THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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Satin Coat of
BEFORE the great French dress
making houses were caught in the
maelstrom of the war, they had
brought out many new modes that
were successful upon their presenta
tion, and had In thorn a vitality that
makes them apparent now In the
fashions of the hour. ,
Our coatB and gowns and hate are
rarely exact copies of the original
models, but, the original models are
reflected in them. As Americans we
see fit to follow certain Paris crea
tions at a 'little or a great distance,
according to their adaptability to our
needs, t The originals aro beautiful, or,
at least', Interesting.
The coat pictured here is one of
those that may bo copied exactly to
advantage'.' It is of satin with long
waist and flaring skirt, the fronts cut
in one piece. Three cords are insert
ed near the bottom, giving tho skirt
its outward swing. Tho body is cut in
one, with the sleeves and Jts ample
iullness at the back gathered In where
it is Joined to the skirt.
It Is cleverly shaped In at the neck
"by meanB of cords Inserted In shir
Tings. The neck ,and revers are fin
ished with a narrow fringe of ostrich
flues and mallnes, and the sleeves with
plaiting of mallnes beaded with two
.rows of cording like that at the bot
tom of tho coat.
The coat is lined and interlined, and
Dainty Morning Caps That Cost Little
ALTHOUGH there Is nothing star
tllngly now in morning and boudoir
caps, they continuo to captivate the
feminine public and cause them to
part with small sums of money.
Surely nothing was ever designed
which offered more In tho way -of
daintiness and beauty In return for
a little outlay than tho gay 'caps of
ribbon and lace which remind ono of
bright, well-known and Awell-loved
flowers. '
i 4 Tho two caps shownfhore are made
V'gftliln satin ribbon and shadow-lace.
TfJThp frlbbon is about throo Inches
. "vlrle, nnd ono yard of fit 'is used to
Join tho strips of laceTtogethor, which
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p&affow laco cut into strips
Eylde a Jaco frill for onercap
lorm- thai cap. wldo flounclngs of
win pro-
and tho
insertions in the crown of two. That
10, -a. iiuuuuiiig oipruwary wiuiu muy
bo cut Into five scrips
III tho cap shown at the left two
strips of rlbbonJoin threo of laco.
making a square '51 18 Inches. The
corners are roundodpff and tho edge
'turned ui Ja a narrow hem. A nar-
'row Bide-p'lalting of net is sewed
About the-e'dgo, and a narrow bias tape
Is stitched 'on the under sldo along
tho tpp edge of tho net, to form
- a casing, plat .elastic cord Is run Ju
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this casing, gathering tho cap in
French Design
i.nished at the back with sash ends
that terminate in flat rosettes.
Narrow borders of fur might be sub
stituted for the ostrich feather fringe,
and the sleeves and skirt bordered
with wldo bands of fur. Coats very
similar to this in outline have been
made of heavier materials and trimmed
with fur.
The skirt appears only of moderato
length because of the long waist lino.
But the garment Is long, graceful, at
tractive and comfortable. And it is
distinctly original and new in design.
Simple Blouses.
Attractively simple blouses for wom
en who cannot stand fussy trimmings
aro of daphne silk made with long
sleeves, a little fullness at tho shoul
der seam to give soft lines over the
bust, and a kimono finish around tho
neck and down the front edges that
is a flat facing on tho outside which
forms a narrow upstanding collar band
across the back of the neck. A blouse
of this, sort of, dark green daphne silk
over white has a kimono facing of
black satin, and within this a facing
of equal width of .white satin. Tho
blouse crosses in kimono fashion at
the bust and a single snap fastener
holds it in place. Tho rather severe
neck finish is becoming because of .the
softness of the materials.
about the head. It Is finished with
small flowers and loops of satin rib
bon a half inch wide.
A ribbon only two Inches wide Is
used for the second cap, cut, Into ono
length of 23 inches and one if 15. Tho
short length Is drawn up, by gather
ing It along ono edge, Into a small cir
cular piece for the center of the cap,
and finished at the center with a tiny
ribbon flower.
The lace strips aro 3V6 Inches wide.
They are machine stitched to both
edges of the longer strip of ribbon.
This makes a wldo band of ribbon
and lace. The ends nro sewed to
gether, forming a circlet. Tho top
edgo of this 1b fulled In to tho cen
ter already mnde, and stitched down,
completing tho cap.
Raby ribbon Is threaded through
tho lace frill, and tics In a bow at the
back, adjusting the cap to the head.
Threo llttlo ribbon flowers are sewed
to tho frill at the front.
All the materials for a cap of this
kind will cost less than fifty cents.
Thin silk may bo used, cut Into Btrlps,
Instead of ribbon. There Is economy
In making two caps at ono time. They
are made up in all tho light, beauti
ful colors pink, blue, lavender, rose,
green, etc.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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I Popular Objections I
and
1 How to Meet Them i
D REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Superintendent I Men, MooJr DiU tnttitut
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TICXT When I have a more convenient
icason, I will call for thec Acts 21:26.
When a man Bnys: "I have no time
for religion," It means that ho is not
interested. Ho has
all tho tlmo there
Is, and if he con
sldercd his sal
vation a matter ol
much Importance,
ho would tako
tlmo for It. Ho
may bo so crowded
with business and
homo cares that
ho cannot attend
meetings, but
that need 'not pre
vent him from
being a Christian.
Our Roman Cath
olic friends, who
belong almoBt wholly to tho laboring
class, and whoso tlmo is not their own,
as a rule, nro tho moBt regular church
goers In tho community. Tho fnct is
that people find time for what they
consider Important.
I know a young man who wished to
attend a certain scries of meetings.
Tho factory where he was employed
was running evenings, and every man
was expected to work overtime for a
few weeks during tho busy season,
for which of course, thoy received ex
tra pay. Ho was not a Christian, but
he went to his employer and asked to
bo excused from working ovenlngB for
a week, and ho also went without his
supper each night In order to attend
tho services. Very soon ho gave his
heart to God, and before the end of
the week he had tho pleasure of see
ing his brother converted.
Not the Real Reason.
When ono offers tho lack of time
as an excuse for not being a Chris
tian, It la well to show him by some
simple illustration that this is not tho
real reason. Say to him, "If, In addi
tion to your regular work, you had an
opportunity to earn ten dollars each
week by one hour of extra work,
would you accept tho offer?"
He will doubtless answer, "I think 1
would."
"In other words, If you want time
for something extra, you manngo to
find It. You see, my friend, tho sim
ple fact is that you do not feel the
need of salvation, and you aro not in
terested in it. You aro in tho condi
tion described in Ephesians 4:18, 'Hav
ing the understanding darkened, being
alienated from the life of God through
the lgnoranco that is in them, because
of the hardening of their heart.' Why
not faco the fact, disagreeable as it
may be, and when people ask you why
you are not a Christian, give them the
real reason instead of offering a false
one? And furthermore, It is well to
remember that If you do not take time
to consider this question of salvation,
you will soon lose your capacity to
know God, nnd will bo In tho condition
described in tho nineteenth verse ol
tho same chapter, 'Who being past
feeling,' gave themselves up to all
manner of sin."
"I Will Think About It."
There are some minds which ma
ture very slowly, and if ono really has
never considered what is involved in
becoming a Christian, it may bo well
to give him a llttlo time for reflection.
As a rule, however, this excuse Is only
another way of saying, "Not now." We
should show tho person that already
ho has all the Information he needs
for an intelligent decision, and that if
ho waited a' dozen years he would not
be any better prepared, but on the
contrary, he would bo less disposed to
decide than now.
There aro only two things that he
needs to know that ho is lost, and
that Christ ie tho only Savior. These
two things ho knows already, and all
that remains for him to do is to ac
cept Christ as his Savior. Show him
that continual thinking on the sub
ject will not mako tho decision any
easier, but continual rejection of
Christ will surely mako it harder. It
Is a great mlstako for peoplo to think
that they can bo Baved when they
please. The only tlmo when a man
can be saved is when God chooses to
save him, and God's time is now; "Re
hold, now is the accepted time; be
hold, now is tho day of salvutlon."
No one has a right to say that ho
will think it over and decide when he
Is ready. God calls for Immediate de-
clBion; he commands us to lay down
tho weapons of our rebellion, and sur
render unconditionally. When Mr.
Moody wob holding meetings In Hart
ford, Conn., many years ago, ho urged
a man ono night to accopt Christ at
once. Finally the man replied, "Well,
Mr. Moody, I will promlso you this: I
will attend the meeting tomorrow
night and I will accopt Christ as my
Savior then." That man never reached
his homo alive. The train on which
ho traveled ran off a bridge at Tariff
villo and many lost their lives, and
among them was this man, "That ex
perience," Bald Mr. Moody, "taught mo
a lesson, novor to let any ono off with
a promise, but to press thorn hard for
an immediate decision, and If that
fulled, to show them tho peril of oven
a night's delay,"
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ROAD
BUILDING
EFFECTIVE WORK ON ROADS
Pulling a Drag Through Mud When
Soil Is Sticky Is Waste of Time
Farmers Work Together.
Wo have a road drag club of 33
members that haB been In oxlstonce
for nearly two years. About a third
of tho members own drags mid these
are In ubo nearly all tho time. It is
uhderstood that any member has a
perfect right to hitch to anybody's
drag that is not in ubo.
Wo havo learned a good many
things about road dragging since wo
started, writes W. D. Dennis of Mis
souri In Farm Progress. Dragging n
road Is not quite ns slmplo ns it looks
and thcro nro Bomo kinds of dragging
that aro not worth doing. For in
stance wo havo found that pulling a
drag through tho mud when tho soil 1b
sticky enough to cling to tho drag Is
a wasto of tlmo.
Nor do we ever drag a road that la
bone dry. All tho good that does Is
to heap tho dust In tho center of tho
highway. Of course, wo havo no ono
In tho club who has authority to Bend
a man homo If ho wants to drag a'
road In dry and dusty weather, but It
Is understood that such road work is
foolish and no one does It,
Drlvo tho tenm at a walk, always,
Is another of our unwritten rules.
You don't want tho drag bounding and
hopping along, leaving tho road sup
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Harrlsburg Road, Near Houston, Texas.
faco dragged in places and skipped In
others. Slow and steady does tb.o best
work.
We have no heavy drags. A few
months' experience showed us thoy
were not what we wanted. Wo ubo
lighf! drags, pulled over tho road at
about tho regulation anglo of 45 de
grees. This pulls a small amount of
earth over to the center of tho high
way and firms tho wholo whool path.
We have a CO-foot highway. Natur
ally wo do not try to drag all of that
surface. What wo try to maintain is
a roadway of about twenty feet in
width. We begin In tho center and try.
to first get a good wheel track width
In fair shape. As soon as this 1b dono
tho drags aro lapped a llttlo farther
over Into tho undragged roadway at
tho sides.
Wo drag tho roads as soon as pos
sible after every rain. Tho best work
is done aftor a rain and just beforo
the road Burface begins to harden as
It dries. One sldo of tho wheel path is
taken going In ono direction, and the
other side is smoothed up on tho re
turn trip. Half a dozen drags on a
road after a spring rain will work
wonders. Keep this up a few weeks
and you nro able to build tho center
of tho road up to a height of from
ten to twelve Inches abovo tho level of
the edges. This gives a good drain
age and makes tho futuro dragging
easier and much more effective.
Road dragging is something that
must be kept up continually. Eternal
dragging is tho prlco wo havo to pay
for dirt roads that aro abovo the av
erage. If wo paid for the work put on
them It would probably cost us all of
$10 and maybo $12 a mile for tho
year. Some years tho roads will re
qulro much more work than In others
because of the weathor conditions.
Tho amount of traffic and the nature
of tho soil on which tho road is built
aro other factors that affect the
amount of dragging necossnry.
Thero are some apotB In every road
that should be graded and filled be
fore you can expect to do very much
with tho drag. A drag will not help
these bad spots much. Get them fixed
up onco, though, and you von't havo
much trouble In keoplng them in shape
with thq drag.
Reduce All Grades.
Reduce all grades to at least five por
cent If possible. In some states roads
aro laid out on section lines and hllla
must be gono over, but whore possible
avoid steop grades, as theso aro a con
stant cost for maintenance and danger
ous to travel.
Work Systematically.
Tho way to build a good road Is
to work at It systematically and con
tinuously. You can't do a little now
and then and havo It come out the
way you want it in tho Idng run.
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RAISE PIGEONS FOR PROFIT
Main Points for Success Are to Keep
Birds In Dry, Well Ventilated
Coops and Feed Regularly.
Paul Roldcn, in Suburban LIfo. says
that tho main points in keeping
pigeons for squabs aro: Keep thorn
In dry, well ventilated coops; feed
regularly, giving a variety; do not
keep moro than fifty or sixty pairs
of "birds In ono flock; koop thom froo
from vermin by having tho coop cloan
nnd allowing tho birds to batho as
often as possible, ubo only full-blooded
homers nnd bo sure thoy nro mated.
Mated birds cost moro, but aro worth
tho difference If you want results,
Thero Is a dcltcato flavor to tho
flesh Of a well fatted squab that at
onco wins for it a patron.
When properly conducted, poultry
nnd squab culturo mako a profitable
combination.
Regularly arranged ncste, uniform
in nppearanco, causo an ondloss
amount of contention and contusion
Homer Cock The Type Usually Em
ployed In Squab Breeding.
among tho birds, resulting in consid
erable loss.
Immediately upon bolng discovered,
romovo tho Blck bird from tho flock
and keep It Boparato in a dry, warm
cago or pen.
Tho bluo homer produces tho Ideal
"white squab," while white foathored
breeders aro tho ones that generally
produce dark-colored squabs.
Crossing homors with runts, homers
with dragoons and dragoons with
Flying Homer Hen.
rums is recommended by Bomo breed
ers, but no advantages are to bo gained
by crossing.
An exclusive winter diet of peas
would Boon produce an opldomlc of
bowel troubles.
Pigeons that produco good healthy
squabs need novor bo romated.
Crooked breast bones, cross beaks,
ono oyo only and crippled foot are
among tho penalties paid for inbroed
Ing. Corn In excess will onrlch the blood
to such an oxtent that scrofulous trou
bles aro apt to bo tho result.
January 1b tho beginning of the
great demand for squabs. From now
on until July the prices will bo the
highest.
ATTENTION TO FALL HATCHES
Chicks Should Be Separated From
Main Flock and Kept In Coop
Outdoors Do Not Overcrowd.
Tho fall hatched chick will bo prof
itable only If given an equal chaucp
with tho spring hatched chick, It
should not bo driven into tho hon
bouse with tho main flock, but kept in
a comfortablo coop outdoors, given
plenty of fresh air and all Itho food it
cun cat. Just as sure ao tho half
grown or smaller chicks aro put In the
hnnhouso thero is a stopping of tholi
growth, thoy begin to look nil wing
feathers, posBlbly get sneozy coldB and
water at tho eyes, nnd if looked for nt
night would be found crowded under
tho larger birds, breathing tho bad
air near the floor. Attacks of chicken
pox and roup which may infect tho en
tile flock are frequently traced to the
fall-hatched chicks housed with the
older birds,
Put tho coop for theso chicks on
high ground, sholtered If possible, and
keep it clean. Havo a box of feed
accessible to thom at all times, and
puro water. Put in low roosts, aeothat
tho coop Is not overcrowded nnd let
thom run. Those lato-matched birds
should not be used as breodors until
thoy aro olghtoon months old, but the
pullets will lay when hens and spring
hatched pullets nro broody, and If it
is not dpBlrahlo to keep them over for
breeding, they make choice fries.
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CHILD'S If 15
it is cruel to force, nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.
Look back at your childhood days.
Romombcr tho "doso" mothor insisted
on castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
Hbw you hated thom, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children H'b different.
Mothers who cling to tho old form of
physic simply don't rcallzo what thoy
do. Tho children's rovolt Is woll-found-cd.
Their tondor llttlo "lnsldea" aro
injured by thom.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, glvo only, dell
cIoub "California Syrup of Figa." Ita
aqtion is posltivo, but gentlo. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless "fruit
laxative" handy; thoy know children
Iovo to tako It; that It sovor falls to
clean tho Hvor and bowels and sweet
en tho stomach, nud that a teaapoontul
given today saves a olck child tomor
row. Ask at tho storo for a 50-cont bottlo
of "California Syrup of Figs," which
has full directions for babies, children
of all agoa and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottlo. Adv.
Hlo Frame of Mind.
Tho horso had run awny and was
tanglod up In tho wiro fonco at tho
sldo of tho muddy road. ItB half-wlt-tod
owner had kicked and sworn and
trlod to lift tho animal until ho waa
out of sorts and covered with mud.
A well-groomed man camo along,
took In tho situation, and suggested:
"Spring tho fonco back, then ho can
get his foot freo.7
Tho owner of tho horso did na ho
was told. "Now glvo him a cut with
tho whip and ho'll get up himself."
This tho owner did. Then ho looked
at thp horso, up nnd ready for travel,
looked at hlmsoft covered with mud,
and lookod nt tho Immaculate gentle
man in tho road. Wrath filled his
soul.
"Well," ho grumbled, "thank you
Just 'as much as if you'd helped mo."
Ammunition Used In War.
How much ammunition does a mod
ern army ubo? Wo shall not know
until aftor tho war what tho Gorman
and tho allied forces havo boon ex
pending; but wo know what tho Ger
mans used In 1870-71. Tho total for
rIfleB waa 30,000,000 cartridges, for
field artlllory 362,000 rounds. It Is
worth noting that battles aro much
less costly In ammunition than sieges.
Tho Blogo of Strasoburg alone' cost,
weight for weight, threo timoa tho
afnount of ammunition used in all tho
decisive battlos and actions through
out the wholo war. Of courso theso
figures nro a moro bagatelle com
glo, with Ub millions of soldiers and
Its quick-firing guns and its week-long
battles. Manchester Guardian.
Not a Misdemeanor.
Colonel Carter had boon playing golf
for but threo months. Toroforo, when
tho secretary of tho club saw tho col
onel playing his ball several feet In
front of tho teo disks during a tourna
ment ho thought tho veteran soldlor
had forgotten the rules,
"Colonel l Colonel!" ho exclaimed,
"you must play from bohlnd tho too
disks!"
Tho colonel's ' faco turned red, but
ho preserved his dignity,
"It's none of your business, Bah," ho
answered as calmly as posslblo, "but
this Is my third Btroko!" Colllor'B
Weekly.
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Halrl Get a 25 Cent Bottlo
of Danderlne Right Now Also
Stops Itching Scalp.
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Thin, brittle, colorlesB and scraggy
hair 1b mute ovldonco of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff that awful scurf.
Thoro ia nothing bo deatructlvo to
tho hair as dandruff. It robs tho hair
of lta luster, its strength nnd its very
life; ovontunlly pYoductng a feverish
uess and Itching of tho scalp, which
If not remedied causes tho hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die then tho
hair falls out fast. A llttlo Danderlno
tonight now any time will surely
savo your hair.
Got a 25 cent bottlo of Knowlton's
Danderlno from any store, and after
tho first application your hair will
tako on that lite, luster and luxuriance
which is so beautiful. It will become
wavy and fluffy and havo tho appear
anco of abundance; an lncomparablo
bIosb and softness,' but what will
please -you most will bo after just a
few weoks uso, when you will actual
ly boo a lot of flno, downy hair new
hair growing all over tho scalp. Adv.
It Depends.
"Don't you like a girl of a cheer
ful disposition? Ono who always goeB
singing about her work?"
"No; that la tho reason wo moved
from our last flat."
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The way thoy water their stocks, It
1b no wonder thut no many concerns
havo to go under.
A humbug isn't exactly a porsoa
I nrhn mrilrna tlitnc-fl limn.
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