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    THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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FAIRYTALE
6y Mary Graham Conner-
IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY AND UNIFORMITY
OF PORK THROUGH USE OF PUREBRED SIRES
Youthful Riding Habit for . Fall
F,
SCRAPS
Of nil seasons of tho ycur autumn is
the most alluring to the woman or girl
who rides horseback ; ccol, bright days,
without the fickleness of spring or the
heat of summer, a world arrayed In
gorgeous colors and air that stimulates
and caresses, make It a Joyous time
for horse and rider.
Some of the riding habits for fall
seem to Interpret the season hi their
colors and texture. The bronzes and
browns of oak leaves are translated
Into warm, rough fabrics that give a
sense of comfort for frosty mornings.
A youthful model in a riding habit for
"fall Is shown In the picture above. It
Is mado of a heavy, rough-surfaced
cloth, tweed apparently, In a brown
check. The coat sets snugly with a
flaring skirt that Is quite full In the
back and lb shorter than usual. It has
flap pockets and fastens with three
puttons nt the front below narrow
Severs. The riding breeches that but
For Those
4 S
Thero Is considerable difference of
opinion among people as to the pro
priety of wearing mourning apparel. It
is a difference that cannot bo settled
ono way or tho other so long ns mourn
ing does not signify to somo people
what It does to others. Tho wearing
of mourning Is not n matter of fash
ion, but an expression of sentiment,
and therefore each person Is privileged
to decide for himself whether It Is
fitting and appropriate or not.
Mourning Jiuts must always bo con
servative In size and In style, avoiding
all extremes. They require tho most
exact and painstaking workmnnshlp
and arc mado of distinctive materials.
For first mourning crepe, In black or
white, Is used, and since It Is not used
for any other kind of apparel It has
become the Insignia of mourning. It
appears In combination with other silk
fabrics In gnrments and in millinery
nnd Is shown here In three of the four
hats pictured. One of these has a
medium wide drooping brim and soft,
draped crown of black crepe, with
brim facing of white crepe. There Is n
small embroidered flower motif set on
' the front of the crown as a trimming.
A combination of crepe and dull fin
ished silk appears In a toque with flox
lble top crown of cropo and the ldes
of the shape covered wltli hlu.s folds of
tho sllki A Hat. symmetrical bow of
ribbon makes a trimming In keeping
with the precise, even folds nnd per
foctly fitted brim fuclns.
ton below the knee do not reveal any
change In style. A tan skirt with soft
collar, and a brllllant-hued, four-ln-hand
tie contribute their share to a
costume that Is beyond reproach. The
soft felt hat has a high crown and
brim that rolls upward. Brown lenthet
boots and heavy kid gloves In the same
color are Items that put the finishing
touches to this well-turned-out habit
There are several weaves in sturdj
woolens that are represented In cact
season's showings of habits. For older
women plain cloths make the best
choice, and covert cloths or whipcord
always prove reliable. Brown and
dark blue are favored colors. Blacl
and white In small checks always has
a following In spring and summer and
makes n snappy outfit with black boots
and hat. But when one has a single
habit that must serve the year round
a plain dark color is altogether better
than anything else.
in Mourning
Another combination of black and
crepe Is shown In a narrow-brlmmce
shape that has a bandeau at tho back
Tho undorbrlm nnd bandenu are cov
ered with tho white crepe and the up
per brim with black crepe. The sofl
crown Is formed by draping one end
of a crepe veil over tho shape and
knotting it at the front. Tho veil li
then caught to the bandeuu In the buck
and fulls from there as far us thr
waist lino.
Hither black or white beads, In n dull
finish, nre used In mourning millinery.
In this hat white ones have beer
chosen to edge the brim.
Grosgrnln and other dull-finished
silks and ribbons aro used for making
mourning hats to bo worn later thar
the first period of mourning or by per
sons who do not wish to wear crepe.
The sailor shape Illustrated hus Iti
crown entirely covered with loops ol
grosgrnln ribbon. Tho narrow brim h
covered with silk and serves to sup
port a wide border mado of rows of
ribbon set about It with spaces be
tween them. Gcorgetto crepe one'
maltncs nre used in huts for mourning
wenr nnd any other mnterluls thai
have tho right sort of surface. Crepe
is usunlly replaced, after n shorl
period, by hnts of these other inn
torhi
Us.
BIQ PAINTER AMAZES.
Dnubcr Is a big, healthy, bearded
man who looks as though he could lift
hnlf hundredweights In each hand as
easily as ho picks up his palette.
An elderly rustic, who had been
standing watching him painting by the
roadside, approached him.
"No offense, sir," ho began, "but is
anything tho matter wl' yer?"
"No," answered Dnubcr, "what
mnkes you ask?"
"Yer hain't lame, arc you?"
"Lame 1 Good gaclous, no 1"
"Yer hain't nd n misfortune In any
way? Tho sclatlcur or lorabagcr, that's
kind o Inld yer by?"
"No I I'm as well ns I have always
been."
Tho rustic drew himself up nnd
guzed scornfully at the nrtlst.
"An" yer call ycrself a man, an' can
sit theer a-doln' o' thnt," ho said
"Well, rm blest 1"
OUT OF A JOB.
"What's Dropklck doing slnco ho
left college?"
"WIshlnET ho was back."
Why Lawyers Don't Get Tired.
With a Binllo on his face,
Said a lawyer to me:
"The longer the case,
Tho larger tho fee."
Was Welt Qualified.
He was applying for n position ai
attendant In an Insnne asylum.
"Have you had any experience ban
dllng irrational persons?" ho vu
asked.
"Some," was his response. "I was
a motion plcturo director for scvera'
years."
And he Vas hired forthwith. BaV
tlraore American Film Fun.
No Great Risk.
"I notice, when a friend asks yor,
to give somebody a Job, you alwnyj
assent."
"True."
"Without asking anything nbouf
qualifications."
"It's this wny. Half tho prospective
Job hunters never show up, and DC
per cent of tho other hnlf don't stick.'
Recklessness. '
"They nre still tnlkln about tryln
old Bill Ilohenzollern," said Three
Finger Sam.
"Well," commented Cactus Joe,
"that Jest shows tho difference be
tween Berlin nnd Crimson Gulch. Id
this town they couldn't find a lawyer
with nerve enough to take his case."
THE NATIONAL, GAME.
Griddle Shall wo sign him up for
tho team?
Ladle Suro thing, he'll mako a
dandy batter!
No Help.
I do not care
, Kor Oswold Slioke;
When I noed coin
He's alwayn brpke.
A Professional Attitude.
"Aren't you In favor of spelling re
form ?"
"Not at all," answered the young wo
man at the typewriter. "Mnny a mnc
would be writing his own letters If he
knew how to Bpell nil tho dllllcult
words."
Strictly Business.
"You are not here for educntlonnl
purposes," said tho manager to the
man In the box office.
"Sir?"
"No matter how they pronounco tho
nnmo of tho opern, don't correct 'em,
Sell 'cm the seats."
Effect of Occupation.
"Mrs. .Tlbbs' temper can't ho of the
best. She complains thnt her husband
Is contlnunf,j' putting her out."
"Whnt i,3- enn she expect In mar
rying n flVcinan?"
THR GOLDFISH.
"The Httlo jflrl who has been visit
ing here," sMd Mr. Tokyo Jones, tho
first goldfish, "has hnd some very
funny Ideas."
"Are wo going to hear them?" asked
Mr. Pekln Baxter, tho second goldfish.
"You might Just ns well tell us,"
saldMr. Shanghnl Walnwrlght.
"Not that vwe care so much," said
Mr. I'ekln Baxter.
"No, It won't brenk our hearts If
we never henr," suld Mr. Shanghai
Walnwrlght. '
"We don't get ns excited ns all
thnt," said Mr. I'ekln Baxter.
"We really never get excited," suld
Mr. Shnnghnl Walnwrlght.
"I don't get excited cither," said Mr.
Tokyo Jones.
"We haven't anything to do," snld
Mr. Pekln Baxter, "so you might Just
us well tell us."
"Yes, wo have nothing to do," said
Mr. Shanghnl Wnluwrlght
"Well, I suppose I might ns well tell
you," snld Mr. Tokyo Jones.
-"Our home, of course, Is here, In this
Inrge bowl. We have nlco gravel In It
and some pretty plants, nnd every
morning ve get a little food. I know
It Is morning because I nm hungry.
That Is fairly bright of me considering
I am nothing but a goldfish. Of course
a goldfish Is bright In color but not In
brains. No, not In brains."
"That Is the way I know It Is morn
ing," snld Mr. Peklu Baxter.
"And It is tho way I know It too,"
said Mr. Shanghai Walnwrlght.
"Of course If I didnH get fed I
mightn't be suro of It," snld Mr. Tokyo
Jones.
"I'd never bo sure of knowing any
thing," sold Mr. Pekln Baxter.
"And neither would I," said Mr.
Shanghai Walnwrlght.
"Well," said Mr. Pekln Baxter, "you
might, as well toll us what you have
to tell us. What was It? I've forgot
ten already. My memory was never
very good."
"I bellcvo I've forgotten myself,"
said Mr. Tokyo Jones.
"Oh, dear, that's too bad," said Mr.
Shanghai Walnwrlght, splashing nnd
wnvlng n fin nt Mr. Tokyo Jones.
"You're n nnugbty, naughty, forget
ful goldfish," he suld. "Of course I
might bo tho same way myself, qulto
easily."
"Quito easily," agreed Mr. Tokyo
Jones.
"We'll have to help him remember,"
sold Mr. Pekln Baxter.
"Perhaps each of us could remem
ber n little, little bit and so we'd get
the whole together after a time," sug-J
gested Mr. Shanghai Wulnwrlght.
. "Yes, that would .be a very good
way," said Mr. Tokyo Jones. "Tho
whole story Is very, very short."
"Thnt's good," said Mr. Pekln Bax
ter. "Not that I wish to he rudo, but
we are too lazy even to hear a story
that Is long.
"We don't want to splash too much
with excitement," said Mr. Shanghai
Walnwrlght. "Not that we are think
ing of the table outside the bowl, but
we don't want to be too active."
By each thinking of something they
helped Mr. Tokyo Jones to remember
that he had been going to tell them
about a little girl who had been visit
ing the house where they lived.
"There was no extrn bedroom," said
Mr. Tokyo Jones, "ns tho house Is
very, very small, though It Is bigger
than tho bowl wo live In nnywny. But
tho little girl slept on tho couch In
this room where wo live.
"Sho was nfrnld of us nt first for
fear wo would Jump out of our bowl
und lnnd on her."
"What could we do If w.e did such a
thing?" asked Mr. Pekln Baxter. "We
cun't live out of water nnd we would
Just be no good at all If we Jumpml
out, and wo could bo of no harm too."
"She got over her fear, after a few
nights," said Mr. Tokyo Jones, "nnd
then she laughed nt us. This Is what
she snld:
'"Those silly goldfish follow ench
other nronnd nnd nil they do Is to
blow bubbles, ent sand nnd then drop
It out of their mouths, and cut their
breakfast at tho top of the water
each morning.' That's all," said Mr.
Tokyo Jones. "Dull story like we
nre It Just suits us, eh?" And tho
others waved their fins In agreement.
Sure Mother Was In.
A small boy was sweeping off the
steps of his homq when a visitor called.
"Is your mother In?" asked tho
caller.
"Do you think I'd bo swecpln' tho
steps If sho wuzn't?"
The Fuzzy One.
"Who can descrlbo u caterpillar?"
asked the teacher.
"I can, teacher," shouted Tommy.
"Well, Tommy, what Is It?"
"An upholstered worm."
Getting Used to, Things.
Some of us find It so easy to get
used to things, that the beuuty with
which we aro familiar censes to thrill
us, und tho blessings which come to
us every day con so to impress us as
something to ho grateful for. If thero
were no other argument against it, this
easy getting used to things, robs life
of much of Its Joy. Girls' Companion.
Never Very Far Behind.
Any youth who will always do his
best will never finish very far behind
Undo Sam Owns Over One-Thlrd
'.Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Tho United Stntcs contains consid
erably moro than one-third of nil tho
swlno In tho world. Swine aro less
numerous than cither sheep or cnttlo
In the world nt Inrgc, but nro moro
numerous than cither in tho United
Stntcs, which this year hns more hogs
thnn its ten uenrest competitors com
bined. Thcso fncts showing tho vnst extent
of tho American hog growing Industry
aro cited by Dr. J. It. Mohlcr, chief
of tho bureau of nnlmnl Industry, Uni
ted Stntcs department of agriculture,
ns "an anchor of confidence for weath
ering periods of adversity In pork pro
duction." Ho concludes thnt pork products
have becomo ns well established Id tho
diet of tho American peoplo nH hogs
hnvo becomo established on farms, and
that ns moro thnn two-thirds of the
total 1018 exports of meat wcro pork
products nnd moro thnn five-sixths of
tho nnlmnl fnts exported were lard,
there Is a great potential pork-nbsorb-lng
ability in tho densely populated
European countries.
"Wo must tnko care of that business
properly nnd rcnlizo thnt conditions
nre constantly changing, both at homo
nnd nbrond," says Doctor Mohlcr. "Wo
must study carefully what to do next
nnd then do It promptly."
Foreign Demand for American Pork.
Latest reports from department rep
rcspntatlves In Europo indicate that
pork Importation by tho United King
dom mny ho considerably smaller In
tho futuro.than during tho war, prlco
being nn Important factor. In gen
eral, It appears that American fresh
pork .products, hnvo mot with favor on
tho British markets, but thero Is room
for Improvement in tho curing of hams
nnd bacon. It is reported from Franco
that tho swlno Industry thero de
creased most rapidly between 1013
and 1010, but tho decrcaso Blnco 1010
has been comparatively small. Kapld
recuperation seems possible with a
good grain and potato crop this year
and a continuation of present high
prices. While tho best grudes of
American hnms and bacon met with
French approval, it is said that thcso
products aro too expcnslvo for tho nv
crngo French fnmlly. It Is not likely
that Franco will Import breeding swlno
to nny largo extent, although contin
ued Importations of meats and fats
nro expected.
South Amerlcn,n tho other hand, is
Importing swlno from tho United
States with considerable regularity.
Slnco tho first of this year thero havo
been seven purchases and shipments,
ranging from nbout SO to 70 head each
of pure-bred stock for breeding, In ad
dition to a number of smaller ship
ments. Replacing Inferior Sires.
"Tho most recent activity of tho de
partment likely to nffect the1 swlno In
dustry, ns well as other llvo stock, Is
tho proposed new plan for hastening
tho replacement of Inferior sires by
good pure-hreds. Early In Juno an
outline of tho plan was mailed to
about 1,200 prominent breeders, live
stock officials and extension workers,
soliciting their comments before tho
campaign Is definitely Inunchcd. Brief
ly, tho plan Includes recognition for
'.ho owners of puro-brcd sires of tho
main classes of llvo stock, numely, cat
tic, horses, swine, sheep, goats and
poultry. Tho recognition will tnko tho
form of n printed emblem beurlng tho
breeder's nnmo and which ho mny dis
play. Wo feel that this plan will con
siderably hasten llvo stock Improve
ment In tho United States and dlscour
ago tho uso of Inforlor sires. 'Inferior
sires' Include Inferior pure-hreds ns
well bb scrubs. In a few months tho
BANISH SCRUB SIRES
With confidence that better llvo stock will bring satisfaction and many
benefits to its owners, I invito tho concerted action of farmers, stock
men, and others In banishing scrub sires from the United States. Tho
widespread use of Inferior malo breeding animals has been for many
years a cnuso of low production per animal and of needlessly poor
quality.
Tho contlnnanco of such conditions is uneconomic and unnecessary.
Tho direct nnd practical means of Improvement Is to uso breeding ani
mals, especially sires, which aro truo representatives of breeds doveloped
for a definite, useful purpose.
I nm confident, too, that tho public, knowing production to ho per
formed with muxlmum efficiency, will look upon stock rnlslng with In
creased respect nnd understanding. In a few localities noteworthy Im
provement In special lines has been taking placo through Individual and
community efforts. Let us now hasten such improvement whorover live
stock is kept In tho United States.
J. R. MOHLER,
Chief, Bureau of Animal Industry.
of All the Swlno In the World.
cnmpnlgn is expected to tnko definite
form."
Other Help for Swine Men.
Other principal policies of tho bu
reau of animal Industry relating to
swlno nre the following:
Improvement In qunllty nnd uni
formity through tho uso of good, puro
brcd breeding stock, especially sires,
Encouragement of swlno shows and
exhibits, swlno Judging, pig-club work,
community breeding und similar activ
ities. Proper supervision of feeder nnd
stocker hogs redistributed from mar
ket centers for additional feeding.
Effective supervision of tho manu
facture and distribution in Interstate
commerco of nnti-hog-cholern scrum
nnd virus to Insuro tho purity nnd po
tency of theso products.
Immunization of vnlunblo swlno, es
pecially breeding stock, ngninst hog
cholera. Immunization of market hoge
at an ago depending on local condl
tlons; also tho immunization of swlno
Introduced into n herd whero nil the
nnlnmls havo not been vaccinated.
Suppression of tuberculosis In hogs
by eradicating that dlseaso from cattlt
which tho hogs follow, and also from
dujry cows whoso milk is fed to hog?
as skim milk, whey or In other form.
Control of Internal and external par
nsltcs on hogs through uso of sanitary
precautions, suitable disinfectant, nnd
gqncral cafe.
Sanitary housing, nnd careful stud
Ics of feeding for tho purpose of mak
ing galnB conducive to producing porh
at a low net cost.
Improved methods of slnughtcrlni
hogs nnd curing pork for homo uso.
Research In animal genetics ns
baBlsjor practical breeding.
Farrowing of fall pigs in Northern
stntcs not inter thnn October 1.
Raising two llttors of pigs n yeni
from matured sows in Southeri
states, and also in Northern states un
der fnvornblo conditions of enro ant
housing.
Continuous feeding nnd breeding ox
pcrlmentn, ntcoinpauled by prompt an
nouncement nnd publication of noto
worthy results.
Compilation of statistics nnd meat
Inspection datu governing number,
weight, dressed porcentago and othet
usof ul Information regarding pork pro
ductlon and consumption.
HIGH-CLASS BULLY BEEF
(Prepared by the United States Do
pnrtmcnt ot Agriculture.)
An Oklahoma furmer had two
registered Shorthorn yearling
bulls that ho priced nt $100 each
for breeding purposes. A butch
er saw tho bulls, asked tho price,
but learned that they wore reg
istered, and that it would toko
$100 each to buy them. Ho
bought them, killed them, and
stated that they were the cheap
est, cnttlo he had bought for
somo time, because they cub
tho better kinds of beef, nnd
moro of It.
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PREPARE H0NEV FOR MARKET
After Removing From Hives It Should
Be Graded and Packed According
to Established Rules.
(Prepared by the United Btates Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
After honoy Is removed from tho
hlvo It should he propnred cnrefully
for mnrket by proper cleaning of tho
sections, and especially by grading and
packing In strict conformity with es
tablished grading rules.
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