THE NORTH PLATTE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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Emigrant Party.
This was a most amuBlng entertain
ment given at a scaBldo placo at tho
little clubhouso built 'out over tho
water.
. Tho Invitations read: "All Aboard
jfor tho 'Manor Dock. Como In 'Eml
'grant Costume; August Eighth at
(Eight O'clock.
"Refreshments fifty cents."
Tho cards "wero limited to a coterie
who were well acquainted and as tho
parting of tho ways was near, every
ono entered moat heartily Into tho
scbemo. The couple who attracted a
great deal of attention was a man and
his wifo who appeared as Dutch peas
ants, Including wooden shoes. "Pad
dy" from "Cork" nnd "Sweet Kitty,"
hiu colleen, wero hailed with delight
PrizeB were awarded to a family of
Russian Jews, who wero most realis
tic, carrying great rolls and bags, with
ja bird cago and a baby which was a
largo doll.
Tho grand march was formed and all
'.passed before tho inspector, who gave
"ja clean bill of health. Refreshments
iconsisted of sandwiches, iced coffee,
jdoughnuts and pie served Just as such
(things aro found in a country station;
'a counter and benches had been ar
ranged with tall dishes of fruit; plates
.(of sandwiches, alternating with "frlqd"
.cakes and pie; hot tea or coffee, also
. lico cream could bo ordered.
Card tables were provided for those
jwho wished to play, and there was a
Jolly dance. Tho possibilities of this
plan are. great and such an affair could
bo utilized by a church society or club
jas a means of making money.
Flags of all nations would make on
(appropriate decoration.
"Cobbler" Game for Wee Tots.
Here Is something the little kiddles
(will enjoy: Tell ono of the children to
icall himsolf tho "cobbler" and sit on
Jthe floor, while tho other Join hands
land dance around him. Tho cobbler
!says:
"Now Is the" time to try on tho
Ishoes," and at once, but without leav
ing his seat, reaches for tho feet of
ono in tho ring while tho players, who
must not let go of hands, endeavor to
danco out of his reach. If ono is
caught ho, or she, becomes tho cob
bler. Novel Shower Scheme.
This is a pretty way to present tho
gifts to a brido at a shower if the ar
ticles aro small like, hosiery or hand
kerchiefs. Make a Jack Horner pie in
tho" colors tho hostess wishes to havo
and when dessert time comes (If tho
occasion is a luncheon) ask each guest
to pull her ribbon and as tho package
,1s forthcoming, each one has some
joxcuso to find like "ThiB pleco of plo
'is too large, pleaso hand it to Miss
B " (tho honored guest). And tho
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THIS 1b one of the largo Bbapos which' aro again tho rago In Paris. It
Is turned up at ono side and under tho brim there is a cluster of
shaded roses. A length of blackvelvot ribbon Is passod under tho chiu
and fastned under tho roBes at one side. Nearly all tho now picture
hats ahow strings, either of velvet ribbon or soft Batin. These strings give
an old-world appearance to a simple hat and they are, for the greater part,
becoming.
next ono Bays: "My pleco la vory '
much too email, just pnes It to Miss
D ." Thla makes loads of fun and
opening tho parcels adds zest to tbo
occasion. It Is well to hnvo an appro
priate Bontlmcnt written on tho donor's
card to bo read aloud. Handkerchiefs
and stockings may bo rolled and con,
cealed In tlssuo paper with fringed
ends and bo look llko tho snapping
motto favors so popular at all social
functions; tbo ribbons tied around
each ono and nil put within tho plo.
Unique Wedding Anniversary.
At tho celebration of tho fortieth
wedding day interesting decorations
on tho dining room tablo either side of
tho wedding cako wero small dolls,
dressed in costumes which wero exact
reproductions of tho bridal apparol
worn by tho bride nnd bridegroom on
their wedding day. Every ono was so
delighted In comparing fashions, and
a daughter of tho couplo woro hor
mothor'B wedding gown, as tho brido
of 40 years could not get Into it,
Tho placo cards boro pictures of tho
honored guests taken at tho time of
tho original wedding and ones of to
day, under which was wrltton "Forty
Years After." A picture of tho first
home and tho prcsont ono were also on
tho card. It is needless fo say tho
guestB wero much pleased to havo
these valuable souvenirs. Tho boxen
containing wedding enko boro tho date
of tho wedding and tho present dato.
Practical and Seasonable.
So many requests havo como to mo
for Blmplo but well 'balanced menus
for stag affairs. I think these two very
good; precedq tho second one with
watermelon and cantaloupo balls in
glasses, slightly sugared, and a few
drops of Bherry poured ovor them an
hour before serving. Keep on ice.
Consomme and Bread Clicks.
Salmon Croquettes. S.iuco Tartars.
French Fried Potatoes..
Roast Beef, Brown Gravy.
Stewed Tomatoes.
Potatoes.
Grnpo Jam. Chipped Pears.
Parker House Holts.
x' Fruit Ico.
Tomato Salad. Cheese Balls. Sandwiches.
Peach Mousse. Cake.
Coffee. Bonbons.
Beefsteak. Creamed New Potatoes.
Tiny Radishes.
Spiced Figs. Apricot Marmalade
Tiny Baking Powder Biscuit.
Tomato Salad. Wafers.
Peaches and Cream. Tiny Sponge Cake.
Coffee.
"Letter" Game.
This Is a vory old game, but I havo
no doubt that it will bo new to many,
and I am sure those of us who know It
in our youth will be glad to renew tho
acquaintance. Any numbor'of players
may participate.
Tho ono who proposes tho gamo ex
plains that the letter chosen must be
gin tho answer to the question; for
instance, suppose tho letter "A" Is
agreed upon and the leader says "men
tion tho namo of an American city be
ginning with "A," (Atlanta); a for
eign city, (Amlons); an American
river, (Alabama); a mineral, (ame
thyst); a vegetable (artlchoko); an
animal, (apo); an articlo to bo worn,
(arctics), etc.
Questions lnnumorablo may bo sug
gested. MADAME MERRI.
Link Buttons In Style.
Link cuff buttons seem to bo gain
ing in fashion. Thoy are oven used
in tho cuffs of coats. Very attractjvo
link buttons, mado all of dull silver
In handwrought design, aro sold for
$8 a pair. Moro attractive links, with
silver Bettings about Russian bluo
lapis lazuli, sell for $15.
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A farm cistern is essential. '
Uso caro In feeding animals.
Chicks llko tender groen food. -
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It docs not pay to turn calves -In
pasture. . v
Do not allow anything to grow ovor
tho rootB of fruit trees.
Tho truo dairy cow,ls easily affected
by unfavorable conditions. -n
Any fright, excitement or discom
fort will lessen tho flow. of milk.
Dirty, small or deformed eggs will
not do for a fancy market trudo.
To mako ducklings or goslings
thrlvo they mUBt havo plenty of groen
feed.
Wet food sours quickly theBO days
If not cleaned up after each feeding
time.
Filth and vermin are great profit
killers, and yet aro not dlfficult-to
handle.
Don't forget to hnvo a row of sun
flowers; for tho seeds nro excollcnt for
poultry.
Thoro aro very few instances when
a cow noedB to bo milked before
calving.
There .Is nothing tho matter with
tho hen that shows a bright eye and
red comb.
Sanitary stables not only mean
clean milk, but more of it on account
of healthier cows.
Heavy shoes on horses aro not nec
essary on the farm. Light shoes mako
it easier for them.
What Is a good cow? Ono that
gives a profit of $35 Is good. Thero
are better ones, of course.
In poultry tho capon holds the same
relativo position ns doea tho steer to
beef, or tho barrow to pork.
Loso as Itttlo time as possible be
tween milking and separating, for tho
betterment of both milk and cream.
Individual excellence is tho only
safe guide to bo depended upon In
selecting cowb to build up a good
herd.
It's a shamo to drive tho boys and
girls to tho city for a view of well
kept modern homes nnd attractive
lawns.
If you havo not already dono so,
clean up your poultry houses now.
White wash with a strong crude acid
solution.
Keep salt where the, cows may al
ways jjot to it. They will not consumo
too much If allowed to uso their own
"Judgment."
Timothy hay la flno for work horses,
but poor feed, for tho dairy cow. Al
falfa beats it all hollow, so docs clover
or corn fodder.
One of tho chief safeguards of the
hoalth of the poultry flock at this time
of year la to change tho drinking
water frequently.
Wo cannot bring rain when la.
needed but wo can keep tho cnftlvn
tors going during tho worst drought
that ever happened.
Green manures supplemented with
high-grado commercial fertilizers is
tho very best sort of manuring or
plant food for potatoes.
A vessel that could hold 1,000
pounds of water would hold approxi
mately 1,038 pounds of sklmtnilk and
1,032 pounds of wholo milk.
If there is corn to bo cut for tho
forage, either to put In tho silo or In
tho shock, It la a good Idea to use tho
thickest stand for the purpoao.
When tho cows get out of tho
stanchions sea how thoy twist and lick
themselveB. Wouldn't it bo bettor If
they could do that In their stalls,
too?
Men nre awakening to tho fact that
soil fertility must bo restored, and, na
a general rule, thoy aro realizing the
best way to restore this fertility Is to
raise live stock, and apply the ma
nura produced to tho land.
With all our research and our Im
proved science wo know nothing or
at any rato, very little about hered
ity. It would seom to bo reasonable
to say that If it Ib wrong to breed from
an miEound stallion, it is equally rep
rchenslble to breed from an unsound
marc.
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Keep down the weeds.
Vhltowa8h tho cow stables.
Kcop tho dairy brfrn sanitary.
Hens need a shaded loafins placo.
A Itttlo snlt helps tho poultry mash.
Overfeeding Is a fruitful source of
bowol trouble.
Ovcrfnt fowls nro apt to succumb to
excesstvo heat.
March hatched chicks should bo
ready for tho broiler market.
Good butter can never bo mado
from cream that la not good.
Slow speed in tho separator I the
causo of much poor skimming.
Fowor turkeya nro Injured by un
derfeeding than by overfeeding.
Carrying fowls by their wlngB is na
cruel as carrying them by tho logs.
When cream stands too long It Is
apt to acquire a blttor.or dtsagrccablo
flavor.
A swivel In tho tothortng rope will
keep tho rope from getting twisted
and kinky.
Keep tho dust and stuff out of your
milk. You cannot strain It out. Ro
member that.
Alfalfa Is ono of tho greatest crops
known to modern agriculture for on
rlchlng tho land.
It's a good thing for tho bull to ex
crclso on a tread powor and accom
plish soma work.
Uso only a butter-bred slro from a
lino of dairy Inhcrltnnco for next
year's crop of calves,
Breeding with Intelligence will pro
duce a less and less number of "cows
that eat their heads off."
Green food of somo kind la neccB
snry to mako tho hens do tholr best
In tho lino of egg production.
Stir tho cream twlco a day, using a
long-hnntflod spoon which will roach
to the bottom of tho cream Jar.
Soma day wo aro going to find that
as good n way as any to ubo tho sur
plus sour milk Is to glvo It to tho
hens. .
Have your fowls so tamo that yon
can go among them without causing
fright. You. will get bettor egg pro
duction. If thero is no Bllo on your farm, do
not let anothor winter cntch you tin
prepnred. Mako your plans right now
for one.
Tho pure-bred slro and a dam of
tho same typo of as good blood na It
Is posslblo to got will usually bring
a deslrablo colt.
Tho idea that alfalfa bay Is not suit
able for driving horses Is proven er
roneous by thousands of farmors, and
many use no other.
Don't compel tho women folks to
open nnd closo two or thrco big gates.
through tho cattlo yards every tlmo
they go out to look up eggs.
. When hens lay soft-shelled eggs, It
Is often a sign thoy nre too fat. Cut
down tho amount of grain and feed
moro vegetables and green food.
In pruning tho applo trees, plan to
form Bhapely heads that will permit
tho sunlight to get into tho center of
the tree. It will glvo better fruit,
Ono of tho remedies for pip used
by Portuguese poultry raisers Is raw
onions cut up flno and forced down.
tho thront, followed by a llttlo water.'
For Into vegetables plant snap
beans. They roquiro a rich, moist
Boll, so that tho growth will bo rapid.
As a rule, tbo dwarf bush typos art
beBt,
Dehorn tho calves beforo they are
two weeks old. Cut away tho 'hair
around tho "button" and moisten.
Then rub well with a stick of caUB-
tic potash.
Watch tho heifers carefully about
calving time. A little care at tho
proper time often will bo tho me'anB
of averting tho loss of n flno calf, Hi
mother, or both.
It requires feed to mako a lamb ol
any kind, but a sheep or Iamb will
como tho nearest to making some
thing out of nothing of nny kind ol
a domestic animal.
If I ho butter. Is slow In coming It Is
duo Io one of two causes: Either tho
cream is too cold, or else tho churn Is
overloaded and tho contents do not
get proper oscillation.
Tho bean Is a plant well suited to
the soil and climatic conditions of thla
country, yields, bountifully and Is pro
duced at a cost not to exceed that ol
other cultivated field crops. There Is
no state In tho union whero they arc
not grown successfully,
A good fly deterrent Is mndo of ono
gallon fish oil, ono pint korosene, and
four tablespoonfula of crudo carbolic
acid. Mix well and apply with a cloth,
or spray all parts but tho udder, Just
after milking. About onco a week will
do,
PROFITABLE MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY HERD
Perpotuatlng the Good Qualities of the
Much Dotter Than
It hna become nn axiom, with somo
dairy mon, that tho host results aro
obtulnnblo .only with tho best breeds
of animals. But success with such
animals Implies nlso tho bust manage
ment; and not ovory beginner Is enpn
bio of tho skillful handling necessary
with high-bred cows. Tho higher wo
go In tho ocalo of animal life tho
moro delicate tho animal mechanism
becomes, nnd tho grontcr tho neod of
wisdom In tho human ngoncy which
controls Its movemonts. It Ib n long
tlmo before a baby can caro for ltaolf
as well bb can a bronco coK nt ono
day old. A bronco colt can stand
moro stmplo hardship and abuso than
can n colt of a Btandnrd high-bred trot
ting maro or a hlgh-clas draft ani
mal; but tho bronco will nover havo
tho groat speed, at tho trot, of tho
standard-bred, nor will It grow largo
enough to hnvo tho powor of tho
drnftor. Tho scrubby native cow can
stand moro hardship and abuso than
n hlghly-dovolopod dairy cow cnpnblo
of doing groat work, and tho latter
Iobcs hor Buporlor commercial value in
unfnvorublo surroundings nnd undor
unfavorable treatment.
It la found, therefore, that success
In dairying depends aa much on tho
kind of caro and maungomont be
stowed on tho hord, ns upon tho
brood. Caro and manngomont aro, for
thla reason, glyon tho first considera
tion hero. Thoso should Inchtdo n
much greater degrco of attention to
tho comfort of tho animals than Is
ordinarily boatowed. In fact, It can
bo demonstrated that tho nearer wo
como to applying tho Goldon Rulo
to tho trcntmont of tho dairy herd,
and trontlng Its mombors ns wo would
llko to bo treated, tho larger will bo
tho satisfaction nnd rowards of dairy
ing. Theso aro tho touchstonos of suc
cess. When tho cow Is comfortnblo
and contented, she responds with a
flow of milk far tn excess of that
which sho glvoa when sho has boon
uncomfortabjo and lrrltntcd.
Everybody knows that In June
weather cows glvoa larger amount of
milk than In cold and wintry wonthor.
If wo aim to produce all tho rest of
tho year, In stnll and barn, conditions
as nearly as poBBlblo Hko thoso of Juno
in warmth, light, freedom from
flies, etc., with succulont food In tho
CAUSE OF THRUSH
IN HORSES' FEET
trouble Due Frequently by Ani
mal Standing in Filthy Stall
and too Dry Floors.
(By M. II. BRVNOr.DS. Veterinarian,
University Kami, Bt Paul, Minn.)
This troublo la duo qulto frequently
to atandlng In manuro or other filth,
which alters tho condition of the horn
nnd may bo accompanied or followed
by infection. Long continued stand
ing on very dry lloora may load di
rectly to thla ttoublo. In somo cases
thrush seems to be associated with
contraction, Tho frogs In horses' foot
need oxerciso JitBt tho samo ns nny
other, part of the body. When a horse
Is shod wltli hlgjt heel and toe calks,
6r lYTb wains allowed to grow down
very long and tho horso stands on a
board floor without getting frog pres
sure, the condition of tho frog Ib im
paired and it oaBily becomes subject
to Infection and dlscaso.
Such cases need a clean, dry Btall.
Tho hoof should bo proporly trimmed;
tho diseased parts removed as thor
oughly an posslblo; and n strong dis
infectant used ovor tho solo of tho
foot. Any of the coal-tar disinfectants
may bo used In full strength, or oven
pure rnrbollc acid, caro being takon
that tho disinfectant does not run
down the heel and burn the skin.
After thla flrat strong disinfectant
calomel Is a very satisfactory treat
ment for ordlnnry cases. Tho calomel
can be dusted ovor tho diseased sur
face and then some thick clay applied
over the entlro sole of tho foot.
Tested Mothers, Making a Herd
You Can Buy.
form ofnllat-o nnd roots to'roplaco tho,
Juno fjrnasos who shall Bay that
Bossy will not mako ample roturns Irt
tho milk pall 7
In nothing havo most farmers so
Binned against tholr hordB, probably,
na In tho" Inadequate sholtor pro
vldod them agalnat winter's cold'
and tho hot buh of summor. Warm,
f well-lighted and vontllated stables aro
essential to a high rato of production.
A sanitary bnm should havo from four
to six squnro foot of window apace for
each cow kopt. Where cows aro kept
In tho stalls much of tho tlmo, It la
not unreasonable to say that tho bam
should bo light enough for ono to road
In. Good vontllntlon la esBontlnl; but
It Bhould bo ho arranged that tho cows
shall not bo oxpoBod to a draiight.r
"Whllo warmth without ventilation Is
conducttvo to dlscaso, ventilation with
out heat Is a consumer of feed." The
rago of tompcrnturo In tho barn
Bhould bo kopt between 40 and 60 do
grooB F. In summor, tho shndes
should bo pulled down, lest tho well
lighted bnru bocomo too warm, Thoy
will also kcop out tho fllus. It is welt
to havo gunny Backs hung In tho door
way, bo that, aa tho cow forces hor
way through, tho llloa will bobrusheil
off hor back.
Nowhere on tho farm la clonnllnosa
moro deslrablo than In tho dairy barn.
Stalls and calf-pcna should bo kopt
freo from filth nnd moisture Plenty
of bedding should bo used nt nil tlmos,
and tho pons cloaned out frequently.
If tho calf pen is not a largo ono, it
should bo cleaned out ovory day. In
tho guttors, It Is woll to uso common
slacked llmo, or wood ashes, an an r,b
sorbont. Cows should not bo kopt in "an lea
house, n hog pon or n dungeon." A
dnrk, damp nnd dirty placo Is 'very
fnvorablo to tho growth of bacteria,
which may nttack tho health of the
animals. Plonty of sunlight kcops tho
placo dry, purifies tho air, and kills
bacteria.
When kopt In tho barn, cows should
li bo brushed dally, not only to koop tho
dirt nnd hnlr from falling Into tho
milk pall, but to koop tho pores of tho
skin open. This makes the cow moro
comfortable, nnd It cannot bo too often
repeated that anything dono to add to
tho comfort of tho cow adda to hor
productlvoncBs,
VALUE OF SILAGE
AND CORN STOVER
Interesting Tests Made at Ne
braska Experiment Station
in Cattle Feeding
(By II. II, RMITII, Animal Husbandman.,
University Fnrm, Ht. Paul, Minn.)
Whllo at tho Nebraska experiment
station tho writer conducted tests to
detormlno tho relativo value of sllago
and shredded corn stovor (stalks) for
cattlo feeding. In order to dotormln&
tho amount of stovor fed each stoor, It
was necessary to husk tho corn from-
tno atniK, nnu as tho cattlo woro kept
In tho burn, shredded stover wnB moro
convonlont although moro expensive
Tho uso of bundlo corn, howovor,
would greatly reduce tho cost na It
can bo harvested and shocked as ons
lly aa tho cars alono can be husked
from tho stalk and cribbed. During
tho fall and early wlntor tho uso of
bundle-coin containing oars might
oven provo moro profitable than tho,
uso of sllago.
Tho further fact that this experk
ment was conducted during tho num
mor months without tho uso of grass
pasture Ib ovldenco that calves enn.
mako vory satisfactory galus by using
corn sllago and alfalfa as a substitute
for grass.
In sections whero enough grass can
not bo grown to carry tho numbor of
cattlo wanted through the year, but
wheie a largo tonnago of corn can bo-,
grown on ajolatlvely aruall acroago,,.
tho silo will bocomo on Important facte"
tor for uso In summor ns welt n mJ
wlntor.
M.m - r, i jsrtgfum tnimlmmtittMtJaam!