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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1914)
THE 8EMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA. IS SLOW GROWTH pk K'!U Refined Interpretation of Summer Modes MOST POPULAR VARIETY OF DWARF PEARS Mistletoe Develops Slowly in First Years of Existence. Parasite Occurs on Wide Range of Trees and Is Common on That of the Applet but Rarely Appears on tho Pear. ts&nuKs9vacsTr7i OKffilHRFTlMliiB r?nnMM-' -m. smammmF. WM v tttiiHiB'' -X V K 1LM 1 THE last word in thin summer toi lettes, designed for the hot days of August, come3 In the form of this combination of transparent materials and embroidered net or heavy linen with lace. Every detail of this cos tume njay be carefully considered, from the transparent wldc-brlmmed liat of shirred mallno, through the elaborate neckpiece of embroidered net, the wide velvet girdle, the very full tunic and the close-hanging under skirt, bordered with embroidered net, aiot omitting the pumps of dull kid with their showy buckles. Theso fea tures embody the last evolution of tho summer's modes, and indicato what vo may expect for the coming fall. Tho costume shows a flno eye for selection rather than a desiro to bo original. Thero are several now touches In the minor details, such as tho new form of side comb In the tialr, the very broad glrdlo of velvet ribbon, and its adjustments about tho 2ilps In tho oriental fashion. The long sleeves of voile indicate tho liking for 4ong sleeves in thin fabrics which arc to bo seen repeatedly in gowns of heavier materials. This gown Is made of sheer, fine voile embroidered in disks on tho Sower half of the sleeves and about tho bottom of the tunic. Tho bodice, which 48 bloused only a little, Is of Lingerie Favored IGHT DRESSES designed for sum- Vi mer are made of the lightest and sheerest of batiste or nainsook or crosE-barred muslins, linen and cotton lawns, and also of wash silks and crepe do chine. Tho latter and linen lawns seem to bo in highest favor at this season. For decoratiou, well-roado I-'rcnch or German val laces, cluny and shadow laces hold Bway, with hand embroid ery always the moBt elegant of all. If fine hand embroidery Is to bo used, linen lawn, crepe do chine, or very flno .batiste will make the work worth while. Hand embroidery in simple do .sign and neatly done is the most do 83lrablo of all decorations for lingerie. Durable laces in narrow insertions and dainty edges aro quite often used with It. Hut the majority of hund-embrold-ored garments havo no further deco ration than flcwer sprays of embroid ery and nil edges finished with but tonholed scallops. A gown of batlsto Is shown In tho iplcturo cut In the Blmplest manner possible. A plain kimono pattern does away with armholes or separate ;sleoves. Tho round neck and short .sleeves aro finished with buttonholed scallops, and theso aro placed, In stead of a hem, about tho bottom. A flower spray appears on each sleeve and In tho front of tho garment. Made with much less work and very nrotty Is the gown shown In tho sec ond picture. Tho yoke and sleeves, In one piece, aro made of German val Jaco Insertion finished with cdgln" NSp ' , zliJiJ &. i.it wKJiu-ZA-:' fjpzZ' the voile also. Tho underpettlcoat of flno mousscllno or organdie is finished at tho bottom with a wide border of embroidered net. This same net makes tho neckpiece, which consists of fichu and flaring collnr in one. Any pattern in a lace of bold design may bo substituted for tho embroid ered net with equally good effect. Handmado laces of linen braid are especially appropriate if the costume is Intended for summer wear ojily. This gown, made up as pictured here, might easily bo serviceable at other seasons of the year, as vollo and em broidered net aro fabrics used all the year round. It is worth noticing that tho tunic is qulto full, but the fullness is not increased by tho addition of a ruffle at tho bottom. This ruffle is of exactly tho same width as the body of the tunic above it. It is finished with a narrow plaiting of flno lace at tho bottom and a similar plaiting joins it to the tunic skirt. Tho parasol, of embroidered taffeta, Is edged with a imHIo of chiffon and completes an exquisite and refined in terpretation of this summer's modos. There Is no trace of nny of tho freakish elements In tho bunching and draping of materials about tho figure. All the lines aro uninterrupted and therefore graceful. for Summer Wear Tho shaping is managed by basting al ternating rows of narrow nnd wldo Insertion to a light paper pattern. Tho lace is brought to a "V" shape In tho back. Tho shoulders aro fitted with narrow seams. Tho lnsertlngs aro whipped together. The lower edgo of tho yoke Is stitched to a beading embroidery about an inch In width, to which tho body of tho gown Is set on. Tho sleovo por tion and bottom of the gown are fin ished with a wldo edging, and tho neck with a narrow one of corre sponding pattern. Ribbon run through tho beading adjusts this pretty em pire pattern to tho figure. In nightgowns nnd In other lingerie of the best designs the makers steer clear of much elaboration. Ribbons form a highly Important decoratlvo feature, and special designs In bows and rosettes aro made to be adjusted when required. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Vivid Shade for Girls. Bright colors In linen, crepe and cot tons aro much worn by children be yond tho baby ago of white. Theso aro usually worn with black bolts or girdles, and aro relieved by collars or gulmpes of flno whlto embroidery. Tho linens are too heavy for gath ers, but In Bheer fabrics shlrrlngs, flattings and gathered ruffles aro usual Such colors as terra cotta, grass green and vivid yollow are worn by young girls of all ages. London. Tho very slow growth mado by tho mlstlotoo plant In tho first few years of Its oxlstenco has been a causo of anxloty to thoso who havo fondly hoped to grow largo bunches of mlstlotoo in their gnr- dens in a short spaco of time. In sup port of your correspondent's vlowa ( am sending a photograph showing two largo bunches of mlstlotoo on a whltothorn, says a writer In Country Llfo. It is very curious, for tho nils tlotoo Is obviously older than tho host plant. This, howovor, has boon nc compllshcd by removing tho mlstlo too with a portion of tho trco on which it was growing and grafting upon tho whltothorn. Your corre spondent's success in growing mlstlo too on tho Glastonbury thorn raises tho question of sultablo host plants for tho parasite. It is most ofton seen growing upon tho applo, but In certain districts It Is common on tho poplar, whilo It Is also found on haw thorn, willow, Umo, maplo, mountain ash, and oven cedar of Lebanon and larch. Thero is a popular impression that mlstlotoo has a great liking for Mistletoe's Host Grafted on a White thorn. tho oak. As a matter of fact, tho two aro very seldom found together, and tho raro occurrence of mlstlotoo grow ing upon oak was hold sacred by tho Druids and regarded as a dlvino gift. A most singular thing concerning mls tlotoo Is that, although it occurs on a wide range of trees and is so common on tho applo, yet it is hardly over found on tho pear. Tho writer has nover seen mlstlotoo on tho pear, and such Instances must bo extremely rare. Attempts recently mado to grow mlstlotoo on pear havo led to such remarkablo rosults that tho sub ject has slnco been brought beforo tho scientific commltteo of tho Royal Hor ticultural society. Mlstlotoo Beed was sown on a number of trees, and In many instances germination took place, in no case, however, did tho mlBtlotoo got beyond tho stago of germination, and no leaves wcro mado. Tho effect upon tho poar was notice able, for tho misllctoo In Its attempt to establish itself killed tho tissuo of tho treo stem just within tho bark, completely encircling tho stem, all growth bolng killed abovo tho point whero tho mlstlotoo had germinated. LITTLE GIRLS LOOT SAFES Two Other Tender Children of Aber deen, Wash., Had a Cache for Stolen Goods. Aberdeen, Wash. WIza Golka and Faullno Casporson, both under twelvo years old, under arrest hero havo confessed to a burglary at tho Pa cific Fruit company's storo, Tecontly, when thoy took $45 from a Bafo which had boon loft unlocked. Slnco then thofts of fruit havo oc curred regularly and a watch was placed In tho building, with tho result that tho two girls, who had ontered tho building and woro preparing to tako fruit, wcro caught in tho act. They confessed to other robberies. Tho girls havo been doing petty pil laging for a long time. Cecil and Carl Tougan, ton and twolvo years old, whoso parents aban doned thorn, woro arrested In a vacant cottage in which considerable loot was located. LIGHTNING BALKED BY ROPE Saves Cow's Life After Bolt Had Melt ed Heavy Chain Holding Animal. Lontsvlllo, N. C. Lightning perpe trated qulto an unusual freak hero during tho electrical storm. Harden Evans had a cow tied with a chain which had boen longthoned with a ploco of ropo somo threo feet In length and this plcco of ropo was fixed to tho halter. Tho lightning struck tho post to which tho chain was tied, completely shattering it, and followed tho chain down to whero tho ropo was fixed. Tho chain links wero melted into a solid mass and could easily bo broken apart with tho hand. Tho ropo being attachod la tho only reason the cow escaped being killed Instantly. WORK ON ROADS IN SUMMER Building and Maintaining Highways Is More Kindly Thought of by Many of the Users. Gradually tho farmers In practical ly ovcry community nre beginning to tako porsonnl intorest in tho mntter of making tho roads thoy aro forced to use bettor and moro lit for general travel all tho year round. In thoso stntos whero tho road work Is dono by farmers and their teams it is hard to get tho labor dono when the weather conditions are best, says a writer In Farm Progress. Thoy will not loavo tholr Holds to put In four or llvo days grading and lovol ing tho public highways unloB3 thoy aro practically forced to do It. Hut thero aro signs of better times In tho matter of country road build ing. I drovo 20 miles and back a fow wooks ago over roads that used to bo lmpassablo at that tlmo of year for anything oxcopt a good strong team and a good wagon. Soft clay, soft soil and mud holes of Infinite variety were Its old-tlmo characteris tics. I mado tho trip In a very ordinary, four-year-used motor car and drovo tho round trip In nbout throe hours. Under tho old nrrangemont It would hnvo. taken all of ono day and pos slbly part of tho night. Tho road drags, Just tho ordinary old road drags made from split logs, mado tho difference. Something, and I bollovo It was tho necessity of mnk- lng tho road paBBablo for tho rural free delivery wagons, haB mado a big dlfforcnco along tho old road. Wo saw several road drags along tho way, two or three of them In use, and tho roads whero they woro passing wero as smooth ns a turnpike. Summer Is tho tlmo to do really constructive road work. The drag Handy Road Scraper. can be used summor or winter, but scraping, grading, culvert repairing and draining ought to bo done In June, July, AugiiBt and Septcmbor. Earlier In tho year tho mud will provent any real work bolng completed. Later In tho fall tho rains will turn tho fresh ly grnded roads into loblollies of clayoy water. From now on until tho first snows and freezes the dirt road can bo shaped and graded. I am of the opin ion that tho plan of appointing some ono farmer as overseer or "road boBs" and having tho lost of the neighbor hood work under this Inexperienced man is a mistake. Tho tlmo will como when all road work will bo dono undor tho supervision of a man who does nothing but plan and build and possi bly maintain roads, Ho will know roads under all weather conditions and can look after their ci cation, drainage and repair intelligently. It is mostly a hit or miss proposition now. WAYS OF A EAD ROAD THIEF Forces Farmer to Haul Small Loads, Drive Slowly and Occasions Many Expensive Delays. Tho bad road thief forces you to haul small loads, drive slowly, wrench nnd twist tho llfo out of your horso harness nnd vehicle, ofton breaking and damnglng tho lattor until great and oxponslve delays aro occasioned It also bteals your opportunity to dls poso of your farm when you wish to sell, for no man will pay as much fot a farm bordered by a poor road sys tem as ho will for ono with a well kept highway, and somo will not buy a farm at all whon tho road system la poor. Tho loss of tlmo and money whero tho abovo named conditions ex 1st makos It lrnporatlvo that you open all tho drain ditches along tho road, and drag this silent, notorious thief to death with tho King road drag. Through Traffic Problem. Thero is a phase of tho road ques tion which is state-wide in Its applica tion. That relates to tho through or trunk linos which accommodate through trafllc. To leavo tho construc tion and caro of theso roads In tho hands of local authorities must rosult in uneven and inharmonious gaps, nnd desultory care, Involving practically a failure of such roads for a standard of tholr utility. A st'.o properly Vlll bo a success. built of limestone 1 ' r ' ', r ' W i ' ' ib.i' , i i i i i i ' jy u-.ftri s-?-J-'. ! i i I V I I I 1 sip msm' A Young and Flourishing (By D. ANDUKWS.) With many porsons who havo not studied tho trfhtter carefully, tho stand inrd pears are In moro favor becauBO ithoy grow larger, and when In prlmo condition bring fancy prices. Ono (thing which must bo takon Into ac count is tholr suscoptlbility to blight My own oxperlenco Is that tho dwarf trees aro less subjoct to blight and al Ibo thoy produco fruit moro quickly. Illcing low-headed they aro easily 'sprayed and cared for, and tho fruit 1b taken oft with less labor. Many experiments In tho big or chards In tho East Bhow that thero lis vory llttlo dlftoronco between tho limiting surface of an aero of dwarf trees planted 12 foot apart, nnd an jacro of Btandard pears of Blmllar ago .planted 18 by 18 foot. Of courso tho standard poara grow hlghor, but as moro dwarf trees can bo planted on' an ncro, tho dlfferonco Is thus mado up. Probably in tho courso of 20 years tho llttlo trooa will produco as much fruit in tho aggro gato as tho largo ones. Thero aro many flno orchards of CULTIVATION WILL DESTROY THE GRUBS (Advantages of Having Strawber ry Plants Well Established Early in Season. (By M. N. EDQEIvrON.) Early In tho season I. noticed that somo of our strawberry plants woro not doing as well aB thoy ought, and tho deficiency in plant vigor wnB in greater ovldonco in ono corner of tho Hold than upon tho remaining portion. Investigation showed that tho whlto grub was at work upon tho plants, and tho ravages of tho pests Increased as tho soason ndvanccd Our children nnd I becamo qulto skilful In fewoting out from undor meath tho plants tho .pests, and I can Jnot say how many woro thus do 'strayed, for no effort was mado to jkoop tab on tho number, but thero must havo been hundreds of thorn. iNot Infrequently two would bo found at tho baso of a slnglo plant. A fow plants woro saved by removing tho grub beforo tho plants wero boyond saving. A great many vacancies woro filled by using layers from tho plant adjoining tho ono destroyed, either (from tho samo row or from tho adja 'cent doublo row. In filling out tho towb in this way many plants woro necessarily locatod lout of lino, which, howover, was pref erable to vacant rows. It was fortunato for us that tho .grub was not as numerous over tho wholo flold as on tho portion infested 'worst. In this cornor of tho flold tho 'stand of plants is so dopletod as to Joltmlnato any posslblo profit. Had tho children and I not boon idlllgent In grub-hunting, tho ontlro jfleld would havo boon practically .ruined, for tho whlto grub is a vora cious foedor, not stopping at a slnglo Jplant. When ono plant Is dono for, tho ono next In tho row is selected upon 'which to bogln operations. A Binglo grub will clean up tho .plants from sovoral rods of rows If jthoro Ib but tho mother plant to work (upon. Onco tho row 13 lllled with tho Zinnia nnri thnv STO CTOWlllK VllSOrOUB- ,F. ........ .- , w- - - ly, tho dnmago ono grub is ablo to do Is hardly noticeable This bolng truo, Itho advantago of having plants ostab- tllahed early In tho soason and tho con- IdltlonB favorablo for their most rapid growth constantly maintained, is very ,obvlouB. Ono might ask, "Why sot strawborry (plants on tho ground Infested with tho 'whlto grub? Why not rid tho ground .of them by provlouB treatmont?" My reply Is, that It Is not always convenient or posslblo to do this. 'Theoretically, the elimination of tho .whlto grub from InfoBtod land can bo tmado completo In three years, but In lorder to accomplish this, cultivation imust bo thorough. Not a spear of (Vegetation must bi allowed to grow twhoso roots may afford sustenanco for itho grub. 1 No doubt tho years of consecutlvo summor fallowing v,ould do tho Job to completeness, but this would bo ex pensive treatment to give land ex pensive In more ways than ono. ,. t.ni. tm crnm that rnav bo .J All) lliuiu .w -.", . - 'grown upon tho land during tho period fy . .1 U. ' 2 1 i' & V Av ..T N - n- Dwarf Tree Orchard. stnndard pears that produco a largo tncomo every year, but It Is also n fact that within tho past 10 or 12 years many orchards of this varloty havo suffered bo heavily from blight as to mako them unprofitable. Porhaps tho dwarf trees require a llttlo moro caro than tho others, al though I do not bollovo that too much caro of tho right kind can bo glvon to tho orchard. To mo tho dwarf trees always seemed n llttlo moro roflned In character, requiring better ntton- tlon, not bocauso thoy aro moro dell- cnte, but bocauso tholr slzo and char acteristics invito a sort of sympathy. Tho dwarf trees Bhould.he sot voryj deeply In tho ground, so that tho pearl root whero It Joins tho qulnco roots may bo Induced to send out roots of1 Ub own to supplement the qulnco fcodi orB. Thoy must also bo heavily prunodj and fertilized, nnd of courso sprnyod, frequently. As tho best varieties of dwarf trcea begin to bear at four or flvo years; of ago, tho well Bet orchard will return Its owner a comfortablo lncomo fon 30 years, or ovon moro. of eradication? It may bo that thorq aro, but I havo about como to tho coni elusion that whllo tho whlto grub la especially partial to clover roots, andj will wax fat on tho strawborry roots jiu wm mrivo romarKaoiy won on an; kind of grass roots: will oat potntoe: when nothing elso offers, and as a las resort can sustain llfo on nny ol thine. Short, sharp rotations, accompanied, by clean cultivation, will do much toj lesson tho numbors, and leBaon greatly tho injury to tho strawberry crop duo! to tho ravages of this posL ' Tho threo-acro tract that I shall sotj to strawbcrrlos next spring is prac-j tically froo from grubs. Thero wero about a dozen or moroj stumps removed at tho tlmo of plow ing, nnd, judging from past oxperl-J onco, I expect that tho stumps havo; afforded a good nesting placo for tho: propagation of tho grub family. Oround that has boon long In sod, no mattor what tho varloty of grass, will! actually bocomo lnfostod with thol whlto grub. Exporlonco has taught us! that cropping, oven when accompanied; by thorough cultivation, will not on-1 tlroly orndlcato tho post, though It will greatly lesson its numbers. i I havo found, too, through tho samo, source, that ono is assuming a grcatj risk when sotting tho ground to Btraw-J berries that contains eggs or larvao of' tho Juno boetlo In any considerable numbors. Tho necessity of using Buch ground may usually bo avoided by planning tho crop rotation several years ahead. Having dono nil In this direction that circumstances and conditions will permit, tho grower should keep an oyo peeled for the first Indications of tho. presonco of this pest, and when found to bo at work among the plants,! got aftor him in dead earnest. HARROWING ALFALFA TO ERADICATE WEEDS Loosening of Soil Is Beneficial to Crop and Kills Out the Rob- ber Growths. Ordinarily no treatment is needed aftor tho crop has boon started, as long as tho alfalfa shows a good standi and thero Is no tendency to run tol WeeuB. II liiu wuuub uufciii iu yruvu troublesome, It Is advlsablo to give tins ground a thorough harrowing, aftor cutting, with tho teeth of tho li arrow set at a considerable angle. This kills the weeds and Is decldodly bonellclal to tho alfalfa, becauso of tho loosening of tho soil, and tho bar row does not Injure tho roots of tho crop. Thero has boen considerable ob jection to disking the alfalfa field with .1. .. ...It . . .. it1an.linHl.mi, I. Ann. .a.. I la 111U OIU111U1J' umii-umiun, uewuuu tl la, claimed that tho plants aro Injured by splitting up tho crowns. I How to Make a Flat. A flat Is a shallow box three or four! inches deop and of any convenient) size. Horo a fow holos In tho bottom! and put In a layor of cinders; thon fill with light, rich loam and sand.j about half and half. Smooth and firm) tho soil with a flat board and then) draw lines across tho soil two ori throe Inches apart. In theso furrowB sow tho seod.
