THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Says He'll Move National Capital to St. Louis
WASHINGTON. Senntor Sherman of Illinois threatened the other day to
" have the capital of tho Untied States removed from Washington to the
middle West. Tho senator Is still on the warpath against profiteering land
lords of the District of Columbia and
for the future capital of the nation.
"I lmvo been giving tho matter of landlord extortion consideration," said
Senator Sherman. "After peace has been proclaimed, I do not see how a
law can bo passed which will limit a landlord in the amount of rent he may
charge any more than It would be possible to pass a law saying how much n
uiun may charge for wheat or any other commodity.
"It has been reported to me that there will bo a general arid heavy in
crease in rents by the landlords. If that happens, I shall immediately intro
duce a measuro transferring the capital of the nation to some other place,
'possibly St. Louis. v
"I do not think that many persons here realize the extent of the feeling
which has been aroused among -the members of congress by the exorbitant
charges for rent and food und clothing they have been compelled to pay In
Washington. A bill of the kind I have mentioned will have strong support."
From a military point of view, Washington, is about tho poorest placo
that could be selected for a capital of the nation, he says.
Nor Is It centrally located so far as the interests of tho country nre
concerned.
Dangers of the Uncharted Seas RIove Uncle-Sam
AMERICA Is Just nqw embarking upon n grcnt career ns a maritime nation.
. It Is spending billions for ships and bidding for men to enter the merchant
marine. One of the first duties of every maritime nation is to furnish mari
ners with such data as will enabla
them to navigate' the waters under Its
Jurisdiction with the grentest possible
safety. The obligation has not been
discharged by tho -United Stntcs.
Many lives and property worth mil
lions of dollars are lost annually be1
cause the task of charting the coastal
waters of tho United States and Its
possessions has never been completed.
Now that the war Is over, the fin
ishing of this job Is one of the most
pressing necessities which the nation
faces. Just before we entered the wnr tho coast and geodetic survey cele
brated its one hundredth anniversary and went through some other motions
designed to attract the public attention to llsclf and to the need for an ex
tension of Its work. But with the declaration of war against Germany all this
nniK to nn end. Five out of tho dozen or so small boats which the survey
possesses were taken over by the navy
of tho olllcers and men went with them, while those who remained wcro busy
making special maps and surveys for tho army and navy.
Now that the war Is over the coast and geodetic survey Is going back to
its proper work with energy. Its largest 'and bos boat, the Survey, is now
on her way to Alaska via the Panama canal, and others are being repaired
nd refitted for work on the Pacific coast.
Adoption of a National Highways Policy Likely
fTIIE adoption of a nationnl highways policy by the United States Chamber
1 of Commerce at its annual convention, coupled with recent announce-
mcnts by Senator Penrose, the next chulrman of the senate finance committee,
States and still servo our fundamental
needs. To make this point clear It may safely bo stated that a zone, ten
miles In width and 75,000 miles In length, will reach more than 85 per cent
of the population of the United States, more than 85 per cent of tho taxable
real estate and more than 55 per cent of the tonnage of farm products.
"Such a system would protect with a military highway having an aggre
gate length of about 10,800 miles our Atlantic, Gulf, Mexican, Pacific and
Canadian borders; would give access to our national forests, our nationnl
parks and open up much of the public domain not now easily accessible, and
would afford trunk-line routes for parcel post in the territories where this
form of transportation is most Intensive In character."
He also says that If as a condition to the building of the natlohal high
ways In each state a construction of an equivalent mileage of stato highways
should ho required, this would add 75,000 miles of state highways.
This, with tho national system, would aggregato 150,000 miles
Do You Know Meter and Liter? Better Brush Up
IF YOU do not understand the metric system of measurement, look It up
and learn It. For there nre strong indications that tho meter nnd tho liter
will soon displace the yard and the quart In all your dealings. A movement
hacked by scientific nnd business or
ganizations In all parts of tho country
lias" been started to accomplish this
change. And the meter propagandists
have made n strong case. The chief
reasons why we should abandon oir
system for the metric system uro that
tho latter Is much simpler und easier
to learn, that It Is more accurate, and,
above all, that It is now tho compul
sory system in every civilized country
In tho world except tho United States
and Great Britain. That Is the big
fact. In all of our dealings with foreign peoples p-id governments we are
handicapped because we do not use the feame system of measurements.
American scientists wero compelled long since to adopt the metric system,
with the result that many of their publications aro incomprehensible. Now
the wnr has convinced thousands of persons of the necessity for using the
universal language of measurement In this country, with tho result that
tlio meter has many new nnd Influential backers.
"This country hns lagged behind the rest of the world by neglecting to
adopt a system of quantity expression so simple that tho average child of ten
can learn its essential features in ten minutes," Is tho wuy II. D. Hubbard,
one of the experts on weights and measures at tho bureau of standurds,
puts It.
He ulso says that our failure to cas;t aside a clumsy medieval system
for ono that is modern nnd practical has greatly handicapped us In business
nbrond and at home.
Officials of tho United Stntos bureau of standurds feel certain that this
rrfiuntry will ultimately use tho metric system.
says If they persist in gouging tho pub
lie after wnr-tlmo legislation restrain
Ing them becomes Inoperative, he will
"up and move" the capital westward
to grow up with the country. Wash
ington never was a good placo for It,
anyway, he Insists.
But tho Illinois senator does not
even have his own stato or its metrop
olis In mind. He suggests St Louis
as tho probable place he will pick
for use-as patrols, and more than half"
and Senator Bankhead, retiring chair
man of the senate committee on post
olllces and post roads, that they stand
for national highways tremendously
strengthened and probability of pass
ago of the Townscnd bill nt the extra
session of congress," says David Jame
son, president of the American Auto
mobile association.
"A national highway system can
be kept within 3 per cent of the totnl
mileage of highways In the United
REEFING GilA
GOD PASTURA
Petit Gazen Is Prolific in Coastal
Plain Belt From Virginia
to Texas.
PROSPERS ON SANDY LOAM
Continues Growing Throughout Most
of Year, Being Damaged Only Dur
ing Periods of Severe Drought
or hloavy Frost
(Prepared by the UnltoJ States Dopart
inont of Agriculture.)
Petit Gazen the Creole name for
carpet grass Is a perennial, creeping
grass, prolific in the coastal plain belt
from southern Virginia to Texas. It
forms a dense, closo turf. Curput
grass, native to tlio West Indies, pros
pers particularly well on sandy loam
soil where the moisture is near to tlio
surfuce most of tho year. The grass
Is of duul utility, as It will yield a
seed crop even during the period when
it Is grazed to ppuclty. 'This Is ex
plained by tho fact that the live stock
feed principally on the bnsnl leaves,
while tho slender llowor stems are al
lowed to mature unmolested.
In tho section where carpet grass
predominates it excels all other poron
nlal grasses as a permanent pasture.
It continues growing throughout most
of the year, being dnmaged only during
periods of severo drought or of heavy
frost. In order to maintain the pas
tures in good condition heavy grazing
is necessary, and alternate grazing of
two fields Is preferable to continuous
grazing of a single field. Under
favorablo conditions carpet grass
will support ono head of llvo
stock to two ncres, being about
equal In carrying capacity to
blue grass.
Heat and Moisture Needed.
For maximum dovelopnient carpet
grass requires abundnjit heat and
moisture, and where these conditions
aro satisfied It furnishes valuable pas
turage from May until November, or
in tho extreme South oven longer.
During cold weather it makes littlo
growth. Where u field of carpet grass
is allowed to grow tall In the fall cat
tle will graze with great relish on tho
dead tops during tho winter.
Although nt present commercial seed
In quantity Is seldom obtnlnnble, car
pot grass may bo sown if necessary
by mowing the grass after tho seed
hns matured nnd scattering the straw
with the seed over tho field where It
Is desired to sow the grass. If condl
tlons are favorablo to carpet grass It
Is sure to possess the land, provided
the grazing Is heavy enough to keep
down the weeds and taller grasses.
For Use on Lawns.
For uso on lawns enrpet grass may
be propagated by sets,or pieces of sod.
To obtain a good sod tho land should
lie well prepared to a depth of 0 to 8
Inches and generously fertilized with
'20 or more tons to the acre of well
rotted stublo manure, where neces
sary, from COO to 1,000 pounds per acre
of high-grade supplementary fertilizer
may also be applied. The carpet grass
plants should bo set about 12 Inches
apart each way. In planting small
lawns It is usually best to put out the
pots with tho trowel or some other
hand tool, while on large lawns it I."
more economical to plow the land and
drop the seta or pieces of sod the prop
er distance apart In tho furrows. Tlio
land should bo rolled after setting car
pet grass In order to press tho loo.se
Boll closo around tho plants.
IMPROVED STOCK AND CROPS
fiouth Carolina County Agent Waging
Campaigns for Importation of
Pure-Bred Bulls.
(Proparod by tho United Btatos Depart'
merit of Agrlculturo.)
Better stock nnd better crop yield-
Is the motto of the county agent f
Fairfield county, Soutli Carolina. I"
carrying out this purpose he Is waging
campaigns for tho Importation info
tlio county of more pure-bred bulN
nnd for co-operative buying and homi
Cattle at Pasture on South Carolina
Mountain.
mixing of fertilizers to stimulate crop
yields. Ho has already assisted farm
ers In ordering u number of puro-lm-d
bulls and hopes to get nioro of tln-m
Into the county this year than ever hv
fore. lie hns demonstrated to the
farmers of the county how to place
operative orders for fertilizers. Two
hundred and seventy tons of 10 per
cent acid phosphalo was ordered by
farmers co-operatively with some :iV'
Ing of money. Canylng out the w.imo
plan the York county agent helped
furmors of his county to save $90 on
ono co-operutivo order.
WATCH POTATOES FOR
EVIDENCES OF WART
European Malady Is Said to Be
Most Destructive.
Introduced Into Coal Mining Districts
of Pennsylvania About 1911 In.
tested Soil Should Be Used
for Other Crops.
Prepared by tho United Statoa Depart
ment or Agriculture.)
Every grower of Irish potatoes
whether he handles a prlvnto patch or
n commercial acreage Is urged to
watch carefully his potatoes nt dig
ging time for evidences of potato
wnrt disease, n European mnlndy
which Is one of the most destructive
attacking potatoes. The wart disease
was Introduced into 27 conl-mlnlng-.
districts of Pennsylvania In potatoes
brought from Europe about 1011. At
that period of shortago several mil
lion bushels of spuds for food pur
poses wero Imported ami dlsrlbuted
widely throughout the country so that
ninny other sections possibly have
been exposed to Infection. In order
to Identify and quarantine all points
of infection It is imperative that all
growers, dealers, distributors and
county agents carefully Inspect new
crop potatoes and report all suspicious
cases, In addition to sending samples
as soon as possible to their state ag
ricultural college, state experiment
station or to tho United States de
partment of agriculture, Washington,
D. C.
If potato wart becomes generally
distributed In the United States it
means not only millions of dollars of
loss but also n complete change in
the potato Industry to prevent Its
totnl destruction. Potato wart almost
completely destroys tho spuds for food
purposes. Once established in the soil
all that can bo done Is to work against
its spread. The disease will remain
alive In the ground for as long as
eight years, and It Is unsafe to plant
potatoes In Infested soil within that
period. It Is known that the potato
wart disease had been establishing
Itself In the Pennsylvania localities
for six years before It was discovered.
The department of agriculture has
now placed n quarantine prohibiting
shipment of potatoes from sections of
Work of the Destructive Potato Wart.
Europe where tho disease has existed,
and if the Pennsylvania sections arc
the only points of Infection the dis
ease Is now under control.
Potato wart Is characterized by
warty, spongy, cnullflower-liko growths
on tho underground portions of the
plant. Infections usually begin In the
eyes and attain the size of a walnut
or larger. Sometimes entire tubers
are converted into a spongy, warty
mnss. Young warts are usually light
brown In color, nlthough nfter decay
begins they turn black, which causes
the disease to he sometimes called
"black scab," or "black wart." Many
of the warts rot In the ground before
tho crop Is hnrvestcd, while- others
decomposo when tho potntocs are
placed In storage. Some of the warts
left on the field at digging time may
remain alive under suitable conditions
for months. The dtsease may continue
to vegetate long after the potato crop
has been harvested, duo to the sending
up of sprouts from the sound warts
nnd tho development of new warts
from tho tender portions of the young
sprouts.
Every precaution should bo oxer
cised to prevent the spread of infec
tion. The wnrts should be collected
and dostroyed by burning. Dlsensed
tubers should not bo fed to stock
without first being boiled. Soil known
to bo Infested should bo planted to
other crops.
Attempts to control tho disease by
treating Infested soils with chemicals'
hnvo failed. In European countries It
hns been ascertained that cortaln po
tato varieties resist this disease. No
American vnrlctles of potatoes have
been tostcd for resistance to rot, but
experiments of this nature are pro
posed. DIGGING PARSNIPS BY HAND
Special Attention Is Important
cause If Roots Are Cut Valuo
Is Lessened.
Be-
Tho digging of parsnips domnnds
special attention. If tho roots nro
cut or broken their value for market
is largely destroyed; the entire root
to n point one-fourth Inch In diameter
should be secured. Attempts to dig
tlio roots out with a spado or to plow
them out aro suro to result disastrous
ly. A trench should bo dug or plowed
close-to each sldo of tho row and tho
roots pulled out by hand. This Is
nbout'the only practical way of secur
ing them without Injury,
POULTRY
PROPER CARE OF INCUBATOR
Eggs Should Be Even-Shaped and Me
dium-Sized Best Results Secured
If Turned Dally.
(Prepared by tho United Stntos Depart
ment t Agriculture.)
Poultry raisers place great depend
ence upon tho early-hatched chicken on
account of Its greater vitality, making
a more vigorous growth, escaping tho
rnvnges of disease and Insects develop
ing Into early maturity, und tho pullets
from this hatch becoming profitable
layers In the early winter season fol
lowing. As a rule It Is also true that
epgs produced In the early pnrt of the
season will show n higher percentago
A Good Incubator Hatch.
of fertility thnn those produced Inter
In tho season. Care should bo taken
In saving eggs for the Incubator. Se
lect oven-shape, medium-sized eggs,
and keep them In n cool place. Hot
ter results will be secured If these eggs
nro turned carefully every day. Do
not keep them over ten days or two
weeks before putting them In the in
cubator. Before setting up the Incubator glvo
it a thorough cleaning Inside and out.
Itemovo nil the trnya and scrub them
with hot soapsuds. After they have
dried brush the entire Inside of tho in
cubator nnd all the trays with wood
alcohol. Clean out all the lamp Hues
to seo that there are no cobwebs or
carbon deposit ; nlso, that theso spaces
have not been used for mice nests In
tho winter time. Clean the oil cham
ber of the lamp with hot soapsuds and
remove. tho old wick from the burner
and boll the burner In a soda solution
for 10 or 20 minutes. Itun tho Incu
bator for -18 hours to get the. thermo
stat properly adjusted. After running
the Incubator flvo days, test tho eggs
and remove those that aro Infertile.
Now is a good time also to clean th
brooder. Give it a thorough coating
with some good dlslnfectnnt, fix n
clean, dry place for the young chicks
when they nre hatched, and, If possi
ble, keep them removed from tho main
flock until they nre half grown.
HIGHER PRICES FOR CAPONS
Fowls Grow Larger Than Cockerels,
Are Easily Handled and Flesh
Is of Better Quality.
The prlnclpnl adventngea of capons
Izlng are that the capons grow larger,
than cockerels, make more economical
growth, are more easily handled, sell
for higher prices, und are more eco
nomical for the consumer on account
of loss waste In dressing nnd cooking.
In addition tho flesh Is of better qual
ity. A statement from the Ohio College
of Agriculture says: "Do not sell late
hatched cockerels as broilers unless of
Hie Leghorn or other light-weight
breeds. Cnponlze them and market
after the holidays nt weights of six to
tMi pounds each. Iur-rcase the supply
of poultry meat and make a lnrgec
profit on the chickens you raise."
The brooder should not bo over
crowded with chicks.
The best food for young ducklings
Is stole bread and skimmed sweet milk.
Overfeeding the young chicks Is like
ly to bo Indulged In by many, especial
ly the beginners.
Feed chicks lightly until they nro
eight or ten weeks of age. After that
they can be forced.
Good healthy chicks can bo rnlsed
by properly taking euro of tho lion and
chicks or of the brooder.
It Is In warm weather that lice and
mites thrive on the chickens; they will
cause little chickens to die.
At the present prices of fertilizer
It pays every farmer and poultryman
to snvo the poultry manure.
Always have your coops and brood
ers perfectly dry. A good litter for
chicks to scratch In Is cut clover or
alfalfa or tho chaff from tho barn floor.
If tho chicks are kept free of vermin
and nre kept out of tho rain nnd dew,
they will -grow fast and will bo but
littlo trouble us the weather will bo
ivurm most of tho time.
COULDN'T SLEEP
Was Miserable and Loosing Weight
Suffering From Kidney Complaint
Doan's Removed the Trouble.
"I was nbout down and out from
kidney trouble," says Harry Griffith, of
228 N. Darlington St., Westchester, Pa.
"Tho kidney secretions burned like
calding water. Sometimes there would
be a complcto stoppage and, oh! what
pain 1 sufieredl My feet
liccatnc swollen and I
had a time of it getting
on my shoes.
"My back hurt right
over my kidneys. Nights
I did nothing but toss
nbout. It was just as
though a knife wero
thrust into my back. I
couldn't bend over with
out terrible nnin and I
Mr. Griffith
would fall to my knees nnd craw) nlons
to get hold of something to help myself
up. Blinding dizzy spells enme on and
terrible headaches added to my misery.
"I was rapidly losing weight and
knew something would have to bo
done. I began taking Doan's Kidney
Pills and was more than surprised.
The troubles were soon leaving mo and
six boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me entirely. To this day I have
been free from kidney complaint."
Stoom io before me.
A. J. TOWNBBND.
Notary Public. '
Get Doan'e at Any Store. 00c a Bos
DOAN'S "SgfiST
FOSTER-M1LBURN CO., BUFFALO, N. V.
Cool.
Howell That murderer was a cool
one.
Powell Whnt do you mean!
Howell When the Judge sentenced
him to he electrocuted on a ccrtnla
day, ho said : "I'm a pretty busy man
but I'll try to bo there, Judge." 1
"FAKE" ASPIRIN
WAS TALCUM
Always Ask for Genuine
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
If you seo tho "Bayer Cross" on thw
packago you are sure you aro not get
ting talcum powder. Millions of fraud
ulent Aspirin Tablets wcro recently
sold throughout the country. Aspirin la
tho trade mark of Bayer Manufacture
of Monoacetlcacldcsfcr of Snjlcyllcacld.
No Sense of Humor,
"llow did you happen to loso our
last cook?"
"She didn't like my stylo of humor."
"No?"
"Having shown symptoms of nn ar
tistic temperament on several occa
sions, I asked her If she thought our
kitchen was a way station on the road
to the movies, and, bless my soul, she
quit," Birmingham Age-Herald.
No ugly, grimy strenks on tno
clothes when Red Cross Bnll Blue la
used. Good bluing gets good results.
All grocers carry It 5c.
Hollow and Solid.
Edith Itoully, half the time Itegglo
doesn't know which cud he Is stand
ing on.
AIlco Oh, nonsense I His feet cer
tainly can't seem ns light as his head.
Boston Transcript.
THIN PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothlno Uko Plain Bltro-Phosphata
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, Vigor
and Nerv Force.
Judging frtim the countless DreDamtlona
and treatments which are continually be
ing advertlsod for the purpose of making
nun pcopie uesny, developing arms, necit
and bust, and replacing ugly hollows and
uncles by the soft curved lines of health
and beauty, there are evidently thousands
of men and women who keenly feel their
excessive thinness.
Thinness and weakness are often due.
to starved nerves. Our bodies need more
phosphate than Is contained In modern
foods. Physicians claim thero Is nothing
that will supply this deficiency so well as
the organic phosphate known among drug
gists as bltro-phosphate, which Is Inex
pensive and Is sold by most all druggists
under a guarantee of satisfaction or money
back. By feeding the nerves directly and
by supplying the body cells with the nec
essary phosphoric food elements, bltro
phosphate tiould produce a welcome
transformation In the appearance; the In
crease In weight frequently being aston
ishing. Increase In weight nlso carries with It
a goneral improvement In the health.
Nervousness, sleeplessness nnd lack of.
energy, which nearly always accompany
excessive thinness, should disappear, dull
eyes become bright, and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom of perfect health.
CAUTION: Although bltro-phosphate
Is unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sleeplessness and general weakness. It
should not, owing to Its tendency to In
crease weight, be used by anyone who
does not desire to put on flesh.
NEW SOUTH WALES
INFORMATION BUREAU
Sinter Building. 149 Brosdwsy. New York City
Will bo pleased to send (lOTernwent linlletlns
or miner anr Inquiries rriiardlns opportu
nities for farming, stock raising, frnlt gnming,
mining and Investment lu New Bouth Wales,
AUSTRALIA
If you have $100 or more to Invest In profit
able substantial business, write Chomley
Copper Co,, 201 Eplor Illilg., Seattle, Wash.
W. N. U., OMAHA, NO. 25-1919.