Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
TAMWORTH IS BEST
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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.
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