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THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA jr v "-v ua v. V1V I- Facts About the Year 1919 of the Christian Era WASHINGTON. The year 1910 of the Chrlstlnn em. which began Wednes day. January 1. lllltl ends on WodneKiInv. Tliwinlior .11. tint holnir ii "lean .year," will contain 305 days and u small fraction. It very nearly corresponds with the year G(W2 of the Julian period, which begun Jnnnary 14, 11)11). It may flEL 1,L explained that 7,080 Julian years WJ The year 12072 since the founda tion of Home, according to Varro. began on January 1. 1010, Jullnn calendar. The yenr 2;"70 of the Japanese era. being the eighth year of the period of Talsho, began January 1, 1019, Gregorian calendar. The year 1019 of the Christian era comprises the lntter part of the one hun dred and forty-third nnil the beginning of the one hundred and forty-fourth year of the Independence of the United States. In the year 1910 there will be three eclipses, two of the sun and one of the moon: A total eclipse of the sun. May 28-20, Invisible at Washington. A partial eclipse of the moon, November 7, visible at Washington; the beginning visible generally In North America except th6 extreme western part. An annual eclipse of the sun, November .22, visible at Washington ns n partial eclipse. Silver and Gold Service Chevrons Make Trouble U ItOTESTS reaching members of congress ngulnst the war department's i service chevrons may lead to legislation prohibiting their use. Repre sentutlve McKenzle of Illinois, Republican member of the house committee on military affairs, considers taking the. lead in the nintter. The recent action of the war de partment In providing for the wearing oJ silver chevrons by those who served in this country has brought to a head the issue which has been smoldering ver since gold chevrons were desig nated for overseas service. "I am greatly concerned over the situation and am inclined to think con gressional action may be necessary prohibiting all sorts of service chev rons," said Mr. McKenzle. "Congressmen are being Hooded with complaints of discrimination in the manner In which who served In this country and those in "The gold chevrons are most highly prized, but this seems unfair. The men who served overseas did so because they lmppened to be ordered, not l)ecnuso of any choice of their own. country dtd'far more valuable service "The men who dodced real military service by going In as army tield clerks are entitled to wear the gold German soldier except possibly nfte.r one was captured. They scarcely got within sound of a battle. Vet these men with their gold chevrons In some way are made to appear superior to those who wear silver chevrons who were anxious to get Into the fighting but were held in this Country for one reason or another. "To my mind, If there are to be service chevrons the most equitable sys tem would be to have them worn by those who served In uotmil lighting. Certainly, there could be no objection to some little distinction for those who olenrly risked their lives." This raises the question of the air service. The flyers who were kept here ns Instructors clearly risked their llvescontinuously. Bolivia Asks Relief From THE government of Bolivia has sent to Paris the evidence upon which that country bases its claims arising out of the Tncna and Arlca dispute between Chile and Peru. Bolivia admits that she was defeated by Chile In the war between Chile and Peru. In TO PARIS the last century cannot be righted through an examination of the controversy by n properly constituted tribunal. Bolivia's chief claim Is that she be given an outlet to the sea In order to develop her resources. By treatyarrangements with Peru and Chile. Bolivia ns a free port at Antofagasta and Mollendo, .the hitler In Peru, but she Insists that this is not sutllclcnt. It Is considered certain ,by I.ntin-Americnn diplomats here that the Tacnn Arlca question will be brought up at the peace congress In Paris. It is learned that among the advisers who went to Franco with President Wilson were experts on Chile nnd Peru. It is stated hero In o'lielnl circles that Chile would not bo surprised If tho United States, and possibly an Inter national tribunal to be set up by the peace congress, calls upon Chile to execute the provision of the treaty of Ancon which marked the end of the war between Chile and Peru, for a plebiscite to be held In ten years, or 1803, to decide whether Tacnn nnd Arlca should remain Chilean territory or revert to Peru. The nation losing the provinces would have to iuiy to the other .$10,000,000. The United States has sent notes to the presidents of Chile and Peru Informing them that It "stands rendy to tender alone, or In conjunction with other countries of this hemisphere, till po&lble assistance" to bring about an equitable solution. Paris Now Has Wilsonitis; Americans in Danger WORD comes from Paris that the French capital has Wilsonitis In a most virulent form. President Wilson Just now Is the hobby of every Parisian who's old enough to know what It's all ubout. They've already dedicated to him lie Wilson cocktail, Wilson highball, Wilson hat, Wilson shoe, Wilson ave nue and Wilson march. Everywhere you go restaurant, aotel, theater, In the street you hear them discussing "Le President 'Vll- son.' ' No mntter who the Frenchman Is who sits next to you or at a near-by table he finally draws you Into conver sation on the one topic that Is upper most In his . mind President Wilson. Tho American civilian in Paris of about sixty or thereabouts who bears even the remotest resemblnnce to our president has certain embarrassments. Ills Joker friends are apt any evening, on tho crowded boulevards, where the merrymakers throng to point him out to n group of French Pollus and their girl friends nnd with a wink say: "There goes President Wilson Incog nito." At least three very dignified American gentlemen were seen on differ ent occasions, surrounded by pretty girls doing a May-pole dauce, end In their being kissed and kissed and k-l-s-s-e-d. Paris' stock of "Vive Las" U almost exhausted. ft frm? form the period of agreement of the of Indication. The year fiflSO of the Jewish era will begin nt sunset on September 24, 1010. It Is computed from the as sumed date of the creation of the world according to Hebrew chronology namely, Oct. 7, In the year 3701, B. O. Art' THEY AT ME BE CAUSE MY CHEVR0H5 ME .SILVER a distinction Is drawn between those France. Some of those who remained In this than those who went across. chevrons. Most of them never saw the Peace Commission which Bolivia sided with Peru, but sho refused to sign a treaty of peace until J0 years alter the Peruvian govern ment formally concluded peace witli Chile. Bolivia, as a result of the war, lost Antofogasta, her only outlet to tho sea, and ever since, according to the statement of a diplomatic authori ty, sho has been stilled as a nation. Bolivia proposes to see If what she considers the wrong done her In (XE BOrt HOMME, kiss hew; BIG YEAR SEEN IN BEEKEEPING Greatest Effort Made in Further ing Industry Is Predicted on Account of War. INCREASED COST OF HONEY Product to Value of $2,000,000 Wai Exported During Last Half of Year Food Administration Has Been of Great Help. (Prepared by tho Unltod States Depart ment or Agriculture.) Increase In the cost of honey, due to the big export demand crented by the wnr, makes it safe to predict that the coming year will see the greatest ef fort ever made In furthering beekeej Ing. During the last half of the yenr honey to the value of perhaps $2,000, 000 was exported about ten times the valuation for any year previous to the beginning of the war Indicating that honey has ceased to be a luxury in the minds of the allied peoples. Home Demand Increases. Also, the home demand for honey hns increased. Figures are not avail able, however, as much of the honey of this country never reaches the larger centers of trade. In addition to these two demands, the heavy loss of bees during the winter of 1017 and a resultant decrease In production In the eastern United States likewise was responsible for Increasing the price of honey to the highest figure recorded In many years. In expediting shipments of honey and supplies for beekeeping, and es pecially In granting permits to bee keepers to buy sugar for feeding their bees where this was necessary, the United States food administration has been of great help It is stated. The Issuing of the semimonthly market re ports by the bureau of markets, United States department of agriculture, hns made It possible for the first time for the producer to get reliable Informa tion regarding the honey markets. This has been a chief factor In making It Apiary Provided With Modern Hives. fenslhle to encourage beekeepers to In crease their production. Of impor tance in this crisis In the bee Industry has been the continuation of tho crop reports of the bureau of crop esti mates. Permit Factories to Operate. The Unltod States fuel administra tion permitted the chief fnctorles of beekeeping supplies to operate on fuel less dnys, and supplied one factory with coal nt a serious time, and the post office department ruled that bees without combs may be shipped by par cels post. This ruling materially helps In the proper distribution of bees whenever there Is a serious bee loss In any part of the country. Organization among beekeepers for better marketing has resulted, through the assistance of the bureau of mar kets. In the formation of two lnrge co operative societies. N In respect to bee culture the most Important' work of the bureau of en tomology was a series of field experi ments on the behavior of European foulbrood In the hive during the time that It Is being cleaned out by the bees. These experiments served to throw light upon the method to be used In preventive treatment. The result of this work, which marks a new phase In bee disease, and which promises to yield most helpful results, soon will he published. INCREASE AREA OF SORGHUMS Farmers Report Excellent Results From Dwarf Mllo and Dawn Kafir Demand for Seed. 'Prepared by tho United Statt-H Depart ment of Agriculture.) Grain sorghum area Increnjed from H.lM-l.OOO acres In 1010 to fi.lfiU.OOO In 1017, or more than HO per cent, while the production Increased from 5.',8.r8. 000 to 7r,800,000 bushels, or over -10 per cent. This largely Increased quantity of grain was consumed through the ordinary channels with out nny undue drop In price. Farm ers report excellent results from Dwarf mllo and Dawn kallr, the vn iletles bred and distributed by the United States department of agricul ture, and the demand for seed In creases. In parts of .Arizona and California Dwarf mllo Is grown suc cessfully on Irrigated bind after bar ley Is harvested, thus enabling the grower to produce two grain crops on the same land In one year. Feathered Legs. Good condition of the feathers on tho legs of exhibition birds Is Important. To preserve the leg feathers unbroken, feather-legged breeds need to bo kept on short grass runs antl given, voft soft, chaffy Utter to scratch lu. NO SERIOUS ENEMIES OF SOY BEAN PLANT No Insect or Fungous Pest Has Assumed Importance. Rabbits Are Most Troublesome as They Are Fond of Plant and Havo Destroyed Considerable Areas Woodchucks Also Damage. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) As yet the soy bean Is troubled by few serious enemies. In general, It may be said that no Insect or fpngous pesi has assumed any great economic Importance In connection with the cul ture of this crop. ltabblts are most troublesome, as they are very fond of the soy-beau plant and have been known to destroy considerable areas. Where rubblta are abundnnt, soy-bean culture In small areas Is practically Impossible Mature Plant of the Soy Dean. unless the field can be Inclosed with rabbit-proof fencing. In some of the Northern states, woodchucks have caused considerable damage to small plantings of the soy bean. Boot-knot caused by n nematode often causes considerable Injury to soy beans In ninny sections of the South ern states where this pest Is prevalent. In sections where the pest has become well established In the soil, soy benns should not be planted. To plant them Is a dangerous practice, not only be cause the bean crop will be reduced, but also because the pest can propn- gate freely and greatly damage any susceptible crop which follows the soy beans. Cowpea wilt, due to a Fusarlum, causes considerable damnge to the soy bean. One variety, unnamed as yet, is highly resistant to this disease and has given quite good results on soils Infested with wilt. Caterpillars sometimes cat the soy bean foliage, but the damage from such Insects Is seldom serious. The Mack blister beetle has been reported In n few cases to have done consider able damage to soy-bean fields, but In f-'i'tiernl this Insect cannot be consld- red a serious pest. SPRAYING CATTLE FOR LICE One Per Cent Solution of Any Stand ard Coal Tar Dip Used at Pennsylvania College. It Is a good practice to spray cattle for lice In case they have found a lodging place In the shaggy winter growth of hair. The spray used on the cattle at tho Pennsylvania Slate college Is a 1 per rent solution of any standard conl-tar dip. The spray application Is mnde with u long nos.zle to avoid Injury to the eyes of the one applying IL Modi fications of this method Include the use of a spi Inkling can, a brush, or dipping the animal in the solution. For convenience, animals should be ilrlven Into a stall or other enclosure nnd sprayed n number nt a time. While the entlro body of the animal should lie sprayed, special cart! should be m'on to application nlong the back I mile, tho shoulders und directly back if the horns. A second application should be made ubout 10 days after the first to destroy insects which may have hatched from i tie eggs during (hat time. GET AHEAD OF HESSIAN FLY Co-operative Campaign Inaugurated by Bureau of Entomology In Eastern Kansas. i'reparcd tiy the United Stated Depart ment of AKrlcuIture.) In eastern Kansas, where danger from the Hessian lly threatened dur ing the fall of 1017, a co-operntlvo iimpalgn was Inaugurated by the bu-M-aii of entomology, United States de partment of agriculture, to secure tho plowing down of stubble, and to urge i bo observance of safe planting dates, 'fids Ik believed to have greatly improved conditions which prevailed 'luring the spring and summer of 1018. In Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri, here full advantage of the safe plant nig period was taken by growers, tho current crops of winter wheat wero excellent. Results obtained from Its ex perimental plats have enabled this bu M ini to forecast Hessian lly conditions ml thus to Issue timely and valuablo information to wheut growers. PREVENTION IS ALWAYS BEST Timely Measures Properly Applied Of. fer Surest Means of Control Kill ing Often Advisable. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Poultry raisers who wnlt nntll dls caeo appears In tho flock and then prepnro to make a defensive attack nro likely to bo successful only In rare cases. By far the best plan Is to enro for tho flock In such a way that disease will not appear. Tho aim In controlling tho diseases at. poultry Is, they add, to learn how to prevent them rather than how to cure. To enlighten poultry owners n8 to tho characteristics of tho more Impor tant diseases In order that they may Intelligently use the most Improved methods of combntlng them Fanners' Bulletin 057, "Important Poultry Dis eases," has recently been published by .tho department. Tho causes, symp toms, from aspergillosis (brooder pneu monia) to worms, are given In this publication. As all poultry Is susceptible to many dlsenses, some of which are highly In fectious nnd resist all efforts of treat ment, tho bulletin suggests that when birds become sick It Is often the best plan to kill them. Tho greater tho number of birds kept upon nny farm or plot of ground, nnd the more they nrc crowded together, tho more Impor tnnt are tho measures for excluding, eradicating, nnd preventing tho devel opment of tho causes of disease. When disease appears among poul try tho fowls should be removed from tho poultry yard and n good coating of freshly slaked llmo should bo np plied to the entlro surfneu of tho ground, according to tho bulletin. Af ter u few dnys It should be plowed nnd then cultivated three or four times nt Intervnls of a week nnd finnlly sowed with oats, rye or other grain. It Is best to leave the ground unoccupied by fowls until tho winter has passed. Af ter tho fowls have been returned the premises must be frequently cleaned nnd occasionally disinfected. The drinking fountains and feed troughs must be wnRhed every week with boiling water or other disinfect ant, and If any lice or mites nro found on the birds or In tho house the roosts nnd adjoining parts of the walls should bo painted with u mixture of kerosene, one quart, and crudo carbolic acid or crude crcosol, ono teacupful, The Dry, Well-Ventilated and Lighted Houses Promote Health In Poultry F.lock. house may be whitewashed with fresh ly slaked llmo or sprayed with kero sene emulsion. In case of an actual outbreak of a virulent disease It Is well to add to each gallon of tho white wash six ounces of crudo cnrbollc acid. Good disinfectants destroy the germs of contagious diseases, the external parasites, such as lice and mites, and In some cases the eggs of parasitic worms, antl should be used frequently In und about the poultry house. PLAN FOR MARKETING EGGS Infertile Product Will Withstand Con. dltions Much Better Than Fer tile Ship Often. (Prcparod by the United Htatea Depart ment of Afrrlculturo.) Market white-shelled and brown- shelled eggs In sepuruto packuges. When selling eggs to the country merchant or cash buyer insist that the transaction be on the quality basis. Ship or deliver eggs at leust twlco or three times weekly. Small or dirty eggs should bo used at home. When tnklng eggs to market they should be protected from the sun's ruys. Infertile eggs will withstand mar ketlug conditions much butter than fertile eggs. METHODS FOR FEEDING CORN Hens Get Considerable Exercise When Fed on Cob Supply In Dry Litter Satisfactory. Hens enn be fed corn on cob and will secure considerable exercise In picking It off, but tho cobs should bo picked out frequently. Feeding shelled corn In a deep, dry litter Is ulso a sat isfactory way. was V ::?:''? -.'.'MffM is i Duty Devolving on Fanners of This Continent Western Canada Well Prepared t Meet th Needs of tho Old World "The Earth la a Machine Which Yields Almost Gratuitous Service to Every Application of Intellect" Emerson. Speaking with ono of th commis sioners appointed to make a survey of the food situation la tho battle-torn countries of Europo tho writer was told Uiat the depletion and shortage of food was far greater than anybody bad expected. With the investigation, which at that time nnd merely started, mnch had been brouRbJt to light that hnd only been surmised. Herds of llv stock wcro completely wiped out, fields that had been prolific ylelders of grain, roots nnd vegetables wcro terraced nnd hummocked by bombs nnd shells, many of them still lying unexploded and dangerous. Until tills land can be gone over and cleaned nothing In the way of cultivation enn bo carried on, and even where that Is dono tho work of leveling nnd getting under cultiva tion will take a long time. Much moro devolves upon tho fanner on this Bldo of tho Atlantic than was at first supposed. Herds of live stock will havo to bo replenished, and this will tnko years; tho provisioning of tho pcoplo In tho menntlmo Is tho task tho farmers hero will bo nsked to un dertake. Producing countries, will bo tnxed to their utmost to meet this de mand; nil that can bo provided will bo needed. This need will continue for some time, and during this period prices will bo high. Tho opinion of thoso who hnvo given tho question most cnreful thought and study Is that food scarcity will bo greater than over before. The Allies will huvo to feed Germany, Austria, Turkey and Russia and this In addition to tho require ments of European neutrals for In creased supplies now that there Is no eubmnrlne menace, To tho Canadian and American farm er thlB means a demand for his grain fully as grent as at any tlmo in the past. Wheat will bo needed, meat will bo required. The slogan "don't stop saving food" is as necessary today an ever. Tho purpose of this nrtlclo Is to direct attention to tho fact that hun dreds of thousands of acres of land In Western Canada nro still unoccu pied, nnd this land Is capablo of pro ducing enough to supply all needs. On Its rich grasses aro easily raised and cheaply too tho cattle that will be sought; In its soil lies tho nutriment that makes easy the production of tho grain that will be needed, and In both the fanner will be nssured of a good profit on his Investment Tho land can bo purchnscd at low prices, on easy terms, and with tho abundanco of re turns that it will give, It docs not mean a mntter of speculation. Tho facts as set out aro known, and certainly are guaranteed. These facts, tho low cost of tho land. and Its great productivity, combined with tho admirable marketing and transport facilities nt tho disposal of tho farmer make farming In Western Cnnadn an attractive proposition. Ad vertisement. It In until that ltouor lmnrovcs with age, but some men don't enro to wait An Attack oi Influenza Often Leaves Kidneys in Weakened Conditio Doctor In all nartt of the country bars been kept buny with the cpidemie of In fluenza which has visited so many homes. The symptoms of this disease are very distressing and leave the system in a run down condition. Almost every victim complains of lame back and urinary troubles which should not be neglect ed, an these danger signals ottcn lead to dangerous kidney troubles. Druggists report a largo sale on ur. njimen Swamn-ltoot which so many people say soon heals and strengthens the kidneys after an attack of grip. Swamp-Itoot, being an herbal compound, has a gcntls healing effect on tno Kidneys, wnicu Is almost Immediately noticed in raon cases by those who try it- Dr. Kilmer & Co., Hinghamton, N. Y., offer to send l sample size bottle of Swamp-Root, on receipt of ten cents, to every suuerer who requests It. A trial will convince any one who may be in need of it. Regu lar medium and large size bottles, foi tale at all druggists. Be sure to mention this paper. Adv. Some persons nro like one-legged milk stools no good unless sat upon. $100 Reword, $100 Catarrh la a local disease greatly Influ, need by constitutional conditions. It therefore requires constitutional treat ment. HALL'H catarrh mkdicinr Is taken internally and acts through thi uiooa on tne mucous surfaces oi me sys tem. HALLU CATARRH MKDICINJS destroys the foundation of the disease, gives the patient strength by Improving the general health and assists nature la doing Its work. $100.00 for any case 01 Catarrh that HAUL'S CATARIUJ MEDIC1NB falls to cure. Druggists 76c. Testimonials free. r. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio, When loves comos In tho door, rea won files out tho window. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle ci OASTORIA, that famous old remedy for Infants aud children, and see that it Signature otZlU Daniia 4 tin la Use for Over 30 xeurs, Children Cry for Fletcher's Cnstori Speech Is silver; ullenco is gold. Ml FOOD
