THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
AFTERNOON FROCKS
CO-OPERATIVE BULL ASSOCIATION SOLVES
PROBLEM OF IMPROVEMENT OF DAIRY HERD
YORK: RED-HEADED PEACEMAKER
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When costumers huvo busted then
'selves for weeks' turning out numbers
of beautiful and graceful afternoon
frocks they come to a place where
they take time to explore occasional
jby-paths of fancy. Then we are treat
ed to a few odd and sometimes amus
ing Ideas In frocks of varieties qulto
different from those that have gone be
fore. The late arrivals lend spice to
jthe styles and sometimes prove to bo
jthe forerunners of new models. After
a survey of this season's afternoon
Jfrocks the two models pictured here
are more than likely to be pronounced
"odd," but with the concession that
It hey are pleasing.
Satin and georgette were made for
ach other and Join forces In the
Quaint-looking frock on the figure at
the left of the picture. A plain satin
skirt Is the foundation for a short, full
tunic of georgette, which In turn sup
ports three bands of satin. In the
flbodico the order Is reversed and the
crepe provides the under portion and
Capes and capellke wraps have
taken such hold upon popular tastb
that designers continue to offer new
models In them It Is something of a
task to avoid duplicating styles and
to present) a flavor of Individuality In
vmh as simply constructed as the
'capo Is, but the Ingenuity of their
makers keep them from being tlre
Bomely alike. There Is a better
chance for variety In dolmans and In
combinations of capo and dolman, and
nn occasional model that Is a cupe,
pure and simple, makes a success
merely by contrast with these.
A cape of this kind In a black and
white checked woql fabric invites
study as a pratlcal summer wrap, as
shown In tho picture. For young
women and for misses Us simplicity
recommends it. It. Is a snappy and
youthful model, with plain black sotln
collar and lining of gray foulard.
Capos made of the lighter weight wool
ens are usually shorter than those of
duvetyn or other heavy weaves; the
cape In the picture, about threo-quar-ter
length, Is a good example.
The capellke wrap with dolman
sleeves, shown on the figure at Uie
r
furnishes the long sleeves. The
short-sleeved peasant waist worii
over It has a double row of smallj
round, sutln-covered buttons down th
front, set very close together. All Its
edges nre piped with satin-covered
cord. This frock must stand or fall
on Its own merits, as It has nothing In
the way df precedent to lean upon lr
the season's showings.
The dress nt the right starts ouj
with a plain skirt of satin und finishes
up with a very short tunic nnd bodies
of the same material. For once geor-'
gette crepe plays no part In the story.
The tunic Is shorter at the left side
than at the right and manages td
make place for three bands of satin
and also contrives to look frlvolousj
A full bodice nnd wide, crushed glrdte
lend such a flavor of youthfulness tq
this frock that Its frivolity Is taken aA
a matter of course, and the deep flar
lng cuffs that finish the sleeves prove
so unexpected n tQ be "amusing.
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left of tilt! Plctiirt!. Is made of black
sathi. It follows the favorite of tho
two silhouettes that huve governed,
the designers of capes and similar
wraps this season, In being very full
about the body and narrowing toward
the hem. The satin falls in n sort of
cascado below the set-on sleeves, and
a very wide shawl collar adds to tho
appearance of ampleness In the
wrap. Little buttons nt the top of tho
sleeve make a handsome finish, and
an unusual feature of this model np
pears In tho nnrrow girdle of satin at
the front. Every woman knows how
useful a black satin wrap proves to be.
So many times we condemn an ar
ticle of apparel corsets, gloves
stockings, veils and similar things
that phoulrt be carefully handled r
simply because our own poor, reck;'
less, shiftless, absolutely unintelligent
use of them murs them quickly, makes'
tfiem unfit and unsightly In too short
a time.
13, 1887, one of 11 children. Ho Is n fanner nnd blacksmith. Ho provides
for his mother, one brother and three little sisters. He is G feet and weighs
205 pounds. He Is red bended. He is sure death with both rifle and pistol.
As a fighter, he Is the rare kind that gets cooler as tho danger grows.
He used to drink a little, gnmble a little and swear, no quit in 1018
and joined the Church of Christ and Christian Union, of which he Is second
elder nnd singing leader. Ho was u conscientious objector. His captain con
vinced him In enmp that It was his duty to act as tho peacemaker In Europe.
His "girl," Grace Williams, says: "It wasn't Alvln: It was tho hand of
God."
HOUSE'S INFLUENCE ON WILSON
Stateemcn and laymen have specu
lated much upon the qualities pos
sessed by Col. Edward M. House which
give him an Influence over President
Wilson not possessed by any other In
dividual not even by any member of
his cabinet.
Every now nnd then something
comes from Paris that tends to throw
light on tills mystery. For example,
it Is now said that the American
body of experts at the peace confer
ence Is probably the most notable In
attendance and that Colonel House Is
to be thanked for Its organization.
It Is also said that Colonel House's
grent Influence with the president Is
unquestionably due, primarily, to the
fact that the president has found In
Tie colonel a complement for n own
mlndrimVinv,v
The president's mind runs to prin
ciples Is Inclined to shirk details.
Ilelylng greatly upon the power of his
eloquence," he Is inclined to be content with generalization. Colonel House's
line of attack on difficult problems Is exactly the opposite of that employed
by the president.
Colonel House never made a speech In his life. Ho Is unsentimental.
He is influenced only by facts. He wants all tho facts.
MISS ALICE PAUL:
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Washington hendquarters say It was while working among the women In the
slums of London tlmt she decided to return to America and devote herself to
suffrage. Before she founded the National Woman's party In 1013 she was
ussocluted with the older suffrage association. But from the first, her
admirers recall, she was for downright fighting. Vjr ,.
She resolved to take' politics as she found it, sjJxCA
GARFIELD AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Harry A. Garfield, though retir
ing from the directorship of tho United
States fuel administration, remains in
tho public eye by rensop of his con
nection with a possible program of
governmental activities In connection
with natural resources.
President Wilson Is expected to
present to congress n program which
will provide, for government associa
tion in tho development of coal, oil anI
gas resources. His plan Is not one of
outright government ownership, It la
said, but one which contemplates a
supervision and direction which win
mako Imposslblo prlvutely owned mo
nopolies of these natural resources.
For some time Doctor Garfield has
been working out n plan for the presi
dent. Tho purpose, It Is understood,
would bo to obtain a more equitable
distribution of these necessities of in
dustrial llfo and ellmlnnte the capita
listic dictatorship which has heretofore
been In effect. Practically the greater part of the oil and anthracite coal out
put 'of this country Is In tho hands of powerful Interests, and new gas wells
ure likely to be gobbled up as fast bh they are discovered.
Sergt. Alvln 0. York, Pall Mall,
Fentress county, Tcnn., Three Hun
dred and Twenty-eighth Infantry,
1'lghty-sccond division (All-America),
lias been proclaimed as "tho soldier
who has distinguished himself nbovo
all men In the wnr In tho achievement
of tho greatest Individual deed in his
tory." This deed Is really a little bat
tle In Itself, but told as briefly as pos
Mlilo It Is this:
York, then corporal, October 8,
1018, killed 20 Germans with his riilo
and pistol ; captured 182 prisoners, In
chiding a mujor nnd three lieutenants;
put 35 mnchlno guns out of business,
and thereby broke up nu entire bat
talion which was about to counter-attack
against the Americans on Hill 223
In tho Argonno sector, near Chatel
Chchcry. Pall Mall Is a mountain cross
roads with possibly 20 houses scattered
about. York was born there December
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n C Wtmrrn Nrwipnpr Union
"JOAN OF ARC"
Alice Paul, national chairman of
the Nntlonnl Woman's party, Is called
by her friends "Joan of Arc." In three
yenrs she has raised more than $300,
000 and has formed a national organi
zation of 50,000 members.
This militant leader of woman's
suffrage forces is a Quaker. At first
sight. In repose, she looks that part
more than tho militant suffragist who,
for picketing tho president, received
a sentence of seven months' Imprison
ment. Her manners are quiet, her
voice low. She Is apt to keep her
hands crossed on her inp. It is only
on close scrutiny that one perceives
her underlying firmness and ability to
fight to a finish.
, Miss Paul Is a graduate of Swarth
more college and, after a course In tho
Now York School of Philanthropy,
went to England to study labor prob
lems In the Universities of London
and Birmingham. Her followers at tho
(Above) The "Expensive" Scrub Bull
A Good Type of Dairy Bull Such as
(Prepared by tho United Statea Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Practically all of tho 23,000,000 dairy
cows In tho United States can bo bred
to purebred sires nt less cost than
grade bulls aro costing their owners
nt present, declare specialists In the
United States department of agricul
ture. Not only that but tho amount of
dairy products can In a few yenrs bo
greatly Increased without Increasing
tho number of dairy cows or the cost
of production. How can this bo done?
Simply by discarding all grade nnd
scrub bulls and breeding dairy cows to
nothing but good purebred sires with
ancestors possessing high-production
records.
"But I can't afford to own a pure
bred bull," says Mr. Average Farmer.
"I keep only six cows. There Isn't a
purebred bull within ten miles of my
farm. I can't afford either tho time or
tho money to take my cows to tho only
available purebred bull near mo. So
how can I hope ever to Improve my
dairy cattle and lncrenso tho produc
tion of milk without Increasing tho
number of cows I keep?" ,
Tho community bull association is
tho answer to Mr. Average Farmer's
question. While few farmers can
afford to own or use a .$1,000 bull, any
farmer can afford to own a share In
one, regardless of whether he owns
only four or five cows. By belonging
to n bull association every farmer can
use good purebred bulls, no matter
what tho size of his dairy herd is. In
fact it is less cxpensivo than using a
scrub bull.
Community Breeding Successful.
Tho dniry division of the United
States department of ngrlculture.start
ed organizing bull nssoclatlons four
years ago. There are now 55 such
associations successfully operating in
21 stntes. Progressive farmers aro
quick to see the advantages of tho
plan, once It Is explained to them. It
Is simply nn organization of farmers
for the Joint ownership, use nnd ex
change of high-class purebred bulls.
These societies also encourage care
ful selection of cows and calves; In
troduce better methods of feeding
and housing; assist their members In
marketing dairy stock and dairy prod
ucts; fight the contagious diseases of
cattle, and in many other ways help
In putting tho dairy business of their
communities on a moro profitable
basis;
Tho typical co-operative bull asso
elation Is composed of from ten to fifty
farmers living In the samo county,
These farmers Jointly purchase five
bulls. The territory covered by tho
members Is divided into five "breed
lng blocks," nnd a bull 1b nsslgned to
each block. Tho bull Is kept on a
furm conveniently located.
Bulls Useful Ten Years.
To prevent Inbreeding tho bulls aro
Interchanged every two yenrs. The
same bulls can thus be used for ten
years In one association. This gives
plenty of time to dctcrmlno n bull's
real value, nnd to select tho offspring
of the best bulls for breeding pur
poses.
Thus at small cost n purebred bull
for every thirty to eighty cows Is pro
vided for ten years. And the only cost
after tho bulls aro paid for Is the cost
of keeping the bulls.
Tho purchnso price and tho expense
of keeping the bulls are distributed
among the members of tho association
nccordlng to tho number of cows
owned by each. It Is eaBlly seen what
an assessment of $10 per cow (amount
ing to $1 n year for ten years) will
do In providing good bulls. Such bulls
build up his dairy liord and Increase
tho production of milk without In
crenslng his expenses. Farmers be
longing to bull associations, when
Used on Too Many Farms. (Below)
Co-operative Bull Associations Use.
questioned regarding the value of these
societies, estimated that the use of
bulls belonging to the organzntion In
creased tho value of tho offspring in
tho first generation from 80 to 80
per cent, with an average of 05 Tier
cent. 4
A good bull's Influence on the herd"
will bo noticeable for many genera
tions. Likewise tho damage dono by
nn Inferior bull will be equally great.
No other argument should bo neces
sary to convince every owner of dniry
cows that ho should join a bull asso
ciation. BE BUSINESSLIKE
(Prepared by tlio United States De
partment of Agriculture.)
Business that Is spasmodic,
careless, or otherwise not de
pendable, Is not profitable. Sorao
farmers send their produce to
market on consignment without
any previous notice to tho com
mission merchant and In such
cases tho lntter has no oppor
tunity to prepare for a satisfying
sale. Some farmers take no
pains In making shipments regu
larly bo as to enable the mer
chant to build up a profitable de
mand for tho products. ,
In justice to himself, ns well
as tho commission man, the
farmer shouluVflnd what tho mar
ket demands, try ns far ns pos
sible to meet this demnnd, al
ways make products appear at- ;
tractive, nnd deliver Uiem at ;
regular Intervals.' ;
PASTURING CROPS FOR HOGS
Should Be Planted on Well-Drained
and Especially Prepared Soil,
Well Manured.
(Prepared by tlio Unltod States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Pasturing crops for hogs should be
sown on especially well-drained and
prepared land that Is either rich or has
received n liberal application of ma
nure. Good winter pasture Is not ob
tained except on the bpstdralncd
lands.
Mule colts aro very hardy and
thrifty.
It will be a difficult matter to make
a profit on tho animals this year unless
you rnlso plenty of feed.
See that the Hvo stock are "aUve."
One way to do this Is to produce plen
ty of feed to enliven them.
Speltz Is bulky like oats, and for
this reason should not bo fed alone to
hogs, or In the whole form.
Watch tho sheep when the spritifi
rains come on. A wetting then dlg
deep Into tho profits of the year.
Boots to a considerable degree may
be supplemented for high-priced con
centrates usually fed to live stock.
.
Some men, men who hnvo fixed for
It, aro finding that the two-Utter a
year plan Is producing good returns.
For growing pigs on nlfalfa pasture
and fattening them when having ac
cess to alfalfa hay, a grain ration oC
corn proved more efficient than n graiu
ration of two parts, corn and one part
shorts.
LIVC . SFOCKj