THE 8EMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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Feather Bandings on Afternoon Gowns
N THE MpLSOHT
SELECTION OF BEST RATION FOR POULTRY
CYCLONE DAVIS AND THE COLLAR
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As If loath to say good-by to fiir
bandings, which havo been featured
this season as a finish for gowns,
fashion has turned to marabou and
ostrich feather bandings in a number
of tho frocks designed for spring and
for presont wear. Theso bandings aro
wider than the marabou edgings
which wore 0 popular a fow seasons
ago, and ostrich feathers combined
with marabou or used alone aro con
sptcuoua in them.
Bands mado entirely of ostrich libers
aro likely to bo in two colors, as dark
brown with whlto fibers intermixed,
or gray with white, or in two shades
of one color, tho darker color or shade
predominating. They are very hand
some but lers durable than marabou
bandings, becauso tho fibers aro. liable
to lose their curl. Airy and fragile
looking as marabou down Is, It with
stands wear and dampness astonish
ingly well.
! Ono of tho new feather-trimmed
frocks Is shown hero finished with a
full fluffy-looking banding of marabou
and ostrich combined. It Is a graceful
dress cut on slmplo lines and mado
of dark gray satin as soft as crope.
Thero is an undorbodico and sleeves
of georgette crope, but wjth this and
a double skirt tho frock still manages
to be a one-plcco garment.
Motor Hats
Gradually It has como about that
everyono who motors, bo It moro or
less, insists upon wearing tho proper
motor headwear, and tho making of
'.his particular kind of mllllnory has
becomo a special business. A pretty
hat, soft and comfortablo and ono that
will stay on, no matter how much tho
Bpccd exceeds tho limit theso aro
tho things tho motorist demands ns
ossontlal. If in addition to theso, dur
ability and the appearanco of a smart
Btreot or sports hat may bo acquired
all in ono, bo much tho better for
those who market tho marvel of In
genuity. Hero are two of tho motor hats do
slgned for spring, chosen from many
others equally good and of tho same
character. They aro mado, by a meth
od that Is patented, with an elastic
headband or headsizo as tho milliners
term It, and they will stay on tho
head without Un use of a pin to fasten
them. A strong elastic cord is in
sorted In the nasc of tho crown at tho
back and It serves to bind the hat to
tho bead Just as a garter holds up a
stocking.
Millinery -braids and fabrics aro'
used for these hats, as for others, and
their designers are not hampered by
any lack of materials. Somo mate
rials liko pongee silk, and soft kid
leathers seem especially appropriate
In them.
In tho picture a hat is shown at the
loft having a braid brim and satin
crown with an embroidered flower mo
tif for decoration. This is mado in
brown, blue, green, rose, etc., and
makes a sat.sfactory Btreot hat, bo
Tho satin bodice is cleverly cut with
a lengthened panel at tho back which
gives it tho appearance of a littlo
coat. A girdlo oxtends from each sldo
of this panel to tho front panel, and a
band of feathers forms a border for it.
The front panel reaches from tho neck
of tho satin bodlco to tho hem of thq
overdress. Tho satin bodice is cut in
a shallow V at tho back and front and
tho crope undorbodico Is fulled Into
a narrow embroidered yoke with a
round neck opening.
Tho sleeves are long with deep,
straight, turned-back cuffs, and the fur
bunding is placed about tho edge of
tho cuffs and not about tho hands.
Tho dress fastens at ono sido of tho
front panel with, small shank buttons
of smoked pearlr A short band of
feathers extends across tho back of
tho neck of tho undorbodico.
Tho underskirt is finished with n
plain three-inch hem which provides
tho fashionable panel al tho back,
reaching from waist lino to hem.
Us length of lino is unbroken ox
cept for tho short pleco of banding
that edges tho bodlco extension, which
would bo better loft off if tho frock ia
to be mado for a short figure.
Feather bandings are best sultnd to
afternoon and evening dresses. Foi
tailored suits cloth bands answer the
call of fashion for this kind of finish.
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That Stay On
that Its usefulness Is not confined to
motor wear.
Tho hat ut tho right is moro dis
tinctly for motor wear, mado of nat
ural color pongeo bound with emer
ald green braid. Flat cabochons of
the braid aro U3od for ornamont and
a green chiffon veil is a part of tho
motorist's headwear outfit. Tho brim
lino in this hat is very graceful.
Hoth models aro soft and beautifully
llnished. They aro wholly comfort
able and tho wearer will arrlvo at hor
Journey's end with her hat on hor head
and not in a corner of tho car.
Only Make Them Shiny.
Almost tho only requirement In the
now hats seoms to bo "make them
shiny." So long as a fabric or a straw
presents a mirrorlike surfaco, it suits
the popular demand. Dut thero aro ex
ceptions oven to that rulo, for somo
very smart-looking sports hats aro bo
Ing shown mado of tho sheerest of
voiles undcrfaced with satin or taf
feta, and curtain madras and what
looks like striped shirtings
Worth Trying.
Whilo buying silk stockings I was
given by tho clerk this bit of informa
tion: Before wearing silk Blockings,
rlnso the toes and tho heels In cold
water and lot them dry and you will
be sui prised to find how much longer
tho stockings will last. From tho Delineator.
should bo tho governing factors in tho selection of all dross."
Tho other day Speakor Clark beckoned to Mr. Davis.
"I would like to havo you preside over tho houso for a fow minutes," he
said.
"I would bo deeply honored," said Davis.
"Hut you must not Bliout 'Amen' from tho chair," warned Mr. Clark.
"Then I can't accept tho gavel," Bald "Cyclono," andjio walked back tc
his Beat, and began yelling "Amen" ngain with rcdoublod forco.
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SENATOR WADSWORTH HAZED
Senators havo been laughing ovor
n littlo practical Joko played on Sena
tor Wadsworth of Now York. Though
Mr. Wadsworth haB boon in tho Bon
ato only a fow wooks, ho has estab
lished his popularity; but a now sena
tor's popularity only adds to tho
pleasure his older colleagues tako In
mildly "hazing" him. Tho hazing
moted out to Mr. Wadsworth was Just
tho reverse of tho classic methods of
West Point, for, instead of having
food stuffed down his throat, ho was
almost starved.
Whether tho vico president was
In tho plot or not docs not appear, but
just boforo luncheon tlmo ho beck
oned to Mr. WadBworth, handed him
tho gavel, and loft Mr. Wadsworth
to preside. Then Mr. Poindexter of
Washington began a speech that lasted
two hours and a half. Mrs. "Wads
worth was in tho gallery waiting for
tho senator to tako her to luncheon,
and tho Bqnator from New York was eager to go, hut no ono would tako ids
place. Tho vlco president kept out of sight, and tho senators to whom Mr
Wadsworth beckoned frantically ouly smiled and shook their headB.
Finally when Mr. Poindexter had concluded and tho vico president had
returned, Mrs. Wadsworth had gono away In despair, and tho senator from
Now York, almost exhausted with hunger, ato by himself in tho senato
restaurant.
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HEADS FORESTRY BODY
i i n iir mi i i vLf'u. .cm r,jr...
is believed to havo been tho first largo fee ovor paid in tho country for tho
services of a forester. He has been a conspicuous 'success In buBlnesu and
flnunco. Ho is vico president of the World Court league and a member of
tho National Institute of Social Sciences.
PEER, BUT NO
His would bo an unimaginative
ioul that did not find some inspira
tion and quickening in tho career of
Lord Shaughncssy, tho son of an Irish
policeman of Milwaukco, Wis., who
lias now added to his other honors
;ho rank of peer to the realm.
Shaughncssy himself has strong
flows on tho question of aristocracy.
Moro than onco ho haB expressed his
ropugnanco to an aristocracy of
wealth, such as prevails In America,
ind for an aristocracy of family based
on wealth, such as prevails in Eng
land. Lord Shaughnossy began railroad
ing as a lad of sixteen in tho office of
tho Chicago, Mllwukco & St. Paul
railroad. Ten yerrs later ho was tho
:ompany's general storekeeper. When
Sir William Van Home took over tho
management of tho Canadian Pacific
In 1881 ho took tho first train to Mil
waukee In order to BJcure tho services
Df Tom Shaughncssy as his purchasing agent. Ho found him in a restaurant
and fixed tho appointment then and thoro, for ShaughncsBy was consldcrod
tho best purchasing agent on any Araorlcan railroad. Then It was Just ono
stop after anothor; assistant manager, manager, vlco president, general
manager, nnd then presldont at tho ago of forty-six years.
ShaughncBsy has been described as tho ablest man in Canada. Ho haa
tho warm heart, hot Impetuosity and driving power of tho typical Irishman.
And ho is Iriah through and through. Ho named his Bummor place down by
tho oca Fort TIpporary long boforo Tipperary became tho marching song of
British legions. He la a Roman Catholic and an ardent homo ruler.
Representative "Cyclono" Davis
of Texas has doniod on tho floor 01
tho houso that ho had promised the
farmers of Toxas never to wear s
collar, although ho did admit thai
what lie wears Is becoming a natlona'
question,
Mr. Davis said ho had a woak
chest and that hohad been advised
by a physician to protect his throat
and lungs, Ho added:
"I havo endeavored to do this by
wearing a mulller. This wcok I pulled
off a sllkcnetto muffler that cost smo
$1.50 and put on a 15-cont collar and
it becomos a national Bensatlon. For
tho benefit of tho very dollcato and
fastidious sousihilitlos of tho Now
York gentry and diamond-decked
dudes who read tho papers, I hog to
say that 1 havo littlo regard for tho
llummory, frills, flounces nnd Turbo
lows that tho world calls fashion.
I think comfort, decency and health
Charles Lathrop Pack, financier,
worker in many public-spirited move
ments and ono of tho fathers of tho
conservation movement, was unani
mously elected president of tho Amer
ican Forestry association at its re
cent annual convention In Uoston.
Mr. Pack makes his homo In
Lakowood, N. J and Cleveland, O.
As ono of tho nctlvo organizers of tho
famous conference of governors, hold
at tho Whlto House in 1908, ho was
instrumental in giving Impetus to the
causo of tho conservation of national
resources. Ho was president of the
Fifth National Conservation congress,
held in Washington, D. C, in 1913, and
his administration of tho nffairs ol
tho congress brought about notablt
achlovemcnts in tho matter of for
ostry and water power conservation
Mr. Pack was ono of tho first forestry
experts In America. In 18S5 ho ro
cc.ivcd from tho lato Jay Gould what
ARISTOCRAT
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White Leohorn and Barred
(From Weekly Letter, United States De
partment of Agriculture.)
Though tho focdlng of poultry Is n
much debated subjoct In poultry hus
bandry, thero 1b no ono host fcod or
combination of foods. Hosults dopoml
blmost as much upon tho ability of tho
feeder and tho methods ot focdlng as
on tho kinds of grains.
Tho simplest, feed mixtures and
homo-grown grains should usually bo
eolocted, tho rations varying with
changes In tho market prico of tho
grains. It Is advisable for most poul
try raisers to mix their own feeds,
as in this wny they can control tho
proportion of tho various ingredients
and obtain tho prcciso mlxturo that
thoy doBlro. If, howovor, ono desires
to purchnso prepared foods, informa
tion concerning tho different commer
cial article:, may usually bo Bocurod
from tho stato experiment station.
Most oxporimcnt stations will nnnlyzo
poultry feeds and report on tho differ
ent commercial preparations sold by
dealers in their states.
Poultry foeda may bo divided for
convonlonco into fivo gonornl classes:
First, grains, both wholo nnd cracked;
Bocond, ground grains, fed In tho form
of a mash; third, meat foods; fourth,
minora! feeds; and fifth, green feeds.
Corn, cracked corn, wheat nnd wheat
screenings, oats, barley, ryo, and buck
wheat nro tho principal grainB, whilo
of tho ground feeds wo havo corn-
meal and com chop, corn and cob
moal, wheat, bran, middlings, shorts
nnd low-grado flour, oatmeal, oat flour
and ground or crushed oats, and mlxod
feeds. In tho meat feeds, or foods
supplying animal protoln, nro hoof
Bcrap, meat meal, ground grcon bono,
and various 'forms of milk; whilo bono
moal, dry bono, oyster eholls, nnd grit
mako up tho minora! foods and, with
charcoal and green feeds, complote
tho common feeding materials.
Many ground feeds, which nro by
products of tho common grains, aro
used to good advantago in foodlng, in
combination with grain and hoof
scrap. Ground grains nnd mcnt feeds
aro moro forcing than tho wholo
grains commonly used, whilo tho com
bination of tho wholo grains with tho
ground foods makes a moro economi
cal food and a bettor baluncod ration
than tho wholo grains nlono. Tho
food elements nro usually choupcr in
tho ground than In tho wholo grains,
as tho former nro by-producto of many
of tho grains used for human con
Dumption. Ground grnins and beef
ocrap, in. combination, oithor wot or
dry, mako what la called a "mash."
Theso by-products aro higher In pro
tein thai? most of tho common grains,
no that a balanced ration 13 secured
by combining wholo grains with tho
mash. Somo- of tho ground grulna,
euch as bran nnd middlings, add a
largo porcontngo of hulk to tho ra
tion, which is "beneficial.
Animal protein is considered canon
tlal ' to tho best results in focdlng.
Most poultrymen feed meat In somo
form, whilo suburban poultry koopors
oithor fcod tills product or tnblo
Bcraps; but fow fnrmors buy any meat
feed. Somo form of food containing
nnlmal protein must bo supplied If
any cggB aro to bo obtained in tho
fall nnd wlntor. Skim milk or butter
milk is availablo on mnny farms, and
where It 1b "not it would probably pay
most farmers to buy beof scrap or
somo other moat food. Fowls on frco
rango on tho farms pick up bugs nnd
insocts during part of tho year, which
furnish this protoln food, bo that tho
uso of additional meat feeds ia regu
Ialed by individual conditions. Fowls
closely confined need moro animal
food than thoso on a good rango; and
In a cold cllmato, whoro no buga or
Insects are availablo during sovoral
winter months, mora animal feed must
bo Bupplled than in scc.tiunB whoro tho
winters aro mild.
A woll-balanccd ration rontalns tho
proper proportion of protoln and car
bohydrates for Ha purposo with tho
mineral mattor, bulk, and palatablllty
that aro necessary to glvo good feed
ing results. Thero la no host ration,
nnd tho practical application of bcI
enco In poultry feeding Is to know
about whnt proportion cf theso sub
stances gives good feeding rosulta and
then to uso roughly thla rolatlvo pro
portion In making rations or In sub
stituting different foods, according to
tholr prico and availability.
In securing fall and wlntor eggs tho
first essential Is to havo puilots woll
matured before cold wcathor, which
Plymouth Rock Cockerels.
means hatching birds of tho gonornl
purposo breeds In March nnd April.
Tho average fnrrnor hatches Ida chick
ens too Into to Bocuro ogga in tho fall.
With woll-maturod puilots and im
proved feeding mothoda farmcra could
secure moro oggs in winter than thoy
obtain under prosont conditions.
A well-balanced Btmplo ration may
bo mado of equal parts, by weight, of
wheat, cracked corn, and oats fed
twlco dally, usually In tho morning
and nt night. Tho grain may bo oi
thor scattered on tho rnngo In sum
mor nnd in tho litter in tho poultry
Iioubo in winter, or fed in tho houso
throughout tho year. It should be
supplemented with a wot or dry mash
of two parts of cornmcnl nnd 0110 part
each of wheat bran, middlings, and
beef scrap. One feed ot mash may be
fed at any tlmo during tho day and
tho grain fed for tho other two meals.
Ilcgulnto tho proportions of grain and
mash so that tho hen will consume
about oqual parts of oach. About ono
quart ot grain daily should bo fed to
ovory 1C Leghorn hens, or to 13 gen-oral-purposo
lions, such ns tho Ply
mouth Rocks, with an oqual weight
ot mash. Thla amount, howovor, va
ries, and should ho regulated by the
feeder, as tho bona should ho cngct
for well meal. Leghorns will oat
about llfty-fivo pounds of grain nnd
mash In a year, and Plymouth RoukB,
or lions of tho gonoral-purposo class
nbout sovonty-llvo pounds.
MANGEL BEETS FOR POULTRY
Succulence Acts as Tonic and Pro
vides Water, One of Essential
Requirements of Ration.
For strong egg production pjohty of
succulonco In poultry food la required,
lly buccuIciico la meant a food mate
rial which contains, tho original vego
tablo Juices of tho plant as it grew;
for example, cabbago, lottuco, sprout
ed oata, mangol boots, otc. Succu
lonco, us horo defined, haa two dollnlto
purposes to perform in tho ration:
It acta as a tonic, increasing tho food
consumption by having n definite ef
fect upon tho palatablllty of tho ra
tion; whoro plonty of groon food is
given, tho birds relish tho food bettoi
and digest moro. Succulonco also, pro
vides plenty of water, which Is ono
ot tho ossontlal roqulromontB ot a
ration.
Mangol boots havo peculiar advan
tagos as succulonco carriers. Thoy are
very succulent, containing approxl
mntoly 75 por cent of wator.
MangolB nro gonorally fed by cut
ting in half, longthwlso. . Tho hnlvo3
can then bo nnllod to tho wall (tho cut
sldo out) with 20-ponny spikes, about
a foot from tho floor. This koops tho
food clean.'
Mangel boots aro essentially a win
ter food, nnd should bo fed in bucIi an-'
amount that tho poultry will clean
them up oach day; If greater quanti
ties aro glvon, thoro will bo waster,
Somo poultrymen grind tho bcota In a
vogotnblo cutter, and food thom in nn
open woodon trough. This mothod
admits pt tho birds eating tho entire
boot, but on tho other hand it requires
considerable labor. Farm Journal.
TO DESTROY LICE ON FOWLS
Powder Should Be Worked Into Feath
ero With Fingers Inside of House
Should Be Cleaned.
Sovoral kinds of good powdore aro
sold to kill tho lico in tho plumage ot
fowls
Tho fowl to bo treated should bo
hold by tho shanks, with Its head down
and tho powdor worked into Its plum
ago with tho Angers until tho plum,
ago is full of It. If applied when
tho fowlB are on tho roost and thoy
aro carefully put back aftor boing dust
ed, tho powdor will bo moro offectivo.
To get rid of littlo mites, nil tho
roosts and nearby woodwork should:
bo froquontly dusted with llco-kllllng
powder. Tho liiBldo of tho houso
should bo cleaned and whitewashed.
Danger In Wet Mash.
Tho dangor 111 foodlng a wot mash Is
that Bomo of tho food In tho trough
may bo loft to sour and mold, and
whon eaten by tho bona later, will
causo disease Tho only nafo method
of feeding n wet maBh is to roniovo all
r3cd from tho trougn m halt an hour
aftor feeding.