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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1917)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA. mm m o I Grow Grain in Western Canada, Make Profits, and Show Greater Patriotism. Tho nntion-wjdo cry of "Moro EfB clency" has now renched even tho mosl remote ngrlculturnl sections nnd then ts a general Interest amongst tho farm ers to Increase their products nnd to. reuuee their expenses. Tho need o foodstuffs Is greater- than tho world has ever before known, and every ef fort Is being used to meet tho world'! food requirements, becoming mor apparent every day. While It Is tru that this dcslro Is attested by a gen eral patriotism, thero Is an under lying factor in this extension worli to secure some of tho benefits that nr being offered by a ready market al maximum prices. Wide-spread atten tion has been given to tho opportunity In this respect In Western Canada whero fortunes aro being made In a few crops out of grain at present prices. It has been found thnt the open, level prairie can bo cultivated foi wheat and other small grains at a min imum price, and during tho past fe years the yields havo been moro than satisfactory. Wheat crops of fortj bushel to the acre havo been common In Western Canada In tho last three 01 four years, and with a present avail able price of over $2.00 per bushel this means n return on investment and labor that cannot be duplicated else where. This Is mnde possible by the low priced lands that can bo secured for grain growing. Tho range in price runs from $15 to $25 per acre, accord ing to location nnd other local condi tions. In this period of "moro agricul tural efficiency" It la apparent at a glance thnt tho farmer on low priced but high grade lands, growing hla grain at n minimum cost, Is reaping a golden harvest with the highest per centago of profit. Tho cultivator of high priced farm lands has a big handicap to overcome. in computing Mb proms on a $200 nq acre farm as compared with tho .agri culturist reaping ns great, If nol greater return from $25 an acre land. It therefore becomes a question foi tho farmer himself to answer, whethei ho Is doing himself nnd his country t4 best service, by devoting all his enen gles to working high priced lnnd thai yields no better return thnn land tha can bo secured at one-eighth tin price. It Is a case of getting elthci minimum or maximum quantity. Mnnj havo already decided on the nltcrna Uve, nnd with their spare money In vested In nnd now working Western Canndn lands, they are allowed ti speak for themselves. Apparently thej aro satisfied, for wo learn of cases whero on a $4,000 Investment, in pn year they havo had their money back, with a profit of from 50 to 100 Such Is ono of tho steps In progresslvo ness now being demonstrated In th( effort to create greater ofllclency. Thi Canadian Government Is using ever effort to bring theso conditions to th( nttentlon of tho agricultural world, Is order to secure tho necessary lncrensed grain production bo greatly needed The farmer In Western Canada is ex empt from all personal taxes.- HIi buildings, stock nnd Implements nri not assessed; and every .encourdgo ment Is given to farmers to improve and Increase their farm output. Re 1 duced railway rates are being offered to new settlers to look over tho coun try nnd to size up an unprecedented opportunity In farm'.njr. Advertise ment At the Movies. John on being asked whether oi not ho had enjoyed tho moving pic ture he had Just seen said sngely: "1 didn't, but it makes no difference now; it's all over." Stat of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ho Is m eenlor partner of ths firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business In the City of To ledo, County oJ Btate aforesaid, and that aid firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN DRED DOLLAR3 for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENET. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1S5J. (Sjal) A. W. Oleason. Notary Public. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE Is tak en Internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Drugcl'ts, 76c. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Takes Bride's Name. Murray Cohen, who married Helen Bernnys In New York, will hereafter be known ns Murray C. Bernays to keep alive the bride's family name. Keeping the Quality Up f.AXATIVH 11HOMOQU1N1NH. the WorW-rmoo Cure for Col4 nJ Grip. U now SOo wt box. On ftccoautof tho adrance in the prlco of the six dif ferent Medlelnal.ConcentratedTJitraeu and Cbm call TiomilneO I ts fLCx AfriVH BUOMO (JUIN1NH it mi ut ceturr to lncreuo Utp price to tho Dro Ut. It hai itood tha tett for a Quarter of a OenV rr. It U nied br ererr Olrluied Nation. A plrTs idea of n slow young man is nne'Svho hasn't acquired the hair muss ing linblt. Most particular women ubc Red Cross Hall lilue. American made. Sure to please. At all cood grocers. Adv. It Is difficult for a man to be care ful without being called stingy. Granulated Evelkf. 3 Sore Eyes. Eye Inflamed by I Sun, Cmr and Wind quickly ft, l(v1 h Mtirln. Trv It In VL .'tri'r' C your Eye and In Dabj Eyes. TOUR Li LjNoSmirti3f,JntEyeCHBiMt Hur!neEyeRenedy,nyw7p.VM2riS: REDUCED rnimiNR HEN HOUSE FLOORS Kind of Material to Use Will De pend on Conditions. CEMENT IS COLD AND DAMP Earth Floor Is Economical Where Soil Is Light and Well Drained Wood en Floor Makes Harbor for Rats and Vermin. (Prepared by tho United Statoa Depart ment of Agriculture.) Tho kind of a floor to build in your poultry house whether of earth, wood or cement will depend on several con dltlons. Each kind of floor has Its ad' vantages and disadvantages under cer tain conditions with which tho poultry keeper should bo familiar. Where tho soil is light and well drained, earth floors nro economical and sufficiently comfortnblo for tho fowls. Whero drainage Is not good nnd on heavy soils, especially thOTo con tnlnlng much clay, floors of wood or cement nro generally preferred. Earth Floors, A floor of earth needs to be re newed at least onco a year. If tho droppings thnt fall upon tho floor nro carefully removed nt frequent, regular intervals, much of tho earth Is removed with them. If tho regular cleaning of the floor Is superficial, tho earth of tho floor to a depth of several Inches becomes so mixed with droppings thnt Its condition is very insanitary. W)ien tho poultry keeper has n gar den, tho manure obtained by removing tho earth floor of the poultry houso will compensate for tho labor of re newing the floor, nnd the new earth required can bo taken from n conven ient spot on his own land. When tho poultry keeper must pay someone else to take away tho old earth and bring in new, tho cost will In n few years exceed the cost of a cement floor. Cement Floors. The princlpnl fault of n cement floor is that it is likely to bo cold nnd damp. These conditions may be corrected by covering tho floor to n depth of an Inch or two with dry earth or sand, using over this scratching litter of straw or wood shavings. ' Floors so treated require as much routine work to keep them In good order ns earth floors, but the supply of clean earth required Is much loss and tho work of nrnual renovation Is eliminated. Wood Floors. Floors of wood are not now much used in poultry houses except when tire space under the floor Is high enough to be occupied by poultry. A wooden floor close to tho ground soon rots, while any space under n floor not high enough to be used for poultry makes a hnrbor for rnts and other ver min. The wooden floor of n poultry house should have a light coating of dry enrth, sund, chnfC or slmllnr material to prevent the droppings of the birds from sticking to nnd saturating tho boards. OIL CAN IS HELD SECURELY Device Described That Will Hofd Re ceptacle Firmly, But Allow It to Be Removed Easily. Many readers will be glad to get a device thnt will hold an oil can se curely, but allow it to bo removed eas ily, writes C. J. Lyndo in Fanners' Mail and Breeze. It consists of n main pinto having n large lug, pressed up Device Holds Oil Can. to form a support to the can, and two fiinaller lugs, pressed down to form stops to n pivoted arm. This arm is nttnehed by n spring to another arm, which Is held Arm by bending down a small portion through a hole in tho main plate. Two screw holes nro placed In tho end of the main urm for attaching It to the machine. PLAN FOR FORCING LETTUCE Excellent Method Is to Transplant Seedlings Into Pots and From These Into Beds. Earthen pots can bo used to ad vantage in tho forcing of lettuce. An excellent plan Is to transplant seed lings from flats Into two-Inch pots and from theso Into tho permanent beds. If space is at u premium the pots may bo plunged into the soli of the perma nent beds, between plants which will not bo harvested for u month or more. Lnrge, strong plants may bo grown In tho earthen pots which will require not more thnn four or live weeks to attain marketable size after they havo been set In the permanent hedx. Pays to Be Suspicious. It pays to bo suspicious whenever you fintVn a sick hog In the herd. Pork prices aro ton high to tnkp chunces with hog cholera. Poultry Manure Valuable. The poultry manure is n valuable naset. Tho most satisfactory woy of storing it is In barrels. A USEFUL CELLAR DOOR HINGE Strips of Iron Strengthen Doors and Prevent Persons From Walk ing on Thtnv Strips of flat iron, one-fourth by ono inch wide were used to make service able hinges for cellar doors, and n strip was attached to each hinge, curled In the form of n spring, ns shown, pro- Combined Hlngo and Stop. vldlng nlso n prnctlcal stop, writes M. E. Duggan of Kcnoshn, Wis., In Pop ulor Mechanics Mngnzlnc. Tho usual difficulty with such doors Is that the hinges nro soon torn 'looso and the doors racked to pieces. Theso hinges act as braces across the doors ns well as stops. onmrnUT cno unoccc UlMIU UIll I Ull MUI IOL.U a. The faithful horso that breaks the land, tills tho crops, hauls them to market and relieves his master of drudgery deserves bet ter care than some of them get. What Is too good for tho faith ful horso that works in season and out of season to make the farm produce? Think of your horses when you 1 arc sitting around the fireside or enjoying tho evening menll See that they aro comfortable before you rest for tho night. If you do this you will enjoy your rest better, be a better master and a good citizen. PUT CALKS ON HORSE SHOES Necessary During Winter Season to Prevent Animals From Falling Examine Frequently. In winter weather It is necessary to shoe tho draft horse so as to pre vent falling and Injury to the anlmnl. This Is best done by using n calk shoo with a heavy toe and heel. This will prevent the horse from falling. A rid ing or driving horse should not bo heavily shod. Care should bo taken that the calks do not protrude, for there is danger, of injury when tho horse Is trotting. Tho shoes should be examined fre quently to seo if tho calks are ade quate for the work the animal Is do Ing. When It is necessary to shoe the horso with heavy calks, special at tentlon must bo given to setting tho heel calk so that there will be no (Inn ger of Injury to the animal. TO PREPARE ASPARAGUS BED Doubtful Whether Cutting and Burn ing of Tops Is Advisable Where Severo Freezing Occurs. In many sections the nsparagus plants are cut down us soon as the berries turn red, nnd after drying suf ficiently they are burned to destroy any disease germs or Insects that may be present. In regions whero severe freezes occur It Is doubtful whether the cutting and burning of asparagus tops Is advisable. Tho old tops hold the snow nnd prevent deep freezing and the blowing of soil. Some growers thoroughly harrow the bed after tho tops are removed, others throw a slight ridge over the row, hut ridging is not necessary unless tlur Is iliinuor of In jury by severo freozlrfg during the win ter. Where land Is Inclined to wash, cultivating and ridging in the fall aro objectionable. MACHINES THAT SAVE LABOR Difference In Profit and Loss In Farm Ing Often Represented by Good Implements. Good Implements often represent the difference between profit nnd 'loss hi farming. Ono man cultivates a field In ono day; It takes another man one nud one-fourth days to cultivate an other the same size. Ono man breaks a field In three days; It takes another man four days to break ono the same size. Tho difference is In Implements. Tho cost of tho lmplementsuiind their upkeep may not bo far from the same, Tho time haa come for farmers to seek implements and mnchines that savo la bor and make money. COMFORTABLE PEN FOR PIGS Warm, Dry Place Is Recommended Give Opportunity for Exercise and Variety of Feed. Always give the rlK warm, dry place In which to Bleep. Do not ullow much air space above tho nest. Give an opportunity for an abundance of exercise and a variety of feed. It Is practicable to push them to popular market weights by the time, thoy are seven months of age. The gains nro made more cheaply before that time than it Is poRflble to make them after that age. BUILDING HIGHWAYS ON PACIFIC COAST Interesting Figures Secured by Call fornla Experts on Pull Required to Move Wagon. An energetic nnd Influential organs lzatlon on tho Pacific const, tho Cali fornia Stato Automobllo association, has carried on sonio investigations af fording definite figures of tho vnluo of good roads. It secured tho help of Prof. J. B. Davidson of tho University of. .California and Austin B. Fletcher, stato highway engineer, in carrying on n largo number of tests of tho pull re quired to movo n standard farm wagon loaucu io maKO roo gross wcigut u,uw pounds. This wagon was"" hauled in somo cases by a two-ton truck nnd in other cases by n team of good draft horses, weighing about 1,000 pounds each. Tests have shown thnt n pull of 27 to 30 pounds per ton of gross load was needed to haul the wagon on unsur fnced concrcto ronds. When tho con crete was surfaced with oil and screen ings tho pull was Increased to about 50 pounds. About 05 pounds were needed; for hauling on water-bound mncadum and on bituminous concrete lnld on top of cement concrete. On good gravel roads n pull of 05 to 82 pounds was needed, while on looso gravel tho pulb was 203 pounds, tho highest record In! any of tho terns. About 80 pounds wcro rcaulred for hnullnc on bltumln ous macadam. On earth ronds 02' pounds wero required for hauling over n good surface covered with 1 inches of loose dust, 00 pounds over an ordl- Road Through California Forest. nary dirt road with dust 0 Inches deep in places, and 218 pounds over a muddy earth road. Tho significance of theso figures lies In tho fact that on a good earth road it is necessary to exert three times' tho pull thnt is required on a con .crete road, nnd nearly twice the pull required on a macadam road. Fur thermore, when the earth road bo comes muddy, u condition which does 'not affect traffic on good pavements, .tho pull Is more thnn doubled. ROADS INDEX OF CHARACTER Determine Important of Country, Limiting or Aiding Its Advance Should Be Built The roads nro an index of tho char ncter of any country, determining its Imporiance and limiting or aiding its, ndvanee. A country thnt Isn't wogrth n good road isn't worth what Its land .sells for nnd soon won't be worth llv ing in. No community that has ever lmnroved its ronds. has ever recretted 'it, for road Improvement Is a good in vestment for any community. Since the roads nro for all the people, they should bo built by all the people with stato and federal aid. MOTOR TRAFFIC IS GREATER Significant Feature of Road Develop ment Is Construction of Bet ter Surfaces. A most significant feature of road development is tio construction of bet ter surfaces ns n result of automobllo traffic, for It is estimated that thero aro approximately 2.600.000 nutds In uso on tho roads of tho country, or one ,car for every mllo of rond. Tho mo-; ror trainc is greater than traffic of a kinds 12 years ago. Urges Permanent Roads. That road-bulldlug along pcrronnent lines should bo prosecuted as a part of our national war program was tho determination of the chamber of commerce of the United States, nt its meeting held at Atlantic City, N J, Roads Expand In Winter. Concrcto roads expand most in win ter and contract most In summer, ac cording to tho United States bureau of standards, because of increases or decreases In the moisture they contain. KIDNEY SUFFERERS HAVE FEELING OF SECURITY You naturally feel secure when you know that the medicine you are about to uico is absolutely pure and contains no harmful or habit producing drugs. Such a medlcino ia Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy. The tame standard of purity, ftrcngth and excellence ia maintained in every bottle of Swamp-Root. Swamp-Root is scientifically compound ed from vegetable herbs. It is not a stimulant and Is taken in tenipoonful doses. It la not recommended for everything. According to verified testimony It is nature's great helper in relieving and over coming kidney, liver and bladder trou bles. A sworn statement of purity ts with every bottle of Vr. Kilmers uwamp Root. If you need a medicine, you should have the best. Tf von ro lrdr convinced that Rwemn.Hnnt la whit vou need. VOU will find it on sale at all drug stores in bottles of two slr.es, medium and large. However, If you wish first to try this area Kih sat preparation send ten cents to ur. Wr A. Co.. ninshamton. N. Y.. for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper. ao.v. Tako Coverl Lord Northcllffe, apropos of a Zop pel In nttack on London, said at a din ncr in Now York ; "Nowadays in my country, when wo want to proclaim a man a fool, wo say ho hasn't senso enough to como In out of tho raid." DON'T WORRY ABOUT PIMPLES Because Cutleura Quickly Removes Them Trial Freo. On rising and retiring gently smear tho face with Cutleura Ointment. Wash off tho Ointment In flvo minutes with Cutleura Soap nnd hot water, using plenty of Soap. Keep your skin clear by making Cutleura your very-day toilet preparations. Frco eamplo each by mall with Book. Addresg postcard, Cutleura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold ovcrywhere. Adv. When MoIbo Don't Count. Ono of tho peculiarities of the leather-lunged Individual Is thnt ho hasn't discovered that It Isn't tho nolso of a holler shop that makes tho boilers. GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER Has been used for all ailments thnt aro caused by a disordered stomach and lnnctlvo liver, such as sick head ache, constipation, sour stomach, nervous Indigestion, fcrmcntntlon of food, palpitation of tho heart caused by gases In tho stomach. August Flower is a gentle laxative, regulates digestion both In stomnch and Intestines, cleans and sweetens tho stomach nnd alimen tary canal, stimulates tho liver to se crete tho bllo and Impurities from tho blood. Sold in all civilized countrlos. 00 and 00 cent bottles. -Adv. Don't repeat the harrowing tare thnt Isn't verified. Tho chance Is that it's German propaganda. Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights tho laundress. At all good grocers. Adv. Dcnth loves n shining mark, but love often picks out n rusty ono. 1 $1 Where in $15 to $30 farmers (scores of them from the U. single crop. Such an opportunity for ia wonn investigation. Canada extends to you a hearty Free Homestead Lands of 160 Acres Each or secure some of the low priced lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alfeerta. Think what yen can Make with wheat at $2 a bushel and land so easy to Ret. Wonderful yields also of Oats, Barky and Flax. Mixed faralag and cattle raising. The climate la healthful and agreeable; railway fa cilities excellent; good schools and churches convenient "Write for literature and particulars as to reduced railway rates to Supt Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or to W. V. BENNETT Room 4, Dee Oldg., Omaha. Neb. Canadian Government Acent Carter's Little Liver Pills For Constipation A vegetable remedy that always rives prompt relief In coRstl pation. Banishes that tired feeling altogether and puts you right over-night, stimulates the Liver gently, but quickly restor ing it to full and healthy action, and the stomach and bowels to their natural functions. Making life worth living: ftmall PIH fimill Dot SaaaU Pries RriQV rUFPVC or HEALTHY aT CARTER'S IRON PILLS 'No Raise In Price Of This Great Remedy CASCARAK QUININE Th lUnd vd cold cure for SOyeart la tablet form tare, sure, no opiates cure cold in 34 hourt grip In '3 dayi. MoncybacklfltfalU. Oetthe ermine bo with Red top kind Mr. Hill's picture on It. Coats leta, gives more, saves money. 2Tabl.tafor2Sc. At Any Drue Stor Peoplo don't seem to enro much whnt tho fashion is so long ns it 1 conceded to be tho fashion. Important to Mothers 4 Bxamlno carefully every bottle of OASTORIA, that famous old remedy for Infants and children, nnd seo that It Bears tho Slgnaturo of( in Uso for Over no Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Caatorli If thero wcro no fools tho fads would dlo out Sores and Wounds If you knew tha wonderful beaU&f properties of Dr. DaTld Roberta' AltSOKllKNT-Price 81.00 you would use no other prepuraUon In tbo trratment of wlro cms. old sores, poll erll and (inula. It beau In tba shortest posalble Umo. Read the Practical Home Veterissriss Sutfwrrt Imlltt m iferUta la Cl If lio dealer In your town, writ tr. 01(14 Roberts' Tit C&, ISO Grits' Annul, Wialwhi, Wis. pEvery Woman Wnnlse 1591 . FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE Dissolved ia water for douches stops pelvic catarrh, ulceration and iaflam mation. Recommended by Lydi C. Flnkham Med. Co. for tea years, A healing; woader for natal catarrh, sore throat and sore eyes. Economical. Nebraska Directory BEST BUYERS"SELLERS cattle I hogs o sheep STOCK YARDS' OMAHA l JQLIET SPRING and CYLINDER SHELLERS Champion, Koroseno Engines Bousher Food Grinders Hand &nd Power Feed Cutters) LININGER IMPLEMENT CO., Omaha, Nebr. PLEATING Dona promptly. BUTTONS Free price list. -- W. N. U., OMAHA, NO. 51-1017. Western Caaada vou can buv at from per acre seed farm land thnt will raise 20 to 4S bashcls to tke acre ef $Z wheat its easy to figure the profits. Many Western Canadian S.) havo oald for their land from a 100 prefit on labor and investment Invitation to settle on her Genuine bears (Itrnature b COLOR Indfont. i A.K Murine E70 Scz&cdy Co., CUcags d
