THE 8EMUWEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Two-Color Blouse
One of those new blouses In which
georgette crepo in two colors is com
bined bus several points of Interest
for the seeker after new things In
waists. The two-color Idea wns suc
cessfully introduced in the spring and
has .the Indorsement of women of fash
Ion. It gives designers a chance to ex
ercise a, great amount of cleverness in
embodying both colors in the body of
tho garment, and In carrying out the
color scheme In embroideries, buttons
and ornaments.
The blouse shown Is of white and
navy blue georgette crepo. A band
of the navy blue crepe Is set in about
the nrm'seye and. It Is used to muke
the wide cuffs and the collar.
Small pendant silk-covered buttons
nre.placcd do,wn each side of the front,
and they Jnre sewed to a plait near the
arm'seye. They are in navy blue silk,
suspended by small white silk cord.
Pretty Party
There arc many pretty frocks on dis
play for members of tho primary class
In the school of social wisdom, and
they are calculated to develop her
taste. By the time she arrives at the
'.'flapper" stage, with a mind of her
own as to clothes, she will know some
thing about party frocks, anyway.
There are many dresses for the little
miss, mndo of plain and changenblo
taffeta in light colors. And there nre
others of crepe of chiffon much beruf
fled. Some of them are short-wnlsted,
some of them are long-wulstcd, and
others have no waist ut all. All of
them barely reach to the knees and
their sleeves nre as brief as their
eklrts. Necks nio round or square,
and a little sleeveless body in several
good designs is worn over a dainty
underbody with Bleeves, made of tulle
or lace, In narrow rufllos, sot closo to
gether on a net foundation.
A new idea Is successfully carried
out when tnffeta Is tho material used.
Short-walsted dresses, or slips without
a waistline, are trimmed with several
rows of narrow nifties of the silk
about the bottom of the slflrt and on
the sleeves. These rallies arc sewed
to the frock along their lower edge
that Is, they are upside down.
Other styles Inny come and go, but
the pretty lingerie frock for the little
of Crepe.
Tho waist sets nicely and Is bloused
over the top of the skirt a very little.
Hemstitching serves to Join the two
colors in crepe, together.
Tho blouse possesses two style fea
tures that are now and especially In
teresting. Tho neck Is round and fin
ished with a narrow band of white
crepe. The collar, of blue crepe, Is
cut circular and In two plecesrmuklng
a narrow crescent-shaped capo at tho
back and front. It fastens on tho left
shoulder and Is edged with very flno
point venice lace.
Tho deep cuffs of bluo are smart
and very ' practical, ns they do not
soil as easily ns white. Fragile and
dainty as crepe looks, It is In reality
n durable materia' if given tho care
It deserves. Tho light'' colors wash
well and may be retlnted when they
begin to fade.
Frocks for Girls.
miss refuses to go nt all. Hero Is ono
of the latest creations for a little girl.
It Is made of French bntlsto and is
trimmed with nnrrow Valenciennes lnco
and a little frill embroidery. The long
waist has n front panel of five tucks,
and when It Is set Into the sido body n
frill edged with luce Is set on. Sim
ilar frills llnlsh tho neck nnd sleeves.
The short skirt Is luid in flno plaits
and trimmed nt tho bottom with in
sertion nnd edging of Valenciennes
lace.
The girdle Is made of wldo soft
sntln ribbon laid In pi nits. At each
side there are double rosettes with
hanging ends of baby ribbon in the
same tint as Uic girdle. Little bows
are. tied In tho ends? of the pendent rib
bons. The glrdlo slips through n strap
of batiste at the buck and fastens un
der one nt the front. It Is tacked to
the dress at each side, under tho
rosettes.
Pretty Lingerie.
Dainty lingerie Is mado of soft, while
pongee, trimmed with bands of finest
blue linen, and laced with blue linen
lacers.
THE SEA'S
GIFT
1 Bu Francis Knowles I
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(Copyright, 1916, by W. Q. Chapman.)
Jim Thorpo hnd been In charge of
Lowestoft light for seven und twenty
years.
When tho young fisherman hnd ttik
en his young bride there he hud been
very proud and both very happy. Their
honeymoon hnd lasted seven years, Un
til the girl died. She died very sud
denly, nnd there was no tlmo to sum
mon medical aid. It was not until she
hud been laid to rest in tho church
yard of the little village Uiat Thorpo
realized that his life, too, was ended.
For five years ho brooded over his
loss. They had never hud u child.
That had been their great sorrow.
Thorpo wns absolutely alone in tho
world, with nothing but his light.
Ho tended it through the great
storm of his fifth lonely year, but It
did 'not save the great liner that was
dashed to pieces on tho Lowestoft
rocks. In tho morning Thorpe put out
In tho lifeboat. Tho ship hud broken
on tho rocks, nnd there seemed to bo
no survivors. But on u nnrrow ledge
of rock ho found u baby girl asleep 1
How she had escaped wns n miracle,
Thorpe took her bnck to tho light
house nnd fed nnd tended her. Grudu
ally, as tho days passed, a fierce love
nnd Jenlousy for her replaced tho void
in his heart. Sho grew up In tho
lighthouse.
Twenty years passed. Emily
Thorpo regarded herself as the keep
er's daughter. Ho sent her to school
In the village, but sho always cmuo
back at nightfall, pulling the heavy
llghthouso boat. Thorpe would wutch
during those years every evening for
tho sight of the slender figure, run
ning along the Bunds toward him.
Then a hand would bo waved, n cry
of Joy would como to him. nnd pres
ently tho big boat would lumber along,
with Emily at tho oar.
Tho thought that sho would some
day marry and leavo him was tho one
black, unbearable fear which ho put
buck Into the deepest recesses of his
consciousness.
But Emily did not seem to euro for
any of the flshcrboys of tho little
place. Her manners were Instinctive
ly those of a lndy. Sho was above
them all; she had tho Inherent grace,
the knowledge of one born In a high
rank of life. Thorno had tried to learn
who her parents had been, butiie
nover discovered.
Every seven years, they say, n, wild
storm devastates tho Lowestoft const.
There had been two since Emily came
to Thorpo. The thlnd happened when
sho wns twenty-one; and again a big
liner went ashore in tho samo plnce
on Lowestoft rocks.
Again tho lifeboat was put out, this
time manned by half a dozen villagers,
and this time tho bulk of the pnssen
gers were snved. One of them was
carried, unconscious, Into the light
house. For nn hour the village doctor
worked over hlra.
"ne'll be deud long since, I think,"
said the old Irishman who had brought
three-fourths of tho village to birth,
nnd ushered nt least ono generation
upon its way Into the unknown.
,Just then an eyelid flickered. Emily
Thorpe", kneeling beside tho young
man, saw the eyes gradually unclose.
A week later Ralph Itentoul wn8
convalescent He was u handsome
young fellow of five nnd twenty, a sur
veyor, who had been sent by the gov.
ernmcnt to map out some shoals ulong
tho treacherous shore. Emily and he
wero Interested in each other from tho
first. And Thorpe, at his light in tho
tower, watched them stroll along tho
sands beneath him.
Ho had always known thnt some
time the girl's hour would come. Now
that ho feared love had awakened in
her heart, he was conscious of a bit
terness thnt clouded his mind. Ho
felt that tho girl had como to him in
plnco of tho wife ho had lost, and of
tho child who should havo been theirs,
It was on tho third day of his con
valescence that Rulph Itentoul told
Emily of his love. And sho listened
in wonder at the unfolding of tho old,
yec over new, story.
"I shnll take you away with me,
dearest," ho was saying. "Wo will
Iiavo our honeymoon nlong tho coast.
whllo I am mapping out my work for
tne government. And then we shull
go home."
nomel The word sounded doubt
ful to tho girl, nomo she always as
sociated with those barren rocks,
washed by tho never-ceasing, resonant
sen. When ho spoke of a large city
she could hardly understand him.
"Como, let us go and ;ell your fa
ther," ho said.
Half nn hour later, standing In the
presence of Jim Thorpe, with Emily's
hand drawn through his, the young
man asked simply for tho hand of tho
girl.
Jim Thorpo listened until tho end,
but his faco grow durkcr nnd darker,
and his lips more nnd more com
pressed, "Now you Bhall listen to me," said
Thorpe. "Seven und twenty yenrs
lmvo I lived on this rock, and only for
Beven of them did I hnve chick or child
of ray own. Aye, und no cldld only
ray wife that Is dead. This girl that
you think mine, I tell you, and I tell
her for tho first time sho Is nobody's
child, washed up out of u( wreck upon
Lowesfoft rocks." .
The girl started forward. "You nw
not my father)" sho cried In a tremu
lous voice.
"You are no child of mine," Bald
Thorpe. "A wnlf from such n wreck
us washed up this man to curse mo
nnd my hopes. Yes, nnd they say tho
sea. which sometimes gives, takes
away also. So It has taken .you away,
has It? Well, my girl, though you nro
neither flesh nor blood of mine, I tell
you this: Go with him nnd take my
parting curse with you. Go with him
and leave mo solitary, mo who cared
for you these years. But tho time
shnll como when In your own loneli
ness you shall know the loneliness that
you havo left behind you. Gol"
Ho ended speaking, and his faco was
dratnnttc In tho intensity of its pus-
slon. Tho young mun Interposed,
"You nro not speaking fairly, Mr.
Thorpe," ho said. "It is natural thnt
a girl should wish to marry nnd leave
her homo nnd father. And tho girl is
not .your own flesh and Mood. Let her
go kindly"
"I'll let her go," scowled Thorpe,
"But sho takes my everlasting curse
with her."
"Father I" cried Emily, running tc
him and laying her hands upon his
urm. "I shall not go. My duty Ip
with you."
"Duty!" ho sneered. "You will care
a lot for duty when his lips nre upon
your own."
And he tore himself uwny from hot
and went into his light turret.
The young mun and the girl gazed
blankly upon each other. Then the
girl spoke.
"You see," sho snld. "You must re
lease me from my promise, Kalph. 1
cannot leave him. I owo everything
to him. He has tho first claim upop
me till ho Is dead."
"You have tho first claim upon your
self, denrest," pleuded Kalph. "Whj
should you be condemned to puss youi
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ttUUlU illU W1U Ull HUH MUlll'll I ULU ( f
But ho could not pcrsundo her
With many tears tho girl persisted lr
her resolution. She would stay with
the mnn she hnd como to regard at
her futlier.
Sho went to Jim Thorpe .and told
him so. But the burden on his hear!
was not lifted. He. knew that he hell
her only by her sense of duty to him
Ralph was to leavo at daybreak
She Always Camo Back at Nightfall
At daybreak tho Hghthousq keeper
who hud spent a sleepless night, stoli
down 'to where tho girl und tho young
man stood, locked In each other'f
arms, saying their goodby.
"Go, and my blessing go with you,'
ho said gently.
Tho girl swung round and faced
him. "Father I" sho cried. "I shall
stay with you "
"No, my dear," answered Thorpo
"You were never mlno. Tho sen guv
you to mo as somo loan to bo repaid
I shall return you to its keeping. May
It carry you fnlrly to your homo."
And ho turned nnd left them. He
could not bear to say more. Ho knew
that his Inst hold on llfo had gone, ae
tho boat that carried them was going,
under n fair wind, toward tho main
land, s,
Ho trimmed his light nnd filled the
oil reservoir nnd sut down In thq tun
ret Ho looked out over tho sen, over
tho shoals and rocks. Now thnt he
had done the right thing, his nngct
hnd evaporated; ho felt strangely
peaceful. For tho first tlmo in mnuy
years ho seemed to dwell in tho con
scious presence of his dead wife.
After all, Emily could nover take her
placo in his heart. It was Just llko
a dream, as all llfo van a dream. The
day would como when he would awok
en Into tho presence of Emily.
On board the boat the young man
and the gi.nl sut, bund In hand, nnd
looked b?.ck to where tho lighthouse
stood, only a speck In tho distance, u
white plllur under a rod roof.
"I am uneasy," erJA the girl. "I
hope nothing hns happened to him. In
a few weeks we must go back and try
to persuudc hlra to givo up his work
nnd live with us."
"Yes" snld the young mun. And
then, forgetful of age, as Is tho wny
with youth, they lost themselves in
their own golden dreams of happiness.
The llghthouso disappeared; the
last link with llfo hud gono from Jim
Thorpe's heart. But ho only sat smil
ing besldo his trimmed lamp, waiting
for the night to come when It should
glvo forth Its beams upon tho waters.
But his own hand would never kindle
those beams again. For he himself
had passed out of tho shadow mto
Uio reality.
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EGGS SHOULD BE TESTED BY CANDLING
EXTERIOR AND SECTIONAL VIEW OF CANDLER.
IFrom the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Tho requirements of the egg trade
and certain state and federal food reg
ulations fnnko It necessary for tho
shipper to know whitt qunllty of eggs
ho Is shipping to consumers. This
means that nil eggs should bo tested
by candling In tho producing section.
Storekeepers and egg buyers In tho
towns can candle by means of n
shielded light In a dnrk room. Tho
traveling collectors, however, who
gnthei eggs from tho farmers, luck
these facilities. To nsslst theso col
lectors, tho egg-bundling specialists of
tho department havo developed n
simple homemade electrical candling
outfit that can be used out of doors,
Tho hppar'ntus can bo fastened to the
sido or buck of n wngon or to the wall
of a building ,.t u height convenient
for the cuudlcr. If hung on hooks, It
Is enslly removed.'
This device consists of n wooden
enso (Fig. 1), painted hlnck inside nntf
out, In which is mounted an Inexpen
sive egg cundlo lighted by n tiny olce
trlc bulb opernted by dry bnttcries.
Tho eggs nro passed Into tho bottom
port of tho box through an opening
protected by black cloth curtains that
,provcnt light from entering (Fig. 1,
P). As tho eggs nro held nnd turned
before tho cnndlo tho collector can
tell their quality by looking through
tho eyehole In tho front of the case
(Fig. 1, O).
To i Build Case.
Tho following directions and dimen
sions havo been tested, and found Bnt
isfactory In making these outfits:
Muke n light wooden box, 20 Inches
.high, 18 Inches wido nnd 10& inches
deop, lnsldo measurements (Fig, 1),
This may be mado from egg-cuso ma
terial, or a packing box may bo cut
down to theso dimensions. Tongued-nnd-grooved
bonrds should bo used if
possible, as tho box must bo" light
proof. Leave a spuco It Inches high
apd tho width of tho box nt tho bot
tom of the front (Fig. 1, P). Out nn
eyehole bIx inches wido by fivo inched
high in tho top center of tho front
(Fig. 1, O), When cut ns shown, tho
hole is about tho right dlstanco above
tho candle to fit the height of tho av
erage mnn. Short men will prefer n
lower hole and tnll men muy rcqulro
a higher box. Cover tho egg open
ing with three pieces of heavy black
sloth or oilcloth, making tho center
pleco overlup those nt tho sides (Fig.
1, P). Each pleco Is soven or eight
Inches wide and 11 inches high. -The
sldcplcces are fastened to tho enso nt
tho sides und top of tho egg opening;
tho, centerpiece nt tho top only.
Electrical Equipment.
r Build stalls from thlir lumber 8
inches deep by inches square
across tho rear of tho bottom of tho
box to hold the dry cells (Fig. 2, A).
This slzo box should hold bIx bat
teries, three for running the light und
threo In reserve.
Tho strips above, and resting on the
tops of tho cells (Fig. 2, F), nro not
necessary unless It Is desired to pre
vent tho bnttcries from dropping' out
if tho ense is turned upsido down.
Theso strips should bo screwed to tho
back of the cases so they may be cas
lly removed when renewing tho bat
teries.
The candling device proper Is either
Automatic or constant; thnt is, It may
bo mado to givo light continuously or
only when on egg is pressed lightly
against it. Secure from any .drug
store a new round tin ointment box
nbout two Inches In diameter and
three-fourths Inch deep (Fig. 2, B).
Ream n hole in the center of the bot
tom Just largo enough to hold firmly
tho scrow of n smnll SVi-volt lump,
such us Is used in a llttio pocket flash
lamp. 1
Tho metal box, besides holding the
lnr.ip, also Is needed to convey current
to tho screw around tho stem of the
bulb. Therefore do not ream tho hole
too lurgo nnd do not use cloth or other
nonmctalllc packing to hold It In
place around the stem of the bulb,
Cut a hole in the coyer of the box
one inch in diameter, against which
tho egg Is .held during candling.
To tho bottom of tho box solder one
end of a strip of thin bruHS or steel
Ifyj inches long by three-fourths Inch
wide. This fornis the spring which
breaks tho contact when the cnndlo Is
used automatically (Fig. 2, 0).
To 'tho opposite side of the bottom
Bolder a pleco of metal to form a lip
thut passes uuder'u button, which may
bo turned to hold tho box firmly
against the contacts when tho cnndlo
is to give u continuous light.
Make tho mounting board for tho
cundlo from a piece of wood bIx Inches
long, 2' Inches wldo aud about ono
fourth Inch thick, by boring n half
lnch hole through tho center lino four
inches from one end. Tack over this
hole, on tho back of tho board, n strip
of zinc three-fourths Inch wldo and
24 Inches long, bearing n connecter
thut has been cut from a discarded
dry buttery (Fig. 2, H). Bend tho con
necter end of tho strip up nt ono edgo
of tho board. Bo careful to sea thut
the ointment box cannot touch this
connecter or tho zinc nnd thus innko
a short circuit. In candling, do not
nllow tho hand to touch this connec
tion and tho metal box nt the samo
time.
Mount the candling box on the faco
of tho board by means of two rouud
head screws through the lower end
of tho spring (Fig. 2, 0), screwed nt
such n distance from tho hole as will
nllow tho end of the light bulb to puss
through tho hnlf-ltich hole nnd como
In contact with tho zinc on tho back.
Cnro must bo taken to see that tho
stem of the lamp goes straight Into
tho hole. Only tho metal contact
point In tho center of Hie stem should
touch tho zinc. If tho metal screw
pinto around the outside of the stem
touches tho zinc, It will cause n short
circuit aud tho lamp will not burn.
Tho lower scrow In tho spring should
havo n close-fitting copper washer.
Scrow or null tho board to the mlddlo
of tho bnck of the case so the light
Is ten Inches above tho bottom.
Paint tho case black Inside aud out.
Wlrlno.
Method 1. Run ono wlro irom tho
right of tho batteries to tho connecter
(Fig. 2, H) on the rd. FnBtcn tho
second wlro (from tho left of tho bat
teries) beneath the washer under the
lower scrow that holds tho lamp
spring (Fig. 2, C)., Tho.dovlco Is then
ready for operation.
Method 2. If desired, n switch
(Fig. 1, S ; also shown f u Fig. 2) may
bo mounted on tho front of tho box
und ono wiro ,ln tho circuit (Fig. 2, J)
run through It Tho operator, how
ever, ordinarily will find it Just as
convenient to control tho current by
moans of the button ubovo tho candle.
Connecting the Dry Cells.
Cnro should be tnken to see that the.
batteries are connected In such a way
thut tho voltngo of tho current la np-
proximately thut required by tho
lump. If tho voltugo Is too high, tho
lamp will burn out quickly If too
low, tho light will ho dim. Any dealer
In dry bnttcries will havo a voltmeter
and can assist in connecting tho cells
so they will glvo tho required voltage.
If connected ns shown In Fig. 2, tho.
vpltugo from two cells only Is applied:
to tho light, willed nevertheless, has.
tho benefit of tho f fill nmperage of the
three cells.
If much candling is to bo done, It Is
ndvlsnblo to connect two sets of dry
bnttcries to tho cundlo, controlled by
a Uirco-wny circuit. Then tho Bots
can ho used alternately nnd their llfo
greatly prolonged.
Simply holding nn egg against tho
candling opening will press the con
tact in tho stem of tho bulb against
tho zinc contact on the buck of the
board, causing light to shine through
tho egg. When tho prcsBuro Is re
moved, tho contact Is broken by tho
spring on tho lamp box. If a constant
light Is desired, tho contact mny bo
made steady by turning the button
(Fig. 2, E) over tho lip (Fig. 2, D
on tho back of the candle.
Tho raatorlalB for this apparatus,
Including three dry cells, should not
cost over $1.C0, Itemized as follows;
Dox for case.,.,. ,., J0.1O
Ointment box , .02
Spring 05-
Klectrlo bulb 10
3 batteries , 1.0k
Button , Ctt
1'nlnt, nails, screws 0C-
Cloth 05
3 foot of wlro for connectors , CG-
Total flio-
Theso Items do not include tho cost
of a switch, which if used, would in
crease the cost from 10 to 20 cents,
depending on the type of switch used.
MOST ECONOMICAL OF FEEDS
Corn Must Be Supplemented With
Nitrogenous Feed, Such as Meat
Scrap or Skim Milk.
Under usual market conditions corn
is ono of the most economical feeds
for luylng hens, und can well 1)0 used
to a very largo extent in their ration.
However, corn must bo supplemented
with u nitrogenous feed, such ns meat
scrap or skim milk, If good results
nro to bo obtained from its use.
Recent experiments show that hena
fed a ration composed of 87.2 per cent
corn nnd 12.8 per cent meut scrap pro
duced eggs cheaper than hens given
a greater number of feeds.