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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-29

Walking partially on the dew-clon,,
shows weakness of frame. and ""
animal which will break down beforn ~,
he reaches a heavy weight. AIwoI.
get the best you can find; thew o.o
the cheapest in the long run. Tbo
Southern States lose hundreds of
dollars every year by raising scrn1
hogs.
You want the hog with an anne
tite for almost everything and with
ability to turn all kinds Of food 70
account. Besides that, the HOG car
manage to live under conditions of
the most abject misery, uncIeanness
and neglect. For centuries he has
been regarded and treated as sort
of scavenger and as an animal occn-
pying the lowest place in agricnI-
tural economy. Now, however. things
are changing for the better, and this
despised farm laborer is likely to be
better bred, better fed and better
managed. Another recent change in
public opinion on the question of
swine and pork, is shown III the mar
ket demand for a lighter and leaner
animal than was formerly in vogue.
The cry for lean meat is growing
louder. To my ears it sounds like
a demand for better favored and
more wholesome pork, and it will no
doubt result in a very largely in
creased consumption of this excel
lent meat-for pork is really good
meat when not too fat.
Sow peas and pasture your hogs
on them and you will improve your
land and save a lot of corn. Don't
buy your meat when you can raise
hogs so cheap. Rape is particularly
meritorious as a food for swine, from
early in June until heavy frost comes
in the fall. Only a small allowance
of grain need be fed in connection
with it. to make splendid gains. 1t
may be pastured by pigs when the
plants are six or eight inches hlgh
or from six to eight weeks after SOW
ing the seed. 1t should not be pas
tured too closely else it will not be
able to grow again from the stubbe
Dwarf Essex rape is the best variety
to grow, and it should be sown at the
rate of five pounds of seed per acre
on we'll prepared land.
With the use of these crops and
| supplementary foods of a concen-
trated character, the swine raiser
| should easily grow pork for tour
| cents. or less, a pound. | think the
hog business should take the place
of King Cotton in the South ana H. ns
will lift the mortgages from many
| Southern farms; he will help poor
men out of debt and make rlch ll5n til
richer and will be a great bene1' %
aIl.-C. U. Hinshaw, Climax n =
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-29

There are some things every itn+prns frl.
should have, and these are l"'i '5borId
The smallest establishment /! elIbonI nd be
have h1o at least one, and it:s5n@5 it snooIo and nc
bright. In the barns SlleG, 1sntprn + Is
buildings, wherever a laaal,n,venient
hooEs hoeI, for ee hanging it out s OF rorEeI Por
way. Only those VINO HJ; Hines after
about the farmyard bulIolI5T5 t5o great
night without one, know noTtor,nl,-Farn ,l,F
convenience of the lantern
Journal.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-29

"
and the first of October, or much OF
it will fall off if we do not. And on
the north side of the Ridge the farm
ers are necessitated to gather their
apples about as early as we-but with
them this necessity comes because OF
early frosts, as they have killing
frosts several weeks sooner than they
come to us. In the coves where they
have the best apples they are never
bothered by frosts. On a cold frosty
morning in October, when everything
is white with big frosts with us, there
is no frost seen in the coves. They
have little or no frosts in the tall,
because of two reasons in the main
Cd The frosts settle down in the
valleys because cold naturally de-
cends while heat naturally ascends.
(2) Because air that comes from Otf
the mountains Being a little cooler
than the air that has been warmed
up on the south side of the noun
tains naturally rises out of the way
of the cool air that continues to press
under the warm aid and to decend
down the sides of the mountains In
the direction of the low-grounds.
"The cool air that comes over the
mountains during the night being
much heavier than the warm air that
it strikes under, on the south side OF
the mountain, naturally falls down
over the mountain through the cOves,
like water pouring down over mill
dam, and this being the case there is
usually a smart breeze stirring down
through the south side of the noun
tain during a cold frosty night, while
things are hushed i'll silence away
down in the valleys with the killing
frosts falling fast and spreading de-
struction among vegetation on every
side. It is certainly delightful to
travel among the coves of the Blue
Ridge late in the season and see the
fine apples hanging on the trees.
"I rather look upon the Blue
Ridge as being the finest location for
the best keeping winter apples here
in our State, but there are those we'll
acquainted with the Brushy Noun
tain section who say that the soil and
climate of the Brushy Mountains are
better adapted to apple culture than
that of the Ridge The Brushy
Mountain section would afford con-
siderable territory; there is abund-
ant room among the Brushes for
hundreds and thousands of large or
chards. These mountains extend
across several counties. The native
home of the big Red Limhertwig is
found among these peculiar looking
mountains. Cne great drawback fol
| the fruit culture among these noun
tains is the want of transportation
| If there could be more railroads
through the country, the situation
| would be much better.
"a few enterprising men are plant
ing large orchards, and many of the
| small farmers are gradually taking
a greater interest in trees and fruits
and the development of the fruit
business, with other industries that
will naturally spring up, will encour
age the building of more railroads
The people in the mountains are too
backward about introducing new va
rieties of fruits. Nurserymen anC
those who are able to encourage thu
fruit industry should use various
means to encourage tree planting ant
fruit culture among these fertile hills
"The favorite Red Limbertwig i
good in its place, is one of the bes
| keeners (but is ordinary in some re
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-29

In many States of the Omon one %
hundred ears of corn are counted a. "
a bushel. The average IS tar 1o Un
this basis the corn crop will be ma4. D
up of 215, ,1OO,OOO,OOO ears of the cav. %,
erage length of nine inches. lnaEn. aar
this nodded into one gigantic e2ri isi
and the result is a silken tasSfigr fo,r
product 1888 feet tall, ]usI " nth
feet over a mile. Compare lH!9 :, "" t5p
the famous Liberty statue odn Va fept
harbor of New York. 1t Is 'ov or = of
high from the water to the "pt D+atne
the torch. How little the Olg 1on' 9," Of
appears alongside of this el,iGI ena;n how
the American corn crop! Again., ASnr;ca' ;
small is it in the shadow OF AlIl;, L;ab bv
great cotton bale, 1850 feet h'SD .
2,7OO feet wide.-EXchange'
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
81 DIFFERENCE.

The board of education of Columbus
saves the Columbus school district hum
dreds of dollars by its business like meth
DDS Of buying school supplies. The
board Of supervisors OF Platte county
wastes hundreds OF dollars of county
funds by unbusiness like methods Of
buying supplies and by direct violations
of the Law.
The Columbus board OF education sub
mits bids for all the supplies the schools
need and expect to use.
Bids for county supplies are submit
ted without regard to the supplies &C.
tuslly needed and used, both Is to quail
ity and quantity.
The Columbus board OF education
buys of the lowest bidder, not on the
supplies rs a whole, but item by item,
buying from q given bidder only those
items which he offers cheaper than all
others.
Platte county supplies are bought
from the bidder whose totals are tho
lowest, regardless Of the prices on indi-
vidual items.
The board of education protects the
pocket books Of the district taxpayer.
The pocket books of county taxpayers
are flched to reward political favorites
and grafters.
When will the taxpayers of Platte
county rise and demand the same hon.
esty and economy in the conduct of the
county's business that is practiced by
the Columbus board OF education?
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
DR.. Mark T. IcNahou-Dentist

Knowing that the dread Of pain re.
suits in the loss of more teeth than
any other cause. DR.. Mcmahon has
equipped his dental parlors with the
latest and best appliances known to
the dental profession for the relief
and prevention of pain. All cavities
prepared BY electricity, vitalized air
and dentaline used for painless ex.
traction Of teeth. Careful examin.
alton free of charge. All work guar.
anteed or money refunded Dental
parlors, Post Office building. 18Th
street, Oolumbus. Nebr. Independent
phone, office, 2O9; residence, aIS. wifi
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
Big Sale.


Having sold his farm and decided
to discontinue farming the undersigned
will offer at public auction at hi
place of residence. three and q hall
miles due east of Platte Center, and
; seven miles north aud two west OF
Columbus. on Tuesday February, ii,
1905.
J Commencing at 10 o. m , sharp, the
following live stock. farm machinery
ETC., to Wit:
Eight head of horses. Consisting OF
four Ceilings. all heavy weight draft
horses. one mare. a good single driver
and three ponies which will drive
single or double.
Fourteen head of cattle. Consisting
eight mich cows. two fresh in Feb
ruary. enc in March. One heifer will
become fresh in April. One steer. two
years old. Four yeerlinRs, enc steer
and three heifers.
One hundred and fifteen head of
hogs. Consisting of 20 we'll bred
brood sOws. to farrow about the first
of Nav, and ~ shoats.
Farm machinery. All the machin.
cry is about as good as new. eyery
article having been purchased since
the barn fire in 1901. Here is the list
One Deering seven-foot binder, One
Ideal Giant five-foot mower, One Rock
Island corn planter can be set ut any
gauge. One four section Pekin steel
level harrow, One Casday sulky plow
with two shears. Two New Departure
%cultivators. One sixteen.
inch Grand Det0ur gang plOw, One
end gate seeder. One ne-hOrse cult.
vator for orchard use, One heavy
Hodges Leslie ten.fOot hay rake, One
improved feed grinder No. 1, two
wagons. One new wagon box,
Two hay rakes. One Brigton surrey.
double seat cut under. Two top bug.
sies. Two sets heavy double work
with fly nets, One set double
buggy harness with f1y nets. One
single harness. MANY tools and
other articles too numerous to men.
ion including 800 pounds of extracted
honey. and 80 single comb White
LeRhorn cockerels for breeding pur-
)Osas.
A free lunch ut noon. /
Terms of sale: Ten months time
will be given on all sums over SlO:
ums of SO and under cash. All notes
must be bankable, drawing : per cent
from date of sale. No goods
o be taken away until settlement in
made with the clerk.
sRUCE WEBB. A~uctionaer.
DANIEL SCHRAM, clerk.
J. F. STEMS.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
Rev. Henry Zinnecker Makes Record
Killing.

An item from q Beaver Crossing
correspondent says: REV. Henry
Zinnecker 10 the champion rabbit
hunter Of the day. Not long ago, it
is reported. he. in company with ).
A. Petty. made . trip of about four
miles and didn't see a rabbit. 1t had
the effect on the rabbits just the I'M
for when they returned the reverend
gentleman found that six rabbits had
preceded him. They lay dead on the
front porch.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
Marriage Licenses.

Wm. N. Berg. IT,. Cornlea, and
Maggie Rorth, Cornlea.
John g. Mark, Platte Center. and
Grace L. Lawrence, Platte Center.
Merritt E. Fuller. Monroe, and
Jennie Bruening, Monroe.
Tho last named couple will be
married this evening at the brides
homo in Monroe.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
THE LAWSON QUESTION.

Tho exchange Of courtesies between
Mr.. Lawson and Mr.. Donohue in
driving comment from the press at
large which is somewhat divided.
Mr.. Donohue has Published two Of
his weekly articles. labelled '.The
Truth About Frenzied Finance"
Both those articles have dealt with
the personal history and general char.
acter OF MI. Lawson. Critics of bie
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08

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ter the time paid for has expired, you should
previously notify US to discontinue il.
CHANGE IN ADDRESS-When ordering q
change in the address. subscribers should be sure
to give their old as we'll as their new address.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
IMPORTANT.

Representative Foster Of Douglas
has introduced . resolution asking for
the appointment of . committee of
three to investigate freight rates in
Nebraska and to report . bill to 70.
place the present dead "maximum
freight rate'' Law. The resolution wa
unanimously adopted and the commit.
tee appointed.
We believe that We voiced the senti.
ment Of . large majority Of taxpayers
when We said . few weeks ago that
action along this line was the most
important that could be taken BY the
present legislature. There " many
other important subjects for legislation
perhaps; but the question of freight
rates is fundamental. It goes to the
pocketbook of every citizen. II rates
in Nebrasks are too high. and most
people believe they are. the state
should provide the remedy. II they
are not too high, the Investigation can
do no harm. And tho committee t.
whom is intrusted this important mat
ter should treat the railroads a. part
hers in business with the shippers OF,
Nebraska.
Many of the railroad abuses are due
to the fact that legislatures have
treated them either % masters or -
enemies.
It is to be hoped that the press Of
the state will unite in q demand that
the Foster resolution shall be carried
out to the letter.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08

ceived BY the citizens. Though the
finances Of the district are in the very
best of shape. and not half of the au.
thorizad tax is being levied. yet about
thirty of the foremost citizens Of Co.
lumbus have donated 500 as a nucleus
Of the gymnasium fund.
With this emphatic endorsement of
the proposition by the leading tax
payers. there can be very little doubt
as to the action that the board will
take. As q preliminary. they instruct.
ed the committee on building to con.
fer with an architect and make an es.
Innate of the cost of the proposed
building.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08

writings assert that the question 10
not whether IAWson 10 Q gambler and
swindler but whether his story about
the high financiers Is true.
This criticism would of course hold
good provided Nj. Donohue hal fin
ished his argument and had presented
nothing but attacks on Mr.. Lawson
personally, whether those attacks were
true or not. But Donohue has not fin.
ished the presentation Of his case. Ha
has promised to deal fully with the
charges Of Mr.. lawson. but ays that
since much OF LAwson's c.se rests sole.
~ ON Lawson's word it will be valua.
bic to have Q correct idea Of who and
what Mr. Lawson 10 before proceeding
to examine his testimony. And this
10 perfectly proper. Mr.. Lawson him.
self has used six months in preiiminar.
les before starting on the story OF
Amalgamated. Moreover. it is always
In order to introduce testimony estab.
fishing tho unrelisbility and previous
bad character Of tho witnesses for the
other:. side. Lawson has public zen.
iment with him largely, not 10 much
because his story bears the marks of
disinterested truth 40 because It 10 .
matter of common knowledge that the
methods OF the captains of finance are
. refined form of highway robbery.
But both sides of every question
must BE- considered. Lawson will no
doubt have somewhat to say about
Mr.. Donohue personally. and tho mer-
its OF the real question will not be A.
fected by their exchange Of long range
personalities.
Incidentally, NJ. Donohue is Rnan.
cial editor of the New York CONNER.
cial. which paper Mr.. Lawson says
belongs to H. II. Rogers.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS.

n puy0lCl30 00OUlO % C00 lo0C TO
call attention to . flaw in the person
a character OF . brother phsician.
A lawyer should never cr~iticise the
conduct Of . brother lawyer. Profess
sional ethics should forever bar an cd
itor from using his columns for . per-
sonal attack upon . brother editor or
upon any other person.
On the other hand il one physician,
acting in the capacity of examiner for
. life insurance company 10 called up
on to examine . brother physician,
it becomes his duty to record all the
infirmities he finds. even though the
brother physician is his closest per.
sonal friend. II . lawyer is acting Is
public prosecutor it becomes his duty
to try to convict . brother lawyer,
who has been arrested en- . felonous
charge.
Likewise it becomes the duty of an
editor to mention the name of q broth.
or editor, regardless of personal re.
lAtions. il he finds his brother connect
ed in anv way with official corruption
from which the public suffers. For it
is just Is much the function Of Q news
paper to expose without fear or favor
official dishonesty and corruption, a.
it is the function of tho prosecuting
attorney to prosecute criminals. In
both cases it is simply the perform
snce of public duty. But tho perfor.
nance of public duty should stop
short Of personal persecution. What
constitutes persecution? A physician
might 30 forced BY honesty to report
the same infirmities of . brother pbysi-
clan to . dozen different life insur.
companies which tho latter
to join. The repetition of the
Rsme findings in the several reports
would not constitute persecution, for
the repetition would be made in the
course Of the performance Of . plain
duty.
A prosecuting attorney might be
In the performance of his
1aty. to try . brother lawyer on the
anne charge in several different courts,
or on various charges in the same
,ourt. Repetition in this instance
would not constitute persecution.
An editor may find it necessary. in
he discharge Of his duty to tho pub
ic repeatedly to call attention to .
tate OF corruption with which .
editor may unfortunately be
in order thoro ughly to i'm.
press the magnitude Of tho offense.
such repetition lie not persecution.
1t would b persecution for the
physician in tho case instanced to
make repeatedly . falss report or to
make use Of the facts to injure per-
his brother physician.
1t would be persecution for the pros.
'cuting attorney to bring false charges
" to make use OF true charges to in.
jure personally q brother lawyer.
Likewise would it be persecution for
editor repeatedly to make false
;harges against . brother editor or TO
make use of the truth otherwise than
n the interest Of the public.
professional ethics demands that
persecution be eliminated but it also
demands that professional courtesy
ball not stsnd in the way Of public
luty.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08

What has become Ut the Infamous
revenue law: Why do not the demo-
crtaic papers cry ont for it's repeal?
Their silence now proves their insin.
cerity then.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08

Who asked for q sign of Nebraska's
prosperity: Try to get . drayman to
haul you q load of cobs one of these
cold days and you may sigh for some
more hard times-before You get the
cObe.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
A GRAND JURY

Representative Hoare's bill for call.
ing Q county grand jury ut least once
q year was killed last week BY the
sitting committee. This bill was q
good M and it 10 too bad it did not
get on our statute books.
What would . grand jury do for
Platte county taxpeyersP
It would indict supervisors Ernst and
Bender under the criminal code of Ne
braska and initiate q suit to remove
them from Office and coliect . fine Of
600 each. ia addition to the money
they have collected in violation Of
the law. It would pry into the meth
DDS OF the democratic printing mon-
opoly in Platte county which robs the
taxpayers of hundreds of dollars every
year. 1t would see il there is any
criminal statute in Nebraska that
would reach any of the joint conspir-
ators who through an organized sys-
tenn of graft defeat Q Law they lack
the courage openly to violate.
1t would root out enough rottenness
in Platte county at ono sitting to save
the taxpayers ten times tho cost Of tho
grand jury for ten ears. Why do
not private citizens make complaint?
Because most citizens are engaged in
business, and modern business makes
towards of us ALL" Grsfters buy
things the same ss other people. The
majority Of the people like to geo
corruption routed and they will sit
back and applaud the fellow who
dares to route 1t. provided they can
sit far enough hack not to be seen.
|: Mr.. Hoare's bill would have relieved
citizens Of IN unpleasant duty
and M they seldom perform.
But perhaps the voters Of Platte
will remove the cause Of the
disease ct the next election.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08

1t IL not without tho range Of posi-.
bility that popular demand miRht
compel Roosevelt to accept another
term BY aoclamation. And vet-oom.
pei Roosevelt: No. just % we'll talk
smething else.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
A. Others See Us.

Last weeks Columbus Journal was
an e;ght-page sffair and was almost
exclusively devoted to an illustrated
write-up OF the city. They claim u
population Of 5000. with a total pro-
perty valuation of 8. COO. eco. The
Journal force did q work on this edi.
tion OF which they may we'll feel
proud. Platte Center Signal.
The Columbus Journal of last week
contained . series of photographs from
several business blocks throughout Co.
lumbus, public buildings. ETC.. also an
estimate Of the valuation Of property,
population, &c. Editor Abbott has
proved his ability as u newspaper
man, and according to his advertising
columns the, people of Columbus are
not slow to notice il. -Humphrey
Leader.
The Columbus Journal issued an IL
Illustrated souvenir edition last week
that was . credit to the management.
1t consisted of much statistical and
matter, profusely illustrated
with half-tone eneravings. 1t showed
the result Of much painstakinp labor, !
and presented Columbus in q very fav.
orsble light to the outside world. III
News.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08

We need publicity more than We do
legislation.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08

There must be no hurry, but there
must also be no halt and those who
are anxious that there should be no
sudden and violent changes must 70.
member that precisely these sudden
and violent changes will b. rendered
likely If We refuse to make the need
cd changes in cautious and moderate
manner. At the present time the
greatest need is for IN increase IN the
power OF the national government to
keep rhe great highways of commerce
open alike to all OF reasonable and
equitable terms" This is q part Of
the address delivered by President
Roosevelt before the Union League
Club OF Philadelphia q few days ago.
an address which is not only one of
the most notable delivered BY Presi-
dent Roosevelt. but one of the most
notable ever delivered by any man in
any country. 1t is notable because it
IL q shoulder blow at monopoly and in
favor Of governmental control, made
1t the psychological moment when such
. blow is most effective. The address
will be read BY thousands of people
just at the time when the question OF
railway control is before CONGRESS
and it will create q tide of public
opinion that even our isolated United
States Senate will scarcely dare to
attempt to override. The heart of
every true American is beating in
sympathy with Theodore Roosevelt.
the bravest and wisest and most ps-
trtotic president this country has ever
had.