NORTII PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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CONTEST HONORS
Missouri Team of Three Boys
Captured First in Passing
on Dairy Cattle.
ILLINOIS IN SECOND PLACE
Spectator Were Impressed With Busl.
n esslike Procedure of Youth
ful Judges Two Girls Fortu
nate in Winning Prizes.
In tho Recond national boys' and
-slrls' dulry-cattle Judging contest, In
which 15 (earns from ns many states
competed for the Junior Judging hon
ors, tin Missouri tenm of three boys
won llrst place In Judging all breeds
of dairy cattle, second placo .going to
Illinois, and third to Texas. A Mis
souri hoy, Arthur Gwiun, made the
"highest Individual score for judging
mil breeds. Another Missouri boy, Ar
thur Hentictt, was second, and Clar
ence Dornn of Illinois was third.
The awards for the best teamwork
in Judging different breeds were as
follows: Ayrshlres, Missouri; Guern
seys. Maryland; Ilolstelns, Illinois;
Jerseys, Ohio."' The contest was con
ducted at tho National Dairy show
'by tho Hoys' and Girls' club section,
office of extension work North and
West, states' relations service, nnd the
dairy division, bureau of animal In
dustry. United States Department of
.Agriculture.
Spectators Much Impressed.
During tho contest spectators were
much Impressed with the businesslike
way In which these youthful stock
llllll'pu U'l'llt nlinllr tlil- u'nrL- nf tmlir.
Ing the eight rings of animals, consist
ing of a ring of cows and a ring of
1)Ulls of each of the following breeds:
Ayrshire, Guernsey, Holsteln and Jer
sey. It was u big day's work, but well
-worth the effort, as all tho contest
ants undoubtedly gained n broader
"knowledge of Judging dairy cows
through contact with excellent types
of cattle, experienced Judges, and
through other educational features.
Among the 45 contestants were two
slris. One of tho girls, Helen Green
lee of Ohio, furnished n surprise by
taking first place in the judging of
-Jersey cattle, while Pearl linker o'
Michigan' won the bronze modal for
judging Guernseys.
Contest Far-Reachlng In Effect.
The Judging work at the dairy show,
while a great benefit to these boys and
;girls who took part In It, was only a
"Winning Honors In Stock Judging
Contest.
small part of the far-reaching contest
which, beginning In the local boys'
ind girls' clubs in many hundreds of
communities, progressed to the con
tests for county supnnncy, and then
to the stnte oliamplonships, many o'f
which were finally settled at tho va
rious state fairs, These state cham
pion teams were tho ones sent to com
pete for national honors at the dairy
.show.
In tlie contest last year only six
Individuals were entered, from as
many states, while this year 15 states
were represented with teams of three
each. These 15 contestants were the
quests of the National Dnlry associa
tion for five days, and were taken by
the association on a tour of tho pack
ing and machinery plants, nnd on auto
mobile tours of the city. On the day
following the contest they participat
ed in a hnnquet, where tho awards
were presented by representatives of
the various donors.
INFLUENCE OF LOAD ON PULL
Harder to Haul Wagon When Bulk of
Load Is Placed Near Front,
Says Iowa College.
Tests recently conducted nt Iowa
"State college show that a wagon pulls
harder when tho bulk of the load Is
plncod over the front wheels than
when It Is loaded over the roar ones.
The actual difference In pounds of
pull amounts to nenrly a hundred
pounds, so that the man who carried
the load from the rear of a wngon to
the front not only works hnrder him
self but he causes more work to be
lone by the tenm as well.
One of the reasons for this, say tho
testers, Is that the front wheels are
smaller and that they open up tracks
for the rear ones.
Where trucks are used It Is of nn
advantage to load on the rear since It
aids In the traction and keeps the
wheels on the ground.
JUNIOR
UDGING
CARELESS HANDLING
CAUSE OF BIG LOSS
Easy for Potatoes to Develop Se
rious Diseases.
Important That Utmost Care Be Qlv.
en Tubers While In Storage to
Prevent Rot Good Ventila
tion Will Assist. ,
Careless handling of potatoes dur
ing and after digging, says A. G. To
laas, chief Inspector for tho Minnesota
stato seed potato certification board,
Is often responsible for serious loss
from rots. Every bruise or Infection
on n potato makes It easy for various
storage rots to develop. These dls-
Exterior View of Potato Storago
House,
eases have their origin In the soli or
In unclean bins. It Is Important,
therefore, . that 'great cure be taken
while digging and also while handling
the potntoes after, placing them in
storage.
Potatoes badly bruised when dug
should not be plncod In stornge with
sound potutoes, since they are certain
to rot and spread Infection throughout
the bins. A Hold that has contained
blnckleg, and which has not been
rogued, Is very likely to yield a con
siderable number of potntoes slightly
Infested, at least, with blackleg rot. If
these are placed In storage with sound
tubers they may be responsible for
Inrge amounts of stornge rot, especial
ly if the potatoes are dumaged when
being dug or after being placed In
storage.
Mr. Tolaas finds that a large amount
of storage rots can be prevented by
plnclng the potatoes as soon ns dug
In crates, which, when filled, can be
Hauled' to the storage cellar and care
fully dumped wherever wanted. If
It Is necessary to drop the potatoes
several feet much damage can ho
avoided by providing a chute for low
ering them Into the cellar.
Storage cellars, especially those
which contained a lot of rotted potn
toes the previous yenr, should be thor
oughly disinfected with n strong solu
tion of bluestono one pound being
dissolved In ten gnllons of water; or
formaldehyde, one pint In ten gnllons
of water, before the potatoes are put
away. Good ventilation with tempera
ture of from 35 to 40 degrees Fahren
heit will nd materially In keeping
down the loss from stornge rots.
COMMON SALT IS DANGEROUS
Hogs and Chickens Are Very Susceptl
ble to Poisoning by Mineral
Instances Cited.
It should be borne In mind that
hogs and chickens nre very suceptlble
to poisoning by common snlt.
A lady emptied Ice containing salt
from the Ice cream refrigerator In
the backyard. The chickens picked
up salt enough to kill them.
A, newly-wed mnde a cake of salt,
presuming It to he sugar. It was
thrown to the chickens and killed all
of them.
Pigs were allowed to graze In n pas
ture with cattle where they had access
to a salt lick; they licked the salt
ravenously and all but threo of tho
herd died.
Another case Is reported where snlt
brine was mistaken for sugnrwater
and fed to hogs with gnrbage; tho pigs
were poisoned nnd died the following
day.
Salt poisoned hogs show no symp
toms for several hours, when they are
taken with dizziness, Incrensed thirst,
frothing nt the mouth, diarrhea, and
vomiting. Keep salt away from hogs
nnd chickens. Goo. II. Glover, Colo
rado Agricultural College.
PROPER TIME TO CUT WHEAT
it May Be Done With Safety When
Straw Has Lost Nearly All of
Its Green Color.
Wheat may be cut with safety when
the straw has lost nearly all Its green
color and the grains are not entirely
burdened. If cut sooner than this,
shriveled kernels will result. If left
standing until fully ripe, n bleached
appearance, xlue to the action of tho
elements, often results, and loss from
shattering may ensue.
SUCCESS IN MARKETING
Success In co-operative mar
keting depends upon obtaining n
sufficient volume of business, ob
serving co-oporntivo principles,
employing cnpnblo management,
following up-to-date business
methods, and having loyal mem-hers.
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... -"- A
The Old Year and
the New
A Sermon for New Year's Evo
by
REV. STEPHEN PAULSON
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My Times aro In Thy hand. t'salm SlilS.
SAD and solemn are the last hours
of the dying yenr. Only a few
months ago n New Year vvaH
given unto us, fresh and pure from
God's great storehouse of time. It
has spent Its life upon the earth, and
its footprints will never he effaced.
The departing year has brought to us
God's numberless blessings; It has
seen muny noble deeds done, nnd It
has seen progress In many depart
ments of life.
The passing of another yenr must
emphasize to every thoughtful person
tho swift flight of time. Looking
backwnrd over the past yrfars of our
life they seem to shrink to the size
of bends strung around a child's ntfek.
Seeking an Imago of man's enreer, the
prophet sees his days swifter than a
weaver's shuttle; his years swifter
than nn arrow, curving as It rises to
Its fall. What Is man's life? he asks.
It Is a cloud dissolving In the sun
shine. It Is a summer brook swollen
by sudden rains, but soon running out
nnd leaving the stones bare again.
It Is a tale that Is soon told.
These last days of the old year urge
us to husband well the time that Is
still given us. To a shrub a year
means only a leaf; to the vine, a clus
ter; to the tree, u new ring of wood.
But to a man a year means u lnrge
portion of his life which hns been
used or wasted. Youth often unthink
ingly throws all responsibilities on the
years to come. To him everything
seems possible In the future. Then ha
thinks to have time for education.
Then he will practice economy nnd
thrift, let the present be prodigal as
It may. The morrow will suffice for
the forming of habits and the building
of character. So dazzled by the fu
ture the youth allows the years to
slip through his hands, nnd the result
Is a man who Is nn Intellectual Infant
nnd a moral fccbllng. As you pause
now nnd think over the past, you
must realize that the morrow holds
no hnrvests which the laborers called
yesterdays did not sow and cultivate.
There was an ancient custom of put
ting an hourglass Into tho coffin of
tho dead to signify that their time
had run out a useless notification to
them. Better put the hourglnss Into
the hand of every living mnn to show
him how swiftly the sands of life do
flow. But, after all, time Is of value
only ns wo moko the best use of It.
We live In deeds, not years; In thoughts,
not breaths;
In feelings, not In figures on a dial.
We should count time by heart-throbs.
Ho most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts
the best.
The old year mny hold our many
failures, many disappointments, many
bitter regrets. Tho New Yenr holds
out to us hope nnd promise, for my
times are In Thy hnnd, O Lord. It
should comfort us when we think of
tho brevity of our years, to realize
by contrast the length of God's years.
We have but a short time to work,
nnd It Is well to remember that In
order that wo mny be dllllgent. But
God has a whole eternity In which
to work, nnd It Is well to remember
that also, so that we may cease from
frotfulness nnd Impntlence nt the slow
progress of Ills kingdom among us.
Jesus Christ has not ceased from His
redemption of the world, nor has God
been defeated In Ills pluns for hu
manity, for the times of men nnd
nations arc In Ills hand.
For most of us the memory of the
past Is a chamber of discontent. Let
therefore the old yenr bury from
sight Its story of sin and sorrow and
failure. Let there be sincere repent
ance for tho follies of the pnst, and
then let u new man step forth to meet
with hope nnd determination the glad
New Yenr which God desires shall be
a blessed year for every child of
earth. When God forgives, He for
gives utterly. He casts man's sins
"Into the depths of tho sen." Why
then should memory thrust Its hooked
pole Into the sen to dredge the bot
tom and bring up by tho locks some
pnle memory which God hns plunged
Into the ocean of forgetfulness? Man's
life Is not In the pnst, but In tho
dnys to come, for our times nre In
Ills hand.
And how many of us aro waiting
for the opportunities of the coming
year? With how many of us Is It tho
unuttered hope that tomorrow mny
be free from the sins, nnd the nils
tnkes of yesterday? I prny God that
for you ltj mny be so. Your times are
In His hnnd, and lot your Father
shape the new yeaT for you; let Him
rule It, and strive with the help of
the Spirit to walk the way of Ills
commandments. "Forgetting the
things that aro behind, let us press on
for the prize of tho high cnlllng In
Christ Jesus."
Tho passing yenr also must remind
us thnt there will come a Inst year for
each one of us. Perhnps this coming
year Is your last Are you therefore
ready to see tho curtain rlso upon
eternity? Are you now ready to hear
tho midnight cry, and to enter into
the marrlnge supper ot the King's
Son? Our times nre In God's hnnd,
and no man knoweth what, day or
hour ho nmy be called from his labor.
Though we live to be counted nmong
the oldest Inhabitants we must depart
at last. Others have gone before us
and nre going every day, and yet we
seem so eager to forget our own mor
tality. Nny, let us rather look for
ward with anticipation, believing that
God will then glvo us a New Yenr
which shall be without sin Mid tenrs
nnd sorrow nnd pain, where love shall
rule, and where hnpplness shall be
complcto In the fullest service to our
God.
The New Yenr bells will soon he
ringing. Do not fall to make some
personal preparations for Its coming.
Make resolutions for tho futuro on
tho basis of your experience of tho
past Kvery heart knows Its own
needs, and Its own weaknesses. Be
not discouraged by pnst failures, but
pray to God earnestly to help to fu
turo successes. Take this Now Year
ns a holy gift from n gracious Father
nnd begin to live It carefully and
prayerfully. Do not strive to carry
tho burdens of futuro months, but ifvo
each day as if It were the last and
the best. In splto of nil the Ills which
wo see In the world today, let us be
lieve that the New Year will be a
blessed year to all mankind, and let
each one of us do our uttermost to
make It so. May God look upon us
all In mercy, nnd mny Ho let this
New Year
Ring out old shapes of foul disease.
Wng out the narrowing lust of gold;
flint; out the thousand wars of old.
King In tho thousand years or peace.
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Our
Superstitious
Vein
Encircling Wreath of Fancy
Bedecks New Year's Day
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EVEIt since the dnwn of time tho
happenings of Now Year's dny
have been said to foretell tho
luck of the coming months. For there
Is n vein of superstition In the humnn
race, and all of us share In Its delu
sions. There Is no dny In tho year
without Its encircling wreath of fancy;
this llrst dny of them all Is wondrous
ly bedecked. Not even Christmas Is
so ancient, nud so world renowned,
nnd It stands llrst In tho folklore of
every language. On New Ycnr's duy
in ancient Ugypt, when ns yet the
pyramids were unbuilt, thero were
grand processions and smoking sac
rifices. In Sparta It was celebrated
by the consecration of youths to mili
tary BCTVlCO.
Among the Saxons nnd old Germans
wero great rejoicings, fenstlnga and
cnrouslngs on tills dny, and the wns
sail bowl passed merrily around. This
was a great vessel lllled with ale,
sugar, fruits, nutmeg nnd spices. There
wns enough for the whole community
nnd tho great bowk ran freely nil dny.
In all countries there huvo been
charms and devotions peculiar to tho
opening ycur, for a desire to peer Into
tho future Is really common to us nil,
no matter how wo affect to deride the
lden. Tho Bible charm was one famil
iar to our grandfathers, and wns used
by religious people even down to the
present generation. It Is solemn r.nd
Interesting, nnd well worth recording.
"When the clock strikes 12 on New
Year's eve, pick up your Bible and
open It lit random, nud walking back
ward to a table, lay the book down,
face open, upon It. Turn around threo
times, tnke up the book, rer.d tho verso
upon which your thumb falls. It will
tell your fate for the coming year.
For Instance, If It should be: "And
no will love thee and bless thee nnd
multiply thee," or "If 1 tnke tho
wings of tho morning und dwell In the
uttermost parts of the earth," wo ex
pect a very plensant year. But conceive
tho horror of one who should open
to these words: "So ho died, r.nd wns
gathered to his fathers," or "In hell
ho lifted up his eyos, being In tor
ment." In Switzerland tho maiden borrows
her mother's wedding ring, ties It with
a hair from her own head, then sus
pends It Just over tho rim of a tea
cup, all the while counting rapidly the
years of her own age. Of course the
hair-hung ring trembles nnd knocks
ngalnst the cup, and each little tap
counts one year before she will wed;
so she must count very fast, or bo
shocked at tho number of tnps. In
Norway the kind of fish caught on
tho day foretells "fisherman's luck"
for the coming year, in rural New
England almost avery locality has
some special charm of fortune-telling
of Its owii for this day of fate. Tho
Chinese have used cards for thou
sands of years, umi the queerest thing
In the world Is n Chinese New Yetr's
card. It gives all the complimentary
titles of the owner, and Is nlmost ns
largo as a wall map. In olden times
It wns tho custom for tenants to glvo
Now Yenr's gifts to their landlords,
nnd every IovrI subject owed a gift
to his sovereign. We read how good
Queen Elizabeth was such a favorite
that her gifts were marvels of taste
and extravagance. In our country wo
give presents on Christmas day, but
In France they aro reserved for the
llrst of the year, t
Important to all Women
Readers of this Paper
Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to b
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache end loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita
ble and may bo despondent; it makes any
one so.
But hundreds of women claim that Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome aucb
conditions.
Many send for a samplo bottle to sea
what Swamp-Rcot, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, will do for
them. By enclosing ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer &. Co., Binghamton, N, Y., you
may receive sample sire bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
largo slro bottles at all drug stores.--Adv.
The Modern Girl.
Cortlnndt Bleecker said nt n lunch
eon at Dark Harbor:
"The modern girl's morals nro not
what her mother's were. I wns talking
the other morning to n modern girl In
nn ultra-modern bathing suit.
"Sty hired chaperon," she snld, as
she brushed a bit of sand froqi lier
ban1, round knot 'my hired chaperon
caught me kissing u married mnn last
night.'
'"Good heavens !' said I. 'What did
you h7'
" 'I discharged her,' said the modern
Kin."
Cutlcura for Pimply Faces.
To remove pimples and btnekheads
smear them with Cutlcura Ointment.
Wash off In five minutes with Cutl
cura Soap and, hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them foi
dnlly toilet purposes. Don't fail to In
cludo Cutlcura Tolcum.Adv.
An Obliging Conductor.
"MIh," snld the conductor, severely,
"If you nro going by this train you
must get aboard at onco."
"Oh," gnsped the dear young thing,
who had been chatting with another
damsel ever since tho train nrrlved,
"do let mo have n minute more; I
must kiss my sister."
"Get nbourd, miss ; get aboard 1" said
tho conductor, obligingly, "I'll attend
to thnt for you." Now York Central
Magazine.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottlo ol
CASTOKIA, that famous old remedy
for Infanta and children, uud soo that It
Ttentu the
Signature tO&ffffi&fa
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Cnatoria
Saving Mother,
Two brcuil rolls wero left on tho
plntc, und as it was passed Iticha
took the largest one.
A troubled conscience Immediately
caused him to look nt his mother,
whoso stem countenance spoke philt
er than words.
"Well, ninmmn," ho said, although
not a word had been spoken, "I didn't
want you to bo tho hog."
How's This?
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the blood upon the mucous surfaces of
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A Poor Guesser.
"And you think you lovo my daugh
ter, do you?" usked the father of tho
sweet young thing.
"Well, I Just guess I do," wns the
young mnn's reply.
"You've never won n prize at guesB
Ing hnve you?"
CHRISTMAS
DINNER
6 Bell-ans
Hot water
Sure Relief
RE LL-ANS
UP FOR INDIGESTION
SQUEEZED
TO DEATH
When tho body begins to stiffen
nnd movement becomes painful It
is usually on indication that tho
kidneys are out of order. Keep
theso organs healthy by taking
The world's standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles.
Famous ajneo 1696. Take regularly and
keep in good health, In three sizes, all
druggists. Guaranteed as repreaantcd.
Look tot tba aama Gold Mlal o avary bos
and accit no bniutloa
Coughs Grow Bettor
tu-pritinaly toon, throat Inflammation dUap
pcara. irritation' it relieved and throat tick
ling itopa, when you uu reliable, tlmctetted
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