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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1917)
THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEDRA8KA. 1 DIFFERENCE IN II INVESTMENT (The Western Canada Farm Prof its Are Away in Excess. Mr. Gcorgo n. Burr, of Iown, holds seven sections of land In Saskatche wan. Thcso ho has fenced and rent d, cither for pasture or cultivation, nil paying good Interest on the Invest incut Mr. Darr snys that farm land at home In Iowa Is held nt $150 per acre, ffheso lands are In a high state of cul tivation, with splendid improvements In houses, hams, stables and silos, and yet, the revenue returns from them arc only from two to throo per cent per pnnum on Investment. Last year, 1015, his halt share of crop on n quarter section In Saskatche wan, wheat on new breaking, gave him 85 per cent on the capital Invested $25.00 an acre. Tho crop yield was 85 bushels per acre. This year the samo quarter-section, own to Red Fifo ou stubble gave 8,280 bushels. His Blmre, 1,0-13 bushels of 1 Northern at $1.50 per bushel, gave him $2,503.08. Seed, half the twine and half the threshing bill cost him $453.00. Allow ing a share of the cxpenso of his an nual Inspection trip, charged to this quarter-section even to $110.00, and ho has left $2,000.00, that Is 50 per cent of the original cost of the land. Any one can flguro up that another aver age crop will pay, not 2 or 3 per cent on Investment, as in Iowa, but the total price of the land. Mr. Barr says: "That's no Joke now." Mr. Barr wns instrumental In bring ing u number of farmers from Iowa to Saskatchewan In 1913. He referred to one of them, Geo. II. Kerton, a tenant farmer In Iown. Ho bought a quarter section of Improved land at $32.00 an acre near Hanlcy. From proceeds of crop In 1014, 1015, 101G, he has paid for the Innd. Mr. Barr asked him a week ago: "Well, George, what shall I tell friends down homo for you?" Tho reply wns: "Tell them I shall never go back to bo a tenant for any mnn.H Another man, Charles Haight, realized $18,000 in cash for his wheat crops in 1015 nnd 1010. Mr. Barr when at home devotes most of his time to raising nnd deal ing In live stock. On his first visit of Inspection to Saskatchewan, he recl ined the opportunity there was hero for grazing cattle. So his quarter sections, not occupied, were fenced nnd rented as pasture lands to farm ers adjoining, nis creed Is : "Let na ture supply tho feed nil summer while cattlo are growing, nnd then In the fall, take them to farmsteads to be finished for market. There is money bi it." Advertisement. V Cleveland's G0b public school teach ers expect increased pay for 1017. n SLUGGISH BOWELS No sick headache, sour stomach, biliousness or constipation by morning. Get a 10-ccnt box now. Turn tho rascals out the headache, Mllousnes3, Indigestion, the sick, sour stomach nnd foul gases turn them out to-night and keep them out with OaBcarets. Millions of men and women take a Cascaret now nud then and never know the misery caused by a lazy liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom ach. Don't put In another day of distress. Let Cnscnrcts cleanse your stomach; remove the sour fermenting food; take the excess bile from your liver and carry out all the constipated waste matter and poison In the bowels. Then you will feel great. A Cascurct to-night straightens you out by morning. They work while you sleep. A 10-cent box from any drug store means n clear head, Bwoct stomach and clean, healthy liver and bowel action for months. Chil dren love Cascarets because they never gripe or sicken. Adv. Insects in the United States year ly destroy $700,000,000 worth of trees. EAT LESS MEAT Excessive eating of meat Is not only tremendously expensive, but It is posl tlvely Injurious to health. In place of meat try Skinner's Macaroni and Spa ahettl the most delicious of all food and tho richest in nutriment. They can be prepared in a hundred appetiz ing ways at small cost. Write Skin ner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Neb., for beauti ful Cook Book. It's free. Adv. ISvery dentist docs a wide-open bust neas. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle or !AH'rmtiA. that famous old remedy for Infants and children, and see that It Bears the Signature of In Use for Ovor 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castona Translated. "Muybello used a lot of tnako-up on her face." "Now I shall call it make-out FOR Whd,Well Women Will Now that Lent Is here, the family may settle down to quiet days of devo tion to spring sewing. The hulk of this work mny be out of the way when Easter arrives and out-of-doors calls to everyone who hns eyes and n heart for spring. Styles for spring and summer, especially those to govern In tho realm of sports clothes, aro established, and there is no guesswork about them. Separate skirts and blouses of wash fabrics are among tho things that are SERGE FROCK FOR to be disposed of before Buster. Ma terials for skirts come In patterns de signed for street and for sports wear, and new patterns for skirts, In a grout variety of designs, make It possible to dispose of this Item of tho wnrdrobe requirements. The same Is true of blouses. A one-piece frock of serge (good for ull-round sports wear) like that shown In the picture, gives the home dress maker no uneasiness. It Is the most livable of dresses and Is developed In unbleached linen for everyday wear und in heavy cotton us well as woolens- It Is mnde with a loose blouse, having a sailor collar, and a plaited skirt with panel at tho front. Tho sleeves are plain, with two rows of white braid at tho wrist, In keeping with three rows on the collar. Tho A GrOUP OF skirt fastens with bone buttons at one side of the front panel. A dickey for the neck and a smart four-ln-haiiil tie furnish tho equipment of this practical dress. For the dally wear of tho schoolgirl it would bo dllllcult to find a model bet ter than this, with which we aro all familiar. There Is no question as to Its good stylo, for It Is always good stylo. Some of the new shapes for spring seem to be particularly well adapted to hats made of crape. The Miupes, In begin with, are graceful and unusual, and the trend of fashion Is set strongly toward lino and intricate work In mil linery. Ornaments made by hund, and showing tho most careful workman ship, are favored above all other trim mings, for nil so'ts of hats. Dress Weec Crape, of all fabrics, lends itself most perfectly to line work in the mak ing of hats and their trimmings. In the best mourning hats almost no oth er materials aro used, and the correct hat for first mourning employs this fabric for covering the shape and for making Its trimmings. The hat at tho center of the group Is one of ninny models for deep mourn ing that are faced with white crape. I This fabric, used only for mourning GENERAL WE AR wear, gives the hat Its character and signifies Its purpose, so that tho hat may be all black, all white, or black and white combined. Tho white fac ing Is very becoming and Is a feature of many crape hats. The hat pictured Is entirely plain except for the ornament at the front. This consists of a small pair of wings, made of crapo, set to tho renter of a big, Hat rosette, also made of crapo. At the center there Is a single big dull-jet bead. The turban at the left Is covered with narrow folds of crape, and tho fan-shaped ornament nt the side Is made In the same way, with strands of small dull-Jet heads at the center. At the right a narrow-brimmed hnt of black silk has a collar of the same material, but the crown Is draped with puffs of crape, and a pair of crapo CRAPE HATS wings, sot In a cnhochoii of crapo and dull-Jet heads is used for trimming. English crape Is waterproof, and there fore (mo of tho most durable of fab rics. From Green to Blue. Blue Is rapidly becoming tho coh,. for evening gowns electric blue, mid night blue, dark blue, bright blue, ev erything but pah- blue. Black gowns uko this bright blue color for decora- tlon sometimes, and a dross made en I tlroly of It, or olso trimmed up n hit I with a starry silver btuP, Is wondcr i fully attractive. And any ovonin; gown Is npt to have malluos wound tho length ( of the arm.- New York livening 1'ont WINTER SHEEP CARES Neglect Is at Expense of Poor Lamb and Wool Crop. Half-Starved Ewe Cannot Grow Fleece of Good Quality Dams Need Some Succulent Feed During Cold Weather Months. The sheep, even If left to them selves during the winter months, will eke out an existence where cattlo would starve. This has led some careless sheep owners to neglect the sheep In the winter. This neglect is always nt tho expense of a poor lamb crop tho next spring, and n very poor lloece of wool. It is for more economical to grow an eight or ten pound lloece on one sheep than It Is to grow tho same number of pounds of wool on two or Miree sheep. If tho sheep arc neglected nnd al lowed to run down in flesh, when tho winter sets In, the fleece will ho In jured in both weight nnd quality. A fleece of good quality cannot ho grown on a poor, half-starved sheep. ir tne ewes are allowed to get poor uuriug tne winter, the dinners are that the lambs will be weak and will perish for the lack of nourishment and from cold, while the lambs from a well-cared-for cwo will bo much abler to stand tho cold If they should happen to be dropped when the wenth or Is cold. The dams will have more milk for their young, too, if they are well cared for. Sheep need some succulent food dur Ing tho winter. They should have some rough feed, such as corn stover or Well-Wlntertd Animals. clover hay nnd, above all, they should have n ration rich In both protein and mineral matter. Scientists tell us that there Is often more mineral matter removed In n ileece of wool than Is contained In tho sheep's entire body from which the wool Is clipped; hence the necessity of a ration with plenty of mineral mat tor In order to supply material for this superior wool growing. The flockmaster should carefully guard ugalnst exposing the flock to drafts. When they He In n draft they arc llablo to become affected with catarrh and to contract colds which produce coughing more or less violent These coughs frequently become chronic. Ordinarily not much trimming or tagging Is necessary in the winter, hut tho occnslon for both is always moro or less present In n flock that Is to ho kept In n nicely presentnble condition Loose locks of wool aro unsightly and should be removed. The same Is true of any ndherent filth, fresh, or In tho dried form, around tho buttocks. KEEPING MANURE IN STALLS Recommended by Clemson College Where Fertilizer Cannot Be Spread on Open Fields. Stable manure should never no thrown out on a field where it will not soon be mixed with the soil; nor should It he piled out in tho open, for much of the fertility will be lost by leaching. If the manure ennnot be plnced on a Held that Is to be planted shortly. It Is best to allow It to ac cumulate In the stall, being careful to keep the stall dry and well littered. Corn stover, wheat, oat or rye straw, leaves or pine straw can he used for litter. Besides absorbing tho liquid manure nnd snvlng it for the plants to use, the litter adds fer tilizing mutorluls of value. It Is a good plan to use ns much litter as-possible for bedding; for by being mixed with tho animal manure It Is more readily decayed. Much waste material can be made into good manure in this way. The stalls should be fairly deep so that they will hold all tho manure which accumulates between times of planting the various crops. The ani mals will pack the mnnuro by tramp ing, und t It keeps host when packed. It should be moist, but not wet, and should bo protected from sunshine. Clemson College Bulletin. SUPPLY CLEAN, DRY BEDDING Hoo Pen Should Be Cleaned Out Once Every Week and F'esh 8upply Put In Not Wasteful. In winter the only wny to Jccop the hogs' bedding reasonably comfortable Is to keep it dry. If allowed to ab sorb moisture H freezes, tho heat of the hog's body t'iaws it again, all of which makes unsatisfactory conditions extreme chnnges of temperature, dampness, pneumonia. There is but one way to keep It dry clean tho pen and put In fresh bed ding onco n week. All the old bedding should be tuken out, not simply some new dumped In. It Is not wasteful of bedding becauso much less is needed If It Is dry. LIME GOOD FOR VEGETABLES Particularly Beneficial to Beets, Can teloupes, Cucumbers, Cabbage and Cauliflower. Recently there was developed a new Interest In the use of lime. Our soils hnve becomo more sour than they wero when our ancestors used lime, because we have been using commer cial fertilizers, which have, as n rule, a very souring effect. The most nntu- ral question to follow Is: "To what egetahle crop should I apply lime for tho greatest net returns?" Recent Investigations show Hint the crops most benefited arc such as beets, cantaloupes, celery, cucumbers, onions, lettuce, spinach, cabbage and cauli flower. Many others are helped some, while some few may bo Injured. One of the greatest benefits from the use of lime Is Its wonderful benefit to the soli Improvement crops such as clo vers, soy beans, vetch nnd grain cover crops. Tho truck farmers nnd market gar doners throughout New Jersey arc buying more lime than usual, accord' Ing to tho New Jersey State Agricul tural college. The application of lime Is very beneficial to mnny marketable crops, but one of Its great values Is realized In an Indirect wny, namely, from the Increased growth obtained In tho clover crop, especially In the case of legumes. Furthermore, lime In creases tho organic activity of the soil, and makes available much plant food which the roots otherwise would not bo able to obtain. Loose soil Is made more adhesive, and sticky soil Is loos ened up. In short, lime Is un excel lent soli conditioner. REMEDY FOR STOMACH WORM Drench of Copper Sulphate Has Deer Found Most Satisfactory by Ohio Experiment Station. Sheepmen having flocks Infested with stomach worms and tapeworms may free tho animals of such pests by treatment before turning out to spring pasture. For this purpose n drench of copper sulphate has been found most satisfactory In the flocks of the Ohio experiment station. Two fluid ounces of n solution made by dissolving an ounce of copper sul plinto (blue vitriol) In two quarts ol water Is sufficient for n yenrltng, and n two-year-old sheep needs three fluid ounces. A long-nocked bottle or a rubber tube nnd funnel may be used to glvo the dose. Most effective re suits follow when tho sheep nre fnstcd for a day both before and nfter treat ment. Water should not bo given foi a few hours preceding nnd following tho dosing. Digestive disturbances, poor uppc- tlte, loss of flesh and general weak ness Indicate tho presence of worms Lambs aro most seriously affected, the experts say. Ridding tho sheep ol worms In the spring will result In fewer losses In the lamb crop. COMFORT FOR GROWING PIGS If Youna Animals Are to Be Source of Profit, They Must Be Kept In Proper Condition. If thoso fall pigs that you have ot your farm aro to ho n sourco of proflt you will have to give thorn good carf and a comfortable place to sleep In Let them run about the yard or pas In for a Little Petting. turc to their hearts' content during the day, but see to It that they have o dry, warm place for tho night. A good feed of nice, warm slop night nnd morning will help them nlong won derfully. Keeping tho fnll-farrowec pig comfortable Is half tho battlo In making It a profltnblo animal on the farm. SOWING SPINACH IN SPRING 8eed Can Be Planted During First Part of March Boll Should Be Prepared In Fall. Few people realize that spinach seed can ho plnnted during tho first part of March. Tho ground should bo pre pared tho fall before by plowing and harrowing. At tho tlmo mentioned tho spinach seed Is broadcasted ovor the ground, using about twenty pounds of tlio Thick Leaf variety to the acre. If tho soil happens to he workable at that time, It may bo lightly harrowed. In any event, u light, oven coating of ratted stable manure should be spread over the ground to cover the seed. Planted In this manner, tho seeds will germinate and grow n little every sunny day, and by the usual time for planting tho spring spinach these plants will bo well started. The crop will bo ready for cutting u week or ten days earlier than it would be other-vied. HELPFUL EALTH NTS Choose an agree able diet Keep the digestion normal See that tho liver Is active, and The bowels always regular Should weakness develop, THY HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters Ono of the now gasoline farm trac tors Is designed to do little more than the work of a single horse. LIFT YOUR CORNS OFF WITH FINGERS How to loosen a tender corn or callus so It lifts out without pain. Let folks step on your feet hereafter i wear shoes n size smaller If you like, for corns will never ngnln send electric spnrks of pain through you, according to this Cincinnati authority. Ho says that a few drops of n drug called frcczono, applied directly upon tender, aching corn, instantly re lieves soreness, nnd soon tho entire corn, root nnd nil, lifts right out. This drug dries at onco nnd simply shrivels up tho corn or callus without even irritating tho surrounding skin. A small hottlo of freezono obtained at any drug storo will cost very llttlo but will positively remove every hard or Boft corn or callus from ono'a feet. If your druggist hasn't stocked this how drug yet, tell him to get a small bottlo of frcczono for you from his wuolcsnlo drug house. adv. Never dust electric globes while un- lighted. Tho static electricity gener ated will break the filaments. Bend 10c to Dr. Tierce. Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo, for large trial packago of Anuric lor kidneys cures backache. Auv. Brazil in November exported 5,587,- 710 pounds of crudo rubber. Strong Drinks Irritate Strong drinks like beer, whiskey, tea and coffee, irritate tho kidneys and habitual uso tends to weaken them. Dally backache, with head ache, nervousness, dizzy spoils and a rheumatic condition should be taken ns a warning of kidney trou ble. Cut out, or at least moderate, , tho stimulant, and uso Donn's Kid ney Fills. They nre lino for weak kidneys. Thousands recommend' them. A Nebraska Case Robert Francv. ro- tlrcd farmer, illev- Fromont, Neb., says.!l jror quite uwniro my kldnoya wero disordered and I had a weak and lame back. My back nched steadily and It hurt me to do any lifting. I wan oblltrod to Ret up eovoral times at night to pass the kldnoy secretions, too. Doan's Kidney Pills relieved ma an soon as I took thorn and continued uso rid mo of all tho ailments. I have felt fine slnco." Gat Dosn'e t Any Slot. BOo a Box FOSTER-MIUWRN CO.. BUFFALO. N. Y. Boschee's German Syrup We all take cold some tlmo and every body should havo lloschee's German Syrup handy at all tlmei for the treat ment of throat and lung troubles, bronchial coughs, etc. It has been on the market M years. No better rec ommendation is possible. It ten try soothes Inflammation, eases a couch. Insures a good nlght'a sleep, with free eipectoraflon In (he morning. Drug gists' and dealers' everywhere. 35c and 75c botUes. Don't Uko substitute. Boschee's German Syrup ECZEMA! Money buck without (juration If IIUNT'H CUBE falls In the treatment of ITCH, ICCZUUA, IlINaWOHM.TKTTBKorotuer ltchlnK akin diseases. Price 60a nt JrugalBtH, or direct from M.lkbirfi MeflclM Co.,Shermii,Tu. "ROUQHonnATS,i5P.aou,r."Ma& Cj.nt li.f.nl 0 sera Improved Taller farm. WW. GALLaj Acnes In (lUimaeh, Bsct, Sid or Bliouldersi liver Trouble, Stomach Misery, Dyspepsia, Oollo, Oil HlllouineM, lleaxlaclie.CoiutlpaitoB, 11 lee. Catarrh. Nervousness, Ulues, Jaandlee. Appendicitis. Tbme are common Oallstone srmptoms-OAH UH Otfttao. Bend for home treatment. illisMHpnr.n Unt, llMuk, TtmMm m AtH4UI. X Jtt JUCj ir. - r n JSBBISI w m 1 StUiUu suS u., ifcrt. n-s, sis s, wt k,c