THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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VOILE BEST
MATERIAL
FOR BLOUSE
BLOUSES (that really blouso), llko
nearly all the bolonglngs of wom
en, aro best liked In filmy materials.
Cumbersomo clothes aro In rotreat;
overythlng has to bo soft and clingy,
and nearly everything must be sheer.
Some peoplo aro much scandalized at
this liking for filmy stuffs, but in
blouses It must bo conceded thnt such
fabrics mnko up into the most refined
apparel that can bo Imagined.
Vollo has proved to bo the most
durablo of thin fabrics. It Is used
Jthereforo in place of mull and batiste
for waists which must stand much
'laundering. It is splendidly reliable.
Strong laces (Cluny and torchon, or
.'Irish crochet) aro used In trimming
theso voilo waists, and hand embrold-
jery is worth while on a fabric which
Jgives such good wear.
At present tho prettiest waist show
;amall patterns in embroidery designs.
iBig, coarse flower designs had a briof
Sashes for the One
THERE aro so many different de
signs in Bashes that they have to
bo classified and named. Those de
signed to bo worn with one-pleco cloth
gowns aro mado ready to adjust and
aro fastened .with hooks and eyes.
The one-pleco cloth gown (with con
siderable laco and chiffon in the bod
ico) is crowding tho separate blouso
and becoming at least equally popular
for ordinary wear. But sashes de
signed for wear with blouso and skirt,
and those to bo worn with one-piece
gowns, differ considerably.
Plaids, Roman stripes and brocades
are favored for cloth gowns, nlthough
thero aro plenty of plain sashes fin
issued with touches of plaid or bor
dered with velvet ribbon. A very
populnr sash is mado of plain satin,
shaped at tho ends and lined. Hand
embroidered flowers or conventional
designs make tho handsomest finish
for theso. Such sashes aro mado
usually without loops. Recent de
signs show sashes of velvet ribbon
with embroidered roseB applied to
them. Theso roses aro cut out from
ribbons or bands manufactured for tho
purpose, and tho rosea aro Bowed to
tho velvet with an npproprlato em
broidery stitch or a buttonhole stitch.
Short sashes of brocaded ribbons
aro liked for cloth gowns. They aro
wide and there is a liking for a flat
bow as a finish, worn at tho front.
But thero Is absolutely no rule as to
how tho sashes and girdles, which
are so prominently featured In tho
season's styles, Bhall ba worn. They
wander about tho figure in any direc
tion tho wenrer wills and fasten at
any point that It pleases her taste
to chooso.
Tho Roman girdle Is raado of heavy,
soft ribbon in brilliant stripes. It is
adjusted about tho waist, easily ex
lending abovo tho normal waist lino
and finished with a flat, shirred bow.
Thero Is an occasional exception to
this method of finishing, howovor.
For slender peoplo a bow of threo
loops fastening at tho left sldo helps
to fill out tho flguro and enlargo tho
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voguo, but it never bpcnmo very gen
eral. Now sprays of small flowers,
or dots or littlo figures aro done In
flno careful embroidery at tho front
of tho waist. Further decoration 4s
added by menus of flno tudts and
narrow insertions of laco.
A batlsto waist Is pictured hero
with very narrow Val laco and sprayB
of small ombrolderod daisies furnish
ing its decoration. Tho Vol lace is
not so durablo ns Cluny or torchon,
but if lnundored carefully at homo
will InBt as long ns tho batis'o. Bat
isto Is tbo daintiest of fabrics for
these wash waists. Nothing else will
look qulto so flno.
Thoro is nothing more elegant than
theso hand-cmbroldercd blouses. It
is a pleasuro to think that any wom
an who embroiders can provido her
self with tho finest of them at very
little outlay. If bought, ono must pay
for tho handwork, and this brings tho
prico up to an extravagant point
say from five to fifteen dollars. With
out doubt tho samo waist can bo
made by tho capablo needlewoman
for two or'throo dollars. Mrs. Mil
lionaire can't have anything hotter,
because there Isn't anything moro ele
gant or moro dainty than a woll-mndo
hand embroidered blouse. If ono
has tlmo to make numbers of them,
batlsto Is a good choice of material.
But for .wear and tenr, vollo in flno,
strong quality will stand (ho strain.
Bath Bans.
Make cheesecloth bag four or flvo
inches squaro and fill with a mlxturo
as follows: One-fourth pound oatmeal,
two ounces finely shaved toilet soap
and two ounces of powdered orris
root. Drop tho bag into tho bathtub
just before taking your bath. MolBton,
and rub tho body with it, Just as with
soap. Tho bag may bo used several
times If dried after each using.
Kid Gloves Easily Cleaned.
Saturate a handkerchief in gasolino
nnd shako dry; rub this over tho
soiled gloves, and soo if they nre not,
cleaned as easily as when dipped. Kid
retains a disagreeable odor whon
dipped in gasoline, and thlB process is
usually sufficient to do tho work prop
erly. - Piece Cloth Gowns
waist. Tho loops are graduated In
length with ono upstanding and two
hanging.
Speaking of waists, we must note
that the small waist is decidedly out
of fashion. It is this fact that has
brought about tho tremondous voguo
of sashes. They do not define tho
waist lino, they conceal it. Their pur
pose Is to belong to tho figuro abovo
and below tho waist and to ignore tho
waist lino so far as defining it is con
corned. Thoy show a great advanco
in popular taste, for this management
of tho waist is far moro beautiful
than the hard and fast lines of a
few years back.
Plaid ribbons and plain ribbons (or
sashes of silk) trimmed with plaid
aro, moro than any other, In keeping
with cloth gowns. The plaids of tho
season aro subdued and rich.
By all means preparo to supply
your wardrobe with a variety of
sashes, for they aro the reigning favor
ito among all accessories of dreBS.
Tho management of tho waist Is a
new art, a new world to conquer, and
It has just dawned upon tho femlnlno
mind. What will como of It remains
to be seen, but you may be sure that
whether you havo under consideration
a tolletto for morning, noon or night
tho sash is tbo thing you can't leavo
out. In fact It Is qulto likely that
milady of faBhlon will begin by
choosing a sash and finish by buying
a gown to go with it.
Thero Is nothing haphazard about
all this. Tho sashes designed for
wear with cloth-gowns and those de
signed for gowns of filmy materials
differ qulto ns much as tho fabrics
they aro to go with. Also, tho per
sonality of the wearer must bo con
sidered, and tho stylo she wishes to
affect must be studied. Happily Intui
tion is often a very safe guide. An
other consoling thing Is that tho Bash
is not an extravagant fnd. It Is splen
didly effective and adds a suggestion
of splendor qulto beyond its actual
cost.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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Havo a cement floor
A sheep Is a good grub-hoe.
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Crowding hens Invito disease.
Keop tho sheep uniform In typo and
size.
Quick profits from hogs' aro usually
greatest.
Tho pon of pigs that Is uneven In
slzo needs assorting.
About fifteen different bTeeds of
sheep are now recognized.
Tho root cellar needs ventilation
in order to provent mold and decay.
Have you cut out and burned those
old raspberry canes that havo fruit
ed? Hens aro supposed to bo honest, but
they aro frequently caught stealing
a nest
Weed seeds, shrunken grain, and
bits of earth and Btone never will
grow wheat.
Rellablo statistics show that sheep
aro relatively free from disease dan
gerous to man.
The foundation of all successful
dairying must bo tho education of the
Individual dairyman.
If tho littlo colts aro slow to shed
their coats, feed a little oil meal or
uso tho horse clippers.
A steer that can get It when ho
wants It will consume about ono-flfth
of a pound 'of salt per week.
Feed your horso clean food; if your
oats aro dusty, clean them, and don't
feed hay full of dust or dirt
Tho typo of tho Bhecp that combines
a largo body with a good flcoco Is
tho ono for tho small flock owner.
The United States government looks
upon the poultry Industry as one of
the greatest industries in the country.
Ono mistake In hen culturo Is not
to feed tho hen well whon sho Is
"dry." A molting hen is doing hard
work.
As young pigs grow their rationB
should bo gradually increased, as
quick growth is necessary for the bost
profit.
Tho cow with tho biggest appetlto,
other things being equal, is the one
which will glvo the most milk and
butterfat.
Corn Bllago nnd alfalfa hay mako
an ideal ration for tho dairy cow
which requires little, if any, grain to
balance it
Tho main reliance of tho poultry
breeder Is the certainty thnt he will
always have a fairly profitable mar
ket for his meat and eggs.
It Isn't necessary to bo without a
Job Just because thoro isn't much
Hold work to do. Fall Is a good tlmo
to slick up a bit around tho place.
Some poultrymen In order to ob
tain tho best prices for their broilers
hatch from October 1 to February 1,
and havo all tho stock marketed by
July l.
When hens become too fat tho re
sult is apt to bo egg bound, soft and
Irregular shaped eggs, dizziness, ap
poplexy, liver complaint and kindred
diseases.
Tho folks that eat eggs aro moro
and moro demanding good fresh
eggs. That la Just what thoy will get
from the nests of tho up-to-dato poul
try farmer.
Tho finest remedy for scaly legs Is
to dip tho parts affected In a solution
of equal parts of sweet oil and coal
all, In which has been mixed ono or
two handfuls of sulphur.
In selecting duckR for breeding
purposes slzo of frame, length of body
and general aotlvlty should bo looked
for. Without bUo of body wo cannot
expect to obtain largo ducklings.
Thoro nro prollts in raising good
horses and mules ns ono of the fea
tures of farming. Got a few good
mares and let them bring you a good
Incomo raising horses nnd mules
Tho skin of tho Langshan Is a pure
white, and not n dark or bluish
whlto. Tho meat Is fine gialneci.
tonder and Juicy, thin skin and small
bono, and while possibly not so much
admired In tho market as tho yellow
skinned breeds, none surpass It for
tenderness and flavor when served
nn tho tablo.
Ilaltor-brcak tho colts.
Handle potatoes carefully
Do not set hens In tho fall.
Good cows havo their off years
Water tho horso 'boforo feeding
Alfnlfn does not mnko as good sllago
as corn.
Good fenocH havo a groat deal of
trouble v
Keep your horso'B mano nnd tall
well cleaned.
A cow that is underfed is novcr tho
most profitable.
Cool tho team by driving It Blowly
tho Inst mile or two.
Tho bost tlmo to save seed pota
toes is as you dig thein.
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Skim milk, clover nnd shelled corn
form un ideal ration tor pigs
Why not take a colt or a fow of tho
best calves to tho county fair?
If you aro working for lots of mut
ton, uso a good, lnrgo, meaty ram.
Every farmer should bo horticultur
ist enough to furnish fruit for his fam
ily. Tho requisites for a good black
berry aro hardlnoss and productive
ness. If you wnnt a sleek horso glvo him
somo oil menl onco In a whllo In his
feed.
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Ventilntlng tho stables is ono of tho
best ways of repelling unhealthy con
ditions.
An inforlor owo should novcr bo
sold to an uninformed person as a
breedor.
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Somo egg farmers candlo all oggs
each day as thoy aro received from
tbo nests.
Old raspberry canes should be cut
and destroyed as soon as tho fruit has
been gathered.
Don't lot tho flowers go to seed.
Tho plants bloom better If tho flowers
aro cut each day.
No wldo awake gardener can afford
to neglect tho state fairs with their
displays of vegetables.
Noxt to a good hired man, ono of
the handiest things to have about tho
place is a sack of coment.
Overfeeding of green cut bono Is
apt to causo leg troubles, diarrhoea,
bowel complaints and worms.
A hog may bo considered half mndo
when past tho weaning period With
out being stunted In Its growth.
Look for vigor In tho ram you pro
pose to use. If ho has not got It,
turn him off and get one that has.
It Is usually mere guesswork to tell
tho age of a hen by her appearance
after she has passed the pullet stago.
A hen over two years old Is fit only
for the pot and to mothor chickens.
Sho Is pnst her pro II tablo laying
days.
Havo your fowls so tame that you
can go nmong them without cnuslng
fright. You will get hotter egg pro
duction. Tho pure-bred sire nnd a dam of
the pamo type of as good blood as It
Is poBslblo to get will usually bring
a desirable colt.
If you live where stones nro plenty
and they nro found In most sections,
never wade through winter mud In
going' between houso and barn.
Tho very best horsc3 will nover
bring their worth on any market un
less In good flesh. It is a ruinous
policy to send a thin horso to market.
Nover depend on luck. Know your
business. Keep strict account and
records nnd study them. Have appli
cation, patience, persoveranco and bo
a bustler.
Green bono Is a completo food. It
contains tho nitrogen for the albu
men, the phosphnte for the bones of
tho chicks nnd enrbonaceous matter
for tho yolks.
Experiments havo proved that a hen
In good condition will eat, on "an aver
age, threo ounces of mash In tho morn
ing, two ounces of grain at noon, and
four ounces of grnln at night.
Tho laying hen Is not apt to becomo
ovorfat. Nevertheless, it la a mistako
to keep her on a diet of corn expect
ing her to manufacture cgg3 from
that artlclo. Corn Is no egg food.
Pigs should nover be fed on the
ground In a yard or pen where tholr
own oxroment abounds, Changing
from plnco to placo In the pasture
does very well In summer, but In tho
winter n good feeding floor should be
provided
Horses are just as llablo to sun
stroke as men. A sunbonnet can bo
bought lor 2C centB, which will go a
long way toward protecting them. A
bucket of water and n big spongo
should always bo kept In the flold dur
ing tho oxcosslvely hot weather.
STICK TO DRAFTERS
Prize Donkey Mare.
Many farmers mnko tho mistake of
fooling around with, trotting horses.
Breeding trotters Is a distinct branch
of tho business and Initiation Into ma
king a success of it rcqulros a train
ing of years.
Stick to tho drafters and tho heavy
carriage horses on tho farm; thoy aro
nlwuys saleablo and will bring good
prices.
Somo men say mud should bo al
lowed to dry on a horse's legs beforo
boing removed. Don't boliove it. Mud
should bo washed as Boon as tho horso
comes Into tho stnblo and his legs
rubbed thoroughly dry.
Farming communities may bo easily
Blzed up by tho quality of Its horses.
Poor and worthless old plugs, pull
ing at tho harness, keop company with
tho poor and shiftless Individuals
holding tho lines,
Tho niulo Is tho most tireless work
er on tho fnrm, cats less than n horso
and does moro work.
A mulo Is also a.i excellent Bnddlo
FATTENING SHEEP
IN A CORNFIELD
By Growing Rape and Pasturing
It Intelligent Flock-Owner
Can Make Money.
1 (By WAI-TEH B. I.EUT55.)
As a feeding proposition thero Is
none that affords bettor prollts, con
sidering thu amount of capital in
vested, than fattening sheep in tho
corn flold whore rapo has been sowed
at tho last cultivation of corn. Tho
rapo should be sowed at tho last tlmo
tho corn is cultivated.
The sheep may be bought early and
pastured or fed earlier soiling crops
until tho rape Is ready for thorn to bo
turned Into tho corn field. Tho Dwarf
Essex rapo Is tho variety best ndapted
for sheep pasture. About flvo or six
pounds of Bced will afford an excellent
stand If sowed broadcast after the
final cultivation of tho corn flold, pro
viding that tho molsturo conditions
aro favorable for an early gormlnatlon
of tho seed.
Practically no dnmago will result to
tho corn crop, tho sheep will con
sumo a largo percentage of tho lowor
lcavos and lodged stalks. Old breed
ing owes that have passed their ma
ternity usefulness can alwaya bo
bought at prices which mako them
prolltablo to turn Into a rapo and
corn field.
Yearling wethers may bo fattened
In tho same way. No grain foodB will
bo required. Rapo alono will pro
duce a sufllclent incrcaso in weight to
lnriuro a good profit. By growing
rapo In the corn field and pasturing
It with sheep nn Intelligent flock
ownor mny greatly lncreaso his In
como from his corn fields alono.
PROPER CARE FOR
THE LITTLE CHICK
Expert of Wisconsin Agricultural
College Tells How to Feed
the Youngsters.
(By I'llOF. J F. IIAMMN, Wisconsin
Agricultural Colloye.)
For tho first ten to fourteen days
wo fed tho chicks at tho university
farm a littlo commcrolal chick feed,
which is thrown Into a fairly deep
llttorjof hay chaff threo or four times
a day.
In tho middlo of tho forenoon nnd
tho afternoon we feed a littlo mash
mado up of equal parts of coarse
ground corn, wheat bran, wheat mid
dlings and rolled oats. Onco a day
wo mix a raw egg In with this mash,
ono egg for about each GO chicks.
As thoy get older, wo gradually ln
creaso tho amount of raw egg, adding
enough water or, bettor still, milk to
keep tho mash from being sticky and
Boggy.
As fnHt as thoy learn to eat It,
wo mix moro and luoro wheat and
cracked corn Into tho chick feed, so
that by tho tlmo they aro threo weeks
old they aio eating cracked corn and
wheat entirely. From, tho start wo
glvo access to dry mash mudo up at
first llko tho wet mnBh, oxcopt that
tho rolled oats Is omitted after tho
second wuek.
AND HEAVY HORSES
animal If ono well loams tho trick oH
saddling him.
His foot will stand tho hard road!
better than thoso of tho horso.
Prepotency Is a fixed characterlstlo
In all puro bred slrca. Tho grado Biro
Is a proposition wo should steer cloar1
of.
No ono point In tho horso Is moro
essential than well shaped hoofs anil
sound hoofs. Tho vnluo of a horso
depends to a lnrgo extent upon hla
feet.
Tho fact thnt a horso Is Imported:
does not add ono cent to his intrinsic
valuo for breeding purposes.
Tho horso that Is afraid of tho auto
mobile nover can be taught to pass it'
quiotly by whipping.
A very young colt should havo
plenty of sloop and rest.
A mule's ago cuts littlo figure In nj
sale. No ono seems to euro how old.
a mulo may bo. Howovor, ho will!
bring from $150 to $200 when ho is
full grown If ho Is big, smooth and)
strong.
PROPER MANNER OF
FEEDING THE CALF
Young Animal Should Be Taken
From Cow After Fourth Day
and Placed in Pen.
The calf- mny bo loft with tho cow
for threo or four days, or until tho
milk Ib lit for use. Tho calf should
thon bo taken away and placed In a.
soparnto stable, If it is posslblo, oa
tho cow will glvo less trouble if she.
cannot see her calf.
By missing one feod tho calf will
usually bo hungry enough to start to
drink readily and will usually glvo
littlo trouble whon It flndB the bucket
contniuo milk. Four pounds of milk
per feed three times n day for tho
first ten days will glvo tho calf tv
good start, whon a small amount of'
skim milk mny bo substituted for u
part of tho whole milk, tho nmount
of tho skim milk being increased, so
that whon tho calf Is n month old.
it is getting skim milk entirely. When,
tho calf is two weeks old tho fceds.
may bo changed to two per day, with
tho amount of milk increased na tho
calf hIiowb ability to handlo It Aftor
threo weeks tho calf will begin to cat
n littlo grain. An excellent grnln mix
ture for calves Is mado of corn meal,,
oats and wheat bran in equal parts
with n little linseed meal added.
To grow calves well thoy should,
havo just what thoy will clean up
readlly at aach feed. Plenty of green,
grass Is good for them.
Calves should havo milk until they
aro flvo or six months old for best
results. If thoy nro forced to subsist!
on coarse feeds and grain too young:
thoy will bo stunted, ns their diges
tive system is not developed enough
to handlo such food exclusively at au
oarly ago. ,
CULLING OUT THE ;H
UNDESIRABLE HENS
All Fowls That Have Passed
, Term of Usefulness Should
Be Sent to Market.
It is always seasonable to cull out
tho undesirable birds from a flock.
All hens that have passed their term,
of usefulness should bo marketed.
While culling should bo continued
throughout tho entlro year, the most
heroic work should bo dono in the
fall.
What aro called yearlings In poultry
nro thoso which were hatched tho year
beforo tho pullets. They are nearer
two years old than one, and make ex
cellent breeders After breeding pick,
out of this flock thoso that aro con
sidered unprofitable,
What wo call tho two-year-olda
aro tho ones thnt aro going Into their
second molt. Very often some excel
lonth layers aro found among these,,
nnd Jt pays to keep them, but at that
ago tho closor wo cull the better will
bo our profits. This culling, howovor,
can only bo successful by closo watch
ing. No matter how valuable a bon may
bo, If she proves to bo a feather pull
er or an egg eater, she, too, should be
sent with tho culls to market
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