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RESERVATION TMTATTMERJIT UK)ATT (BDWS fflMISIXES (UDKlfBE® D.0IFE. t •i/t comparison BzimilN tri!atxd AND UNTREATED PROR5 \TaZArrNs tzizphckZfci& \ ‘'Timber thoroughly treated with proper preservatives will last almost indefinitely," says a government ex- ; pert who is an authority on wood ! preservation. “Engineers have known j for years that this is true,” he con tinues, “but up to the present time, at least in America. c< mplieated and ex pensive plants have been necessary I for the work and wood preservation has often been too expensive an opera tion to allow treated timber to come into general use.” Methods in wood preservation have undergone a marked change in the last few years, however, and the work which a few years ago was limited to a few experiments carried on in scat tered parts of the United States has grown with such rapidity that wood (preservation has become a business which figures most prominently in the industrial life oi this- country. Each- year railroads are treating an increasing portion of their cross ties, miners their mine props, farmers their fence posts and the men of many other industries are bringing preserva tives into play to close the pores and prepare the timber they use to resist the fungi which cause decay. The work points the way to one of the chief means of the conservation of the nation’s forest resources, for as the length of the life of timber Is In creased the drain upon the forests is lessened, and more wood made avail able for use. In nearly all localities in the Rocky mountain and Pacific states is found an abundant supply of certain kinds of timber which have only a slight commercial importance. Engelmann spruce, lodgepole and other kinds of pine, aspen, and cottonwood are only a partial list of the kinds of wood which are strong enough and abundant enough to win high value for construc tion purposes, were it not for one single defect which has prevented their general adoption. When exposed to ttie soil and weather they decay so rapidly that they have to be renewed too often to justify their use. Dead timber of lodgepoie pine and other species also is found in large tracts, but is sharply discriminated against by all constructing engineers and contractors. As a matter of fact, the dead timber, provided it is sound, is just as good as green timber of the same- species; and indeed, in some ways, Is even more valuable. For it is well known that thoroughly sea soned timber is both stronger and more durable than the same timber when green. Timber which was killed by fire or insects, and which is still in a sound condition, differs from green timber chiefly in being thor oughly seasoned—that is to say. it is stronger, more durable and iighter. And so not only are the freight rates considerably reduced, but a better grade of timber is secured. Even in a thoroughly seasoned con dition, lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce, and the other species men tioned above, are by no means dura ble woods when compared with Doug las fir, Oregon cedar, and the other kinds of wood which are used so ex tensively in construction work. And before they can successfully compete with such timbers, in spite of their lower price, they must be made to last longer under unfavorable condi tions. After several years' study, the United States forest service has proved that in many cases the com plicated and expensive plants are not necessary for the proper treatment of many kinds of timber; and that many of the timbers which decay most rap idly in the natural state, are among the easiest and cheapest to treat. Many of the species mentioned above offer little resistance to the entrance of the preservative. The principle of the method is to immerse the thor oughly seasoned wood in a hot bath of the liquid, leave it In for a few hours, and then either plunge it into a cold bath of a preservative, or else run out the hot liquid from the treating tank, and fill it up again with liquid of a lower temperature. This requires only the simplest kind of machinery, and the cost of operation is so slight that even cheap timbers like fence posts and shingles can be treated by the average farmer of small means. Although the forest service, by ex tensive experiments in all portions of1 the country, considers that the prac-i ticability of the process has been con clusively proved, more or less diffi culty has been encountered in induc ing others to adopt the process on a commercial scale. In order to demon strate beyond any doubt that the process is adapted to commercial treatments, the service has arranged to erect small treating plants—semi commercial in size—on several of the national forests. Tests will be made on the local timbers, and careful record kept of the cost of the work. The treated timber wili then be placed in permanent position, where its fu ture durability can be compared with untreated timber of the same or other kinds. Three such plants will be erected, and it is expected that they will be in successful operation during the summer. According to the present plans one plant will be erected at some locality on or near the Black Hills National forest, South Dakota, another on the Holy Cross National forest in Colorado; and the third on the Henrys Lake National forest, near St. Anthony, Idaho. The investigations in wood preserva tion by the use of creosote, which is nothing more than the dead oil of coal tar and zinc chlorid, are considered of such importance by the government that one branch of a bureau in the department of agriculture—the “Of fice of Wood Preservation” in the for est service—is given over entirely to the work of experiments in co-opera tion with railroad companies, mining corporations and individuals who de sire to prolong the life of the timber which they use. Advice and practical assistance is furnished all who re quest it of the forester at Washington. Life a Tissue of Habits. In the conduct of life, habit counts for more than maxims, because habit is a living maxim, becomes flesh and instinct. To reform one's maxims is nothing; it is but to change the title of the book. To learn new habits is everything, for it is to reach the sub stance of life. Life is but a tisue of habits.—Amiel. SHE KNEW THOSE FRIENDS. Mistress—You must get dressed early to-day, Jane, lor I have friends coining to see me. Jane—Yus. mum. An shall 1 re move the humbrellas? HEREDITARY TAINT. Cholly—I suppose you inherited your taste for baseball? Johnny—Sure! Dad Is a high ball fiend, and ma says she was de belle of the ball before she was married. A MODERN MARTYR By SUSAN AVREY MATHER (Copyright, by Shortstory Pub. Co.) After Philip Raymond, M. D., was graduated from the Medical school as a physician and surgeon, it took him but a few weeks to locate in a small suburb beyond Yonkers. A cottage with a neat little office, a cozy den, comfortable bedrooms and dining room and kitchen constituted his bachelor apartments. The house was just off the main business street of the vil lage, and his swinging sign, brave in gold and black, could easily be seen by those who were passing along the thoroughfare. When he had spent all he dared of the small amount his edu cation had left of his patrimony upcn the furnishing of this little home, and had installed a capable Irish house keeper, he felt at leisure to sit on the tiny porch with his book, behind the screen of the rambler rose, and watch for the messenger to ring the bell, ready to slip into the office and grave ly receive the message himself if it were during office hours, or. if it were not, to listen while Bridget took the order and answered: “Oi'll tell the docthor whin he comes in.” If the book sometimes slipped to the floor and the possible patient was forgot ten in the vision of a certain dainty figure with laughing eyes, who should one day be near him when the bachelor quarters should swell to larger proportions—well, that is an other story. Certainly, the office bell did not often disturb iiis day-dreams. The monotony of this life could not always last—it had to end one way or another. One day a group of la borers upon the trolley line which was to link the little suburb with what was destined to be the great chain of Greater New York had reached a point within the doctor’s range of vision, when a sudden commotion among them aroused him at his sta tion on the porch. Then he saw that a man had fallen, and, as one pointed to the doctor's sien, several others lifted him and brought him toward the house. Dr. Raymond received them with his most dignified manner, heard their report that the foreman of the gang—for it was he who had fallen—had eaten no lunch and seemed to be in pain; that after they had returned to work he had suddenly clapped his hand to his right side and dropped to the ground; that he lived by himself, and had no relatives, so far as they knew. While the doctor listened he was hurriedly using restoratives and thor oughly examining his patient. He was soon convinced that an acute attack of appendicitis had caused the loss of consciousness, and that an operation should be performed at once. The delicate operation was per formed with complete success and the patient put to bed in the doctor's own apartment, for he dared not risk a re moval. It was one of those cases where the appendix showed no sign ef obstruction; indeed, there was an unusually healthy condition, which promised a safe and speedy recovery, especially as the patient was a strong man not over 30 years of age. The patient recovered consciousness quite suddenly, just as the doctor was beginning to feel uneasy at the pro longed state of coma which did not shaw any signs of yielding to his ef forts. “Wal, I've sure got a fine berth this time," suddenly greeted the doctor's ears. He turned quickly to the bed in time to see his man preparing to rise. “No! no!” expostulated Dr. Raymond. “Wait a moment and I will explain.” Then, as gently as possible, the doctor told the man what had occurred. “Ap pendiceetis! Appendix to the dic tionary! and didn’t ye go through my pockets?” “My good man, I’m not a highway robber,” said the doctor, beginning to fear that the patient's mind was unbalanced. “Wal, good Lord, I wish 't ye had 'a' bin. I'd be better off now with all my appendixes and supplemunts, fur tha’ wa'n’t nuthin' in my pockets that I'd miss ef ye’d only stopped at them. Now, jess go look in the inside pocket to my coat, ’n' see what ye'll find.” Dr. Ray mond obeyed, and found a paper on which was written: “I have fits. Take off my coat and put me where it is cool and quiet. I’ll come to in two or three hours." “Ye see, Doc, I thought o’ course they'd look in my pockets, ef 1 was took 'ith one o’ my spells, to see where to take me or who my folks was. I ain't hed one now for nigh on to five year; tho't mebbe I’d got shet of ’em. Anyhow, 'twouldn't do to tell the men —'twould queer me with ’em. But I'll be dummed ef I ever tho’t of anybody cuttin' me up. I've had 'em ever since I was a kid, *n’ they've done every thing. Used to bleed me; 'n' onct my hair was all took off my head with itu.T they put on—most o’ the skin, .00. They blistered my feet so't I :ouldn't walk; but nuthin' did no good, so they finally got to lettin' me alone 'n' I was beginnin' to git better. I kinder out-growed ’em 'n' come back east to sort o' git away from my reppi tation. Thought mebbe change o’ climate 'n' livin' out o’ doors ud fix me.” It seemed best for both his patient and himself to avoid conversation for the rest of the night, so, making him comfortable and telling him to call if he wished anything, Dr. Raymond lay down on a conch in his den. There was little danger that sleep would in terfere with his duties as a nurse. The chagrin and mortification at his pro fessional error was not his only trouble, though he realized what the result might be if the man wished to be disagreeable. Youth has strong confidence in itself, and he felt sure of being able, by starting anew else where, to overcome any adverse criti cism which might arise. But, alas! his finances would hardly bear the strain of enlertaiuing the invalid, if he proved to be a guest instead of a paying patient, though no thought of this had entered Raymond’s mind when he took the sufferer in as an act of common humanity; and so, If the small revenue his meager practice | brought were cut off, and he must I move and wait again. Is it strange that I the morning found him more haggard than his patient, who slept heavily until daylight? As the doctor sat before his un tasted breakfast, the Irish laborer brought a note from the superinten dent, saying that Thomas Wheeler was a valuable man and the company would bear the expense of his illness and keep up his pay. The doctor was instructed to procure whatever help was needed to care for him properly. Raymond assured the man that the patient had passed a comfortable night, and that there was every reason to believe he would be out in two or three weeks' time. When the mes sage and the good wishes of his fel low-laborers were repeated to Wheel er, he exclaimed: "Well, Doc, ye look's if ye was as much cut up 'bout this’s I be, tho’ it's all in yer feelin's in your case. Now, I've been doin’ a spell o' thinkin’ over this here sitooa tion, 'n' 1 do’ know’s it'll help matters any fer me to kick. My appendix is gone—can't never have appendiceetis now, for sure, that's one comfort. ’Twouldn't do me no good to tell folks that 'twa’n’t your high-soundin' dis ease after all. jess a plain, common lit, 'n' no use o’ me losin’ my sequel, 'n' I kin see how it might give you a mighty lot o' trouble. I'm havin’ a vacation on full pay ’n' you're bein’ put to all the (inconvenience. So le's shake on it, Doc, ’n’ we'll call it “I'm Havin’ a Vacation on Full Pay.” square. Mebbe it's helped ye t' git yer eye-teeth thro- a leetle further.” So the little household, with the ad dition of the invalid and his nurse, moved smoothly on for two weeks, when the patient was pronounced able to leave- for his own lodgings. Five years later. Dr. Raymond had become one of the visiting physicians at a large city hospital, when one day he was hurriedly called into the op erating room to assist the chief sur geon with a case of appendicitis. The patient was prepared for the operation when Dr. Raymond entered, and they silently fell into their places and watched the skillful work. Everything proceeded as usual until the culmin ating point of the task was reached, when it was found that there was no appendix to be removed. As the man was being taken to a ward, a sudden suspicion caused Dr. Raymond to look intently at his face, and he recognized his old friend, Thomas Wheeler. It was not his duty to visit that ward, and he found no opportunity to speak with Wheeler until a few days before he was discharged from the hospital. The nurse left the bedside as Ray mond passed, and he took the oppor tunity to step quietly before the pa tient. “Wal, Doc, is it you?” he said. “'Twa'n't so strange ye made a mis take. boy as ye was, now. was it, when this here big gun went ’n' done th' same thing? 'X I thought I had 'em fixed sure this time with a piece o’ parchment sewed to my shirt; but I'll be dummed ef th' blamed sweat didn't blur the writ in' so't they couldn't read it. I'll fix it some way tlio' for next time.” Again an ambulance responded to a hurry call, and a patient was taken at once to the operating room. The ex amination of the head physician con firmed the report of the emergency doctor: An acute attack of appendi citis. Immediate operation necessary. Dr. Raymond was summoned. Sud denly the nurse who was preparing the patient for the operating table ex claimed: "Oh, doctor, please look at this!” The surgeon stooped over the pros trate man and found tattooed across his abdomen these words: "Stop. Don't cut. Appendix removed twice.” Stepping to the man's head he found again his old patient, about to be for the third time a martyr. CORRECT. Stopper—Is this an “intelligence” of fice? Office Hoy—Well, I suppose so. Dis is a correspondence school. Candour. Mr. Jawback—That boy gets his brains from me. Mrs. Jawback—Somebody got 'em from you, if you ever had any—that s a cert. MORNING COSTUME ! Bright-pink chambrav has been made up into this simple little costume. The waist has the fullness of the front and back distributed in groups of nar row backward-turning tucks, and closes under the narrow box-plait at the center-front. The wide sailor collar, turnback cuffs and jaunty four-in-hand tie, are of black-and-white striped French gingham, anti the belt is of similar material, or of the chambrav, according to taste. Both sides of the pane! of the skirt are ornamented with flat, white pearl buttons: these buttons forming the fastening on the left side. The back has a center-seam and an inverted box-plait which gives the required fullness to the lower edge. The wide bias band, which may be omitted if desired, is of the striped linen, stitched along both its edges. COAT FOR YOUNG GIRL. Here Is Very Pretty Garment Made Up in Empire Etyle. This pretty coat is made in empire style, the skirt fitting the yoke with out fullness. Pale blue cloth is used here; it is trimmed with soft frillings of the same colored silk, a little collar of lace finishes the coat at neck, it is also edged with a frill of the silk. The sleeves are long, with a deep cuff at the wrist, and are edged with a narrow strap of the silk, two deep capes completely cover the empire top, and fall over the sleeves, they have scalloped edges, and are finished with a strap of silk and a narrow frill. Hat of soft straw, trimmed with pale blue shaded feathers. Materials required: 3 yards 46 inches wide, 1 yard silk, a lace collar, and 4 yards of lining. In Dotted Swiss. Some smart colored effects are achieved in the dotted swisses, anil there are some particularly pretty frocks of this material in medium dark shades thickly sprinkled with very tiny dots of self-color, white or black, inset with cluny insertion matching the dot and worn over slips of self color or white. The straw colorings, pongee shades and other light yellow or brown tones are especially popular in all of the thin cotton stuffs and are always cool looking in combination with white. Diet for Thin Girl. There are many, many thin girls who long to be plump and round and who could be if they would follow a good diet. A simple diet which will help the good cause is, for breakfast: Cereal, with plenty of rich cream, fruits which contain no acids, eggs and potatoes cooked any way except iried. Milk should be substituted for tea or coffee. In the forenoon a glass of warm milk with a wee pinch of salt in it will be of great benefit. She may also drink a glass of milk prepared in this way in the afternoon and at night before going to bed. Starchy vegetables, such as sweet and white potatoes, peas, corn, beans and rice, thick cream soups, macaroni and sphagetti are all fattening and should be eaten by the thin girl. She should not eat acid fruits, but ba nanas, peaches, grapes, melons, baked apples, and figs and dates are to be in cluded in her diet. Pickles, olives, vin egar and the like she must let alone. Deep flounces of white embroidered muslin, gathered or plaited into a binding, can be bought ready to but ton to a plain muslin petticoat. TRIMMINGS OF NEW LINGERIE. Wash Ribbon Attractively Arranged Has Good Effect. Some of the new lingerie is trimmed with rows of wash ribbon in pink or light blue so arranged that they are sandwiched between two rows of Val enciennes insertion. A nightgown, for instance, would be finished with a pointed yoke of alternating lace and ribbon, finished at top with merely a narrow beading, with a very small bow of ribbon to match. It gives the effect of a great quantity of graceful color while in reality the material is very little and the work is very easy. A corset cover could, of course, be made on the same principle, although it is better not to use quite so much ribbon on one of those minute gar ments, because it shows too much through the sheer waists of summer. Petticoats, however, might be finished with a ruffle of wide lace and ribbon, and the effect would be quite magnifi cent, particularly if Dresden ribbon be used. One of the chief advantages in using ribbon in combination with lace insertion is that the edges may be left as they are, while, if bands of the material are used instead, the edges must be rolled—a feat' which requires an expert, and which prevents the work being done on the sewing ma chine. Engagement Gift. Hand-embroidered tops for chemises and nightgowns may be bought at comparatively little cost, to be at tached io the main part of the gar ment, which may be made at home. This is quite an innovation, but one likely to be very profitable, for, in buy ing a ready-made chemise, for in stance. it is almost sure to be too long or in some way unsatisfactory, and the same may be said of a nightgown. If just the hand-embroidered yoke is bought, however, and the rest of the gown made at home, the material will surely be more carefully selected and the garment may be made to exactly fit. The hand-embroidered yokes are attached to the skirt of the garment by means of some, beading or Valen ciennes lace insertion, or it might be done with a little bit of narrow real lace. These detached yokes make ideal gifts for prospective brides, or they may be carefully saved and made up at some future time into really hand some articles for the trousseau. Fichu Frocks. Nothing could be more cool and dainty for a hot summer morning than one of the new- fichu frocks that are being made in such numbers for sea shore wear. Color Combinations. The latest manifestation of odd ! color schemes is found in a costume having a tunic skirt of electric blue shantung silk and a frivolous little coat of jade green satin foulard. These coats continue to flourish, and with them are being shown waistcoats of costly old tapestries or brocades, many of them handsome enough to adorn the crystal shelves of the curio cabinet. Parasol for a Bridesmaid. Painted parasols are again the fashion and spring blossoms the chosen designs. One with sprays of exquisitely tinted apple blossoms is especially appropriate for a brides maid to carry, as the delicate coloring will blend with any color costume.— Vogue. Every Swish of Skirt Is Fragrant. The Parisienne. who is devoted to the trailing gown, has her skirt sponged about the hem after each wearing, first with an odorless clean ing essence and then, with perfume, so that every swish of her skirt hem is fragrant.—From a Paris Letter to Vogue. * FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN No other medicine has been so successful in relieving the suffering of women or received so many gi uine testimonials as has Lydia K. Pinkham’s VegetaIdc Compound. In every community you will find women who have been restored to health by Lydia E. Pink ha m's Veg etable Compound. Almost- every one you meet lias either been bene fited by it, or has friends who have. In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,Mass., any womanany day may see the files containing over one mil lion one hundred thousand letters from women seeking health, and here are the letters in which they openly state over their own signa tures that they were cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has saved many women from surgical operations. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is made from roots and herbs, without drugs, and is whole some and harmless. The reason why Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound is so successful is because it contains in gredients which act directly up- n the feminine organism, restoring it to a healthy normal condition. Women who are suffering from those distressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to restore their health. Monotony of Home Life. So many wives complain of the mo notony of marriage. They envy wom en who write, paint or act, because they imagine all these callings spell infinite variety. But any life can be come monotonous if people allow it to be so. Wives who grumble at the dreary sameness of home routine for get that their husbands have to face the same tiresome monotony at the office. 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