Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905, July 21, 1904, Image 2

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    Tte Harrison Press-Journal
BAEIUSON,
Credit is I1 well enough until the
till collector begins to come around.
The moi-t magnificent thing Jay
Jould ever d!J was to become the
sVtber of Helen.
The Japs are said to be using ''bu
tane" bullets. This is one of the few
kumora of "civilized warfare."
Never strike a man until you are
latisfied that he deserve it and don't
K it then unless you outclass him.
Ella Wheler Wilcox's latest poem
yt: "Whatever you do, keep sweet."
This would be a nice motto for a lem
n, wouldn't It?
The men say they have no desire to
Organize a fathers' congress. They
jet their innings while the mothers'
Congress is in session.
It would be like the beef trust to
Uplaln that the worry and expense
f being investigated will necessitate
mother increase of prices.
The Iter. M. J. Savage In a recent
lemiou undertakes to tell "why more
eople do not go to church." lie finds
ihe principal reason to be that "they
lon't have to."
. We would like to leuru the Mormon
tiethods of making a living. A man
who can provide for five wives and !"
;hlldren under present prices is a fi
lanctal wonder.
John D. Koekefeller liegau his busl
less career by learning to milk a cow.
I good many people would like to
tnow whether that was when he learu
d to water things.
Doctors now assert that liedrooms
ire filled to the doors with murderous
jilcrobes and baleful bacilli. That's
mother excuse for your not going to
ed until very late.
When Dr. Itainsford says to us Iay
lien, "We ministers are no better mo
fally than you," we laymen, instead of
feeling elated, are liable, knowing each
Ithers' infirmities, to be decidedly de
pressed. Somebody says that the Parisians
hirnish the gowns and the American
aomen furnish the figures. When It
iakes three figures for a gown the
American father at once becomes an
tctive factor in the little epigram.
Wash a 1m by clean ami dress him up
teal pretty- and he will resist all ad
lances with the most superlative cross
ness, but let him eat molasses, ginger
bread and fool around the coal hod for
half an hour, and he will nestle his
Sear little curly head close uji to your
lean shirt bosom and be just the eun
Oingest little rascal in all the world.
The Victory, which bore Nelson's
Cag at Trafalgar, has been thorough
ly repaired, and towed to her former
Jioorings at Portsmouth, where she
ivlll be the flag ship of the naval eom-aander-in-ehief.
The prediction Is
nade that she will float for another
oalf-century at least. It is HO years
lince the Victory was launched at
Chatham,
To exclude immigrants for Illiteracy
is unjust Most of those people are
illiterate because they lacked oppor
tunity. Here they soon learn, and their
Ihildren become as bright as any in
Mir. public schools. An illiterate man
trbo is Industrious and honest, makes
I far better voter and citizen than
some native born citizen who hag edu
sation and a keen desire for grafts.
i A dog In England has lately been
lonored by the receipt of an Hluml
lated address, in which he is Informed
9iat he is the most successful collec
or for the Victoria Infirmary at Nor
wich, and is thanked by the board of
Managers. The dog is a 5-year-old fox
terrier, named Prince. He does not
rear a cup or basket or carry one In
lis mouth, as do most mendicant dogs.
When he receives a oin he goes un
bidden and deposits it in a box kept
(or the purpose. During 1003 he col
lected more than 2,000 coins. One
bopes that If illness or accident ever
overtake Prince there may be a warm
ed for him at the Infirmary, with
plenty of good sirloin steak and dog-iiscult
Cnba has entered the third year of
ier independence and self-government
: tnd she has every reason to be proud
if the record she has made. Apart
from a rumor or two of rural riots that
ir ere greatly exaggerated and an ex
teptlonally large amount of noise from
ihe defeated party at the last elec
tion, she has nothing to her discredit
and If such things are really dis
credits, what bas our own country to
lay for Itself? The lest of It Is that
he Cubans appear to be In every way
Eitented and happy. Undoubtedly
could not be said had the United
fUtes seen flt to retain a closer hold
srer their government. With or wlth
ot reason, suspicion and dislike would
fcar taken root. Moreover, the last
, tw years hare taught the Cubans a
vast deal more about the benefits of
ttU and nearefnl roveniment tftnn
Cjn coo Id ever have learned In any
r"i way". If they have been on extra
-i behavior for the sake of showing
r r r tat they could do, that does not
Vrt M all Awn the value of the
training they have tuim-d. It is lm
early as yet to show by facts and ti
urcs what material benefit Cuba ha
gained from the reciprocity act which
went Into effect last IveinU-r. The
fart that the law was pending cauw-d
the Culutn sugar ready for eiortatioi
List fall to be held back iu order to
secure the benefit of the lower duties.
As a result Culm sent us during th
first three mouths of this year goods
to the value of $!, iu.imi, as against
$12,00O,OiiO In the eorresismdiiig
months of If CI. At the same time our
exiorts to Cuba increased from .VJii,-
OKJ to W,jii,(iJ, the more iutiMirtant
increases being in dour, cotton cloth.
sewing machines, locomotives, lumlter,
leather and furniture, lleyond ques
tion our merchants can secure enlarged
markets in Cuba if they but eiert
themselves to take advantage of the
preference In their favor, while It Is to
le anticlpat-d that t'ulia's Industrial
and agricultural development will fur
nish proof that it has been great ly
stimulated, even before the present
year is out.
If any one thinks that the 1'ulted
States has a inonoisily of all the en
ergy and enterprise he should revise
his opinions forthwith. The whole
world Is wide-awake, and every pi-o-ple
is alert for opportunities for ad
vancement. There are the Itussians,
for instance, whom we have Is-en ac
customed to regard as soou-what slow
and liehlnd the times. They have re
cently secured the services of Horace
!. flurt, formerly president of the
I'nlou I'acjfie Railroad Company, to
assist them lit making the Siberian
railroad as efficient as the transconti
nental roads in the I'nited States,
where the problems of carrying trains
across wide plains ami over snow
capped mountains have been solved.
Then there are the Spaniards, who are
planning for closer trade relations w ith
the Spa nlsh-speii king peoples of South
America. And the Germans are seek
ing outlets for their surplus popula
tion in countries which will buy the
products of the German factories. The
Iiritish are considering plans for a
commercial federation of their colonics
for the development of their resources
and the preservation of the trade of
the mother country. The French are
developing their jkirscssIoiis in North
ern Africa and undertaking the re
clamation of the Sahara, as well as
pushing their railroads across the Py
renees Into Northern Spain. And all
these people are studying the Ameri
cans, that they may avoid our mis
takes and profit by our successes.
Within a few weeks the rejwirts of
two Independent British commissions
to this country have been made pub
lic. An official of the railway depart
ment of India, after a tour of the
United States. Teports that "the one
Idea In the minds of the American rail
way men is to 'get there. " He thinks
that this Is the secret of American
railway fuccess. One of the member
of a private commission to study the
relation of the schools to American
commercial success says that "The
schools have not made the people what
they are, but the people, being what
they are, have made the schools." The
"American peril," of which we hear
much, is that the Americans shall
grow complacent and satisfied with
themselves, instead of keeping their
place in the company of the other
wide-awake peoples.
THE HEART'S TARE.
She was a little, bright-eyed Scotch
woman, old, crippled and poor. So
long as she could work she had stixxl
at her wash-tub, her dauntless face set
against the foes that she knew were
closing about her. She hud to give up
at last disease was too much for her;
so followed the unspeakable bitterness
of help from the parish.
But when she surrendered her bodj;
her soul did not yield. A tiny two
roomed thatched cottage and a
year were her all, but the poor pittance
nourished and sheltered the same sun
shiny spirit No, that was not all.
Years before a lad from the village had
gone across the sea. He was no rela
tive of hers, but be came of a family
whose heritage were all the needy and
sorrowful within their ken, and over in
the new country he did not forget
Every Christmas $3 went from Amer
ica to the tiny thatched cottage in Scot
land enough to pay for her winter's
coal and give her a bit of meat dally
for three months.
One day the young Scotchman re
turned, bringing his bride vith hhn.
The tiny old woman, slowly hobbling
to meet her callers, beamed upon them
with a radiant face. She welcomed the
young man with exclamations of de
lighted admiration. She would not con
sider herself worth a question.
"Hoo am I? Oh, brawly, thank ye
The legs? Ah, weel, they're no thai
bad tbe day."
Then her bright old eyes turned to
tbe bride.
"Ye'll be a maist fortunate woe to
wed wl' a Chalmers frae Collnton," gli
declared. "They are a' alike a' guld
to them that needs it, and it's rnalr thi
luve than the money that does the hcrl
guld, ye ken. Ve'ra a fortunate wlfij
to wed wl' ane o' them."
"Mair the luve than the money thai
does tlie hert guid." It had been thi
fare upon which sbe kept her bravf
spirit alive through the difficult year
The little bride smiled across at thi
"Chalmers frae Collnton," but she li id
tbe beautiful lesson in her heart
It's a smart baby that understandl
the baby talk Its mother Indulges in.
Tbe wise man who bas anything to
say to a male says it to bla face.
- - I -A r- -
Ii tiding Mali.
Iu Mine barns the stalls are sum
'.curly wide so rhat they may lw
iivided when occasion require if
'tiie temporary division cu le easily
::ade. put in place and removed when
lesired. A for doing this is shown
n the illustration. A gate is made
f proper material reaching from the
nanger to the end of the stall. The
tost of this gate at the end is math
dxiut a foot longer than the lower
ail and a hole is made In the floor
l.rough which this jw.st Is slipicd
then put in position and thus makes
he gate or fence firm. At the manger
nd the fem-e Is fastened to the man-
.'r by a pair of gat hinges.
Two stiff sticks are fastened to the
oist alsive with a lsilt, one over the
uanger-end and one over the other
nd. In the lower end of each of these
(ticks a notch Is cut which comes over
I staple on the feme and hold it.
the fence, firm. When the fence is
IllVlhloS FOK A STALL.
lot In use It may be llftod from the
lingi-s and put away arid the sticks
Nilded up against the Joists. The II-
ustratlon shows Ihe points mentioned
Iinrly. The cost of such a contriv-
ince will lie small and It will be found
exceedingly useful. Indianapolis
Ni-ws.
Soda for Potatoes.
In growing tomatoes nitrogen in the
loll is the least desired of the plant
ixsls and the Is-st results will come
from phosphoric add and potash lll-r-
illy applied broadcast. Much has Im-cii
u ritten regarding the use of nitrate of
usla for tomato growing and while
bis chemical is good, it should tie
isod with caution. Its function is to
a use the plant to make n quick
rrottth: in other words give It a
tart which will bp kept up by the
phosphoric acid and tlio potash.
This lieing the case the best way to
ise It is to watch the plants closely
is they grow and if any shows luck
f vigor sprinkle a tenspoonful of the
titrate of soda about the plant. l"s
anlly one application will be sufficient
to start such plants off in good shape
ind once they get a good start there
will be no trouble If the soil has been
properly enriched and proper cultiva
tion has been carried on.
Rest Food for Fattening Lambs.
Very careful experiments at the On
tario Agricultural College have shown
Jiat an evrn mixture of peas and oats
tiade the most profit In feeding lambs,
f'eas alone make the most gain, but
It a somewhat greater cost of feed.
2orn ami peas made a slightly smal
cr gain than the other funis, lint
;he difference was so small that the
fonvenlence of procuring the feed h
ihe largest element in the case. As
jens and oats may be grown together
rery conveniently and cheaply, this
rop secures some advantages over
sthers which may give it a preference
in this rcsrard.
Thrifty Melons.
8vw rnelows in a light rich soil; poul
try manure produces rapid growth. If
Ihe season Is very warm and moist the
fines may need to lie pinched back to
ecure early fruiting. Musk-melons re
quire a season of about three and one
Jiaf months and watermelons slsjut
four and one-half months, bence the
;rop is rather uncertain In this latl
mde. Tbe crop is made more sure If
teeds are first started In botbod and
rransplanted when they begin to run
to vine.
His Days Enough.
I have been observing thing for
oiany years and I never knew a man
lo prosper who habitually worked on
?nnday. Some men will spend a day
r two In town during the week and
then they will feel that they are so
far behind that they must plant corn
tm Sunday to catch up. The man who
rets a dollar by fraud will lose it and
mother with if. The man who gains
jy laboring on Sunday may make the
temporary worldly gains, but will lose
Ihist which is InfinlKJy more valuable
!o him than all of this world's goods.
Cor. Iowa Homestead.
Soft Wood for Ties.
On account of the scarcity of oak,
jbestnut and other hardwood tirntier
oinmonly used for railroad ties, rall
oads have been successfully using the
loftor woods, which have been treated
a-ith chemicals such as creosote, sine,
r'tiIorlde, etc. Preservative treatment
tan make a beech, red oak or pine
Je outlast a white oak tie. The use
f screw ftplka Instead of nail spikes
inables the soft wood to resist the
Itiain and bold the rails In place. The
kse of soft wood is likely to Improve
I A 1
r
ai '
the market for tJwie grades of tim
ber suitable for the purpose.
I Water Before Feeding.
Horses should 1 watered lwfore
their grain feed This story ha l-
put to the exiTi!iieiilal tet. A bor
' was fed with four quarts of whole
oats, and immetliately after given
water to drink. Soon after the Lore
was killed and ojiened. S-an-eiy a
j quart of oats was found swiiuuiin
I in tbe water In the stonia'-h. the re
maining three quarts having lvn
forced by rhe water Into the intetim.
Another horv was given water tir-t.
and then aUjut four ijuans of oats.
Fifteen in i ii u ti m after this hore wal
slaughtered, and the entire quantity
of oats was found in the stomach, and
already digestion was setting in.
Horses require more water in '"!
weather than in cold, ami more win n
at work than when idle. Horses at
full work should lie watered frequent
ly: three times a day is not too often.
The bay and grain should always I
pure and swe--t.
Care of Horses Necks.
Nine out of every ten farm hore
suffer from abrasion of the skin on
the neck during the spring work and
this is so severe in many cases as to
keep the horse from doing a full day
work. Try this plan of treating the
farm horse during the season of hard
work. After feling the horse brush
oft or. Iwtter still. wie it off with
a large cloth. Then, with tepid water,
sponge the head, neck and shoulder
and wipe dry with a clean cloth.
If the shoulders show indications of
sorenoss rub over them a little vase
line and let it remain over night. Se.i
that the collar worn fits w ell and aftc.t
taking it off wipe it thoroughly with
a damp cloth and hang It where it
will lie thoroughly dry in the morn
ing. It will pay well to take this littl
additional care of the horse during
tbe working season if at no other time,
Indianapolis News.
Groin Feed i ng.
In some observations n-cently mad'!
In the feeding of grain to lambs, on-l
of the most noticeable results was thi
early maturity of those that had grain
fiorn birth. Forinstam-e. in one trial tho
lambs fed with grain from birth at
tained an average weight of 11:1
IKiuuds seven weeks earlier than tbiwi
that had had no grain previous to fat
toning, and this weight was reached at
a smaller cost In the instance of tin;
lambs fud on grain from the start
It is a hard matter to estimate tin
amount of grain to feed, owing to tin
a rial ion In the consuming capacity
of sheep. In starting it has been cus
tomary to feed from half a pound ttf
one ponnd. A month later the wether)
will probably bo taking from one t
two pounds, and during the Inst month
from two to three. American t'ultiva
tor.
Field Iteuns nnd Boy Itcsim.
The average result for six yean
at the Ontario station show that tin
following varieties of field lx-ans hav
given the highest yields: White Won
der. Day Improved Leafless, Medlutr
or Navy, I'earce Improved Tree ami
Scholleld I'ea. Hascd on the experi
ment with soy beans at the college,
the I-'arly Yellow is recommended for
the production of grain for feed, nnd
the Medium Green for ensiling with
corn.
Horses or Hteum Wugon.
A firm of Kuglish millers have madu
an Interesting test of the coiuparativa
cost of hauling grain ly noises or hy
steam motors. The cost of keeping
seven horses for the year was about
ili.WiO. At the end of l!nr (hey sold
the horses and purchased a live-tor.
hi en in machine, ran It .".2T5 miles, car
ried ,'5.ST."i tons, and burned 4 1 -i tout
of coal at a total cost of ?l,Ht;t. show
ing a decided gain for the steam ma
bine.
Farm Notes.
Keep all young animals growing and
gaining.
Avoid working horses in the rain ai
much as possible.
(Ground feed is better than whol(
grain for growing colts.
Sweet food for hogs Is bettor than
that which Is fermented and soured
AH rubbish and prunSngs from thi
garden and orchard should be burned
A falling appetite Is generally thi
first Indication of an animal being
out of condition.
Coal ashes, as well as wood ashos.
should be saved and applied on wet
heavy soils.
Conveniences for watering and feed
Ing stock are Items in saving time
labor and faed on the farm.
Crn and oats, half of each, ground
together, make one of the best kind
of feed for cows In milk.
The liest way to get rid of the cur
rant worm is to dust the leaves wltll
white hellebore.
In nearly all cases, the best anlmali
are the offspring of mature parents on
ls)th sides.
He ready to cut clover when th
largest number of plants are In bloom
and are turning brown.
It should be the aim of every brerd
er of horses to raise well-bred and
we-tralned animals.
In the management of clover for hay
it Is Important not to cure too dry, and
to store under shelter.
On many farms, exposure to th
weather Injures farm machinery fulls
as much. If not more, than use.
The offspring of Immature, undevel
oped animals is Inferior to that ol
matured and full grown parents.
It Is 'he stendy, quiet horse that can
do the blggfc-i day's work when tbi
weather la extremely hot Poiatara,
u- - . Til I
I AM'eetaUePf,ParalioBr')fA5'
similating ttf FixidandBqJula
I uitg rjte Stoioacte and Dowls of
Tremolos Discdlion-Chperfur-ness
aii Rest Conlains neiltar
Dpuim.Morplune nor Mineral.
Not Nahc otic.
1
r M frSAMl HFCrOUJl
Mx .fata
Hbm.tmJ-
Aperfecl Remedy fprronslipfl
lion. Sour SlonkVh,I)iartiH
Worms Jl 'onvulMtms Feverish
ncss and Loss of Sleep.
Facsimile Sigrwlurt of
NEW YOTJK.
LXACT COPY OF WRAPPED.
A London postman was oiean
fnouiib to steal stniips from the
.letters he collected from boxes.
I r I oally stamps marked with IriTUi
jale, sensitive Ink were pcted, for
als Lenefit. He was caught with
I tne f'f them upon hi m, and tht y
neie "develoved" in hl presence.
At a home wedling sn Isle may be
formed for the bridal party by fnur
f(;ur g girls or four little boys dressed
is pages. They cany white rlMions.
two remaining at the door or fix t
jf the stlarway, the other two alt
.n forward carrying tbe ribbons tc
Lhe place where the ceremony is to
oe per formed.
Mrs. Wlimlnw't sooTHiVi s kl ' u,t (hi!-In-n
U-t-ilii iik, o'U'ii iti- cuint. rclm lunn
oslioo. alls), nam curt cuin-. d nv i.- ,u
Women delight to make sacrifices
'or tbose whom tliy luve, and of
:ourse ruec ate too gallant to deny
lliem that pleasure.
Tartar, one of the greatest enemies
of tbe teeth, may be kpt away by
th2 dally brushing of tbe teeth and
the use of a few drcpi of myrrh in
a half glass of water. The teeth
should be bruhscd after each uial,
but where this is not convenient
cleanse them thoroughly every morn
ing and evening,
Alyssum Is about as satisfactory a
border plant Is one can cultivate
Its fragrant flowers are home In
great profusion and tbe bloom is
constant.
WRONG TRACK.
Had To hw-iu-h.
Even the most careful person is apt
to get on the wrong track regarding
food sometimes and has to switch over.
When the right food is selected II,."
host of ails that come rrom Improper
food and drink disappear, even where
the trouble has been yf lifelong stand
ing. "From a child I was never strong
nnd had a capricious appetite and 1
was allowed to eat whatever I fancied
-rich cake, highly seasoned food, hot
biscuit, etc.-o it was not surprising
that my drgestlon was soon out of or
der and at the age of twenty-three I
was on the verge of nervous prostra
tion. I had no appetite and as I had
been losing strength (because 1 didn't
get nourishment in my dally food to
repair the wear and tear on body and
brain) I had no reserve force to fall
back on, lost flesh rapidly and no rnedl
cine helped me.
"Then it was a wise physician or
dered Grape-Nuls and cream and s.vt
to It that I gTe this food (new to me)
a proper trial, and It showed he knew
what he was about, because I got bet
ter by bounds from the rery first. That
was in the summer and by winter 1
was In better health than ever before
in my life, had gained In flesh and
w.'ght and felt like a new person alto
t'cti.er In mind as well as body, all due
to nourishing and completely digestible
food, Grape-Nuts.
"This happened three rear.
auvj
never since then have I had any but
perfect health, for I stick to rny Crape
Nuu food and cream and still think It
lelieloua. I eat It every day. I never
(Ire of this food and can enjoy a saucer
f Grape-Nuts and cream when noth
ing else satisfies my appetite and It's
surprising how sustained and t,n
linall sencerful will mske one feel for
ours." isama ren by Postarn Cereal
Co., Battle Creek, Mleh.
True food that carries on aiony and
fcere'a a reason." Grapt-Nuta 10 dan
roves big tblnga.
Get the littlt book. The Ro.d ta
rtllTllla." In each pkg.
A Asly ''visiW4;(Vs-'
Tin
Tor Infanta and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
of
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
Gnu
Tvt otmum tomnmi. mm r m.
Tbe grpfti ants of Australia iii.i'sp
li sis by bi'iidlrg ii-avt-s t'gctlier
and uniting thcin with a kind of
natural gin, which e x u I from
them llundrels hae been seen on
one leaf drawlritf It 10 the gtound,
while an eiiMl number w.IU-d U
receive, bold and fasten It
The twin tunnel onrler th-Capitol
at Washington which tbe I'etinsyl
tanh ralif-ad bas been fstn per
(ii I-ti HI to bore, will be :t.ii feet
loi;g cost inm.imi -it.d clM'trii ity li
to be exclusively used for liaiillr.
trait s through it.
lio' Curs for rnanmtl'a alwaja
jives Imiiu-ImI rflit-f in all tfirnat trou
! Y. K. l'..-rma, Lcljoie, Ohio, Aug.
31.1001.
'I be National t-re,niierr(iieti'
Asioriailon niisbcen aligned Octo
ber :'5 as Its day at the World's.
Kait.
Invitatl'ins to a card pirty ie
quire an Immediate and definite ra
ply: this Is necessary for the bostm
must provide for a certain numbei
of quests. Card pmles ftoin a m.
popular form of entertainment, nc
other amusement being necessary,
and only light refreshment nees
be served.
From 1H!)7 to Vm2. Inclusive, th
total excess of ex(irts amounts ti
the almost Incomprehensible sum
3,ll9.tjo.0(, an average of Som,
U'-.,i0.(mi a year.
Free to Twenty-Five Ladies.
'Ihe Iietiance Starch Co. will gv
2-1 ladies a round nip ticket to th.
M. Louis Kxposiue.n, to Hve ladle.
n each of (he following aiatea
llllnlos, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas an
Missouri who will send In tne large
number of trade ma.ks cut frorj
a ten cent, lfl oun:e package 3f bo
ance tld water laundry sUrcb.
roll mean, from your own hornn
anywhere In the above named state,
t!, iradC be malle
arcb Co., Oruana, N h f
September 1st, m. Octolr an,
November will tbe bestmontl.i
bat Den
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