THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
1UA I: JIAKH, Proprietor.
TERMS: $125 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA.
The cotton exported from the Unit
cd States during tho pnst year amount
ed to 3,330,890,418 pounds.
If you wIbIi success In Hfo, make pcr
sovcranco your bosom friend, experi
ence your wlso counsellor, caution your
elder brother nnd hopo your guardian
genius.
Tho closo of tho tourist ticket season
has brought out tho fact that at least
2,000 persons havo taken up perma
nent residences In Colorado, 03 a result
of mid-summer excursions,
Friends, thought absent, nro stilt
present; though In poverty they nro
rich; though wenk yet In tho enjoy
ment of health; and what Is still moro
dlfllcult to assert, though dead thoy
nro alive.
A man In Alplno, Col., la at least
willing to sell his body for money.
Ills name Is W. S. Coburn, a prospec
tor. Ho owns a lot of mining property
that Is valuable, but his credit Is ex
hausted nnd ho cannot got inonoy to
further work It. Honco ho thus ad
vertises In a local paper; "If I havo a
right to Boll my body when It becomes
a corpso I am In tho market for any
body desiring such Investment. My
body will mako n good skeleton."
A fault In tho New Zealand Biibmnr
Ino cablo, which recently caused much
trouble to find and repair, Is stntod to
have been caused by tho blto of a fish.
It was almost bitten through, a broken
tooth, half an Inch long and apparent
ly belonging to n fish of laro size, bo
lng found embedded In tho strands,
which rested 330 fathoms below tho
surface Tho accident Is of ft very un
usual nature, as largo Jlsh do not usu
ally descond to such great depths.
An effort will bo mado at tho coming
session of congress to havo tho census
ofllco mado a permanent bureau of tho
govornmont. Tho proposal haB tho
support of common bciiso. To asBom
bio nil tho experts noccssary to carry
on this great undertaking, as woll as
to train tho thousands of clerks, Is too
largo a task to undertnko "from tho
ground up" on each deconnlal year.
Much statistical work, moreover, might
bo distributed to advantago through
tho doendo.
Doforo tho Doputy Maglstrato of All
poro (Bengal), ono Shalk,Ozor, of Baa
latolla, was recently charged with hav
ing brutally branded his girl wlfo. The
girl used to ruu away from her hus
band's houso to hor father's, and on
tho" last occasion sho was brought by
tho accused, who, after subjecting hor
to various tortures, branded hor with a
pair of red-hot tongH, and thereby dis
figured hor pormanontly. Tho nccusod
was sontonccd to ono year's rigorous
imprisonment.
A portion of a hatpin, about thrco
Inches long, was found in tho Intes
tines of Alfred Phillips, a four-year-old
boy of No. 733 Wythe nvenuo, Brook
lyn, who was operated on for appendi
citis. Tho pin was badly rusted, nnd
evidently had boon in tho boy'B body
for flomo tlmo. Tho child hnd Buffered
from sovoro pains for Bovoral months,
but it was not until recently that nn
operation was decided linnn. T In
feared that tho boy cannot llvo, as
tno intestines woro perforated sovoral
times by tho pin.
Tho common notion that Germans
ttro tho heaviest beer ilrlnknra In rnfuf
ed by statistics published by tho British
Board of Trade Last year overy Gor
man, on tho avcrago, drank twenty
BOVCn gallons. While tho nvnrnirn V.nv
llshman drank thirty-two callana. Th
consumption In tho United States was
icbs man naif as much, per capita, as
in Germany. With'tho exceptions of
mo uoigianB. tno Brit sh ri tho lart-
est bcor-drlnkors In tho world, and the
consumption has grown rapidly during
tno last fifteen years. A shnrn chnni
toward total nbstinonco would compol
a recasting of budgets, for lust vont
30 per cont of tho not rovouuo of Omni
Britain was derived from tho taxation
of beer, wlno and spirits.
Ton thousand dollars Is tho prico
wnicn Anarow Foy. a atonamnfmn
thinks tho city of Now York should
pay mm for throo of his front tenth
On tho night of Sopt. 17 Foy stopped
ore a now comont sidownlk in i
vicinity of Kodzto nvenuo and Wont
Taylor street, and, losing his balance
roll against an upright Dioco of scant
ling. Thrco of his front teoth woro
driven far Into tho scnntllng by tho
rorco or tno fall, and Foy could not re
loaso them. Ho took tho Bcantlinc
along and sought a dentist, but tho
teeth came out when the dentist tried
to pull tho scantling off. Tho scant
ling, with tho thrco teeth stlcklne
It, will bo exhibited when tho damago
uult comes to trial.
From Now Zealand comes an an
nouncoment of tho death of Mr. T. J
Burns, ono of tho leading citizens ot
Dunodln, nnd a direct descendant ot
Scotland's national poet. Tho oxtromo
south of Now Zealand was colonlzod
under tho auspices of tho Frco Church
of Scotland, and a grandson of tho
poet, tho Rev. Peter Burns, accompa
nled tho first ship load of uottlors
They havo developed into u largo and
nourishing community, and their chief
city, Duuedln, is frequently referred to
as the "commercial capital of Now
Zealand."
With every rlilntr of the sun,
Think of your Ufa ns Just begun. -
Tho pniit has shriveled, nnd burled deep,
Alt yestcrdnyu; there let them sleep.
Nor neck to summon back one ghost
Of that Innumerable host.-
Concern yourself with but to-day.
Woo It, and teach It to obey
Your will and wish. Since time began,
To-day has been the friend ot man;
Hut, In his blindness and his sorrow,
Ho looks to yesterday and to-morrow.
You, and to-dayl a soul sublime,
And tho irrcat pregnant hour of tlmo,
With Ood himself to bind tho twalnl
do forth, I say, attain, attaint
What Rob Said.
BY MRS. MOSES P. HANDY.
(Copyright, 1001, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)
"Indeed, Bertie, I Just think I'm one
of tho luckiest girls In tho world,"
and Ethel Tront leaned bnck on tho
loungo and folded her protty hnnds
complacently, bo that hor diamond and
sapphire ring showed to tho best ad
vantago. "Mr. Wilson simply adores
mo, and I shall havo overythlng that
monoy can buy. Think of spending a
Wholo year abroad. I havo ulways
longod to travel and to bo ablo to
buy no ond of bcnutlful things for our
new houso on tho boulevard. And thon
Mr. Wilson is a man any girl might
bo proud of. Ho doesn't look a day
over 40, and la really distinguished
looking. I toll you I'm In luck.
"But what will Rob say?' naked hor
Ulster, far loss impressed by tho glow
ing plcturo than Ethol had expected
hor to bo.
Tho girl shrugged hor shoulders Im
patiently. "Congratulato me, I suppose
Ho has no right to say anything elao,
nnd It would mako, no difference If ho
did."
"Oh, Ethol."
"Borthn, you mako mo tired," ex
claimed Ethel, sitting croct in hor
vehomonco of apooch. "I never could
boo why you always insisted that Rob
Hlllls i nnd I woro sweethearts. I am
not engaged to him, Ho never naked mo
to marry him, and supposing ho was in
Jovo with mo what would It mattor?
I can't marry nil tho men who ndmlro
mo, so I chooso to ploaso myself. Rob
is as poor ns a church mouso, nnd you
know it"
"But, Ethol, don't you know his
undo has mado him his assistant, and
ho will surely nsk you now that ho
can afford to mnrry."
Ethol interrupted hor disdainfully.
'On $1,200 a year, oxcuso mo if you
ploaso. My dear child, don't ,you know
that Mr. Wilson has twlco as many
thousands? Really, Borthn, you ought
to havo moro sonso. But thon you
javo spont your Ufa hero In tho coun-
ry, nnd you don't know what Ufa is. I
bavo no moro reason to think that that
oy is in lovo with mo than with you;
bo Is Joo's chum, that Is all. But it
"But what will Rob say?"
ho does mind, what thon? Ho has no
right to complain and ho will get ovor
It, never fear, Anybody would really
think you thought moro about him
than mo. Novol reading has turned
your brain. I don't bellovo In roman
tic passion myEolt and um qulto will
lng that most ot tho lovo shall bo on
tho man's Bldo bo long ns I havo a
high rospect for my husband and ho
has plenty ot monoy. I uover was In
lovo In my Ufa and I nover expect
to be, but I shall do my best to satisfy
'0 a Hi
fife
Mr- Wilson, and I have no fears tor
tho future. Besides, I am oldor than
you aro, and you havo no business to
octuro mo."
Tho summer previous Mrs. Tront'a
only slstor, well-to-do, childless, living
in n fashionable apartment houso in
a largo city, and "qulto in tho swim"
had been ordered absoluto rest and
quiet from hor social duties and her
charities. Scoking such roposo sho had
como to visit her slotor In tho country
township of Kaowoc, and found tho
experiment a success. When sho ro
turned to town sho had taken her old
est nleco with her. Ethel was a beauty
"That's good news."
and Mrs. Morton had announced to her
husband her intention to glvo tho girl
a chance Mr. Morton novor denied
his wlfo anything; moreover, ho, too,
had taken a fancy to tho girl and the
chanco was given with no niggard
hand.
It would bo hard to toll whether
Mr. or Mrs. Morton was most pleased
at tho sensation which Ethel mado,
most delighted when tho head ot tho
firm ot Wilson & Co., ot which Mr,
Morton was a Junior member, asked
Ethol to marry him. Neither of them
imagined tho possibility ot a refusal,
although tho suitor was twlco her age,
Tho old chronlclo tells ua that when
Alcldes, having gono through all tho
fatlguos ot life, took a brldo in
Olympus, ho ought to havo selected
Minerva, but ho chase Hobe. Other
men Blnco thon havo dono tho Bnmo
thing, and no ono, not ovon tho brldo
elect, thought of tho difference ot ago
as an objection. Ethel did not say
"yes, and thank you," but sho folt It,
and hor behavior on tho occasion was
generously rewarded by her aunt and
hor unclo-ln-law. Ethol hnd tho sat
isfactlon ot knowing that hor trous
seau would bo all that could bo do-
sired.
Ab for Rob Hlllls, Ethel nover took
him Into consideration; as sho said
why ahould aha? Halt the young men
In Knawoo woro moro on less In lovo
with hor. Rob was hor brother's
special friend, and so, oftonor at tho
houso than any of tho others, but
much moro was taken for granted than
had over been snld.
Barllm Trent, four years youngor
than hor sister, admired Ethel boyond
measure. Sho hcrsolf waa barely good
looking, and accustomed to bo ovor
shadowed by her brllliunt sister upon
all occasions, sho was content with ro
fleeted glory and nover thought to bo
Jealous.
Only now waa Bho disappointed when
evoryono clso was pralBtng Ethel for
that sho had done bo woll to herself.
Bertha waa Intensely loyal, und sho
loved Rob better than sho oven know.
Sho had alwayu taken It for granted
that hor two swans must mnto, and
her air castles had all bem built with
that end In view. Thero was nobody
good enough in her eyes for Ethel
pip
but Rob, and how could anyono whom
Rob loved fall to say him yea?
So when Ethel camo bom- after six
months' absenco, bringing her ohcavos
with hor, Bertha, unimpressed by their
golden glory, asked herself and her Bis
ter, "What will Rob say?"
Tho year before Rob Hlllls had
graduated with high honors at ono of
tho first medical colleges in tho coun
try, and coming homo, hung out his
shingle.
But country tpwnB nro apt to distrust
young men, most of all whm thoy havo
grown up In their midst, and it was
nly tho very fow who appreciated the
great advances which mcdlclno and
surgery havo mado In recent years,
who dared to employ him. Thus it
was n godsend when tho young doc
tor's uncle, having no son to inherit
his practtco and feeling tho need of an
assistant, wroto to Rob to como and
fill tho post. This, during Ethel's ab-
sonco, but beforo tho news ot her en
gagement had reached Kaowoc.
Rob had talked tho offer over with
Joo and Bertha, although thcro was
but ono opinion as to lta acceptance,
a fairly good lncomo for a young man.
Rob had nnswercd, "Yes, a follow
might get married on that with tho
right kind ot a wlfo," nnd had smiled
nt Bertha, who, thinking of Ethol, had
choked down a lump, which, to her
shamo and confusion, roso in her
throat, and bravely smiled back.
Now that Ethel had unhesitat
ingly thrown Rob over, Borthn
felt that further protest was
useless; nay, moro, alio felt that sho
was on tho verge of tears and that If
sho remained in tho room with her
sister sho would do or say something
to bo sorry for.
Sho left tho room and tho houso;
bIio folt that sho wnntcd to bo alono
In order to recover her composure. Al
most unconsciously alio took tho path
to n favorite spot with tho young pco-
plo of both households, a clump of
willows half way between tho Trent
and Hlllls homesteads, whero the boys
years ago had built n rustic scat.
Thero alio aat thinking, her eyes full
of tears, her heart aching.
"Oh, Rob, Rob," Bho nlghcd at lost
cloud, "If I could only help you."
"Well," oxclalmed n merry volco, not
at all that of a despairing lover.
'That's good news, because you can
moro than anyono clso In tho world.
I was Just on my way to tell you that
I can't get along without you, and to
ask you if you think you can be happy
as a poor man's wlfo?"
Chinamen Emigrating;.
Tho Englishman writing about Chi-
namon immigrating to Calcutta from
tho Canton districts, and then finding
wives among tho lower classos ot tho
Eurasian community, makes tho re
mark "that tho children of theso mar
riages aro generally educated on west
ern lines, that is to say, thoy aro
taught to speak, read and wrlto Eng
lish, and aro given a grounding in
arithmetic and accounts. Thoy nro
thon apprenticed to their fathers'
trades. This fact may partly account
for tho rapidity with which Chinamen
aro ousting natives of India In tho
business of Bhoomaklng and carpen
try, which they havo mado their own
In Calcutta." Burmah opens out a
good field for Chlneso immigration,
says tho Maudalay Herald, and tho
only wondor Is that tho government
does not sufficiently encourage China
men immigrating hither. Down at
Australasia Chinamen havo flocked in
shoals, somo contracting marriages
with European women, nnd from past
exporlonce havo boon found to bo good
fnctora and formidable rivals not only
in commeroo, but in tho sovoral handi
crafts ot trade, so much so that their
Immigration into tho colonics haa boon
mado prohlbltlvo by taxes and other
heavy obligations. Lahoro Tribune
The Art of Nklpplng-.
Tho Living Ago remarks that somo
of tho fundamental principles of tho
useful art ot skipping aro suggested by
Mr. Anthony Deano, in tho following
passago in tho London Pilot: When I
meet a paragraph which boglns, "It Is
now necessary to retraco our stops
somewhat to explain; ' or, "Tho crim
son Bun by this tlmo neared tho hori
zon. Far ovor tho hills stretched n
vault of heavy cloud, Its strango, pur
ple tints fading and dissolving into"
or, "But tho contents of this room,
his sanctum sanctorum, deservo moro
detailed description;" or, "O strange,
unfathomablo mystery of oxlatcnco,
compelling our purblind raco" when,
I sny, I meet a passago In a novol
which begins thus, I skip llko any
thing.
When to Uo "Shall" anil "Will."
"At what time shall you bo at llbor-
ty?" Is tho correct form when you "do'
slro information, not consent or a
promise" "At what tlmo will you bo
at liberty?" la equivalent to "At what
tlmo aro you willing to bo n liberty?"
It implies that being at liberty la
dependent on tho will of tho person
spoken to. "At what tlmo Bhall you
bo at liberty?" la equivalent to "At
what tlmo nro you going to bo nt lib
erty?" being at liberty Is regarded as
simply a matter ot tho future, not de
pendent on tho will of anybody. "Will
you?" expects tho answer "I will"; II
denotes willingness, consent, or rto
termination. "Shall you?" expects the
answer "I shall"; it denotes futurity
nnd nothing more Elizabeth A
Withey In Ladles' Homo Journal.
Could Anybody Afford Hor?
"If ten men should ask you to mar
ry them, what would that bo?" "What
would it bo?" "A tender." "And If on
ehould ask you, what would that bo?"
"I don't know; what?" "A wonder."
Life
WORDS IN
SOME STATISTICS FOR. LOVERS
OF FIGURES
V-A OF FIGURE5
"I havo been figuring on tho possi
bilities, of a lead pencil," said a young
man who has a penchant for tho sta
tlutlcal sldo of things, "nnd you would
really bo surprised to know whnt a
man cau do with ono lead pencil. How
many words aro thero In a lead pencil?
How many columns of newspaper mat
tor? How many pages of a book ot
tho average slzo? How many poems,
essays, sermons and things ot that
sort may ono find in tho lend of nn or
dinary pencil? Really theso questions
are not easily answered, but ono may
arrlvo at n reasonablo approximation
by doing a little sum in arithmetic. In
tho first place tho avcrago pencil is
seven inches long. Tho avcrago dia
meter of tho poncll used by men who
wrlto a great deal Is one-twelfth of nn
inch. Considering tho wood and lead
tho point of a pencil measures about
one-half of an inch, one-quarter of an
inch representing tho lead portion.
Allowing for breaks and scratches,
one-quarter of an inch of lead will
wrlto two columns of matter for tho
ordinary nowspaper, assuming that tho
pencil Is not of tho extremely soft
character. Thero aro about 1,800
words In a full column of a newspaper
of tho avcrago size Two columns
would represent 3.C00 words. So wo
get this number of words out of one
quarter of nn inch of lead. Out of an
Inch of lead wo would got four times
3.C00, or 14,400 words. Out of seven
inches we would got 100,800 words.
So far ns tho number of words
Is concerned wo havo in this result tho
possibilities of tho lead pencil. Allow
ing 1,800 words to tho column this
ECONOMY
IS WEALTH
The ono great desira ot mankind is
wealth. Wo deslro wenlth for various
reasons somo for Ub power to give
position in society; others to furnish
elegant homes; tho man who has a
family wishes to leave a competency to
his children, etc. While It may not bo
posslblo tor all persons to accumulato
sufficient wealth to satisfy all theso
desires, it is posslblo for all persons,
blessod with good health, to securo n
competency for old age, If thoy nro
willing to economize What you earn
does not matter so much as what you
save Many persons who earn good
wages seem to lack ability to save
from their earnings. Thoy forget tho
proVorb, "Save tho ponco and tho
pounds will take care ot thomselves."
Tho young man who has Just attained
his majority and who Bpends 25 cents
n day for drinks, cigars, etc., is squan
dering a fortune. This sum, if put at
compound Interest nt tho current rates,
will amount to somo $25,000 whon ho
has reached tho ago of 70 years. Tho
farmer who shelters his implements
from one season to tho next In tho
shade of the barb-wire fenco nearest
whore they wero last usod, will novor
pay oft tho mortgage on the farm. Tho
merchant who does not pay his bills
until a sight draft Is drawn on him
cannot successfully compete with tho
ono who pays cash and takes advan-
I IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION I
PROSPEROUS PEOPLE SHOULD HELP OTHERB 5
TOWARD HAPPINESS AND COMFORT.
Thoughtful men and women tho
world over nro giving timo and
thought and monoy to help others live
In happiness and comfort. Thero never
has beon a bettor ago than tho very
present. This Is apparent not only in
Its living toward tho "chlof end of
man," but in Its lookout for tho fu
ture, does It havo a hopo that this is a
beginning in tho right direction. Thcro
aro many signs, not tho least of them
was the meeting In WUUamsport of a
band of women Interested as mothers
and teachors In Improved methods of
Instruction of children In manual train
ing, in temperance, in morals, in con
duct, in school and on the play
groundindeed, in all that is best for
children, whether tholr own or be
longing to somo other mother. Ono of
tho most encouraging signs of tho
times is tho interest women's clubs
aro showing in housohold economics,
nn interest that has led many, of them
to establish cooking schools or schools
of domestic science Cortalnly this
will, bo a good Investment. "Co-opor-atlon"
seems to bo a leading word ot
tho times. John Stuart Mill thought
tho present trend toward co-operation
tho strongest agency nt work for tho
elovntlon ot thoso who labor with
their hands. What would not most
housekeepers glvo to banish wubIi day
from tholr homes? And why should
not tho housewives In each village
combine and subscribe to build a laun
dry, with nn experienced overseer to
direct affairs, and competent laun
dresses for tho hand work, In such a
place ovory housewife of tho village
might get her washing dono with much
saving to herself und tho investment
will pay a small dividend to tho sub
scribers. Tula is truo of many other
departments in the home-making. If
A PENCIL
would mean fifty-six columns of solid
matter, or an eight-page paper of tho
seven-column width. Two columns a
day Is d good average for a reporter.
In order to grind out-fifty-six columns
of solid matter It would requlro on this,
basis tho rcportorial energies of
twenty-eight men busy for the average
tlmo put in by nowspaper writers in
ono day. This would mean that ono
poncll, with duo caro and attention and
without any unnecessary waste, ought
to do ono man nenrly a month. A man
can buy n lead pencil for flvo cents.
Tho average prlco paid for tho best
nowspaper of tho country for accopted
matter is $5 a column. If ono pencil
will wrlto fifty-six columns of matter,
It Is posslblo for a newspaper w'rlter to
earn, on nn Investment of flvo cents,
$280. From this it would seem that
thero is money in n lead pencil, and on
tho faco of It it looks llko ono of tho
very best Investments one could make,
and yet thero aro mon in the business
who look nt tho mattor from another
standpoint, for instead of being n pro
lific producor of wealth, tho pencil gen
erally leaves ono haunted by tho Iron
ies of poverty." Now Orleans Times
Democrat What Hor Fnpn Asked.
City Magistrate Of course, I don't
wish to stand In tho way of my daugh
ter happiness, but I know so llttlo
of you, Mr. Hawkins. What la your
vocation? Mr. Hawkins (airily) Oh,
I write or ppetry, novels or plays
nnd that sort of thing. City Magis
trate Indeed! Most interesting! And
how do you llvo? Punch.
What You Sove Is
More Important Than
What You Earn
tago of the discount offered for prompt
payment. Prldo is a stumbling block
to more persons in tho practlco of
economy than any other ono thing.
It must certainly bo apparent to all, on
a moment's reflection, that a clerk on
a salary of $600 a year and, perhaps,
living in rented property, cannot fur-,
nlsh his home, entertain guests, nnd
make tho samo snow to tho world as
his neighbor who receives $2,000 a
year. Yet many persons today nro at
tempting this imposslblo feat, while
tho $2,000 neighbor, nnd all sensible
people, laugh at their folly. On tho
other hand, no ono should bo a nig
gard. Stinginess Is even worso than
extravagance. No ono should accu
mulato wealth for a lovo of itself. "Tho
lovo of monoy is tho root of all evil."
A good rulo for all who would havo a
competency for old ago is to save a
portion of each year's earnings, even
though it be but a small portion. P.
B. Woods of Cincinnati, la., in Penn
aylvania Grit.
No Duplicates of Presents.
Bridegroom I don't seo anything
of your father'B $10,000 check. Ho
promised It, didn't ho? Brldo Yes;
but ho saw that your fcthor had al
ready given us one, and ho know wo
didn't caro to havo any duplicate
presents. Philadelphia Record.
a street or a villago Is In need of
boardwalks got bids on tho building
of the wholo Instead of estimate.! on
each householder's distance It will
likely to bo a saving of ono-fourth of
tho sum of tho single amounts. Let us
keep thinking and planning. Penn
sylvania Orlt.
SAVED BY POVERTY.
How Little Thlncs May Change the
Counto of a Life.
How llttlo things may change tho
wholo course of a llfo is cited in tho
Btory told of tho lato SIgnor Crisp!,
who was twlco primo minister of
Italy, and was ono of tho most distin
guished statesmen of his day. In 1868,
whllo ho was a rcfugco in Paris, ho re
ceived two tickets for a porformanco ot
Italian opera, at which tho emperor
and empress woro to bo present. Just
as thoy wero beginning preparations
for tho evening's entertainment hla
wife said: "Francesco, how about tho
candlo?" Thoy had exhausted theli
supply of candles and wero so poor
that they could not buy another. So,
Instead of going to tho opera they went
to bed. As It happened, this was the
very night that Orsinl mado his at
tempt on tho llfo of Louia Nnpoloon,
which was 'followed by tho wholesale
arrest of all tho Italians In tho neigh
borhood. Crlspl was ono of tho most
devoted adherents of tho revolutionists,
Mazzlnl, nnd hla own arrest would
have been 8ure to result If he had not
been at homo when tho attempt at as
sassination was made Tho Incident ol
tho candle, therefore, must have had a
direct bearing on the llfo of Crlspl,
and in all probability averted a mis.
fortune which would havo ended hla
career oven beforo It was begun-i
Youth's Companion.
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