THE " SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA I BAIII3, Publisher.
TKRMS, IN APVANCP
NORTH PLATTE NEORASKA
8TEAMSHIP TIPPING.'
As a nlilp ncnrs land aftor a trip
across tho Atlantic lnoxporlonccd trav
elors arc always in a formont In ro
card to tho proper tlpB to glvo their
rarlous stewards. Of courso, ono may
give what ono chooses, and, no matter
how email, tho amount will novcr bo
questioned by tho recipient, though his
looks may mean much. I may say,
boweVor, that It 1b customary to glvo
tho tablo stoward nbout thrco dollars.
Your bedroom Btoward should recelro
aot less than two dollars, tho stoward
that polishes your boots of a morning
ono dollar, and your bath steward
two dollars. In tho very largo boats
In which thoro nro lifts that run bo
twoen tho E and A docks, savins you
tho' climb of flvo flights of stairs,
should your cabin happen on E dock, It
Is now customary to glvo a "pourbolro"
to tho boys who oporato tho cars. It
Is advisable, by tho way, to ongago a
position for your deck chair and Indi
cate tho tlmo at -which you deslro to
tnko your morning tub at tho tlmo
whon you engage your pasBago.
Twelve or fifteen 7ears ego the
American nutomobllo was hardly
known, and thoso desirous of purchas
ing high-grade machlnos had to buy
them abroad and Import them. To-day
the best autos In uso aro of American
make, the capital Invested In automo
bile manufacturing aggregates hun
dreds of millions of dollars and tho
business is increasing rapidly. Tho
Wrights, like Zeppelin, havo capital
ized tholr bucccss, and And any
amount of Amorlcan money ready for
Investment In tholr own and other
schorasB of aviation. A company in
whichlthe brotkors-aro interested has
a capital of; ' $1,000,000, and' doubtloss
othors of. equal or largor amount will
bo BtartodVi Thero aro still many
problems tosolvo In connection with
aerial navigation. But iho business
assuredly has Jbocomo ' cpmmerclally
possible; , '
With food products of nil kinds ex
tremely high in price, tho people of"
Long Beach, L. I., may account them
solves fortunato in experiencing a
visitation of whiting, also known as
"frost fish," which woro cast upon tho
beach recently In such numbers that
tho coast for flvo miles wus a solid
rldgo of fish. Residents along tho
beach gathered as much as they could
oat immodlatoly and pack away for
futuro uso, and then haulod tons of tho
fish to tholr gardens and farms to on
rich tho soil. Tho whiting is ono of
tho best food fishes of tho wlntor sea
son, and tlio surfeit at Long Boach
would havo mado many a lover of fish
nnppy if it could t havo boon shared
without oxponso that would havo mado
the distribution profitable.
China would bo hotter oft if its
emperor could dlsabuso his mind of
tho foolish notion that ho roprosonts
God on oarth, and Is of too flno a sub
stanco bodily and othorwlso to bo
moro than looked at, if ovon that, by
tho common people, saya Brooklyn
Citizen. For, after finding from his
own observation how llttlo renl differ
ience, oxcopt In opportunity, thoro Is
between tho common pooplo and tho
uncommon exceptions, ho might bo
convinced that his own position would
Jjo safo'r with a community that had
something to do with Its own ordering,
and thus bo willing to enlarge tho lib
erties of tho now" provincial ussom-
'biles elected recently.
i Who landing at Vancouver, B. O., of
a consignment of 11C barrols of eggs
(from China .rovoals tho alertness of
itho Chinese for commercial opportuni
ties Eggs havo ruled at high prlcoa
throughout the year, and If It is possi
ble V got thorn from China without In
onHnato loss through decay In ship
meat, thoro may bo a movement from
hi far cast that will put out of busi
ness 'those who buy up tho product so
frcoly that 'eggs, remain Arm and high
even at tho'seaBon when iho honB aro
Uie busiest.
Football remedial legislation is
'talked of in several states. Tho fatal
My attending tho gamo this season has
allocked and alarmed collcgo authori
ties and families of players. Eithor a
,tvay must be found to play tho gamo
sltb moro security to Ufo and limb
pit aroused publla sentlmont will de
mand its abolition. Established as It
e in tho national sports, It is hardly
irorth tho sacrlflco of human Ufo for
Us continuance
5
"Tho average Nlcarnguan soldlor
shoots in tho air," laughs a Now Or
leans wrltor. In a fow years all na
tions will bo doing that It flying ma-c-hlno
development continues.
A wanderer calling himself tho king
of tramps bas arrived In this country
Tho Amorlcan police are no respecters
of klngB.
If Zelaya Ib a roal man of affairs he
Will find some way to utllizo tho ad.
vertlsliiE he haB been getting lately.
Home-Made
82
BY JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
EVEN this early In tho season the
powers that produce our Easter
bonnots nro working Industriously
on tho millinery which will bo In
Buch domnnd at Easter tlmo, and
thereafter. Surrounded by counter
parts of all tho lovely blossoms wo
know, and others, born In the brain
of tho designers, tho busy workers
enthusiastically assemblo braids nnd
ribbons, feathers and flowors Into
fetching hats.
Why should not tho tactful home
drcssmakor try her hand also, at mak
ing up a pretty, simple hat or so, for
tho coming spring? Sho has more
llnio now than later nnd can indulge
herself in moro millinery or lessen tho
expenses of her spring headwoar by
a llttlo hatmaklng nt homo. It Is fas
cinating work. All the homo millin
er needs Is a llttlo guidance. This (loos
aot monn that sho can mako all sorts
of hats. Tho homo-drossmakor who
turns out a proty lawn dress, well
dono in ovory regard does not at
tempt tho exacting tallor-mado suit It
Is tho samo with hats.
A good shapo, dovoloped In thrco
different ways Is shown In our Illus
trations. Tho homo mllllnor may fool
perfectly safe in attempting this hat
Sho needs to buy a wlro framo of this
or n similar shape, mull and braid to
cover it, and tho trimming matorlals,
SuppoBo our enterprising reader
lives far enough south to oxpoctwarm
weather on tho 2Gth of March, for
Easter Is very early this year. Sho
may select a fancy braid, floworn and
ribbon for hor hat. Roses and lilacs
aro always In style, as staple as rib
bon, which Is over present in millin
ery. Probably sho owns sorao good
looking roses and will need to froshou
them up. This Is dono by enro-
fully trimming tho frayed edges
of tho petalB and tinting them
with wntor colors or with oil
colors dlssolyed In gasolino. Two
oprays of HlncB In tholr natural color
and two clusters of roses with their
follngo will mako a wreath. Two and
one-half yards of ribbon will make tho
full rosetto bow, which consists of n
group of loops four Inches dcop, sowed
to a small pleco of buckram.
FOR YOUNG GIRL
In flno sorgo of nny dark color this
trould bo found Just tho dress for
school wear. It Ib very simply mado,
tho bodlco and skirt bolng attached to
tho Bnnio waistband. A tuck about
an Inch wtdo is taken bvor tho shout
dor each sldo tho bodico, and silk
covorcd buttons aro sown on by way
of ornament.
Tho Bklrt is a llttlo full nt hIUoh
and back of waist. Tho docp turnover
collar is of silk odgod with laco.
Materials required: Four yard a 4G
Inches wltlo, 14 yards lining for bod
ico, 1G buttons.
Easter Hats
m
Tho framo must first bo covered
with mull or crinoline, but preferably
mull matching the braid In colors. A
yard will cover tho brim and crown,
forming a foundation for tho braid.
Sow this over tho frame no smoothly
as possible, covering upper and under
brim. Bind tho edge of tho brim with
tho brnld nnd then cover tho entire
hat with it, sowing ono row aftor
auothor with tho outer edgo of each
row overlapping tho inner edge of tho
proceeding row. Tho under brim may
bo faced with ribbon llko that used in,
tho rosetto If proforred.
As to color, tho amothyst shades
aro n safe choice. Olive, moss or
light grcons, navy or light blues, tan,
banann and light browns, In fact thoro
is nlmost nothing In colors thnt will
not harmonlzo with lilacs and ropes.
Tho ribbon should be of tho samo,
color na tho braid, but need not bo
Just tho samo shade Mako tho flower
wreath and bow it to tho hat Then
mako tho rosette, which Is sewed on
last. Finally tho hat Is lined with a
Bcrnp of Bilk, and la ready for wear,
an nehlovoment of which tho clover
mnkor has a right to ho proud. lt.
sho has any mlBglvlngs nbout how to
proceed with tho making, lot her ox
amino any lints mado of braid, which
como within hor rench.
Supposo, howovcr, our homo-mllllncr
Hvcb whoro an Easter falling in March
Is likely to bo far from nn Ideal spring
day. Her needs havo been looked
after, nnd sho Bhould chooso braids
In darker, stronger colors, than for
flower-trimmed hats. A moss greon.
ollvo or clear bright nuvy, or any of
tho good Bhadcs of brown. Tho bluo
of tho bluebird Ib tho happiest of se
lections. For trimming, volvot ribbon,
satin bows and fancy feather quills
aro tho propor choice, or wings may
bo used. Lot tho satin ribbon bo of
tho same color aa tho braid. Tho vel
vet ribbon may bo ii dash of bright
color llko cherry or coral or n darkor
shndo of tho Biuno color as tho satin
ribbon.
For the feather, nothing is much
prettier than tho Iridescent coquc, but
thero nro so many to chooso from that
ono may uso tho Individual tasto in
this matter. Tho velvet ribbon Is
threaded through small slashes cut In"
tho covered frame, tho fancy feathcirs
aro sowed on. ilrmly nnd ovor them
a group of loops mado of two yards
of No. CO ribbon. If the matter or
covering tho hat with braid seems too
dllllcult, a shapo can bo bought ready
mado and simply trimmed with folded
sntln ribbon, a cluster of quills und an
ornament or flowor placed In tho cen
ter of a rosetto made of loops. Flvo
yards of ribbon nro needed for tis
I hat and two broad, or a cluster of nar
row quins,
The ribbon is laid In folds and
tucked about tho hat In what is kuown
ns a "crushod" band. Tho rosetto Is a
sories of loops four Inches deop sowed
to n llttlo pleco of buokram, thn bIzo
or a sliver dollar, This Is sowed tn
tho hat after tho bond and quills have
boon adjusted. Finally un ornament
or a flat flower ts sowed at tho center
of tho rosette, completing tho trim
mlng. Theso hats provldo one with some
thing pretty for Easter and very uuo
ful for tho spring and early summr,
or for general wear all summer, for
that mnttor. Tho last two described
nro very handsome In all black.
Twolvo yardB of brnld nro needed nt
least for this model, ono yard of mull,
and n spool of silk thread matching
tho braid In color. Finally, lot wo
whisper to thoso lntorestod, tho mas
Qiillno members of your family will
think your nehlovoment wonderfully
clovor, If you mnko your own hat.
Practical Traveling Coat.
Ono ot tho prnctlcal coats brought
out for southern-hound travelers la tho
mnnulsU ulotor, mado ot whlto blnn
kotlng, whlto chinchilla or somo slral
lar whlto cloth, which la easily slipped
Into nnd out ot when Jumping into tho
inachlno for tho rldo to tho Units or
homownrd. Tho coatB nro of full or
throo-quarter length and havo tho ad.
vnntago of bolng cozy, umnrt aud ot
cleaning perfectly.
EIGHTEEN YEARS
AGO HE HAD LESS
THAN 3 DOLLARS
HE IS NOW ONE OF THE RICHEST
FARMERS IN SASKATCHEWAN,
CENTRAL CANADA.
Arriving in Canada in 1801, Just
eighteen years ago, E. A. Gulllomln
could speak but his natlvo language,
do is n Frenchman. Ho had but
a llttlo over two dollars In his pocket,
thus being short over seven dollars of
tho ten dollars required to secure en
try for a homestead of ono hundred
and sixty acres. Ho eventually bor
rowed tho monoy nnd nenr Forgot,
Saskatchewan, ho started Ufo in Can
ada on tho homestead in which to-day
ho is tho fortunato possessor of fifty
quarter sections of land, or 8,000 acres.
Now Mr. Gulllomln did not acqulro
ill theso acres as a result altogether of
his farming operations, which woro
extensive. Ho looked with satisfac
tion upon what ho was doing on his
limited area, ho was uavlng, careful,
and had foresight. Surrounding land
could bo had for about $3.00 per acre,
and ho continued buying as his sav
ings would permit, until now ho has
fifty quarter sections, somo of which
ho can sell nt $25.00 por acre.
Threshed Fifty Thousand Bushels.
This year ho wan engaged in throsh
Ing on his placo for G4& days. Ho
threshed out C0,000 bushels of wheat,
ot which ho sold 34,000 bushels, ono
train load, at a prlco varying from 84
to 87 conts per bushel. Ho has on
hand still 16,000 bushels. In addition
to wheat he raised 30,000 bushols of
oats, 7,000 bushels ot barloy and COO
bushels of flax. Ho owns 104 horses
and a number of cattlo, but since tho
construction of tho railway ho has
been engaged chiefly in raising wheat.
This year ho bought his ilrst thresh
ing machlno, paying for it tho Bum
of $2,100. Ho estimates that tho ma
chlno earned for him this fall $3,000,
thus paying for itself in ono season
and leaving $900 to tho good, Tho
weather, was very propitious for farm
threshing, not a singlo day being lost
In tho two months which were spent
In this work. Tho wheat averaged 23
bushels to tho aero and graded No. 1
and No. 2 Northern. In tho past nlno
years seven good crops havo been har
vested on this farm. For olx succes
sive years tho returns wero excellent,
that Is in tho years 1001, 1902, 1903,
1901, 190G nnd 190C. In tho two fol
lowing yeara thero was a partial fail
ure. As the years havo passed tho
quality of tho buildings on the farm
havo boon steadily improved, and aro
now aB good ns can bo found in tho
district. About $10,000 has been in
vested in this way by Mr. Gulllomln.
Tho farm consists of 0,880 acres, of
which nbout 0,000 acres woro under
crop this season.
CALLOUS TO CRITICISM.
Tho Husband Ah far nn I am con
cerned, you may scold ns much as you
llko. I am by naturo thick-skinned.
CUPTHfs OUT
Renowned Doctor' Prescription for
Rheumatism and Backache,
"Ono ounce Syrup Sarsuparilla com
pound; ono ounce Torls compound;
Add theso to n hulf pint of good whis
key: Tnko n tablespoouful boforeeack
meal nnd at bed time; Shako tho bot
tle beforo using each tlmo." Any drug
gist has theso Ingredients in stock or
will qulc'ily get them from his whole
sale house. This was published previ
ously an 3 hundreds hero havo been
cured by it. Good results show after
tho ilrst fow doses. Thin also nets as
a system builder, evoiHuftUy restoring
Jtmigth and vitality.
Knew tho Calendar.
They woro little girls, so small that
Iho teacher was telling them about di
visions of time, and receiving all sorts
of answers to hor simple questions.
The llttlo girl who lived in a board
ing houso was a joar older than any
ot tho othors.
"Wo have learned thnt years nro di
vided Into months, months Into weeks,
and weeks Into days," said tho teach
er. "Now can tiny one tell mo how
tho dnys nro divided?"
T i llttlo girl who lived in a board
ing .louse raised her hand, and was
nsKeti to sponk,
"Monday's, Tuosdnys, Wednesdays
and Thursdays, beef," sho said, glibly;
"Friday, fish; Saturday, corned beef
nnd beans; and Sunday, chicken."
Youth's Companion.
Important to Nlothora.
Examine carefully ovory bottlo of
CASTORIA, a Bnfo and miro remedy for
infants and children, and sco that it
Signature fMtc&
tn Uso For Ovor :JO Years.
Tho Kind You Havo Always Bought.
When ono woman hna a grudgo
ngnluBt auothor sho tells tho neigh
bors how sorry she teols for the worn
nn'i htmhnnd.
At any into tho prodigal son ac
quired moro famo than iho virtuous
brother who stayed homo aud was decent,
WAY TO COOK SWEETBREADS
Served with Brown Sauce, They Are
an Appetizing and Delicious
I Dish. .
1 Two sweotbrends, two heaping table-
spoonfuls of butter, ono tnblcspoonful
of flour, six mushrooms, ono teaspoon
ful of lemon Julco, ono smnll onion,
ono tenspoonftil of sugar, popper, Bait,
red pepper and two cupfuls of water.
Soak tho fswoetbrcads In salted wa
ter for a fow hours; wash woll, and
put them Into a saucepan covered with
wnter to boll for five minutes; then
put them In cold water for a fow min
utes. Trim nnd remove skin, gristle nnd
fnt, pnd cut each tip in two or thrco
pieces.
Butter a small baking tin; placo tho
sweetbreads on It, nnd put a small
pleco of buttor on top of each; put
them In the oven to roast for twenty
minutes.
Put Into a saucepan tho sugar and
butter nnd allow both to got brown;
then add tho flour, and fry It till It
begins to look yellow, then add tho
onion chopped and fry It pretty brown,
ndd then tho snlt nnd popper, a dust of
rod poppor, tho nutmeg nnd tho lemon
Julco; strain It through a flno strainer
und return It to tho pan.
Add tho Bweetbrcads nnd tho mush
rooms, nnd cook gently for half an
hour. Servo hot with croutonB of
bread or pieces of pastry round.
KEEPING THE PLANTS MOIST
Condition That Is of tfie Utmost Im
portance for Their Well
, Doing.
Every ono who has ever tried to
garden indoors knows tho dlfllculty in
our hothouse of providing enough
molsturo for tho plants to keep them
frco from Insect posts such an red
spider and aphis, which greatly do
abound In a hot dry atmosphere.
This dllllculty Is overcomo In sev
eral ways. Spraying every day or
two is excellent. Bo sure that the
water gets on both sides of leave3.
Weekly baths In tho tub, or spong
ing with soapy water aro nlso neces
sary. Some people keep kettles of water
on their radiators to glvo dampness to
tho nlr; others every day or so, wring
out a sheet from cold water and hang
It near tho plants that they may prollt
by tho evaporation.
Ono woman has hit upon even a
simpler plan to glvo her plants the
necesBnry moisture or steaming. Every
other day sho fills a wldo mouthed
bowl' with boiling wnter, into which
she dips a flat iron that lius been
mndo very hot. This nt once creates
a dense steam which 1b bonollclnl to
all flowers affected by insect pests.
Tho bowl should bo held nB near tho
plant stands as possible.
Cold Rice Pudding with. Apricots.
Wash well two tablegpoonfuls of
rice and cook It In a double boiler
with ono pint of milk and ono Inch
stick ot cinnamon. When tho milk Is
absorbed add ono cupful moro, stirring
occasionally. Take out tho cinnamon,
add two tablospoonfuls of sugar and
ono-quarter of a box of gelatine which
has been soaked in one-quarter of a
cupful of cold water. Tako from tho
Are, let stand until lukewarm, stir In
lightly one-half of a cupful of thick
whipped cream. Wot a mold and put
In nltornoto layers of tho prepared
rlco and apricots which have soaked
ovor night and stewed for hair an
hour. Set away until firm and servo
with whipped crenm, slightly flavored
und sweetened,
Veal Pot Pie with Baked Dumplings.
Havo about Vj pounds from tho
breast or ono pound from thick por
tion of log of mutton. Cut moat in small
pieces and let simmer until tonder.
Turn meat with broth to cover Into a
baking dish; salt nnd pepper. Sift
together IV cups pastry flour, scant
half tonspoon salt nnd 2 teaspoons
baking powder. Into ( theso work three
tablespoons of shortening, then ndd
milk to mako a dough not quite ns
stiff as for biscuits. Put by spoonfuls
upon tho meat, letting it rest on the
meat, and cover tho surface. Uako
nbout 25 minutes.
r
Drlod Apple Cake.
Two cups dried npplos, two cups
molasses. Soak npplo ovor night. In
morning chop and simmer In mo
lassos two hours. When nearly cold
add In order glvon: Ono-hnlf cup
buttor, ono cup sugar, two eggs, ono
dessertspoon eodn, ono cup sour milk,
four cups flour, clnnnmon, clovo and
nutmeg to tusto. Bake In loaf pan In
moderate ovon.
Mennonlte Toast.
Boat up thrco eggs well. Add a pint
of sweet milk and a pinch of salt, cut
slices an Inch thick from a loaf of
baker's broad and removo crust. Dip
slices Into tho egg and milk, fry llko
doushnuts In hot lard or drippings
till n delicate brown, nnd sprinklo with
powdered sugnr nnd Bervo hot.
Lemon Sauce.
Mix three" heaping teaspoons of corn
starch with ono cup Sugar and stir into
two cups boiling wnter. Cook eight mln
lues, stirring often, ndd grated rind
and Juico of ono lemon nnd ono round
tablespoon of butter, If too thick add
a llttlo water.
Pastry for One Pie.
Ono and ono-quarter cups outed
pastry Hour, one-quarter teaspoon suit,
ono-quarter teaspoon baking powlcr,
(If desired), one-third cup shortening
ind cold water.
DOCTOR'S BEST FORMULA
For Remarkably Quick Action on Colds
and Coughs.
This proscription will frequently euro
tho worst cold In a day's timo and it is
a suro euro for any cough that can bo
cured. "Two ounces Glycorino; halt
ounco Concentrated Flno; Put those
into half a pint of good whiskey and
uso in doses of tcaspoonful to a table
spoonful every four hours. Shako bot
tlo well each time." Any druggist baa
theso Ingredients in stock or will quick
ly got them from his wholcsalo houso.
Tho Concontratcd Pino la a special
pino product nnd comes only in halt
ounco vials each otcloscd in an air
tight caso; But bo suro it is labolcd
"Concentrated." Thin formula cured
hundreds hero last winter.
VERY LIKELY.
Nolly Thoy say he haa turnod over
a new leaf.
Ned He's bo economical I'm afraid
ho'll uso tho samo ono over again.
"CR0PE THROUGH A CRACK'
Uncle Eph Had at Least One Idea of
How His Hogs Might Have
Got Away.
Undo Ephralm had two hogs, which
ho kept In a pen at tho roar end of his
llttlo lot. They wero of tho razor
back" variety, and nltbough they woro
fed bountifully with kitchen waste,
it Boomed impossible .to put and fat
on their attenuated frames. Ono morn
ing when ho wont out to feed them
thoy wero not thero. They had dis
appeared, leaving no clow ns to the
manned In which thoy had mado tholr
escape. '
"What's tho matter, Uncle Eph?"
Inquired a neighbor, noticing tho deep
dcJocMon with which tho old man was
looking down into tho empty pen.
"My hawgs is dono gono, sab," he
answered.
"Stolen?"
"No, snh. I don't sco no signs dat
anybody tuck 'em."
"Did they climb out over tho top?"
"No, dey couldn't 'a done dat."
"How do you think thoy got away?"
tWoll, . sail," said Unclb Ephralm,
"my 'pinion in dat dem hawgs kind o
raised deiraelves up on nidge an' cropo
through a crack." Youth's Com
panion. Nil Despcrandum.
Percy Parklngton rost, and brushed'
tho dust from his knees. Then, draw
ing himself up to his full height, ho
gazed resentfully upo& tho form of
Miss Muriel Muggins, who nonchalant
ly fanned herself tho while.
"Very well, Miss Mugglus," came In
bitter tones from Percy. "Oh, very
welll You havo spurned mo, it ia
truo! Indeed, you havo spurned mo
twice 1 But, though despair eats my
heart, I Bhall not dlo! I mean to go
Into tho busy world. 1 will fight! I
will win I My namo shall becomo
known, nnd my riches shall become
envied "
"Pardon mo for interrupting you,
Kr. Parklngton," interjected Miss
Muggins, "but 'when you shall have
accomplished all that, you may try mo
nraln" Liippincott's. , l
Why "Potter's Field" for Beggars. '
It Ib not because the beggar fails to
mako monoy that ho finally lands lu
tho potter's Hold. "Any good, Indus
Irlous beggar," says Mr. Forbes, "can
and does mnko a great deal moro"
money than tho avorago worklngman."
But tho trend of tho beggar is down
ward, and in the end ho Ib pretty suro
to becomo a hopeless wreck and a
derelict. ' i
u -
All In the Name.
Phyllis (up from tho country) But,
Dick this is just llko the last piece you
brought mo to see here.
Dick My dear Phyllis, don't bo ab
surd. This is "Tho Naughty Girl ot
Nice," and tho other was "Tho Grassff
Widow." Surely you know thnt Nlco
and Grasso aro two entirely differont
places. Punch.
Work Is tho grand cure for all the
mnlndlcs nnd mlscr'cB that ever beset
mankind honest wqrk, which you la
tond getting done. Thomns Carlyle.
A friend Is merely a person we can
toll our troubles to.