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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1910)
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Utf bail t&u am goad surd Ui ay tto (m< to-refal forvrs takJcaUn> Ua«<- is 1 aat told. u-ISb* «l««; tto aad its eood (Merit Ttotw I* M 4n«t3n( la (talar*- s inch is (mTmM t> (to of Swrmary of A*rtraiiur»- J*se» II umc'i 4<ywtii>n4 If St is to 'jnH fcy tto n^fU iktt may «m*si taf aav to (be (I neper of tto I sM k; fit atsd/ at ttt h«Uu of a :«eruru ttc a&tstai to toadkrC turthvlUi wMj. ora ktoary aa4 to (V ktoiry at to rtotttoa vtkk hard*; cat to riaaaad u , IV frac tsd Cm toad fr—ja-i.i:jr i ap&laacd; a-rTlm m star era to of bir raiubaM (to a toe twiwd oat tto fc*ad’is*r arxy •*» g aiKnit at tuto> of (rac k t>u; ;,ai* l</ao trad* tad poaaesatoa at tke pirrl rual tod at (to Si^.t C2j aad Pariflc rails ay. and la laitk. as ito . tier toads aarctotl ;<aat *to l«*a U to Maud (tot (tor* “ i *stf»- r ara; trd aooaz-c Civ ij> imnte mtoo of tto 4a add fe- t *4- The yrumd »»> sard tor Iran arKfc (to cator at Urn tu.taete M Uaw« an aora aa arxy of Uto- Oslrs ana as •* Is mast (tore *a» I*, auuid to at. ■dco (T tto ntodeau at tier tefesie-d district Ure lord tfaat (to toad* *atto dl>m -jots* (to railroad lato tto tovtu. «ttosi Pfcarsi. k'* at tv- true* “irtoa fartb truer ktototsiit. • rtt «|> tolti (tor town aad Itto the tontori. and ertn ejetaa (to beds, and tto people. aad «« (alo tto- enriu aad ( ’Wdta ” tr-od to aot a*-an* *• Lu. daomr a mt to 4a. tixrj .U44m <dp( at terror bar* l*Mcurs!>4 ttri wa* U • hirL t|iru( w UatUki, u iti«* a» •*r t*h*f eokwlai hamb-.. a W Hf IMXJptr to Wicvr i rf tho last da/ list Uni acnutd jtU «iaauu>4. uaam and ad tbt lar <4 fadgs-etit Tra • turii brought *m <*f of Ur frvg* id toda/ leas ntUf to lb*- toad 4 It mad«- (tixlo dlCt-resr*- to th* ofMioft of hatra It was Out fcrougi.t horror Into «b»l th*— girt in Wind *€ ami and digt.: Dyer and BdtriQii It siay do day lo any Omi both tbnr ere mntr land oi on. Itu van jot | nt*t tno strict*-** Har at the rdrri of th- |.lar D»*r and Elrferkia Tu-r day la Cuanx-ticnt and a! td*U tm Mo ?he Windham at their auui Uor. not ion* ki ullBiciii they tctr U* UsiH in tbt TVt* »n* ok-nded the tmou It a as guit ora!, sad It taa» out of the f The |n-opkr of tow* U* beds uaair klriri. ha* (lotbe tiri-y rjeld. and f t sr jig fine tofron *d*' h U* Inky biark m s*t* ifwtntni »1tb f-ar r to the k»o* U their nik.m The 1 fat msx uKtfti tint u **b eterj t-*onenK. and then. to td ail. ft» *»«*l*#- found «*»■»!*• imagiaaliie aB bet too of the fa>:ery*etatlon read day: (Monel and catch n at**>-r too ~ oo Id flay th* the only 14* lahabitaau of Wto<1 hair. who did not thoroughly accept the In- f terpr-etatioa * ere Colonel* Dyer and Elderkiu. In e a tew emu . > th» light of the torenes sbo*od an Immense c«*u< our-e of toads or frogs, whichever : they were, lejrteg down the main sireet of the [ town, croaking and gluckiug ' like a myriad of 1 night demon*. It suddenly struck the people that . tt da> wa* at hand, nothwithstanding _ the fact taat Coionels Dyer and Elder kin seemed So have oe-n tingled out by the visitors, the day of aeeocct.m according to the Bible was an all- ! embracing uff-»*r. and thereat all the Windham people started trembling violently. There arc living today a good many persons who are direct d*-r«-*-t«iaBt8 of the Colonel Elder kla whom the ha:ra> hians called to judgment that night- In « in-ago until recently there lived a Mr* Otarkrtte Perkins Noms. a direct descend ant of Colored El :erkin Mrs. Norris had heard the story of 'he i vision of the village a score of time* from t£< Up* of h« r grandmother, w ho a* a child w as taken time after time to see the place from wfej-fc the night disturbers came- To the days of their deaths Colonels Dyer and ElJerkin were < kii«- Frog Dyer and Frog Elderkin. and If local Co®rectlcut authorities are to t*e believed, there i;:.- not been seen from that day to this eftht -r a lead or a frog in the meadow and pond Irrj: *t**'j started that midnight migration. To c-* aw ay, for a moment, from frogs and toad, .ad la < -ti* r to lead back to them again, let it l. sai l that out In 1'tah the gull is a care fua> , tT .-<•♦ i bird. Olive Tliorrie Miller speaks ■ f * • . "*:rea'. b< wailful. snowy creatures who look nr 14:el; out ol place so far from the sea shore ' I La * e been told that the*.- gulls are sac-.-d’ ; iouvu-d b> :i e law and the jteople of the v ■■ tz. s*.an i I have also been told that th» ear s«-tt!~rs th- Mormons, tieiievej that the Lord hi II’ the bird.- to his chose® people. It U no r ender mat it was believed the gulls wer« . sent Clouds oi grass hoppers had d. sir- • . c»< m that early day In cian> of ti e «•■**. in t.-rrnurles They attacked Utah b» t e i. . c millions Then it was that the »077»7At7 L/yC A/V ACCLtMTr /TJT/MATC COL/J-D &£ A&or * ■ 1 . bird* never belor* seen in tnat within ih« memory of euii. They e arn* ii: lr*-metdou» *ock* and devoured without flopping dte hotel* of th" enemy, and they com*. l*-» * -;saved the crops from destruction. Xo» the nulls follow the plains like chickens, arid In Utah at least, it Is said that no one has any de ire to rube- his hand, against them. W l-at the null was to Salt hake region the toad wto on* section of a northwest Texas ****t»ty i onic tim« ago There was bu: a com ■ aratiiely small i re* of the count* under *-u' thttkii, out the growing thing- were threat ened with *ie%tructsiu by a horde of Hock;, Mountain locus■ s; ther: there appeared to the astot.i»r,*d raze of the resident Texans an arm) of tunii, h-lore which in numbers the great army of X -rxes was hut as a score. These dismal-looking. wart >-bached Hop-o'-m> thumbs earn*- along as on business bent. They said nothing and they ate grasshopper*. They cleaned up utterly one entire flight of the crea tures And the; quietly sat under the cab bage leave* and bt^t tops to wait for more. They dldn t come The loads had saved the crops, and it may be judged that if on*- wants to he certain to get in a quarrel he can get it if b» wilj go that section of Texas and rna lign a toad. Should anyone he inclined to doubt the in sect-eating calamities of a common every-day A tie rican toad, let him listen to the evidence of an experimenter, who is; at om, a scientist and a clergyman, the oae fact establishing his accuracy and the other his veracity. This tl -ologue naturalist. as the record shows, lousd a toa-i in hh garden and proceeded to make a pet of It. H- went to cal! on master toad one morning about ten o'clock and with out knowing how many insects already had faib-u heiure the loan's darting tongue, pro ceeded to feed him on plant pests. The toa<l ate readily and gr.edily twenty-three large squash bugs which were offered him. nud then looked up inquiringly for mor*-. The squash bug larder was depleted, so the cVrgytnau turned tie attention to caterpillars. Of these hairy, repulsive creatures the toad ate nlncty-fuur. no the story record goes, and tbit he shut down to hop heavily off to a shady comer to take that rest which It is ■aid aids animal digestion. Kow this came experimenter tells tales of tonds which might appear a bit overdrawn were not the gentleman's cloth what It la. He took la Us experiments with one toad some ' / T/i£fi£ Wf/e£BL£fS£>tD TJiE N0/*S£<5 Or A WLUOrt THXOATxS laxgf •taugiedegged" grasshoppers. Master toad took kindly to this species of food, but owing to to the nature of the insects legs and their extreme length he found difficulty in swallowing. In order to aid iu the process, as soon as he would get a firm grip on the grass hopper he would look for a stick or a stone by means of pushing against which he could force ills prey down his throat. Now in order to see what the toad would do if no stone or stick were at hand, all of those articles were re moved from his vicinity, and then he was ted another big grasshopper with great knotted legs. Now it must be remembered that the pres ent writer is not vouching for this toad story; he is simply setting it down as it has been told by an observer, and if it is a "nature fake** the blame must go elsewhere. The toad, tindlng be could not swallow the big grasshop l>er. looked about as usual for a stone and. finding none, he attempted to use the ground as a pusher. He was unable to get the right angle to secure sufficient force, and so as a last and perfectly effective means, he stood on his h»ad and without the least difficulty forced his food down his throat. This toad unquestionably was a wonder. One day. we are told, he happened to find an angleworm of great length. He took hold of one end and succeeded in swallowing about an inch and a half of the worm, which then realizing its danger apparently, wound the rest of its body boa like around the neck of the load This gave the worm leverage enough to ••nahle it to tug away ai that part which the toad already had swallowed. The result was that although by a mighty effort the toad could swallow about half an inch, the worm, when the relaxation came, succeeded in with drawing three-quarters of an inch. The toad saw nn. breakfast slipping away from him. but bis infinite wit earne to hie rescue. It is said that he sat up like a squirrel took oue mighty swallow, and then before the worm could get 'a its withdrawing work, he pressed h*s fore feet against his throat and held the swallowed part of the breakfast in place; then, so the story goes, by a series of quick successive swallowing and throat squeezing, the toad soon had the worm in the dark interior where he was needed for breakfast. Toad migrations are not extraordinarily un common events. They have taken place in many parts of the country, and once the toads In traveling succeeded In stalling a railroad train on the Canadian Pacific line. The story of this runs to the effect that the whetds crushed the creatures and so greased the rails that jirogress was impossible for some time. The passengers said that they could have stood the situation more philosophically if the blockaders had been frogs, for then the nues iion of the food supply would have been settled for a lot of hungry people. Frogs legs make good eating. It is not generally known, perhaps, to the layman that toads, like frogs, lay their eggs in the water. Countless millions of eggs will be deposited In some morass. They hatch out. the young get big enough, and migrate in a body to the dry land, sometimes going long distances as an entity. These, it is said, are the marching armies of toads which astonish people nnd accounts of which are spread broadcast over the earth. Straw Hats and Autos "You might scarcely think," said Mr. Mac Blink. "that there was anything In common l>e tween straw hats and automobiles, hut by tha. way ot thinking you'd be surely forgetting th Mr cost of upkeep, in which respect they nr; strikingly alike. “They say it costs more to keep an aatotno bile than it does to buy one; precisely ths same is true of the straw hat. You take tnj own experience for an illustration. "Karly in the s ason 1 bought a straw ha for which I paid $2. 1 know a place when yot can get a very good straw hat for f'.iat m ney and If it hadn't rained all summer I fhouI< .have been on the straw hat account under tu | additional expense. “But it always does rain more or less just as 1t has done this summer, and as is ver; wfll Known if a drop of rain gets on a stray hat" it Is all up. Kaindrops on a straw ha will accumulate dust, and then you have t' have the hat cleaned, and thai costs money; it some places 25 cents; in some 15. “I find by reference to my books that I have paid out this summer in straw hat ac count for upkeep only $2.30. which Is a good deal. While the automobile mail has beta spending his money for gasoline and things I have been blow ing mine for hat cleaning, and it has cost me more to keep that hat go inf than It cost me originally. “But in this I find some slight satisfaction In this respect at least I find myself on th« same footing with the man who at the begin ning of the season bought instead of a strau hat an automobile.'' Poor Man-on Foot »1U *T to pkt«i, and there wU1 ** *>»wi of hardware, and bic troa martaci will hit the taan-oo .'oot end knock him iato the (round up to hla ■boulder blade*. Every time he ***** around a block a tallies monkey wrench or daw hammer will dot him on the bead and make him rick and ! evil la the In etenta. There will be an aeroplane Insurance, which will enable you lo provide for your widow and children in case an aviator falls on ;ou and squashes you. In surance agents of various hinds are so •thick now that it Is impossible to avoid them, and any scheme that threatens to swell their ranks should be denounced by press and pulpit. Life Preservers for the Air. Dirigible balloon accidents for the last four years show a loss of 36 lives, and in the past two years IX aeroplan- - ists have met the same fate. Is it not time that some of the ingenuity spent upon perfecting the airship be devot ed to inventing an airship life pre server? In hot air balloon ascensions the descent is always made with a par achute. While an aeropianist might not be able to extricate himself from his seat in time to take advantage of a parachute, why should not an equip ment of this kind be feasible for the dirigible airships? Those who are competent to deal with the situation should devise some method of pre serving life in the case of accidents, which seem to be a foregone conclu sion, at least in the early stages of the flying game.—Leslie's. A Professional Diagnosis. Policeman—What is the matter with my finger, doctor? It pains me terri bly. Surgeon—It is a strictly profes sional affliction. Policeman—What do you mean? Surgeon—Simply that you have a felon on hand. BUNK IS SATISFACTORY FOR FEEDING PURPOSES Nebraska Stock Raiser Used One for Twelve Years With Excellent Results—Stands Strain of Big Steers. The Finished Bunk. tnth this description appear some drawings of a feed bunk which Mr. J. C. Price of Nebraska has used for 12 years with very satisfactory results. He thinks it will stand the strain of big steers better than any other. This bunk has only four legs and for that End View. reason will set level anywhere, this feature being of especial Importance In the winter when the ground is frozen. A hunk made In accordance with this sketch require* less lumber than any other style, says Homestead. Make the bed proper of yellow pine 2x8 stock, using good straight 2x8 for the sides, letting them come Bush with the outside of the bottom and make a mortise of the sides for the ends to lit in. For ordinary cattle, a I bottom made of four 2xS will usually bo aide enough but for horned cattle or big steers, five* pieces should be used, making it forty Inches on the inside. To make the legs, cat theta the length wanted out of good, rough 4x4. nail them lightly to the trough (afterwards bolt them), then put the pieces of 2x4 (one on each side of legs) up tight against the bottom of bunk, being careful to have the legs straight. Then put cm the lower pair of 2x4 crosspieces about five inches from the ground. Next comes the bracing which is made of 2x4 and put in like the drawing. Put in the short braces first; that is the braces be tween the legs, then put a piece of 2x$, one foot long on top of the lower crosspieces for the long brace to rest ou. taking care to have them tight. Scarcity of Timber. Wood Is becoming scarcer and dearer every year. As population in creases we shall be obliged to use more acreage in its scstentation. The trees will be planted again on the wa tersheds. and dams will be built to hold surplus water for use in times of drought, as is done In older conn tries. Your rivers then will be more serviceable In summer and less dan gerous In the spring time. FOR WOOL AND MUTTON How to Develop Good Flock for Doable Purpose—Bine Grass Makes Best Perman ent Pasture. (By F. O. HUGHES ! To develop a good flock of breeding sheep for wool and mutton I ■would begin with the ewes that are half Cots wold and half Merino and mate them with a buck that Is a full blooded Shropshire. In the cross you get a grade of sheep that is hard to beat for both wool and mutton. By this method I once got a twin lamb that sheared, when a little more than a year old, 16 pounds of good wool and when a year and a half old the carcass weighed 160 pounds. 1 cross my sheep back and forth as my judgment tells me Is best. If the sheep are getting too wrinkly and the wool too short I get either a Cots wold. Oxford or Shropshire buck, and if the fleece is getting too hairy and light In weight I breed back to the Merinos. In caring for the flock I prefer green pasture for them, as many months in the year as possible. Blue grass makes the best perma nent pasture. Dwarf esses rape can be sown as soon as the ground will work In the spring and if sown alone five or sis pounds of seed will be re quired per acre. Sis or eight weeks after sowing it will be ready for pasture which will last until freezing time. A smaller amount of rape can be sown with oats and after the crop is removed I have an excellent fall pas ture. Sheep like rape, but I would not advise anyone to keep them on rape alone. Pumpkins are good feed for them in the fall of the year. When winter comes on and the pastures do not furnish enough feed to keep them thrifty and growing nicely I begin feeding com and fodder, cow peas and clover hay and sometimes threshed oats or sheep oats. I believe ten sheep will eat as much as one cow and I aim to feed accord lnglv. 1 prefer to have lambs come in Feb ruary and although It may require cars to save them during cold weather, when fall comes. I think I am ahead for they go through the winter better and make better sheep than do late lambs. FINE SPECIMEN OF HOLSTEIN Strange as it may seem to say so, there is no best breed of cows, chick ens or anything else. It is true that some breeds are better than others, but when it comes to deciding among the few best ones, much must he left to Individual preference and vary ing circumstances and conditions. When it conies to making a selec tion. it pays best to choose the breed ! most prevalent in your vicinity, pro- I vided it is one of the best standard breeds. This will enable you to sell ycur products to better advantage • and ship to better advantage. If your : community is known far and wide as * making a specialty of any certain breed, buyers will come after them j and pay you a better price if they can get enough to ship In cur lots. So. If you are a practical man. this will decide your choice rather thsr any fancied superiority of breeds The virtues of the different breeds balance up pretty well any way While Jerseys give richer milk. Hoi steins give more of it. One breed eats less and another makes morn beef. It is well to study up all the points and then decide according to your own needs and best judgment. The illustration shows a Holstein bull which won first prixe at a recent Illinois state fair. He is a good speci men of the breed, large and vigorous, with the black and white well distrib uted. He is an excellent breeder, and is good enough to head most any herd Corn Grain for Horses. Corn grain when ground into meal Is by far too concentrated to feed alone to horses. It lacks fiber and ash to insure good digestion. There fore, when the cob can be finely ground it is an advantage for the rea sons named. Certainly, ground corn Is better for horses than whole corn as a saver of feed for them. The horse cannot masticate the corn fine enough so that the digestion gets all the nutrients out of it, and much of it will pass through the ailmentary canal undigested, yet whole corn when fed alone is a safer feed than ground corn. The better way to feel corn is to grind it with oats, two parts oats to one of corn, or grind the corn and mix coarse wheat bran with it equally. Beet Pulp. Beet pulp can be preserved In silos, but undergoes considerable loss In value under the process. Freight bills are also heavy in transporting the ma terial from the sugar miils, and it is probable that purchases of dried pulp would be more profitable. By soaking in w ater it can be made a fair substi tute Tor fresh beets in the cattle ra tion. Mixing the pulp with chopped hay might make it a little more con venient to handle, but has been found by experience not to iniproTe its keep^ ing qualities in a silo. Beets may be kept either whole or sliced in a silo, but there is considerable waste in long keeping. Blackberries. Blackberries require rich soil. Plant in fall or early spring in rows t by 7 feet, cutting plants to the ground Avoid disturbing the roots until plant is one foot high. When about three feet high pinch back some to induce stock and lateral growth. Suckers should all be held in check and old wood removed after fruiting. Culti vate annually and sow occasionally tc crimson clover. Wilson, Snyder. Erio Rathburn and Ward are the best va rieties in this section. Dust Baths. If lice get too bad the hens will wal low in anything loose, from soot to manure, but they never elect either on the first ballot.