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THE'SFMI-WEF.KLY TRIBUNP NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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Odor From Dead Animals Makes
Use of Poison Impractica
ble in Houses.
FUN TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS
Barium Carbonate, Strychnine, Arsen
ic, and Phosphorus Are Recom
mended Carefully Label
All Packages.
Prom the United States Department of
Agriculture.) '
' v While the uso of poison Is the best
and quickest way to get rid of rats
and mice, the odor from the dead anl-
HE
RAT
M6
'Pit Trap aa, Rat Run; bb, Cover; cc,
Position of Weights; dd, Rods on
Which Covers Run.
mnls makes the method Imprnctlcablp
in occupied houses. Poisons mny be
effectively used In barns, stable,
sheds, cribs and other outbuildings.
Caution. In the United States there
are few laws which prohibit the laying
of poisons on lands owned or con
trolled by the poisoner. Hence it Is
all the more -necessary to exercise ex
treme caution to prevent accidents. In
several states notice of intention to lny
pohon must be given to persons living
in the neighborhood. Poison for rats
should never be placed In open or un
sheltered places. This applies partic
ularly to strychnine or arsenic on
ment. Packages containing poisons
should always bear a warning label
and should not be kept where children
might reach them.
Barium carbonate. One of tho
cheapest and most effective poisons for
rats and mice Is barltun carbonate.
This mineral has the advantage of be
ing without taste or smell. It has n
corrosive action on the mucous lining
of the stomach nnd Is dangerous to
, larger nnlmals if taken in sufficient
quantity, r
Barium carbonnto,mrty be fed in tho
form of dough composed of four parts
of meal or flour and one part of the
mineral. A more convenient bait Is
ordinary oatmeal with about one-eighth
of its bulk of the mineral, mixed with
water Into a stiff dough. A third plan
Is to spread tho barium carbonate upon
, fish, toasted bread (moistened), or or
dinary bread and butter.
Strychnine. Strychnine Is too rapid
fn action to make Its use for rats desir
able In houses, but elsewhere It may be
nployed effectively. Strychnia sul
phate Is the best form to use. The
dry crystals may be Inserted in small
pieces of raw meat, Vienna sausage or
toasted cheese, and thqse placed In
rat runs or burrows; or oatmeal may
bo moistened with a strychnine sirup
and small quantities laid in the same
way.
Strychnine sirup is prepared ns fol
lows : Dissolve a half ounce of strych
nia sulphate in a pint of boiling water;
add n pint of thlpk sugar sirup and stir
' thoroughly.
Arsenic. Arsenic Is probably tho
most popular of the rat poisons, owing
to Its cheapness, yet our experiments
prove that, measured by the results ob
talned, arsenic is dearer than strych
nine. Besides, arsenic Is extremely
Barrel Trap 1, With Stiff Paper Cov
er; 2, With Hinged Cover a, Stop;
b, Baits.
variable in its effect upon rats, and If
the animals survive a first dose it Is
very difficult to Induce them to take an
other. Powdered white arsenic (nrsenlous
acid) may be fed to rats In almost any
f the baits mentioned under barium
carbonate and strychnine. It has been
used successfully when rubbed Into
fresh flsh or spread on buttered toast.
Another method is to mix 12 parts by
weight of cornmeal nnd one part of ar
fjenlc with whites of eggs Into a stiff
-dough.
Phosphoruiv-For poisoning rats nnd
mice, phosphorus Is used almnst ns
commonly us arsenic, and undoubtedly
it is elfcctlvo when given In an at
tractive bait. Tho phosphorus paste
of the drug stores Is usually dissolved
yellow phospherus, mixed with glucose
or other substances. The proportion
of phosphorus varies from one-fourth
of one per cent to four per cent. The
tlrst nmount is too small to bo always
effective, and the last Is dangerously
Inflammable. When homemade prepara
tions of phosphorus are used there Is
much danger of burning the person or
of setting flro to crops or buildings.
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RIDDING RANGE OF
PREDATORY ROGUES
Professional hunters Aid in Sav
' ing Sheep and Cattle.
Stockmen Encouraged to Increase Live
Stock Production on Federal For
est Preserves Work of Bio
logical Surv-j.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Skilled hunters in the employ ol
Uncle Sam nre waging persistent war
fare against tho predatory anlma1.
that prey on sheep and cattle In tht
western states. Their efforts nre en
couraging stockmen to increase live
stock production on the federal foresl
preserves as well as in the range coun-(
try, ana tney nre protecting tin
sources of war supplies of meat
leather and wool now in the westene
grazing districts.
Hunters of the biological survey ol
the United States department of agri
culture have killed 70,713 predutorj
animals during tho, Inst three years
which has resulted in a direct snvlnj
estlmnted at nearly 95,000,000 a yeai
to the stockmen of the Rocky Moun
tnln section. The total kill since tin
full of 191G, when tho work was start
ed, includes (30,473 coyotes, 8,094 bob
cats, 1,829 wolves, 201 mountain Horn
and 137 beurs. The government ex
perts estimate that the annual depro
datlons among cattle and sheep effect
ed by single predatory animals are ai
follows: Wolf, $1,000; stock-kllllni
grizzly bear, $500; mountain Hon
$500 ; bobcat, $50, nnd coyote, 50.
Stockmen In sections where the pred
atory animals are obnoxious are aid
ed by the government in ridding tin
ranges of such rogues. In some locall
ties tho stockmen's nssocintes co-op
Since 1915 Biological Hunters Hav
Killed 1,829 Wolves.
erate with the state and federal au
thorltles in the extermination cum
palgn, professional hunters being em
ployed to detect and kill the prowllnj
animals that prey on sheep and cattle
Illustrative of the scope of this work
tho total income from pelts of preda
tory animals killed by governmeni
nimrods last year amounted to approx
imately $100,000. In addition manj
other animals whose skins could not
be reclaimed were killed by poisoning
Ordinarily the United States biologi
cal survey has from 250 to 350 profes
Blonal hunters permanently In Its em
ploy. The area wherein predatory ani
mal control is practiced includes ter
districts: Montana, Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon, Nevada und 'Califor
nia, Utah, Wyoming and South Dako
ta, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico,
and Texas.
During the last twelve months 2(1,
P20 coyotes, 3,458 bobcats, 849 wolves,
85 mountain Hons -nnd 41 'stock-kill-Ingt
bears have been disposed of ut ac
annual saving of approximately $2,
400,000 In domestic stock.
Recently u government hunter shol
two male wolves which had killed 15(
sheep and seven colts on two Wyoming
ranches, while another trapper bagged
a pair of old wolves which had a rec
ord of killing $4,000 worth of live
stock a year. A third trapper de
stroyed 85 coyotes and two bobcats in
one month, using six horses and 20C
traps over a trap line varying from 5C
to 100 miles l'n length. A coyote was
recently captured which had destroyed
$75 worth of sheep In one week. Two
wolves, seven mountain lions and a
huge grizzly bear, the largest of Its
species killed in the Yellowstone purk
section, are tho kill of another of Un
cle Sum's sharpshooters. These results
nro typical of the campulgn destined
to free the Rocky mountain range
country of predatory animals.
MACHINERY JUNKED TOO SOON
Many Farm Implements Are Discard
ed Before They Have Entirely
Lost Their Usefulness.
If tho Junk man never got any farm
machinery until it was really useless
to the farmer, he would not stay in
the junk business long. A lot of farm
machinery Is Junked when it would be
very useful In the hands of a mun who
is expert enough to put it into run
ning order. Take good caro of your
machinery, use it as long as it gives
good service, have it repaired If pos
sible, and when you are sure It Is be
yond use, Junk it.
Fruit for Exhibiting.
When exhibiting fruits or vegeta
bles at the fairs pick uniform, evenly
colored specimens of g6od marketable
slie. luirge or grotesque sreclmcns
have co exhibition value.
IsstoissMsT wwwmiiiiiwy
Woman Not Only "Critter" Sensitive About Age
WASHINGTON. It Is a man doctrine that woman Is oversensitive about
her age. And doubtless woman Is, but her brother Adam Is that same
with this Instance for n showdown: A young fellow seated In n crowded car
offered his place 'to nn oldish man
who was hanging to a strap. Tho
oldish man declined the courtesy with
n loud rudeness that caught the at
tention of all around.
"Keep your sent. sir. I am not ns
old us you seem to think. You are
offensive, sir I"
Tho young man flushed tho red of
embarrassment, sat down and turned
his face to tho window. The passen
gers across shoved closer and made
room for tho oldish passenger. As
soon as he was settled he took the whole car Into his confidence.
"Some people are too officious. I may be n little older In yenrs, hut any
body can seo thnt I am as vigorous as the next and Just as able to stand
as ho is."
Tho passengers kept neutrally nohcommlttul and the young man mndo
no motion thnt he heard. Feeling tho lack of proper sympathy, tho oldish
man took a paper from his pocket nnd hegnn-to read. Then perhaps In n
sudden gust of realization thnt he had been ill nutured he leaned ucross
and tapped the young man on -ft knee.
"Say, sir, here's my paper, If you'd like to read it"
The young man thanked hliu and declined.
"But I want you to take it, sir. There's a flrst-rato account of the 'evacua
tion of "
The young man refused. The oldish man Insisted. Then tho young man
evened up.
"I accept your apology because you must feel pretty cheap before nil
these people for Insulting n man for offering you a klndness-vbut your paper
can go to blank." .
And thnt oldish man will doubtless tell you to the cud of hls days that
woman Is overscnsltlvo about her age.
Which Is one of tho ways of Adam."
Finally Learned the Greatest" of All Lessons
JUST to show that Father Time can attend to his own nffatrs : In one big
perpetual motion place In this town there wns an Irresponsibly Joyous
office boy who simply wouldn't grow up. Ho wouldn't studi, und he wouldn't
shed his knee pnntst nnd he hated girls.
lugs ns to what happens to office boys
who do not study to become editors but the boy scorned editors. His ambi.
tlon his one great ambition had been to climb a ladder and chalk off base
ball scores, until the electric boards came along, and after that ho settled on
n future of sightseeing cars so that, he could talk through a megaphone. Hut,
alas for well-laid plans! One dny a messenger higher up dropped out and
the boy stepped Into duties thnt allowed less time for thrillers und eats but,
nt that, he didn't study, his prime Idea being that a fellow could lerm things
outside of books which, Incidentally, some mighty wise men have said beforo
him.
Each admonitory pill was swallowed with gay unconcern, until one dny
tho boy failed .to show up. Another boy filed In, and that was all there was
to It until, not so long ago, they cume across his nnmo In print In the roll
of honor, along with those of others who fell on that day which history has
already christened "the glorious 18th of July."
Father Time, by some Inscrutable alchemy, had changed the boy into a
mnn and taught hlrn the greatest of all lessons from the Greatest of ull Books:
"Greater love hath no man than this, that ho lay down his life for a friend."
Yes, There Are Things Every Fellow Should Know
THEY must have been In the self-made class, with tho job Imperfectly done,
or the one with the rakish hut green felt would never have asked tho
one with the twirly cane: "Sny, old man, which Is right Inducted Into the
army or Inducted out of It? I'm
afraid I fell down on that word this
afternoon. I wns tulkln' to a llttlo
queen about her brother who has Just
left for Camp Meade and she looked
at me so funnylike that hanged If I
don't believe I used the misfit lingo.
Which oughter I had said Inducted
In or Inducted out, huh?"
And tho one with the twirly cane
would never have responded ns he
did unless he had been self-mnde, with
tho Job Imperfectly done:
"I should sny that er well, thp
this Instnnt though I know there Isn't
ference of nny nccount not so's a woman would notice It, anyhow."
Education Is a great big help. But it Isn't everything. A man may go
through life without even a bowing ucqunlntnnru with the triumvirate of the
It's and still muko a huppy home and
It is a great boon to be able to know without danger of offending tho lit
tle queens whether n fellow ought to say Inducted out of tho army or in
ducted in.
Small Boy Appallingly
MAN'S study of mnn lacks tho directness of childhood In Its senrch of God.
Take, for one Illustration, a small, boy nnmo unknown who wns sitting
on the curb Investigating n captive
tA I I WL. (uX )
G) I I 7
"Nothln', 'cept to poko nt him to
way. He's got some sense to 1dm, but I don't set? whut God wanted to make
him for. I wouldn'ter wasted time on him, myself."
"What do you think the Lord ought to do about it?"
"Make mens that can light. Over
is, tney won't botlier with no 'count
xiiavs wnat i think uod ought to make
A child In n temple confounding the
And we, poor old hllnd-ns-buts grown-ups, calling ourselves wise, knowing
aji tne.umo uint we Know
Nothing,
30ME PEOPLF
me OFFENSIVE
-I'M NOT AS OLD
CM STAND -
When ho wasn't running copy ho
slestned In the nearest swivel chair
with any old thriller ho could And
around. For variety his fancy ex
pressed itself prodlgnlly In forages Into
paper bugs of lunches that bore tho
trade-mark of mother and home. And
he absolutely scorned clean fingernails.
They wcrfc "sissy."
The men to whom ho wan appor
tioned were addicted to fatherly warn-
-INDUCTED INTO
TH AR"'
. iNDUCTfcU
out OF IT
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truth Is, It's skipped my memory ut.Just
nny what you might cull a regular dif
go to heaven when he dies, still
Direct in His Criticism
worm. Ho was Buch a deud-ln-curnest
kiddle thnt he hud to hold up a young
mnn who was brisking by: "Mister,
do you know the nnmo of this worm?"
Mister considered the fuzzy, ma
Knny wriggio unomciuny Known as
a fever worm. Then he voiced knowl-
rtn tvYilr.li iillf.fl sis. i ulrim.
-"ft-t "Hl.ll It. 1.1IITlljLU.
"No, It ain't. Fever worms come
In the spring. This ono wears the
same kinder overcoat, but it's another
kinder worm."
"What are you going to do to him,
son?"
see him turner 'round nnd run tho other
yonder at tho cump, where my father
men; they has to be nil right to light.
all- tho time."
high priests.
ROAD-BUILDING ROCK TESTED
Value of Material Gathered In Many
States Given by Department
of Agriculture.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Results of physical tests in 1010 nnd
1017 of road-building rocks arc given
In Bulletin 070, recently Issued by tho
United Stntes department of agricul
ture. This bulletin supersedes tho de
partment's Bulletin 537 nnd supple
ments Bulletin 370, which gave tho re
sults of the more common physical
tests of approximately 3,050 rond
bulldlng rocks examined prior to Jnnu-
Repairing Road Cheapest and Best
Way Is to Attend to Holes and Ruta
While They Aro Small.
ary 1, 1010. Tho rock tested camt
from most of tho states. In n number
of cases, In addition to other tests, the
crushing strength of the rock also Is
given. The bulletin also contains u
complete record of all the crushing
strength tests mndo by tho office prior
to Jnnunry 1, 1010.
Tho averago crushing strength o
granites nnd gneisses lies between 20.,
000 and 21,000 pounds per square inch
according to duta in tho bulletin, una,
the average crushing strength of lime
stones nnd dolomites is botween 18,000
and 10,000 pounds per squure Inch.
Granites, gneisses, schists, sand
stones nnd quartzes should not in gen
oral be used In tho wearing course ol
water-bound macadam roads, it is
stated, and shales and slato should
never ho used in this manner. Cement
ing vuluo tests, therefore, have beet
discontinued on these materials.
MOTORCAR IMPROVES ROADS
Farmer In Secluded Rural District
Keeps Highway In Good Condi
tion Without Effort.
A friend who spent tho entire sum
mcr nnd some of tho fnll in n scclhdcd
rurnl district wns tcljlhg us tho other
dny about how tho farmers kept their
ronds in good shape In the section in
which ho wns sojourning, says n writer
in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"There aren't nny state roads In that
part of the country," ho snys, "and no
brick or mnendam. But tho farmers
keep the gravel and dirt ronds Ii OX'
cellont shape. Whenever my landlord
took u trip to town, or anywhere, ho
used to hitch n rond drug to his motor
car. Then tho enr would pull tho drng
along tho mile or two thnt ho wns in
tcrcsted in keeping up. Ho would
unhitch the drag and leuvo it by tho
wayside. On tho way homo ho would
pick up tho drag where ho left It and
drag the other aide of tho road going
back. And ho'u mnko n round Hko
thnt almost every tlmo ho took tho
car out."
CULVERT GUARDS ARE URGED
Particularly Serviceable at Night In
Preventlno Acoldente Railing
Painted White.
Becauso unguarded culverts on coun
try highways are frequently tho cuubo
of serious automobile accidents, par
ticularly at night, special pains Is now
being taken In many parts of tho coun
try to place rollings nt tho ends of
such structures, together with sultnblo
guards cither side of the approaches,
An excellent example of stuA an im
provement is found In tho substantial
concrcto guards on a highway In Mlchl
gun. Tho short lengths of fence nro of
wood nnd nro painted white to match
tho concrete nnd to add to their con
splcuousness, particularly at night.
Value of Good Roads.
The value of good rouds Is now rcc
ognlzcd everywhere, but few know
how euslly nnd how chenply they may
be hnd.
Need Country Roads.
People In towns need country ronds
as well as paved streets, for their liv
ing comes originally from the land.
Thanks to Motorcar.
Thanks to tho pushful, pervasive
motorcar, American rond building has
"got a move on" at last.
After the Grip
What?
Did It lcavo you weak, low In
spirits nnd vitality? Influenza la a
catarrhal dineoso, and after you re
cover from tho ncuto stago much of
tho catarrh Is left. This and your
weakness Invito further attacks.
Tk Tonic Needed is Penroa.
First, bccauBO It will nssUtin build
Ine up your Btrongth, roinvlgoratine
your 'Igcation and quickening all
functiona. Second, becauso it aids
In overcoming thti catarrhal condi
tions, helping dispel the inflamma
tion, giving the membranes an oppor-
their functions.
Thousands haw
answered tho ques
tion -tr grip fay U
propvr im of thu ST
lonla txMtinwM. Im
may profit by tbtir
psioe.
liquid er tablet form
both Mfa and antia
ftaetovy. THE PEROHA CO.
Ceh-W, OU
Her Doctor tho Man These Times.
Uc If I should kiss you, I supposo
you'd go and tell your mother.
She No, my lawyer.
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE
WTirn vonr back aches, and vour blad
der and kidneys ueem to be disordered,
no to your nearest drug store and get a
bottlo of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It
la a physician's prescription for ailments
of tho kidneys and bladder.
It has stood the teat ot yeanr ana nas
rcnutation for oulckly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
Tins nrenaration bo very cncctlve, has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get a
bottle, medium or largo sizo, at your near
est druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer
& Co., Uinglminton, N. Y., for a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
tion this paper. Adv. ,
Wanted His Right
"What the dickens Is tho matter
with you?" furiously demanded the
warder of Pat. "What do you mean
by kicking up a row at this tlmo of
tho night?"
"Sure, an' I only want to go homo,"
Bold Tot.
"Don't bo" n fool, man," said tho ward
er coming ncross to seo if his prisoner
wns qulto well.
"Fool, bedad," shouted Pat frorii the
other sldo of tho bars. "I'm In me
rights."
"Now, look here," broko In tho ward
er meaningly, "you've got Bevcn days
hard j seven days you've got to do, so
you'd better do them quietly."
"You're quite right," smiled Pat.
"Shure, the ould boy gnvo seven days,
but, begorra, ho said nothing nbout
nights, nnd faith you can surely trust
mo to come back In the morning."
After tho Offense.
"It wns a nortly but very polite per
son who snt next to Jones In n railway
station.
"Pardon me," said ho to Jones, "but
whnt would you sny If I Bnt on your
hat?"
"Suppose you sit on it and then aHlr
mo," sarcastically suggested Jones.
"I did," said tho portly person, Im
perturbably. Judge.
It's tho frequent failures that sweet
en the occasional success.
Sadness und gladness succeed each
other.
ervous
People
who drink
coffee find
subs-fcairfcial
relief when
"they change
fco
POSTUM
purewhole
some -table drink
does nort contain
' caffeine or any
other harmful,
nerve disturb-
ingredient.
"There's a Reason"