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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1896)
The Sioux County' Journal, VOLUME IX. FIAHKISOX, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 189(. NUMBER 1(5. Mow to Make Good Hoada. No doubt the bicycle deserves credit for much of tlit' newly awakened Inter est In tin Iwtternient of our country road. Ortiiiu It Is ttiiit the lt de cade ha begun a now era In the history of our highway. Science and literary l&lcut have now added their quota to the new movement. I'mler the title "American Highways." Prof. N. S. Shod er of Vale ha produced an lmir tant and i-miirelienslve work on the subject. He trt-ntK every phase of the mibjoct scientifically yet simply and sensibly. It would lc In the nature of A national blessing If every local high way commissioner could be presented with H copy and induced to master it content. . I'rof. Slmlcr Is not only a gisilugist mud Hn instructor In the only university that ha math' roud-muktrig a irt of lu curriculum, but he is a practical man mid a memlier of the Massachusetts Highway Commission recently estab lished by the Legislature of that State. His mere opinion, therefore, ha weight. But he confine himself chiefly to fad stid experiences. He hi-gin historical ly, sbm-ina bow the American colonist 'came. hon..;tly by their slovenly mud maklng method, having brought over with them only the kino of the Hark AR on tlie subject of roads. No well paved rood ex le led iu America until after 1-Siift. Then came tin era of toll roiifK Gradually there grow tip a sys tem of local appropriation or of en forced lalKtr for road taxes. This com pulsory working out of roail taxes I'rof. Khaler denounce as the lume of Amer ican highways. He m.vb there I no reliable Intermediate method between that of private toll nad and n.td controlled by a State eoiuiuiiislcii. On Uif subjis-t of incihoil and mate rials for road-making Prof. Slider b most helpful, lie In a Arm believer In the mncadam road of broken stone, and can tell Just what kind of rock will five the be! result. What wlcntlst will amorphic trap rock stands nt the head of the list, closely followed by the crystalline granites and their cousin, the syenite thut have been u.ed to pave the down-town l!-rrlc:. of Chi cago. The limestone so much used on our dusty macadamized streets I chrns sl as almost the worst materia! when used alone, though the author recom mends Hi u' In the Ureal Iake re gion, where It is the only abundant rock. stipulating, however, that It must be covered with a top coating of the mippean or granitic mntorlal obtained from the country north of the hikes. It Ik pleating to note thn I'rof. Mia ler is perhaps the first authoritative writer lo jrlve due prominence to the value of glacial drift pravcls lor road maklttK purMwci. JIN cliapiefN oi. '1.1k Kiibject will b- ispcct'illv vahinble to WcNteni bl'liu.iy coumtisvi'.i -is. as he brine all hi" geological knowledge to bear upon the iicHtloii of where to find the valuable bed of thin gravel that underlie I lie will ef tlie whole lake reirion, and eKecially of Wisconsin and Illinois. This grave! 's made up of the bard bit of rock swept dow!n by the Ice flood of tbe glacial epoch from tbe north, utid drifted into t'tene bed by the KtreniiiH of water thai ae conipatileil the paxs'mir of the Ice p r lod. Kvery wheelman wlo ha tra versed the excellent coun'ry roads to the north wpKt of Cbicago can teiify what fine mal -rial thin gravil make for country highwayf. and how Im portant i hi tnforfiiatlo.i vouchsafed by I'rof. Shaler tlnr from New Kn gland to Central Mseoustii ' it hardly Mi-ur that the wawh drift cannot 1m found within nn area nf ten iuIIck t"itare." One Ih almost Inclined to revrso Pmf. Klinlcr'M Judgment cliixslng thewe gravel road below tbone formed of granitic rock. At any rate, the gla cial drift gravel I by far the most val uable material within cany react of WeKtera road-maker. - It Is sincere!, to lie hoped that all authorities Inler fftted In the betterment of Western Ton da will "read, ponder, and Inward ly HKeatM not the gravel, but I'rof. Hinler wle word n to bow mid wher U And It and how imwt t heiiply aud effectively lo utilize It A Prison In tht Marqumas. 'I'lvat "the French are a good-natured people ami make eay nwixlerw" wa Robert Ionla Stevenaon'ii coiicIumIoii. when he bad Ktudied the various pro tectorate that mtvc frfr government In the Kouth H'a Inland. The Mar iieM group, for Inatanee, I under Krenrti control. Mr. Stevenson lelbt In "In th Kouth rV-aa" how he vlnited h" ralabonMe at Tal-o-Iiae the port of en-try-tid found It empty. Krom thin noontide quietude It mut not be mpponed the priaon wa unten anted. Tbe calalMMwe at Tal-o-hae do- m icotidi bnaineaM. But ome of Ha oeru Int were gardening at the rertdewy, and the real were probably at work np nn Hm treet, m free m our aeamifera t homa, altboitfh not to tndtntrtoui. On the ajrpruach of eveuiug they would Ih- (tilled In like cblldreu from play, and tbe harljor uianter who i ato the Jailer would go through the form of locking theni np until ail lie next looming. Should a prwoner have auy call In town, whether of pleanure or affaira, he ha but to unhook tlie window abutter; and If he 1m back again, and the abutter deocotly rvplacel, by tbe hour of call on the morrow, he may have met tbe harbor maeter In the avenue, and then will be no complaint, far lew any pun ishment. But thi b not all. The charming French nident. Montrieiir IielariM-lle, carr'K-d me one day to tin' -alabome on Mil ottlcial visit. In the green -otirt a very ragged gentleman, hia leg deform ed with the Island elephantiatdx, miluted us. Kiniling. "One of our political priiinerHaii in Hurgent from KaUitea." uild the resi dent; and t he'n to the Jailer, "I thought I had ordcnsl him a new iir of trotw ersV" Meanwhile no other convict watt to lie SS'tl. "Well." Mild the resident, "whore are our prisoner ?" "MoiiHleur the Kexident," repliel the jailer, saliititig with oldierl.v for mality, "as thus I a feant day, I let them go lo the chane." They were all upon the mountains bunting goat! Presently we came to the quarter of the women, likew le d-erted. "Where are our good Uidie'" asked the resident: and the Jailer cheerfully nNtided. '1 think, inonaleiir, that they have gone Houiewhen- to make a visit." It had Is-en the design of Monsieur Delnrnelle. w ho wa much In love with the whimsicalities of hi tunall realni. lo elicit something comical, but not even he exitecti-d anything so perfes t as the last. To complete the picture of eonvb-t lite iu Tal-o-hao. It remain to lie added that these criminal draw a salary a regu larly a. the pnwident of the republic. Ten sou a doy 1 their hire. Thus they have money, food, shelter, clothing aud, I wa alsmt to write, their lils rty. A Friendly Whale. Pacific mean whale are sometime very friendly. esiK-clully off the coast of Ixis Angeles County Oil. On more tbnn one ocaslon they have astonish ed If not alarmed nailing parties who have been b'-calined. These whale are harmless, aud their attentions are merely from curloslly; but to have several of them floating In close proiimity Ih not altogether pleas ant. What Is supposed to be tlie ame whale has recently earned a reputation, for friendliness. During the summer month It frequently met a largo steamer off Hhore and either followed It along or played about, entertaining the passenger by spouting. On one trip the whale placed itself ahead of the Kteamor and swam with II so de liberately that the captain was ob liged to low down and finally stop, fearing to run into the huge creature. On another occasion the sleamer had on board ns passenger the .Medical So ciety of California, consisting of sev eral hundred physicians. When about hulf-w.'l.v over, the whale appeared and at once displayed unusual friend lines. It swam up to the vessel, and. turn ing, followed her along so near that the spray of it npotitlng came aboard and the eye of the monster could be plainly seen. The steamer .slowed up for a few minute occasionally a the whale became too friendly, ami the passenger had a line opportunity to see a whale but a few feet away. Stomachic Treatment by Klectridl j The application of electric current in the treatment of nervous diseases of the stomach ha always heretofore been attended with both risk and d! comfort. It was nwexsary to app'j only small doses, which bad to ! under perfect control. Some experi ment In France have demonstrated that tills can now be done. Tlie cur rent I applied directly lo the ufl'ecled organ by mean of a special electrode, which tbe paiient pushes Into the imu aoh. This couhIku of a rubber tube Imin. thick, which ban at it lower end a vulcanite Up. and whlrh contains a conducting wire. The patient lit-.! drinks two glasses of lukewarm w.i ter, and then the electrode i intro duced and attached to the itegi;ive pole of !he battery. Krom I"i to 'Ji m'.ll'.arr pores of current nr' employed for five lujun", The treatment has been succewsftil that French electro thcrp!iK now look 'upon It as one of lite standard trcntmawto for nervous dlsot'rs of the stomach ami Intes tine. t.lailhloor'a First Kpeaoii. Mr. liladstouc' maiden apch in the House of Commim wa uu imnils Ukable failure. He spoke ho low flint even those nearest to him failisl to catch the drift of hi word, and later on he had to rise on "a lnt of ex planation," at the request of a speak nl who complained of the want of clearnea of the honorable member for Newark. Canada' debt la now $:il.tfJti,.'i. That mean bout $B5 for every niau, woman and child in tbe country, and It coat about 112,000,000 a year to pay the Interaat and chargta at the low rataa now prtvalllnf. .... . . TOPICS OF THE TIMES. A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER ESTING ITEMS. Comments and I'riticiaina Kaaed Lpon the Eappeoiasa ot tbe Day-Historical and Not Notea. There 1 nouietbiiix praitu'wortby In the employment tt thoee legtllnnite means at everybly'a diiKMUil to earn a reputation of eome ort; but to follow the dictate of a low vanity to the at tainment of such an end I iucomjMitlble with the finer feeling and susceptibili ties of our nature. It fc) a truth which need continual empbaelM that the blghewt work for any one la That which he can do beat A weak lawyer, ail Inefficient phywlclan, an Incapable financier are vantly Infe rior as men und a workers to the skill ed mechanic or the well-trained labor er who know hi work and does It with thoroughniKti and 8elf-repect. Philadelphia Ih preparing for the floral decoration of Its public squares next year on a larger scale than ever. Tbe city forenter la buying eighty tbou aund hyacinth, crocus, tulip and uar cIhkus bulb for nprlng flowering. Four hundred tn-e of hardy varieties are alo to be Het out. The small "breath ing places of the people" In tlie densely populated districts are to tie made as attractive a poible; and few there are who do not applaud the Idea. One of the privileges of the English ship captain aud his first lieutenant 1 that of paying for the painting and ornamentation of their ship out of their own private Incomes. It is estimated that the otlicers assigned to the com mand of the immense battleships lately launched and In progress will be oblig ed to expend considerably more than their annual stipend In this way. "White elephants'' are not, apparent ly, confined to Slum. None of u have enough real sympa thy Iu our tmtures. We cannot make It "go round." We exhaust It upon visible suffering, and have none left for deeper and sadder evils. We need to realize that where we cannot sympa thize we have no right to criticize. .No one ks more truly pitiable than the wrong-doer, aud no one la In sorer need of Che Influence of a kind heart and a wle mind to lead Wm upward. If wj cannot extend these to him, we are powerless for good n far n he Is con cerned. That Industrious monarch. Kniiwror William, ha found a new vent for hi untiring ziaJ in the writing of an histor ical! drama. Mot men think they can write a play, and many try, and It is not urprilug that William should thus attempt to do what any other man ha.s ever done before him. The Ktiqieror ih tbe distinct advantage, moreover, of knowing that what he writes will be staged, aud that the Ccrmao people will not dare to treat the production with anything less than enthusiastic approval. W. K. Vunderbilt has sprung into pub lic notice again, thl time from the rear sent of a carriage In the Far West. He bud just tlub-hiMl a conversation with tlie famous Apache Chief, iJenniimo, who 1 now engaged in "helping the Hquaw do fancy work," when (.leu. .Miles, who wa his comKiuion. called his attention to u clucking prairie hen. .Mr. Vaudcrbllt, without a quiver of e H lenient, raixpd his "trusty gun" and tired and the prairie hen was no more. This extraordinary exhibition of marks manship was duplicated twice before the Journey cnie to an end and Mr. Vunderbllt's repiMallon a u ib-slroyer of prairie hens wa established. It Is due to the enterprise of Hen. Miles that the Interesting Information ha been promptly flashed across the continent. "In America public works are exe cuted without reference to art." was tbe remark of an eminent (ieriuaii who re cently visited Ibis country, rnforiu tiately there Is too much truth In this statement, but there are evidence of a change for tbe belter. I'rof. !'. o. Mar vin, of the 1'niversiiy of Kansas, re cently read a (miikt on "The Artistic Klemcnl in Engineering" before the American Association for the Advance ment of Science, which i attracting general attention. There I no reason why a bridge, for instance, should not lie beautiful well as safet The coun try bus passed through l lit; era In it social and industrial development when It could afford to consider only the jitUlty of a mechanical work, und be for many years probably mechanical riijfineeni will be no longer forced, as I hey often have been, to design nn ugly work because it Is a littJe cheaper. There l a popular notion to the ef fect that lead shot are in ad it spherical by falling from a height. Thla Is an absurd error, Inaamucb aa the only purpose of lofty ahot towera Is to give the ahot a chane to cool and harden as they tumbl. They are Just as per fect apharaa when they atari from the top aa whan they reach tbe well of water 300 feet or ao below. The uae fnlneaa of th water la merely aa a oft cushion t receive them. Hhot csa b arade frovi ptnr lead, but au ad- mixture of arsenic causes the lead to form globules, like mercury. The moU ten mixture I phii-ed in a big iron saucepan with perforated bottom, and the drops falling through are the shot. They must fall some distance iu order to get time to cool and harden. A bach thus made, tbey are scooped out of the water, tumbled about In a re volviug barrel with plumbago and finally put through a series of sieves, to sort them into sizes for market. The discouraging question of "conta gion by kissing" has broken out afresh because a young man tn Columbus, Intl., Insisted on kissing his sweetheart and thus contracted diirtuberia. The result of Uiis jwtrticubir osculation baa fortitied the Secretary of tlie Indiana Health Board In another attempt to suppress tbe practice. He pays a trib ute to previous failures when he says: "I am convinced of tbe ditlicully the health board will meet In trying to ta boo klHsiug uniong sweethearts." Sure ly the ticalt.li board should not evince so great trepidation In suppressing a little thing like this, even if, as tlie sec retary udilt: "There seems to be an in herent tendency to Indulge lu It." If the board should find the "tendency" among "swih-i heaj-t" to be too strong to yield easily to restraints it might try to prevent people from boeoiulng sweetheart and thus circumvent the "tendency" and leave It no place for lodgment. In any event, whatefer ac tion the secretary decides to take can not fail to be f interest to all benighted people who liave any of these kissing tendencies. A most unfortunate precedent has been esta bllshed at the Ohio State Uni versity in the refusal of the faculty to reinstate a student because he gave hlh entire time to the football team. The faculty Issued the extraordinary ultima tum that "-ollege work must come flrst." It would be Interesting to know how this faculty acquired this unique delusion. Educational affairs have strangely degenerated if the routine of college work is to be permilted to Inter fere with the sueecssf ul prosecution of the ehwiive football. A young man who is Intent on acquiring the latest data as to tlie proper way of Inserting a "flylutf wedge" should not be expected to both er hi head about the "dead language." There to nothing In common between a "touchdown," a "five yard gain," and a "break at the center" and tlie caln. elu cidation of problems in integral calcu lus. What are boy sent to college for anyhow, If not to find out how to make a "run around the end"? If they have time left after a thorough training iu foollxill ami the ot her college sports to take up a few studies to relieve the monotony there would be do objection ruiscd, but to suggest gravely that "col lege work must come firnf" is a travesty on ail the accepted college customs. Witness!' journeyed from Sail Fran cisco to London to swear that Mrs. Walter Castle, under arrest lu tlie lat ter city for shoplifting, has been, for years, afflicted with kleptomania. Seventy-five persons, either by deposition or oral testimony, declared that she bus. on numerous occasions, been ap prehended in the act of pilfering cost ly article In the great shop of Sua Francisco. Her wealth und social po sition in that city saved her from pros ecution. If stealing is a metilal infir mity In the rich, why should it be crime iu the poor? We are not denying that crime is a disease of the mind or nerves; uu impulse as Irresistible to the clas of neurotic afllleted with Is at the craving for alcohol 1 irresistible to the unfortunate who have Inherited that form of disease. But we must cease to discriminate between people afflict ed with I he disease of kleptomania. We must cease to call kleptomania a crime in one person and a disease In another. Either we must send all of them to I he prisons or we must send all of them to the snnlla Hums. It is Im possible not to sympathize with the husband of this woman In tlie shame ami distress 1 1 in 1 have befallen him. Hut it Is equally Impossible not to con demn him for taking a woman of such known ecceni riclt ies abroad. lie I a man who has been largely successful In business affairs. He has accumu lated a great fortune in trade, Hut he has shown himself sadly deficient In that common sense that would baip saved him from the disgrace of himself and family. eins lrom North Carolina. North Carollua Is prolific In gems. No niher dlstrid. of like extent In the world yields o many different kinds of valuable minerals. A list embrace dia monds, emeralds, beryl (pale green, blue aud limpid white), chrysoboryls, tourmaline (black ami green), giwuets (ulmnii(Hne, cherry red, pale ruby col ored, pynnie and wine colored) hyacinth zircon (while zircon 1 sometime mil stiluled for cheap diamond), .sap phires, ruble, orlenlal topaz, orl ninl emerald, cats' eye, nitlle (ued iu some condition under the name of "arrows of love" stone), amethyst, Jasper, hid detrlte or green spouduineuc; white, citrine, smoky and ros quartz; nioa agate, ollgoclase, minatone and moon atone. The game, the gold aad ailvat and tine timber land make North Caro lina In natural resource on of th rwhewtr all the Mtata te the Cntoa, r--ri'- ii mmm fell Kly Wheel for Farm lte. A fly wheel is ofU-n serviceable on tbe farm, for helping keep the churn bi regular motion, or the baud separa tor, or tlie grindstone, where one must grind by using a treadle for fisit power. In the latter case, a fly wheel will cause tlie stone to run very evenly. Our sketch shows a ciist-off. heavy, farm cartwheel, mounted ami ready for busi ness. Small stripy of hard wood screw ed to the rim keep the band from com ing off. The plan of Betting up the wheel 1 plainly shown in tlie illustra tion. Where the riin of the wheel used Is of sufficient thickness, the old iron tire can lie removed and a very thick. HOMKMADE FLY WHKKI.. but narrow, tire put upon both edges of the rim, leaving a chance for the band to run between them. In the case of a cast-off cartwheel this plan would answer admirably. -A riiericnii Agriculturist. Fall Plowiatf the Garden. The garden is the richest part of the farm, and also the part where it is most important to have an early and well fcrtilized seed bed. There i of course some waste of fertility caused by full plowing, as It exposes a larger surface to be washed aud blown away in win ter. But the lows is less in the garden than it is on wide fields more oxiscd lo the winds. If tbe garden is plowed it should 1' left as light and rough as possible. This is best secured by very late plowing, either Just lief ore the ground freezes, or better still, after the frost has penetrated an Inch or more deep, leaving a crust to hold up the fur row. In a dry winter the soil will freeze through and through a number of tlms and be in excellent tilth in the spring. The only failure of this plan comes when the winter and spring are very wet, and there is no underdraln to car ry off surplus water. But even then the plowed surface left iis rough 'us possible will dry out as quickly as a naked surface left flu t, as it Is after har vesting garden crops, and yet porous enough to absorb all the ruins and melt ing snows that fall upon it. American Cultivator. A Farm date. 1 have used several gates made as the one shown hi tbe accompanying il lustration. They an' light, chuap and give good satisliK i ion. ' Construct it any desired heigl., : :i I any ntisoaable length. Tbe end i brace and one piece ruining hori.oiu.iU.v. a a a a, are 2x4 pine; the upright, b. is a fxti board; c c c c c are wires tiguU.x stretched; d Is the gate st aud e, a chain used In stead of a top hinge. Such a gate an swers all ordinary purposes quite as k nfc n US r.. . well us a heavy aflnir that, Is almost certain to sag aud get off its hinge. -Joel Mann, in Orange J odd Farmer. , Farm Implement. It Is doubtless tnve thai It costs more In these day to stock a farm with tools and implements than It did In olden times, when prlce of most farm pro duct were as high, If not higher, than now. Yet, despite tbe cost, tbe new Implemttfrts do ao much better work that farm ere find them a necessity. All the more, therefore, they ahonM take Rood rare of them when bonght. . More tool rust by rxpoenire to wlrd aadjof vit:a-'r-i3K ruins than are worn out iu actual use. The saving of money by keeping Imple ments housed is tin- most profitable economy the farmer can pra-tice. Wood for a Year Ahead. Every farmer who burus wood even imrtially for heating and cooking; should as early in the winter as possi ble cut ami pile enough wood to last a whole year. This will save many com plaints during the summer, and be much easier done now than in warm, weather. Besides, dry wood burns without tbe waste of heat, always lost iu turning its sap into steam. When using given w(m1. chips and small limbs will dry out more quickly than will the body of the tree, espedsilly if the simill limbs are split. Graining Poor Cows, It is rather discouraging to a farmer who has lsiuglit a new cow for milk and butter to find when he beglna tr feed her that her feed goes to inside tut rather than to milk and butter. But it is always well to face unpleasant facts, and make the l't of them. If some dealer has stuck you with that kind of a cow it i better to know it, and keep on feeding until the cow is fit for the butcher, tltau to reduce feed and loee more, keeping 1he cow thin in flesh by Ioor feeding, and thereby losing money several years instead of one. Dangerous t-tonea in Meadows. Late iu the fall is a good time to clear meadow s of stones that are likely to in jure next year's mowing. More or leas of these are thrown out at every mow lug time, when t.be wire rake runs over the land to gather the hay. X thin stone small enough to get into the mow er knives often does more damage than a much bigger stone that the driver will see awl avoid or that tbe knives will Jolt over or throw one side without injury. The Carrie strawberry. This is a seedling of Haverland, orig inated in 1S!KI by M. T. Thompson, of Henrico County, Va. It has been tested from Ciuiflda to Texas and found to lie us productive as Ks parent, also larg er, firmer and of bet ter color, not be ing quite so light color with a little more foliage and Is a long season berry with a better flavor than Haverland. It is a pistillate varie ty. rijK'uing about the time of the par ent, lis shape is conical, swirlet color and is wonderfully productive and promises to sujiersetle lis parent. Farm and Home. Horticnlturul Hints. Put an extra covering on the vegeta ble pits after tlie ground freezes. ' Mulch strawberries as soon as the ground freezes. Never. .let manure come in contact w ith the roots of any plant or tree when planting it. Clean off the asparagus beds and givo it a good coat of well-rotted manure. Next spring sprlukle well with stilt. "Heeling" Is a term used to designate the temporary burying of the roots of trees or pbints in earth or other mate rial. When planting our trees for wind break always plant evergreens. They are u little bit slow at Biist,, but tbey will iiy In the long run. The trouble with farmers as a rule, is. that they do not pay enough atten tion to little things, such as the vegeta ble and small fruit garden, These lit tle things pay. llnirr Dots. Always strain the milk as soon u drawn. Quantity of milk is no criiterion to go by as to Its value. A traveling dairy sclsd is doing good work In England. ' The demand for r butter is always ovorsnppl led, hence It sells for poor price. , There isn't one cow in fifty but what might do N'tter in milk yield If she had more to eat and drink. ; . It does not pay to raise scrub stock. Sell the scrubs mid get well-bred ani mal. This I a good year to make the change, while prices are low. , if civa m is kept at 75 degree for eight hours, ami Is then allowed to cool gradually for four hours, K will usually be ripe for churning. Tliere are about 1 7,000,000 cow In thwt country, or one to every four In habitant; one cow, however, farnlahea the milk, batter and rheee for tnor Chan fonr peiwona, aa large qiMDtithM dnlrj- pr4wi are exported. ' j ,
