The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, September 15, 1910, Image 7
art 'trfr wwww SEND POTATOES TO MARKET Crop Should Do Graded and Packed in Barrels as Soon as Posrblo After'Dug. Potatoes, although one of the most Important of our truck crops, are usually badly handled by tho average grower. Instead of being sont to market In bulk by tho wagon load, po tatoes should be graded ami packed In barrels. Tho packing .should bo dono as soon ub poslblo after tbuy arc dug, for If exposed too much to tho huh they will become seift and the akin will turn green. It Ih a very good plan to grado and pack potatoes In the Held aa they are lifted, although when very largo crops nr grown und It la desirable to grade them more carefully, this cnn'be dono better by first Bending them to the packing Bhed, whore they can bo run through graders and the work done more rapidly. It Is Just us important to grade potatoes as fruit or any other vegetables). Knrly potatoes should bo shipped In barrels with holes cut in them for ventilation, and covered with burlap. B-5T Poorly Packed Potatoes. Tho barrels should bo frequently nlmkcii whllo being packed, In order to settle the contents llrmly, because being heavy, otherwise) they will be sure to arrive at market, utter long dlstanco hauling, In very bad condl tlon. SOIL SICKNESS IN GARDENS Liberal Dressings of Freshly Ground or Slaked Lime Will Prove an Excellent Tonic. Hy W. It. OIMsniiT.) Complalnta are common from com paratively small and constantly crop ped gardens anent tho poorness of the produce. Even such a thing as a cab. bage Is so faint-hearted as to run away on lanky legs as no well-behaved cabbage should. All this Is very annoying to those) who take Infinite pains with their gar dens and go to some expense In get ting reliable Becds. All this may occur, and does occur, where amplo umnuro of Uiu barnyard Is applied to keep the soil In fertile condition. It la In fact a kind of soil sickness which ordinary manure cannot over come, but actually aggravates. One sees far less of this in large gardens for the simple reason thut the larger area gives a much wider rauge and rotation of cropping, yet even here comparisons may often be drawn be tween tho produco of tho large areas and vegetables undor Held cultivation to the distinct advantngo of the latter. There- Is fortunately an antidote, for freshly ground or freshly slaked llmo Is an antldoto for this. In liberal dressings It will .prove a quick and lasting tonic to tho sick soil, and not only should this be administered when spring opens, but aa far as possible dressed through crops of cabbago and similar things during a dry day and lightly hoed In. When lime can bo readily obtained In the best condition thore Is really no excuse for the bad state of things de pleted, and oven if an extra price has to be paid it Is still the cheapest be cause the only satisfactory thing for tho purpose, and whatever may bo spent In ordinary manure, if expended on tlmo for several seasons would work wonders. PROTECTING THE HAY STACK Excellent Method Is Shown by Accom panying Illustration Is Quito Inexpensive. A ltttlo wlro fenco, as shown In the Illustration will savo Us cost 50 times Saving Hay Stack. ovory season ami allow stock to run In Inclosuro whero liny or other grnln Is Btncked. Uso strong wlro fenco netting and fasten to posts of 2 by i and put thcBo securely In the ground. When not In uso tho fenco can bo rolled up and put away, IflSSw,, 1 BLANCHING BY DRAIN TILES Mot Important Part of Producing Good Celery Is to Have Plants Firm and Tender. Mlauchlug Is a very Important part of producing good celery; because, un less tho plants aro white, Hrm and tender, they nre not only unpalatable for thu farmer's family, but are, of course, unsalable. Including tho light Induces a solid growth In the heart of tho plant and this growth Is very rapid. It also turns a plant from green to puru white. Homo growors blanch their celery by placing over tho plants a section of V ""S VatM,. .t-A ., - 7 fiY?. jfc.tiaAiVjuva' . m'&rS : r ffWVJi ' i-rS', ur:. W"l,v" m Blanching by Drain Tiles. drain tile and covorlng up the top with a coarse cloth or litter. Persons contemplating growing cel ery for the market should not attempt to do so until they have visited one of the large commercial celery gardens nnd learned from observation exactly how the work of Heeding, transplant ing, cultivating and marketing is done. Hut tlie farmer who simply desires to grow enough celery for his family use, may, If ho follows instructions, grow good crops, always providing that his soil is very rich and well drnlned. LIGHTNING RODS ARE CHEAP It Is Mistaken Idea to Think That Thsy Oo Not Protect Buildings Wire Fence Danger. It Is a mistake to believe that lightning rods do not protect build ings. They do when properly put up and no fanner can afford to go with out them unless he chooses to curry bis own Insurance. Iti any case the cost of lightning rods Is so small com pared to the protection they give that It Is doubtful whether It is good poli cy to take any tlsks without them. Of course wo cannot put lightning rods on liny and grain stacks but wo can put the buy and grain In our barns and protect tho buildings with lightning rods. Speaking of lightning, atl danger of death to farm animals coming In contact with fence wires heavily charged may bu avoided by attaching a wlro to the strands of the fence for two or three hundred feet, running one end of it Into thu ground about four feet deep. This will afford nn outlet for tho electricity and render the who fences ns safo aa any other, Shelling Beans. After beans reach the Btage for shelling they mature quickly. Keep a shnrp lookout that some are not wasted before you are aware. The little white Hold henna aro especially prone to scatter their seeds as soon as the pods become dry. Lot posterity help pay for the roads'. Tho log drag Is tho best dirt road maker. For successful rotation clover should be one of the crops. Careful breeding Is the foundation of the best results In boo keeping. On tho farm, the best tlmo to do a thing Is just before It Is needed. Letting weeds go to seed means that you are laying up trouble for next year. If dry weather sets In do not neglect to stir thu soil nnd mulch. This Is Im portant. Curing honey simply means n proper evaporation of tho water It contains. Adjust tho knives of tho lawn mow er to cut within two Inches of the roots of tho grass. Although tho watormelon Is n suc culent fruit, wet Is more damaging to It than drought. Half tho plantB which refuse to grow for amateurs are starved to death or killed by kindness. Manure will not waste as much fertility In tho Hold as It will In tho average farm barnyard. Cabbago and all other plants of the cabbago family require a very fertile and cool, moist soil for good growth. Carrots are splendid for folks who need Iron In their blood. Ono of tho host ways to got It Is to cat theso nice roots. Sunshine, rainfall and temperature aro threo Important factors In canta loupo culture bojond the control of the grower. If your boot rows aro too thick, pull out Bomo and boll them for greens. Nothing bettor in tho world for this purpose. Never save beans for seed from rusty or dlseasod poda, and do not sell thorn for sued. This same rule applies to some other soeds, Aftor tho ground Is plowed for wheat It Is a good tlmo to haul out and scatter all of thu manure that it Is possible to gather up. Many growers do not attompt to con trol tho melon aphis, but loavo It to It; natural enemies, of which tho lady beetles are tho most Important. ism a ' Sfl -r-i-.nwftii- .u .wir - - hnZZ. -AA3wmfi r 5 rMfo. 'i ffJCti ml'R r : liwii'i- i IUpIhE .'Kl .UTTtJ. ELOPEDJNA MatT Romantic Story of An Old-Timo London Beauty. Circumvented Her Irate Father In An Ingenious Manner Lover, Dis guised no Baker, Carried Her Off In a Hamper. London. The old saying that lovi will find a way was never better Ulna trnted than In tho romance of Hllza both Spencer, the most beautiful worn an In all Kngland In tho rolgti oi Queen Klizabeth, and her devoted cavalier, Sir William, second llaror Compton, who nfterward became tin first Karl of Northampton. Kllzabeth had tho double advantage of beauty and of wealth. Sho was th( only danghtoi of Sir John Spencer who reached Loudon a penniless boj from the country during the reign oi King Henry VIII and who became Hi wealthiest citizen and In turn sheriff and lord mayor of the old city of Lon don. Like many another self-mad man Sir John was somewhat of ur. Idolater a uoishlper of self, lie re garded himself, and very likely will perfect Justice, us the equal or man of the nobles of England and tho hu perlor of some, and when ono or these. Sir William, liaron Compton, lire, snnicd to muko lovo to the beautiful Kllzabeih ho was shown the door am1 told not to return. And so the loveru planned how to circumvent tho wealthy and pemipoup Sir John. Ono day a handsome young bakei called at Crosby Hall, trundling a burrow upon whl-h rested a cupuclouj and Mat-topped basket. Ho lugged the baskot Into the tioiiso easily enough and soon emerged with It and laborl ously carried It to the barrow Chnnclng to meet Sir John ho tlppcc! his hat to the great man, who pleased with this mark of courtesy cheerfully 'gavo him a sixpence. "A civil young man," said Sir John tc himself, "and his face somehow look: familiar." A little later Sir John discovered that thu "civil young man" was the "scapegrace," Sir William, and that his daughter had elope J In the basket! Messengers were at once dispatched Eloping In a Basket. In every direction to arrest tho fugl tives, but the plans of tho lovers had been carefully luld and before theli whereabouts were discovered Eliza both Spencor had became Lady Comp ton. Tho rago of tho father know no bounds and he roundly swore that Sir William had seen tho only nlxpcncu of his money ho would over touch. This determination would very likely havo been adhered to wore It not for tho nppenranco on tho scejno of un other actor. Queen Eilzaboth yearn before had met Kllzabeth Spencor and had takon some Intorost afterward In her af fairs. Driving through tho city ono dny tho queen saw Kllzabeth and beckoning her to tho royal carrlngo paid her tho compliment of pro nounclng her the owner of "tho sweet est fnco I havo seen In my city of London." Naturally, Bho learned of tho beautiful girl's elopement and later concocted a plan of effecting a reconciliation botween daughter nnd lather. A year after tho elopement Sir John was summoned to tho presence of tho queen. After expressing her sym pathy with him ovor tho lngrntltudo of his daughter sho askod him to be come sponsor with her nt the baptism of a baby, who wna Just born to a couple who had married against tho wishes of tho mother's father. Hon ored by tho request, which of courso was tantamount to a demand, sir John readily consented nnd also will ingly acceded to the quecn'u desire that ho permit his own Biirnnmo to be used ub tho Christian namo of tho child, nattered boyond measure by the qucen'B graclousness, Sir John de clared that as hu had discarded his own undutiful daughter ho would ndnpt the Infant as holr to his for tune. Ho was then told that the child was his own grandson, the offspring of his daughter Kllzabeth. A recon ciliation was then effected and yearn afterward, when Sir John was gath ered to his fathers, tho son-in-law, sir John, or Lord Northampton as ho had then becomo, erected a mngnincent tomb on which tho disobedient daugh tor, In contrition for her fault, Is soon kneollng at hor fnthor'B ftot. Find Germ of Leprosy. Honolulu. Urs. Hrlnkorhoff nnd Curry and M. T. Hallman of Honolulu Imvo succeeded In Isolating germs of oprosy. This moans tho ultlmnto discovery if a cure for tho disease. Tho doctors nro now attempting to nako a toxin from tho bacilli. Ex eriments at tho leper dottlemont will oon bo uuido. psl A FIDDLER LURES COYOTES TO DEATH PLAYING OF OLD-TIME MELODIES DRAWS ANIMALS WITHIN RIFLE RANGE. DAD PLAYS AND SON SHOOTS Nlnety-Flvc Slain While Entranced by Strains of "Home, Sweet Home" and "Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight." KM. Neb. Having read of music be ing used to Induce cows to give larger quantities of milk and of birds being charmed by Hie playing of a mouth organ, John Peterson, owner of a large ranch a few miles south of this place, has tried his violin on coyotes with great success. Peteiiion Is considered by rolks In this community as being an artist on the violin. He plays for all the coun try dances, and fills an Important iilcl.o In a local orchestra. lie has a local reputation of "making a llddle tulle." Alter rradlng stories In the news papers of Imw animals and birds were nitracted by music, he said to Mrs Pet-TMiii: "I'll Just try It on those pesky eeiyotes." A few days Inter he and IiIh sein, Henry, eixti en years old, took a re peating rifle, a largo supply of ammu nition and a violin and i (-paired to a shed near the tenter of the fi.OOU new sand hill ranch. Seating himself cm a soup box In the doorway of the stable, and grasp ing his violin, Peterson began to play He giound out the) "Devil's Dream," "Klshcr's Hornpipe'," "When tho l'low cis Illeiom Again" and n ileze'ii other Himllur airs. Seme eif them brought the eoyeites. Petersen) was a little skemtlcal and seimewhnt disgusted. Then be tried tome of his best "ragtime." Hardly had he finished his first Ki'lortlon when there' came a yelp from ovor a hill to the left, nml a little later an answer Ing yelp from the right, followed by Btlll eithers fremi other directions. Coyotes commenced to appear and In a few minutes thu stable was I'ttolr cled by thu anlmnlK, all hitting on their (munches, howling in unison, and evidently trying to keep tlmo to the music. Peterson sawed away on his Instru ment, but not a coyote would come within tho range of Harry's rllle. Then the fiddler decided to try something more plaintive'. Dnipplng ragtime, ho htnrtod to dish out "Home, Sweet Picking Off the Coyotes. Home." Hardly had ho Btruck a dozen notes when the clrclo of coyotes, like ono coyote, aroso to their feet. They stopped howling and commenced to wnlk toward tho stable. Uy tho tlmo that Peterson had fin ished "Home, Sweet Homo," tho mil muls were within n quarter of a mile. When ho atopped for a moment they also Btoppod. Again ho played rag time, and tho coyotes squatted, upon their haunches and commenced to howl, apparently disgusted. They bo gan to retreat. Hut Peterson was e.'qual to the oc casion and ho quickly began to play "Wo Shall Meet to Miss Him" and "Where Is My Wandering Hoy To night?" The effect was like rnnglc. Apparently electrified by tho music, tho coyotes snuffed the air, and, stri king a rapid gait, began to close In on tho stable. Harry began to shoot with unerring aim, and an animal, sometimes two or threo of them, foil at each crack of tho ritle. Animal after animal went down, hut this did not seem to create any consternation among tho pack On they came, nnd from window te window the boy wemt, shooting at tho advancing column, whllo his father kept on playing dreamy melodies. Tho lad fired until nil his cartridges were gone. As tho last shot was fired tho fathor laid down his how. Immedi ately tho un wounded coyotes fled for the hills. An Investigation Bhowcd that 05 ani mals had boon killed, whllo nenrly half that nunihor were wounded so us to bo easily put out of commission. Sheep Bone In a Man's Arm. Now Orleans, La. A patient at tho Charity hospital hero has had a sheop'a bono transferred to lils arm. GIRL IN MAN'S CLOTHING FOUND WORKING AS BARBER KNOWN A3 JIMMIC, SHE WON PRAISE FOR HER SKILL WITH RAZOR. Newark, N. J. PcrsoiiH who have been going regulnrly for tho last few weeks te the barber shop ef Sebastian Salano, In N't. 010 Springfield avonue, this city, to get shaved and slinm pooed, got a surprise tho other day when they learned tho young man known to them ns "Jlnimlo," whoso chair they all sought because his lenich with the- razor was bo light, was Mary d Marco, an Italian girl. Her hair had been cut short and sho woio a natty blue si'rgn suit with such mace that her ellxgulso was perfect ami none suspected she was a woman masquerading In a man's clothes. The young woman might have kept up her ellsgulse feir many weeks more Working as a Man. without Salano's customers bolng any tho wiser hail not thu police got wind of tho case and exposed the trick by arresting the barber ami his girl as sistant, whose) skill with tho razor was Increasing his buslne'ss dally. The police also arroKtod Albert Ueisso, an other barber, of No. 1118 Sixteenth avenue, who was Implicated by tho young woman. Tho trio were arraigned boforo Magistrate) Yulll In tho Fourth pre cinct court and thore tho story cmno out of how thet young woman had be.on feirced to work In thei barber shops of both men She told tho magistrate sho lived In Irvlngton, and Hindu the acquaintance of lleisso through Sn lano. Two months ago Rosso Invited her to go with him to Mnplowood, sho asserleid. Tho young woman al leges sho wait drugged nnd whon sho regained her senses sho discovered her hair had been cut off and she was dressed In a man's suit of clothes. Sho found herself In Hobso's barber rhop, nnd when sho asked him want had happened to her sho alleges ho told her ho had cut off hor hair ami had burned hor clothing. Sho said she obeyed Itosso's Instruc tions to work In tho harbor shop, nnd nn she wbb familiar with tho uso of a razor she hud ltttlo trouble In koop Ing up tho disguise. Sho got tlrod or the Job und lied to Salano's placo and bugged him to help her. Monntlmo Bho still wore her dlsgulso nnd shavod tho nion who enmo to Salano's place Magistrate Yulll hold Itosso In de fault of $1,G00 ball and Sulnuo In $G00 ball. Tho young woman was hold as a witness. CASTS GEMS INTO QUICKSAND Burglar Throws Away $2,000 In Treas ure When Police Chase Him Into Swamp. New York. Somewhoro In a four acre swamp which faces on Feather bed lane, an old Dutch thoroughfare in tho outskirts of tho Bronx, thore Is n parcel of allverwaro and Jowolry valued at $12,000. Tho valuables aro working downward through tho mud nnd quick sand, and probably will nevor bo re covered. Tho treasure wus stolen by a burglar, who "Jimmied" his way Into tho Hat of a wealthy real estato opera tor. Tho burglnr had tin easy tlmo, be causo tho family hud gono out of the city for two dnys nnd tho servants had a holiday. Whllo ho was at work, howovor, a woman saw him nnd called tho police. Tho burglar heard her and lied. - Tho thief rnn Into tho swamp and hid In tho tall marsh grass. When tho policeman found him fast In tho quick sand his booty had disappeared. "I threw tho stuff Into tho Bwamp," ho Bald. "Nobody will over got it." Sprouts In Lad'o Nose. Nashua, la. O. 11. Taylor's llttlo son had to bo taken to a specialist to havo a grain of corn removed from his noso. Tho boy had pushed tho kernel up his nostril snmo tlmo ago ami his pnrents supposed it had passed through Into his throat, but a fow days ago tho boy began to have troublo with his nose and when takon V a specialist and examined It was found tho kornol was still lodgod thoro. It was romovod, nnd whon brought to light it was found to have npruutcd. Mutteq ttiosMn noft nn TnlTft. ItnproToi any i-unilcliiii. llt'Ht ilimupuo made Curemo-U hUln criuillotiH, MuiijtHi'M llulr Inrlitorntnr curM ilnmlrtiff, ntoimlmlr (rum fulling nut, hinliru lialr ki-ow if yim Imvn l)jn pilii, or tiny Htit trouble, ihp MuimmV Vtiw IViw I'llli. Tliov rurn nil InuxiiciH.Ciiniitliinlluii ntnl itrlre nil liiiiurltl from tin- l.looil MUNY0NS HOMEOPATHIC HOME REMEDY CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 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Ilandnrln Is superintendent of nn engineering firm In Russia. Hho wns graduntod from the Women's Technological Institute In St. Peters' 'uirg, nnd has hail practical expo tliMico In engineering. Sho built n Htoi'l wnre-house for an army ceopcr fltlvo society, has been assistant en gineer In building a bridge ncross tho Nova and has tlouu either Important work. Not Impregnable. Horace Ave)ry, K. (J., Just appointed it Judge, Is ono of tho mordant wits or the Itritlsh bar. Ono day cross-ox-nmlnlng u recalcitrant wltnoss hu nsked : "What are you?" "A retired gentleman," proudly as sorted the ox-cliposemongor. "Well," snnticd Avery, "when you achieved tho position of gentlomon, why did you retlro from It?" Tho Enemies. Apropos of tho enmity, now happily burled, tunt used to exist between Minneapolis and St. Paul, Senutor Clapp said at a dinner In tho former city: "I remombor nn ndelross on careless building that I once hoard In Minne apolis. "'Why,' snld tho Bpoakor In tho course of this address, 'ono Inhabitant of SL Paul Is killed by accident In tho streets every 48 hours.' "A bitter voice from tho roar of the hall Interrupted: " 'Well, It nlu't onough,' It Bald." "Tho Wish Is Father to tho Thought." Dr. Itobort L. Waggonor, the presi dent of Baldwin university, said, In tho course of un address on .peda gogy at Deroa, O.: "And ono of tho most remarkable changes In tho last 30 years of teach ing Is tho abolition of corporal pun lshmont. A boy of this gonoratlon Is novor whipped, nut a boy of tho lust generation well!" Dr. Waggonor smiled. "Tho boys of tho last generation," ho Bald, "must have boltovcd that tholr instructors nil had for motto: "'Tho swish Is father to the taught."' PRESSED HARD. Coffee's Weight on Old Age. Whon prominent mon roallzo tho In jurious offects of coffoo nnd tho change la health that Postum can bring, thoy aro glad to lend their testimony for tho benefit of others. A superintendent of public schools In a Southorn Btato saya: "My moth er, olnco her early childhood, was an invctcrato coffoo drinker, had been troubled with hor heart for a number of years and complained of that 'weak all ovor' feeling and alck atomach. "Some time ago I waa making an of ficial visit to a distant part of tho country and took dinner with ono of tho merchants of tho placo. I noticed a somowhat peculiar flavor of tho cof fee, and asked him concerning It Ho replied that It was Postum. I was so pleased with it that, after tho moal watt over, I bought a pnekngo to carcy homo with mo, and had wife pre pare somo for tho noxt meal; tho whole family lilted It bo well that wo discontinued coffoo and usod Postutn entirely. "I had really been at times vory anxious concerning my mothor's con dition, but wo noticed that aftor using Postum for a short tlmo, sho folt so much better than she did prior to Ibt uso, and had llttlo troublo with her hoart and no sick stomach; that tho headaches wero not eo frequent, and hor gonoral condition much Improved. This continued until sho was ns well and hearty as tho rest of us. "I know Postum has bonefltod my self and tho other tnombors of tho fam ily, but In a moro marked degrco In tho caso of my mothor, as sho was a victim or long Btnndlng." I'.vcr ri'iul tho nbnvn IcttrrT A uevr one nppcnrit from limn tit tlnir. Tlirjr nro ifenulnc, true, ubU full vt bamuu Intercut. V (. V '1 i i m - .TVWVVWa "l'-ll-T,iTWt- (- '"- M i-i&am - -y