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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
LItA L. BARE, Publisher.
TERMS, 1.25 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA
ARE MEN LESS CHARMING?
Tho adjective is not ours, It Is used
by Mrs. Charles llcnrotln of Chicago,
who very emphatically asserts that
men of today aro, In matters of court
liness and charm, In no way equal to
tho men with whom her father and
mother associated CO years ago. Tho
word 'behavior," she sayB, Booms to
havo been dropped out of thoilanguago.
Forty-flvo years ago tho men woro hot
ter educated, they know literature
they wcro bettor conversationalists,
wonderfully well read, had a leisurely
bearing and good breeding that now
looms, sho thinks, to havo passed out
of existence, saya tho Pittsburgh Dis
patch. Dig cities and tho modern
civilization, In their tendency to part
tho sexes, and tho Influx of foreigners,
faro tho causes sho offers In solution,
Hut are her charges truo? Grant that
tho greater strain of llfo has crowded
out courtliness, that fow men can af
ford n leisurely bearing In thoso days
of increased cost of living, and that
modern manners aro moro abrupt than
those of tho old school, what of her
other specifications? Aro men less
well educated, less well read, less ablo
to converse Intelligently? Of course
not Education, reading and Intelli
gence tfcro never so generally dif
fused as today, and tho broadening
process hnB not lessoned tho propor
tion of woll-oducatdd, woll-brcd and ox.
ceptlonally Intelligent men, compared
with BO years ago, but rather tho ro
vorse, becauso tho natural effect of
wider diffusion has boon to create a
larger proportion of loaders.
Tno Now York board of superintend,
ints has issued formal instructions to
teachers in tho high schools of that
city to do all lntholr power to Improvo
tho oral English of tho pupils. It Is
doclarod that tho uso by high school
poplls of "t'row" for throw, "toin" for
turn, "foil" for girl, "orstor" for oyster,
"lav" for law, "thoyd" for third, and
other similar expressions no longer
will bo toloratcd. If, as scorns to bo
impllod, it provalls at tho prosont
time, tho fact would Boont to Indicate
not only a lack of dlligonco on tho part
of tho teachers of the grado schools as
woli as tho high bcIiooIb, but also
slovenly pronunciation on tho part of
somo of tho teachers thomsolves.
Origin pupils usually lmltato tho pro
nunciation of their teachers. Mil
wnukocans aro awaro from observa
tion of this tendency. Chlldron be
longing to homes whero a forolgn lan
guage was habitually employed havo
grown up with a good idlomatlo Eng
lloh becauso they Imitated tho Bpeoch
t tholr teachera in tho public schools.
la tho onslaught on systematized
arson having a Jotorront effect? Tho
flro loss In tho United Statos and Can.
ada was $20,193,260 for January, 1913,
compared with I35,G63,1G0 In tho cor
responding January, 1911. liut cli
matic conditions aro to bo takon Into
account, and thoso in tho first month
of tho prosont yoar woro favorahlo to
a reduction in tho flro loss. January,
1912, was marked by tho most pro
tracted period of oxtromaly cold weath
er which has occurred Blnco tho es
tablishment of tho weather bureau,
and when tho mercury is very low llro
dopartmontn work at great disad
vantage. In January, 1912, thoro wore
63G Area causing a Iobb of $10,000 or
over, and in January, 1013, only 305.
Tho largest flro of January, 1013, was
that which destroyed tho Calgary meat
packing plant in Alberta, Canada.
Surgical treatment to turn a con
firmed criminal Into a unoful citizen
received a bad Bctback in a caso
where a great apparent change nftoi
such an operation led to tho pardon
of tho remade man. His rolcaoo wai
followed by a series of burglarlot
which necessitated his return to dur
anco vile. Perhaps ono of tho roforma
to como will bo tho hotter protection
of society from theory and experi
ment connected with tho criminal
classes. Bo far, tho experiments made
to provo that morality is merely o
mattor of physiology have not been
brilliantly successful.
- A college paper denounces tho deca.
denco of students In allowing tho old
time rough-and-turabio rush to bo suc
ceeded by "Bappy, offomtnato teas
and dinnors," and ploads for tho res
toration of band-to-hand battloB to try
tholr mottlo. Probably thus did the
barbarians look upon tho first en
croachments of civilization. Tho col-lego-student
estimate of manlinoss
needs badly to bo rovlsod.
A doctor In Roma caused a riot
and then was kept busy patching up
tho wounded. It was rathor a etrenu
oub and risky way of drumming up
trade, but, that business energy la ac
counted tho best which gota a market
for Ita aupply by creating a demand.
Kansas professor has discovered
eurest way to bocomo ugly 1b to try
and forco beauty. Any manager who
has tried to force any of hl stage
beauties to live up to their contracts
eould have told him that
Gown of Exquisite
Product
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To demonstrate tholr ability at designing gowns excelling the Importa
tions from Franco, American dressmakers havo given their best effort and
talent to tho most beautiful gowns shown in UiIb country. Tho photograph
demonstrates moro nbly than words tho result of their efforts. Tho gown
Is a Grecian gown of white chiffon with rhincstono trimmings, with a Ore
clan key design nnd rhincstono girdlo.
BLOUSE CUT IN ONE PIECE
One of Tulle Valenciennes Is Made
With Neither Trimming Nor
Fullness.
Tho nowoat cream whlto blouses aro
moro plain than over. Tho prettiest
aro tullo Valenciennes, or a kind of
soft point d'esprlt with figures llko
thoso In tho Valenciennes design. Ono
blouso of this material has not tho
slightest trimming or fullness except
In tho back, whero there Id a tiny bit
to cover tho opening nnd mako It look
llko n narrow plait. Tho entire thing
Is mado In ono plcco, tho solo garnish
being llttlo button studs of black vel
vet In two rows nt tho throat, both
back nnd front.vnnd on tho wrists.
Tho neck is cut low and round, with
cording of tho laco in thrco towb.
A noticeable foaturo of this blouso,
which was designed in a hotiso In tho
Plnco Vondomo and Intended for tho
Riviera, lu tho sleeves mado all In ono
plcco, with no extensions whatever. It
Is as though tho entire thing had been
molded together. No doubt tho styles
for tho coming aoason will adopt ldcaB
seen in this blouso. Wo havo arrived
at a poriod whon cuts and flnlshcs aro
t their cresondo of plnlnnesB. Noth
ing further la possible because effects
could not posBlbly bo any moro rigid
or simple.
STYLISH SPRING DRESS
Oprlnc dress of Royal blue broad
cloth with draped skirt and yoke of
accordion pleated silk. The waist It
made almost entirely of silk with
lapels and accordion pleated short
sleeves. .
Design
of American Talent
BLACK SATIN HAT RETAINED
Though White 8eems to Be Coming
Favorite Color, Yet This Stylo
Is Always Smart.
While colors aro to bo rampant this
year and spread themselves over tho
world llko a gorgeous sunset or a rain
bow, yet tho tiny black satin hat 1b to
bo very Bmart Indeed. Tho woman
who 1b In doubt what to ohooso whon
Bho Ib bewildered by tho sulphur, pur
ple, bronzo and red shades offered
would do yell to rapidly retreat to
ward cohservatlBm and choose a hat
of black satin that has llttlo trimming
nnd owes Its beauty to its shape.
Such hatB aro not what they usod
to bo. Thoy aro distinctly of this aca
son. Tho Bhupo is rather stiff, with a
low crown and a two-Inch brim which
rolls slightly back at tho edges; over
this tho satin is stretched and flnlshod
at tho Beams with a cord or a piping.
Thoro aro no foldB or bowB or full
crown bands; all Ib as smooth nnd de
muro ob a man's silk hat. Tho trim
ming Is placed flat on tho brim nnd la
made up of any kind of feather that
has spirals and looks Btraggling and
careless.
Tho best known choice 1b a feather
called numldio nnd which is moro or
less expensive nnd very fashionable.
Tho peiAock feathers aro on thlB or
dor and that is ono of tho reasons
why thoy havo roturnod to favor.
Straw and wheat aro also used, and
whntovor doeH not Ho flat on tho brim
stands lnsolontly erect In tho mlddlo
of tho front or back.
Beaded Bags.
Beaded bags refuse to bo ousted.
Tho smartest aro of Jet oblongs,
pierced ami applied to tho not alter
nately with beads of Bllvor or gold, or
set solidly togothor and bordered with
silver, gold or whlto disks. Equally
alluring aro tho bags mado of steel
mingling with colored bends and
thoso which show tho same cuHoub
shaded effectB that distinguish shot
silks. Somo of thoso latter aro mado
In tho fnshlonablo pannier shape first
brought out In wnlrua or seal bags,
nnd all contain a.chango purso nnd
enrd caso of satin matching tho lining
of tho chief receptacle.
To Wash Cretonne Draperies.
Doll ono pound of rlco In ono gallon
of water until rlco Is soft, then Btrain
off ono quart of tho milky wator nnd
ndd a ploco of gum arable tho slzo of
an egg. Sot this asldo for starching.
Tako tho remainder of tho water
and rlco, add enough warm wator to
wash tho curtains. Rub on a handful
of tho boiled rlco and soubo up and
down many times, then rlnso In clear
wntor.
Starch In tho water na proparod
abovo. Iron with n medium hot Iron
whon partly dry. Tho cretonne will
look llko now.
Add Ammonia.
Whlto frocks nnd blouses or undor
clothing that havo a bnd color should
bo first soaked In cold wator to which
a llttlo ammonia has boon added and
then given a lemon bleach; that la, a
largo lemon should bo cut into bllces,
and rind nnd nil boiled up In tho boil
ing pan or smnll copper. When nt full
boiling point put In tho lluons nnd
muslins nnd boll for twenty mlnuteu.
Garments In Turn.
A usoful thing to romomber In put
ting clean clothes away Is to place
tho froshly laundered pieces at tho
bottom of their respective piles. Then,
by using tho topmost, you always tako
the garments In rotation and each
garment thus has less frequent wetr
and Its llfo lu lengthened.
BUILD BOUNDARY LINES HEDGELIKE AND
ALTOGETHER ORNAMENTAL AT SMALL COST,
Substitute for Hedge Can Be Made With Little Trouble by Setting
Stout Posts in Ground and Stretching Woven Wire Along
With Vines Trained Over Nativd Plants Best.
Let us suppose that there 1b a line
fence to bo built between your lot
and your neighbor's, or along tho
front yard, or that a fence already ex
ists that Ib anything but attractive.
What can be done to mako tho boun
dary lino pleasant to look at?
Several things. If you don't caro to
plant shrubs and hardy perennials
there, why not make n Btibstltuto for
a hedge by tho ubo of a vino llko our
natlvo Ampclopsls, known to you, per
haps, as American ivy, or Virginia
creeper? ThlB can bo done with very
llttlo trouble or expenso by setting
stout posts solidly In tho ground and
stretching woven wire netting along
them, and training this vine over it.
It is of very rapid growth, and tho
plants, if set about twenty feet apart,
ought to dovelop enough in ono sea
son to furnish quite n covering for tho
netting. As thlB plant grows In al
most all localities at tho north, you
need not send to tho plant dealer's
for It. The chlldron will bo delighted
to provide all tho plants you want
from tho woodlot or tho river bank,
whero they will find It growing pro
fuse'ly. When tho plants have mado growth
enough to meet on tho eupport fur
nished them, nip off tholr ends. This
will cause them to send out sldo
branches. Train these out and In
through tho meshes of the netting, as
they dovelop. By tho end of the sec
ond season tho netting ought to bo sos
thickly covered that nothing of the
support will be seen, and tho general
effect will bo quite hedgelike, nnd al
together ornamental. Especially will
this bo tho case In fall, when tho fol
lage of tho vino takes on its rich col
oring of scarlet nnd crimson. When
This picture shows the possibilities of vines an hedges, as the vines
here aro woven In and out of a wire fence.. Kept 'trimmed to a height ol
about four feet, vines as hedges are beautiful and useful. The vine over
the house should be trimmed one-half. It shuts, out sunlight and makes
for dampness.
it sheds its leaves It will tako on an
other ornamental phase, for then Its
purplo fruit will bo seen clustered
thickly" along tho branches. Tho vino
must be clipped occasionally, during
tho .summer, to prevent it from
spreading In all directions and giving
n ragged look to your fence. It 1b
qulto important that stout posts
should bo used, as the netting must
be strotched tightly, to prevent It
from Bagging. Tho end posts should
bo well braced to Btand the strain
mado on them. I would advise the
uso of netting at least four feet wide,
and that it bo of heavy wire, for you
want something that will last for
years, as It will bo Impossible to mako
satisfactory repairs in a fence of this
kind. If your neighbor co-operates
with you, as ho doubtless will if you
ask htm to, I would ndvlso the uso
of wldo Bawed posts with a row of
netting on each side. A width of this
dimension will glvo moro dignity and
BUbBtnnco to your Jicdgo than one row
of netting possibly can. If sawed
posts aro used, they should bo well
painted before the netting Is put on.
for two reasons Improved appear
anco, nnd preservation of tho wood.
Painted a dark, dull green thoy will
not bo too much In evldenco during
tho period when your vines are get
ting a start. Such a fenco can be
mndo really moro ornamental than
tho ordinary hedec, and this In n short
time, nnd very little nttontlon will be
required to keep It In good condition.
A better method, howover, of mark
ing the boundary line, allowing mo to
bo tho Judgo, is that of planting
shrubB nnd hardy perennials thero.
Sot thom so closo together that when
they have fully developed they, In
combination, will mako a solid bank
of follago. Do not uso kinds that grow
to such a slzo that they will obstruct
tho view across, the lot or yard, except
thoro Ib a placo at the rear where
auch an obstruction would bo desir
able. Here the lilacs, tho Tartarian
honeysuckles, and the Viburnums,
will work In effectively. As you go
toward tho street or road mako us
of shrubs comparatively low and
spreading habit, like tho Splreas, the
Deutzlas, and the Wolgellas. In bo
tweon thorn plant such tall perennials
as tho Hollyhocks, tho Delphiniums
nnd Iludbeckia. In front of them
Pyrcthrum, Peony, Phlox. Dlcentrs
and Iris, with other low-growing
plants of similar habit. If you tako
pains to read up In tho catalogues be
fore ordorlng your plants, you can
mako yourself bo familiar with their
size, height, general habit and Benson
of flowering, that you need jocato
none of them In the wrong place Tho
strip of ground In which they are to
bo planted should be at least eight
feet wide ton would bo better and it
should bo kept free from grass and
weeds. Hero Is the place for your
shrubs If your yard is a small ono.
Never spoil tho effect of your lawn
by scattering them ( over It. Hardy
bulbs can be planted along the edge
of tho border, where M-ey will most
effectively dlsplny their beauty early
In the season before tho other plants
are rendy for business.
Tho woman who loves flowers, "and
tho boys and girls who should be edu
cated into liking them, will find it
npthing but pleasure to take caro of
such a collection. Thero will be no
woed-pulllng by hand to bo done the
hoe will mako that unnecessary.
Somo of the shrubs may need prun
ing occasionally, when they get to bo
too thick, but as a general thing tho
less pruning you glvo a shrub tha
moro effective It will be.
Before setting out any plants,
spado the soil well to the depth of a
fot and a half. A liberal amount of
good manure should be used. In set-
ting shrubs, always plan for the fu
ture. Make yourself certain about the
size tho llttlo speclmenB you plant
will grow to. and set them far enough
apart to allow of full development
without crowd!ngN If hardy perennials
are used to fill In between them
while they are developing, thero will
bo no unsightly gaps at any tlmo.
Such a plantation along the sldo
of a lot enn bo mado n thousand fold
more ornamental than the most ex
pensive fence, nnd ono of tho strong
est.argumonts in its favor Is the pleas
uro that can bo got out of tho mnklng
of It. There 1h nothlnc auito sn nn.
joyablo to the person who likes to be
among the "green things growing" aa
work In the garden. Thero is a now
surprise in store for every day. And
the exercise Is of that kind that keeps
both mind and musclo in play In a
manner that makes one forget to get
tired. Tho happy combination of men
tal and physical cxerclso makes work
In tho garden Ideal recreation for
woman nnd child. "Tho only objec
tion to bo urged ngalnBt It," writes a
correspondent. "Is thnt after a llttlo
ono wants to bo out of doors all tho
time." Which Is tho best posslblo
argument In Its favor!
(Copyright, 1013, by C. II. Schulu.J
Egg Making.
Ono of tho conditions necessary
that tho fowls may lay largo numbers
of eggs Intho fall and winter Is that
a plentiful supply of succulent food
be provided nnd this is also necessnry
for tho best growth of young chicks.
Among tho most common and best
formB of greon food nro: Mangels,
turnips, cnbbnge. pumpkins, onions,
lettuco, rape, silage, clover hay and
alfalfa meal.
Young Apple Orchard.
An orchard of young npple trees la
good deal llko an endowment life In
surance policy. For n term of years It
seems to be nothing but paying out.
but tho rewawlB aro almost sure to
come.
CONSTIPATION
Munyon's Paw-Par
Pills are onlike all oi
er laxatives or catbar-
Ilea. They coax tho-
llver Into activity by
gentlo methods, they
do not scour; they do-
not gripe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretioast
of tho liver and stom
ach in a way that soon,
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and-'
corrects constipation. Munyon'c Paw-Paw
Pills are a tonic to the stomach, liver and:
nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken;
they enrich the blood instead of impover
ishing it; they cnablo the stomach to get alt
the nourishment from food that is put into
it Price as cents. All Druggists.
The Summer 8II0.
Tho use of tho silo throughout the
year is finding favor with many stock,
keepers. It Ib qulto difficult to obtain,
a profit on pasture which is on land)
worth 1100-00 or moro per acre. Dur
ing drouth seasons, tho pasture Is
often bo poor that It affords little or no
ffeed, but the interest on tho invest
feMHH.
ExTyHc
filler
vcewi Sflft y
ment, and the taxes must bo found.
Thero Ib no question but what the uso
of the silo for summer feeding will)
make rapid gains during the next few
years and will soon come Into common.
Use. The millions of tons of corn
stalks' and rough forago which" are
now annually going to waste will And.
uso In the form of silage and wilt
make possible not only a cheaper pro
duction of stock and stock products,,
but will also mako it possible to at
least double the profit of stock raising.
Farmers who are complaining of low
profits from cattle, should mako a. ,
study of the silo", as they will here flndi
a means to Increaso their profits and)
do thla with less labor. The silo la a.
forage bank which If put Into general
use will havo a vast amount of valu
able feed and bring a great wealth to
our people. A. L. Haecker.
In Private.
As he started out with the bushel or
ashes he walked into a clothesllne
that he didn't see.
When he had picked himself out of
tho ash pile nnd recovered his hat he
stood In the back yard and relieved)
his feelings.
"Henry," called his wife.
"Well?" bo snapped.
"Don't Btand out thero to do it
Come straight into the houso and tell
mo that It's all my fault."
Good Question.
Sunday School Teacher And the
serpent, for tempting Eve, was mado
to crawl nil the rest of his life.
Small Girl PleaBe, sir, an' how did
ho got along In the world before?
Their Reasons.
"Why do managers try their now
plays on tho dog?"
"To see If It Is a howling BUccess."
When some men get Interested In
politics they forget all about labor.
A Jolly
Good Day
Follows
A Good Breakfast
Try a dish of
Post
Toasties
tomorrow morning.
These sweet, thin bits made
from Indian Com are cooked,
toasted and scaled in tight
'packages without the touch
1 of human hand.
They reach you fresh and
crisp ready to eat from the
package by adding cream or
milk and a sprinkling of sugar,
if desired.
Toasties are a jolly good
dish
Nourishing
Satisfying
Delicious
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