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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1909)
HIE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. BARE, Publisher TERMS $1.25 IN ADVANCE NORTH PLATTE; - "ttBDUASKA, Deriding the Dacheloro. Tlio bacholor Is punish nil already not only In losing tho Joys of n homo but In being nn object of contumoly So long as bachelors nro willing to put tip with nil tho losses they sustain In celibacy far bo It from llio majesty of the law to lmposo further penalties. I. was Cicero or a man of his day whe romnrked that It wan onerous for r man to get nlong with n wlfo, but lm posslblo to got along without ono. The bachelor Is not a man only a more or loss Imitation of ono sometimes n very poor ono. Ho thinks ho has n good tlmo In escaping all tho major ro fiponslbilltics of life, but ho Is decclv ing no ono but himself. As an exam pio and n warning ho has his uses In society. As nn Individual ho Is apt tc find that ho Is eating only apples of Sodom. Tho man who dellbcrntoly re mains n bachelor Is already punished enough. Let him nlono in his misery, says tho Philadelphia Inquirer, until soino nlco girl comes along and car ries him off. And wo may remark thai no man is n bachelor of his own Initia tive no mntter how much ho maj think bo. Ho in simply a human doro llct whom tho women havo oxamlnco nnd pnsscd by. Tho bachelors aro the disjecta membra of society whom nc woman will have. That Is awful and It is enough. President Tnf C cannot break away nil at onco from tho habits of a life tlmo. Tho announcement is mado that ho will go to Alaska on his summer vacation, stopping on tho way to open tho Scnttlo exposition. It is lucky that this country began expanding some tlmo ngo Just for such nn emergency. A traveler llko tho president, who knows tl world much as tho nvcraga man know t tho path to tho corner gro cery, wouia bo cramped within the boundaries of tho United Stntos. An ordinary man might roanl nround in Texas for a week or two and not fool crowded, but Mr. Tnft is used to largoi ranges, Tho country Is so big now that oven n rostlcss prcsldont car have a good deal of leowny within ill borders, says tho Chicago Daily News If Mr. Roosevelt had succeeded In an noxing Central America tho opportuni tlcB for n presidential traveler would liavo boon still greater. Tho rofusnl of John Blnns, tho wlro less telegraph oporator on tho sunken Republic, to bo trcatod as a horo, on tho ground (lint ho simply did his duly naturally provokes tho inquiry, Whai then, Is n horo? LconldaB nnd hit Spartans did only tholr duty when thoj held tho pass of Thormopylao against tho Persians. As it Is tho duty of i soldier to dio for his country, Arnold von Wlnkelrlod did no mora whon In broke tho Austrian phalanx at Scm pach by seizing a bunch of tfio onomy'i spears and thrusting them Into nil own breast, letting tho Slss througl tho lino nnd winning tho victory. Wher tho world pins tho bndgo of heroism or. n mnn'B bronBt, it pays a tribute t that duty which ono knows ono ought to do, but iu which it fears that oni might fall. All tho good things seem to gravi tate naturally to this country. The American consul nt Amoy, China, hai sent to tho United States nn Invoice ol grape-fruit trees which will bo sot out nt tho farm of tho University of Call fornin and tho government oxperlmen tal station in southern California. The Amoy pomelos, or grapo fruit, nro said to bo tho best In tho world, and the Idea is to domostlcnto thorn horo. At California has soil nnd cllmato boliovec to bo fnvorablo thoro is hopo that the experiment may bo successful. Somi tlmo ago an attempt was mado to grow tea in tho Carolinas, but tho result wat not encouraging. Still, that object ma) yet bo nttnlnod. This country lint takon in and naturalized a great manj products of othor parts of tho world. i in i . . It Is nn old saying nnd, within rea sonnblo limits, a true ono, that a man has a right to do nn ho llkos with hit own. Rut when tho owner of n lakt shore lot dies sand from It and give tho wators a chanco to cat nway th( land of his neighbors what then? In that case, says tho supremo court ol Wisconsin, in a decision announced re cently, thoro nro other rights than hit affcetod, nnd ho imiBt respect those other rights. Thnfs fair. It is in line wRh tho law which mnkes it a crime for a man to sot flro to a building, though ho bo tho owner thorcof. Thorc nro reasonablo llmttutlonB to tho right of a man to do as ho llkoa with his own. Matrimony may bo n falluro in some ways, but statistics show that it is o great aid to good behavior and cotiBo qiicntiy, of saving to tho state, for In tho figures of crlmo Just publlohod in Now York tho vast majority of crlmi nalo aro unmarrlod, and this despite tho fact that crlmo thoro Is largoly on tho increase An English preachor declares that I -on don Is tho wlckodost city on earth. This news will bo u sad blow to Chi cago, says tho Cleveland Leader. ow Six to XJJL UL T EdwabdB. Clark ' ' ' hint mirifiie Rt flrrrnDnriir ifirixttr? Ormarr -.- r KXMrrrtsey. , ASHINOTON.- Memories of In- 1 JF I dlnn wars fade rapidly from tho I minds of nil persons who wort) not actively cngagcu in me Hos tilities. In tho cant tho troubles in tho past on the frontier held tho attention nnd the interest but for tho moment. No easterner over gnvo full credit to tho of ficers and tho men of tho I'nlted Stntes nnnv who fneod dancer after danger and withstood hardship uner Hardship with precious lit tlo hone of nnv reward savo tha consciousness of duty well done it is probable that not ono person in n hundred can nnmo tho bnttlo fought only 18 yenrs ago and in which the casualties to tho small forco of the. recti- lar army engaged amounted to DO men killed and wounded. That battle was tho battle of Wounded Knee, mid to-dny It is nearly lost to tho recollec tion of tho iiinssc3. Thoro nro several ofllcors now stationed In Washington who had u part In that Dakota light. Tho light between Col. Forsytho's men of tho Seventh cnvnlry nnd tho band of Ulg Foot, the Sioux, was the result or the ghost-dunco crazu which had been ntaifed and foi-teioil by tho great chief Sitting Bull, on whoso hand was the blood of Custer nnd his mon. Sitting Hull wna shot and killed by Indinn police while resisting arrest, but he was killed too late to prevent tho spread of tho doctrlno which he preached and which had run llko pialrlo lire among Urn men of his nation. There wore all sorts of stories circulated concerning -nK j nn. r i i- I w in Hon of n part of (ho pcoplo who preferred death to exile. Tho Cheyennes broke nway. A battalion of infan try was thrown across theli tracks but tho wily sav ages eluded nil save a few of tho Boldlcrs, who in a 5 jlB QFdWW tho death of tho great Sioux chief. Phllanthro plBts In tho cast who nover had seen nn Indian topeo insisted that Sitting Dull was murdered and that tho blood of tho savago was upon tho bond of tho nation. It was loft to Col. ICdward Q. Fcchet, now pro fessor of military science nt the University of Illinois, to lonrn tho truth of tho Bhdptlng of Sit ting Hull and to glvo knowlcdgo of it to tho poo pie. Col. (then captnln) Fcchet made ono of tho hardest rides known to tho troopB of tho plnlns beforo ho scoured tho facts In the case or tho passing of tho great Sioux chief to tho happy hunting grounds, ' Sitting Bull's homo wnB In n log hut on tho Standing Rock Indian reservation of North Dakotn. in tho summer or 1800 ho gnth crod many of his braves about him and told thorn In plctureaquo Sioux language that u Messiah was to conio who would lead tho Sioux nation to victory; that tho whites would bo annihilated; that tho buffalo would come back, nnd that tho red man would onco moro tnko pos session of tho enrth. Through tho medicine men Sitting Hull worked so upon tho feelings nnd tho superstitions of his warriors that thoy camo to believe that by wear ing certain garments which woro called ghost shirts their bodies would bo Hafo from tho bullets of tho eoldiors, When Oen. Miles learned of tho teachings of Sitting Dull nnd of their rapid spread, tho chief's arrest was ordered. Accordingly Indian pollco led by Lieut. Dull Head nnd Sorgt. Shave Head woro dispatched from Fort YnteB to arrest tho chler nt his log hut miles away. Cnpt. Fechet or tho Eighth cavalry was ordered with his com mand, consisting of two troops, nnd, ir memory serves, two HRht Hold pieces, to muko n night inarch to-Oak Creek, about 18 miles from Sitting Du'll's house, there to recelvo tho prisoner when ho was turned over by Lieut. Dull Head. Capt. Fcchet nnd his men rouched tho rendez vous at -1:110 a. in. on ono of tho coldest mornings of n Dakotn December day. Thero was no sign of tho Indian police, nor yet of tho scout whloh Dull Head was to Bond In advauco to inform tho cavalry oillcor of his coming. Fochct's soldier Instinct told him at onco that thero must bo trouble. Ills men had had tho hardest kind of a night rldo, but thoy woro will ing, nnd ho pushed forward rapidly, After ho had mado several miles ho was mqt by a Bcout who wan riding llko mad. The runner told Fechot that all tho Indinn pollco who had gouo to arrest Sitting Dull had been killed by tho ghost dancors, and that thoro were thousands upon thousands of them fully urmcd and in tholr war paint ready for battle, Fcchet looked over his small command and w?nt ahead at full gallop, his only thought bolng to rave such of tho policemen as might bo alive, and giving no heed to tho other thought that ahead of him might be overwhelming numbers of tho savages and tho fate of Custer. It was i terrible rldo from that tlmo on, When tho morning was a llttlo ndvanccd tho men of tho command heard llrlng, which seemed to come from dlfforent points, On they went un til they camo to tho brow of tho hill. Rolow them nt a distnuco wnB the houso of Sitting Dull, nnd In front of it, somo hundreds of yards away, was n hordo of ghost dancers en gaged In- emptying tholr rifles into tho log building, from which camo n fccblo return flro. Cnpt. Fechet had his Hotchklss thrown Into action nnd ho dropped n shell In front of tho ghost duncers, nnd then tho command charged down tho hill. Tho sholl had Its frightening effect on tho savnges, who hold aloor though still pouring In their fire, which vvnB answered by the soldiers as Fechot himself took a rapid course to tho log house, with his life in his hands overy atop ot tlio way. Inside the hut woro found threo of tho Indian policemen dend nnd threo mortally wounded. Tho wounded, resolved on exacting n prlco for their coming death, were still using their rlllos against tho besieging foe. Tho soldiers finally drove tho savagos to tllcht. Tho few that woro left living of tho llttlo force of. Indian pollco told this story. Lieut. Bull Hend had arrested Sitting Bull and hud led tho chler from his cabin only to bo confronted by hundreds or crazed savages. Catch-thc-Uear nnd Strlkc-the-Kettlo, two ot Sitting Bull's men, strode through tho Indinn ranks, raised tholr lilies and fired. Bull Hend was shot through tho body. Dying, ho tumod quickly nnd killed Sitting Bull. Strlke-the-Kcttlo killed Sorgt. Shavo Head. Instantly Po llcomnn Lono Mnn killed Catch-tho-Bear. Then tho surviving policemen sought sholter In tho cnbin nnd. held off tho ghost'duueors no has been told. With the Rosebud, Standing Rock and Pino Ridgo Sioux, who went on tho warpath In De comber, 1890, were n fow stalwart warriors of tho tribe of the Northern Cheyennes. That tho Choy onnes braves wero so limited In numbor wna duo to tho fuct that 12 years beforo tlio nation, exiled and longing ror Its old home, had mot with prac tical nnnlhllntlon In tlio attempt to regain It. Tho Northern Cheyennes had been sent to n reservation in tho Indinn territory following one of tho uprisings ngnlnst tho whites. Tholr heartB thoy left bohlnd them In tholr old homo nnd tho wnrrlors yearned to return. Lato In tho fall or tho year 1878 tlio Cheyenne braves, taking udvuntngo of tho temporary nb senco of their soldier guardians, unthorcd to gether tholr women nnd their children and dnshed uorthwnrd in tho direction of tho land whero tholr rathcra hud lived from tho tlmo bnck of tho beginning or tradition. Thoy had boon told by tho Indian agents nnd by tho Boldlors, who acted under ordora, that thoy never could tnko tho trail back to tho north, but thoy pntd no heed to what wbb told them, but gnthqrlng their possessions they set out. Tho Cheyennes' lovo or home, natural nnd sym-pnthy-compollltig to everyone, except to thoso who thought that an Indian should havo naught to do witli homc-8lcknc83, was the cause of tlio destruc- sharp skirmish lost their commnndor, Maj. Lewis. The Cheyennes broke away. A battalion of. in fantry was thrown across their tracks but the wily savages eluded all save a few of tho soldiers, who in n sharp skirmish lost their commander, MnJ. Lewis. Tho trail led to ono of( tho low hills that chain tho reservation. Tho Cheyennes had taken refugo nenr tho summit In a natural hollow. The sides of tho hills rose sheer and slippery to tho lurking place of tho savages. It was a placo admirably adapted for defense. A few men could hold It against a regiment. Capt. Wossels, in command of tho cavalry, saw thnt tho nttcinpt to tnko tho hilltop by assault would bo to cacririco tho lives of half of his men. Ho threw u cordon around tho hill, knowing that tho warriors could not escape, and trusting that in n few hours hunger would forco them to sur render. Meantlmo tho ChoyenncB were active. Thoy picked off ninny a trooper, nnd at noon on the day following tho night of their flight a ball struck Capt. Wessels In the head. The wound was not serious, but Us effect wnB to make captain nnd men enger for n charge. Capt. Wessels went to tho front of his troops and propnred to lead them up tho slippery hlllsldo In tho face of tho llro of tho best Indian marksmen on tho great plains. All things wero prcpnrcd for the charge, when to the amazement of tho troopors, the whole, band of Cheyenne warriors, nnked to tho wnlst and yelling llko devils, camo dashing down tho hlll sldo straight nt tho body of cavalry. Tho Indians hnd thrown away tholr rifles and wero armed only with knives. They wore going to their death anil they knew it, but death wob better than a return to tho reservation which thoy hated. Wessels and Ills troopors of tho Third cavnlry tried to spare tho Cheyonnos, but tho warriors would have death at any cost. With their knives they plunged into a hnnd-to-hnnd conflict with the troopers nnd before thoy wero slnln they exacted n prlco for their dying. When tho tlmo camo for tho burial of tho In dians, Tea Kottlo, a chief, wns found to bo alive, but unconscious. Ton Kottlo wns cnrrled back to tho fort nnd thero mudo comfortable A squaw sought tho wounded warrior's couch and handed him a pair of scissors which ho instant ly plunged Into his henrt. Ho spurned life in tlio knowlcdgo of tho fact that his brother braves Wero dead. Tho Sioux nation heard of tho bravery of tho Choycnnes and they adopted the women and chil dren, nnd somo of tho boys, grown to mnnhood, went with tho Sioux on tho warpath In their last great uprising. WHAT COLORS SHALL I USE? This Question Is Important In PalntlnB a House or Other Building. A proper color schemo is extremely important in painting a houBO. It makes all tho dlffercnco betweon a really attractive homo nnd one nt which you wouldn't tako a second glnnco. And it makes a big dlffercnco In tho prlco the property will bring on tho market. As to the exterior, a good deal do ponds upon tho size and nrchltccturo of tho house, and upon Its surround ings. For a good interior effect you must consider tho elzo of tho rooms, tho light, etc. fou can nvold disappointment by studying tho books of color schemes fo both exterior and Interior painting, which can bo had freo by writing Na tional Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Building, New York, and asking for Hou8eowner's Painting Outfit No. 49. Tho outfit also Includes specifications, and a simple Instrument for tesflng tho purity of paint materials. Puro White Lead which will Btand tho test in this outfit will stand the weather test. National Lead Company's fa mous Dutch Boy Painter trademark on tho keg Is a guaranteo of that kind of wlilto lead. COUNTRY IN MOVEMENT. Meeting of National Association for Study and Prevention of Tuberculo sis Will Be Largely Attended. Tho fifth nnnual meeting of tho Na tional Association for tho Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will bo held in Washington, D. C, at tho New Wlilard hotel, on May 13, 14 and 15. Owing to tho present Interest in tho campaign against tuberculosis, tho. meeting will bo of unusual lntorest nnd Importance. The membership of tho national association now numbers nearly 2,000, and Is distributed In al most every state in tho United States. Tho national association has also a considerable membership In Canada, Cuba, Porto Rico, Philippine islands, nnd In several of the European coun tries. Ex-Prcsldent Roosevelt and Dr. William Osier nro honorary vice presidents of tho national association. Dr. Vincent Y. Bowdltch of Boston Is tho president; Mr. Homer Folks ot New York city, nnd Dr. Charles L. Minor of Aahoville, N. C, nro tho vlce presldonts; den. Gcorgo M. Sternberg of Wnahlngton, D. C, is trensurer; Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs of Baltimore, is secretary, and Dr. Livingston Farrand of Now York is tho executivo secre tary of tho association. ANOTHER BORING QUESTION. "I say, pa, is a man from Poland called a Pole?" "Yea, my son." "Then, pn, why isn't a man from Holland called a Hole?" A Natural Mistake. A teacher In a Pennsylvania pri mary school Instructed her pupils ono "composition day" that they might each writo her a letter making excuse for not Inviting her to an imaginary birthday party. Tho following effort of ono llttlo girl was decided to be the best: "My Dear Miss Alice: It becomes riiy duty to apologize for not inviting you to my birthday party last week. I had fully intended to do so, but as I always do in everything I postponed It till tho last minute. When I at last started aud reached your gate, r saw tho doctor's carrlago Btandlnp there, and thinking some one 'was ill, I did not think It best to go in. What was my mortification nnd consterna tion to learn the next day that the doc tor was courting your sister!" Illus trated Sunday Magazine. FOOD FACTS What an M. D. Learned. A prominent Georgia physician went through a food experlenco which ho makes public: "It was my own experience that first led mo to advocato Grapo-Nuts food and I also know, from having pre scribed It to convalescents and .other weak patients, that tho food is a won derful bulldor and restorer of nervo nnd brain tissue, as well as muscle. It Improves tho digestion and sick pa tients always gain Just as I did In, strength and -weight very rapidly. "I was in such a low stato that I had to glvo up my work entirely, and went to tho mountains of thlB otate, but two months thoro did not Improvo mo; In fact I wbb not qulto as well as when I left homo. "My food did not BUBtaln mo and It became plain that I must change Then I began to uso Grane-Nuts foni and In two weoks I could walk a mllo without fatigue, and in flvo weeks returned to my homo nnd practice, taking up hard work again. Sinco that tlmo I havo folt ns well and strong as I ever did In my Hfo. "As a physician who seeks to help nil sufferers, I consider it a duty to mnko theso facts public." Trial 10 dnys on Grape-Nuts, when tho regular food does not seem to sus tain tho body, will work miracles. "There's a Reason." Look in pkgs. for tlio famous llttlo book, "Tho Road to Wollvlllo." Rvcr rend Hie olinve Ietlrrf a nrw one upprnrx from lime to lime. Tlicy 4