Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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BIRD'S NEST CHANGED ROAD
Thousands of Men, Horses and Wag
ons Turned Aside to Avoid Doing
Harm to Songster's Home.
Some years ago, Gen. David 8. Stan
ley of the United States army was
leading a forco across tho plains. Ho
was laying out tho route for a great
railroad. Thero wero 2,000 men, 2,500
horses and mules and a train of 250
wagons heavily laden.
One day tho general was riding at
the head of tho broad columu, when
suddenly his voice rang out, "Halt!"
A bird's nest lay on tho ground di
rectly in front of him. In another mo
ment the horses would have trampled
on tho nestlings. Tho mother bird
was flying about and chirping in tho
greatest anxiety. But tho brnvo gen
eral had not brought out his army to
destroy a bird's nest.
He halted for a moment, looked at
tho little birds in' tho nest below, and
then gavo tho order. "Left oblfquo!"
Men, horses, mules and wagons
turned aside, and spared tho home of
helpless bird. Months, and even years
after, those who crossed tho plains
saw a great bend in tho trail. It was
the bond made to avoid 'crushing tho
bird's nest. Young People's Paper.
LITTLE TOY IS EDUCATIONAL
Wheel Rolls Round Ends of Magnet,
but Does Not Fall Off Puzzling
to the Uninitiated.
A toy that is both amusing and of
educational value has been patented
by an" Ohio man. A horseshoe magnet
with unusually long poles has tho ends
of theao poles rounded. A Dingle
wheel, with a round steel bar running
An Educational Toy.
through It for an axle, rests upon this
axle on tho poles of the magnet,
which form an endless track for it.
Tho wheel, of course, is made light
enough that the attraction of the mag
net keeps It from falling off, yet the
wheel can roll about easily on what
is practically an endless track. To n
child this toy brings home more forci
bly than any lecture by his school
teacher tho power and principle of
magnetism, and he will delight in
"fooling" his friends with it. The un
initiated will naturally expect tho
wheel to roll off the arms of the horse
shoo and will be amazed to see it
merely roll down the ends and back
on tho under side.
Occasion for Pride. """"
Dorothy, Delia and Daisy, three
youngsters of a Now Jersey town,
wore discoursing about tho baby
brothers who had taken up their resi
dence In the three families during the
last year.
"My little brother Tom's gpt a love
ly silver mug that grandfather Just
sent him," said Dorothy. "It's a
beauty, and ho had a silver knife and
fork from grandma, too."
"My little brother Harry's got a
beautiful carved rattle that Undo
Dick sent him from Japan," said De
lia. "It's the prettiest rattlo that I
ever saw."
"My little brother Willie's not as
big as your brothers," said Daisy,
with an air of endeavoring to conceal
a feeling of triumph, "but tho doctor
tmyu he's had more spasms than any
other baby In tho whole neighbor
hood, so thero!" Llppincott's.
His Reason.
Onco when Phillips Brooks was re
covering from a rather severe Illness
he ordered that no ono whatsoever be.
admitted to Bee him. Ono fine driy
Robort O. Ingersoll called and the
bishop requested that he be admitted
and brought to tho sickroom at onco.
"I certainly appreciate this," said
the mystified Ingersoll, when ho had
shaken hands with tho roverend gen
tleman, "but why seo mo whon you
dony yourself to your frionds?"
"It is this way," responded tho bish
op. "I feel confident of seeing my
friends in the next world, but this may
bo my last chance of seeing you!"
The Mystery Revealed.
Little Ethol I know why it Isn't
Bafo to count your chickens before
they're hatched.
Mother Why, dear?
Little Ethel Coz'sum of 'em might
bo ducks. Ohio State Journal.
A Vacuum Abhorred.
What Is that which a young girl
looks for, but does not wish to find?
A holo In her stocking.
SWINGING A PENDULUM
Articles Needed for Trick Are
Easily Picked Up.
With Little Practice Anyone Can Be
come Skilled Medium It Is Only
Necessary to Move the Table
That Is In Use 8lCghtly.
To swing a pendulum, picked out
from n number of them nt random,
without touching It Is a vory puzzling
trick. Tho articles necessary are a
mcdlum-Blzed tnblo and a number of
pendulums, somo of which aro sus
pended from a rod with their lower
weighted ends Insido or wator and
wlno glasses placed on tho table, and
others attached to -orks so that thoy
will hang insido of bottles.
Tho spectators gather around the
table, which can bo In full light,
writes James A. Hart of Philadelphia
Any One Pendulum Can Be Made to
Swing at Will by Moving the Table
Slightly.
In the Popular Mechanics. The per-'
former sits at one sldo of tho table
with his hands flat on tho top. A
person may pick out any pendulum
and ask him to Bwlng It, which ho
will procoed to do without touching
it, also making it strlko tho glass
while it swings. Another pendulum
may bo pointed out and he will start
that ono apparently by looking at it,
while the other ono Btops.
This may seem to bo impossible,
yet it Is very easy. It will bo seen
that no two pendulums have tho same
length. A pendulum makes a certain
number of swings in a given time, de
pending on Its length. A long pen
dulum requlros more time to completo
Its swing and will, therefore, make
a less number of swings than a short
one in the same time. It is only nec
essary to move the table slightly and
watch tho pendulum picked out until
it begins to Bwing independently of
the others, which soon happens. To
make the longer pendulums swing,
longer movements of tho table top
must be made. With a little practice
anyono can become a skilled medium
in pendulum swinging.
WORLD PUZZLE IS AMUSING
Trick Is to Start From Any Angle or
Town on Diagram and Visit
Every Other Village Once.
Can you, starting from any angle or
town on this diagram, find a routo
which will take you to every other
town onco, and onco only?
The route must bring you back to
tho town from which you set out.
Starting from any angle or town on
this diagram, to visit every other
town qnce, and onco only, and to re-
Around fie World Puzzle.
turn to our Btnrtlng point wo may
take either of these two courses:
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II S H O F,
or
FBAUTSRKLMQPONCD
E J H O F.
The arrangement Is cyclical, and
the routo can be begun at any point
by transferring tho proper number
of letters from ono end to the other.
Out of the Mouths of Babes,
Aunt Alma So you took your first
dancing lesson today. Was it difficult?
Louise No. All I had to do was
keep turning round and wiping my
feet.
Tommy Papa, a river is fed by
small streams, Isn't It?
Papa Yes, my son.
Tommy Then I s'pose that is what
makes Its mouth water.
Arthur Mamma, I hurt my finger.
Please tie a rag on it.
Mamma (after an examination) It
isn't injured enough to need tying up,
dear.
Arthur Well, tie a rag on It, any
way, so I won't forget which finger
it, Is that hurts. Chicago Nows.
Danger Not Imminent.
"Better go home, Jimmy. Your
mother Is looking for you."
"Has she got the hair brush with
her?"
"No."
"Then I guesB I'll play nwhllo
longer."
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Fully Equipped.
"Chew your food, Doris, before you
swallow it; your stomach hasn't teeth
to chew with."
"Mine has. I swallowed two last)
summer." Life.
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ME&DOWBR00K
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Cull tho old hens.
Qivo tho chlckena a variety. '
Thero Is a shortage of young cattle.
Do not allow tho food to sour in tho
feed trough.
Good roads aro community - build
ers and farm developers.
Young turkoys aro very llabla to
havo lico, especially head lice.
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In nearly every section of town
hogs aro used to harvest corn.
When the little pigs are weaned, put
tho sow out of their hoaring for a
while.
If tho hens are not laying the
chances nro that tho fault Is with
tholr keeper.
In Agrlculturo Is tho Hope of tho
Nation. In Applied Science lies tho
Hope of Agriculture.
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Have you any Bheep? Then don't
keep curs! Have you any curs?
Kill them and get shoopf
Good ventilation is essential, but It
should bo bo arranged that the cows
shall not be exposed to a draft.
The smaller the quarters the great
pr tho caro necessary In order to keep
the hen houses clean and sanitary.
Sheep, if given a place on the farm,
will help you rid the place of noxious
weeds and pay a revenue whilo do
ing it
Sweet clover seed weighs tho same
n8 red clover or alfalfa when It Is
free from hulls; that is, sixty pounds
per bushel.
Turkoys always bring a good price
from October to March, and In some
sections, a flock of turkeys is found on
nearly nil farms.
It is much better to feed a variety
or number of grains to chickens than
Just ono. Wheat is tho best singlo
grain that wo can feed.
A painted fence "post Is certainly an
addition to tho road side, but a painted
post hidden by nice thrifty weeds la
not exactly a good combination.
Ireland Is tho greatest poultry rais
ing country In tho "world. Ireland
with a population, of only 5,000,000 has
?14,OUO,000 rowls within her boundar
ies. Turkey fluff feathers net all tho way
from $9 to $12 per pound when sold to
milliners. The other feathers com
mand a price of 35 to 40 cents per
pound.
In tho drouth-stricken sections of
this country tho dairy cow is tho
farmer's main hope. She is the last
animal he lets go off tho farm when
he makes a sale.
A cold grindstone Is an uncomfort
able thing to ueo In wintry weather.
Warm water will soon take tho frost
out, but don't have It too hot Hot
water Is bad for tho stone.
Put 'a small handful of meal in the
pall of milk. Tho calf in licking the
pall will get the meal, and after It
learns to eat this way a small feed
ing box can bo used to better advan
tage It Is useless to try and protect your
farm by fencing If you do not have
properly built gates; the poor, almost
worthless gate is tho most' expensive
and troublesome thing tho farmer has
to contend with.
The sow should raise two Httors
each yenr, and she must have a pe
riod of rest between the farrowing
times In order to renew her strength
and flesh and bo able to mother well
tho following litter.
Wo do not advise shipping turkoys
to market alive bocauso they aro very
timid and tho continual fright they
receive reduces their weight from two
to oven six or eight pounds In somo
Instances where they aro kept very
long. '
Tho Wyoming experiment station
has Investigated tho subject of alfalfa
hay for horses, and finds that alfalfa
is a satisfactory feed for all classes of
horses and careful horsemen need not
hcsltato to Incorporate It into their
rations.
Tho hoofs of eheep make rapid
growth, a provision of naturo to stand
tho wear and tear of stony ground.
Consequently when on Boft pastures
thoro will not bo sufficient wear for
the hoofs, and they should be pared at
least twlco a year.
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Thero is a profit In goats.
Handlo tho dairy cow gently.
Grow tho pigs from tho stnrt
Cows build up worn-out land.
Bones are valuable for poultry.
Low, marshy pastures aro unfit
for eheep. '
Clover or alfalfa hay is Just the
thing for calves.
Clean nests aro very essential In
producing clean eggs.
Shoep mnnuro has vory aptly been
termed "Amorlcan guano."
Selling young heifers from tho boat
cows Is moving backward In dairying.
Do not let tho turkeys fall off in
flesh when insect food becomes
scarce.
Farming is mankind's greatest In
dustry, and tho soil Its greatest physi
cal asset.
Keep Just as many sheep as tho
grass will stand and that you can
rightly manago.
The colony plan for housing poul
try may bo adopted to good advan
tage on many farms.
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Fresh milk cows aro bringing tho
highest prlcos over known this fall in
Bpito of the dry season.
Few men understand the possibili
ties of a hundred hens when worked
up to their limit of capacity.
A, recommended preventive for keep
lng sheep from having stomach worms
1b salt and common tobacco leaves.
Tho growing of live stock is not
likely to bo fennd profltablo In any
cectlon thnt buys feed for llvo Btock.
Tho most successful turkoy raisers
employ, hens almost entirely to hatch
their turkoy oggs and brood tholr
poults.
Production alono will not make a
state A market Is necessary, and to
reach tho market good roads aro a
necessity.
Feeding troughs raised above tho
Utter of the floor Bhould be used If
soft food is allowed to stand beforo
tho chickons.
Sheep feeders In England nttnch
much importance to succulent feeds,
liko turnips and cabbages, than do
feeders In this country.
Seo that tho Implements are all put
under sholter nnd kept till they nro
needed In the field. If you havo no
shelter build one. It will pay.
Vitality is an important character
istic in dairy cows or any other farm
animal. If weak along this lino tho
best returns cannot be expected.
Pullets that nro not properly grown
or In some way havo rocelyod a sot
back while growing will bo corre
spondingly slow in starting to luy.
It pleases tho cow to be milked
quickly, and gets her in tho habit of
giving down promptly. It Is often tho
slow milkers that make tho strippers.
After the first fow weeks a young
turkey is nble to gain most of his own
living, from tho Insect llfo he delights
in capturing In his wanderings over
tho farm.
If you are forced to confine yor
turkoys to some extent, you will And
that tho Whlto Holland variety will
bear confinement better than any
other variety.
Contrary to the general belief, It
does not hurt a horse to glvo him
water in moderate quantities, even
when ho Is v6ry hot, providing tho
water is not very cold.
Designed for uso In heavy winds
without Injury, a now windmill has
been invented that has vanes that can
be turned partly or completely out of
tho wind whon necessary.
Odors get Into tho butter or thoy
may get into tho milk or croam, and
then bo imparted to tho butter. Tho
greatest source of bad flavor Is from
cream that has not boon properly
cared for.
An older tree heals up n wound
slower than a young treo. An Inch
cut on a young tree may heal over in
ono season, while on an older treo,
now in Its prlmo or past, It may take
three years.
Diversified farming brings tho host
profits in tho long run. WJth crops
and animals that thrive In any kind of
season that comes along tho averago
farmer Is well fortified against the
caprices of nature.
Tho dairy cow likes regularity. It
matters little what hours nro selected,
provided the cows arc milked regu
larly and go through tho samo routine
at the same hours each day. Irregu
larity in milking or food means loss.
Sheep are profitable mo nro good
foragers, but remember thoy cannot
live on nothing any more than horses
and hogs. Glvo them a fairly good
chanco nnd they will generally bring
In a good yearly profit, or larger re
turns during tho year than any other
animal for Us size.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR FARM WORK
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(By M. COVEnDULU)
If tho American farmor would mako
more uso of tho fanning mill, his llvo
stock would got more real suston
nanco from pure grnln, our grass and
grain crops would bo of a purer
grade, and our fields would not bo
socdod down to weods every year by
tho weed seeds passing through tho
animals and being deposited In tholr
raauuro; then hauled out nnd scat
tered In this rich, seed bed over tho
fields
If the fnrraer's cows sleop on a
frozen or snowy bod nt night, und aro
given a single roughage ration
throughout tho winter what will tho
croam harvest bo?
Don't bo too liberal with food whore
a whole herd of stock Is fed together,
as somo of thom will mlnco over and
wasto it, whilo others will eat enough
to overload tholr digestive systems,
which also may bo regardod as a
waBto, as well as n danger to their
good health nnd proper growth.
Sifting anow makes it mighty easy
for dampness to creep Into the nest
ing in tho hog-houscB, nnd this, to
gether with the chill of wintry weath
er, is euro to wield n most deteriorat
ing influence on tho good health andJ
prout-prouucing qualities or tho herd.
Don't .hitch tho colt to a vehicle
tho first time ho Is In harness If he
wants to cut any antics, let it bo
whilo ho Is hitched to n Bmall log, n
sled, or something he cannot damage
and .at the sumo time Imperil some
one's llfo and limb.
Don't forgot to make a noto of nil
the trees that havo died and been
rcmovod from tho orchard, so that
tho samo varieties may bo orderod
with which to fill up thoBO placoB.
If our fnrmors would but visit the
schools more, and thus see what prog
ress tho boys and girls nro making,
and help co-operate with tljom nnd
their teacher, wo might reasonably
expect somo beneficial reforms In our
present school system.
A cheap, effective and lasting horse
blanket may bo made by Joining to
gether three largo, closo-wovon sacks
in which oil-meat or some lino bought
en rood-stuff has been shipped, lining
it with a choap grade of canton flan
nel to add warmth.
Keep down tho too rank growth of
tho grape vinos by fertilizing them
with common wood-ashes. They fur
nish (he necessary muriate of potnsh
for developing the highest quality of
fruit, with little danger of rot occur
ring. The application of poultry
dropplngB, along with tho ashes, will
supply sufficient fertilizer of an en
riching naturo
Get tho calf to eating the milder
grains and boughtcn feed-stuffs as
early as possible. It will not only
mean saving of milk, which may bo
fed to something else qn the farm,
but the little follow will grow inoro
rapidly by getting him accustomed to
eating such rations ns oats, ehorts,
bran, etc. These, with a very email
quantity of skim-mllk nnd tho grass
ho socures, cannot fail to promoto a
healthy development of bono and
muscle, the prlmo requisites to a
profitable calf
Grain aud cold water aro two ar
ticles that never should bo given tho
horses immediately after hard work
MULES ON DELIVERY
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A matched mule team. The general-purpose mule Is often observed
wherever heavy hauling Is being done and is also being used more and mors
on delivery wagons on the country routes. Under every condition he Is
found equal to the occasion.
or a warm drive.. First lot their cir
culation get back to normal, thus
avoiding tho sudden shock of tiffing
water Into their heated systems or
grain Into their disturbed digestive
organs.
There arc Just two extremes tp be
avoided when providing ventilation for
stock or poultry in cloao quarters
during tho winter months. Tho flrst
and most common Is Insufficient air,
the other Is too much.
Wo must not get tho Idea that It la
necessary to close ovory opening in
a building In order to keep tho stock
warm and In good health. Provide
an nportuio by whlcn tho fresh air
may enter each building, nnd one that
will allow the foul air to pass out as
It Is breathed and poison-laden; thou
regulate the slzo of tho openings ns
the weather changes.
In ordlnnry weather, tho slzo of ven
tilating IioIob will need to bo practi
cally tho samo, but In case of a storm,
extromely sovoro cold or windy weath
er, thoro will bo need of much less
ventilation, lost tho beneficial effect
of fresh air be mora than counterbal
anced by the chilling Influence of the
passage of air, which 1b elthor too
strong or too cold.
HINTS IN CARE OF
POULTRY AND PIGEONS
Feeding Problem Is Greatly Sim
plified if Hens of Same Size
Are Kept Together.
Never feed oats to plgoons, young or
old.
Ornngo boxes mako good nestB for
pigeons.
If yoju want big squabs, breed from
big hens
Tho homer Is considered tho best
bird for squab profit, , ( -
Study the wants of each customer,
and plan to moot them.
Pigeons must have clean bathing
water at least three times a week.
When pigeons nro a dny old they
aro called "p'eopora," und when three
weeks old "squonlcrB."
A tahlespoonrul of baking-soda
placed lv tho water two or three times
n wep& wl'l prevent bowol trouble.
Pew men understand tho possibil
ities of two dozon hens when work
ed up to the limit of their capacity.
It your breeder produces small,
mushy squabs bo suro thero Is some
thing wrong Clean out the lot and
Btart anew.
Keep a closo watch for the most
thrifty and earliest maturing pullets
and mark them for your next yoar'a
breeding pens.
Give the turkoy hen a feed of grain
at night. If fed heavily in the morn
ing, she will not rango so far with
tho youngsters as if sho starts out to
find her own breakfast.
Tho feeding problem Is greatly sim
plified if fomalcs of about tho samo
ago aro kept together. What Is ao,
Ideal ration for old hens may be en
tirely wrong for pullets. Separato
thom so as to obtain approximate ro
iult whilo feeding.
WAGONS IN COUNTRY
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