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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-30
MONEY IN ALFALFA CROPS.
Nebraska Farmers Growing It with
Success on Lands Once Abandoned.

Nebraska Farmers Growing It with
Success on Lands Once Abandoned.
Nebraska Is likely to be known here
after as the land OF alfalfa. 1t has
only been within the last half-dozen
years that the farmers of the West
have found out what a gold mine al
falfa Is. The Eastern farmer has not
made this discovery yet.
Eight or ten years ago the Idea be-
came deep-rooted that every part Of
Nebraska was capable of being redeem
ed from the range and made to BIOS
som with the seductlveness of the rose.
Two years Of drought changed this no.
ton and drove thousands Eastward
again. Part Of the thousands of acres
of land thus abandoned to the gopher
and the coyote was Immediately fenced
In by the ranchers and the cattlemen,
but the men who hung on and the men
who put their trust In cattle soon
found that where corn would not grow
there was the land best suited to the
cultivation of a forage plant once de-
spised
This was alfalfa. Year after year
since then has found hundreds of addi-
tional acres planted to this forage, un-
til there are now In the valleys of the
Platte and the Republican and even
here and there In the sandhills great
upon which no other chop than this is
raised. With alfalfa as a starter and
corn as f1nisher the best method of
fattening cattle for market has been
found by the stockman.
Three crops q year, sometimes four,
are raised. The average yield is from
two to two and half tons to the acre
at each cutting. and sometimes goes as
high as six. while 1t commands a price
ranging from $4 to $6 a ton. Besides
this it can be raised each year with
certainty for an indefinite term of
years. 1t does not exhaust the soil,
because 1t contains a very small pro-
portion Of phosphates; In fact, expert
ments have shown 1t to be an excellent
thing for the ground. 1t derives a great
deal Of It's moisture from the atmos-
phere, and In some way exerts a dis
integrating effect upon the alkalis of
the soil-the very qualities that make
the corn yield scanty.
1t grows dense and scarcely above
two feet in height. Fed green or cured
to stock 1t Is wonderfully nutritious. II
is cut when coming into bloom. while
1t Is succulent. and before the stems
become weedy.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-30
An Approach to Perpetual Motion.

A clock is to be seen at Brussels
which comes about as near being a
perpetual motion machine as can be
invented for the sun does the winding.
The following is the method by which
1t works: A shaft exposed to the solar
rays causes an up draft of air, which
sets the fan In motion. The fan actu-
ates mechanism which raises the
weight of the clock until 1t reaches the
top and then puts a break on the fan
till the weight has gone down little,
when the fan is again liberated and
proceeds to act as before. AS long as
the sun shines frequently enough and
clock will keep in perpetual motion.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-30
In Retreat.

Down from the upper air fioated the
strains of music, yet Neptune was visi-
bly, annoyed
Whats gnawing at thy vitals, sire p
asked a mermaid.
Il wish in the name of Orpheus," )"
said the sea king. that boating parties
could sing something else besides "A
Life on the Ocean Wave.'"
And forthwith he craYled into a
cave and pulled the cave In after him.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-30

CELIA'S HONEYMOON |



lonely and miserable. At about half
past D. as | was feeling quite worn out
with excitement and fatigue, | thought
| would go to bed. | kissed mamma
Celia.
Il wonder what she is doing?" she
said tearfully.
Il do hope they will not quarrel Dot.
| said | was sure they wouldn't, as
Celia had never quarreled with any
body in her life. | was just going up
stairs when | heard the front door bell
ring violently.
Il can't see any one, Dot mamma
called out to me. Il am too tired and
upset tonight"
We're out. James, l said to the
footman, and added reassurngly to
mamma, 1T will only be what Celia
calls posthumous wedding present
| waited a moment to see. Suddenly
heard peremptory voice saying:
Here, James, take in this box; Denise
is coming on with the others in four
wheeler. Where is Miss Dot?''
simply flew across the hall. 70,
Celia, darling Celia, whatever is the
mattery' | cried excitedly.
Celia stopped to kiss mamma, who
had rushed into the hall at the sound of
her voice, then she slipped her arm
through mine. Come along into the
| dining-room, dears," she said, 'and I'll
tell you all about it; but do order me
some dinner first; | am dreadfully
hungry" She spoke quite brightly, but
her face was pale, and don't think her
| tears were far off. Then she told us
what she had done. AS soon as left
| her she arranged with Denise to get out
at Peterborough and catch the next ex-
press back to town. Vernon had luckily
never seen her. Poor mamma looked
derstood what had happened.
1T serves him right Celia" | said
angrily, "but whatever will he do?
Won't he be fearfully angry?" l felt
nervous, but Celia only shrugged her
shoulders.
|
but, after all, what can he do except.
ing swear? You see, l have begun as
| | mean to go on, Dot, and l must await
developments. l expect he will soon
| fetch me back" she added cheerfully,
''and try to hush it up. No man likes
being made fool Of, but 1t was really
more than could stand" She yawned
and raised her pretty arms above her
head. And now let's go to bed, Dot
I'm so awfully tired. It's useless to sit
here and speculate as to what he will
| do; am all right In the meantime, as
have brought my trousseau back with
| me-"
The next morning Celia received q
frantic telegram from Vernon, and in
the afternoon he arrived. Mamma and
| thought it kinder not to see him
Celia had long interview with him In
the dining-room, after which she ran up
to us and, giving us each hasty kiss,
whispered she would tell us all about
it tomorrow. Then they drove Off to-
gether, and Denise followed with the
luggage. believe they staid at hotel
for the night and caught the express to
Scotland the next day. We did not see
Celia again for several weeks, and
when she wrote all she told US was that
Vernon was a dear" They seem hap
by now, and sometimes think never
saw a man kinder or more attentive to
his wife. Celia seems devotedly fond
of him. OF course l always knew she
was strong g-minded; but l must say l
have often wondered how she managed
Westminster Budget.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-30
Wool from Limestone.

"An Indian chemist" says the Phar-
maceutical Era, "has applied for pat
ents on a process of making wool from
limestone. After some sort of chemi-
cal treatment the rock is subjected to a
drawing-out process, by which. II is
said, it is converted into the finest and
most pliable wool, of beautiful white
color, soft as down and both water and
fire proof"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-30
Playing II Down Low.

II haven't much use for Blithersley, /"
said the proud papa.
"Why?'' asked the proud mamma.
Il listened to him for an hour today
while he told me about what his baby
had sad or tried to say, and just as
was about to tell him about ours he
left me, saying he had to catch train" !"
Baltimore American.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-30
Insurance and Hair nye

Hair dye is considered so detrimental
10 long life that continental assurance
company refuses to insure the lives OF
persons using 1t.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-30
Gents and Nickels In Demand.

According to United States Treasurer
Roberts, cents and nickels are now be-
Ing used to much greater extent than
ever before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16
As leonidas Viewed Il.

1T is perfectly absurd" exclaimed Mr..
Meektons wife
What is: asked Leonidas
This idea of establishing a whining
post for wife-beaters"
II think 50, too, Henrietta. In the first
place. II is going TO put notions into the
heads of "A lot Of husbands that wife
beating is a practical proposition. And
then they are going to get hurt"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16
HITS AND MISSES.
Severely Practical.

"A woman who gets married ~
marked the man with cold eyes and n
square jaw, should know how to cook .
Yes, answered Miss Cayenne. tRtu /
have sometimes questioned whether 4
woman who knows how to cook oJgnt IN
marry. she might become more pros
porous by opening a restaurant"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16
His Refusal.

That man once offered me money for
my vote remarked the practical poll
tician
And you refused it with scorn?"
Il did. My conscience wouldn't permit
me 10 take it, 1t wasn't more than half
OF what is customary raid and coIl,nt
have looked my fellow members of the
lesislature in the face if | had cut
prices"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16
Will Become a Boarder.

Yes said Meandering Mike. I'm
Soin to quit begin fur Twin
Are you goln' to git proud" asked
Flooding Pete
Nope. m goin TO git arrested
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

To the November issue Of The Book
man, Gclett Burgess contributes a skit
entitled AN Interview With Nobody.
Its closing paragraph is the best Of n
number of good things. AS / left he
Informed me that No Matter WHAT
vas now in its five hundred and fifty
seventh thousand. We are delaying its
issue Mr.. Nobody informed me. You
see we sell 50 many more copies before
than after publication.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16
Self.Esteem.

The man who loses on horse
Declares it's due to luck.
But if he wins, tbs the result
OF wisdom and of pluck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

Philadelphia exchange quotes
New York publisher as saying that by
libcrallv advertising in the newspapers
Il book which the newspaper critics did
rot like he succeeded in making an
enormous sale 1T is evident to me, "
he said. that the people depend more
on the advertising than on the reviews
for information, as | advertised in the
papers which did not give favorable
reviews.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

Dr. Henry van Dykes little book,
The Story of the Other Wise Man.
appears to have won much favor
abroad. and il now in process of trans
lation into both French and German.
by authorization from the American
publishers. An unauthorized version of
the story was issued without permits
sion in Germany last year. but upon
It's discovery and the protest of the
Harpers it was Immediately withdrawn
from circulation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

VI. Jules Verne has become entirely
blind. and a subscription for his bene-
fit has been started. If all the boys
who have rejoiced in his tales were to
contribute their pennies the old gen
tleman would soon be placed above
want.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

bao, ,usht Roosevelt's last published
me Strenuous Life" grows in
-''e with each succeeding edition. We
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

"The Making of a Country Home. IN
j. L. Mowblay, aft'rd successful serial run
is about 10 appear in book form from the
press Of Doubleday, Pag" X co. II vii
be- mad. i'll uniform attractive hindiHE
and decoration with "A journey to
NATURE by th, same author. one Of tn.
most widely rrEd Of recent nature books
'fhc new volume differs from the otn"i
book in being NOR" in the way 81 prJc-
teal suggestion. The. author himself
says: The suggestion NJ a story on rn-
making Of a country home strikes rc
sIuarclN in the joints Of the marrow.
have worked ~ that Tor = Ncars-uut in
print. but in the furr"w ANA IN the tr.-
race. My problem WAS. can 4 man oC
moderate income. rather tired III city life.
secure the freedom. the cNmfor; and In,
pdtr.drchal airs VI a landed proprietor
without reaching the bankrupt list CT ar
irving in the Insan" asylum" / have
worked that problem ont. The consc-
uuencc has been that many of my OH
confrrres with more money than |. have
enjoyed my hospitality with Very de-
lightfll wonder Is TO how | did it. There
are thousands of men and women vino
would be delighted Ia b. told how To- 10
it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

Five Thousand copies formed the first
English edition OF this new stevenson
biography ANA it was exhausted almost
Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

Tho Society Of Authors intends t. raise
a memorial to Sir Walter RrSant Ia the
shape of a wall monument To- b" placed
in the crypt OF St. Pauls Cathedral Sir
Walters autobiography Will be published
early next spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

Local color and the style Of the perio4
are all very Well but it seems too bad
that they cannot be- kept in their proper
places and considered by presumably
thoughtful persons in q correct persp"c-
tive. Here is one wise man complaining
because the personages in Mr. H.wletts
New canterbury Tales 30 not Talk 'iu
the style Of their period" Well. suppose
they don't? Is the book any the worse
for that? Who, in the presence 81
Il good story, worries over the degree OF
accuracy with which the author has maa.
his personages use the style Of their
period? Tn" spirit Of the time h. must
catch, or he is lost. But if he cdtcntS
that it hardly matters whether ne has
achieved a style for his speakers that
would satisfy tne peda gogues. He is not
writing for pcdagogues. He is writing Or
human beings. and he appeals to them on
human grounds. 'Esmond has been
praised as a tour de force" as though
Thackery. with all the tricks of an las
torical novelist. mad got up" d period
and put its style on paper. 'F.smond"
Is immortal because il has the magic Of
genius in it. because IL has human nature
IN 1t. Mr.. Hewlett must stand or fan b.
the flesh and blood. the living clements
In his work.-New York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

,,ha ,rcyious use of good titles II It
.,.;,y oar is often coming up ot
- ~. recent case in point Is
~, axnerienCed by Mrs. Anna ha.n.
-, ,:,ean Eonlfs. who had intended
10 call her new book lhe a''a"o" ar,.
the Man" bat she founu tm"' ,,,,'.
had been published called 'he ''i'' ,,an
of a Man" She renocA'eo ,ei :.
ana called her book "one OF ny go,
emitting the first book IN when .nV
story is cast The shadow anu ths
second The Man" Mrs. liohilS III :"
letter explaining this change remarks
Yin D.,phic secretiNeness. ne
frontispiece shows the shadnW' W
,n wa, The man" Doubtless an
,nsver can be had by reading lNr
book,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

Berkeley Smith, the artist VINO designed
the cover of Colonial Fights and
Fighters" Cyrus Townsend Brady's new
book. is the son of +. Hopkinson Smith
the well-known author.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16
Rocks and Authors.

,ocertly noted that the third cation
,,..rl,, contain four addresses not CON
tanned in the first. and now thrfe are
10 he two mole. added--one delivered ~
= Laho,. day picnic in ChicaS" in sep
temher 1909 and another before the
Young Mems christian Association OF
New York on December 20. 1900 tGc
former will probably be entitled I'm"
Labor Problem the latter "'hriStian
citizenship NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wy
pressure of his public duties. NJ.
Roosevelt reads his proof carefully him-
self and corrects it with his own hand.
The frontispiece portrait OF him seems
IL be from a photograph that is n IA
yorite of his, for he was asked II ne
wished to have later one used IN the
now edition. but answered that ne
wanted no change made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

The Academy calls attention 10 tne
t,c, that in one OF Maurice HeWletl >
New Canterbury Tales" the sex OF 4
Girl disguised as II boy is discovered .!
throwing an apple III her lap. ne
Academy asks if Mr. hewlett IS aware
that The same incident occurs III
..Huckleherry Finn, whereupoh 'he
New York Times interposes me sus-
..stjou that it was used long before
Mark TNain'S hero was created. =
charles Eeade SO utterly forgotten
saws he Times. that even Inc lois
,4r and the Hearth is sealed DOCS
10 the Academy. In point OF lact, 'ne
incident Is probably one when WAS
used before Charles Eeade used II. ~
is y good incident. and good incidents
have !. way Of repeating themselves IN
novels from generation 10 generation
The pedigree of several incidents dear
~ uoveltsts WOULD be interesting and
,h,.re ought to be Norelists Herald
office which ould trace SUCH peal
9rCeS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

The method used by Emerson in pre-
memoranda at random, is recalled by
confession of a similar course adopted
by Carlyle. In a recently published
letter of 1910 Carlyle writes, apropoS of
the lectures on hero worship: II
splash down 0iterally as fast as NV
pen will go) some kind of paragraph
on some point or other on my Course
that has become salient and visible to
ne: paragraph after paragraph. till at
least four pages daily are full: in this
way l put down legibly, if not some
that | might and should say | can
clip the paragraphs out and string
them together any way like. | am
independent or nearly 50 of reporters.
! shall be better able to speak OF the
things written of. even, in this way.
II seems the best l can do"
one Of the leading questions might
well below many people follow the
serial stories in the magazines? We
near very little comment. one way or
another. on stories by famous authors
stories that run through "a dozen
numbers. 1t is only when they are out
Ia book form that the world seems to
wake up. rub its eyes and preDare to
urn over them, just as if it had been
III .otal ignorance Of the good things It
-" been getting for twelve months on
me installnent plan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

The popularity of N2ud Wilder
Cioodwin's Colonial romances is attest
n by the fact thai her publishers, l-li-
tie. Brown { 90. have seventh eol-
ton OF Sir Christophe! on the press
while new edition of Nv hlte
Aprons" uniform with The Head
of Hundred. has just been
issued. These three colonial sto-
ri,s form a series Of which w hite
.o.ous" stands last in the time Of its
action. The three are bound together,
.ilSt, by unity OF scene the region
along Chesapeake bay where Maryland
and tidewater Virginia made their FIRST
settlements: and secondly. by a thread
Of sequence in the lives involved in
their plots. The career of Sir William
Berkeley. the beginning of which Is
sketched in Sir Christopher. is traced
to its close in White Aprons" The
now edition Of the latter contains, III
addition 10 FIVE fullpage illustrations n
colored frontispiece by Thomas Nit
th-ll Pierce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

George ". Gable. writing TO 4 friend
rec.ntly in answer 10 a letter dated
october .. said:
/, was on that date thirty-eight
wears ago that joined the Confederate
army. When the enlist'ng officer sald'
You solemnly swear you are nihe-
teen years old?" ! said. Il do. ana
he responded. You'd better say nine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-16

The record that Rupert OF HentZau
has made with the novel reading public
is rather an unusual one. Instead 81 de-
creaSing as time goes on. the sales uf
Anthony Hopes book increase, and now,
in its fourth year. are reported to he half
as large again rs they were in the same
period of 1900.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-13
ADVISES BREAKING
THE DEADLOCK
A Paper That Will Endorse
the Action of Rep. Black

Marshheld Coast Mail Rep. Feb. o.
AT this writing the deadlock at Salem
still continues. Mr.. Corbett, the leading
candidate, has not enough votes to elect,
and the scattered opposition elbows no
disposition to unite upon anyone. The
two houses meet in joint session, and
vote, and the senator's file back to their
end Of the capitol to wait until time for
the next repetition Of the farce.
The periodical recurren 9 Of just such
situatio . is extremely exasperating.
Whatever may have beeu the object OF
the founders OF TIE present uusatisiao.
tory system of electiug us Senators, the
p sople have right to expect that the
legislature will perform the duty with
the least possible delay consistent with
good results. Hold.up aud deajlocks
are never in the interest OF the people
or even OF the dominant party, hut are
only the result OF of struggli for per.
sonal OF factional supremacy.
The deadlock at Salem is not being
sustained by any one in the interest of
the state or Of the party. 1t is purely a
personal matter Both the state and the
party are injured The business of legs-
lation is being neglected and the Repub-
lican party is in an unenviable light to
further the personal ambition OF few
small'bore politicians.
The Republican party is strongly in
the majority and Republican senator,
any, must be elected. II is time for
every Republican member OF the legisla-
ture to drop all ioolisbness end 90 in to
elect a senator.
While caucus rule is not, Of itself, a
good system of government, yet in cases
like the present it seems the only
practicable way Of settling the difficulty,
RI place to Fl hit out this Struggle in
he party is in a party caucus. Then let
the strongest man win.
Any call upon the opposition to help
solve II Republican difficulty is childish.
Let the Republican members go into a
Republican caucus, make their fight
there, and il defeated accept q e result
rs gracefully as they can.-Na-shGeld
Coast Mail, (Rep)
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-13
A Good Opportunity

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You are interested shall be plea ,ed b.
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At box 264. Full particulars and terms
on application. j. w. RERvKs.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-13
THE WAR
OF WEALTH"
The Shirley Company Scores
Another Success.


Another large autlence witnessed the
Shirley Company's production of "The
War of Wealth." at the New Grand
Opera House last night, and from the
expressions Of satisfaction heard on all
sides. 1t is safe to infcr that every one
was well pleased.
The play is melo dramatic story OF
New York life, and deals with q subject
which is most interesting (wall Street
Speculations) and in the hands of the
clever company, the plot was we'll
worked out and the story cleverly told.
AS "Hlelen Raymond" Mise Shirley
had part we'll suited TO her and she
played it in a manner which showed her
to be thorough mistress of ber art.
Geo ID. McQuarrie made capital
John Warfeld and lived the part OF the
bluff Montana ranchman.
The comedy roles were divided be.
tween Mr.. Ralstou, Miss bond, Mr..
Lotus and Miss Msrsky, and we're we'll
sustained. The balance Of the cast was
in capable hands. and the specialties Of
Little Verna Tilton again captured the
audience.
Tonight the Company win produce
Wycberly's famous Seventeenth century
comedy, "fhe Country Girl"
This is the play which the late Angus
tus DAILY revised for Miss Ada Rehan
and in which that celebrated star scored
such q signal success in New York, and
it has been pronounced by critics as the
best thing in which Miss Shirley has
ever been seen.