The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, August 19, 1919, Image 7
THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. UT N ATinN! AT W . 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 HT4 -"-fk. BaK All 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 V-Tww Tjf 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 I I 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. 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