Tilt SEMI WE! KLY IRlBUMt
IRA U BARB, Eubllaher.
TERMS, IMS IN ADVANCJ8
NORTH PLATTB
NEBRASKA
COAL VS. OEMS.
I From tlmo Immemorial India has
been noted for precious stones. For
thousands of years It has been a land
of much display of gctna and jewelry.
The averngo European or American
can hardly think of India without
some glint of diamonds In his mind's
eye. In n moro modern and less cele
brated way, nrazll, likewise, has been
a country of diamonds nnd gold A
few famous stones and many smaller
ones bavo made a vast land of forest
and plain, plantation and wilderness,
sparkle beforo the world. Last year
India produced diamonds worth JJ.67G
and coal valued at $16,332,091. In tho
name year tho amber mined In India
was worth $1,771. Tho yield of ru
bles and sapphires was mdro Impor
tant Tbelr value was officially report
ed as $233.3G8. Tho petroleum pro
duced In tho samo year was estimated
at $3,410,327. In Brazil tho value or
tho coffee crop of ono year Is greater
than tho market prlco of nil tho dia
monds found In that country In a cen
tury. So tho practical dwarfs tho
ornamental In this ago of business, It
Is a period which belongs to Iron
rather than to gold, to coal far more
than to all tho precious stones and
gems of tho earth.
Why should Spnnlsh bo taught In
the Doston schools? Doston has ono
school cntlroly filled with Italian chil
dren who nro learning to speak Eng
lish, and Instruction In that tonguo Is
moro or less required In tho majority
of other Doston schools, says Lowoll
Courlor-Cltizcn. Tho great need of In
struction at present Is to save tho Eng
lish languago from being so corrupted
by slang and mispronunciation that
future generations will hardly know
the spcoch of tho forefathers of the
country. Qlvo tho child at least ono
language fully understood and proporly
spoken, and let that bo English by all
means. The high school pupil has
troubles enough today with mastering
sufficient French nnd German to mako
himself understood on his first trip
abroad, and ono hcsltatos to contem
plate what might happen with a work
ing knowledge of Spanish.
In a recent dispatch to the otato de
partment at Washington tho American
charge d'affaires" . at Poking, China,
cave an account ot a proposed railroad
to bo built trom the scacoast west
through tho Yellow river valloy, tho
ultimate purpose bolng to mnke con-
nccUon with Chinese Turkestan. Thoro
Ms great hope for China In such proJ
ccts. 'ino moro or them that aro
carried tb completion, opening up the
country to trade and providing more
expeditious transportation, tho less
likelihood will thoro be ot famine and
antl-forolgn outbreaks such as those
In Hunan province.
Increasing use or electric currents
In the country should alter tho attitude
or tho careful toward the wire fenco.
which has almost completely supplant
ed the old worm fenco of wood. This
is mauo clear by tho fatality near
Dodgovlllo, Wis., through contact with
a wlro fenco over which an olectrlo
conductor had drnnnful whnn illnlnitirml
by a storm. A man who trinrt to
killed, and threo men who found tho
uoay ana tried to extrlcato It wore
so badly shocked by tho current that
they wero saved only by prompt nnd
vigorous medical attention
The American hen Is doing her part
toward reducing the hjgb cost of liv
ing, and. with tho nrrlval of spring she
comes to the front nobly. New York
city reports that April was a record
month ror eggs, tho rocelpt being 648.-
000,000. Or course "a very large pro
portion or these eggs waa or tho strict
ly fresh variety, for In tho spring tho
eater's fancy lightly turns trom the
cold storage sort Egg prices were
high during April, but teuded steadily
downward, and the recent rush Is like
ly to force a still greater reduction,
In some directions tho problem ot high
coBt or living Is adjusting Iteolf, and
much silly talk about the tariff Is
losing Its effect
Ballonnlng will novor bo perfectly
sare until each aeronaut carries his
-own feather-bed for landing purposes,
and porhajm not oven then.
A Chicago professor advises people
to work kard .and eat no meat. Show.
-ing how esy as well us unnecessary
Jt Is to advise.
Bizarre bathing costumes aro to be
barred by the Chicago police thit, bum
mer, and the heart of many a fair
maiden will weigh heavy when sho
learns that she may no longer poso on
lho beach.
A Manhattan girl tried to board a
street car, but her hat was too wide
for the door. Then the lid camo oft.
A New Jersey, horticulturist has pr
duced a blue rose. Nature, however.
knows a better color for roses.
PRESIDENT
Yl f?ESoeriT r-fxrT going to church fllM
W
1 ASMINUTON. Tho congregation of All Souls' church, where President Tnft worships, has decided to
erect a larger church and a parish house, tho present accommodations having been outgrown. The
church Is within llvo blocks of tho White Houso, and a now otto In an equally central location Is now
being sought. All Souls' was established In 1S21 and Its congregation has grown to about 800 mem
bers. Air. Taft Is not the first president numbered am one Its congregation,
Unitarian nnd worshiped there. John
.ttcr.dcd All Souls'. Tho proposed
YANKEE HORSE BEST
Pick of American Stables
to
Compete at British Show.
Walter Vlnant, Weil-Known American
Millionaire Sportsman, Gives
Private Exhibition of Ani
mals to Friends.
London.. Tho keenest possible
icnso of rivalry has been awakened
among llrltish borso owners by tho
fact that horses representing the pick
of Amerlcu's private stublos aro to
compete at tho forthcoming interna
tional borso show at Olympla. Howard
Prank, ono ot tho English directors at
tho show said moro horses aro en
tered from tho United States tor this
year's show than tor any of its prede
cessors.
Walter Wlnans, tho well known
American nillllonnlro Bportsman, who
lives over hero, carries off tho palm
for no fewer than 147, which consti
tutes a record. Ho gave a sort of pre
liminary International horse show ot
his own at his palatial seat, Surrcndcn
Park, Kent, recently when a largo
company of his frlonda were given a
private view of the animate which nro
entered to represent him at Olympia.
Judging by tho performances ot
these horses, the representatives ot
the, Surrenden Park stud will stand a
good chance of winning an even larger
share of tho prizes than has been the
caso during tho lust threo years. First
tho company was given an exhibition
In tho Bpaclous riding school of the
methods adopted to break and train
harness horses, backs and show jum
pers. Tho horses woro subjected to
tho terrifying ortectB or having scaf
fold poles hitched to cither side or
thom' -to hllv,nB ""B nnd ploces of
boating of drums and other noises.
Interesting specimens ot tho effect
or crossing tho hacknoy with tbo
American trotter wero also paraded,
whllo later on two anlmuls or this
cross showed tholr capabilities In har
ness, both being possessed or much
or tho action or tho hacknoy, with tho
speed or tho trotter. Mr. Wlnans' old
favorites, Barney F aged twenty-two
years, and Fide Stanton, a year older.
caused qulto n sensation by -trotting
a mllo In dotiblo harness in the good
time of 2:25
Aviator to Get Insurance
Companies Take Note of New Mode of
Travel New Policies Exclude
Accidents In Air.
London, Insurance companies are
recogulzlng that aviation has to bo
rockonod with In framing policies both
wim rvMpect to death and accident
"Up to tho present." said the actu
ary of cno of the loading companies In
London, "wo havo not made any sne-
clal provision tor aviators. Our froo
policies t proe.nt In existence would
cover any accident arising from a mis
hap to au aeroplane, But new insur
ers are tpoclnlly excluded trom any
uenciit when au aerial Journoy Is con-'
corned.
"We nro, howovor, considering tho
possibility of Issuing special aerial
policies, as thoro will doubtless bo
plenty of pecplo traveling In aorc
ptanos nnd airships In tho near fu
ture. At present tho propor medium
for tho Ibbuo ot an aeroplanlst's policy
is Lloyd's, where risks ot all Imag
Innble kinds are undertaken. I havo
heard of such a policy elng Issued
ut 16 por cent, por annum."
Another largo company has sent out
the following footnote with Its re
uowol notices:
TAFT'S CHURCH TOO
C. Calhoun and many other men prominent in public llfo also have
now parish hall will bo a memorial to
A Russian troika, to which threo
horses were harnessed, was another
rcaturo or Interest, the center horso
trotting and tho wheelers galloping.
Silver-mounted harness, with bells,
nnd tho costume or tho driver com
bined to render tho display attractive
Little Tobe, which holds tho world's
record ror a mile, was put through his
paces alone, and r.lso in company with
Topsy, n rnst 14-hand pony, Maralo
11., MIrza, Rip, Bonny View, Kent nnd
Rainstorm wero othor famous animals
shown.
Perhaps tho most novel exhibit was
Tiny, a dlmlnutlvo Shetland pony not
moro than two feet six Inches In
height, which was harnessed to a
small wagon to suit and driven by a lit
tle child. A puny footman, not much
taller than the pony itself, completed
'tho equipment This turnout should
go right to tho hearts ot the women
who visit Olympla. It is a distinct
novelty.
A highly Interesting program was
brought to n conclusion when some of
tho best jumpers In tho stud woro put
through their paces. Ono of them, a
Speech Comes Back
Nonagenarian Regains Sense
Lost Over Five Years Ago.
Pennsylvania County's Oldest Man's
Wonderful Experience Even for
a Youno Person Treatment
Was Unavailing.
Reading, Pa.: Just outsldo of tho,
city limits, on a 14-acro farm In Al
saco township, lives tho oldest farm
or In Berks county. Ho Is u man or tho
"old school," and 1 his rather having
reached tho century mark ot llfo,
many or his .friends predict thai Amos
Dellart himself, now ovor ninety-six,
will also reach the one-hundred-year
mark.
This kind old man Is a wonderful
poroonago. Somo years ago, while ap
parently In good hoalth, a singular
thing happened to him one night
When ho arose In tho morning ho bad
lost lila spoech, nnd not n murmur
could ho utter. Ho was 'treated by
"Tho directors nro not prepared to
cover accidents of aeronautics and re
nowr.l of tblB policy will only bo grant
ed subject to tho exclusion of such
risks trom tho .insurance"
The wholo subject will probably bo
the chlof topic of discussion at tho
ho
tho noxt meet nrz of the conforonrn nt
"tariff" companies, a body which reg
ulates tho premiums on policies rela
ting to deaths and accidents.
Hen Is Militant.
Prospcot Park, Pa. A hen owned
by Mrs. T. J. Bailey of Prospect Park
has demonstrated that she Is a strong
exponent of equal rights. During tho
last week sho has ably set forth hor
right to supremacy over any male
fowl In tho borough. This belligerent
hen has fought with every rooster in
tho community ovor which she reigns
with queenly power.
Bo badly did sho whip one aggro
Blvo-.cUnnUoloer that the fowl died
from tho effects of tho Injuries In
flicted by tho plucky hon, who uses
her bill and wings in tho flghta.
So powerful a blow does sho deal
with her Itgs und wings that fow
roosters can withstand her onslaughts.
SMALL
for John Qulncy Adams was a
Dr. Edward Everett Hale.
magnificent horso called Gray Hawk,
carried his rider over p. wall of flame.;
A fenco was set on flro and the llnmes
roso at least eight foct Four times
Gray Hawk took his rider over thet
blaze as quietly as If It were tho most
usual thing in tho world.
COOKING AN ART, SAYS WILEY
American Woman Must Learn It
Not Drudgery, Declares Head of
Chemistry Bureau.
Is
Chicago. "American womon must
bo mado to understand that tho prepa
ration of n meal Is an art not a drudg
ery. When this Is accomplished wo
shall llvo both cheaper and better."
This assertion wan made by Doctor
Wiley, head or tho chemistry bureau
or the. department- agriculture, who
camo to Chicago the othor day to at
tend a reunion or tho Harvard club.
Dr. Wiley called fatness In persons
of sedentary occupations a modern,
curso, and described with indignation
how peoplo get "stung" on many
kinds of edibles put up in packages,
These, ho declared, aro often short
weight or diluted canned goods In
cluded. Ho attucked vegetarians, de
claring that a one-sided diet would!
ultimately result In a complete!
physical chango.
specialists for a number of years, but)
no ono could help him. For llvo years
this condition remained, when, just aa
suddenly and unexpectedly as tba
malady camo, so It left tho grand old)
man of Berks county. Ab ho arose,
from his bod one morning recently hu
found that ho could talk as loud aa
ever, and now that his speech la
again restored, Mr. Dollart, with men.
tal poworB like a man of fifty, except)
a Ilttlo dlfllculty In henrlng, Is qttractt
Ing attention not only of his neighbors)
and friends, but of many others who.
havo been Interested In the wonderful,
return of his speech.
Mr. Dellart was born at Stoncra-
vlllo. Berks county, August 1, 1813.
and when a lad ho went to school in
that well-known section of tho country
where the early Lincoln, Boone and
Leo families lived, and had for his
teacher James Lee. a well-known;
Quaker. School then consisted of only
throo months In tho winter, and "a
good education" waa very limited.
When ho was still a boy bis rather,
John Dellart, moved to Alsace towm
ship, and died there a little more than
ono hundred years old.
When Amos was old enough be be
came a cabinet .makcr-And also learn
cd to roako boats, constructing somo
or tbo craft used on the Scbuyklll,
canal. Then ho becamo a mlllwrU'bt,
and ror years hclpod to erect mills
In Berks county. Atter all thoso years
ot work with the piano and chlsot he
bought himself a farm, and has fol
lowed farm life even to this day. He
I uegau ip -reap iiia-gruin-wiuiuno bil-m1
4 t t 111. At
1 lo and cradle, and In bis day was
considered an expert at swinging el
ther of them. For CO years ho swung
tho scythe to and fro at tho bead ot
his laborers.
Sixty-seven years ago ho wob mar
ried to Mary Lease, who shared life's
tolls with him until threo years ago.
Twelve children were born to them
soven ot whom survlvo and who chief
ly llvo In Reading, though one lives In
Illinois nnd another In California.
Four-generation groups aro found in
nearly every town In Berks county
but there Is none o'.hor In good "Alt
Berks." whero tho head Is a great.
grandfather nearly one hundred "years
old. as In tho Dellart family, and
where tho four generations llvo under
ono roof.
Girts nover could throw straight
so It a girl tbrowB herself nt a fel
low and misses him eh? immorally hits
another.
r'ROM BAKERY TO CONGRESS
Representative Foelker Tells How
Y. M. C. A. Gava'Hlm Hlo
First Real Start
Washington. The general secretary
or tho Washington Y. M. C. A. was
recently surprised by a call trom Con
gressman Otto G. Foolker, who asked
him ir lie recognized In him a Ger
man boy who was a ntomber or tho
association or which ho then served ns
gcnernl secretary in Brooklyn 15
years before..
This brought to light, tho story ot
tho study and dovolopmont of a sturdy
Gorman baker boy, who started on
his upward climb with $1.19 In his
pocket nnd was helped by tho friend
ship of this secretary nnd the educa
tional classes to a career. Tho gam-
Congressman Otto G, Foelker.
biers will not forget that It was Sena
tor Foolker's voto that blocked tho
raco track bills In tho famous contest
In 1908 in tho senate of tho stato of
Now York, although ho-lind to bo car
ried to tho senate chamber on a cot
to, cast his voto.
"I lnndcd In Brooklyn with $1.19 In
my pocket and without a friend or ac
quaintance so tar as I knew within.
300 miles," said Mr. Foelker. "I had
struck out for myself and In tho great
city of Now York I thought I would
find my best opportunity.
"Sunday was a lonesome day for mo
until I happened Into tho Calvary
Episcopal church, where tho good roc
tor, Dr. Twing, at onco commandod
my esteem and afterward becamo my
friend. Ho took mo to tho Young
Men's Christian association and tho
general secretary, William Knowles
Cooper, won mo by his friendly Inter
est and hlo Bturdy, friendly hand was
a positive help In keeping mo nt It In
thoso days of poverty and or struggle
"I pumped tho orgau on Sundays
and lived In a lodging houso at ton
cents a night I worked at my trado
part time.- Finally I got steady em
ployment In tho German Legal Aid
society In the early part or 1890 and
that Is what led me into tho law, into
tho legislature- and into public" llfo."
"I studied law at nights in a law
ofllco and got my first start In tho le
gal aid society. I had ono year In a
Troy business school, but It was only
a small part of my real training.
"After making up all or tbo elemen
tary training I nocded In .tho associa
tion Bcnooi anu Having mastered a
good deal or tho secondary work, In
1902 1 attended tho New York Law
school, nnd In 1908 I was admitted to
tho bar, atter having secured my aca
demic certlflcato through tho years ot
supplementary study."
In 1904 Mr. Foelker was elected to
tho New York stato assembly. His
early training in the Young Men's
Christian association in tho formation
of friendships, ho says, jrave him
training for that first election.
Soon Mr. Foelker becamo the most
bitterly hated man In tho entire stato
of New York In certain quarters
and ho was not better loved by tho
race-track gamblers for risking his llfo
In casting tho vote against thom.
HEADS MOTHERS' CONGRESS
Mrs. Louise K. Glllson of Wllmette Is
Elected President by Illinois
Women.
Rockford, 111. Mrs. Loulso K. Gill-
son, who wsb chosen president by the
Illinois Congress of Mothers at Its con
vcntlon In Rockford, has been for
many years actlvo In club nnd chari
table work In Chicago and vicinity,
Sho Is now finishing her second term
of threo years as treasurer of tho Na-
Mrs. Louise K. Glllson.
tlonni congress or momcrs, mio is a
resident of Wllmette and a prominent
member of several women s organiza
tions of the town. Beforo moving to
the suburb Mrs. Gibson for a time
Woman's club.
AT A CRITICAL PERIOD
Of Peculiar Interest to Women. t
Mrs. Mary I. Remington, Elgloberry
St, Gllroy, Cnl., Bays: "I suffered so
severely from pain and soreness ovor
tbo kidneys that it was a task formo.
to turn over in Ded..
My kidney no tod
vory frequently, but
tho secretions wero
retarded and tho pas-,
sages scalded. I was
weak and, run down.'
Atter taking other
remedies without beni
cflt, I began using
Doan's Kidney Pllla
and vns permanently cured. I was!
going through tho critical period of a
woman's llfo at that tlmo and after
using Doan's Kidney Pills thcro was n
miraculous chango for tho better In my
health."
Romomber tho namo Donn'B.
For snlo by all dealers. CO cents a,
box. Foater-MUburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y
A Practical Discourse.
One stormy day tho children woro,
nmuslng themselves Indoors, playing)
church. "Now, Florence," said Theo
dore, "I'll bo the minister nnd tell you;
what you must do, and you'll bo thoj
people, and you must listen nnd do
what I tell you." Climbing up on
n chnlr, he began bis sermon. "Flor-j
enco, you must bo a vory good girl,
nnd do whatevor your brother wants!
you to. If ho wants your playthings,
you must let him have thom, and if
you want nny ot uis, you just lot 'cm
alone." Christian Herald.
Try This, This Summer.
Tho very next tlmo you'ro hot. tired
or thirsty, step up to a soda fountain
and get a glass of Coca-Cola. It will
cool you off, relieve your bodily and,
mental fatlguo and quonch your thirst
delightfully. At soda fountains or,
carbonated in bottles Bo everywhere,
Delicious, refreshing and wholesome.
Send to tho Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta,
Ga., for their free booklet "Tho Truth'
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca-
Cola is and why It is so dollclous. rei
freshing and thlrBt-qucnchlng. And,
send 2c stamp for tho Coca-Cola Baso.
ball Record Book for 1910 contains
tho famous poem "Casey At Tho Bat,"
records, schedules for both leagues
and other valuablo baseball informa.
tlon compiled by authorities.
Tho Rude Visitor.
There is a story about the secretary.
of a golf club who was a man ot dl-j
mlnutive stature. It was summer time,
nnd tho grass had been allowed to
grow rather long. Tho secretary was
playing in front ot a visitor who was
a very long driver, and kept dropping
his ball In tho neighborhood of thq
secretary all the way round. At last
the little man could stand It no longer
and walked back and remonstrated
with tho visitor on his 'conduct, but
tho only reply he got was,- "If you
would cut the grass, ono might bo
ablo to see you."
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Alcrcury,
u mercury will surely destroy th sense ot imes
and completely deranire Ui whole system nhea
enterlnf It through tha mucous surlaeea. Such
articles shout! never be used except on preecrlp-
tloaa Irora rcputaoie puysicians, as toe aamaire wcy
will do u ten ioiu u uj goon you no iimuir ut
rive trom them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manulactured
hv p. J. Chenev A Co- Toledo. O... contains no mer
cury, and Is taken Ihltnuniy,. acting directly upos
the blood and mnrbiu surfaces or the 'ayitem. In
burlnc Hall's catarrh cure 'U sura; you e . w
senulne. -It Is taken Internally and made in Toledo.
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials tree.
Bold by uruttuTs. rnee, ice. per iu
TaXe llall's Family PUIS (or constipation.
Results All That Count.
Who asks whether tho enemy woro
defeated by Btratcgy or by valor?
Virgil.
A pessimist believes it a waste ot
tlmo to argue with tho Iceman, as he's
bound to have his own weigh.
When Rubbers Bccome-Necessarv
And your allocs plnnli, shake- Jnto your
(hoes Allen's Koot-Eaao, the nntlseptlo
powder for the feet. Cures tired, itching
I anu taxes me sting qui ui v-orna ana
nlnns. Always use It for Jlrcaklnr In
New shoes and for danclne parties. Sold
everywhere 25c. Bnmplo moiled FIIEB.
Address, Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Rejected by Hobcs
Weary It's n poor rule that doesn't
work both ways.
Willie G'wanI It's n poor rule to
work at all.
As soon nB wo divorce lovo from the
occupations of life, we And that labor
degenerates Into drudgory. Whipple.
ii. rHorAA-iTCeiiiAnt reliefs rrcnlata and IriTlc
arato atoinaeli, liter and bowela. Hiir-coaUl
liny, granules, easy tataia. Honotgripa.
A grass widow caif give roforonce
but she hardly ever docs.
Rmnlrnra find Lewis'. Siitirla Hinder St
cigar better quality than tiicmt lOo cigars
Nothing makoa us rlchor that does
not make us moro thankful,
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