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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1916)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. Compounded of vegetable drugs la a perfectly appointed laboratory by skilled chemists, after the prescription of a suc cessful physician of wide ex perience, and approved by tho experience of tens of thous ands in the last . forty-five years. Parana's Success rests strictly on its merit as a truly scientific treatment for all diseases of catarrhal symp toms. It has come to be the recognized standby of the American home because it has deserved to be, and it stands today as firm as the eternal hills in the confidence of an enormous number. What Helped Then May Help You Get our free booklet, "Health and How to Have It," of your drug gist, or write direct to ua. JhPeruha Company Columbus, Okie Tho Eggs-Act Truth. New Boarder The dealers say that the high cost of eggs is caused by their scarcity. Old Boarder Huh I Tho scarcity of eggs In this Joint is caused by their high price. SWAMP-ROOT. STOPS - SERIOUS BACKACHE When your back aches, and your blad der and kidneys seem to be disordered, re member it is needless to suffer go to your nearest drug store and set a bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It is a physician's prescription for diseases of the kidneys aad bladder. It has stood the test of years end has a reputation for quickly and effectively giving results in thousands of cases. This prescription was used by Dr. Kil mer in his private practice and was so very effective that it has been placed on sale everywhere. Get a bottle, 60o and fl.OO, at your nearest druggist. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.,for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper. Adv. Added a Cipher. "Why did you ndd to that story I told you about my war bride profits?" "I added nothing." "That's Just it. I told you I cleared $500 and you made it $5,000." Onlv One "DROMO QUININE" To set the sonnlne, call for t nU nan-o LA-XATTVH UllOMO QUINLNU. Look for signature ol H. W. GUOVH. Uares a Cola In One Car. tie. No Good to Him. Tommy (to bareheaded German) Want to surrender, do yer? You ain't no good ter me like that I You 'op back and bring your 'clmet wlv yer. Vm going 'omo on leave next week. London Opinion. HOW TO TREAT DANDRUFF Itching Scalp and Falling Hair With Cutlcura. Trial Free. On retiring touch spots of dandruff and itching with Cutlcura Ointment Next morning shampoo with Cutlcura Soap and hot water. A clean, healthy scalp means good hair and freedom, In most cases, from dandruff, Itching, burning, crustlngs and scalings. Freo sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Hla Choice. "Old man, you are too close in money matters. Your friends are beginning to classify you as a tightwad." "What docs it matter? I'd rather bo classified as n tightwad than as a good thing." uvtttt rrtr-' sm. r 1 It !(! lliou W bd vM I rmWr.nl Frited-''! taH Ufls' ' Tf t . Boschee's German Syrup For SI years, has been the quickest, safest, and best remedy for coughs, colds, bronchitis and sore throat. It acts like magic soothing and healing the lungs, the very first organs to get out of order when one catches cold, and 7fic sizes at all DrusrcUts and Dealers. Keep a bottle always handy' WANTED 1,000 CARLOADS SCRAP IRON Also Scrap Rubber, Metals, Etc. Write for prices Nebraska Iron & Metal Co, PATENTS WftUonK.Coleman,Wuh- Inuton.n.U llookAffAe. LUffh eit relaieneei. ileil result. APPENDICITIS If Ton bay bn threatened or bare OAJ-LSTONHS, NIHOKST10N.UAH or pains In tbe riibtCDCC sidt5 tor TaluaD e Book of Information r n C t U , BoSiii utrt. w.i.im a. miubom at. ctuaoo HORSES AND TRACTORS Animal Labor Still Holds Hinh Place on Average Farm. Useful and Satisfactory Piece of Ma chlnery, but Must Be Consld ercd Only as Addition to General Equipment. Thnt the trnctor litis not supplanted tho horse in furnishing farm power is shown by answers to n questionnaire mailed to COO Knnsus tractor users by Dr. C. W. McCampbell, associate professor of animal husbandry In the Kansas State Agricultural college. "Experience of trnctor users Is a more reliable index to the usefulness of tho tractor than theoretical deduc tions," said Doctor McCampbell. "From the data collected it was found that each of these tractor users was plow ing annually nn averago of i17 acres, and yet ho had been able to eliminate only .842-3 of one horse for each 100 acres plowed. Ho had found "use for Good for Average Farm. his trnctor only 30.0 days per year. It was, found that 05 per cent of purchas ers of tractors had got them for the Bole purpose of plowing wheat ground. Additional Farm Equipment. "From the experiences of these men It would seem that the tractor is a use ful nnd satisfactory piece of farm ma chinery, but that it must be considered ns additional farm equipment. The justification for the use of the tractor lies in the fact that it may under fn vorabie conditions do a special line of work, rather than In the claim, refuted by experience, thnt the trnctor is n satisfactory substitute for horse power. "Tho fact that these tractor users nre maintaining but eight hend of cat tle for each 100 acres plowed lndl cates that they are In tho main grain farmers. If' the extensive grain farmer' is able to eliminate but two-thirds of a horse for each 100 acres plowed, tho Intensive farmer with his diversified farm will not bo nble to eliminate auy horse power by purchasing a true tor." ACRE PROFIT FROM ALFALFA Provides Large Amount of Nutriment for Every Kind of Live Stock and Feeds Soil. Hero is why an aero of alfalfa Is valuable in Minnesota: It costs nbout $12 to cultivate it. At least 00 per cent of the fertilizer vnluo is returned to the soil when the crop Is fed. A yield of three tons will return $41.30 If fed to pigs as pasture when the pigs sell for 1 cents a pound. A similar yield If fed to steers nt G cents a pounds will bring $-12.00. Tho samo yield fed to cows giving 210 pounds of butterfat at 30 cents a pound will bring $44.00. Farm feeds should bo judged by the total nutriments produced nn acre, bearing in mind the cost of produc tion. Alfalfa provides n large amount of nutriment for every kind of stock. Besides this, it provides nutriment for tho soil, hence increasing lnnd value, Don't let the machinery cry for oil. Sheep will surely pay you t vou bundle theiu right. Now Is the time to select from the flock the birds you will uso for breed ing next spring. If onions nro frozen for storage, they should bo kept frozen till time to use them In the spring. Neatness In all departments of farm work ought to be tho farmer's motto nnd especially In tho dairy. Put some snnd over the boxes or bins In which root crops are, stored.' It will prevent their drying "lit. There nre Ave million more horses nnd mules in tho United States today than there were ten years ago. Very good celery may bo raised in a dry year by mulching the plants. This saves the moJaturo and keeps tho soli cool. Oil is cheaper than repairs and rifw tools, and when properly used will re duce the friction nnd Increase tho life of the farm machine. Squash should be stored In n dry place on shelves ono layer deep. They will stand considerable heat but very llttlo cold and moisture. MAKE USE OF FROSTED COHN It Should Be Cut as Soon as Possible, to Save Plant Food Silage Should Be Covered. If the standing corn In the field is frosted It should be cut ns quickly ob possible, or It will causo a great loss of plant food. An expert says: "The effect of n hard or black frost in freezing the cells of the corn fodder, causes the breaking of the Individual cells and the evaporation. of sup that should be left In the stalks and leaves. Tho leaves turn white and become so irlttlc that in handllug most of the leaves and a portion of tho stalk will be lost. Tho corn on the car will be- como soft and will only bo fit for feed lug to hogs nnd cnttlo ns It will no keep any length of time." An uuthorlty says : "If frosted com is to be put into the silo, it should be cut as quickly as possible and, It rather dry, well watered as it Is put In the silo. Tho silage should be well packed, to exclude tho air. After tho silage is all In, let it settle for a few days, then bow oats quite thick ovev tho silage. The oats will germinate in a few days and make sufficient growth to protect tho sllngc. The oats make a better cover than earth or boards and can be easily removed when the slluge Is to be used." CURING POP CORN PROPERLY Ears Should Be Left on Stalks Until Fully Ripened Free Circulation of Air Is Essential. To successfully cure popcorn so It will pop enrly In the winter, tho enrs should be left on the stalks until the grains are fully ripened, nnd then pulled off, husk and nil. This may be laid on a floor, or placed in sacks which are more or less open for the passage of air, and hupg up in a dry room which is well ventilated and free from rats and mice. If the husks nre removed when the corn Is pulled from the stalk, it dries out too rapidly, and the kernels will not pop ns freely as they will If dried more slowly. Popcorn con be too dry at time ol popping. Corn nfter once cured, does best if kept where the air is only mod erately dry. Corn kept behind a stove will not pop as freely as corn kept In n room whero there is a ltttlo damp ness part of the time. ADVANTAGE OF WEEDING HOE Edges Are So Turned Up That Fallei Stalks Ride Over the Edges and Are Not Injured. This hoc Is designed partlcularlj for weeding, onions, but can, of course, be used for weeding of nny klnu'. Ont advantage mentioned Is thnt the edge Weeding Hoe. nre turned up so thnt fallen stalki ride over the edges and arc not cut Tho angle of the hoe Is adjusted bj means of the set screw. Wlsconsiu Agriculturist. SHEEP SENSITIVE TO DRAFTS Animals Will Not'Stand Dampness and Thorough Wetting Will Cause Diminution of Profits. Avoid hnvlng the sheep caught It an early but cold fall rain. Sheer will stand nny amount of dry cold. but they will not stand dampness. A thorough wetting will cause the flock to snufllo all winter, with a conse quent diminution of profits. A fleece holds so much water and takes sc Jong to dry, that the amount of heat lost by tho animal during tho process of drying will seriously nffect its vitality. It seems strange, too, but sheep are sensitive to drafts. They will thrive In intensely cold wenther, with but a rudo shelter. But if inclosed in a pen or stable through which tho wind is able to seep, harm Is sure to follow. To Ijccp tho flock In the very best of condition they should have a supply of roots. Clover 6r alfalfa hay fed with some gruin nnd turnips or man gels will bring them through the winter in n thrifty and profitable condition. INSURE MINIMUM LAMB LOSS Visit Ewe Flock Frequently During Lambing Season Salt and Water Essential for Ewes. During tho lambing season tho ewo flock should bo visited enrly in tho morning, the last thing nt night, and onco during the night. This insures a minimum lamb loss. Somo sheepmen feed tho iambs lit tle! or no grain until they are weaned, but they uro kept on good pastures with their dams. If tho pastures are good tho ewes are not fed any grain. Until tho pastures have a good start the owes are fed n ration of oats and corn sllngo along With alfalfa, clover, or prairie hay. Tho lambs as well as the owes should havo plenty of fresh water to drink, and liuve access to salt. POULTRY mis MAKE CAPONS OF COCKERELS Operation of Caponlzlng Does Not Re quire Much Skill Retain Sweet ness and Juiciness. No one Is better sltuuted to raise capons than the farmer. On the uvor ngo farm the additional work required to raise from 100 to 200 capons would not be noticed. Tlicro are ninny stories told nbout the size to which capons grow, whllo the truth is that tho ordinary capon will grow to but ono or two pounds more than tho ordinary uucnponlzcd cockerel would In tho samo time, nnd to secure this additional weight extrn feeding is necessary. In preparation for cnpon-ralslng, it Is wlso to hatch about twlco tho, num ber of chickens ns capons desired, for fully half are likely to bo pullets. Tho operation of caponlzlng does not require much skill, although tho beginner will probably kill two or thrco at tho start, which will not bo lost, for they bleed to death In nboul Tools Used In Caponlzlng. the samo tlmo as If their throats had been cut, nnd nre exactly as good for tablo purposes as if bled In tho latter way. A set of tools for caponlzlng costs $1.50 to $2, and with each set ure sent directions that nnyono can follow. After tho caponlzlng tho cockerels oecomo docilo nnd quiet; they lose ambition and their combs ccaso to grow. In fact, they shrivel, and when fed they cat their fill and sit quietly around until feeding tlmo again. Capons always retain that sweet ness and juiciness of flesh that nro characteristic of tho spring chicken the reason they bring such a high price. They are fed much as other fowls would be, only eating more. About nil they cat goes to tho formation of Juicy, palatable flesh. A few years ago capons commanded hardly any nttentlon in tho West, and do not yet bring tho prices they do in tho eastern cities. By tho last of March good capons sell rcndlly in Chicago at 17 cents per pound, as against 12 cents for dressed chickens. As the avcrngo Plymouth Rock ca pon will weigh seven or eight pounds, It will bo seen that tho' capon sells for from 40 to 50 cents more than the chicken of tho same age, and the dif ference in the cost of raising is insig nificant. RETAIN.BEST POULTRY STOCK Sell Everything That Is Not First Class, Keeping All High Pro ducers for Breeding. Two factors nro working to reduce tho stock of poultry on hand. Ono la the high price of poultry, both Hvo nnd dressed, which obtains at present, nnd t.ho other Is the high price of feeds. Tho latter condition will likely continue throughout tho year. From reports received, wo And that In many places farmers aro selling practically their entire stock because of these two conditions. Under ordinary circum stances, wo believe this to be n mis take and that it will be well for our readers to retain their usual amount of laying and breeding stock. In nil probability, eggs will continue to bring good prices nnd, even though grain Is high, the price of eggs will probably parallel it. Those who sell off nnd depend upon buying their eggs or breeding stock lu tho spring In order to replenish their flocks will run tho chnnco of being disappointed. Our advice is, don't sell too closely. However, the standing advice nlwnys in order, is: Sell everything that is not first-class stock. Pennsylvania Farmer. MIXED RATION FOR POULTRY Fowls Do Much Better on Variety of Feeds and Larger Percentage Is Digested. FowIb do much better on a mixed ration, and although thin mixed ration may contain tho samo nutritive ratio, nevertheless tho results obtulned aro better. They seem to relish their meals moro when a variety of grains is fed, and a larger percentage of tho whole ration Is digested. CLEAN HOUSES FOR PULLETS 6pray. Interior of Building With 8omca Good Disinfectant Bear in Mind the Old Saying. Before tho pullets aro put In tho laying pens the house should bo given n thorough cleaning. Spray tho In terior of the hoimo with disinfectant, Bear In mind the old saying, "An ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure," cum AGAIN A PRIZE Highest Premiums Awarded at Many Exhibitions. Tho Fnll fair season is past and a retrospect of them shows that Western j Canada is stronger than ever In the mnttnr nf nxhlhlts. nnd linn Ink-en ninrn than her usual sharo of tho prize money. From Western Canada to Texas Is n long look, from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to tho southwestern corner of Texas is sev eral days' Journey, but tho enterprising farmers from this now country to tho northwest wero wldo nwnko to tho' possibilities, that waited them nt tho International Dry Farming Congress ( hold nt ISl Paso, Texas, n fow weeks ago, to bring to tho nttentlon of those In thnt far-off corner what tho land oi Western Canada could do In tho pro duction of grains nnd roots from its soil. And what did theso farmers dot Tho first thing was to carry off tho first prlzo and sweepstakes for wheat Thnt was a foregono conclusion, for it hits nowbecomo nn established fact thnt nowhere clso in tho world la tlicro grown wheat of tho high character nnd market vnluo of Western Canadian wheat. Tho samo may bo snld of oats, of barloy and of ryo. But when it enmo to notlco that Western Canada took first prlzo for alfalfa, it was then that moro special nttentlon was given to tho products from Western Canada. It showed that In that country there lies tho opportunity for supplementing the wonderful native grasses, so full of nu trition thnt with tho tamed varieties, among them being alfalfa, tho cattlo with no other food wero fattened and fitted for tho shambles. Western Can ada's worth was proved as probnbly tho greatest mixed farming portion of tho continent. When tho steers from tho Western Canadian prairies rcnclj tho Chicago stockyards they bring tho top prico and outweigh thoso from other places where grass fattening is, tho process. But It was not only In grains that Western Canada carried off tho highest honors at tho El Paso exhibition. Potatoes, pnrsnlpB, beets, carrots nnd rutabagas also took tho highest honors. In root production tliis country la becoming favorably known. Tho question often arises ns to mar kets. There Is always tho highest prico nwalting tho producer, nnd as soon ns tho Hudson Bay Hallway, now nbout completed, renches tho Boy, thero will bo nn additional outlet for tho product of- tho farm. Tho Pacific coast route, via the Panama canal, will glvo another outlet of which full ad vantage may bo token. With virgin land selling at from $15 to $20 per ncre, and improved forms nt rcasonnblo prices and on ensy terms, there is to bettor opportunity for tho man with limited moans and n dcslro to secure a homo at tho least cost in a country whero ho can soon becomo wealthy, ns thou sands of others have done, than in Western Cnnnda. To tho man with less means nnd wllb is prepared to accept a farm of 100 acres free, tho Domln Ion Government offers him his cholco in districts that havo land of tho high est type, but nt present being from ten to twenty miles from a railway. Tho Peaco River Country, now being opened for settlement nnd readied by railway affords excellent opportunity to tho homesteader. To sccuro Infor mation ns to Western Canadian lands wrlto tho Canadian Government agent, whoso namo appears elsewhere In this paper. Advertisement Japan has enacted social insurance for Its industrial yvorkers. lifter, flnntontfl 15FluidDrachn k t nrninr.-.t PER CENT. jssssssssSsSSA II 1JnathcStofli6DgEllj -""-"'II saw i Thcrctyftomotlnwtlon acctfulncssandltestCQfltaiaM neither Opldm,Morpwncn Mineral. NOT JUAnoy y MxSnKf ri W a f,Mnfni npmedy for nrf Vovcrlshncss ana IossofSmsep rcsulUnfj thercfrorojnjafancy. raclmaeSiurtDrept Copy of Wrapper. mm A Seasonable Medicine As Winter approaches It is advisable to help Nature maintain the highest DOS j j c t itt, SlDlC Standard Ol IieaiLII TRY HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters When a safe tonic, appetizer and stomach remedy is needed The Similarity. "Constant complaint about bad cclc trie servlco is like a popular drink." "IIow so?" "It's a current whine." HIGH COST OF LIVING This Is n serious matter with house keepers ns food prices are constantly going up. To overcomo this, cut out tho high priced meat dishes and servo your family moro Skinner's Macaroni nnd Spaghetti, tho cheapest, most de licious and most nutritious of nil foods. Wrlto tho Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Ncbr., for beautiful cook book, telling how to prcpnro it in a hundred different ways. It's freo to ovcry woman. AdY. Glad Tidings. , "Mine. Zlrn, tho fortune teller, must havo had somo good nows for you." "Correct," answered tho man who 1b- sucd from tho mystic portals with a broad smllo on his face. "I own thla shebang, nnd business is so gopd she has leased It from mo for another ttlx months, rent paid in advance." . BEWARE OF sudden colds. ' Take - A cascaraDquinine The old family remedy-In tablet form safe, sum, cany to take. No onlatcs no itnnlcasant after effects. Cures colds In. 2-1 hours-Grip in 3 clays. Money back It It falls. Get rnuino ix) x wuu itcu a op ana Hill's picture on it 23 cento. At Any Drug Store Get Rid o Rats before they start to build their homes in your crops. It costs you about 82.09 yearly to feed one rat. RID-OF-RATS kills them for less than 1 cent per rat Ko mixing. Nomnsiln. Always readr to nie. I' ef fect! r ImrmlMt to ttunicatla animals; UUAnANTliD to kill llata ana Mlco, We retuna monoj tor any goods ratumod ai 'imr aeaicr or IUd-of lints. It faa g can't supply lroet, chief till name. BainpiePrleeSI Itox 10o 1 Dor.Uoion,81.10 8 Soz. Uozett 88.00. 1'ropMd til orsr U. B, BERG & HEARD MANUFACTURING CO. 12-14 Steuben St, Brooklyn, N. Y. W. N. U OMAHA, NO. 52-1016. GASTORIA For Infanta and Children Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature. of In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA TNI CtNTAUn OOMMNV, NCWYORK OfTY. t .tvr AT d