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The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
To Reforest Nebraska sand-HiIls.

The task of growing valuable forests
on the barren sand-hills Of Nebraska
will begin this spring, when the
Bureau of Forestry will seed about
100 acres of the Dismal River Forest
Reserve near Halsey with Red Cedar
and Jack Pine. If the seeding suc-
ceeds and is done with economy, the
bureau will seed and plant the follow
ing year probably 1000 acres in cedar
and pines and will ultimately extend
the forest by gradual paintings over
a large part Of the 2O8,0OO acres in
the Dismal River and Niobrara re-
serves. A nursery has been estab-
lished at Halsey, in the valley of the
Middle Loup River, with a half-acre
seed bed protected by laths. A tool
house and Office building have been
built. Nearly 600 pounds Of seed,
principally Western Yellow Pine, Red
Cedar and Jack Pine, has been COL
lected for planting in the spring. The
sand-hills are unfit for agriculture. II
large forests can be grown on them,
the timber will be of very great value
to a country now without trees, where
lumber brings high prices. The at
tempt of the bureau has every chance
of success. .
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
Green Food for the Fowls.

AS early as possible the fowls
should be fed green stuff, such as
lettuce and rape. Most focks of farm
fowls have been kept through the win
ter on diet composed of grain and
grain products. In very many cases
even the ''grain products have been
omitted and grain only has been given.
In such cases the digestive tracts of
the birds are in bad condition by
spring. They are like a furnace that
has had fierce fire roaring in it all
winter and are, SO to speak, burned
out. In some flocks this state of af.
fairs manifests itself in sick birds, SUD-
posedly dying Of cholera, but in reality
badly constipated. This trouble is
very fatal in the springtime. Proba.
bly, no medicine will be as effective as
green food such as we have mentioned.
Lettuce and rape should be sown as
soon as possible, and should give some
returns within few weeks. But be.
fore that time the green grass will be
appearing, and, where fowls cannot be
turned out, should be cut and carried
to tham.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

New York State as a Road Builder.
The last legislature Of the state of
New York amended it's road law so
that now the state is to pay half of
the expenses of improving roads
where the cash tax Z system is used.
There is a limit, y however, to the
amount Of roads any one community
can build, that limit being fixed at
one-tenth of one per cent of the tax
able property Of the town. That it in
tends to- pay is, evidenced by the
fact that it appropriated $500, 900 for
the purpose Of possible payments
under this act. It is said that this
cooperation Of the state with the
towns is meeting with great favor in
the rural communities. If the law is
as reported, it is likely to be far
reaching in its effects on the taxable
property. Each community viii want
to get as much as possible from the
state. and this will have tendency
to make the assessors list property at
Its true value instead Of far below it.
as is now often the case. s:s sis
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

company's machinery was still service
able, Mr.. Noble replied that excellent
care had been taken of it; at least, he
always found fresh paint on it. At
best, however, it would be of little
value. American machinery twenty
years old is almost worthless to-day,
SO radical have been the improve
ments.
Does any one still cling to the idea
of a canal without locks?" was asked.
There must be locks to provide for
the twenty-foot range of. tide at Pa
nama," said the commissioner, "but it
is possible to construct a canal with.
out any other locks. Such a canal
would unquestionably be great bene.
fit to shipping, but it's cost would be
enormous and it would take twice as
long to build.''
Mr.. Noble is a firm believer in the
commercial future of canals. Refer,
ring to the report Of the $780, canal
for the year, which he had just receiv-
ed, he remarked that the United
States is paid back every year in the
increase Of trade the amount origi-
nally invested in this canal.
II do not agree" he said, with the
Australian postmaster-general in say
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
She's Pretty, but He's Stronu.

jenkins owns house in Brooklyn
suburb. 1t is now for sale, and his
tenant, or, rather, his tenants pretty
wife, has had a number Of callers who
wanted to look over the property says
the New York Press. The other day
jenkins received letter of complaint
from his tenant, of whic ch this is a
copy:
Dear Sir-I have complaint to
make about the man who come out
here to look at your house. Most of
them think it necessary to tell my
wife how pretty she is while they are
looking over the property. I want to
warn you that some of these days 1
am going to take a day off from my
work and then if any of those men
want to tell my wife that she is pref
ty I will be around to show them her
husband is pretty strong"
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
To Produce Clean Milk.

From Farmers Review: In con.
nection with the sanitary production
OF dairy products believe that much
could be accomplished if people would
run their cows loose in a shed or COW
cred barnyard and have q stable for
milking only. From a sanitary stand
point there are two great ADVANTAGES
In this system, one is that the milking
stable can be kept much cleaner. and
the other is that if the COWS are kept
properly bedded they do not become
soiled, as they almost invariably do
when kept confined in the stable dur
ing the night, both OF which are great
aids to the production of clean milk.
In addition to this think this system
is fully as economical, while it takes
more buildings they can be of cheap
construction. Cows kept in this way
are much more comfortable and for
this reason will, I believe, give a
larger flow Of milk. The labor is GER
tainly no greater as there is almost
no manure to be removed from the
stable and the manure from the shed
can be hauled directly to the field
whenever convenient, which may not
be for a. month or two alta time dur.
ing soft times in the winter and the
rush of work in the early spring. Be-
sides this the manure is kept in the
best possible condition as there is no
loss of fertility from leaching.-W. J.
Frazer, University of Illinois.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
Thinks All Are Too Well Paid.

Among ofhceholders in Washington
Comptroller Tracewell of the treasury
is regarded as a most extraordinary
person. Mr.. Tracewell's salary is $5,-
500, and he thinks he is overpald.
Worse than entertaining such heter-
odox opinion, however, is the fact that
he has not hesitated to give express
sion thereto. During the recent ses-
sion of congress he was giving a sub
committee some information regard
ing his Office. The chairman compli-
mented him by saying: "You are the
first man government officer who has
appeared before us who did not ask
for an increase of salary" Tracewell
replied bluntly: I'm getting a blank
sight too much now." In private con-
versation later he said: "Considering
the hours of their labor and their re-
sponsibilities government employees
are paid more than any other class of
men in the world.' All of which is
regarded in bureaucratic circles as
little short of revolutionary.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
q7'ASIpk4I!R'|' p4!! I Z { s. IS
' In Favor@of the siIo.

From Farmers Review: The silo
question is now on the minds of most
dairymen who read and study. With
those who have tried it, it is no ex-
pertinent; it is a great success. We
put our crops In the silos, with the
same confidence we have in filling our
corn cribs, and the silo has the ad-
vantage of the corn crib, in that it
keeps the corn in better condition to
feed; no matter what your corn is
worth in the crib to feed, it is worth
more in the si1o for the reason that
grinding or losses are necessary to
iced it from the crib. while in the silo
it is as good as husked, ground,
cooked and placed at the north end
OF the manger, at the same operation.
The question is no longer, will a silo
pay me, but what kind of silo shall
I build," and to these I would say,
build round, stave silo, of 2x4s
spiked together edgeways, and bound
by round iron hoops, the sections of
which meet at 4x6s set in the silo
wall, all built Of good sound lumber,
well tarred before set up, and rooted
over. The silo is what is going to
help the modern dairyman and feeder
to compete with the increased value
Of land, cost of help, feeds, etc. The
silo helps to settle the labor problem
on the farm, and the fertility problem.
BY use OF the silo we get twice the
feed from the land or an equal amount
from one-hah the land and put back
twice as much manure, by producing
as much from half the land, we give
the young men a chance to do the
same on the other half, and stay with
US, then at harvest and silo filling,
shredding and, etc., help each other,
solving the labor problem.-F. M. Par
sons, Des Moines County, Iowa.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
Old and Young Bulls.

Charles L. Hill says: An excellent
plan is to buy an old bull, if still Wig
orous, and only in this way can you
know what kind of sire you may
have. Many of the best sires of all the
breeds have gone to the shambles long
before their usefulness was known. In
the selection Of bull for his individ-
uality, the first thing I would want
would be masculinity. This is not
necessarily shown by his being coarse
or having big head, but by his reso-
lutte, sturdy, commanding appearance.
This has nothing to do with his being
cross, for this is largely education, or,
rather, the lack of it. He wants to
show that he has energy to spare
Then l want him to have a good mus
Gle, showing good appetite, and then
large barrel, showing good digestive
capacity. For use in a grade herd.
never mind if his great barrel has
caused his back to sag little.
Nearly the same words will apply to
the selection of young bull. Let him
be active, robust, intelligent looking
and showing large capacity. If you
wish his daughters to have good
shaped udders and good sized teats
see that his dam has such an udder
and that the bull himself has good
sized, squarely placed rudimentary
teats. Let him be thin in the thighs
and show no tendency to beefness at
any place. In fact, let him be all that
is different from beef sire.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
To Get Early Chicks.

From Farmers Review: In order
to get early chickens it is necessary
to have the breeding stock in good
nealthy condition when put into win
ter quarters, and in order to- keep
tnem In good health do not think it
Is necessary to keep them housed ev-
cry day rain or shine. Let them have
their liberty when the weather is not
too cold, as laying hen must have
exercise. They pick up hundreds of
seeds and bits of grass that their ap-
petite Graves. Fowls are like people:
they do not all care for one or two
articles of food, but variety, and,
when allowed their liberty, they eat
only such as they like best. When
housed continually, they are very apt
10 become too fat to lay well, and the
eggs OF those that do lay will not be
AS fertile. Low fertility always means
weak chicks. When your laying stock
can nave free range, do not think it is
necessary to feed mashes of any kind.
IT Is much better and more after ma,
ture to eat their food dry. Keep some
W AA "a, AouSu SI1C OSIOT6 LQ6
1oWls all the time; it is surprising to
see how much they will eat. They
must have something of this kind with
winch to grind their food. 1t all means
health. Now as to raising the little
chicks. Their food must be variety,
the same as for the old fowls, as it is
TOO early In the season for them to be
out OF doors except on bright sunny
days. Follow nature as nearly as DOS
slble. Keep them scratching in some
Kind OF litter and feed all grain and
seeds dry. Avoid wet, sloppy food by
all means; they are injurious. When
orooders are used, start them with a
temperature of 80 or 95 under the
hover, and gradually reduce the heat
to 8O when the chicks are about three
weeks old. Give plenty of fine grit
and do not put over fifty in a brooder
even should it be rated at 200 capac.
ity. When over fifty are placed to-
gether they are very apt to pile up
at night and smother. Keep all brood
ers, brood coops and houses clean: the
time required to do this is we'll spent.
-Chas. G.. Arnold, De Kalb County,
Illinois.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
7urnips as Humus Makers.

From Farmers Review: We are
not able to ascribe to the COW horn
turnip any special advantages for hu-
mus restoration. It may possess
these, but we find no conirmatory
evidence. OF course, no member of
the turnip family is able to return to
the soil any more nitrogen than it
takes away. However, all such crops
restore organic matter to the soil.
and the COW horn t,lrnip, being deep
rooted, might be particularly valua,
ole, in addition for purposes of aera,
.tion--mellowing the SOIL. All such
crops, as green manures, must be
used with discretion, since the fer.
:mentation might be rapid and acidity
result -B. M. Duggar. University Of
Missouri. 3 s= :s|5z. 5.,... N %ssS J. 4*J}
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
Panama Canal Should Be
ReadY tg,ifbin Ten Years
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PROFILE PLAN FLOWING LOCATION or IocKS

"Climate will be themost serious OBJ
stacle in the work of constructing the
Panama CANAL" said Mr.. Alfred Noble,
a member Of the Panama commission,
to reporter for the Herald. "The
canal commission in it's summary Of
the difficulties estimated the climate
as carefully as it did the cost of con-
struction.
'Personally, believe that the meth
DDS adopted at Santiago and Havana
applied to Colon and Panama will
transform these pest holes into COM
paratively healthy cities.
"You know, the dean of the medical
faculty at Panama divides the seasons
into the wet period from April Is to
December Is, when persons die Of yel-
low fever in from four to five days,
and the dry season from December
Is to April Is, when people die of per-
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
nicious fever in from twenty-six t
thirtv-six hours

nicious fever in from twenty-six to
thirty-six hours.
''The tropics and filth form a COM
bination that only modern science and
Anglo-Saxon energy can hope to con-
quer, and they will conquer You must
remember that the United States will
have what the French never had, alb
solute police authority from ocean to
ocean. The example of Santiago is
before u.s.
''Do you think any engineering diff
iculty can upset the present plans?"
was asked.
mo, the canal is perfectly feasible -
answered the distinguished engineer.
1T should be open to commerce in ten
years with the aid Of modern machin-
cry and from 10000 to 10000 men,"
where are these men to come
from?" was asked.
principally from Jamaica. The un-
skilled laborers must necessarily be
negroes, and the negroes of Jamaica
and other British West Indian colo
MES are infinitely superior to those Of
the other islands.
''The blacks of Santo Domingo, for
instance, are practically worthless
Loafng is a part of their religion. ia
maican negroes are almost immune
from yellow fever, and engineers who
built the Jamaica railway extension in
1896 tell me they are good workmen-
that is, comparatively. speaking, of
course.
Eyes, forty thousand men may be
more than this labor market can fur
nish, but in any case do not believe
American negroes should be employed.
The number of men needed will de-
pend on the amount of machinery.
Owing to- the climate, imagine ma
chine will replace hand work wher-
ever possible, even with the cheapest
labor. should say in any event thirty
thousand would be the minimum"
Mr.. Noble thought the American
staff in round numbers would comprise
five hundred men. The machinery
will undoubtedly be American.
I'm handling MATERIAL continued
Mr.. Noble, II think Americans are
first. The Chicago drainage canal is
the most perfect example of canal en-
gineeriAg that has been done up to the
present time.
''The French have passed us all in
tunnel work near the surface, as
shown in the new Orleans terminal
and Metropolitan underground railway
in Paris. The English have develop
ed to it's highest point the art of tun-
neling under water"
Mr.. Noble credits the French Pana-
ma company, organized in 1894, to
take over the De Lesseps wreck, and,
if possible, to save something out of
it, with good judgment and excellent
work.
1--WE only had twelve or thirteen mil
lions capital, and instead of spending
this in carrying on the De Lesseps'
Iplan, dug a triangular strip of the pro-
tposed excavation straight through the
summit at Culebra. Not only will the
actual work done be used in the final
construction, but the company thereby
could give the most practical answer
possible to Panama critics: %#
1T had long been said, in fact en-
gineers insisted upon it at the first De
Lesseps congress, in 1879, that the cut
through the mountain was an insur-
pnountable obstacle: The ground was
thought to be extremely hard to exca-
vate in some places, in others Of soft
clay, sand and water that could not
be held. %* I i. .5G @s4. Il. z2.5 1904 5.5 4
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

commissioners to revive the ancient
custom Of ringing the curfew nightly.
At Antrim, as at great many other
towns in Ulster, the curfew was in
former generations rung regularly;
but the practice, like that associated
with the maypole, has gradually died
out until now the places where it still
fingers are few and far between. The
action of the commissioners is based
on purely sentimental grounds. They
have simply revived an old custom be-
cause the people like to hear the bell
and are willing to pay for the privil-
ege, as is indicated by the fact that a
sum of money to pay all expenses has
been handed over to the vestry of the
parish church.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

"The present company, however, cut
a small strip directly through the
high ridge, and, at intervals, sank
shafts to the depth of the ultimate cit.
They lowered us 120 feet down those
shafts in a bucket, on a windlass.
ut wasn't pleasant experience, but
it gave us an opportunity to report on
the actual quality Of soil to be taken
out of this most difficult of cuts. This
was Of great value to us, and, had, in
directly, not little influence upon the
negotiations in Congress.
''The other big engineering problem
is the River Chagres, which rises to
great heights during freshets, and dis
charges as much water sometimes as
the whole Lake Superior basin. An
artificial lake, some distance from
the canal is to take the overflow"
When asked whether the French
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

ing that the Panama canal will reduce
the Australian trade through the suez.
Most of the Anglo Australian ship
ping will continue by the old route, be-
cause there is. little difference in the
length, and there is always the short.
cut for passengers and mail via Brin-
dist: But this does not near. that the
Panama canal will not have a great
share Of the worlds shipping. New
York Herald. 4 &E.@ =. s:%r# .255 ,3 !.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

The census Of the most populous ma
ton in the world has just been taken
and it shows population of 426, ,477,.
900, which is six times that of the
United States. :.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

The Syracuse clergyman who de-
clares that women's clubs are respon-
sible for the destruction of domestic
happiness thinks, perhaps, that mems
clubs have tendency to make home
life happier
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
Count Cassini Will Return.

AS soon as it was announced that
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor, intended to sail for Europe about
the middle of May, a rumor became
current that he would not return. This
is now said to be without foundation.
The count is conceded to be the clev-
crest diplomat in washington and the
star member of the Russian corps.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

AS he is now dean Of the diplomatic
set in Washington position of much
Importance in European eyes it IS:
not regarded as likely that the shrewd
Russians will care to relinquish the
advantage which this gives them. !: u: 4 VI. VI:
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

Seven hundred different dialects are
spoken by the natives of Africa That
will be a. great place for the dialect
poet some day.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

Those unmarried women of London
who have organized Society for
the Promotion Of Indifference to
Man" seem to have made a fatal
error. Why fatter that conceited
creature man by giving him to be-
lieve that any such promotion is
needed?
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16
Sentiment from Plato.

i. Wisdom IS the true and ulnallo,yy,ed
coin, for which We ought to exchange
gil things; for this, /, and with this.
everything is in reality bought and,
sold qrtitude, temp eranuc,e and Iius...
tee and in. ~ g word true virtue sub.
sists with MIS- nm - - 5 +a
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

Gar Nicholas method of going
about the task of borrowing $100,000,-
900 shows that in the art of touch
ing" he has good deal to learn
from his neighbor, the sultan.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

AS to ]. Pierpont Morgan and his
personal property, if he paid $7,O00,-
900 for the art treasures he has in
Europe the presumption is that he was
taxed pretty heavily by the dealers
who sold them to him.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

Nine. Roger-Miclos, the newly ar
rived French celebrity who plays the
piano, announces that she has no pet
dogs or cats. Hurrah for Nine. Roger
Miclos!
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

The Chicago alumni of Augustana
College has declared that "we must
take oman as she is.'' That's what
mos; OF us have been doing right
along, and we have been glad to get
her on her own terms. VI,
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

A novelist is to go on the stage
to learn how to write plays. Now If
some players would go some place to
learn how to write novels the proper
balance might be preserved.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

The case of the defunct Jing was
certainly one in which the insurance
company may be said to have had an
elephant on it's hands.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

DRY" smoking is recommended as
cure for insomnia. For persons try
ing to go to sleep it can be recon-
mended, also, as being much safer
than real smoking.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

An English astronomer says the
moon has a slight atmosphere and
some insignificant rivers. There are
people in Arkansas and some of the
other low places along the Mississippi
who would probably be very glad to
find out how the moon has managed
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

The discovery of the English scien.
tist that fish diet has no value as
brain food should at least rid the
world of that old joke about eating a
whale.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

Some people are still foolish enough
to waste time in trying to convince
the women that they ought not to wear
cOrsets.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

Said to be literal copy of a sign
in western city: 'Latimer & Gran
mer. Fuel of All Kinds. Kindling
Wood a Speciality Wonder where
they got their stake.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

Persons familiar only with the Eng
lish language may not know what a
ukase is, but Judging from the one re-
Gently issued by the czar they may
conclude that it is a gold brick.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

Lizzie Romance was the name of
the maid in the service of Mrs. Pen.
nell Of Buffalo. Did you think it was
Mary Ann Tragedy?
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

They have as many as 40 relig-
1ous holidays in a year in Russia.
No wonder the Russian workman and
farmer finds it hard to compete with
the rest of the world.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

The general opinion among the la.
dies seems to be that Mrs. Burdick
will be real mean thing if she takes
the $4,000.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

Little Tommy when told he was
growing too fast, said: 4 s M 5...S.s Il.
5S3 .I}s'.Y Yes, think they water me too
much. Why, have to take : bath
every morning Z .s '.s
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

When girl says she thinks she can
keep house on $40 week you take
your life in your hand if you continue
to call.
The Cook County herald., 1903-05-16

There being little doing in the for
eign Office, John Bull sent in another
warning to Abdul Hamid.