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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. TAMWORTH IS BEST &"'ilMMfMw A 330-Pound Hob Does Not Make Good Ham (By C. B. MILLER.) The art of making good, nwcet hams, properly balanced wtth fat and loan and cured to a turn is fast slipping away from us here In America. Tho old-tlmo southern planters nev er bred hogs for fat and Tarely cured an animal for their own use that weighed over 175 pounds. Theso men bred tho long lean ani mals which wore fattened on mash and clover, bocause not a great -deal of corn Is raised in the South; and tho result was .an lldoal ham-and-bacon hog. In tho great corn belt farmers aro disposed to breed and feed for fat be cause they are not satisfied to send to markot .a X75-pound hog at Christ mas tlmo whon they can just as well bring him up to 300 pounds. To thorn all hog meat 'looks alike. A 300-pound hog does not make good lhams. They -aro coarso and contain a large. amount of fat which the packers trim off In order to bring the size down to make them -look like hams from .a .small hog. Peoplo want hams from hogs that wolght from 125 to 150 pounds, and 'they cannot.be deceived by hams from a 300-pound hog with tho fat trimmed i off. The consumption of hams In this country Is steadily falling off for this reason, and further, because a ham cured in the average packing house .Is anything but Ideal 'food. The small or middle-sized Berkshire makes a good ham, although there Is a tendency to fat. Tho Ideal ham hog Is, in our opinion, tho Tamworth. Ho Is a glutton for protein foods, al- VALUABLE HINTS FOR THE GARDENER Machine Wheel Hoe Makes Work .Real Pleasure Hoe Is Excel lent Tool for Dry Weather. Tho machine wheel hoo Is a great ithtng in tho garden. It makes garden wvork a -real pleasure if you have one of the modern combined drill and wheel-hoe arrangements. They are not costly, and not hard to operate. Any ione that has a garden as big as a town lot can afford to have one, as It will Baveilts cost tho flrBt season and will last for .20 yearB. You can do as much work with them as ten men with hand ,hoes, and do it bettor. You .can get tho machine of any iceed man and can genorally get them .delivered, freight paid, at the list .price. In tho garden you can still plant cucumbers for pickles, late cabbage turnips, colery (plants), lettuce, rad ishes, beans and peas for succession, '.sweet corn for late market, and in fact, you can take your ehoico of a dot of stuff yet. White field beans do best planted tho first half of Juno. They aro a paying crop, too. Drill ithem In on any good ground, at tho rate of from two to three pecks to tho ucre. A small box of convenient height, makes acomfortablo seat and may bo readily moved from place to place. It Eaves tired knees. Tho five-cent cotton gloves used by men make a cheap and effective pro tection for tho hands, t more comfort able, and more quickly adjusted than thoso which fit. The hoo is a bettor tool in dry weather than the hose. Cabbage, onions, tomatoos and cucumbers can scarcely havo the soil too rich. A rich, light loam, with a sunny Blopo. Is an ideal spot for melons. Beans will grow on poorer soil and still thrive. If tho plants aro all growing nice ly do not wait for them to halt for lack of food, but dig a hole between tho hills and put in some poultry bouBe fertilizer. Lettuce will bear transplanting nice ly, and aB tho plants como up they should bo thinned out to five or sir inches apart, or they will become weak and spindling. A border of lettuce around the edge of tho onion bed makes a dainty gar nish, and proves quite a help in koop Jng tho table supplied. Transplant at night, or on a rainy day, and keop well watered for a few days. If the roots soak In water a few hours before re planting they aro much less likely to wilt. Young beets may also be thinned and transplanted In tho same way, but it 1b better policy to sow the rows asi long .as are wanted, and ubo tho sur plus for greens HOG FOR GOOD HAMS Ham. Tho Tamworth Is an Ideal Hog. though he can bo spoiled by stuffing him with corn. Ho thrives on clover, and If allowed to run in fields of sweet peas, rape and alfalfa, produces tho sweetest and best balanced hog meat that Is 'known. The Tamworth Is particularly fond of raw potatoes, pumpkins and Toots of all kinds to which tho avorago type of fat hog is not partial. During tho past few years a very largo trade tin American hams has sprung up in Europe, particularly Eng land. The ooiiBumeT over there de mands :a small ham and our .Amer ican ipackerB are endeavoring to odu cate farmers to tho Idea of curing hogs 'that "will average around 150 poundB. Matured hogs that will weigh 'leaB are oven more eagerly sought. The truth Is that our best hams are sent to England; It is not an easy mat ter 'to .obtain .these small, wdll 'bal anced hams in this country, and we aro forced to take the big, fat hog ham, with 'the 'trimmings, and hypno tize ourselves into tho belief that wo aro eating tho real ithlng, or lot thom alone. It .Is .not likely that tho ideal small ham will ever bo produced In jlarge quantities .in the corn belt, for theiroa son above stated; wo may expect tho best hogs Of this type to come .from the South, where they feed less corn and more peas and "clover. Some farmers down there are 'be coming rich, raising Tamworths and small Berkshires for tho express pur pose of producing tho ideal hams, and they obtain very high prices for this typo of hog. DODDER IS WORST WEED IN ALFALFA Annual Parasitic Plant Starts From Seed .in Ground Guard Against It. W. S. Oswald of tho Minnesota ex-, periment station says that In Western states and In somo of tho European countries, dodder Is tho worst weed found In alfalfa fields. It Is an annu al parasitic plant which starts from the seed In tho ground and develops Into a long, thread'liko stem, winding Itself around tho alfalfa plant and sending parasitic roots or suckers Into tho plant. It then lives on tho nour ishment which should bo used In de-. veloplng the alfalfa plant. Dodder has not yet secured n strong foothold In the alfalfa fields of this state, probably because alfalfa has not been raised for seed'to any (considera ble extent. As long as alfalfa 'Is grown only for hay, doddor should not be come a very serious vweed pest. 'How ever, as alfalfa will probably bo grown more and more for Beed each year, ex treme care should be taken to securo seed which Is free from dodder nnd to avoid tho Introduction of dodder into the states. There are two dodder varieties com mon in alfalfa fields. The small-seeded alfalfa dodder Is not as bud as tho large-seeded vurlety, as tho seed is easily separated from that of alfalfa. Tho seed of the large-seeded alfalfa dodder Is about the same sizo as al falfa seed and it is almost impossible to,separato them. CLIPPING HORSES IN THE HOT SEASON Practise Has Proved of Great Benefit to Health and Vigor of Work Animals. Clipping during tho hot season of tho year has proved of great benefit to tho health, cdmfort and vigor of work horses, thus adding to their beauty, valuo and usefulness. The horso that has been idle all winter very seldom gets tho grooming that he deserves, snyH Spirit of tho West, and as a consequence, his hair grows long and thJck nnd tho pores of tho skin becomo clogged with dust and dirt. The chango rroni idleness In cold weather to that of long days of hard work in rnpidly advancing tempera tures means a great deal of unneces sary discomfort from the heat if tho horse has a thick coat. He Is in about the same condition a man would bo It forced to perform bard work wjth a heavy overcoat on. TCOIOIOIOIOIIOIOIIIIICO THE BURGLAR'S TIP By FLOYD F. LONERQAN. William Ilonnlson, In bathrobe and Bllppers, was Bitting in Mb cozny iur- nlshed room, very Intently conning over his favorite evening paper Suddenly ho saw an itom that, had ho mentally classified It, ho would havo placed with "UuslnosB Oppor tunities." Mr. Dennlson was n burglar, but If ho and Bill Sykes had met, Sykcs would probably havo tried to rob him. DenulBon did not look like a burglar. Mild-mannered In nppeamncc, unob trusively dressed, ho occupied a room In n modest-priced bachelor apart ment house nnd was one of tho beat tonnnts, prompt In paying his bills, ami quiet In his habits. Tho artlclo that had attracted his attention read as follows: "SHE ROBBED HEROELF. "Mrs. Jessie Corbott of No. 409'J West Eighty-seventh street, 'heroine' of tho sensntlonnl burglary that cre ated excitement a few days ago, has admitted to the police that she robbed herself. ' "With tears running down her cheeks, sho told Detective Grancy to day that having lost a largo sum at bridge, sho was afraid to tell her hus hand, although honor compelled her to pay her snmbllng debts. "Accordingly, sho pawned her Jew elry and Bottled -with her creditors. A few days later sho was found in her apartments, bound and gagged. "It now develops that her maid, bo causo of a handsome cash bonus, had agreed to bo her accomplice, tied her with Topes, and then, returning from 'market,' had given tho alarm that kept the entire detective force busy day and night. This girl finally hrokc 'down, sfter a vigorous 'thtrd degree,' aad liar admissions to Detective 'Graney, used -with effect, have drawn .a confejBlonfrom tho Victim. "Contrary to what most husbands would l&.vo done. Mr. Corbett hns for given bis wife, nnd has even gone bo far as ta take her Jewels out of pawn and TeUrn them to her. Tho collec tion of gems Ib -valued ut $3,500; but, despite their valuo, the -wife has al ways kupt thorn 'In a bureau drawer, Which has tho flimsiest ikind 'of a lock. Mr. and Mrs. Corbott 'live alone In 'thoir apartment, except 'for tho maid, Mary Andrews." ".Everyoody should Tend tho news papers," he said, addressing a water cdloron tho opposite side of tho roof. "They aro worth their weight In gold to a business man." Two days lator whon Mary Andrews returnod to tho Conbett apartment after a trip downtown, she saw some thing that sent her 'bounding to tho telephone. "Polico headquarters!" sho cried. Then, after an Interval: "Give mo In spector Uellly. Oh. iIb that you, In spector? This Is Mary Andrews. She has donn It again." 'Who?" she repeated. "Why. Mrs. Corbott. Don't you remember how sho robbed herself? We'll, she's bound and gagged now, Just as sho was (be fore. This time, however, I didn't havo a thing to do with It. I swear it. Your detectives scared me 'to death bofore, and I mean to 'bo honest in the future. "No, I haven't cut her .loose, and I don't mean to. Send your man around here. It's none of my (business, nnd I am sick of tho whole affair " Half un hour later two dlBgusted de tectives strolled into tho Carlin Hat. "I've been helpless 'this way for nearly three hours," she said, when finally rovived. "And this girl- would not do nnythlng except glaro at me. Sho has no heart. Mary, you aro dis charged." Mrs. Oorbett looked In vain for sym pathy. "Why did you do It?" nshud Garrlty, tho senior in point of service. "We havo lots to do without bothering about your foolish stunts. It is a shamo to tako up our tlmo In this way." "But I was actually robbed." pro tested MrB. Corbett, as sho wept pro fusely. "Heally truly honest." "Well, what was it now7" ques tioned Garrlty. "A book agent, like tho last time?" "No, sir," said tho woman. "He was tho curatit of St Paul's chapel. At least, ho suld he was." "Did ho want you to join the choir?" sarcttBtlcally queried the elder detec tive. "Ho hud n letter of Introduction from Bishop Slgden," was tho frigid response. "Tho blfihop and Ids nephow f.ro great friends of my hus band, although I have nover met either of them. Mr. Sanders, that is tho namo tho curate gavo, wanted to arousu ray interest in tenemQut-houBe reform." "He what?" gasped Garrlty. "Of course, I told him that 1 was not ono bit interested, and then ho re quested permission to use tho tele phone." "Who did ho call up?" "Ho rang up somo butcher shop, and ordered a four-pound steak sent to his rcclory." "What next?" "Ho romarked that aj it was rain ing, I probably would not care to go out. So he took tho rope out of his pocket, bound and gagged me. and left mo as you found mo. Whllo I was helpless he ransacked tho bureau, and took all my money and Jewelry," "Just llko H.o book agent who called on you tho last time. Did ho tell you It would bo flno weather to morrow'" "Ho cortttlnly did," said MrB. Cor belt, In surprise. "And added that Control park was beginning to look beautiful, and that ho hoped to meet mo on tho Mall somo pleasant after noon. I did not Bay anything, because I was gagged." "Well. 1 am not gagged 1" shouted luo enraged detoctlvo, "and I do not thieve one word of vour ridiculous yarn. No burglar would net tho way you snj this man did. Would ho. Kelly?" Kelly, thus appealed to. Indicated that he agreod with his partner. "If you had any senso, you'd know thnt jou couldn't pull off a stunt llko this twico In two weoks," Garrlty con tinued, severely. "You had to Bteal tho same old Jewels In tho namo old wny, and ycu thought you could cover it up with a brand-new story. Well, you cannot fool us. Oo and Beo tho pawnbrokers yoursolf. Good-day." And tho two detectives stalked out of the house. When Mr. Corbott camo homo, ho nlso expressed his doubts. Being pos sessed of political Influonco, he wns able to keep tho story out of tho news papers. "Jessie," ho said to his weeping wife, "don't do any foollBh stunt like this again. Whon you wrtnt money, come to me. But If I wore you, I should drop bridge. "Understand this, I cannot and will not permit any more robberies. They aro too sovero a strain, both mentally and financially. As a punishment, I will leave your Jewelry In tho pawn Bhop. Please, pleaso drop romances, and be a scnslblo little girl." And Mrs. Corbett, who by this time had almost wept herself into a belief that Bho was tho culprit, promised to behave in the future. In a modest room In a bachelor apartmtmt house, William Dennlson was smoking his after-dinner cigar. He limited himself to threo a day. "A pretty good afternoon's work," ho mused, "oven though tho Jewolry wns not valued as stated. Forty-flvo dollars In cash, and $1,G00 dollars for tho diamonds, will keep mo In modest comfort for somo time. "Poor little woman!" ho continued. "'Still, I honestly bellovo sho will learn thnt truthfulness always pays in tho end. "Look at her position. Even should Bho meet mo on tho street, sho daro not have mo arrested, for nobody would believo her. Nobody would be lieve anything she might say on any subject. Well, in time sho may llvo down her bad reputation. I hope bo." Ho picked up a newspaper, paused m. moment, then throw It down agnln. "No more business for several weeks," ho said. "I will now ciijoy myself." And ho settled down on tho couch tor a comfortable "reading" evening. (Copyright.) SUICIDE ADVISED BY DOCTOR .Extraordinary Letter Read at Trial of .Parle Chemlots for Illegal Sale of Narcotics. A curious letter from a physician was read in tho Paris courts at tho .hearing of a case in which Plerro Ju vln and Jean Julllard, chemists, were .charged with tho Illegal sale of cer tain narcotics. Tho letter in question, which wns .slgnod by Doctor Gaudin, stated that tho writer had treated Mine. Delvlgn'e Dainbrlcourt, tn nn effort to cure hor .of the drug habit. After her use of .morphine and cocalno had been com pletely stopped, Doctor Gnudln made out for hor n .prescription into tho composition of which black drop (vin egar of opium) entered. The letter (concluded with tho following curi ous sentence: "This prescription Bhould bo re aiowed according to the needs of Mmo. Dulvlgne-Dnmbrlcourt, nnd 1 adviso her to contlnuo with It, binco she llndu it suits hor, or If not. to havo rocourso to absinthe or to Hulclde. which Ib, after all, tho best way to escape from all the manias and miseries of ex iutrnoo." It was this let Iur which Mr. Juvln advanced ns his excuso for having supplied Mine. Delvlgne-Dambrieourt with blnck dr6ps. Tho court, however, ordored both MessrB Juvln and Jull lard to pay a flno of f00 francs each. Parlb Herald. General Price No Strategist. They wero talking about Gen. Ster ling Price of Missouri, ono of tho best fighters on tho southern stde during the Civil war. 'Complex tnctlcul movementH in practise did not atnggor Prlcw, but the simplest problem on paper was be yond his power. During tho early days of tho Civil war Prico vlsltod General B(jau:egard, who was a grad uate of West Point, civil engineer and an authority ou military tactics and Htrategy. "At Corinth Beauregard had eiectod fortifications which ho spoko of as 'Impregnable.' "Ho took General Prlco in a carriage to view them. Then ho asked Prlco what ho thought of the work. "'Well,' replied tho Mlbtoiiri man. 'I ain't never seen none llko 'er but onct before!' " 'They were pretty effective, weren't they?' 'Yep, flno! I done tuk hor!'"--From Anecdotes of the Hour. "Bumper" comoa from the toast, "Au bon liero," used when England was a Catholic country In drinking to thu popo. SOUND ADVICE FOR I " A Flock of Do not Imagine that you should glvo up everything else In order to ongago in poultry-kcoplng. It is almost best to kcop chickens or other poultry as a "side-line" at first, or, in other words, havo somo other Bourco of incomo upon which to depend until you are well established tn tho poultry business. Even thon you may find it to your ndvantago to devote a part of your tlmo to other pursuits, such ns bee keeping, gardening or tho growing of small fruits. Somo strawberry growers keep chickens, nnd others keep Indian Run ner ducks to devour tho Insects which would othcrwlBO injuro tho crop. Needless to add, tho fowls will do vour tho fruit as well as tho Insects, if allowed frco range whon tho fruit is ripening. A number of yards-enclosed with poultry nottlng will bo found convenient nt such times, nB well as when eggs aro wanted for tho hatching purposes. Don't attempt too much nt first. Havo a well defined object in view; MAKING PROFIT IN GUINEAS Fowls Dellnht In Dry, Warm Weathsr With Plenty of Dugs to Dalance Up Their Ration. No doubt a number of persons will havo their first experience nt guinea raising this summer and naturally they will think thnt In order to succeed tho young guineas should bo hatched early in tho season. This Is a mlstako as tho guinea delights in wnrm, dry weather nnd plenty of bugs nnd grass hoppers to balanco up Its ration. Tho best Beason for raising young guineas Is from tho mtddlo of Juno un til first of August, snyB a writer In Farmere' Roviow. Guineas hatched ns lato as tho first of August stand a good chanco to get to a marketable elzc hy Christmas. If tho sulneuB aro hatchod under chicken hens they should bo kept in confinement for a fow days until they loam tho call of thoir adopted mother elso they may stray away. Then thoy should bo given freo rango, but taught to come to tho shelter at roosting PRACTICAL FACTS A Flno Flock (By L. M BENNINGTON.) Chango the pens of tho ducks and sow tho unused ground with ryo or barley. To fatten ducks do not allow them to hnvo ncccBa to cv swimming pool, ns tho exercise of swimming keeps them down. Tho ground and duck pen should bo disinfected every spring nnd fall by digging up and sowing somu kind of a green crop. Feed and water ducka at tho Bamo tlmo. You will notice that thoy tako a Blp of water after ovory two or threo bltoB of food. Young ducka aro extremely nervous nnd cannot stand unouo excitement. Keep tho dogs and strangers away from them. A light placed In tho roosting quar ters will keep the duckH qulot at night Tho water troughB should bo deop bBhBht '.iftMfr tmB y-" jBMBBBPSfr JKJty jf?f f An9flE?t!'9d2)R;flnflHBH& POULTRY BEGINNERS Leghorns. then stnrt with a fow choice fowlB of tho variety host adapted to your needs, study tho characteristics of tho differ ent classes boforo making your selec tion. In case you havo hnd no oxperlenco In this lino, it would bo safer to truBt tho purchasing of stock to somo rell ablo person who understands tho busi ness. Tho question Is often nBkod: "What variety of chickens Ib tho best or most profitable?" Tho answer depends, to a certain degrco, upon tho object la view. No Bano person would think of keoplng Leghorns or Hamburgs for market purposes. Nor would Bran mas or Cochins bo chosen aB egg producers. For eggs alono, kcop Leghorns', Hamburgs, Spanish, MInorcns or one of tho other egg-producing non-sotting; varieties. For markot purposes chooso tho Plymouth Rock, Brahma on- Wyan dotte. If tho Idea is to keep chickens for both purposes, thon select frbm tho so-called gonoral or dual purpose class. M tlmo. If tho season is at all favorablo and tho guinea hen should hatch n, brood of young it is botterto entrust hor entirely to tho caro of her young as thoy understand ovory motion oC tho mother guinea and at tho slightest warning from hor thoy hldo them selves away until thoy hear tho call of thoir mother when thoy again as somblo themselves Into a flock to search for food. Tho old guinea lp very watchful over them and gives tho danger signal upon tho appearanco oC anything that may harm them. Danger In Glass. Glass Is dangerous to use aB grit for poultry. It Is so sharp that it is liablo to plerco tho crop and intestines. Com mercial grit is very cheap and 1b safer to ubo than oven broken dishes, as sometimes tho glazing on tho dishes la too hard and sharp. Grease Smothers Chicks. Never grcaoo tho hen that Is sot ting, as greaso getting on the shells or tho eggs will closo tho pores and smother tho chickens. ABOUT DUCK RAISING of Ducklings. enough to allow tho ducks to plungo thoir heads entirely beneath tho sur face. Young (Jucks Bhould bo ready fop market at ten weeks old. No profit la feeding them after that. Never Bet duck eggB under n duclc thoy aro poor mothera. Put them undor a largo hen. Provido plenty of shelter for tho yoiuigsteru to which thoy can run dur ing sudden storms. If thoro is any difference tho duck runs should bo kept oleunor than thn chicken yardB. Round up tho younR ducklings beforo tho storniB, SometlmoH they will Bit on tho ground with their bills open wide, pointing upward, during heavy storms and drown. It Ib claimed by those who havo tried It that a cross of Muscovy drako on Pekln ducks will produco sterilo progeny. I
