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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1932)
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There was a battery of dredges at work there, and their puffing, snorting, and scraping so disturbed the repose of the members of the White House family that a certain Colonel Haines was sent to register a complaint by none other than the nation’s Chief Executive. “You tell the President,” said the chief of the contracting gang, "that I’m sorry I can’t grind out sym phonies.” And when he received the answer. Theodore Roosevelt laughed long and loud and the work of the dredg era continued. Known as Sea Unicorn The narwhal, an Arctic whale, Is known also as the “sea unicorn.” Like the dolphin, it travels in schools, but It Is seldom seen south of the polar seas. Little is known of it, but in the logs of old-time mariners, there was "frequent report of the piercing of a vessel's hull by a nar whal's ivory tusks. Because the cen ter of the tusk, or horn, Is hollow, ivory of the narwhal has never achieved commercial importance. He Knows Mrs. Diggs—John, have you any idea what marriage really means to a woman? Mr. Diggs—Oh, sure! Why, some thing new and expensive every min ute of her life, Jane.—New Bedford Standard. DARKEN GRAY HAIR NATURALLY Easy to do this quick way Don’t dye hair. Science has discovered a quick, simple way to darken gray hair naturally—so nobody can tell— restore its original shade safely and as easily as brushing. It makes the hair healthy. Finest way known to get rid of gray hair, as thousands testify. Try it. Pay druggist only ISt for a bottle of WYETH'S SAGE & SULPHUR and follow easy direct tions. Results will delight you. * A Flat on Shares Policeman—See here, you folks can’t stay in the park all night. You'll have to go home. Mr. Doubleup—But It’s our turn, officer. We share our flat with an other family and they occupy it to night [ STOP YOUR COLD IN 6 HOURS WITH DAROL Breaks a cold in 6 hours. * Drives it away in |2 hours. Relieves sadache--*-Neuralgia—Pains McKesson&Robbins Quality Since 1833 Such Stories! Kitty—My husband says he mar ried for beauty and brains. Catty—Oh, then you’re not his first wife.—Pathfinder Magazine. Foreign Market Basket Europe is now eating American groceries at the rate of $280,000,000 a year.—American Magazine. ~ DO YOU COUGH? Davenport, Iowa -—“I was afflicted withaterriblecough —would cough my self out of breath, especially at night, and nothing I tried gave me any per manent relief,” said Mr3. Violet Loving, ot lo-* west otn 8t. “I also had a severe pain in my back which was almost constant. Finally, 1 picked up a little book at my door and read about Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery and I decided to try it. I took four bottles, but before I nad taken half that amount I was well, my cough was all gone and I have had no trouble of the kind since.” Druggists. f ir free medical advice write to Doctor Clinic ia Buffalo, N. Y.f using the fljapioai blank wrapped with bottle of Dr. PIERCE’S DISCOVERY Sioux City Ptg, Co., No. 5-1932 ETHER TRAFFIC BIG PROBLEM Annual Report Shows De* crease in Number of Stations Washington — (UP) — The traf fic congestion in the ether—where radio telegraph and telephone, tele vision and other competition make it impractical to assign more than 90 frequencies to the 612 United States broadcasting stations—are shown in the annual report of the Federal Radio commission. Adding to the commission’s prob lem, it reports, is the necessity for international agreement on fre quency allotments and the fact that this country Is now using more than Its share. At the next conference, to be held in 1932, there is expected an inter national scramble for wave lengths. To obtain even greater international s^isideration, or even to retain its hold on the lion’s share, the United States, through the commission, will have to show the best possible use of the present facilities. For that and other reasons, the com mission reports, it has become in creasingly difficult to secure per mission to broadcast. The applicant must not only show a real public need, but also prove ability to meet it During the last year there has been almost a complete revolution in the type of equipment, it is stated in the report. This was the result of the commission's order that all stations have equipment that would limit station interfer ence. During the year the total num ber of broadcasting stations was reduced by nine, leaving 612 sta tions operating. Eleven new sta tions were authorized and 20 de leted. Of the 20 stations off the air. eight were consolidated, two voluntarily relinquished their li censes and 10 were denied re newal. Of the 612 active stations, 420 now operate simultaneously at night—all on 90 frequencies. In the use of radio telephone, the United States Is leading the world, the report shows. Today over 86 per cent of the worlds telephones are offered commer cial inter-connection in one net work by use of radio. Rapid progress in the field of television was reported, but as yet It has not recognized commercial television. The radio traffic problem has been increased during the year by the increase of aviation broad casts, the commissioners declare Police radio also has added to the ether congestion, but, writes the commission, this development has proved so valuable in the re duction of crime that it is weJJ worth while. Small Arms Prowess Praised at Convention Detroit — iUP) — America's prowess in the use of small arms was extolled by speakers before 400 members of the Michigan State Rifle Asociation, assembled for their annual banquet. In an address to “followers o! Boone and Kenton.” Gustavus D Pope, association president, said small arms have stood America in good stead since the Revolutionary war. A slackening of interest would be a blow to national security, I19 declared. Pinto Buffalo Puzzles Hunters of Arizona Phoenix, Ariz. — (UP)—There aren’t any sacred cows in Arizona but there is something rarer—a pinto buffalo. A pinto, or “paint” buffalo, sim ply isn’t supposed to exist but this one does. It is a beautifully marked animal and is roaming the open range with Arizona's herd of 94 buffalo. The herd is the only one owned by a state and permitted to run wild. Hunter Kills Hawks and Bags Fat Rabbit Mt. Carmel, Pa.—(UP) — Tom Price, of Slatington, shot at a hawk high above his head, and brought down a rabbit, he claims. At the same time, he bagged the hawk. Price reported he was hunting rabbits when he saw the hawk flying about 35 feet in the air. He fired. The hawk plumped at his feet. In its talons was a fat rab bit. NEEDLE IN BODY 35 YEARS Marietta, Ohio — (UP) — Thirty five years ago. Mrs. Arthur Tibbetts stepped on a needle. It broke off in her right foot and became im bedded in her flesh. Recently the broken needle was removed from her foot with the aid of X-ray pho tography.. ACES TOTAL 533 YEARS Dalby, Sweden — (UP) — Eight brothers and sisters, whose com bined age is 603 years, live here, the children of the late Knut Pals son and his wife, Kama Palsson. The Oldest is 33 and the youngest 63. PREHISTORIC FOOTPRINTS Carson City, Nav.— (UP) —Foot prints of the giant imperial mam moth are imbedded along with the three-toed sloth and prehistoric birds, in the prison yard near here. The remains of some of the prehis toric animals found there are in the Smithsonian Institute. HUGE TIMBER WOLF PEL' Eugene, Ore. — (UP) — Pelt of a timber wolf measuring five feet, three inches was brought here from the Swisshome district by Waldo Taylor. Taylor reported the wolves numerous in the district. ISide Glances By George Clark] ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - ■ ■ - _ _ j t—:— ■ ■' ■ ■■■■—' ■ ■ ■ — * RCQ U. S. PAT OPT " JJIM2 BY NKA seWBC*. INC. “Here’s lots of wood, manta. I chopped up my old auto that I didn’t want, anyway." —-—■ a pan Shows Up American Statesmen ^ ■ -—_✓ From the New York World-Telegram. The Japanese army, in violation of various treaties, in cluding certain to which the United States is a signatory, is marching on Chinchow. Secretary of State Stimson has gone off on a shooting holiday. The state department, lack ing a definite policy, refuses to act or comment on the Manchurian crisis. Rarely, if ever, has the foreign policy of the United States been so bankrupt as today. Japan’s betrayal of the (American) Nine-Power treaty guaranteeing the territorial and administrative integrity of China, and Japan’s betrayal of the (American) Kellogg Anti-War pact, cannot be jus tified. But at least it can be understood, considering the militarists in power. But America’s betrayal of the treaties cannot be un derstood. Our government has betrayed the treaties. It is a be trayal to refuse—as our government has refused—to in voke those treaties against a violator. Never since September 18, when Japan began her treaty violations, has the United States as a signatory of those agreements directly or openly charged Japan with guilt. Ana wnen tne League of Nations council issued a time ultimatum to Japan in defense of American treaties, our government—by refusing to co-operate—in effect invited Japan to defy the ultimatum. If the United States government had been in league with the Japanese militarists to seize Manchuria and de stroy the American treaties the result could not have been more disastrous. Of course, our government had no such motive. But, regardless of motive, in fact its cowardly secret diplomacy has played into the hands of the Japanese militarists from the beginning. This is not a case of hindsight being better than fore sight. Ever since the September 18 invasion supporters of the treaties have pointed out that the state department’s do nothing policy was encouraging Japan to destroy the world’s peace machinery. Now that the Hoover-Stimson policy has failed so com pletely; now that Japanese militarists are masters of Man churia; now that the United States has advertised to the world that it will not co-operate with other neutral na tions to restrain a treaty outlaw, the least our government can do Is to withdraw its ambassador from Japan in pro test. The United States does not run the world. The United States cannot and should not seek to dominate Japan or any other nation. The United States should not intrude in local foreign disputes which do not concern it. But the United States should keep faith with its own treaties. So long as Japan persists in violating its treaty agreements with the United States this government should withhold from Japan the friendly diplomatic relations ac corded to law-abiding nations. The choice is not ours but Japan’s. If she outlaws herself let her be treated as an outlaw. Nebraska Museum Gets New Mammoth Tusk McCook, Neb — (UP) — One of the most perfectly preserved mam moth tusks ever discovered in Ne braska has been uncovered near here. The tusk was found by W. B. Hall, operator of a sandpit. The specimen will be sent to the mu seum of the University of Nebraska for addition to the collection. MAMMOTH’S SKULL FOUND Leningrad — (UP) — An excel lently preserved skull of a prehis toric mammoth, estimated by Rus sian scientists to be 100,000 years Pennsylvania Planted 9,000,000 Forest Trees Harrisburg, Pa. — (UP) — Nearly 9.000,000 forest trees were planted i in Pennsylvania during this year, | the state department of forests and waters reported. All but 000,000. planted in state forests, were set in privately owned land for reforesta tion. Water companies are among the largest tree planters in the state. | having set out nearly one-tenth oi ! the total number distributed by the | state to private land owners. The nr.ncioal soeries distributed old, has been brought here by an expedition just returned from the Astrakhan region on the Caspian sea. The size of the prehistoric mon ster may be judged from the fact that its tusks are about two and a half meters long. “MENTAL ANGUISH” Fort Worth, Tex.—Did you know that a golf ball could cause “men tal anguish?’’ Well, it can, to the extent of $3,000. Dr. A. W. Mon tague has filed suit for that amount against Dr. G. R. Baker. Dr. Mon tague claims that he was struck by a ball driven by Dr. Baker as they were engaged in a friendly match, the resulting pain causing him men tal anguish. And it was a friendly game! were white, red, scotch and pitch pine. Norway spruce, larch, walnut, ash, locust, and tulip poplar. CRYSTAL TOOLS Prof. George Grant MacCurdy, of Yale University, who recently dis covered seven rock crystal tools in a cave in France, is of the opinion that men of the Old Stone Age used these tools in the place of metal instruments. ALIO KNOCKS OI F SHOES Lebanon. Pa.—(UrU— Laura Mc Kinney had her shoes knocked off wh-„n an automobile ran into acr. She wasn't hurt. «—---1 — * _ _ MARKET VALUE OF SILAGE. llegartling the cost of putting up ilage, there are two computations iiat come very near arriving at the ictual costs of filling a silo. In the me instance, several farmers who >wned a 12-horse power gas engine md 17-inch cutter found that it ook an average of 12 hours of man power and 36 hours of horse power to cut 10 acres of corn. The hauling and the loading of this 10 acres re quired three men and two teams, or 48 hours of man power and 64 hours of horse power. One man in the silo and one at the cutter accounted for another 32 hours of man power. The total cost against the 80 tons of su rge secured from the 10 acres is as follows: rx hours of man labor at $0 50_$ 48 00 100 hours of horse labor at $0 20.... 20 00 IS pounds of twine at $0 14. s so 10 gallons of gasoline. 1.S0 Lubricating oil .60 18 hours of engine and cutter hire or depreciation . 18.00 Utnder cost $0.40 per acre. 4,00 The total cost of $91.SO averages $1.15 per ton. Another group of farmers had a 12-horse power engine with a 14 inch cutter and filled silos 14x41 feet with 15 acres of corn at a to tal cost of $218.50. Their detaUed costs were as follows: 214 hours of man labor at $0 50... $107 00 302 hours of horse labor at $0.20.... 60 40 34 pounds of twine at $0 14. 4 68 28 gallons of gasoline. 3.12 Lubricating oil . 1.2S 32 hours engine and cutter hire.... 32 00 Binder cost . 6.00 Total for 140 tons of silage.$218 45 Filling cost per ton. 156 From these two one Is able to ar rive at a more or less average cost of filling a silo. Costs of filling amount to about 40 per cpnt of the total cost of silage. As to the market value of silage, that is best obtained by comparing It with the price of hay. One ton of hav equals In feed ing value about three tons of silage. Where hay In the mow is worth $18 a ton, silage Is worth $6 a ton. An other basis for figuring is that the feeding value of a ton of silage ir, equal to three bushels of corn plus 320 pounds of hay. Where corn is selling at 85 cents and hav at $20, silage on this basis would be worth $5.75. SWINE INFLUENZA During the early winter months when swine are becoming ac customed to their winter quarters, and to sudden and sometimes ex treme changes in temperature, in fluenza or “hog flu" is most likely to cause trouble if not severe loss. Thus far there is no known pre ventative for this disease as in the case of hog cholera; there is no cure except as good nursing may be ap plied to aid affected animals make their own recovery. It is important that swine producers be able to recognize the symptoms of influen za, that these be not confused with tlte symptoms of other diseasees, and that good nursing be applied as quickly as possible to aid the affected animals in their recovery. Here are the chief symptoms of swine in fluenza. "A slight dullness and diminished appetite are observed in from four to seven days after sus ceptible swine are exposed to the infection. Ther is pronounced labored breathing and a coarse, spasmodic cough which appears to be painful. The cough is most noticeable when the animals are first driven from their quarters. Great prostration, loss of appetite, and high temperatures mark the height of the attack. The course of the disease is from two to five days in uncomplicated cases. In some herds large numbers become sick without a death. Those that re cover show a marked loss of flesh. Occasionally many deaths occur from a broncho-pneumonia. “Certain stages of swine influenza bear some resemblance to hog cholera. It can be distinguished from hog cholera, when it occurs in the uncomplicated form, only by the sudden onset and rapid recovery. Swine influenza spreads rapidly in a herd; many animals appear to he extremely sick within a short time and the res pirator symptoms predominate. Hog cholera is a progressive, destructive disease and "rnduallv affects the en tire herd. "Swine influenza may. in mnnv cases, be prevented bv quar antine. All ho<rs brought into the herd and esneeiallv those that have hern at, exhibits should be ouaran tined for about two weeks. Isolation of affected members from the re mainder of the herd is not very ef fective as the disease spreads too rapidlv. The sick hoes mar he treated hv gbdng resniratorv stimu lants. The affeeted swine should he riaeed on a light, diet and he Piveu e’ean, dry quarters with rdenty of fresh air. but free from drafts.” "INDIVIDUALS** NEEDED For years, farmers have been told they were too individualistic, but the other day we heard a farm woman tell n croup a different story, says a field man. who weekly eomes in contact with all classes of agriculturists. “Don’t try too hard to get rid of individualism.” she said. “We need it. We’re all get tin" far too standardized.” Farm children, she pointed out. were being exposed to influences that made them think and act iust like citv children, even though their needs were different. "Don’t let our children think iust as the radio savs,” she insisted. “Our young peo ple are too much inclined to think the thoughts that are coming out of the city. They ought to think as farmers and as individuals.” You remember the old saying, “In the country of the blind, the one eyed man is king.” Like many old sayings, It isn’t true. In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man would be a freak and would be looked down on by his neighbors because he didn’t resemble them. Sometimes that is the way we treat our outstanding individuals. Be cause they do things a little differ ently from the rest, they are viewed with suspicion. An attitude of this BALANCING THE RATION When the cows are on green, suc culent pasture and have opportun ity to graze a considerable amount of grass, the protein content of the grain mixture should be reduced. This is best done by reducing the oroportion of cottonseed meal. Two hundred pounds of this feed is suf ficient in the mixture under these conditions. HOUSING THE CALVES Calf scours and oneumonia are Ards to be avoided in housing calves. Anyone who has ever had these diseases to contend with knows they are well worth avoid ing. How can one expect to avoid Si sort may lose many a potential leader to a community. Confronted with this attitude, he may decide it is safer and better to do like the rest, even though he knows better. I Rural communities need to culti vate a feeling of class solidarity, to look at problems from the rural point of view, to think of the wel fare of the group in planning pro i grams. But they also need to pro I vide a soil in which the exceptional individual can grow. Perhaps a great scientist, a great poet, a great co-operative leader, is growing up on the next farm. Don't snub and discourage him, even though he doesn’t act just like all the other boys. Even though standardization in thinking grinds urban life down j to one level, let’s preserve the farm community as a place where indlvid ■ uals have a chance to be themselves. AIDING PORKER GAIN The tendency of hogs is to be | lazy if not compelled to do other wise to satisfy their desires for Iced ' and comfort. This is considered to be a fault among people in the de velopment and exercise of the full use of their talent. This is not so with fattening hogs. It pays to help them to be lazy. This may best be done bv placing feed or self-feeders convenient to sleeping quarters, and by making the sleeping quarters as comfortable as possible. Under these conditions, fattening hogs have nothing to do but eat. drink, and sleep and this enables them to put a maximum amount of feed nu trients into pork. The function of the pregnant brood sow throughout the winter is to develop strong, vigorous pigs to be delivered in March, April, or May.It has been quite well demonstrated by practical swine producers that some exercise is essential to that end. We cannot afford to help our pregnant brood sows to be lazy. Because of this, our winter management must be such as to compel sows to take a reason able amount of exercise. This may be done in a practical way by feed ing such sows at a considerable lif tance from their sleeping quat ters A very fine supplementary or pro tective feed for pregnant sows is legume hay. It should be leafy and of good quality. Alfalfa hay is best although good clover hay serves the purpose. By placing a suitable feed ing rack for hay at a considerable distance from the sleeping quarters of sows, the latter are Induced to take the much needed exercise so helpful to the development of strong vigorous litters of pigs. PASTURING NURSE CROP In establishing alfalfa on land which has been used for any great period for corn it is necessary that a very firm seed bed be established before planting your alfalfa. If lime is needed, be sure that the proper amount has been added, and also phosphate or potash fertilizer added to complete the soil needs of the alfalfa plant. It is very necessary to have an ideal condition in order to have alfalfa win out in the bat tle with the Canadian thistles. If the alfalfa gets the proper start, you will find that it will be able to smother out the Canadian thistles within a vear or so. The continual cutting for hay also helps kill out the weeds. Pasturing of the oats seded witli alfalfa possibly has re sulted in a better stand sometimes because the oat crop was removed or so held back that the alfalfa plants were able to make a better growth. The trampling of the soli about the new alfalfa plants, es pecially in wet weather, will hava a more harmful than beneficial ef fect. If the season is not ideal in sofar as rainfall Is concerned, it is profitable to clip the oats for hay while they are in the milt stage, thus giving the alfalfa a bet ter chance to make growth befora winter sets in. The matter of in oculation is so Important on all le ?umes and so economical when igured per acre that we would suggest inoculating soy bean seed even though it Is put back on land that grew soy beans last year. Ia many cases there may be absolutely no need of this because the bacteria are established in the soil, but in a great many cases the wet bacterial growth with which the soy beans are inoculated is at hand when the roots begin to grow and thus gives the plant a better start by enabling it to get its nitrogen from the air sooner. HOW ABOUT TANK HEATER? Thirsty stock does not get fat, while dairy cows require four pounds or more of water for every pound of milk which they produce. Where the drinking water is tempered with a tank heater, faster gains and more economical production will result during the winter months. There is also a saving In feed, for when large quantities of cold water are con sumed at one time considerable heat is required to bring this up to body temperat ure. Nearly everyone has seen dairy cows hump up their backs and shiver after drinking icy water from a stock tank and it is not to be expected that such an ex perience Ls conducive to profitable production. One member of a dairy herd improvement association found that his cows made an average gain of 5.6 pounds fat a month follow ing the purchase of a heater. At one experiment station it was found that fall pigs given water from an automatic waterer, kept from freez ing with a kerosene lamp, showed an increase in profit of 17 per cent as compared to pigs given water in open troughs. Gains were in creased by 5 per cent and the feed requirement was reduced 10 per cent, due to water being available at all times. Stock tanks should be banked and covered during the win ter and it is also recommended that gravel or cinders be placed around the tanks and waterers to prevent accidents due to slipping on icy yards. BUT DON’T OVER DO IT The farmer who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them a for tune. them if he keeps his calves in dark, dirty, foul smelling, poorly lighted, and ventilated places? Dairy farm ers have enough to do without in viting trouble through neglect of proper calf management. Glean bedding go a long ways in prevent ing calf scours and pneumonia. GROWING SUDAN GRASS Like any forage crop of conse quence, sudan grass is not a grass lor low, wet lands. Well drained low lands under regular cultivation will grow it successfully, and sandy soil that is at all reasonably fer tile will grow a fair crop FGr emergency pasture good grain and sorn soil should be devoted to it.