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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1908)
Tipping Carrd. A well known Now Ycrk hostelry 1ma Inaugurated an nt'tl-s.u'iMtr pol fey for at h-ast tlio -ir-ni snou. The management ninkia omctnl state liiunt thus: "The wi-vanta of tttQ lipuso receive (nil anil satisfactory omponsntloi for ,lie,r "orvlcos from tho owners, nnd nro neither permit ted to accept nor do they expect to rocolvcs forf of any kind from guests." Tho roason some people stay out ot lobt Is that no ono will let them got in. A Novel Dottle. In furnishing Information concern ing Calcutta's Ritpply ot tho various "soft" drinks, Consul General William H. Michael refers as follows to an Im proved bottle In use: This bottle Is so blown as to con tain In the neck a round glass stop ltor, which is forced upward by tho gus In tho bottle and holds tho gas porfoctly. An export can remove- half 1ho contents of one of theso bottles, and by n shako forco the ball tip Into tho neck, and thus proservo the re maining half for future use. It Is an Ingenious device, nnd every way su perior to the old-stylo corks. In open ing a bottle n woodon, cup-shaped de vice, which tits In tho hollow of tho hand and contains a short nipple, hi placed over and against the glass ball stopper nnd pressed downward. This causoB the ball to drop down Into the nock of tho bottle, prevents too rapid escapo of gas and foam, and, t If only part of the contents Is required, tho liall may be forced back into tho post tlon as stopper. Nebraska's Meeting Place. That's what peoplo aro now call! us the city ot Lincoln. Nearly all so cieties of overy sort meet Bomotlmc during the year in Lincoln, and this gives Tho State Journal a peculiar Interest to state readers, ns it dovotea more- space 10 sucn meetings mini any two of the other stato papers. The recent teachers' association called to gether nearly 5,000 of the stato teach ers and every homo that hns a school child was Interested in tho reports of their doings. Especially was overy member of a school board Interested Soon will come the great agricultural meetings nnd columns of facts will bo printed In The Lincoln Journal that affect the earning powor of overy far mer. Then of courso tho legislature will bo hero for threo months and suroly you will bo Interested In what It will do In regard to regulating tho liquor traffic and guaranteeing bnnk deposits. The Journnl spends more money for and dovotes moro spaco to Its legislative reports than any other paper. It's u Journal specialty. Tho Journal Is not a city paper, it's a stato paper, and its onorglos nro puithcd in tho direction of dealing with stato affairs. WJiatovcr Inter ests you as a taxpayer, interests Tho Journal and you will find tho impar tial, disinterested facts In its columns. Putting It Up to the Querist. Tho next letter tho Information ed itor opened contained this question: "What 13 the correct pronunciation of 'Irrefragable?' " "Consult your unabridged," ho wrote, and savagoly Impaled both the query and answor on tho copy hook. For somobody has carried away tho office dictionary. It was about midnight that tho de tectives arrived with their prisoner, ntrt n Mr. Collins, tho nrincinnl de positor In tho bank, nnd, therefore, tho principal losor, was awakened at ills homo and informed by telephone of tho capture. Ho cxprossed his gratification and went hack to bed. Shortly afterward ho was aroused to rocolvo nnothor tolophono message to tho samo effect, from a different source This port of thins continued to such nn extent that Collins crew vorv wrathy; so that, when ho nnsworod tho 'phone bell for tho last time, ho was In nnvthlnir but an amiable frame of mind. "Hollo, Collins," camo over the who. "Yes. What do you want?" "Collins, this is Doputy Sheriff Myers. Wo'vo caught that runaway receiver. Is thoro anything you'd like to have mo do, personally, In the mat ter?" "Yea!" roared Collins, "hang up tho rocolvcr!" Illustrated Sunday Maga zine. The Jolly Fat Man. When you meet a bow-legged man In tho street, do you stop him and iiHk how It fools to walk that way? On being Introduced to a man with a fnco Ilko an Inverted comic, sup pleniont, do yon condole with him on being so homoly? Do you recommend to tho sallow man sitting noxt you in a car a tonic for his llvor? At unehoon do yuo hint to tho puffy-eyed, nr-uo,sod stranger opposite you that ho ougt to get on tho water wagon? Of couruo you don't! You would not bo so Impolite, You might hurt tholr feelings. Hut when you moot a fat man, it'a tfercnt. Evorybody recognizes him as legitimnto proy. Ho is a buttt for Jokes; a subject for condoleuco, an ob ject for advice. Even tho man so thin that ho does not know whothor it is his back or hi sstomach that hurts him, takes It for granted that ho Ik tho fat man's Ideal, nnd insists on giving him ndvico on how to ro duce. Kvoryono Imnglnos that the fat man must hq. unhappy bocause ho weighs moro than tho average person. Exchange, i..1 -VA 53 EM CM '0 JKctlilchcm. rAfn Sheltered within the hollow of her arm ,j Three kings are we that como to wor The Son of Man lay sleeping. On her chip him, cheek .f For we have seen hla star In the Far She felt hla warm breath stirring, like Ja tho faint ZT&f And fragrant breeze that fans the silver Icavea Upon the alopea of Olivet. Her eyes, W- Still shadowed with the pains of moth- erhood, tf Dwelt tendorly upon the placid brow y- And cherub features of the Infant k. Christ, The babe In swaddling clothes, whose 7 destiny Led to Golgotha's summit, where the Cross Was yet to groan beneath the sacred ,y weight 3U Of his perfected manhood. All the cave s$ Was luminous With starbeams, and her j$ face, Like tome pale Illy, drooping on Its stem, 4& And washed with heaven'a dews, W gleamed pearly white j-vg In that strange radiance. Somewhat Jf apart I5& And leaning on his staff, the carpenter, fjf Joseph of Nazareth, mualng, stood: M? "Lord, who am I?" he marveled In f hlo soul, "That thou shouldst deign from thy exalted place To cast thine eyes upon me and to say 'Dcholdl he ahall be warden to this pearl, Thla pearl of perfect womanhod, moro Pure Than any of the daughters of mankind jEJ From tho beginning of the world and down A yf Through all the ages that are yet to vi , . daw"' . Lo! shelter she shall find, and aus- ai tenance A And one round arm encircled the fair $K cn"d ..... i' Aa If the newly-awakened mother lovo Lay listless, with transparent flngera curved As though she clasped some blossom In her sleep f Some rare, sweet flower the was fain to keep rj And cherl8h alwaya. Joseph took the J2L u, . ' .sj nana . And held it In hla rough, toll-hardened jS? palm A Wondering at Its aoftneas, the blue velna hL That threaded all Ita whiteness, and JJJ the bloom That made a sea-ahell of each finger- tip. 1 But he'forebore. thounh sore hla heart W did yearn, To clasp the little sleeping new-born babe Whose golden head lay pillowed on her arm, Thinking: "It were not well for her or him .W That he should waken auddenly." A sigh 7 Heaved the soft breast of Mary, and her eyes, Like heavenly blue flowers, opened wide, Meeting the gaze of Joseph, as he knelt In reverent adoration. Her low tones Thrilled Ilko acolian strains; her ten- der smile Flooded his soul like sunshine as she spoke: "Joseph, my husband, I have dreamed a dredm! The Angel of the Lord hath been , again, Saying: 'Behold!-that which thou hast brought forth This night is the Redeemer of the World ' Even Messiah!'" But a grave voice cried As she ceased speaking: "Peace to all within!" And, lo, there stood upon the thresh- old one Who bore much gold and frankincense and myrrh In his two hands. And Joseph an- swered: "Sir, Peace be unto thee, now and ever- morel" And, lo, thero came two others bear- Ing gold And precious spices, who likewise dd say, "Peace and good wi II!" And Josoph made reply: "Peace unto thee and thine forever- morel" Then cpake the foremost stranger: "Where is he, Born King of Jews this night In Beth lehem? East Beyond I Beyond the desorts, We have Jour- neyed far, Star-led, and, lo, It standcth o'er this roof, A sign celestial!" Then each laid aside His mantle and hla aandale, bowing low Before the mother and the holy child, Crying: "All hall, Redeemer of the Worldl King of tho Jcwo, all hall 1 ' and they did break Boxes of precious ointments, and the air Was heavy with the perfume of rare gumc And costly spices, cinnamon and myrrh, And sandalwood and cedar, and the 6cento Distilled from blooms In gardens of the EaBt, And ambergris and frankincense and nard, And they laid down their offcrlngB of price, Soft yellow bars and bags of shining duot, All Intermixed with amethysts and pearls And carbuncles and diamonds and tho . pae Lack.ucter topaz. And the foremost i; guest Um,,asped tho heavy chaln of beaten . oo)d That hung about his swarthy throat and ohowed "s curious pendant, fashioned In strange wise And hammered from a nugget, soft and pUrC( For uncouth cemblance to a rugged cross speaking' In awed, low tones of prophecy: A c(.ed n thj de(ert waBt 'Arlael Qf , , flnd brlnht . . . 0 .... . And hammer It Into a massive croaa , . . , . . 8uchJ a8 e """"on criminal, con- demned T "le, ylelda up hla ahrlnklng 8p,r,t 0"' And ha"0 11 to the chaln about thV ncc,k' , , , And when thou comest to the Jour- ney'8 end Lay It within the mother's hand, that ohe May read therein a sign,' Lo, I havo done . According to the wordl" And Mary's Grow wide with terror, aa her flnger8 Closed - About the gleaming aymbol, for she saw, As In a dream, three crosses on a hill, And, nailed between two thieves of rJM aspect vile, pff Upon the middle cross, a tortured form jr That moved her strangely with a ifi. .sense of loos And woo unutterable, for multitudes Surged round the sufferer and scoffed at him, Crying, In mocking tonoo: "Hall, King of Jewol" . But he that hung cast downward pity- Ing eye3, t Full of meek pardon and of tender vjM love, A Gasping: "Forgive them, Father! Oh, forgive Thy children, for they know not what Y they do!" fifi And in those dying orbs compassionate jTy She saw a semblance of the holy light That shone within the . eyes of her k? fair babe, W And moaned: "Take It away the cross of goldl I shudder at the phantasies It brings!" At which tho strangers out of the Far Ea6t f) Arose and gave their blessing to the child yx And paesed Into the night. And Mary 8lePt 1 The slcep of oweet forgetfulness, n while he & Who stood in place of father to the NL babe (fc Watched the oweet pair until the morn vf awoke U The songbirds In the clustering olive V trees Iff And tinged with light the roofs of ' Bethlehem. LILITA LEVER. 0 urn LTTfc mi PROVED BY TIME. No Fear of Any Further Trouble. David Prlco, Corydon, la., sayfl: "I was In tho lost stago of kidney troublo lamo, weak, run down to a mcro Bkoloton. My back was so bad I could hardly walk nnd the kidney Bocre t.oiifl much dinar dgred. Awcoknflor I began unlng Doan's Kldnoy Pills I could walk with out a cano, nnd ns I continued my henlth gradually returned. I wna so Rriuoful I mndo a public, statement ot my enso, nnd now sovon yoara linvo passed, I am still porfectly well." Sold by all donlora. C0o a box. Foa-lor-Mllburn Co., lluffnlo, N. Y. WHAT WOULD HE HAVE SAID? I serai arm "Got up, Jack. You mustn't cry Ilko a babyl You're qulto a man now. You know If I fell down I shouldn't cry, I should merely Bay " "Yes, I know, pa: but then I go to Sunday nchool nnd you don'L" TORTURED SIX MONTHS By Terrible Itching Eczoma Baby'a Suffering Was Terrible Soon Entirely Cured by Cutlcura. "Eczema nppenrod on my con's fnco. Wo wont to n doctor who treated him for threo months. Then ho wna no bnd that hla fnco and head wcro nothing but ono soro nnd his oars lookod as If thoy wcro going to fnll off, so wo tried nnothor doctor for four months, tho baby novor gutting any bottor. Ills hund nnd logs lmd big soroa on them nnd tho poor llttlo follow ouffcrcd so terribly thnt ho could not nloop. Aftor ho had suffered alx months wo tried a eot of tho Cutlcura nomedtcu and tho first treatment lot him sloop nnd rest woll; In ono week tho coreo woro gono and In two months ho had a cloar face. Now ho Is two years and has novor hnd oczonm again. Mrs. Loul3 Leek, H. P. D. .1, Snn Antonio, Tox., Apr. 15, 1907." Kicks. Harry l'nyno Whitney tho dny his own and othor noted horsomon's racern wcro shipped from London on tho Mlnnclmhn, snld of tho death of racing In Now York: "A good many Jockoya havo 'been hard hit. A Jockey told mo last wcok a very snd talo of misfortune I lis tened Bympathotlenlly." "'Ah, Joo,' nald I, 'when a mnn Is down, fow hands nro oxtondod to him,' "Tho Jockey aa ho chewed a Htraw, smiled bitterly. "Tow hnnds yes Umt'B right ho said, 'but think of tho fooL' " A Multiplicity of Fathers. Ardyco hnd been learning to Bins "America" at school and was trying to tench It to brother Wnyno. Ono morning his father heard him shout ing: "Land whoro my papa died, land whoro my pnpn died." Ardyco interrupted: "Oh, no. Wnyno, not that way. It la 'Laud whoro our fathers died.'" Wnyno'a expression could not bo described ns ho tipped his head eldo wlso, nnd In a v.cry surprised tono gruvely asked: "Two of 'em?" De lineator. Grown-Up Children. It Is not only tho frivolous whom tho spirit of chlldlshucfi" Is Just now leading astray. Silliness tho ash Ion oven nmong tho wlsu Women especially uffect a kind ot childish shrowdncoB l:i talking of boHouh sub Jet' h Llko child ron who hnvo tho 'inhi, of romancing, thoy loso tho h.uiro tit reality, nnd bocnuso thoy nov or tnlk oxnetly as tney think thoy be gin to think exactly as they talk. London Spectator. CAUSE AND EFFECT Good Digestion Follows Right Food. Indigestion, and tho attendant dis co inform of mind and body nro cor lain to follow continued use of Improp er food. Thoso who nro atlll young and robust aro likely tp overlook tho fact that, as dropping wator will wear a Btono away at Inct, ho will tho usn of heavy, greasy, rich food, flnnllycauBO loss of appetite and indigestion. Fortunntoly many nro thoughtful enough to study thomsolvcs nnd noto tho principlo of Cnuso nnd Uffect lu their dully food. A N. Y. young wom an writes hor exporlonco thus: "Somotlmo ago, I hnd a lot of troublo from Indigestion, causod by too rich food. I got so I was unable to di gest scarcely anything, und modlclnos seemed usclosa. "A frlond ndvlaed mo to try Grapo Nuts food, prnlnlng it highly, nnd na a last resort I tried It. I am thankful to Bay that Grnpo-Nutn not only re lieved mo of my troublo, but built mo up nnd strengthened my dlgcstivo or gans bo that I can now cat anything I dcfllro. Hut I stick to Grnpo-Nuta." "Thcro'a n Reason." Nnmo' given by Posture Co., Unttlo Crook, Mich. Itond "Tho Road to Woll. vllle," In pkga. Ktcr rrixl ihn uliovc lettrrt A nnr mm iii-nrH from Hinii In (line, Tlii-y nr ki'iiiiIiic, true, nuit full of huuintv lutercut.