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THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. HHHOOIHOfO00OiCHOHfOf04004arO0OlO0CHO -A. .. r-? T? UN TncireuanT New Indian Animal Stories Why the 'Possum's Tail Is Bare n m By JOHN M. OSKISON CROWN PRINCE STUDIES WAR PLANS HOIOOfOfH040OKfOOK0Of0040fOfOfOI04-000OtO Group of Effective French Coiffures 9 i IT Is said that French women can "carry off" extremes of. stylo grace fully that aro quite Impossiblo to other women. But tho French insist that Americans aro favored with tho same Sift. Whatever may bo our opinion of the French talent for clothes, we will conccdo that the women manage their coiffures with flno effect. Hero Is a group of three, dressed to suit tho In dividuals and to bo worn with eve ning dress. Each one shows the beau ty of carefulness, at least, and some (originality of treatment. At tho top a slmplo stylo shows tho ihalr waved only about tho face. It Is Tilain over the crown of tho head and combed to the nape of tho neck. Thero is a wide, loose and very soft braid mado of waVy hair extending all about the head. An ornament madoof. pearl heads follows the line of the braid and liolds tho hair about the face neatly In place. Such a coiffure Is an excellent model for women whose hoads aro not as shapely as they could wish. Tho coiffure shown at tho loft is n ,good selection for ono who is forced to help out a scant supply of thin hair with a well-mado piece that can bo Brilliant Ribbon Vests and Girdles N those alluring shop windows along tho boulevards, gayly llowcred vests and brilliant ribbon girdles promise another colorful springtime. Clothes are to bo cheerful. Colors aro not so strong and primitive as those of last yoar, but richer and quite as vivid. And they aro combined with tho cun ning of tho Orient, to which many makers of things fashlouablc aro look ing for inspiration. It Is In accessories of dross that tho woman of good taste will find opportunity to Indulge her love of color. Tho small vests, coatees, gir dles and sashes made of gorgeous rib bons or piece goods aro little touches of splendor, to bo added to gowns of plain colors' or white. .Little coats of flowered cropo do chino, challl and similnr fabrics aro the smartest of conceptions and just in tho mode. They are destined to thrive for at least ono successful season. Nearly all tho vosts are made of brocaded or figured ribbons. A few aro of plaid ribbon showing unusually beautiful color combinations. In all cases they aro brilliant, either with bright colors or of quieter tones bur nished with gold or silver thread. Itoso color, old bluo. pea green, ma hogany and ollva green, with all the gold shades, aro featured In broendes. In Roman stripes and in plaids, strong reds, blues, greeus, with black and white, aro embodied, with one color predominating as a rule. No woman who goes a-travellng need be told how useful these girdles, vests and llttlo coats arc In making variety for her. Oiven ono or two suits, several blouses and girdles, a brilliant vest and u little (lowered coat, and almost any number of changes may bo rung in the toilette. It may be toned up b these acces sories to fit any occasion, Ono of tho vests made of brocaded ribbon Is shown hero. It has a greon gray ground with velvet roses and Collage, in. tho natural colors, raised pinned on. The natural hair is waved and combed back to the nape of the neck. Here it is colled or the ends are turned under and fastened in with a fancy comb In the now mode. Tho entire front effect Is made by pin ning on a ready-dressed piece mado with a short light frlngo over the fore head. Milady's own hair Is waved and dressed as shown in tho third coiffure. A small Hat pad supports the hair at' the back. The waving is very looso and tho hair, parted a llttlo at ono sido and fluffed, sweeps backward and over the pad. All the ends aro brought together in tho new mode at the right side and pinned in with a long shell comb. Women are. , rather icluctantly, adopting the high hair dress, but with ono accord apparently taking to waved hair. One should not lose sight of the vnluo of Individuality In the matter of tho coiffure. It Is as desirable as va riety. An occasional change of styles ploasus everyone, for In hair-dressing, a3 in other things, variety is the sptco of Hfp. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. on it. Tho roses are in Amorican Deauty shades, the leaves in dark rich green. Vests or coats In which soft greens predominate, look well with any color. The girdle of velvet ribbon Is In a deep red-gold color, exceptionally fashionable at present. This Is espe cially liked with white or cream-colored dresses. A girdle of moire rib ron is made of a good violet shade and is finished with satin-covered but tons and buckle in the same shade. These molro girdles may bo had in nny color In tho plaid and Roman striped girdles the buttons and buckle arc covered with plain satin In tho color predominating In the ribbon. These nro tho newest models in glrdlos for cloth or silk gowns and aro innocent of loops and ends, rosettes or orna ments. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. White Lace Walsta. Not only are nets and laces used together, but thoy aro combined with taffeta. Dressy waists havo tho upper part of lace and the girdle or peplum In white or colored silk. Tho new Japanese collar and tho plaited slcove frills aro also mado of taffeta. All over shadow laces and plain nets aro shirred on heavy cords and trimmed with lace bauds and edges. Many of the models have tho sleeves unllned, but tho body of the waist shows a low-cut lining both back and front. Tills leaves tho neck and tho arms partially uncovered, tho tint of the flesh showing through tho lace. When entire linings aro U8ed, palo pink chiffon or net Is used, as this suggests the flesh tint. A largo proportion of tho necks aro finished with an upstanding frill, modified Medici, or high rolling effect. Tho front finish of tho neck is either a sharp V outline or widened at tho sides and finished In a shallow point In the center. i some day in a position where he will have to uso his knowledge of tho war game There are many reasons to be apprehonslvo of this, although tho horizon Ih now fairly clear. War clouds roll up quickly in Europe In tho formal phraso of democracy, Germany's relations with all othor powers uro Just now "correct." RECEIVER OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Mr. Walker W. Vick of Now Jersey, general receiver of tho Dominican cus toms for Undo Sam, has Just ren dered tho sixth annual report of tho receivership. A summary of the re port shows that big business at the Dominican capital showed somo tropl datlon when President Wilson brought about a change of administration of custom affairs in Santo Domingo They feared the now broom might Bwoep too clean. As tho now receivership administra tion gradually unfolded its purpose, however, there was a nntural sub sidence of concern within business cir cles, and now tho conclusion Is in all realms of Dominican financial and commercial circles, that the right kind of sweeping has a salutary effect on tho financial, as it docs on tho do mestic household, and that cobwebs of debatablo precedents aro not al ways conducive to forceful achieve ment. When what Is known as tho "Amorlcan-Domlnlcan convention of 1907" was created, tho United States accepted tho responsibility of receiving nil tho customs duties; to pay a definite proportion of tho same each month to tho Republic, nnd to apply all olso in payment of interest on a $20,000,000 bonded debt and Into a Blnklng fund for the discharge of the principal. During the six years of this Dominican receivership great progress hns been made toward tho repayment of tho principal of tho $20,000,000 loan, tho customs lecelptB climbing from about $2,000,000 a year to an annual total cus toms receipts for the calendar yoar 1913 of ovor $4,000,000, or, to bo exact, $4,290,000. AWARDED RED CROSS GOLD MEDAL .vJ.s . tsptwjt SsS. 'j o ' ,. of the national committee on Red fross nursing sorvlce, hns many times been tested Last spring, for instance, during tho Ohio fiood, Miss Delano and her coworkers were ablo to mobilize within a few houra' time an efficient corps of trained nurses to assist in tho relief work, and tho Red CroBs can at all times secure through ltB 110 local committees on nursing service the number of nuraes required in disaster or war. The entire corps of Red Cross nurses represents a high professional stand ard, and has been inade a nursing reserve for tho army and navy. OFFERED POST 'Alfred Noyes, tin. English pot, who is in this country lecturing In tho cause of world penco, has boon asked to Join Uio faculty of Princeton uni versity, and it Is understood that ho hns agreed to accept. Hlo election It Is hald, will be sanctioned by tho trus tees at their meeting In April The position which Mr. Noyes is to fill, It is said, is a visiting professor nhlp, with lectures on modern English literature. It will begin about tho middle of noxt February and extend through tho second term of the uni versity, and, it is understood, will con tlnue in this way for several years from February to June. Mr. Noyes is thirty-three jears old, and has boon writing poetry for more than 20 years At tho nge of fourteen he wroto his first epic, a production in rhymed verse of soveral thousand lines, describing nllegorlcally tho voy age hroiigh llfo as on a ship. This poem was not published. Five years later "The Symbolist" was printed in the weekly supplement of th London Times. At that time ho was In Exeter college, Oxford, achieving a reputation far more through his prowess as an athlete, and especially on tho" class crow, than as a poeL The oxllo of Dantzlc, Crown Prince Frederick William, Is back In Uorlln, nftor two years at tho head of his Heath's Head hussars. He comoa to Berlin to Btudy war plans nnd adminis tration under tho guidance- of tho nblo soldiers of tho general staff. Ho could not havo como at n better time If ho really desires to work and loarn. Preparations for Increasing tho army under tin terms of last year's arma ment bills nro well under way, and tho staff is loaded with work of a highfyl practical executive nature. Tho crown prlnco will probably not stay at Uorlln long. Ho will bo In structed by past mastors In strategy, tho mobilization or troops, In nil that can bo taught from maps ut a desk. Thou he will bo sent to Borne othor regiment to take, up ugaln tho prac tical work of soldlorlng. Hy Inclina tion as woll ns training, young Fred erick William appears to bo a thor ough soldier. Ho may find hlmsolf A woman with white hair and with the spirit of perennial youthfulncss and enthusiasm shining from lior faco has been awarded tho Red Cross gold medal of morit by tho central bonrd of that organization. Tho woman thus honored is Miss Jane A. Delano. Pres ident Wilson mado tho award of tho medal. In presenting Miss Delano to I ho president, Miss Mabel T. Hoard man, tho active head of tho Amorican Red Cross society, said of her: "It is duo to Miss Delano's devoted and nfllclcnt labors Hint a splendid corps of over 4,000 of tho best trained niirseB In tho country have boon en rolled In tho Red Cross for nctlvo service In time of wnr or disaster. The people of the United States may well bo grateful for tho unromunerat erf mid efficient work of this dovoted woman." Tho practicability of tho remark able organization effected by Miss De lano, whoso official tltlo Is chairman AT PRINCETON ; run """ Ai xSvvj ' Iff j& r f, - - pr , - mil Get Out Your Paint Boxes (Copyright, 19U, by tho McCluro Nows paper Syndicate.) 'Long thno ago, tho 'possum had n beautiful bUBhy tall. Ho waa so proud of It that ho combed It out ovcry morn ing and made up somo songs about it. Tho ra,bbit, who had only a stump of a tall after tho bear pulled most of It off, got vory JoalouB of tho 'possum on account of his tall, and doclded to piny a trick on him. Thoro was to bo a groat council and dnnco of tho animals, nnd tho rabbit said that ho would invito ovcry ono to como. Ho wont to toll tho 'possum, and tho 'possum said: "I will como If you will bo Buro to haVo a special seat for mo. I havo such a flno tall that I ought to sit whoro overy ono can havo a good look at me." "Vory well," said tho rabbit, "I will havo tho best seat for you; also, I will send you somo ono to comb and dress your tall for you." Tho 'possum was pleased, and thanked tho rabbit. Then tho rabbit wont to tho cricket, who wnB such a good hair cutter that ho waB called tho barber. "You go and dress tho 'possum's tall for tho danco," tho rabbit said to him; and tho rabbit told tho cricket just what to do. Next morning, tho crlckot went to tho 'possum's houso and Bald that ho had como to fix him up for tho danco. "You Just Btrotch out and tako It easy," said tho (crIckot. So tho 'pos sum stretched himself out, shut his eyes, and lot tho crlckot do his work. Now tho crlckot combed out tho 'possum's tall and wrapped a red rib- CARRIER AND BICYCLE STAND Handy Combination Which Increases Utility of Wheels Labor of Er rands Greatly Simplified. Whllo tho fact may not bo generally appreciated, It Is, nevertheless, true that the blcyclo Is Increasing In its popularity, not bo much for pleasure as for practical purposes. This Is particularly true of tho suburbs arid Carrier and Stand. country, whoro thero nro always er rands to bo done, nnd the labor of these Is greatly simplified by tho use of tho blcyclo, which stands In tho corner always ready nnd willing to carry Its burden quickly from ono point to another. Thero nro often bundles to bo carried to and from tho post office, and for this purpose the combined carrier and stand lias been Invented. It slips quickly In place without regard to tho presonco or nb scuco of a mudguard, and It Is claimed thnt the baskot will hold a weight of 100 pounds and tho stand, when in use, will hold tho weight of a 17C-pound rider. Fitting Remedy. Tommy I want another box of those pills, llko what I got for mother yesterday. Druggist Did your mother say they wore good? Tommy No, but they Just fit my air gun Llfo. and Color the Animals. boa around it to keep It smooth until that night at (ho danco. But ns ho combod, tho cricket clipped off all the hair close to tho roots, and ho wrnppod the rod ribbon around a baro tall. When night came, tho 'possum wont to the council houso where tho do,nco was to be, and ho found tho best sent ready for him. "So, my friend Rabbit keeps his word," said tho 'possum. His turn came in tho dance, and tho 'possum loosened tho rod ribbon front his tall and stopped Into tho ratddlo of tho floor. Tho drummors began to beat, and tho 'possum began to danco nnd sing, "Oh, boo my beautiful tall!" Every ono shouted when thoy hoard what tho 'possum sang, bo ho danced nround tho circle again, singing "Seo What a Fino Color My Tall Has." Again, ull of tho animals shouted, and tho 'possum danced nround a third tlmo, and ho anng, "Seo How My Tall Swoops tho Ground!" This tlmo tho nntmals shouted louder than ovor, nnd onco nioro tho 'possum danced and tang, 'Seo How Flno tho Fur of My Tall Is!" Thon ovory one laughed so long that tho 'possum won derod whnt thoy woro laughing at. Somo ono said, "Iook at your beauti ful tall!" and tho 'poBBum, for tho first tlmo, looked down at hta tall. Not a Blnglo hair wa3 left on It It was np baro as a llzardl Tho 'possum was so surprised arid ashamed that he could not nay a word; hu Just rolled over on tho ground aud grinned I And thnt Is what ho does to this day when ho 1b taken by surprise. QUEER LITTLE PRISON BIRD How a Beautiful Variety of Hornbill Becomes Prisoner During Nesting Time. Sylvia and Dotty drew their chali close to Undo Kills. "Oh, yes," ho Bald, "I promised to toll you about tho queer llttlo prison bird. Woll, ItB homo is In Africa, and it is called 'prison hlrd' becauso It Is really a prisoner during Its nesting tlmo. "Father and mother prison bird build their nest In tho hollow of a troo; thoy go through an opening In tho bark. With downy feathers plucked from her own breast, tho mother prison bird makes tho nest qulto cozy and comfortable; then she ontorB and settles down In 1L 'Father bird at onco plasters up thp entrance, leaving nn opening that ex actly suits tho form of hlB beak. The opening 1b only largo enough for air and food to pass through. "Mother bird lays her oggs, hatches thorn, and stays with tho baby birds until thoy aro old enough to fly. "During all of that time, which is said to bo several weeks, tho father bird stays near his home, and keeps a faithful watch. Without fall lie brings food to her ns often as sho needs It. "It Is a sad tiling if the father bird dleB, or in any way Is kopt from tak ing caro of his family. Tho mother runnot free herself,, aud so sho and the baby birds starve to death. "As soon as the baby birds aro able to fly, tho father tears away tho bar rier to his home with his beak, and sets thorn and their mother freo, and tho little prisoners greet tho light and tho unknown world. "It seems to mo that tho father bird must bo glad when tho task of feeding his muto and babies Is over." "Has tho prison bird any other name, and la it a pretty bird?" Sylvia asked, when Uncle Ellis had finished. "Yen," said Uncle EUIb, "It is a kind! of hornbill, and it is a beautiful bird." r Virginia Farloy In Youth's Compan ion. Athletes at Princeton. Princeton unlvoralty has over 1,300, atudonta registered In various ajxirU..