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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1918)
THE SEMI -WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. , waSHINCKON CITY ' Washington Expert Tells ASIIINGTON. Meyer Davis of this city, who hna been dubbed the "king of tho "Jazzcrs," Is quoted by a Boston Post reporter who interviewed him ns having Bald that juzz music, while having "Wagner beaten n nille for harmony, cannot be written becauso WHEEH FEELIM (A KIP lulu," replied Dnvls, " It will quickly become n thing of tho past. It's n nov elty, nnd that Is all. A jazz player takes a piece of music and plays what ain't there. The. good Jazzcr can take any sort of n melody and jazz It up by putting nil sorts of 'blues' In, with a generous sprinkling of ragtime vari ations. A typical Jazz band is composed of Instruments of greatest nolsc maklng power. Let mo explain. You must have tho slide trombone, with a .bottle of oil handy. Then u drummer, with a complete assortment of kitchen utensils, nnd a cornetlst, who must have ilnlshcd execution and technique, ns the rngging of tho melody depends on him. Clarionet? Surel no plays all the convolutions, evolutions nnd variations. And then the pianist. That will do for a small bunch of jazzers." "What effect docs jazz music have on human beings?" asked the reporter. "It will make a wooden man dance, like a boy of sixteen," he replied. Wanted to Keep Promise AFAItMEIt mnn wnnted peppermint stick candy, pink and white. You can't find old-tlmey sweets like that these days, except In back-street shops that don't count, but the clerk could give him mallows, fudges But the fanner was set on peppermint stick candy, pink and white. He had promised the children the last thing before starting for the city. They were going to help Itlm out with tho crop and he had to get them what they nsked for. His disappointment had put a rcnl worry lino between his eyes nnd In his voice was a dejection which would have tf;een ridiculous except that you can't laugh at genuine feeling not if you :nre the right sort yourself. Tho clerk, n helpful young person with seemingly no aspiration to throw down her Job for war work at ouo thousand per, suggested every luring substitute In stock, fbut peppermint was what tho fanner "Why, little miss, those young ones road I just can't bear to think of It- Little miss Interrupted him with nn jolly-glnss jars of plpestcmmy sticks of mint, and of a lovely green. The farmer man had to compromise with a lialf-dozen jars and a braided bar of mint cream, but he wasn't happy over It - "I suppose I can't do any better .nftor I gave them my word. You see, little miss, a promise ought to be .kept " Foolishness to make such a fuss over nothing, of course. Of course! All the same, It is right refreshing to meet up with a man with a Glbraltnrlsh sense of honor like that, because, you must admit -- There are others. Couldn't Believe Gorgeous Being Was Her Father A TINY girl out southeast way lived with an uncle and aunt becnuse her mother was in heaven and her father at sea. Being old enough to play -with other tiny children, she wondered why it was that she had no papa to come home from work every after ARE YOU tvT) rfk FATtiE Y jteck backward through his memory glass to show us how beautiful It used to be. After so long, tho father an olllcer In tho navy returned from a -cruise and came to the southeast home for a first glimpse of his baby daughter. The child took In the brass buttons and gold braid with rapt wonder leadened with doubt. This big. gold-shining man wns not like the papas who :ame homo from work every afternoon to have their legs hugged. Tito blue -cloth arms were open to reclve her, but she hung back fearsoracly. She had to bo sure. "Are you my father?" The arms folded the tiny girl and assuranc6 was given which settled ovcry doubt. And tho child voiced rhapsodic relief. "I thought you were God." A woman who used to bo the tiny girl told about It recently. Father Titft was letting her peek through his memory glass. Rather Rough on Waiter, but "Orders Is Orders" THE manager of a Washington hotel has Insisted upon strict observance of the food administration's rules from the beginning, so that two men, apparently of the clnss that are In Washington on business just now, who did not seem to care anything about , food conservation, were responsible for tho discharge of a waiter tho other day. ? Tho two had ordered a hearty luncheon, and after tho meal hud pro gressed somewhat they summoned the waiter and told him to bring some more bread, lie hesitated. "We'll protect you. Bring tho bread," said one of them, and the wnlter hurried off. Ho came hack with u plato of biscuits. At the next table, however, sat an official of the the head waiter, said something to him the waiter who had served the forbidden bread rushed back to tho table where tho two men were and said agitatedly: "You gentlemen have cost me my Job serving that bread was against orders." They called for the head waiter waiter was not nt fault, but they. "Wo have certain rules in this establishment, gentlemen, which must be followed," said the head waiter. "These particular rules are tho result of a pledge made by us to tho food administration." "But this is our fault," protested ouo of the two men. The head waiter didn't deny it. "We can only punish the waiter who disobeyed our rules," ho said. All About "Jazz" Music it Is never played the same way twice In succession. "The jazz originated In a section of Now Orleans known as Congo place, and has been transplanted to gilded hostelrles, tho homes of, the rich and to all places where tho cannvd-muslc machines give voice," said Davis. "Will the Jazz craze last?" ques tioned tho newspaper man. "Like tho music they imported from the wave-washed shores of Hono and causo an octogenarian to feel He Made the Children caramels, conserves, glacos, marsh- Jj3 ( HWE TOU ANY olK CANDY? wanted will be waiting for me a mile up the Inspiration. Under the counter were clear candy, lemon Instead of pepper but I hate to think of facing thoso boys noon so thnt she could race down tho pavement and hu him nround tho legs. She longed for that dally com ing papa with a yearning that no grown-up could ever suspect, seeing that wo somehow forget what goes on In childhood land after we nro turned out of It nnd the gate locked be tween except, of course, when tho lonesome years come 'along nnd Fa ther Time, who Is n whole lot kinder than we give him credit for, lets us food administration. lie beckoned to In an undertone, and In a few minutes of tho room and protested that tho (YflUVE cost me") FARM BUILDING MADE RAT-PROOF Large Quantities of Grain, Food stuffs and Poultry Destroyed by Rodents. USE CEMENT IN FOUNDATIONS Saving In Feed and Food Products Will More Than Repay Farmers for Expense of Construction Exclude Sparrows. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment. 01 Agriculture; Because of the large quantities of .wain, poultry and foodstuffs destroyed by rats and mice on farms, it will pay farmers w.ell to rat-proof their build lugs, says a Farmers' Bulletin, "House Rats and Mice," recently Issued by the United States department of agri culture. Grannrles, corncrlbs and poultry houses may bo made rat-proof by n liberal use of cement In tho founda tions nnd lloors; or tho floors may be of wood resting upon concrete. Inverted Pans Unsatisfactory. Tho common practice of setting corncrlbs on posts with Inverted pans at tho top often falls to exclude rats, because the posts are not high enough to plnce tho lower cracks of the struc ture beyond reach of the animals. As rats are excellent Jumpers, tho posts should be tall enough to prevent the animals from obtaining a foothold at any plnce within three feet of the ground. A crib built in this way, however, Is not very satisfactory. For a rat-proof crib a well-drained site should be chosen. . The outer walls, lnld in cement, should bo sunk about 20 Inches Into tho ground. The space within the walls should be grout ed thoroughly with content nnd brok en stone and finished with rich con crete for a floor. Upon this tho struc ture mny bo built. Even tho walls of the crib may be of concrete. Corn will not mold In contact with them, provided there Is a good ventilation and the roof Is water-tight. Wire Netting for Cribs. However, thero are cheaper ways of dxqludlng rats from either now or old corncrtbs. Rats, mice and sparrows tea 1 ' Putting In Cement Foundation. may be kept out effectually by tho use of either nn inner or nn outer cover ing of gnlvnnlzed-wlro netting of half- Inch mesh and heavy enough to resist the teeth of tho rats. Tho netting In common use In screening cellar win (lows Is suitable for covering or lln ing cribs. As rats can climb the, net ting, the entire structure twist be screened, or, If sparrows are not to bo excluded, the wire netting may be entiled up about three feet from the ground, nnd abovo this a belt of sheet metal about n foot In width mny bo tacked to tho outside of tho building. Complete working drawings for a practical rat-proof corncrlb may bo oh talned from the office of public roads nnd rural engineering of tho depart ment. ENEMIES TO CONTROL MOTHS Most Effective Foes Are Calosoma Beetle and Minute Four-Winged Wasplike Parasite. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture) Everything posslblo to Introduce and encourage parasites nnd natural ene mies of the gypsy moth and brown-tall moth Is now being done by the bureau of entomology of tho United States de partment of ugrlculturo. In co-opera tlon With the state of Massachusetts Several natural enemies, secured from Europe and Japan since 1005 have be come firmly established In this country and are assisting In bringing about the control of these species. The most ef fective enemies of tho gypsy moth and brown-tall moth are the Calosoma beetle, a tachlna fly, and a minute four winged parasite. Two tiny parasites of tho eggs of the gypsy moth also have been colonized and are vuluabU additions to tho natural enemies of this Insect. Tho records at tno gynsy moth laboratory at Melrose Highlands Mass.. ludlcato (hat till of the species of Insect parasites mentioned have been gradually Increasing In the field and that tho result of their work are very noticeable In cer;nln restricted nreas. Rich Source of Protein. Skim milk a richer source of pro tpln than whole-mllk. , HONEY CROP CAN BE LARGELY INCREASED Deveiopment of Beekeeping In dustry Is Most Desirable. Prevent Great Wastes That Come From Infectious Diseases and Fail ure to Provide Proper Room for Surplus Honey. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment ot Agriculture) It Is possible for tho Amerlcnu bee keeping Industry to bo developed so that tho honey Crop will be ten times what it Is at present. The path for this development lies through the education of beekeepers to prevent great wastes that come largely from poor winter housing, two Infectious diseases of bees, u failure to control swarming, and failure to pro vide proper room for surplus honey. "Tho beekc'eplng Industry," say spe cialists of the department! "may be the means of conserving a national re Well-Kept Apiary Have One on Your Farm and Produce Goad Substitute for Sugar. source now largely wasted, chnnglng It Into nature's own sweet. The raw material Is free on every hand ; tho Investment for equipment Is small In comparison with other branches of ag riculture; the profits are fully com mensurate with the study nnd labor In volved. It would seem profitable to stop such a waste of so desirable a supply of sugar. This waste can be prevented only by the education of beekeepers." Tho present honey crop of tho Unit ed States barely exceeds 250,000,000 pounds. That the country produces even this much Is unknown to most people, It Is stated, for while honey was tho chief form of sugnr used In ancient times, the case of getting cane or beet sugar has placed honey In the background. Now that our sugar sup ply Is reduced by reason of supplying the allies with part of the sugar they need, the demand for honey has in creased not only domestically but also for export. CHICKENS NEED GREEN FEED Plan as Suggested by Specialists of United States Department of Agriculture. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Try a dual-purpose chicken pen; that Is, divide the yard Into two parts and grow n green crop on one side while the hens range In the other. As coon as the growing stuff Is two or three Inches high, the hens can bo turned upon It nnd tho other yard then spaded and s6vn. The following plan of cropping, suggested by specialists of tho United States department of agriculture, will enable poultry raisers In a largo part of tho country to have given feed for their chickens through out tho year. The plan suggested Is adapted to moderate climatic condi tions. The crop grown should be tho one best suited to the particular local Uy. For the extreme North or South tho dates should be modified. Thick ly sown crops furnish succulent feed and summer shade. April 1 to July 1. - Growing (yurd 1) Feeding (yard 2) Oats wlntor ryo Winter vetch Chard or lettuce Clover and vetch Sunflowers (shade and seed) Oowpeas Crimson clover (New Jersey and South) Sweet clover Rape July 1 to October 1 Feeding (yard J) Growing (yawl 2) Oats Huckwliout Chard and lettuce Clover and vetch Cowpeas Dwarf Essex rapo Flat turnips Rape October 1 to April 1 Feeding (yard 2) Ituckwheat Dwarf Essex rape Flat turnips Soy beans. Growing (yard 1) Oats Winter rye Winter vetch Sweet clover CrlmBon clover MILK PRODUCTION IN CREASED (Prepared by the United fitntnn De partment of Agriculture.) The following table shows tho records of the daughters of cer tain hulls that have been used In co-operative bull associations, and also shows tho records of the dams of the daughters: Averatjo fat Bull No. 1; production. 7 daughters , pounds.. .27Q.fi 7 dams v....uo ?0S.3 Ave nitre Increase do fti.2 No. 2! 7 (inuKhtors do 2S1.C 7 dams do 226.4 AvornKo Inorease do 0S.2 Hull No. 3: 2 daughters do 301.5 2 dams ,,.dp 2M.0 Average Increase dp. ,,..115.5 ..a.t-oa"a"aa--a"a-.ao--oa.tJ,a --"'-- LITTLE TROUBLE WITH GEESE Many Farms Adapted for Raising Small Number of F6wlo Pastur age Is Quite Essential. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment oi .tvsncuituro.; In our efforts to lncrenso tho pro- duction of poultry, which is being urged by the department of agricul ture, wo should not Ignore turkeys ducks and geese. Many farms are well adapted for geese-ralslng. They Flock of Toulouse Geese. may bo raised in small numbers suc cessfully and at it profit on farms whore thero is low, rough pasture land with a natural supply of water. Geese are generally quite free from disease nnd Insect pests, but occnslonnlly nro. affected by ailments common to poul try. Grass makes up the bulk of their food, nnd for this reason pnsturago is essential. A body of water, while not absolutely essential, Is nlunblo where geese are raised, and some breeders consider It Important during tho breed ing season. Geese aro good foragers, and for this reason many farmers In tho South keep them to kill the weeds In tho cotton fields. Geese need llttlo protection In tho way of a house, except In winter nnd during stormy weather. Somo kind of n shelter should bo provided for tho young goslings, and tho same precau tions taken In raising chickens ns to keep the coops nnd houses clean and provided with plenty of straw scat tered about the floor, should be taken. Geese like other kinds of poultry, should bo selected for size, prolificacy and vitality. They should be mnted several months prior to tho breeding season to obtain tho best results. Good mntlngs are not changed from year to year unless tho results aro unsatisfac tory. A gander mny bo mated with from one to four- geese, but pair ot trio mntlngs usually, give the best re sults. When mated, geese are allowed to run In Hocks. From four to twenty- five geese may bo kept on an acre ot land, and under most conditions ten Is a fair average. PREPARE GEESE FOR MARKET Young Fowls Can Be Fed Advantage ously While on Grass or Con fined In Small Yards. (Prepared by tho United States Depart- Hicm oi Agriculture.; Before marketing the young geese tho uvernge farmer can feed advan tageously u fattening ration elthci while the geese are on grnss rango ot confined to smnll yards, but It Is doubt ful whether It would pay him to con fine them to Individual or small pens and make a specialty of fattening un less he has it special market or retail trado for well-fattened stock. Geese aro usually killed und picked In the same manner as other kinds of poultry. Some nmrkets prefer dry- picked geese, while lit other markets no difference Is made In tho prlco ot scalded or dry-picked geese. When feathers ure to be saved, fowls should not be scalded but should bo picked dry before or after steaming. RAISING GEESE FOR PROFIT Fowls Earn Their Own Living by For aging In Pastures Alfalfa Field Is Ideal. That there Is big money In raising geese Is conceded by every one who has had anything to do with tho raising of them. They earn their own living by foraging In the pastures and mead ows, and where great quantities of al falfa are raised would be an Ideal place for them. FIXTURES OF POULTRY HOUSE Construction Should De So That Every thing Can Be Readily Removed and Cleaned. (Prepared by tha United States Depart- muni or Agriculture.) As far as possible, tho interior fix tures of a poultry house, such us roosts, nests, dust boyes, drinking fountains, feed troughs und grit boxes, should bo so constructed ns to permit them to o readily removed and clcuned, ON GUARD At this time of tho year people feel weak, tired, listless, their blood is thin, they have lived Indoors nnd perhaps expended all their mental nnd bodily energy nnd they want to know how to renew their energy and stamina, over come .headaches and backaches, hnvo clear eyes, n smooth, ruddy skin, and feci the cxltllnrutlon of real good health tingling thru their body. Good, puro, rich, red blood is tho best Insurance against ills of all kinds. 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