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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1910)
Bedroom Furniture Woman's Modern Husbands w m Admire Feminine KlSCi Mental Acumen ly ADA MAY KRECKER I T I IT IS WRITTEN of a European litornry luminary that ho eaid ho wanted for a wife n charming littlo house mistress who did not know even her three It's. When she had n letter to write ho would expect her to nsk him, "How in tho world dearest, do you spell 'cat'?" An incident which points tho moral of changing times, manners and men. This celebrity did not livo in our century, as might bo guessed from his ideas. For thoy arc not contemporary, Soirto modern men still prefer that their wives shall not bo their "intellectual rivals," as one man phrased it. But tho reprcseutativo husbands of tho hour relish feminine mental acumen and take prido in any unusual powers of mind which may grace their consorts. They enjoy tho achievements of their wives. They aro pleased with wifely accomplishment in music or in art or in literature or in some busi ness or profession or in club or philanthropic enterprises. .The husband of a well-known London suffragette recently arrested, has written to an American journal a littlo account of the imprisonment and bespeaks his admiration for her courage and devotion. This is n distinctly modern husband and remarkably different from o Vll sketch Illustrates a num ber of tdcaa for Inexpensive' ly furnishing a bedroom; thoy oro not now Ideas, but tho centuries of men who nrn hold resnonBihlo bv the sociolocists for they nro all thoroughly practical and dwarfing women both physically and mentally by their never failing choice "J JZSt of tho politely dainty figure and tho frivolously littlo mind for their mat- itnowieriiro of enrncntry. nnd will rimonial partners. 4 greatly holp to savo expense until, But tho current idea is for the education of tho masses. Everybody ;l,flnVt7ctT7uS,roCCn1rarre must bo encouraged to do, to rise. Ambition is not only commended but EUi,6ututod for them, fnnfonxl. flMimilntpcl. Tho modern nations noinfc nroudlv to tho ascent of At nny rate they will perfectly well ,n,V rnn f.v,i l.nmMn WSnnSnfM Awinr! 1n,1 fl.nf Imi-nfnnf. Pnllin nHSWOr their pUrpOSO, and for a girl 'wv " b- " " b"- . .. who Is furnishing her own rooms, and boys and wood cutters have become presidents. There aro congratulations na8 not too much monoy to lay out for tho aspiration, for tho education and for tho achievement of thoso these suggestions will bo found very who formerly were held to bo desperately base, doomod by destiny, con- xalh' , wUh U)0 c,rcBB,K.lablo, a demned by their own nature, 4o positions and functions of inferiority. goo,i trong packing-case, prettily The modern spirit is for elevating the position of draped, makes an excollont substitute woman, for making her a national ns well as a domes- r l rc " T 1 but .. ' ,? , . ,. ... turc. Ono large caso la best, out tic figure, for making her a ruler as well as a subject; ,h0uld any difficulty bo encountored for educating and enfranchising her and for giving in procuring ono of a suttnMo size, W SHnn0 nf mmnnnl- 5n rmliHn cml.ni-na iv-liinl. l.ifh. then tWO BlUatlcr CnSCS CM DO tlSCd, crto liavo been deemed abovo nor. jj0 required, and tho caBo Bhould bo - Tho rise of tho masses toward tho rank of tho turned on ono Bldo and tho Bide that classes and tho rise of women toward the dignities of '" tormB " 8urf.nc flS Sif , ,. , , , ... table, smoothly covered with cloth, as men run in many respects parallel. And they botli lt lB enBny cleaned, and will In turn arc T)li(i3C3 of the curronfc tido toward democracy. bo covered and hlddon with a tollot A ' " ' I . , . . . . clotu. Tho biucb may noxi do uroiuiy draned with light crotono folded over There aro other causes operating raise tho price of living necessities than . b fa8tened to tho caso. trusts and middlemen and cold storage Tho drapery should bo divided in plants and sundry other alleged reasons one tho center In front, bo that tho use- ful space, tho Interior of tho box, will uvuia ui mm iuuuo uuuuu lttord for Btoring purposes ana win ne 1 think in any analysis of tho Bitua- easily available. tirm ntionfinn plmnlil hn mvnn in iw Tho curtains arc Illustrated pullod , , i . nsldo In tho Bkotch, exposing a roomy change that has como over tho American cupbtmrd wltll a division down tho people, say in tho last 30 or 40 years. We center. Castors should bo Bcrowcd on aro not the same in temperament or prac- underneath at each of tho four cornora lice with our fathers. For ono thing, the . thoy Bhould bo flrmly fnBtcnCd Many Caused Leading to High Prices By PROF. H. A. DAWSON 0! CilltornU Unlrenlly national lifo has been poisoned by craft, tocother with screws run through tho Tho petty tipping nuisance is only graft sides. Should It bo desired, shelves ii i t i t ii u , aro easily fitted up Inside, with pieces on a small scale. Nobody thought of pay- f d t flt ncr0SB and faBtcncd iug tho men who waited on him in a hotel a generation ago or of adding in their places with nails or screws anything to the usual fee of a barber. To do a man a service-gratuitously run through tho BideB of tho box and 1 J.. l. 1.1 .1 ...... i t.l t 11 i:l.lt iliiu iuu vub u piuusiuu in uiu uiu utije, urn. iiuw yny IB L-AJICXlfU iui itiu Hiiiuvat covered with tho material that has been rhosen to drapo tho box. This should be fastened In Its placo with an ornamental braiding nnd brnss-hcadod nnlla run Into tho edgo of tho lid, and the materlnl should bo cut large enough to hang down In n Bhort frill all round, or tho frill can bo mado separately and fastened on after tho canvas has been covered. Suffragists Plan to Charm the Senate WASHINGTON. Tho ahmml na tlonnl convention of women suf fragists, which will bo held in Wash Ington tho week of April 14, will bo tho most notablo gathering of its kind In point of numbers nnd personnel that over 1ms taken plnco In this country. Nover before have women of Buch wealth and social position Journeyed .to tho nntional capltol to proBs their cause. Their prosonco Will ho cele brated by Washington society with n round of social functions. Many of tho Eocloty delogateB will wear tholr most fetching toilettes to tho conven tion nnd they hopo to convert many statesmen by showing thorn that It Is not only tho mnscullno type of women who wants tho ballot Thoro is another and moro potent reason for tho fair suffragists wearing their most vlnborato costumes. For tho first ttmo tho women delegates will appear In person before tho senate To complete tho setteo, It In then an easy matter to drapo tho aides of Thoy wlu present to tho upper Iioubo mo uus, una wio urnpery bhuiuu uu of congress tho glnnt petition for tacked on In ploatB near tho top and whch nnm0B havo ,,con gathered for jusi umiernenm mo inn, wmcii win several years from ovcry stato in tho hldo tho tnckB. Castors should bo screwed on underneath to onnblo tho setteo to bo moved about for cleaning and other purposes. An excellent littlo footstool enn bo mode by carrying out tho same Idea on a miniature Bcnlo. union. Tho petition praying for unl vorsal suffrngo contnlns moro than 1,000,000 names. Mtb. Clarenco II. Mnckny, president of tho Equal Franchlso society, will bo ono of tho delegates Mrs., Oliver II, P. nelmont will bo ono,. of tho4rop rcsontntatlves of tho Political Equal lty association. Many suffragists In Now Vork havo become greatly oxerolsed over tho rc cent meeting hold by Mro. ltclmont at tho Mount Olivet Dapttst church, at which sho took many negro women Into her organization, it has caused mnny to speculato as to tho possibility of enfranchising tho negro women of tho southern Btntos. Many lottors hayo been exchanged during tho past woolc between tho Now York women nnd tho suffragist workers in tho south dis cussing tho manner in which tho col ored womon'a vote can bo eliminated "If wo got tho vote." 'Yes," said Mrs. Ida Hustcd Harpor, "lt Is truo that tho southern women wish to bar tho colored woman from voting. I) tit as tho national associa tion atnnda for universal suffrngo at all times and In all places, wo cannot countenanco HiIh action of tho south ern women. Tho southern stntoa that belong to tho national association nro Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis slsslppl, Missouri, Maryland nnd Ten nessee." Mrs. elmont gnvo out tho following statement regarding her stand on tho matter: "I do not consider tho suffrngo ques tion a social question in nny bcuro of tho word. It is puroly a political ques tion and must only bo consldorod as such. Tho matter of political equal It? has no connection with social oqunl lty. I think each stato has tho right to settle this matter for Haelf." SIMPLE IDEA FOR PORTIERE Monk Chases Longworth Dinner Guests Ornamentation That Is Easily Within Reach of Even tho Amateur with a Ncedlo. Tho portlero may bo moro play and oltogethor posslblo to tho veriest ama- tour lt somo slmplo idea bo carrlod out. Mako It of nrts and craft cloth In a soft, natural tono, nnd after it la hemmed with silk to match it work a row of slmplo trees ono nbovo another down tho length of tho hanging nlong ono of Its solvngcs. Not in elaborate embroidery, but in tho coarsest of crosB-stltchlng done In worsted yarn, and in a combination of dusky green and bhto shades, each bo dull as to melt into ono another. Again, If n one-toned curtain bo do- slrablo, chooao an Indian red, dull brown or blue, and, using tho coarso worsted yarn, hemstitch n broad hom along n very open lino which you havo drawn, or overcast tho hem In conrso hemming stitches a quartor of nn Inch In length. deed. In the cxtromo corner of tho room nn nrrangoment is shown to take tho placo of a waBhstand, and consists merely of a triangular plcco of wood cut to fit tho corner and supported at a suitable height by two blocks of What I am driving at is this : Producers and holders of produce con stituting tho necessities of lifo nro employing tho graft principle in their business. They arc squeezing the public simply becauso tho public is help less. All that tho consumer puys beyond a reasonable per cent, of profit wood nailed to tho wall on olthor side l .i : i- .i 1...1 n i .-i f tho corner underneath it. is grmt puiu uuu DiiiuMu, t-Aiumuu uuiny uui. uuuuiLT iiuiuu lur u. Alonctho edgo n curtain is bus- ponded with Branll brass-headed nails Many men and women will find to their . h mlddlo 'm raoro freely n(lmit Man Needs but Little Meat By A. A. HITCHCOCK surprise, during tho next 30 days, that of tho spaco enclosed in tho corners they can subsist without meat. of being utilized, than ono curiam in. This lesson will be, perhaps, ono of the 'amalSt or oven two shelves most valuablo that will bo taught by tho can bo arranged nbovo tho wa"sh-Btnnd campaign now under way to abstain from In precisely tho Bamo manner nnd sup- .. l ported underneath with blocks of wood catmg meat. an(J flnlBhed oft nt tho edgo with n Tho American housewife has to learn small flounco of material and brass that but littlo meat is needed on tho bill headed nails. mi lit ff nf 4tin a 1 1 1 n la of fare unless tho members of her house- d0 of two rjne3 flxcd t0 tho Wftu, noiu enRBcc in naru nnysicai inoor. ibrouKh wnicn a urasB rou jb run, Sllft Will lonrn tlmf mniiv fnnllionmn nn ,1 and over which tho towel hnngs ... -,. , , . . Tho littlo book-enso comes next, nnd nourishing dishes may bo prepared from (rom BtronK woodcn box of a suit- vegetables and fruits. .bio stzo this nrtlclo can bo mado. It Is Tho problem will bo to properly prepare the dishes so that they will bo suspended Trom tho wall by tw-o holes ... 1 , , ,i i- i i ii ut In tho bottom of tho box, through nourishing nnd at tho same hmo palatable uhlch Atmg nMa nr0 drlycn ,nto th0 This campaign will emphasize tho need of a cook book, practical and waii in tho Bkotch, ono of these cheap, that will instruct the housewifo in tho proper use of vegetables, holes is shown nbovo tho right hand sldo of tho top shelf, tho other Ib. of fruits und nuts. , ,dden by th0 bookB Perhaps such a book will bo forthcoming soon. Tho shelvoB nro easily fixed In their nlacca with nails or Hcrows run ,t.,..r,i. im faMnn nf the box and into I am a wago earner and bought from tho cnda of tho shelves nnd tho whole mv savincs ten acres in New York, in- of tho exterior can olthor bo painted (ontog to soHlc thoro od ralao U veg- - JJJ, J J- ctablcs. My wifo is an expert gardener aniBhed oft with ornnmental braid fas and as I had mannered a small farm in nnod on with Bmnll, brass-bonded England wo boliovcd wc could make a buc- Why City Man Cannot Own Farm A SMART DRESS. P COL. HOOSEVELT is hnvlng any moro thrilling ndvonturcs in Africa than a number of distinguished por sons had In tho dining room of hla daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, in Washington, they think ho owes it to his family to como homo at onco. According to tho tidings brought to tho front by tho society reporters, thoro was a monkey hunt nt tho Long- worths that loft tho company duly im pressed with tho terrors of tho Junglo. It appears that Representative nnd Mrs. Longworth wore giving n dlnnor In honor of Mr. nnd Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt of Now York. Along toward tho cloao of tho dlnnor the talk drift ed to nnlmnls, and Mrs. Longworth do- Bcrlbed two pot monkeys she recently acquired. Tho guests expressed a dcslro to sco tho animals nnd Mrs Longworth had tho cago carried Into tho dining room. In somo way the door of tho cago bqcamo unfnstonod and ono of tho monkoys escaped. It loaped to tho center of tho tnblo, and, turning handspring, climbed to tho chandelier, whoro It hung by its tnll and chat torod nt tho company. Tho woman shrloked and scrambled to their chairs, while tho men foil over each other in trying to ovolvo masurea of protec tion and nt tho samo tlmo enpturo tho beast. Tho monkoy oludod tho bravo hunt ers with enso. It sprang from tho chandelier to tho sideboard, ran around tho room thrco or four tlmos, whllo tho women nnd somo of tho mon wept rapidly out of tho noarcst doors. Then lt vaulted Into tho plato rail, whoro it did n fow stunts to tho dnmngo of much brlc-a-brac. Finally lt Intrenched itsolt behind a jardlnlero, where eventually It was capturod. Whon tho monkoy wns restored to , Its cago and qulot had nettled down over tho dlnnor onco moro, Mrs. Dourko Cockrnn, who la visiting Gen. nnd Mrs. Clnronco Edwards, exprossod tho opin ion that thoro was somothlng wrong with tho construction of tho nest pro vided for Mrs. Loiifjworth's pots. She hnd beon in tho Philippines nnd sho thought sho know somothlng about tho building of homollko monkoy nests. Cotton nnd soft grnsB wero produced, nnd Mrs. Cockrnn pro ceeded to rearrange tho monkoy'a home. Tho beasts did not uppreclnto her ef forts, however, and ono of them bit her thumb: A physician examined tho wound and said thoro would bo no dangerous consequonces. Enough Useful Animals to Destroy Man t 1 world wero to organize thenisolves for revolt against tho cruelties of man they would outnumber nny human army that could bo brought against them, cvon If ovcry mnn, woman and child marched from tho four corners' of tho earth to enlist. Tho department of ngrlculturo nt Washington hns Issued a report show ing that tho number of useful animals moro than equals tho population of tho earth. aon. Ilellwethor could organlzo his sheep into n division of 580,000,000, outnumbering tho Chlncso by moro thnn 100,000,000. Tho horao could havo a cavalry division of moro than 05,000,000, with a corps of moro than 7,000,000 mules nnd 9,000,00 Jackasses to carry supplies to tho front. About 100,000,000 gouts could furnish milk, whllo 21.000,000 buffaloes could stamp out Spain man by man. Moanwhllo 2,000,000 cnmols could campaign In their familiar condltlonu of deserts and dry places and 000,000 hardy reindeer could sweop tho north ern cllmcB. There nrc, na nearly as can bo es timated, 1,500,000,000 useful animals In tho world, including, In nddltlon to thoso mentioned, onormous numbers of cnttlo and hogs. Tho United States lends lit tho num ber or swine, with about 50,000,00 a third at all in tho world. Australia, loads with Bhoop 88,000,000, tho Unltod States being third with 57,000,000. European Russia and tho United States nro about even on horses, with about 25,000,000 each; moro than half tho mules are bore. Ilrltlah India la the principal habitat of tho goat; thoro aro 30,000,000 there. Tho camol is usually associated with Egypt, but but thoro aro only 175,000 thoro, against 700,000 In Asiatic Russia. How Col. Lyon Created a Federal Job cess of it. But, strive as wo might, wo could not get tho amount together to go there, build a homo, buy tools and start. And why? Practicnlly nil I earn is needed for rent nnd tho living expenses grow higher as tho timo flics by. I offered tho land as security to get tho loan, but without success. Thcro is my land, taxes all paid up to date. Ilero wc aro, with little prespect of ever spending our remaining daya Br W. EMERSON 01 Chic on our own land. Why? No funds. nails or a small curtain can oo bus ponded in the samo way from tho up per edgo of tho box and allowed to hang down nnd entirely enclose tho contents of tho shelves. A book-enso of this kind can also bo mado in a very much larger slzo to tako its placo upon tho floor. Tho last nrtlclo to bo described, and, perhaps, tho most useful of all, Is tho setteo at tho foot of tho bed. A good packlng-cnso with a strong lid can bo put to no bettor purpose than convert ing it into tho servlceablo seat illus trated and with tho inside Hnod with pa oor.lt makes a capital placo for keoplng clothes. Tho ltd of tho box should bo well padded with flocks, and then cov ered with conrso canvas tacked on, Just Inside tho lid, tho canvas is thon Dark mole-colored chiffon velvet 1b selected hero, Tho skirt Is cut with a slight train, nnd has tho right sldo wrapped over to tho loft, and trimmed with buttons nnd loops of braid; tho left sldo of bodlco Is fastened to match. Passomcntciio Is arranged beneath tho yoko edged with coarso cord, thla olso trims tho waist and tho ovor- sleovcs, whllo tho undur ono nro of not to mntch tho yoko. Materials required: Ten yards vel vet 20 Inches wldo, two dozen buttons, 1 yards pasaoraontcrlo. yards not. Skirts of now' corsotu aro long and closo nnd thoy aro pulled farthor in tho usual way by stocking Biinportora at tho front and sldca and often at tho lob ho got in Toxbb for a young tho back. zentloman of color who wanted to COL. CECIL LYON of Texas Is a mil lionaire ranchman who playa poli tics for tho fun of It, and who plays bo woll ho lu now eredltod with tho own ership of tho Republican party of Texas. When Col. Lyon gets up out of a chair ho opens up liko n carpenter's rulo, i section at a tlmo. When ho talks you can Htay out in tho next room nnd miss nouo of tho story, for Col. Lyon Ib typical of hla big stato. Col. Lyon sat In tho Pross club In Washington ono ovonlng and told of work for tho governmont. Lyon lookod ovor tho pay roll of omployes at tho federal bulldlug at homo. Thero wore no vacancies nnd most of tho jobs had n long waiting list of applicants. Lyon looked abroad at tho lists of omployos In other fed eral buildings. Ho found a Job ho didn't know about. It was tho Job of a char woman. Col. Lyon looked It up in tho dic tionary and found that a char woman was ono who polished doorknobs nnd things. Thoro woro plonty of knobs In tho fcdornl building back homo, but his man was not n woman, and tho dictionaries mado no mention of char men, This did not stop Co). Lyon of Toxas. Ho created tho ofllco of char man, tho only ono In cxistonco, bo far as Washington knows, and tho young man who wanted to work for tho gov ernment Is polishing knobs with groat eclat.