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MORTH PLATTE, NEDRA3KA
TO TEACH LOVE MAKING.
According to reports n professor In
Germany proposes to open a school
wherein to teach lovo making- Bless
the dear professor, what can ho bo
thinking nbout? What docs ho uupposo
lovo making Is that ho presumes It Is
(something to bo taught after tho man
ner of nlgebra, geography and cook
ing? Lovo making doesn't have to
bo taught, says tho Philadelphia Press.
From tho palmy days In tho Gardon of
Eden It has been going on all over
tho world among all peoples. It has
Its different methods, grading from
barbarism to civilization, but it Is
lovo making all tho samo. To tho end
of tlmo, If ihcro is to bo any end of
timo, It will go on Just as tho habits
and inclinations of tho pcoplo dlroct
It. It Is ono of thoso diversions, or
foatures, or essentials of human llfo
which no government has yet at
tempted to regulate, as attempts
havo been mado to regulato so many
other things, and It had novcr oc
currcd to anybody that toachlng It
was necessary. Teaching boyB to ouw
wood nnd girls to mako' their own
clothes Is feasible) enough, but teach
ing them how to mako lovo Isn't. Bo
sides, it's porfectly useless, They all
know how already; tho knowledge
was born with them.
, Roland had hts Durandal, Clinrle
magno his Joyeuso, twin sisters ol
glory, heroines of stoel. Kalsor Wll
helm II. of Qormany is not ignorant
of this and to contlnuo tho tradition
ho has given to his sons arms upon
which aro engraved glittering mottoes
of which ho is tho author. On tho
rword which ho has given to tho
crown prlnco pro tho words, "Always
ready to sorvo hlo country;" on that
tit his favcrlto, Prlnco Eltol, "Faithful
and without fear;" on that of Prlnco
Adalbert, on ono sldo, "For nil proofs"
and on tho other "My soul to God and
Qormany;" on thnt of Prlnco Oscar,
Mtcctltudo and lntropldlty." Tho
Prlncos August WUliolin and Joachim
will havo tholr BwordB and mottoos
when thoy aro promoted to tho guards
A Paris town counsellor has con
colvod and drawn up a sohomo for
saving from tho porllu of tho stroot
both moral and physical, tho pool
children of paronts forced to work
out lata, unablo thorcforo properly tb
feed and euro for tholr chlldron aftoi
school hourB. Widows and wldowors
In particular aro to bonotlt from the
tchamo, nnd paronts out of work, try
ing to got work, unablo In tho mean
time to provldo good food for tholr
chlldron or to kuop rogular hours.
It 'Is proposed to Bet up a cantoon in
certain available school buildings and
thoro tho chlldron unablo to have
homo caro aro to bo kept till bod
tlmo under tho oyo of a number ol
teachers temporarily unoccupied dur
ing tho day.
Thoro aro now undor construction In
duropo 34 soa-golng vossols oqulppod
with lntornnl combustion onglneH
Now and moro economical methods ol
producing tho oil consumed In these
engines havo been dovlsed, nnd It Is
predicted with confldonco that tho;
soon yll becomo tho ntnndnrd foi
Dcoan oorvlco. That is not all. Thorc
nro confident predictions thnt invon
tlon boforo long will adapt tho now oil
fuols to uso In tho propulsion of au
tomobllos. This Is an ago of froquonl
revolutions In tho mochanlcal world
Tho demand for celluloid in Japan Ii
yearly Increasing and tho amount Im
ported la accordingly augmonting, but
only as raw material, tho Import ol
finished matorla! showing a gradual
docroaso, a foot which proves the
steady Improvement ol tho Jnpanose
celluloid Industry. Tho celluloid 'fac
tory at AbaBhl, Harlma, now produce
80,000 pounds a month, and tho Sakat
Celluloid company 25,000 pounds, bo
that taking tho prlco of ono pound at
ono yon Japan produces 1,200,000 yon
worth ot celluloid manufactures In 0
year, In tho near future, says tho Jljl,
Japan will not only ceaso all linpor
tatlon ot tho material from Qormany,
but will rank aa an oxportlng country,
her first customer bolng China,
All enlistments In tho regular arm)
now nro for seven yenra Instead of
four, bo that each rocrult who norvos
his full tlmo will bo a now man whoo
ho comes out, If thoro is truth In tin
old theory that n man's physical char
ncteristtcs completely chango In seven
years.
A lecturer who Advocates tho paint
Jng ot poors, churrlos, strawborrlns,
etc,- to mako them moro attractive
pointedly retrains from Including
peaches In tho list. Perhaps ho thlnki
tho suggestion would bo superfluous,
Tho buttermilk fiends may now point
proudly to tho fnct thnt tho Turki
once contemptuously roforrod to the
llulgarlans as "yoghurtjl," or sow
milkers. Groat llttlo dlot Is butter
milk.
PROFESSION OF FORESTRY HAS DEVELOPED
WITH MUCH RAPIDITY IN UNITED STATES
No Longer Necessary for Those Entering Upon Work to Travel
to Europe for Technical Training Character of Labor Per
formed Varies Greatly Under Different Conditions.
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Guarding Against
(By ii a anAvns.)
During tho last decado forestry In
tho United States haB dovcloped with
romarkablo rapidty. Tho Inaugura
tion 05 foro!; management on tho
national forests, flio activity of varfous
Btutos In public forestry, nnd tho in
creasing Interest of prlvnto owners In
tlmbor growing nnd protection havo
resulted In n marked demand for
tralnod foresters.
When nctlvo work In forestry began
thoro woro no forest BchoolH In this
country, nnd thoso entering upon tho
work woro obliged to go to Kuropo
for technical training. Today thoro
aro twenty-two Institution!! In tho
United States which glvo courseu lead
ing to a degree In forostry, and about
forty others which Includo forestry In
.tholr curricula.
It Is estimated that thoro uro fully
COO men In tho United States with a
Wontor or Icsh dogrco of technical
.training, In addition to 1.G00 forest
.rnngorfl who began without a knowl
edge of tho technical sldo of forestry,
but many of whom, through tholr ox
pcrlcnco In national nnd ntnto forest
work under technical direction, hnvo
acquired considerable knowledge of
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FLaanxan.-ifM ziHnt;.' ;cwsu.m -.
WHEAT FIELD BEING TREATED BY ELECTRICITY
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Treating tho surrounding atmos
phoro with a strong electric current to
mako plants grow nnd to Improve tho
noil In a now thing nnd not to bo bo
hind tho times In tho latest Inventions
to help tho farmer, tho U, S. depart
ment ot agriculture has Just Installed
an elaborate plant near Arlington, Vir
ginia, to test Its oincacy.
Tho experiment 1b In clmrgo ot Dr.
ti. J. Drlggs and ho has obtained much
of tho now apparatus through tho
noted English scientist. Sir Oliver
I.odgo, who is nlso Interested In this
now project.
Tho wheatflold now being treated
FARM LEARNING
MORE PRACTICAL
Education In Agriculture, Horti
culture and Manual Train-
ing Favored.
That trend In education which Is
.coming to lay Rroator BtreBs upon
thoso branchoB that havo to do with
'tho homo donfostlcs science and
with tho farm manual trnlnlng, agri
cultural and horticultural haB much
to do to commend It, as It Is clear that
thoso branches havo a -far moro Im
portant and vital bearing on tho
everyday llfo ot tho pcoplo than do
languages and somo othor branches.
In many schools today located In
rural communities attention 1b being
especially dlroctod to ajtudy ot agri
culture, and tho rosulta aro often man
ifest In an Imprqvcd condition ot tho
school grounds, whllo many of tho
lessons taught aro bolng worked out
on tho farms ot the community.
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Forest Fires.
certain phases ot tho subject. There
aro probubly about 1,000 young men
studying In tho forest Bchools. For
estry may thereforo bo considered an
established profession In tho United
Stales. Tho character ot tho work
which tho forestor In called upon to
do varies greatly under different con
ditions. Somo men spend tho greator
part ot their time In tho moro strictly
technical work of tho profession,
Thoy study such problems as tho de
termination ot tho amount ot mer
chantable timber on a given tract, Its
rate of growth, tho best methods of
cutting to securo a second crop with
out rccourso to planting, nnd, In gen
eral, all problems which denl with
tho llfo history und production of tho
forest. Other men spend moro tlmo
on tho business end of tho work, In
dovlBlng methods of protecting tho
forest from Urchin organizing an
efllclont system or administration, in
determining tho cheapest and most
offoctlvo mothods of lumbering, and,
In gonoral, In dealing with tho prob
lem of tho utilization of tho forest.
Hut most foresters, however, havo to
deal with both tho scientific and tho
business jiBpccts ot the profession.
has about twa Inches of the grain
abovo tho ground nnd this Is perfectly
normal. Across thu field about six
teen feet .above tho ground and nbout
fifty foet apart aro stretched heavy
wires through which a strong oloctrlo
current Is sent for a Bhort tlmo morn
ing nnd evening. From thoso heavy
wires aro Dtrotchcd smaller ones thnt
connect tho main lineB and tho gon
oral effect is ltlto that ot a grapo arbor
A central station supplleB tho current
for tho apparatus In tho llttlo shanty
In tho flold and tho current Is (lis
nominated oyor tho Held from It by
wlros that aro not' very high.
COMMON SENSE
WITH CHICKENS
More Eggs Will Be Obtained If
Fowls Are Separated
in Pens.
(Hy A. OALidHEn.)
It 1b u mlstako to keep lato hatched
pullets of tho largo varieties for win
tor layors. Those nro ulwayB tho late
moultors. A hon chaugos her coat at
tho Bamo tlmo each year.
If convenient, separate tho- fowlt
Into Bovornl bunches. Thoy will lay
moro egga thnn If crowded together
In ono houso. For instance, if a hun
dred honB aro kept, dlvido Into four
or flvo flocks and havo a separate
houso or npartmont for each flock.
Don't forgot to Btoro plouty of cab
bago for tho bona. Thoy tako tho
placo of grass hotter than anything
else with tho oxcoptlon ot green rye,
In case tho cabbage crop Is a failure
then by all iljuhh bow r pntch of ryo
in tho rAll.
A New Year's
Sermon
Br REV. JAMES M. CRAY, D. D
Don el the Moo BiUe txutitulc.
Quota
TI2XT And now Ijrd, what wait I for
My liopo Is In Thee. Psalm K);7.
Another twelve
month has rolled
around and we
aro still hero
How remarkable
this lsl Some
pcoplo think
death Is tho great
est wonder ot hu
man history, but
life Is a stranger
miracle. The
steam engine in a
vessel tied up at
Its dock is not so
extraordinary as
ono in a vessol
plowing tho broad
seas; and It is
less singular that tho machinery ot
our cxistenco should censo to oper
ate, than that it should operate at all
How surprising that one should live
an hour, to say nothing of three score
enra and tenl
"Slrnngo that a harp of thousand strings
Should keep In tuno so long."-
When we thus reflect, it Is not to be
wondered If, like David, wo somq
times put tho question as to what we
aro waiting for?
Our fxperlenees Last Year.
Putting tho question to ourselves, is
it enough for boyB and girls to say
that thoy aro waiting to bo men and
women? Or, for youtlm to Bay that
thoy nro wnitlng to get a start in life
nud scttlo down? Or, for fathers and
mothers to Bay that they aro waiting
to seo their children educated and.es
tablished? Or, for others that there
are enterprises to whose success their
prosenco Is still necessary? Aro these
contracted carnal things really what
wo aro waiting for?
Lot us ask God tho question, as Da
vld did, nnd ho replies:
1. It may bo that you are waiting to
bo savod, for God 1b not willing that
any should perish, but that all should
como to repentance nnd live. How he
has been pleading with some of you
during tho past year! Was thoro no
Bormon, no hymn of Invltntion or warn
ing, no loss of a friend by death, no
providential escape from bodily peril
or serious Illness, , to remind you of
your mortality, and plead with you to
accept Christ?
2. It may bo that you are waiting tc
bear fruit. By tho grace of God you
aro already saved let us suppose, but
for what purpose nro you saved? Why
did ho not call you to himself at the
moment of your conversion? Ab a
saint, for what aro you waiting? "Ye
havo not chosen me," Bald Christ, "but
I hnvo chosen you, and ordained you
that yo Bhall go and bring forth fruit,
nnd that your fruit should remain."
(John 15:1C.) Is it for this reason you
nro waiting hero?. Is tho dresser ot
tho vinoyard pleading that you bo let
alone this year also, that. If you bear
fruit It shall bo well, and If not, then
after that Bhalt thou bo cut down?
The Second Coming of Christ.
3. It may bo that you aro waiting
for his coming. Tho coming of our
Lord Jesus- Christ, personally and vis
ibly, for his Bnlnts, has over been the
hope of tho tme church, and blessed
Ib the man whoso heart Js animated
by it. Blessed Is ho, who Hko tho
mother of Slsera, only with a holler
expectation, is looking out ot tho win
dow nnd crying through tho lattice:
"Why Is his chariot so low; In coming?
Why turry tho wheels of his chariot?"
Oh, blessed be God, that from his
own word tho cheerful announcement
Is mado "Yet a llttlo while, and be
that shall come, will come, and will
not tarry."
You havo Beon the luscious fruit
hanging from tho bough long after tho
digging and the pruning havo beon
ended, waiting for tho genial sun to
put tho final bloom upon its beauty,
and begot tho BweotnesB and mellow
ness of completed growth. Something
liko this Is often truo in a human lifo,
nnd moy bo truo in yours. "Wo all do
fado as tho leaf," but tho fading of
some Is often illumined by tho gran
deur of an autumnnl sunset. God
grant this to be truo of you, young and
old, rich and poor, first and last. May
you havo a "Happy Now Year" In the
highest nnd truest sense. "Happy Is
tho pooplo whose God 1b tho Lord." Ac
cept him, Bervo him, wait for him. It
Is only aa wo stand In such relation
ship to him that, after employing tho
psulmlst'B question, "And now Lord,
what wait I for?" wo con equally apply
tho comfort of that which follows it,
and odd, "My hope 1b in thee."
"Uphold by hope" a glorious hope,
As days nnd years roll by;
rho coming of our Lord and King
Is surely drawing nlgli.
"Upheld by hope" nil, toll Is sweet
With this glad thought In view,
The Master muy appear tonight
To cull his sorvnnts truo.
"Upheld by hope." In darkest days,
Fnth can the light descry:
The deepening glory In the East
Proclaims deliverance night
"Uphold by hope," how glad the heurtl
My soul Is on the wlngl
K'cn now his hand Is on Die door,
He comes-my glorious Klngl
B. Moy Grimes.
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WATER FOR KITCHEN GARDEN
Constant or Excessive Moisture Is De
cidedly Detrimental to Plants of
All Varieties.
In order to have n good garden, wo
must havo conditions which will tend
toward rapid, uniform growth of tho
vegetables, wo must Have uniform
soil conditions and an equal quantity
of moisture regularly supplied. Tho
best location for a garden Is on tho
south sldo of tho houso or barn,
where tho sun can striko It. In caso
It has a north exposure it Is well to
put it near a fenco or building that
it may bo protected from winds. It
is important to put it where tho drain
age is good. Such vegetables as
celery, onions and late cucumbers
will thrive In' a low moist soil, but
early crops such as peas, beans, let
tuco and radishes need high, warm,
well drained soil.
As to tho tlmo of planting, spinach,
which Ib always so nice to have on
hand for garnishing, may bo planted
In tho fall and will be among tho first
green things seen In the spring. Then
as soon as tho ground can be work
ed In tho Bprlng tho early vegetables,
onions, lettuce, peas, radishes, etc.,
may bo planted. If a very early let
tuco Is desired, it may bo planted In
a lpt bed about tho first ot March
nnd later transplanted to the garden.
To prepnro tho soil for the garden,
plow and pulverize as deeply as It
is plowed. Thoro Is no hotter fen
tlllzcr than well rotted mnnure. and
a good soil consists of one part manure,
(wo parts garden loam and one part
fine Bhar'p sand.
It Is not tho easiest task to securo
fresh seed. This Is important because
many lose their value after ono year's
time. It la best to get reliable home
grqwtjseeds than to send out of the
state fofthern, since thoro Is an ad
vantago of getting seeds from plants
which have become adapted to our ell
matic conditions.
'A good hot bed may bo mado by
tramping horse manure compactly
upon tho ground, placing upon It a
frame to support the sash which will
cover It, tlwm adding a layer of good
garden loam. Tho manure should bo
from eighteen to twenty-four Inches,
and tho loam from -three to four
inches deep. Tho object In using
tho layer of manure Is to furnish heat
for tho growing vegetables, and at
first tho temperature will run quite
high. For this reason no seeds
should bo planted until three days
after tho bed has been prepared. It
Is well to havo tho sash placed upon
hinges so that thoy may be opened
or closed, since so much depends up
on getting tho plants acclimated bo
foro they aro transplanted to tho gar
den. This is done by opening tho sash
gradually until tho plants aro strong
enough to stand night and day ex
posure. Evening, as a general rule,
tho best tlmo for transplanting.
With a knifo or other garden Im
plement, cut a V piece of earth
containing tho plant; mako a hole
In tho garden about the same size
and place the plant In it. Water well
after placing It In the garden soil
and covor tho surface of the ground
with dry oarth to prevent tho ground
baking.
Constant or excessive water is do
cidedly detrimental to plants. Apply
water whon it is needed and soak the
ground thoroughly. As soon as tho
ground has dried sufficiently, culti
vate it. This will help to retain the
molsturo and prevent tho ground
from Lnking. Do not water again
until -the ground has dried out well.
Keep tho gardon free from weeds.
Insect pesta may bo prevented large
ly by keeping tho garden plot clean
Rako up and burn all tho decaying
vegetable matter.
Timothy hay is n poor milk pro
ducer. Short pasturing to save feed Is not
economy.
Aro the applo trees safe against rnb
bit or mico girdling?
It Is poor management to neglect
tho colt after weaning.
nejected wheat turned Into pork ot
beef brings top-grade prlco.
An excellent plan for storing celorj
for winter ubo is to place It in pits.
Tho open-front henhouso is gaining
in popularity wherever introduced.
Many o( tho modern stables aro bc
constructed ob to save very much, il
not all, ot tho liquids.
Denmark by law forbids the sale 01
sxportatlon of butter containing more
than 1G per cent, water. v
Bowaro of buying corn In the field
Usually It deceives ono from five to
fifteen bushels per aero.
Just attcr tho cow freshens slit
should hnvo tho samo feeds sho has
been given previous to calving.
Tho corn Bhock thnt falls down 01
twists around until it Is practically
down soon spoils in wet weather.
Hens must havo lean meat and bono
or they must have skim milk and grit
In winter or thoy cannot mako eggs
It you intend to allow that second
crop of clover to bo plowed under, It
will not hurt to pasturo It from thlt
on.
Young chicks seemingly never dc
bo well as whon they hnvo freo range
on tho grass and aro fed a variety ol
food.
Handling tho colt's legs while It It
young lessens the danger of kicking
nnd makes Its first shoeing moro ens
lly accomplished.
If any of tho chickens nro roosting
around in trees or on tho fences
"6hoo" them oft and mako them roosl
whern thoy belong
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