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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1917)
THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. PREPARE MORE LAND -GROW MORE FOOD "Seed and Feed" the Slogan of the Year. The papers nro filled with tlio nppcnl for soldiers, sailors nnd farmers, nnd Jill nro timely, nil nro necessary. The sailor Is needed to man the ships that protect the shores, police the seas and clear the ocean of tormenting nnd .meddlesome masked buccaneers, to .give help to the allies, to mnko mora efliclent the present fighting units that -are keeping free the sen lanes nnd ocean routes. The soldier is required -to keep nllve nnd Intact the unity ot the nation and the freedom of the world, to protect the lives of Its citi zens from incursions without nnd raids within, to guard the honor nnd pre serve the dignity of the great United :Stntes, to render not only sentimental but practical assistance to those who for two and a half years on the bat tlefields of Flanders and the steppes of the East have been fighting for the -freetom of the world ngnlnst n domi nant nutocrntlc and militarist Prus elanlsm, which, were It to become suc cessful, would mean nutocrntlsm, mil itarism nnd Prusslanlsm, and a "get-off-the-sldewnlklsm" over the entire world. The nlllcs nre proud to wel come these new nccesslons to the fight ing forces, which mean an earlier ter mination of the war and the dnwn of an era that will be historic, one that we will nil be proud that we lived :ln. Throughout nil Cnnnda, Great Britain, France, and nil the nllled coun trips, when the news wns received thai theUnited Stntcs had entered the wnr, a thrill went tip and down the nntlonV sides, and the pulses throbbed with a new life, keenly appreciative of the practical sentiment that had brought to their sides an ally of the strength and virility of the United States. But the soldier and the sailor need to bo fed, nnd therefore the cry for agricultural enlistment. The strength of the fighting man must be main tained. In his absence from the field 'there, comes the necessity for provision to take his place. The nppenl for farm help is well timed, opportune nnd lm- .portnnt. There nro vncnnt lands n plenty in the United States that, given a fair opportunity under competent ad visement nnd reasonable help, will pro- du'ce abundantly. Western Canada also provides an excellent field for the 'prosecution of work in growing wheat and other grains, nnd while it Is not the desire of the Canadian Government to draw from the resources of the United States, believing that it is the duty of every patriotic citizen to do all he possibly can to build up tlio stores of depleted foods nnd making use of every energy nt home, the wish is to lny before the public the fact that Canada hns millions of ncres of excellent land capable of producing wonderful crops. If for any reason the reader, hnving patriotism and n love, of his country in his heart, and a desire to forwnrd the cause of the al- lies. ennnot avail himself of the oppor tunities afforded in the United States, Western Canada will be glad to ren ier him any nssistnnce It can in loent ing him on Its vacant nrens, where largo crqps can be grown nt minimum of cost Let us grow the grain, raise the cattle, produce the food to feed our oldlers, our sailors nnd provide food for our nlllcs, no matter whether It Is done to the North or to the South of the boundary line that in the object In view should not be known as a boun dary. Let us keep up the spirit of pa triotism, whether It be growing grain In the United States or In Cnnnda, but Cnnadn, fully nllve to the necessity, Joins In the appeal of Its nlllcs the United States for more food and mora food. Advertisement. She Is Ncmesiu of Wildcats. Miss Catherine Modlne of northern Curry county, credited with being the champion bobcat huutress of the state, lias filed application for one of Undo Sam's hoinestfiiiN In the timber re serve. Miss Nodlnc and her shepherd dog have accounted for more thau 100 wildcats and lynx, says a Brandon dis patch In the Portland Oregonlnn. With her mother, she successfully conducts a stock and dairy ranch near Denmark, ilolnu their own plowing fencing and land clearing. There Is not a man on the place and there Is not a bottjCr developed rancli for its size In tnnt ncignnornoou. FRECKLES Now Ii the Tlmn to (let Hid of Theao Vslr Hnoli. Thcre'e no longer the llghteit need ot feeljnjr nahamed of your freckle, the prescription otlilne double itrencth li euaVnhteed to remove theio homely epots. Simply set an ounce of othlne double trength from your drugclat, nnd apply a uuic 01 11 nii.ni ana morning ana you hOUId oon aee that even the worst frecklea hay begun to disappear, while the lighter unea iiuvo vinisneu enureiy. it la seldom that more than one ounce la needed to com Pltttly clear the akin and caln a beautiful cltor complexion. 13 o luro to ak for the double atrane-th othlne, as thli la sold under guarantee of money back If It falls to remove freckles. AQV. Mean Consolation. "Dubbs has been stealing all my best Ideas. Now what would you cal that?" "Potty larceny." Over the Wine. Ed Aro lute hours good for one? Oo-ed No, but they're nil right for tWOj DOfien Your Eyes Need Care fry Murine Eye Remedy No Boiartlni Jntt lCre Comfort, til cenu at UroffiUU or mall. Writs for Free lira liotx. MlflUWE KYIS BKMKDY CO., CUIOAUO RJDBG WORK OF COMMUNITY CLUBS "Betsey Ann Association" of Brighton, Illinois, Does Much to Boost Little Village. (By P. a. HOLDRN, Former Dotin of Iowa sinte (joiiegu.) Community clubs play an Important part In the development of civilization. They present the greatest of oppor tunities for the co-operation of town nnd country to the lasting benefit of each. They enable the residents of the town and those of the rural dis tricts to get together and do things for the welfare of nil that otherwise would not be done. This arousing of common Interest In common Interests brings the mem bers of the community closer together, socially, Industrially nnd economically. In movements of this character every small town should feel vitally inter ested, for it can extend its trade ter ritory many miles by uniting with the farmers In community wellfnre work. This work may take one form, or It may take another, but the life of any community organization depends upon having something to do that is worth while. By the nsslstance of fnrmers, the town of Brighton, Illinois, n village of only COO people, hns worked wonders In the wny of community rond build ing. For ten yenrs the people "of Brighton hnve been Joining hands with their rural neighbors in co-operative work that not only hns bettered the whole community, but has given the town n commercial and educational standing equal to that of many cities ten times Its size. The community organization, which has thus united town nnd country, bears the unique title of "The Betsey Ann Association." It has given the community 27 miles of excellent roads, a $15,000 accredited high school, a $5,000 community building nnd a neighborhood spirit which knows no township line or corporate boundary. Tlio Betsey Ann association Is Incor porated, but not for profit. It hns 105 members, divided about equally be tween town and country, nnd its mem bership fo" Is only 25 cents. The exec utive committee consists of nine mem bers, of which not more thnn five can ho residents of the town. The first Improvement Inaugurated by the association wns the purchase of a flro bell. This bell was christened by n telephone operator, Miss Nell Flanagan. She gave it the name of Betsey Ann, which title hns since passed to the association. During the second week of August, each year, the association holds n two day picnic In a huge tent. Concerts, dramas and other forms of entertain ment aro given by locnl people from Twenty-Seven Miles of Road Improve ment Around Brighton, Illinois, Work of the Betsey Ann Community Association. both tDvn and country. These picnics are always attended by 2,500 or .'1,000 people. All concessions are run by the association and nil the profit goes Into the treasury. About $500 Is realized each year. The money Is spent in road Improvement. One. year the association built a mile of rock road, extending eastward from the town limits. Each year a contract for dragging, tit frequent In tervnls, nine different roads, for a dls tf.nee of three miles from town, Is nwnrded. Each members of the execu tive committee has charge of a thret' mllo strip. An appropriation of 100 is annually mndo for this purpose. These 27 miles of good roads aro the visible results of the Betsey Ann association. They make It possible for Brighton to visit and to entertain her neighbors. They connect the town with tlio farm nnd make tlio Interests of one the interests of the other. They hnve made possible the community building. They have made a reality n high school, for both town and country children, from which graduntes nro admitted to tiny college. Wheels Used in Argentina. Becnuse some roads In Argentina have deeper dust In summer nnd deeper mud in winter than any others In the world, tlio wagons used on thorn hnve wheels from six to fif teen feat in diameter. Work on Roads In 1915. During 1015 the total road and bridge expenditures In tlio United States amounted to about $282,000, 000, of which probably not over $15, 000,000 represented the value of tho statute and convict labor. M 1 I - f Jf y VI TON '' u JS. i " 1 1 s COMFORT FOR HORSES Feed-Bag Makes It Possible for Animal to Enjoy Feed. Device Invented, by Chicago Man Gives Horse Freedom of Movement While Eating Gives Him Good Chance to Breathe. Ilcnlthy horses, like all other ani mals, enjoy a good meal, especially when they can eat it with a reasonable amount of comfort. Tho old typo ot fecd-bng which was crowded over ono half of a horde's head did not furnish an over-supply of comfort, for every time a horse shook or raised his head, ho was sure to be greeted with a suffocating shower of oats pouring down over his nostrils. To do away with tills and give a horse freedom of movement while eating, Charles A. Hermann of Chicago lias devised a new typo of feeding-bag. Ills inven tion Is pictured in tho accompanying illustration. Tho new feedlng-bng Is very differ ent from tho old, hnving very much the nppearance of an enlarged hand-bag. In this the oats arc held horizontally In position on ench side of tho horse Newly Invented Feed Bag. by two wide straps. Thus, no part of tho device need cover tho head of tho horse, nor are any of Its movements restricted. After feeding time, the de vice may be unstrapped, the bag closed up, and tho rods bent back upon their center hinges, so that very little room Is taken up when It Is stowed away in the wagon. Popular Science Monthly. SOIL REQUIRED BY ALFALFA Many Failures to Secure Good Stand May Be Traced to Improper Con dition of Seedbed. Tho tender nature of tho young al falfa plant requires that the soil bo In excellent tilth nt the tlmo of plant ing. Mnny of the failures to sccuro n good stand may bo traced directly to the Improper condition of the seedbed Tho aim should bo to get the soil finely pulverized, thoroughly compacted, nnd comparatively free from weeds. The surface two or three Indies should be fine and loose, and below this It should bo sufficiently firm to favor tho capillary movement of wnter, yet po rous enough to permit good dralnugo and free circulation of air through tho soil. HANDY FENCE-MAKING TOOLS For Stretching Wire Common Claw Hammer With Long Steel Handle Is Favored by Farmer. The accompanying drawings show a few handy fence-ninklng tools we use with good success. For sti etching wire wo use a common clawhammer with a long steel handle. The edges of the claws are filed a little so as not to dnmnge tho wire. We have stretched a great deal of wlro with this with out using a stretcher. We also have n "two-ln-one" long handle spade, This spade can be used both for shoveling earth and to tamp the posts. The tip of the long handle Is Handy Fence Tools. protected by nn Iron thimble or a ploco of pipe. This prevents the han dle- wearing awny too rapidly, and also gives a little additional weight to the spade. To pull stubborn staples wo use u tooth from nn old-fiishloned har row. Tho point Is filed to make it drive easy behind n staple, which gets It out every time. Nebraska Farmer. POISONING THE POTATO BUG Work May Be Done by Spraying or With Par'.a Green Arsenate of Lend Is Good. The potutn bug mny be poisoned either by spraying or dusting tho plant with pads green or by nn arsenate of lend spray. For spraying use one pound parlB green to 50 gallons of water. It Is well to add two or tiireo pounds Kinked quicklime to prevent danger of burning tliu .eaves. Amennte of lend Is a good spray; It sticks longer, but does not kill so quickly. Uso three to four pounds of tho lend paste in 50 gallons wntor, Both pnrls green nnd arsennto of lead -ro deadly poisons nnd should bo liuu died accordingly. ljl',ffT"T" ' J POTATO SCAB During lOlH the so-called pow- t dory scab of the Irish potato was first discovered In the United i States. This scab, Judging from J iuiil I'lu'iui v.v'i i unit;, ia i muni p more serious disease thnn ordl- i nary scab, from which It can be t J readily distinguished. The senb J t spot produced by tho powdery scab aro smaller and often J t warty, containing a brownish powder and often surrounded by t a brownish zone ns If due to de- ' cay. t GOOD SEED IS RECOMMENDED First Step to Make In Preparing for Potato Crop Always Reject Dis eased Tubers. Tho first step In preparing for n potato crop Is to obtain good seed ot standard market varieties. Prices for well-known vnrletles lire better than for tho unknown ones, and It Is easier to secure good seed when stand ard varieties are planted, if homo- grown seed Is used, It should be select ed when the crop Is harvested, so as to make suro not only of having the most desirable tubers but also those from the best hills. Always reject any diseased potatoes when selecting seed for they will not only produce a poor crop, but will infect tho soil with dlsenso and endanger tho whole crop. As a further precaution seed pota toes should bo treated with either formnldchydo or corroslvo sublimate to destroy any disease organisms. This is desirable, or in fact almost ne cessary, since thero nro always apt to be some disease-carrying tubers se lected unknowingly. PREVENTION OF GRAIN SMUT Losses by Disease Can Be Avoided If Formaldehyde Is Used Soak Seed In Solution. Losses duo to smut diseases In small groin can bo nlmost entirely prevented If formnldehyde is used on the seed. A pound of formnldchydo should bo mixed with 80 gallons of water and Into this solution the seed corn can bo (lipped In a gunny sack, being loft com pletely submerged for fivo minutes. It should then bo allowed to dry for n day or so before sowing In order that it will run better In tho drill. There nre other methods of treating the grain, such ns in machinery built for the purpose, or by spreading tho seed on the tloor and sprinkling It. But cure should bo tnken to moisten tho seed thoroughly so it will pack in tho hand. There is no excuse for smut when formaldehyde can be purchased. Tho same treatment will also prevent llax wilt. PREVENT SAGGING OF GATES Wooden Wheel, Sawed From Eight Inch Log and Attached to Bottom Slat Is Satisfactory. Instead of dragging tho gnto open, take a wagon box strap and nail or. bolt It to the bottom slat of tho gate, writes K. J. Chambers of Liuissa, Mo., in Farm Progress. Saw a wooden rol ler, n sort of a wooden wheel, from nn Gate Roller. eight-Inch log nnd bore n hole In tho center. Place this on tlio strap and fasten It there with it washer and nut. Your gate will quit sagging and you can roll It open or shut. There Is no patent on this and I want everybody to have the benefit of using It. FEED SOW AFTER FARROWING Nothing Should Be Given but Water and Little Thin Slop for First Twenty-Four Hours. After farrowing the sow should have nothing but water and a little thin slop for tho first day. The feeding for tho first threo or four days should bo light, and the time consumed In get ting the sow on full feed should bo from u week to ten days, depending on t' e condition of the sow and tho size nnd thrift of tho Utter. It takes' plenty of sow's milk to make healthy, growing pigs. If tho pigs begin to scour, feed tho sow less nnd give her plenty of strong lime writer. CARE FOR FARM IMPLEMENTS Money Can Be Saved by Inspecting Machines When Brought In From Field and Noting Breaks. When your Implements aro brought In from tlio field Inspect thorn very carefully and noto nil repairs needed on a tag und tie It on the implement. Carefully clean nnd oil nil bearings nnd look over wooden pnrts. If tho juilnt Is becoming worn, put on u now coat to prevent tlio wood from shrink ing or swelling. Plnco the mnclilno under shelter and romove tho tng when all repairs have been made In first-class condition. 3 p GOOD HOMEMADE MILK STOOL Device Intended to Hold Pall and Provide Seat for Milker Mado Out of Fork Handle. A homemnde milk stool, serving to hold tho pall and provide a sent for the milker Is made out of an old fork handle and an Inch board 12 Inches wldo and 3 feet long. To make tho stool cut n bonrd 2 feet long und 1 foot wide. With u draw- shavo tnper It to 0 Inches wldo nt one end. Two clents, encli 4 Inches by 0 Inches, nro fastened crosswise of the grain nt the narrow end to prevent splitting of tho board. With an ex pansive bit or brldgo auger, drill three holes In which to Insert tho legs. The two front legs aro cut from nn old fork handle, nnd hold tho pall pint- Homemade Milk Stool. form 4 Indies above tho floor. Tho back leg Is driven through leaving the pall platform level with the floor, and projecting above- to support tho seat at a height convenient for the milker A cross piece 0 inches by 12 Indies serves as a sent, und Is secured on top of tlio bnck leg with n wood screw This stool removes tho weight of tho pall from tho milker's knees., yet supports It In the snmo position. If tho cow should want to kick, tho milk er can shift all the weight to tho bad leg, and swing tho pall from beneath tho animal. Materials required: First, fork lian dlo cut us follows: Ono piece, 15 inches; 2 pieces, each, 4 indies. Sec ond, Inch board .'1 feet by 1 foot cut us follows: Ono piece, 12 by 24 inches; 2 pieces, each, 4 by 0 Indies; 1 piece, 0 by 12 inches. Hoard's Dulryman. BIG MONEY FROM PUREBREDS Interesting Comparison Made by Illi nois Agricultural College on . Dairy Profits. A comparison of tho yearly Incomes of 124 farms where purebred bulls wero kept at tho head of tho dairy herd, with 4(10 dairy farms where a grado bull wiiH-used, has been mndo by the Illinois Agricultural college. Tho avorago farm lncoino for tlio first list of farms was $1,102 nfter do ducting tnxes, Interest on Investment, etc. Whero a grade hull was used the farm Income was $7.'M. On 83 farms whero scrub bulls wero used tho farm incomo was only $2-18, or only half enough to pay Interest on the Invest ment, to say nothing about any pay for tho owner's time. HANDY COVERED MILK PAILS More Important In Dirty Stable Than In Clean One Wire Gauze Is Sometimes Used. Covered milk palls aro moro neces sary in a dirty than In a clean stable Such palls aro designed to reduce the size of the opening and thereby ex poso less milk tc tho nlr und tlio dust In soino cases, layers of cotton and wlro guuzo uro placed over tho small topped pall. Careful trials havo demonstrated tlint GO per cent css dirt nnd from 25 to 00 per cent fewer bacteria get Into tho milk when covered milking pails aro used. DAIRYING INDUSTRY IN WEST Small Farmer Is More Dependent Up on Salo of Products Than Many Are Ready to Admit. No grcnter calamity could befall the farmors of thu West than tlio destruc tion of all places whero cream or but ter could lio sold. Tho small farmer Is moro dependent upon tho snlo of dairy products thnn muny uro willing to udmlt. Tho creiim-recelving sta tions and tho possibility of easy ship mont to tlio creamery havo for years been tlio mainstay for mnny western fnrmers nnd ns such they will contlnuo to be. rr 1 ? l 24" 24' (5jL-24" . 19 ii A Valuable Aid To T HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters t is excellent in cases of stomach or bowel ailments DR. KNOLLENBERG, D. G. SpecUtiioa In all forms of Articular Rheumatism, Enlarged Jointj, Kidney Trouble and Nervousness I hare RlTfn Ohronta DUeasrn special atndjr and I uohftttntlnRlr car tbat my dniRleM tr ntment 1 not ricrlttd br any prctalliit ro Uanlleaaof whuthoclulma. RUMINATION Till. It after examination I accept your cane, I wUl Uaue a written guarantee. My Guaranfoo To Youi You don't pay If I fall, l( you remnln In my Sanitarium under my c.ire and treatment. Letter of Indorsement on file at office. Dr. W. H. Knollenbcrg 24th and Farnsm Sis., Omaha, Nob. Douglas 7296. .. fAUKfefra HAIR BALSAM A tollf t preparation of merit. Ilalpi to eradicate dandruff. ForReatorimr Color and BaautytoCrar or Faded Hair. Kta. and 11.00 at DrunUta. D1TCUTC Watinn K. Oolimn, IT ft U Cfll B Vatent Lawrar.WaahlDiton, n U ita B V Si n. AiWIrn a.nd hooka ?re. CUtoa reasonable. IIlRboit reference!. UeetMrrioaa. NEW EXPLOSIVE BEING USED Rochambollte, Introduced by French on Western Front, Han Terrible Effect on Enemy. ltoclinmbollto Is a new nnd tcrrlblo exploslvo that hns recently been Intro duced on tho western front by thr French nnd employed In tho defense of Verdun, says the Argonnut. Tho ex plosive, when tested In action nt Ver dun, wns found to possess n most tcr rlblo nnd demoralizing effect upon tho Oermnns. The exploslvo Is n powder which, upon Ignition, changes Into n molten metnl nnd a very largo volumo of gns In nn Infinitely smnll space of tlmo. This sudden change In volumo and tho tcrrlllc heat which is generated cause an Immense pressuro on tho walls of tho vessel that contnlns It, shattering tho walls and hurling tho molten metal and wall fragments In all directions, spreading denth nnd de struction In their path. Tho effect of tills molten metnl on tho Oermnns can hardly bo Imagined. Pieces of metnl upon striking them im medlntely burn their wny deep into tho flesh, even to tho hone, causing Intense pain nnd Buffering to tho vic tim. "So deadly and bo demoralizing havo tho French found tills exploslvo to bo that they aro now utilizing It on tho entire- front. Even Dirt Is Cheap No Longer. Tlio expression, "dirt cheap," must bo discarded. Illnino the war. Winni peg, Manitoba, florists havo nnnounccd nn Increase In tho price of earth sold for potting plnnts. A yenr ngo enrth sold for GO cents a bushel. Now It costs 25 cents a pall. No, you can't bo n military genius by training your mustncho to mnko you resemble n pig with a split nose. Sometimes n womnn will admit that tho most trouble sho hns had with her husband was. In getting him. WHAT! NO SLEEP LAST NIGHT? If coffee was the cause change to POSTUM and sleep! "There's a Reason'' i l