THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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-BLACK SNAKE AND SQUIRREL
Correspondent Relates Thrilling Story
of Encounter Ho Witnessed
While Hunting In Woods.
A correspondent tolls a thrilling
story of tho meeting between a big
blacksnako and a gray squirrel. Ho
was sitting at tho foot of a treo with
his gun across Ills knoo when he heard
a squirrel chattering in a small treo
jieor him. Ho at once cocked his gun
and prepared to shoot Ho saw tho
squirrel run part way down the trunk
of tho treo and then scramble back
again, and, after chattering frantically
for a few seconds, repeat tho action.
This continued for somo time, and tho
huntor became so much Interested that
he rose up slowly and tried to find out
what the troublo was. Near tho bot
tom of the treo ho Baw a huge black
snake partially coiled. Its head lay
flat on tho ground, but its tall was
thrust up a few Inches in tho air and
'was waving slowly back and forth.
Again the squirrel ran down, this tlmo
i nearer to tho ground, and thon it sud
denly stopped chattering and seemed
'to bo eyeing tho snnke'B tall.
Then It ran around tho tree and
'-Wped out on the other sido and
looked at tho tall from that direction.
Now, a squirrel is the most curious of
all animals, and it couldn't understand
why that tall was moving so strange
ly, and so it crept nearer and nearer,
uttorlng half-startled little cries from
time to time. The huntor saw the
snake's eyes gleam, but thero was not
. tho slightest motion of tho body, al
though .the tall continued to wave. At
last tho squirrel reached tho ground.
Of a sudden tho snake threw up its
head, sprung almost off the ground
and beforo the squirrel could movo
seized it in its dreadful. Jangs. The
squirrel's curiosity Tfad proved its
ruin.
CHEESE AND CRACKER PUZZLE
Exact Ratio In Which Two Articles of
Food Should Bo Consumed lo
Shown by Illustration.
Chef Louis is showing tho exact ra
tio in which crackers and cheese
should bo consumed. Says Louis:
"The balance board, which weighs one
half as much as tho cheese, has four
fifths of Its length on one side of the
balance point. Tho cheese weighs
ten pounds, so who can tell tho weight
of tho crackers?"
' Louis said tho cheese weighed ten
pounds and the balanco board live
pounds. Four-fifths of the board, and
thereforo four pounds of its weight
was on one sldo of the balance- point.
Let us assume that the beam was Ave
Cracker and Cheese Puzzle.
feet In length, then at the point two
feet from tho fulcrum (the average
distance) would be a weight pressure
of four pounds. This, equivalent to a
two-pound pressure at tho extreme
end, a two-pound weight at the four
foot arm of a five-foot lever would
'raise eight poundB on the short arm
Tljo cheese welched ten pounds and
'there was already a half-pound pres
sure on tht short arm, making a to
tal ot ton and one-half pounds,
'which would requlro two and Ave
eighths pounds pressure on tho long
arm to effect a balanco. Therefore,
tho crackers must have weighed flvo
clghths of a pound.
Flying Post,
-Set a circle of chairs facing inward.
Let one child Bit on each chair, and
lot tho "It" stand in the center of the
ring. Twist up a duster or largo
handkerchlew into a ball. Tho seated
players have to throw it from one
to another across tho ring, while tho
"It" has to try to catch It as it passes.
Tho seated players must not get
up. If tho duster falls outside the
ring they may lean down and pick It
up, but they must not leavo their
places. When tho "it" catches it or
secures it from tho floor tho child who
last threw it glvos up her place and
becomes "It" in tho middle of tho
ring.
Another Face Allures Him.
"I hope you watch your teacher,
Johnnie, and remember what she
shows jou."
"hjaw, I don't"
"What do you do?"
"I watch the clock." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Queer Word.
What word is thero of eight lettora.
from which you can subtract flva and
leave ten?
Tendency
Magic Square Puzzle.
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squaro, and add3 up in all directions to
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IMAGINATION WORKS A CURE
Prince of Orange Cured Garrison of
Scurvy by Use of Harmless Col
ored Vials of Water.
During the siege of Breda, In tho
Netherlands, tho garrison was badly
afflicted with tho scurvy.
So useless was the medical aid af
forded the soldiers, and so desperate
were they in consequence, that they
resolved to give up the city to tho
enemy.
This resolution came to the ears of
the prince of Orange. Ho immediate
ly wrote nddresses to tho men, assur
ing them that he possessed remedies
that wore unknown to physicians, and
that ho would undertake their cure,
provided they continued In the dis
charge of their duty. Together with
these addresses he sent to the physi
cians small vials of colored water,
which tho patients were assured were
of immenso price and of unspeaknblo
value. Many, who declared that all
former remedies had only made them
worse, now recovered In a fow dayB.
A long and Interesting account of tho
wonderful working of this purely im
aginary antidoto was drawn up by
M. Van der Myo, ono of the physi
cians of tho garrison, whose ofllce
was thus successfully usurped by the
prince of Orange.
A corroborative proof of tho well
known power of tho imagination af
fecting Arabian fable: Ono day a
traveler met tho Plague going Into
Cairo, and accosted it thus: "For
what purpose are you entering
Cairo?" "To kill 3,000 people," re
joined the Plague.
Some tlmo after tho same traveler
mot the Plague on his-return, and
said: "But you killed 30,1001"
"Nay," replied the Plagua "i
killed but 3,000; the rest did of
fright."
SAFETY NOISE-MAKING TOY
Much Amusement Is Afforded to
Youngsters by Parents, Using Old
Newspapers as Ammunition.
Nearly every American father has,
at ono tlmo or another, blown tip a
paper bag and then exploded it by
striking tho bottom with his hand, to
tho great enjoyment of a small 'son,
The Illustration shows a safe noise
making toy embodying the Eamo Idea,
Safe Nolsc-Maklng Toy Embodying a
Familiar Idea,
eaya the Popular Mechanics. A piece
of old uowspapor Is tho ammunition.
This is slipped over tho opening of tho
ball or bowl-shaped receptacle, and the
pulling of the trigger or exertion of
pressure on tho handle, results in a
pressuro of air which bursts the paper
with considerable noise.
Slippers and Procrastination.
Why are your bedroom slippers llko
a deferred resolution?
Becau'so they are put oft till tho next
day. "
The Why.
Teacher of Hygiene Why must wo
always be careful to keep our homes
clean and neat?
Little Girl Decauso company, may
walk lu at any moment. Judge. .
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Poultry rolish sklmmllk.
Duck raising Is profitable.
Musty hay carries many ills.
Mlllot does not make good silage.
Timothy Is a very expensive milk
builder.
Get tho pigs that aro fit off to tho
early market.
If your hogs have cholera put up n
sing, "Hog Cholera Hero."
Durylng Is a satisfactory means of
protecting winter cabbago.
If hogs bring $10 a hundred tho foed
era will como out oven on $1 corn.
Alfalfa pasture and hogs make a
combination that la hard to beat
Beef cattle supplies at all tho big
northern markets aro running light.
Better grow truck crops for work
lngmen than to ship grain to Europe.
A dairy properly managed brings In
a steady Income throughout tho year.
If dry weather helps tho soil wo all
ought to ralso good gardens noxt year,
A pound of mutton can be produced
at lesB cost than any other kind of
meat.
A sheep will take cold In spite of
its fleece of warm wool, if obliged to
Ho in a draft
Barnyard manure is like tho trigger
of a gun it releases forces far great
er than Its own,
When you pick fruit, bo careful not
to pull It from tho stem. The stem pre
vents quick decay.
Do not keep cows for a sldo issue,
mako it a business llko any other
branch of farm work.
A bruised apple, if put into' a bar
rel with sound fruit, will eventually
destroy all of them.
Put-off habits and success in han
dling anything connected with tho
dairy do not go together.
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Use well matured sows for breed
ing purposes ami keep them as long
as they aro good breeders.
Handlo the brood sows so that the
young pigs will begin to grow from
the tlmo of their birth.
Quality In dairy products is of ex
tremo "importance. It is always val
uable, but hero it ts essential.
There should bo no off years In ap
plo orchards If tho trees aro prop
erly cared for and cultivated.
Select seed corn early and thus
avoid getting tho late maturing ears.
These ears are not safo for seed.
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Bo Buro, tho sows havo plenty of
pure water to drink, aside from Ihe
slop they have. Slop Is not drink.
I for no other reaBon a definite crop
rotation should bo followed for Its sys
tematizing effect on the farm opera
tions. A man can never tell tho quality of
his soil until ho digs into it
and watches its action with different
crops.
Early and careful selection o? seed
corn will easily increase .the prospec
tive yields for next year live bushels
per ncro.
A ewe In good flesh almost Invari
ably Is a good breeder and a good
Buckler, thrngs that thin ewe cannoU
very wen oo.
Tho advantages of cheap and
oven fertile lands may bo readily
counterbalanced by tho distance
from market.
In most localities the building
should face the south, as this Insures
tho greatest amount at sun light dur
ing the winter,
The Indian Runner grows very
rapidly and begin laying early. Thoy
lay a largo white egg. These eggB
havo a very flno flavor.
Can you afford a coat of paint for
tho buildings thiB fall? Thero Is
really nothing llko It for brightening
things up around the promises.
Feed small grain in plenty of cloanj
litter bo tnat tho liens havo to scratch
for it Thoy need tho exorclso since
thero aro not so many grasshoppers
to chase
Keep tho grit box full.
Clean up tho strawberry bod,.
KCop tho fnll pigs growing.
Mature sows aro best for breeding.
The fall-chosen seed la likely to bo
tho best
The cheapest wny to got good cows
Is'to ralso them.
A fcrtllo soil is a big (torn in eco
nomlcal milk production.
Tho uggs should bo gathered dally
and marketed twice a week.
In packing applos for market tho
less handling thoy got tho better.
Tho question is not what kind of
fences you havo but how well thoy
aro kopt.
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A pot or box of parsley, growing In
a kitchen window, Is both useful and
ornamental.
'Strawberry plants should bo cover
ed to a depth of two Inches with hay
or old straw.
Tho cause of whlto specks in butter.
In most cases, is duo from ovorsourlng
of tho cream.
Bo suro tho sheep barn has a tight
roof, a dry floor and good ventilation
with no drafts.
Hang up a bunch of alfalfa whero
all tho chickens can peck at It as much
as they please.
Tho poultry liko fresh Btraw now
and then Just as well ts tho cow likes
to be woll bedded.
Tho patient mule Is not much for
speed, but ho keeps going, and usually
arrives on tlmo.
Savo money by having tho old
horses' teeth flattened bo they cun
grind their feed.
In selecting futuro dairy cows from
hoifers, seo that tho milking organs
aro well developed.
Fertility can bo built up faBtor
upon tho dairy farm than upon any
other kind of a farm.
Prune out limbs and twigs of np
plo trees Infested with blight. Disin
fect tools aftor each cut.
Tho germ of seed corn lies In tho
tip of tho kornel. . Broad, well-fllled
tips indicate, strong germs.
Sell all old and poor ewes and start
your breeding season with n good,
vigorous, pure-bred stock.
Tlmo and caro spent in the orchard
Is almost suro to pay for Itself and a
good rate of Interest besides.
All eggs should 'bo tested by tho
soventh day, which often makes it
possible to rest some of tho hens.
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Don't keep a horse going after It
begins to show signs of exhaustion.
You will savo him by resting a bit
Sweet clover may bo sown Just 1)0
foro it frcozes up, but, on tho wholo, It
gives butter results to bow early In tho
spring.
Do not forget that tho fowls need
green food. If a chnngo of yards Is
not possible seo that some is fed them
dally.
Tho clearing up and burning of the
garden rubbish this fall will mean a
less number of Insects to light next
season.
Breed for a purpose This idea is
being constantly brought to our .
attention among tho different breeds
of stock. '
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A mulo never Becms to bo really
frightened at anything. When he runs
away ho dpes Jt through puro love of
mischief.
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What is a farm? A pleco of land
does not mako a farm. Thero must
be fences, houses, stock, cultivation
and a crop.
Largo ears of corn ore not neces
sary to large yields. Maturity 1b es
sential to satisfactory crops. Don't go
after too largo ears,
Docking lambs Improves their gen
eral appearance and increases their
market vnlue. without retarding their
growth to any extent.
Tho well-bred draft horBO In always
In demand, and the farmer who breeds
it constantly Is the one who makes tho
most prolit In horses.
Tho spring chicken Is ono hatched
not earlier than February nor later
than May, and is of market weight
at two or three pounfls.
Collect the eggs regularly at least
once, better twice, a day In moderato
weather and moro frequently In very
warm and very cold weather.
A wash made up of washing soda
and soft soup when applied to tho
trunTts and limbs of trees will pro
vent lichen adhering to tho trees.
Tho dairyman who looks after the
comfort of his cows will get the most
out of them- Ho will lessen the cost
of milk production, which Is tho name
J thing as lncreaso In prlco.
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Right Kind of Sow
Tho hog lot has much to do about
determining tho lot of hogs.
Long legs in a hog ought to bar him
hs a breeder. Porkers, not racers, are
what most of us aro after.
Meat, and lots of it, in now and thon
a mosB of boiled und mashed pota
toes. Llttlo soft now corn at first. 'It's
hot stuff. May glvo tho porkers tho
stomach ache.
I doubt If any man qycr had to fight
hog cholera who kopt his premises
clean and fed right up' to tho mark.
Work off somo of tho shoats and
stop tho cost of feediug.
Get Just ns near (o tho man who
cats your meat aB you can when It
comes to selling tlmo.
A few sweet applcsviiow and thon
aro fine for an nppotlzcr. Not muah
meat in them, but thoy help to koop
tho system In good order, and "so aro
of value ns an article of diet.
lloga do not need much Ball. A llt
tlo goes a good ways. But bo sure
thoy havo that llttlo.
Throw now and then a charred stick
of wood over in tho yard for tho hogs
to work at. A good tonic. Koops the
stomach In good order.
If you feed sour milk, stick to sour
milk, not change back and forth from
sweet to Bour.
Soinohow It Becms to most of us
that It is n big wastoof time to do
much thinking abcut tho food wo glvo
a. hog. Anything will go. That Is ono
reason why wo never hnvo anything
DECIDEDLY POOR
FARM COMBINATION
Dogs Have More Demoralizing
Effect on Sheep Industry
Than Cholera on Swine.
Sheep and dogs mako a decidedly
poor combination on n farm. The
farmor .Is inclined to bo friendly to:,
ward tho farm dog, for thero Is a big
placo for him to fill, but, after all, n
dog is a dog, and tho wholo family
must bo held responslblo far tho mis
chief dono by n fow. From ono town
ship tho report comes that tho dogs
there killed $118 worth of sheep dur
ing tho past year, says a writer in an
exchange. We, doubt if all tho dogs
In that county aro worth that much,
but thoro Beemti to bo llttlo that can
be dono to relieve the situation.
Yet ono thing is certnin: So long'
as tho dogs aro allowed to roam over
tho country In their murdorouu quest
there will, bo small chunco for shoop
Industry to grow." This scorns to have
an even moro demoralizing effect on
sheep Industry than liog cholera doeB
on tho swine Industry.
. Removing Largo Limbs,
In removing large limbs, a good
plan is to saw them off about thrco
feet from the trunk to prevent split
ting. Then saw again close to tho
trunk, bo as not to leavo a projecting
stub
COLONY COOP DESIRABLE FOR THE CHICKS
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The door forms a
A colony coop will savtj many young
chicks, and it may bo built of pack
ing boxes, or any sound light lumber.
Tho coop should bo from 30 to 3G
lnchcn wide, and about C or 7 feet long.
Tho front should 3 feet toho roof,
and tho rear about 2 foot Tho roqf
and walls aro covered with cnnvoBs,
which !c first tacked In place with
light tucks, thon shrunk by wettlmr
well with water, and when nearly dry, I
but still damp, it is painted with any J
good oil paint When dry, give It a I
for Breeding.
to brag of In tho way of hogs. To
win, wo must do some thinking, somo
planning and somo putting Into effect.
Thero will bo better hogs n to
years henco than thoro aro now. ..Be
foro that day comes, thero will havo
to be better men.
Breed to tho best mala you can
And. It may cost a llttlo moro. Youj
will got It all back In tho better pig
you got.
Koop your hogs cool, but don't cool
thorn In a mudholo.
Turn oft some of tho Bhoats whllo
tho prlco Ib booming, which la most
.llkoly Just now. Stop tho cost of
production as soon aB you cun. That'n
tho way to mako monoy.
Better than a ring In tho nose for
tho hog that loves to root 1b a good
chanco to root and have a good t!mc
Hogs are making monoy for you when
thoy are rooting good and lively.
Wheat feed, that la not too coarse,,
Is a fine feed for hogs this tlmo of,
tho year.
Hog cholera rarely -strikes tho pen
of tho man who koops his hogs clean.
Tho disease Is a (llth troublo.
If your hogs are shut up bo they
have no chanco to root, dig n load of
BQjrts for thorn now and then anil
throw them over Into the yard. It
helps to keep tho porkers busy, aupV,
when they nro busy thoy are looking
out for your Interests all right.
A poor fonco Is an Invitation to got
out You haven't tlmo to look aftor
that sort of a thing. Make tho fcucoa
good on tho sturt, '
PAYS TO MASTER
THE YOUNG COLTS,
Easier to Keep Youngsters From
Learning Bad Tricks'Than to i
Break Them of Them. .
Tho earlier a:olt Is accustomed to
harness the better broken the nnlinal
will bo after It comes tlmo for him to,
do somo light work, It is easier to,
keep colts from learning bad trtcka
than to break them of them. For this
reason havo every strap and ropo
used by tho colt to strong that thoro
Is no dangor of a break.. Onco u colt
finds out that he can got away from
tho halter or other part of the har
ness, thero will bo trouble, perhaps
for nil tlmo.
It is not necessary to make idlo
pctB of young foals, but thoy should
be taught to lead at tho halter, stand)
tied In their stalls, as well as display
manners In tho stable, wisely huu
gests a horso trainer, and he adds:
"A wild, tricky foal, unbroken when
young, makes a double task when
subjected to tho break harness as n
three-year-old. Their first lessons aro
never forgotten, and It pays to master
them when young. .
'Too Much Risk.
The man who keeps high-class draft
mares to porform his farm work can
not afford to put them Into tho handa
of nn Incompetent hired man.
porch to exclude the hot sun.
second coat of paint. This coop wlir
lttBt for several seasons, and It will bo ,
wind and rain proof. Tho front la t
open, hut closes. With a door, and tho
inside 1h covered with 1-inch mcsln,
wire. Tho door formi Q poreU to cx-v
dudo tho hot sun, lw.
SoSwCS.W,th mi ld ,,rn'"th coop,
should sot on a wooden platform icl
keep out tho rats. For smaU S '
Piaco three light porchon in i. 1
and place in the w?2f ubblo 0oJffl
clover field. H. F a luou,' or o(