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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1912)
.iv c My' - - - ( 'uiui..a.Ui., . m 1 " :v vaar.Br,. ,r 1 rjSrts TO jttgtwgW WTO 35 lfr4wgAWWfr4HlMW Mi)IWWltWssjiMfhsP ! HiMliss ' I1 JW7 nYTCP f ! t" m- ' - - - -J J - -,,,.-, .,. n-rfr,..;,h.fc - to y m IE IfflEllIT P RIPS HIMSELF , w Cn. . !'., - yfi -.i.". iTST3W " v 'i.'V m , T M'.'Mh W k A wife, Mrs. Annie C. Phlpps, signed nnd acknowledged tho document In Now York city, tho dnto In tho transfer being Murch 12, 1912. Loss than a month ago Mr. Phipps gavo his boys $3,000,000 worth ot Chicago real estate, and neither tho father nor the sons would comment upon that gift, which, according to a friend, was simply to relieve tho parent of much work and worry. It was not because John S., Henry C. Jr., and Howard need tho real estate. Tho elder ones, John nnd Henry, have mansions of their own In Long Island that nro as imposing us their father's in Now York. A CONSPICUOUS In tho political nrenn, Ireland nnd Scotland long ago uchicved formost places. It has been reserved for our tlmo to ceo a Welshman win his wny to tho front rank. Mr. David Lloyd Gcorgo is tho man. He is not yet prlmo minister. Ho may never be come prlmo minister; but hois chan cellor of tho exchequer, nnd If any thing happened to Mr. Asquith, ho would run Sir Kdward Groy u hard race for tho premiership. No two men arc moro unliko. Elr Kdward Grey Is an aristocrat from Northumberland, cool, dispassionate, In temperament n whig, by conviction a radical, and much moro of a country gentleman that cither. Ho is above nil things a man apart, reserved; free both from tho defects and from tho qualities of ordinary humanity. Lloyd Georgo is just tho opposite. Ho is a democrat, of tho democracy born and bred, intensely human, full of kindly humor and glowing enthusiasm, hail- fellow-well-met with every one. He lives, breathes, and has his bolng In politics. As a platform speaker he is unsurpassed. In him, to a degree not com mon among men, the magnetic quality of enthusiasm Is coupled with Irre pressible humor. Nor is It on the platform only that he 1b supreme. As a debater in the houBO of commons his only equal in a finished speech 1b Mr. Asquith; and In the quick give and take of discussion in committee, ho leaves 9ven Mr. Asquith far behind. He and Mr. Winston Churchill are regarded as the CaRtor and Pollux of British democracy. What Cobden and Bright were at one time, and Chamber lain and Dllke in later years, LlIoydGeorge and Winston Churchill are today. Youth's Companion. LEADER dF BAHAISM IS HERE now about sixty-eight. To writ tho history of Abdul Balm's life ono must first give a brief statement of what Is known as tho "Dabist" cause. Abbas Effendi's father was born in 1817, and waBcalledbythoBab'Baha'ollah'atitlo meaning "The Glory of God." He gavo up bis wealth and position to becomo an associate of this lowly band, and after the death of Bab was looked upon as their leader. In the massa cre in 1852 be, with others, was imprisoned, chained In a dungeon as a bus pect, and narrowly escaped a death sentence, was banished from Persia with his family and a few of his faithful disciples. FROM COWPUNCHER TO SENATE Thero has been a tradition that In termeddling from Washington never did a presidential candidate any good. The people, it was thought, wanted to be let alone wbllo making their choice As Woodrow Wilson would say, in writing a confidential letter to a trust ed friend, that tradition has been knocked into a cocked bat. Anyway, Washington this year has become the main show, and energetic managers at tho door urge tho crowds to walk right in, study tho lit erature, gaze at tho photographs and decide the matter for themselves, aB patriots and intelligent men. It is a strenuous business. William Brown 'McKlnley, manager for President Taft, tells me that his physical train er calls blm every morning at 6:30 o'clock, puts him through his gym nastics, and 'then Btrlkes coffee from his breakfast and tobacco from his dally comforts. "I had to hire him," m- KTwinlov milrl with an anoloKetla tone in his voice, "to train me for, the strain." AIbo there art) managers for RooBovelt, La Follette, Cummins,' Wilson, Harmon and Underwood. Foss, Gaynor, and Marshall are unrepresented at the national capital so far. They may be, however, later on. The ancient prejudice against and the fear of Washington, then, have passed away and the rhetorical and hurrying presi dential propagandists are bore, perhaps, to stay. An old baseball catcher, Fred T, Dubois, of a team once, celebrated at Yale, is directing the campaign of Champ Clark. Dubois, likewise, formerly punched cows from Blackfoot to Cheyenne and chased polygamous Mormons while a marshal 'of the Uulted States, OF MILLIONS Honry Phlpps, Sr., has illvoatcil him self of his Pittsburg realty holdings, estimated at $10,000,000, by giving It to his throo sons, John S., Henry, Jr. and Howard Phlppls nil of NnsBau county, Now York. The gift includes tlio Fulton, Bessemer utid Manufactur ers skyscrapers, the Mcl'lveen Furnl turo company's building, tho Phlpps Model tcnemcuto on tho North side, nml other valuable pnrcola of property not so well known. Thero was also included In tho gift two farms, ono in ltor.s tpwnshtp and another In Jeffer son township, nml the only material consideration named Is ono dollar. Tho deed Is an oidlnary typewritten document In which no spaco is wasted with recitals other than describing the properties. Nothing Is a:ilil about how tho thrco sons are to share In the ownership of the property: the $10, 000,000 moro or le3s of skyscrapers nnd other real cslnto is Just given them in fee. Honry Phlpps and hie ENGLISHMAN Abbas Effendl, known to his mil lions of followers aa Abdul Baha, the leader of "nabaism," is now ou u visit to America. Never before In recorded history has ono of tho founders of an Oriental religious movement since become world-wide visited America. Tho per sonality nnd life history of ono who has spent sixty years of his life in banishment, Imprisonment and exllo frssn his nntlvo land makes n story ot fascinating interest, vividly impress ing upon the mind of the invcst'';ator tho fact that the days ot religious persecution aro not ended, and that even in this modern age a drama has been enacted which for human Inter est equals or surpasses Blbllcr.l his tory. Abbas Effendl, who is known to his millions of followers as Abdul Baha the servant, of God was born in Teheran, Persia, May 23, 1844, and Is kSBBBIBBBBS1 I ;- iimtK E ' ". HsBlWBT xisHiM lafsrubaBBHKil bbbbbbbbbbbjb9Jbb BBBk .BBBBBBBBBaBByK9P .BBHBBbV BBBBBBBBIBWi-' ?BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBb1I VPVfi SHbiiiiW JF h " "''l' vbHiiiiiiW Hi 'MiLLLH fey &4ib1Sb1VHb1B AtS1, ShSvjBmStBBBBBBBBBBI V ' B1BBW l$dBIIIIIIIIIIIIF t '& 'fkWh&i vbHHHHV vjf 3 "- iirHKKf. vbiBllllflP'Blllm irTflSBBBBlcBBBBBBBBBBBBk IKMklllHIKE THINNING OF FOREST TREES Thty Muot Hnvo Abundance of Sun light and Air to Produce Best Results How to Cut. If wo want strong, healthy trees In the woodlot It Is Just ns Importnnt that wc thin out tho trees as It Is to thin out tho young fruit. Tho pictures show what may bo accomplished by Strong and Straight. thinning. They aro from photographs taken by A. F. Huwos, stato forester of Connecticut. In Fig. 1 tho trooa in tho center of tho group aro strong and straight, but tho smaller ones form a mass of foli age, tho removal ot which helped tho others. This is shown by the trecB in Fig. 2. Tho trees left standing nro now exposed to the light nnd free from tho sapping by tho masB of foliage and small trees which have been removed and will grow into strong, tall trees. In cutting mature timber tho chief concern Is to secure satisfactory repro duction as soon ns possible. Tho "group method" is generally thojiest adopted for farm woodlots. Select a spot, or several spots, if one will not supply what is wanted, whero the for est crop is ripest possibly ovorrlp nnd clear, with duo care for young growth, a hole In the forest, taking care that the diameter of this bole is not more than two or tbrce times the height of the surrounding trees. Gradually widen these holes by cut ting in concentric rings about them until tho whole area has been cut over. It should be borne in mind, however, that if in any one year more wood is A Mass of Foliage. i cut than grows on the whole woodlot in that year .the necessary wood capi tal is diminished. Whore the whole area is cut over before the part cut first had time to grow to maturity a period will have to follow during which tho woodlot will stop paying dividends. MULCHING FOR FRUIT VINES Practice Prevents Growth of Weeds, Retains Moisture and Adda Needed Humus to Soil. A successful West Virginia raspber ry grower gives tbo following reasons for mulching: It prevents the growth of weeds. It retains moisture In tho soil. It adds humus, one of the necessary elements. It keeps the fruit clean and pre vents mud at picking time. It saves labor, the cost of mulching an acre with forest leaves or straw not exceeding 15. It prevents deep freezing. It makes the fruit moro solid for cultivation and bettor for shipping purposes. . It prevents the baking; of the soil caused by tramping at picking time. It has the disadvantage of encourag ing mice and establishing a surface ,root system.' However, wo have not noticed any serious damage from ei ther of these effects. The cost ot growing- raspberries by nature's method, as I llko to call it, is not very great. Picking Is a nice Job where there is no mud, no weeds and whore tho canes havo been prop erly pruned. 1 Don't leave any old canes standing In the field. mm lw& "ikvSp TIPS FOR LOVER OF FLOWERS Plant Sweet Peas In Tranches Six Inches Dee,-) chrysanthemums Grow From 8eed or Cuttings. Plant tho sweet peas early in trenches fully six Inches deep, cover ing but lightly at first, drawing tho soil around tho plants us they reach up. . This will glvo better roots by which to withstanding tho dry heat by nnd by. Plant ns soon as possible. Root room In fair soli Is all tho beautiful whlto Day Lily asks. It is perfectly hardy, likes moist situations, but will do with llltlo water. A plant for tho busy housewife. Chrysanthemums mny bo raised from seeds or from cuttings and sprouts from old roots. If tho seeds aro .own early In boxes and trans planted the plants will bloom tho first year. There may bo many poor ones from nerd. Do not forget tho hardy ovcrhloom Ing roses when ordering. Include same hurdy flowering vinos for screens for tho porches, back fences nnd summer arbors. Pralrlo ronos, evergreen honeysuckles, woodbines, clemntls In variety, wistarias, bitter sweet, trumpet vino and tho havmless wood Ivies nro all line. ATTENTION FOft YOUNG TREES Ground Should Be Forked Up and Well Mellowed and Then Covered Two Inches with Manure. Sprlng-plnutiMl rrult and ornamental trees and bushes should havo tho ground forked up and well mollowcd ami then covered two inches deep with long tunuurc, straw, corn stnllis, rotted leaves, weeds or trcshly cut gias3. This mulch will keep the soil cool and moist, ir the summer Is hot and dry give to each trco ono or two buckets of water. Apply tho wntor lato In tho evening, spread it nlowly around tho trunk of trco co it can reach tho roots. If tho water Is dashed against tho stem most of It will run off tho hard ground nnd It will bo of little benefit to tho tree. Garden Cart and Wheelbarrow. On an avcrngo fully one-half of tho trees that die tho first summer could havo been saved bad thoy been prop erly mulched and given a little water when needed. Young trees planted in exposed po. sltlons, where they aro liable to heavy wind nnd rainstorms, should be staked and tho trees tied to the stakes with, a ryo straw or canvas band. An old sail cut into strips makes excellent bands. To keep the roots from being loosened, where ground is soft, placo four or five large stones on top ot the mulch close up to tbo stem of treo. Two of the most handy Implements on the form for general, all-around, work, are the old-fashioned wheel' barrow and three-wheeled cart Ready for Young Trees. Whllo the stock 13 coming, prepare tho ground. It will not bo necessary to add new soil ns tho trees havo boon selected with refcrenco to the kind found whero they aro to bo planted. Dig very large holes and fill them in. The trees always do better in filled ground than they do in that wblcb has not been broken up. If the land is sod, it would bo well to plow tho en tire strip, ns grass is a great enemy to newly planted things. When the trees arrive, take them at once to eomo friable land near where they are to be planted and heel tbem Inl Nursery stock 1b often injured by being kept too long in boxes. After the plants are heeled In it will bo safe to trans plant them to, permanent places any time within a week or ten days from the umo of their arrival. Evergreens ought to be planted as early as possible. When buds begin to swell the tlmo is right to top-graft. Prune sparingly and a llttlo every year, is the best plan. Just as Boon now as frost is out, tbo ground will be ready for treo planting: In that order for fruit trees, you can't go wrong by putting in a few Jonathau apples. The era of tbo haphazard and care less horticulturist and agriculturist has passed away. For orchard spraying a three-eighths or half-inch hose Is best, and in lengths of CO feet. Soil for strawberries should bo a deep, rich loam, capable of beldlng a good deal ot moisture. It is not a good plan to plant trees while the ground is wet and soggy. Lot it dry out a llttlo. Don't get tho idea that you cannot obtain satisfactory results from spray ing just because your neighbor failed. Be sure that all of your hose coup lings are of the same size so that any two lengths may be coupled together. Any tendency to fancy.sbsped flower beds and fancy flower stands and such grlmcracks should be firmly sup pressed. Do not expect satisfaction from bordeaux mixture that has stood for as much as 24 hours. It deteriorates quickly, Wbon done spraying each day, run some clean water through the pump; to wash out tbo spray mixture and avoid corrosion of the working parts HQRTICIILTURAL Tlnlf 1 1 ill f The In a l'or I'ot Thts Tho Hiving the Bfees By Clara lues Dcitcorj (Copjlluht, 191!, Iiy AH.iOflutctl t.ltomry Proa,) When tho widow Skinner Roltl tier fiirm on tho High Hill road and bought another In tho lied Bridge neighborhood sho beenmo tho nearest neighbor of fanner itoborts. widower. Why thoy took an aversion to each other at first sight neither of them could explain, but an aversion there was whero there should havo becu neighborly friendliness. Farmer Huberts mndo up his mind In a day, almost, that ho should neith er borrow nor lend uny tools or 'Im plements of nny Bort. Tho widow mndo up her mind Just as quickly that sho wouldn't bo friends with a man who throw stones at hor goeso tho very first day nho moved In. Thoro was tho widower who needed n wife, and thero was tho wlitw who would havo been much better off with u husband to mnuago things, nnd In stead of taking tho scnstblo way thoy avoided it. "What 1 want her to undorstnnd," said tho farmer to a friend, "Is that if nny or hor hogs git into my 'tutor field I eh'nn't sparo her 'causo sho Is a woman." Of courso tho widow hoard of tho throat, and 6he wouldn't havo been a froo-born American woman if sho hadn't answered back. "Tho old skecslcks, but ho hadn't bettor pick no fuss with mo! The first tlmo 1 find that jumping old cow of his in my corn ho'll seo that fia not a holpless woman." Thero are even moro chances to pick a fuss with a neighbor In tbo country than In tho city. It was not long before ono of tho widow's hogs came squealing home with a bleeding ear. Ho bad rooted under tho line tenco and feastod on the widower's potatooa. A week later tbe Jumping cow came home minus a born. Tbe widow could throw a rock or handle club as well as a man. There was a creok flowing through both farms. One day the widow's ducks took a voyage of discovery up stream. Farmer Roberts waited until they reached his line and he wrung the neck of the old drake who was acting as pilot The body was tossed bnclt on the widow's land with a grin ot satisfaction. Bhe discovered It, and a day or two later tho widower's biggest nnd favor I to rooster lost bis life whilo exploring a Btrango barn yard. Things llko tbeso do not pass in tbo country without being commented on. A minister In tbo vlllsgo throo miles nwny hoard of them and drove out to talk of peace on earth and good wilt to men, but he ratbor muddled In stead ot helping things. "Am I going to tako-hls sass Just because I'm a woman 1" demanded tbo widow. "No, sir! He begun this 'ere fuss, and bo's got to come to me and say he's sorry botoro I'll stop!" "You seo," said the widower when it came bis turn to talk, "she never asked me a question when she came to buy that farm. Just went right ahead as if she's bougbt a farm every week in tbe 'year, if she'd been the right kind ot a woman she'd have come to me for advice. 1 never knuckled down to any woman yet, and I'm not going to begin now." Of course, things could not go on long without legal trouble. Tbo widower picked some goose berries ovor the widow's lino, and she sauntored out that way and called him a thief. This epithet, being over heard by a third party, constituted defamation ot character, and suit wa brought. Whllo tbo law was delaying tho case to lot it got Ico-coid, tbe widow helped herself to, pears from a treo clearly tho property of the wid ower.. Ho was on the watch for overt acta and called her a robber. Tbe epithet was not overheard by a third party, but sho Insisted on bringing suit Just tbe same, asserting that tho d n made many gestures with his lmds as ho talked. Tbo minister drovo out frqra the vll 1 :go again. This time he took an (thor tack. Ho began on tbo widow vlth: "Mrs. Skinner, you are a lone worn in." "But nobody can scaro me I" was her prompt reply. "No, of course not, but how much better not to have cares and worries and 'troubles. You being a widow, and Mr. Roberts being a widower, it would seem to me that " "Hold right on, Mr. Taylor!" she Interrupted. "I know how It would seem to you, but you can save your breath. A widow don't have to marry some old poke of a man to keep her rights." "The farms adjoin, and you could be so happy." "Yes, tbe farms adjoin, but the widow and widower don't speak and never will I" "It you and Mr. Roberts would sit 1 down together and" Anticipation tho night t raMn tn filfjti''. In ilrrntim I sorrow after (Iclljjlit (,f early Mlr.q; uiikrful dozo I sorrow the hand, tho lips, tho eyes, tho lui't'tlnrc of tho morrow, ilcllKlit of happy Inuifhtcr, dollKht uf low replies Tonnyaon. J "But wo won't! He's tho sort ot o man who thinks ho can boss th earth, and I'm tho sort of a woman who enn bo coaxed but not bo drlv." "Maybe Provldonco will como to tho rescue," sighed tho good man as bo turned away. "Mcbho Kho will, pnrson. if ahe don't thero'li bo about sixteen mora lawsuits belore things aro ovor with." Mr. itoborts proved Just as stub born. "Parson, It hain't tint I'm mean oi not In my ways," ho explained, "bui It's that folks havo tried to walk ovei mo roughshod." "Moaning tho widow?" "Just so. It won't do no good to g( on nnd tnlk. Hho'a got to bo brung t tttue, and I't.. going to do It It 11 takos my farm." Ono day farmer itoborts was legal!) deputized to call ou tho widow Skin nor nnd notify her to cut down s treo which was n mennco to his barn It wns a warm Juno day. Tho widow had two hives of bees, ono or which had already swarmed that day nnd been hived, nnd tho other wns getting toady to. Tho widow sat on hor back steps, empty hlvo Halting, nnd a tin pnn to drum on by her sldo. The widower advanced, paper In hand and something liko a grin on his fnco. Ho wns about to bo told to skate right off that rarm when tho bees bo gan pouring out or tho hlvo that had been waiting. Beforo tho paper could bo presented or tho widow bent hor pan, tho insccta began alighting on tho fnrmer's shoulders. Ho bad kept bees In his day, nnd ho knew that to rush at them or run nway would bring about a painful calamity. Tho woman retreated n row foot, and In ton min utes tho hlvo was empty nnd every bco clinging to tho man. Ho stood not daring to moro than wink an eye. Then tho woman sat down on the doorsteps nnd began: "Wring my drake's nock, will youl Steal my gooBoborrlcs, will youl Try to rob mo ot two feet ot land tbe wholo length of my farm, would youl Suo mo bocnuso you hain't man enough to tight falrl You are In a nice fix, you arot" , "Widow, isn't thero any way 1 can get these boos oft met" carefully asked tbe man. "You can scrape 'em oft!" "1 wish you would run for help." "I'll do nothing of the sort!" "But I can't stand the strain foi long." "Then sit down to Itt I didn't ask you to come over here. What's that paper about?" "it's a notice that you must cut down that treo by my barn." "Oh, it is I Making me more trou ble, aro you? Well, I'll cut It down after tho bees get through with you. I'm going Into the house now to read tbo nowspapor for a spell." Sho had been gono twenty minutes when she heard tho widower calling. As sho appeared In the door bo said: "I shall drop dead In five minutes moro!" "I don't think so," she replied. "Mr. Roberts, 1 hain't mad at you real mad." "Nor I at you." "It's Jest that we kinder misunder stood." "1 think so." ( "I'm a hard and willing worker, and you are the same." "Yes." "I'm all alone in the world, and so aro you." "Jest so." "And and ?" Tho widower waited a long mlnutt and then said: "Scrape 'em off and hive 'em up end wo'll be married next weok!" Men Should Live Ninety-Three Year. Dr. W. J. Howells, E1424 Tenth av enue, medical expert and former su perintendent of tbe Insane hospital at Medical Lake, believes In the the ory of tbo eminent Chlneso statesman, Dr. Wu Ting Fang, that mon can live to a greatly Increased life. Doctor Wu places his limit at nlnoty-throe years, while Doctor Howells believes that elghty-flvo years would be no un reasonable ago for men to expect to attain under proper conditions. "Tako most business or profession al men today and they are old at sixty," said Doctor Howells. "I talked with a farmer seventy-nine years old, who during tho last few months whittled 25,000 shingles by band with a drawknlfo. He was bale and hearty and really looked younger than many men of fifty." Spokan Spokesman-Rovlew. Keeping People Guessing. "I am not a candidate." "But, sir," 1 protested, "I don't give a rap whether you aro a candidate or not; I want to know whether you will be ono." "Great Scott!'' ho retorted, with evi dent displeasure. "Haven't I told you plainly that I am not a candidate." Judgo. A Fitting One. Nero was musing sadly on Agrlp plna's tough grip on life. "Some people," he muUerod, "cam keep tholr woes hidden, but my worst mUfortuno la a paront" , t1 1n I n i r 4 ..i ji r. 5 t Jt wj 14 i' i j, i '9 " ; v '?; V " ! t .P :i V 2 'H ii h t& fil l tel tfr- A "i V 1: ,v V A n "CI A m m r tf w A , " j ,. U r u w 1 v i i Is i .. h & , ,-a