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I THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE LRA L. BARI3, Publishor. TERMS, $1.25 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, NEDRASKA SOCIETY-MADNESS. Wo nro not content to lenvo much to Naturo nowndnys If wo wore, per haps wo would get nlong bettor than wc do and with fewer worries t6 make ub grow old before our time, says the Chnrlcflton Nows and Courier. I'hlla delplila Just at presont 1b being held up befora tho eyes of the country as n horrlblo example. Somo lnduBtrlouh Btatlstlclan, Becking light or perhaps seeking coin, has undertaken to ascer tain tho offcctH of social activity In that city upon those who tako part In It. Ho has discovered that the season which Is Just now drawing to a closo haB very nearly sent sbmo of tho spclety leaders to their graves. He has unearthed tho fact that of tho women who havo been In tho main responsible for what Is declared to bo the most strenuous social season In tho history of tho city of Quakers several aro now In a stato of utter collapso as a direct result of the strain to which they havo been sub jected. TIiIb Is Interesting, but why 1 get alarmed? Social leaders of this 1 sort can very woll bo spared. If they aro taken away from us they nover will bo missed. Why not let Naturo have her way and Inflict what punish ment sho dooms (It on thoso who havo not Intolllgonco enough to tako care of tllomsolvcs? Floating factories havo becomo an Important part of tho development of tho forest resources of India. In cer tain parts of that country tho forests nro only'ncccsslblo through tho water courses, and tho great expense of erecting tho plants for tho utilization of tho lumber resources makes such n courso Impructlcablo. Therefore, sawmills and other manufacturing establishments nro built on floating platforms and moved up the streams ns they aro needed. After tho lumber Is prepared In a sawmill It can bo packed In n way that makes transpor tation much moro economical than any systom of logging. Plants for tho preparation of tannin oxtracts havo also boon established In this mnnnor. Tho plants nro built on flat boats, 200 feet long by 27 foot wide, capable of carrying a load of 470 tons Tho American trnvolor who finds hlmsolf In DrcBdon or Leipzig will do well In caso of need to look out for pollcomon who vyenr badges bearing tho crossed lings of tho United States and England, says tho Argonnut. Of flcors thus decorated can speak lCng Hsh, nnd oven though It bo not tho most nccurato kind It will sufllco. And now Hcrlln Is to follow tho same prnlBoworthy oxamplo. A number ol ofllcers havo been selected and sent to n lnngungo school from which thoy will cmorgo fully equipped to bo guldo, philosopher and friend to tho wandorlng tourist lnuocont of all tongues save his own. When tho Sultan of Turkey comos into an American court on a suit, ho must bo exactly on tho eamo footing ns any othor litigant, and has to put up a bond llko any other, which was tho Information convoyod to his royal ears via Ills attorney, In a suit for tho InBuranco on tho Hfo of a rich Armenian. Tho decision Is a patri otlo ono, an any citizen In an Amorl can court 1b as good us any king, omporor, prlnco or sultan. As fnr an tho bond was concorned, that was prudent na well as patriotic Tho experiment of women on tho police forco haB worked well In Cali fornia. Lob Angeles has two who wear "plain clothes" and patrol tho strcots with tho object of affording protection to girls. Each will exer cise surveillance over tho danco hnlls, skating rinks, moving picture shows nnd safeu on her beat, and It Is snfa to predict that thoy will porcelvo In advanco and adroitly avert a great deal of villainy. Tho gyroscopo, It Is claimed, has roado aviation safur. With It tho aviator Is debarred from doing his own gyrating, at critical moments, nnd so far, It Is expected to bo n great gain to aortal experimental travel. Hut tho safer sailing In tho ulr bo comoB, tho moro It will loso Us at traction. A nallimoro bello and heiress has married n lmndsomo lloston waiter and no hondlluo writer has yot called It tho romance of tho orlolo and tho bean. After all, high school chemistry In struction hns Its good points. West ern woman who used a preparation made her blondo lmlr appear llko a eorrcl liorsu that had boon out lit n sprinkle. Fortunately her son, a high school student, camu to tho rescue, A Massachusetts woman has mado flvo uttemptB to sccuro n divorce, thrlco In tho Hoy stato and twlco at Reno, without success. Few had Im agined it could bo as hard as that M4 jbWj n -- - -- i Try Z7s. T iIiHMII!Jiiil JlHflllliHIli m p'Pw 1P Tells All About Styl.es WASHINGTON. A curious request camo to tho editor In tho early spring months. "Tho next tlmo you go to Washington," wrote a subscriber, "won't you make somo observations and tell us what tho real styles are, as observed by a man? Wo havo fashion books, of courso, but what does tho'uverngo man observo In wom an's uttiro?" Tho letter was dispatched to Wash ington with othor memoranda, but lay neglected In Its envelopo until ono aft ernoon I stumbled In on a deputation from a fashlonnblo young ladles' school being received by tho president In the east room of tho White- House, writes Joe Mitchell Chapplo In Na tional Magazine. Thoy were a bright lot of girls, laughing and chnttlng ns becamo young nnd pretty maidens. Every hat seemed to havo a ribbon She Was a Grand Little Lorgnette Operator THE was tho wlfo of a government ofllclal and ns n climber sho could beat anything in tho lire department. At mounting tho lndder sho was hotter than Chief Wagner's Horcest Jlro enter. Sho could put ono hand on tho barrier of soclul Icebergs and leap Into the centor of things and protend sho had nlwnys been "It." Sho was ii grand lorgnetto operator. That wan ono of her primo acquisi tions. Sho had practiced lorgnottlng In much tho sumo fashion that fever ish golfors prnctlco driving with u pro fessional on thu sldu lines. After several seasons, In which sho climbed enough social mountains with hor trusty lorgnetto to entitle hor to a presidency In tho Alpine club, sho attained that oxnltod position In hot own Imagination which nlwayB carries with a poor momory for thoso who do not travel In tho sot toward which alto Is clambering. Ono of thoso poor downtroddon worms, not In socloty of nny sort, happens to bo tho bright sec retary of a politician from tho middle west. Tho youth Is a lawyer of slight practlco but of actlvo polltlcnl tenden cies, and n protty bright kid, Mrs. Lorgnetto knows tho youth an well as sho knows hor own name. His nnmo He illustrated the Great l&(mu$ J.J A nun F1 TARIFF SHIVFR5 - on tiMAPft M VM' "" V7 r REPRESENTATIVE CharleB D. Car tor of Oklahoma Ib proud of tho fact that ho Is ono of thu fow men in congrosB In whoso veins thero Is a goodly sharo of original American blood. In other words, llopresontatlvo Carter boasts of sovon-slxtuontho Chickasaw and Chetokco Italian blood. Representative Cartor spent his boyhood on tho western frontier of tho ChlcknBaw nation, and olnco ho en tered national politics han had much to do with tho framing of Indian leg islation under tho domo of tho capltol. When tho lumber schedulo of tho vjiew tariff bill was dlscussod a whllo ago Carter, who Is otralght us nn arrow and swat thy of c-otnploxlon, told tho following story to Ulustrnto tho possibilities of debate on that Impor tant schedulo: Most of the Statues at ONE of tho critlclBins mndo ngnlnst tho Sherman monument at tho south of tho trontmry Is that It faces tho wrong way, that Ib, It faceH to tho north, so that persons looking at It front tho fiont must gonorally look ngalnSt tho light, thus obscuring tholr vision of tho dutallB of tho work. It may bo so. Most of tho statues In the public opticus of tho capital face towutd tho south, but a numbor of Btatues In ad dition to that of Shdrinun look toward tho north. Among thoso facing north or northurly nro Rawlins, Ko cluszko, Steuben, Paul Jones, Alex nudor Shonhord and Snmuol 1), Cioss, tho physician whoso otllgy stands In tho grounds of tho Smithsonian Insti tution. Among thoso facing to tho south or southerly tiro McPherson, Scott, Lo gnn, Lincoln (In front of tho city hall), Lafayotto, Rochnntboau, Hunja utiu Franklin, Fnrrngut, Dupont, at the National Capital rudder veering out prominently utern. "Coat shaped" hats seemod tho trend of that lino of millinery. Thero were hats with a little lono nlgrotto topping up llko a lonesomo try-Hall located well aft. Thero worn sweep ing hats, suggesting saucy yachts, floating over dainty llttlo shell-like cars. Somo of them might havo been wor shiped without breaking any of tho commandments, being utterly unlike anything either In tho heavens above or tho earth beneath. The absence of birds on those hats would havo de lighted the Audubon nnd Humano (so cieties, for not a bird was in sight In that lino of hat craft, although It looked as If several bird's nest laco creations wore stowed away In somo of tho crowns. So far as tho editorial oyo of tho observer could see, tho hat bodies wore mndo of straw. This, I bellovo, characterizes Hummortlme headgear. As the request was limited to stylos, nothing may bo added or conjectured as to tho "high cost" of the various creations. The dainty Jackets, loosely worn, resembled In tho upper story tho lines of a fancy pajama, while the lower story was reefed to preserve tho nautical trend of tho fashions. SO GOOD or YOU REMEMBER ITJ wo will call Johnson, although It Is nothing llko It. Ono dny Mrs. Loignetto had occa sion to visit the ofllco In which Mr Johnson was working. Mrs. Lorgnette had a heavily brocaded friend with hor unci for some reason It pleased her to protend not to know Mr. Johnson. Up went tho ttusty lorgnetto and through It shot a large-sized, woll sharpened look of Inquiry. "Lot mu seo," sho. said with a tea party accent, "havo I not mot you somowhoro nbout. Isn't your nanio, or nh Isn't It Gray ?" Uomombor, now, sho know that nnmo Johnson perfectly woll. "Yes," ho said, "It Is Gray. So good of you to remember It." , And now Mrs. Lorgnotto la begin nlng to bollovo that Gray-Johnson was making gnmo of hor. '""iiVNVNiiViW. Possibilities' of Debate "In tho eatly days of Oklahoma poll tics thoro was a Joint polltlcnl discus slon there between a Republican and a Populist, Both played checkers with tholr past political recordB, tho Repub lican having boon n 'Greonbacker' nnd tho Populist n Republican. After tho former hnd finished u scathing attack on tho vngarlea of Populism tho latter rood n 'Groonbnck' speech mado years boforo by his antagonist and rested his case. A "Tho evidence was conclusive and tho caso looked hnd for the Ropubll cun, when tho accused dramatically demanded: '"Mr. Populist, did you novor make a political utterance of which you were ashamed and for which you would apologize? " 'Yes,' replied tho Populist with ab soliito frnnknoEa. I was living onco In a dugout In southwest Kansas, dirt for tho bottom, dirt for tho top and dirt for tho sldos, and It was n blttor winter. 1 hnd nothing but a flimsy, worn-out quilt hung in the doorway to koep tlto chilling blasts of wlntor from froqzlng my shaking frame I Btood shaking, shlvorlng and chattering, and I raised my hands to heavon and prayed for a high tariff on lumber.'" the Capital Face North Thomns, McOlolhui and Wlthorspoon Jackson, Greene, Hancock, Pulaski ami Mm shall at tho foot of tho capltol look toward tho west. Albert PIko, Shorldan and Longfol low fnco toward tho oast, nnd ns the corrospondont wiltes this his memory sooms to tell htm that thu statuo ol Gnrlleld fuces wost and that tho statue of Danlql Webster faces east, but momory Is Bomotlmo a tricky thing. Tho statuo of Scott Is In tho Sol dlors' homo grounds Ib uuothor thai faces toward tho south. fXXmsM to vHj 3nflrr W l . PRACTICAL REASONS FOR PRUNING MANY VARIETIES OF FRUIT TREES If Strict, Correct System of Plant Restriction Be Faithfully Fol lowed Out, Resultant Harvest Will Be Greatly Enhanced in Value Great Possibilities in Fine Fruit. J (Dy L. M. HENNINOTON) To secure tno moro excellent re sults tho grower of flno "fruits must mnko uso of tho predominating law of nature, which compels all life to seek tho perpetuation of Its species by prop erly controlling and directing tho Im mense, highly vitalized energy back of this law. Fruit trees and plants, If left to their' own resources and per mitted to follow tho Instincts of na turo in tholr way, seek to multiply species regardless of quality In the result of fruits, for that which wo term tho fruit of plants Is but a receptacle designed by naturo to supply tho needs of certain species of plants dur ing tho process of seed production. Size, color, flavor qualities which aro so much to bo desired In commer cial fruit aro of no consequence as far as tho plant is concerned in its efforts to follow tho Instincts of its being, for plant energy must be ex pended to dovolop tho greatest num ber of plant units. If, however, tho plant bo restricted In tho amount of vital forco and energy spent In follow ing out this law, the energy and force A Young Pear Tree Grown Where thus saved to tho plant will be used In building up plant tlssuo resulting In Increased slzo, strength and vigor of Individuality as to plants. Somo fruit plnnts, such as tho strawberry and somo of tho bush fruits as woll, propagate by moans of seeds and nodes. With tho strawberry tho nodos aro formed on nn olongntion of certnln tissues of tho plant commonly known as runners, having their origin In the crown of tho plant. Red raspberries and blackberries propagato in n some what slmllnr way, except that the n'ow canes that spring up havo tholr origin at cortaln points along tho roots of tho plant. Whichever tho method used In at taining its end, a certnln nmount of onergy Is represented in each seed and plant produced, and this expendi ture of plant onergy drnws heavily upon tho vitality of the original plant. ROOT CROPS GOOD FOR A DAIRY COW If Turnips Are Fed Directly After Milking No Unpleasant Fla vor Results. No matter what somo people tell you, turnips and other rootB make flno milk-producing feed. Turnips, Bays one writer, will not affect ilnvor of milk If fed nt tho right tlmo. If turnips nro fed In largo quanti ties, and two or threo hours before milking, thoy nro llablo Jo glvo tho milk an unpleasant tnsto, but If fed dlroctly aftor milking, no flavor whatover Is noticed A peck of turnlpB to each animal per day Is sufficient In most cases. A llttlo salt scattorcd over tho tur nips, which should bo chopped In quartors or smaller, ndd to their portability. Roots make a very valuablo addi tion to tho wlntor ration, becnuso thoy add to tro variety of tho feed, and no anlmnl on tho farm appreci ates vnrloty moro than tho dairy cow. In WlBConsln, Iown nnd other western dnlry states tho root crop is becoming n very Important pnrt of tho crop of Uio farm. resulting In a weakened plant nnd t shortened life. Now, If this useless waste of plan! energy Is prevented by being directed Into tho channel of fruit production, tho result will be a larger nmount ol fruit of a moro excellent quality. Thoro aro great possibilities In fine fruit growing when the operations are based upon the Intelligent use of a knowledge of tho facta presented, and tho manner and way by which such re suits may bo secured, wo will now en deavor to mnko plnln. When bush fruit nro left to follow out this Inner propelling power" un hindered, tho Immense numbers ol suckers sent up, together with the Inrgo nmount of bloom nnd qunntlty ol seed produced, drnws bo heavily upon the vitality of tho plants that tho qual Ity of fruit produced will not only be Inferior, but tho life of the plnntatlor will bo shortened. But, on the other band, If a strict, correct system of plant restriction be fnlthfully followed out, both as to the amount of cane growth and blossomi Pruning and Spraying Is Practiced. permitted, the resultant fruit harvest will not only bo enhanced In value, but the period of tho plantation's use fulness as a means of revenue will bo greatly prolonged thereby. Tho same may bo said of tho tree fruits, whon left to their own will of reproduction, thero Is n tendency to blossom and to set moro fruit than the tree Is able to mature. Tho result is a lot of Ill-shaped, badly colored .and undeslrablo fruit. In making a prnctlcal application of this principle wo confine tho plants to rows six feet apart and with canes two feet npart In tho row. Then, dur ing the spring and summer, at about tho tlmo tho now growth of the plants nro two feot tall, the terminal bud Is broken out. This causes a lieavy growth of laterals, and when theso reach a length of ton or twelve Inches tho tips of theso aro taken off. POTATO SCAB HAS STRONG VITALITY Germs of Disease Are Able to Pass Through Digestive Or gans of Animals. It Is almost generally known that tho application of fresh stable manure to tho soil Immediately boforo planting often tends to Increase tho amount of Bcnb on the rosultlng potato crop. This theory brought up tho question in the mind of nn Investigator whether It Is safo to feed uncooked potntoes or po tato refuse to animals In stalls with out taking precautions to provent un eaton portions from becoming mixed with tho litter. Experiments were car ried on for two seasons with a horse and a cow fed Infected potatoes, and tho results Indlcato that tho germs ot potato scab aro ablo to pass through tlto digestive tract of both species and go into tho manuro pile without being destroyed. TIiIb was much moro read ily tho caso with tho horso than with tho cow. Tho manuro of horses fed on raw potatoes Is very likely to carry tho germs ot tho disease. On tho other hand, that from cows fed a modorato quantity of potatoes Is probably not a serious source of contamination. CAMPAIGN TO SAVE BABIES Before All Things, the Need of Pure- Milks Comes First, According to All Authorities. It la estimated that a baby nursod by ltc mother has approximately ten times tho chances to live tht a bottle fed baby has. All welfare worfcir, therefore, nro advised to oncourago mothora to mnko every effort to carry out this most Important maternal duty. A clean milk supply Is a fundamon- tnl need. Tho Ideal Is: Nothing short of clean milk for everybody. But tho need for tho prompt remedy of bad milk conditions Is moro urgont In Its rotation to tho wclfaro of babloa than to that of adults, since dirty milk is largely responsible for the occurronco of diarrhoea and onterltls, tho most fro quont causes of death among Infants. Tho remedy lies In tho Intelligent nnd effective Inspection of farms, tho shops where milk Is Bold, and In ordi nances governing tho Bale of "dipped or "loose" milk. THE BEST TREATMENT FOR ITCHING SCALPS, DANDRUFF AND FALLING HAIR To nllny itching nud Irritation of tho scnlp, prevent dry, thin and falling hnlr, rcmovo crusts, ccalcs and dan druff, and promoto tho growth and beauty of tho hair, tho following spe cial treatment Is most effective, agroe ablo and economical. On retiring, comb tho hair out straight all around, then begin nt the Bide and make a parting, gently rubbing Cutlcura Oint ment Into tho parting with a bit ot Boft flannel held'over tho end of tho finger. Anoint addltlonnl partings nbout hnlf nn Inch npart until tho wholo scalp has been treated, tho pur pose being to get tho Cutlcura Oint ment on tho scalp skin rather than on tho hair. It Is well to place a light covering over the hair to protect tho pillow from posslblo stain. The next morning, shampoo with Cutlcura Soap and hot water. Shampoos nlono may bo used as often as agreeable, but onco or twlco n month Is generally sufficient for this special treatment for women's hair. 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