NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
WEBRASKAJN BRIEF
STCmcly News Culled From All
Parts of the State, Reduced
for the Busy.
SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED
Oniuha Is working to secure national
headquarters of the Elks.
Madison has decided to hold no
Fourth of July celebration.
Lincoln street cur men have accepted
n 10 per cent reduction In wain.
The Civic club of Xollgh realized
jWM on Its flower sale, held recently.
Twenty children were baptized Into
the Episcopal church ut Oullowuy lust
week.
The legislature tins appropriated
32,000 to provide for a state fish pond
near Peru.
A Ilebeknh lodge has been organized
(at Liberty, with a ehnrter membership'
(Of forty-two.
Women of Comstock have formed
n organization called "The Ladles'
Community Circle." t
A class of thirty-live were Initiated
Jlast Sunday by ljeatrlco council,
Knights of Columbus.
Nearly fifty were baptised and 125
received Into the Methodist church at
Sydney Easter Sunday,
The Blue Springs 'Community club
lias more than doubled Its membership
In the last three weeks.
Imperial women are making plans
to form an auxiliary to the American
Legion post of that place.
lloldrege will hold an airplane meet
May 5, 0 and 7 the first assemblage
of the kind held In the state.
A class Of about 12Ti was Initiated
Into the order of Demolny at Masonic
temple at Hastings recently.
Dalton has voted .$21,000 bonds for
the erection of a electric transmission
line from Sydney to that place.
Adams county will furnish twenty
five markers for the graves of ex
service men within her borders.
A volunteer fire department with
twenty-eight ehnrter members hns
.been organized nt Blue Springs.
Scottsbluff sugar companies have
contracted for nearly UOO.OXK) acres of
(sugar beets for the, coming season.
1 Rev. W. L. Bright, pustor of the
Flrst Lutheran church of Nebraska
iCIty, has tendered his resignation.
Fifteen thousand bushels of wheat
pvus purchased by n Cage county Hour
'mill ut a price of $1.2$ per bushel.
County Agent Scott is soon to start
(a drive against prairie dogs, which
have done thousands of dollars of dam
tage In Cheyenne county each year.
Beatrice defeated a proposition to
(return to the council system ut.a spe
jclal election hist week. 'by a vote of
y3!) to 1,102.
The Murdock electric light system
lias begun serving patrons. The fiower
lis brought from Omaha on a high
'tension line.
A temporary water famine Is feared
,nt Callaway. Mains have burst and It
will be several days before repairs
'enn be made.
' Seward has extended an Invitation
to members of the American Legion In
Nebraska to establish a. summer camp
(at that place.
Over 100 conversions resulted from
(the revival meetings Just closed at
jColimibus. Nenrly .$800 was raised for
i the evangel 1st.
During the week ' of April 11 the
'Nebraska Form Bureau federation will
(conduct a membership campaign In
'Thayer county.
Edward Matthewson of Wakefield
(was seriously Injured when the car he
was driving, ran Into an embankment
near that place.
Mrs. Jessie (Jossnrd died at her
'home In Columbus of blood poisoning
caused by a scratch on the linger while
blinking garden.
The six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Will Mueller, living near Nelson, was
burned to death lii a fire started while
playing with matches.
The Wauneta flour mills which were
burned a few weeks ago will be re
built with a larger output, from a
;100-bniTel to a HOO-barrel.
Fire destroyed the general store and
postollice at Huntsman. It was not
discovered until it had made such
headway that the loss was total.
Charfes D. Durlund, a pioneer busi
nessman of Norfolk and one of the
most promlnentMuilldlng and loan men
In Nebraska, died at bis home In tbnt
place following an Illness of mnny
months.
Omaha police are making strenuous
efforts to capture the person who hns
been cutting strands of hair from the
heads of school girls on the streets
there.
W. S. Bushnell of Thayer county,
has the distinction of still owning his
jorlginnl homestead on which he Died,
Mtirch 1, 1871, live miles northeast of
Belvfdere.
Reduction of. the number of Nebras-'
k i's Judicial districts from eighteen to
nine with two additional judges a'
! lowed for each district, has received
tthe approval of the lower legislative
branch.
Final passage of an ordinance which
prohibits Sunday funerals has been ac
complished by the Omaha city council.
The ordinance will become effective
May 1.
The Uavennu Methodist church is
conducting n revival meeting with the
assistance of the Rev. M. B. Carman,
evangelist , ami Miss Chamberlain,
singer.
The Very Ancient Matrons' Society
3ius been formed nt Chadron as a suc
cessor to the Elks' Women's club,
which was disbanded when the Elks'
lodge ruled against use of P nume.
atelutlves of Elks are eligible
Valparaiso's new modern school
building, to replnce the one destroyed
by lire In 1010, Is Hearing completion.
Alfred Stevens, 00 years old,
dropped dead of apoplexy while shuv
lug a customer in an Omnlia barber
shop.
At the collection taken tip at St
Michael's church of Sptildlng for the
relief of the suffering people of Ire
land 1,000 was raised.
As a result of the Joint efforts" of
the community club and the city coun
cil. Madison will have a tourist park,
equipped to take care of the needs of
autolsts.
Ous Linn of Kimball, who has served
on the village board of education for
thirty-one consecutive years, has de
clined to lie a candidate for re-elect luu
this spring.
Several hundred delegates from vor
lous parts of the state attended the
celebration and Lauquet of the North
Platte Klwanls club, which received
Its charter lust week.
Stephen .7. Taylor, the oldest settler
of Franklin county, Is dead 'at his
home at Rlverton. He came to Frank
lin county with the first company o
actual settlers In 1870.
A class of nearly one hundred, ono
of the largest In the hlslo-y of the
Beatrice high school, will receive dl
plomas at the annual commencement
exercises to be held hi May.
Superintendent E. L. Rouse of tho
Peru Normnl school has been elected
superintendent of the public schools of
seootsniuir for n term of three years,
succeeding C. M. Matheney.
Mrs. Clarissa Lloyd, who died near
Fnlrbury recently, was hurled within
200 feet of the site of the sod house
erected by herself and husband In .Jef
ferson county fifty-one years ago.
A goat ranch is to be established by
Dr. S. B. Vlers, who has lately bought
an elghteen-acre truct near Dlller,
which he is slocking up with some of
the best bred goats in the country.
A fire occurred at the Nebraska Con
solidated mills plant at Ravenna, when
a short circuit In one of the electric
motors on the second, floor started u
blaze. The damage was not serious.
H. jl. Wells, who hns gone Into tho
poultry- business near Auburn, prob
ably has the largest Incubator lit the
state. The Incuabtor Is built in sec
tions and lias a total capacity of 7,500
eggs.
. The new 500.000-gallon city water
reservoir at Sidney Is 'located on the
site of the first fort in western Ne
braska, built In ISO" while construc
tion of the Union Pacific was in pro
gress. -
Miss Iva Powell, 14 years old, a
member of the Knox county pig club,
was winner of a big bunch of first
prizes at the county fair last fall, and
will have a herd on exhibition at the
coming state fuL
Of Nebraska's 00 million bushels of
wheat 20 millions were sill on the
farms on March 1. Of 2JW mllllqn bush
els of coni there were 101 millions left,
and of 8S million bushels of oats there
were 48 millions left.
The northwestern section of the Ne
braska state teachers' association,
comprising the counties in the Sixth
district, has Just closed a successful
three-day convention In Alliance.
A baby boy weighing but one pound
and six ounces was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Fred .1. HIedeman on their farm
near Big Springs, March 11. He now
weighs one pound twelve and one-hult
ounces, and Is perfectly normal and In
fine health.
A team of hbrses, seventeen tons of
bay ainl four hundred bushels of corn
were burned when a lire of unknown
origin destroyed the barn anil corn
crib of dene Miller near Pawnee City.
A large amount of harness -was also
burned up.
Fire completely destroyed every
building except the liouse on tlie Ira
Mathews farm, near Imperial. Eight
een work horses, ten cows, seven
calves, all harness, 4,000 bushels of
corn and twenty-eight loads of hay
were destroyed In the blaze.
C. C. Leach, a produce dealer, lias
maintained since January 1 u truck
delivery from Beaver City and nearby
towns to Almu, hauling poultry and
eggs. With one commercial car and a
trailer he has hauled ?1.',277.22 worth
of eggs and .$11,804.87; : worth of noultry.
John Cangon, a 19-year-old Falls
City boy, Is rapidly recovering from
the effects of what Is said to have been
one of the niost remarkable surgical
operations ever performed In Omaha.
A piece of his left shoulder blade was
grafted to bis forehead to cover au
aperuture left by au operation per
formed six years ago. A piece of skin
was used to cover the newly grafted
bone.
Mr. and Mrs, t.eorge E. Jnekett of
Oiltuer celebrated their golden wed
ding last week. Guests from llvo
states attended.
Sixty-seven boys and girls will grad
uate at the nineteenth annual com
mencement of the university school of
agriculture April 15.
For the first time In the history of
Cage county women assessors will
pirrtlclpate In the annual assessment
campaign which opened April 1. Mrs.
Vernn Pugsley and Mrs, W. W. Dun
can of ljoatrlce are the first of their
sex to be appointed as precinct as
sessors. The 18th annual convention of tho
Second district, Nebraska Federation
of Women's Clubs, will meet In Omaha
ut the V. W. C. A. April Kl.
Will Reed Dunroy, dramatic editor
pnd newspaper man, a former Lincoln
boy mid university graduate, Is dead
In Chicago, supposedly of alcohol poi
soning, caused by "moonshine" whls
ky taken" to secure relief for a cold.
At a recent meeting of the Oago
county farm bureau, F, o, Crocker of
Fllley was named to assist County
Agent Rlst In arranging for the col
lection of corn for people who aro
starvlug in foreign lauds,
HOME GARDENING
IS FASCINATING
Becomes Sport When There Is
Rivalry With Neighbors tcr
Fresh Vegetables.
ENJOYED BY EKTIBE FAMILY
Getting an Early Start by Indoor
Propagation Will Help -Gardener
Some Suggestions for Get
ting Ahead of Jack Frott.
i
(!' retired hy tho United Stales Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Hardening cun be made a very In
teresting game with many of the fea
tures of friendly competition which
nmke golf, tennis and other summer
sports so fascinating lo many people.
Like these sports, skill and practice
Increase the probability of winning
honors, but unlike them It Is remuner
ative and Is enjoyed by tho entire
family, who can take part In the gar
den work and enjoy eating the vege
tables produced.
Gardening becomes n contest or
game when there Is rivalry between
neighbors to see who lias the first
mess of peas or tho first ripe tomatoes,
or who can raise the largest potatoes
or melons. There Is n pride, too, In
having some prize product exhibited
In the window of the local store or
seeing n notice of some accomplish
ment published In the home newspa
per. Beating Jack Frost.
To those who enter the game of
gardening and covet the honor of hav
ing the first ripe vegetables, garden
ing specialists of the United States
Department of Agrtctilture offer some
suggestions for heating Jack Frost
and getting garden ojierutlons in mo
tion before the open season for plants.
At least four weeks' time can be
saved, specialists say, for any crops,
like tomatoes and cabbage, by starting
the plants In the house. If operations
are to be conducted on a small scale,
two or three cigar boxes filled with
soli and placed In a south window fur
nish a seed bed for starting a few
plants. For most home gardeners a
more desirable seed bed can be made
by placing good soil in a flat tray
three Inches deep and of convenient
size to fit In aN well-lighted window
with southern exposure. A little care
will be necessary In keeping the tray
properly watered.
All garden plants are dependent
upon light for growth, and when start
ed In the window Immediately begin
to turn their heads toward the light.
To overcome thin the box In which
hey are grown should be turned
Preparing Box for Early Spring Plant
. Ing.
around each day. Out of -doors they
get the light from all sides, but In the
window they get It from only one side.
Transplanting the Seedlings.
When the seedling plants are hlg
enough to handle that Is, when they
have formed about two leaves In addi
tion to their seed leaves other boxes
of soil should be provided and the
plants transplanted about two Indies
apart each way to give them plenty
of room. More window space must be
provided, and it may be necessary to
build a stage and support one box
above nnother. The same precautions
ns to watering nnd turning to get uni
form light will be necessary. On warm
days the boxes can be put outdoors.
When It conies to planting In (he
garden, the plants grown In boxes are
cut apart with a cube of soli around
the roots of each. Those grown In
pots are Jarred loose, turning the head
of tlie plant downward with the stem
of the plant between the first and sec
ond fingers of the left hand. Where
tin cans without bottoms are used,
the ball of earth Is pushed nearly out
of the can. The plant Is then set with
the can sticking up around It as pro
tection against cutworms. After a
week or two the can Is lifted over tho
top of tlie plant. This practice Is be
ing extensively followed by commer
cial gardeners In certain sections, who
by the aid of one of the little can-sealing
machines now on the market cut
off the tops and the bottoms of thou
sands of discarded empty cans for use
in transplanting plants. Some garden
ers dip the cans in n thin solution of
shellac to keep them from rusting.
One way of extending the garden
season and getting ahead of neighbor
ing gardeners is by starting several
early crops in n hotbed. In addition
to starting plants, the hotbed is useful
for growing a few early vegetables for
the table.
40. ' . f H" 'nt
STANDARDIZATION OF
WOOL GOING FORWARD
Resume of Work Shows Much
Progress in Past Year.
Tentative Grades at Promulgated Ar
Bated on Studies of More Than
Two Years' Duration Not
Much Change Expected.
(Prepared by th United Stales Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A resume of the wool standardiza
tion work of the bureau of markets,
United Slates Department of Agricul
ture, shows that much progress has
been made since tho tentative estab
lishment of definite wool grades Jilst
a year ago. Following the prepara
tion of n few sets for Its Held agents
and the subsequent press announce
ment that tentative wool grades had
been developed, requests for the sets
have been distributed among the bu
reau's Held agents, agricultural col
leges, wool-growers' associations, wool
dealers and mnnufnc(urs, textile au
thorities, and others Interested.
The tentative wool grades as pro
mulgated ure based on studies of
more than two years' duration. In
the course pf this study thousands of
samples of wool submitted by deal
ers and manufacturers as their Inter
pretations of the mnrket grades were
Grading wool Tor a Uo-Oporative
Shipment.
examined. As the tentative grades,
before being put In llnnl form, wore
submitted to some of the leading wool
authorities In tho country for sugges
tions and criticisms, It Is believed that
little. If any, change will have to be
made when official standards are es
tablished, i
During the past year Investigation
al and demonstrntlonttl work to test
the commercial utility of the grades
was conducted in 10 states. Before
meetings of woolgrowers and others,
demonstrations were given to show
the preparation of tho fleeces and tho
proper care and handling of tho wool
before Us shipment to market. In
the stntes of Maine, New Hampshire,
Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri nnd Ar
kansas the several expert wool grad
ers engaged, by the bureau gruded ap
proximately 1.800,000 pounds of wool
In accordance with the tentative wool
grades. This work has been looked
upon so favorably by wool producers
that requests have been received for
n resumption of these activities dur
ing the coming season.
FOR AMATEUR POULTRY
MEN. Don't allow vermin among the
flock.
Don't allow layers to become
chilled.
Don't feed unbalanced rations.
Don't overcrowd the birds.
Don't neglect to feed an abun
dance of green stuff.
Don't neglect to cull con
tinually. Don't feed spoiled grain.
Don't sell dirty or old eggs.
Don't allow the male birds to
run with the hens during tho
winter.
Don't allow too many females
with the male bird during the
mating season.
Don't expect results without
wont. j
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DEVELOP HIGH-CLASS STOCK
South Carolina Farmer Attributes
Many Failures to Lack of Aim
In Breeding Animals.
"The development of good live slock
depends not only on the use of high
class animals, but on systematic meth
ods." This Is the comment of a South
Carolina fanner who has contributed
his experiences to the United Stntes
Department of Agriculture, ns part of
an Investigation to determine the
cause of Inferior nnd undersized live
stock.
"Most failures with llvo stock," this
farmer declares, "can be attributed to
lock of a definite aim In breeding."
PREVENT SPREAD OF DISEASE
Potassium Permanganate Added to
Drinking Water Is Good Way to
Keep Off Infections.
Potassium permanganate Is good to
use In drinking water of chickens to
prevent the sprend of Infections. It
comes In dark ptorplo crystal. A
smnll quantity dissolved ns a stock
solution will lost all summer. Add
enough to the water each day to color
It to a light wine color.
jpjpt. v
DAIRY
POINTS
RAISE STANDARD OF ANIMALS
Bringing Out Desirable Characteris
tics by Selective Breeding Re.
celves More Attention.
(Prepared by Oie United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The task of raising the standard of
farm animals and poultry and bringing
out certnln desirable characteristics by
selective breeding is receiving more at
tention as methods of farming for
profit become Intensified.
The breeding of domestic nnlmnls
dates back to remote antiquity, when
Interest the Boy in Better Stock.
the most advanced races of the Old
World were on the bonier line between
savagery and barbarism. It far ante
dates any but the simplest mechanical
arts. Yet, while our knowledge of the
laws of nature us they apply to ma
chines lias reached great magnlt"''"
and complexity, It lias been comvara
tlveiy a few years since the principles
of breeding have been more than a col
lection of unrelated traditional beliefs.
The same, superstitions on which the
shepherds of Asia based their practices
at least .'10 centuries ago are still wide
ly current, while the ono sound princi
ple known to the ancients selection of
the best for breeding stock Is still
much neglected.
The principles of successful animal
breeding, as they have been learned by
practical experience In tho United
States and older countries, and by care
ful scientific study nlong definite lines,
nre outlined In Bulletin 005, recently
Issued by the United Stntes Depart
ment offAgrlculture.
This bulletin goes Into the first prin
ciples of reproduction nnd follows with
the mcaliB by which certain character
istics of one or the other parent nre
transmitted to the offspring, tlie meth
ods of selection best, suited to Intensify
tho desirable characteristics and weed
out the undesirable, tho characteris
tics which can with certainty be ex
pected to continue from one generation
to nnother, those which nre uncertain
and those which cannot be Inherited,
Aside from mere Increase In num
bers, the purposes which the breeder Is
likely to have hi mind fall under two
more or less distinct heads, namely,
production of a uniform product, and
Improvement. A uniform product de
pends on such control over tho heredity
of the stock that niatlngs can be mado
with the nssurunce that the offspring
will be of a certain definite typo fpr
which there Is a demand. Improvement
is, of course, closely related to control
over heredity, but the methods which
give the greatest control nre not neces
sarily those- which lead to the most
rapid Improvement.
In n broad sense the whole subject
of practical breeding comes under tho
head of selection. The most obvious
basis for such selection is tlie perform
ance of fhe animals' themselves. Un
fortunately, the merits of most kinds
of live stock cannot be measured direct
ly. Tho study of conformation as an
Index of useful, qualities has according
ly held a high place as a basis for se
lection of breeding stock. Live stock
judging hns this for its purpose. An
animal of good breeding Is a better one
to breed than one of equal individual
merit hut of mixed or common breed
ing. Pedigree, though' often misused,
Is a valuable aid to selection, apart
from following a general policy of mat
ing. Tlie soundest hiir.ls of all for se
lection of breeding stock Is the record
of past performance as a breeder, pro
vided tlie record Is sufficiently exten
sive to give a fair test.
MANY COWS NOT PROFITABLE
Ten Million "Boarders" In United
States Whose Yield Is Less
Than Cost of Feed.
Not over a third of the so-called
dairy cows of the United States are
profitable to their owners. Ten mil
lion "hoarder" cows are milked whoso
yield Is worth less than their feed.
Their owners seem to keep them for
the sole purpose of milking them four
teen times a week, cleaning out after
them, and otherwise enjoying their
Roclety.
SALT IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT
Cows When Deprived of It Become
Emaciated and Finally Suffer
Complete Breakdown.
Dr. Babcock. of Wisconsin, found
that cows when deprived of salt be
came emaciated and were of low vital
ity and finally suffered n complete
breakdown. Ho recommended that
they bo fed three-fourths of an ounce
per dny with an additional six-tenths
of ah ounce for each twenty pounds of
milk iiroduccd.
JOY BROUGHT
INTO HOME
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table Compound, Restoring
Mrs. Benz to Health
you what Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegotablo
iompouna nas aono
for mo. Wo havd
had six children
dio almost at birth.
From ono hour to
nineteen days is all
they havo lived. As
x wan going 10 nave
another, I took a
dozen bottles of your
Vegotablo Com
pound and I can say
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uiu uuu a iiuuiuiiur unuy yuu wuuianou
want. I am Bonding you a picture of
her. Everybody Bays, 'That is somo
healthy looking baby.' You havo my
consent to show this lotter." Mru. C.
W. Benz, 181 Urd Ave., Altoona, Pa.
No woman can rcnlizo tho joy and
happpineas this healthy babo brought
into tho homo of Mrs. JJenz, unless thoy
havo had a liko experience.
Every woman who suffers from any
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ted by backaches, headaches, bearing
down pains, irregularities, norvousness
and "tho blues" should not rest until
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VICTIMS
RESCUED
Kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid
troubles aro most dangerous be
cause of their insidious attacks.
Heed tho first warning thoy give
that they need attention by taking
COLD MEDAL
The world's standard remedy for thes
disordors will often ward off these dis
eases and strenirthen the body against
further attacks. Three dies, all druggists.
Look for tho namo Gold Medal oa oirerr boa
od ccrt no Imitation
Spontaneous.
Kmployces of the board of school
commissioners were storing some
equipment at a school building recent
ly, and with all due regard for fire
prevention rules adopted liy the board
sometime ngo.
One man started to place some ma
terial in n comer of the small closet,
when his helper Interfered.
"Don't you, know what the rules
say?" he asked. "You shouldn't .ever
put anything In a closet that's spun
tugeous." Indianapolis News.
Don't Forget Cutlcura Talcum
When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
and dusting powder and perfume, ren
dering other perfumes superfluous.
You may rely, on It hecuuse ono of tho
Cutlcura Trio ($nap, Ointment anil
Talcum). i!5c cuch everywhere. Adv.
Honest poverty ranks as high with
some people as dishonest wealth dues
with some others. ,
True martyrdom lets somebody else
advertise It.
Weak and Miserable?
Docs the least exertion tire you out?
Feel "blue" and worried and have daily
backache, lameness, headaches, dizzi
ness, and kidney irregularities? JSick
kidneys are often to blame for this
unhappy state. You must act quickly
to prevent more serious trouble. Use
Doan'M Kidney Pilla, the remedy rec
ommended everywhere by grateful
users. Ask your neighbor I
An Iowa Case
Mrs. E. Hookse
mn. 1209 W. Wnsh
InKton St., Pellu,
Iowa, says: "I
caught cold and It
eottled In my kld
n o yu , weakening
and disordering
mem some years
wo. Aiy nacK was
very lamo. When
I stooped over I
hnd sharp pains In
tho small of my
lmck. which folt
like needles. I liml
dizzy spoils. Doan's Kidney Pills drove
tho lameness and pains away and the
dizzy spoils left. I havo not been
bothered since.."
Get Dotn's st Any Store, 60c a Bos
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No More Misery
After Eating
Just fakes An Eatonlo
"Tho first dose of "Eatonlc did me
wonders. I take it at meals und nra
no longer bothered with Indigestion,"
writes Mrs. Ellen Harris.
Thousands of people, like this dear
lady, grutefully testify about Eutonlc,
which docs Its wonders by taking up
and carrying out the excess acidity und
gases which bring on Indigestion,
heartburn, bloating,1 belching and food
repeating. Acid stomach also causes
about seventy other non-organic ail
ments. Protect yourself. A big box
of Eatonlc costs but, a trlflo with your
druggist's guarantee.