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m SEMI-WEEKLY TRIIUNE IIIA L. DARE, Publisher TERMS, fl.2S IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA ACHIEVEMENTS IN IGNORANCE Gocnrnl narry's report concorniW tho deficient education of many con "I dldatcs examined for admission Went Point MJIItnry Academy Ib in foresting from tnoro thnn'ono point ol' view. Theso young men wore not ta1 ken at hazard from tho mnna of their; fellows, nor wcro they merely young men of average nullity. Koch of them, had been selected and chosen as a nomlnco for n cndetshlp. IJnch of) tlrwnhad prcflumnbly prepared for tho! examination ho know awaited him: cays tho Now York World. Yet ninny. of them disclosed n degreo of Ignor nnco concerning history and lltoraa turo that could hardly ho surpassed nmong Illiterates. Ono of theso as-) plrantB for West Point stated that Lee and Stonewall Jackson had fought at Princeton and Trenton, another that tho battlo of Waterloo was fought, between "Nopollcan" and "Welling-, ford." Of Mason and Dixon's lino It was said It "divides Maryland from Georgia." Among tho "most Import ant writers of tho nineteenth century" wore Included "Ellor Wheeler Wilcox. Elbert Huggard, Jack London and Dorothy DIx." Theso young men aro graduates .of American schools. To them havo been open from their boy-1 hood nil tho advantages of public IN brarlcs and un InceBBant and well nigh countless stream of magazines und nowapapors. Thoy ouroly iiro not dull boys nor unambitious. Their Ig norance therefore, Is as discreditable to their tcacherB an to themselves. ; Tho Idea of reclaiming Kusslun Bwamp lnnds Is not now. Llko manyj other valuablo Idoaa It sprang up In tho fertile mind of Peter tho Urcnt who built his capital In n swamp, bo causo It wnB tho only place ho could find affording ncccas to tho sea. Potor, selected tho Uolmogori district In thr province of Archnngol for rnlslnp Dutch cattlo bccauBO ho noticed the resemblance between tho grass oil Holland nnd that of tho IlolmogorJj district. It Is now pointed out that nt small exponso tho vnnt swamps Inj tho provlnco of Archangel can boj turned Into lands covered with the) llolmogori grass, nnd that nf tor 'n few years a largo portion of It will bo Ht for raising cereals nnd vegetnblcB. A systematic reclamation movement it now planned by tho Russian dopartl mont of agriculture. Germany la fast becoming Amorh canlzed, according to the reports ol the Drltlah consul at Munich, whej notes the symptoms in altered trndo) methods, tho greater uso of advortlsi Ing by business houses and tho growth, of luxury and restlossnosB In prlvntcj life, Bays the New York World. DutJ what will strike AmoricanB thorny selves as tho beat ovldonco of Amerlj can tendencies In Qormany Is conj talncd In tho mounting cost of llvlnpj In Germany and In tho tmporlnl clian-j cellor'a suggestion that It must bo aci copied us part of tho now conditions j Geologists aro claiming that thej greatest underground river In tho world flows from tho Hookv moun tains underneath Now Mexico and! Texas, emptying Itself In tho Gulf olj Mexico. This rlvor Is thought to b in places several mitas wide, nnd It Is, believed that it feeds rivers that llowi upon tho surface. Tho artesian woll bolt of Texas Is pointed to as tho up-, lifting of tho water from this rlvurj often from eight hundred feet below A Chlcar.o man who was arrested for kissing a girl mndo n plea for, .mercy by explaining that ho was bo, badly under tho Influenco ot IntostJ cants that ho didn't know whether linj was kissing a girl or a horso, The; judge, being unwilling to accopt In " toxicatlon ob an oxcuso, fined tho of-, fender $2G and eosta. Things aro not) BB tllOy UB0U 10 DO. : Massachusetts Is preparing to put) tin force a law which will compel the. retirement ot stato employees on ngcj limit, but with a pension. Inasmuch' as part of tho ponalon fund la to bo obtained from enforced contributions? from theoo employees, based on cor Itnln percentages of their salaries thoro caunot bo bo" much objection toj tho plan as thoro might otherwise- bo . Music is said to tncroaso h cow'a, -output of milk, but farmers who sub J joct their cows to phonograph concerts .aro lacking in tho milk of human kind iness. Now York ollicluls prohibit flying on Bnuday, but Newport authorities place; no restriction wbntoyor on tho high; flying gamo. I Another American hetross has do Icldod to cut. herself adrift from horj noblo apouso, bpt tho market prlco oP dukes nud earls Is as high as ovor, The slzo or women's huts apponr to increase as tho sonso of woman's Im portance grows, UNDEFEATED CHAMPION OF THE NOHTHWE8T. T. A. Ireland, Rifle 8hot of Colfax, Wash., Tells a Story. Mr. Ireland Is tho holder of four world records and has yet to loso his first match saya ho: "Kidney trou ble bo affected my vision as to Inter foro with my shoot ing I became bo nervous I could hard ly hold a gun. Thcro -was sdvero pain In my back and head nnd my kidneys wcro terribly disordered. Doan's Kidney Pllln cured mo after I had doctored and taken nearly every remedy imaglnablo without relief. I will glvo further dctnllu of my caso to nnyonc on- closing stamp." "When Your Back Ib Lcimo, Remeni bcrtho Name DOAN'S." Guc,nllstoroa Foater-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. SUCCESSFUL COLLECTOR. Easto Turnor I should think you'd havo lots of troublo collecting 'wny Viit here. Collector Suromark Not on yor mo; every uody noro knows I kin Eil unk tho bull's-oyo nlno shots out of en! HYSICIAN ADVISES CUTICURA REMEDIES "Four years ago I had places break out on my wrist and on my shlu which would itch nnd burn by opclls, and scratching them would not seem 'to glvo any rolief. When tho troublo first began, my wrist and shin Itched Ilk poison. I would Bcrntch those places until they would bleed before I could ' get any rellof. Afterwards tho places would Bcalo over, nnd tho flesh un derneath would look red and favorish. Sometimes it would bogln to itch until It would wnkon mo from my Bleep, and I would havo to go through tho Scratching ordenl again. Our physician pronounced it "dry eczema." I used an ointment which tho doctor gavo mo, but it did no good. Then he advised me to try the Cutl fcura Remedies. As this troublo has boon in our family for years, and is considered hereditary, I felt anxious to try to head it off. I got tho Cutl cum Soap, Ointment and Pills, and thoy seemed to bo just what I needed. "The dloeaso was making great hoadwny on my system until I got the Cutlcura Remedloa which havo cleared my Bkln of tho great post. From tho timo tho eczema healed four years ago, until now, I havo never felt any of its peat, nnd .1 am thankful to tho Cutlcura Soap nnd Ointment which certainly cured mo. I always uso tho Cutlcura Sonp for toilet, and I hopo other BUfforers from skin diseases will uso tho Cutlcura Sonp and Ointment" (Signed) Irvon Hutchison, Thrco Riv ers, Mich., Mar. 1C, 1011. Although Cutlcura Soap nrtd Ointment aro sold by druggists and dealers ovorywhoro, a Bamplo of each, with 32-pago book, will bo mailed freo on application to "Cutlcura," Dopt. 17 K, DoBton. Adam Beds on Pittsburg. Plltsburg pntrlotB twisted their faces awry at a Smokotqwn pun de livered by former Congressman Bodo of Minnesota. Ho do nut It over in tlin I'llmnr at a Sparkling speech at a chamber ot commerce banquet. After tolling how dearly ho loved old Pittsburg and her flno old poo plo, hor rich pcoplo and hor tollers, ho Bald: "I llko Pittsburg becauso if I over got tired of tho town I can wash it off." Proved, Orator--! thought your paper was friendly to mo? Editor So It la. What's tho mat ter? Orator I mndo a speech at tho dinner Inst night, and you didn't print a lino of it. Editor Well, what further proof do you woni7 London Opinion. Important to Mothom Examine carefully every bottlo f CASTORIA, a safo and euro remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears tho Signature of In Uso For Ovor 30' Children Cry for Hotelier's Castoria When ono is sad or out of sorts for any causo whatovor, thoro is no rora edy bo Infnlllblo as trying to make Bomeul fly else happy. J. W. Carney. Smokers like Lewis' Silvio Binder cigar u im nvu iiiuuuw quality. The man who Is envious of ovll Yenro. PRESIDENT TAFT and tho other prominent men who attended tho mine congress at Pittsburgh wcro espe cially interested in tho demonstration of developments in first aid to those injured In mine disasters. Among the new devices exhibited was the pulmotor, used to rcsuscltato thoso wo aro asphyxiated by noxious gases. WOMEN Outdoor Life Is Luring to Dwel lers on Prairies. Daughters of Two Men, Who Were Disabled, Prove Expert Agricul turistsPerform All Kinds of Manual Labor. Topeka, Kan. Many Kansas wom en aro turning to ugrlculture and to a llfo out of doors. Within tho last two years a Bcoro or moro of young wom en havo chosen tho farming vocation in proforenco to teaching and to clerk ships In stores and stenographic posi tions. Some of them dcclaro that much of tho work may bo dono by women now that modern mnchinory has lightened the burdens of the farm er. But tho greatest benefits come, they say, from tho noeded exercise and tho life in tho open air. Prominent among the young women of Knii8U8 who are making n success nt farming aro tho Misses Ruby and Ollvo Herd of Hodgeman county. Theso two sisters own a farm seven miles west of Jetmore. Preferring a llfo of indopendenco, thoy bought tho land and built a modost cottago nnd turned their attention to small farm ing, poultry raising nd fruit growing. Thoro aro no Snturday half-holidays with tho two Herd sisters, for they aro not seen at tho county seat or tho local trading placo on that after noon talking politics. Thc3o two young women wero for merly school teachorB. Their little homo Is comfortable, and It shows every cvidenco of refinement. Miss Tllllo Rholnschlmdt, eighteen years old, has demonstrated this year that sho knows how to run a farm. Her fathor Ib a well-known citizen of Sumner township, Reno county, but In the summer ho was disabled by a uerlouB accident and tho burden foil upon his dnughter to manage tho work. Bossing a hired man and a AS Dog Has Costly Gold Teeth Little "Mexy" Had Bad Toothache and His Owner Gave Him Brand New Set of Incisors. Chicago. In tho future, when Mcxy's playmates laugh at him for having no hair, ho will open bis mouth In a yawn, curolossly display ing n mouth full of gold teeth that would fill tho soul of somo pooplo with envy. Tho set of brldgowork cost $112. At least, tho3o wero Mcxy's pinna when ho wna Interviewed. Not that ho was so ill-bred us to sny anything about his teeth. In fact, ho said nothing Intelligible- to the nvcrago man, for ho is iv Moxlcnn dog. Ho bolongs to Dr. Henri Grosser, a student nt tho ;Westorn Deutnl col logo, and lives with Grosser and his wlfo at 034 La Salle avonuo. Dr. Grosser took Mexy from tho refuge of tho Anti-Cruelty Bocloty sev eral wooks ngo and soon afterward discovered that tho dog was suffering from toathacho. An examination disclosed tho pros enco of two nbsccssed Incisors and Bovernl other teeth that needed atten tion. The basement of tho Grosser homo was turned into an operating room, wltl Mexy ns tht patient and Dr. Grooser tho dentist. "Mexy aoemed to know that I 'was doing what was host for him," Dr Grosser said, "and, although ho ob jected a good donl at first, ho gave mo no trouble after tho tooth wero out It was a great rollof to him, you FIRST AID FOR MINE DISASTER UMI . , w-.- - 3r-AD flEAM USKG farmer: boy, and doing a lot of tho work her self, this bright Kansas girl has put In nearly 100 acres of wheat, and per sonally holped In tho work qf gather ing tho corn from a field of 80 acres. Sho proudly boasted that hers was tho first field of corn gathered in Sumnor township. Probably tho best record made by young women on Kansas farms this year Is that of tho throe daughters of Ronnie Grlom, a Kingman county farmer. Ono of thom was teaching school near Zenda. and tho other two wero attending Kingman high school. When their father was taken 111 tho three girls camo homo from tholr schools nnd sailed In to run that farm. Tho elder Bister, tho school ma'am prepared tho ground and plnntcd several acres of corn with her own hands, besides putting out other Says Our Music is Trashy Dr. Drunner of Berlin Declares Rag time Will Drive UaAII Crazy It Jars Nerve Centers. Los Angeles, Cal. That Ragtlmo music will eventually drive the Amer ican public crazy because of its effect upon tho nerve centers and brain cells of tho human system, and that it Is mainly responsible for many busi ness failures and cases of hopeless Insanjly, is tho belief of Dr. Ludwlg Brunner, late Instructor In the Im perial academy of medical research at Berlin, who arrived hero recontly. "Your ragtime nlr Jars tho nerve centers and causes nn Irritation of tho brain colla," Bays tho doctor. "While tho roll and thump of ragtime is ex hilarating to the senses nnd acts as a stimulant, It has tho after effects of nn Injurious drug that will eventually stngnato tho brain cells and wreck tho nervous system. "I havo been In this country several months and everywhero I havo visit sco, for as soon as I had removed tho tooth the pain stopped. lie used to lie perfectly still wnen was taking the Impressions and made no trouble, even when I was fitting tho new teeth In place. Thoy aro good and sound, too, and not a dog In Chicago Is hotter able to chew bones and mont than ho." By reason of his teeth, Mexy has become ono of tho celebrities of tho neighborhood. KISSES RETARD A WEDDING Osculation Nettled Kansas Justice Who Was Performing Ceremony Bride Was 40 Years Old. . Kansas City, Kan. William W. Shannon will be known about tho courthouse In future as tho kissing bridegroom. While ho nnd Mlnulo I. Stockey, both of Ottawa, Kan., wero being married by .Tustlco Cass Welch In tho county recorder's office, ho kiss ed his bride five times. After every question the Justice nskod Mr. Shan non insisted on kissing the brldo be fore tho question was answered. "If you don't cut out tho kissing I won't go any further with this cere mony," Justico Welch told tho brldo groom. "You not only violate tho nn-tl-klsslng rules ot this office, but Inter rupt a most solemn ceremony." "Guess 1 can wait 32 seconds If you finish up In that time," Mr. Shnnnon told tho Justico. He kept his promtso. Mr. Shannon Is 39 years old and un til tho ceremony was n bachelor. Tho bride Is 40 year old. VICTIMS crops. Tho two high school girls rolled up their sleeves and made full hands on tho farm. Tho thrco of them plowed corn, milked cows, delivered cream, har vested wheat and oats, cut 30 acres ot alfalfa thrco cuttings, put up a lot of pralrlo hay, raised corn that mado CO bushols to the aero and performed overy bit of tho fnrm work unnBsast cd. Not a man was seen on' tho Grlem place nil summer. When their fathor was able to bo out thoy pointed to granaries full of corn and wheat, tho barns housing fat cuttle and sleek horses, and tho bank account intact. They wcro proud of tho fact that thoy did not pay out a dollar to men to nchlevo this record. Generally tho women of Kansas who have turned from tho cities to the sim ple ilfo out In tho country aro not concerned about marriage. They aro women ot mature years and Judgment, to whom marriage relation does not appeal unless It carries with It energy and tho ability to make a living. ed, New York, Chicago, New Orleans and Snn Francisco, tho little minds are crazy with ragtlmo. "If something be not dono tho clas sics of the long ago will be a thing ot tho past entirely, and they will be singing Rational hymns in ragtime." Good Eye Removed, Sees. Carlisle, Pa. By removing his ac tlvo eye, Jacob Shields, who has been blind In tho other for If years, has occn enabled to see perfectly out of tho ono formerly defective. Recently Shields suffered a sudden attack of total blindness from tho strain Imposed on tho good eye by the blind. Ho wan removed to a Philadel phia hospital, and thoro tho physi cians determined that his good eye, which had been affected, would have to bo done away with. Thoy discov ered, however, that tho blind oyo was mado bo by a cataract. That re moved the blind eye regained its sight RELIGIOUS HOAX IN INDIA People Drink From Stagnant Pool Scented With Stolen Perfume and Story Spreads of Spring. Calcutta, Ono of the most extra ordinary religious hoaxes over regard ed even in India has Just occurred in the northern part of Calcutta. A pool of stagnnnt water formed from tho accumulation of sewago from roadside drains suddenly began, nccordlng to, tho local Inhabitants, ta emit a Sweet perfume which had a lovely lemon llnvor. Many pcoplo came, smolt, and wero conquered, and the rumor spread that tho pool was holy and that a new goddess would soon rlso from Its waters to redeem tho world. Tho pool became a place of pllarlm age. Diseased people bathed In It and drank of it, and those of uneasy conscience washed nwny their sins In it. Tho water was carried away In Jugo nnd bottles and a brisk trade sprang up under tho aegis of un astute young Bengalee In selling the "holy wnter" In all partB of tho city at as much as $1.50 a bottle. . News of tho holy perfume camo to the ears of Boso & Co., scent manu facturers, who sent a connoisseur to Investigate. His nose Immediately provided him with a clow to tho mys terious disappearance of several cases of essential oils belonging to tho Arm. The police found that several broken bottles of tho oils had been thrown Into tho pool. ThlB was tho oxplana tlon of tho holy smell. Tho young Bengalee and a carter. suspected of having stolen tho oils, i wero arrested. Prejudice Is Serious Menace Prejudice Is a hard thing to overcome, but where health is at stake and tho Opinion ot thousands of reliable people differs from youri projudlco then be comes your mcnacv and you ought to lay It aside. This Is said In tho Inter est ot people suffering from chronlo constipation, and It is worthy of tholr Attention. In tho oplnk.t of legions of reliable American people tho most stubborn constipation Imaginable can bo cured, by n brief uso of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. You may not havo heard of ft before, but do not doubt Its merits on that account, or because It has not been blatantly advertised. It has sold very successfully on word ot mouth recom mendation. Parents aro giving It to their children today who were given It by their parents, and It haa boon truth fully said that moro druggists uto It personally In their families than any other laxative Letters recently received from Mr. Harry Itackcnburg, Klllott, Iowa, and Mrs. E. aodlng. DIx. Nebr., are but a few of thousands nhowlng tho es teem In which Dr. Caldwell's Byrup Pepsin Is held. It Is mild, gentle, non-griping not violent, llko salts or cathartics. It cures gradually and pleasantly so that In time naturo again does Its own work without out side aid. Constipated pooplo owa It to themselves to uso this grand bowel specific. Anyono wishing to mako a trial of this remedy beforo buying It In tho regular way of a druggist nt fifty cents or ono dollar a largo bottle (family size) can havo a sample bottlo sent to the homo freo of chargo by simply addressing Dr. W. D. Caldwell, 201 Washington St., Montlccllo, III. Your name and address on a postal card will do. In Strange Company. Tho Visitor And whnt Ib that gray stono structure over there? Tho Courier Zat ees zo armory for xo soldiers. . Tho Visitor Ah, yes. And that long, low building that looks llko a train shed what Is that? Tho Courier Zat ees zo arsenal. Tho Vlsltor-I sco. And what Is tho big factory with tho Immense- smoke stack? The Courier Zat ees zo gr-a-real; iron works where is mado zo big gun, an' co shot an' zo shell. Tho Visitor And that peculiar look ing structuro across tho river tho ono with tho rounded roof? Tho Courier Zat ees zo powder magazine. Tho Visitor And what is this mng nlflcent marble Btructuro with Its won ierful domo'and countlesB columns? Tho Courier Oh, zat ees only zo palace of peace! Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Hunting Story. An old backwoodsman that Abra ham Lincoln often told of had very heavy, overhanging cyobrows, and woro big spectacles with brass rims. Ono day he camo rushing Into his cabin and seizing his rifle, nlmed It carefully through a crack of tho door At a great oak tree that stood near, rvl fired. "What Is It?" whispered his wife. "A wildcat," Salry," ho said, ex citedly, "an I missed hlml" Ho hastily loaded and fired again, And then again. "Now, hold on, Joshua," said hln good wife. "Let mo look at you. why, laws-a-daisy, It's nothln' but a Uttlo.bug on ono o your oyebrowBl" Housekeeper. One of the Accessories. Quiet-Spoken Customer You keep everything for the piano, don't you? Salesman Yes, sir. Wo do, Blr. Quiet-Spoken Customer Give me an nx! Puck. Consequences. "Tho men came to clean tho fur nace out." "Yes." "Then they cleaned me out." Neuralgia Pains Sloan's Liniment has a soothing effect on the nerves. It stops neural gia and sciatica pains in stantly. Here's Proof Mrt.C. M. Dowkerof Johannesburg, Mich., wrltet : " Sloan t Liniment Ti the bet medicine In the world. It has relieved me of Neuralgia. Those pains have all cone and I can truly cay your Liniment did atop Intra." Mr. Andrew K. Lear ol CO Gay Street, Cumberland. Md., writest "I have used Sloan's Liniment for Neuralgia nnd I certainly do praise It very much." SLOANS LINIMENT is the best remedy for rheu matism, backache, sore Uiroat and sprains. At all dealers. Prlca25c.,50c.and$I.OO Sloan's book on Horses, Cattle, lloca and Poul try tent free. Udreu Dr. Earl S.Sloan Boston, Ma ux. doern will soon be ono himself.