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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1909)
M jEMI-WE KLY IR1BUHE Hi A I rtAUR, I'uhllBhcr. TKItMI. $15 IN ADVANr-R M.itii Pi ' TTE NEOP A;A A -NEW SCHOOL NFEDED. Tho Wright brothcrB nro quoted as saying Hint tliey will build nn aero lilnno for $7,G00 Tor anybody who wuntfl one. Now t'int (hoy have dem onstrated so thoroughly tho flno quail tlOB of tholr machlno Its great speed and Its birdlike ability to rlso and sink whilo sweeping over hills and valloys, thoro must be a number of adventur ous spirits who would llko to own one. Tho nutomoblllBts, whoso recreation is Interfered with by bad roads and by other vehicles would llko to try tho smooth and vacant pathways of tho nlr, to fly ns tho bird flies, and float over tho ponds or lakes inatcad of having to travel around them. Thoro is a practical difficulty as yet, says tho Chicago Tribune. No ono can buy with tho machlno tho skill to operate it, nnd thoro nro no acroplano chauffeurs nor is tlicro any ono to teach them. Orvlllo Wright Is going abroad to ln tcrest foreign governments in tho American Invention. Ills brother will teach somo army officers how to hnn dlo tho aeroplane tho government has bought of him. After having attended to that ho will dovoto himself to tho business of acroplano construction. Along with that should go tho cstab llshmcnt of a school whero a capable aviator could glvo Instruction to eager pupils. And now como dispatches froii. Winnipeg announcing that tho yield of wheat in tho prnlrlo provinces of Can nda this year will reach 130,000,000 bushels. In tho World Almanac for 1909 tho whole- wheat crop of Canada for 1907 Is staled to havo been 90,' uuu.uuu uusnois. this caused some doubt to bo expressed as to tho au thontlclty of extracts from a United State's consul's reports as to tho In crcaso of wheat production In tho northwest provinces which woro pub llBhcd during tho excitement attend Jng tho recent wheat corner. Tho In crcaso of whoat production in tut Canadian northwest has been almost sufllclcnt to stagger belief. It will bo a great blessing to tho crowded cities of tho earth whoso cry goes up for bread. Tho Russian ministry of comua-icb hUB propnred an olaborato plnn provid ing for tho gcnornl improvement of all tho seaports of tho omplro nt a cost ol ?nC,C?G.237, Tho amounts which It U Planned to expend at Daltie ports ag gregate $11.011,8G2. This is a largo amount of money, but Russia will got more In roturn for it than If sho wore to spend It all in tho raco for naval supremacy. Nnvlos can bo obtained fast enough when iintlons nro prosper ous; and tho only way In which pros perity can bo secured Is by enterprise such nB that Indicated In tho dotor- mlnntlon to glvo lluusln sonporta that will nccommodato tho commerco of tho world. Tno announcement from Norway that an electrician of that country tins dovlucd n storago battory which solvos tho problem that Thomas A. Edison hns bcon nttncktng assiduously for some, years past may compol Mr. Edi son to bring out tho battory whoso invention ho announced n Hhort tlmo ngo. Invonttvo gonitis is working along tho snmo linos, nnd it would not bo surprising woro tho storago bat tor lo como out with several promo- tors, as did tho tolophouo. The othor day a Pcnnoylvanla man bought a dcsplBcd mongrel for ono dol lar, and his friends mado great sport ot him for tho Investment. Tho sec ond night tho dog was In tho house It awakened tho family and saved four porsona from being burned to death, nnd tho man has collected 11,200 in surance, Not so bad n cur. Tho gay nnd tcstlvo mosquito is holding high cnrnlval with hla family and friends over tho failure of his proposcu cxiorminnuou, Anu it is a gory carnival, In which tho best blood of Baltimore has attested tbo fact of human sacrifices as a part ' Jii cclo- bratlon. Tliey uro Homing a national roque tournament at Norwich, Conn. Of course you know what roquo Is. No 7 Woll, roquo Is croquot revised up ward. That lady who shot hor husband be cause ho ovorworltcd tho grnphophono la not without sympathizers. Lob Angolcs is kicking nbout aero nauts wno scatter tilings nnout on roofs and heads. Pcovlsh town, that. A Baltluioro shoemaker has Just married his sovouth wife. Hero's hop ing that ho may stick to hla last. Ono of tho funniest things is tbo lat ter-day doubt of Dritaunla whothcr Bho really .doos rulo tho waves. Franco will start, at onco growing heroes to get tuu raonoy, Taking New Census WASHINGTON. It will require about C5.000 enumerators to tako tho thirteenth dcconninl census of tho United States, and Undo Sam is go ing to pay 8 1,000,000 for tho service. Thcso enumerators, appointed by 330 suporvlsorfl throughout tho country, will begin work April 15, 1910. Hotwccn tho tlmo of tholr appoint ment and the commencement of actual work, tho enumerators will be schooled In tho method of enumera tion nnd tho preparation of tho schedules. Tho custom heretofore has been for tho census bureau to sond out samplo schedules for tho enumer ators to (111 In. For tho last two months econo mists, Bclcntlsts nnd farming experts have been nt work on schedules in volving population, manufactures, nnd particularly agriculture It Is esti mated by the consus bureau that fully C.000,000 farms will bo enumerated with a population of more than 12,- 000,000 to bo collected by tho onu mcrators. Wishing Tree Where HAVE you ever sat under tho ncnlgn shndo of Washington's wishing treo? It has been ono of tho unlquo at tractions of Lnfayotto park for, lo, these many years. It Is not described in tho official gtiido books, but It Is thcro Just tho samo, and lias been ever slnco tho squnro was laid out In tho forties. Tho treo ltsolf is a dwarf chostnut, although It hns grown out of Its dwnrfness to a great extont. It Is n scion of tho famous wishing troo in Hydo park, London. It is located immediately west of tho Jackson statue, nbout 2fi foet, and is in full sight of nil tho windows on tho north Bldo of tho White IIouso. Tho wishing troo, ns its namo indi cates, posscbsob raro powers, or at least It Is supposed to, in that every wish that is mado undor its branches comes truo somo tlmo or otlior. Gen erally It Is othor, but that doos not sorlously lntorfcre with tho reputation of tho troo. Rare Curios Fill HlNISTUE do Hilisso, wasumBiuii, 1V1 D. C. " waB tho Blmplo Inbel . . 1. 1 i neatly Btampod on nn lmmonso box which caused no llttlo curiosity and speculation as to Its contents as it passed slowly through tho streets oi that city on Ub way to tno aoouo oi tho now Swiss minister. Tho minds of tho spectators woro sot at caso by Paul Hitter, tho Swiss mlnlBtor. when ho told them that tno im oonta nod furniture, nnu unit thoro woro 1G moro coming. Furnlturo and Iioubo furnishings collected by Mr. Rlttcr during tno 18 vonrs of his diplomatic career In tho far east woro to bo found In tho boxos. Tho minister's resldenco will abound with these raro curloa and odd nrt treasures collected In the Orient m r.i nn Uncle Sam Urges Campaign on Rodents RAT CliUliH ami ouior Bocieiien lor Byatcmntlo warfare on destructive rodonta muy loap Into popular favor nmong housokooporfl, now that tho government has officially sanctioned this mothod of extermination of tho worst mammal peat In tho United States. Tho rat has been recognized by tho government as a problem. Its activ ity In disseminating infectious dls easos has long loomed up as a dan ger Blgnnl to tho health authorities, and losses from Its dcprodntlong run Into many million dollars n year, ac cording to an olllclal Btatomont Just Issued by tho department of agricul ture. Dr. David E. Lantz of tho bureau of biological survey has takon vigorous hold of tho question, and thus ho pro ceeds to throw a bomb Into tho camp of bollevers In tho cat as. n rat do- Ustroyor. Will Be Big Task Each enumerator Is to rocervo for his work from two to four cents por capita, and in somo regions where there Is not much density of popula tion they nro to receive a per diem of from four to five dollars. Enumer ators aro required to work eight hours a day ami must have their work com pleted In two weoks In cities of G,00O. and over, und In sparsely settled coin- munition within 30 days. In districts where foreign languages aro spoken it will bo tho duty of su pervisors to select enumerators versed in foreign langunges If posalblo, and whero these nro not available, tho services of Interpreters may bo en gaged. Approximately 3,000 temporary clerks clerks will bo appointed for tho census work, nnd tho dato of tho first examination will bo October 23 next, throughout tho United States at vari ous cities. The work required of tho 3000 tem porary omployes Is, according to tho circular, to consist, of four classes: The operation of card punching nnd card tabulating machines; operation of typewriters, adding mnchlncB nnd combined typowrltlng-addlng ma chines; manuscript tabulation nnd oth er clerical work; subclorlcal work, such as that of messengers, messenger boys, watchmou and Inborers. Wishes Come True Thoro woro moro believers In tho treo somo years agp than thoro nro now. but that does not inenn that there nro not a great many who be Hove In it to day. Nor la tho number by any" means confined to tho old "mammies," "aunties" nnd othor blnck folk. Nlnety-nlno per cent, of tho porsons who pass undor tho treo on their wny through tho squaro probably novor heard or read of It. Dut thcro aro others, and In this caso thcro aro a great many others. Tho most marvelous stories aro told about tho troo, nnd many of the storleB havo bellovers. Also many of stories' havo nomo clement of truth about tbem. In many cases it Is a great deal of Btory ond a very mln uto pnrtlclo of truth. But It la bo causo thcro la somo truth in thorn that tho treo has such n cllentole Fnlth docs not euro all tho Ills that It Is asked to euro, but its followers aro Biiro that it cures In somo ln stances. Hcnco thoro nro faith euros Tho thousands of wishes tnnt aro mado undor tho wishing troo may ond up in only ono coming truo, but tho wlBhcr who has boon rowardod by Its favor novor loses an opportunity to sing Its prnslscs, and that 1b what makes tho wishing troo so much moro famous than any of tho other treos that nro In tho snmo park. Home of Minister Tho wnlls and windows will bo em bellished by rich embroideries of China, Japan, India, Korea and other far eastern countries. Thero will bo rnro old gilt wood carvings from Duddhlst templea pUccd In tho dining-room; old Jap anoso candlesticks of exaggerated do sign will bo suspended from tho chan dollcros; coal buckota will bo mado out of century-old nnd fancy-wrought designs of lncenso burnors; woven camel'B hair curtains for tho front windows nro among tho collection. Throughout tho houso thoro will bo brasses and bronzes and inlaid furnl turo ot romnrkablo patterns, Bhapes and forms. When nil tho goods nro sot In placo tho legation will bo unlquo, nnd ono entering Its doors might woll harbor tho illusion that ho Is entering a homo In Bonio far caBtern land. Every article In tho collection hns somo highly prized association to the minister personally, or to his family, and his household goods, he says, nro priceless, "However valuablo cats may bo as mousoni, fow ot them learn to catch ratH. The ordinary house cat Is too well fed and consequently too lazy to undertake tho capture of any animal as formidable ns tho brown rat. Birds are much moro to its liking. "Rats havo dovelopcd so much intel ligence and such extraordinary caution that attempts to exterminate them hnvo roroly succeeded. Tho failures havo been duo not so much to n lack ot offoctlvo mcthoda ns a lack of cer tain precautions and absonco of con certed action." Tho department in a bulletin empha sizes tho lmportnnco of rat clubs and suggests thnt interest In organized rat hunts may bo stimulated by offering prizes or rewards In various commu nities to tho Individual hauling forth tho greatest number of dend rats after ono of tho crusades. Pamphlets dealing with tho rodent problem nnd suggeinlvo of wnya In which tho rat may bo ovontuully rout ed from Its haunts havo boon scat tered broadcast among tho farms and villages all ovor tho United States, nnd tho department expects to mako Its campaign In this direction ono of thoroughness. Leather Belts in Paris v Si W i ' i ' 1 1 xx- -x.'-x-'An or iiii ",-:.'. aww .s.'rt? r V-n7 r. f 1-6 riin uA-ii.v nn rfr PQl J?ffJS Paris loves tho pullcd-ln waist lino. Whilo sho has held bravely and long to tho hlgh-walstcd skirt on many of her gowns, nnd, indeed, with nn ardor not known in America, sho has grasped tho opportunity with tho very first gown that admitted of it, to put on a leather belt, and a close ono at that. Sho ban worn this belt during tho summer with somo of tho foulard and llngcrio gowns nnd witli tho host of hor linon morning frocks. Sho has strained a point to wear it with dresses that wcro scarcely built for it In thlB particular fashion period through which wo nro passing, tho belt is frequently Impossible with tho half-fitted princess of tho moyen age, except It bo tho looso leather belt of tho silken glrdlo run through Blots opened bcsldo tho princess panels. Tho pulling in of a closely fitted princess 1b about nB awkward as any thing that could well bo imagined, but tho Parisian woman, who always finds hor opportunity, hns worn a shaped leather bolt successfully with a model llko tho whlto pique shown in IN DECORATING THE HOUSE Several Simple But Most Important Principles Which Should Be Understood. Thcro nro a fow principles, slmplo but most Important, which should bo understood by every womnn who sots out to bo hor own Interior decorator. Do not hang curtains of ono color against n wallpapor of another. If posslblo to avoid do not put dif ferent papors on tho walls of rooms which adjoin, with wldo archways or folding doors between. If it is necessary, tho character of tho rooms, to havo slightly different kinds of paper, let them bo as near aliko as posslblo In color. Tho design does not mako so much difference. Do not Join carpets of opposite col ors. When It is not posslblo to havo car- pots nliko In rooms Joined by wldo openings, n rug should bo laid ovor tho scam to hido It. Oriental rugs, beautiful as they aro, should bo used with discretion. In a small, many-colored room they aro llkoly to "howl" at each othor. They nro very good when used to light up a one-tono room. TUSSAH SILK WAIST. Dlouso of tussnh silk trimmed in nn original wny with fagoted bauds of tho samo material. Tho jabot Is ot tho silk and lace. Tho alcoves, trimmed to correspond, havo a tucked strap ot tho silk on tho outsldo, finished with tho lnco. Use Twisted Cotton. Somo women wnsto their tlmo in feathor-stltchlng dainty garments with embroidery thread. Tho ombroldery thread being soft, when tho garmont Is lauudorcd it Is pressed Into tho inn torlal and loses its individuality. Twisted cotton, which comes by tho ball in various numbors, and which Is sometimes used for crocheting, is tho most natlsfactory thread with which to du this dainty work. Remedy for Burns, A slmplo remody for burna Is mado y adding to a cupful of ollvo oil u tnspoonful of carbolic add. Apply audngo Boaltod In the mixture. BZLT LrOTHEtf hOBfl. WITH Jl XL. xttvY fiORfiitio rrocH v tho picture. Tho cut of this dress, although Including tho long hip nnd suggesting tho wntteau plait from yoko to bolt, Is snch that it admits of a decided wnist line. This shaped belt of shiny leather is mado of throo pieces, which lit it about tho flguro very snugly. Tno straight patent leather worn with tho Btrlpcd linen morning frock, although mndo of ono piece, Is also an outlined bolt nnd fastened with a squnro leather covorcd bucklo. Now, tho French woman oversteps tho mark when sho wears her beloved shiny belt with tho fitted foulard gown of princess cut, but to her tho glrdlo seems nn irrcslstlblo accessory. Paris ians always feel privileged to perform rcmnrkablo feats iu fashion making, but fortuuntcly tho scnslblo American Is given to adaptations. Sho will, In all probability, wear tho cxtremo pat ent leather, but Instinctively with gowns mado for it; with models hav ing a blouso and skirt and n distinct wnist line. Tho leather belt Is at its best worn with a turnover collar and a four-in-hand or with a Puritan col lar and Windsor tio. THE BANG IS HERE AGAIN it Will Be Worn by the Jorlty of Women Next Winter. Ma Although much protest was mado last wlntor nbout tho rc-appcaranco of tho "baiiG" acrosB tho forehead, it seoms to bo rathor firmly Intrenched now. Tho majority of women will wear It this wlntor. In largo measure It will bo becoming, "it will compol women to lift from their foreheads that low-hanging mass of hair, now tho fashion, and substitute it with a tiny, wavj fringe. It Is absurd to cut tho hair to mako this bang. Ono can buy It by the pieco in any hair shop and attach It under one's own hair by an Invisible hairpin. Ono should bo oxtrn careful not to get It thick or straight. Tho poodlo bang, onco so fashion' nblo in tho eighties of tho nlntceenth century, also promiseo to roturn. It has already dono so in Paris, but thero it, llko tho wavy frlngo, only accompanies tho flattened pompadour. Both of thcso havo boen Introduced to glvo softness to a forehead from which tho hair has been lifted, nnd nlBo to glvo a showing of hair under tho hat. Thoy should novor bo worn with tho hair Bovorcly parted in front White Net Frock. A standard whlto dress, and tho most advisable If you aro making It right now, is tho point d'esprit or flno wash net, for tho very obvious reason that tho wholo season is no longer beforo you, and you, therefore, will not. want to mako a dross for summer only. Tho point d'esprit dress is n most useful as well ns a beautiful llt tlo dancing frock. If it be mado in ono of tho pretty fluffy ways that thoso sheer dresses naturally call for, tho yoko and lower sleeves may lator bo removed and a 'bit of lnco added as a finish. With tho addition of llttlo wreaths ot artificial pink roses or small bunches of red ramblor roses, tho frock will bo ideal for winter ovc nines. A Ribbon Plnholder. For this protty plnholdor Ave differ ent lcugthB ot 1-inoh satin ribbon nro suspended from a brass ring crochotcd ovor with hoavy cmbroldory silk. To tho ring Is also attached a bow of tho satin ribbon, Just by way ot decoration. Tho lower end of each ribbon Is looped through a brass ring nnd hemmed. These rings are not covered. To mako this an accept able presont, each ring Is filled with safety pins, slipped on nnd clasped. Two sizes of black pins mny bo usod nnd throe ot nickel, - including tho very smallest shlold pins. Gingham Cushion Covers. Protty cushion covers aro mado of dress gingham in plain colors, old roBO, AHco bluo, green or yollow, to correspond with tho color schorao of tho room. Tho covers aro feather- stitched In whlto to Inclose Inside tho edgo and aro finished with buttons and buttonholes, bo that thoy can bo laundered when necessary. Learn to Relax. Relaxation Is tho secret of taking tho mental, moral and physical kinks out of ono'B system in tho warm weather. It will tako all tho unsight ly lines from your- fnco and provout now ones from forming. II AFTER IDFFERM TEN YEARS Cur?d by Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound ILutiroN.N J. I feol thatLyulaE.. Plnklmm'a vcgotablo Compound baa: civon mo now mo. jt suffered for ten. years with Bonouji femalo troubles, in. flammatlon, ulcer ation, Indigestion, nervousness, and could not aleop.. Doctors gavo mo up, db thoy eald my troublos werO' chronic. I waa la despair, and did not caro wbolbcrl lived or died, when I read about Lydia E.. Plnkhaxn'B Vcgotablo Compound; so L betran to tako it, and am well again nnd. relieved of all my sufforlng. Mrs- UEOTIGB J OltDY, 110X 4U, JUaritOn, JNkJ. Lydia E. Pinkharn'oVegotablo Com pound, mado from nativo roots and. herbs, contains no narcotics or harm ful drugs, and to-day holds tho record, for tho largest number of actual cures of fomalo diseases wo know of, anil thousandsof voluntary tcstimonialsaroi on fllo in tbo Pinkbam laboratory at .Lynn, jsiass., irom women wno navo been cured from almost every form of femalo complaints, inflammation, ul coration,displacemcnts,ubroldtuuior8, Irregularities, periodic pains, backacho, indigestion and nervous prostration. Every Buffering woman owes it to her self to glvo Lydia E. Pinkham'B Vcgo- laoio uompounu a trial. If you would llko special nilvlco about your caso writo n confiden tial letter to Mrs. Pinlcham, at Lynn, Mass. Her advico is frco, and always hclpf uL From Overhead. A canary hung directly over tho big squnro tablo In tho Hungarian res taurant 'Once," said a woman who was din ing thcro, "tho bottom dropped out of tho cage, tho bird flow at the or chestra yonder, and wo had bird seed In our soup. It was awful." "That reminds me," said the crosj' eyed man, "of ono tlmo when wo were having a llttlo game of poker on thf B. & O. You know how those train roll. Well, Just about tho middle nt tho gamo down came all the grips and dress suit cases straight Into rh- kitty nnd broko up tho game Moui v flew everywhere. We got so mixed we couldn t tell which bad won nr where tho money was that whoever had won It won Talk about bird seed!" The Root of Altruism. Thn three oternul rooib oi altruism energy aro these: First, tin- prluelpie of Justice; that there la a moral aw before which all men are equal, bo that I ought to help my neighbor to his rights. Second, the principle of charity; that I owo Infinite tenderness to any shapo or kind of man. however unworthy or useless to the atnte. Third, tho principle of free will: that I can really decide to help my neigh bor, and am truly disgraced if I do not do so. To this may bo added tho Idea of a definite Judgment; that ts, that tho action will at some tlmo ter ribly matter to tho helper and tho helped. Q. K. Chesterton. His Size Was Known. "I want somo collars and necktlos for my husband!" sho snapped. "Yes, madam." Tho clerk offered her tho latost thing. "What bIzo aro these?" asked tho lady. "Why, twelve ond a half, madam!" "How on earth did you guess that?" "Ah," replied tho clerk, smiling, "gcntlomen who let their wives select their collars and ties always tako that BlZOl" THE DOCTOR'8 WIFE Agrees with Him About Food, A trained nurso say a: "In tho practlco of my profession I havo found so many points In favor ot rape-Nuts food that I unhesitatingly recommend It to all my patients. "It is delicate and pleasing to tho palate (an essential in food for tho Blck), and can bo adapted to all ages, bolng softened with milk or cream for babies or tho aged when deficiency ot teeth renders mastication Impos sible. For fever patients or thoso on liquid diet I And 'Grape-Nuts nnd albu men water very nourishing and re freshing.' "This reclpo 13 my own Idea and is mado as follows: Soak a tcaspoonful of Grapo-Nuta in a glass of water for an hour, strain' and servo with tho beaten whlto of an egg and a spoonful of fruit Juico for flavouring. This af fords a great deal of nourishment that cvon tho weakest stomach can asalm- llato without any distress. "My husband la a physician and ho uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders It many times for his pntlouts. "Personally I regard n dish of Grapo- Nuts with fresh or stowed fruit as tho Ideal breakfast for anyone well or sick." In any caso of stomach trouble, nerv ous prostration or brain fag, a 10 day trial of Grapo-NutB will work wonders toward nourishing nnd rebuilding and In this .fay ending tho trouble "Thoro's a Reason," and trial proves. Look In pkgB. for tho famous llttlo book, "Tho Road to Wollvlllo." Kver rend (he nliuvc Ictterf A ncTT ono npprnra from time to (line. Titer are crnulnr, true, aad tall ot liumaa Utrt.