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The Chief
C. B. HALE, Publisher
RID CLOUD
NEIRAtKA
A new motto. "Don't tiiku enro of
your health to excess."
Speaking of BtrlkcB, they hnvc nevcf
been' popular with bull players.
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Coal wnn onco used ns money. It
1b nearly worth Its -a eight In gold to
day.
Nothing but kind words for tho hot
will do. Fresh eggs aro avnllablc
dally.
That now nickel may servo to teacb
a carclcHB public that a blton In not
buffalo.
Tho nlr cocktail, with Its oxyger.
flavor, Ib tho moBt Invigorating drlnl
thrso day.
A New Yorker Bays that stingy
men aro always poor. Now, who wants
to bo poor?
Tho gross debt of tho city of Now
York Is J1.082.CC2.851. This Ib also b
new altltudo record.
Though tho new nlrkels aro In de
mand, thoy are ntlll twenty times loss
popular than the old dollar.
A 13 cont plcco Is now recommend
ed. Wo may yet havo 13 cent Btorus
or "8uperBtltloiiB" eBtabllHhmentB.
Tho Chicago burglar who robbed the
shcrirf'B olllco Ib entitled to a Car
neglo medal for his high attainment.
Heads St. Bernard Monastery
"Resolved, That tho tlpless barbel
hop has been tried and found want
ing." Hy whom, gentlemen, by whom!
Somebody Ib going to oxploro th
Amazon river, ovldontly being fired
with a dcBlro to dlBcovcr tho torrid
polo.
Tho English poot, who doclarod thai
ho has supported himself by lilt
pootry alonu, has attained a high am
bltlon.
Tho color of hnlr Ib duo to Iron
which further emphasizes why advlc
falls to enter tho bruins of man)
people.
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"EARTHQUAKE" IN THE AIR
Tho suggestion that thero are air
quakes, duo to explosions oi meteor
Hob, and qulto Independent of earth
quakes and volcanoea, comes from
no Iobb an authority than Mr. W. F.
Denning, tho astronomer. That such
exploslonB aro sometimes nudlblo Is
well known. Prof. W. M. Footo has
recorded thnt a largo melcorlto falling
near Holbrook. Ariz., at C:30 p. m.,
on July 19, 1912, broko up with a loud
i noise that lasted half a mlnuto or
I moro and scattered over a Btretch oi
1 three miles of snncy t esert, more than
1 1.000 of tho frngincntB of a total
1 weight of nealy COO pounds having
1 been nicked uo and tireservcd. Tho
exploding bodies, of courBc, are not al
ways seen. A violent air shock on tho
morning of November 19 cauBed tho
shaking of windows and other offects
in tho vicinity of Hunnlnghlll. but
could not bo connected with any earth
quake, and this has led to tho conclu
sion that It was duo to tho explosion
of a fireball high In tho air. The
vlow is confirmed by tho fact that as
tronomers recognlzo n few days near
tho middle of November aB a period of
detonating fireballs. Other similar In
stances havo been recorded, and two
meteorlto explosions noted In 1877
on November 20 and 23 wero esti
mated to havo created air disturbances
moro than a hundred times as violent
as a loutl peal of thunder.
USEFUL RACK LIFTERS
Automatic Unloader That Any
One Can Easily Work.
Thero aro better authorities than i
Harvard professor to tell ub Just how
many hours of sloop will do us th
most good.
"HUNDRED CURSE" ON A CLUB
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Ono would hardly think that an up
todato institution llko a club would
bo haunted, yet the members of tho
Franklin Inn club, which Is composed
of tho literary men of Philadelphia,
havo boon rendered vory uneasy by a
aories of peculiar coincidences.
Tho club appears to bo pursued by
what ono might call a "ono hundred"
curse.
Every timo slnco Its organization
that tho club has elected a one hun
dredth member another member has
died. Tho last victim of this coinci
dence was a lawyer, who died sudden
ly after attending a dinner at tho club
at which tho ono hundredth member
was elected. Many members profess
to sco'ff at these deaths; but thero Is
a rumor that an unwritten by-law will
bo mado, holding tho club to a mem
bership of 99. Dr. S-.-WoIr Mitchell
Is tho oldest mombor.
Illustrations and Description of Con
trivance That Will Be Found Ad
vantageous on Any Farm
Racks Will NoMfillp.
I have nn automatic unloader for
heavy hay racks and other wagon
bodies that any ono can operate who
knows how to drive a team, writes F.
Hathaway of Fort Smith, Ark., In tho
Farmers Mall and Breeze. Fig. 1
shows ono section of tho framo as
It appears boforo unloading while Fig.
2 shows tho position of the framo with
tho rack on It. The posts A are 4 by
4's sot firmly Into tho ground. These
posts should bo set about C', feet
apart crosswise. Tho length and
height of tho frames depend on tho
rncks used. 1111 nro tho lifting braces
which must bo well mado and secure
ly bolted to tho posts, yet not so tight
as to hinder them from moving freely
In loading or unloading a rack. Tho
pieces C aro 2 by C's bolted to tho lift-
There will bo moro money to JlngU
In tho pockets If tho bill for tho coin
age of Mi cents In the United Statei
goos through.
Somebody snyB that thero Is a gen
ml art awukonlng In America. Yet
tho low crowned derby persists and
even flourishes.
Biological experts declare that thi
Intellectuality of tho female Ib superloi
to the male dog. Hut tho male do
runs the kennel.
All doubt of progress In aviation It
aet aside by tho fact that an avlatoi
has Just succeeded In falling 1,000 feet
without getting hurt
This Is the father of the famous monastery of 8t. Bernard, In the Swiss
Alps, photographed with two St. Bernard pups. For many years past It has
been a serious problem how to raise the considerable sum that is needed for
the upkeep of the monastery and the gratuitous entertainment of travelers.
Now after nearly 1,000 years the hospice was founded In 962 the rule Is to
be changed, and tourists who accept the hospitality of the monks are to be
charged a uniform sum for board and lodging. This was no doubt Inevitable
seeing that In recent years the number annually entertained has amounted
to over 25,000 persons, while voluntary contributions from this source have
seldom amounted to more than would be sufficient for 1,000 persons.
A court has ruled that a brass band
Is not a necessary part of a funeral
Literally speaking, they are "out ol
tune" with the occasion.
As for the patriotic citizen who Ii
to lead a donkoy 4,500 miles acrosi
the continent In payment of en elec
tlon bet well, two Is company.
An Italian count was discovered Id
the role of a waiter In a Baltimore
hotel the other day. Having no other
means of visible support, he wbb kept
on the Job.
PAWNED THE CHURCH ORGAN
Prominent In the Mexican revolu
tion has boen the half-caste or lepero
as he Is called In his own country.
According to thoso who know them
the leperos aro thieves from their
mother's arms. No theft is too auda
cious for them and they always rely
upon having a ready receiver In the
pawnbroker a gentleman whoso busi
ness flourishes exceedingly In Mexico.
One who recently visited Mexico tells
of a missionary who obtained an or
gan for his church and arranged for
a number of friends to como and view
it. The evening came, but when tho
curtain screening the organ wbb
raised tho instrument had disappear
ed. The lepero Janitor of tho church
had pawned ltt
WERE SAVEDBY SEAGULLS
A remarkablo story was told by
three men at Llandudno (Carnarvon),
Vales, a few dayB ago. The men,
Town Councillor Bolan, a man named
Mann, and a hotel proprietor named
Wright, went out In a small boat for
sea angling. Suddenly a dense fog
came on and thoy lost their bearings.
They rowed for houre, but could not
see any sign of land. They became
exhausted, and wero about to anchor
when a flock of Beagulls was seen.
They reasoned that the birds were ma
king for either the Great Ormo or Lit
tle Orme to roost, and they follow the
guIlB to land.
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HOW TO PREVENT OAT SMUtf
Grain 8hould Be Treated With For
malln Solution In Morning and
Drilled In Same Day.
To prevent oat smut, tho grali
should bo treated with formalin. It
takes about ono ounco of formnlln fo
every flvo bushels of grain to bo treat
ed.
Clean a space on the barn floor nn4
thoroughly sprlnklo It with tho for
malin solution beforo spreading tho
seed grain. Tho oatB should bo run
through tho fanning mill twice to re
movo nil light grain, as only heavy
clean seed should be Bown. Spread
down tho seed grain, then sprinkle tho
grain with tho formalin solution mnda
as follows: Formalin, ono ounce; wa
ter, two and one-half gallons; mix
thoroughly. Tho solution can be ap
plied with a fine rose watering pot;
shovel tho grain over so thnt every
seed Ib coated with tho solution. When
all tho grain is coatacd, shovel tho
grain Into a round pllo and cover with
sacks for not moro than two or threo
hours, then spread out, nnd nn soon,
ns tho oats will not stick together it.
is fit to bow or drill. Tho grain should
bo treated In tho morning nnd drilled
in tho Bamo day. Tho drill should baj
set to drill two and one-fourth to twef
and ono-hnlf hushola to tho ncro, aa
tho oats, having absorbed considerably
water aro larger than dry oats. Have
tho ground thoroughly menoweti;
drill the oats In with 250 pounds to
tho ncro of somo good bono fertilizer.
Even If tho ground Is In good order, It
will pay to ubo tho fertilizer. Tho fer
tilizer will ripen the grnln early, the
straw will stand up stiff and cannot bo
blown down by summer Btorms and
tho yield will bo Increased fully 10 to
12 bushels per acre.
How Lifter Does Its Work.
Ing braceB. At their forward ends two
short pieces of 2 by 4's (E) aro bolted
that strlko against tho rack as It Is
being driven between tho frames, thus
bringing up tho lifting frames and
raising tho rack off tho wagon Two
croBspleccs of 2 by 4s (D) nro bolted
lengthwlso to tho posts to givo tho
frames rigidity. Two blocks (F) aro
bolted at tho forward ends of D to
stop tho forward movement of tho
lifting frame. Thcso are placed a lit
tlo pnst tho center so au to lock tho
frumo whilo up. Two pawlB notched
at ono end aro bolted underneath tho
rack frame with tho notched ends
against tho rear bolster of tho wagon.
This prevents tho rack slipping back
as it rises from tho wagon.
STAPLE FOOD FOR CHICKENS
California Is to have a "Father's
day." Tho "head of tho house" Is
not being forgotten after all.
"Tho average life of a $10 bill Ib b,
little moro than twelve months." That
man must live In Philadelphia.
Now Vesuvius shows signs of break,
Ing out Tho volcano can always be
depended on to threaten an eruption
when other big world matters got Into
the limelight.
NOVEL PLEA FOR A PARDON
In his plea to the Trenton (N. J.)
court of pardons for a parole, Robert
Mcllroy claims that ho got up in the
morning by mlBtake and put on the
wrong pair of trousers. Not until he
was placed under arreBt later In the
day did ho know that the pockets
contained (70 In cash and a watch,
and that they wero a follow boarder's.
Mcllroy is serving one year at tho
workhouse for grand larceny.
OLD NEW YORK CITY WELL
Subway builders recently uncovered
an old well In tho heart of New York,
near Wall street and Trinity church,
which Is thought to bo one of the six
wells that tho Dutch burgomaster auth
orized as the city's first water supply.
The well, four feet In diameter, was
lined with stones. Near It was the
wall of somo ancient building bearing
the faint traco of whitewash, and two
Bkc'ntons, which it Is believed may be
those of British soldiers. It Ib sup
posed that well was dug as early aa
1677.
This magnificent cedar was carried
a.- a sapling by tho first duke of Well
ington, In tho year 1817, to the estate
at Strathfleldsaye, Hampshire, which
was presented to him by the grateful
English nation, and there planted. It
Is, therefore, about one hundred years
old. The tree Is one of tho cedars of
Lebanon.
Country Beauty of Japan
HAILSTONES JCILL A CHILC
Dying from hailstones he had eaten,
thinking them candy, a llttlo five-year-old
boy, Luther Qulnn, met with an un
fortunate end at South Orange, N. J
recently. The boy went outdoors af
ter a storm and gathered hailstones.
They looked so much like candy that
he was tempted to cat them. He be
gan feeling ill soon after and died
In two days, his death being brought
on by Indigestion, caused by the sud
den and violent chilling of tho hailstones.
ERADICATING LICE ON SWINE
Worse Than Useless to Dope Animals
With Killer Without Disinfecting
Pens and Bedding.
(By T. E. BAKCn. Votcrlnnrlan, Idaho
Kxprrlment Station.)
A pig weighing 150 pounds will havo
approximately 12 pints of blood, each
pint containing 7.CS0 drops, or a llttlo
over 92.000 drops of blood. If a louse
abstracts a drop a day and the pig Is
boarding several thousand lice, It Is
easy to see where the profits go when
"hogs don't pay."
It Is worse than useless to dopo the
pigs with lice killer without disinfect
ing pens, bedding and In tho spring,
the wallow.
First burn all the loose, dry Btraw,
clean out tho manure, spray tho pen
floors, walls, beams, troughs and ev
ery crevice with a ton per cent solu
tion of formalin or a half gallon of
formalin to flvo gallons of water.
Creolln may be added to tho wallow In
warm weather, say half a pint to a
large wallow.
Then dust on each pig powdered
staphlsagrla. ThlB will cause the
average louse to homestead elsewhere.
Hens Cannot Give Best Results When
Fed Grain Alone Fowls De
mand Variety of Feed.
Grain is tho staple food for poultry,
nnd will bo used for that purpose ai
long as fowls' aro kept on farms, but
hens cannot glvo good results on grain
alone. It Is beneficial to them and will
bo at all times relished, but tho do
mands of tho hens aro such as to call
for a variety. In tho shells of egga
as well as their composition aro sev
eral forms of mineral matter and nitro
gen, which enn only bo partially ob
tained from grain.
Even grains vary in composition,
and when fowls nro fed on ono kind
for a long time thoy will begin to re
fuse It, ns they may bo oversuppllcd
with tho elements of the food partaken
and lack tho elements that aro best
supplied from somo other source. For
this reason they will accept a change
of food, which Is of Itself an evidence
that tho best results from hens can
only bo obtained by a variety of food:
Corn and wheat may bo used as food
with advantage, but must bo given aa
a portion of tho ration and not made
oxclusivo articles of diet.
A Brooklyn court has ruled that a
sandwich is not a meal. Tho court:
must nave neon visiung some popular
restaurant at Ub busy hour to get data
for Its decision.
There Is no truth in tho report that
theaters will equip soata with Maxim
silencers so that, In tho event of tho
act not pleasing, nil that Is required
Is to turn on tho Bwltch.
An aviator In Englnnd has made the
astonishing speed of ninety-four miles
an hour. Such n lllght Is enough to
tnko away contomporury breath, to
say nothing of tho aviator's.
Tho prediction that women will
somo day swoop tho streets of Now
York makes It plain that long sklrtB
aro coming back lntu stylo ngaln.
Seventy per cont. of tho films used
In European theater nro from Amerl
can houses. Wo alwnys contended
that Europe couldn't llvo without us.
A Now York man In Kansas City
pawned his false teoth to buy some
.thlng to eat. Our guess is that ho
'diuVt top off with water biscuit and
.cheese.
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QUEER PRANKJJF A WHEEL
A wheel's peculiar prank started a
fire at New York, tho other day. Slip
ping off the axle of a big motor coal
truck, tho wheel rolled down the street,
bounced up on the sidewalk, plunged
into the basement of Albert L. Morse's
antique shop, passed through two
doors and finally upset a rod hot coal
stove In the rear of tho shop. The
stove sot fire to tho place. Firemen
put out tho blazo in a few minutes,
but it took. an hour to get tho wheel
back on the axle.
UNEARTHED$600 IN GOLD
Five boys playing in an abandoned
house In North Scranto, Pa., found a
stick protruding from tho earthen cel
lar floor, and kicking It loose, up
turned a pot which contained f COO In
gold coins of $5 nnd f 10 denomination.
Not knowing their value, tho' lads
started to distribute tho gold coins for
25-ccnt pieces, Tho building was onco
tho homo of Peter Scanlon, nn eccen
tric, who dlod two years ago, leav
ing $6,000 in government bonds hid
den In tho placo. '
ARRANGE BEDDING FOR HORSE
Baled Shavings and 8awdust Are Best,
Everything Considered Straw Is
Too Valuable.
AlwayB placo bedding toward the
side and rear of the stall, as a horse
lies well backward and on Its side.
Should the horso kick and scratch
tho straw too far back, placo a coarse
encoanut-flber mat under tho Btraw
about whore the hocks of the horse
He and there will bo no further trou
ble. Otherwise the hocks may be
capped and injured.
Wheat straw Is good for boddlng,
rye next and barley is tabooed, while
oats Is too soft. Besides, a horso likes
oat straw and may bo tempted to eat
unsanitary heddlng, the salty taste of
ammonia proving agreeable to a de
praved appetite.
Haled shavings and sawdust are
best, everything considered; their use
stopping indlgestlou caused by eating
bedding. Straw, baled hay, old awale
and such matter rolls up too much,
which fact, together with tho steadily
Increasing value of straw, makes It
almost too valuable for bedding in the
horse barns.
FOR CUTTING PRICKLY PEAR
Implement Invented by Texas Mar
for Quickly Clearing Land for
- the Purpose of Cultivation.
In describing an implement Intend
ed for cutting and handling prickly
pear, invented by R. H. Brown of San
Antonia, Tex., the Scientific American
says:
ThlB Invention pertains to imple
ments for clearing tho ground for pur
poses of cultivation, the object being
to provide an Implement which may
be eaBlly and quickly handled for the
Prickly Pear Implement.
purposo of cutting and handling prick,
ly pear. Broadly, the Improvement
consists In tho provision of an Imple
ment which embodies a handle and a
transversely elongated head at one
end of tho handle, having an outer
cutting edgo and an engaging prong
or tine extending from one side
thereof.
Ohara is a village, not, In Ireland as might be supposed, but In Japan,
near Kioto, and Its Inhabitants are said to be very handsome. The picture
shows an Ohara woman In her best attire going to market. Her headdress
Is embroidered with gold lace and Is of a pattern worn only by the young
women of this village.
WOOD-PULP SPONGES
Treated with chlorido of zinc, wood
pulp forms u viscous mass. Whon
salt is added and the mixture has
been rinsed with alcohol and com
pressed a fair imitation of a epong
results. Harpor'a Weekly.
Value of Education.
The question Is often asked, "Of
how much valuo is school training to
farmers from a business standpoint?"
A recent agricultural survey of sever
al townships of Tompkins county, Now
York, mado by the Collogo of Agricul
ture of Cornell University has reveal
ed many interesting and suggestive
facts bearing upon rural sociology. To
quote from the summary: "The sur
vey shows that a high school educa
tion Ib worth as much to a farmer as
$C,000 worth of 5 per cent, bonds. A
college education is worth nearly
twice as much."
Most Serious Problem.
Infectious abortion among cattle
has become ono of the most serious
problems for cattle owners bo far aa
infectious diseases nro concerned.
It is well entitled to rank In Import
onco with tuberculosis, hog cholera,
and Texas fever. Two new medical
treatments havo recently appeared,
either ono of which may possibly
prove to bo of very great importance.
Ono, abortln, is used, llko tuberculin,
as a diagnostic; and tho other is a
vacclno, which it is hoped will Im
munize heiferB against tho infection.
Thero is not sufficient reliable infor
mation available as yet, upon which
to justify any definite statement.
Breeders should keep these things in
mind and watch for futuro developt
ments.
8wlne for Breeding.
When the pure-bred swine are kept
for breeding purposes thoy should be
given every opportunity for bono and
musclo development rather than pro
ductlon of fat.
False Economy.
It is not economical at this sea
son to cut short tho food supply to
avoid on outlay In tho way of pur
chasing more.
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