THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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Politics Makes Strange Members of Congress, Too
WASHINGTON. An epitome or munklnd's virtues, occupations, nsplrotlons
and deeds Is found In congress. Within the pages of the congressional
"directory thnt of the Sixty-sixth congress has just been Issued scnutors and
representatives record their own biog
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cestry. Several, however, trace their lineage buck to members of the Conti
nental congress, nnd one announced he Is a "direct descendant of the father
of Hannah DiiHtln" of colonial and Indian fame. Another member said he Is
'best known as a platform orator."
Other members with an eye to thrift did not fall to advertise. One said his
firm originated a well-known cloth, another thnt he brought the first automo
biles Into this country from Europe, nnd another that he Is president of a
press-clipping bureau. One recites his collegiate achievements, and admits
.getting Into congress after his "characteristic determination" carried him
through un untiring campaign In a popular automobile. One member "was
.raised on a dairy farm," another lives "on a gravel roud," und another "entered
public school nt an early ago."
The shortest biography Is that of Representative James O'Connor of
Xjoulsluna. He merely announced his name.
Others take a half puge or more to unburden themselves, as each was per
mitted to write what he pleased.
The saddest pnrt of It all Is that ability varies nearly as much as do other
details.
Politics makes strange congressmen, us well as bedfellows.
U. S. Mints Making 100,000,090 Pennies a Month
TF RAY BAKER, director of the United Stntes mint, ever luys bunds on the
person who created the slogan, "Take care of the pennies and the dollars
will take care of themselves," somebody will have to call out the reserves. For
do you know, working the mints- at
their topmost speed and turning out
100,000,000 punnles monthly, Ri. . Just
naturally cannot keep up with tin- de
mand for coppers In this country.
He has been one of the govern
ment's strongest advocates of It ever
since the war started, but he feels
that people have taken the ndmonltlon
to save pennies too literally. As nearly
as he can figure out, folks have been
gorging their hearthstones, lisle banks,
old copper teakettles nnd other favor-
lto hiding places for coins with pennies, and that is why he cannot find enough
o go round.
Of course the demnnd for pennies has grown greatly with the slapping of
penny taxes on lollypops and such, but even this additional drain upon the
penny supply should not, under ordinary circumstances, swallow up all of the
pennies the government hns made. Since It first began to coin money, about
the time of the Revolutionary war, one-tenth of all the coins made have been
cents. Th total to date Is more than ?3.000,0O0,000. And yet, at last reports,
the government had In nil of Its depositaries only about $177,000 In coppers.
Last year the mints turned out 8SO.000.000 pennies. Then Ray just sat back
and smiled, thinking he would not be called upon to make any more pennies
Came then the new and Insistent deniuud for more coppers, with the result
thnt Ray took his complete force off ull other work and started In grinding!
out 300,000,000 pennies a month.
Ho has even set the San Francisco miut at work making pennies. Phila
delphia has hitherto coined all the copper money.
White House Pickets Are Bent on Sweet Revenge
SUFFRAGE damage suits totaling $800,000 which Imve been pending against
the commissioners and other oiliclals of the District of Columbia for more
than a year have been postponed for the fifth time, at the request of the gov
ernment. According to Judge Wnddell
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Superintendent Whittnkcr of Occoqunn bus resigned under charges since these
suits were brought, but still are responsible for the treatment of prisoners
during their terms of office.
Suffragists think the government has asked for postponement of the trial
Jn the belief that the suits might he withdrawn after the passage of the
suffrage amendement by congress. Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the National
Woman's party, however, has announced that the suits will bo pressed.
Tlip eight suffragists suing for damages are Miss Lucy Burns, Mrs. John
Winters Brannan, Miss Dorothy Day, and Mrs. Henry Butterworth of New
York ; Miss Jullu Emory of Baltimore, Mrs. Cosu of New Orleans, and Mrs.
Mary A. Nolan of Jacksonville, Fla. j
Evidently the country hath nobody more furious than a woman picket i
jailed.
Uncle Sam's Taxes Vs.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S experience witli the workings of the income tax
law of 1018, which has subtracted from his salary of $70,000 the not Incon
siderable sum of $21,430, Is likely to direct the presidential nttention to tho
high cost of living. The cost of living
lins Increased at tho White House ns
well as everywhere else, and, with the
prospect of having to entertain official
visitors from England, France, Bel
glum, and possibly Italy, President
Wilson will find his second encounter
with tho Income tax no Joke.
Subtracting from his salary of
$75,000, the exemption of $2,000 nl
lowed him as a married man. the presi
dent now pays at -tho rate of 0 per cent
on the first $4,000 of his Income sub
ject to t ,e normal tax, amountlngto $240, and 12 per cent on the remaining
$09,000. bringing his normal tax up to $8,280. His graduated surtax, rising
from 1 to !?G per cent, amounts to $12,910, and makes a grund totul of $21,430,
Jeavlug him but $53,570 of his original salary. And if his salary is lncreused
by prlvute uddltlons to his Income the surtax will be hcafler In proportion.
Every state reception given In tho White House costs In tho neighborhood
of $5,000.
In normul times at least four are given each year, together with ofilclul
dinners In honor of tho vice president, the Judges of the Supreme court, the
diplomatic corps, and tho spoaker of the house.
The White nouse, being the olllclnl center of social llfo In Washington,
many special dinners, receptions, and other entertainments uro practically
unavoidable.
So It looks us If the president will need to exercise considerable Ingenuity
if he hopos to keep expenses within the limits of his salnry during the remain
der of his terra.
GOOD FOB FEED
raphies.
Most of the lawmakers ure law
yers, but among thu membership are
an Iron moliler, banker, stock raiser,
tree surgeon, physlclun, cheese manu
facturer, glass blower, baggage master
and "a business man nnd political ac
cident." Although autobiographies deal
with the author' past, a surprising
feature was Unit runny members did
not have mure to say about their an
this will be tho last postponement
granted to tho defense.
-i-ne cases were orougni iy mem
bers of the National Woman's party
following the alleged illegal transfer of
suffrage pickets arrested at the White
House from the District Jail to the
workhouse ut Occoquan, Vn and al
leged brutulltles suffered by them In
thnt Institution.
Superintendent Zlnkhnm of the
District Jail has been dismissed nnd
the President's Pocketbook
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GRASSHOPPER IS
When Dried They Can Bo Fed to
Poultry Flock Wilh Other
Feeds During Winter.
INSECTS HIGH IN PROTEIN
Poisoned Bait Recommended Conflicts
of Bran or Sawdust Made Tasty
and Attractive by Addition of
Molasses and Fruit.
Prepared by the Unltod States Dopart
mcnt of Agriculture.)
When grasshoppers mako their ap
pearance they can bo destroyed by the
:ommon poisoned bait method. But
hero Is another wny of getting rid of
frnsshoppers that makes the pests pay
'or the trouble of killing or catching
:hem. This method consists of driv
ng a grasshopper catcher through an
nfested Held, catching all the grass-
toppers that hop, and then feeding
Jie Insects to chickens. They can be
lumped Into socks and hung up to dry
ind fed as dry grasshoppers, or If It
:s preferred to feed the grasshoppers
illve, the machine enn bo hnulcd to tho
poultry ynrd and placed so that the
front will fnco tho light. Tho Insects
rtll find their wny out but not too fast
tor nn ordinary flock of chickens. Thus
:ho grasshopper catcher becomes a
poultry self-feeder.
An analysis of grasshoppers shows
them to be high In protein nnd there
foro good chicken feed. It is known
that chickens are more productive
when Insects are n part of their ra
tion, nnd grnsshoppers when dried can
be used with other feeds during tho
winter.
Make-Up of Poisoned Bait.
The poisoned bnlt recommended con
sists of bran or sawdust made tasty
and attractive by the addition o mo
lasses nnd fruit and trented with an
arsenical poison. The following form
ula Is recommended:
Bran (half and half bran and Hard
wood sawdust, or sawdust alone), 25
pounds ; parls green or crude nrsenlous
oxide, 1 pound, or white nrsenlc, 1
pounds; molasses (cheap feeding
grade), 2 qunrts; lemons, bananas or
oranges, 0 fruits, or 1 ounce of cheap
lemon extract ; water, about 2 to 4 gal
lons. The poison should be thoroughly
mixed with the bran. The water,
molasses and finely chopped fruit or
Extract are then mixed n.id added.
Tho mixture should bo wet to that it
molds In the hands but Is not "soppy."
The bnlt should be scattered broadcust
at the rate of seven to ten pounds to
the acre, applications being made in
tho early morning.
In clover or nlfulfn much material
and labor can be suved by first cut
ting around tho field until there re-
Grasshoppers Can Be Captured in This
Portable Cage.
mains a small central uncut urea where
Hie grasshoppers will have gathered
ind may be quickly nnd cheaply de
stroyed by the poisoned bait. If the
jrasshoppers are feeding in corn or
foung trees more water, or better, more
molasses and water, should be ndd
;d, and tho mixture thrown forcefully
so that the particles will adhere to the
:rops to be protected.
How to Make Grasshopper Catcher.
The grasshopper catcher, which has
nn advantage over the old-style hop
perdozer, In thnt the insects can bo
utilized for chicken feed, Is nbout 10
feet long with nn upright but curved
piece of tin In front nnd so arranged
that the grasshoppers will strike It ns
they hop up, falling to the bottom nnd
bnck through a nnrrow trap opening
Into n box behind. The tin front does
not extend quite to the bottom, where,
Just In front of tho tin shield, Is a
strip of tin so plnced thnt there Is nn
opening about 1 or 2 Inches wide.
This front strip or lip may be made
by using n lG-foot length of gutter, one
side of which Is llnttened outward.
The back nnd top of the box In the
rear is covered with wire screen nnd
the top should bo so hinged thnt It can
easily he opened and tho accumulated
grasshoppers shoveled out ns needed.
A horso Is hitched to nn extended
beam nt each end nnd the catcher
dragged through the Infested area, be
ginning nt the sides nnd working to
ward the center of the field.
ENSILAGE IS VALUABLE FEED
It Is Excellent Feed for Cows, Sheep,
and Beef Cattle Silo Is Good
Investment.
While you are cunnkig fruits und
vegetables for your homo, as you sure
ly will, why not can (ensile) feed for
your live stock? Ensllugo may bo
called canned feed, and It Is n very
valuable feed for cows, sheep and
beef cattle. Tho silo will bo un In
vestment if you lmvo many animals to
feed next winter.
C Of"'"? l"rTA IrliC
OUTDOOR BANKS FOR
VEGETABLE STORAGE
Safe Place for Potatoes, Carrots,
Beets, Turnips, Etc.
Well Drained Location Should Be Se
lected Straw, Leaves or Similar
Material May Be Used for
LiningCover With Dirt
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Outdoor banks or pits nre used very
generally for keeping vegetables. Tho
conical pit Is used commonly for such
vegetables as potatoes, carrots, beets,
turnips, salsify, parsnips nnd heads of
cabbage and is constructed as follows:
A well-drained location should bo
chosen and the product piled on tho
surfnee of tho ground; or n shallow
excavation may be made of sultablo
size and six or eight Inches deep,
which may bo lined with straw, leaves
or similar material and tho vegetables
placed on the litter In u conical pile.
Safe Way to Keep Potatoes, Carrots,
Etc.
Tfln T7fiintnhlna nlinulrl Hint, t PAvprp.fl
with straw or similar muterlal and
finally with earth to a depth o two
or three Inches. As winter approaches, j
the dirt covering should bo increnscd
until It Is several inches thick. Tho
j depth of the enrth covering Is deter-1
! mined by the severity of the winters i
i in tho purtlcular locality. It Is well i
to cover tho pits with straw, corn fod-1
dor or manure during severely cold
weather.
The amount of ventilation necessary I
will depend upon the size of the pit
Small pits containing but a few bush
els of vegetables will receive sufficient
ventilation if tho straw between tho
vegetables nnd dirt Is allowed to ex
tend through the dirt at the apex of
the pile. This should bo covered with
a board or piece of tin held In place by
a stone to protect It from rain. In
larger pits ventilation mny be secured
by placing two or three pieces of
boiixd milled together at right angles.
Vegetables keep very well In such
pits, but It Is difficult to get them out
In cold weather, so that when a pit is
opened It Is desirable to remove tho
entire contents ut once. For this rea
son It Is udvlsnble to construct sev
eral small pits rather thuu one largo
one, nnd Instead of storing each crop
in a pit by Itself It Is better to place a
small quantity of several kinds of veg
etables In the same pit, so that It will
be necessary to open only one hank to
get n supply of nil of them. In stor
ing several crops In the same bank It
Is a good plan to separate them with
straw, leaves or other material. Tho
vegetables from the small pit may bo
placed temporarily In the storage room
in tiro basement.
DEAD VEGETATION IS USEFUL
Grass, Straw, Stalks and Leaves
Should Be Plowed Under for
Humus-Making Material.
According to tho Ohio experiment
1 station, vegetable mutter, such ns
i grass, straw, stalks nnd leaves, loses
1 In six months fully 50 per cent of its
I carbon or humus-maklng material. In
i other words, these materials plowed
under In the fall aro twice as valuable
for humus as when plowed under In
tho spring, nero Is nn excellent rea
Hon why every dny, when tho ground
is dry enough, should bo utilized in
plowing under tho dead vegetation on
our fields.
IMPROVE FERTILITY OF SOIL!
To Make It Possible to Raise Good
Crops Next Year Land Must
Have Good Culture.
Every furmor is Interested In cot
I ting lnrge crops-nndiimplo profits this
year. This is laudablo ind highly de
sirable. But good crops will bo need
ed next year and tho years that fol
low. To make this possible tho soil
must have such culturo as will Ini
provo its fertility.
pAiRy
lKiSl
RATIONS TO PRODUCE MILK
Cow Should Be Fed So That Greatest
Possible Amount of Feed Goes
to Supply Milk,
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Many owners of cows are confront
ed with the problem of supplying eco
nomical milk-producing rations for
their cows. Under these conditions
there Is n strong temptation to cut
down on the amount given to each
animal. The total quantity of feed
must bo sutllclent, and if the concen
trates ure cut down, more and better
roughage must bo supplied.
Tho reduction of feed below a cer
tain amount nluwys means a reduction
In tho umount of milk tho cow pro
duces. There irry bo exceptional
eases where the owner Is feeding more
thnu Is necessary for the maximum
tullk production, but the greutest dun
ger Is the other extreme. The cow
requires u certnln amount of feed to
maintain her body. Tho amount she
receives above this maintenance ration
goes cither to meut or milk produc
tion. The cow slrould be fed so thnt
tho greatest possible amount of feed
goes to actual milk production. A
few simple rules are offered to this
end.
1. Highly specialized cows, which
never carry excessive fat and are pen
I slstent milkers, being dry only a
month or so, should receive nil they
will consume. With such cows econ
omy in feeding Is equivalent to llbcrul
feeding.
2. With genernl-purposo cows, oi
those which tend to beellness, tho
; dairyman must adjust his feed strict
, ly to the milk produced, or ho will
i find his feed going to form fat instead
of milk. Cows of this nature, tho
milk from which contains about 5 per
Good Pasture Is One of the Best as
Well as One of the Most Economi
cal Dairy Cow Feeds.
cent of hutterfat, should receive what
roughago they will clean up und one
pound or grain for every three to threo
and a half pounds of milk produced.
When the milk tests about 3V6 per
cent, the cow should receive one pound
of grain for four to four nnd n half
pounds of milk.
3. ' Dry cows should receive feed
enough to Insure their being In good,
thrifty milk-producing condition when
they freshen. Poor cows drop wowk,
puny calves and will not produce prop
erly, us they have to use n part of tho
feed to build up the body.
4. Cows of a beefy nature should
not be fed enough to make them ex
cessively fat when dry, as the dalry
mnn does not receive returns from
such feed, and excessive fleshiness
tends to sterility. On the other hand
thero is little danger of overfeeding
highly-specialized dairy cows which
aro not dry for more than one month
to six weeks, us during this period any
flesh put on and not essential to bod
ily vigor will be turned Into milk when
they freshen.
ATTENTION TO YOUNG BULLS
When Six Months of Age They Should
Be Separated From Femal
Don't Retard Growth.
After tho bull is six months of ago
lie should bo la'pt npnrt from the fe
mnlcs. If well grown nnd vigorous, ho
mny bo used for occuslonnl servlco
when ten months of age. It Is a snfer
plnn, however, not to uro the young
bull until ho Is twelve months of ugo
so that his growth will not be retarded
One rule to follow regarding the num
ber of cows with which a young bull
may bo mated Is that the bull may
servo during a season as many cows ns
ho Is months of age. In herds where
tho services nre distributed throughout
tho year, Instead of during a particular
season, the number mny bo greater, In
some cases but one bull luting neces
snry for u herd of 40 to 50 cows.
MOTHERS v
TO BE
Should Read Mra. Monyhan's
Letter Published by
Her PcrmiBsioru
Mitchell. Ind. "LvdtaE. Pinkhnm'a
Yegetablo Compound helped mo so much
during uio time l
was looklngforward
to tho coming of my
little one that I am
recommending it to
other expectant
mothers. Before
taking; it, someday
I suffered with neu
ralgia so badly that
I thought I could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
of LydlaE. Pink
ham's Vo go table
Compound I was en
tirely rolioved of
nouralpin, 1 had
gained in strength
and was able to go
around and do all
my housework. My baby when seven
months old weighed 19 pounds and I feel
better than I have- for a long time. I
never bad any medicine do mo so
much good." Mrs. Pearl, Monyhan,
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity is a
moat important factor to both mother
and child, and many letters liavo been
received by the Lydla E. Pinkham
Medicine Co.. Lvnn. Mass.. tellincr of
health restored during this trying period
by tho uso of Lydia JfcJ. nmchom's vegc
tablo Compound.
Bad Sickness
Caused by
Acid-Stomach
If reoola onlr raalliad tha health-deatroy-
Ins power of an aeld-atomaoli of the many
kinds of atckneaa and mlaery It cauaaa of
the lives It literally wrecks they would
guard agalnat it as carefully as they as
agnlnnt a deadly plague, Tou know In an
Instant the flrrt aymptoms of aclil-atomach
pains of Indlcestlon; rilstreaslntr, painful
bloat; sour, easy stomach; belchlnic: food
repeating heartburn, etc. Whenever your
stomach feels this way you should loss no
time In putting It to rights. If you don't,
aertouit consequence are almost aura to fol
low, auch as Intestinal fermentation, auto,
lntoxlratlon. Impairment of the entire ner
vous system, henilache, biliousness, cirrhosis
of the liver; sometimes even catarrh of the
stomach nnd Intestinal ulcers nnd cancer.
If you nre not reeling right, aee If It isn't
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from your druggist today. If not satisfac
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ATONIC
f FOR YOUR ACIP-STOMAClQ
Applied Drakes.
"The more responsibilities we have
to assume, the more cure we take In
keeping out of trouble," remarked
Judge White recently. "Too many of
us are like the chauffeur who wns
driving his former employer homo from
the athletic club. Said the man :
"James, I notice you don't drive as
fast now as you did when you were
my chauffeur.' 'No, sir, replied James.
'You see, sir, you owned that car and
I own this one.' " Los Angeles Times.
Great Lack.
"Is Harry a good fisherman?"
"No, and ho never will ber he has
no Imagination."
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on for the past
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n o 1 1 o e I feel
worse after damp,
rainy weather.
I got a catoh In
mv back when
stooping or shovollnfr. At times my
Kidneys are too irequeiu in action.
Whenever I feel any of theso symp
toms coming on, 1 use Doan'a Kidney
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