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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
POLLIWOG'S THOUGHTS.
"Well," said tho Polllwog, "I can'l
really take any Interest la the other
fishes around me. I tun too Interest
ed In something else."
"Whnt tire you Interested In?" asked
tho gold fish.
Those fishes were living nnd swim
ming in a pond In n beautiful garden.
There were gold fish, sliver fish, snails,
fish with beautiful tails and one polllwog.
p3 DADDY'S tVENING
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For the Business Girl.
Business women have become so ac
customed to the blouse and skirt for
dally wear that It Is almost a uniform
,to them. But, as warm weather comes
and coats may be discarded, the busl
jncss girl Is moro than likely to Indulge
iln n change of dress and come out In
,n one-piece frock. Among them nre
models especially suited to the big
and growing army of women who go
!to business every day.
Whoever designed the frock shown
above had In mind that It needed to
'be practical as well as smart. For
every day wear It will be made In
'some of the strong new weaves In silk,
ior In lightweight serge or equally dur
.uble mohair. It suggests possibilities
lln remodeling suits and giving good
Imaterlals a new lease on life by Chang
ling a suit of antiquated style Into an
The Bridesmaid's Crowning Glory
Hero comes tho bride, along about
Jhts time, with her maids, wafting Into
.'the milliner's to discuss the momen
tous question of their hats. And per
lmps the milliner Is all ready for her;
for hats especially designed have been
'.supplied In plenty by thoso who wel
come each June with a new array of
bridal millinery. It Is easy enough to
jnnko a selection when there Is oppor
tunity to see them.
Designers one and all appear to have
been captivated by the fitness of
georgette crepe for making tho love
liest hoadwear that sun, or electric
lights, ever shone on. All the chances
are that crepe It will bo when the de
cision Is made and everybody pleased.
But there aro also hats of mallnes,
lace, hair braid anil the well-loved leg
horn among candidates for favor.
In the group of three hats shown
nbove, only hats made of crepe (In
cluding one of crpo amrrlbbon) ap
pear. They are sponsored by the best
designers so that there Is no question
us to their good style, and they speak
for themselves as to their beauty. At
tho right a wide-brimmed sailor cov
ered with white crepe has over the
brim an overlay made of lengths of
narrow ribbon faathcrstltchod together
with heavy white silk Jloss.
At the left another sailor shape, with
soft crown tip. makes place for a row
of French knots on a narrow silk rib
bon about tho crown. Four camellias,
with white foliage, aro set, at a special
advantage, on the brim. Both these
lints might be made In a light color.
Tho lovely hat at tho center is In
initio pink and has a wreath of smul'.
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up-to-date frock. It Is made lu two
pieces, Joined at the waist, under a
soft belt of the material. The belt
overlaps at the front, one side slipping
through a slash In the other, and tho
ends fasten down with buttons.
Deep pockets at each side provldo
two style features of the season: tho
emphasis of tho hips, und the use of
wide tucks for decoration. The bodlco
might fasten along the shoulder and
under-firm or up the back.
Collar and cuffs of organdlo are lfr
dispensable In a frock of this kind
They provldo the touch of fresh dnlntl
ness, that mnkes the shirtwaist so
dear to the heart of women lu the
work-n-day world. The triplicate pieces
of this set are made without lace or
embroidery, having their edges finished
with narrow hems, or with hemstitch
tng. One only needs to look at them
to sense their charm for summer wear,
plastic llowers across It and a brldlo
and ties of narrow velvet ribbon In or
chid pink.
Gowned for War.
Now that It seems likely that worn
en may t)e engaged In tho preparedness
campaign an enterprising firm has de
vised suits of khaki whose linos aro
particularly appropriate for drilling,
hiking and other military Incidentals
A woman may have a nult consisting
of coat and skirt, or sho may ncqulro
merely the camp skirt to bo worn
with the middy blouse. There also
Is a cavalry skirt to go with a smart,
mannish shirtwaist. All of these gar
ments aro made with the object of
service. They can be worn for a con
siderablo time without showing soil
and then they mny bo laundered. If
care Is taken In tho process. It Is
also posslblo for tho woman motor
driver, tho Bed Cross assistant and
those who may aim to enter tho caV'
airy or Infantry corps to get suitable
uniforms.
For Straw Hats.
To keep your new sailor, or any
other straw hat having n flat crown
and brim, fresh and unfaded looking
up to the end of the season, brush it
occasionally with ammonia water
(at)out a touspoonful to a cupful of
water) and while still damp lay over It
a dry cloth, and press with a moderate
ly hot Iron. The ammonia restores tho
color and the moisture and pressure
will give It Its original stiffness.
They had all splashed, wnvod their
fins and opened their mouths as they
had met the polllwog In tholr swims
around the pond. For instead of tak
ing walks like animals, or people, they
swain about when they needed tho ex
ercise. Why won't you tall: to meV"
one 'of the silver fish had asked. You
aro nothing but a Tadpole. Why you
should be honored thnt I speak to you.
I am a silver fish."
"I don't care," snld tho Polllwog
dreamily.
"Well, you must care about me,"
snld ono of the gold fisli, "Think of
mo! I fun gold beautiful nnd bright.
They lovo mo and all my family peo
ple do."
"Maybe they do," said the Polllwog.
"I can't help It If they do."
"No ono wants you to help It," said
the gold fish. "I like being gold and
beautiful."
"I am glad you do," said the Polll
wog. "I try to be kind and so I am
glad you are happy."
"But why can't you talk to us?"
asked tho sliver fish, who had been
speaking before.
"We nil want to be friendly," said
one of the snails who had Just reached
the place where the talking was going
on. Of course a snnll Is always be
itnd time.
"Yes," said tlio silver "fluh. "Now,
Mr. Snail, here keeps away bad in
sects bad things that would make us
very 111. Ho does n great work. So
do all his family. They bring us health
and thnt makes us happy."
"How beautifully you talk," said tho
Suall slowly.
"Thank you," said the silver fish,
splashing politely.
"But you do a great deal of good,"
said the gold llsh to the Suall.
"Thank you," said tho Snail.
"I'm Thlnkino," Said the Polllwog.
"I don't do any harm, do I?" asked
tho Polllwog.
"Oh, no," said the gold fish. "You
don't do tiny harm. But you're not so
ciable. You won't splash and talk and
have a good time with us."
"I'm thinking," said the Polllwog,
The rest of the fishes were laugh
ing. "You don't, look like such a great
thinker, Mr. Polllwog. Your tall Is
long nnd well you don't look just
like a thinker that's all."
"Maybe," said Mr. Polllwog, "I don't
look like a thinker, but I can assure
,you I am. My long tall has nothing to
do with my thoughts except that
shan't have that tall some day."
"Oh," said tho other fishes, waving
their fins and getting most excited
f"IIave you a fever, Mr. Polllwog? You
i live In water, as we do, so we can't
,'put water on your head such as I've
' heard Grown-Ups do. But you must
I bo Very 111. Shall wo call a doctor?
The idea of saying you will lose your
tall. Oh terrible, terrible thought!'
"But you don't know who I am to bo
thnt Is what I am to be."
"What?" they all asked with a great
and terrific splash.
"I am going to be a FUOO," ho said
with his eyes bulging happily nnd
proudly.
It wns then that they snw a llttlo
likeness to a frog In the Polliwog's
throat nnd eyes and face.
"Oh 1" they all said. "You're to bo
n Frog. You will not be a Polllwog
any more. Who will bo u Polllwog In
your plncc.
"Tho children," said Mr. Polllwog.
"There will bo tho Tadpole nnd the
Polllwog children. But I will lie a
Frog. That's why frogs have so much
'to bo proud of. They come from some-
thing! They've not always been
; frogs! They've been Polllwogs and
: Tadpoles." And as Mr. Polllwog sidd
, this he was quivering with Joy. I can't
.talk often as I am busy thinking of
I tho glorious day when I'll be a frog
; and will croak llko one. I haven't time
'to think of anything but my great fu-
turo and tho wonderful family I belong
;to. Ah, Joy!" And ho swallowed
with pride.
Solid Food.
Clarence Oh, I say, father. Why
do you suppose tho man In the Bible
gave tho people a stone when they
asked for bread?
Father Oh, probably so they could
whet their tippetltea.
1 MaJ. William Barclay Parsons,
France. 2 Walter SIddall of Washington who, though only fifteen years old,
license. .1 Constructing cement barracks for the olllcers' training camp near
exiles about to embark nt San Francisco for their native land.
ITALIAN
Italy's war mission to this country arrived quietly and Is now busy In Washington. Those members In tho
Illustration aro, left to right: Alvlse Bragadlnl of the transportation department; General Gugllciuettl, military
attache; Enrico Arlotta, minister of maritime and railway transportation of Italy and head of tho commission;
Commander Vannutelll, representing the navy, G. Pardoof the department of Industry and commerce, and Gaetauo
Pletra of the agricultural department.
SENDING WORD TO
The French along the western front have devised a clever method of
keeping the French people In tho territory captured by the Germans Informed
of the progress of the war. The French aeronautical service uses the small
balloons shown In the picture for this purpose. Newspapers and pamphlets
are tied to the balloons, which are practically Invisible at a great height.
RED CROSS PARADE IN WASHINGTON
The new American Bed Cross building In Washington dedicated the other
day, and a part of the exercises was the parade of 1,000 women In Bed Cross
uniforms, which was reviewed by the president. Tills parade Is shown In the
upper part of the illustration. Below is a group of Washington society women
who have been training as motor niuLiilance drivers,
who built the New York subway, one
WAR MISSION TO UNITED
TH EIR COUNTRYMEN
of the engineer olllcers that will go to
holds a first-class wireless operator's
Fort Myer, Va. ! Former ltusslnn
STATES
YOUNG M'ADOO IN THE NAVY
William (i. McAdoo, son of tho sec
rotary of tho treasury, In the uniform
of the Nl'W York Naval Militia. Ho 13
classed as a third-class electrician and
attached to tho aeronautical division
of the Mllitln at Bay Shore.
Sawdust In Concrete.
Nails can bo driven Into concrete 1C
sawdust has been added to tho mlxi
turo. Tho proportions of ono pnrt ofi
cement, two of sand, and threc-quar
tors of sawdust will produce a com
crete In which nails will hold.
The addition of sawdust nppcnra to
Increase tho tendency of concrete to
absorb water, but the application of
wnterproof paint helps to ellinlnnto
this dllllculty.
Concrete of theso proportions Is,
quite apt to crumble and will not,
stand much usage. It should bo used
I only In floors nnd other places whera
It Is to bo covered with n protecting
t surface of boards or -flooring of somo
sort.
To Break Up Bio Ranches.
In California tho farms originally
were the old "Spanish land grants,"
usually of enormous extent. In a fash
Ion theso great holdings validated by
the American government when Cali
fornia came Into the Union lmvo re
mained ns ranches. Today tho pcopla
are learning that both for taxation
and production, smnll (arms aro better,
and n movement to bring tills about Is
under wav.
