THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
Frocks for Little Girls
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BOYS AND GIRLS WHO JOIN PIG CLUBS
AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS MAKE MONEY
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IS NICHOLAS ROMANOFF ALIVE?
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l.f. very pretty styles In dresses for
little girls have tempted umny moth
icrs this spring Into buying ready-made
'outfits for their small daughters. The
'utmost that can be done with glng
;hnms, chamhrnys, dimities, and nil the
thin white fabrics as well, has been
done by the designers of these enticing
'frocks, and that Is saying u great deal.
Busy mothers of today, no matter how
.exnctlng their taste In clothes, are
able to buy an entire outfit for the
little girl's summer wurdrobe; for
among the displays there are frocks
of nil varieties of material In abun
dance of differing designs nnd prices.
There Is a saving of the cost of
labor In making children's frocks at
home nnd this Is an Item that Is con
sidered In many households where the
sewing Is done by members of the fam
ily. The threo pretty dresses shown
here nre examples of good designing
and the materlnls they are made of
may be found In all dry goods stores.
,They are not at all difficult to make.
One of the frocks Is a checked ging
ham with n white ground nnd crossbar
In a color. Light green, pink, mnlze
and Hue are the most popular color
combinations with white, but there are
tan and white, red and white, lnven-
A Charm
fit
There Is n lot of satisfaction In a j
plain and becoming silk lint, nnd they
are mnuo in many snapes 01 uiuerum
character so that every one mny bo
suited. They tide one over from sea
son to season, and stand a little buf
feting by the weather, without much
Injury. They are always ready for
motoring, traveling by land, and mako
a good sea-going bit of headwear. One
smart silk lint at the beginning of the
spring season will prove a good mil
linery Investment. Two of those silk
hats arc shown, here, with n third hat
of hair braid, very different from
them In every way.
A pretty tnm of navy blue taffeta
I.lnccs Itself In the ranks of jaunty
shapes, with a small turn crown plnccd
m n rakish iglo on a wide head band.
This model Is shown with narrow braid
of silk or chenille, couched on In a
crossbar pattern as pictured, or having
this decoration replaced with narrow,
crossbar tucks. A long silk tnssol nt the
side dangles in the most irresponsible
manner possible. This is a saucy lint.
The other model in black taffeta Is
ouch more dignified. It has a brim
dor and white, and others to sclet.
from. The gingham frock Is made
with n plain waist and short sleeves.
It has a "baby" neck, with a wide
plaited frill of organdie and a surplice
front with n short band sot on it hav
ing three flat buttons at each end.
Dimity or an English print will make
a pretty frock like the figured cotton
dress pictured. This also has a plain
waist with a wide glrdlo of the goods
and a sailor collar with a narrow lace
about the edge. Flat tabs stitched to
the waist at each side make a very
neat finish besides adding strength
nnd durability to the dress.
There nre many sorts of white goods
that will serve to make the white
frock shown In the picture. The
box-plait at each side and short
sleeves, odd pockets and organdie col
lar and cuffs, decorated with fancy
stitching, mnke this pretty model in
terestlng.
Covert Cloth Popular.
Covert cloth riding habits are said
to be the thing for the coming season.
Ruffles and Frills.
Blouses except for sport wenr show
more and more ruffles and frills.
to Summer
covered with knife-plated silk and u
full, soft draped crown. Its trimming
Is a short length of silk frlngo set on
nt the side of the top crown. This Is
a sensible and serviceable hat made
on n becoming shape.
The remnlnlng exnmplo of head
wear for summer Is n wlde-brlmmed
hnlr braid model made with a bandeau
of tho braid. It has a wide flange of
georgette about tho under-brlm, nnd is
made in white nnd light pastel colors
with the flange matching tho braid.
Velvet ribbon Is extended from the
top of the hat to the bandeau nnd there
Is n wrenth of flowers about tho crown,
once moro wo hnve flower trimmed
millinery along with other revivals of
beautiful styles of the past. Hats like
tblb add a charm to summer.
Very Blousy Blouses.
Tho principal feature of georgette
dresses for spring Ik their loose, al
roost sloppy looking blouse waists.
Nicholas with notice or. after proving hliu dead, serve notlco upon his next of
kin. The next of kin would be his wife, If she Is alive; If not, his children
it alive; if not, Michael Itomnnoff, his brother, who nt last accounts wns alive.
The Glornalo d' Italia of Komo prints im interview with Stefnnla Turr,
tho daughter of a Hungarian general, who quotes Prince Obolensky, former
captain of the Busslnn Imperial guard, as expressing his Arm belief that the
Russian royal family Is still alive and "perhaps hidden In northern Russia."
OPPOSED TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Tho Joint debnto nt Boston over
tho league of nations covennnt between
Senator nenry Cabot Lodge of Massa
chusetts and President A. Lawrence
Lowell of Harvard university puts the
former, whose portrait is given here
with, In the limelight ns perhaps its
foremost opponent. The debate was
doubly Important because of tho per
sonality of the debaters. President
Lowell represents the pure student and
theorist, ne is author of a standard
treatise on the government of England
nnd other contributions to tho science
of government, which hns been his
special subject. He Is one of America's
distinguished scholars and brings to
the consideration of any public ques
tion a formidable body of knowledge.
Senator Lodge, by comparison,
represents the practical and rcnllstlc.
Ho Is himself n historian of note, n
man of high culture nnd Informed in
telligence. And, In addition, while
President Lowell hns been studying the science of government, Senator Lodge
has been practicing It. no wns the rankjng Republican member of tho senate
committee on foreign uffnlrs In the last congress nnd will be its chairman In
the next.
ARMY COURT-MARTIAL SYSTEM
hen proceeded to cite statements
lefendlng the court-martial system against tho attacks by General Ansell end
n congress and continued:
"On March 10 you were blind to
ns Indeed the evidence abundantly shows you have been deaf throughout the
war to complaints about the Injustice
"ARMY OF THE
The United States is to have an
American association of veterans of
tho world war under the nnme of
"Liberty leogue," "Army of the Great
War," or something of the kind. A
convention to be called November 11
In Chicago will pnss upon vnrlous pre
liminary steps of organization tuken In
the meantime, botli abroad and nr
home.
Six hundred "doughboys," "med
ics," "blrdmen," engineers, artillery
men, "noncoms," captains, colonels
and generals assembled In Paris and
formed a tentative organization. An
executive committee of six, equally di
vided between officers and enlisted
men, was elected, with Col. Milton J
Foremnn of Chicago chairman. A
similar organization Is being formed In
this country among the soldiers who
did not get ovcrsens, under the lead
of Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
whoso portrait Is herewith printed. A
tentative constitution thus defines n. -
"Those eligible for membership t -
sonncl of Ihe mllltnry and naval sei
during tho period from April 0, 11)17,
persons who failed or attempted t
service."
The provision Is Interpreted as
corps, girl telegraph operators and l
inry welfare organization.
The Chicago convention Is set f'
sufficiently lute- to allow for the return
Is Nicholas Itomnnoff, former
Russian czar, alive or dead? Bernard
Nnumbcrg, a Now York lawyer, has
been named by Supremo Court Justlco
Renedlct In Brooklyn ns n commlttco
of one to find out. Tho Marine Trans
portation Service corporation early in
the war transported a lnrgo quantity
of sugar to Russia on tho then czar's
order. Before collection was mado
Nicholas was deposed and, according
to generally accepted reports, slain.
Mr. Nnumbcrg learned that tho cznr
had $1,000,000 on deposit in the Na
tional City bank. IIo obtained n court
judgment for $117,450, but upon pre
senting It to the bank wna 'informed
the bank could not pay out any of tho
fund unless Nicholas cither was served
wltn notice or proved dead. IIo then,
applied for appointment of n receiver
for the fund. Justice Benedict denied
the application, telling Mr. Nnumbcrg
It would bo necessary first to serve
Senator George B. Chnmberlaln of
Oregon had a good deal to say In the
Inst session of the Sixty-fifth congress
In criticism of tho war department and
moro especially of Uio alleged injus
tice of the army court-martial sys
tem. Tho hostilities between Senator
Chamberlain and Secretary Baker havo
not ceased with the adjournment of
congress.
In tho latest encounter Secretary
Baker sent a telegram to Senator
Chnmberlaln laying the blame for fail
ure to correct tho evil In the court
martial system upon congress. He de
clared ho had proposed n remedy a
year ago, but congress had not acted.
The senator promptly retaliated
with a letter In which he declnrcd Mr.
Baker's remedy would havo riiudo the
system "even moro reactionary, If
possible, than It Is now." IIo charged
that Mr. Baker's proposed remedy was
not made in good faith. The senntor
rrccntly made by Mr. Baker stnnchly
niiy deficiencies In the existing system ;
of this system."
GREAT WAR"
"berslilp In the proposed organization
i - uU be all the officer and enlisted per
ices of the United States at any time
'" til November 11, 1018, excepting those
evndo the full performance of such
iicludliig the members of the nursing
i clerks, but not the members of auxll
November 11, In the hope thut it Is
"f U expeditionary force.
Opportunities Offered to
Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Tho beneficial effects of pig clubs on
tho Improvement of swlno In tho United
Stntcs will be duo in large mensuro
to the knowledge of breeding prin
ciples that members receive in early
life. Progress in animal breeding Is
limited necessarily by tho factor of
time, and those who early become In
terested In tho work have tho best
opportunity to reap the full fruits of
their efforts.
In calling attention to these nnd
other merits or tho pig-club work, en
couraged by tho United States depart
ment of agriculture, E. Z. Russell,
specialist in nwino husbandry, clearly
points out tho difference between tho
constructive live stock breeder and tho
Ro-cnlled breeder who really Is a live
stock speculator. Tho comparison Is
of general Interest
"In tho hog business, for Instance,
the nnme 'breeder,'" Mr. Russell ex
plains, "la npplicd commonly to any
ono who hns purebred swine for snle..
A large proportion of tho mon now en
gaged In this business, however, had
better bo termed 'speculators,' for to
a greater or lesser extent they are en
gaged In buying nnd selling breeding
animals. Sometimes they keep the ani
mals which Include both sexes to
produce litters nnd offer them for sulo,
but moro often they simply buy and
sell.
Close Students of Breeding.
"Wo havo u limited number, how
ever, of those who may bo termed 'con
structive breeders.' Persons belonging
to that clnss have in mind a type of
hog which as breeders thoy ure trying
to produce, nnd they study not only
the anlmnl itself, but its ancestors. In
brief, constructive breeders are close
students of individuality nnd pedigree.
A number of so-called breeders of to
day commenced their hog-breeding ac
tivities late In life nnd did not have
the time to take up the business In the
way It should bo studied from a breed
er's standpoint. Consequently, if their
activities ore extensive, they are likely
to bo speculators rather than breeders.
Many, however, nro In speculative lines
because of tho lack of knowledge of
fundamental ldeus and principles of
breeding. This Information Is readily
obtalnnblo from the department and
from many other sources."
Indefinite, careless methods In all
fnrmlng lines, according to Mr. Russell,
nro Injuring those who use such moth
ods. On tho other hand, the man who
meets with the most success in the fu
turo will be the one who studies from
every nnglo tho problems concerning
his particular field of work.
ASSISTANCE NEEDED
FOR NEW-BORN CALF
Strong, Healthy Cows Require
Little Attention.
Yotinu Animal Should Get Colostrum,
Which Acts as Mild Purgative
It Should Make Fast, Con
tinuous Growth.
Prepared "by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
If breeding cows aro In strong, vlg
orus, healthy condition at time of
calving they will likely need little, it
any assistance. Whllo It Is true thnt
most eulves born need no assistance
whntcver, yet it Is also true that many
of those that dlo would huvc lived had
they had assistance nt tho proper time.
As soon as the calf Is born the .foetal
membrane should be removed at once
from its nose and mouth. Unless the
calf Is strong nnd vigorous, Insert lin
ger into the mouth nnd glvo tho tongue
a slight pull. Pressure on the ribs
may sometimes be necessary to stim
ulate breathing. Allow the cow to dry
and caro for tho calf alouc It may
then need somo asslstnuco to find the
udder. Tito cnlf should get tho first
milk tho colostrum which acts as a
mild purgative, unless tho cow's udder
Is feverish.
The cnlf should make fast, contlnu
ous growth from time of birth. A
common expression among beef cuttle
growers Is "Keep the stomach of the
calf full of milk and grain at all times.
Give It all tho milk from Its dam, for
a short period at least, unless the
amount of milk produced Is excessive,
Calves should bo fed grain from tho
timo they will begin nibbling at such
feeds until they are turned on grass."
Learn Swine Industry
In somo parts of tho United States
hog breeding Is still in its Infancy, and
it Is noteworthy that many of these
localities nro even In the oldest settled
states. Farmers In those localities In
the past apparently hnve pnld very lit
tle attention to live stock growing of
any kind. In other localities, espe
cially during the last two or threo
years, owing to tho Increased price
of grains, live stock on the farm bus
been reduced muterlolly. Yet every
year demonstrates more fully that suc
cessful agriculture can be accomplish
ed only by having a certain number of
llvo stock on the fnrro.
Recognizing these facts, the depart
ment of agriculture has given assist
ance to the farmers In ns many wny
as possible. Ono of tho most prac
tical means of establishing live stock
production on & firm foundation Is tho
encouragement of boys' nnd girls' pig
clubs. Members of these clubs hnvo
the opportunity to obtain expert
knowledge and advice In selecting nnd
growing their pigs. To attain Bucccaa
In any line n person must like his
work, nnd It is humnn to like work
that Is profitable. Boys nnd girls who
Join theso pig clubs nnd follow instruc
tions given them nearly always mnko
n profit out of the venture, nnd conse
quently they llko the business. In fact,
records show that a largo perccntagu
of tho boys and girls, who started At
tho work by feeding n single pig,' fed
n now and litter the second or third
jenr. Later many of them beenmo
specialists in hog work.
Success From Small Achievements.
Although the total hog production In
the United States Is lnrge, It has bo
Come so not by doing big things In a
big way, but rather by doing n lot of
Ilttlo details when they should.bo done
Club members nre doing these many
Ilttlo details- and, being young, ener
getic, nnd willing to learn, generally
succeed. Men and women who stnrt
later in life to ucqulro knowledge of
tho hog business often fall becnuso
they feci that many of the little thlngH
nro unnecessary. Inexperienced fowl
ers, by lack of knowledge, can very
easily cause the denth of a litter of
Pigs.
It is gratifying to the department of
ngriculture that In ninny of the locali
ties throughout tho United States
where tho business of hog growing has
been seriously neglected lnrgo numbers,
of boys nnd girls nre now Joining pig
clubs, nnd tho department Is confident
that In years to como those boys and
girls will help materially to Increase
tho wealth of various states becnuso
early In life they learned how to select
and care for a pig.
Tho feeds most desirable for calves
at this tlmo are ground onts, bran,
corn (which may bo ground), nnd cot
tonseed or oil meal, which should bo
provided In such amounts ns tho calf
will eat. If the calf Is well fed it will
make an extra good Individual. If
improperly fed It ranks only us n fair
or poor Individual.
Harvest crops with live stock in tho
fields and save labor.
Balance grains fed with pasturage,
silage, roughage and concentrates. -
The lambs must be kept In n warm
place for several days and nlwnys In
u dry pluce.
Mud and damp sleeping qunrtcrs nro
the chief obstacles to profit on fall
litters of pigs.
When the lambs are about thnvi
weeks old they will begin to ent grain
and dry feed.
Charcoal Is also very valuable for
hogs and serves the same purpose that
It does for fowls. .
Silage free from mold Is safo for
horses In feeds of one pound per 100
pounds of weight.
Unground rye grain is not rccjmn
mended us an animal feed, except In
rare circumstances.
Haby beef can bo produced satisfac
torily without silage, especially lf,ynu
have clover or alfalfa,
At tho Town station they figure that
ten feet of corn trough room will tuV
care of about 25 100-pound fchoto
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