THE 3EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
FARMER S GREAT
OPPORTUNITY
Demand for Canadian
After the War.
Cattle
Tho opportunities that Wostorn Can
ada offors to tho farmor havo tlmo and
again boon placed before tho publto
through these columns. Tho cheap
prlco at which tho Tory best lands can
bid purchasod, and tho advantage that
Is to bo had in securing ono of tho freo
homesteads of 160 acres has appealed
to a groat many, and thoy havo em
braced thorn. Many, In fact moat of
thoso who havo dono so aro today giv
ing testimony to tho good fortune and
tho timely forethought that led thorn
to go to Western Canada, and embark
in an ora of farming that has placod
them away beyond the pinch of want
and given thorn reason to look Into tho
future with a hopefulness that they
had not had tho courage In tho past to
forecast.
Not ouly havo thoy been able to se
cure good lands at low prices andon
nsy terms but if they desire they
havo boon ablo to add to this 160 acres
of land froo, on conditions that aro
easy. A resident In. the Lloydmlnster
district in Saskatchewan who had
boon farming in tho States for 'some
tlmo, took up a homestead In 1910. and
commencod breaking with 4 oxen.
Two years ago ho bought an adjoin
ing quartor section and now has over
100 acres under cultivation. He Bays,
"As my clrcumstancea improved, I Bold
the oxen and now havo six head of
horses, twelve head of cattle, and havo
always a bunch ot hogs on hand.
VOn an avorage I havo had yields of
25 bushels of wheat, 65 bushels ot uats,
and 40 bushols of barley to tho aero,
and last season from a field of 28
acres, I threshed 1,040 bushels ot
wheat. I havo made a success ot
mixed farming and would havo no hesi
tation In .advising all who contemplate
making a new homo to come to this
district. I sell cream to tho Govern
ment Creamery hero, and find at all
times a good market for live stock and
other produce."
This is but a modest statement ot
what a modest man can do in Western
Canada, and could be repeated ot hun
dreds of others.
Scores of Cases could be roclted
where much more has been accom
plished, and it is believed that with
moderate Investment at the present
time, tho cattle industry of Western
Canada will pay. largo Interest
Tho Minister of Agriculture of Sas
katchewan, in a recent address, ven
turer, tho prediction that tho Sas
katchewan farmor who developed his
land along tho lines of general stock
brooding would make much moro mon
ey and And a far bigger return for his
efforts In ten years' time than tho
man who devoted bis energies purely
and primarily to grain raising. This
was tho coming golden age of oppor
tunity for tho stockman and it was up
to the Saskatchewan man to got in
on tho ground floor and prepare him
self for the coming demand.
The close of tho war would undoubt
edly see a great demand for llvo stock
in Europe and it was only reasonable
to suppose that this demand would
havo to bo filled almost wholly by
American stockmon, both in Canada
and tho United States. Europe was
slowly draining Its rural districts not
only of its beet nnd dairy animals but
was also using the finer breeding ani
mals and tho end ot tho war would
see a condition .of affairs which would
render necessary almost tho repopula
tlon of tho domestic animal kingdom
in that continent.
Tho opportunity of Western Cana
dian stockmen, therefore, lay In being
prepared for this demand when It
arose. In view of the3o facts which
must bo patent to every student of
economic conditions as related to tho
stock Industry, ho hoped to see within
the next three years tho stock raising
industry in Saskatchewan given an Im
mense Impetus forward, which would
put it in the forefront of tho producing
provinces of tho Dominion, Advertise
ment. His Reason.
Movod to pity at the sight ot a small
boy lugging a monstrous biindlo of
nowspapers, a man stopped and asked:
"Don't all thoso papers make you
tired V"
"Nopo," tho little nowslo replied
choorJully. "I can't read." Path
flndor. YOU MAY LOOK YOUNG
By Keeping Your Complexion Young
With Cutlcura. TrlaJ Free.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, tho
OIntmont to sootho and heal. These
super-creamy emollients do much to
keep the skin clear, freBh and youthful,
as well as to keep tho hair in a live,
healthy condition and tho hands soft
and white.
Froo sample each by mall with Boole
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
The Rule.
"You must never forget, my boy,
that about one-third of all success Is
puro luck."
"But bow can you niako sure of this
luck?"
"Why, by bolug successful." Life.
It takes an artistic bore to bo al
most entertaining.
GOOD MARKET SQUABS
Best Breeding Stock Is an Es
sential to Success.
Runt Pigeon Is One of Largest, Out
Not as Prolific or as Good Breeder
or Feeder as Homer Carneaux
la Popular;
Prolific pigeons producing largo
Bquaba aro commonly kopt confined In
pens, which involves proper housing
and a flyway, or outsldo yard, cov
ered with wire. Common pigeons, al
lowed their freedom, aro less prolific
and produce smaller squabs. A study
of New York squab quotations shows
that the prlco per dozen for dressed
squabs falls rapidly as tho weight
goes, down and tho other denarts from
white. While prlrao white weighing
ton pounds to tho dozen brought $3.75
per dozen in March, last year, In New
York, Blx-poiind squabs wcro not
quoted abovo $2 per dozen, whilo $1.50
was tho high price per dozen for dark
squabs, and culls brought only five or
six cents apiece.
Of tho squab-raising varieties tho
flomor is considered tho most popular
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White Runt Female.
variety. Tho habit of this bird of
returning homo it allowed freedom
makes it necessary to confine pigeons
purchased from other lofts. Tho
Carneaux pigeon has recently become
popular as a squab producor. This
variety is somewhat, larger than tho
Homer and it is stated is about as
prolific. Several other varieties of
pigeons larger than tho Homor aro
used on a small scale In squab raising,
especially in crossing with tho Homor
and Carneaux to increase the sizo of
squabs. Tho Runt is"ono of tho largest
but is not as prolific or ns good a
breeder or feeder as tho Homer.
Some of tho other varieties reported
used as squab breeders aro tho Dra
goon. White Maltese or hen pigeon,
tho White King and common pigeon.
Good breeding stock Is an essential
of success in squab raising, but as it is
difficult to tell tho age and sex of
pigeons, and ago Is very important,
It is necessary to buy from reliable
breeders nad preferably those who
guaranteo their product. Variety
alono does not lnsuro successful squab
production. Tho birds differ indl
vldually and thoy should bo selected
for their productlvo power and vitality,
for quality nnd slzo of tholr squabs
and tholr ability to feod and rear
offspring. Dark-colored Bklns, legs or
beak indicato poor quality of flesh,
bringing lower prices on markets,
Caro should bo taken to select brend
ing birds which havo white or pinkish
white skin and light-colored legs.
Pigeons aro most valuable as squab
producers when from two to six years
of age, althougn many will breed un
til they aro about eight years old. Tho
Small varieties mate and breed nt five
to six months, and tho largo varieties
at eight to nino months. It is advis
able, therefore, to buy majed pigeons
from two to threo years old, or to Bo
cure young birds six to eight weeks
old and tamo them at tho proper ago.
All squabs which aro to bo saved for
breeding should bo banded before thoy
leave the nest and a careful record
kopt ot their breeding. Squabs hatched
Expensive Buildings Not Necessary.
in April, May and Juno, .when their
valuo on tho market is comparatively
small, make good breeders. If a
breeding pigeon dies its mate should
be removed from'" tho pen and a new
mating mode.
It is not necessary to put up an ex
penslvo building to start squab rais
ing. Tho illustration shows how an
old outbuilding may bo utilized for
pigeons by abeglnner at trifling ex
pense. Tho wlro netting to form tho
flying pen in above picture cost $1.25.
DAMPNESS MUST BE AVOIDED
Dry Quarters Are Essential to Health
and Growth of Little Ducklings
and Chicks.
Dampness Is sure to causo trouhlo
among little chicks and llttlo duck
lings. Thoy Bhould not bo allowed to
get into or tip over tholr drinking wa
ter, or to sit down on nlamp place in
their brootfrtr or yard, Dry quarters
axe essential to health and.gnw'Jh.
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M0ST valuablefahm crops
Trouble Experienced In Growing Clo
ver, Alfalfa, Peas, Etc., Whore
Not Grown Before.
Logumo crops (clover, alfalfa, poap
etc) nro among tho most vnlunhlo of
farm crops. Troublo is experienced
at times, howavor, in growing them
In new agricultural districts or re
gions where legumes havo not been
grown before. This difficulty ofttlmcs
is duo to tho nbsonco ot tho necessary
tuberclo bacteria from tho soil In
question. The practice should bo fol
lowed, thorofore, of inoculating tho
soil or seed when any ot theso crops
nro grown upon ground which has
novcr grown tho crop before.
This inoculation may bo mado by
tho use ot soil from a Hold in which
tho legumo has grown. This soil
should ho obtained from tho old
logumo field and distributed ovor the
field to bo sown in logumcs nt tho
rato ot approximately 300 pounds per
aero, and at onco harrowed or disked
In. This operation should take placo
during tho morning or ovontng or
upon a cloudy day, as tho Intenso sun
light destroys tho bactorla. Caro
should be oxcrclsod In making thin
transfer of soli to get it from fields
which aro not Infested with weeds.
Should such soil not bo available,
Dr. Ira D. Cardiff, dlroctor and bot
anist ot tho Washington agricultural
oxporlment station, states that tho
next best mothod of proceduro Is ta
uso a puro culturo of bactorla which
may bo mixed with tho seed botoro it
is sown.
STARTING WITH LIVE STOCK
Gradlng-Up Method Recommended as
Beat Beginning Use Best Pure
Bred Sirs Obtainable.
Tho average farmor storting into
tho live stock buslnoss is not in shnpo
financially to purchaso purebred stock
and conduct tho business the way it
should be. Purobrcd breeders Bhould
not try to set mon up In tho breeding
business who havo but very HttU
money nnd practically no oxperlouco
An amateur, starting under such con
dltious, is almost suro to fail and In
stead of bolng a boostor for bettor live
stock, curses tho brocd that lost htm
money and tho purobrcd brooders in
general,
Thoso without .considerable oxporl
onco and some capital, wishing to start
in tho llvo stock business, will find
the grading-up method tho best in
use.
Grading up a herd by tho uso of a
purebred sire is the safest beginning.
Splendid Beef Type.
even for tho prospoctlvo breeder ol
purebred stock. It Is not only a cheat
and safe way of starting in tho brood
ing business, but it briug3 out plainly
in tho grades tho uiatn breed points
nnd proves what, good blood will do.
Only a few generations of grading up
will bo sufficient to' placo before you
u picture of breed characters not seen
In ycard In purobred breeding on u
small scalo. Tho only danger In the
beginner grading up a herd Is that the
first results at.o so satisfactory that to
improve tho next generation some
promising grndo is apt to ho selected
as a sire, which means tho stopping
of any furthor Impiovement.
By all meaiiB uso a purebred niro as
good and well bred as your financial
condition will permit.
VENTILATION FOR BROODER
To Be Satisfactory Arrangement Must
Be Made for the Introduction
of Fresh Air.
A brooder in order to be satisfactory
must havoa provision for constantly
Introducing fresh, warm air under tho
hover for tho chicks to breathe. A
warmed box with no provision for ef
fective ventilation compels tho chicks
to brcntho the same air ovor and over
again and it soon becomes practically
poisonous.
FITTING COLLARS ON HORSES
Splendid Idea to Make Them Fit
Snugly to Avoid Danger of
Injuring the Shoulders.
In fitting collars on horses It is well
to make them fit snugly. So long as
tho hand will paHs readily between
tho front of the collar and tho homo's
neck at tho bottom and sides, there Is
no danger of injuring tho shoulder.
i Tho haracs should thou bo carefully
HUed to tho collar.
WASTTINCTpN CITY
IP
if TTT 1 inr
Uncle Sam Wants Foreign Trade Investigators
WASHINGTON. Young Americans amicted with wanderlust, who havo a
speaking ncqualntanco with Spanish, German or French,, will bo given an
opportunity to travol at good pay If thoy can satisfy tho bureau of forolgn nnd
domestic commerce ot tholr ability
O i&l foOY 0E T
j&lsJk iffirW I0i EJTADvJJ
Australia. Twolvu dtfforont lines nro
to bo investigated. Tho difficulty tho bureau has experienced in getting BUlt
able raon for its foreign investigations Illustrates tho lack of trained mon for
foreign commercial work, which has so often been called to tho attention of
Amorlcnns in tho last year. Thero aro plonty of mon capable of sizing up
market conditions In any part of tholr own country, but thoro Is a dlfforont
story to toll when a man is wanted to study tho prospects ot soiling goods In
forolgn countries.
For South America, for example, tho bureau wants mon who can Bponk
Spanish; who understand their particular lino well enough to learn tho
essential facts bo nocossary to American oxportors, and who, whon In posses
sion of these facts, can write them up In clear-cut, logical, convincing fashion,
Such mon nro scarce.
For investigations In tho far East a forolgn language is not essential,
although extra credit is glvon In tho examination for a knowlcdgo ot French,
Gorman or Spanish.
Playing for High Stakes in the Court of Claims
TIIHKE Ib a govornmont firing lino whoro firing la almost constantly going
on. No blood is spilt, but Interest is Intenso always, for It is shooting tot
money big money. Long shots predominate, it 1b In a quoer place for a
firing lino In a former nrt gallory. In
other words, tho old nbodo of tho Cor
coran gallory, Seventeenth street nnd
Pennsylvania avonuo, now houses tho
XJnltod Statos court ot claims; and
thero nonrly every day of tho court's
fiosslona omlnent counsel endeavor to
scoro a bull's-eyo and thereby win for
thomselvos and their cltonts coin of
tho nation In sums all tho way from
a few thousands to many millions of
dollarB. It Is a mighty absorbing and
always alluring gamo bocauso, as a
rulo tho stakes aro high. Competitors aro numerous because, If a hit is made,
tho pay lB'Suro.
At tho present writing somo $90,000,000 (In fresh crinkly notes of 1 Undo
Sam worth 100 per cent of each 100 cents) nro involved. That Is, casoa nro
now pending in tho court of claims calling for $98,780,115.70;
A judgment by the court of claims, unless reversed by tho United States
Supremo court, Is as good as cash. It follows that tho prize of prlzoa In legal
circles today is somo sort of a fairly well substantiated claim against tho
United States government. Innumerable bucIx claims nro discovered nnd
mado. Tho cases now pending numbor moro than 10,000.
Needless to say if all or any considerable part of this $98,00d,000 is paid
l will como out of tho Uqlted States treasury i. e., out of tho pockots of tho
people of tho United States. Therefore, on this firing lino tho pooplo havo
their representatives, tho samo conslafng of nn enormous Btaff ot attorneys
retained upon Halarles by Undo Sam, Nominally tholr chief Is tho attomoy
general, but tho attomoy general In person Is engrossed with greater mntterB
tho construction nnd enforcement of tho greater laws, particularly the anti
trust laws. Ho has very little time to dovoto to "routine."
Tho gentleman In actual chargo, thoreforo, Is tho "assistant attomoy
genoral In chargo of thodofenso of sulfa against tho United States." Undor
tho present administration this gontloman iB Huston Thompson of Donvor,
former classmate at Princeton' of President Wilson. Mr. Thompson holds ono
of tho many big submerged Jobs in tho government sorvlco.
Insists United States Pay Him Thirty Cents
SOME years ago tho crow of a government rovonuo cuttor gave nn ontortaln
inunt, nnd, according to custom, assessed tho cost of tho affair among those
aboard. Each man's sham was taken from his pay. Ono young man was not
In sympathy with somo feature of tho
rtlhT TH'
MOftEY - ITS
TH'tUAMc
PRInflPAE
OF Tfl'
THIN7-
ono numbered seven hundred and something, Two or threo years ago ho
resigned from tho revenue cutter sorvlco and Is now living In Now York, but ho
Is Btl.ll after his 30 cents nnd tho establishment of a great prlnclplo. When
Charles Dewey I lilies was an asshitnnt secretary of tho treasury ho nont tho
man 'his personal check for 30 cents in tho hopo that It would end tho long
correspondence, hut It did not. Tho man promptly sent back tho check, saying
that ho did not want the money, but justico, and that the 30 cents must como
from tho govornmont ltsolf.
And so tho correspondence goes on with no sign of ovor lotting up.
Where the Government Takes Tremendous Chances
A KIRK occurred recently in ono of tho dntnehod buildings of tho bureau of
ongraving and printing, which, fortunatoly, was confined to Its placo ot
origin nnd to a comparatively small damugo, Tho building Is used In part as
tlio nil? laumlrv. whnrn tho cloths
which nro employed In wlplug tho
printing plates aro washed. Though
f brick walls it is far from being Urn
pioor, and tno nro nepnrtmont was
fortunate In confining tho flames. Only
tl.o detached situation of tho structure
c tabled It to check tho blaze.
Tho firo did immodlate damago of
;. bout $20,000. Tho actual loes to tho
government, however, waa heavier by
hf dolay of tho work in printing
money and Btamps, whidt cannot pro-
eod without tho cloths, for tho treatment of which this department is main
tained. The ongraving bureau Is well equipped in tho now main building, but
It is compelled to uao somo of the old parts, and In this rcspoct tho situation
Is much lllco that of ovory other branch of tho government.
Thero Is scarcely a department that has not somo part of its organization
housed in a flimsy, flro-lnvlting slructuro, Tho government novor insures and
indeed it would havo to pay soaia rather high rates if it did Book insuranco
on tho ordinary commercial basis, Many of tho "risks" ot tho public sorvlco
equipment are decidedly bad, and considering the values depondont upon tho
conditions in which tho departmental work Is done tho United States Is taking
; 'arming chances otdlsastor in its regular routine
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investigate and report intelligently
on 'Nlgn trade condition. Tho most
extensive campaign ovor unaortauon
nt ono tlmo will bo undor way soon
aftor tho bcglniflng ot tho now fiscal
yonr In July.
ThesolnvestlgntionB will bo almod
nt tho nowor and moro undovolopcd
markets lying woll outsldo tho fight
ing zono, especially thoso In South
America, China, India. Africa and
entortalnmont and objoctod to having
to pay hlii sharo. It cost him only 30
cents, but It wns tho prlnclplo ot tho
thing. ,
Ho began to wrjto to tho nsslstnnt
secretary of tho troaBury, who bad
chargo of tho rovenuo cuttor sorvlco,
and demanded Justice.
That was about sovon tor eight
years ugo and tho man has avoragod
about two lottors a week over sinco.
Ho numbers his letters, and tho Inst
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HELP FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keep on Until
They Almost Drop. How
Mrs. Conley Got Help.
Hero is a letter from n woman who
had to work, but wns too weak nnd suf
fered too much to continue. Uow sho
regained health :
Frankfort, Ky. "I Buffered so ranch
with female weakness that I could not
do my own work,
had to hlro It done.
I heard bo much
about Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vogetablo
Compound that I
tried it I took three
bottles and I found
it to bo all yoa
claim. Now I feel as
well as ever I did and
am ablo to do all my
own work strain. I
recommend It to any woman suffering
from femalo weakness. Yoa may pub
lish my letter if you wish. "Mrs. James
CONLEY.CIG St Clair St , Frankfort, Ky.
No woman suffering from any form of
femalo troubles should loso hope until
she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound a fair trial.
This famous remedy, tho medicinal
Ingredients of which aro derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be a most valuable tonic
and invlgoratorof tho female organism.
All women aro Invited to write
to tho Lydia E.lMnklinm Medi
cine Co., Lynn, Mass.,, for special
advice, It will bo confidential.'
The Army of
Constipation
It Growing Smaller Every Day.
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS are
responsible they
notoniygtvercnci
they pcrma
ncntlycurcCen-
ttipatlon. Mil
lions use
tlicm for
DilloBtseii.
Indigestion, Sick Headache, Sallow SUa.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
Value of Our Horses.
Thoro arn about ono hundred and
nlnoty-ono million animals in the
United States anil thoy aro worth,
roughly, six billion dollars. Is it any
wonder that science has bucomo in
torcstcd in animals. Thoro aro ap
proximately twonty-ono million horses
In tho country, representing nn in
vestment of two billion, threo hundred
million dollars. The despised mulo
may not bo so despised whon you con-
sidor that ho represents five hundred
and sixty million dollars ot our total
wealth aud that his kind numbers
about four million five hu nil rod thou
sand. Popular "Sclenco Monthly.
Liberal Obedience.
"Good heavens, Jane, why, when I
told you wo would havo to practlco
economy nt tho tablo, have you canvas-back
duck up hero and chlckon
salad down thoro?"
"Why, dear, didn't you toll me I
must nianngo to make both ends
meat?"
Recommending Himself.
'Ms it good form for a politician to
recommend hlmsolf bo highly?"
"It's a delicate question. A man
naturally feels somo hesitation about
praising himself. Still, when ho wants
to see tho people get a good publio
servant, what can he do bettor than
recommend nomcono in whom he has
perfect confidence?"
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Itnever exactfl of its users
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