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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1910)
THE SEM1-WE KLY TR1B1M IIIA L. BAnR. Publisher. TERMS, $1.25 IN ADVANCE HIS HODBIE3. Foulard end Chiffon OXNGS NORTH PLATTE NEDnSKA CffPH&JL SWAMP LAND3. 1 An enterprising citizen of New Or leans has obtained title, to 1,000.000 acres of swamp lands In Louttlann, and In concort with thtt IlllnoU Cen tral and Southern Pnclfii railroads and some capitalists of Chicago It Is pro posed to raise $1,C00,000 to expend In draining the Bwnmp, says Washington Post Tho soil Is the richest In tho United States, and equal to any In tho world, tt Is estimated that with proper tillage It will produco ovor three bales of cotton to tho acre, whereas the average crop of that staple Is less than one-half bale to the aero. In fertility the soil of tho swamp lands near tho Mississippi Is practical ly inexhaustible, and there tiro 7.000, 000 acres of such lands In Louisiana alono, or moro than 10,000 square miles. Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennes 860, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and tho states farther north have Im mense areas of swamp lands moro fer tile than Goshen, which are now prac tically wor'hlcss for lack of drainage. Upon the idea that prompted tho act levying a tax fan oleomargarine, our government can do anything that Is expedient It has been held that the government can conserve wators In the woolly west to Irrlgato the public domain and Bubdue It to tho husband man, and tt has been argued that it should removo water from lands In the Mississippi river bottoms to render them fit as Hold, garden and orchard, but nearly nil the swamp lands or tho groat valley aro tho property of indi viduals, and that fact may servo to deter congress from tho enterprise. In our exploitation of tho west and louthwest the "south" has been large ly neglontcd, but It, has not been for-, gotten, and recuporatlon baa now xtnrted now development Thi routh Is coming Into Its own ngaln and is at tracting both wealth and energy rrom Bthor quarters,, whllo its homo produc tion has assumed in valuo enormous proportions, says' Omaha Bee. Tho la' tost feature In. this development is tho establishment' of experimental farms In many southern statos for. educa tional purposes along scientific lines. Tho south Is ambitious and Is omit ting no effort to Bccuro tho best and most up-to-date methods and equip ment for the full utilizing cf Its re sources. In climate and tho soil 6t the south aro suited to a marked de gree to tho development of agricultural pursuits. Richer -soil is to bo round In but few places. Timber abounds, tho summer season Is long, tho ralnrall Is plontirul and everything that nature can put at the disposal or a country to make It agriculturally productive is there. Some or the possibilities when t.rlal navigation becomes common and gen eral aro suggested by a rt-.-.. per formance at- or abovo tho frontier botween tho United States and Mexi co. A man In n flying machlno mado half a dozen or moro t-.ps back and forth botwoen tho two countries, nnd tho customs ofllcors of both nations looked on and woro powerless to Inter fere with htm. Tho aviator mado no attempt at smuggling, but had too been so Inclined he could havo carrieu goods subject to duty nnd doflod tho Iuwb. Obviously tboro Is likely to bo uomo sort of international undorstanuiug re garding tho uso of airships which pas's from one country to another. , Tho cruise around the world of the American battleship floot had so many valuable results that it is not out of order to have a repetition of tho ex perience to a certain oxtent It in announced from Washington that tho Atlantlo fleot will visit tho Modlter rnnoan sea next fall, Tho vessels will go In division formation, to glvo tho commanders, offlpors and mon the ad vantage of maneuvering in that sbapo. Among tho ships will bo somo which mado the world tour, and Europe will hayo another opportunity to see whut a first-class American nayal forco looks like. The excellent Impression mado by the battleships is likely to bo deep ened. The catch of ,uuu seals by tho stoamer Florizol, reported from St. Johns, N. F., need cause no worry as to the future of seal life. Tho seals taken In the North Atlantln - - - Mrvt Hi V hot the fur seal, but an amphibious animal mat is pienuiul in comparison, and In little danger of extermination, notwithstanding heavy annual on slaughts. Aa Illinois minister has left the mil. pit jto become a baseball umpire. It Is a far. cry from saving souls to calling strikes, but. It Is to be feared that the latter cry is beard further in tho lund. A man In Texas baa Just received a letter mailed to him 85 years ago. This proves again the Unerring per sistency of tae malls. Jttitap atea- baa mora nutriment ;.Mt ue porteraouse article baa mora ptyUt, tuta aad rtputatloB. "Automobile Face" Scare Vanishes WASHINGTON. A little while after automobiles had coma into gen eral uso, those newspapers which con cern themselves moro with fancy than with fact began to worry In their columnn nbnut what they termed "tho automobile faco." Thoy had cnrtooiis showing faces lined and marked, with squinted eyes. Theso" came, tho papors said, from tho habit of speeding cars. Tho papors figured that when a motorist gripped tho wheel and started ahead at tho strip of dusty road that was spinning under tho car, there was so much tension that tho lines and squint came without the driver's being awaro of them. Tho papers have ceased to worry about that now; for such papers do not worry about any particular thing for long. Tho automobile has estab lished Itself, and tho human counto- Suffragettes Mildly ttg T'S up to you," said tho suffragists I to congress, and It took 50 auto mobiles and a ton of paper to enrry tho message to tho capltol. Those who expected to eco a suffragette demon stration, as often occurs In the hulls of tho English houses of parllamout. were disappointed. With banners afloat and finery aflut ter, In a procession of taxicabs nearly a mile long, tho suffragists moved on Capitol hill and presented to congress 400,000 Individual demands for votes for women. Tho mammoth national petition wns divided Into llttlo onos, each nicely tlod with n bit of yellow ribbon nnd grouped Into llttlo bundles of Just tho convenient slzo for a suf fragette to Carry undor her arm. Sonators and representatives from every stato received somo part of that petition. Somo of tho Iowa delegation woro frightened when they heard somo members of tho houso had refused to present tho petition. They sent for Scnqtor Dolllvcr. "I would advlso thoso members to take a day off and study tho Constitu tion of tho United Stntcs," declared Hickory Stick "Tune" in High Court 13 THE "tuno of tho hickory stick" in tho teaching of "reading and writing nnd 'rlthmotic" to bo given tho moral support of tho Supremo court of the United StatosT That Is one of tho questions tho court will bo called upon to decldo bo tween now and vacation days. If tho court gives Its approval to this ancient method of discipline, An nie Kelley, an Illinois school mistress, will escape rrom n school squabble with no greater punishment than hav ing been declared n bankrupt. In 1000 Miss Kelley was teaching In tho primary department or tho publto schools or Tolono, Champaign county, Illinois. According to n brlof Miss Kelley has Just tiled In tho Supremo court. Michael Uurko, an eleven-year-old lad In her school, wns not as good as ho could bo. In tho prcBenco of tho school, on De cember C, 1006, so Miss Kelloy tells tho court, ho "committed a breach of proper docorura." Biscuits Not Harmful, Says Wilson EAT mx FARM SECRETARY WILSON of tho depart mcnt of agriculture has assailed an old-timo food notion. Wo have always been told at loast slnco food began scientifically to bo studied that hot biscuits woro almost Indigestible. Wil son has permitted to como from hid office a pamphlet which sets forth that hot biscuits will novor keep one nwnko o' nlghta becnuso of a dull, heavy feel ing In tho etopmch. "Ab far ns now known," eaya the bulletin, "tho changes ordlunrlly oc curring in good broad ns it agos do uot attect Its digestibility unless it be comes bo dry as to bo Xihappotlzlng." So that wo need no Tongor run away nanco remains about tho tamo, ac cording ns tho Individual thinks and feels. Which Is apropos of horseback riding. Mere In Washington the auto mobllo Is In moro or toss general uso, but it Ib not crowding the horse as It Is doing In Cleveland. Though ttooso velt Is not hero to keep the fashion going, to Insist upon it by bis ex ample, horseback riding Is much In vogue. And a majority of the riders aro wonion. This brings us to tho "horseback face." It Is the haughti est faco wo havo seen. When the daughter of a diplomat, say, goes forth riding astrldo by the way eho look neither to the right nor to tho loft Sho poises her baro head erect, and spurs over the hills and far away. Mrs. Herbert Wndsworth started from Mount Vernon, with n party of friends as her guosts, recently. After luncheon they began n 300-mllo Jour ney, visiting Manassas, Shenandoah, and . other places of historic Interest This announcement was made: "It has boon Mrs. Wadsworth's cus tom for tho last six years to rido to her homo In Livingston county, Ten nessee. This spring, however, she has arranged for a short trip." Storm Congress the senator, as bo shouldered an arm ful of petitions. "I construe that hon orable instrument to mako the pre sentation of petitions mandatory, but I would present them gladly ovon if no such duty wero Imposed upon mo." Tho senator mado a sweeping bow and the women npphuded loudly. It had been Intended to carry tho petitions to congress in an nutomobllo truck, making a very Impressive-looking load. "Goodness, no; somo of them might get lostf " exclaimed half a dozen dele gates. So whllo the procession was forming at tho Hotel Arlington the pe titions were unloaded again and dis tributed among the delegates. Mean while some of tho enthusiastic did a little electioneering. Admiral Schley passed by on his rooming constitutional. Two suffra gettes hopped out of a taxicab nnd pinned a "votes for women" button on tho admiral. "Thank you, ladles," said ho, "I will co-operate." Dr Anna Shaw, who had been re elected president of tho National American Suffrago association a few minutes boforo, rodo In tho first auto moblloi About eoventy-flvo others fol lowed In slnglo Mo down Pennsylvania avenue nnd on to tho capltol. Tho Indiana delegation rode In a. "rubberneck wagon." proud of its num bers. Tho New Yorkers went in njno automoblk'H. Hawaii squeezed in with somo of tho other territories. A long Then, after the urlnclnnl li nrl nr. dercd her to chastise Michael, sho flogged him with a pointer, and tho stnto courts of Illinois found thnt sho did not stop with tho Job half com pleted. In fact, when the Burkes brought n suit ror damages against hor, alleging trespass and other things, tho stato courts, In a general verdict, roudered n Judgment against Miss Kelley. After a Judgment was procured against hor Miss Kelloy was declared n bankrupt On the ground that the national bankrupt law docs not dis charge a person from payment of a debt Incurred through tho committing of willful and malicious Injuries to tho person or property of another," Miss Kolloy was arrested under an Illi nois Ktnttitn for fnll Judgment. Sho went Into tho federal ! courts ana asked to bo discharged. Tho district court of tho United States for tho Eastern district of Illi nois admitted testimony offered by. Miss Kelloy to show thnt this wns not a debt lncurrod through willful and malicious injuries, nnd tho court found It was not. Such a procedure did not meet with tho approval of tho circuit court of appeals, however, and tho Judgment wns reversed. Miss Kelloy now has asked tho Su premo court to rovlow her cobo. from tho little brown loaves aa thov como hot from tho oven. Wo mind tho tlmo, Indeed, when thoy went vory well with mnplo syrup. Thoro hoB alwayB been a suspicion that Doctor Wiley, who, Cannon has complained, wants a man to know Just what ho Is putting Into his stom ach when ho gocB to tako a drink doesn't live up to his pure food no tions. And now tt comes out that Wiley takes his luncheon nt a restau rant known as "Tho Dirty Spoon," We never havo eaton there, bo that we cau't tell about tho usunl condition of tho powter ware; but It Is a fact that tho other noon Wlloy Wns seon In this restaurant munching n ham enndwlch. washing It down with large gulps of coffeo. An accused preacher onco said: "Don't do as I do, do as I toll you." Honco the practises of Wiley probably have nothing to do, one-way or tho othor, with where he eats or whut. AWHILE ago ono of tho great French artlst-drcssmakcrs orig inated an unusual model, In which foulard Bilk wao veiled by an over-tunic of chiffon. The Idoa-was so now and daring that the fashion world frowned u bit Tho Idea was. however, too clever and original to stay long In tho background. Design ers soon began to realize tho beauty and artistic possibilities In theso veil draped fabrics of wonderful color nnd lovely figured materials. At last tho fancy has completely captivated tho realmv of fashion. Hard ly a gown appears without having Bomewhere its sheer over-drarery, In greater or lesser degrees. Equally favored is the combination of two materials, n plain and n fig ured fabric combining In a harmoni ous whole, which, cloverly handled, Is charming. There Is a noticeable lack of over elaboration on tho new frocks of tho season trimmings of the matorlal being one of tho favorlto methods In gaining that simplicity of effect which Is tho keynote of tho very latest gowns. It Is nn elfish thing, this simplicity, for In spite of its seeming plainness, tho greatest art and caro Is required In tho cut nnd lino. Of nil tho pitfalls for tho home dressmaker, this simplicity Is tho most dangerous. Tho frock which, in the hands of an artist, comes out a simple, graceful gown of cxqulslto lino Is apt, when unskilfully made, to bo n mcro nippy, skimpy, wapsoy mass that is pathetically funny. Therefore tho homo seamstress will do well to look carefully and select patterns nB guides that aro sure to como out well. Nno out of ten of tho new bloimea aro cut with tho slcovcs nnd bodice In one, and some sort of dainty tin dcrslcovcs and neck arrangement for n finish' Short sleeves and collnrless waists aro tho order of tho dny for nil gowns for spring and summor. and tho woman whoso neck Is unfit will simply have to hie her to tho grocer's for tho whitening lemons, or to tho beauty doctor, bo-sho unlim ited ns to purse, Tho borduro matorlals aro lovely, and tho cotton voiles charming but thoy nro a story by themselves nnd today wu shall consider tho silks, All girdles are very wldo. Low bIiocs have higher heels. Heavy gold tassels continue In ravor. Ono of tho Innovations among the designs of now embroidery Is the simulation of soutache patterns. Many young girls wear tho head braid-coronet, with tho natural hair pulled softly around tho face. In tho white silk braid dress trim ming ono finds n touch of color added by means of coral boada. Glovca of kangaroo kid, similar In appearance to suede, but a llttlo heavier, aro In demand In Paris. Huts of lonther trlmmod with rib bon nro among tho smart accessories of tailored girls' wear this spring. Every gown must havo a bit of gold or Oliver or steel or copper braid or .trimming In Its composition. Braids In dlnmond, Titan and crimped varieties In gold, and also tn sllvor, aro In largo demand ror bolts. Coats of volvet are being worn over .foulardB, the coat being lined with tho samo material ns tho gown. Tho pins worn In hats accompany ing tho tailored suits this spring have much smaller heads than formerly. Among tho beaded nets for trimming evening gowns aro appllqued designs, done In gold and soft pastel shades. The Cuirass Design. In the new crepo voile and crepe tussahs thero baa como about nn In teresting weavo called tho cuirass de sign. It looks llko overlapping round ed points, and gives a good doal of character to the aurfaco of tho cloth. which, ror goncrnl utility frocks for vnrlous occasions in tho spring and summer, aro ideal. They are dainty t-nd cool In appearance without tho shcerness of lingerie stuffs or the overdrcsay look of satin for day wear. The foulards especially are attractive In their sort weaves nnd lovely colors nnd designs. Dotted, bordered nnd woo figured Resigns nre tho favorites, and many beautiful color schemes aro possible tn tho lovely sort shades, with tholr Bhadowy veilings or chiffon. Black nnd white foulard veiled In black chiffon Is ono of the leading models of tho moment, and Is both chic nnd practical. Not only Is It a favorite Paris combination, but one can wear It longer thau colora of which ono soon t!ro3. A black nnd white gown Is sketched In tho center or tho group. Tho frock Is or white roulard dotted In black, with drapery or black chiffon, and block Batln trimmings. Tho upper bodice Is of white lace. Tho first frock of the sketch Is an other Toulnrd model of French origin, of old gold figured in block with a black satin hem and buttons. Tho nock frill nnd underslecves nro of old gold tullo bordered In black satin, and tho band nt tho neck Is ombroldcrcd In black, gold and bluo pearls. Another silk high In fashion's favor Ib tho lonely Shantung a most .adnptablo fabric, being equally suit ablo for tho strictly tailored garments or for a dressy afternoon gown. Tho model sketched Is a slmplo frock for general dny-tlmo wear, nnd Is In that cheerful tono Porlwtnklo blue. Tho gown has n tunic ending at ono sldo In a large corner decoration of embroidery In matching floss, black and bronze. Tho bodlco Is simply trimmed with n wide round about shirring of the material, and tho neck trill and undersleeves aro or dainty nheer batlsto and flno Valenciennes laco. With tho gown Is worn ono or tho little shouldor wraps which nro so retching with tho charming new gowns. Tho model Illustrated la ot gray chiffon over softest rose chiffon, with an edge of roll sliver ball fringe, Pj'lvcr taBsels nnd braiding, nnd n whlto Irish lnco collar. A narrow fold of gray satin on tho edgo holds Its uhupo. SIMPLE LITTLE DRESS. Something soft and flno, such as nun's veiling, Jap-silk, or lawn should bo used for this slmplo llttlo dress; a band of smocking is worked round front under tho arms; tho fullness at neck is gathered into a llttlo band to which u turn-down collar is set; this Is feathor-stltchcd at the edgo, the hem bolns trimmed to match; the llttlo sleeves aro smocked at tho wrist and finished by a narrow frill. Materials roqulred: Two yards 43 luchos wide. Jlmpson Ib Watson a pleasant talk ing man? Simpson Yes If you don't got him. started on religion, golf, automobiles, or politics. AN INTOLERABLE ITCHING "Just about two years ago, eomtv form of humor appeared on my scalp. Tho beginning was a slight Itching but tt grew steadily worso until, when 1 combed my hair, tho scalp bocame raw and tho ends of tho comb-teotb would bo wot with blood. Moat of the tlmo thero was an Intolerable Itching, In a painful, burning way, very much aa a bad, raw burn, if deop, will ltcb and smart when first beginning to heal. Combing my hair was positive torturo. My hair was long and tun glcd terribly bocauso of tho blood and scabB. This continued growing worso and over half my hair fell out I waa In despair, really afraid of becoming totally bald. "Sometimes tho pain waa so great that, when partially awako, I wouldi scratch tho worst places so that my flngor-tlpa would bo bloody. I could; not sleep well and, after being asleep a Bhort tlmo, that awful stinging pain, would commenco and then I would, wnko up nearly wild with tho torture. A neighbor said It must bo saltrheum. Having used Cuticura Soap merely as a toilet soap before, I now decided to order n sot of tho Cuticura Romedios Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills. I used them according to directions for perhaps six woeks, then loft off,, aa tho diseaso seemed to bo eradi cated, but toward spring, eighteen months ago, thero was a slight re turn of tho scalp humor. I com menced tho Cuticura treatment at onco, bo had very llttlo trouble. Or. my scalp 1 used about one half a cake of Cuticura Soap and half a box of Cuticura Ointment In alL Tho first timo I took six or seven bottles of Cu ticura Pills and the last timo three bottlos neither an expenslvo or to dlous treatment Slnco then I have had no scalp trouble of any kind. Standing up, with my hair unbound, it comes to my knees and had it not been for Cuticura I should doubtless bo wholly bald. "This is a voluntary, unsolicited tes timonial and I tako plenauro tn writing it, hoping my experience may help someone clan. Mips Lillian Brown, R. F. D. 1, Liberty, Mo., Oct 29, 1903," Tho Thoughtful Host. Guest Gracious! What long leg the new waiter hast Host Yes. I engaged him specially for tho diners who nro in a hurry. Mcggendorfcr Blatter. PEnitY DAV.I8' 1'AINKII.t.KIt Hammer complaint, bowel trouble, crampi hare no terrors In the household whom this dependuM meUlclnoli kept on band. 2&o, Sio anil Wo bottler Saying nnd doing aro two things. Henry. Dr. Pierce's Pellett, email, noirar-coatwl, eaay U take aa candy. rrulat and Invlfcurutv alomacn, Urer and bowels and cure constipation. How one woman doesn't enjoy hear ing nnothrr praised. Nebraska Directory John Deere Cultivators ARE THE BEST ask Tonn DEAi.un or JOHN DEERE PLOW COMPANY, Omaha WELDING &VJ:iZi parli of uiacnlnarr mad food as new. Weld tail Iron, caat alec), aluminum, copper, braa or E,no..ln.eU,uJlxDr, Vomoblle repairing. BERT8CHY MOTOR CO., Council Bluff. fTAFT'S DENTAL ROOMS 1517 Douglas St., DHAHA, NEB. Reliable DanUatnr at WsraU Priaan. 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