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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1913)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. v oacu am s fcf mum For Labor Day. Very soon now tho long vacation will bo ovor, "bh Labor day ends our fun," an tho small daughter said -when 'her mother cruelly reminded her of tho approach of school days. And If it had not been for tho selfsame Bmall daughter you would not have had these suggestions for what I am suro will bo a novel "Bhower." As usual, it was "Polly" who thought and planned ,lt all and I am merely telling you what sho told mo will tako placp in tho homo a week from tomorrow ,whero tho small daughter lives. To make the day after Labor day moro bearable to this child, who is fond of knowledge, but not fond of school, tho members of her family and ia few intimato friendB who know and lovo tho weo maid havo planned a school "shower." Hero aro somo of tho gifts to bo presented in all sorts of unusual ways. A very pretty little alarm clock is to bo slipped into her .room after sho got a to sloop on La bor day night, set at G:30. This is Bhower number ono and is to bo ac companied by a funny note, saying how tho clock wishes to bo a helper and must bo wound ui every night In or der to start her right each morning. Then at tho breakfast table she will find a new utility box containing all sortB of necessaries in way of rubber bands, erasers and delightful surprise pencils which como in all sorts of fas- ' mating shapes anything in shape of v. Bpade, a weo gun or a pistol may turn out to be a pencil. On tho back of her chair will bo new book straps, also a bag for her books marked with 'her initials. A new bag for "jacks" and a cunning little watering pot, 'which will turn out to bo an Ink bot 'tle, will bo found among tho par cels. Now that sewing is taught, "Polly" said sho had found just the right kind of a bag with a basket bot tom which contained all the necessary sewing accessories done in tho sweet Indian grass and that was to bo her .contribution. Now I certainly have told you enough so that each mother may en largo or curtail tho ideas according to her needs, but all of you who havo small daughters or sons may plan isome sort of shower to mako a more festive day of school. Outing Party. This last week of our summer play 'timo is filled with all sorts of pleasant farewell parties, not tho least of which is tho "sunbonnet and straw hat" af fair arranged by a seaside hostess. The glrlB are asked to wear wash (rocks, and tho men outing suits; whon they arrive, dainty sunbonnets of pink, blue and whlto will be pre sented to tho girls and largo straw hats to tho men, with bands of pink, bluo and whlto. Each man is to ilnd 'a girl with tho bonnet to match his OF TULLE AND J Jjferf I X tm p AW lniHH16!H taiSrS Hi UBii IK ")? CHARMING Parisian hat of tulle with soft crown of black satin. The tullo brim is cleverly, quite invisibly, wired and at ono side there is a cluster of black and red apples. Such frills as that shown aro extreraoly fashionable Just now. They aro to bo found on nearly all tho best millinery models, and In many different colors. At tho samo time it must bo admitted that thoso who show tho magpie tints aro tho moro successful. The Parlslennes are onco moro In lovo with black and whlto offocts. They have had an overdoso of violent color schemes. Clusters of fruit are to bo found on somo of tho new hatB and toques, very realistic Btrawberrles, largo bunches of currants, etc. I do not think that fruit, oven of tho beat kind, will ovor tako tho place of flowers on sum mer hats, but a llttlo change is welcome. Paris Correspondence of the Do ton Olobe. bat band. There will bo all sorts of! gatnos, tonnls, archery, boating, bnth-l ing at hig!i tldo, thoa suppor at Bovon and on informal danco afterwards. Tho invitations said from "four to midnight." Tho favors aro to bo symbolic of tho sen. All sorts of candy boxes in shape of fish, lobster, curb's, clams and shells. Tho con terpleco is to bo a mlnlaturo pond, edged with moss, Band, and a lot of llttlo sailboats floating about. Best of all ono of tho girls is to have her engagement announced at this supper in thiB way: Ono of tho largest boats Ib to havo tho names of tho happy pair on tho side: "Tom and Delia," and tho wafers to go with tho Iced bouillon aro ring shaped. "Llfo buoy" wafers. Tho pond 1b supposed to bo tho "sea of matrimony." Tho placo cards aro to bo boat shaped with "Bon voyage" on tho Ball. Tho bonbons are to bo In shapo of sea shells, deli cately colored, pink and whlto, and tho Ices arc to bo frozen ship shapo with sails 'bearing tho names of tho hon ored twain. This affair will bring tho parting of tho ways to u very happy party of young peoplo. Of Interest to Travelers. Do not carry sllvor toilet articles, but uso colluloid, as it is light, and weight is a great factor when packing either bag or trunk. There should bo a caso for soap, tooth brush and salvo boxes, and, of courso, a comb nnd brush, also clothes brush, button hook and manicuro things may bo se lected all of tho samo pattern and col or. Whoro two or threo are traveling together it is rnther bettor for each one to cIioobo a distinctive color, liko plnit, bluo or yellow. Manicuro cases aro now so small that all tho imple ments" may be found Inside tho "buff er," tho top Illftlng off, revealing every thing packed in like peas in a pod. There aro almost numberless articles to bo selected in leather, Including drinking cup cases, umbrella straps, shawl straps, dress hanger cases con taining cither two or three forms, clocks of all sizes, medicine cases, needle, thread and thimble cases and the most stunning work bags, lined with silk. A folding umbrella Is indispensable, and it will fit In even a small Bult' caso not much larger than a man car ries his cigars in, and I suppose a cigarette caso would not bo amiss, for so many aro "doing it" now. "Doing what?" I hear the chaperon ask, and I calmly Bay, "Smoking." After all, it 1b only a mattor of custom and en vironment, for a lately returned trav eler from South America who return ed by way of England, says ho saw moro women Brooking than not. Ail Individual "meBs" set will not come amiss, containing a folding spoon, knife and fork, and there aro somo new cases for lavender Baits that have a silver top. There aro sov cral sizes. Small flasks and thermos bottles may be included in tho leather gifts, also tho cases tilled with pow der leaves, and in tho moro epensivo articles will be found tho binoculars, which add much to both ocean and mountain travel. A pocket flashlight costing only a dollar is not to be de spised, for ono never can tell whon It may bo a comfort, und It is well to be prepared for any emergency. MADAME MERRI. For a Gloomy Piazza. A dark piazza may bo much relloved by tho uso of willow chairs In thoir natural state, with cushions of bright crimson. Tho bright red cushion in tho whlto or green enameled chair iB also very Inviting and cheering. BLACK SATIN NOTES fl?0M MEADOWBROOK vv in idm Kiir s 'sco-fA v frfttfAgg; m GIvo tho colt free rango. Spade up the chicken yard. Select tho poultry for the fair. Prepare winter wheat ground early. It is hard to fatten a stunted chicken. Scald tho milk pails out and sot them In tho sun. Good digestion of the food will lead (to tho production of moro eggs. Tho cost of a cow Is only the first item of exponso to bo considered. Let tho old hen nnd her brood havo a Bhoaf of wheat and watch them keep busy. When feed gets ncarco in pastures ono cannot b'nmo cows for trying tho fences. Try and raise somo product on tho farm that will bring In money every day in the year. The hoifer bred too early always re mains stunted in growth and her milk in shortened for all time. Tho Ayrshire Hnd Guenrsey types of dairy cattlo are Increasing in favor In tho mlddlo western states. Some toll tho box of tho guinea fowl by Its wattles. Thoso or tho male are double tho size of tho female. Two items aro essential In drain ing. Secure a good outlet and pro vldo a regular descent for tho water. Wool that comes from tho back of a sheep Is good, bad or indifferent, ac cording to the manner In which it Is fed. Animnls nffllctcd by parasltCB can not do well and these pests spread rapidly and lucrcaso fast in warm weather. In the long run It Is always a good plan to give a cow a dose of somo lax ative at the first symptom of udder trouble. Experiments show that chickens with strong vitality" and plenty of masculine characteristics make tho largest gains. Tho aphis can be controlled by spraying with tho tobacco or kero sene solutions. Alfalfa yields from two to thico times as much as clover or timothy, and is moro valuable hay. Tho successful poultryman is busy the cntiro year and uses homo-grown products If cheaper than thoso pro cured elsewhere. Whllo alfalfa pasture haB been found to bo very valuablo for hogs, tho hay as n part ration for winter Is scarcely less important. If the little ducks cannot get to grass some kind of green food must bo pro vided. Lettuce Is the very best green fooc1 that can be provided. Tho gasoline engine comes In hnndy on tho stock pump when a spell of three or four days dond calm comes and tho windmill takes a vacation. A small fat sheep always brings hotter prices than a largo poor ono; but if the larger sheep is also made fat It will command a much better price. Dairying makes tho farm attractive, other things being equal the dairy farm is neater, more sanitnry and looks better to the passer-by than the other farm. In making a house, economy of floor space, simplicity of construction and convenience in handling the fowls aro tho main things to bo urranged for In the building of tho house. It has been estimated that If all, or nearly all, of our farmers could be in duced to discard scrub fowls and uso only pure-bred poultry, tho increase in value of poultry would bo 100 per cent. Tho older a hog gots tho more It costs to put u pound of meat on him Our experiment stations havo estab lished this fact beyond all argument Early to market Is the way to capi talize this information. A calf that has one-half of Its moth er's milk will put on a hundred pounds of weight ii month and at three months it 1b eating and can bo wann ed. Such calves at six months will weigh nearly as much as a year old calf that waB taken away at once from Its mother. i -T-rjr-B'-iwi mbw Ui'ur f' fa-E.'Hl ill 'i Hens need bulky feed. The grape is a suro fruit Keep tho dairy things clean. Tho host paint is tho cheapest Milk cows need to ho salted at least twlco a week. If a cow foils oft In milk, It Is hard to bring back tho flow. Untidy, filthy houses soon show tho results in scaly-leggod fowls. Good development before beginning to lay, Is best for tho pullet. The old-fashioned tln'Btrnlncr has been relegated to tho scrap heap. A dark comb 1b an Indication that something is tho mnttcr with tho bird. .Cultivate vegetables and flowers when tho wcuthor Is hot and tho soil dry. For fattening n wot niaBh Is good, but at other times let the' mash be dry. The old hens, especially thoso older than two years, should bo fattoncd and sold. Just n llttlo buttermilk In tho butter soon makes It turn rancid in sum mer It has boon well said that a farm can never rlso abovo tho level of Hb owner. Shado must bo provided for tho fowls nnd the llttlo chicks during hot weather. Breeding for size will be of little ndvnntugo unless you feed for bIzo at tho samo'tlmo. A heavy draft horso should novor be driven fnstor than a walk with or without a load. Bad ventilation nnd damp quarters causo moro disease among fowls than uny one other causo. Sickly thrift Is induced by lack of care. A careless shepherd Invaria bly makes poor sheep. It's either a darkened stable or milk ing early and late these days. Flies give tho cowb no hence. , When buying a stallion know whether or not he is a suro foal get ter, otherwise leave him alono. Saving tho heifer calves from tin; best cows Is the right method of keep ing up tho efficiency of tho herd. Frequent changes of drinking water is one of tho best safeguards for tho health of tho flock during hot weather. Tho pedigree sire that has been the power In building up size nnd draft form In our American stock of horses. Frequent stirring of ripening cream will mako better flavored butttfr, ns It causes the cream to ripen moro ovenly. It Is almost a waste of time on your part as well ns that of a hen to sot her In a nest nnd In a house Infested with vermin In tho early stages the balky horse Is made by tho balky driver. A high strung, nervous horse Is easily ruined by bad driving. Breeding and feeding is not nil, watch tho markot and plan to finish tho hogs nt a time when you will not find a glutted market. Do not set strawberries too deep The roots should ho well spread out and the plants sot no deeper than It originally grow in tho fleld. Sheep thnt aro being fnttenod ought to havo n ration of oil meal every other dny. It prevents indigestion and Is beneficial in other ways. A good many farm folks look upor. dairying ns drudgery but whore this is the caso It Is so becnusn people havo made It so. not hecnuso of ne cessity. Tho hens should bo laying or ear ins for broods, except when molting, and It is only hy fettling the meat suitable materials that true economy can bo practiced In formulating a ration iuo re gard should bo bad to Its palatabllity. A eow will glvo bettor roturns If she relishes her food. It stimulates tho appetite and aids digestion. All garden makers should now plant at least some beets for winter uo. Tho coll should bo flno and well pre pared and handled in such a way as ti havo sufficient molsturo for the ger mination of tho seeds. Excessive fat In a young pig In vites demoralization of its physical condition, destroys tho natural tendency- toward constitutional vigor, chocks growth and Induces a condition that no after treatment can correct. A disregard of the details which as sist in furnishing pure, clean, milk every night and morning affects tho quality of the entire milking from a herd of cows, and If tho milk Is sup plied to a factoy tho cream or butter takenh-om such milk Is suro to be more or less affected. FARMERS OVERSTOCK liilf iMB '' Cattle Being Fattened on Forage From Prices. (Hy M COVUllDr.LM Through that thief of time, pro crastination, carolcssnoBS, nnd a zeal to keep ovory hoof of Hvo stock pos sible nlnoty-nino out of every ono hundred farmers overstock their pas ture lands, nnd by the time tho most trying portion of tho seasdn cornea on. their stock aro without sufficient pasturage to keep them In even fair shnpo, and whllo tho detrimental ef fect of such management 1b most no ticeable on dairy cows, it is prac tically tho samo with nil other Btock, since it stunts them In their growth by depriving them of proper nourish ment for n most important part of tho season. Another very discouraging fenturc of such a course, is, live stock that thus havo been deprived of ample p" turago during tho summer season, will bo in poor condition to meet tho rigors of winter, for, onco they fall off In flesh at this season, thero Is not apt to be any moro luxuriant growth of grass spring up that year, with tho result that tho animals not only aro unfit to start through tho wintqr, but thoy will consumo more high-priced grain nnd roughage, and yet not regain tho loss of flesh sus tained by poor or Insufficient pastur age at tho propor season. It is imperative, then, that tho farmer do ono of two things: Dlsposo of his live stock till ho has only what his pasturage will keop in prime shapo through tho entire season with out taxing it to tho limit, or continue to sow forago crops to supplement his pasture till tho latter part of July. To those who think this too Into to sow such crops, wo would stato that wo have sown as Into as August G, and tho crop not only mado a good growth for pasturage, but reach d a height that mado it n most deslrablo winter roughage. With proper man agement, such ns crop might bo util ized for light grazing early in tho fall: then mown for roughago, hut, of course, ono must bo govorned in each case by conditions. "Ono of tho most commondablo fea tures of sowing crops for Into sum mer nnd early fall pasturage, Is, that In many caseB they can bo grown where soma othor crop hns failed earlier In tho season, or the first growth has ripened nnd been re moved from tho field. Whoro wheat ar any other nmall grain shows that it will not mako n first-class grain crop, it should bo harvested just as soon as possible either bound or mown and stacked for winter rough ago. Tho field muy then ho sown any of several crops, and will produco an ubundanco of excellent grazing in n very short timo. Spots which wore i too wet or too dry nt regular plant-Ing-tlmo may bo utilized to a good advantage In this mannor. Ono enn even well ufford to cut a few rows of corn nenr tho pasture-lot, toss It over tho fenco to tho stock, and sow somo sort of a catch-crop on tho ground from which It wbb takou. Thon, there Is suro to bp somo parts of such pasturage left In tho soli, nnd this will servo ns a fertilizer to off-' set the doublo drain on tho land. As to tho different sorts of crops that may bo sown for this lato pas turago. ono must bo partly govorned by such agencies as woathor condi tions, consorvatlvo handling of tho soil, rapidity of tho crop's growth, etc Oats will rnnko a rapid growth and One pasturage, hut if tho lateness of the senson makes ii risky to sow them an account of enrly frost falling, they should not bo sown, as frost ruins them the llrst timo it touches them to any great extent. Millet would not dovelop qulto au rapidly as oats, but It is not so pervious to tho dam aging cfToct of froBt, and for this rea son It is liable to provo qulto satis factory In tho majority of cases. Cane and kafllr corn aro also excel lent for pasturage, but should bo sown or drilled vory thick, so that the plants will grow up In a crowd ed condition, which causes them to he small, tender and Juicy for pas turage. Hapo will mako a quick growth, and is oxcollont as pastur age, especially for hogs, sheop and cattlo Wheat or rye will also mako good pasturage but both aro some what slow of growth In tho earlier stago of their development, which Is apt to throw them too Into for this season's grazing The cost of these seeds Is also to be taken into con sideration, as thoy are higher than most others. Howovor, either of theso plants will form tho finest of pastur age early next spring. All of these forago crops will reach a Btngo of THEIR PASTURE LANDS Which Farmers Will Derive High growth that will admit of their boln used na a supplementary green fowl during the Bhortngo In pasture, ami where this method 1b practiced, such spots or Holds should bo chosen n nenr to the regular pasture InndH nn possible, so that tho jproduct may br cut or pulled and thrown1-ovWiv fenco to the animals, without haul ing it out. This will in many onsen provo moro satisfactory than any other plan, slnco ono can feed prac tically the samo amount every day, and by gauging this amount accord ing to the number of livo stock ho l pasturing, tho condition of tho pas-' turo growth, otc, this supplementary, feud may bo mado to laBt much lour or than If tho anlmalu wore ilvt freo range of It. UNUSUAL SUCCESS IN RAISING PLANTS Beefsteak Fed Occasionally to- Ferns and Palms Brings 6c 1 Results. (Bv A1,UM3 MAY DOUGLAS.) A friend who Iiiib unusual sucr.ein In raising forns nnd palms hnji glvqu. mo her secret. She feeds them boot-, steak occasionally. About overy six weeks sho plants a bit of raw meat closo to tho roots and it is literally eaten up. Some of our potted forns woro drooft Ing so I hnstoncd to try tho now plant' food. A single doso of thu HteaUi brought them back to health and thoir growth slnco has boon surprising Thon in pure curiosity I experimented with somo outdoor forns last summer ' and after a few wcokB I dug up tho placo to seo how the meat and planti woro getting on together. I found' tho decaying steak literally cluched' by innumerable roots that had en twined themsolves about It liko k much wire. How hungry they soomed. It Is said to bo a common thlnirt for people living along tho gulf cmiHt to feed oysters to thoir ferim, ami palms. This would bo somewhat ex pensive for us poor Inland peoplo, hut thoy frequently buy a load of shell-fish as wo buy coal, simply dump Ing them In a pllo In tho back yanl und keeping them nllvo by occasional dousing with snlt wator, Watering tho planta with unsaltcil beef tea has also boon successfully tried by my neighbor. Heurlng thoso things, "How little wo know of our houso-mntcs, tho fern fnmllyl Who would have dreamed that thoy, too, havo carnivorous tastes? Could thoy havo caught it dwelling so near our dining tables." Advantages of Press Drift. During tho past two years wo hav frequently called attention to tho ne cessity of thoroughly compacting tin ground for wheat and, In fact, uny crop especially when tho wmson promises to ho dry. Tho last bulletin of tho Iowa experiment station cor rohorates these statements. Adjolnlnc plats were seeded to winter wheat and given similar treatment, except' that one was seeded with a common drill and the other with upreun drill. Threshing roturns uhowod that, tho plat seeded with a press drill yioldcd at tho rato of 54 Vi bushels' per aero, while the common drilled plat yielded only 44 bushels. A similar test. In 1891 gave a yield of 48 hush els for tho press drill and 30 for tho common drill. Tho presr, drill ooiu pacts tho soil over tho seed, the niol turo Is retained, und a moro vigorous plant results. I Soil Renovation. The cowpea lu a wonderful runo vator of soli, the value of which is not I yet generally recognized, oven in tho I south, whoro It has boon most largely grown and experimented with. At tho Louisiana station (bulletin 40) G.I va rieties havo been tested. For vlno and for green manuring tho best vu rletlos aro tho Unknown, Black, Clnj and lied, whllo the strictly bunch va rieties, Whlppoorwill, Bluo, Illnchoyo, etc., glvo largor roturns in peas. Shade of Importance. The Importanco of shade for Mm fowls during the hot summer moiitlui cannot bo overestimated. The best; method Is to plant fruit trees in tlu poultry yards, as this will furnish fruit as well as shado. Mwmr "-TTr ifirfc-i-Ui