THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PlATTE. NFORAftKA
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HAVE TURKEYS READY FOR THANKSGIVING
ALEXANDRA STILL POPULAR
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New Sports Suits for Autumn.
Before the summer sports or pas
time suits have vanished from our
midst their successor hns entered and
made its bow. It Is destined to bloom
with the goldenrod and usters and It
Is naturally of heavier materials than
the suits for summer weather. Serge,
velveteen, and corduroy contribute to
Its durability and to Its style as yll.
It Is likely that these new sports
suits for autumn will be Innocent of
stripes. Those shown so far are of
plain materials or of plaids and plain
fnbrlcs mndo up together, and they
arc Undeniably smart. Young "or old,
women wear about the same Styles In
them, and they subtract years from the,
matron's appearance In a ay to make
her rise up and call l.iein blessed,
besides cheerfully parting with her
good money for them.
Among the most enticing suits, those
mndo of white serge combined with
tho same materials In handsome col
ored plaids are triumphing. Some
Elegant Hats for
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. Two very, elegant hats, made for
thoso In mourning, are shown. They
will satisfy the most discriminating
taste, for they fulfill all tho require
ments for correct millinery of this par
ticular kind. Thoy are made in con
servative and becoming shapes, of
English crape or of u specially woven
silk nnd crape, and the workmanship
In them is above reproach.
An nll-crnpc hat Is shown nt tho
left, and all tho world over its import
Is understood. It is tho material used
for the first period of mourning. Tho
shape is a drooping brimmed snllor of
moderate size, and It Is covered
smoothly with crape. The facing is
of tho same exquisite material. Crape
Is of a texture that lends Itself to the
making of llower forms, nnd the trim
ming of this hat Is made of crape.
There are four largo roses, each made
of thrtio sizes of c-ape petals set about
n cabochon of crape at tho center of
tho flower. The hat Is lined with u
soft silk.
Tho second lint Is of silk with a
vlng made of folds of the silk nnd
crape. It extends across the front of
the hat and terminates In a large
cabochon at tho right side.
Either -of these hats is of a con
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times tho skirt Is white and tho coat
of the plaid with white collar and
culTs. Or a white skirt Is banded with
plaid, and a white coat has plaid cuffs
and collar, belt and pockets.
When tho story Is not .told In plaids
It veers to colored velveteens or cor
duroys. In tho picture a white ergc
skirt Is worn with a taupe gray coat
of velveteen with girdle of soft satin
Buttons and tassels make the quiet
finish. Tho blouse Is of crepe de chine
made plain.
It will be noticed that the skirt ex
tends only n little below the shoe
tops and It Is not likely that the sports
skirt will loso character by growing
longer. One may wear a suit of this
kind with assurance. It Is good to
look nt and full of Its own style. Al
though the color combination Is as
quiet as possible the fabrics nnd the
cut of the garment give the suit plenty
of "snap." Thero Is nothing tnmo or
comhionplnce about It.
Those In Mourning.
venient slzo to be worn with a veil.
Veils of silk net, bordered with crape,
take the place of all-crape veils in
new millinery. Or mesh veils bor
dered with bands of narrow grosgraln
ribbon mny be used after the period
of first mourning Is passed. There Is
much latitude In the choice of styles
and the wearing of mourning In this
country. But those who elect to wear
it must not break certidn rules. No
extremes of styles aro In keeping with
tho reserve that marks mourning ap
parel, Fabrics must be good and work
manslUp of the best. Crape remains
the unquestioned Indication of mourn
ing. Net Wraps Five Layers Deep.
Beforo the benutlful broended cloaks,
which are already In New York ready
for the opera season, aro allowed to see
tho light there Is being shown nnd worn
Joyously u new sort of evening coat,
called the outdoor dinner cape. These
nro mado of five layers of silk net col
ored often like a flame opnl. They fur
nish Just enough protection against the
night air and do not "limp" with the
damp, for there Is no dressing In the
net.
tho art of being agreeable and useful to charity anil other good work.
The London public has been treated to so many "ling dnys" on behalf of
war charities that national enthusiasm In support of street sollojtutlons has
oozed out and there was considerable misgiving when the date arrived for
the annual "Alexandra day," upon which pretty women annually appear In the
London streets and sell roses to ny passer-by for the purpose of raising money
for the hospitals In which Queen Alexandra Is Interested. Yet this year "Alex
andra day" was more suiccsst.nl than it
sold and a large stun was turned over to
CANNON HAS PLENTY OF "PEP"
Although he has passed tho four
score mark, "Uncle Joe" Cannon was
able to convince younger and more
nctlvt- members of the house recently
that he still retains lots: of "the old
pep."
He was In his sent in 'the house
despite tho blistering tcmpernture and
his return from a trip to tho North
Carolina sounds that used up most of,
his collengues.
Undo Joe made the trip up . the
Dismal Swamp feeder to Lake Drum
mond, hoofing It through tho deep un
derbrush of that weird region like a
Boy Scout on a hike.
After tho party came out of the
swnmp the prowess of the veteran leg
islator was again put to the test. Tho
party reached Elizabeth City, N. C,
but In order to complete the Inspection
of tho so-called North Carolina cut
in time, was obliged to press on to
Albcrmnrle sound and there anchor
over night. There were four good berths on the boat, but there were ten men
In the party. Everyone oP the ten insisted "Uncle Joe" should tuke the state
room. "What?" said the venerable former speaker, "with tho Stars and Stripes
liglow nnd this North Carolina breeze n-blowlng. Some of you younger fellow
take the stateroom. I sleep on deck."
And, wrapping himself in an army blankc't, he picked out u place on the
planks, gazed up at the sky and was soon fast asleep.
In the morning ho wanted to take a bath In the Sound, but tho boat was
already homeward bound.
FLANNAGAN AT
Mr. Flannagan, who is a resident of New Jersey, served as secretary of 'the
Joint committee of congress on rural credits nnd so, naturally fell Into his
present berth when tho farm loan law was pnssed and tho commission was
appointed.
DOCTOR SUN AGAIN A POWER
Tho return to China of Dr. Sun
Ynt Sen, first provisional president of
the Chinese republic, announced In the
United States by Ids ofllclal repre
sentatives, Is an event of International
importance. Sun Yat Sen has been In
exllo in Japan, driven out of the coun
try in tho summer of 1013 by Yuan
Shi Kal after tho latter had been
mndo president of China to succeed
Sun Ynt Sen.
A man of high education, which
he obtnlned In tho United States and
Englnnd, he spent 20 years In exile
from his native country organizing
'the revolutionary movement against
the Chinese monarchy and the Man
elms. Sun Yat Sen and Yuan Shi Kal
were nt first on cordial terms. In the
summer of 1013 Snn Ynt Sen fled to
Japan, having 'been denounced by
Yuan Shi Kal as n traitor and u swin
dler and an intent of ;ho Jnnanose
government. Tho great powers of Europe having n flngcr In tho plo of Chluu's
government, the Uplted Stutes and Japan havo all of them had so much to do
with Sun Yat Sen during the last 25 years that It Is a question of Importance to
discover which foreign power he will favor at Peking.
Sun Ynt Sen can claim to be an American under a ruling mado in 1001 by
the department of commerce and labor at Washington, which stated that Dy.
Sun Yat Sen hud been born In the Hawaiian Islands nnd came under the provi
sions of the act of 1000 which bestowed American citizenship upon all cltlwms
of this territory.
Queen Alexandra stilt remains tho
most popular member of the royal
family of England, nml Scarcely a day
passes that she docs not mnke at least
one public appearance nt some bene
fit for war veterans. Although she
will celebrate her seventy-third birth
day next December, Alexnndra tnkea
the utmost pride In her personal ap
pearance, and at n distance she gives
more the Impression of being unaf
fected by time thnn does Queen Mary.
Nobody thinks of calling the wid
ow queen tho "queen mother" or tho
"dowager queen." She objects to be
ing designated by either of these ti
tles In prltt, yet no familiar use of
them by the press would lend her
friends to adopt them In speaking of
her. They don't fit. Sho doesn't take
life so seriously as Queen Mary, does
not and never has attempted to Inter
fere In politics, and devotes herself
now, bb always, with studious caro to
has ever been. Millions of roses were
tho fund.
THE BALL GAME
W. W. FInnnagan, banker of al
most world-wide fame, and Just at
present secretary of tho rural credits
commission, never snw a professional
baseball gamo until one day recently,
when ho went with Daniel O'Connell
to tho American league pnrk In Wash
ington. Even nt that ho didn't seem
to take a serious view of the situation,
for when tho seventh Inning came aiid
the crowd stood up in obedlenco to
the old tradition which brings luck to
tho homo team nt that Juncture, Mr.
FInnnagan stnrtcd home.
"Where are you going?" 'nsked
Mr. O'Connell.
"Why, Isn't tho gnmo over? Every
one Is getting up."
Dan pulled him back Into tho seat.
In the ninth Inning the teams
were tied and Mr. Flannagan began to
grow excited, which shows he Is a
real American, after all. After this
perhaps he'll bo n regular fan.
PROFITABLE FLOCK
The advantage of an early market ;
for turkeys ennnot bo overestimated. 1
Keep them growing nnd try to havo
the bulk of tho turkey crop ready
for Thanksgiving. Tho demand, for
turkeys Is greatest nt this tlmo und
tho price Is best. Keel) pushing tho
feed from this on. Let them havo
nil they want of tho best food. They
will grow and lay on llesh at the same
time. While they must be loft on
range, yet, well fed, they will trnmp
off no llesh because they nro not
worrying now about n living. Thoy
nro taking llfo easy. Of course,
English people conflno turkeys and
MOLTING PERIOD OF FOWLS
Very Sorlouo Drain on Vitality of Lay
ing Hens Interesting Find
ings From New York.
(By O. W. DYNES, North Dakota Ex
periment Station.)
Every year tho hen goes through n
physiological process known ns molt
ing in whtch It sheds tho old feath
ers and replaces Ihem with now. This
Is a very serious drain on tho vltnllty
of laying hens. Usually they stop lay
ing entirely during October, Novem
ber and December. Tho New York
Stnto Collogo of Agriculture has mndo
some Interesting findings regarding
the molting period of fowls. These
may bo summarized as follows:
Tho hen fenthcrs more quickly In
thoso areas which protect tho-vital
parts.
From tho Incubator to tho laying
period, chicks expcrlenco nt lenst four
moltInK8. either partially or com
pletely.
liens frequently lay during tho sum
mer while partially molting, but sol
dpm during the general molting.
Young hens molt moro quickly than
older ones.
IIcnB molting very Into molt In less
time than those molting earlier.
Hens molting very Into glvo n high
er yearly production than thoso molt
ing cnrltcr.
Hens loso In weight whllo molting.
Broodlncss appears to retard molt
lng.
Starving tho hens appears to in
crenso broodlncss.
Hens molting early resume produc
tlon more quickly nftcr molting thnn
those molting late.
Hens molting early lay more eggs
during enrly winter than hens molt
ing late.
Tho most prolific hens molt latest.
It Is thus seen that hens which molt
Into nro usually tho heavy producers,
Tnero is n lcsson in this for every
poultry keeper. Tako proper caro of
tho hens that molt ato becauso of the
cold weather. Such liens make excel
lent breeders In tho spring and should
bo properly cared for. This can bo
dono by putting them Into tho house
early nnd not ullowlng them to suffer
from the cold winds.
HEN PLANT MINUS ROOSTERS
Buy Baby Chicks Each 8prlng to Re
plenlsh Laying Stock and for
Roastero and, Fryers.
(By It. Q. WEATHEnSTONE.)
To those who refrain from keeping
poultry, being fearful that tho roost
ers will disturb tho quietude of tho
neighborhood, let mo recommend tho
keeping of hens without roosters and
buying baby chicks each spring to re
plenish the laying Btock and to ralso
for fryers and roasters. Thero are
thousands following this plan.
Even those having small back yards
ran rnlso poultry, providing, of
course, such yurds aro touched by tho
sun. Poultry must havo sun. Thero
lire some who nre attempting to keep
chickens in buck yurds und basements
nover reached by a ray of Bunshlne,
but my advlco is if you cun't glvo
your chicks thJ necessity of llfo you
lind bettor not try to raise poultry.
BLUE OINTMENT FOR VERMIN
Poison lo Not Rr;ommended for Young
Chickens It Is Effective Also
for Scaly Leg,
For bct'y lico on chickens apply blue
ointment Just below tho vent. Uso a
piece the slzo of a pea. Lico go to tho
vent for water. Do not uso this on
young chickens. BIuo ointment Is ef
fective also for scaly leg. This Infor
mation is given out by tho California
experiment station.
OF VOUNQ TURKEY8.
fatten them up on ground oats or
corn and milk, boiled vegetables
with table scraps--anything soft nnd
tasty and In plenty twice a day.
When on range they should bo fed
three times n day ut fattening time
wheat, oats and old corn, never new,
for this makes intestinal trouble that
precludes laying on flesh. At noon
tho feed should bo ground stuff
made Into a mash. It pays to spare
plenty of good grain to ah lncrcaso
of turkey flesh, for It brings moru
accordingly, and with no more feed,
than beef, mutton or pork per pound
tr tho fanner,
DETERMINING SEX OF FOWLS
Knack Is Particularly Valuable to
Those Selling Day-Old Chicks
Male Is Sturdier. e
(By W. A. LIPPINCOTT, Kansas Art
ouitumi college.)
Ability to dctormlno sex Is particu
larly valunblo to persons who make a
business of selling day-ohl chicks nnd
to those who desire to rnlso tho pul
lets only. It Is Impossible for poul
try misers to do this, howovcr, except
In the case of u few of tho varieties In
which thero Is a dlfferenco of color
marking between tho sexes ns In the
Barred Plymouth Hocks und Silver
Wyandottes.
In China where ono family follows
tho snmo occupation generation after
generation, tho poultry raisers have
doveloped their senso of touch so
highly that they can determine tho sex
of chicks quite ncqurately. Even with
n Chinaman to tutor him, it Is not
probnblo that any American, with tha
possible exception of some of tho stu
dents of tho blind institutions, can bo
como proficient In this nrt, und con
sequently v tho American must depend
on sox characteristics nnd color mark
ings. In all varieties of poultry, tho malo
chicks have a sturdier appearance, a
wider comb space and heavier legs
and beak. Theso characteristics alone
often aro misleading, but coupled with
color markings, they make a good
working basis.
DROPPINGS AND THEIR VALUE
Poultry Manure, Properly Cared For.
la One of Beat Fertilizers I
Keep In Airy Place. , 1
Prpperly cared for, poultry ruanura
Is ono of tho best fertilizers the
ground can. have. Tho best way to
preserve them Is to put them In n
dry box or house, protected from Ilia
weather, but airy enough to keep dry.
Sifted coal ashes on tho dropping
bonrd, or mixed with tho droppings,
help to dry them out. Sawdust will
answer tho same purpose.
If the poultry droppings nro cared
for each day or week, tho condition of
tho flock nufy bo estimated by tho
character of tho droppings. If tho
droppings show truces of blood, tho
chances, nro the birds nro getting too
much meat ; if they aro unshaped nnd
soft, tho mnsh is" too wot. If the ex
crement is yellow or bright green, or
both, bowel troublo of tho nature of
cholera muy bo apprehended.
In henlth, that part of tho excre
ment which Is given off by tho kidneys
is white.
GOOD MIXTURE FOR GOSLINGS
Nothing Better for Newly Hatched
Fowls Than Bread Moistened With
Milk Add Some Grit.
Thero is nothing better to feed new
ly hntched goslings thnn bread moist
ened with milk, In which n llttlo fine
grit nnd n little finely granulated char
coal has been mixed. After the first
two or threo days n mixture of ono
part com meal and two parts bran enn
bo gradually substituted for tho bread.
FEED OFTEN BUT SPARINGLY
Four or Five Feedings Dally Until Two
Weeks Old Is Favored Avoid
AH Sloppy Feeds.
Llttlo chicks must never bo overfed.
Feed four or five times n dny during
tho first feeding week, gradually dimin
ishing tho number of feedings until tho
end of tho second woeki Cracked
grain may be fed three times a day
und dry mash kept before them all the
time after tho second week. Sloppy,
wet foods should bo avoided.