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The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
KILLING KEROSENE.

It is said that the fumes of
kerosene, when the lamp is
turned down, are liable to
cause diphtheria. The New
York board of health, a few
years ago, decided that to this
more than any other cause, the
prevalence of this disease was
to be attributed. This is given
as accounting for the fact that
diphtheria generally begins to
spread with advent of short
days and long nights. The
children dislike to go to bed in
the dark and the mother turns
down the flame in the lamp so
that the light shall not keep
the child awake. Many bed
rooms are thus semi-lighted
all night, and the windows be-
ing closed or raised but slight
ly, the atmospheric condition
of the room is simply deadly.
A turned down kerosene lamp
is a magazine of deadly gas
that even the healthiest lungs
cannot be exposed to with i'm
Dunity.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
CURRENCY AND TAXATION.

How a Flexible and Elastic Volume of Cur
rency Can Be Obtained-The Ultimate
End Sought Is Not the Abolition of Tax
alton, But the Destruction of the Power
of Money to Cypress.
The mastery production, published in the
National View of November 20, from the
trenchant pen of Stephen Maybell, needs no
lines of commendation penned by the feeble
writer, whom Mr.. Maybell so kindly, but un-
deservedly, compliments. Suffice it to say,
that the said article is an able, clear and
forcible Indictment and arraignment of the
idotic system under which we groan, and by
means of which productive labor is made
the unwilling, but helpless, victim of the
monster iniquity-usury. But twhileI heartily
concur in the statement of pregnant truths
concerning rent, interest and profit, which
Mr.. Maybell presents in such bold and vigor-
Gus language, yet L am obliged to confess
that am somewhat dubious about the mo
taxi feature of land currency.
As understand it the ultimate end sought
in the establishment of a system of land cur
rency, or loans by the whole to the unit was
not the abolition of taxation, but the destruc
tion of the power of money to oppress, which
is the unrestricted interest drawing power of
money, in the hands of the individual which
always has and always will impoverish the
masses and enrich the few. But Brother
Maybell does not exactly state my position
in reference to the volume of currency and
taxation. / am not stickler for per capita
circulation. Indeed, recognize the fact that
the very essence of the nineteenth century
financial reform is the demand that the vol
ume of money shall not be fixed or station
ary, but, on the contrary, shall be flexible,
elastic and automatic. Money can be rem
dered flexible and elastic, and subject to the
laws of supply and demand, and above all,
automatic, by the people standing ready at
all times to furnish money to the individual
at low rate of interest (the lower the bet
ter and by standing ready, at all times, to
pay the individual the same established rate
of interest for the use of money.
This can be effected by an issue of United
States bonds, in small denominations, re-
deemable at the option of both the holder
and the people, or Government Then when
the individual can not use money in leglt
mate business, so as to make it pay more
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
SHERIFF'S SALE.
W. A. McCOOL,
Sheriff of said County.

BY virtue of an order of sale directed to me
from the district court of Red Willow county,
Nebraska, on judgment obtained before }.
E. Cochran, judge of the district court of Red
Willow county, Nebraska, on the 10th day of
December, 1890. in favor of Emily o. Gibbs as
plaintiff and against Henry Ballreich as de
fendant, for the sum OF six hundred and forty
six dollars and thirty-one cents. and costs
taxed at S3l.4S and accruing costs. l have
levied upon the following real estate taken rs
the property of said defendant. to satisfy said
decree to-wit: The N. w. 4 of section IL,
township l, north of range 81, west of6th P. NJ,
in Red Willow county. Nebraska. And will
offer the same for sale to the highest bidder,
for cash i'm hand. on the 2lst day of February,
A ID. 1891, in front of the south door Of the
court house, in Indianola, Nebraska, that
being the building wherein the last term of
court was held at the hour of one O'clock
P NJ, of said day. when and where due at
tendance will he given by the undersigned.
Dated January 5th, 1891.
33 w. A. MCCOOL.
Sheriff of said County.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of an order of sale directed to me
from the district court of Red Willow county.
Nebraska, on Il judgment rendered in the dis
trict court of Red Willow county, Nebraska,
on the 10th day of December. 1890, in favor of
Nebraska Mortgage Company as plaintiff, and
against Daniel E. Eikenberry ct al as defend
ants. for the sum of nine hundred and seven.
teen dollars and thirty cents. and costs taxed
at $35 43 and accruing costs, have levied upon
the following real estate taken as the proper
ty of said defendant. to satisfy said decree. to-
wit: S. Z. 4 of section eight (S) town. two ~
north of range twenty nine COZ west of 9th p
NJ, in Red Willow county, Nebraska. And
will offer the same for sale to the highest bid
der, for cash in hand, on the 2lst day of Feb
ruary A. ID. 1884, in front of the south door of
the court house. in Indianola. Nebraska. that
being the building wherein the last term of
court was held, at the hour of one O'Clock
p. M. of said day, when and where due attend
ance will be given by the undersigned.
Dated January 9th, 1891.
80 w. A. McCOoL.,
Sheriff of said County.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
GET TOGETHER.

An interesting and extend
ed article on irrigation from
the pen of William Smythe is
given large space in this issue.
Every reader should peruse it
carefully. This subject is re-
ceiving widespread attention
in this section of Nebraska
and we propose to give our
readers all available informa-
ton. It is we'll for farmers and
business men as we'll to get
together as often as may be to
discuss such topics of common
good. Educational in tenden-
cy, a closer bond Of sympathy
and business may thus be Gre
ated and cemented with ad-
vantage and profit to all.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
LAND OFFICE AT McCooK, NEB.,

January iln. 1881.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final five-year proof in support OF his
claim. and that said proof will be made before
Register or Receiver at McCook. Neb., on
Thursday, February 10th, 1891. viz:
GEORGE E. ZIMMERMAN.
who made H. E. No., for the s. W. 4 of
section 35. in township 3 north of range 30,
west OF 9Th P. NJ He names the following
witne ses to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of. said land, viz:
James NJ Kanouse. George Fowler. John Stall
ker and James Troy. all of McCook, Neb.
S33 S. P. HART. Register.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
LAND OFFICE AT McCooK. NEB.. /

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
10 make final five year proof in support of her
claim, and that said proof will be made before
Register or Receiver at McCook, Neb., On Sat
urday, January 18th, 1891, viz
LUCINDA PIPER,
widow of Joseph B. Piper. deceased, II. E. 9S2.
for the North East u of Section 3. Township
4. North of Range 20. West of 9th P. NJ. She
names the following witness to prove her con-
tinuous residence upon and cultivation of.
said land. viz: John f. Miller, Mathew Stew
ART. Stephen Bolles, of Box Elder. William
Weygint of McCook, Neb. s. z: HART,
40 Register.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
Report School District No. I.

Report OF Red Willow school, District M. !,
for month ending Jan. I'd, 1891:
Number of days taught ht...................18 Is
Number of pupils enrolled. ed....................32
Aggregate daily attendance. ... ..........54
Average daily attendance. ........... 30
Roll of honor: Owen Longnecker. Belle Bun
nell, Clara. Charlie, Elva and Ellis Andrews.
NJ. E. EAST. Teacher.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09

Work on the survey of the
South Side irrigating ditch is
progressing nicely, this week.
City Engineer G. H. Meeker
and County Surveyor Page T.
Francis are handling the in
strument, with L. r. Hileman
as chairman.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
DRYSDA ALE
THE
TAILOR,

From New York City, has the most COM
plete stock of Fall and Winter Goods, for
mems wear, between Lincoln and Denver.
His store is just replete with the latest nov
elites from New York and Chicago, and as
he buys strictly for cash he can afford tOgive
you first class Clothing at very reasonable
prices. He has guaranteed every garment
he has made up in McCOOk for nearly six
years and has never had miSfit in that time.
Call and see him. One door north of the
Commercial House.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09

DR.. Haltzclaw has been rec
commended for appointmenton
the board of pension examin-
ers at Imperial, Chase county,
by Representative Laws and
Senator MandersOn.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
NOTICE..

The regular meeting of the McCook Invest
ment Company will be held in the Secretary's
Office at s O'Clock, P. NJ. C. T., Tuesday, Janu
ary 18th, 1891. for the election of officers and
such other business as may come before it.
JAM g 1891. w. M. ANDERSON, Secretary.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09

Try more broom corn and
flax coming season. Success
will surely follow.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09

The beet sugar factory pro-
ject should be remembered.
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09

Do you borrow your news
paper reading!
The McCook tribune., 1891-01-09
Fall-GOOds.
r. a COLE,
LEADING TAILOR.

Announces the arrival of his fall
stock, comprising the latest and most fash
iOnable goods of the season. His prices are
lower than any tailOr's in MctOOk. Don't
fail to see his line.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21
BASKET WORMS ON THE ROSE.

Some very strange insect, or something
else, is running the rose bushes in my yard.
send you a limb showing the trouble
You Will see that the leaves are covered
with small spots that look like scorcheS
with hot iron, and that sticking about
over the leaves are browuish buds about
the size of a rice grain, | find that these
singular buds move from place TO place,
and therefore am led to the conclusion that
they must be some kind OF insect. Can you
explain the case through THE GAZETTE and
give me a remedy for the trouble!
Fort Worth, Tex A LADY.
In the Sunday GAZETTE of the 10th in
slant, and the Weekly GAZETTE of last
Thursday we described an insect known as
the "basket worm'-the ThyridopteryX
ephemeraformis of entomologists. The in
sect damaging your rose bushes is the
same. While very young its little ''bas-
ketn stands erect and looks like small
bud, but eventually when it has grown too
heavy for the insect to longer hold it up it
will fall over and hang down as described
in the article referred to. While seeming
to prefer cedar or arborvite, this insect
will feed upon almost any character of
growth. Its appearance in such great
numbers on your rose bushes leads US to
suspect that there is an infested cedar or
arborvite tree in the same yard.
Spraying the plants with some kind Of
The kerosene emulsion referred to at an
other place on this page, would be apt to
prove entirely effectual
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21
IRRIGATION WILL pay.

have been irrigating this seasor. in AZ
cordance with your directions as p-blfsb14
in The GAZETTE. My irrigated garden :
Just twelve by sixteen feet in size, bur II :,
trenched off in the regular way. aud he
needed water is supplied once a week j.
the trenches. You never saw anything
finer than is the truck on that little ng.
My regular garden is much larger, and
though equally as well cultivated in ever,
respect it does not compare in excellence 10
the little irrigated plat. GRIP
Waco, Tex.
We have had our eye on n little pla, o.
land in Fort Worth under pretty fair SIS
tenn OF irrigation from hydraut In it are
new Irish potatoes two feet high, sguashe.
about ready 10 bloom, tomatoes ditto aud
garden peas-well the peas have a.read,
gone the way of the kitchen Nc other
garden truck that we have seen looks any.
thing like as fine, proving beyond question
that there are great advantages u bs de-.
rived from regular water supply TO crops.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21
TEXAS AND PEACHES.

Colman's Rural World Of st. Louis con-
tains an article from Governor WsFunas
of Nebraska which says: For five or six
years we have been without peaches to any
extent worth naming. The winters past
have been severe enough to scorch the trees
badly, and but little replanting is being
done"
In this paragraph lies a hint well worthy
of consideration by the people of Texas.
Winter never scorches the peach trees here
and in times past it very seldom affected
the fruit. This season we have plenty of
peaches, but of cource we are not so for
tunate every year, of late. When worse
fortune happens to fall upon us it does not
come as the result of tree scorching, but of
the new and unsuited varieties recently
brought into our state. In those earlier
days when peaches were abundant every
year, want OF advantageous transportation
facilities caused those peaches to be Of no
value to US beyond the home consumption
value, consequently we raised only what we
needed for home use. On this account we
took no special interest in peach culture.
The case is quite different now. From
very many points we can ship peaches as
far as we like, and those regions where
winter scorches out the peach trees would
like to have our fruit. If we go back to the
old Spanish strains that never failed US,
throw them into good varieties by selec-
ton, and then produce them in large
quantities We shall soon be found coming
entirely to the front as peach country.
Well be able to find ready market for all
our product. Our regular crops will soon
cause people at distance to depend upon
US for their supplies. Such course would
open up an immense industry for Texas in
a line not now cutting any particular figure.
OF our ability to produce the old style
peaches regularly and profitably there can
be no question whatever. The present will
be favorable season for choosing good va
rieties among the old Spanish seedlidgs.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21
THE PLUM TREE APHIs.

To-day / send you a small branch from my
wild goose plum tree, the leaves on which,
as you will see. are literally loaded with
minute insects. There appears to be two
kinds of them-one green and wingless and
the other black and winged. They are caus-
ing the leaves to curl up and die, and I fear
they will entirely ruin my tree. Please tell
me through THE GAZETTE what you know
OF the insects and whether or not there is
any way of destroying them. RURALIsT
Tarrant county, Tex.
1t is the plum tree aphis, more commonly
called the opium tree plant louise" Ento-
mologists have affixed to it Aphis pruni-
folie as a scientific name. But one species
is represented, the black specimens with
wings being the males and the green and
wingless specimens being the females.
They usually cluster on the undersides of
the leaves, which they puncture for the pur-
pose Of sucking the sap. For remedy see
in another place an article on kerosene
emulsion. We know Of no better remedy,
nor one more simple.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21
THE BEST COTTON LANDS.

Will you kindly point out through TIE
GAZETTE where lie in considerable area the
very best cotton lands of North America
Weatherford, Tex. v.
Nh. Joseph B. Lyman has in his book 81
cotton culture map which locates the very
best cotton lands as follows:
A narrow strip along the Savannah river
in Georgia; considerable area in Alabama
and Mississippi known as the black pra.-
ries; a some larger area extending along ma
Mississippi river from Baton Rouge, La,
to the Tennessee line; narrow strip run
ming along the south side of Red river, from
its mouth to the Arkansas line, and gI2a'
area in Texas (the greatest of all, reaching
northeast and southwest from The SABINE
river to the Colorado, and north and soa,s
from about the head OF Trinity bay 10 the
neighborhood of Waco. The area is aool'
three times as long northeast and Southwest
as it is wide north and south.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21

time. Under correct irrigation the entire
frostless season is a growing season, and
that portion of it now turned over to the
weeds is the very best growing season of
the year.
True there are many persons ever ready
to tell US that our warm weather of sum-
mer is against many crops, burning them
up" etc, but this is a mistake. 1t is
drouth that causes them to 'sburn up" and
not heat. Give them as much moisture as
they need and warm weather is favorable
to them all the time. This position is
clearly established in the fact that the most
productive countries of the world are
warmer in summer than are any regions Of
North America. Egypt is one of these,
Peru another, and so on. OF course it is
unnecessary to add that their agricultural
operations are under complete systems of
irrigation.
correct summing together of all this
cannot do otherwise than leave every fair
seeing person to recognize the fact that ir-
rigation in agriculture, especially for Texas,
means heavy and prosperous population
in the irrigatable regions, and the estab-
lishment Of countless paying industries now
scarcely so much as dreamed of by such as
have not devoted to the matter q due
amount of careful and intelligent thought.
The old bugbear of over-production may
attempt to elbow itself in, but as stated by
US on former occasion, there can be no
such thing as over-production, provided we
manage to produce cheaply. Irrigation
would enable US to do this by making con-
stantly available to crops our great natural
wealth Of plant food, and by extending our
producing seasons from 100 to $50 per cent
longer than they are at present. If we can
cheaply produce more than we need for
home consumption, there are millions of
people living in other less favored regions
who are ready to take all our surplus.
Should there arise certain contingencies
against our shipping direct to them all our
surplus products so fast as produced, we
can do like they do in other irrigated
regions-call the mechanic to our aid and
prepare the products to keep for shipment
at leisure and on order as needed.
made by US in former articles, but we here
wiring them in again as a reminder for the
person who may feel disposed to make cal
culations on whether or not it would pay to
irrigate in Texas by lifting water from our
streams through the agency of steam. 1t
viii be seen that we have mainly had in
mind such crops as are not now generally
raised on a large scale in our state, but
which are extremely profitable to the re-
gions at present raising them under irliga-
ton. In making that calculation it would
be well to also take into consideration
our most common crops, as cotton, corn,
etc. Irrigation would make these entirely
regular; that is, full and the same for every
season; while at the same time, its effects
upon our natural plant-food would render
it entirely safe for US to put them down as
fully doubling their present yield on an
every-year average.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21
KEROSENE EMULSION.

Our attention has been called to a small
scale insect infesting the peach trees in por-
tons of Texas, and doing more or less DAM
age. AS yet we have not been able to posi-
lively IDENTIFY it as to species. If the reader
has it on his trees he viii find it as little
oval shells sticking tightly to the small
limbs, the fat side down. They are not
more than one tenth Of an inch in diameter
the long way. These are the females of the
insect and little later will be full of eggs
In this case the shell becomes nest from
which the eggs will eventually hatch, leav-
ing it sticking dead and dry upon the limb
The males of the insect are of quite diff
ferent character, being provided with wings
which enable them to fy from tree to tree
The trees are injured by the insects in their
drawing the sap from the small branches.
The remedy for this little pest lies in ker-
osene emulsion, which is referred to by
States chronological commission, in his re-
Gently published bulletin No. as follows:
The ease and practicability of emulsify-
ing and diluting kerosene 70 any desired
strength has been so fully demonstrated in
the course of the work of the division Of
entomology under my direction, that there
is no longer need Of attempting its use pure
The formula for the preparation of
kerosene emulsion ordinarily recommended
by me is the one originated by my former
agent, Mr.. II. G. Hubbard. in his work
against the orange insects. It is as follows:
Kerosene OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gallons
Common soap. Is pound.
Water. .....-.......l gallon.
Dissolve the soap IN the water by heating
aud add the solution boiling hot TO the l1ero-
seae and charm the mixture by means OF
force-puIlp and spray-pozzie for five min
uteS. The emulsion. If perfect, forms
cream which Ibiekens on cooling and should
idhere without oiliness to the surface Of
Glass Dilute before using. one part Of the
,aslisjol with nine parts of cold water. The
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21

spring will bring back at least five-fold. On
many fields it is splendid fertilizer for
corn. 1t is usually given, next to ashes, as
one of the fertilizers to be applied to
tobacco, and many have found it profitable
to apply it TO cotton. 1t is comparatively
so cheap that every farmer may well ex-
pertinent with it, and few will find it un-
profitable upon any soil for any crop.
Its power of Absorb ins that powerful and
volatile fertilizer-ammonia-a holding it
fast until it is to be given up to the grow
ing crop, makes it very valuable constitu-
ent of the compost. We often see COM
post heap or manure pile giving off am
monia. This is apparent to our eyes as well
as to our nose. The easiest and most eff
fectual way to stop this escape Of so valua-
BILE a substance is to sow plaster over the
heap. 1t will absorb the escaping ammonia
and hold it fast, while all the time gather
ing further store from the atmosphere.
Every man who composts manure, or who
allows stable manure to accumulate, has
need of gypsum.
Nature appears to have done everything
in her power to give Texas soil entirely
perfect, so far as relates to plant produc-
ton. In but two elements is there any de-
fciency. One of these is regular moisture
and the other is ammonia. Neither of
these could be placed as a perpetual COM
ponent of the soil, so nature laid them away
within our easy reach to be applied by our
selves as needed. The water she sealed up
for US in artesian strata, and it would now
seem the ammonia, or an agent for collect
ing it, she has banked subject to our draft,
in the great gypsum deposits of our state.
Really, when we come to look at it Alright,
there is something extremely remarkable
in the general get-up of Texas.
If Mr.. Stahl is correct in his statements
with reference to gypsum (and we are sat
isfed he isl, those immense gypsum de-
posts in the Pecos country ought to be
claiming much attention just now. They
may prove of entirely more value to Texas
than her phosphate beds are proving 10
Florida. Who knows?