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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1897)
n &r i t. AGRICULTURAL HINTS A FARMER'S ARGUMENT. lie Tatter ii Itcnlly SciinIIiIo .Stanil on tin- Itoiul Uiu'hIIiiii. If we study social mid linnnclnl ques tions wo ilntl that, to n great extent, we fall over the stones we ourselves have laid in the way. There is no end of fault-nnding and justly so over the money sharks, the combines, the greediness of public olllclals and poli ticians. There is no doubt that these, collectively in many instances, get fully one-half of the people's.earnings. Of the remaining half one-half of that is lost to the farmer by weeds and vermin, by bad financial management, and by bad roads. These are the stones he lays in his own way, o. allows to lie there to stumble over. The farmers themselves are princi pally to blame for the poor and misera ble condition of our country roads. The way of maintaining these roads i about the same that was customary in cur colonial times, when any road was good enough, if rocks, stumps or holes did not make them entirely impassable for vehicles. It is very likely that more attention would have been paid to our country loads were it not for the intro duction of railroads. What the rail roads are for traillc on a large scale, so are our country roads for tralUc on a small scale alike beneficial to all peo ple. It is a fact that railroads haul cheaper, and is it not a fact that rail roads cost more? Is it not, likewise, a fact that railroads earn enormous riches out of the people by hauling for the people? Now, If the farmer could haul his produce at half the present cost, how much would that save him? 1 do not know, some one may answer. Well, if did not sec the railroads 1 would noi cither. Hut the fact is, if we had good v.igon roads all the year round, the liauling would not cost half what it costs now, besides the quicker trip and bigger load, and man, team, harness and wagon would last longer. The price for the load hauled would be bet ter in winter and early spring than in inul-suniiner, when team and man are nearly suffocated by dust, and when they ought to be at home cultivating corn and potatoes; cleaning up around the hog house and yard, and making numerous other improvements. The country road question is gener ally misconceived; therefore, hi.sufll ciently discussed, and will not be solved fcntifactorily by old ways and means. Instead of treating it as a question of national economy, it is regarded as a local matter, for which there is a great lack of comprehension, or of means to solve or carry it out. In the far west, where the settlers build their homes far apart, nobody thought of arranging or maintaining regular roads. All road making was confined to poorly, pass able approaches to the railroads; very often, however, they found what a great damage an impassable road is. A great deal lias been written about how to make farmers comprehend that it is in their own interest to maintain good roads. Hut it would seem to be all in vain. Farmers are averse to the cost of constructing durable roads and not far sighted enough to see the benefits they would derive from it. That the cost of constructing such a road is consider able, may be comprehended by every body; but that it is as high as generally supposed is a mistake, and this seems to be the main reason that so little has been accomplished in this direction. Of course, the road's are repaired every year according to the nature and con dition of the soil. (I ravel will produce the best and cheapest roads; but is Miuandered in many places. We often see grave! put in places where 1he road is not suflieiently graded. There is mixed with the water in holes to a mush and entirely disappears in it few years. In many places gravel and stones are not to be had. In such cases the largest holes in the road are annually tilled with dirt, by plow and scraper, and then left alone till the next year, and so ad infinitum. Here wide wagon wheels would be better than narrow ones; it is not to be wondered that the roads grow from bad to worse in some places. The manner in which roads in Wis consin have been maintained for many years is not a correct one, nor is the system of roadmasteis. It should have been abolished long ago. These road masters are elected by acclamation, whether the man is competent to earn his salary or not; influence conquers, and often the beer-glass decides the election. To some it is great fun to elect somebody who doea no' want, and does not care for the oflL-e. In some places it is the rule, when hauling gravel in payment of road taxes. to load on as little as possible. If the road masters would see that every team hauled at least one cubic yard, consid eiably more would be accomplished. Ju some distr'ts where capitalists live w?io do rot wurk their road taxes them selves t tie cash is collected by road masters who promised to have the taxes worked, but most of it remains in his pocket, or Is used to fumigate or irrigate the throat. A raid must or who really and earnestly sees to It that every tax paper does his duty is seldom reelected. If we want good roads we must elect men to the legislature who are interest d iu exacting more suitable laws, Things would be much different if, when a piece of road is to be made, the job was entrusted to expert and compe tent hands. Hvery roadmaster should be required to have u knowledge of bridge construction, with tools and the proper handling of the same. In nearly every state suitable material for the construction of good roads may be found, and if, in consequence of the great amount of labor, wages should rise, it would be far from a misfortune; the money would remain in the coun try, nml every tax naycr would have an opportunity to earn his money back again. It would not be long before the money invoKtcd in the construction ol the roads, after going through numer ous channels of trade, would find its way back to the pockets of those from wnoni it nan ueen miceii lor a goou pur pose. There should be permanently em ployed a few men with pick and shovel to make necessary repairs, drain tin roads after heavy rains, etc. This would save considerable money to every town, and our roads would by rational work always be in good condition. Now, as mentioned before, a great deal could be done to improve our roads; but such statements as we often hear that "the roads are in worse condition than they were 50 years ago," is surely over drawn. This is comparatively a new country aud'cannot compare with Euro pean countries. During the past 'IS years, in our own town, we have cleared the land from heavy timber, stones and stumps, drained mud holes and swamps, built substantial barns and houses, raised blooded stock of all kinds, and kept the roads in as good condition as we know how. Hut laws that were all right in colonial times should be abol ished, that e may keep up with the progress of the times. A. Selle, in Kuril 1 World. MILK CAN TROUGH. A Coiivi-iileiieo in IImiiiIII npr the Dnlly Dit try Product. Where no better plan can be put tc use, a good method of keeping milk is to build a milk can trough., as por trayed herewith. The trough is shown on its side with the lid open and down. It is of two in eh hem lock plank, eight feet long, two feet deep and 18 inches wide. V 5 M1L.K CAN THOUGH. This affords room for eight cans ;i2 inches iu diameter and 10 inches deep. The trough is sunk iu the ground In front of the pump curb, in such a po sition that all waste water is dis charged into it and out through mi opposite cud, which aids iu keeping the water cool during the day. The trough is emptied and refilled night and morning. A neatly-fitting lid of the same material fits to the top and on extra hot days several pieces of old carpet are thrown over the lid. To make it water tight two rods are fastened through each end and the nuts drawn up moderately tight. He fore joining the edge-? together they should be daubed with white lead to more closely close up all the crevices. Farm and Home. Fln.v I.s mi ICxIiuiixtl v- Crop. Some western farm journals are won dering why flax is not more grown than it is. The reason is that it is a very exhaustive crop and can only be ijrown profitably where fertility is Utile re garded or where there is good market for both fiber and seed. It is a good sign for western farmers that flax growing as it was practiced a few years ago is going out of their farm rota tion. The stalk and fibre were always thrown away. Only the seed was mar keted, and this sold so low that the raw seed, or, better still, flaxseed meal, was one of the cheapest fertilizers that can be used. Not until we have mills for making linen cloth and con veniences for separating the fiber from the stalk- will flax growing be profitable iu this country. When both seed and fiber can be sold the crop will pay for the heavy manuring it requires to keep the land fertile. American Cultivator. ('i-emm-i-lt-M nml (ionil Itoiul.s, The Mankato (Minn.) Free l'resssavs I that the establishment of creameries is heenmingn potent argument for good roads. The daily trip to them with the milk must be made regardless of mud and wet or if the mud be ankle deep fo milk is a perishable product. Then, een when the road is dry, the milk, of course, is injured by the churning re ceived on the journey over the rough roads. The farmer is, therefore, begin ning to perceive the direct money value of road improvement. The Free Press adds that the creamery is becoming the focus at which better roads center. Nmv Iti-iuiNivlfU CoiIIIhIi, The people ol St. John's, New limns, wick, arc lamenting the fall iu price of their great staple, codfish, which now brings less money than for many years before. The fish caught by the French has become a successful rival of the New Hrunowick cod and i.s driving the latter from the foreign markets. Whereas i:i(J,."i.'ir quintals were export ed, for instance, to Spain iu 18S7, last year only 2.",,V10 quintals were sent to Unit tspy n try, Chicago Inlcr Oboiiii, Ry A HARVEST OF HUMAN HAIR, r .MltllottM of l'oundn Mvcry Yonr ISot TiiiikIimI l'l tit Conum-rce. Perhaps there is no staple article About which less is known by the aver age person than human hair as an ar ticle of commerce. It will doubtless surprise many when It is stated that the dealers iu human hair goods do not depend on chance clippings here and there, but that there is a regular hair harvest that can always be relied upon. It is estimated that over 12,000,000 pounds of human hair are used annual ly In the civilized world for adorning ' the heads of women. In New York, city alone over four tons of this class , of goods arc imported yearly. I "Not a little of the hair used in this country," said a New York dealer to thu writer, "comes from the heads of Amer ican women and is fully as line in shade and texture as the imported article. We had a big harvest during the craza that the fair sex had not long ago for having their hair cut short. Many thousands of women who then had their locks sheared have since bitterly re gretted it, as in ninny instances their hair has grown so slowly that they hnvo been compelled to wear a wig or a switch since the fashion changed. After the majority of women reach the age of .'10 the hair seems to particularly lose its vigor, and if cut it will not grow long again. "'1', ...(!. !..,!., ,,f 41... 1...1! ...1 iij-tlliun IJl nil.- limil'.-, IlUll 4111,1 M use false hair more or less. The decree of fashion, or the desire to conceal a de fect or heighten a charm, i.s the reason, of course. One woman, for instance, lias a high forehead and wishes to re duce it in appearance. Another has worn off the front hair by continued frizzing, and would like to conceal the fact. Hoth make use of a front or top piece, with a choice of many styles. "Ladies' wigs cost from $!() to $200. Half wigs, top pieces and switches, from $10 to $f0, according to quality. "The largest supply of hair comes from Switzerland, (lermany and the French provinces. There i.s a human hair market in Merlnns, in the depart ment of the lower Pyrenees, held every Friday. Hundreds of hair traders walk up and down the one street of the vil lage, their shears dangling from their belts, and inspect the braids which the peasant girls, standing on the steps of the houses, let down for inspection. If a bargain is struck the hair is cut, and the money paid on the spot, the price varying from 00 cents to $r in our money. "A womnn's hair may grow to the length of six feet. And I known lady who has been offered and refused $.r)00 for her crown of glory, which is over six feet long. A single female hair will bear up a weight of four ounces without breaking, but the hair thus heavily weighted must be dark brown, for blond hair breaks under a strain of 2 ounces. There are some 2,000 import ers, manufacturers and dealers in hu man hair in the United States. Wash ington Star. The AVorlil'N IIcnI In Ici-chIm. The trained car can detect sounds in audible to the untrained'; the trained eye can see into beauties invisible to ordinary mortals; the trained hand accomplishes things impossible to gross manipulation. The heart trained to interests outside itself looks upon a new world. Without interest in others, a narrow life remains narrow; with it even a sick room may become thecenterof world-wide influence. Thu shepherd tending his wandering sheep, the miner working amid dangers, the farmer wrestling with difliculties, the wife at her unpaid labors all can live transformed lire.s if ihcy feel their share in the world's best interest,?. Detroit Free Press. THE GENERAL MARKET. Kansas Gitv, Mo. CAVTi'.K-I !st iK'uvus $ ! blockers II . Sept. 'Jo he i IS IB On T.ri & 40 no K' Citj W Gh HI) (.(. i! Go. IS Go 41 lift !).) lift 8) Oi m ISO I 05 L V I 15 :i ('.a ill ', K.r. Si IK', 11', f 00 1 IK) 7 75 fi 75 Native cows HOGS Choice to heavy SIIKKI' WHKAT-N'o. Ural No, ii lnu'd COIIN- No. 12 mixed OATS No. 2 mixed JIYH-No. ii FLOUK-I'iitoat, per burrol.... Fancy HAY Chotco timothy Fancy itralrlu UK AN (sacked) HUTTKH-Choico creamery.... CIIHBSrc-FiiUcrcnia KG US choice POTATOES ST. I.OUIS. CATTI.K Native, mid Nlilppini: Texuiis HOCJS-IIeuvy SHKKP-Kulr to choice. FLOCK-Cholco VH ICAT-No. ii red COKN-No. 2 mixed OATS-No. ii mixed HYK-No. ii ltUTTKK-Crcumory l.AUD Western mess 1'OltlC CHICAGO. C'ATTI.K Common to prime... HOUS-PacKliiKiuid shipping.. HI J KHP-Falr to oliolc) Pl.OUR-Wlntor wheat, W I 1 13 AT-No. ii red COHN No. 'J OATS-No. 1! kyi: IMTTBU-Croumory l.AUH POKIC NI3W YORK. CATTMJ Nntlvo stoors IJOUS-Good to choice WIIEAT-No. 2 red I OJJ.N NO. ..... ...... .... .... OATS No. - HUTTHIt-Croamory POHIf-MOKH. 5 iin iin Oi. 13 Of, 10 Vi'b K GO lH,'. 00 GO IS', IH 8', 10 75 85 Gi 5 'JO Si Cb I 10 HO frft I 30 'Si GO 3 85 in HI 01 I 75 (T6 l5 ii7"tC,fi ll'",'., l7',r,ft ll'iW iiti L'O'J IU 50 (3, 8 75 85 0l. 5 !25 75 & 1 !() 50 T6 1 H5 70 1(6 HI & HHi '. rojiift 1'J 6, vi',i :', ii') IK'4 18 CO (Ut IU', Hi) 0J, 8 iib 80 dr 5 15 50 0i I IV) KWr,. 1 ooi, ;i i wt. 3t !il ( 'St 13 fc'C IHii l 75 (2.10 tO THE PIUKSTS OF PALLAS. Grand find Imposing Pnrndo, Tues day, Ootobor 6th. Tho Mont lleuutlful l'liKcimt Kvrr Pro HCtitctl " llitnn Anderneu'H fairy Tale" Most Itrllllautly Il lustrated. The Priests of Pallas will celebrate their eleventh anniversary Tui'Mlny, Oetohoith, In a most elaborate and pleasing manner. Illustrating in an elegant and flittering se ries of (SO) beautiful tableaux, "Hans An dersen's Fairy Tales." The Parades of the Priests of Pallas hnvo attained for IChiis-mm City world-wide celeb rity. In no othir city have the festivities that grace this season of the year been or ganized on a M'ale of such thorough com pleteness and gorgeous inngnllleencc. It has been reserved for tho Priests of Pallas to mold tho festivities of the season into a grand and comprehensive system, and to present to the enjoyment of visit ors, without fee or reward, public specta cles and pageants as brilliant and beautiful as tho genius and skill of man and the lav ish expenditure of money can produce. Tho.-o who have not actually witneised thu parade of thu Priests of Pallns cannot huagiuu its magnitude and beauty. All that grace of form, brilliance of coloring, dazzling splendor of lights, and tho force of quantity and numbers, combined with rar est, art, can produce In tho way of scenic, display is attained. 'llunnnntigeinent nnnounco that beyond a doubt, this parade will far excel naif out bhinu any previous display. All railroads have Hindu very low rates for this occasion, good October ltd to 10th inclusive, and KansiiH City extentlsa hearty wolcoiuu to all. After (lit IMiMIiik. "If any of my friends call," said the candi date for congress, wearily, as he came down from his private parlor and walked up to the clerk's desk. "tell them I've gone out for a walk." "Going to stretch your legs a bit?" asked the aflame clerk. ".Just the other one," said the candi date sadly. Detroit Free Press. - Shake Into Your Shoos. Allen's Foot-Kasc, a powder for the feet It cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Knot-Kasc makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous, not, tired, aching feet. Tit it to-dav. Sold bv all druggists and shoe stores, IMc. Trial package. l-'ltHK. Write to Allen S. Olmsted. I.eUoy, N. Y. A Pretty Pair. Cliolly Why do you wear bloomers? Carrye Well, 1 have a perfect right. "How's your Ieft?"-N. Y. Jouniul. An Invltiitloti. Harry A kiss is a drink of rarest nectar. Carry Have one on me. N. Y. Journal. Marriage induced by humps on the head is much better than divorce rising from the same cause. Chicago Itecord. " I can sincerely say that I (iwo my life to Ayer's S.irsaparilla. For seven yens l suiicrcu, wun that tcrrlblo scourge Scrofula, In my shoulder ami my arm. Kvery means of euro was tried without suc cess. I had a goou physician who tried In every way to help me. I was told to tiiKo Ayci'.s F.Sarsajiarlllii. I immediately be gan Its use and after taklatc seven bottles of this remedy tho scrofula was entirely cured." Mrs..I.A.Cr.N- ' ri,i!, Fort Palilluld, Mu., .Ian. lid, 18'JC FOR eSiV -ar-S y i EIGHTY WOfK M W Ayer's SarsapariSla I WITHOUT GRIP To 5?et a natural result, a ? violence, smoothly, easily, cchghttully. 1 his is the action or in and we ask that you BUY AND TRY A ALL DRUGGISTS. -a - ---- - liver. They are purely vegetable, containing no poisonous or in jurious substances, and arc recommended and used by young and old. BELIEVE WHAT WE SAY I 10 cents prove their merit, ! UKE h COOiD TEMPER?, H 15 "SHEDS A BRIGHTNESS EVERYWHERE." S h MlltS VlltHt AIL Hbt 1AILS. a ind IScMt Couu-li tiyrup. Tastes IjimiJ. Ufo WU !sl Inilmo. Sold in- (iriiau'WtH. vH That Tcrrlblo Scourge. Malarial disease is invariably supplement ed by disturbance of the liver, thu bowels.. the stomach and the nerves. To the rcmoray. of both the cause and tho effects Hostcttcr'B Stomach Hitters is fully adequate. It "fills tho bill" ns no other remedy docs, perform ing its work thoroughly, ts ingredients ore pure and wholesome, and it, admirably sorven to build up n system broken by ill health and shorn of strength. Constipation, liver and kidney complaint and nervousness arc con quered by it. IIckIiiiiIiik Karly. Teacher Now, children, can anv of vow define the word sarcasm? No? 'WcH, it menus saying one thing and meaning the re verse of it. Can anybody Jive me an ex ample of that? Little Willie-Yeth, I kin. "Well, Willie, you give me an example of sarcasm, then, showing you mean just the. opposite of what you sav." "Dod bless tcacher."-N. Y. World. . I.ni'KCMt In Hie Yorltl. The Star tobacco factory at Ft. Louis n the largest in the world. The buildings are in two rows; '2100 feet on Park and 2-101) feet on Polsoni avenue, with a total width of 1571 feet. Yon will discover the reason for this marvelous growth if you give Star plug tobacco a triid. All Women Are. "Mrs. Jones is a very observing womnn,"" said a Harlem woiaiin, referring to her hus band. "I guess you are right about it. I noticed last Sunday in church that she wasa clothes observer," responded her husband, cynic ally. Taniinany Times. ' '- " A IlrlKlit Iilett. Algy I'd like awfully to know whether she'd marry me or not. Jleggie- -Why don't you ask her, deah hoy? Aluv llv Jove. Hint's a unod idea. I will. What a head you have, old man. Yellow Hook. Mts stopped free and permanently cured. No (its after first day's use of Or. Kline's (beat Nerve Keiitorcr. Free ?2 trial bottle & treatise. Dr. Kline. VX Arch st., Phila., Pa. Some people even think it is something to lie proud of if they are iu debt heavily to some prominent num. Washington Demo crat. To Core n Cold In One liny Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. Air. druggists refund money if it failstociue. 25c No matter how well a man likes whisky,, lie likes to surprise people by telling them he has tpiit. Washington Democrat. After physicians had given me up, I was saved by Piso's Cure. Kalph Kricg, Wil liiunspoit, Pa., Nov. 22, 1893. We know of nothing that is as lmrd ta find as a matchbox iu the dark. Washing ton Democrat. HlilI'M Oilnrrli Curt la a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c. A cablegram from Constantinople sayfl that "the sultan wauls time." He ought to have eternity. Chicago Tinics-Hcrahl. or GRIPE. remedy should always act without I THE IDEAL LAXATIVE, because they strengthen the mus cular action of the bowels and nrptiflv cfJrrmtnt tVif rirfnatrc inA -vv u.i...Miiv v..w ib...w y .. ..v 1 TO-NIGHT I 10c, 25c., 50c. tu. --d PRFIfiUT nnin n orrtors of WO n. ft . .in ..... i"'imn wi ,iuii uiiii v-l iiiru iicimui I nu Kootlmr or Will I nml f!i lllnw -'." "".'.". ivriminr siiiiileo mid prices, Tho Tuy .iluulllii JCoolliitf 'oiiiiuiiy, Ciiiinti-n. A. ,U A. N. lf.-l 167B wur.x wiciti.vu to .iV!:itTiMi:i:.s pleiiite kfute t hut yon ruw thu AtlvcitUo ut;ut In ll-lu intiicr. ffoM- iSH7 X 1 iyr?- v ""--eiiKSr V . . 1 EBn&muUxMm . m tj 1 frW "in w rt-.i x X I ItF-Sj-'fe- ?-i' U I I H tV .isg B l&&SEmSg4 WIS t r-M3J2illW, H I vXS5V5!S.is?I ll 9 vs--""-- l ? 1 El S(- A I I I l I 1 i IV B 11 I . 1 c2j5stn& WM !! I .11 ill. IT Tf SMk&P ,y-.i - of