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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1913)
:&: 1 W K I m :mtmtm For Commencement Day. I find that many of tho schools jhave commencement exercises vory tlato In June and I have so many re quests from teachers of small district schools who are remote from largo towns and yet are. more than anxious to have creditable closing dayB. This illttlo schomo Is very pretty and not difficult to work out It Is called "Childhood's Happy Year." Select four girls about tho same ago and ,slze to form each "season." Make tho costumes from crcpo paper and rep resent "spring" by green frocks with wreaths of green about the head; "summer" with white frocks and crowns and roses, either real or arti ficial, and gowns trimmed with gar lands of Bmall roses; "Autumn" (Should have brown drosses with fall leaves In red and brown tints, and "Winter" all white with holly wreaths and mistletoe, or red dresses trim med in cotton. "Spring" should enter first and march to tho front of platform and sing the first verso of tho following song, which is easy to sing to tho tune of "Swinging 'Neath the Old Ap ple Tree." At tho end of the lines, two of the girls turn to tho right and two to the left and march down the Bides joining at the back in a line. "Summer," "Autumn" and "Winter" follow, a group at a time sing their verso and march as did "Spring" and take, their places at tho back behind the preceding "season." This retains "Spring" at the front, and then all join hands, forming a circle, and sing tho chorus through and march off in slnglo file, "Spring" leading. It Is really very effective, Happy Childhood's hours, With tho budding flowers, With the warbling songsterB In leafy trees; When tho earth rejoiceB, Glad wo join our voices, Happy in tho spring wo are. CHORUS. Happy Childhood! Happy ChildhQod! Singing all the day right merrily; Happy Childhood! Happy Childhood! Happy all tho year are wo. " In tho summer weather, Glad wo aro together, Two Costumes Just in the fttferl .a , r i IB jf$T Sft y 's Xs VixfclS- wl fB ? it & flBlBBB $ Walking Costume. Our model is in mole-colored face oloth. The skirt Is qulto novel In cut, and is prettily trimmed at right side with satin-covered buttons. The coat baB a slightly high-waistcd bodice, with a long basquo attached; thero Is a capo of satin, over which is a col lar of tho cloth; satin cuffs and buttons trim the sleeves. Hat of light grayish blue Tagol, trimmed with mole ribbon and oBprey. Materials required for the costume: 6 yards 4G inches wide, 19 buttons, yard satin 40 Inches wide, G yards lining silk 20 inches wide. Garden Party Dress. White crepe-de-chlno and Imitation Irish cro chet lace afe combined in this very pretty 'dress. Tho skirt, which Is of tho crcpo, Is tucked at foot and has a short tunlo of laco. Tho bodices is of lace with tuckedcrepe-do-cbino each side front; tho sleeves aro also of crepo, with laco Insertion running from neck near ly to elbow; the elbows are gathered Into insertion bands. A band of soft old rose satin, with jeweled buttons, finishes the waist. Hat of old roso Tagel with soft satin crown, trimmed with a wreath of small pink flowers. Materials required for tho dress: 3 yards crepe-dc-cblne 44 Inches wide, 1 yards Insertion, '2 yards lace 18 inches wide. Chasing littlo butterflies While on the wing; Ringing 'round o' rosles. Gathering sweetest posies, Happy In the summer as In spring. CHORUS. When tho winds aro Blghlng And tho leaves are dying Opening prickling burrs 'Neath chestnut trees Merrily wo'ro racing In the air bo bracing Happy in tho autumn breeze. CHORUS. When Jack Frost Is nipping Still wo'ro gayly sipping AH tho sweetness stored throughout tho year So, with cheeks aglowing Wolcomo we tho snowing- Winter brings us all good cheer. CHORUS. A Spinster Shower for "Polly." "Polly" had at last Buccumbed to Cupid's wiles and tho spinster club to which she belonged resolved to do tho proper thing In way of a Bhower. Tho Invitations were on green card board, lettered in yellow. They wero bo pretty that it was somo tlmo before tho recipient realized they wero sup posed to represent jealousy. Each guest took a dainty tea cup and saucer, the hostoss providing tho pot. All wero asked to bring their thimbles. Tho work provided by tho hostess was a variety of tea towels. Then the hostess requested the bride elect to make a cup of tea as a fare well to tho other spinsters. The maid brought In a tray with tho cups und saucers, each cup bearing a black cat shaped card on which tho donor's name, and a sentiment were inscribed in white ink. I forgot to say, theso cat cards were enclosed with the invi tations, and tho cups were all sent to tho hostess the day before tho shower. Every ono said It was a most unique way of giving a shower. An "S" Supper. Somo years ago this "S" suppor was given, to vary tho monotony of tho ordinary church supper. It was a success, and I copy the menu for others who may like to try ft. The curd at the top said, "Supper Sched ule": Sumptuous! Superb! Satisfying! Substantial. SJImly Sliced Sandwiches, Stylishly Shaped. Selected Sea fruit. Somewhat Seasoned. Scalloped Sea-Piult. Savory Salmon Salmi. Scrumptious Salad, Small, Sleek Sardines. Square S<lneH. Sundries. Shapely Spiced, Slender Sweet Pickles. Sour, Stringing, Stimulative Sauce. Seraphic Sweet-Cakes. Silver Spiced Sponge Snow Sweetmeats. Small, Succulent, Sacharlno Slices Sweet ened. Bolldflcd Strawberry Syllabub. Soft, Smooth, Snowy, Slippery Sherbet Sips. Sisters' Special Steeped -Sin, Steamlmr. Soul-Stirring Stimulant. Sentiment Souvenirs. Suitably Selected. Supper. Six Seven-Sixty. Several Sweet Sisters Sedulously Serving. MME. MERRI. Right Light of Fashion NOTES FROM mAomRm IMM & BytHiBumiiPM Ventilate all stables. Cull all puro bred animals. Keep the little plga growing. Provide tho chicks with shade Pasteurization is universal in Ger man cities. Wash the calves' pallB as well ns tho milk palls. Corn sllago produces a very rapid flnlBh on tho cnttlo. Equal parts of laid and kerosene Is effectivo against lice. Have everything ready beforehand and start your hatching operations. Do not uncover roses or other plants until their now g".wth makes it neces sary. Put your thinking cap on nnd don't let other work crowd out tho chicks. Don't allow broody hens to remain on tho came nests that aro used by tho layers. Farms that arc lacking In natural timbfcr should bo producing an arti ficial grove. There nover wijl be too' many good poultrymeh,"but wc can strive tb bo among tho best. A bow can be kept too long, and often many of us keep some old thing a year too long. Do not givo nltrnto of soda to plants until well abovo soil, and then npply very sparingly. Grass seed Is qulto the opposite of clover, bo the mixtures aro very apt to contain more grass than clover. Imagine what could be accomplished In the way of community breeding with fifty herds In the same commu nity. If you havo windows In tho hen house keep them clean, nB tho lions need all tho sunlight they can get these days. Lay your pluns to grow tho bulk of tho fcedstuffs on tho farm this yenr. Buying much high-priced feed cuts into the profits. If a hog misses a feed watch him; It he misses tho second feed, remove him from the herd and thoroughly disinfect where he has been. Better run a dairy without a dog than havo one that Is irritable to the cows. Many kicking cowb aro caused by tho dogs nipping at their heels. If you havo n real love for tho poul try tribe, and do your best by them In any and all ways, you are certain to come out tho winner In tho long run. In mating be suro nnd mato even colored birds. For lnstnnco, not n dark malo to a lighter hen. This kind of mating produces , mottled chickens, It hnB been proved many times that the large, plump, well-formed seed will give the best and qulokest crop returns. Moral: Plant only large, well doveloped seeds. The three-year rotation is probably the best for average purposes, but the dairymen may find tho four-year, rota tion more convenient, on account of tho pasturage It provides. The man who catches n sheep by the wool wouldn't like to have his hair pulled every time n neighbor meets him. Hurts a Bheep just as bad as it would a man to bo handled that way, though. It tfikcB from fifteen to twenty oars of corn to plant an acre. If one car falls to grow, about C per cent, of the stand is lost. About fifteen minutes of time are required to test enough corn, by the ear method, to plant nn aero. Where It Is difficult to obtain n stand of ulfalfn, It 1b qulto ponKifolo that sowing sweet" clover a year or two before seeding to alfalfa would prove advantageous. Sweet clover vIU inoculate the soil and put it in good condition for seeding alfalfa. If thoroughly rotten manure is avail able at least a part of It may be used to advantage ns a top-dressing after plowing and before harrowing. This plan 1b preferable to tho ubo of all tho manuce before plowing and this Is especially truo when shallow-rooted crops are to bo grown, such as onions and celery. Spray for Insect pests. Many gardens need II mo. All chickens delight In tho sun. Never mix chicks of different ages. Tho perches for fowls should do low. Tho slro Is tho mainspring In tho dairy works. You cannot afford to overlook tho health of your fowls. Early hatches nro nine times out of ten moro profitably than lato ones. It's no longer possible to fnnn suc cessfully If you depend upon guess work. Tho sheep Is just as efficient a ma nuro spreader ns ho Is a manure ranker. Hens suffer from n damp henhouse, so It Is well to keep tho floor coverod with litter. Grow your peach trees bo that a six-foot ladder will bo long enough for harvesting. If applying nitrate of soda sprinkle around tho plant nnd then stir or rnke Into tho Boll. If you lntejid to ubo hens for (hatch ing Bet them In a dry place whero tho ventilation Is good. If you do not Intend to uso hens for hatching break them up at onco and get them to laying again. Remember nil kinds of stimulating fertilizers should by no means bo al lowed to touch tho leaves of a plant Red raspberry rown should bo about bIx feet apart, plants spaced two foot apart In tho row (3,030 to tho aero). Start tho brooder a day or two bo fore putting In the chicks to seothat the heating apparatus Is working prop erly, Heroic pruning measures nro need ed to bring many old trees Into benr lng; but It need not all bo dono the first yenr. In cool wettthcr 10 to 13 chicks nro 8Ufllclent,for ono hen, while In warm er weather 15 to 20 curt bo cared for successfully. A pound of clover seed to tho bushel of small grain helps to glvo ono'B land the clover habit, and prepares tho way for n good stand. A 200-bushcl yield of potatoes per acre removes from tho soil 40 pounds of nitrogen, 21 pounds of phosphoric ncid nnd 74 pounds of potaBh. An apple tree that has been prop erly pruned from tho time it la set needs comparatively littlo attention when It reaches bearing ago. Tho scratching hen will have bet ter vitality, and 'a bettor laying rec ord than tho lazy hen flint waits by the gate for tho next feed to bo doled out. There is this to sny for Incubator hatching: Mites and other pests are not waiting outside tho Bhell ready o pounce on tho helpless chick ns soon as It emerges 5s? High fertility Is exceedingly Impor tant for cabbage. This crop must havo an nbundnnco of quickly nvull able plant food. Application of nl trato of aoda usually pays. A pig must not bo allowed to stop growing. If It does, tho loss Is not confined only tptho days of unthrlft, but all the food consumed afterward Is likely to givo less profit. For a straight hog fence It hns been found that twenty-six inches is not high enough." If thero nro to bo no barb wires on top of tho hog fence should not bo less than thirty Inches high. Plants send their rootlets a surpris ing distance in search of food and wa ter, and these rootlets show almost human intelligence In traveling around Atones and other obstructions to gain th,elr end. When plowing the land for parsnips nnd other deep-growing root plants, plow deep and keep tho manure down deep; otherwise you will havo a lot of surface roots Instead of tho long, straight roots desired. The silo will help you meet tho feed ing problem, enable you to snvo about 40 per cent, of tho feeding valuo of the corn plant nnd mnko it possible for tho farm crop to maintnln moro animals. Tho silo is a good Invest ment. Fall plowing is to bo preferred to spring plowing. This applies also to land for com that is to bo tnanurod during the winter and spring. A rea sonable dressing or coarse manure may be disked lu without difficulty, and Is In bettor position to aid tho crop than when plowed under. To hold a sack open for filling it with potatoes, beets, turnips, or any thing to be sacked, uso a C0-pound lard can with the bottom removed. Place the can in the sack nnd let tho sack come up to tho top of tho can. Fill tho can, raise it and tho sack; let tho can remain and fill again until the sack Is full. STOCK RAISING IS fjflB iBjHBBUHBHKHBiBHdHBHHiiBflr SI?i'JJJo tjV Jty&? I mMIS' B3fcfii3B(BP(B(Bfijt'TBMB!BB&s.P (P a w v 'A'v'MSt im Hn Produced Wo can got largor returns from our corn through our cows, Btcers nnd hogs, thnn In any othor way. For thrco years tho writer hns been sell ing his corn to grndo Holstoln cows for n dollar a bushel cash, besides tho fertility returned to tho Hold, says n wrltor In tho Farm, Stock nnd Homo. Tho snmo Is truo of thnt which has been fed to poultry. Tho romnrk is often heard: "Tho dairy cow Is too much work. I don't like to milk, nnd I enn't got hired men thnt will do It." That Is no doubt truo whoro ono tries to do two times as much work as ho ought, nnd whon tho dairy 1b enrod tor In n haphazard way whero mon nro expoctcd to work hard in tho field nnd do tho milking In n filthy bnrn. It is not uncommon to boo barns whero tho cows and horses havo to sloop on dirty nnd hard floorB without nny bedding, whllo tons nnd tons of straw nro ovory year bolng burnt. Under such conditions is thero any wonder that our hlrod mon do not want to milk? In communities whoro tho most of tho farmers lmvo good, clean barns, with comont floors, nnd ubo plenty of bedding, thoy have littlo trouble In getting their mon to milk. But If your conditions outside of theso mentioned nro Buch that you can't help, and don't llko to milk, thero nro good opportunities for you In beef or pork raising. Fit a carlond or two of Bteers ovory winter to put onto tho mnrkot In tho spring, whon prlcos nro high, it Is no doubt truo that the work with fnt stock Is not bo particular as that with tho dairy cow. It does not rcqulro such expensive buildings nor so much holp excepting In tho winter whon It la easy to get. Owing to the high prices of beef during tho past two years cows and young calves thnt should have grown Into beef have been rushed onto tho market by tho thousands. Indications nro thnt there will be n shortage In beef supply, nnd prlceB will bo still higher In a row years to como than thoy nro at present. So thero will bo good opportunities for nny ono who wantB to do something besides growing grnln. Thero Is j-ood money In stock when it Is cured for in Red Polled Cow A SCARCITY OF PURE BRED STALLIONS Some of Specimens of Horses Used for Public Service Are Remarkably Poor. The situation abroad is very mucn hotter thnn In this country. In fact practically no scrub, grade or non registered stallions, nro used for pub lic service. In Inveutigations of this matter car ried on by Dr. A. S. Alexander of Wisconsin It wns found that there wero In ono Btnto CO per cont. grade stallions und only 40 per cont put1 bred. Some of tho specimen horses used for public service nro remnrknble ex hibitions of wretchedly bred, run down und diseased nnlmnls. Tho effect of breeding from such stock Is apparent In the very low grade of horses produced. Water can not rise above Its level neither can n grade stallion raiso tho blood level of his progony abovo that of his own volns lu quality. Tho uso of such aires, thcroforo, means a retrogression nnd n groat damago to the farmers of nny state. Care of Palms. Set the potted palms out In the ynrd In partial shade, and don't forget to water thorn, root and foliage. Shower tho tops morning nnd evening, r yriurmm':mf;-7K'tj:Ks:Ax:mi aus'iSiairmi x: f gMMmmmmmmBimmmm r ..MMMBre:'riigy.'.,,i.v;rfiy' -. i QUITE PROFITABLE Many Prize Winners. tho right way, nnd when good stock Is kopt Tho fact thnt It pnya to keep a cow that merely pays for her feed bocnuse of tho fertility sho roturns to tho soli 1b no reason why wo should not keep a good cow. A good cow will bring us Just na much fertilizer, will cost vory littlo moro to keep, will bring tho owner a much larger not rolurn. Tho samo Is, true of gobd beef, nnd good hogs, nml good poultry. Wo cannot afford to waste tlmo nnd money on poor stock, for tho bust Is nono too profitable. Tho buyer of puro-brod llvo Btoclc must get away from tho Idea that really good registered animals may tie wisely sold for tho market prlco of beof, pork or mutton. Ureederrt complain thnt n largo numbor of their Inquiries nro for $7G bulls or for $20 cowu. Such are plain sorub Btock prices. Oftentimes tho brooder hns a scrub pure-bred on hand, and tho tomptn-i tlon to sell Is great, so ho puts on a prlco n littlo in oxcoss of the stock-! yards valuation, nnd ends up by ship ping tho animal and mailing tho podN greo. Tho buyer thinks that because ho Is getting a puro-brod ho Is gctttngj a superior nulmnl, whon the chnnccti' are that the best of his stuff at homef Is better. Naturally, ho becomes dim satisfied In tlmo, nnd tolls his neigh-1 bors. Thus projudlco grows. Blood Hues mean nothing unless ac companied by superior Individuality Tho breeder has a heavy Investment. Ills advertising charges, his showing tho oxtrn enro and attention ho must glvo tho high-class stock mnko It unc- esnliry for him to chargo prices which seem unduly high to many of us; but which nro really low whon tho Vnlua o? their good stock as sires Is con- Bldcred. They cannot brood high-class puro-1 bred stock merely for fun. Tho cnB trutlng knife should bo used mora than It Is; but bo long as tho farmar ntks for pure-breds at an advnuco of n few dollars ovor tho cost of grades, Bomo breeders will contlnuo to supply thorn, to tho detriment of thotnaelveiv tho buyer, the breed and of tho wholo1 live tock business. A scrub puro-brod etui boh moro dnmngo tlitin a grndo anil' $7G mature bulls cannot bo anything, moro thnn scrubs. TCV .1. :m,mm General Purpose Breed. EXPERIMENTS IN STEER FEEDING Silage Can Be Used as Roughage Even in Coldest of Winters Other Tests Made. Experiments In steer feeding at tho Pennsylvania lixpoiiment station Bhowed that In cattle foeditig thd profit secured from tho by-product of feed lots may amount to more than tho direct financial gain on tho' cattle. Tho test shows conclusively that Bilngo can bo used as roughngo ovor lu tho coldest of winter whon fed In an open Hhcd; thnt there was a con siderable saving of corn by tho exclu sive ubc of Bilngo during the first part of tho feeding period nnd that then value of feeds utilized In tho produc-i lion of beof during tho wlntpr of 191t- 12 wns much gioator than tholr mar-t ket value. Tho results of this and other teats1, at tho Pennsylvania station Indicate! that beef can bo finished profitably in, tho Htato, whero duo attontlon lui paid to tho growth of crops equally! adaptable to tho soil and to feeding! purposes. Plant Columbine Seeds. Plant u package of mixed columblm seedBj thoy gormlnnto readily and you? won't bo sorry that you did It, when thoy bloom. Tho columbine blooms tha first year,
