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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05

company of New York is accepted
e. w. Sheldon is his successor
American farmers may burn dena-
tured alcohol and escape from the
grip Of the Standard Oil company if
bill reported to the house is passed.
New York assembly passes the
first of the life insurance reform bills,
companies, and it is ready for the
governor.
Old customs of Mexicay are being
overturned by the modern INVASION
writes William E. Curtis, the rail
roads bringing new life and methods
into the country.
Plea of Albert T. Patrick is granted
and experiments will be made on
bodies Of two paupers to decide if
chloroform in Rice's body came from
embalming fluid.
Chicago clearing house adopts new
schedule of rates for cashing out-of-
town checks, amounting to a reduc-
ton of SO 1-3 per cent from the charges
since January l.
Postoffice inspectors who have been
investigating the needs of the Chicago
office in their report to the depart
ment in Washington uphold the re-
quest of Postmaster Busse.
Despairing of negotiating a reciproc-
ity treaty with Canada during the
present session of congress, Secretary
Root turns his attention to adjusting
other points at issue between govern
mentS.
which may involve 100000 men.
Workers in both the anthracite and
bituminous fields have joined in the
struggle, following a final disagree
ment at Indianapolis.
That the conference committees on
the statehood bill are likely to agree
on compromise which will admit
Oklahoma and Indian territory and
leave the decision to the people of
Arizona and New Mexico is indi-
Gated
Extent of the coal strike Is reduced
by more than half through the action
of the miners convention in Indian
apolis, which decides that the miners
shall be allowed to work for operators
| who are willing to grant the demands
of the men.
Under the headings, Summary of
| News, State News, and Foreign News
| The Independent gives in condensed
form news items covering everything
of general interest that occurs during
each week in the state, the nation
and in foreign countries.
The house of representatives at
| Washington passes the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill, after reducing it 100000 from
the figures of last year, but takes a
strong stand against any efforts to
separate government employee from
the pay roll.
Senator Tillman in a speech de-
clares that he finds "cussedness'
everywhere, citing the insurance dis
closures, the contributions of ma
tional banks to campaign funds, the
beef case decision, the Walsh bank
failures and the Solicitude for the wei
fare of the railroads displayed in the
senate.
President Roosevelt decides not Il
grant the request of bituminous Goa
4 operators for the appointment of {
commission to inquire into condition.
in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and will
take no action until either the pros
perity of the country is at stake o.
until the miners and operators ar,
willing to submit their differences tt
arbitration.
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Close to Nature

The method of treatment and
life at GREEN GABLES, the DR..
Benz. F. Bailey Sanatorium, Lin {
coin, Nebraska, are those of good
old Mother Nature. In their
work the management do not
attempt to controvert nature,
but enter into partnership with
her. They do not ride hobbies
or feel satisfied to dismiss their
guests as well" when only able
to live the lie of an ascetic or
extremist. They prepare them
to be strong of body CHEEKY of
heart and active in all things. !,
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department conducts its affairs.

Resignation of Lyman J. Gage as
president of the United States Trust
company of New York is accepted.
e. w. Sheldon is his successor.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
CATTLE AND PIGS.
Some Suggestions as to Their Care
in the Hot Weather.

Give the stables good coat OF
whitwash' Put a cupful of strong
coffee in the calfs skim milk; ii
will cure scours.
Always put a teaspoonful of bicar
| Donate of soda in the milk for tho
calf or pigs. 1t is good for ITEM
even though the milk be fresh ;rom
the separator.
Watch the fences between tho pas.
ture and the orchard. The perfume
of early apples is very tempting to
the cattle.
Sow rye for fall and winter pas
ture. Sow early So as to get as large
growth as possible before wllter
In the spring you viii have pasture
a month before grass is ready. -Four
bushels to the acre, drilled Ia. is
about right
Flies are bad for miich cows. They
well help reduce the flow of milk,
Feed heavier. or give fresh corn.
stalks at night.
Keep the pispen clean. Give the
rpigs pusley waaa as they are very
fond of it, and II will do them good.
Also sweet apples. but not sour ones.
You will find plenty to keep the pigs
without any feed
Above all. keep the outbuildinss
nice and clean, with plenty of air,
and you will not be troubled with
all kinds of diseases.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
CROWS AND CATS.
"hat They Are Doing to Destroy
insect-Eating Birds.

The two minor problems of the farm
to which we call attention are crows
and cats. in their relation to bird life,
and indirectly to the multiplication of
injurious insects, says the Farm Jour
nal. friend up state sends us the
following: rl
People who do not know that young
CROWS are almost exclusively fed on
the young of other birds. or on the
formers chicks, don't know the
crows life history-that every grown
crow costs from three to six dozen
young birds to feed him while in the
nest. for the old crow cannot catch
insects, being too clumsy; nor has he
the capacity of the hawk to catch
mice.
The crow may be benefit in the
tropics, whore Lirds multiply too last.
and is not restrained by serpents and
crows, and i'm other ways, they would
dyyJu uli lfufS- aU. 10 tie ..1lgT-
ate zone, II left free course. as seems
10 be the case lately le wil. EXTERN
1 ate all other kinds of birds even
the hawks, for he attacks them III
numbers and drives them from their
hunting grounds.
And when the poor, prosecuted
birds come to nest near the dwellings,
in country or town. they are met and
devoured by the modern cats: they
have no place to rear their young, or
even to stay in safety. We must have
cats, perhaps, as defense against
rats; but there used to be cats that
would catch rats and not birds. And
there can be again. just as we have
cats that will leave young chickens
alone.
Those who really desire to prevent
the destruction of all the small birds,
except the nparrows, reed to do more
than sco!d ut tho women for wearing
parts of birds on their hats; which
make big show, as is the purpose,
hut which a--ount to nothing COM
pared to the destruction by the crows
ard cats And are they not mostly
tropical birds? Who ever recognized
any of our birds on womans nat:
They are not gay enough for the
ialieS.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
CONCERNING HORSES.
Hints as to Their Feed and Care
How to Give Drench.

Rye may be fed advantageously to
horses. Two quarts of oats with one
of rye are about equivalent TO four
quarts of oats.
1t is better to have the rye cracked
not ground.
A bunch of smartweed rubbed on
the horse will keep the flies away.
Take care of the colt. Start early
TO feed few oats. He should be well
groomed and constantly handled. Ac'
custom him early to harness.
To give horse drench. place a
stout rope in his mouth and around
upper jaw. Back him up in stall or
corner. Throw loose end of rope over
beam overhead and let another man
hold it taut or loose as required.
stand on a box and lift horses head
up. Take in slack of the rope and
hold head in position. The mouth
of a long-necked bottle. containing the
drench, should be loosely placed in
the horses nostril. and contents al.
lowed to run out. Not drop will be
spilled. If properly managed, as the
animal is obliged to swallow at once.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
IN THE GARDEN.
Clean Up the Rubbish in Garden
After the Vines Die.

Some vegetables are about this
time finishing up their summers &C.
tive mission. and leaving their trails
OF decaying vines and leaves to moul.
der away. and cast reflections upon
the gardener 1t reminds one to clear
off the ground and burn all rubbish.
getting rid of lingering insect pests
and weeds. Should there exist any
visible or invisible signs OF moles, trap
the fellows II possible. 1t sometimes
pays one, says the Journal Of Agri-
culture. to apply water very copious-
ly to many things this month. and Gu.
cumbers appreciate such treatment
by appearing fresh, the yellow vines
becoming green again. Cabbage Is an
appreciative vegetable and will out
live, thriving well, the working Of
worms To make winter cabbage a
sure thing. dust small plants often.
as one cannot see what Is transpir.
ing in a solid cabbage head. A crop
of cabbage was affected with club
root, but by cultivating 1t seml-week.
ly until Jack Frost came. q good
crop was finally secured.
North Park union., 1906-09-21

single, well.directed, vigorous blow
with 1t is sufficient for each plant
Strike deep enough to sever the root
two or three inches below the surface,
SO that it may not sprout again. Draw
the plant from It's place by giving the
mattock a pull upward and forward In
raising it from the ground after the
blow.
The plants may be destroyed by the
application TO the crown OF each one
of small quantity of some strong
acid, such as carbolic acid or sulphuric
acid; but this will require nearly, II
not quite, as much' time as the use Of
the mattock. and the cost of the ma
terial must be added to the cost OF the
labor.
These methods are available in kill
ing the weed in untillable places
along fences and roadsides. II the
plants are abundant In tillable fields.
there is probably no better way Than
to put the fields under cultivation, II
plowed in the fall, winter-treezing Will
be serviceable in killing many Of the
exposed roots. Frequent and thorough
cultivation OF the F-u'eiuv rrnns till
kill others and any Young plants that
may start from the weed seeds in the
soil. In an extermInating contest with
such a weed. 1t is important that no
plant be allowed to mature n crop of
seeds. This will require early atten-
tion to those that grow in pastures
and waste places and along roadsldes.
They should be destroyed before July.
Moving might be a quick way of dis
posing of the seed-bearing part of the
plant. but 1t would not prevent the
root from sending up new shoots. To
do this. more effectual treatment must
be given. Nor should anyone expect.
says the Country Gentleman. that he
can clear his land from this weed and
have it remain clean very long unless
he is constantly alert in destroying
it as fast as it appears. or unless his
neighbors will unite in the warfare, so
that,no source Of new infection shall
remain.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
Saw.Aorse in Position.

connect the ends with wooden braces
made OF one by one and one half inch
stuff at top and bottom on each side
as shown. Run light iron rod from
one end piece to the other at center
To hold the timber in place when
saving secure a hickory pole about
TWO inches in diameter and six feet
long. Fasten one end to the ground at
one side of the horse by means OF a
stake or bent wooden staple as Illus.
trated Bend the pole over the timber
to be held and fasten with forked
stake set in the ground. But, says the
Orange Judd Farmer. small post
with holes bored in one side few
inches apart and a pin to fasten in
the holes will be found preferable to
a forked stick. as the pole can thus
be sprung down and held at different
points to suit the various kinds of
wood laid on the saw horse.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
CHEAP HOMEMADE slLo.
correspondent of Farm and Hama
Tells How He Made One.

made a silo In the following man.
ner: l took straight spruce and fir
foies from the wood lot, four or Ave
ihches at the top. fastened them in
Key block. and Strengthened one
slde by line with a broad ak: then
TOOK the bark of and halved or locked
them together, leaving enough OF the
end 80 they need not split of.
l put the four strongest piecca at
the bottom, then stood upright two
ieet long at each corner for the next
frame to rest upon, and SO l went
up. After getting up six or eight feet
placed each frame litGe higher
as the pressure at the top is mo-. So
great as at the bottom.
l then boarded it up and down with
spruce boards (sound hemlock ia as
good mailing them firmly to the
frames Then l put on tarred pape,
and another tier of boards, being
careful to break joints. In the corrers
put another strip of tarred paper
and then two narrow strips of hoard
to make them as near air-tight as
possible.
AT the bottom, which is six fee. be
low the barn floor. put nearly foot
OF small cobblestones, and then ce
mented Il, having the cement come
well up on the boards at the toot
This lets the water. If any, pass on
| have good. strong. solid silo, and
got 1t up very cheaply. 1t is 10x1a
feet and % feet high. l can fi.l II
with one and one-half or two acres OF
corn.
plant white, red-cob and Ieam
ing, and cut 1t one inch in length.
tread it often at the sides and cor
ners, and put on two feet of coarse
hay after it has settled some. The
silage comes out in good condition
1t will feed six to eight cows two
bushels each day, from four to five
months. For soiling crops | sow win
ter rye in the fall, so that it comes
on carly, then oats and peas, then
corn. . 94sf
North Park union., 1906-09-21
THE BUSINESS OF FARMING.
II Has Taken Great Strides In Pa,s
Fifty Years.

Farming Is the foundation OF civil.
ization. 1t is the basis OF all other
creations OF what We call civilization.
Before 1t was developed. nations were
savage. The nations that have been
most civilized have paid the most al.
tention to agriculture. The savagvs
regard 1t OF such little Importance that
the men generally consider II . Il.
occupation for the weaker sex. Al.
the products of our country are rcaly
dependent on agriculture. and the
more enlightened the agriculture tie
more prosperous will be the nation.
Until man began to till the fields va
cannot conceive OF him doing any Ia.
Dor. Hunting and fishing were more
in the nature OF recreation than Of
labor. The business of farming is one
that greatly Affects the character, far
py IL man Is brought into close coil-
tact with nature. For this reason
farmers have always been regarded
as the mainstay of every nation. Hof.
/ ace, in reviewing the glorious hista-y
OF the Roman common r.eaith. SAYS
that the heroes that won the battles
that made the nat.on great were not
from the cities. but we're from the
farms OF the country. wnere they had
been taught morality. The business
OF farming has undergone great
changes in the last 50syears. Taksn
as whole the business OF farmi .g
was far harder so years ago than 1t
Is today. Many n farmer will remem-
ir, h. DJ a ~.
crops were large and all work had 10
be done by hand. It was exceedingly
diiiicult to get enough men to save the
crops. 1t was therefore necessary
that men begin work early and con-
tinue to labor till late. Ii was not ul,-
common. during haying time and tie
tine OF harvesting the wheat crop. Tor
the labor TO be in the field by 1--WE
O'Clock iiNthe morning and work till
the stars were shining at night. II
foul weather Threatened. they worked
even under moon and stars. That was
not considered Unreasonable labor. sor
the gathering of the crops was looked
upon as emergency work Now the
Z horses aad machines do In few hours
l'more than the men by the old proc-ss-
es could do in the longest day ton
yearold boy. with the proper Ma
chimes and horses, viii, do more wo.x
now in an eight hour day than sey,rsl
men would then do In l6 hour thr.
At that time the farmer was loC2.i
upon as the hardest working mai Ia
the country. little time being left VIA
for mental improvement. II is no Trr.
prise then. says the Farmers lie.
view. to know that at that time
wheat brought muth higher price
than in this day. II, cost more in
labor The business OF fariafns
has taken great strides forward
and is no longer looked upon IA
the business requiring the grestest
amount OF drudgory aud giving tho
least amount OF comfdri. The farmer
of to-day Is not the kind Of maa tho
comic papers plCture7 The progress.
i've farmer OF to day Us a gentleman
and is doing business in business
way. The business N farming is as
much commercial enterprise as Is
any business that is carried on in the
city
North Park union., 1906-09-21
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KILLING DOCK"
no" to Deal With Troublesome
Weed on the Farm.

Ilis is known by several common
names, one Of which is dock. The
name usually given In botanies is
cufied dock. This is evidently de.
rived from the crisped or curled mar
gins OF the leaves. 1t is also called
yellow dock, a name which has refer.
ehce to the color OF the root. The
plaht has been introduced from Eu.
rope. and is large. coarse, unattrac.
1--WE perennial and sometimes trouble
some weed The young leaves are
sometimes used as pot.herb. and the
root has some repute as an article OF
medicine
Ihe best method OF extermlnat!ng It
must depend on circumstances, II
there are but few scattering plants,
probably there is no cheaper method
OF destroying them than to dig or cut
thein out with sharp mattock. A
North Park union., 1906-09-21
STALKING TOMATOES.
Method by Which Larger and Earlier
Tomatoes Can Be Obtained.

In some localities it is customary
to support the plants by means OF
stakes. A stout oak stake hHe ieet
long is driven beside each pam.
When the plant has reached a heisht
of IL or IS inches, it is tied 10 the
e,oke by means of soft. stout t"lhe'
rio twine is first tied about the stake
ca that 1t will not slip, then II Is
tied loosely about the plant SO as
not TO bind and injure the stems as
tbo nIant increases in size. Nheh tne
r,ont has grown foot or more II
+. ,oaiu tied; and third tying Is
usually necessary when the pant n%s
reached nearly to the top OF tne
stake. The advantages ol staA.n5 an"
,,.;,g tomatoes instead OF allowing
them to spread over the sFounu "'o
49, in cool season the fruits ripeh
more readily; in a wet season nc
are less subject to rot anu IA
drv season, the plants can ot Nep.
thr,fry and productive by continues
.,,.i,,otiou long after uhtValhe"
,,auts have ceased to bear In any
aon p rruits which lie in contact
18th S the ground. as is the case win
r,anv fruits on unframed plants iI
.nnre mr. less blemished by 'oue"
"iooos on the skin when 'eHue'
plar ,,,ar, unfit for packing as fancy 'Flits' 'Flit'
,''e +ost =" At the illinois experiment sta,
a .eS aI.o showed much larger yieiu
, sioi taxed than unstaked plants
,To,n ,Toyor the stalking and tying III,
ho"e,'' considerable expense, ana
oians wan though the crop is less GER
w, ,r in an unfa vorable season.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
cowpe. Pasture for Lambs,

Cowpeas furnish excellent grazing
for lambs and yearlngs. They are
strong in protein. even when green.
and furnish wellbalanced food. Do
not begin to pasture peas until they
are quite mature, which will be when
the pods are turning yellow. II, says
the Farm and Home. a small amount
of grain Is fed while the lambs are
pastured upon peas the growth will
be very satisfactory. Hay made from
peas is also 4 very good food for lambs
and If crop is harvested before it gets
too ripe will last long into the fall
and prove nuch better than dry hay.
North Park union., 1906-09-21

ooys who make the best men. Almost
any boy can be taught to make close
acquaintances with young animals on
che farm, and such instructions are
very valuable to him.
A great deal depends on the par
ents, says the Farm, Field and Fire
slde. II the "old man. yells around
the barnyard and keeps a club or two
mandy to whack the animals with
*nen they get in his way, the boy is
very apt to initiate his fathers ex-
ample, Such men generally complain
that farming doesn't pay. The re-
SUIT Is that the boy goes off to town
10 hunt up something that will pay.
North Park union., 1906-09-21

Again rom to and again nroml
This brings
II
said
OF matter how FAR back
howfa he has 10
which has bafncd
North Park union., 1906-09-21
! III 7.,7|,,T''.D|T..HI[L|
Wire Frame in Feed Box.

smaller so that 1t will lift ont easily.
string stout wires an inch apart from
ond TO end of the frame as shown in
illustration. This may be done with
staples, or holes may be bored
through frame with gimlet After
the feed is in lay wire frame on top
,f feed The horse gets all the feed
easily. but gets it slowly. Suppose
feed box is to be common square
one, make the wire frame as in the
sketch,
North Park union., 1906-09-21
FEED BOX FOR GREEDY HORSES
Device by Which the Animals Can Be
Kept Under Control.

A correspondent in the Breeders
Gazette asks for information con.
cerning the making of wire movable
buttons for feeding to control greedy
horses. Here is the answer accom-
panied by an illustration made by
NJ. T. G.:
Make stout frame that will fit in
feed box, not a tight fit. but enough
North Park union., 1906-09-21

Wahngon o the
to
Of
sphe
dwith by
Row. and treet leys aren mbered.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
The Bee Moth,

Probably the greatest losses In the
past with bees ha- e been caused by
the bee moth or wax worm. Italian
bees AMI other recently introduced
species are amply able to defend them
selves against the wax worm. so that
all that is actually necessary to elm
mate damage from this insect is to re-
queen with Italians or other moth
nroof strain.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
Glover Ensilaue.

Clover makes a good silage II cut
fne and packed solidly in the silo.
Some farmers have tried putting
clover in whole with hay fork. but
1t is not a good feed and is very dif-
ficu;t to handle. The best silage Is
made by mixing corn. clover and peas
IN about equal proportions.
North Park union., 1906-09-21

OF the wagon when unloading; and.
when one is lifting boxes. baskets or
bags in or out. it is halfway place
on which to rest Then. too, says the
Farm Journal, one can tip box or
barrel over on edge against the step
and then lift the other end and tip it
into the wagon. One person can easily
load boxes and barrels in this way and
not lift much more than half the
weight at any time.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
Two origins of Clay.

scientist says that the ca! -
n ."i,s had two general formations;
~ ~ ,be valleys the clay is the iesn,, 'a. or o
.a,imept IN inv deposited by muddy VIVA, Ma'tt II
ia se1 an early age Of the world, "nen ne as. :.
IN an ,nd on hillsides it may be as
IS iouHu mat it is ths result c! the de-
~ OF slate rocks.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
influence of AarieuIturs.

Before agriculture was practiced as
a calling. nations remained savage be-
cause they could live by hunting and
fishing. Arriculturs has been the fac
tor that has changed savage Iataese
into civilized nations.
North Park union., 1906-09-21
DOOM OF CITIES PREDICTED.

Prepare for shocks. Prophet Edmund s.
Stevens. of this city. has prophcsied long series
OF dreadful catastrophcs which will culminate In
the destruction of all the cities OF tho earth In
the year of our Lord 1882.
Mother Earth Is not OF plumb, according to
this prophet and all the terrible earthquakes that
have occurred and arc yet to come are due to
the fact that tho earth Is gradually rcsumns
its proper position. When this stage OF transi.
ton is reached there will be new earth and a
new heaven referred TO In the scriptures.
The prophecy follows:
CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKES.
THE earth is out of her place. upright
position. It is gradually rcsuming II. Whenever
there Is accelerated faster motion then In
that period Earthquakes occur. We are now In
Of tlcsn nernds from Mont Ielnc 1000. TO