The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894, February 02, 1893, Page 3, Image 3
FEIfflUAUY'2, 1893. 1 11 h a L MA ACE - INDEPENDENT. HIE FARM AND HOME. SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HORSESHOEING. Ilia Perfect Shoe Ohjret of Maleltlog Sarijr I.aiiiba Woiue-Growa Ut l lire's Mnnrc Farm Note ud llama Hint. llorseshoer't Sacs1'00 1 was in the war nearly three years; vhod and bandied a great many horses and mules; have Been horses shame fully abused, and I can truthfully say I don't think that one in a hundred times it was the fault of the horse, or the beet way to manage the case. I hare shod eome of the worst houses to hoe; never turned any away on that account; and, although in my sixtieth year, and a cripple. I can yet shoe ttie worst horse without injuring or beating him. To illustrate: An old German came to my place, quite a distance, to get "bad one" shod, and told me he had heard I shod bad horses anil did not abuse them. I replied that abuse did not do the shoeing. I shod the horse; he did not make a mismove, and the wner seemed to think that I had used eome sort of magic ("words," as lie expressed it) to make the animal stand quiet. I told him there was as much art in holding the foot so that it was easy for the horse, to avoid holding the foot so it would cramp him, and to be careful not to excite him in any way, as there was in shoeing the foot in a proper manner, and it could only be learned by experience. When the young colt first stands alone it stands on tho frogs of his feet, as they are large, prominent and like jelly. They gradually dry and harden and press the quarters apart (which are close together at birth, thoroughly contracted, as we call it in the adult horse). To keep the hoof healthy the frog must have natural pressure, and the whole hoof should bo wet at least twice a day, for a horse at pasture or running wild would naturally get his feet wet every time he went .to get a drink in the stream. Don't put anything on your horses' feet but cold water with a little bran or6altinit. If he is f-ick keep his feet damp with warm, wet cloths. Don't put corks or calks on his shoos to keep his frog from touching the ground. I never saw a horse lame from pressure unless the frog had been rmned by bad shoeing, I have seen horses stand with weight on the frog, and the quarters would spread one-fourth of an inch, without flinch ing. I never saw a horse that had never been shod have navicular disease, un less it had been kept tied up in a stable and its feet kept dry. Don't have him shod unless lie needs it; don't have the calks on his front shoes more tha.n half an .inch high, and have them thin, so they will cut in and let the frog have pressure;, have the web of tho shoo narrow, so that the solo will get pressure to keep it tough and healthy: nail the shoo on near the toe, so that the foot can have the natural spring without his sensi tive foot pressing sidewise against the nails. ....... I never saw flat-footed horses have navicular disease, and they get the most frog pressure; it is the strong hobbled, high-heeled horse that is sure to get it if not handled carefully. Drive the nails as low and as far from the quick ai possible, to keep the shoe on as long as it should stay on; the higher you drive the nail and the closer you drive it to tho quick the more damage to the hoof. The horn is the heaviest or thick est at the toe. and gets thinner to ward the heel or quarters, and is often quite thin on the inside of th foot within an inch of tho heel, whoi e it gets thicker and is quite as thick ag it is . at . the toe, where it turns front along the frog and gets so thin at the point of the frog that it is scarcely noticed, and many men think there is no horn around the point of the frog. The perfect shoe rests only on the horn to defend the hoof from wearing out; and it should not cover the sole or frog of the healthy foot. Have the shoe just as wide at the heels as the heels are apart and no wider. If the shoes are wider apart at the heels than the quarters they will act as a lever when he st eps on stones or on uneven ground, straining his pastern joints causing them to stock when he stands over night. Some men who think they know more about the horse than the cre . ator cannot get their horses' shoes wide enough at the heel, and the consequence is the hoof crushes down between the heels of the shoe, and the whole weight of the horse comes on the weakest part of his hoof, un til his quarters and the frog touch the ground between the heels of the shoo, pressing his heels together. There is nothing like experience, if you can learn by it. The second horse I owned was a two-year-old colt, very fine-haired, and consequently had vry thin horn on her feet. - Her feet were good, but rather flat; but I "knew it all" then, and was going to have high heol$ on her. So I shod her with a heavy, strong shoe, with wide web at the toe, and I nailed it on so that it did not touch the heels, to make the heels grow high. The effect was just the opposite to what I wished. Her heels grew weaker, and in eighteen months she could scarcely . walk without her shoes, and her hoofs grew in the shape of a claw by the pull .of the show on the toe. If you wish-to turn your horse" barefoot take the shoes off as soon as the fall rains soften the ground; with sharp pincers cut the horn to within half an inch of the sole; rasp "off the sharp edges' so they will not split when he goes over rough - roada or you ran tun hint barefdot any time if yon don't vm hlra on hard road nntfl bit feet got hardened or tough. It make a horse's foot oft and ten der to shoo it. the MM aw a pinon. and by going I vfoot the fet of man or beast will get t-urh aivi sound. A horse doesn't n-vd t W n)itl unless the horn i worn oft oven with the sole, si. h-i v. i'd around vn the slippery place .il wear hi feet out very 1 ut so 1 ing as the horn coiaes below th sole, so that he stands on an even surface nothing touches but tho horn, your horse is better off without shoeing;- but don't lol him go without shoeing until the horn and sole are worn so thin that you can press en them with your thumb and make him flinch; don't risk your horse fn icy roads unless he is ro".gh thod. I have shod many horses that were lamed by leaving tho shoe3 on too long. If shod about the time the hair quits shedding in the fall, a horse can carry the shoes twice as long without injury to the feet as ho can in the spring or sum mer, as the hoof grows at least twice as fast when he is shedding his coat. Men are apt to forget how long a time it is until a shoo is cast, and men would say the shoes had only been on a month, and I wouM show them the dates on my books; it would be three months, and I have known them to leave the shoes on six months. A shoe should not stay on more than two months on any horse, and forty days is about the " average, if the feet are dressed properly.' A horse resting for a month should have his shoes taken off, as he is bet ter without shoes; if they were taken off every day and put; on only when he goes to his work it would bo best for his feet. All horses for all work would be better without shoes, only that they would wear their feet out or slip; so if we can koep his feet from wearing or slipping the purpose is accomplished. . A young horse before he is shod will step high and springy like a cat, but after he is shod a few months he will thunder his feet down so you caa hear him a mile away; jarring his joints from tho hoof up. Let any one who disputes this try it. by breaking to ride without shoes, and then get him shod; he will be convinced. Home Hint. Clothes brushes should be kept clean by washing them occasionally in cold watciv Ribbon bows may be kept stiff and fresh by stuffing them with tissue paper before they are put away. Ten drops of carbolic acid melted into mutton tallow and applied at night is recommended as a good cure for chapped face and hands. Windows should not bo washed when the sun is shining upon them; they will be cloudy and streaky be cause dried before polished off. A lump of fresh charcoal placed in a clothes press will often prevent tho unpleasant smell which clothes have when they have been long put away. Girls should not bite their lips, says a writer, in their efforts to cre ate a dimple. It is rtfuimed that the practice will destroy the symmetry of the mouth. Avoid going into the presence of any contagious disease when perspir ing or when the system is not prop erly fortified by food. An empty stomach and open pores increase the susceptibility to take the disease. Plushes and velvet and the heavier kinds of brocaded silk should be pro tected from the pressure of the but tons by having tissue paper under each button before tho garment is laid away for even a week's time. I arm Notes. pails should Only tin iHilking. be used in Use only the purest salt for salting butter. The food given to animals should vary with the objects to be secured. When they can be secured conven iently, fruit leaves make good bedding. The quality of the food certainly has much to do with the quality of the milk. , Liberal and abundant feeding is the most economical and is saving of time in fattening. To a considerable degreo our fault is not so much in not knowing as it is in not doing. The owner of good stock has a right to feel a just pride in tho ownership of choice animals. With good care a farmer can al ways breed a better beast for himself than he can buy. Breed and feed, blood and care, are inseparably connected with progress ive stock feeding. ; Young animals of all kinds are very sensitive of the treatment they re ceive while growing. The richest mess of milk is not al ways the largest nor, on the other hand, is it the smallest. The productive capacity of land should determine its real value rather than the price asked for It. The productiveness of the farm de pends very largely upon the manage ment given it by the farmer. In the fall and winter is the time to commence feeding so as to econo mize feed to the beat advantage. On very many ; farms the owner works harder than any of the hired help in order to make tho farm pay. Every farmer that keeps any con siderable number of -stock should have and study a good stock doctor book. Bran, in feeding, can be Used to the best advantage with coarse fodder or straw, and especially so if they are run through a cutter.'- ERECT fcO HER TOM0STONE. F.fntriHf of Character I'bpUfad la tog lh Gravajard. A Fmarkab'.e, but perfectly reliable strry com from Wales which throw u st-iir.gp jij'ht niu crrntrioity t thar.ter. In the graveyard ;f lh parish chcrn at l'hur:litiKi, st small village in Montgomeryshire, there in to be seen a gravestone whu-h b-sr an ins-Tiptlon recording the death of a maiden laly who. nevertheless is ac tually living ia ths rillaga referred to, cni within a thort distance of her tombstone. Her brothers and outers died in the early part of this century, and a Bingle stone announces their deaths. It stood nndisturbad until 1838, when it was renovated, and at that time the lady referred to, who was then in her 68th year, gave orders to a local stone mason to insert her name at the foot of the stune. This was done, but he was rather surprised to receive a further order to add the words "Died 1889." At first he hesitated, and afterward complied with this request, although he did not credit his customer with any remarkable degree of prophecy. Year after year passed by, and when 1889 came the eccentric lady was still living, perhaps contrary to her own expectations. The epitaph now con fronts her every time she wends her way to church service. So robust is she that since 1889 she has visited America, and apparently derived con siderable benefit from the voyage The following is a copy of the in scription on the stone: - "In memory of Edward Lockley, stonemason, son of John and Mary IiOckley, who died July 30, 184J, aged 36 years. Also John, their son, who died December 7, 1846, aged 35 years. Also Thomas, Richard and Joseph, their sons, who died in their infancy. Also Sarah, their daughter, born Aug ust 8, 1819, died 1889." WASN'T CONFIDENTIAL. HI Miatska Was In Thinking That Ha Could Keep It From Her. Now that her husband was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary for poisoning his mother-in-law she de clared she would insist upon a divorce as provided by statute. He reproached her with lack of affection, but she was obdurate. He pleaded, but her heart was like stone. ,. 'What a spectacle " The few minutes during which they were to be left alone were almost spent and he was becoming frantic. " of devotion it would be were you to wait patiently for my release. What a rebuke to tho world's con demnation." She tossed her head impatiently. "Deliberately" She spoke with seeming non chalance. ! . " "" . "you ha ve destroyed the confidence that should subsist between husband and wife. You " , He would have interrupted, but her glance commanded silence. "went to work and killed ma with out saying a word to me about it." Then the guards came and led him away.-'-; NOT HIS FATHER. He Wouldn't Be Called "Papa" In Bust net Hour. It is whispered among a certain gay young set but lately entered into society that one of its members, a college graduate, but a regular "mam ma's boy" for all that, is feeling a trifle sore over an episode that marked his first day in business. His father, the president of a prom inent insurance company had made a place in the office for his son, and the young fellow was eager to take it. It so happened that his first dip into the great sea of worldly ambition oc curred on the same day as a meeting of the directors of the well-known corporation. Being sent on an errand to the president, the young hopeful burst into the room where the magnates were assembled and in the familiar parlance of the homo began "Papa " The august president with a look of absolute horror, turned to the agitated messenger, and to the intense amuse ment of the others present, and to the everlasting chagrin of the dudelet, roared out, "I'm not your father at least in business hours." A Lucky Cat. Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt's cat, Koko, is said to have cost, counting original price paid and cost of importation, close upon 81,000. ne was born in the palace of the mikado, and is the most beautiful, as well as the most costly cat in this country. Of unusual size, he is like a maltese cat in color and in telligence. His mouse-colored coat is like heavy satin, so rich and showy and sleek. Every morning he has his bath and is combed and fed before he is allowed to present himself in Mrs. Vanderbilt's rose-colored morning room. His breakfast of cream and grilled bones is served in a delicate china bowl and soup plate, very like those used by children for their oat meal. One of Kokq's accomplishments is the delicate way in which he par takes of his meals. He never spills a drop of cream or touches the delicate carpet with a piece of meat or bone. Carious Bequest. The Italian journals state that a wealthy person of Florence, just de ceased, has left a singular will. It declares that the greater part of his fortune shall go to the man with the largest hump on his back in all Tus cany, and that the person entrusted with the duty of selecting him shall be themselves twelve" humpbacks. To recompense the latter for their trouble he directs that, in addition to travel ing expenses each t-hall be presented with a gold medai, bearing the effigy of vEsop. !hei-nr T'- MODERN REFORMERS. The world ha nd reformer, man via were. lUffnlf Jiwi. Who tuut tu toronr of wlokedncM and kid ttit-m la the dual: M"" k, U ziti-r men. m dn ra'itfctf by m taktnd '1k1 nni tpvr. Stroa,: m.-3 wd.xt- Hr w- 0;n lTbo!ls to .V X .' J. ' .1 V.Vra'l t '- - r.t?t?r u: a SreM toa IV .1 an t jjt a arm i'tM w m and jtr- : P.d t'.rr ri ;:n a r bit'.'.' wsra tVy aja-eu- r"l in Ijo .rr? m l l.t . ) .Mir1, f , W ur t -j-r rsi'om-r RxMin? la tie I war d to-diy? Well, 't'a r.ut at'ilnt'f lato'i: thtr f raert ni not con. ItittWr'ra'sinjir;t,it!ie people wni m's- leulm pltoirdHoi: Forweplaenrlt"! I lerai "fmtt." "Ti;o:nr- tes." rr nW and 'foo't ' JXen deTinnnced by oluw and eburobca, by t'je journals and the aabosla. There ore mr-rj w!io 1-eor thoas placards dil!y in ri m vrket-place, XleroAs of the ancient Uneije, ktnjs and ijvlors of the r kt. ' But we nvcr aoe t'jclr gT itaess tiroui life trivKI event . But our ehtldrn a a-ra will raid It oi their rr Mie movim-nts. Sim Walker Foss In Ynlce B!ad. A Bargain. The Wayne Journal, one of the bost papers in Way no cuunty, Nebraska is offered fo' safe at a great bargain. Mr. Simon, its editor and proprietor, ex pects to go south and for this reason offers his plant for sale at a bargain. Terms to buit. Address, C. W. Simon. Wayna. Neb Clubbing Kates. To those of our readers who wish to read the Dak otaRurallst (Pres. Loucke paper) we can save nearly ha'f the sub scription bv ordering that paper with your renewal to the Allunck-Indk-pendent. We will send both papers one year to the same or different ad dresses for only $1.60 Send all sub scriptions to The Alliance Pub. Co., Lincoln Nebraska. For Bale. Lord Lambert Engtsh Hackney stallion, winner of first prize at L ooln state fair 1890, and Imported Shire bul lion STONEHENGE, now owned by thr Greenwood Horse Co., GieenwiHi , Ne braska. Will sell cheap r exchange for land or live stock. Addre, CD CCRYKA, See'j. Greenwood, N b. When I turn my Fooi6teps Home ward. A new song drdicat. d o work lngmen. Single copies 25 cents, one dozen or more 15 cents. ent po-tpald on receipt t price. A EL. Huk, 121 South Ludlow St., Dayton, Ohio. On another page of this paper may be found the advertisement of Mr, John Harris of Eutaw, Alabama. He comes before us with many and very high re commends as a curer of cancer. We believe him to be an honorable genth man who will perform all he promises. Mr, Harris was tho people's party can didate for presidential elector for his uistt let ana came very near being eleo ted. 1 , x Notiae to Bridge Builder. Notice Is hereby Riven that the County Board of PHipervNors of Harlan County, NnbrttHka, will receive sealed bids for the erecetion of an Iron Bridge across theliepiiblicitn river about two and one-quarter miles earn of Republican t lty, at a point known as Horn's Ford; said bridge to consist of four (4) rpans of sixty (60) feet each, and to rest on Iron tubings, the road bed to be 16 feet wide in the clear and floored with 2H Inch oalf flooring. A lso (or one wooden combination bridge at same place and of same dimensions in every respect excepnnt ue w w p h ftione piers. Sealed bids must be filed with the under signed on or before noon of March 18. 1893, and must be accompanied by a bond with eood una sufficient sureties in double the amount of ttie contract price in ease the contract is awanUd. The board, however, reserves the right to reject any and all bids. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my ( 1 hand and affixed the seal of ald coun- ls ty tnis atn aay or jannai va,ii ih3, THKC &v. HAHN. 34 it, County clerk. Notice to Bridge Centractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the of fice of the County Clerk of thunders County, Nebraska, until noon of the 7th day of March, 1893. for the furnishing of all material and la bor necessary for the construction and com pletion of all pile bridges tw euty feet long and over that may be built during the year lBW.'i in said county. said bnages to ne eonsiruciea oi wane or Burr oak, except the railings which shall be of viae, and the jolsis which shall be long leaf yellow pine 2x12. All material must Le of the best quality, all piling must be of White or Buir oak and of the necessary length for the respective nnuges ana not measure le.su than ten inches in diameter in cetiter of lenirih and when more than twenty-six feetiu length must measure fourteen Inches in diameter in center of length, and must be three pile to the bent, said bias must oe on iouruien loot road way and must state the price per lineal foot Each bid must be accompanied by plans and spsoincauoiis or the same will not be imhidered. The Board of County Commis sioners reserve the right to reject any aud all bids. No bid will be considered that is not ac companied by a certified check in the sum of two nutiurea dollars as an evidence or good faith on the part of the bidder. The party re ceiving contract to execute a good bond in the sum of two thousand dollars for the faithful nerfurmance of the same. All proposals should be addressed to W. O. Rand, County Clerk, and marked "proposal to bridge build ers " Bysrder of the County Commissioners of Saunders County. Nebraska. l 1 wtboo, Neb., Jan. . i3 v ls, y 34-4t W. O. RAND, j - j county, Clerk. Homes and Irrigated Farms, Gardens and Orchards in the Celebrated Bear River Valle f on the Main Lines oi the Union Pacillc and Central Pacific R. R. near Connne and rgden, Utah. Splendid location for business and in dustries of all kinds in the well kaown ity of Corinne, situated in the middle f the valley od the Central Pacific K.R. Che lands cf the Bear Kiver valley are now thrown open to settlement by the instruction of the mammoth system of rrigation from the Boar lake and river, just wujpleted by the Bear River Canal f ' , at a cost of $3,008,000. Th com jnny controls 100,000 acres of these fine aris and owns many lots si;d business ' I'sti-ns in t he city ef Corinne, and is .sw prepared to sell on easyterws to .tUep nd colonies. The climate, soil, , u nit ing facilities are pronouaced rinur passed Hy competent judges who ii'cUre the valley to be the Paradise of h. Karmer, Fruit Grower and Stock Ritisv-r Nice social surroundings, good -chot :'vi nd churches at Corinne City. ;itne Markets exist for every kind 1 ;4 i .nd garden produce in the , ;g tit' : o( Ogdea and Salt Wrtxe, ,fi- . mining camps Land . . iitim theli. tice -f . , ; Corinne. 15tf J. W. CASTOR, Pre i. r. ROL'SK, Vllr. 1. 1. M0TT, THE FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO OF NEBRASKA. INSURES ONLY FARM PROPERTY AHMERS. we invite yonr attention to the Farmers' Mut..al Insurance I q C unpacy of Nebraska, If you are in want of Insurance you can not JL afford to !nure in any other company, and if you do not want tn-uranoa now, write and rtt a copy of our By-laws and Constitution and learn whatwa are doing anyway, nemembr we are for Farmers only. I'RivrtPAt. orriCF, Rnnni 407 Bra Building, OBTAIN CHICAGO PRICES FOR ALL YOUR PRODUCE. .8 ,B J1 bl to Butter. Poultry, fggm, Veal. Hay. Grain, wool. Hide, Beans, E'room Corn, Creen and Dried Frulte, Vegetables. or anything you have to ui. The fact that you may have been selling these articles at home for years It ne reatoa that yon ibou d continue to do to if you can find a better mariet. Wa makeatpeolaJty of receiving hlpmenu dlreot from FARMERS AND PRODUCERS and probably have the largest trade In this way of aay house in tali market. Whlltt yeu are looking around (or the cheapest market In which to buy your goods and thus eonnoeikv ing la that way. It will certainly pay vou to give some attention to the best and moat proftv able way of disputing of your praduee. We Invite oorreepot denoe from I It DIVIDUAL8, ALLIANCES, CLUBS, sad all erranltaUons who desire to tblp their praduee direet le thlt market. If requested, we will send you free at charge our daHy market report, taip tdng directions and luoh Information at will be of tervtoe to yon, If yu oontem piste ihip prng. When so requested proceeds for thipraeptt will be deposited to the credit of the thtm. per with any wholesale bouse in Chicago. SuiniEES Morrison & Co.; COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 174 Reference: Metropolitan Nstional NORTH BEND NURSERIES. LARGE SUPPLY OF Trees Plants, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs R Evergreen. CM?,- Large Stock of Best Old Korit Tiwi for riwMn t I . w Price. tamim ei m iws na lor price iihi m VVESTFALL COM, CO, State Alliance and well known in Nobra-ka. Our specialty Car Loads Of Potatoes. Onions, Apples, Cabbage Hay and Oats. w also have a heavy game trade in Nebraska and Wyomisg. We have an established trade for all the above mentioned artices, and by shipping direct to us yon will get all the value there Is in the goods. Write for prices and shipping Instruct turns. Reference: Metropolitan National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. iaicot cm i rrKiKAccrK rsr 49 DOYOU BUYn I vie in our DRY U GOODS? GUTTING PRICES. SILK DEPARTMENT. WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL LOTS OF New Fall Silks BELOW MARKET VALUE. FOR We will -J 5(3 Sil11 FOR We will Q i r O ii tern of our wear-resisting Black Safia CpTW.OW Rhadzimer. FOR We will -j Pattern of FOR We will f f tern of our Alkilk Black Itevers: lO.UU Drap d'Alma. FOR We will f -4 Si tern of extra good quality Black FaiBe tfPXO.'r Francaise Silk. No better values have ever been shown in this city at prices named. Samples cheerfully sent to out-of-town customers. HAYDEN BROS.. LNDett INDEPENDENT HEADQUAETEBS. CORNER THIRTEENTH; AND M STREETS, LINCOLN, NEB. Three blocks from Capital building. " Lincoln's newest, neatest and beat up-town hotel. Eighty new -ooms just completed, including large committee rooms, making 150 rooms in all. tf A. L HOOVER & SON, Prop'r? w n. USrn, mef. A. ORKKNAMTKK.TrM. LINCOLN. NEB. Let se hear from you. it St South Water Street Chicap, Bank, Chicago. ' and New sorts of Strawberry Plants. Write for SPi r SPlCliL prtoM on la RK'Tt l KM h K I KM, V'lrth B"d. DndM Ileal large orders. So 'a i 'aetj. IthrtMka. General Produce tferchanb. Legal representatives of Ki Wnlnilt M nn rin RJq. STATi ACtMT. We Sell to All for Cash and to All for tho Same LowPrico. We guarantee the price on everv arti. store and will refund t.h mnnA Vto those who thinly they have paid too ymuch. If that ia the way you i'ike to do I j business we want your trade. We wsat I I those who cannot call at the store to send I I ' i . .. mi. iur beuupies. lours, aw., t MILLER & PAINE, LINCOLN, NEOnAtKA. give you a 12-yard Dress Pat eeant Black Gros GraiB give you a 12-yard Dress Pat-' give ion a 12-yard Dresa our All-silk Crystal Benga- give you a 12-yard Dress 1 give you a 12-yard Dress I ISTftAND D0D6C STS., : OMAHA. NEB.