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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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LAST AND LOVELIEST SUMMER HATS
LIVE STOCK PROBLEMS SOLVED UNDER
GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION OF MARKETS
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The Inst and loveliest of Bummer
millinery makes Its appearance for
wear In July and August, to be suc
ceeded ly less fanciful and less airy
hendwear for late summer and enrly
fall. There Is not the prodigal use of
jtrltr.mlngs on hats for late summer
that appears In lints for spring and
early summer. Things must look sim
ple and cool for hot days, nnd besides
the pendulum of fashion swings con
stantly first toward trimmings nnd
then away from them, In order to bo
forever changing the styles, Inasmuch
us changing styles are the breath of
life to merchandising.
The story of into summer millinery
Is considerably longer this year thnn
for many summers past. In casting
about for something new, designers
used to turn their bncks upon summer
nbrlcv and trimmings nnd forestall au
tumn by using Its materials In August.
We were likely to see velvet hats In the
dog days and woolly felts long before
they fit In with any background that
summertime provides. In spite of the
outrage to their sense of fitness many
women would follow this fnshlon nnd
It proved bad business. Of course It
had to end, nnd this summer there Is a
world of hats made specially for late
summer, of summer materials but dif
fering from their predecessors.
BEACH CLOTHES GROW CAPTIVATING
Such numbers of new and beautiful
things for bench wear have made their
appearance along with hot weather,
that bathers mnke a panorama on the
sands more Interesting than ever.
There are many vngaries In suits and
wrnps that bloom like gorgeous nnd
unfamiliar flowers on tho edge of the
sen, and some of them are evidently
Intended to bo looked nt nnd not to
be wet. Among these nre mantles of
silk In gay colors and Japanese de
signs, nnd beach costumes of silk thnt
one can hardly think were over Intend
ed to withstand the boisterous wuves
or salt water; but they are charming
to look nt.
These attractive beach clothes, how
ever, have no monopoly of good looks.
The regular bathing nnd swim
ming togs worn this season are alto
gether the most attractive that have
been presented within tho memory of
the oldest fnshlon writer. Very suc
cessful ones are made of the new silk
fiber fabrics In knitted weaves, nnd
In the usual woolens, as well as In taf
feta and other silks. The silk fiber
fabrics have a sheen that water fallB
to dim and thnt adds a great deal to
the effectiveness of tho brilliant color
combinations In which they nre made.
Tho suit shown In the picture Is a
good example of the silk fiber models
Only three of all the lovely galaxy
of late summer models nppenr In tho
group above and each Is entirely dif
ferent from the others. At the top of
the group a close-fitting turban hav
ing a very narrow brim, covered with
a light paon velvet, Is swathed with a
long scarf of figured chiffon In tho
oriental manner. The chiffon winds
about the shape nud trails off at the
back In a long scarf end which Is,
brought about tho throat nnd shoul
ders. This Is a very simple nffnlr, but
It will never pass unnoticed or be
quickly forgotten for It has character
that Is unusual.
Just below at tho right the well
loved big black hat of midsummer Im
presses us once again with Its refine
ment nnd' Its beauty. It has a braid
crown and a brim of black mnllnes,
with flowing lines emphasized by loops
of braid. A collar of black velvet rib
bon is tied nbout the crown with a
wide bow at tho front, having a Jot bar
at the center. At the left a pale pink
summer felt hns Its upper brim cov
ered with satin nnd a sash of satin
ribbon about the crown. A bow and
ends at tho back, nnd n flower made
of the ribbon, at the front, give a good
account of themselves by furnishing
a youthful trimming for the headwenr
of a young girl.
nnd Is practical for ordinary sea bath
ing, although It Is not a swimming
suit. Itcgular swimming suits havo
very short skirts and no unnecessary
fullness. They dispense with sashes;
In fact are brief as to skirts and light
as" to weight. This suit has bloomers
nnd dress of light purple, with border
of gold at the neck nnd arm's eye and
around tho bottom of the skirt. Thu
skirt Is split up at the left side, re
vealing purple bloomers and has short
strips of gold-colored fnbrlc set In the
split. Tho sash Is In gold color ulso.
The very amplo cape Is of rubberized
cloth, with slits for tho arms where a
short flounce simulates a sleeve. Gen
erally fliesc suits have hose and shoes
or slippers to match. The slippers
nre fastened with ribbons that wind
about tho nnkles In the fashion of
sandals. Like the shoes, they aro of
cloth, n sort of Bateen usually, and
made to mntch the suit.
Pongee a Favorite.
Pongee Is one of the season's favor
ite fabrics for children, us well as
grownups. It Is used for both dresses
and wraps.
DADDY5 CV LMG
HARY" (jMIIAM BONNER
FATHER WEEK'S STORY.
"It's all very well," said Father
Week, for daddies to toll Btorles to
their children, all very well, and all
very nice. I can sec how the children
would get used to them nnd would en
joy having thorn, nnd wouldn't want to
miss n nightly story for anything.
"But I tun not going to let my chil
dren go without stories either."
"What do you mean?" asked Eflle
Elf, who was listening to Father Week
as lie talked.
"Have you never seen my children?"
nsked Father Week.
"Never," said Eflle Elf. "It Is the
first time I ever saw you, you know."
"Now, Is It, Indeed?" asked Father
Week. "Yet I have been around a
good long time."
"Sometimes," said Efllo Elf, "I think
we miss things that are around nil the
time. Wo don't notice them enough or
think enough of them because they nre
usual.
"But I don't sco how I could have
missed you."
"Well, I'm n bi old soul, always
looking after the dMren, seeing they
aren't late, but always right on tlm.
One thing I do Insist upon, nnd that
Is that my children nre on time. Thoy
nre never, never late, except some
times In a make-believe way when
they chnnge one of their hours
around."
"I'm getting so mixed up," said Effio
Elf. "What do you mean?"
"I mean that sometimes they put
ahead an hour, or bnck an hour so
that people think that It's Wcdnesdny
when still It Is Tuesday. But of course
that mnkes very little real difference,
nnd if folks nre happier with dnyllght
or whatever It Is they want, I don't
mind, nnd if they're happier without It
I don't mind either.'
"Do call your children nnd tell them
a story?" asked Eflle Elf.
"Ah," snld Father Week, "I tell my
children their stories as other dad
dies tell their children stories. But
nlwnys one child Is busy, and can't be
listening. That Is the child who Is
working thnt day."
"Call what children you can," snld
Eflle Elf, "for still I am mixed up.
And I would like to hnve It all ex
plained to me."
"Come, children," cnlled Father
Week. "Come Monday and Tuesday.
Come Wednesday nnd Thursday. Come
Saturday and' Sunday."
They all came hurrying nlong, look
ing very much alike, the six children.
"You see," explained Father Week,
"Friday Is busy. It's Friday's turn
now.
"Well, my children, my lovely dnys,
how aro you all?"
"We're well, father, we're happy,
we're looking forward to n story."
"I will tell a story of our family and
Its history," said Father Week, "for
it'f Ai Aft Af
"I Am Getting So Mixed Up," Said
Effle Elf.
this visitor of ours, Eflle Elf, has never
heard very much nbout our family, or
she has forgotten If she hns.
"Years and yenrs ago our great,
great, great, great, great, great, nnd
then a great many moro greats, great
grandfathers stnrtcd our - enormous
family.
"He whs the first year. There were
all his sons, fine sons he had. There
were twelve of them. And so strong
nnd splendid were they that every
single new year (for our ' grand
father, our first, first grandfather,
lived a long tlnfo ago) there have been
many who have followed after him, as
have the sons nfter his sons.
"The years huve come to follow the
example of our first grandfather, and
the sons have come to follow the rx
nmple of tho first twelve sons nnd to
do Just as they do.
"You know Jnnunry, and February,
and March, and so on. I am the son
of the months. I am Father Week,
and you, you precious days, are my
children, my little sons."
"But," snld Effle Elf, "nre there no
daughters in your family?"
"Yes," smiled Father Week. "The
daughters are all the happy moments
that go hand In hand with the dnys!"
Wrong, All Right.
Teacher: "Tommy, spell 'wrjong.'"
Tommy: "U-o-n-g."
Teacher: "That's wrong."
Tommy: "That's whnt you nsked
me to spell."
Direct Application.
Mrs. Pyuas Do you bellevo In be
ing able to cure by tho laying on of
hnnds?
Mrs. Wordly Oh, yes; I often cure
my son Jlmmie of being naughty Just
that way.
HAPPY THOUGHT.
Lending Mnn (of tho stranded
troupe) Nothing to do but walk back
to dear old Broadtvay, mcthlnkft
Leading Womnnr-But thlu3 of tho
disgrace I
Ingenue And tho rustic glboryl
Comedlnn Pence bo with you nil 1
Why, we'll send tho ndvnnco man
ahead to scatter tho Interesting tidings
thnt you ladles aro hlklti suffragettes
and wo men the nccomynnylng news
paper correspondents. Buffalo Ex
press. Light Reading.
Mrs. Ill-Brow I understand youc
husbnnd Is a well-read man, Mrs.
O'Houllhan.
Mrs. O'Houllhnn Bedad, he Is that,
mum. He rends tho livelong day.
Shuro and ho do bo wan of thlm con
stant readers.
Mrs. HI-Brow I'm glad to henr Unit.
What docs he rend?
Mrs. O'Houllhan Gas meters, mum.
His Profit
"He sold his houso for $2,000 moro
than he paid for it."
"That so? Did ho buy another?"
"Yes."
"Make nny money on tho denl?"
"When ho figured up what ho had to
pny for tho now houso nnd tho ex
pense of moving he found that he had
made Just $2.85."
One Way or the Other.
"Meat Is terribly dear I Meat 50
cents a pound 1"
"But think how cheap money Is,
with a 50-cent piece worth only a
pound of meat!"
Kind Conjecture.
Belle All Maude's family aro
blondes. Where did she get such black
eyes?
Nell I guess her husband gave
"them to her.
In Suspense.
"Patched up peace with your wlfo
as yet?"
"Not quite. My ma-In-Iaw, my wlfo
nnd her two sisters nro discussing the
terms,"
JUST SO.
Woodman,
sparo that
treo,
Touch not a
single
bough.
You see -wo all
must bo
For conserva
tion now.
Neighbors Arc, Too.
"I am sacMest when I sing,"
And her volco rings far and high.
"I am saddest when I sing,"
"So aro we!" the neighbors cry.
Evening the Score.
"There will be trouble If those two
men meet. The big one is n six foot
er." "Yes, but tho little ono hns a six
shooter." Selfish.
"What has become of thnt man who
discovered the fourth dimension?"
"no has decided to keep It to him
self. It's too valuable for distribu
tion." A Sign of Rain.
neck They say a ring around tho
moon Is a sign of rain.
Peck So Is n ring nround n wom
an's linger n sign of rclgn. Answers.
Hard to Finger.
"They say that every man has his
price," began tho chronic broinldlst.
"Nothlri' to It," snapped his wife.
"Some men aro absolutely worthless."
Naturally.
"There are going fo be big profits
In tho coffee business."
"Well, that Is ono Industry which
ought to bo in n settled condition."
Trying Voices.
Stngo Aspirant la thero a voice
trial today, pleuso?
Stage Doorkeeper (fod up) No,
miss, It was held yesterday. And all
tho defendants was found guilty of
singing like foghorns. Passing Show.
Hie Advantage.
"A magistrate has a great advantage
over other married men."
"What Is It?"
"When his wlfo stnrts out to glvo
him n piece of her mind he enn bind
her over to keep the piece."
One Step In the Marketing of Live
(Prepared by the" United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Live-stock mnrkcts of tho United
Stntcs nre moro completely orgnnlzcd,
moro efficiently conducted nnd better
protected ngnlnst "ZZs to the producer
thnn almost any other clnss of innr
kets for farm products. However, llko
nil other large enterprises, tho ltvo
stock markets nnd mcnt-packlng cen
ters liavo created problems of super
vision or regulation becauso of their
extensive ramifications nnd their di
rect Influence upon the nffnlrs of ev
ery producer and user of meats and
tho long list of animal by-products.
As n consequence of these condi
tions nnd In view of tho war needs
for meat nnd other animal products,
tho government fotnid It necessary,
nbout n yenr ngo, to conserve the mcnt
supply for tho war period by exercis
ing tho war power conferred upon the
president by tho food control net, nnd
to plnco tho live-stock markets under
supervision. A proclamation to that
effect was issued by the president
Juno 18, 1018, which provided that
public stock yards nnd those handling
or dealing in Hvo stock in such yards
should bo required to operate under
federal license on nnd nfter July 25,
1018. Tho ndmlnlstrntlon of tills scrv
Ice wns placed under tho secretary of
agriculture, who designated tho bu
reau of markets to enforco tho regu
lations governing licenses.
Suggestions From Industry Used.
Before tho formal Issuan,co of tho
regulations n tentatlvo draft wns sent
to nil Interested parties with n request
for suggestions. Numerous confer
ences wero held with each branch of
the Industry, Including representatives
of the national nud local Hvo stock ex
changes. As n result many practical
and useful suggestions were received
nnd Incorporated In tho final draft of
tho regulations.
At that time tho bureau of markets
wns represented in most of tho large
live-stock markets by Us mnrkot re
porting organizations, nnd theso rep
resentatives wero nt once Instructed
to perform additional duties ns acting
market supervisors. As rapidly us
competent candidates could be found
they wero appointed nnd nsslgned to
duty In tho vnrlous live-stock mnr
kcts, extending fram Boston to Port
land, Ore., nnd from Jacksonville to
Los Angeles, Including up to tho pres
ent tlmo some thirty offices. Ono hun
dred nnd twenty-ono stock yards, 89-1
exclusive commission firms, 785 trad
ers, 107 order buyers, 231 packer buy
ers nnd 1,051 concerns doing two or
moro classes of business huvo been
licensed.
Many Improvements Made.
At n number of stock yards addi
tional facilities and Improved service
have been lustnllcd through tho activi
ties of tho market supervisors, accord
ing to government Nofficlals. New
scales, pens and sorting nlleya have
been built, better feed has been fur
nished, dirty pens havo been cleaned,
additional yard men hnve been em
ployed, arrangements for loading; un
londlng nnd moving stock through the
yards huve been amplified, a closer
check on weights of feed has been
mndo, more prompt service on tormi
na! railroads has been furnished, und
numerous other features of stock-yard
service hnve been Improved.
At ono Important market tho time
required to move stock trains from
the cud of tho terminal to the unload
ing chutes, which formerly wns from
four to twenty-four hours, hns been
reduced to n period of from forty-flvo
mjnutcs to two hours. Tho officials of
tho Hvo stock exchango nt that mar
ket say they had tried for 25 years
to secure relief from terminal delays
but without result. At another mar
ket tho baskets formerly used for
measuring corn were discarded nnd a
new set of standard bushel baskets
put In their place. Feed charges huve
been reduced In somo cases on sugges
tion of tho local market supervisors.
Supervisors as Umpires.
Besides tho direct purpose for which
tho supervision service was estab
lished It 1ms been utilized In other Im
portant matters. Tho department rep
resentatives wero In n position to be
of nsslstanco to tho representatives
of tho food nnd railroad administra
tions, exchanges, pnckci nnd stock
ynrds during tho crltlcnl flays of tho
period of stabilized hog prices which
this country has recently passed
through. In this sltuntlon, ns In many
other matters, It wns found that n
neutral ofllclnl representing no prlvnto
or clnss Interest could aid with a de
gree of satisfaction to nil concerned
Stock battle at the Stock Yards.
which would havo been lraposslblo If
left to tho Interested parties to work
out. In other words, tho government
men havo nctcd ns umpires, and, as
always happens, tho gnmo has been
played more fairly and with less fric
tion. One of the most Importnnt benefits
from the supervision service, accord
ing to officials of tho bureau of mar
kets, Is tho confidence lacking for
mnny years that has been estab
lished in tho minds of producers unit
shippers of live stock. They sny thero
Is no qucstlo'n that tho tendency
among farmers and Btockmen to in
crenso their stock-growing nnd feed
ing operations is duo In lnrgo part to
tho knowledgo thnt Undo Sam Is su
pervlslng the markets.
BETTER SHEEP CARE
PAYS FLOCK OWNERS
Results Given of Demonstrations
Held in Missouri.
Animals Given Highest-Priced Feed
Returned Biggest Net Return on
Investment, Most Important
Point to Raiser. 1
(Prepared by tho United states Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Soven farm sheep demonstrations
wero held Inst year In Missouri lloclc
owners co-operating with sheep spe
cialists of tho United States department
of agriculture nud tho slate agricul
tural college tho results of which,
nmong other things, showed that It
pnys well to glvo Bheep proper care.
In two of tho demonstrations, whero
grndo nnlmnls wero kept, ono flock
produced 108 per cent of lnmbs, which
means that some of tho owes had twin
lnmbs, while tho other flock produced
only 59 per cent of lnmbs, which menna
that n lnrgo number of tho ewes did
not produco nny or that tho lnmbs
wero too weak at birth to bo saved.
The wool from tho first flock was sold
at GO cents a pound, whllo tho wool
from tho sccoud flock brought 04 cents
n pound. Tho cost of feed of tho first
flock nmounted to $7.05 for each ani
mal, whllo the sheep of tho second
flock wero fed nt a cost of $1.34 each,
ho total cost, In tho first flock
amounted to $8.30 an nnlmnl, ns com
pared to $2.57 for tho second lloclc.
But tho net profit n head (he point
which Is most Important to all sheep
raisers was $5.74 In the first flock ns
compared to $2.22 in tho second lloclc,
nnd tho net return on tho Investment
nmounted to 21.77 per cent in tho first
flock ns compnrcd to 10.23 per cent lr
tho second flock.
SCIENTIFIC FEEDING IS BEST
Waste Saved by Carefully Studylna
Composition of Feeds and
Their Digestibility.
(Prepared by the Unttod States Deport
ment of Agriculture.)
To supply food in tho right propor
tion to meet tho various requirements
of tho nnlmnl, without n wnsto of food
nutrients, constitutes scientific feed
ing. It is by carefully studying tho.
composition of feeding stuffs, tho pro
portion in which they nro digested by
different nnlmnls nnd under different
conditions, and tho requirement of
nnlmnls for tho vnrlous food nutrlentB
when nt rest, nt work, giving milk,
producing wool, mutton, beef, pork,
etc., thnt tho principles of feeding,
havo been worked out. In applying?
theso principles in prnctlco tho cost'
nnd spectnl adaptations of different
feeding stuffs must, of course, bo
taken into account.
Live Stock
MOT E'S
Weeds glvo way before sheep.
The fruit nnd truck farmer can well
afford to havo a spnn of horses to sell
each yenr.
Itnlso two or moro colts every year
nnd help supply tho farms of tills
country with teams. '
Whero pigs hnvo nccess to good pns
turo most any grain or mill feed can
be used through tlie summer ruontha.