Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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CAMPAIGN TO CONTROL SWINE'S WORST
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A Few Hints for Laundering.
Using an old sheet double It ns
many times ns It will cover the board.
This will make four or flve thick
nesses, which nro laid sraoothly and
tacked on the bonrd nil at once. When
the top layer becomes soiled, It Is cut
off and there Is the bonrd with n clean
cover.
Whon covering the Ironing-board
with n blanket or padding, tnck It
iilong the edges only, so that both
sides und the ends are smoothly cov
ered. Then make an unbleached Iron
ing sheet the size of board, with large
end left open to slip on like a pillow
case. If well fitted, both sides of the
board can he used; It wilt look neat
and there will be no pins or nails to
tear hands or clothing.
A Handy Iron Cleaner.
A very practical little contrlvanco
for use when Ironing consists of n
block of wood-about Ave Inches square.
Five holes are "bored In this block nud
filled with beeswax. These nre cover
ed with a piece of muslin. The other
side of the block Is covered with emery-cloth.
The emery side of the block
is used to rub the Iron on If the
starch sticks and the wax side gives
the Iron smoothness.
Old flat-Irons become rusty, but n
My Lady in
It looks ns If the time were not far
away when women will discuss "uri
dersllks" Instead of "undermusllns,"
for silk has Invaded the realm of cot
ton nnd Is flourishing there astonish
ingly. Just ns the silk stocking Is not
looked upon now ns a luxury but as a
necessity of good dressing, and Us use
enormously increased, so silk under
garments are making place for them
selves. Women And them deslruble be
cause they nre line nnd they prove to
bo as dainty nnd as durable as fine
batiste or other delicately woven cot
tons. And the sheen nnd "feel" of silk
nre Insidious It Is the easiest thing
in the world to cultivate tho silk habit
nnd next to Impossible to brenk It.
The shops are showing silk under
" clothes that are moderately priced
nlong with more silk undergnrments
that nre high priced. Hut price means
nothing to the girl of today If she
has It to buy the thing she wants
when she wnnts It. There is a popular
nnd a growing demand for silk un
dergnrments which means thut the
wanted garments will be supplied in
Increasing numbers nnd that the prices
will not bo likely to go higher.
The' silk most used for undergar
ments Is crepe de chine In white and
flesh pink. For ornament, hemstitch
ing, French knots, simple embroidery
ami vnl or filet lace, especially In In
sertions, nre nil equally popular. Other
wash silks, Including taffetn, and wash
satins And advocates who like them
ns well as crepe de chine. They all
wnsh easily, tho crepe looking espe
cially well after It Is tubbed. They
should be wrung with wringer, not
twisted In tho bund", folded In a sheet
and Ironed while still a little damp
with an iron that is only moderately
hot.
An undersllp of plain whlto taffeta
appears in the picture, this particular
omer
coat of aluminum enamel paint makes
them neat and clean. No moro flakes
of rust or smudgo to drop off on whlto
garments when Ironing. They can bo
washed nnd the heat docs not affect
the enamel, as It is tho kind used on
radiators. One coat Is sulllclcnt; and
n small can will do for coating a num
ber of Irons.
Useful Ironing Blanket.
Mnko an Ironing blanket for em
broidered articles nnd laces from a
square of white outing flannel, and one
of Turkish toweling, neatly bound to
gether. The Turkish side Is used for
faces nnd Insertions, ns the loose
threads In ironing are forced up
through the lace, while the other sldo
is used for embroideries.
For Cleaning and Polishing Irons.
Saturate a cloth with water, wring
partially dry, rubbing soap thorough
ly on It. Place on several thicknesses
of paper. Hub irou over it several
times, pressing hard, to remove starch
and roughness. The result is surpris
ing, as It makes the surfaco of iron
perfectly clean and smooth.
This Is the best and most economi
cal wny of cleaning irons, doing away
with tho use of ironing wax or any,
cleanser' for Irons.
Silk Attire
model having n bnby bodice and gath
ered skirt set on to a waist band.
Many undersllps are cut like a
chemise, without a waistband. Tho
most popular isllk garment Is the en
velope chemise of crepe de chine. It
Is worn over the corset nnd without
bloomers or drawers In warm weather.
But there Is a final chapter to tho
story of silk underwear, short and
sweet nnd not ever destined to be so
Importnnt ns that which Is told In tho
foregoing paragraphs. It Is written In
georgette crepe. This very dlapTmnbus
nnd exquisite muterlnl makes corset
covers und chemise that nre tho lust
word In dnlntlness and extravagance,
for It Is sometimes used double, being
otherwise too transparent.
Jade In Millinery.
Jade green Is one of the new shades
that Is catching on well In the local
millinery trade. Not only Is It seen
In vnrlous types of hats, Including
models In taffeta nnd split straw, but
It is also taking well in the trimmings.
Jade ostrich plumes are shown In
steadily Increasing numbers, nnd nro
used to trim models both of a similar
shade and of black. A popular use is
plumes laid flat on the upper brim.
Inexpensive Dye.
Take tho skins of dried onions and
boll them; strain the Juice, then put
In mnterlnl you wish to dye and boll
tho desired color, either a light or
darker tan. Just lino to color whlto
stockings a pretty shado of tan or
cream, nnd nlso fine for coloring ecru
curtnlns thut have been washed quite
often, and also silk waists. This la
very satisfactory for silk, but not so
good for cotton,
He was arrested and sentenced to denth by nuertn. nuerta pardoned him
and sent him to Paris "to continue his studies."
Angeles returned to Mexico through the UnKcd Slntes, with tho asslstnnco
of Amcrlcnn officials, who wero supporting tho "constitutionalist revolution"
conducted by Carranza and Villa. Angeles was Immediately made chief of
artillery under Vllln, and the success of the Carranza revolution wus due in
great part to the work of Angeles.
lie lias been consistent, It Is said, nnd Is fighting now for tho same prin
ciples ho fought for nt tho start the restoration of the constitution of 1857.
FLYNN TO RUN DOWN ANARCHISTS
William J. Flynn, former chief of
the secret service of tho treasury de
partment, whose portrait is given here
with, is likely to be n busy man for
some time. lie has been given tho
Job of running down tho conspirators
responsible for the bomb outrages. IIo
has been mudo chief of tho division of
Investigation of tho department of Jus
tice. All Investigating agencies of tho
federal government will be used In nn
endeavor to enpture tho organized
group of anarchists who have under
taken a cumpnlgn of assassination nnd
terrorism.
Congress Is likely to ennct drastic
legislation' dealing with the situation.
Senator Overman of North Carolina,
Chairman of the senate propaganda
committee, took steps to draft n report
of the Investlgntlon It made last winter
into the activities of the anarchist or
ganization in the United States, nnd
probnbly will recommend n program of
leglslntlon to strengthen tho power of the department of justice. Senator
King of Utah announced that ho would push a bill making It a capital offense,
to transport a bomb In ,lnterstnto commerce. - .
He prepared another measure making It a criminal offense to belong to
any society advocating the overthrow of the government. Measures wero
begun for tho deportation of anarchists.
PALMER UNDER
Senator Calder of New York asking for tho complete ray roll of the ullen
properly custodian's office, showing all the amounts puld to nttorneys and
employees.
Then came the bomb explosions in vnrlous parts of the country, one of
which partly wrecked Mr. Palmer's own residence In Wnshlngton. As attor
ney general he will have general charge of the proceedings of tho department
of Justice iu connection with these outrages.
COL JOSEPH B. SANBORN: WAR HERO
When all of Chicago and a good
part of Illinois cheered Col. Joseph B.
Sanborn the other day as he marched
up Michigan avenue at tho head of tl'
One Ilundred nnd Thirty-first Infantry
of the Thirty-third division or the old
"Dandy First," I. N. O. they paid de
served tribute to one of the most
heroic figures of tho war. For the
"old man," as his men nffectlonntiiy
call him, Is sixty-three yenrs of age
nnd he was rounding out 40 years of
Natlonnl Gunrd service. It Is an open
secret thnt ho was offered the com
mand of nn Infantry brigade "over
there" but declined tho honor to stay
with "his boys."
The Dandy First fought with the
British at Chlpllly ridge, and when tho
British ofllcers saw Colonel Sanborn
go over the top at tho head of his men
and establish his headquarters In a
Hhell hole they wanted to know "who
is thnt crazy old fool of nn American
colonel? which was, of course, their way of expressing ndmlratlon.
Colonel Sanborn plans to retire. But before ho doffs tho silver eagles and
khaki forever, he intends to reorganize the Dundy First.
No American division did better work than the Pralrlo division. No
regiment did better work than the Dandy First. No officer did better work
than Colonel Sanborn.
Gen. Felipe Angeles has been pro
claimed provisional president of Mex
ico by Vllllstns, who havo nlso named
Villa himself ns secretary of war. A
seat of government hns been estab
lished nt Tamil. All of which, If true,
indicates that the rebels in opposition
to Cnrrnnzn hnvc got together nnd
that tho situation looks bad for tho
do facto head of Mexico.
Villa, of course, Is nn outlaw nnd
n bandit, but Angeles Is another kind
of man.
Angeles Is about forty-flvo years
old nnd Is a full-blood Indian, ns wcro
Porflrlo Dlnr, and Huertn. IIo Is a
graduate of Chapultepcc Military
academy, "tho West Point of Mexico,"
and of tho St. Cyr Artillery school in
France. IIo was head of Chapultepcc
under Mndcro. When tho coup d'etat
came nnd Madcro was imprisoned nnd
Uuertn declared himself president, An
geles refused to come in with his army.
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TWO LIMELIGHTS
A. Mitchell Palmer Is likely to bo
in tho limelight for soino time. Tho
sennte judlcinry committee recently
held up his nomlnntlon to be attorney
gcnernl ujjtll an investigation had
been made of his ndmlnlstrntlon of the
nllen property custodian's office. A
flubcommlttoo of Senators Dllllnghnm,
Sterling nnd Fall, Republicans, nnd
Overman and Walsh, Democrats, was
appointed to conduct the Investigation.
Tho determination to Inquire Into
tho fitness of Mr. Pulmer to occupy
tho nttorncy general's ofllce shatters
another time-honored precedent of tho
senate. Occasions hnvo been rare upon
which there has been even tho slight
est question mado of any selection
mnde by the president for his own
cabinet. As n rulo every name sent
to tho senate for n cabinet position la
confirmed without delay.
The senate nt tho last session
adopted n resolution Introduced by
Thorough Disinfection of Houses and Feeding Lots Goes a Long Way To
ward Preventing the 8pread of Hog Cholera -Tho County Agent Is
Demonstrating a Clean-Up to Formers.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Never was It so importnnt for farm
ers to keep their hogs safe from their
worst enemy cholera as It Is this
year, say specialists of tho bureau of
animal Industry of tho United States
department of agriculture. While tho
number of hogs lost through disease
decrenscd from 4.5 per cent of tho to
tal In 1017 to 3.7 per cent In 1018, the
vnluo of tho hpgs actually increased.
A 200-pound hog thnt was worth $20
in January, 1017, was worth $30 In
January, 1018. Today n slmllnr hog
would sell nt $42. In 1013, tho year
tho work to control hog cholera wns
begun by tho government, n 200
poundcr was worth $10.00. So It Is
evident thnt each succeeding your
makes it moro worth tho farmer's
while to tako every precaution to pro
vent loss from dlscnso in his swlno
herd.
Ono thing that made It possible for
America to supply tho allies with
meat was tho fact that within the
last few years tho stnto nnd federal
authorities and thoso working with
them have learned n good deal about
handling hog cholera. If tho old bug
bear of tho swlno Industry had been
permitted to put In such destructive
blows in the last three or four years
ns it did In 1013 and 1014 tliero would
hnvo been many porklcss days.
Tho fact that tho war Is over should
lead no one to think that tho fight
against hog cholera can bo slackened
in tho least. Tho ultlmato object of
tho United States department of ngrf
culture Is absolute elimination of tho
dlseaso from American farms, now-
COMMUNITY SHIPPING
PAYS SWINE RAISERS
County Agent Helps Farmer to
Get Better Prices for Hogs.
By Co-operative Shipments 2 to 5 Cents
More a Pound Was Secured-
Each Man Paid His Share
of Marketing Expense.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
County ngents not only show farmers
how to grow moro live stock nnd big
ger crops, but show them how to get
better prices. A field agent of tho
states relation service of tho United
States department of agriculture re
ports thut tho county ngent of Faulk
ncr county, Ark., helped tho farmers
to Bejjfroin SMo 5 cents a pound moro
for their hogi.
Here Is tho county agent's plan
which worked, ns outlined at a meet
ing of the furmcrs and bunkers. It
was agreed that tho bankers were to
finance co-opcrutlvo live stock ship
ments to a central market. This they
gladly agreed to do. A Any was named
for n shipment of hogs. Every farmer
In the country wns notified by mall or
telephone. On tho day set tho farmer,
with 1 hog or 10, brought his porkers
lntc town. Each farmer's hogs wero
marked so thnt tliey could bo separat
ed when they reached tho market.
A man wns sent to market with tho
carload of hogs. He had a record of
tho markings and ownership of every
hog aboard. Each farmer's hogs wcrj
sold, separately and records kept. On
settling up accounts ench farmer sim
ply paid his share of tho marketing ex
penses, which tho bankers had ad
vanced, uccordlng to tho number of
hogs he had shipped.
Very few of tho farmers over had
enough hogs ready for market at one
time to mnko n cnrlond; hence they
had previously sold to tho local buyer,
who offered considerably less than tho
central market prlco. By making up
co-operative shipments the farmers
netted 2 to 5 cents a pound more for
their hogs. Faulkner county fanners
have sold six carloads of hogs by tho
co-operntlvo plan recently, nnd now
the co-operative shipping association
on a regulur und permanent basis Is
well under way.
over, complete eradication can hardly
be expected until all farmers Join In
the campaign.
Enormous Losses From Cholera.
In the fiscal year ending March 31,
1014, over 0,000,000 hogs of nil ages
were lost through dlseaso on Ameri
can farms, Thcso had a valuo of over
$07,000,000. In tho year ending March
31, 1018, only 2,701,825 wcro lost; but
theso wero worth $52,535,315. So,
though the number of hogs lost has
been greatly decreased by tho work of
the disease-control agencies, tho mone
tary loss is still enormous.
This loss has a direct . bearing on
tho cost of living and at times bus
threatened tho safety of n great in
dustry. There are nt present over 75,
000,000 hogs in this country tlio
largest number ever recorded. Assum
ing thnt thcso animals will bo mar
keted nt on avcrngo weight of 200
pounds at tho avcrago market prlco
for tho year, this crop will roturn to
tho producers about $3,000,000,000. If
hog cholera should rngo as it did in
1013, the loss would be near $300,
000,000. Complete Eradication Probable.
Without tho efforts of federal and
state agents In tho proper application
of serum and Improved, methods of
handling outbreaks of hog cholcru, this
loss would bo entirely probable. With
the support and co-operation of tho
local authorities, farmers and others,
tho complete eradication of hog chol
era is within tho bounds of proba
bilities, Tho saving of this enor
mous nnnunl loss to tho farmer would
bo reflected In tho retail prlco of pork
to the consumer.
HOG CHOLERA, DON'TS
(Prepared by the United States De
partment of Agriculture.)
If cholera exists In your herd
or your neighborhood
1. Don't visit your neighbor.
2. Don't let your dog run nt
large.
3. Don't keep pigeons about.
4. Don't let your sick hogs
get off tho farm.
5. Don't let your neighbors'
hogs hang around your pens.
0. Don't let your hogs run to
streams nor on hlghwnys.
7. Don't buy straw or refuse
from n neighbor whoso hogs
havo cholera.
8. Don't allow any carcass to
remain unburled.
0. Don't borrow or Ion;! farm
implements.
Improper enro nnd neglect will causa
even the purest bredhog to pass as a
scrub, while proper care and kind
treatment would cnuso tho same hog
to bo profitable und also attractive.
If clover Is not nvullablo for pas
ture for young pigs rape provides un
excellent substitute which will bo suit
able for pasture within 50 or CO days
after planting.
Ordinary grass pasture, green rye,
oats, sorghum, rapo, clover, alfalfu,
peas or beans can tnko tho plnco of
skim milk after tho pigs get a start
A good brood sow Is worth much
these days of high prices for bacon
and lard. Savo enough gilts nnd sows
to supply your farm with meat.
Enrly fall Is-tho best time to start n
flock of sheep. Good grade ewes and
a pure-bred ram are best for begin
ners. Sheep ralBlng does not require ex
pensive equipment or heuvy lnbor, but
does requlro s'.udy und continuous at
tention. Tho best tfieep is tho typo that com
bines the Ivgcst amounts of both wool
und mi'ttoA.
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