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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1911)
;' HE PIE. " ' Such a Thing as Icicle f ! OT5UffRAfitra mm 1 111 , jTl AS SEEN IN LOOKING GLASS Unique Method of Famous Doctor for Bv M. I. PHILLIPS .1 nmciing Certain Sultan of Rich but Silly Subject. I It la Felatod of a certain sultan who Wished to solxo upon tho nronortv of a rich but silly subject without killing him, that ho sent for a famous doctor and asked him If It wero not possible w administer somo subtlo poison In a person's food which would drive him mad If that person wero rather weak mentally to bogln with. "Madness," repllod tho doctor, "Is of wo mind, not of tho body. Therefore It Is qulto unnecessary to Interfere with the physical functions. Inatcad of poison engage some of your most trusted people to ply him with curious questions on subjects that ho knows notnmg about but which appoar very easy to answer, and In a month von may safely lock him up and dlsposo of nis estate." "What questions, for example?" de manded tno sultan. "For a beginning," suggested tho doctor, "aBk him why it is that when you look at anything In a mirror It In always reversed from right to loft, but mat otherwise the imago is perfect ly true. Why is it not also upside down. I write a word on a card and hold up a mirror thus: Mirror Reverses. "Tho letters aro not upside down, but thoy aro reversed. Turn your head sldowayo or, which Is the same thing, turn the mirror and the card a quarter round and you got this appear ance: Upside Down. i "Tho part of tho mirror In line, with tho handle, that refused to reverse the Image before, now does reverso It and tho part that at first reversed tho Im ago now roluses to do so." ' "It must bo because tho eyo Is bo twen tho card and its reflection," sug gested the sultan. "Not at all," answered tho doctor. "Lot US tako this now kodak of vonra which has what is called a brilliant Hinder, showing tho imago right side up instead of being reversed, as it would bo on tho ground glass. I "Thousands of persons who use thoso Anders when taking snapshots lmaglno that tho picturo they see in the finder is an exact reproduction of tne samo in front of them, but Buch lis not tho case. What is on tho right in reality is on tho loft In the finder, but tho imago Is right side up. "Why does It rovorso tho picture ifrom right to left and not from tpp to bottom, as It does on tho ground glass? Turn tho camera round and Qook Into tho finder tho other way and tho reflector that refused to roverse tho Image before now doos so, but tho part that was reversed in now etralght." ) What Is the explanation of the phe nomenon? 'CLEVER FEAT IN GARDENING A gardener was requested to plant nineteen trees In nine straight rows, icach row to contain five trees. This Is how tho clover gardener did 'it. For Boys. Tho word "Jack" is applied to any contrivances that docs tho work of a boy or sorvant. In French the namo "Jacques" Is a term used for a youth of menial condition. Tho torm "coun try Jako" is of kindred sonso, Jack lord, Jack-a-napes, Jack Tar, Jack-o'-Lantern, Dlack Jack, Jack Rabbit, tho torm applied to tho knavo In playing cards, Jack-ln-tho-box, and Jack-of-all-trades, Bhow th6 derivative meaning, Hence, Jack-knife means a boy's knlfo. In early days th Jack-knlfo beaded tho list of a boy's toys, and, with his skates, gave him tho greatest ploasuro. His skates wero mado of what do you suppose? Reef bones, fas tened to tho soles of his feotl Tho boys pushed thotnselves on tho Ice by means of poles shod with sharp Iron points. HAT njJ (By MINNA IRVING.) I will mako a plo." said Annie. "I am tired of baker's stuff, It Is sure to be a good one If the crust Is light enoUgh." So she got a bowl and chopper. "This." she cried, "will be a mince 11 of raisins, spice and cider, Fit to set before a prlnco." So she chopped and beat Hnd kneaded, And Sim Milled h nntrv mil. And sho popped It in the oven. was iignt onougn no doubt. And she drew It forth In triumph. Tltlt fllnpnVnrAfl In n mlnlllA That alas I she had forgotten put any lining in it. ELECTRIC EEL IS CURIOUS Inhabitant of Fresh-Water Rivers and Ponds of 8urlnam and Other Parts of South America. This curious fish, which exhibits the singular phenomenon of voluntury electric powor residing In a living ani mal, Is an Inhabitant of tho fresh-water rlvors and ponds of Surinam nnd other pnrts of South America, whero it was first discovered in tho yoar 1677. This power of emitting an electric shock 1b apparently given It In order to onablo tho creaturo to kit its prey. Thoso who havo seen the electric eel In tho Polytechnic while being fed will havo littlo doubt of this. Tho fish given to it aro, directly It becomes awaro of their prosenco, Instantly struck dead, and then devoured: This specimen Is unfortunately blind, but it has learned to turn in tho direction of a paddling in the water, mado by the individual who feeds It. The fish 1b senrcoly In tho water boforo a shock from tho gymnotus kills It. Tho usual length of tho gymnotus Is about throo feet. Capt. Stedman, In his account of Surinam, gives an account of the elec tric col, which ho, of course, had many opportunities of seeing. Ho at tempted, for a trifling wager, to lift up a gymnotus in his hands, but ac cording to his own words: "I tried about twenty different times to grasp It with my hand, but all with out effect, rocolvlng Just as many electrical-shocks, which I felt even to tho top of my shoulder. It has boon said that this animal must bo touched with both hands beforo It glvos the chock, but this I must tako tho liberty of con tradicting, having experienced tho contrary offoct." Tho eol mentioned waB n small ono, only two feet long; but ono that had arrived at its full growth would havo glve'n n very much stronger shock. An English sailor was fairly knocked down by a shock from .ono of, those eels, nor did he re covor his senses for somo tlmo.1 It Is said that tho shock can pass up a stick, and strlko tho person holding It. Mr. Bryant and a companion wero both struck while pouring off tho wa ter from a tub In which tho oel had been placed. Humboldt, In his "Viows of Naturo," gives a very animated description of the method employed by the Indians to tako these creatures a mothod equally Ingenious and cruel. Knowing from experience that tho powers of the gymnotus are not adequate to a constant volley of shocks, thoy con trive that shocks shall bo expended on tho horses instead of themselves. Having found a pool containing eloc- trio , eels, thoy forco a troop of wild horses to enter tho pool. The dis turbed eels Immediately attack Intru ders and destroy many of them by rei peatcd shocks; but by constantly forc ing fresh supplies of horses to invado the pool, tho powers of tho gymnotl becamo exhausted, and thoy are then dragged out with impunity, New Winter Game. Many people in search of a now amusoment for tho winter evenings will havo cause to be thankful to Mr. Cyril Maude. Ho invented a now game "Jumping Reans." All that Is necessary Is a plate and n few of tho "Jumping beans" from Mexico, with which most people are familiar. The plate Is marked with a series of con centric circles llko nn archery tar- got and each bean Is marked with a Bplash of color, Identifying It as bolng ownod by ono of tho players. The plate la thon warmed slightly and tho beans aro put into tho center circle Tho winner of the gamo Is tho playor whoso bean first reaches tho outer most circle, and tho eratlc movements of tho "horses" mako tho Issue most excitingly problematical. Bugs. Several thousands of buns onmn t Boston from Calcutta a few davn mm There aro hugs of every concolvablo snapo ana sizo ana coior, and they aro all hungry. Thoy aro for thn nm tho government bureau of entomology (you o not nnvo to pronounce that word if ypu don't care to) in its light against tho worms that destroy tatlon in America. OPEN FRONT POULTRY HOUSE So Constructed That Air la Constantly Changing, Leaving It Always Pure and Hens Comfortable. Up to tho prosent time, all building of poultry houses, at and in connec tion with university Farm, has been wllh a vlow only to economy, sim plicity, tho convenience of tho koepcr and the comfort of tho fowls. The nim has boon to keep tho cost of con struct Ion down, so that tho avorago tarmor, who wishes to adopt our plans, will find them enstly within his means Wo havo introduced no fnncy or com plicated devices, which consumo tlmo nnd bo easily get out of order. Wo havo sought to locate doors, windows nnd nests in such placca as will ho convenient in doing tho work: and to Insure bucIi protection and comfort to tho fowlB ns shall promote their best endeavors In tho lino of laying eggs, Bays tho Minnesota Farmors' Library, In all of our hoUBcs tho so-callod "open front" Is adopted; that Ih, a front n largo portion of whoso area Is occupied only by n thin sheet of ratiB lin, and by windows which may bo opened or closed, to Biilt the weather. Tho aim has boon, to mako the walls porfoctly tight except In front Wo then havo tho samo principle In ven tilation by trying to crcato n draft in a bottle by blowing into It. Tho lnnor nnd outer pressure of tho air In tho bottlo equal each other, and what air is forced In must come out through tho samo opening. Just so with tho DC Tit ( Mir. BHOP-BOAWXTtl Detail of Cross Section of Tile House. chtckon-pon; what change In tho air takes place is made gradually, but tho chango is constantly going on, so that tho air Is always puro, whilo tho torn peraturo romalns comfortable to the hens. Hero is tho answer to tho ques tionusually tho -first ono nskod by visitors: "Aro thoso houses warm enough' In winter?" Fowls do not havo to bo kept warm In winter In or der that thoy may lay eggs regularly. Thd animals of tho warm southern climates aro not so thrift yand vigor ous as thoso of tho North. This Is equally truo with poultry, Thoroforo, imitating that unsurpassed pattern maker, Naturo, wq glvo tho blrdo all tho bonoflts of winter's exhilarating ntposphero. In our poultry houses tho water freezes, nnd must bo chang ed twlco a day. Tho floors of our houses aro of co ntent, laid on a bod of cindors, which rovontfl wator from coming up. A htn layer of Band underlies tho cin ders, which aro spread threo laches thick and well tamped down. Over 'theso Is spread two and a half to threo Inches of cement; and, later, n top coat half an Inch thick Is nddod. Such a cement floor will last longer, Is rat and vermin proof, is tho easiest to clean and, with n good covering of litter, It Is as comfortable as any for tho fowls. Too much glass In a poultry-house is objoctlonablo, as rendering tho nlnco too hot in summer arid on bright dnyB jn winter, ana too cold at night in winter and on cloudy dnyB. Small lights aro .profcrablo to larro onia; becauso, when brokon, they can be moro choaply replaced. A tall, nar row window is bottor thnn n broad ono with tho snmo numbervof lights; becauso It admits moro sunlight nnd, as tho" sun moves from oast to wost, Its rays aro distributed over tho wholo uoor. in midwinter tho mvn of iiw. sun will bo thrown back Into tho pea tL-1 tin ft n finlf . m - . ..w ...... u lluli ji-ui Jor uvory root In height of tho window. For nrnmnin a window six feot high will throw .... shlno six tlmoB two nnd n hnir feet. u. miDuu iuoi oncK into tho building. Lean Meat Is Beneficial, A littlo lean meat la vnrv imnn.ini for stock ducks and Bhould with tho morning feed for mnsh. Gran ulated moat, or butchor's refiiBo, boll- eu anu cnoppoa up, answers tho pur poso admirably. Tho latter glvos enuallv ft u irnnrf m- suita as mo lormor and In nonni.inr. ably cheaper, Green food should be given liberally to tho durVa they aro kept In confinement, those at iioony uoiug nuio to obtain sufficient for themselves. Improving the Flock. Thoro isn't much chanco for n er to mako his poultry moro profit able until ho Rets tho Id nn mil rr hend that a malo bird for improving no iui;v nn i wurui moro man a com mon markot rooster, . LJ I Vlbrr West Union, O. Ono hundred voto nell era nppenrrd beforo Judge lllnlr and pale their fines Monday. Danville, lll.-Uovcrnl public ofnclnlt have expressed n willingness to toll the Brand Jury tho entlro story of tho pur chose of votes. What? Iet the women yote7 Why should the primal rights of man Ho crushed beneath tho heel tltut tramps tho pathway of this plan? Man was created higher than tho feebler, Rentier sex; 'Twos ho whom'nature (Itted for tho prob- ,lcms soro that vex Tho mind nnd try tho heart and call fot intellect that sees Tho bn filing frols of government and all Its mysteries. And who should take a woman from the citadel of homo , And send her out unshielded, 'mid tho coarser class to roam? Ah, no, my brethren, wo, tho men. mUst meet hls-heavy task. TIs not a duty that wo have a right of her to nskt O, woman, noblest work of all! Who'd smudge the lily's whlto By tainting It with balloting? Who'd touch It with that blight? i Nay, let us bid her keep awny from all those common things. We'll sea her as nn nngol fair with halo nnd with wings. Aslfle from that pootlo view, we will not sol) her hands With nil tho work Of government no worn- nn understands. Aye, man, pure man, shall bear tho brunt, and ho shall overcome Tho onslaughts of )ho ones who strike at our palladium. What? Let the women vote? Why. down would tumblo nil our uhrlnest And governmental honor would bo blown Up as by mines I Ah, brethren, do not sully our Ideals in this way; Let nil tho women stay at 'homo upon election day. They're better far nt dusting floors and wiping off the shelves-! How can wo trust tho womon when we cannot trust ourselves? Simple Parlor Magc Again. Tho Mysterious Watch. For this feat you need no preparation. Aftor a few moments of merry chntter you borrow from somo ono In tho audi onco a watch. Having obtained this an .open-faced watch Is best ask somo other porBon to loan you a smnll hammor. Almost any ono will have this Implement In his possession, Tnklng tho hammer In your right hand, approach somo ono with a Btnllo and ask him for an anvil,. Naturally, ho will not havo It. Prior to tho per formance, you will have concealed an anvil In your sleovo. Protending to search tho last person's pockets, you will produco tho anvil. Now, lay the wntch on tho anvil, nnd boat It to fragmontB with itho hnmmor. Then aBk any ludy to lond you her handker chief. Into this placo tho plocos o( tho watch. Fold tho handkerchief neatly and glvo it to a third party to hold, Now pronounco somo mystic wordB olowly, and thon unfold the handkorchlef, tnklng thorefrom tho watch in perfect condition. It Is best to prnctlco this feat many times untllt you attain perfection. After you nro Btiro of yourself you can do the 'same trick with a grandfa ther's clock. Real Beauty. Tho chorus always seems to be A phalanx of roro charm, Tho prima donnas, too, wo sco Aro fair of face and arm Hut O, of nil the loyellness That comes before our scan, There's nothing equal toI buobs-. Tho loading tenor man. And ThenI "What makes you bo white nmi out of breath?"" naks tho frlond of tho man who hns rushed Into tlm Btnr nnd Is looking for a nlnt cualmont. "I mot Lieut. Peary down rr.i and asked him to bond a pnrty to go and discover Dr. Cook," shuddered tho otlter, t i Unnecessary Talk. "What did your wlfq havo to say when you got homo ho lato last night?" nskod tho friend who Is cJiqw lng doves, "Sho didn't havo to say anything,' explained tho man with tho Bleopless looking eyes, "but that didn't make any difference to her," (Copyright, tan, hy "And bo, 'William Adolphus," said Brtnkloy Aldrlch, "you're discharged." "You don't moan I'm canned 7J walled William Adolphus McQulro. othorwiso known as "Wad." "Aw, say, M(ster Aldrlch, glvo mo another chanco." Tho lawyer shook his head. "No thing doing, William Adolphus. I can't bothor with you any moro. First, you lost that draft going down strcot " "I didn't moan to do it," Interrupt ed tho weeping Wad. "And thon yon struck my mother In the faco with a ball of paper " "I didn't know sho was coming; I was showing Snags Raymond, tho olo vator kid, the forward pass." "And now you'vo bangod into Mr. Colllston and knocked him down. Tho old gentleman recognlzod you aa my office boy, and went away-angry. Ills business was worth a thousand dollars 'a year to me." "Aw, Mister Aldrlch," ploadqd Wad; "can't you mako 'lowances for a guy bavin' hard luck?" It was tho wrong thing to aay. Slnco Urinkjoy Aldrlch hnd graduated with both Bcholarshlp nnd nthlotlc honors from collego, ho had dominat ed circumstances. Everything came out as ho plannod, becauso ho pos sessed ability abovo the ordinary, loft nothing jto chanco, nntl was a tireless worker. "Luck" he regarded as tho excuso of tho weak and tho indolent and tho stupid. "Hard luck!" he snorted now. "Hard luckl There's no such thing as luck, William Adolphus. A chap either does things or he doesn'L Ho alone de serves tho crodlt, or ho alono is to blamo. Thoro aro laziness and In competonco and thickheadedness, but hard luck bahl You know hotter than that I" William Adolphus did not pursuo tho subjoct further. "I dunno what I'll do," ho sniffled. "I can toll the old lady you gave mo two days' vacation; but if I don't start out to work Mon day morning, sho'll break my baokj" Aldrlch handed htm four silver dol lars. "There's your pay," ho observ ed. "I'm sorry for your plight, but you need a lesson, Maybo a licking from your mother will drlvo this pernicious 'hard luck' idea out of your head. And you'll never bo successful till that happens." Wad took tho money and forgot to woop. A full wook's pay and two days vacation wero tnnglblo. This bolng "ennned" had some advantages, aftor all, "Say, MIstor Aldrlch," ho said nt parting, as ho Jingled tho monoy In his pocket, "If you chango your mind, send for mo, will you?" Aldrlch promised, with a smllo. Tho earth might Btop and begin spinning backward; the Bky might fall. Thoy wero possibilities, and It was also pos sible that ho might chango his mind In this matter. But onco tho ovldonco had boon gathered, wolghod, nnd n do cIbIoh reached, any of tho threo phonomonn hnd an equal chanco of coming to pass. Tho young nttprnoy caught nn after noon train for his mothor'B placo, Cornwall-on-tho-Lnko. Tho roar and clash of tho clty'a manifold noises had aeomcd moro flharp thnn over whon ho loft his offlco and walked to tho sta tion. It was froezlng hard; and thero had been no snow for two wcoks, That meant thoro wbuld bo famous skating on tho lake. His pulses boundod with pleasurable anticipation, It wns too early for tho homeward rush of commuters and tho trnln was only comfortably filled. Aldrlch bo looted a seat half way down tho day coach and stretched out his long legs. His bag wont into tho rack ovorhead; his overcoat was dlsposod over tho back of tho soat besldo him. A two hours! run and Cornwall Junction camo into sight. Thoro ho was to change to a branch lino; tho lake was still twenty ratios away, As tho train stopped ho rose nnd strotch od. forth hlB hand for his bog. At that preclso moment tho brnkoman opened tho forward door. A cinder Balled down tho alslo, dodged divers and sun dry other passongors, and struck Aldlch in tho right oye. It was a Binall cinder not nenrly bo large as the head of a pin, Hut It wns laden with weighty possibilities. It was Bharp, and It cut n bit, Just enough to become painful. Aldrlch sat down, his grip In hlB lap, and be gan rubbing tho tear-ladon and pro testing eyo. No uso; tho clndor stuck. Other passengers wero disembark ing. Thoy streamed out tho front door whilo tho Incoming onos charged on tho vacated Beats from tho roar. At tho conductor wnrnlng cry Aldrjch got up. still rubbing his oyo, and hast ened dawn tho aisle, On tho door U occurred to him that ho had forgotten his ovorcont, which would never havo 'happonod had It not been for tho clndor, Ho turnod back to got it. Ho did not know that his eeut had already been pre-empted by n young mnn who had dropped a suitcase and n bag Into It and placed a strikingly protty young woman besldo them with tho words: "Keep watch of tho truqk, sis, whilo I boo If thcro's n parlor car." Aldrlch almost forgot tho hurt in his oyo no bo reached for tho over coat and said: "I beg your pardon He got no further, Tho gloved hands of the girl closed on tho whisk AitoeUtid Lllturr Prsw.) ing garment. "What aro you doing With my brother's cat?" eke aBked, coldly. 'Hut It Isn't." replied tho surprised lnwyor. "It's mine; please," he added as tho engine bell tolled. Tho girl simply tightened hor grip. "I suppose those aro yours?" indicat ing tho bags which had rested against tho coat. "No; I havo my bag. But I forgot tho coat." Ho Jorkod gontly. The train had started to movo. His antagonist, who was more than twenty, braced horaolf and Jerked In turn. Aldrlch, caught unawares, banged against the motal arm of the soat. Other passengers began to no tice the controversy. The lawyer waB hotly awaro that amused faces werw turnod in his diroction. "Strango you should forgot your coat and, not your bag," said the girl, with meaning Bcorn. Hor cheoka wero glowing nnd sho was handsomer than ovor. "And oqunlly strange that It should bo black, sllk-llncd and Bilk faced, Just like my brother's." Aldrlch looked out of tho window despairingly. Tho train was well un der way; tho enow-coverod landscape was allpplng by rapidly. He had missed his connection at tho Junction; but ho wanted to get away. If he could but socuro tho coat and escape Into tlio Bmokeri "I rode from the city In this scat," ho explained pa tiently, "I can provo It's my coat; thero'fl a pair of brown kid gloves In tho pocket." Tho girl looked down. A brown kid glovo wrb protruding from the up permost pocket. Another coincidence." 'sho commented. "My brother also wears brown gloves, as you aeej" "Hollo; what's all this?" said a volco behind. The girl turned Joyfully. "Oh, Ocorgo," sho said, "this gentleman" the accent on the word made Aldrlch wince "has mistaken your coat for his. And he's trying to take It away from me I" "Well, wolll" Ooorgo's voice shook strangely. "Funny I hadn't noticed It Booing I'm wearing ray own coat. And tho robber is Aldrlch, naughty three. Brink, you old pirate!" Aldrlch sat at his desk Monday morning, ongaged In a day dream, de spite tho fact that the outer office waB full of clients, His feet rested among scattered papors on the surface of the mahogany; his hands were clasped behind his bond. ThuB ran his musings: "She's a darling! And to think sho'a old George Mellody's slstor. Dorothy Mellody Dorothy Mellody Dorothy! Mighty pretty namo, that." His eyes became more alert, "Prlncovlllo Isn't any farthor from tho city than Cornwall. I enn go up thore for tho week-end occasionally if they'll ask mo, I must mako up to old George. And to think that If it hadn't been for that blessed clndor I wouldn't havo mot horl If that Isn't luck, tha grontcst of luck " Ho stopped and glanced ovor hln shouldor guiltily; but thore wore no grubby hands rustling hln papers; no ehrlll whlstlo In tho outer offlco. Ills feet camo down oft tho desk; He roachod for a shoot of papor and a pon, and wrotfi rapidly. With an honest, shamo-facod grin he read what ho had written: "Dear Wad Come back to work. I have changed my mind! thoro Is such a thing as luck, aftor all." Ho signed his name, scaled tho note, &n& rang for a messenger. "Thoro!" ho Bald, Bquarlng his shoulders. And then: "Dorothy Mel lody. Dy Jovo, that's a protty name!" Hospital Fighters. Into a hospital came two men with battered facca. "Strcot fight?" said tho Burgeon In charge, It waB. Under tho doctor's direc tions orderlies moved beds anil pa tients around until tho nowcomera wero soparated tho length of tho ward. "In this case that precaution may not bo necessary," ho Bald, "but aftor a street brawl Jt very often Is. Be foro wo learned tho peculiarities of thoso pcoplo It happened moro than onco that two men who wero mortal enemies wero brought In and laid out sldo by sldo. Each saw hlo advantage nnd was foxy enough to keep Btlll un til thoy wero left alono In adjoining cota, thon thoy Balled lnlo each other tooth and nail, trying to finish tho Job that had been Interrupted In tho street. Onco or twice thoy nearly suc ceeded, Now chanco patients with pu gilistic tendencies nro placed' so far apart that a neighborly Interchange of uppcrcuts is out of tho question," Six Horse-Power Horee. A correspondent of a French News paper, desiring to ascertain tho actual strength of n noworful liorso. vIbIIoi! soyoral of tho stables that uso tho flnoat horaoB in ParlB, and In those of n good trucking company ho se lected an elght-yoar-old Porcheron which for threo years hnd linnn nn. gngod continually in hauling cut stoho ror uuiimng purposes, this horso Boomed to him tho most powerful In Paris. Ho testod tho animal nnd It was ablo to haul a block of stqnn about 20 feot cubo, weighing 13 tons, plncod upon a cur that weighed VA tons, making a total welirht nf 17.Y. tons. Thla is a task to which bIx horses would ordinarily bo put.