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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1914)
3 A THE NORTH PLATTE BEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. POULTRY WIS' COLONY HOUSES FOR WINTER HENRY HOWLAND THE I GkQffl -w HE march of civllizntlon haB so rap Idly overrun the foco of our globo that during recent years many of these places which were formerly little known, except to savages or wandering whlto hunters, arc to day becoming thickly populnted, whllo the natlvo Bavago-and wild ganio allko havo disappeared for mer fintn hlr nnnlunt haunts. In ft w countries 1b this moro marked than In the fa mous Wild Went of America. The hardy frontiers men or backwoodsmen of a few decades past would marvel Indeed could they now see what oiicn were the gicat rolling prnlrles or dense for ces of Wjomlng and Montana. Gono for over are the vast herds of buffalo, antelope and wnpUl which roamod the boundless plains, gone nlso nro the huge virgin forosts, while the sorry remnants of the Bed Indian tribes whoso ancestors hunted mid fought In theso fair lands remain confined In u3trlctcd areas, whero the vices, diseases find Btrong drlnk'i of the whlto man aro rapidly tfcln nlng their numbers. Across the prairies, In all directions, now run miles upon miles of railway lines, bringing with them their usual accom paniment of Bottlers; nnd over all the" plains the hand of man Is mark ed by means of numer ous Inartistic woodon dwellings, wlro fences or Irrigation ditches, fctretehlng far as tin) eye can see on either sldo. In the foicsts, too, huge lnirnt areas, or desolate looking too stumps, de note whero fires nnd lues have wrought their havoc Evon tho far famed rowpunchor, re splendent in his plctur cKiue costume, with las H.JOH hanging on his sad din and six-shooters pro truding from belt or pock ets, is a thing of tho past; although hero and there one encounters a rplendid youth, who smokes cigarettes whllo ho apes the manners and costume of his piodocea sors. but who Is often too ldlo to throw n rope, or totally lncnpablo of riding a bad bukjumpor or of uMng effectively the revolver which bo proudly displays. In fact, if most of theso modern cow boys attempted to draw his gun at an old-fashioned saloon gathering In n "wide-open" town of -tho west, beforo ho could touch tho trigger ho would havo been as full of lead as a plum pud ding Is full of raisins. For, alas! the glory nnd glamour of tho wild wost hns departed forovor. FlrBt came tho lumbering ox wagons, with tholr liardy owners, emigrants nnd hunters, n rnco of men, senrred and weather-beaten, lighting their way grimly, Inch by inch, to open tho new Eldo rado. Foot by foot they drovo tho Indians and game beforo them, and for years barely held tholr own In theso unknown lands. Tlion camo that mighty factor, steam, and tho steel roads with their high-powered locomotives, today convoying tho settlers or tourists In a fow hours across thoso once desolate prairies, to trnvorso which onco took tho old pioneer as many wooka to accomplish. In consequence ho who today sts out In quest of sport through such n country ns Wyoming must bo prepared for a series of rudo Ehocks if ho liopes to find anything approaching tho. stato of nffalrs there about which ho has r-jiul In the books of his youth. The splendid buffalo Is extinct; but a tow do cayed bones or relics of a Bkull, tho last traces of an anlmnl which ronmod in countless thouBnnds over tho prnlrlos, and woro wnntonly exterminated partly by hunters for tholr hfdps, and partly by Bottlers to make way for tholr cattlo. Tho curious prong-horn antolopo also has almost beqn wiped oul In theso district. But tho saddest of all, per Imps, Is to boo tho present state to which tho finest deer on earth, tho American wnpltl, has been reduced. This noblo beast, which was for merly a denizen of tho open country, has boon driven to seek rofugo in tho densest forests, Iloro It Is hard Indeed for any number of thorn to ob tain bufllcicnt food, nnd in consequonco tho typo nnd size of tholr antlers shows a marked depre ciation In modom years. As every ono knows, a harbor of refuge has been found for them by tho "Unltod Stntos government In tho Yellowstone jtat nnd horo tho tourist may see, faco to face, grazing in bands, tho scml-tnmo remnants of tho once vast herds of wapiti. Outside this sanctuary, on every side, as soon as tho season opens, each valley or pass which leadn from the Yellowstono to tho surrounding country Is peopled with so called sportmen, or meat-huntors, all camped and waiting for thoso unwary animals which may roam ieyond the confines of tholr reservation. In theso outlying districts, whero u fow cun ning baiids of wapiti still survlvo, thoy havo en tirely changed tholr habits during tho early part of the season. Formorly tho herds would bo found grazing, or roaming through tho low-lying, open parks, whllo throughout the day and night tho forosts would echo to that molodlous whistling cnll of tho bulls. But today, If a hunter Books tho Bocnlled American "elk" ho must porforco look lu ' different places to thoso frequented by tho old time hunters. Far up, on tho vory odgo of thu timber-lino, feeding nnd 'climbing almost llko a mountain bheop nmong stoop crags, and on tho verge of snow-lino, wo now Ilnd tho fow survivors of tho splendid nnlmnls. And so terrified aro they liy the constant presenco of tholr natural onomy mnn, with his Innumorublo camp fires and at tendant noises, that tho bulls soldoni daro glvo utterance to tholr challenging calls. So truo Is this that the writer after spending many weeks during tho past season In tho wilds of Wyoming only heard a wupltl whistling on two occasions, nnd, moreover, throughout this porlod only "Baw ono head worUi shooting at, says C. E. Hadclyffo in Country Life It 1b truo this was n noble head, end one of tho finest brought out of that country for some time past, but tho capturo of this hoad entailed many weeks of hard work, mnny scores of inlleB traveling, nnd many thousands of foot linrd climbing. In a country which n fow yours ago was teeming with good bonds. la the Bumo way tho bears nnd blg-horu sheep of tho Kocky mountains havo almost becoino a th.ng of tho past. Even tho vory numerous mule tiwk iZhLMy BkMLuJ i 'XWi ' " w( air tea? ejlkzzs ar.&3& a56giazzrizrv$. Ji '"' w M pjicizm!iDft&?'o cm (WVrt'4OTMf W .Y8l f?3rA "vH'tL i QtkM'ri f ll.jsM.JT ai3l ju.3 V2r)Z L ,' I Y i 8- J, && i(" ju w'MMiltf HI . OTi' "11PVWI W lv' - r 'JA4JV'mf:X. v.Kvi .:a ki. na tswiri jl .1 sh w ci.Laj,,jii,l.. i - ; r jr && T m.ifi.nw9wT'9 tv fttvs- m t&fc j .& rofete 1. t viti'.' s ' .' jKrovzzr& c&pzf deer have disappeared from their former hnunts, and In much-hunted localities aro only to bo found on tho highest points whero timber grows. Lato in tho season, when heavy snow falls, bands of wapiti and mulo deer are driven from tholr refugo In tho Yellowstono park and move down to lower grounds In such places h Jackson's Holo or tho vnlloy of tho Soshono river. Woo bo tide theso luckless wanderers If tho open season Is still in force, for at tho head of overy pass lead ing out of tho gnrno roscrvo nro armed bodies of nient-huntors, who Bhoot on sight old or young, male or femalo, regardless of ago, or sex, every deer that Is soen. Moro slmmo Is it to tho au thorities who still permit tho salo of deer meat In tho surrounding towns. - Vast herds of deer congrogato in tho low grounds during severe wlntors, trnd many 'hun dreds of them perish for want of food. It lo no uncommon ovent for kind-hearted farmers to feed numbors of wapiti from their stores of hay. nut tho expense of this Is moro than these hard-working Individuals can stand, and something surely should bo done by thu United States authorities to provide for tho needs of these lino nnlmnls, which havo boon driven from tholr winter feeding grpunds by tho Bottlers and tholr cajtlo. Tho modus operandi of making a trip after wapiti Is too well known to nood description. If undertaken early In tho Bonson by a sportsman who is well equipped with men and pack-horses, tho expedition Is rather in tho nature of a pleas ant picnic. Tho climatic conditions In Soptomber and early October aro generally perfect, whllo the absenco of mosquitoes nnd other biting 11 km mnku theso regions appear a Paradise to ono who has done much blg-gamo hunting further northwest In tho real wilds of North America, which aro only now to bo found In northern Ilrltlsh Columbia nnd Alaska. Uut It a sportsman delays his trip until lato In thu fall, and then cnmpd, as tho writor has dono, at an altitude of over ton thou sand feet, ho will find tho early frosts and snow make llfo lu a tout, evon In Wyoming, rathor cold er than Is necossnry for porsonnl comfort. Tho way In which an American pack-horso can thread Its way through donso timber, or follow a narrow, sunko-llko trail across dangerous rock slides, is ltttlo short of marvelous. It Is an Inter esting sight to sea a long Hue of those sure-footed animals threading tholr way In single (Do ulong tho faco of a dnngorous precipice, often trending In loose rolling rocks, In places whero ono false stop menus a sheer drop of two thousand or throo thousand foot Into empty space Yet It Is seldom that one falls off tho trail. It this does happen, tho owner may bid Roodb; to his horso and all that ho carries, since raroly anything but frag ments nro found aftorwardH on Bonrchlng tho valley below, Strange to say, although the Wyoming wapiti havo doveloped unwonted cunning In seeking their living and foedlng grounds, tho nro still com paratively stupid nulmalB to stalk. Especially so Is this tho caso with trevellng bulls whon thoy nro nlnnlng lu search of cows. Then, by means of whistling lu ft very poor Imitative stylo of tho bull's challenge, a Holltnry bull can often bo called up to within a fow yards of the hunter. Tho writor nnd his guldo havo thus been enabled to follow a bull for two miles through tho forest, answering his ropeated call at Intervals, until Hnnll) they havo coino l'uco to face n tew yards apart, lu a forest glade. Tho bull, under such conditions, undoubtedly thinks ho Is being fol lowed by nJiated rival, but how any wild animal which has such a highly trained ear that It can distinguish between a twig broken by tho human foot and tho ordinary ntoises of a forest can yet bo mlpled Into thinking tho whistling of a human boing is tho call of another bull is a mystery which Is beyond tho understanding of man. Doul.Ucss, befoio It Is yet too lato, tho authorities In charge of tho United States game departments will Rwnko to the danger of extinction which today thror.tcns tho gamo of those world-renowned Rocky mountain districts. But with a curious Incon sistency they havo long ago passed a "law pro hlb'tlng tho salo of gamo, etc., In their most dis taff territory of Alaska, where often It Is Impos sible for a resident to obtain any other form of fresh meat. And yet, In a land nearer homo, wHero flocks and herds of domestic sheop and cat tin abound, wo see tho salo of gamo still allowed, and a consequent number of professional mont htuiters working destiuctlon nmong tho noblest sreclmons of tho .door tribe now left In the faco cf tho earth. Some Poultrymcn Arrange Summer Coops In Suitable Manner for Use During the Cold Weather. When young birds are brought in from tho range wo often llnd our selves In need of moro house room to winter the Increased Hock. Thero nro several ways in which the summer colony coops may bo made to piece out the winter houses. If thero is but ono it may be placed close to tho main house and used as nn extra scratching and exercising room. Tho fowls may then pass from tho main room to the addition by means of a tube constructed of boards nnd Bet into tho opening about 10 by 20 inches In size, cut near the floor of each building. A dry goods box with top nnd bottom removed will answer nice ly as a connecting passageway. Some people fit up the summer col ony coops ns laying rooms, arranging all nests in them and thiiB leaving tho whole spaco In tho main building for use of tho hens In tho dnytlmo. Still others use the coops as dUBting rooms. Especlalbvdo the early brooder houses answer nicely for this, as thoro Is usu ally plenty of sunlight. Tho dust may be kept molBt and freo from trash and so does not get into tho food and water vessels, ns it often does when nesting and feeding must be done in tho Bamo room. Sometimes two or three of these coops are used together for a small flock, one being used for a roost ing room, ono for a nest room and exercise. In each case they are joined by a wooden tube or passageway. Some make their summer colony coops of knockdown sections so ar ranged that some live or bIx of them may be set up together In ono continu ous shed for sheltering the birds in winter. Such a pen must cither bo banked with straw or covered with pa per for tho winter to make it wind proof. By the time the young birds are ready for the colony houses an other year the old ones are having free run of the farm. TEMPLE OR PRISON? A marvel of human existence, tho very opposlto ot.tjiat which Is to bo found In this country, is tho llfo of the ascetics of India, whoso rollglous pen ances nnd ,solf-punlshments aro described and Il lustrated In tho December number of tho National Geographical Magazine. In this country, as in deed in most civilized countries, wo nro doing all that wo know how to do to help theso wonderful bodies of ours to do their work. Wo aro toachlng children how to euro for thorn that thoy may es- capo sickness und llvo long. Wo urgo ourselves to take exerclso that ovory part of the body may bo kept In good working order. Wo avoid oxtrema boat and cold, shun Injury and establish hospitals to mako ropalrs of tho human body when It Is broken or diseased. Wo hold to the theory that tho human body is a temple which wo injuro at our own peril. nut tho ascetics of India, not only do none of of thoso things, but do tho vory opposite. Thoy think of tho body as a prison of tho soul for which thoy would havo releaso. So thoy punish It, wound It by walking or lying on spikes, abuse it by burning, distort It so ns to mako permanent and helpless cripples of thomsclvos, put ex traordinary and needless burdens upon It, tofuso It food and wafer, nnd In a scoro of othor ways abuse It. Tho men who do thesa things aro not fow; tho number of them is put at 5,000,000 onough to people Ohio at Its prosont density. Horo In Amorlcn, wo talk of religious fanntl clsm, but a gllmpso at tho lift of these so-called "holy men" at India must satisfy anybody that thoso who know only tho Amorlcnn brand of It know It not at all. Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch. PARADOXICAL CARE. "1 seo where tfo workers on gloves want tho tariff kept on them." ' 'Yes; Isn't It odd?" Why Is it odd?" "To ask congress In tho matter of glover to keep hands oft.-' DRINKING PAN AND GRIT BOX Vessel Is Elevated to Prevent Litter Being Scratched Into It Contriv ance Is Easily Made. Tho accompanying illustration of a combination drinking rian and grit box appeared In" a recent issue of Successful Fanning. The idea of elo "Vatlng tho drinking pan is to keep the water clean and prevent litter being scratched into it. Tho birds soon learn to fly upon the perch in front of the pan, to get the clear wafer. The pan Itself is made about three inches deep, bo that when tho wa ter becomes frozen It can bo easily dumped out. The small hopper or box under the grit, or be divided Into compartmenta drinking pan is mado on .the self-feeding principlo, and may bo used for grit, or bo divided Into compartments Drinking Pan and Hopper. for oyster shell nnd grit, or beef scrap. Tho frame on which tho pan rest; is mado to fit over tho sldo of tho' hopper, the cross slats being Arm on tho top of the hopper. The whole contrivance can be easily mado out of odds and ends of lumber found lying around most poultry or barn yards. The combination, when finished, is hung on the wall at a convenient height. d&i reeURSE gT TRUE IOVE i i a i "Oil. mistress of my heart." ho cried, "Say but ono tender word to mo And I will never quit thy sldo In llfo or eternity." Bho gazed upon him kneeling' there And heaved a long nnd happy sigh; Bho woro a basketful of hair She had been saving long to buy. "Oil, mistress of my heart." snld ho. Repeating what he'd said before, "Uivlcss you yield your love to mo Contentment can be mine no more." "And If I yield my love," sho said, "" "Will sweet contentment fill your breastr' Ho said It would nnd bowed his head. His glad heart throbbed beneath lur vest. "Then doubt no moro, for nil Is well, I gladly yield my love," said she; Whereat he rose up with a yell; Hu'd run n. tnck Into his knee. mmmdmSEtitmiA i.i dihiffL'JfcaaBjftaniSaantIJttJOMMMl fcMMl PROFITABLE TO GRADE EGGS Better Prices Are Always Secured When Eggs Are Sorted According to Size and Color. Evon buyers at tho country store will appreciate your efforts if you will sort your eggB according to size anil olor. Graded eggs show up a great deal hotter than thoso that aro piled in promiscuously, nnd should and will command a better price if the dealer's attention Is cnllod to the fact, and he is assured that your eggs will bo furnished that way all tho time. There aro fow, even of country stores, that would not be ablo to command a higher price for uniform, clean, fresh eggs, attractively picked, and ono that produces that kind tho year round can securo nn advanco in tho market price. Largo shippers will jump at tho chance to secure eggs of this class, and are always ready to pay a higher prlco. Ono firm mado tho statement re cently that strictly first-class eggs woro worth eight cents a dozen more to their trndo than eggs that they could not guarantee. It Is the cheapest possible way to Increaso tho poultry Income. Try it. Promoted. "My boy," said tho millionaire who headed the great corporation, "you have worked horo faithfully for a good many years. I realize that you havo devoted your best efforts to our Inter ests, and that our success Is In a measure due to your work and that of your fellow employes. Now I am go ing to do somothlng for you." "Oh, thank you, sir," tremblingly re plied the man who had been working for years on a salary that was barely tuftlclent to enable him to live in de cent comfort. "I don't know how I can find words to fittingly express my gratitude. I can only hope that my work in tho future will be such as to convince you that your genroslty la fully appreciated." , "Thore, thero, don't worry about that. We aro going to open a branch in Nevada and I've decided to lot you be the manager of it. The town to which you are to be sent is a small one, nnd I understand that it is not as nttractlvo as some towns are, but It may grow. In any case, the' dry at mosphere out thore will be almost sura to relieve you of any catarrhal troubles you may have. You will ro celvo the same salary you are getting now, but it will probably be easy for you to save money, as thero will be nothing out thero on which your earn ings can bo spent. I congratulate you on your promotion." Willing to Make the Effort. . "My dear, thero's no reason why we shouldn't savo a part of my salary. I've Just boon reading about a Chicago man who 1b able to support a family of n dozen children on $12 a week." "Well," his wife replied, "you find Dut how much ho spends dally for his lunch and cigars and then I'll seo what I can do about getting along on what his wifo has for household expenses." Desires. I ask no moro than this, to bo A toller hero awhile Ere I go forth upon tho sea That wears eternal smile. Baltimore Sun. I ask no more than to be rich And freo from all concern Until I roach that bourne from which No travelers return. Not a Forcible Illustration. "Do you know," asked tho abstainer, "that the money which the American people spend for drink In a single yeai would bo sufficient to build a stone tower forty feet In dlamotor and a mile high?" "Would it?" asked the man with the spongy noso, "but who wants a silly old stono tower like that?" Beat Grain Ration. A'mlxturo of wheat and oats makes ono of tho vory beBt grain rations for hens. They lay on it because it con tains tho stuff of which eggs aro made. Sympathetic Father. "Do you expect to send your boy to college?" "Yes. After tho hard studying he is compelled to do In high school 1 think It Is no moro than right that he should h'avo a fow years of play be foro ho goes to work." Suspicious. "What do you know against her?" "Oh, nothing In particular, but how can sho bo all rlghl? You never set her anywhere without her husband. He must have some cause for being suspl clous." .'-el --4 I A ..
