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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1913)
iSftyo- -i r I fr IC K S i WtflGtfJ Doll Hunt for Girls. Llttlo glrla nover have enough dol lies, and realizing this fact gavo a N clover mother tho "keynote (or tho party which csho gavo her six-year-old daughter. Tlicro "Were twelvo guesta nnd they wore told that scattered over 'the lawn, hidden behind bushes and all throughout the downstairs and the porchca, they were to hunt for dolls, paper dolls, clothespin dolls, china dolls and black and white oneo; such 'a merry time, and each little hunter twas given a dainty box In which to put tho spoils. Fifteen or twenty min utes was allowed for UiIb exciting (pastime, then a trumpet waB blown nnd all tho children came on tho iporcu to have their dollies counted. Each ono kept what silo had and the 0110 who had tho most was givon a pretty but inexpensive doll as a re ward and then right in the middle of the afternoon tho refreshments woro .served, consisting of gingerbread dolls, with white frosting, buttons and trimming, and ice cream frozen in shape of baby dolls. At half after flvo goodbye werejald, Tho party began at three. Lemonade was served under A big umbrella vil tho lawn. "Number0 Blnd Man's Buff. , Here is a How version of tho old favorite "FWndraan's Buff" and it is endorsed by tho children as being a good thing. A large circle Ib formed by tho playern, with tho "blind man" in th center. Each person is -given a number, the numbers being In rota tion. The Wind man stands perfect ly Btill in his position in (he center nnd does not movo around. From this place he calls out two numbers and tho persons thus designated must change places. In doing so the blind roan ondeavors to catch one of them. Every little while tho words "One Hundred" aro called by the leader and every one must change places -and in this grand mixup some one must bo 'caught. Jf not successful, the blind man muBt continue until ho has a vic tim, who then takes tire" place in the center. 'This is a fine outdoor game. A Game of "Consequences." A copy of a very interesting llttlo game has been sent me, and It reminds mo of what wo called "Consequences" when well, I am not not going to say "when I was young," for I am never ,golng to grow old. There are thirty five sheets or slips of paper in a set, so (he pastime Is arranged for a large number of players, or tho hostess may distribute as many as her party requires, and tho rest are good for DAINTY DRESSES mfcH ( ' M TUB first Is a pretty drcsa with an over-bodice and tunic of figured cotton crape; finely tucked not forma the under-sleeves and yoke of bodice. A little collar of plain material the same as skirt finishes the neck Materials required: 26 yards 40 Inches wldo for tunic, 2 yarda 40 inchea wldo for skirt, 1 yard tucked net 18 inches wide. ' Tho costume at the right shows a delaine dress, which is white spotted with green. Tho skirt is quite plain, and the tunic is cut so that tho border edges tho front Tho bodice matches this; strips of the border are taken down tho outside of arm, and the collar is edged with it; greon satin ribbon is taken round tho waist, and a email bow of it finishes tho peck. lat of black Pedal Btraw, trimmed with green ribbon. another time. I glvo a specimen copy of questions, with tho answors. Each person fills in tho answer toNOD0 question and then passes the Blip on to tho nextdoor neighbor, who repllos, to the next query. .When the slip is full all aro to be returned to tho hos toss, who will read tho answers aloud, giving tho name of tho ono who writes tho last answer as tho "au thor." You seo the possibilities may be grave or Berlous nnd there is con siderable educational valuo attached to It if tho questions aro taken in earnest, and they could be used by a teacher with hor pupils to get an ex pression of each one's preferences, by having ono person nnswer nil the questions and turn in tho slips to her You seo thero Ib always some good In "Confessions," and this scheme may add to a closing school pnrty. MY CONFESSIONS My Favorite Namo for a Woman Helen (after Helen of Troy). My Favorite Namo for a Man George (after George Washington). My Fnvorlto Qualities in a Woman True womanliness. My Favorlto Qualities in a Man Integrity. My Favorlto Hero Gcorgo Wash-, lngton. My Favorite Heroine Florence Nightingale. My Favorite Author Shakespeare, My Favorlto Book Tho Illblo. My Favorite Poet Browning. My Favorlto Song America. My Favorlto Actor Henry Irving. My Favorlto Actross Bernhardt. My Favorlto Color Pure white. My Favorite Jewels Diamonds. My Favorite Game Tennis. My Favorite Occupation Improving my mind. My Greatest Pleasure Doing good for others. My Greatest Diplike Selfishness. Name: POLLY FLINDERS. Basket Shower, "Did you ever happen to think how many varieties of baskets there aro? I never did until my attention was called to tho fact by a novel basket shower given for a bride-to-be. The hostess asked eaclr guest to bring a basket of some description.' As the 24 guests were all Intimate friends they consulted among them selves, so tho BolcotionB mado did not include duplicates. There was n Btun nlng brown wistaria waste basket; ono of the same weave to hold fruit; a market basket made by a Dutch peasant; a clothes basket; tiny, cov ered basket to hold a thimble. This was In a round work basket, that also had a-scissors shield woven to match. There was a clothes hamper, and a cunning covered basket with a handle,' just largo enough to hold a lunch for two. To go with theso baskets thero was a tea or coffee rest, woven of sweet grass, to uso when serving on the porch, and quaint wall holders in which a tumbler conld be Inserted to "Miold wild flowers. Tho honored guest was perfectly delighted wjth this shower, for it turned out that baskets, was one of her hobbles. MME. MERRI. Fichu Effects. Tho draped fichu effects In net, or lace, chiffon or mousseline de sole aro Been on nearly all of tho now dresses. FOR HOT WEATHER NOTES efw IWBROOK fARM WdbaA.db jSS& Keep tho Btcblo clean. Give the hens c)en nests. ' Milk Is susceptible to odors. Give vegetables plenty of room. Naturo uses no judgment In the pro duction of fruit. - "When tho small weeds are killed there will be no big ones, Ducks will not do well when con fined. Turn 'cm loose if possible Disinfecting tho incubator betwoon hatches Is a precaution worth taking. Apple scab is cnused by a fungus known scientifically as Vonturlu uoml. Musty onts mako dull, lifeless look ing coats on tho horses 'which cat 'them. Musty oats make dull.'Ilfolcss look ing coats on tho horses which eat, them. "Setting" milk in pans means a loss of anywjiero from 10 to CO per cent, of tho cream. Well-drained yards and pens will help to keep tho hogs more thrifty and prolltable, -" ; The ground for sweet clover sqod should bo prepared tho same a& for alfalfa or clover. Tho irritation caused by n poor driv er lessens tho ability of a good horse to do Its best work. More turkeys aro -Injured by over feeding than wrong feeding. Feed often but llttlo at a tlmo. 1 Cockerels intended for cnpoulzlng should have no food for about 24 hours previous to the operation. Buffalo berry, Mayday tree and tho flowering currant aro three plants, that flowered early this senson. Lot the dairy heifer havo plenty of growth boforo breeding Iwo years old Is better than eighteen months. A pleasant, cheerful, fearless dis position is a' vnluable quality in a roadster-ior n general purpose horso. Fill in about tho houses and barn wherever thero are low, wet places. No matter what tho weather, go dry, shod. There is one thing certain; you can't euro a kicking cow by beating her with tho milking stool or nbuslng her In "any way. Soil- taken from a well-established alfalfa field and spread on land to be sown to alfalfa Is a very good way to Inoculate it Tho Bweet cherry Is tho only tree fruit thatcan be universally set out In the fall successfully and bo better than for spring setting. A restless hen will never answer to use as a hatcher early In the sea son, when steady warmth is an Im perative condition of success Stopping tho churn nt tho right tlmo has a good deal to do with making good butter. Stop when tho grains nro about the size of wheat kernels. The milk producers knocked a homo run In their wnr for a. bettor price. Now lot's see them knock a few boarder cowb Into the butcher shop When wooden or. concrete floors aro used BUfflclont bedding should be sup plied so that the cowb may rest in com fort and that surface dampness will bo absorbed. " While lambing la progressing, grade tho lambs according to their age, aa tho little fellows will got tho worst of It If they have to run with their big ger relatives. Hack end to Is tho way to hitch a horso whero tho wind Is blowing. When they are loose so they can do so they like you never saw a horse stand facing a storm. The growing pigs may be helped along in two ways; ono Is by feeding cows liberally on those- feeds that tend to produoo milk, and Iho other Is by giving tho plgn clean food of tho right kind, such na clover and alfalfa From tho day tho plga are dropped the bow la nothlug lose than a milk machine and in order to keep her up to full capacity she must bo supplied with plenty of digestible, milk pro ducing feed. It Is a good plan to boll her ground groin and feed In the form of slops for u few da) a. I " "" M -ft J r -if 1 . -V. m -. Tag your shipments. Low fruit trees are host Good horses nro in domand. Kcop eggs in n cool, dry place. Regular milking Improves tho cow It pays to havo good stock water all tho year round. Ono way to increase tho profits of )our farm is to build a silo. Movnblb, ccpamte nest boxes, with wire bottoms, nro easy to clean. f Never feed little chicks wet, Blop- py food. It Is bad enough for maturo htock. Puro food Judiciously given la tho only material tho hardy, working hen needs. Tho currant bush Is n great pro ducer nnd it seldom falls to yield a good crop. Split carrots, tut nips, beets, etc, in two, and allow the bona to pick at them at will. Tho horso cannot rcBt wjillo light ing Hies Better shade or Bcreen tho barn windows. Whenever a fnrmor gots tho auto fecr ho at once becomes a good road preacher. Tho prime put pose of fruit trees In their natural conditions. Is "To- repro duce their kind. Alfalfa can bo cut as soon as the new growth" is woll started from tho crown of tho plant. Two or throe times a week rub a kerosene rag over the horseH legs to kill the bot fly cgfjs. Seeding alfalfa after early potatoes has proved tho most satisfactory meth od at the Ohio station. Chceso may bo kept.molst and free from mold by wrapping in a cloth raolstenjid with vinegar. The clovor-eecd crop depends very laigcly upon tho conditions of the ground and tho weather. To kill Canadian thistle In a field put tho field In somo cultivated crop and keep tho weeds down. In vineyards grape vines are plant ed nlno feet apart In the row with the rows eight to ten feet aport The boy who can tost milk is a big ger horo than the hired man with nri .endless string of dirty stories. -Hogs are mortgage lifters, but if al lowed to "root hog or dlo" tho lifting will not bo in race with airships. Study your blids closoly and learn their habits. Tho better you know them the hotter succcbb you will have. If from a well-nourished dam and a healthy strain of animals tho pigs rarely need attention at farrowing time. Thero Is no stock about tho farm that will not cat good silage. If caro is exercised working horses may be fed on silage. Sheep aro such sensitive creatures that little things in caro and feed make for success or failure, no mat ter, what tho breed. .When setting any of tho bush frUits tho top should be ' pruncdo correspond to tho root " pruning tho plant gets In transplanting The farmer often makes a mistake by trying to do too much. Till less ground and cultlvnto It better and there will ho moro profit In It As a rule tho heifers calving ,nt about two yoars old develops mllk-glving ton dencleq, which grow with her growth and strengthen with her strength. Properly managed, the alio wllPIn cfeaso the amount of milk that can be produced upon tho farm and will also aid to.cut dowiTtho cost of production Sheep that got lazyuind don't want to go round aro apt to be sick. Mako them exerclso If only to go a half mile to get a drink Retter for them overy wo. It is a good plan to have a grazing lot of some green crop near tho burn, whero tho cowb may pick at night It helpa to keop up tho milk flow during tho hot mouths. While more good dairy cows will bo found among tho dairy breeds than anywhero else, tho more fact that a cow belongs to a dairy breed Is not proof positive that she Is a good dairy cow, Havo a truck patch for tho bulk of keeping tho hog where a profit is to tho crop of potatoes, aweot potatoes, sweet corn, etc., as moro than two rowB of each of theso tako up too much room In, tho regular kitchen garden. When a lovor of horses goes Into u man's barnyard and tho horses nil corno up nnd noso him, nnd ask to be potted, he knowa what sort of a man owns them. Whon thoy all crowd to ward tho other Bide of tho lot ho also knowB wlfut to think of the owner. SHEEP TO CLEAN UP HI! ! I I ! -. M " . I I -JJ -- HIU liejg WL 'fay- PffWM typical Cheviot Thero should be a few sheep on ev ery farm It Ib always admitted that a few horses, or a few cattle, a few pigs And same poultry must bo kept on every farm becaune they are nec essary and economical why not nheep? If the dogs bother thd'shcep, shoot the flogs Perhaps, Enys a bul letin Issued by tho organization of Illinois FnrmerB' Institutes, tho chief reason for not raising moro sheep Is that moBt pcoplo do not understand thorn, but they nro easily understood when one begins to deal with theirt A farmer In southern Illinois told the writer that his flock paid SG.7 per cent on tho Investment. Ho enld that the lambs each jenr sell for as much as the mothois cost and that tho wool pnys tho cost of keep. Each year tho Hock produces as many lambs na there are owes. A 100-pound lamb sells for seven dollars, ns much aa the mother cost Tho mother will shear a nine pound flceco that will soil for ?1.S0, and this will pay for tho keep of ttfo owo and tho lamb. Tho avcrngo owe will weigh 120 pounds, and at flvo I cents will bring six dollars, a profit of 85.7 per cent, on the Investment, Sheep dollght to clean up neglected placpfc In tho potato patch, tho pig lots, tho stubhlefleld, fence lows and everywhere. In Minnesota It was found th;(t out of 480 kinds of weeds thero were only fifty kinds that sheep would not ent. Tho best tlmo to sell a sheop Ib when It la a lamb. It It weighs 80 pounds, Is fat nnd has the quality, It will sell ns a prlmo lamb at any sea son of tho year. This is tho popular weight for a market lamb, but it must bo fat, if it is not fnt. t will bo dis ci imlnated against. Alfulfa hay, nnd n llttlo grain or corn silage is a good ra tion for use in finishing lambs for market Tho quality of a lamb Is In dicated by short legs, fine feet and compact form. Male Iambs should rccelvo ntten tlon when front eight to sixteen days old, nnd neglect means that the lambs will bring less money on the mar'kpt With n meat animal shortngo "of several million head in this country, and with the prlco of meat fastput ting Jt out of tho reach of soma of us, there can be no doubt that the sheep SEVERAL SUMMER FEEDING PROBLEMS Intelligent 'Provision Gives Sub stantial Advantages to Live Stock Farmer. Although tho question of summer feeding htm become ono of tho most Important in tho country, bo far as many farmers are concerned, there aro many who, In my opinion, miss soma of tho main points altogether. An Intelligent provision for summer feeding gives substantial wlvnntngps to tho furmor. Less land is used for pnslurago and consequently tho percentage of wnsto to reduced. If the to la u saving In tho amount of land It simply menus iho ubo of less capital In this branch nt ncrletiltiiro. In other words n farm of 100 acres ihould yield na good results ub ono of J 150 acrca under the old methods, Of still greater Importance perhaps a tho matter of keeping up tho milk supply 1o contiact requirements und that of maintaining tho growth and strength of live stock generally. .In tho early part of tho season when puuturago growth is rapid ani mals wust.o fully ns much foddor ob they consume, hut by midsummer tho 3ry weather Is pretty suro to curtail tho growth of grass to such an extent thnt tho milk supply Is lessened and flesh and growth aro Impaired, Tho conclusion is that tho farmer jhould -not depend on pasturugo after tho first of July and therefore only so much land should bo devoted to grazing aB may bo needed In the most favorahlo part of tho season. Tho problem of supplying summer odder can easily be settled by tho cultivation of tho pnrt of tho pasture land which Is saved. Youug stock will then obtain uniform growtn while by tho eamo means a dairy will keep up Us milk supply. riliould the wholo suaton prove fa yornblo for pasturage much of the fod dor raised for summer feeding may boeo!d In the market or tho dairy may bo enlarged A silo is a good auxiliary in ptovld Ing for either summer or winter feed ing and thoio nro various methods along tho lino of Intensive farming which will enable owners of cattle to uso less land aud at the sumo time attain tho results desired. A crop of ryo can bo cut for hay NEGLECTED PLACES Sheep. Industry of Illinois will bo profitable! for mnny years to como, and n fow sheep on overy farm will help to do- creaso tho ohortago, clean up waalo places, conserve fertility and increase) tho bank uccount. J Experiments carried on with cattle allowed thnt cattlo given plenty of water with their pasturo lontalncd moro molsturo and lesa dry matter than did the carcasses of cattlo given pasture, but no additional moisture. It Ih a generally accepted principle of feeding that It cobIb moro nnd moro) to produce ment as tho moisture do-) creases nnd tho dry matter IncreaBOB From this wo aro al)lo p deduce the fact that It costs less to grow the Ueora thnt had plenty of wnter, ami so mado watery carcasses, than it did to grow the steers that had no watim othor-than that in their food and ro- produced a dry carcass. Whnl Is true In tho cnBOB of ctcora would hold equally true In tho case, of shoop. Sheep given plenty of waten will produoo- mutton moro cheaply, than will thoso deprived of It Musclo expansion will bo more active In tho( ono case than In tho other, and that Is another reason why mutton pro-, ductlon would bo cheaper. , There Is considerable water In nny of the pasturo crops that sheep ent.'( and thoy get bMH moro molsturo from, tho dew that collects on tho grasn blades In early morning nnd Into cve nlng; but from theso two sources,' while It gets enough water to keep it, alive, a sheep still doca not got. "enough water to keep It In tho veryi best growing condition nor to keep, all Ita bodily processes going on in tho most effective manner possible There Is not an organ In tho body) that can function properly without. water to aid It Doing one of tho chief constituents of blood, water In, carried to every part tit tho system, apd not alone helpa It In getting I'm nourishment but also in ridding it of ita Impurities. It la obvious that ji largo amount of wnter must be neces sary to keep tho sheep doing well, enough Is not gotten with tho food, oven Ih summer, and tills amount 'should bo supplemented by all that the sheep will drink when given con stant access to u . between May 20 and Juno 1 nnd mil let alioulil bo seeded In tho snmo floldi b July J, thus Insuring an extra cropt on tho ground. Foddor corn mny also bo grown In tho latter part of tho summer on u field that has produced ryo. Theso late crops are a valuablo addition to thu winter supply. Thero are various methods by which! tho owners of llvo stock can secure doublo crops without wearing out tho land. ; Alfalfa averages three cuttings each senson, tho first crop bolng ready eurly In Juno In tho mor6 nocthem sections. This la ono of tho very boat fodder crops for dnlry cows after It-luiB been partly cured. It Is unwiso to allow cnttlo to forngo, on alfalfa, as It hf likely to couso, bloating, and at any rnto tho v9zlr fiom trampling Ib large. ' It 1b tho huelncBH of tho farmer lo plan mouths ulipnd for hla winter fod-J uor and when lluo point la settled Im his mind ho will bjj froo to glvo such' attention to summer feeding as tho state of IiIb pasturo makes necessary GOOD CULTIVATION IN POTATO PATCH1 Cultivator Should Be Kept Going and if Bugs Appear Spray With Paris Green. Keep the cultivator going In the po tato putch, keeping away far enough ut tho last to Drovent Injury to tho growing tubers. If bugs attnek the crop,, spray with pails greeu. No plant can grow with out leave?, and whon tho potato has, been defoliated that ends It. , U blight attacks tho plnntB, spiuy wltft lio-deaux mlxturo, says Spray Calendar, illlght Is as fatal as the po tato bug It Is now well known thnt potato tot la a dlseaso that starts in the plant above ground, bo it la impor tant that the tops 00 kept in vigorous condition until late in tho summer The will continue to grow tubersi clear Into September, if given a, chance. Hut how com men It is to seoj tho vines all dead with blight In Aug ust. Stunto Growth, Do not eCvany fruit ripen on thel small fui It plants set out this year.! Premature fruit atuuta thogrowth, .