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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1919)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. FARMER HANDLES EVERY CORN EAR FIVE TIMES LET HOGS HELP IN HARVESTING When One Frock Serves for Two WK5 m INDORSED. BY AMERICAN LEGION The present styles In afternoon gowns pluy Into the hands of mnny women who have learned to make one frock serve for hoth afternoon and evening. They managed very well In this same mnttcr during the wnr, when evening dress was tahoo, and now Paris has dealt the cards so that the game becomes easy. There Is a vogue for bare arms, or very abbreviated sleeves, on French gowns, that Is re flected here In short sleeves made of the sheerest fabrics that merely veil the unns. It doesn't take much ma neuvering on the part of n clever woman to place an afternoon frock of this kind In the class of evening gowns. The addition of the right accessory the removal of a gulmpe. the arrange ment of the coiffure and the trick is turned. An alluring frock for afternoon has been presented by n famous Fifth avenue house und Is shown at the right of the picture ahqve. It Is mude RidingHabitsTrim and Flattering The time has come to frankly glory In perfect health and vigor, for the up-to-date girl cannot be a good sports woman without them. And the healthy woman who Is fond of sports Is an agreeable person to have about. She has Interests that will keep her young, charms that will last nnd ac tivities that will prevent her from get ting disastrously fnt. Costumers see to It that she Is clad becomingly for whatever sports she elects to follow, and they have made the riding habit, of all sports clothes, the trimmest and the most flattering. There are some speclnl hnblts for summer wear that are worn by enthu siastic horsewomen who are devoted to this sport all the year round. They are made of heavy cotton basket weaves and whipcords, nnd are pot oined after the habits of wool. White china silk blouses are worn with them and top boots In black or brown leather, A very -:hlc outfit Is made up of cotton whipcord breeches, chlnn silk blouse and sleeveless coat of black or dark blue serge. The combination locks as orlsp and cool as snow. of cream-colored net and embroidered In little beads In pale rose color. The skirt Is very cleverly draped and there is a flat ribbon girdle about the waistline. One can Imagine it with a more brilliant girdle, evening slippers and a high coiffure, more thnn holding its own when compared with regula tion evening gowns. Net and wide luce make the simpler frock at the left, wltli four straight panels of plaited net set In the over dress. It is worn over a satin slip and has n satin girdle. The bodice is very full, cut low at tlte front, and worn with a dainty vestee of narrow laca and net. The very plain sleeves are n little longer thnn elbow length but can he gathered up In small plaits and shortened for evening. This, and a girdle of bright ribbon, fastened with one of the big rhlncslone buckles will place this frock in the evening class, Or a brocaded girdle or one of cloth of silver will accomplish this mntter. One of the smart new habits of cov ert cloth Is shown above. It Is the offering of an experienced and en thusiastic designer, and Is au exam ple of bountiful tailoring In the best of cloths. The breeches are re-enforced with Inserts of leather at the knee, the coat has a little less Hare below the waistline than lust year's models, and Is more straight-hanging. Till makes an opportunity for a belt of 'the cloth. It fastens with a button and button-hole at the front, and the coat also buttons at the waistline, lenvlng more of the blouse and U.' visible than Is usual, l'ul tees, over trim brown walking shoes, nre a left-over wartime stylo which young women are loath to purt with, and a pretty, tlirco-corncrod lint, with square crown and rolling brim, Is so convincingly becoming that It puts the good taste of this outfit above question. si (p A fnllmo is but the slipping of i wheel. Give it sand, and go on. tor from Tennessee, rind Col. T. W. Miller, who was formerly a member of the house of representatives from Delaware. The general idea In tho bill Is to set returned soldiers at tho work oi reclaiming these seminrid, cut-over nnd overflowed lands, pay them for Ihclr work and sell them reclaimed lands on long time, with such flnnnclnl assistance ns may be necessary to give them a good start. Tho community settlement Is an Important feature of the plan. WHY DOES COAL Senator Joseph S. Freyllnghuyscn of New Jersey offered a resolution (S. Res. 120) tho other day In sub stance ns follows: Whereas for several years tho price of coal to the consumer has from time to time been largely in creased; and Whereas for a period this Increase In price was attributed to existing war conditions; and Whereas In spite of the fact that since tho armistice was signed, No vember 11, 1018, normnl peace condi tions have prevnlled, the price of coal hna continued to rise, without any apparent economic or other proper reason therefor: Therefore be it Resolved, That the committee on Interstate commerce, or any subcom mittee thereof, be Instructed to make Inquiry into tho causo or causes which have brought about the enormous in crease In the market price of coal, and to that end obtain full data regarding freight rates, wages, profits, and other matters benrlng upon the question under consideration, with a view to de termining who or whnt may bo responsible for such Increase in price, whether duo to economic causes, and, therefore, proper nnd right, or whether duo to manipulation or profiteering on the part of miners, shippers, or denlers in coal. Resolved further, That the committee on Interstate commerce shall report Its findings to the senate, together with such recommendations as may be per tinent and advisable, with a view either to congressional or executive action, In order to remedy existing conditions or the punishment of any Individual or corporation deemed guilty of unlawful acts. HELEN TAFT, COLLEGE PRESIDENT ton, the wives of congressmen, cabinet secretaries and members of the diplo matic corps put their heads together In an effort to choose her a husband. In this, however, Miss Taft herself didn't display much Interest. Instead she returned that year to Bryn Muwr to complete her studies. HE IS INSURED Tho most heavily insured man In tho United States Is Rodman Wana maker of New York and Philadelphia, of whom a portrait Is given herewith. Mr. Wannmnker's policies aggregate $1,500,000. Pierre Dupont of powder trust fame follows with $4,000,000. Next is John Wanamaker, Sr., founder of de partment stores, with policies aggre gating 53,000,000, J. Pierpont Morgan carries poli cies totaling $2,500,000. In the $2,000, 000 class are Julius Rosenwnld of Chi cago and Percy Rockefeller. Henry Francis Dupont carries $1,250,000. There are approximately 17 others In the United States whose Insurance equals or exceeds $1,000,000. Policies of $500,000 aro common. There Is scarcely n successful bus! no3H man of the well-to-do class who does not curry upwurd of $100,000. 1'lin Hut nt linn.... I-,... ,. 1...... over, gives some strange contrasts In tho matter of Individual insurance hold ings, tnken In ratio to reputed wealth. John D. Rockefeller, for Instance, la listed as holding $50,000 Insurance, though It Is probable that Ma policies exceed this amount. Establishment of soldiers' com munity settlements through reclama tion of cut-over tlmberlands and wot lands of tho South, Irrigation of nrld lands In tho West, and development of other unutilized lands throughout tho country, as contemplated in tho Mon dell hill, Is Indorsed by tho Atnorlcnn Legion, tho great organization of world war veterans of tlds country, for membership In which 4,000,000 men arc eligible. At n Joint meeting In Now York of tho cxccutlvo'commltteo of tho Pnrlj and St. Louis caucuses of tho Ameri can Legion tho Mondcll bill was ap proved In principle. By authority of tho meeting legis lative representatives of tho Legion nre In Washington to do what Uiej enn to further tho enactment of the legislation. Tho legislative committee Is made up of Col. Luke Len (portrall herewith), formerly United Stnlc3 sena KEEP GOING UP? There's thunder for feminists In the enreer of Miss Helen Tnft, only daughter of a former president, Wil liam Howard Taft. In 1017 Miss Tnft was made dean of Bryn Mawr college, from which she had graduated only two years before. And the other day a dispatch announced that she had been elected president of the school tc serve during the year's lenve of ab sence granted Dr. M. Cnrey Thomas. It wasn't long ago that Miss Taft made her social debut in tho White House. Then a student at Bryn Mawr, she gave up her studies after her sophomore year nnd went to Wash ington where tho weight of tho social responsibilities of tho White nouso fell upon her shoulders, as her mother was 111 most of the time. Her success as a hostess and so ciety leader was acclaimed by tho diplomatic circle In which she ruled. Popular with the women of Washing FOR $4,500,000 Two Horses and Wagon Are Required to Help Man With First Handling of Corn. (I'lepareil by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) irnve you over thought about how many times every ear of corn has to bo handled In tho ordinary courso of things? Hero are the essential han dlings: 3. When the enr Is pulled off tho italk and thrown Into tho wagon bed. 2. When It Is thrown from tho wagon bed Into tho crib. a. When, tho husk Is removed from tho car, cither In tho field or In tho :rib. 4. When the basket Is filled nt tho crib to bo taken to tho horse stall or bogpen. 5. When the corn Is fed to tho mlmnl. With labor-saving systems tho num ber may bo reduced by one or two. Under certain systems of harvesting, on the other hand, It Is frequently In creased by one or two. But five will bo nbout tho nverago number. Now, five hnndllngs of an ear of corn, with farm lnuor at present prices, cost enough to make a1 pretty considerable charge Item against the value of tho car. Every farmer, doubt less, does more or less thinking nbout how to nvoid It. Under general farm conditions the hog provides tho solution not for all of tho corn grown on tho farm, of course, but for a considerable portion of It, enough to help out tho labor supply materially. Plan Before Corn Is Laid By. The hog docs not merely reduce tho number of handlings. Ho eliminates handling completely. All that Is nec essary Is to open the gato and drive tho hogs into the field with a good fence around it. They clean up tho corn with less wasto than If It wcro hnrvestcd by men, nnd they put on aioro pounds of flesh than If tho same quantity of corn were fed to them In u pen or a dry lot. Tho hogging down of corn has been preached by tho United States depart ment of agriculture for a long time, but the hog experts put especial emphasis on it now, when labor is high and hard to get. In addition to tho ad vantageous points mentioned, they cnll attention to tho fact that It is a great aid to soil Improvement because prac tically all tho fertilizer valuo of tho corn, both ears and stalks, is returned Immediately to the soil. Thought should bo given right now to the matter of hogging down corn, tho experts say, because certain things can be done thnt will greatly add to the feeding valuo of a field of corn. In regions whero tho seed will mature, eowpeas, soy beans, or velvet beans, gown broadcast through tho corn at the last cultivation, produce a largo lunntlty of feed in ndditlon to tho ;orn. .Recently velvet benns have been used In this way with great success In the South. Tho pens or beans, being high in protein, bnlanco the ration nnd make almost an ideal feed for hog fnttcnlng. The hogs cat not only the peas or beans themselves, but much of tho vines remains succulent and Is eaten avidly and to advantage. Rape is another excellent thing to broadcast In the corn nt tho last cultivation to help ont tho sum totnl of hog feed. The plowing under tho corn stalks and tho vegetation left by tho peas or beans and rape adds to tho soil the humus necessary to Increased crop yields. Six hogs for each aero of corn to be hogged off Is about the right number, Hog-Harvesting Method In though It should bo reduced to flvo or even to four If tho yield of corn is low. Thnt Is another matter that should be given thought In ndvance of turning In the hogs, In order thnt enough hogs may be on hand to eat up nil the corn, yet not so many that they will exliaUat It too quickly. One of Economical Systems. In some Instances It Is ndvlsnblo that a part of tho Held be set off by n temporary fenco nnd the hogs not allowed to cover too much ground at one time. It requires six hogs nbout 00 dnys to eat tho corn grown on nn acre of good ground. It "might become necessary to sell or kill them before tho work Is finished. Tho temporary fence, In such a case, would lcavo tho corn that tho hogs had not consumed still undnm ngod and It could bo gathered In tho usual way. A good enough fenco can bo mnde by setting anchor posts lit tho sides of tho field, stretching 25 Inch woven wire nnd tying It to the hills of corn. Brood sows with full litters should follow fattening hogs to gather up what Httlo corn has been left Tho hogging down of corn, properly managed and combined, when feasible, with hogging down rye nnd pasturing clover, results In one of the most eco nomical and efficient of all farm sys tems, according to tho department ex perts. Tho department docs not stop nt nd vocntlng tho harvesting of corn with hogs. It asserts that, under present conditions, nlmost any kind of meat animals can be used to advantage in harvesting practically any crop. Both cnttlo nnd sheep enn bo used In har vesting corn, Sheep mnko particularly good use of corn with peus or soy beans between tho rows or brondcast at tho last cultivation. Tho uso ol cattle for harvesting corn succeeds well If some hogs aro turned In latex to clean up what tho cattlo may hav? left on tho ground. Utilize Grass Crops. GraBS crops can bo utilized to ad vantage by pasturing with sheep, and much less labor Is required than when tho crawls cut for hay. Beef steers consume.' largo amounts of clover oi alfalfa In tho field and harvest the crop rapidly, usually with good profit Tho lubor required is nlmost negligi ble. Dairy cows and young stock ure also very effective In pasturing clover nnd alfalfa. Usually somo enro to pre vent bloating is necessnry when tho cattle nre first turned In. A field of soy beans may bo har vested successfully with lambs. It not only affords abundant forage, but Is free from tho parasites common tc permanent pastures. Tho soy-bean crop Is equally desirable for hogs and may bo harvested by them either as forage or after tho beans have ripened SYSTEM OF SHEEP FARMING Neither Wool Nor Mutton Can Bo Ignored Two Products Worthy of Consideration. (Prepared by tho united States Depart ment of Agriculture.) A system of sheep farming that Is tc bo continuously successful cannot Ig nore cither wool or mutton. In raanj cases tho two products will bo worthy of equal consideration. In others ci ther ono may bo emphasized accord ing to tho peculiarities of conditions, management, and marketing. Operation Whllo Farmer Works at Something Else.
