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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1907)
a * * * . 'f ? . - * " r / THE VALENTINE MOGRAT T..M. BICE Editor and Proprietor. .MARK ZARR Foreman. 1 Entered at the postoilice.at Valentin- , Cherry county , Nebr. . as Second Matter. , TERMS : v i Subscription $1.00 per year in advance ; $1.50 when not paid in advance. Display Advertising 1 inch single column loc per issue or $6.00 a year. 'Local Notice ? , Obituaries , Led e Resolutions and Socials for revenue c per line per issue. Hrands , H inches$4.00 per year in advance : additional space S3.00 per ear ; engraved blocks extra $1.00 each. \ 10 per cent additional to above rates if over 6 months in arrears. Parties living outside Cherry county-are requested to pay in advance. Notices of losses of stock free to brand advertisers. THURSDAY , APRIL 11 , 1907. LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS. She state legislature adjourned last Saturday after passing more laws than any legislature for years. M 3t was a most remarkable session and republicans and democrats worked harmoniously almost throughout the session with but slight divergency of opinions. A few republicans and a few democrats - , crats occasionally voted in the minority , but the general tendency was to legislate , to pass stringent laws , to curtail excessive railroad rates , or to exact equal and just taxation from corporations , to find their property for taxation as -in the terminal taxation bill. TJIE DEMOCRAT rejoices in the thought that at last a legislature has been found that would do something. Men who went down to Lincoln , pledged to do something for the people , remembered their promises and voted and worked for the pas sage of laws that would give the people a square deal. Sparks Quills , Jake Stetter and John Bowers were in Sparks Saturday. Emmerson Powers passed thru here Saturday with a fine § 250 team he recently purchased. Saturday afternoon occurred the funeral of Henry Newlancl , who died April 5,1907 , at the age ot 79 years , 5 months and 22 days. He had been failing for the past year. He leaves three children to mourn his loss : Harvey , John , Paul and Mrs. Powell of Norden. His wife preceded him by about three years. The body was laid to r est ic Sparks , cemetery annex. Ed Allen had the misfortune to have a runaway Sunday morning while going to spend the day with his wife's folks. Both Mrs. Allen senior and junior were crippled up a little but not seriously , and Ed was a little bruised up by hanging onto the lines until all were thrown out. Miss Einnia Copeland , his sister-in- law escaped uninjured. The run away was caused by Ed losing his balance and falling out of the bug gy. Simeon S. Q. 'Spain went to Valentine af ter a load of supplies. Mrs. Pi. S. Johnson who was vis iting P. H. Young , returned to Lin coln last Sunday. Geo. Christopher and sou arrived home last Saturday , after a short visit with his folks near Lincoln. Oasis C. B. Ganow and wife have mov- to Valentine. Miss Mae Spain and Miss Barnes of Simeon were visitors at M. Lattas on Hac-Lberry lake recently\ How is fishing , girls' ? Sain McAlevy was on our streets today , on his way to the Flineaux ranch where will take charge of a bunch of cattle belonging to Stetter & ; Quigley. Weather Data. The following data , covering" a per iod of Ig years , have been complied from tlj'e Weather Bureau records at Valentine , ebr. They are issued to show the conditions that have pre vailed , during" the month in question , for the above period of years , but must nol be construed as a forecast of the weather conditions for the coming mcnth. April. TEMPERATURE. Mean or normal 45 ° The warmest month was that of 1895 with an average of 53 ° The coldest month was that of 1893 with an average of 42 ° The highest was 91 ° on 20,1902 The lowest was 0 ° on 1,1S99 PRECIPITATION. Average for month 2 49 inches. Average number of days with .01 of an inch or more19 The greatest monthly precipitation was 7 03 inches in 1892. The least monthly precipitation was 0 40 inches in 1904. The greatest amount of precipita tion recorded in any 24 consecutive hours was 2 05 inches on 30 , 1895 , The greatest amount of snowfall recorded in any 24 consecutive hours ( record extending to winter of 1884-85 only ) was 5 80 inches on 22 , 1902 3LOUD3 AMD WEATHER Average number of clear days , 10 partly cloudy , 11 ; cloudy , 9. WIND. The prevailing winds have been from the W. The average hourly velocity of the wind is 13 miles. The highest velocity of the wind was 6S miles from the W on 24,1906 J. J. MOLE A , Observer Weather Bureau. Jones M. D. : > Oculist and Neurologist Valentine , Nebraska. Dr. Jones is a graduate of the Vermont Medical College and post graduate of London and Vienna. He practiced in New York 20years and served as Oculist in the U. S. Army during the war with Spain. If your eyes burn , smart , feel sticky in the morning , pain , ' itch , t blur ; if you have tears in your eyes , if you hold your reading too nearer i or too far : if your eyes hurt after reading , if strong light and bright i \ sunshine hurt you ; if you feel like closing your eyes lo rest them , if you have headache or any nervous disorder see Dr. Jones aud he will Jielp you. Extracts from recent testimonials : ' "Be sure to let us know when & ydu come next , IvJy husband and daughter need glasses. " UI have 11 gained i ) pounds in weight since my headache left 450. I prize my ll glasses highly. " "The trouble which was supposed to be scrofulous 0 * sore eyes has entirely disappeared and I can read for hours without the least inconvenience. " All examination free during April ; after that § 5 to § 10 will be charged for each ex uoination , according to the case. Positively no free examination ai "r April 30. jSyes" Teste'd Classes JTittb'd Safcisfab't/ibn &uarantee& THE APPLE APHIS. Approved Remedies For Spring one Sufr.mcr Trc.ir.-.cnt. / Th : > prcoOiu-c of aphides is indicated Ly tlie curled , distjrtcd condition of the more terminal le'ives , and if a plant f howi : g these symptoms be closely examined small oval or pear shape 1 soft bodied aphides , greenish or pin' : in color , according tospecie- , will be found on the undersurface of tha baves along the tender ktiMn or elsewhere , often practie.UIy covering .these parts. See cut" Following re marks on pruning and winter spray- AI'IIIS MAIiI. [ Terminal shoot ofxpplc infested v'th the apple aphis ( Aphis maI ) , showing condition of leaves. ] * ing. A. L. Quaintance further says iu regard to spring and summer treat ment that effective work in controlling these insects may be done in the spring just after they have hatched from egg- ; and have collected on the expand ing foliage. Trees seen to be badly in fested at this time should be thorough ly sprayed , taking pains to wet as com pletely as po-sible all parts of thu le'ives , twigs and branches. However thoroughly the work may be done , some of the lice are almost sure to escape destruction owing to the diffi culty of forcing the spray between the unfolding leaves , more or less covered with hairs , where some of the insects will have penetrated , A subsequent treatment in the course of a week should usually be made , especially if the first application Is seen to have been unsatisfactory. After the foliage is well out and more or less distorted from the pres ence of the aphides effective spraying is quite difficult , since many of the in sects on the lower surface of the curl ed leaves will not bo hit by the spray. Repeated applications must bo made , therefore , as necessary to keep the in * sects under control. It will often be found practicable to bend over and immerse the terminal shoots of badly infested young trees in a bucket of this spray solution , and this treatment will be very effective , tfor spraying after the trees are in folia-re a strong tobacco decoction , 15 or 0 per cent kerosene emulsion , 13 per cent crude petroleum emulsion or whale oil soap at the rate of one pound for each four gallons of water are approved reme dies. Since aphides secure their food by sucking up sap from within the plant , none of the arsenical poisons would-be effective. Starting Horseradish. Horseradish is started by setting out roots as early in the. spring as the ground will permit. These roots are known as waste roots , cut from the sides of the marketable crop. In lte''V.i-V ' | . , | / ! wjOfr fy Xc-j-5 J r v % 1 - Til t , J ' / f i $ & taking up horse radish there are always spveral Finall ropts ra diating from tlie m a i 11 pr tap mot. which is ir-cd largely for jrratjug , Thcso small roots are cutoff nuc ] forstartjag : beds. Hoots'as large as a lead pencil and Jar- ger are taken off aud used to , _ good udvun * cut into lengths from four to six Inches and taper at the top or thick end- that is. they are cut on a slant , as seen jj } { Ip ) cut , and not square off. says a writer in New England Homestead. These are put in the ground so that the thick end is upward.v They are planted about two-pr three inches deep. This is to prevent any water from acr cumulating on the end of the plant. thus causing decay. Ilorseradish de lights in a icl ! ) spil and is ready for market by Oct. i. It cau bp left all winter and marketed eai'ly in tje } spring if desired. Preventive of Blight. Chemical remedies , such as bordeaux mixture , are sometimes useil jth good results for leaf blight of strawburrjes. but with all the good effects dcrlvc.l from its continued applications I wish to emnbnsiz.3 the fact that it is only a preventive an.l not rcure. . It will therefore have no effect when once the blight mv.kes its appertVauce. T. M. W. in Itaral 2few Yorker. PEAR BLIGHT ; Methods Employed to Ovcrccms Thii Disastrous Disease. Disastrous pear blight in California is the { subject of an article iii Arner- icm Agriculturist by It. L. Adams , California experiment station , who says : The eastern orchard man has knpwn : iud fought this terrible blight for a hundred years and still grows pears , especially in Masachusotb ; aud around th < > lakes in New York , but the eastern grower cannot appreciate the awful damage being done by this same disease to the pear industry of Cali fornia. The trees are grown on. rich , moist land in blocks of 500 to 20,000. Hero they make a heavy growth , and severe pruning is then practiced to promote fruiting and to obtain a desirable shape. The trees have a long growing scisotf and under these conditions make a heavy , sappy , soft growth and throw cut numerous suckers , a condi tion very favorable to the blight. Body Blight Prevalent. - The worst feature of the situation in the prevalence of butt or body blight , an unusually wet , rainy spring having been conducive to the formation of suckers on trunk and root. To pre serve the tvees during the last growing season meant continual cutting away of diseased twigs and the removal of suckers as fast as they formed a tre mendous job. But the only orchards in decent shape are those where just this care and attention \vere bestowed. To Raducc Production of Wood. The methods followed consist in a complete clearing out of tha blight from all parts of the tree , especially from the bvtts and roots , whore the bulk of the holdover exists. This often requires a largo removal of bark , but the trees seem to suffer no ill effects. This work must be done before growth starts , which is early in March. As'soon as blossoming begins a man or two are kept in the orchard cutting out all twigs as fast as they become blighted. The greatest stress is laid on this spring and summer work. Less cultivating and plowing , sowiuc with alfalfa or grain , no pruning 01 very little , less irrigating and. in siort , anything that will reduce the produc tion of wood is being advocated. Just how much can be dons is an individual problem , however , it being manifestly impossible to apply the same method ? to gravelly uplands and to deep low lands. This Ls a question each grower must try out himself. The Blight-Infections. The infectiousncss of the blight is an other point undervalue : ! , and the small back yard orchards are a const.uit menace. As California furnishes the bulk of the Bartlett pears , It will be but a short time before tun delicio"s fruit is a.positive luxury miles- ; other means which can be more easily ap plied are discovered for'the control of the blight. BUSH PULLER. An Easily IVIcde Device That Can Be QuioUiy Adjusted. , A very satisfaclory device for pull- ins bushes Is mntlo as follow ; : T.tko a tough hanlAvootl stick about three Inches In diameter nt ono end. tapering to two inches at the other. ; uul of any length to suit the operator. We have found five feet Iu length to be very satisfactory , On this handle- slip the ring of a ring chain and fasten with a staple. The other end of chain is fastened to in- gleti-eo. In pulling bushes the chain is FOi : PULLING BUSHES. passed around the bush 0:1 the side op posite from tlie opera tor , why hold ? the long end of Hie etid : , the short end being placed over the chain , as shown in the illustration. This device , easily made , works like , a charm'ami pan be adjusted around a dozeij. Uuslios in the same time re quired to s'snare" a chain arouutl one. E. 3 , In Farm and Fireside. A Word par Farm Groves. Tlje iis-'e.s of farm groves are numer ous. Thej' add to ( lie beauty of the landscape by breaking tha monotony of the prairlo. furnishing wood for va rious uses ir.ul for fuel , r j we n ? e'l not be dependent njjon the coal tr sr. Th Bheltei' cur pro-i'fcc ; iron rli c 11 northern blasts darJuj : v-'iu c' , vid i.i summer , when the thermometer i : * playing about the 100 dogrea navk. we linger in their coolins shade with a feeling of thankfulness. Tried end Found Profitable. The Vermont cspfruent.lation hu- found a large gain in th ' u.-e of Inr deaux mixture as a spray to prevent the early blight qf potatoes. For mo-- ? than fifteen sucee-sive j-earn Hie tla- tion lias practiced spraying potatoes and has always found it a profitable procedure with early potatoes because of its effect in warding off inject at tacks and early bjight. aside from the general stimulation it affords to the plant * . Freph f. nure op Clay Soils. It is often best to use fresh manure on stiff clay soils In order to have the large quantity of organic matter the manure contains aid in making the soil more open aud porous and easier of cuitivatioB. C V > -rt V * T&f f n * $ s ' A. . . I have a'fresh supply. Garden Tool's " Rubber Hose. Lawn Mowers Builders Hardware. FISCHER , Hardware , Furniture and Coal. FRED WHITTEMORE , Pres CHARLES SPARKS , Cashier J. W. STETTER , Vice Pres. ORAH L , . BRITTON , Ass't. Cashier. E I LUMBER QUALITY c T RIGHT PRICES Young In all ages of the World and in all Countries men have indulged iu "social drinks and have used Whiskey for medical purposes. " They have always possessed themselves of some popular beverage apart from water and those of the breakfast and tea table. Whether it is Judicious that Mankind should continue to indulge in such things , or whether it would be wise to abstain from all en joyments of that character , it is not our province to decide. We leave that question to the Moral Philosopher. We desire the PUBLIC TO KNOW that we are neither BLENDERS , COMPOUNDERS XOR RECTIFIERS ; also that we use the utmost care to purchase our goods from the most reliable houses in America , and just as we get them , they pass into the hands of our customers NO SPURIOUS IMITATIONS or IMPURE LIO- OURS OFFERED FOR SALE. WE HAVE THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN TOYVN WHOLESALE DEALER IN ELTENDORFF PABST AND KRUC BEERS mmie Johnson. VI. HE ADVERTISED FOR TRADE. "Now , " said Mr. Johnson , "I am not inclined to stop ADVERTISING , just because I'm nearly at ths top , " So he ADVERTISED the business in a lively way , Bringing much increase cf trade and likewise better pay.