THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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IS THE DIGESTION POOR ?
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AT ONCE. IT REALLY HELPS
Sketch Under Shell Fire.
Sonio of tho many artists who arc
at tho front In Frunco make their
sketches undaunted by shell fire. Tho
Century magazine publishes a picture
of tho ruins of a farm houso, about
which the battle had raged, drawn by
Henri Jacquler, who took tho first
grand prlx of tho Salon. "While M.
Jacquler," says a follow-artlst, "was
finishing this drawing with very rapid
pencil strokes, a shell burst near him,
and actually flung ths earth Into his
car. But the drawing was finished."
THICK LOVELY HAIR
Because Free From Dandruff, Itching,
Irritation and Dryness,
May bo brought about by shampoos
with Cutlcura Soap preceded by
touches of Cutlcura Ointment to spots
of dandruff, itching and irritation. A
clean, healthy Bcalp means good hair.
Try these supercrcamy emollients If
you have any hair or scalp trouble.
Sample each free by mail with Boole.
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. XY,
Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
It Made Him Think.
"I listened to your speoch with tho
greatest care," said the constituent
to tho young congressman.
"Well, I think there was food for
thought in It," said tho congressman.
"You bet there was! It Just mado
mo think what a fool I had been to
roto for you."
For a really Una coffee at a mod
erate price, drink Denlson's Seminole
Brand, 35c the lb., in scaled cans.
Only one merchant m each town
eells Seminole. If your grocer isn't
tho one, wrlto tho Denlson Coffee Co.,
Chicago, for a souvenir and the namo
of your Seminole dealer.
Buy tho 3 lb. Canister Can for $1.00.
Adv.
His Position.
"Do as you would bo done by, my
boy."
'But I don't want to be done by any
body, dad."
The Fatal Words.
"Is Mr. Slyboy very talkative?"
"No; I've been trying for two yearB
to make him speak."
Always proud to show white clothes.
Red Cross Ball Blue does make them
n-hite. All grocers. Adv.
The Brazilian government estimates
next year's revenue at $1G9,6GO,000 and
expenditures at 5174.254.000.
Somo people tako particular Joy in
tolling the truth when they know that
!t Is unpleasant.
The General Say$:
Why lend your
money away for
"b.rfcain roofing"
when you can net
the best roofing
at a reasonable.
Dries or your W7
own local bVaU fi
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IH auarauiocu ill irfiuuif. u imtia tur k'V'j
rears xor zpir. ana id Tears zor o-pit,
tbe resDonslbllltr of oar bin mills
stands behind this guarantee. Its qualltr Is a
the tUghestand Its price the most reasonable.
d General Roofing Mfjr. Company 4
rA WurU'tlarvtit-manuJactMrtnoJ llooilng 'A
R and Hunting Vai.trt R
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Kit. Uni. caetuiti swuiUir 4itxit
Wntaon E. Coleman,
l'steot lwyer,WasbtnEUn,
D.C Advice and hooks free.
Lain reasonable. Illf best references. Hest services.
JUST ODT Automatlo Hog Wster Fountain.
Thousand already sold. Orders repealing. 'Uountlei
for sals. aaUaulU knit yiuia O, 0U,
Nebraska Directory
Good Scrum Will
Sav Yeur Hogs
:From
Use U 4 (lor Licensed Hernm. Chore wire irrtt
or call on OMAHA tJKHUM COMPANY. SUtta
fl O &U.,U,Oumbu.Nb., l'lioue South a BOS
OMAHA ROBE and
TANNING CO., Inc.
Manufacturers of ROBES, FUR
COATS, mittens and caps, har
ness ana laco leathers.
Phone So. 2854s Factory 27lb
Bad K Sli, SO. OMAHA, NEB.
t (TjSlTheGeneralSays: 4
K WJmI XilSa Why lend your R
W KZTk J jTrSFfif money away for M
-agKvMWl J-nMna1 "braln roofing" Jjj
JE jmtsibiUHBStliFi when you can net K
9 afSfcffMpT im the best roofing m
W Ma&& jeS22 . reasonable h
fj er whom you know 7
2t e e i
5 a
Roofing g
A la imiranteed In writing, 6 years for 1-plr m
aiu rears xor zpir. ana id Tears zor o-pit, ta
and tbe rMDonstbllltr of our bin mills 9
Cholera
ROADS
IMPROVING THE POST-ROADS
Four Hundred and Sixty-Five Miles of
Experimental Highways Are Now
Under Construction.
Four hundred and sixty-five milca
of experimental post-roads of different
types, benefiting 28 different counties,
uro now under construction In 13
states, which are cooperating with
the federal government. These roads,
which are being built under tho su
pervision of the department, aro au
thorized by tho act of congress of Au-
- ;., 4s , . .
Ohio State Highway, Brick.
gust 24, 1912, which appropriated for
the post-road department $500,00D, to
be expended in an experiment to test
out the value of Improved rural-carrier
routes. Tho federal government pays
one-third and tho stato or county ben
efited must defray two-thirds of tho
cost. The entire sum of $500,000 of
federal funds and $ 1,000,000 of local
funds will bo oxpended under tho su
pervision and checking of federal
highway engineers.
Tho following work on post-road Im
provement has been undertaken, ac
cording to a bulletin dealing with tho
construction and maintenance of roadh
and bridges, Issued by the depart
ment: Lauderdale county, Alabama, 30
miles of earth road.
I3oono and Story counties, Iowa, 51
miles of earth, road.
Dubuque county, Iowa, 20 miles of
gravel road.
Bath and Montgomery counties,
Kentucky, 11 miles of macadam road.
Montgomery county, Maryland, 5.4
miles of macadam road.
Cumberland county, Maine, 21 mllea
of bituminous macadam road.
Leflore county, Mississippi, 24 miles
of gravel road.
McDowell county, North Carolina, 16
miles of earth road.
Davie, Forsyth and Iredell counties,
North Carolina, 48 miles of sand-clay
and top-soil road.
Licking and Muskingum counties,
Ohio, 24 miles of concrete road.
Jackson' county, Oregon, 51.4 mtlcB
of earth road.
Aiken county, South Carolina, 27.3
miles of sand-clay and top-soil road.
Loudon county, Tennessee, G.4 miles
of macadam road.
Montgomery county, Tennessee, 7.G
miles of macadam road.
Hoxnr, Comal, Aravis, Hays and
Guadalupe counties, Texas, 71.C mllea
of gravel road.
Fairfax county, Virginia, 12.3 miles
of gravel road.
Spotsylvania, Carolino and Hanover
counties, Virginia, 38.2 miles of sand
clay and top-soil road.
As rapidly as these roads aro con
structed tho department is endeavor
ing to Interest the local authorities
in inaugurating systematic main
tenance to keep them In condition.
Tho county englneor haB undertaken
tho mnlntanunce of tho Virginia post
road In Spotsylvania county, and an
other will suporvlso tho upkeep of
tho completed part of tho Ohio post
road. It 1b believed that this local
maintenance system will bo oxtendod
to tho post-roads to bo built in Maine,
Tennessee, Texas and Alabama.
Bulletin on Roads.
Tho United States department of
Agriculture bullotln, No. 220, Is upon
the subject of roads, and lt Is well
worth reading. It tells of Roman roads,
French roads, and trnats not only of
road surfacing, but of road grading
and foundations for roads. Send for It,
it's free.
Keep Roadsides Clean.
Roadsides and fence rows free of
weeds, rank grass and rubblBh, aro
not only pleasing In appearance, but
Injurious crop pests cannot start
housekeeping in such places. Neither
is there a chanco for noxious ced3 to
mature or dangerous plant diseases to
start on clean roadsides.
Greatest Single Factor.
Tho greatest single factor In nation
al economics is transportation, and tho
reatcst s'ngle factor in economical
rauspcrtaUou Is good roads.
ISf
AUTUMN IS BEST TIME
Figure 1. F0"re 2.
(Uy PnOP. J. O. MOOItE, Wisconsin Col
Icgo of Agriculture.)
In thoso socttons whero winter pro
tection of tho grapo Is advisable, tho
greater part of tho pruning should bo
dono In autumn after tho leaves havo
fallon. Thcro Is a variety of sys
tems of training in use, but tho ono
which will roquiro tho least attention
durlug tho growing season la tho
drooping systom, commonly known as
tho Knlffcn system. Thcro aro sov
eral modifications of tho original
Knlffon system, but theso aro modifi
cations of detail rather than principle.
Tho four cano Knlffon Is tho ono most
commonly used.
In this system a two-wtro trellis is
necossary. Tho bottom wiro should
bo at least two feet from tho ground
and tho upper wlro two feet higher.
With most varlotles theso dis
tances should bo somowhat groator.
Tho four cano Knlffen system consists
of so pruning tho vino that two canos
aro loft for oaoh trollls wiro, ono run
ning in either direction.
A healthy grapovlno, after n sea
Bon's growth possesses several times
as much wood as it is deslrablo to
leave for tho production of tho next
season's crop. As a rulo tho amutour
grapo grower loaves altogether too
much wood on tho vino.
Flguro 1 illustrates a vino as It ap
pears on tho trollls in tho autumn
after tho leaves havo fallen. It will bo
seen that tho vino is really composed
of wood of throo ages; "a" rcproBents
tho trunk or oldest portion of tho vino.
From this arises four branches, canes
"b," 1, 2, 3, 4, which havo finished their
second season's growth, and from each
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Figure 3.
arises several shoots "c," 1, 2, 3, etc.,
which havo been produced tho past
season and which, at or near their
baso, produced tho fruit crop. Theso
Bhoots of tho growing season just paBt
become tho canes of tho coming sea
son. It will bo noted that each of
theso shoots possess n number of buds.
If all wero loft thcro would bo too
many now shoots next season endeav
oring to produce fruit, which would
result In tho weakening of tho vino
and Inferior fruit production. In addi
tion, tho vino would Boon bo only a
tangled mass similar to a wild grapo
vino.
Pruning of this vino will consist in
reducing tho wood bo that it may bo
kept within bounds and still produce
tho maximum amount of good fruit
without weakening tho plnnt. It Is ov
ldont that wo must solcct four of tho
shoots to replaco tho four two-year-old
canos. Two things should bo kept
in mind in making this selection.
First, that tho shoots selected should
bo good, vigorous ones; socond, that
they should arise ms near the baso of
tho canes as possiblo, as it Is desirable
to keep tho producing wood closo to
tho trunk.
In pruning tho vino illustrated In
Fig. 1, wo will thcrcforo select shoots
"c" 1, 9, 7, 8. Shoot "c," C, although
nearer tho trunk than "c," 8, is dis
carded because of its weakness and
lack of sufficient strong buds. Wo
will removo tho canes and shoots oth
er than thoso selected by making cuts
at "d."
Tho next question which arises Is
how much of shoots "c" 1, 9, 7, 8 should
bo removed. This depends upon a
number of factors, such as ago of
plant, dlstanco between plants, char
Young Trees
Farmers often buy nursory stock
HEELING IN NURSERY STOCK FOR WINTER
MawdOjAiB4AnMtaAMaMMMaMaaawiaMaABMiaHattM
ing or for setting out in tho spring. Tho groat objections to onloring in tho
eprlng aro that tho buyor must wait tho convenience of tho nuraorymcn,
must bo propared for delays duo to transportation and must do tho work
at tho busiest time of year. When it Is necessary to hold treoa ovor winter
they should bo heeled in. A trench 12 to 18 Inches deep ia opened and tho
troos laid obliquely, as shown in tho cut. Thoy aro then covered complotoly
with soil and allowed to remain undisturbed until spring. No hay or straw
should bo used In connection with tho trees. Such mutorlal furnlshos harbors
for mlco. In tho spring when planting tlmo arrives tho trees may bo act
t onco. Orange Judd Farmer.
TO PRUNE GRAPES
acteristic growth of tho variety and
vigor of vino. Undor ordinary condl
tions usually from four to six buds arc
loft on tho shoot3 for tho lower trollls
wiro and from eight to ten on those
for tho upper trollls wiro. It must be
understood that this number Is only
suggestive and tho growor must use
his Judgmont as regards tho number
of buds. Ho will bo materially assist
ed In this If ho will romcmbor thai
under favorablo conditions each bud
loft will produco a shoot tho following
season and that each shoot should pro
duco from threo to five bunches of
grapes. Our vine, properly pruned and
Hod to tho trollls tho following spring
will look llko tho ono illustrated in
Fig. 2.
If tho vines aro old and neglectod,
somo difficulty may bo experienced in
getting tho Ideal form of vino. Undor
such clrcumstancos tho growor should
not expect a well-formed vino for at
least two years.
In cases of tills sort It may bo nec
essary to dovolop a now trunk. This
may bo dono by soloctlng ono of the
shoots which has arisen from tho base
of tho vino or low down upon tho old
trunk. It should bo left juBt long
enough to permit of tying to tho upper
trollls wiro. Tho following season It
will produco shoots and may then be
handled as a now vino.
Observation will reveal that each
succeeding season tho bearing wood
Is getting farther and farther romoved
from tho trunk. In tlmo it becomes
djcslrablo to got back nearer tho root
system. This is accomplished by tak
ing out ronowals. Renowals aro of
two kinds low and high renowals. A
low renownl Is takon from near tho
baso of tho plant and ultimately bo
comes tho trunk. It is essentially de
scribed nbovo. A high ronowal is a
renewal of tho extension of tho trunk
(arm) from which tho cano arises.
High renewal Is accomplished by se
lecting n shoot arising from tho trunk
near tho trellis wiro or at tho baso of
tho arm from which the canes arise.
Low and high renowals aro illustrated
In Fig. 3.
POULTRY AND FRUIT
GO WELL TOGETHER
Hens Render Valuable Service in
Destroying Injurious Insects
In the Orchard.
If the hens havo tho run of an or
chard thoy will not render ns good
sorvlco In protecting tho trees from
Injurious insects as thoy will if con
fined in yards around tho trees. Whllo
tho orchard should bo utilized, it gives
much opportunity to tho fowls to work
over n largo surfaco, which may to a
certain extent lessen their vigilance
around tho trees.
Tho old maxim is, "Bring your
chickens to your treo, keep them there
and thoy will destroy moro insects
than In any other way." Tho sugges
tion is a good ono If not Inflicting
oxtra expense for fencing, but it is
possiblo that Homo kind of movablo
fonco should answor tho purposo, na
tho fowls need not bo confined except
early In tho season.
Surest of Bearers.
After all, tho grapovlno In ono of tho
surest bearers, as It fruits on now
wood cntlroly, and oven if somo of the
now vines aro neglected, It puta cut
fresh wood which bears somo fruit
Keep the Sheep Dry.
Sheep must not bo allowed any cold
rain wettings. It will tako off the
gain of a week's feeding.
Keep Calves Growing.
Keep tho calves busy "putting II
on" If they aro Intended for baby beef
In Trench.
in tho fall, either for immcdiato plant
10c Worth of m mi
Will Clear $1.00 Worth of Land
Get rid of the
big crops on
Crlnollno In History.
Tho oft-threatened return of tho
crinoline, prophesied by alarmists of
fashion, leaves us all wondering. Wo
find that tho crlnollno was first worn
In tho sixteenth century by n Spanish
princess, who usod it to conceal her
love letters from n forblddon admirer.
According to pictures of Queen Eliza
beth, she was tho first to wear It In
England, u writer in the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch Btatcs. Porhaps she
woro it for tho samo reason. Slio had
need of pockets to hldo such, provided
all hor admirers wroto to hor. Among
her earlier portraits we find that hor
dress resembled that of Queen Mary,
hor Blstor. Tho sklrt3 of thoso wero
simply widened at tho bottom.
Ancient Egypt.
Thcro uro no statistics for tho pop
ulation of anciont Egypt. Ilorodotua
says that In tho rolgn of Amasls tho
number of Inhabited cities was not
less than 20,000. Amasls reigned
somewhere about 525 D. C. Tho num
ber of cities glvon by Ilorodotua Is
hold to bo impossible Authorities on
ancient Egypt aro Maspcro, Champol
lion, Flinders, Pctrlo, and Rawllnson.
Tho Encyclopedia Uritnnnlcn haB an
oxhaustlvo artlclo on tho subject.
Easily Satisfied.
"What do you think of the. now
stato constitution?"
"I havon't road It, but I'm for it.
provided thoro's nothing In It to pre
vent mo from going out to play golf
on election day."
A bacholor girl Is sometimes an old
maid who is ashamed to admit It.
Pacific coast hops aro now largely
picked by machinery.
When Health is Wrong
The Pay is Short
Getting ahead in this world calls for mental and
physical forces kept upbuilt and in trim.
Often the food one eats "makes" or "breaks" it
depends upon the kind of food. In many cases the
daily dietary lacks certain essential elements for keep
ing brain and body at their best.
Over 1 8 years ago a food was perfected to offset
this lack
Grape-Nuts
and it has stood the test of the years.
Made of whole wheat and malted barley this
famous pure food supplies all the nutriment of the
grains including their mineral salts Phosphate of
Potash, etc. necessary for building brain, nerve and
muscle.
Grape-Nuts has a delicious nut-like flavour; is
always ready to eat fresh, and crisp from the package;
so thoroughly baked it is partially predigested.
Thousands "on the job" every day know
"There's a Reason" for
Grape -Nuts
sold by Grocera everywhere.
stumps nnd crow
cleared land. Now
is the time to clean up your farm
while products bring high prices. Blasting is
quickest, cheapest and easiest with Low Freer
ing Du Pont Explosives. They work in cold
weather.
tVnfo for Free Handbook oFExptoiivcM No. 69F,
and name of ntarett dealer.
DU PONT POWDER COMPANY
WILMINGTON DELAWARE
FOUND HIS TROUSERS IN USE
Incident That Probably Would Hov
Embarrassed Anybody hut a
Citizen of Pitt8burah.
A Pittsburgh man who frequently
goes to Columbus, representing a holl
er concern, had an ndvonturo recently
on that homo of adventures a Pull
man car. Ho had takon an uppuf
berth. At tho time bo retired tho
lower berth was unoccupied. But bo-,
forp tho night was far advanced a
woman took tho lowor berth.
Just boforo ho wont to slumbcrlnnd
tho Plttsburghor hung hip trousers
ovor the edgo of tho berth so ns to
keep them na smooth as posBlhlo.
When ho nwoko ho started to pull hla
trousers up, but thero was a tug in
tho other direction. Ho pulled ngnln
nnd was again roslstcd. Finally ho
discovered that tho woman hud taken
his trousers for a part of tho drnporloa
and hud pinned to them all of hoi;
extra nnd oxtrancouB hnlr. Gallantly
ho waited until she had detached het
trcsBCB. aftor which tho trousors woro
mado to sorve their natural purpose
Columbus Olspntch.
Real Far.
"Isn't tho fighting In Franco terrible
Just now?"
"Oh, It's awful!" ,
"Yes, so much of It Is in Cham
pagno, I am afraid thoro will bo n ronl
scarcity at functiona this winter."
Tolling a woman not to worry la
about, as offcctlvo as1 warning a small
boy not to cat too much.
Tho Moskwa, ono of Potor tho
Groat's squadron in 1718, haB boom
found near Libau.
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