The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894, December 08, 1892, Image 7
i ?; V m I f:f m "i it 1 I FARM AND HOUSEHOL& THE VARIOUS USEFUL QUALI- TIES OF TREES. CMnate, Food and liejnty of Landscape Selling Hooey Seeri Meal -Poultry rickluc and Household Helpt. Various t'sea of Tree. A writer speaking1 about the impor tance ol trees refers to their lo-al and national effect upon climate, their fruit and nut producing capacity for food, their many qualities which fur nish ornamentation and beauty to the people and the landscape surrounding's and their utility for fuel aud the com mercial value of the wo 1. The selec tion of the varieties is also of consider able importance. For fuel any of them have some value and for quick (jrowth thoss of the least value must often be chosen to meet the immediate needs of the great plains, while the more useful may be started to inet the subsequent demand. Among1 the first named may be mentioned the cotton-wood, willow and box-elder, which row in any climate. A list of the last ta more important, m iy inciuue me pk walnut. American whits ash, u, ba wood, hard ami soft maple, etc. F it trees of course, should J always b among the tirst to plant. 'V. In refer ce to shade another writer j4 6ays: Muc.i has bien said and writ fl ten on this subject; even s-.tine of our " mosteloquent writers have expressed ; their ideas as to what native tive pos- sesses the highest quali ties, as a shade , J tree on the lawn or front yard. Some have named the silver poplar, the white elm, and even that coarse-leaved tree, the sycamore, as beiny admirably I adapted for shade. The silver poplar , is the worst tree to sprout from its , roots that I ever knew. Its ramified roots will extend for rod away from the stem and send up a sprout at every . nodule. It is really a nuisance and , should never be planted close to dwell ings, lhe white elm is of too large a growth to embellish a beautiful "par terre." The sycamore does not make a thick, dense head; the leaves are coarse and large and drop too soon in the fall, and make too much litter. I I were to recommend a tree that has ' the essential qualities of a good itaaae tree i wouia invariaoiv name the soft maple. It makes a dense canopy; it has a fine symmetrical contour, and has at all times a stately gracefulness From early spring to late autumn it retains its density of foliage, and for beauti ful and varied brilliant tints and shades of color of the ripening leaves in autumn, no tree, can equal it. It is a cleanly tree, don't sprout, and is not usually subject to insect dep redators. It is one of our most hardy trees, standing the most frigid weather and the most torrid atmosphere of our climate. It is easily transplanted, and with good treatment is sure to grow. Another quality is its sturdy growth that the storms do not affect If I were to choose another tree for its qualities and beauty it would be f, the sweet gum. This is a singularly r beautiful tree and like the maple it has its brilliant foliage in the fall. It has a bright cleanly summer verdure that cannot be excelled by any other deciduous tree of the forest. It makes a conical dense head, and is well adapted as a tree for lawns or avenues Journal of Agriculture. Selling Houey. The question of marketing the honey is too often the most disagree able feature of the business. Many bee-keepers have studied the side of the question which concerns the mak ing of the honey, but they. have neg lected to study the markets. To get good prices for honey it is essential that the fashions in honey packing should be studied. The honey needs to be put in small tases, and in attract 1 ive form. Inferior honey packed in neat boxes will sell better than the superior grades packed in large, clumsy packages. The consumers are tending more and more toward tho small-packed arrangement for honey, and the large, old-fashioned boxes are Vi now nearly obsoleta The honey must yQ gathered as soon as the season closes, and be shipped at once to the market The early stock always com mands the best prices, for later the glut will begin, and prices will drop immediately. When the white honey season is over, take the nectar from th4 hive and place it in a room where the tem perature is kept to about 9S degrees. It will ripen in such a place as well as in the hive, and there will ba less loss. i; Honey left in the hive to ripen often ."fets stained and darkened by the bees. Iwho begin to prepare for winter when all comes. The sections should be ade as clean as possible, and packed neat crates. If each section is made clean, and stamped with the owner's name, it is sure to command a good price. ), Some markets for honey are much higher than others, and it is well to study the different ones before ship ping it The nearer home that one ' can sell the honey, other things " being equal, the better it is. It injures the best honey to ship it far. It gets travel stained and darkened. If there ' is no good market for it at the stores, attempt to retail it to customers that can be reached by wagon. 1 1 will generally pay better than to send it to some distant city where probably half of it will be ruined. The five cents a pound which commission merchants demand for selling the honey, ind the tcost of transportation will reduce the profits very considerably, and if good prices are not obtained there will be a lass. Producers should know tho Talue of their product Because honey was high or low last season does not make it so the present one. The prices quotedjn the papers must bl' the crl- tcriun. iirocrr wilt otten name the lowest quotable price as to its value, but the producer bhould have a mind as well as the grocer. Place a value upon the article, and if a ridiculously low price i offered refuse it, and seek other markets. It is in this way that grocers advance their prices. They must have the article., and if they can not get it at their price they will se cure it at an advance. American Cul tivator. Danger id tired Meal. As cotton seed meal is gradually coining into us? as a valuable adjunct to the ration for dairy cows, and as the scarcity and consequent high price of corn the preseut season tm mpt some farmers to add this me to the pig ration, it seems advisable to call attention to bulletin 21 of the Texas experiment station. In this bulletin Director O. 1). Cur tis reports the results of a long series of experiments in feeding cotton seed to pigs, from which he coma to the conclusion that thera is no profit whatever in feeding cotton seed in any form to pigs, whether the seed ba boiled, roasted or ground. The ground seed seems to have produced the worst results, causing the death with in six toeight weeks of it large propor- I turn of the pigs to which it wn fed, j and espe.-ial' of the in -ilium and i small-size ts. The bjiled seed i was less is, but roasted seed j was almost I as the meal. These piirs w fed alongside of similar pigs whic hud corn instead of cotton seed, and t corn-fed pigi re mained in perfect health. Tha symp toms produced by the cotton seed are described as follows- The first sign of sickness, appearing i:i from ti to H weeks after cotton seed meal is added to the ration, is a mop inar dullness of the animal with loss of app-lite and tendency to lie apart. Within the course of I'' to 3(5 hours, often within the shorter tims, the animal becomes restless; stagirering in his gait; bre.ithing labored and spas modic, barj skin sliD.vinx reddish in Uauimation; sight defective, and both I trie nervous and the muscular svstems i - ; feeble and abnormal i:i action. The i f.ilal cases all show "thumps'' spas ! inodic breathing; and H many instances the animal will turn i:i one directio.i ! only following a fea:e. or buildinif j wall, so closely as to strike his nose against projections in a vain endeavor to push outward in that one direction which he tries to take. If no fence or building intercept him he may travel in a cir.-le large or small according to the mildness or acuteness of the mal ady in his particular case. When ex hausted by his efforts tha animal drops down suddenly sometimes flat upon his belly, sometimes dropping on his haunches with his fore legs well apart to keep from falling over almost al ways with the evidence of more or less acute internal pain. At death a quantity of bloody foam exudes from mouth and nostrils. Poultry Pickings. There is no idle season in poultry raising. Do away with all of the unprofitable fowls. Spanish and leghorns are the best foragers. The eggs from fifty hens will pay for keeping them. Milk and wheat make a good feed for 5Toung chickens. Money can often be made by feeding cheap wheat to poultry. When you begin to fatten, push the fowls as fast as possible. Wheu the hens stop laying, give them a start by changing feed. Select the pullets that look like your best hens Jid at their age. In selecting a number, try to have them as uniform as possible. Never select a rooster for breeding with a drooping or "ewe" neck. Gas tar will effectually destroy all kinds of vermin in the poultry house, Househo (1 Helps. A scant cup of butter will often make a lighter cake than a full cup. It is stated that cheesa will not mold if wrapped in a cloth wet with cider vinegar. A good way to clean stovepipes is to rub them well with linseed oil while they are warm. Neatly worked darns and patches have been discovered in the clothes used in swathing some of the Egyptian mummies. Cork that has been boiled may be pressed more tightly into a bottle than when it is cold. Milk is better for being kept over night in small tins than if a larger quantity is kept over in one vessel. A turkey when well cooked should be evenly browned all over. Cranberry sauce or currant jelly is the proper ac companiment. It is better to keep baked pastry in a cupboard rather than in a refrigera tor, as it would be apt to get damp and heavy in tho latter place. If handkerchiefs embroidered in col ors are soaked in a pail of water con taining a spoonful of turpentine, fu ture washings will not affect them. To keep jellies from molding cover them over with pulverized sugar to the depth of a quarter of an inch. They will keep for years if this is done. To keep a high silk hat in fine con dition use a pad made of velvet or worsted plush, instead of a brush for brushing it, smoothing it over with a soft silk handkerchief frequently. If any rough spots appear in the nap ap ply a flatirou, not too hot, and smooth them over, then use the pad and silk handkerchief. China may be mended so strong that it will never break again in the same place. Make a thick solution of gum arabic and water, and stir in some plaster of paris until the paste is very thick; apply it with a brush to the edges of fcue- broken china and set them carefolbr cwicr, tie a string around UjirrV., ah wivav fnr thrA Ato . THE RULING PASSION, lie Drove a Hard lWrfnln With a Klnd llrarted I'nitertalier. Some of the New York people are not as liberal at they might b& A wealthy man died last week Mr. Lazarus Dives. He was very rich and correspondingly close, accord ing to Texas Sifting, lie was an ex pert at driving a close bargain. Not loug since, having been sick for sev eral months, he became convinced that his time had come. He made his will disposing of his immense fortune. He then sent for the under taker. He had often noticed how prone the average undertaker is to take an unfair advantage financially of the remains, so be determined not to be swindled even after he was dead. The solemn looking undertaker en tered the chamber of the invalid, and they proceeded to discuss the appro priation bill item by item. They wrangled a good deal over the shroud, as the undertaker wanted to make It unnecessarily large and comfortable. It was cut clown several yards until it was a pretty tight fit, but tho charge of seven dollars for ice exasperated the prospective corpse more than any thing else. Seven devils!" he exclaimed, sit ting up in bed; -do you suppose I am going to pay for all that ice? Are you going to put me to the expense of keeping mo on ico all summer?" Jt will require seven dollars' worth of ice to freeze your body pro perly, " replied the undertaker. I don't pay no seven dollars, that's more than I pay for ice during the entire season. I don't need any such quantity of ice for roy remains." Oh, yes. you da" replied the un dertaker; "I uever use less than sev en dollars' worth in freezing a still." You have got to knock a dollar on the ica" responded the invalid, feebly, sinking bacic exhausted on his pillow. I will not need as much as an ordinary corpse." Why won t you need as much ice rfis an ordinary corpse?" asked the undertaker. "Uoeause, " gasped the invalid, "I always have cold feet, and last winter my feet were partially fro.-en. " These were his last words. He re vived a little when the undertaker said ho would knock a quarter of a dollar off the ice. He moved his lips as if to compromise on six dollars and u half, but ho could not speak. The vital spark had fled. He has gone to a place where ice is scarcer than it is in New York," remarked the undertaker, as he put on his hat and withdrew from the chamber of death. A QUESTION OF SHADE. sh o Wept Because She Couldn't Har . . mnnize riilo aud Ilubbjv The woman was noticeable by reason of her lugubrious expression, says tho Detroit Tribune. The cor ners of her finely chiseled mouth drooped in a manner suggestive of sobs, and the moisture visible in her big blue eyes confessed a flood of tears behind with difficulty sup pressed. It's just coo bad." She was regarding in indecision an array of costly draperies and mural hangings of variegated shades. "1 don't seo how I'm going to furn ish that room." She was petulent An attendant approached her deferentially. "Cannot I assist you, madam?" he softly inquired. She shook her head hopelessly. "1 don't believe you can." A deep sigh arose from her heart fluttered for a moment in her bosom, and escaped. May 1 suggest?" tho attendant persisted. . She ventured no reply. "What is tho difficulty?" She stared at the man with a hard, callous look in her eye. Difficulty? (Inly" Gathering her wraps about her she rose to leave. That 1 am called upon to match two opposite tints in one room." "May I ask " The attendant had followed her to the door. What arc the shades?'' Impatiently she paused. My husband's whiskers are black, while rido's coat is cream, fading into white, l'crhaps you can harinon l.e those. Ump! ' With a haughty sneer she swept from the place. Society Note. .Johnny Fizzlelop accompanied his sister to a party at the residence of Colonel Percy Ycrger. In accordance with the prevailing fashion the ladles wore low-necked dresses, very much to lhe astonishment of the aforesaid Johnny. Next morning at the break fast table. Johnny being engaged in reading the morn.ng paper, said: "Pa. what do they mean by unanimous?" Unanimous, my son well, when everybody wants the same thing, then they are said to ho unanimous." Well, then, those ladies at the hall last night were unanimous, for thev all wanted the same thing." What was it iny son?'' "Clothes." Texas Siftings. v If Not Enjf ish. Tho announcement of a forthcom ing wedding contains the request that tho old custom of throwing rice and flowers should be dispensed with. Throwing a slipper after the bride is an old Saxon custom, but throwing rico is oriental and in Kngland dates only from the time of the Indian nabobs. l'ufml of Home. I suppose h ou are glad to get home from the couiiry. Mrs. Bronson?" "Dolightel! There is only one thing that blthers me now. and that is where weishall spend the autumn and winter We go abroad in the WINQ SHOTS. BY J. B. KOMINE. If we did not knock the republicans out we have the satisfaction of knowing the other fellows did. If a first mortgage on a good farm to the amount of one-half its value is good enough security for a banker to loan money on, would not the same be good enough for the United States treasurer to loan on? Bankers will please answer. It was not so much the tariff reform idea that elected Cleveland as it was the fact that he gave out no uncertain 60und on the silver question. The ' money power of this country combined with that of Europe, wields the most despotic and arbitrary sway of any combination that ever disgraced any christian civilization. Oh democrats, how long will you be sold and delivered to your enemy by such traitors as Morton. Selling produce is only another name for buying money, and if the scarcity of any one thing makes the price higher, why would not the same law apply to money? If you would destroy half the bushels of wheat in the country the other half would sell for more dollars per bushel. Now if you destroy half the dollars of the country the other half will bring more bushels per dollar. The true basic principles of the money question are, of, what shall our money be made, who shall issue and control its volume, and how much shall be kept in circulation per capita. A national bank noto is the banker's promise to pay to many dollars on de mand, and yet strange to say this note passes current in EDy part of the United States and also draws interest. Money is a creation of law expressed in denominations upon any material selected by the government, regardless of its commercial value. As proof, the commercial value of the penny is one mill, of the nickel lour mills, cf the silver dollar sixty-6ix cents. All of these coins are absolute legal tender money and not redeemable in any other kind of money. "All the world is a stage, and all the people are players." The money kings play stage managers, the subsidized editors and politicians play footman and hired man. The office holders play the gentleman. The money lenders play the aristocracy, and the h-.boring people play the fool. Dollars have gone up. It now takes two bushel and a half of wheat to buy one. It also takes seventy-five pounds of live cow to get one. Lucky man who has them to sell. Still Uncertain. T am to be married on the 16th ," said Maude. "To whom?" "I don't know. Narrv wants me to elope with him, but I am engaged to ueorge. KngllsU as She Spcukg It. Miss Snobly Why did you speak to that vulgar Miss Newcome? Miss Van Million I took her for Miss Uppish. If I had known who she Vas 1 shouldn't have known her, you know. 1 Oregon, Washington and the North- Western Coast. The constant demand of the traveling public to tho far west for a comfortable and at the same time an economical mode of traveling, has led te the estab lishment of what is known as Pullman Colonist Sletpers. These cars are built on the same gen eral plan as the regular first-class Pull man Sleepers, the only difference being that they are not upholstered. They are furnished complete with good comfortable hair mattresses, warm blankets, snow white linen curtains, plenty ef towels, combs, brushes, etc., which secure to the occupant of a berth as much privacy as is to be had in first class 6leepers. There are also separate toilet rooms ior ladies and gentlemen, and smoking is absolutely prohibited. For full information send for Pullman Colonist Sleeper Leaflet. J. T. Mastin, C. T. A. 1044 O. St., E. B. SLOSSON, Gen. Apt. Lincoln, Neb. Send ten cents in stmps to John Se- bastain, Gen'l Ticket and Pass. Agt, C, It. I. & P. R'y. Chicago, for a pack of the "Kock Island" Playing Cards. They are acknowledged the best, and worth five times the cost. Send money order or postal note for 50c, and we will send five packs by express, prepaid. Homes and Irrigated Farms, Gardens and Orchards in the Celebrated Bear River Valley on the Main Lines ot the Union Pacific and Central Pacific R. R. near Corinne and Sgden, Utah. Splendid location for business and in dustries of all kinds in Jtbe well known city of Corinne, situated in the middlo of the valley on the Central Pacific R.R. The lands of the Bear River valley are now thrown open to settlement by the construction of the mammoth system of irrigatioa from the Bear lake and river, just completed by the Bear River Canal Co., at a cost of 13,009,000. Tha com pany controls 100,000 acres of these fine anas and owns many lots A3d business locations in the city ef Corinne, and is now prepared to sell on easy terms to settlers and colonies. The climate, soil, and irrigating facilities are pronounced unsurpassed by competent Judges who declare the valley te be tho Paradise of tho Farmer, Fruit Grower and Stock' Raiser. N 5 eo social surroundings, rood) school and chnrches at Corinne City,' and Homo Markets exist for every kind of farm and garden produce lin : the neighboring cities of Ogde and Salt Lake, and in the great mining camps. L&nda will b ihnwn fmmjtb.!vMl . Percheron and French Coach HORSES; Maple Grove Farm. Champion First Premium and Sweepstakes Herd For the States or Kansas and Mraslia. The Nebraska State Fair Herd Premium, for best show, all Draft breeds com peting, was again awarded to my horses, making the fifth year in succession that my herd has been the recipient of this much coveted prize. A Nebraska bred horse, raised on Maple Grove Farm, was this year awarded the First Premium and Sweepstakes at the Kansas State Fair, in competition, with twenty-five head of horses from fi7e different 6tates, 150 head of registered, imported and home bred Percheron horses and mares. A large portion of my present stock on hand, has been raised on my Farm and Will ba Sold at prices below the reach of any importer In America. I am in a position to give my patrons the benefit of not having paid any fixed sum, or expensive buying and transportation charges in order to own my horses. I cordially invite a carefnl inspection of my horses, and will guarantee the buyer that my stock cannot be equaled in America, either in the quality or the. prices that I am asking. Write for catalogue, and don't fail to inspect my stock beforo buying. CREST CITY FARM L. BANKS WILSON. Breeding and Importing Establishment, One Mile from Depo Cieslon.lowa. Full-Blocded Percheron, English Shire, English Hackney,. Belgian French Coach. Cleveland Bays and Standard Bred Horses. 200 Ill . kt $ Wc Handle More Horses Than Any Firm in Icoraska. , We import otir own horses thus saving the customer the middle man's DrofiL Bureri have the advantage of comparing all breeds side by side at our stables. We Have 40 Good Young Acclimated Horses on Hand. Another importation of 40 will arrive about October 1. We miarantee all our horw every respect. We make farmers companies a specialty, having a system whereby we can organize companies and insure absolute success. We Will Send a Man to Any Part of the State, On application to assist in organizing companies. We clve long time thus enabling pnr chasberBt pay for horses from services. Correspondence promptly answered. Men lion this paper. Address, W. J. WROUGHTON & CO., Cambridge, Neb. 50 SPANISH JACKS FOR SALE. FULL BLOODED CATALUNA SPANISH JACKS- IMPORTED SEPT., 1S92, by; HOGATE DAVIS & CO. THESE Jacka are from 1 to 5 years old, tjlack with mealy points, Hi to 16 hands high. These Jacks were selected by Mr. J. B. Hog-ate the well known breeder, and imported by him in person. Address or call at their stables. HOGATE, DAVIS & CO., Mention this paper. BELLEVILLE, KANSAS. PUBLIC SALE OF THOROUGH BRED DRAFT HORSES. WABOO, MM, DECEMBER 7, 1892, AT 1 P. M. Finest Offer Ever Made in the West. I will sell to the highest bidder a draft of Imported and Ameri can Bred full blooded and recorded PERCHERON and FRENCH DRAFT STALLIONS, MARES, COLTS and FILLIES. No res ervation, everything goes. Two year's time at 8 per cent. 5 per cent off for cash; Send lor catalogue. COL. F. M. WOOD, Auctioneer. AUCTIONEERS. Z. S. BRANSON, WAVERLY, NEB. LIVE STOCK AUCTIONEER. .i i.. l VKhcV a 4 A Ihpr fitatot: ftps! of references. Fourte y ars experience. jfn08 reaimuie, bumwiwiw mwvv - satisfactiou guaranteed ; 4 ' ' : M - i iAIDUW BALE-TIE CO. -. ! MANUFACTURERS OF ADJUSTABLE WIKE BALE-TIES. tiaad quarters for this Class of Go odt i lit, i ran roB fricje. . ,, , ,; ; fallen Ai ! ! Kansas City, Mo. WANTED SALESMENKj our well kiiawn Nursery Stock, Seed and.Seed Po-' tatoes. Fine opening ior m few pushing men' at f&JVfc Sti? Wt-- I have the largest assortment of Eu ropean Breeds of any man in America; 1 handle none but recorded stock; I do not permit, a mouthful of hot feod to be -given; my horses are not pampered and ' are properly exercised, and fed cool f.wwl wVk1.h T thinlr o,. ,Ku mqln fun o ons why my honws-Jhave always been, successful breeders. Come and visit my establishment. I am always glad to show my stock. A FEW GOOD DRAFT MARES FOR 8ALE When arriving at Creston visitors, will please telephone to the Crest City Farm and I will drive in after them, I am prepared to give long time to responsible parties. Every horse guaranteed a breeder and must be as represented. W. J. WROUGHTON & CO . Cambridge, Furnas County, Nebraska. IMPORTERS OF Shire, Clyde, Percheron, Jlelgian, German, and Oldenberg Coach, French Coach, Yorkshire Coach , and ClerelaiidftBay gtalliou. JAtflES SCHULi, '.Vutan. Nebraska Furnas Co. Herd, , BIG BERKS."5 TheroughbreOn exclusively: All ages, either sex. Sows bred. . Stock gimraneed as repre sented. Prices right. Mentloir thiB paper. ' , , H. S. WlLLIAMSj)Xr rrop'l.'f L. H. SUTER Seligb, Seb, Breeder of fanc Po land China swine im Witv of nim sired fniW by Free Trades Best, remainder by Paddys Chip, and IvUes Dandy. Free Trades Best is slrea by Free iVaiie, the great show hog1 that was: sold for 1 800, beiug the highest priced hog In aa lstence. ' Had a full sister to Fr,TrtKW 1 ny herd for 3 ytars and hava .many firm sows 'from it . . . , ,. ... ', :l. U ; $VTtt. b1i.toTwH. 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