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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1908)
At the National Capital Gossip of People and Events Gathered in Washington Next Mistress of WAS1UNQTON. When Mrs. House volt leaves WnBlilnKton next March her place as "first lndy of tho land" nnd mistress of tho White Houso will bo taken by n woman gracious nnd tactful, of broad culture and In tolluctunl strength, n tit hostess for tho presidential mansion nnd n lit help meet for the presldont. Mrs. William Howard Tuft Is no stranger to tho Whlto House. During 'icr husband's term of secretary of war she was a frequent guest of Mrs. Hoosovclt's nnd almost Invariably held her plnco In tho receiving lino at tho lnrgo presidential receptions. In her girlhood days Mrs. Tnft, then Holen Herron, was the house guest for uovernl weeks of Presldont. nnd Mrs. Hayes. This visit Is Bald to be one of Mrs. Tnft's most highly-prized recollections, but It may be that In tho Great Problem for THOUSANDS of tho half million farm ers, teachers, physicians, business men and others who woro Invltod to cooperate with tho commission on country Iifo havo already sent in re plies to tho list of questions naked them, although the ink is hardly dry on tho printed sheets rushed out to them. Tho members of the commission which was appointed by President Jtoosovclt to conduct this cxtonslvo in quiry into tho conditions of farm life the country over, havo a problem of perhaps greater magnitude to work out than over camo before a similar commission. Not only la tho subject of tho Inquiry ono of groat Import ance, but tho breadth of its scope is such as to require tho varied condi tions of tho whole country to bo taken into nccount Tho amount of work involved will hardly bo realized by tho casual reader. Tho mere reading of the letters which aro flooding in each day in answer to tho questions is a difficult, though most Interesting, task, for tho commission's Incoming mall is running from 3,000 to 5,000 pieces a clay. " And this is not all. There is vastly more ahead for tho commission's in terest is by no means confined to those who happened to bo on tho list of 500,000 to whom tho questions havo White 1 fisEh house JPJ rr Widow May Sell Valuable Art Treasures IF IT Is truo that llaron Speck von Sternburg left nil his fine old silver and art treasures to his widow nnd that sho prefers to convert tho curios into cash Amorlcnn collectors will have a rare opportunity to obtain an tiques. Von Sternburg spent a good part of his big Income In gathering silver, Ori ental bronzes nnd tapestry. It Is said that ho carried $100,000 Insurance on his collection, nnd that his bronzes nnd ivories surpassed many public museum collections. Washington gosslpors sny tho baron could lonvo his widow, who was Lil lian Lnnghani of Louisville, only his private possessions, as his fnthei- Is still living and none of the ancestral American Patents Reach 900,000 Mark Soo.ooo Patents thf world's K. THE nlno hundred thousandth patent from tho United States patent of. flco has been Issued, and to it was at tached tho name of Pntont Commis sioner Moore. . Tho pntont was an Improvement on traveling stairs, such as are used In hotels and other largo buildings, nnd n-hllo Mr. Mooro ordinarily attaches only his last namp, with his Initials, ho signalized tho attainment of tho nine hundred thousandth by UBlng his full namo of Edward Iiruco Mooro. In the early history of the imtlon 2 the White House earlier dny in the Whlto House no thought entered the head of tho young girl guest that one dny she would be mistress of tho mansion. The now cares nnd social duties which Mrs. Taft will havo to tuko on may tax her strength to the utmost, but It Is probnbly true that thoro could not bo found a woman better fitted for tho placo than tho wife of tho next presldont. Sho has Individuality, straugtli of character and an Inde pendence of belief, added to u mind of rare cultivation, tho result of years of study ami travel. She has devoted herself to tho care of her home and children and the seconding of her bus band's public career, and In the latter capacity she has familiarized herself with the grent questions of tho day. So well otnilppod educationally In Mrs. Taft that she will not only bo able to converse Intelligently on sub jects of public Interost with her own countrymen, but being a linguist, sho will be able to discourse familiarly with foreign statesmen and diplomats in their own tongues. It Is said that Mrs. Taft has devoted a part of cacli day for years to the study of languages and music, and In both has attained a proficiency reached only by the few. Country Life Body just been mailed. Only a comparative ly few of tho fanners nnd their fam ilies could bo reached In that way, and honco the nowspapors havo been en listed to bring tho inquiry to the at tention of tho widest circle of renders it is possible to reach. Tho field cov ered Is so broad that it touches tho interest of every ono familiar with couutry-life conditions. This is shown by the list or questions which aro being asked the people of tho country. Under ench question an explanation for tho reason of the condition Is asked, and suggestions as to what should bedono are Invited. The pith of tho whole matter is contained in tho concluding question: What, In your judgment, Is the most Important single thing to bo done for tho gen oral betterment of country llfo? Tho commission is anxious to hear from ovcryone who Is acquainted with or interested in conditions surround ing tho farm, and letters will reach their destination snfely if simply ad dressed to the Commission on Coun try Life, Washington, D. C. Tho ques tions may bo replied to by number, or any spoclnl phase of the. subject dis cussed. The rich experience of men who hnvo spent their lives on tho farm should prove most holpful, and out of it should como a wldo expression of opinion nnd practical suggestions for tho consideration of the commission. Never before in this country or any other has such an opportunity been offered to tho farmers to present their vlows and their needs, and the ulti mate success of tho Inquiry will de pend In largo measure on their co operation. wonlth had come down to Speck. From his mother, however, ho received rich salt mines In Gnllcla, and from thoso ho derived his wealth. Tho state dining hall and the draw ing rooms of tho Von Sternburg homo aro fillod with silver sconces and enrved pieces that represent tho old est signed work of workers at Nurem berg nnd Hruges. Certain sconces were pnrt of the booty obtained by tho baron's ances tor, Gun. Uaron von Sternburg, who took a conspicuous part In tho Thirty Years' war. The sconces belonged to nn nbboy near Dresden nnd boro mor tuary tablets of dead abbots. When tho sconces came to adorn Castle Sternburg tho records of tho Benedic tines woro removed and glass placed Instead. Tho great swan that was a conspicu ous ornament on tho Stornburg buffet attracted the attention of .1. Plerpont Morgan when ho was ontortalned In tho embassy. This piece, It Is bo lloved, will go to the Morgan collec tion. tho law required that pntents should be signed by tho proaldent, and ns tho first ono was loaned during tho first presidential administration it wns signed by Presldont Washington. It covered a device for making poarl nshes, nnd tho document itself Is said to bo now owned by a Chicago collec tor. Mr. Mooro estimates that tho ono millionth patent will bo reached In tho year 1911. As going to show tho Inventivo ton dency of tho American mind, ns com pared with other countries, Mr. Mooro calls attention to the fact that not withstanding this is among tho newest of nations tho total of patents Issued by tho Unltod Statos is not very far bolow the total for nil other countries for nil time. Tho issunnco of foreign patonts up to tho dato of last reports was 1,135,000, or only 235,000 in oxcoss of the totnl for this country. NEW RULER mmmmm Prince Ferdinand, the new ruler of Bulgaria, was born on February 26, 1861. When Bulgaria was made a state, Prince Alexander of Battenberg was chosen as Its prince. For seven years he worked hard to Increase the welfare of the people; then, tired of the Intrigues against him, he abdicated. Prince Ferdinand, then a lieutenant In the Austrian army, was selected to take his place, and It Is this prince who has become, by his own proclamation, king of the Bulgarians. Ferdinand took the oath as prince of Bulgaria' at Tlrnovo, and there also the Independence was announced. The new king married Princess Marie Louise, daughter of the duke of Parma, In April, 1893. The heir to the title, Prince Boris, was born In 1894; and In 1899 tho princess died. In Feb ruary of this year Ferdinand married a second time, choosing as his wife Princess Eleonore of Reuss-Kostritz. To Drain AMERICAN COMPANY WILL SEEK TREASURE OF AZTECS. Now Hidden Below Muddy Waters of Small Lake Tradition Is That Untimely Death Will Come to Him Who Finds Wealth. Los Angeles, Cnl. The Gunnajua llllo silver initio In Mexico, which tho legends of four centuries havo named as the richest mlna In tho world, Is to be reopened by American enorgy. Cor tcz, tho conqueror of Mexico, seized It, but since 1810 tho galleries have boon hidden bolow tho muddy waters of a small lake. Now tho Castollano Consolidated Minos Company will try to drain off this water and work tho mine. L. D. Godin, manuger of tho com pany, makes tho announcement of his company's Intention and tells tho old tale of tho wonders of tho mlno which, for generations, has stirred tho blood of treasure scokers tho world ovor. He will lonvo his friends In Los Angeles for Topic soon nnd begin the tremen dous tnsk before him. It is not tho first attempt that has been made to carry off tho waters that for so ninny yonrs have been protect ing this burled treasure of the ancient Aztecs. Thousands of dollnra have been spont by udvonturers and spent In vain. Tho wutors huve kept their socrot despite tho offortB of tho best machinery In the hands of the most competent engineers. The latest ef fort may full but If It succeeds, Bays Mr. Godin, the owners of tho property will bo repaid a thousandfold for their time and tho money they have In vested. . At lenst they will have tho experi ence of tho preceding workers on tho problem to aid them. Ten years ngo Alfred Lonogan, an Englishman, spent $30,000 In nn effort ho mndo to drain tho property. He fnllod after ho had lowered tho level of tho protecting water to tho entrance of the first gal lery, piercing tho depths of the mine. Slnco then tho Jealous wntprs hnvo cropt back to their old love! and the mine remains tho mystery It hns been so long. Guuunjuatlllo, ns the peons around Topic call tho mine, was ono of tho many which the Spaniard wrested from Montezuma after tho fall of his kingdom. It Huh in the mountains near tho llttlo town of Topic, about 00 miles from the coast, Cortez and his men worked It, In u sninll way, using goatskin bags and mules to protect CUTS TEETH AT NEW HAMP3HIRE MAN ACQUIRES THIRD SET OF MOLARS. William H. Harrington of Claremont Boasts That In All His Life He Never Has Had a Toothache Nor Dentist's Aid. Claremont, N. II. William II. Har rington, who will be 81 years old in Jnnunry, is onjoylng.thu unusual dis tinction of cutting his third set of tooth. Already two now ones havo come in front in the upper jaw nnd othors tiro sprouting. Mr. Harrington Is about as sprightly as a boy anil ex ceedingly proud of his latest acquisi OF BULGARIA Rich Mine the workings from tho Inroads of the water, which seomod bent on avenging the former owners of tho mine by Hooding out the now. Legend, over ready to weave fantastic tales about such places, hns asserted that at least 200 of these animals woro kept constantly nt work, night and dny, to frco tho mlno from water. For many years the mine was worked, giving up millions of sllvor. In nil It Is estimated that f 12,000.000 was taken out of Its drifts by Mexicans and Spaniards beforo the ouswcoplng Hood conquorod nnd filled tho working gallorles and drove out tho workers. When Lonogan managed to lowor tho level to tho entrnnco of the first gnllery', or drift, ninny signs of tho former miners wore found. Queor tools, tho "churn drill" and Iron picks, tipped with steel, had been thrown to ono sldo ns though the water had come on with a rush at last. Legend has It that the men who shall attempt to drain tho old Guana Juntlllo and rob It of Its treasures will meet an untlmoly death. Tho natives who first worked the mlno, In n crudo way, woro murdered by tho followers of Cortoz. Tho successors of theso, in turn, woro killed by' tho natlvo Mexi cans a hundred years afterward and the Mexicans woro ngaln oxtermlnatod after a bloody feud Villi tho ropreson tatlves of tho Spanish. Then whon Moxlco revolted against the rule of Spain In 1810 tho Spanlnrds who woro working the mlno were attacked and driven from tho mine with terrific loss of life. So sudden wns the attack that tho workmen woro compelled to leave their tools In tho various drlftn, an Mr. Lonegnn found whon ho entered tho first drift ton years ngo. Godin snaps Ills fingers at theso childish bcllofH and says that within tho next yoar ho will hnvo tho old Guauajuatlllo as dry us a bono nnd all of its Ironsides revealed for tho Ixmtlon corporation for which4 ho la bors. Two electric sinking pumps, which will throw COO gallons of wnter each minute, night and day, will bo installed at tho old mine. Ample electrical power is furnished by u turblno water power plant owned by tho company. Mr. Godin says It will bo necessary to sink the present mlno shaft, which goos down 300 foot, about tho same distance deeper nnd then tup the many galleries of the old mlno which will bo above tho bottom of the extoudod main nlmft and lot tho water from tho laterals rush Into the bottom or tho big pit, -whom tho electric pumps can teach It. SI tion. Ho makes his homo with his ulster on Raker street. "I never hnd tho toothncho In my llfo and no dentist has ever had any thing to do with my mouth," said tho aged man. "My first teoth did not loosorf and como out until I wns 30 years old und by tho tlmo I was CO my second onos had all come. Thoso didn't wear as well as the first, ami when 1 was 7C I lost all but two, which still remain. Sometimes thoy would drop out nnd usuln I would pull thorn out with my fingorn, "I tnko a drink whon I want It and hnvo used tobacco ovor slnco I was a boy. 1 always maintained that If to bacco wns good (tnough to ohow, tho julco was good enough to swallow, und this I havo always done. I cannot sco ns It has done me nny harm and whoa my third teeth began to prick through Inst Juno, I made up my mind that tho tobacco might have done it by pre serving tho roots." Mr. Harrington was born In Ward Twelve, South lloston, nnd remombors when the old Mount Washington ho tel was made Into an asylum for tho blind. This subject led him to dis cuss further Idons on physical science, as believed by him: "1 havo always eaton heartily of meat and avoided sweet stuff. That's what ruins the teeth. If tho young folk would stop eating so much candy and smoking clgnrettes nnd not stay out so lute nights at dancing parties, thoy would havo better eyes nnd bet tor teeth, nnd bo stronger every way. The boys aro too slow and tho glrln moro for ornament than use." Mr. Hnrrlngton hns boon a hard working man. making shoes until 1858, and for 12 years after that was owner nnd proprietor of nn express route be tween Boston and Wnkoftold. DOG ACTS ROLE OF MAGISTRATE. In Dispute Over Ownership Court Per mits Beast to Select Master, Now York. Dr. Joseph Ostrowlek, who lives on Wost Tonth stroot, lost his pet fox torler l'rlneo nnd when he learned that it had been seen In tho homo of Mrs. H. Redder he implorod her to return It to him. Sho declared the beast had been picked up ns n Direct vagabond by a neighbor, who had given It to her. The doctor did some more Imploring, but Mrs. Red der turned a deaf ear to his entreaties, so he got a summons calling her to nnswer. Magistrate Harris, when the puzzlo of "whoso dog Is Prince" came up, listened to tho testimony with gravity, Finally ho said: "I will refer this matter to tho dog If tho Idea Is satisfactory to both parties." It was. Mrs. Redder handed Prince to tho magistrate. "Now, doggyjichoosc your mustor," admonished tho court. It took about the Hash of n socond for Prince to act upon tho court'B sug gestion. Inkstnudn nnd mucilage bot tles farod tho worso for doggy's im pulsiveness to obey tho court imme diately, and doggy, lonplng from the liinglBtrato'B hands, dnshed to tho doc tor's shoulder nnd snuggled his tiny whlto face against tho doctor's. "Mndam, tho dog hns decided his truo nnd lawful ownor bettor than I could. Doctor, It Is yours. Noxt case," called tho magistrate. SATIN CASKET FOR PET DOG. Faithful Companion for Fifteen Years Given Elaborato Funeral. Trenton, N. J. In a satin covered enskot on which rested a bouquot of violets Noro, tho deceased pot dog of Mrs. Christiana Lnpnrduu, wns burled tho othor day. Nero was tho faithful and constant companion of Mrs. Lnpardus for moro thnn in years, nnd when ho bocamo ill with u muscular affection of tho throat nothing wus left ttndono to try to cure him. Ho succumbed to tho nllmont, how ever, nnd Mrs. Lupardus docldod that his constnncy wns dosorvlng of recog nition nnd had him properly laid out, dressed In his favorite collar and a bow of ribbon. Tho funeral cortege consisted only of ono cnrrlngc, bearing tho corpso, tho chief mourner, nnd tho benror, tho latter Mrs. Lnpardus' colored maid. Nero was laid at rost in n Hold pear this city, tho ownor ol which hnd given his permission that tho Interment should take placo thoro. CHINA USE8 CIGARETTE. Even Opium Smokers Using Them, Re porta Consul McNally. Washington. Clgarottos und koro Bono, tho formor superseding tho pipes formerly Btnoked by tho Chlnoso, vlo for the record ub tho articles moat in domand In China today. Consul McNully of Nanking roports that women of nil classes lndulgo ns oponly In cigarettes as their brothers, and that the spread of the habit throughout tho umpire hns been as tonlshlitgly rapid. The cigarette, which can bo bought from one to a thousand for a prlco ns low us one-fourth of an American cent onch, Is ovon nsud by opium smokers, who smoko clgurettos after Inhaling tho fumes of opium, from which, tho munufnetut'ors say, the clgarottos aro frco. Kvon tho wnlls of tomplos nro desecrated with clgarotto posters. Civil War Turtle Returns. York, Pa. A turtle old otioimh to hnvo been n votoran of tho civil wnr has beau found wandering about tho farm of. Clayton Gable, in Chtinccford township. On Its shell is carved tho inscription, ".I. A. S., 1801." The Inltlnls urn Uiobo of the Into .John A. Soltz, who onco owtiod tho farm. Several times within tho Inst 47 yearB tho turtle has been soon on tho promises, Indicating that tho long lived creatures aru not migratory. ' Cnment Kills 3,000 Trout. Coatesvlllo, Pa. Whllo ho was ma king ropnlrs to his dum Thomas Wlndlo of this placo, by using a now coment, killed 3,000 trout, which woro tho prldo of his life. When Mr. Wlndlo saw his protty fish turning up their tails ho quickly engaged Bovsral colorod wonion nnd had them tuko tho trout from the bot tom of tho ilnm nnd dress thorn. Ho had two barrels of trout saltoil down and will enjoy them this winter. Truth and Quctliiy Appeal to tlio Well-Informed In every walk of lifo and aro essential to permanent success nnd crcdltablo standing, Accord ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna ii tho pnly remedy ot known value, but ono of many reasons why it is tho best of personal and family laxatives is tho fact that it cleanses, iwcctcns nnd relieves tho internal organs on which it acts without any debilitating after effects and without having to incrcaso tho quantity from titno to time. It nets pleasantly nnd naturally nnd truly as a laxative, and its component parts aro known to and approved by physicians, us it is frco from nil objoctlon ftblo substances. To get its beneficial effects always purchaso tho genuine manufactured by tho California Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale by all lcadlug Wug gists. They Were Not Encouraged. i "I don't boo why thnt yoting man doecn't propose." "I think, pa, thnt tho clutncos of his doing It would bo fully ns good if you would lonvo your boxing glovos whoro ho can boo thoin." liohuinlnu Mnga- j zlno. Lewi' SinRlo Hinder Cipsr has a rich : tnste. Your dcnlcr or 1jOV Inctory 1 Peoria, 111. ; Tho charity that begins at homo Is j Generally too weak to travel. Mrs. AVIiietoWN Nonfiling Hymn. 1 For children teething , Kitten ina utinii. reduce, to niraiciUun, illty t pln, curot wind oollu. S3u bolUo. Whon men nro friends thoro Is no noed ot justlco. Arlutotlo. ITio Alton' 1'iHit-l'niio , . Curettlre1,nrlilhi(,tHpiiUrigfeet. Vic. TrUl package, (ro. A, b.Oluuti-d. tailor. N.Y. Thoro aro no vacations In tho school for scandal. There Is no pruesa-work. no un certainty, about this world- famous remedy. Since first pre scribed by Dr. D. Jayno 78 years, ago it has brought relief and ef fected curca In millions of cases of disease, and is today known andusedin all parts of the world. DR. D.JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT If you have a Cough or Cold 'ou cannot afford to experiment you lnow Jayne'o Expectorant to be a reliable remedy. It is also a splendid medlclno for Bron chitis, Pleurisy, Croup, Whoop-ing-Cough and Asthma. Qetitat your druggist'o in three elza bottles, $1,00, 50c. and 25c. Dr.D.Jayno'iSanMlvcPNUWathor ougniy rcll-uls tnxnuvc, pur- cauve, cathartic anu stomach tonic. SICK HEADACHE Posiltlvcly cured by theso Llttlo Pills. Tlicy nIo relieve DIs trcHnfrom DyHpeHlu,In (IIkchIIoii mid Too Hourly Katlnc. A crfcct rem edy for Dlzzlm-Hn, Nuu Kca, DrowulncHH, DiiC Tanto In tliu Mouth, Coat ed Toiiriio, I'll I a In tho Side, TOItl'lD I.IVKR. Tlicy regulate the UowcU. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Gonuino Must Bear Fac-Similo Signature REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. ACM A TJ IU noro farm In Wltwon Jj.LN.AV Mr ''n. i room Iioum, barn, linn houwi, wikmI huueu, f ood well, about 20 neres under eiiltlrntlou, Hncre n tamo lunurtuw. fljus ct ttcro, liall down, tluio ai balnnru, AddreM, J. II. HNi:t.l - - Cordon, WUconnln, Tor famous anrt delicious ciuullett Hint chocoluteH, wrlla to the, maker forcat ulotf, wholemtlo or retull, Cuiither't Confectionery 212 Still Street, thlcolo, 111. v l) Gener I J wk aons 1 There Is no St. 1 guess-work, no un- B cauve, cathartic anu V H stomach tonic. I ' CARTERS ISlTTLE - VlVER iifMSa CARTERS WlTTLE llVER PILLS. All