THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
In Her Party frock.
The little miss, with the pretty curls,
looks well In the simplest of lier
clothen. but she Is ndornble In her party
frockK She Is sweetly conscious of he
Ing "nil dressed up" und is entirely sat
isfied Kith things as they are. This is
a stnto of mind most comfortable for
all concerned.
The llttlp purty frock pictured above
Is made of such simple und Inexpensive
ntu'tcrldls thnt every small girl Is en
titled M have her Instinct for finery
indulged. It requires nothing more ex
travagant fliun albatross cloth In cream
white, a Utthi Venetian laco In an all
over pattern and plain cream white net
for the sleeves. The albatross Is a
light weight wool fabric In n crepellko'
weave whhh has the advantago of fad
ing washable. It comes In white, and
nil coiprs. Vejietinn lace Is familiar
ns a pretty and serviceable sort which
Is Just as wushublo as the plain net of
which the flcevcs are, made.
In this flress the skirt Is joined to a
plain short sleeveless waist With Its
fullness disposed In a group of plaits
nt each side the skirt hangs In a panel
nt the front and back. The short body
is supported by narrow straps over tho
shoulder and fastens with small but
tons and button holes In the back. Tho
For the Little
The little miss who Is nhout to take
her Initial step on the endless road of
knowledge must be fitted out with
plnln and pretty frocks for school
wear. Most of these are to be hnd
rpady made, In reliable materials nnd
tit prices so low that It Is hardly worth
while to make them nt home. Hut
others In which simple handwork In
ornnmentnl stitches Is used for n
finish nro comparatively high priced.
Tlcro Is one made of plain "India
linen." This by the way, 1b" an unsuit
able nnine for n beautiful cotton' fab
rlc that needs no false colors for
smooth sailing.
Tho plain full skirt Is modeled nt
the top with mercerized crochet cot
ton and the edgo of the frill nhout the
neck Is finished with overcast stitches
set close together. This cotton Is In
a color contrasting with the dress
sleeves ore gathered Into three shirred
sections over small cords and fiulshcd
with a band of lace. Tho llttlo slip
over jacket of lace Is gathered over n
cord Into a round neck nnd bound with
scallops at the back and front that
lengthen Into points at the side.
A wide sash of soft satin ribbon In
one of the light tints Is finished nt one
side with u big rosette bow with n sin
gle end. With a knowledge of the ma
terials used nnd the small amounts re
quired for a )lttle girl, It Is easy to fig
tiro the very modest cost of 'this pretty
llttlo party frock.
' Linger! Blouses.
The colored blouse of orgnndlc,
voile, georgette and wash satin bus
taken such a hold on the popular
fancy that It Is quite difficult to find a
tAfi11v ntfmnMvn nlntn wliltn hlnnsn at.
ceptlng those for sports wear. Pule
pink, all tones of tan and yellow, soft
blues nnd grays predominate. Tho
costume blouse of pale cream laco or
Georgette usually has an Interlining
of the pnlcst fish chiffon; the blue
waist Is piped with pink or another
harmonious contrast. It is Indeed a
season of color and one may Indulge
to the henrt's content
Kindergartner.
and In this Instance delft blue Is used
on white. The ton of the wide hem
In outlined with diagonal stitches set
close together und the edges of tho
small bands about tho sleeves nre
done In the snme way ns tho collar.
Tho greater number of dresses for
school wear are made of heavier cot
tons and linens In colors. The fnd
for a reserved use of decorations rnado
with the simplest of embroidery or
other needlework studies, shows no
sign of decreasing In popularity. This
quickly made nnd clegunMooktng
finish for tho everyday clothes of lit
tle girls Is In keeping with tho fn
miliar serviceable materials It Is used
on. It Is not too fine for them, For
tunnto the little miss whose home peo
ple can decorate her frocks In this
wuy. Unconsciously she will bo edu.
,cated to n fine "sense of clothes."
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1 Jessie Ethel Shcnvln B
'Copyright, 1$16, by W. a. Chapman.)
"Barry Joyce took the thousand dol
lars, of course," declared Squire Mar
vin, man of leisure and gossip of tho
llttlo town of Vlrdcni
"Nobody believes that who really
knows Mr. Joyce," disputed his daugh
ter Helen, across the breakfast table.
"No," her mother supported her
"Barry Joyco may bo responsible for
tho stolen money, but ho nover stolo
It"
"Il'm," muttered tho opinionated
head of the household, half Btieerlng
ly ",a champion of tho misguided
gentleman, It seems I"
"lie needs such 1" burst forth Helen
vehemently, and there was a conscious
flush on her fair face.
"Ho went nwny, didn't ho? Was dls
charged from tho plant? Does that
look like Innocence?" challenged Mr.
Marvin stubbornly.
"Tho heedless talk and suspicions of
unthinking people drove him to It!"
asserted Mrs. Marvin spicily, and her
husband, with a shrug of his shoul
ders, left the house.
"Poor Doctor Joyce 1" sighed Helen.
"I met him today, und ho looks care
worn and broken down. It is wicked,
all this censure of his son."
Helen spoke from a full henrt. Barry
Joyce and she hnd been closo friends,
when the theft of the town steel plant
harshly terminated their compunlon-
ship.
It had been the sensation of tho
town for a month. One morning John
Purtelle, owner of tho works, had come
down to the ofilco to find a thousand
dollars In banknotes missing from a
drawer In his desk, where he had care
lessly placed them tho evening prevl
ous.
At onco there was an Investigation
When they came to question Barry
Joyce ho hnd acted troubled, but
Ho Opened It to Find Ten One-Hun
dred-Dollar Bills. ,
frankly admitted that tho evenlnc be
fore he had let himself Into the ofllee
about nlno o'clock to get his light
overcoat, secured It. und Immediate
left. This act. onenlv confessed, bore
a certuln posslblo construction of guilt
and In a duy or two ho was discharge
from employment
"I can't stand the talk nrnunil tho vll
ago," ho told his father one duy, "und
I'm going somewhere to mako u new
stnrt in life. Father, If you promise
absolute secrecy, I wish to Intrust you
with an Important commission."
"I will respect tho confidence, ns
you know," pledged Doctor Joyco
gravely.
"Tho night of the loss of the thou
Blind Don Purtelle was with me."
"Tho dlssoluto nephew of Mr. Pur
telle?"
"Yes, poor fellow I" answered Barry
"He wus not himself, as usual. Wh
I stopped for my overcoat ho walte
outside. Ho was angry at his uncle
uo claimed that ho owed him mom
und thnt ho was going to 'get ev
with the old ninn.' I hud loaned him
some money und ho proceeded to drink
it up. I could not restrain him. and
flntlly put hltn on tho train for New
ton, where he lives. You know what
happened thnt night Ho wus picked
up with a broken skull und hns bee
In tho hospital at Newton over since
The doctors sny ho will never recover
his reason. If ho ever does, I want
you to write mo nt once will you
"Certainly." promised the doctor.
One week nfter that Doctor Jove
made a discovery that neurly crushed
"in. . Happening to look -Into an
ol
desk of his son. ho enmo irrnnn
heavy innnlllu envelope tucked away
under some books, as If hidden
opened It, to find within it ten one
hundred-dollar bills, tho amount stolen
from Mr. Purtelle I
nis Bon was guilty ho conld
not
doubt it now, and the, gcntlo spirit.
crusucu ana sorrownu, bent sllen
utly
beneath n consuming grief.
A few days later, from some myst
e-
nous source Mr. Purtelle received
his
thousand dollars back. Had Bnrry
Joyco sent It to him? The mean
suspicious so suimlKed.
nail
new scries of emotions came to
Doctor Joyce shortly afterwards. Tho
case of Don Purtelle had puzzled the
physicians nt Newton. They sent for
Doctor Joyco. He wns n skillful sur
geon. He examined young Purtelle.
It was u peculiar case. The patient
wns up and about, cheerful, almost
oily, but his memory was gone. Ho
could remember nothing back of his
arrival at the hospital.
Doctor Joyco went homo In agony
of spirit, Through his nccurato
knowledge of surgery he was able to
diagnose' the troublo with Purtelle. Ho
did not tell the consulting physicians
that he could remove n certain bone,
perform n second operation on the
skull and restore Purtelle to reason.
Ho hesitated. A sense of guilt pur
sued him, but ho wished to reflect, to
decide a powerful problem of con
science, of Justice, of humanity
against a selfish Impulse to protect
his son.
For, In his mind Doctor Joyce be
lieved that Purtelle nnd Bnrry had
committed the robbery, thnt the money
had been hidden by Bnrry until he was
sure that Purtello was permanently In
curable, for fear If ho recovered he
might reveal the truth.
The truo manhood of Doctor Joyce
conquered. He exercised his closest
skill and care In behalf of tho unfor
tunate Don Purtelle.
His heart was In his mouth when
the patient camo out from under the
Influence of tho nnesthctlC. The eyes
of tho pntlcnt bore a new expression.
"Why, Doctor Joyce, huvc I been
111? All bnndnged ip, tool Oh, I re
member ! the night Bnrry tried to get
me to go home. Doctor," ndded Don
qulto anxiously, "I wish you would
.end Bnrry to me. I lost something
the night of the night I Inst saw
him."
"Barry has loft town," replied the
doctor, "but I will write hlmt
The next morning a hurry call camo
for him from tho hospital. Perhaps
Dqn was dead that would menu si
lence, safety for his son. But tho
true-hearted man fought tho tempta
tion to hope for this.
Don Purtelle was nil excitement
waiting for hltn. no had heard of-the
robbery. His first words electrified
Doctor Joyce.
"They suspected Bnrry I" he cried.
"I never know until this morning.
Why, doctor, It was I who got that
money. I stolo It while Bnrry was not
looking. I confess It I defy my uncle
to prosecute. Ho owes me thnt and
more. Send for Bnrry nt once. I must
clear his name." ,
It wus when Barry enme thnt the
other end of the story cume out. Barry
had taken tho envelope from the
pocket of Don, fearing he would loso
It Ho had left It In the desk when he
went away, planning to write his fa
ther, should Don recover. Hn had
tTever known that, along with somo
proofs in tho envelope that the plant
H)wner owed hltn money, Don had. In
closed tho thousand dollars he hud
taken.
Don got well, nnd ns thero was some
basis to the money claims of that reck
less young man, ho ns not prose
cuted. Vltul good enmo out of his
rigorous experience, for ho mended
his wuys and beenmo reconciled to his
uncle.
The brnvo llttlo defendcrjof Bnrry,
loyal Helen Marvin, wns filled with Joy
at the establishment of the Innocence
of her favorite friend, no could not
hut henr of It, und wont to pee her
the second duy uftor his return to
Virden.
"You were stunch nnd true, as you
always were, Helen," ho snld,
'"Do you think I could mistrust you,
Bnrry, nfter knowing you nil theso
yeurB?" sho nsked simply,
"No, denr, nnd "
Ho paused the word hnd been
spoken not so unthinkingly us natu
rally. For she was his "dear," und there
with, hnvlng broken tho lec, he told
her so, und sho was content.
MINER FINDS QUEER BEETLES
Specimens Similar to Ones That Puzzle
Scientists Found In Mining Dls
trlct of Oregon.
Beetles benrlng Masonic nnd otlior
mnrklngs that have proved a puzzle
to tho Carnoglo institute, have been
found by Fred Steen of tho Steen
mlno In tho Cornucopia district In
Oregon. The Insects uro of tho gen
eral typo of tho long-homed wood
borer, but, according to tho Carueglo
Institute, thero Is nn npparent varia
tion from any hitherto known spe
cies. Tho bucks are black, nnd tho mnrk
lngs nro traced us though In white Ink.
Some markings form u comminution of
letters nnd Arabic numerals. Many
huvo tho marking "V U 0." Others
havo tho Masonic emblem of square
and compuss plainly discernible Port
lund Oregonlnn.
Shifting of Pearl Trade.
Llngah, a seaport of Persia on the
Pcrslun Gulf 800 miles southeust of
Bushtre, und onco u very prosperous
port, Is experiencing somo hurd times
Just now. In former years, according
to nn excerpt from the Indian Trade
Journal published in a commerce re
port, It was an Important center of tho
pearl trade nnd a distributing point
for European merchandise. However,
Bahrain, whero tho wealthy European
and Indlnn peurl merchants go now ?o
mako their purchases, has pushed Lln
gah completely out of the peurl trade,
and since Debnl hao been made n retf
ulnr port of cull for tho boats or the
Prltlsh Indlu Steam Navigation com
pany, foreign goods intended for Omni'
go tl'.ere direct.
KEEPING HENS IN ORDINARY FARM FLOCK
Ordinary, Mixed
Expcrlcnco has convinced muny that
It pays in tho ordlnnry farm flock to
keep hens for threo yenrs beforo turn
ing them off.
Tho greatest egg yield can ho ex
pected during tho pullet yenr, and
ninny poultrymen advocate keeping
them only for thnt length of time.
They pay uhout as good returns for
tho work nnd expense given them dur
ing the succeeding two years In tho
average farm flock.
Ono of tho big outlays of both tlmo
nnd capital In the poultry business Is
tho raising of chicks. If tho hens drop
off laying In September or October
nnd get busy once more early In tho
year, they can bo carried through tho
period of rest much cheaper than pul
lets can bo rulscd. So, since poultry
Is only n very prolltnhlo side lino with
us, many bellovo tho keeping of hens
reduces tho work of chicken raising
without mnterlurly reducing tho In
come, says a writer in un exchange.
Most henB gonernlly consider their
year's work completed in September
or early October. They nro as care
fully and generously fed during tho
molting season as when thoy nro lay
Ing. An occasional bird begins laying
In November, n few more during tho
next month, nnd by tho first of Feb-
CAUSE OF SOFT-SHELL EGGS
Lack of Llmo May Be Aided by Feed
ing Oyster Shelta Another Help
Is Green 8tuh.
Tho lnylng of soft-hcllcd eggs may
bo caused by tho lack of shell-forming
mntTjrlnl In tho food they get; for ex
ample, tho lack of llmo. This enn bo
nldcd In n measure by tho feeding
of oyster shells, that Is, tho ground
prepared shells. Theso contain so
much lime that they help out In n
great measure. Another help Is the
feeding of a llttlo slaked llmo In the
soft feed, say a tablespoonful of llmo
to 1(S to 20 hens. This llmo will aid
$ii tho production of eggs very mute
'rlnlly If fed regularly for somo wcoks.
Another cause of soft-shelled eggs be
ing produced by n good healthy flock
Is tho lack of green stuff. This fur
nishes tho shell-forming material In
the best posslblo form und should not
be neglected. TIiIb Ib ono reason
why hens so often lay them In tho win
ter time.
Another fruitful source of tho trou
ble Is tho feeding stlmulunts nnd con
diments of various kinds. Poultry
keepers so oftoft get the hnblt of feed
ing stimulating foods in order to get
their hens to lnylng in cold wcuther,
forgetting that such n course, while
they may obtain tho desired results,
yet Is nt tho suerlljco of tho health of
their hens. Such a course mny bo all
right whoro ono has a bunch of layers
that ho does not euro for further than
to get nil tho egga from them thnt ho
possibly cnn. Jf ho docs not expect to
keep such hens but tho ono laying
Ratproof Coop
Tho accompanying illustration
shows ono of tho best coops for cither
Incubator chicks or hen with chicks
that wo havo ever ustd, suys n writer
In Farm Progress, Tho coop is com
posed of brood chamber nnd run, being
In total length G feet 0 Incites nnd U
feet wide. Tho brood chamber 1b 2
feet by 11 Jcet, inside measurement, by
20 Inches high' in tho rear and 21
Inches high In front.
Tho run Is 10 inches high, being con
structed of planed boards 10 inches
wide, which extend In ono piece the
full length of tho coop. Plnu lumber
Is used throughout.
For handling tho chicks und denn
ing oat tho brood chumber this com
partment is provided In front with a
hinged door. From n center hourd
running across the middle of the run
at tho top two cover doors for the run
ire hinged. Theso doors nro simply
light, wooden frames covered with
Hmull-meshed poultry netting to let In
sun and nlr and to keep out poultry
enemies. They are easily raised mid
mhii i ii i m Mi imnmiiii mf lunula in wk
HOW TO MAKE A RATPROOF CHICKEN COOP
' ' 6 FEET 6 INCHES "
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Farm Flock.
runry you can depend upon n generous
bnskctful. With tho Leghorns there
seems to ho no tendency toward over
fatness. The few that become broody
as spring ndvnnces are "broken up"
In n humano manner and nro back on
tho nest with a "red fnco" In a few
days.
They nro given n free mnge nnd
nil tho euro vouchsafed tho pullets.
Last year our hens made an average
of ten dozen per head. Many of theso
wero laid during the months of cheap
eggs, but not nil by any means. Dur.
Ing August they laid as heavily un
In April, nnd August prices nro not to
ho scorned. At thnt time they picked
much of their living nhout tho fields
nnd gruln stacks. It was very dry,
so wo supplied them with nil the green
food In tho way of enrly cabbage nnd
sprouted onts thnt they would con
sumo. Abundnnco of food postponed
tho molt and kept them "on their job."
At tho end of their third laying
year thoy nro sold nt once. After thai
ago hens seem more Busccpttblo ta
disease, und wo consider it a 'risk to
keep them longer. The secret of get
ting old hens to lay secniB to rest In
keeping them busy, giving them free
rnngo, plenty of good food, un abtiti
dnnco of green stuff.
nouson, nnd does not want to uso nny
of their eggs for hatching, It may bd
all right. But nil such stimulation
by the feeding of so-called egg pro
ducers, cayenne pepper nnd the llko,
oveE-stlmulntes tho orgnns of ropiw
duetlon until thoy becomo weakened
nnd unable to hold the eggs ns formed
until they nro shelled over, and for
that reason they nre voided while In
that soft state.
TREATMENT FOR BROODY HEN
Practical and Humane Way Is, to lew
lato Her In Open, Airy Coop
In Sight of Others.
Tho scnslblo wny to trent n brood)
hen Is to trent her ns n laying hem
Sho has temporarily stopped laying
und with proper treatment can Boon
be brought to laying nguln. The pract
tlcul nnd humane way Is to conllnd
her Id nn open, nlry coop In sight of;
tho outsldo hens, nnd provide roost
for her nt night While confined; iglve
the same, or better, care in tho wns
of food, drink nnd comfort as tho hens
outsldo receive.
Confining a broody lien for a dny o
longer In n tub of wntcr whoro sh
must stand up continuously, or hang
ing her up In a suck for threo duy
without food or water nro methods
that uro neither humane nor economy
icnl.
Compel Hens to Exercise.
If hens are confined, n good wny tq
feed corn Is to feed It on the enr, thufl
compelling tho hens to exerclso In
getting It off the cob. -
for Chicks.
lowered in feeding and curing for th
chicks.
Tho roof of tho brood chumher nnd
tho floor of the sitrno are of, matched
Pino nooring, very nenvlly pnlntcd wltl
tho best whlto lend nnd oil paint Th
undcrsldo of the floor nnd nil woodc
pnrts rcstlng'on tho ground nro hcavll
painted for preservation. Tho entir
coop Is heavily painted Inside nnd out
side to seal small cracks against dls
cuse und Insects.
Tho floor is on two-inch crossploce
two Inches uhovo tho ground to lnsur
dryness of brooder floor. Heavy wood
en strips nro nulled vertically In nil
corners for ndded strength. About 6t
feet of lumber was used in th con
Htructioti, which cost $1.20. Tfto cosl
of the paint was 75 cents, or n total
of ?2 for tho finished coop for ma
terial. J did tho work myself.
Tho special vnlue of a coop of tbla
Kimi is Unit it is u good nrotcct o
against cold spring winds, whllo beln
well ventilated and sunny inside. It 1
etiKjiy moved about, safe and durnbl