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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1914)
THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. HOME-MADE TRAP FOR CATCHING ANIMALS Lingerie Ribbons Embellish Undermuslins MRS. JOSEPH E. RANSDELL WnoByff UrOvtu WnA.C Rabbit Trap. Robert H. Weir, ago fourteen, of Cowley county, Kansas, has sent us the diagram of a rabbit trap which ho Bays ho mado hlmolf, and one which other boys could easily make, says Wallace's Farmer. Bealdoa getting rab bits, Robert has been able to got a fow 'possums when apples woro used as bait. lie saye to make a fow small holes In tho back, so that tho rabbit can see clear through, and not bo timid of entering tho trap. FURNITURE FOR THE DOLLIE Youngster May Surprise Mother by Keeping Quiet for Half Hour In Making Little Toys. Any boy or girl who wants to sur prise mother by being vory quiet for lmlf nn hour and by amusing himself or herself all that time, mlghtV make pin furnlturo, becaubo It Is really fun. s Get a few black-headed pins and a spool of colored twist. Then you can find somo scraps of velvet or satin or other cloth, also a tiny pasteboard box or a cork stopper. Perhaps with u diagram In front of you jou won't need to bo told how to go to work. Hut In case you sho'uld bo puzzled heio are tho directions: A Pretty Chair. Have a good box or a thin, round piece ot cork for the seat Cork Is best, because tho pins go in It eo easily. You can easily enough cut a slice from a round corl: stopper. Cover with the velvet or cloth. Thon stick In tho pins for tho back and twist tho thread around them; lastly stick four ,plns for tho legs. MAKE HOMES FOR THE BIRDS iDurlng Winter Boys Can Prepare to Attract Little Feathered Friends by Making Nests. A boy once originated tho Idea of varying tho usual "bird's nesting" crazo Into a systematic study of tho breeding of our common birds. In one spring ho found within tho limits of a single village 107 rpblps' nests. "One hundred were In sultablo situations on private places, 41 were In woods, 'swamps and orchards, eight were placed under bridges (two being under tho iron girders of tho railroad bridge), four were In quarries, 1C were in barns, sheds, under piazzas, etc., and ono was on tho ground at'tho foot of a bush. In addition to searching out the birds in their natural haunts, there Is a great fascination In trying to at tract them to our homes, says Boy Scouts of America. During tho win tor evenings boy scouts can busy themselves making nesting boxes. Even an old cigar box or a tomato can with a holo in it tho slzo of a quar ter will satisfy a house wren. Other boxes which are sultablo for blue birds, chickadees, tree Bwallows and starlings will, if set up In March, often have tenants the first season. In many cases It Is feaslblo to have hinged doors or sides on tho nesting boxos, so that they may occasionally bo opened and tho progress of events observed. It Is needless to add, how- over, that great caution must bo exer cisod to prevent destruction of tho nest'or other disturbance of tho birds' homo life. Under favorablo circum stances even somo of tho shyer Inhab itants of tho woods, such as woodpeck ers owls and ducks, can bo Induced to patronlzo artificial cavities if they are made right and erected right Case of Necessity. j It was Sunday, and two small boys were Industriously digging In a vacant lot, when a man who was passing wto'ppod to glvo them a lecture. "Don't you know that it is a sin to dig on Sunday unless It be a caso of neces sity?" asked tho good man. "Yes, sir," tlmidJy replied ono of tho boys. "Thon why don't you stop It?" " 'Cause this is a caso of necessity," ropllod tho llttlo phllosophor. "A toi ler can't tlsh without halt." Son Francisco Argonaut. ' i & ( . ' ; U o''a.Q.' KEEPING BOYS ON THE FARM Continual Fault-Finding Makes Youth's Heart Sore and Discourages Him Push Hlrn Along. (n- xokl. cwnm Fathers want to keep their boys on( tho farm but too many of thorn do not want to glvo them a start. They say, "Lot them dig their way out as 1 did boforo them." Every boy cannot work hard all of tho time In heat or cold or ii. rain or when the sun shines, but when ho asks for a holiday often he Is sent back to work with a soro and heavy heart, and many n boy on tho farm seldom gets a chance to go anywhero for pleasure. That Is discouraging. Then, many farm boys aro denied a llttlo spending money, which every boy craves. Ho ought to have a llttlo change that ho can spend Just as ho pleases. I know farmers who always leave their boys at home to caro for tho houso and tho stock while their parents go off to town or to places of amusement. That always inakeB a boy sore. This Is only ono side of the question. On tho other hand somo fathers In dulge tholr boys too much and spoil them. They say, "I have worked too hard all my llfo and now I am going to glvo my boy a chanco to make a living easier than I did. Another says, "I will glvo my boy nothing but tools, and let him mako his own liv ing." I think this Is tho best plan. Boys to bo content on tho farm must have some stock and pets of their own. This will do more to keep them contented than anything cIbo. I know what I'm talking about for I live on a farm. I have stock of my own and I wouldn't change places with any town boy I know. I am only thirteen years, but I have a horse, a cow and somo hogs. I am proud of my start. For sport, a boy likes a gun and ho likes to trap for rabbits and other gamo. He also likes to have a room of his own whero ho can keep all of his own things. A bookcase filled wtjh books will gladden his boyish heart, and fathers should buy their boys books when they know thoy want them. Somo boys aro born for pno pur poso in llfo and somo for another, and parents should find out what ho can do best, nnd help him in that direc tion. Continual fault-finding makes a boy)s heart sore and discourages him. A boy should not bo punished for overy llttlo fault, but ho should ' bo talked to kindly and shown whero ho is wrong. Most boys aro good at heart and do not Intend to do wrong, and If thoy aro helped to seo what Is right they will generally do It. TO MAKE GOOD SPRINGBOARD Straight-Grained Hickory or A6h Should Be Selected Used In Con nection With Gymnasium. Select straight-grained hickory oi nsh for the springboards. These can be of any width to mako up tho bourd to 18 inches wide. The frame part may bo of any material of tho dimen sions given In tho sketch. Tho butt ends of tho springboard should bo well fastened to tho crosspleco with screws or, better still, small carriage bolts with tho nuts on tho under side. Tho cross piece at the rear Is cut on the angle of tho springboard. The front crosspleco is mortised into the A Springboard. frame, and the ono near tho center is laid on top of tho two sldo rails. Tho rear crosspleco Is cither fastened with largo dowels or mortised into tho sldeplcces. This springboard will be of use In connection with a back-yard gymnasium for vaulting and doing turning acts. Explanation. "I know why bad boys aro sont to training Bhlps." "Why?" "For uaughty-cal reasons." ffLS J . annually by the grent patriotic society Is bundled by Mrs. Rnnsdoll, and tho office Is one that calls for busluesa nnd executive ability. Mrs. Rnnsdoll has served as vico-pioaldent at large of tho Woman's Na tional Rivers and Harbors congress, nnd Is deeply Interested In tho subjoct of tho development of American watorwnys. TALENTED YOUNG MATRON Now York, Boston. Chicago and tho most densely populated cities aro fa miliar with tho type of woman best represented by Miss Mubel Boardman, head of tho Red- Cross, and now by Mrs. Joseph Mcdlll McCormick, who has taken over the. national protection of tho suffrago cnuso. Miss Boardman is a dominant figure socially and under tho Taf administration presided over the nenrest rcaomhlnnco to a Balon of tho eighteenth century tho capital has enjoyed. Mrs. McCormick has re sided at varying Intervals In, Wash ington since sho woro shoit gowns and still attended school. Shu was well known as her father's" prldo and occasional counsellor In tho early days of President McKlnloy's regime. Sho passed from tho school girl rolo to that of a debutante popular with all classes of people. Social honors soon palled on this talented young matron, and ten years ago sho becamo active ly Interested In various philanthropic schemes in Washington and Chicago. Two years ago sho began tho orectlon of a series of lodging houses for self-respecting working girls. To supervise this task, Mrs. McCormick took a course in practical archi tecture and visited in person tho great central cities, whero similar oxperl 'ments had been conducted. She took up domestic science and with tho aid of a successful caterer she planned wholesome menus to be provided at a mini mum price. AMERICAN, YET TYPICALLY SPANISH time. Sho hns a great nmount of what might bo called forcoful spontaneity. In other words, she is delightfully enthusiastic about tho Joys and benutiea of llfo and does not hesltato to express hor pleasure; but balancing this youthful enthusiasm of hers Is a vcll-dovcloped interest In serious matters. SAW TO Representative Hoflln of Alabama told tho following Btory on a couple of TexanB, and insisted that it was true, oven If thoy woro from the sunny south: "It was at tho tlmo of tho Inaugu ration last March, and theso meh were ousting about for somo placo to get something to eat Thoy finally ven tured Into Washington's most ex pensive hotol. Bolng a triflo awkward with a menu, tho waiter presently bo gau suggeatlng "-'Duck, sab?' "'Yes, Henry, lot'B havo duck. I Rln't ot duck ainco I wuz a boy, and this Is on mo, remember ' '"Duck, by I'll means, waiter: but '.his bill, Bill, is on mo. We'll have quail, too, waiter Got somo quail?' " 'Yessah, and will yoli -gommon 'havo soup whllo these Is beln' pre palled? Oyntor soup, sah?' " 'Yes yea, wo will, we'll havo a nlco atow ' "Whon they had flushed, Henry renchod In his pocket, took out a wallet amply filled and, extracting a crisp ono-dollar hill, handed It to the almost Blnklng waiter, with tho remark that ho could havo what was loft out of It after the bill was settlod. "Honry wns told that tho bill was $9.GB. Being men of fow wordB, tho Toxans said nothing until they had reached Ponnaylvunla avonuo. And thon Bill romarked solemnly nnd forvontly, as ho looked at tho upper windows, 'Them pepplo '11 bo punched for that outragol' "Said Honry: 'Thoy already are, Bill. Fool thorn dozen silver spoonB In my pocket!"' t Llko I'rosldont Wilson, Mrs. Joseph E Hausdcll of Louisiana hnB tried out tho number 13 and found 1C luoky. "To show you I nlwnyB know what a good number It la," says tho wlfo of Senator Hansdell, "I will tell you tlutt I camojnto tho world as tho thirteenth child of my puronts. In that day nnd time, It wns held as a lucky number of children for parents to have. So, nt any rato, I had tho ndvantngo of not regarding It with superstitious nwo In my childhood." Mrs. Hansdoll Is tho recently elected treasurer goneral of tho Daughters of tho American Revolution. Sho sponds two mornings ench wcok In hor ofllcoa nt Continental Memorial hall at Wash ington. Hero, tho Tonnessoo, Mary land and California rooms aro given over for tho transaction of tho largo amount of business that passes through her hands, and sho hns a staff of nino ofllclont clorkB. Every penny of the thousands of dollnrs disbursed irf ' An American woman who looks enough llko n Spaniard to bo mistaken for a natlvo Cnstlllnn Is tho Senora Alicia Ward Illano y Gnyangos, wife of tho Spanish ambassador to this country. It Is a Btrungo colncldonco a quirk of fnto as It wore that Bho should resomblo so mnrkedly In color ing and feature tho countrywomen of her foreign-born husband. Every one, sho says, Is nmazd when alio acknowl edges tho United States as her birth placo and fatherland. This country has much to bo proud of whon It views tho sonora, doaplto tho fact that her oxotlo typo roflccts credit upon another cllmo. Sho first impresses ono as being a mero girl, yet upon hor youthful ahouldors rest tho responsibilities of an embassy. Sho Is one of tho most popular and ef ficient chatelaines of tho entlro diplo matic corps. Tallin Is duo, perhaps, to anothor of her personal qualities, that roveala ltaolf after alio had been en gaged In conversation for somo llttlo IT HIMSELF NARROW Batln nbbonB plain or dotted, and wldor weaves of tho samo kind, aro pictured hero mndo up into ribbon ornaments to bo pinned or tacked to petticoats, nightdresses, corBet covers, etc. Wash rlbbonB of excellent quality, from one-half Inch to two and a half inches wldo, aro used for theso linnd somo ornaments. Thoy arq furbolowB, puro and slmplo, serving no purpose of utility. But they nro a featuro of Ungerlo Btylos present and to como. Tho nnrrowoot ribbons aro mndo up In rosettes llko thoso shown In tho picture. Pondant ends nro tied in tiny butterfly bows, or knotted loops nro knotted nt tho contcr. At tho back theso llttlo roaottea nro to bo Bowod to very Bmnll safety plna, and with thain pinned to tho pottlcoat or night dress or combination. Flower formB nro simulated In tho rosettes nnd pon dantB In bows of UiIb kind, or n bolt of ribbon Is mndo up to two plain ro settes Joined by a short length of rib bon, aB shown In tho picturo. For lnco-trlmmed petticoats tho ro sotto of dotted ribbon an inch and a half wldo, shown at tho loft, is tho favorlto design. Tho Batln surfaco, whon tho ribbon Is of good quality, which stands much wear without bo- Girdles for Dancing Frocks THE liking for broad glrdloB that Bwatho tho waist and oxtend them Bolvcs bolow and nbovo tho normal waist lino Is foaterod by tho now dan cing stops. These require so much freedom of tho wholo flguro that tho Bucceesful management of tho waist bccomcB a matter of groat importance. Two-ptcco gowns, cBpodnlly, must bo provided with girdles which more than cover tho waist line Then, if tho va rious dips and whirlings and glides which havo captlvnted tho dancing world cause tho wnlst and skirt to purt company tho broad glrdlo hides this dlBarray. Two now designs, among thoso known ns "Tango girdles," aro pic tured here. Ono of thom is mndo of velvet ribbon In a delightful reddish yellow nasturtium color, combined with a croam-colored gnuzo ribbon with small pink roBen and green fol lago embroldoicd on It' Tho combina tion Is a thing of beauty In colors. In mnklng this glrdlo nn edge of tho gauze ribbon 1b basted to tho un derside ot tho velvet ribbon for that portion that oxtenda about tho waist. The short standing loop is mado ot tho two ribbons nlso basted together. Switches aro carofully put In nnd In visible, on tho light sido of tho velvet ribbon. Thoro Is a hanging end of velvot rib bon with a rulllo of tho gauzo ribbon basted along ono sldo. This ond is Onlahnd with a small bow tied In tho coming soiled Tho decoratlvo ribbons need not bo laundered, but may bo cleaned with gaBohno. A vory hamluoma garniture is mndo of about four yards of ribbon two inches wldo in plain satin, and ia shown nt tho right of tho picturo. This is to bo worn with onoot thoso lacy nightdresses in which tho doop yokea nro nil of laco or net. Many of them worn over n pottlcoat mako attrac tive negligees, and tho ndjustablo rib bon decoration comes in very bandy for embellishing thorn. A largo blankot-bow of wldo, dottod Batln ribbon, mndo for tho baby'B enr riago blanket, ia shown nt tho center of thov picture. It requires nt least four yarda of ribbon about llvo Inches wldo to mako it full enough, nnd flvo yards Is not too much, for thoro Is a cluster of four small, knotted loops at tho center and two knotted onds at tho back. Mndo in tho samo way, of narrow ribbon, 1b a slnglo rosotto. This la ono of thoso separate small plocos which milady may uso whoro alio will, on a enp or gown or pottlcoat wherovor a llttlo touch of color will add some thing to tho chnrm of laco-trlmmod and dainty garments, JULIA BOTTOMLEY. velvet ribbon. There Is a second short or end of tho volvpt ribbon alono. Tho knot nt tho baso of tho loop 1b oi both ribbons. It happens that the colors combined in this glrdlo will harmonlzo with al most any light-colored gown and aro particularly good with cream color or gold. Just now thcro is a crazo for palo yellow and soft gold colored gowns mado up with plenty of flno lacca. A glrdlo llko tho ono Just de scribed is lovoly with such a gown. Tho second glrdlo Is mndo of satin ribbon In thrco pnlo colore light bluo, light pink, and hcllotropo or lavender. Tho rlbbonB nro gathered over a cord along tho edges and whoro thoy aro Joined. Each ribbon is nbout four Inchos wldo. Tho standing loop is short with n knot of tho three colors nt its base. Thoro nro throo short enda graduated In length, ono of each color, Aa an exquisite finishing touch, small half-blown rosoa, mado of tho throo colors, aro sot primly ncrosa tho bow bolow tho knot Tho Tnngo glrdlo provides a slmplo gown with all tho embellishment it needs. A lino gown of whlto or cronra vojlo mado up with laco and haying a variety of glrdlcB with corresponding accoBPorles, will provo a vnluablo poa. session for tho girl who lovea to dance. If thoro aro nny girls who do not, thoy must bo lonosomo. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.