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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1913)
lb 1 THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMNWEEKLY TRIBUNE. WOMAN FEELS 10 YEARS HOW TO GROW HARDY FLOWERING VINES It Jrc YOUNGER Hi a 1 ;i I , l i : ti ii ' tzklmuL B ib8, 'gSS'Hf " tali. Hlfii Combine the Qualities of QQGOO) rnM. aJ4- 3! WASHINGTON -School teachers In W Alaska must have ii thorough knowledge of medicine as well as pedngogy. Tho Alaska school serv ice Is tho only system ot education In tho United States or any of its pos sessions which Is under tho direct control of tho federal bureau of edu cation. In the northwest territory there are largo arcaB In which tho services of regular physicians aro not obtainable It often becomes tho duty of tho public school teachers not only to render first nld to tho injured or sick native, but to care for him throughout tho ontlro courso ot a sovero Illness without tho aid of n physician. For tlio assistanco of mon working In Undo Sam's Alaska school sorvlco Dr. ISinll Krullsh of tho United States public health service and Dr. Daniel S. Neumann of tho United States bu reau of education have together writ ten a medical handbook which lias Just SWWWMMMWSMWVWWVW Smithsonian Institution Has a Large Plaster Uast THE Smithsonian Institution pro scnts to visitors within Us grim brown walls nnd quiot halls an attrac tlvo Zoological Park exhibit. Many spectators, hat In hand, gather to study tho pictures of wild llfo In tho zoo which nre displayed hero. In tho central ailslo of tho main hall to tho right on entering Is a largo topo graphic plaster cast, tho legend on which reads: "Modeled under tho di rection of Mr. S. P. Lnngloy, secretary 3f tho Smithsonian Institution." It Is a number of years old, but qlwayB a thing ot frcBhnesB and lntorest to tho streams of strangers that pass tho portals of tho building. On tho topographic modol Hock crcok Ib represented by n strip of mir ror, and tho curving, winding lino Is jBs bright nnd shimmering as tho wa ters of tho creek In their happiest mood. Tho hills and vales and lawns and the shady groves and woodland stretches aro all Bhown. In a big glass caso on tho right hand of tho cntranco there hangs n lino map of (ho Zoological Park, Indicating many jf tho familiar things In that popular, Ideational resort Surrounding tho map Is a collection of excellent photographs. Ono plcturo City Hall Girls Rise in IN a dark corner ot tho dim corridor leading through tho llloroom of the city hall to tho room whore papers and documents nro kept typewritten and compared by tho young ladles or that department, stands a seductively bulled trap. And thereby hango a talo a rat talo. A fow dayB ago. when tho ladles were nil terribly busy, a great, big, uuduclous old rat scuttled across tho room, disappearing behind Bomo shelves. Tho ladles honored his np poarnnco by couitcouely rising. It Is said that they kept right on rising till they had ripen as high as tho topB ot Iron Watchdog Is .Not THE Iron watchdog la not extinct In Washington. Ho may not bo so numerous as ho usad to bo. Tlmo was 'when It was not unusual for thi owner ot a city homo to havo a pair ot Iron dogs boforo his house, ono on each sldo of tho cntranco From tlmo to tlmo tho writer has re ported tho prcsonco ot dogs nnd lions bs aide to architecture or as guards ot jortals In Washington. Tho list ot theso thlngB has not boon exhaust ed. Tfcoro Is an Iron watch dog, fresh ly painted black, with a very glossy coat, on tho north sldo of H etroot between Tenth and Elovonth streets. Thero Is only ono ot him Usually theso Iron dog doorkoopers como In pairs, and thoro probably was a pair here, but tho other dog Is missing Btrnycd or stolon. Tho remaining deg Is a Newfoundland, or It may bo that ho Is a sotter. It Ib a big, red pressed brick double lioune three stories high and four windows wide, and Us uumber '10uf wr I. I7ML Or fPp Professions in Alaska been published and sent to every school teacher working for tho gov ernment In Alaska. Tho authors have taken particular pains to dobcrlbo the symptoms and outline tho methods oi treatment of the common diseases of tho natives In simple, plain language In a word of Instructions to tho teach ers who will receive tho book tho au thor says: A little learning Is a dangerous thing, and this Is especially truo In medicine. TcachorB aro warned to bo cureful In prescribing. It Is often dif ficult to mako a diagnosis ot the dis ease which the patient Is suffering. To lessen this difficulty symptoms of all of tho common diseases aro thor oughly described so that the teacher may have assistanco In determining any case. Itcmcmber, this handbook Is not intended to roplaco tho scrv. Ices of a physician and all cases should bo referred to ono whenever possible. Agents of the government havo found that outside of performing their educational duties Alaska school teachers nro called on most frequent ly to assist tho natlvos in solving their health problems. Tho new med ical handbook instructs the school teachors on every phase of medical practice through which It might bo posBlblo for tho agents of tho bureau of education to help tho natives. shows tho llagBtart hill closely covered by a crowd, mostly of children, and tho Inscription under tho plcturo Is "Tho Crowd at tho Zoological 'Park Easter Monday, 1910." There is a plc turo of tho boar yards, showing ono of tho furry beasts posing for tho cam era, ono of tho Hying cage with Its busy-winged tenants; ono of the yard of foxeB and wolveB with tho sly nnd hungry dwellers thore; portraits of tho Alaskan brown bear, tho male mooso, tho frlgntful looking harpy eagle, tho polar bears In their whlto robes, tho ynk standing comfortably In deep snow, California condors In tholr youthful and downy plumage, tho Blow going Galapagos tortolso, tho zebra and his fancy markings, tho olophant taking a bath, and a bull snake colled giacotully around a cluster of her eggs. Honor of a Visiting Rat the tablos and chairs In tho room. Ho that as It may, tho rat didn't turry to receive tho homago Intended for him, but ho got around that way n day or so later, and that waB the limit Thoro Just had to bo a trap, and with out nnolher day's delay, nt that. Tho nogro keeper of tho files was summoned and told of. tho Impending troublo, and a trap was Installed tho next day and temptingly bnltcd. But It seems that ho le a wIbo old rodent, for nary a nibble has ho taken at tho bait. And In the moantlmo tho girls nro declaring they aro not tho least bit afraid of an old rat. Miss Elizabeth Wilson, In chargo ot tho dopurtment, says rats aro nothing to bo scared of, nnd that Bho can't seo why tho othors aro scared. Miss Mary Greer sayB sho knows well enough that ratB nro not dangorous, but sho Just doesn't caro to havo thorn around Miss Lydln Gardner says sho can't understand what's tho matter with tho city hall cat. Yet Extinct in Washington II street, rirownstono stops lead to tho doorway horn tho herringbone brick sidewalk. On ono sldo of tho stop Ib a bit or grass that grows be hind nn Iron fenco. Tho dog Is stretch ed on tho brick pnvomont close up to thu Iron fenco on tho east sldo of tho entrance. Ho loolyi toward tho west In front of tho Iron fenco and grassy strip on tho west sldo of tho entrance, presumably where tho com panlou dog was wont to rest, la a green slat bench, where dwellers In that house rest In tho cool of the evening, when It Ib cool, or tho hear ot tho vonlng, when It la not cool e-LJ IrSJ The Vines Show How an Ugly Back Yard Could Be Transformed Thing of Beauty by a Little Planting. (By cnnN E. ntiXFOUD.) Tho Illustration accompanying this iurtlclo shows two of tho best hardy flowering vines wo havo for general use. Tho clematis C. panlculata shown In tho center of this plcturo, Is of comparatively recent introduction, but Its merits aro bo striking that It has already become ono of our mo3t pop ular vines. Unllko tho largo floworlng varieties of tho clematis family, Kb seems en tirely freo from disease. Of Its hardi ness thero can bo no question; and unllko tho hybrid sorts, It has attrac tive follago that would mako It valu ablo for covering screens, even if it had no flowers at all. Its blossoms aro white, small In size, individually, but borno In such pro fusion that tho uppor portion of tho vino is entirely covered with them, making it look, at a llttlo distance, ns If a shower of snow had fallen on It A moro beautiful Bight than a well developed specimen In tho primo of Its floworlng season It would bo hard to find. Tho brilliance of color, which provalls to a great extent among tho largo floworlng varieties Is lacking, but what It lacks in this respect is moro than up for In tho dainty, ex quisite beauty of Its long, looso pani cles of bloom. Anothor striking argument In Its favor Is its lato flowering habit It does not como into bloom until after tho other vines aro In tho sero nnd yellow leaf senson. It Is always a rapid grower, and will climb to tho second story If given something to support Itself by. 1 con sider it ono of pur very best floworlng vlnoB. Tho beat, I am almost tempted to say. Plant It In a soil of good loam, woll drained. All tho growth of tho season will .die off In tho winter, at tho north. Heap somo leaveB over Us roots. Protcctlpn is not absolutely necessary, but I am firm In tho faith that even our hardleBt plantB will como through In bo much better con dition if It la given that It Is woll worth whllo to glvo them somo kind of covering1. Tho othor vino shown on tho screen In tho corner of tho plcturo is a honey suckle, whoso habit of growth admir ably fits In for scroenlng purposes. It docs not grow rampantly onough to mako constant pruning and clipping necessary to keep It within bounds, but it covers a screen of ordinary height with a thick mass ot follago that will bo found entirely effective In hiding unslghtllness, or protecting tho Inmates of u homo from tho observa tion of passers by. When In bloom It challenges tho admiration of thoso who pass ordi nary plants by without attention, and when out ot bloom It Ib oven much moro attractive than the averago vino, becauso ot tho density of Its follago and Its graceful habit of growth. Right hero ts a good placo to mako some suggestions about tho cultivation of vlnoB around tho houso. It Is com plained that somo kinds of vlnoB mako a most unsatisfactory growth, and an explanation Is often asked for tho failure. Of courso, n question aBked In such general terms with no state ment as to existing conditions can not bo answered with any degreo ot dofinltchcBR; but I prcsumo that in thu majority ot cases the vines wcro set In soil thrown out from a cellar or excavation inado from tho walla ot tho dwelling. Such soils aro generally not adapted to tho vigorous growth ot anything that may bo planted in them, being hard, heavy and lacking In elomonts of plant growth. Before any plant can bo grown in them with success, It la necessary to broak up existing conditions nnd to put them In shapo to nourish whatover may bo planted In thorn Heavy soils can bo enlightened by Incorporating with thorn sand, loam, anything that will mako them moro porous. Wood and coal ashes will answer this purposo to somo oxtent. Old mortar Is excollout Add what ever you find avallablo, nnd work It Into tho original soil until its heavy condition Is relloved. At tho same tlmo ndd plouty of fertilizer of Bomo kind nnd work this In too. If tills Is done, In a short tlmo you will bo ttblo to grow vlneB along thu ' " Into a walls of the house, as well as else where. You seo, It all depends on tho soil. It is often asked if thero Is not somo kind of support for tho vines that will do away with tho danger of their being blown or torn down during a heavy storm. I know of none. I havo safeguarded myself against accidents of this kind for many years past by using leather instead of cloth In tacking vines to tho wall. Cloth will seldom last more than a season. Then If the vine has not found somo permanent kind of support for Itself, there is dangor of Its tumbling down, and onco down It will generally bo found Impossible to put It back where It belongs In a satisfactory manner. Leather of good quality Is used as It will last for soveral seasons. Uso nails, ntot tacks, to fasten It In place. A woll developed vino will havo a good deal of weight, and whatover sup ports It must be substantial. Wherever it is possible to do so, 1 prefer a stout wlro netting as a basis of vine-support. But I would not ad vise Its uso unless you can stretch It smoothly, and do this so firmly that It will hold tho vino in placo rigidly. If possible fasten tho netting to tho cornlco above, and then to stakes sot in tho ground below, drawing It tight with tho tool used in stretchlngM lllttan .. n.l 1tFl . ,lt f .1a wuu iui luuuiug. ivucfu una lu uuuu thero will bo a spaco between tho vines and wall through which the air can clrculato freely, thus greatly benefiting tho vino, as well as the walls of tho house, and doing away with tho necessity of- fastening the branches to tho dwelling. In selecting vines, bo sure you get sorts that aro adapted to tho uso you propose to mako of them. Somo kinds, llko tho honeysuckle, aro only adapted to lower-story use. If you want something to climb to tho upper portions of tho house, get taller growers. If tall-growing kinds aro set by verandahs or porches, abovo which you do not caro to havo them extend, they will not bo satis factory, as they will havo to bo kept In dwarfed condition to fit .tho place. It pays to glvo this matter caroful attention and mako sure you aro light before going ahead. RIDDING SUN-DRIED FRUIT OF INSECTS Trays Made of Light Lumber, Covered With Screen, Will Answer Purpose. (Dy L. at. BENNINGTON.) Several expedients for ridding sun dried -fruit of worms havo been prac ticed, such as healing in an oven and dipping in hot water, but each has Its disadvantages. A better way Ib to keep tho fllos or minors that lay tho eggs away from tho fruit whllo it Is drying, thus pre venting Instead of curing. Trays made of light lumber and covered with a lid made of screen wlro will answer the purposo. Thoso strays aro much more con venient than tho root of a building or a scaffold as they can bo carried in when rainy and again put out without disturbing tho half dried fruit Tho galvanized instead of tho painted should bo usod nnd tho framo of tho lid mado so as to exclude tho llles. A great deal ot tho sun dried fruit Ib absolutely worthless on account of tho flies, which would othorwlso bo In good condition. Tho trayB should bo made with both bottom and top screens bo they may bo roversed and tho fruit allowed to dry faster. If made in this way, however, tho trays must bo placed on a solid foun dation In such a way that tho fllos cannot reach tho fruit that Is noxt to tho wlro. Theso convenient trayB will bo found woll worth tho tlmo and tho outlay. Poultry In the Orchard. Glvo tho poultry tho run of tho orchard. They will destroy tho In sects and bugs, besides mako meat thomsclvcB, WHO SHALL DRAG THE R0ADS7 Somewhere Between Two Extremities of Opinion Lies, Ultimate Solution of Vexed Problem. Thero Is a Borlous difference of opinion among authorities as to whether or not tho responsibility for dragging roads rests solely upon the farmer's shoulders. Hero, for In stance, Is ono ot the threo members of tho recently appointed state high way commission of Iowa declaring: "Tako tho road work out of tho farm ers' hands. It Is not fair to the farm er to make him work on tho rpads. Now, I am a farmer myself. I pay my road taxes In money. There Is no rea son why a farmer should get out and work on tho roads any moro than should a banker. Then, too, road mak ing Is becoming too much ot a busi ness to lot anybody and everybody practice It. One man should have supervision of tho road work." And horo, on the other hand, is one of tho leading newspapers of tho same state, a long and ardent champion of good roads, declaring: "Guthrie county mon dragged a highway across the country in an hour and a half the other day. The dragging bee had been nrranged for and was pulled off on schedule. It reminds of a story told by Jim Flsk, one of the early magnates and mill Uonalres. He was tho son of a shrewd old New England farmer. Ono day tho old man told Jim that If he would clean tho stableB wjll he would pay him a gold dollar for the Borvlce. Jim, with tho golden reward In Bight, tugged and strained and finished tho stablo on tlmo. His father gave him tho dollar. Then he said: 'James, If you can clean tho stables ono day for a dollar, you can clean them every day as a duty.' And thereafter James cleaned out tho stables. ' "If Guthrie county, and other coun ties, can drag the principal highways of tho county In an hour and a half with a hurrah and to show what can be done, they can drag the principal roads after a rain as a duty. An ar rangement bo successful as this should suggest a permanent system. The gratification with which thoso road draggers turned to survey their com pleted work ought to teach them that , -, -. - Beautiful Country Road in Southern Illinois. a good road Is a Joy forever. If It Is worth making as an object lesson, It Ib worth maintaining for, everyday uso." Somowhero between tho two ex tremities of opinion (turning tho work over to experts nnd making tho farm er do it all by himself) lies tho ulti mate and tho satisfactory solution of tho vexatious problem, says tho Iowa Homestead. There Is no denying that road making haB become as much of a science and a profession as farming itself, or teaching school, or running a bank or piloting a locomo tive. Why, then, should tho farmer bo expected to bo tho sole and only road maker and repairer, any moro than tho school teacher or tho rural mall carrier? Yet, on tho other hand, tho farmer haB the first-hand, direct information of what roads need most to bo made or repaired. Ho travels them most frequently; ho should as sist In bringing them to that stato of permanency which will minimize his own troubles en routo between farm and town. In the last analysis, successful road making depends upon harmonious co operation botween Individuals and county, stnto and national authorities. Wo may not havo reached tho stage when stato aid to tho extent ot many millions of dollars Is advisable, but wo certainly havo reached tho stago when tho burden should bo taken from tho unsupported shoulders of tho farmer, wher It has rosted all too long. The farmor Is perfectly willing to do his sharo; ho simply objects to a hoggish policy which makes hts sharo all tho work and nono of the credit or reward. Good Lawn Mixture. Forty poundB of bluo grass, threo pounds of whlto clover and throo pounds of solid red top mako a good lawn mixture Tho white clover and red top grow quickly and aro gradu ally crowded out by the bluo tfrass, which makes a much better lawn. Ue sure that tho lawn Is finely raked and tho soil Is in tho very finest condition ot tilth boforo sowing any seed R9MaMn".u mKSBBSBem H&jBjaB3y .. i'i tyHrKLHK, Since Lydia . Pinkham'o Vegetable Compound Re stored Her Health. Louisville, Ky. "I tako great pleas ure in writing to inform you of what Lydia E. Pinkham'av Vogotablo Com pound has dona for mo. I wns weak, nervous, and cared, for nothing but. sleep. Now I can, go ahead with my work daily and feeL ten years younger than before I started taking your medi cine. I will adviso any woman to consult with you before going to a doctor." Mrs. Inize Wil lis, 2229 Bank St, Louisville, Ky. Anothor Sufferer Relieved. Romayor, Texas. "I suffered terri bly with a displacement and bladder trouble. I was in misery all the timo and could not walk any distance. T thought I never could bo cured, but my mother advised mo to try Lydia E.Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and I did. "lam cured of tho displacement and the bladder troublo is relieved. I think the Compound is tho finest medicine on. earth for suffering women." Mrs. Viola Jasper, Romayor, Texas. If you want special advice write to lydia E. Flnkham Modicino Co. (confi dential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will' bo opened, read andansTrcred by a. woman and held in strict confidence. Don't Persecute Your Bowels Cut out cathartics and purgatives. They are- uruiai, naron, unnecessary, i rx4 CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS Purely vegetable. Act . gently on the ltver. eliminate Due, ana . Boot nc tne delicate membrane of the bowel. Cure. Constipation, RiUouancai, Sick UeaU ache and Indltellon, aa millions know. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Geuuine must bear Signature ? 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