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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1918)
THE 8EMLWEEKUY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBHA1KA. ft 1 What Your Dollar Bought 10 Years Ago and What it Buys Now The cost of roost of the neces sities of life, including materials used in giving telephone service, has been going up for Borne time. But today your dollar buy 400 more telephone service than ten years ago. And today your dollar buys 40 lei of all living commodi ties than ten year ago. The price of the principal items used in telephone repairs and extensions has. gone up about 75 per cent during the last two years. ARRANGE FOR SELF-DEFENSE Scandinavian Countries Find Them selves In Precarious Situation Because of the War. Tho recent meeting of the three kings of the Scandinavian countries, so unexpected and so unusual, was practically a meeting In self-defense, forced on, them by tho precari ous situation In which the wnr has placed their countries, writes Maurice Francis Egan In the Yalo Review. Sweden had prided herself on her mil itarism copied from the German sys tem. Norway relied on its coast line, Its shipping, Us fisheries and the firni belief that . It was practically Inde pendent of tho world, with nn assured future made by Its own brains and Its natural resources. Denmark, nevei free from the fear of the German Co lossus, beliered that England and Rus sia might save her from extinction nt the crucial moment; and tho prepon derance of American oplnton at the va rious Hague conferences made hoi hope that the moral forco of, our opin ion might prevent her national extinc tion. Theso hopes are gone. Den mark fed England, sho exported cer tain - products to Germany, sho had made herself the foremost scientific Agricultural nation of the world, sho was the freest, sho was working out the Ideals of her national life without desiring to acquire territory or to In fringe on tho rights of others ; but the moment the United States entered the war she and the other Scandinavian nations gave up hope of any protec tion or help, aud they hnvo now deter mined to band together In an Indus trial, economic union. The world has deserted them und thoy havo deter mined to do their best to become In dependent of the world. r Grossly Material. "What Is your favorite perfume!" "Well," replied Mr. Cumrox, "in the evening It's mint; but In tho morning It's ham and eggs." Man's Mission. Mnn's mission Is not to pull greni problems down to his own level but to climb up and conquer them. Conservation moans the use of foods re quiring less sugar, less fuel, and the minimum of wheat. to requires No SUGAR, NO FUEL, less milk or cream than 0 other cereals, and is part BARLEY. Its a concentrated, nourishing, eco nomical and deli cious food.TRYffl ANNUAL COST OF HIGHWAYS Construction and Maintenance Involve! Expenditure of $300,000,000 Burden on Roads. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Rond construction nnd mnlntcnnnco In the United States Involve nn Annual outlay of over 1800,000,000, a sura which, If capitalized nt 5 per cent, would represent nn Investment of $0, 000,000,000. As recently as 1000 there were only 100,000 motor vehicles in the United States compared with nearly G.OOO.OOO of 1017, while in 1004 Uie total outlay. Vitrified Brick for Paving Country Roads Filling the Joints, First Coat. In money and labor on the public roads aggregated only $80,000,000, compnred With some $300,000,000 for 1017. Thus the public roads have been changed with bewildering rapidity from Um status of the purely local utility to that of a utility of national importance and ecope. It Is well known that tho railroads of- tho United States nrc unable to carry the enormous traffic now offered for transportation, and It Is to he expected that the public roads will from now on have added to their present traffic bur dens such freight as may be shifted to, them to relievo railway congestion. It is beyond question thnt for pas senger haul the public roads are used to a greater extent than the railroads. These Impressive conditions have been, created within the span of a single generation. On July 11, 1010, President Wilson approved a measure genernlly known, as tho federnl-ald road act, which car Tied an appropriation of $75,000,000 to aid the states In the construction of rural post roads aud $10,000,000 to bo expended for the construction nnd maintenance of forest roads. BUILDING ROADS IN ALASKA Road Commissioners Find Trouble in Maintenance on Account of Nar row Tired Trucks. Alaska has been building ronds slnco 1005. It has built 020 miles of wagon roads, G20 miles of winter sled roads nnd 2,210 miles of trails. One of these roads was built for motorcar traffic, but more tlutn 250 trucks and passen ger cars were In use over them at the? close of the Inst fiscal year. Much damage has been done to tho rondn by heavy narrow-tired trucks, and tho board of road commissioners finds troubles of maintenance with them always. In addition, they found It necessary to build a five-mile road along hillside last summer by cover ing the road bed with willow cordu roy and surfacing the corduroy with gravel because the material underlying the location consisted of six feet of grnvel on the bed rock, forty feet of clear Ice on the grnvel and two feet of moss aud hi mini on top. PERMANENT ROAD IS FAVORED Saving In Cost of Rebuilding Would Pay for Them In Comparatively Few Years. A writer on tho advantage of per manent hlghwuys makes tho point thut the saving In the cost of rebuilding would pay for them In a comparative ly few years and then there would bo n prospect of valuable returns. Tho thing would be llko making a few pay ments to secure nn unnuity. Wliorover the money can be raised there should bo permanent highways. That Is the good roads gospel par excellence, Poor Roads a Loss. The farmers of the United Stntes have boon allowing $.100,000,000 In real money to esciipe from their pock ets each year because of poor roads, according to experts. Cart Before Horse. Putting the cart before the horse Installing truck Unas before building adequate roads.' Cause of Mottled Butter. Mottled butter Is canned by tho un e,jn distribution of salt. STANDARD BREEDS OF GEESE Fowls Should Bo Selected for 8lxe, Prolificacy and Vitality Tou louso Is Largest. (Prepared by the United States Dcportt mcnt of Agriculture.) In order to obtain best results In raising geeso they should bo selected for size, prolificacy, .and vitality. Six breeds of geese havo been admitted to tho American standard of perfec tion, namely Toulouse, Embilcn, Chi nese, African, Wild or Canndlnn, nnd Egyptian. In addition to tho stand- Toulouse Gander. ard breeds there is tho so-called Mon grel goose, which is u hybrid made by crossing one of theso varieties, or tho common goose, with wild geeso. Crosfflg of tho varieties of geese, espe cially o the Toulouse and Embden, are occasionally made, but without any apparent gnln. Tho Toulouse, Emb den, Chinese, and African are easily the most popular breeds of geeso In this coimtry, the first two greatly lead ing tho other breeds. All economic breed; of geese are kept primarily for the production of flesh nnd feathers; and although their eggs aro occasion ally used for culinary purposes on the farm, there 1b no demand for them for food purposes in the markets. The Toulouse, the largest of tho standard breeds of geese, Is a good layer, producing from 20 to 35 eggs a year. Is docile, grows rapidly, nnd mnkes n good market bird. However, Its dark plnfeathers mako It a slightly less attractive market goose thtn tho Embden. The Embden, a largo white goose, slightly smaller and with somewhat longer legs than the Toulouse, ts only a fair layer and Is usually less prolific than tho Toulouse. This breed has white pin feathers, l a rapid grow er, uuu uuiures euny. The African, a gray gooso with a distinct brown shade, about the slzo of the Embden, Is a good layer and makes a good market gooso, although 'It has the objectionable dark pin fenthers. It Is a rapid grower and mntures early. There arc two standard varieties of Chinese geese, tho Brown and tho White. Both varieties mature early and are said to be prolific luyers and rapid growers, but shy and rather dif ficult to handle. The wild goose is bred to somo ex tent in captivity, nnd the young aro sold to hunters to use ns decoys. The wild gander Is used to cross with either the common or tho purebred goose, producing tho so-called Mongrel gooso. This Mongrel gooso is highly prized ns a market goose, but Is sterile und cannot breed. The Egyptian goose' is a small, brightly colored goose, kept for orna mental purposes and rnrely seen In this country. It resembles tho wild gooso in shape and weighs two pounds less In each class. INCREASE IN POULTRY URGED Poor Policy for Novices to Begin on Large Scale Quite Likely to Lead to Failure. (Prepared by the United States Depart merit of Agriculture.) It should be borne In mind that nn Increuse in poultry production Is sought not for this year alone, but for the en tire duration of tho wnr. It Is not urged that novices without experi ence engage In poultry keeping on a argo scale. That In recognized as a poor policy at any time nnd Is mor likely to lend to fullure nnd eventual defense than to n steady and perma nent increase In production, What li urged Is that those who are alrendj poultry growors to some extent and possess, the Information and nbllltj necessary successfully to Incrcaso theli stock and production should do so. What "Good-By" Means. "Good-by" is simply n contraction of "God bo with you." To sny "ndleu" Is another way of saying "To God I commend you." Tho literal meaning of "farewell" Is "May you Journey well," or "Faro you well." RED CR08S G00DNE8S YES. Rod Cross Ball Bluo, yes. Nothing: elso vrill do. Rod Cross Ball Blue makes my clothos a beautiful cloax whlto, not tho dingy yellow groon tlngo of liquid bluo. Red Cross Ball Bluo for mo. Yos alr-o, Bob. Adv. The Mathematical Mind. "What was tho answer to that in vestlgatlonr "It turned out," replied Scnntor Sor ghum, "llko somo of theso sums in decimal fractions. Tho problem seemed slmplo enough, but yon could prolong tho answer indefinitely." Too Much to Ask. The Lndyr-Can I hnvo this sent on approval? Clerk Yes, madam, but you'll havo to return it In seven days. Tho Lady Goodness, gracious I How can I mako up my mind in soven days? Judge. Beginning With Poultry. If tho beginner has had cxperlcnca in poultry keeping, It will bo nil right to purchase eggs and start with set ting them. Otherwise ho should beek with the fowls and thus gain somo knowledge of curing for poultry before attempting to rulso chickens. ImDortartt to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of OASTORIA, that famous old remedy for Infants and children, and sco that It Bears tho Slgnaturo of m uso for over 80 xears. Children Cry for Flotchor'e Caatoria Ouchl "There Is one thing I can't under stand," ho started to say. "Only ono?" she asked, without wait ing for htm to finish. "Thero was one. Now there are two, Tho second, is, why somo girls novcr learn that It Is only tho pretty ones who can afford to bo Impertinent ' Cuttcura for Sore Hands; Soak hands on retiring In tho hot suds of Cuttcura Soap, dry and rub in Cu tlcura Ointment Remove surplus Ointment with soft tissue paper. For freo samples address, "Cuttcura, Dept X, Boston." At druggists and by matt. Soap 25, Ointment 26 and CO. Adv. Drying. "Did you wash today, Katie?" "Sure, I did, ma'am." "Well, you'd better bring tho clothes In off tho line,. It looks llko rain." "Sure, tho clothes aro all In, ma'am." "Well, thero!s something out thero on tho line." "Yes, ma'am; It's only your hair, ma'am.1' WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY NEED SWAMP-ROOT Thousands unon thouiands of women have kidney and bladder trouble and never suspect it. Women's complaints often prove to be oothlne else but kidney trouble, -or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not In a healthy condition, they may cause the other or gans to become diseased. Pain In the back, headache, loss of am bition, nervousness, are often times symp toms of kidney trouble. Don't delay starting treatment. Dr. Kilmers' Swamp-Root, a physician's pre scription, obtained at any drug store, may be just the remedy needed to overcome tUsp conditions. Get a medium or Iaree size bottle im mediately from any drug store. However, if you wish first to test iuU Eeat preparation send ten cents to Dr. Umer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper. Adv. Pleasing Everybody. "That lecturer Is very popular. He gives It to the saints and the sinners alike." "Well?" "And that seems to mako n hit with both classes." II Such Flavory Sliced Beef! 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