homo In tho flooring, coming out only at night. It has defied all efforts at capture. Only a few days ago a largo down town restaurant was renovated. In tho cellars nearly two score of stray cats were found. Thirty-five of them wero sent to the Humane society which maintains a large cattery, sorts out tho beBt of tho felines nnd finds homes for them and chloroforms ihe remainder. According to statistics ono female stray cat will bring from ten to fifty kittens into the world each year. Throughout the entire city tho cat pop ulation is increasing rapidly and even in tho newer districts owners of pet cats, in giving kittens to their friends, aro laying the foundation for a futuro pest of homeless felines. Burglars in Home located on tho first floor of a four suite terrace. Mrs. Dowe occupies tho Buite opposite tho one occupied by Mrs. Carpenter nnd Mrs. Clancy. Tho three women hnd been out together. When Mrs. Clancy attempted to open tho front door she was surprised to find that tho key would not turn. Sho next observed that the lights within tho 'apartment wero all burn ing, though sho had turned them off when deavlng. Mrs. Clancy borrowed a chair from a neighbor and climbed to tho dining room. As sho raised tho window sho saw tho two men inside. "I was not a bit frightened," said tho bravo lit tle woman. "I am sorry now that I mado so much nolso In opening the window, becauso I might have got in and grabbed ono of them. I know I ctfhld havo held onto him until tho neighbors came to my assistance." Tho apartments had been most thoroughly searched. Rugs and mat tresses were turned over. Drawers wero pulled out and their contents scattered .about. Clothing was re moved from tho closets and pains were taken to turn the pockets insldo out. Tho thlovcB carried away six rings set with diamonds, two gold mesh bags and othor articles' valued at 1500. They also found ?165 in cash. (sr 'em, 'n den I say, Jt P., let's wun away. An' wo wunned nway 'n ot somo moro apples that a big man glved us. Aa' den wo havo lots of fun lookin' nt do funny men 'n ladlcB. An' by-'n-by wo wants to go home, but wo's losted, and I c'ys and J. P. c'ys 'n a big man turns up and say: 'You losted?' An' J, P. Bay yes 'n den wo dets on a street tar wlf tho big man and ho takes us here." J. P. sat by gravely and listened while his entlcer told her story, which ho corroborated by saying: "I dot an order," producing a Blip of paper on which was written a request to "givo J. P. some buttermilk." Tho youngsters wero Vballed out" later by J. P.'a father. That's the kind Lib by's There isn't an other sliced dried beef like it. Good? It's the inside cut of the finest beef sliced to wafer thin ness. Sliced Dried Beef stands supreme. The tasty dishes one can make with it are almost numberless. Let's see 1 There's creamed dried beef, and but just try it. Then you'll know I Always Insist on Libby's Don't accept "ajustasgood." From relish to roast, from condiment to conserve, tho quality of Libby's Ready-to-Servo Food3 Is always superior. And tbey don't cost one whit more than the ordinary kinds. Pat up in sterilized glass or tin containers At Every Grocers iibby, McNeill & Libby Chicago Conscience Is always getting in tho way of your having a good time.. Silence and blushing aro tho elo quenco of women. Chinese Proverb. Close and Near. Promoter Haven't you any clooo friends who have money? Inventor I havo one; but ho is too close to give up any. The Substantial Part. "Don't, you think tho bliss of llfo comes with the rapture of the honey moon?" "Maybe, but tho real thing comes with the alimony of tho harvest moon." Literal Obedience. "How is it I havo such big telegram bills?" "You told mo, sir, to uso dispatch In that correspondence, bo I wired all the letters." They Must Make Ananias Jealous. i'Oh, wo havo had such a delightful tlmo at your party. Wo want you tp como and tako dinner with us just as Boon as you can." "Honestly, I think you havo got Just tho cutest baby I havo over seen." "Gee, 1 can sing a lot better when I haven't got a cold." "My husband is just qb sweet as ho can bo around thu Tioubo. Ho never gets cross and nevr scolds when din ner isn't ready, and is so neat that a piece of lint on tho carpet almost drives him crazy.' "We expect tc spend next summer abroad." OUTDOOR UFE. Will Not Offset th III Effects of Coffee and Tm Whon One Cannot Dlfutst Them. A farmer saya: "For ten yepxs or moro I suffered from dyspepsip. and stomach trouble, caused by the uso of coifoo (Tea con tains caffeine tho samo drug found in coffee), until I got bo bad I had to give up coffee entirely and almost glvo up eating. Thero were limes when I could eat onlr boiled milk and bread; and when I wvnt to tho field to work I had to take oorao brend and butter along to give rao strength. "I doctored pteady nd took almost everything I could get for my stomach Sn the way of modtclnn, but if I got fcny better it only lasted a llttlo whllo. was almost o wpJkinr Bkeloton. "Ono day I Mart nn ad for Postum and told my wif I wouM try It, and as to tho following tantB I will mako affl: davit before any judgo: "I quit coffee entirely and used Pos tum In Its placo I havo regained my health entirely nnd can cat anything that is cooked to oat, I havo increased in weight until now I weigh more than I ever did. I havo not taken any medi cine for my stompcb- slnco I began using Postum. "My family would stick to coffee at first, but they saw tho effects It had on me and when they wero feeling bad thoy began to uso Postum, ono at a time, until now we all uso Postum." Namo given by Postum Co., Battlo Creek, Mich. Ten days' trial or Postum In placo of coffeo provcB the truth, an easy and pleasant way. Read tho llttlo book, "Tho Road to Wellville," in pkgs, "There's a rea son." Erer rend the nbnve letterV A new one nppenra from lime to time. They re Kennlne, tree, and fall ot faunuia Intercut. h
