THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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How Capital Is Fighting
WASHINGTON. Tho "fnrm-to-tablo"
wf consumers nre being brought Into direct communication for their mutunl
benefit, Is provlug a great success here In Washington. This movement was
.
Uj BUT Yimt fcYp
DO I COME 1(1?
of high prices. A bulletin has been
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giving the names and addresses of several hundred farmers In Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Vlrglnln and West Virginia, with a list of tho products they havo
for sale. One list contains the names of 100 people In these states who havo
eggs for sale, another list shows those who want to sell eggs and butter,
another list advertises eggs and poultry, and n much larger list gives the
names of those who have miscellaneous
list Includes eggs, poultry, butter, potatoes, fresh pork, sausage, honey, tur
nips, smoked meats, lard, oysters, fish, squabs, buckwheat, cornmcal, hominy,
sweet potatoes, scrapple, parsnips, carrots, apples, hickory nuts, walnuts,
peanuts, asparagus and other things.
Any farmer who has food products
post, has only to notify tho Washington
the list, together with his address and
nre published In the bulletins Issued
generally In the city.
Gum and Other Matters
TWO girls, who looked as If they had come out of n grabbag, were prome
nading nrm-In-nnn along the state department flagging. Both wore cheap
white, elaborately trimmed and badly laundered skirts, with sweaters of
contrasting gaudlness, somewhat sub
dued by grime. One had water scallops
to her eyebrows, plastered down with
white combs, set with rhlnestones that
flashed like summer lightning. Tho
other gnvo a touch of simple elegance
to her side-part with a black bow that
stretched from ear to ear and be
yond. And both were irresponsibly '
Joyous and ready for flirtations on
sight.
As they reached Seventeenth
street corner tho block-bow girl un
linked herself, nnd going over to tho
ing rnn n finger under a weather-beaten edge nnd then looked crestfallen.
"Well, I'd like to know who's had the nerve to swipe my chew'n' gum !"
"Law Mnme, you don't save your gum, do you?" Tho toss that went
with tho Inquiry made the rhlnestones
"Sure, I save it I I guess If you had
good five on, you wouldn't be so brash
Cake. Course I don't throw my gum awuy 1"
"You might as well, if somebody goes and cribs it."
"Oh, well, I was In a skidoo of
seeing if it stuck. On somebody's Fh.oo
I gotta dandy hidin' place down at the
"Say, Mamo, I think It's a uawflo
money keepln your folks like that. Why
"You mind your own business, Sadie Blank, and leave mine alone! I
gotta good momma an' tho kids arc the cutest goln'. Say, look at that young
sojer feller. Ain't he grand?"
The guin was forgotten. But a woman who wns strolling along beside tho
youngsters, for a reason, caught a flash of loyalty in tho eyes of tho black-
bow girl. It wasn't the shine of rhlnestones.
It was the real thing.
Good Work by Council
REPARATIONS that are being made
in the greatest war of all hlstbry
pendous scale of nil lines of communication leading out of the capital. Tho
tion n vast system of private wires is, being rapidly Installed. Plans for tho
mobilization of the telephone and telegraph service for war purposes, which
involve tho lnying of a new underground cnhlo from Washington to New
York, containing more than 80,000 miles of wire nnd supplying importnnt
cities en route, are virtually completed throught the committee on telephones
nnd telegraphs of tho Council of National Defense,
When completed tho now system will connect tho war, navy and other
governmental departments with strategic points nil over the country by a
widespread network of special and
Everywhere the telephone nnd telegraph companies have given precedence
to tho Government service.
Loner-distance facilities in and
nenrly doubled, tho orlginnl system of
the canital linvInK been increased to
Now York, under contemplation, copper
many directions. When all this woric
mately COO long-distance wires radiating
Uncle Sam's Uniform
ASniNGTON the sent of tho
the change in the status of the
popularity. It Is as If America has
sense of relief from tho gray, drab
colors of peace times.
Every second man on the street is
n soldier, a sailor or a marine.
Any hour of the dayllt span ono
may look to tho cardlnnl points nnd
witness a military spectacle.
Far out Pennsylvania avenue n
troop of cnvalry is Jogging along to
"somewhere."
Over the brow of tho Fifteenth
street hill a bnttallon vof Infantry Is
fiwlnelmr along to Join tho- cavalry
"somowhore." Beyond tho city, enmped
tho old Chesapeake canal, far over into
in tho khaki of tho service, awaiting
And at night, tho grim, gray war
eyos, way Into the small hours of tho
Yet it Imparts n solid confidence to the thousands of men In khaki who
are camped within sight of the capital and nwnlt tho call to "somowhore."
Tho day of uniforms as n distinguishing mnrk for swashbuckling lovers
has passed. . , '
Today they mark tho young man of serious purpose.
DP
"High Cost of Living"
movement, by which the farmers and
Inaugurated by tho Washington post-
master some two years ngo and It has
grown steadily so that It now prom
ises to become a real factor In reduc
ing the cost of living. Other big cities
have taken up the Idea and nro report
ing much progress.
Tho scheme Is to put the farmer
In touch with the resident of the city
so that he can sell direct, delivering
by parcel post, thereby saving the
commission of tho middleman, which
Is held to bo one of the chief causes
Issued by the Washington postmaster
farm products for sale. This lattei
for sale which can be sent by parcel
postmaster to havo his iimno put on
tho things he has for sale. These lists
from time to time and circulated quite
Forgotten for a Moment
granite cornerstone thnt Joins the rail
sizzle, but black bow held her own.
n mother and two kids to blow your
"with your nickels, neither, Miss Smart
a hurry nnd Jabbed It under without
good an' tight by this time, I guess.
Peace monument.'-'
thing for you to have to spend your
don't you "
of National Defense
for participation by the United States
include the strengthening on a stu
vast system of telephone nnd tele
graph wires nnd cables radiating out
of Washington has been more than
doubled during the Inst few months.
Comprehensive plans have been drawn
for placing tho military departments,
tho treasury nnd the department of
agriculture in close wire touch with
all of the financial nnd agricultural
centers nnd tho military camps and
posts throughout the country.
Long-distance service already has
been prnctlcally doubled and In addi
private telephone nnd telegraph wires.
out of Washington nlready hnvo been
148 long-dlstnnco wires leading out oJ
249. In addition to tho new cable to
wire will bo strung above ground in
is completed tnerc wm uo approxi
from Washington.
Everywhere in the Capital
war pulse tells a remarkable story of
uniform, tho Increasing use of it and Its
turned to n form or militarism witn q
Up nnd down the Conduit road, along
Virginia, are thousands of young men,
the call to "somewhere."
departmont building blinks 1,000 yellow
morning. It keeps Us socrots nnd winks
GROWING SWEET CORN
Plant Some Variety at Short In
tervals Up to August.
Loses Quality Very Rapidly After Be
ing Picked Docs Best In Fertile
Soli, But Adapts Itself to All
Textures.
Sweet corn should always be found
in the home garden when space al
lows, since It loses quality very rap-
Idly after being picked. Its sugar
changes Into starch, so that to have it
at Its best It should be on the lire
within 15 minutes after being pulled
from tho stalk.
Corn docs best In n fertile soil, but
Is able to adapt Itself to all textures
from sand to clay. To grow It In suf
ficient quantities for the average fam
ily requires more space, however,
than fo'r most garden vegetables. It
should not bo planted until after dan
ger of frost Is past.
The rows should bo spaced not
eloror than three feet apart, and for
Good Variety of Sweet Corn.
the lurger growing late varieties the
distance bad best be three and one
half feet. Stalks should be thinned
to stand from 15 to 18 inches In tho
row. In planting, the seed is covered
with one or two Inches of soil. Culti
vation must be thorough, frequent uud
shallow.
It Is possible to use the ground oc
cupled by early corn for a full plant'
lng of such crops us spinach, turnips
nnd kale. Large, late varieties, how
over, will occupy the ground for prac
tically tho whole season.
For enrly use the yellow sweet
corns nave recently necomo quuu
popular. Of course the Golden Ban
tam is n well-known variety. Early
Mlnuesota has long been a favorite,
White Mexican Is u valuable early
com. Early Malakohf Is a very early
sort of excellent quality, which does
better in tho North thnn In the mid
die states, however. Early Adams Is
u variety frequently grown for mar
ket, and Its virtues are rather those
of the market than of the table. It
Is n flint corn, not a sweet corn, but if
used during the very short period
when its qualities are at their best, Its
flavor is good.
It Is possible to havo a fairly long
season of usable corn if three vuri
eties, snch as Golden Bantam, Crosby,
and Country Gentleman are planted
simultaneously In early spring. To
make the season continuous until
frost, however, It will be necessary to
plant some variety at Intervals of
two or three weeks up to the last of
July. Crosby Is a very good vurlety
for this purpose.
CARE OF HARNESS ESSENTIAL
Horses Never Look Their Full Value In
Shabby, Patched-Up Affair Prices
Going Higher.
The hnrness has n lot to do with
tho appearnnce of a team. The an!
mills never look their full value In a
shabby,' patched-up affair, while,' on
the other hand, tho veriest plugs ure
vastly Improved In appearance by
bright, well-kept (harness. '
But that Isn't all. With the high
nnd rising cost of leather care of the
harness Is wise economy. Ilurness
that Is never cleaned and oiled soon
stiffens up und goes to pieces. The
sewing breaks, the buckles rust and
the leather loses its life.
An occasional cleaning and scrub
bing with warm water and good soap,
followed by a thorough oiling with
nentsfoot oil, when the lenther has
pretty well dried, will udd years to
tho life of a harness.
FOOD AS ESSENTIAL AS GUNS
Every Boy or Girl Who Grows Garden
Will Be Doing Their Share In
Winning Great War.
Food Is Just as Important as guns
or shells in winning tho war. Every
garden will help. Every boy or girl
who grows u garden will bo doing
their share In winning tho war Just as
truly as the man who goes to the
front. Tho wny for tho boys and girls
to enlist Is to flutl a piece of suitable
ground that Is available, plow it up
and plant it to vegetables.
"VELVET" FROM SHEEP FLOCK
Animals Will Mow Orchard and Keep
Down Weeds About Windbreaks,
Fences nnd Buildings.
A small Hock will mow tho orchard
and keep down the wooda about wjnd
breaks, fences und buildings. All of
this IB simply Incidental "velvet" n
tho wool clip pays fer the flock's keep.
Tho mutton return Is the main source
of profit.
BEES INCREASE FRUIT CROP
Little Honey Gatherers Carry Pollen
From One Blossom to Another
Weather Counts.
Bees will pay well for their keep In
honey, but that Is not all tho good
they do. They Increnso tho fruit crop
by fertilizing tho blossoms. If there
were no bees nor similar Insects there
would be little fruit. Tho wind can
not he depended on to do tho necessary
work of carrying tho pollen (that yel
low powder) from the male blossoms
to the female blossoms. Most of this
work Is done by the bees In their trips
fronv blossom to blossom.
Weather at the time the orchard
blooms has much to do with the size
of the crop. If It Is wet, cloudy and
cold, the bees cannot work as tluy
will when It Is clear and warm. Con
sequently fewer blossoms are fertil
ized and there Is less fruit.
lou may have noticed that some
times ono side of an apple tree will
be set heavily with fruit, while there
will he little or none on the othei
side. This Is often caused by strong,
cold winds that prevent tho bees
from working on the exposed side of
the tree.
SAVE ALL BREEDING ANIMALS
Department of Agriculture Urge
Farmers Not to Be Tempted With
Present High Prices.
"Don't sell your breeding nnimnh
unless you can replace them immodl
ately with better ones," Is the mes
sage the United States department ol
agriculture Is sending to farmers anc
stockmen everywhere. Don't lot the
temptation of high prices now hclii?
offered for live stock or undue fear ol
the prices asked for many popular
feeds mislead you Into selling a cow
or sow that will drop the golden call
or litter. Such near-sighted prollt-
taking or lack of courage, If wide
spread, would strike at the founda
Jlon of the country's live stock Indus
try and cripple It for years to come
As there is a shortage of meat animals
throughout tho world, we cannot hope
to Import new breeding stock to re
place those wo foolishly have klllet'
off. Our own breeding animals, there
fore, must bo regarded ns the seed
essential to tho domestic ment supplj
of tho nation.
RAKE FOR GATHERING BRUSH
Implement Invented for Purpose of
Collecting Undergrowth Is Idea
of a Nevada Man.
In illustrating nnd describing n re
volving rake, the Invention of A. R,
Clayton of North Fork, Nov., tin
Scientific American says:
"This Invention provides a rnkc foi
gathering sagebrush and similar under
growth, snld rake embodying a wheo'
supported frame, u second frame mov
ablo with relation to thq first and car
rylug teeth, means to adjust and main
tain the teeth In spaced relation wltl
the ground and moans for olovutinf
tho second frame."
WAYS OF MAKING WHITEWASH
Formulas Given for Making Solutlor
for Outside and Inside Use Mix
Both Thoroughly.
Whitewash for outside use Slain
one bushel of quicklime In 12 gallon!
of hot water, dissolve two pounds o)
common salt and ono pound of sul
phato of zinc in two gallons of boll
lng water und mix this witli the slaked
lime, then add two gallons of skin
milk, and mix thoroughly. Sprenc
lightly over the urfuea with n broai'
brush.
Whitewash for Interior painting
Slake a pock of Quicklime with boiling
vuter and cover as soon as the wute:
lu added. Strain after slaking and pui
in a gallon of salt dissolved In hoi
water, a quarter of a pound of Span
ish whiting, two pounds of rice pasr
and a half pound of glue, dissolved Id
warm water. Mix these thoroughly.
cover und set uslde for u few days to
ripen.
LIMESTONE TO KILL SORREL
Quicklime Can Be Used to Advantage
by Slaking With Water and Ap
, prying to Plants,
Tho usual advice for the control of
sheep sorrol Is to apply ground lime
stone, 2 tons per aero, hydrntocl Umu
1 tons per acre, or quicklime 1 ton
per acre. The quicklime can be used
to advantage by linking with water
and sprinkling tho mixture freely over
the sorrel, The liquid will Injure ihe
loaves of the sorrel as well us help
correct the sou acidity.
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ROAD BUILDING HINTS GIVEN
Military Attaches With Former Pre
mier Balfour of England, Im
part Information.
Somo Interesting Information re
garding military road building wns giv
en to tho United States when tho Eng
lish mission headed by Former Pre
mier Balfour arrived In New York.
Military attaches told how jthe nrmlcs
of Franco nnd urcnt uritain reuuut
ronds In Frnnco nnd Belgium.
English military engineers recently
havo mndo experiments demonstrating
that It Is possible and desirable to
build the highest types of rond sur
faces for tho temporary or emergency
movement of artillery and Btippllos.
Roads built with asphalt sent from
England havo been constructed In the
rent of tho Frauco-Belglnn front.
Roads so Improved gnvo better serv
ice than any typo nttempted under the
swift nnd heavy movemeut necessi
tated by tho artillery action which
procedos Infantry nttneks. It was
observed that motortrucks nnd gun
carriages suffered no injury in move
ment over theso hnstily constructed
pavements, whllb frequent breakdowns
were experienced when road building
wns not nttempted.
Following those experiments n mis
sion, Including oillccrs of tho British
nnd French engineer corps, looked
over tho pavements In tho environs
of Paris built In tho last three or four
years. Among other ronds Inspected
was tho nsphalt pavement lnld on tho
road to Versailles, which has been
carrying heavy military tratllc ever
since the war started. As a result
of theso experiments and Investiga
tions It has been decided, wherever
possible, to construct similar surfaces
for tho movement of military tralllc
in regions where ronds havo been de
stroyed or whero they may bo made
necessary by battle plans.
PLAN OF MAIN TRUNK LINES
California Is Spending $18,000,000 on
Two Chief Highways From
Oregon to Mexico.
John A. Wilson, president of the
Americnn Automobile association, Bays
of the federal good roads law recently
pnssed.
"Thirty-four states havo now out
lined In somo form n system of main
trunk lines, which Is now an augury
for the success of the federal-aid plan
Just Inaugurated. In this connection
it is worthy to noto thnt California
was tho first state to apply for Its ap
portionment of tho money, nnd Call-
fornln Is expending $18,000,000 on two
Good Road In California.
main highways extending from the
Oregon to tho Mexican line. It should
bo kept In mind that nn application
for federal aid In the Improvement of
nny road must bo mndo by tho high
way department of tho state. Con
sequently If anybody In the state de
sires to have n road improved at tho
aid of federal funds It Is necessary
that tho matter bo taken up with tho
stato highway department and not with
tho federal government."
BUILDING GOOD EARTH ROADS
Can Be Constructed at Low Cost, but
They Require Constant and Costly
Attention.
Good earth roads can bo constructed
at n vory low cost; however, they re
quire constant maintenance, which may
ho expensive whero tho travel is heavy.
A well-built and properly maintained
earth road will servo somo sections as
well as tho most exponslvo types of
hard-surfaced roads will servo other
sections. Whero this fact Is realized
more attention will be paid to earth
roads, nnd tho money spent on them
will not bo regarded as lost.
Hellebore.
To kill Insects on fruits or flowers
that nro to bo picked within a few
days, such ns roses, currants, etc.:
Uso us n dust, 1 ounco of will to hoi-
leboro mixed with fi ouncos of flour. If
desired in liquid form, uso 1 ounco
whlto hellebore to 1 gallon of water.
Engine Sometimes Balks.
A gasoline engine sometlmos balks
but so does a horse. You can And out
what's the matter with tho onglno, but
no ono hns over yet discovered tho
workings of the mind of a balky horse.
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KEEP MILK COOL AND CLEAN
Warm Weather Is Trying on Dairymen,
but More Especially on Women
Keep Vessels Clean.
Tho season Is rapidly approaching
when greater caro must bo tnken of
milk. Warm weather Is trying on tho
dnlrymnn, but more especially on the
farmer's wife, who must care for tho
milk from n few cows. Preparations
should therefore bo uuulo to keep the
milk cool nnd clean.
Tho facilities for keeping milk on
tho nverugo farm are very Inadequate.
Not enough cool space Is available for
tho average farm woman, hence she
hns dlfljcultlcs In saving the mltk and
ripening tho orenm evenly.
In the flrst place, the milk vessels
are Important. They should bo of tho
right klud, with no seams In the pans,
palls, etc., to harbor germs. Thoro
should bo plenty of vessels nnd they
should bo kept scrupulously clean,
aired, steamed und sunned occasion
ally. A refrigerator Is almost n necessity
on tho farm these days. There are
mnny pcrlshnblo foods ns well ns milk
to bo kept. Tho cost of u refrigerator
Is not grent when tho utility nnd econ
omy of keeping foods nro considered.
DAIRY COWS RELISH SILAGE
Result Given of an Experiment Con
ducted by Pennsylvania Station-
Decrease in Yield.
In an experiment conducted by tho
Pennsylvania stutlon, according to a
report received by tho department of
agriculture, two lots of flvo cows each
were fed for thrco periods of four
weeks. Lot 1 received sllago nlone for
roughngo during period 1 nnd li nnd
mixed hay nnd sllngo during period
and lot 2 received hay and sllngo
during periods 1 nnd 3 nnd sllngo dur
ing period 2.
Tho milk yield decrensed with both
systems of roughnge, but tho decreaso
was less with Bllngo and hay. When
sllngo nnd hay for roughago followed
sllago nlono there was n slight lncreaso
In milk yield over tho Initial produc
tion. Except In one Instnnco thero
was n decreaso each period. When
High Producing Type.
tho cows received hay they con
sumed prnctlcally tho sarao amount
of sllago as when no hay was
Included In tho rutlon. Both lots
consumed nn excess of protein nnd
net energy above that necessary for
malntennnco nnd milk production
when based on Eckles' standard. Thero
were no apparent undesirable physi
cal effects from tho feeding of sllngo
nlono for roughngo with the grains
lined. Thero was very little differenco
In tho cost of the two rations or in
tho feed cost of milk and milk fat.
No perceptible differenco wns observed
in tho health of tho two lots.
MILK FEVE-R IS BOTHERSOME
Danger Among Cows Appears Great
est In Late Summer Koop Animal
In Barn and Feed Hay.
Milk fever Is n rnthcr serious trou-
bio with good cows, ns It is said that
none but well-bred, henvy-produclng
cows havo it. It seems to bo rnoro
prevnlent among gruss-fed cows.
Tho dnnger of milk fover among
cows seems to bo greatest In Into sum
mer or early fall, notnbly June, July,
August and September. Tho recom
mendation Is to put tho cow In tho
bum nnd feed dry hay about n week
boforo 8ho comes fresh. Three or
four days before calving tho cow is
given u dnso of snlts with it little gin
ger. Another doso is also given flvo
or six hours after tho calf is born. A
bucket of warm water should bo given
tho cow two or threo times n day. Shu
should not bo allowed to havo cold
water for somo time.
FEED ROUGHAGE TO DRY COWS
Profitable, However, to Feed Sufficient
Grain to Havo Them In Good
Physical Condition.
Dry cows can bo mulntnlncd on hay
and sllago or roots. It Is protltnblo
howevor, to feed cows a suUlclont
amount of grain during tho dry period
to havo them In good physical condi
tion at calving time.
Cows should bo dry for six to olght
weeks prior to calving. It does not
pay to havo thorn dry for a longer
period.