' But AND
DISCOURAGED
Mrs. Hamilton Tells How She
Finally Found Health in
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg
etable Compound.
Warren. Ind. —“I was bothered ter
ribly with female weakness. I had pains j
ana was not regular,
U>y head ached all
the time, I had bear
ing down pains and
my back hurt me the
biggest part of the
time, I was dizzy
and had weak feel
ings when I would
stoop over, it hurt
me to walk any dis
tance and 1 felt blue
and discouracrpfl
“ I began taking Lydia E, Pinkham’a
Vegetable (Compound and am now in
good health. If it had not been for
that medicine I would have been in my
grave a long time ago. ’’—Mrs. Artie E.
Hamilton, R.F.D. No. 6. Warren, Ind.
Another Case.
Esmond, R.I. — “I write to teli you
how much good your medicine has done i
me and to let other women know that I
there is help for them. I suffered with
hearing down pains, headache, was ir
regular and felt blue and depressed all
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morning until late at night running a
boarding house and do all my own work.
I hope that many suffering women will
try your medicine. It makes happier
wives and mothers. ’ ’—Mrs. Anna Han
sen, Esmond, Rhode Island.
Make the Liver
Do its Duty
Nine times in ten when the liver it
right the stomach and bowels are right
CARTER’S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS
gently butfirmly com-j
pel a lazy liver to^
do its duty.
Cures Con-,
itipation, In-^
digestion,
Sick
Headache, *
CARTERS
ana uucreii Aner unng.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
Rathenow.
Rathenow — where King George
broke his journey to Berlin in order
to inspect the squadron of Ziethen
Hussars commanded by tbfe royal
bridegroom. Prince Ernest of Cumber
land—is a sleepy little market town'in
the mark of Brandenburg, about forty
miles from the capital and only a few
from Schonbausen, the ancestral seat
and birthplace of Bismarck. It was at
Rathenow where Otto von Bismarck,
a bearded young Junker, presented
himself for election to Prussian's first
approach to a parliament. The elec
tors showed their prescience by ston
ing the man who was destined to cre
ate the new German empire. *
Where He Excelled.
Redd—Did his son get a»diploma
from college?
Greene—No, but he brought home
a rattling good letter of recommenda
tion from the rowing coach!
Put On. .
"Is Dobbs a man of superior attain
ments?”
“No. Merely of superior airs.”
Don't buy water for bluing. Liquid blue
is almost all water. Buv Red Cross Ball
Blue, the blue that s all blue. Adv.
Perhaps whisky does improve with
age—when it gets the chance.
An Australian artesian well reaches
a depth of more than 5,000 feet.
ALLEN'S
FOOT=EASE,
The Antiseptic powder shaken into
the shoes—The Standard Rem
edy lor the feet for a quarter
century 30.000 testimonials. Sold
Trade Mark, everywhere. 25c. Sample FRF-U.
Address. Allen S. Olmsted. LeRov. N Y.
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CAFE PRICES KEASqWABLE
W. N. U., OMAHA, NO 31-1913
NOT YET THE SINLESS WORLD
Spanish Penology Expert Illustrates
Point With an Appropriate
“Watermelon” Story.
Senor Fernando Cadalso. Spain’s In
spector general of prisons, said re
cently in New York that he thought
the time had not yet come for the
abolition of capital punishment.
"The world is not yet civilized
enough for this advance.” he contin
ued. ".The world, you know, is still
a good deal in the state of the col
ored people in the watermelon story.
“I heard this story from one of
your clever southern editors. He said
that a raan was a good deal troubled
by thieves in his watermelon patch
and so he called up his old gardener
and began:
“ ’Uncle Eli, I'm trying an experi
ment with Doc Sawyer in the south
watermelon patch. The melons there
are a poison variety, and if any of
your colored friends touch them
they'll be kined, sure. You'd better
warn them, hadn't you?'
"'Sartenly 1 had, sah,’ said Uncle
Eli, Til warn ’em. sah. Trust me.’
" ‘And do you think your warning'll
have^ any effect? Do you think it will
protect the south patch from theft?'
“ ‘What I thinks, sah.’ said Uncle
Eli. scratching his head, ‘is dat
there’ll be a lot o’ dade niggers round
dat patch, dat's what 1 thinks, sah.’ ”
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR BABY’S
SKIN
In the care of baby's skin and hair,'
Cuticura Soap is the mother's fa
vorite. Not only is it unrivaled in
purity and refreshing fragrance, but
its gentle emollient properties are
usually sufficient to allay minor irri
tations, remove redness, roughness
and chafing, soothe sensitive condi
tions, and promote skin and hair
health generally. Assisted by Cuti
cura Ointment, it is most valuable in
the treatment of eczemas, rashes and
itching, burning infantile eruptions.
Cuticura Soap wears to a wafer, often
outlasting several cakes of ordinary
soap and making Its use most eco
nomical.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."—Adv.
Women Won Honors at Cambridge.
Women have distinguished them
selves this year at Cambridge. Eng
land. In the mediaeval and modern
languages tripos first class honors
were gained by 14, 8 of whom were
women and 6 of whom were men.
In Class I 35 passed, of whom 24 were
women and 11 were men. In Class III,
13 men and 8 women passed. Five
of the women who gained first
class honors were from Girton. t
from Newham. In Part II of class
ics, 3 Newnham women gained first
class honors. In history. Part I.,
a Girton woman, Mis^ N. C». Smith,
shared highest honors with men. And
a Girton woman, Miss T. Day, took a
second class in Part II. of the theo
logical tripos. This tripos has been
taken by only one other woman be
sides Miss Day. That was back in
1882.
Juvenile Tact.
Small Thomas heard hi3 mother tell
ing his older brother that it was a
tactful thing to appear to think peo
ple younger than they were.
His sister’s French teacher arriv
ing shortly after, it fell to Thomas
to entertain her until his sister ap
peared.
Thomas decided to do it up
brown.
“How old are you. Miss Grey?” he
asked politely.
“I’m dreadfully old. Thomas.” she
answered. “I’m twenty-three!”
“Oh!” said Thomas, gulping a lit
tle with the unusual effort. "I—I nev
er thinked you was more'n s—seven.”
—Lippincott’s.
Worst Yet.
Mrs Dearborn — Is her husband
kind to her?
Mrs. Wabash—No; he’s cruel.
Mrs. Dearborn—Grumbles when his
mfeals are late, does he?
Mrs.‘Wabash—No. he sings!
Heroic Treatment.
"Is there anything you can suggest
as a remedy for hay fever?” asked
the man who was sneezing.
“Yes. Go to some place where there
are plenty of mosquitoes and you’ll
forget about it.” 0
High at Any Price.
Yeast—This paper says that the
water in the Nile is reported to be
lower than ev^r at the present time.
Crimeonbeak—Gee! They don’t
have to buy water over there, do
they ?
Into Town, Out of'Money.
Mrs. Subbubs (entering husband’s
office)—I ran into town today to do
some chopping, dear, and I—
Subbubs—I see, and you ran in
here because you van out of money.
Well, how much?
Out Too Often.
"George, love,” began the dear girl,
“after we’re married you won’t be out
nights, will you?”
"I hope not,” replied George, who
plays poker. “Pray for me.”
Sound to Be Heard.
Patience—What do you suppose
makes that baby cry so awfully loud?
Patrice—Why both of its parents
are hard of hearing, you know.
Don’t Poison Baby.
')1PARW«ymr> A°P silmost T"*7 ™oth1r thoi^t her ch*Id must have
rAKhiUOKIO oc laudanum to make it sleep. These drugs will produce
T00 MANY will produce the SLEEP
kinf/i ® NO WAKING. Many are the children who
have been killed or whose health has been ruined for life by paregoric, lauda
num anK-w*SP#me’ **?,*? which is a narcotic product of opium. Druggists
are prohibited from selling either of the narcotics named to children at aU, or
*° aaybody without labelhng them “poison.” The definition of “narcotic” *
is: A medicine which relieve* pain and produce* sleep, but which in poison
ous aoses produces stupor, coma, convulsions and death.9* The taste and
°P*u™are disguised, and sold under the names
■p°'[diala; Soothing SyTupe/5 etc. You should not permit any
medicine to be given to your children without you or your physician know
of what it is composed. CASTORIA DOES NOT V
/CONTAIN NARCOTICS, if it bears thesignatme
of Chas. H. Fletcher.
Genuine Castoria always bears tbe signature of<
i ..—.
SPORT THAT COSTS ♦ ♦
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1
F racing is the sport of
kings, polo is the sport of
millionaires. Any king,
even though he may
be an insignificant Indian
potentate or a ruler of a
Balkan state, with a pock
etbook of slim proportions, may own a
racing stable, but only a man of great
wealth can afford to maintain a big
string of polo ponies. For race horses,
if they are fast, can earn their keep
and make a profit for their owner. But
a polo pony is nothing but an expense
from the day he is bought until the
day of his death. The only thing he
can earn is a modicum of glory and a
few cups which as a rule do not cost
as much as his saddle and bridle. From
this it may be gleaned that between
racing and polo there is a distinction
with a difference. Harry Payne Whit
ney spent $20,000 on the international
polo series of games played at Meadow
brook, L- I. The duke of Westmin
ster’s expenses for the polo challen
gers amounted to $60,000. All this for
the sake of a silver trophy worth
$4,000. .
The cost oft polo depend^ largely
upon the inclination and desife of the
poloists to spend money. Some men
can enjoy the sport at an outlay of a
few hundred dollars a week, while oth
ers will spend as many thousands,
fl. L. Herbert, chairman of the Polo
association, recently said in.reference
to the cost of polo: ’it all depends on
how much a man wishes to spend on
the game. One man may be satisfied
to own and maintain three ponies,
w hile another will want at least thirty
at his command. The expense is much
iike that of the opera. One man can
enjoy it for a dollar, while it will cost
another thousands for a box.”
Harry Payne Whitney and the duke
of Westminster own and keep in train
ing the largest string of polo ponies
in America or England. The mainte
nance of these ponies costs them
thousands of dollars each year. They
are the financial backbone of the
sport in this country and abroad.
Botfi enjoy the sport thoroughly, and
as they are experts at the sport the
money that they spend yearly is to
them but a trivial matter.
But for their generous support of
the game there would not have been
any international matches during 1909,
1911 and 1913. Mr. Whitney supplied
the "sinews of war” which sent abroad
in 1909 the American team, of which
he was the captain. It was his outlay
of money and purchase of many great
polo ponies that enabled the Ameri
cans to win the cup which the Eng
lishmen had won and kept for 23 years.
This year the duke of Westminster
defrayed the expenses of the English
challengers. Until he came to the
financial rescue the English players
bad abandoned all hope of bringing the
ponies over here to play for the,trophy.
Whitney and the duke of Westmin
ster each own 30 polo ponies. They
hire trainers to develop the speed of
the ponies and teach them the elemen
tary parts of the game. The salary of
these trainers is $4,000 each. In addi
tion to that there are a big corps of
stable lads to support, for t-he attend
ants not only receive salaries ranging
from $25 to $40 a month, but in addi
tion are allowed their lodging and
board This, with the cost of food,
saddles, bridles, bandages, lotions,
medicine and the attendance of a vet
erinary costs many thousands of dol
lars. A good -polo pony these days
costs many thousands of dollars. In
many respects his value is as great as
a race horse, though his earning ca
pacity is considerably less than that of
the latter. The best ponies are bred
in Ireland and England, but of late
years the ponies bred in Texas, Cali
fornia and the Hawaiian islands are
equal, if not superior, to the foreign
bred horses.
There is now such a great demand
for polo ponies that they are specially
bred for that purpose. Iu 1876, when
the first games of polo were played
in New' York, it was possible to buy
ponies for .rrices ranging from $35 to
$100. Mr. Herbert once bought a pony
for $35 that afterward developed into
a crackerjack and his value soared to
$2,000. Oy course that was an excep
tion. Novfrdays ponies puitable for
polo cost r.*om $500 to $2.COO each.
When Mt. Whitney prepared for his
campaign In England in 1900 he spent
$85,000 for ponies. Since then he has
added many more to hie string'and
has spent at least $40,000. It will be
seen by this that he has expended in
the neighborhood of $125,000 for po
nies alone. One of his ponies cost
him $15,0C0. This was the high-water
mark paid for any pony, bet many
good ponies have cost $5,000. The
duke of Westminster has spent in the
neighborhood of $125,000 for his ag
gregation of ponies. The ponies that
were used in the international matches
were made up in large part of those
owned by Mr. Whitney and the duke
of Westminster. Several ponies, how
ever, have been donated for the use
of the players by various Americans
and Englishmen who are interested in
the game.
“It takes several years of hard
training to make a pony suitable for
pole playing. He is usually bought
when three years of age and for two
years is taught the elementary parts
of the game, such as not to shy at the
mallet, to follow the ball, to “break”
quickly and to obey the slightest touch
of the reins on his neck, ^ost ponies
are trained so that the rider may
guide them by simply touching them
on the right or left side of the neck
with the reins.
Many persons not familiar with polo
consider the fastest pony the best
pony. This is an erroneous idea.
While speed is an essential qualifica
tion for a pony, he is utterly worth
less if he does not know the game
thoroughly and is not subject to in
stant cntrol. If his speed cannot be
I checked he'll run over the ball and
carry his rider out of the zone of
play. A pony that will twist and turn
as though on a pivot and then ''break"
and ra^e at top speed and stop in
stantly at command is the ideal polo
mount. His value is beyond price
There are many poloists who can
not aflord to maintain large strings
of ponies and hire a trainer. Most of
these men have from three to six po
nies in their string. They place the
ponies in a public training stable. The
j cost is $30 a month for each pony,
j These public trainers hire stable lads
; to exercise and take care of the po
1 nies. One boy looks after four ponies.
The actual cost of feed for a pony ia
$12 a month.
Some of the expenses other than
those of buying and maintaining the
ponies, cost the players many dollars.
The balls, made of light willow, are
furnished to the Polo association at
ten cents each. One firm has a con
tract to furnish the polo associations
with 20,000 balls. The mallets are
worth from $2 to $3.50 each. The
heads of the mallet are frequently
’ broken in the game or during practice,
j It costs a dollar to replace the heads
1 The helmets the players wear cost
from $4 to $7 each. The riding boots
are worth from $15 to $25. The rid
ing breeches cost from $8 to $12.
Device to Keep Record of Hens.
To record hens’ egg-laying capaci
ties two New Yorkers have patented
a Simple nest, in leaving which a hen
is forced to mark a board with crayon
attached to a foot, different colors be
1 ing used to distinguish different hens.
Valuable Feathers Destroyed.
Approximately ten tons of feathers
plucked from birds by poachers four
or five years ago in the Hawaiian
; islands have been burned by the gov
1 ernment scientists in Honolulu.
A Good Example of an Attractive Farm Table.
White table-linen Is important in
making things attractive. If white ta
ble-linen is not within the reach of ev
eryone, it is surely in everyone’s power
to set the table well.
The knives, forks and spoons are
sometimes apparently thrown at the
table, with no idea of order. One has
to be careful to get his own water
glass, etc. The knives and spoons
should be placed on the right, and the
forks on the left of the plate, at even
distance from the edge of the table,
with the water glass at the end of
the knife. The napkin is usually
placed at the left of the fork. All
dishes should bo placed inside the line
of plates, and so be out of one's way
In eating. Cracked and broken dishea
are not permissible at any time. The
cracks and chipped places hold dirt
and microbes, and are unhealthful, be
side being ugly to look at.
A little garnish of parsley on a cold
meat dish, or a hard-boiled egg sliced
on the greens, or the butter made into
neat pats or slices, will help wonder
fully in making the meal attractive.
In this connection we might mention
the use of flowers on-the table. Most
farm tables I have seen have been too
crowded for flowers, but when we do
away with some of the unnecessary
things, there will be room for a flow
ering plant, or a vase of pretty cut
flowers.
WOMAN’S PLACE IN THE WORLD
While woman’s place in the world
is not merely that of a useless orna
ment, she surely never was intended
to detract from the general art ef
fects of nature.
And this she does when she ambles
along in awkward ungainliness, dis
torting every beautiful line which is
her divine inheritance and making of
hersilf a most unattractive picture.
Feminine beauty is not a matter of
patches and is perfect only in abso
lute completeness. There are graces
innumerable of the mind, of the heart,
and of the speech, as well as of the
body.
Usually these graces help to develop
each other. The girl with bouyant
thoughts speeds on her way with buoy
ant step. The discouraged heart is al
ways borne along with slow, discour
aged tread. Our actions Indicate our
moods, our manners are evidences of
our thoughts. We are continually giv
ing outward expression to our prin
ciples, sentiments and beliefs.—Ex
change.
Thought Destroyer.
Mrs. Binks—Now that you have a
little son and heir, I think you ought
to stay at home evenings and think
about his future.
Mr. Binks—That’s just the trouble.
He Raises such an eternal racket 1
have to go out to think.—Puck.
Long-Lived Mines and Profits.
Are long-lived mines more profitable
than short-lived ones? The average
investor would consider this a foolish
question, assuming naturally that the
longer a mine lasts the greater the ac
cumulated profits.
Just about the contrary is the case.
The figures supplied by the mines de
partment of Johannesburg, where the
regularity of deposits on the Rand
makes it possible to gauge the lives of
mines with accuracy, should convince
the skeptic that owing to compound in
terest a long life does not add to the
value of a mine to the extent com
monly assumed.—Engineering and
Mining Journal.
What It Means.
“Pa, what does it mean when a man
is discharged ‘for the good of the serv
ice’?"
“Ordinarily, my boy, that means that
the administration him a friend it
wants to place in his job, and there’s
no other real reason tor letting him
go "
Long Life of Clocks.
Of all machines made by man none
can compare for long life with the
clock. The life of a clock is as much
longer than that of any other ma
chinery as the life of a man is longer
than that of a dog. The French city
of Rouen has a great clock which was
built in the year 1389 and is still keep
ing good time. Except for cleaning
and a few necessary repairs it has
never stopped during a period of more
than five centuries. It strikes ths
hours and chimes the quartern
BOKHARA IS VERY PRIMITIVE
Interesting Sidelights on Life of an
Almost Unknown People Under
the Czar's Rule.
London.—Interesting sidelights on
the life of the almost unknown people
under the rule of the czar in Central
Asia were given by Miss ttnrislle, P.
R. G. S., one of the first- to be elect
ed to that body, who has recently re
turned from a journey to Bokhara.
“The eleven gates of Bokhara,’,’ said
Miss Christie, “are still shut every
night at sundown, and the watchmen
parade the streets after dark beating
drums to show they are awake. The
people were very friendly. The Bok
hara idea of Justice was direct and
to the point. They took the con
demned persons up to the top of the
tower and then threw them down.
Once was enough.
“The caravansary in the queer
town was similar to those usually |
At Entrance to Bokhara Mosque.
found in the east long "go. The little
rooms look out over a small balcony
into the yard. Underneath the rooms
the cattle are kept.
“All the buildings, with the excep
tion of the mosques and the towers,
are built of clay, and the method of
the builders is simplicity itself. A
wooden framework is put up, and in
the spaces between the wooden
boards are pressed sun dried balls of
mud. Then over all comes more mud,
and in a very short time a house is
built and ready for occupation."
Miss Christie was fortunate enough
to see the emir going to mosque and
she also photographed him, which is
considered something of a feat, for
no one ever knows which of the
many mosques he intends to enter. It
was a Friday, and a crowd of sub
jects gathered near the mosque with
in a few yards of the palace.
FISH INTOXICATED ON BEER
Brewery Output Emptied Into Stream
Causes Chaos Among Pis
catorial Tribe.
Mendota, 111.—There will be no more
-fishing in the Mendota creek for
months to come. It is improbable that
the fish will be able to see the bait
for several weeks. The banks recent
ly were lined with hundreds of dead
fish and the creek was full of others
dead drunk.
Because of failure to pay the gov
ernment tax the Mendota brewery was
closed and.1,081 barrels of beer were
emptied into the creek.
An hour later a conglomeration of
queer sounds arose from the creek,
from the mewing of cat fish to the
deep bass of the bass. Several tur
tles were seen disporting themselves
absurdly on a log and three bullfrogs
staggered arm in arm down Main
street, until taken into custody by a
policeman. They couldn’t hop, despite
the fact that they were full of them.
Many of the fish imbibed too freely
and climbed out on shore, where they
were fatally prostrated by the heat.
Those who survived followed the beer
down stream in jarge schools.
HANG UP GIRL TO BEAT HER?
% —————
Georgian la Charged With Inhuman
Punishment of His Young
Daughter.
Augusta, Ga.—Charges that he fas
tened a chain around the neck of his
fifteen-year-old daughter.suspended her
from a meat hook in his butcher
shop and beat hex* with the butt end
of a whip until the blood flowed from
her wounds, were made against J. J.
Johnson in the recorder’s court.
Policeman Moore, who arrested
Johnson, stated that he was called by
neighbors * who heard the girl's
scream. The policeman said that when
he reached the market he found John
son's daughter, Nellie, suspended
from a meat hook, suspended by a
chain which had been wrapped twice
around her neck and locked. Moore
said that the girl's arms and neck
showed evidence of severe beating.
She was exhausted when released.
Johnson said he whipped his
daughter because he could not con
trol her. His case was continued. One
of the specific charges against him is
assault with intent to murder.
Kills Self With Ninth Shot.
Yonkers, N. Y.—Carl H. Nystrom,
fifty-seven, a machinist, used up nine
shots before he Succeeded in killing
himself at his home here. After fir
ing his revolver once he had dumped
the empty shells upon the floor and re
loaded the pistol. Five bullets were im
bedded in the walls and ceilings, three
lodged in the man's abdomen and the
ninth penetrated the brain.
Blinders or Veils, Which?
Boston.—“It is going to be a choice
between blinders for the men
or veils for the women,” said
the Rev. Frederick E. Heath,
pastor of the Warren ’ Baptist church
here, discussing the latest dresseB
worn by women. He asserted that the
new styles in dress cause disgust to
the “right minded.”
GOOD ROAD WORK IN KANSAS
Nearly $750,000 Spent by Highway De
partment in 1912—Engineer
Losh Reviews Year.
The business of the state highway
department at the Kansas Agricultu
ral college aggregated nearly three
fourths millfcu dollars in 1912. That
was the value of the bridge and road
work done, says the Kansas Indus
trialist. It was a record for that de^
partraent. Its work was more than
trebled. What has been"accomplished
in the last year by the highway de
partment is contained in an address
by A. R. Losh, assistant highway en
gineer, before a recent meeting of the
Kansas Good Roads association.
"During the past year," said Mr.
Losh, "the work of the state engineer's
office has more than trebled, though
the small force and limited appropria
tion has greatly restricted its useful
ness. While all requests have received
attention, the work in many cases has
been delayed owing to the great de
mand for services. But in no case
have township or county officials de
cided to do without the engineer pro
vided by state rather than wait until
their work could receive his attention.
During the year inspections and re
ports have been made on 100 miles of
roads and 275 bridge-:.
"This is a summary of the engineer
ing work done by this office during the
year:
Plans and specifications for bridge
work finished or under construc
tion .$160,000
Plan3 and specifications for bridge
work not contracted.t. 150.000
Plans and specifications for road
work . ;3.000
Plans and specifications for drain
age work under construction. 90.000
Plans and specifications for farm
tile drainage . 7.000
Consulting and supervising engi
neer to highway officials on
bridge work being done on plans
not furnished by the state, ag
gregating a value of. 78.000
Board of arbitration of bridge case
in Smith county, involving. 95.000
Inspection of bridge work in
Mitchell county, involving. 65.000
Inspection of bridge work in Nor
ton county, involving . 15.00)
Valuation of public property on
which services have been fur
nished .$633,000
“In the campaign for good roads,
speakers have been furnished for 405
meetings, addressing a total of 51,000
persons; two good roads trains have
been concluded; 75,000 bulletins,
tracts or other publications have been
distributed; and every county and
township board in the gtate has re
ceived an offer of assistance in its
local problems.
“We are spending more money than
ever before on our highways, and
while there is a great waste due to
mismanagement and lack of proper
supervision, we are getting a marked
improvement in our roads.
“During the past year the townships'
spent for road and culvert work $3,
204,585. There was also spent in 303
counties $591,111 for county roads and
in 22 counties $401,576 for bridges. In
these 22 counties it was found that
this year the bridge expenditures in
creased 35.7 per cent, over the aver- i
age for the past three years. In the
remaining 83 counties, if an increase
of ten pec-, cent in expenditures is
assumed the amount spent on county
bridges would be about $778,424. The
total amount of funds spent on the
highway in 1912 was about $4,975,696.
There will be approximately $5,250,000
of highway funds available for 1913.
“A review of the year gives a decid
ed optimistic outlook for future prog
ress. ‘Good Roads’ has become a
household topic in Kansas. No other
subject is receiving the attention or
consideration as does that of better
highways. More progress has been
made than in any previous year.
Probably more has been accomplished
during the past two years than in the
previous 50 years Kansas has been a
state. What we most need before this
association assembles next year is a
completely new bridge law; a few
changes in the present road law, or a
revision that will give a more busi
nesslike system of administration; a
state highway department that can
give more assistance; provisions for
state aid; and an automobile tax for
road purposes."
Alfalfa as Pork Maker.
At the Kansas experiment station
800 pounds of pork were made from
one ton of alfalfa hay, and 770 pounds
from an acre of alfalfa pasture. At
the Nebraska station hog rations con
sisting of one-fourth alfalfa hay
showed the alfalfa hay worth its
weight in corn meal and superior to
the same weight of bran. The Iowa
station made pig pork at $3.84 per 100
pounds and realized 71.1 cents per
bushel for corn; with alfalfa and corn,
pork cost $2.88 per 100 pounds, and
corn returned 86.6 cents per bushel—
a difference of 33 1-3 per cent, in fa
vor of alfalfa. ,
Protection for Grapes.
Place a tvo-pound paper bag over
each bunch of grapes when the fruit
is the size of small shot This prot
tects the grapes from insect and bird
injury, and insures extra choice clus
ters. Fasten the mouth of the bag
:lose about each stem with a pin, or
wire, or string.
Value of Grooming.
Grooming instills vigor into the
horse, and the removal of dirt, and the
stimulation of the skin go far toward
preventing harness-sores.
Establishing a Reputation.
It takes two or three crops of colta
to establish a stallion’s reputation la
any locality.
Not Much Fruit.
Trees that are making a rapii
growth of wood do not generally bear
much fruit.