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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1914)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. Effective mtKSm ' i WMIIiIimkiibIi i THE uso of crapo In the decoration of costumes designed for mourn ing wear led up to Its use In the mak-' ring of dress accessories. Then camo the all-crape blouse and now wo have the all-crape gown. This Is an ex treme of tho stylo which Is very strik ing Inasmuch as it is so unusual. But there is no good reason why so ibeautlful a fabric as crape should not he used in the making of gowns. Neckpieces, muffs and other acces sories made of it proved how adapt able it is for garments as well as millinery. This gown Is cut with a rather nar row draped underskirt and an outer garment having a rather long basque, which gives the effect of a tunic. This Is worn over an under-bodice of plaited whito chiffon having a high collar in black. There is a girdle qf folded crapo and the ornaments, which simulate large buttons, aro made of narrow folds of crape also. In trimming garments made of this For Little Sisters JCSSS. f Ta EVERY littlo girl has a right to play in tho water and to learn to swim and bo as much at homo in It as her brother Is. Tho adventurous spirit of boyhood takes him out with his fel lows and if water Is within reach he Is apt to learn to swim. Girls make splendid swimmers, and the mere rknov.iedgo that they possess this ac complishment keeps them from get ting panicky when Joining in tho water sports of their companions. Tho most noted swimmer in this country Is Miss Annetto Kollerman. Quito likely thero are nurabors of men who swim as well and huvo as .much endurance. But no one of them can do better, and no one of them can look half as well as this sister to tho -mermaids. The exercise develops all tho muscles of the body In the most ' uniform manner. Tho pleasure of lewimmlng and tho tonic of cool water uiro both healthful. Nothing could bo bettor designed for tho littlo girl's water sports than tho simple onepleco garment shown In tho picture It Is cut in two pieces, consisting of tho perfectly plain waist and th bloomers, But these two 1 ' $ e M22S; fitS All-Crape Costume rich fabric, folds, covered cords, tucks and plaits, very neatly made of tho material, provido the best of all dec orations. There ia something about tho distinctive character of this un usual product which precludes much ornamentation. In the construction of npparel for mourning it should be borne In mind that extremes of stylo aro inappro priate Conservative designs in dresses and hats' are In good form always and in mourning costumes they aro imperative. In tho matter of decoration, also, tho forms that show careful workman ship and express a sedateness in choice aro consistent and therefore beautiful. In millinery thero Is a wider rango In choice of trimmings, but, after all, nono looks so well as forms of flow ers, buckles or ornnmonts made up In crapo used with neatly laid folds and plaits. to the Mermaid &?'-(&r H5!S0S' "V &x 5S pieces are mnchlne-stltchcd together in tho finished garment. Brllliantino or mohair, in a good quality, Is about tho most appropriato material for theso bathing suits. Whatever material Is used for tho suit, or for trimming, must bo shrunk. Blue In bright, strong tones, or gray or certain shados of green and red, will all stand the water and sun. But tho old reliable combination of bluo In a bright navy trimmed with white braid cannot bo Improved upon for good looks or durability. Small pearl buttons make a flno bit of finishing used with whlto mohair braid. Tho littlo rubber-cloth caps nre to bo had In all tho bright colors and in checked and spotted patterns. Theso caps are mado also In plaids and stripes in brilliant colors. They are usually bought ready made. As the rubber cloth may bo bought it is a good Idea to add an odd bit of trim ming made of it, to distinguish tho cap from others. One can keep an eyo on tho small wearer, if her cap Is rccognlzablo, and allow her more free dom In her water play JULIA BOTTOMLEY. ROAD BUILDING LAND VALUES ARE INCREASED English Country Resldcnto Enjoy Good Roads and Are Ever-Wlthln Reach of Good Markets. In England tho highest ambition of a majority of well-to-do men is to hnvo a "placo" in tho country, Thoy don't hanker after city living tho year around; indeed, they don't hanker aft er it nt all, except as it mny bo forced upon thorn in order that they may llvo near their business. But the mlnuto their business reaches euch a point as to afford them some leisure, or tho mlnuto thoy acquire BUfllclent moans to retire, thoy seek a homo In tho coun try. England has good roads, though in very early times nono wcro worse, and theso couutry residents aro never beyond the reach of good markots and of tho supplies which good markots offor. A country houeo ton miles from a market town, but connected with it by a good road a road good at all sea sons and In all weathers Isn't really so difficult of access as soma country An English Country Road. houses within a mile of soma of our city limits. Has it ever occurred to landholders in some of our own towns that good roads to their lnnda would not only bring thoso lands nearer tho markets they raise produce for, but would also bring those lands nearer tho city where business men do business, make them moro available for residence and increase their value? No man wants to travel two or moro miles every day to and from tho city where his busi ness Is located over such "roads" as wo have found existing in various parts of tho country. No wonder the "stato road" systom has becomo so popular. But many men would be glad to drive their buggy or auto five or oven more miles ovory day if the roads offered them were such that tho drive was a daily plcasuro and did not put them at an unreasonable distance from their offices in point of time. OPERATION OF A ROAD DRAG Some Simple Lessons Given by Man Who Learned by Years of Expe rience Helper Is Needed. Here are soma simple lessons, worth considering, which I have learned by years of oxperionco with tho road drag, writes John K. Good man in Progressive Farmer. 1. Mako your drag reverslblo (I. e., to movo dirt right or left) by altering tho hitch. Have tho hind section about five-sixths tho length of the front one; and faco both front and rear sections entire length with Iron or steel. 2. For best results under varying conditions of road surfaco as to dry damp, hard or soft, I llnd it pays to have a man along at tho end of a ropo nttnehed to tho rear end of drag to properly steer tho machine, and coun teract its tendency to slide around hard bumps which noed trimming off and smoothing. It Is not so easy a matter as talking about It, for one man (tho driver) to rightly direct tho course and work of the drag by stop ping from point to point, as common directions go; in fact, ofttlmes lmpos Bible. Then tho driver's weight is not always needed on tho drag, but can bo thero In an Instant when re quired. Poor Highways. Poor highways lessen tho profit ol labor, lncrenso tlo cost of living, bur don the enterprise of tho peoplo, dull tho morality of our citizenship and hold down the educational advance inont of tho country. Add to Selling Price. Oood roads In your vicinity ndd to tho selling price of tho products ol your farm. Marks of Plymouth Rocks. Originally, the Barred Hock, oldest of tho Plymouth Rocks by many years, had five toes, but now theso novor ap pear. Originally, In tho old flocks one would appear now and then showing feathers on tho legs of tho then best pure-bred. Should this happen to day, one would discard It Immediate ly us far from purebred, MEANING OF INTENSIVE FRUIT CULTURE Timely Spraying Saves the Flrat Crop. A great deal has been Bald lately about intenslvo farming, and farmers havo boon urged to conflno their oner gles to smnllor areas and to give hot ter cultivation nnd moro attention to dotails. All theso principles apply with equal forco to fruit growing.. Tho curse to tho fruit grower Is an ambi tion to possess quantity rather than quality and to widon his field of opera tion without a corresponding degrco of labor. In tho West, whoro fruit growing has been carried to a far greator per fection thnn horo, five acres of orchard, without small fruit or vegetables, aro considered enough to cull for all of ono man's activity. Intenslvo fruit growing niennB tho cultivation of comparatively small ureas and tho application thereto of Luch labor ns will produce a maximum of fruit by the exercise of scientific methods and careful uttentlon to do tails. It is a systom much moro satis factory and profitable to tho grower than the old extensive ono, and when ever It Is given a fair trial thero will be no departuro from it. Dwarf pears may bo set quilo closo together. They can bo planted oven in tho hedge rows, not over threo feet apart, with advantage and profit. Such a row prcsonts a beautiful sight when in full bloom, and tho closo planting, with Ub consequent of a not too rapid growth, is a proventlvo of blight. Currants nre appropriato In tree rows, because they rathor llko a par tlal shade; and tho strawborries re ceive enough sun while tho trees aro young not to bo Injured. Thero aro two essentials in this system of thick planting; ono is suf llcient labor Intelligently directed, and the other is heavy fertilizing. A grow er in tho East is said to produce $8,000 worth of fruit on flvo acres of ground, but theso acres are so woll kept that they have the appearanco of a huge garden. More hand labor Is called for, be cause the horso cannot bo employed eo generally and becauso moro atten tion must bo paid to particulars. Weeds must bo crowded out; there Is literally no room for them. Thero aro rows of trees, and between them in tho rows aro the smaller fruits of all kinds. Tho middles between tho trees aro closoly occupied by grapes A Fine Field Give tho cubbniri worm a dust spray of ono part paris green nnd 15 parts of flour or alr-alnkod lime. Save your own tomato seeds pick ing out tho choicest fruit and boo If you cannot improvo every year. In saving potatoes far soo '. keep only thoso that aro perfoct In form. Take nono from poor hills. A gardon hoe-plow will prevent backache and do three times ns much vork ns tho common hoo. If tho melon vines aro rusty, pull thorn up and burn them. If only wilt ed you muy find a borer about tho roots. Cabbago plants aro gross feeders and cun mako uso of all kinds of ma nurts. Thoso rich In potash and nl trogon are especially desirable. Mois SUGGESTIONS AND NOTES OF THE GARDEN and othor fruits, nnd to sustain UiIb donso growth tho soil must bo highly enriched with fertilizers expressly adapted to tho fruit and to tho soil. There is littlo doubt that the inten sive systom Is destined to bo the fu ture Bystem. Its advantages aro too apparent to bo overlooked, and as the fruit growor becomes better educated In scientific methods ho will bo moro nnd moro Inclined to adopt a system that lends Itself readily to scientific principles. RE-CLEAR FIELDS OF SCRUB TIMBER Brush Hacked Down, Burned Over and Then Cleared by Pasturing to Stock. (Ily A. J. LUGO ) There nro many old fields that havo been thrown out years ago, and hnvo so grown up with scrub Umber, green briers nnd other 111th that it looks to bo almost an Impossible undertaking to rcclenr them. If it is undertaken to kill them by grubbing but briers nnd brush it is in deed a hard Job, and the briers will sprout for years, but, If tho brush is "hacked down nnd lot dry, then burned over, tho land can bo effectually cleared by pasturing it with cattlo and heop. A few years ago Thnd a field over grown with green briers and plno. Thero woro patchee of green brier sc donso that It was Impossible to got through them, let nlono grub thorn out Theso thickest patches wero burned through. Tho fire killed other briers, then In a fow months thoy, too, would burn, so 1 mndo it a rule that when ever I found a patch of green brioi dry enough to burn I would sot flro tc It. Tho pines woro nil cut down and nt soon ns thoy got dry, thoy, too, were burned. Tho brlorB woro kept down by tht stock grazing over them. Whenever a young brier appeared II was ripped up. By tho end of tho third year tho brier roots wero all rotted and tho plno stumpe woro pretty well rot ted so that tho land could bo plowed. of Cabbage. ture In plenty Is also needed for any thing with such a largo surfaco fo liage Woeds and grass prevent largo heads from forming. Winter radish seed Is mixed with the turnip nt the tlmo of sowing tho latter In tho fall. Tho rudlshes will grow with tho samo treatment that Is given to turnips. They nro harvested and stored together for winter use. A garden of one-third to one-half aero should bo large enough to sup ply tho nverngo family with nil tho vegetables required and with sorao small fruit as woll. Bed tapo Is bolng us;d moro and more for tho bunching of vegetables. It adds materially to the ntractlvo ness of tho vegetables and tho cost is only slightly groat ur than twlno. Tho honeymoon Is over when tho brido discovers that she might hav done better. , Don't he misled. Ak for Rod Cross Ball Blue. Mnkcs beautiful white clothes. At nil good grocers. Adv. It requires considerable tact to rc membar a woman's birthday nnd to forgot her ago. ror it own iiKUcinisT wir.i. Titi.r.f on Trr Mnrlnn Kjo Iti'inixlT fur ItcO, Weak, Wnterr Kjc' nml (Irnmilntnl Kjrlltlai No tninrtlng iuM Kji Comfort Wrlto for Hook of tlin tijo j wall Frro. Murine Kjo Ilruiodjr Co., Chicago. No Relief. "Did you send awny that Ill-tempered, growling dog to tho pound?" "ffls, but It doesn't help things much. I can't send my husband thero, too." ECZEMA 0W HANDS AND ARMS 1321 Douglas St., Omaha, Nob. "My troublo began from a bnd form of ec zema nil ovor my hands, nock and nrins. I could get no sleep for tho itching and burning. Tho small pim ples looked red and watery and my skin and scnlp boenmo dry and Itch Ing. Tho pimples irritated mo eo that I would scratch until thoy bled. I could not put my hands in water nnd If I onco tried it thoy burned bo that I could not stnud it. I had to havo my hands tied up and glocs on all tho tlmo for nearly two months. Somo times I would scratch tho skin off It irritated so and I could do no work at all. "I tried all kinds of remedies but nothing did any good. Then I saw ia tho newspaper about Cutlcura Soap and Olntmont and got somo. I was completely heated in flvo or six weeks. They hnvo not troubled mo Binco." (Signed) Joo Uhl, Jan. 31, '14. Cutlcura Soap nnd Olntmont sold throughout tho world. Samplo of each frce.wlth 32-p. Skin Book. AddresB post card "Cutlcura, Dopt L, Boston." Adv. A Fish Story. "Tho Inns of dear old England are picturesque," said Rlclmrd Lo Gal llennu, on his return from abroad, "but tho food thoy servo 1b something tor riblu. "Aftor a visit to Blenheim pnlaco I entered nn inn in tho quaint vlllngo ot Woodstock. As I lunched or tried to lunch my lnndlord snld to mo: "Tho great dook of Marlborough onco sat in that chair you're a settin in, sir.' " 'II? that bo?' said I. " 'And tho dook onco drunk 'Is beer out o' that samo mug you'ro a-drlnkln out of.' " 'And I bet,' said I, 'I bet ho refused to eat this fish, too. Woll, tako It away, my man. I don't want It, either." Marriage Causes False Fire Alarm. Soven minutes of blasts from tho whlstlo of tho PnsBalc Metalwnro com pany, In honor of tho marrlago of tlu daughter of tho superintendent, re cently turned out flvo volunteer flro departments. Tho fog mndo tho whls tlo audlblo In Rutherford, Nutloy, Bollovlllo, Gnruold and Clifton and tho firemen rushed to headquarters at tho alarm. It took half an hour to determine whoro tho whistling camo from. Tho wedding which caused tho commotion united Miss Salllo Karp, 217 Brook avonuo, Passaic, to Mlchaol F. Bor- nnn. Now York Mall. Our Statesmen. Ambroso Blerco, tho brilliant satir ist, gave, at a dinner in Washington, a fow political definitions. "A conservative," Bnid Mr. Bierco, "is u statesman who is enamored of existing evils, while n radical would roplaco them with othora." Tho fool man who Is always asking for ndvlco should be advised to keep his mouth closed. WRONG BREAKFAST. Change Gave Rugged Health. Many persons think that for strength, thoy must begin tho day with a breakfast of meat and other heavy foods. This is a mistake as anyono can easily discover for hlm belf. A W. Va. carpenter's experlonco may boneflt others. lie writes: "I used to bo a very heavy break fast eater but finally Indigestion causod mo cuch distress, I becamo afraid to cat anything. "My wlfo suggested a trial of Grapo Nuts and as I had to cat something or starvo, I concluded to tako her udvlce. Slio fixed mo up a dish and I romnrked at the tlmo that tho qual ity was all right, but tho quantity was too small I wunted a snucorful. "Hut slio said a small amount of Qrape-Nuta wont a long way and that I must eat it according to directions. So I started in with drape-Nuts and creum, two soft boiled eggs and somo crisp toast for hreakfast. "I cut out meats and a lot of other Btuff I had been used to eating all my llfo and wns gratified to see that. I was getting bettor right along. I concluded I had struck tho right thing and stuck to it. I had not only been eating improper food, but too much. "I was working at tho carpenter's trado at that tlmo and thought that unless I had a hearty breakfast with plonty of meat, I would play out bo foro dinner. But after a fow days of my "now breakfast" I found I could do moro work, felt bettor in ovory way, and now I am not bothered with ludlgestton." Namo glvon by Postum Co., Battlo Crcok, Mich. Road "Tho Road to Well vlllo," in pkgs. "Thero'B a Reason." ISti-r riMiit (lin nlMiie IcUlcrf A ntin our iiii-nrN from tlmn to tlmr. They ore ui-uuliK-, true, and full of luuuua lutri't.