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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1919)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. For Some Summer Afternoon DADDY? EVENING! NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO ERADICATE TUBERCULOSIS FROM OUR DAIRY HERDS ft HY ALL" - - - i 6y Mary Graham Bonner I! THE AQUARIUM. I i n : Designers of afternoon, frocks find tho" coniblmitlon of taffotn silk and georgette crepe so entirely to their liking that tb,cy have turned out an endless variety of models of this kind. lAnd now coises changeable taffeta to re-enforce this already strong combl pntlon nnd to Insure It long life and junequnlcd popularity for the summer. Among so many colorful and graceful Klrcsses there are widely different styles, so that their appeal Is univer sal, for every woman can find some ithlng to suit her. The two models ,shown In the group above are of en tirely different character, but both are made of taffeta combined with georgette. ' The dress at the left Is qunlnt nnd youthful, nnd shows a skirt of tnn Icolored crepe over an underskirt of itnn and blue changeable taffeta. There ;nro six ruffles, with nnrrow headings, !mndotof the taffeta, set one above tno 'other,' on the skirt. The crepe blouse over a short bodice of taffeta, Is quite plain, excqpt for two groups of round fillk-covered buttons at ench side and simple embroidered motifs across the One of the Latest Capes i With the tide of fashion set steadily toward capes nnd dolmans for outsldo wraps, designers have settled them nelves to tho development of these two styleR of garments, and to making combinations of them nnd modifying them as summer comes on. It Is safe to predict that these same styles will go over Into tho fall and winter sea son, with dolmans linnlly gaining the nKcendancy for cold weather wear. As for capes, thoy aro always good style, because their lines nro graceful and they do not look old-fnshloned In any season. There Is nothing so good for formal dress. One of tho lntest and best models In enpes nppears In the picture nbove. It Is of black sntln, lined with u soft, figured silk, and Is a very ample mid dignified garment. There Is a deep fit ted yoke, really a short cape, about the shoulders, defined by three rows of cord covered with satin. Tho wide body of tho capo Is gathered to' this yoke and It Is merely a straight length of tho satin as displayed by tho mani kin with arms outstretched, who Is wearing It. One can Imagine tho lull, soft folds Into which It will fall when front. There are long slcoves of th? crepe set In deep cuffs of tnffetn, and the crushed girdle Is made of tho allk, which Is also used as a binding for tho plnln neck. Tho dress nt the right Is designed for an older woman, and employs plain taffeta and figured georgette. The style Is shown In several color combinations In which certain shades of blue with white, and brown with white In the georgette nro matched up with the same shades in silk. The skirt Is mado of the taffeta, with long tunic drapery of tho georgette. Tho edges of the, drapery are piped with a cording cov ered with tnffetn. A vest of the silk set In the body extends below tho waist line nnd ends In a long point, nnd the sleoves call attention to the fact that they are only three-quarter length with a flaring band of taffeta set on below the elbow. Tho tunic profits by tho example set by the bod Ice and Is also cut with a long pointed panel nt tlie front thnt Is finished with a handsome tassel. It Is shorter at' the sides and longer at tho back, where It has a square Instead of n pointed finish at tho bottom. tho nrms are dropped nnd graceful lines and richness of a garment so clev erly nnd yet so simply designed, nro shown. Wraps for summer wear are mndu of trlcoletto, silk Jersey nnd other suitable weaves of silk, and some ot them are unlluod. These new henvy weaves lend themselves so well to capes thnt wo may oxpect to see them entering their ranks In force. It la not likely thnt anything will ever out clnss good blnck satin as a fabric for ninklng capes ; one Is safe In choosing' It nnd It can be worn In all seasons of tho year. This particular cape Is sup plied with a small senrf to bo worn with It when tho weather Is chilly. Transparent Hat. Hats with transparent trims and hats thnt aro transparent both as to brim and crown nro very much In evl dence ugnln this season. A new note is nenvy jei trimming on tnese very light-weight bits of headgear. "I'm glad," said tho goldfish whose nnmc wns air. Toklo Jones, "that our mistress understands us." "I don't Just know whnt you mean, said tho other goldfish, whoso nnmo wns Mr. Pekln Baxter, "but I nm glnd, too. At least I suppose I am. You had better tell me and then I will be quite sure." 'If you don't know," snld Mr. Toklo Jones, "I had better toll you. It would bo well for you to know what n lino mistress wo have." "I know we have a flno mistress," pnld Mr. Pekln Baxter. "One morning sho gives us nice fish food, which she snys looks like a wafer or a pleco of paper, or something like thnt. "Anyway, It Is good and wo like it. And the next day sho gives us n little mixed seed, which Is u regular food for fishes. "It Is nice thnt she gives us ono thing one dny and sonlcthlng else tho next. And nnother thing I like about the mis tress yes, now thnt I think nbout It, 1 can think of a number of things I like about her." "Perhaps If you keep on telling :ne nbout tho things you like about her you will guess what It Is I have to say. Anyway, tell me whnt Is tho oth er thing you like nbout her which you were going to tell mo when I inter rupted you. Pray forgive me for In terrupting," said Mr. Toklo Jones. "I'll forgive you," snld Mr. Pekln Baxter, as ho waved a fin. "Tell me what you were going to say," urged Mr. xoltlo Jones. "Oh, yes," snld Mr. Pekln Baxter, as he raised his dorsal fin In tho center of his bnck, Just where a good, well behaved dorsal fin . should bo, "Oh, yes," ho repented, "I was going to tell you nnother thlug which I liked nbout tho mistress." "Go ahead and tell It to me," said Mr. Toklo Jones. "Well," said Mr. Pekln Baxter, "I was going to say that I like It because she doesn't give us so much to eat that we are made sick. Sho gives us a very little, and she gives It regularly once n dny, In the mornings. "She sees thnt you get your share nnd that I get my share, and that you don't get mine, nnd that I don't get yours. For f she sees us going ror ench other's food she drives the ono who Is being greedy away. ''But so many people feed their gold fishes too much and It makes them She Drives the One Who Is Being Greedy Away. glck.v I once heard, some one say that wo were to be given ns much as we could eat. Tho thing not to downs to let food stay on top of the nquarlura which wasn't touched. "But that Is absurd. Of course, to leave so much food In tho aquarium that It Isn't all eaten Is quite drendful "That Is giving us a great, great deal too much. It shows for Itself thnt It Is. "But our mistress doesn't give us too much, nnywny. She knows thnt those who give tho fishes all they can possibly eat aro giving their fishes too much. "She had had trouble with us bo- causo we used to got sick, and she asked a keeper up In tho zoo, I be lieve, about us, and ho said: 'Don't feed your fishes too much. Think ot how tiny their tummies are. You mustn't give them all they can possl bly eat. You must give them very lit tie, chnngo It each day, having Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays for ono kind of food, and the other days for the other kind of food. Feed them regularly, but a little. "And our mistress has followed his ndvlco and wo nro well and not sick from overfeeding." "Well," snld Mr. Toklo Jones, "I think our mistress is fine, because whenever our water gets cloudy sho changes It, puts tho plnnts In again after sho has washed them off, cleans the sand nnd wo are put back Into a fresh aquarium. She keeps us In a pall of water when sho does this. "Sho knows enough to have the wa ter of the snme warmth ns before. And It shows how good the fresh water Is for It bubbles, nnd that bubbling means It Is full of the best kind of air for us. "Yes, sho understands her gold fishes, sho does, and our lives are Imp. py ones as we swim around this big bowl nnd talk to our friends, the snnlls, who llvo hero with us." And Mr. Pekln Baxter said he thought so, tool Teacher William Green, compare tho ndjecttve sick. WlllloSIck, sicker, dead.- tern THE USUAL THING. "Ah, Sister Smnllwnys," began Rev. O. Goode EvmiR, who was pinking n pastoral visit, "when spring comes, don't you know, I fnncy wo idl hour tho cnll of tho wild, and" "Thunder and guns!" howloJ mi gonlzed voice from three rooms be ond. "Great Godfrey's cordial I Ethel, omo quick 1" "Mercy I Whnt was that?" asked the clergyman. "Tho cnll of tho wild," replied tho housewife. "My husband Is hiking down n stove." lCnnsns City Star. JOKES. "Caaoy Is mo portlckolor frlond, Jl havo yo know." "G'wanI If ho was portlckcler, do wouldn't bo yor frlnd." Wept a Profltear. Thore was a man In our town, Who had ono war-tlmo roar: That ho couldn't keep tho prlco wedged up, So ho wept a prolltcar. Interpreting the Bard. "What's Professor Dlggs doing these nays "lie snys bo's Indulging In n Shakc- sperenn orgy." "Ah! A mild form of dissipation." "Not In Professor Dlggs' case. Ho never dips Into one .of Shakespeare's plays without first fortifying himself with a do7.en volumes of critical com ment." Diplomacy to the Winds. Kid Paw wants to know, Mr. Jones If you'll trust him for a 15-pound tur key till pay night? Butcher (amnzed) Ho didn't say that? Kid Well, not exactly. All he wants Is two pounds of pork sausage, but I thought I'd begin high nnd then conio down bit by bit If you proved stub born. Such Is Life. "Man Is n crcnture of routine. Goes to work and then goes homo." "Thnt's right. If Shnkcspearo wcro to come along we'd be glnd to see him, but what would we do with him?" "Dunno. Get him to nutograph tho family volume of his plays nnd then close tho book." Poor Apple. Tom Jim told her father thnt he, Jim, wns tho apple of his daughter's eye. Dick What did her father do? Tom Coaxed Jim Into i poker gamo and skilled him. A BUOVILLE JEST. Snail I'vo been tracing up my ancestry. Bur Originated In Philadelphia I audhosa. Present Soon Be Past. Don't worry nbout Uio future, Tho present is all thou hast; Tho future will soon be present And tho present will soon bo pastl A Great One. "Whnt Is tho difference between n modern celebrating lnborer nnd n suc cessful rider In tho ancient tournn ments?" "One takes "a day off while tho ether took some knights off." Drew a Dummy. Hostess I'm sorry you found Miss Higgle a poor conversationalist. Jack Poor conversationalist? She's nhsolutely 4ho limit! Why tho only thing sho snld to me tho entire evening wns "no," nnd I hnd to propose to her to get her to say that. Inevitable Outcome. Husband When tho men enmo nbout, tho limine fittings, what hap IX'IKMl? Wife- We Imd n heated argument jut the furnace. Holstelno at United Stateu Soldiers' to Be Accredited (Prepared by tho United States Depart-1 ment of Agriculture) It Is hnrd to find nny better food than go,od milk, yet If tho milk used In tho dally diet Is not good It Is n constnnt sourco of danger. If the milk Is produced by cows that have tuber culosis nnd there aro thousands of them In this country nnd Is not pas teurized, tho germs of tho drended dlsenso may bo transmitted to huninns. This Is tho nenson consumers ns well as producers of milk should be deeply Interested In nnd glvo their support to whnt tho United Stntcs department of ngrlculturo Is doing to stamp out tuberculosis In dairy cattle. .The plan Is to certify officially all herds tho owners of which have com plied with specified requirements which show beyond doubt that tho animals aro free from tuberculosis. In December, 1017, tho plnn wns utjopted Jointly by tho llvo stock sanltnry offi cials of all tho states In the Union and by the federal department. It consists of giving tho tuberculin test to every nnlrnnl In tho herd nt-least twice a year, at tho end of which tlmo, if all the anlmnls aro found free from the dlsenso, tho herd Is accredited tu berculosis free. Plan Gains Wide Interest. The Idea and ndvnntngcs of accred ited herds of cattle found to bo free from tuberculosis gained wide pub licity nnd popularity among cattle breeders from the start. They appre ciate tho fact that a certificate of np proval Indorsed by tho state in which tho herd belongs, nnd found Indorsed by tho government, gives prospective purchasers confldenco thnt the animals aro free from tho dlsenso nnd they are In consequence willing to pny n considerable advance In price for such animals. During tho first half year tho plan has been In operation, 290 herds, com prising 0,284 cuttle, were fully accred ited as free from tuberculosis, nnd 1,402 herds hnvlng 35,053 cnttlo passed one successful test In preparation for certification. In addition, 4,022 herds, both purebred nnd grade, totaling 08, 002 animals, wcro under supervision for the eradication of tuberculosis. Each month a lnrge number of nddl- tlonnl herds nro taken under super vision. Many States Co-operntlng. Tuberculosis eradication work Is now ARGUMENT STARTED A BOY IN HOG RAISING Wanted to Convince Neighbor Could Make Big Gains. Cheap Cost of Production Due to Three Things High Protein Content of Concentrates, Good Health and Sanitation. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture) An nrgument with a neighbor cnused Samuel Evans of Clay county, Indl ann, to Join n pig club In order that he might prove his point that a pig could make an average dally gain of over ono pound. He won his point with a good margin, for his pig gained on nn overago of two pounds a day for a period of 02 days, and as a result of his experience Samuel has acquired the necessary knowledgo to enable him to start In the hog-rulslng business along the right Hues. Ho says: "I learned thnt If n boy wants something decided ly interesting he should by all means got a pig nnd get Into tho game (mean Ing a pig club). When the contest Is over he will say that he has learned something that ho never know before and probably will nover forgot, be cause ho has learned It by experience." Samuel's pig, which was a Duroc .Tersey, weighed 58 pounds nt tho be ginning of tho contest nnd 243 at tho end. It gained 184 pounds In 02 days, or two pounds a day. The cost of food was $0.80, or 5 cents a pound gain. Tho valuo of tho pig at tho pud of tho contest was $40.17, tho profit being $28.87. "On nccount of the hot weather," tho boy says, "I kept my pig a few days nftcr the contest ended, nnd when I butchered him he weighed 207 pounds on foot nnd 227 pounds when dressed. Ho dressed out 85 per cent. 1 received 25 cents a pound, which mado mo u total of $50.87. "I figured that the cheap cost of the production wns due to three things: First, the high protein coutent of the Home, Washington, D. C First Herd Tuberculosis Free. being carried on In more than 4C states in co-operation with tho stnU live stock sanltnry officials and stock owners. Joint agreements between the sfnto and tho federal department ol agriculture governing tho application for tho tuberculin test, nnd the linn dllng of tho herd, nro forwarded. to each owner Interested In having his herd freed of tho dlsenso, or In hav ing It uccepted 'as officially accred ited. It has been found by very careful ex periments and practical work that tu berculosis cannot bo detected to nny great extent among nnlmnls by a physi cal examination, Herds which seem apparently healthy may bo extensively nffected with tuberculosis. Tho most reliable method for definitely deter mining whether tuberculosis exists l the tuberculin test applied by a trained operator, Tuberculin, while it Is tho most accurate diagnostic agency known to science, is safe only In tho hands of n trained and skillful operator who Is acquainted with Its limitations nnd with the symptoms It produces In the anlmnls to which It is applied. All Purebred Herds to Be Tested. It Is proposed to carry on tho ac credited herd plan until practically all purebred herds of cattle In tho United States aro under stnto nnd federal supervision for the eradication of tu berculosis. Thus It will bo possible for tho owner In ono stnto to purchasa cattle In nnother stnto with tho nssur- ifnce thnt ho will receive anlmnls that may be Introduced Into his herd with perfect snfety, so far ns tuberculosis Is concerned. Unlor former condi tions, many such nntmnla prbved to bo a menace in place of an asset. In addition to tho accredited herd plan, the eradication of tuberculosis from llvo stock will bo carried on In circumscribed nrens comprising one or more counties. Tho disease will bo climlnntcd from cnttlo and swlno In such nreas, and the campaign extend ed until It takes In entire stntcs. In order that tho work may progress satisfactorily, it Is necessary that live stock owners co-operate to tho fullest extent. Tho success of the movement for eradicating tuberculosis rests upon the llvo stock owners of the country Co n greater degroo than on nny other force; whenever they nro ready and willing to "get behind" tho work,,suc cess Is bound to follow. concentrates; second, good health ot tho pig, duo to great variety of feed and sanitary conditions of tho lot nnd sleeping quurters; third, the pig con sumed a large amount of forngo, such as rape, thus reducing the nmount of high-priced feeds." FATTEN BEEF CATTLE CHEAP Farmer Who Raises His Own Feed Has Decided Advantage Over Professional Feeder. One of the chief advantages of feed ing a smull number of nnlmiils is that of getting a better class of feeders. The former who mnkes beef from his own corn, which ho grows on his own land and under ordinary favorable conditions, can fatten beef cattle cheaper than any professional feeder" In the business. Glvo tho brood sow housing nnd dry bedding. comfortable Speclul caro should be given the fat tening lambs as soon as they aro weaned. In figuring barn room required for mature beef cnttlo allow about 25 squaro foot per head. Look after tho shoulders of tho working stock to keep them from get ting In bud condition. Even at $30 per ton, nlfalfa Is still relatively cheap and cattle feeders should not hesitate to usy it at that price. Oats, rye, barley and a good many other crops, too numerous to mention, furnish Ideal grazing for hogs, ctittlo and sheep. Summer shade and winter sunshine aro alike necessary to tho atock. Ouo good reason for a few shade trees lu the pasture.
