Nebraska Newspapers

    Loup City Northwestern
J. W. BURLEIGH, Publisher.
LOUP CITY, - - NEBRASKA.
Lcntfelicvv, Pcet of Places.
To us of to-day Longfellow is pre
eminently a t,oet of places; the houses
associated with Ids boyhood and
young manhood in Maine, and the
splendid mansion on Brattle street,
Cambridge, in which the latter years
of his life were spent, are visited an
nually by thousands of literary pil
grims, who journey to them ds to
a Mecca, writes Mary C. Crawford in
Putnam's Monthly. And it is because
Longfellow described Paul Revere’c
ride that the house of that patriot if
now to be purchased by devout Bos
tonians; because he associated the
ride with the Old North church, that
that edifice is a favorite ‘ shrine;” be
cause he wrote the ‘ Tales of the Way
side Inn,” that one of the most inac
cessible New England liosteiries is
every summer sought out by strangers
from far and near; and because he
conjured up a “Skeleton in Armor,”
that the old tower at Newport is a
source of perennial interest. It is,
indeed, difficult to imagine what might
have become of our scant store of
American traditions had not Longfel
low helped to signally preserve them.
Ccal Fields of West Virginia.
In its area of 24,780 square miles,
says the Independent, there is more
natural wealth than is perhaps
crowded into the same space in any
other portion of the world In coa!
her supply is almost inexhaustible,
and the value is almost incalculable.
She, in this one product of nature
alone, is one and one-half times larger
than the entire area of the coal fields
of Great Britain. The value of her
coal, it is estimated, is greater thax
the value of all the gold and silver
of the Pacific coast. Over 17,000
square miles of her territory is m.der
laid with this mineral. But this gives
a very faint idea to the general mind
of the immensity of this deposit. To
say that there are over 10.000,000
acres of West Virginia in coal land
gives but a little better idea. When
it is stated, however, tha^*the jpoal cf
this state could furnish the entire
world with its fuel for centuries some
idea can be gained.
Mr. Hammerstein is scolding the
New York public because it does not
support his opera as well as he thinks
it ought. Mr. Hammerstein will learn
when he is older, says the Indianapo
lis Star, that a taste for grand opera
is one which many persons who can
afford to pay for it never acquire.
They may support the undertaking
because it is fashionable or because
their social position seems to de
mand it, but if they can pay these
obligations by buying seats and not
attending the performances in person
they feel that much has been gained.
Also Mr. Hammerstein must learn that
opera is not a necessity of life, even
for genuine music-lovers, and that
when times are hard such indulgences
will be the first to be cut out. Inci
dentally it may be remarked that a
good deal of humbug hovers about so
called love for musie.
Ornithologists are coming to the
defense of St. Gaudens, whose eagle
on the new $10 gold piece has been
criticised because of its feathered legs.
They say that if the sculptor had
wanted to depict the bald eagle, com
monly accepted as the national bird,
but which has no good reason for be
ing so more than the other varieties,
he is wrong, but, as he was evidently
trying to portray the golden eagle, he
was accurate, as this bird is feathered
down to its talons. And what could
be more appropriate than a golden
eagle for a gold coin?
Count Witte is letting out more se
crets about that Russo-Japanese war.
His latest statement puts it up to
Gen. Kuropatkin, who seems to be
held responsible for about all that
went wrong in Manchuria, and whose
official and military acts do not ap
pear to corroborate the testimony he
gave in the Stoessel court-martial.
When big generals fall out the public
gets some striking views of what has
been going on behind the scenes.
A New York woman has been dis
covered who is hoarding checks to
the amount of $25,000, received from
an insurance company after her hus
band's death, because she is afraid
of banks! She is a near relative of
the man who, for the same reason,
draws al! his deposit out and hides it
In the cellar.
Greek is more commonly spoken in
this country than in the days when
our fathers insisted upon it as
essential to a liberal education. You
can hear it at peanut stands and from
fruit vendors and some of the mer
chants who offer oriental rugs.
A story comes from Kentucky of a
juryman w'ho, in a murder trial, lost
his mind through brooding over the
case and grew to believe he was to be
hung. He probably thought himself
a member of a hung jury.
ALFALFA GROWING !S
COMMANDING MORE NOTICE
Conditions Which Must Be Observed to Get a Good Stand
By M. F. Miller, Professor of Agronomy.
The value of alfalfa as a farm eroi> |
is not generally recognized by the |
farmer. It will give from three to five
cuttings annually, yielding from one- j
half to one and one-lialf tons per acre
for each cutting, depending upon the
richness of the soil, thickness of the
stand and character of the season. An
average yield when the plants are well
set on soils to which the crop is well
adapted is one ton for each cutting,
of red clover. Since alfalfa is a le
gume taking its nitrogen supply front
the air it is often said that it will
grow upon poor soils, and while this
is generally true, if the soil is well
drained and not foul, it rarely gives
sufficient yield on such soils to
profitable. The effect of the plant
upon the physical condition of the
soil is beneficial because of the deep
tap roots penetrating the soil and thus
A Good Alfalfa Cutting. _• » t• if <’
giving an annaal yield of about four
ions. Many farmers exceed this yield
| on good soils, some even doubling it,
but the figures given are conservative
for good alfalfa soil. On thin lands
the yield may drop to one-half ton per
cutting, or even less, but such soils
are not adapted to alfalfa unless barn
yard manure is liberally applied.
Reports received from eight farmers
growing alfalfa in Holt county, Mo.,
give an average yield of 6»A tons
per acre, and from 13 farmers
ALFALFA ROOTS.
Notice the Long Tap-Roots and the
Lateral Roots Bearing the Tuber
cles—These Plants We re Grown in
Tall Pots and the Soil Carefully Re
moved from the Roots by Washing.
reporting from Pemiscot county, the
same state, the average is ap
proximately five tons per acre. These
farmers are growing alfalfa on the
bottom lands to Which the crop is well
adapted. On the u( lands of Cass
county ten farmers out of 15 re
porting, give a yield above three tons,
while seven of these report yields of
4% tons or over. One report gives six
tons. The five farmers whose yields
are not given were not successful in
growing the crop.
As a dry feed alfalfa cannot be sur
passed for dairy cows or fattening ani
mals, and for horses it is as good as
timothy. Its special value lies in the
large amount of digestible protein it
contains and in it a payability. The
usual difficulty in feeding on the av
erage farm is to secure a feed at a
moderate price which will contain suf
ficient protein. A carbonaceous food
like corn must be fed with a hay
containing considerable protein, as
clover, or a nitrogenous feed must be
purchased if a balanced ration is to
be obtained. Alfalfa hay is much su
perior to clover for this purpose.
The effect of alfalfa growing on the
soil is much the same as that of red
clover. It has the same power of
gathering the free nitrogen from the
air and fixing it in its roots, thus in
creasing the supply of this element in
the soil, but as several crops are re
moved each year the crop is exhaus
tive on certain mineral elements such
as lime, phosphorus and potassium.
As it feeds so deeply, however, this
exhaustion is not so strongly felt as
it would be otherwise and the effect
on crops following is much like that
opening it up for air and drainage
Exact experiments as to the value oi
this mechanical effect have not been
made however, although it is probable
that not a little benefit to future crops
is due to this action.
A word should be said regarding the
limitations of this crop since it has
several disadvantages. In the firsi
place it is not well adapted to a short
rotation. It takes two or three years
for alfalfa to reach its greatest ef
ficiency, and should usually be allowed
to run not less than five or six years
for best results. It may of course run
much longer than this tinder favorable
conditions. It is a crop which should
be seeded on land that can be thrown
out of a short rotation, or that can
be used for a rotation covering sev
eral years. Another disadvantage is
in the difficulty with which an alfalfa
field is plowed after the plants are
once well seeded, as it usually re
quires four horses to an ordinary 12
or 14 inch plow. There is no diffi
culty in eradicating the plant when
plowing is done thoroughly and the
land is put into a cultivated crop like
corn, but poor plowing may result in
many plants persisting to come up for
a series of years. Another important
disadvantage in handling the crop in
some states is in curing the first cut
ting. This comes along in May when
the weather is inclined to be showery
and very often great difficulty is ex
perienced in handling this cutting.
I^ater cuttings are not so apt to be in
jured by rain and can usually be har
vested without difficulty. This diffi
culty can, however, be mimimized by
the use of canvas hay caps.
WHY GOOD TILLAGE?
One of the first essentials for the
vigorous growth of vegetation is a
UUUlllllUl sup[ll >
of oxygen, as most
f plants are checked
in their growth in
' proportion as the
' oxygen supply is
reduced. About
y onc-half the vol
ume of average
Diagrammatic il- soil under ordinary
lustration of soil conditions is “pore
particles. sur- space.” The soil
rounded by capil- water is gathered
lary water films, in films round the
air spaces, p, p, p, soil granules, thus
p, after Chester. leaving air spaces
of greater or less size according to the
amount of moisture in the soil. This
may be represented by a diagram such
as is shown in Fig. 1. The soil gran
tiles are represented by the ruled
spheres, the water films by the dotted
areas surrounding them, and the ait
spaces by the clear areas, p, p, p, p
connected with each other, forming
an intricate and complex system. It
is through these openings and chan
nels that the bacteria get the neces
sary supply of air for their growth
Here is further demonstrated the
value of tillage in keeping the soil
well aerated as well as to conserve the
I moisture present.
How One Dairyman Feels.—I want
a cow with capacity for a compara
tively large quantity of food and at
ability to utilize it in a way so I can
best market the resultant product
Then I endeavor to get the food supply
to the cow in the most economica
manner and in the best condition. As
this cow is not easily got, I make en
vironments favorable, so as to keer
her in the best condition the longes
possible time. This good cow, good
feed and good surroundings will natu
rally make a good product, and then J
find a buyer who is willing to pay i
good price for it and the whole secret
of profitable dairying is revealed.—
Lighty, in National Stockman.
WORN OUT WOMEN
Will Find Encouragement in Mro. Mer
ritt’s Advice.
Mrs. W. L. Morrllt. 207 3. First
Ave., Anoka, Minn., Buys: "Last, win
ter 1 began to mif
ter wmi my Kidneys.
I hart pains In my
back and hips and
felt all worn out.
Dizzy spells both
ered me and the
kidney secretions
were Irregular. The
first, box of Doan’s
Kidney Pills brought
decided relief. I am
sure they would do the same for any
other woman suffering as I did."
Sold by all dealers. f>0 cents a'
box. Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.1
Cheered.
A maiden who lived in Siberia,
Where all is so frigid and dreria,
Felt sad, met a bear
And when hugged said: “I swear
It does my heart good to be neria.” i
—Houston Post. '
Scared Into It.
It was announced on the ice.
"But how on earth," said the girl in
the white skating suit, "did you get
him to propose, dear?"
The girl in sables smiled slightly.
"Oh, easily enough,” she retorted.
"I told him that you were crazy about
him and reminded him that it was
leap year.”
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Delia™ Reward for any
ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's
CauuTh Caro. „ . _
F. 7. CHEKEY & CO., Toiedo. O.
We. tbe undersigned, have known K. J. Cheney
for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly hon
orable In all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by bis firm.
Valuing. Rinnan & Mabvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
nail's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents pot
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
HAD LISTENED TO DADDY.
Force of Example Exemplified in Pre
cocious Youngster.
There is a certain man living not
far from New York whose temper is
not of the longest, and when he feels
that his rage is justifiable he is very
apt to indulge in fluent, versatile and
varied profanity.
And it is when using the telephone
that this talent of his is seen and
heard at its maximum of speed and
endurance. Central has but to say
"Wire busy now,” or, “Doesn't an
swer,” to evoke a flood of language.
One day he had been having an un
usually stormy session, and did not
notice that his two-year-old son was
sitting in a corner of the room, his
face rapt and absorbed. A few hours
later the child's mother came in and
was horrified beyond words to hear
her baby giving voice to a stream of
expletives, some of which began with
a very large cafital D—the rest with
a variety of letters quite unmention
able in this connection. She descended
upon him in righteous wrath.
"Don't you ever let me hear you
use such words again,” she said in no
uncertain tones.
“Why, mother," expostulated the
baby in an injured voice, “I’m tele
phoning!”
CUTTING, VERY!
Ardent Lover—Can’t you see—can’t
you guess that I love you—adore you?
The Girl—Well, I should hate to
think this was just your natural way
of behaving in company.
CUBS’ FOOD
They Thrive on Grape-Nuts.
Healthy babies don't cry and the
well-nourished baby that is fed on
Grape-Nuts is never a crying baby.
Many babies who cannot take any
other food relish the perfect food.
Grape-Nuts, and get well.
“My little baby was given up by
three doctors who said that the con
densed milk on which I fed her had
ruined the child's stomach. One of
the doctors told me that the only
thing to do would be to try Grape
Nuts. so I got some and prepared it as
follows: I soaked 1V& tablespoonfuls
in one pint of cold water for half an
hour, then I strained off the liquid and
mixed 12 teaspoonfuls of this strained i
Grape-Nuts juice with six teaspoonfuls
of rich milk, put in a pinch of salt j
and a little sugar, warmed it and gave
It to baby every two hours.
“In this simple, easy way I saved
baby's life and have built her up to a
strong healthy child, rosy and laugh
ing. The food must certainly be per
fect to have such a wonderful effect as
this. I can truthfully say I think it
is the best food in the world to raise
delicate babies on, and is also a deli
cious healthful food for grown-ups as
we have discovered in our family.”
Grape-Nuts is equally valuable to
the strong, healthy man or woman. It
stands for the true theory of health.
“There’s a Reason. Read “The Road
to Wellville,” in pkgs.
ONE WIFE IN HARD TIMES.
Financial Reasons Made Him Disbe
lieve in Polygamy.
8. P. Orth, assistant United States
district atttorney, was the government
representative at a naturalization
hearing over in Toledo the other day.
The applicant for papers, a Ger
man, who ran mostly to mustache, had
answered all of the questions that
had been put to him satisfactorily.
"And do you believe in the princi
ples of polygamy?” asked the judge.
In ponderous tones.
“Sure,” says the German, for the
word sounded as if it was something
that he ought to be iu favor of. Like
as not it was something about the
constitution.
“Do you know what ‘polygamy’
means?” thundered the judge.
The applicant confessed that the
word was a new one on him.
“Well, I'll make it plain to you,”
said the court, sternly. “Can you get
along with one wife?"
"Shure," replied the applicant, earn
estly; “one's a plenty, the way prices
are.”—Toledo Blade.
AN ADVERTISING TRICK FOR
WESTERN FARMERS.
Real Estate “Agents” Go After
Men with Land for Sale and
Reap Rich Harvest.
A smooth scheme for separating
farmers from their money has been
worked with much success in South
Dakota. An oily grafter calls on a !
farmer and makes a bid for his land.
The figures are absurdly low at first,
but by degrees are raised as high as
$60 an acre, and the farmer consents.
Then the visitor explains that he is
only an agent, but that he can sell the
land at tho price named if the owner
will agree to pay for advertising at
the rate of fifty cents an acre. The
“agent” promises orally that the ad
vertising money will not be payable
until the land is sold, but this stipula
tion is not contained in a contract
that the farmer signs.
In a few days he receives a copy of
an ad and not over-courteous demand
for money. It is said that twenty
two agriculturists were caught with
this bait in Brown County and that
one of them gave up $320. Others de
clare hotly that they will not pay but
they will make a fight in the courts.
Neatly Put.
Homer Folks, the secretary of the
State Charity Aid society of New
York, referred in a recent address to
the awkwardness that charity work
ers feel in making public appeals for
funds.
“And few charity workers,” Mr.
Folks added, "can carry off that awk
wardness with the neatness of the col
ored preacher who reminded his con
gregation that:
“ ‘Brudren, Ah kain’t preach hyah
an' board in heb'n.’ ”
CUTICURA CURED FOUR
Southern Woman Suffered with Itch
ing, Burning Rash—Three Little
Babies Had Skin Troubles.
“My baby had a running sore on his
neck and nothing that I did for it took
effect until I used Cuticura. My face
was nearly full of tetter or some sim
ilar skin disease. It would itch and
burn so that I could hardly stand it.
Two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box
of Cuticura Ointment cured me. Two
years after it broke out on my hands
and wrist. Sometimes I would go
nearly crazy for it itched so badly. I
went back to my old stand-by, that
had never failed me—one set of Cuti
cura Remedies did the work. One
set also cured my uncle's baby whose
head was a cake of sores, and another
baby who was in the same fix. Mrs.
Lillie V.'ilcher, 770 Eleventh St., Chat
tanooga, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1907.”
It may be the uncertainty of flirt
ing that appeals to a girl; she is j
never quite sure but what she really I
means it.
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Eating. perfect rem- j j
edy for Dizziness, Nau- 1 ,
^ea, Drowsiness, Bad ;
Taste in the 3Iouth, Coat
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one size only, regular price 5(K pee bottle.
Winter Is But A Name
In Sunny San Antonio
Ouidoor weather—the glorious,
sunshiny days; the invigorating air,
dry and warm, dispel the idea of
winter in San Antonio. The parks
and plazas, the margins of the creeks
and rivers, the groves of palm and
magnolia, lose none of their lus
trous green.
There is not in America so per
fect a combination of sunny winter
weather, pure, dry air, modern ac
commodations and objects of intense
and vivid interest.
"In Sunny San Antonio”—a beauti
ful illustrated booklet about this
city of a thousand delightful sur
prises will give you a new idea of
San Antonio’s att: activeness. Send
for it today—It’s free.
W. S. ST. GEORGE
General Passenger Agent M. K. & T. R’y
893 W&inwright Building
ST. LOUIS
Special Winter Fares
now to Texas. Ask
any agent for par
ticulars.
What a Settler Can Secure in
WESTERN CANADA
160 Acres Grain-Growing Land FREE.
20 to 40 Bushels Wheat to the Acre.
40 to 90 Bushels Oats to the Acre.
35 to 50 Bushels Barley to the Acre.
Timber for Fencing and Buildings FREE.
Good Laws with Low Taxation.
Splendid Railroad Facilities and Low Rates.
Schools and Churches Convenient.
Satisfactory Markets for all Productions.
Good Climate and Perfect Health.
Chances for Profitable Investments.
Some of the choicest frra in-producing lands in
Saskatchewan ami Alberta may now be ac
quired in these most healthful ami prosperous
sections under the
Revised Homestead Regulations
by which entry may be made by proxy ton cer
tain conditions), by the father, mother, son,
laughter, broUier or sister of intending home
Entry fee in each case : s$l0.00. For pamphlet,
“Last BestWest, "particulars as to rates,routes,
best time to go and where to locate, apply to
W. V. BENNETT,
$01 New York Life Building.
Omaha, Nebraska,
LIVE STOCK AND
MISCELLANEOUS
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IN GREAT VARIETY
FORo SALE cAT THE
LOWEST PRICES BY
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73 W. Adams St., Chicago
SPOT CASH
FOR SOLDIERS AND HEIRS
U1 federal soldiers and sailors who served 90 days
fetween 1861 and 1866 and who homesteaded lesstban
W acres before June23.1874, are entitled toadditiona)
lomestead rights which 1 buy If soldier is dead, his
can sell. I'alk to old soldiers, widowsand heirs.
IP®*‘J“e soldier relative who went West or Sooth
u.nfl homesteaded government land.
CARM OPPORTUNITIES
CheTy C«T-on the bnarn.I jt
Villunmtte River. Hop. walnut and fruit farms pay
-U0 to CnOU per acre, net; dairy farms pay fico* im
Tovwl farms 125 to tUDO per acre; unimproved,'la to
J5. Recursion rates to Salem in March and Juni
or inlormat ion address. Board of Trade. Salem. Ore.
DEFIANCE STARCH
16 ounces to
-— - w-- the package
-other starches only 12 ounces—same price and
‘DEFIANCE” IS SUPERIOR QUALITY.
Thompson’s Eye Water