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SIN HENRY L ON BUTTERMILK. EY GEO. V. HOBART, (“HUGH M'HUGH.") Dear Hunch: Ini not yet hep to this Rag cf hiking across the geogra phy from town to town, like a hop toa<l in a cabbage-patch. It may be interesting to some peo ple, hut it. gets me peeved. 1 found you: letter waiting for tne here. .So they’ve steered you up against h new cure for your dyspepsia, eh?— buttermilk! And a great idea, Hunch, believe me! It certainly is lucky to drink butter milk. Iluttermilk is to the worn out sys tem the same as a fat-oflice is to a stoat politician. As a thirst-splasher buttermilk is the one best bet, but don't ever tell any “The Tides of March.” one in Milwaukee that I made such a statement. Drink it, Bunch, every time you can. j because buttermilk comes down to us j from the remotest ages with splendid recommendations. Every great man in history was a buttermilk drinker, Bunch. Every great man who is now spend ing his time trying to get into his tory is a buttermilk drinker. Bunch. Read between the lines in your his tory of ancient Rome, and you will see how buttermilk would have saved the life of Julius Caesar if he hadn't had such a weakness for hard cider. “Where are you going?" inquired Oalathumpia, the wife of Julius Caesar, as he fastened the gold safety pin in his toga and reached for his | umbrella. “I am going down to Rudolph j March’s cafe in the Forum,” an-' swered Julius; “you don’t need to wait | lunch for me, Callie.” “But. Julius,” whispered Caiathum pia; “why Jo you spend so much time at March's cafe in the Forum? It isn’t a good place for you to go, my j dear. Besides, there is always a hunch of loafers hanging around that joint. Why den t you sit here at home with me in the cool Stadium and drink j buttermilk with your loving Calathum pia?” “Buttermilk!” sneered Julius: “such | a drink is only for mollycoddles and pink fingers. It doesn't make rich blood in the veins like the hard cider I get at March’s. Avaunt and raus mittim!” “But please don't go to that cafe this morning,” Calathumpia kept on pleading. “Stay at home just this once and spread some of this delicious buttermilk over your thirst." “No buttermilk this day for me,” answered Julius. "I seek a vintage ‘‘The Next Time We Meet—” more expensive, ami which tickles more as it goes clown.” “The tides of March.” whispered his wife; ‘‘remember the tides of March!” “Would this be the first, tide I ever got from March?” Julius whispered back. “The tides of March, remember," was her only answer; and away went Julias to the cafe in the Forum, giv ing an imilation of Joe Weber whistling “Girls! Girls!” from the Bur lesque of “The Merry Widow,” which was then running at the Amphitheater. What happened in the Forum when the loafers used Julius Caesar for a pin-cushion everybody remembers. And when Julius dropped on the marble slab at the base of the bar he gasped out: “Darn the luck! Why didn’t 1 fail for the buttermilk which stingeth not, neither does it help peo ple to bite the dust?” You won’t find these exact w-ords in history, Bunch, because Julius gasped them in Latin, and Latin hates to get. itself translated. Many other times In the ages passed did buttermilk come to the surface, so you may take it from me, Bunch, that it is lucky to drink it. Yes, Bunch, and I'll give you my solemn word that buttermilk will re move freckles. Catch the freckle just before going to bed and wrap the buttermilk around it. I was reading a book on the train the other day which attempted to put me wise to the reincarnation gag. It's a far shout from buttermilk to rein carnation, Bunch, but maybe you need something like that last thing, after so much buttermilk. Reincarnation is a long, loose-look ing word, and to a perfect stranger it might sound suspicious, but its bark is worse than its bite. The idea of a man being somebody else in :i previous existence, then switching to another personality in the present, is interesting to think about, to say the least. I've cooked up three or four studies along these lines which may interest you, Hunch' Go to it, my boy! FIRST STUDY. The ghost of Julius Caesar looked threateningly at Brutus, the Stabbist: Brutus sneered. “You,” he said, "to the mines!” Not one of Caesar's muscles quiv ered. Brutus used a short, sharp laugh. “You,” he said, “on your way!” Caesar never batted an eyelash. Brutus pointed to the rear. “Go away back,” he said, “and use your laziness!” Caesar pulled his toga up over his cold shoulder. Brutus laughed again, and it was the saucy, triumphant laugh of the man who dodges in front of a woman and grabs a seat on the elevated rail road. "The next time we meet you will not do me as you did me at the base of Pompey's statue,” said the ghost of Caesar, speaking for the first time since we began this study. “We will not meet again because I refuse to associate with you," said Brutus. Caesar smiled, but it was without "Napoleon Stood Weeping.” mirth, an d as cold as the notice of sus pension cn tlie door of a bank. "Yes, we will meet again,” said Caesar. “Where?” asked Brutus. “in the far. far future.” said the ghost of Caesar, shriekingly, "you will be born into the world again by that time, and in your new personality you will be one of the Common People, and you will burn gas.” "And you?'.' inquired Brutus. ”1 will be the spirit which puts the ginger in the gas-meter, and may Heaven have mercy on your pocket book," shrieked the ghost of Caesar. Brutus took a fit, and used it for many minutes, but the ghost kept on shrieking in the Batin tongue. SECOND STUDY. Napoleon stood weeping and wailing and gnashing his eyebrows on the battle-field of Waterloo. He was waiting for the moving picture man to get bis photograph. The victorious Wellington made his appearance, laughing loudly in his sleeve. "Back, Nap! Back to the Boulevard des Dago!” commanded Wellington. Napoleon put his chin on his wish bone and spoke no word. "You,” said Wellington: “you to the Champs Elisa! This is my victory, and you must leave the battle-field— it is time to close up for the night.” "We will meet again, milord,” an swered Napoleon. "Avec beau temps isi bong swat!” “What does that mean?” asked Wel lington. “It means that the next time we meet I will do the swatting,” an swered Napole n. bitterly. “And when will that be?” inquired Wellington, laughing loudly. "In the far, far future,” replied the Little Corporal. "You will then be one of the Common People.” “And what will you be?” Wellington asked. “You will live in Brooklyn,” Na 1 oieon went on, like a man in a dream; “and I will be the spirit of progress, which will meet you at the Brooklyn Bridge at eventide and kick you in the sla's until your appetite is unfit for publication. Bon soir mes onfants du spit7.buben!” Then the Little Corporal called a cab and left Wellington alone on the battle field. Don’t mind me, Bunch; there's no more harm in me than there is in a rattlesnake. Yours as indicated, J. H. '.Copyright, 130k by O W. Dillingham Co.) Buttermilk and Fame. Perhaps some scientist will explain what there is in churned milk which makes inert wax great. Think of a Scotchman like Andrew Carnegie tell ing what benefits may be derived from this mild intoxicant, praising it far above the best Scotch ever distilled. President Horseveit has boomed a roadside house in the National Rock Creek reservation in Washington on account of the excellent brand of but termilk which may be imbibed on its shady veranda. The house sells more exhilara ing drinks, but through its buttermilk it is famous. The presi dent and hi3 friends drop in there at least once a day for a drink and some times several times when the air is torrid. Gen. Miles drinks buttermilk and so does Admiral Dewey. Vice President Fairbanks has said in the presence, of veritable witnesses that earth contains nothing finer in the way of food and drink than a slice of custard pie and a glass of cold, fresh buttermilk. The cocktail man is lone some these days, and he sneaks off by himself to indulge. Buttermilk has the place of honcr for those who wish to be counted among the truly great. NEW YORK MODES By Julia Bottomley All the windows are abloom with I apparel for the two hot months. Win dows and window gazers are alike decked out in cool, seductive and com fortable midsummer toggery. Begin ning with hats. Panamas hold the par amount place for outiug. They are simply trimmed with big drooping hows of pongee silk, drapes of chiffon, ehoux of Dresden and Persian ribbons, or with simple woven silk scarves. A variety of shapes is shown, all soft and allowing the brim to turn down protectingly over the eyes. New and Extreme Shapes. Chips are next in evidence. Na turally we find among them a greater variety in sizes and shapes—crowns bigger, brims wider, than in the ele gant but conventional Panama. Rib bons, roses and field flowers—Dresden patterns in ribbon and flowered cre tonne are noted on some—others ven ture as far as net and flower combina tions. A pretty example shows a cone-shaped crown swathed with ring dot net, and this studded with pale yellow sunflowers. Even with this combination the model is a rakish shape and suggests vacation time, tramps over the hills and across the fields. These hats are moderate and convenient in size anil very light on the head. Some pretty and striking models are trimmed with ribbon with white ruching stretched along one edge. Narrow knife plaited mull is also used in this way. The large puffed crown of net di vides honors with the plain crown of lace. Full plaited brims, or brims lined with ruffles of net edged with j lace, make up the flufflness about the face. A twist of ribbon about the crown, plain or figured, with delicious 1 blurred flowers on a light ground, is , made into a full rosette bow at one 1 side. A single rose and bud lie upon j tiie brim. Sometimes a wreath of small flowers and foliage and a twist of black velvet ribbon surrounds the crow u. One of the prettiest models looks like gray lace, but is really made of white point d’esprit plaitings with black laid over the white. A big aig rette in white, with black velvet rib bon, finish this model. The Craze for Cretonne. A craze for cretonne in flowered pat terns appears to have seized upon up per tendom. Between these cretonnes and Dresdens in silks and ribbons everything is flowery. Collars, cuffs, belts, bags, parasols and shoes in cre tonne, besides the frivolous little coats and parasols of the same material, furnish us a festival of roses. Flow ered silks are also used, so like the cretonne that the eye is deceived. Some small shapes are covered with figured silk laid on plain. Large plain silk-covered frames are bordered with Dresden, in borders an inch and a half wide. The same ideas will reappear in velvet lor fall —Illustrated Milliner. CLING TO THE PETTICOAT. American Women Are Slow to Adopt the “Knicker." In spite of the pre-eminence of di rectoire modes the petticoat still re tains it's hold in the affections of American women. The lingerie petticoat is, in fact, more a thing of beauty now than be fore its prestige was threatened by the “knicker.” It is developed in batiste and sheer linen and is nearly always finished with a Spanish flounce of lace or era broidery. This flounce is generally attached by ribbons and the petticoat ribbon has now become an item in woman's dress. Of late lingerie makers have in cluded dimity in the list of petticoat materials and use it just as they do mulls and sheer muslins. Dotted swiss is still regarded as one of the daintiest of materials for the petticoat flounce. And the fanciful bordered effects in this goods are reconciling many women to the fad for colored lingerie. The quality of the ribbons is not re stricted and the width Is constantly becoming more pronounced. PALE BLUE CHIP HAT. Lined with mack, and Trimmed with Plaited Muslin, Edged with Lace. A Nursery Toy Bag. A strong, washable bag is an excel lent addition to the nursery in which to store balls, marbles and such like small odds and ends of the toy cup board. Half a yard of good stout gray or blue linen about, a yard wide will j make a good bag. A draw string must | be placed about four inches from the j lop, and one of the sides should he I left open half way down to allow the | ‘oys to be easily slipped Into it. If hung by a draw tape on a nail or peg inside the nursery toy cupboard it will be found a useful and welcome addition, and one which will help to keep the shelves neat and tidy. Electricity Leads All. Electricity excels all other methods of transmission for convenience, says the Scientific American. An electric cable may be strung where required, and machinery may be arranged in any position without reference to line shafting. There are instances, how ever, where rope drive will save both in first cost and in cost of operation, particularly when the process of man ufacturing calls for a number of paral lel shafts with machines in one place. THE TURBAN AND ITS BRIM. Popular Headgear Is Seen in Many Different Styles. The turban, so much in vogue this season, is a round hat with a close fitting brim that turns perfectly straight upward to a height of from two to four inches. The brim meets the crown exactly or within a finger space. The turban is flat across the top. the width of the top being from eight to ten inches. The toreador, or Spanish turban, is an exception. The turned-up brim comes only to about two inches of the crown, which is oblong in shape | from front to bach." The toque is a jaunty, small hat of many shapes. It may be round like the turban if it have a height of brim rising above the crown on the left side. The back of a toque dips and clings to the head. The front varies in width in different models. It may have a close rolling brim, with a height of seven inches on the left side, receding on the right side to two inches. In this case the crown, sep arated three inches from the brim, slopes toward the right edge in uni son with the brim effect. Some new toque models have pointed or round effects in front with dents in the sides or the back of the brim. Toques are seen in the Napoleon hat shapes. There is a great variety in the form of the crown. The New Overblouse. There is a modern garment which is neither a coat nor a cape and is called an overblouse, it is worn over a lingerie waist or a muslin frock. One of the prettiest is built surplice style, is made of Valenciennes lace with bands of old blue filet net. These are almost covered with a design of silk floss the same shade darned in. Popular Sleeves. A popular yet simple sleeve for evening dresses is cut straight and even, with the material looped up nearly to the shoulder on the outei side.—Vogue. Peignoirs Usually Elaborate. So light is the line between summer tea-gowns and lingerie peignoirs that to the uninitiated it seems almost non existent. The chief difference is that the negligee, so called, lias not even an apology for a collar, and that the tea-gown, although frequently cut V or square in front, is carefully trimmed and so treated that the hack of the neck is not exposed. Peignoirs never have coat effects and their sleeves are flowing nondescript affairs, whereas i those of a tea-gown are always t»f a distinct type, such as the puff, the angel or the classic. Pretty Neck Ruffs. Among the prettiest neck ruffs Is the white ostrich feather bow, tied witli soft white ribbon in a bow under the left ear. White tulle is an excellent substi tute that is exceedingly becoming to girlish faces, but a fluffy hat should be the only kind worn with these soft flimsy accessories. Many women seem to forget this, and don one of the pretty ruffs without a thought as to the rest of the toilet, consequently one sees maDy inharmonious effects. THE HORN FLY A GREAT PEST TO DAIRY CATTLE Early and Persistent Efforts Will Succeed in Giving Relief, Considerable anxiety is always evi denced by stock owners, especially dairymen, concerning the sudden an nual appearance upon their cattle of enormous numbers of a small blackish fly which irritates the animals so much with its bite and disturbs them so constantly that they fall off rapidly both in flesh and yield of milk. This horn fly is a European pest which was first brought to the notice of the Uni ted States division of entomology in September, 1877. and was probably imported with cattle from Europe, where it has been known since 1830. Frof. .1, I!. Smith of New Jersey worked out its life history and pub lished an account of his work in bul letin t!2 of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station, in 1890. One of our illustrations shows this pest much enlarged in all its different stages of egg, maggot, pupa-case and How the Horn Fly Collects on Horn of the Animal. perfect insect. Our other illustration shows the peculiar habit this insect has of resting in large numbers on the base of the horns, which has given rise to its peculiar name. Iloth of these figures are after those used by the entomologist of United States in an article in insect life. Vol. II., page 93 103. in annual reports for 1SS9 and 1890. The appearance of this fly into Can ada was tirst noticed near Oshawa. Ont., in 1903. In all cases since then, when the fly has become general all over America, farmers have come to be thoroughly aroused and to appreci ate the losses they suffer by neglect ing this pest. Exaggerated statements of losses and injuries to the animals which are quite impossible, have re ceived free anil extensive circulation. Cows have been said to have been actually killed by the flies which some allege lay their eggs either on the horns into which the maggots bur row and then penetrate the brain, or in holes which they eat through the hide, lay eggs therein, which hatch out in large numbers and proceed with their boring operations until the vital parts of the cow are touched and death ensues. None of these statements are founded on fact. The eggs, in the first place, are laid r on the bodies of the animals by their rubbing themselves against trees and other objects or by licking bitten places where the irritation cannot be allayed by rubbing, as inside the thighs and around the udder. Successive broods follow each other rapidly throughout the summer. Two weeks is about the time required from the laying of the egg to the appearance of the fly. and there is usually time in the summer months for as many as eight generations or broods. Thi3 rapidity of development accounts for the flies appearing in such large num bers. The appearance of this insect has been a great curse to cattle own ers; so much so that the tormented animals fall off in condition very much and the yield of milk is reduced in some instances from one-third to one half. There are. however, several sim ple remedies which will, if attended to. greatly reduce the loss, to say nothing of the hundreds of advertised reme dies which are being sold at very mod erate prices. All accounts agree that the fly in creases much more rapidly early in the season than later in the year. This shows the advantage of being prepared before the pest appears with the nec essary materials and beginning prompt work so as to destroy as many as pos sible before breeding commences. Preventive—To quote from the I'nited States entomologists, Messrs. Riley and Howard: “Almost any greasy substance will keep the flies away for several days. A number of experiments were tried in the field, with the result that train-oil alone and tfain-oil with a little sul phur or cat holic acid added, will keep the flies away for from five to six days, while with a small proportion of carbolic acid it will have a healing effect upon sores which may have fotmed. Common axle-grease will an swer nearly as well, and the substance has been successful and extensively used by a large stock-dealer in Vir ginia. Tallow has also been used to good advantage. The practice of smearing the horhs with pine or coal tar simply repels them from these parts. Train oil or fish oil seems to be more lasting in its effects than any other of the substances used." A cheap and efficacious remedy, sug gested by Hoard's Dairyman, and which in the long run will be found to be the best, is kerosene emulsion. The emulsion consists simply of a mix ture of soap suds with twice the quantity of ordinary coal oil, made as follows; Kerosene (coal oil), two quarts; rain water, one quart; soap, two ounces. Boil the soap in the water till all is dissolved; then while boiling hot, turn maan A Cut Showing the Metamorphosis ok the Horn Fly. a—Egg. b—Larva the Feeding Stage, c—Pupa or Cocoon Stage, d—Adult. singly mi the freshly dropped dung of cattle, chiefly during the warm hours of the day. They are one-twentieth of an inch in length, brown in color and are not easily seen when laid. The young maggots hatch from the eggs in less than 24 hours and at once bur row a short distance beneath the sur face of the dung. Here they remain until full grown, feeding on the liquid portions of the manure. This is their only food, and all stories about their boring into the horns, etc., are untrue. When the maggots are full-grown, which takes about a week, they are three-eighths of an inch in length, shaped as shown in b. and are a dirty white color. They descend a short dis tance into the ground to pupate, and the dark brown pupa-eases are one eighth of an inch in length. During the hot weather of summer the pupal state lasts only four or five days, but the last blood passes the winter in this condition a short distance beneath the surface of the ground, and the flies emerge in the spring. The perfect in- | sect (d) male, is shaped much like the common cattle fly iStomoxys calci trams), or the house fly; but it is smaller, being only one sixteenth of an inch in length, or about one-third the size of these insects. The head con sists almost entirely of the dark-red silvery edged eyes, blit bears on its lower surface the black dagger-shaped tongue which is the cause of so much torture to cattle. The flies form a more or less com plete ring around the horn, extending sometimes from two to four inches from the base of the horn toward the tip as shown. The clustering on the horns seems to he peculiar to this species. The horn fly does not bite horses and other animals, but seems to confine its at tack on cattle. No injury results from this habit of clustering around the horn. The flies merely resort to the horn as u resting place from which they cannot easily be dislodged by the animal. They also congregate on t’he neck and on the base of the tail. Some animals are more susceptible to the tortures of this pest than otters, according to their temperament and texture of their skins. While feeding, the flies work their way down through the hairs so as to reach the skin of their victim, but they quickly take flight at the slightest disturbance. The bites seem to produce great irri tation and sores are frequently formed it into the kerosene and churn it con stantly and forcibly with a syringe or force pump for five minutes, when it will be of a smooth, creamy nature. As it cools it thickens into a jelly like mass. This gives the stock emul sion which must be diluted before us ing with nine times its measure, that is 27 quarts, of water. It will be found to mix more easily if done at once, be fore it cools. This makes 30 quarts of the mixture ready for use. This may be applied to the animals by means of a sponge, or, what is certain ly more convenient, a force pump and spray nozzle. One application often lasts two or three days. Where a small number of cattle only are kept, the hand sprayer answers well enough. THE CLOVER LEAF WEEVIL By Prof. J. T. Folsom. The first injury from the clover leaf weevil is seen the latter part*of March in the form of little round holes in the clover leaves. On the ground under the rubbish you will : find little green grubs curled head to | tail; at night they crawl to the plant and do the damage. In June these grubs turn to beetles and do more damage by stripping the leaves. This insect constantly threatens the plant but rarely does serious damage. In moist weather a fungous disease ; sweeps it off like magic. If the grubs j are present in alarming numbers in the spring, cut the clover early, or pas ture it a little, or clip it back in May or early June. Feeding Kaffir Corn.—It is a mis take to pay more for cracked kaffir i corn, thinking it will make all the I better feed for chickens for being cracked, because it will not. Bounty on Crows.—A bounty on crows is a fine thing in a community where poultry is a chief industry, and no county should hesitate to give it. Poultry on Hot Days.—Scorching hot days cause the poultry to suffer a great deal unless well provided with shade and fresh blinking water. NO SURPLU3 FUNDS THERE. Beggar Satisfied with Evidence of Poverty in Sight. Two old Hebrew beggars were trav eling together through the residence section of Pittsburg not long ago. in guest of contributions toward tlieir joint capital. Presently they passed a handsome residence, from which sweet sounds of music issued. It was Ike's turn and hopefully he ascended the steps lo ilie front door, eagerly watched by .lake, who expected quite a handsome addi tion to their funds. His consternation was great conse quently when hr* belr*!d ike returning crestfallen and empty-handed. Anxiously running to meet him, tie said: “Veil, Jkey, how did you mu,..* out with the good people?” “Ach, Jakey," replied Ike, there was no use asking in there, because they are very poor people themselves. Just think—two lovely ladies playing on one piano!"—Judge's Library BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED AM the Time—Covered with Tortur ing Eczema—Doctor Said Sores Would Last for Years—Per fect Cure by Cuticura. “My baby niece was suffering from that terrible torture, eczema. It was all over her body but the worst was on her face and hands. She cried and scratched all the* time and could not sleep night or day from the scratch ing. 1 had her under the doctor's care for a year and a half and he seemed to do her no good. I took her to the best doctor in the city and he said that she would have the sores until she was six years old ltut if I had depended on the doctor nr baby would have lost her minu and died front the want of aid. But I u d Cuticura Soap and Cuticura-Ointment and she was cured in three months. Alice L. Dowell. 4769 Easton Ave , St. Louis. Mo., May 2 and 20, 1907. ’ The Methodist Times, a British weekly, divides its profits every year between certain charities. This year the aged ministers’ and ministers' widows’ fund got $2,200. Smokers appreciate the quaitU* value 1 Lewis’ Single Binder cigar. Your dealer or Lewis’ Factory, Peoria, 111. Goodness thinks no ill where no 111 seems.—Milton. Is Pe-ru-na Useful for Catarrh? Should a list of the ingredients of Pe runa be submitted to any medical ex pert, of whatever school or nationality, he would be obliged to admit without reserve that the medicinal herbs com posing Peruna are of two hinds. First, standard and well-tried catarrh reme dies. Second, well-known and gener ally acknowledged toni3 remedies. That in one or the other of these uses they have stood the terd of many years’ experience by physicians of different schools. There can be no dispute about tills, whatever. Pernnais composed of some of the most efficacious and uni versally used herbal remedies for ca tarrhal diseases, and forsuchconditions of the human sys.em as require a tonic. Kach one of the principal ingredients of Peruna has a reputation of its own in the cure of some phase of catarrli or as a touic medicine. The fact is, chronic catarrh is a dis ease which is very prevalent. Many thousand people know they have chroniccatarrb. They have visited doc tors over and over again, and been b M that their case is one of chronic catarrh. It may be of the nose, throat, lungs, stomach or some other internal organ. There is no doubt as to the nature of the disease. The only trouble is the remedy. This doctor has tried to cure them. That doctor has tried to pre scribe for them. No other household remedy so uni versally advertised carries upon the label the principal active constituents, showing that Peruna invites the full inspection of the critics. Peerless Dried Beef Unlike the ordinary dried beef—that sold in bulk— Libby’s Peerless Dried Beef comes in a sealed glass jar in which it is packed the moment it is sliced into those delicious thin wafers. None of the rich natural flavor or goodness escapes or dries out. It reaches you fresh and with all the nutri ment retained. ! Libby’s Peerless Dried Beef is only one of a Great number of high-grade, ready t to serve, pure food products I that are prepared in Libby's Greal While Kilchen. Just try a package of any of these, such as Ox Tongue, Vienna Sausage, Pickles, Olives, etc., and see how delightfully dif lerent they are from others you have eaten. Libby, McNeillS Libby, Chicago