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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1915)
THE SEMI-WFFKLY TRIRUNE NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. Available for Wear With Various Frocks -Lj IEEF - s A separate coat, which become9 a suit-coat when worn with Its own par ticular skirt, but is available for wear with various frocks, will com mend itself to every woman, espe cially to her who contemplates a jour ney. Many of theso coats have been designed this season, and they have been enthusiastically welcomed. They aro shown in tans, grays, black and white mixtures, and in checks. In theso neutral colors they go well with frocks or skirts in any color. One of the newest and smartest of coats of this kind is shown in tho picture. It is cut with almost straight lines at the front and back and trimmed in braid and buttons with a crisp military precision. At each side, a little below the waist line, thero is an insert of fan plaits, giving tho desired flare, and tho double turnover collar, set on at tho back, is another concession to de mands of tho vogue. Tho Bklrt to match is plain, fitted about tho hips and with a very con servative flare from hip. line to bot tom edge. It is a llttlo longer than ankle length, but short enough to bo a correct tailored model. In nearly all coats of this kind tho fit is vague, tho waist lino either raised above or dropped below tho normal, and only a suggestion, at most. In many of them lines aro perfectly straight or show a gradual flare from the shoulders down. New Towels. Some of the newest Turkish towel3 have an initial quite four or five inches long, worked in French knots at the left of tho towel, above the border, in stead of in the center, as is usually done. For a man's uso towels worked with these large letters are very good looking. Among the newest designs for small guest towels is one of a fine damask of a very small pattern without a woven border. . Tho latter Is hemstitched on and consists of an inch-wide hem ot colored linen, pink or blue. The initial may bo embroidered in white on tho hem or worked on tho towel itself in a color to correspond with the hem. Separate Coats. Separate coats are receiving a greai deal of attention; motor coats con tinue to be full length or soven-oightliB. Some of the newer coats aro of uneven length. Headwear for All-Weather Motoring Now that tho return of spring lures everyono to tho out-of-doors, doyotees of motoring aro happily busy getting together their "motor togs." Coats and headwear for raln-or-shlne driv ing must be considered from every point of view, and let no one think that becomingness is not as impor tant in motor apparel as in any other. But this is a hint hardly neoded for the buyer of headwear, Women are accustomed to placing becomingness as tho paramount essential when choosing any kind of millinery. In tho cholco of motor hats there i so great a range this spring that ono can afford to be exacting and to look until tho very best model Is found. Two motor bonnets aro pictured hero that may be depended upon for good service. They aro made of ailk. Ono of them boasts a brim and is qulto like a hat In shape. It Is developed In pongeo with brim-rover turning up at tho bach over tho folded-over crown. A sllft cord and fan of fringed braid supply tho decoration and these are supplied In any color domanded. Tho bonnet at tho left of the picture is mado in changeable taffota piped with a dark color in tho sauio silk. The "body" possessed by this silk makes It especially well suited to soft crowns. Also, in the better grade, it has fine resisting qualities against dampness, and sheds dust readily This bonnet is finished with broad rib bon ties in a soft weave that will not crush. A buckle, mado of tho silk used In tho pipings, over a foundation of buckram, and two flat buttons of tho samo, aro used for trimming. Many of tho new veils are largo squares of chiffon hemmed all around Among them Is a novelty showing a square Insert of net or lace In the chiffon at one side. This is placed over tho face, when tho veil is not needed for actual protection, and al lows tho wearer to Bee clearly. JULIA BOTTOMLEY, GflW Mill IGURE COST OF BAD ROADS Spring Waists. Spring waists aro both novel and wearable. Tho most noticeable fea tures aro tho continued ubo of high collars and tho return of jabots and ruffles. That tho jabot has returned Is good newB, for never did women look more attractive than when they woro jabots and ruffles of crisp linen and lace. Vogue. Hauling Produce More Expensive Hero Than In European Countries Total Haulage Expense. "American farmers lmvo begun to figure tho matter of roads a llttlo dif ferently than in former years," says President Clnudo S. Brlggs of tho Brlggs-Dotroiter company of Detroit. "When tho good-roads movemont was in its infancy thoy used to ask them selves 'How much will good roads cost mo?' Thanks to tho intelligent propaganda of tho dally and farm pa pers as well na other ngoncloa farm ers aro now asking themselves 'How much aro bad roads costing mo?1 "According to government experts tho cost of hauling a ton of farm prod uce a mllo varies from soventeon cents in localities whero fairly hard gravel roads exist to thlrty-flvo cents a ton In partB of tho country whoro tho reads aro in poor condition. On tho other hand, in thoso European countries whero hard roads prevail tho cost la as low ns nlno cents a ton a mllo. Tho department of agricul ture has estimated that tho total haul- Climbing the Continental Divide. ago expenso to American fanners for a year is approximately $500,000,000. And every dollar of this sum cornea from the farmer's pocket, for ho ia tho ono great producer who cannot add tho haulage expenBo to hla wnres, for tho prices ho geta aro on a de livered basis. "I believe that if every farmorwould tako pencil and paper and figure tho amount in tons of the produce and stock ho markets in a year, multiply it by tho number of miles ho must haul it to market, multiply tho total by 25, which is about tho averago haul ing cost a ton a mile, and then consider that he could save nearly half of thlB amount every year if ho had concrete or other hard roads all tho way to his market, ho would become an earnest good-roads worker. "And this actual dollars and cents saving doesn't tako into consideration tho many advantages of good roads in bringing neighbors closer together, tn making it easier and plcasnntcr to got to church, school, entertainments, etc. "With wider interest in bettor roada must como a more efficient system of road building and maintenance. ThlB Is work for experienced and compe tent highway engineers, just as much as building a railroad is tho work of highly-trained specialists. It is no SLOW IN TAKING ADVANTAGE Certain Loss Due to Bad Roads Mads Apparent When Sledding Is Good During Winter. Tho heavy snows and excellent sled ding sorvo to cmphaslzo what might bo accomplished if good roads pre vailed all over tho country. Fnrmers can tako their bobs and put on twice as heavy loads as la possible at other times. It Is not argued, of course that with roads as smooth aa n danco hall floor tho tcamB could pull on wheeled vehicles tho load3 they do now on bobs. But thero Is a certain loss due to bad roads that is mado all tho more apparent by tho case with which transportation is mado when tho sledding is good, says South Bend Tribune. And to think that for all these years nature has been show ing us tho advantago of good roada and wo have been so slow to tnke tho hint! It should make us ashamed of our blindness and stupidity. Solve Social Ills. Blbort Hubbard sayB that "Good roadB aro tho most needed thing in the world. Good roads and quick, Bafo and cheap transportation nro going to boIvo most of our social ilia." Many Benefits Derived. Good roads will decreaso Ignornnco poverty, discouragement, immorality profanity, back taxes,, sheriff's sales and grouches. Gardening Time Coming. Gardening tlmo will bo hero bo foro you aro ready for It, if you aro not careful, regardless of tho cold windB today! Brings Market Nearer, Tho good road brings tho market W.L MEN'S $2.50 3 3.50 '4.00 '4.50 '5 '5.50 SHOES WOMEN'S '200 '2.50 '3.00 '3.50 & '4.00 SHOES COYS' ' 1 .75 '2 '2.50 '3.00 MISSES' '2.00 & '2.50 -YOU CAW SAVE MONEY BY WEARING W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES TV. In DonjrlM shoes aro made ot tho belt !omctlo and Imported icrunors. on mo laioit mouou, cnroiuuy conaiructcu oy tua most export uui ana riuuern manors in una country. 10 otnsr mnico 01 rquai prices, can oumpoto wuu tv.ii.JLroiigias snoes lorstjie, workmanship nod quality. Aa comfortablo, easy walking boss they aro unt artia sou. J Tho 83.00, 83.50 and 84.00 .hoc. will rjlvo aa rood serrlco as othor make, costing: 84.00 to 85.00. Tho81.Su,8a.00and II yon conld vllt tha VP. Douglas factory at Brockton, Mail., and see how caret ally the shoes are made, and the high grade leathers used, yon would then under tand why they look and lit better, hold their shape and wear longer than ether makes lor tne price. 8.1 .GO .hoe. comnaro faYorablv with other make, costlnir 80.00 to BH.00. thnro are many men and women woar. uoc. I'onauittnein una tiwiy mil tell Douglas shoe cannot be excelled for Whn carina W.t. I ioorort)U nam CAUTION ! hfirevor vou 11m you mat , ju tne price. DodsIm ham ANO r-KICB lumped on tbs bottom. Show thua atampcu aso aiwaro worth tha nice paid tor tbcra. For 33 rear. W U Douxlaa ha. iwti innr vaiua ana nroiMita 11 4 tor uutrlnr acccj br alamped on tha bottom beloro they Icara tha rectory. lo cot cuarant prion K their value and nroteeted the wearer aialuat huh Interior aborj by havinx hu NAMK AND l'lUCK be Dcraueded to taka aoma other make claimed to be tint an good. You are paring rour money and are entitled to the beat. It jour iloaler cannot supply yon, write for Illtu tratnd Catalog .bowing how to order by mall. W. tm Dooiclaa. alO Hpark BU, Drockton. Haas. mwm' mm mm iXWM UliiMr 1 W. I Douita hoe. are .old throusn uu stores In tho lares cities and anoe dealer, very whir. HIS SAD LIFE SUM Britisl, Soldier Had Reason for Loving Children. Romance Unfolded as He Lay Mortally Wounded In Companions' Arms Youngsters Mourned for Friend Thay Loved. A touching story of a dying soldlor's revelation to a comrade 1b aunt homo by tho latter, Private S. A. Kolsey of the army sorvlco corpa, lu a letter to a relatlvo at Coulsdon. "Tho llfo and bouI ot our lot," aa Private Kelsoy describes him tho cen tral llguro of tho story "a bigger heartod man never put on his majes ty's uniform" had a great lovo for llttlo children, and it was this trait lu his character that underlay a tragic life story which ho unfolded as ho lay dying in his companion's arms. "Not only," says his friend, "was ho a favorito with all men with whom ho associated, out tho llttlo -kiddles loved and Idolized him and ho loved tho kiddies. "On many occasions when on tho march htf would pick a youngster up and givo him a pickaback. Ho would play with poor frightened nippers by tho roadside, and thoy very soon learned to trust and lovo him. "Ho had a strange fascination which I could never solve until just beforo ho died In my arms. "On. Christmas evo he got hold ot flvo or bIx boys and girls and romped with them, and divided amongst thorn a largo box of sweets he had received from home. "On Christmas day ho was sent up to tho trenches and returned with won derful talcs of how he joined our troops in exchanging presents with the Germans and singing enrols. "Ho brought back with him Bomo chocolate tho Germans had exchanged with him for a pie. Ho put them on one sldo for his romping playmates, as ho called tho llttlo ones in tho village. "Theso ho distributed tho next day to the nippers, to whom ho Bang a carol in his broken Frotch. Ho taught them to call hltn 'Dig Undo John,' and novor seemed to bo so happy as whon ho was In thole company. "It was on January 2 that a sniper's bullet brought poor Jack down. This was not his proper name, as I discovered just beforo ho dtod. "His history was a sad ono, full of romance as tho newspapers Bay, and I now know why ho was so passion ately fond of children. "Wo woro out together on duty when ho was hit, and wo got him back as soon as possible Ho know it was all over with him, and ho then told mo his history, and mado mo promise, if 1 returned home, as I hope I shall for his sako, to see his wlfo and give hor n message. "Who over thought ho wns married? Ho also conlldcd hi tho chaplain, and then, holding my hand, muttered: 'Qod bless you, Sam. Good-by; don't forgot what I lmvo told you and kiss the llttlo French kiddles for mo.' "Ho died a few hours later and was burled tho next day. "It mado my heart ncho," says Kel soy, "whon I saw tho youngsters. Thoy cried bitterly and put on his gravo a bunch of flowors. Thero was attached a card, on wincn wns written, -uig Undo John' and something in French. "Don't think I'm gottlng sontimontal, but, after all, how horrlblo is war. It Is moro likely than not that ono of tho Germans he was laughing and joking with on Christmas day was tho man who sniped him off." London Chronicle. More to the Point Clork This is tho best burgla alarm made. Tho burglar no sooner enters tho Iioubo than It alarms tho residents. Customer Haven't you got ono that will alarm tho burglar? Boston Eve ning Transcript. Helpful Advice. "Somo of these social workers ovolvo somo profound theories." "What now?" "This ono advises tho poor to mod ify tho cost of living by purchasing their stuff in barrel lots." Quite Correct. "Whnt reason lmvo you for assort ing that Lovo isn't blind?" "Well, I've noticed that his bland est smiles nro nil for tho prettiest girls." Givo a man over forty his cholco of any ono thing and ho will select penco. Most of tho good Is accomplished by those who do not mnko a profession of that lino of work. Tho man who ncqulres tho reputa tion of being great usually looks big ger at a distance Honor thy father nnd thy mother, young man, but when thoy pick out n wlfo for you It's your cuo to kick. A smile muy hide n man's thoughts, just as paint occasionally conceals a woman's complexion. Llttlo things console uo becauso our nflllctlons aro llttlo ones. Same Thing. "Oh, dearl I must do something to reduco my weight. I weigh a hun- drod nnd Blxty." "Stripped?" "Well, In my dancing frock." Unfailing Courtesy. "Tho convict who escaped was ono of tho most polito men in tho prison." "Yos; ovon when ho knocked tho guard down, ho said, 'Excubo tho lib erty I'm taking.' " After the Meeting. Orator's Wife Did tho pooplo ap plaud? Orator (with bitterness) Applaud? Thoy mado less nolso than a rubber heol In a feather bed! Cream of the Puzzle. "I bco whoro tho Kurds aro going on a maBsacro." "Is thero 110 way out of .it?" His Standing. "Is ho successful as a writer of son satlonal Utoraturo?" "Is ho? Why, ho has no inferior." Dampness caused by a woman's toars is always oppressive. A wlso man guesses a woman's ago ten years too young. Marriage, is tho monotony that ra llovcs the excitement of life. Four Teaspoonfuls of e-Nits as the cereal part of the meal, helps keep one in fine fettle There 8 a Reason in fact, a number of reasons. Grape-Nuts is a concentrated food, hence a small portion goes a long way. It is made of wheat and barley, and contains all the nutriment of these grains, including those invaluable mineral salts so often lacking in ordinary food, but which are indispensable for normal growth and maintenance of body and brain. One great aim in originating Grape-Nuts was to supply this lack of mineral elements, and it fulfills its purpose admirably. Grape-Nuts is a delicious food, and digests quickly, generally in about one hour. Compare this with the to 3 hours required by bread. Ready to eat direct from the FRESHSEALED package, crisp, nourishing, eco There's a Reason" fpr Grape-Nuts sold by Grocers everywhere. nearer to you.
