THE NORTH PLATTE SEMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE.
LIVE STOCK CONSTANTLY SUBJECT TO
POISONING BY DIFFERENT LOCO WEEDS
Variations In Fall Styles
GOVERNORS FAVOR BUDGET SYSTEM
5 I 1 f I y I B l J i WW B i f.'
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To say the least, suits lor full have
been presented In greatly varying
styles, much" to the satisfaction of
women who aspire to looking more
slender than they really ure, as well as
those whoso aspirations nre all In the
other direction. In spite of the per
sistence with which fashion artists
draw attenuated ladles, la writhing
poses, for our admiration, women con
tinue sensible enough to object to
looking angular and skinny. The de
signers of suits have been kind and
there are new models for the too slen
der and the too stout figure. The pos
sessor of a "model thlrty-slx," or any
other model of good proportions, can
choose any of the various styles.
At the right of the two suits, shown
In the picture above, Is a model that
will simply shave off pounds from the
stout figure. Long and gently curving
lines, nlinost unbroken from head to
heels, are clcve.rly .calculated to de
' celve the eye and smooth out the sharp
curves In stout figures. American wom
en having Insisted on longer skirts,
Paris accepted their decree, and this
suit takes advantage of the mode to go
to nn extreme of it. By this means
the figure Is lengthened. The coat fol
lows the same strategy nud note that
the waist line is indicated as very
long by the group of three nnrrow
tucks In the back of the coat that end
In nn arrow head, or "crow toes," far
below the normal wnlstllno. Silk cm
broidery on two flat strips of cloth
applied at the sides is In the same
color as the suit. These bands nre a
concession or n recognition of the
voime for widened bin lines, but they
do not actually widen the llgure at all.
Tho suit Is made of dark brown trlco
tlne. Tho model at the left Is an Interpre
tation of the Russian blouse suit, al
ways dear to tho thin woman. Tho
plain skirt Is shoe-top length. Tho
coat has a full blouse and a skirt
gathered In at the natural waist line,
giving fullness about the hips. It Is
short enough to break the figure and
prettily decorated with a round silk
braid couched on. In this coat the
choker collar Is made of opossum fut
and arranged to fasten up about tho
chin. In the other suit, fur is left out,
but the popular choker collar Is re
tained, made of the fabric and decor
ated with carefully done embrdldery.
For the blouse suit, one of those new
cloths that have a silvery sheen, due
to a napped surface of gray tone
(which Is used with all colors) look
particularly well with the gray tones
In the fur collar.
Alas, yes! suits nre expensive es
pecially when embroidered. But clevei
women have been known to buy a plnln
suit and put embroidery on it them
selves, thereby saving about $25 and
presenting themselves with an- exclu
slve design.
Ribbon for Costumes.
Ribbon Is used to a considerable
extent by American designers making
up their nutumn models. And a big
use of ribbon prevails In the develop
ment of costumes for several Import
ant nnd extensive thentrlcal produo
tlons.
The business woman must usually
bo her own beauty doctor, and she
need not regret this If slio gives her
self flfteen minutes timo at tho end
of each dny, Just boforo retiring. The
hnnds, as well as the face and scalp,
must have systematic attention.
Many girls who do olllce work, or
sell goods over a counter, injure their
hands unnecessarily by not wash
ing them often, for much damage is
done the nails and skin by permitting
an accumulation of dirt to remain in
the pores for several hours.
When cleansing hands so stained,
soap and water should not be the first
nnniipiitlnn. for nothing hut a soft
grease will be effective.
Tho linger tips require several extra
strokes. Rinsing must be thorough.
Drying finishes 'the cleaning, but is not
the simple process that many persons
think, and In tho manner of doing It
lies half the secret of having pretty
nails. Each finger must bo taken sepa
rately, the towel rubbed down the
sides, back and; front, beginning at
the top.
Tho common mlstako is to begin at
the finger base nnd rub up, which slm
ply trains tho cuticle down over the
nal'ls nnd thickens tho tips. Every
nail must bo wiped Individually, com
mencing at the top and pressing gently
down to the crescent at the base of
tho nail.
Gov. Ilcnry J. Allen of Kansas (
enys of tho movement to establish a
natlonnl budget system: "Tho war
emphasized strongly tho Inadequacies
of our legislative machinery In prob
lems of national finance. No private
business concern would dare to rush
blindly Into things us does congress.
This Is because congress lncks a sound
system of providing public money for
tho operation of tho ton major execu
tive departments. Tho work of theso
agencies can bo established only
through the ndoptlon of a now method
of budgetary procedure"
Governor Allen Is ono of 22 gov
ernors who are reported by the na
tional budget commltteo to favor tho
substitution of tho budget system for
Uie present system of departmental es
timates. Tho governors mado mnny
remedial suggestions, Including tho fol
lowing: Demand executive responsibility
for tho national budget. Establish n bureau of tho budget to draw up es
timates of governmental expenses. Provide for congressional consideration of
money bills by aingle committees of tho house nnd senate, or a Joint com
mittee of the two. Limit money bills to actual needs and do away with "pork"
nnd "log rolling."
Animal In Last Throes of Loco Poisoning.
(rropamd by Uio United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Range Uvo slock In large nrens of
tho western stntes Is constantly sub-
locoed cnttle, tho snme lack of muscu
lar control being ovldenced, tho anlmn)
slinking nnd trembling nnd perhaps
rearing nnd Jumping- hnckwnrd when
JAMES R. RIGGS A BORN FARMER
The new assistant secretary of ag
riculture, James R. RIggs, Is a farmer
not merely by way of Interest In tho
subject, but by life-long, practical ap
plication. Farming has been his pri
mary occupation all his life. More
than that, he Is a farmer by heredity.
Ills grandfather, Ilezeklah RIggs; was
born on a farm In Loudon county, Vir
ginia, in 1701. When ho was twenty-
two years old he moved to Sulllvnn
county, Indiana, and engaged In farm
ing and live stock growing. Thero
Commodore Perry Riggs, father of tho
asslstnnt secretary, was born nnd
there ho spent his life as a farmer and
stock grower. All of his sons and all
of his sons' sons have been farmers.
James R. Riggs was born at Shel-
burn, Ind., February 17, 1SG5. For two
years after graduation from the Sulli
van county high school, In 1882, ho
was deputy county treasurer and
bookkeeper for a hardware and lumber
firm. In 18S5, when he was twenty years old, ho began his career as a farmer,
He made his first purchase of land In 1888. From that time until the present
he has continued In the active management of his farms.
While devoting his energies primarily to forming operations, Mn RIggs
has found time l)oth for other business enterprises and for public affairs. He
was elected county auditor In 1894. For a number of years he was active In
the development of tho coal, oil and gas Industries of his section. For 12
years he was president of a trust company. Ho has been connected with the
construction of more than 200 miles of Improved highway. Since 1012 ho
has been engaged In the manufacture of drain tile.
File the Finger Nails.
To keep the nails In good condition,
always file them, never use the scIb
sors to cut. Cleanse under the nnlls
with equal parts of lemon Juice and
water. Use an orange-wood stick;
also keep the cuticle around the nails
smooth. Polish the nails whenever
necessary.
Nails that break easily must be given
a course of olive oil. It should he
rubbed Into the finger tips each night
Massage well and occasionally give the
fingers a bath In hot olive oil.
If It is not convenient to use tho oil
vaseline Is a good substitute. Wheti'
ever doing rough work the finger
should bo protected witli gloves. If It
Is not comfortable to wear them over
the whole hand, fingers can be cul
from old gloves.
Polish for Nails.
An inexpensive and harmless nnll
polish Is made by thoroughly mixing
together a half ounce or talcum pow
der, a half ounce of powdered starch
a half ounce of pulverized boric ncld
and 15 drops of tlncturo of carmine,
Do not rub tho nails until tho sensl
tlve flesh beneath burns, as this causei
them to becomo dry and brittle.
WHEN JOSEPHUS FIRST TASTED POI
Ject to poisoning by loco weeds which, suddenly nlnrmed. A badly locoed
If eaten freely, cause symptoms or stecr shows a violently slinking head,
madness or lnjinnlty, nnd, eventually, particularly after It has become hunt
death. Tho danger Is especially great 0d, and sometimes becomes frantic and
when green gross Is short nnd tho nnl- run8 into obstructions In nn utterly uu
mnls are obliged to rely on woods and reasonable way. Locoed cattle grad
bushes for food. To assist stockmea Uallv lose flesh, havo staring eyes
In preventing losses from loco poison- rough coats, go to water less nnd less
lng, Investigations havo been mado to frequently, nnd eventually dlo of star
combnt tho danger and numerous facts vntlon.
of value have been obtained. ' The symptoms of sheep poisoning nre
Thero nro three poisonous locoes not so marked as those In horses nnd
purplo loco, white loco nnd tho blue cnttle, tho lack of muscular control not
loco or "rnttlcweed" of Arizona and being so noticeable. However, locoed
New Mexico. sheen soon develop wenkness and stum-
Different Loco Weeds. hie and fall about and rise ngaln only
Tho purplo loco weed Is a porcnnlnl with great dlilleulty. There Is somo
which grows In patches on adobe soils, confusion between this condition and
attaining n height of two feet, and gen- "grub in the head," and at times It Is
crally occupying a spneo of about two difficult to distinguish between sheep
feet In diameter. Its flowers nro rather affected by tho grub of tho sheep gad-
Inconspicuous, being deep purple In fly and those poisoned by loco weeds,
color. It Is sometimes cnllqd "woolly" Can Cure Valuable Animals,
loco, because Its leaflets are densely , Most locoed animals can bo 'cured,
covered with hairs. It occurs us far but they should bo worth enough to
north as South Dakota, as far south warrant a somewhat extended course
ns Mexico, as far west as Arlzonn, of treatment. Tho first and most Im-
while Its eastern limit Is central Kan- portant need Is to supply them with
sas and Nebraska. plenty of nutritious feed, such as nl-
Tho white loco, familiar In Wyoming, fnlfn, grain or meal, and proper pas-
Montana and Colorado, Is cnlled tho turage, so that they will not bo obllg-
"stcmless loco," becnuso It has no true ed to resort to loco weed for food,
stem. Its hnbltnt la from Alaska to Medical trontmcnt, such as Is outlined
Mexico, as fnr cast as central Mlnnc- fully In Farmers' Bulletin 1054, recent-
sotn, and ns far west as central Utah ly Issued by tho United Stntes depart-
and Arizona. It grows abundantly on ment of ngrlculturc, should bo follow-
snndy soils, nnd In pnrts of Colorado, cd. .Rapid recoveries can hardly be
Wyoming nnd Montana at. this weed's expected, ns tho condition existing in
blossoming timo largo areas uro as a case of chronic loco poisoning has
Svhlto as though covered with snow. been developed by weeks or months
The blue loco of Arizona. New Mexl- of loco feeding, which means that tna
co, nnd pnrts of Colorado, Utah, nnd rate of recovery must necessarily bo
California, grows abundantly, appear- slow. However, where tho nnlmnlJ
Inir in some localities early In Febru- nro treated carefully and consclen-
ary and maturing and drying up early tlously along lines suggested by tin
in tho summer. This plant is poison- United States department of ngrlcul-
ous to cattle and sheep, but Is ospe- ture, much valuable rnngo stock mnj
dally Injurious to horses. Mlsconcep- bo saved.
tlon has confused with tho locoes sev- Loco poisoning enn uo largely pro
oral leguminous plants which nro vonted by proper handling of live
either hnrmless or vnluablo as forago stock. As tho stock commonly con
crops. However, thero nro only three tract tho habit of loco feeding In times
true loco varieties. of Bhort feed, stockmen should provlda
Purnle Loco Kills Horses. i Plcnty oC Ba l at such POs- n
Tho purple loco weed Is rarely in- smo, B9? t!10111c?uwP,C(,s lmT. B I
Secretary Josephus Daniels of the
navy Is a capable spotlight nrtlst, and
ho was conspicuously in the public eye 4-,n,,B .t(i tlllf if i,n-m. lnltely limited distribution and InBUch
his recent visit to tho Pacific . , t imrspi However tho horses cases, If animals aro kept away from
during
const In connection with the arrival of
the fleet. They do say that tho
official motion pictures of tho secre
tary eating pol nt Honolulu aro great
Such delicacies as pig, rousted
whole, In the ground, with tho aid of
hot rocks; pol from tho mealy root of
the tnro plnnt; seaweed and raw fish;
cooked In tl leaves; sweet potatoes
roasted in n hole In tho sand, and
many other viands dear to tho palate
of tho native Hawaiian, were served
at nn old-fashioned lunu, or feast, In
his honor. Tho guests were compelled
to eat with their fingers. Napkins
were provided, however.
Secretary Daniels did not hesitate.
Ho plunged two fingers Into a pol
bowl, twirled a sticky lump on their ends and conveyed It to his mouth. He
did not wince, ns most "mallhinis" or newcomers do when they tnsto pol for
tho first time. Secretary Daniels wrs game. Two moving picture men, mem
will not eat this weed unless forced to
It to prevent starvation. On tho other
hand, horses, cnttlo and sheep will eat
whlto loco weed readily, particularly
when grass Is Bcnrce. During tho
spring before the grass starts where
tho whlto loco weed Is abundant, prnc
Hpnllv nit nnlinnla ant enrrna nf If Wlnn
pudding made from taro, coconut and Krugg ja plentiful later on most nnlmals ,n tno sc,lS0n following their growth.
tucunut muni ut-ui iiuu iuio 1 tnl00 t0 loco, llUt SOIIIIJ of llldlll IlltVO 11 ,a "'J1 lu u,u
gradually eat moro and more of it. tor tho original plants havo been killed.
Finally they become confirmed addlctn Mtt"y stockmen believe It Is necessary
tho Infested areas until tho grass Is
started, few become locoed.
Kill Out Loco Weeds.,
It Is relatively slmplo to clear out
tho loco plant by cutting tho roots for
two to thrco Inches below tho surface,
nowever, as tho seeds of loco plants
live for years nnd do not germinate
to tho loco habit, which ultimately re
sults In their death. Sheep, also, nro
poisoned In much tho snmo wuy ns
horses and cattle, tho effect of tho dru;
being particularly notlcenblo on lambs,
as frequently they dlo within two
weeks nfter they begin to eat tho
weed, nnd without any marked loss of
to remove all of tho loco roots In order
to control tho pest, but this is erro
neous. Badly Infested, tracts of lane
hnvo been cleared under the direction
of tho United Slates department of ag
riculture, and In mnny of theso pas
tures kept under observation for ten
yenrs very few loco plants have ap-
- ...... i 1 rn n..,.nmnn n AT, Ifn-
flesh. Under similar conditions of ;"
ui, ,! i.i i ,,.,i iu tnn Ico reports the cleaning up of nu 80-
bers of tho party, placed their camcrns within a few feet of him and turned lalo In tho wlnton Because of Its great ncro P"8tro und later on n pasture of
their cranks ns he ate his pol and smiled.
And "Secretary Daniels did not stop nt pol.
eight sections where previously tha
weed hud covered one-fourth of the
HENDERSON, BRITISH LABOR LEADER
poIsonouB effect on Jiorscs great dam
ntrn mhiv ho rtntin !n ft vorv Mlinrf Hmo.
rr,,,r ii,iv , in ih f tim total area. Although this work cost
other loco plants. $3 nn acrc- ,fc 4ha9 bcon nf 7"
As n rulo tho "natlvo breeds" of live u i.uHjr
The result of tho by-election of
Wldnes, Lancaster, In which Arthur
Henderson, the labor leader, was
elected to the house of commons, is
considered u severe blow to the coali
tion government. Henderson said his
victory was "an emphatic condemna
tion of tho coalition government's
policy and of tho cynlcnl political com
promise upon which the government
rests." Henderson's recent expres
sions of his views Include these:
"Tho present world unrest means
that the old order of things Is In Its
death throes, that a new society is
nbout to come to Its birth and that age
long Injustices and Inequalities that
burdened tho lives of tho common peo
ple aro to be swept nwny. Class rulo
in politics Is doomed, but It Is still
doubtful whether tho Ideal of true po
litical liberty will be realized in this
or other countries without a violent
convulsion of society. Tho muln prob
lem now is to restore popular conildcnco In representative Institutions und to
guide tho movement of tho masses along tho path of constitutional changes,
nnd to ennble democracy to become master In Its own house without violence."
Annlyzlng the causes of unrest, Mr. Henderson said that the development
of political Institutions had not kept pace with tho growth of democracy,
which Is awake und conscious of Its power, but unuhlo to obtain nny real
control of tho machinery of government.
mm A Wnilfrh Nwppr Union
stock nro much less likely to bo locoed
than Imported animals not familiar
with tho plunts, and which in many
cases do not havo tho habit of
"rustling," so thnt they aro inclined to
eat tho food which Is most easily ob
tained. Generally speaking, tho finer
breeds of cnttlo and horses are more
likely to be locoed than tho poorer
breeds. Tho same thing applies to
sheep, It being particularly notlcenblo
that tho black faces are much moro
susceptible than nro the Merinos.
Symptoms of Loco Poisoning.
Loco poisoning In horses Is first In
dicated by a change in tho general
condition of the animal, a high-spirited
horse becoming dull, nnd Intor on de
veloplng Irregularity In Its gait and
mode of eating. Tho horse drags Its
feet and shows signs of loss of nor
mal musculnr control. As tho dlseaso
progresses the animal shuns tho com
pnny of Its mates and seems to lose
very Inrgoly Its nervous sensibility. It
Is dangerous to rldo or drlvo such n
horso as tho animal shies at linngln
nry objects and Is not sure on Its feet,
In tho later stages of the dlsenso tho
animal loses flash, Its cont becomes
rough, and eventually It ceases to cat
und dies.
Similar symptoms obtain In tho cnoo of
loco weed has since developed.
Live Stock,
PiOTES
If tho horses elobbor examine their
teeth.
Don't forget tho detail of detailing
the lumbs.
Ono of tho greutest enemies of hops
Is lice. This Is especially true of tho
growing pig. !
A Httlo moro dlllgenco and a little
moro caro should bo given tho ani
mals this year.
Tho best types of draft horses aru
wanted, but the less doslrnblo ones ar)
uccepted at a discount In price.
Tho hogpen should bo kept cleau.
well bedded nnd, In fact, ho maintain
ed In a snnltnry condition at all times.
Changing from sweet to sour milk
Is npt to produce scours In the sow as
well ns In her pigs. Then, again, cold
rains mny bring nbout bowel disorders
that result In scours.