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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1912)
? Where Me Drew the Line. An English carl, lately deceased, Who had no family, was notorious for his hatred of children, and on one occasion ho engaged as lodge keeper an army pensioner named McMlcken. Some few months later McMlcken's wlfo presented him with n son and heir. Ou learning of the occurrence his lordship rode down to tho lodge In a terrible rage. "I hear," said ho to Mr. McMlckon, "that your wlfo has a son." "Yes, my lord," said tho man proud ly. "Vt, now, look here, McMlcken; when 1 put you here, It was to open and shut n gate, but by the Lord Han ry, not to propngate." With the Lid Off. "Mother," asked Bob, with a hope ful eye on tho peppermint Jar, "hav I been n good boy this nfternoon?" "M-m-yos," nnswered mother, dubi ously, recalling a certain little rift within tho lute. Tho four-year-old dip lomat looked anxious. "Please," he begged, "say a wide open yes!" Harper's Bazar. Important to Mother Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that It Bears the Signature of in use tor over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Explanation. Lottie How dare you ask Mrs. Bul lion to a one-courso luncheon? Hattle She won't know It. She's a Fletcherlte, and by tho time she has finished she'll have to move on to some five o'clock tea. Harper's Bazar. Two Indispensable Supports. Of all the dispositions and habits that lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable sup ports. George Washington. To keep artificial teeth and bridge work antiseptlcally clean and free from odors and disease germs, Paxtlne Antiseptic is unequaled. At drug gists, 2Bo a box or sent postpaid on re ceipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Uo, Boston, Mass. British South African Empire. The South African possessions of England require 10,000,000 postage stamps per annum. Btra. Winalow'a Soothing' By nip for Chlldrwa tetthloff, aof tens the gum, reduces Inflamma tion, allaja pain, curca wind colto, tSo a bottle. He who hesitates is lost especially when he is found out. Tour working power depends upon your health. Garfield Tea helps toward keeping lb The woman pugilist knows Just how to assert her "rights." Some men And it cheaper to stay married than to pay alimony. Your Health Is Just What Your Stomach Makes it Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promotes a speedy heal ing of all stomach ills. It soothes the nerves, aids digestion, builds up wasted tissues, nourishes and strengthens, restores normal health, insuring profound sleep. Uu it morning. Boon, night Nebraska Directory THEPAXTON HOTEL Omaha, Nebraska EUROPEAN PLAN Rooms from 11.00 up single, 75 cents up double. CAK PRICES REASONABLK KODAKS and Photo Hnppllea of all kinds. We do DIHION IIB lM MUTIW for nmstenr. Hend ih your or ders. LINCOLN FHOTO SUffLT CO., Uarala, Nth. AUCTIONEER AueUnneen are nut all alike. Sous are ranch bet tr than allien. Tbs better tba auctioneer tho laruer yourcbeck. ThobciUrlllng service oocts jou no mora tban the poorest. Thero's front, aeuurltr and satltfao Ion In doing basinet wills X.H. HKANSON, Ui.ot.tk W Bfl K.l.l. AMIIoaMr, !! TMnKiswtMM, LUC0U, IBB. Lincoln Sanitarium jmnm Sulpho Saline Springs Locatatf on our own promises and used Is tho Natural Mineral Water Baths tlmurpuud In tho trMtiatnt st Rheumatism Heart, Stomach, Kidney and Liver Diseases MODERATE CHARQES, ADDRESS DR. O. W. KVKRITT, Mgr. I40S M atraot Unoeln, No. Cyj&TAlTF7A VW w m Ul P WW atlsSSa L3 sbbTsf ZAv!sBBBr faaaBBBBBBBH lmmmimmmmmml HOPlRlllUFf PLAGUE OF THE FIELD MICE Even In Small Number They Destroy Considerable Clover and Alfalfa and Injure Orchards. (By K. B. ril'EIl.) The mouse, which produced the plague in somo of tho western states, a short time ngo, proved to be tho "black mouse," ono of the numerous species of short tailed field or mentlow mice, a group which has caused wide spread destruction In various parts of the world. In nearly all parts of tho United States short-tailed field mice are among the most abundant of mammals, and a number of species In widely separated localities have oc casionally exhibited the same- tend ency to excessive Increase, indicating that favoring conditions may produce T fS k Lombardy Poplar Girdled and Killed by Field Mice. mouso plagues wherever the mice ex ist. Even when in small numbers they destroy considerable clover and alfalfa and injure orchards, nurseries and root crops. This Is the first recorded instance of an irruption of field mice in North America attaining the proportions of a plague. The experience indicates the probability of future and even more disastrous outbreaks. In the extensive reclaimed areas of the west the abundant food and luxurious cover furnished by alfalfa fields and the miles of irrigation ditches, which af ford these mico suitable homes along their banks, greatly favor their in crease, while surrounding desert con ditions limit tho spread of mice be yond tho cultivated ureas. Without doubt poisoning is the best method at present known of dealing with field mico on an extensive scale. SOIL TOO RICH FOR APPLES Trees With Beautiful Foliage, but Mighty Little Fruit, Were Finally Removed by Ax. A common mistake in the selection of a Bite for tho npplo orchard tract, largo or small, is that of choosing a soil that is too rich; that will causo abundant growth of wood, but mighty littlo fruit. In tho valley in which tho writer's ranch is located is an or chard of mature npplo trees, as pretty a Bight from the standpoint of foli age aa one could nsk to see, which has lately been felled because It did not deliver the goods. Th tract Is fat, rich and well wa tered. Within gunshot of this tract is a block of winter Nellls pear trees of the same age that for severed years past have grossed, their owners close to a thousand dollars per acre, says a writer In gn exchange. Never was more emphatically demonstrated tho fact that soil can bo too rich for ap ples, but not for pears. Within a mllo of these unproductive apple trees, on thinner and lighter granitic soils, the apple trees bear prollflcally to the point of breaking down. GRAFTING MACHINE IS HANDY Implement Designed to Cut Scion Di agonally to Prevent Bruising or Other Injury. In describing a grafting machine, In. vented by A. Roberston of Canada, the Scientific American says: The purposo here is to provide a machine moro especially designed for use In nurseries and the like, and ar ranged to cut the graft or scion diag onally with a shearing cut to prevent Grafting Machine. bruising or Injury to the graft. For this purpose use is made of a rotary cutter head provided with beveled knives, a table for the" grafts to rest on, and guides on tho table at an an cle to the cutting edges of tho knives to guide tho grafts. Tho machine Is pictured herewith In a plan view. Good Rotation. Try this rotation: Alfalfa, potato, grain. It Is a good one. I lm'lVKiWiWVMW TC3i T GOOD SOIL FOR BUSH FRUIT? Ground Between Rows Must Be Kepi Fine and Mellow Give Plenty Sunshine and Air. The ground between the rows rind nround the bushes should be kept lino and mellow. If the soil is allow eil to become hard and allowed to grow up In weeds and grass, tho yield will bt cut short, and the fruit will be sninlb and of inferior quality. All bush fruitq should bo grown in wide rows, bo the greater part of tho cultivation can bo, dono with the horse, hoo nnd culti vator. Tho proper distance to plant currnnts, raspberries, blackberries and. gooseberries in the fruit garden is five feet arart each way for horse cul tivation. Fo tho small family garden, plant in rows flvo feet apart and three feet apart In tho row. This will nllov of tho larger portion of tho cultivation being dono with tho horse cultivator. Tho ground around tho bushes must be broken up nnd mellowed with tho hoo. Expert fruit growers maintain a dust mulch until the berries arc half size, then a thick coat of long straw) manure, grass or rotted leaves lft spread over tho entire ground about four inches thick. This mulch pre vents tho growth of weeds and keep tho soil cool and moist. When this method is followed, tho Meld will bo greater, the berries freo of dirt und much larger size and of extra tlno flavor. All fruit Biicceed best when given plenty of sunshine and air, along with intelligent culture. Tho common practice of plnnting tho bushes nlongf tho garden wnlk or fence row is bad as the bushes cannot bo cultivated, economically. The yield and slzo of tho berries Is greatly increased where' thero Is a full supply of moisture. The irrigation for fruit nnd vegetables big surface flow and under ground irri gation is being extended ns the result of testB made by practical men. Tho method of Irrigation for vegetables and small fruits practiced by market gardeners of Boston has been found economical and profitable. SUMMER PRUNING OF TREES Cannot Profitably Be Done on Old Stunted, Dying Trees They Need Rejuvenation. If the treo has a dense top, open up the center to permit sunlight and air to enter. Thin out tho sides bj removing from one-tenth to one-fourth of the branches, always cutting back Apple Cluster showing apples at cor rect stage for second or apple worm spraying. Young fruit standing up with calyx lobes wide open ready to receive maximum dose of poison. to a limb and never leaving a long stub to dlo or throw out a big crop of sprouts. Summer pruning ennnot bo profitably practiced on old, stunted, dying trees. They need rejuvenation, which comes with winter pruning, but may be profitably practiced upon old, thrifty, shy-bearing trees. Largo limbs can be removed at this tlmo just as safely as at any other season of the year, only It is not ad visable to remove too much of tho top at once. Whero great quantities of wood must be removed It Is better to distribute Its removal over a period of from two to three years, rather than entirely unbalanco the tree's growth. CULTURAL OTES( When spraying, if showers come and wash off the poison, spray those trees a second time. In setting out strawberries pinch off most of the leaves and the plants will take hold better. Tho city dealer profits by the lazi ness of tho grower by grading and re packing his badly assorted fruit. It 1b a good plan to mow oft tho tops of tho strawberry plants within a week after the fruiting season Is over. Spray your trees whether they havo a crop or not. Spraying In off years Is Just aB Important as In years of heavy crops. A yearling tree is preferred by many to older trees. They are thought to bo safer to transplant than two-year-old trees. Many growers say that weeds aro bb valuable as fertilizers as clover and cow peas If they are turned under every year. If you believe that you have scale In your orchard, do not wait a day to have an expert examine the trees, and then fight for their lives. That corky old apple, the Den Da vis, holds a high prlco In the city markets because Its fine appearance deceives the Ignorant buyer. One of the surest ways to keep down weeds In the strawberry field is to cut off all the runners until July 1, to allow close cultivation. In picking strawberries It should be borne In mind that bruised fruit will not stand shipping. A careless picker has no placo In a strawberry field. . . I fci ' 5 i ' SV ?7"'sSwjBaRt BBflr .MMijaBsTr . gttftobsHsBPBBBBBBT IV assswA .aMalloV;ry .4 ', HSa arakBaW' BBBBBBBBBv? bBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbY'J SVJBWBBBBBK '' OMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBJBT ,' 1 BBr BkW ' BjBsTaW'T ; 2&n MDMriONAL siiiwsaiooi Lesson (By E. O. 8i:i.I,nU3, IMrootor of To ntng Department, Tho Moody lllbU Institute of CMcmro.) LESSON FOR JULY 14. THE SEED IN FOUR KINDS OP 80IL. l.KSSON TKXT-Mnrlc 4:1-31. aOM)i:.V Ti:.T "Itecolvo with meek nesn thu tmpliuitntl word which la itblo to savo your houIh." Jiiiih-h 1:!1. Jesus tells us plainly why ho tnught so much by means of pnrablcs (Matt. 13:10-13) viz., to teach tho truth to thoso who sought It, nnd to hldo It from thoso who refused to rocclvo It. Tho truth had to bo tnught, henco tho parable, that thoso to whom it wns given to know tho mystorlcs of tho kingdom might know nnd understand but thnt to tho others it might bo hid den (Mnrk 4:11-12). Wo havo In this lesson ono of the best known of tho master's many parables. Llko all tho rest JesuB draws his plcturo from tho common cxiierlvnccs of life. Jesus! uses tho fields, tho home, etc., whllo Paul In his preaching nnd tonchlng draws from tho city, tho army, tho markets, etc. Wo havo In this pic ture tho heed, tho sower nnd tho soil. Wo must turn to tho parnblo nccounta In Luke nnd Matthew to got tho full and 'tho complcto plcturo. What Is tho Bced? Luko records that Jesus told tho disciples that tho; seed Is tho word of God (Luko 8:11).) Mark also tells us practically tho samo; thing In v. li of tho losson. A great' deal Is being made today of seed se lection und somo wonderful results have been obtained. How much more Important for us who deal with Immor. tal souls that we select the best, viz. the word of God. Sought Not Adulation. Next tho sower (v. 4). Notlco ho went forth not to 8-0-A-R, nor Is it recorded that ho was S-O-It-E. Ho did not havo a grouch nor did ho enter Into hlB work that ho might receive tho adulation of men (Matt. 6:2). It Is however tho soil that scorns to be most emphasized In this lesson, both In tho direct teaching and also In tho explanation of tho parnblo. There aro four kinds of soil and It is also very significant tho manner by which tho seed enme Into contact withi each kind of soil. "Somo fell by th wayside." Tho path was well trod den, tho ground wns preoccupied, e. g., used for other purposes rather than to yield a hnrvest. it was hard to bo broken nnd henco it was an easy mat ter for tho birds of tho air (Sntan v. 15) soon to pluck It away. Wo need to remember thnt If men rcccivo with meekness tho Implanted word there will be of course no such opportunity for tho evil ono. Tho trouble is that In this case tho word was not Implant cd. ThUB it is that one-fourth of the seed Is lost. That tho result Is a do plorablo ono is shown In Hob. 2:1-4. TJio seed In this caso fell "by" th wayside, in the next it fell "on" tbs rocky ground. Tho first is tho picture of tho heedless, thts Is a plcturo ol tho superficial ones. Oh for a time they did run well, they even rocolved the word with gladness (v. 16) but they had no stability; they lacked th element of persistence; their surround Ings were superficial, there was nc chance for the seed to get a real grlj upon their lives. Three Fourths Lost. In tho third place Jesus speaks ol seed that foil "among" the thorns. Here In this worldly soil it is not bo much the character of the soil as tht character of that which already occu pied the soil ere the sower sowed tho seed. The cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches and "other things" (v. 10) had so entered In that the good seed never had a real chance in the soil of that human heart, hence It was choked and yielded no fruit. There was no real grip of the will, no whole-hearted surrender. How often these thorns, "the cares of life," keep tho housewife, or the business man away from the word. How often the "deceitfulness of riches" Bnare men so as to choko tho word that at one time gave such promise in their lives. And then the "lusts nnd other things" which tho evil one so well knows how to use that ho may keep us from the word, for he knows that by It we may be saved (Luke 8:12). We have thus seen three-fourths of the word lost. Of the remaining fourth which fell "Into" (R. V.) tho good soil, not all yielded the same re turn. It all brought forth (v. 7) It all yielded, It all sprang up, but not all In tho same ratio. We ought to re member at this point that this parable plainly teaches us that we who receive the Implanted seed, we who receive and obey shall in turn becomo the seed of the kingdom. There are three distinguishing feat ures of this last class of hearers (1) They "hear" the word. Theso aro the ones who appreciate Its value and give good heed to Its precepts. (2) They "accept" It, e. g., they under stand Its teachings, they take It Into good and honest hearts, and (3) they "hold It fast" (Luke 8:15 R. V.). These are the ones of which martyrs are made. Thus we see four differ ent soils and four different ways of receiving It. (1) Somo "by" the way side; (2) Somo "on" tho stony soil; (3) Some "among" the thorns; and (4) Somo ",'nto" the good ground. Every Day Is Bake Day at Our House!" writes an accomplished house wife, an enthusiastic patron of DR. PRICES Cream BAKING POWDER "It is Hot Biscuit, Muffins, Sally Lunn.Waff.es, Pot Pie, and almost daily, now that the season has come, a Fruit Short Cake all home - made, home - baked of course, and perfectly delicious! Home-baking, thus, with the aid of Dr. Price's Baking Powder, provides the most tasty food, which I know to be of absolute purity, clean and healthful, and with considerable economy." Our correspondent has written for us the whole story. DR. PRICES CREAM BAKING POWDER Makes Home-Baking a Success and a Recreation, with food mrre healthful, desirable, and safe from all improper contamination. And 8o True, Too. Father was walking to Sunday school with littlo Johnny, and endeav oring to improve tho time by teaching Johnny his Golden Text, tho words of which were: "Whatsoever a man bow. eth, that shall bo also reap." Johnny repented It after his father several times, and seemed to have mastered the correct wording. As they drew near the Sunday school the father gave Johnny his last rehearsal. "Now, son," ho said, "let's have the Golden Text once more without any help from me: This Is what he got from Johnny: "Whatsoever a man bowb always rips." Harper's Bazar. Noted Author. "See that man over there with the black moustache?" said Tompy. "Yes," said tho visitor. "Well," said Tompy, "he Is the au thor of one of the most popular seri als In a hundred years." "Really?" said the visitor. "Why, he doesn't-look like a literary man." "No," Bald Tompy. "He isn't He's the Inventor of popped grits, the best selling cereal on the market." Har per's Weekly. Standard of 8anlty. Shakespeare was asked If Hamlet was sane. "As sane as the Fourth of July," be replied. The germ of suspicion Is often fatal to the microbe of love. The manufacturer of artificial feet Is responsible for many a fatso step. lr1 &tiKmSStL&1jffifll BlBaTBflBllBBllBHiBlBflLBlJBBaBaBaBaaBaksk "" V It nukei one think of everything that's pure and whole some and delightful. Bright, (parkling, teeming with palate Joy It' your soda fountain old oaken bucket. t?. Oar mi booklet. UU1 .1 Coc-Co!a k I1BBBW BW Whenever you see an Arrow think ofCoca-Couu Dcmu4tUG.tnlMMasfcl.br THE COCA-COLA CO. It-) ATLANTA, OA. D 1 PRICK BAKING) POWOKR CO., OHICAI Cheerful Outlook. "Father, dear," said Amaranth "Wllllo Smithers Is going to call at your office thin morning to ask you for my hand. Isn't there some little hint 1 can give him beforo ho goes so as to muko it cnsler for him?" "Yes," said Mr. Blinks, "tell him to take ether before he comes. It will save, him much pain." Harper's Weekly. Her 8peclal Advantages. James Fullerton Mulrhead In his book, "The Land of Contrasts," telle of an American girl who was patron! lngly praised by an Englishman for the purity of her English and who re plied: "Well, I bad special advan tages, Inasmuch as an English mis slonary was stationed near our tribe." Stern Call of Duty. Reform Is not Joyous, but griev ous; no single man can reform him self without stern suffering and stera working; bow much less can a natioai of men I Carlyle. Well Dtfsndsd. He whose study Is among the shad ows and lights of nature has an un suspected coat of mall defending him among all the turmoil. Mrs. OllphanU A girl expects a man to think her balr Is naturally curly even when sh knows that ho knows It Isn't Why be constipated when you can tret Gal field Tea at any drag storo7 It will qulokly re Hove and Ita benctiu will be realized. Would you say money paid for sbeel ' music Is Invested In rolling stock. 5q ' i (i. ? hfii i. a .i i (. i -! A I ...SI TI "t 1 ,?' 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