The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, February 17, 1914, Image 6
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Pretty Utility Dress of Cloth INCREASED VALUE OF LANDS I (1(1 IK !. ft J! i I' ! I I 1 I i FAEIt attcmp't to bear inoro I Ihnn mm kind nt t mil bid Ot once, Somo people lieiir threo KlndH an they linvo had, nil they have now, and nil they rxjiert to have. - Kdward Everett Hale. FOR THE CHILDREN'S LUNCH BASKET. Tho boat stand by for any lunch Is tbo sandwich, wlilcli may bo vnrlcd ad infinitum. Tlioy may bo mado of white, brown, graham, ryo, wholo wheat, rnlsln, or nut broads. For tho llttlo child who needs Just n lunch, one or two graham crackers, ono or two bread and Jolly sand wiches, n small apple and a slice of sponge cako will make a good meal. Cheese, llsh and eggs In various forms or combinations may bo used. A bit of chicken, lamb or beef roast, light desserts leaving out rich pastries and greasy, highly seasoned foods, tea and coffee. Baked Apples. Wash and coro tart apples, plunge In a kettle of boiling water, drain and let cold water run over. Place In a pan In a hot oven and bako until tender. Then tho skin may bo easily removed beforo serv ing. Sprinkle with sugar and servo with sugar and cream. Rice Cooked In Milk. Wash a fourth of a cupful of rice, add It to a cup and a fourth of milk heated In a double boiler; stir tho rice In with a fork and let it cook 20 minutes. Add a tablespoon ful of sugar, salt to tasto, and cook 20 minutes longer or until the milk Is all absorbed. Sorvo warm with thin cream and sugar. Never teach a child to Hko coffee or tea by warming tho milk with thoso beverages. When a child re fuses to drink its milk, glvo it straws to drink through, and servo tho milk In a protty cup or mug. Clear broth or gruel may bo served this way, also. A child has a natural craving for sweets, and this should bo satisfied with good puro sugar In Bomo form A sandwich with butter nnd brown sugar or scraped roaplo sugar Is al ways well liked. When tho tiny tot goes to kindergar ten with his lunch basket, glvo him lust enough to break his fast, and not enough to keep him from enjoying a good meal at noon. Itico cooked In milk In tho oven 1b a very simple, easy desert, and ono good for tho llttlo people. Add a quar ter of a cup of rice to a quart of milk, a handful of raisins, pinch or unit and Bugar to taato. Bako until thick. Servo with a bit of butter nnd gratod nutmeg, creamed with sugar, if bo desired. "Show me n man who hnn benefited tho world by his wisdom, or his country by hit patriotism, or his neighborhood by his philanthropy, and yon show mo u man who has mado the best of every minute. Orison Bwctt Warden. SEASONABLE DISHES. During tho winter, while oranges and grapefruit aro abundant, 1b tho time to mako our marmalade. Grape Fruit Marmalade. Wash and wlpo three each of grape fruit, or unges and lemons. Throw away tho thick end pieces and cut tho remain der into very thin bIIcob. Itoject all tho flbor and thick tissue, aud for each measure of fruit allow threo of water. Put into a kottlo and stand well covered for 24 hours. Then put on to tho range and cook ono hour; then add an equal measure of sugar, allowing a llttlo moro for good meas ure. After tho boiling point haa been reached allow tho marmalade to sim mer until it Jells. Pour into glasuoB and seal with parafllno. Fresh Coconnut Cake. Cream two tablospoonfuls of butter, add ono cup of light brown sugar. Heat in ono wholo egg and ono yolk; ndd Uireo-fourtliB of a cup of milk alternately with two cupfuls of flour mixed with two ten spoonfuls of baking powder. Pour into a square tin nnd bako In a mod erate ovon. Whon cool, covor with tho following icing: lloll togothor a cup of brown sugar with n third of a cup of water until tho sirup will spin a thread. Havo ready a well beaten egg white, nnd add thla sirup by ta blcBpoonfuls, beating nil tho while. Spread on tho cako and sprlnklo thickly with freshly grated coconnut. Apple Kuchen. Sift two cupfuls of flour with ono-hnlf teaapponful of snlt, two tearoonfuls of sugar nnd two teaspooufuls of baking' powder. Cut Into this four tablespooufuls of short ening; add a beaten egg nnd throo lourtha of n cup of milk. Put this Into u well greased pan and placo baking tipples, pared and corod nnd cut in olghths overlapping over tho top. England's Great Storm. Grievous as hna been tho damage wrought In Kuropo by, recent storms It ts unlikely thnt they woro moro vio lent thnn England's great storm of 3703. A Btroug west wind had sot in about tho middle of Novomber and It Increased in vlolenco until on tho morning of the 2Gth few peoplo ven tured out of their houses, and on that night houses were unroofed, buildings torn down aud thouBnnds of peoplo wero killed. About 2,000 Btncka of chlmnoya wero blown down In and A Hake until nearly done, take out and sprlnklo with sugar, cinnamon and bits of button Ilcturn to tho oven, and bako until a rich brown. Servo while warm. SYMPOSIUM ON BREAD MAKING. To have good results in bread mak ing, ono must havo good yeast, tho right tempcraturo and careful hand ling. If ono ubos tho dry yeast, add ono cako to a pint of potato water and a cup of lnnBhed potatoes, a tablespoon ful of sugar and a little flour, enough to make a thin batter. Sot away to rlso from noon until night, then Bet tho bread, using a half a cup for threo loaves of bread. This yeast will keep until It Is all used, If kept In a cool place. Salt is added when tho bread sponge Is set. Knead tho bread into a stiff loaf at night, then in tho morn ing, the first thing, cut It down, then knead; let rlso and mako Into loaves. When moro than doublo its bulk It is ready to bako. When baked, do not cover with a cloth, but let it cool In a free circulation of air. Light Rolls, To two cupfuls of bread flour add a quarter of a cup of yeast, ono and a half cupfuls of milk and water mixed, ono teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls each of Bugar and butter; beat woll nnd let stand until light nnd full of bubbles. When ready to knead, add a well beaten egg and Hour enough to mako a dough stiff enough to handle. Knead, using Just as llttlo flour as posslblo until the dough feels clastic. Let it rise ngaln until doublo its bulk, form into rolls, brush with butter, and when light bake in a hot oven. Caraway Sticks. Uso tho dough made for light rolls. Roll a small pleco in tho hands until a roll threo IncheB long with tapering ends is formod; score with a sharp knife, brush with butter, sprlnklo with salt and caraway Beeds, and whon light bako in a brisk oven. Koep well apart In tho pan or they will not havo a nlco crust. Haisin and nut bread may bo pre pared by adding tho desired amount of fruit and nuts to tho same dough used lor tho rolls. I'oppy seed and chopped almonds may also bo used to sprinkle over rolls or a sheet of dough, which can bo served In bIIccb when baked. A delicious fruit bread has grated lemon rind, chopped figB, ralslna and almonds. The sccrot of success lies In embracing every opportunity, of seeking high nnd right onds, and In never forgetting1 tho golden jule of catechism, "Doing your, duty In that station of llfo to which It shall please God to call you." Duko of Wellington. A WORD ABOUT CHEESE. Choeso Is one of our most highly nu tritious foods, and ono which will, with a bit of bread and fruit, mako a well balauced meal. Tho Information that chceso is in digestible has been handed down from ono generation to another until somo peoplo really bollovo it. Ono reason for this belief Is the fact that it Is eaten on top of a meal which Is too much for a stomach to dlsposo of easily, and tho attack ot Indigestion is attributed to tho choeso, whon tho wholo meal itself 1b to blame. Tho varieties of choose are bewild ering and aro Indeed a study. Tho hlBtory ot different cheosos as to their origin is exceedingly Interesting read ing. Tho kind of choeso to servo with certain courses Is now a puzzlo to many an entertainer for it is quite a breach of culinary otiquotto to servo tho wrong ono nt any course of tho dlunor. Somo ot tho popular cheeses aro, Noufchatol, Gruyero, Roquefort, Cam ombort, Fromago do Brie, Gorgonzola, Sapsago, Stilton, Cheddar, Edam nud Parmesan, not forgetting our own delicious Amorlcan choeso ot various kinds, which aro a closo second In many cases to tho foreign products. For macaroni cooking and all au gratia dlBhos thore Is no choeso that oqunla tho Parmosau; it is procured nlroady grated, and if bought In tho Italian market you are sura to get tho real thing. If ono has the leisure to look about In various shops nnd will collect tho different varieties of choeso, study their hlBtory, where nmdo and how, tho knowlodgo will bo forever helpful in ono's travels. For raroblts, souffloB and tho Hko thoro Is no cIiocbo which approaches tho good old Now York; In fact It Ib good anywhoro and at any courso. around London, In tho Thames only four ships remained botweon Indon brldgo and Limehouso; COO wherries, 300 Bhlpbonts nnd 100 llghterB and bnrgeB wero entirely lost, nnd many wero badly damaged. Tho damago In London alone wrb estlmatod at $10 000,000. Exactly. "Now I know why It is called a cross-examination." "Why, Dorothy?" "Uecause tho lawyer U bo cross." UT of tho conglomeration of styles which the beginning of winter UBhered In, many are passing and a few are to remain for spring. Here is a pretty nnd rather plain cloth gown for present wear, which may bo copied In taffeta Bilk, figured or plain voile (or both), In white embroidered fabrics in fnct, in any of tho beauti ful Bummer materials. It will be found strictly up to dato when tho time comes for wearing It. A very pretty development of It showa a plain skirt, quite full enough to stop In at tho normal stride, with tho hip drapery made of figured voile having a white ground with colored flowers. Tho bodlco is made of thia vollo combined with shadow Iaco. There is a glrdlo of leaf green messa lino ribbon nnd n sash which extends about tho figure under the drapery and ties in a bow (at tho right sido) with short hanging ends. These pret ty voiles sell at. a very reasonable price In the neighborhood of forty conta a yard and mako up Into as elegant looking dresses as those that coBt four or five times as much. Wo aro to have a spring and sum mer season with everything flower decked. Small flowers on hats, PRETTY BONNET TO ADORN THE SMALL MAIDEN IT IS a delight to mako tho pretty llt tlo bonnets and caps which amall daughters and little sisters look so adorably sweet in, and it 1b by no means difficult. Hero Is ono made of chiffon taffeta silk, with plaited ruffles of moussel lolno and lace. Tho puffed crown Is simply a circle of silk about eighteen IncheB In diameter, with rows of shirring nt tho edge. This is sowed to a narrow covered head band or bandeau, bound with pin shirring wire. Underneath tho band tho ruffles aro placed after being gathered Into amplo fullness. The knlfo plaiting may bo mado of tho same Bilk as tho crown rrr'm nnd need not bo hemmed nt the edge. It Ib poised under tho lace. By way of trimming, a narrow rib bon niching Is placed about tho crown and a roBotto of baby ribbon with hanging ends Is placed at tho sldo. Ties of ribbon nbout threo inches wide comploto this protty pleco of hondgear. Bonnets of this kind nro tmado up In all tho colors thnt children wear, and aro very practical for almost every season of tho year. Tiny boquots of fruit blossoms, llttlo Juno roses, forget-me-nots, nnd llttlo daisies aro added. Flowers and ribbons aro of nil things the best for children's sllllnory. S2C3SC3EZZ3S; dresses with sprays or single blossom of small flowers, flowered ribbon gir dles nnd vests, parasols with millinery flowers ndded for adornment, or with flowers printed in the coverings. A little study of the styles will betray tho tendency to tho quaint old-fashioned Ideasjn which flowers wero the paramount means of expression in us ing color. Nothing prettier has ever been thought out. The llttlo gown pictured is not at all difficult to make. It la an "easy going" fit but must bo draped and hung correctly. Almost any pattern houso can provide a paper pattern for guidance In cutting this dress. Moro material is required this season than for tho past two. Flounces and hip "draperies aro to tho fore, but it is not likely that wo shall go to extremes in the matter of growing fond of voluminous Bkirts. The narrow band of fur which fin ishes tho bodlco on tho gown pictured can bo omitted for spring or Bummer wear. But if tho gown is mado for wear In southern winter resorts this narrow border of fur appears on tho sheerest of materials as lace, net and chiffons. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. I When mado of the darker colors, as brown or tan, with whlto or cream laco ruffles, bonnets of this kind nro qulto durable. Tho dainty tints aro notvery suc cessfully cleaned aud therefore such millinery is for wear on dress-up occasions JULIA BOTTOMLEY. New Materials for Toilet Articles. If you must bo abreast of the tlmoa throw away or glvo away tho toilet articles In silver. Ivory or celluloid which havo been your faithful friends for years, and got everything new in art glass, which comes In tho most alluring tints of cream, rose, mauvo and green and in classically severe de signs. Tho little boxes for powder, rouge and soap havo square bottoms Hko the baso of a Corinthian pillar and convox covers Hko tho dome of tho Madololno, whllo tho clock cases, pin trays and mirror backs aro equal ly plain nnd ponderous. If you don't care for toilet articles in glass, oven of tho mbst artistic sort, you may turn toward thoso In alabaster, or whnt looks like alabaster. Theso come in shnpes similar to tho articles In glass, but aro puro white and prom ise to bo moro durable. Powder Puffs for the Purse. Llttlo crochoted powder puffs aro tho latest novelty for tho purse. They can easily bo mado at home. Crochet two circular pieces about tho bIzo of a silver dollar out of mer cerlzod cotton of nny shade desired. Carefully sow them together, leaving small openings through which to pour In tho powder. Fill tho bag full with tho powder, so that it will sift through easily when patted gently on tho face. Then mnke a pretty, edge around the circular pleco by crocheting a fow rows of plain chain stitch, each ndded row to bo cuught Into tho middle of the preceding ono, which gives a Rort of ruffle effect An opening can safe ly bo mado by cutting n atltch or two when It Is necessary to roflll tho puff. Shirt Bosoms. The Bhlrt bosoms which woro intro duced in chiffon on tho chlfTon and crepo do chlno blouses this wlntei aro evidently to continue aB tho dls tlngulshlng foature of tho tailored waists for early spring. There is one difference, however; thoy aro now de veloped in a contrasting material. For Instance, on a model in light wolght linen tho shirt bosom Is of plaited handkerchief linen, with a tiny floral design in color scattered over it. this color not being repeated on tho Robo splerro collar. Advance Is Due Essentially to De creased Cost of Hauling Different Farm Products to Market. It Is n matter of common observa tion that, when any community haa passed from a condition dominated by bad roads to a condition which is characterized by good roads, land val ues In that community advance. It la plain thnt no system of good roads can directly Improve tho soil fertility ar tho quality of farms. It is equally truo that good roads can and do di rectly improve tho site value, or th9 value which accmea to tho farm by A Southern Road Before Improvement. Virtue of Its situation with respect to markets, schools, and towns, and the accessibility of these. In dealing with this matter of In creased farm values from a strictly economic standpoint, it has .been pointed out and it Is worth remember ing, that where farms have advanced In value the advance Is duo essentially to decreased hauling costs. The ad vance in fnrm values, In other words, measures partly tho Increased value of the farm as a plant for tho business of farming. That Increment of valuo which is due to those things that are described as social advantages or Im proved social conditions has no nu merical measure. When his road is Improved the land owner appreciates tho Improvement and frequently sets an increased valuo upon his land. It la difficult, however, to analyze the entire increment of value which follows'good roads. There Is no doubt that the cost of good roads is met by some form ot taxa tion, which, In many Instances, causea the land owners to add to tho selling price of their land that amount which thoy estimate tho good road has cost them in taxes. This process Is more distinctly ob served In city property transfers, where direct assessments for sowers, sidewalks, and pavements aro invari ably added to the original cost of tho property. The important point that Ib becoming more and more understood by land owners is that good roada re quire a considerable Investment of capital, nnd furthermore that such an Investment is a paying one. Here nro a few Instances of actual conditions which havo been observed in various parts of tho country. In Lee county. Virginia, a farmer owned 100 acres between Ben Hur and Jonesvllle, which ho offered to sell for $L800. Two or three years ago this road was Improved, and although that farmer fought tho Improvement, ho has since refused $3,000 for his farm. Along this same road a tract of 188 acres was supposed to have been sold for $0,000. The purchaser refused the contract and the owner threatened to sue him. After the road improvement, and without any Im provements upon the land the same farm was sold to tho original purchas er for $9,000. In Jackson county, Alabama, tho peoplo voted a bond Isbuo of $250,000, for road Improvement and Improved 24 per cent, of tho roads. The 1900 census nve the value of all farm lands In Jackson county as $4.90 per aero. The selling price at that time The Same Road After Improvement, was from $G to $15 per acre. Tho last census gives the valuo of Jack son county farm lands ns $9.79, and the selling price Is now from $15 to $25 per aero. The prlco of farm land, like that ot any other commodity, Is ruled by the relntlon between supply nnd demand. When tho price of farm land advances It measures a readjustment between tho supply and the demand. This re adjustment, in some cases, Is sharp nnd Immedlnte. Ono distinct Item ot Increased values is becoming more evident from year to year; that Is, immigration Into the rural districts where 'road conditions are favorable especially ts this truo with regard to owners of automobiles. Thore aro repeated Instances of this kind In New Englnnd nnd those states which have been nctivo In Improving their roads. Favors Immigration. Immigration Is particularly marked whoro road conditions aro favorable; In fact, tho Hgures of the department Room to Indicate thnt good roads in directly Increase tho demand for rural property; and tho price of farm land, Hko that of any commodity, Is rulod by the relations betwoen demand and supply. ' "ll It. Samuel McKlnley, 1215 ' Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo., writes: "I can honestly Bay that 1 owo my llfo to Peruno, j. raveling' irom town to town, and having- to go Into all kinds oi Daaiy neateu buildings, ply ing1 my trado as auctioneer, It la oniy natural mat I boa colds ire auentlv. "Last December I contracted a severe cold which, through neg lect on my part, settled on my chest. I heard of Peruna. It cured me, bo I cannot pralso It too highly." uquia mcaicincs can bow procuro reruns in laDiei form. The Wretchedness of - Constipation wMi uiuuy uz uvubumu uy CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Purely vegetable act surely and genuy on tne liver. Cure Biliousness, Head ache, Dizzi ness, and Indigestion. They do their duty, SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature 25 EYE ACHES I zff S'ft&jiH JKT mNnl ET7?1 HEAVIEST HORSE ON RECORD Figures Show Clydesdale Weighed More Than Any Animal of His Kind Known to History. Tho weight of the heaviest horse ever known was 3,000 pounds. This horse, a Clydesdale, was exhibited In New York in 1S89. It was 21& hands high and although only five years old measured 32 Inches round the arm, 45 Inches round the stifle or knee Joint, 95 Inches girth, 34 round the hip and 11 feet four inches in length. It was of perfect proportions, with a head 30 inches In length. A French authority gives tho weight of horses as follows: Excluding ponies, which have an average weight of 440 pounds, tho weight of horses varies from CCO t-j 1,540 pounds. The weight of cart horses varies between 1,100 aud 1,540 pounds. Tho weight of cab and coupe horses, which is about tho samo as that of cavalry horses, varies be tween 990 and 1.05G pounds. Theso weights aro for adult animals. Disproving a Proverb. Lady Cook (Tennessee Claflln) wao talking in Pittsburgh about time's changes. "Woman used to wear' the hoop skirt," Bho said, "and tho wind blew it up outrageously. She now wears the slashed skirt, a much more modest affair. "Time changes all things," ended Lady Cook. "I said to a young man the other day: " 'Distance lends enchanment.' " 'But not,' ho answered, 'when you're taking your girl homo in a tax Icab.' " Tame. "What do you think of football?" "Oh, It's rather tame," replied tbo militant suffragette. True love may be a myth, but there are a lot of mighty satisfactory Imita tions. Appetite Finds Ready Satisfaction In a bowl of Post Toasties and Cream. Thin, crisp bits of In dian Corn cooked and toasted so that they have a delicious flavour Wholesome Nourishing Easy to Serve sold by Grocers everywhere. KB. iW- w. 4aHHPADTCD'c sinr r'iww wmt i r Amaiw iiver - Ai.