THE 8EMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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Visiting Marines Made Victima of Soldiers' Joke
WASHINGTON. There was a baseball game at tho Florida avenue military
reservation between the Camp Meigs boys and tho marines from Qunn
tlco. It was a gala day. AH' tho marines camo to town to sec the game, and
each niarlno had a glrj on his arm.
Just within tho gato to tho camp,
and to ono Bldo of tho guardhouse, was
.an American flag, standing In the sod.
It was not a largo flag, neither was It
A small one, Just a medium-sized Amer
ican flag.
Each marine passed through tho
gato with his girl on his arm, all right,
and each marine failed to see tho flag;
When It was taken Into consideration
that the flag was just without tho
range of vision and the girl was well
within tho rango of vision, no ono need wouder. As tho marine would got 20
feet ahead, tho sergeant of the guard would call him. "Hey, you, marine. Come
back hero. Leave your lady."
The wondering marine would turn and return. "Have you ever been
taught to salutojho flag?" tho sergeant would ask.
To this question the marine would reply In tho decided affirmative,
"Well, then, why don't you do It?" tho sergeant would say, pointing to tho
flag.
The marine, seeing tho flag for tho first time, would blush and start to
xplaln.
"That's all right," says tho sergeant, "let's see you do It right, now."
And iho marine would march by at salute, while his girl would grin from
afar, and Camp Meigs soldiers grouped around would smile.
Of Course Her Middle Name Was Generosity, But
SlIE was as gey as a knitting bag, In tan pongee all over green moons set
In pink triangles. Her tan straw was wreathed with more green moons,
only Uiey were grapes, and her tan feet were classy enough, for store ads.
YOU
oven"
AWAY
exact slzo tit tho Venus de thlngamnjig, except "In height. The teacher told me
jbo that tlmo I took art lessons on trial. I know stripes mako me look taller,
but it was such a lovely blue crossbar and now I suppose I've got,to wear It."
"You might glvo it away." Tno unsympathizer was just the right size for
checks.
"I see myself I I tako notice people don't tumble over themselves In their
hurry to glvo mo things. The trouble with me Is I'm too generous. I've Just
gone and given my cousin a brown silk that I could have made over for my
self." "That old foulard? What on earth did sho want with it?"
"I like your nerve why, woman, that goods cost me 7 when I bought It."
"Forty-eleven years ago "
"The buttons alone were worth and the last lining I put in was as good
aa now, except at the elbows, and say, I'm scorching lnsldft for a soda. Como
on and have one." '
Sho piloted the way from a remnant counter to where the soda clerk was
cutting coupons, nnd, being so seriously troubled with generosity to say noth
ing of the extended invitation you would have supposed that knitting bag
would hnvo paid for both tickets, but nay
Tito treat was Dutch.
Dare Death and Injury Under Trolley Car Wheels
ASOCIAL atmosphere was given to an Avenue car by the majority of the
passengers, who were obviously out for a denatured joy ride. The one
serious person aboard was tho rantorman, who kept a Arm grip on his lever
and looked ahead with an ever-watch
ful eye.
-Each time tho car stoppsd to let a
passenger get on or off people scut
tled hcross the track with the samo
apparent inscrutability that makes a
lien cross a road. No one seemed tho
least afraid of being run over. Such
reckless flirtation with danger sur
prised at least one strnnger-Iooking
man who snt on a front seat and could
ee what was going on.
"Say, motorman, I'm new to tills
burg. What's tho matter with tlip people here? Do they all belong to tho
suicide club? First thing you know you arc going to bo stopped by an Inhab
itant or two under your wheels."
"They don't mean anything by It, I suppose they know we uro keeping n
Hhnrp lookout nil the time. I reckon there's somo sort of excuse, at that. You
see, wo are forever ripping up tracks here and there overtown and folks get
so used to seeing a car poke along over broken places that for a week after a
place is mended people risk their lives like this. Wo have only been mended
up a couple of days hi, there 1"
The motorman stopped his juststnrtcd car with a mighty wrench that
Jerked It to a standstill.
' OUierwiso a short-skirted young person in high-heeled slippers and floppy
Panama would have had her name In the papers next day In the obituary
column.
Anyway, Oldish Man Had a Way With the Babies
A WOMAN with a baby over her shoulder sat down In a car seat offered to
Tier by a somewhat oldish mun. Tho baby started In to fret. Tho mother
blushed tho rod that means embarrassment you know how you would feel,
JM I I w24
Atgff&i .LWfii?
L!?k USB
given up his seat, caught the small thing's Interest with his silver-knobbed cane.
Tho baby quieted down. The man dandled his cane end tho baby chuckled.
Tho woman beamed relief. Tho passengers smiled approbation and the cano
innn looked the prldo of ono who conquers. And when tho baby hnd chuckled
Itself Into u dozo and tho man was getting out, tho woman ventured to thank
him for his kindness and to say that he must bo a father himself, to have such
a happy understanding of children.
"No, madam. No such good fortune. I nm Just an old bachelor, but, I
must say, I have a way with tho young ladles."
It was supposed to be u little Joke and" the passengers Accepted It at full
value, especially tho mother and another woman who smiled Inscrutably at each
other aa If as If they understood about blue ribbons.
Also she was mad enough to bite nails.
Sho said so. Having expressed her
willingness to partake of cold Iron
sho paused for the womnn with her
to wedge In a sympathetic remark
which was where sho made her mis
take. "I don't see how you could expect
a store to take back goods youhavo cut
Into.. You were foolish to have bought
it in the first place, seeing you arc too
chunky for checks."
"I'm no such a thing 1 I'm the
your own self, with a Tot of passengers
wishing you and your ciiiiu were in
nnllfnx make It Jericho, it sounds
farther and you could see sho was
worried half to death. Rut the baby
lacked tho liner emotions. Ho merely
considered his lungs. Of course, It
might hnvo been a she-being, but II
didn't matter. It could bawl either
way.
The woman was getting more wor
ried every instant, nnd the baby
buwller, when tho oldish man who hud
HESSIAN FLY IS
MOST INJURIOUS
Insect Is Found Throughout AI-'
most the Entire Winter
Wheat Region.
EGGS HATCH INTO MAGGOTS
Only Known Means of Preventing
Damage From Pest Is to Keep It
Out Drown "Flaxseeds" May
Be Detected In Winter.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The Hessian fly, found throughout
Almost tho entire winter-wheat region,
Is a minute, mosqultoltko lly which
Inys Its eggs upon tlio leaves of wheat.
These eggs hatch Into little maggots
which crawl down into tho leaf
sheaths. There they live upon the
plant's sap, which they obtain by
gnawing Into the soft portions of tho
stem. Usually two, but sometimes
three or more, generations of the in
sect occur during u year.
One main generation of flies appears
In the fall, tho large proportion of the
maggots becoming full-grown beforo
the severe wea.ther of winter arrives,
when they change into brown seedlljce
forms known as "flaxseeds." These
may be ound within the leaf sheaths
In young wheat plants, usually ut ar
beneath the surface of the soil. These
overwintering "flaxseeds" produce tho
spring generation of flies. These, In
turn, lay eggs from which hatch mag
gots that cause great Injury to wheat,
noticed about harvest time, when tho
straws break off and the crop is said
to be "straw fallen."
Keep Fly Out.
After the Hessian ily has once thor
oughly Infested tho crop of wheat there
is no known mentis of 'saving it, and
the only known means of preventing
damage from tho fly is to keep It out
of the wheat.
For this reason tho young wheat
should be examined thoroughly In or
der that the presence of the brown
"flaxseeds" may bo detected late In
winter or very early in the spring, nnd
If these nre found to bo present in
large numbers It will pay to plow down
the wheat at once nnd prepare to plant
corn, oats, or some other crop in its
place. In this way the fertilizing vnluo
of tho green crop will he retained in
the soil nnd it will still bo possible to
secure a crop of" grain or vegetables
from tho field during the current yeur.
Preventive Remedies.
The remedies for the Hessian fly
are entirely preventive and are-us f ol
lows:
(1) Immediately after harvest, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, plow
tho wheat stubble down deeply, at
The Hessian Fly Adult Female, Much
Enlarged.
least five Inches deep If possible, In
order to destroy tho ranggors and "flax
seeds" which may remnln in, It. This
Is for the protection of futuro crops.
(2) Pay great attention to tho prep
aration of tho seed bed for tho wheat
by plowing early and wprklng and
pncklng tho soil thoroughly In order
to eliminate lumps and clods, thus
producing a finely pulverized, compnet,
and moisture-conserving bed for the
seed.
(3) Destroy nil volunteer whent by
plowing or disking, ns such wheat
serves to curry the flies over from full
to spring, even though most of tho
fields of wheat have been treated prop
erly and contain no flies. Ono Held
In which volunteer wheat is allowed
to remain may breed enough Hessian
flies to infest n whole neighborhood
whero tho grain is othcrwlso free from
tho fly.
(1) Take caro that tho sowing of
whent in tho fnll is delnycd until the
fly-frco date. Information regarding
this date can bo obtoined by applying
to your county agricultural agent,
your state experiment station, or to
tho nenrcst entomological field Btatlon
of the United States department of
ngrlculture.
(5) Practice a good rotation of crops
wherever possible.
(G) Secure tho- co-operation of tho
entiiro community in following the
mothods mentioned. This Is absolute
ly essentlnl In order that satisfactory
results may bo obtained.
j In Favor of Small Flock.
Ono of tho ronsona why a smnll flock
of hens does better than a large flock
Is because table scraps form a largo
part of tho smnll flock's rations and
they aro un evenly balanced ration.
Make Produce Attractive.
The more time tho farmer gives to
tho nppenrance of his produce tho less
time he will need to spend-In tho mar
ket disposing of It
ERADICATE BILLBUGS
BY PLOWING IN FALL
Serious Injury Donu to Corn
Planted in Low Ground.
Young Insects Live Inside Stems or
Roots of Plants and Do Much
Harm by Eating Out Central
Portion of the Qtalk.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Tho blllbugs, snout-hcctlcs. or "cle-
phnnt bugs," ns they nro variously
termed, aro hnrd-shcllcd beetles
which live normally In sedges, rushes,
or the large wild grnsws found grow
ing In moist, low ground, Corn plant
cd in river and creek bottoms or other
low places, especially In tho southern
portlous of tho country, 1b llnblo to
hijury by blllbugs. Tho grubs, or
young, of these beetles live Inside tho
steins or roots of plants, and their
Injuries to corn usually nro caused by
their eating out the central portion of
the stalk, thereby stunting nnd seri
ously Injuring the corn plants. The
adult beetles nlso Injure tho corn, for
they puncture tho growing point or
"bud" of the plant.
Some kinds of blllbugs are elimi
nated easily by rotation of crops. Corn
should not be followed by corn In tho
The Maize Blllbug Adult, Greatly
Enlarged.
Atlantic coastal plain region of tho
South, but mny be alternated with cot
ton, on which tho blllbugs cannot live.
Land Infested with these Insects
should nlways he plowed In tho late
summer or early fall, for thus the win
ter quarters of the bugs aro broken
up. The immediate destruction of nil
sedges, rushes, chufa, or large swamp
inhabiting grnsses in land Intended to
bo planted to corn Is especially neces
sary, as these plants nro tho nnturnl
food of tho blllbugs, and tho Insects
cannot be eliminated "unless this is
done.
WAYS OF ERADICATING SLUGS
Larvae May Be Combattcd by Using
Arsenate of Lead, Hellebore or
Tobacco Decoction.
(By C. P. GILLETTE, Colorado Agrlcul
tural Collego, Fort ColllnB, Colo,)
The slimy looking larvae of "slugs"
that eat the surface off tho leaves
of cherry and pear trees are easily
Killed. If there Is no fruit on tho
trees, the best way Is to spray tho
trees with arsenate of lead In tho pro
portion of one pound of powder, or
two pounds of the paste, to each CO
gallons of water. A fine spray Is best
und should be applied so as to cover
the upper surface of the leaves, whero
most of the feeding Is done.
In case there is fruit on tho trees
you may uso white hellebore, ono
ounce to three gnllons of water. This
will kill tho slugs nnd do no hnrm to
people .who cat the fruit.
Tho same results may be secured
by spraying with a strong tobacco de
coction, such ns Black Leaf 40, one
part in 800 parts of water.
A thorough dusting with slaked 'lime,
ashes or flno road dust will usually
bo successful In removing the slugs
from tho leaves.
BULL ASSOCIATIONS
(Prepared by tlio United States De- :
partment of Agriculture.)
Tho bull association cannot Si
give you something for nothing,
but it can furnish you a share
in from three to flvo $300 bulls
for .$50. These bulls cannot In
creaso tho production of the i-j:
cows you now have, but they
may double tho production of
tho daughters. The daughters
of assoclntloa bulls and grude
cows can never bo registered, ii-:
but in every other respect they
mny bo tho equal of purebreds.
Tho hull association cannot com- j
pel you to Join, but If you do
Join you will soon own a better
herd and become a better
farmer.
INCREASED SUPPLY OF MEAT
Hen Is Main Dependence, but She
Must Have Acslstance From
Turkeys, Geeco and Ducks.
'Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The hen, first and last, Is tho main
dependence for Increasing the supply
of white meat and eggs, but sho re-
1 quires tho uld of turkeys, guineas,
geese-and ducks, Just as, on u dalrj
farm, tho cow requires tho aid of plgo,
sheep and goats.
FEED GRAIN TO MILK COWS
About 20 Per Cent More Milk Id Se
cured When Concentrates Are Fed
to Animals on Pasture.
Tho q'uestlon of whether milk cows
should bo given feed while they nro
running on pasture depends on tho
cost of tho pasturo and extra feed,
says Prof. W. L. Fowler of Oklahoma
A. und M. collego at Stillwater, As n
rule, cows will glvo about 20 per cent
moro milk when they nro fed a good
ration of concentrates In addition to
pasture, but tho cost of tho concen
trated feeds Is generally about as
much ns the value of tho Increased
milk. Heavy producing cows; that Is.
cows that produce four gallons of milk
n day, should hnvo somo supplemen
tary grain feed. I would suggest n
combination of ground corn or knflr
four parts, wheat bran two parts and
cottonseed meal ono pnrt. Tho amount
of this thnt should bo fed In connec
tion with tho pasture depends upon
tho stato of flesh of the cow and the
amount of milk that sho is producing.
A four-gallon cow should havo about
four or five pounds of grain. In addi
tion to good pasture.
Tho per cent of buttcrfnt In milk
cannot bo changed to nny extent by
the kind of feed that a cow cats. Tho
amount of fat In tho cow's milk is
determined by the breeding.
For n winter feed, I would suggest
nlfnlfn hny and silage for the rough
age, and the same grain combination
as mentioned above for the concen
trates. Feed about thirty pounds of
sllngo per hend per day nnd all the
alfalfa hay tho cows will clean up
wll,j Feed ono pound of the grnln
mixture per hend per day for each
three pounds of milk produced.
Tho question of how long n cow can
test and still bo profitable depends
upon the amount of milk thnt sho pro
duces. Many Hqlsteln cows aro prof
itable for butterfat production oven
when they do not test more than 8
per cent butterfat. This Is truo be-
Champion Holsteln Cow.
eause of the cxtromoly large amount
of milk produced. Tho average Jer
sey should test about 5 per cent or n
little above. A cow that will give 500
pounds of milk per year or above
should bo profitable under ordinary
conditions.
REST PERIOD FOR DAIRY COWS
Best Accomplished by Gradually Stop.
ping Milking and Reducing
Supply of Feed.
(By WM. H. FELDMAN, Colorndo Agrl
cultural College, Fort ColllnB, Colo.)
Milk from cows which nro milked
right up to the tlmo of calving fre
quently lias nn unpleasant odor and'
an unhnnl-llke taste, or mny bo even
salty or bitter, For this reason, nnd
because the udder and other tissues
vital to maximum milk production
should have an opportunity for rest
before a new period of lactation be
gin?, all milk cows siiouui no "mea
up" nt least ond month before par
turition Is due. This is best accom
pllshcd by grudually stopping milting
, and reducing tho amount of feed.
UNPROFITABLE COW MUST GO
Well-Bred High Producer That Takes
Place of Scrub Muot Be Properly
Fed and Cared For.
If dnlrylriK Is to provldo eltlicr pleas
tiro or profit, United StnteH depart
ment of ngrlculturo specialists point
out, tlio unprofitable cow must be dis
posed of. The well-bred high producer
that takes her place must bo properly
and economically fed nnd enred for.
Cow-testing associations hnvo demon
strated thnt the feed of the dairy herd
can be selected nud balanced In such a
way as (o decrcaso feed costs one
third and nt tho same tlmo increase
milk production.
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