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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1913)
w &$ -, piV ".-- ?-"'' . 3BSU" Stf? 1?. ooaIorm &fzd TOrimtttflGrti Mother Gooae Party. Masquerade and fancy drcBtf par ties aro always delightful, but of all tho pleasant gatherings which 1 have attended tho Mother Goose partj1 takes tho lead. Invitations to tho ef fect that Mother Goose will be pleased to welcome her goslings at tho res idence of whoever glveB the entertain ment on such an evening, are "sent out fully two weeks In advance. The request to come In costumo repre senting some ono of the characters found In "Mother Goose" can bo writ ten on a small card and Inclosed In the envelope with tho ..invitations. These Invitations can be made very pretty If ono can paint, by having lit tle water color or pen and ink sketches on them such as little "Jack Horner" or the "Three Blind Alice" pursued by the "Farmer's Wife," with her "Carving Knife." You mayo be suro after theso notes havo been sent out'that there vlll be & ripple of excitement among the young people, and Mother Goose melo dies will bo at a premium those with colored illustrations in particular. Great Ingenuity can be exercised In getting up the costumes. At last the eventful night arrives and Jot us sta tion ourselves In the hall and watch jho guests as they come in. MoBt of the girls came without escorts, for all were determined to keep their Identity a secret from brothers and sweethearts. "Mother Goose," the hostess, stands in tho front parloV and Is soon welcoming a motley throng. "Old King Colo" was closely followed ay "The Fiddlers Three." "Little Red Riding Hood" was charming in her scarlet capo and carried a little bas ket filled with candy instead of the eggs and butter. The "Queen of Hearts" was radiant in a gorgeous costume. "Rain, Rain, Stay Away" was represented by a pretty blond, who carried an linmenBo red umbrella. "Little Boy Blue" dashed into the room, blowing hio horn, carrying an imenso sheep of cotton. Two girls exactly tho same height came as twin "Bo Peeps," carrying gilded crooks and fans with the picture of a sheep on one side '"with "I'm Little Po.Peep," etc., on tho other. "Daffy Down Dilly" was ono of tho best charactero repre sented. "Jack and Jill" went hand In hand to get tho "pall of water." "Jack Horner" sat in tho proverbial corner and pulled out "plums" from a gigan tic "pie." -"Humpty" Dumpty did not look any tho worse for the "great fall." "Mary, Mary, Quito Contrary" proved herself most agreeable and "Taffy, the Welshman," was one of the most popular characters in spite of his propensity for stealing. When all tho guests had arrived Mother Goose, with Old King Cole," opened the grand march and the mu Bic played merrily. A piano will do for tho dancing, but the addition of a violin Is a great improvement. Much merriment was occasioned when the masks wero removed before tho re freshments wero served. While the young people aro homo tor the summer vacation some ono may give a party like tho one described, and I am sure It will bo successful. Of course, the masking Is not essential, but adds a little spice to tho enjoyment. The re freshments need not bo elaborate, but a largo bowl of lemonade should be conveniently placed where it will be easy of access to all. A Novel Card Party. ThlB pretty card party was conduct ed llko a cotillon and was a great suc cess. It was given for forty guests, and the tables were scattered through- out the large rooms of a Bpaclous I country house. In tho first place each Most Approved Designs in Shoes for Fashionable Feet r The boots of washable leather have tippers of tan cloth, and are for wear with tailored suits. The pump 1b an Improvement on that of former sea sons. It is moro easy to keep on. A bucklo over the base of tho instep helps to hold thorn In placo, and a Bmall strip of suede, which clings to the stocking, 1b usually fastened in side tho heel of the shoo. Tho low cut evening slipper Is often fastened over the Instep and about the ankle .with bands of ribbon. These bands aro fastened on opposite aides of the flipper rim about an Inch from tho I guest found her placo at tablo with three others by means of a souvenir name card. When all had arrived and wore seat ed at tho tables the hostess was very particular to personally Introduce each partner, it unacquainted, which made evcryono feel moro comfortable Then tho bell rang and playing be gan. Four games were played and the loserB were tho ones to movo, go ing to a table for favors. Theso thoy gave to tho winners at tho other ta bles, who wero taken to tho tablo of the losers, and thus tticy met an en tirely new set of players. There was no counting of scores simply the best three hands winning out of four. There were ten sets of favors. Aftoi five boIb of favors had boon used re freshments were served, then playing was resumed until all tho favors had been used. At tho last each loser brought an extra favor for her fa vored partner and herself, which called forth much merriment, as thoy were largo paper sacks blown out and tied at the top with various colored ribbons. They wero to carry tho fa vors homo in, and they were needed. It certainly was a very Jolly party, and tho idea is adaptablo to all card parties where tho hostess desires something out of the ordinary. Tho favqrs may be as elaborate as tho purse will permit. Tho ones at the party described consisted of bonbons In fancy boxes, Imported chocolate, salted nuts in dainty receptacles, pa per aprons, neck ruffs of flowers, fans, parasols, paper hats, post cards, etc. Portraying Nature With Bible Verses. Very recently a correspondent asked me for some Biblo scheme to interest children, to be used as part of a Sun day school program. Seems to mo the following arranged by Ilarrictte Wilbur would bo acceptable. Learn ing the verses as given will teach tho children about tho Biblo and how much.lt contains about tho flowers that wo have today. This could bo used on "Children's day," which is ob served In so many churches early in June. 1. Lily (Luke 12:27). Bouquet of lilies, anemones or somo lllaceous flower. 2. Grass (Luke 12:28). Bouquet of long grassblades tastefully arranged. 3. Star (Matthew 2:9-10). Largo star. 4. Vine (John 15:1, 5). Long, grace ful cutting of a grapevine. 5. Cedar (Psalms 92:12). Branch of cedar. 6. Wheat (Matthow 13:24-30). Stalks of wheat. 7.- Flower (Isaiah 40:8). Bouquet of any flower In season. 8. Palm (John 12:12, 13). Palm branches. 9. Mustard (Matthew 13:31, 32. A mustard plant from so'me wheat field; tho larger tho plant the better. 10. Willow (Psalms 87:1, 2). Long willow branches. 11. Barley (Ruth 1:22). Stalks ol barley. 12. Fir (Psalms 64:16, 17). Branches of fir. 13. Rose (Isaiah 24:1). Bouquet ol roses. , 14. Rushes (Isaiah 35:7). Handful of tall rushes. 15. Oak'T2 Kings 13:14, revised ver sion). Somo oak branches. 16. In concert: Pslams 46:11, 12, 13. A Flower Contest. A-LESSON IN ADDITION AND SUB TRACTION. 1 dor. 2. 3. 4. 5. The early part of the daysplen- A blrdpart of a blrd'B foot. To contest o-f a vowela verb. A confectiona cluster. A false hood e-fa sheer fabrlo 6. Two month. times one-f-part of tho 7. A wily animala covering for the hands. 8. A vegetable a a strain of music o-ftwo vowels. 9. A girl's nnmea precious metal. 10. A dairy product-fa drinking recectacle. ANSWERS 1. Mornlngglory. 2. Lark-f-spur. 3. Vie evlo-flot violet. 4. Candy-ftuft. 5. Lie ell-flace elaclllac. 6. Tu (two) 4-llptulip. 7. Fox-f-glove. 8. Pea apotune e tun -f- la petun nla. 9. Marl (Mary)4-goldmari- gold 10. Buttercupbuttorcup. MADAME MERRI. buckle. They are crossed over th Instep, crossed at the back of tho an kle, crossed again higher up at the front of the ankle and fastened be hind. For wear with afternoon gowm black satin shoes have preference over every other Bort. Tho boot shown has a ribbed satin vamp and fastens with black pearl buttons Black satin wears well and can bo re lied on to hold shnpe and cut. Tho patent leather slipper Bhowi with the French heci has a cut stoel buckle strapped with velvet. mMWBRm 555803: V M0 Keep ahead of weeds. GoeBe aro money makers. Bran is excellent for layers. Shelter the manuro spreader. Careful feeding prevents scours. Potatoes aro only a fair feed for cows. Clean cultivation in the orchard Ib necessary. Corn silage and alfalfa hay make a balanced ration. Tho cow thnt Is n good producer must be fed liberally. Don't make the garden too small for the hand-wheel boo. Alkali water has very Uttlo offoct up on tins flavor of butter. The best way to kill out weeds Ib never to let 'cm como up. Two-flfthB of the world's 100 million swine aro In the United States. Tho milk giving quality can bo de veloped only when it Is Inherited. There is much moro to plowing than sitting up and holding the lines. Similarity of breeding stock pro duces offspring of much greater value. Give tho stock plenty of salt, and bo sure they drink an nbundanco of wa ter. Tho most expensive help on some farmB is the dog Bent to round up the cows. Tho vegetable and fruit garden can be mado the most profitable aero on the farm. Success In dairy farming depends as much on tho man as upon any natural condition. In planting a new orchard it Jb far better to use too much spaco than to' crowd tho trees. Sunshine, pure nir and elenn sur roundings will do much to mako the dairy barn more attractive. If you must use manure in tho newly planted orchard, better put It on top of tho ground never In tho hole with tho tree. Calves should have the milk warm from tho separator, and the pigs should hnvo their share sweet and In the same way. Not much use treating seed pota toes for scab If they are to bo planted In the same ground where tho crop was scabby last year. Many of tho good dairymen Btnrted with Shorthorn and dual purpono cows. As soon as they began to study, however, they changed. Two eyes to the piece Is the right way to cut seed potatoes, but have tho pleco largo enough so as to glyo tho sprouts a good Btart. Tho common disk harrow found upon every farm In tho northwest Is ono of the most valuable of all tho Implements used by tho farmor In sotting out trees tho holes should not bo dug too far In advance The sooner the tree Ih set after digging the hole tho better tho start It will make. Enlargo tho early orchard for early fruits. It Is rather difficult to havo n surplus of early nnd late fruits Tho middle season Is more easily over stocked. The black raspberry thrives beat on land that lies well for natural drain age. It can not bo grown on land that Is naturally of a wet and therefore cold nature. Milking is ono of tho most Impor tant tasks on the farm and should be jo considered. It can scarcely be sailed a side Issue when so much profit lopends upon It. The silo has now become almost n necessity on the farm, If profits nre looked for. Thero nre many farms 3n which It is not yet found, but the lumber of theso is decreasing. Poor butter Is the curso of tho farm dairy. It Is better economy to sell tho butter-fat or tho whole-milk thun to try to manufacture the product nt Homo If you have not the equipment with which to turn out a high quality. This equipment Is avallablo and It can ertalnly bo secured or thero should bo a. change In your plans. toinF i 'ns l Beware of poor seed. Llvo stock moans success. Chicks need much attention. Mako paths and borders neat Tankage is recommended for bowb. Silage will not lnjuro tho cow's teeth. Alfalfa Is tho greatest permanent hog forago. Evergreens ought to bo planted as casly ns posstblo. Head work will often snvo hard work on tho farm.- V All tho various breeds of hogs oavo their ardent admirers. 1 OatB and -pcaB will provide a good growing ration for hogs. Oats cut at tho proper ttmo make a very good quality of hay Every pig that goes to pasture should have a ring In. his nose. Tho best way to get nitrogen Into tho soil is to bjw It In with clover. Select a glt that Is Inclined to bo growthy rnther thun a fat, chubby ono. You co nno t rush a hog, and as soon as you try it you will get In a moBS. It docs not tako much buttermilk In tho butter to mako It turn rancid ear ly. During tho summer months, tho owes should havo access to luxuriant pustura If you can't afford to buy a pure bred cow or bull, buy a calf and breed up a hord. There Is Just as much need of Im proved dairymen as thoro Ib of Im proved herds. When In doubt ns to what use to make of hen manure, try It as a top dressing on grass. v Tho farm should bo well supplied with . gardon tools if you want tho boys to do tho work. Continued close confinement In tho stalls Is liable to cause permanent en largement of tho Joints. This is tho season to plan tho build ings nnd changes that will bo mado on tho farm a little "later. Big mnchInory-4q not always profit able. 'The mnchlno should fit tho fnrm and the power to hnndlo it. If you cannot provido a dip for swine, give thorn a spray. Tho boys can spray hogs without any troublo. Tho horses thnt aro best nblo to stand hard strains nre thoso which work steadily every day In tho week. When opening your silo bear In mind that whonover you change feed the change should be mnde gradually. Ono good cow well fed and cared for will glvo moro net profits thnn two good cowb not so well fed and cared for. Raising chickens in confinement un der too artificial conditions leads to ultimate trouble In tho laying nnd breeding pens. Tho best piece of advice for a bo glnner In poultry raising Is to go slow nt first. Start with n few birds and learn ns you go. Once more through the corn will add many bushels to your crop. Muz zle the horse, use n short whlffletree and cultivate shallow. Prune a llttlo every year rather than too much ono year. It will bo much easier for you and a great deal better for tho orchurd. No one who has a first-class garden Ib ever heard to express nny regretB about it Not so the one who has none nnd buys his vegetable in tin cans. Do you hnvo some tomato and early cabbage plants growing? If not it Isn't too late yet to plant oomo seed. Get busy though, spring Ib coming fust. A prominent horticulturist says: "Never mulch young trees. It draws the roots toward tho surface and makes them susceptTblo to changes in temperature." If you aro not suro whether or not n hen Is broody enough to tako eggs, put your hand under her breast. If she grips It with her breast, she Is ready for eggs. It is best not to let h new sitter have eggs until you nro sure she means business. Glvo her twp or threo eggs for a couple of days and see If Bho la a sticker. Only a few furmers at tho prcaont time have the Ideal ration for dnlry cowb, but they can and should ar range to grow It on tho farm and have It on hand at all times. The trnlllng nasturtiums aro among tho easiest annuals to grow and will glvo a supply of flowerH tho whole season. Plant when danger of frost Is past, or In pots or boxes, and trans plant to the open later. ARGENTINA CATTLE INDUSTRY MUCH MORE PATRONIZED THAN IN THE UNITED STATES; In Temperate Zone Almost Entire Life of Animal May Be Spent Out of Doors Without Shelter of Any KindLuxuriant' Growth of Alfalfa Makes Beef Production Cheap. Champion 8hort Horn Bull, Sold at International Stock Show, Chicago, for Export to Argentina. . liy W. II MUMPOIID.) Cattlo raising for beef In Argentina, especially In tho tomporato zone, is a much moro favored Industry than In tho United Stntes. The climate makes It possible for tho entire life of cat tlo to bo spent out of doors without Bholtor nnd generally without shade of any kind. Alfalfa grows most lux uriantly, and tho suitability of n vory largo acreage for tho growth of that crop and of other nutritious Indig enous and Introduced legumes and grasses, together with cheap land nnd tabor, makes It poaalblo to produco beef cheaply. To any ono unncqunlnt od with the possibilities of the coun try, tho degree of fntness which tho cattlo acqulro on grass or alfalfa alone Is a marvel. Corn feeding ns a Bupplomont to pasture for beef pro duction Is extromoly rnro. Heof-mnk-lng In Argontlnn at preBcnt there fore Is practically n strict pasturo proposition. Thoro Is quite nn extensive area woll Bultod to, and nt present partial ly used for, tho growing of corn, but aB yet, nnd probably for somo years to como, this product will bo either exported or used for horao, dnlry cow, and pig feeding. Only tho flint varie ties are grown generally. It Ib evi dent thnt the natural advantages of Argontlnn enable her cattlo products profitably to compote as thoy aro already doing, with tlo grnsa cattlo and lower grades of native beef pro duced In this country. North Amer ican corn-fed hoof, bo long ns tho sup ply lastB, doubtless will continue to command a premium over Argentina grass cattlo in tho market of tho world. Although Argentina eventual ly may develop tho production of corn-fed cnttlo which her aoll and cllmato render quite possible, It la probable that the domestic domnnd In tho United States by that time will SEVERAL DANGERS IN BREEDING EWES Lamb That Is Bred in First Year Will Remain Stunted Much Food Is Wasted. It Ib natural that a lamb should put In Kb first year In growing, both In holght and breadth as well as In vol ume Tho feed consumed should con tribute to this end. When the lamb Is bred, much of the nourishment in tended for itself miiHt go toward tho nourishment of the foetus. For that reason tho development of the inothar Ib retarded, and, In fact, Ib novor again resumed to anything like tho degree first scon. A lamb thut Ib bred in the first year will remain stunted. Even" Its wool will fall to mako anything llko normal growth. Tho first year'B wool crop Is Usually counted on to be tho largest, but It Is llttlo to boast of If the lamb Is bred. Like tissue, wool requires food to promoto Its growth, and when tho feed has to be used for other purposes the wool docs not grow. It may be urguod thut heavier feed '.ng of the lamb would overcome theso objections, says Now York Parmer, but as a matter of fact thero is a max imum amount of feed that tho not yet fully developed digestive system of the lamb cannot handle, and be youd this amount the food Ih voided from the body in an uuaosimllated itxito, without doing the lamb any good. Rather will It exhaust the ener gies of the lamb still further to han dle this masB of food from which it cannot derive any benefit. If an unusually fine lamb resulted .'rom the breeding of a young ewe, thon there might bo some reason for oacrillclng the growthlncss of tho mothor; but us a matter of fact, quite the opposite condition holds true in the majority of cases, An immature owo seldom produces n sturdy lamb. Her. offspring Is usually lacking both In alzo and vigor and seldom provea to bo a growthy, prolific animal. Tho roasonu for this arc obvious: absorb, and Indeed nlrondy absorbs, practically tho entlro amount of boofj produced hero, thus rendering our ox-i port trade, nnd consequently foreign! competition abroad, nn unimportnntj factor In tho Industry. Tho chlof con-j corn of beef producers in this coun-l try should bo not what offect will! South Amorlcan competition hnvoj upon our export trndo. but what ef- feet will tho posstblo Importation ofj South American beef to tho United States havo upon tho production ofj beef cattle hero. That corn, and llkowlso corn-fodi cnttlo, can bo produced In Argentina Uruguay, and somo other South Amern lean countries Is nn assured fact. Tho! extent to which It will bo fod to cat- tlo, however, Is limited by tho rola-i tlvely small production of corn nndt further by tho fact that It Ib a now. Industry and will not guln favor rap-i l any uucnuBo ii involves moro crop-t ping nnii innor and considerably morot expense It Is significant that tho expansion! of cnttlo raising In Argontlnn has! coaBed, and largely becauso grnltu growing Ib proving moro profltablo; than cnttlo raUlug. Tho boot product will bo much Improved but tho supply avallablo for export doubtless will notj Increase moro rapidly thnn the conn blnod factors of Increased population, thoro and among nations consuming; her surplus, nnd tho relntlvo docroaso of beef production olsowhoro. South Amorlcan beef surplus will bo in strong demand; obviously countries willing to pay tho .highest premium for It will secure it. Again, tho cost of production Ib auro to Incroaso with Increased cost of labor and land. Under such conditions It Is not antici pated that tho business of ralslnt; beef cattle In tho United Statos will bo mennccd pormnnontly by Argen tine First, tho lnck of competent develop ment of tho mother and tho somo whnt Imporfect functioning of hor va rious organs; and, secondly, tho ex istence of Bitch conditions of affnliB that tho food which should go to tho nourishment of tho foetus must bo utilized In part for tho upbuilding and growth t)f tho mother. A flock In which a practice of breeding young owes Is mado deteri orates rapidly, and In a short tlnm undorslzed, weakly and ungrowthjr sheep will bo found In It. Tho mait who desires to maintain slzo nntU growth in his sheop, to koop up a high wool yield and to lmprovo his Hock ln general should not yield to tho somo-1 times great temptation to breod lrfaS young ewe lambs. CORN SMUTkT VERY INJURIOUS Only Way to Control Disease Is to Destroy Balls Change of Land Benefits. (tty E. M. KJHOEMAN, Plant Pathology nnd Uotuny, University Kami, St. Paul, Minn.) Corn smut may occur upon any pari of tho corn plant; It may also Infoc nny young nnd tender -part, ut any stage of tho corn plant's life. During the winter tho spores llvo in tho soil or In manuro. In this rospect corn smut is different from tho grain smuts; In nono of tho latter Is thoro any appreciable danger of Infection from sporcH which have lived over In the toll. In tho spring tho spores gen mlnnto, producing long chains of now spores, which are blown about by tho, wind nnd Infect any growing part of! tho corn plant, producing, finally, smut, balls. Tho upores may llvo In tho soil or In manuro piles for years. This, of course, makes seed treatment ub1obb;; and tho only way to control tho smut Is to destroy all amut balls, when po slblo, to prevent thoin from shedding) their Bporcs on tho ground or Into manure, and avoid placing fresh! manuro on corn land. Changing corn' land from yonr to year also la beno-J flclal. ft li . LgWWJB